| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jake Guidry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jed Lucky (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robin Haubert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brent Mintz (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Shelton Felipe (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Robertson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Crouch (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Rush (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Steven Harpole (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Jed Lucky inbounds the ball | 25-32 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Dayton | Robert Rush steals it from Brent Mintz | 25-32 |
| 19:27 | Nicholls State | David Johnson is called for the reach on Dustin Robertson - foul #2 on David Johnson, team foul #1 | 25-32 |
| 19:11 | Nicholls State | Robert Rush knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Ryan Crouch | 25-34 |
| 19:00 | Dayton | Dustin Robertson is called for the reach on Brent Mintz - foul #1 on Dustin Robertson, team foul #1 | 25-34 |
| 18:44 | Dayton | Robin Haubert is hacked by Dustin Robertson - foul #2 on Dustin Robertson, team foul #2 | 25-34 |
| 18:30 | Dayton | Jake Guidry can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 18:28 | Dayton | Brent Mintz grabs the offensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 18:14 | Dayton | Robin Haubert misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Rush - foul #1 on Robert Rush, team foul #3 | 25-34 |
| 18:14 | Dayton | Robin Haubert makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 18:14 | Dayton | Robin Haubert makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 17:58 | Nicholls State | Dustin Robertson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 17:56 | Nicholls State | Steven Harpole tips it but misses | 27-34 |
| 17:54 | Dayton | Robin Haubert gets the rebound | 27-34 |
| 17:31 | Dayton | Shelton Felipe is called for the reach on Robin Haubert - foul #2 on Shelton Felipe, team foul #4 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Carr (SF), Eldon Horodyski (C) Jed Lucky, Brent Mintz | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 17:25 | Dayton | Matthew Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-34 |
| 17:10 | Nicholls State | Shelton Felipe comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-34 |
| 17:08 | Nicholls State | Ryan Crouch tips it back up and in | 27-36 |
| 16:50 | Dayton | Matthew Carr can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 27-36 |
| 16:48 | Nicholls State | Steven Harpole gets the rebound | 27-36 |
| 16:27 | Nicholls State | Robert Rush misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by David Johnson - foul #3 on David Johnson, team foul #2 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Stanley (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Donald Ayers (PF) Jake Guidry, David Johnson, Robin Haubert | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jason Baldwin (PG), John Edmond (SG), John Haber (SF), David Thrash (C) Shelton Felipe, Dustin Robertson, Ryan Crouch, Steven Harpole | |
| 16:27 | Nicholls State | Robert Rush makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 16:27 | Nicholls State | Robert Rush makes the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 16:20 | Dayton | James Stanley misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jason Baldwin - foul #1 on Jason Baldwin, team foul #5 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jed Lucky (SF) Matthew Carr | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Gannon (C) Robert Rush | |
| 16:20 | Dayton | James Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 16:20 | Dayton | James Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 15:59 | Nicholls State | John Edmond clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 29-38 |
| 15:57 | Nicholls State | David Thrash grabs the offensive board | 29-38 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Stanley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) SF - Jed Lucky (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Ayers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eldon Horodyski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jason Baldwin (fresh) 2 stl. SG - John Edmond (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Haber (fresh) PF - David Thrash (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Gannon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Nicholls State | Eldon Horodyski swats the short shot by John Haber | 29-38 |
| 15:41 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 15:26 | Dayton | Jed Lucky misses short on a shot from the right wing | 29-38 |
| 15:24 | Nicholls State | David Thrash pulls down the rebound | 29-38 |
| 14:58 | Nicholls State | Jason Baldwin drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-40 |
| 14:39 | Dayton | Jason Baldwin picks off the pass by Dikembe Akinyooye | 29-40 |
| 14:35 | Nicholls State | John Edmond lays it up and in on a great pass from Jason Baldwin | 29-42 |
| 14:21 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jed Lucky | 32-42 |
| 14:09 | Nicholls State | John Haber misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-42 |
| 14:08 | Dayton | Jed Lucky pulls down the rebound | 32-42 |
| 13:49 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski misses the jump hook near the basket | 32-42 |
| 13:48 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski can't tip it in | 32-42 |
| 13:46 | Nicholls State | David Thrash snags the defensive board | 32-42 |
| 13:39 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Gannon comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 32-42 |
| 13:38 | Dayton | Jed Lucky grabs the defensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 13:31 | Dayton | James Stanley scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Donald Ayers | 35-42 |
| 13:10 | Nicholls State | David Thrash misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Donald Ayers - foul #2 on Donald Ayers, team foul #3 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jake Guidry (PG), David Johnson (SG), Matthew Carr (SF), Robin Haubert (PF), Brent Mintz (C) James Stanley, Dikembe Akinyooye, Jed Lucky, Donald Ayers, Eldon Horodyski | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Shelton Felipe (PG), Dustin Robertson (SG), Robert Rush (PF), Steven Harpole (C) Jason Baldwin, John Edmond, John Haber, Kenneth Gannon | |
| 13:10 | Nicholls State | David Thrash makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 13:10 | Nicholls State | David Thrash makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 12:58 | Dayton | Jake Guidry comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-44 |
| 12:56 | Dayton | Matthew Carr tips it in | 37-44 |
| 12:27 | Nicholls State | Robert Rush comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-44 |
| 12:26 | Nicholls State | David Thrash snags the offensive board | 37-44 |
| 12:04 | Nicholls State | Steven Harpole drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by David Thrash | 37-46 |
| 11:52 | Dayton | Brent Mintz misses short on a shot from the baseline | 37-46 |
| 11:50 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Robert Rush | 37-46 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jake Guidry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Carr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robin Haubert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brent Mintz (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Shelton Felipe (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Robertson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Thrash (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Rush (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Steven Harpole (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Nicholls State | David Thrash misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-46 |
| 11:32 | Dayton | David Johnson grabs the board | 37-46 |
| 11:09 | Dayton | Jake Guidry comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 37-46 |
| 11:07 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to David Thrash | 37-46 |
| 10:50 | Nicholls State | Robert Rush knocks in the floater in the paint | 37-48 |
| 10:26 | Dayton | Matthew Carr clanks a floater from the left side | 37-48 |
| 10:25 | Dayton | Robin Haubert hits the follow up shot | 39-48 |
| 10:13 | Nicholls State | Dustin Robertson can't connect on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on David Johnson - foul #4 on David Johnson, team foul #4 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Stanley (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Jed Lucky (SF), Donald Ayers (PF), Eldon Horodyski (C) Jake Guidry, David Johnson, Matthew Carr, Robin Haubert, Brent Mintz | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ryan Crouch (SF), John Haber (PF), Kenneth Gannon (C) David Thrash, Robert Rush, Steven Harpole | |
| 10:13 | Nicholls State | Dustin Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 10:13 | Nicholls State | Dustin Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 09:53 | Dayton | Ryan Crouch steals the ball from Eldon Horodyski | 39-50 |
| 09:46 | Nicholls State | John Haber hits the finger roll and the foul's on Eldon Horodyski - foul #2 on Eldon Horodyski, team foul #5 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jason Baldwin (PG), John Edmond (SG) Shelton Felipe, Dustin Robertson | |
| 09:46 | Nicholls State | John Haber makes the free throw | 39-53 |
| 09:28 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Eldon Horodyski | 42-53 |
| 09:05 | Nicholls State | Eldon Horodyski is called for the reach on John Edmond - foul #3 on Eldon Horodyski, team foul #6 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Rush (PF), Steven Harpole (C) John Haber, Kenneth Gannon | |
| 09:00 | Nicholls State | Ryan Crouch misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 42-53 |
| 08:59 | Dayton | Donald Ayers grabs the defensive rebound | 42-53 |
| 08:43 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 42-53 |
| 08:41 | Nicholls State | Steven Harpole snags the defensive board | 42-53 |
| 08:26 | Nicholls State | Robert Rush comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 42-53 |
| 08:24 | Dayton | Jed Lucky grabs the defensive rebound | 42-53 |
| 08:19 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-53 |
| 08:17 | Dayton | Donald Ayers tips it in | 44-53 |
| 08:00 | Nicholls State | Steven Harpole misses badly on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Eldon Horodyski - foul #4 on Eldon Horodyski, team foul #7 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jake Guidry (PG), David Johnson (SG), Matthew Carr (SF), Robin Haubert (PF), Brent Mintz (C) James Stanley, Dikembe Akinyooye, Jed Lucky, Donald Ayers, Eldon Horodyski | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Shelton Felipe (PG), Dustin Robertson (SG) Jason Baldwin, John Edmond | |
| 08:00 | Nicholls State | Steven Harpole makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 08:00 | Nicholls State | Steven Harpole makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 07:36 | Dayton | Matthew Carr misses the easy layup | 44-55 |
| 07:35 | Nicholls State | Steven Harpole grabs the board | 44-55 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jake Guidry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Matthew Carr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robin Haubert (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Brent Mintz (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Shelton Felipe (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Robertson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Crouch (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Rush (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Steven Harpole (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Nicholls State | Steven Harpole hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 44-55 |
| 07:15 | Nicholls State | Steven Harpole hits the follow up shot | 44-57 |
| 06:50 | Dayton | Jake Guidry comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-57 |
| 06:48 | Nicholls State | Robert Rush pulls down the rebound | 44-57 |
| 06:33 | Nicholls State | Robin Haubert swats the short shot by Ryan Crouch | 44-57 |
| 06:32 | Nicholls State | Dustin Robertson tips it back up and in | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:19 | Dayton | Brent Mintz misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Ryan Crouch - foul #2 on Ryan Crouch, team foul #6 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Haber (SF), David Thrash (PF), Kenneth Gannon (C) Ryan Crouch, Robert Rush, Steven Harpole | |
| 06:19 | Dayton | Brent Mintz makes the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 06:19 | Dayton | Brent Mintz makes the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 06:02 | Nicholls State | John Haber buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Shelton Felipe | 46-61 |
| 05:48 | Dayton | Brent Mintz is called for traveling | 46-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jed Lucky (SF), Eldon Horodyski (C) Matthew Carr, Brent Mintz | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Edmond (SG) Dustin Robertson | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:32 | Nicholls State | John Edmond misses badly on a runner from close range | 46-61 |
| 05:30 | Dayton | Robin Haubert snags the defensive board | 46-61 |
| 05:24 | Dayton | David Thrash blocks the short jumper by Eldon Horodyski | 46-61 |
| 05:22 | Dayton | David Johnson tips it home | 48-61 |
| 04:57 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Gannon misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Eldon Horodyski - foul #5 on Eldon Horodyski, team foul #8 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Stanley (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Donald Ayers (PF), Norman Welsch (C) Jake Guidry, David Johnson, Robin Haubert, Eldon Horodyski | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jason Baldwin (PG), Ryan Crouch (SF) Shelton Felipe, David Thrash | |
| 04:57 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Gannon misses the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 04:57 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Gannon misses the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 04:57 | Dayton | Donald Ayers pulls down the rebound | 48-61 |
| 04:47 | Dayton | James Stanley is called for 10 seconds | 48-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Rush (PF) Kenneth Gannon | |
| 04:21 | Nicholls State | John Haber is fouled on the floor by James Stanley - foul #1 on James Stanley, team foul #9 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | Brent Mintz (C) Norman Welsch | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Dustin Robertson (SG), Steven Harpole (C) John Edmond, Ryan Crouch | |
| 04:21 | Nicholls State | John Haber makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 04:21 | Nicholls State | John Haber makes the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 04:14 | Dayton | James Stanley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-63 |
| 04:12 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to John Haber | 48-63 |
| 03:47 | Nicholls State | Jason Baldwin misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on James Stanley - foul #2 on James Stanley, team foul #10 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Carr (SF) Jed Lucky | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ryan Crouch (SF) John Haber | |
| 03:47 | Nicholls State | Jason Baldwin makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 03:47 | Nicholls State | Jason Baldwin makes the 2nd free throw | 48-65 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Dayton | Brent Mintz hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 48-65 |
| 03:22 | Nicholls State | Robert Rush grabs the board | 48-65 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Stanley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Matthew Carr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Ayers (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Brent Mintz (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jason Baldwin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dustin Robertson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Crouch (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Rush (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. C - Steven Harpole (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:57 | Nicholls State | Steven Harpole loses the dribble to Dikembe Akinyooye | 48-65 |
| 02:53 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye banks in the layup | 50-65 |
| 02:48 | Nicholls State | Dustin Robertson misses short on a runner in the lane | 50-65 |
| 02:47 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Harpole | 50-65 |
| 02:22 | Nicholls State | Matthew Carr takes the ball from Dustin Robertson | 50-65 |
| 02:19 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye lays it in on a great pass from Matthew Carr | 52-65 |
| 01:58 | Nicholls State | Ryan Crouch hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jason Baldwin | 52-67 |
| 01:49 | Dayton | James Stanley buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Carr | 55-67 |
| 01:24 | Nicholls State | Dustin Robertson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-67 |
| 01:23 | Nicholls State | Ryan Crouch pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-67 |
| 01:08 | Nicholls State | Ryan Crouch connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jason Baldwin | 55-70 |
| 00:49 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-70 |
| 00:47 | Nicholls State | Robert Rush gets the rebound | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Nicholls State | Dustin Robertson clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-70 |
| 00:21 | Nicholls State | Jason Baldwin tips it home | 55-72 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by James Stanley | 57-72 |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Jason Baldwin runs out the clock | 57-72 |