| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Francisco Mendez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Lambert (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Hedrick (fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Estep (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Rosario Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Washington | PG - Jerry Bivins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Courtney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Sanders (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stephen Dimauro (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Barile (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | David Hedrick inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | George Washington | George Washington is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | Dayton | Rosario Russo can't finish the layup | 28-30 |
| 19:44 | George Washington | Stephen Dimauro grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 19:28 | George Washington | Francisco Mendez is called for the reach on Jack Courtney - foul #1 on Francisco Mendez, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG), Richard Frese (SF) Francisco Mendez, David Hedrick | |
| Subs | George Washington | | |
| 19:06 | George Washington | Jerry Bivins hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Johnny Barile | 28-32 |
| 18:37 | Dayton | Rosario Russo makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Glenn Davidson | 30-32 |
| 18:32 | George Washington | Richard Sanders misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 30-32 |
| 18:30 | Dayton | John Lambert pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 18:28 | Dayton | John Lambert is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Courtney - foul #1 on Jack Courtney, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), Robert Fisher (SG), David Hedrick (SF) Glenn Davidson, John Lambert, Richard Frese | |
| Subs | George Washington | Leigh Williams (PF) Stephen Dimauro | |
| 18:12 | Dayton | David Hedrick can't throw it down | 30-32 |
| 18:11 | George Washington | Johnny Barile pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 18:09 | George Washington | Jerry Bivins loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lambert (SG) Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | George Washington | James McCoy (SF), William Arnold (C) Richard Sanders, Johnny Barile | |
| 17:40 | Dayton | John Lambert misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-32 |
| 17:38 | George Washington | Leigh Williams snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 17:24 | George Washington | James McCoy is hacked by Francisco Mendez - foul #2 on Francisco Mendez, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Fisher (SG) John Lambert | |
| Subs | George Washington | Timothy Ambriz (SF) Jerry Bivins | |
| 17:07 | George Washington | Timothy Ambriz double dribbles | 30-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lambert (SG), Richard Frese (SF) Robert Fisher, David Hedrick | |
| Subs | George Washington | Stephen Dimauro (PF) Jack Courtney | |
| 17:05 | Dayton | James Estep is fouled in the backcourt by James McCoy - foul #1 on James McCoy, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| 16:51 | Dayton | Rosario Russo misses the easy layup | 30-32 |
| 16:50 | George Washington | The rebound goes to William Arnold | 30-32 |
| 16:33 | George Washington | William Arnold misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 16:31 | Dayton | John Lambert gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 16:26 | Dayton | John Lambert is fouled in the backcourt by James McCoy - foul #2 on James McCoy, team foul #3 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG), Robert Fisher (SG), David Hedrick (SF) Francisco Mendez, John Lambert, Richard Frese | |
| Subs | George Washington | Jerry Bivins (PG), Jack Courtney (SG), Richard Sanders (SF), Johnny Barile (C) James McCoy, Leigh Williams, Timothy Ambriz, William Arnold | |
| 16:13 | Dayton | Robert Fisher hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 16:00 | George Washington | Jack Courtney misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 15:59 | Dayton | David Hedrick snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hedrick (fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Estep (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Rosario Russo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Washington | PG - Jerry Bivins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Courtney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Sanders (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stephen Dimauro (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Barile (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Dayton | James Estep's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), John Lambert (SG) Glenn Davidson, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | George Washington | | |
| 15:39 | George Washington | Jack Courtney buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-35 |
| 15:35 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Dimauro - foul #2 on Stephen Dimauro, team foul #4 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | George Washington | Timothy Ambriz (PF) Stephen Dimauro | |
| 15:21 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Fisher (SG), Richard Frese (SF) John Lambert, David Hedrick | |
| Subs | George Washington | | |
| 15:02 | George Washington | Richard Sanders comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 15:01 | George Washington | Timothy Ambriz snags the offensive board | 33-35 |
| 14:46 | George Washington | Johnny Barile misses the easy layup | 33-35 |
| 14:45 | George Washington | Timothy Ambriz grabs the offensive board | 33-35 |
| 14:33 | George Washington | Richard Sanders knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 33-37 |
| 14:18 | Dayton | Rosario Russo lays it in uncontested | 35-37 |
| 14:06 | George Washington | Richard Sanders misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-37 |
| 14:05 | George Washington | Richard Sanders gets the offensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 13:45 | George Washington | Richard Sanders hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Richard Frese - foul #2 on Richard Frese, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG), John Lambert (SG), David Hedrick (SF) Francisco Mendez, Robert Fisher, Richard Frese | |
| Subs | George Washington | James McCoy (SG), Leigh Williams (PF), William Arnold (C) Jack Courtney, Timothy Ambriz, Johnny Barile | |
| 13:45 | George Washington | Richard Sanders makes the free throw | 35-40 |
| 13:20 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Sanders - foul #2 on Richard Sanders, team foul #5 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | George Washington | Stephen Hames (SF), Stephen Dimauro (PF) Jerry Bivins, Richard Sanders | |
| 13:20 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 13:20 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 13:05 | George Washington | Stephen Dimauro drills a jump hook in the paint | 37-42 |
| 12:42 | Dayton | James Estep knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by John Lambert | 39-42 |
| 12:27 | George Washington | Leigh Williams hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by David Hedrick - foul #1 on David Hedrick, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG) Glenn Davidson | |
| Subs | George Washington | | |
| 12:27 | George Washington | Leigh Williams makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 12:27 | George Washington | Leigh Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 12:07 | Dayton | Rosario Russo's floater is tipped away by Stephen Dimauro | 39-44 |
| 12:05 | George Washington | The rebound goes to William Arnold | 39-44 |
| 12:00 | George Washington | James McCoy buries a jumpshot from the right side | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Francisco Mendez (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Lambert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hedrick (fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Estep (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Rosario Russo (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Washington | PG - Leigh Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - James McCoy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stephen Hames (fresh) PF - Stephen Dimauro (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Arnold (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Dayton | David Hedrick is whistled for a carry | 39-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | George Washington | Jerry Bivins (PG), Jack Courtney (SG), Richard Sanders (SF), Joseph Harris (C) Leigh Williams, James McCoy, Stephen Hames, William Arnold | |
| 11:19 | George Washington | Jack Courtney comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-46 |
| 11:18 | Dayton | James Estep snags the defensive board | 39-46 |
| 11:13 | Dayton | John Lambert is fouled on the floor by Stephen Dimauro - foul #3 on Stephen Dimauro, team foul #6 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG) Francisco Mendez | |
| Subs | George Washington | Johnny Barile (C) Joseph Harris | |
| 11:01 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson hits the finger roll and the foul's on Jack Courtney - foul #2 on Jack Courtney, team foul #7 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Frese (SF) David Hedrick | |
| Subs | George Washington | | |
| 11:01 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson makes the free throw | 42-46 |
| 10:47 | George Washington | Jerry Bivins double dribbles | 42-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), David Hedrick (SF) Glenn Davidson, Richard Frese | |
| Subs | George Washington | | |
| 10:24 | Dayton | John Lambert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Fisher (SG), Richard Frese (SF) John Lambert, David Hedrick | |
| Subs | George Washington | Timothy Ambriz (SF) Richard Sanders | |
| 10:11 | George Washington | Johnny Barile lays it in | 42-48 |
| 09:50 | Dayton | Rosario Russo misses the easy layup but the foul's on Johnny Barile - foul #3 on Johnny Barile, team foul #8 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG), John Lambert (SG), David Hedrick (SF) Francisco Mendez, Robert Fisher, Richard Frese | |
| Subs | George Washington | Leigh Williams (PF), William Arnold (C) Stephen Dimauro, Johnny Barile | |
| 09:50 | Dayton | Rosario Russo misses the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 09:50 | Dayton | Rosario Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 09:29 | George Washington | Timothy Ambriz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-48 |
| 09:28 | George Washington | Timothy Ambriz gets the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 09:09 | George Washington | John Lambert is called for the reach on Jack Courtney - foul #1 on John Lambert, team foul #5 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG) Glenn Davidson | |
| Subs | George Washington | James McCoy (PG), Stephen Hames (SF) Jerry Bivins, Timothy Ambriz | |
| 08:57 | George Washington | James Estep denies the turnaround by Leigh Williams | 43-48 |
| 08:55 | George Washington | William Arnold tips it but misses | 43-48 |
| 08:53 | George Washington | Leigh Williams gets the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 08:39 | George Washington | Stephen Hames misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-48 |
| 08:38 | George Washington | Jack Courtney grabs the offensive board | 43-48 |
| 08:20 | George Washington | Stephen Hames knocks in the shot from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 07:55 | Dayton | James Estep drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from John Lambert and he's hacked by James McCoy - foul #3 on James McCoy, team foul #9 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG), Robert Fisher (SG), Richard Frese (SF) Francisco Mendez, John Lambert, David Hedrick | |
| Subs | George Washington | Jerry Bivins (PG), Stephen Dimauro (PF), Johnny Barile (C) James McCoy, Leigh Williams, William Arnold | |
| 07:55 | Dayton | James Estep makes the free throw | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Frese (fresh) PF - James Estep (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Rosario Russo (tired) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Washington | PG - Jerry Bivins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Courtney (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Hames (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Dimauro (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Johnny Barile (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:41 | George Washington | Stephen Hames is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Stephen Hames, team foul #10 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG) Glenn Davidson | |
| Subs | George Washington | Richard Sanders (SF) Stephen Hames | |
| 07:18 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 07:17 | Dayton | James Estep pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 06:53 | Dayton | Rosario Russo is hacked by Johnny Barile - foul #4 on Johnny Barile, team foul #11 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG), John Lambert (SG), David Hedrick (SF) Francisco Mendez, Robert Fisher, Richard Frese | |
| Subs | George Washington | James McCoy (SG), Timothy Ambriz (PF) Jack Courtney, Stephen Dimauro | |
| 06:53 | Dayton | Rosario Russo makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 06:53 | Dayton | Rosario Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 06:35 | George Washington | Timothy Ambriz connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Johnny Barile and he's hacked by James Estep - foul #3 on James Estep, team foul #6 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG) Glenn Davidson | |
| Subs | George Washington | Stephen Hames (SF), Joseph Harris (C) Richard Sanders, Johnny Barile | |
| 06:35 | George Washington | Timothy Ambriz misses the free throw | 48-52 |
| 06:35 | Dayton | Rosario Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 06:06 | Dayton | Rosario Russo hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from John Lambert | 50-52 |
| 05:48 | George Washington | James McCoy misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 50-52 |
| 05:47 | Dayton | John Lambert grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 05:45 | Dayton | James McCoy steals it from James Estep in the backcourt | 50-52 |
| 05:29 | George Washington | Timothy Ambriz hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 05:27 | George Washington | Timothy Ambriz gets the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 05:13 | George Washington | Stephen Hames knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Jerry Bivins | 50-54 |
| 05:11 | Dayton | David Hedrick is hacked by Stephen Hames in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Hames, team foul #12 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG), Robert Fisher (SG) Francisco Mendez, John Lambert | |
| Subs | George Washington | Leigh Williams (PG), Jack Courtney (SG), Richard Sanders (SF), William Arnold (PF), Johnny Barile (C) Jerry Bivins, James McCoy, Stephen Hames, Timothy Ambriz, Joseph Harris | |
| 05:11 | Dayton | David Hedrick makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 05:11 | Dayton | David Hedrick makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 04:57 | George Washington | Jack Courtney is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Jack Courtney, team foul #13 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Frese (SF), Calvin Balog (C) David Hedrick, Rosario Russo | |
| Subs | George Washington | | |
| 04:30 | Dayton | James Estep misses long on an open jump hook in the paint | 52-54 |
| 04:29 | George Washington | William Arnold grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 04:16 | George Washington | Johnny Barile scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 52-56 |
| 03:55 | Dayton | James Estep misses badly on the uncontested shot from just outside the lane | 52-56 |
| 03:53 | George Washington | The rebound goes to William Arnold | 52-56 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Frese (fresh) PF - James Estep (very tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Calvin Balog (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Washington | PG - Leigh Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SG - Jack Courtney (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Sanders (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Arnold (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Johnny Barile (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:35 | George Washington | Jack Courtney misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 03:33 | Dayton | Calvin Balog grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 03:33 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), John Lambert (SG), David Hedrick (SF), Rosario Russo (C) Glenn Davidson, Robert Fisher, Richard Frese, James Estep | |
| Subs | George Washington | Stephen Dimauro (PF) Jack Courtney | |
| 03:13 | Dayton | David Hedrick misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Richard Sanders - foul #3 on Richard Sanders, team foul #14 | 52-56 |
| 03:13 | Dayton | David Hedrick misses the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 03:13 | Dayton | David Hedrick makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 02:52 | George Washington | Richard Sanders's pass is intercepted by David Hedrick | 53-56 |
| 02:33 | Dayton | David Hedrick makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 02:33 | George Washington | George Washington calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Estep (PF) Calvin Balog | |
| Subs | George Washington | Jerry Bivins (PG), Jack Courtney (SG) Leigh Williams, William Arnold | |
| 02:20 | George Washington | Jerry Bivins blows the layup | 56-56 |
| 02:18 | Dayton | Rosario Russo snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 01:54 | Dayton | David Hedrick can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 01:53 | Dayton | David Hedrick grabs the offensive board | 56-56 |
| 01:37 | Dayton | Rosario Russo hits a wide open driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from David Hedrick | 58-56 |
| 01:24 | George Washington | Jack Courtney loses the dribble to Francisco Mendez | 58-56 |
| 01:21 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez can't finish the layup | 58-56 |
| 01:19 | George Washington | The rebound goes to Johnny Barile | 58-56 |
| 01:04 | George Washington | Jerry Bivins misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 01:02 | George Washington | Jack Courtney tips it back up and in | 58-58 |
| 00:42 | Dayton | James Estep misses the shot from the left side | 58-58 |
| 00:41 | George Washington | Stephen Dimauro pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | George Washington | George Washington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:37 | George Washington | Jerry Bivins drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Dimauro | 58-61 |
| 00:08 | Dayton | John Lambert buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-61 |
| 00:08 | George Washington | George Washington calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| 00:00 | George Washington | Jerry Bivins is hacked by Francisco Mendez - foul #3 on Francisco Mendez, team foul #7 | 61-61 |
| 00:00 | George Washington | Jerry Bivins makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 00:00 | George Washington | Jerry Bivins makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |