| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jake Guidry (fresh) SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) SF - Jed Lucky (fresh) PF - Donald Ayers (fresh) C - Brent Mintz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Alvin Wills (fresh) SG - Warren Inniss (fresh) SF - David Reece (fresh) PF - Edwin Lyon (fresh) C - Thomas Buckner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Donald Ayers wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:56 | Dayton | Warren Inniss is called for the reach on Jed Lucky in the backcourt - foul #1 on Warren Inniss, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Dayton | Donald Ayers is open and lays it up and in set up by Jed Lucky | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Western Michigan | Jed Lucky steals it from Alvin Wills | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Dayton | Donald Ayers misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Dayton | Donald Ayers tips it in | 4-0 |
| 19:03 | Western Michigan | Edwin Lyon's layup is rejected by Brent Mintz | 4-0 |
| 19:01 | Dayton | Donald Ayers pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:41 | Dayton | Brent Mintz lays it in on a nice dish by Jake Guidry | 6-0 |
| 18:20 | Western Michigan | Warren Inniss can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-0 |
| 18:19 | Western Michigan | David Reece misses the tip | 6-0 |
| 18:17 | Western Michigan | Thomas Buckner grabs the offensive rebound | 6-0 |
| 17:57 | Western Michigan | Warren Inniss makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Alvin Wills | 6-3 |
| 17:41 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-3 |
| 17:40 | Western Michigan | Thomas Buckner grabs the board | 6-3 |
| 17:36 | Western Michigan | Brent Mintz steals it from Warren Inniss | 6-3 |
| 17:07 | Dayton | Jed Lucky makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Dikembe Akinyooye and he's fouled by Thomas Buckner - foul #1 on Thomas Buckner, team foul #2 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Stanley (PG), David Johnson (SG), Robin Haubert (PF), Eldon Horodyski (C) Jake Guidry, Dikembe Akinyooye, Donald Ayers, Brent Mintz | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Anderson (PG), Michael Delph (SF), Robert McBurney (PF), John Marks (C) Alvin Wills, David Reece, Edwin Lyon, Thomas Buckner | |
| 17:07 | Dayton | Jed Lucky makes the free throw | 9-3 |
| 16:52 | Western Michigan | Warren Inniss misses badly on a shot from the right side | 9-3 |
| 16:50 | Western Michigan | John Marks tips it back up and in | 9-5 |
| 16:46 | Dayton | James Stanley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-5 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Carr (SF) Jed Lucky | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edward Adams (SG) Warren Inniss | |
| 16:33 | Western Michigan | Paul Anderson double dribbles | 9-5 |
| 16:21 | Dayton | David Johnson connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Stanley | 12-5 |
| 16:10 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Edward Adams and he's fouled by Eldon Horodyski - foul #1 on Eldon Horodyski, team foul #1 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Buckner (C) John Marks | |
| 16:10 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney makes the free throw | 12-8 |
| 15:49 | Dayton | Matthew Carr misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left side | 12-8 |
| 15:48 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney pulls down the rebound | 12-8 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Stanley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Carr (fresh) PF - Robin Haubert (fresh) C - Eldon Horodyski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Paul Anderson (fresh) SG - Edward Adams (fresh) SF - Robert McBurney (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Delph (fresh) C - Thomas Buckner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Western Michigan | David Johnson steals it from Robert McBurney | 12-8 |
| 15:28 | Dayton | James Stanley hits the finger roll set up by David Johnson | 14-8 |
| 15:12 | Western Michigan | Michael Delph buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Buckner | 14-10 |
| 15:10 | Dayton | James Stanley is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 14-10 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jake Guidry (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Donald Ayers (PF), Norman Welsch (C) James Stanley, David Johnson, Robin Haubert, Eldon Horodyski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills (PG), Warren Inniss (SG), David Reece (SF), Edwin Lyon (PF) Paul Anderson, Edward Adams, Robert McBurney, Michael Delph | |
| 15:05 | Western Michigan | Warren Inniss is denied on a layup by Donald Ayers | 14-10 |
| 15:03 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Matthew Carr | 14-10 |
| 14:58 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Donald Ayers | 17-10 |
| 14:41 | Western Michigan | Warren Inniss is hacked by Dikembe Akinyooye - foul #1 on Dikembe Akinyooye, team foul #2 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Dayton | Brent Mintz (C) Matthew Carr | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Marks (C) Thomas Buckner | |
| 14:30 | Western Michigan | David Reece hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-10 |
| 14:28 | Dayton | Brent Mintz gets the rebound | 17-10 |
| 14:14 | Dayton | David Reece is called for the reach on Norman Welsch - foul #1 on David Reece, team foul #3 | 17-10 |
| 14:05 | Dayton | Norman Welsch is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Reece - foul #2 on David Reece, team foul #4 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jed Lucky (SF) Jake Guidry | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edward Adams (SF) David Reece | |
| 14:05 | Dayton | Norman Welsch makes the 1st free throw | 18-10 |
| 14:05 | Dayton | Norman Welsch makes the 2nd free throw | 19-10 |
| 14:03 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 19-10 |
| 13:51 | Dayton | Donald Ayers's pass is intercepted by Edwin Lyon | 19-10 |
| 13:34 | Western Michigan | Edward Adams drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Warren Inniss | 19-13 |
| 13:13 | Dayton | Brent Mintz is hacked by Warren Inniss - foul #2 on Warren Inniss, team foul #5 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Stanley (PG), David Johnson (SG), Matthew Carr (SF), Robin Haubert (PF), Eldon Horodyski (C) Norman Welsch, Dikembe Akinyooye, Jed Lucky, Donald Ayers, Brent Mintz | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Anderson (PG), Thomas Dey (SG), Michael Delph (SF), Robert McBurney (PF), Thomas Buckner (C) Alvin Wills, Warren Inniss, Edward Adams, Edwin Lyon, John Marks | |
| 13:04 | Dayton | Matthew Carr knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by David Johnson | 22-13 |
| 12:45 | Western Michigan | Thomas Dey makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-15 |
| 12:35 | Dayton | David Johnson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Matthew Carr | 25-15 |
| 12:17 | Western Michigan | Paul Anderson misses the lay-in | 25-15 |
| 12:16 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski gets the rebound | 25-15 |
| 12:12 | Dayton | James Stanley misses short on an open shot from the right wing | 25-15 |
| 12:11 | Dayton | David Johnson hits the follow up shot | 27-15 |
| 11:51 | Western Michigan | Thomas Buckner misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 27-15 |
| 11:49 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney tips it in | 27-17 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Stanley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Carr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robin Haubert (fairly fresh) C - Eldon Horodyski (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Paul Anderson (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas Dey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Delph (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert McBurney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Buckner (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Dayton | Matthew Carr buries a 3 from straight away | 30-17 |
| 11:18 | Western Michigan | Michael Delph misses the dunk attempt | 30-17 |
| 11:17 | Dayton | Robin Haubert gets the rebound | 30-17 |
| 11:12 | Dayton | James Stanley is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left corner | 30-17 |
| 11:11 | Western Michigan | Thomas Buckner pulls down the rebound | 30-17 |
| 10:44 | Western Michigan | Paul Anderson connects on the turnaround near the basket | 30-19 |
| 10:42 | Dayton | James Stanley is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Anderson - foul #1 on Paul Anderson, team foul #6 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jake Guidry (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Jed Lucky (SF), Donald Ayers (PF), Norman Welsch (C) James Stanley, David Johnson, Matthew Carr, Robin Haubert, Eldon Horodyski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills (PG), Edward Adams (SG), Edwin Lyon (PF), John Marks (C) Paul Anderson, Thomas Dey, Robert McBurney, Thomas Buckner | |
| 10:32 | Dayton | Jake Guidry is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Norman Welsch | 33-19 |
| 10:19 | Western Michigan | Edwin Lyon is hacked by Dikembe Akinyooye - foul #2 on Dikembe Akinyooye, team foul #3 | 33-19 |
| Subs | Dayton | Brent Mintz (C) Dikembe Akinyooye | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 10:01 | Western Michigan | John Marks loses the ball out of bounds | 33-19 |
| 09:42 | Dayton | Jed Lucky misses short on a shot from the left block | 33-19 |
| 09:41 | Western Michigan | Michael Delph snags the defensive board | 33-19 |
| 09:16 | Western Michigan | Edwin Lyon misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-19 |
| 09:14 | Dayton | Brent Mintz grabs the board | 33-19 |
| 09:09 | Dayton | Jed Lucky is whistled for traveling | 33-19 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney (SF), Thomas Buckner (C) Michael Delph, John Marks | |
| 08:48 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jake Guidry - foul #1 on Jake Guidry, team foul #4 | 33-19 |
| Subs | Dayton | David Johnson (SG) Norman Welsch | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 08:48 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills makes the 1st free throw | 33-20 |
| 08:48 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills makes the 2nd free throw | 33-21 |
| 08:46 | Dayton | Edward Adams is called for the reach on Jake Guidry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Adams, team foul #7 | 33-21 |
| 08:46 | Dayton | Jake Guidry misses the 1st free throw | 33-21 |
| 08:46 | Western Michigan | Thomas Buckner grabs the board | 33-21 |
| 08:17 | Western Michigan | Thomas Buckner comes up short on the shot from the right side | 33-21 |
| 08:16 | Western Michigan | Edwin Lyon tips it back up and in | 33-23 |
| 08:00 | Dayton | Brent Mintz hits the finger roll | 35-23 |
| 07:45 | Western Michigan | Edward Adams is fouled on the floor by Brent Mintz - foul #1 on Brent Mintz, team foul #5 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Stanley (PG), Matthew Carr (SF) Jake Guidry, Jed Lucky | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Dey (SG), Michael Delph (SF) Edward Adams, Robert McBurney | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Carr (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald Ayers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brent Mintz (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Alvin Wills (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Dey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Delph (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Edwin Lyon (tiring) 2 pts. C - Thomas Buckner (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Western Michigan | Thomas Buckner double dribbles | 35-23 |
| Subs | Dayton | Norman Welsch (SG) David Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 07:22 | Dayton | Norman Welsch clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 35-23 |
| 07:20 | Dayton | Donald Ayers pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-23 |
| 07:11 | Dayton | Matthew Carr misses long on a floater from the right block | 35-23 |
| 07:09 | Dayton | Donald Ayers snags the offensive board | 35-23 |
| 07:03 | Dayton | Matthew Carr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-23 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robin Haubert (PF), Eldon Horodyski (C) Donald Ayers, Brent Mintz | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 06:46 | Western Michigan | Thomas Dey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-23 |
| 06:45 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski gets the rebound | 35-23 |
| 06:28 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Norman Welsch | 37-23 |
| 06:12 | Western Michigan | Thomas Buckner hits a fadeaway from the left wing and he's hacked by Matthew Carr - foul #1 on Matthew Carr, team foul #6 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jake Guidry (PG), David Johnson (SG) James Stanley, Norman Welsch | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Anderson (PG), Edward Adams (SG), Robert McBurney (SF) Alvin Wills, Thomas Dey, Michael Delph | |
| 06:12 | Western Michigan | Thomas Buckner makes the free throw | 37-26 |
| 05:52 | Dayton | The short jumper by Robin Haubert is denied by Edwin Lyon | 37-26 |
| 05:50 | Western Michigan | Paul Anderson gets the rebound | 37-26 |
| 05:28 | Western Michigan | Edwin Lyon's 3 pointer is rejected by Eldon Horodyski | 37-26 |
| 05:26 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski gets the rebound | 37-26 |
| 05:24 | Dayton | Jake Guidry is hacked by Robert McBurney in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert McBurney, team foul #8 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jed Lucky (SF), Donald Ayers (PF), Brent Mintz (C) Matthew Carr, Robin Haubert, Eldon Horodyski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills (PG), John Marks (C) Paul Anderson, Thomas Buckner | |
| 05:24 | Dayton | Jake Guidry misses the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 05:24 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney snags the defensive board | 37-26 |
| 05:08 | Western Michigan | Edwin Lyon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-26 |
| 05:07 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Donald Ayers | 37-26 |
| 05:05 | Dayton | Alvin Wills is called for the reach on Jake Guidry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alvin Wills, team foul #9 | 37-26 |
| 05:05 | Dayton | Jake Guidry misses the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 05:05 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney snags the defensive board | 37-26 |
| 04:41 | Western Michigan | John Marks misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Brent Mintz - foul #2 on Brent Mintz, team foul #7 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Dayton | Norman Welsch (SG), Eldon Horodyski (C) David Johnson, Brent Mintz | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Anderson (PF) Edwin Lyon | |
| 04:41 | Western Michigan | John Marks misses the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 04:41 | Western Michigan | John Marks makes the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 04:14 | Dayton | Norman Welsch misses long on a floater from the left side | 37-27 |
| 04:13 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Ayers | 37-27 |
| 03:56 | Dayton | Jed Lucky makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Norman Welsch | 40-27 |
| 03:34 | Western Michigan | Donald Ayers steps in front of the Paul Anderson pass | 40-27 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jake Guidry (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Welsch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jed Lucky (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Donald Ayers (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Eldon Horodyski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Alvin Wills (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Adams (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Robert McBurney (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Marks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:16 | Dayton | Jake Guidry makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jed Lucky | 42-27 |
| 02:59 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-29 |
| 02:49 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski lays it up and in on a great pass from Jake Guidry and he's hacked by Alvin Wills - foul #2 on Alvin Wills, team foul #10 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Stanley (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Matthew Carr (SF), Robin Haubert (PF) Jake Guidry, Norman Welsch, Jed Lucky, Donald Ayers | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Warren Inniss (SG), David Reece (SF), Michael Delph (PF), Thomas Buckner (C) Edward Adams, Robert McBurney, Paul Anderson, John Marks | |
| 02:49 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski makes the free throw | 45-29 |
| 02:35 | Western Michigan | Robin Haubert swats the short shot by David Reece | 45-29 |
| 02:34 | Western Michigan | Thomas Buckner tips it back up and in | 45-31 |
| 02:24 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye buries a floater from the right side | 47-31 |
| 02:16 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Warren Inniss | 47-33 |
| 02:05 | Dayton | Matthew Carr clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-33 |
| 02:04 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Michael Delph | 47-33 |
| 01:42 | Western Michigan | Michael Delph misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Robin Haubert - foul #1 on Robin Haubert, team foul #8 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | Brent Mintz (C) Eldon Horodyski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edwin Lyon (PF) Alvin Wills | |
| 01:42 | Western Michigan | Michael Delph makes the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 01:42 | Western Michigan | Michael Delph makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 01:40 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-35 |
| 01:33 | Western Michigan | The jump hook by Michael Delph is blocked by Robin Haubert | 47-35 |
| 01:32 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Brent Mintz | 47-35 |
| 01:28 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Anderson (PG) Michael Delph | |
| 01:14 | Western Michigan | David Reece hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-35 |
| 01:13 | Dayton | Robin Haubert snags the defensive board | 47-35 |
| 01:10 | Dayton | Matthew Carr is fouled in the backcourt by David Reece - foul #3 on David Reece, team foul #11 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | David Johnson (SG), Norman Welsch (PF) Dikembe Akinyooye, Robin Haubert | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Delph (SF) David Reece | |
| 01:10 | Dayton | Matthew Carr makes the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 01:10 | Dayton | Matthew Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 01:03 | Western Michigan | Edwin Lyon is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Edwin Lyon, team foul #12 | 49-35 |
| 01:00 | Dayton | James Stanley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-35 |
| 00:50 | Western Michigan | Michael Delph makes the floater from the right block | 49-37 |
| 00:46 | Dayton | Brent Mintz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Ayers (PF) James Stanley | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Dey (SG) Warren Inniss | |
| 00:25 | Western Michigan | Thomas Buckner misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 49-37 |
| 00:24 | Dayton | David Johnson pulls down the rebound | 49-37 |
| 00:20 | Dayton | Norman Welsch is hacked by Edwin Lyon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edwin Lyon, team foul #13 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jake Guidry (PG) Matthew Carr | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 00:20 | Dayton | Norman Welsch makes the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 00:20 | Dayton | Norman Welsch makes the 2nd free throw | 51-37 |
| 00:02 | Western Michigan | Michael Delph connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 51-39 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | David Johnson misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 51-39 |