| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (fresh) SG - Wallace Bickel (fresh) SF - Denis Heath (fresh) PF - Samuel Conner (fresh) C - Dewey Platt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lucio Giordano (fresh) SG - Jerry Dunlap (fresh) SF - Matthew Shives (fresh) PF - Alfredo Valdez (fresh) C - Szczesny Zubik (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Samuel Conner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jerry Dunlap - foul #1 on Jerry Dunlap, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:50 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:50 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:31 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez buries a fadeaway from the right side | 1-2 |
| 19:09 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl clanks a 3 from the right corner | 1-2 |
| 19:07 | Villanova | Dewey Platt hits the follow up shot | 3-2 |
| 18:45 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 3-2 |
| 18:44 | Villanova | Samuel Conner snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:33 | Villanova | Dewey Platt misses the driving attempt in the paint | 3-2 |
| 18:32 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:27 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:26 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Samuel Conner | 3-2 |
| 18:13 | Villanova | Dewey Platt misses badly on a floater from the right side | 3-2 |
| 18:11 | Villanova | Samuel Conner grabs the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:55 | Villanova | Szczesny Zubik blocks the jumper by Jamie Rayl | 3-2 |
| 17:54 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:44 | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 17:42 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Samuel Conner | 3-2 |
| 17:38 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Lucio Giordano | 3-2 |
| 17:16 | Dayton | Dewey Platt steals the ball from Matthew Shives | 3-2 |
| 16:59 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Wallace Bickel | 6-2 |
| 16:45 | Dayton | Denis Heath is called for the reach on Jerry Dunlap - foul #1 on Denis Heath, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SG), Jeremiah Spiva (SF), Felix Valdez (PF), Ardian Zephyr (C) Wallace Bickel, Denis Heath, Samuel Conner, Dewey Platt | |
| Subs | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin (SG), Lawrence Stultz (PF) Jerry Dunlap, Matthew Shives | |
| 16:33 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 6-2 |
| 16:32 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez grabs the offensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:14 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ardian Zephyr - foul #1 on Ardian Zephyr, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (PG) Jamie Rayl | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Durante (SF) Alfredo Valdez | |
| 16:14 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik misses the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 16:14 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik makes the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 15:51 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Lucio Giordano - foul #1 on Lucio Giordano, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Villanova | Samuel Conner (PF), Dewey Platt (C) Felix Valdez, Ardian Zephyr | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap (SG), Mensah Accomando (C) Lucio Giordano, Szczesny Zubik | |
| 15:51 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 15:51 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel misses the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 15:51 | Dayton | Mensah Accomando gets the rebound | 7-3 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Wallace Bickel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Sullivan (fresh) SF - Jeremiah Spiva (fresh) PF - Samuel Conner (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dewey Platt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Wilfredo Martin (fresh) SG - Jerry Dunlap (fresh) SF - Michael Durante (fresh) PF - Lawrence Stultz (fresh) C - Mensah Accomando (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 7-3 |
| 15:31 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz grabs the offensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 15:25 | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap is hacked by Dewey Platt - foul #1 on Dewey Platt, team foul #3 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (PG), Felix Valdez (PF) Wallace Bickel, Samuel Conner | |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Shives (SF) Michael Durante | |
| 15:11 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz misses short on a floater in the paint | 7-3 |
| 15:10 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Felix Valdez | 7-3 |
| 15:06 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-3 |
| 15:04 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz grabs the defensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 14:43 | Dayton | Matthew Shives clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 14:41 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl grabs the defensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 14:22 | Villanova | Lawrence Stultz is called for the reach on Dewey Platt - foul #1 on Lawrence Stultz, team foul #3 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (SG), Samuel Conner (PF) Jeremiah Spiva, Dewey Platt | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lucio Giordano (PG), Alfredo Valdez (PF), Szczesny Zubik (C) Jerry Dunlap, Lawrence Stultz, Mensah Accomando | |
| 14:17 | Villanova | Felix Valdez travels with the ball | 7-3 |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF) Jamie Rayl | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 14:02 | Dayton | Matthew Shives makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-6 |
| 13:50 | Villanova | Samuel Conner scores on a shot in the lane | 9-6 |
| 13:37 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Alfredo Valdez, team foul #4 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (PG), Dewey Platt (C) Denis Heath, Felix Valdez | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 13:23 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 13:22 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik pulls down the rebound | 9-6 |
| 13:13 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 13:11 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan gets the rebound | 9-6 |
| 13:05 | Villanova | Dewey Platt knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Edward Sullivan | 11-6 |
| 12:46 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik is hacked by Dewey Platt - foul #2 on Dewey Platt, team foul #4 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF), Felix Valdez (C) Edward Sullivan, Dewey Platt | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap (SG), Lawrence Stultz (PF) Wilfredo Martin, Matthew Shives | |
| 12:31 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Wallace Bickel - foul #1 on Wallace Bickel, team foul #5 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SF) Denis Heath | |
| Subs | Dayton | Mensah Accomando (C) Szczesny Zubik | |
| 12:31 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez misses the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 12:31 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez misses the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 12:31 | Villanova | Samuel Conner pulls down the rebound | 11-6 |
| 12:15 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan is denied on a layup by Mensah Accomando | 11-6 |
| 12:13 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Jamie Rayl | 11-6 |
| 11:56 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 13-6 |
| 11:36 | Dayton | A charge is called on Lawrence Stultz - foul #2 on Lawrence Stultz, team foul #5 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF), Ardian Zephyr (C) Edward Sullivan, Felix Valdez | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Durante (SF), Szczesny Zubik (C) Lawrence Stultz, Mensah Accomando | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wallace Bickel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Denis Heath (fresh) PF - Samuel Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ardian Zephyr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lucio Giordano (fresh) SG - Jerry Dunlap (fresh) SF - Michael Durante (fresh) PF - Alfredo Valdez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Szczesny Zubik (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-6 |
| 11:04 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Lucio Giordano | 16-9 |
| 10:49 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-9 |
| 10:48 | Villanova | Denis Heath grabs the offensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 10:34 | Villanova | Samuel Conner is fouled on the floor by Alfredo Valdez - foul #2 on Alfredo Valdez, team foul #6 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SG), Felix Valdez (C) Wallace Bickel, Ardian Zephyr | |
| Subs | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin (PG), Matthew Shives (SG), Leroy Pearce (PF) Lucio Giordano, Jerry Dunlap, Alfredo Valdez | |
| 10:19 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl is fouled on the floor by Wilfredo Martin - foul #1 on Wilfredo Martin, team foul #7 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (SG) Denis Heath | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 10:19 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl makes the 1st free throw | 17-9 |
| 10:19 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl makes the 2nd free throw | 18-9 |
| 10:04 | Dayton | Michael Durante is fouled on the floor by Samuel Conner - foul #1 on Samuel Conner, team foul #6 | 18-9 |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF) Jamie Rayl | |
| Subs | Dayton | Mensah Accomando (C) Szczesny Zubik | |
| 09:49 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce misses short on a jumper from close range | 18-9 |
| 09:48 | Dayton | Mensah Accomando tips it back up and in | 18-11 |
| 09:29 | Villanova | Samuel Conner's fadeaway is rejected by Leroy Pearce | 18-11 |
| 09:27 | Dayton | Michael Durante grabs the defensive rebound | 18-11 |
| 09:10 | Dayton | Matthew Shives misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Felix Valdez - foul #1 on Felix Valdez, team foul #7 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (PG), Jeremiah Spiva (SF), Ardian Zephyr (C) Edward Sullivan, Denis Heath, Felix Valdez | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lucio Giordano (PG), Jerry Dunlap (SG) Wilfredo Martin, Michael Durante | |
| 09:10 | Dayton | Matthew Shives makes the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 09:10 | Dayton | Matthew Shives makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 08:50 | Villanova | Samuel Conner is whistled for a carry | 18-13 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik (C) Mensah Accomando | |
| 08:29 | Dayton | Matthew Shives comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Jeremiah Spiva - foul #1 on Jeremiah Spiva, team foul #8 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SG), Denis Heath (SF), Felix Valdez (C) Wallace Bickel, Jeremiah Spiva, Ardian Zephyr | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 08:29 | Dayton | Matthew Shives makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 08:29 | Dayton | Matthew Shives makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 08:12 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 18-15 |
| 08:11 | Villanova | Denis Heath hits the follow up shot | 20-15 |
| 07:59 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce lays it in on a nice dish by Lucio Giordano and he's hacked by Edward Sullivan - foul #1 on Edward Sullivan, team foul #9 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (SG), Jeremiah Spiva (SF) Edward Sullivan, Denis Heath | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Durante (SF) Matthew Shives | |
| 07:59 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce makes the free throw | 20-18 |
| 07:44 | Villanova | Samuel Conner is fouled on the floor by Leroy Pearce - foul #1 on Leroy Pearce, team foul #8 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr (C) Felix Valdez | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 07:44 | Villanova | Samuel Conner makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 07:44 | Villanova | Samuel Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 07:30 | Dayton | Michael Durante connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-20 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Wallace Bickel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremiah Spiva (fresh) PF - Samuel Conner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ardian Zephyr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lucio Giordano (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jerry Dunlap (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Durante (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leroy Pearce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Szczesny Zubik (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr double dribbles | 22-20 |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF), Felix Valdez (C) Jeremiah Spiva, Ardian Zephyr | |
| Subs | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin (SG) Jerry Dunlap | |
| 07:05 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Wilfredo Martin and he's fouled by Felix Valdez - foul #2 on Felix Valdez, team foul #10 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SG), Ardian Zephyr (C) Wallace Bickel, Felix Valdez | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 07:05 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik makes the free throw | 22-23 |
| 06:55 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Szczesny Zubik - foul #1 on Szczesny Zubik, team foul #9 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (SG) Denis Heath | |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Shives (SF), Mensah Accomando (C) Michael Durante, Szczesny Zubik | |
| 06:55 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 06:55 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 06:35 | Dayton | Matthew Shives comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Edward Sullivan - foul #2 on Edward Sullivan, team foul #11 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF) Edward Sullivan | |
| Subs | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez (SF), Lawrence Stultz (PF) Lucio Giordano, Leroy Pearce | |
| 06:35 | Dayton | Matthew Shives makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 06:35 | Dayton | Matthew Shives misses the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 06:35 | Villanova | Samuel Conner grabs the board | 24-24 |
| 06:20 | Villanova | Samuel Conner misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Wilfredo Martin - foul #2 on Wilfredo Martin, team foul #10 | 24-24 |
| 06:20 | Villanova | Samuel Conner makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 06:20 | Villanova | Samuel Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 06:13 | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-24 |
| 05:57 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-24 |
| 05:51 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-24 |
| 05:49 | Dayton | Matthew Shives gets the offensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 05:37 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez misses the lay-in | 29-24 |
| 05:36 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez misses the tip | 29-24 |
| 05:35 | Dayton | Mensah Accomando tips it home | 29-26 |
| 05:18 | Villanova | Samuel Conner makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Jamie Rayl | 31-26 |
| 04:58 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz hits a jumper from the right side | 31-28 |
| 04:40 | Villanova | Samuel Conner's floater is tipped away by Mensah Accomando | 31-28 |
| 04:39 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 04:26 | Dayton | Mensah Accomando hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 31-28 |
| 04:24 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez tips it home | 31-30 |
| 04:19 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel is fouled on the floor by Matthew Shives - foul #1 on Matthew Shives, team foul #11 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva (SF), Dewey Platt (C) Denis Heath, Ardian Zephyr | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lucio Giordano (PG), Jerry Dunlap (SG), Szczesny Zubik (C) Wilfredo Martin, Matthew Shives, Mensah Accomando | |
| 04:19 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel misses the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 04:19 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 04:05 | Dayton | Samuel Conner picks off the pass by Lucio Giordano | 32-30 |
| 03:56 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SG), Felix Valdez (PF) Wallace Bickel, Samuel Conner | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Durante (SF) Alfredo Valdez | |
| 03:36 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-30 |
| 03:35 | Villanova | Dewey Platt grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 03:30 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva is hacked by Michael Durante - foul #1 on Michael Durante, team foul #12 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (PG) Jamie Rayl | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 03:30 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva misses the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 03:30 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva misses the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 03:30 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Wallace Bickel (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremiah Spiva (fresh) PF - Felix Valdez (fresh) C - Dewey Platt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lucio Giordano (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jerry Dunlap (fresh) SF - Michael Durante (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Stultz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Szczesny Zubik (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz buries a shot from close range and the foul's on Felix Valdez - foul #3 on Felix Valdez, team foul #12 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (PG), Samuel Conner (PF) Jeremiah Spiva, Felix Valdez | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 03:08 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz makes the free throw | 32-33 |
| 02:53 | Villanova | Jerry Dunlap is called for the reach on Dewey Platt - foul #2 on Jerry Dunlap, team foul #13 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF) Wallace Bickel | |
| Subs | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez (SF) Michael Durante | |
| 02:53 | Villanova | Dewey Platt makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 02:53 | Villanova | Dewey Platt makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 02:40 | Dayton | The short jumper by Lawrence Stultz is denied by Dewey Platt | 34-33 |
| 02:39 | Villanova | Samuel Conner gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 02:24 | Villanova | Szczesny Zubik swats the short shot by Samuel Conner | 34-33 |
| 02:23 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 02:10 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano hits a wide open fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Alfredo Valdez out of the doubleteam | 34-35 |
| 01:52 | Villanova | Dewey Platt knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 36-35 |
| 01:32 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 01:30 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 01:26 | Villanova | Denis Heath makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-35 |
| 01:11 | Dayton | Dewey Platt is called for the reach on Jerry Dunlap - foul #3 on Dewey Platt, team foul #13 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (PG), Jeremiah Spiva (SF) Jamie Rayl, Denis Heath | |
| Subs | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin (PG), Matthew Shives (SF), Leroy Pearce (PF), Mensah Accomando (C) Lucio Giordano, Alfredo Valdez, Lawrence Stultz, Szczesny Zubik | |
| 01:11 | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap misses the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 01:11 | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 01:02 | Villanova | Dewey Platt can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 38-36 |
| 01:01 | Dayton | Matthew Shives snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 00:45 | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin is hacked by Wallace Bickel - foul #2 on Wallace Bickel, team foul #14 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (PG) Edward Sullivan | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Durante (SF) Jerry Dunlap | |
| 00:45 | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 00:45 | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 00:38 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SF) Jeremiah Spiva | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:22 | Dayton | Matthew Shives clanks a shot from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 00:20 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce gets the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 00:04 | Dayton | Michael Durante misses the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Dewey Platt - foul #4 on Dewey Platt, team foul #15 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva (SF), Ardian Zephyr (C) Edward Sullivan, Dewey Platt | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lucio Giordano (PG), Alfredo Valdez (PF) Wilfredo Martin, Leroy Pearce | |
| 00:04 | Dayton | Michael Durante makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 00:04 | Dayton | Michael Durante makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl clanks a halfcourt shot | 38-40 |