| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ricky Wiesner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Adams (fresh) PF - Darryl Larrabee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Akin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Steve McCarroll (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timothy Hammond (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Coggin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Winstead (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Coggin inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Coggin travels with the ball | 32-34 |
| 19:27 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 19:26 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee tips it home | 34-34 |
| 19:04 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead misses short on a runner from close range | 34-34 |
| 19:02 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Coggin grabs the offensive board | 34-34 |
| 18:41 | St. Bonaventure | Timothy Hammond misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 18:39 | Dayton | Ronald Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 18:21 | Dayton | Wayne Akin misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Kenneth Holmes - foul #3 on Kenneth Holmes, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jerome Lewis (C) Kenneth Holmes | |
| 18:21 | Dayton | Wayne Akin makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 18:21 | Dayton | Wayne Akin makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 18:00 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Coggin drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Steve McCarroll | 36-36 |
| 17:43 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-36 |
| 17:41 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 17:36 | St. Bonaventure | Timothy Hammond hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 17:34 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Coggin misses the tip | 36-36 |
| 17:33 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Coggin snags the offensive board | 36-36 |
| 17:17 | St. Bonaventure | Steve McCarroll hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Timothy Hammond | 36-38 |
| 17:01 | Dayton | Wayne Akin is fouled on the floor by Jerome Lewis - foul #1 on Jerome Lewis, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Glass (PG) John Pierce | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 16:45 | Dayton | Wayne Akin makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 16:25 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Coggin can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Ronald Adams - foul #3 on Ronald Adams, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | George Santillo (PG), Ronald Teeters (PF), Jack Bright (C) Ronald Adams, Darryl Larrabee, Wayne Akin | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 16:25 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Coggin makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 16:25 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Coggin misses the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 16:25 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 16:06 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters is hacked by Timothy Hammond - foul #3 on Timothy Hammond, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kenneth Lotz (C) Ricky Wiesner | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | David Wise (SG), Andre Esposito (PF), Peter Bullen (C) Timothy Hammond, Steven Coggin, Eric Winstead | |
| 15:55 | Dayton | Christopher Glass misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by David Wise - foul #1 on David Wise, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pierce (PG) Kenneth Lotz | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Holmes (C) Peter Bullen | |
| 15:55 | Dayton | Christopher Glass makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 15:55 | Dayton | Christopher Glass makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Santillo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Glass (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ronald Teeters (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Bright (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Steve McCarroll (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Wise (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andre Esposito (fresh) C - Kenneth Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:38 | St. Bonaventure | David Wise is whistled for traveling | 41-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Alan Edney (PG) Steve McCarroll | |
| 15:30 | Dayton | John Pierce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-39 |
| 15:10 | St. Bonaventure | Jerome Lewis drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from David Wise | 41-41 |
| 14:50 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 41-41 |
| 14:48 | Dayton | Jack Bright gets the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 14:25 | Dayton | Christopher Glass comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-41 |
| 14:24 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Andre Esposito | 41-41 |
| 14:10 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Glass takes the ball from Jerome Lewis | 41-41 |
| 13:55 | Dayton | Christopher Glass drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Pierce | 43-41 |
| 13:36 | St. Bonaventure | David Wise is fouled on the floor by Jack Bright - foul #2 on Jack Bright, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner (SG), Ronald Adams (SF), Darryl Larrabee (PF), Wayne Akin (C) John Pierce, Christopher Glass, Ronald Teeters, Jack Bright | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Steve McCarroll (PG), Timothy Hammond (SG), Steven Coggin (SF), Eric Winstead (PF) Alan Edney, David Wise, Jerome Lewis, Andre Esposito | |
| 13:19 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Adams is called for the reach on Steven Coggin - foul #4 on Ronald Adams, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Bright (SF) Ronald Adams | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Peter Bullen (C) Kenneth Holmes | |
| 13:02 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Coggin buries a driving attempt from close range | 43-43 |
| 12:42 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-43 |
| 12:41 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Eric Winstead | 43-43 |
| 12:22 | St. Bonaventure | George Santillo is called for the reach on Steve McCarroll - foul #1 on George Santillo, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Glass (PG) George Santillo | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 12:08 | St. Bonaventure | Darryl Larrabee denies the turnaround by Timothy Hammond | 43-43 |
| 12:06 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 11:45 | Dayton | Christopher Glass hits a runner from the baseline | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Christopher Glass (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Wiesner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Bright (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darryl Larrabee (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Wayne Akin (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Steve McCarroll (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Timothy Hammond (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Coggin (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Eric Winstead (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Bullen (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:21 | St. Bonaventure | Ricky Wiesner steals it from Steve McCarroll | 45-43 |
| 11:00 | Dayton | Christopher Glass's pass is intercepted by Timothy Hammond | 45-43 |
| 10:42 | St. Bonaventure | Steve McCarroll clanks a shot from the free throw line | 45-43 |
| 10:41 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Christopher Glass | 45-43 |
| 10:28 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Ricky Wiesner | 47-43 |
| 10:11 | St. Bonaventure | Timothy Hammond knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-46 |
| 09:50 | Dayton | Christopher Glass scores on a floater in the lane set up by Ricky Wiesner | 49-46 |
| 09:27 | St. Bonaventure | Steve McCarroll knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 09:17 | Dayton | Wayne Akin makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Christopher Glass | 51-49 |
| 09:11 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead banks in the layup and he's fouled by Wayne Akin - foul #1 on Wayne Akin, team foul #5 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pierce (PG), George Santillo (SG), Morris Laureano (SF), Ronald Teeters (PF), Kenneth Lotz (C) Christopher Glass, Ricky Wiesner, Jack Bright, Darryl Larrabee, Wayne Akin | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | David Wise (PG), Andre Esposito (SG), Jerome Lewis (SF), Kenneth Holmes (C) Steve McCarroll, Timothy Hammond, Steven Coggin, Peter Bullen | |
| 09:11 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead misses the free throw | 51-51 |
| 09:11 | Dayton | Kenneth Lotz grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 08:51 | Dayton | Morris Laureano loses the dribble to Jerome Lewis | 51-51 |
| 08:28 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Holmes lays it in on a nice dish by David Wise | 51-53 |
| 08:18 | Dayton | John Pierce buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by George Santillo | 53-53 |
| 08:04 | St. Bonaventure | David Wise misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 08:02 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Ronald Teeters | 53-53 |
| 07:47 | Dayton | George Santillo clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-53 |
| 07:45 | St. Bonaventure | Jerome Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Pierce (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Santillo (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Morris Laureano (fresh) PF - Ronald Teeters (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Lotz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - David Wise (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andre Esposito (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Jerome Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eric Winstead (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:38 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead can't finish the layup | 53-53 |
| 07:37 | Dayton | John Pierce grabs the board | 53-53 |
| 07:15 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from George Santillo | 55-53 |
| 06:57 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 55-53 |
| 06:56 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters grabs the board | 55-53 |
| 06:49 | Dayton | Jerome Lewis denies the turnaround by Morris Laureano | 55-53 |
| 06:47 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Holmes grabs the board | 55-53 |
| 06:24 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead lays it up and in | 55-55 |
| 05:55 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Ronald Teeters, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Glass (PG), Ricky Wiesner (SG), Ronald Adams (SF), Darryl Larrabee (PF), Wayne Akin (C) John Pierce, George Santillo, Morris Laureano, Ronald Teeters, Kenneth Lotz | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Steve McCarroll (PG), Timothy Hammond (SG), Steven Coggin (SF), Peter Bullen (C) David Wise, Jerome Lewis, Eric Winstead, Kenneth Holmes | |
| 05:35 | St. Bonaventure | Peter Bullen buries a runner from the baseline | 55-57 |
| 05:20 | Dayton | Wayne Akin misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-57 |
| 05:19 | St. Bonaventure | Peter Bullen pulls down the rebound | 55-57 |
| 04:59 | St. Bonaventure | Timothy Hammond comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 04:58 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Bullen | 55-57 |
| 04:47 | St. Bonaventure | Steve McCarroll is hacked by Christopher Glass - foul #1 on Christopher Glass, team foul #7 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Brian Alley (PF) Andre Esposito | |
| 04:47 | St. Bonaventure | Steve McCarroll makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 04:47 | St. Bonaventure | Steve McCarroll makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 04:33 | Dayton | Ronald Adams misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-59 |
| 04:31 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Steven Coggin | 55-59 |
| 04:24 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Alley hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Timothy Hammond | 55-61 |
| 04:04 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 55-61 |
| 04:03 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner grabs the offensive board | 55-61 |
| 03:46 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner blows the layup | 55-61 |
| 03:45 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Timothy Hammond | 55-61 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Christopher Glass (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ricky Wiesner (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronald Adams (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Darryl Larrabee (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Wayne Akin (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Steve McCarroll (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Timothy Hammond (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Steven Coggin (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Brian Alley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Bullen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:27 | St. Bonaventure | Wayne Akin swats the short shot by Steven Coggin | 55-61 |
| 03:25 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Alley grabs the offensive board | 55-61 |
| 03:03 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Coggin misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Wayne Akin - foul #2 on Wayne Akin, team foul #8 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pierce (PG) Christopher Glass | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead (PF), Kenneth Holmes (C) Brian Alley, Peter Bullen | |
| 03:03 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Coggin makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 03:03 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Coggin makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:46 | Dayton | Steven Coggin blocks the short jumper by Wayne Akin | 55-63 |
| 02:45 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner tips it back up and in | 57-63 |
| 02:34 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead buries a jumper in the paint set up by Steve McCarroll and he's fouled by Wayne Akin - foul #3 on Wayne Akin, team foul #9 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Bright (SF), Ronald Teeters (PF), Kenneth Lotz (C) Ronald Adams, Darryl Larrabee, Wayne Akin | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 02:34 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead makes the free throw | 57-66 |
| 02:31 | Dayton | Steve McCarroll steals it from John Pierce in the backcourt | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:11 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 57-66 |
| 02:09 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Coggin hits the follow up shot | 57-68 |
| 01:46 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Pierce and he's fouled by Timothy Hammond - foul #4 on Timothy Hammond, team foul #5 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronald Adams (SF), Darryl Larrabee (PF), Wayne Akin (C) Jack Bright, Ronald Teeters, Kenneth Lotz | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 01:46 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner makes the free throw | 60-68 |
| 01:19 | St. Bonaventure | Steve McCarroll's 3 pointer is rejected by Wayne Akin | 60-68 |
| 01:18 | Dayton | Ronald Adams pulls down the rebound | 60-68 |
| 01:09 | Dayton | Wayne Akin blows the layup but the foul's on Kenneth Holmes - foul #4 on Kenneth Holmes, team foul #6 | 60-68 |
| 01:09 | Dayton | Wayne Akin makes the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 01:09 | Dayton | Wayne Akin makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:58 | St. Bonaventure | Steve McCarroll clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-68 |
| 00:56 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee gets the rebound | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Dayton | Eric Winstead is called for the reach on Darryl Larrabee - foul #3 on Eric Winstead, team foul #7 | 62-68 |
| 00:50 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:50 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | St. Bonaventure | Timothy Hammond misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-68 |
| 00:19 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead is hacked by Darryl Larrabee - foul #2 on Darryl Larrabee, team foul #10 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | David Wise (SG), Jerome Lewis (SF) Timothy Hammond, Steven Coggin | |
| 00:18 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead misses the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:18 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:13 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-69 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Steven Coggin (SF) Eric Winstead | |
| 00:10 | St. Bonaventure | Steve McCarroll is fouled in the backcourt by Ricky Wiesner - foul #1 on Ricky Wiesner, team foul #11 | 64-69 |
| 00:10 | St. Bonaventure | Steve McCarroll misses the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:10 | St. Bonaventure | Steve McCarroll misses the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:10 | Dayton | Wayne Akin snags the defensive board | 64-69 |
| 00:02 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-69 |
| 00:02 | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-69 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Timothy Hammond (SG), Eric Winstead (PF) David Wise, Jerome Lewis | |
| 00:00 | St. Bonaventure | Steve McCarroll runs out the clock | 67-69 |