| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Dunlap (fresh) SG - Lucio Giordano (fresh) SF - Matthew Shives (fresh) PF - Alfredo Valdez (fresh) C - Szczesny Zubik (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Roy Blakeman (fresh) SG - Clarence Pinson (fresh) SF - Chadwick McGuire (fresh) PF - Wesley Russell (fresh) C - Matthew Estevez (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap's pass is intercepted by Roy Blakeman | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Estevez buries a shot from close range | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez can't tip it in | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | St. Bonaventure | Chadwick McGuire misses the jumpshot from the right side | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | Dayton | Matthew Shives snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 2-2 |
| 18:09 | St. Bonaventure | Wesley Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:44 | St. Bonaventure | Roy Blakeman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 17:43 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Szczesny Zubik | 2-2 |
| 17:38 | Dayton | Matthew Shives makes the floater in the lane set up by Lucio Giordano | 4-2 |
| 17:14 | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Dunlap is called for the reach on Clarence Pinson - foul #1 on Jerry Dunlap, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:00 | St. Bonaventure | Chadwick McGuire throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-2 |
| 16:34 | Dayton | Matthew Shives makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Chadwick McGuire - foul #1 on Chadwick McGuire, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin (PG) Jerry Dunlap | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 16:34 | Dayton | Matthew Shives makes the free throw | 7-2 |
| 16:11 | St. Bonaventure | Roy Blakeman comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 7-2 |
| 16:09 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Matthew Shives | 7-2 |
| 15:44 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 7-2 |
| 15:42 | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Estevez gets the rebound | 7-2 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Wilfredo Martin (fresh) SG - Lucio Giordano (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Shives (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alfredo Valdez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Szczesny Zubik (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Roy Blakeman (fresh) SG - Clarence Pinson (fresh) SF - Chadwick McGuire (fairly fresh) PF - Wesley Russell (fairly fresh) C - Matthew Estevez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:17 | St. Bonaventure | Chadwick McGuire is denied on a layup by Szczesny Zubik | 7-2 |
| 15:15 | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Estevez tips it home | 7-4 |
| 14:54 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-4 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap (PG), Michael Durante (SF), Lawrence Stultz (PF), Mensah Accomando (C) Lucio Giordano, Matthew Shives, Alfredo Valdez, Szczesny Zubik | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Benjamin Renzi (SG) Roy Blakeman | |
| 14:25 | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Estevez misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 7-4 |
| 14:23 | St. Bonaventure | Clarence Pinson grabs the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 13:57 | St. Bonaventure | The pull-up jumper by Benjamin Renzi is blocked by Mensah Accomando | 7-4 |
| 13:55 | Dayton | Mensah Accomando snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 13:34 | Dayton | Michael Durante misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 13:32 | St. Bonaventure | Benjamin Renzi gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| 13:10 | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Estevez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 7-4 |
| 13:08 | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 12:41 | Dayton | Mensah Accomando blows the layup but the foul's on Matthew Estevez - foul #1 on Matthew Estevez, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lucio Giordano (SG), Matthew Shives (SF), Alfredo Valdez (PF) Wilfredo Martin, Michael Durante, Lawrence Stultz | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Roy Blakeman (PG) Benjamin Renzi | |
| 12:41 | Dayton | Mensah Accomando makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 12:41 | Dayton | Mensah Accomando makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 12:15 | St. Bonaventure | Roy Blakeman's floater is knocked away by Mensah Accomando | 9-4 |
| 12:14 | St. Bonaventure | Wesley Russell grabs the offensive board | 9-4 |
| 11:53 | St. Bonaventure | Roy Blakeman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-4 |
| 11:51 | St. Bonaventure | Clarence Pinson tips it back up and in | 9-6 |
| 11:33 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano hits a wide open jumpshot from the left side | 11-6 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Dunlap (fairly fresh) SG - Lucio Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Shives (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alfredo Valdez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mensah Accomando (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Roy Blakeman (fresh) SG - Clarence Pinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chadwick McGuire (tiring) PF - Wesley Russell (tiring) 2 reb. C - Matthew Estevez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Estevez misses the dunk but he's hacked by Mensah Accomando - foul #1 on Mensah Accomando, team foul #2 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik (C) Mensah Accomando | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 11:21 | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Estevez misses the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 11:21 | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Estevez makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 11:03 | Dayton | Matthew Shives hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jerry Dunlap and the foul's on Chadwick McGuire - foul #2 on Chadwick McGuire, team foul #3 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Benjamin Renzi (SF) Chadwick McGuire | |
| 11:03 | Dayton | Matthew Shives misses the free throw | 13-7 |
| 11:03 | St. Bonaventure | Wesley Russell gets the rebound | 13-7 |
| 10:50 | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Estevez's pass is intercepted by Matthew Shives | 13-7 |
| 10:31 | Dayton | Matthew Shives is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 13-7 |
| 10:30 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Matthew Estevez | 13-7 |
| 10:08 | St. Bonaventure | Roy Blakeman's pass is intercepted by Lucio Giordano | 13-7 |
| 09:48 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez is fouled on the floor by Wesley Russell - foul #1 on Wesley Russell, team foul #4 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin (PG), Lawrence Stultz (PF) Jerry Dunlap, Matthew Shives | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 09:24 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez is hacked by Matthew Estevez - foul #2 on Matthew Estevez, team foul #5 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Bernard Sutcliffe (PG), Byron Ferro (C) Roy Blakeman, Matthew Estevez | |
| 09:08 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Wilfredo Martin and he's hacked by Clarence Pinson - foul #1 on Clarence Pinson, team foul #6 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Durante (SF) Alfredo Valdez | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 09:08 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano misses the free throw | 15-7 |
| 09:08 | St. Bonaventure | Wesley Russell snags the defensive board | 15-7 |
| 09:03 | St. Bonaventure | Wilfredo Martin takes the ball from Bernard Sutcliffe in the backcourt | 15-7 |
| 08:46 | Dayton | Michael Durante clanks a 3 from the left wing | 15-7 |
| 08:44 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz tips it home | 17-7 |
| 08:15 | St. Bonaventure | Benjamin Renzi scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 17-9 |
| 07:59 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 17-9 |
| 07:58 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz grabs the offensive board | 17-9 |
| 07:37 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano is hacked by Byron Ferro - foul #1 on Byron Ferro, team foul #7 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap (PG), Matthew Shives (SF), Alfredo Valdez (PF), Mensah Accomando (C) Wilfredo Martin, Michael Durante, Lawrence Stultz, Szczesny Zubik | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Roy Blakeman (PG), Eldon Pollock (SF) Bernard Sutcliffe, Benjamin Renzi | |
| 07:37 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 18-9 |
| 07:37 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 19-9 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Dunlap (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lucio Giordano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Shives (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Alfredo Valdez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mensah Accomando (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Roy Blakeman (fresh) SG - Clarence Pinson (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Eldon Pollock (fresh) PF - Wesley Russell (tiring) 4 reb. C - Byron Ferro (fresh) | |
| 07:13 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Ferro misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 19-9 |
| 07:12 | St. Bonaventure | Eldon Pollock grabs the offensive rebound | 19-9 |
| 06:53 | St. Bonaventure | Roy Blakeman clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jerry Dunlap - foul #2 on Jerry Dunlap, team foul #3 | 19-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin (PG), Michael Durante (SF) Jerry Dunlap, Lucio Giordano | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 06:53 | St. Bonaventure | Roy Blakeman misses the 1st free throw | 19-9 |
| 06:53 | St. Bonaventure | Roy Blakeman makes the 2nd free throw | 19-10 |
| 06:27 | Dayton | Matthew Shives hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 19-10 |
| 06:25 | St. Bonaventure | Clarence Pinson grabs the board | 19-10 |
| 06:01 | St. Bonaventure | Roy Blakeman drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Wesley Russell | 19-13 |
| 05:35 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez banks in the layup over the doubleteam and the foul's on Wesley Russell - foul #2 on Wesley Russell, team foul #8 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz (PF), Szczesny Zubik (C) Michael Durante, Mensah Accomando | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Benjamin Renzi (SF), Matthew Estevez (C) Eldon Pollock, Wesley Russell | |
| 05:35 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez misses the free throw | 21-13 |
| 05:35 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Ferro grabs the defensive rebound | 21-13 |
| 05:18 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Ferro is called for traveling | 21-13 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lucio Giordano (SG) Lawrence Stultz | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 04:55 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Clarence Pinson - foul #2 on Clarence Pinson, team foul #9 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Eldon Pollock (SF) Clarence Pinson | |
| 04:55 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez makes the 1st free throw | 22-13 |
| 04:55 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez makes the 2nd free throw | 23-13 |
| 04:34 | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Estevez hits a runner near the basket set up by Eldon Pollock | 23-15 |
| 04:07 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano is hacked by Matthew Estevez - foul #3 on Matthew Estevez, team foul #10 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Durante (SF), Lawrence Stultz (PF) Matthew Shives, Alfredo Valdez | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Bernard Sutcliffe (PG), Wesley Russell (PF) Roy Blakeman, Matthew Estevez | |
| 04:07 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 24-15 |
| 04:07 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 25-15 |
| 03:41 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Ferro is hacked by Szczesny Zubik - foul #1 on Szczesny Zubik, team foul #4 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap (PG) Wilfredo Martin | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Clarence Pinson (SG), Chadwick McGuire (C) Eldon Pollock, Byron Ferro | |
| 03:16 | St. Bonaventure | Benjamin Renzi travels with the ball | 25-15 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Dunlap (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lucio Giordano (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Durante (fresh) PF - Lawrence Stultz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Szczesny Zubik (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Bernard Sutcliffe (fresh) SG - Clarence Pinson (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Benjamin Renzi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wesley Russell (tiring) 4 reb. C - Chadwick McGuire (fresh) | |
| 02:55 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik blows the layup but the foul's on Chadwick McGuire - foul #3 on Chadwick McGuire, team foul #11 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Shives (SF), Alfredo Valdez (PF) Michael Durante, Lawrence Stultz | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Byron Ferro (C) Chadwick McGuire | |
| 02:55 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik makes the 1st free throw | 26-15 |
| 02:55 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik makes the 2nd free throw | 27-15 |
| 02:30 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Ferro buries a turnaround from the right block | 27-17 |
| 02:06 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano clanks a floater from the right wing | 27-17 |
| 02:05 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Ferro grabs the defensive rebound | 27-17 |
| 01:47 | St. Bonaventure | Benjamin Renzi is hacked by Matthew Shives - foul #1 on Matthew Shives, team foul #5 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz (PF), Mensah Accomando (C) Lucio Giordano, Szczesny Zubik | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Roy Blakeman (PG), Eldon Pollock (SF) Bernard Sutcliffe, Benjamin Renzi | |
| 01:39 | St. Bonaventure | Eldon Pollock clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-17 |
| 01:37 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Alfredo Valdez | 27-17 |
| 01:14 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz clanks a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Wesley Russell - foul #3 on Wesley Russell, team foul #12 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Estevez (C) Wesley Russell | |
| 01:14 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz misses the 1st free throw | 27-17 |
| 01:14 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz misses the 2nd free throw | 27-17 |
| 01:14 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Byron Ferro | 27-17 |
| 00:54 | St. Bonaventure | Eldon Pollock is fouled on the floor by Jerry Dunlap - foul #3 on Jerry Dunlap, team foul #6 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin (PG), Michael Durante (SG) Jerry Dunlap, Matthew Shives | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 00:27 | St. Bonaventure | Roy Blakeman misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-17 |
| 00:25 | Dayton | Mensah Accomando gets the rebound | 27-17 |
| 00:04 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz is whistled for traveling | 27-17 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lucio Giordano (SG), Szczesny Zubik (C) Alfredo Valdez, Mensah Accomando | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Benjamin Renzi (SG) Clarence Pinson | |
| 00:00 | St. Bonaventure | Benjamin Renzi misses long on a halfcourt shot | 27-17 |