| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Chris Baumann (fresh) SG - William Cohen (fresh) SF - Michael Slick (fresh) PF - Matthew Henderson (fresh) C - Fred Gleason (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Francisco Mendez (fresh) SG - Arthur Miller (fresh) SF - David Hedrick (fresh) PF - Calvin Balog (fresh) C - James Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | James Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:47 | Dayton | James Brown knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Iowa State | Chris Baumann can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Iowa State | Fred Gleason snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Iowa State | Chris Baumann comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Dayton | The rebound goes to James Brown | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Dayton | David Hedrick buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-5 |
| 18:23 | Iowa State | Michael Slick misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-5 |
| 18:21 | Dayton | Arthur Miller snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 17:55 | Dayton | David Hedrick clanks a turnaround from close range | 0-5 |
| 17:54 | Iowa State | William Cohen snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 17:47 | Iowa State | David Hedrick steps in front of the William Cohen pass | 0-5 |
| 17:44 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez jams it on a great pass from David Hedrick | 0-7 |
| 17:25 | Iowa State | Chris Baumann comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 0-7 |
| 17:23 | Dayton | David Hedrick grabs the board | 0-7 |
| 17:08 | Dayton | James Brown scores on a turnaround in the lane | 0-9 |
| 16:49 | Iowa State | James Brown picks off the pass by William Cohen | 0-9 |
| 16:23 | Dayton | James Brown misses short on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Michael Slick - foul #1 on Michael Slick, team foul #1 | 0-9 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Moshe Kozinski (PG), Jerry Barnes (SG), Scott Parent (SF), Charles Freeman (PF), Robert Howe (C) Chris Baumann, William Cohen, Michael Slick, Matthew Henderson, Fred Gleason | |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG), John Lambert (SG), Charles Fralick (PF) Francisco Mendez, Arthur Miller, Calvin Balog | |
| 16:23 | Dayton | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 0-10 |
| 16:23 | Dayton | James Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 0-10 |
| 16:23 | Dayton | David Hedrick grabs the offensive board | 0-10 |
| 15:54 | Dayton | Scott Parent denies the turnaround by James Brown | 0-10 |
| 15:53 | Iowa State | Robert Howe gets the rebound | 0-10 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Moshe Kozinski (fresh) SG - Jerry Barnes (fresh) SF - Scott Parent (fresh) PF - Charles Freeman (fresh) C - Robert Howe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fresh) SG - John Lambert (fresh) SF - David Hedrick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Fralick (fresh) C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Iowa State | Jerry Barnes can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 0-10 |
| 15:46 | Iowa State | Charles Freeman tips it back up and in | 2-10 |
| 15:25 | Dayton | Robert Howe is called for the reach on James Brown - foul #1 on Robert Howe, team foul #2 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Frese (SF), Calvin Balog (PF), Scott Comacho (C) David Hedrick, Charles Fralick, James Brown | |
| 14:56 | Dayton | Richard Frese buries a fadeaway from the left block | 2-12 |
| 14:42 | Iowa State | Moshe Kozinski misses the shot from the left wing | 2-12 |
| 14:40 | Dayton | Scott Comacho gets the rebound | 2-12 |
| 14:11 | Dayton | Richard Frese scores on a shot from the right wing set up by John Lambert | 2-14 |
| 13:57 | Iowa State | Robert Howe hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Jerry Barnes | 4-14 |
| 13:33 | Dayton | Robert Howe steals it from Scott Comacho | 4-14 |
| 13:19 | Iowa State | Jerry Barnes misses long on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by John Lambert - foul #1 on John Lambert, team foul #1 | 4-14 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Chris Baumann (PG), Roger Powell (SF), Matthew Henderson (PF), Fred Gleason (C) Moshe Kozinski, Scott Parent, Charles Freeman, Robert Howe | |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), Arthur Miller (SG), David Hedrick (SF), Charles Fralick (PF), James Brown (C) Glenn Davidson, John Lambert, Richard Frese, Calvin Balog, Scott Comacho | |
| 13:19 | Iowa State | Jerry Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 4-14 |
| 13:19 | Iowa State | Jerry Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 5-14 |
| 12:50 | Dayton | James Brown loses the dribble to Matthew Henderson | 5-14 |
| 12:36 | Iowa State | Jerry Barnes misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 5-14 |
| 12:35 | Iowa State | Jerry Barnes tips it back up and in | 7-14 |
| 12:06 | Dayton | David Hedrick scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Francisco Mendez | 7-17 |
| 12:01 | Iowa State | Chris Baumann misses long on a shot from the right side | 7-17 |
| 12:00 | Dayton | James Brown snags the defensive board | 7-17 |
| 11:31 | Dayton | Charles Fralick can't connect on a floater from the left side | 7-17 |
| 11:29 | Iowa State | Jerry Barnes grabs the board | 7-17 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Chris Baumann (fresh) SG - Jerry Barnes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Powell (fresh) PF - Matthew Henderson (fresh) C - Fred Gleason (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Francisco Mendez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Miller (fresh) SF - David Hedrick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Fralick (fresh) C - James Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Iowa State | Fred Gleason connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 9-17 |
| 10:58 | Dayton | David Hedrick can't connect on a floater from close range | 9-17 |
| 10:57 | Dayton | James Brown tips it in | 9-19 |
| 10:33 | Iowa State | Matthew Henderson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 9-19 |
| 10:31 | Dayton | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 9-19 |
| 10:02 | Dayton | James Brown misses badly on a runner in the lane | 9-19 |
| 10:01 | Dayton | Charles Fralick tips it in | 9-21 |
| 09:41 | Iowa State | Chris Baumann connects on the jumper from the right side | 11-21 |
| 09:36 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Charles Fralick | 11-23 |
| 09:15 | Iowa State | Chris Baumann comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-23 |
| 09:14 | Dayton | David Hedrick snags the defensive board | 11-23 |
| 08:56 | Dayton | James Brown blows the layup | 11-23 |
| 08:54 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Fralick | 11-23 |
| 08:34 | Dayton | James Brown misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Roger Powell - foul #1 on Roger Powell, team foul #3 | 11-23 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Moshe Kozinski (PG), William Cohen (SG), Michael Slick (SF), Charles Freeman (PF), Robert Howe (C) Chris Baumann, Jerry Barnes, Roger Powell, Matthew Henderson, Fred Gleason | |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG), John Lambert (SG), Richard Frese (SF), Calvin Balog (PF) Francisco Mendez, Arthur Miller, David Hedrick, Charles Fralick | |
| 08:34 | Dayton | James Brown misses the 1st free throw | 11-23 |
| 08:34 | Dayton | James Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 11-23 |
| 08:34 | Iowa State | Robert Howe grabs the board | 11-23 |
| 08:09 | Iowa State | Michael Slick drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Freeman | 14-23 |
| 07:53 | Dayton | John Lambert can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-23 |
| 07:52 | Dayton | Calvin Balog gets the offensive rebound | 14-23 |
| 07:31 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson blows the layup but he's fouled by Moshe Kozinski - foul #1 on Moshe Kozinski, team foul #4 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | David Hedrick (SF), Scott Comacho (C) Richard Frese, James Brown | |
| 07:31 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson misses the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 07:31 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson misses the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 07:31 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Charles Freeman | 14-23 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Moshe Kozinski (fresh) SG - William Cohen (fresh) SF - Michael Slick (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Howe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fresh) SG - John Lambert (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Hedrick (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Calvin Balog (fresh) C - Scott Comacho (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Iowa State | Michael Slick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-23 |
| 07:23 | Dayton | Scott Comacho grabs the defensive rebound | 14-23 |
| 07:05 | Dayton | David Hedrick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-23 |
| 06:44 | Iowa State | Charles Freeman can't connect on a shot in the paint | 14-23 |
| 06:43 | Dayton | Calvin Balog grabs the defensive rebound | 14-23 |
| 06:38 | Dayton | Robert Howe swats the layup by Glenn Davidson | 14-23 |
| 06:36 | Iowa State | Michael Slick gets the rebound | 14-23 |
| 06:31 | Iowa State | William Cohen banks in the layup set up by Charles Freeman | 16-23 |
| 06:08 | Dayton | Scott Comacho buries a driving attempt near the basket | 16-25 |
| 05:59 | Iowa State | Charles Freeman slams it home set up by Robert Howe | 18-25 |
| 05:42 | Dayton | David Hedrick comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-25 |
| 05:41 | Dayton | Calvin Balog tips it home | 18-27 |
| 05:31 | Iowa State | Charles Freeman misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 18-27 |
| 05:30 | Iowa State | Michael Slick tips it back up and in | 20-27 |
| 05:05 | Dayton | Calvin Balog hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 20-27 |
| 05:04 | Iowa State | Robert Howe grabs the defensive rebound | 20-27 |
| 04:43 | Iowa State | Moshe Kozinski is hacked by Scott Comacho - foul #1 on Scott Comacho, team foul #2 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Chris Baumann (PG), Scott Parent (SF), Matthew Henderson (PF), Fred Gleason (C) Moshe Kozinski, Michael Slick, Charles Freeman, Robert Howe | |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), Arthur Miller (SG), Richard Frese (SF), Charles Fralick (PF), James Brown (C) Glenn Davidson, John Lambert, David Hedrick, Calvin Balog, Scott Comacho | |
| 04:23 | Iowa State | Chris Baumann drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-27 |
| 03:57 | Dayton | Chris Baumann steps in front of the Richard Frese pass | 23-27 |
| 03:47 | Iowa State | William Cohen comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 23-27 |
| 03:45 | Dayton | Arthur Miller pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| 03:22 | Dayton | Charles Fralick connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Frese | 23-29 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Chris Baumann (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Cohen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Parent (fresh) PF - Matthew Henderson (fresh) C - Fred Gleason (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Francisco Mendez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Miller (fresh) SF - Richard Frese (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Fralick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Iowa State | Chris Baumann comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Francisco Mendez - foul #1 on Francisco Mendez, team foul #3 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Charles Freeman (PF), Robert Howe (C) Matthew Henderson, Fred Gleason | |
| Subs | Dayton | David Hedrick (SF), Calvin Balog (PF) Richard Frese, Charles Fralick | |
| 03:03 | Iowa State | Chris Baumann makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 03:03 | Iowa State | Chris Baumann misses the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 03:03 | Dayton | James Brown snags the defensive board | 24-29 |
| 02:51 | Dayton | David Hedrick misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 24-29 |
| 02:50 | Iowa State | Robert Howe gets the rebound | 24-29 |
| 02:29 | Iowa State | Chris Baumann misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #4 | 24-29 |
| 02:29 | Iowa State | Chris Baumann misses the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 02:29 | Iowa State | Chris Baumann misses the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 02:29 | Dayton | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 02:01 | Dayton | Calvin Balog's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-29 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Moshe Kozinski (PG), Roger Powell (SG), Michael Slick (SF), Matthew Henderson (PF), Fred Gleason (C) Chris Baumann, William Cohen, Scott Parent, Charles Freeman, Robert Howe | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lambert (SG) Arthur Miller | |
| 01:48 | Iowa State | Calvin Balog steals it from Michael Slick | 24-29 |
| 01:33 | Dayton | Calvin Balog misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Roger Powell - foul #2 on Roger Powell, team foul #5 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Cohen (SG), Scott Parent (SF) Roger Powell, Michael Slick | |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG), Scott Comacho (C) Francisco Mendez, James Brown | |
| 01:33 | Dayton | Calvin Balog makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 01:33 | Dayton | Calvin Balog makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 01:21 | Iowa State | William Cohen clanks a shot from the right side | 24-31 |
| 01:19 | Dayton | Scott Comacho grabs the defensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 00:54 | Dayton | David Hedrick clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-31 |
| 00:53 | Iowa State | Matthew Henderson pulls down the rebound | 24-31 |
| 00:39 | Iowa State | William Cohen clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-31 |
| 00:37 | Dayton | David Hedrick grabs the board | 24-31 |
| 00:16 | Dayton | John Lambert clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-31 |
| 00:15 | Iowa State | Fred Gleason pulls down the rebound | 24-31 |
| 00:04 | Iowa State | Matthew Henderson blows the layup but he's fouled by David Hedrick - foul #1 on David Hedrick, team foul #5 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Chris Baumann (PG), Jerry Barnes (SG), Michael Slick (SF), Robert Howe (C) Moshe Kozinski, William Cohen, Scott Parent, Fred Gleason | |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), Arthur Miller (SG), Charles Fralick (PF), James Brown (C) Glenn Davidson, John Lambert, Calvin Balog, Scott Comacho | |
| 00:04 | Iowa State | Matthew Henderson misses the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 00:04 | Iowa State | Matthew Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez buries a halfcourt shot | 25-34 |