| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John James (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tony Levine (fresh) 3 reb. C - Vladimir Zieglen (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fresh) SG - Arthur Miller (fresh) SF - Richard Frese (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Calvin Balog (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski inbounds the ball | 23-32 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:41 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen misses the lay-in | 23-32 |
| 19:40 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Levine | 23-32 |
| 19:26 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski clanks a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Arthur Miller - foul #1 on Arthur Miller, team foul #1 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lambert (SG), Scott Comacho (C) Arthur Miller, Calvin Balog | |
| 19:26 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 19:26 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 19:01 | Dayton | Richard Frese buries a jumper from the right block | 25-34 |
| 18:43 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen drills a jumper from close range | 27-34 |
| 18:19 | Dayton | James Brown buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Richard Frese and he's hacked by Stjepan Kedzierski - foul #2 on Stjepan Kedzierski, team foul #1 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Arthur Miller (SG), Calvin Balog (PF) John Lambert, Scott Comacho | |
| 18:19 | Dayton | James Brown misses the free throw | 27-36 |
| 18:19 | Rutgers | Tony Levine gets the rebound | 27-36 |
| 18:12 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Tony Levine | 29-36 |
| 17:49 | Dayton | James Brown knocks in the jumper from the left side | 29-38 |
| 17:22 | Rutgers | John James is fouled on the floor by Arthur Miller - foul #2 on Arthur Miller, team foul #2 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lambert (SG), Scott Comacho (C) Arthur Miller, Richard Frese | |
| 17:06 | Rutgers | Tony Levine can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 17:05 | Dayton | Scott Comacho grabs the defensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 16:51 | Dayton | John Lambert clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-38 |
| 16:49 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Tony Levine | 29-38 |
| 16:33 | Rutgers | John James is hacked by John Lambert - foul #2 on John Lambert, team foul #3 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno (C) Vladimir Zieglen | |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Fralick (SF) Scott Comacho | |
| 16:25 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 16:23 | Dayton | Charles Fralick grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 16:05 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by John Lambert | 29-40 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John James (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tony Levine (fresh) 6 reb. C - Carmelo Moreno (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Lambert (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Fralick (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Calvin Balog (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - James Brown (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:51 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 29-40 |
| 15:50 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Calvin Balog | 29-40 |
| 15:25 | Dayton | John James picks off the pass by Calvin Balog | 29-40 |
| 15:20 | Rutgers | John James comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-40 |
| 15:19 | Dayton | Calvin Balog pulls down the rebound | 29-40 |
| 14:50 | Dayton | James Brown misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 29-40 |
| 14:48 | Rutgers | Tony Levine pulls down the rebound | 29-40 |
| 14:35 | Rutgers | John James hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-40 |
| 14:34 | Dayton | Calvin Balog grabs the defensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 14:05 | Dayton | Charles Fralick misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-40 |
| 14:03 | Rutgers | Tony Levine grabs the defensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 13:43 | Rutgers | John James drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-40 |
| 13:18 | Dayton | John Lambert misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 13:17 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski grabs the defensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 12:52 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley's fadeaway is rejected by Calvin Balog | 32-40 |
| 12:51 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski tips it home | 34-40 |
| 12:23 | Dayton | John Lambert misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 12:21 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 12:00 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno misses the floater near the basket | 34-40 |
| 11:58 | Dayton | Calvin Balog grabs the defensive rebound | 34-40 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Cruz Whitley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John James (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Tony Levine (fairly fresh) 8 reb. C - Carmelo Moreno (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Lambert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Fralick (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Calvin Balog (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Dayton | Charles Fralick is hacked by Stjepan Kedzierski - foul #3 on Stjepan Kedzierski, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Garf Ziebart (PF), Vladimir Zieglen (C) Cruz Whitley, John James, Tony Levine, Carmelo Moreno | |
| Subs | Dayton | Arthur Miller (SG), David Hedrick (SF), Richard Frese (PF), Scott Comacho (C) John Lambert, Charles Fralick, Calvin Balog, James Brown | |
| 11:27 | Dayton | Arthur Miller misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Julio Martin - foul #2 on Julio Martin, team foul #3 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Brown (PF) Richard Frese | |
| 11:27 | Dayton | Arthur Miller makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 11:27 | Dayton | Arthur Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 11:27 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart pulls down the rebound | 34-41 |
| 10:58 | Rutgers | Arthur Miller picks off the pass by Stjepan Kedzierski | 34-41 |
| 10:36 | Dayton | Vladimir Zieglen denies the turnaround by Scott Comacho | 34-41 |
| 10:34 | Dayton | James Brown grabs the offensive board | 34-41 |
| 10:16 | Dayton | James Brown can't throw it down but the foul's on Julio Martin - foul #3 on Julio Martin, team foul #4 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Calvin Balog (PF) Scott Comacho | |
| 10:16 | Dayton | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 10:16 | Dayton | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 09:55 | Rutgers | Julio Martin misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 34-43 |
| 09:54 | Dayton | Calvin Balog gets the rebound | 34-43 |
| 09:31 | Dayton | David Hedrick splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-43 |
| 09:30 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen snags the defensive board | 34-43 |
| 09:16 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen can't finish the layup | 34-43 |
| 09:14 | Dayton | Calvin Balog snags the defensive board | 34-43 |
| 08:51 | Dayton | Arthur Miller buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Brown | 34-46 |
| 08:33 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart travels with the ball | 34-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley (PG), John James (SG), Carmelo Moreno (SF), Tony Levine (PF) Alfredo Gallo, Julio Martin, Stjepan Kedzierski, Garf Ziebart | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lambert (SG), Richard Frese (PF), Scott Comacho (C) Arthur Miller, Calvin Balog, James Brown | |
| 08:10 | Dayton | Richard Frese loses the dribble to John James | 34-46 |
| 07:58 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen can't finish the layup | 34-46 |
| 07:57 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Levine | 34-46 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John James (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carmelo Moreno (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tony Levine (fresh) 9 reb. C - Vladimir Zieglen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (tiring) 2 pts. SG - John Lambert (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Hedrick (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Frese (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Comacho (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Scott Comacho - foul #1 on Scott Comacho, team foul #4 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), Calvin Balog (PF), James Brown (C) Glenn Davidson, Richard Frese, Scott Comacho | |
| 07:41 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 07:41 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 07:30 | Dayton | David Hedrick is whistled for traveling | 36-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart (PF) Vladimir Zieglen | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 07:14 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart misses the dunk but he's hacked by Calvin Balog - foul #1 on Calvin Balog, team foul #5 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Scott Comacho (C) James Brown | |
| 07:14 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart misses the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 07:14 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 06:56 | Dayton | David Hedrick shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 06:55 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Garf Ziebart | 37-46 |
| 06:51 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG), James Brown (C) Francisco Mendez, Scott Comacho | |
| 06:35 | Dayton | James Brown clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Cruz Whitley - foul #3 on Cruz Whitley, team foul #5 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG) Glenn Davidson | |
| 06:35 | Dayton | James Brown misses the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 06:35 | Dayton | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 06:24 | Rutgers | Tony Levine comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 37-47 |
| 06:22 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Garf Ziebart | 37-47 |
| 06:08 | Rutgers | John James misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on John Lambert - foul #3 on John Lambert, team foul #6 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen (C) Garf Ziebart | |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG), Scott Comacho (C) Francisco Mendez, Calvin Balog | |
| 06:08 | Rutgers | John James makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 06:08 | Rutgers | John James misses the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 06:08 | Dayton | John Lambert snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| 05:45 | Dayton | James Brown makes the wide open floater from the right side set up by Glenn Davidson | 38-49 |
| 05:37 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-49 |
| 05:36 | Rutgers | Tony Levine pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 05:18 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Lambert - foul #4 on John Lambert, team foul #7 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski (SF), Garf Ziebart (PF) Carmelo Moreno, Tony Levine | |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), Arthur Miller (SG), Calvin Balog (PF) Glenn Davidson, John Lambert, Scott Comacho | |
| 05:18 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 05:18 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 04:57 | Dayton | Vladimir Zieglen takes the ball from David Hedrick after a doubleteam | 40-49 |
| 04:41 | Rutgers | John James misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-49 |
| 04:39 | Dayton | Calvin Balog snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| 04:35 | Dayton | Stjepan Kedzierski picks off the pass by David Hedrick | 40-49 |
| 04:23 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen scores on a jumper from the left block | 42-49 |
| 04:19 | Dayton | David Hedrick evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 04:18 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 03:59 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley is hacked by Francisco Mendez - foul #1 on Francisco Mendez, team foul #8 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (SG), Tony Levine (C) John James, Vladimir Zieglen | |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG), John Lambert (SG), Scott Comacho (C) Francisco Mendez, Arthur Miller, James Brown | |
| 03:59 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 03:59 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Cruz Whitley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Julio Martin (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Garf Ziebart (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Levine (fresh) 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lambert (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Hedrick (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Calvin Balog (fresh) 4 pts. 13 reb. 4 blk. C - Scott Comacho (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:52 | Dayton | Calvin Balog misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 44-49 |
| 03:50 | Dayton | Calvin Balog hits the follow up shot | 44-51 |
| 03:36 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley loses the ball out of bounds | 44-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Carmelo Moreno (SF) Cruz Whitley, Stjepan Kedzierski | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Frese (PF), James Brown (C) Calvin Balog, Scott Comacho | |
| 03:19 | Dayton | Richard Frese is hacked by Carmelo Moreno - foul #1 on Carmelo Moreno, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen (C) Garf Ziebart | |
| Subs | Dayton | Calvin Balog (PF) Richard Frese | |
| 02:57 | Dayton | Calvin Balog hits a floater from the right block set up by John Lambert | 44-53 |
| 02:57 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley (PG), John James (SG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SF) Alfredo Gallo, Julio Martin, Carmelo Moreno | |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Fralick (PF) Calvin Balog | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:44 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-53 |
| 02:43 | Dayton | Charles Fralick gets the rebound | 44-53 |
| 02:37 | Dayton | John Lambert can't connect on a floater from the left side | 44-53 |
| 02:36 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski pulls down the rebound | 44-53 |
| 02:19 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Cruz Whitley | 47-53 |
| 02:05 | Dayton | David Hedrick misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 02:03 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Stjepan Kedzierski | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:42 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-53 |
| 01:41 | Dayton | Charles Fralick grabs the board | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:25 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from James Brown | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:11 | Rutgers | Tony Levine comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-55 |
| 01:09 | Dayton | John Lambert snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| 00:40 | Dayton | David Hedrick knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Carmelo Moreno (SF), Garf Ziebart (PF) Cruz Whitley, John James, Stjepan Kedzierski, Tony Levine | |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), Richard Frese (SF), Scott Comacho (C) Glenn Davidson, David Hedrick, James Brown | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez's fadeaway is rejected by Garf Ziebart | 47-58 |
| 00:07 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Frese | 47-58 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez runs out the clock | 47-58 |