| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chen Xiang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fresh) PF - Neil Lazaro (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Nicholas Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Sperber (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vincent Gray (fresh) 4 reb. C - Alexander Stroup (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Gary Wilson inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:42 | Missouri | Alexander Stroup is hacked by Ivan Danowski - foul #3 on Ivan Danowski, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Brooks (PG) Ivan Danowski | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 19:19 | Missouri | Gary Wilson scores on a jumper from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 19:00 | Dayton | Mark Brooks is hacked by Nicholas Ferguson - foul #2 on Nicholas Ferguson, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| 18:48 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga misses the lay-in | 30-32 |
| 18:47 | Missouri | Vincent Gray grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 18:38 | Missouri | William Sperber connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-34 |
| 18:20 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro makes the contested jump hook from the left block set up by Joseph Crumpton | 32-34 |
| 17:53 | Missouri | Gary Wilson makes the jump hook from close range | 32-36 |
| 17:44 | Dayton | Mark Brooks is open and scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Crumpton | 35-36 |
| 17:29 | Missouri | Gary Wilson travels with the ball | 35-36 |
| 17:13 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga misses short on a shot from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 17:11 | Dayton | Chen Xiang tips it home | 37-36 |
| 17:06 | Missouri | Gary Wilson makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from William Sperber | 37-38 |
| 16:48 | Dayton | Alexander Stroup steals the ball from Chen Xiang | 37-38 |
| 16:24 | Missouri | William Sperber clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 16:22 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 16:17 | Dayton | Chen Xiang misses the wide open floater from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 16:16 | Missouri | Alexander Stroup snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 15:52 | Missouri | William Sperber is hacked by Chen Xiang - foul #2 on Chen Xiang, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG), Jeremy Dickerson (PF) Mark Brooks, Joseph Crumpton | |
| Subs | Missouri | Corey Smith (PG), Frank Perdue (SG), Robert Eckberg (SF), Joey Toussaint (PF), Gale Spence (C) Nicholas Ferguson, William Sperber, Gary Wilson, Vincent Gray, Alexander Stroup | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chen Xiang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Neil Lazaro (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Dickerson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Dikembe Alvarenga (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Corey Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Perdue (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Eckberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joey Toussaint (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gale Spence (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Missouri | Frank Perdue makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 15:17 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 15:16 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga tips it back up and in | 39-41 |
| 14:56 | Missouri | Neil Lazaro takes the ball from Joey Toussaint | 39-41 |
| 14:52 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro jams it | 41-41 |
| 14:26 | Missouri | Gale Spence clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 41-41 |
| 14:25 | Dayton | Chen Xiang snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 14:10 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson's fadeaway is rejected by Gale Spence | 41-41 |
| 14:09 | Missouri | Joey Toussaint snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 13:55 | Missouri | Gale Spence's layup is rejected by Jeremy Dickerson | 41-41 |
| 13:54 | Missouri | Joey Toussaint hits the follow up shot | 41-43 |
| 13:41 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 41-43 |
| 13:39 | Missouri | Corey Smith pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 13:20 | Missouri | Frank Perdue misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 41-43 |
| 13:19 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Chen Xiang | 41-43 |
| 13:02 | Dayton | Chen Xiang clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Frank Perdue - foul #2 on Frank Perdue, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton (SF) Jeremy Dickerson | |
| Subs | Missouri | Nicholas Ferguson (PG), William Sperber (SG), Gary Wilson (SF), Vincent Gray (PF), Alexander Stroup (C) Corey Smith, Frank Perdue, Robert Eckberg, Joey Toussaint, Gale Spence | |
| 13:02 | Dayton | Chen Xiang makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 13:02 | Dayton | Chen Xiang makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 12:41 | Missouri | Vincent Gray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-43 |
| 12:30 | Dayton | Chen Xiang is hacked by William Sperber - foul #2 on William Sperber, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| 12:14 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-43 |
| 12:12 | Missouri | Vincent Gray grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 11:55 | Missouri | Vincent Gray can't connect on a runner from close range | 43-43 |
| 11:53 | Missouri | William Sperber grabs the offensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 11:39 | Missouri | Gary Wilson's fadeaway is rejected by Dikembe Alvarenga | 43-43 |
| 11:38 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chen Xiang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Neil Lazaro (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Dikembe Alvarenga (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Nicholas Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Sperber (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Wilson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vincent Gray (fresh) 6 reb. C - Alexander Stroup (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 11:29 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Ivan Danowski | 43-43 |
| 11:22 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 43-43 |
| 11:20 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Alexander Stroup | 43-43 |
| 10:51 | Missouri | Alexander Stroup throws it down set up by William Sperber | 43-45 |
| 10:36 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Chen Xiang | 45-45 |
| 10:31 | Missouri | William Sperber comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 10:30 | Missouri | Vincent Gray grabs the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 10:16 | Missouri | William Sperber misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-45 |
| 10:15 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 10:08 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Alexander Stroup - foul #3 on Alexander Stroup, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (PG), Mark Brooks (SG), Jeremy Dickerson (PF), Edmund Hagedorn (C) Ivan Danowski, Chen Xiang, Joseph Crumpton, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| Subs | Missouri | Corey Smith (PG), Joey Toussaint (PF) Nicholas Ferguson, Vincent Gray | |
| 10:08 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 10:08 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 09:50 | Missouri | William Sperber is denied on a layup by Edmund Hagedorn | 47-45 |
| 09:49 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 09:35 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro makes the contested jumper near the basket | 49-45 |
| 09:09 | Missouri | William Sperber makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-48 |
| 08:52 | Dayton | Eldon Fox makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Mark Brooks | 52-48 |
| 08:37 | Missouri | Corey Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-48 |
| 08:35 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 08:18 | Dayton | Mark Brooks misses long on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-48 |
| 08:16 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson can't tip it in | 52-48 |
| 08:15 | Missouri | William Sperber pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 07:51 | Missouri | Gary Wilson can't connect on a shot from the left block | 52-48 |
| 07:49 | Missouri | Joey Toussaint grabs the offensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 07:30 | Missouri | Gary Wilson buries a fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on Jeremy Dickerson - foul #1 on Jeremy Dickerson, team foul #3 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG), Chen Xiang (SG), Joseph Crumpton (SF), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) Eldon Fox, Mark Brooks, Neil Lazaro, Edmund Hagedorn | |
| Subs | Missouri | Nicholas Ferguson (PG), Frank Perdue (SG), Vincent Gray (PF) Corey Smith, William Sperber, Alexander Stroup | |
| 07:30 | Missouri | Gary Wilson makes the free throw | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chen Xiang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jeremy Dickerson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Dikembe Alvarenga (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Nicholas Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Frank Perdue (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gary Wilson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vincent Gray (fresh) 7 reb. C - Joey Toussaint (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Dikembe Alvarenga | 55-51 |
| 07:01 | Missouri | Gary Wilson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-51 |
| 06:59 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| 06:47 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton is fouled on the floor by Gary Wilson - foul #2 on Gary Wilson, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn (C) Jeremy Dickerson | |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Eckberg (SF), Gale Spence (C) Gary Wilson, Joey Toussaint | |
| 06:30 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn clanks a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Frank Perdue - foul #3 on Frank Perdue, team foul #6 | 55-51 |
| 06:30 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 06:30 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 06:09 | Missouri | Robert Eckberg can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Joseph Crumpton - foul #3 on Joseph Crumpton, team foul #4 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Missouri | William Sperber (SG) Frank Perdue | |
| 06:09 | Missouri | Robert Eckberg makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 06:09 | Missouri | Robert Eckberg makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 05:57 | Dayton | The jumper by Dikembe Alvarenga is denied by Vincent Gray | 56-53 |
| 05:56 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn tips it back up and in | 58-53 |
| 05:43 | Missouri | William Sperber misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-53 |
| 05:42 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton grabs the defensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 05:28 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gale Spence - foul #1 on Gale Spence, team foul #7 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson (PF) Edmund Hagedorn | |
| Subs | Missouri | Frank Perdue (SF), Joey Toussaint (C) Robert Eckberg, Gale Spence | |
| 05:28 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton misses the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 05:28 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 05:08 | Missouri | Vincent Gray blows the layup | 59-53 |
| 05:07 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Chen Xiang | 59-53 |
| 05:01 | Dayton | Chen Xiang clanks a shot from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 04:59 | Missouri | Vincent Gray pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| 04:33 | Missouri | Frank Perdue is called for a backcourt violation | 59-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Brooks (SG) Joseph Crumpton | |
| Subs | Missouri | Corey Smith (PG), Alexander Stroup (C) Nicholas Ferguson, Vincent Gray | |
| 04:12 | Dayton | Mark Brooks misses short on a 3 from straight away | 59-53 |
| 04:10 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson hits the follow up shot | 61-53 |
| 03:41 | Missouri | Joey Toussaint comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-53 |
| 03:40 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski grabs the board | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Dayton | Mark Brooks misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-53 |
| 03:13 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson grabs the offensive board | 61-53 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chen Xiang (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jeremy Dickerson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Dikembe Alvarenga (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Corey Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Sperber (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Perdue (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joey Toussaint (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Alexander Stroup (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:52 | Dayton | Chen Xiang knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Ivan Danowski | 63-53 |
| 02:52 | Missouri | Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton (SF), Neil Lazaro (PF) Mark Brooks, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| Subs | Missouri | Nicholas Ferguson (PG), Gary Wilson (SF), Vincent Gray (PF) Corey Smith, Frank Perdue, Joey Toussaint | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:45 | Missouri | Gary Wilson is hacked by Joseph Crumpton - foul #4 on Joseph Crumpton, team foul #5 | 63-53 |
| 02:38 | Missouri | William Sperber misses the 3 from the left wing | 63-53 |
| 02:36 | Missouri | Vincent Gray gets the offensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 02:27 | Missouri | William Sperber hits a 3 from straight away | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 02:09 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 63-56 |
| 02:08 | Missouri | Gary Wilson pulls down the rebound | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 01:40 | Missouri | Nicholas Ferguson misses the 3 from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 01:38 | Dayton | Chen Xiang snags the defensive board | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 01:31 | Dayton | Chen Xiang connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ivan Danowski | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 01:21 | Missouri | Gary Wilson drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by William Sperber | 65-58 |
| 01:02 | Dayton | William Sperber is called for the reach on Chen Xiang - foul #3 on William Sperber, team foul #8 | 65-58 |
| 01:02 | Dayton | Chen Xiang makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 01:02 | Dayton | Chen Xiang makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:56 | Missouri | Vincent Gray is whistled for a carry | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Dayton | William Sperber is called for the reach on Dikembe Alvarenga in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Sperber, team foul #9 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Brooks (SG) Chen Xiang | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 00:54 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:54 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:49 | Missouri | Alexander Stroup's pass is intercepted by Mark Brooks | 69-58 |
| 00:45 | Dayton | Mark Brooks hits the finger roll | 71-58 |
| 00:39 | Missouri | Alexander Stroup misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 71-58 |
| 00:37 | Missouri | Nicholas Ferguson hits the follow up shot | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Dayton | Mark Brooks makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Joseph Crumpton and he's hacked by Nicholas Ferguson - foul #3 on Nicholas Ferguson, team foul #10 | 73-60 |
| Subs | Dayton | Chen Xiang (SG) Ivan Danowski | |
| Subs | Missouri | Corey Smith (PG), Frank Perdue (SG), Robert Eckberg (SF), Joey Toussaint (PF), Gale Spence (C) Nicholas Ferguson, William Sperber, Gary Wilson, Vincent Gray, Alexander Stroup | |
| 00:11 | Dayton | Mark Brooks misses the free throw | 73-60 |
| 00:11 | Missouri | Joey Toussaint pulls down the rebound | 73-60 |
| 00:06 | Missouri | Corey Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Crumpton | 73-60 |
| 00:05 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro snags the defensive board | 73-60 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Mark Brooks runs out the clock | 73-60 |