| Lineup | Iona | PG - Robert Dietrich (fresh) SG - Kenneth Burt (fresh) SF - Anthony Massey (fresh) PF - Bryce Gray (fresh) C - Shawn Holt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Thomas Noguera (fresh) SG - Tony Orlikowski (fresh) SF - Christopher Andresen (fresh) PF - Russell Johnson (fresh) C - Joseph Rafferty (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Russell Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Dayton | Shawn Holt takes the ball from Thomas Noguera | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Iona | Shawn Holt double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Dayton | Robert Dietrich steps in front of the Joseph Rafferty pass | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Iona | Robert Dietrich can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Iona | Bryce Gray tips it home | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Dayton | Thomas Noguera knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Christopher Andresen | 2-3 |
| 18:20 | Iona | Anthony Massey connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Dietrich | 5-3 |
| 17:55 | Dayton | Shawn Holt swats the short shot by Russell Johnson | 5-3 |
| 17:53 | Iona | Bryce Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:47 | Iona | Christopher Andresen picks off the pass by Anthony Massey | 5-3 |
| 17:43 | Dayton | Christopher Andresen misses the lay-in | 5-3 |
| 17:41 | Dayton | Russell Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:25 | Dayton | Christopher Andresen misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 17:23 | Iona | Shawn Holt gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:17 | Iona | Bryce Gray is hacked by Christopher Andresen - foul #1 on Christopher Andresen, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 16:58 | Iona | Anthony Massey misses long on a jumper from the left side | 5-3 |
| 16:57 | Dayton | Christopher Andresen gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 16:40 | Dayton | Christopher Andresen misses short on a jumper from the right block | 5-3 |
| 16:39 | Iona | Bryce Gray grabs the board | 5-3 |
| 16:34 | Iona | Anthony Massey hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Christopher Andresen - foul #2 on Christopher Andresen, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Iona | Bruce Avery (PF) Bryce Gray | |
| Subs | Dayton | Manuel Flury (SG), Charles Ray (SF), Mark Welch (PF), John Smith (C) Tony Orlikowski, Christopher Andresen, Russell Johnson, Joseph Rafferty | |
| 16:34 | Iona | Anthony Massey misses the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:34 | Iona | Anthony Massey misses the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:34 | Dayton | The rebound goes to John Smith | 5-3 |
| 16:15 | Dayton | Thomas Noguera can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 5-3 |
| 16:14 | Iona | The rebound goes to Robert Dietrich | 5-3 |
| 16:07 | Iona | Shawn Holt hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 5-3 |
| 16:06 | Dayton | Mark Welch grabs the board | 5-3 |
| 16:02 | Dayton | Thomas Noguera throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-3 |
| Subs | Iona | Ronald Parker (PG), Robert Fox (SG), Randall Puckett (SF), Norman Ice (PF) Robert Dietrich, Kenneth Burt, Anthony Massey, Shawn Holt | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Beckmann (SG) Thomas Noguera | |
| 15:53 | Iona | Bruce Avery misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #3 | 5-3 |
| 15:53 | Iona | Bruce Avery makes the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 15:53 | Iona | Bruce Avery misses the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 15:53 | Dayton | Mark Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 6-3 |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Ronald Parker (fresh) SG - Robert Fox (fresh) SF - Randall Puckett (fresh) PF - Norman Ice (fresh) C - Bruce Avery (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Manuel Flury (fresh) SG - John Beckmann (fresh) SF - Charles Ray (fresh) PF - Mark Welch (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Dayton | John Beckmann misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-3 |
| 15:28 | Dayton | Charles Ray grabs the offensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 15:19 | Dayton | Manuel Flury is hacked by Ronald Parker - foul #1 on Ronald Parker, team foul #1 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Iona | Bryce Gray (PF) Norman Ice | |
| Subs | Dayton | Tony Orlikowski (SG) John Beckmann | |
| 14:59 | Dayton | John Smith drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-6 |
| 14:36 | Iona | Randall Puckett misses long on a shot from the right side | 6-6 |
| 14:35 | Iona | Bruce Avery pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:27 | Iona | Bruce Avery makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Randall Puckett | 9-6 |
| 14:23 | Dayton | Manuel Flury is fouled on the floor by Ronald Parker - foul #2 on Ronald Parker, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Iona | Robert Dietrich (PG), Kenneth Burt (SG), Shawn Holt (C) Ronald Parker, Robert Fox, Bruce Avery | |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Noguera (PG), Russell Johnson (PF), Joseph Rafferty (C) Manuel Flury, Mark Welch, John Smith | |
| 14:01 | Dayton | Joseph Rafferty misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 9-6 |
| 13:59 | Iona | Bryce Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 13:53 | Iona | Shawn Holt blows the layup | 9-6 |
| 13:52 | Iona | Shawn Holt hits the follow up shot | 11-6 |
| 13:36 | Dayton | Charles Ray lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Noguera | 11-8 |
| 13:27 | Iona | Kenneth Burt double dribbles | 11-8 |
| Subs | Iona | Anthony Massey (SF), Bruce Avery (PF) Randall Puckett, Bryce Gray | |
| Subs | Dayton | Merle Moore (SF) Charles Ray | |
| 13:04 | Dayton | Anthony Massey takes the ball from Tony Orlikowski | 11-8 |
| 12:43 | Iona | Kenneth Burt knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Dietrich | 13-8 |
| 12:21 | Dayton | Merle Moore knocks in the turnaround from the left block and the foul's on Anthony Massey - foul #1 on Anthony Massey, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Iona | Robert Fox (PG), Edward Freeland (SG) Robert Dietrich, Kenneth Burt | |
| Subs | Dayton | Manuel Flury (SG) Tony Orlikowski | |
| 12:21 | Dayton | Merle Moore makes the free throw | 13-11 |
| 11:55 | Iona | Robert Fox misses short on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Thomas Noguera - foul #1 on Thomas Noguera, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Iona | Bryce Gray (PF) Bruce Avery | |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Ray (SF), Mark Welch (PF), John Smith (C) Merle Moore, Russell Johnson, Joseph Rafferty | |
| 11:55 | Iona | Robert Fox makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 11:55 | Iona | Robert Fox misses the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 11:55 | Dayton | John Smith grabs the board | 14-11 |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Robert Fox (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Edward Freeland (fresh) SF - Anthony Massey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bryce Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Thomas Noguera (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Flury (fresh) SF - Charles Ray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Welch (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Dayton | Manuel Flury misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-11 |
| 11:32 | Iona | Bryce Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 11:27 | Iona | Robert Fox comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 14-11 |
| 11:26 | Dayton | Mark Welch snags the defensive board | 14-11 |
| 11:07 | Dayton | Mark Welch is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Mark Welch, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Iona | Robert Dietrich (PG), Kenneth Burt (SG), Randall Puckett (SF), Bruce Avery (C) Robert Fox, Edward Freeland, Anthony Massey, Shawn Holt | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Beckmann (SG) Thomas Noguera | |
| 10:52 | Iona | Bryce Gray misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 10:51 | Dayton | John Beckmann pulls down the rebound | 14-11 |
| 10:46 | Dayton | Manuel Flury misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 14-11 |
| 10:44 | Dayton | Mark Welch can't tip it in | 14-11 |
| 10:43 | Dayton | John Smith grabs the offensive board | 14-11 |
| 10:29 | Dayton | Robert Dietrich steps in front of the Manuel Flury pass | 14-11 |
| 10:25 | Iona | Kenneth Burt misses the lay-in | 14-11 |
| 10:23 | Iona | Bryce Gray misses the tip | 14-11 |
| 10:22 | Iona | Randall Puckett tips it but misses | 14-11 |
| 10:21 | Dayton | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 10:12 | Dayton | John Beckmann misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 10:11 | Iona | Bryce Gray pulls down the rebound | 14-11 |
| 09:52 | Iona | Bryce Gray clanks a jump hook in the lane | 14-11 |
| 09:51 | Dayton | John Smith gets the rebound | 14-11 |
| 09:46 | Dayton | Manuel Flury is fouled on the floor by Randall Puckett - foul #1 on Randall Puckett, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Iona | Norman Ice (PF) Bryce Gray | |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Noguera (PG), Tony Orlikowski (SG), Merle Moore (SF), Russell Johnson (PF), Joseph Rafferty (C) Manuel Flury, John Beckmann, Charles Ray, Mark Welch, John Smith | |
| 09:35 | Dayton | Russell Johnson misses the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Norman Ice - foul #1 on Norman Ice, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Iona | Robert Fox (PG), Shawn Holt (C) Robert Dietrich, Bruce Avery | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 09:35 | Dayton | Russell Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 09:35 | Dayton | Russell Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 09:35 | Iona | Shawn Holt snags the defensive board | 14-11 |
| 09:29 | Iona | Tony Orlikowski is called for the reach on Robert Fox - foul #1 on Tony Orlikowski, team foul #6 | 14-11 |
| 09:09 | Iona | Kenneth Burt misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-11 |
| 09:07 | Dayton | Joseph Rafferty grabs the defensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 08:59 | Dayton | Kenneth Burt picks off the pass by Russell Johnson | 14-11 |
| 08:37 | Iona | Russell Johnson blocks the short jumper by Norman Ice | 14-11 |
| 08:35 | Iona | Shawn Holt tips it back up and in | 16-11 |
| 08:28 | Dayton | Thomas Noguera misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Fox - foul #1 on Robert Fox, team foul #6 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Iona | Robert Dietrich (PG), Anthony Massey (SF), Bruce Avery (PF) Kenneth Burt, Randall Puckett, Norman Ice | |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Ray (SF) Merle Moore | |
| 08:28 | Dayton | Thomas Noguera makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 08:28 | Dayton | Thomas Noguera makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 08:10 | Iona | Anthony Massey is fouled on the floor by Joseph Rafferty - foul #1 on Joseph Rafferty, team foul #7 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Iona | Bryce Gray (PF) Bruce Avery | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 08:10 | Iona | Anthony Massey makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 08:10 | Iona | Anthony Massey makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 07:51 | Dayton | Thomas Noguera is fouled on the floor by Shawn Holt - foul #1 on Shawn Holt, team foul #7 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Iona | Bruce Avery (C) Shawn Holt | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 07:51 | Dayton | Thomas Noguera misses the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 07:51 | Iona | Bryce Gray snags the defensive board | 18-13 |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Robert Dietrich (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Fox (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Anthony Massey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bryce Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Bruce Avery (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Thomas Noguera (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Orlikowski (fresh) SF - Charles Ray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Johnson (fresh) C - Joseph Rafferty (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Iona | Robert Fox travels with the ball | 18-13 |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Manuel Flury (PG), Mark Welch (C) Thomas Noguera, Joseph Rafferty | |
| 07:01 | Dayton | Tony Orlikowski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-13 |
| 06:59 | Dayton | Manuel Flury snags the offensive board | 18-13 |
| 06:43 | Dayton | Mark Welch is called for a charge - foul #2 on Mark Welch, team foul #8 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Iona | Kenneth Burt (SG), Shawn Holt (C) Robert Dietrich, Bryce Gray | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Beckmann (SG), Merle Moore (SF), John Smith (PF), Josef Zimmer (C) Tony Orlikowski, Charles Ray, Russell Johnson, Mark Welch | |
| 06:30 | Iona | Robert Fox clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 18-13 |
| 06:28 | Iona | Bruce Avery misses the tip | 18-13 |
| 06:27 | Dayton | John Smith grabs the board | 18-13 |
| 06:11 | Dayton | John Smith misses badly on a 3 from the left wing but the foul's on Kenneth Burt - foul #1 on Kenneth Burt, team foul #8 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Iona | Edward Freeland (PG), Randall Puckett (SF) Robert Fox, Anthony Massey | |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Noguera (PG), Joseph Rafferty (C) John Beckmann, Josef Zimmer | |
| 06:11 | Dayton | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 06:11 | Dayton | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 06:11 | Dayton | John Smith makes the 3rd free throw | 18-16 |
| 05:55 | Iona | Bruce Avery clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 18-16 |
| 05:54 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Manuel Flury | 18-16 |
| 05:47 | Dayton | Joseph Rafferty connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Merle Moore | 18-19 |
| 05:30 | Iona | Shawn Holt drills a jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by Joseph Rafferty - foul #2 on Joseph Rafferty, team foul #9 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Iona | Robert Dietrich (PG), Bryce Gray (PF) Edward Freeland, Bruce Avery | |
| Subs | Dayton | Tony Orlikowski (SG), Charles Ray (SF), Josef Zimmer (C) Manuel Flury, Merle Moore, Joseph Rafferty | |
| 05:30 | Iona | Shawn Holt makes the free throw | 21-19 |
| 05:14 | Dayton | Charles Ray misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-19 |
| 05:13 | Iona | Bryce Gray pulls down the rebound | 21-19 |
| 05:08 | Iona | Shawn Holt misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-19 |
| 05:06 | Dayton | Tony Orlikowski grabs the defensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 04:45 | Dayton | Charles Ray knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 21-21 |
| 04:19 | Iona | Shawn Holt misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Josef Zimmer - foul #1 on Josef Zimmer, team foul #10 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Iona | Robert Fox (SG), Anthony Massey (SF) Kenneth Burt, Randall Puckett | |
| Subs | Dayton | Russell Johnson (PF) Josef Zimmer | |
| 04:19 | Iona | Shawn Holt makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 04:19 | Iona | Shawn Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 03:54 | Dayton | Anthony Massey is called for the reach on Charles Ray - foul #2 on Anthony Massey, team foul #9 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Iona | Ronald Parker (PG), Norman Ice (PF), Bruce Avery (C) Robert Dietrich, Bryce Gray, Shawn Holt | |
| Subs | Dayton | Manuel Flury (PG), Joseph Rafferty (C) Thomas Noguera, John Smith | |
| 03:54 | Dayton | Charles Ray makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 03:54 | Dayton | Charles Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 03:54 | Iona | Anthony Massey grabs the defensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 03:34 | Iona | Norman Ice knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 25-22 |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Ronald Parker (fresh) SG - Robert Fox (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Anthony Massey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Norman Ice (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bruce Avery (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Manuel Flury (fresh) SG - Tony Orlikowski (fresh) SF - Charles Ray (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Russell Johnson (fresh) C - Joseph Rafferty (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:21 | Dayton | Russell Johnson connects on the floater near the basket set up by Tony Orlikowski | 25-24 |
| 03:06 | Iona | Norman Ice misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-24 |
| 03:04 | Dayton | Tony Orlikowski pulls down the rebound | 25-24 |
| 02:50 | Dayton | Tony Orlikowski connects on the turnaround from close range | 25-26 |
| 02:45 | Iona | Robert Fox misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-26 |
| 02:43 | Dayton | Russell Johnson snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 02:18 | Dayton | Manuel Flury is hacked by Robert Fox - foul #2 on Robert Fox, team foul #10 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Iona | Robert Dietrich (PG), Kenneth Burt (SG), Bryce Gray (PF) Robert Fox, Anthony Massey, Norman Ice | |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Noguera (PG), Christopher Andresen (SF) Tony Orlikowski, Charles Ray | |
| 02:18 | Dayton | Manuel Flury makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:18 | Dayton | Manuel Flury makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 01:50 | Iona | Bruce Avery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-28 |
| Subs | Iona | Shawn Holt (C) Bruce Avery | |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Welch (PF) Russell Johnson | |
| 01:48 | Dayton | Robert Dietrich is called for the reach on Thomas Noguera in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Dietrich, team foul #11 | 25-28 |
| 01:48 | Dayton | Thomas Noguera makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 01:48 | Dayton | Thomas Noguera makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 01:31 | Iona | Shawn Holt buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Robert Dietrich | 27-30 |
| 01:04 | Dayton | Thomas Noguera misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-30 |
| 01:02 | Iona | Shawn Holt grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 00:58 | Iona | Ronald Parker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-30 |
| 00:57 | Dayton | Manuel Flury pulls down the rebound | 27-30 |
| 00:42 | Dayton | Joseph Rafferty clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Dietrich - foul #2 on Robert Dietrich, team foul #12 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Iona | Randall Puckett (SF), Bruce Avery (PF) Ronald Parker, Bryce Gray | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Beckmann (SG), Russell Johnson (PF) Manuel Flury, Mark Welch | |
| 00:42 | Dayton | Joseph Rafferty makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 00:42 | Dayton | Joseph Rafferty makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 00:30 | Iona | Christopher Andresen steps in front of the Bruce Avery pass | 27-32 |
| 00:04 | Dayton | Shawn Holt steals it from Russell Johnson | 27-32 |
| 00:00 | Iona | Shawn Holt hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 27-32 |