| Lineup | Dayton | PG - George Santillo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Adams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darryl Larrabee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Akin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Erik Brooks (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Blaze (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Fagin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jim Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | James Blaze inbounds the ball | 31-38 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Rice | Jim Williams buries a shot from the baseline set up by Keith Robinson and he's hacked by Wayne Akin - foul #1 on Wayne Akin, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Robert Reed (PF) Erik Brooks, James Blaze, Mark Fagin | |
| 19:44 | Rice | Jim Williams makes the free throw | 31-41 |
| 19:26 | Dayton | Jim Williams steps in front of the Jerry Walker pass | 31-41 |
| 19:00 | Rice | John Herring drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Keith Robinson | 31-44 |
| 18:45 | Dayton | Jerry Walker is whistled for traveling | 31-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (SG), James Blaze (PF) John Herring, Jim Williams | |
| 18:38 | Rice | Keith Robinson buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-47 |
| 18:16 | Dayton | Ronald Adams clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-47 |
| 18:14 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-47 |
| 18:02 | Dayton | Wayne Akin lays it in on a nice dish by Ronald Adams and he's hacked by Robert Reed - foul #3 on Robert Reed, team foul #1 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG), Ralph Hannum (C) Erik Brooks, Robert Reed | |
| 18:02 | Dayton | Wayne Akin makes the free throw | 34-47 |
| 17:45 | Rice | Keith Robinson scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ralph Hannum and he's hacked by Wayne Akin - foul #2 on Wayne Akin, team foul #2 | 34-49 |
| 17:45 | Rice | Keith Robinson makes the free throw | 34-50 |
| 17:31 | Dayton | Jerry Walker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-50 |
| 17:29 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman pulls down the rebound | 34-50 |
| 17:16 | Rice | Darryl Larrabee is called for the reach on James Blaze - foul #2 on Darryl Larrabee, team foul #3 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pierce (PG), Morris Laureano (SG), Thomas Dietz (SF) George Santillo, Jerry Walker, Ronald Adams | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (SG) Eric Gurganus | |
| 16:58 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-50 |
| 16:56 | Dayton | Wayne Akin grabs the board | 34-50 |
| 16:51 | Dayton | John Pierce misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 34-50 |
| 16:49 | Dayton | Wayne Akin tips it back up and in | 36-50 |
| 16:30 | Rice | Keith Robinson is fouled on the floor by Wayne Akin - foul #3 on Wayne Akin, team foul #4 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronald Teeters (PF), Kenneth Lotz (C) Darryl Larrabee, Wayne Akin | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG), Mark Fagin (PF) Erik Brooks, Ralph Hannum | |
| 16:10 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-53 |
| 15:50 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters's floater is tipped away by Mark Fagin | 36-53 |
| 15:49 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman snags the defensive board | 36-53 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Pierce (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Morris Laureano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Thomas Dietz (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronald Teeters (fresh) C - Kenneth Lotz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Eric Gurganus (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathaniel Toothman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Fagin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Blaze (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:29 | Rice | Keith Robinson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-53 |
| 15:27 | Rice | James Blaze hits the follow up shot | 36-55 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:12 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz's pass is intercepted by Mark Fagin | 36-55 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:56 | Rice | John Pierce takes the ball from Eric Gurganus | 36-55 |
| 14:50 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters misses short on a shot from the left wing | 36-55 |
| 14:48 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman gets the rebound | 36-55 |
| 14:27 | Rice | James Blaze misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 36-55 |
| 14:26 | Dayton | Kenneth Lotz pulls down the rebound | 36-55 |
| 14:21 | Dayton | John Pierce hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 36-55 |
| 14:19 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman snags the defensive board | 36-55 |
| 13:56 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman loses the dribble to Thomas Dietz | 36-55 |
| 13:52 | Dayton | John Pierce misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-55 |
| 13:51 | Dayton | Morris Laureano tips it home | 38-55 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:28 | Rice | James Blaze scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Nathaniel Toothman | 38-57 |
| 13:15 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz hits the finger roll set up by Morris Laureano | 40-57 |
| 12:54 | Rice | James Blaze makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Eric Gurganus | 40-59 |
| 12:34 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-59 |
| 12:33 | Rice | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Toothman | 40-59 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:12 | Rice | Keith Robinson connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eric Gurganus | 40-61 |
| 12:05 | Dayton | Morris Laureano misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-61 |
| 12:04 | Rice | The rebound goes to Mark Fagin | 40-61 |
| 11:35 | Rice | Keith Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-61 |
| 11:34 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Morris Laureano | 40-61 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Pierce (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Morris Laureano (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Thomas Dietz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ronald Teeters (fairly fresh) C - Kenneth Lotz (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (tiring) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Eric Gurganus (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nathaniel Toothman (tiring) 3 pts. 8 reb. PF - Mark Fagin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - James Blaze (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:18 | Dayton | Keith Robinson is called for the reach on Ronald Teeters - foul #2 on Keith Robinson, team foul #2 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | George Santillo (PG), Jerry Walker (SG), Ronald Adams (SF), Darryl Larrabee (PF), Wayne Akin (C) John Pierce, Morris Laureano, Thomas Dietz, Ronald Teeters, Kenneth Lotz | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Erik Brooks (SG), Ralph Hannum (PF), Robert Reed (C) Keith Robinson, Eric Gurganus, Mark Fagin, James Blaze | |
| 11:07 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee lays it in | 42-61 |
| 10:39 | Rice | Jerry Walker is called for the reach on Erik Brooks - foul #1 on Jerry Walker, team foul #5 | 42-61 |
| 10:13 | Rice | Robert Reed comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Wayne Akin - foul #4 on Wayne Akin, team foul #6 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | George Stancil (C) Wayne Akin | |
| Subs | Rice | Jim Williams (C) Nathaniel Toothman | |
| 10:13 | Rice | Robert Reed misses the 1st free throw | 42-61 |
| 10:13 | Rice | Robert Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 42-61 |
| 10:13 | Dayton | George Stancil pulls down the rebound | 42-61 |
| 10:00 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee misses short on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Robert Reed - foul #4 on Robert Reed, team foul #3 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman (SF) Robert Reed | |
| 10:00 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee makes the 1st free throw | 43-61 |
| 10:00 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee misses the 2nd free throw | 43-61 |
| 10:00 | Rice | Ralph Hannum snags the defensive board | 43-61 |
| 09:35 | Rice | Erik Brooks misses long on a jumper from the right side | 43-61 |
| 09:33 | Rice | Jim Williams tips it in | 43-63 |
| 09:25 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 43-63 |
| 09:23 | Rice | Erik Brooks gets the rebound | 43-63 |
| 09:00 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Nathaniel Toothman, team foul #4 | 43-63 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), James Blaze (SF) John Herring, Nathaniel Toothman | |
| 08:43 | Dayton | Jerry Walker misses short on a floater from the left wing | 43-63 |
| 08:41 | Rice | Erik Brooks snags the defensive board | 43-63 |
| 08:19 | Rice | Ralph Hannum is called for traveling | 43-63 |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy (PG), Ronald Teeters (C) George Santillo, Ronald Adams | |
| Subs | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman (SF) Ralph Hannum | |
| 08:00 | Dayton | Jerry Walker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-63 |
| 07:58 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman pulls down the rebound | 43-63 |
| 07:29 | Rice | The pull-up jumper by James Blaze is blocked by Darryl Larrabee | 43-63 |
| 07:28 | Rice | James Blaze hits the follow up shot | 43-65 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Andrew Cuddy (fresh) SG - Jerry Walker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Stancil (fairly fresh) PF - Darryl Larrabee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Teeters (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Erik Brooks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Nathaniel Toothman (tired) 3 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Blaze (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jim Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:17 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jim Williams - foul #1 on Jim Williams, team foul #5 | 43-65 |
| Subs | Dayton | George Santillo (PG), John Pierce (SG), Thomas Dietz (SF), Wayne Akin (C) Andrew Cuddy, Jerry Walker, George Stancil, Ronald Teeters | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG), Ralph Hannum (SF), Mark Fagin (PF), Robert Reed (C) Keith Robinson, Nathaniel Toothman, James Blaze, Jim Williams | |
| 07:17 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee misses the 1st free throw | 43-65 |
| 07:17 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee makes the 2nd free throw | 44-65 |
| 06:53 | Rice | Ralph Hannum can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-65 |
| 06:51 | Dayton | George Santillo grabs the defensive rebound | 44-65 |
| 06:41 | Dayton | John Pierce drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Thomas Dietz | 46-65 |
| 06:25 | Rice | Mark Fagin's fadeaway is rejected by Darryl Larrabee | 46-65 |
| 06:23 | Dayton | George Santillo grabs the board | 46-65 |
| 05:56 | Dayton | Erik Brooks steals the ball from Thomas Dietz | 46-65 |
| 05:53 | Rice | Eric Gurganus lays it in set up by Erik Brooks | 46-67 |
| 05:28 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz double dribbles | 46-67 |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy (PG), Morris Laureano (SG), Ronald Adams (SF), Ronald Teeters (PF) George Santillo, John Pierce, Thomas Dietz, Darryl Larrabee | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), James Blaze (PF) Eric Gurganus, Ralph Hannum, Mark Fagin | |
| 05:04 | Rice | Keith Robinson scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Blaze | 46-70 |
| 04:55 | Dayton | Wayne Akin double dribbles | 46-70 |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Dietz (SF), Kenneth Lotz (C) Ronald Adams, Wayne Akin | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Eric Gurganus (SG), Timothy Davis (SF), Ralph Hannum (PF) Keith Robinson, Erik Brooks, Nathaniel Toothman, James Blaze | |
| 04:31 | Rice | Robert Reed is whistled for a charge - foul #5 on Robert Reed, team foul #6 | 46-70 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blaze (PF) Robert Reed | |
| 04:17 | Dayton | Morris Laureano is hacked by Eric Gurganus - foul #1 on Eric Gurganus, team foul #7 | 46-70 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jim Williams (C) James Blaze | |
| 04:17 | Dayton | Morris Laureano makes the 1st free throw | 47-70 |
| 04:17 | Dayton | Morris Laureano makes the 2nd free throw | 48-70 |
| 03:53 | Rice | Ralph Hannum misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 48-70 |
| 03:51 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Jim Williams | 48-70 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:31 | Rice | John Herring drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-72 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-72 |
| 03:17 | Rice | Timothy Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 48-72 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Andrew Cuddy (fresh) SG - Morris Laureano (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Thomas Dietz (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ronald Teeters (fresh) C - Kenneth Lotz (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Herring (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Gurganus (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Timothy Davis (fresh) PF - Ralph Hannum (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Jim Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:56 | Rice | Jim Williams misses badly on a floater in the paint | 48-72 |
| 02:55 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Ronald Teeters | 48-72 |
| 02:50 | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy's layup is rejected by Timothy Davis | 48-72 |
| 02:49 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz tips it in | 50-72 |
| 02:31 | Rice | John Herring can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 50-72 |
| 02:29 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Thomas Dietz | 50-72 |
| 02:18 | Dayton | Morris Laureano is hacked by Eric Gurganus - foul #2 on Eric Gurganus, team foul #8 | 50-72 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pierce (PG), George Stancil (PF) Andrew Cuddy, Kenneth Lotz | |
| Subs | Rice | Jae Champion (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), James Blaze (PF) Eric Gurganus, Timothy Davis, Jim Williams | |
| 02:18 | Dayton | Morris Laureano makes the 1st free throw | 51-72 |
| 02:18 | Dayton | Morris Laureano misses the 2nd free throw | 51-72 |
| 02:18 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters snags the offensive board | 51-72 |
| 02:12 | Dayton | Jae Champion is called for the reach on John Pierce - foul #1 on Jae Champion, team foul #9 | 51-72 |
| 02:12 | Dayton | John Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 52-72 |
| 02:12 | Dayton | John Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 53-72 |
| 01:44 | Rice | James Blaze hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Ralph Hannum | 53-74 |
| 01:27 | Dayton | Morris Laureano buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Pierce | 55-74 |
| 01:02 | Rice | Ralph Hannum misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-74 |
| 01:00 | Dayton | George Stancil gets the rebound | 55-74 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 55-74 |
| 00:51 | Dayton | George Stancil grabs the offensive rebound | 55-74 |
| 00:47 | Dayton | Ralph Hannum steals it from Ronald Teeters | 55-74 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Rice | John Herring hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-74 |
| 00:22 | Dayton | George Stancil gets the rebound | 55-74 |
| 00:17 | Dayton | Ralph Hannum steps in front of the George Stancil pass | 55-74 |
| 00:00 | Rice | John Herring runs out the clock | 55-74 |