| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Sam Hayner (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Alva Brzozowski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willy Cox (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fredrick Ferebee (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Dandrea (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Arthur Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Steve Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Finch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Emmett Best (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Antonio Long (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Willy Cox inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Dayton | Willy Cox banks in the layup on a nice dish by Sam Hayner | 31-31 |
| 19:27 | Rhode Island | Joseph Finch is fouled on the floor by John Dandrea - foul #3 on John Dandrea, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Raymon Bonilla (C) John Dandrea | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 19:07 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long misses the lay-in | 31-31 |
| 19:05 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 18:59 | Dayton | Alva Brzozowski is hacked by Joseph Finch - foul #2 on Joseph Finch, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 18:44 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee buries a runner in the paint and the foul's on Steve Smith - foul #2 on Steve Smith, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| 18:44 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee misses the free throw | 33-31 |
| 18:44 | Rhode Island | Emmett Best gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 18:36 | Rhode Island | Willy Cox is called for the reach on Joseph Finch - foul #2 on Willy Cox, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| 18:23 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Emmett Best | 33-34 |
| 18:21 | Dayton | Arthur Sanders is called for the reach on Sam Hayner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Arthur Sanders, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| 18:15 | Dayton | Willy Cox can't finish the layup | 33-34 |
| 18:13 | Rhode Island | Joseph Finch gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 18:08 | Rhode Island | Joseph Finch misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 18:07 | Dayton | Raymon Bonilla snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 17:52 | Dayton | Emmett Best steals the ball from Willy Cox | 33-34 |
| 17:40 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Willy Cox - foul #3 on Willy Cox, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| 17:40 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 17:40 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long misses the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 17:40 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 17:19 | Dayton | Alva Brzozowski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 17:18 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 17:06 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long loses the ball out of bounds | 33-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | Anthony Palen (SG) Alva Brzozowski | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Troy Mullen (PF) Emmett Best | |
| 16:55 | Dayton | Joseph Finch is called for the reach on Willy Cox - foul #3 on Joseph Finch, team foul #4 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Scott Farris (SG), Anthony Thompson (SF) Steve Smith, Joseph Finch | |
| 16:42 | Dayton | Raymon Bonilla can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 16:40 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee grabs the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 16:30 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 33-35 |
| 16:28 | Rhode Island | Scott Farris gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 16:11 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Troy Mullen | 33-37 |
| 15:50 | Dayton | Troy Mullen steps in front of the Anthony Palen pass | 33-37 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Sam Hayner (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Anthony Palen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willy Cox (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Fredrick Ferebee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymon Bonilla (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Arthur Sanders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Scott Farris (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Thompson (fresh) PF - Troy Mullen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Antonio Long (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Rhode Island | Scott Farris clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-37 |
| 15:34 | Rhode Island | Anthony Thompson tips it but misses | 33-37 |
| 15:33 | Dayton | Sam Hayner pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 15:30 | Dayton | Sam Hayner's pass is intercepted by Arthur Sanders in the backcourt | 33-37 |
| 15:22 | Rhode Island | The pull-up jumper by Arthur Sanders is blocked by Raymon Bonilla | 33-37 |
| 15:21 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Willy Cox | 33-37 |
| 15:02 | Dayton | Anthony Palen loses the ball out of bounds | 33-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | Alva Brzozowski (PG), John Dandrea (C) Sam Hayner, Raymon Bonilla | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joel Brady (PG), Steve Smith (SG), Joseph Finch (SF), Emmett Best (PF), Juan Alonzo (C) Arthur Sanders, Scott Farris, Anthony Thompson, Troy Mullen, Antonio Long | |
| 14:51 | Rhode Island | Juan Alonzo knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Joel Brady | 33-39 |
| 14:28 | Dayton | Anthony Palen misses the shot from close range | 33-39 |
| 14:26 | Dayton | Alva Brzozowski tips it back up and in | 35-39 |
| 14:10 | Rhode Island | Steve Smith hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Joel Brady | 35-42 |
| 13:42 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Sam Hayner (PG) Anthony Palen | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders (PG) Joel Brady | |
| 13:18 | Rhode Island | Joseph Finch hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 35-42 |
| 13:16 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| 12:54 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Willy Cox and he's fouled by Arthur Sanders - foul #2 on Arthur Sanders, team foul #5 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Antonio Long (C) Juan Alonzo | |
| 12:54 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee makes the free throw | 38-42 |
| 12:38 | Rhode Island | Joseph Finch is whistled for traveling | 38-42 |
| 12:23 | Dayton | John Dandrea is hacked by Antonio Long - foul #3 on Antonio Long, team foul #6 | 38-42 |
| 12:08 | Dayton | John Dandrea clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 12:07 | Dayton | John Dandrea pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 11:54 | Dayton | Arthur Sanders takes the ball from Willy Cox | 38-42 |
| 11:50 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders banks in the layup | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Sam Hayner (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Alva Brzozowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willy Cox (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Fredrick Ferebee (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - John Dandrea (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Arthur Sanders (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 6 stl. SG - Steve Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Finch (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Emmett Best (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Antonio Long (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Dayton | Sam Hayner loses the dribble to Emmett Best | 38-44 |
| 11:01 | Rhode Island | Joseph Finch can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-44 |
| 11:00 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 10:46 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 38-44 |
| 10:44 | Rhode Island | Joseph Finch snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 10:37 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long hits the finger roll on a great pass from Steve Smith | 38-46 |
| 10:26 | Dayton | John Dandrea's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Finch | 38-46 |
| 10:25 | Dayton | Willy Cox gets the offensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 10:01 | Dayton | Alva Brzozowski is hacked by Steve Smith - foul #3 on Steve Smith, team foul #7 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Anthony Palen (SG), Raymon Bonilla (C) Sam Hayner, John Dandrea | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joel Brady (PG), Scott Farris (SG), Anthony Thompson (SF), Troy Mullen (PF) Arthur Sanders, Steve Smith, Joseph Finch, Emmett Best | |
| 10:01 | Dayton | Alva Brzozowski makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 10:01 | Dayton | Alva Brzozowski makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 09:40 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Raymon Bonilla - foul #3 on Raymon Bonilla, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Barry Daw (PG) Alva Brzozowski | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 09:40 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long misses the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 09:40 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 09:19 | Dayton | Anthony Palen comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Scott Farris - foul #2 on Scott Farris, team foul #8 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Juan Alonzo (C) Antonio Long | |
| 09:19 | Dayton | Anthony Palen makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 09:19 | Dayton | Anthony Palen makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 08:54 | Rhode Island | Joel Brady can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 42-47 |
| 08:52 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 08:37 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-47 |
| 08:36 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Troy Mullen | 42-47 |
| 08:26 | Rhode Island | Scott Farris hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 42-47 |
| 08:25 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 07:59 | Dayton | Anthony Palen comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 42-47 |
| 07:58 | Rhode Island | Anthony Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 07:39 | Rhode Island | Scott Farris comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 07:38 | Dayton | Raymon Bonilla snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Barry Daw (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Palen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willy Cox (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Fredrick Ferebee (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Raymon Bonilla (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Joel Brady (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Scott Farris (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Troy Mullen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Juan Alonzo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee is fouled on the floor by Troy Mullen - foul #3 on Troy Mullen, team foul #9 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Sam Hayner (PG), John Dandrea (C) Barry Daw, Raymon Bonilla | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders (PG), Steve Smith (SG), Joseph Finch (SF), Emmett Best (PF), Antonio Long (C) Joel Brady, Scott Farris, Anthony Thompson, Troy Mullen, Juan Alonzo | |
| 07:31 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee misses the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 07:31 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long grabs the board | 42-47 |
| 07:26 | Rhode Island | Steve Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Arthur Sanders | 42-50 |
| 07:11 | Dayton | John Dandrea misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 07:09 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Antonio Long | 42-50 |
| 06:56 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long clanks a jumper from the right block | 42-50 |
| 06:55 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Willy Cox | 42-50 |
| 06:37 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 42-50 |
| 06:35 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders grabs the board | 42-50 |
| 06:17 | Rhode Island | The jump hook by Antonio Long is blocked by Willy Cox | 42-50 |
| 06:16 | Dayton | John Dandrea gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 06:11 | Dayton | Sam Hayner misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-50 |
| 06:09 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Antonio Long | 42-50 |
| 06:02 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long misses the shot from the left block | 42-50 |
| 06:00 | Rhode Island | Steve Smith tips it in | 42-52 |
| 05:53 | Dayton | Anthony Palen misses long on a shot from the baseline | 42-52 |
| 05:52 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee grabs the offensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 05:38 | Dayton | Antonio Long blocks the jumper by Willy Cox | 42-52 |
| 05:36 | Rhode Island | Joseph Finch grabs the defensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 05:13 | Rhode Island | Joseph Finch connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Antonio Long | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:06 | Dayton | Willy Cox misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-55 |
| 05:05 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long grabs the defensive rebound | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:43 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 42-55 |
| 04:41 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Emmett Best | 42-55 |
| 04:19 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 42-55 |
| 04:18 | Dayton | John Dandrea grabs the board | 42-55 |
| 04:09 | Dayton | Sam Hayner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-55 |
| 04:08 | Dayton | Anthony Palen gets the offensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 03:57 | Dayton | Anthony Palen buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Sam Hayner | 44-55 |
| 03:31 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Steve Smith | 44-58 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Sam Hayner (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Anthony Palen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willy Cox (tired) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Fredrick Ferebee (tired) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - John Dandrea (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Arthur Sanders (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 6 stl. SG - Steve Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Finch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Emmett Best (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Antonio Long (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:11 | Dayton | Sam Hayner loses the ball out of bounds | 44-58 |
| Subs | Dayton | Barry Daw (PG), Raymon Bonilla (C) Sam Hayner, John Dandrea | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joel Brady (PG), Scott Farris (SG), Arthur Bayerl (SF), Troy Mullen (PF), Juan Alonzo (C) Arthur Sanders, Steve Smith, Joseph Finch, Emmett Best, Antonio Long | |
| 02:43 | Rhode Island | Scott Farris comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-58 |
| 02:41 | Dayton | Willy Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 44-58 |
| 02:19 | Dayton | Barry Daw buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:58 | Rhode Island | Scott Farris misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Willy Cox - foul #4 on Willy Cox, team foul #5 | 47-58 |
| 01:58 | Rhode Island | Scott Farris misses the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 01:58 | Rhode Island | Scott Farris makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 01:39 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-59 |
| 01:38 | Rhode Island | Arthur Bayerl grabs the board | 47-59 |
| 01:22 | Rhode Island | Troy Mullen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-59 |
| 01:11 | Dayton | Raymon Bonilla is whistled for a carry | 47-59 |
| 00:54 | Rhode Island | Scott Farris clanks a runner in the lane | 47-59 |
| 00:53 | Rhode Island | Troy Mullen pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Rhode Island | Arthur Bayerl is fouled on the floor by Raymon Bonilla - foul #4 on Raymon Bonilla, team foul #6 | 47-59 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Joel Brady runs out the clock | 47-59 |