| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Luke Weesner (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Christopher Montgomery (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eddie Livesay (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Ridout (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Tyus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lambert (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Hedrick (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Calvin Balog (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Jose State | Eddie Livesay inbounds the ball | 27-40 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | San Jose State | Christopher Montgomery can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-40 |
| 19:45 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Calvin Balog | 27-40 |
| 19:24 | Dayton | John Lambert misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-40 |
| 19:22 | Dayton | James Brown tips it in | 27-42 |
| 19:06 | San Jose State | Christopher Montgomery is hacked by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #1 | 27-42 |
| 18:43 | San Jose State | Christopher Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-42 |
| 18:41 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson pulls down the rebound | 27-42 |
| 18:27 | Dayton | Calvin Balog throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-42 |
| 18:06 | San Jose State | Gary Ridout misses the runner from the left block but the foul's on Calvin Balog - foul #2 on Calvin Balog, team foul #2 | 27-42 |
| 18:06 | San Jose State | Gary Ridout makes the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 18:06 | San Jose State | Gary Ridout misses the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 18:06 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Calvin Balog | 28-42 |
| 17:49 | Dayton | David Hedrick hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing but he's fouled by Eddie Livesay - foul #1 on Eddie Livesay, team foul #1 | 28-42 |
| 17:49 | Dayton | David Hedrick makes the 1st free throw | 28-43 |
| 17:49 | Dayton | David Hedrick makes the 2nd free throw | 28-44 |
| 17:49 | Dayton | David Hedrick misses the 3rd free throw | 28-44 |
| 17:49 | San Jose State | Robert Tyus snags the defensive board | 28-44 |
| 17:31 | San Jose State | Gary Ridout hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Luke Weesner | 30-44 |
| 17:19 | Dayton | David Hedrick hits a shot from the right block | 30-46 |
| 17:03 | San Jose State | Robert Tyus can't finish the layup | 30-46 |
| 17:01 | San Jose State | Gary Ridout can't tip it in | 30-46 |
| 16:59 | San Jose State | Robert Tyus tips it in | 32-46 |
| 16:41 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Luke Weesner - foul #2 on Luke Weesner, team foul #2 | 32-46 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Merlin Degraff (PG), Robert Freeman (PF), Brian Camp (C) Luke Weesner, Gary Ridout, Robert Tyus | |
| Subs | Dayton | Arthur Miller (SG), Charles Fralick (PF), Scott Comacho (C) John Lambert, Calvin Balog, James Brown | |
| 16:41 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 16:41 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-48 |
| 16:17 | San Jose State | Brian Camp makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Merlin Degraff | 34-48 |
| 16:03 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson misses the floater from the right side | 34-48 |
| 16:01 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Eddie Livesay | 34-48 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Merlin Degraff (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Montgomery (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eddie Livesay (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Freeman (fresh) C - Brian Camp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hedrick (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Fralick (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Comacho (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | San Jose State | Eddie Livesay hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 34-48 |
| 15:43 | San Jose State | Robert Freeman can't tip it in | 34-48 |
| 15:41 | Dayton | Charles Fralick grabs the board | 34-48 |
| 15:23 | Dayton | Eddie Livesay is called for the reach on David Hedrick - foul #2 on Eddie Livesay, team foul #3 | 34-48 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Luke Weesner (PG), William Goris (SF) Christopher Montgomery, Eddie Livesay | |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), John Lambert (SG), Richard Frese (SF), Calvin Balog (PF), James Brown (C) Glenn Davidson, Arthur Miller, David Hedrick, Charles Fralick, Scott Comacho | |
| 15:11 | Dayton | Calvin Balog misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Brian Camp - foul #3 on Brian Camp, team foul #4 | 34-48 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Robert Tyus (C) Brian Camp | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 15:11 | Dayton | Calvin Balog makes the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 15:11 | Dayton | Calvin Balog misses the 2nd free throw | 34-49 |
| 15:11 | San Jose State | Robert Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 34-49 |
| 14:44 | San Jose State | The short jumper by William Goris is denied by Calvin Balog | 34-49 |
| 14:43 | San Jose State | Merlin Degraff snags the offensive board | 34-49 |
| 14:33 | San Jose State | Merlin Degraff hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-49 |
| 14:32 | Dayton | John Lambert gets the rebound | 34-49 |
| 14:14 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Frese | 34-52 |
| 14:00 | San Jose State | Robert Freeman drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Robert Tyus | 36-52 |
| 13:33 | Dayton | James Brown comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 36-52 |
| 13:32 | Dayton | Richard Frese tips it home | 36-54 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:24 | San Jose State | Robert Freeman can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-54 |
| 13:23 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez pulls down the rebound | 36-54 |
| 13:16 | Dayton | William Goris is called for the reach on John Lambert - foul #1 on William Goris, team foul #5 | 36-54 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Christopher Montgomery (SG), Eddie Livesay (SF), Gary Ridout (PF), Brian Camp (C) Luke Weesner, William Goris, Robert Freeman, Robert Tyus | |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG), David Hedrick (SF) Francisco Mendez, Richard Frese | |
| 13:01 | Dayton | James Brown connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by John Lambert | 36-56 |
| 12:36 | San Jose State | Eddie Livesay blows the wide open layup | 36-56 |
| 12:34 | Dayton | James Brown grabs the board | 36-56 |
| 12:30 | Dayton | David Hedrick scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Lambert | 36-59 |
| 12:18 | San Jose State | Merlin Degraff misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-59 |
| 12:16 | San Jose State | Christopher Montgomery misses the tip | 36-59 |
| 12:15 | Dayton | James Brown snags the defensive board | 36-59 |
| 11:51 | Dayton | David Hedrick hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-62 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Merlin Degraff (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Montgomery (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eddie Livesay (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Ridout (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Camp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lambert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Hedrick (fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. PF - Calvin Balog (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:35 | San Jose State | Gary Ridout banks in the layup on a nice dish by Merlin Degraff | 38-62 |
| 11:15 | Dayton | David Hedrick misses the jumper from the left block | 38-62 |
| 11:13 | Dayton | James Brown tips it in | 38-64 |
| 11:04 | San Jose State | Eddie Livesay misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by David Hedrick - foul #1 on David Hedrick, team foul #3 | 38-64 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Luke Weesner (PG), Robert Tyus (C) Merlin Degraff, Brian Camp | |
| Subs | Dayton | Arthur Miller (SG), Charles Fralick (PF), Scott Comacho (C) John Lambert, Calvin Balog, James Brown | |
| 11:04 | San Jose State | Eddie Livesay makes the 1st free throw | 39-64 |
| 11:04 | San Jose State | Eddie Livesay misses the 2nd free throw | 39-64 |
| 11:04 | Dayton | Scott Comacho gets the rebound | 39-64 |
| 10:35 | Dayton | Scott Comacho makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Glenn Davidson | 39-66 |
| 10:21 | San Jose State | Gary Ridout hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 39-66 |
| 10:20 | Dayton | Scott Comacho snags the defensive board | 39-66 |
| 10:03 | Dayton | David Hedrick can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Christopher Montgomery - foul #2 on Christopher Montgomery, team foul #6 | 39-66 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Robert Freeman (PF) Gary Ridout | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 10:03 | Dayton | David Hedrick makes the 1st free throw | 39-67 |
| 10:03 | Dayton | David Hedrick makes the 2nd free throw | 39-68 |
| 10:01 | San Jose State | Luke Weesner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-68 |
| 09:35 | Dayton | Arthur Miller drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Glenn Davidson | 39-70 |
| 09:30 | San Jose State | Eddie Livesay loses the dribble to David Hedrick | 39-70 |
| 09:19 | Dayton | David Hedrick misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-70 |
| 09:17 | San Jose State | Robert Tyus grabs the defensive rebound | 39-70 |
| 09:08 | San Jose State | Luke Weesner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-70 |
| 09:07 | San Jose State | Eddie Livesay can't tip it in | 39-70 |
| 09:06 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson grabs the board | 39-70 |
| 08:50 | Dayton | David Hedrick misses badly on a floater near the basket | 39-70 |
| 08:49 | Dayton | Scott Comacho hits the follow up shot | 39-72 |
| 08:33 | San Jose State | Robert Tyus is hacked by Scott Comacho - foul #1 on Scott Comacho, team foul #4 | 39-72 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Julian Tanner (PG), Merlin Degraff (SG), William Goris (SF), Brian Camp (C) Luke Weesner, Christopher Montgomery, Eddie Livesay, Robert Tyus | |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), Richard Frese (SF) Glenn Davidson, David Hedrick | |
| 08:28 | San Jose State | Julian Tanner is whistled for a carry | 39-72 |
| 08:12 | Dayton | Charles Fralick blows the layup | 39-72 |
| 08:10 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Frese | 39-72 |
| 07:59 | Dayton | Richard Frese scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Francisco Mendez and the foul's on Merlin Degraff - foul #1 on Merlin Degraff, team foul #7 | 39-74 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Joseph (SG) Arthur Miller | |
| 07:59 | Dayton | Richard Frese makes the free throw | 39-75 |
| 07:50 | San Jose State | Merlin Degraff drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Freeman | 42-75 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Julian Tanner (fresh) SG - Merlin Degraff (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Goris (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Camp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Francisco Mendez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Joseph (fresh) SF - Richard Frese (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Fralick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Comacho (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Dayton | Charles Fralick misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-75 |
| 07:28 | San Jose State | Julian Tanner snags the defensive board | 42-75 |
| 07:13 | San Jose State | Merlin Degraff drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Julian Tanner | 45-75 |
| 07:00 | Dayton | Kevin Joseph misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Robert Freeman - foul #3 on Robert Freeman, team foul #8 | 45-75 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Arthur Miller (SG) Francisco Mendez | |
| 07:00 | Dayton | Kevin Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 45-76 |
| 07:00 | Dayton | Kevin Joseph misses the 2nd free throw | 45-76 |
| 07:00 | San Jose State | Brian Camp snags the defensive board | 45-76 |
| 06:47 | San Jose State | Merlin Degraff misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 45-76 |
| 06:46 | Dayton | Scott Comacho pulls down the rebound | 45-76 |
| 06:34 | Dayton | Arthur Miller knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Joseph | 45-79 |
| 06:19 | San Jose State | Robert Freeman is whistled for traveling | 45-79 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Alexander Simmons (SF) Robert Freeman | |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG) Kevin Joseph | |
| 06:09 | Dayton | Richard Frese misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Alexander Simmons - foul #1 on Alexander Simmons, team foul #9 | 45-79 |
| 06:09 | Dayton | Richard Frese misses the 1st free throw | 45-79 |
| 06:09 | Dayton | Richard Frese makes the 2nd free throw | 45-80 |
| 05:55 | San Jose State | Merlin Degraff misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-80 |
| 05:54 | Dayton | Richard Frese pulls down the rebound | 45-80 |
| 05:37 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez double dribbles | 45-80 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Derrick Kennedy (PG), Robert Freeman (C) Julian Tanner, Brian Camp | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 05:17 | San Jose State | William Goris is called for traveling | 45-80 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Brian Camp (C) William Goris | |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Joseph (SG) Arthur Miller | |
| 05:01 | Dayton | Robert Freeman is called for the reach on Kevin Joseph - foul #4 on Robert Freeman, team foul #10 | 45-80 |
| 05:01 | Dayton | Kevin Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 45-81 |
| 05:01 | Dayton | Kevin Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 45-82 |
| 04:46 | San Jose State | Kevin Joseph steals it from Robert Freeman | 45-82 |
| 04:41 | Dayton | Kevin Joseph jams it | 45-84 |
| 04:25 | San Jose State | Brian Camp double dribbles | 45-84 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Julian Tanner (SG), William Goris (PF) Merlin Degraff, Brian Camp | |
| Subs | Dayton | Arthur Miller (SG) Kevin Joseph | |
| 04:14 | Dayton | Richard Frese misses the driving attempt in the paint | 45-84 |
| 04:13 | San Jose State | Julian Tanner gets the rebound | 45-84 |
| 04:08 | San Jose State | Derrick Kennedy misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 45-84 |
| 04:07 | San Jose State | Robert Freeman snags the offensive board | 45-84 |
| 03:53 | San Jose State | Alexander Simmons misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-84 |
| 03:52 | Dayton | Scott Comacho pulls down the rebound | 45-84 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State 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 (-2) | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Derrick Kennedy (fresh) SG - Julian Tanner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alexander Simmons (fairly fresh) PF - William Goris (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Freeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Francisco Mendez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Miller (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Frese (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Fralick (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Comacho (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-84 |
| 03:33 | Dayton | Charles Fralick grabs the offensive board | 45-84 |
| 03:12 | Dayton | Scott Comacho knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Richard Frese | 45-86 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State 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 (+1) | |
| 02:58 | San Jose State | Robert Freeman misses the runner from the right block | 45-86 |
| 02:56 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Charles Fralick | 45-86 |
| 02:41 | Dayton | Scott Comacho is called for traveling | 45-86 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Merlin Degraff (SG), Brian Camp (PF) Julian Tanner, Alexander Simmons | |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Joseph (PG) Francisco Mendez | |
| 02:30 | San Jose State | Kevin Joseph picks off the pass by Merlin Degraff | 45-86 |
| 02:01 | Dayton | Richard Frese scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Arthur Miller | 45-88 |
| 01:47 | San Jose State | William Goris is fouled on the floor by Richard Frese - foul #3 on Richard Frese, team foul #5 | 45-88 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Julian Tanner (PG) Derrick Kennedy | |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG) Kevin Joseph | |
| 01:38 | San Jose State | Merlin Degraff is fouled on the floor by Arthur Miller - foul #1 on Arthur Miller, team foul #6 | 45-88 |
| 01:17 | San Jose State | Merlin Degraff makes the driving attempt in the lane | 47-88 |
| 01:01 | Dayton | Richard Frese clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-88 |
| 01:00 | San Jose State | Brian Camp pulls down the rebound | 47-88 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | San Jose State | William Goris drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Freeman | 50-88 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 50-88 |
| 00:32 | San Jose State | Brian Camp pulls down the rebound | 50-88 |
| 00:26 | San Jose State | Robert Freeman can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Francisco Mendez - foul #1 on Francisco Mendez, team foul #7 | 50-88 |
| 00:26 | San Jose State | Robert Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 51-88 |
| 00:26 | San Jose State | Robert Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-88 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez runs out the clock | 52-88 |