| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Mello (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roberto Marino (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Lee Byerly (fresh) C - Robert Myles (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - David Caudill (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Carmelo Martinez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alberto Lopez (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Rodrigo Salas (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Sherman Myricks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Roberto Marino inbounds the ball | 22-27 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Dayton | Michael Mello clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Caudill - foul #3 on David Caudill, team foul #1 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger (SG), David Thomas (SF), Richard Johnson (PF), Kenneth Fitch (C) Peter Reed, Roberto Marino, Lee Byerly, Robert Myles | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Oscar Gomez (PG) David Caudill | |
| 19:38 | Dayton | Michael Mello misses the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 19:38 | Dayton | Michael Mello misses the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 19:38 | UC Riverside | Rodrigo Salas snags the defensive board | 22-27 |
| 19:25 | UC Riverside | Sherman Myricks misses the shot from just outside the lane | 22-27 |
| 19:24 | UC Riverside | Rodrigo Salas tips it but misses | 22-27 |
| 19:22 | Dayton | Kenneth Fitch grabs the defensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 19:18 | Dayton | Michael Mello buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-27 |
| 18:56 | UC Riverside | Oscar Gomez misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-27 |
| 18:55 | Dayton | Richard Johnson grabs the board | 24-27 |
| 18:35 | Dayton | David Thomas drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lawrence Shenberger | 26-27 |
| 18:21 | UC Riverside | Rodrigo Salas loses the ball out of bounds | 26-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | Angel Herrera (PG), Peter Reed (SG), Robert Meikle (SF), Raymond Wilson (C) Michael Mello, Lawrence Shenberger, David Thomas, Kenneth Fitch | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 18:06 | Dayton | Angel Herrera buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-27 |
| 17:41 | UC Riverside | Oscar Gomez comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 17:39 | UC Riverside | Rodrigo Salas tips it back up and in | 29-29 |
| 17:17 | Dayton | Richard Johnson clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-29 |
| 17:16 | UC Riverside | Alberto Lopez snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| 16:55 | UC Riverside | Oscar Gomez misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 16:54 | Dayton | Peter Reed grabs the board | 29-29 |
| 16:31 | Dayton | Alberto Lopez is called for the reach on Angel Herrera - foul #2 on Alberto Lopez, team foul #2 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger (SG), David Thomas (SF), Lee Byerly (PF), Kenneth Fitch (C) Peter Reed, Robert Meikle, Richard Johnson, Raymond Wilson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Caldwell (C) Sherman Myricks | |
| 16:21 | Dayton | Angel Herrera is fouled on the floor by Oscar Gomez - foul #3 on Oscar Gomez, team foul #3 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Raymond Wilson (PF), Robert Myles (C) Lee Byerly, Kenneth Fitch | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Dario Ulatowski (PG) Oscar Gomez | |
| 16:03 | Dayton | David Thomas can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 16:01 | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger tips it home | 31-29 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Angel Herrera (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Shenberger (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Raymond Wilson (fresh) C - Robert Myles (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Dario Ulatowski (fresh) SG - Carmelo Martinez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alberto Lopez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Rodrigo Salas (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - James Caldwell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:40 | UC Riverside | James Caldwell scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dario Ulatowski | 31-31 |
| 15:22 | Dayton | David Thomas can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 15:21 | UC Riverside | Alberto Lopez snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 15:08 | UC Riverside | Lawrence Shenberger steals it from James Caldwell | 31-31 |
| 14:39 | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 14:37 | UC Riverside | Rodrigo Salas grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 14:18 | UC Riverside | James Caldwell hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Alberto Lopez | 31-34 |
| 13:53 | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger's 3 pointer is rejected by Rodrigo Salas | 31-34 |
| 13:52 | Dayton | Robert Myles grabs the offensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 13:25 | Dayton | David Thomas connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Angel Herrera | 34-34 |
| 13:03 | UC Riverside | Raymond Wilson denies the turnaround by James Caldwell | 34-34 |
| 13:02 | UC Riverside | Rodrigo Salas hits the follow up shot | 34-36 |
| 12:36 | Dayton | Angel Herrera misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Rodrigo Salas - foul #1 on Rodrigo Salas, team foul #4 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Peter Reed (SG), Roberto Marino (SF), Richard Johnson (PF), Kenneth Fitch (C) Lawrence Shenberger, David Thomas, Raymond Wilson, Robert Myles | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Caudill (PG), Oscar Gomez (SG), James Schacher (SF), Sherman Myricks (C) Dario Ulatowski, Carmelo Martinez, Alberto Lopez, James Caldwell | |
| 12:36 | Dayton | Angel Herrera misses the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 12:36 | Dayton | Angel Herrera makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 12:23 | UC Riverside | David Caudill is fouled on the floor by Angel Herrera - foul #1 on Angel Herrera, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Mello (PG) Angel Herrera | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 12:07 | UC Riverside | David Caudill is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Fitch - foul #2 on Kenneth Fitch, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| 11:55 | UC Riverside | Rodrigo Salas comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Roberto Marino - foul #1 on Roberto Marino, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Meikle (SF) Roberto Marino | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 11:55 | UC Riverside | Rodrigo Salas makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 11:55 | UC Riverside | Rodrigo Salas misses the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 11:55 | Dayton | Richard Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Mello (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Meikle (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Fitch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - David Caudill (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Oscar Gomez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Schacher (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Rodrigo Salas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Sherman Myricks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Dayton | Peter Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | Roberto Marino (SF) Robert Meikle | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 11:04 | UC Riverside | James Schacher travels with the ball | 35-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lee Byerly (PF) Michael Mello | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 10:45 | Dayton | David Caudill takes the ball from Kenneth Fitch | 35-37 |
| 10:28 | UC Riverside | Richard Johnson steals it from James Schacher | 35-37 |
| 10:25 | Dayton | Roberto Marino lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Johnson | 37-37 |
| 10:17 | UC Riverside | Sherman Myricks's pass is intercepted by Roberto Marino | 37-37 |
| 10:14 | Dayton | Richard Johnson lays it in on a nice dish by Roberto Marino | 39-37 |
| 09:47 | UC Riverside | David Caudill connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 09:37 | Dayton | Richard Johnson is called for a charge - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Mello (PG), Robert Meikle (SF) Roberto Marino, Lee Byerly | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Carmelo Martinez (SG), Alberto Lopez (SF), James Caldwell (PF) Oscar Gomez, James Schacher, Rodrigo Salas | |
| 09:22 | UC Riverside | Kenneth Fitch is called for the reach on David Caudill - foul #3 on Kenneth Fitch, team foul #5 | 39-40 |
| 09:03 | UC Riverside | Robert Meikle steps in front of the David Caudill pass | 39-40 |
| 08:41 | Dayton | James Caldwell is called for the reach on Michael Mello - foul #2 on James Caldwell, team foul #5 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger (SG), David Thomas (SF) Peter Reed, Robert Meikle | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Oscar Gomez (PG), James Schacher (SF) David Caudill, Sherman Myricks | |
| 08:27 | Dayton | David Thomas is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 39-40 |
| 08:12 | UC Riverside | Carmelo Martinez clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 08:11 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Kenneth Fitch | 39-40 |
| 07:52 | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-40 |
| 07:50 | UC Riverside | Alberto Lopez grabs the board | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Mello (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Shenberger (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. C - Kenneth Fitch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Oscar Gomez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carmelo Martinez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Schacher (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Alberto Lopez (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - James Caldwell (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 07:43 | UC Riverside | Oscar Gomez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 07:41 | UC Riverside | James Schacher gets the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 07:33 | UC Riverside | Carmelo Martinez hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Schacher | 39-43 |
| 07:04 | Dayton | Michael Mello connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lawrence Shenberger | 41-43 |
| 06:46 | UC Riverside | James Caldwell hits a fadeaway from the right block | 41-45 |
| 06:30 | Dayton | David Thomas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 41-45 |
| 06:29 | Dayton | Richard Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 06:09 | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Mello | 44-45 |
| 05:59 | UC Riverside | Carmelo Martinez makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-48 |
| 05:32 | Dayton | David Thomas hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 44-48 |
| 05:31 | UC Riverside | Alberto Lopez snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 05:31 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Angel Herrera (PG), Peter Reed (SG), Robert Meikle (SF), Lee Byerly (PF), Raymond Wilson (C) Michael Mello, Lawrence Shenberger, David Thomas, Richard Johnson, Kenneth Fitch | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Caudill (PG), Rodrigo Salas (PF), Sherman Myricks (C) Oscar Gomez, James Schacher, James Caldwell | |
| 05:09 | UC Riverside | David Caudill knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Carmelo Martinez | 44-51 |
| 04:47 | Dayton | Peter Reed can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Carmelo Martinez - foul #2 on Carmelo Martinez, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | Roberto Marino (SF) Robert Meikle | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 04:47 | Dayton | Peter Reed makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 04:47 | Dayton | Peter Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 04:47 | UC Riverside | Sherman Myricks grabs the board | 45-51 |
| 04:36 | UC Riverside | David Caudill clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-51 |
| 04:35 | Dayton | Lee Byerly grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 04:31 | Dayton | Angel Herrera loses the ball out of bounds | 45-51 |
| 04:20 | UC Riverside | Rodrigo Salas misses short on a jumper from the left side | 45-51 |
| 04:19 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Roberto Marino | 45-51 |
| 03:50 | Dayton | Angel Herrera buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Angel Herrera (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roberto Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lee Byerly (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - David Caudill (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - Carmelo Martinez (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alberto Lopez (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. PF - Rodrigo Salas (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Sherman Myricks (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:32 | UC Riverside | David Caudill hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Carmelo Martinez | 47-53 |
| 03:11 | Dayton | Angel Herrera knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Roberto Marino | 49-53 |
| 02:55 | UC Riverside | David Caudill drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-56 |
| 02:37 | Dayton | Peter Reed comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-56 |
| 02:35 | UC Riverside | Sherman Myricks grabs the defensive rebound | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:09 | UC Riverside | David Caudill misses the 3 from straight away | 49-56 |
| 02:07 | UC Riverside | Sherman Myricks snags the offensive board | 49-56 |
| 01:45 | UC Riverside | Alberto Lopez misses badly on a shot from the right side | 49-56 |
| 01:44 | UC Riverside | Sherman Myricks grabs the offensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 01:35 | UC Riverside | Alberto Lopez misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Roberto Marino - foul #2 on Roberto Marino, team foul #6 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Mello (PG), Robert Myles (C) Angel Herrera, Raymond Wilson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 01:35 | UC Riverside | Alberto Lopez misses the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 01:35 | UC Riverside | Alberto Lopez misses the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 01:35 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Robert Myles | 49-56 |
| 01:22 | Dayton | Peter Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-56 |
| 01:20 | UC Riverside | Carmelo Martinez pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| 00:53 | UC Riverside | Sherman Myricks is whistled for a carry | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:45 | Dayton | Michael Mello lays it up and in set up by Peter Reed | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:42 | UC Riverside | Michael Mello is called for the reach on David Caudill in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Mello, team foul #7 | 51-56 |
| 00:42 | UC Riverside | David Caudill misses the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:42 | Dayton | Robert Myles snags the defensive board | 51-56 |
| 00:37 | Dayton | Peter Reed misses long on a shot from the baseline | 51-56 |
| 00:35 | Dayton | Lee Byerly tips it but misses | 51-56 |
| 00:34 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Rodrigo Salas | 51-56 |
| 00:32 | UC Riverside | Rodrigo Salas is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Mello - foul #2 on Michael Mello, team foul #8 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Oscar Gomez (SF) Sherman Myricks | |
| 00:32 | UC Riverside | Rodrigo Salas makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:32 | UC Riverside | Rodrigo Salas misses the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:32 | Dayton | Robert Myles grabs the defensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 00:25 | Dayton | The 3pt attempt by Peter Reed is denied by Rodrigo Salas | 51-57 |
| 00:24 | UC Riverside | Rodrigo Salas gets the rebound | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | UC Riverside | Peter Reed is called for the reach on Rodrigo Salas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Peter Reed, team foul #9 | 51-57 |
| 00:21 | UC Riverside | Rodrigo Salas makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:21 | UC Riverside | Rodrigo Salas makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Dayton | Peter Reed hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Roberto Marino | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:11 | UC Riverside | Peter Reed is called for the reach on Oscar Gomez in the backcourt - foul #3 on Peter Reed, team foul #10 | 54-59 |
| 00:11 | UC Riverside | Oscar Gomez makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:11 | UC Riverside | Oscar Gomez makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:03 | Dayton | Peter Reed misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-61 |
| 00:02 | Dayton | Roberto Marino gets the offensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | The clock runs out | 54-61 |