| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Daniels (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Posey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darell Carneal (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Potter (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Mello (fresh) 4 pts. 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 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Roberto Marino inbounds the ball | 36-25 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Dayton | Michael Mello scores on a floater in the paint and the foul's on Robert Potter - foul #1 on Robert Potter, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Dayton | David Thomas (SG), Robert Meikle (SF), Raymond Wilson (C) Peter Reed, Roberto Marino, Robert Myles | |
| 19:40 | Dayton | Michael Mello misses the free throw | 36-27 |
| 19:40 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal grabs the board | 36-27 |
| 19:22 | Cincinnati | Raymond Wilson steals it from Robert Potter | 36-27 |
| 19:07 | Dayton | Michael Mello is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Posey - foul #1 on Kenneth Posey, team foul #2 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Angel Herrera (PG), Peter Reed (SG), Kenneth Fitch (C) Michael Mello, Robert Meikle, Lee Byerly | |
| 18:51 | Dayton | David Thomas travels with the ball | 36-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Meikle (SF), Lee Byerly (PF) David Thomas, Kenneth Fitch | |
| 18:37 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Michael Scott | 39-27 |
| 18:13 | Dayton | Lee Byerly misses the lay-in but the foul's on Michael Scott - foul #2 on Michael Scott, team foul #3 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger (SG), David Thomas (SF) Peter Reed, Robert Meikle | |
| 18:13 | Dayton | Lee Byerly makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 18:13 | Dayton | Lee Byerly misses the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 18:13 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal grabs the board | 39-28 |
| 17:59 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter lays it in on a great pass from Michael Scott and the foul's on Lee Byerly - foul #2 on Lee Byerly, team foul #1 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Kenneth Fitch (C) Lee Byerly | |
| 17:59 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter makes the free throw | 42-28 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 17:39 | Dayton | Angel Herrera is hacked by Kenneth Posey - foul #2 on Kenneth Posey, team foul #4 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Peter Reed (SG), Robert Meikle (SF) Angel Herrera, Lawrence Shenberger | |
| 17:17 | Dayton | David Thomas comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-28 |
| 17:15 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal grabs the defensive rebound | 42-28 |
| 17:01 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal makes the runner near the basket set up by Kenneth Posey | 44-28 |
| 16:43 | Dayton | David Thomas steps out of bounds on the baseline | 44-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lee Garner (PG), William Spears (SG), John Johnson (PF) Robert Daniels, Michael Scott, Darell Carneal | |
| Subs | Dayton | Angel Herrera (PG), Lawrence Shenberger (SG), Lee Byerly (PF) Peter Reed, Robert Meikle, Kenneth Fitch | |
| 16:26 | Cincinnati | William Spears's pass is intercepted by Raymond Wilson | 44-28 |
| 16:04 | Dayton | Robert Potter picks off the pass by David Thomas | 44-28 |
| 15:45 | Cincinnati | Lee Garner is hacked by David Thomas - foul #2 on David Thomas, team foul #2 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels (PG), Daniel Crossman (SF) Lee Garner, Kenneth Posey | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Mello (PG), Peter Reed (SG), Richard Johnson (PF) Angel Herrera, David Thomas, Lee Byerly | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Daniels (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Spears (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Crossman (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Potter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Mello (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Shenberger (fresh) PF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Raymond Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 15:33 | Cincinnati | Peter Reed steps in front of the John Johnson pass | 44-28 |
| 15:30 | Dayton | Michael Mello can't finish the layup | 44-28 |
| 15:28 | Cincinnati | John Johnson gets the rebound | 44-28 |
| 15:05 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-28 |
| 15:04 | Dayton | Richard Johnson pulls down the rebound | 44-28 |
| 14:50 | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Michael Mello and the foul's on Robert Daniels - foul #1 on Robert Daniels, team foul #5 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Scott (SG), Darell Carneal (PF) William Spears, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Meikle (SF), Kenneth Fitch (C) Michael Mello, Peter Reed | |
| 14:50 | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger misses the free throw | 44-30 |
| 14:50 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter grabs the defensive rebound | 44-30 |
| 14:34 | Cincinnati | Michael Scott misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-30 |
| 14:33 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Raymond Wilson | 44-30 |
| 14:27 | Dayton | Robert Meikle connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Richard Johnson and he's hacked by Daniel Crossman - foul #1 on Daniel Crossman, team foul #6 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Angel Herrera (PG), Peter Reed (SG) Lawrence Shenberger, Kenneth Fitch | |
| 14:27 | Dayton | Robert Meikle misses the free throw | 44-32 |
| 14:27 | Dayton | Robert Meikle snags the offensive board | 44-32 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 14:09 | Dayton | Daniel Crossman denies the turnaround by Richard Johnson | 44-32 |
| 14:07 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman grabs the defensive rebound | 44-32 |
| 13:57 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 44-32 |
| 13:55 | Dayton | Robert Meikle pulls down the rebound | 44-32 |
| 13:31 | Dayton | Angel Herrera knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Meikle | 44-35 |
| 13:24 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Darell Carneal | 46-35 |
| 13:02 | Dayton | Robert Meikle knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Angel Herrera | 46-37 |
| 12:57 | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 46-37 |
| 12:56 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman tips it but misses | 46-37 |
| 12:54 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Crossman | 46-37 |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 12:41 | Dayton | Peter Reed grabs the board | 46-37 |
| 12:35 | Dayton | Michael Scott picks off the pass by Robert Meikle | 46-37 |
| 12:15 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 12:14 | Dayton | Peter Reed pulls down the rebound | 46-37 |
| 12:07 | Dayton | Peter Reed knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Angel Herrera | 46-39 |
| 11:52 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Robert Daniels | 48-39 |
| 11:38 | Dayton | Raymond Wilson connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Peter Reed | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Daniels (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Crossman (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 5 reb. PF - Darell Carneal (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Potter (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Angel Herrera (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Meikle (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Raymond Wilson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:17 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Scott | 50-41 |
| 10:53 | Dayton | Robert Potter denies the turnaround by Angel Herrera | 50-41 |
| 10:51 | Dayton | Robert Meikle pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 10:26 | Dayton | Richard Johnson buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Peter Reed and the foul's on Robert Daniels - foul #2 on Robert Daniels, team foul #7 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lee Garner (PG), William Spears (SG), Kenneth Posey (SF), John Johnson (C) Robert Daniels, Michael Scott, Daniel Crossman, Robert Potter | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Mello (PG), Lawrence Shenberger (SG), David Thomas (SF), Kenneth Fitch (C) Angel Herrera, Peter Reed, Robert Meikle, Raymond Wilson | |
| 10:26 | Dayton | Richard Johnson misses the free throw | 50-43 |
| 10:26 | Cincinnati | John Johnson snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| 10:15 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal lays it up and in set up by Lee Garner | 52-43 |
| 09:46 | Dayton | David Thomas makes the floater from just outside the lane | 52-45 |
| 09:33 | Cincinnati | Lee Garner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-45 |
| 09:31 | Dayton | Kenneth Fitch snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 09:11 | Dayton | John Johnson steals the ball from Lawrence Shenberger | 52-45 |
| 08:56 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from William Spears | 54-45 |
| 08:28 | Dayton | Richard Johnson is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Richard Johnson, team foul #3 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Scott (SG), Daniel Crossman (PF) William Spears, Darell Carneal | |
| Subs | Dayton | Roberto Marino (SF), Lee Byerly (PF), Robert Myles (C) Michael Mello, Richard Johnson, Kenneth Fitch | |
| 08:02 | Cincinnati | Michael Scott misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 54-45 |
| 08:00 | Cincinnati | John Johnson tips it back up and in | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 07:39 | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger misses long on a floater from the right side | 56-45 |
| 07:37 | Dayton | Robert Myles grabs the offensive rebound | 56-45 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lee Garner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Posey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Crossman (fresh) 23 pts. 5 reb. C - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - David Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Shenberger (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roberto Marino (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Lee Byerly (fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert Myles (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Dayton | David Thomas dunks the ball and the foul's on Lee Garner - foul #2 on Lee Garner, team foul #8 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels (PG), Robert Potter (C) Lee Garner, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Mello (PG), Richard Johnson (PF), Kenneth Fitch (C) Lawrence Shenberger, Lee Byerly, Robert Myles | |
| 07:14 | Dayton | David Thomas makes the free throw | 56-48 |
| 06:54 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Daniels | 58-48 |
| 06:32 | Dayton | Michael Mello connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Johnson | 58-50 |
| 06:07 | Cincinnati | Michael Scott is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Fitch - foul #2 on Kenneth Fitch, team foul #4 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Spears (SG), Jerry Palczynski (SF) Michael Scott, Kenneth Posey | |
| Subs | Dayton | Peter Reed (SG), Lawrence Shenberger (SF), Raymond Wilson (PF) Michael Mello, David Thomas, Roberto Marino | |
| 05:53 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-50 |
| 05:52 | Dayton | Peter Reed gets the rebound | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 05:23 | Dayton | Richard Johnson misses the lay-in | 58-50 |
| 05:22 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman pulls down the rebound | 58-50 |
| 05:18 | Cincinnati | William Spears hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 04:59 | Dayton | Peter Reed is hacked by Robert Potter - foul #2 on Robert Potter, team foul #9 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lee Garner (PG), John Johnson (PF) Robert Daniels, Daniel Crossman | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Mello (PG), David Thomas (SF), Robert Myles (C) Lawrence Shenberger, Raymond Wilson, Kenneth Fitch | |
| 04:59 | Dayton | Peter Reed misses the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 04:59 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter grabs the defensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 04:47 | Cincinnati | Lee Garner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-50 |
| 04:45 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski snags the offensive board | 60-50 |
| 04:30 | Cincinnati | Lee Garner scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 04:09 | Dayton | David Thomas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-50 |
| 04:08 | Dayton | Richard Johnson tips it home | 63-52 |
| 03:52 | Cincinnati | William Spears misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-52 |
| 03:51 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter tips it back up and in | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:22 | Dayton | David Thomas makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 65-54 |
| 03:22 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels (PG), Michael Scott (SG), Kenneth Posey (SF), Darell Carneal (PF) Lee Garner, William Spears, Jerry Palczynski, Robert Potter | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger (SG), Roberto Marino (SF), Raymond Wilson (PF), Kenneth Fitch (C) Michael Mello, Peter Reed, David Thomas, Robert Myles | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Daniels (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Posey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darell Carneal (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Lawrence Shenberger (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roberto Marino (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Raymond Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Fitch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:07 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 65-54 |
| 03:05 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Scott | 65-54 |
| 02:54 | Cincinnati | Michael Scott hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 65-54 |
| 02:52 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Darell Carneal | 65-54 |
| 02:47 | Cincinnati | Michael Scott scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Darell Carneal | 68-54 |
| 02:20 | Dayton | Raymond Wilson is called for traveling | 68-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lee Garner (PG), William Spears (SG), Jerry Palczynski (SF), Daniel Crossman (PF) Robert Daniels, Michael Scott, Kenneth Posey, Darell Carneal | |
| Subs | Dayton | Angel Herrera (PG), David Thomas (SF) Roberto Marino, Raymond Wilson | |
| 02:06 | Cincinnati | Lee Garner hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-54 |
| 02:05 | Dayton | Angel Herrera grabs the board | 68-54 |
| 01:44 | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-54 |
| 01:42 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to John Johnson | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:13 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman clanks a runner from close range | 68-54 |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to John Johnson | 68-54 |
| 00:58 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-54 |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Palczynski | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | A charge is called on John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #10 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Mello (PG), Peter Reed (SG), Roberto Marino (SF), Lee Byerly (PF), Robert Myles (C) Angel Herrera, Lawrence Shenberger, David Thomas, Richard Johnson, Kenneth Fitch | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:29 | Dayton | Michael Mello is called for traveling | 68-54 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Lee Garner runs out the clock | 68-54 |