| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Steven Winland (fresh) SG - David Morgan (fresh) SF - Lars Orhenkowski (fresh) PF - Kenneth Thorsen (fresh) C - Harry Patterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) SG - Mark Brooks (fresh) SF - Joseph Crumpton (fresh) PF - Neil Lazaro (fresh) C - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:49 | St. Bonaventure | Lars Orhenkowski misses long on a jumper from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Ivan Danowski | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | St. Bonaventure | David Morgan misses the 3 from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-4 |
| 18:34 | St. Bonaventure | Ivan Danowski picks off the pass by David Morgan | 0-4 |
| 18:27 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Ivan Danowski | 0-6 |
| 18:12 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen scores on a fadeaway from the baseline and he's fouled by Mark Brooks - foul #1 on Mark Brooks, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 18:12 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen makes the free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:56 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 3-6 |
| 17:54 | Dayton | Mark Brooks tips it back up and in | 3-8 |
| 17:47 | St. Bonaventure | David Morgan is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Alvarenga - foul #1 on Dikembe Alvarenga, team foul #2 | 3-8 |
| 17:31 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 5-8 |
| 17:13 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro double dribbles | 5-8 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Waldrup (PG), Oliver Mason (SG), Larry Stone (PF), Daniel Robinson (C) Steven Winland, David Morgan, Kenneth Thorsen, Harry Patterson | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 16:55 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Waldrup drills a jumper from the free throw line | 7-8 |
| 16:41 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro scores on a floater near the basket | 7-10 |
| 16:37 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Waldrup misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-10 |
| 16:35 | St. Bonaventure | Larry Stone tips it in | 9-10 |
| 16:25 | Dayton | Mark Brooks connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Neil Lazaro | 9-12 |
| 16:11 | St. Bonaventure | Dikembe Alvarenga steals the ball from Daniel Robinson | 9-12 |
| 15:55 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro misses the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Daniel Robinson - foul #1 on Daniel Robinson, team foul #1 | 9-12 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Steven Winland (PG), David Morgan (SG), Harry Patterson (C) Oliver Mason, Lars Orhenkowski, Daniel Robinson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (PG), Chen Xiang (SG), Jeremy Dickerson (C) Ivan Danowski, Mark Brooks, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| 15:55 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro misses the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 15:55 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Steven Winland (fresh) SG - David Morgan (fresh) SF - Christopher Waldrup (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Stone (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harry Patterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Eldon Fox (fresh) SG - Chen Xiang (fresh) SF - Joseph Crumpton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Neil Lazaro (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Jeremy Dickerson (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | St. Bonaventure | David Morgan comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 9-13 |
| 15:28 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Patterson | 9-13 |
| 15:12 | St. Bonaventure | Larry Stone misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 9-13 |
| 15:11 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson pulls down the rebound | 9-13 |
| 14:56 | Dayton | Chen Xiang is fouled on the floor by David Morgan - foul #1 on David Morgan, team foul #2 | 9-13 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen (PF) Larry Stone | |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Brooks (SG) Eldon Fox | |
| 14:47 | Dayton | Chen Xiang hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 9-13 |
| 14:45 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson gets the offensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 14:27 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro misses short on a shot in the lane | 9-13 |
| 14:25 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro hits the follow up shot | 9-15 |
| 14:11 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Steven Winland | 11-15 |
| 13:56 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Thorsen - foul #1 on Kenneth Thorsen, team foul #3 | 11-15 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Oliver Mason (PG), Lars Orhenkowski (SF) Steven Winland, Christopher Waldrup | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) Chen Xiang, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| 13:48 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro's fadeaway is rejected by Harry Patterson | 11-15 |
| 13:47 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga grabs the offensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 13:35 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Lars Orhenkowski - foul #1 on Lars Orhenkowski, team foul #4 | 11-17 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Larry Stone (C) Harry Patterson | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 13:35 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro misses the free throw | 11-17 |
| 13:35 | St. Bonaventure | Larry Stone gets the rebound | 11-17 |
| 13:06 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 11-17 |
| 13:04 | St. Bonaventure | Lars Orhenkowski tips it in | 13-17 |
| 12:48 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski can't finish the layup | 13-17 |
| 12:47 | St. Bonaventure | Lars Orhenkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 12:30 | St. Bonaventure | David Morgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-17 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Steven Winland (PG), Christopher Waldrup (SG), Harry Patterson (C) Oliver Mason, David Morgan, Kenneth Thorsen | |
| Subs | Dayton | Chen Xiang (SG), Willis Conner (SF) Mark Brooks, Joseph Crumpton | |
| 12:18 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro misses short on a runner near the basket | 13-17 |
| 12:17 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson snags the defensive board | 13-17 |
| 11:57 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Waldrup misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-17 |
| 11:55 | Dayton | Chen Xiang grabs the defensive rebound | 13-17 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Steven Winland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Waldrup (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lars Orhenkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Patterson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chen Xiang (fresh) SF - Willis Conner (fresh) PF - Neil Lazaro (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Larry Stone - foul #1 on Larry Stone, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| 11:38 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 11:38 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro makes the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 11:22 | St. Bonaventure | Lars Orhenkowski misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 13-19 |
| 11:21 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Willis Conner | 13-19 |
| 11:14 | Dayton | Willis Conner knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Dikembe Alvarenga | 13-21 |
| 10:53 | St. Bonaventure | Neil Lazaro steals the ball from Christopher Waldrup | 13-21 |
| 10:35 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro blows the layup | 13-21 |
| 10:34 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Lars Orhenkowski | 13-21 |
| 10:13 | St. Bonaventure | The pull-up jumper by Christopher Waldrup is blocked by Neil Lazaro | 13-21 |
| 10:11 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Winland | 13-21 |
| 09:57 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Waldrup's fadeaway is rejected by Dikembe Alvarenga | 13-21 |
| 09:55 | St. Bonaventure | Lars Orhenkowski snags the offensive board | 13-21 |
| 09:38 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Waldrup can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 13-21 |
| 09:37 | Dayton | Chen Xiang gets the rebound | 13-21 |
| 09:34 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski is hacked by Steven Winland in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Winland, team foul #6 | 13-21 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Oliver Mason (PG), David Morgan (SG), Roger Sibley (SF), Kenneth Thorsen (PF), Daniel Robinson (C) Steven Winland, Christopher Waldrup, Lars Orhenkowski, Larry Stone, Harry Patterson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Brooks (SG), Joseph Crumpton (SF), Edmund Hagedorn (PF), Jeremy Dickerson (C) Ivan Danowski, Willis Conner, Neil Lazaro, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| 09:22 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson hits a turnaround from close range | 13-23 |
| 09:01 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen loses the ball out of bounds | 13-23 |
| 08:53 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson dunks the ball on a nice dish by Chen Xiang | 13-25 |
| 08:51 | St. Bonaventure | Oliver Mason's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-25 |
| 08:44 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-25 |
| 08:26 | St. Bonaventure | David Morgan misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeremy Dickerson - foul #1 on Jeremy Dickerson, team foul #3 | 13-25 |
| 08:26 | St. Bonaventure | David Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 14-25 |
| 08:26 | St. Bonaventure | David Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 08:03 | Dayton | The jump hook by Jeremy Dickerson is blocked by Daniel Robinson | 15-25 |
| 08:01 | St. Bonaventure | Oliver Mason grabs the board | 15-25 |
| 07:39 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mark Brooks - foul #2 on Mark Brooks, team foul #4 | 15-25 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Steven Winland (PG), Lars Orhenkowski (SF), Harry Patterson (C) Oliver Mason, Roger Sibley, Daniel Robinson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) Mark Brooks, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| 07:39 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen makes the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 07:39 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen makes the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Steven Winland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lars Orhenkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Thorsen (fresh) 9 pts. C - Harry Patterson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chen Xiang (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edmund Hagedorn (fresh) C - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Dayton | Chen Xiang scores on a shot from the left side | 17-27 |
| 07:14 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Winland is hacked by Dikembe Alvarenga - foul #2 on Dikembe Alvarenga, team foul #5 | 17-27 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson (C) Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| 07:06 | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Dickerson is called for the reach on Harry Patterson - foul #2 on Jeremy Dickerson, team foul #6 | 17-27 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Larry Stone (PF) Kenneth Thorsen | |
| Subs | Dayton | Neil Lazaro (PF) Jeremy Dickerson | |
| 06:53 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson drills a floater from close range on a great pass from David Morgan | 19-27 |
| 06:37 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Ivan Danowski | 19-29 |
| 06:16 | St. Bonaventure | Larry Stone lays it up and in and he's hacked by Neil Lazaro - foul #1 on Neil Lazaro, team foul #7 | 21-29 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Waldrup (SG) David Morgan | |
| Subs | Dayton | Willis Conner (SF), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) Joseph Crumpton, Edmund Hagedorn | |
| 06:16 | St. Bonaventure | Larry Stone makes the free throw | 22-29 |
| 06:03 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro is denied on a layup by Larry Stone | 22-29 |
| 06:01 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Winland snags the defensive board | 22-29 |
| 05:55 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Winland misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-29 |
| 05:54 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Neil Lazaro | 22-29 |
| 05:42 | Dayton | Willis Conner buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-31 |
| 05:22 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Waldrup hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Chen Xiang - foul #1 on Chen Xiang, team foul #8 | 22-31 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Oliver Mason (SG), Kenneth Thorsen (PF) Steven Winland, Harry Patterson | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 05:22 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Waldrup makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 05:22 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Waldrup makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 05:06 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga's fadeaway is rejected by Lars Orhenkowski | 24-31 |
| 05:05 | St. Bonaventure | Lars Orhenkowski grabs the board | 24-31 |
| 04:55 | St. Bonaventure | Oliver Mason is fouled on the floor by Willis Conner - foul #1 on Willis Conner, team foul #9 | 24-31 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | David Morgan (SG), Daniel Robinson (C) Christopher Waldrup, Larry Stone | |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (PG), Joseph Crumpton (SF), Edmund Hagedorn (PF) Ivan Danowski, Willis Conner, Neil Lazaro | |
| 04:55 | St. Bonaventure | Oliver Mason misses the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 04:55 | St. Bonaventure | Daniel Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 04:42 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Oliver Mason | 26-31 |
| 04:28 | Dayton | Chen Xiang loses the dribble to David Morgan | 26-31 |
| 04:25 | St. Bonaventure | Oliver Mason misses the lay-in | 26-31 |
| 04:24 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga snags the defensive board | 26-31 |
| 04:19 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Thorsen | 26-31 |
| 04:17 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga grabs the offensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 04:00 | Dayton | Eldon Fox is hacked by Oliver Mason - foul #1 on Oliver Mason, team foul #7 | 26-31 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Steven Winland (PG), Christopher Waldrup (SF), Harry Patterson (C) Oliver Mason, Lars Orhenkowski, Daniel Robinson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Brooks (SG) Chen Xiang | |
| 04:00 | Dayton | Eldon Fox misses the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 04:00 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 03:42 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 26-31 |
| 03:40 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn grabs the board | 26-31 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Steven Winland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Waldrup (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Thorsen (fresh) 11 pts. C - Harry Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Eldon Fox (fresh) SG - Mark Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edmund Hagedorn (fresh) C - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 26-31 |
| 03:24 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Harry Patterson | 26-31 |
| 03:08 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson travels with the ball | 26-31 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Larry Stone (PF) Kenneth Thorsen | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG), Willis Conner (SF), Neil Lazaro (PF), Jeremy Dickerson (C) Eldon Fox, Joseph Crumpton, Edmund Hagedorn, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| 02:56 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson clanks a shot from the left side | 26-31 |
| 02:54 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 02:41 | St. Bonaventure | Ivan Danowski takes the ball from Harry Patterson | 26-31 |
| 02:37 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski hits the finger roll | 26-33 |
| 02:25 | St. Bonaventure | David Morgan's fadeaway is rejected by Neil Lazaro | 26-33 |
| 02:23 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Stone | 26-33 |
| 02:12 | St. Bonaventure | David Morgan connects on the turnaround in the lane | 28-33 |
| 02:05 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Steven Winland - foul #2 on Steven Winland, team foul #8 | 28-33 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Oliver Mason (SG), Lars Orhenkowski (SF), Kenneth Thorsen (PF) Steven Winland, David Morgan, Larry Stone | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 02:05 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro misses the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 02:05 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 01:54 | St. Bonaventure | Neil Lazaro is called for the reach on Harry Patterson - foul #2 on Neil Lazaro, team foul #10 | 28-34 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga (C) Jeremy Dickerson | |
| 01:54 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 01:54 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 01:54 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Dikembe Alvarenga | 28-34 |
| 01:42 | Dayton | Mark Brooks misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-34 |
| 01:40 | St. Bonaventure | Lars Orhenkowski gets the rebound | 28-34 |
| 01:30 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson loses the dribble to Willis Conner | 28-34 |
| 01:25 | Dayton | Willis Conner loses the ball out of bounds | 28-34 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Larry Stone (C) Harry Patterson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton (SF) Willis Conner | |
| 01:10 | St. Bonaventure | Neil Lazaro denies the turnaround by Kenneth Thorsen | 28-34 |
| 01:09 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen snags the offensive board | 28-34 |
| 00:58 | St. Bonaventure | The jumper by Larry Stone is denied by Neil Lazaro | 28-34 |
| 00:56 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Dikembe Alvarenga | 28-34 |
| 00:51 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Christopher Waldrup - foul #1 on Christopher Waldrup, team foul #9 | 28-34 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Steven Winland (PG), Daniel Robinson (C) Christopher Waldrup, Kenneth Thorsen | |
| Subs | Dayton | Chen Xiang (SG) Mark Brooks | |
| 00:51 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton misses the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 00:51 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 00:25 | St. Bonaventure | Lars Orhenkowski loses the ball out of bounds | 28-35 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | David Morgan (SG), Harry Patterson (C) Oliver Mason, Daniel Robinson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (PG), Edmund Hagedorn (PF), Jeremy Dickerson (C) Ivan Danowski, Neil Lazaro, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| 00:02 | Dayton | Eldon Fox clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-35 |
| 00:00 | St. Bonaventure | Larry Stone snags the defensive board | 28-35 |