| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lucio Giordano (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Shives (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfredo Valdez (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mensah Accomando (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Szczesny Zubik (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Robert Naylor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Boothby (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Green (fresh) PF - Howard Kyle (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Oluhyode Sato (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Harvard | Mark Green inbounds the ball | 33-34 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Harvard | Robert Naylor evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-34 |
| 19:41 | Dayton | Mensah Accomando grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 19:18 | Dayton | Matthew Shives connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 18:58 | Harvard | Robert Naylor misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 18:56 | Harvard | Howard Kyle grabs the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 18:42 | Harvard | Howard Kyle banks in the wide open layup set up by Robert Naylor out of the doubleteam | 36-36 |
| 18:13 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Lucio Giordano and the foul's on Oluhyode Sato - foul #3 on Oluhyode Sato, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Charles Kauffman (C) Oluhyode Sato | |
| 18:13 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez makes the free throw | 39-36 |
| 18:01 | Harvard | Szczesny Zubik is called for the reach on Alfred Boothby - foul #2 on Szczesny Zubik, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| 17:53 | Harvard | Mark Green misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 17:51 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 17:26 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Lucio Giordano | 41-36 |
| 17:08 | Harvard | Robert Naylor shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 17:07 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Mensah Accomando | 41-36 |
| 16:52 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez misses badly on a runner from close range | 41-36 |
| 16:50 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Shives | 41-36 |
| 16:31 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Lucio Giordano | 43-36 |
| 16:09 | Harvard | Robert Naylor scores on a 3 from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 15:50 | Dayton | Matthew Shives throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap (PG), Wilfredo Martin (SG), Juan Torres (SF), Lawrence Stultz (C) Lucio Giordano, Matthew Shives, Alfredo Valdez, Szczesny Zubik | |
| Subs | Harvard | Richard Wheeler (SG), Danny Janda (SF), Oluhyode Sato (C) Alfred Boothby, Mark Green, Charles Kauffman | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Dunlap (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wilfredo Martin (fresh) SF - Juan Torres (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mensah Accomando (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Lawrence Stultz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Robert Naylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Wheeler (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Danny Janda (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Howard Kyle (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Oluhyode Sato (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:30 | Harvard | Jerry Dunlap is called for the reach on Richard Wheeler - foul #2 on Jerry Dunlap, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | Leroy Pearce (C) Mensah Accomando | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 15:22 | Harvard | Howard Kyle can't throw it down | 43-39 |
| 15:21 | Dayton | Juan Torres gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 15:08 | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Juan Torres | 45-39 |
| 14:40 | Harvard | Robert Naylor is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 14:39 | Harvard | The offensive rebound goes to Oluhyode Sato | 45-39 |
| 14:26 | Harvard | Howard Kyle knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Danny Janda | 45-41 |
| 14:20 | Dayton | Juan Torres banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jerry Dunlap | 47-41 |
| 14:04 | Harvard | Robert Naylor shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Oluhyode Sato | 47-44 |
| 13:57 | Dayton | Juan Torres knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Dunlap and the foul's on Oluhyode Sato - foul #4 on Oluhyode Sato, team foul #2 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lucio Giordano (PG), Matthew Shives (SG), Alfredo Valdez (PF), Szczesny Zubik (C) Jerry Dunlap, Wilfredo Martin, Lawrence Stultz, Leroy Pearce | |
| Subs | Harvard | Alfred Boothby (SG), Charles Kauffman (C) Robert Naylor, Oluhyode Sato | |
| 13:57 | Dayton | Juan Torres misses the free throw | 49-44 |
| 13:57 | Harvard | Charles Kauffman gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 13:41 | Harvard | Howard Kyle's fadeaway is rejected by Szczesny Zubik | 49-44 |
| 13:39 | Dayton | Matthew Shives grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 13:34 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano is fouled on the floor by Charles Kauffman - foul #2 on Charles Kauffman, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| 13:18 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-44 |
| 13:16 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik tips it back up and in | 51-44 |
| 13:07 | Harvard | Howard Kyle is fouled on the floor by Juan Torres - foul #4 on Juan Torres, team foul #3 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mensah Accomando (PF) Juan Torres | |
| Subs | Harvard | Mark Green (SG) Alfred Boothby | |
| 12:54 | Harvard | Richard Wheeler can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-44 |
| 12:53 | Harvard | Charles Kauffman tips it in | 51-46 |
| 12:34 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 51-46 |
| 12:32 | Harvard | Howard Kyle pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| 12:12 | Harvard | Szczesny Zubik is called for the reach on Charles Kauffman - foul #3 on Szczesny Zubik, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Robert Naylor (PG), Alfred Boothby (SG) Richard Wheeler, Danny Janda | |
| 12:03 | Harvard | Alfredo Valdez steals it from Robert Naylor out of a doubleteam | 51-46 |
| 12:00 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez lays it in | 53-46 |
| 11:44 | Harvard | Charles Kauffman travels with the ball | 53-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin (SG) Matthew Shives | |
| Subs | Harvard | Christopher Aldrich (SF) Mark Green | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lucio Giordano (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Wilfredo Martin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alfredo Valdez (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Mensah Accomando (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Szczesny Zubik (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Robert Naylor (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfred Boothby (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Aldrich (fresh) PF - Howard Kyle (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Kauffman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-46 |
| 11:22 | Dayton | Mensah Accomando hits the follow up shot | 55-46 |
| 11:03 | Harvard | Alfredo Valdez is called for the reach on Christopher Aldrich - foul #1 on Alfredo Valdez, team foul #5 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap (SG), Lawrence Stultz (C) Alfredo Valdez, Szczesny Zubik | |
| Subs | Harvard | Richard Wheeler (PG) Robert Naylor | |
| 10:50 | Harvard | Howard Kyle is called for a charge - foul #3 on Howard Kyle, team foul #4 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Danny Janda (SF) Christopher Aldrich | |
| 10:34 | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Danny Janda - foul #1 on Danny Janda, team foul #5 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Shives (SF) Jerry Dunlap | |
| Subs | Harvard | Mark Green (SG) Alfred Boothby | |
| 10:34 | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 10:34 | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin misses the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 10:34 | Harvard | Charles Kauffman gets the rebound | 56-46 |
| 10:14 | Harvard | Richard Wheeler connects on the jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by Lawrence Stultz - foul #3 on Lawrence Stultz, team foul #6 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap (PG) Lucio Giordano | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 10:14 | Harvard | Richard Wheeler misses the free throw | 56-48 |
| 10:14 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Matthew Shives | 56-48 |
| 10:02 | Dayton | Matthew Shives clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-48 |
| 10:01 | Harvard | Howard Kyle snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 09:38 | Harvard | Howard Kyle misses long on a shot from the left side | 56-48 |
| 09:37 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 09:21 | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin misses long on a floater from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 09:20 | Harvard | Howard Kyle grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 08:59 | Harvard | Charles Kauffman misses the lay-in | 56-48 |
| 08:58 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Mensah Accomando | 56-48 |
| 08:35 | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 08:33 | Harvard | Howard Kyle grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 08:08 | Harvard | Charles Kauffman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 08:06 | Harvard | Charles Kauffman tips it in | 56-50 |
| 07:46 | Dayton | Matthew Shives makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Lawrence Stultz | 58-50 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Dunlap (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Matthew Shives (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wilfredo Martin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mensah Accomando (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Lawrence Stultz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Richard Wheeler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Green (fairly fresh) SF - Danny Janda (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Howard Kyle (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Kauffman (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Harvard | Howard Kyle knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-52 |
| 07:21 | Dayton | Mensah Accomando scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Jerry Dunlap | 60-52 |
| 07:11 | Harvard | Richard Wheeler buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Mark Green | 60-54 |
| 07:02 | Dayton | Charles Kauffman is called for the reach on Wilfredo Martin - foul #3 on Charles Kauffman, team foul #6 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lucio Giordano (PG), Juan Torres (SF), Alfredo Valdez (PF), Szczesny Zubik (C) Matthew Shives, Wilfredo Martin, Mensah Accomando, Lawrence Stultz | |
| Subs | Harvard | Robert Naylor (PG), Alfred Boothby (SG), Christopher Aldrich (SF), Oluhyode Sato (C) Richard Wheeler, Mark Green, Danny Janda, Charles Kauffman | |
| 06:43 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Oluhyode Sato - foul #5 on Oluhyode Sato, team foul #7 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Charles Kauffman (C) Oluhyode Sato | |
| 06:43 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 06:43 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 06:24 | Harvard | Howard Kyle misses long on a floater from the right wing | 62-54 |
| 06:22 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik grabs the board | 62-54 |
| 06:17 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik's pass is intercepted by Alfred Boothby | 62-54 |
| 06:01 | Harvard | Christopher Aldrich's pass is intercepted by Jerry Dunlap | 62-54 |
| 05:48 | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap double dribbles | 62-54 |
| 05:29 | Harvard | Robert Naylor works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Alfred Boothby | 62-57 |
| 05:10 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerry Dunlap | 64-57 |
| 04:47 | Harvard | Charles Kauffman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-57 |
| 04:45 | Dayton | Juan Torres snags the defensive board | 64-57 |
| 04:24 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik slams it home on a nice dish by Lucio Giordano | 66-57 |
| 03:58 | Harvard | Charles Kauffman makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 66-59 |
| 03:46 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez comes up short on the floater near the basket | 66-59 |
| 03:44 | Harvard | Howard Kyle grabs the defensive rebound | 66-59 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lucio Giordano (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Jerry Dunlap (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SF - Juan Torres (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Alfredo Valdez (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Szczesny Zubik (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Robert Naylor (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfred Boothby (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Aldrich (fairly fresh) PF - Howard Kyle (tired) 15 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Kauffman (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:39 | Harvard | Alfred Boothby travels with the ball | 66-59 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Shives (SG), Mensah Accomando (PF), Lawrence Stultz (C) Jerry Dunlap, Alfredo Valdez, Szczesny Zubik | |
| Subs | Harvard | Richard Wheeler (PG), Mark Green (SG), Danny Janda (SF) Robert Naylor, Alfred Boothby, Christopher Aldrich | |
| 03:19 | Dayton | Richard Wheeler is called for the reach on Lucio Giordano - foul #2 on Richard Wheeler, team foul #8 | 66-59 |
| 03:19 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 03:19 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 03:02 | Harvard | Charles Kauffman connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Wheeler | 68-61 |
| 02:59 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez (SF), Szczesny Zubik (C) Juan Torres, Lawrence Stultz | |
| Subs | Harvard | Robert Naylor (PG), Alfred Boothby (SG) Richard Wheeler, Danny Janda | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 02:41 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 68-61 |
| 02:40 | Harvard | Charles Kauffman snags the defensive board | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 02:19 | Harvard | Howard Kyle's fadeaway is rejected by Szczesny Zubik | 68-61 |
| 02:18 | Harvard | Howard Kyle pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 02:04 | Harvard | Howard Kyle is whistled for a carry | 68-61 |
| 01:37 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez scores on a 3 from the right corner | 71-61 |
| 01:33 | Harvard | Robert Naylor is hacked by Lucio Giordano in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lucio Giordano, team foul #7 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap (PG), Wilfredo Martin (SG), Juan Torres (SF), Lawrence Stultz (C) Lucio Giordano, Matthew Shives, Alfredo Valdez, Szczesny Zubik | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 01:33 | Harvard | Robert Naylor misses the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 01:33 | Dayton | Mensah Accomando pulls down the rebound | 71-61 |
| 01:12 | Dayton | Juan Torres hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 71-61 |
| 01:10 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Charles Kauffman | 71-61 |
| 00:41 | Harvard | Howard Kyle blows the layup but the foul's on Mensah Accomando - foul #2 on Mensah Accomando, team foul #8 | 71-61 |
| 00:41 | Harvard | Howard Kyle makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:41 | Harvard | Howard Kyle makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:40 | Dayton | Robert Naylor is called for the reach on Mensah Accomando in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Naylor, team foul #9 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lucio Giordano (PG), Matthew Shives (SG), Szczesny Zubik (C) Jerry Dunlap, Wilfredo Martin, Lawrence Stultz | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 00:40 | Dayton | Mensah Accomando makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:40 | Dayton | Mensah Accomando makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:34 | Harvard | Mark Green loses the dribble to Lucio Giordano | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:13 | Dayton | Juan Torres comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Mark Green - foul #1 on Mark Green, team foul #10 | 73-63 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap (PG), Wilfredo Martin (SG), Lawrence Stultz (C) Lucio Giordano, Matthew Shives, Szczesny Zubik | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 00:13 | Dayton | Juan Torres misses the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:13 | Dayton | Juan Torres makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:06 | Harvard | Howard Kyle buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Naylor | 74-65 |
| 00:06 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-65 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lucio Giordano (PG), Matthew Shives (SG), Alfredo Valdez (PF), Szczesny Zubik (C) Jerry Dunlap, Wilfredo Martin, Mensah Accomando, Lawrence Stultz | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano runs out the clock | 74-65 |