| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Pack (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Dorris (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Efrain Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Gransky (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Cottingham (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eric Mealy (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Floyd Bonner (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Chung (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Michael Williams inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Dayton | Edward Dorris works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Pack | 29-28 |
| 19:43 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 29-28 |
| 19:33 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Eric Mealy - foul #1 on Eric Mealy, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| 19:33 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 19:33 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 19:17 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 31-28 |
| 19:16 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Christopher Gransky | 31-28 |
| 19:02 | Dayton | Floyd Bonner is called for the reach on Christopher Gransky - foul #1 on Floyd Bonner, team foul #2 | 31-28 |
| 18:42 | Dayton | Michael Williams misses the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-28 |
| 18:41 | Rhode Island | William Chung snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 18:12 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-28 |
| 17:52 | Dayton | Michael Williams drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-28 |
| 17:33 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Eric Mealy | 33-31 |
| 17:26 | Dayton | Floyd Bonner steals the ball from Edward Dorris | 33-31 |
| 17:13 | Rhode Island | Michael Williams takes the ball from Norman Pearl after a doubleteam | 33-31 |
| 17:05 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 33-31 |
| 17:04 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky grabs the offensive board | 33-31 |
| 16:49 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Michael Williams | 35-31 |
| 16:38 | Rhode Island | Efrain Anderson steals it from Floyd Bonner | 35-31 |
| 16:17 | Dayton | Edward Dorris clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-31 |
| 16:15 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 16:10 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-31 |
| 16:09 | Dayton | The rebound goes to John Pack | 35-31 |
| 16:03 | Dayton | Edward Dorris buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Gransky | 38-31 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Pack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Dorris (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Efrain Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Gransky (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Cottingham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Mealy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Floyd Bonner (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - William Chung (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Rhode Island | William Chung is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on William Chung, team foul #3 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Dill (PG), Andre Towery (SG), Boyd Harrison (SF), James Huggins (PF), Robert Lax (C) John Pack, Edward Dorris, Michael Williams, Efrain Anderson, Christopher Gransky | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua (SF), Louis Thomas (PF), James Mignone (C) Eric Mealy, Floyd Bonner, William Chung | |
| 15:25 | Dayton | Robert Lax misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 15:24 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 15:19 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 15:02 | Dayton | Donald Dill clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-34 |
| 15:01 | Rhode Island | James Mignone pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 14:39 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-34 |
| 14:38 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Robert Lax | 38-34 |
| 14:30 | Dayton | Norman Pearl steps in front of the Donald Dill pass | 38-34 |
| 14:01 | Rhode Island | Boyd Harrison picks off the pass by John Cottingham | 38-34 |
| 13:57 | Dayton | Donald Dill throws it down on a nice dish by Boyd Harrison | 40-34 |
| 13:28 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on James Huggins - foul #1 on James Huggins, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pack (PG), Edward Dorris (SG), Michael Williams (SF), Christopher Gransky (PF) Donald Dill, Andre Towery, Boyd Harrison, James Huggins | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy (SF) John Cottingham | |
| 13:28 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua misses the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 13:28 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 13:10 | Dayton | John Pack clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 40-35 |
| 13:08 | Rhode Island | James Mignone gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 12:49 | Rhode Island | The pull-up jumper by Eric Mealy is blocked by Robert Lax | 40-35 |
| 12:47 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua gets the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 12:29 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 12:27 | Rhode Island | James Mignone tips it back up and in | 40-37 |
| 12:08 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | Efrain Anderson (PF) Robert Lax | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Cottingham (SG), Floyd Bonner (PF), William Chung (C) Dustin Paniagua, Louis Thomas, James Mignone | |
| 11:39 | Rhode Island | William Chung dunks the ball | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Pack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Dorris (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Michael Williams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Efrain Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Gransky (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Cottingham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Mealy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Floyd Bonner (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Chung (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Dayton | John Pack misses badly on a floater from the left side | 40-39 |
| 11:20 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 11:05 | Rhode Island | John Pack picks off the pass by William Chung | 40-39 |
| 10:49 | Dayton | John Cottingham takes the ball from John Pack | 40-39 |
| 10:22 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 10:21 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Efrain Anderson | 40-39 |
| 09:56 | Dayton | Edward Dorris evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from straight away | 40-39 |
| 09:54 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Floyd Bonner | 40-39 |
| 09:27 | Rhode Island | William Chung clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-39 |
| 09:25 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 09:09 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Dill (PG), Andre Towery (SG), Boyd Harrison (SF), James Huggins (PF), Robert Lax (C) John Pack, Edward Dorris, Michael Williams, Efrain Anderson, Christopher Gransky | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (PG), Dustin Paniagua (SF), Louis Thomas (PF), James Mignone (C) Norman Pearl, Eric Mealy, Floyd Bonner, William Chung | |
| 08:52 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-39 |
| 08:51 | Dayton | Robert Lax snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 08:32 | Dayton | Donald Dill hits a wide open shot from just outside the lane | 42-39 |
| 08:13 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Cottingham | 42-41 |
| 08:01 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Dill | 45-41 |
| 07:32 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Hubert Abney | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Donald Dill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andre Towery (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Boyd Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - James Huggins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Lax (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Cottingham (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dustin Paniagua (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Louis Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Mignone (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Dayton | James Huggins's fadeaway is rejected by James Mignone | 45-43 |
| 07:08 | Dayton | Robert Lax grabs the offensive board | 45-43 |
| 06:58 | Dayton | Robert Lax hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Dill | 47-43 |
| 06:29 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 06:24 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 06:22 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Lax | 47-46 |
| 06:13 | Dayton | Andre Towery connects on the shot from the left side set up by Donald Dill | 49-46 |
| 05:56 | Rhode Island | Boyd Harrison is called for the reach on Dustin Paniagua - foul #2 on Boyd Harrison, team foul #2 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pack (PG), Edward Dorris (SG), Michael Williams (SF), Efrain Anderson (PF), Christopher Gransky (C) Donald Dill, Andre Towery, Boyd Harrison, James Huggins, Robert Lax | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl (PG), Eric Mealy (SF), Floyd Bonner (PF), William Chung (C) Hubert Abney, Dustin Paniagua, Louis Thomas, James Mignone | |
| 05:44 | Rhode Island | William Chung knocks in the shot from the right block | 49-48 |
| 05:27 | Dayton | John Pack drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Williams | 51-48 |
| 05:19 | Rhode Island | Efrain Anderson denies the turnaround by William Chung | 51-48 |
| 05:18 | Rhode Island | William Chung snags the offensive board | 51-48 |
| 04:57 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy is fouled on the floor by John Pack - foul #3 on John Pack, team foul #3 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua (SG) John Cottingham | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:45 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Dustin Paniagua | 51-51 |
| 04:20 | Dayton | Edward Dorris splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Pack | 54-51 |
| 04:02 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 04:01 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Christopher Gransky | 54-51 |
| 03:57 | Dayton | The jumper by John Pack is denied by William Chung | 54-51 |
| 03:56 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 03:48 | Rhode Island | Edward Dorris picks off the pass by William Chung | 54-51 |
| 03:31 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky lays it in | 56-51 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Pack (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Dorris (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Michael Williams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Efrain Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Gransky (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Paniagua (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Mealy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Floyd Bonner (fresh) 7 reb. C - William Chung (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy connects on the open fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Norman Pearl | 56-53 |
| 02:49 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Boyd Harrison (SF), James Huggins (PF), Robert Lax (C) Michael Williams, Efrain Anderson, Christopher Gransky | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Cottingham (SG), Hubert Abney (SF), Louis Thomas (PF), James Mignone (C) Dustin Paniagua, Eric Mealy, Floyd Bonner, William Chung | |
| 02:46 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Williams (SF), Christopher Gransky (PF) Boyd Harrison, James Huggins | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua (SF) Hubert Abney | |
| 02:39 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Louis Thomas | 56-56 |
| 02:20 | Dayton | Michael Williams buries a shot from the left wing | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:11 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 58-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Efrain Anderson (PF) Robert Lax | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner (PF) Louis Thomas | |
| 01:59 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky loses the dribble to Floyd Bonner | 58-56 |
| 01:59 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy (SF), William Chung (C) Dustin Paniagua, James Mignone | |
| 01:37 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Efrain Anderson - foul #3 on Efrain Anderson, team foul #4 | 58-56 |
| 01:37 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 01:37 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 01:22 | Dayton | Michael Williams travels with the ball | 58-58 |
| 01:12 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 01:11 | Rhode Island | William Chung hits the follow up shot | 58-60 |
| 00:57 | Dayton | William Chung is called for the reach on Edward Dorris - foul #3 on William Chung, team foul #4 | 58-60 |
| 00:39 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson can't finish the layup | 58-60 |
| 00:38 | Dayton | Michael Williams snags the offensive board | 58-60 |
| 00:24 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 58-60 |
| 00:23 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Rhode Island | John Pack is called for the reach on Floyd Bonner in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Pack, team foul #5 | 58-60 |
| 00:19 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl is hacked by John Pack - foul #5 on John Pack, team foul #6 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Dayton | Boyd Harrison (SG) John Pack | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | Edward Dorris is called for the reach on Norman Pearl - foul #1 on Edward Dorris, team foul #7 | 58-60 |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:13 | Dayton | Michael Williams clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-62 |
| 00:12 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner gets the rebound | 58-62 |
| 00:09 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner is hacked by Boyd Harrison in the backcourt - foul #3 on Boyd Harrison, team foul #8 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua (SF) Eric Mealy | |
| 00:09 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner misses the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:09 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky grabs the board | 58-62 |
| 00:03 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-62 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl runs out the clock | 58-62 |