| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Neil Lazaro (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bruce Simpson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Rolston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Mathis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Craig Cloutier (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis inbounds the ball | 39-31 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-31 |
| 19:38 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga grabs the defensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 19:29 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ivan Danowski and he's fouled by Craig Cloutier - foul #2 on Craig Cloutier, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| 19:29 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the free throw | 42-31 |
| 19:02 | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Rolston, team foul #2 | 42-31 |
| 18:55 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga misses long on a shot from the right block | 42-31 |
| 18:54 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Neil Lazaro | 42-31 |
| 18:42 | Dayton | Mark Brooks can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-31 |
| 18:41 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton grabs the offensive board | 42-31 |
| 18:36 | Dayton | Thomas Mathis is called for the reach on Dikembe Alvarenga - foul #2 on Thomas Mathis, team foul #3 | 42-31 |
| 18:31 | Dayton | Mark Brooks's pass is intercepted by Thomas Mathis | 42-31 |
| 18:11 | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-31 |
| 18:09 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro grabs the board | 42-31 |
| 18:03 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga's floater is knocked away by Thomas Mathis | 42-31 |
| 18:02 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Craig Cloutier | 42-31 |
| 17:58 | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston misses the 3 from the left corner | 42-31 |
| 17:57 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton pulls down the rebound | 42-31 |
| 17:45 | Dayton | Mark Brooks connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Ivan Danowski | 45-31 |
| 17:28 | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Craig Cloutier | 45-33 |
| 17:15 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton clanks a shot from the left wing | 45-33 |
| 17:14 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis gets the rebound | 45-33 |
| 16:58 | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston hits a shot from the right side | 45-35 |
| 16:47 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Joseph Crumpton and he's fouled by Robert Rolston - foul #2 on Robert Rolston, team foul #4 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (PG), Chen Xiang (SG) Ivan Danowski, Mark Brooks | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors (PG), Andrei Zeches (SG), Ray Wilson (SF), Bradley Tripp (PF), Paul Winegar (C) Bruce Simpson, Robert Rolston, Thomas Mathis, Craig Cloutier, Sean Davis | |
| 16:47 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the free throw | 48-35 |
| 16:36 | Rhode Island | Chen Xiang steals it from Paul Winegar | 48-35 |
| 16:33 | Dayton | Eldon Fox lays it in on a great pass from Chen Xiang | 50-35 |
| 16:20 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-38 |
| 15:59 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 50-38 |
| 15:58 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga tips it in | 52-38 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Eldon Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chen Xiang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Neil Lazaro (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Dikembe Alvarenga (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Wayne Favors (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Andrei Zeches (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bradley Tripp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Winegar (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches misses the floater from the left wing | 52-38 |
| 15:35 | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson hits the follow up shot | 52-40 |
| 15:32 | Dayton | Eldon Fox is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Favors - foul #3 on Wayne Favors, team foul #5 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG), Mark Brooks (SG), Jeremy Dickerson (C) Eldon Fox, Chen Xiang, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Sean Davis (C) Paul Winegar | |
| 15:14 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Ivan Danowski | 54-40 |
| 14:59 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 54-40 |
| 14:58 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Bradley Tripp | 54-40 |
| 14:45 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 54-40 |
| 14:43 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Jeremy Dickerson | 54-40 |
| 14:38 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton buries a runner in the lane and he's hacked by Sean Davis - foul #2 on Sean Davis, team foul #6 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson (PG), Robert Rolston (SG), Thomas Mathis (SF), Craig Cloutier (PF) Wayne Favors, Andrei Zeches, Ray Wilson, Bradley Tripp | |
| 14:38 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton makes the free throw | 57-40 |
| 14:20 | Rhode Island | Joseph Crumpton takes the ball from Sean Davis | 57-40 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:08 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Bruce Simpson - foul #3 on Bruce Simpson, team foul #7 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Chen Xiang (PG) Ivan Danowski | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 14:08 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton makes the 1st free throw | 58-40 |
| 14:08 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton misses the 2nd free throw | 58-40 |
| 14:08 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Craig Cloutier | 58-40 |
| 13:49 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis's floater is tipped away by Jeremy Dickerson | 58-40 |
| 13:48 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 58-40 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:43 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis clanks a 3 from the left corner | 58-40 |
| 13:42 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro snags the defensive board | 58-40 |
| 13:25 | Dayton | The jump hook by Neil Lazaro is blocked by Sean Davis | 58-40 |
| 13:24 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson grabs the offensive board | 58-40 |
| 13:07 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-40 |
| 13:05 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Sean Davis | 58-40 |
| 12:58 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier throws it down on a nice dish by Robert Rolston and he's fouled by Neil Lazaro - foul #1 on Neil Lazaro, team foul #1 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG), Willis Conner (SF), Edmund Hagedorn (PF), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) Mark Brooks, Joseph Crumpton, Neil Lazaro, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp (C) Sean Davis | |
| 12:58 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier misses the free throw | 58-42 |
| 12:58 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga snags the defensive board | 58-42 |
| 12:41 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors (PG), Ray Wilson (SF) Bruce Simpson, Thomas Mathis | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:24 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp drills a 3 from the left corner | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:01 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga throws it down | 60-45 |
| 11:43 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp throws it down on a nice dish by Wayne Favors | 60-47 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Chen Xiang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Willis Conner (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edmund Hagedorn (fresh) C - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Wayne Favors (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Rolston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Craig Cloutier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Bradley Tripp (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga misses badly on a jumper from close range | 60-47 |
| 11:27 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga grabs the offensive board | 60-47 |
| 11:22 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 60-47 |
| 11:21 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp gets the rebound | 60-47 |
| 11:10 | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson is hacked by Willis Conner - foul #2 on Willis Conner, team foul #2 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Brooks (SG), Neil Lazaro (PF), Jeremy Dickerson (C) Ivan Danowski, Edmund Hagedorn, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson (PG), Andrei Zeches (SG), Thomas Mathis (SF), Sean Davis (C) Wayne Favors, Robert Rolston, Ray Wilson, Craig Cloutier | |
| 10:58 | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 10:57 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Bradley Tripp | 60-47 |
| 10:35 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp misses short on a jumper in the paint | 60-47 |
| 10:33 | Dayton | Willis Conner snags the defensive board | 60-47 |
| 10:14 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Bradley Tripp - foul #2 on Bradley Tripp, team foul #8 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG), Joseph Crumpton (SF) Chen Xiang, Willis Conner | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson (PF) Bradley Tripp | |
| 10:14 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro misses the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 10:14 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 10:04 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Bruce Simpson | 61-49 |
| 09:53 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski is fouled on the floor by Thomas Mathis - foul #3 on Thomas Mathis, team foul #9 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga (C) Jeremy Dickerson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 09:53 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 09:53 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| 09:38 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-49 |
| 09:36 | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson tips it back up and in | 63-51 |
| 09:21 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton misses the driving attempt from the left block | 63-51 |
| 09:19 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Bruce Simpson | 63-51 |
| 09:03 | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Neil Lazaro - foul #2 on Neil Lazaro, team foul #3 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn (PF) Neil Lazaro | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors (PG), Robert Rolston (SG), Craig Cloutier (PF) Bruce Simpson, Andrei Zeches, Thomas Mathis | |
| 09:03 | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 09:03 | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 09:03 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn grabs the board | 63-52 |
| 08:55 | Dayton | Mark Brooks misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 63-52 |
| 08:53 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis snags the defensive board | 63-52 |
| 08:40 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 63-52 |
| 08:39 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn grabs the defensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 08:33 | Dayton | Mark Brooks drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Dikembe Alvarenga | 66-52 |
| 08:13 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 66-52 |
| 08:12 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis tips it home | 66-54 |
| 07:56 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga misses the floater from the left wing | 66-54 |
| 07:55 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier snags the defensive board | 66-54 |
| 07:39 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis misses the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Dikembe Alvarenga - foul #2 on Dikembe Alvarenga, team foul #4 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (PG), Chen Xiang (SG), Willis Conner (SF), Neil Lazaro (PF), Jeremy Dickerson (C) Ivan Danowski, Mark Brooks, Joseph Crumpton, Edmund Hagedorn, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson (PG), Thomas Mathis (SF) Wayne Favors, Ray Wilson | |
| 07:39 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 07:39 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 07:39 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro grabs the defensive rebound | 66-55 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Eldon Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chen Xiang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Willis Conner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Neil Lazaro (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Jeremy Dickerson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bruce Simpson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Rolston (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Mathis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Craig Cloutier (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Sean Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:25 | Dayton | Bruce Simpson is called for the reach on Eldon Fox - foul #4 on Bruce Simpson, team foul #10 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp (C) Sean Davis | |
| 07:25 | Dayton | Eldon Fox misses the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 07:25 | Dayton | Eldon Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 07:14 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 67-57 |
| 06:55 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro knocks in the floater from the left block | 69-57 |
| 06:31 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jeremy Dickerson - foul #2 on Jeremy Dickerson, team foul #5 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches (SG), Ray Wilson (PF) Robert Rolston, Craig Cloutier | |
| 06:31 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 06:31 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 06:23 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 69-59 |
| 06:21 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Ray Wilson | 69-59 |
| 06:01 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 69-59 |
| 05:59 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-59 |
| 05:48 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Bruce Simpson | 69-61 |
| 05:35 | Dayton | Bradley Tripp is called for the reach on Neil Lazaro - foul #3 on Bradley Tripp, team foul #11 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG), Mark Brooks (SG), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) Eldon Fox, Chen Xiang, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors (PG), Sean Davis (C) Bruce Simpson, Thomas Mathis | |
| 05:35 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 05:35 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro misses the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 05:35 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp grabs the defensive rebound | 70-61 |
| 05:30 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Alvarenga swats the layup by Andrei Zeches | 70-61 |
| 05:28 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski grabs the board | 70-61 |
| 05:05 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Ivan Danowski, team foul #6 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton (SF), Edmund Hagedorn (PF) Willis Conner, Neil Lazaro | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston (SG), Craig Cloutier (PF) Andrei Zeches, Bradley Tripp | |
| 04:52 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-61 |
| 04:37 | Dayton | Mark Brooks clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-61 |
| 04:35 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga tips it but misses | 70-61 |
| 04:34 | Dayton | Mark Brooks tips it in | 72-61 |
| 04:18 | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 72-61 |
| 04:16 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier misses the tip | 72-61 |
| 04:14 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton grabs the board | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:08 | Dayton | Ray Wilson steals it from Dikembe Alvarenga | 72-61 |
| 04:03 | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson lays it in | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:47 | Dayton | Mark Brooks can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-63 |
| 03:45 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier grabs the board | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors misses badly on a shot from the right side | 72-63 |
| 03:40 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn grabs the board | 72-63 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Mark Brooks (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Edmund Hagedorn (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Wayne Favors (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Rolston (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray Wilson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Craig Cloutier (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Sean Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:35 | Dayton | Robert Rolston is called for the reach on Ivan Danowski - foul #3 on Robert Rolston, team foul #12 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Dayton | Neil Lazaro (PF) Edmund Hagedorn | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson (PG), Thomas Mathis (SF), Bradley Tripp (C) Wayne Favors, Ray Wilson, Sean Davis | |
| 03:35 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 03:35 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski misses the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 03:35 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp grabs the defensive rebound | 73-63 |
| 03:19 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp misses the lay-in | 73-63 |
| 03:17 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis tips it back up and in | 73-65 |
| 03:02 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton scores on a jumper from the left wing | 75-65 |
| 02:46 | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-65 |
| 02:44 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski gets the rebound | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:40 | Dayton | Craig Cloutier steals it from Dikembe Alvarenga | 75-65 |
| 02:21 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier dunks the ball | 75-67 |
| 01:52 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Rolston - foul #4 on Robert Rolston, team foul #13 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Sean Davis (C) Bradley Tripp | |
| 01:52 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga misses the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 01:52 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 01:38 | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 76-67 |
| 01:36 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis gets the offensive rebound | 76-67 |
| 01:20 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Craig Cloutier | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:51 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Mark Brooks | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston misses the 3 from the right wing | 78-70 |
| 00:43 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton gets the rebound | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Dayton | Bruce Simpson is called for the reach on Joseph Crumpton in the backcourt - foul #5 on Bruce Simpson, team foul #14 | 78-70 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors (PG) Bruce Simpson | |
| 00:41 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton makes the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:41 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton makes the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:35 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis clanks a turnaround from close range | 80-70 |
| 00:33 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Neil Lazaro | 80-70 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Dayton | Wayne Favors takes the ball from Mark Brooks | 80-70 |
| 00:09 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier can't finish the layup | 80-70 |
| 00:07 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro grabs the defensive rebound | 80-70 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski runs out the clock | 80-70 |