| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jimmy Pooler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Schwantes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ryan Wise (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Orlando (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mikey Craig (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chen Xiang (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Dickerson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton inbounds the ball | 18-26 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:39 | Dayton | John Schwantes takes the ball from Ivan Danowski | 18-26 |
| 19:23 | Gonzaga | Ryan Wise scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Schwantes | 21-26 |
| 19:02 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Ivan Danowski | 21-28 |
| 18:40 | Gonzaga | Christopher Orlando misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 21-28 |
| 18:39 | Gonzaga | Mikey Craig misses the tip | 21-28 |
| 18:38 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga grabs the defensive rebound | 21-28 |
| 18:13 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-28 |
| 17:50 | Gonzaga | Ryan Wise clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-28 |
| 17:49 | Gonzaga | Jimmy Pooler hits the follow up shot | 23-28 |
| 17:30 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Chen Xiang | 23-30 |
| 17:03 | Gonzaga | Mikey Craig connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jimmy Pooler | 25-30 |
| 16:38 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Orlando | 25-30 |
| 16:37 | Gonzaga | Mikey Craig grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 16:08 | Gonzaga | Jimmy Pooler is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 25-30 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Charles Arnold (C) Mikey Craig | |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (SG), Willis Conner (SF), Edmund Hagedorn (PF), Clark Wood (C) Chen Xiang, Joseph Crumpton, Dikembe Alvarenga, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| 15:39 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn misses the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Charles Arnold - foul #2 on Charles Arnold, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dennis Calvin (PF) Christopher Orlando | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 15:39 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 15:39 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn misses the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 15:39 | Gonzaga | Dennis Calvin gets the rebound | 25-31 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jimmy Pooler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Schwantes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ryan Wise (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Calvin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eldon Fox (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willis Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edmund Hagedorn (fresh) 3 pts. C - Clark Wood (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:14 | Gonzaga | Ryan Wise can't connect on a floater in the lane | 25-31 |
| 15:12 | Gonzaga | Ryan Wise hits the follow up shot | 27-31 |
| 14:43 | Dayton | Jimmy Pooler steals it from Willis Conner | 27-31 |
| 14:40 | Gonzaga | John Schwantes lays it up and in set up by Jimmy Pooler | 29-31 |
| 14:18 | Dayton | Willis Conner buries a floater from the left side and he's hacked by Ryan Wise - foul #1 on Ryan Wise, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mikey Craig (C) Charles Arnold | |
| Subs | Dayton | Chen Xiang (PG), Dikembe Alvarenga (PF), Jeremy Dickerson (C) Ivan Danowski, Edmund Hagedorn, Clark Wood | |
| 14:18 | Dayton | Willis Conner makes the free throw | 29-34 |
| 13:50 | Gonzaga | Jimmy Pooler clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-34 |
| 13:48 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Dikembe Alvarenga | 29-34 |
| 13:25 | Dayton | Willis Conner scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Chen Xiang | 29-36 |
| 13:22 | Gonzaga | Jimmy Pooler is hacked by Chen Xiang in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chen Xiang, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Christopher Orlando (PF) Dennis Calvin | |
| Subs | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton (SF) Willis Conner | |
| 13:16 | Gonzaga | John Schwantes misses short on a jumper in the lane | 29-36 |
| 13:14 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 12:47 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga misses the easy layup | 29-36 |
| 12:45 | Gonzaga | Ryan Wise snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 12:18 | Gonzaga | The short jumper by Ryan Wise is denied by Jeremy Dickerson | 29-36 |
| 12:17 | Gonzaga | Ryan Wise gets the offensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 12:01 | Gonzaga | Mikey Craig's fadeaway is rejected by Jeremy Dickerson | 29-36 |
| 12:00 | Gonzaga | Mikey Craig pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 11:41 | Gonzaga | Mikey Craig is called for traveling | 29-36 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Charles Arnold (C) Mikey Craig | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG), Edmund Hagedorn (C) Eldon Fox, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jimmy Pooler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Schwantes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Wise (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Orlando (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chen Xiang (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Edmund Hagedorn (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Dayton | Chen Xiang buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ivan Danowski | 29-38 |
| 11:07 | Gonzaga | Christopher Orlando clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Edmund Hagedorn - foul #1 on Edmund Hagedorn, team foul #2 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Paul Kunze (PG), George Bilski (SF) Jimmy Pooler, Ryan Wise | |
| Subs | Dayton | Clark Wood (C) Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| 11:07 | Gonzaga | Christopher Orlando makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 11:07 | Gonzaga | Christopher Orlando makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 10:45 | Dayton | Chen Xiang misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 10:43 | Dayton | Chen Xiang tips it in | 31-40 |
| 10:17 | Gonzaga | Christopher Orlando makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 09:56 | Dayton | Chen Xiang misses the jumper from the right side | 34-40 |
| 09:54 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Charles Arnold | 34-40 |
| 09:52 | Gonzaga | Paul Kunze's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-40 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jimmy Pooler (PG), Ryan Wise (SF), Dennis Calvin (PF) Paul Kunze, George Bilski, Christopher Orlando | |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (SG), Willis Conner (SF), Dikembe Alvarenga (PF), Jeremy Dickerson (C) Chen Xiang, Joseph Crumpton, Edmund Hagedorn, Clark Wood | |
| 09:23 | Dayton | Eldon Fox is fouled on the floor by Charles Arnold - foul #3 on Charles Arnold, team foul #3 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mikey Craig (C) Charles Arnold | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 09:03 | Dayton | Willis Conner hits the finger roll on a great pass from Eldon Fox | 34-42 |
| 08:39 | Gonzaga | John Schwantes's pass is intercepted by Willis Conner | 34-42 |
| 08:12 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson misses short on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Mikey Craig - foul #2 on Mikey Craig, team foul #4 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | George Bilski (SG) John Schwantes | |
| Subs | Dayton | Chen Xiang (SG), Joseph Crumpton (SF) Eldon Fox, Willis Conner | |
| 08:12 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson misses the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 08:12 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 08:12 | Gonzaga | Mikey Craig snags the defensive board | 34-42 |
| 07:54 | Gonzaga | Ryan Wise double dribbles | 34-42 |
| 07:34 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton hits a floater from the right side | 34-44 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jimmy Pooler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Bilski (fresh) SF - Ryan Wise (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Calvin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Mikey Craig (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chen Xiang (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeremy Dickerson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:20 | Gonzaga | Mikey Craig hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by George Bilski | 36-44 |
| 06:51 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-44 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Paul Kunze (PG), John Schwantes (SG), Christopher Orlando (PF), Charles Arnold (C) Jimmy Pooler, Ryan Wise, Dennis Calvin, Mikey Craig | |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (SG), Edmund Hagedorn (PF), Clark Wood (C) Ivan Danowski, Dikembe Alvarenga, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| 06:29 | Gonzaga | George Bilski can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Edmund Hagedorn - foul #2 on Edmund Hagedorn, team foul #3 | 36-44 |
| 06:29 | Gonzaga | George Bilski makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 06:29 | Gonzaga | George Bilski makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 06:00 | Dayton | Chen Xiang's pass is intercepted by Charles Arnold | 38-44 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 05:41 | Gonzaga | George Bilski buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 05:21 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by George Bilski - foul #1 on George Bilski, team foul #5 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jimmy Pooler (PG), Ryan Wise (SF), Mikey Craig (C) Paul Kunze, George Bilski, Charles Arnold | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG), Dikembe Alvarenga (PF), Jeremy Dickerson (C) Eldon Fox, Edmund Hagedorn, Clark Wood | |
| 05:21 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 05:21 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 05:01 | Gonzaga | Christopher Orlando is hacked by Dikembe Alvarenga - foul #1 on Dikembe Alvarenga, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (SG), Willis Conner (SF) Chen Xiang, Joseph Crumpton | |
| 04:51 | Gonzaga | Jimmy Pooler loses the dribble to Willis Conner | 40-46 |
| 04:26 | Dayton | Christopher Orlando is called for the reach on Ivan Danowski - foul #2 on Christopher Orlando, team foul #6 | 40-46 |
| 04:08 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-46 |
| 04:06 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 03:43 | Dayton | John Schwantes is called for the reach on Eldon Fox - foul #1 on John Schwantes, team foul #7 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dennis Calvin (PF), Charles Arnold (C) Christopher Orlando, Mikey Craig | |
| Subs | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton (SF) Willis Conner | |
| 03:43 | Dayton | Eldon Fox makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 03:43 | Dayton | Eldon Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Gonzaga | Dikembe Alvarenga swats the short shot by Ryan Wise | 40-48 |
| 03:32 | Gonzaga | John Schwantes snags the offensive board | 40-48 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jimmy Pooler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Schwantes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Wise (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Calvin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eldon Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeremy Dickerson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Gonzaga | Charles Arnold drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-48 |
| 02:57 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson is called for traveling | 42-48 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | George Bilski (SG) John Schwantes | |
| Subs | Dayton | Chen Xiang (SG), Edmund Hagedorn (C) Eldon Fox, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| 02:55 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-48 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | John Schwantes (SG), Christopher Orlando (PF), Mikey Craig (C) George Bilski, Dennis Calvin, Charles Arnold | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 02:41 | Gonzaga | Mikey Craig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-48 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson (C) Edmund Hagedorn | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:23 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Christopher Orlando - foul #3 on Christopher Orlando, team foul #8 | 42-48 |
| 02:23 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 02:23 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 02:05 | Gonzaga | Mikey Craig makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Ryan Wise and he's fouled by Jeremy Dickerson - foul #2 on Jeremy Dickerson, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| 02:05 | Gonzaga | Mikey Craig makes the free throw | 45-50 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:42 | Dayton | Chen Xiang connects on the fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Jimmy Pooler - foul #1 on Jimmy Pooler, team foul #9 | 45-52 |
| 01:42 | Dayton | Chen Xiang makes the free throw | 45-53 |
| 01:23 | Gonzaga | John Schwantes can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-53 |
| 01:22 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Joseph Crumpton | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Dayton | Chen Xiang comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by John Schwantes - foul #2 on John Schwantes, team foul #10 | 45-53 |
| 00:56 | Dayton | Chen Xiang makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 00:56 | Dayton | Chen Xiang makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Gonzaga | Mikey Craig misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 45-55 |
| 00:47 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski snags the defensive board | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski is fouled in the backcourt by Jimmy Pooler - foul #2 on Jimmy Pooler, team foul #11 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Bruce Andrews (PG), Paul Kunze (SG), George Bilski (SF), Dennis Calvin (PF), Charles Arnold (C) Jimmy Pooler, John Schwantes, Ryan Wise, Christopher Orlando, Mikey Craig | |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (SG), Edmund Hagedorn (C) Chen Xiang, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| 00:45 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 00:45 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 00:40 | Gonzaga | Edmund Hagedorn steals it from Charles Arnold | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton misses the lay-in | 45-57 |
| 00:11 | Gonzaga | George Bilski grabs the defensive rebound | 45-57 |
| 00:04 | Gonzaga | Charles Arnold drills a floater in the paint and he's fouled by Edmund Hagedorn - foul #3 on Edmund Hagedorn, team foul #6 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Chen Xiang (SG), Jeremy Dickerson (C) Eldon Fox, Edmund Hagedorn | |
| 00:04 | Gonzaga | Charles Arnold makes the free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski runs out the clock | 48-57 |