| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chen Xiang (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeremy Dickerson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Danny Mazzone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Dashiell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Rowe (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Daniel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton inbounds the ball | 34-27 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 34-27 |
| 19:48 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe grabs the board | 34-27 |
| 19:43 | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Dashiell | 34-29 |
| 19:14 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson throws it down | 36-29 |
| 18:57 | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Rowe | 36-32 |
| 18:38 | Dayton | Chen Xiang misses short on a floater in the lane | 36-32 |
| 18:36 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga tips it in | 38-32 |
| 18:15 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Dickerson is called for the reach on Danny Mazzone - foul #1 on Jeremy Dickerson, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| 17:56 | UC Irvine | Robert Daniel double dribbles | 38-32 |
| 17:44 | Dayton | Donald Rowe is called for the reach on Ivan Danowski - foul #3 on Donald Rowe, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Johnson (PF) Donald Rowe | |
| 17:19 | Dayton | Chen Xiang is hacked by Robert Dashiell - foul #2 on Robert Dashiell, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| 17:13 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Ivan Danowski | 40-32 |
| 17:02 | UC Irvine | John Johnson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 17:01 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga pulls down the rebound | 40-32 |
| 16:35 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga drills a shot near the basket set up by Chen Xiang | 42-32 |
| 16:15 | UC Irvine | David Carroll travels with the ball | 42-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | Willis Conner (SF), Clark Wood (PF), Edmund Hagedorn (C) Joseph Crumpton, Jeremy Dickerson, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Melvin Sullivan (PG), Norman Henson (SG), Brian Morman (C) Danny Mazzone, Robert Dashiell, Robert Daniel | |
| 15:56 | Dayton | Chen Xiang comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 42-32 |
| 15:54 | UC Irvine | David Carroll gets the rebound | 42-32 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chen Xiang (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Willis Conner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clark Wood (fresh) C - Edmund Hagedorn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Melvin Sullivan (fresh) SG - Norman Henson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Morman (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | UC Irvine | David Carroll misses the floater from the left wing | 42-32 |
| 15:27 | Dayton | Willis Conner gets the rebound | 42-32 |
| 15:08 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn comes up short on the runner in the paint | 42-32 |
| 15:06 | UC Irvine | David Carroll gets the rebound | 42-32 |
| 14:53 | UC Irvine | John Johnson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-32 |
| 14:52 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn grabs the board | 42-32 |
| 14:40 | Dayton | Willis Conner's fadeaway is rejected by John Johnson | 42-32 |
| 14:39 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski grabs the offensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 14:11 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn is hacked by Brian Morman - foul #1 on Brian Morman, team foul #3 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (SG), Joseph Crumpton (SF), Jeremy Dickerson (PF), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) Chen Xiang, Willis Conner, Clark Wood, Edmund Hagedorn | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone (PG), Robert Dashiell (SG), Donald Rowe (PF), Robert Daniel (C) Melvin Sullivan, Norman Henson, David Carroll, John Johnson | |
| 13:59 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Jeremy Dickerson, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| 13:50 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 13:21 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga banks in the layup set up by Eldon Fox | 44-35 |
| 12:59 | UC Irvine | Robert Dashiell knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Daniel | 44-38 |
| 12:40 | Dayton | The short jumper by Dikembe Alvarenga is denied by Robert Daniel | 44-38 |
| 12:38 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson hits the follow up shot | 46-38 |
| 12:12 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-38 |
| 12:10 | UC Irvine | Brian Morman hits the follow up shot | 46-40 |
| 11:43 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Donald Rowe - foul #4 on Donald Rowe, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Chen Xiang (PG) Ivan Danowski | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Melvin Sullivan (SG), David Carroll (SF), John Johnson (PF) Robert Dashiell, Brian Morman, Donald Rowe | |
| 11:43 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 11:43 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 11:43 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson gets the offensive rebound | 47-40 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Chen Xiang (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eldon Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeremy Dickerson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Danny Mazzone (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Sullivan (fresh) SF - David Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Daniel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga hits the finger roll set up by Joseph Crumpton | 49-40 |
| 11:13 | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-40 |
| 11:11 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson grabs the board | 49-40 |
| 10:48 | Dayton | Chen Xiang blows the layup | 49-40 |
| 10:47 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Alvarenga | 49-40 |
| 10:24 | Dayton | Eldon Fox knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Crumpton | 51-40 |
| 10:01 | UC Irvine | Melvin Sullivan knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Danny Mazzone | 51-42 |
| 09:39 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Jeremy Dickerson, team foul #3 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG), Willis Conner (SF), Clark Wood (PF), Edmund Hagedorn (C) Eldon Fox, Joseph Crumpton, Jeremy Dickerson, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Dashiell (SG), Brian Morman (C) Danny Mazzone, Robert Daniel | |
| 09:17 | UC Irvine | Robert Dashiell misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-42 |
| 09:16 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 08:52 | Dayton | Chen Xiang clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Brian Morman - foul #2 on Brian Morman, team foul #5 | 51-42 |
| 08:52 | Dayton | Chen Xiang misses the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 08:52 | Dayton | Chen Xiang makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 08:31 | UC Irvine | Willis Conner steals the ball from Melvin Sullivan | 52-42 |
| 08:02 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Melvin Sullivan - foul #1 on Melvin Sullivan, team foul #6 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton (SF), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) Willis Conner, Edmund Hagedorn | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone (PG), Robert Daniel (C) Melvin Sullivan, John Johnson | |
| 08:02 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 08:02 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 07:46 | UC Irvine | David Carroll knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-45 |
| 07:28 | Dayton | Danny Mazzone is called for the reach on Ivan Danowski - foul #2 on Danny Mazzone, team foul #7 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (SG), Jeremy Dickerson (PF) Chen Xiang, Clark Wood | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe (PF) David Carroll | |
| 07:28 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski misses the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 07:28 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe pulls down the rebound | 54-45 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eldon Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeremy Dickerson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Danny Mazzone (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Dashiell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Morman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Rowe (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Daniel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:14 | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-47 |
| 06:52 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski buries a runner near the basket set up by Eldon Fox | 56-47 |
| 06:27 | UC Irvine | Brian Morman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Chen Xiang (PG) Ivan Danowski | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Melvin Sullivan (SG), David Carroll (SF) Robert Dashiell, Brian Morman | |
| 06:15 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson hits a floater in the lane | 58-47 |
| 05:57 | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-47 |
| 05:55 | UC Irvine | David Carroll tips it but misses | 58-47 |
| 05:54 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson gets the rebound | 58-47 |
| 05:28 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Dikembe Alvarenga and he's hacked by Danny Mazzone - foul #3 on Danny Mazzone, team foul #8 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn (C) Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Johnson (C) Robert Daniel | |
| 05:28 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton makes the free throw | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:13 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Willis Conner (SF), Clark Wood (PF) Joseph Crumpton, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 04:49 | Dayton | Eldon Fox loses the ball out of bounds | 61-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG) Eldon Fox | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Dashiell (SG) Danny Mazzone | |
| 04:35 | UC Irvine | Melvin Sullivan comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ivan Danowski - foul #1 on Ivan Danowski, team foul #4 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga (C) Edmund Hagedorn | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 04:35 | UC Irvine | Melvin Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 04:35 | UC Irvine | Melvin Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 04:06 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Chen Xiang and he's fouled by Donald Rowe - foul #5 on Donald Rowe, team foul #9 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (SG), Jeremy Dickerson (PF) Chen Xiang, Clark Wood | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Daniel (C) Donald Rowe | |
| 04:06 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the free throw | 64-49 |
| 03:45 | UC Irvine | Robert Dashiell is hacked by Eldon Fox - foul #4 on Eldon Fox, team foul #5 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton (SF) Willis Conner | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone (PG), Brian Morman (PF) Melvin Sullivan, David Carroll | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:29 | UC Irvine | Robert Dashiell buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Danny Mazzone | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eldon Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeremy Dickerson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 19 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Danny Mazzone (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Dashiell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Morman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Daniel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:24 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga misses long on a floater from the right wing | 64-52 |
| 03:23 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Danny Mazzone | 64-52 |
| 03:14 | UC Irvine | Brian Morman makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Danny Mazzone | 64-55 |
| 02:50 | Dayton | Eldon Fox is fouled on the floor by Robert Dashiell - foul #3 on Robert Dashiell, team foul #10 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Melvin Sullivan (SG), David Carroll (SF) Robert Dashiell, Brian Morman | |
| 02:50 | Dayton | Eldon Fox makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 02:50 | Dayton | Eldon Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 02:48 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | Chen Xiang (SG) Eldon Fox | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Dashiell (SG) Melvin Sullivan | |
| 02:37 | UC Irvine | Robert Dashiell misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-55 |
| 02:35 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga grabs the board | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:31 | Dayton | Robert Daniel swats the shot by Joseph Crumpton | 66-55 |
| 02:29 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson tips it in | 68-55 |
| 02:16 | UC Irvine | Robert Daniel is hacked by Ivan Danowski - foul #2 on Ivan Danowski, team foul #6 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Roberts (PG), Melvin Sullivan (SG), Brian Morman (PF), Norman Henson (C) Danny Mazzone, Robert Dashiell, David Carroll, Robert Daniel | |
| 02:07 | UC Irvine | Brian Morman buries a shot from the right wing | 68-57 |
| 01:38 | Dayton | Chen Xiang can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 68-57 |
| 01:37 | UC Irvine | Norman Henson grabs the board | 68-57 |
| 01:27 | UC Irvine | Melvin Sullivan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-57 |
| 01:25 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 68-57 |
| 00:57 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:49 | UC Irvine | Melvin Sullivan can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 68-57 |
| 00:47 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton grabs the defensive rebound | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Dayton | Chen Xiang connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Dikembe Alvarenga | 70-57 |
| 00:18 | UC Irvine | Melvin Sullivan is called for traveling | 70-57 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski runs out the clock | 70-57 |