| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chen Xiang (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeremy Dickerson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - John Owen (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Roberto Bruno (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Geoffrey Newcomb (fresh) PF - Duane Boulay (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alfred Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton inbounds the ball | 39-33 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 39-33 |
| 19:38 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton misses the tip | 39-33 |
| 19:36 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton tips it back up and in | 41-33 |
| 19:22 | Manhattan | Duane Boulay knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Owen | 41-36 |
| 18:53 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton is hacked by Roberto Bruno - foul #3 on Roberto Bruno, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | James Thomason (SG) Roberto Bruno | |
| 18:34 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga misses short on a floater near the basket | 41-36 |
| 18:33 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to John Owen | 41-36 |
| 18:13 | Manhattan | Duane Boulay comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 18:11 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 17:58 | Dayton | Chen Xiang can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 41-36 |
| 17:57 | Manhattan | Alfred Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 17:43 | Manhattan | Alfred Richardson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-36 |
| 17:27 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Thomason - foul #2 on James Thomason, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| 17:27 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 17:27 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga misses the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 17:27 | Manhattan | Duane Boulay gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 17:14 | Manhattan | Alfred Richardson loses the dribble to Jeremy Dickerson | 42-36 |
| 16:52 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 44-36 |
| 16:38 | Manhattan | John Owen drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Thomason | 44-38 |
| 16:13 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 16:11 | Manhattan | Geoffrey Newcomb pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 16:09 | Manhattan | Ivan Danowski is called for the reach on John Owen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ivan Danowski, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (SG), Willis Conner (SF), Clark Wood (PF), Edmund Hagedorn (C) Chen Xiang, Joseph Crumpton, Jeremy Dickerson, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Craig Hite (SF), Jarek Zaldivar (PF), William Dwyer (C) Geoffrey Newcomb, Duane Boulay, Alfred Richardson | |
| 15:51 | Manhattan | William Dwyer scores on a jump hook in the paint | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eldon Fox (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willis Conner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clark Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edmund Hagedorn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - John Owen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Thomason (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Craig Hite (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jarek Zaldivar (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Dwyer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Dayton | Willis Conner comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 44-40 |
| 15:34 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to James Thomason | 44-40 |
| 15:08 | Manhattan | Jarek Zaldivar is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Jarek Zaldivar, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Chen Xiang (PG) Ivan Danowski | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Roberto Bruno (SG), Geoffrey Newcomb (SF) James Thomason, Craig Hite | |
| 14:44 | Dayton | Chen Xiang's floater is tipped away by Jarek Zaldivar | 44-40 |
| 14:42 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Chen Xiang | 44-40 |
| 14:16 | Dayton | Chen Xiang misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Owen - foul #2 on John Owen, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton (SF), Jeremy Dickerson (PF), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) Willis Conner, Clark Wood, Edmund Hagedorn | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Duane Boulay (PF), Alfred Richardson (C) Jarek Zaldivar, William Dwyer | |
| 14:16 | Dayton | Chen Xiang makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 14:16 | Dayton | Chen Xiang makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 14:03 | Manhattan | John Owen misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 14:02 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Joseph Crumpton | 46-40 |
| 13:34 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Duane Boulay - foul #3 on Duane Boulay, team foul #5 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG) Eldon Fox | |
| Subs | Manhattan | James Thomason (PG) John Owen | |
| 13:34 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 13:34 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 13:18 | Manhattan | Duane Boulay drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Thomason | 48-43 |
| 12:53 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton is fouled on the floor by Roberto Bruno - foul #4 on Roberto Bruno, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (SG) Chen Xiang | |
| Subs | Manhattan | John Owen (PG) Roberto Bruno | |
| 12:29 | Dayton | Eldon Fox is fouled on the floor by John Owen - foul #3 on John Owen, team foul #7 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Craig Hite (SF), Jarek Zaldivar (C) Geoffrey Newcomb, Alfred Richardson | |
| 12:29 | Dayton | Eldon Fox makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 12:29 | Dayton | Eldon Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 12:00 | Manhattan | Duane Boulay comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-43 |
| 11:59 | Manhattan | Jarek Zaldivar tips it home | 50-45 |
| 11:31 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson misses short on a runner from the left block | 50-45 |
| 11:30 | Manhattan | Duane Boulay snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eldon Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeremy Dickerson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - John Owen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Thomason (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Craig Hite (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Duane Boulay (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jarek Zaldivar (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Manhattan | Craig Hite hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 50-45 |
| 11:24 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 11:00 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Crumpton | 52-45 |
| 10:35 | Manhattan | Jarek Zaldivar buries a jumper near the basket | 52-47 |
| 10:13 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 10:12 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton snags the offensive board | 52-47 |
| 09:59 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga misses short on a shot from the left side | 52-47 |
| 09:57 | Manhattan | Craig Hite grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 09:52 | Manhattan | Craig Hite misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-47 |
| 09:50 | Manhattan | James Thomason grabs the offensive board | 52-47 |
| 09:38 | Manhattan | Duane Boulay can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 09:36 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 09:31 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 09:29 | Manhattan | Craig Hite grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 09:21 | Manhattan | Jarek Zaldivar misses short on a jump hook from close range | 52-47 |
| 09:20 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 08:51 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Ivan Danowski | 54-47 |
| 08:28 | Manhattan | John Owen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 08:26 | Manhattan | Craig Hite tips it back up and in | 54-49 |
| 08:09 | Dayton | Eldon Fox comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 08:08 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga tips it but misses | 54-49 |
| 08:06 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga tips it home | 56-49 |
| 07:53 | Manhattan | Duane Boulay hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 07:52 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 07:46 | Dayton | John Owen steals it from Ivan Danowski in the backcourt | 56-49 |
| 07:43 | Manhattan | John Owen lays it up and in | 56-51 |
| 07:14 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Ivan Danowski | 58-51 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eldon Fox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jeremy Dickerson (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Alvarenga (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - John Owen (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Thomason (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Craig Hite (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Duane Boulay (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jarek Zaldivar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:06 | Manhattan | A charge is called on Duane Boulay - foul #4 on Duane Boulay, team foul #8 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | Chen Xiang (SG), Willis Conner (SF), Clark Wood (PF), Edmund Hagedorn (C) Eldon Fox, Joseph Crumpton, Jeremy Dickerson, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Roberto Bruno (SG), Geoffrey Newcomb (SF), William Dwyer (PF), Alfred Richardson (C) James Thomason, Craig Hite, Duane Boulay, Jarek Zaldivar | |
| 06:45 | Dayton | William Dwyer is called for the reach on Chen Xiang - foul #2 on William Dwyer, team foul #9 | 58-51 |
| 06:45 | Dayton | Chen Xiang makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 06:45 | Dayton | Chen Xiang makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 06:34 | Manhattan | Roberto Bruno works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 60-51 |
| 06:33 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Ivan Danowski | 60-51 |
| 06:11 | Dayton | Chen Xiang buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Ivan Danowski and he's hacked by Roberto Bruno - foul #5 on Roberto Bruno, team foul #10 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Garrett Tardiff (SG) Roberto Bruno | |
| 06:11 | Dayton | Chen Xiang misses the free throw | 62-51 |
| 06:11 | Manhattan | William Dwyer pulls down the rebound | 62-51 |
| 05:56 | Manhattan | Geoffrey Newcomb misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-51 |
| 05:54 | Dayton | Clark Wood grabs the board | 62-51 |
| 05:36 | Dayton | Chen Xiang hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 62-51 |
| 05:34 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to John Owen | 62-51 |
| 05:21 | Manhattan | Garrett Tardiff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-51 |
| 05:03 | Dayton | Chen Xiang scores on a floater from the right wing | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:49 | Manhattan | Alfred Richardson connects on the shot from the left block set up by John Owen | 64-53 |
| 04:33 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn is hacked by William Dwyer - foul #3 on William Dwyer, team foul #11 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (SG) Ivan Danowski | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Craig Hite (PF) William Dwyer | |
| 04:33 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 04:33 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn misses the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 04:33 | Manhattan | Alfred Richardson grabs the board | 65-53 |
| 04:28 | Manhattan | Craig Hite throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-53 |
| 04:06 | Dayton | Chen Xiang misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 65-53 |
| 04:04 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Eldon Fox | 65-53 |
| 03:45 | Dayton | Eldon Fox knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Chen Xiang | 68-53 |
| 03:37 | Manhattan | Alfred Richardson misses the runner from the right block | 68-53 |
| 03:35 | Dayton | Clark Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 03:18 | Dayton | Willis Conner makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Chen Xiang | 70-53 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Chen Xiang (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eldon Fox (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willis Conner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clark Wood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Edmund Hagedorn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - John Owen (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Garrett Tardiff (fresh) SF - Geoffrey Newcomb (fresh) PF - Craig Hite (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Alfred Richardson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Manhattan | Geoffrey Newcomb is hacked by Willis Conner - foul #3 on Willis Conner, team foul #2 | 70-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG), Joseph Crumpton (SF), Jeremy Dickerson (PF), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) Chen Xiang, Willis Conner, Clark Wood, Edmund Hagedorn | |
| Subs | Manhattan | James Thomason (PG), Duane Boulay (PF), Jarek Zaldivar (C) John Owen, Geoffrey Newcomb, Alfred Richardson | |
| 03:04 | Manhattan | Duane Boulay scores on a shot from the right block | 70-55 |
| 02:42 | Dayton | Eldon Fox is hacked by Garrett Tardiff - foul #1 on Garrett Tardiff, team foul #12 | 70-55 |
| 02:42 | Dayton | Eldon Fox makes the 1st free throw | 71-55 |
| 02:42 | Dayton | Eldon Fox misses the 2nd free throw | 71-55 |
| 02:42 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Jarek Zaldivar | 71-55 |
| 02:32 | Manhattan | Craig Hite comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Jeremy Dickerson - foul #2 on Jeremy Dickerson, team foul #3 | 71-55 |
| 02:32 | Manhattan | Craig Hite makes the 1st free throw | 71-56 |
| 02:32 | Manhattan | Craig Hite makes the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 02:16 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 71-57 |
| 02:14 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson grabs the offensive board | 71-57 |
| 01:52 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-57 |
| 01:51 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson gets the offensive rebound | 71-57 |
| 01:35 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Crumpton and he's hacked by Jarek Zaldivar - foul #3 on Jarek Zaldivar, team foul #13 | 73-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | Chen Xiang (SG) Eldon Fox | |
| Subs | Manhattan | John Owen (PG), Geoffrey Newcomb (SF), Alfred Richardson (C) Garrett Tardiff, Craig Hite, Jarek Zaldivar | |
| 01:35 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson misses the free throw | 73-57 |
| 01:35 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Alfred Richardson | 73-57 |
| 01:23 | Manhattan | Duane Boulay lays it in | 73-59 |
| 01:02 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Ivan Danowski | 75-59 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:56 | Manhattan | Alfred Richardson lays it up and in on a great pass from Geoffrey Newcomb | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:28 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 75-61 |
| 00:27 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Chen Xiang | 75-61 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski runs out the clock | 75-61 |