| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Francisco Mendez (fresh) SG - John Lambert (fresh) SF - Matthew Taylor (fresh) PF - James Brown (fresh) C - Charles Fralick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Chase Moore (fresh) SG - Mark Barrier (fresh) SF - Chad Caywood (fresh) PF - John Griffin (fresh) C - Jason Singletary (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Griffin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:52 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Chad Caywood's layup is rejected by James Brown | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Griffin tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:36 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Taylor | 3-2 |
| 19:25 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Chad Caywood is whistled for traveling | 3-2 |
| 19:00 | Dayton | John Lambert shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 3-2 |
| 18:58 | Arkansas, Little Rock | The rebound goes to Jason Singletary | 3-2 |
| 18:51 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Chad Caywood misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:49 | Dayton | Charles Fralick grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:29 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James Brown | 6-2 |
| 18:21 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Mark Barrier clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 6-2 |
| 18:19 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Jason Singletary hits the follow up shot | 6-4 |
| 18:02 | Dayton | John Lambert misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 18:00 | Dayton | James Brown snags the offensive board | 6-4 |
| 17:35 | Dayton | Chase Moore steals it from Matthew Taylor | 6-4 |
| 17:26 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Mark Barrier drills a 3 from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 17:02 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-7 |
| Subs | Dayton | Scott Comacho (C) Charles Fralick | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | David Heidenreich (PG), Jesus Rivera (SG), Jack Blackwell (SF), Donald Tarkowski (C) Chase Moore, Mark Barrier, Chad Caywood, Jason Singletary | |
| 16:53 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Griffin's pass is intercepted by Francisco Mendez | 6-7 |
| 16:27 | Dayton | John Lambert misses long on a floater from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 16:25 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez gets the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 16:09 | Dayton | James Brown buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from John Lambert | 8-7 |
| 15:50 | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Brown steals it from Donald Tarkowski | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Francisco Mendez (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Lambert (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Taylor (fairly fresh) PF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Comacho (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - David Heidenreich (fresh) SG - Jesus Rivera (fresh) SF - Jack Blackwell (fresh) PF - John Griffin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Tarkowski (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor misses short on a shot from the right side | 8-7 |
| 15:22 | Dayton | James Brown grabs the offensive board | 8-7 |
| 15:02 | Dayton | James Brown can't throw it down | 8-7 |
| 15:00 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 14:41 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Jack Blackwell is hacked by Matthew Taylor - foul #1 on Matthew Taylor, team foul #1 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Joseph (PG), Arthur Miller (SG), Richard Frese (SF), Robert Dike (PF), Charles Fralick (C) Francisco Mendez, John Lambert, Matthew Taylor, James Brown, Scott Comacho | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Chase Moore (PG), Mark Barrier (SG), Chad Caywood (SF), Jason Singletary (C) David Heidenreich, Jesus Rivera, Jack Blackwell, John Griffin | |
| 14:34 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Chase Moore loses the ball out of bounds | 8-7 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Griffin (PF) Donald Tarkowski | |
| 14:09 | Dayton | Kevin Joseph hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Arthur Miller | 10-7 |
| 13:59 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Robert Dike steals it from John Griffin | 10-7 |
| 13:36 | Dayton | Kevin Joseph is whistled for a carry | 10-7 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Jack Blackwell (SF) John Griffin | |
| 13:20 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Jason Singletary misses short on a shot from the left side | 10-7 |
| 13:19 | Dayton | Charles Fralick snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| 13:01 | Dayton | Arthur Miller drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Robert Dike | 12-7 |
| 12:41 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Chase Moore clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-7 |
| 12:39 | Dayton | Robert Dike grabs the board | 12-7 |
| 12:15 | Dayton | Kevin Joseph hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 12-7 |
| 12:13 | Arkansas, Little Rock | The rebound goes to Chad Caywood | 12-7 |
| 11:57 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Jason Singletary misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Fralick - foul #1 on Charles Fralick, team foul #2 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), John Lambert (SG), Matthew Taylor (SF), James Brown (PF), Scott Comacho (C) Kevin Joseph, Arthur Miller, Richard Frese, Robert Dike, Charles Fralick | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donald Tarkowski (PF) Jack Blackwell | |
| 11:57 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Jason Singletary makes the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 11:57 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Jason Singletary misses the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 11:57 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Scott Comacho | 12-8 |
| 11:34 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 12-8 |
| 11:33 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Chad Caywood snags the defensive board | 12-8 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Francisco Mendez (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Lambert (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Taylor (fresh) PF - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Comacho (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Chase Moore (fresh) SG - Mark Barrier (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chad Caywood (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Tarkowski (fresh) C - Jason Singletary (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Chase Moore makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Chad Caywood | 12-10 |
| 10:59 | Dayton | John Lambert splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 12-10 |
| 10:57 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donald Tarkowski snags the defensive board | 12-10 |
| 10:49 | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Brown blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Mark Barrier | 12-10 |
| 10:47 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Chad Caywood grabs the offensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 10:37 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Scott Comacho swats the layup by Jason Singletary | 12-10 |
| 10:36 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez grabs the defensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 10:07 | Dayton | Chase Moore steals it from Scott Comacho | 12-10 |
| 09:51 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Lambert takes the ball from Chase Moore | 12-10 |
| 09:42 | Dayton | James Brown comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Donald Tarkowski - foul #1 on Donald Tarkowski, team foul #1 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Fralick (C) Scott Comacho | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | David Heidenreich (PG), Jesus Rivera (SG), Jack Blackwell (SF), John Griffin (PF) Chase Moore, Mark Barrier, Chad Caywood, Jason Singletary | |
| 09:42 | Dayton | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 09:42 | Dayton | James Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 09:42 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donald Tarkowski snags the defensive board | 13-10 |
| 09:30 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donald Tarkowski's fadeaway is rejected by John Lambert | 13-10 |
| 09:28 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donald Tarkowski snags the offensive board | 13-10 |
| 09:11 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donald Tarkowski makes the shot from the baseline and the foul's on James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #3 | 13-12 |
| 09:11 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donald Tarkowski makes the free throw | 13-13 |
| 08:55 | Dayton | James Brown is by himself and knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from John Lambert out of a doubleteam | 15-13 |
| 08:44 | Arkansas, Little Rock | David Heidenreich misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Dike (PF) James Brown | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Jason Singletary (C) Donald Tarkowski | |
| 08:44 | Arkansas, Little Rock | David Heidenreich makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 08:44 | Arkansas, Little Rock | David Heidenreich misses the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 08:44 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 08:15 | Dayton | Robert Dike is whistled for a carry | 15-14 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Frese (SF) Matthew Taylor | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| 08:08 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Jack Blackwell can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 15-14 |
| 08:07 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Griffin tips it but misses | 15-14 |
| 08:05 | Dayton | Charles Fralick pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 07:46 | Dayton | Robert Dike misses the floater from the right side | 15-14 |
| 07:45 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Jesus Rivera snags the defensive board | 15-14 |
| 07:27 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Griffin is denied on a dunk by Charles Fralick | 15-14 |
| 07:26 | Dayton | Richard Frese grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Francisco Mendez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Lambert (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Frese (fresh) PF - Robert Dike (fresh) C - Charles Fralick (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - David Heidenreich (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jesus Rivera (fresh) SF - Jack Blackwell (fresh) PF - John Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Singletary (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 07:05 | Dayton | Robert Dike can't tip it in | 15-14 |
| 07:04 | Dayton | Richard Frese can't tip it in | 15-14 |
| 07:02 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 06:51 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Griffin banks in the layup and he's fouled by Richard Frese - foul #1 on Richard Frese, team foul #5 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Joseph (PG), Arthur Miller (SG), Matthew Taylor (SF), Scott Comacho (C) Francisco Mendez, John Lambert, Richard Frese, Charles Fralick | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Chase Moore (PG), Mark Barrier (SG), Chad Caywood (SF), Donald Tarkowski (C) David Heidenreich, Jesus Rivera, Jack Blackwell, Jason Singletary | |
| 06:51 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Griffin misses the free throw | 15-16 |
| 06:51 | Dayton | Scott Comacho snags the defensive board | 15-16 |
| 06:22 | Dayton | Robert Dike loses the dribble to John Griffin | 15-16 |
| 06:06 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Chase Moore comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-16 |
| 06:04 | Dayton | Robert Dike pulls down the rebound | 15-16 |
| 05:44 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor is hacked by Donald Tarkowski - foul #2 on Donald Tarkowski, team foul #2 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Donovan (PF) Robert Dike | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Jack Blackwell (SF) Donald Tarkowski | |
| 05:18 | Dayton | A charge is called on Arthur Miller - foul #1 on Arthur Miller, team foul #6 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), John Lambert (SG), Charles Fralick (C) Kevin Joseph, Arthur Miller, Robert Donovan | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| 04:58 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Mark Barrier is whistled for a carry | 15-16 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Jason Singletary (C) John Griffin | |
| 04:29 | Dayton | John Lambert splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from the right wing and he's hacked by Chase Moore - foul #1 on Chase Moore, team foul #3 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Frese (SF) Matthew Taylor | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| 04:29 | Dayton | John Lambert makes the free throw | 18-16 |
| 04:06 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Mark Barrier can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-16 |
| 04:04 | Dayton | Richard Frese grabs the board | 18-16 |
| 03:35 | Dayton | Richard Frese is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Francisco Mendez out of the doubleteam | 20-16 |
| 03:19 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Mark Barrier is hacked by John Lambert - foul #1 on John Lambert, team foul #7 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Taylor (SF), James Brown (PF), Robert Dike (C) Richard Frese, Scott Comacho, Charles Fralick | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | David Heidenreich (PG), Jesus Rivera (SF), John Griffin (PF), Donald Tarkowski (C) Chase Moore, Jack Blackwell, Chad Caywood, Jason Singletary | |
| 03:19 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Mark Barrier misses the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 03:19 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor pulls down the rebound | 20-16 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Francisco Mendez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lambert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Dike (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - David Heidenreich (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Mark Barrier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jesus Rivera (fresh) PF - John Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Tarkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 20-16 |
| 02:54 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 02:36 | Dayton | James Brown misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by John Griffin - foul #1 on John Griffin, team foul #4 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Chad Caywood (SF) Mark Barrier | |
| 02:36 | Dayton | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 02:36 | Dayton | James Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 02:36 | Arkansas, Little Rock | The rebound goes to Donald Tarkowski | 21-16 |
| 02:15 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Chad Caywood misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-16 |
| 02:13 | Dayton | The rebound goes to James Brown | 21-16 |
| 02:08 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-16 |
| 02:06 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donald Tarkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 21-16 |
| 01:55 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Chad Caywood misses short on a jumper in the lane | 21-16 |
| 01:53 | Arkansas, Little Rock | David Heidenreich hits the follow up shot | 21-18 |
| 01:24 | Dayton | James Brown knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Francisco Mendez | 23-18 |
| 01:19 | Arkansas, Little Rock | David Heidenreich is hacked by Robert Dike - foul #1 on Robert Dike, team foul #8 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Joseph (PG), Arthur Miller (SG), Charles Fralick (C) Francisco Mendez, John Lambert, Robert Dike | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Mark Barrier (SG), Jack Blackwell (SF), Jason Singletary (C) Jesus Rivera, Chad Caywood, Donald Tarkowski | |
| 01:19 | Arkansas, Little Rock | David Heidenreich makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 01:19 | Arkansas, Little Rock | David Heidenreich makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 00:59 | Dayton | Charles Fralick buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-20 |
| 00:45 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Matthew Taylor is called for the reach on Jack Blackwell - foul #2 on Matthew Taylor, team foul #9 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Frese (SF) Matthew Taylor | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Chase Moore (PG), Donald Tarkowski (PF) David Heidenreich, John Griffin | |
| 00:45 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Jack Blackwell misses the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 00:45 | Dayton | James Brown grabs the board | 25-20 |
| 00:32 | Dayton | James Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-20 |
| 00:15 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Mark Barrier clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-20 |
| 00:14 | Dayton | James Brown grabs the board | 25-20 |
| 00:04 | Dayton | Arthur Miller clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-20 |
| 00:03 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Jack Blackwell snags the defensive board | 25-20 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Jack Blackwell misses long on a halfcourt shot | 25-20 |