| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carlos Kelly (fresh) SG - Darrell Cunningham (fresh) SF - Timothy Lundgren (fresh) PF - Jay Soo (fresh) C - Henry Boggs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - William Chute (fresh) SG - Alonzo Adams (fresh) SF - Frank Prater (fresh) PF - Larry Weiss (fresh) C - Mitchell Rickert (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Jay Soo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:50 | Dayton | Larry Weiss swats the short shot by Timothy Lundgren | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Dayton | Henry Boggs tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Dayton | Henry Boggs pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams is hacked by Henry Boggs - foul #1 on Henry Boggs, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:19 | Rhode Island | William Chute drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Frank Prater | 0-5 |
| 17:56 | Dayton | Carlos Kelly comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 0-5 |
| 17:55 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:36 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Weiss | 0-8 |
| 17:18 | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Larry Weiss - foul #1 on Larry Weiss, team foul #1 | 0-8 |
| 17:18 | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 1-8 |
| 17:18 | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 2-8 |
| 16:51 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by William Chute | 2-11 |
| 16:33 | Dayton | Carlos Kelly hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the right side | 2-11 |
| 16:31 | Rhode Island | William Chute gets the rebound | 2-11 |
| 16:16 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater's pass is intercepted by Darrell Cunningham | 2-11 |
| 16:00 | Dayton | Larry Weiss swats the layup by Timothy Lundgren | 2-11 |
| 15:59 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert grabs the defensive rebound | 2-11 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carlos Kelly (fairly fresh) SG - Darrell Cunningham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Lundgren (fairly fresh) PF - Jay Soo (fairly fresh) C - Henry Boggs (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - William Chute (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alonzo Adams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Frank Prater (fresh) PF - Larry Weiss (fresh) 2 blk. C - Mitchell Rickert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss's pass is intercepted by Jay Soo | 2-11 |
| 15:45 | Dayton | Frank Prater is called for the reach on Timothy Lundgren in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Prater, team foul #2 | 2-11 |
| Subs | Dayton | Derek Blank (PG), Andrew Beard (SG), Marcus Stout (SF), Edwin Wilbourn (PF), Sammy Larry (C) Carlos Kelly, Darrell Cunningham, Timothy Lundgren, Jay Soo, Henry Boggs | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski (SG), Hershel Drake (SF), Darren Floyd (PF), Stephen Ball (C) Alonzo Adams, Frank Prater, Larry Weiss, Mitchell Rickert | |
| 15:27 | Dayton | Derek Blank misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-11 |
| 15:26 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski snags the defensive board | 2-11 |
| 15:05 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd is whistled for traveling | 2-11 |
| 14:47 | Dayton | Marcus Stout's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-11 |
| Subs | Dayton | Carlos Kelly (PG) Derek Blank | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Prater (SF) Hershel Drake | |
| 14:32 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd misses short on a shot in the lane | 2-11 |
| 14:30 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn grabs the board | 2-11 |
| 14:28 | Dayton | Carlos Kelly is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carlos Kelly, team foul #2 | 2-11 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss (PF) William Chute | |
| 14:14 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss misses short on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Marcus Stout - foul #1 on Marcus Stout, team foul #3 | 2-11 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams (PG) Darren Floyd | |
| 14:14 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss makes the 1st free throw | 2-12 |
| 14:14 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss misses the 2nd free throw | 2-12 |
| 14:14 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn pulls down the rebound | 2-12 |
| 13:52 | Dayton | Frank Prater steals the ball from Andrew Beard | 2-12 |
| 13:49 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams slams it home on a great pass from Frank Prater | 2-14 |
| 13:30 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Stephen Ball - foul #1 on Stephen Ball, team foul #3 | 2-14 |
| Subs | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham (SG), Timothy Lundgren (SF), Henry Boggs (C) Andrew Beard, Marcus Stout, Sammy Larry | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd (PG), Hershel Drake (SF), Mitchell Rickert (C) Yuri Rotkowski, Frank Prater, Stephen Ball | |
| 13:30 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn misses the 1st free throw | 2-14 |
| 13:30 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn makes the 2nd free throw | 3-14 |
| 13:13 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-14 |
| 13:11 | Dayton | Henry Boggs grabs the defensive rebound | 3-14 |
| 12:57 | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-14 |
| 12:56 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss gets the rebound | 3-14 |
| 12:39 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Edwin Wilbourn - foul #1 on Edwin Wilbourn, team foul #4 | 3-14 |
| Subs | Dayton | Marcus Stout (PG), Jay Soo (PF) Carlos Kelly, Edwin Wilbourn | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), Nathan Lloyd (SG), Frank Prater (SF), Thomas Halvorson (C) Alonzo Adams, Hershel Drake, Larry Weiss, Mitchell Rickert | |
| 12:39 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd makes the 1st free throw | 3-15 |
| 12:39 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd misses the 2nd free throw | 3-15 |
| 12:39 | Dayton | Jay Soo grabs the defensive rebound | 3-15 |
| 12:26 | Dayton | Darren Floyd takes the ball from Timothy Lundgren | 3-15 |
| 12:09 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Frank Prater | 3-17 |
| 11:52 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Thomas Halvorson - foul #1 on Thomas Halvorson, team foul #4 | 3-17 |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Beard (SG), Sammy Larry (C) Darrell Cunningham, Henry Boggs | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski (SG), Stephen Ball (PF) Nathan Lloyd, Darren Floyd | |
| 11:52 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren makes the 1st free throw | 4-17 |
| 11:52 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren makes the 2nd free throw | 5-17 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Marcus Stout (fresh) SG - Andrew Beard (fresh) SF - Timothy Lundgren (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jay Soo (fresh) C - Sammy Larry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - William Chute (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Yuri Rotkowski (fresh) SF - Frank Prater (fresh) PF - Stephen Ball (fresh) C - Thomas Halvorson (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Rhode Island | William Chute hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-20 |
| 11:07 | Dayton | Sammy Larry comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 5-20 |
| 11:05 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Frank Prater | 5-20 |
| 10:55 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Chute | 5-22 |
| 10:39 | Dayton | Andrew Beard is hacked by Yuri Rotkowski - foul #1 on Yuri Rotkowski, team foul #5 | 5-22 |
| Subs | Dayton | Carlos Kelly (PG), Darrell Cunningham (SG), Philip Bailey (SF), Henry Boggs (C) Marcus Stout, Andrew Beard, Timothy Lundgren, Sammy Larry | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams (SG), Hershel Drake (SF), Larry Weiss (PF), Mitchell Rickert (C) Yuri Rotkowski, Frank Prater, Stephen Ball, Thomas Halvorson | |
| 10:26 | Dayton | Jay Soo misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-22 |
| 10:25 | Rhode Island | William Chute pulls down the rebound | 5-22 |
| 10:07 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from William Chute | 5-24 |
| 09:46 | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Henry Boggs | 7-24 |
| 09:41 | Rhode Island | Darrell Cunningham steals the ball from William Chute in the backcourt | 7-24 |
| 09:28 | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-24 |
| 09:12 | Rhode Island | Hershel Drake comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Henry Boggs - foul #2 on Henry Boggs, team foul #5 | 10-24 |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Beard (SG), Marcus Stout (SF), Edwin Wilbourn (PF), Sammy Larry (C) Darrell Cunningham, Philip Bailey, Jay Soo, Henry Boggs | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd (PG), Yuri Rotkowski (SG), Stephen Ball (C) William Chute, Alonzo Adams, Mitchell Rickert | |
| 09:12 | Rhode Island | Hershel Drake makes the 1st free throw | 10-25 |
| 09:12 | Rhode Island | Hershel Drake makes the 2nd free throw | 10-26 |
| 09:09 | Dayton | Larry Weiss takes the ball from Andrew Beard in the backcourt | 10-26 |
| 08:52 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Sammy Larry - foul #1 on Sammy Larry, team foul #6 | 10-26 |
| Subs | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren (SF) Andrew Beard | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), Frank Prater (SF) Hershel Drake, Larry Weiss | |
| 08:52 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd misses the 1st free throw | 10-26 |
| 08:52 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd makes the 2nd free throw | 10-27 |
| 08:50 | Dayton | Yuri Rotkowski steps in front of the Timothy Lundgren pass in the backcourt | 10-27 |
| 08:44 | Rhode Island | William Chute is whistled for a carry | 10-27 |
| 08:15 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren is hacked by Darren Floyd - foul #1 on Darren Floyd, team foul #6 | 10-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Beard (SG) Carlos Kelly | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 08:02 | Dayton | Andrew Beard banks in the layup set up by Timothy Lundgren | 12-27 |
| 07:46 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Timothy Lundgren - foul #1 on Timothy Lundgren, team foul #7 | 12-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | Derek Blank (PG), Darrell Cunningham (SG), Philip Bailey (PF) Marcus Stout, Andrew Beard, Sammy Larry | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams (PG), Larry Weiss (PF), Mitchell Rickert (C) William Chute, Darren Floyd, Stephen Ball | |
| 07:46 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater makes the 1st free throw | 12-28 |
| 07:46 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater makes the 2nd free throw | 12-29 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Derek Blank (fresh) SG - Darrell Cunningham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Lundgren (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Philip Bailey (fresh) C - Edwin Wilbourn (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Alonzo Adams (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Yuri Rotkowski (fresh) SF - Frank Prater (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Larry Weiss (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Mitchell Rickert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Dayton | Yuri Rotkowski steals the ball from Timothy Lundgren in the backcourt | 12-29 |
| 07:23 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-29 |
| 07:21 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn grabs the board | 12-29 |
| 07:19 | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Carlos Kelly (PG), Jay Soo (PF) Derek Blank, Timothy Lundgren | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd (SG) Yuri Rotkowski | |
| 07:06 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Alonzo Adams | 12-31 |
| 06:46 | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 14-31 |
| 06:37 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss's floater is tipped away by Jay Soo | 14-31 |
| 06:36 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert gets the offensive rebound | 14-31 |
| 06:14 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 14-31 |
| 06:13 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Darrell Cunningham | 14-31 |
| 05:51 | Dayton | Philip Bailey clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 14-31 |
| 05:50 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd snags the defensive board | 14-31 |
| 05:27 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater is hacked by Carlos Kelly - foul #2 on Carlos Kelly, team foul #8 | 14-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Marcus Stout (PG), Andrew Beard (SG), Timothy Lundgren (SF), Sammy Larry (C) Carlos Kelly, Darrell Cunningham, Philip Bailey, Edwin Wilbourn | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), Yuri Rotkowski (SG), Darren Floyd (PF), Stephen Ball (C) Alonzo Adams, Nathan Lloyd, Larry Weiss, Mitchell Rickert | |
| 05:27 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater makes the 1st free throw | 14-32 |
| 05:27 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater makes the 2nd free throw | 14-33 |
| 05:25 | Dayton | Yuri Rotkowski steals the ball from Marcus Stout in the backcourt | 14-33 |
| 05:17 | Rhode Island | William Chute misses the 3 from the right corner | 14-33 |
| 05:15 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball tips it in | 14-35 |
| 04:56 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-35 |
| 04:54 | Rhode Island | William Chute grabs the defensive rebound | 14-35 |
| 04:47 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by William Chute | 14-37 |
| 04:30 | Dayton | Marcus Stout is called for traveling | 14-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hershel Drake (SF) Frank Prater | |
| 04:14 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski is fouled on the floor by Andrew Beard - foul #1 on Andrew Beard, team foul #9 | 14-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | Derek Blank (PG) Jay Soo | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 04:14 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski makes the 1st free throw | 14-38 |
| 04:14 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 14-38 |
| 04:14 | Dayton | Sammy Larry grabs the defensive rebound | 14-38 |
| 03:52 | Dayton | Sammy Larry is fouled on the floor by Darren Floyd - foul #2 on Darren Floyd, team foul #7 | 14-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Carlos Kelly (PG), Henry Boggs (C) Derek Blank, Timothy Lundgren | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss (PF), Thomas Halvorson (C) Darren Floyd, Stephen Ball | |
| 03:52 | Dayton | Sammy Larry makes the 1st free throw | 15-38 |
| 03:52 | Dayton | Sammy Larry makes the 2nd free throw | 16-38 |
| 03:36 | Rhode Island | William Chute misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-38 |
| 03:34 | Dayton | Henry Boggs pulls down the rebound | 16-38 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carlos Kelly (fresh) SG - Andrew Beard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marcus Stout (fresh) PF - Sammy Larry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Boggs (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - William Chute (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Yuri Rotkowski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 stl. SF - Hershel Drake (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Weiss (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Halvorson (fresh) | |
| 03:31 | Dayton | Carlos Kelly double dribbles in the backcourt | 16-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Derek Blank (SG), Timothy Lundgren (SF), Philip Bailey (PF) Andrew Beard, Marcus Stout, Sammy Larry | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd (SG) Yuri Rotkowski | |
| 03:19 | Rhode Island | Thomas Halvorson's pass is intercepted by Derek Blank | 16-38 |
| 03:16 | Dayton | Derek Blank lays it up and in | 18-38 |
| 02:58 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Hershel Drake | 18-40 |
| 02:40 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren is open and buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-40 |
| 02:26 | Rhode Island | William Chute scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Nathan Lloyd | 21-43 |
| 02:24 | Dayton | Derek Blank is hacked by Nathan Lloyd in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nathan Lloyd, team foul #8 | 21-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham (SG), Marcus Stout (SF) Carlos Kelly, Timothy Lundgren | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams (PG), Yuri Rotkowski (SG), Darren Floyd (PF), Stephen Ball (C) William Chute, Hershel Drake, Larry Weiss, Thomas Halvorson | |
| 02:24 | Dayton | Derek Blank misses the 1st free throw | 21-43 |
| 02:24 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 21-43 |
| 02:00 | Rhode Island | Darrell Cunningham steals it from Alonzo Adams | 21-43 |
| 01:57 | Dayton | Derek Blank hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Darrell Cunningham | 23-43 |
| 01:45 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-43 |
| 01:43 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd hits the follow up shot | 23-45 |
| 01:14 | Dayton | Henry Boggs misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-45 |
| 01:13 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd gets the rebound | 23-45 |
| 01:08 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-45 |
| 01:06 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd hits the follow up shot | 23-47 |
| 00:37 | Dayton | Derek Blank knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Marcus Stout | 25-47 |
| 00:14 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Darren Floyd | 25-50 |
| 00:02 | Dayton | Derek Blank is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-50 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 27-50 |