| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Zoran Denisov (fresh) SG - Robert Hess (fresh) SF - Mike Kline (fresh) PF - Carl Baker (fresh) C - Charles Dowdy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Stanley (fresh) SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) SF - Ryan White (fresh) PF - Joshua Monnier (fresh) C - Ira Kulas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Ira Kulas wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Dayton | Ira Kulas drills a turnaround from the left block | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Buffalo | Mike Kline clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Buffalo | Mike Kline tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 18:33 | Buffalo | Mike Kline can't finish the layup | 2-5 |
| 18:31 | Dayton | Joshua Monnier grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 18:09 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ira Kulas | 2-8 |
| 18:02 | Buffalo | Joshua Monnier steals the ball from Robert Hess | 2-8 |
| 17:41 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye steps out of bounds on the baseline | 2-8 |
| 17:21 | Buffalo | Carl Baker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-8 |
| 17:20 | Dayton | Ira Kulas snags the defensive board | 2-8 |
| 17:01 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-8 |
| 17:00 | Buffalo | Mike Kline grabs the defensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:39 | Buffalo | Carl Baker hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-8 |
| 16:22 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye's pass is intercepted by Robert Hess | 5-8 |
| 16:12 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy banks in the layup on a nice dish by Carl Baker | 7-8 |
| 15:50 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 7-8 |
| 15:48 | Buffalo | Carl Baker gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Zoran Denisov (fresh) SG - Robert Hess (fresh) SF - Mike Kline (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Baker (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Dowdy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Stanley (fairly fresh) SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ryan White (fairly fresh) PF - Joshua Monnier (fairly fresh) C - Ira Kulas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Buffalo | Robert Hess clanks a 3 from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 15:36 | Buffalo | Carl Baker gets the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 15:17 | Buffalo | Mike Kline misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 15:16 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Joshua Monnier | 7-8 |
| 14:47 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Ira Kulas | 7-10 |
| 14:34 | Buffalo | Mike Kline throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-10 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Javier Marrero (PG), Melvin Berry (SG), John Spinner (SF), Willis Terry (PF), Johnnie Rogers (C) Zoran Denisov, Robert Hess, Mike Kline, Carl Baker, Charles Dowdy | |
| Subs | Dayton | Norman Welsch (PG), Allen Washer (SG), Randy Rasmussen (SF), Robin Haubert (PF), Eldon Horodyski (C) James Stanley, Dikembe Akinyooye, Ryan White, Joshua Monnier, Ira Kulas | |
| 14:09 | Dayton | Allen Washer is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Allen Washer, team foul #1 | 7-10 |
| 13:47 | Buffalo | John Spinner is fouled on the floor by Robin Haubert - foul #1 on Robin Haubert, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| 13:29 | Buffalo | Willis Terry misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robin Haubert - foul #2 on Robin Haubert, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Carl Baker (PF) Johnnie Rogers | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonathan Johnson (PF) Robin Haubert | |
| 13:29 | Buffalo | Willis Terry misses the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 13:29 | Buffalo | Willis Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:13 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski is hacked by Carl Baker - foul #1 on Carl Baker, team foul #1 | 8-10 |
| 12:50 | Dayton | Allen Washer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 8-10 |
| 12:48 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski misses the tip | 8-10 |
| 12:47 | Buffalo | Willis Terry grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 12:40 | Buffalo | John Spinner clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-10 |
| 12:39 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero tips it in | 10-10 |
| 12:22 | Dayton | Allen Washer buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-13 |
| 12:09 | Buffalo | John Spinner lays it up and in and he's fouled by Jonathan Johnson - foul #1 on Jonathan Johnson, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov (PG), Robert Hess (SG), Charles Dowdy (C) Javier Marrero, Melvin Berry, Willis Terry | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Stanley (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Ryan White (SF), Joshua Monnier (PF), Ira Kulas (C) Norman Welsch, Allen Washer, Randy Rasmussen, Jonathan Johnson, Eldon Horodyski | |
| 12:09 | Buffalo | John Spinner makes the free throw | 13-13 |
| 11:44 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 13-13 |
| 11:43 | Buffalo | John Spinner grabs the defensive rebound | 13-13 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Zoran Denisov (fresh) SG - Robert Hess (fresh) SF - John Spinner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Dowdy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Stanley (fresh) SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ryan White (fresh) PF - Joshua Monnier (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ira Kulas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Buffalo | James Stanley takes the ball from Charles Dowdy | 13-13 |
| 11:06 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Hess - foul #1 on Robert Hess, team foul #2 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mike Kline (SF) John Spinner | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 11:06 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 11:06 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye misses the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 11:06 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 10:52 | Buffalo | Robert Hess comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 10:50 | Buffalo | Mike Kline tips it in | 15-14 |
| 10:22 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 15-14 |
| 10:21 | Dayton | Joshua Monnier pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 09:56 | Dayton | Ira Kulas drills a 3 from the left wing set up by James Stanley | 15-17 |
| 09:37 | Buffalo | Mike Kline misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 15-17 |
| 09:36 | Dayton | Ira Kulas grabs the board | 15-17 |
| 09:21 | Dayton | Carl Baker is called for the reach on Ira Kulas - foul #2 on Carl Baker, team foul #3 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Javier Marrero (PG), Melvin Berry (SG), John Spinner (PF), Willis Terry (C) Zoran Denisov, Robert Hess, Carl Baker, Charles Dowdy | |
| Subs | Dayton | Norman Welsch (PG), Allen Washer (SG), Randy Rasmussen (SF), Jonathan Johnson (PF), Eldon Horodyski (C) James Stanley, Dikembe Akinyooye, Ryan White, Joshua Monnier, Ira Kulas | |
| 09:02 | Dayton | Allen Washer makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Norman Welsch | 15-20 |
| 08:51 | Buffalo | Mike Kline's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-20 |
| 08:28 | Dayton | Norman Welsch makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Allen Washer | 15-22 |
| 08:11 | Buffalo | John Spinner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-22 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Johnnie Rogers (C) Mike Kline | |
| Subs | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye (SG) Allen Washer | |
| 07:49 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye lays it up and in on a nice dish by Randy Rasmussen | 15-24 |
| 07:37 | Buffalo | John Spinner buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Willis Terry | 18-24 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Javier Marrero (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Melvin Berry (fresh) SF - John Spinner (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Willis Terry (fresh) 1 pts. C - Johnnie Rogers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Norman Welsch (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Randy Rasmussen (fresh) PF - Jonathan Johnson (fresh) C - Eldon Horodyski (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Dayton | Javier Marrero picks off the pass by Norman Welsch in the backcourt | 18-24 |
| 07:16 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry is whistled for a carry | 18-24 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov (PG), Robert Hess (SG), Charles Dowdy (C) Javier Marrero, Melvin Berry, Johnnie Rogers | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Stanley (PG), Ryan White (SF), Joshua Monnier (PF), Ira Kulas (C) Norman Welsch, Randy Rasmussen, Jonathan Johnson, Eldon Horodyski | |
| 06:58 | Dayton | John Spinner takes the ball from Dikembe Akinyooye | 18-24 |
| 06:30 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov misses the floater from the left side | 18-24 |
| 06:29 | Dayton | Ira Kulas grabs the defensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 06:11 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Ryan White | 18-27 |
| 05:48 | Buffalo | John Spinner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-27 |
| 05:46 | Dayton | Ira Kulas grabs the defensive rebound | 18-27 |
| 05:32 | Dayton | Ira Kulas's floater is tipped away by Willis Terry | 18-27 |
| 05:30 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy gets the rebound | 18-27 |
| 05:25 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Spinner and he's hacked by Dikembe Akinyooye - foul #1 on Dikembe Akinyooye, team foul #5 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mike Kline (SF), Johnnie Rogers (PF) John Spinner, Willis Terry | |
| Subs | Dayton | Allen Washer (SG), Randy Rasmussen (SF) Dikembe Akinyooye, Ryan White | |
| 05:25 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov makes the free throw | 21-27 |
| 05:05 | Dayton | Allen Washer misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-27 |
| 05:03 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Johnnie Rogers | 21-27 |
| 04:48 | Buffalo | Mike Kline knocks in the driving attempt in the lane and he's fouled by Randy Rasmussen - foul #1 on Randy Rasmussen, team foul #6 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Javier Marrero (PG) Zoran Denisov | |
| Subs | Dayton | Norman Welsch (PG), Jonathan Johnson (PF), Eldon Horodyski (C) James Stanley, Joshua Monnier, Ira Kulas | |
| 04:48 | Buffalo | Mike Kline makes the free throw | 24-27 |
| 04:19 | Dayton | Jonathan Johnson is fouled on the floor by Johnnie Rogers - foul #1 on Johnnie Rogers, team foul #4 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Melvin Berry (SG), John Spinner (PF) Robert Hess, Charles Dowdy | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ryan White (SF) Randy Rasmussen | |
| 04:03 | Dayton | Allen Washer knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Norman Welsch and he's fouled by Melvin Berry - foul #1 on Melvin Berry, team foul #5 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Willis Terry (C) Johnnie Rogers | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 04:03 | Dayton | Allen Washer makes the free throw | 24-30 |
| 03:50 | Buffalo | John Spinner buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Willis Terry | 27-30 |
| 03:31 | Dayton | Ryan White is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Ryan White, team foul #7 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov (PG), Carl Baker (PF) Melvin Berry, Willis Terry | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Stanley (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Joshua Monnier (PF), Ira Kulas (C) Norman Welsch, Allen Washer, Jonathan Johnson, Eldon Horodyski | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Zoran Denisov (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Javier Marrero (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mike Kline (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Spinner (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Stanley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Ryan White (fresh) PF - Joshua Monnier (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ira Kulas (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Buffalo | Carl Baker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-30 |
| 02:58 | Dayton | Carl Baker takes the ball from Joshua Monnier | 27-30 |
| 02:34 | Buffalo | Mike Kline clanks a 3 from straight away | 27-30 |
| 02:32 | Dayton | Joshua Monnier snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 02:15 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-32 |
| 02:02 | Buffalo | Carl Baker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-32 |
| 02:01 | Buffalo | John Spinner can't tip it in | 27-32 |
| 01:59 | Dayton | Joshua Monnier snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| 01:55 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 01:53 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 01:39 | Buffalo | Mike Kline lays it up and in on a great pass from Zoran Denisov | 29-32 |
| 01:18 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-32 |
| 01:17 | Dayton | Joshua Monnier tips it home | 29-34 |
| 00:58 | Buffalo | Mike Kline blows the layup but he's fouled by Ira Kulas - foul #1 on Ira Kulas, team foul #8 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerry Kessler (PG), Robert Hess (SG), Charles Dowdy (C) Zoran Denisov, Javier Marrero, John Spinner | |
| Subs | Dayton | Norman Welsch (PG), Allen Washer (SG), Randy Rasmussen (SF), Robin Haubert (PF), Eldon Horodyski (C) James Stanley, Dikembe Akinyooye, Ryan White, Joshua Monnier, Ira Kulas | |
| 00:58 | Buffalo | Mike Kline makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 00:58 | Buffalo | Mike Kline makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 00:29 | Dayton | Allen Washer clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-34 |
| 00:28 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Rasmussen | 31-34 |
| 00:04 | Dayton | Robin Haubert misses long on a runner from the baseline | 31-34 |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Charles Dowdy | 31-34 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 31-34 |