| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gene Torre (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Winland (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy London (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ross Krum (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Marvin Belt (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - George Santillo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronald Adams (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Darryl Larrabee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Lotz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Ronald Adams inbounds the ball | 30-37 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Dayton | Jerry Walker's pass is intercepted by Daniel Winland | 30-37 |
| 19:38 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre lays it up and in on a great pass from Daniel Winland | 32-37 |
| 19:33 | Dayton | George Santillo connects on the runner in the paint | 32-39 |
| 19:27 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 32-39 |
| 19:26 | Virginia Tech | Marvin Belt pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 19:05 | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum jams it on a great pass from Daniel Winland | 34-39 |
| 18:38 | Dayton | Marvin Belt picks off the pass by Ronald Adams | 34-39 |
| 18:15 | Virginia Tech | Darryl Larrabee is called for the reach on Daniel Winland - foul #3 on Darryl Larrabee, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Dayton | George Stancil (PF) Darryl Larrabee | |
| 17:59 | Virginia Tech | The jump hook by Ross Krum is blocked by Ronald Adams | 34-39 |
| 17:57 | Dayton | Kenneth Lotz snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 17:34 | Dayton | Marvin Belt denies the turnaround by George Stancil | 34-39 |
| 17:33 | Virginia Tech | Marvin Belt grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 17:07 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 34-39 |
| 17:05 | Virginia Tech | Marvin Belt grabs the offensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 16:36 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Winland | 37-39 |
| 16:20 | Dayton | Kenneth Lotz is hacked by Marvin Belt - foul #1 on Marvin Belt, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare (SF) Timothy London | |
| Subs | Dayton | Morris Laureano (SG), Thomas Dietz (SF), Justin Tobler (C) Jerry Walker, Ronald Adams, Kenneth Lotz | |
| 16:07 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz's floater is tipped away by Marvin Belt | 37-39 |
| 16:05 | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 15:37 | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 37-39 |
| 15:36 | Dayton | George Stancil grabs the board | 37-39 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gene Torre (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Winland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shaun Bare (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ross Krum (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Marvin Belt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - George Santillo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Morris Laureano (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Thomas Dietz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Stancil (fresh) 3 reb. C - Justin Tobler (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Morris Laureano and the foul's on Shaun Bare - foul #2 on Shaun Bare, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy (PG), Darryl Larrabee (PF) George Santillo, Justin Tobler | |
| 15:22 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz makes the free throw | 37-42 |
| 15:00 | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum banks in the layup | 39-42 |
| 14:47 | Dayton | Ross Krum blocks the jumper by Darryl Larrabee | 39-42 |
| 14:45 | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 14:25 | Virginia Tech | Andrew Cuddy steals the ball from Daniel Winland | 39-42 |
| 14:10 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz is fouled on the floor by Daniel Winland - foul #2 on Daniel Winland, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Timothy London (SF) Shaun Bare | |
| Subs | Dayton | George Santillo (PG), Jerry Walker (SG), Ronald Adams (SF), Kenneth Lotz (C) Andrew Cuddy, Thomas Dietz, Morris Laureano, George Stancil | |
| 14:04 | Dayton | Ronald Adams connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Darryl Larrabee | 39-44 |
| 13:47 | Virginia Tech | Timothy London hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-44 |
| 13:45 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 13:19 | Dayton | Ronald Adams is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Ronald Adams, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| 12:54 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by George Santillo - foul #1 on George Santillo, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| 12:54 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 12:54 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 12:30 | Dayton | Kenneth Lotz misses the easy layup | 41-44 |
| 12:29 | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum gets the rebound | 41-44 |
| 12:00 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Timothy London | 43-44 |
| 11:49 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from George Santillo | 43-46 |
| 11:32 | Virginia Tech | Marvin Belt lays it in on a nice dish by Daniel Winland | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gene Torre (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Winland (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Timothy London (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ross Krum (tiring) 13 pts. 10 reb. C - Marvin Belt (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - George Santillo (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronald Adams (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Darryl Larrabee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Lotz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:12 | Dayton | Marvin Belt picks off the pass by Kenneth Lotz | 45-46 |
| 11:06 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Lotz swats the short shot by Marvin Belt | 45-46 |
| 11:05 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 10:59 | Dayton | George Santillo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-46 |
| 10:57 | Dayton | Kenneth Lotz snags the offensive board | 45-46 |
| 10:35 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 45-46 |
| 10:34 | Dayton | Ronald Adams tips it in | 45-48 |
| 10:05 | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Darryl Larrabee - foul #4 on Darryl Larrabee, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Darryl Sigel (SG), Shaun Bare (SF) Daniel Winland, Timothy London | |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy (PG), Morris Laureano (SG), Thomas Dietz (SF), George Stancil (PF), Justin Tobler (C) George Santillo, Jerry Walker, Ronald Adams, Darryl Larrabee, Kenneth Lotz | |
| 10:05 | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 10:05 | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 09:41 | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 09:40 | Dayton | George Stancil gets the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 09:23 | Dayton | Morris Laureano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-48 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Noel Richardson (PF) Ross Krum | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 09:02 | Virginia Tech | Marvin Belt buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Gene Torre and he's hacked by George Stancil - foul #1 on George Stancil, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| 09:02 | Virginia Tech | Marvin Belt makes the free throw | 50-48 |
| 08:35 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz's pass is intercepted by Gene Torre | 50-48 |
| 08:09 | Virginia Tech | Andrew Cuddy steals it from Marvin Belt | 50-48 |
| 07:51 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 50-48 |
| 07:49 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Marvin Belt | 50-48 |
| 07:26 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-48 |
| 07:24 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Thomas Dietz | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gene Torre (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darryl Sigel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shaun Bare (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Noel Richardson (fresh) C - Marvin Belt (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Andrew Cuddy (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Morris Laureano (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Thomas Dietz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Stancil (fresh) 4 reb. C - Justin Tobler (fresh) | |
| 07:01 | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 50-48 |
| 06:59 | Dayton | Morris Laureano grabs the offensive board | 50-48 |
| 06:45 | Dayton | Marvin Belt swats the layup by Morris Laureano | 50-48 |
| 06:43 | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 06:24 | Virginia Tech | A charge is called on Marvin Belt - foul #2 on Marvin Belt, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland (SG), Timothy London (SF), Ross Krum (PF), Thomas Smith (C) Gene Torre, Darryl Sigel, Noel Richardson, Marvin Belt | |
| Subs | Dayton | George Santillo (PG), Jerry Walker (SG), Ronald Adams (SF), Darryl Larrabee (PF), Kenneth Lotz (C) Andrew Cuddy, Morris Laureano, Thomas Dietz, George Stancil, Justin Tobler | |
| 06:10 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee misses the floater from close range but the foul's on Ross Krum - foul #3 on Ross Krum, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre (PG) Shaun Bare | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 06:10 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 06:10 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 05:43 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 05:42 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Smith tips it in | 52-50 |
| 05:13 | Dayton | Jerry Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 05:11 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Smith snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 04:53 | Virginia Tech | Ronald Adams denies the turnaround by Thomas Smith | 52-50 |
| 04:52 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Kenneth Lotz | 52-50 |
| 04:35 | Dayton | Jerry Walker can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Gene Torre - foul #3 on Gene Torre, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare (PG), Marvin Belt (C) Gene Torre, Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 04:35 | Dayton | Jerry Walker makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 04:35 | Dayton | Jerry Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 04:10 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Lotz is called for the reach on Marvin Belt - foul #1 on Kenneth Lotz, team foul #6 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Noel Richardson (PF) Ross Krum | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 03:54 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 52-52 |
| 03:52 | Dayton | Ronald Adams pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 03:46 | Dayton | Jerry Walker is fouled on the floor by Timothy London - foul #1 on Timothy London, team foul #7 | 52-52 |
| 03:46 | Dayton | Jerry Walker makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 03:46 | Dayton | Jerry Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 03:18 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Walker takes the ball from Timothy London | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Shaun Bare (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Daniel Winland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Timothy London (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Noel Richardson (fresh) C - Marvin Belt (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - George Santillo (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Walker (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronald Adams (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Darryl Larrabee (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Kenneth Lotz (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:57 | Dayton | Kenneth Lotz misses long on a runner from the baseline | 52-54 |
| 02:56 | Dayton | Ronald Adams hits the follow up shot | 52-56 |
| 02:56 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-56 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre (PG), Ross Krum (PF) Shaun Bare, Noel Richardson | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 02:27 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 02:26 | Dayton | Ronald Adams snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| 02:03 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee double dribbles | 52-56 |
| 01:47 | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum connects on the floater from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 01:18 | Dayton | Daniel Winland steps in front of the George Santillo pass | 54-56 |
| 01:15 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland misses the easy layup | 54-56 |
| 01:14 | Dayton | Kenneth Lotz snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 00:47 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee is hacked by Marvin Belt - foul #3 on Marvin Belt, team foul #8 | 54-56 |
| 00:47 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:47 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre is hacked by Darryl Larrabee - foul #5 on Darryl Larrabee, team foul #7 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Dayton | George Stancil (PF) Darryl Larrabee | |
| 00:39 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:39 | Dayton | Ronald Adams snags the defensive board | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Dayton | Ronald Adams is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Winland - foul #3 on Daniel Winland, team foul #9 | 54-58 |
| 00:38 | Dayton | Ronald Adams makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:38 | Dayton | Ronald Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:34 | Virginia Tech | The 3pt attempt by Gene Torre is denied by Jerry Walker | 54-60 |
| 00:32 | Virginia Tech | Timothy London snags the offensive board | 54-60 |
| 00:29 | Virginia Tech | Timothy London clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-60 |
| 00:27 | Virginia Tech | Timothy London grabs the offensive board | 54-60 |
| 00:24 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-60 |
| 00:23 | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 00:21 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre is whistled for a carry | 54-60 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Dietz (PF) George Stancil | |
| 00:19 | Dayton | Daniel Winland is called for the reach on Ronald Adams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel Winland, team foul #10 | 54-60 |
| 00:19 | Dayton | Ronald Adams misses the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:19 | Dayton | Ronald Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:12 | Virginia Tech | Timothy London misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-61 |
| 00:11 | Dayton | Jerry Walker pulls down the rebound | 54-61 |
| 00:08 | Dayton | Jerry Walker is hacked by Daniel Winland in the backcourt - foul #5 on Daniel Winland, team foul #11 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Darryl Sigel (SG) Daniel Winland | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:08 | Dayton | Jerry Walker misses the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:08 | Dayton | Jerry Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:08 | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum grabs the defensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 00:03 | Virginia Tech | Darryl Sigel drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-61 |
| 00:01 | Dayton | George Santillo is fouled in the backcourt by Gene Torre - foul #4 on Gene Torre, team foul #12 | 57-61 |
| 00:01 | Dayton | George Santillo makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:01 | Dayton | George Santillo makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Darryl Sigel can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 57-63 |