| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Wood (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Samuel Alexis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Walter Meserve (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Studebaker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Andrea Segal (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Ford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jared Rosado (fresh) PF - Carl Price (fresh) 10 pts. C - Adrian Cochran (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-32 |
| 19:39 | Dayton | Walter Meserve tips it in | 33-32 |
| 19:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Jared Rosado connects on the floater from the baseline | 33-34 |
| 19:03 | Dayton | Richard Johnson connects on the floater from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 18:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Gerald Wood is called for the reach on Andrea Segal - foul #2 on Gerald Wood, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| 18:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Carl Price knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Andrea Segal | 35-36 |
| 18:10 | Dayton | Richard Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 18:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Adrian Cochran grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 18:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Ford misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 18:04 | Dayton | Walter Meserve gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 17:45 | Dayton | Richard Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Carl Price | 35-36 |
| 17:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Jared Rosado gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 17:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Carl Price misses the floater from close range but he's fouled by Walter Meserve - foul #1 on Walter Meserve, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryce Willey (PG), Douglas Reeves (SG), Charles Ray (SF), Danny Riffe (PF), Michael Howard (C) Richard Johnson, Gerald Wood, Samuel Alexis, Walter Meserve, Eric Studebaker | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Hall (PG), John Caplinger (SG), Adam Silberman (SF), Michael Flanigan (C) Andrea Segal, Michael Ford, Jared Rosado, Adrian Cochran | |
| 17:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Carl Price makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 17:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Carl Price makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 17:21 | Dayton | Douglas Reeves is fouled in the backcourt by Adam Silberman - foul #1 on Adam Silberman, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Cedrick Houchin (SF) Carl Price | |
| 17:00 | Dayton | Charles Ray connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Bryce Willey | 37-38 |
| 16:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Cedrick Houchin loses the ball out of bounds | 37-38 |
| 16:27 | Dayton | Charles Ray misses the dunk | 37-38 |
| 16:26 | Dayton | Michael Howard tips it but misses | 37-38 |
| 16:25 | Illinois-Chicago | John Caplinger grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 16:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Hall can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Bryce Willey - foul #2 on Bryce Willey, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Ford (SG) John Caplinger | |
| 16:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Hall misses the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 16:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 15:58 | Dayton | Cedrick Houchin steals the ball from Danny Riffe | 37-39 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Bryce Willey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Reeves (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Ray (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Danny Riffe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Howard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Kenneth Hall (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Ford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cedrick Houchin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Adam Silberman (fresh) C - Michael Flanigan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Howard steals it from Adam Silberman | 37-39 |
| 15:12 | Dayton | Charles Ray's floater is knocked away by Adam Silberman | 37-39 |
| 15:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Cedrick Houchin gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 15:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Cedrick Houchin clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 15:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 14:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Hall misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 14:39 | Dayton | Michael Howard grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 14:34 | Dayton | Charles Ray comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Cedrick Houchin - foul #1 on Cedrick Houchin, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Johnson (PG), Samuel Alexis (SF), Walter Meserve (PF), Eric Studebaker (C) Bryce Willey, Douglas Reeves, Danny Riffe, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Andrea Segal (PG), Jared Rosado (SF), Carl Price (PF), Adrian Cochran (C) Kenneth Hall, Cedrick Houchin, Adam Silberman, Michael Flanigan | |
| 14:34 | Dayton | Charles Ray makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 14:34 | Dayton | Charles Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 14:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Adrian Cochran drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Ford and the foul's on Eric Studebaker - foul #1 on Eric Studebaker, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Gerald Wood (SG) Charles Ray | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 14:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Adrian Cochran makes the free throw | 39-42 |
| 13:50 | Dayton | Richard Johnson misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-42 |
| 13:49 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker tips it home | 41-42 |
| 13:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Ford misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 13:33 | Dayton | Walter Meserve grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 13:09 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 13:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Andrea Segal snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 13:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Jared Rosado's floater is tipped away by Eric Studebaker | 41-42 |
| 12:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Carl Price pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 12:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Samuel Alexis is called for the reach on Andrea Segal - foul #1 on Samuel Alexis, team foul #5 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Hall (PG), John Caplinger (SG), Aaron Childress (SF) Andrea Segal, Michael Ford, Jared Rosado | |
| 12:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Gerald Wood is called for the reach on Kenneth Hall - foul #3 on Gerald Wood, team foul #6 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryce Willey (PG), Douglas Reeves (SG), Charles Ray (SF) Richard Johnson, Gerald Wood, Samuel Alexis | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Adam Silberman (SF), Michael Flanigan (C) Carl Price, Adrian Cochran | |
| 12:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Hall comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 12:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Hall snags the offensive board | 41-42 |
| 11:41 | Illinois-Chicago | John Caplinger scores on a 3 from straight away | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Bryce Willey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Reeves (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Ray (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Meserve (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Studebaker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Kenneth Hall (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Caplinger (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Adam Silberman (fresh) PF - Aaron Childress (fresh) C - Michael Flanigan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Dayton | Douglas Reeves misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-45 |
| 11:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Flanigan snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 10:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Flanigan makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Kenneth Hall | 41-47 |
| 10:42 | Dayton | Bryce Willey clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 10:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Flanigan pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 10:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Adam Silberman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Johnson (PG), Gerald Wood (SG), Samuel Alexis (SF), Danny Riffe (PF), Michael Howard (C) Bryce Willey, Douglas Reeves, Charles Ray, Walter Meserve, Eric Studebaker | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Andrea Segal (PG), Michael Ford (SG), Jared Rosado (SF), Carl Price (PF), Adrian Cochran (C) Kenneth Hall, John Caplinger, Adam Silberman, Aaron Childress, Michael Flanigan | |
| 10:02 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jared Rosado - foul #3 on Jared Rosado, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| 10:02 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 10:02 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 09:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Jared Rosado misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Danny Riffe - foul #1 on Danny Riffe, team foul #7 | 43-47 |
| 09:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Jared Rosado makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 09:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Jared Rosado makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 09:06 | Dayton | 3 seconds is called on Gerald Wood | 43-49 |
| 08:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Ford can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-49 |
| 08:47 | Dayton | Richard Johnson pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 08:45 | Dayton | Jared Rosado steals it from Gerald Wood in the backcourt | 43-49 |
| 08:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Jared Rosado banks in the layup | 43-51 |
| 08:42 | Dayton | Andrea Segal picks off the pass by Samuel Alexis in the backcourt | 43-51 |
| 08:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Jared Rosado scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Ford | 43-54 |
| 08:19 | Dayton | Adrian Cochran is called for the reach on Danny Riffe in the backcourt - foul #1 on Adrian Cochran, team foul #4 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryce Willey (PG), Douglas Reeves (SG), Walter Meserve (PF), Eric Studebaker (C) Richard Johnson, Gerald Wood, Danny Riffe, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Hall (PG), Cedrick Houchin (SF), Adam Silberman (PF), Michael Flanigan (C) Andrea Segal, Jared Rosado, Carl Price, Adrian Cochran | |
| 07:56 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Bryce Willey | 46-54 |
| 07:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Ford misses long on a 3 from straight away | 46-54 |
| 07:33 | Dayton | Walter Meserve grabs the board | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Bryce Willey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Reeves (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Alexis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Walter Meserve (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Eric Studebaker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Kenneth Hall (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Ford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Cedrick Houchin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Adam Silberman (fresh) C - Michael Flanigan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-54 |
| 07:28 | Dayton | Walter Meserve tips it home | 48-54 |
| 07:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Cedrick Houchin can't connect on a shot from the right block | 48-54 |
| 07:04 | Dayton | Walter Meserve pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 07:02 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis travels in the backcourt | 48-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Johnson (PG), Gerald Wood (SG), Charles Ray (SF) Bryce Willey, Douglas Reeves, Samuel Alexis | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Andrea Segal (PG), Carl Price (PF), Adrian Cochran (C) Michael Ford, Adam Silberman, Michael Flanigan | |
| 06:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Andrea Segal knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 48-56 |
| 06:27 | Dayton | Richard Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 48-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Danny Riffe (PF), Michael Howard (C) Walter Meserve, Eric Studebaker | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jared Rosado (SF) Cedrick Houchin | |
| 06:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Jared Rosado knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Andrea Segal | 48-58 |
| 05:45 | Dayton | Richard Johnson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Carl Price - foul #1 on Carl Price, team foul #5 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Dayton | Douglas Reeves (SG) Gerald Wood | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Ford (SG), Adam Silberman (C) Kenneth Hall, Adrian Cochran | |
| 05:45 | Dayton | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 05:45 | Dayton | Richard Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 05:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Ford pulls down the rebound | 49-58 |
| 05:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Carl Price buries a floater from the right block | 49-60 |
| 05:11 | Dayton | Richard Johnson makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-60 |
| 04:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Carl Price can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 52-60 |
| 04:53 | Dayton | Charles Ray grabs the board | 52-60 |
| 04:51 | Dayton | Richard Johnson loses the dribble to Andrea Segal in the backcourt | 52-60 |
| 04:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Ray steals the ball from Michael Ford | 52-60 |
| 04:15 | Dayton | Richard Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-60 |
| 04:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Jared Rosado grabs the defensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 04:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Andrea Segal's pass is intercepted by Richard Johnson | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Dayton | Richard Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-60 |
| 03:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Carl Price snags the defensive board | 52-60 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Reeves (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Ray (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Danny Riffe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Howard (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Andrea Segal (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Ford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jared Rosado (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carl Price (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Silberman (fairly fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Ford drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Adam Silberman | 52-63 |
| 03:11 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-63 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryce Willey (PG), Gerald Wood (SG), Samuel Alexis (SF), Walter Meserve (PF), Eric Studebaker (C) Richard Johnson, Douglas Reeves, Charles Ray, Danny Riffe, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Hall (PG), Cedrick Houchin (SF), Michael Flanigan (PF), Adrian Cochran (C) Andrea Segal, Jared Rosado, Carl Price, Adam Silberman | |
| 02:52 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker's pass is intercepted by Cedrick Houchin | 52-63 |
| 02:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-63 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Adam Silberman (SF), Carl Price (PF) Cedrick Houchin, Michael Flanigan | |
| 02:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Adrian Cochran banks in the layup set up by Michael Ford | 52-65 |
| 02:16 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker loses the dribble to Kenneth Hall | 52-65 |
| 02:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Hall blows the layup | 52-65 |
| 02:12 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker pulls down the rebound | 52-65 |
| 02:10 | Dayton | Gerald Wood is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Ford - foul #2 on Michael Ford, team foul #6 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Dayton | Douglas Reeves (SG), Charles Ray (SF), Danny Riffe (PF), Michael Howard (C) Gerald Wood, Samuel Alexis, Walter Meserve, Eric Studebaker | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Caplinger (SG), Cedrick Houchin (SF), Michael Flanigan (C) Michael Ford, Carl Price, Adrian Cochran | |
| 02:05 | Dayton | Michael Howard hits a wide open jumper from the left block set up by Douglas Reeves | 54-65 |
| 01:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Cedrick Houchin makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 54-67 |
| 01:28 | Dayton | Charles Ray hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Douglas Reeves | 57-67 |
| 00:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Hall makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Adam Silberman | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Dayton | Douglas Reeves is hacked by Michael Flanigan - foul #1 on Michael Flanigan, team foul #7 | 57-69 |
| 00:53 | Dayton | Douglas Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:53 | Dayton | Douglas Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Hall is hacked by Bryce Willey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bryce Willey, team foul #8 | 59-69 |
| 00:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Hall makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 00:45 | Dayton | Douglas Reeves can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-71 |
| 00:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Cedrick Houchin grabs the defensive rebound | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Hall is fouled on the floor by Danny Riffe - foul #2 on Danny Riffe, team foul #9 | 59-71 |
| 00:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Hall makes the 1st free throw | 59-72 |
| 00:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 59-72 |
| 00:20 | Dayton | Michael Howard snags the defensive board | 59-72 |
| 00:17 | Dayton | Douglas Reeves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-72 |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Hall runs out the clock | 59-72 |