| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Dustin Paniagua (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eric Mealy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Floyd Bonner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - William Chung (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Donald Dill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andre Towery (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Williams (fresh) PF - Efrain Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Gransky (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Michael Williams inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by William Chung - foul #2 on William Chung, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| 19:35 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 19:35 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 19:26 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 19:25 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner hits the follow up shot | 29-32 |
| 19:13 | Dayton | Michael Williams misses badly on a floater from the left side | 29-32 |
| 19:11 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 19:05 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua makes the wide open 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Norman Pearl | 32-32 |
| 18:36 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky lays it in despite the doubleteam set up by Michael Williams | 32-34 |
| 18:15 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Dustin Paniagua | 35-34 |
| 17:57 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Dill | 35-36 |
| 17:37 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 17:36 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Christopher Gransky | 35-36 |
| 17:20 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky evades the doubleteam and hits a jump hook from the baseline | 35-38 |
| 17:10 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 35-38 |
| 17:08 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 16:49 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 16:47 | Rhode Island | William Chung gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 16:34 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper near the basket | 37-38 |
| 16:15 | Dayton | Andre Towery misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Norman Pearl - foul #2 on Norman Pearl, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (SG), Maurice Hogg (PF) Dustin Paniagua, Floyd Bonner | |
| Subs | Dayton | Alfred Lopes (SG), Brent Crooms (SF), Robert Lax (C) Donald Dill, Michael Williams, Efrain Anderson | |
| 16:15 | Dayton | Andre Towery misses the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 16:15 | Dayton | Andre Towery makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 16:04 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl misses the shot from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 16:02 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hubert Abney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Mealy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Maurice Hogg (fresh) C - William Chung (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Andre Towery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alfred Lopes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brent Crooms (fresh) PF - Christopher Gransky (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Lax (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Norman Pearl | 37-39 |
| 15:42 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl blows the layup | 37-39 |
| 15:41 | Dayton | Brent Crooms grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 15:23 | Dayton | Robert Lax clanks a shot in the lane but he's fouled by William Chung - foul #3 on William Chung, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Joshua Byers (SG) Andre Towery | |
| 15:23 | Dayton | Robert Lax makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 15:23 | Dayton | Robert Lax makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 15:06 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 15:05 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Christopher Gransky | 37-41 |
| 14:43 | Dayton | Norman Pearl is called for the reach on Alfred Lopes - foul #3 on Norman Pearl, team foul #4 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua (SG) Hubert Abney | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Williams (SF) Brent Crooms | |
| 14:26 | Dayton | Joshua Byers can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Maurice Hogg - foul #1 on Maurice Hogg, team foul #5 | 37-41 |
| 14:26 | Dayton | Joshua Byers makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 14:26 | Dayton | Joshua Byers misses the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 14:26 | Rhode Island | William Chung pulls down the rebound | 37-42 |
| 14:14 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Eric Mealy | 40-42 |
| 13:54 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky loses the dribble to Norman Pearl | 40-42 |
| 13:43 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 40-42 |
| 13:41 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Robert Lax | 40-42 |
| 13:24 | Dayton | Michael Williams buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Lax | 40-45 |
| 13:07 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl is hacked by Joshua Byers - foul #2 on Joshua Byers, team foul #1 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (SG), Robert Fowler (SF), Floyd Bonner (PF), Louis Thomas (C) Dustin Paniagua, Eric Mealy, Maurice Hogg, William Chung | |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Dill (PG), Andre Towery (SG), Efrain Anderson (PF) Alfred Lopes, Joshua Byers, Robert Lax | |
| 12:57 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 40-45 |
| 12:55 | Dayton | Andre Towery gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 12:36 | Dayton | Andre Towery knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Gransky out of the doubleteam | 40-47 |
| 12:29 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler is hacked by Michael Williams - foul #2 on Michael Williams, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Brent Crooms (SF), John Gift (C) Michael Williams, Christopher Gransky | |
| 12:17 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 12:16 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas can't tip it in | 40-47 |
| 12:15 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney tips it but misses | 40-47 |
| 12:14 | Dayton | John Gift gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 11:45 | Dayton | The jumper by Donald Dill is denied by Louis Thomas | 40-47 |
| 11:44 | Dayton | John Gift tips it in | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Hubert Abney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Floyd Bonner (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Louis Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Donald Dill (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andre Towery (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brent Crooms (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Efrain Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Gift (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Rhode Island | Brent Crooms swats the shot by Hubert Abney | 40-49 |
| 11:36 | Dayton | John Gift pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 11:16 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 40-49 |
| 11:15 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 11:10 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl misses short on a 3 from straight away | 40-49 |
| 11:08 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas hits the follow up shot | 42-49 |
| 10:39 | Dayton | Andre Towery misses the shot from the right wing | 42-49 |
| 10:37 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 10:13 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson loses the ball out of bounds | 42-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua (SG), Eric Mealy (SF), Maurice Hogg (PF), William Chung (C) Hubert Abney, Robert Fowler, Floyd Bonner, Louis Thomas | |
| Subs | Dayton | Alfred Lopes (PG), Joshua Byers (SG), Michael Williams (SF), Christopher Gransky (PF), Robert Lax (C) Donald Dill, Andre Towery, Brent Crooms, Efrain Anderson, John Gift | |
| 10:04 | Rhode Island | William Chung hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-49 |
| 10:02 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| 09:54 | Dayton | Michael Williams is hacked by Norman Pearl - foul #4 on Norman Pearl, team foul #6 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (PG) Norman Pearl | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 09:35 | Dayton | Michael Williams is hacked by Dustin Paniagua - foul #1 on Dustin Paniagua, team foul #7 | 42-49 |
| 09:35 | Dayton | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 09:35 | Dayton | Michael Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 09:35 | Dayton | Robert Lax snags the offensive board | 42-50 |
| 09:19 | Dayton | Robert Lax's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-50 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler (SF) Hubert Abney | |
| Subs | Dayton | Andre Towery (PG) Joshua Byers | |
| 09:00 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua misses short on a shot from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 08:59 | Dayton | Robert Lax grabs the board | 42-50 |
| 08:38 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes loses the dribble to William Chung | 42-50 |
| 08:22 | Rhode Island | Michael Williams is called for the reach on Dustin Paniagua - foul #3 on Michael Williams, team foul #3 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner (PF) Maurice Hogg | |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Dill (PG) Alfred Lopes | |
| 08:09 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Floyd Bonner | 44-50 |
| 07:44 | Dayton | Floyd Bonner steps in front of the Christopher Gransky pass | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Eric Mealy (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Paniagua (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Floyd Bonner (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - William Chung (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Donald Dill (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andre Towery (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Gransky (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Lax (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 07:11 | Dayton | Andre Towery makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Gransky | 46-53 |
| 07:02 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner hits a floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Christopher Gransky - foul #1 on Christopher Gransky, team foul #4 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl (PG), Hubert Abney (SG), Louis Thomas (C) Dustin Paniagua, Robert Fowler, William Chung | |
| Subs | Dayton | Alfred Lopes (SG), Brent Crooms (SF), Efrain Anderson (PF) Andre Towery, Michael Williams, Robert Lax | |
| 07:02 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner makes the free throw | 49-53 |
| 06:33 | Dayton | Brent Crooms loses the dribble to Hubert Abney | 49-53 |
| 06:15 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-53 |
| 05:54 | Dayton | Hubert Abney takes the ball from Brent Crooms | 52-53 |
| 05:41 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Norman Pearl | 55-53 |
| 05:18 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson clanks a jumper near the basket | 55-53 |
| 05:16 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| 04:59 | Rhode Island | Christopher Gransky picks off the pass by Floyd Bonner | 55-53 |
| 04:59 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua (SG), Robert Fowler (SF), Maurice Hogg (PF), William Chung (C) Hubert Abney, Eric Mealy, Floyd Bonner, Louis Thomas | |
| Subs | Dayton | Andre Towery (SG), Michael Williams (SF) Alfred Lopes, Brent Crooms | |
| 04:55 | Dayton | Donald Dill's pass is intercepted by Dustin Paniagua in the backcourt | 55-53 |
| 04:48 | Rhode Island | Andre Towery steals it from Robert Fowler | 55-53 |
| 04:27 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky can't throw it down against a doubleteam | 55-53 |
| 04:26 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 04:21 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Norman Pearl | 57-53 |
| 03:57 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 03:46 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-55 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Dustin Paniagua (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Maurice Hogg (fresh) C - William Chung (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Donald Dill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andre Towery (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Efrain Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Gransky (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:26 | Dayton | Dustin Paniagua steals the ball from Donald Dill | 60-55 |
| 03:08 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Norman Pearl | 62-55 |
| 02:55 | Dayton | Dustin Paniagua steps in front of the Christopher Gransky pass | 62-55 |
| 02:55 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy (SF), Floyd Bonner (PF) Robert Fowler, Maurice Hogg | |
| Subs | Dayton | Alfred Lopes (SG) Donald Dill | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:28 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-55 |
| 02:27 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl gets the offensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 02:04 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy is called for traveling | 62-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Lax (C) Efrain Anderson | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:02 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Dill (PG) Alfred Lopes | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:37 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky misses the easy layup | 62-55 |
| 01:35 | Dayton | Donald Dill grabs the offensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 01:10 | Dayton | Andre Towery's pass is intercepted by Floyd Bonner | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:09 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl is fouled in the backcourt by Andre Towery - foul #1 on Andre Towery, team foul #5 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Efrain Anderson (PF) Robert Lax | |
| 01:07 | Rhode Island | Donald Dill is called for the reach on Norman Pearl - foul #3 on Donald Dill, team foul #6 | 62-55 |
| 01:04 | Rhode Island | Christopher Gransky is called for the reach on Dustin Paniagua - foul #2 on Christopher Gransky, team foul #7 | 62-55 |
| 01:04 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 01:04 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:56 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson is fouled on the floor by Eric Mealy - foul #2 on Eric Mealy, team foul #8 | 64-55 |
| 00:56 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:56 | Rhode Island | William Chung snags the defensive board | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:55 | Rhode Island | Donald Dill is called for the reach on William Chung in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Dill, team foul #8 | 64-55 |
| 00:55 | Rhode Island | William Chung misses the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:55 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson gets the rebound | 64-55 |
| 00:49 | Dayton | Donald Dill hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Williams | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Rhode Island | William Chung knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Norman Pearl | 66-58 |
| 00:15 | Dayton | Michael Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-58 |
| 00:14 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 66-58 |
| 00:10 | Dayton | Michael Williams misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 66-58 |
| 00:08 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner grabs the defensive rebound | 66-58 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl runs out the clock | 66-58 |