| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Gary Funk (fresh) SG - Billy Harewood (fresh) SF - Seth Chambers (fresh) PF - Chris Carson (fresh) C - Elbert Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Francisco Mendez (fresh) SG - John Lambert (fresh) SF - Matthew Taylor (fresh) PF - James Brown (fresh) C - Charles Fralick (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:50 | Rhode Island | Gary Funk drills a jumper from the right side set up by Billy Harewood | 2-0 |
| 19:36 | Dayton | Billy Harewood picks off the pass by Francisco Mendez | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Rhode Island | Francisco Mendez steals the ball from Gary Funk | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez lays it in | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Rhode Island | Seth Chambers misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Dayton | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | Dayton | John Lambert hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Fralick | 2-4 |
| 18:20 | Rhode Island | Gary Funk hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 2-4 |
| 18:18 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Francisco Mendez | 2-4 |
| 17:49 | Dayton | James Brown hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Lambert and the foul's on Gary Funk - foul #1 on Gary Funk, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Yang (PF) Chris Carson | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 17:49 | Dayton | James Brown misses the free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:49 | Rhode Island | Billy Harewood pulls down the rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:39 | Rhode Island | Billy Harewood is fouled on the floor by Matthew Taylor - foul #1 on Matthew Taylor, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Bowman (SG) Billy Harewood | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 17:30 | Rhode Island | Francisco Mendez steps in front of the Elbert Moore pass | 2-6 |
| 17:26 | Dayton | John Lambert lays it up and in on a great pass from Francisco Mendez | 2-8 |
| 17:11 | Rhode Island | Michael Yang blows the layup | 2-8 |
| 17:09 | Dayton | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:43 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-11 |
| 16:36 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Seth Chambers | 4-11 |
| 16:18 | Dayton | James Brown misses the shot from the right wing | 4-11 |
| 16:17 | Dayton | Charles Fralick tips it back up and in | 4-13 |
| 16:07 | Rhode Island | James Bowman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 4-13 |
| 16:05 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez grabs the board | 4-13 |
| 15:40 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor is hacked by Elbert Moore - foul #1 on Elbert Moore, team foul #2 | 4-13 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Cesar Gallo (PG), Billy Harewood (SG), Chris Carson (PF) Gary Funk, Seth Chambers, Elbert Moore | |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Joseph (PG), Arthur Miller (SG), Richard Frese (SF), Scott Comacho (PF), Robert Dike (C) Francisco Mendez, John Lambert, Matthew Taylor, James Brown, Charles Fralick | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Cesar Gallo (fresh) SG - Billy Harewood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Bowman (fresh) PF - Chris Carson (fresh) C - Michael Yang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Kevin Joseph (fresh) SG - Arthur Miller (fresh) SF - Richard Frese (fresh) PF - Scott Comacho (fresh) C - Robert Dike (fresh) | |
| 15:20 | Dayton | Richard Frese clanks a jumper from the left block | 4-13 |
| 15:18 | Rhode Island | Michael Yang gets the rebound | 4-13 |
| 15:12 | Rhode Island | James Bowman can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Arthur Miller - foul #1 on Arthur Miller, team foul #2 | 4-13 |
| 15:12 | Rhode Island | James Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 5-13 |
| 15:12 | Rhode Island | James Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 6-13 |
| 14:49 | Dayton | Arthur Miller misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Billy Harewood - foul #1 on Billy Harewood, team foul #3 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Goldman (SF), Elbert Moore (C) James Bowman, Michael Yang | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 14:49 | Dayton | Arthur Miller misses the 1st free throw | 6-13 |
| 14:49 | Dayton | Arthur Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 6-14 |
| 14:27 | Rhode Island | Chris Carson drills a jumper from the free throw line | 8-14 |
| 14:13 | Dayton | Chris Carson picks off the pass by Richard Frese | 8-14 |
| 14:06 | Rhode Island | Chris Carson's floater is tipped away by Richard Frese | 8-14 |
| 14:05 | Rhode Island | Chris Carson tips it in | 10-14 |
| 13:45 | Dayton | Richard Frese misses the easy layup | 10-14 |
| 13:44 | Dayton | Scott Comacho grabs the offensive board | 10-14 |
| 13:17 | Dayton | A charge is called on Richard Frese - foul #1 on Richard Frese, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gary Funk (PG), James Bowman (SG), Seth Chambers (SF), Michael Yang (C) Cesar Gallo, Billy Harewood, James Goldman, Elbert Moore | |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), John Lambert (SG), Matthew Taylor (SF), James Brown (PF), Robert Donovan (C) Kevin Joseph, Arthur Miller, Richard Frese, Scott Comacho, Robert Dike | |
| 12:58 | Rhode Island | Seth Chambers misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-14 |
| 12:56 | Rhode Island | Michael Yang tips it but misses | 10-14 |
| 12:55 | Dayton | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 10-14 |
| 12:33 | Dayton | James Brown drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by John Lambert | 10-16 |
| 12:15 | Rhode Island | John Lambert takes the ball from James Bowman | 10-16 |
| 11:55 | Dayton | James Brown misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by James Bowman - foul #1 on James Bowman, team foul #4 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Harewood (SG) Chris Carson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Fralick (C) Robert Donovan | |
| 11:55 | Dayton | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 11:55 | Dayton | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| 11:31 | Rhode Island | Michael Yang clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 10-18 |
| 11:30 | Rhode Island | Seth Chambers tips it but misses | 10-18 |
| 11:29 | Dayton | Charles Fralick grabs the defensive rebound | 10-18 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Gary Funk (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Billy Harewood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Seth Chambers (fresh) C - Michael Yang (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Francisco Mendez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Lambert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Taylor (fresh) PF - James Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Fralick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Dayton | James Brown is fouled on the floor by Seth Chambers - foul #1 on Seth Chambers, team foul #5 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore (C) Seth Chambers | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 10:54 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez clanks a 3 from the right wing | 10-18 |
| 10:53 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Michael Yang | 10-18 |
| 10:49 | Rhode Island | Gary Funk clanks a jumper from the left side | 10-18 |
| 10:48 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor pulls down the rebound | 10-18 |
| 10:30 | Dayton | A charge is called on Francisco Mendez - foul #1 on Francisco Mendez, team foul #4 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Frese (SF) Matthew Taylor | |
| 10:10 | Rhode Island | Billy Harewood misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 10-18 |
| 10:08 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore tips it in | 12-18 |
| 09:46 | Dayton | James Brown double dribbles | 12-18 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Cesar Gallo (PG), James Goldman (SG), Seth Chambers (SF), Chris Carson (PF) Gary Funk, Billy Harewood, James Bowman, Michael Yang | |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Joseph (PG), Arthur Miller (SG), Scott Comacho (PF), Robert Dike (C) Francisco Mendez, John Lambert, James Brown, Charles Fralick | |
| 09:18 | Rhode Island | Seth Chambers is called for traveling | 12-18 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Taylor (SF) Richard Frese | |
| 09:03 | Dayton | Robert Dike is fouled on the floor by Elbert Moore - foul #2 on Elbert Moore, team foul #6 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Yang (C) Elbert Moore | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 08:47 | Dayton | Kevin Joseph hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-18 |
| 08:45 | Dayton | Robert Dike tips it home | 12-20 |
| 08:26 | Rhode Island | Seth Chambers misses short on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Robert Dike - foul #1 on Robert Dike, team foul #5 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gary Funk (PG), Billy Harewood (SG), James Bowman (SF) Cesar Gallo, James Goldman, Chris Carson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), John Lambert (SG), James Brown (PF) Kevin Joseph, Arthur Miller, Robert Dike | |
| 08:26 | Rhode Island | Seth Chambers makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 08:26 | Rhode Island | Seth Chambers makes the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 07:57 | Dayton | James Brown is hacked by Seth Chambers - foul #2 on Seth Chambers, team foul #7 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Chris Carson (PF) Seth Chambers | |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Fralick (C) Scott Comacho | |
| 07:57 | Dayton | James Brown misses the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 07:57 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Chris Carson | 14-20 |
| 07:39 | Rhode Island | Gary Funk comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #6 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Frese (SF) Matthew Taylor | |
| 07:39 | Rhode Island | Gary Funk makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 07:39 | Rhode Island | Gary Funk makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 07:16 | Dayton | Charles Fralick is fouled on the floor by Michael Yang - foul #1 on Michael Yang, team foul #8 | 16-20 |
| 07:16 | Dayton | Charles Fralick makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 07:16 | Dayton | Charles Fralick makes the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Gary Funk (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Billy Harewood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chris Carson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Yang (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Francisco Mendez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Lambert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Frese (fresh) PF - James Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Fralick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Rhode Island | Michael Yang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-22 |
| 06:43 | Dayton | Richard Frese makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from James Brown and he's hacked by James Bowman - foul #2 on James Bowman, team foul #9 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Cesar Gallo (SG), James Goldman (SF) Billy Harewood, James Bowman | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 06:43 | Dayton | Richard Frese makes the free throw | 16-25 |
| 06:26 | Rhode Island | Chris Carson is fouled on the floor by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #7 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Taylor (SF), Scott Comacho (PF), Robert Dike (C) Richard Frese, James Brown, Charles Fralick | |
| 06:26 | Rhode Island | Chris Carson makes the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 06:26 | Rhode Island | Chris Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 06:08 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 18-25 |
| 06:07 | Rhode Island | Gary Funk gets the rebound | 18-25 |
| 05:52 | Rhode Island | Gary Funk clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-25 |
| 05:51 | Dayton | Scott Comacho gets the rebound | 18-25 |
| 05:36 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Yang - foul #2 on Michael Yang, team foul #10 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Harewood (SG), Elbert Moore (C) Gary Funk, Michael Yang | |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Joseph (PG), Arthur Miller (SG) Francisco Mendez, John Lambert | |
| 05:36 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 05:36 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 05:17 | Rhode Island | Chris Carson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-27 |
| 04:48 | Dayton | Billy Harewood picks off the pass by Scott Comacho | 18-27 |
| 04:25 | Rhode Island | Chris Carson is fouled on the floor by Scott Comacho - foul #1 on Scott Comacho, team foul #8 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gary Funk (PG) Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), John Lambert (SG), Charles Fralick (C) Kevin Joseph, Arthur Miller, Robert Dike | |
| 04:25 | Rhode Island | Chris Carson makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 04:25 | Rhode Island | Chris Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 04:01 | Dayton | Scott Comacho misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Chris Carson - foul #1 on Chris Carson, team foul #11 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Frese (SF) Matthew Taylor | |
| 04:01 | Dayton | Scott Comacho makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 04:01 | Dayton | Scott Comacho makes the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 03:44 | Rhode Island | Gary Funk hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 20-29 |
| 03:42 | Rhode Island | Billy Harewood snags the offensive board | 20-29 |
| 03:24 | Rhode Island | Chris Carson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-29 |
| 03:22 | Dayton | Richard Frese grabs the defensive rebound | 20-29 |
| 02:58 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-29 |
| 02:57 | Rhode Island | James Goldman gets the rebound | 20-29 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Gary Funk (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Billy Harewood (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Goldman (fairly fresh) PF - Chris Carson (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Elbert Moore (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Francisco Mendez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Lambert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Frese (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Scott Comacho (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Fralick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:36 | Rhode Island | Gary Funk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Bowman (SG), Seth Chambers (SF), Michael Yang (PF) Billy Harewood, James Goldman, Chris Carson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Taylor (SF), James Brown (PF) Richard Frese, Scott Comacho | |
| 02:14 | Dayton | James Brown misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 20-29 |
| 02:13 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez grabs the offensive board | 20-29 |
| 02:00 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez clanks a 3 from the right corner | 20-29 |
| 01:59 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor can't tip it in | 20-29 |
| 01:58 | Rhode Island | Seth Chambers snags the defensive board | 20-29 |
| 01:41 | Rhode Island | James Bowman misses badly on a runner from the right block | 20-29 |
| 01:40 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Yang | 20-29 |
| 01:23 | Rhode Island | Gary Funk buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Seth Chambers | 23-29 |
| 01:01 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor drills a runner in the paint set up by John Lambert | 23-31 |
| 00:41 | Rhode Island | Seth Chambers is called for traveling | 23-31 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Cesar Gallo (PG), Billy Harewood (SG) Gary Funk, Elbert Moore | |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Joseph (PG), Arthur Miller (SG), Robert Dike (C) Francisco Mendez, John Lambert, Charles Fralick | |
| 00:22 | Dayton | Arthur Miller can't connect on a floater from the left side | 23-31 |
| 00:20 | Dayton | Robert Dike tips it back up and in | 23-33 |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | Seth Chambers buries a 3 from straight away set up by Billy Harewood | 26-33 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor misses short on a halfcourt shot | 26-33 |