| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Dunlap (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Shives (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jordan McAllister (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Juan Torres (fresh) 4 pts. C - Szczesny Zubik (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Arthur Cantin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Steele (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tad Whitaker (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Curt Fried (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Tad Whitaker inbounds the ball | 24-23 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Washington State | Tad Whitaker misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 24-23 |
| 19:30 | Dayton | Jordan McAllister pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| 19:09 | Dayton | Arthur Cantin steals it from Jordan McAllister | 24-23 |
| 18:54 | Washington State | Curt Fried buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Arthur Cantin | 24-25 |
| 18:27 | Dayton | Juan Torres connects on the shot from the right side | 26-25 |
| 18:10 | Washington State | Raymond Clark misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 26-25 |
| 18:08 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Juan Torres | 26-25 |
| 17:48 | Dayton | Jordan McAllister misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-25 |
| 17:46 | Washington State | Curt Fried pulls down the rebound | 26-25 |
| 17:24 | Washington State | Raymond Clark banks in the wide open layup | 26-27 |
| 17:08 | Dayton | Juan Torres misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Arthur Cantin - foul #3 on Arthur Cantin, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Rick Cushing (PG) Arthur Cantin | |
| 17:08 | Dayton | Juan Torres makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 17:08 | Dayton | Juan Torres makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 16:39 | Washington State | Tad Whitaker misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 28-27 |
| 16:38 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Szczesny Zubik | 28-27 |
| 16:15 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 28-27 |
| 16:13 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Dunlap | 28-27 |
| 15:59 | Dayton | Juan Torres loses the ball out of bounds | 28-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | Walter Chase (SG), Mensah Accomando (C) Matthew Shives, Szczesny Zubik | |
| Subs | Washington State | Arthur Cantin (PG), James Geiser (SG), Christopher Harris (SF), Edwin Soo (PF), Charles Douglas (C) Rick Cushing, David Steele, Tad Whitaker, Curt Fried, Raymond Clark | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Dunlap (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter Chase (fresh) SF - Jordan McAllister (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Juan Torres (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Mensah Accomando (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Arthur Cantin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Geiser (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edwin Soo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Douglas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Washington State | Juan Torres steps in front of the James Geiser pass | 28-27 |
| 15:14 | Dayton | Jordan McAllister clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-27 |
| 15:13 | Dayton | Juan Torres grabs the offensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 14:54 | Dayton | Jordan McAllister makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Jerry Dunlap | 30-27 |
| 14:33 | Washington State | James Geiser is fouled on the floor by Walter Chase - foul #1 on Walter Chase, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Shives (SG), Szczesny Zubik (C) Walter Chase, Mensah Accomando | |
| Subs | Washington State | David Steele (SG), Tad Whitaker (SF), Curt Fried (PF) James Geiser, Christopher Harris, Edwin Soo | |
| 14:14 | Washington State | Tad Whitaker travels with the ball | 30-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Clark (C) Charles Douglas | |
| 13:51 | Dayton | Raymond Clark swats the layup by Szczesny Zubik | 30-27 |
| 13:49 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik snags the offensive board | 30-27 |
| 13:38 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 13:36 | Washington State | Curt Fried snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 13:25 | Washington State | Curt Fried is hacked by Juan Torres - foul #3 on Juan Torres, team foul #2 | 30-27 |
| 13:07 | Washington State | Curt Fried blows the layup | 30-27 |
| 13:05 | Washington State | Tad Whitaker can't tip it in | 30-27 |
| 13:04 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 12:47 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik scores on a turnaround from the right block | 32-27 |
| 12:28 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 12:27 | Dayton | Jordan McAllister pulls down the rebound | 32-27 |
| 12:05 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik loses the ball out of bounds | 32-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | Walter Chase (SG), Mensah Accomando (PF) Jordan McAllister, Juan Torres | |
| Subs | Washington State | Rick Cushing (PG), James Geiser (SG), Charles Douglas (C) Arthur Cantin, David Steele, Raymond Clark | |
| 11:43 | Washington State | Mensah Accomando blocks the short jumper by Charles Douglas | 32-27 |
| 11:42 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik gets the rebound | 32-27 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Dunlap (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Walter Chase (fresh) SF - Matthew Shives (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Mensah Accomando (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Szczesny Zubik (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Rick Cushing (fresh) SG - James Geiser (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tad Whitaker (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Curt Fried (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Douglas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Dayton | Rick Cushing takes the ball from Szczesny Zubik | 32-27 |
| 11:12 | Washington State | Rick Cushing misses the lay-in | 32-27 |
| 11:11 | Washington State | Curt Fried misses the tip | 32-27 |
| 11:10 | Dayton | Mensah Accomando grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 11:08 | Dayton | Rick Cushing is called for the reach on Jerry Dunlap in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rick Cushing, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jordan McAllister (SF) Matthew Shives | |
| Subs | Washington State | Christopher Harris (SF) Tad Whitaker | |
| 10:43 | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Chase | 35-27 |
| 10:20 | Washington State | Rick Cushing can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-27 |
| 10:19 | Washington State | The offensive rebound goes to Rick Cushing | 35-27 |
| 09:52 | Washington State | Curt Fried is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Curt Fried, team foul #3 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | Radman Zollner (PG), Matthew Shives (SG), Juan Torres (PF) Jerry Dunlap, Walter Chase, Szczesny Zubik | |
| Subs | Washington State | Arthur Cantin (PG), David Steele (SG), Tad Whitaker (SF), Edwin Soo (PF), Raymond Clark (C) Rick Cushing, James Geiser, Christopher Harris, Curt Fried, Charles Douglas | |
| 09:29 | Dayton | Jordan McAllister misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-27 |
| 09:28 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Raymond Clark | 35-27 |
| 09:23 | Washington State | Tad Whitaker misses short on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Jordan McAllister - foul #2 on Jordan McAllister, team foul #3 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | Leroy Pearce (PF) Jordan McAllister | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 09:23 | Washington State | Tad Whitaker misses the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 09:23 | Washington State | Tad Whitaker makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 09:01 | Dayton | Juan Torres lays it up and in on a great pass from Matthew Shives | 37-28 |
| 08:39 | Washington State | Tad Whitaker hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 37-28 |
| 08:37 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce grabs the board | 37-28 |
| 08:17 | Dayton | Juan Torres misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Tad Whitaker - foul #1 on Tad Whitaker, team foul #4 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap (PG), Jordan McAllister (SF), Szczesny Zubik (C) Radman Zollner, Leroy Pearce, Mensah Accomando | |
| Subs | Washington State | Curt Fried (PF) Edwin Soo | |
| 08:17 | Dayton | Juan Torres makes the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 08:17 | Dayton | Juan Torres misses the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 08:17 | Washington State | Curt Fried snags the defensive board | 38-28 |
| 08:00 | Washington State | Raymond Clark scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 07:35 | Dayton | Matthew Shives misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Steele - foul #1 on David Steele, team foul #5 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mensah Accomando (PF) Juan Torres | |
| Subs | Washington State | Christopher Harris (SF) Tad Whitaker | |
| 07:35 | Dayton | Matthew Shives makes the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 07:35 | Dayton | Matthew Shives makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Dunlap (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew Shives (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jordan McAllister (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mensah Accomando (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Szczesny Zubik (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Arthur Cantin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Steele (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curt Fried (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Raymond Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 07:08 | Dayton | Mensah Accomando snags the defensive board | 40-30 |
| 06:46 | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-30 |
| 06:45 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik hits the follow up shot | 42-30 |
| 06:25 | Washington State | Raymond Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | Walter Chase (SG), Juan Torres (SF) Matthew Shives, Jordan McAllister | |
| Subs | Washington State | Rick Cushing (PG), James Geiser (SG), Tad Whitaker (SF), Charles Douglas (C) Arthur Cantin, David Steele, Christopher Harris, Raymond Clark | |
| 06:02 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Juan Torres and he's fouled by Rick Cushing - foul #2 on Rick Cushing, team foul #6 | 44-30 |
| 06:02 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik makes the free throw | 45-30 |
| 05:43 | Washington State | Charles Douglas misses the driving attempt from close range | 45-30 |
| 05:42 | Dayton | Mensah Accomando gets the rebound | 45-30 |
| 05:19 | Dayton | Mensah Accomando hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Walter Chase | 47-30 |
| 04:57 | Washington State | Curt Fried banks in the layup | 47-32 |
| 04:42 | Dayton | Juan Torres scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Dunlap | 50-32 |
| 04:40 | Washington State | Rick Cushing is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Dunlap - foul #1 on Jerry Dunlap, team foul #4 | 50-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | Radman Zollner (PG), Matthew Shives (SG), Jordan McAllister (SF), Leroy Pearce (PF) Jerry Dunlap, Walter Chase, Juan Torres, Szczesny Zubik | |
| Subs | Washington State | Christopher Harris (SF), Edwin Soo (PF) Tad Whitaker, Curt Fried | |
| 04:32 | Washington State | Rick Cushing is called for traveling | 50-32 |
| 04:11 | Dayton | Mensah Accomando drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Matthew Shives | 52-32 |
| 03:43 | Washington State | Christopher Harris knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Geiser | 52-34 |
| 03:19 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce can't finish the layup | 52-34 |
| 03:17 | Washington State | Charles Douglas pulls down the rebound | 52-34 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Radman Zollner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Shives (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jordan McAllister (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leroy Pearce (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mensah Accomando (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Rick Cushing (fresh) SG - James Geiser (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edwin Soo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Douglas (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Washington State | Edwin Soo travels with the ball | 52-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap (PG), Juan Torres (PF), Szczesny Zubik (C) Radman Zollner, Leroy Pearce, Mensah Accomando | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 02:24 | Dayton | Jordan McAllister hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Matthew Shives | 54-34 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:21 | Washington State | Jerry Dunlap steps in front of the Rick Cushing pass in the backcourt | 54-34 |
| 02:19 | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap throws it down | 56-34 |
| 01:50 | Washington State | Christopher Harris travels with the ball | 56-34 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:26 | Dayton | Matthew Shives knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Juan Torres and he's fouled by James Geiser - foul #3 on James Geiser, team foul #7 | 58-34 |
| 01:26 | Dayton | Matthew Shives makes the free throw | 59-34 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:09 | Washington State | Edwin Soo hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Christopher Harris | 59-36 |
| 00:40 | Dayton | Juan Torres hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 59-36 |
| 00:38 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Jordan McAllister | 59-36 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-36 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Washington State | Juan Torres swats the layup by Christopher Harris | 59-36 |
| 00:09 | Washington State | Edwin Soo tips it home | 59-38 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap runs out the clock | 59-38 |