| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Boris Zar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilson Keller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Huddle (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Nourse (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Duprey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Wood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Alexis (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Walter Meserve (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Studebaker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Michael Huddle inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:53 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller hits a floater from the right side | 31-30 |
| 19:42 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-30 |
| 19:41 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse grabs the board | 31-30 |
| 19:38 | Western Michigan | Boris Zar double dribbles in the backcourt | 31-30 |
| 19:10 | Dayton | Walter Meserve misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 31-30 |
| 19:08 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker grabs the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 18:42 | Dayton | Richard Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 18:41 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Meserve | 31-30 |
| 18:26 | Dayton | Richard Johnson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 18:24 | Western Michigan | Michael Huddle gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 18:02 | Western Michigan | Anthony Duprey loses the ball out of bounds | 31-30 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta (SG), Genaro Conti (SF), David Smith (PF), Yuri Bednarski (C) Wilson Keller, Michael Huddle, Ronald Nourse, Anthony Duprey | |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryce Willey (PG), Douglas Reeves (SG), Danny Riffe (PF), Michael Howard (C) Richard Johnson, Gerald Wood, Walter Meserve, Eric Studebaker | |
| 17:37 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-30 |
| 17:36 | Western Michigan | Yuri Bednarski grabs the board | 31-30 |
| 17:19 | Western Michigan | Boris Zar hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Dikembe Abeyta | 33-30 |
| 17:14 | Dayton | Bryce Willey is hacked by Yuri Bednarski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Yuri Bednarski, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller (SG) Boris Zar | |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Ray (SF) Samuel Alexis | |
| 16:45 | Dayton | Danny Riffe misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 33-30 |
| 16:43 | Western Michigan | Yuri Bednarski pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 16:15 | Western Michigan | David Smith travels with the ball | 33-30 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Huddle (SF), Ronald Nourse (PF), Anthony Duprey (C) Genaro Conti, David Smith, Yuri Bednarski | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Johnson (PG), Gerald Wood (SG), Walter Meserve (PF), Eric Studebaker (C) Bryce Willey, Charles Ray, Danny Riffe, Michael Howard | |
| 15:50 | Dayton | Richard Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 15:48 | Western Michigan | Anthony Duprey grabs the board | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Dikembe Abeyta (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilson Keller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Huddle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Nourse (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony Duprey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Wood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Douglas Reeves (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walter Meserve (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Studebaker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 33-30 |
| 15:32 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 15:10 | Dayton | Gerald Wood scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Johnson | 33-32 |
| 14:50 | Western Michigan | Anthony Duprey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 14:48 | Dayton | Richard Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 14:27 | Dayton | Gerald Wood is hacked by Wilson Keller - foul #1 on Wilson Keller, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Boris Zar (PG), Genaro Conti (SG), Alexander Hankinson (SF), Yuri Bednarski (PF), Rodney Furstenberg (C) Dikembe Abeyta, Wilson Keller, Michael Huddle, Ronald Nourse, Anthony Duprey | |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Ray (SG), Samuel Alexis (SF), Danny Riffe (PF), Michael Howard (C) Gerald Wood, Douglas Reeves, Walter Meserve, Eric Studebaker | |
| 14:18 | Dayton | Genaro Conti is called for the reach on Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Genaro Conti, team foul #3 | 33-32 |
| 14:06 | Dayton | Charles Ray misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 33-32 |
| 14:05 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Rodney Furstenberg | 33-32 |
| 13:36 | Western Michigan | Rodney Furstenberg misses the easy layup | 33-32 |
| 13:35 | Western Michigan | Yuri Bednarski grabs the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 13:16 | Western Michigan | Danny Riffe steals it from Genaro Conti | 33-32 |
| 13:14 | Dayton | Rodney Furstenberg is called for the reach on Samuel Alexis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rodney Furstenberg, team foul #4 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David Smith (SF), Ronald Nourse (PF) Alexander Hankinson, Rodney Furstenberg | |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryce Willey (PG), Gerald Wood (SG), Eric Studebaker (C) Richard Johnson, Charles Ray, Michael Howard | |
| 12:57 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 12:56 | Western Michigan | Boris Zar pulls down the rebound | 33-32 |
| 12:41 | Western Michigan | Danny Riffe is called for the reach on Ronald Nourse - foul #2 on Danny Riffe, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Terry Conner (SG), Michael Huddle (SF), Anthony Duprey (C) Genaro Conti, David Smith, Yuri Bednarski | |
| Subs | Dayton | Walter Meserve (PF) Danny Riffe | |
| 12:24 | Western Michigan | Terry Conner can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-32 |
| 12:23 | Western Michigan | Boris Zar grabs the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 12:07 | Western Michigan | Boris Zar clanks a jumper from the left side | 33-32 |
| 12:06 | Western Michigan | Anthony Duprey tips it but misses | 33-32 |
| 12:04 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker pulls down the rebound | 33-32 |
| 11:39 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Boris Zar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Conner (fresh) SF - Michael Huddle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Nourse (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony Duprey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Bryce Willey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gerald Wood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Alexis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Walter Meserve (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Studebaker (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Western Michigan | Michael Huddle is called for traveling | 33-35 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta (PG), Wilson Keller (SG), Genaro Conti (SF), David Smith (PF), Yuri Bednarski (C) Boris Zar, Terry Conner, Michael Huddle, Ronald Nourse, Anthony Duprey | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Johnson (PG), Douglas Reeves (SG), Charles Ray (SF), Danny Riffe (PF), Michael Howard (C) Bryce Willey, Gerald Wood, Samuel Alexis, Walter Meserve, Eric Studebaker | |
| 11:00 | Dayton | Richard Johnson is open and scores on a turnaround from the right block | 33-37 |
| 10:44 | Western Michigan | Douglas Reeves steals the ball from Genaro Conti | 33-37 |
| 10:38 | Dayton | Wilson Keller is called for the reach on Douglas Reeves in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wilson Keller, team foul #5 | 33-37 |
| 10:17 | Dayton | Charles Ray lays it in and he's fouled by Genaro Conti - foul #2 on Genaro Conti, team foul #6 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Rodney Furstenberg (C) Genaro Conti | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 10:17 | Dayton | Charles Ray makes the free throw | 33-40 |
| 10:02 | Western Michigan | David Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 33-40 |
| 10:00 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Michael Howard | 33-40 |
| 09:41 | Dayton | Richard Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 33-40 |
| 09:40 | Dayton | Danny Riffe can't tip it in | 33-40 |
| 09:39 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 09:24 | Western Michigan | David Smith clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 33-40 |
| 09:22 | Dayton | Richard Johnson snags the defensive board | 33-40 |
| 09:00 | Dayton | The short jumper by Charles Ray is denied by Yuri Bednarski | 33-40 |
| 08:59 | Dayton | Michael Howard gets the offensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 08:42 | Dayton | Richard Johnson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-40 |
| 08:41 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to David Smith | 33-40 |
| 08:37 | Western Michigan | David Smith lays it in set up by Yuri Bednarski | 35-40 |
| 08:34 | Dayton | Douglas Reeves is fouled in the backcourt by Yuri Bednarski - foul #2 on Yuri Bednarski, team foul #7 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Boris Zar (PG), Genaro Conti (SG), Michael Huddle (SF), Ronald Nourse (PF), Anthony Duprey (C) Dikembe Abeyta, Wilson Keller, David Smith, Yuri Bednarski, Rodney Furstenberg | |
| Subs | Dayton | Gerald Wood (SG), Samuel Alexis (SF), Walter Meserve (PF), Eric Studebaker (C) Richard Johnson, Charles Ray, Danny Riffe, Michael Howard | |
| 08:34 | Dayton | Douglas Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 08:34 | Dayton | Douglas Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 08:20 | Western Michigan | Boris Zar is fouled on the floor by Douglas Reeves - foul #3 on Douglas Reeves, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryce Willey (PG) Douglas Reeves | |
| 08:10 | Western Michigan | Walter Meserve blocks the short jumper by Ronald Nourse | 35-42 |
| 08:08 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Walter Meserve | 35-42 |
| 08:05 | Dayton | Ronald Nourse takes the ball from Samuel Alexis in the backcourt | 35-42 |
| 07:51 | Western Michigan | Genaro Conti hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Michael Huddle | 37-42 |
| 07:23 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Bryce Willey | 37-45 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Boris Zar (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Genaro Conti (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Michael Huddle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Nourse (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony Duprey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Bryce Willey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Alexis (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Walter Meserve (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Studebaker (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Western Michigan | The short jumper by Genaro Conti is denied by Eric Studebaker | 37-45 |
| 07:14 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse hits the follow up shot | 39-45 |
| 06:55 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 06:53 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 06:48 | Western Michigan | Boris Zar misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-45 |
| 06:47 | Western Michigan | Anthony Duprey tips it back up and in | 41-45 |
| 06:28 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker loses the ball out of bounds | 41-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta (PG), Wilson Keller (SG), Alexander Hankinson (SF), Rodney Furstenberg (C) Boris Zar, Genaro Conti, Michael Huddle, Anthony Duprey | |
| Subs | Dayton | Douglas Reeves (SG) Gerald Wood | |
| 06:02 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse banks in the layup set up by Dikembe Abeyta | 43-45 |
| 06:00 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Johnson (PG), Charles Ray (SF), Danny Riffe (PF), Michael Howard (C) Bryce Willey, Samuel Alexis, Walter Meserve, Eric Studebaker | |
| 05:47 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Douglas Reeves - foul #4 on Douglas Reeves, team foul #3 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Yuri Bednarski (C) Rodney Furstenberg | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 05:47 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse misses the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 05:47 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 05:45 | Dayton | Alexander Hankinson picks off the pass by Richard Johnson in the backcourt | 44-45 |
| 05:36 | Western Michigan | Alexander Hankinson misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Boris Zar (PG), Rodney Furstenberg (C) Dikembe Abeyta, Ronald Nourse | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 05:36 | Western Michigan | Alexander Hankinson makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 05:36 | Western Michigan | Alexander Hankinson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 05:13 | Dayton | Charles Ray misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 46-45 |
| 05:12 | Dayton | Danny Riffe tips it home | 46-47 |
| 04:51 | Western Michigan | Alexander Hankinson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 04:50 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Douglas Reeves | 46-47 |
| 04:30 | Dayton | Charles Ray drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Douglas Reeves | 46-49 |
| 04:14 | Western Michigan | Alexander Hankinson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 04:13 | Dayton | Danny Riffe gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 04:11 | Dayton | Richard Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Alexander Hankinson - foul #1 on Alexander Hankinson, team foul #8 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta (PG), Genaro Conti (SG), Michael Huddle (SF), David Smith (PF), Anthony Duprey (C) Boris Zar, Wilson Keller, Alexander Hankinson, Yuri Bednarski, Rodney Furstenberg | |
| Subs | Dayton | Gerald Wood (SG), Samuel Alexis (SF), Walter Meserve (PF), Eric Studebaker (C) Douglas Reeves, Charles Ray, Danny Riffe, Michael Howard | |
| 04:11 | Dayton | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 04:11 | Dayton | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 03:53 | Western Michigan | Michael Huddle misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 03:52 | Western Michigan | Anthony Duprey grabs the offensive board | 46-51 |
| 03:39 | Western Michigan | David Smith hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Genaro Conti | 48-51 |
| 03:11 | Dayton | Richard Johnson misses the 3 from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 03:10 | Western Michigan | Anthony Duprey grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Dikembe Abeyta (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Genaro Conti (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Michael Huddle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Smith (fresh) 6 pts. C - Anthony Duprey (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Alexis (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Walter Meserve (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Studebaker (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 02:45 | Western Michigan | Genaro Conti buries a runner from the left block and he's fouled by Gerald Wood - foul #3 on Gerald Wood, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Boris Zar (PG), Ronald Nourse (PF) Dikembe Abeyta, David Smith | |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryce Willey (PG) Richard Johnson | |
| 02:45 | Western Michigan | Genaro Conti misses the free throw | 50-51 |
| 02:45 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Eric Studebaker | 50-51 |
| 02:43 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-51 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller (SG) Genaro Conti | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 02:35 | Western Michigan | Boris Zar makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Wilson Keller | 53-51 |
| 02:06 | Dayton | Wilson Keller steps in front of the Samuel Alexis pass | 53-51 |
| 01:45 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Anthony Duprey | 56-51 |
| 01:23 | Dayton | Gerald Wood misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 01:21 | Western Michigan | Michael Huddle gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 01:04 | Western Michigan | Anthony Duprey misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-51 |
| 01:03 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 00:38 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Huddle - foul #1 on Michael Huddle, team foul #9 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Johnson (PG) Bryce Willey | |
| 00:38 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:38 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Western Michigan | Richard Johnson is called for the reach on Wilson Keller in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #6 | 56-53 |
| 00:34 | Western Michigan | Samuel Alexis is called for the reach on Wilson Keller - foul #3 on Samuel Alexis, team foul #7 | 56-53 |
| 00:34 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:34 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 00:13 | Dayton | Richard Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-53 |
| 00:11 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 00:08 | Western Michigan | Richard Johnson is called for the reach on Ronald Nourse in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Johnson, team foul #8 | 56-53 |
| 00:08 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:08 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Dayton | Wilson Keller steals the ball from Gerald Wood | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller runs out the clock | 58-53 |