| Lineup | Dayton | PG - David Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Allen Washer (fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ryan White (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joshua Monnier (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Eldon Horodyski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Michael Sommerfield (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Hagler (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) PF - Nathan Iverson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Mervin McPartland (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Dikembe Ake inbounds the ball | 42-38 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Howard | Michael Sommerfield hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ryan White - foul #2 on Ryan White, team foul #1 | 42-38 |
| 19:37 | Howard | Michael Sommerfield makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 19:37 | Howard | Michael Sommerfield makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 19:19 | Dayton | Joshua Monnier's dunk attempt is rejected by Mervin McPartland | 42-40 |
| 19:17 | Dayton | Ryan White tips it back up and in | 44-40 |
| 18:56 | Howard | Nathan Iverson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Sommerfield | 44-42 |
| 18:47 | Dayton | Allen Washer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 18:45 | Howard | Mervin McPartland grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 18:25 | Howard | Mervin McPartland misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-42 |
| 18:24 | Dayton | Ryan White snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 18:16 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski is fouled on the floor by Mervin McPartland - foul #2 on Mervin McPartland, team foul #1 | 44-42 |
| 18:06 | Dayton | Joshua Monnier knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-42 |
| 17:54 | Howard | Nathan Iverson can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Joshua Monnier - foul #1 on Joshua Monnier, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| 17:54 | Howard | Nathan Iverson misses the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 17:54 | Howard | Nathan Iverson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 17:54 | Dayton | Allen Washer snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 17:39 | Dayton | Allen Washer clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 17:37 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski tips it but misses | 47-42 |
| 17:35 | Howard | Nathan Iverson snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 17:16 | Howard | Christopher Hagler is fouled on the floor by Allen Washer - foul #1 on Allen Washer, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Randy Rasmussen (SF) Ryan White | |
| Subs | Howard | Richard Weber (SG), Andy Munro (C) Christopher Hagler, Mervin McPartland | |
| 17:08 | Howard | Michael Sommerfield is called for traveling | 47-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robin Haubert (PF) Joshua Monnier | |
| Subs | Howard | Thomas Beyer (SF) Dikembe Ake | |
| 16:56 | Dayton | Allen Washer is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Allen Washer, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ira Kulas (C) Eldon Horodyski | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 16:40 | Howard | Nathan Iverson clanks a floater from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 16:39 | Howard | Thomas Beyer tips it back up and in | 47-44 |
| 16:25 | Dayton | Ira Kulas misses long on a floater from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 16:23 | Dayton | Allen Washer gets the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 16:04 | Dayton | Nathan Iverson steals it from Randy Rasmussen | 47-44 |
| 15:45 | Howard | Nathan Iverson loses the ball out of bounds | 47-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Stanley (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Ryan White (SF), Joshua Monnier (PF), Eldon Horodyski (C) David Johnson, Allen Washer, Randy Rasmussen, Robin Haubert, Ira Kulas | |
| Subs | Howard | Christopher Hagler (SG), Dikembe Ake (SF), Houston Gobert (C) Michael Sommerfield, Thomas Beyer, Nathan Iverson | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Stanley (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ryan White (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Monnier (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - Eldon Horodyski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Richard Weber (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Hagler (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) PF - Andy Munro (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Houston Gobert (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye double dribbles | 47-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Howard | Mervin McPartland (C) Houston Gobert | |
| 15:09 | Howard | Christopher Hagler misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 47-44 |
| 15:07 | Howard | Mervin McPartland tips it but misses | 47-44 |
| 15:06 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 15:01 | Dayton | James Stanley clanks a 3 from the left corner | 47-44 |
| 14:59 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski tips it back up and in | 49-44 |
| 14:53 | Howard | Christopher Hagler scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Weber | 49-46 |
| 14:35 | Dayton | Joshua Monnier lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Stanley | 51-46 |
| 14:16 | Howard | James Stanley is called for the reach on Christopher Hagler - foul #1 on James Stanley, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | David Johnson (PG), Allen Washer (SG) James Stanley, Dikembe Akinyooye | |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Sommerfield (PG), Nathan Iverson (PF), Houston Gobert (C) Richard Weber, Andy Munro, Mervin McPartland | |
| 14:00 | Howard | Nathan Iverson can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 51-46 |
| 13:58 | Dayton | Joshua Monnier pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| 13:45 | Dayton | David Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-46 |
| 13:43 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski hits the follow up shot | 53-46 |
| 13:37 | Howard | Michael Sommerfield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Randy Rasmussen (SF), Robin Haubert (PF), Ira Kulas (C) Ryan White, Joshua Monnier, Eldon Horodyski | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 13:19 | Dayton | David Johnson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 53-46 |
| 13:17 | Howard | Christopher Hagler snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 13:10 | Howard | Nathan Iverson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 13:09 | Howard | Dikembe Ake misses the tip | 53-46 |
| 13:08 | Dayton | David Johnson pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 12:59 | Dayton | Allen Washer misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 12:58 | Howard | Nathan Iverson snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 12:40 | Howard | Nathan Iverson misses short on a shot from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 12:39 | Dayton | Allen Washer grabs the board | 53-46 |
| 12:24 | Dayton | Allen Washer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 12:23 | Howard | Nathan Iverson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 12:07 | Howard | Nathan Iverson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Christopher Hagler and the foul's on Robin Haubert - foul #2 on Robin Haubert, team foul #6 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ryan White (SF), Joshua Monnier (PF), Eldon Horodyski (C) Randy Rasmussen, Robin Haubert, Ira Kulas | |
| Subs | Howard | Richard Weber (SG), Thomas Beyer (SF), Mervin McPartland (C) Christopher Hagler, Dikembe Ake, Houston Gobert | |
| 12:07 | Howard | Nathan Iverson misses the free throw | 53-48 |
| 12:07 | Dayton | Allen Washer snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 11:55 | Dayton | Allen Washer makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by David Johnson | 56-48 |
| 11:34 | Howard | Michael Sommerfield is fouled on the floor by David Johnson - foul #2 on David Johnson, team foul #7 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Howard | Andy Munro (PF) Nathan Iverson | |
| 11:34 | Howard | Michael Sommerfield makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 11:34 | Howard | Michael Sommerfield makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - David Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Allen Washer (fresh) 20 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ryan White (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Monnier (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. C - Eldon Horodyski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Michael Sommerfield (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Weber (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Beyer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andy Munro (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Mervin McPartland (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Dayton | Joshua Monnier drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by David Johnson and he's hacked by Thomas Beyer - foul #1 on Thomas Beyer, team foul #2 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Stanley (PG) David Johnson | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 11:16 | Dayton | Joshua Monnier makes the free throw | 59-50 |
| 10:57 | Howard | Andy Munro is hacked by Eldon Horodyski - foul #2 on Eldon Horodyski, team foul #8 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Howard | Ardian Czernovski (PG) Michael Sommerfield | |
| 10:57 | Howard | Andy Munro makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 10:57 | Howard | Andy Munro makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 10:50 | Dayton | Allen Washer drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by James Stanley | 61-52 |
| 10:25 | Howard | James Stanley is called for the reach on Ardian Czernovski - foul #2 on James Stanley, team foul #9 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | David Johnson (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SG) James Stanley, Allen Washer | |
| Subs | Howard | Nathan Iverson (PF) Andy Munro | |
| 10:25 | Howard | Ardian Czernovski makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 10:25 | Howard | Ardian Czernovski misses the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 10:25 | Dayton | Joshua Monnier gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| 10:16 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-53 |
| 10:15 | Howard | The rebound goes to Mervin McPartland | 61-53 |
| 10:02 | Howard | Thomas Beyer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-53 |
| 10:00 | Dayton | Joshua Monnier snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| 09:52 | Dayton | David Johnson misses the 3 from the left corner | 61-53 |
| 09:50 | Howard | Mervin McPartland snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| 09:32 | Howard | Richard Weber hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on David Johnson - foul #3 on David Johnson, team foul #10 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Allen Washer (SG), Randy Rasmussen (SF), Robin Haubert (PF), Ira Kulas (C) Dikembe Akinyooye, Ryan White, Joshua Monnier, Eldon Horodyski | |
| Subs | Howard | Christopher Hagler (SG), Dikembe Ake (SF), Andy Munro (C) Ardian Czernovski, Thomas Beyer, Mervin McPartland | |
| 09:32 | Howard | Richard Weber makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 09:32 | Howard | Richard Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 09:20 | Dayton | Allen Washer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 09:19 | Howard | Nathan Iverson pulls down the rebound | 61-55 |
| 09:04 | Howard | Dikembe Ake's pass is intercepted by Robin Haubert | 61-55 |
| 08:50 | Dayton | Andy Munro is called for the reach on Robin Haubert - foul #2 on Andy Munro, team foul #3 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Sommerfield (PG) Richard Weber | |
| 08:41 | Dayton | Allen Washer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-55 |
| 08:39 | Howard | The rebound goes to Nathan Iverson | 61-55 |
| 08:25 | Howard | Andy Munro clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 08:23 | Dayton | Robin Haubert grabs the defensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 08:18 | Dayton | Allen Washer drills a 3 from straight away | 64-55 |
| 08:03 | Howard | Michael Sommerfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Stanley (PG), Ryan White (SF), Joshua Monnier (PF), Eldon Horodyski (C) David Johnson, Randy Rasmussen, Robin Haubert, Ira Kulas | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 07:53 | Dayton | Allen Washer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-55 |
| 07:40 | Howard | Andy Munro hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Sommerfield | 64-58 |
| 07:26 | Dayton | Allen Washer buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Ryan White | 67-58 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Stanley (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Allen Washer (fresh) 28 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ryan White (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Monnier (fresh) 18 pts. 12 reb. C - Eldon Horodyski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Michael Sommerfield (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Christopher Hagler (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) PF - Nathan Iverson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Andy Munro (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Howard | Nathan Iverson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-58 |
| 07:01 | Dayton | Ryan White snags the defensive board | 67-58 |
| 06:47 | Dayton | Allen Washer clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-58 |
| 06:46 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski tips it in | 69-58 |
| 06:24 | Howard | Andy Munro clanks a floater from the right block | 69-58 |
| 06:23 | Howard | Nathan Iverson tips it back up and in | 69-60 |
| 06:19 | Dayton | Allen Washer comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 69-60 |
| 06:17 | Howard | Nathan Iverson pulls down the rebound | 69-60 |
| 06:01 | Howard | Nathan Iverson drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Dikembe Ake | 69-62 |
| 05:49 | Dayton | Allen Washer connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Stanley | 72-62 |
| 05:37 | Howard | James Stanley steals it from Andy Munro | 72-62 |
| 05:16 | Dayton | Andy Munro picks off the pass by James Stanley | 72-62 |
| 05:00 | Howard | Nathan Iverson misses the jumper from the free throw line | 72-62 |
| 04:59 | Howard | Nathan Iverson can't tip it in | 72-62 |
| 04:57 | Howard | Nathan Iverson hits the follow up shot | 72-64 |
| 04:40 | Dayton | Allen Washer knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-64 |
| 04:30 | Howard | Christopher Hagler can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 75-64 |
| 04:28 | Howard | Michael Sommerfield grabs the offensive board | 75-64 |
| 04:12 | Howard | A charge is called on Nathan Iverson - foul #1 on Nathan Iverson, team foul #4 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Dayton | David Johnson (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Randy Rasmussen (SF), Robin Haubert (PF), Ira Kulas (C) James Stanley, Allen Washer, Ryan White, Joshua Monnier, Eldon Horodyski | |
| Subs | Howard | Ardian Czernovski (PG), Richard Weber (SG), Thomas Beyer (SF), Houston Gobert (PF), Mervin McPartland (C) Michael Sommerfield, Christopher Hagler, Dikembe Ake, Nathan Iverson, Andy Munro | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:04 | Dayton | Robin Haubert misses the turnaround in the lane | 75-64 |
| 04:03 | Howard | Houston Gobert snags the defensive board | 75-64 |
| 03:38 | Howard | Ira Kulas is called for the reach on Ardian Czernovski - foul #2 on Ira Kulas, team foul #11 | 75-64 |
| 03:38 | Howard | Ardian Czernovski makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 03:38 | Howard | Ardian Czernovski makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Dayton | David Johnson is hacked by Richard Weber - foul #1 on Richard Weber, team foul #5 | 75-66 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - David Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randy Rasmussen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robin Haubert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ira Kulas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Ardian Czernovski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Weber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Beyer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Houston Gobert (fresh) C - Mervin McPartland (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Dayton | David Johnson connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Dikembe Akinyooye | 78-66 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:01 | Howard | Ardian Czernovski misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Randy Rasmussen - foul #1 on Randy Rasmussen, team foul #12 | 78-66 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Sommerfield (PG) Thomas Beyer | |
| 03:01 | Howard | Ardian Czernovski makes the 1st free throw | 78-67 |
| 03:01 | Howard | Ardian Czernovski makes the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 02:59 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-68 |
| Subs | Dayton | Allen Washer (SG), Joshua Monnier (PF), Eldon Horodyski (C) Dikembe Akinyooye, Robin Haubert, Ira Kulas | |
| Subs | Howard | Thomas Beyer (SF), Nathan Iverson (PF) Ardian Czernovski, Houston Gobert | |
| 02:44 | Dayton | Allen Washer drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 81-68 |
| 02:44 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-68 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ryan White (SF) Randy Rasmussen | |
| Subs | Howard | Christopher Hagler (SG), Dikembe Ake (SF) Richard Weber, Thomas Beyer | |
| 02:34 | Howard | Mervin McPartland comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 81-68 |
| 02:32 | Dayton | Joshua Monnier grabs the board | 81-68 |
| 02:03 | Dayton | Joshua Monnier's layup is rejected by Dikembe Ake | 81-68 |
| 02:01 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski misses the tip | 81-68 |
| 02:00 | Dayton | David Johnson snags the offensive board | 81-68 |
| 01:36 | Dayton | Allen Washer comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 81-68 |
| 01:35 | Dayton | Joshua Monnier snags the offensive board | 81-68 |
| 01:06 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 81-68 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Stanley (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Randy Rasmussen (SF), Robin Haubert (PF), Ira Kulas (C) David Johnson, Allen Washer, Ryan White, Joshua Monnier, Eldon Horodyski | |
| Subs | Howard | Ardian Czernovski (PG), Richard Weber (SG), Thomas Beyer (SF), Andy Munro (PF), Houston Gobert (C) Michael Sommerfield, Christopher Hagler, Dikembe Ake, Nathan Iverson, Mervin McPartland | |
| 00:42 | Howard | Thomas Beyer misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Randy Rasmussen - foul #2 on Randy Rasmussen, team foul #13 | 81-68 |
| 00:42 | Howard | Thomas Beyer makes the 1st free throw | 81-69 |
| 00:42 | Howard | Thomas Beyer makes the 2nd free throw | 81-70 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Dayton | Ira Kulas loses the dribble to Thomas Beyer | 81-70 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Howard | Thomas Beyer makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Ardian Czernovski | 81-72 |
| 00:08 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-72 |
| Subs | Dayton | David Johnson (PG), Allen Washer (SG), Ryan White (SF), Joshua Monnier (PF), Eldon Horodyski (C) James Stanley, Dikembe Akinyooye, Randy Rasmussen, Robin Haubert, Ira Kulas | |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Sommerfield (PG), Christopher Hagler (SG), Dikembe Ake (SF), Nathan Iverson (PF), Mervin McPartland (C) Ardian Czernovski, Richard Weber, Thomas Beyer, Andy Munro, Houston Gobert | |
| 00:00 | Dayton | David Johnson runs out the clock | 81-72 |