| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bruce Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Rolston (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Cloutier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Chen Xiang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Edmund Hagedorn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson inbounds the ball | 35-37 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Rhode Island | Ivan Danowski steals the ball from Sean Davis | 35-37 |
| 19:30 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn clanks a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Craig Cloutier - foul #2 on Craig Cloutier, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| 19:30 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 19:30 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 19:14 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-39 |
| 19:00 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga is hacked by Robert Rolston - foul #3 on Robert Rolston, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors (SG) Robert Rolston | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 18:46 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Chen Xiang | 35-41 |
| 18:24 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis's layup is rejected by Edmund Hagedorn | 35-41 |
| 18:23 | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson tips it back up and in | 37-41 |
| 18:05 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Sean Davis - foul #2 on Sean Davis, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| 18:05 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 18:05 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 17:56 | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Sean Davis | 39-43 |
| 17:40 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton is fouled on the floor by Sean Davis - foul #3 on Sean Davis, team foul #4 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp (C) Sean Davis | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 17:25 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Bruce Simpson - foul #3 on Bruce Simpson, team foul #5 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches (SG), Robert Metcalf (SF) Bruce Simpson, Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson (PF) Edmund Hagedorn | |
| 17:25 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 17:25 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 16:59 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors is denied on a layup by Dikembe Alvarenga | 39-45 |
| 16:57 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Jeremy Dickerson | 39-45 |
| 16:50 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga banks in the layup | 39-47 |
| 16:36 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Alvarenga swats the short shot by Robert Metcalf | 39-47 |
| 16:35 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 16:06 | Dayton | Chen Xiang clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 16:04 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson hits the follow up shot | 39-49 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Wayne Favors (fairly fresh) SG - Andrei Zeches (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Metcalf (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Cloutier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Tripp (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Chen Xiang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ivan Danowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Jeremy Dickerson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Dikembe Alvarenga (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 5 blk. | |
| 15:48 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Dickerson - foul #2 on Jeremy Dickerson, team foul #1 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson (PG), Robert Rolston (SG), Stephen Johnson (SF), Sean Davis (C) Wayne Favors, Andrei Zeches, Robert Metcalf, Craig Cloutier | |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (SG), Willis Conner (SF), Edmund Hagedorn (PF) Ivan Danowski, Joseph Crumpton, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| 15:35 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp clanks a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Edmund Hagedorn - foul #3 on Edmund Hagedorn, team foul #2 | 39-49 |
| 15:35 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp misses the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 15:35 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 15:25 | Dayton | Stephen Johnson is called for the reach on Edmund Hagedorn - foul #2 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #6 | 40-49 |
| 15:17 | Dayton | Chen Xiang drills a jumper from the right side set up by Willis Conner and he's fouled by Bruce Simpson - foul #4 on Bruce Simpson, team foul #7 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches (PG) Bruce Simpson | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 15:17 | Dayton | Chen Xiang makes the free throw | 40-52 |
| 14:59 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Andrei Zeches and he's fouled by Willis Conner - foul #2 on Willis Conner, team foul #3 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf (PF) Bradley Tripp | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 14:59 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis misses the free throw | 42-52 |
| 14:59 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn gets the rebound | 42-52 |
| 14:46 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn's pass is intercepted by Robert Metcalf | 42-52 |
| 14:30 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches's pass is intercepted by Edmund Hagedorn | 42-52 |
| 14:10 | Dayton | A charge is called on Chen Xiang - foul #2 on Chen Xiang, team foul #4 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors (PG) Andrei Zeches | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG), Clark Wood (C) Chen Xiang, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| 13:55 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors is whistled for a carry | 42-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier (PF) Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga (C) Clark Wood | |
| 13:33 | Dayton | Robert Rolston is called for the reach on Eldon Fox - foul #4 on Robert Rolston, team foul #8 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches (SG) Robert Rolston | |
| Subs | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton (SF), Clark Wood (PF) Willis Conner, Edmund Hagedorn | |
| 13:33 | Dayton | Eldon Fox makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 13:33 | Dayton | Eldon Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 13:18 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Sean Davis | 45-54 |
| 12:59 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga buries a shot from the right block set up by Eldon Fox | 45-56 |
| 12:44 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Alvarenga denies the turnaround by Wayne Favors | 45-56 |
| 12:42 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis gets the offensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 12:25 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches is hacked by Clark Wood - foul #1 on Clark Wood, team foul #5 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson (SF), Bradley Tripp (C) Robert Metcalf, Sean Davis | |
| Subs | Dayton | Chen Xiang (PG), Edmund Hagedorn (PF), Jeremy Dickerson (C) Eldon Fox, Clark Wood, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| 12:01 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 45-56 |
| 11:59 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 45-56 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Wayne Favors (fresh) SG - Andrei Zeches (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Cloutier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Tripp (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Chen Xiang (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ivan Danowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Edmund Hagedorn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeremy Dickerson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 45-56 |
| 11:35 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Joseph Crumpton | 45-56 |
| 11:20 | Dayton | Chen Xiang drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Edmund Hagedorn | 45-58 |
| 11:05 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-58 |
| 11:03 | Dayton | Chen Xiang snags the defensive board | 45-58 |
| 10:47 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-58 |
| 10:45 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson tips it home | 45-60 |
| 10:30 | Rhode Island | Jeremy Dickerson steps in front of the Wayne Favors pass | 45-60 |
| 10:28 | Dayton | Chen Xiang loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Weinman (PG), Robert Metcalf (SF), Sean Davis (C) Andrei Zeches, Stephen Johnson, Craig Cloutier | |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (SG), Willis Conner (SF), Clark Wood (PF), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) Ivan Danowski, Joseph Crumpton, Edmund Hagedorn, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| 10:20 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-60 |
| 10:18 | Dayton | Willis Conner pulls down the rebound | 45-60 |
| 10:12 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Chen Xiang | 45-62 |
| 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 and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 10:02 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 45-62 |
| 10:00 | Rhode Island | David Weinman grabs the offensive board | 45-62 |
| 09:48 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Clark Wood - foul #2 on Clark Wood, team foul #6 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Paul Winegar (PF) Bradley Tripp | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 09:48 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis makes the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 09:48 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| 09:37 | Dayton | Eldon Fox buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Chen Xiang | 47-64 |
| 09:10 | Rhode Island | Paul Winegar misses the runner in the lane | 47-64 |
| 09:09 | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf tips it in | 49-64 |
| 08:46 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Robert Metcalf - foul #1 on Robert Metcalf, team foul #9 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches (PG), Stephen Johnson (SF) Wayne Favors, Robert Metcalf | |
| Subs | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn (PF) Clark Wood | |
| 08:46 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 08:46 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the 2nd free throw | 49-66 |
| 08:22 | Rhode Island | Paul Winegar's layup is rejected by Dikembe Alvarenga | 49-66 |
| 08:20 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Willis Conner | 49-66 |
| 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 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 07:57 | Dayton | Chen Xiang can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Stephen Johnson - foul #3 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #10 | 49-66 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson (PG), Robert Rolston (SG), Craig Cloutier (PF) Andrei Zeches, David Weinman, Paul Winegar | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (SG), Joseph Crumpton (SF) Eldon Fox, Willis Conner | |
| 07:57 | Dayton | Chen Xiang makes the 1st free throw | 49-67 |
| 07:57 | Dayton | Chen Xiang makes the 2nd free throw | 49-68 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bruce Simpson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SG - Robert Rolston (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Craig Cloutier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Chen Xiang (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Edmund Hagedorn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. 7 blk. | |
| 07:41 | Rhode Island | Ivan Danowski steps in front of the Stephen Johnson pass | 49-68 |
| 07:18 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn connects on the jumper near the basket | 49-70 |
| 07:05 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-70 |
| 07:04 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga grabs the board | 49-70 |
| 06:57 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski is fouled on the floor by Craig Cloutier - foul #3 on Craig Cloutier, team foul #11 | 49-70 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp (C) Sean Davis | |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (SG), Jeremy Dickerson (C) Chen Xiang, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| 06:57 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski makes the 1st free throw | 49-71 |
| 06:57 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski makes the 2nd free throw | 49-72 |
| 06:49 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 51-72 |
| 06:25 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton lays it up and in | 51-74 |
| 06:06 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-74 |
| 06:04 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier hits the follow up shot | 53-74 |
| 05:35 | Dayton | Craig Cloutier steals the ball from Ivan Danowski | 53-74 |
| 05:18 | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston blows the layup | 53-74 |
| 05:16 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp grabs the offensive rebound | 53-74 |
| 04:56 | Rhode Island | Joseph Crumpton steals it from Robert Rolston | 53-74 |
| 04:27 | Dayton | Stephen Johnson picks off the pass by Jeremy Dickerson | 53-74 |
| 04:16 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp misses the lay-in | 53-74 |
| 04:14 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson grabs the board | 53-74 |
| 03:55 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton is fouled on the floor by Stephen Johnson - foul #4 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #12 | 53-74 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors (PG), Andrei Zeches (SG), David Weinman (SF), Robert Metcalf (PF), Paul Winegar (C) Bruce Simpson, Robert Rolston, Stephen Johnson, Craig Cloutier, Bradley Tripp | |
| Subs | Dayton | Chen Xiang (PG), Clark Wood (PF), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) Eldon Fox, Edmund Hagedorn, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| 03:55 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton misses the 1st free throw | 53-74 |
| 03:55 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton makes the 2nd free throw | 53-75 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Wayne Favors (fresh) SG - Andrei Zeches (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Weinman (fresh) PF - Robert Metcalf (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Winegar (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Chen Xiang (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ivan Danowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fairly fresh) 16 pts. PF - Clark Wood (fresh) C - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 19 pts. 9 reb. 7 blk. | |
| 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 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:38 | Rhode Island | Clark Wood swats the layup by Robert Metcalf | 53-75 |
| 03:37 | Dayton | Chen Xiang snags the defensive board | 53-75 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:12 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Chen Xiang | 53-77 |
| 02:55 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-77 |
| 02:54 | Dayton | Clark Wood grabs the board | 53-77 |
| 02:38 | Dayton | Chen Xiang is hacked by Paul Winegar - foul #1 on Paul Winegar, team foul #13 | 53-77 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (SG), Willis Conner (SF), Jeremy Dickerson (PF) Ivan Danowski, Joseph Crumpton, Clark Wood | |
| 02:38 | Dayton | Chen Xiang misses the 1st free throw | 53-77 |
| 02:38 | Dayton | Chen Xiang makes the 2nd free throw | 53-78 |
| 02:20 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-78 |
| 02:19 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Chen Xiang | 53-78 |
| 02:13 | Dayton | Paul Winegar is called for the reach on Dikembe Alvarenga - foul #2 on Paul Winegar, team foul #14 | 53-78 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp (PF) David Weinman | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 02:13 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga misses the 1st free throw | 53-78 |
| 02:13 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the 2nd free throw | 53-79 |
| 01:54 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors's fadeaway is rejected by Dikembe Alvarenga | 53-79 |
| 01:53 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp gets the offensive rebound | 53-79 |
| 01:40 | Rhode Island | Paul Winegar drills a turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by Eldon Fox - foul #2 on Eldon Fox, team foul #7 | 55-79 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (SG), Joseph Crumpton (SF), Edmund Hagedorn (PF) Eldon Fox, Willis Conner, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| 01:40 | Rhode Island | Paul Winegar makes the free throw | 56-79 |
| 01:15 | Dayton | Chen Xiang makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Edmund Hagedorn | 56-81 |
| 01:01 | Rhode Island | The pull-up jumper by Andrei Zeches is blocked by Edmund Hagedorn | 56-81 |
| 01:00 | Rhode Island | Paul Winegar snags the offensive board | 56-81 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-81 |
| 00:56 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn gets the rebound | 56-81 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Chen Xiang | 56-83 |
| 00:25 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp drills a floater near the basket set up by Wayne Favors | 58-83 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Chen Xiang runs out the clock | 58-83 |