| Lineup | UConn | PG - Johnny Hagedorn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Peters (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Beres (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clarence Harris (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kenneth Gaskins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - David Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Allen Washer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Johnson (fresh) PF - Robin Haubert (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Eldon Horodyski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Thomas Beres inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:42 | UConn | Troy Peters is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Troy Peters, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| 19:40 | Dayton | David Johnson is hacked by Johnny Hagedorn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Johnny Hagedorn, team foul #2 | 28-26 |
| 19:15 | Dayton | Robin Haubert misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Johnny Hagedorn - foul #2 on Johnny Hagedorn, team foul #3 | 28-26 |
| 19:15 | Dayton | Robin Haubert makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 19:15 | Dayton | Robin Haubert makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 18:51 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-28 |
| 18:49 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 18:29 | Dayton | David Johnson misses long on a floater from the right wing | 28-28 |
| 18:27 | UConn | Clarence Harris gets the rebound | 28-28 |
| 18:11 | UConn | Thomas Beres knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Clarence Harris | 30-28 |
| 17:53 | Dayton | David Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-28 |
| 17:39 | UConn | Thomas Beres throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-28 |
| 17:11 | Dayton | Johnny Hagedorn steps in front of the Jonathan Johnson pass | 30-28 |
| 17:08 | UConn | Thomas Beres hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Johnny Hagedorn | 32-28 |
| 16:47 | Dayton | David Johnson connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Allen Washer | 32-31 |
| 16:18 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Troy Peters | 34-31 |
| 15:54 | Dayton | Clarence Harris steals it from Robin Haubert | 34-31 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Johnny Hagedorn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Troy Peters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Beres (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clarence Harris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Gaskins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - David Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Allen Washer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Johnson (fairly fresh) PF - Robin Haubert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Eldon Horodyski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins is hacked by Eldon Horodyski - foul #3 on Eldon Horodyski, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | UConn | David Doucet (PG), Paul Williams (SG), Jerome Devita (PF) Johnny Hagedorn, Troy Peters, Clarence Harris | |
| Subs | Dayton | Norman Welsch (PG), Ryan White (SF), Joshua Monnier (PF), Ira Kulas (C) David Johnson, Jonathan Johnson, Robin Haubert, Eldon Horodyski | |
| 15:08 | UConn | Norman Welsch steps in front of the Jerome Devita pass | 34-31 |
| 14:47 | Dayton | Allen Washer shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 14:46 | UConn | Paul Williams gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 14:33 | UConn | Jerome Devita misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Joshua Monnier - foul #1 on Joshua Monnier, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn (PG) Paul Williams | |
| Subs | Dayton | David Johnson (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SG) Norman Welsch, Allen Washer | |
| 14:33 | UConn | Jerome Devita misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 14:33 | UConn | Jerome Devita makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 14:17 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-31 |
| 14:15 | Dayton | David Johnson grabs the offensive board | 35-31 |
| 13:53 | Dayton | David Johnson hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Dikembe Akinyooye | 35-34 |
| 13:24 | UConn | David Doucet misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 13:23 | UConn | David Doucet tips it back up and in | 37-34 |
| 13:00 | Dayton | David Johnson is whistled for traveling | 37-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Peters (SG), Clarence Harris (PF) David Doucet, Thomas Beres | |
| Subs | Dayton | Allen Washer (SG), Jonathan Johnson (SF), Robin Haubert (PF), Eldon Horodyski (C) Dikembe Akinyooye, Ryan White, Joshua Monnier, Ira Kulas | |
| 12:36 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Johnny Hagedorn | 39-34 |
| 12:08 | Dayton | David Johnson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-34 |
| 12:07 | Dayton | Robin Haubert tips it in | 39-36 |
| 11:46 | UConn | Troy Peters scores on a 3 from the left wing | 42-36 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Johnny Hagedorn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Troy Peters (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Devita (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Gaskins (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - David Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Allen Washer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Johnson (fresh) PF - Robin Haubert (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Eldon Horodyski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:18 | Dayton | Troy Peters is called for the reach on Allen Washer - foul #2 on Troy Peters, team foul #4 | 42-36 |
| Subs | UConn | David Doucet (PG), Thomas Beres (SF), Johnny Willis (C) Johnny Hagedorn, Jerome Devita, Kenneth Gaskins | |
| Subs | Dayton | Norman Welsch (PG) David Johnson | |
| 11:07 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski hits a jumper near the basket | 42-38 |
| 10:50 | UConn | David Doucet misses long on a shot from the baseline | 42-38 |
| 10:49 | Dayton | Jonathan Johnson gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 10:20 | Dayton | Jonathan Johnson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-38 |
| 10:18 | UConn | Thomas Beres pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 09:55 | UConn | Troy Peters comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 09:54 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Eldon Horodyski | 42-38 |
| 09:47 | Dayton | Robin Haubert is fouled on the floor by Clarence Harris - foul #1 on Clarence Harris, team foul #5 | 42-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn (PG), Jerome Devita (PF) David Doucet, Clarence Harris | |
| Subs | Dayton | David Johnson (PG), Ryan White (SF) Norman Welsch, Jonathan Johnson | |
| 09:20 | Dayton | Allen Washer makes the contested 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Robin Haubert | 42-41 |
| 08:52 | UConn | Thomas Beres misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Ryan White - foul #1 on Ryan White, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | UConn | David Doucet (SG), Kenneth Gaskins (C) Troy Peters, Johnny Willis | |
| Subs | Dayton | Joshua Monnier (PF), Ira Kulas (C) Robin Haubert, Eldon Horodyski | |
| 08:52 | UConn | Thomas Beres misses the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 08:52 | UConn | Thomas Beres makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 08:29 | Dayton | David Johnson's floater is knocked away by David Doucet | 43-41 |
| 08:28 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 07:59 | UConn | David Doucet drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Beres | 45-41 |
| 07:32 | Dayton | David Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 07:31 | UConn | Jerome Devita grabs the board | 45-41 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Johnny Hagedorn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Doucet (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Thomas Beres (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerome Devita (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Gaskins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - David Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Allen Washer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan White (fresh) PF - Joshua Monnier (fresh) C - Ira Kulas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | UConn | Jerome Devita connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Thomas Beres | 47-41 |
| 06:47 | Dayton | Allen Washer splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-44 |
| 06:29 | UConn | Jerome Devita drills a driving attempt near the basket | 49-44 |
| 06:06 | Dayton | Allen Washer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-44 |
| 06:04 | Dayton | Ira Kulas grabs the offensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 05:36 | Dayton | Allen Washer is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 49-44 |
| 05:34 | UConn | Jerome Devita snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 05:34 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Peters (SG), Clarence Harris (PF) David Doucet, Thomas Beres | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonathan Johnson (SF), Robin Haubert (PF), Eldon Horodyski (C) Ryan White, Joshua Monnier, Ira Kulas | |
| 05:13 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 05:11 | UConn | Clarence Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 04:49 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jerome Devita | 52-44 |
| 04:24 | Dayton | Jonathan Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-44 |
| 03:59 | UConn | Jerome Devita misses the jump hook in the lane | 52-44 |
| 03:58 | Dayton | Robin Haubert pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:53 | Dayton | Allen Washer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-44 |
| 03:52 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski grabs the offensive board | 52-44 |
| 03:45 | Dayton | David Johnson scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Allen Washer | 52-47 |
| 03:21 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-47 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Johnny Hagedorn (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Troy Peters (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Devita (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Gaskins (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - David Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Allen Washer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jonathan Johnson (fresh) PF - Robin Haubert (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Eldon Horodyski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:03 | Dayton | Troy Peters is called for the reach on Allen Washer - foul #3 on Troy Peters, team foul #6 | 55-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Williams (SF), Johnny Willis (C) Jerome Devita, Kenneth Gaskins | |
| Subs | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye (SG) Allen Washer | |
| 02:47 | Dayton | Clarence Harris is called for the reach on Robin Haubert - foul #2 on Clarence Harris, team foul #7 | 55-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Beres (SF) Paul Williams | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 02:47 | Dayton | Robin Haubert misses the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 02:47 | UConn | The rebound goes to Johnny Willis | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:24 | UConn | Troy Peters drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Clarence Harris | 58-47 |
| 02:16 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-47 |
| 02:15 | UConn | Johnny Willis grabs the board | 58-47 |
| 01:46 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-47 |
| 01:44 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski pulls down the rebound | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:29 | Dayton | David Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-47 |
| 01:28 | UConn | Clarence Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 58-47 |
| 01:05 | UConn | Clarence Harris misses badly on a shot near the basket | 58-47 |
| 01:04 | UConn | Troy Peters tips it in | 60-47 |
| 00:55 | Dayton | David Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 60-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins (C) Johnny Willis | |
| Subs | Dayton | Norman Welsch (PG), Ryan White (SF), Joshua Monnier (PF), Ira Kulas (C) David Johnson, Jonathan Johnson, Robin Haubert, Eldon Horodyski | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 00:26 | Dayton | Joshua Monnier snags the defensive board | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Norman Welsch | 60-50 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn runs out the clock | 60-50 |