| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Wood (fresh) SF - Samuel Alexis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Meserve (fresh) 2 stl. C - Eric Studebaker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Arnold Madrigal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ali Soares (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Edward Garden (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Archie Hoerr (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gerald Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis inbounds the ball | 30-25 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Dayton | Walter Meserve clanks a runner from close range | 30-25 |
| 19:38 | Dayton | Walter Meserve pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 19:16 | Dayton | Gerald Wood's pass is intercepted by Arnold Madrigal | 30-25 |
| 19:13 | St. Bonaventure | Arnold Madrigal lays it in | 30-27 |
| 18:54 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-27 |
| 18:53 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker gets the offensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 18:38 | Dayton | Archie Hoerr denies the turnaround by Gerald Wood | 30-27 |
| 18:36 | St. Bonaventure | Archie Hoerr snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 18:15 | St. Bonaventure | Archie Hoerr misses short on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Eric Studebaker - foul #2 on Eric Studebaker, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| 18:15 | St. Bonaventure | Archie Hoerr misses the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 18:15 | St. Bonaventure | Archie Hoerr misses the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 18:15 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 17:47 | Dayton | Gerald Wood is fouled on the floor by Archie Hoerr - foul #1 on Archie Hoerr, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| 17:27 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald Wood | 33-27 |
| 17:20 | St. Bonaventure | Ali Soares's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Marc Whitaker (SG), Brian Beck (PF) Ali Soares, Archie Hoerr | |
| 16:51 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 16:49 | Dayton | Walter Meserve tips it back up and in | 35-27 |
| 16:33 | St. Bonaventure | Marc Whitaker misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 35-27 |
| 16:31 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Eric Studebaker | 35-27 |
| 16:10 | Dayton | Marc Whitaker is called for the reach on Gerald Wood - foul #2 on Marc Whitaker, team foul #2 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryce Willey (PG), Douglas Reeves (SG), Charles Ray (SF), Danny Riffe (PF), Michael Howard (C) Richard Johnson, Gerald Wood, Samuel Alexis, Walter Meserve, Eric Studebaker | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Tyler Childers (PG), Ali Soares (SG), Michael Page (SF), Wilburn Burton (C) Arnold Madrigal, Marc Whitaker, Edward Garden, Gerald Thomas | |
| 15:43 | Dayton | Charles Ray misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Tyler Childers - foul #1 on Tyler Childers, team foul #3 | 35-27 |
| 15:43 | Dayton | Charles Ray misses the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 15:43 | Dayton | Charles Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Bryce Willey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Ray (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Douglas Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Danny Riffe (fresh) C - Michael Howard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Tyler Childers (fresh) SG - Ali Soares (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Page (fresh) PF - Brian Beck (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilburn Burton (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | St. Bonaventure | Douglas Reeves steps in front of the Brian Beck pass | 36-27 |
| 15:21 | Dayton | Charles Ray blows the layup | 36-27 |
| 15:20 | Dayton | Michael Howard snags the offensive board | 36-27 |
| 14:57 | Dayton | Charles Ray's floater is tipped away by Brian Beck | 36-27 |
| 14:56 | Dayton | Michael Howard grabs the offensive board | 36-27 |
| 14:42 | Dayton | Michael Howard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 36-27 |
| 14:41 | St. Bonaventure | Wilburn Burton gets the rebound | 36-27 |
| 14:18 | St. Bonaventure | Tyler Childers clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-27 |
| 14:16 | Dayton | Michael Howard grabs the board | 36-27 |
| 13:51 | Dayton | Charles Ray misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-27 |
| 13:50 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Beck snags the defensive board | 36-27 |
| 13:45 | St. Bonaventure | Ali Soares knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Page and he's fouled by Bryce Willey - foul #1 on Bryce Willey, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Johnson (PG), Gerald Wood (SG), Samuel Alexis (SF), Walter Meserve (PF), Eric Studebaker (C) Bryce Willey, Charles Ray, Douglas Reeves, Danny Riffe, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Arnold Madrigal (PG), Edward Garden (SF), Archie Hoerr (PF), Gerald Thomas (C) Tyler Childers, Michael Page, Brian Beck, Wilburn Burton | |
| 13:45 | St. Bonaventure | Ali Soares makes the free throw | 36-30 |
| 13:16 | Dayton | Richard Johnson misses the floater from the right side | 36-30 |
| 13:14 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker grabs the offensive board | 36-30 |
| 13:02 | Dayton | Richard Johnson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 36-30 |
| 13:01 | St. Bonaventure | Archie Hoerr pulls down the rebound | 36-30 |
| 12:55 | St. Bonaventure | Archie Hoerr misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 12:53 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 12:26 | Dayton | Richard Johnson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-30 |
| 12:25 | St. Bonaventure | Archie Hoerr pulls down the rebound | 36-30 |
| 12:05 | St. Bonaventure | Archie Hoerr knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 36-32 |
| 11:43 | Dayton | Richard Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 11:42 | St. Bonaventure | Archie Hoerr grabs the board | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Wood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Alexis (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Meserve (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Studebaker (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Arnold Madrigal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ali Soares (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Edward Garden (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Archie Hoerr (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:37 | St. Bonaventure | Ali Soares's floater is tipped away by Eric Studebaker | 36-32 |
| 11:36 | St. Bonaventure | Gerald Thomas grabs the offensive board | 36-32 |
| 11:23 | St. Bonaventure | Arnold Madrigal is fouled on the floor by Samuel Alexis - foul #1 on Samuel Alexis, team foul #3 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Marc Whitaker (SG), Brian Beck (PF) Ali Soares, Archie Hoerr | |
| 11:12 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Beck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-32 |
| 10:48 | Dayton | Richard Johnson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 36-32 |
| 10:46 | Dayton | Gerald Wood grabs the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 10:25 | Dayton | Richard Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 10:23 | St. Bonaventure | Gerald Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 10:04 | St. Bonaventure | Marc Whitaker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 36-32 |
| 10:03 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Beck hits the follow up shot | 36-34 |
| 09:35 | Dayton | Gerald Wood misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 09:34 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker tips it home | 38-34 |
| 09:12 | St. Bonaventure | Gerald Thomas makes the floater from the right block set up by Marc Whitaker | 38-36 |
| 08:44 | Dayton | Richard Johnson buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Samuel Alexis and the foul's on Arnold Madrigal - foul #1 on Arnold Madrigal, team foul #4 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Douglas Reeves (SG), Charles Ray (SF), Danny Riffe (PF), Michael Howard (C) Gerald Wood, Samuel Alexis, Walter Meserve, Eric Studebaker | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Tyler Childers (PG), Michael Page (SF), Archie Hoerr (PF), Wilburn Burton (C) Arnold Madrigal, Edward Garden, Brian Beck, Gerald Thomas | |
| 08:44 | Dayton | Richard Johnson makes the free throw | 41-36 |
| 08:32 | St. Bonaventure | Archie Hoerr misses the jumper from the left side | 41-36 |
| 08:31 | Dayton | Charles Ray pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| 08:10 | Dayton | Richard Johnson drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Charles Ray | 44-36 |
| 07:53 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Page misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-36 |
| 07:51 | Dayton | Danny Riffe grabs the board | 44-36 |
| 07:22 | Dayton | Charles Ray misses the lay-in | 44-36 |
| 07:20 | St. Bonaventure | Tyler Childers pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Ray (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Danny Riffe (fresh) C - Michael Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Tyler Childers (fresh) SG - Marc Whitaker (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Page (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Archie Hoerr (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Wilburn Burton (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Page hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 07:13 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Danny Riffe | 44-36 |
| 06:44 | Dayton | Richard Johnson buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-36 |
| 06:35 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Howard swats the short shot by Archie Hoerr | 47-36 |
| 06:33 | St. Bonaventure | Wilburn Burton grabs the offensive rebound | 47-36 |
| 06:21 | St. Bonaventure | Tyler Childers drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Marc Whitaker | 47-38 |
| 05:53 | Dayton | Richard Johnson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Douglas Reeves | 50-38 |
| 05:53 | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryce Willey (PG), Gerald Wood (SG), Samuel Alexis (SF), Walter Meserve (PF), Eric Studebaker (C) Richard Johnson, Douglas Reeves, Charles Ray, Danny Riffe, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Arnold Madrigal (PG), Ali Soares (SG), Edward Garden (SF), Gerald Thomas (C) Tyler Childers, Marc Whitaker, Michael Page, Wilburn Burton | |
| 05:34 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Studebaker is called for the reach on Edward Garden - foul #3 on Eric Studebaker, team foul #4 | 50-38 |
| 05:20 | St. Bonaventure | Archie Hoerr can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-38 |
| 05:19 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to Ali Soares | 50-38 |
| 05:03 | St. Bonaventure | Edward Garden hits the finger roll | 50-40 |
| 04:39 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-40 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:29 | St. Bonaventure | Arnold Madrigal is called for 10 seconds | 53-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Brian Beck (PF) Archie Hoerr | |
| 04:11 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 53-40 |
| 04:09 | Dayton | Bryce Willey grabs the offensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 03:46 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis misses the 3 from the right corner | 53-40 |
| 03:45 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Beck gets the rebound | 53-40 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:31 | St. Bonaventure | Arnold Madrigal can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-40 |
| 03:30 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker grabs the board | 53-40 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:08 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Bryce Willey | 56-40 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Bryce Willey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gerald Wood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Alexis (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. PF - Walter Meserve (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Studebaker (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Arnold Madrigal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ali Soares (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Edward Garden (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brian Beck (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Gerald Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:47 | St. Bonaventure | Ali Soares knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Edward Garden | 56-42 |
| 02:26 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis is fouled on the floor by Brian Beck - foul #2 on Brian Beck, team foul #5 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Douglas Reeves (SG), Charles Ray (SF), Danny Riffe (PF), Michael Howard (C) Gerald Wood, Samuel Alexis, Walter Meserve, Eric Studebaker | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Tyler Childers (PG), Marc Whitaker (SG), Michael Page (SF), Wilburn Burton (C) Arnold Madrigal, Ali Soares, Edward Garden, Gerald Thomas | |
| 01:59 | Dayton | Marc Whitaker is called for the reach on Bryce Willey - foul #3 on Marc Whitaker, team foul #6 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ali Soares (SG) Marc Whitaker | |
| 01:39 | Dayton | Charles Ray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-42 |
| 01:31 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Page knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Brian Beck | 56-45 |
| 01:11 | Dayton | Wilburn Burton steals the ball from Michael Howard | 56-45 |
| 00:52 | St. Bonaventure | Tyler Childers scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ali Soares | 56-47 |
| 00:52 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Johnson (PG), Gerald Wood (SG), Samuel Alexis (SF), Walter Meserve (PF), Eric Studebaker (C) Bryce Willey, Douglas Reeves, Charles Ray, Danny Riffe, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Arnold Madrigal (PG), Edward Garden (SF), Archie Hoerr (PF), Gerald Thomas (C) Tyler Childers, Michael Page, Brian Beck, Wilburn Burton | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Dayton | Richard Johnson is hacked by Arnold Madrigal in the backcourt - foul #2 on Arnold Madrigal, team foul #7 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Douglas Reeves (SG), Danny Riffe (PF) Gerald Wood, Walter Meserve | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 00:50 | Dayton | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:50 | Dayton | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | St. Bonaventure | Danny Riffe blocks the short jumper by Edward Garden | 58-47 |
| 00:44 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Thomas | 58-47 |
| 00:40 | St. Bonaventure | Ali Soares misses the jumper from the left side | 58-47 |
| 00:38 | St. Bonaventure | Edward Garden can't tip it in | 58-47 |
| 00:36 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker pulls down the rebound | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ali Soares - foul #1 on Ali Soares, team foul #8 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryce Willey (PG), Michael Howard (C) Richard Johnson, Eric Studebaker | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Tyler Childers (PG), Michael Page (SF), Brian Beck (PF), Wilburn Burton (C) Arnold Madrigal, Edward Garden, Archie Hoerr, Gerald Thomas | |
| 00:10 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 00:10 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis misses the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 00:10 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Beck snags the defensive board | 59-47 |
| 00:05 | St. Bonaventure | Ali Soares makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Brian Beck | 59-49 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Bryce Willey runs out the clock | 59-49 |