| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nick Wolfe (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Charles Wing (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dwain Prusinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nick Tinch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Donald Dill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Byers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alfred Lopes (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Efrain Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. C - Robert Lax (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks inbounds the ball | 24-23 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 24-23 |
| 19:42 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski tips it home | 26-23 |
| 19:14 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 26-23 |
| 19:13 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski snags the defensive board | 26-23 |
| 18:57 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing hits a shot from the left side | 28-23 |
| 18:31 | Dayton | Robert Lax comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-23 |
| 18:29 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks snags the defensive board | 28-23 |
| 18:17 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-23 |
| 18:15 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson grabs the board | 28-23 |
| 18:09 | Dayton | Donald Dill loses the dribble to Dwain Prusinski | 28-23 |
| 17:47 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-23 |
| 17:32 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes misses the floater from the free throw line | 30-23 |
| 17:31 | Dayton | Robert Lax gets the offensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 17:08 | Dayton | Donald Dill knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 30-26 |
| 17:02 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing is hacked by Joshua Byers - foul #1 on Joshua Byers, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Herbert Ross (C) Nick Tinch | |
| Subs | Dayton | Brent Crooms (PF), John Gift (C) Efrain Anderson, Robert Lax | |
| 16:54 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski lays it up and in on a great pass from James Hicks and he's fouled by John Gift - foul #1 on John Gift, team foul #2 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Zeegers (SG) Joshua Byers | |
| 16:54 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski makes the free throw | 33-26 |
| 16:33 | Dayton | Brent Crooms drills a shot from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 16:23 | Sam Houston State | Donald Dill picks off the pass by James Hicks | 33-28 |
| 15:54 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 33-28 |
| 15:53 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski grabs the board | 33-28 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nick Wolfe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Charles Wing (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Hicks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dwain Prusinski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Herbert Ross (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Donald Dill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Zeegers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Lopes (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Brent Crooms (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Gift (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Hicks | 36-28 |
| 15:28 | Dayton | Brent Crooms misses the lay-in | 36-28 |
| 15:26 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |
| 15:15 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan (PG), Jason Litwin (SG), Rodney Luft (PF), Nick Tinch (C) Nick Wolfe, Charles Wing, James Hicks, Dwain Prusinski | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Sanborn (PG), Joshua Byers (SG), Efrain Anderson (PF), Robert Lax (C) Donald Dill, Alfred Lopes, Brent Crooms, John Gift | |
| 14:48 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Nick Tinch - foul #3 on Nick Tinch, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| 14:48 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 14:48 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 14:32 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Lax - foul #3 on Robert Lax, team foul #3 | 36-29 |
| 14:32 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 14:32 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 14:09 | Dayton | Michael Sanborn is hacked by Rodney Luft - foul #4 on Rodney Luft, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Hicks (SF), James Johnston (PF) Herbert Ross, Rodney Luft | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 13:49 | Dayton | Robert Lax scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Joshua Byers | 38-31 |
| 13:36 | Sam Houston State | Efrain Anderson steals the ball from James Hicks | 38-31 |
| 13:14 | Dayton | Robert Lax hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Nick Tinch - foul #4 on Nick Tinch, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe (PG), Charles Wing (SG), Dwain Prusinski (C) Todd Zordan, Jason Litwin, Nick Tinch | |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Dill (PG), Alfred Lopes (SF) Michael Sanborn, Robert Zeegers | |
| 13:14 | Dayton | Robert Lax makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 12:56 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Nick Wolfe | 41-34 |
| 12:32 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson clanks a floater in the paint | 41-34 |
| 12:30 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 12:09 | Dayton | Donald Dill misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 12:08 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 11:43 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Charles Wing, team foul #4 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan (SG), Herbert Ross (PF) James Hicks, Dwain Prusinski | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Zeegers (SG), Brent Crooms (PF), John Gift (C) Joshua Byers, Efrain Anderson, Robert Lax | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nick Wolfe (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Zordan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Wing (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Herbert Ross (fresh) C - James Johnston (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Donald Dill (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Zeegers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Lopes (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Brent Crooms (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Gift (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Dayton | John Gift loses the ball out of bounds | 41-34 |
| 11:13 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-34 |
| 11:12 | Dayton | John Gift pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 10:54 | Dayton | John Gift hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-34 |
| 10:53 | Sam Houston State | Herbert Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 10:40 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-34 |
| 10:38 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 10:10 | Dayton | Robert Zeegers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-34 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin (SG), James Hicks (SF), Dwain Prusinski (PF) Nick Wolfe, Charles Wing, James Johnston | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Sanborn (PG) Donald Dill | |
| 09:53 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-34 |
| 09:35 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Zeegers | 44-37 |
| 09:15 | Sam Houston State | Herbert Ross clanks a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on John Gift - foul #2 on John Gift, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing (SG) Jason Litwin | |
| Subs | Dayton | Joshua Byers (SG), Efrain Anderson (PF), Robert Lax (C) Robert Zeegers, Alfred Lopes, John Gift | |
| 09:15 | Sam Houston State | Herbert Ross makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 09:15 | Sam Houston State | Herbert Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 08:50 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson is denied on a dunk by Dwain Prusinski | 46-37 |
| 08:48 | Dayton | Robert Lax hits the follow up shot | 46-39 |
| 08:25 | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan is whistled for a carry | 46-39 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe (PG), James Johnston (C) Todd Zordan, Herbert Ross | |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Dill (PG) Michael Sanborn | |
| 08:12 | Dayton | Donald Dill misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing but the foul's on Dwain Prusinski - foul #1 on Dwain Prusinski, team foul #5 | 46-39 |
| 08:12 | Dayton | Donald Dill makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 08:12 | Dayton | Donald Dill makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 08:12 | Dayton | Donald Dill misses the 3rd free throw | 46-41 |
| 08:12 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 08:07 | Sam Houston State | Joshua Byers is called for the reach on Nick Wolfe in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Byers, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Alfred Lopes (SF) Brent Crooms | |
| 07:58 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski lays it in on a great pass from James Hicks | 48-41 |
| 07:37 | Dayton | Robert Lax misses the easy layup | 48-41 |
| 07:36 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks grabs the board | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nick Wolfe (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Wing (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Hicks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Johnston (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Dwain Prusinski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Donald Dill (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Byers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Lopes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Efrain Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Lax (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 07:26 | Dayton | Robert Lax snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 07:01 | Dayton | Joshua Byers scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Alfred Lopes | 48-43 |
| 06:54 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 48-43 |
| 06:53 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 06:37 | Dayton | Robert Lax comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Dwain Prusinski - foul #2 on Dwain Prusinski, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan (PG), Jason Litwin (SG), Herbert Ross (SF), Rodney Luft (PF), Nick Tinch (C) Nick Wolfe, Charles Wing, James Hicks, James Johnston, Dwain Prusinski | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Zeegers (SG), Brent Crooms (PF) Joshua Byers, Efrain Anderson | |
| 06:37 | Dayton | Robert Lax misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 06:37 | Dayton | Robert Lax makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 06:24 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch misses long on a shot from the baseline | 48-44 |
| 06:23 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft tips it in | 50-44 |
| 05:54 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes loses the ball out of bounds | 50-44 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Sanborn (PG), John Gift (C) Donald Dill, Robert Lax | |
| 05:39 | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Rodney Luft | 53-44 |
| 05:12 | Dayton | Brent Crooms buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Michael Sanborn | 53-46 |
| 05:05 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-46 |
| 05:03 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 04:48 | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-46 |
| 04:47 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes grabs the board | 53-46 |
| 04:18 | Dayton | Robert Zeegers hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Alfred Lopes and the foul's on Herbert Ross - foul #3 on Herbert Ross, team foul #7 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe (PG), Charles Wing (SG), James Hicks (SF) Todd Zordan, Jason Litwin, Herbert Ross | |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Dill (PG), Joshua Byers (SG), Efrain Anderson (PF) Michael Sanborn, Alfred Lopes, Brent Crooms | |
| 04:18 | Dayton | Robert Zeegers makes the free throw | 53-49 |
| 03:50 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-49 |
| 03:48 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks hits the follow up shot | 55-49 |
| 03:22 | Dayton | Robert Zeegers comes up short on the shot from the left side | 55-49 |
| 03:20 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson can't tip it in | 55-49 |
| 03:19 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nick Wolfe (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Wing (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Hicks (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Rodney Luft (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Nick Tinch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Donald Dill (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Byers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Zeegers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Efrain Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - John Gift (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe travels with the ball | 55-49 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski (PF), James Johnston (C) Rodney Luft, Nick Tinch | |
| Subs | Dayton | Brent Crooms (SF), Robert Lax (C) Robert Zeegers, John Gift | |
| 02:50 | Dayton | Brent Crooms drills a driving attempt from close range | 55-51 |
| 02:50 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-51 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft (PF), Nick Tinch (C) Dwain Prusinski, James Johnston | |
| Subs | Dayton | Alfred Lopes (SF) Brent Crooms | |
| 02:22 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch clanks a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Joshua Byers - foul #3 on Joshua Byers, team foul #6 | 55-51 |
| 02:22 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 02:22 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 02:06 | Dayton | James Hicks is called for the reach on Alfred Lopes - foul #1 on James Hicks, team foul #8 | 57-51 |
| 02:06 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 02:06 | Dayton | Robert Lax snags the offensive board | 57-51 |
| 01:39 | Dayton | Robert Lax buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Donald Dill | 57-53 |
| 01:20 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Lax - foul #4 on Robert Lax, team foul #7 | 57-53 |
| 01:20 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 01:20 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 01:03 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Joshua Byers | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Charles Wing | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Efrain Anderson | 60-59 |
| 00:11 | Sam Houston State | Efrain Anderson steals the ball from Rodney Luft | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Dayton | Charles Wing steals it from Robert Lax | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing runs out the clock | 60-59 |