| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Denny (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Thrower (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Barnes (fresh) C - Huang-fu Xiang (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carlos Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derek Blank (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Lundgren (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jay Soo (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Edwin Wilbourn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren inbounds the ball | 23-23 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Dayton | John Denny steals it from Carlos Kelly in the backcourt | 23-23 |
| 19:38 | Iowa | Young Qian clanks a jumper from the left side | 23-23 |
| 19:37 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to John Denny | 23-23 |
| 19:18 | Iowa | Ray Thrower drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Denny | 25-23 |
| 18:54 | Dayton | Jay Soo misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 25-23 |
| 18:52 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang grabs the board | 25-23 |
| 18:46 | Iowa | John Denny misses long on a floater from the left side | 25-23 |
| 18:44 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang snags the offensive board | 25-23 |
| 18:34 | Iowa | John Denny buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-23 |
| 18:27 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn blows the layup | 28-23 |
| 18:25 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Ray Thrower | 28-23 |
| 18:06 | Iowa | John Denny connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Barnes | 31-23 |
| 17:48 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn hits the finger roll set up by Carlos Kelly | 31-25 |
| 17:31 | Iowa | John Denny comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-25 |
| 17:29 | Iowa | Ray Thrower can't tip it in | 31-25 |
| 17:27 | Dayton | Jay Soo snags the defensive board | 31-25 |
| 17:15 | Dayton | Jay Soo misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 17:14 | Iowa | John Denny snags the defensive board | 31-25 |
| 17:08 | Iowa | Young Qian can't finish the layup | 31-25 |
| 17:07 | Dayton | Jay Soo pulls down the rebound | 31-25 |
| 16:45 | Dayton | Jay Soo misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 31-25 |
| 16:44 | Iowa | Young Qian snags the defensive board | 31-25 |
| 16:40 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Edwin Wilbourn - foul #2 on Edwin Wilbourn, team foul #1 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Gary Berges (SG), Sammy Larry (SF), Philip Bailey (PF), Nelson Wilkens (C) Derek Blank, Timothy Lundgren, Jay Soo, Edwin Wilbourn | |
| 16:40 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 16:40 | Iowa | Ray Thrower makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 16:19 | Dayton | Gary Berges drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Carlos Kelly | 32-28 |
| 15:59 | Iowa | Young Qian hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-28 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Denny (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - Young Qian (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph Barnes (fairly fresh) C - Huang-fu Xiang (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carlos Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Berges (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sammy Larry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Philip Bailey (fresh) C - Nelson Wilkens (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Dayton | Philip Bailey makes the floater from just outside the lane | 35-30 |
| 15:12 | Iowa | Joseph Barnes steps out of bounds on the baseline | 35-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Musson (C) Huang-fu Xiang | |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Beard (PG), Derek Blank (SG), Timothy Lundgren (SF), Jay Soo (PF), Edwin Wilbourn (C) Carlos Kelly, Gary Berges, Sammy Larry, Philip Bailey, Nelson Wilkens | |
| 15:05 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren's layup is rejected by Joseph Barnes | 35-30 |
| 15:04 | Iowa | Joseph Barnes pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 14:42 | Iowa | Joseph Barnes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ray Thrower | 37-30 |
| 14:29 | Dayton | Andrew Beard can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-30 |
| 14:28 | Iowa | Ray Thrower grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 14:23 | Iowa | John Denny is hacked by Andrew Beard in the backcourt - foul #4 on Andrew Beard, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Carlos Kelly (PG) Andrew Beard | |
| 14:08 | Iowa | Young Qian is hacked by Timothy Lundgren - foul #1 on Timothy Lundgren, team foul #3 | 37-30 |
| 13:46 | Iowa | Joseph Barnes misses the lay-in | 37-30 |
| 13:44 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 13:24 | Dayton | Carlos Kelly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Gary Berges (SG) Derek Blank | |
| 13:16 | Iowa | William Musson makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Barnes | 39-30 |
| 12:59 | Dayton | Gary Berges drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Carlos Kelly | 39-33 |
| 12:34 | Iowa | John Denny knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by William Musson | 41-33 |
| 12:27 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren can't connect on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Joseph Barnes - foul #3 on Joseph Barnes, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang (PF) Joseph Barnes | |
| Subs | Dayton | Sammy Larry (PF), Nelson Wilkens (C) Jay Soo, Edwin Wilbourn | |
| 12:27 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren misses the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 12:27 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 11:59 | Iowa | John Denny knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ray Thrower | 44-34 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Denny (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Young Qian (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Huang-fu Xiang (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - William Musson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carlos Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Berges (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Lundgren (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sammy Larry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nelson Wilkens (fresh) | |
| 11:49 | Dayton | Gary Berges misses the 3 from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 11:48 | Dayton | Sammy Larry tips it in | 44-36 |
| 11:20 | Iowa | Young Qian clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-36 |
| 11:19 | Dayton | Gary Berges gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 10:55 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Nelson Wilkens | 44-38 |
| 10:36 | Iowa | Young Qian scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-38 |
| 10:09 | Dayton | Young Qian is called for the reach on Nelson Wilkens - foul #2 on Young Qian, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), Charles Lamar (SG), Jose Ponce (SF) John Denny, Ray Thrower, Young Qian | |
| Subs | Dayton | Tracy Smith (PG), Derek Blank (SG), Jay Soo (PF), Edwin Wilbourn (C) Carlos Kelly, Gary Berges, Timothy Lundgren, Nelson Wilkens | |
| 09:46 | Dayton | Jay Soo makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Edwin Wilbourn and he's fouled by Huang-fu Xiang - foul #2 on Huang-fu Xiang, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Barnes (PF) Huang-fu Xiang | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 09:46 | Dayton | Jay Soo misses the free throw | 47-40 |
| 09:46 | Iowa | William Musson snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 09:21 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson clanks a floater from the right side | 47-40 |
| 09:19 | Iowa | William Musson pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 08:54 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-40 |
| 08:53 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 08:49 | Dayton | Jose Ponce picks off the pass by Tracy Smith | 47-40 |
| 08:45 | Iowa | Jose Ponce lays it in | 49-40 |
| 08:18 | Dayton | Jose Ponce takes the ball from Sammy Larry | 49-40 |
| 08:15 | Iowa | Jose Ponce lays it up and in | 51-40 |
| 07:51 | Dayton | William Musson steals the ball from Sammy Larry | 51-40 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Matthew Johansson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Lamar (fresh) SF - Jose Ponce (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Musson (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Tracy Smith (fresh) SG - Derek Blank (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sammy Larry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jay Soo (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Edwin Wilbourn (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Iowa | Tracy Smith is called for the reach on Matthew Johansson - foul #1 on Tracy Smith, team foul #4 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Denny (PG), Ray Thrower (SG), Young Qian (SF) Matthew Johansson, Charles Lamar, Jose Ponce | |
| Subs | Dayton | Carlos Kelly (PG), Timothy Lundgren (SF) Tracy Smith, Sammy Larry | |
| 07:25 | Iowa | Young Qian misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-40 |
| 07:24 | Iowa | William Musson tips it back up and in | 53-40 |
| 07:08 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Carlos Kelly | 53-42 |
| 06:56 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 53-42 |
| 06:54 | Iowa | William Musson gets the offensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 06:34 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses the floater from the right side | 53-42 |
| 06:33 | Dayton | Carlos Kelly pulls down the rebound | 53-42 |
| 06:17 | Dayton | Jay Soo is called for traveling | 53-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang (PF) Joseph Barnes | |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Beard (SG), Philip Bailey (PF), Nelson Wilkens (C) Derek Blank, Jay Soo, Edwin Wilbourn | |
| 05:53 | Iowa | Young Qian misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-42 |
| 05:52 | Iowa | John Denny grabs the offensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 05:40 | Iowa | Young Qian hits a 3 from the right wing | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:20 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren banks in the layup | 56-44 |
| 05:00 | Iowa | John Denny misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-44 |
| 04:59 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Timothy Lundgren | 56-44 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:55 | Dayton | Carlos Kelly hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Beard | 56-46 |
| 04:27 | Iowa | Ray Thrower knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from John Denny | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:18 | Dayton | Andrew Beard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-46 |
| 04:16 | Iowa | William Musson grabs the board | 58-46 |
| 03:47 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang buries a jumper in the paint set up by John Denny | 60-46 |
| 03:47 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Barnes (PF) William Musson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Derek Blank (SG), Jay Soo (PF), Edwin Wilbourn (C) Andrew Beard, Philip Bailey, Nelson Wilkens | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Denny (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Young Qian (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Huang-fu Xiang (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carlos Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Derek Blank (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Lundgren (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jay Soo (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Edwin Wilbourn (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren can't connect on a runner from the left block | 60-46 |
| 03:33 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Ray Thrower | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Iowa | John Denny can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-46 |
| 03:08 | Dayton | Jay Soo snags the defensive board | 60-46 |
| 03:04 | Dayton | Huang-fu Xiang denies the turnaround by Edwin Wilbourn | 60-46 |
| 03:03 | Dayton | Jay Soo grabs the offensive board | 60-46 |
| 02:50 | Dayton | Derek Blank is fouled on the floor by Ray Thrower - foul #1 on Ray Thrower, team foul #4 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), Charles Lamar (SG), Jose Ponce (SF) John Denny, Ray Thrower, Young Qian | |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Beard (PG), Gary Berges (SG), Sammy Larry (SF), Philip Bailey (PF), Nelson Wilkens (C) Carlos Kelly, Derek Blank, Timothy Lundgren, Jay Soo, Edwin Wilbourn | |
| 02:40 | Dayton | Andrew Beard misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Lamar - foul #1 on Charles Lamar, team foul #5 | 60-46 |
| 02:40 | Dayton | Andrew Beard makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 02:40 | Dayton | Andrew Beard makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 02:17 | Iowa | Jose Ponce can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 60-48 |
| 02:15 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson grabs the offensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 01:54 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson double dribbles | 60-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Musson (C) Joseph Barnes | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:42 | Dayton | Andrew Beard knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-51 |
| 01:42 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Denny (PG), Ray Thrower (SG), Young Qian (SF), Joseph Barnes (PF) Matthew Johansson, Charles Lamar, Jose Ponce, Huang-fu Xiang | |
| Subs | Dayton | Carlos Kelly (PG), Derek Blank (SG), Timothy Lundgren (SF), Jay Soo (PF), Edwin Wilbourn (C) Andrew Beard, Gary Berges, Sammy Larry, Philip Bailey, Nelson Wilkens | |
| 01:23 | Iowa | Young Qian hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by John Denny | 62-51 |
| 01:02 | Dayton | Young Qian steals it from Jay Soo | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Iowa | Ray Thrower is fouled on the floor by Edwin Wilbourn - foul #3 on Edwin Wilbourn, team foul #5 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), Charles Lamar (SG), Jose Ponce (SF), Huang-fu Xiang (PF) John Denny, Ray Thrower, Young Qian, Joseph Barnes | |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Beard (PG), Gary Berges (SG), Sammy Larry (SF), Philip Bailey (PF), Nelson Wilkens (C) Carlos Kelly, Derek Blank, Timothy Lundgren, Jay Soo, Edwin Wilbourn | |
| 00:55 | Iowa | Jose Ponce is fouled on the floor by Sammy Larry - foul #1 on Sammy Larry, team foul #6 | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Iowa | Charles Lamar comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 62-51 |
| 00:28 | Dayton | Gary Berges pulls down the rebound | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Dayton | Sammy Larry comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by William Musson - foul #4 on William Musson, team foul #6 | 62-51 |
| 00:24 | Dayton | Sammy Larry makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:24 | Dayton | Sammy Larry makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang is hacked by Andrew Beard in the backcourt - foul #5 on Andrew Beard, team foul #7 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Denny (PG), Ray Thrower (SG), Young Qian (SF) Matthew Johansson, Charles Lamar, Jose Ponce | |
| Subs | Dayton | Carlos Kelly (PG), Derek Blank (SG), Timothy Lundgren (SF), Jay Soo (PF), Edwin Wilbourn (C) Andrew Beard, Gary Berges, Sammy Larry, Philip Bailey, Nelson Wilkens | |
| 00:21 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:21 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:14 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Derek Blank | 64-55 |
| 00:12 | Iowa | John Denny is hacked by Carlos Kelly in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carlos Kelly, team foul #8 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Barnes (PF) Huang-fu Xiang | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:12 | Iowa | John Denny misses the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:12 | Dayton | Jay Soo grabs the board | 64-55 |
| 00:06 | Dayton | Derek Blank makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Carlos Kelly | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Iowa | Young Qian is hacked by Carlos Kelly in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carlos Kelly, team foul #9 | 64-58 |
| 00:05 | Iowa | Young Qian makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:05 | Iowa | Young Qian makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn is fouled on the floor by William Musson - foul #5 on William Musson, team foul #7 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang (C) William Musson | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |