| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Paul Hartman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Wiseman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cody Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Terrance Baden (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Donald Dill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Zeegers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfred Lopes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Efrain Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Lax (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes inbounds the ball | 21-31 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:34 | Dayton | Robert Lax drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Donald Dill | 21-33 |
| 19:21 | Chicago State | Michael Wiseman buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Bill Rogers | 24-33 |
| 18:55 | Dayton | Robert Zeegers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-33 |
| 18:36 | Chicago State | Paul Hartman shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Bill Rogers | 27-33 |
| 18:16 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 27-33 |
| 18:14 | Chicago State | Cody Hunter snags the defensive board | 27-33 |
| 18:09 | Chicago State | Paul Hartman works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Bill Rogers | 30-33 |
| 17:47 | Dayton | Donald Dill can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-33 |
| 17:45 | Dayton | Robert Zeegers grabs the offensive board | 30-33 |
| 17:26 | Dayton | Donald Dill is hacked by Paul Hartman - foul #1 on Paul Hartman, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Gift (C) Robert Lax | |
| 17:13 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Cody Hunter - foul #2 on Cody Hunter, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| 17:13 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 17:13 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 16:54 | Chicago State | Michael Wiseman makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Hartman | 32-34 |
| 16:33 | Dayton | Robert Zeegers comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 16:32 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Bill Rogers | 32-34 |
| 16:25 | Chicago State | Donald Dill picks off the pass by Paul Hartman out of a doubleteam | 32-34 |
| 16:21 | Dayton | Donald Dill lays it in | 32-36 |
| 16:02 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden misses the jump hook from the right block | 32-36 |
| 16:00 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Paul Hartman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Wiseman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Rogers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cody Hunter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Terrance Baden (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Donald Dill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Zeegers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfred Lopes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Efrain Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Gift (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson is open and buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Donald Dill | 32-38 |
| 15:40 | Chicago State | Bill Rogers's pass is intercepted by Donald Dill | 32-38 |
| 15:37 | Dayton | Donald Dill misses the lay-in | 32-38 |
| 15:36 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 15:16 | Chicago State | Bill Rogers connects on the jumper from the left side | 34-38 |
| 14:50 | Dayton | Paul Hartman picks off the pass by John Gift | 34-38 |
| 14:21 | Chicago State | John Gift swats the short shot by Terrance Baden | 34-38 |
| 14:20 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden hits the follow up shot | 36-38 |
| 13:56 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 36-38 |
| 13:55 | Chicago State | Cody Hunter grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 13:48 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 36-38 |
| 13:46 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Efrain Anderson | 36-38 |
| 13:20 | Dayton | Donald Dill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-38 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Eric Oliver (PG), Gary Degennaro (SG), Melvin Kelly (SF), Mitchell Gonsales (PF), Kerry Clemente (C) Paul Hartman, Michael Wiseman, Bill Rogers, Cody Hunter, Terrance Baden | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Sanborn (PG), Joshua Byers (SG), Brent Crooms (PF), Robert Lax (C) Donald Dill, Robert Zeegers, Efrain Anderson, John Gift | |
| 13:08 | Chicago State | Alfred Lopes steals the ball from Melvin Kelly | 36-38 |
| 12:49 | Dayton | Joshua Byers hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Gary Degennaro - foul #1 on Gary Degennaro, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| 12:49 | Dayton | Joshua Byers misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 12:49 | Dayton | Joshua Byers misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 12:49 | Chicago State | Kerry Clemente gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 12:28 | Chicago State | Kerry Clemente misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-38 |
| 12:27 | Dayton | Brent Crooms snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 12:00 | Dayton | Joshua Byers connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Sanborn | 36-40 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Eric Oliver (fresh) SG - Gary Degennaro (fresh) SF - Melvin Kelly (fresh) PF - Mitchell Gonsales (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kerry Clemente (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Sanborn (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joshua Byers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Lopes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brent Crooms (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Lax (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Chicago State | Melvin Kelly scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Degennaro | 39-40 |
| 11:10 | Dayton | Robert Lax comes up short on the floater in the paint | 39-40 |
| 11:08 | Dayton | Brent Crooms grabs the offensive board | 39-40 |
| 10:58 | Dayton | Brent Crooms is hacked by Kerry Clemente - foul #2 on Kerry Clemente, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Bill Rogers (SF) Melvin Kelly | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Gift (PF) Alfred Lopes | |
| 10:43 | Dayton | Robert Lax connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Joshua Byers | 39-42 |
| 10:17 | Chicago State | Eric Oliver makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 09:56 | Dayton | Brent Crooms is called for a charge - foul #1 on Brent Crooms, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Paul Hartman (PG), Melvin Kelly (SG), Robert Adams (PF), Terrance Baden (C) Eric Oliver, Gary Degennaro, Mitchell Gonsales, Kerry Clemente | |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Dill (PG), Robert Zeegers (SG), Alfred Lopes (SF) Michael Sanborn, Joshua Byers, Robert Lax | |
| 09:47 | Chicago State | Paul Hartman evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-42 |
| 09:46 | Dayton | Brent Crooms pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 09:41 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 09:40 | Chicago State | Robert Adams gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 09:26 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Terrance Baden, team foul #5 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Michael Wiseman (SG), Cody Hunter (PF) Melvin Kelly, Robert Adams | |
| Subs | Dayton | Efrain Anderson (PF), Robert Lax (C) Brent Crooms, John Gift | |
| 08:59 | Dayton | Robert Lax misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-42 |
| 08:57 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 08:37 | Chicago State | Paul Hartman is hacked by Donald Dill - foul #3 on Donald Dill, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Melvin Kelly (SF) Bill Rogers | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 08:17 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden banks in the layup and he's fouled by Robert Zeegers - foul #2 on Robert Zeegers, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Joshua Byers (SF), Brent Crooms (PF), John Gift (C) Alfred Lopes, Efrain Anderson, Robert Lax | |
| 08:17 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden makes the free throw | 44-42 |
| 07:55 | Dayton | Donald Dill's fadeaway is rejected by Terrance Baden | 44-42 |
| 07:53 | Chicago State | Michael Wiseman snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Paul Hartman (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Wiseman (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Cody Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Terrance Baden (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Donald Dill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Zeegers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Byers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Brent Crooms (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Gift (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Chicago State | Michael Wiseman misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 07:33 | Dayton | Joshua Byers gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 07:09 | Dayton | Brent Crooms can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 44-42 |
| 07:08 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Terrance Baden | 44-42 |
| 06:51 | Chicago State | Michael Wiseman misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 06:49 | Dayton | Brent Crooms snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 06:31 | Dayton | Joshua Byers misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 06:29 | Dayton | John Gift can't tip it in | 44-42 |
| 06:28 | Chicago State | Cody Hunter pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 06:17 | Chicago State | Michael Wiseman is called for traveling | 44-42 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Eric Oliver (PG), Gary Degennaro (SG), Bill Rogers (SF), Mitchell Gonsales (PF), Kerry Clemente (C) Paul Hartman, Michael Wiseman, Melvin Kelly, Cody Hunter, Terrance Baden | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Sanborn (PG), Efrain Anderson (PF), Robert Lax (C) Donald Dill, Joshua Byers, John Gift | |
| 05:54 | Dayton | Brent Crooms misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Gary Degennaro - foul #2 on Gary Degennaro, team foul #6 | 44-42 |
| 05:54 | Dayton | Brent Crooms makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 05:54 | Dayton | Brent Crooms makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 05:40 | Chicago State | Kerry Clemente drills a jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Brent Crooms - foul #2 on Brent Crooms, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Alfred Lopes (SF) Brent Crooms | |
| 05:40 | Chicago State | Kerry Clemente makes the free throw | 47-44 |
| 05:18 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-44 |
| 05:16 | Chicago State | Bill Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 04:59 | Chicago State | Eric Oliver buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Kerry Clemente and the foul's on Michael Sanborn - foul #1 on Michael Sanborn, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Joshua Byers (SG) Robert Zeegers | |
| 04:59 | Chicago State | Eric Oliver misses the free throw | 49-44 |
| 04:59 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 04:39 | Dayton | Robert Lax can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 49-44 |
| 04:38 | Chicago State | Eric Oliver snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 04:18 | Chicago State | Eric Oliver makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Bill Rogers | 52-44 |
| 03:49 | Dayton | Joshua Byers misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-44 |
| 03:47 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes grabs the offensive rebound | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Eric Oliver (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Gary Degennaro (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bill Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mitchell Gonsales (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kerry Clemente (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Sanborn (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joshua Byers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfred Lopes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Efrain Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Lax (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:27 | Dayton | Joshua Byers loses the dribble to Kerry Clemente | 52-44 |
| 03:27 | Chicago State | Chicago State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-44 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Paul Hartman (PG), Michael Wiseman (SG), Cody Hunter (PF), Terrance Baden (C) Eric Oliver, Gary Degennaro, Mitchell Gonsales, Kerry Clemente | |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Dill (PG), John Gift (C) Michael Sanborn, Robert Lax | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:00 | Chicago State | Donald Dill is called for the reach on Cody Hunter - foul #4 on Donald Dill, team foul #6 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Zeegers (SG) Joshua Byers | |
| 02:48 | Chicago State | Michael Wiseman clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Zeegers - foul #3 on Robert Zeegers, team foul #7 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Joshua Byers (SF) Alfred Lopes | |
| 02:48 | Chicago State | Michael Wiseman makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 02:48 | Chicago State | Michael Wiseman misses the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 02:48 | Dayton | John Gift grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 02:48 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:38 | Dayton | Robert Zeegers misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 53-44 |
| 02:37 | Chicago State | Bill Rogers gets the rebound | 53-44 |
| 02:12 | Chicago State | The jump hook by Terrance Baden is blocked by John Gift | 53-44 |
| 02:10 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Donald Dill | 53-44 |
| 02:10 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-44 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Alfred Lopes (SF), Robert Lax (C) Joshua Byers, John Gift | |
| 01:54 | Dayton | Donald Dill is open but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 53-44 |
| 01:53 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes misses the tip | 53-44 |
| 01:52 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson snags the offensive board | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:36 | Dayton | Donald Dill misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 53-44 |
| 01:34 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson snags the offensive board | 53-44 |
| 01:14 | Dayton | Robert Lax knocks in the shot in the paint and he's fouled by Cody Hunter - foul #3 on Cody Hunter, team foul #7 | 53-46 |
| 01:14 | Dayton | Robert Lax misses the free throw | 53-46 |
| 01:14 | Dayton | Robert Lax grabs the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:58 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:35 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Lax - foul #2 on Robert Lax, team foul #8 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Melvin Kelly (SF), Mitchell Gonsales (PF) Bill Rogers, Cody Hunter | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:35 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 00:35 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden misses the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 00:35 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State 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 man to man (+3) | |
| 00:29 | Dayton | Robert Zeegers misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-48 |
| 00:27 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 00:24 | Dayton | Donald Dill makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-51 |
| 00:24 | Chicago State | Chicago State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-51 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State 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 (+3) | |
| 00:21 | Chicago State | Melvin Kelly is hacked by Donald Dill in the backcourt - foul #5 on Donald Dill, team foul #9 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Sanborn (PG) Donald Dill | |
| 00:21 | Chicago State | Melvin Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:21 | Chicago State | Melvin Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:14 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson misses the 3 from the left corner | 56-51 |
| 00:12 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 00:09 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 00:08 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Terrance Baden | 56-51 |
| 00:08 | Chicago State | Chicago State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-51 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Eric Oliver (PG) Paul Hartman | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:06 | Chicago State | Mitchell Gonsales is hacked by Michael Sanborn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Sanborn, team foul #10 | 56-51 |
| 00:06 | Chicago State | Mitchell Gonsales makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:06 | Chicago State | Mitchell Gonsales misses the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:06 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 00:01 | Dayton | Michael Sanborn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 57-51 |
| 00:00 | Chicago State | Mitchell Gonsales gets the rebound | 57-51 |