| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Sean Webber (fresh) SG - Kenneth Snodgrass (fresh) SF - Eugene Sayler (fresh) PF - Patrick Burk (fresh) C - John Armenta (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Thompson (fresh) SG - Tim Banister (fresh) SF - Matthew Taylor (fresh) PF - Robert Dike (fresh) C - Mitchell Scott (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pepperdine | John Armenta wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:43 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Snodgrass makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Eugene Sayler | 3-0 |
| 19:24 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Tim Banister | 3-2 |
| 19:02 | Pepperdine | Sean Webber misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 19:01 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:56 | Dayton | Michael Thompson is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Thompson, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:36 | Pepperdine | The jump hook by John Armenta is blocked by Michael Thompson | 3-2 |
| 18:35 | Pepperdine | Eugene Sayler gets the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:21 | Pepperdine | Eugene Sayler misses the 3 from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:20 | Pepperdine | John Armenta misses the tip | 3-2 |
| 18:18 | Dayton | Robert Dike grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 18:14 | Dayton | Tim Banister is alone and drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Michael Thompson | 3-4 |
| 17:58 | Pepperdine | John Armenta misses the jump hook in the paint | 3-4 |
| 17:57 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Matthew Taylor | 3-4 |
| 17:53 | Dayton | Sean Webber picks off the pass by Michael Thompson in the backcourt | 3-4 |
| 17:38 | Pepperdine | John Armenta connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Kenneth Snodgrass and the foul's on Mitchell Scott - foul #1 on Mitchell Scott, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Eric Wynn (PG), Dwight Reeser (SG), Steve Danek (PF) Sean Webber, Kenneth Snodgrass, Patrick Burk | |
| Subs | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi (SF), Darrell Presson (C) Michael Thompson, Mitchell Scott | |
| 17:38 | Pepperdine | John Armenta makes the free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:36 | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi is hacked by Dwight Reeser in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dwight Reeser, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle (PG) Robert Dike | |
| 17:13 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Battle | 6-6 |
| 16:53 | Pepperdine | A charge is called on Steve Danek - foul #1 on Steve Danek, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Thompson (PG), Marvin Bonham (PF) Tim Banister, Matthew Taylor | |
| 16:28 | Dayton | Michael Thompson drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Battle | 6-8 |
| 16:11 | Pepperdine | John Armenta is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Armenta, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Sean Webber (PG), Kenneth Snodgrass (SG) Eric Wynn, Dwight Reeser | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Dike (PF), David Kugler (C) Marvin Bonham, Darrell Presson | |
| 15:53 | Dayton | Michael Thompson connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Dike | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Sean Webber (fresh) SG - Kenneth Snodgrass (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Sayler (fairly fresh) PF - Steve Danek (fairly fresh) C - John Armenta (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Battle (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Danny Kobayashi (fresh) PF - Robert Dike (fresh) C - David Kugler (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Snodgrass connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-10 |
| 15:10 | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi connects on the open floater from just outside the lane set up by Michael Thompson | 9-12 |
| 14:56 | Pepperdine | The pull-up jumper by John Armenta is blocked by Robert Dike | 9-12 |
| 14:55 | Dayton | Michael Thompson pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 14:28 | Dayton | Michael Thompson clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Kenneth Snodgrass - foul #1 on Kenneth Snodgrass, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Eric Wynn (PG), Jim Deming (SG), Dwight Reeser (SF), Patrick Burk (PF), Raymond Smith (C) Sean Webber, Kenneth Snodgrass, Eugene Sayler, Steve Danek, John Armenta | |
| Subs | Dayton | Tim Banister (SG), Matthew Taylor (SF), Marvin Bonham (PF), Mitchell Scott (C) Jeffrey Battle, Danny Kobayashi, Robert Dike, David Kugler | |
| 14:28 | Dayton | Michael Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 14:28 | Dayton | Michael Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 14:13 | Pepperdine | Raymond Smith misses the runner from the right block | 9-14 |
| 14:11 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor grabs the board | 9-14 |
| 13:44 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor clanks a 3 from straight away | 9-14 |
| 13:43 | Pepperdine | Patrick Burk grabs the board | 9-14 |
| 13:23 | Pepperdine | Eric Wynn can't finish the layup | 9-14 |
| 13:21 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 13:05 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Thompson | 9-16 |
| 12:50 | Pepperdine | Patrick Burk misses the jump hook from close range | 9-16 |
| 12:49 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 9-16 |
| 12:45 | Dayton | Tim Banister misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-16 |
| 12:44 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Taylor | 9-16 |
| 12:30 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 9-16 |
| 12:28 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Tim Banister | 9-16 |
| 12:10 | Dayton | Michael Thompson blows the layup but the foul's on Jim Deming - foul #1 on Jim Deming, team foul #5 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Sean Webber (PG), Kenneth Snodgrass (SG), Eugene Sayler (SF), Steve Danek (PF), James Williams (C) Eric Wynn, Jim Deming, Dwight Reeser, Patrick Burk, Raymond Smith | |
| Subs | Dayton | David Kugler (SF), Robert Dike (PF), Darrell Presson (C) Matthew Taylor, Marvin Bonham, Mitchell Scott | |
| 12:10 | Dayton | Michael Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 9-17 |
| 12:10 | Dayton | Michael Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-18 |
| 11:56 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Snodgrass comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-18 |
| 11:54 | Pepperdine | James Williams tips it home | 11-18 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Sean Webber (fresh) SG - Kenneth Snodgrass (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Sayler (fairly fresh) PF - Steve Danek (fresh) C - James Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Thompson (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tim Banister (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Kugler (fresh) PF - Robert Dike (fresh) C - Darrell Presson (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Dayton | Robert Dike misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Steve Danek - foul #2 on Steve Danek, team foul #6 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Derek Keith (PF), John Armenta (C) Steve Danek, James Williams | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle (PG), Danny Kobayashi (SF) Michael Thompson, David Kugler | |
| 11:35 | Dayton | Robert Dike makes the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 11:35 | Dayton | Robert Dike makes the 2nd free throw | 11-20 |
| 11:09 | Pepperdine | Jeffrey Battle steps in front of the John Armenta pass | 11-20 |
| 11:04 | Dayton | Tim Banister misses short on a shot from the left block | 11-20 |
| 11:03 | Pepperdine | Derek Keith grabs the board | 11-20 |
| 10:51 | Pepperdine | John Armenta hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 11-20 |
| 10:49 | Pepperdine | John Armenta snags the offensive board | 11-20 |
| 10:38 | Pepperdine | Sean Webber comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-20 |
| 10:37 | Dayton | Tim Banister pulls down the rebound | 11-20 |
| 10:30 | Dayton | Robert Dike comes up short on the shot from the right side | 11-20 |
| 10:28 | Pepperdine | Sean Webber grabs the defensive rebound | 11-20 |
| 10:13 | Pepperdine | Sean Webber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-20 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jim Deming (SG), Dwight Reeser (SF), Patrick Burk (PF), James Williams (C) Kenneth Snodgrass, Eugene Sayler, Derek Keith, John Armenta | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Thompson (PG), Matthew Taylor (SF), David Kugler (C) Jeffrey Battle, Danny Kobayashi, Darrell Presson | |
| 09:51 | Dayton | Tim Banister hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-20 |
| 09:49 | Dayton | Robert Dike grabs the offensive rebound | 11-20 |
| 09:21 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor misses the wide open shot from the baseline | 11-20 |
| 09:19 | Pepperdine | Patrick Burk gets the rebound | 11-20 |
| 09:09 | Pepperdine | Jim Deming buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Sean Webber | 13-20 |
| 09:07 | Dayton | Tim Banister is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Webber - foul #1 on Sean Webber, team foul #7 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Eugene Sayler (PG), Kenneth Snodgrass (SG), Derek Keith (PF), Raymond Smith (C) Sean Webber, Jim Deming, Patrick Burk, James Williams | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle (PG), Danny Kobayashi (PF), Mitchell Scott (C) Michael Thompson, Robert Dike, David Kugler | |
| 09:07 | Dayton | Tim Banister makes the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 09:07 | Dayton | Tim Banister makes the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| 08:49 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Snodgrass hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-22 |
| 08:48 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 13-22 |
| 08:46 | Dayton | Eugene Sayler steps in front of the Danny Kobayashi pass in the backcourt | 13-22 |
| 08:35 | Pepperdine | Eugene Sayler hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Derek Keith | 15-22 |
| 08:33 | Dayton | Tim Banister's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Snodgrass in the backcourt | 15-22 |
| 08:18 | Pepperdine | Raymond Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Mitchell Scott | 15-22 |
| 08:17 | Pepperdine | Derek Keith snags the offensive board | 15-22 |
| 07:59 | Pepperdine | Danny Kobayashi steps in front of the Dwight Reeser pass | 15-22 |
| 07:45 | Dayton | Tim Banister's pass is intercepted by Eugene Sayler | 15-22 |
| 07:41 | Pepperdine | Dwight Reeser lays it in on a nice dish by Eugene Sayler | 17-22 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Eugene Sayler (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Snodgrass (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwight Reeser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Derek Keith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Smith (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jeffrey Battle (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tim Banister (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Danny Kobayashi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mitchell Scott (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle misses short on a floater from the left wing | 17-22 |
| 07:26 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Snodgrass grabs the board | 17-22 |
| 07:02 | Pepperdine | Danny Kobayashi denies the turnaround by Eugene Sayler | 17-22 |
| 07:00 | Pepperdine | Eugene Sayler misses the tip | 17-22 |
| 06:58 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 06:56 | Dayton | Kenneth Snodgrass is called for the reach on Tim Banister in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Snodgrass, team foul #8 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Eric Wynn (PG), Jim Deming (SG), Patrick Burk (PF), John Armenta (C) Eugene Sayler, Kenneth Snodgrass, Derek Keith, Raymond Smith | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Thompson (PG), Marvin Bonham (SF), David Kugler (PF), Darrell Presson (C) Jeffrey Battle, Matthew Taylor, Danny Kobayashi, Mitchell Scott | |
| 06:56 | Dayton | Tim Banister misses the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 06:56 | Dayton | David Kugler gets the offensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 06:34 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham's pass is intercepted by Jim Deming | 17-22 |
| 06:29 | Pepperdine | Jim Deming hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 17-22 |
| 06:27 | Dayton | Michael Thompson gets the rebound | 17-22 |
| 06:20 | Dayton | Michael Thompson misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 17-22 |
| 06:19 | Pepperdine | Dwight Reeser snags the defensive board | 17-22 |
| 06:08 | Pepperdine | John Armenta hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Darrell Presson - foul #1 on Darrell Presson, team foul #3 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Sean Webber (PG) Eric Wynn | |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Taylor (SG), Robert Dike (PF) Tim Banister, David Kugler | |
| 06:08 | Pepperdine | John Armenta makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 06:08 | Pepperdine | John Armenta makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 05:48 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor can't throw it down but he's fouled by Jim Deming - foul #2 on Jim Deming, team foul #9 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Eugene Sayler (SF), James Williams (PF) Jim Deming, Patrick Burk | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 05:48 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 05:48 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 05:26 | Pepperdine | Marvin Bonham is called for the reach on Eugene Sayler - foul #1 on Marvin Bonham, team foul #4 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Dayton | David Kugler (SF), Jerome Flowers (C) Marvin Bonham, Darrell Presson | |
| 05:08 | Pepperdine | John Armenta connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 21-24 |
| 04:45 | Dayton | Jerome Flowers steps out of bounds on the sideline | 21-24 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Eric Wynn (PG) Sean Webber | |
| Subs | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi (SF) Jerome Flowers | |
| 04:22 | Pepperdine | John Armenta buries a floater from the right side | 23-24 |
| 04:05 | Dayton | Michael Thompson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-24 |
| 04:03 | Pepperdine | James Williams grabs the board | 23-24 |
| 03:58 | Pepperdine | Eugene Sayler misses short on a shot from close range | 23-24 |
| 03:57 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Danny Kobayashi | 23-24 |
| 03:38 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Dwight Reeser - foul #2 on Dwight Reeser, team foul #10 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Sean Webber (PG), Kenneth Snodgrass (SG), Patrick Burk (SF), Steve Danek (PF), Raymond Smith (C) Eric Wynn, Dwight Reeser, Eugene Sayler, James Williams, John Armenta | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle (PG), Tim Banister (SG), Marvin Bonham (PF), Darrell Presson (C) Michael Thompson, Danny Kobayashi, Robert Dike, David Kugler | |
| 03:38 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 03:38 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Sean Webber (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Snodgrass (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Burk (fresh) PF - Steve Danek (fresh) C - Raymond Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jeffrey Battle (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tim Banister (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Taylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marvin Bonham (fresh) C - Darrell Presson (fresh) | |
| 03:22 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Snodgrass's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-26 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Dike (PF), Mitchell Scott (C) Matthew Taylor, Darrell Presson | |
| 03:20 | Dayton | Sean Webber is called for the reach on Tim Banister in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sean Webber, team foul #11 | 23-26 |
| 03:20 | Dayton | Tim Banister makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 03:20 | Dayton | Tim Banister makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 03:06 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Snodgrass is whistled for traveling | 23-28 |
| 02:42 | Dayton | Robert Dike is fouled on the floor by Raymond Smith - foul #1 on Raymond Smith, team foul #12 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Darrell Presson (C) Mitchell Scott | |
| 02:42 | Dayton | Robert Dike makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 02:42 | Dayton | Robert Dike makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 02:28 | Pepperdine | Raymond Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kenneth Snodgrass and he's fouled by Jeffrey Battle - foul #1 on Jeffrey Battle, team foul #5 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Eric Wynn (PG), Eugene Sayler (SF) Sean Webber, Patrick Burk | |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Taylor (SF), Danny Kobayashi (PF) Marvin Bonham, Robert Dike | |
| 02:28 | Pepperdine | Raymond Smith makes the free throw | 26-30 |
| 02:07 | Dayton | Tim Banister connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Battle | 26-33 |
| 01:56 | Pepperdine | Raymond Smith clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 26-33 |
| 01:54 | Dayton | Darrell Presson grabs the defensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 01:48 | Dayton | Tim Banister misses short on a floater near the basket | 26-33 |
| 01:47 | Dayton | Tim Banister tips it home | 26-35 |
| 01:28 | Pepperdine | Raymond Smith drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Kenneth Snodgrass | 28-35 |
| 01:11 | Dayton | Tim Banister knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-38 |
| 00:47 | Pepperdine | The short jumper by Raymond Smith is denied by Danny Kobayashi | 28-38 |
| 00:46 | Pepperdine | Steve Danek hits the follow up shot | 30-38 |
| 00:42 | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle's pass is intercepted by Eugene Sayler in the backcourt | 30-38 |
| 00:32 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Snodgrass misses the 3 from straight away | 30-38 |
| 00:30 | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 00:03 | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi banks in the layup on a nice dish by Tim Banister | 30-40 |
| 00:00 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Snodgrass misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 30-40 |