| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tim Banister (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Dike (fresh) 2 stl. C - Darrell Presson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Kimbrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gilbert Woodrow (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. SF - Seth McTee (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Bower (fresh) 5 pts. C - Adam Black (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor inbounds the ball | 18-21 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Dayton | Michael Thompson connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Dike | 20-21 |
| 19:17 | DePaul | Seth McTee's fadeaway is rejected by Darrell Presson | 20-21 |
| 19:16 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor gets the rebound | 20-21 |
| 18:51 | Dayton | Michael Thompson connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 22-21 |
| 18:29 | DePaul | Adam Black misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 22-21 |
| 18:27 | DePaul | Seth McTee gets the offensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 18:07 | DePaul | Ronald Bower misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 22-21 |
| 18:06 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor pulls down the rebound | 22-21 |
| 17:46 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Michael Thompson | 25-21 |
| 17:19 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 25-21 |
| 17:17 | Dayton | Darrell Presson pulls down the rebound | 25-21 |
| 16:51 | Dayton | Darrell Presson drills a jumper from close range | 27-21 |
| 16:33 | DePaul | Ronald Bower loses the dribble to Matthew Taylor | 27-21 |
| 16:04 | Dayton | Tim Banister is fouled on the floor by Gilbert Woodrow - foul #1 on Gilbert Woodrow, team foul #1 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle (PG), Danny Kobayashi (SF), Marvin Bonham (PF), David Kugler (C) Michael Thompson, Matthew Taylor, Robert Dike, Darrell Presson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Reginald Nieves (SG), Andrew Riley (SF), Marco Russo (C) Gilbert Woodrow, Seth McTee, Adam Black | |
| 15:47 | Dayton | Tim Banister throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-21 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mitchell Scott (C) David Kugler | |
| Subs | DePaul | Mark Hammond (SG) Thomas Kimbrell | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jeffrey Battle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tim Banister (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Danny Kobayashi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marvin Bonham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mitchell Scott (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Reginald Nieves (fresh) SG - Mark Hammond (fresh) SF - Andrew Riley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Bower (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Marco Russo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:28 | DePaul | Mark Hammond misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-21 |
| 15:26 | DePaul | Reginald Nieves grabs the offensive board | 27-21 |
| 15:20 | DePaul | Ronald Bower misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 27-21 |
| 15:18 | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi grabs the board | 27-21 |
| 15:00 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham misses the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Marco Russo - foul #1 on Marco Russo, team foul #2 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Taylor (SG) Tim Banister | |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell (PG) Mark Hammond | |
| 15:00 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 15:00 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham makes the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| 14:33 | DePaul | Reginald Nieves hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-21 |
| 14:31 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Danny Kobayashi | 29-21 |
| 14:09 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 29-21 |
| 14:07 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Mitchell Scott | 29-21 |
| 13:39 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-21 |
| 13:37 | DePaul | Andrew Riley gets the rebound | 29-21 |
| 13:18 | DePaul | Ronald Bower connects on the driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by Danny Kobayashi - foul #2 on Danny Kobayashi, team foul #1 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Thompson (PG), Tim Banister (SG), Robert Dike (PF) Jeffrey Battle, Marvin Bonham, Danny Kobayashi | |
| Subs | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow (SG), Seth McTee (SF), Adam Black (C) Reginald Nieves, Andrew Riley, Marco Russo | |
| 13:18 | DePaul | Ronald Bower makes the free throw | 29-24 |
| 12:49 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott buries a floater from the left block set up by Michael Thompson | 31-24 |
| 12:30 | DePaul | Adam Black scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Gilbert Woodrow | 31-26 |
| 12:21 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 31-26 |
| 12:20 | Dayton | Robert Dike gets the offensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 12:02 | Dayton | Michael Thompson loses the ball out of bounds | 31-26 |
| Subs | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi (SF), Darrell Presson (C) Matthew Taylor, Mitchell Scott | |
| Subs | DePaul | Reginald Nieves (PG), Andrew Riley (PF) Thomas Kimbrell, Ronald Bower | |
| 11:38 | DePaul | Adam Black throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-26 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Marco Russo (C) Andrew Riley | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tim Banister (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Danny Kobayashi (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Dike (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Darrell Presson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Reginald Nieves (fresh) SG - Gilbert Woodrow (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Seth McTee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Black (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Marco Russo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:09 | Dayton | Tim Banister can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-26 |
| 11:07 | DePaul | Seth McTee snags the defensive board | 31-26 |
| 10:42 | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Reginald Nieves | 31-28 |
| 10:23 | Dayton | Adam Black denies the turnaround by Darrell Presson | 31-28 |
| 10:22 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Marco Russo | 31-28 |
| 10:00 | DePaul | 3 seconds is called on Marco Russo | 31-28 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle (PG), Matthew Taylor (SG), Marvin Bonham (PF) Michael Thompson, Tim Banister, Robert Dike | |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell (PG), Andrew Riley (SF), Ronald Bower (PF) Gilbert Woodrow, Seth McTee, Marco Russo | |
| 09:44 | Dayton | Thomas Kimbrell steals it from Matthew Taylor | 31-28 |
| 09:30 | DePaul | Ronald Bower buries a shot from the right side | 31-30 |
| 09:13 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Jeffrey Battle | 33-30 |
| 08:51 | DePaul | Ronald Bower hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 33-30 |
| 08:49 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Marvin Bonham | 33-30 |
| 08:21 | Dayton | Darrell Presson is called for traveling | 33-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Thompson (PG), Tim Banister (SG), Robert Dike (PF), Mitchell Scott (C) Jeffrey Battle, Danny Kobayashi, Marvin Bonham, Darrell Presson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow (SG), Seth McTee (SF), Marco Russo (C) Reginald Nieves, Ronald Bower, Adam Black | |
| 07:57 | DePaul | Robert Dike swats the short shot by Marco Russo | 33-30 |
| 07:56 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 07:35 | Dayton | Michael Thompson clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 33-30 |
| 07:34 | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tim Banister (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Dike (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Mitchell Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Kimbrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gilbert Woodrow (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Seth McTee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Riley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marco Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:08 | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-30 |
| 07:07 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 06:50 | Dayton | Michael Thompson blows the layup | 33-30 |
| 06:49 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Marco Russo | 33-30 |
| 06:24 | DePaul | Michael Thompson takes the ball from Andrew Riley | 33-30 |
| 06:19 | Dayton | Tim Banister dunks the ball on a nice dish by Michael Thompson | 35-30 |
| 05:57 | DePaul | Marco Russo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle (PG), Danny Kobayashi (SF), Marvin Bonham (PF) Michael Thompson, Matthew Taylor, Robert Dike | |
| Subs | DePaul | Reginald Nieves (PG), Mark Hammond (SG), Ronald Bower (PF), Adam Black (C) Thomas Kimbrell, Gilbert Woodrow, Andrew Riley, Marco Russo | |
| 05:45 | Dayton | Tim Banister connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 05:28 | DePaul | Seth McTee's floater is tipped away by Mitchell Scott | 38-30 |
| 05:26 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| 05:02 | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-30 |
| 05:01 | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi tips it home | 40-30 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:42 | DePaul | Adam Black comes up short on the floater in the paint | 40-30 |
| 04:40 | DePaul | Mark Hammond pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 04:24 | DePaul | Danny Kobayashi is called for the reach on Ronald Bower - foul #3 on Danny Kobayashi, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Thompson (PG), Matthew Taylor (SG), Robert Dike (PF), Darrell Presson (C) Jeffrey Battle, Tim Banister, Marvin Bonham, Mitchell Scott | |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell (PG), Gilbert Woodrow (SG), Andrew Riley (SF) Reginald Nieves, Mark Hammond, Seth McTee | |
| 04:17 | DePaul | Adam Black buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Kimbrell and he's hacked by Darrell Presson - foul #3 on Darrell Presson, team foul #3 | 40-32 |
| 04:17 | DePaul | Adam Black makes the free throw | 40-33 |
| 03:52 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-33 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:31 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle (SG), Marvin Bonham (PF) Matthew Taylor, Robert Dike | |
| Subs | DePaul | Reginald Nieves (PG), Mark Hammond (SG), Marco Russo (C) Thomas Kimbrell, Gilbert Woodrow, Adam Black | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Battle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Kobayashi (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Marvin Bonham (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Darrell Presson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Reginald Nieves (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Hammond (fresh) SF - Andrew Riley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Bower (fresh) 10 pts. C - Marco Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:09 | Dayton | Michael Thompson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-33 |
| 03:07 | DePaul | Ronald Bower grabs the board | 43-33 |
| 02:57 | DePaul | Mark Hammond comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 43-33 |
| 02:56 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 02:50 | Dayton | Darrell Presson lays it in and he's fouled by Marco Russo - foul #2 on Marco Russo, team foul #3 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | David Kugler (PF), Jerome Flowers (C) Michael Thompson, Danny Kobayashi | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 02:50 | Dayton | Darrell Presson makes the free throw | 46-33 |
| 02:36 | DePaul | Marco Russo comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Marvin Bonham - foul #2 on Marvin Bonham, team foul #4 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | Tim Banister (SG) Jerome Flowers | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 02:36 | DePaul | Marco Russo makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 02:36 | DePaul | Marco Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 02:12 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham is called for traveling | 46-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Seth McTee (PF) Ronald Bower | |
| 01:59 | DePaul | Mark Hammond is called for a charge - foul #1 on Mark Hammond, team foul #4 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi (SF) David Kugler | |
| Subs | DePaul | Ronald Bower (PF) Seth McTee | |
| 01:39 | Dayton | Tim Banister buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Jeffrey Battle | 49-35 |
| 01:32 | DePaul | Ronald Bower scores on a fadeaway from close range | 49-37 |
| 01:03 | Dayton | Reginald Nieves steps in front of the Danny Kobayashi pass | 49-37 |
| 00:58 | DePaul | Reginald Nieves lays it in | 49-39 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:55 | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi is fouled in the backcourt by Reginald Nieves - foul #1 on Reginald Nieves, team foul #5 | 49-39 |
| 00:54 | Dayton | Tim Banister is fouled on the floor by Mark Hammond - foul #2 on Mark Hammond, team foul #6 | 49-39 |
| 00:52 | Dayton | Mark Hammond is called for the reach on Danny Kobayashi - foul #3 on Mark Hammond, team foul #7 | 49-39 |
| 00:52 | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 00:52 | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:46 | DePaul | Mark Hammond's fadeaway is rejected by Marvin Bonham | 51-39 |
| 00:45 | DePaul | Andrew Riley snags the offensive board | 51-39 |
| 00:41 | DePaul | Marco Russo misses the dunk but he's hacked by Darrell Presson - foul #4 on Darrell Presson, team foul #5 | 51-39 |
| 00:41 | DePaul | Marco Russo makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 00:41 | DePaul | Marco Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:19 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham loses the dribble to Mark Hammond | 51-41 |
| 00:14 | DePaul | Ronald Bower can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 51-41 |
| 00:13 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle runs out the clock | 51-41 |