| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Eldon Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chen Xiang (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clark Wood (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Lott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bruce Simpson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrei Zeches (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Cloutier (fresh) 5 reb. C - John Futch (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton inbounds the ball | 38-31 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Dayton | Clark Wood banks in the layup | 40-31 |
| 19:30 | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson is whistled for traveling | 40-31 |
| 19:07 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 19:05 | Rhode Island | John Futch grabs the defensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 18:57 | Rhode Island | John Futch misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-31 |
| 18:55 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson tips it in | 40-33 |
| 18:34 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-33 |
| 18:15 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson's layup is rejected by William Lott | 43-33 |
| 18:14 | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson grabs the offensive board | 43-33 |
| 17:58 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-33 |
| 17:56 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier misses the tip | 43-33 |
| 17:55 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Joseph Crumpton | 43-33 |
| 17:35 | Dayton | William Lott is called for traveling | 43-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd (C) William Lott | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 17:22 | Rhode Island | John Futch misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 43-33 |
| 17:21 | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson hits the follow up shot | 43-35 |
| 17:06 | Dayton | Chen Xiang misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 17:05 | Dayton | Clark Wood tips it in | 45-35 |
| 16:47 | Rhode Island | John Futch clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-35 |
| 16:45 | Dayton | Chen Xiang gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| 16:39 | Dayton | Eldon Fox is called for a charge - foul #3 on Eldon Fox, team foul #1 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Gehrke (PG), Willis Conner (SG), Kirk Thedford (SF), Harold Hanson (PF) Eldon Fox, Chen Xiang, Joseph Crumpton, Clark Wood | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert McKlveen (PG), Wayne Favors (SG), David Weinman (SF), Robert Metcalf (PF), Scott Strothers (C) Bruce Simpson, Andrei Zeches, Stephen Johnson, Craig Cloutier, John Futch | |
| 16:11 | Rhode Island | Robert McKlveen is whistled for a carry | 45-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Lott (C) Nicholas Shepherd | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 15:53 | Dayton | Willis Conner drills a jumpshot from the left wing and the foul's on Robert Metcalf - foul #1 on Robert Metcalf, team foul #1 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (PG) Harold Hanson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 15:53 | Dayton | Willis Conner makes the free throw | 48-35 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Eldon Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Gehrke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willis Conner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kirk Thedford (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Lott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert McKlveen (fresh) SG - Wayne Favors (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Weinman (fresh) PF - Robert Metcalf (fresh) 4 pts. C - Scott Strothers (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-37 |
| 15:23 | Dayton | Kirk Thedford misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 48-37 |
| 15:21 | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf pulls down the rebound | 48-37 |
| 15:02 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | Chen Xiang (SG), Joseph Crumpton (SF), Clark Wood (PF) William Gehrke, Willis Conner, Kirk Thedford | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson (PG), Andrei Zeches (SG), Stephen Johnson (SF), Craig Cloutier (PF), John Futch (C) Robert McKlveen, Wayne Favors, David Weinman, Robert Metcalf, Scott Strothers | |
| 14:40 | Dayton | Clark Wood drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-37 |
| 14:28 | Rhode Island | Clark Wood picks off the pass by Craig Cloutier | 51-37 |
| 14:16 | Dayton | Eldon Fox buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Chen Xiang | 54-37 |
| 13:57 | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson can't connect on a shot from the right side | 54-37 |
| 13:56 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Joseph Crumpton | 54-37 |
| 13:52 | Dayton | Chen Xiang banks in the layup on a nice dish by Eldon Fox | 56-37 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:38 | Rhode Island | John Futch is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on John Futch, team foul #2 | 56-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Gehrke (PG), Nicholas Shepherd (C) Eldon Fox, William Lott | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:15 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-37 |
| 13:13 | Dayton | William Gehrke grabs the offensive board | 56-37 |
| 12:56 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton is hacked by Stephen Johnson - foul #1 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #3 | 56-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | Willis Conner (SF) Joseph Crumpton | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf (C) John Futch | |
| 12:30 | Dayton | William Gehrke misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-37 |
| 12:29 | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf pulls down the rebound | 56-37 |
| 12:24 | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-37 |
| 12:22 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches snags the offensive board | 56-37 |
| 12:11 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches misses the lay-in | 56-37 |
| 12:09 | Dayton | Clark Wood snags the defensive board | 56-37 |
| 11:41 | Dayton | Chen Xiang's pass is intercepted by Bruce Simpson | 56-37 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Gehrke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chen Xiang (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willis Conner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clark Wood (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Shepherd (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bruce Simpson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrei Zeches (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Stephen Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Craig Cloutier (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Robert Metcalf (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf is hacked by Nicholas Shepherd - foul #2 on Nicholas Shepherd, team foul #2 | 56-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (PG), Joseph Crumpton (SF), Kirk Thedford (PF), William Lott (C) William Gehrke, Chen Xiang, Clark Wood, Nicholas Shepherd | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors (PG), David Weinman (SG), Scott Strothers (PF), John Futch (C) Bruce Simpson, Andrei Zeches, Stephen Johnson, Craig Cloutier | |
| 11:05 | Rhode Island | David Weinman misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kirk Thedford - foul #2 on Kirk Thedford, team foul #3 | 56-37 |
| 11:05 | Rhode Island | David Weinman makes the 1st free throw | 56-38 |
| 11:05 | Rhode Island | David Weinman misses the 2nd free throw | 56-38 |
| 11:05 | Dayton | Kirk Thedford snags the defensive board | 56-38 |
| 10:38 | Dayton | William Lott comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on John Futch - foul #4 on John Futch, team foul #4 | 56-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert McKlveen (PG) John Futch | |
| 10:38 | Dayton | William Lott misses the 1st free throw | 56-38 |
| 10:38 | Dayton | William Lott misses the 2nd free throw | 56-38 |
| 10:38 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Scott Strothers | 56-38 |
| 10:31 | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-38 |
| 10:30 | Dayton | Willis Conner grabs the defensive rebound | 56-38 |
| 10:05 | Dayton | Scott Strothers is called for the reach on Willis Conner - foul #3 on Scott Strothers, team foul #5 | 56-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Chen Xiang (SG), Nicholas Shepherd (C) Kirk Thedford, William Lott | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier (PF) Robert Metcalf | |
| 09:44 | Dayton | Chen Xiang buries a 3 from straight away | 59-38 |
| 09:35 | Rhode Island | David Weinman scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Wayne Favors | 59-40 |
| 09:11 | Dayton | Willis Conner connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Eldon Fox | 61-40 |
| 08:52 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-43 |
| 08:28 | Dayton | Willis Conner blows the dunk but he's hacked by Craig Cloutier - foul #2 on Craig Cloutier, team foul #6 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Clark Wood (PF), William Lott (C) Joseph Crumpton, Nicholas Shepherd | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson (PG), Andrei Zeches (SG), Stephen Johnson (SF), Robert Metcalf (C) Robert McKlveen, Wayne Favors, David Weinman, Scott Strothers | |
| 08:28 | Dayton | Willis Conner misses the 1st free throw | 61-43 |
| 08:28 | Dayton | Willis Conner misses the 2nd free throw | 61-43 |
| 08:28 | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf gets the rebound | 61-43 |
| 08:07 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson banks in the layup | 61-45 |
| 07:38 | Dayton | Chen Xiang is hacked by Stephen Johnson - foul #2 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #7 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Gehrke (PG), Kirk Thedford (SF) Eldon Fox, Willis Conner | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Futch (C) Craig Cloutier | |
| 07:38 | Dayton | Chen Xiang misses the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 07:38 | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf pulls down the rebound | 61-45 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Gehrke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chen Xiang (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kirk Thedford (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clark Wood (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - William Lott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bruce Simpson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrei Zeches (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Metcalf (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Futch (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches is hacked by William Lott - foul #1 on William Lott, team foul #4 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | Corey Sisco (SG) Chen Xiang | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 07:16 | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson makes the fadeaway from the right side | 61-47 |
| 06:55 | Dayton | Corey Sisco can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-47 |
| 06:53 | Rhode Island | John Futch grabs the defensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 06:49 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Bruce Simpson | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:29 | Dayton | William Gehrke is denied on a layup by Robert Metcalf | 61-50 |
| 06:28 | Dayton | Corey Sisco tips it home | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:14 | Rhode Island | Kirk Thedford steps in front of the Stephen Johnson pass | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:53 | Dayton | William Lott is fouled on the floor by Bruce Simpson - foul #2 on Bruce Simpson, team foul #8 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (PG), Chen Xiang (SG), Joseph Crumpton (SF) William Gehrke, Corey Sisco, Kirk Thedford | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier (PF) Robert Metcalf | |
| 05:53 | Dayton | William Lott makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 05:53 | Dayton | William Lott makes the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:39 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 65-50 |
| 05:38 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Clark Wood | 65-50 |
| 05:09 | Dayton | Andrei Zeches takes the ball from William Lott | 65-50 |
| 05:06 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches misses the lay-in | 65-50 |
| 05:04 | Dayton | Clark Wood grabs the board | 65-50 |
| 04:37 | Dayton | William Lott hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Eldon Fox | 67-50 |
| 04:26 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 67-50 |
| 04:25 | Dayton | Clark Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 67-50 |
| 04:05 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 67-50 |
| 04:04 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier grabs the defensive rebound | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:50 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Eldon Fox - foul #4 on Eldon Fox, team foul #5 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Gehrke (PG), Willis Conner (SG), Kirk Thedford (SF), Harold Hanson (PF), Nicholas Shepherd (C) Eldon Fox, Chen Xiang, Joseph Crumpton, Clark Wood, William Lott | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors (PG), David Weinman (SG), Robert Metcalf (PF), Scott Strothers (C) Bruce Simpson, Andrei Zeches, Craig Cloutier, John Futch | |
| 03:50 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 03:50 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 03:50 | Dayton | Kirk Thedford pulls down the rebound | 67-51 |
| 03:26 | Dayton | William Gehrke drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Willis Conner | 69-51 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Gehrke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willis Conner (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kirk Thedford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Hanson (fresh) C - Nicholas Shepherd (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Wayne Favors (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Weinman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephen Johnson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Metcalf (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Strothers (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Rhode Island | Kirk Thedford denies the turnaround by Stephen Johnson | 69-51 |
| 03:18 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd gets the rebound | 69-51 |
| 02:49 | Dayton | Willis Conner misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 69-51 |
| 02:47 | Rhode Island | David Weinman gets the rebound | 69-51 |
| 02:39 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors banks in the layup and he's hacked by Harold Hanson - foul #1 on Harold Hanson, team foul #6 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert McKlveen (PG) Stephen Johnson | |
| 02:39 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors makes the free throw | 69-54 |
| 02:20 | Dayton | William Gehrke hits a shot from the left wing | 71-54 |
| 02:03 | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Harold Hanson - foul #2 on Harold Hanson, team foul #7 | 71-54 |
| 02:03 | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf makes the 1st free throw | 71-55 |
| 02:03 | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf misses the 2nd free throw | 71-55 |
| 02:03 | Dayton | Harold Hanson gets the rebound | 71-55 |
| 01:34 | Dayton | Scott Strothers is called for the reach on Willis Conner - foul #4 on Scott Strothers, team foul #9 | 71-55 |
| 01:34 | Dayton | Willis Conner makes the 1st free throw | 72-55 |
| 01:34 | Dayton | Willis Conner misses the 2nd free throw | 72-55 |
| 01:34 | Rhode Island | Scott Strothers grabs the defensive rebound | 72-55 |
| 01:13 | Rhode Island | Robert McKlveen is fouled on the floor by Kirk Thedford - foul #3 on Kirk Thedford, team foul #8 | 72-55 |
| 01:13 | Rhode Island | Robert McKlveen makes the 1st free throw | 72-56 |
| 01:13 | Rhode Island | Robert McKlveen makes the 2nd free throw | 72-57 |
| 00:46 | Dayton | Wayne Favors takes the ball from Kirk Thedford | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Rhode Island | Scott Strothers scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Wayne Favors | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Dayton | Willis Conner can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 72-59 |
| 00:11 | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf grabs the defensive rebound | 72-59 |
| 00:04 | Rhode Island | David Weinman is called for traveling | 72-59 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | William Gehrke runs out the clock | 72-59 |