| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Steven Sheehan (fresh) SG - Eric Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Luis Bugg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Broussard (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tim Banister (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Kobayashi (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Dike (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Mitchell Scott (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Bonaventure | Luis Bugg inbounds the ball | 17-27 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | St. Bonaventure | Luis Bugg can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 17-27 |
| 19:42 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Mitchell Scott | 17-27 |
| 19:37 | Dayton | Tim Banister evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Luis Bugg - foul #2 on Luis Bugg, team foul #1 | 17-27 |
| 19:37 | Dayton | Tim Banister makes the 1st free throw | 17-28 |
| 19:37 | Dayton | Tim Banister makes the 2nd free throw | 17-29 |
| 19:18 | St. Bonaventure | George Broussard can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mitchell Scott - foul #3 on Mitchell Scott, team foul #1 | 17-29 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Darrell Presson (C) Mitchell Scott | |
| 19:18 | St. Bonaventure | George Broussard misses the 1st free throw | 17-29 |
| 19:18 | St. Bonaventure | George Broussard misses the 2nd free throw | 17-29 |
| 19:18 | Dayton | Robert Dike pulls down the rebound | 17-29 |
| 18:58 | Dayton | Robert Dike misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 17-29 |
| 18:56 | Dayton | Michael Thompson can't tip it in | 17-29 |
| 18:54 | St. Bonaventure | George Broussard grabs the board | 17-29 |
| 18:33 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore connects on the floater from the right wing and he's hacked by Danny Kobayashi - foul #2 on Danny Kobayashi, team foul #2 | 19-29 |
| 18:33 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore makes the free throw | 20-29 |
| 18:17 | Dayton | Tim Banister splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right wing | 20-29 |
| 18:16 | Dayton | Darrell Presson snags the offensive board | 20-29 |
| 18:11 | Dayton | Darrell Presson clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 20-29 |
| 18:10 | Dayton | Darrell Presson misses the tip | 20-29 |
| 18:09 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Sheehan snags the defensive board | 20-29 |
| 17:40 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore can't connect on a shot near the basket | 20-29 |
| 17:38 | St. Bonaventure | Luis Bugg tips it but misses | 20-29 |
| 17:36 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Danny Kobayashi | 20-29 |
| 17:20 | Dayton | Michael Thompson makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Tim Banister | 20-31 |
| 16:58 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 20-31 |
| 16:56 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Tim Banister | 20-31 |
| 16:52 | Dayton | Tim Banister shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 20-31 |
| 16:50 | St. Bonaventure | Luis Bugg snags the defensive board | 20-31 |
| 16:26 | St. Bonaventure | Luis Bugg hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 22-31 |
| 16:12 | Dayton | Robert Dike clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 22-31 |
| 16:11 | St. Bonaventure | George Broussard grabs the defensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 15:54 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 22-31 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Carl Foreman (PG), Lawrence Washington (SG), Ralph Travis (PF), Kenneth Coulter (C) Steven Sheehan, Luis Bugg, Michael Brown, George Broussard | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle (PG), Matthew Taylor (SF), Marvin Bonham (PF), Mitchell Scott (C) Michael Thompson, Danny Kobayashi, Robert Dike, Darrell Presson | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Carl Foreman (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Lawrence Washington (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Eric Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Travis (fresh) C - Kenneth Coulter (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jeffrey Battle (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tim Banister (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Marvin Bonham (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mitchell Scott (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:39 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-31 |
| 15:37 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham gets the offensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 15:20 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Ralph Travis - foul #1 on Ralph Travis, team foul #2 | 22-31 |
| 15:20 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 15:20 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham makes the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 14:52 | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Travis misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 22-33 |
| 14:50 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott snags the defensive board | 22-33 |
| 14:31 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 22-33 |
| 14:29 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore gets the rebound | 22-33 |
| 14:25 | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Washington makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Carl Foreman | 25-33 |
| 14:20 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor makes the shot near the basket set up by Tim Banister and he's hacked by Eric Moore - foul #1 on Eric Moore, team foul #3 | 25-35 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Luis Bugg (SF), Michael Brown (PF) Lawrence Washington, Ralph Travis | |
| Subs | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi (SF) Tim Banister | |
| 14:20 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor makes the free throw | 25-36 |
| 13:51 | St. Bonaventure | Carl Foreman hits a floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Jeffrey Battle - foul #2 on Jeffrey Battle, team foul #3 | 27-36 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | George Broussard (C) Kenneth Coulter | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Thompson (PG), Robert Dike (PF) Jeffrey Battle, Marvin Bonham | |
| 13:51 | St. Bonaventure | Carl Foreman misses the free throw | 27-36 |
| 13:51 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor gets the rebound | 27-36 |
| 13:33 | Dayton | George Broussard steals the ball from Robert Dike | 27-36 |
| 13:13 | St. Bonaventure | George Broussard's dunk attempt is rejected by Mitchell Scott | 27-36 |
| 13:12 | Dayton | Michael Thompson pulls down the rebound | 27-36 |
| 13:07 | Dayton | Michael Brown takes the ball from Michael Thompson | 27-36 |
| 12:42 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper near the basket and he's hacked by Matthew Taylor - foul #4 on Matthew Taylor, team foul #4 | 29-36 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle (SG), Darrell Presson (C) Matthew Taylor, Mitchell Scott | |
| 12:42 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore misses the free throw | 29-36 |
| 12:42 | Dayton | Darrell Presson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 12:19 | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-36 |
| 12:18 | St. Bonaventure | Luis Bugg pulls down the rebound | 29-36 |
| 12:11 | St. Bonaventure | George Broussard loses the dribble to Jeffrey Battle | 29-36 |
| 11:59 | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Brown - foul #2 on Michael Brown, team foul #4 | 29-36 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Coulter (C) George Broussard | |
| Subs | Dayton | Tim Banister (SG), Marvin Bonham (SF) Michael Thompson, Danny Kobayashi | |
| 11:59 | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 11:59 | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle misses the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 11:59 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Coulter grabs the board | 29-37 |
| 11:30 | St. Bonaventure | Luis Bugg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-37 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Washington (SG), Ralph Travis (PF) Eric Moore, Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Dayton | David Kugler (PF) Robert Dike | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Carl Foreman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lawrence Washington (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Luis Bugg (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ralph Travis (fresh) C - Kenneth Coulter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jeffrey Battle (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Tim Banister (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marvin Bonham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Kugler (fresh) C - Darrell Presson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Dayton | The pull-up jumper by Darrell Presson is blocked by Carl Foreman | 29-37 |
| 11:08 | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Travis snags the defensive board | 29-37 |
| 10:43 | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Travis scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Lawrence Washington | 31-37 |
| 10:30 | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle double dribbles | 31-37 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore (SG), Michael Brown (PF), George Broussard (C) Lawrence Washington, Luis Bugg, Kenneth Coulter | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Thompson (PG), Danny Kobayashi (SF), Mitchell Scott (C) Jeffrey Battle, David Kugler, Darrell Presson | |
| 10:03 | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Travis clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 10:01 | Dayton | Michael Thompson pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 09:54 | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Brown - foul #3 on Michael Brown, team foul #5 | 31-37 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Dike (PF) Marvin Bonham | |
| 09:54 | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi misses the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 09:54 | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi misses the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 09:54 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Michael Brown | 31-37 |
| 09:41 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Dike steals it from Michael Brown | 31-37 |
| 09:22 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott banks in the layup set up by Michael Thompson | 31-39 |
| 09:05 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore's layup is rejected by Danny Kobayashi | 31-39 |
| 09:03 | Dayton | Robert Dike snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 08:51 | Dayton | Robert Dike connects on the turnaround from the left block | 31-41 |
| 08:22 | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Travis buries a jumpshot from the left side | 33-41 |
| 08:10 | Dayton | Eric Moore takes the ball from Mitchell Scott | 33-41 |
| 07:41 | St. Bonaventure | Carl Foreman is hacked by Michael Thompson - foul #3 on Michael Thompson, team foul #5 | 33-41 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Washington (SG), Luis Bugg (SF), Kenneth Coulter (C) Eric Moore, Ralph Travis, George Broussard | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle (SG), Matthew Taylor (SF), Marvin Bonham (PF), Darrell Presson (C) Tim Banister, Danny Kobayashi, Robert Dike, Mitchell Scott | |
| 07:14 | St. Bonaventure | Luis Bugg dunks the ball on a nice dish by Michael Brown | 35-41 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Carl Foreman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lawrence Washington (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Luis Bugg (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Coulter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Thompson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Battle (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Marvin Bonham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Darrell Presson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham is whistled for traveling | 35-41 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Tim Banister (SG) Michael Thompson | |
| 06:40 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Coulter clanks a floater from the free throw line | 35-41 |
| 06:38 | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Washington tips it home | 37-41 |
| 06:24 | Dayton | Luis Bugg is called for the reach on Tim Banister - foul #3 on Luis Bugg, team foul #6 | 37-41 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Steven Sheehan (SG), Ralph Travis (PF) Carl Foreman, Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Dike (PF) Tim Banister | |
| 06:11 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 37-41 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore (SG) Steven Sheehan | |
| Subs | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi (SF) Marvin Bonham | |
| 05:52 | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Travis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 05:50 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore gets the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 05:28 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore makes the contested floater from the baseline | 39-41 |
| 05:11 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor misses the 3 from the left corner | 39-41 |
| 05:09 | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Travis pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 04:54 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Kenneth Coulter | 42-41 |
| 04:36 | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle scores on a floater near the basket set up by Danny Kobayashi and the foul's on Lawrence Washington - foul #4 on Lawrence Washington, team foul #7 | 42-43 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Carl Foreman (PG), Michael Brown (PF), George Broussard (C) Lawrence Washington, Ralph Travis, Kenneth Coulter | |
| Subs | Dayton | Tim Banister (SG), Mitchell Scott (C) Robert Dike, Darrell Presson | |
| 04:36 | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle misses the free throw | 42-43 |
| 04:36 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 04:13 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Battle | 42-43 |
| 03:51 | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle makes the floater in the lane set up by Matthew Taylor out of the doubleteam | 42-45 |
| 03:47 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffrey Battle is called for the reach on Carl Foreman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey Battle, team foul #6 | 42-45 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Steven Sheehan (SG), Ralph Travis (SF) Eric Moore, Luis Bugg | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Thompson (PG), Marvin Bonham (SF), David Kugler (PF) Jeffrey Battle, Matthew Taylor, Danny Kobayashi | |
| 03:29 | St. Bonaventure | Carl Foreman is fouled on the floor by Michael Thompson - foul #4 on Michael Thompson, team foul #7 | 42-45 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Washington (SG) Steven Sheehan | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Dike (PF) David Kugler | |
| 03:29 | St. Bonaventure | Carl Foreman makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 03:29 | St. Bonaventure | Carl Foreman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 03:12 | Dayton | Robert Dike lays it up and in | 44-47 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Carl Foreman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lawrence Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ralph Travis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Brown (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - George Broussard (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Tim Banister (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marvin Bonham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Dike (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Mitchell Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:54 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Dike | 44-47 |
| 02:52 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| 02:32 | Dayton | Michael Thompson misses short on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Carl Foreman - foul #4 on Carl Foreman, team foul #8 | 44-47 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore (SG), Luis Bugg (SF) Lawrence Washington, Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Taylor (SF) Marvin Bonham | |
| 02:32 | Dayton | Michael Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 02:32 | Dayton | Michael Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 02:12 | St. Bonaventure | Carl Foreman clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-48 |
| 02:10 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore gets the offensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 01:52 | St. Bonaventure | George Broussard misses long on a shot in the paint | 44-48 |
| 01:51 | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Travis snags the offensive board | 44-48 |
| 01:33 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Carl Foreman | 46-48 |
| 01:14 | Dayton | Michael Thompson's pass is intercepted by Luis Bugg | 46-48 |
| 00:54 | St. Bonaventure | Carl Foreman misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 46-48 |
| 00:52 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Robert Dike | 46-48 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Dayton | Tim Banister shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Matthew Taylor | 46-50 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:25 | St. Bonaventure | Mitchell Scott takes the ball from Eric Moore after a doubleteam | 46-50 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Dayton | Robert Dike is hacked by Carl Foreman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Carl Foreman, team foul #9 | 46-50 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Washington (PG), Michael Brown (PF) Carl Foreman, Ralph Travis | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:23 | Dayton | Robert Dike makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 00:23 | Dayton | Robert Dike makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 00:15 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-52 |
| 00:12 | Dayton | Robert Dike is hacked by Lawrence Washington in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lawrence Washington, team foul #10 | 49-52 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Steven Sheehan (PG) Lawrence Washington | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:12 | Dayton | Robert Dike makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 00:12 | Dayton | Robert Dike makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:08 | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Taylor is called for the reach on Eric Moore - foul #5 on Matthew Taylor, team foul #8 | 49-54 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi (SF) Matthew Taylor | |
| 00:08 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 00:08 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 00:08 | Dayton | Robert Dike pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 00:06 | Dayton | Eric Moore is called for the reach on Robert Dike in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Moore, team foul #11 | 50-54 |
| 00:06 | Dayton | Robert Dike makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 00:06 | Dayton | Robert Dike makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:00 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-56 |