| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bruce Simpson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrei Zeches (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Craig Cloutier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Futch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Eldon Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chen Xiang (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clark Wood (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - William Lott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson inbounds the ball | 27-38 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson hits a floater from just outside the lane | 29-38 |
| 19:19 | Dayton | Chen Xiang is hacked by Andrei Zeches - foul #2 on Andrei Zeches, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| 19:07 | Dayton | Clark Wood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-38 |
| 18:43 | Rhode Island | John Futch can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Joseph Crumpton - foul #2 on Joseph Crumpton, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| 18:43 | Rhode Island | John Futch makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 18:43 | Rhode Island | John Futch makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 18:30 | Dayton | Clark Wood misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Craig Cloutier - foul #1 on Craig Cloutier, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| 18:30 | Dayton | Clark Wood makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 18:30 | Dayton | Clark Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 18:14 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-40 |
| 18:13 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to John Futch | 31-40 |
| 17:53 | Rhode Island | William Lott steps in front of the Craig Cloutier pass | 31-40 |
| 17:32 | Dayton | Clark Wood misses the driving attempt from the right block | 31-40 |
| 17:30 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Chen Xiang | 31-40 |
| 17:13 | Dayton | Stephen Johnson is called for the reach on William Lott - foul #3 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #3 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf (SF) Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd (C) William Lott | |
| 17:04 | Dayton | The short jumper by Clark Wood is denied by Craig Cloutier | 31-40 |
| 17:03 | Dayton | Chen Xiang hits the follow up shot | 31-42 |
| 16:39 | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-42 |
| 16:38 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd grabs the defensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 16:34 | Dayton | Chen Xiang connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Eldon Fox | 31-44 |
| 16:20 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert McKlveen (PG), Wayne Favors (SG), David Weinman (SF), Scott Strothers (C) Bruce Simpson, Andrei Zeches, Craig Cloutier, John Futch | |
| Subs | Dayton | William Gehrke (PG), Willis Conner (SG), Kirk Thedford (SF), Harold Hanson (PF) Eldon Fox, Chen Xiang, Joseph Crumpton, Clark Wood | |
| 16:06 | Dayton | Scott Strothers picks off the pass by Kirk Thedford | 31-44 |
| 15:47 | Rhode Island | Robert McKlveen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson (SF) Robert McKlveen | |
| Subs | Dayton | William Lott (C) Nicholas Shepherd | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Wayne Favors (fresh) SG - David Weinman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Metcalf (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Strothers (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Gehrke (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willis Conner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kirk Thedford (fresh) PF - Harold Hanson (fresh) C - William Lott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Dayton | William Lott misses the lay-in | 31-44 |
| 15:25 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Robert Metcalf | 31-44 |
| 15:20 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors banks in the layup on a great pass from Stephen Johnson | 33-44 |
| 14:57 | Dayton | Harold Hanson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 33-44 |
| 14:56 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Stephen Johnson | 33-44 |
| 14:42 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Wayne Favors, team foul #4 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson (PG), Andrei Zeches (SG), Craig Cloutier (PF), John Futch (C) Wayne Favors, David Weinman, Robert Metcalf, Scott Strothers | |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (PG), Chen Xiang (SG), Joseph Crumpton (SF), Clark Wood (PF) William Gehrke, Willis Conner, Kirk Thedford, Harold Hanson | |
| 14:25 | Dayton | Chen Xiang clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-44 |
| 14:23 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier grabs the defensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 14:06 | Rhode Island | Eldon Fox steals the ball from John Futch | 33-44 |
| 13:47 | Dayton | William Lott misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by John Futch - foul #3 on John Futch, team foul #5 | 33-44 |
| 13:47 | Dayton | William Lott makes the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 13:47 | Dayton | William Lott makes the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 13:36 | Rhode Island | John Futch lays it in set up by Craig Cloutier | 35-46 |
| 13:16 | Dayton | William Lott clanks a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Stephen Johnson - foul #4 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #6 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf (SF) Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 13:16 | Dayton | William Lott makes the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 13:16 | Dayton | William Lott makes the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 13:06 | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by William Lott - foul #3 on William Lott, team foul #2 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd (C) William Lott | |
| 13:06 | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf makes the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 13:06 | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 12:53 | Dayton | Eldon Fox misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-48 |
| 12:51 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton tips it in | 37-50 |
| 12:33 | Rhode Island | John Futch misses the easy layup | 37-50 |
| 12:31 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier gets the offensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 12:20 | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf loses the dribble to Joseph Crumpton | 37-50 |
| 12:04 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-50 |
| 12:02 | Rhode Island | John Futch gets the rebound | 37-50 |
| 11:50 | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Craig Cloutier | 39-50 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bruce Simpson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrei Zeches (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Metcalf (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Craig Cloutier (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John Futch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Eldon Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chen Xiang (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Clark Wood (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Shepherd (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Dayton | Clark Wood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-50 |
| 11:32 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd misses the tip | 39-50 |
| 11:30 | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf gets the rebound | 39-50 |
| 11:26 | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 39-50 |
| 11:24 | Dayton | Clark Wood grabs the board | 39-50 |
| 11:10 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Eldon Fox | 39-53 |
| 10:54 | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf hits the finger roll set up by Andrei Zeches | 41-53 |
| 10:45 | Dayton | The jumper by Clark Wood is denied by Andrei Zeches | 41-53 |
| 10:43 | Rhode Island | John Futch grabs the defensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 10:20 | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert McKlveen (PG), Wayne Favors (SG), David Weinman (SF), Scott Strothers (PF), Jamie Palmer (C) Bruce Simpson, Andrei Zeches, Robert Metcalf, Craig Cloutier, John Futch | |
| Subs | Dayton | William Gehrke (PG), Willis Conner (SG), Kirk Thedford (SF), Harold Hanson (PF), William Lott (C) Eldon Fox, Chen Xiang, Joseph Crumpton, Clark Wood, Nicholas Shepherd | |
| 10:09 | Dayton | Wayne Favors steals it from William Gehrke | 41-53 |
| 09:56 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 41-53 |
| 09:54 | Dayton | Harold Hanson gets the rebound | 41-53 |
| 09:40 | Dayton | David Weinman steals the ball from Willis Conner | 41-53 |
| 09:15 | Rhode Island | Jamie Palmer makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Wayne Favors | 43-53 |
| 09:08 | Dayton | William Gehrke scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Kirk Thedford | 43-56 |
| 08:43 | Rhode Island | Jamie Palmer misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-56 |
| 08:42 | Rhode Island | David Weinman pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-56 |
| 08:24 | Rhode Island | David Weinman makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Wayne Favors | 46-56 |
| 08:04 | Dayton | Harold Hanson buries a driving attempt in the paint | 46-58 |
| 07:44 | Rhode Island | Jamie Palmer clanks a floater from the right side | 46-58 |
| 07:43 | Dayton | William Lott gets the rebound | 46-58 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert McKlveen (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Wayne Favors (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Weinman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Scott Strothers (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jamie Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Gehrke (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willis Conner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kirk Thedford (fresh) PF - Harold Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Lott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Dayton | William Gehrke is fouled on the floor by Wayne Favors - foul #3 on Wayne Favors, team foul #7 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson (PG), Andrei Zeches (SG), Stephen Johnson (SF), Craig Cloutier (PF), John Futch (C) Robert McKlveen, Wayne Favors, David Weinman, Scott Strothers, Jamie Palmer | |
| Subs | Dayton | Chen Xiang (SG), Joseph Crumpton (SF), Clark Wood (PF), Nicholas Shepherd (C) Willis Conner, Kirk Thedford, Harold Hanson, William Lott | |
| 07:26 | Dayton | William Gehrke misses the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 07:26 | Rhode Island | John Futch grabs the defensive rebound | 46-58 |
| 06:59 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-58 |
| 06:57 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd snags the defensive board | 46-58 |
| 06:36 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-58 |
| 06:35 | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-58 |
| 06:22 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Bruce Simpson | 49-58 |
| 06:06 | Dayton | Chen Xiang knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by William Gehrke | 49-61 |
| 05:50 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Bruce Simpson | 52-61 |
| 05:22 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd is fouled on the floor by Andrei Zeches - foul #3 on Andrei Zeches, team foul #8 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (PG), Willis Conner (SF) William Gehrke, Joseph Crumpton | |
| 05:22 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 05:22 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd misses the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 05:22 | Rhode Island | John Futch grabs the board | 52-62 |
| 05:10 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Willis Conner - foul #3 on Willis Conner, team foul #3 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Dayton | William Lott (C) Nicholas Shepherd | |
| 05:10 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 05:10 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 04:50 | Dayton | Clark Wood clanks a shot from the left side | 54-62 |
| 04:48 | Dayton | William Lott tips it home | 54-64 |
| 04:38 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-64 |
| 04:36 | Dayton | Chen Xiang gets the rebound | 54-64 |
| 04:24 | Dayton | Stephen Johnson is called for the reach on Eldon Fox - foul #5 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #9 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf (SF), Scott Strothers (C) Stephen Johnson, John Futch | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 04:24 | Dayton | Eldon Fox makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 04:24 | Dayton | Eldon Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:04 | Rhode Island | William Lott steals it from Scott Strothers | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:50 | Dayton | Robert Metcalf blocks the short jumper by Willis Conner | 54-66 |
| 03:49 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier grabs the board | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-66 |
| 03:42 | Dayton | Eldon Fox grabs the board | 54-66 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bruce Simpson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrei Zeches (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Metcalf (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Craig Cloutier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Strothers (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Eldon Fox (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Chen Xiang (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SF - Willis Conner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clark Wood (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - William Lott (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Dayton | Willis Conner drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Chen Xiang | 54-68 |
| 03:10 | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 54-68 |
| 03:08 | Rhode Island | Scott Strothers grabs the offensive rebound | 54-68 |
| 03:01 | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Craig Cloutier | 57-68 |
| 02:32 | Dayton | Willis Conner is fouled on the floor by Craig Cloutier - foul #2 on Craig Cloutier, team foul #10 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors (PG), David Weinman (SG), John Futch (C) Bruce Simpson, Andrei Zeches, Craig Cloutier | |
| Subs | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton (SF), Kirk Thedford (PF), Nicholas Shepherd (C) Chen Xiang, Clark Wood, William Lott | |
| 02:32 | Dayton | Willis Conner misses the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 02:32 | Dayton | Willis Conner misses the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 02:32 | Rhode Island | Scott Strothers gets the rebound | 57-68 |
| 02:32 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-68 |
| 02:19 | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf can't finish the layup | 57-68 |
| 02:17 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd pulls down the rebound | 57-68 |
| 02:01 | Dayton | Eldon Fox clanks a 3 from straight away | 57-68 |
| 02:00 | Dayton | Kirk Thedford gets the offensive rebound | 57-68 |
| 01:47 | Dayton | Kirk Thedford misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Scott Strothers - foul #2 on Scott Strothers, team foul #11 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert McKlveen (PG) John Futch | |
| Subs | Dayton | William Gehrke (PG), Harold Hanson (PF) Eldon Fox, Joseph Crumpton | |
| 01:47 | Dayton | Kirk Thedford misses the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 01:47 | Dayton | Kirk Thedford makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 01:28 | Rhode Island | Scott Strothers clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 57-69 |
| 01:27 | Dayton | Willis Conner grabs the board | 57-69 |
| 01:06 | Dayton | Harold Hanson's pass is intercepted by Wayne Favors | 57-69 |
| 01:03 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors hits the finger roll | 59-69 |
| 00:41 | Dayton | Kirk Thedford scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 59-72 |
| 00:32 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd snags the defensive board | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd is fouled on the floor by Scott Strothers - foul #3 on Scott Strothers, team foul #12 | 59-72 |
| 00:10 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd makes the 1st free throw | 59-73 |
| 00:10 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd misses the 2nd free throw | 59-73 |
| 00:10 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Wayne Favors | 59-73 |
| 00:04 | Rhode Island | Scott Strothers hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-73 |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | David Weinman tips it in | 61-73 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | William Gehrke runs out the clock | 61-73 |