| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Richard Jasso (fresh) SG - Julian Bartell (fresh) SF - Gene Reid (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Morris Arthur (fresh) 7 pts. C - Dustin Vandeberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tim Banister (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Connolly (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Dike (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Mitchell Scott (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Gene Reid inbounds the ball | 22-29 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:42 | East Carolina | Richard Jasso knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 25-29 |
| 19:18 | Dayton | Tim Banister scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Michael Thompson | 25-32 |
| 19:14 | East Carolina | Gene Reid misses the dunk | 25-32 |
| 19:12 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott grabs the board | 25-32 |
| 18:46 | Dayton | Robert Dike is hacked by Julian Bartell - foul #2 on Julian Bartell, team foul #1 | 25-32 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla (PG), James Norris (SG), Lyle Ryan (PF), Kevin Kays (C) Richard Jasso, Julian Bartell, Gene Reid, Dustin Vandeberg | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 18:29 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott is whistled for a carry | 25-32 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Evans (C) Kevin Kays | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 18:15 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur misses the lay-in | 25-32 |
| 18:14 | East Carolina | Peter Evans hits the follow up shot | 27-32 |
| 17:48 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Michael Thompson and the foul's on Peter Evans - foul #3 on Peter Evans, team foul #2 | 27-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harold Murrell (PG), Gene Reid (SF), Kevin Kays (C) Michael Quintanilla, Lyle Ryan, Peter Evans | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 17:48 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott makes the free throw | 27-35 |
| 17:39 | East Carolina | Harold Murrell clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 27-35 |
| 17:37 | Dayton | Robert Dike grabs the defensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 17:16 | Dayton | Tim Banister comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-35 |
| 17:15 | Dayton | Robert Dike tips it in | 27-37 |
| 16:51 | East Carolina | Mitchell Scott is called for the reach on Kevin Kays - foul #3 on Mitchell Scott, team foul #1 | 27-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla (PG), Julian Bartell (SG), Lyle Ryan (PF), Dustin Vandeberg (C) Harold Murrell, James Norris, Gene Reid, Kevin Kays | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle (SG), Marvin Bonham (SF), David Kugler (PF), Darrell Presson (C) Michael Thompson, Lloyd Connolly, Robert Dike, Mitchell Scott | |
| 16:34 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 27-37 |
| 16:33 | East Carolina | Dustin Vandeberg can't tip it in | 27-37 |
| 16:32 | Dayton | Tim Banister pulls down the rebound | 27-37 |
| 16:15 | Dayton | Darrell Presson connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Tim Banister | 27-39 |
| 15:59 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Julian Bartell, team foul #3 | 27-39 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Jasso (PG), James Norris (SG), Gene Reid (SF), Peter Evans (C) Michael Quintanilla, Julian Bartell, Lyle Ryan, Dustin Vandeberg | |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Embry (PG) Tim Banister | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Richard Jasso (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Norris (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gene Reid (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Morris Arthur (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Peter Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Mark Embry (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Battle (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Marvin Bonham (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Kugler (fresh) C - Darrell Presson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Dayton | David Kugler makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Marvin Bonham | 27-41 |
| 15:14 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur misses the lay-in but he's hacked by David Kugler - foul #2 on David Kugler, team foul #2 | 27-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Julian Bartell (SG), Lyle Ryan (PF), Kevin Kays (C) James Norris, Gene Reid, Peter Evans | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Thompson (PG), Lloyd Connolly (SF), Robert Dike (PF), Mitchell Scott (C) Mark Embry, Marvin Bonham, David Kugler, Darrell Presson | |
| 15:14 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur misses the 1st free throw | 27-41 |
| 15:14 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur misses the 2nd free throw | 27-41 |
| 15:14 | Dayton | Robert Dike gets the rebound | 27-41 |
| 14:49 | Dayton | Lloyd Connolly clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 27-41 |
| 14:47 | East Carolina | Kevin Kays pulls down the rebound | 27-41 |
| 14:40 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Battle is called for the reach on Julian Bartell - foul #2 on Jeffrey Battle, team foul #3 | 27-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla (PG), Gene Reid (SF), Dustin Vandeberg (C) Richard Jasso, Lyle Ryan, Kevin Kays | |
| Subs | Dayton | Tim Banister (SG) Jeffrey Battle | |
| 14:26 | East Carolina | Gene Reid misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Robert Dike - foul #1 on Robert Dike, team foul #4 | 27-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Norris (SG), Peter Evans (C) Julian Bartell, Dustin Vandeberg | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 14:26 | East Carolina | Gene Reid misses the 1st free throw | 27-41 |
| 14:26 | East Carolina | Gene Reid misses the 2nd free throw | 27-41 |
| 14:26 | Dayton | Robert Dike grabs the board | 27-41 |
| 13:57 | Dayton | Robert Dike blows the layup but he's hacked by Morris Arthur - foul #3 on Morris Arthur, team foul #4 | 27-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harold Murrell (PG), Julian Bartell (SG), Lyle Ryan (PF), Dustin Vandeberg (C) Michael Quintanilla, James Norris, Gene Reid, Peter Evans | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 13:57 | Dayton | Robert Dike makes the 1st free throw | 27-42 |
| 13:57 | Dayton | Robert Dike makes the 2nd free throw | 27-43 |
| 13:39 | East Carolina | Dustin Vandeberg's fadeaway is rejected by Lloyd Connolly | 27-43 |
| 13:38 | Dayton | Lloyd Connolly snags the defensive board | 27-43 |
| 13:16 | Dayton | Michael Thompson misses the fadeaway from the left side | 27-43 |
| 13:14 | East Carolina | Dustin Vandeberg pulls down the rebound | 27-43 |
| 13:10 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Jasso (PG), James Norris (SG), Gene Reid (SF), Kevin Kays (C) Harold Murrell, Julian Bartell, Lyle Ryan, Dustin Vandeberg | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle (SG), Marvin Bonham (SF), Darrell Presson (C) Michael Thompson, Lloyd Connolly, Mitchell Scott | |
| 12:41 | Dayton | Robert Dike misses the dunk | 27-43 |
| 12:40 | East Carolina | Gene Reid grabs the board | 27-43 |
| 12:36 | East Carolina | Darrell Presson blocks the short jumper by Kevin Kays | 27-43 |
| 12:34 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham pulls down the rebound | 27-43 |
| 12:28 | Dayton | Gene Reid steps in front of the Darrell Presson pass | 27-43 |
| 12:21 | East Carolina | Gene Reid hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-43 |
| 12:19 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur gets the offensive rebound | 27-43 |
| 12:10 | East Carolina | Richard Jasso knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-43 |
| 11:45 | Dayton | Darrell Presson scores on a turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Kevin Kays - foul #1 on Kevin Kays, team foul #5 | 30-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla (PG), Julian Bartell (SG), Peter Evans (SF), Lyle Ryan (PF), Dustin Vandeberg (C) Richard Jasso, James Norris, Gene Reid, Morris Arthur, Kevin Kays | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Thompson (PG), Lloyd Connolly (SF), David Kugler (PF) Jeffrey Battle, Marvin Bonham, Robert Dike | |
| 11:45 | Dayton | Darrell Presson makes the free throw | 30-46 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Quintanilla (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Julian Bartell (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Peter Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lyle Ryan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dustin Vandeberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tim Banister (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lloyd Connolly (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Kugler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Darrell Presson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 30-46 |
| 11:22 | Dayton | David Kugler grabs the board | 30-46 |
| 10:57 | Dayton | Dustin Vandeberg picks off the pass by David Kugler | 30-46 |
| 10:50 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 30-46 |
| 10:49 | East Carolina | Dustin Vandeberg can't tip it in | 30-46 |
| 10:47 | Dayton | Michael Thompson snags the defensive board | 30-46 |
| 10:25 | Dayton | Michael Thompson hits a jumper from the right side | 30-48 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 10:12 | East Carolina | Lyle Ryan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-48 |
| 10:10 | Dayton | Darrell Presson gets the rebound | 30-48 |
| 09:45 | Dayton | Darrell Presson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-48 |
| 09:43 | Dayton | David Kugler misses the tip | 30-48 |
| 09:42 | East Carolina | Peter Evans gets the rebound | 30-48 |
| 09:35 | East Carolina | Dustin Vandeberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Jasso (PG), James Norris (SG), Gene Reid (SF), Morris Arthur (PF), Kevin Kays (C) Michael Quintanilla, Julian Bartell, Peter Evans, Lyle Ryan, Dustin Vandeberg | |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Embry (PG), Jeffrey Battle (SG), Marvin Bonham (SF), Robert Dike (PF), Mitchell Scott (C) Michael Thompson, Tim Banister, Lloyd Connolly, David Kugler, Darrell Presson | |
| 09:12 | Dayton | Mark Embry misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 30-48 |
| 09:10 | East Carolina | Kevin Kays grabs the defensive rebound | 30-48 |
| 09:06 | East Carolina | Mark Embry takes the ball from Richard Jasso | 30-48 |
| 08:41 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-48 |
| 08:39 | East Carolina | Kevin Kays pulls down the rebound | 30-48 |
| 08:33 | East Carolina | Marvin Bonham denies the turnaround by Gene Reid | 30-48 |
| 08:32 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham grabs the board | 30-48 |
| 08:07 | Dayton | Robert Dike hits a runner from close range and he's hacked by Morris Arthur - foul #4 on Morris Arthur, team foul #6 | 30-50 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harold Murrell (PG), Julian Bartell (SG), Francis Dull (PF), Dustin Vandeberg (C) Richard Jasso, James Norris, Morris Arthur, Kevin Kays | |
| Subs | Dayton | Tim Banister (PG) Mark Embry | |
| 08:07 | Dayton | Robert Dike makes the free throw | 30-51 |
| 07:56 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell misses short on a floater from close range | 30-51 |
| 07:54 | East Carolina | Harold Murrell gets the offensive rebound | 30-51 |
| 07:39 | East Carolina | Harold Murrell's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Dike | 30-51 |
| 07:38 | Dayton | Robert Dike gets the rebound | 30-51 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Harold Murrell (fresh) SG - Julian Bartell (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Gene Reid (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Francis Dull (fresh) C - Dustin Vandeberg (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Tim Banister (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Battle (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Marvin Bonham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Dike (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Mitchell Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:09 | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle clanks a jump hook in the paint | 30-51 |
| 07:08 | East Carolina | Francis Dull pulls down the rebound | 30-51 |
| 07:05 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Battle steps in front of the Harold Murrell pass in the backcourt | 30-51 |
| 06:36 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott is fouled on the floor by Dustin Vandeberg - foul #1 on Dustin Vandeberg, team foul #7 | 30-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla (PG), James Norris (SG), Peter Evans (SF), Lyle Ryan (PF), Kevin Kays (C) Harold Murrell, Julian Bartell, Gene Reid, Francis Dull, Dustin Vandeberg | |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Hill (PG), Mark Embry (SG), David Kugler (SF), Darrell Presson (PF) Tim Banister, Jeffrey Battle, Marvin Bonham, Robert Dike | |
| 06:36 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott makes the 1st free throw | 30-52 |
| 06:36 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 30-53 |
| 06:20 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by James Norris and he's fouled by Charles Hill - foul #1 on Charles Hill, team foul #5 | 32-53 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Marvin Bonham (SF) Mitchell Scott | |
| 06:20 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla makes the free throw | 33-53 |
| 05:56 | Dayton | Darrell Presson misses short on a shot from the right side | 33-53 |
| 05:54 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham tips it back up and in | 33-55 |
| 05:49 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Peter Evans and he's fouled by Charles Hill - foul #2 on Charles Hill, team foul #6 | 35-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harold Murrell (PG) James Norris | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 05:49 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla makes the free throw | 36-55 |
| 05:28 | Dayton | Mark Embry is fouled on the floor by Michael Quintanilla - foul #2 on Michael Quintanilla, team foul #8 | 36-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Norris (SG) Harold Murrell | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle (SG) Marvin Bonham | |
| 05:28 | Dayton | Mark Embry makes the 1st free throw | 36-56 |
| 05:28 | Dayton | Mark Embry makes the 2nd free throw | 36-57 |
| 05:13 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-57 |
| 05:12 | East Carolina | Peter Evans pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-57 |
| 05:01 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla's pass is intercepted by Charles Hill | 36-57 |
| 04:57 | Dayton | Charles Hill misses the lay-in | 36-57 |
| 04:56 | East Carolina | Peter Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 36-57 |
| 04:41 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lyle Ryan | 38-57 |
| 04:18 | Dayton | Lyle Ryan takes the ball from David Kugler | 38-57 |
| 03:56 | East Carolina | The jump hook by Michael Quintanilla is blocked by David Kugler | 38-57 |
| 03:54 | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle pulls down the rebound | 38-57 |
| 03:48 | Dayton | Darrell Presson loses the dribble to James Norris | 38-57 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:21 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 38-57 |
| 03:19 | East Carolina | Peter Evans tips it back up and in | 40-57 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Quintanilla (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Norris (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Peter Evans (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lyle Ryan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Kays (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Charles Hill (fairly fresh) SG - Jeffrey Battle (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mark Embry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Kugler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrell Presson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Jeffrey Battle, team foul #7 | 40-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harold Murrell (PG), Francis Dull (PF) Michael Quintanilla, Kevin Kays | |
| Subs | Dayton | Marvin Bonham (SF) Charles Hill | |
| 02:38 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Battle steals the ball from Harold Murrell | 40-57 |
| 02:15 | Dayton | Mark Embry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Peter Evans - foul #4 on Peter Evans, team foul #9 | 40-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla (SG), Kevin Kays (C) James Norris, Lyle Ryan | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 02:15 | Dayton | Mark Embry makes the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 02:15 | Dayton | Mark Embry misses the 2nd free throw | 40-58 |
| 02:15 | East Carolina | Francis Dull pulls down the rebound | 40-58 |
| 02:08 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla can't throw it down but he's hacked by Jeffrey Battle - foul #4 on Jeffrey Battle, team foul #8 | 40-58 |
| 02:08 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla makes the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 02:08 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla makes the 2nd free throw | 42-58 |
| 01:39 | Dayton | Francis Dull swats the layup by Darrell Presson | 42-58 |
| 01:38 | Dayton | Darrell Presson hits the follow up shot | 42-60 |
| 01:25 | East Carolina | Francis Dull clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-60 |
| 01:24 | Dayton | Darrell Presson gets the rebound | 42-60 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:01 | Dayton | Darrell Presson comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Kevin Kays - foul #2 on Kevin Kays, team foul #10 | 42-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Norris (SG), Lyle Ryan (PF) Harold Murrell, Francis Dull | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 01:01 | Dayton | Darrell Presson misses the 1st free throw | 42-60 |
| 01:01 | Dayton | Darrell Presson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-61 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-61 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Dayton | David Kugler can't finish the layup | 42-61 |
| 00:30 | Dayton | Darrell Presson misses the tip | 42-61 |
| 00:29 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla grabs the board | 42-61 |
| 00:23 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 42-61 |
| 00:21 | Dayton | Darrell Presson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-61 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Mark Embry runs out the clock | 42-61 |