| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tim Banister (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Connolly (fresh) PF - Robert Dike (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mitchell Scott (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Thomas Fuller (fresh) SG - Christopher Ellis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Bernard Hartley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Mayers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Thornton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Lloyd Connolly inbounds the ball | 33-27 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:48 | Dayton | Robert Mayers steps in front of the Michael Thompson pass | 33-27 |
| 19:21 | Houston | Lloyd Connolly is called for the reach on Thomas Fuller - foul #3 on Lloyd Connolly, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | Marvin Bonham (SF) Lloyd Connolly | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 19:03 | Houston | Bernard Hartley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-27 |
| 18:44 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-27 |
| 18:30 | Houston | Robert Mayers hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-29 |
| 18:16 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 35-29 |
| 18:14 | Houston | Scott Thornton snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| 17:52 | Houston | Bernard Hartley misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-29 |
| 17:50 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| 17:35 | Dayton | Michael Thompson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Scott Thornton - foul #1 on Scott Thornton, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Houston | David Morris (PG) Thomas Fuller | |
| 17:35 | Dayton | Michael Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 17:35 | Dayton | Michael Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 17:35 | Houston | Scott Thornton grabs the defensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 17:11 | Houston | Scott Thornton loses the dribble to Michael Thompson | 36-29 |
| 16:46 | Dayton | Tim Banister drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 16:34 | Houston | Scott Thornton knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 38-31 |
| 16:24 | Dayton | Tim Banister is hacked by Christopher Ellis - foul #1 on Christopher Ellis, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle (SG), David Kugler (PF), Darrell Presson (C) Michael Thompson, Robert Dike, Mitchell Scott | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Fuller (PG), John Hinkle (PF), John Ginter (C) Christopher Ellis, Robert Mayers, Scott Thornton | |
| 16:13 | Dayton | Darrell Presson buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Tim Banister | 40-31 |
| 15:47 | Houston | John Hinkle connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Fuller | 40-33 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Tim Banister (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Battle (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Marvin Bonham (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Kugler (fresh) 4 pts. C - Darrell Presson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Thomas Fuller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Morris (fresh) SF - Bernard Hartley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Hinkle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Ginter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:18 | Dayton | John Hinkle takes the ball from Jeffrey Battle | 40-33 |
| 15:00 | Houston | Bernard Hartley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 14:58 | Dayton | Darrell Presson snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 14:41 | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 40-33 |
| 14:39 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham grabs the offensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 14:21 | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle misses the shot from the left side | 40-33 |
| 14:19 | Houston | The rebound goes to John Hinkle | 40-33 |
| 14:04 | Houston | Tim Banister is called for the reach on Thomas Fuller - foul #1 on Tim Banister, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Thompson (PG), Lloyd Connolly (SF), Robert Dike (PF), Mitchell Scott (C) Tim Banister, Marvin Bonham, David Kugler, Darrell Presson | |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Shelton (PG), Shawn Callier (SG), Robert Mayers (PF), Scott Thornton (C) Thomas Fuller, David Morris, Bernard Hartley, John Ginter | |
| 13:49 | Houston | Shawn Callier misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 13:47 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Mitchell Scott | 40-33 |
| 13:29 | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle loses the dribble to Scott Thornton | 40-33 |
| 13:00 | Houston | Robert Mayers blows the layup but the foul's on Michael Thompson - foul #1 on Michael Thompson, team foul #3 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Embry (SG) Jeffrey Battle | |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Ellis (SF) John Hinkle | |
| 13:00 | Houston | Robert Mayers makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 13:00 | Houston | Robert Mayers makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 12:40 | Dayton | Christopher Ellis takes the ball from Mark Embry | 40-35 |
| 12:16 | Houston | Shawn Callier misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 12:15 | Dayton | Robert Dike snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 12:07 | Dayton | Michael Thompson drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Mark Embry | 42-35 |
| 11:41 | Houston | Scott Thornton's layup is rejected by Robert Dike | 42-35 |
| 11:40 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Mayers | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Embry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Connolly (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Robert Dike (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Mitchell Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Travis Shelton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shawn Callier (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Ellis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Mayers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Thornton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Houston | Robert Dike denies the turnaround by Travis Shelton | 42-35 |
| 11:19 | Dayton | Lloyd Connolly gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 11:13 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Mark Embry | 44-35 |
| 11:00 | Houston | Shawn Callier misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-35 |
| 10:59 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Ellis | 44-35 |
| 10:41 | Houston | Shawn Callier is hacked by Mark Embry - foul #1 on Mark Embry, team foul #4 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | Tim Banister (PG), Jeffrey Battle (SG), Marvin Bonham (SF), David Kugler (PF), Darrell Presson (C) Michael Thompson, Mark Embry, Lloyd Connolly, Robert Dike, Mitchell Scott | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Fuller (PG), Bernard Hartley (SF), John Hinkle (PF), John Ginter (C) Travis Shelton, Christopher Ellis, Robert Mayers, Scott Thornton | |
| 10:25 | Houston | Shawn Callier hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-38 |
| 10:17 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Hinkle - foul #3 on John Hinkle, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Houston | David Morris (SG) Shawn Callier | |
| 10:17 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 10:17 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham misses the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 10:17 | Houston | John Ginter gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| 10:02 | Houston | John Ginter's floater is tipped away by Darrell Presson | 45-38 |
| 10:01 | Dayton | David Kugler snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 09:34 | Dayton | Darrell Presson misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by John Ginter - foul #1 on John Ginter, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Ellis (SG), Robert Mayers (PF) David Morris, John Ginter | |
| 09:34 | Dayton | Darrell Presson misses the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 09:34 | Dayton | Darrell Presson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 09:09 | Houston | Robert Mayers can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 46-38 |
| 09:07 | Houston | John Hinkle pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 08:55 | Houston | Bernard Hartley is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Bernard Hartley, team foul #5 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lloyd Connolly (SF), Robert Dike (PF), Mitchell Scott (C) Marvin Bonham, David Kugler, Darrell Presson | |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Callier (SG) Christopher Ellis | |
| 08:35 | Dayton | Robert Mayers blocks the short jumper by Mitchell Scott | 46-38 |
| 08:33 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott tips it back up and in | 48-38 |
| 08:09 | Houston | Thomas Fuller is whistled for a carry | 48-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Thompson (PG) Jeffrey Battle | |
| Subs | Houston | David Morris (PG), Scott Thornton (C) Thomas Fuller, John Hinkle | |
| 08:01 | Dayton | Bernard Hartley blocks the short jumper by Tim Banister | 48-38 |
| 08:00 | Houston | David Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 07:43 | Houston | Robert Mayers scores on a floater from the right block set up by Shawn Callier | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tim Banister (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lloyd Connolly (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Robert Dike (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Mitchell Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Morris (fresh) SG - Shawn Callier (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bernard Hartley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Mayers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Thornton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Dayton | Shawn Callier steals it from Michael Thompson | 48-40 |
| 07:19 | Houston | Shawn Callier hits the finger roll | 48-42 |
| 06:59 | Dayton | Michael Thompson misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-42 |
| 06:58 | Houston | Robert Mayers snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 06:33 | Houston | Scott Thornton is fouled on the floor by Mitchell Scott - foul #3 on Mitchell Scott, team foul #5 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle (SG), Marvin Bonham (SF), David Kugler (PF), Darrell Presson (C) Tim Banister, Lloyd Connolly, Robert Dike, Mitchell Scott | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Fuller (PG), John Hinkle (SF), Christopher Ellis (PF), John Ginter (C) David Morris, Bernard Hartley, Robert Mayers, Scott Thornton | |
| 06:13 | Houston | Shawn Callier hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 05:52 | Dayton | Darrell Presson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Embry (PG) Michael Thompson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:37 | Houston | John Ginter misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 48-45 |
| 05:35 | Dayton | David Kugler pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 05:29 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Hinkle - foul #4 on John Hinkle, team foul #6 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | Tim Banister (PG), Robert Dike (PF) Mark Embry, David Kugler | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:29 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 05:29 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 05:04 | Houston | Christopher Ellis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 05:02 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Darrell Presson | 50-45 |
| 04:43 | Dayton | Darrell Presson buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-45 |
| 04:17 | Houston | Christopher Ellis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-45 |
| 04:15 | Dayton | Darrell Presson gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 04:01 | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle double dribbles | 52-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Thompson (PG), Lloyd Connolly (SF), Mitchell Scott (C) Jeffrey Battle, Marvin Bonham, Darrell Presson | |
| Subs | Houston | David Morris (PG), Bernard Hartley (SF), Robert Mayers (PF), Scott Thornton (C) Thomas Fuller, Shawn Callier, John Hinkle, John Ginter | |
| 03:33 | Houston | Bernard Hartley misses the lay-in | 52-45 |
| 03:32 | Dayton | Robert Dike pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tim Banister (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lloyd Connolly (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Robert Dike (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Mitchell Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Morris (fresh) SG - Christopher Ellis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Bernard Hartley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Mayers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Thornton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Dayton | Tim Banister makes the shot from the left side set up by Lloyd Connolly and the foul's on Christopher Ellis - foul #2 on Christopher Ellis, team foul #7 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | David Kugler (PF) Robert Dike | |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Shelton (SG) Christopher Ellis | |
| 03:14 | Dayton | Tim Banister makes the free throw | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:52 | Houston | Robert Mayers lays it up and in on a great pass from David Morris | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:24 | Dayton | Tim Banister misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-47 |
| 02:22 | Houston | Bernard Hartley grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 02:22 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Dike (PF) David Kugler | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Fuller (PG), Shawn Callier (SG) David Morris, Travis Shelton | |
| 02:09 | Houston | Shawn Callier misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-47 |
| 02:08 | Houston | Thomas Fuller grabs the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 01:46 | Houston | Bernard Hartley's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Dike | 55-47 |
| 01:45 | Dayton | Robert Dike gets the rebound | 55-47 |
| 01:16 | Dayton | Scott Thornton blocks the jumper by Michael Thompson | 55-47 |
| 01:14 | Houston | Robert Mayers pulls down the rebound | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:01 | Houston | Shawn Callier comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 00:59 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott gets the rebound | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:58 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Fuller - foul #2 on Thomas Fuller, team foul #8 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle (SG), Mark Embry (SF) Michael Thompson, Lloyd Connolly | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:58 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 00:58 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:53 | Houston | Bernard Hartley misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 00:51 | Houston | Robert Mayers hits the follow up shot | 57-49 |
| 00:51 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-49 |
| 00:48 | Dayton | Thomas Fuller is called for the reach on Tim Banister in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Fuller, team foul #9 | 57-49 |
| 00:48 | Dayton | Tim Banister makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:48 | Dayton | Tim Banister makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:41 | Houston | Shawn Callier's pass is intercepted by Tim Banister | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:21 | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle buries a jump hook from the baseline | 61-49 |
| 00:17 | Houston | Bernard Hartley makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-52 |
| 00:17 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Thompson (PG), Lloyd Connolly (SF) Jeffrey Battle, Mark Embry | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:16 | Dayton | Robert Dike is hacked by Thomas Fuller in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Fuller, team foul #10 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle (SG), Mark Embry (SF) Michael Thompson, Lloyd Connolly | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:16 | Dayton | Robert Dike makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:16 | Dayton | Robert Dike makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:09 | Houston | Bernard Hartley is hacked by Mark Embry - foul #2 on Mark Embry, team foul #6 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | Marvin Bonham (SF), David Kugler (PF), Darrell Presson (C) Tim Banister, Robert Dike, Mitchell Scott | |
| Subs | Houston | David Morris (PG), Christopher Ellis (SG), John Hinkle (SF), John Ginter (PF), John Taylor (C) Thomas Fuller, Shawn Callier, Bernard Hartley, Robert Mayers, Scott Thornton | |
| 00:07 | Houston | John Ginter buries a fadeaway from the left side | 63-54 |
| 00:07 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Tim Banister (PG), Robert Dike (PF), Mitchell Scott (C) Marvin Bonham, David Kugler, Darrell Presson | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Fuller (PG), Shawn Callier (SG), Bernard Hartley (SF), Robert Mayers (PF), Scott Thornton (C) David Morris, Christopher Ellis, John Hinkle, John Ginter, John Taylor | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Tim Banister runs out the clock | 63-54 |