| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fresh) SG - Brandon Lee (fresh) SF - Thomas Sims (fresh) PF - Daniel Walter (fresh) C - Justin Bell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Gehrke (fresh) SG - Frankie McCance (fresh) SF - Joseph Crumpton (fresh) PF - Clark Wood (fresh) C - William Lott (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Clark Wood wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Dayton | Frankie McCance misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Iowa | The rebound goes to George Williams | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Iowa | Clark Wood is called for the reach on Thomas Sims - foul #1 on Clark Wood, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Iowa | Brandon Lee loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Dayton | Clark Wood scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from William Gehrke and he's hacked by Thomas Sims - foul #1 on Thomas Sims, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Dayton | Clark Wood makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:34 | Iowa | Brandon Lee clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:33 | Iowa | Justin Bell tips it home | 2-3 |
| 18:12 | Dayton | Clark Wood scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Joseph Crumpton | 2-6 |
| 17:53 | Iowa | Justin Bell misses short on a shot from the left side | 2-6 |
| 17:51 | Dayton | William Gehrke grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:34 | Dayton | Frankie McCance misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 17:33 | Iowa | Thomas Sims pulls down the rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:12 | Iowa | Brandon Lee connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 5-6 |
| 16:59 | Dayton | Clark Wood hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 5-6 |
| 16:57 | Iowa | Thomas Sims gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:43 | Iowa | Brandon Lee clanks a 3 from the left corner | 5-6 |
| 16:42 | Iowa | Justin Bell tips it in | 7-6 |
| 16:24 | Dayton | William Lott buries a jumpshot from the right side | 7-8 |
| 16:09 | Iowa | Daniel Walter misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Clark Wood - foul #2 on Clark Wood, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Travis White (PG), Kirk Thedford (SG), Travis Yarmitsky (SF), Nicholas Shepherd (PF), Raymond Cambridge (C) William Gehrke, Frankie McCance, Joseph Crumpton, Clark Wood, William Lott | |
| 16:09 | Iowa | Daniel Walter misses the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:09 | Iowa | Daniel Walter makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:49 | Dayton | Kirk Thedford misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 15:47 | Iowa | Justin Bell grabs the board | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fresh) SG - Brandon Lee (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Sims (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Walter (fresh) 1 pts. C - Justin Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Travis White (fresh) SG - Kirk Thedford (fresh) SF - Travis Yarmitsky (fresh) PF - Nicholas Shepherd (fresh) C - Raymond Cambridge (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Iowa | George Williams comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 8-8 |
| 15:28 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 15:02 | Dayton | Kirk Thedford misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 8-8 |
| 15:01 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd tips it home | 8-10 |
| 14:35 | Iowa | Thomas Sims is fouled on the floor by Travis Yarmitsky - foul #1 on Travis Yarmitsky, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Winfrey (SG), Randy Darby (SF), Efrain Mahlum (C) George Williams, Thomas Sims, Justin Bell | |
| Subs | Dayton | Frankie McCance (SG), Joseph Crumpton (SF) Kirk Thedford, Travis Yarmitsky | |
| 14:14 | Iowa | Randy Darby knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brandon Lee | 10-10 |
| 14:02 | Dayton | Travis White is hacked by Daniel Walter - foul #1 on Daniel Walter, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Dayton | William Gehrke (PG), William Lott (C) Travis White, Raymond Cambridge | |
| 13:57 | Dayton | Daniel Walter steals the ball from Frankie McCance | 10-10 |
| 13:45 | Iowa | William Gehrke is called for the reach on Brandon Lee - foul #1 on William Gehrke, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Kirk Thedford (PF) Nicholas Shepherd | |
| 13:32 | Iowa | The jump hook by Randy Darby is blocked by Joseph Crumpton | 10-10 |
| 13:31 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton grabs the defensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 13:19 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Brandon Lee - foul #1 on Brandon Lee, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Sims (SF), Justin Bell (C) Randy Darby, Efrain Mahlum | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 13:19 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:19 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:58 | Iowa | Justin Bell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 12:57 | Iowa | Brandon Lee tips it home | 12-12 |
| 12:30 | Dayton | Justin Bell swats the short shot by William Gehrke | 12-12 |
| 12:28 | Dayton | Kirk Thedford grabs the offensive board | 12-12 |
| 12:11 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton travels with the ball | 12-12 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG) Robert Winfrey | |
| Subs | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd (PF) Joseph Crumpton | |
| 11:55 | Iowa | Justin Bell comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on William Lott - foul #1 on William Lott, team foul #5 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Travis White (PG), Raymond Cambridge (C) William Gehrke, William Lott | |
| 11:55 | Iowa | Justin Bell misses the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 11:55 | Iowa | Justin Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 11:40 | Dayton | Frankie McCance loses the dribble to Brandon Lee | 13-12 |
| 11:37 | Iowa | Brandon Lee banks in the layup | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fresh) SG - Brandon Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Sims (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Walter (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Justin Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Travis White (fresh) SG - Frankie McCance (fairly fresh) SF - Kirk Thedford (fresh) PF - Nicholas Shepherd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Cambridge (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Dayton | Kirk Thedford comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Justin Bell - foul #1 on Justin Bell, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Iowa | Randy Darby (SF) Thomas Sims | |
| Subs | Dayton | Travis Yarmitsky (SF) Frankie McCance | |
| 11:19 | Dayton | Kirk Thedford makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 11:19 | Dayton | Kirk Thedford misses the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 11:19 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Daniel Walter | 15-13 |
| 10:55 | Iowa | Justin Bell hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Brandon Lee | 18-13 |
| 10:40 | Dayton | Daniel Walter is called for the reach on Nicholas Shepherd - foul #2 on Daniel Walter, team foul #5 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum (PF), Gerald Lucas (C) Daniel Walter, Justin Bell | |
| Subs | Dayton | William Gehrke (PG), Joseph Crumpton (SF), William Lott (C) Kirk Thedford, Travis Yarmitsky, Raymond Cambridge | |
| 10:21 | Dayton | Travis White misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 18-13 |
| 10:19 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton gets the offensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 10:10 | Dayton | William Lott misses short on a shot from close range | 18-13 |
| 10:08 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Brandon Lee | 18-13 |
| 09:51 | Iowa | Brandon Lee misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-13 |
| 09:50 | Dayton | William Lott grabs the board | 18-13 |
| 09:38 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd drills a fadeaway in the lane and he's fouled by Efrain Mahlum - foul #1 on Efrain Mahlum, team foul #6 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Winfrey (SG), Thomas Sims (SF), Justin Bell (C) Brandon Lee, Randy Darby, Gerald Lucas | |
| Subs | Dayton | Frankie McCance (SG) Travis White | |
| 09:38 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd misses the free throw | 18-15 |
| 09:38 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Thomas Sims | 18-15 |
| 09:30 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by George Williams | 21-15 |
| 09:09 | Dayton | William Gehrke can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 21-15 |
| 09:07 | Iowa | Justin Bell snags the defensive board | 21-15 |
| 08:52 | Iowa | Justin Bell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-15 |
| 08:51 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd snags the defensive board | 21-15 |
| 08:47 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton makes the 3 from the right corner | 21-18 |
| 08:27 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum double dribbles | 21-18 |
| Subs | Iowa | Brandon Lee (PG) George Williams | |
| Subs | Dayton | Travis White (PG), Travis Yarmitsky (SF), Kirk Thedford (PF), Raymond Cambridge (C) William Gehrke, Joseph Crumpton, Nicholas Shepherd, William Lott | |
| 08:07 | Dayton | Kirk Thedford knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Frankie McCance | 21-20 |
| 07:44 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum's pass is intercepted by Kirk Thedford | 21-20 |
| 07:34 | Dayton | Thomas Sims takes the ball from Kirk Thedford | 21-20 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Brandon Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Winfrey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Sims (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Efrain Mahlum (fresh) C - Justin Bell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Travis White (fresh) SG - Frankie McCance (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Travis Yarmitsky (fresh) PF - Kirk Thedford (fresh) 3 pts. C - Raymond Cambridge (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Efrain Mahlum, team foul #7 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Iowa | Randy Darby (PF), Gerald Lucas (C) Efrain Mahlum, Justin Bell | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 06:57 | Dayton | Frankie McCance misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 21-20 |
| 06:55 | Dayton | Travis Yarmitsky tips it home | 21-22 |
| 06:34 | Iowa | Travis Yarmitsky steps in front of the Gerald Lucas pass | 21-22 |
| 06:16 | Dayton | Kirk Thedford misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-22 |
| 06:15 | Iowa | Thomas Sims gets the rebound | 21-22 |
| 06:01 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-22 |
| 05:59 | Dayton | Raymond Cambridge pulls down the rebound | 21-22 |
| 05:44 | Dayton | Frankie McCance hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 21-22 |
| 05:42 | Iowa | Thomas Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 05:28 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald Lucas | 24-22 |
| 05:04 | Dayton | Frankie McCance can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-22 |
| 05:03 | Iowa | Gerald Lucas gets the rebound | 24-22 |
| 04:54 | Iowa | Travis White steals the ball from Thomas Sims | 24-22 |
| 04:37 | Dayton | Kirk Thedford hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Frankie McCance | 24-24 |
| 04:34 | Iowa | Brandon Lee is called for traveling in the backcourt | 24-24 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG), Eric Whiteside (SF), Justin Bell (C) Robert Winfrey, Thomas Sims, Gerald Lucas | |
| Subs | Dayton | William Gehrke (PG), Joseph Crumpton (SF), Nicholas Shepherd (PF), William Lott (C) Travis White, Travis Yarmitsky, Kirk Thedford, Raymond Cambridge | |
| 04:21 | Dayton | William Lott is fouled on the floor by Justin Bell - foul #2 on Justin Bell, team foul #8 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gerald Lucas (C) Justin Bell | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 04:21 | Dayton | William Lott misses the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 04:21 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton grabs the offensive board | 24-24 |
| 04:15 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from William Lott | 24-26 |
| 03:59 | Iowa | Frankie McCance steals it from George Williams | 24-26 |
| 03:55 | Dayton | Frankie McCance hits the finger roll | 24-28 |
| 03:43 | Iowa | Brandon Lee misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Frankie McCance - foul #1 on Frankie McCance, team foul #6 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Iowa | Daniel Walter (PF), Justin Bell (C) Randy Darby, Gerald Lucas | |
| Subs | Dayton | Clark Wood (PF) Nicholas Shepherd | |
| 03:43 | Iowa | Brandon Lee makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:43 | Iowa | Brandon Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 03:34 | Dayton | Clark Wood loses the dribble to Eric Whiteside | 26-28 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brandon Lee (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Whiteside (fresh) PF - Daniel Walter (fresh) 1 pts. C - Justin Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Gehrke (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frankie McCance (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clark Wood (fresh) 6 pts. C - William Lott (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:17 | Iowa | Daniel Walter knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Justin Bell | 28-28 |
| 03:01 | Dayton | William Gehrke can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-28 |
| 03:00 | Iowa | Brandon Lee snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 02:42 | Iowa | Justin Bell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-28 |
| 02:41 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton grabs the board | 28-28 |
| 02:34 | Dayton | William Gehrke is hacked by Justin Bell - foul #3 on Justin Bell, team foul #9 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Sims (SF), Efrain Mahlum (C) Eric Whiteside, Justin Bell | |
| Subs | Dayton | Travis White (SG) Frankie McCance | |
| 02:34 | Dayton | William Gehrke makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 02:34 | Dayton | William Gehrke makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:24 | Iowa | Daniel Walter hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from George Williams | 30-30 |
| 02:13 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton clanks a jumper from close range | 30-30 |
| 02:12 | Iowa | George Williams snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 01:58 | Iowa | Brandon Lee is hacked by William Lott - foul #2 on William Lott, team foul #7 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Kirk Thedford (SG), Nicholas Shepherd (C) William Gehrke, William Lott | |
| 01:58 | Iowa | Brandon Lee makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 01:58 | Iowa | Brandon Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 01:58 | Dayton | Clark Wood gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 01:43 | Dayton | Brandon Lee is called for the reach on Kirk Thedford - foul #2 on Brandon Lee, team foul #10 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gary Lemus (PG), Robert Winfrey (SG) George Williams, Brandon Lee | |
| Subs | Dayton | Raymond Cambridge (SF) Joseph Crumpton | |
| 01:43 | Dayton | Kirk Thedford makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 01:43 | Dayton | Kirk Thedford makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 01:26 | Iowa | Daniel Walter clanks a turnaround from the left block | 31-32 |
| 01:25 | Dayton | Kirk Thedford grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 01:21 | Dayton | Kirk Thedford's layup is rejected by Daniel Walter | 31-32 |
| 01:19 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Thomas Sims | 31-32 |
| 00:59 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 00:58 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Efrain Mahlum | 31-32 |
| 00:40 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-32 |
| 00:39 | Dayton | Clark Wood snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 00:20 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd banks in the layup | 31-34 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Daniel Walter misses long on a jumper from the left block | 31-34 |
| 00:01 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd misses the fullcourt shot | 31-34 |