| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Kimbrell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Mansfield (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Seth McTee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Black (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Huffman (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tim Banister (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Connolly (fresh) PF - Robert Dike (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mitchell Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Lloyd Connolly inbounds the ball | 30-25 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Dayton | Michael Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-25 |
| 19:29 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-25 |
| 19:15 | Dayton | Tim Banister is hacked by Gene Mansfield - foul #2 on Gene Mansfield, team foul #1 | 33-25 |
| 18:56 | Dayton | Tim Banister misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-25 |
| 18:54 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott tips it in | 33-27 |
| 18:38 | DePaul | Adam Black drills a turnaround in the lane | 35-27 |
| 18:10 | Dayton | Michael Thompson can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Gene Mansfield - foul #3 on Gene Mansfield, team foul #2 | 35-27 |
| Subs | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow (SG) Gene Mansfield | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 18:10 | Dayton | Michael Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 18:10 | Dayton | Michael Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 18:10 | DePaul | Adam Black grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 17:50 | DePaul | Adam Black is whistled for traveling | 35-28 |
| 17:31 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Tim Banister | 35-30 |
| 17:17 | DePaul | Robert Huffman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Kimbrell | 37-30 |
| 16:54 | Dayton | Robert Dike scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Lloyd Connolly | 37-32 |
| 16:27 | DePaul | Seth McTee hits a fadeaway from the right side | 39-32 |
| 15:58 | Dayton | Gilbert Woodrow steals the ball from Michael Thompson | 39-32 |
| 15:55 | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow banks in the layup | 41-32 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Kimbrell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gilbert Woodrow (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Seth McTee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Black (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Huffman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Thompson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tim Banister (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lloyd Connolly (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Dike (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mitchell Scott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:29 | Dayton | Robert Dike knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Tim Banister | 41-34 |
| 15:18 | DePaul | Robert Huffman drills a runner in the lane set up by Thomas Kimbrell and he's hacked by Michael Thompson - foul #1 on Michael Thompson, team foul #1 | 43-34 |
| Subs | DePaul | Reginald Nieves (PG), Gene Mansfield (SG), Andrew Riley (SF), Jason Myrick (PF) Thomas Kimbrell, Gilbert Woodrow, Seth McTee, Adam Black | |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Embry (PG), Jeffrey Battle (SG), Marvin Bonham (SF), David Kugler (PF), Darrell Presson (C) Michael Thompson, Tim Banister, Lloyd Connolly, Robert Dike, Mitchell Scott | |
| 15:18 | DePaul | Robert Huffman makes the free throw | 44-34 |
| 14:57 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham misses the easy layup | 44-34 |
| 14:55 | DePaul | Andrew Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 14:44 | DePaul | Robert Huffman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 14:42 | DePaul | Jason Myrick tips it back up and in | 46-34 |
| 14:13 | Dayton | Darrell Presson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Gene Mansfield - foul #4 on Gene Mansfield, team foul #3 | 46-34 |
| Subs | DePaul | Mark Weesner (SG), Marco Russo (C) Gene Mansfield, Robert Huffman | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 14:13 | Dayton | Darrell Presson misses the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 14:13 | Dayton | Darrell Presson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 14:13 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham grabs the offensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 13:50 | Dayton | Mark Embry scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-36 |
| 13:36 | DePaul | Marco Russo connects on the runner from close range | 48-36 |
| 13:09 | Dayton | Darrell Presson connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Marvin Bonham | 48-38 |
| 13:00 | DePaul | Mark Weesner scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Reginald Nieves | 51-38 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:58 | Dayton | Reginald Nieves picks off the pass by Mark Embry in the backcourt | 51-38 |
| 12:46 | DePaul | Marco Russo is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Marco Russo, team foul #4 | 51-38 |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell (PG), Gilbert Woodrow (SG), Seth McTee (SF), Adam Black (PF) Reginald Nieves, Mark Weesner, Andrew Riley, Jason Myrick | |
| Subs | Dayton | Tim Banister (PG), Robert Dike (PF), Mitchell Scott (C) Mark Embry, David Kugler, Darrell Presson | |
| 12:27 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham is hacked by Adam Black - foul #1 on Adam Black, team foul #5 | 51-38 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Hill (PG) Jeffrey Battle | |
| 12:15 | Dayton | Tim Banister comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-38 |
| 12:14 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Seth McTee | 51-38 |
| 11:53 | DePaul | Tim Banister steals the ball from Seth McTee | 51-38 |
| 11:49 | Dayton | Tim Banister banks in the layup | 51-40 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Kimbrell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gilbert Woodrow (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Seth McTee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Black (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Marco Russo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Charles Hill (fresh) SG - Tim Banister (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Bonham (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Dike (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Mitchell Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | DePaul | Adam Black is fouled on the floor by Robert Dike - foul #2 on Robert Dike, team foul #2 | 51-40 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jason Myrick (C) Marco Russo | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Thompson (PG), Lloyd Connolly (SF) Charles Hill, Marvin Bonham | |
| 11:17 | DePaul | A charge is called on Gilbert Woodrow - foul #2 on Gilbert Woodrow, team foul #6 | 51-40 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Darrell Presson (C) Mitchell Scott | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:56 | Dayton | Robert Dike drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Lloyd Connolly and he's fouled by Adam Black - foul #2 on Adam Black, team foul #7 | 51-42 |
| 10:56 | Dayton | Robert Dike makes the free throw | 51-43 |
| 10:39 | DePaul | Jason Myrick is whistled for a carry | 51-43 |
| Subs | DePaul | Andrew Riley (SF) Seth McTee | |
| Subs | Dayton | David Kugler (PF) Robert Dike | |
| 10:19 | Dayton | Darrell Presson makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Michael Thompson | 51-45 |
| 10:01 | DePaul | Jason Myrick is hacked by Lloyd Connolly - foul #3 on Lloyd Connolly, team foul #3 | 51-45 |
| Subs | DePaul | Mark Weesner (SG) Gilbert Woodrow | |
| Subs | Dayton | Mitchell Scott (C) Darrell Presson | |
| 09:47 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 09:45 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Adam Black | 51-45 |
| 09:33 | DePaul | Andrew Riley is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Andrew Riley, team foul #8 | 51-45 |
| Subs | DePaul | Reginald Nieves (PG), Seth McTee (SF), Marco Russo (PF), Robert Huffman (C) Thomas Kimbrell, Andrew Riley, Adam Black, Jason Myrick | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 09:12 | Dayton | Lloyd Connolly misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 51-45 |
| 09:10 | DePaul | Marco Russo grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 08:56 | DePaul | Mark Weesner is hacked by Mitchell Scott - foul #2 on Mitchell Scott, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Embry (PG), Jeffrey Battle (SG), Marvin Bonham (SF), Robert Dike (PF) Michael Thompson, Tim Banister, Lloyd Connolly, David Kugler | |
| 08:38 | DePaul | Seth McTee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell (PG), Gilbert Woodrow (SG) Reginald Nieves, Mark Weesner | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 08:16 | Dayton | Mark Embry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jason Myrick (PF) Marco Russo | |
| Subs | Dayton | Darrell Presson (C) Mitchell Scott | |
| 07:52 | DePaul | Jason Myrick is whistled for a carry | 51-45 |
| Subs | DePaul | Gene Mansfield (SG), Andrew Riley (SF), Adam Black (PF) Gilbert Woodrow, Seth McTee, Robert Huffman | |
| Subs | Dayton | Tim Banister (PG) Mark Embry | |
| 07:32 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 51-45 |
| 07:31 | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle tips it but misses | 51-45 |
| 07:30 | DePaul | Gene Mansfield grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Kimbrell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gene Mansfield (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Andrew Riley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Black (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Jason Myrick (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Tim Banister (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Battle (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marvin Bonham (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Dike (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Darrell Presson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | DePaul | Andrew Riley misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 07:23 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 07:17 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham knocks in the fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on Andrew Riley - foul #2 on Andrew Riley, team foul #9 | 51-47 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Thompson (PG) Jeffrey Battle | |
| 07:17 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| 06:57 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-48 |
| 06:55 | DePaul | Adam Black misses the tip | 51-48 |
| 06:53 | Dayton | Darrell Presson snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 06:31 | Dayton | Jason Myrick swats the layup by Michael Thompson | 51-48 |
| 06:29 | DePaul | Adam Black grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 06:11 | DePaul | Adam Black misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 51-48 |
| 06:09 | Dayton | Darrell Presson grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 05:46 | Dayton | Jason Myrick is called for the reach on Tim Banister - foul #1 on Jason Myrick, team foul #10 | 51-48 |
| Subs | DePaul | Reginald Nieves (PG), Seth McTee (SF), Marco Russo (PF), Robert Huffman (C) Thomas Kimbrell, Andrew Riley, Adam Black, Jason Myrick | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lloyd Connolly (SF), David Kugler (PF), Mitchell Scott (C) Marvin Bonham, Robert Dike, Darrell Presson | |
| 05:46 | Dayton | Tim Banister makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 05:46 | Dayton | Tim Banister makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 05:29 | DePaul | Marco Russo can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Michael Thompson - foul #2 on Michael Thompson, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Embry (PG), Jeffrey Battle (SG) Michael Thompson, Tim Banister | |
| 05:29 | DePaul | Marco Russo makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 05:29 | DePaul | Marco Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 05:29 | DePaul | Robert Huffman gets the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 05:08 | DePaul | Marco Russo can't connect on a floater from the left side | 52-50 |
| 05:06 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Lloyd Connolly | 52-50 |
| 04:45 | Dayton | David Kugler is fouled on the floor by Marco Russo - foul #3 on Marco Russo, team foul #11 | 52-50 |
| Subs | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow (SG), Adam Black (PF) Gene Mansfield, Marco Russo | |
| Subs | Dayton | Tim Banister (PG) Mark Embry | |
| 04:45 | Dayton | David Kugler misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 04:45 | Dayton | David Kugler makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 04:28 | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow misses the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Jeffrey Battle - foul #3 on Jeffrey Battle, team foul #6 | 52-51 |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell (PG) Reginald Nieves | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 04:28 | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 04:28 | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 04:06 | Dayton | Seth McTee steals it from Mitchell Scott | 54-51 |
| 03:43 | DePaul | Seth McTee is alone and drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Thomas Kimbrell out of the doubleteam | 56-51 |
| 03:15 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Lloyd Connolly and the foul's on Robert Huffman - foul #3 on Robert Huffman, team foul #12 | 56-53 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jason Myrick (C) Robert Huffman | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Thompson (PG), Marvin Bonham (SF), Robert Dike (PF) Jeffrey Battle, Lloyd Connolly, David Kugler | |
| 03:15 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott misses the free throw | 56-53 |
| 03:15 | DePaul | Adam Black grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Kimbrell (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gilbert Woodrow (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Seth McTee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Adam Black (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. C - Jason Myrick (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tim Banister (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Bonham (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Dike (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Mitchell Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:52 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 02:51 | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow tips it back up and in | 58-53 |
| 02:29 | Dayton | Tim Banister clanks a floater from the right side | 58-53 |
| 02:27 | DePaul | Seth McTee pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 02:27 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-53 |
| Subs | DePaul | Gene Mansfield (SG), Robert Huffman (C) Gilbert Woodrow, Jason Myrick | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lloyd Connolly (SF) Marvin Bonham | |
| 02:09 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 58-53 |
| 02:07 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Mitchell Scott | 58-53 |
| 01:45 | Dayton | Tim Banister connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Michael Thompson and he's fouled by Adam Black - foul #3 on Adam Black, team foul #13 | 58-55 |
| 01:45 | Dayton | Tim Banister makes the free throw | 58-56 |
| 01:32 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-56 |
| 01:12 | Dayton | Robert Huffman blocks the short jumper by Mitchell Scott | 58-56 |
| 01:11 | DePaul | Gene Mansfield pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 01:05 | DePaul | The jumper by Seth McTee is denied by Mitchell Scott | 58-56 |
| 01:03 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 00:39 | Dayton | Tim Banister knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Thompson | 58-59 |
| 00:25 | DePaul | Seth McTee is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Connolly - foul #4 on Lloyd Connolly, team foul #7 | 58-59 |
| 00:25 | DePaul | Seth McTee makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 00:25 | DePaul | Seth McTee makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 00:14 | Dayton | Michael Thompson loses the ball out of bounds | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:12 | DePaul | Michael Thompson is called for the reach on Thomas Kimbrell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Thompson, team foul #8 | 60-59 |
| 00:12 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:12 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell misses the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:12 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Robert Dike | 61-59 |
| 00:06 | Dayton | Tim Banister can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 61-59 |
| 00:05 | DePaul | Adam Black grabs the board | 61-59 |
| 00:02 | DePaul | Adam Black is fouled in the backcourt by Tim Banister - foul #1 on Tim Banister, team foul #9 | 61-59 |
| 00:02 | DePaul | Adam Black makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:02 | DePaul | Adam Black makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Lloyd Connolly misses long on a halfcourt shot | 63-59 |