| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bryan Schultz (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Huskey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Crisp (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Patrick Hake (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Tracy Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Alexis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Weekes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Walter Meserve (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Studebaker (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | John Weekes inbounds the ball | 27-29 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Dayton | Jerry Scott scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Weekes | 27-32 |
| 19:28 | Cincinnati | Russell Crisp hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Bryan Schultz | 29-32 |
| 19:04 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis double dribbles | 29-32 |
| 18:42 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Eric Studebaker - foul #1 on Eric Studebaker, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| 18:42 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 18:42 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 18:17 | Dayton | Jerry Scott clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 18:15 | Cincinnati | Russell Crisp grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 17:48 | Cincinnati | Russell Crisp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-32 |
| 17:35 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 17:34 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 17:12 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake's dunk attempt is rejected by Walter Meserve | 31-32 |
| 17:10 | Dayton | Walter Meserve pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 17:02 | Dayton | Jerry Scott can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-32 |
| 17:00 | Dayton | Walter Meserve tips it home | 31-34 |
| 16:35 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 16:34 | Dayton | Jerry Scott gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 16:29 | Dayton | John Weekes is hacked by Russell Crisp - foul #2 on Russell Crisp, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bradley Dykema (SG), Luis Hernandez (SF), Stephen Morgan (PF), Cecil Holt (C) Adam Huskey, Russell Crisp, Patrick Hake, Tracy Wilson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Gerald Wood (SF), Javier Rodriguez (PF) John Weekes, Walter Meserve | |
| 16:07 | Dayton | Gerald Wood misses the 3 from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 16:05 | Dayton | Jerry Scott tips it in | 31-36 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bryan Schultz (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bradley Dykema (fresh) SF - Luis Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Cecil Holt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Alexis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Wood (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Javier Rodriguez (fresh) 3 reb. C - Eric Studebaker (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Luis Hernandez | 34-36 |
| 15:21 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Javier Rodriguez | 34-39 |
| 14:57 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 14:55 | Cincinnati | Stephen Morgan snags the offensive board | 34-39 |
| 14:31 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Luis Hernandez | 37-39 |
| 14:24 | Dayton | Gerald Wood hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jerry Scott | 37-42 |
| 14:01 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Luis Hernandez | 40-42 |
| 13:57 | Dayton | Bradley Dykema steals the ball from Jerry Scott in the backcourt | 40-42 |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | Luis Hernandez misses the easy layup | 40-42 |
| 13:54 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 13:49 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Eric Studebaker | 40-45 |
| 13:32 | Cincinnati | Bradley Dykema's pass is intercepted by Eric Studebaker | 40-45 |
| 13:05 | Dayton | Jerry Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Adam Huskey (SG), Russell Crisp (SF), Patrick Hake (PF), Tracy Wilson (C) Bradley Dykema, Luis Hernandez, Stephen Morgan, Cecil Holt | |
| Subs | Dayton | Douglas Reeves (PG), John Weekes (SF), Walter Meserve (PF), John Fox (C) Jerry Scott, Samuel Alexis, Javier Rodriguez, Eric Studebaker | |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-45 |
| 12:41 | Cincinnati | Russell Crisp tips it but misses | 40-45 |
| 12:39 | Dayton | John Fox pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| 12:31 | Dayton | Douglas Reeves can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-45 |
| 12:29 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 12:01 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake is open and scores on a shot from the left side set up by Bryan Schultz out of the doubleteam | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bryan Schultz (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adam Huskey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Crisp (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Patrick Hake (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Tracy Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Douglas Reeves (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Wood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Weekes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Walter Meserve (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Fox (fresh) | |
| 11:45 | Dayton | Walter Meserve makes the turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by Tracy Wilson - foul #3 on Tracy Wilson, team foul #2 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Edward Howard (SG) Gerald Wood | |
| 11:45 | Dayton | Walter Meserve makes the free throw | 42-48 |
| 11:18 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake clanks a floater in the lane | 42-48 |
| 11:16 | Dayton | John Fox snags the defensive board | 42-48 |
| 11:05 | Dayton | Edward Howard misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-48 |
| 11:04 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Patrick Hake | 42-48 |
| 10:38 | Cincinnati | Russell Crisp knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Patrick Hake | 44-48 |
| 10:24 | Dayton | Edward Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-48 |
| 10:23 | Dayton | John Fox hits the follow up shot | 44-50 |
| 09:54 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson blows the layup but the foul's on John Fox - foul #2 on John Fox, team foul #2 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Morgan (PF) Patrick Hake | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Scott (PG), Samuel Alexis (SG), Gerald Wood (SF), Eric Studebaker (C) Douglas Reeves, Edward Howard, John Weekes, John Fox | |
| 09:54 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 09:54 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 09:54 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Walter Meserve | 45-50 |
| 09:40 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Tracy Wilson - foul #4 on Tracy Wilson, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Luis Hernandez (PG), Bradley Dykema (SF), Cecil Holt (C) Bryan Schultz, Russell Crisp, Tracy Wilson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Javier Rodriguez (PF) Walter Meserve | |
| 09:40 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 09:40 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 09:17 | Cincinnati | Luis Hernandez misses long on a runner in the paint | 45-52 |
| 09:16 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Morgan | 45-52 |
| 09:01 | Cincinnati | Luis Hernandez scores on a shot from the free throw line | 47-52 |
| 08:44 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jerry Scott | 47-54 |
| 08:20 | Cincinnati | Luis Hernandez hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-54 |
| 08:19 | Cincinnati | Bradley Dykema snags the offensive board | 47-54 |
| 07:59 | Cincinnati | Luis Hernandez loses the dribble to Jerry Scott | 47-54 |
| 07:55 | Dayton | Jerry Scott banks in the layup | 47-56 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Luis Hernandez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Adam Huskey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradley Dykema (fresh) PF - Stephen Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Cecil Holt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Alexis (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Wood (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Javier Rodriguez (fresh) 3 reb. C - Eric Studebaker (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Cincinnati | Stephen Morgan misses the easy layup but the foul's on Javier Rodriguez - foul #2 on Javier Rodriguez, team foul #3 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz (PG), Russell Crisp (SF), Tracy Wilson (C) Luis Hernandez, Adam Huskey, Cecil Holt | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Weekes (SF), Walter Meserve (PF) Gerald Wood, Javier Rodriguez | |
| 07:42 | Cincinnati | Stephen Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 07:42 | Cincinnati | Stephen Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 07:22 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis misses the 3 from straight away | 48-56 |
| 07:20 | Dayton | Jerry Scott gets the offensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 07:04 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker drills a shot from just outside the lane | 48-58 |
| 06:59 | Cincinnati | Russell Crisp buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Bryan Schultz | 50-58 |
| 06:34 | Dayton | Jerry Scott buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-61 |
| 06:05 | Cincinnati | The jumper by Tracy Wilson is denied by Walter Meserve | 50-61 |
| 06:03 | Dayton | Walter Meserve pulls down the rebound | 50-61 |
| 05:47 | Dayton | Stephen Morgan denies the turnaround by Walter Meserve | 50-61 |
| 05:45 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson gets the rebound | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-61 |
| 05:31 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker gets the rebound | 50-61 |
| 05:16 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jerry Scott | 50-64 |
| 04:56 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 50-64 |
| 04:54 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis snags the defensive board | 50-64 |
| 04:33 | Dayton | John Weekes can't finish the layup but the foul's on Tracy Wilson - foul #5 on Tracy Wilson, team foul #4 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Adam Huskey (SG), Patrick Hake (PF), Cecil Holt (C) Bradley Dykema, Stephen Morgan, Tracy Wilson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Douglas Reeves (PG), Gerald Wood (SG), Javier Rodriguez (C) Jerry Scott, Samuel Alexis, Eric Studebaker | |
| 04:33 | Dayton | John Weekes makes the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 04:33 | Dayton | John Weekes makes the 2nd free throw | 50-66 |
| 04:17 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz is fouled on the floor by John Weekes - foul #4 on John Weekes, team foul #4 | 50-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Luis Hernandez (SF) Russell Crisp | |
| Subs | Dayton | Edward Howard (SF), John Fox (C) John Weekes, Walter Meserve | |
| 04:06 | Cincinnati | Luis Hernandez clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-66 |
| 04:04 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake tips it home | 52-66 |
| 03:45 | Dayton | Gerald Wood misses the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Adam Huskey - foul #1 on Adam Huskey, team foul #5 | 52-66 |
| 03:45 | Dayton | Gerald Wood makes the 1st free throw | 52-67 |
| 03:45 | Dayton | Gerald Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 52-68 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bryan Schultz (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. SG - Adam Huskey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Luis Hernandez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Hake (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Cecil Holt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Douglas Reeves (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Wood (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Edward Howard (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Javier Rodriguez (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-68 |
| 03:22 | Dayton | John Fox pulls down the rebound | 52-68 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Dayton | Douglas Reeves is whistled for a carry | 52-68 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Russell Crisp (SF) Luis Hernandez | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Scott (PG), Walter Meserve (PF), Eric Studebaker (C) Douglas Reeves, Javier Rodriguez, John Fox | |
| 03:06 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-68 |
| 03:04 | Dayton | Edward Howard gets the rebound | 52-68 |
| 02:40 | Dayton | Jerry Scott makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-71 |
| 02:29 | Cincinnati | Russell Crisp loses the ball out of bounds | 52-71 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Morgan (C) Cecil Holt | |
| Subs | Dayton | Samuel Alexis (SG), John Weekes (SF) Gerald Wood, Edward Howard | |
| 02:06 | Dayton | Jerry Scott clanks a 3 from the right corner | 52-71 |
| 02:04 | Cincinnati | Stephen Morgan snags the defensive board | 52-71 |
| 01:59 | Cincinnati | Russell Crisp connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Bryan Schultz | 55-71 |
| 01:41 | Dayton | Jerry Scott misses the 3 from the right wing | 55-71 |
| 01:39 | Dayton | Walter Meserve tips it but misses | 55-71 |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Russell Crisp | 55-71 |
| 01:16 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Bryan Schultz | 57-71 |
| 00:49 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker's layup is rejected by Stephen Morgan | 57-71 |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake gets the rebound | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Russell Crisp misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 57-71 |
| 00:39 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker grabs the defensive rebound | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-71 |
| 00:11 | Dayton | Walter Meserve snags the offensive board | 57-71 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Jerry Scott runs out the clock | 57-71 |