| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Danny Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Schweinfurth (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Harris (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Travis Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Joseph Morones (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Owen (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edwin Dickerson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Carlos Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Erickson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson inbounds the ball | 31-45 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Columbia | Carlos Ford drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Edwin Dickerson | 31-47 |
| 19:39 | Dayton | Steven Schweinfurth is whistled for traveling | 31-47 |
| 19:17 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Edwin Dickerson | 31-49 |
| 19:05 | Dayton | David Harris misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-49 |
| 19:04 | Columbia | The rebound goes to John Owen | 31-49 |
| 18:45 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson's pass is intercepted by Steven Schweinfurth | 31-49 |
| 18:42 | Dayton | Steven Schweinfurth slams it home | 33-49 |
| 18:15 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson buries a 3 from the left wing | 33-52 |
| 17:55 | Dayton | Danny Cox connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Andrew Harris | 36-52 |
| 17:34 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-52 |
| 17:32 | Dayton | Travis Thomas pulls down the rebound | 36-52 |
| 17:11 | Dayton | Danny Cox is hacked by Joseph Morones - foul #2 on Joseph Morones, team foul #1 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | Russell Stevens (PG), Jason Logan (SF), Carl Painter (PF), William Eastham (C) Danny Cox, Andrew Harris, Travis Thomas, David Harris | |
| Subs | Columbia | Desmond Rayford (PF), William Kiel (C) Carlos Ford, Stephen Erickson | |
| 16:59 | Dayton | Jason Logan is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jason Logan, team foul #1 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | Derrick Sholes (SF) Steven Schweinfurth | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 16:35 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 36-52 |
| 16:34 | Columbia | William Kiel pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-52 |
| 16:17 | Columbia | Joseph Morones is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Joseph Morones, team foul #2 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi (PG), Augustine Romano (SG) Joseph Morones, John Owen | |
| 15:58 | Dayton | Desmond Rayford steps in front of the Russell Stevens pass | 36-52 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Russell Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Logan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Derrick Sholes (fresh) PF - Carl Painter (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Eastham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Rogelio Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Augustine Romano (fresh) SF - Edwin Dickerson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Desmond Rayford (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Kiel (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi loses the dribble to Jason Logan | 36-52 |
| 15:41 | Dayton | Jason Logan banks in the layup | 38-52 |
| 15:23 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson is fouled on the floor by William Eastham - foul #1 on William Eastham, team foul #2 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | Danny Cox (PG), Steven Schweinfurth (SG), Andrew Harris (SF), Travis Thomas (PF), David Harris (C) Russell Stevens, Jason Logan, Derrick Sholes, Carl Painter, William Eastham | |
| Subs | Columbia | Carlos Ford (PF), Stephen Erickson (C) Desmond Rayford, William Kiel | |
| 15:18 | Columbia | Augustine Romano buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-54 |
| 14:57 | Dayton | Danny Cox connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-54 |
| 14:30 | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-54 |
| 14:29 | Dayton | David Harris grabs the board | 41-54 |
| 14:03 | Dayton | Danny Cox hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Travis Thomas | 43-54 |
| 13:53 | Columbia | Augustine Romano makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Erickson | 43-57 |
| 13:39 | Dayton | Edwin Dickerson steals it from David Harris | 43-57 |
| 13:20 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-57 |
| 13:18 | Columbia | Carlos Ford tips it in | 43-59 |
| 13:06 | Dayton | Andrew Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 43-59 |
| 13:05 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson pulls down the rebound | 43-59 |
| 12:51 | Columbia | Augustine Romano's pass is intercepted by Danny Cox | 43-59 |
| 12:34 | Dayton | David Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-59 |
| Subs | Dayton | Russell Stevens (PG), Jason Logan (SG), Derrick Sholes (SF), Carl Painter (PF), William Eastham (C) Danny Cox, Steven Schweinfurth, Andrew Harris, Travis Thomas, David Harris | |
| Subs | Columbia | Joseph Morones (PG), John Owen (SG), Billie Douglass (SF), Desmond Rayford (PF), William Kiel (C) Rogelio Rossi, Augustine Romano, Edwin Dickerson, Carlos Ford, Stephen Erickson | |
| 12:17 | Columbia | John Owen is whistled for a carry | 43-59 |
| 12:08 | Dayton | Desmond Rayford blocks the short jumper by Carl Painter | 43-59 |
| 12:07 | Dayton | Russell Stevens tips it home | 45-59 |
| 12:00 | Columbia | Billie Douglass is hacked by Derrick Sholes - foul #2 on Derrick Sholes, team foul #3 | 45-59 |
| 11:44 | Columbia | Joseph Morones is fouled on the floor by William Eastham - foul #2 on William Eastham, team foul #4 | 45-59 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Russell Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Logan (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Derrick Sholes (fresh) PF - Carl Painter (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Eastham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Joseph Morones (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Owen (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billie Douglass (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Desmond Rayford (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Kiel (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Columbia | Billie Douglass lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Morones | 45-61 |
| 11:26 | Dayton | Jason Logan misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 45-61 |
| 11:25 | Columbia | John Owen gets the rebound | 45-61 |
| 11:21 | Columbia | Billie Douglass is fouled on the floor by Derrick Sholes - foul #3 on Derrick Sholes, team foul #5 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | Danny Cox (PG), Steven Schweinfurth (SG) Russell Stevens, Derrick Sholes | |
| Subs | Columbia | Carlos Ford (PF) Desmond Rayford | |
| 11:05 | Columbia | Billie Douglass banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Morones | 45-63 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:51 | Dayton | Steven Schweinfurth hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-63 |
| 10:49 | Columbia | Carlos Ford grabs the board | 45-63 |
| 10:44 | Columbia | John Owen misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Eastham - foul #3 on William Eastham, team foul #6 | 45-63 |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Harris (SF), Travis Thomas (PF) Jason Logan, William Eastham | |
| Subs | Columbia | Stephen Erickson (C) William Kiel | |
| 10:44 | Columbia | John Owen makes the 1st free throw | 45-64 |
| 10:44 | Columbia | John Owen makes the 2nd free throw | 45-65 |
| 10:26 | Dayton | Steven Schweinfurth misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 45-65 |
| 10:24 | Dayton | Steven Schweinfurth misses the tip | 45-65 |
| 10:22 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Joseph Morones | 45-65 |
| 10:05 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 45-65 |
| 10:04 | Dayton | Travis Thomas grabs the board | 45-65 |
| 09:49 | Dayton | Travis Thomas banks in the layup on a nice dish by Danny Cox | 47-65 |
| 09:33 | Columbia | John Owen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-65 |
| 09:31 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Travis Thomas | 47-65 |
| 09:14 | Dayton | Steven Schweinfurth is hacked by John Owen - foul #2 on John Owen, team foul #3 | 47-65 |
| Subs | Dayton | Russell Stevens (PG), Jason Logan (SG), William Eastham (PF), David Harris (C) Danny Cox, Steven Schweinfurth, Travis Thomas, Carl Painter | |
| Subs | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi (PG), Augustine Romano (SG), Edwin Dickerson (SF), Desmond Rayford (PF) Joseph Morones, John Owen, Billie Douglass, Carlos Ford | |
| 09:04 | Dayton | Jason Logan drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-65 |
| 08:41 | Columbia | Desmond Rayford misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on William Eastham - foul #4 on William Eastham, team foul #7 | 50-65 |
| Subs | Dayton | Steven Schweinfurth (SG), Derrick Sholes (SF) Andrew Harris, William Eastham | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Kiel (C) Stephen Erickson | |
| 08:41 | Columbia | Desmond Rayford makes the 1st free throw | 50-66 |
| 08:41 | Columbia | Desmond Rayford makes the 2nd free throw | 50-67 |
| 08:26 | Dayton | Derrick Sholes buries a 3 from straight away | 53-67 |
| 08:08 | Columbia | Desmond Rayford is hacked by Derrick Sholes - foul #4 on Derrick Sholes, team foul #8 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Dayton | Danny Cox (PG), Carl Painter (PF) Russell Stevens, Derrick Sholes | |
| Subs | Columbia | Joseph Morones (PG), John Owen (SG) Rogelio Rossi, Augustine Romano | |
| 08:08 | Columbia | Desmond Rayford makes the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 08:08 | Columbia | Desmond Rayford misses the 2nd free throw | 53-68 |
| 08:08 | Dayton | Carl Painter grabs the defensive rebound | 53-68 |
| 07:48 | Dayton | Steven Schweinfurth can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-68 |
| 07:47 | Dayton | Jason Logan tips it back up and in | 55-68 |
| 07:36 | Columbia | Joseph Morones misses the 3 from the right corner | 55-68 |
| 07:35 | Dayton | Steven Schweinfurth pulls down the rebound | 55-68 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Danny Cox (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Schweinfurth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jason Logan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Painter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Joseph Morones (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Owen (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edwin Dickerson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Desmond Rayford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Kiel (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:30 | Dayton | Danny Cox clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-68 |
| 07:28 | Dayton | Carl Painter tips it home | 57-68 |
| 07:16 | Columbia | Desmond Rayford is fouled on the floor by Carl Painter - foul #2 on Carl Painter, team foul #9 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Harris (SF), Travis Thomas (PF) Steven Schweinfurth, Carl Painter | |
| Subs | Columbia | Stephen Erickson (C) William Kiel | |
| 07:16 | Columbia | Desmond Rayford makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 07:16 | Columbia | Desmond Rayford makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 06:56 | Dayton | Andrew Harris misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-70 |
| 06:55 | Columbia | Desmond Rayford grabs the board | 57-70 |
| 06:33 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson makes the shot from the right wing | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:16 | Dayton | Danny Cox knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from David Harris | 60-72 |
| 06:01 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 60-72 |
| 06:00 | Columbia | Joseph Morones tips it but misses | 60-72 |
| 05:59 | Dayton | David Harris pulls down the rebound | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:52 | Dayton | Jason Logan knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Danny Cox | 62-72 |
| 05:31 | Columbia | Desmond Rayford hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Morones | 62-74 |
| 05:18 | Dayton | David Harris comes up short on the shot in the lane | 62-74 |
| 05:16 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson pulls down the rebound | 62-74 |
| 05:05 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 62-74 |
| 05:03 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Desmond Rayford | 62-74 |
| 04:55 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-77 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:40 | Dayton | David Harris drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Logan | 65-77 |
| 04:18 | Columbia | Joseph Morones buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Erickson | 65-79 |
| 03:57 | Dayton | Danny Cox comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 65-79 |
| 03:55 | Dayton | Andrew Harris tips it home | 67-79 |
| 03:42 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson can't connect on a floater in the lane | 67-79 |
| 03:41 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson can't tip it in | 67-79 |
| 03:39 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Travis Thomas | 67-79 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Danny Cox (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Logan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Andrew Harris (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Travis Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Harris (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Joseph Morones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Owen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edwin Dickerson (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Desmond Rayford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Erickson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Dayton | Jason Logan hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Danny Cox | 70-79 |
| 03:13 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson lays it in set up by Desmond Rayford and he's fouled by Danny Cox - foul #2 on Danny Cox, team foul #10 | 70-81 |
| Subs | Dayton | Russell Stevens (PG), Steven Schweinfurth (SG), Derrick Sholes (SF), Carl Painter (PF), William Eastham (C) Danny Cox, Jason Logan, Andrew Harris, Travis Thomas, David Harris | |
| Subs | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi (PG), Augustine Romano (SG), Billie Douglass (SF), Carlos Ford (PF) Joseph Morones, John Owen, Edwin Dickerson, Desmond Rayford | |
| 03:13 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson makes the free throw | 70-82 |
| 03:00 | Dayton | William Eastham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-82 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Kiel (C) Stephen Erickson | |
| 02:56 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-82 |
| 02:43 | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 70-82 |
| 02:41 | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi can't tip it in | 70-82 |
| 02:39 | Columbia | Carlos Ford grabs the offensive board | 70-82 |
| 02:18 | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-82 |
| 02:16 | Columbia | Billie Douglass gets the offensive rebound | 70-82 |
| 02:16 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-82 |
| Subs | Dayton | Danny Cox (PG), Andrew Harris (SF), Travis Thomas (PF) Russell Stevens, Derrick Sholes, William Eastham | |
| Subs | Columbia | Joseph Morones (PG), John Owen (SG), Edwin Dickerson (SF), Stephen Erickson (C) Rogelio Rossi, Augustine Romano, Billie Douglass, William Kiel | |
| 02:10 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-82 |
| 02:09 | Columbia | John Owen grabs the offensive board | 70-82 |
| 02:03 | Columbia | John Owen buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stephen Erickson | 70-84 |
| 01:46 | Dayton | Joseph Morones steals the ball from Andrew Harris | 70-84 |
| 01:32 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-84 |
| Subs | Dayton | Russell Stevens (PG), Jason Logan (SG), Derrick Sholes (SF), William Eastham (C) Danny Cox, Steven Schweinfurth, Andrew Harris, Travis Thomas | |
| Subs | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi (PG), Augustine Romano (SG), Billie Douglass (SF), Desmond Rayford (PF), William Kiel (C) Joseph Morones, John Owen, Edwin Dickerson, Carlos Ford, Stephen Erickson | |
| 01:18 | Dayton | Derrick Sholes travels with the ball | 70-84 |
| 01:06 | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Billie Douglass | 70-86 |
| 01:00 | Dayton | Carl Painter can't finish the layup but the foul's on Desmond Rayford - foul #2 on Desmond Rayford, team foul #4 | 70-86 |
| 01:00 | Dayton | Carl Painter makes the 1st free throw | 71-86 |
| 01:00 | Dayton | Carl Painter misses the 2nd free throw | 71-86 |
| 01:00 | Columbia | Augustine Romano pulls down the rebound | 71-86 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 71-86 |
| 00:32 | Dayton | Russell Stevens snags the defensive board | 71-86 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Dayton | Derrick Sholes misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-86 |
| 00:24 | Dayton | Carl Painter hits the follow up shot | 73-86 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi runs out the clock | 73-86 |