| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Danny Cox (fresh) SG - Steven Schweinfurth (fresh) SF - Andrew Harris (fresh) PF - Travis Thomas (fresh) C - David Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Kevin Saephan (fresh) SG - John Ellis (fresh) SF - Andrew Papenfuss (fresh) PF - Joseph Wert (fresh) C - Ryan Fails (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Oklahoma State | Joseph Wert wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Oklahoma State | Andrew Papenfuss is hacked by Andrew Harris - foul #1 on Andrew Harris, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Oklahoma State | John Ellis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Oklahoma State | Kevin Saephan can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Oklahoma State | Joseph Wert can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Oklahoma State | Andrew Papenfuss hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Dayton | Danny Cox drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Steven Schweinfurth | 3-2 |
| 18:57 | Oklahoma State | Danny Cox picks off the pass by Andrew Papenfuss | 3-2 |
| 18:54 | Dayton | Danny Cox lays it up and in | 5-2 |
| 18:27 | Oklahoma State | Kevin Saephan buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 18:12 | Dayton | Steven Schweinfurth is whistled for traveling | 5-5 |
| 17:52 | Oklahoma State | Andrew Papenfuss throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-5 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Alexander Casas (PG), Reginald Moriarty (SF), George Strickland (PF), Omar Matlock (C) Kevin Saephan, Andrew Papenfuss, Joseph Wert, Ryan Fails | |
| 17:27 | Dayton | Omar Matlock denies the turnaround by Steven Schweinfurth | 5-5 |
| 17:25 | Oklahoma State | John Ellis gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:07 | Oklahoma State | John Ellis misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 17:06 | Oklahoma State | George Strickland gets the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:52 | Oklahoma State | Reginald Moriarty can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Danny Cox - foul #1 on Danny Cox, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Kevin Saephan (PG) John Ellis | |
| 16:52 | Oklahoma State | Reginald Moriarty misses the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:52 | Oklahoma State | Reginald Moriarty makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:27 | Dayton | Andrew Harris misses badly on a runner from the right block | 5-6 |
| 16:25 | Oklahoma State | George Strickland grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 16:07 | Oklahoma State | Omar Matlock misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by David Harris - foul #1 on David Harris, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | John Ellis (SG), George Arthurs (SF), Joseph Wert (PF) Alexander Casas, Reginald Moriarty, George Strickland | |
| 16:07 | Oklahoma State | Omar Matlock misses the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:07 | Oklahoma State | Omar Matlock makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:53 | Dayton | David Harris misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-7 |
| 15:51 | Dayton | Travis Thomas tips it home | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Danny Cox (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Steven Schweinfurth (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Harris (fresh) PF - Travis Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Kevin Saephan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Ellis (fresh) SF - George Arthurs (fresh) PF - Joseph Wert (fresh) C - Omar Matlock (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:24 | Oklahoma State | Omar Matlock misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 7-7 |
| 15:22 | Dayton | Travis Thomas grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 15:04 | Dayton | Andrew Harris misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-7 |
| 15:03 | Oklahoma State | John Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:38 | Oklahoma State | Kevin Saephan connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Ellis | 7-10 |
| 14:23 | Dayton | David Harris misses badly on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Omar Matlock - foul #1 on Omar Matlock, team foul #1 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Dayton | Russell Stevens (PG), Jason Logan (SG), Carl Painter (SF), William Eastham (PF) Danny Cox, Steven Schweinfurth, Andrew Harris, Travis Thomas | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Alexander Casas (SG), Andrew Papenfuss (SF), George Strickland (PF), Ryan Fails (C) John Ellis, George Arthurs, Joseph Wert, Omar Matlock | |
| 14:23 | Dayton | David Harris makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:23 | Dayton | David Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:03 | Oklahoma State | Carl Painter steals it from Ryan Fails | 9-10 |
| 13:40 | Dayton | William Eastham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-10 |
| Subs | Dayton | Derrick Sholes (SF) David Harris | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | John Ellis (SG), Reginald Moriarty (SF), Joseph Wert (PF), Omar Matlock (C) Alexander Casas, Andrew Papenfuss, George Strickland, Ryan Fails | |
| 13:23 | Oklahoma State | John Ellis buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-13 |
| 13:18 | Dayton | Russell Stevens hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jason Logan | 11-13 |
| 13:05 | Oklahoma State | John Ellis drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-16 |
| 12:47 | Dayton | Omar Matlock is called for the reach on Jason Logan - foul #2 on Omar Matlock, team foul #2 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Dayton | Danny Cox (PG), Steven Schweinfurth (SG) Russell Stevens, Derrick Sholes | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Alexander Casas (PG), Andrew Papenfuss (SF), Ryan Fails (C) Kevin Saephan, Reginald Moriarty, Omar Matlock | |
| 12:34 | Dayton | Alexander Casas picks off the pass by Jason Logan | 11-16 |
| 12:23 | Oklahoma State | Andrew Papenfuss comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 11-16 |
| 12:22 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Steven Schweinfurth | 11-16 |
| 12:17 | Dayton | Ryan Fails denies the turnaround by Steven Schweinfurth | 11-16 |
| 12:16 | Dayton | Danny Cox tips it in | 13-16 |
| 11:52 | Oklahoma State | John Ellis hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 13-18 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Danny Cox (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Steven Schweinfurth (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Logan (fresh) PF - Carl Painter (fresh) C - William Eastham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Alexander Casas (fresh) SG - John Ellis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Papenfuss (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Wert (fresh) C - Ryan Fails (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Dayton | Steven Schweinfurth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-18 |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Harris (SF), Travis Thomas (PF) Jason Logan, William Eastham | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Kevin Saephan (PG), Reginald Moriarty (SF), George Strickland (PF) Alexander Casas, Andrew Papenfuss, Joseph Wert | |
| 11:12 | Oklahoma State | George Strickland misses short on a runner in the lane | 13-18 |
| 11:11 | Dayton | Travis Thomas gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 11:03 | Dayton | Carl Painter is fouled on the floor by Reginald Moriarty - foul #1 on Reginald Moriarty, team foul #3 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Dayton | David Harris (C) Carl Painter | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Joseph Wert (PF) George Strickland | |
| 10:58 | Dayton | Danny Cox misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-18 |
| 10:57 | Oklahoma State | Reginald Moriarty grabs the board | 13-18 |
| 10:35 | Oklahoma State | John Ellis misses long on a shot from the right side | 13-18 |
| 10:34 | Dayton | Andrew Harris gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 10:23 | Dayton | Andrew Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-18 |
| 10:22 | Oklahoma State | Ryan Fails grabs the defensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 09:57 | Oklahoma State | John Ellis can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Steven Schweinfurth - foul #1 on Steven Schweinfurth, team foul #4 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Dayton | Russell Stevens (PG) Danny Cox | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Alexander Casas (SG), Andrew Papenfuss (SF), George Strickland (PF) Reginald Moriarty, Joseph Wert, Ryan Fails | |
| 09:57 | Oklahoma State | John Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 09:57 | Oklahoma State | John Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 09:46 | Dayton | Steven Schweinfurth drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Russell Stevens | 15-20 |
| 09:31 | Oklahoma State | George Strickland clanks a jumper from the left block | 15-20 |
| 09:30 | Oklahoma State | Andrew Papenfuss snags the offensive board | 15-20 |
| 09:16 | Oklahoma State | Kevin Saephan scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Andrew Papenfuss | 15-22 |
| 08:52 | Dayton | Andrew Harris misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Andrew Papenfuss - foul #1 on Andrew Papenfuss, team foul #4 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jason Logan (SG), Carl Painter (C) Steven Schweinfurth, David Harris | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Reginald Moriarty (SF), Joseph Wert (PF), Omar Matlock (C) Alexander Casas, Andrew Papenfuss, George Strickland | |
| 08:52 | Dayton | Andrew Harris makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 08:52 | Dayton | Andrew Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 08:23 | Oklahoma State | Kevin Saephan misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 17-22 |
| 08:21 | Oklahoma State | Joseph Wert tips it home | 17-24 |
| 08:00 | Dayton | Russell Stevens misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-24 |
| 07:59 | Oklahoma State | The rebound goes to Reginald Moriarty | 17-24 |
| 07:40 | Oklahoma State | Kevin Saephan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-24 |
| 07:39 | Dayton | Travis Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 17-24 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Russell Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Logan (fresh) SF - Andrew Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Travis Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Painter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Kevin Saephan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - John Ellis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Moriarty (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Wert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Omar Matlock (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Dayton | Russell Stevens is whistled for a carry | 17-24 |
| Subs | Dayton | Danny Cox (PG), Steven Schweinfurth (SG), David Harris (C) Russell Stevens, Andrew Harris, Travis Thomas | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Andrew Papenfuss (SF), George Strickland (PF), Ryan Fails (C) Reginald Moriarty, Joseph Wert, Omar Matlock | |
| 06:58 | Oklahoma State | John Ellis clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-24 |
| 06:57 | Oklahoma State | John Ellis snags the offensive board | 17-24 |
| 06:40 | Oklahoma State | Kevin Saephan is fouled on the floor by Danny Cox - foul #2 on Danny Cox, team foul #5 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Dayton | Russell Stevens (PG) Danny Cox | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Alexander Casas (SG), George Arthurs (SF), Joseph Wert (PF), Omar Matlock (C) John Ellis, Andrew Papenfuss, George Strickland, Ryan Fails | |
| 06:28 | Oklahoma State | Joseph Wert comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 17-24 |
| 06:26 | Dayton | Carl Painter grabs the defensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 06:12 | Dayton | Steven Schweinfurth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-24 |
| 06:10 | Dayton | David Harris grabs the offensive board | 17-24 |
| 05:57 | Dayton | Jason Logan scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 19-24 |
| 05:32 | Oklahoma State | Steven Schweinfurth takes the ball from Kevin Saephan | 19-24 |
| 05:27 | Dayton | Russell Stevens banks in the layup on a nice dish by Steven Schweinfurth | 21-24 |
| 05:04 | Oklahoma State | George Arthurs is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 21-24 |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Harris (SF), Travis Thomas (PF), William Eastham (C) Jason Logan, Carl Painter, David Harris | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | John Ellis (SG), Andrew Papenfuss (SF), George Strickland (PF), Ryan Fails (C) Alexander Casas, George Arthurs, Joseph Wert, Omar Matlock | |
| 04:48 | Dayton | Steven Schweinfurth clanks a shot from the left wing but the foul's on George Strickland - foul #1 on George Strickland, team foul #5 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Joseph Wert (PF) George Strickland | |
| 04:48 | Dayton | Steven Schweinfurth makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 04:48 | Dayton | Steven Schweinfurth makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:24 | Oklahoma State | John Ellis hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-27 |
| 04:17 | Dayton | Travis Thomas is called for traveling | 23-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | Derrick Sholes (SG) Steven Schweinfurth | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Reginald Moriarty (SF), George Strickland (PF) Andrew Papenfuss, Joseph Wert | |
| 03:58 | Oklahoma State | John Ellis drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kevin Saephan and he's hacked by Derrick Sholes - foul #1 on Derrick Sholes, team foul #6 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Danny Cox (PG), Jason Logan (SG), Carl Painter (C) Russell Stevens, Derrick Sholes, William Eastham | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Andrew Papenfuss (SF), Joseph Wert (PF), Omar Matlock (C) Reginald Moriarty, George Strickland, Ryan Fails | |
| 03:58 | Oklahoma State | John Ellis makes the free throw | 23-30 |
| 03:34 | Dayton | Danny Cox is called for traveling | 23-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Reginald Moriarty (SF), George Strickland (PF) Andrew Papenfuss, Joseph Wert | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Danny Cox (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jason Logan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andrew Harris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Travis Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Painter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Kevin Saephan (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Ellis (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Moriarty (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Strickland (fresh) 2 reb. C - Omar Matlock (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:16 | Oklahoma State | George Strickland misses short on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Jason Logan - foul #1 on Jason Logan, team foul #7 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | Steven Schweinfurth (SG), David Harris (C) Jason Logan, Carl Painter | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 03:16 | Oklahoma State | George Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 03:16 | Oklahoma State | George Strickland misses the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 03:16 | Dayton | David Harris grabs the board | 23-31 |
| 03:00 | Dayton | David Harris misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-31 |
| 02:59 | Oklahoma State | George Strickland gets the rebound | 23-31 |
| 02:34 | Oklahoma State | Omar Matlock buries a jump hook in the paint | 23-33 |
| 02:13 | Dayton | Steven Schweinfurth can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-33 |
| 02:11 | Oklahoma State | George Strickland grabs the board | 23-33 |
| 01:57 | Oklahoma State | Kevin Saephan misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 23-33 |
| 01:55 | Oklahoma State | Reginald Moriarty misses the tip | 23-33 |
| 01:53 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Travis Thomas | 23-33 |
| 01:37 | Dayton | David Harris misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 23-33 |
| 01:35 | Oklahoma State | Reginald Moriarty grabs the defensive rebound | 23-33 |
| 01:09 | Oklahoma State | John Ellis buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Kevin Saephan | 23-36 |
| 00:48 | Dayton | David Harris loses the dribble to George Strickland | 23-36 |
| 00:28 | Oklahoma State | Kevin Saephan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-36 |
| 00:26 | Oklahoma State | Omar Matlock tips it back up and in | 23-38 |
| 00:04 | Dayton | Andrew Harris is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Andrew Harris, team foul #8 | 23-38 |
| 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 | Oklahoma State | Alexander Casas (PG), Andrew Papenfuss (SF), Joseph Wert (PF) Kevin Saephan, Reginald Moriarty, George Strickland | |
| 00:00 | Oklahoma State | John Ellis misses short on a halfcourt shot | 23-38 |