| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Charles Jensen (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Rodney Moore (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Michael Barnes (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Pedro Flores (fresh) 3 reb. C - Osei Abdelwahed (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Matos (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Milton Swanson (fresh) PF - Jay Blazer (fresh) 6 pts. C - David Riley (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Michael Barnes inbounds the ball | 36-34 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Dayton | Michael Barnes misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 36-34 |
| 19:33 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Milton Swanson | 36-34 |
| 19:26 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer clanks a shot from the right side | 36-34 |
| 19:24 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer can't tip it in | 36-34 |
| 19:22 | Dayton | Osei Abdelwahed gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 19:19 | Dayton | Rodney Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Matos - foul #1 on Christopher Matos, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryant Mojica (PG), Dominic Russo (SF), Gordon Hillis (PF), Donald Jackson (C) Charles Jensen, Michael Barnes, Pedro Flores, Osei Abdelwahed | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 18:52 | Dayton | Bryant Mojica hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 18:51 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jay Blazer | 36-34 |
| 18:45 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 18:44 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Rodney Moore | 36-34 |
| 18:39 | Dayton | Christopher Matos is called for the reach on Rodney Moore in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Matos, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | Herman Jansen (SG), Jack Kearns (SF) Rodney Moore, Dominic Russo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 18:15 | Dayton | Herman Jansen is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-34 |
| 18:14 | Northwestern | David Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 18:09 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 18:08 | Dayton | Jack Kearns grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 17:49 | Dayton | Gordon Hillis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bryant Mojica and he's fouled by Jay Blazer - foul #1 on Jay Blazer, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Jensen (PG), Dominic Russo (SF), Pedro Flores (PF), Osei Abdelwahed (C) Bryant Mojica, Herman Jansen, Jack Kearns, Donald Jackson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (PG), John Knight (SG), Drew Mathis (SF), Alfred Barrett (PF), Herman Brewer (C) Edward Thomas, Christopher Matos, Milton Swanson, Jay Blazer, David Riley | |
| 17:49 | Dayton | Gordon Hillis misses the free throw | 38-34 |
| 17:49 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 17:33 | Northwestern | John Knight can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 38-34 |
| 17:31 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer hits the follow up shot | 38-36 |
| 17:12 | Dayton | Gordon Hillis makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Charles Jensen | 40-36 |
| 16:43 | Northwestern | John Knight misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 16:42 | Dayton | Dominic Russo snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 16:13 | Dayton | Herman Brewer picks off the pass by Gordon Hillis | 40-36 |
| 15:54 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley misses badly on a floater near the basket | 40-36 |
| 15:53 | Dayton | Osei Abdelwahed snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Charles Jensen (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Gordon Hillis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dominic Russo (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Pedro Flores (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Osei Abdelwahed (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lawrence Ridley (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Knight (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Drew Mathis (fairly fresh) PF - Alfred Barrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Herman Brewer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Dayton | Charles Jensen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryant Mojica (PG), Rodney Moore (SG), Michael Barnes (SF), John Dudley (C) Charles Jensen, Gordon Hillis, Dominic Russo, Osei Abdelwahed | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Phillip Mangold (SG), Milton Swanson (SF), Jay Blazer (PF), David Riley (C) Lawrence Ridley, John Knight, Drew Mathis, Alfred Barrett, Herman Brewer | |
| 15:45 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Bryant Mojica - foul #1 on Bryant Mojica, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| 15:45 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 15:45 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 15:43 | Dayton | Bryant Mojica travels in the backcourt | 40-38 |
| 15:27 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 15:25 | Northwestern | David Riley grabs the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 15:04 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 40-38 |
| 15:02 | Northwestern | David Riley tips it back up and in | 40-40 |
| 14:58 | Dayton | Pedro Flores is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 40-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Herman Jansen (SG), Jack Kearns (SF), Donald Jackson (C) Rodney Moore, Michael Barnes, Pedro Flores | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Matos (SG) Milton Swanson | |
| 14:53 | Northwestern | John Dudley is called for the reach on David Riley - foul #1 on John Dudley, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Pedro Flores (PF) John Dudley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:45 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Bryant Mojica - foul #2 on Bryant Mojica, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Dudley (PF) Pedro Flores | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett (C) David Riley | |
| 14:45 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 14:45 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer misses the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 14:45 | Dayton | Donald Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 14:26 | Dayton | Christopher Matos is called for the reach on Jack Kearns - foul #3 on Christopher Matos, team foul #4 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rodney Moore (PG), Pedro Flores (PF) Bryant Mojica, John Dudley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Milton Swanson (SF) Phillip Mangold | |
| 14:10 | Dayton | Herman Jansen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 14:08 | Dayton | Jack Kearns hits the follow up shot | 42-41 |
| 14:03 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos is whistled for a carry | 42-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Jensen (PG), Michael Barnes (SF), Gordon Hillis (PF) Herman Jansen, Jack Kearns, Pedro Flores | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Drew Mathis (SF), Herman Brewer (C) Milton Swanson, Jay Blazer | |
| 14:01 | Dayton | Christopher Matos is called for the reach on Charles Jensen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christopher Matos, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryant Mojica (PG), John Dudley (C) Charles Jensen, Donald Jackson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (SG) Christopher Matos | |
| 13:43 | Dayton | Gordon Hillis is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Alfred Barrett - foul #2 on Alfred Barrett, team foul #6 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Herman Jansen (SG), Pedro Flores (PF), Donald Jackson (C) Bryant Mojica, Rodney Moore, John Dudley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Phillips (PG), David Riley (C) Edward Thomas, Alfred Barrett | |
| 13:43 | Dayton | Gordon Hillis makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 13:43 | Dayton | Gordon Hillis misses the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 13:43 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Pedro Flores | 43-41 |
| 13:25 | Dayton | Gordon Hillis drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Herman Jansen | 45-41 |
| 13:09 | Northwestern | Donald Jackson takes the ball from David Riley | 45-41 |
| 12:43 | Dayton | Herman Jansen can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 12:42 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | Richard Phillips clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 12:36 | Dayton | Gordon Hillis grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 12:07 | Dayton | Herman Jansen clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 45-41 |
| 12:05 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 11:59 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 11:35 | Dayton | Gordon Hillis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-43 |
| 11:34 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer grabs the board | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Gordon Hillis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SG - Herman Jansen (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Barnes (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Pedro Flores (tiring) 4 reb. C - Donald Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Phillips (fairly fresh) SG - Lawrence Ridley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Drew Mathis (fairly fresh) PF - Herman Brewer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - David Riley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis misses the jumper from the free throw line | 45-43 |
| 11:26 | Dayton | Herman Jansen grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 11:11 | Dayton | Gordon Hillis drills a shot from the left side set up by Michael Barnes | 47-43 |
| 10:50 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley blows the layup | 47-43 |
| 10:49 | Northwestern | David Riley tips it home | 47-45 |
| 10:26 | Dayton | Herman Jansen misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 10:24 | Northwestern | David Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 10:17 | Northwestern | Donald Jackson swats the shot by Richard Phillips | 47-45 |
| 10:16 | Northwestern | David Riley pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 10:00 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley is called for traveling | 47-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Jensen (PG), Rodney Moore (SG), Jack Kearns (SF), John Dudley (PF), Osei Abdelwahed (C) Gordon Hillis, Herman Jansen, Michael Barnes, Pedro Flores, Donald Jackson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), John Knight (SG), Milton Swanson (SF), Jay Blazer (PF), Alfred Barrett (C) Richard Phillips, Lawrence Ridley, Drew Mathis, Herman Brewer, David Riley | |
| 09:35 | Dayton | Rodney Moore travels with the ball | 47-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryant Mojica (PG) Charles Jensen | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:11 | Northwestern | John Knight is called for traveling | 47-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Jensen (PG), Dominic Russo (SF) Bryant Mojica, Jack Kearns | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 08:48 | Dayton | Rodney Moore misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 08:46 | Dayton | John Dudley hits the follow up shot | 49-45 |
| 08:28 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 08:27 | Dayton | Osei Abdelwahed snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 08:25 | Dayton | Edward Thomas steals the ball from Rodney Moore in the backcourt | 49-45 |
| 08:07 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Osei Abdelwahed - foul #3 on Osei Abdelwahed, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryant Mojica (PG), Jack Kearns (SF) Charles Jensen, Dominic Russo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold (SG) John Knight | |
| 08:07 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 08:07 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 07:45 | Dayton | Rodney Moore hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Milton Swanson - foul #1 on Milton Swanson, team foul #7 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Matos (SG), David Riley (C) Milton Swanson, Alfred Barrett | |
| 07:45 | Dayton | Rodney Moore makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 07:45 | Dayton | Rodney Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 07:36 | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Thomas | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Bryant Mojica (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Rodney Moore (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - Jack Kearns (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Dudley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Osei Abdelwahed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Thomas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Matos (fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. SF - Phillip Mangold (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jay Blazer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - David Riley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 13 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Dayton | Jack Kearns connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Bryant Mojica | 53-50 |
| 06:48 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 06:46 | Dayton | Osei Abdelwahed loses the dribble to Jay Blazer in the backcourt | 53-53 |
| 06:34 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-53 |
| 06:32 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas grabs the offensive board | 53-53 |
| 06:22 | Northwestern | John Dudley takes the ball from David Riley | 53-53 |
| 06:00 | Dayton | Rodney Moore is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Bryant Mojica | 56-53 |
| 05:46 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Jay Blazer is blocked by Osei Abdelwahed | 56-53 |
| 05:44 | Dayton | John Dudley snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 05:16 | Dayton | Osei Abdelwahed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Jensen (PG), Herman Jansen (SG), Dominic Russo (SF), Pedro Flores (PF), Donald Jackson (C) Bryant Mojica, Rodney Moore, Jack Kearns, John Dudley, Osei Abdelwahed | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (PG), John Knight (SG), Milton Swanson (SF), Alfred Barrett (PF), Drew Mathis (C) Edward Thomas, Christopher Matos, Phillip Mangold, Jay Blazer, David Riley | |
| 04:51 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Knight | 56-56 |
| 04:48 | Dayton | Charles Jensen is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Ridley - foul #2 on Lawrence Ridley, team foul #8 | 56-56 |
| 04:48 | Dayton | Charles Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 04:48 | Dayton | Charles Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 04:33 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis hits a fadeaway from the left block | 58-58 |
| 04:30 | Dayton | Dominic Russo double dribbles in the backcourt | 58-58 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jay Blazer (PF) Drew Mathis | |
| 04:18 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer misses the easy layup | 58-58 |
| 04:16 | Dayton | Charles Jensen grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 04:13 | Dayton | Alfred Barrett is called for the reach on Herman Jansen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alfred Barrett, team foul #9 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Phillips (PG), Herman Brewer (C) John Knight, Jay Blazer | |
| 04:13 | Dayton | Herman Jansen makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 04:13 | Dayton | Herman Jansen makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 03:56 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Herman Jansen - foul #2 on Herman Jansen, team foul #5 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rodney Moore (SG) Herman Jansen | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 03:56 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:56 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 03:33 | Dayton | Rodney Moore misses long on a runner from the baseline | 60-60 |
| 03:32 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson gets the rebound | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Charles Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rodney Moore (fairly fresh) 20 pts. SF - Dominic Russo (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Pedro Flores (tiring) 4 reb. C - Donald Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Phillips (fresh) SG - Lawrence Ridley (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Milton Swanson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Herman Brewer (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Alfred Barrett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Northwestern | Donald Jackson steals the ball from Richard Phillips | 60-60 |
| 03:00 | Dayton | Rodney Moore misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 60-60 |
| 02:59 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett gets the rebound | 60-60 |
| 02:59 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryant Mojica (PG), Herman Jansen (SG), Michael Barnes (SF), Gordon Hillis (PF), Osei Abdelwahed (C) Charles Jensen, Rodney Moore, Dominic Russo, Pedro Flores, Donald Jackson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Christopher Matos (SG), John Knight (SF) Richard Phillips, Lawrence Ridley, Milton Swanson | |
| 02:39 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-60 |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett gets the offensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 02:28 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Gordon Hillis - foul #3 on Gordon Hillis, team foul #6 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Jensen (PG), Jack Kearns (SF), Pedro Flores (PF), John Dudley (C) Bryant Mojica, Michael Barnes, Gordon Hillis, Osei Abdelwahed | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Drew Mathis (C) Herman Brewer | |
| 02:28 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett misses the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 02:28 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett misses the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 02:28 | Dayton | John Dudley grabs the board | 60-60 |
| 02:10 | Dayton | Herman Jansen comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 60-60 |
| 02:09 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Kearns | 60-60 |
| 01:51 | Dayton | Jack Kearns loses the ball out of bounds | 60-60 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rodney Moore (SG), Michael Barnes (SF), Osei Abdelwahed (C) Herman Jansen, Jack Kearns, John Dudley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Milton Swanson (SF), Jay Blazer (PF), David Riley (C) John Knight, Alfred Barrett, Drew Mathis | |
| 01:34 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 60-62 |
| 01:10 | Dayton | Rodney Moore clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-62 |
| 01:08 | Dayton | Charles Jensen tips it in | 62-62 |
| 01:00 | Northwestern | David Riley misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 00:58 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson hits the follow up shot | 62-64 |
| 00:41 | Dayton | Rodney Moore misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 62-64 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos travels with the ball | 62-64 |
| 00:06 | Dayton | Rodney Moore is fouled on the floor by David Riley - foul #2 on David Riley, team foul #10 | 62-64 |
| 00:06 | Dayton | Rodney Moore makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 00:06 | Dayton | Rodney Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 00:06 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to David Riley | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | David Riley is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Jensen - foul #1 on Charles Jensen, team foul #7 | 63-64 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | David Riley makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | David Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:04 | Dayton | Dayton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Michael Barnes hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 63-66 |