| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Edwards (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Kasey Rector (fresh) SF - Jessie Jeter (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Frank Boeding (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Chris Rivard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Berges (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Doles (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kerry Wilson (fresh) C - Edwin Wilbourn (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Saint Louis | James Edwards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-27 |
| 19:46 | Dayton | James Nelson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 19:44 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 19:16 | Saint Louis | James Edwards misses the fadeaway from close range | 30-27 |
| 19:15 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter tips it but misses | 30-27 |
| 19:14 | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard grabs the offensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 18:56 | Saint Louis | Frank Boeding misses the easy layup | 30-27 |
| 18:54 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 18:36 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn is hacked by Chris Rivard - foul #1 on Chris Rivard, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| 18:23 | Dayton | Kerry Wilson is fouled on the floor by Frank Boeding - foul #1 on Frank Boeding, team foul #2 | 30-27 |
| 18:12 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Gary Berges | 30-29 |
| 17:55 | Saint Louis | James Edwards connects on the shot from the left side | 32-29 |
| 17:42 | Dayton | Kerry Wilson clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-29 |
| 17:40 | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 17:35 | Saint Louis | James Edwards hits the finger roll set up by Jessie Jeter | 34-29 |
| 17:23 | Dayton | Kasey Rector takes the ball from Kerry Wilson | 34-29 |
| 17:21 | Saint Louis | James Edwards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-29 |
| 17:03 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Edwin Wilbourn, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens (C) Edwin Wilbourn | |
| 16:39 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector is fouled on the floor by Robert Doles - foul #3 on Robert Doles, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou (SG), Joshua Finch (PF) Kasey Rector, Frank Boeding | |
| Subs | Dayton | Derek Blank (SF), Scott Pierson (C) Robert Doles, Kerry Wilson | |
| 16:14 | Saint Louis | James Edwards connects on the 3 from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 15:50 | Dayton | James Nelson makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-32 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Edwards (fresh) 18 pts. SG - Jo-Long Zhou (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jessie Jeter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joshua Finch (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Chris Rivard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Nelson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Berges (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derek Blank (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Nelson Wilkens (fresh) 3 reb. C - Scott Pierson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Saint Louis | James Edwards misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on James Nelson - foul #2 on James Nelson, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector (SG), Frank Boeding (PF) Jo-Long Zhou, Jessie Jeter | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Doles (SF), Kerry Wilson (PF), Edwin Wilbourn (C) Gary Berges, Nelson Wilkens, Scott Pierson | |
| 15:29 | Saint Louis | James Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 15:29 | Saint Louis | James Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 15:14 | Dayton | James Nelson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 15:13 | Saint Louis | Joshua Finch snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 14:44 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-32 |
| 14:30 | Dayton | Kerry Wilson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-32 |
| 14:28 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn misses the tip | 41-32 |
| 14:27 | Saint Louis | James Edwards snags the defensive board | 41-32 |
| 14:02 | Saint Louis | James Edwards misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Kerry Wilson - foul #1 on Kerry Wilson, team foul #4 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell (C) Chris Rivard | |
| Subs | Dayton | Philip Bailey (SG) James Nelson | |
| 14:02 | Saint Louis | James Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 14:02 | Saint Louis | James Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 13:46 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn is fouled on the floor by James Edwards - foul #1 on James Edwards, team foul #3 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou (PG), Jessie Jeter (SF) James Edwards, Frank Boeding | |
| Subs | Dayton | Gary Berges (SG), Nelson Wilkens (PF) Philip Bailey, Kerry Wilson | |
| 13:30 | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens is whistled for a carry | 42-32 |
| 13:10 | Saint Louis | Joshua Finch makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Kasey Rector | 45-32 |
| 12:51 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn lays it in | 45-34 |
| 12:31 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joshua Finch | 47-34 |
| 12:22 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Derek Blank | 47-36 |
| 12:04 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-36 |
| 12:03 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell tips it back up and in | 49-36 |
| 11:47 | Dayton | Gary Berges misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 11:46 | Dayton | Robert Doles pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-36 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Jo-Long Zhou (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kasey Rector (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jessie Jeter (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Joshua Finch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jackson Varnell (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Derek Blank (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Berges (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Doles (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nelson Wilkens (fresh) 3 reb. C - Edwin Wilbourn (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Dayton | Derek Blank knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Edwin Wilbourn | 49-38 |
| 11:07 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Kasey Rector | 52-38 |
| 10:41 | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-38 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Edwards (PG), Gustavo Zavala (SF), Frank Boeding (PF), Chris Rivard (C) Kasey Rector, Jessie Jeter, Joshua Finch, Jackson Varnell | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Nelson (PG), Philip Bailey (SG), Scott Pierson (SF), Kerry Wilson (PF) Derek Blank, Gary Berges, Robert Doles, Edwin Wilbourn | |
| 10:18 | Saint Louis | James Edwards can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-38 |
| 10:17 | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens snags the defensive board | 52-38 |
| 09:57 | Dayton | James Nelson can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 52-38 |
| 09:55 | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard snags the defensive board | 52-38 |
| 09:28 | Saint Louis | Kerry Wilson steals the ball from Jo-Long Zhou | 52-38 |
| 09:09 | Dayton | Jo-Long Zhou is called for the reach on Scott Pierson - foul #1 on Jo-Long Zhou, team foul #4 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Rodney Reese (SG), Jessie Jeter (SF) Jo-Long Zhou, Gustavo Zavala | |
| Subs | Dayton | Gary Berges (SG), Edwin Wilbourn (C) Scott Pierson, Nelson Wilkens | |
| 08:52 | Dayton | James Nelson steps out of bounds on the sideline | 52-38 |
| 08:35 | Saint Louis | James Edwards makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jessie Jeter | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 08:24 | Dayton | Philip Bailey buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Edwin Wilbourn | 54-41 |
| 07:58 | Saint Louis | James Edwards hits a 3 from the left corner | 57-41 |
| 07:37 | Dayton | James Nelson buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-44 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Edwards (fresh) 26 pts. SG - Rodney Reese (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jessie Jeter (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Frank Boeding (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Chris Rivard (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Nelson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Berges (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kerry Wilson (fresh) C - Edwin Wilbourn (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:10 | Saint Louis | James Edwards misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 57-44 |
| 07:09 | Saint Louis | Frank Boeding tips it back up and in | 59-44 |
| 07:05 | Dayton | James Nelson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-44 |
| 07:04 | Dayton | Gary Berges snags the offensive board | 59-44 |
| 06:53 | Dayton | Gary Berges misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Rodney Reese - foul #2 on Rodney Reese, team foul #5 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector (SG), Joshua Finch (SF), Jackson Varnell (PF) Rodney Reese, Jessie Jeter, Frank Boeding | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Doles (SF), Nelson Wilkens (PF) Philip Bailey, Kerry Wilson | |
| 06:53 | Dayton | Gary Berges makes the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 06:53 | Dayton | Gary Berges makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 06:24 | Saint Louis | James Edwards lays it in set up by Chris Rivard | 61-46 |
| 06:22 | Dayton | James Nelson is hacked by James Edwards in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Edwards, team foul #6 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou (PG) James Edwards | |
| Subs | Dayton | Derek Blank (SG) Gary Berges | |
| 06:07 | Dayton | James Nelson makes the 3 from straight away | 61-49 |
| 06:00 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Nelson Wilkens - foul #2 on Nelson Wilkens, team foul #5 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala (SF) Chris Rivard | |
| Subs | Dayton | Philip Bailey (SG) James Nelson | |
| 06:00 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell misses the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 06:00 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 05:40 | Dayton | Philip Bailey buries a floater from the left side | 62-51 |
| 05:33 | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala scores on a floater from the left side set up by Jo-Long Zhou | 64-51 |
| 05:27 | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Joshua Finch - foul #1 on Joshua Finch, team foul #7 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Edwards (PG), Jessie Jeter (SF), Frank Boeding (PF) Jo-Long Zhou, Gustavo Zavala, Joshua Finch | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 05:27 | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens misses the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 05:27 | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 05:00 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Edwin Wilbourn - foul #4 on Edwin Wilbourn, team foul #6 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Nelson (PG), Gary Berges (SG), Kerry Wilson (PF) Derek Blank, Philip Bailey, Nelson Wilkens | |
| 05:00 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 05:00 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 04:53 | Dayton | James Nelson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by James Edwards - foul #3 on James Edwards, team foul #8 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard (C) Jackson Varnell | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 04:53 | Dayton | James Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 04:53 | Dayton | James Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 04:30 | Saint Louis | James Edwards is fouled on the floor by James Nelson - foul #3 on James Nelson, team foul #7 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens (C) Edwin Wilbourn | |
| 04:30 | Saint Louis | James Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 04:30 | Saint Louis | James Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 04:09 | Dayton | Chris Rivard steals the ball from Robert Doles | 68-54 |
| 03:45 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter misses the jumpshot from the right side | 68-54 |
| 03:44 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter grabs the offensive rebound | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 70-54 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Edwards (fresh) 30 pts. 3 pf. SG - Kasey Rector (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jessie Jeter (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Boeding (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Chris Rivard (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Nelson (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gary Berges (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Doles (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kerry Wilson (fresh) C - Nelson Wilkens (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens's floater is tipped away by Chris Rivard | 70-54 |
| 02:55 | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard grabs the defensive rebound | 70-54 |
| 02:39 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector is fouled on the floor by James Nelson - foul #4 on James Nelson, team foul #8 | 70-54 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou (PG), Gustavo Zavala (SF), Joshua Finch (PF), Jackson Varnell (C) James Edwards, Jessie Jeter, Frank Boeding, Chris Rivard | |
| Subs | Dayton | Wesley Edwards (PG), Derek Blank (SG), Philip Bailey (SF), Scott Pierson (C) James Nelson, Gary Berges, Robert Doles, Kerry Wilson | |
| 02:39 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector makes the 1st free throw | 71-54 |
| 02:39 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector makes the 2nd free throw | 72-54 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:26 | Dayton | Philip Bailey misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-54 |
| 02:25 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector gets the rebound | 72-54 |
| 01:58 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Jo-Long Zhou | 74-54 |
| 01:53 | Dayton | Kasey Rector takes the ball from Derek Blank | 74-54 |
| 01:33 | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala is fouled on the floor by Scott Pierson - foul #1 on Scott Pierson, team foul #9 | 74-54 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Rodney Reese (SG) Kasey Rector | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 01:33 | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala makes the 1st free throw | 75-54 |
| 01:33 | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala makes the 2nd free throw | 76-54 |
| 01:23 | Dayton | Joshua Finch is called for the reach on Philip Bailey - foul #2 on Joshua Finch, team foul #9 | 76-54 |
| 01:23 | Dayton | Philip Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 76-55 |
| 01:23 | Dayton | Philip Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 76-56 |
| 00:54 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou drills a runner in the lane and he's fouled by Derek Blank - foul #1 on Derek Blank, team foul #10 | 78-56 |
| 00:54 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou makes the free throw | 79-56 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Dayton | Scott Pierson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 79-56 |
| 00:47 | Dayton | Wesley Edwards can't tip it in | 79-56 |
| 00:45 | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala grabs the board | 79-56 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Saint Louis | Joshua Finch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 79-56 |
| 00:19 | Dayton | Scott Pierson buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Philip Bailey | 79-59 |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou runs out the clock | 79-59 |