| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Harold Linger (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micheal Funk (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan White (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Hans Zaloudek (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Gross (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Michael Turner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Warren Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Payne (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joe Lane (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Underwood (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Ryan White inbounds the ball | 52-40 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:57 | Dayton | Ryan White is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Turner - foul #1 on Michael Turner, team foul #1 | 52-40 |
| 19:52 | Dayton | Ryan White misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Donald Payne - foul #2 on Donald Payne, team foul #2 | 52-40 |
| 19:52 | Dayton | Ryan White makes the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 19:52 | Dayton | Ryan White makes the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| 19:33 | Northwestern | Joe Lane clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-40 |
| 19:32 | Dayton | Carl Gross grabs the board | 54-40 |
| 19:25 | Dayton | Harold Linger clanks a jumper from the right side | 54-40 |
| 19:23 | Northwestern | Donald Payne snags the defensive board | 54-40 |
| 19:18 | Northwestern | Donald Payne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-40 |
| 19:02 | Dayton | Carl Gross lays it in | 56-40 |
| 18:38 | Northwestern | Donald Payne makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Michael Turner | 56-42 |
| 18:26 | Dayton | Carl Gross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Vincent Cross (PG), Dustin Griffith (SG), Erik Ford (SF), Joshua Monnier (PF) Harold Linger, Micheal Funk, Ryan White, Hans Zaloudek | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Lawson (PG), Randolph Cheesman (SG), James Pegues (SF), Oliver Smith (PF), Allan Graham (C) Michael Turner, Warren Thompson, Donald Payne, Joe Lane, Walter Underwood | |
| 18:05 | Northwestern | Randolph Cheesman makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by David Lawson | 56-44 |
| 17:47 | Dayton | Dustin Griffith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Randolph Cheesman - foul #1 on Randolph Cheesman, team foul #3 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ira Kulas (C) Carl Gross | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:47 | Dayton | Dustin Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 17:47 | Dayton | Dustin Griffith misses the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 17:47 | Northwestern | Oliver Smith grabs the board | 57-44 |
| 17:27 | Northwestern | David Lawson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-44 |
| 17:25 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Joshua Monnier | 57-44 |
| 17:13 | Dayton | Vincent Cross misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Lawson - foul #2 on David Lawson, team foul #4 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Thompson (SG), Donald Payne (SF), Walter Underwood (C) James Pegues, Oliver Smith, Allan Graham | |
| 17:13 | Dayton | Vincent Cross makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 17:13 | Dayton | Vincent Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 17:00 | Northwestern | Warren Thompson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-44 |
| 16:59 | Dayton | Erik Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 59-44 |
| 16:57 | Dayton | Dustin Griffith is hacked by Warren Thompson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Warren Thompson, team foul #5 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | Harold Linger (PG), Micheal Funk (SG), Ryan White (SF) Vincent Cross, Dustin Griffith, Erik Ford | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Turner (PG), Joe Lane (PF) David Lawson, Randolph Cheesman | |
| 16:52 | Dayton | Ryan White misses the easy layup | 59-44 |
| 16:50 | Dayton | Micheal Funk grabs the offensive board | 59-44 |
| 16:37 | Dayton | Harold Linger is hacked by Walter Underwood - foul #3 on Walter Underwood, team foul #6 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | Hans Zaloudek (PF) Joshua Monnier | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oliver Smith (C) Walter Underwood | |
| 16:28 | Dayton | Hans Zaloudek drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Harold Linger and the foul's on Joe Lane - foul #1 on Joe Lane, team foul #7 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Gross (C) Ira Kulas | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:28 | Dayton | Hans Zaloudek misses the free throw | 61-44 |
| 16:28 | Northwestern | Oliver Smith gets the rebound | 61-44 |
| 16:12 | Northwestern | Donald Payne comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-44 |
| 16:11 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Harold Linger | 61-44 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 16:06 | Dayton | Micheal Funk hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-44 |
| 16:05 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Donald Payne | 61-44 |
| 16:01 | Northwestern | Warren Thompson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-44 |
| 15:59 | Northwestern | Joe Lane tips it home | 61-46 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Harold Linger (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Micheal Funk (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hans Zaloudek (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Gross (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Michael Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Payne (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joe Lane (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Oliver Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 15:40 | Dayton | Hans Zaloudek misses the wide open driving attempt in the paint | 61-46 |
| 15:39 | Dayton | Hans Zaloudek snags the offensive board | 61-46 |
| 15:32 | Dayton | Micheal Funk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Vincent Cross (PG), Dustin Griffith (SG), Erik Ford (SF), Joshua Monnier (PF), Ira Kulas (C) Harold Linger, Micheal Funk, Ryan White, Hans Zaloudek, Carl Gross | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Lawson (PG), Randolph Cheesman (SG), James Pegues (SF), Allan Graham (PF), Walter Underwood (C) Michael Turner, Warren Thompson, Donald Payne, Joe Lane, Oliver Smith | |
| 15:12 | Northwestern | Randolph Cheesman can't connect on a floater in the paint | 61-46 |
| 15:10 | Northwestern | James Pegues tips it home | 61-48 |
| 15:08 | Dayton | Vincent Cross is fouled in the backcourt by David Lawson - foul #3 on David Lawson, team foul #8 | 61-48 |
| 15:08 | Dayton | Vincent Cross makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 15:08 | Dayton | Vincent Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 14:57 | Northwestern | Allan Graham scores on a shot from the left block set up by David Lawson | 63-50 |
| 14:46 | Dayton | Vincent Cross is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Dustin Griffith | 66-50 |
| 14:24 | Northwestern | Erik Ford blocks the short jumper by Randolph Cheesman | 66-50 |
| 14:22 | Dayton | Vincent Cross gets the rebound | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 14:20 | Dayton | Vincent Cross is fouled in the backcourt by David Lawson - foul #4 on David Lawson, team foul #9 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Micheal Funk (SG), Patrick Parent (SF), Jonathan Adams (PF), Carl Gross (C) Dustin Griffith, Erik Ford, Joshua Monnier, Ira Kulas | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Turner (PG), Warren Thompson (SG), Donald Payne (SF), Joe Lane (PF) David Lawson, Randolph Cheesman, James Pegues, Allan Graham | |
| 14:20 | Dayton | Vincent Cross makes the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 14:20 | Dayton | Vincent Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 68-50 |
| 14:04 | Northwestern | Warren Thompson is fouled on the floor by Micheal Funk - foul #1 on Micheal Funk, team foul #1 | 68-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Harold Linger (PG) Vincent Cross | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:49 | Northwestern | Joe Lane's pass is intercepted by Harold Linger | 68-50 |
| 13:34 | Dayton | Micheal Funk makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Linger | 71-50 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 13:29 | Northwestern | Donald Payne misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Micheal Funk - foul #2 on Micheal Funk, team foul #2 | 71-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ryan White (SF), Hans Zaloudek (PF) Patrick Parent, Jonathan Adams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:29 | Northwestern | Donald Payne makes the 1st free throw | 71-51 |
| 13:29 | Northwestern | Donald Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 71-52 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 13:03 | Dayton | Harold Linger clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joe Lane - foul #2 on Joe Lane, team foul #10 | 71-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | Dustin Griffith (SG) Micheal Funk | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oliver Smith (C) Walter Underwood | |
| 13:03 | Dayton | Harold Linger misses the 1st free throw | 71-52 |
| 13:03 | Dayton | Harold Linger makes the 2nd free throw | 72-52 |
| 12:50 | Northwestern | Oliver Smith scores on a floater in the lane set up by Michael Turner | 72-54 |
| 12:31 | Dayton | Hans Zaloudek can't finish the layup | 72-54 |
| 12:29 | Northwestern | Michael Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 72-54 |
| 12:21 | Northwestern | Donald Payne hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 12:09 | Dayton | Dustin Griffith drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Carl Gross | 74-57 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 12:02 | Northwestern | Oliver Smith comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 74-57 |
| 12:00 | Dayton | Dustin Griffith snags the defensive board | 74-57 |
| 11:50 | Dayton | Ryan White is called for 10 seconds | 74-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | Vincent Cross (PG), Micheal Funk (SG), Erik Ford (SF), Joshua Monnier (PF), Ira Kulas (C) Harold Linger, Dustin Griffith, Ryan White, Hans Zaloudek, Carl Gross | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Pegues (PG), Randolph Cheesman (SG), Allan Graham (PF), Walter Underwood (C) Michael Turner, Warren Thompson, Joe Lane, Oliver Smith | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Vincent Cross (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Micheal Funk (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erik Ford (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joshua Monnier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ira Kulas (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Pegues (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Randolph Cheesman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Payne (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Allan Graham (fresh) 6 pts. C - Walter Underwood (fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:41 | Northwestern | Walter Underwood's floater is tipped away by Ira Kulas | 74-57 |
| 11:39 | Dayton | Ira Kulas grabs the defensive rebound | 74-57 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 11:10 | Dayton | Erik Ford connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Vincent Cross | 76-57 |
| 10:47 | Northwestern | Donald Payne's floater is knocked away by Joshua Monnier | 76-57 |
| 10:46 | Northwestern | Walter Underwood snags the offensive board | 76-57 |
| 10:28 | Northwestern | Walter Underwood misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-57 |
| 10:26 | Northwestern | James Pegues tips it in | 76-59 |
| 10:01 | Dayton | Vincent Cross drills a jumper in the paint set up by Erik Ford | 78-59 |
| 09:43 | Northwestern | Erik Ford takes the ball from Donald Payne | 78-59 |
| 09:40 | Dayton | Micheal Funk is called for traveling in the backcourt | 78-59 |
| Subs | Dayton | Harold Linger (PG), Dustin Griffith (SG), Ryan White (SF), Jonathan Adams (PF), Carl Gross (C) Vincent Cross, Micheal Funk, Erik Ford, Joshua Monnier, Ira Kulas | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Turner (PG), Warren Thompson (SG), Joe Lane (PF), Oliver Smith (C) James Pegues, Donald Payne, Allan Graham, Walter Underwood | |
| 09:26 | Northwestern | Randolph Cheesman scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Joe Lane | 78-61 |
| 09:05 | Dayton | Ryan White is hacked by Randolph Cheesman - foul #2 on Randolph Cheesman, team foul #11 | 78-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | Hans Zaloudek (PF) Jonathan Adams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:05 | Dayton | Ryan White makes the 1st free throw | 79-61 |
| 09:05 | Dayton | Ryan White makes the 2nd free throw | 80-61 |
| 08:47 | Northwestern | Carl Gross steals it from Michael Turner | 80-61 |
| 08:29 | Dayton | Harold Linger hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 80-61 |
| 08:28 | Dayton | Dustin Griffith grabs the offensive board | 80-61 |
| 08:05 | Dayton | Harold Linger misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 80-61 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern | Randolph Cheesman snags the defensive board | 80-61 |
| 07:50 | Northwestern | Joe Lane misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 80-61 |
| 07:48 | Dayton | Hans Zaloudek snags the defensive board | 80-61 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Harold Linger (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dustin Griffith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ryan White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hans Zaloudek (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Carl Gross (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Michael Turner (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Thompson (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randolph Cheesman (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Lane (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Oliver Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Dayton | Ryan White is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 80-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | Vincent Cross (PG), Micheal Funk (SG), Erik Ford (SF), Joshua Monnier (PF), Ira Kulas (C) Harold Linger, Dustin Griffith, Ryan White, Hans Zaloudek, Carl Gross | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Lawson (PG), Donald Payne (SF), Walter Underwood (C) Michael Turner, Randolph Cheesman, Oliver Smith | |
| 07:02 | Northwestern | David Lawson hits a jumper in the lane set up by Warren Thompson | 80-63 |
| 07:00 | Dayton | David Lawson is called for the reach on Vincent Cross in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Lawson, team foul #12 | 80-63 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Pegues (PG) David Lawson | |
| 07:00 | Dayton | Vincent Cross makes the 1st free throw | 81-63 |
| 07:00 | Dayton | Vincent Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 82-63 |
| 06:43 | Northwestern | Warren Thompson connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Donald Payne | 82-66 |
| 06:39 | Dayton | Warren Thompson is called for the reach on Micheal Funk in the backcourt - foul #3 on Warren Thompson, team foul #13 | 82-66 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Allan Graham (PF) Joe Lane | |
| 06:39 | Dayton | Micheal Funk makes the 1st free throw | 83-66 |
| 06:39 | Dayton | Micheal Funk misses the 2nd free throw | 83-66 |
| 06:39 | Northwestern | Walter Underwood pulls down the rebound | 83-66 |
| 06:25 | Northwestern | Warren Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 83-66 |
| 06:05 | Dayton | Vincent Cross misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 83-66 |
| 06:03 | Northwestern | Donald Payne grabs the board | 83-66 |
| 05:56 | Northwestern | Walter Underwood misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 83-66 |
| 05:54 | Northwestern | Donald Payne tips it back up and in | 83-68 |
| 05:35 | Dayton | Erik Ford clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 83-68 |
| 05:34 | Dayton | Joshua Monnier tips it in | 85-68 |
| 05:25 | Northwestern | Donald Payne drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Warren Thompson | 85-71 |
| 05:15 | Dayton | Erik Ford can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 85-71 |
| 05:13 | Northwestern | Allan Graham snags the defensive board | 85-71 |
| 05:08 | Northwestern | Donald Payne makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Warren Thompson | 85-73 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:51 | Dayton | Erik Ford misses long on an open fadeaway from the left wing | 85-73 |
| 04:50 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Walter Underwood | 85-73 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:46 | Northwestern | Warren Thompson loses the dribble to Vincent Cross | 85-73 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:44 | Dayton | Walter Underwood is called for the reach on Joshua Monnier in the backcourt - foul #4 on Walter Underwood, team foul #14 | 85-73 |
| Subs | Dayton | Harold Linger (PG), Dustin Griffith (SG), Patrick Parent (SF), Carl Gross (C) Vincent Cross, Micheal Funk, Erik Ford, Ira Kulas | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Turner (PG), Randolph Cheesman (SG), Joe Lane (PF) James Pegues, Warren Thompson, Allan Graham | |
| 04:44 | Dayton | Joshua Monnier misses the 1st free throw | 85-73 |
| 04:44 | Dayton | Joshua Monnier misses the 2nd free throw | 85-73 |
| 04:44 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Walter Underwood | 85-73 |
| 04:26 | Northwestern | Joshua Monnier steals it from Randolph Cheesman | 85-73 |
| 04:10 | Dayton | Carl Gross misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 85-73 |
| 04:09 | Northwestern | Walter Underwood grabs the defensive rebound | 85-73 |
| 03:53 | Northwestern | Donald Payne misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 85-73 |
| 03:52 | Northwestern | Randolph Cheesman hits the follow up shot | 85-75 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Harold Linger (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dustin Griffith (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Patrick Parent (fresh) PF - Joshua Monnier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Gross (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Michael Turner (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randolph Cheesman (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Donald Payne (tired) 23 pts. 8 reb. PF - Joe Lane (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Underwood (tiring) 12 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:23 | Dayton | Carl Gross drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Harold Linger and the foul's on Walter Underwood - foul #5 on Walter Underwood, team foul #15 | 87-75 |
| Subs | Dayton | Vincent Cross (PG), Ryan White (SF), Hans Zaloudek (PF) Harold Linger, Patrick Parent, Joshua Monnier | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Thompson (SG), Oliver Smith (C) Donald Payne, Walter Underwood | |
| 03:23 | Dayton | Carl Gross makes the free throw | 88-75 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Northwestern | Ryan White is called for the reach on Warren Thompson - foul #3 on Ryan White, team foul #3 | 88-75 |
| 03:01 | Northwestern | Michael Turner clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 88-75 |
| 02:59 | Dayton | Hans Zaloudek gets the rebound | 88-75 |
| 02:55 | Dayton | Ryan White is fouled in the backcourt by Randolph Cheesman - foul #3 on Randolph Cheesman, team foul #16 | 88-75 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonathan Adams (C) Carl Gross | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:55 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 88-75 |
| 02:55 | Dayton | Ryan White misses the 1st free throw | 88-75 |
| 02:55 | Dayton | Ryan White makes the 2nd free throw | 89-75 |
| 02:45 | Northwestern | Joe Lane drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Oliver Smith | 89-77 |
| 02:45 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 89-77 |
| Subs | Dayton | Harold Linger (PG), Carl Gross (C) Vincent Cross, Jonathan Adams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Pegues (SF), Allan Graham (C) Randolph Cheesman, Joe Lane | |
| 02:22 | Dayton | Harold Linger misses short on a 3 from straight away | 89-77 |
| 02:20 | Northwestern | Oliver Smith grabs the board | 89-77 |
| 02:14 | Northwestern | Michael Turner misses the 3 from straight away | 89-77 |
| 02:13 | Dayton | Carl Gross grabs the defensive rebound | 89-77 |
| 02:11 | Dayton | Dustin Griffith is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 89-77 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Donald Payne (SF) Michael Turner | |
| 02:06 | Northwestern | James Pegues is hacked by Carl Gross - foul #3 on Carl Gross, team foul #4 | 89-77 |
| 01:48 | Northwestern | Allan Graham can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 89-77 |
| 01:46 | Northwestern | Donald Payne pulls down the offensive rebound | 89-77 |
| 01:28 | Northwestern | Warren Thompson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 89-77 |
| 01:27 | Northwestern | James Pegues gets the offensive rebound | 89-77 |
| 01:22 | Northwestern | Allan Graham is hacked by Dustin Griffith - foul #1 on Dustin Griffith, team foul #5 | 89-77 |
| Subs | Dayton | Vincent Cross (PG), Erik Ford (SF), Joshua Monnier (PF), Ira Kulas (C) Harold Linger, Ryan White, Hans Zaloudek, Carl Gross | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Randolph Cheesman (SG) Warren Thompson | |
| 01:08 | Northwestern | Randolph Cheesman is hacked by Dustin Griffith - foul #2 on Dustin Griffith, team foul #6 | 89-77 |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | Randolph Cheesman knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Pegues | 89-79 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Dayton | Vincent Cross is fouled in the backcourt by James Pegues - foul #1 on James Pegues, team foul #17 | 89-79 |
| 00:50 | Dayton | Vincent Cross makes the 1st free throw | 90-79 |
| 00:50 | Dayton | Vincent Cross misses the 2nd free throw | 90-79 |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | Oliver Smith gets the rebound | 90-79 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Northwestern | Randolph Cheesman drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from James Pegues | 90-81 |
| 00:45 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 90-81 |
| Subs | Dayton | Harold Linger (PG), Micheal Funk (SG), Hans Zaloudek (PF) Vincent Cross, Dustin Griffith, Joshua Monnier | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Turner (PG), Warren Thompson (SG), Joe Lane (PF) James Pegues, Randolph Cheesman, Allan Graham | |
| 00:43 | Dayton | Micheal Funk is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Turner - foul #2 on Michael Turner, team foul #18 | 90-81 |
| 00:43 | Dayton | Micheal Funk misses the 1st free throw | 90-81 |
| 00:43 | Dayton | Micheal Funk misses the 2nd free throw | 90-81 |
| 00:43 | Northwestern | Joe Lane pulls down the rebound | 90-81 |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Joe Lane misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 90-81 |
| 00:34 | Dayton | Ira Kulas gets the rebound | 90-81 |
| 00:31 | Dayton | Ira Kulas is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Turner - foul #3 on Michael Turner, team foul #19 | 90-81 |
| 00:31 | Dayton | Ira Kulas makes the 1st free throw | 91-81 |
| 00:31 | Dayton | Ira Kulas makes the 2nd free throw | 92-81 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Joe Lane knocks in the floater from the baseline | 92-83 |
| 00:24 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 92-83 |
| 00:22 | Dayton | Michael Turner is called for the reach on Ira Kulas in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Turner, team foul #20 | 92-83 |
| 00:22 | Dayton | Ira Kulas makes the 1st free throw | 93-83 |
| 00:22 | Dayton | Ira Kulas makes the 2nd free throw | 94-83 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | Joe Lane hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 94-83 |
| 00:16 | Northwestern | Michael Turner snags the offensive board | 94-83 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | Joe Lane lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Turner | 94-85 |
| 00:14 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 94-85 |
| 00:11 | Dayton | Warren Thompson is called for the reach on Micheal Funk in the backcourt - foul #4 on Warren Thompson, team foul #21 | 94-85 |
| 00:11 | Dayton | Micheal Funk misses the 1st free throw | 94-85 |
| 00:11 | Dayton | Micheal Funk makes the 2nd free throw | 95-85 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Warren Thompson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 95-85 |
| 00:03 | Dayton | Hans Zaloudek pulls down the rebound | 95-85 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Harold Linger runs out the clock | 95-85 |