| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Embry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Connolly (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ramon Mendez (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - David Dickson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Anthony Albro (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Vella (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Fleenor (fresh) PF - Leonard Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Bean (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Bonaventure | Dustin Fleenor inbounds the ball | 38-25 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:35 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffrey Vella comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-25 |
| 19:33 | Dayton | Ramon Mendez pulls down the rebound | 38-25 |
| 19:19 | Dayton | Mark Embry misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 38-25 |
| 19:18 | Dayton | Mark Embry tips it but misses | 38-25 |
| 19:17 | St. Bonaventure | Leonard Hill pulls down the rebound | 38-25 |
| 18:57 | St. Bonaventure | Anthony Albro makes the shot from the right wing set up by Leonard Hill | 38-27 |
| 18:37 | Dayton | Ramon Mendez evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-27 |
| 18:35 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Leonard Hill | 38-27 |
| 18:28 | St. Bonaventure | Leonard Hill misses the shot from just outside the lane | 38-27 |
| 18:27 | Dayton | Lloyd Connolly grabs the board | 38-27 |
| 17:58 | Dayton | Mark Embry lays it up and in and he's fouled by Jeffrey Vella - foul #1 on Jeffrey Vella, team foul #1 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lee Bergh (PG), Kevin Brown (SF), Mitchell Scott (C) Michael Thompson, Lloyd Connolly, David Dickson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 17:58 | Dayton | Mark Embry makes the free throw | 41-27 |
| 17:46 | St. Bonaventure | Kevin Brown steals the ball from Jeffrey Vella | 41-27 |
| 17:22 | Dayton | Anthony Albro steps in front of the Mitchell Scott pass | 41-27 |
| 17:04 | St. Bonaventure | Leonard Hill is fouled on the floor by Ramon Mendez - foul #3 on Ramon Mendez, team foul #1 | 41-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ryan Madden (SG), Roberto Yazzie (C) Mark Embry, Ramon Mendez | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Robert Leyva (C) Eric Bean | |
| 16:45 | St. Bonaventure | Leonard Hill loses the dribble to Kevin Brown | 41-27 |
| 16:16 | Dayton | Jeffrey Vella takes the ball from Ryan Madden | 41-27 |
| 16:13 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffrey Vella can't finish the layup | 41-27 |
| 16:11 | St. Bonaventure | Dustin Fleenor tips it in | 41-29 |
| 15:53 | Dayton | Ryan Madden loses the dribble to Robert Leyva | 41-29 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lee Bergh (fresh) SG - Ryan Madden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Mitchell Scott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roberto Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Anthony Albro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Vella (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Fleenor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Hill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Leyva (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffrey Vella comes up short on the floater from the left side | 41-29 |
| 15:36 | Dayton | Kevin Brown snags the defensive board | 41-29 |
| 15:34 | Dayton | Anthony Albro steals it from Lee Bergh in the backcourt | 41-29 |
| 15:29 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffrey Vella drills a jumper near the basket set up by Anthony Albro | 41-31 |
| 15:18 | Dayton | Jeffrey Vella steals the ball from Kevin Brown | 41-31 |
| 14:59 | St. Bonaventure | Dustin Fleenor buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Anthony Albro | 41-33 |
| 14:33 | Dayton | Lee Bergh clanks a shot near the basket | 41-33 |
| 14:32 | St. Bonaventure | Anthony Albro pulls down the rebound | 41-33 |
| 14:09 | St. Bonaventure | Kevin Brown takes the ball from Robert Leyva | 41-33 |
| 13:48 | Dayton | Ryan Madden hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Lee Bergh | 44-33 |
| 13:34 | St. Bonaventure | Leonard Hill buries a jumper from close range set up by Dustin Fleenor and he's fouled by Ryan Madden - foul #1 on Ryan Madden, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Thompson (PG), Mark Embry (SG), Lloyd Connolly (SF), Ramon Mendez (PF), David Dickson (C) Lee Bergh, Ryan Madden, Kevin Brown, Mitchell Scott, Roberto Yazzie | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Steven Sheehan (PG), Michael Nettles (SG), Damon Rogers (SF), Eric Bean (C) Anthony Albro, Jeffrey Vella, Dustin Fleenor, Robert Leyva | |
| 13:34 | St. Bonaventure | Leonard Hill makes the free throw | 44-36 |
| 13:05 | Dayton | David Dickson comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Damon Rogers - foul #1 on Damon Rogers, team foul #2 | 44-36 |
| 13:05 | Dayton | David Dickson makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 13:05 | Dayton | David Dickson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 12:58 | St. Bonaventure | Leonard Hill lays it up and in on a great pass from Steven Sheehan | 46-38 |
| 12:37 | Dayton | Mark Embry is hacked by Michael Nettles - foul #4 on Michael Nettles, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | David Woolard (PF) Michael Nettles | |
| 12:16 | Dayton | Mark Embry misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 46-38 |
| 12:14 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Damon Rogers | 46-38 |
| 12:12 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Sheehan is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 46-38 |
| 11:55 | Dayton | David Dickson blows the layup | 46-38 |
| 11:53 | Dayton | Ramon Mendez gets the offensive rebound | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Embry (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Connolly (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ramon Mendez (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - David Dickson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Steven Sheehan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Damon Rogers (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Hill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - David Woolard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Bean (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Dayton | Ramon Mendez makes the contested jumper from close range on a nice dish by Michael Thompson | 48-38 |
| 11:12 | St. Bonaventure | Ramon Mendez takes the ball from Leonard Hill | 48-38 |
| 10:47 | Dayton | Mark Embry knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Thompson | 51-38 |
| 10:27 | St. Bonaventure | David Woolard misses the easy layup | 51-38 |
| 10:25 | Dayton | Ramon Mendez pulls down the rebound | 51-38 |
| 09:59 | Dayton | Lloyd Connolly double dribbles | 51-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mitchell Scott (C) David Dickson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Anthony Albro (PG), Jeffrey Vella (SG), Dustin Fleenor (SF), Robert Leyva (C) Steven Sheehan, Damon Rogers, Leonard Hill, Eric Bean | |
| 09:43 | St. Bonaventure | Dustin Fleenor is fouled on the floor by Ramon Mendez - foul #4 on Ramon Mendez, team foul #3 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Brown (SG), Roberto Yazzie (C) Mark Embry, Ramon Mendez | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Leonard Hill (PF) David Woolard | |
| 09:36 | St. Bonaventure | Leonard Hill misses short on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Kevin Brown - foul #3 on Kevin Brown, team foul #4 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Embry (SG) Kevin Brown | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 09:36 | St. Bonaventure | Leonard Hill makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 09:36 | St. Bonaventure | Leonard Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 09:36 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott pulls down the rebound | 51-39 |
| 09:10 | Dayton | Dustin Fleenor is called for the reach on Lloyd Connolly - foul #3 on Dustin Fleenor, team foul #4 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Brown (SG), David Dickson (C) Mark Embry, Roberto Yazzie | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 08:48 | Dayton | Michael Thompson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-39 |
| 08:47 | Dayton | Michael Thompson tips it home | 53-39 |
| 08:21 | St. Bonaventure | Anthony Albro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Embry (SG), Roberto Yazzie (C) Kevin Brown, David Dickson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | David Woolard (PF) Leonard Hill | |
| 08:00 | Dayton | Mark Embry is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Mark Embry, team foul #5 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ramon Mendez (PF) Roberto Yazzie | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Michael Nettles (SG), Eric Bean (C) Jeffrey Vella, Robert Leyva | |
| 07:41 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Bean buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Dustin Fleenor and the foul's on Ramon Mendez - foul #5 on Ramon Mendez, team foul #6 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | David Dickson (C) Ramon Mendez | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Steven Sheehan (PG) Anthony Albro | |
| 07:41 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Bean makes the free throw | 53-42 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Thompson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Mark Embry (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Connolly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mitchell Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Dickson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Steven Sheehan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Nettles (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Dustin Fleenor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Woolard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Bean (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Dayton | Dustin Fleenor takes the ball from Mitchell Scott | 53-42 |
| 07:07 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Sheehan misses the lay-in | 53-42 |
| 07:05 | Dayton | David Dickson pulls down the rebound | 53-42 |
| 06:44 | Dayton | David Dickson is hacked by David Woolard - foul #2 on David Woolard, team foul #5 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Brown (SF), Roberto Yazzie (C) Lloyd Connolly, David Dickson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jeffrey Vella (SG), Damon Rogers (SF) Steven Sheehan, Dustin Fleenor | |
| 06:21 | Dayton | Roberto Yazzie is denied on a layup by David Woolard | 53-42 |
| 06:20 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Bean snags the defensive board | 53-42 |
| 06:07 | St. Bonaventure | Damon Rogers can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-42 |
| 06:05 | St. Bonaventure | David Woolard gets the offensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 06:00 | St. Bonaventure | Damon Rogers comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 53-42 |
| 05:59 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Nettles grabs the offensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 05:44 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Bean scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Jeffrey Vella | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:19 | Dayton | Mark Embry misses the easy layup | 53-44 |
| 05:17 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Bean gets the rebound | 53-44 |
| 05:17 | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ryan Madden (SG), Lloyd Connolly (SF), David Dickson (C) Mark Embry, Kevin Brown, Roberto Yazzie | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Anthony Albro (PG), Dustin Fleenor (SF), Leonard Hill (PF) Jeffrey Vella, Damon Rogers, David Woolard | |
| 05:03 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Nettles misses the 3 from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 05:02 | St. Bonaventure | Dustin Fleenor can't tip it in | 53-44 |
| 05:00 | Dayton | Michael Thompson grabs the board | 53-44 |
| 04:37 | Dayton | David Dickson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 53-44 |
| 04:35 | St. Bonaventure | Leonard Hill pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| 04:22 | St. Bonaventure | Mitchell Scott swats the short shot by Leonard Hill | 53-44 |
| 04:20 | Dayton | Michael Thompson gets the rebound | 53-44 |
| 04:03 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott dunks the ball | 55-44 |
| 03:57 | St. Bonaventure | Dustin Fleenor's floater is tipped away by Mitchell Scott | 55-44 |
| 03:56 | St. Bonaventure | Leonard Hill tips it back up and in | 55-46 |
| 03:30 | Dayton | David Dickson drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Mitchell Scott | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Thompson (tiring) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ryan Madden (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lloyd Connolly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mitchell Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - David Dickson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Anthony Albro (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Nettles (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Dustin Fleenor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Leonard Hill (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Eric Bean (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:13 | St. Bonaventure | Leonard Hill knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Albro | 57-48 |
| 02:44 | Dayton | David Dickson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 02:42 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Nettles snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| 02:21 | St. Bonaventure | Leonard Hill is fouled on the floor by Mitchell Scott - foul #1 on Mitchell Scott, team foul #7 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lee Bergh (PG), Mark Embry (SG), Kevin Brown (SF), Roberto Yazzie (PF) Michael Thompson, Ryan Madden, Lloyd Connolly, Mitchell Scott | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jeffrey Vella (SG), Damon Rogers (SF), Robert Leyva (C) Anthony Albro, Dustin Fleenor, Eric Bean | |
| 02:21 | St. Bonaventure | Leonard Hill makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 02:21 | St. Bonaventure | Leonard Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 02:08 | Dayton | Mark Embry makes the jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Michael Nettles - foul #5 on Michael Nettles, team foul #6 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Thompson (PG), Lloyd Connolly (SF) Lee Bergh, Kevin Brown | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Steven Sheehan (PG) Michael Nettles | |
| 02:08 | Dayton | Mark Embry makes the free throw | 60-50 |
| 01:55 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Sheehan misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Roberto Yazzie - foul #1 on Roberto Yazzie, team foul #8 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lee Bergh (PG), Ryan Madden (SG), Kevin Brown (SF), Mitchell Scott (PF) Michael Thompson, Mark Embry, Lloyd Connolly, David Dickson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | David Woolard (PF) Leonard Hill | |
| 01:55 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Sheehan makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 01:55 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Sheehan makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 01:53 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Thompson (PG), Mark Embry (SG), Lloyd Connolly (SF), David Dickson (C) Lee Bergh, Ryan Madden, Kevin Brown, Roberto Yazzie | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Anthony Albro (PG), Dustin Fleenor (SF), Leonard Hill (PF), Eric Bean (C) Steven Sheehan, Damon Rogers, David Woolard, Robert Leyva | |
| 01:27 | Dayton | Michael Thompson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 01:25 | St. Bonaventure | Leonard Hill pulls down the rebound | 60-52 |
| 01:11 | St. Bonaventure | Anthony Albro connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Vella | 60-54 |
| 00:48 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt in the paint | 60-54 |
| 00:47 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott hits the follow up shot | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | St. Bonaventure | Leonard Hill knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Dustin Fleenor | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:38 | Dayton | Mark Embry is hacked by Anthony Albro in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Albro, team foul #7 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | Roberto Yazzie (C) David Dickson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 00:38 | Dayton | Mark Embry makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:38 | Dayton | Mark Embry makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:34 | St. Bonaventure | Leonard Hill misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-57 |
| 00:32 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Fleenor | 64-57 |
| 00:30 | St. Bonaventure | Leonard Hill misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 64-57 |
| 00:28 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Mark Embry | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Dayton | Mark Embry is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Vella - foul #2 on Jeffrey Vella, team foul #8 | 64-57 |
| 00:25 | Dayton | Mark Embry makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:25 | Dayton | Mark Embry makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:18 | St. Bonaventure | Leonard Hill misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-57 |
| 00:17 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Michael Thompson | 66-57 |
| 00:14 | Dayton | Michael Thompson is hacked by Anthony Albro in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Albro, team foul #9 | 66-57 |
| 00:14 | Dayton | Michael Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:14 | Dayton | Michael Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:14 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Bean gets the rebound | 67-57 |
| 00:06 | St. Bonaventure | Dustin Fleenor's pass is intercepted by Lloyd Connolly | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Michael Thompson runs out the clock | 67-57 |