| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Weekes (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Hargett (fresh) SF - Ivan Trudnowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Javier Rodriguez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Matthew Covell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Hale (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jason Russell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chad Cole (fresh) 6 pts. C - Victor Ford (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Ivan Trudnowski inbounds the ball | 28-23 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:40 | Dayton | John Weekes shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-23 |
| 19:39 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Chad Cole | 28-23 |
| 19:22 | St. Joseph's | Victor Ford travels with the ball | 28-23 |
| 18:58 | Dayton | Ivan Trudnowski shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-23 |
| 18:57 | St. Joseph's | Matthew Covell pulls down the rebound | 28-23 |
| 18:32 | St. Joseph's | Chad Cole makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-26 |
| 18:03 | Dayton | John Fox is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on John Fox, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| 17:37 | St. Joseph's | John Hale comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-26 |
| 17:35 | Dayton | John Fox snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| 17:16 | Dayton | Matthew Covell takes the ball from John Weekes after a doubleteam | 28-26 |
| 17:13 | St. Joseph's | Jason Russell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Matthew Covell | 28-28 |
| 16:45 | Dayton | John Weekes works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ivan Trudnowski | 30-28 |
| 16:21 | St. Joseph's | Chad Cole misses the easy layup | 30-28 |
| 16:20 | St. Joseph's | John Hale pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 15:58 | St. Joseph's | John Fox is called for the reach on Chad Cole - foul #3 on John Fox, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Dayton | Tom Blalock (PG), Don Ugarte (C) Eric Hargett, Javier Rodriguez | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jesse Duncan (PG), Ronald Rayes (SF) John Hale, Jason Russell | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Tom Blalock (fresh) SG - John Weekes (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ivan Trudnowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - John Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Don Ugarte (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Jesse Duncan (fresh) SG - Matthew Covell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ronald Rayes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chad Cole (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Ford (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 15:34 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Rayes misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 30-28 |
| 15:33 | Dayton | Tom Blalock snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 15:10 | Dayton | John Weekes makes the contested shot from the left side set up by Ivan Trudnowski | 32-28 |
| 14:42 | St. Joseph's | Matthew Covell connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Victor Ford and he's hacked by Don Ugarte - foul #1 on Don Ugarte, team foul #3 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | Leo Keasler (PF) John Fox | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Hale (SG), Jason Russell (SF) Jesse Duncan, Ronald Rayes | |
| 14:42 | St. Joseph's | Matthew Covell makes the free throw | 32-31 |
| 14:17 | Dayton | John Hale steals the ball from John Weekes | 32-31 |
| 13:59 | St. Joseph's | Chad Cole is fouled on the floor by Ivan Trudnowski - foul #1 on Ivan Trudnowski, team foul #4 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Eric Hargett (SG), Javier Rodriguez (C) Ivan Trudnowski, Don Ugarte | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 13:37 | St. Joseph's | Victor Ford can't finish the layup | 32-31 |
| 13:36 | St. Joseph's | Victor Ford grabs the offensive board | 32-31 |
| 13:18 | St. Joseph's | Chad Cole scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jason Russell | 32-33 |
| 12:51 | Dayton | Eric Hargett hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 32-33 |
| 12:50 | Dayton | John Weekes snags the offensive board | 32-33 |
| 12:37 | Dayton | Javier Rodriguez is hacked by Jason Russell - foul #1 on Jason Russell, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Fox (PF) Leo Keasler | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ronald Rayes (SF) Jason Russell | |
| 12:14 | Dayton | John Weekes evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Javier Rodriguez | 35-33 |
| 11:55 | St. Joseph's | John Hale misses the 3 from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 11:54 | Dayton | John Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Weekes (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Hargett (fresh) SF - Tom Blalock (fresh) PF - John Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Javier Rodriguez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Matthew Covell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Hale (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ronald Rayes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chad Cole (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Ford (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:49 | Dayton | Tom Blalock hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 11:47 | St. Joseph's | Matthew Covell snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 11:18 | St. Joseph's | Victor Ford's pass is intercepted by Tom Blalock | 35-33 |
| 11:15 | Dayton | John Weekes can't finish the layup | 35-33 |
| 11:13 | St. Joseph's | Victor Ford pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 10:56 | St. Joseph's | Chad Cole misses the floater from the left side | 35-33 |
| 10:54 | Dayton | John Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 10:25 | Dayton | Javier Rodriguez is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Javier Rodriguez, team foul #5 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Trudnowski (PG), Don Ugarte (C) Eric Hargett, Javier Rodriguez | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jesse Duncan (PG), Jason Russell (SF), Carl Tarin (C) Matthew Covell, John Hale, Victor Ford | |
| 09:56 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Rayes is hacked by Don Ugarte - foul #2 on Don Ugarte, team foul #6 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Bobby Stone (PF) Chad Cole | |
| 09:27 | St. Joseph's | Bobby Stone hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-35 |
| 09:00 | Dayton | John Weekes misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 08:59 | St. Joseph's | Carl Tarin pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 08:39 | St. Joseph's | Tom Blalock blocks the jumper by Jason Russell | 35-35 |
| 08:38 | Dayton | Don Ugarte pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 08:16 | Dayton | Ivan Trudnowski shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 35-35 |
| 08:15 | St. Joseph's | Jason Russell gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 07:51 | St. Joseph's | Jason Russell drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ronald Rayes | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Trudnowski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Weekes (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tom Blalock (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - John Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Don Ugarte (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Jesse Duncan (fresh) SG - Ronald Rayes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Russell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bobby Stone (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Tarin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Dayton | John Weekes misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 35-37 |
| 07:34 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Carl Tarin | 35-37 |
| 07:08 | St. Joseph's | Jason Russell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 07:07 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Rayes tips it home | 35-39 |
| 06:48 | Dayton | John Weekes works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 06:47 | St. Joseph's | Jesse Duncan grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 06:20 | St. Joseph's | Jason Russell misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 35-39 |
| 06:19 | Dayton | Tom Blalock gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 06:01 | Dayton | Ivan Trudnowski is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 35-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | Eric Hargett (SG), Leo Keasler (PF), Javier Rodriguez (C) Tom Blalock, John Fox, Don Ugarte | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Matthew Covell (PG), John Hale (SG), Chad Cole (PF), Victor Ford (C) Jesse Duncan, Ronald Rayes, Bobby Stone, Carl Tarin | |
| 05:38 | St. Joseph's | Jason Russell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 05:37 | Dayton | Javier Rodriguez snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 05:14 | Dayton | Ivan Trudnowski can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-39 |
| 05:12 | Dayton | Leo Keasler tips it in | 37-39 |
| 04:47 | St. Joseph's | Jason Russell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-39 |
| 04:45 | Dayton | Leo Keasler grabs the defensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 04:28 | Dayton | Ivan Trudnowski splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from straight away | 40-39 |
| 04:08 | St. Joseph's | Matthew Covell comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 04:07 | Dayton | Javier Rodriguez pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 03:42 | Dayton | Ivan Trudnowski works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-39 |
| 03:41 | Dayton | Leo Keasler tips it back up and in | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Weekes (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Hargett (fresh) SF - Ivan Trudnowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. PF - Leo Keasler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Javier Rodriguez (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Matthew Covell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Hale (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jason Russell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Chad Cole (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Ford (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:15 | St. Joseph's | John Weekes is called for the reach on Matthew Covell - foul #1 on John Weekes, team foul #7 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | Tom Blalock (SF), John Fox (PF) John Weekes, Leo Keasler | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ronald Rayes (SF) Jason Russell | |
| 03:15 | St. Joseph's | Matthew Covell makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 03:15 | St. Joseph's | Matthew Covell makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 02:51 | Dayton | Eric Hargett buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Ivan Trudnowski | 45-41 |
| 02:38 | St. Joseph's | Javier Rodriguez steps in front of the Ronald Rayes pass | 45-41 |
| 02:16 | Dayton | John Fox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Don Ugarte (C) Javier Rodriguez | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jesse Duncan (PG) John Hale | |
| 02:14 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Javier Rodriguez (C) Don Ugarte | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Hale (SG) Jesse Duncan | |
| 02:00 | St. Joseph's | John Hale misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 01:58 | St. Joseph's | Victor Ford tips it back up and in | 45-43 |
| 01:44 | Dayton | Eric Hargett buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Javier Rodriguez | 48-43 |
| 01:18 | St. Joseph's | John Hale buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Chad Cole | 48-46 |
| 01:02 | Dayton | Tom Blalock drills a shot from the free throw line and the foul's on Victor Ford - foul #3 on Victor Ford, team foul #2 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Weekes (SG) Eric Hargett | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jason Russell (SF) Ronald Rayes | |
| 01:02 | Dayton | Tom Blalock makes the free throw | 51-46 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:52 | St. Joseph's | Matthew Covell can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 51-46 |
| 00:51 | Dayton | The rebound goes to John Fox | 51-46 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:22 | Dayton | Tom Blalock is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Tom Blalock, team foul #8 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Eric Hargett (SG) Tom Blalock | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:17 | St. Joseph's | Jason Russell loses the ball out of bounds | 51-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Tom Blalock (SF), Leo Keasler (PF) Eric Hargett, John Fox | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:14 | Dayton | John Weekes is hacked by John Hale in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Hale, team foul #3 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Fox (PF) Leo Keasler | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 00:11 | Dayton | Victor Ford is called for the reach on Ivan Trudnowski - foul #4 on Victor Ford, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| 00:09 | Dayton | John Weekes is fouled on the floor by John Hale - foul #2 on John Hale, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| 00:07 | Dayton | Jason Russell is called for the reach on Tom Blalock - foul #2 on Jason Russell, team foul #6 | 51-46 |
| 00:05 | Dayton | Javier Rodriguez is fouled on the floor by Victor Ford - foul #5 on Victor Ford, team foul #7 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Carl Tarin (C) Victor Ford | |
| 00:05 | Dayton | Javier Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 00:05 | Dayton | Javier Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | John Hale connects on the 3 from straight away | 53-49 |