| Lineup | Nevada | PG - George Starkes (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reginald White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Dancy (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kefentse Arai (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Steven Kidwell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Tran (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Scott Kocher (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Rickey Clapper (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Scott Kocher inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Dayton | Steven Kidwell drills a shot in the paint | 33-28 |
| 19:25 | Nevada | Michael Lewis loses the dribble to Rickey Clapper | 33-28 |
| 19:06 | Dayton | Joe Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 19:04 | Dayton | Scott Kocher can't tip it in | 33-28 |
| 19:03 | Nevada | George Starkes snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| 18:48 | Nevada | George Starkes comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-28 |
| 18:46 | Dayton | Scott Kocher grabs the board | 33-28 |
| 18:26 | Dayton | Steven Kidwell scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 18:01 | Nevada | Steven Kidwell picks off the pass by Raymond Dancy | 33-31 |
| 17:44 | Dayton | Joe Smith drills a shot from the right block set up by Rickey Clapper | 33-33 |
| 17:33 | Nevada | Kefentse Arai blows the layup but he's hacked by Rickey Clapper - foul #3 on Rickey Clapper, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeffrey Remer (C) Rickey Clapper | |
| 17:33 | Nevada | Kefentse Arai makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 17:33 | Nevada | Kefentse Arai misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 17:33 | Dayton | Joe Smith gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 17:16 | Dayton | Scott Kocher clanks a 3 from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 17:15 | Nevada | Michael Lewis pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 17:05 | Nevada | Raymond Dancy misses short on a 3 from straight away | 34-33 |
| 17:03 | Nevada | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Dancy | 34-33 |
| 16:52 | Nevada | Raymond Dancy misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 16:51 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Scott Kocher | 34-33 |
| 16:37 | Dayton | Steven Kidwell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 16:35 | Nevada | Michael Lewis pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 16:15 | Nevada | Raymond Dancy loses the ball out of bounds | 34-33 |
| Subs | Nevada | Guillermo Martinez (SG), James Ballard (SF), Larry Thompson (PF) Michael Lewis, Reginald White, Raymond Dancy | |
| Subs | Dayton | Juan Hernandez (PG), Kevin Painter (SG), Ernest Regalado (SF), Douglas Richardson (PF) Steven Kidwell, Louis Tran, Scott Kocher, Joe Smith | |
| 16:00 | Dayton | Jeffrey Remer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-33 |
| Subs | Nevada | Lorenzo Rosales (PF) Kefentse Arai | |
| Subs | Dayton | Albert Bishop (SF), Rickey Clapper (C) Juan Hernandez, Jeffrey Remer | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - George Starkes (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Guillermo Martinez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Ballard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lorenzo Rosales (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Thompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ernest Regalado (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Painter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Albert Bishop (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Douglas Richardson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Rickey Clapper (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:31 | Nevada | Lorenzo Rosales connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by George Starkes | 36-33 |
| 15:12 | Dayton | Douglas Richardson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-33 |
| 15:11 | Dayton | Albert Bishop pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 14:45 | Dayton | Albert Bishop hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-33 |
| 14:44 | Nevada | The rebound goes to James Ballard | 36-33 |
| 14:35 | Nevada | James Ballard misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Albert Bishop - foul #4 on Albert Bishop, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Lewis (SG), Reginald White (SF), Kefentse Arai (C) George Starkes, Guillermo Martinez, Larry Thompson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Steven Kidwell (PG), Louis Tran (SG), Scott Kocher (SF), Joe Smith (PF) Ernest Regalado, Kevin Painter, Albert Bishop, Douglas Richardson | |
| 14:35 | Nevada | James Ballard misses the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 14:35 | Nevada | James Ballard misses the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 14:35 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Joe Smith | 36-33 |
| 14:12 | Dayton | Steven Kidwell drills a floater from the right side set up by Scott Kocher and he's hacked by Lorenzo Rosales - foul #4 on Lorenzo Rosales, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Nevada | Guillermo Martinez (PG), Raymond Dancy (PF) James Ballard, Lorenzo Rosales | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 14:12 | Dayton | Steven Kidwell makes the free throw | 36-36 |
| 13:59 | Nevada | Guillermo Martinez comes up short on the shot from the left block | 36-36 |
| 13:57 | Nevada | Kefentse Arai tips it back up and in | 38-36 |
| 13:35 | Dayton | Steven Kidwell knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Joe Smith | 38-39 |
| 13:14 | Nevada | Reginald White makes the shot from the left wing set up by Guillermo Martinez | 40-39 |
| 12:59 | Dayton | Louis Tran hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 12:57 | Nevada | Michael Lewis gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 12:42 | Nevada | Michael Lewis connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 12:13 | Dayton | Joe Smith scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Kocher and he's hacked by Raymond Dancy - foul #2 on Raymond Dancy, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Nevada | George Starkes (PG), James Ballard (SF) Guillermo Martinez, Reginald White | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ernest Regalado (PG), Jeffrey Remer (C) Steven Kidwell, Rickey Clapper | |
| 12:13 | Dayton | Joe Smith makes the free throw | 43-42 |
| 11:59 | Nevada | George Starkes knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Ballard | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - George Starkes (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Ballard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Dancy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kefentse Arai (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ernest Regalado (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Louis Tran (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Scott Kocher (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joe Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Remer (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Dayton | Kefentse Arai is called for the reach on Jeffrey Remer - foul #3 on Kefentse Arai, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| 11:22 | Dayton | Ernest Regalado knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Joe Smith and the foul's on Kefentse Arai - foul #4 on Kefentse Arai, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Nevada | Larry Thompson (C) Kefentse Arai | |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Painter (SG) Louis Tran | |
| 11:22 | Dayton | Ernest Regalado makes the free throw | 46-45 |
| 11:13 | Nevada | Michael Lewis buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by George Starkes | 49-45 |
| 10:47 | Dayton | Joe Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 10:46 | Nevada | James Ballard snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 10:35 | Nevada | Michael Lewis's layup is rejected by Scott Kocher | 49-45 |
| 10:33 | Dayton | Joe Smith pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 10:15 | Dayton | Ernest Regalado can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 49-45 |
| 10:14 | Nevada | Raymond Dancy gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 09:57 | Nevada | Larry Thompson lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Lewis | 51-45 |
| 09:34 | Dayton | Joe Smith hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 09:15 | Nevada | Michael Lewis misses long on a 3 from straight away | 51-48 |
| 09:13 | Dayton | Jeffrey Remer grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 09:00 | Dayton | Kevin Painter travels with the ball | 51-48 |
| Subs | Nevada | Guillermo Martinez (SG), Reginald White (SF), Christopher Cobb (C) Michael Lewis, James Ballard, Raymond Dancy | |
| Subs | Dayton | Steven Kidwell (PG), Louis Tran (SG), Douglas Richardson (SF), Rickey Clapper (C) Ernest Regalado, Kevin Painter, Scott Kocher, Jeffrey Remer | |
| 08:38 | Nevada | Christopher Cobb clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 08:36 | Nevada | Guillermo Martinez pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 08:21 | Nevada | Guillermo Martinez misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 08:20 | Dayton | Joe Smith snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 07:56 | Dayton | Douglas Richardson buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - George Starkes (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Guillermo Martinez (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Reginald White (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Cobb (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Steven Kidwell (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Tran (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Douglas Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joe Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Rickey Clapper (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:51 | Nevada | George Starkes hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 51-51 |
| 07:49 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Steven Kidwell | 51-51 |
| 07:34 | Dayton | Steven Kidwell loses the dribble to Guillermo Martinez | 51-51 |
| 07:31 | Nevada | Guillermo Martinez lays it up and in | 53-51 |
| 07:14 | Dayton | Steven Kidwell can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-51 |
| 07:12 | Nevada | Guillermo Martinez gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 06:44 | Nevada | George Starkes clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 06:42 | Dayton | Douglas Richardson grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 06:15 | Dayton | Louis Tran is hacked by Guillermo Martinez - foul #2 on Guillermo Martinez, team foul #5 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Lewis (SG), Lorenzo Rosales (PF), Kefentse Arai (C) George Starkes, Larry Thompson, Christopher Cobb | |
| Subs | Dayton | Albert Bishop (SF), Scott Kocher (PF) Douglas Richardson, Joe Smith | |
| 06:00 | Dayton | Albert Bishop hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-51 |
| 05:58 | Dayton | Louis Tran tips it back up and in | 53-53 |
| 05:44 | Nevada | Scott Kocher denies the turnaround by Kefentse Arai | 53-53 |
| 05:43 | Nevada | Guillermo Martinez tips it back up and in | 55-53 |
| 05:25 | Dayton | Rickey Clapper can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kefentse Arai - foul #5 on Kefentse Arai, team foul #6 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Nevada | George Starkes (PG), James Ballard (SF), Raymond Dancy (C) Guillermo Martinez, Reginald White, Kefentse Arai | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ernest Regalado (PG), Kevin Painter (SG) Steven Kidwell, Louis Tran | |
| 05:25 | Dayton | Rickey Clapper makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 05:25 | Dayton | Rickey Clapper misses the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 05:25 | Nevada | Raymond Dancy gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 05:04 | Nevada | Michael Lewis can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 55-54 |
| 05:02 | Dayton | Rickey Clapper gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 04:48 | Dayton | Lorenzo Rosales steps in front of the Ernest Regalado pass | 55-54 |
| 04:27 | Nevada | George Starkes knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from James Ballard | 57-54 |
| 04:10 | Dayton | Ernest Regalado knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Kevin Painter | 57-56 |
| 03:56 | Nevada | James Ballard blows the layup | 57-56 |
| 03:55 | Dayton | Rickey Clapper snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - George Starkes (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Ballard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lorenzo Rosales (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Raymond Dancy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ernest Regalado (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Painter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Albert Bishop (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Scott Kocher (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Rickey Clapper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:35 | Dayton | Ernest Regalado travels with the ball | 57-56 |
| Subs | Nevada | Reginald White (SF) James Ballard | |
| Subs | Dayton | Steven Kidwell (PG), Louis Tran (SG), Jeffrey Remer (C) Ernest Regalado, Kevin Painter, Rickey Clapper | |
| 03:17 | Nevada | George Starkes knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Lewis | 60-56 |
| 03:06 | Dayton | Jeffrey Remer misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-56 |
| 03:05 | Dayton | Scott Kocher tips it back up and in | 60-58 |
| 02:58 | Nevada | George Starkes misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-58 |
| 02:56 | Nevada | Reginald White gets the offensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 02:37 | Nevada | George Starkes misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 02:36 | Nevada | Reginald White hits the follow up shot | 62-58 |
| 02:36 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-58 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Joe Smith (PF) Jeffrey Remer | |
| 02:14 | Dayton | Steven Kidwell steps out of bounds on the baseline | 62-58 |
| 01:57 | Nevada | Albert Bishop is called for the reach on Raymond Dancy - foul #5 on Albert Bishop, team foul #3 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Rickey Clapper (C) Albert Bishop | |
| 01:39 | Nevada | George Starkes misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-58 |
| 01:37 | Dayton | Scott Kocher snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| 01:14 | Dayton | Joe Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-58 |
| 01:13 | Nevada | Reginald White snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| 01:04 | Nevada | The jump hook by Raymond Dancy is blocked by Rickey Clapper | 62-58 |
| 01:03 | Nevada | Lorenzo Rosales can't tip it in | 62-58 |
| 01:01 | Nevada | Lorenzo Rosales tips it home | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:55 | Dayton | Joe Smith clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-58 |
| 00:53 | Nevada | Reginald White snags the defensive board | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:51 | Nevada | Reginald White is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Tran - foul #1 on Louis Tran, team foul #4 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Nevada | James Ballard (SF), Christopher Cobb (C) Reginald White, Lorenzo Rosales | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:49 | Nevada | Michael Lewis is hacked by Louis Tran - foul #2 on Louis Tran, team foul #5 | 64-58 |
| 00:48 | Nevada | George Starkes is hacked by Steven Kidwell - foul #2 on Steven Kidwell, team foul #6 | 64-58 |
| 00:45 | Nevada | George Starkes is hacked by Steven Kidwell - foul #3 on Steven Kidwell, team foul #7 | 64-58 |
| 00:45 | Nevada | George Starkes makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:45 | Nevada | George Starkes makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Dayton | Joe Smith scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Scott Kocher | 66-61 |
| 00:39 | Nevada | Nevada calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| 00:36 | Nevada | James Ballard is hacked by Louis Tran in the backcourt - foul #3 on Louis Tran, team foul #8 | 66-61 |
| 00:36 | Nevada | James Ballard makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:36 | Nevada | James Ballard makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Dayton | Louis Tran connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Scott Kocher | 68-64 |
| 00:28 | Nevada | Steven Kidwell is called for the reach on George Starkes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steven Kidwell, team foul #9 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Nevada | Lorenzo Rosales (PF) Christopher Cobb | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:28 | Nevada | George Starkes misses the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:28 | Dayton | Rickey Clapper pulls down the rebound | 68-64 |
| 00:22 | Dayton | Louis Tran misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-64 |
| 00:20 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Lorenzo Rosales | 68-64 |
| 00:20 | Nevada | Nevada calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-64 |
| 00:19 | Nevada | Raymond Dancy is hacked by Steven Kidwell in the backcourt - foul #5 on Steven Kidwell, team foul #10 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ernest Regalado (PG) Steven Kidwell | |
| 00:19 | Nevada | Raymond Dancy makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:19 | Nevada | Raymond Dancy misses the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:19 | Dayton | Rickey Clapper pulls down the rebound | 69-64 |
| 00:19 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-64 |
| 00:13 | Dayton | Ernest Regalado buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Louis Tran | 69-67 |
| 00:11 | Nevada | Michael Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by Ernest Regalado - foul #1 on Ernest Regalado, team foul #11 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Nevada | Reginald White (SF) James Ballard | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:11 | Nevada | Michael Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:11 | Nevada | Michael Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:11 | Dayton | Rickey Clapper grabs the defensive rebound | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| 00:05 | Dayton | Rickey Clapper misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-67 |
| 00:03 | Dayton | Joe Smith snags the offensive board | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Dayton | Raymond Dancy is called for the reach on Louis Tran - foul #3 on Raymond Dancy, team foul #7 | 70-67 |
| 00:01 | Dayton | Louis Tran misses the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:01 | Nevada | Raymond Dancy grabs the defensive rebound | 70-67 |
| 00:00 | Nevada | Raymond Dancy runs out the clock | 70-67 |