| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - David Eberly (fresh) SG - James Degregorio (fresh) SF - Victor Poche (fresh) PF - Gregory Williams (fresh) C - Dennis Gilliam (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Gene Glick (fresh) SG - Archie Sanberg (fresh) SF - Robert Daniels (fresh) PF - Joseph Eppinger (fresh) C - Matthew Ingram (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal Poly SLO | Gregory Williams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Cal Poly SLO | Gregory Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Dayton | Joseph Eppinger misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Cal Poly SLO | The rebound goes to Dennis Gilliam | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Cal Poly SLO | Dennis Gilliam buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from David Eberly | 3-0 |
| 18:37 | Dayton | Matthew Ingram comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 18:35 | Dayton | Joseph Eppinger hits the follow up shot | 3-2 |
| 18:19 | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Eppinger is called for the reach on Dennis Gilliam - foul #1 on Joseph Eppinger, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 17:57 | Cal Poly SLO | Victor Poche's floater is knocked away by Joseph Eppinger | 3-2 |
| 17:56 | Cal Poly SLO | Victor Poche gets the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:39 | Cal Poly SLO | James Degregorio misses the easy layup | 3-2 |
| 17:38 | Dayton | Matthew Ingram gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:21 | Dayton | Archie Sanberg buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Gene Glick | 3-5 |
| 17:04 | Cal Poly SLO | James Degregorio makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 16:47 | Dayton | Joseph Eppinger can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-5 |
| 16:46 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Daniels | 5-5 |
| 16:32 | Dayton | Robert Daniels comes up short on the floater near the basket but the foul's on James Degregorio - foul #1 on James Degregorio, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| 16:32 | Dayton | Robert Daniels misses the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:32 | Dayton | Robert Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:15 | Cal Poly SLO | James Degregorio throws it down set up by Victor Poche and the foul's on Archie Sanberg - foul #1 on Archie Sanberg, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| 16:15 | Cal Poly SLO | James Degregorio makes the free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:54 | Dayton | Robert Daniels misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 15:52 | Dayton | Joseph Eppinger misses the tip | 8-6 |
| 15:50 | Cal Poly SLO | David Eberly gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - David Eberly (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Degregorio (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Victor Poche (fresh) PF - Gregory Williams (fresh) C - Dennis Gilliam (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Gene Glick (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Archie Sanberg (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Daniels (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joseph Eppinger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Ingram (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Cal Poly SLO | The short jumper by James Degregorio is denied by Joseph Eppinger | 8-6 |
| 15:33 | Dayton | Joseph Eppinger grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 15:28 | Dayton | Dennis Gilliam is called for the reach on Gene Glick - foul #1 on Dennis Gilliam, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Sheldon Pfannenstein (PG), Raymond Sultan (SG), Albert Allen (SF), James Bailey (PF), Scott Lopp (C) David Eberly, James Degregorio, Victor Poche, Gregory Williams, Dennis Gilliam | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 15:19 | Dayton | Sheldon Pfannenstein steals the ball from Robert Daniels | 8-6 |
| 15:16 | Cal Poly SLO | Raymond Sultan blows the layup | 8-6 |
| 15:14 | Dayton | Archie Sanberg grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 14:55 | Dayton | Joseph Eppinger misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 14:54 | Cal Poly SLO | The rebound goes to Scott Lopp | 8-6 |
| 14:44 | Cal Poly SLO | Scott Lopp lays it in set up by Raymond Sultan | 10-6 |
| 14:31 | Dayton | Gene Glick is hacked by Albert Allen - foul #1 on Albert Allen, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Victor Poche (SF) Sheldon Pfannenstein | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Beckstead (PG), James Peoples (SF), Philip Dearmond (C) Gene Glick, Robert Daniels, Matthew Ingram | |
| 14:23 | Dayton | Joseph Eppinger misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-6 |
| 14:21 | Cal Poly SLO | The rebound goes to Victor Poche | 10-6 |
| 13:59 | Cal Poly SLO | James Bailey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-6 |
| 13:58 | Dayton | Philip Dearmond grabs the defensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 13:43 | Dayton | James Beckstead hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-6 |
| 13:41 | Cal Poly SLO | James Bailey snags the defensive board | 10-6 |
| 13:35 | Cal Poly SLO | James Bailey misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-6 |
| 13:33 | Dayton | Joseph Eppinger pulls down the rebound | 10-6 |
| 13:27 | Dayton | Joseph Eppinger hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Archie Sanberg | 10-8 |
| 13:04 | Cal Poly SLO | James Beckstead steals it from James Bailey | 10-8 |
| 12:52 | Dayton | Albert Allen takes the ball from Joseph Eppinger | 10-8 |
| 12:47 | Cal Poly SLO | Raymond Sultan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Albert Allen | 12-8 |
| 12:18 | Dayton | Archie Sanberg loses the ball out of bounds | 12-8 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | David Eberly (PG), James Degregorio (SG), Gregory Williams (PF), Dennis Gilliam (C) Raymond Sultan, Victor Poche, James Bailey, Scott Lopp | |
| Subs | Dayton | Gene Glick (PG), Gan Chio (SG), Robert Daniels (SF), Matthew Ingram (C) James Beckstead, Archie Sanberg, Joseph Eppinger, Philip Dearmond | |
| 12:05 | Cal Poly SLO | Dennis Gilliam makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from David Eberly | 14-8 |
| 11:55 | Dayton | Gan Chio makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Gene Glick | 14-10 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - David Eberly (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Degregorio (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Albert Allen (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gregory Williams (fresh) C - Dennis Gilliam (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Gene Glick (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gan Chio (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Daniels (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Peoples (fresh) C - Matthew Ingram (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Cal Poly SLO | Dennis Gilliam can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 14-10 |
| 11:35 | Cal Poly SLO | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Williams | 14-10 |
| 11:22 | Cal Poly SLO | Dennis Gilliam lays it in on a nice dish by Albert Allen | 16-10 |
| 11:09 | Dayton | Gene Glick hits a jump hook from the baseline | 16-12 |
| 10:54 | Cal Poly SLO | Matthew Ingram steals it from James Degregorio | 16-12 |
| 10:31 | Dayton | Matthew Ingram can't finish the layup | 16-12 |
| 10:30 | Cal Poly SLO | The rebound goes to David Eberly | 16-12 |
| 10:13 | Cal Poly SLO | David Eberly drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Albert Allen | 18-12 |
| 09:57 | Dayton | Gan Chio throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-12 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Victor Poche (SF) Albert Allen | |
| Subs | Dayton | Archie Sanberg (SG), Joseph Eppinger (PF) Gan Chio, James Peoples | |
| 09:39 | Cal Poly SLO | James Degregorio knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by David Eberly | 20-12 |
| 09:11 | Dayton | Matthew Ingram drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Gene Glick | 20-14 |
| 08:54 | Cal Poly SLO | Gregory Williams misses the lay-in | 20-14 |
| 08:53 | Dayton | Matthew Ingram gets the rebound | 20-14 |
| 08:47 | Dayton | Matthew Ingram drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Gene Glick and he's hacked by Gregory Williams - foul #1 on Gregory Williams, team foul #4 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Sheldon Pfannenstein (PG), Raymond Sultan (SG), James Bailey (PF), Scott Lopp (C) David Eberly, James Degregorio, Gregory Williams, Dennis Gilliam | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Beckstead (PG), Philip Dearmond (SF) Gene Glick, Robert Daniels | |
| 08:47 | Dayton | Matthew Ingram makes the free throw | 20-17 |
| 08:30 | Cal Poly SLO | James Bailey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-17 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Gan Chio (C) Matthew Ingram | |
| 08:12 | Dayton | James Beckstead clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 20-17 |
| 08:10 | Cal Poly SLO | James Bailey pulls down the rebound | 20-17 |
| 07:44 | Cal Poly SLO | Victor Poche blows the layup | 20-17 |
| 07:43 | Dayton | Philip Dearmond snags the defensive board | 20-17 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Sheldon Pfannenstein (fresh) SG - Raymond Sultan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Poche (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Bailey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Lopp (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Beckstead (fresh) SG - Archie Sanberg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Dearmond (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Eppinger (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Gan Chio (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Dayton | Archie Sanberg misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-17 |
| 07:25 | Cal Poly SLO | James Bailey snags the defensive board | 20-17 |
| 07:21 | Cal Poly SLO | Victor Poche misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 20-17 |
| 07:19 | Dayton | Joseph Eppinger grabs the defensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 06:59 | Dayton | Joseph Eppinger misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 20-17 |
| 06:57 | Dayton | Archie Sanberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 06:39 | Dayton | James Bailey is called for the reach on Gan Chio - foul #1 on James Bailey, team foul #5 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | David Eberly (PG), James Degregorio (SG), Albert Allen (SF), Gregory Williams (PF), Dennis Gilliam (C) Sheldon Pfannenstein, Raymond Sultan, Victor Poche, James Bailey, Scott Lopp | |
| Subs | Dayton | Gene Glick (PG), Robert Daniels (SF), James Peoples (PF), Matthew Ingram (C) James Beckstead, Philip Dearmond, Joseph Eppinger, Gan Chio | |
| 06:24 | Dayton | Archie Sanberg can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-17 |
| 06:23 | Dayton | Archie Sanberg gets the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 06:10 | Dayton | Matthew Ingram's fadeaway is rejected by Dennis Gilliam | 20-17 |
| 06:09 | Cal Poly SLO | Albert Allen snags the defensive board | 20-17 |
| 06:01 | Cal Poly SLO | James Degregorio misses long on a shot from the right wing | 20-17 |
| 06:00 | Cal Poly SLO | The offensive rebound goes to James Degregorio | 20-17 |
| 05:38 | Cal Poly SLO | James Degregorio misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Archie Sanberg - foul #2 on Archie Sanberg, team foul #3 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Gan Chio (SG), Joseph Eppinger (PF) Archie Sanberg, James Peoples | |
| 05:38 | Cal Poly SLO | James Degregorio makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 05:38 | Cal Poly SLO | James Degregorio makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 05:21 | Dayton | Gene Glick's fadeaway is rejected by Dennis Gilliam | 22-17 |
| 05:19 | Cal Poly SLO | Gregory Williams pulls down the rebound | 22-17 |
| 05:00 | Cal Poly SLO | James Degregorio misses short on a jumper from the left side | 22-17 |
| 04:58 | Dayton | Robert Daniels snags the defensive board | 22-17 |
| 04:40 | Dayton | Joseph Eppinger drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-20 |
| 04:23 | Cal Poly SLO | James Degregorio scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Albert Allen | 24-20 |
| 04:11 | Dayton | Gene Glick comes up short on the jumper from close range | 24-20 |
| 04:09 | Cal Poly SLO | David Eberly grabs the defensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 03:42 | Cal Poly SLO | James Degregorio misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Joseph Eppinger - foul #2 on Joseph Eppinger, team foul #4 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Raymond Sultan (PG), Victor Poche (SF), James Bailey (PF), Scott Lopp (C) David Eberly, Albert Allen, Gregory Williams, Dennis Gilliam | |
| Subs | Dayton | Archie Sanberg (SG), James Peoples (SF), Philip Dearmond (PF) Robert Daniels, Joseph Eppinger, Matthew Ingram | |
| 03:42 | Cal Poly SLO | James Degregorio makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 03:42 | Cal Poly SLO | James Degregorio makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Raymond Sultan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Degregorio (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Victor Poche (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Bailey (fresh) 3 reb. C - Scott Lopp (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Gene Glick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Archie Sanberg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Peoples (fresh) PF - Philip Dearmond (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gan Chio (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:29 | Dayton | Philip Dearmond clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-20 |
| 03:27 | Dayton | Archie Sanberg gets the offensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 03:12 | Dayton | James Peoples clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-20 |
| 03:10 | Cal Poly SLO | The rebound goes to James Bailey | 26-20 |
| 03:03 | Cal Poly SLO | James Bailey misses the runner from the baseline | 26-20 |
| 03:02 | Cal Poly SLO | James Bailey grabs the offensive board | 26-20 |
| 02:46 | Cal Poly SLO | Raymond Sultan can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-20 |
| 02:45 | Dayton | Philip Dearmond grabs the board | 26-20 |
| 02:29 | Dayton | James Peoples misses short on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Victor Poche - foul #1 on Victor Poche, team foul #6 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Albert Allen (SG), Gregory Williams (PF) James Degregorio, Scott Lopp | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Beckstead (PG), Joseph Eppinger (PF), Matthew Ingram (C) Gene Glick, Philip Dearmond, Gan Chio | |
| 02:29 | Dayton | James Peoples makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 02:29 | Dayton | James Peoples misses the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 02:29 | Cal Poly SLO | Gregory Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 02:23 | Cal Poly SLO | Gregory Williams is hacked by Joseph Eppinger - foul #3 on Joseph Eppinger, team foul #5 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Daniels (SF) Joseph Eppinger | |
| 02:11 | Cal Poly SLO | Victor Poche loses the ball out of bounds | 26-21 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | David Eberly (PG) Albert Allen | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 01:52 | Dayton | James Peoples misses the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Gregory Williams - foul #2 on Gregory Williams, team foul #7 | 26-21 |
| 01:52 | Dayton | James Peoples misses the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 01:52 | Dayton | James Peoples makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 01:35 | Cal Poly SLO | Raymond Sultan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-22 |
| 01:34 | Cal Poly SLO | The offensive rebound goes to James Bailey | 26-22 |
| 01:17 | Cal Poly SLO | David Eberly drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Victor Poche | 29-22 |
| 01:02 | Dayton | James Beckstead misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-22 |
| 01:01 | Dayton | Robert Daniels can't tip it in | 29-22 |
| 00:59 | Dayton | Matthew Ingram tips it back up and in | 29-24 |
| 00:42 | Cal Poly SLO | Archie Sanberg takes the ball from David Eberly | 29-24 |
| 00:28 | Dayton | Raymond Sultan steals it from James Peoples | 29-24 |
| 00:25 | Cal Poly SLO | Raymond Sultan hits the finger roll | 31-24 |
| 00:02 | Dayton | Archie Sanberg's fadeaway is rejected by Gregory Williams | 31-24 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Matthew Ingram pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-24 |