| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carl Cline (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sammy Bower (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Dauphin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Clarence Cushman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Barry Ruel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Kulakowski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Hairston (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tommy Key (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ellis Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Keith Hairston inbounds the ball | 33-33 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Montana | Ellis Smith is fouled on the floor by Clarence Cushman - foul #1 on Clarence Cushman, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| 19:23 | Montana | Ellis Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 19:22 | Dayton | Aaron Allen pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 19:15 | Dayton | Aaron Allen connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 35-33 |
| 19:01 | Montana | Ellis Smith drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Richard Kulakowski | 35-36 |
| 18:37 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin buries a 3 from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 18:23 | Montana | Tommy Key hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 18:21 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Clarence Cushman | 38-36 |
| 18:06 | Dayton | Aaron Allen misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Tommy Key - foul #2 on Tommy Key, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| 18:06 | Dayton | Aaron Allen misses the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 18:06 | Dayton | Aaron Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 17:49 | Montana | Tommy Key hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Kulakowski | 39-39 |
| 17:35 | Dayton | Aaron Allen misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 39-39 |
| 17:34 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman snags the offensive board | 39-39 |
| 17:19 | Dayton | Sammy Bower drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Carl Cline and the foul's on Ellis Smith - foul #3 on Ellis Smith, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Montana | Wallace Hiner (SG), Michael Holmes (C) Richard Kulakowski, Ellis Smith | |
| 17:19 | Dayton | Sammy Bower misses the free throw | 41-39 |
| 17:19 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman grabs the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 17:02 | Dayton | Barry Ruel is called for the reach on Carl Cline - foul #1 on Barry Ruel, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lee Davis (SG), Christopher Sullivan (SF) Sammy Bower, Joseph Dauphin | |
| Subs | Montana | Eric Rast (PG), John Otter (SF), Tristan Winfree (C) Barry Ruel, Keith Hairston, Tommy Key | |
| 16:48 | Dayton | Aaron Allen can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 41-39 |
| 16:47 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman tips it but misses | 41-39 |
| 16:45 | Montana | Eric Rast snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 16:26 | Montana | Lee Davis takes the ball from Tristan Winfree | 41-39 |
| 16:13 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman misses the shot from the left block | 41-39 |
| 16:12 | Montana | Eric Rast pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 15:55 | Montana | John Otter is fouled on the floor by Aaron Allen - foul #3 on Aaron Allen, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Sims (PG), Joseph Dauphin (SF), Philip Erlandson (C) Carl Cline, Aaron Allen, Clarence Cushman | |
| Subs | Montana | Barry Ruel (PG), Keith Hairston (SF), Tommy Key (PF) Eric Rast, John Otter, Tristan Winfree | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Joseph Dauphin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Sullivan (fresh) C - Philip Erlandson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Barry Ruel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wallace Hiner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Keith Hairston (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tommy Key (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:31 | Montana | Wallace Hiner loses the dribble to Joseph Dauphin | 41-39 |
| 15:28 | Dayton | Michael Sims banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joseph Dauphin | 43-39 |
| 15:08 | Montana | Tommy Key hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 15:06 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Joseph Dauphin | 43-39 |
| 14:46 | Dayton | Lee Davis's floater is knocked away by Tommy Key | 43-39 |
| 14:44 | Montana | Keith Hairston gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 14:26 | Montana | Michael Holmes is denied on a layup by Philip Erlandson | 43-39 |
| 14:24 | Montana | Michael Holmes snags the offensive board | 43-39 |
| 14:05 | Montana | Michael Holmes hits the finger roll | 43-41 |
| 13:43 | Dayton | Michael Sims scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Lee Davis | 45-41 |
| 13:25 | Montana | Joseph Dauphin steps in front of the Keith Hairston pass | 45-41 |
| 13:09 | Dayton | Christopher Sullivan is called for traveling | 45-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Cline (PG), Sammy Bower (SG), Aaron Allen (PF), Clarence Cushman (C) Michael Sims, Joseph Dauphin, Christopher Sullivan, Philip Erlandson | |
| Subs | Montana | Eric Rast (PG), Richard Kulakowski (SG), John Otter (SF), Tristan Winfree (PF), Ellis Smith (C) Barry Ruel, Wallace Hiner, Keith Hairston, Tommy Key, Michael Holmes | |
| 12:46 | Montana | Eric Rast misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-41 |
| 12:45 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Carl Cline | 45-41 |
| 12:25 | Dayton | Lee Davis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 12:24 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Cushman | 45-41 |
| 12:14 | Dayton | Ellis Smith is called for the reach on Clarence Cushman - foul #4 on Ellis Smith, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Steven Nelson (SF) Lee Davis | |
| Subs | Montana | Sam Manuel (C) Ellis Smith | |
| 11:57 | Dayton | Steven Nelson makes the runner from the left block set up by Aaron Allen | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carl Cline (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sammy Bower (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Aaron Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Clarence Cushman (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Eric Rast (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Kulakowski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Otter (fresh) PF - Tristan Winfree (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Sam Manuel (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Montana | Tristan Winfree clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Aaron Allen - foul #4 on Aaron Allen, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Philip Erlandson (PF) Aaron Allen | |
| Subs | Montana | Wallace Hiner (PG) Eric Rast | |
| 11:40 | Montana | Tristan Winfree makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 11:40 | Montana | Tristan Winfree misses the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 11:40 | Dayton | Philip Erlandson pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 11:18 | Dayton | Carl Cline loses the dribble to Richard Kulakowski | 47-42 |
| 10:58 | Montana | John Otter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin (SF), Christopher Sullivan (PF) Steven Nelson, Philip Erlandson | |
| Subs | Montana | Barry Ruel (PG), Keith Hairston (SF), Tommy Key (PF) Wallace Hiner, John Otter, Sam Manuel | |
| 10:44 | Dayton | Carl Cline misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Keith Hairston - foul #1 on Keith Hairston, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Montana | Wallace Hiner (SG) Richard Kulakowski | |
| 10:44 | Dayton | Carl Cline makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 10:44 | Dayton | Carl Cline makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 10:28 | Montana | Tommy Key knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Barry Ruel | 49-45 |
| 10:04 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin loses the dribble to Wallace Hiner | 49-45 |
| 09:45 | Montana | Joseph Dauphin is called for the reach on Keith Hairston - foul #1 on Joseph Dauphin, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lee Davis (SG), Philip Erlandson (C) Sammy Bower, Clarence Cushman | |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Holmes (C) Tristan Winfree | |
| 09:33 | Montana | Wallace Hiner clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Lee Davis - foul #1 on Lee Davis, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| 09:33 | Montana | Wallace Hiner makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 09:33 | Montana | Wallace Hiner misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 09:33 | Dayton | Philip Erlandson pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 09:16 | Dayton | Lee Davis clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-46 |
| 09:15 | Montana | Keith Hairston grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 08:58 | Montana | Tommy Key connects on the floater from the left block set up by Wallace Hiner | 49-48 |
| 08:43 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin lays it in set up by Lee Davis | 51-48 |
| 08:26 | Montana | Michael Holmes scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Barry Ruel | 51-50 |
| 08:06 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin misses short on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Keith Hairston - foul #2 on Keith Hairston, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Sims (PG), Sammy Bower (SG), Clarence Cushman (C) Carl Cline, Lee Davis, Christopher Sullivan | |
| Subs | Montana | Eric Rast (PG), Richard Kulakowski (SG), John Otter (SF), Sam Manuel (C) Barry Ruel, Wallace Hiner, Keith Hairston, Tommy Key | |
| 08:06 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 08:06 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 07:50 | Montana | Michael Holmes lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Otter | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Sims (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sammy Bower (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Dauphin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Philip Erlandson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Clarence Cushman (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Eric Rast (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Kulakowski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Otter (fresh) PF - Michael Holmes (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Sam Manuel (fresh) | |
| 07:34 | Dayton | Philip Erlandson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 53-52 |
| 07:32 | Montana | Richard Kulakowski pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 07:11 | Montana | Sammy Bower picks off the pass by Sam Manuel | 53-52 |
| 07:08 | Dayton | Michael Sims misses the easy layup | 53-52 |
| 07:06 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman grabs the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 06:53 | Dayton | Sammy Bower throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Cline (PG), Christopher Sullivan (SF), Aaron Allen (PF) Michael Sims, Joseph Dauphin, Philip Erlandson | |
| Subs | Montana | Keith Hairston (SF), Tommy Key (PF), Ellis Smith (C) John Otter, Michael Holmes, Sam Manuel | |
| 06:38 | Montana | Keith Hairston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 06:36 | Montana | Ellis Smith tips it home | 53-54 |
| 06:22 | Dayton | Carl Cline is fouled on the floor by Tommy Key - foul #3 on Tommy Key, team foul #7 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lee Davis (SG) Sammy Bower | |
| Subs | Montana | Barry Ruel (PG) Eric Rast | |
| 06:22 | Dayton | Carl Cline makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 06:22 | Dayton | Carl Cline makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 06:06 | Montana | Barry Ruel is called for traveling | 55-54 |
| 05:50 | Dayton | Carl Cline misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 55-54 |
| 05:49 | Montana | Richard Kulakowski snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| 05:44 | Montana | Ellis Smith loses the dribble to Christopher Sullivan | 55-54 |
| 05:33 | Dayton | Aaron Allen hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Christopher Sullivan | 58-54 |
| 05:07 | Montana | Tommy Key makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Barry Ruel | 58-57 |
| 04:51 | Dayton | Richard Kulakowski takes the ball from Christopher Sullivan | 58-57 |
| 04:34 | Montana | Barry Ruel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-57 |
| 04:33 | Dayton | Christopher Sullivan gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 04:29 | Dayton | Lee Davis knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Carl Cline | 60-57 |
| 04:15 | Montana | Richard Kulakowski is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Richard Kulakowski, team foul #8 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Sims (PG), Sammy Bower (SG), Joseph Dauphin (SF), Philip Erlandson (C) Carl Cline, Lee Davis, Christopher Sullivan, Clarence Cushman | |
| Subs | Montana | Eric Rast (PG), Wallace Hiner (SG), John Otter (SF), Michael Holmes (PF), Tristan Winfree (C) Barry Ruel, Richard Kulakowski, Keith Hairston, Tommy Key, Ellis Smith | |
| 03:58 | Dayton | Sammy Bower misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 60-57 |
| 03:57 | Montana | Michael Holmes snags the defensive board | 60-57 |
| 03:43 | Montana | Eric Rast makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Wallace Hiner | 60-59 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Sims (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sammy Bower (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Dauphin (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Aaron Allen (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Philip Erlandson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Eric Rast (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wallace Hiner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Otter (fresh) PF - Michael Holmes (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Tristan Winfree (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Dayton | Michael Sims misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-59 |
| 03:19 | Montana | Tristan Winfree grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 02:56 | Montana | Wallace Hiner misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 60-59 |
| 02:55 | Montana | Tristan Winfree tips it in | 60-61 |
| 02:55 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Cline (PG), Clarence Cushman (C) Michael Sims, Philip Erlandson | |
| Subs | Montana | Barry Ruel (PG), Keith Hairston (SF), Tommy Key (PF), Ellis Smith (C) Eric Rast, John Otter, Michael Holmes, Tristan Winfree | |
| 02:45 | Dayton | Aaron Allen clanks a 3 from the right wing | 60-61 |
| 02:43 | Montana | Tommy Key gets the rebound | 60-61 |
| 02:25 | Montana | Tommy Key's pass is intercepted by Sammy Bower | 60-61 |
| 02:10 | Dayton | Carl Cline comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 60-61 |
| 02:09 | Dayton | Sammy Bower hits the follow up shot | 62-61 |
| 01:51 | Montana | Keith Hairston hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-64 |
| 01:39 | Dayton | Aaron Allen is fouled on the floor by Tommy Key - foul #4 on Tommy Key, team foul #9 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Montana | Richard Kulakowski (SG) Wallace Hiner | |
| 01:39 | Dayton | Aaron Allen makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 01:39 | Dayton | Aaron Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 01:15 | Montana | Keith Hairston buries a jump hook near the basket | 64-66 |
| 01:08 | Dayton | Sammy Bower makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-66 |
| 00:47 | Montana | Ellis Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-66 |
| 00:46 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin grabs the defensive rebound | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-66 |
| 00:21 | Montana | Barry Ruel gets the rebound | 67-66 |
| 00:15 | Montana | The jumper by Richard Kulakowski is denied by Clarence Cushman | 67-66 |
| 00:13 | Montana | Barry Ruel can't tip it in | 67-66 |
| 00:11 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman grabs the defensive rebound | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Dayton | Barry Ruel is called for the reach on Clarence Cushman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Barry Ruel, team foul #10 | 67-66 |
| 00:09 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:09 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:09 | Montana | Montana calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| 00:01 | Montana | Richard Kulakowski misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 69-66 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Ellis Smith grabs the offensive board | 69-66 |