| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Mitchell Kendall (fresh) SG - Roberto Estrada (fresh) SF - Victor Persons (fresh) PF - Rodney Rippy (fresh) C - James Radford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carl Cline (fresh) SG - Sammy Bower (fresh) SF - Joseph Dauphin (fresh) PF - Aaron Allen (fresh) C - Clarence Cushman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | Rodney Rippy wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | South Carolina State | Victor Persons drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Roberto Estrada | 3-0 |
| 19:28 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman connects on the floater in the paint set up by Sammy Bower | 3-2 |
| 19:16 | South Carolina State | Mitchell Kendall drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Roberto Estrada | 5-2 |
| 18:55 | Dayton | Aaron Allen connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Joseph Dauphin | 5-4 |
| 18:34 | South Carolina State | Roberto Estrada buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Rodney Rippy | 8-4 |
| 18:16 | Dayton | Sammy Bower loses the dribble to Victor Persons | 8-4 |
| 18:04 | South Carolina State | Victor Persons drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Rodney Rippy | 11-4 |
| 17:43 | Dayton | Aaron Allen hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 11-4 |
| 17:41 | South Carolina State | Rodney Rippy pulls down the rebound | 11-4 |
| 17:36 | South Carolina State | Victor Persons's pass is intercepted by Sammy Bower | 11-4 |
| 17:29 | Dayton | Aaron Allen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-4 |
| 17:27 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman hits the follow up shot | 11-6 |
| 17:10 | South Carolina State | Victor Persons travels with the ball | 11-6 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Micheal Haney (C) James Radford | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 16:54 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 11-6 |
| 16:52 | South Carolina State | Victor Persons pulls down the rebound | 11-6 |
| 16:32 | South Carolina State | Victor Persons comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-6 |
| 16:30 | Dayton | Sammy Bower grabs the board | 11-6 |
| 16:15 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin banks in the layup on a nice dish by Carl Cline and the foul's on Victor Persons - foul #1 on Victor Persons, team foul #1 | 11-8 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeremy Lane (PG), Michael Spivey (SG), Paul Wilson (SF), Clarence Counts (C) Mitchell Kendall, Roberto Estrada, Victor Persons, Rodney Rippy | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lee Davis (SG) Sammy Bower | |
| 16:15 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin makes the free throw | 11-9 |
| 16:00 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Lane is fouled on the floor by Carl Cline - foul #1 on Carl Cline, team foul #1 | 11-9 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Radford (C) Clarence Counts | |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Sullivan (SF), Philip Erlandson (C) Joseph Dauphin, Clarence Cushman | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Jeremy Lane (fresh) SG - Michael Spivey (fresh) SF - Paul Wilson (fresh) PF - Micheal Haney (fresh) C - James Radford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carl Cline (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lee Davis (fresh) SF - Christopher Sullivan (fresh) PF - Aaron Allen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Philip Erlandson (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | South Carolina State | James Radford is denied on a dunk by Christopher Sullivan | 11-9 |
| 15:47 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Philip Erlandson | 11-9 |
| 15:41 | Dayton | Philip Erlandson makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Lee Davis | 11-11 |
| 15:20 | South Carolina State | Micheal Haney misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Carl Cline - foul #2 on Carl Cline, team foul #2 | 11-11 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Sims (PG), Steven Nelson (SF) Carl Cline, Aaron Allen | |
| 15:20 | South Carolina State | Micheal Haney misses the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 15:20 | South Carolina State | Micheal Haney makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 15:02 | Dayton | Michael Sims is hacked by Michael Spivey - foul #1 on Michael Spivey, team foul #2 | 12-11 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Mitchell Kendall (PG), Roberto Estrada (SG), Victor Persons (SF), Rodney Rippy (PF) Jeremy Lane, Michael Spivey, Paul Wilson, Micheal Haney | |
| Subs | Dayton | Clarence Cushman (C) Steven Nelson | |
| 14:43 | Dayton | Michael Sims connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Lee Davis | 12-13 |
| 14:34 | South Carolina State | Victor Persons misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 14:33 | South Carolina State | Roberto Estrada can't tip it in | 12-13 |
| 14:31 | South Carolina State | Victor Persons gets the offensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 14:13 | South Carolina State | Roberto Estrada drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Mitchell Kendall | 15-13 |
| 14:00 | Dayton | Rodney Rippy is called for the reach on Michael Sims - foul #1 on Rodney Rippy, team foul #3 | 15-13 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Micheal Haney (C) James Radford | |
| Subs | Dayton | Sammy Bower (SG), Joseph Dauphin (SF), Aaron Allen (PF) Lee Davis, Christopher Sullivan, Philip Erlandson | |
| 13:46 | Dayton | A charge is called on Aaron Allen - foul #1 on Aaron Allen, team foul #3 | 15-13 |
| 13:28 | South Carolina State | Sammy Bower takes the ball from Micheal Haney | 15-13 |
| 13:25 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin hits the finger roll on a great pass from Sammy Bower | 15-15 |
| 13:05 | South Carolina State | Clarence Cushman denies the turnaround by Roberto Estrada | 15-15 |
| 13:04 | Dayton | Sammy Bower grabs the board | 15-15 |
| 12:41 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman is hacked by Micheal Haney - foul #1 on Micheal Haney, team foul #4 | 15-15 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeremy Lane (PG), Michael Spivey (SG), Paul Wilson (SF), Clarence Counts (C) Mitchell Kendall, Roberto Estrada, Victor Persons, Rodney Rippy | |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Sullivan (C) Clarence Cushman | |
| 12:32 | Dayton | Michael Sims drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Dauphin | 15-17 |
| 12:08 | South Carolina State | Paul Wilson makes the fadeaway near the basket | 17-17 |
| 11:47 | Dayton | Aaron Allen banks in the layup on a nice dish by Christopher Sullivan | 17-19 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Jeremy Lane (fresh) SG - Michael Spivey (fresh) SF - Paul Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Micheal Haney (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Clarence Counts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Sims (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Sammy Bower (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Dauphin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Aaron Allen (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Sullivan (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | South Carolina State | Michael Sims steps in front of the Jeremy Lane pass | 17-19 |
| 11:14 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-19 |
| 11:12 | Dayton | Christopher Sullivan misses the tip | 17-19 |
| 11:11 | Dayton | Aaron Allen gets the offensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 10:59 | Dayton | Christopher Sullivan is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Christopher Sullivan, team foul #4 | 17-19 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Mitchell Kendall (PG), Roberto Estrada (SG), Victor Persons (SF), Rodney Rippy (PF), James Radford (C) Jeremy Lane, Michael Spivey, Paul Wilson, Micheal Haney, Clarence Counts | |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryan Moody (PG), Lee Davis (SG), Philip Erlandson (PF), Clarence Cushman (C) Michael Sims, Sammy Bower, Joseph Dauphin, Aaron Allen | |
| 10:32 | South Carolina State | Roberto Estrada is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Roberto Estrada, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| 10:10 | Dayton | Philip Erlandson travels with the ball | 17-19 |
| 09:49 | South Carolina State | Victor Persons clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-19 |
| 09:48 | South Carolina State | Victor Persons gets the offensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 09:37 | South Carolina State | Roberto Estrada buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by James Radford | 19-19 |
| 09:23 | Dayton | Lee Davis can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 19-19 |
| 09:21 | South Carolina State | Rodney Rippy grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 09:02 | South Carolina State | Roberto Estrada hits a jumper from the right side | 21-19 |
| 08:33 | Dayton | Lee Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-19 |
| 08:31 | Dayton | Philip Erlandson pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 08:19 | Dayton | Philip Erlandson lays it up and in and the foul's on Rodney Rippy - foul #2 on Rodney Rippy, team foul #6 | 21-21 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Micheal Haney (PF) Rodney Rippy | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Sims (PG), Sammy Bower (SG), Joseph Dauphin (SF) Bryan Moody, Lee Davis, Christopher Sullivan | |
| 08:19 | Dayton | Philip Erlandson misses the free throw | 21-21 |
| 08:19 | South Carolina State | Micheal Haney snags the defensive board | 21-21 |
| 08:06 | South Carolina State | Joseph Dauphin steps in front of the Mitchell Kendall pass | 21-21 |
| 07:57 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by James Radford - foul #1 on James Radford, team foul #7 | 21-21 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeremy Lane (PG), Michael Spivey (SG), Paul Wilson (SF), Clarence Counts (C) Mitchell Kendall, Roberto Estrada, Victor Persons, James Radford | |
| Subs | Dayton | Aaron Allen (PF) Philip Erlandson | |
| 07:57 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 07:57 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 07:39 | South Carolina State | Clarence Counts misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-23 |
| 07:37 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Clarence Cushman | 21-23 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Jeremy Lane (fresh) SG - Michael Spivey (fresh) SF - Paul Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Micheal Haney (fresh) 1 pts. C - Clarence Counts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Sims (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Sammy Bower (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Dauphin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Aaron Allen (fresh) 4 pts. C - Clarence Cushman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Dayton | Sammy Bower buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Michael Sims | 21-26 |
| 07:10 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Lane is fouled on the floor by Joseph Dauphin - foul #1 on Joseph Dauphin, team foul #5 | 21-26 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lee Davis (C) Clarence Cushman | |
| 06:57 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Lane misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-26 |
| 06:55 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Aaron Allen | 21-26 |
| 06:40 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Sims | 21-28 |
| 06:23 | South Carolina State | Michael Spivey buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Micheal Haney | 24-28 |
| 06:01 | Dayton | Lee Davis makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Sammy Bower | 24-30 |
| 05:42 | South Carolina State | Michael Spivey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Sammy Bower - foul #1 on Sammy Bower, team foul #6 | 24-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Roberto Estrada (SG), Victor Persons (SF), James Radford (C) Jeremy Lane, Paul Wilson, Clarence Counts | |
| Subs | Dayton | Clarence Cushman (C) Lee Davis | |
| 05:42 | South Carolina State | Michael Spivey makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 05:42 | South Carolina State | Michael Spivey misses the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 05:42 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 05:28 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 25-30 |
| 05:27 | South Carolina State | Micheal Haney gets the rebound | 25-30 |
| 05:10 | South Carolina State | Michael Spivey's pass is intercepted by Sammy Bower | 25-30 |
| 05:07 | Dayton | Sammy Bower banks in the layup | 25-32 |
| 04:50 | South Carolina State | Roberto Estrada comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 25-32 |
| 04:49 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman snags the defensive board | 25-32 |
| 04:34 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin's pass is intercepted by Michael Spivey | 25-32 |
| 04:14 | South Carolina State | Victor Persons comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-32 |
| 04:13 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Michael Sims | 25-32 |
| 03:58 | Dayton | Michael Sims misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-32 |
| 03:57 | Dayton | Aaron Allen snags the offensive board | 25-32 |
| 03:47 | Dayton | Sammy Bower misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-32 |
| 03:45 | South Carolina State | Roberto Estrada snags the defensive board | 25-32 |
| 03:17 | South Carolina State | Micheal Haney is whistled for a carry | 25-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Mitchell Kendall (PG), Rodney Rippy (PF) Michael Spivey, Micheal Haney | |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Cline (PG), Lee Davis (SG), Christopher Sullivan (SF), Philip Erlandson (PF) Michael Sims, Sammy Bower, Joseph Dauphin, Aaron Allen | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Mitchell Kendall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roberto Estrada (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Persons (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rodney Rippy (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Radford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carl Cline (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lee Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Sullivan (fresh) PF - Philip Erlandson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Cushman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Dayton | Lee Davis comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 25-32 |
| 02:57 | South Carolina State | James Radford gets the rebound | 25-32 |
| 02:42 | South Carolina State | James Radford is whistled for a carry | 25-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Paul Wilson (C) James Radford | |
| Subs | Dayton | Steven Nelson (SF) Clarence Cushman | |
| 02:22 | Dayton | Lee Davis misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Rodney Rippy - foul #3 on Rodney Rippy, team foul #8 | 25-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeremy Lane (SG), Michael Elliot (SF), Clarence Counts (C) Roberto Estrada, Victor Persons, Rodney Rippy | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 02:22 | Dayton | Lee Davis makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 02:22 | Dayton | Lee Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 02:08 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Lane is hacked by Carl Cline - foul #3 on Carl Cline, team foul #7 | 25-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryan Moody (PG) Carl Cline | |
| 02:08 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Lane makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 02:08 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Lane misses the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 02:08 | Dayton | Philip Erlandson grabs the defensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 01:53 | Dayton | Steven Nelson is hacked by Michael Elliot - foul #1 on Michael Elliot, team foul #9 | 26-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Aaron Allen (PF) Lee Davis | |
| 01:53 | Dayton | Steven Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 01:53 | Dayton | Steven Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 01:34 | South Carolina State | Mitchell Kendall misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-36 |
| 01:32 | Dayton | Philip Erlandson grabs the board | 26-36 |
| 01:25 | Dayton | Christopher Sullivan makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Philip Erlandson and he's hacked by Michael Elliot - foul #2 on Michael Elliot, team foul #10 | 26-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Roberto Estrada (SG), Victor Persons (SF), James Radford (C) Jeremy Lane, Michael Elliot, Clarence Counts | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lee Davis (SG), Clarence Cushman (C) Steven Nelson, Philip Erlandson | |
| 01:25 | Dayton | Christopher Sullivan makes the free throw | 26-39 |
| 01:13 | South Carolina State | Mitchell Kendall's pass is intercepted by Lee Davis | 26-39 |
| 01:10 | Dayton | Lee Davis banks in the layup | 26-41 |
| 00:54 | South Carolina State | Clarence Cushman is called for the reach on Victor Persons - foul #1 on Clarence Cushman, team foul #8 | 26-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Sims (PG), Joseph Dauphin (SF) Bryan Moody, Christopher Sullivan | |
| 00:54 | South Carolina State | Victor Persons misses the 1st free throw | 26-41 |
| 00:54 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman pulls down the rebound | 26-41 |
| 00:38 | Dayton | Roberto Estrada steals the ball from Lee Davis | 26-41 |
| 00:24 | South Carolina State | James Radford misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Aaron Allen - foul #2 on Aaron Allen, team foul #9 | 26-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Micheal Haney (PF) Paul Wilson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Sammy Bower (SG) Lee Davis | |
| 00:24 | South Carolina State | James Radford makes the 1st free throw | 27-41 |
| 00:24 | South Carolina State | James Radford makes the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 00:03 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 28-41 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina State | Micheal Haney pulls down the rebound | 28-41 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | Micheal Haney clanks a fullcourt shot | 28-41 |