| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Mike Lytle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carlton Arrant (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Dickerson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Harry Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Croft (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jack Saunders (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Newton (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rickie Merritt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Burpo (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Coffey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Rickie Merritt inbounds the ball | 43-39 |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Dayton | Jack Saunders misses long on a 3 from straight away | 43-39 |
| 19:46 | Norfolk State | Mike Lytle snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 19:30 | Norfolk State | Jerry Croft loses the dribble to Thomas Newton | 43-39 |
| 19:14 | Dayton | Jack Saunders hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-39 |
| 19:12 | Norfolk State | Harry Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 18:58 | Norfolk State | Tony Dickerson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 18:56 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Thomas Newton | 43-39 |
| 18:41 | Dayton | Jack Saunders hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Coffey | 43-42 |
| 18:37 | Norfolk State | Jack Saunders steals the ball from Carlton Arrant | 43-42 |
| 18:32 | Dayton | Jack Saunders can't finish the layup | 43-42 |
| 18:31 | Dayton | John Coffey tips it in | 43-44 |
| 18:11 | Norfolk State | Jerry Croft clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 18:10 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 17:51 | Dayton | Thomas Newton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 17:49 | Norfolk State | Tony Dickerson snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 17:30 | Norfolk State | Carlton Arrant buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 17:17 | Dayton | Carlton Arrant steals the ball from Jack Saunders | 46-44 |
| 17:13 | Norfolk State | Carlton Arrant lays it in | 48-44 |
| 16:55 | Dayton | John Coffey loses the ball out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Samuel Kile (PG), John Lotz (SF), Ronnie Thompson (PF) Mike Lytle, Tony Dickerson, Harry Harris | |
| Subs | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano (PG), Kenneth Song (SG), Jeremy Sanders (SF), Bert Jackson (PF), Johnny Smith (C) Jack Saunders, Thomas Newton, Rickie Merritt, Andrew Burpo, John Coffey | |
| 16:40 | Norfolk State | John Lotz misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-44 |
| 16:38 | Dayton | Johnny Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 16:25 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-44 |
| 16:01 | Norfolk State | Ronnie Thompson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 15:59 | Dayton | Kenneth Song gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Samuel Kile (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carlton Arrant (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Lotz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronnie Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jerry Croft (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Cleveland Galeano (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Song (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeremy Sanders (fresh) PF - Bert Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Smith (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:53 | Dayton | Bert Jackson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 15:51 | Norfolk State | John Lotz gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 15:33 | Norfolk State | Ronnie Thompson misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Song - foul #1 on Kenneth Song, team foul #1 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Mike Lytle (PG), Tony Dickerson (SF), Curt Turner (C) Carlton Arrant, John Lotz, Jerry Croft | |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Newton (SG) Jeremy Sanders | |
| 15:33 | Norfolk State | Ronnie Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 15:33 | Norfolk State | Ronnie Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 15:04 | Dayton | Bert Jackson misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-44 |
| 15:03 | Norfolk State | Tony Dickerson pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 14:45 | Norfolk State | Curt Turner comes up short on the shot in the lane | 50-44 |
| 14:43 | Norfolk State | Curt Turner tips it home | 52-44 |
| 14:38 | Dayton | Kenneth Song knocks in the floater from the right side and the foul's on Samuel Kile - foul #2 on Samuel Kile, team foul #1 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Carlton Arrant (SG), Harry Harris (PF) Samuel Kile, Ronnie Thompson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Saunders (PG), Rickie Merritt (SF), Andrew Burpo (PF), John Coffey (C) Cleveland Galeano, Thomas Newton, Bert Jackson, Johnny Smith | |
| 14:38 | Dayton | Kenneth Song misses the free throw | 52-46 |
| 14:38 | Norfolk State | Harry Harris gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 14:17 | Norfolk State | Mike Lytle misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 14:16 | Norfolk State | Harry Harris can't tip it in | 52-46 |
| 14:15 | Norfolk State | Mike Lytle tips it back up and in | 54-46 |
| 13:59 | Dayton | Harry Harris steals it from Andrew Burpo | 54-46 |
| 13:44 | Norfolk State | Tony Dickerson is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Song - foul #2 on Kenneth Song, team foul #2 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Samuel Kile (PG) Mike Lytle | |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Newton (SG) Kenneth Song | |
| 13:37 | Norfolk State | John Coffey is called for the reach on Harry Harris - foul #2 on John Coffey, team foul #3 | 54-46 |
| 13:23 | Norfolk State | Tony Dickerson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-46 |
| 13:22 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo snags the defensive board | 54-46 |
| 13:17 | Dayton | Jack Saunders misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-46 |
| 13:15 | Norfolk State | The rebound goes to Harry Harris | 54-46 |
| 13:01 | Norfolk State | Samuel Kile knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-46 |
| 12:46 | Dayton | Thomas Newton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-46 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | John Lotz (SF), Ronnie Thompson (C) Tony Dickerson, Curt Turner | |
| Subs | Dayton | Kenneth Song (SF), Bert Jackson (PF), Johnny Smith (C) Rickie Merritt, Andrew Burpo, John Coffey | |
| 12:26 | Norfolk State | Carlton Arrant's pass is intercepted by Thomas Newton | 57-46 |
| 12:10 | Dayton | Johnny Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-46 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Mike Lytle (PG), Jerry Croft (C) Carlton Arrant, Ronnie Thompson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano (PG) Jack Saunders | |
| 12:08 | Norfolk State | Cleveland Galeano is called for the reach on Mike Lytle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cleveland Galeano, team foul #4 | 57-46 |
| 11:57 | Norfolk State | Samuel Kile is hacked by Johnny Smith - foul #1 on Johnny Smith, team foul #5 | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Mike Lytle (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Kile (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Lotz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harry Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerry Croft (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Cleveland Galeano (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Newton (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Kenneth Song (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Bert Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Smith (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Norfolk State | Mike Lytle misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Cleveland Galeano - foul #2 on Cleveland Galeano, team foul #6 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Ronnie Thompson (PF) Harry Harris | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeremy Sanders (PF) Bert Jackson | |
| 11:44 | Norfolk State | Mike Lytle makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 11:44 | Norfolk State | Mike Lytle makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 11:24 | Dayton | Kenneth Song loses the dribble to Mike Lytle | 59-46 |
| 11:19 | Norfolk State | Mike Lytle slams it home | 61-46 |
| 10:56 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-46 |
| 10:54 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-46 |
| 10:40 | Dayton | Thomas Newton misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-46 |
| 10:38 | Norfolk State | Jerry Croft grabs the board | 61-46 |
| 10:34 | Norfolk State | John Lotz is hacked by Johnny Smith - foul #2 on Johnny Smith, team foul #7 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Carlton Arrant (SG), Harry Harris (PF), Curt Turner (C) Samuel Kile, Ronnie Thompson, Jerry Croft | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Saunders (PG), Rickie Merritt (SF), Andrew Burpo (PF), John Coffey (C) Cleveland Galeano, Thomas Newton, Jeremy Sanders, Johnny Smith | |
| 10:34 | Norfolk State | John Lotz makes the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 10:34 | Norfolk State | John Lotz misses the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| 10:34 | Dayton | John Coffey grabs the defensive rebound | 62-46 |
| 10:19 | Dayton | Jack Saunders comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-46 |
| 10:17 | Dayton | Kenneth Song tips it back up and in | 62-48 |
| 09:56 | Norfolk State | John Lotz comes up short on the floater in the paint | 62-48 |
| 09:54 | Dayton | Kenneth Song grabs the board | 62-48 |
| 09:29 | Dayton | John Coffey hits a floater in the paint set up by Kenneth Song | 62-50 |
| 09:10 | Norfolk State | Curt Turner misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by John Coffey - foul #3 on John Coffey, team foul #8 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Samuel Kile (PG), Tony Dickerson (SF) Mike Lytle, John Lotz | |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Newton (SG) Kenneth Song | |
| 09:10 | Norfolk State | Curt Turner makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 09:10 | Norfolk State | Curt Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 08:55 | Dayton | Rickie Merritt is fouled on the floor by Samuel Kile - foul #3 on Samuel Kile, team foul #2 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Jerry Croft (C) Curt Turner | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 08:50 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-50 |
| 08:48 | Norfolk State | Harry Harris grabs the board | 64-50 |
| 08:26 | Norfolk State | Samuel Kile connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Carlton Arrant | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:14 | Dayton | Thomas Newton clanks a shot from the free throw line | 67-50 |
| 08:13 | Norfolk State | Jerry Croft snags the defensive board | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:44 | Norfolk State | Jerry Croft misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-50 |
| 07:43 | Norfolk State | Harry Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 67-50 |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Samuel Kile (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carlton Arrant (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tony Dickerson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harry Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerry Croft (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jack Saunders (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Newton (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Rickie Merritt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Burpo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Coffey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Norfolk State | Carlton Arrant can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-50 |
| 07:20 | Dayton | The rebound goes to John Coffey | 67-50 |
| 07:09 | Dayton | Thomas Newton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-50 |
| 07:07 | Norfolk State | Samuel Kile grabs the board | 67-50 |
| 07:03 | Norfolk State | Carlton Arrant misses the easy layup | 67-50 |
| 07:02 | Dayton | Thomas Newton grabs the defensive rebound | 67-50 |
| 06:43 | Dayton | John Coffey comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Jerry Croft - foul #1 on Jerry Croft, team foul #3 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Mike Lytle (PG), Curt Turner (PF), John Lotz (C) Samuel Kile, Harry Harris, Jerry Croft | |
| Subs | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano (PG), Kenneth Song (SG), Jeremy Sanders (SF), Bert Jackson (PF) Jack Saunders, Thomas Newton, Rickie Merritt, Andrew Burpo | |
| 06:43 | Dayton | John Coffey misses the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 06:43 | Dayton | John Coffey makes the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 06:16 | Norfolk State | Carlton Arrant misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-51 |
| 06:15 | Dayton | John Coffey pulls down the rebound | 67-51 |
| 06:08 | Dayton | Carlton Arrant takes the ball from Bert Jackson | 67-51 |
| 06:04 | Norfolk State | Mike Lytle lays it up and in on a nice dish by Carlton Arrant | 69-51 |
| 05:54 | Dayton | Kenneth Song hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Cleveland Galeano | 69-54 |
| 05:28 | Norfolk State | Mike Lytle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-54 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Samuel Kile (SG), Ronnie Thompson (PF) Carlton Arrant, Tony Dickerson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Newton (SG), Johnny Smith (C) Jeremy Sanders, John Coffey | |
| 05:10 | Dayton | Samuel Kile is called for the reach on Cleveland Galeano - foul #4 on Samuel Kile, team foul #4 | 69-54 |
| 04:55 | Dayton | Bert Jackson is hacked by Ronnie Thompson - foul #2 on Ronnie Thompson, team foul #5 | 69-54 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Harry Harris (PF) Ronnie Thompson | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 04:38 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Kenneth Song | 69-56 |
| 04:24 | Norfolk State | Curt Turner hits a floater in the lane | 71-56 |
| 04:17 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-59 |
| 03:52 | Norfolk State | John Lotz hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Samuel Kile | 74-59 |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:33 | Dayton | Harry Harris denies the turnaround by Johnny Smith | 74-59 |
| 03:32 | Norfolk State | Curt Turner grabs the board | 74-59 |
| 03:32 | Norfolk State | Norfolk State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-59 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Carlton Arrant (SG), Tony Dickerson (SF), Jerry Croft (C) Samuel Kile, John Lotz, Curt Turner | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Saunders (PG), Rickie Merritt (SF), Andrew Burpo (PF) Cleveland Galeano, Bert Jackson, Johnny Smith | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Mike Lytle (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carlton Arrant (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tony Dickerson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harry Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerry Croft (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jack Saunders (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Newton (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Rickie Merritt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Burpo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Song (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Norfolk State | Jerry Croft's pass is intercepted by Thomas Newton | 74-59 |
| 02:43 | Dayton | Rickie Merritt is whistled for traveling | 74-59 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Samuel Kile (PG), Mike Jackson (SG), John Lotz (SF), Ronnie Thompson (PF), Curt Turner (C) Mike Lytle, Carlton Arrant, Tony Dickerson, Harry Harris, Jerry Croft | |
| Subs | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano (PG), Jeremy Sanders (SF), Bert Jackson (PF), Johnny Smith (C) Jack Saunders, Thomas Newton, Rickie Merritt, Andrew Burpo | |
| 02:24 | Norfolk State | Samuel Kile comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 74-59 |
| 02:22 | Norfolk State | Ronnie Thompson tips it home | 76-59 |
| 02:07 | Dayton | Bert Jackson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Cleveland Galeano | 76-61 |
| 01:44 | Norfolk State | John Lotz comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 76-61 |
| 01:42 | Dayton | Bert Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 76-61 |
| 01:23 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Mike Jackson - foul #1 on Mike Jackson, team foul #6 | 76-61 |
| 01:23 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano makes the 1st free throw | 76-62 |
| 01:23 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano misses the 2nd free throw | 76-62 |
| 01:23 | Dayton | Johnny Smith gets the offensive rebound | 76-62 |
| 01:13 | Dayton | Kenneth Song hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 76-62 |
| 01:11 | Norfolk State | Curt Turner pulls down the rebound | 76-62 |
| 00:42 | Norfolk State | Curt Turner misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bert Jackson - foul #3 on Bert Jackson, team foul #9 | 76-62 |
| 00:42 | Norfolk State | Curt Turner makes the 1st free throw | 77-62 |
| 00:42 | Norfolk State | Curt Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 78-62 |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 78-62 |
| 00:33 | Dayton | Jeremy Sanders pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-62 |
| 00:29 | Dayton | Samuel Kile steps in front of the Bert Jackson pass | 78-62 |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Norfolk State | Samuel Kile runs out the clock | 78-62 |