| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jack Saunders (fresh) SG - Thomas Newton (fresh) SF - Rickie Merritt (fresh) PF - Andrew Burpo (fresh) C - John Coffey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Manuel Smith (fresh) SG - Eric Mills (fresh) SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) PF - Clarence Culpepper (fresh) C - William Guerin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:53 | Dayton | Jack Saunders hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Manuel Smith - foul #1 on Manuel Smith, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:53 | Dayton | Jack Saunders misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:53 | Dayton | Jack Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:35 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 1-0 |
| 19:33 | Dayton | Thomas Newton gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:23 | Dayton | Rickie Merritt can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left side | 1-0 |
| 19:22 | Tulsa | Eric Mills snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 19:02 | Tulsa | William Guerin scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Manuel Smith and he's hacked by John Coffey - foul #1 on John Coffey, team foul #1 | 1-2 |
| 19:02 | Tulsa | William Guerin misses the free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:02 | Dayton | The rebound goes to John Coffey | 1-2 |
| 18:57 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 1-2 |
| 18:44 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 1-2 |
| 18:42 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo snags the defensive board | 1-2 |
| 18:36 | Dayton | Thomas Newton can't throw it down but he's hacked by Manuel Smith - foul #2 on Manuel Smith, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Jones (PG) Manuel Smith | |
| 18:36 | Dayton | Thomas Newton makes the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | Dayton | Thomas Newton misses the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | Tulsa | William Guerin snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Tulsa | Clarence Culpepper hits a shot near the basket set up by Robert Johnson | 2-4 |
| 18:14 | Dayton | Robert Johnson blocks the short jumper by John Coffey | 2-4 |
| 18:12 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Clarence Culpepper | 2-4 |
| 18:10 | Tulsa | John Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Saunders - foul #1 on Jack Saunders, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 17:59 | Tulsa | John Coffey denies the turnaround by Clarence Culpepper | 2-4 |
| 17:58 | Dayton | Rickie Merritt grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:55 | Dayton | Jack Saunders is fouled in the backcourt by John Jones - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #3 | 2-4 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jim Cobbins (SG), John Carter (PF), Wayne Baker (C) Eric Mills, Clarence Culpepper, William Guerin | |
| 17:45 | Dayton | Jeremy Sanders clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 17:43 | Dayton | Kenneth Song hits the follow up shot | 4-4 |
| 17:22 | Tulsa | Johnny Smith steals it from Wayne Baker | 4-4 |
| 17:09 | Dayton | Wayne Baker blocks the short jumper by Bert Jackson | 4-4 |
| 17:08 | Tulsa | Jim Cobbins pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:46 | Tulsa | Cleveland Galeano is called for the reach on John Carter - foul #1 on Cleveland Galeano, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Newton (SG), Andrew Burpo (PF) Jeremy Sanders, Bert Jackson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eric Mills (SG), Anthony Scalf (SF), Clarence Culpepper (PF), Robert Brewer (C) Jim Cobbins, Robert Johnson, John Carter, Wayne Baker | |
| 16:28 | Tulsa | Robert Brewer misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 16:26 | Tulsa | Anthony Scalf pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:19 | Tulsa | John Jones scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Clarence Culpepper | 4-7 |
| 15:59 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano clanks a shot from the left side | 4-7 |
| 15:57 | Dayton | Johnny Smith misses the tip | 4-7 |
| 15:55 | Tulsa | John Jones pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Cleveland Galeano (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas Newton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kenneth Song (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Burpo (fairly fresh) C - Johnny Smith (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - John Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eric Mills (fairly fresh) SF - Anthony Scalf (fresh) PF - Clarence Culpepper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Brewer (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Tulsa | Robert Brewer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-7 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Saunders (PG), Rickie Merritt (SF), John Coffey (C) Cleveland Galeano, Kenneth Song, Johnny Smith | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jim Cobbins (PG), Robert Johnson (SF), John Carter (PF), William Guerin (C) John Jones, Anthony Scalf, Clarence Culpepper, Robert Brewer | |
| 15:29 | Dayton | John Carter is called for the reach on Thomas Newton - foul #1 on John Carter, team foul #4 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeremy Sanders (PF) Andrew Burpo | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 15:13 | Dayton | Thomas Newton misses the shot in the paint | 4-7 |
| 15:11 | Dayton | Jack Saunders tips it home | 6-7 |
| 14:49 | Tulsa | John Carter is fouled on the floor by Thomas Newton - foul #1 on Thomas Newton, team foul #4 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bert Jackson (PF) Rickie Merritt | |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Jones (PG), Wayne Baker (PF) Jim Cobbins, John Carter | |
| 14:31 | Tulsa | Eric Mills clanks a 3 from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 14:29 | Dayton | John Coffey grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:09 | Dayton | Thomas Newton is hacked by William Guerin - foul #1 on William Guerin, team foul #5 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano (PG), Kenneth Song (SG), Rickie Merritt (SF), Johnny Smith (C) Jack Saunders, Thomas Newton, Jeremy Sanders, John Coffey | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Anthony Scalf (SF), Robert Brewer (C) Robert Johnson, William Guerin | |
| 14:01 | Dayton | Kenneth Song's layup is rejected by Robert Brewer | 6-7 |
| 13:59 | Tulsa | Wayne Baker pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 13:43 | Tulsa | Wayne Baker lays it up and in | 6-9 |
| 13:39 | Dayton | Kenneth Song is hacked by Eric Mills in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Mills, team foul #6 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Burpo (PF) Bert Jackson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jim Cobbins (PG), Clarence Culpepper (PF) Eric Mills, Wayne Baker | |
| 13:32 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo misses long on a shot from the left block | 6-9 |
| 13:31 | Tulsa | Robert Brewer gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 13:13 | Tulsa | Jim Cobbins's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Song | 6-9 |
| 13:07 | Dayton | John Jones is called for the reach on Kenneth Song in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #7 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Carter (SG), Robert Johnson (SF) John Jones, Anthony Scalf | |
| 13:07 | Dayton | Kenneth Song misses the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 13:07 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Clarence Culpepper | 6-9 |
| 12:53 | Tulsa | Jim Cobbins misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-9 |
| 12:52 | Tulsa | Clarence Culpepper pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 12:33 | Tulsa | John Carter hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 12:31 | Tulsa | Robert Brewer gets the offensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 12:19 | Tulsa | John Carter misses the shot from close range | 6-9 |
| 12:17 | Tulsa | Clarence Culpepper grabs the offensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 12:03 | Tulsa | Clarence Culpepper is hacked by Andrew Burpo - foul #1 on Andrew Burpo, team foul #5 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Newton (SG), Jeremy Sanders (PF), John Coffey (C) Kenneth Song, Andrew Burpo, Johnny Smith | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eric Mills (SG), Wayne Baker (PF), William Guerin (C) Jim Cobbins, Clarence Culpepper, Robert Brewer | |
| 11:52 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson is hacked by Rickie Merritt - foul #1 on Rickie Merritt, team foul #6 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Saunders (PG), Bert Jackson (PF) Thomas Newton, Rickie Merritt | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jim Cobbins (PG) John Carter | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jack Saunders (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Cleveland Galeano (fresh) SF - Jeremy Sanders (fresh) PF - Bert Jackson (fresh) C - John Coffey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Jim Cobbins (fairly fresh) SG - Eric Mills (tiring) SF - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) PF - Wayne Baker (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Guerin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Tulsa | William Guerin knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 6-11 |
| 11:26 | Dayton | Bert Jackson can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 6-11 |
| 11:25 | Dayton | Bert Jackson misses the tip | 6-11 |
| 11:24 | Tulsa | Jim Cobbins gets the rebound | 6-11 |
| 11:11 | Tulsa | Wayne Baker scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 6-13 |
| 10:57 | Dayton | Jeremy Sanders misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #8 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Newton (SG), Kenneth Song (SF) Cleveland Galeano, Bert Jackson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Anthony Scalf (SF) Robert Johnson | |
| 10:57 | Dayton | Jeremy Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 10:57 | Dayton | Jeremy Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 10:44 | Tulsa | John Coffey steps in front of the Wayne Baker pass | 8-13 |
| 10:33 | Dayton | Eric Mills is called for the reach on Thomas Newton - foul #2 on Eric Mills, team foul #9 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Burpo (PF) Jeremy Sanders | |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Carter (PG), Clarence Culpepper (PF) Eric Mills, Wayne Baker | |
| 10:33 | Dayton | Thomas Newton makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 10:33 | Dayton | Thomas Newton misses the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 10:33 | Tulsa | William Guerin snags the defensive board | 9-13 |
| 10:13 | Tulsa | Thomas Newton takes the ball from William Guerin | 9-13 |
| 09:49 | Dayton | John Coffey scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-13 |
| 09:22 | Tulsa | Jim Cobbins connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Anthony Scalf | 12-16 |
| 09:06 | Dayton | Kenneth Song makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jack Saunders | 15-16 |
| 08:46 | Tulsa | Jack Saunders takes the ball from William Guerin | 15-16 |
| 08:42 | Dayton | Jack Saunders misses the easy layup | 15-16 |
| 08:40 | Tulsa | William Guerin grabs the board | 15-16 |
| 08:17 | Tulsa | Jack Saunders picks off the pass by John Carter | 15-16 |
| 08:14 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo misses the easy layup | 15-16 |
| 08:12 | Dayton | John Coffey hits the follow up shot | 17-16 |
| 07:48 | Tulsa | John Carter drills a floater from the left block and the foul's on Jack Saunders - foul #2 on Jack Saunders, team foul #7 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano (PG), Johnny Smith (SG), Rickie Merritt (SF), Jeremy Sanders (PF), Bert Jackson (C) Jack Saunders, Thomas Newton, Kenneth Song, Andrew Burpo, John Coffey | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Johnson (SF), Wayne Baker (PF), Robert Brewer (C) Anthony Scalf, Clarence Culpepper, William Guerin | |
| 07:48 | Tulsa | John Carter makes the free throw | 17-19 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Cleveland Galeano (fresh) SG - Johnny Smith (fresh) SF - Rickie Merritt (fresh) PF - Jeremy Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bert Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - John Carter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jim Cobbins (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) PF - Wayne Baker (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Brewer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Dayton | Bert Jackson banks in the wide open layup set up by Cleveland Galeano | 19-19 |
| 07:00 | Tulsa | Jim Cobbins misses the 3 from straight away | 19-19 |
| 06:58 | Tulsa | Robert Brewer tips it but misses | 19-19 |
| 06:57 | Dayton | Rickie Merritt snags the defensive board | 19-19 |
| 06:49 | Dayton | Johnny Smith can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-19 |
| 06:48 | Tulsa | Wayne Baker pulls down the rebound | 19-19 |
| 06:31 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 19-19 |
| 06:30 | Dayton | Bert Jackson snags the defensive board | 19-19 |
| 06:25 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano knocks in the jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Wayne Baker - foul #1 on Wayne Baker, team foul #10 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Newton (SG) Bert Jackson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Clarence Culpepper (PF), William Guerin (C) Wayne Baker, Robert Brewer | |
| 06:25 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano makes the free throw | 22-19 |
| 06:12 | Tulsa | Clarence Culpepper hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Robert Johnson | 22-21 |
| 06:09 | Dayton | Clarence Culpepper takes the ball from Thomas Newton in the backcourt | 22-21 |
| 05:54 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson is fouled on the floor by Cleveland Galeano - foul #2 on Cleveland Galeano, team foul #8 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kenneth Song (SF), Bert Jackson (PF), John Coffey (C) Cleveland Galeano, Rickie Merritt, Jeremy Sanders | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 05:54 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:54 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 05:39 | Dayton | John Coffey misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 22-23 |
| 05:37 | Dayton | Thomas Newton pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 05:17 | Dayton | Kenneth Song is fouled on the floor by Clarence Culpepper - foul #1 on Clarence Culpepper, team foul #11 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rickie Merritt (SF) Johnny Smith | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Wayne Baker (C) William Guerin | |
| 05:17 | Dayton | Kenneth Song misses the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 05:17 | Dayton | Kenneth Song makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:03 | Tulsa | Clarence Culpepper blows the layup but the foul's on Bert Jackson - foul #1 on Bert Jackson, team foul #9 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Burpo (PF) John Coffey | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 05:03 | Tulsa | Clarence Culpepper makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:03 | Tulsa | Clarence Culpepper misses the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:03 | Dayton | Bert Jackson pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| 04:50 | Dayton | Kenneth Song clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-24 |
| 04:48 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Wayne Baker | 23-24 |
| 04:32 | Tulsa | Clarence Culpepper misses the driving attempt near the basket | 23-24 |
| 04:31 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Andrew Burpo | 23-24 |
| 04:08 | Dayton | Thomas Newton can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 23-24 |
| 04:07 | Dayton | Bert Jackson grabs the offensive board | 23-24 |
| 03:53 | Dayton | Kenneth Song clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 23-24 |
| 03:51 | Tulsa | Wayne Baker pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| 03:45 | Tulsa | Wayne Baker scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Johnson and he's hacked by Thomas Newton - foul #2 on Thomas Newton, team foul #10 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Saunders (PG), Cleveland Galeano (SG), Jeremy Sanders (PF), Johnny Smith (C) Kenneth Song, Thomas Newton, Andrew Burpo, Bert Jackson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Manuel Smith (PG), John Jones (SG), Robert Brewer (C) John Carter, Jim Cobbins, Clarence Culpepper | |
| 03:45 | Tulsa | Wayne Baker makes the free throw | 23-27 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jack Saunders (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cleveland Galeano (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rickie Merritt (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. C - Johnny Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Manuel Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Baker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Brewer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:43 | Dayton | Rickie Merritt loses the dribble to John Jones in the backcourt | 23-27 |
| 03:26 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Manuel Smith and the foul's on Rickie Merritt - foul #2 on Rickie Merritt, team foul #11 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Clarence Culpepper (PF) Wayne Baker | |
| 03:26 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson misses the free throw | 23-29 |
| 03:26 | Tulsa | Robert Brewer grabs the offensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 03:10 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from John Jones | 23-31 |
| 02:51 | Dayton | Rickie Merritt comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 23-31 |
| 02:49 | Tulsa | Robert Brewer grabs the board | 23-31 |
| 02:31 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Manuel Smith | 23-33 |
| 02:29 | Dayton | Jack Saunders's pass is intercepted by Clarence Culpepper in the backcourt | 23-33 |
| 02:10 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-33 |
| 02:09 | Tulsa | Clarence Culpepper grabs the offensive rebound | 23-33 |
| 01:54 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Jones | 23-36 |
| 01:45 | Dayton | Rickie Merritt clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-36 |
| 01:43 | Tulsa | Clarence Culpepper grabs the board | 23-36 |
| 01:28 | Tulsa | John Jones misses the 3 from straight away | 23-36 |
| 01:26 | Tulsa | Manuel Smith tips it in | 23-38 |
| 01:11 | Dayton | Jack Saunders clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-38 |
| 01:10 | Tulsa | John Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 23-38 |
| 00:59 | Tulsa | Cleveland Galeano steals the ball from Manuel Smith | 23-38 |
| 00:57 | Dayton | Robert Johnson is called for the reach on Jack Saunders in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Johnson, team foul #12 | 23-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Newton (SG), Kenneth Song (SF), Andrew Burpo (PF), John Coffey (C) Cleveland Galeano, Rickie Merritt, Jeremy Sanders, Johnny Smith | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eric Mills (SG), Anthony Scalf (PF), William Guerin (C) John Jones, Clarence Culpepper, Robert Brewer | |
| 00:57 | Dayton | Jack Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 24-38 |
| 00:57 | Dayton | Jack Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 25-38 |
| 00:35 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by John Coffey | 25-38 |
| 00:34 | Dayton | John Coffey snags the defensive board | 25-38 |
| 00:07 | Dayton | John Coffey comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 25-38 |
| 00:05 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson grabs the board | 25-38 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | The short jumper by Manuel Smith is denied by Andrew Burpo | 25-38 |