| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carl Cline (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Sammy Bower (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Dauphin (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Aaron Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Clarence Cushman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Mark Dukes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Yowell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Capasso (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jason Taggart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Pitts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Capasso inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Rhode Island | Mark Dukes comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 19:29 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Clarence Cushman | 32-29 |
| 19:13 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin's pass is intercepted by John Yowell | 32-29 |
| 18:50 | Rhode Island | Joseph Dauphin takes the ball from Henry Pitts | 32-29 |
| 18:32 | Dayton | Carl Cline knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Joseph Dauphin | 35-29 |
| 18:13 | Rhode Island | Sammy Bower is called for the reach on John Yowell - foul #2 on Sammy Bower, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| 17:57 | Rhode Island | John Yowell misses the floater from just outside the lane | 35-29 |
| 17:56 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Sammy Bower | 35-29 |
| 17:51 | Dayton | Jason Taggart steals the ball from Sammy Bower | 35-29 |
| 17:24 | Rhode Island | Mark Dukes makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-32 |
| 17:02 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lee Davis (SG) Sammy Bower | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Palacio (SG), Mark Mills (C) John Yowell, Henry Pitts | |
| 16:55 | Rhode Island | John Palacio knocks in the floater in the lane | 35-34 |
| 16:39 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Carl Cline and the foul's on Mark Dukes - foul #2 on Mark Dukes, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| 16:39 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 16:24 | Rhode Island | Aaron Allen steals it from Jason Taggart | 38-34 |
| 16:12 | Dayton | Lee Davis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-34 |
| 16:10 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman can't tip it in | 38-34 |
| 16:09 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin snags the offensive board | 38-34 |
| 16:02 | Dayton | Lee Davis lays it in | 40-34 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carl Cline (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lee Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Joseph Dauphin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Clarence Cushman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Mark Dukes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Palacio (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Capasso (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jason Taggart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Mills (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Capasso can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-34 |
| 15:39 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 15:23 | Dayton | Aaron Allen misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Mark Mills - foul #1 on Mark Mills, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Sims (PG), Sammy Bower (SG), Christopher Sullivan (SF), Philip Erlandson (C) Carl Cline, Lee Davis, Joseph Dauphin, Clarence Cushman | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Yowell (SG), Scott Echeverria (SF), Henry Pitts (C) Mark Dukes, Benjamin Capasso, Jason Taggart | |
| 15:23 | Dayton | Aaron Allen makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 15:23 | Dayton | Aaron Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 15:23 | Rhode Island | Henry Pitts gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| 15:06 | Rhode Island | John Palacio hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 41-34 |
| 15:05 | Rhode Island | Scott Echeverria grabs the offensive board | 41-34 |
| 14:45 | Rhode Island | John Yowell is hacked by Sammy Bower - foul #3 on Sammy Bower, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lee Davis (SF) Aaron Allen | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 14:29 | Rhode Island | Mark Mills comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 41-34 |
| 14:27 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Philip Erlandson | 41-34 |
| 14:13 | Dayton | Sammy Bower clanks a turnaround from the left block | 41-34 |
| 14:12 | Rhode Island | Henry Pitts grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 14:05 | Rhode Island | John Yowell is hacked by Sammy Bower - foul #4 on Sammy Bower, team foul #3 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Cline (PG), Clarence Cushman (C) Michael Sims, Sammy Bower | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Dukes (PG), Benjamin Capasso (SF), Jason Taggart (PF) John Palacio, Scott Echeverria, Mark Mills | |
| 13:53 | Rhode Island | Clarence Cushman is called for the reach on Henry Pitts - foul #1 on Clarence Cushman, team foul #4 | 41-34 |
| 13:34 | Rhode Island | Jason Taggart comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-34 |
| 13:33 | Rhode Island | Henry Pitts grabs the offensive board | 41-34 |
| 13:19 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Capasso buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Yowell | 41-37 |
| 13:06 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 41-37 |
| 13:04 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to John Yowell | 41-37 |
| 12:50 | Rhode Island | Mark Dukes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 12:49 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 12:45 | Dayton | Lee Davis loses the dribble to Henry Pitts | 41-37 |
| 12:25 | Rhode Island | John Yowell lays it in on a nice dish by Mark Dukes | 41-39 |
| 12:05 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 12:04 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Jason Taggart | 41-39 |
| 11:49 | Rhode Island | John Yowell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 11:47 | Dayton | Philip Erlandson pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carl Cline (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lee Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Christopher Sullivan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Philip Erlandson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Clarence Cushman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Mark Dukes (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Yowell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Capasso (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jason Taggart (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Henry Pitts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Dayton | Christopher Sullivan drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Carl Cline | 43-39 |
| 11:19 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Capasso buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Dukes | 43-41 |
| 11:06 | Dayton | Carl Cline misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 11:05 | Rhode Island | Henry Pitts grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 10:40 | Rhode Island | Clarence Cushman blocks the short jumper by John Yowell | 43-41 |
| 10:39 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Philip Erlandson | 43-41 |
| 10:15 | Dayton | Philip Erlandson is fouled on the floor by Jason Taggart - foul #2 on Jason Taggart, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Sims (PG), Steven Nelson (SG), Joseph Dauphin (SF), Aaron Allen (PF) Carl Cline, Lee Davis, Christopher Sullivan, Philip Erlandson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Palacio (PG), Ralph Forth (SG), David Gent (SF), Scott Echeverria (PF), Mark Mills (C) Mark Dukes, John Yowell, Benjamin Capasso, Jason Taggart, Henry Pitts | |
| 09:58 | Dayton | Michael Sims misses the floater from the right side | 43-41 |
| 09:57 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 09:39 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin connects on the runner near the basket | 45-41 |
| 09:13 | Rhode Island | John Palacio clanks a jumper from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 09:11 | Rhode Island | David Gent grabs the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 08:54 | Rhode Island | The short jumper by Ralph Forth is denied by Aaron Allen | 45-41 |
| 08:53 | Dayton | Aaron Allen pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 08:29 | Dayton | Steven Nelson makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Sims | 47-41 |
| 08:14 | Rhode Island | David Gent misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 08:13 | Dayton | Aaron Allen pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| 07:48 | Dayton | Steven Nelson travels with the ball | 47-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Cline (PG), Sammy Bower (SG), Christopher Sullivan (C) Michael Sims, Steven Nelson, Clarence Cushman | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Dukes (PG), Benjamin Capasso (SF), Jason Taggart (PF) Ralph Forth, David Gent, Scott Echeverria | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carl Cline (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sammy Bower (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Dauphin (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Sullivan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Mark Dukes (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Palacio (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Capasso (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Jason Taggart (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Mills (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Rhode Island | Sammy Bower picks off the pass by Mark Dukes | 47-41 |
| 07:28 | Dayton | Sammy Bower banks in the layup | 49-41 |
| 07:16 | Rhode Island | Jason Taggart hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Benjamin Capasso | 49-43 |
| 07:00 | Dayton | Jason Taggart blocks the short jumper by Christopher Sullivan | 49-43 |
| 06:58 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Benjamin Capasso | 49-43 |
| 06:53 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Capasso misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 06:51 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Aaron Allen | 49-43 |
| 06:31 | Dayton | Jason Taggart is called for the reach on Christopher Sullivan - foul #3 on Jason Taggart, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lee Davis (SF), Philip Erlandson (C) Joseph Dauphin, Aaron Allen | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Yowell (SG), Henry Pitts (C) John Palacio, Mark Mills | |
| 06:19 | Dayton | Philip Erlandson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 06:17 | Dayton | Christopher Sullivan gets the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 06:01 | Dayton | Sammy Bower hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Carl Cline | 51-43 |
| 05:41 | Rhode Island | John Yowell can't throw it down but the foul's on Sammy Bower - foul #5 on Sammy Bower, team foul #5 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Aaron Allen (PF) Sammy Bower | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 05:41 | Rhode Island | John Yowell misses the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 05:41 | Rhode Island | John Yowell misses the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 05:41 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Lee Davis | 51-43 |
| 05:22 | Dayton | Lee Davis misses short on a jumper from the left side | 51-43 |
| 05:21 | Rhode Island | John Yowell grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 05:03 | Rhode Island | Mark Dukes hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-43 |
| 05:02 | Dayton | Aaron Allen grabs the board | 51-43 |
| 04:44 | Dayton | The jumper by Lee Davis is denied by Jason Taggart | 51-43 |
| 04:43 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Capasso pulls down the rebound | 51-43 |
| 04:37 | Rhode Island | Mark Dukes misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-43 |
| 04:36 | Rhode Island | Henry Pitts can't tip it in | 51-43 |
| 04:34 | Rhode Island | Jason Taggart can't tip it in | 51-43 |
| 04:32 | Dayton | Aaron Allen gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 04:30 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin (SF), Clarence Cushman (C) Christopher Sullivan, Philip Erlandson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 04:21 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman lays it up and in and he's hacked by Henry Pitts - foul #1 on Henry Pitts, team foul #5 | 53-43 |
| 04:21 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman makes the free throw | 54-43 |
| 04:03 | Rhode Island | Mark Dukes is fouled on the floor by Joseph Dauphin - foul #1 on Joseph Dauphin, team foul #6 | 54-43 |
| 03:47 | Rhode Island | Henry Pitts makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Mark Dukes | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carl Cline (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lee Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Joseph Dauphin (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - Clarence Cushman (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Mark Dukes (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Yowell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Capasso (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Taggart (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Henry Pitts (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Dayton | Carl Cline comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-46 |
| 03:21 | Rhode Island | Henry Pitts pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:55 | Rhode Island | Aaron Allen takes the ball from Henry Pitts | 54-46 |
| 02:36 | Dayton | Aaron Allen clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jason Taggart - foul #4 on Jason Taggart, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Mills (C) Henry Pitts | |
| 02:36 | Dayton | Aaron Allen makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 02:36 | Dayton | Aaron Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 02:16 | Rhode Island | John Yowell hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:06 | Dayton | Jason Taggart denies the turnaround by Clarence Cushman | 56-49 |
| 02:05 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Jason Taggart | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:48 | Rhode Island | Lee Davis is called for the reach on John Yowell - foul #1 on Lee Davis, team foul #7 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Henry Pitts (C) Mark Mills | |
| 01:48 | Rhode Island | John Yowell makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 01:48 | Rhode Island | John Yowell makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 01:26 | Dayton | Lee Davis can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 56-51 |
| 01:25 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin grabs the offensive board | 56-51 |
| 01:04 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 56-51 |
| 01:03 | Rhode Island | John Yowell snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 00:49 | Rhode Island | Henry Pitts knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by John Yowell | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Dayton | Aaron Allen misses the dunk | 56-53 |
| 00:23 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Capasso grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 00:06 | Rhode Island | Mark Dukes misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-53 |
| 00:04 | Dayton | Aaron Allen snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Dayton | Aaron Allen is hacked by Mark Dukes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Dukes, team foul #7 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Sims (PG) Carl Cline | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:02 | Dayton | Aaron Allen makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:02 | Dayton | Aaron Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:02 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman grabs the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | The clock runs out | 57-53 |