| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Gene Glick (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Archie Sanberg (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Daniels (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Ingram (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Rush (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Lafrance (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Matthew Lampe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes inbounds the ball | 35-41 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Rutgers | Matthew Ingram steps in front of the Matthew Lampe pass | 35-41 |
| 19:22 | Dayton | Robert Daniels hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Danny Hayes - foul #1 on Danny Hayes, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| 19:22 | Dayton | Robert Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 19:22 | Dayton | Robert Daniels misses the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 19:22 | Rutgers | Carl Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 19:07 | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance is whistled for traveling | 36-41 |
| 18:55 | Dayton | Archie Sanberg loses the dribble to Carl Scott | 36-41 |
| 18:33 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes is hacked by Jonathan Palmer - foul #2 on Jonathan Palmer, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| 18:19 | Rutgers | Gene Glick picks off the pass by Danny Hayes | 36-41 |
| 18:00 | Dayton | Archie Sanberg misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-41 |
| 17:58 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 17:51 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes blows the dunk | 36-41 |
| 17:49 | Rutgers | Carl Scott tips it home | 36-43 |
| 17:33 | Dayton | Robert Daniels knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Ingram | 39-43 |
| 17:12 | Rutgers | Carl Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-43 |
| 17:11 | Dayton | Robert Daniels gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 16:44 | Dayton | Matthew Ingram's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Lampe | 39-43 |
| 16:42 | Rutgers | Carl Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 16:13 | Rutgers | Carl Scott comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 16:12 | Dayton | Archie Sanberg snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 15:55 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer is hacked by Timothy Lafrance - foul #1 on Timothy Lafrance, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | James David (PG), James Beckstead (SG), Gan Chio (SF), Philip Dearmond (PF), William Mauldin (C) Gene Glick, Archie Sanberg, Robert Daniels, Jonathan Palmer, Matthew Ingram | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Mayfield (PG), Wayne Thomas (SG), Michael Hail (SF), James Grunewald (PF), Matthew Wiesner (C) John Rush, Timothy Lafrance, Danny Hayes, Matthew Lampe, Carl Scott | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James David (fresh) SG - James Beckstead (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gan Chio (fresh) PF - Philip Dearmond (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Mauldin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Mayfield (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Thomas (fresh) SF - Michael Hail (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Grunewald (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Wiesner (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Dayton | James David throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-43 |
| 15:15 | Rutgers | James Grunewald hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 15:14 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Philip Dearmond | 39-43 |
| 14:56 | Dayton | Philip Dearmond misses short on a shot from the baseline | 39-43 |
| 14:55 | Rutgers | Wayne Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 14:33 | Rutgers | William Mauldin steps in front of the Melvin Mayfield pass | 39-43 |
| 14:25 | Dayton | Gan Chio comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-43 |
| 14:24 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Michael Hail | 39-43 |
| 14:12 | Rutgers | Melvin Mayfield loses the dribble to James David | 39-43 |
| 13:56 | Dayton | James Beckstead throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Gene Glick (PG), Archie Sanberg (SG), Robert Daniels (SF), Jonathan Palmer (PF), Matthew Ingram (C) James David, James Beckstead, Gan Chio, Philip Dearmond, William Mauldin | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Rush (PG), Timothy Lafrance (SG), Danny Hayes (SF), Matthew Lampe (PF), Carl Scott (C) Melvin Mayfield, Wayne Thomas, Michael Hail, James Grunewald, Matthew Wiesner | |
| 13:46 | Rutgers | Carl Scott is whistled for traveling | 39-43 |
| 13:36 | Dayton | Archie Sanberg buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Ingram | 42-43 |
| 13:20 | Rutgers | John Rush misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Gene Glick - foul #1 on Gene Glick, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| 13:20 | Rutgers | John Rush misses the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 13:20 | Rutgers | John Rush makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 13:03 | Dayton | Matthew Ingram hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 13:02 | Rutgers | Matthew Lampe pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 12:44 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes blows the layup | 42-44 |
| 12:42 | Rutgers | Carl Scott tips it but misses | 42-44 |
| 12:40 | Dayton | Matthew Ingram pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 12:20 | Dayton | Robert Daniels double dribbles | 42-44 |
| 11:55 | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance misses short on a floater from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 11:53 | Rutgers | Carl Scott hits the follow up shot | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Gene Glick (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Archie Sanberg (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Daniels (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Ingram (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Rush (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Lafrance (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Lampe (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Carl Scott (fresh) 11 pts. 12 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:27 | Dayton | Archie Sanberg steps out of bounds on the sideline | 42-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Mayfield (SG) Timothy Lafrance | |
| 11:10 | Rutgers | Carl Scott is hacked by Matthew Ingram - foul #2 on Matthew Ingram, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Philip Dearmond (PF) Jonathan Palmer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 10:51 | Rutgers | Melvin Mayfield misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-46 |
| 10:50 | Dayton | Gene Glick snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 10:35 | Dayton | Philip Dearmond misses the fadeaway in the paint | 42-46 |
| 10:33 | Dayton | Archie Sanberg gets the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 10:22 | Dayton | Robert Daniels loses the dribble to John Rush | 42-46 |
| 10:19 | Rutgers | Melvin Mayfield lays it in on a great pass from John Rush | 42-48 |
| 09:57 | Dayton | Carl Scott steps in front of the Gene Glick pass | 42-48 |
| 09:49 | Rutgers | Robert Daniels is called for the reach on Melvin Mayfield - foul #2 on Robert Daniels, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Beckstead (PG), Gan Chio (SG), Jonathan Palmer (PF), William Mauldin (C) Gene Glick, Archie Sanberg, Robert Daniels, Matthew Ingram | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance (SG), Michael Hail (SF), James Grunewald (PF), Matthew Wiesner (C) John Rush, Danny Hayes, Matthew Lampe, Carl Scott | |
| 09:35 | Rutgers | Melvin Mayfield is hacked by James Beckstead - foul #3 on James Beckstead, team foul #5 | 42-48 |
| 09:29 | Rutgers | James Grunewald misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jonathan Palmer - foul #3 on Jonathan Palmer, team foul #6 | 42-48 |
| 09:29 | Rutgers | James Grunewald makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 09:29 | Rutgers | James Grunewald misses the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 09:29 | Dayton | William Mauldin gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 09:10 | Dayton | James Beckstead drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-49 |
| 08:58 | Rutgers | Melvin Mayfield misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 08:57 | Dayton | Gan Chio pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 08:40 | Dayton | Gan Chio can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 45-49 |
| 08:38 | Rutgers | James Grunewald pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 08:22 | Rutgers | Michael Hail clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 45-49 |
| 08:20 | Dayton | William Mauldin grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 08:13 | Dayton | William Mauldin comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 08:11 | Rutgers | Melvin Mayfield pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 08:06 | Rutgers | Melvin Mayfield misses the floater from the left side | 45-49 |
| 08:04 | Dayton | Philip Dearmond snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 07:49 | Dayton | Philip Dearmond misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 07:48 | Dayton | Gan Chio hits the follow up shot | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Beckstead (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gan Chio (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Philip Dearmond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Mauldin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Mayfield (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Lafrance (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Hail (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Grunewald (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Wiesner (fresh) | |
| 07:34 | Rutgers | Matthew Wiesner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 07:33 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 07:28 | Dayton | James Beckstead misses long on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Melvin Mayfield - foul #2 on Melvin Mayfield, team foul #3 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Archie Sanberg (SG), Robert Daniels (SF), Matthew Ingram (C) Gan Chio, Philip Dearmond, Jonathan Palmer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Rush (PG), Wayne Thomas (SG), Danny Hayes (SF), Matthew Lampe (PF), Carl Scott (C) Melvin Mayfield, Timothy Lafrance, Michael Hail, James Grunewald, Matthew Wiesner | |
| 07:28 | Dayton | James Beckstead makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 07:28 | Dayton | James Beckstead makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 07:03 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Danny Hayes is blocked by Matthew Ingram | 49-49 |
| 07:02 | Dayton | James Beckstead snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 06:49 | Dayton | Matthew Ingram hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 06:47 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 06:34 | Rutgers | John Rush comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-49 |
| 06:33 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes tips it home | 49-51 |
| 06:19 | Dayton | Matthew Ingram hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Carl Scott - foul #1 on Carl Scott, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | Gene Glick (PG), Jonathan Palmer (PF) James Beckstead, William Mauldin | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance (SG) Wayne Thomas | |
| 06:19 | Dayton | Matthew Ingram misses the free throw | 51-51 |
| 06:19 | Rutgers | Carl Scott pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 06:09 | Rutgers | Carl Scott misses the lay-in | 51-51 |
| 06:08 | Dayton | Archie Sanberg grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 05:52 | Dayton | Gene Glick is fouled on the floor by Carl Scott - foul #2 on Carl Scott, team foul #5 | 51-51 |
| 05:39 | Dayton | Archie Sanberg is fouled on the floor by Timothy Lafrance - foul #2 on Timothy Lafrance, team foul #6 | 51-51 |
| 05:30 | Dayton | Matthew Ingram's layup is rejected by Matthew Lampe | 51-51 |
| 05:28 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Danny Hayes | 51-51 |
| 05:22 | Rutgers | Matthew Lampe comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gene Glick - foul #2 on Gene Glick, team foul #7 | 51-51 |
| 05:22 | Rutgers | Matthew Lampe makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 05:22 | Rutgers | Matthew Lampe misses the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 05:22 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 05:01 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Archie Sanberg | 54-52 |
| 04:48 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-52 |
| 04:47 | Dayton | Archie Sanberg grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 04:30 | Dayton | Matthew Ingram jams it set up by Gene Glick and he's fouled by Timothy Lafrance - foul #3 on Timothy Lafrance, team foul #7 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | Philip Dearmond (PF) Jonathan Palmer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Mayfield (SG) Timothy Lafrance | |
| 04:30 | Dayton | Matthew Ingram misses the free throw | 56-52 |
| 04:30 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Carl Scott | 56-52 |
| 04:10 | Rutgers | Melvin Mayfield hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Danny Hayes | 56-55 |
| 04:00 | Dayton | Philip Dearmond misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Rush - foul #1 on John Rush, team foul #8 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Mauldin (PF) Robert Daniels | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Wayne Thomas (SG), Michael Hail (SF), James Grunewald (PF), Matthew Wiesner (C) John Rush, Danny Hayes, Matthew Lampe, Carl Scott | |
| 04:00 | Dayton | Philip Dearmond makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 04:00 | Dayton | Philip Dearmond misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 04:00 | Rutgers | Matthew Wiesner snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| 03:33 | Rutgers | James Grunewald's pass is intercepted by Archie Sanberg | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Gene Glick (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Archie Sanberg (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Philip Dearmond (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Mauldin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Ingram (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Mayfield (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Thomas (fresh) SF - Michael Hail (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Grunewald (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Wiesner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Dayton | Philip Dearmond drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Archie Sanberg and he's hacked by Michael Hail - foul #1 on Michael Hail, team foul #9 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Beckstead (SG), Jonathan Palmer (PF) Archie Sanberg, Matthew Ingram | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance (SG) Wayne Thomas | |
| 03:19 | Dayton | Philip Dearmond misses the free throw | 59-55 |
| 03:19 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer grabs the offensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 03:04 | Dayton | Gene Glick makes the turnaround in the paint | 61-55 |
| 02:43 | Rutgers | Michael Hail blows the layup | 61-55 |
| 02:42 | Rutgers | Matthew Wiesner grabs the offensive board | 61-55 |
| 02:42 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | Archie Sanberg (SG), Robert Daniels (SF), Matthew Ingram (C) James Beckstead, Philip Dearmond, William Mauldin | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Rush (PG), Danny Hayes (SF), Matthew Lampe (PF), Carl Scott (C) Melvin Mayfield, Michael Hail, James Grunewald, Matthew Wiesner | |
| 02:37 | Rutgers | John Rush hits a fadeaway from the right side | 61-57 |
| 02:23 | Dayton | Carl Scott is called for the reach on Archie Sanberg - foul #3 on Carl Scott, team foul #10 | 61-57 |
| 02:23 | Dayton | Archie Sanberg makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 02:23 | Dayton | Archie Sanberg makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 02:08 | Rutgers | Carl Scott hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Rush | 63-60 |
| 01:56 | Dayton | Gene Glick is hacked by Danny Hayes - foul #2 on Danny Hayes, team foul #11 | 63-60 |
| 01:56 | Dayton | Gene Glick makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 01:56 | Dayton | Gene Glick misses the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 01:56 | Rutgers | Matthew Lampe gets the rebound | 64-60 |
| 01:38 | Rutgers | John Rush misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-60 |
| 01:37 | Rutgers | Carl Scott hits the follow up shot | 64-62 |
| 01:12 | Dayton | Matthew Ingram misses short on a shot near the basket | 64-62 |
| 01:10 | Dayton | Matthew Ingram tips it in | 66-62 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Matthew Lampe misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 66-62 |
| 00:49 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer grabs the defensive rebound | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Dayton | Robert Daniels's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Lampe | 66-62 |
| 00:27 | Dayton | Robert Daniels can't tip it in | 66-62 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes gets the rebound | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | Archie Sanberg steals the ball from John Rush | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Dayton | John Rush is called for the reach on Gene Glick in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Rush, team foul #12 | 66-62 |
| 00:17 | Dayton | Gene Glick makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:17 | Dayton | Gene Glick misses the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | Carl Scott grabs the board | 67-62 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | John Rush misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-62 |
| 00:09 | Dayton | Matthew Ingram gets the rebound | 67-62 |
| 00:06 | Dayton | Matthew Ingram is hacked by Timothy Lafrance in the backcourt - foul #4 on Timothy Lafrance, team foul #13 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Dayton | James David (PG), Gan Chio (SF) Gene Glick, Robert Daniels | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:06 | Dayton | Matthew Ingram makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:06 | Dayton | Matthew Ingram makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | John Rush misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-62 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Matthew Ingram grabs the board | 69-62 |