| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Mark Dukes (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Yowell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Benjamin Capasso (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Taggart (fresh) 6 pts. C - Henry Pitts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carl Cline (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sammy Bower (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Christopher Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Aaron Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Cushman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Capasso inbounds the ball | 43-36 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Rhode Island | Mark Dukes hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-36 |
| 19:26 | Dayton | Aaron Allen misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-36 |
| 19:24 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Sullivan | 46-36 |
| 19:14 | Dayton | Mark Dukes steals the ball from Christopher Sullivan | 46-36 |
| 18:51 | Rhode Island | Jason Taggart is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Jason Taggart, team foul #1 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Scott Echeverria (PF) Jason Taggart | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 18:29 | Dayton | Aaron Allen scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Carl Cline and he's hacked by Scott Echeverria - foul #1 on Scott Echeverria, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| 18:29 | Dayton | Aaron Allen makes the free throw | 46-39 |
| 18:09 | Rhode Island | Aaron Allen picks off the pass by John Yowell | 46-39 |
| 17:56 | Dayton | Sammy Bower is whistled for traveling | 46-39 |
| 17:31 | Rhode Island | Scott Echeverria misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 46-39 |
| 17:29 | Dayton | Aaron Allen pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 17:11 | Dayton | Sammy Bower clanks a 3 from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 17:10 | Dayton | Christopher Sullivan tips it but misses | 46-39 |
| 17:09 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Scott Echeverria | 46-39 |
| 16:50 | Rhode Island | Henry Pitts blows the layup | 46-39 |
| 16:48 | Dayton | Christopher Sullivan snags the defensive board | 46-39 |
| 16:31 | Dayton | Sammy Bower buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-41 |
| 16:15 | Rhode Island | Mark Dukes misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 16:14 | Rhode Island | Scott Echeverria snags the offensive board | 46-41 |
| 16:04 | Rhode Island | Carl Cline steals it from Scott Echeverria | 46-41 |
| 15:59 | Dayton | Carl Cline hits the finger roll | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Mark Dukes (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Yowell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Benjamin Capasso (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Echeverria (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Henry Pitts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carl Cline (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Sammy Bower (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Christopher Sullivan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. PF - Aaron Allen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Clarence Cushman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:51 | Rhode Island | Clarence Cushman is called for the reach on Benjamin Capasso - foul #3 on Clarence Cushman, team foul #1 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Palacio (PG), Ralph Forth (SG), David Gent (SF), Jason Taggart (PF), Mark Mills (C) Mark Dukes, John Yowell, Benjamin Capasso, Scott Echeverria, Henry Pitts | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Sims (PG), Lee Davis (SG), Joseph Dauphin (SF), Philip Erlandson (C) Carl Cline, Sammy Bower, Christopher Sullivan, Clarence Cushman | |
| 15:34 | Rhode Island | Ralph Forth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-43 |
| 15:21 | Dayton | Michael Sims makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Lee Davis | 46-45 |
| 14:57 | Rhode Island | John Palacio is called for traveling | 46-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Dukes (PG), Benjamin Capasso (SF) Ralph Forth, David Gent | |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Cline (PG), Clarence Cushman (C) Michael Sims, Aaron Allen | |
| 14:42 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin misses the 3 from straight away | 46-45 |
| 14:41 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Dauphin | 46-45 |
| 14:28 | Dayton | Philip Erlandson clanks a shot from close range | 46-45 |
| 14:27 | Rhode Island | Mark Dukes grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 14:16 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Capasso clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 14:15 | Rhode Island | Mark Mills can't tip it in | 46-45 |
| 14:13 | Rhode Island | Jason Taggart grabs the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 13:59 | Rhode Island | Joseph Dauphin steals the ball from John Palacio | 46-45 |
| 13:54 | Dayton | Lee Davis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Dauphin | 46-47 |
| 13:48 | Rhode Island | John Palacio hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 13:47 | Rhode Island | Mark Mills pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 13:37 | Rhode Island | Jason Taggart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Yowell (SG) John Palacio | |
| Subs | Dayton | Sammy Bower (SG), Aaron Allen (PF), Christopher Sullivan (C) Lee Davis, Philip Erlandson, Clarence Cushman | |
| 13:19 | Dayton | Carl Cline is hacked by Mark Dukes - foul #3 on Mark Dukes, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Henry Pitts (C) Mark Mills | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 13:08 | Dayton | Carl Cline clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-47 |
| 13:06 | Dayton | Aaron Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 12:51 | Dayton | Sammy Bower can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on John Yowell - foul #1 on John Yowell, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Palacio (PG), Scott Echeverria (SF) Mark Dukes, Benjamin Capasso | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Sims (PG), Clarence Cushman (C) Carl Cline, Joseph Dauphin | |
| 12:51 | Dayton | Sammy Bower makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 12:51 | Dayton | Sammy Bower misses the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 12:51 | Rhode Island | Henry Pitts grabs the board | 46-48 |
| 12:33 | Rhode Island | John Yowell scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Palacio | 49-48 |
| 12:28 | Dayton | Sammy Bower comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 49-48 |
| 12:27 | Rhode Island | Scott Echeverria pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 12:10 | Rhode Island | Jason Taggart can't finish the layup | 49-48 |
| 12:09 | Dayton | Aaron Allen grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 11:47 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman's floater is tipped away by Henry Pitts | 49-48 |
| 11:46 | Dayton | Aaron Allen tips it but misses | 49-48 |
| 11:45 | Dayton | Aaron Allen tips it in | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Palacio (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Yowell (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Scott Echeverria (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jason Taggart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Henry Pitts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Sims (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sammy Bower (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Christopher Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. PF - Aaron Allen (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Clarence Cushman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:17 | Rhode Island | Christopher Sullivan steps in front of the Henry Pitts pass | 49-50 |
| 10:57 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Sims | 49-53 |
| 10:40 | Rhode Island | John Palacio misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-53 |
| 10:38 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| 10:21 | Dayton | Aaron Allen is fouled on the floor by Scott Echeverria - foul #2 on Scott Echeverria, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Dukes (PG), Benjamin Capasso (SF), Mark Mills (C) John Yowell, Scott Echeverria, Henry Pitts | |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Cline (PG), Lee Davis (SG), Joseph Dauphin (SF), Philip Erlandson (PF) Michael Sims, Sammy Bower, Christopher Sullivan, Aaron Allen | |
| 10:03 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Lee Davis | 49-56 |
| 09:53 | Rhode Island | Mark Mills is fouled on the floor by Clarence Cushman - foul #4 on Clarence Cushman, team foul #2 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Forth (SG) John Palacio | |
| Subs | Dayton | Aaron Allen (PF) Clarence Cushman | |
| 09:39 | Rhode Island | Ralph Forth is called for 3 seconds | 49-56 |
| 09:20 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin is denied on a layup by Mark Mills | 49-56 |
| 09:19 | Rhode Island | Mark Mills pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| 09:06 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Capasso hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-56 |
| 09:04 | Dayton | Lee Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 08:52 | Dayton | Jason Taggart picks off the pass by Philip Erlandson | 49-56 |
| 08:35 | Rhode Island | Jason Taggart hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 49-56 |
| 08:34 | Dayton | Aaron Allen pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| 08:12 | Dayton | Ralph Forth is called for the reach on Lee Davis - foul #1 on Ralph Forth, team foul #6 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Yowell (SG), Scott Echeverria (PF), Henry Pitts (C) Ralph Forth, Jason Taggart, Mark Mills | |
| Subs | Dayton | Sammy Bower (SG), Christopher Sullivan (PF) Lee Davis, Aaron Allen | |
| 07:58 | Dayton | Philip Erlandson misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Scott Echeverria - foul #3 on Scott Echeverria, team foul #7 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Clarence Cushman (C) Christopher Sullivan | |
| 07:58 | Dayton | Philip Erlandson makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 07:58 | Dayton | Philip Erlandson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 07:39 | Rhode Island | Philip Erlandson swats the layup by Benjamin Capasso | 49-58 |
| 07:38 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Benjamin Capasso | 49-58 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Mark Dukes (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Yowell (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Benjamin Capasso (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Echeverria (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Henry Pitts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carl Cline (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Sammy Bower (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Joseph Dauphin (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Philip Erlandson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Cushman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Capasso's fadeaway is rejected by Philip Erlandson | 49-58 |
| 07:28 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman grabs the board | 49-58 |
| 07:16 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin blows the layup but the foul's on Henry Pitts - foul #1 on Henry Pitts, team foul #8 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Sullivan (PF) Philip Erlandson | |
| 07:16 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 07:16 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin misses the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 07:16 | Rhode Island | Henry Pitts grabs the defensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 06:55 | Rhode Island | Henry Pitts comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 49-59 |
| 06:53 | Rhode Island | Henry Pitts tips it home | 51-59 |
| 06:35 | Dayton | Mark Dukes is called for the reach on Clarence Cushman - foul #4 on Mark Dukes, team foul #9 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Palacio (PG), David Gent (SF), Mark Mills (C) Mark Dukes, Benjamin Capasso, Henry Pitts | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Sims (PG), Aaron Allen (PF) Carl Cline, Joseph Dauphin | |
| 06:35 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 06:35 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 06:24 | Rhode Island | John Yowell hits a shot from the right side | 53-61 |
| 06:09 | Dayton | Michael Sims can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-61 |
| 06:07 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Scott Echeverria | 53-61 |
| 05:52 | Rhode Island | John Palacio connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Scott Echeverria | 55-61 |
| 05:36 | Dayton | Michael Sims travels with the ball | 55-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Dukes (PG), Benjamin Capasso (SF), Jason Taggart (PF) John Yowell, David Gent, Scott Echeverria | |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Cline (PG), Lee Davis (SG) Michael Sims, Sammy Bower | |
| 05:10 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Capasso comes up short on the shot from the left block | 55-61 |
| 05:08 | Dayton | Lee Davis grabs the board | 55-61 |
| 05:06 | Dayton | Carl Cline is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 55-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Henry Pitts (C) Mark Mills | |
| Subs | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin (SF) Christopher Sullivan | |
| 04:51 | Rhode Island | Henry Pitts misses the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Clarence Cushman - foul #5 on Clarence Cushman, team foul #3 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Philip Erlandson (C) Clarence Cushman | |
| 04:51 | Rhode Island | Henry Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 04:51 | Rhode Island | Henry Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 04:33 | Dayton | Philip Erlandson buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Carl Cline | 57-63 |
| 04:16 | Rhode Island | Henry Pitts connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by John Palacio | 59-63 |
| 03:55 | Dayton | Carl Cline buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-65 |
| 03:28 | Rhode Island | Henry Pitts makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by John Palacio | 61-65 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Mark Dukes (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Palacio (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Benjamin Capasso (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Taggart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Henry Pitts (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carl Cline (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Lee Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Joseph Dauphin (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Aaron Allen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Philip Erlandson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:11 | Dayton | Lee Davis misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Benjamin Capasso - foul #2 on Benjamin Capasso, team foul #10 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Yowell (SG), Mark Mills (C) John Palacio, Henry Pitts | |
| Subs | Dayton | Sammy Bower (SG), Christopher Sullivan (PF) Joseph Dauphin, Aaron Allen | |
| 03:11 | Dayton | Lee Davis makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 03:11 | Dayton | Lee Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 02:48 | Rhode Island | John Yowell misses the floater from close range but the foul's on Philip Erlandson - foul #2 on Philip Erlandson, team foul #4 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Forth (PG), David Gent (SF), Scott Echeverria (PF) Mark Dukes, Benjamin Capasso, Jason Taggart | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Sims (PG) Carl Cline | |
| 02:48 | Rhode Island | John Yowell makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 02:48 | Rhode Island | John Yowell misses the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 02:48 | Dayton | Philip Erlandson grabs the board | 62-67 |
| 02:48 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-67 |
| 02:38 | Dayton | Sammy Bower can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-67 |
| 02:36 | Rhode Island | Scott Echeverria gets the rebound | 62-67 |
| 02:36 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-67 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Dukes (PG), Benjamin Capasso (SF), Jason Taggart (PF), Henry Pitts (C) Ralph Forth, David Gent, Scott Echeverria, Mark Mills | |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Cline (PG), Joseph Dauphin (SF), Aaron Allen (PF) Michael Sims, Lee Davis, Philip Erlandson | |
| 02:34 | Rhode Island | Mark Dukes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-67 |
| 02:20 | Dayton | Sammy Bower misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-67 |
| 02:19 | Dayton | Christopher Sullivan pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 02:02 | Dayton | Christopher Sullivan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-67 |
| 02:01 | Dayton | Aaron Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 01:45 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-67 |
| 01:44 | Dayton | Christopher Sullivan gets the offensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 01:27 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-67 |
| 01:25 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Henry Pitts | 62-67 |
| 01:15 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Capasso can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-67 |
| 01:13 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to John Yowell | 62-67 |
| 00:57 | Rhode Island | John Yowell drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Benjamin Capasso | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin misses the easy layup | 65-67 |
| 00:34 | Rhode Island | John Yowell pulls down the rebound | 65-67 |
| 00:30 | Rhode Island | Mark Dukes knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Yowell | 67-67 |
| 00:03 | Dayton | Sammy Bower makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-70 |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-70 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Capasso misses the halfcourt shot | 67-70 |