| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Minh Chin (fresh) 9 pts. SG - William Wilford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Antony Young (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Hall (fresh) 5 pts. C - Bo Dickman (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Charles Ristau (fresh) SG - Nicholas Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randy Young (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Dunkle (fresh) 11 pts. C - James Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Bonaventure | Randy Young inbounds the ball | 22-30 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | St. Bonaventure | Randy Young buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Williams | 22-33 |
| 19:21 | Dayton | William Wilford makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Minh Chin | 24-33 |
| 18:56 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Ristau is fouled on the floor by William Wilford - foul #2 on William Wilford, team foul #1 | 24-33 |
| 18:42 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Dunkle loses the ball out of bounds | 24-33 |
| 18:25 | Dayton | William Wilford connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Antony Young | 27-33 |
| 18:03 | St. Bonaventure | Antony Young steps in front of the James Williams pass | 27-33 |
| 17:39 | Dayton | Dennis Hall scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Minh Chin | 30-33 |
| 17:25 | St. Bonaventure | Bo Dickman steals it from Randy Young | 30-33 |
| 17:05 | Dayton | Bo Dickman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Minh Chin | 32-33 |
| 16:51 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Ristau hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Nicholas Johnson | 32-36 |
| 16:36 | Dayton | Bo Dickman scores on a jumper from the right side set up by William Wilford and the foul's on James Williams - foul #1 on James Williams, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Hans Zerphey (SG), Phillip Bryan (PF) William Wilford, Dennis Hall | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Richard Turner (SF), Ralph Mathes (PF), Terry Kreitzer (C) Randy Young, Robert Dunkle, James Williams | |
| 16:36 | Dayton | Bo Dickman makes the free throw | 35-36 |
| 16:17 | St. Bonaventure | Richard Turner misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-36 |
| 16:16 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Phillip Bryan | 35-36 |
| 15:57 | Dayton | Hans Zerphey drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Minh Chin and he's fouled by Terry Kreitzer - foul #2 on Terry Kreitzer, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Fyodor Zakes (PF), Harold Walters (C) Antony Young, Bo Dickman | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Daniel Cauthen (PG), Roderick Ferranti (SG) Charles Ristau, Nicholas Johnson | |
| 15:57 | Dayton | Hans Zerphey makes the free throw | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Minh Chin (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Hans Zerphey (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Phillip Bryan (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Fyodor Zakes (fresh) C - Harold Walters (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Daniel Cauthen (fresh) SG - Roderick Ferranti (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Turner (fresh) PF - Ralph Mathes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Terry Kreitzer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | St. Bonaventure | Daniel Cauthen comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 15:43 | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Mathes tips it but misses | 38-36 |
| 15:42 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Kreitzer can't tip it in | 38-36 |
| 15:40 | Dayton | Fyodor Zakes grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 15:24 | Dayton | Hans Zerphey knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Harold Walters | 40-36 |
| 15:14 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Kreitzer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 15:13 | Dayton | Fyodor Zakes pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 15:08 | Dayton | Hans Zerphey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Wilford (SG), Antony Young (SF), Dennis Hall (PF) Minh Chin, Fyodor Zakes, Harold Walters | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Charles Ristau (PG), Randy Young (SF), Robert Dunkle (PF), James Williams (C) Daniel Cauthen, Richard Turner, Ralph Mathes, Terry Kreitzer | |
| 14:43 | St. Bonaventure | Phillip Bryan picks off the pass by James Williams | 40-36 |
| 14:27 | Dayton | Dennis Hall buries a jumper near the basket set up by Antony Young | 42-36 |
| 13:58 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Dunkle misses the dunk but he's hacked by Phillip Bryan - foul #2 on Phillip Bryan, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Minh Chin (PG) Hans Zerphey | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Nicholas Johnson (SG) Roderick Ferranti | |
| 13:58 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Dunkle misses the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 13:58 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Dunkle makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 13:36 | Dayton | Antony Young clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 13:34 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to James Williams | 42-37 |
| 13:15 | St. Bonaventure | Nicholas Johnson misses the runner from close range | 42-37 |
| 13:13 | St. Bonaventure | James Williams tips it home | 42-39 |
| 12:58 | Dayton | Charles Ristau is called for the reach on Minh Chin - foul #2 on Charles Ristau, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | Hans Zerphey (SG), Fyodor Zakes (SF), Harold Walters (PF), Bo Dickman (C) William Wilford, Antony Young, Dennis Hall, Phillip Bryan | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Roderick Ferranti (PG), Richard Turner (SF), Ralph Mathes (PF) Charles Ristau, Randy Young, Robert Dunkle | |
| 12:50 | Dayton | Minh Chin misses short on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Roderick Ferranti - foul #1 on Roderick Ferranti, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| 12:50 | Dayton | Minh Chin makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 12:50 | Dayton | Minh Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 12:27 | St. Bonaventure | Richard Turner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Hans Zerphey - foul #1 on Hans Zerphey, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Terry Kreitzer (C) James Williams | |
| 12:27 | St. Bonaventure | Richard Turner misses the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 12:27 | St. Bonaventure | Richard Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 12:07 | Dayton | Hans Zerphey comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-40 |
| 12:05 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Fyodor Zakes | 44-40 |
| 11:55 | Dayton | Minh Chin is hacked by Roderick Ferranti - foul #2 on Roderick Ferranti, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Wilford (SG), Antony Young (SF), Phillip Bryan (PF) Hans Zerphey, Fyodor Zakes, Harold Walters | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Charles Ristau (PG), Randy Young (SF) Roderick Ferranti, Richard Turner | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Minh Chin (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Wilford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Antony Young (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Phillip Bryan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bo Dickman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Charles Ristau (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nicholas Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randy Young (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ralph Mathes (fresh) 4 reb. C - Terry Kreitzer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Dayton | Ralph Mathes steps in front of the Bo Dickman pass | 44-40 |
| 11:17 | St. Bonaventure | Randy Young misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Antony Young - foul #1 on Antony Young, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Dennis Hall (PF) Phillip Bryan | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Robert Dunkle (PF), James Williams (C) Ralph Mathes, Terry Kreitzer | |
| 11:17 | St. Bonaventure | Randy Young makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 11:17 | St. Bonaventure | Randy Young makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 11:07 | Dayton | Dennis Hall scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Minh Chin and he's hacked by Charles Ristau - foul #3 on Charles Ristau, team foul #6 | 47-42 |
| 11:07 | Dayton | Dennis Hall makes the free throw | 48-42 |
| 11:04 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Ristau is fouled in the backcourt by Minh Chin - foul #1 on Minh Chin, team foul #5 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Hans Zerphey (PG) Minh Chin | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 10:53 | St. Bonaventure | Hans Zerphey picks off the pass by Nicholas Johnson | 48-42 |
| 10:35 | Dayton | Hans Zerphey comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-42 |
| 10:34 | St. Bonaventure | Nicholas Johnson gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 10:29 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Ristau misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by William Wilford - foul #3 on William Wilford, team foul #6 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Phillip Bryan (C) Bo Dickman | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Roderick Ferranti (SG) Nicholas Johnson | |
| 10:29 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Ristau makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 10:29 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Ristau makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 10:15 | Dayton | Hans Zerphey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 10:13 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Charles Ristau | 48-44 |
| 10:07 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Dunkle misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-44 |
| 10:05 | St. Bonaventure | James Williams snags the offensive board | 48-44 |
| 09:43 | St. Bonaventure | Randy Young clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 09:42 | Dayton | William Wilford snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 09:30 | Dayton | James Williams swats the shot by Hans Zerphey | 48-44 |
| 09:28 | Dayton | Hans Zerphey tips it in | 50-44 |
| 09:15 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Dunkle knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 50-46 |
| 09:01 | Dayton | The jump hook by Dennis Hall is blocked by Robert Dunkle | 50-46 |
| 09:00 | Dayton | William Wilford tips it home | 52-46 |
| 08:39 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Ristau makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Roderick Ferranti | 52-49 |
| 08:18 | Dayton | William Wilford comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 08:17 | Dayton | Antony Young pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 07:59 | Dayton | William Wilford blows the layup | 52-49 |
| 07:57 | St. Bonaventure | Roderick Ferranti grabs the board | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Hans Zerphey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Wilford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Antony Young (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dennis Hall (fairly fresh) 14 pts. C - Phillip Bryan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Charles Ristau (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Roderick Ferranti (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randy Young (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Dunkle (fairly fresh) 14 pts. C - James Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:39 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Ristau misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-49 |
| 07:37 | Dayton | Dennis Hall snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 07:18 | Dayton | Dennis Hall misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 07:16 | Dayton | Phillip Bryan misses the tip | 52-49 |
| 07:14 | St. Bonaventure | Randy Young pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| 06:51 | St. Bonaventure | Randy Young loses the ball out of bounds | 52-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Minh Chin (PG), Dan Arce (SG), Fyodor Zakes (SF), Harold Walters (PF), Bo Dickman (C) Hans Zerphey, William Wilford, Antony Young, Dennis Hall, Phillip Bryan | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Daniel Cauthen (PG), Nicholas Johnson (SG), Richard Turner (SF), Ralph Mathes (PF), Terry Kreitzer (C) Charles Ristau, Roderick Ferranti, Randy Young, Robert Dunkle, James Williams | |
| 06:29 | Dayton | Nicholas Johnson steals the ball from Minh Chin | 52-49 |
| 06:14 | St. Bonaventure | Nicholas Johnson misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 52-49 |
| 06:12 | St. Bonaventure | Nicholas Johnson hits the follow up shot | 52-51 |
| 05:52 | Dayton | Bo Dickman drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Harold Walters | 54-51 |
| 05:38 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Kreitzer misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Fyodor Zakes - foul #1 on Fyodor Zakes, team foul #7 | 54-51 |
| 05:38 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Kreitzer makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 05:38 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Kreitzer misses the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 05:38 | Dayton | Harold Walters gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| 05:32 | Dayton | Fyodor Zakes jams it on a great pass from Minh Chin | 56-52 |
| 05:18 | St. Bonaventure | Richard Turner drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 04:59 | Dayton | Minh Chin misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 04:58 | Dayton | Harold Walters grabs the offensive board | 56-55 |
| 04:39 | Dayton | Bo Dickman misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Ralph Mathes - foul #2 on Ralph Mathes, team foul #7 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | Antony Young (SF), Phillip Bryan (PF) Dan Arce, Harold Walters | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Charles Ristau (PG), James Williams (C) Daniel Cauthen, Terry Kreitzer | |
| 04:39 | Dayton | Bo Dickman misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 04:39 | Dayton | Bo Dickman makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 04:24 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Ristau is hacked by Bo Dickman - foul #2 on Bo Dickman, team foul #8 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Roderick Ferranti (SF) Richard Turner | |
| 04:24 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Ristau makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 04:24 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Ristau makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 04:08 | Dayton | James Williams is called for the reach on Minh Chin - foul #2 on James Williams, team foul #8 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | Harold Walters (C) Bo Dickman | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Robert Dunkle (PF) Ralph Mathes | |
| 04:08 | Dayton | Minh Chin makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 04:08 | Dayton | Minh Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 03:39 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Ristau double dribbles | 59-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Wilford (SG) Fyodor Zakes | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Randy Young (SF) Roderick Ferranti | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Minh Chin (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Wilford (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Antony Young (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Phillip Bryan (fresh) 4 reb. C - Harold Walters (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Charles Ristau (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randy Young (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Dunkle (fresh) 14 pts. C - James Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Dayton | Minh Chin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 59-57 |
| 03:17 | St. Bonaventure | James Williams pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 03:15 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Ristau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | Dennis Hall (PF) Harold Walters | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Roderick Ferranti (SG) Nicholas Johnson | |
| 03:02 | Dayton | Antony Young misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-57 |
| 03:00 | St. Bonaventure | Roderick Ferranti grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 02:53 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Ristau can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 02:51 | St. Bonaventure | James Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 02:26 | St. Bonaventure | Roderick Ferranti is hacked by William Wilford - foul #4 on William Wilford, team foul #9 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | Hans Zerphey (PG), Bo Dickman (C) Minh Chin, Phillip Bryan | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Mathes (PF), Terry Kreitzer (C) Robert Dunkle, James Williams | |
| 02:26 | St. Bonaventure | Roderick Ferranti misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 02:26 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Dennis Hall | 59-57 |
| 02:03 | Dayton | Antony Young scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Hans Zerphey | 62-57 |
| 02:03 | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | Minh Chin (PG) Hans Zerphey | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Nicholas Johnson (SG), Robert Dunkle (PF), James Williams (C) Roderick Ferranti, Ralph Mathes, Terry Kreitzer | |
| 01:38 | St. Bonaventure | Randy Young misses short on a floater from close range | 62-57 |
| 01:36 | Dayton | Bo Dickman pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| 01:13 | Dayton | Minh Chin misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 01:12 | St. Bonaventure | Nicholas Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 00:53 | St. Bonaventure | Nicholas Johnson is hacked by Dennis Hall - foul #2 on Dennis Hall, team foul #10 | 62-57 |
| 00:53 | St. Bonaventure | Nicholas Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:53 | St. Bonaventure | Nicholas Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:53 | Dayton | William Wilford pulls down the rebound | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Dayton | Nicholas Johnson steps in front of the Minh Chin pass in the backcourt | 62-58 |
| 00:48 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Ristau banks in the layup on a great pass from Nicholas Johnson | 62-60 |
| 00:23 | Dayton | William Wilford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-60 |
| 00:05 | St. Bonaventure | Randy Young misses the shot in the paint | 62-60 |
| 00:04 | Dayton | Bo Dickman gets the rebound | 62-60 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Dayton | Bo Dickman is hacked by Charles Ristau in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Ristau, team foul #9 | 62-60 |
| 00:02 | Dayton | Bo Dickman misses the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:02 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Nicholas Johnson | 62-60 |
| 00:02 | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-60 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | St. Bonaventure | Nicholas Johnson misses the halfcourt shot | 62-60 |