| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Charles Guy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter George (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lenny Bergener (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arnold Alexander (fresh) 7 pts. C - Steve Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Minh Chin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Wilford (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Antony Young (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bo Dickman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Lenny Bergener inbounds the ball | 32-42 |
| 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) | |
| 19:35 | Rhode Island | Lenny Bergener misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-42 |
| 19:33 | Rhode Island | Steve Wilson tips it but misses | 32-42 |
| 19:32 | Rhode Island | Arnold Alexander tips it home | 34-42 |
| 19:16 | Dayton | Bo Dickman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 19:15 | Dayton | Dennis Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 19:09 | Dayton | Walter George takes the ball from Antony Young | 34-42 |
| 19:06 | Rhode Island | Lenny Bergener banks in the layup on a nice dish by Walter George | 36-42 |
| 18:51 | Dayton | Minh Chin blows the layup | 36-42 |
| 18:49 | Rhode Island | Lenny Bergener gets the rebound | 36-42 |
| 18:28 | Rhode Island | Charles Guy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-42 |
| 18:27 | Dayton | Bo Dickman grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 18:23 | Dayton | William Wilford scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dennis Hall | 36-44 |
| 18:05 | Rhode Island | Charles Guy buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-44 |
| 17:54 | Dayton | Antony Young misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-44 |
| 17:53 | Rhode Island | Arnold Alexander gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 17:48 | Rhode Island | Antony Young steals the ball from Charles Guy | 39-44 |
| 17:39 | Dayton | Minh Chin scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Antony Young | 39-47 |
| 17:24 | Rhode Island | Lenny Bergener drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Steve Wilson | 42-47 |
| 17:05 | Dayton | Dennis Hall misses badly on a floater near the basket | 42-47 |
| 17:03 | Dayton | Bo Dickman grabs the offensive board | 42-47 |
| 16:48 | Dayton | Minh Chin hits a fadeaway near the basket | 42-49 |
| 16:33 | Rhode Island | Charles Guy clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-49 |
| 16:32 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Minh Chin | 42-49 |
| 16:14 | Dayton | Dennis Hall makes the 3 from the left corner | 42-52 |
| 16:06 | Rhode Island | Walter George is hacked by Bo Dickman - foul #1 on Bo Dickman, team foul #1 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Felix McClung (PG), Andrew Knowles (SG), Mark Semple (SF), Justin Perreault (PF), Frank Simmers (C) Charles Guy, Walter George, Lenny Bergener, Arnold Alexander, Steve Wilson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski (PG), Hans Zerphey (SG), Phillip Bryan (SF), Fyodor Zakes (PF), Harold Walters (C) Minh Chin, William Wilford, Antony Young, Dennis Hall, Bo Dickman | |
| 15:47 | Rhode Island | Justin Perreault misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-52 |
| 15:46 | Dayton | Phillip Bryan pulls down the rebound | 42-52 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Felix McClung (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andrew Knowles (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mark Semple (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Perreault (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Simmers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jarogniew Baranski (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Hans Zerphey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Phillip Bryan (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Fyodor Zakes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Harold Walters (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 15:24 | Rhode Island | Justin Perreault grabs the defensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 15:18 | Rhode Island | Justin Perreault comes up short on the shot from close range | 42-52 |
| 15:17 | Dayton | Harold Walters pulls down the rebound | 42-52 |
| 15:03 | Dayton | Phillip Bryan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Fyodor Zakes | 42-54 |
| 14:42 | Rhode Island | Phillip Bryan steals it from Andrew Knowles | 42-54 |
| 14:30 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski loses the dribble to Andrew Knowles | 42-54 |
| 14:10 | Rhode Island | Justin Perreault's floater is tipped away by Harold Walters | 42-54 |
| 14:08 | Rhode Island | Felix McClung can't tip it in | 42-54 |
| 14:06 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Harold Walters | 42-54 |
| 13:43 | Dayton | Mark Semple picks off the pass by Harold Walters | 42-54 |
| 13:24 | Rhode Island | Felix McClung hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-54 |
| 13:23 | Rhode Island | Justin Perreault grabs the offensive rebound | 42-54 |
| 13:13 | Rhode Island | Mark Semple misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jarogniew Baranski - foul #1 on Jarogniew Baranski, team foul #2 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Guy (PG), Walter George (SG), Arnold Alexander (PF), Steve Wilson (C) Felix McClung, Andrew Knowles, Justin Perreault, Frank Simmers | |
| Subs | Dayton | Minh Chin (PG), William Wilford (SG), Antony Young (SF), Dennis Hall (PF), Bo Dickman (C) Jarogniew Baranski, Hans Zerphey, Phillip Bryan, Fyodor Zakes, Harold Walters | |
| 13:13 | Rhode Island | Mark Semple makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 13:13 | Rhode Island | Mark Semple makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 13:01 | Dayton | Steve Wilson blocks the short jumper by Antony Young | 44-54 |
| 13:00 | Rhode Island | Arnold Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 12:36 | Rhode Island | Mark Semple misses the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Antony Young - foul #1 on Antony Young, team foul #3 | 44-54 |
| 12:36 | Rhode Island | Mark Semple misses the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 12:36 | Rhode Island | Mark Semple misses the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 12:36 | Dayton | Bo Dickman gets the rebound | 44-54 |
| 12:19 | Dayton | Dennis Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lenny Bergener (SF) Mark Semple | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 12:03 | Rhode Island | Arnold Alexander drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-54 |
| 11:46 | Dayton | William Wilford misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-54 |
| 11:44 | Dayton | Bo Dickman tips it in | 46-56 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Charles Guy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter George (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lenny Bergener (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arnold Alexander (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Wilson (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Minh Chin (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Wilford (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Antony Young (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Bo Dickman (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Rhode Island | Arnold Alexander hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 46-56 |
| 11:24 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Minh Chin | 46-56 |
| 11:17 | Dayton | Bo Dickman's pass is intercepted by Arnold Alexander | 46-56 |
| 10:57 | Rhode Island | Steve Wilson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-56 |
| 10:55 | Dayton | Minh Chin grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 10:41 | Dayton | Minh Chin makes the jumper from the right block and he's hacked by Arnold Alexander - foul #2 on Arnold Alexander, team foul #1 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Felix McClung (PG), Andrew Knowles (SG), Justin Perreault (PF), Frank Simmers (C) Charles Guy, Walter George, Arnold Alexander, Steve Wilson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Phillip Bryan (PF), Harold Walters (C) Dennis Hall, Bo Dickman | |
| 10:41 | Dayton | Minh Chin makes the free throw | 46-59 |
| 10:23 | Rhode Island | Harold Walters steps in front of the Justin Perreault pass | 46-59 |
| 10:09 | Dayton | Harold Walters lays it up and in set up by Antony Young | 46-61 |
| 09:53 | Rhode Island | Justin Perreault buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Felix McClung | 48-61 |
| 09:34 | Dayton | Minh Chin is fouled on the floor by Justin Perreault - foul #1 on Justin Perreault, team foul #2 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Walter George (SG), Arnold Alexander (PF), Steve Wilson (C) Lenny Bergener, Justin Perreault, Frank Simmers | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski (PG), Hans Zerphey (SG), Fyodor Zakes (PF) Minh Chin, William Wilford, Antony Young | |
| 09:18 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski's pass is intercepted by Steve Wilson | 48-61 |
| 09:14 | Rhode Island | Felix McClung throws it down on a nice dish by Walter George | 50-61 |
| 08:48 | Dayton | Fyodor Zakes misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-61 |
| 08:47 | Dayton | Phillip Bryan grabs the offensive board | 50-61 |
| 08:28 | Dayton | Harold Walters can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Steve Wilson - foul #2 on Steve Wilson, team foul #3 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Guy (PG) Felix McClung | |
| Subs | Dayton | Minh Chin (PG), Antony Young (SF), Dennis Hall (PF) Jarogniew Baranski, Phillip Bryan, Fyodor Zakes | |
| 08:28 | Dayton | Harold Walters makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 08:28 | Dayton | Harold Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 08:05 | Rhode Island | Walter George knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-63 |
| 08:01 | Dayton | Minh Chin drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Antony Young | 53-66 |
| 07:41 | Rhode Island | Steve Wilson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-66 |
| 07:39 | Rhode Island | Arnold Alexander tips it back up and in | 55-66 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Charles Guy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter George (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Knowles (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Arnold Alexander (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Steve Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Minh Chin (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hans Zerphey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Antony Young (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Walters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Dayton | Hans Zerphey scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Antony Young | 55-68 |
| 06:54 | Rhode Island | Antony Young steals it from Charles Guy | 55-68 |
| 06:34 | Dayton | Arnold Alexander denies the turnaround by Minh Chin | 55-68 |
| 06:32 | Dayton | Hans Zerphey pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-68 |
| 06:16 | Dayton | Harold Walters makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Minh Chin | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:04 | Rhode Island | Charles Guy misses long on a jumper in the lane | 55-70 |
| 06:02 | Dayton | Harold Walters gets the rebound | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:59 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-70 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Felix McClung (SG), Lenny Bergener (SF), Justin Perreault (PF), Frank Simmers (C) Walter George, Andrew Knowles, Arnold Alexander, Steve Wilson | |
| Subs | Dayton | William Wilford (SG), Bo Dickman (C) Hans Zerphey, Harold Walters | |
| 05:33 | Dayton | Justin Perreault swats the short shot by Dennis Hall | 55-70 |
| 05:31 | Dayton | Dennis Hall hits the follow up shot | 55-72 |
| 05:22 | Rhode Island | Charles Guy misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-72 |
| 05:21 | Dayton | William Wilford pulls down the rebound | 55-72 |
| 05:06 | Dayton | Dennis Hall is hacked by Justin Perreault - foul #2 on Justin Perreault, team foul #4 | 55-72 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Semple (SG) Charles Guy | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 04:42 | Dayton | Minh Chin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-72 |
| 04:41 | Dayton | Bo Dickman tips it home | 55-74 |
| 04:21 | Rhode Island | Felix McClung hits a turnaround in the paint | 57-74 |
| 04:00 | Dayton | Justin Perreault is called for the reach on Minh Chin - foul #3 on Justin Perreault, team foul #5 | 57-74 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Walter George (SG), Arnold Alexander (PF), Steve Wilson (C) Mark Semple, Justin Perreault, Frank Simmers | |
| Subs | Dayton | Phillip Bryan (PF) Dennis Hall | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:31 | Dayton | Antony Young is hacked by Walter George - foul #1 on Walter George, team foul #6 | 57-74 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Andrew Knowles (SG), Mark Semple (SF), Frank Simmers (PF), Tony Waites (C) Walter George, Lenny Bergener, Arnold Alexander, Steve Wilson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski (PG), Hans Zerphey (SG), Fyodor Zakes (PF), Harold Walters (C) Minh Chin, William Wilford, Antony Young, Bo Dickman | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Felix McClung (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Knowles (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Mark Semple (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Simmers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tony Waites (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jarogniew Baranski (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Hans Zerphey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Bryan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fyodor Zakes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Harold Walters (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Dayton | Fyodor Zakes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Phillip Bryan and he's hacked by Andrew Knowles - foul #2 on Andrew Knowles, team foul #7 | 57-76 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Justin Perreault (PF) Tony Waites | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 03:12 | Dayton | Fyodor Zakes makes the free throw | 57-77 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:01 | Rhode Island | Felix McClung loses the dribble to Harold Walters | 57-77 |
| 02:45 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-77 |
| 02:43 | Rhode Island | Justin Perreault pulls down the rebound | 57-77 |
| 02:36 | Rhode Island | Andrew Knowles comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 57-77 |
| 02:34 | Dayton | Phillip Bryan snags the defensive board | 57-77 |
| 02:15 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-77 |
| 02:14 | Rhode Island | Justin Perreault pulls down the rebound | 57-77 |
| 02:08 | Rhode Island | Mark Semple hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-77 |
| 02:06 | Dayton | Harold Walters pulls down the rebound | 57-77 |
| 01:45 | Dayton | Phillip Bryan makes the jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by Andrew Knowles - foul #3 on Andrew Knowles, team foul #8 | 57-79 |
| 01:45 | Dayton | Phillip Bryan misses the free throw | 57-79 |
| 01:45 | Rhode Island | Frank Simmers snags the defensive board | 57-79 |
| 01:38 | Rhode Island | Andrew Knowles comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Harold Walters - foul #1 on Harold Walters, team foul #4 | 57-79 |
| 01:38 | Rhode Island | Andrew Knowles misses the 1st free throw | 57-79 |
| 01:38 | Rhode Island | Andrew Knowles makes the 2nd free throw | 58-79 |
| 01:10 | Dayton | Phillip Bryan misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-79 |
| 01:08 | Dayton | Fyodor Zakes tips it in | 58-81 |
| 00:50 | Rhode Island | Felix McClung drills a fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by Phillip Bryan - foul #3 on Phillip Bryan, team foul #5 | 60-81 |
| 00:50 | Rhode Island | Felix McClung makes the free throw | 61-81 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 61-81 |
| 00:28 | Rhode Island | Frank Simmers pulls down the rebound | 61-81 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Rhode Island | Andrew Knowles is hacked by Hans Zerphey - foul #2 on Hans Zerphey, team foul #6 | 61-81 |
| 00:19 | Rhode Island | Andrew Knowles makes the shot from the right block | 63-81 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski runs out the clock | 63-81 |