| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Cleveland Galeano (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hank Ellzey (fresh) SF - Rickie Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Burpo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Russell Roberson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Wambua Alu (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Troutman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jaime Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Philip Diggs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Crawford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Jaime Brewer inbounds the ball | 28-47 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Rhode Island | Philip Diggs comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Hank Ellzey - foul #3 on Hank Ellzey, team foul #1 | 28-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lawrence Williams (SG) Hank Ellzey | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 19:43 | Rhode Island | Philip Diggs misses the 1st free throw | 28-47 |
| 19:43 | Rhode Island | Philip Diggs makes the 2nd free throw | 28-48 |
| 19:30 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 28-48 |
| 19:29 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Burpo | 28-48 |
| 19:22 | Dayton | Russell Roberson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-48 |
| 19:20 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Wambua Alu | 28-48 |
| 19:01 | Rhode Island | Jaime Brewer clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Rickie Merritt - foul #1 on Rickie Merritt, team foul #2 | 28-48 |
| 19:01 | Rhode Island | Jaime Brewer misses the 1st free throw | 28-48 |
| 19:01 | Rhode Island | Jaime Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 28-49 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:46 | Dayton | Rickie Merritt banks in the layup and he's hacked by Jaime Brewer - foul #1 on Jaime Brewer, team foul #1 | 30-49 |
| 18:46 | Dayton | Rickie Merritt makes the free throw | 31-49 |
| 18:34 | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Russell Roberson - foul #3 on Russell Roberson, team foul #3 | 31-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bert Jackson (C) Russell Roberson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 18:34 | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman makes the 1st free throw | 31-50 |
| 18:34 | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman makes the 2nd free throw | 31-51 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:21 | Dayton | Bert Jackson can't finish the layup | 31-51 |
| 18:19 | Rhode Island | Robert Crawford snags the defensive board | 31-51 |
| 17:56 | Rhode Island | Philip Diggs misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 31-51 |
| 17:55 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Troutman | 31-51 |
| 17:34 | Rhode Island | Philip Diggs connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Wambua Alu | 31-53 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:14 | Dayton | Robert Crawford denies the turnaround by Andrew Burpo | 31-53 |
| 17:13 | Dayton | Bert Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 31-53 |
| 16:53 | Dayton | A charge is called on Andrew Burpo - foul #2 on Andrew Burpo, team foul #4 | 31-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Mullen (SG), Jeremy Sanders (SF) Lawrence Williams, Rickie Merritt | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ray Beers (PG), Steve Wasilewski (SG), Robert Hughes (SF), John Soule (PF), Howard Mankin (C) Wambua Alu, Robert Troutman, Jaime Brewer, Philip Diggs, Robert Crawford | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:31 | Rhode Island | Ray Beers scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-56 |
| 16:15 | Dayton | Bert Jackson misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 31-56 |
| 16:14 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo gets the offensive rebound | 31-56 |
| 16:01 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo loses the ball out of bounds | 31-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Luther Shull (PG), Colin Londono (SF) Cleveland Galeano, Bert Jackson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu (PG), Robert Troutman (SG) Robert Hughes, Howard Mankin | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Luther Shull (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Mullen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Colin Londono (fresh) PF - Andrew Burpo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Sanders (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Wambua Alu (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Troutman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray Beers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Soule (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Wasilewski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Rhode Island | John Soule misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-56 |
| 15:39 | Dayton | Jeremy Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 31-56 |
| 15:33 | Dayton | Robert Troutman steals the ball from Donald Mullen | 31-56 |
| 15:29 | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu blows the layup | 31-56 |
| 15:28 | Rhode Island | John Soule tips it home | 31-58 |
| 15:17 | Dayton | Jeremy Sanders hits a shot from the left side | 33-58 |
| 14:55 | Rhode Island | John Soule hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-58 |
| 14:54 | Rhode Island | Ray Beers snags the offensive board | 33-58 |
| 14:31 | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 33-58 |
| 14:30 | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu tips it home | 33-60 |
| 14:09 | Dayton | Luther Shull hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-60 |
| 13:41 | Rhode Island | John Soule comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 35-60 |
| 13:40 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo gets the rebound | 35-60 |
| 13:35 | Dayton | Jeremy Sanders is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jeremy Sanders, team foul #5 | 35-60 |
| Subs | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano (PG), Hank Ellzey (SG), Rickie Merritt (SF), Bert Jackson (PF), Russell Roberson (C) Luther Shull, Donald Mullen, Colin Londono, Andrew Burpo, Jeremy Sanders | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Howard Mankin (PG), Robert Hughes (SG), Jaime Brewer (SF), Philip Diggs (PF), Robert Crawford (C) Wambua Alu, Robert Troutman, Ray Beers, John Soule, Steve Wasilewski | |
| 13:14 | Rhode Island | Robert Hughes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-60 |
| 13:13 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano gets the rebound | 35-60 |
| 12:57 | Dayton | Bert Jackson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-60 |
| 12:55 | Rhode Island | Howard Mankin pulls down the rebound | 35-60 |
| 12:28 | Rhode Island | Robert Hughes misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-60 |
| 12:26 | Rhode Island | Howard Mankin pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-60 |
| 12:13 | Rhode Island | Jaime Brewer misses the easy layup but the foul's on Hank Ellzey - foul #4 on Hank Ellzey, team foul #6 | 35-60 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lawrence Williams (SG) Hank Ellzey | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu (PG), Robert Troutman (SG) Howard Mankin, Robert Hughes | |
| 12:13 | Rhode Island | Jaime Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 35-61 |
| 12:13 | Rhode Island | Jaime Brewer misses the 2nd free throw | 35-61 |
| 12:13 | Dayton | Russell Roberson pulls down the rebound | 35-61 |
| 11:52 | Dayton | Lawrence Williams comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Philip Diggs - foul #3 on Philip Diggs, team foul #2 | 35-61 |
| 11:52 | Dayton | Lawrence Williams makes the 1st free throw | 36-61 |
| 11:52 | Dayton | Lawrence Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 37-61 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Cleveland Galeano (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rickie Merritt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bert Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Roberson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Wambua Alu (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Troutman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jaime Brewer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Philip Diggs (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Crawford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-61 |
| 11:27 | Rhode Island | Jaime Brewer misses the tip | 37-61 |
| 11:26 | Dayton | Bert Jackson snags the defensive board | 37-61 |
| 11:06 | Dayton | Robert Crawford steals it from Lawrence Williams | 37-61 |
| 10:43 | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Wambua Alu | 37-64 |
| 10:25 | Dayton | Wambua Alu picks off the pass by Rickie Merritt | 37-64 |
| 10:04 | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu double dribbles | 37-64 |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Mullen (SF), Jeremy Sanders (PF) Rickie Merritt, Bert Jackson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ray Beers (PG), Steve Wasilewski (SG), Robert Hughes (SF), John Soule (PF), Howard Mankin (C) Wambua Alu, Robert Troutman, Jaime Brewer, Philip Diggs, Robert Crawford | |
| 09:46 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-64 |
| 09:44 | Rhode Island | Steve Wasilewski grabs the defensive rebound | 37-64 |
| 09:23 | Rhode Island | Cleveland Galeano takes the ball from Robert Hughes | 37-64 |
| 09:11 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Donald Mullen | 40-64 |
| 08:50 | Rhode Island | Howard Mankin drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Ray Beers | 40-66 |
| 08:42 | Dayton | Lawrence Williams drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Cleveland Galeano | 42-66 |
| 08:25 | Rhode Island | Russell Roberson is called for the reach on Robert Hughes - foul #4 on Russell Roberson, team foul #7 | 42-66 |
| Subs | Dayton | Luther Shull (PG), Colin Londono (SF), Andrew Burpo (PF) Cleveland Galeano, Lawrence Williams, Russell Roberson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu (PG), Robert Troutman (SG), Philip Diggs (PF), Robert Crawford (C) Ray Beers, Steve Wasilewski, John Soule, Howard Mankin | |
| 08:25 | Rhode Island | Robert Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 42-67 |
| 08:25 | Rhode Island | Robert Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 42-67 |
| 08:25 | Dayton | Jeremy Sanders pulls down the rebound | 42-67 |
| 08:05 | Dayton | Colin Londono comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-67 |
| 08:03 | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu grabs the board | 42-67 |
| 07:48 | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Robert Hughes | 42-69 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Luther Shull (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Mullen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Colin Londono (fresh) PF - Andrew Burpo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Wambua Alu (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Troutman (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Hughes (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Philip Diggs (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Crawford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:32 | Dayton | Luther Shull is fouled on the floor by Philip Diggs - foul #4 on Philip Diggs, team foul #3 | 42-69 |
| Subs | Dayton | Hank Ellzey (SG), Rickie Merritt (SF), Bert Jackson (C) Donald Mullen, Colin Londono, Jeremy Sanders | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jaime Brewer (SF) Robert Hughes | |
| 07:27 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo is denied on a layup by Robert Crawford | 42-69 |
| 07:25 | Rhode Island | Robert Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 42-69 |
| 07:00 | Rhode Island | Robert Crawford is denied on a layup by Bert Jackson | 42-69 |
| 06:59 | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman hits the follow up shot | 42-71 |
| 06:51 | Dayton | Bert Jackson is denied on a layup by Robert Crawford | 42-71 |
| 06:49 | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu gets the rebound | 42-71 |
| 06:30 | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Robert Troutman, team foul #4 | 42-71 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lawrence Williams (SG), Donald Mullen (SF), Jeremy Sanders (C) Hank Ellzey, Rickie Merritt, Andrew Burpo | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ray Beers (PG), Steve Wasilewski (SG), Robert Hughes (SF), John Soule (PF), Howard Mankin (C) Wambua Alu, Robert Troutman, Jaime Brewer, Philip Diggs, Robert Crawford | |
| 06:21 | Dayton | Howard Mankin swats the shot by Lawrence Williams | 42-71 |
| 06:19 | Dayton | Bert Jackson misses the tip | 42-71 |
| 06:18 | Rhode Island | Howard Mankin snags the defensive board | 42-71 |
| 05:57 | Rhode Island | Ray Beers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-71 |
| 05:42 | Dayton | Donald Mullen makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Lawrence Williams | 44-71 |
| 05:14 | Rhode Island | Ray Beers misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 44-71 |
| 05:12 | Dayton | Bert Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-71 |
| 04:56 | Dayton | Bert Jackson dunks the ball on a great pass from Luther Shull | 46-71 |
| 04:35 | Rhode Island | Robert Hughes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-71 |
| 04:33 | Dayton | Donald Mullen grabs the defensive rebound | 46-71 |
| 04:26 | Dayton | Luther Shull can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 46-71 |
| 04:25 | Rhode Island | Howard Mankin snags the defensive board | 46-71 |
| 04:19 | Rhode Island | Steve Wasilewski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-71 |
| Subs | Dayton | Colin Londono (SF) Jeremy Sanders | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 04:11 | Dayton | Lawrence Williams scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Colin Londono | 48-71 |
| 03:55 | Rhode Island | Robert Hughes knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Steve Wasilewski | 48-73 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Dayton | Bert Jackson hits a floater from the left block | 50-73 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Luther Shull (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Colin Londono (fresh) PF - Donald Mullen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Bert Jackson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ray Beers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steve Wasilewski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SF - Robert Hughes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - John Soule (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Mankin (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:27 | Rhode Island | Ray Beers can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Lawrence Williams - foul #2 on Lawrence Williams, team foul #8 | 50-73 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Childs (PF) Howard Mankin | |
| 03:27 | Rhode Island | Ray Beers makes the 1st free throw | 50-74 |
| 03:27 | Rhode Island | Ray Beers makes the 2nd free throw | 50-75 |
| 03:19 | Dayton | Colin Londono can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-75 |
| 03:17 | Rhode Island | Christopher Childs gets the rebound | 50-75 |
| 02:54 | Rhode Island | Ray Beers double dribbles | 50-75 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeremy Sanders (SG) Luther Shull | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 02:38 | Dayton | Donald Mullen knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-75 |
| 02:15 | Rhode Island | Colin Londono is called for the reach on Robert Hughes - foul #1 on Colin Londono, team foul #9 | 52-75 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Howard Mankin (PG) Steve Wasilewski | |
| 02:15 | Rhode Island | Robert Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 52-76 |
| 02:15 | Rhode Island | Robert Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 52-76 |
| 02:15 | Rhode Island | John Soule grabs the offensive board | 52-76 |
| 01:52 | Rhode Island | Jeremy Sanders is called for the reach on Ray Beers - foul #2 on Jeremy Sanders, team foul #10 | 52-76 |
| Subs | Dayton | Luther Shull (PG) Colin Londono | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Steve Wasilewski (SG) Christopher Childs | |
| 01:52 | Rhode Island | Ray Beers misses the 1st free throw | 52-76 |
| 01:52 | Rhode Island | Ray Beers makes the 2nd free throw | 52-77 |
| 01:33 | Dayton | Donald Mullen clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-77 |
| 01:32 | Rhode Island | Steve Wasilewski gets the rebound | 52-77 |
| 01:06 | Rhode Island | Ray Beers misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-77 |
| 01:04 | Rhode Island | Howard Mankin tips it but misses | 52-77 |
| 01:03 | Rhode Island | John Soule tips it home | 52-79 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Dayton | Donald Mullen is hacked by Howard Mankin - foul #2 on Howard Mankin, team foul #5 | 52-79 |
| 00:54 | Dayton | Robert Hughes is called for the reach on Luther Shull - foul #2 on Robert Hughes, team foul #6 | 52-79 |
| 00:50 | Dayton | Donald Mullen connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Luther Shull | 54-79 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Rhode Island | Howard Mankin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-79 |
| 00:18 | Dayton | Steve Wasilewski steps in front of the Jeremy Sanders pass | 54-79 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Ray Beers runs out the clock | 54-79 |