| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lawrence Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jessie Dube (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Mullen (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Andrew Burpo (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Bert Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Chase Dalessio (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tracey Robichaud (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Graves (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Kovar (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | David Clark inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Kovar | 34-35 |
| 19:37 | Dayton | Jessie Dube is whistled for traveling | 34-35 |
| 19:24 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves misses the floater near the basket | 34-35 |
| 19:23 | Dayton | Jessie Dube grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 19:03 | Dayton | Bert Jackson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-35 |
| 19:01 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Williams | 34-35 |
| 18:39 | Dayton | Lawrence Williams misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 18:38 | Northern Illinois University | David Clark gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 18:34 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 18:33 | Dayton | Donald Mullen gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 18:28 | Dayton | Lawrence Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 18:27 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 18:19 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves is called for traveling | 34-35 |
| 18:02 | Dayton | John Kovar is called for the reach on Bert Jackson - foul #1 on John Kovar, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| 17:50 | Dayton | Lawrence Williams knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Andrew Burpo | 37-35 |
| 17:38 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud comes up short on the shot from the right side | 37-35 |
| 17:36 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves tips it in | 37-37 |
| 17:15 | Dayton | Lawrence Williams knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 16:59 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Chase Dalessio and the foul's on Donald Mullen - foul #2 on Donald Mullen, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | Luther Shull (PG), Jeremy Sanders (SG), Colin Londono (SF), Rickie Merritt (PF), Russell Roberson (C) Lawrence Williams, Jessie Dube, Donald Mullen, Andrew Burpo, Bert Jackson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu (PG), Rance Banda (SG), Timothy Harris (C) Chase Dalessio, Tracey Robichaud, John Kovar | |
| 16:59 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves misses the free throw | 40-39 |
| 16:59 | Dayton | Rickie Merritt pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 16:41 | Dayton | Colin Londono misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Clark - foul #1 on David Clark, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lyle Holloway (SG), Craig Jones (C) David Clark, Kevin Graves | |
| 16:41 | Dayton | Colin Londono makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 16:41 | Dayton | Colin Londono misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 16:41 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Timothy Harris | 41-39 |
| 16:26 | Northern Illinois University | Lyle Holloway hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 16:24 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Harris can't tip it in | 41-39 |
| 16:22 | Dayton | Russell Roberson pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 15:58 | Dayton | Rickie Merritt makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Luther Shull | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Luther Shull (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jeremy Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Colin Londono (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Rickie Merritt (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Roberson (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Rance Banda (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lyle Holloway (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shilin Chu (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Timothy Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Craig Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:52 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Harris clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Luther Shull - foul #3 on Luther Shull, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lawrence Williams (PG), Jessie Dube (SG), Donald Mullen (SF) Luther Shull, Jeremy Sanders, Colin Londono | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio (PG), Tracey Robichaud (SG), Jake McKamey (SF), David Clark (C) Rance Banda, Lyle Holloway, Shilin Chu, Craig Jones | |
| 15:52 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Harris makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 15:52 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 15:52 | Dayton | Rickie Merritt pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 15:36 | Dayton | Jessie Dube makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 15:14 | Northern Illinois University | David Clark comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 15:12 | Dayton | Russell Roberson gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 14:50 | Dayton | Donald Mullen comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Tracey Robichaud - foul #1 on Tracey Robichaud, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Burpo (PF), Bert Jackson (C) Rickie Merritt, Russell Roberson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Kovar (C) Timothy Harris | |
| 14:50 | Dayton | Donald Mullen makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 14:50 | Dayton | Donald Mullen makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 14:28 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves (PF) David Clark | |
| 14:14 | Dayton | Lawrence Williams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-40 |
| 14:12 | Northern Illinois University | John Kovar gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| 14:08 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Lawrence Williams - foul #2 on Lawrence Williams, team foul #3 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Luther Shull (PG), Jeremy Sanders (SG), Rickie Merritt (SF) Lawrence Williams, Jessie Dube, Donald Mullen | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu (SG) Tracey Robichaud | |
| 14:08 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 14:08 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 13:55 | Dayton | Bert Jackson banks in the layup | 51-42 |
| 13:32 | Northern Illinois University | Rickie Merritt denies the turnaround by Jake McKamey | 51-42 |
| 13:31 | Dayton | Luther Shull grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 13:16 | Dayton | Luther Shull loses the dribble to Kevin Graves | 51-42 |
| 13:10 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu double dribbles | 51-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Mullen (SF) Rickie Merritt | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud (SG), David Clark (PF) Chase Dalessio, Kevin Graves | |
| 12:58 | Dayton | Luther Shull hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 12:57 | Dayton | Bert Jackson snags the offensive board | 51-42 |
| 12:52 | Dayton | Bert Jackson misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-42 |
| 12:51 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to John Kovar | 51-42 |
| 12:46 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud loses the dribble to Bert Jackson | 51-42 |
| 12:37 | Dayton | John Kovar denies the turnaround by Donald Mullen | 51-42 |
| 12:35 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo tips it in | 53-42 |
| 12:16 | Northern Illinois University | Jeremy Sanders steals it from John Kovar | 53-42 |
| 12:04 | Dayton | Donald Mullen misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-42 |
| 12:03 | Northern Illinois University | John Kovar pulls down the rebound | 53-42 |
| 11:58 | Northern Illinois University | John Kovar is hacked by Donald Mullen - foul #3 on Donald Mullen, team foul #4 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lawrence Williams (PG), Jessie Dube (SG), Rickie Merritt (PF), Russell Roberson (C) Luther Shull, Jeremy Sanders, Andrew Burpo, Bert Jackson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves (PF), Timothy Harris (C) Jake McKamey, John Kovar | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lawrence Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jessie Dube (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Mullen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Rickie Merritt (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Russell Roberson (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Shilin Chu (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tracey Robichaud (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Graves (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:49 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Williams takes the ball from David Clark | 53-42 |
| 11:44 | Dayton | Lawrence Williams lays it in | 55-42 |
| 11:26 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu slams it home set up by David Clark | 55-44 |
| 11:08 | Dayton | Russell Roberson can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 55-44 |
| 11:07 | Northern Illinois University | David Clark gets the rebound | 55-44 |
| 11:02 | Northern Illinois University | David Clark misses the dunk attempt | 55-44 |
| 11:00 | Dayton | Lawrence Williams pulls down the rebound | 55-44 |
| 10:37 | Dayton | Rickie Merritt can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 55-44 |
| 10:35 | Northern Illinois University | David Clark pulls down the rebound | 55-44 |
| 10:11 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves scores on a runner from the right block | 55-46 |
| 09:48 | Dayton | Donald Mullen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeremy Sanders (SF), Andrew Burpo (PF), Bert Jackson (C) Donald Mullen, Rickie Merritt, Russell Roberson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio (PG), Rance Banda (SG), Jake McKamey (SF), John Kovar (C) Shilin Chu, Tracey Robichaud, David Clark, Kevin Graves | |
| 09:33 | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 55-46 |
| 09:22 | Dayton | Bert Jackson connects on the floater from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 09:06 | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Chase Dalessio | 57-49 |
| 08:50 | Dayton | Timothy Harris steps in front of the Lawrence Williams pass | 57-49 |
| 08:48 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Williams - foul #3 on Lawrence Williams, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Luther Shull (PG), Colin Londono (SF) Lawrence Williams, Jessie Dube | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Clark (PF) Timothy Harris | |
| 08:36 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Jake McKamey | 57-51 |
| 08:07 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 57-51 |
| 08:05 | Northern Illinois University | David Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 08:01 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 07:59 | Northern Illinois University | David Clark gets the offensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 07:42 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 57-51 |
| 07:41 | Northern Illinois University | John Kovar tips it but misses | 57-51 |
| 07:40 | Dayton | Bert Jackson grabs the board | 57-51 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Luther Shull (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeremy Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Colin Londono (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Andrew Burpo (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Bert Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Chase Dalessio (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rance Banda (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jake McKamey (fresh) 3 pf. PF - David Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - John Kovar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Dayton | Jeremy Sanders blows the layup but the foul's on Jake McKamey - foul #4 on Jake McKamey, team foul #4 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lawrence Williams (PG), Donald Mullen (SF), Rickie Merritt (PF), Russell Roberson (C) Luther Shull, Colin Londono, Andrew Burpo, Bert Jackson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud (SG), Kevin Graves (PF) Rance Banda, John Kovar | |
| 07:34 | Dayton | Jeremy Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 07:34 | Dayton | Jeremy Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 07:23 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio is called for traveling | 59-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jessie Dube (SG) Jeremy Sanders | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Harris (C) Jake McKamey | |
| 07:05 | Dayton | Chase Dalessio is called for the reach on Jessie Dube - foul #1 on Chase Dalessio, team foul #5 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu (SF) David Clark | |
| 06:53 | Dayton | Rickie Merritt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda (PG) Chase Dalessio | |
| 06:26 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Kevin Graves | 59-54 |
| 06:06 | Dayton | Donald Mullen misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-54 |
| 06:05 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Timothy Harris | 59-54 |
| 06:00 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-54 |
| 05:58 | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda can't tip it in | 59-54 |
| 05:57 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Jessie Dube | 59-54 |
| 05:36 | Dayton | Russell Roberson misses badly on a shot from the left block | 59-54 |
| 05:34 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves grabs the board | 59-54 |
| 05:27 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu's layup is rejected by Russell Roberson | 59-54 |
| 05:26 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud hits the follow up shot | 59-56 |
| 05:10 | Dayton | Tracey Robichaud is called for the reach on Jessie Dube - foul #2 on Tracey Robichaud, team foul #6 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Luther Shull (PG), Jeremy Sanders (SG), Andrew Burpo (PF), Bert Jackson (C) Lawrence Williams, Jessie Dube, Donald Mullen, Russell Roberson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio (PG), Jake McKamey (SF), David Clark (PF), John Kovar (C) Rance Banda, Tracey Robichaud, Kevin Graves, Timothy Harris | |
| 04:58 | Dayton | Bert Jackson hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Andrew Burpo and he's hacked by David Clark - foul #2 on David Clark, team foul #7 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Colin Londono (SF) Rickie Merritt | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 04:58 | Dayton | Bert Jackson makes the free throw | 62-56 |
| 04:41 | Northern Illinois University | John Kovar blows the layup but the foul's on Bert Jackson - foul #2 on Bert Jackson, team foul #6 | 62-56 |
| 04:41 | Northern Illinois University | John Kovar misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 04:41 | Northern Illinois University | John Kovar makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 04:28 | Dayton | Colin Londono knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-57 |
| 04:06 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-57 |
| 04:04 | Dayton | Jeremy Sanders grabs the board | 65-57 |
| 03:47 | Dayton | Jeremy Sanders comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 65-57 |
| 03:45 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu grabs the board | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:39 | Northern Illinois University | David Clark hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Chase Dalessio | 65-59 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Luther Shull (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeremy Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Colin Londono (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andrew Burpo (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Bert Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Chase Dalessio (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shilin Chu (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jake McKamey (fresh) 4 pf. PF - David Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - John Kovar (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Dayton | Luther Shull's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-59 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lawrence Williams (PG), Jessie Dube (SG), Donald Mullen (SF) Luther Shull, Jeremy Sanders, Colin Londono | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud (SG) Shilin Chu | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:30 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-59 |
| 03:28 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo pulls down the rebound | 65-59 |
| 03:24 | Dayton | Jessie Dube is whistled for a carry | 65-59 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Harris (C) John Kovar | |
| 03:03 | Northern Illinois University | David Clark lays it in on a great pass from Jake McKamey and he's hacked by Lawrence Williams - foul #4 on Lawrence Williams, team foul #7 | 65-61 |
| 03:03 | Northern Illinois University | David Clark makes the free throw | 65-62 |
| 02:42 | Dayton | Jake McKamey is called for the reach on Bert Jackson - foul #5 on Jake McKamey, team foul #8 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rickie Merritt (PF) Andrew Burpo | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves (PF) Jake McKamey | |
| 02:42 | Dayton | Bert Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 02:42 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Harris grabs the board | 65-62 |
| 02:42 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| 02:19 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kevin Graves | 65-64 |
| 02:02 | Dayton | Lawrence Williams misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Kevin Graves - foul #1 on Kevin Graves, team foul #9 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Burpo (PF) Rickie Merritt | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Kovar (C) Timothy Harris | |
| 02:02 | Dayton | Lawrence Williams misses the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 02:02 | Dayton | Lawrence Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 01:39 | Northern Illinois University | David Clark clanks a 3 from the right wing | 66-64 |
| 01:38 | Northern Illinois University | David Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 66-64 |
| 01:25 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 66-64 |
| 01:24 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo pulls down the rebound | 66-64 |
| 01:05 | Dayton | Lawrence Williams buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jessie Dube | 69-64 |
| 00:47 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Tracey Robichaud | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Dayton | Tracey Robichaud takes the ball from Lawrence Williams in the backcourt | 69-67 |
| 00:33 | Northern Illinois University | John Kovar misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Donald Mullen - foul #4 on Donald Mullen, team foul #8 | 69-67 |
| 00:33 | Northern Illinois University | John Kovar misses the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:33 | Northern Illinois University | John Kovar misses the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:33 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo snags the defensive board | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo is fouled in the backcourt by Tracey Robichaud - foul #3 on Tracey Robichaud, team foul #10 | 69-67 |
| 00:31 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo misses the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:31 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:09 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-67 |
| 00:08 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Graves | 70-67 |
| 00:02 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-70 |
| 00:02 | Dayton | Dayton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Jessie Dube hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 70-70 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lawrence Williams (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jessie Dube (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Mullen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Andrew Burpo (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - Bert Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Chase Dalessio (fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tracey Robichaud (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. PF - Kevin Graves (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - John Kovar (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo wins the tip | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:39 | Dayton | Jessie Dube misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-70 |
| 04:37 | Northern Illinois University | John Kovar gets the rebound | 70-70 |
| 04:08 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves misses the easy layup | 70-70 |
| 04:07 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-70 |
| 03:55 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Graves | 70-73 |
| 03:48 | Dayton | Donald Mullen can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-73 |
| 03:47 | Dayton | Bert Jackson tips it but misses | 70-73 |
| 03:46 | Dayton | Donald Mullen tips it but misses | 70-73 |
| 03:45 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves gets the rebound | 70-73 |
| 03:40 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-73 |
| 03:39 | Northern Illinois University | John Kovar tips it home | 70-75 |
| 03:21 | Dayton | Lawrence Williams misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 70-75 |
| 03:20 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Burpo | 70-75 |
| 02:59 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 70-75 |
| 02:57 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio pulls down the rebound | 70-75 |
| 02:53 | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Burpo picks off the pass by Chase Dalessio | 70-75 |
| 02:30 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo's floater is tipped away by John Kovar | 70-75 |
| 02:29 | Dayton | Donald Mullen pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-75 |
| 02:17 | Dayton | Donald Mullen hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Lawrence Williams | 72-75 |
| 01:59 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves clanks a jumper in the lane | 72-75 |
| 01:57 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo grabs the defensive rebound | 72-75 |
| 01:43 | Dayton | Bert Jackson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-75 |
| 01:41 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to David Clark | 72-75 |
| 01:33 | Northern Illinois University | Bert Jackson is called for the reach on David Clark - foul #3 on Bert Jackson, team foul #9 | 72-75 |
| 01:33 | Northern Illinois University | David Clark misses the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 01:33 | Dayton | Jessie Dube gets the rebound | 72-75 |
| 01:15 | Dayton | Donald Mullen loses the ball out of bounds | 72-75 |
| 01:01 | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Burpo takes the ball from Tracey Robichaud | 72-75 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lawrence Williams (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jessie Dube (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Mullen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Andrew Burpo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. C - Bert Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Chase Dalessio (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tracey Robichaud (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Clark (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. PF - Kevin Graves (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - John Kovar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 00:51 | Dayton | Bert Jackson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 72-75 |
| 00:49 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to David Clark | 72-75 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Andrew Burpo - foul #1 on Andrew Burpo, team foul #10 | 72-75 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda (SG), Shilin Chu (SF) Tracey Robichaud, David Clark | |
| 00:24 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves makes the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:24 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Dayton | Lawrence Williams can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 72-77 |
| 00:16 | Northern Illinois University | John Kovar grabs the board | 72-77 |
| 00:16 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-77 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Williams is called for the reach on John Kovar in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lawrence Williams, team foul #11 | 72-77 |
| Subs | Dayton | Luther Shull (PG) Lawrence Williams | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lyle Holloway (SG), David Clark (SF) Rance Banda, Shilin Chu | |
| 00:14 | Northern Illinois University | John Kovar misses the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:14 | Northern Illinois University | John Kovar makes the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:08 | Dayton | Donald Mullen hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Luther Shull | 75-78 |
| 00:07 | Northern Illinois University | Lyle Holloway is fouled in the backcourt by Jessie Dube - foul #1 on Jessie Dube, team foul #12 | 75-78 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu (SF) David Clark | |
| 00:07 | Northern Illinois University | Lyle Holloway makes the 1st free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:07 | Northern Illinois University | Lyle Holloway misses the 2nd free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:07 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Andrew Burpo | 75-79 |
| 00:03 | Dayton | Donald Mullen buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Luther Shull | 78-79 |
| 00:03 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-79 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud (SG), David Clark (SF) Lyle Holloway, Shilin Chu | |
| 00:01 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio is hacked by Luther Shull in the backcourt - foul #4 on Luther Shull, team foul #13 | 78-79 |
| 00:01 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio misses the 1st free throw | 78-79 |
| 00:01 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio makes the 2nd free throw | 78-80 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Donald Mullen clanks a fullcourt shot | 78-80 |