| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Dean West (fresh) SG - Alexander Branch (fresh) SF - Kevin Johnson (fresh) PF - Dikembe Okoro (fresh) C - William Plyler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Beckstead (fresh) SG - Frank Bryant (fresh) SF - Robert Markel (fresh) PF - Jonathan Palmer (fresh) C - Erick Maxwell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | William Plyler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Missouri | Kevin Johnson scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Dean West | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Dayton | Kevin Johnson is called for the reach on Robert Markel - foul #1 on Kevin Johnson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Markel | 2-3 |
| 18:56 | Missouri | Kevin Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 18:38 | Dayton | The pull-up jumper by Erick Maxwell is blocked by William Plyler | 2-3 |
| 18:37 | Missouri | Alexander Branch grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:23 | Missouri | Alexander Branch misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Frank Bryant - foul #1 on Frank Bryant, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:23 | Missouri | Alexander Branch makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:23 | Missouri | Alexander Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:05 | Dayton | Dikembe Okoro denies the turnaround by Erick Maxwell | 4-3 |
| 18:04 | Missouri | Dikembe Okoro grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 17:49 | Missouri | Alexander Branch misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-3 |
| 17:47 | Missouri | Dikembe Okoro tips it back up and in | 6-3 |
| 17:32 | Dayton | Frank Bryant can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-3 |
| 17:30 | Dayton | Erick Maxwell gets the offensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:15 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 6-3 |
| 17:14 | Dayton | Frank Bryant hits the follow up shot | 6-5 |
| 16:50 | Missouri | Alexander Branch misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-5 |
| 16:48 | Missouri | William Plyler hits the follow up shot | 8-5 |
| 16:25 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer can't connect on a floater from the left block | 8-5 |
| 16:23 | Missouri | Dikembe Okoro grabs the defensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 16:18 | Missouri | James Beckstead picks off the pass by Alexander Branch | 8-5 |
| 16:02 | Dayton | James Beckstead misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 8-5 |
| 16:01 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer hits the follow up shot | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Dean West (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alexander Branch (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Okoro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Plyler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Beckstead (fresh) SG - Frank Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Markel (fresh) PF - Jonathan Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. C - Erick Maxwell (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Missouri | Kevin Johnson makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Dean West | 11-7 |
| 15:33 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-7 |
| 15:32 | Missouri | Dikembe Okoro grabs the board | 11-7 |
| 15:25 | Missouri | William Plyler lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dikembe Okoro | 13-7 |
| 15:12 | Dayton | James Beckstead misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 13-7 |
| 15:10 | Missouri | William Plyler snags the defensive board | 13-7 |
| 14:54 | Missouri | James Beckstead steals the ball from Dean West | 13-7 |
| 14:27 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jonathan Palmer, team foul #2 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Missouri | Abe Riffle (PG), Billy Harris (SG), Alexander Montague (SF), Lewis Billingsley (PF), Nicholas Russell (C) Dean West, Alexander Branch, Kevin Johnson, Dikembe Okoro, William Plyler | |
| Subs | Dayton | Fred Reppert (PG), James David (SG), Chadwick Billings (SF), William Mauldin (PF), David Anderson (C) James Beckstead, Frank Bryant, Robert Markel, Jonathan Palmer, Erick Maxwell | |
| 14:18 | Missouri | Nicholas Russell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-7 |
| 14:16 | Dayton | Chadwick Billings pulls down the rebound | 13-7 |
| 13:53 | Dayton | David Anderson is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Russell - foul #1 on Nicholas Russell, team foul #2 | 13-7 |
| 13:39 | Dayton | Chadwick Billings misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-7 |
| 13:37 | Missouri | Lewis Billingsley grabs the board | 13-7 |
| 13:15 | Missouri | Nicholas Russell is hacked by James David - foul #1 on James David, team foul #3 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Missouri | Alexander Branch (SG) Nicholas Russell | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Beckstead (PG), Jonathan Palmer (PF) Fred Reppert, Chadwick Billings | |
| 13:04 | Missouri | Billy Harris knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Alexander Branch | 16-7 |
| 12:48 | Dayton | Abe Riffle steals it from James David | 16-7 |
| 12:29 | Missouri | Alexander Branch drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Abe Riffle | 18-7 |
| 12:06 | Dayton | Alexander Montague picks off the pass by James David | 18-7 |
| 11:45 | Missouri | Alexander Montague misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 18-7 |
| 11:43 | Missouri | Lewis Billingsley grabs the offensive rebound | 18-7 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Abe Riffle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alexander Branch (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Harris (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alexander Montague (fairly fresh) C - Lewis Billingsley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Beckstead (fresh) 2 stl. SG - James David (fresh) SF - William Mauldin (fresh) PF - Jonathan Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Anderson (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Missouri | Jonathan Palmer steals the ball from Abe Riffle | 18-7 |
| 11:33 | Dayton | James Beckstead knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jonathan Palmer | 18-9 |
| 11:18 | Missouri | Abe Riffle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-9 |
| Subs | Missouri | Dean West (PG), Kevin Johnson (SF), Dikembe Okoro (PF), William Plyler (C) Abe Riffle, Billy Harris, Alexander Montague, Lewis Billingsley | |
| Subs | Dayton | Frank Bryant (SG), Robert Markel (SF), Erick Maxwell (C) James David, William Mauldin, David Anderson | |
| 11:07 | Dayton | Robert Markel's fadeaway is rejected by William Plyler | 18-9 |
| 11:06 | Missouri | Kevin Johnson gets the rebound | 18-9 |
| 10:58 | Missouri | Alexander Branch is hacked by Robert Markel - foul #1 on Robert Markel, team foul #4 | 18-9 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Fred Reppert (PG), Louis Frame (PF) James Beckstead, Jonathan Palmer | |
| 10:45 | Missouri | Alexander Branch drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Dikembe Okoro | 20-9 |
| 10:33 | Dayton | Frank Bryant can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 20-9 |
| 10:31 | Dayton | Robert Markel tips it home | 20-11 |
| 10:21 | Missouri | Kevin Johnson buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Dikembe Okoro and the foul's on Louis Frame - foul #1 on Louis Frame, team foul #5 | 22-11 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Dayton | James David (PG), William Mauldin (PF) Fred Reppert, Louis Frame | |
| 10:21 | Missouri | Kevin Johnson makes the free throw | 23-11 |
| 10:13 | Dayton | Frank Bryant misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-11 |
| 10:11 | Missouri | The rebound goes to William Plyler | 23-11 |
| 10:02 | Missouri | Kevin Johnson hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 23-11 |
| 10:00 | Dayton | Erick Maxwell gets the rebound | 23-11 |
| 09:41 | Dayton | Robert Markel misses the shot from the left block | 23-11 |
| 09:40 | Missouri | William Plyler gets the rebound | 23-11 |
| 09:23 | Missouri | James David is called for the reach on Dean West - foul #2 on James David, team foul #6 | 23-11 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Beckstead (PG), Jonathan Palmer (PF) James David, William Mauldin | |
| 09:12 | Missouri | Alexander Branch misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-11 |
| 09:11 | Dayton | Robert Markel gets the rebound | 23-11 |
| 08:53 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Dikembe Okoro - foul #1 on Dikembe Okoro, team foul #3 | 23-11 |
| 08:53 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 23-11 |
| 08:53 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 23-12 |
| 08:36 | Missouri | William Plyler can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 23-12 |
| 08:35 | Dayton | Robert Markel gets the rebound | 23-12 |
| 08:21 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-12 |
| 08:20 | Missouri | Kevin Johnson pulls down the rebound | 23-12 |
| 08:14 | Missouri | Kevin Johnson misses the jump hook near the basket | 23-12 |
| 08:13 | Missouri | William Plyler hits the follow up shot | 25-12 |
| 07:48 | Dayton | Robert Markel scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Frank Bryant | 25-14 |
| 07:41 | Missouri | Dean West clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-14 |
| 07:39 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer pulls down the rebound | 25-14 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Dean West (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alexander Branch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Okoro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Plyler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Beckstead (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Frank Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Markel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Palmer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Erick Maxwell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Dayton | Frank Bryant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-14 |
| Subs | Missouri | Abe Riffle (PG), Billy Harris (SG), Alexander Montague (SF), Lewis Billingsley (PF), Nicholas Russell (C) Dean West, Alexander Branch, Kevin Johnson, Dikembe Okoro, William Plyler | |
| Subs | Dayton | Chadwick Billings (SG), William Mauldin (SF), David Anderson (C) Frank Bryant, Robert Markel, Erick Maxwell | |
| 07:14 | Missouri | Billy Harris misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 25-14 |
| 07:13 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer pulls down the rebound | 25-14 |
| 06:45 | Dayton | William Mauldin lays it in | 25-16 |
| 06:42 | Missouri | Abe Riffle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-16 |
| 06:14 | Dayton | William Mauldin is whistled for traveling | 25-16 |
| Subs | Missouri | Dean West (PG), Alexander Branch (SG) Abe Riffle, Nicholas Russell | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 05:56 | Missouri | Alexander Branch makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Dean West | 28-16 |
| 05:30 | Dayton | Chadwick Billings can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 28-16 |
| 05:28 | Missouri | Lewis Billingsley gets the rebound | 28-16 |
| 05:14 | Missouri | Alexander Branch lays it in set up by Billy Harris and the foul's on Chadwick Billings - foul #1 on Chadwick Billings, team foul #7 | 30-16 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kevin Johnson (SF), Dikembe Okoro (PF), William Plyler (C) Billy Harris, Alexander Montague, Lewis Billingsley | |
| Subs | Dayton | Fred Reppert (PG), Frank Bryant (SG), Robert Markel (SF), Erick Maxwell (C) James Beckstead, Chadwick Billings, Jonathan Palmer, David Anderson | |
| 05:14 | Missouri | Alexander Branch misses the free throw | 30-16 |
| 05:14 | Dayton | Erick Maxwell grabs the defensive rebound | 30-16 |
| 05:01 | Dayton | Erick Maxwell loses the ball out of bounds | 30-16 |
| 04:47 | Missouri | Alexander Branch's dunk attempt is rejected by Erick Maxwell | 30-16 |
| 04:46 | Missouri | Dikembe Okoro tips it in | 32-16 |
| 04:42 | Dayton | Alexander Branch steals the ball from Frank Bryant | 32-16 |
| 04:30 | Missouri | Alexander Branch hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 32-16 |
| 04:29 | Missouri | Kevin Johnson hits the follow up shot | 34-16 |
| 04:10 | Dayton | William Mauldin can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 34-16 |
| 04:08 | Missouri | The rebound goes to William Plyler | 34-16 |
| 04:03 | Missouri | Alexander Branch hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dean West | 36-16 |
| 03:48 | Dayton | Frank Bryant scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-19 |
| 03:29 | Missouri | Dikembe Okoro is fouled on the floor by Fred Reppert - foul #1 on Fred Reppert, team foul #8 | 36-19 |
| Subs | Missouri | Abe Riffle (PG) Dean West | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Beckstead (PG), James David (SG), Jonathan Palmer (PF) Fred Reppert, Frank Bryant, William Mauldin | |
| 03:29 | Missouri | Dikembe Okoro misses the 1st free throw | 36-19 |
| 03:29 | Dayton | Erick Maxwell snags the defensive board | 36-19 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Abe Riffle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alexander Branch (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Okoro (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Plyler (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Beckstead (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - James David (fresh) SF - Robert Markel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Palmer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Erick Maxwell (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Dayton | William Plyler blocks the short jumper by Jonathan Palmer | 36-19 |
| 03:07 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Kevin Johnson | 36-19 |
| 02:49 | Missouri | Kevin Johnson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dikembe Okoro | 38-19 |
| 02:35 | Dayton | James David misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-19 |
| 02:33 | Dayton | James Beckstead pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-19 |
| 02:11 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 38-19 |
| 02:10 | Missouri | William Plyler gets the rebound | 38-19 |
| 02:02 | Missouri | Alexander Branch is fouled on the floor by James David - foul #3 on James David, team foul #9 | 38-19 |
| Subs | Missouri | Dean West (PG), Billy Harris (SF), Alexander Montague (PF), Lewis Billingsley (C) Abe Riffle, Kevin Johnson, Dikembe Okoro, William Plyler | |
| Subs | Dayton | Frank Bryant (SG), William Mauldin (SF), David Anderson (C) James David, Robert Markel, Erick Maxwell | |
| 02:02 | Missouri | Alexander Branch makes the 1st free throw | 39-19 |
| 02:02 | Missouri | Alexander Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 40-19 |
| 01:40 | Dayton | James Beckstead misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Alexander Montague - foul #1 on Alexander Montague, team foul #4 | 40-19 |
| Subs | Missouri | Abe Riffle (SG) Alexander Branch | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 01:40 | Dayton | James Beckstead makes the 1st free throw | 40-20 |
| 01:40 | Dayton | James Beckstead makes the 2nd free throw | 40-21 |
| 01:17 | Missouri | Abe Riffle hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 40-21 |
| 01:16 | Missouri | Lewis Billingsley tips it in | 42-21 |
| 00:53 | Dayton | David Anderson buries a driving attempt from the right block | 42-23 |
| 00:38 | Missouri | Lewis Billingsley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Alexander Montague | 44-23 |
| 00:18 | Dayton | Dean West takes the ball from Frank Bryant | 44-23 |
| 00:03 | Missouri | Alexander Montague connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-23 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Frank Bryant comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 47-23 |