| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Samuel Ferrell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Leedom (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Elmer Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Seth Katzmark (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Lester Dietrich (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jarogniew Baranski (fresh) SG - Dan Arce (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tommy Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Sanborn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronnie Morris (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Tommy Smith inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Dayton | Lester Dietrich is called for the reach on Mark Sanborn - foul #1 on Lester Dietrich, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| 19:14 | Dayton | Ronnie Morris can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 30-29 |
| 19:13 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 19:00 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell is whistled for traveling | 30-29 |
| 18:45 | Dayton | Joseph Leedom steps in front of the Ronnie Morris pass | 30-29 |
| 18:41 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Leedom hits the finger roll | 32-29 |
| 18:19 | Dayton | Ronnie Morris is hacked by Lester Dietrich - foul #2 on Lester Dietrich, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| 18:09 | Dayton | Joseph Leedom takes the ball from Jarogniew Baranski | 32-29 |
| 18:02 | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 32-29 |
| 18:01 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen snags the offensive board | 32-29 |
| 17:42 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-29 |
| 17:41 | Dayton | Dan Arce gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 17:23 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-29 |
| 17:21 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski misses the tip | 32-29 |
| 17:20 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 16:55 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Leedom lays it up and in set up by Lester Dietrich | 34-29 |
| 16:32 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jarogniew Baranski | 34-32 |
| 16:14 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Leedom clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-32 |
| 16:12 | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark tips it back up and in | 36-32 |
| 16:07 | Dayton | Dan Arce misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Joseph Leedom - foul #3 on Joseph Leedom, team foul #3 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Harrison (PG), Ronald Whitehurst (SG), Daniel Barraza (SF), Louis Eichenberger (PF), Jeffrey Tyndall (C) Samuel Ferrell, Joseph Leedom, Elmer Allen, Seth Katzmark, Lester Dietrich | |
| Subs | Dayton | Oleg Solgovic (PG), Adam Callahan (SF), Stephen Smith (PF), Alberto Gallo (C) Jarogniew Baranski, Tommy Smith, Mark Sanborn, Ronnie Morris | |
| 16:07 | Dayton | Dan Arce makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 16:07 | Dayton | Dan Arce makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 15:46 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger can't finish the layup | 36-34 |
| 15:44 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger tips it in | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Keith Harrison (fresh) SG - Ronald Whitehurst (fresh) SF - Daniel Barraza (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Eichenberger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Tyndall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Oleg Solgovic (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dan Arce (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Callahan (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Stephen Smith (fresh) 5 pts. C - Alberto Gallo (fresh) | |
| 15:19 | Dayton | Adam Callahan clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-34 |
| 15:17 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Alberto Gallo | 38-34 |
| 15:07 | Dayton | Oleg Solgovic drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Stephen Smith | 38-36 |
| 14:43 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-36 |
| 14:42 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Tyndall can't tip it in | 38-36 |
| 14:40 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Oleg Solgovic | 38-36 |
| 14:33 | Dayton | Adam Callahan connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Dan Arce | 38-38 |
| 14:13 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger makes the floater from close range set up by Ronald Whitehurst | 40-38 |
| 13:51 | Dayton | Adam Callahan misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 13:50 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Tyndall gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 13:35 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Whitehurst can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 40-38 |
| 13:34 | Dayton | Adam Callahan gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 13:27 | Dayton | Adam Callahan clanks a turnaround in the lane | 40-38 |
| 13:26 | Northern Iowa | Keith Harrison snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 13:08 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Stephen Smith - foul #1 on Stephen Smith, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell (PG), Joseph Leedom (SG), Elmer Allen (SF), Lester Dietrich (C) Keith Harrison, Ronald Whitehurst, Daniel Barraza, Jeffrey Tyndall | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski (PG), Howard Longoria (SG), Tommy Smith (SF), Mark Sanborn (PF), Benny Wilson (C) Oleg Solgovic, Dan Arce, Adam Callahan, Stephen Smith, Alberto Gallo | |
| 13:08 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 13:08 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger misses the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 13:08 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Tommy Smith | 41-38 |
| 12:51 | Dayton | Benny Wilson comes up short on the shot from the left side | 41-38 |
| 12:50 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Tommy Smith | 41-38 |
| 12:35 | Dayton | Benny Wilson comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Louis Eichenberger - foul #2 on Louis Eichenberger, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark (PF) Louis Eichenberger | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 12:35 | Dayton | Benny Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 12:35 | Dayton | Benny Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 12:20 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Elmer Allen | 43-40 |
| 11:59 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 11:57 | Dayton | Benny Wilson can't tip it in | 43-40 |
| 11:55 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Seth Katzmark | 43-40 |
| 11:35 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Seth Katzmark | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Samuel Ferrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Leedom (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Elmer Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Seth Katzmark (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Lester Dietrich (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jarogniew Baranski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Howard Longoria (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Sanborn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Benny Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:14 | Dayton | Howard Longoria hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Joseph Leedom - foul #4 on Joseph Leedom, team foul #5 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ronald Whitehurst (SG) Joseph Leedom | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 11:14 | Dayton | Howard Longoria makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 11:14 | Dayton | Howard Longoria makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 11:02 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen misses long on a jumper near the basket | 45-42 |
| 11:00 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| 10:39 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski is fouled on the floor by Lester Dietrich - foul #3 on Lester Dietrich, team foul #6 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Oleg Solgovic (SG) Howard Longoria | |
| 10:27 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Samuel Ferrell - foul #3 on Samuel Ferrell, team foul #7 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Dan Arce (SG) Oleg Solgovic | |
| 10:27 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 10:27 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 10:13 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen loses the dribble to Dan Arce | 45-44 |
| 09:46 | Dayton | Tommy Smith misses the lay-in | 45-44 |
| 09:45 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 09:28 | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-44 |
| 09:26 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Whitehurst tips it but misses | 45-44 |
| 09:25 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 09:19 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen travels with the ball | 45-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Harrison (PG), Daniel Barraza (SF), Louis Eichenberger (PF), Jeffrey Tyndall (C) Samuel Ferrell, Elmer Allen, Seth Katzmark, Lester Dietrich | |
| Subs | Dayton | Oleg Solgovic (PG), Adam Callahan (SF), Ronnie Morris (PF), Stephen Smith (C) Jarogniew Baranski, Tommy Smith, Mark Sanborn, Benny Wilson | |
| 09:07 | Dayton | Adam Callahan clanks a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Daniel Barraza - foul #2 on Daniel Barraza, team foul #8 | 45-44 |
| 09:07 | Dayton | Adam Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 09:07 | Dayton | Adam Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 08:44 | Northern Iowa | Keith Harrison misses short on a shot from the left side | 45-46 |
| 08:43 | Dayton | Ronnie Morris pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 08:23 | Dayton | Ronnie Morris hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Dan Arce | 45-48 |
| 08:04 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Smith is called for the reach on Ronald Whitehurst - foul #2 on Stephen Smith, team foul #2 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen (SF), Seth Katzmark (PF) Ronald Whitehurst, Daniel Barraza | |
| Subs | Dayton | Howard Longoria (SG), Mark Sanborn (PF) Dan Arce, Stephen Smith | |
| 07:54 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Tyndall clanks a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Mark Sanborn - foul #1 on Mark Sanborn, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Leedom (SG) Louis Eichenberger | |
| Subs | Dayton | Benny Wilson (C) Howard Longoria | |
| 07:54 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Tyndall makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 07:54 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Tyndall misses the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 07:54 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Benny Wilson | 46-48 |
| 07:32 | Dayton | Oleg Solgovic clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Keith Harrison - foul #3 on Keith Harrison, team foul #9 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell (PG), Lester Dietrich (C) Keith Harrison, Jeffrey Tyndall | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski (PG), Tommy Smith (SF) Adam Callahan, Ronnie Morris | |
| 07:32 | Dayton | Oleg Solgovic makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 07:32 | Dayton | Oleg Solgovic makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Samuel Ferrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Leedom (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Elmer Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Seth Katzmark (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Lester Dietrich (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jarogniew Baranski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Oleg Solgovic (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tommy Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Sanborn (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Benny Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark is fouled on the floor by Tommy Smith - foul #1 on Tommy Smith, team foul #4 | 46-50 |
| 07:03 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell misses the 3 from the left corner | 46-50 |
| 07:02 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 06:50 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski double dribbles | 46-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Dan Arce (SG) Oleg Solgovic | |
| 06:30 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Tommy Smith - foul #2 on Tommy Smith, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| 06:30 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen makes the free throw | 49-50 |
| 06:23 | Dayton | Tommy Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 06:22 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 06:13 | Dayton | Samuel Ferrell steals the ball from Dan Arce | 49-50 |
| 06:04 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen is denied on a layup by Tommy Smith | 49-50 |
| 06:02 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 05:53 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 05:51 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski gets the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 05:36 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Jarogniew Baranski | 49-52 |
| 05:18 | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Samuel Ferrell | 51-52 |
| 05:03 | Dayton | Benny Wilson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 05:01 | Dayton | Dan Arce tips it in | 51-54 |
| 04:45 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-54 |
| 04:43 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Mark Sanborn | 51-54 |
| 04:16 | Dayton | Tommy Smith misses short on a floater from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 04:15 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 04:03 | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Joseph Leedom | 53-54 |
| 03:45 | Dayton | Dan Arce hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Benny Wilson | 53-57 |
| 03:16 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 53-57 |
| 03:15 | Dayton | Tommy Smith gets the rebound | 53-57 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Samuel Ferrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Leedom (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Elmer Allen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Seth Katzmark (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Lester Dietrich (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jarogniew Baranski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dan Arce (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Tommy Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Sanborn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Benny Wilson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:53 | Dayton | Tommy Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-57 |
| 02:51 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn tips it back up and in | 53-59 |
| 02:29 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-59 |
| 02:08 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 55-59 |
| 02:07 | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark grabs the board | 55-59 |
| 01:46 | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Dan Arce - foul #3 on Dan Arce, team foul #6 | 55-59 |
| 01:46 | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 01:46 | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark misses the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 01:46 | Dayton | Benny Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 01:29 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn banks in the layup and the foul's on Lester Dietrich - foul #4 on Lester Dietrich, team foul #10 | 56-61 |
| 01:29 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn makes the free throw | 56-62 |
| 01:10 | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Samuel Ferrell | 59-62 |
| 01:02 | Dayton | Dan Arce misses the shot from close range but he's hacked by Joseph Leedom - foul #5 on Joseph Leedom, team foul #11 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ronald Whitehurst (SG) Joseph Leedom | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 01:02 | Dayton | Dan Arce misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 01:02 | Dayton | Dan Arce makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Ronald Whitehurst | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski is fouled on the floor by Seth Katzmark - foul #1 on Seth Katzmark, team foul #12 | 61-63 |
| 00:21 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:21 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Whitehurst drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Seth Katzmark | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Dayton | Samuel Ferrell is called for the reach on Benny Wilson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Samuel Ferrell, team foul #13 | 64-65 |
| 00:13 | Dayton | Benny Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:13 | Dayton | Benny Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:13 | Dayton | Tommy Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 00:12 | Dayton | Tommy Smith is fouled on the floor by Samuel Ferrell - foul #5 on Samuel Ferrell, team foul #14 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Harrison (PG) Samuel Ferrell | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:12 | Dayton | Tommy Smith makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:12 | Dayton | Tommy Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Whitehurst knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Seth Katzmark | 67-67 |
| 00:05 | Dayton | Dayton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski hits a fadeaway near the basket | 67-69 |