| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Daniel Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Bise (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jason Cleveland (fresh) 5 pts. C - Mark Leblanc (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Day (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Ambler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lyman Byrd (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ambler inbounds the ball | 44-37 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Dayton | William Day can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 44-37 |
| 19:35 | Canisius | Jason Cleveland pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| 19:29 | Canisius | Daniel Cooper connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by William Williams and he's hacked by William Day - foul #2 on William Day, team foul #1 | 46-37 |
| 19:29 | Canisius | Daniel Cooper makes the free throw | 47-37 |
| 19:12 | Dayton | Robert Parker clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 19:10 | Canisius | Jason Cleveland grabs the board | 47-37 |
| 19:04 | Canisius | Daniel Cooper misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-37 |
| 19:03 | Canisius | Mark Leblanc misses the tip | 47-37 |
| 19:02 | Dayton | Lyman Byrd grabs the board | 47-37 |
| 18:45 | Dayton | Douglas Jordan travels with the ball | 47-37 |
| 18:25 | Canisius | Charles Bise's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Ambler | 47-37 |
| 18:24 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Lyman Byrd | 47-37 |
| 17:56 | Dayton | Robert Parker makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by William Day | 47-40 |
| 17:39 | Canisius | Lyman Byrd takes the ball from Daniel Cooper | 47-40 |
| 17:22 | Dayton | Lyman Byrd is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Lyman Byrd, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Canisius | Sean Avery (PG), Patrick Meaney (SG), Willie Dostie (PF), Manuel Biggs (C) Daniel Cooper, William Williams, Jason Cleveland, Mark Leblanc | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Barnes (SF), Harvey Houston (PF), William Tapia (C) Jeffrey Ambler, Douglas Jordan, Lyman Byrd | |
| 17:08 | Canisius | Sean Avery comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-40 |
| 17:07 | Dayton | Harvey Houston grabs the board | 47-40 |
| 16:48 | Dayton | William Day makes the jumpshot from the right side | 47-42 |
| 16:28 | Canisius | Manuel Biggs misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-42 |
| 16:26 | Canisius | Willie Dostie tips it but misses | 47-42 |
| 16:25 | Dayton | William Tapia gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 16:08 | Dayton | Robert Barnes clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 16:07 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Patrick Meaney | 47-42 |
| 16:00 | Canisius | Sean Avery misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 15:59 | Canisius | Manuel Biggs pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Sean Avery (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Patrick Meaney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Bise (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Willie Dostie (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Manuel Biggs (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Day (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Parker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Barnes (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Harvey Houston (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - William Tapia (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Canisius | Willie Dostie makes the shot near the basket set up by Sean Avery | 49-42 |
| 15:24 | Dayton | William Tapia misses the driving attempt from the right block | 49-42 |
| 15:22 | Canisius | Patrick Meaney snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 15:18 | Canisius | Sean Avery hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Charles Bise | 52-42 |
| 15:01 | Dayton | Harvey Houston hits a fadeaway near the basket | 52-44 |
| 14:55 | Canisius | Sean Avery misses short on a shot from the right side | 52-44 |
| 14:54 | Dayton | William Tapia snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 14:39 | Dayton | William Tapia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-44 |
| Subs | Canisius | Daniel Cooper (PG), William Williams (SG), Jason Cleveland (PF), Mark Leblanc (C) Sean Avery, Patrick Meaney, Charles Bise, Willie Dostie | |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Harris (PG), Jeffrey Ambler (SF), Douglas Jordan (PF), Lyman Byrd (C) William Day, Robert Parker, Robert Barnes, William Tapia | |
| 14:26 | Canisius | Daniel Cooper scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from William Williams | 55-44 |
| 14:04 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ambler's layup is rejected by Mark Leblanc | 55-44 |
| 14:02 | Dayton | Lyman Byrd pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 13:54 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ambler blows the layup but he's hacked by Manuel Biggs - foul #3 on Manuel Biggs, team foul #1 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Canisius | David Cooley (SF) Manuel Biggs | |
| Subs | Dayton | Brett Hook (SG) Harvey Houston | |
| 13:54 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ambler misses the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 13:54 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ambler makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 13:29 | Canisius | Daniel Cooper hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-45 |
| 13:08 | Dayton | Charles Harris is whistled for traveling | 58-45 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Barnes (PG), Robert Parker (SG) Charles Harris, Brett Hook | |
| 12:47 | Canisius | Jason Cleveland hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 58-45 |
| 12:46 | Canisius | David Cooley snags the offensive board | 58-45 |
| 12:30 | Canisius | Douglas Jordan denies the turnaround by William Williams | 58-45 |
| 12:28 | Dayton | Lyman Byrd gets the rebound | 58-45 |
| 12:02 | Dayton | Douglas Jordan makes the driving attempt near the basket | 58-47 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Daniel Cooper (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Cooley (fresh) PF - Jason Cleveland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Leblanc (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Robert Barnes (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Parker (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Ambler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Jordan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Lyman Byrd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:42 | Canisius | Mark Leblanc comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 58-47 |
| 11:41 | Dayton | Robert Parker pulls down the rebound | 58-47 |
| 11:26 | Dayton | Lyman Byrd is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Lyman Byrd, team foul #3 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Canisius | Sean Avery (PG), Patrick Meaney (SG), Charles Bise (SF), Willie Dostie (PF), Manuel Biggs (C) Daniel Cooper, William Williams, David Cooley, Jason Cleveland, Mark Leblanc | |
| Subs | Dayton | William Day (PG), Harvey Houston (PF), William Tapia (C) Jeffrey Ambler, Douglas Jordan, Lyman Byrd | |
| 11:14 | Canisius | Willie Dostie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-47 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Dayton | David Wilson (C) Robert Parker | |
| 10:59 | Dayton | William Day buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Sean Avery - foul #1 on Sean Avery, team foul #2 | 58-49 |
| 10:59 | Dayton | William Day makes the free throw | 58-50 |
| 10:45 | Canisius | Sean Avery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-50 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Brett Hook (SF) Robert Barnes | |
| 10:29 | Dayton | William Day hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-50 |
| 10:28 | Dayton | Harvey Houston tips it back up and in | 58-52 |
| 10:03 | Canisius | Charles Bise can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 10:01 | Dayton | William Tapia grabs the defensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 09:44 | Dayton | William Tapia loses the dribble to Patrick Meaney | 58-52 |
| 09:40 | Canisius | Sean Avery hits the finger roll on a great pass from Patrick Meaney | 60-52 |
| 09:33 | Dayton | Brett Hook misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-52 |
| 09:32 | Canisius | Manuel Biggs grabs the board | 60-52 |
| 09:28 | Canisius | Patrick Meaney misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Brett Hook - foul #1 on Brett Hook, team foul #4 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Canisius | Daniel Cooper (PG), Jason Cleveland (PF), Mark Leblanc (C) Sean Avery, Willie Dostie, Manuel Biggs | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Parker (SG), Jeffrey Ambler (SF), Douglas Jordan (PF) Harvey Houston, Brett Hook, David Wilson | |
| 09:28 | Canisius | Patrick Meaney makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 09:28 | Canisius | Patrick Meaney misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 09:28 | Dayton | Douglas Jordan grabs the board | 61-52 |
| 09:05 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ambler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-52 |
| 09:04 | Dayton | William Tapia tips it but misses | 61-52 |
| 09:03 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Jason Cleveland | 61-52 |
| 08:57 | Canisius | The short jumper by Charles Bise is denied by Douglas Jordan | 61-52 |
| 08:55 | Canisius | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Leblanc | 61-52 |
| 08:40 | Canisius | Daniel Cooper knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Charles Bise | 63-52 |
| 08:26 | Dayton | Robert Parker clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-52 |
| 08:25 | Canisius | Charles Bise grabs the board | 63-52 |
| 08:19 | Canisius | Charles Bise buries a shot from just outside the lane | 65-52 |
| 08:04 | Dayton | William Day clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-52 |
| 08:02 | Dayton | William Tapia pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-52 |
| 07:50 | Dayton | Douglas Jordan scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from William Day | 65-54 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Daniel Cooper (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Meaney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Bise (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jason Cleveland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Leblanc (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Day (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Parker (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Ambler (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Jordan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Tapia (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Canisius | Charles Bise's pass is intercepted by William Tapia | 65-54 |
| 07:33 | Dayton | Daniel Cooper picks off the pass by William Day in the backcourt | 65-54 |
| 07:32 | Canisius | Daniel Cooper misses the easy layup | 65-54 |
| 07:31 | Canisius | Jason Cleveland gets the offensive rebound | 65-54 |
| 07:25 | Canisius | Mark Leblanc misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 65-54 |
| 07:23 | Dayton | Douglas Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 65-54 |
| 07:09 | Dayton | William Day throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-54 |
| Subs | Canisius | Sean Avery (PG), William Williams (SG), Manuel Biggs (SF), Willie Dostie (PF), Joshua Waugh (C) Daniel Cooper, Patrick Meaney, Charles Bise, Jason Cleveland, Mark Leblanc | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Barnes (PG), Harvey Houston (SF), David Wilson (PF), Lyman Byrd (C) William Day, Jeffrey Ambler, Douglas Jordan, William Tapia | |
| 06:43 | Canisius | William Williams misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Lyman Byrd - foul #4 on Lyman Byrd, team foul #5 | 65-54 |
| 06:43 | Canisius | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 06:43 | Canisius | William Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 06:43 | Dayton | Harvey Houston gets the rebound | 66-54 |
| 06:39 | Dayton | Robert Parker is fouled on the floor by William Williams - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #3 | 66-54 |
| 06:33 | Dayton | Robert Barnes is hacked by Joshua Waugh - foul #1 on Joshua Waugh, team foul #4 | 66-54 |
| 06:25 | Dayton | Willie Dostie takes the ball from Robert Barnes | 66-54 |
| 06:10 | Canisius | Manuel Biggs double dribbles | 66-54 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Brett Hook (SF) Robert Parker | |
| 05:54 | Dayton | Robert Barnes is fouled on the floor by Sean Avery - foul #2 on Sean Avery, team foul #5 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeffrey Ambler (SF) Brett Hook | |
| 05:39 | Dayton | Robert Barnes can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Manuel Biggs - foul #4 on Manuel Biggs, team foul #6 | 66-54 |
| 05:39 | Dayton | Robert Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 05:39 | Dayton | Robert Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 05:21 | Canisius | Willie Dostie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-55 |
| 05:19 | Dayton | Lyman Byrd gets the rebound | 66-55 |
| 04:57 | Dayton | Harvey Houston can't throw it down | 66-55 |
| 04:56 | Dayton | Lyman Byrd hits the follow up shot | 66-57 |
| 04:36 | Canisius | William Williams misses short on a shot from the right wing | 66-57 |
| 04:34 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ambler pulls down the rebound | 66-57 |
| 04:34 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| Subs | Canisius | Daniel Cooper (PG), Charles Bise (SF), Jason Cleveland (PF), Mark Leblanc (C) Sean Avery, Manuel Biggs, Willie Dostie, Joshua Waugh | |
| Subs | Dayton | William Day (PG), Robert Parker (SG), Douglas Jordan (PF) Robert Barnes, Harvey Houston, David Wilson | |
| 04:13 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ambler loses the ball out of bounds | 66-57 |
| 03:55 | Canisius | William Williams buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Charles Bise | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:51 | Dayton | Robert Parker misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 68-57 |
| 03:50 | Canisius | Jason Cleveland grabs the board | 68-57 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Daniel Cooper (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Bise (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jason Cleveland (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Leblanc (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Day (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Parker (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Ambler (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Jordan (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Lyman Byrd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:44 | Canisius | Daniel Cooper loses the dribble to Jeffrey Ambler | 68-57 |
| 03:26 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ambler knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Parker | 68-60 |
| 03:21 | Canisius | Charles Bise comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-60 |
| 03:19 | Dayton | Douglas Jordan snags the defensive board | 68-60 |
| 03:14 | Dayton | Robert Parker misses the 3 from the right wing | 68-60 |
| 03:12 | Canisius | Jason Cleveland grabs the defensive rebound | 68-60 |
| 03:05 | Canisius | Jason Cleveland clanks a floater in the paint | 68-60 |
| 03:03 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Ambler | 68-60 |
| 02:57 | Dayton | Lyman Byrd clanks a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Mark Leblanc - foul #2 on Mark Leblanc, team foul #7 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Canisius | Patrick Meaney (SG) William Williams | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 02:57 | Dayton | Lyman Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 02:57 | Dayton | Lyman Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:39 | Canisius | Charles Bise scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Cooper | 70-62 |
| 02:15 | Dayton | William Day drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Parker | 70-65 |
| 02:07 | Canisius | Daniel Cooper misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Lyman Byrd - foul #5 on Lyman Byrd, team foul #6 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Canisius | Willie Dostie (PF), Manuel Biggs (C) Jason Cleveland, Mark Leblanc | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Barnes (SF), Harvey Houston (PF), William Tapia (C) Jeffrey Ambler, Douglas Jordan, Lyman Byrd | |
| 02:07 | Canisius | Daniel Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 02:07 | Canisius | Daniel Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:05 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-65 |
| Subs | Canisius | William Williams (SG), Jason Cleveland (PF), Mark Leblanc (C) Patrick Meaney, Willie Dostie, Manuel Biggs | |
| Subs | Dayton | Douglas Jordan (PF) Robert Barnes | |
| 01:50 | Dayton | Douglas Jordan misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 71-65 |
| 01:49 | Canisius | Charles Bise grabs the defensive rebound | 71-65 |
| 01:44 | Canisius | Daniel Cooper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-65 |
| 01:43 | Dayton | William Tapia gets the rebound | 71-65 |
| 01:30 | Dayton | Douglas Jordan misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 71-65 |
| 01:28 | Dayton | Robert Parker snags the offensive board | 71-65 |
| 01:28 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-65 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeffrey Ambler (SF) Harvey Houston | |
| 01:15 | Dayton | Robert Parker hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-68 |
| 00:59 | Canisius | Jason Cleveland drills a shot from the right block | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Dayton | Robert Parker comes up short on the 3 from the left wing but the foul's on William Williams - foul #3 on William Williams, team foul #8 | 73-68 |
| 00:42 | Dayton | Robert Parker makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:42 | Dayton | Robert Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:42 | Dayton | Robert Parker makes the 3rd free throw | 73-71 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Canisius | William Williams hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 73-71 |
| 00:17 | Canisius | Mark Leblanc pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-71 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Canisius | William Day is called for the reach on Mark Leblanc - foul #3 on William Day, team foul #7 | 73-71 |
| 00:14 | Canisius | Mark Leblanc makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:14 | Canisius | Mark Leblanc makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Dayton | Robert Parker misses the 3 from the left corner | 75-71 |
| 00:06 | Canisius | Jason Cleveland pulls down the rebound | 75-71 |
| 00:03 | Canisius | Jason Cleveland is hacked by William Day in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Day, team foul #8 | 75-71 |
| Subs | Canisius | Patrick Meaney (SG) William Williams | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:03 | Canisius | Jason Cleveland makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:03 | Canisius | Jason Cleveland makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Robert Parker clanks a halfcourt shot | 77-71 |