| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Charles Guy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Snyder (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Harold Attaway (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Roundtree (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Douglas (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jarogniew Baranski (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Dan Arce (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Sanborn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Benny Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Tommy Smith inbounds the ball | 39-34 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:52 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 19:50 | Rhode Island | Harold Attaway pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 19:46 | Rhode Island | Thomas Douglas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-34 |
| 19:27 | Dayton | Dan Arce clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Douglas - foul #3 on Thomas Douglas, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Tony Waites (C) Thomas Douglas | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 19:27 | Dayton | Dan Arce makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 19:27 | Dayton | Dan Arce makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 19:01 | Rhode Island | Tony Waites drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Snyder | 42-36 |
| 18:52 | Dayton | Dan Arce buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jarogniew Baranski | 42-39 |
| 18:33 | Rhode Island | Tony Waites misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Dan Arce - foul #2 on Dan Arce, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| 18:33 | Rhode Island | Tony Waites makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 18:33 | Rhode Island | Tony Waites makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 18:18 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 17:54 | Rhode Island | Tony Waites is whistled for traveling | 44-42 |
| 17:30 | Dayton | Tommy Smith scores on a runner from the right block | 44-44 |
| 17:15 | Rhode Island | Raymond Snyder misses the shot from the left side | 44-44 |
| 17:13 | Dayton | Tommy Smith snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 16:48 | Dayton | Charles Guy steals the ball from Benny Wilson | 44-44 |
| 16:45 | Rhode Island | Charles Guy lays it in | 46-44 |
| 16:25 | Dayton | Benny Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 16:24 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Tommy Smith | 46-44 |
| 16:12 | Dayton | Tommy Smith clanks a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Roundtree - foul #2 on Christopher Roundtree, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Russell Matheney (PG), Henry Reeves (SG), Charles Funk (SF), Arthur Galusha (PF), Cary Boothby (C) Charles Guy, Raymond Snyder, Harold Attaway, Christopher Roundtree, Tony Waites | |
| Subs | Dayton | Oleg Solgovic (PG), Adam Callahan (SG), Ronnie Morris (PF), Stephen Smith (C) Jarogniew Baranski, Dan Arce, Mark Sanborn, Benny Wilson | |
| 16:12 | Dayton | Tommy Smith makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 16:12 | Dayton | Tommy Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 16:00 | Rhode Island | Cary Boothby clanks a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Stephen Smith - foul #1 on Stephen Smith, team foul #2 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Howard Longoria (SG) Tommy Smith | |
| 16:00 | Rhode Island | Cary Boothby misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 16:00 | Rhode Island | Cary Boothby makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Russell Matheney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Reeves (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Charles Funk (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Arthur Galusha (fresh) C - Cary Boothby (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Oleg Solgovic (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Howard Longoria (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Callahan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronnie Morris (fresh) C - Stephen Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Dayton | Oleg Solgovic buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 15:33 | Rhode Island | Henry Reeves can't connect on a 3 from the right corner but he's hacked by Howard Longoria - foul #1 on Howard Longoria, team foul #3 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Douglas (C) Cary Boothby | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 15:33 | Rhode Island | Henry Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 15:33 | Rhode Island | Henry Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 15:33 | Rhode Island | Henry Reeves makes the 3rd free throw | 50-49 |
| 15:07 | Dayton | Adam Callahan misses the shot from the free throw line | 50-49 |
| 15:06 | Dayton | Oleg Solgovic gets the offensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 14:49 | Dayton | Stephen Smith hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Howard Longoria | 50-52 |
| 14:32 | Rhode Island | Charles Funk clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 14:30 | Dayton | Ronnie Morris pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 14:07 | Dayton | Russell Matheney takes the ball from Ronnie Morris | 50-52 |
| 13:54 | Rhode Island | Charles Funk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Guy (PG), Raymond Snyder (SG), Harold Attaway (SF), Christopher Roundtree (PF) Russell Matheney, Henry Reeves, Charles Funk, Arthur Galusha | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski (PG), Dan Arce (SG), Tommy Smith (SF), Mark Sanborn (PF), Benny Wilson (C) Oleg Solgovic, Howard Longoria, Adam Callahan, Ronnie Morris, Stephen Smith | |
| 13:38 | Dayton | Tommy Smith hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-54 |
| 13:19 | Rhode Island | Thomas Douglas lays it in | 52-54 |
| 13:01 | Dayton | Tommy Smith clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Roundtree - foul #3 on Christopher Roundtree, team foul #3 | 52-54 |
| 13:01 | Dayton | Tommy Smith makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 13:01 | Dayton | Tommy Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 12:40 | Rhode Island | Christopher Roundtree misses the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Benny Wilson - foul #3 on Benny Wilson, team foul #4 | 52-56 |
| 12:40 | Rhode Island | Christopher Roundtree makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 12:40 | Rhode Island | Christopher Roundtree makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 12:11 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 12:09 | Dayton | Benny Wilson tips it back up and in | 54-58 |
| 11:48 | Rhode Island | Christopher Roundtree banks in the layup on a great pass from Raymond Snyder | 56-58 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Charles Guy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Snyder (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harold Attaway (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Roundtree (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Thomas Douglas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jarogniew Baranski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dan Arce (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Sanborn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Benny Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Dayton | Benny Wilson misses long on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Christopher Roundtree - foul #4 on Christopher Roundtree, team foul #4 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Funk (SF), Tony Waites (PF), Cary Boothby (C) Harold Attaway, Christopher Roundtree, Thomas Douglas | |
| Subs | Dayton | Oleg Solgovic (PG), Adam Callahan (SF) Jarogniew Baranski, Tommy Smith | |
| 11:30 | Dayton | Benny Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 11:30 | Dayton | Benny Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 11:30 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Tony Waites | 56-59 |
| 11:14 | Rhode Island | Tony Waites hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 56-59 |
| 11:12 | Rhode Island | Raymond Snyder can't tip it in | 56-59 |
| 11:10 | Rhode Island | Cary Boothby tips it but misses | 56-59 |
| 11:09 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 10:57 | Dayton | Tony Waites swats the layup by Mark Sanborn | 56-59 |
| 10:56 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn snags the offensive board | 56-59 |
| 10:44 | Dayton | Adam Callahan is hacked by Charles Funk - foul #1 on Charles Funk, team foul #5 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Russell Matheney (PG), Henry Reeves (SG) Charles Guy, Raymond Snyder | |
| Subs | Dayton | Howard Longoria (SG), Ronnie Morris (PF), Stephen Smith (C) Dan Arce, Mark Sanborn, Benny Wilson | |
| 10:30 | Dayton | Adam Callahan misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-59 |
| 10:28 | Rhode Island | Tony Waites snags the defensive board | 56-59 |
| 10:23 | Rhode Island | Charles Funk comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-59 |
| 10:22 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Stephen Smith | 56-59 |
| 10:09 | Dayton | Adam Callahan is fouled on the floor by Russell Matheney - foul #1 on Russell Matheney, team foul #6 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Douglas (C) Cary Boothby | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski (PG) Howard Longoria | |
| 09:45 | Dayton | Adam Callahan comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 09:43 | Dayton | Ronnie Morris grabs the offensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 09:24 | Dayton | Tony Waites swats the shot by Ronnie Morris | 56-59 |
| 09:22 | Dayton | Stephen Smith snags the offensive board | 56-59 |
| 09:03 | Dayton | Stephen Smith's floater is tipped away by Thomas Douglas | 56-59 |
| 09:01 | Rhode Island | Thomas Douglas grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 08:50 | Rhode Island | Tony Waites hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 08:49 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Stephen Smith | 56-59 |
| 08:33 | Dayton | Tony Waites swats the dunk try by Ronnie Morris | 56-59 |
| 08:31 | Rhode Island | Charles Funk grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 08:26 | Rhode Island | Charles Funk is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Charles Funk, team foul #7 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Guy (PG), Raymond Snyder (SG), Harold Attaway (SF), Arthur Galusha (PF), Cary Boothby (C) Russell Matheney, Henry Reeves, Charles Funk, Tony Waites, Thomas Douglas | |
| Subs | Dayton | Howard Longoria (PG), Dan Arce (SG), Tommy Smith (SF), Mark Sanborn (PF), Benny Wilson (C) Jarogniew Baranski, Oleg Solgovic, Adam Callahan, Ronnie Morris, Stephen Smith | |
| 08:08 | Dayton | Howard Longoria loses the ball out of bounds | 56-59 |
| 07:47 | Rhode Island | Harold Attaway comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-59 |
| 07:46 | Rhode Island | Raymond Snyder snags the offensive board | 56-59 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Charles Guy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Snyder (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harold Attaway (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Arthur Galusha (fresh) C - Cary Boothby (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Howard Longoria (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dan Arce (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Sanborn (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Benny Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Rhode Island | Tommy Smith picks off the pass by Harold Attaway | 56-59 |
| 07:24 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 56-59 |
| 07:22 | Rhode Island | Cary Boothby pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| 06:59 | Rhode Island | Charles Guy loses the dribble to Tommy Smith | 56-59 |
| 06:33 | Dayton | Benny Wilson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-59 |
| 06:31 | Dayton | Tommy Smith gets the offensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 06:10 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn makes the jump hook from the baseline | 56-61 |
| 05:58 | Rhode Island | Harold Attaway misses the shot from the left side | 56-61 |
| 05:57 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn gets the rebound | 56-61 |
| 05:37 | Dayton | Howard Longoria loses the dribble to Charles Guy | 56-61 |
| 05:33 | Rhode Island | Raymond Snyder hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Guy | 58-61 |
| 05:12 | Dayton | Charles Guy takes the ball from Mark Sanborn | 58-61 |
| 05:12 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Roundtree (PF), Thomas Douglas (C) Arthur Galusha, Cary Boothby | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski (PG) Howard Longoria | |
| 04:55 | Rhode Island | Thomas Douglas makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Guy | 60-61 |
| 04:34 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn is fouled on the floor by Christopher Roundtree - foul #5 on Christopher Roundtree, team foul #8 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Tony Waites (PF) Christopher Roundtree | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 04:34 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 04:34 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 04:20 | Rhode Island | Harold Attaway hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Guy | 62-63 |
| 04:06 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Douglas - foul #4 on Thomas Douglas, team foul #9 | 62-63 |
| 04:06 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 04:06 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski misses the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 04:06 | Rhode Island | Raymond Snyder pulls down the rebound | 62-64 |
| 03:59 | Rhode Island | Raymond Snyder drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Douglas | 65-64 |
| 03:36 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn misses short on a floater from close range | 65-64 |
| 03:35 | Rhode Island | Raymond Snyder pulls down the rebound | 65-64 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Charles Guy (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Raymond Snyder (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harold Attaway (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Tony Waites (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Thomas Douglas (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jarogniew Baranski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dan Arce (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Sanborn (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Benny Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Rhode Island | Thomas Douglas connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-64 |
| 03:05 | Dayton | Charles Guy is called for the reach on Jarogniew Baranski - foul #1 on Charles Guy, team foul #10 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Russell Matheney (PG), Henry Reeves (SG), Charles Funk (SF) Charles Guy, Raymond Snyder, Harold Attaway | |
| Subs | Dayton | Oleg Solgovic (SG), Adam Callahan (SF), Ronnie Morris (C) Dan Arce, Tommy Smith, Benny Wilson | |
| 03:05 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski misses the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 03:05 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 02:48 | Rhode Island | Jarogniew Baranski steps in front of the Charles Funk pass | 68-65 |
| 02:48 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Guy (PG), Raymond Snyder (SG) Russell Matheney, Henry Reeves | |
| Subs | Dayton | Dan Arce (SG), Tommy Smith (SF), Benny Wilson (C) Oleg Solgovic, Adam Callahan, Ronnie Morris | |
| 02:24 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-65 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harold Attaway (SF) Charles Funk | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 02:07 | Rhode Island | Benny Wilson steals it from Tony Waites | 68-65 |
| 01:46 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn lays it up and in | 68-67 |
| 01:24 | Rhode Island | Raymond Snyder scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Guy | 71-67 |
| 01:04 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 71-67 |
| 01:03 | Rhode Island | Harold Attaway snags the defensive board | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Rhode Island | Raymond Snyder clanks a floater in the paint but the foul's on Tommy Smith - foul #3 on Tommy Smith, team foul #5 | 71-67 |
| 00:35 | Rhode Island | Raymond Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:35 | Rhode Island | Raymond Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Dayton | Harold Attaway is called for the reach on Tommy Smith - foul #1 on Harold Attaway, team foul #11 | 73-67 |
| 00:30 | Dayton | Tommy Smith makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:30 | Dayton | Tommy Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Rhode Island | Charles Guy is hacked by Jarogniew Baranski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jarogniew Baranski, team foul #6 | 73-69 |
| 00:26 | Rhode Island | Dan Arce is called for the reach on Raymond Snyder - foul #3 on Dan Arce, team foul #7 | 73-69 |
| 00:26 | Rhode Island | Raymond Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:26 | Rhode Island | Raymond Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:21 | Dayton | Dan Arce makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jarogniew Baranski | 75-72 |
| 00:19 | Rhode Island | Jarogniew Baranski is called for the reach on Charles Guy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jarogniew Baranski, team foul #8 | 75-72 |
| 00:19 | Rhode Island | Charles Guy misses the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:19 | Dayton | Benny Wilson pulls down the rebound | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski travels with the ball | 75-72 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Charles Guy is fouled in the backcourt by Jarogniew Baranski - foul #3 on Jarogniew Baranski, team foul #9 | 75-72 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Charles Guy makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Charles Guy misses the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:02 | Dayton | Tommy Smith grabs the board | 76-72 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Tommy Smith misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 76-72 |