| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jarogniew Baranski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dan Arce (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Smith (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Mark Sanborn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Benny Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Herman Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Darden (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Latham (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Preston (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Tommy Smith inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Dayton | Tommy Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 19:36 | St. Bonaventure | Stephen Darden grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 19:18 | St. Bonaventure | Stephen Darden is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Stephen Darden, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| 19:02 | Dayton | Dan Arce's pass is intercepted by Scott Latham | 33-29 |
| 18:35 | St. Bonaventure | John Preston misses short on a shot from the left block | 33-29 |
| 18:34 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| 18:26 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn banks in the layup set up by Dan Arce | 35-29 |
| 17:57 | St. Bonaventure | John Preston buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Herman Johnson | 35-31 |
| 17:46 | Dayton | Tommy Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Turner - foul #3 on Richard Turner, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Terry Kreitzer (SF) Richard Turner | |
| 17:46 | Dayton | Tommy Smith makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 17:46 | Dayton | Tommy Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 17:29 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Kreitzer double dribbles | 37-31 |
| 17:17 | Dayton | John Preston swats the layup by Tommy Smith | 37-31 |
| 17:16 | Dayton | Tommy Smith grabs the offensive board | 37-31 |
| 16:54 | Dayton | John Preston is called for the reach on Benny Wilson - foul #2 on John Preston, team foul #3 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Oleg Solgovic (PG), Howard Longoria (SG), Adam Callahan (SF), Ronnie Morris (PF), Stephen Smith (C) Jarogniew Baranski, Dan Arce, Tommy Smith, Mark Sanborn, Benny Wilson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Joe Carrizales (PG), Irving Bordeaux (C) Stephen Darden, John Preston | |
| 16:45 | Dayton | Scott Latham takes the ball from Adam Callahan | 37-31 |
| 16:19 | St. Bonaventure | Joe Carrizales clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 16:17 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Latham grabs the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 16:12 | St. Bonaventure | Herman Johnson scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Irving Bordeaux | 37-34 |
| 15:54 | Dayton | Oleg Solgovic is hacked by Joe Carrizales - foul #1 on Joe Carrizales, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | Dan Arce (SG), Mark Sanborn (PF), Benny Wilson (C) Howard Longoria, Ronnie Morris, Stephen Smith | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Lyle Garman (PG), Igor Kobylinski (SG), Richard Turner (SF), John Preston (C) Joe Carrizales, Herman Johnson, Scott Latham, Irving Bordeaux | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Oleg Solgovic (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dan Arce (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Callahan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Sanborn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Benny Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Lyle Garman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Igor Kobylinski (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Terry Kreitzer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Preston (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Dayton | Dan Arce misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 15:38 | Dayton | Adam Callahan snags the offensive board | 37-34 |
| 15:22 | Dayton | Benny Wilson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Terry Kreitzer - foul #2 on Terry Kreitzer, team foul #5 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski (PG), Tommy Smith (SF) Oleg Solgovic, Adam Callahan | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 15:22 | Dayton | Benny Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 15:22 | Dayton | Benny Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 15:15 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Kreitzer drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Lyle Garman | 38-36 |
| 15:04 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 15:03 | St. Bonaventure | Richard Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 14:47 | St. Bonaventure | Igor Kobylinski misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-36 |
| 14:45 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 14:20 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn is called for traveling | 38-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronnie Morris (C) Benny Wilson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Scott Latham (PF) Terry Kreitzer | |
| 14:04 | St. Bonaventure | Richard Turner hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-36 |
| 14:02 | St. Bonaventure | John Preston snags the offensive board | 38-36 |
| 13:45 | St. Bonaventure | John Preston scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Lyle Garman | 38-38 |
| 13:31 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn travels with the ball | 38-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Oleg Solgovic (SG), Stephen Smith (C) Dan Arce, Mark Sanborn | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Irving Bordeaux (C) John Preston | |
| 13:13 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Latham misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-38 |
| 13:11 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Tommy Smith | 38-38 |
| 12:58 | Dayton | Scott Latham steps in front of the Tommy Smith pass | 38-38 |
| 12:39 | St. Bonaventure | Irving Bordeaux buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Turner and the foul's on Oleg Solgovic - foul #1 on Oleg Solgovic, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Howard Longoria (SG), Adam Callahan (SF), Benny Wilson (C) Jarogniew Baranski, Tommy Smith, Stephen Smith | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Herman Johnson (PG), Stephen Darden (SG), Terry Kreitzer (C) Lyle Garman, Igor Kobylinski, Richard Turner | |
| 12:39 | St. Bonaventure | Irving Bordeaux makes the free throw | 38-41 |
| 12:25 | Dayton | Adam Callahan blows the layup | 38-41 |
| 12:23 | St. Bonaventure | Stephen Darden pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 12:08 | St. Bonaventure | Stephen Darden misses long on a jumper from the right block | 38-41 |
| 12:06 | Dayton | Adam Callahan gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 11:55 | Dayton | Howard Longoria clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 11:54 | Dayton | Ronnie Morris grabs the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Oleg Solgovic (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Howard Longoria (fresh) SF - Adam Callahan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronnie Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Benny Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Herman Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Darden (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Irving Bordeaux (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Latham (fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Terry Kreitzer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Dayton | Stephen Darden steals it from Oleg Solgovic | 38-41 |
| 11:10 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Latham hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Stephen Darden and the foul's on Ronnie Morris - foul #1 on Ronnie Morris, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski (PG), Dan Arce (SG), Tommy Smith (SF), Mark Sanborn (PF) Oleg Solgovic, Howard Longoria, Adam Callahan, Ronnie Morris | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Lyle Garman (PG), Igor Kobylinski (SG), Richard Turner (SF), John Preston (C) Herman Johnson, Stephen Darden, Irving Bordeaux, Terry Kreitzer | |
| 11:10 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Latham makes the free throw | 38-44 |
| 10:49 | Dayton | Dan Arce drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jarogniew Baranski | 41-44 |
| 10:36 | St. Bonaventure | Richard Turner drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Igor Kobylinski | 41-47 |
| 10:15 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 10:13 | Dayton | Tommy Smith gets the offensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 10:04 | Dayton | Tommy Smith buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dan Arce | 44-47 |
| 09:44 | St. Bonaventure | John Preston can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 44-47 |
| 09:43 | Dayton | Benny Wilson pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| 09:38 | Dayton | Tommy Smith hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dan Arce | 46-47 |
| 09:22 | St. Bonaventure | Richard Turner is fouled on the floor by Mark Sanborn - foul #1 on Mark Sanborn, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Oleg Solgovic (PG), Ronnie Morris (C) Jarogniew Baranski, Benny Wilson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Terry Kreitzer (PF) Scott Latham | |
| 08:58 | St. Bonaventure | Dan Arce steals it from Richard Turner | 46-47 |
| 08:42 | Dayton | Oleg Solgovic double dribbles | 46-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Adam Callahan (SF) Tommy Smith | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Herman Johnson (PG), Stephen Darden (SG), Irving Bordeaux (PF) Lyle Garman, Igor Kobylinski, Richard Turner | |
| 08:26 | St. Bonaventure | John Preston knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Terry Kreitzer | 46-49 |
| 08:09 | Dayton | Adam Callahan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski (PG), Benny Wilson (C) Oleg Solgovic, Ronnie Morris | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Scott Latham (PF) John Preston | |
| 07:56 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Latham knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jarogniew Baranski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dan Arce (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adam Callahan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Sanborn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Benny Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Herman Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Darden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Kreitzer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Latham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Irving Bordeaux (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Dayton | Adam Callahan misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 46-51 |
| 07:33 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Irving Bordeaux | 46-51 |
| 07:05 | St. Bonaventure | Irving Bordeaux comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 46-51 |
| 07:03 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 06:50 | Dayton | Adam Callahan connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-51 |
| 06:38 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Kreitzer drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Scott Latham | 49-53 |
| 06:26 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Mark Sanborn, team foul #4 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Oleg Solgovic (PG), Tommy Smith (SF), Ronnie Morris (PF) Jarogniew Baranski, Dan Arce, Mark Sanborn | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Lyle Garman (PG), Igor Kobylinski (SG), Richard Turner (SF), John Preston (C) Herman Johnson, Stephen Darden, Terry Kreitzer, Irving Bordeaux | |
| 06:07 | St. Bonaventure | Igor Kobylinski misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Oleg Solgovic - foul #2 on Oleg Solgovic, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Howard Longoria (SG), Stephen Smith (C) Adam Callahan, Benny Wilson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 06:07 | St. Bonaventure | Igor Kobylinski makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 06:07 | St. Bonaventure | Igor Kobylinski makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 05:46 | Dayton | Ronnie Morris misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Scott Latham - foul #3 on Scott Latham, team foul #6 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | David Cooper (PF) Scott Latham | |
| 05:46 | Dayton | Ronnie Morris makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 05:46 | Dayton | Ronnie Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 05:36 | St. Bonaventure | David Cooper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-55 |
| 05:34 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to Igor Kobylinski | 51-55 |
| 05:24 | St. Bonaventure | Lyle Garman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-55 |
| 05:23 | St. Bonaventure | David Cooper hits the follow up shot | 51-57 |
| 05:08 | Dayton | The jump hook by Ronnie Morris is blocked by David Cooper | 51-57 |
| 05:06 | Dayton | Ronnie Morris tips it in | 53-57 |
| 04:58 | St. Bonaventure | Howard Longoria steps in front of the John Preston pass | 53-57 |
| 04:53 | Dayton | Oleg Solgovic lays it up and in on a great pass from Howard Longoria | 55-57 |
| 04:34 | St. Bonaventure | John Preston blows the dunk | 55-57 |
| 04:33 | St. Bonaventure | David Cooper can't tip it in | 55-57 |
| 04:31 | Dayton | Stephen Smith pulls down the rebound | 55-57 |
| 04:02 | Dayton | Tommy Smith misses badly on a shot in the lane | 55-57 |
| 04:00 | St. Bonaventure | John Preston pulls down the rebound | 55-57 |
| 03:36 | St. Bonaventure | Lyle Garman misses the 3 from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 03:35 | Dayton | Stephen Smith gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 03:35 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski (PG), Dan Arce (SG), Mark Sanborn (PF), Benny Wilson (C) Oleg Solgovic, Howard Longoria, Ronnie Morris, Stephen Smith | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Scott Latham (PF) David Cooper | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jarogniew Baranski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dan Arce (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tommy Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Sanborn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Benny Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Lyle Garman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Igor Kobylinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Scott Latham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - John Preston (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Dayton | Dan Arce misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-57 |
| 03:20 | Dayton | Tommy Smith grabs the offensive board | 55-57 |
| 03:00 | Dayton | Dan Arce's fadeaway is rejected by Scott Latham | 55-57 |
| 02:59 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn grabs the offensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 02:41 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-57 |
| 02:24 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Latham connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Turner | 58-60 |
| 02:04 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 02:03 | St. Bonaventure | Richard Turner pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 01:55 | St. Bonaventure | Igor Kobylinski misses the easy layup | 58-60 |
| 01:53 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn grabs the board | 58-60 |
| 01:49 | Dayton | Dan Arce double dribbles | 58-60 |
| 01:32 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Latham banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Turner | 58-62 |
| 01:28 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-62 |
| 01:10 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Latham drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Igor Kobylinski | 58-65 |
| 01:03 | Dayton | Dan Arce banks in the layup set up by Jarogniew Baranski | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:35 | St. Bonaventure | Jarogniew Baranski steps in front of the John Preston pass | 60-65 |
| 00:32 | Dayton | Dan Arce blows the layup | 60-65 |
| 00:30 | St. Bonaventure | Lyle Garman grabs the defensive rebound | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | St. Bonaventure | Lyle Garman is fouled in the backcourt by Jarogniew Baranski - foul #2 on Jarogniew Baranski, team foul #6 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Herman Johnson (PG), Terry Kreitzer (PF) Lyle Garman, Scott Latham | |
| 00:26 | St. Bonaventure | Herman Johnson is hacked by Benny Wilson - foul #3 on Benny Wilson, team foul #7 | 60-65 |
| 00:26 | St. Bonaventure | Herman Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:26 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn snags the defensive board | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Dayton | Dan Arce knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jarogniew Baranski | 63-65 |
| 00:19 | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-65 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Lyle Garman (PG), Scott Latham (PF) Herman Johnson, Terry Kreitzer | |
| 00:18 | St. Bonaventure | Richard Turner is fouled in the backcourt by Jarogniew Baranski - foul #3 on Jarogniew Baranski, team foul #8 | 63-65 |
| 00:18 | St. Bonaventure | Richard Turner makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:18 | St. Bonaventure | Richard Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 00:13 | Dayton | Dan Arce clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-67 |
| 00:12 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Latham gets the rebound | 63-67 |
| 00:11 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Latham is fouled in the backcourt by Dan Arce - foul #2 on Dan Arce, team foul #9 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Herman Johnson (SG) Igor Kobylinski | |
| 00:11 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Latham makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:11 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Latham misses the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:11 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn snags the defensive board | 63-68 |
| 00:07 | Dayton | Dan Arce misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 63-68 |
| 00:05 | St. Bonaventure | John Preston snags the defensive board | 63-68 |
| 00:04 | St. Bonaventure | John Preston is hacked by Jarogniew Baranski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jarogniew Baranski, team foul #10 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Igor Kobylinski (SG), Terry Kreitzer (PF) Lyle Garman, Scott Latham | |
| 00:04 | St. Bonaventure | John Preston makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:04 | St. Bonaventure | John Preston makes the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski misses short on a halfcourt shot | 63-70 |