| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jarogniew Baranski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dan Arce (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tommy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Sanborn (fresh) C - Benny Wilson (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Irvin Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Russell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Harold Butkovich (fresh) PF - Jared Morris (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Ehret (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Harold Butkovich inbounds the ball | 20-26 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | St. Joseph's | Irvin Jones is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Irvin Jones, team foul #1 | 20-26 |
| 19:30 | Dayton | Dan Arce makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Tommy Smith | 22-26 |
| 19:01 | St. Joseph's | Harold Butkovich's layup is rejected by Mark Sanborn | 22-26 |
| 18:59 | St. Joseph's | Jared Morris grabs the offensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 18:47 | St. Joseph's | Robert Ehret clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Jarogniew Baranski - foul #2 on Jarogniew Baranski, team foul #1 | 22-26 |
| 18:47 | St. Joseph's | Robert Ehret makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 18:47 | St. Joseph's | Robert Ehret misses the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 18:47 | Dayton | Benny Wilson snags the defensive board | 22-27 |
| 18:37 | Dayton | Tommy Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-27 |
| 18:20 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Russell drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Irvin Jones | 22-29 |
| 17:59 | Dayton | Dan Arce clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-29 |
| 17:58 | St. Joseph's | Irvin Jones snags the defensive board | 22-29 |
| 17:36 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Russell misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-29 |
| 17:34 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn grabs the board | 22-29 |
| 17:15 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Jarogniew Baranski and he's hacked by Raymond Russell - foul #1 on Raymond Russell, team foul #2 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Dwayne Forth (PG), Mike Shenk (PF) Irvin Jones, Jared Morris | |
| 17:15 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn makes the free throw | 25-29 |
| 17:04 | St. Joseph's | Harold Butkovich misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-29 |
| 17:02 | Dayton | Tommy Smith pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| 16:52 | Dayton | Benny Wilson drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jarogniew Baranski | 28-29 |
| 16:39 | St. Joseph's | Dwayne Forth is fouled on the floor by Tommy Smith - foul #1 on Tommy Smith, team foul #2 | 28-29 |
| 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. Joseph's | Allen Flowers (SG) Raymond Russell | |
| 16:21 | St. Joseph's | Robert Ehret loses the dribble to Howard Longoria | 28-29 |
| 15:59 | Dayton | Stephen Smith misses the floater from the right side | 28-29 |
| 15:57 | St. Joseph's | Harold Butkovich grabs the board | 28-29 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Oleg Solgovic (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Howard Longoria (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adam Callahan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ronnie Morris (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Dwayne Forth (fresh) SG - Allen Flowers (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Harold Butkovich (fairly fresh) PF - Mike Shenk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Ehret (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | St. Joseph's | Robert Ehret misses the dunk | 28-29 |
| 15:29 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Stephen Smith | 28-29 |
| 15:22 | Dayton | Howard Longoria loses the dribble to Allen Flowers | 28-29 |
| 15:06 | St. Joseph's | Mike Shenk hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 28-29 |
| 15:05 | Dayton | Oleg Solgovic grabs the board | 28-29 |
| 14:46 | Dayton | Stephen Smith clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 28-29 |
| 14:45 | Dayton | Ronnie Morris misses the tip | 28-29 |
| 14:44 | Dayton | Howard Longoria snags the offensive board | 28-29 |
| 14:19 | Dayton | Robert Ehret steals the ball from Stephen Smith | 28-29 |
| 13:59 | St. Joseph's | Mike Shenk is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Mike Shenk, team foul #3 | 28-29 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Lee (PG), Raymond Russell (SG), Jared Morris (PF), Brian Robinson (C) Dwayne Forth, Harold Butkovich, Mike Shenk, Robert Ehret | |
| 13:42 | Dayton | Tommy Smith misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Allen Flowers - foul #1 on Allen Flowers, team foul #4 | 28-29 |
| 13:42 | Dayton | Tommy Smith misses the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 13:42 | Dayton | Tommy Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 13:27 | St. Joseph's | Brian Robinson misses long on a runner from close range | 29-29 |
| 13:25 | Dayton | Benny Wilson grabs the board | 29-29 |
| 13:17 | Dayton | Dan Arce is fouled on the floor by Jared Morris - foul #1 on Jared Morris, team foul #5 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Fuller (SF) Allen Flowers | |
| 13:05 | Dayton | Dan Arce hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Benny Wilson | 32-29 |
| 12:52 | St. Joseph's | Brian Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-29 |
| 12:31 | Dayton | Tommy Smith scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 34-29 |
| 12:09 | St. Joseph's | William Lee misses the dunk | 34-29 |
| 12:07 | St. Joseph's | Jared Morris tips it in | 34-31 |
| 11:51 | Dayton | Benny Wilson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 34-31 |
| 11:49 | St. Joseph's | David Fuller grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jarogniew Baranski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dan Arce (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Tommy Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mark Sanborn (fresh) 3 pts. C - Benny Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - William Lee (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Raymond Russell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Fuller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jared Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Robinson (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | St. Joseph's | William Lee's fadeaway is rejected by Benny Wilson | 34-31 |
| 11:32 | Dayton | Tommy Smith gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 11:18 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn hits a floater in the lane | 36-31 |
| 11:06 | St. Joseph's | Brian Robinson is hacked by Jarogniew Baranski - foul #3 on Jarogniew Baranski, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Oleg Solgovic (PG), Adam Callahan (SF) Jarogniew Baranski, Tommy Smith | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Irvin Jones (PG), Harold Butkovich (SF), Mike Shenk (PF), Robert Ehret (C) William Lee, David Fuller, Jared Morris, Brian Robinson | |
| 10:51 | St. Joseph's | Irvin Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-31 |
| 10:49 | St. Joseph's | Robert Ehret tips it but misses | 36-31 |
| 10:47 | St. Joseph's | Mike Shenk pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 10:38 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Russell is whistled for traveling | 36-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Howard Longoria (SG), Ronnie Morris (PF), Stephen Smith (C) Dan Arce, Mark Sanborn, Benny Wilson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Allen Flowers (SG) Raymond Russell | |
| 10:27 | Dayton | Oleg Solgovic hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Adam Callahan | 38-31 |
| 10:08 | St. Joseph's | Allen Flowers is fouled on the floor by Howard Longoria - foul #1 on Howard Longoria, team foul #4 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Tommy Smith (SF) Howard Longoria | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 09:56 | St. Joseph's | Mike Shenk hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 38-31 |
| 09:55 | St. Joseph's | Robert Ehret grabs the offensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 09:43 | St. Joseph's | Harold Butkovich buries a jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Tommy Smith - foul #2 on Tommy Smith, team foul #5 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski (PG), Mark Sanborn (PF) Adam Callahan, Stephen Smith | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Lee (PG), Raymond Russell (SG), Jared Morris (PF) Irvin Jones, Allen Flowers, Mike Shenk | |
| 09:43 | St. Joseph's | Harold Butkovich makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 09:35 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn is hacked by William Lee - foul #4 on William Lee, team foul #6 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | Dan Arce (SG), Benny Wilson (C) Oleg Solgovic, Ronnie Morris | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Irvin Jones (PG) William Lee | |
| 09:21 | Dayton | Tommy Smith is denied on a layup by Jared Morris | 38-34 |
| 09:20 | St. Joseph's | Irvin Jones pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 09:09 | St. Joseph's | Harold Butkovich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-34 |
| 08:53 | Dayton | Dan Arce misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-34 |
| 08:51 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Raymond Russell | 38-34 |
| 08:28 | St. Joseph's | Irvin Jones scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Raymond Russell | 38-36 |
| 08:06 | Dayton | Tommy Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 38-36 |
| 08:04 | St. Joseph's | Robert Ehret grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 08:01 | St. Joseph's | Irvin Jones is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 38-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Adam Callahan (SF), Ronnie Morris (C) Tommy Smith, Benny Wilson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Dwayne Forth (PG), Mike Shenk (PF) Irvin Jones, Jared Morris | |
| 07:56 | Dayton | Harold Butkovich is called for the reach on Jarogniew Baranski - foul #2 on Harold Butkovich, team foul #7 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Stephen Smith (C) Mark Sanborn | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Lee (PG) Dwayne Forth | |
| 07:56 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 07:56 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 07:36 | St. Joseph's | Harold Butkovich is fouled on the floor by Jarogniew Baranski - foul #4 on Jarogniew Baranski, team foul #6 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Oleg Solgovic (PG), Howard Longoria (SG) Jarogniew Baranski, Dan Arce | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Allen Flowers (SG) Raymond Russell | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Oleg Solgovic (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Howard Longoria (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adam Callahan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Ronnie Morris (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - William Lee (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Allen Flowers (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Harold Butkovich (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mike Shenk (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Ehret (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:17 | St. Joseph's | Harold Butkovich knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Mike Shenk | 40-39 |
| 06:53 | Dayton | Stephen Smith drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ronnie Morris | 43-39 |
| 06:39 | St. Joseph's | Robert Ehret scores on a shot from the left block and he's fouled by Stephen Smith - foul #1 on Stephen Smith, team foul #7 | 43-41 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Raymond Russell (SG), Jared Morris (PF) Harold Butkovich, Mike Shenk | |
| 06:39 | St. Joseph's | Robert Ehret makes the free throw | 43-42 |
| 06:23 | Dayton | Jared Morris is called for the reach on Tommy Smith - foul #2 on Jared Morris, team foul #8 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Mike Shenk (C) Robert Ehret | |
| 06:23 | Dayton | Tommy Smith makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 06:23 | Dayton | Tommy Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 06:23 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Mike Shenk | 44-42 |
| 06:04 | St. Joseph's | Benny Wilson swats the short shot by Allen Flowers | 44-42 |
| 06:02 | Dayton | Dan Arce grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 05:40 | Dayton | William Lee steals the ball from Jarogniew Baranski | 44-42 |
| 05:12 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Russell banks in the layup set up by William Lee | 44-44 |
| 04:57 | Dayton | Benny Wilson knocks in the shot from close range and the foul's on Jared Morris - foul #3 on Jared Morris, team foul #9 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | Oleg Solgovic (PG), Adam Callahan (SG) Jarogniew Baranski, Dan Arce | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Irvin Jones (PG), Harold Butkovich (SF), Robert Ehret (C) William Lee, Raymond Russell, Mike Shenk | |
| 04:57 | Dayton | Benny Wilson makes the free throw | 47-44 |
| 04:35 | St. Joseph's | Tommy Smith is called for the reach on Harold Butkovich - foul #3 on Tommy Smith, team foul #8 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronnie Morris (SF) Tommy Smith | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Brian Robinson (PF) Jared Morris | |
| 04:35 | St. Joseph's | Harold Butkovich misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 04:35 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 04:24 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 47-44 |
| 04:22 | St. Joseph's | Brian Robinson pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 04:01 | St. Joseph's | Ronnie Morris is called for the reach on Harold Butkovich - foul #1 on Ronnie Morris, team foul #9 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | Dan Arce (SG) Benny Wilson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Raymond Russell (SG), Mike Shenk (PF) Allen Flowers, Brian Robinson | |
| 04:01 | St. Joseph's | Harold Butkovich makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 04:01 | St. Joseph's | Harold Butkovich makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 03:40 | Dayton | Dan Arce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski (PG), Stephen Smith (C) Oleg Solgovic, Mark Sanborn | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Lee (PG) Irvin Jones | |
| 03:28 | St. Joseph's | Robert Ehret hits the finger roll set up by William Lee | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jarogniew Baranski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dan Arce (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Adam Callahan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Ronnie Morris (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - William Lee (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Raymond Russell (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harold Butkovich (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Mike Shenk (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Ehret (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Dayton | Ronnie Morris knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 49-48 |
| 03:05 | St. Joseph's | William Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Tommy Smith (SF), Benny Wilson (C) Adam Callahan, Stephen Smith | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jared Morris (PF) Mike Shenk | |
| 02:46 | Dayton | Dan Arce misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 49-48 |
| 02:44 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 02:31 | St. Joseph's | William Lee misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 02:29 | Dayton | Dan Arce snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 02:24 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dan Arce | 51-48 |
| 02:03 | St. Joseph's | Robert Ehret banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Lee | 51-50 |
| 01:57 | Dayton | William Lee steals it from Jarogniew Baranski in the backcourt | 51-50 |
| 01:56 | St. Joseph's | William Lee slams it home | 51-52 |
| 01:29 | Dayton | Dan Arce makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jarogniew Baranski | 54-52 |
| 01:14 | St. Joseph's | Robert Ehret misses short on a shot from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 01:13 | Dayton | Tommy Smith gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| 00:57 | Dayton | Jared Morris takes the ball from Jarogniew Baranski | 54-52 |
| 00:53 | St. Joseph's | Ronnie Morris is called for the reach on Robert Ehret - foul #2 on Ronnie Morris, team foul #10 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Sanborn (PF) Ronnie Morris | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 00:53 | St. Joseph's | Robert Ehret misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 00:53 | St. Joseph's | Robert Ehret makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by William Lee - foul #5 on William Lee, team foul #10 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Irvin Jones (PG) William Lee | |
| 00:28 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:28 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski misses the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:28 | St. Joseph's | Jared Morris gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 00:10 | St. Joseph's | Jared Morris travels with the ball | 55-53 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:08 | Dayton | Irvin Jones is called for the reach on Benny Wilson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Irvin Jones, team foul #11 | 55-53 |
| 00:08 | Dayton | Benny Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:08 | Dayton | Benny Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:08 | St. Joseph's | Jared Morris pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 00:08 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 56-53 |
| 00:01 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Russell's 3 pointer is rejected by Dan Arce | 56-53 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Harold Butkovich gets the offensive rebound | 56-53 |