| Lineup | VMI | PG - Gary Thomas (fresh) SG - Nicholas Barr (fresh) SF - Ervin Perl (fresh) PF - William Humphries (fresh) C - Matthew Tondreau (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Andrew Vincent (fresh) SG - Martin Lindner (fresh) SF - Carl Bernard (fresh) PF - Dominick Thomas (fresh) C - Benny Wilson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Benny Wilson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Dayton | Carl Bernard buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Benny Wilson | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | VMI | Ervin Perl misses the floater from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Dayton | Andrew Vincent gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Dayton | Martin Lindner blows the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Dayton | Dominick Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Dayton | Benny Wilson lays it in on a nice dish by Carl Bernard | 0-4 |
| 18:43 | VMI | Nicholas Barr loses the dribble to Martin Lindner | 0-4 |
| 18:38 | Dayton | Carl Bernard jams it set up by Martin Lindner | 0-6 |
| 18:21 | VMI | Gary Thomas clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Martin Lindner - foul #1 on Martin Lindner, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| 18:21 | VMI | Gary Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 1-6 |
| 18:21 | VMI | Gary Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 18:10 | Dayton | Dominick Thomas misses the easy layup | 2-6 |
| 18:08 | VMI | Matthew Tondreau snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 17:42 | VMI | Matthew Tondreau misses short on a 3 from straight away | 2-6 |
| 17:40 | VMI | Matthew Tondreau gets the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:21 | VMI | Matthew Tondreau is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Matthew Tondreau, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Alberto Gallo (PF) Dominick Thomas | |
| 17:01 | Dayton | Benny Wilson is fouled on the floor by Matthew Tondreau - foul #2 on Matthew Tondreau, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | VMI | Shawn Jones (C) Matthew Tondreau | |
| Subs | Dayton | Howard Longoria (SG) Martin Lindner | |
| 16:46 | Dayton | The short jumper by Alberto Gallo is denied by Shawn Jones | 2-6 |
| 16:45 | VMI | The rebound goes to Ervin Perl | 2-6 |
| 16:41 | VMI | Howard Longoria steals the ball from Nicholas Barr | 2-6 |
| 16:37 | Dayton | Howard Longoria can't finish the layup | 2-6 |
| 16:36 | VMI | Shawn Jones gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:12 | VMI | Nicholas Barr buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Gary Thomas | 4-6 |
| 16:02 | Dayton | Benny Wilson misses the runner from close range | 4-6 |
| 16:01 | Dayton | Alberto Gallo grabs the offensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 15:40 | Dayton | Andrew Vincent is fouled on the floor by William Humphries - foul #1 on William Humphries, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | VMI | Damion Crum (SG), Robbie Breeding (SF), William Whitehair (C) Nicholas Barr, Ervin Perl, William Humphries | |
| Subs | Dayton | Martin Lindner (SG), Robert Bly (SF), Dominick Thomas (PF) Andrew Vincent, Carl Bernard, Benny Wilson | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Gary Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Damion Crum (fresh) SF - Robbie Breeding (fresh) PF - Shawn Jones (fresh) C - William Whitehair (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Howard Longoria (fresh) SG - Martin Lindner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Bly (fresh) PF - Dominick Thomas (fresh) C - Alberto Gallo (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Dayton | Robbie Breeding takes the ball from Alberto Gallo | 4-6 |
| 15:06 | VMI | Damion Crum is denied on a dunk by Robert Bly | 4-6 |
| 15:04 | Dayton | Dominick Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 14:44 | Dayton | Martin Lindner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 14:42 | Dayton | Robert Bly grabs the offensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 14:27 | Dayton | Robert Bly is fouled on the floor by Shawn Jones - foul #1 on Shawn Jones, team foul #4 | 4-6 |
| Subs | VMI | Nicholas Barr (SG), Ervin Perl (SF), William Humphries (PF) Gary Thomas, Robbie Breeding, William Whitehair | |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Vincent (PG), Benny Wilson (C) Robert Bly, Alberto Gallo | |
| 14:14 | Dayton | Howard Longoria buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 4-8 |
| 14:02 | VMI | William Humphries misses the easy layup | 4-8 |
| 14:01 | Dayton | Dominick Thomas snags the defensive board | 4-8 |
| 13:49 | Dayton | Howard Longoria misses long on a jumper in the paint | 4-8 |
| 13:47 | VMI | Damion Crum pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| 13:36 | VMI | Ervin Perl connects on the jumper from close range | 6-8 |
| 13:07 | Dayton | Dominick Thomas knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Andrew Vincent | 6-10 |
| 12:47 | VMI | Damion Crum misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-10 |
| 12:46 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Benny Wilson | 6-10 |
| 12:26 | Dayton | Nicholas Barr steps in front of the Martin Lindner pass | 6-10 |
| 12:12 | VMI | Nicholas Barr comes up short on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Andrew Vincent - foul #1 on Andrew Vincent, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Thomas (PG), Robbie Breeding (SF), William Whitehair (PF), Richard Thomas (C) Damion Crum, Ervin Perl, William Humphries, Shawn Jones | |
| Subs | Dayton | Leonard Sheffield (SG), Carl Bernard (SF), Alberto Gallo (PF) Martin Lindner, Howard Longoria, Dominick Thomas | |
| 12:12 | VMI | Nicholas Barr makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 12:12 | VMI | Nicholas Barr misses the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 12:12 | VMI | Robbie Breeding grabs the offensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 11:54 | VMI | Nicholas Barr hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 7-10 |
| 11:52 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Benny Wilson | 7-10 |
| 11:37 | Dayton | Benny Wilson hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Robbie Breeding - foul #1 on Robbie Breeding, team foul #5 | 7-10 |
| Subs | VMI | Josh Griffin (SG) Nicholas Barr | |
| Subs | Dayton | Joel Nance (SG) Andrew Vincent | |
| 11:37 | Dayton | Benny Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 11:37 | Dayton | Benny Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Gary Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Josh Griffin (fresh) SF - Robbie Breeding (fresh) PF - William Whitehair (fresh) C - Richard Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Leonard Sheffield (fresh) SG - Joel Nance (fresh) SF - Carl Bernard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alberto Gallo (fresh) C - Benny Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | VMI | Gary Thomas connects on the 3 from straight away | 10-12 |
| 10:59 | Dayton | Carl Bernard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-12 |
| Subs | VMI | Damion Crum (SG), Ervin Perl (SF), William Humphries (PF) Josh Griffin, Robbie Breeding, Richard Thomas | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Bly (C) Benny Wilson | |
| 10:39 | VMI | Joel Nance steals it from William Humphries | 10-12 |
| 10:17 | Dayton | Alberto Gallo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 10-12 |
| 10:16 | VMI | The rebound goes to Damion Crum | 10-12 |
| 10:05 | VMI | Carl Bernard is called for the reach on Ervin Perl - foul #1 on Carl Bernard, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | VMI | Nicholas Barr (SG), Shawn Jones (C) Damion Crum, William Whitehair | |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Vincent (PG), Martin Lindner (SG), Dominick Thomas (PF) Leonard Sheffield, Joel Nance, Robert Bly | |
| 09:54 | VMI | William Humphries hits a jumper from the right block set up by Nicholas Barr | 12-12 |
| 09:42 | Dayton | Martin Lindner misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-12 |
| 09:41 | VMI | Ervin Perl pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| 09:32 | VMI | Nicholas Barr is fouled on the floor by Andrew Vincent - foul #2 on Andrew Vincent, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Howard Longoria (PG), Benny Wilson (C) Andrew Vincent, Alberto Gallo | |
| 09:19 | VMI | Gary Thomas comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 12-12 |
| 09:17 | Dayton | Benny Wilson pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| 09:08 | Dayton | Dominick Thomas is called for a charge - foul #1 on Dominick Thomas, team foul #5 | 12-12 |
| Subs | VMI | William Whitehair (C) William Humphries | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 08:47 | VMI | Shawn Jones is whistled for traveling | 12-12 |
| Subs | VMI | Robbie Breeding (SF) Ervin Perl | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Bly (SF) Carl Bernard | |
| 08:33 | Dayton | Benny Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away but he's fouled by William Whitehair - foul #1 on William Whitehair, team foul #6 | 12-12 |
| 08:33 | Dayton | Benny Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 08:33 | Dayton | Benny Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 08:33 | Dayton | Benny Wilson makes the 3rd free throw | 12-15 |
| 08:18 | VMI | Robbie Breeding hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 12-15 |
| 08:16 | VMI | Gary Thomas grabs the offensive board | 12-15 |
| 08:06 | VMI | Nicholas Barr misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-15 |
| 08:04 | Dayton | Benny Wilson snags the defensive board | 12-15 |
| 07:47 | Dayton | Robert Bly scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Dominick Thomas | 12-17 |
| 07:34 | VMI | Nicholas Barr misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 12-17 |
| 07:33 | Dayton | Howard Longoria snags the defensive board | 12-17 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Gary Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Barr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robbie Breeding (fresh) PF - Shawn Jones (fresh) C - William Whitehair (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Howard Longoria (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Martin Lindner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Bly (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dominick Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Benny Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Dayton | Nicholas Barr steps in front of the Robert Bly pass | 12-17 |
| 07:12 | VMI | Nicholas Barr banks in the layup | 14-17 |
| 06:58 | Dayton | Dominick Thomas misses the dunk but he's hacked by Robbie Breeding - foul #2 on Robbie Breeding, team foul #7 | 14-17 |
| Subs | VMI | Damion Crum (PG), Josh Griffin (SG), Ervin Perl (SF), William Humphries (PF) Gary Thomas, Nicholas Barr, Robbie Breeding, Shawn Jones | |
| Subs | Dayton | Leonard Sheffield (SG), Carl Bernard (SF) Martin Lindner, Robert Bly | |
| 06:58 | Dayton | Dominick Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 06:58 | Dayton | Dominick Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 06:44 | VMI | Josh Griffin scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 06:16 | Dayton | Benny Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 17-18 |
| 06:14 | Dayton | Dominick Thomas tips it home | 17-20 |
| 05:56 | VMI | Ervin Perl misses short on a jumper from the left side | 17-20 |
| 05:54 | VMI | William Humphries grabs the offensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 05:45 | VMI | Ervin Perl is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Ervin Perl, team foul #8 | 17-20 |
| Subs | VMI | Shawn Jones (C) William Whitehair | |
| Subs | Dayton | Joel Nance (SG), Alberto Gallo (PF), Robert Bly (C) Howard Longoria, Dominick Thomas, Benny Wilson | |
| 05:25 | Dayton | Carl Bernard double dribbles | 17-20 |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Thomas (PG), Nicholas Barr (SG) Damion Crum, Josh Griffin | |
| Subs | Dayton | Martin Lindner (SG) Joel Nance | |
| 05:13 | VMI | William Humphries misses short on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Leonard Sheffield - foul #1 on Leonard Sheffield, team foul #6 | 17-20 |
| 05:13 | VMI | William Humphries makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 05:13 | VMI | William Humphries makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 04:56 | Dayton | Leonard Sheffield misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 19-20 |
| 04:55 | VMI | Shawn Jones snags the defensive board | 19-20 |
| 04:51 | VMI | Shawn Jones travels with the ball | 19-20 |
| 04:31 | Dayton | Robert Bly's pass is intercepted by William Humphries | 19-20 |
| 04:24 | VMI | Gary Thomas is fouled on the floor by Leonard Sheffield - foul #2 on Leonard Sheffield, team foul #7 | 19-20 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Howard Longoria (PG), Benny Wilson (C) Leonard Sheffield, Robert Bly | |
| 04:24 | VMI | Gary Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 04:24 | VMI | Gary Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 03:57 | Dayton | Howard Longoria's pass is intercepted by Ervin Perl | 21-20 |
| 03:43 | VMI | Carl Bernard takes the ball from Ervin Perl | 21-20 |
| 03:16 | Dayton | Carl Bernard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-20 |
| Subs | VMI | Damion Crum (PG), Josh Griffin (SG), Robbie Breeding (SF), William Whitehair (PF), Matthew Tondreau (C) Gary Thomas, Nicholas Barr, Ervin Perl, William Humphries, Shawn Jones | |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Vincent (PG), Robert Bly (SF) Martin Lindner, Carl Bernard | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Damion Crum (fresh) SG - Josh Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robbie Breeding (fresh) PF - William Whitehair (fresh) C - Matthew Tondreau (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Andrew Vincent (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Howard Longoria (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Bly (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alberto Gallo (fresh) C - Benny Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:58 | VMI | Damion Crum can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-20 |
| 02:56 | Dayton | Benny Wilson pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 02:39 | Dayton | Andrew Vincent misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Robbie Breeding - foul #3 on Robbie Breeding, team foul #9 | 21-20 |
| Subs | VMI | Neil Bell (SF) Robbie Breeding | |
| Subs | Dayton | Dominick Thomas (PF) Alberto Gallo | |
| 02:39 | Dayton | Andrew Vincent makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 02:39 | Dayton | Andrew Vincent misses the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 02:39 | VMI | William Whitehair gets the rebound | 21-21 |
| 02:23 | VMI | William Whitehair lays it in on a nice dish by Josh Griffin | 23-21 |
| 02:08 | Dayton | Josh Griffin takes the ball from Robert Bly | 23-21 |
| 02:02 | VMI | Damion Crum loses the dribble to Robert Bly | 23-21 |
| 01:50 | Dayton | Robert Bly is hacked by Neil Bell - foul #1 on Neil Bell, team foul #10 | 23-21 |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Thomas (PG), Nicholas Barr (SG), Ervin Perl (SF), William Humphries (PF) Damion Crum, Josh Griffin, Neil Bell, William Whitehair | |
| Subs | Dayton | Martin Lindner (SG), Carl Bernard (SF) Howard Longoria, Benny Wilson | |
| 01:50 | Dayton | Robert Bly makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 01:50 | Dayton | Robert Bly misses the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 01:50 | VMI | The rebound goes to William Humphries | 23-22 |
| 01:37 | VMI | Gary Thomas is fouled on the floor by Robert Bly - foul #1 on Robert Bly, team foul #8 | 23-22 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Alberto Gallo (C) Robert Bly | |
| 01:37 | VMI | Gary Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 01:37 | VMI | Gary Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 01:18 | Dayton | Carl Bernard misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-22 |
| 01:16 | VMI | Matthew Tondreau snags the defensive board | 25-22 |
| 01:12 | VMI | Nicholas Barr makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Thomas | 28-22 |
| 00:57 | Dayton | Martin Lindner misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-22 |
| 00:56 | Dayton | Dominick Thomas misses the tip | 28-22 |
| 00:54 | VMI | Ervin Perl grabs the board | 28-22 |
| 00:31 | VMI | Matthew Tondreau misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-22 |
| 00:30 | Dayton | Alberto Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Carl Bernard misses the fadeaway from the left side | 28-22 |