| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Jason Felix (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Noah Long (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Krone (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Glen Young (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Robbie Stevens (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jessie Dube (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Scott Stamm (fresh) PF - John Walters (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Glessner (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Mark Watkins inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Saint Louis | Jason Felix misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 35-33 |
| 19:40 | Dayton | Jessie Dube grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 19:24 | Dayton | John Walters knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Robbie Stevens | 35-35 |
| 19:00 | Saint Louis | Noah Long is hacked by John Walters - foul #1 on John Walters, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| 18:39 | Saint Louis | Jason Felix scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Mark Watkins and he's hacked by Robbie Stevens - foul #2 on Robbie Stevens, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| 18:39 | Saint Louis | Jason Felix makes the free throw | 38-35 |
| 18:25 | Dayton | Robbie Stevens drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 18:02 | Saint Louis | Glen Young comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 38-38 |
| 18:01 | Saint Louis | Gary Krone tips it back up and in | 40-38 |
| 17:42 | Dayton | John Walters drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jessie Dube | 40-41 |
| 17:22 | Saint Louis | Jason Felix can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 17:21 | Dayton | The rebound goes to John Walters | 40-41 |
| 16:54 | Dayton | Raymond Glessner jams it and he's fouled by Noah Long - foul #1 on Noah Long, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Collin Nieto (PG), Kurt Marez (SG), Emery Sletten (SF) Jason Felix, Noah Long, Mark Watkins | |
| Subs | Dayton | Todd Gustafson (PG), Rudolph Smitherman (SF), Ryan Haley (PF) Robbie Stevens, Scott Stamm, John Walters | |
| 16:54 | Dayton | Raymond Glessner makes the free throw | 40-44 |
| 16:35 | Saint Louis | Kurt Marez misses the shot from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 16:34 | Saint Louis | Gary Krone grabs the offensive board | 40-44 |
| 16:22 | Saint Louis | Gary Krone scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Kurt Marez | 43-44 |
| 15:56 | Dayton | Jessie Dube hits a 3 from the left corner | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Collin Nieto (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Kurt Marez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Emery Sletten (fresh) PF - Gary Krone (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - Glen Young (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Todd Gustafson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jessie Dube (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rudolph Smitherman (fresh) PF - Ryan Haley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Glessner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Saint Louis | Rudolph Smitherman swats the layup by Collin Nieto | 43-47 |
| 15:38 | Saint Louis | Gary Krone snags the offensive board | 43-47 |
| 15:29 | Saint Louis | Gary Krone hits a fadeaway in the lane | 45-47 |
| 15:15 | Dayton | Glen Young steals it from Raymond Glessner | 45-47 |
| 15:01 | Saint Louis | Gary Krone makes the shot from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 14:35 | Dayton | Todd Gustafson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Todd Gustafson, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jason Felix (PG), Raymond McGuffin (SG), Mark Watkins (SF), Michael Griffey (PF) Collin Nieto, Kurt Marez, Gary Krone, Glen Young | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robbie Stevens (PG), Scott Stamm (SF), John Walters (PF) Jessie Dube, Rudolph Smitherman, Raymond Glessner | |
| 14:15 | Saint Louis | Michael Griffey drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-47 |
| 13:52 | Dayton | Robbie Stevens misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 13:50 | Saint Louis | Michael Griffey pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 13:29 | Saint Louis | The jumper by Jason Felix is denied by Ryan Haley | 49-47 |
| 13:27 | Dayton | Todd Gustafson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 13:19 | Dayton | Todd Gustafson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-50 |
| 12:56 | Saint Louis | Michael Griffey is whistled for a carry | 49-50 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Noah Long (C) Emery Sletten | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronald Sams (SG), Jeff Alexander (C) Todd Gustafson, Ryan Haley | |
| 12:44 | Dayton | John Walters hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Scott Stamm | 49-52 |
| 12:38 | Saint Louis | Raymond McGuffin misses the lay-in | 49-52 |
| 12:37 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Scott Stamm | 49-52 |
| 12:14 | Dayton | Jeff Alexander is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Jeff Alexander, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Gary Krone (PF), Glen Young (C) Michael Griffey, Noah Long | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jessie Dube (SG), Rudolph Smitherman (C) Ronald Sams, Jeff Alexander | |
| 11:52 | Saint Louis | Gary Krone buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jason Felix | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Jason Felix (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond McGuffin (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Krone (fresh) 19 pts. 10 reb. C - Glen Young (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Robbie Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jessie Dube (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Stamm (fresh) PF - John Walters (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Rudolph Smitherman (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Dayton | Scott Stamm misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 11:30 | Saint Louis | Gary Krone grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 11:09 | Saint Louis | Robbie Stevens is called for the reach on Jason Felix - foul #3 on Robbie Stevens, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Noah Long (PG), Collin Nieto (SG), Emery Sletten (SF) Jason Felix, Raymond McGuffin, Mark Watkins | |
| Subs | Dayton | Sheldon Evans (PG), Raymond Glessner (C) Robbie Stevens, Scott Stamm | |
| 10:54 | Saint Louis | Gary Krone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-52 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ryan Haley (PF) John Walters | |
| 10:36 | Dayton | Jessie Dube hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 10:34 | Dayton | Jessie Dube snags the offensive board | 51-52 |
| 10:24 | Dayton | Raymond Glessner can't connect on a runner from close range | 51-52 |
| 10:23 | Saint Louis | Gary Krone grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 10:09 | Saint Louis | Collin Nieto lays it in set up by Emery Sletten and he's hacked by Sheldon Evans - foul #1 on Sheldon Evans, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Raymond McGuffin (SG), Michael Griffey (C) Emery Sletten, Glen Young | |
| Subs | Dayton | Todd Gustafson (PG) Sheldon Evans | |
| 10:09 | Saint Louis | Collin Nieto makes the free throw | 54-52 |
| 09:55 | Dayton | Jessie Dube misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 09:54 | Dayton | Todd Gustafson pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 09:32 | Dayton | Raymond Glessner knocks in the floater from the left side | 54-54 |
| 09:10 | Saint Louis | Raymond McGuffin loses the dribble to Raymond Glessner | 54-54 |
| 08:48 | Dayton | Jessie Dube can't finish the layup | 54-54 |
| 08:47 | Saint Louis | Noah Long grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 08:40 | Saint Louis | Raymond Glessner swats the layup by Raymond McGuffin | 54-54 |
| 08:38 | Saint Louis | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Krone | 54-54 |
| 08:26 | Saint Louis | Michael Griffey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-54 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jason Felix (PG), Mark Watkins (SF), Glen Young (C) Collin Nieto, Noah Long, Gary Krone | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robbie Stevens (PG), Ronald Sams (SG), Scott Stamm (SF), John Walters (PF) Todd Gustafson, Jessie Dube, Rudolph Smitherman, Ryan Haley | |
| 08:08 | Dayton | Jason Felix steals it from Robbie Stevens | 54-54 |
| 08:05 | Saint Louis | Mark Watkins lays it up and in on a great pass from Jason Felix | 56-54 |
| 07:50 | Dayton | Ronald Sams knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Scott Stamm | 56-57 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Jason Felix (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond McGuffin (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Griffey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Glen Young (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Robbie Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Sams (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Scott Stamm (fresh) PF - John Walters (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Glessner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Saint Louis | Jason Felix knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 07:17 | Dayton | Scott Stamm is whistled for a carry | 58-57 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Noah Long (SG) Raymond McGuffin | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeff Alexander (C) Raymond Glessner | |
| 06:53 | Saint Louis | Glen Young hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 58-57 |
| 06:52 | Saint Louis | Glen Young hits the follow up shot | 60-57 |
| 06:32 | Dayton | John Walters blows the layup but he's fouled by Michael Griffey - foul #1 on Michael Griffey, team foul #2 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Gary Krone (PF) Michael Griffey | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jessie Dube (SG), Ryan Haley (C) Ronald Sams, Jeff Alexander | |
| 06:32 | Dayton | John Walters makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 06:32 | Dayton | John Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 06:10 | Saint Louis | Noah Long knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Krone | 62-59 |
| 06:04 | Dayton | Jessie Dube can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 06:02 | Saint Louis | Noah Long snags the defensive board | 62-59 |
| 05:59 | Saint Louis | Jason Felix loses the dribble to Robbie Stevens in the backcourt | 62-59 |
| 05:42 | Dayton | John Walters misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 62-59 |
| 05:40 | Dayton | Ryan Haley tips it in | 62-61 |
| 05:24 | Saint Louis | Gary Krone scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Jason Felix | 64-61 |
| 05:10 | Dayton | Robbie Stevens is hacked by Jason Felix - foul #2 on Jason Felix, team foul #3 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Raymond McGuffin (SG), Emery Sletten (SF), Michael Griffey (C) Jason Felix, Mark Watkins, Glen Young | |
| Subs | Dayton | Todd Gustafson (PG), Jeff Alexander (SF), Rudolph Smitherman (C) Robbie Stevens, Scott Stamm, John Walters | |
| 04:55 | Dayton | Rudolph Smitherman comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 04:53 | Saint Louis | Noah Long pulls down the rebound | 64-61 |
| 04:47 | Saint Louis | Noah Long comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 04:46 | Dayton | Ryan Haley grabs the defensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 04:32 | Dayton | Ryan Haley knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 64-64 |
| 04:14 | Saint Louis | Noah Long hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 64-64 |
| 04:12 | Dayton | Jeff Alexander grabs the board | 64-64 |
| 03:59 | Dayton | Rudolph Smitherman banks in the layup and he's fouled by Michael Griffey - foul #2 on Michael Griffey, team foul #4 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jason Felix (PG), Mark Watkins (SF), Glen Young (C) Noah Long, Emery Sletten, Gary Krone | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robbie Stevens (PG), Raymond Glessner (C) Jessie Dube, Ryan Haley | |
| 03:59 | Dayton | Rudolph Smitherman makes the free throw | 64-67 |
| 03:37 | Saint Louis | Raymond Glessner takes the ball from Glen Young | 64-67 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Jason Felix (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond McGuffin (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Griffey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Glen Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Robbie Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Todd Gustafson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rudolph Smitherman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - Jeff Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Raymond Glessner (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:14 | Dayton | Todd Gustafson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-67 |
| 03:13 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Jason Felix | 64-67 |
| 02:54 | Saint Louis | Glen Young banks in the layup | 66-67 |
| 02:54 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Gary Krone (PF) Michael Griffey | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jessie Dube (SG), Scott Stamm (SF), John Walters (PF) Todd Gustafson, Rudolph Smitherman, Jeff Alexander | |
| 02:52 | Dayton | Robbie Stevens's pass is intercepted by Jason Felix in the backcourt | 66-67 |
| 02:40 | Saint Louis | Gary Krone drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Raymond McGuffin and the foul's on Robbie Stevens - foul #4 on Robbie Stevens, team foul #7 | 68-67 |
| 02:40 | Saint Louis | Gary Krone makes the free throw | 69-67 |
| 02:22 | Dayton | John Walters misses the 3 from the right corner | 69-67 |
| 02:21 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Mark Watkins | 69-67 |
| 01:58 | Saint Louis | Raymond McGuffin hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Gary Krone | 72-67 |
| 01:53 | Dayton | John Walters loses the dribble to Gary Krone | 72-67 |
| 01:36 | Saint Louis | Raymond McGuffin makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Glen Young | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:20 | Dayton | Robbie Stevens can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 75-67 |
| 01:18 | Dayton | Robbie Stevens tips it back up and in | 75-69 |
| 01:03 | Saint Louis | Robbie Stevens is called for the reach on Jason Felix - foul #5 on Robbie Stevens, team foul #8 | 75-69 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Todd Gustafson (PG) Robbie Stevens | |
| 01:03 | Saint Louis | Jason Felix makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 01:03 | Saint Louis | Jason Felix misses the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 01:03 | Dayton | Raymond Glessner pulls down the rebound | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Dayton | John Walters can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Gary Krone - foul #3 on Gary Krone, team foul #5 | 76-69 |
| 00:42 | Dayton | John Walters makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:42 | Dayton | John Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Saint Louis | Raymond McGuffin is fouled in the backcourt by Jessie Dube - foul #1 on Jessie Dube, team foul #9 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Collin Nieto (PG), Noah Long (SF), Bobby Blanche (PF) Jason Felix, Mark Watkins, Gary Krone | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:40 | Saint Louis | Raymond McGuffin makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:40 | Saint Louis | Raymond McGuffin makes the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Dayton | John Walters misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 78-71 |
| 00:32 | Saint Louis | Glen Young gets the rebound | 78-71 |
| 00:32 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-71 |
| 00:30 | Saint Louis | Todd Gustafson is called for the reach on Noah Long in the backcourt - foul #2 on Todd Gustafson, team foul #10 | 78-71 |
| 00:30 | Saint Louis | Noah Long makes the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:30 | Saint Louis | Noah Long misses the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:30 | Saint Louis | Bobby Blanche snags the offensive board | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Saint Louis | Jessie Dube is called for the reach on Bobby Blanche - foul #2 on Jessie Dube, team foul #11 | 79-71 |
| 00:28 | Saint Louis | Bobby Blanche makes the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:28 | Saint Louis | Bobby Blanche makes the 2nd free throw | 81-71 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Dayton | Scott Stamm hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 81-71 |
| 00:22 | Dayton | Todd Gustafson gets the offensive rebound | 81-71 |
| 00:18 | Dayton | Raymond Glessner blows the layup | 81-71 |
| 00:17 | Saint Louis | Noah Long pulls down the rebound | 81-71 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Collin Nieto runs out the clock | 81-71 |