| Lineup | Vermont | PG - James Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Bethea (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Archie (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Porterfield (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Caston (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Steven Blair (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lukman Alvarenga (fresh) SF - James Hoffman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Gravatt (fresh) 7 pts. C - Andrew Brooks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Vermont | Matthew Archie inbounds the ball | 32-24 |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Vermont | David Bethea is hacked by Lukman Alvarenga - foul #2 on Lukman Alvarenga, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Dennis Reed (SF), James McGregor (PF) James Hoffman, William Gravatt | |
| 19:18 | Vermont | James Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 32-24 |
| 19:16 | Vermont | George Porterfield can't tip it in | 32-24 |
| 19:14 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Andrew Brooks | 32-24 |
| 18:53 | Dayton | Lukman Alvarenga can't finish the layup | 32-24 |
| 18:52 | Dayton | James McGregor grabs the offensive board | 32-24 |
| 18:31 | Dayton | George Porterfield swats the layup by James McGregor | 32-24 |
| 18:29 | Vermont | George Porterfield grabs the defensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 18:03 | Vermont | James Jones comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-24 |
| 18:01 | Dayton | Dennis Reed gets the rebound | 32-24 |
| 17:37 | Dayton | Lukman Alvarenga throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-24 |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Otto Hayek (PG), James Hoffman (SF), William Gravatt (PF), Sammie McKelphin (C) Steven Blair, Dennis Reed, James McGregor, Andrew Brooks | |
| 17:12 | Vermont | Christopher Caston lays it up and in on a great pass from David Bethea | 34-24 |
| 16:56 | Dayton | William Gravatt scores on a floater from the free throw line | 34-26 |
| 16:32 | Vermont | David Bethea misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-26 |
| 16:30 | Vermont | Matthew Archie pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 16:02 | Vermont | James Jones's pass is intercepted by Sammie McKelphin | 34-26 |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Bethea (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Archie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Porterfield (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Christopher Caston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Otto Hayek (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Lukman Alvarenga (fairly fresh) SF - James Hoffman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Gravatt (fresh) 9 pts. C - Sammie McKelphin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Dayton | William Gravatt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 34-26 |
| 15:40 | Dayton | James Hoffman gets the offensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 15:31 | Dayton | Lukman Alvarenga is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Lukman Alvarenga, team foul #2 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Vermont | Paul Levenson (PG), Nick Rone (SF), Walter Robinson (PF), Kerry Smith (C) James Jones, Matthew Archie, George Porterfield, Christopher Caston | |
| Subs | Dayton | Steven Blair (PG), Rudy Allen (PF), Andrew Brooks (C) Otto Hayek, William Gravatt, Sammie McKelphin | |
| 15:04 | Vermont | David Bethea misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-26 |
| 15:02 | Dayton | Rudy Allen pulls down the rebound | 34-26 |
| 14:36 | Dayton | Rudy Allen connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Hoffman and he's fouled by David Bethea - foul #1 on David Bethea, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Vermont | James Jones (PG) David Bethea | |
| Subs | Dayton | Harvey Ferreri (SG), Sammie McKelphin (C) Lukman Alvarenga, Andrew Brooks | |
| 14:36 | Dayton | Rudy Allen misses the free throw | 34-28 |
| 14:36 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Walter Robinson | 34-28 |
| 14:17 | Vermont | James Jones knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Nick Rone | 36-28 |
| 14:06 | Dayton | Rudy Allen lays it up and in | 36-30 |
| 13:37 | Vermont | James Jones misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 13:36 | Dayton | Rudy Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 13:32 | Dayton | James Hoffman buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 13:03 | Vermont | Walter Robinson misses the easy layup | 36-33 |
| 13:02 | Dayton | Rudy Allen gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 12:44 | Dayton | Rudy Allen loses the dribble to Nick Rone | 36-33 |
| 12:40 | Vermont | Nick Rone lays it up and in | 38-33 |
| 12:24 | Dayton | Sammie McKelphin lays it in set up by Rudy Allen and the foul's on Nick Rone - foul #1 on Nick Rone, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Vermont | David Bethea (SG), Matthew Archie (SF), George Porterfield (PF), Christopher Caston (C) Paul Levenson, Nick Rone, Walter Robinson, Kerry Smith | |
| Subs | Dayton | Otto Hayek (PG), Lukman Alvarenga (SG), Dennis Reed (SF), William Gravatt (PF) Steven Blair, Harvey Ferreri, James Hoffman, Rudy Allen | |
| 12:24 | Dayton | Sammie McKelphin makes the free throw | 38-36 |
| 12:01 | Vermont | James Jones can't throw it down but he's hacked by Otto Hayek - foul #2 on Otto Hayek, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Brooks (C) Sammie McKelphin | |
| 12:01 | Vermont | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 12:01 | Vermont | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 11:39 | Dayton | David Bethea is called for the reach on Otto Hayek - foul #2 on David Bethea, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Bethea (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Archie (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Porterfield (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Christopher Caston (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Otto Hayek (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Lukman Alvarenga (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Dennis Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Gravatt (fresh) 9 pts. C - Andrew Brooks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Dayton | Christopher Caston is called for the reach on Andrew Brooks - foul #1 on Christopher Caston, team foul #4 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Hoffman (SF) Dennis Reed | |
| 11:04 | Dayton | James Hoffman misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-36 |
| 11:02 | Dayton | William Gravatt tips it back up and in | 40-38 |
| 10:34 | Vermont | David Bethea knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 10:27 | Dayton | Otto Hayek misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 10:26 | Vermont | The rebound goes to David Bethea | 43-38 |
| 10:02 | Vermont | Christopher Caston is whistled for traveling | 43-38 |
| Subs | Vermont | Paul Levenson (PG) James Jones | |
| Subs | Dayton | Steven Blair (PG), Dennis Reed (SF), Rudy Allen (C) Otto Hayek, James Hoffman, Andrew Brooks | |
| 09:45 | Dayton | Dennis Reed comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 09:44 | Vermont | Matthew Archie snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 09:27 | Vermont | David Bethea can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 09:26 | Dayton | Dennis Reed gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 09:07 | Dayton | William Gravatt knocks in the runner from the right block | 43-40 |
| 08:43 | Vermont | David Bethea misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 08:41 | Vermont | George Porterfield misses the tip | 43-40 |
| 08:40 | Dayton | Rudy Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 08:13 | Dayton | William Gravatt can't finish the layup | 43-40 |
| 08:12 | Dayton | Dennis Reed tips it back up and in | 43-42 |
| 07:44 | Vermont | The short jumper by Christopher Caston is denied by William Gravatt | 43-42 |
| 07:42 | Vermont | Christopher Caston tips it home | 45-42 |
| 07:30 | Dayton | William Gravatt buries a shot from the left wing set up by Dennis Reed | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Paul Levenson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Bethea (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Archie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Porterfield (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Christopher Caston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Steven Blair (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lukman Alvarenga (tiring) 3 pf. SF - Dennis Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Gravatt (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Rudy Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Vermont | Matthew Archie hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 07:02 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Rudy Allen | 45-44 |
| 06:58 | Dayton | David Bethea is called for the reach on Lukman Alvarenga - foul #3 on David Bethea, team foul #5 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Vermont | James Jones (PG), Nick Rone (SF), Walter Robinson (PF), Kerry Smith (C) Paul Levenson, Matthew Archie, George Porterfield, Christopher Caston | |
| Subs | Dayton | Otto Hayek (PG), Harvey Ferreri (SG), James Hoffman (SF), Andrew Brooks (C) Steven Blair, Lukman Alvarenga, Dennis Reed, William Gravatt | |
| 06:49 | Dayton | James Hoffman misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 06:47 | Dayton | Andrew Brooks tips it but misses | 45-44 |
| 06:45 | Vermont | Walter Robinson pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 06:22 | Vermont | James Jones misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 45-44 |
| 06:20 | Vermont | Kerry Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 06:03 | Vermont | James Jones buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Walter Robinson | 48-44 |
| 05:46 | Dayton | Rudy Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | Vermont | Paul Levenson (SG) David Bethea | |
| Subs | Dayton | Steven Blair (PG), Lukman Alvarenga (SG), James McGregor (PF), Sammie McKelphin (C) Otto Hayek, Harvey Ferreri, Rudy Allen, Andrew Brooks | |
| 05:20 | Vermont | Kerry Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Otto Hayek (PG), William Gravatt (PF) Steven Blair, James McGregor | |
| 04:57 | Dayton | William Gravatt lays it up and in and he's fouled by Kerry Smith - foul #2 on Kerry Smith, team foul #6 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Vermont | Christopher Caston (C) Kerry Smith | |
| Subs | Dayton | Steven Blair (PG), Andrew Brooks (C) Otto Hayek, Sammie McKelphin | |
| 04:57 | Dayton | William Gravatt misses the free throw | 48-46 |
| 04:57 | Vermont | Christopher Caston grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 04:46 | Vermont | Christopher Caston drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from James Jones and he's hacked by Steven Blair - foul #3 on Steven Blair, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Vermont | Matthew Archie (SG) James Jones | |
| Subs | Dayton | Otto Hayek (PG), Rudy Allen (PF) Steven Blair, William Gravatt | |
| 04:46 | Vermont | Christopher Caston makes the free throw | 51-46 |
| 04:31 | Dayton | Rudy Allen blows the dunk but the foul's on Walter Robinson - foul #1 on Walter Robinson, team foul #7 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Steven Blair (PG), Sammie McKelphin (C) Otto Hayek, Andrew Brooks | |
| 04:31 | Dayton | Rudy Allen makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 04:31 | Dayton | Rudy Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 04:04 | Vermont | Matthew Archie is called for traveling | 51-48 |
| Subs | Vermont | James Jones (PG), George Porterfield (PF) Nick Rone, Walter Robinson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Otto Hayek (PG), Harvey Ferreri (SG), William Gravatt (PF), Andrew Brooks (C) Steven Blair, Lukman Alvarenga, Rudy Allen, Sammie McKelphin | |
| 03:49 | Dayton | James Jones takes the ball from William Gravatt | 51-48 |
| 03:46 | Vermont | James Jones hits the finger roll | 53-48 |
| 03:28 | Dayton | William Gravatt misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-48 |
| 03:27 | Vermont | George Porterfield pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - James Jones (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Archie (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Levenson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Porterfield (fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Christopher Caston (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Otto Hayek (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Harvey Ferreri (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Hoffman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - William Gravatt (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Brooks (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Vermont | James Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-48 |
| 03:11 | Vermont | The offensive rebound goes to George Porterfield | 53-48 |
| 02:56 | Vermont | Christopher Caston misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 53-48 |
| 02:54 | Dayton | James Hoffman grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 02:27 | Dayton | Otto Hayek is fouled on the floor by Matthew Archie - foul #2 on Matthew Archie, team foul #8 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Vermont | David Bethea (SG), Nick Rone (SF), Walter Robinson (C) Matthew Archie, Paul Levenson, Christopher Caston | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lukman Alvarenga (SG), Rudy Allen (PF), Sammie McKelphin (C) Harvey Ferreri, William Gravatt, Andrew Brooks | |
| 02:27 | Dayton | Otto Hayek misses the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 02:27 | Vermont | George Porterfield gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 02:27 | Vermont | Vermont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 02:03 | Vermont | David Bethea connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 01:49 | Dayton | Rudy Allen misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 01:48 | Vermont | Walter Robinson gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| 01:48 | Vermont | Vermont calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-48 |
| Subs | Vermont | Matthew Archie (SF), Christopher Caston (C) Nick Rone, Walter Robinson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Steven Blair (PG), William Gravatt (PF), Andrew Brooks (C) Otto Hayek, Rudy Allen, Sammie McKelphin | |
| 01:26 | Vermont | William Gravatt denies the turnaround by Matthew Archie | 56-48 |
| 01:24 | Dayton | Andrew Brooks snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 01:16 | Dayton | Lukman Alvarenga misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 01:14 | Vermont | George Porterfield gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| 00:49 | Vermont | Lukman Alvarenga is called for the reach on David Bethea - foul #4 on Lukman Alvarenga, team foul #5 | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:47 | Vermont | David Bethea is fouled on the floor by Andrew Brooks - foul #3 on Andrew Brooks, team foul #6 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Vermont | Paul Levenson (PG) James Jones | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:45 | Vermont | James Hoffman is called for the reach on Matthew Archie - foul #1 on James Hoffman, team foul #7 | 56-48 |
| 00:45 | Vermont | Matthew Archie makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 00:45 | Vermont | Matthew Archie makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:40 | Dayton | James Hoffman hits a jumper from the baseline | 58-50 |
| 00:39 | Vermont | Paul Levenson is hacked by Steven Blair in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steven Blair, team foul #8 | 58-50 |
| 00:39 | Vermont | Paul Levenson misses the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:39 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Andrew Brooks | 58-50 |
| 00:33 | Dayton | Christopher Caston picks off the pass by James Hoffman | 58-50 |
| 00:32 | Vermont | Matthew Archie is fouled in the backcourt by Lukman Alvarenga - foul #5 on Lukman Alvarenga, team foul #9 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Harvey Ferreri (SG) Lukman Alvarenga | |
| 00:32 | Vermont | Matthew Archie makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:32 | Vermont | Matthew Archie makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:27 | Dayton | Harvey Ferreri is hacked by David Bethea - foul #4 on David Bethea, team foul #9 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Vermont | James Jones (PG) Paul Levenson | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:27 | Dayton | Harvey Ferreri misses the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:27 | Vermont | The rebound goes to George Porterfield | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Vermont | James Jones runs out the clock | 60-50 |