| Lineup | Samford | PG - Donald Melton (fresh) SG - Jason Orbison (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joshua Alberts (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tony Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Rouse (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Raymond Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Wallace (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Mitchell Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rick Browder (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leon Weaver (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Mitchell Hamilton inbounds the ball | 25-37 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Dayton | Leon Weaver can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-37 |
| 19:43 | Samford | James Rouse grabs the board | 25-37 |
| 19:22 | Samford | Donald Melton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-37 |
| 19:21 | Dayton | Mitchell Hamilton snags the defensive board | 25-37 |
| 18:58 | Dayton | Mitchell Hamilton misses the 3 from the left corner | 25-37 |
| 18:56 | Samford | Jason Orbison pulls down the rebound | 25-37 |
| 18:50 | Samford | Mitchell Hamilton takes the ball from Jason Orbison | 25-37 |
| 18:21 | Dayton | Mitchell Hamilton misses short on a shot from the right wing | 25-37 |
| 18:20 | Samford | James Rouse grabs the defensive rebound | 25-37 |
| 17:55 | Samford | Jason Orbison can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-37 |
| 17:54 | Samford | James Rouse tips it home | 27-37 |
| 17:36 | Dayton | Mitchell Hamilton misses the lay-in | 27-37 |
| 17:35 | Dayton | Leon Weaver hits the follow up shot | 27-39 |
| 17:12 | Samford | Tony Hunter loses the ball out of bounds | 27-39 |
| Subs | Samford | John Espey (PG) Donald Melton | |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Daw (PG), Jerry Coster (SG), Jon Hyman (SF), Jeffrey Thoma (PF) Raymond Robinson, Richard Wallace, Mitchell Hamilton, Rick Browder | |
| 16:54 | Dayton | Charles Daw loses the ball out of bounds | 27-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Albert Laursen (SG), Lawrence Hilbert (C) Jason Orbison, James Rouse | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 16:37 | Samford | Leon Weaver steps in front of the Albert Laursen pass | 27-39 |
| 16:21 | Dayton | Leon Weaver comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Lawrence Hilbert - foul #2 on Lawrence Hilbert, team foul #1 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Hoover (SF), Everett Williams (C) Joshua Alberts, Tony Hunter | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 16:21 | Dayton | Leon Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 16:21 | Dayton | Leon Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 27-41 |
| 16:03 | Samford | John Espey misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-41 |
| 16:02 | Samford | Lawrence Hilbert grabs the offensive rebound | 27-41 |
| 15:39 | Samford | Jon Hyman is called for the reach on Lawrence Hilbert - foul #1 on Jon Hyman, team foul #1 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Melton (PG), Jason Orbison (SG), James Rouse (C) John Espey, Albert Laursen, Everett Williams | |
| Subs | Dayton | Raymond Robinson (PG), Richard Wallace (SG), Mitchell Hamilton (SF), Rick Browder (PF) Charles Daw, Jerry Coster, Jon Hyman, Leon Weaver | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Donald Melton (fresh) SG - Jason Orbison (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Hoover (fresh) PF - Lawrence Hilbert (fresh) 5 reb. C - James Rouse (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Raymond Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Wallace (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Mitchell Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rick Browder (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Thoma (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:23 | Samford | James Rouse is called for 3 seconds | 27-41 |
| 15:05 | Dayton | Mitchell Hamilton misses the lay-in | 27-41 |
| 15:03 | Dayton | Mitchell Hamilton tips it home | 27-43 |
| 14:56 | Samford | Lawrence Hilbert misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Wallace - foul #1 on Richard Wallace, team foul #2 | 27-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Joshua Alberts (SF) Dennis Hoover | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 14:56 | Samford | Lawrence Hilbert makes the 1st free throw | 28-43 |
| 14:56 | Samford | Lawrence Hilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 29-43 |
| 14:35 | Dayton | The short jumper by Mitchell Hamilton is denied by James Rouse | 29-43 |
| 14:34 | Dayton | Jeffrey Thoma grabs the offensive board | 29-43 |
| 14:16 | Dayton | Richard Wallace clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-43 |
| 14:15 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Robinson | 29-43 |
| 14:00 | Dayton | Rick Browder misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Joshua Alberts - foul #2 on Joshua Alberts, team foul #2 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Samford | John Espey (PG), Tony Hunter (PF) Donald Melton, Lawrence Hilbert | |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Daw (PG), Leon Weaver (C) Raymond Robinson, Jeffrey Thoma | |
| 14:00 | Dayton | Rick Browder misses the 1st free throw | 29-43 |
| 14:00 | Dayton | Rick Browder makes the 2nd free throw | 29-44 |
| 13:42 | Samford | Joshua Alberts makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Espey | 32-44 |
| 13:24 | Dayton | Richard Wallace misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-44 |
| 13:22 | Samford | John Espey snags the defensive board | 32-44 |
| 13:17 | Samford | Joshua Alberts clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-44 |
| 13:15 | Samford | Tony Hunter misses the tip | 32-44 |
| 13:14 | Dayton | Leon Weaver grabs the board | 32-44 |
| 12:51 | Dayton | Leon Weaver clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-44 |
| 12:50 | Samford | James Rouse grabs the board | 32-44 |
| 12:30 | Samford | Jason Orbison can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 32-44 |
| 12:28 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Mitchell Hamilton | 32-44 |
| 12:10 | Dayton | The pull-up jumper by Charles Daw is blocked by Joshua Alberts | 32-44 |
| 12:08 | Samford | Tony Hunter grabs the board | 32-44 |
| 11:51 | Samford | Tony Hunter is hacked by Leon Weaver - foul #2 on Leon Weaver, team foul #3 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Melton (PG), Albert Laursen (SG), Dennis Hoover (SF), Lawrence Hilbert (C) John Espey, Jason Orbison, Joshua Alberts, James Rouse | |
| Subs | Dayton | Raymond Robinson (PG), Jerry Coster (SG), Jeffrey Thoma (PF) Richard Wallace, Mitchell Hamilton, Rick Browder | |
| 11:40 | Samford | Tony Hunter knocks in the floater from close range | 34-44 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Donald Melton (fresh) SG - Albert Laursen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dennis Hoover (fresh) PF - Tony Hunter (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Lawrence Hilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Raymond Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Coster (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Charles Daw (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jeffrey Thoma (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leon Weaver (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:16 | Dayton | Jerry Coster knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 34-46 |
| 10:57 | Samford | Tony Hunter misses the lay-in | 34-46 |
| 10:56 | Dayton | Leon Weaver grabs the defensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 10:51 | Dayton | Jerry Coster misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-46 |
| 10:50 | Samford | The rebound goes to Dennis Hoover | 34-46 |
| 10:27 | Samford | Donald Melton misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 34-46 |
| 10:25 | Dayton | Jeffrey Thoma grabs the board | 34-46 |
| 10:08 | Dayton | Donald Melton is called for the reach on Raymond Robinson - foul #2 on Donald Melton, team foul #3 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Samford | Jason Orbison (SG), Joshua Alberts (SF), Everett Williams (C) Albert Laursen, Dennis Hoover, Tony Hunter | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jon Hyman (SF), Steve Roe (C) Charles Daw, Leon Weaver | |
| 10:01 | Dayton | Jeffrey Thoma misses the easy layup but the foul's on Lawrence Hilbert - foul #3 on Lawrence Hilbert, team foul #4 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Samford | James Rouse (C) Everett Williams | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 10:01 | Dayton | Jeffrey Thoma makes the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 10:01 | Dayton | Jeffrey Thoma makes the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 09:46 | Samford | Jason Orbison connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Donald Melton | 37-48 |
| 09:25 | Dayton | Jerry Coster comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Lawrence Hilbert - foul #4 on Lawrence Hilbert, team foul #5 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Samford | John Espey (PG), Everett Williams (PF) Donald Melton, Lawrence Hilbert | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Wallace (SG), Rick Browder (PF) Jon Hyman, Steve Roe | |
| 09:25 | Dayton | Jerry Coster misses the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 09:25 | Dayton | Jerry Coster makes the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 09:03 | Samford | Joshua Alberts is hacked by Jerry Coster - foul #2 on Jerry Coster, team foul #4 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Randy Greene (PG), Mitchell Hamilton (SF) Raymond Robinson, Jerry Coster | |
| 08:55 | Samford | James Rouse clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-49 |
| 08:53 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Rick Browder | 37-49 |
| 08:29 | Dayton | Everett Williams steps in front of the Richard Wallace pass | 37-49 |
| 08:16 | Samford | James Rouse misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-49 |
| 08:15 | Dayton | Rick Browder grabs the defensive rebound | 37-49 |
| 08:05 | Dayton | Jeffrey Thoma misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 37-49 |
| 08:03 | Samford | Everett Williams pulls down the rebound | 37-49 |
| 07:50 | Samford | Jason Orbison connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Espey | 40-49 |
| 07:26 | Dayton | The jump hook by Randy Greene is blocked by James Rouse | 40-49 |
| 07:24 | Dayton | Mitchell Hamilton grabs the offensive board | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Espey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Orbison (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joshua Alberts (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Everett Williams (fresh) 2 blk. C - James Rouse (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Randy Greene (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Wallace (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Mitchell Hamilton (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Rick Browder (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Thoma (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Dayton | Mitchell Hamilton misses short on a floater from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 07:11 | Samford | James Rouse pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 06:56 | Samford | John Espey misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-49 |
| 06:55 | Samford | James Rouse tips it but misses | 40-49 |
| 06:53 | Samford | Joshua Alberts grabs the offensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 06:41 | Samford | James Rouse misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Rick Browder - foul #1 on Rick Browder, team foul #5 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Melton (PG), Albert Laursen (SG), Dennis Hoover (SF), Tony Hunter (PF) John Espey, Jason Orbison, Joshua Alberts, Everett Williams | |
| Subs | Dayton | Raymond Robinson (PG), Jerry Coster (SG), Charles Daw (SF), Donald Feinstein (PF), Leon Weaver (C) Randy Greene, Richard Wallace, Mitchell Hamilton, Rick Browder, Jeffrey Thoma | |
| 06:41 | Samford | James Rouse makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 06:41 | Samford | James Rouse misses the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 06:41 | Dayton | Donald Feinstein grabs the defensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 06:22 | Dayton | Charles Daw clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 06:20 | Dayton | Jerry Coster gets the offensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 06:03 | Dayton | Charles Daw misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 06:01 | Samford | Dennis Hoover pulls down the rebound | 41-49 |
| 05:41 | Samford | Dennis Hoover misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-49 |
| 05:40 | Dayton | Raymond Robinson snags the defensive board | 41-49 |
| 05:36 | Dayton | Albert Laursen takes the ball from Raymond Robinson | 41-49 |
| 05:23 | Samford | Albert Laursen can't throw it down but he's hacked by Leon Weaver - foul #3 on Leon Weaver, team foul #6 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Joshua Alberts (SF), Lawrence Hilbert (C) Dennis Hoover, James Rouse | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Wallace (SG), Rick Browder (PF) Charles Daw, Donald Feinstein | |
| 05:23 | Samford | Albert Laursen makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 05:23 | Samford | Albert Laursen makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 05:07 | Dayton | Leon Weaver misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 05:06 | Dayton | Jerry Coster tips it but misses | 43-49 |
| 05:05 | Dayton | Leon Weaver grabs the offensive board | 43-49 |
| 04:47 | Dayton | Jerry Coster misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-49 |
| 04:45 | Samford | The rebound goes to Tony Hunter | 43-49 |
| 04:30 | Samford | Donald Melton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 04:29 | Samford | Joshua Alberts grabs the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 04:24 | Samford | Donald Melton loses the dribble to Jerry Coster | 43-49 |
| 04:10 | Dayton | Rick Browder connects on the runner from the right block set up by Richard Wallace | 43-51 |
| 03:51 | Samford | Tony Hunter lays it up and in | 45-51 |
| 03:33 | Dayton | Leon Weaver can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 45-51 |
| 03:32 | Dayton | Leon Weaver tips it in | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:13 | Samford | Donald Melton drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Lawrence Hilbert | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Donald Melton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Laursen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joshua Alberts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tony Hunter (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Lawrence Hilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Raymond Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Wallace (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Jerry Coster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Rick Browder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Leon Weaver (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:58 | Dayton | Donald Melton picks off the pass by Jerry Coster | 48-53 |
| 02:55 | Samford | Joshua Alberts slams it home set up by Donald Melton | 50-53 |
| 02:47 | Dayton | Richard Wallace drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Rick Browder | 50-56 |
| 02:47 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Jason Orbison (SG), James Rouse (C) Albert Laursen, Lawrence Hilbert | |
| Subs | Dayton | Mitchell Hamilton (SF) Jerry Coster | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:26 | Samford | Donald Melton makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Tony Hunter | 53-56 |
| 02:09 | Dayton | Mitchell Hamilton misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 53-56 |
| 02:08 | Dayton | Richard Wallace grabs the offensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 01:49 | Dayton | Raymond Robinson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-56 |
| 01:47 | Samford | Joshua Alberts grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 01:28 | Samford | Tony Hunter misses the lay-in | 53-56 |
| 01:26 | Samford | Joshua Alberts gets the offensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 01:12 | Samford | James Rouse hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 53-56 |
| 01:11 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Rick Browder | 53-56 |
| 00:44 | Dayton | Raymond Robinson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-56 |
| 00:42 | Samford | James Rouse gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| 00:37 | Samford | Joshua Alberts buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jason Orbison | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Dayton | Donald Melton is called for the reach on Richard Wallace - foul #3 on Donald Melton, team foul #6 | 56-56 |
| 00:01 | Dayton | Richard Wallace scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-58 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Samford | Donald Melton misses short on a fullcourt shot | 56-58 |