| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lon Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Uros Krajewski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Bryan (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Keith Pendleton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Waldo Sanford (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Garf Zachman (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Wicks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Lewis (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Cesar Marino (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - James Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | David Lewis inbounds the ball | 38-40 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 19:43 | Sam Houston State | David Lewis hits the follow up shot | 38-42 |
| 19:21 | Dayton | Uros Krajewski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-42 |
| 19:04 | Sam Houston State | Cesar Marino hits a wide open turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from James Taylor | 38-44 |
| 18:49 | Dayton | Waldo Sanford hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Uros Krajewski | 40-44 |
| 18:35 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-44 |
| 18:33 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman hits the follow up shot | 40-46 |
| 18:15 | Dayton | Scott Bryan clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-46 |
| 18:13 | Sam Houston State | Cesar Marino pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 17:55 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Wicks makes the 3 from straight away set up by James Taylor | 40-49 |
| 17:44 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton travels with the ball | 40-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Clay Cleveland (C) Waldo Sanford | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Edward Ferrell (SG), Bruce Hutcheson (SF) Christopher Wicks, David Lewis | |
| 17:29 | Sam Houston State | Cesar Marino hits the finger roll set up by Edward Ferrell and the foul's on Keith Pendleton - foul #3 on Keith Pendleton, team foul #1 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | Dennis Villalon (PF) Keith Pendleton | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 17:29 | Sam Houston State | Cesar Marino makes the free throw | 40-52 |
| 17:15 | Dayton | Lon Wilson double dribbles | 40-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronald Johnson (SG) Uros Krajewski | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 16:46 | Sam Houston State | Edward Ferrell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-52 |
| 16:44 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman tips it in | 40-54 |
| 16:21 | Dayton | Lon Wilson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-54 |
| 16:20 | Sam Houston State | Edward Ferrell grabs the board | 40-54 |
| 16:16 | Sam Houston State | James Taylor is hacked by Scott Bryan - foul #1 on Scott Bryan, team foul #2 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeff Cook (PG), Uros Krajewski (SG), John Johnson (SF), Keith Pendleton (PF), Waldo Sanford (C) Lon Wilson, Ronald Johnson, Scott Bryan, Dennis Villalon, Clay Cleveland | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 16:06 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman makes the contested 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Bruce Hutcheson | 40-57 |
| 15:44 | Dayton | Jeff Cook scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-57 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jeff Cook (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Uros Krajewski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Johnson (fresh) PF - Keith Pendleton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Waldo Sanford (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Garf Zachman (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Ferrell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Hutcheson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Cesar Marino (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Keith Pendleton - foul #4 on Keith Pendleton, team foul #3 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lon Wilson (PG), Dennis Villalon (PF) Jeff Cook, Keith Pendleton | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Christopher Wicks (SG), David Lewis (SF), Lee Lebowitz (C) Edward Ferrell, Bruce Hutcheson, James Taylor | |
| 15:34 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman makes the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 15:34 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman misses the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| 15:34 | Dayton | Waldo Sanford grabs the board | 43-58 |
| 15:22 | Dayton | Uros Krajewski drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-58 |
| 15:16 | Sam Houston State | Lee Lebowitz hits a jumper from the right side | 46-60 |
| 15:05 | Dayton | Uros Krajewski scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Lon Wilson | 49-60 |
| 14:54 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-60 |
| 14:53 | Dayton | Dennis Villalon grabs the defensive rebound | 49-60 |
| 14:47 | Dayton | Uros Krajewski hits a 3 from straight away set up by Lon Wilson | 52-60 |
| 14:34 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-60 |
| 14:32 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Lon Wilson | 52-60 |
| 14:28 | Dayton | A charge is called on John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #4 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronald Johnson (SG), Scott Bryan (SF), Clay Cleveland (C) Uros Krajewski, John Johnson, Waldo Sanford | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Taylor (C) Cesar Marino | |
| 14:09 | Sam Houston State | Scott Bryan steps in front of the David Lewis pass | 52-60 |
| 13:55 | Dayton | Lon Wilson connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Bryan | 54-60 |
| 13:43 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-63 |
| 13:28 | Dayton | Lon Wilson is fouled on the floor by Christopher Wicks - foul #2 on Christopher Wicks, team foul #1 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Dayton | Uros Krajewski (SG), John Johnson (PF) Ronald Johnson, Dennis Villalon | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Edward Ferrell (PG), Bruce Hutcheson (SG), Mark Yates (SF), Cesar Marino (PF) Garf Zachman, Christopher Wicks, David Lewis, James Taylor | |
| 13:06 | Dayton | Uros Krajewski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-63 |
| 13:04 | Dayton | Scott Bryan can't tip it in | 54-63 |
| 13:02 | Dayton | Clay Cleveland hits the follow up shot | 56-63 |
| 12:51 | Sam Houston State | Edward Ferrell scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Bruce Hutcheson and he's hacked by John Johnson - foul #3 on John Johnson, team foul #5 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeff Cook (PG), Keith Pendleton (PF), Waldo Sanford (C) Lon Wilson, John Johnson, Clay Cleveland | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 12:51 | Sam Houston State | Edward Ferrell misses the free throw | 56-65 |
| 12:51 | Dayton | Waldo Sanford gets the rebound | 56-65 |
| 12:34 | Dayton | Uros Krajewski hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeff Cook | 58-65 |
| 12:23 | Sam Houston State | Edward Ferrell misses the easy layup | 58-65 |
| 12:22 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Hutcheson tips it home | 58-67 |
| 11:58 | Dayton | Scott Bryan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-67 |
| 11:57 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Cesar Marino | 58-67 |
| 11:49 | Sam Houston State | Edward Ferrell misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Keith Pendleton - foul #5 on Keith Pendleton, team foul #6 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lon Wilson (PG), Ronald Johnson (SG), Dennis Villalon (PF), Clay Cleveland (C) Jeff Cook, Uros Krajewski, Keith Pendleton, Waldo Sanford | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman (PG), James Taylor (C) Mark Yates, Cesar Marino | |
| 11:49 | Sam Houston State | Edward Ferrell misses the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 11:49 | Sam Houston State | Edward Ferrell makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 11:30 | Dayton | Lon Wilson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 58-68 |
| 11:28 | Dayton | Clay Cleveland pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-68 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lon Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. SG - Ronald Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Scott Bryan (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Villalon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Clay Cleveland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Garf Zachman (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Ferrell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Hutcheson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Lee Lebowitz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Dayton | Ronald Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 58-68 |
| 11:20 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman grabs the board | 58-68 |
| 11:14 | Sam Houston State | Edward Ferrell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-68 |
| 11:12 | Sam Houston State | James Taylor tips it in | 58-70 |
| 10:56 | Dayton | Ronald Johnson buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Lon Wilson | 61-70 |
| 10:40 | Sam Houston State | Scott Bryan takes the ball from Garf Zachman | 61-70 |
| 10:35 | Dayton | Lon Wilson lays it in on a nice dish by Scott Bryan | 63-70 |
| 10:21 | Sam Houston State | Edward Ferrell hits a runner in the lane set up by Bruce Hutcheson | 63-72 |
| 09:52 | Dayton | Dennis Villalon is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Dennis Villalon, team foul #7 | 63-72 |
| Subs | Dayton | Uros Krajewski (SG), John Johnson (PF), Waldo Sanford (C) Scott Bryan, Dennis Villalon, Clay Cleveland | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Christopher Wicks (SG), David Lewis (SF), Cesar Marino (PF) Garf Zachman, Bruce Hutcheson, Lee Lebowitz | |
| 09:45 | Sam Houston State | Edward Ferrell misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-72 |
| 09:44 | Sam Houston State | James Taylor misses the tip | 63-72 |
| 09:42 | Dayton | Lon Wilson grabs the board | 63-72 |
| 09:23 | Dayton | Uros Krajewski misses short on a 3 from straight away | 63-72 |
| 09:22 | Sam Houston State | Cesar Marino snags the defensive board | 63-72 |
| 09:13 | Sam Houston State | Waldo Sanford is called for the reach on James Taylor - foul #2 on Waldo Sanford, team foul #8 | 63-72 |
| 09:13 | Sam Houston State | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 09:13 | Sam Houston State | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 08:45 | Dayton | Lon Wilson buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Ronald Johnson | 66-74 |
| 08:33 | Sam Houston State | James Taylor hits the finger roll | 66-76 |
| 08:21 | Dayton | Uros Krajewski scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-76 |
| 08:14 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Johnson steps in front of the Christopher Wicks pass | 69-76 |
| 07:58 | Dayton | Uros Krajewski misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-76 |
| 07:56 | Sam Houston State | Cesar Marino pulls down the rebound | 69-76 |
| 07:51 | Sam Houston State | Edward Ferrell buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-79 |
| 07:22 | Dayton | Uros Krajewski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-79 |
| 07:21 | Dayton | John Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 69-79 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lon Wilson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 ast. SG - Uros Krajewski (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronald Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Johnson (fresh) 3 pf. C - Waldo Sanford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Edward Ferrell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Wicks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cesar Marino (tiring) 15 pts. 10 reb. C - James Taylor (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Dayton | Lon Wilson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 69-79 |
| 07:12 | Sam Houston State | David Lewis pulls down the rebound | 69-79 |
| 06:53 | Sam Houston State | Edward Ferrell drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Wicks | 69-81 |
| 06:30 | Dayton | Waldo Sanford misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 69-81 |
| 06:28 | Sam Houston State | James Taylor snags the defensive board | 69-81 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:09 | Sam Houston State | Lon Wilson is called for the reach on James Taylor - foul #1 on Lon Wilson, team foul #9 | 69-81 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeff Cook (PG), Scott Bryan (SF), Dennis Villalon (PF), Clay Cleveland (C) Lon Wilson, Ronald Johnson, John Johnson, Waldo Sanford | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman (PG), Bruce Hutcheson (SG), Mark Yates (SF), Lee Lebowitz (PF) Edward Ferrell, Christopher Wicks, David Lewis, Cesar Marino | |
| 06:09 | Sam Houston State | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 69-82 |
| 06:09 | Sam Houston State | James Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 69-82 |
| 06:09 | Dayton | Clay Cleveland snags the defensive board | 69-82 |
| 05:45 | Dayton | Scott Bryan misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-82 |
| 05:44 | Sam Houston State | James Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 69-82 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:20 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 69-82 |
| 05:18 | Dayton | Uros Krajewski grabs the board | 69-82 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:13 | Dayton | Uros Krajewski buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Scott Bryan | 72-82 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:03 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Hutcheson is hacked by Uros Krajewski - foul #1 on Uros Krajewski, team foul #10 | 72-82 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Oleg Golaszewski (PF) James Taylor | |
| 05:03 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Hutcheson makes the 1st free throw | 72-83 |
| 05:03 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Hutcheson misses the 2nd free throw | 72-83 |
| 05:03 | Dayton | Clay Cleveland grabs the defensive rebound | 72-83 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:42 | Dayton | Jeff Cook hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 74-83 |
| 04:29 | Sam Houston State | Lee Lebowitz makes the floater from close range | 74-85 |
| 04:09 | Dayton | Uros Krajewski loses the dribble to Bruce Hutcheson | 74-85 |
| 04:06 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Hutcheson lays it in | 74-87 |
| 04:06 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-87 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lon Wilson (PG), Ronald Johnson (SG), Waldo Sanford (C) Jeff Cook, Uros Krajewski, Clay Cleveland | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Edward Ferrell (SG), Cesar Marino (PF) Mark Yates, Oleg Golaszewski | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:59 | Dayton | Ronald Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-87 |
| 03:58 | Sam Houston State | Cesar Marino snags the defensive board | 74-87 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:35 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 74-89 |
| 03:18 | Dayton | Ronald Johnson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 74-89 |
| 03:17 | Sam Houston State | Cesar Marino snags the defensive board | 74-89 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lon Wilson (fresh) 13 pts. 9 ast. SG - Ronald Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Bryan (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Villalon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Waldo Sanford (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Garf Zachman (fresh) 27 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Ferrell (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Hutcheson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. PF - Cesar Marino (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 12 reb. C - Lee Lebowitz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-89 |
| 03:03 | Dayton | Waldo Sanford pulls down the rebound | 74-89 |
| 02:56 | Dayton | Ronald Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-89 |
| 02:54 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Hutcheson pulls down the rebound | 74-89 |
| 02:54 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-89 |
| Subs | Dayton | Uros Krajewski (SG) Ronald Johnson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Christopher Wicks (SG), David Lewis (SF) Edward Ferrell, Bruce Hutcheson | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:31 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by David Lewis | 74-92 |
| 02:19 | Dayton | Scott Bryan makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Uros Krajewski | 77-92 |
| 02:00 | Sam Houston State | Lee Lebowitz loses the ball out of bounds | 77-92 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeff Cook (PG), Ronald Johnson (SG), John Johnson (SF), Clay Cleveland (C) Lon Wilson, Uros Krajewski, Scott Bryan, Waldo Sanford | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Edward Ferrell (PG), Bruce Hutcheson (SG), Mark Yates (SF), Oleg Golaszewski (PF) Garf Zachman, Christopher Wicks, David Lewis, Cesar Marino | |
| 01:48 | Dayton | Oleg Golaszewski steps in front of the John Johnson pass | 77-92 |
| 01:24 | Sam Houston State | Mark Yates misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 77-92 |
| 01:23 | Dayton | Dennis Villalon snags the defensive board | 77-92 |
| 01:13 | Dayton | John Johnson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Johnson | 80-92 |
| 00:45 | Sam Houston State | Lee Lebowitz is alone and drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Oleg Golaszewski | 80-94 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Dayton | Jeff Cook can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 80-94 |
| 00:38 | Sam Houston State | Oleg Golaszewski grabs the board | 80-94 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Sam Houston State | Oleg Golaszewski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-94 |
| 00:10 | Dayton | Jeff Cook comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 80-94 |
| 00:09 | Sam Houston State | Oleg Golaszewski grabs the board | 80-94 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Edward Ferrell runs out the clock | 80-94 |