| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jack Chestnut (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Marc Richmond (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Andrew Oliver (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lucas Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Raby (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Bell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ricardo Flores (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Hensley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Louis Melton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Antonio Hendren (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Andrew Oliver inbounds the ball | 31-25 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Dayton | Lucas Brown drills a turnaround in the lane | 33-25 |
| 19:43 | Cleveland State | Louis Melton drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 19:26 | Dayton | William Bell is called for the reach on Jack Chestnut - foul #1 on William Bell, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| 19:12 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-28 |
| 19:10 | Dayton | Jack Chestnut can't tip it in | 33-28 |
| 19:09 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Steven Hensley | 33-28 |
| 19:02 | Cleveland State | Steven Hensley buries a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Nicholas Raby - foul #2 on Nicholas Raby, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| 19:02 | Cleveland State | Steven Hensley makes the free throw | 33-31 |
| 18:46 | Dayton | Lucas Brown comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Louis Melton - foul #1 on Louis Melton, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| 18:46 | Dayton | Lucas Brown makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 18:46 | Dayton | Lucas Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 18:46 | Dayton | Andrew Oliver snags the offensive board | 34-31 |
| 18:26 | Dayton | Andrew Oliver drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Jack Chestnut | 36-31 |
| 18:03 | Cleveland State | Antonio Hendren misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Nicholas Raby - foul #3 on Nicholas Raby, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Horace Copeland (C) Nicholas Raby | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 18:03 | Cleveland State | Antonio Hendren makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 18:03 | Cleveland State | Antonio Hendren makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 17:40 | Dayton | Marc Richmond is hacked by Ricardo Flores - foul #3 on Ricardo Flores, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Donnie Florez (SG), Phil Pearson (SF), Sanford Shipton (C) Ricardo Flores, Steven Hensley, Antonio Hendren | |
| 17:17 | Dayton | Sanford Shipton steals it from Marc Richmond | 36-33 |
| 17:14 | Cleveland State | William Bell is hacked by Jack Chestnut in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jack Chestnut, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | Curtis Drexler (PG) Jack Chestnut | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Thomas Murphy (SG) William Bell | |
| 17:03 | Cleveland State | Louis Melton steps out of bounds on the sideline | 36-33 |
| 16:52 | Dayton | Sanford Shipton swats the short shot by Andrew Oliver | 36-33 |
| 16:51 | Cleveland State | Phil Pearson snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 16:27 | Cleveland State | Phil Pearson misses the 3 from straight away | 36-33 |
| 16:25 | Dayton | Horace Copeland grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 16:11 | Dayton | Andrew Oliver misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 36-33 |
| 16:10 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler gets the offensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 15:54 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 15:52 | Cleveland State | Thomas Murphy pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Curtis Drexler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marc Richmond (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Andrew Oliver (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lucas Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Horace Copeland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Donnie Florez (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Phil Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Melton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Sanford Shipton (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 15:23 | Cleveland State | Donnie Florez misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-33 |
| 15:22 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Marc Richmond | 36-33 |
| 15:05 | Dayton | Andrew Oliver is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Andrew Oliver, team foul #4 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Chestnut (PG), Nicholas Raby (C) Curtis Drexler, Horace Copeland | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Bell (PG), Ricardo Flores (SG), Steven Hensley (SF), Antonio Hendren (C) Donnie Florez, Thomas Murphy, Louis Melton, Sanford Shipton | |
| 14:42 | Cleveland State | William Bell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-33 |
| 14:41 | Dayton | Lucas Brown snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 14:26 | Dayton | Marc Richmond misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 14:24 | Cleveland State | Antonio Hendren pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 14:05 | Cleveland State | Antonio Hendren misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 36-33 |
| 14:04 | Cleveland State | Antonio Hendren grabs the offensive board | 36-33 |
| 13:46 | Cleveland State | Steven Hensley misses the lay-in | 36-33 |
| 13:44 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Lucas Brown | 36-33 |
| 13:35 | Dayton | Lucas Brown connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Nicholas Raby | 38-33 |
| 13:22 | Cleveland State | Steven Hensley connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by William Bell | 38-36 |
| 13:09 | Dayton | Jack Chestnut scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 12:51 | Cleveland State | Steven Hensley is whistled for a carry | 41-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Whitmore (SF), Edward Pruitt (PF) Andrew Oliver, Lucas Brown | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Louis Melton (PF) Phil Pearson | |
| 12:35 | Dayton | Richard Whitmore drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Jack Chestnut | 43-36 |
| 12:13 | Cleveland State | Ricardo Flores's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Curtis Drexler (PG), Horace Copeland (C) Jack Chestnut, Nicholas Raby | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Donnie Florez (PG), Bob Dunn (SF), Sanford Shipton (C) William Bell, Steven Hensley, Antonio Hendren | |
| 12:03 | Dayton | Marc Richmond clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-36 |
| 12:01 | Cleveland State | Sanford Shipton gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 11:53 | Cleveland State | Ricardo Flores buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Donnie Florez | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Curtis Drexler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marc Richmond (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Richard Whitmore (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edward Pruitt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Horace Copeland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Donnie Florez (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricardo Flores (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bob Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Melton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Sanford Shipton (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:34 | Dayton | Horace Copeland can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 43-39 |
| 11:32 | Cleveland State | Bob Dunn pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 11:11 | Cleveland State | Donnie Florez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Heckart (SG), Andrew Oliver (SF), Lucas Brown (PF), Nicholas Raby (C) Marc Richmond, Richard Whitmore, Edward Pruitt, Horace Copeland | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Thomas Murphy (SG), Phil Pearson (SF) Ricardo Flores, Bob Dunn | |
| 10:48 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Sanford Shipton - foul #1 on Sanford Shipton, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Chestnut (PG) Curtis Drexler | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 10:48 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 10:48 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 10:35 | Cleveland State | Thomas Murphy hits a jumper from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 10:14 | Dayton | Lucas Brown misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Donnie Florez - foul #3 on Donnie Florez, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Bell (PG), Steven Hensley (SF), Antonio Hendren (C) Thomas Murphy, Phil Pearson, Sanford Shipton | |
| 10:14 | Dayton | Lucas Brown makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 10:14 | Dayton | Lucas Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 10:14 | Cleveland State | Antonio Hendren grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 09:58 | Cleveland State | William Bell scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Donnie Florez | 46-44 |
| 09:35 | Dayton | Donald Heckart clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 09:33 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Steven Hensley | 46-44 |
| 09:18 | Cleveland State | Louis Melton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-44 |
| 09:16 | Dayton | Jack Chestnut pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 09:11 | Dayton | William Bell is called for the reach on Nicholas Raby - foul #2 on William Bell, team foul #6 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | Curtis Drexler (PG), Marc Richmond (SG), Horace Copeland (C) Jack Chestnut, Donald Heckart, Nicholas Raby | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ricardo Flores (SG), Phil Pearson (PF) Donnie Florez, Louis Melton | |
| 08:48 | Dayton | Lucas Brown makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Andrew Oliver | 48-44 |
| 08:37 | Cleveland State | Antonio Hendren connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Steven Hensley | 48-46 |
| 08:21 | Dayton | Marc Richmond drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Curtis Drexler | 51-46 |
| 07:57 | Cleveland State | William Bell misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-46 |
| 07:55 | Dayton | Andrew Oliver snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 07:31 | Dayton | Andrew Oliver drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Curtis Drexler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marc Richmond (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Oliver (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lucas Brown (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Horace Copeland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Bell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricardo Flores (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Hensley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phil Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Antonio Hendren (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Cleveland State | Phil Pearson double dribbles | 53-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Chestnut (PG), Richard Whitmore (SF), Edward Pruitt (PF), Nicholas Raby (C) Curtis Drexler, Andrew Oliver, Lucas Brown, Horace Copeland | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Donnie Florez (PG), Louis Melton (PF), Sanford Shipton (C) William Bell, Steven Hensley, Antonio Hendren | |
| 07:00 | Dayton | Marc Richmond misses the 3 from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 06:59 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 06:42 | Dayton | Jack Chestnut can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 06:41 | Dayton | Edward Pruitt pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 06:27 | Dayton | Edward Pruitt knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Jack Chestnut | 55-46 |
| 06:20 | Cleveland State | Ricardo Flores can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 55-46 |
| 06:18 | Cleveland State | Louis Melton can't tip it in | 55-46 |
| 06:16 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Nicholas Raby | 55-46 |
| 06:00 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-46 |
| 05:59 | Cleveland State | Phil Pearson snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| 05:42 | Cleveland State | Sanford Shipton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jack Chestnut - foul #3 on Jack Chestnut, team foul #5 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Heckart (SG) Marc Richmond | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Thomas Murphy (SG), Bob Dunn (SF) Ricardo Flores, Phil Pearson | |
| 05:42 | Cleveland State | Sanford Shipton makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 05:42 | Cleveland State | Sanford Shipton makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 05:19 | Dayton | Jack Chestnut clanks a floater from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 05:18 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Bob Dunn | 55-48 |
| 04:49 | Cleveland State | Sanford Shipton clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-48 |
| 04:47 | Cleveland State | Louis Melton gets the offensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 04:33 | Cleveland State | Louis Melton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-48 |
| 04:31 | Dayton | Donald Heckart grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 04:05 | Dayton | Edward Pruitt drills a fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by Louis Melton - foul #2 on Louis Melton, team foul #7 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Curtis Drexler (PG), Marc Richmond (SG), Andrew Oliver (SF), Horace Copeland (C) Jack Chestnut, Donald Heckart, Richard Whitmore, Nicholas Raby | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Bell (PG), Ricardo Flores (SG), Steven Hensley (SF), Antonio Hendren (C) Donnie Florez, Thomas Murphy, Bob Dunn, Sanford Shipton | |
| 04:05 | Dayton | Edward Pruitt misses the free throw | 57-48 |
| 04:05 | Cleveland State | Louis Melton grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:46 | Cleveland State | William Bell misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 57-48 |
| 03:45 | Dayton | Marc Richmond snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Dayton | Andrew Oliver comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-48 |
| 03:15 | Dayton | Andrew Oliver misses the tip | 57-48 |
| 03:13 | Dayton | Andrew Oliver hits the follow up shot | 59-48 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Curtis Drexler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marc Richmond (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Oliver (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. PF - Edward Pruitt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Horace Copeland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Bell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricardo Flores (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Hensley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Melton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Antonio Hendren (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Cleveland State | Ricardo Flores is hacked by Curtis Drexler - foul #1 on Curtis Drexler, team foul #6 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lucas Brown (PF) Edward Pruitt | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Phil Pearson (PF) Louis Melton | |
| 02:36 | Cleveland State | Steven Hensley clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-48 |
| 02:35 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler snags the defensive board | 59-48 |
| 02:15 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Lucas Brown | 62-48 |
| 02:10 | Cleveland State | Ricardo Flores hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Curtis Drexler - foul #2 on Curtis Drexler, team foul #7 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Heckart (SG), Richard Whitmore (SF), Alan King (PF) Marc Richmond, Andrew Oliver, Lucas Brown | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Donnie Florez (PG), Bob Dunn (SF), Sanford Shipton (C) William Bell, Steven Hensley, Antonio Hendren | |
| 02:10 | Cleveland State | Ricardo Flores makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 02:10 | Cleveland State | Ricardo Flores makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 01:54 | Dayton | Richard Whitmore comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-50 |
| 01:53 | Cleveland State | Donnie Florez grabs the board | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:45 | Cleveland State | Sanford Shipton is whistled for a carry | 62-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edward Pruitt (PF) Alan King | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Thomas Murphy (SG) Ricardo Flores | |
| 01:21 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler is hacked by Donnie Florez - foul #4 on Donnie Florez, team foul #8 | 62-50 |
| 01:21 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 01:21 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 01:05 | Cleveland State | Thomas Murphy misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Donald Heckart - foul #1 on Donald Heckart, team foul #8 | 64-50 |
| 01:05 | Cleveland State | Thomas Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 01:05 | Cleveland State | Thomas Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 00:46 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Cleveland State | Bob Dunn knocks in the floater from the right wing | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Dayton | Horace Copeland travels with the ball | 67-54 |
| 00:09 | Cleveland State | Donnie Florez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Curtis Drexler - foul #3 on Curtis Drexler, team foul #9 | 67-54 |
| 00:09 | Cleveland State | Donnie Florez makes the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 00:09 | Cleveland State | Donnie Florez misses the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 00:09 | Dayton | Edward Pruitt snags the defensive board | 67-55 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler runs out the clock | 67-55 |