| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Clayton Goolsby (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Grimmett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Smith (fresh) PF - Billy Benson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Sweeny (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Goldsmith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Philip Mays (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Pickerel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Richards (fresh) 2 pts. C - Earl Fulmer (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Andrew Smith inbounds the ball | 34-26 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Dayton | Arthur Sweeny hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Earl Fulmer - foul #3 on Earl Fulmer, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Scott Hyland (C) Earl Fulmer | |
| 19:39 | Dayton | Arthur Sweeny makes the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 19:39 | Dayton | Arthur Sweeny makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 19:22 | Rhode Island | Philip Mays is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right corner | 36-26 |
| 19:21 | Dayton | Andrew Smith snags the defensive board | 36-26 |
| 18:58 | Dayton | William Grimmett is hacked by Philip Mays - foul #2 on Philip Mays, team foul #2 | 36-26 |
| 18:39 | Dayton | Clayton Goolsby blows the layup but he's fouled by James Goldsmith - foul #2 on James Goldsmith, team foul #3 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jabari Ahmed (PF) Thomas Richards | |
| 18:39 | Dayton | Clayton Goolsby makes the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 18:39 | Dayton | Clayton Goolsby misses the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 18:39 | Rhode Island | Jabari Ahmed snags the defensive board | 37-26 |
| 18:13 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-26 |
| 18:12 | Dayton | Andrew Smith pulls down the rebound | 37-26 |
| 17:52 | Dayton | Billy Benson can't finish the layup | 37-26 |
| 17:51 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith grabs the defensive rebound | 37-26 |
| 17:23 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-26 |
| 17:21 | Rhode Island | Philip Mays grabs the offensive rebound | 37-26 |
| 16:57 | Rhode Island | Philip Mays can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Andrew Smith - foul #2 on Andrew Smith, team foul #1 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Dayton | Eddy Morse (PG), Rogelio Martinez (SG), Raphael Lombardi (SF), Manuel Coons (PF), Rafael Salazar (C) Clayton Goolsby, William Grimmett, Andrew Smith, Billy Benson, Arthur Sweeny | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Richards (PF) Jabari Ahmed | |
| 16:57 | Rhode Island | Philip Mays makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 16:57 | Rhode Island | Philip Mays misses the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 16:57 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Rafael Salazar | 37-27 |
| 16:32 | Dayton | Rafael Salazar knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 39-27 |
| 16:03 | Rhode Island | Thomas Richards misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Rogelio Martinez - foul #1 on Rogelio Martinez, team foul #2 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lawrence Laliberte (SG) Philip Mays | |
| 16:03 | Rhode Island | Thomas Richards misses the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 16:03 | Rhode Island | Thomas Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 15:55 | Dayton | Manuel Coons can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-28 |
| 15:53 | Dayton | Rafael Salazar pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-28 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Eddy Morse (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Rogelio Martinez (fresh) SF - Raphael Lombardi (fresh) PF - Manuel Coons (fresh) 4 pts. C - Rafael Salazar (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Goldsmith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Laliberte (fresh) SF - Michael Pickerel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Richards (fresh) 3 pts. C - Scott Hyland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Dayton | Eddy Morse is fouled on the floor by Michael Pickerel - foul #1 on Michael Pickerel, team foul #4 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Dayton | Clayton Goolsby (PG) Eddy Morse | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Potulski (PG), Shawn David (PF), Earl Fulmer (C) James Goldsmith, Thomas Richards, Scott Hyland | |
| 15:28 | Dayton | Raphael Lombardi's fadeaway is rejected by Shawn David | 39-28 |
| 15:26 | Dayton | Clayton Goolsby pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 15:11 | Dayton | The jumper by Raphael Lombardi is denied by Earl Fulmer | 39-28 |
| 15:10 | Dayton | Rafael Salazar tips it back up and in | 41-28 |
| 14:41 | Rhode Island | The jump hook by Michael Pickerel is blocked by Rafael Salazar | 41-28 |
| 14:40 | Rhode Island | Shawn David tips it back up and in | 41-30 |
| 14:21 | Dayton | A charge is called on Rogelio Martinez - foul #2 on Rogelio Martinez, team foul #3 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Grimmett (SG), Andrew Smith (SF), Billy Benson (PF), Arthur Sweeny (C) Rogelio Martinez, Raphael Lombardi, Manuel Coons, Rafael Salazar | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith (SF), Thomas Richards (PF) Michael Pickerel, Shawn David | |
| 14:02 | Rhode Island | Earl Fulmer buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Thomas Richards | 41-32 |
| 14:00 | Dayton | James Goldsmith steps in front of the Clayton Goolsby pass in the backcourt | 41-32 |
| 13:57 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Laliberte hits the finger roll set up by James Goldsmith | 41-34 |
| 13:48 | Dayton | Arthur Sweeny hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Grimmett | 43-34 |
| 13:26 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 43-34 |
| 13:24 | Dayton | Arthur Sweeny snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 13:01 | Dayton | William Grimmett connects on the runner in the paint | 45-34 |
| 12:38 | Rhode Island | Earl Fulmer makes the fadeaway from the left side and he's fouled by Clayton Goolsby - foul #3 on Clayton Goolsby, team foul #4 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Eddy Morse (PG), Rogelio Martinez (SG), Raphael Lombardi (SF) Clayton Goolsby, William Grimmett, Andrew Smith | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Shawn David (SF), Jabari Ahmed (PF) James Goldsmith, Thomas Richards | |
| 12:38 | Rhode Island | Earl Fulmer misses the free throw | 45-36 |
| 12:38 | Dayton | Arthur Sweeny pulls down the rebound | 45-36 |
| 12:31 | Dayton | Arthur Sweeny misses long on a shot from the baseline | 45-36 |
| 12:29 | Rhode Island | Shawn David grabs the defensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 12:16 | Rhode Island | David Potulski loses the dribble to Rogelio Martinez | 45-36 |
| 12:09 | Dayton | Raphael Lombardi is whistled for traveling | 45-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Manuel Coons (PF), Rafael Salazar (C) Billy Benson, Arthur Sweeny | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Philip Mays (SG), Scott Hyland (C) Lawrence Laliberte, Earl Fulmer | |
| 11:47 | Rhode Island | Philip Mays misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-36 |
| 11:46 | Dayton | Eddy Morse snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Eddy Morse (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Rogelio Martinez (fresh) SF - Raphael Lombardi (fresh) PF - Manuel Coons (fresh) 4 pts. C - Rafael Salazar (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - David Potulski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Philip Mays (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Shawn David (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jabari Ahmed (fresh) C - Scott Hyland (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Dayton | Eddy Morse is fouled on the floor by David Potulski - foul #4 on David Potulski, team foul #5 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Clayton Goolsby (PG) Eddy Morse | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith (PG), Michael Pickerel (SF) David Potulski, Shawn David | |
| 11:04 | Dayton | Rafael Salazar buries a runner in the lane | 47-36 |
| 10:53 | Rhode Island | Scott Hyland can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 47-36 |
| 10:51 | Dayton | Manuel Coons snags the defensive board | 47-36 |
| 10:49 | Dayton | Rogelio Martinez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Grimmett (SG), Andrew Smith (SF), Billy Benson (PF), Arthur Sweeny (C) Rogelio Martinez, Raphael Lombardi, Manuel Coons, Rafael Salazar | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lawrence Laliberte (SG), Thomas Richards (PF), Earl Fulmer (C) Philip Mays, Jabari Ahmed, Scott Hyland | |
| 10:33 | Rhode Island | Thomas Richards makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed James Goldsmith and he's fouled by Billy Benson - foul #3 on Billy Benson, team foul #5 | 47-38 |
| 10:33 | Rhode Island | Thomas Richards misses the free throw | 47-38 |
| 10:33 | Dayton | Billy Benson pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 10:23 | Dayton | Lawrence Laliberte is called for the reach on Andrew Smith - foul #2 on Lawrence Laliberte, team foul #6 | 47-38 |
| 10:08 | Dayton | Clayton Goolsby hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by William Grimmett | 49-38 |
| 09:49 | Rhode Island | Thomas Richards misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 49-38 |
| 09:48 | Dayton | Andrew Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 09:23 | Dayton | Andrew Smith is open but misses the lay-in | 49-38 |
| 09:22 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Smith | 49-38 |
| 09:17 | Dayton | Andrew Smith can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 49-38 |
| 09:16 | Rhode Island | Thomas Richards snags the defensive board | 49-38 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:54 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 49-38 |
| 08:52 | Dayton | Andrew Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 08:49 | Dayton | Thomas Richards takes the ball from William Grimmett in the backcourt | 49-38 |
| 08:33 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Laliberte can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-38 |
| 08:31 | Dayton | Clayton Goolsby grabs the board | 49-38 |
| 08:29 | Dayton | Earl Fulmer is called for the reach on Arthur Sweeny in the backcourt - foul #4 on Earl Fulmer, team foul #7 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Eddy Morse (PG), Rogelio Martinez (SG), Raphael Lombardi (SF), Manuel Coons (PF) Clayton Goolsby, William Grimmett, Andrew Smith, Billy Benson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Roy (PG), Philip Mays (SG), Shawn David (SF), Jabari Ahmed (PF), Scott Hyland (C) James Goldsmith, Lawrence Laliberte, Michael Pickerel, Thomas Richards, Earl Fulmer | |
| 08:29 | Dayton | Arthur Sweeny misses the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 08:29 | Rhode Island | Scott Hyland snags the defensive board | 49-38 |
| 08:02 | Rhode Island | Jabari Ahmed misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 49-38 |
| 08:00 | Dayton | Raphael Lombardi pulls down the rebound | 49-38 |
| 07:42 | Dayton | Rogelio Martinez scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-38 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Eddy Morse (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Rogelio Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raphael Lombardi (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Manuel Coons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Sweeny (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ronald Roy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Philip Mays (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Shawn David (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jabari Ahmed (fresh) C - Scott Hyland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Rhode Island | Philip Mays is fouled on the floor by Rogelio Martinez - foul #3 on Rogelio Martinez, team foul #6 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rafael Salazar (C) Arthur Sweeny | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Potulski (PG), Michael Pickerel (SF) Ronald Roy, Shawn David | |
| 07:12 | Rhode Island | Philip Mays knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Michael Pickerel | 51-40 |
| 06:57 | Dayton | Raphael Lombardi knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-40 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:44 | Rhode Island | Scott Hyland drills a jumper from the left side | 54-42 |
| 06:42 | Dayton | Eddy Morse is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Pickerel - foul #2 on Michael Pickerel, team foul #8 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Billy Benson (PF) Manuel Coons | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lawrence Laliberte (SG), Thomas Richards (PF) Philip Mays, Jabari Ahmed | |
| 06:42 | Dayton | Eddy Morse makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 06:42 | Dayton | Eddy Morse makes the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| 06:28 | Rhode Island | Rafael Salazar is called for the reach on Michael Pickerel - foul #1 on Rafael Salazar, team foul #7 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Clayton Goolsby (PG), William Grimmett (SG), Andrew Smith (SF) Eddy Morse, Rogelio Martinez, Raphael Lombardi | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 06:28 | Rhode Island | Michael Pickerel misses the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 06:28 | Dayton | Billy Benson snags the defensive board | 56-42 |
| 06:10 | Dayton | Clayton Goolsby can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-42 |
| 06:08 | Rhode Island | Michael Pickerel pulls down the rebound | 56-42 |
| 05:53 | Rhode Island | Thomas Richards can't finish the layup | 56-42 |
| 05:52 | Rhode Island | Michael Pickerel can't tip it in | 56-42 |
| 05:51 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Billy Benson | 56-42 |
| 05:30 | Dayton | Michael Pickerel steals it from Rafael Salazar | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:13 | Rhode Island | Michael Pickerel's fadeaway is rejected by Billy Benson | 56-42 |
| 05:11 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Andrew Smith | 56-42 |
| 04:56 | Dayton | Rafael Salazar hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the free throw line | 56-42 |
| 04:54 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Laliberte pulls down the rebound | 56-42 |
| 04:31 | Rhode Island | David Potulski knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Scott Hyland | 56-44 |
| 04:27 | Dayton | William Grimmett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rogelio Martinez (SG), Raphael Lombardi (SF), Manuel Coons (PF), Arthur Sweeny (C) William Grimmett, Andrew Smith, Billy Benson, Rafael Salazar | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Philip Mays (SG), James Goldsmith (SF), Jabari Ahmed (PF), Earl Fulmer (C) Lawrence Laliberte, Michael Pickerel, Thomas Richards, Scott Hyland | |
| 04:09 | Rhode Island | David Potulski clanks a shot from the right block | 56-44 |
| 04:08 | Dayton | Manuel Coons grabs the defensive rebound | 56-44 |
| 03:49 | Dayton | Raphael Lombardi misses the 3 from the left corner | 56-44 |
| 03:47 | Dayton | Arthur Sweeny tips it in | 58-44 |
| 03:34 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jabari Ahmed | 58-47 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Clayton Goolsby (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rogelio Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Raphael Lombardi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Manuel Coons (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Sweeny (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - David Potulski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - Philip Mays (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Goldsmith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jabari Ahmed (fresh) C - Earl Fulmer (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:29 | Dayton | Clayton Goolsby makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Raphael Lombardi | 60-47 |
| 03:03 | Rhode Island | Jabari Ahmed connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Goldsmith | 60-49 |
| 02:53 | Dayton | Clayton Goolsby is called for 10 seconds | 60-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Eddy Morse (PG), Billy Benson (PF) Clayton Goolsby, Manuel Coons | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Roy (PG), Robert Beavers (SG), Shawn David (PF) David Potulski, Philip Mays, Jabari Ahmed | |
| 02:32 | Rhode Island | Robert Beavers steps out of bounds on the sideline | 60-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Manuel Coons (PF), Rafael Salazar (C) Billy Benson, Arthur Sweeny | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 02:06 | Dayton | Rogelio Martinez is fouled on the floor by Earl Fulmer - foul #5 on Earl Fulmer, team foul #9 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lawrence Laliberte (SG), Michael Pickerel (SF), Scott Hyland (C) Robert Beavers, James Goldsmith, Earl Fulmer | |
| 02:06 | Dayton | Rogelio Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 02:06 | Dayton | Rogelio Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 01:49 | Rhode Island | Michael Pickerel knocks in the floater from the right block and the foul's on Manuel Coons - foul #2 on Manuel Coons, team foul #8 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith (PG), Philip Mays (SG), Thomas Richards (PF) Ronald Roy, Lawrence Laliberte, Shawn David | |
| 01:49 | Rhode Island | Michael Pickerel misses the free throw | 62-51 |
| 01:49 | Rhode Island | Scott Hyland snags the offensive board | 62-51 |
| 01:29 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-51 |
| 01:28 | Rhode Island | Michael Pickerel pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 01:13 | Rhode Island | Thomas Richards connects on the shot in the lane set up by Scott Hyland | 62-53 |
| 01:13 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Clayton Goolsby (PG), William Grimmett (SG), Andrew Smith (SF), Billy Benson (PF), Arthur Sweeny (C) Eddy Morse, Rogelio Martinez, Raphael Lombardi, Manuel Coons, Rafael Salazar | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 01:10 | Dayton | James Goldsmith picks off the pass by Clayton Goolsby in the backcourt | 62-53 |
| 01:08 | Rhode Island | Philip Mays lays it up and in on a great pass from James Goldsmith | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:54 | Dayton | Billy Benson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-55 |
| 00:52 | Rhode Island | Scott Hyland grabs the board | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Dayton | Billy Benson is fouled in the backcourt by James Goldsmith - foul #3 on James Goldsmith, team foul #10 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rogelio Martinez (SF), Rafael Salazar (C) Andrew Smith, Arthur Sweeny | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:46 | Dayton | Billy Benson makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:46 | Dayton | Billy Benson misses the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:46 | Rhode Island | Scott Hyland pulls down the rebound | 63-55 |
| 00:41 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith's pass is intercepted by Rogelio Martinez | 63-55 |
| 00:41 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-55 |
| 00:39 | Dayton | James Goldsmith is called for the reach on Rafael Salazar in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Goldsmith, team foul #11 | 63-55 |
| 00:39 | Dayton | Rafael Salazar misses the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:39 | Dayton | Rafael Salazar makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:34 | Rhode Island | Michael Pickerel buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-58 |
| 00:32 | Dayton | Billy Benson is hacked by Philip Mays in the backcourt - foul #3 on Philip Mays, team foul #12 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Dayton | Raphael Lombardi (SF) Rogelio Martinez | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:32 | Dayton | Billy Benson makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:32 | Dayton | Billy Benson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:27 | Rhode Island | Philip Mays makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-61 |
| 00:27 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| 00:25 | Dayton | Philip Mays is called for the reach on Billy Benson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Philip Mays, team foul #13 | 66-61 |
| 00:25 | Dayton | Billy Benson misses the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:25 | Dayton | Billy Benson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:21 | Rhode Island | Michael Pickerel can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-61 |
| 00:19 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to James Goldsmith | 67-61 |
| 00:16 | Rhode Island | Michael Pickerel is alone and drills a 3 from straight away set up by James Goldsmith | 67-64 |
| 00:16 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 67-64 |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Smith (SF), Arthur Sweeny (C) William Grimmett, Rafael Salazar | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:15 | Dayton | Clayton Goolsby is hacked by James Goldsmith in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Goldsmith, team foul #14 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Potulski (PG) James Goldsmith | |
| 00:15 | Dayton | Clayton Goolsby makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:15 | Dayton | Clayton Goolsby makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-64 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Grimmett (SG) Raphael Lombardi | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:08 | Rhode Island | Michael Pickerel hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 69-64 |
| 00:07 | Rhode Island | Michael Pickerel pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | Philip Mays clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-64 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Michael Pickerel grabs the offensive board | 69-64 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | The clock runs out | 69-64 |