| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerry Henry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Self (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Banks (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Duncan Lewis (fresh) C - Michael Henry (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Otto Hayek (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lukman Alvarenga (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Christopher Brown (fresh) PF - James Hoffman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. C - William Gravatt (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Christopher Brown inbounds the ball | 29-27 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Dayton | Thomas Self takes the ball from William Gravatt | 29-27 |
| 19:23 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry drills a jumper from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 19:00 | Dayton | Michael Henry swats the layup by James Hoffman | 31-27 |
| 18:59 | Dayton | Christopher Brown gets the offensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 18:35 | Dayton | Otto Hayek buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Hoffman | 31-30 |
| 18:14 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Duncan Lewis | 33-30 |
| 17:57 | Dayton | Otto Hayek misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 17:56 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 17:37 | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry double dribbles | 33-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Foster (PF) Duncan Lewis | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 17:11 | Dayton | The jump hook by James Hoffman is blocked by Richard Banks | 33-30 |
| 17:10 | Cincinnati | Richard Banks grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 16:43 | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 16:42 | Dayton | William Gravatt grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 16:21 | Dayton | Otto Hayek misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 16:19 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Richard Banks | 33-30 |
| 16:14 | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-30 |
| 16:12 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Christopher Brown | 33-30 |
| 15:43 | Dayton | Otto Hayek comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 15:41 | Cincinnati | Gene Foster gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerry Henry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Self (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Banks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gene Foster (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Henry (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Otto Hayek (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lukman Alvarenga (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Christopher Brown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Hoffman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. C - William Gravatt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:20 | Cincinnati | Gene Foster scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Henry and he's hacked by James Hoffman - foul #1 on James Hoffman, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Paik (PG), Eric Rotella (SG), Johnny Robinson (SF), Leonard Love (C) Jerry Henry, Thomas Self, Richard Banks, Michael Henry | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Leeman (PG), Andrew Brooks (C) Otto Hayek, James Hoffman | |
| 15:20 | Cincinnati | Gene Foster misses the free throw | 35-30 |
| 15:20 | Dayton | William Gravatt pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 14:55 | Dayton | Lukman Alvarenga comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 14:54 | Cincinnati | Gene Foster gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 14:37 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Paik buries a floater from the right wing set up by Eric Rotella | 37-30 |
| 14:14 | Dayton | Lukman Alvarenga makes the 3 from the left corner | 37-33 |
| 13:57 | Cincinnati | Andrew Brooks is called for the reach on Kenneth Paik - foul #3 on Andrew Brooks, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Banks (SF), Duncan Lewis (PF) Johnny Robinson, Gene Foster | |
| Subs | Dayton | Otto Hayek (SG) Christopher Brown | |
| 13:41 | Cincinnati | Richard Banks misses long on a shot from the baseline | 37-33 |
| 13:40 | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 13:28 | Cincinnati | Richard Banks buries a jumper from the free throw line | 39-33 |
| 13:09 | Dayton | Otto Hayek drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 12:47 | Cincinnati | Andrew Brooks steals it from Duncan Lewis | 39-36 |
| 12:32 | Dayton | Lukman Alvarenga is hacked by Richard Banks - foul #2 on Richard Banks, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry (PG), Thomas Self (SG), Michael Henry (C) Kenneth Paik, Eric Rotella, Leonard Love | |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Brown (SF), James Hoffman (PF) Lukman Alvarenga, William Gravatt | |
| 12:03 | Dayton | Otto Hayek makes the 3 from straight away | 39-39 |
| 11:45 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 39-39 |
| 11:44 | Dayton | Andrew Brooks grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 11:17 | Dayton | Otto Hayek's pass is intercepted by Jerry Henry | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerry Henry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Self (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Banks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Duncan Lewis (fairly fresh) C - Michael Henry (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Leeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Otto Hayek (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Brown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Hoffman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. C - Andrew Brooks (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 10:59 | Cincinnati | Richard Banks misses the easy layup but the foul's on Christopher Brown - foul #2 on Christopher Brown, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Foster (PF) Duncan Lewis | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lukman Alvarenga (SF), William Gravatt (C) Christopher Brown, Andrew Brooks | |
| 10:59 | Cincinnati | Richard Banks makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 10:59 | Cincinnati | Richard Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 10:30 | Dayton | Lukman Alvarenga misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 10:29 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 10:14 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry hits a jumper in the paint | 43-39 |
| 09:50 | Dayton | Otto Hayek throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson (SF) Richard Banks | |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Brown (SF) Otto Hayek | |
| 09:33 | Cincinnati | Michael Leeman picks off the pass by Gene Foster | 43-39 |
| 09:04 | Dayton | Lukman Alvarenga connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Christopher Brown | 43-42 |
| 08:41 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jerry Henry | 45-42 |
| 08:14 | Dayton | William Gravatt misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 45-42 |
| 08:12 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 07:51 | Cincinnati | Lukman Alvarenga is called for the reach on Thomas Self - foul #1 on Lukman Alvarenga, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Paik (PG), Eric Rotella (SG), Richard Banks (SF), Duncan Lewis (PF), Leonard Love (C) Jerry Henry, Thomas Self, Johnny Robinson, Gene Foster, Michael Henry | |
| Subs | Dayton | Otto Hayek (SG), Andrew Brooks (C) Lukman Alvarenga, William Gravatt | |
| 07:35 | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella is fouled on the floor by Michael Leeman - foul #2 on Michael Leeman, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| 07:18 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Paik comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 07:17 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis hits the follow up shot | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Kenneth Paik (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Rotella (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Banks (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Duncan Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leonard Love (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Leeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Otto Hayek (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Brown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Hoffman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. C - Andrew Brooks (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:55 | Dayton | Otto Hayek comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 06:53 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 06:36 | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 06:34 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love tips it home | 49-42 |
| 06:17 | Dayton | Otto Hayek misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-42 |
| 06:15 | Cincinnati | Richard Banks grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 06:09 | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-42 |
| 06:08 | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella tips it home | 51-42 |
| 05:44 | Dayton | Andrew Brooks clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Leonard Love - foul #1 on Leonard Love, team foul #2 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry (PG), Thomas Self (SG), Michael Henry (C) Kenneth Paik, Eric Rotella, Leonard Love | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lukman Alvarenga (SG), William Gravatt (PF) Michael Leeman, James Hoffman | |
| 05:44 | Dayton | Andrew Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 05:44 | Dayton | Andrew Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 05:23 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Brooks | 51-44 |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Henry | 51-44 |
| 05:01 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Andrew Brooks - foul #4 on Andrew Brooks, team foul #6 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Foster (PF) Duncan Lewis | |
| Subs | Dayton | Steven Blair (SG) Christopher Brown | |
| 05:01 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 05:01 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry misses the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 05:01 | Dayton | Andrew Brooks pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| 04:32 | Dayton | Otto Hayek scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Steven Blair | 52-47 |
| 04:21 | Cincinnati | Richard Banks banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Self | 54-47 |
| 04:12 | Dayton | Steven Blair scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by William Gravatt | 54-49 |
| 03:53 | Cincinnati | Gene Foster scores on a runner from the right block and he's hacked by William Gravatt - foul #2 on William Gravatt, team foul #7 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Paik (PG), Johnny Robinson (SF) Jerry Henry, Richard Banks | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Leeman (PG) Otto Hayek | |
| 03:53 | Cincinnati | Gene Foster makes the free throw | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:37 | Dayton | Lukman Alvarenga can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-49 |
| 03:35 | Dayton | Michael Leeman misses the tip | 57-49 |
| 03:33 | Cincinnati | Gene Foster pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:04 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry drills a turnaround in the lane | 59-49 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Kenneth Paik (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Self (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Johnny Robinson (fresh) PF - Gene Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Henry (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Leeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Blair (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lukman Alvarenga (fairly fresh) 16 pts. PF - William Gravatt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:00 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry (PG), Richard Banks (SF), Duncan Lewis (PF) Kenneth Paik, Johnny Robinson, Gene Foster | |
| Subs | Dayton | Otto Hayek (SG), James Hoffman (PF) Steven Blair, Andrew Brooks | |
| 02:44 | Dayton | Lukman Alvarenga misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 59-49 |
| 02:43 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to William Gravatt | 59-49 |
| 02:28 | Dayton | Otto Hayek misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 59-49 |
| 02:26 | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry snags the defensive board | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 02:08 | Cincinnati | Lukman Alvarenga takes the ball from Michael Henry | 59-49 |
| 01:50 | Dayton | Michael Leeman buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-51 |
| 01:23 | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Banks | 61-51 |
| 01:03 | Dayton | William Gravatt hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Lukman Alvarenga | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis is hacked by William Gravatt - foul #3 on William Gravatt, team foul #8 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella (SG), Johnny Robinson (SF) Thomas Self, Richard Banks | |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Brown (SF) Michael Leeman | |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:50 | Dayton | James Hoffman hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Lukman Alvarenga | 63-55 |
| 00:50 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-55 |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by Otto Hayek - foul #2 on Otto Hayek, team foul #9 | 63-55 |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:47 | Dayton | James Hoffman gets the rebound | 63-55 |
| 00:40 | Dayton | Lukman Alvarenga can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-55 |
| 00:39 | Dayton | William Gravatt snags the offensive board | 63-55 |
| 00:36 | Dayton | James Hoffman scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Otto Hayek | 63-58 |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | Otto Hayek is called for the reach on Eric Rotella in the backcourt - foul #3 on Otto Hayek, team foul #10 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Banks (SF) Johnny Robinson | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:26 | Dayton | James Hoffman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-58 |
| 00:25 | Dayton | William Gravatt gets the offensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 00:22 | Dayton | Otto Hayek buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Lukman Alvarenga | 65-61 |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella is hacked by Otto Hayek in the backcourt - foul #4 on Otto Hayek, team foul #11 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Foster (PF) Duncan Lewis | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:15 | Dayton | Eric Rotella steals the ball from Otto Hayek in the backcourt | 67-61 |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis (PF) Gene Foster | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella is hacked by Lukman Alvarenga - foul #2 on Lukman Alvarenga, team foul #12 | 67-61 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella misses the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:07 | Dayton | James Hoffman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-61 |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry runs out the clock | 68-61 |