| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jerry Gustin (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Bailey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Sams (fresh) 2 stl. PF - George Dahl (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Freddie King (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Stephen Walsh (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnold Stone (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alex Coppola (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terry Flora (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kevin Souliere (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Alex Coppola inbounds the ball | 44-26 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Dayton | Arnold Stone hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 44-26 |
| 19:39 | Dayton | Terry Flora hits the follow up shot | 44-28 |
| 19:23 | UNLV | George Dahl hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jerry Gustin | 47-28 |
| 19:03 | Dayton | Alex Coppola's pass is intercepted by Kevin Sams | 47-28 |
| 18:52 | UNLV | George Dahl connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Jerry Gustin and he's fouled by Arnold Stone - foul #2 on Arnold Stone, team foul #1 | 49-28 |
| 18:52 | UNLV | George Dahl misses the free throw | 49-28 |
| 18:52 | Dayton | Arnold Stone gets the rebound | 49-28 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 18:39 | Dayton | Alex Coppola scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Arnold Stone and he's fouled by Kevin Sams - foul #1 on Kevin Sams, team foul #1 | 49-30 |
| 18:39 | Dayton | Alex Coppola makes the free throw | 49-31 |
| 18:16 | UNLV | Alex Coppola picks off the pass by Kevin Sams | 49-31 |
| 18:12 | Dayton | Alex Coppola blows the dunk | 49-31 |
| 18:10 | UNLV | Freddie King grabs the board | 49-31 |
| 18:07 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin is hacked by Arnold Stone in the backcourt - foul #3 on Arnold Stone, team foul #2 | 49-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Bui (SF), Jim Prettyman (PF), Robert Bullard (C) Kevin Sams, George Dahl, Freddie King | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lai (SG), Douglass Beltz (SF), Gary Troche (C) Arnold Stone, Alex Coppola, Kevin Souliere | |
| 17:46 | UNLV | James Bui hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 49-31 |
| 17:45 | UNLV | Robert Bullard hits the follow up shot | 51-31 |
| 17:26 | Dayton | Terry Flora hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-31 |
| 17:24 | UNLV | Robert Bullard gets the rebound | 51-31 |
| 17:02 | UNLV | Jim Prettyman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-31 |
| 17:01 | UNLV | Robert Bullard tips it back up and in | 53-31 |
| 16:47 | Dayton | Jerry Gustin is called for the reach on Terry Flora - foul #1 on Jerry Gustin, team foul #2 | 53-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | George Dahl (PF) Jim Prettyman | |
| Subs | Dayton | Alex Coppola (SF), Jeffery Polster (C) Stephen Walsh, Terry Flora | |
| 16:33 | Dayton | Douglass Beltz is fouled on the floor by Robert Bullard - foul #1 on Robert Bullard, team foul #3 | 53-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Sams (SF), Freddie King (C) James Bui, Robert Bullard | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ruben Taylor (PF), Kevin Souliere (C) Gary Troche, Jeffery Polster | |
| 16:26 | Dayton | Kevin Souliere is hacked by Freddie King - foul #1 on Freddie King, team foul #4 | 53-31 |
| 16:21 | Dayton | Kevin Souliere makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 53-33 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 16:01 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 53-33 |
| 16:00 | Dayton | Kevin Souliere gets the rebound | 53-33 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jerry Gustin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Bailey (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Sams (fresh) 3 stl. PF - George Dahl (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Freddie King (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Lai (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Douglass Beltz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. SF - Alex Coppola (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ruben Taylor (fresh) C - Kevin Souliere (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Dayton | Ruben Taylor comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-33 |
| 15:50 | UNLV | James Bailey pulls down the rebound | 53-33 |
| 15:32 | UNLV | James Bailey scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Sams | 56-33 |
| 15:28 | Dayton | John Lai's pass is intercepted by James Bailey in the backcourt | 56-33 |
| 15:27 | UNLV | George Dahl banks in the layup set up by James Bailey | 58-33 |
| 15:06 | Dayton | Kevin Souliere comes up short on the floater near the basket | 58-33 |
| 15:05 | Dayton | Alex Coppola snags the offensive board | 58-33 |
| 14:59 | Dayton | Jerry Gustin is called for the reach on Douglass Beltz - foul #2 on Jerry Gustin, team foul #5 | 58-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Taylor (PG), Thomas Gillette (SG), James Bui (SF), Jim Prettyman (PF), Robert Bullard (C) Jerry Gustin, James Bailey, Kevin Sams, George Dahl, Freddie King | |
| Subs | Dayton | Stephen Reay (PG), Arnold Stone (SG), Gary Troche (SF), Terry Flora (PF), Jeffery Polster (C) John Lai, Douglass Beltz, Alex Coppola, Ruben Taylor, Kevin Souliere | |
| 14:50 | Dayton | Arnold Stone scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-36 |
| 14:25 | UNLV | Thomas Gillette hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 58-36 |
| 14:23 | Dayton | Arnold Stone gets the rebound | 58-36 |
| 14:18 | Dayton | Jim Prettyman steals the ball from Arnold Stone | 58-36 |
| 14:02 | UNLV | Jim Prettyman loses the dribble to Stephen Reay | 58-36 |
| 13:54 | Dayton | Terry Flora lays it in uncontested | 58-38 |
| 13:30 | UNLV | Thomas Gillette drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Taylor | 61-38 |
| 13:26 | Dayton | Robert Taylor picks off the pass by Jeffery Polster in the backcourt | 61-38 |
| 13:17 | UNLV | Jim Prettyman hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 61-38 |
| 13:16 | Dayton | Jeffery Polster snags the defensive board | 61-38 |
| 13:03 | Dayton | Stephen Reay misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Gillette - foul #1 on Thomas Gillette, team foul #6 | 61-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jerry Gustin (PG), James Bailey (SG), Kevin Sams (SF), George Dahl (PF), Freddie King (C) Robert Taylor, Thomas Gillette, James Bui, Jim Prettyman, Robert Bullard | |
| Subs | Dayton | Stephen Walsh (PG), Alex Coppola (SF), Douglass Beltz (PF), Kevin Souliere (C) Arnold Stone, Gary Troche, Terry Flora, Jeffery Polster | |
| 13:03 | Dayton | Stephen Reay misses the 1st free throw | 61-38 |
| 13:03 | Dayton | Stephen Reay misses the 2nd free throw | 61-38 |
| 13:03 | UNLV | Freddie King snags the defensive board | 61-38 |
| 12:39 | UNLV | James Bailey is hacked by Stephen Reay - foul #1 on Stephen Reay, team foul #3 | 61-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lai (SG) Stephen Reay | |
| 12:18 | UNLV | John Lai is called for the reach on James Bailey - foul #1 on John Lai, team foul #4 | 61-38 |
| 12:03 | UNLV | Freddie King clanks a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Kevin Souliere - foul #2 on Kevin Souliere, team foul #5 | 61-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Lee (C) Kevin Souliere | |
| 12:03 | UNLV | Freddie King makes the 1st free throw | 62-38 |
| 12:03 | UNLV | Freddie King makes the 2nd free throw | 63-38 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jerry Gustin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Bailey (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Sams (fairly fresh) 3 stl. PF - George Dahl (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Freddie King (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Stephen Walsh (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lai (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alex Coppola (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Douglass Beltz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Michael Lee (fresh) | |
| 11:48 | Dayton | Douglass Beltz is hacked by George Dahl - foul #2 on George Dahl, team foul #7 | 63-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ruben Taylor (PF) Alex Coppola | |
| 11:48 | Dayton | Douglass Beltz makes the 1st free throw | 63-39 |
| 11:48 | Dayton | Douglass Beltz makes the 2nd free throw | 63-40 |
| 11:27 | UNLV | James Bailey connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-40 |
| 11:23 | Dayton | Douglass Beltz misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 66-40 |
| 11:22 | Dayton | John Lai pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-40 |
| 11:17 | Dayton | John Lai clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 66-40 |
| 11:16 | Dayton | Ruben Taylor tips it but misses | 66-40 |
| 11:15 | Dayton | Ruben Taylor snags the offensive board | 66-40 |
| 11:03 | Dayton | Douglass Beltz clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-40 |
| 11:02 | UNLV | Freddie King gets the rebound | 66-40 |
| 10:42 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 66-40 |
| 10:40 | Dayton | John Lai grabs the defensive rebound | 66-40 |
| 10:28 | Dayton | Douglass Beltz misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 66-40 |
| 10:26 | UNLV | Freddie King grabs the defensive rebound | 66-40 |
| 10:03 | UNLV | James Bailey clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-40 |
| 10:02 | Dayton | Michael Lee gets the rebound | 66-40 |
| 09:44 | Dayton | Ruben Taylor scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Douglass Beltz | 66-42 |
| 09:21 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Bailey | 69-42 |
| 09:17 | Dayton | Kevin Sams steals it from Ruben Taylor | 69-42 |
| 09:14 | UNLV | Kevin Sams dunks the ball | 71-42 |
| 08:57 | Dayton | Douglass Beltz scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by John Lai | 71-44 |
| 08:34 | UNLV | James Bailey's pass is intercepted by John Lai | 71-44 |
| 08:32 | Dayton | Stephen Walsh is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Gustin - foul #3 on Jerry Gustin, team foul #8 | 71-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Taylor (PG), Thomas Gillette (SG), James Bui (SF), Jim Prettyman (PF), Robert Bullard (C) Jerry Gustin, James Bailey, Kevin Sams, George Dahl, Freddie King | |
| Subs | Dayton | Arnold Stone (SG), Alex Coppola (SF), Terry Flora (PF), Kevin Souliere (C) John Lai, Douglass Beltz, Ruben Taylor, Michael Lee | |
| 08:32 | Dayton | Stephen Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 71-45 |
| 08:32 | Dayton | Stephen Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 71-46 |
| 08:17 | UNLV | Robert Taylor is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Taylor, team foul #9 | 71-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Stephen Reay (PG) Stephen Walsh | |
| 07:54 | Dayton | Alex Coppola misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Taylor - foul #3 on Robert Taylor, team foul #10 | 71-46 |
| 07:54 | Dayton | Alex Coppola misses the 1st free throw | 71-46 |
| 07:54 | Dayton | Alex Coppola makes the 2nd free throw | 71-47 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Gillette (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Bui (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Jim Prettyman (fresh) C - Robert Bullard (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Stephen Reay (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnold Stone (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alex Coppola (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Terry Flora (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Souliere (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:26 | UNLV | Robert Taylor can't finish the layup | 71-47 |
| 07:24 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Alex Coppola | 71-47 |
| 07:22 | Dayton | Arnold Stone is hacked by James Bui in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Bui, team foul #11 | 71-47 |
| 07:22 | Dayton | Arnold Stone makes the 1st free throw | 71-48 |
| 07:22 | Dayton | Arnold Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 71-49 |
| 07:06 | UNLV | Jim Prettyman misses the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Arnold Stone - foul #4 on Arnold Stone, team foul #6 | 71-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jerry Gustin (PG), James Bailey (SG) Robert Taylor, Thomas Gillette | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 07:06 | UNLV | Jim Prettyman makes the 1st free throw | 72-49 |
| 07:06 | UNLV | Jim Prettyman misses the 2nd free throw | 72-49 |
| 07:06 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to James Bui | 72-49 |
| 06:56 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | George Dahl (PF) Jim Prettyman | |
| Subs | Dayton | Gary Troche (C) Kevin Souliere | |
| 06:47 | Dayton | Alex Coppola scores on a floater in the lane set up by Terry Flora | 72-51 |
| 06:27 | UNLV | James Bailey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-51 |
| 06:26 | Dayton | Arnold Stone snags the defensive board | 72-51 |
| 06:09 | Dayton | Gary Troche knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-54 |
| 05:49 | UNLV | James Bailey connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Gustin | 74-54 |
| 05:45 | Dayton | Alex Coppola hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 74-54 |
| 05:43 | UNLV | James Bailey gets the rebound | 74-54 |
| 05:23 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin makes the 3 from the right corner set up by James Bui | 77-54 |
| 05:09 | Dayton | Arnold Stone misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-54 |
| 05:07 | Dayton | Gary Troche grabs the offensive board | 77-54 |
| 05:02 | Dayton | Terry Flora is hacked by Jerry Gustin - foul #4 on Jerry Gustin, team foul #12 | 77-54 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Taylor (PG), Thomas Gillette (SG), Kevin Sams (SF), Jim Prettyman (PF), Freddie King (C) Jerry Gustin, James Bailey, James Bui, George Dahl, Robert Bullard | |
| Subs | Dayton | Stephen Walsh (PG), Douglass Beltz (SG), Ruben Taylor (SF), Kevin Souliere (C) Stephen Reay, Arnold Stone, Alex Coppola, Gary Troche | |
| 05:02 | Dayton | Terry Flora makes the 1st free throw | 77-55 |
| 05:02 | Dayton | Terry Flora misses the 2nd free throw | 77-55 |
| 05:02 | UNLV | Freddie King gets the rebound | 77-55 |
| 04:39 | UNLV | Freddie King knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Gillette | 79-55 |
| 04:36 | Dayton | Douglass Beltz is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 79-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lai (PG), Gary Troche (PF), Jeffery Polster (C) Stephen Walsh, Terry Flora, Kevin Souliere | |
| 04:20 | UNLV | Kevin Sams is hacked by Jeffery Polster - foul #2 on Jeffery Polster, team foul #7 | 79-55 |
| 04:20 | UNLV | Kevin Sams makes the 1st free throw | 80-55 |
| 04:20 | UNLV | Kevin Sams misses the 2nd free throw | 80-55 |
| 04:20 | Dayton | Gary Troche pulls down the rebound | 80-55 |
| 03:59 | Dayton | Douglass Beltz connects on the open driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Ruben Taylor | 80-57 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:36 | UNLV | Kevin Sams loses the dribble to Douglass Beltz | 80-57 |
| 03:33 | Dayton | Douglass Beltz banks in the layup | 80-59 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Gillette (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Sams (tiring) 3 pts. 4 stl. PF - Jim Prettyman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Freddie King (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Lai (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglass Beltz (fresh) 12 pts. 2 blk. SF - Ruben Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Troche (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffery Polster (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | UNLV | Jim Prettyman comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 80-59 |
| 03:16 | Dayton | Ruben Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 80-59 |
| 02:57 | Dayton | Jim Prettyman is called for the reach on Gary Troche - foul #3 on Jim Prettyman, team foul #13 | 80-59 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jerry Gustin (PG), James Bailey (SG), James Bui (SF), George Dahl (PF), Robert Bullard (C) Robert Taylor, Thomas Gillette, Kevin Sams, Jim Prettyman, Freddie King | |
| Subs | Dayton | Stephen Reay (SG), Michael Lee (C) Ruben Taylor, Jeffery Polster | |
| 02:57 | Dayton | Gary Troche makes the 1st free throw | 80-60 |
| 02:57 | Dayton | Gary Troche makes the 2nd free throw | 80-61 |
| 02:35 | UNLV | James Bui misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 80-61 |
| 02:34 | UNLV | Robert Bullard can't tip it in | 80-61 |
| 02:32 | UNLV | James Bailey tips it back up and in | 82-61 |
| 02:23 | Dayton | Michael Lee comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 82-61 |
| 02:22 | Dayton | Douglass Beltz tips it home | 82-63 |
| 02:00 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 82-63 |
| 01:59 | Dayton | Douglass Beltz grabs the board | 82-63 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:41 | Dayton | James Bailey is called for the reach on Stephen Reay - foul #1 on James Bailey, team foul #14 | 82-63 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Sams (SF), Freddie King (C) James Bui, Robert Bullard | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeffery Polster (C) Michael Lee | |
| 01:41 | Dayton | Stephen Reay misses the 1st free throw | 82-63 |
| 01:41 | Dayton | Stephen Reay makes the 2nd free throw | 82-64 |
| 01:27 | UNLV | Kevin Sams knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by James Bailey and he's hacked by Gary Troche - foul #1 on Gary Troche, team foul #8 | 84-64 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ruben Taylor (PF) Stephen Reay | |
| 01:27 | UNLV | Kevin Sams makes the free throw | 85-64 |
| 01:18 | Dayton | Gary Troche throws a bad pass out of bounds | 85-64 |
| 00:55 | UNLV | George Dahl misses short on a shot in the paint | 85-64 |
| 00:54 | Dayton | The rebound goes to John Lai | 85-64 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Dayton | John Lai's pass is intercepted by Jerry Gustin | 85-64 |
| 00:46 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin lays it in | 87-64 |
| 00:41 | Dayton | Douglass Beltz loses the ball out of bounds | 87-64 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:13 | UNLV | George Dahl makes the shot from just outside the lane | 89-64 |
| 00:07 | Dayton | John Lai makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 89-67 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin runs out the clock | 89-67 |