| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Sullivan (fresh) SG - Brian Harvell (fresh) SF - Jerry Moore (fresh) PF - Julian Dykes (fresh) C - Sean Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Tony Derrick (fresh) SG - Joseph Schuler (fresh) SF - Christopher Hammonds (fresh) PF - Richard Romriell (fresh) C - Wesley Boyer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Sean Green wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:52 | Rhode Island | Brian Harvell knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Julian Dykes | 3-0 |
| 19:30 | Dayton | Richard Romriell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:28 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Thomas Sullivan | 3-0 |
| 19:23 | Rhode Island | Brian Harvell knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 19:05 | Dayton | Tony Derrick buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Schuler | 5-2 |
| 18:58 | Rhode Island | Richard Romriell steals the ball from Thomas Sullivan | 5-2 |
| 18:32 | Dayton | Richard Romriell hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Joseph Schuler | 5-4 |
| 18:20 | Rhode Island | Thomas Sullivan makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-4 |
| 18:07 | Dayton | Joseph Schuler connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Tony Derrick | 8-7 |
| 17:54 | Rhode Island | Richard Romriell steals the ball from Julian Dykes | 8-7 |
| 17:49 | Dayton | Tony Derrick throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Brehmer (C) Sean Green | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 17:33 | Rhode Island | Thomas Sullivan drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Brehmer | 11-7 |
| 17:08 | Dayton | Joseph Schuler scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-9 |
| 16:41 | Rhode Island | Thomas Sullivan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-9 |
| 16:39 | Dayton | Richard Romriell gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 16:23 | Dayton | Joseph Schuler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 11-9 |
| 16:21 | Rhode Island | Jerry Moore pulls down the rebound | 11-9 |
| 15:59 | Rhode Island | Thomas Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Richard Romriell - foul #1 on Richard Romriell, team foul #1 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Early (PG), Joshua Turner (SG), Christopher Hill (SF), Sean Green (C) Thomas Sullivan, Brian Harvell, Jerry Moore, Julian Dykes | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Downes (PG), Claude Arden (SG), John Jones (SF), William Almanza (PF), Don Rice (C) Tony Derrick, Joseph Schuler, Christopher Hammonds, Richard Romriell, Wesley Boyer | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Michael Early (fresh) SG - Joshua Turner (fresh) SF - Christopher Hill (fresh) PF - Christopher Brehmer (fresh) C - Sean Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Downes (fresh) SG - Claude Arden (fresh) SF - John Jones (fresh) PF - William Almanza (fresh) C - Don Rice (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Rhode Island | Christopher Hill drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Joshua Turner | 14-9 |
| 15:20 | Dayton | William Almanza misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-9 |
| 15:19 | Rhode Island | Christopher Brehmer pulls down the rebound | 14-9 |
| 15:15 | Rhode Island | Richard Downes picks off the pass by Sean Green | 14-9 |
| 15:12 | Dayton | Richard Downes lays it in | 14-11 |
| 15:02 | Rhode Island | Joshua Turner clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-11 |
| 15:01 | Dayton | The rebound goes to William Almanza | 14-11 |
| 14:39 | Dayton | Sean Green is called for the reach on Richard Downes - foul #1 on Sean Green, team foul #1 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Leon Evans (SF) Christopher Brehmer | |
| Subs | Dayton | Joseph Schuler (SG), Christopher Hammonds (SF) Claude Arden, John Jones | |
| 14:18 | Dayton | Christopher Hammonds can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 14-11 |
| 14:17 | Rhode Island | Sean Green pulls down the rebound | 14-11 |
| 14:04 | Rhode Island | William Almanza steals it from Michael Early | 14-11 |
| 13:45 | Dayton | Richard Downes hits a floater from the right wing | 14-13 |
| 13:19 | Rhode Island | Sean Green misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 14-13 |
| 13:17 | Dayton | William Almanza pulls down the rebound | 14-13 |
| 13:11 | Dayton | Christopher Hammonds is fouled on the floor by Leon Evans - foul #1 on Leon Evans, team foul #2 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Sullivan (PG), Brian Harvell (SG), Jerry Moore (SF), Julian Dykes (PF) Michael Early, Joshua Turner, Leon Evans, Christopher Hill | |
| Subs | Dayton | Tony Derrick (PG), Richard Romriell (PF), Wesley Boyer (C) Richard Downes, William Almanza, Don Rice | |
| 13:04 | Dayton | Wesley Boyer misses the fadeaway from the right side | 14-13 |
| 13:02 | Dayton | Richard Romriell tips it back up and in | 14-15 |
| 12:42 | Rhode Island | Brian Harvell knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Sullivan | 16-15 |
| 12:20 | Dayton | Julian Dykes steps in front of the Richard Romriell pass | 16-15 |
| 12:15 | Rhode Island | Jerry Moore misses the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Christopher Hammonds - foul #1 on Christopher Hammonds, team foul #2 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Brehmer (C) Sean Green | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Jones (SF) Christopher Hammonds | |
| 12:15 | Rhode Island | Jerry Moore makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 12:15 | Rhode Island | Jerry Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 11:54 | Dayton | Richard Romriell misses badly on a floater from the right side | 18-15 |
| 11:52 | Dayton | Richard Romriell snags the offensive board | 18-15 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Brian Harvell (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jerry Moore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Julian Dykes (fresh) C - Christopher Brehmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Tony Derrick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Schuler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Jones (fresh) PF - Richard Romriell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Wesley Boyer (fresh) | |
| 11:45 | Dayton | Christopher Brehmer is called for the reach on Wesley Boyer - foul #1 on Christopher Brehmer, team foul #3 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Downes (SG) Joseph Schuler | |
| 11:38 | Dayton | Richard Romriell travels with the ball | 18-15 |
| 11:27 | Rhode Island | Thomas Sullivan comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 18-15 |
| 11:25 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Brehmer | 18-15 |
| 11:13 | Rhode Island | Brian Harvell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-15 |
| 11:12 | Rhode Island | Christopher Brehmer tips it home | 20-15 |
| 10:48 | Dayton | Richard Downes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-15 |
| 10:46 | Dayton | Richard Romriell tips it in | 20-17 |
| 10:27 | Rhode Island | Thomas Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Wesley Boyer - foul #1 on Wesley Boyer, team foul #3 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Hill (PF), Sean Green (C) Julian Dykes, Christopher Brehmer | |
| Subs | Dayton | Joseph Schuler (SG), Christopher Hammonds (SF), William Almanza (PF), Don Rice (C) Tony Derrick, John Jones, Richard Romriell, Wesley Boyer | |
| 10:17 | Rhode Island | Christopher Hammonds is called for the reach on Jerry Moore - foul #2 on Christopher Hammonds, team foul #4 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joshua Turner (SG), Leon Evans (SF) Brian Harvell, Jerry Moore | |
| Subs | Dayton | Samuel Stalvey (SF) Christopher Hammonds | |
| 10:01 | Rhode Island | Christopher Hill misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-17 |
| 10:00 | Rhode Island | Christopher Hill snags the offensive board | 20-17 |
| 09:55 | Rhode Island | Thomas Sullivan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 20-17 |
| 09:54 | Dayton | Don Rice grabs the board | 20-17 |
| 09:33 | Dayton | Joseph Schuler is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Joseph Schuler, team foul #5 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Early (PG), Christopher Brehmer (PF) Thomas Sullivan, Leon Evans | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Jones (SF) Samuel Stalvey | |
| 09:13 | Rhode Island | Sean Green comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Don Rice - foul #1 on Don Rice, team foul #6 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brian Harvell (SG), Jerry Moore (SF), Julian Dykes (PF) Joshua Turner, Christopher Hill, Christopher Brehmer | |
| Subs | Dayton | Tony Derrick (PG), Richard Romriell (PF), Wesley Boyer (C) Richard Downes, William Almanza, Don Rice | |
| 09:13 | Rhode Island | Sean Green makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 09:13 | Rhode Island | Sean Green makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 09:00 | Dayton | Sean Green is called for the reach on Wesley Boyer - foul #2 on Sean Green, team foul #4 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Brehmer (C) Sean Green | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 08:45 | Dayton | John Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-17 |
| 08:44 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Brian Harvell | 22-17 |
| 08:39 | Rhode Island | Brian Harvell misses long on a runner from close range | 22-17 |
| 08:37 | Dayton | Wesley Boyer snags the defensive board | 22-17 |
| 08:12 | Dayton | Brian Harvell picks off the pass by Wesley Boyer | 22-17 |
| 07:58 | Rhode Island | Brian Harvell misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Tony Derrick - foul #1 on Tony Derrick, team foul #7 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Sullivan (PG) Michael Early | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 07:58 | Rhode Island | Brian Harvell makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 07:58 | Rhode Island | Brian Harvell makes the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 07:43 | Dayton | Joseph Schuler is whistled for a carry | 24-17 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Dayton | William Almanza (C) Wesley Boyer | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Brian Harvell (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jerry Moore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Julian Dykes (fresh) C - Christopher Brehmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Tony Derrick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Schuler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Jones (fresh) PF - Richard Romriell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - William Almanza (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Rhode Island | Christopher Brehmer is hacked by William Almanza - foul #1 on William Almanza, team foul #8 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Hill (PF) Julian Dykes | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 07:32 | Rhode Island | Christopher Brehmer makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 07:32 | Rhode Island | Christopher Brehmer makes the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 07:22 | Dayton | Tony Derrick misses the floater from the right side | 26-17 |
| 07:20 | Rhode Island | Christopher Hill snags the defensive board | 26-17 |
| 07:15 | Rhode Island | John Jones steps in front of the Christopher Hill pass | 26-17 |
| 06:57 | Dayton | Tony Derrick clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-17 |
| 06:55 | Rhode Island | Christopher Hill snags the defensive board | 26-17 |
| 06:39 | Rhode Island | Brian Harvell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-17 |
| 06:37 | Rhode Island | Christopher Brehmer tips it in | 28-17 |
| 06:24 | Dayton | Richard Romriell makes the jump hook near the basket and he's hacked by Christopher Hill - foul #1 on Christopher Hill, team foul #5 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joshua Turner (SG), Julian Dykes (PF), Sean Green (C) Brian Harvell, Jerry Moore, Christopher Brehmer | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Downes (PG), Claude Arden (SG), Samuel Stalvey (SF), Wesley Boyer (C) Tony Derrick, Joseph Schuler, John Jones, William Almanza | |
| 06:24 | Dayton | Richard Romriell misses the free throw | 28-19 |
| 06:24 | Rhode Island | Sean Green pulls down the rebound | 28-19 |
| 06:09 | Rhode Island | Joshua Turner makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Sullivan | 31-19 |
| 05:47 | Dayton | Wesley Boyer's layup is rejected by Julian Dykes | 31-19 |
| 05:45 | Rhode Island | Sean Green grabs the board | 31-19 |
| 05:41 | Rhode Island | Thomas Sullivan misses the 3 from straight away | 31-19 |
| 05:40 | Rhode Island | Sean Green snags the offensive board | 31-19 |
| 05:25 | Rhode Island | Thomas Sullivan is called for a backcourt violation | 31-19 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Dayton | William Almanza (PF) Richard Romriell | |
| 05:11 | Dayton | Claude Arden hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Joshua Turner - foul #1 on Joshua Turner, team foul #6 | 31-19 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brian Harvell (SG), Jerry Moore (SF) Joshua Turner, Christopher Hill | |
| Subs | Dayton | Joseph Schuler (SG), John Jones (SF) Richard Downes, Samuel Stalvey | |
| 05:11 | Dayton | Claude Arden misses the 1st free throw | 31-19 |
| 05:11 | Dayton | Claude Arden makes the 2nd free throw | 31-20 |
| 04:55 | Rhode Island | William Almanza is called for the reach on Brian Harvell - foul #2 on William Almanza, team foul #9 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Early (PG) Thomas Sullivan | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Downes (PG), Miladen Milicic (PF) Claude Arden, William Almanza | |
| 04:55 | Rhode Island | Brian Harvell makes the 1st free throw | 32-20 |
| 04:55 | Rhode Island | Brian Harvell makes the 2nd free throw | 33-20 |
| 04:45 | Dayton | A charge is called on Richard Downes - foul #1 on Richard Downes, team foul #10 | 33-20 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Tony Derrick (PG) Richard Downes | |
| 04:37 | Rhode Island | Brian Harvell can't throw it down | 33-20 |
| 04:35 | Rhode Island | Jerry Moore tips it home | 35-20 |
| 04:07 | Dayton | Julian Dykes steps in front of the John Jones pass | 35-20 |
| 03:56 | Rhode Island | Michael Early hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Brian Harvell | 38-20 |
| 03:48 | Dayton | The jump hook by Joseph Schuler is blocked by Sean Green | 38-20 |
| 03:47 | Rhode Island | Brian Harvell pulls down the rebound | 38-20 |
| 03:42 | Rhode Island | Julian Dykes's pass is intercepted by Joseph Schuler | 38-20 |
| 03:38 | Dayton | Tony Derrick banks in the layup set up by Joseph Schuler | 38-22 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Michael Early (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brian Harvell (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Julian Dykes (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Sean Green (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Tony Derrick (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Schuler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Jones (fresh) PF - Miladen Milicic (fresh) C - Wesley Boyer (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:28 | Rhode Island | Sean Green connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Jerry Moore | 40-22 |
| 03:25 | Dayton | Michael Early takes the ball from Tony Derrick in the backcourt | 40-22 |
| 03:22 | Rhode Island | Michael Early lays it up and in | 42-22 |
| 03:07 | Dayton | Miladen Milicic hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-22 |
| 03:05 | Dayton | Wesley Boyer snags the offensive board | 42-22 |
| 02:46 | Dayton | Miladen Milicic scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-25 |
| 02:34 | Rhode Island | Brian Harvell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-25 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Sullivan (PG), Joshua Turner (SG), Leon Evans (SF), Christopher Hill (PF), Christopher Brehmer (C) Michael Early, Brian Harvell, Jerry Moore, Julian Dykes, Sean Green | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Downes (PG), Claude Arden (SG), Christopher Hammonds (SF), Richard Romriell (PF), William Almanza (C) Tony Derrick, Joseph Schuler, John Jones, Miladen Milicic, Wesley Boyer | |
| 02:12 | Dayton | Leon Evans is called for the reach on Christopher Hammonds - foul #2 on Leon Evans, team foul #7 | 42-25 |
| 02:12 | Dayton | Christopher Hammonds makes the 1st free throw | 42-26 |
| 02:12 | Dayton | Christopher Hammonds makes the 2nd free throw | 42-27 |
| 01:58 | Rhode Island | Thomas Sullivan makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Brehmer | 45-27 |
| 01:53 | Dayton | Richard Romriell comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 45-27 |
| 01:51 | Dayton | Richard Downes can't tip it in | 45-27 |
| 01:49 | Dayton | Richard Romriell grabs the offensive board | 45-27 |
| 01:35 | Dayton | Claude Arden buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Downes | 45-30 |
| 01:26 | Rhode Island | Thomas Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 45-30 |
| 01:25 | Dayton | William Almanza grabs the board | 45-30 |
| 01:13 | Dayton | Richard Romriell blows the layup | 45-30 |
| 01:11 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Christopher Brehmer | 45-30 |
| 00:43 | Rhode Island | Joshua Turner loses the dribble to Richard Downes | 45-30 |
| 00:30 | Dayton | Richard Downes misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 45-30 |
| 00:29 | Rhode Island | Leon Evans gets the rebound | 45-30 |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | Thomas Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Richard Romriell - foul #2 on Richard Romriell, team foul #11 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brian Harvell (SG), Jerry Moore (SF), Julian Dykes (PF), Sean Green (C) Joshua Turner, Leon Evans, Christopher Hill, Christopher Brehmer | |
| Subs | Dayton | Tony Derrick (PG), Joseph Schuler (SG), Miladen Milicic (PF), Don Rice (C) Richard Downes, Claude Arden, Richard Romriell, William Almanza | |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | Thomas Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 46-30 |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | Thomas Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 46-30 |
| 00:01 | Dayton | Miladen Milicic snags the defensive board | 46-30 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Miladen Milicic misses the fullcourt shot | 46-30 |