| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Eddy Morse (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raphael Lombardi (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. PF - Matthew House (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Allen Wade (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Jones (fresh) SG - Michael Lin (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Synakowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - George Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Raphael Lombardi inbounds the ball | 37-24 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Dayton | Raphael Lombardi makes the jumper from the right wing | 39-24 |
| 19:14 | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks is called for 5 seconds | 39-24 |
| 18:45 | Dayton | Eddy Morse clanks a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Henry Jones - foul #3 on Henry Jones, team foul #1 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman (PG) Henry Jones | |
| 18:45 | Dayton | Eddy Morse makes the 1st free throw | 40-24 |
| 18:45 | Dayton | Eddy Morse makes the 2nd free throw | 41-24 |
| 18:28 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman is hacked by Eddy Morse - foul #1 on Eddy Morse, team foul #1 | 41-24 |
| 18:11 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Synakowski can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 41-24 |
| 18:09 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster tips it home | 41-26 |
| 18:00 | Dayton | Andrew Smith's pass is intercepted by Michael Newman | 41-26 |
| 17:56 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman hits the finger roll | 41-28 |
| 17:33 | Dayton | Raphael Lombardi clanks a runner from the right block | 41-28 |
| 17:31 | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks snags the defensive board | 41-28 |
| 17:21 | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks connects on the jumper from the baseline | 41-30 |
| 16:56 | Dayton | Eddy Morse is fouled on the floor by Michael Newman - foul #3 on Michael Newman, team foul #2 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Grimmett (PG), Archie Dube (SG), David Aubin (SF) Eddy Morse, Andrew Smith, Raphael Lombardi | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Hannan (PG), Howard Erickson (SG), Kevin Riggins (SF), Christopher Cangelosi (PF), John Feist (C) Michael Newman, Michael Lin, Jay Brooks, Christopher Synakowski, George Foster | |
| 16:37 | Dayton | Matthew House drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from David Aubin and the foul's on Christopher Cangelosi - foul #2 on Christopher Cangelosi, team foul #3 | 43-30 |
| 16:37 | Dayton | Matthew House misses the free throw | 43-30 |
| 16:37 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Cangelosi pulls down the rebound | 43-30 |
| 16:17 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Erickson is hacked by Allen Wade - foul #2 on Allen Wade, team foul #2 | 43-30 |
| 16:07 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-30 |
| 16:06 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Cangelosi can't tip it in | 43-30 |
| 16:04 | Dayton | Allen Wade grabs the defensive rebound | 43-30 |
| 16:00 | Dayton | Allen Wade is hacked by Howard Erickson - foul #1 on Howard Erickson, team foul #4 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Jones (PG), Michael Newman (SG) Christopher Hannan, Howard Erickson | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Grimmett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Archie Dube (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Aubin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Matthew House (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Allen Wade (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Jones (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Michael Newman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Riggins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Cangelosi (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Feist (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Dayton | Matthew House makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Allen Wade | 45-30 |
| 15:25 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman is fouled on the floor by Archie Dube - foul #1 on Archie Dube, team foul #3 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | Eddy Morse (PG), Raphael Lombardi (SF) William Grimmett, David Aubin | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks (SF), Christopher Synakowski (PF) Kevin Riggins, Christopher Cangelosi | |
| 15:15 | Detroit Mercy | John Feist double dribbles | 45-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | George Foster (C) John Feist | |
| 14:57 | Dayton | Archie Dube is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Archie Dube, team foul #4 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | Manuel Coons (PF) Matthew House | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lin (SG) Michael Newman | |
| 14:33 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-30 |
| 14:32 | Dayton | Archie Dube grabs the board | 45-30 |
| 14:27 | Dayton | Eddy Morse hits a floater from close range | 47-30 |
| 14:06 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Jones misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Allen Wade - foul #3 on Allen Wade, team foul #5 | 47-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Smith (SG), Arthur Sweeny (C) Archie Dube, Allen Wade | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 14:06 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Jones makes the 1st free throw | 47-31 |
| 14:06 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 47-32 |
| 13:46 | Dayton | Arthur Sweeny connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Andrew Smith and he's fouled by George Foster - foul #2 on George Foster, team foul #5 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew House (PF) Manuel Coons | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins (PF), John Feist (C) Christopher Synakowski, George Foster | |
| 13:46 | Dayton | Arthur Sweeny misses the free throw | 49-32 |
| 13:46 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins pulls down the rebound | 49-32 |
| 13:41 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Jones can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away but he's hacked by Raphael Lombardi - foul #3 on Raphael Lombardi, team foul #6 | 49-32 |
| 13:41 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Jones misses the 1st free throw | 49-32 |
| 13:41 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 49-33 |
| 13:41 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Jones makes the 3rd free throw | 49-34 |
| 13:25 | Dayton | Andrew Smith is hacked by Jay Brooks - foul #3 on Jay Brooks, team foul #6 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman (SG) Michael Lin | |
| 13:10 | Dayton | Andrew Smith lays it up and in | 51-34 |
| 12:45 | Detroit Mercy | John Feist misses the easy layup | 51-34 |
| 12:44 | Dayton | Andrew Smith gets the rebound | 51-34 |
| 12:40 | Dayton | Andrew Smith misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Newman - foul #4 on Michael Newman, team foul #7 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Grimmett (PG), David Aubin (SF) Eddy Morse, Raphael Lombardi | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Hannan (PG), Howard Erickson (SG), Christopher Synakowski (PF), George Foster (C) Henry Jones, Michael Newman, Jay Brooks, John Feist | |
| 12:40 | Dayton | Andrew Smith misses the 1st free throw | 51-34 |
| 12:40 | Dayton | Andrew Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 52-34 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:29 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster misses the jumper from the baseline | 52-34 |
| 12:28 | Dayton | David Aubin pulls down the rebound | 52-34 |
| 12:07 | Dayton | Arthur Sweeny lays it up and in on a nice dish by Andrew Smith and he's fouled by Howard Erickson - foul #2 on Howard Erickson, team foul #8 | 54-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | Archie Dube (SG), Manuel Coons (PF) Andrew Smith, Matthew House | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lin (SG) Christopher Hannan | |
| 12:07 | Dayton | Arthur Sweeny makes the free throw | 55-34 |
| 11:51 | Detroit Mercy | The jump hook by Christopher Synakowski is blocked by Arthur Sweeny | 55-34 |
| 11:50 | Dayton | Manuel Coons grabs the defensive rebound | 55-34 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Grimmett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Archie Dube (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Aubin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Manuel Coons (fresh) 4 reb. C - Arthur Sweeny (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Howard Erickson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Lin (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Riggins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Synakowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - George Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:29 | Dayton | Arthur Sweeny misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 55-34 |
| 11:28 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Manuel Coons | 55-34 |
| 11:07 | Dayton | Manuel Coons can't connect on a shot in the lane | 55-34 |
| 11:05 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins grabs the defensive rebound | 55-34 |
| 10:51 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins's pass is intercepted by Arthur Sweeny | 55-34 |
| 10:37 | Dayton | Manuel Coons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | Eddy Morse (PG), Andrew Smith (SG), Raphael Lombardi (SF), Allen Wade (C) William Grimmett, Archie Dube, David Aubin, Arthur Sweeny | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Jones (PG), Jay Brooks (SF), Christopher Cangelosi (PF), John Feist (C) Michael Lin, Kevin Riggins, Christopher Synakowski, George Foster | |
| 10:34 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Eddy Morse - foul #2 on Eddy Morse, team foul #7 | 55-34 |
| 10:34 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Jones makes the 1st free throw | 55-35 |
| 10:34 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 55-36 |
| 10:16 | Dayton | Andrew Smith connects on the shot near the basket set up by Eddy Morse | 57-36 |
| 09:57 | Detroit Mercy | John Feist clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-36 |
| 09:56 | Dayton | Raphael Lombardi pulls down the rebound | 57-36 |
| 09:48 | Dayton | Allen Wade is hacked by Howard Erickson - foul #3 on Howard Erickson, team foul #9 | 57-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew House (PF) Manuel Coons | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lin (SG) Howard Erickson | |
| 09:48 | Dayton | Allen Wade misses the 1st free throw | 57-36 |
| 09:48 | Detroit Mercy | John Feist gets the rebound | 57-36 |
| 09:32 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Cangelosi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-36 |
| 09:31 | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-36 |
| 09:22 | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks clanks a shot from the left wing | 57-36 |
| 09:21 | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks snags the offensive board | 57-36 |
| 09:05 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Cangelosi hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 57-36 |
| 09:04 | Dayton | Andrew Smith pulls down the rebound | 57-36 |
| 08:41 | Dayton | Raphael Lombardi clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-36 |
| 08:39 | Detroit Mercy | John Feist pulls down the rebound | 57-36 |
| 08:18 | Detroit Mercy | Raphael Lombardi steps in front of the Michael Lin pass | 57-36 |
| 08:00 | Dayton | Andrew Smith can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 57-36 |
| 07:58 | Dayton | Andrew Smith grabs the offensive board | 57-36 |
| 07:33 | Dayton | Matthew House makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Allen Wade and he's fouled by Henry Jones - foul #4 on Henry Jones, team foul #10 | 59-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Grimmett (PG), Archie Dube (SG), David Aubin (SF), Arthur Sweeny (C) Eddy Morse, Andrew Smith, Raphael Lombardi, Allen Wade | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman (PG), Howard Erickson (SG), Kevin Riggins (SF), Christopher Synakowski (PF), George Foster (C) Henry Jones, Michael Lin, Jay Brooks, Christopher Cangelosi, John Feist | |
| 07:33 | Dayton | Matthew House makes the free throw | 60-36 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Grimmett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Archie Dube (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Aubin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Matthew House (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Arthur Sweeny (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Michael Newman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Howard Erickson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Riggins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Synakowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - George Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:22 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Manuel Coons (PF) Matthew House | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 07:02 | Dayton | Arthur Sweeny scores on a shot from close range set up by William Grimmett | 62-36 |
| 06:53 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Howard Erickson | 62-39 |
| 06:31 | Dayton | William Grimmett misses the easy layup | 62-39 |
| 06:30 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster gets the rebound | 62-39 |
| 06:24 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Allen Riter (PF), John Feist (C) Christopher Synakowski, George Foster | |
| 05:59 | Dayton | Manuel Coons hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Allen Riter - foul #1 on Allen Riter, team foul #11 | 64-39 |
| 05:59 | Dayton | Manuel Coons makes the free throw | 65-39 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:35 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-39 |
| 05:34 | Dayton | Manuel Coons pulls down the rebound | 65-39 |
| 05:15 | Dayton | Michael Newman is called for the reach on Arthur Sweeny - foul #5 on Michael Newman, team foul #12 | 65-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Hannan (PG), Christopher Cangelosi (PF) Michael Newman, Allen Riter | |
| 05:15 | Dayton | Arthur Sweeny makes the 1st free throw | 66-39 |
| 05:15 | Dayton | Arthur Sweeny makes the 2nd free throw | 67-39 |
| 05:06 | Detroit Mercy | John Feist misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-39 |
| 05:05 | Dayton | David Aubin grabs the defensive rebound | 67-39 |
| 05:01 | Dayton | William Grimmett clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Christopher Hannan - foul #3 on Christopher Hannan, team foul #13 | 67-39 |
| 05:01 | Dayton | William Grimmett makes the 1st free throw | 68-39 |
| 05:01 | Dayton | William Grimmett misses the 2nd free throw | 68-39 |
| 05:01 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Cangelosi snags the defensive board | 68-39 |
| 04:38 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Cangelosi misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 68-39 |
| 04:37 | Dayton | William Grimmett pulls down the rebound | 68-39 |
| 04:22 | Dayton | Archie Dube connects on the jumpshot from the right wing and he's fouled by Howard Erickson - foul #4 on Howard Erickson, team foul #14 | 70-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Allen Riter (SF) John Feist | |
| 04:22 | Dayton | Archie Dube makes the free throw | 71-39 |
| 04:08 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Manuel Coons - foul #2 on Manuel Coons, team foul #8 | 71-39 |
| 04:08 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins makes the 1st free throw | 71-40 |
| 04:08 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins makes the 2nd free throw | 71-41 |
| 03:49 | Dayton | Arthur Sweeny can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 71-41 |
| 03:48 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Cangelosi gets the rebound | 71-41 |
| 03:35 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Erickson misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 71-41 |
| 03:33 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Manuel Coons | 71-41 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Grimmett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Archie Dube (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Aubin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Manuel Coons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Arthur Sweeny (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Christopher Hannan (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Howard Erickson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kevin Riggins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Cangelosi (fresh) 5 reb. C - Allen Riter (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Dayton | William Grimmett is hacked by Christopher Hannan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christopher Hannan, team foul #15 | 71-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Feist (C) Kevin Riggins | |
| 03:29 | Dayton | William Grimmett makes the 1st free throw | 72-41 |
| 03:29 | Dayton | William Grimmett makes the 2nd free throw | 73-41 |
| 03:20 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Erickson clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Archie Dube - foul #3 on Archie Dube, team foul #9 | 73-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins (PF) Christopher Cangelosi | |
| 03:20 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Erickson makes the 1st free throw | 73-42 |
| 03:20 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Erickson misses the 2nd free throw | 73-42 |
| 03:20 | Dayton | Manuel Coons gets the rebound | 73-42 |
| 02:58 | Dayton | William Grimmett hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Archie Dube | 75-42 |
| 02:48 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-42 |
| 02:46 | Detroit Mercy | John Feist misses the tip | 75-42 |
| 02:44 | Dayton | Arthur Sweeny grabs the board | 75-42 |
| 02:26 | Dayton | William Grimmett buries a floater from the left wing set up by Arthur Sweeny | 77-42 |
| 02:05 | Detroit Mercy | David Aubin takes the ball from Allen Riter | 77-42 |
| 02:02 | Dayton | William Grimmett blows the layup | 77-42 |
| 02:00 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins gets the rebound | 77-42 |
| 01:48 | Detroit Mercy | Allen Riter comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Archie Dube - foul #4 on Archie Dube, team foul #10 | 77-42 |
| 01:48 | Detroit Mercy | Allen Riter misses the 1st free throw | 77-42 |
| 01:48 | Detroit Mercy | Allen Riter makes the 2nd free throw | 77-43 |
| 01:27 | Dayton | William Grimmett drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from David Aubin | 79-43 |
| 01:14 | Detroit Mercy | Archie Dube is called for the reach on Christopher Hannan - foul #5 on Archie Dube, team foul #11 | 79-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Smith (SG) Archie Dube | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Cangelosi (PF) Allen Riter | |
| 01:14 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Hannan makes the 1st free throw | 79-44 |
| 01:14 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Hannan makes the 2nd free throw | 79-45 |
| 00:56 | Dayton | Arthur Sweeny banks in the layup on a great pass from David Aubin | 81-45 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 81-48 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Dayton | Manuel Coons makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Arthur Sweeny | 83-48 |
| 00:18 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Erickson makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 83-51 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | William Grimmett runs out the clock | 83-51 |