| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Stephen Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Arnold Stone (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Charles Easterling (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gary Troche (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Crutcher (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Aaron Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Cumming (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ernest Hairston (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Louis Campbell (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Henry Cumming inbounds the ball | 36-30 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Montana State | Robert Crutcher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-30 |
| 19:18 | Dayton | Ernest Hairston blocks the short jumper by Gary Troche | 36-30 |
| 19:16 | Montana State | Louis Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 19:07 | Montana State | Ernest Hairston misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-30 |
| 19:05 | Dayton | Gary Troche pulls down the rebound | 36-30 |
| 18:45 | Dayton | Arnold Stone scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 18:29 | Montana State | Aaron Smith buries a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by Stephen Walsh - foul #2 on Stephen Walsh, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| 18:29 | Montana State | Aaron Smith makes the free throw | 38-33 |
| 18:19 | Dayton | Arnold Stone loses the dribble to Henry Cumming | 38-33 |
| 17:55 | Montana State | Robert Crutcher misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Arnold Stone - foul #1 on Arnold Stone, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| 17:55 | Montana State | Robert Crutcher makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 17:55 | Montana State | Robert Crutcher makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 17:40 | Dayton | Louis Campbell is called for the reach on Stephen Walsh - foul #2 on Louis Campbell, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| 17:17 | Dayton | Charles Easterling is hacked by Henry Cumming - foul #3 on Henry Cumming, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ruben Taylor (SF), Jeffery Polster (C) Charles Easterling, Michael Lee | |
| Subs | Montana State | Mark Randall (SF) Henry Cumming | |
| 17:01 | Dayton | Gary Troche scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Stephen Walsh and he's hacked by Louis Campbell - foul #3 on Louis Campbell, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lai (SG) Arnold Stone | |
| Subs | Montana State | Ted Simpson (PF), Frederick Amend (C) Ernest Hairston, Louis Campbell | |
| 17:01 | Dayton | Gary Troche makes the free throw | 41-35 |
| 16:46 | Montana State | Aaron Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-35 |
| 16:45 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Frederick Amend | 41-35 |
| 16:31 | Montana State | Ted Simpson makes the jumper from the baseline | 41-37 |
| 16:10 | Dayton | Gary Troche connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Ruben Taylor | 43-37 |
| 15:57 | Montana State | Aaron Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-37 |
| 15:55 | Dayton | Jeffery Polster grabs the board | 43-37 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Stephen Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Lai (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ruben Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Troche (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffery Polster (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Crutcher (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Aaron Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Randall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ted Simpson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Frederick Amend (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Dayton | Jeffery Polster misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 43-37 |
| 15:34 | Montana State | Ted Simpson grabs the board | 43-37 |
| 15:25 | Montana State | Mark Randall scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-39 |
| 15:13 | Dayton | Ruben Taylor hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-39 |
| 15:11 | Dayton | Ruben Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 14:58 | Dayton | Gary Troche loses the dribble to Ted Simpson | 43-39 |
| 14:41 | Montana State | Ted Simpson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Gary Troche - foul #3 on Gary Troche, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | Arnold Stone (SG), Charles Easterling (SF), Michael Lee (C) Stephen Walsh, Ruben Taylor, Gary Troche | |
| Subs | Montana State | Alan Smith (PG), Harry Muller (SG), Henry Cumming (SF), Louis Campbell (C) Robert Crutcher, Aaron Smith, Mark Randall, Frederick Amend | |
| 14:41 | Montana State | Ted Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 14:41 | Montana State | Ted Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 14:41 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Arnold Stone | 43-40 |
| 14:21 | Dayton | Arnold Stone is fouled on the floor by Harry Muller - foul #1 on Harry Muller, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Ernest Hairston (PF) Ted Simpson | |
| 14:08 | Dayton | Charles Easterling misses the jump hook in the paint | 43-40 |
| 14:06 | Montana State | Louis Campbell gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 13:45 | Montana State | Arnold Stone picks off the pass by Henry Cumming | 43-40 |
| 13:32 | Dayton | Michael Lee's pass is intercepted by Henry Cumming | 43-40 |
| 13:25 | Montana State | Harry Muller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Stephen Walsh (PG), Kevin Souliere (PF) John Lai, Jeffery Polster | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Crutcher (PG), Aaron Smith (SG) Alan Smith, Harry Muller | |
| 13:15 | Dayton | Charles Easterling is hacked by Robert Crutcher - foul #1 on Robert Crutcher, team foul #5 | 43-40 |
| 12:59 | Dayton | Arnold Stone misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Aaron Smith - foul #1 on Aaron Smith, team foul #6 | 43-40 |
| 12:59 | Dayton | Arnold Stone makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 12:59 | Dayton | Arnold Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 12:39 | Montana State | Henry Cumming connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Ernest Hairston | 45-43 |
| 12:33 | Dayton | Arnold Stone hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 45-43 |
| 12:32 | Montana State | Aaron Smith snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 12:27 | Montana State | Robert Crutcher connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Aaron Smith | 45-46 |
| 12:13 | Dayton | Arnold Stone misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 45-46 |
| 12:12 | Montana State | Louis Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 11:58 | Montana State | Robert Crutcher knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 11:31 | Dayton | Stephen Walsh misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 11:30 | Dayton | Arnold Stone pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Stephen Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Arnold Stone (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 stl. SF - Charles Easterling (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kevin Souliere (fresh) C - Michael Lee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Crutcher (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Aaron Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Henry Cumming (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ernest Hairston (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Louis Campbell (fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:15 | Dayton | Stephen Walsh knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 10:55 | Montana State | Aaron Smith buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 10:33 | Dayton | Arnold Stone drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Walsh | 51-52 |
| 10:20 | Montana State | Ernest Hairston misses long on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Kevin Souliere - foul #1 on Kevin Souliere, team foul #4 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lai (PG), Joshua Carpenter (SG), Ruben Taylor (SF), Gary Troche (PF), Jeffery Polster (C) Stephen Walsh, Arnold Stone, Charles Easterling, Kevin Souliere, Michael Lee | |
| Subs | Montana State | Alan Smith (PG), Harry Muller (SG), Mark Randall (SF), Ted Simpson (C) Robert Crutcher, Aaron Smith, Henry Cumming, Louis Campbell | |
| 10:20 | Montana State | Ernest Hairston makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 10:20 | Montana State | Ernest Hairston makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 10:04 | Dayton | John Lai misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 10:02 | Dayton | John Lai can't tip it in | 51-54 |
| 10:00 | Montana State | Ted Simpson grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 09:46 | Montana State | Alan Smith clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-54 |
| 09:45 | Dayton | Jeffery Polster pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| 09:19 | Dayton | Jeffery Polster can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-54 |
| 09:17 | Dayton | Gary Troche tips it in | 53-54 |
| 09:02 | Montana State | Ted Simpson clanks a jumper near the basket | 53-54 |
| 09:00 | Montana State | Mark Randall hits the follow up shot | 53-56 |
| 08:53 | Dayton | Gary Troche misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 08:52 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Ernest Hairston | 53-56 |
| 08:44 | Montana State | Alan Smith misses the 3 from the left corner | 53-56 |
| 08:43 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Joshua Carpenter | 53-56 |
| 08:25 | Dayton | Ruben Taylor clanks a floater from the right side | 53-56 |
| 08:24 | Dayton | Jeffery Polster tips it back up and in | 55-56 |
| 08:09 | Montana State | Harry Muller clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-56 |
| 08:08 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Jeffery Polster | 55-56 |
| 08:02 | Dayton | John Lai hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ruben Taylor | 58-56 |
| 07:46 | Montana State | Ernest Hairston is called for 5 seconds | 58-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Stephen Walsh (PG), Arnold Stone (SG), Charles Easterling (SF) John Lai, Joshua Carpenter, Ruben Taylor | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Crutcher (PG), Aaron Smith (SG), Henry Cumming (SF), Louis Campbell (C) Alan Smith, Harry Muller, Mark Randall, Ernest Hairston | |
| 07:31 | Dayton | Arnold Stone buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Stephen Walsh | 60-56 |
| 07:29 | Montana State | Stephen Walsh is called for the reach on Robert Crutcher in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Walsh, team foul #5 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Frederick Amend (PF) Ted Simpson | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Stephen Walsh (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Arnold Stone (fresh) 25 pts. 2 stl. SF - Charles Easterling (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gary Troche (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffery Polster (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Crutcher (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Aaron Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Henry Cumming (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Frederick Amend (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Campbell (fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Montana State | Aaron Smith clanks a shot from the left side | 60-56 |
| 07:20 | Dayton | Charles Easterling pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 07:05 | Dayton | Jeffery Polster buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Charles Easterling | 62-56 |
| 06:40 | Montana State | Arnold Stone steals it from Henry Cumming | 62-56 |
| 06:29 | Dayton | Arnold Stone misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-56 |
| 06:28 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffery Polster | 62-56 |
| 06:19 | Dayton | Frederick Amend steals it from Gary Troche | 62-56 |
| 06:06 | Montana State | Henry Cumming buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert Crutcher | 62-59 |
| 06:00 | Dayton | Arnold Stone knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Stephen Walsh | 64-59 |
| 05:49 | Montana State | Henry Cumming misses the easy layup | 64-59 |
| 05:48 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Charles Easterling | 64-59 |
| 05:43 | Dayton | Arnold Stone is fouled on the floor by Louis Campbell - foul #4 on Louis Campbell, team foul #7 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ruben Taylor (SF), Kevin Souliere (PF), Michael Lee (C) Charles Easterling, Gary Troche, Jeffery Polster | |
| Subs | Montana State | Ted Simpson (PF) Frederick Amend | |
| 05:43 | Dayton | Arnold Stone makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 05:43 | Dayton | Arnold Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 05:30 | Montana State | Aaron Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-59 |
| 05:29 | Dayton | Kevin Souliere snags the defensive board | 66-59 |
| 05:15 | Dayton | Arnold Stone misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-59 |
| 05:13 | Montana State | Henry Cumming snags the defensive board | 66-59 |
| 05:07 | Montana State | Henry Cumming misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-59 |
| 05:06 | Montana State | Ted Simpson tips it but misses | 66-59 |
| 05:04 | Dayton | Michael Lee grabs the board | 66-59 |
| 04:49 | Dayton | Arnold Stone can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 66-59 |
| 04:47 | Dayton | Kevin Souliere tips it back up and in | 68-59 |
| 04:38 | Montana State | Robert Crutcher clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-59 |
| 04:37 | Montana State | Louis Campbell pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-59 |
| 04:29 | Montana State | Aaron Smith hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Robert Crutcher | 68-62 |
| 04:07 | Dayton | Louis Campbell blocks the short jumper by Arnold Stone | 68-62 |
| 04:06 | Montana State | Louis Campbell snags the defensive board | 68-62 |
| 03:52 | Montana State | Henry Cumming blows the layup | 68-62 |
| 03:51 | Montana State | Robert Crutcher tips it home | 68-64 |
| 03:40 | Dayton | Michael Lee blows the dunk | 68-64 |
| 03:38 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Henry Cumming | 68-64 |
| 03:20 | Montana State | Louis Campbell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-64 |
| 03:18 | Montana State | Aaron Smith snags the offensive board | 68-64 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Stephen Walsh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 ast. 3 pf. SG - Arnold Stone (fairly fresh) 29 pts. 3 stl. SF - Ruben Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Souliere (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Crutcher (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SG - Aaron Smith (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Henry Cumming (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ted Simpson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Louis Campbell (fairly fresh) 9 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Montana State | Ted Simpson buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Crutcher | 68-66 |
| 03:09 | Dayton | Stephen Walsh is hacked by Aaron Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Aaron Smith, team foul #8 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lai (SG), Charles Easterling (SF), Gary Troche (PF), Jeffery Polster (C) Arnold Stone, Ruben Taylor, Kevin Souliere, Michael Lee | |
| Subs | Montana State | Alan Smith (PG), Harry Muller (SG), Mark Randall (SF), Ernest Hairston (PF), Frederick Amend (C) Robert Crutcher, Aaron Smith, Henry Cumming, Ted Simpson, Louis Campbell | |
| 03:09 | Dayton | Stephen Walsh misses the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 03:09 | Montana State | Ernest Hairston grabs the defensive rebound | 68-66 |
| 02:47 | Montana State | Alan Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-69 |
| 02:47 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-69 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Lee (C) Jeffery Polster | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Crutcher (PG), Aaron Smith (SG), Henry Cumming (SF) Alan Smith, Harry Muller, Mark Randall | |
| 02:22 | Dayton | John Lai connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Michael Lee | 70-69 |
| 02:00 | Montana State | Robert Crutcher knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-72 |
| 01:37 | Dayton | Gary Troche misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-72 |
| 01:35 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Aaron Smith | 70-72 |
| 01:10 | Montana State | Ernest Hairston misses the driving attempt from the right block | 70-72 |
| 01:08 | Dayton | Charles Easterling pulls down the rebound | 70-72 |
| 01:02 | Dayton | Gary Troche lays it up and in on a great pass from Stephen Walsh and the foul's on Frederick Amend - foul #1 on Frederick Amend, team foul #9 | 72-72 |
| Subs | Dayton | Arnold Stone (SG) John Lai | |
| Subs | Montana State | Louis Campbell (C) Frederick Amend | |
| 01:02 | Dayton | Gary Troche misses the free throw | 72-72 |
| 01:02 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Louis Campbell | 72-72 |
| 00:55 | Montana State | Arnold Stone is called for the reach on Aaron Smith - foul #2 on Arnold Stone, team foul #6 | 72-72 |
| 00:39 | Montana State | Aaron Smith scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Crutcher | 72-75 |
| 00:18 | Dayton | Arnold Stone's layup is rejected by Henry Cumming | 72-75 |
| 00:17 | Montana State | Louis Campbell gets the rebound | 72-75 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Montana State | Louis Campbell is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Walsh - foul #4 on Stephen Walsh, team foul #7 | 72-75 |
| 00:15 | Montana State | Louis Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:15 | Dayton | Michael Lee grabs the board | 72-75 |
| 00:08 | Dayton | Arnold Stone hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-75 |
| 00:07 | Dayton | Gary Troche snags the offensive board | 72-75 |
| 00:04 | Dayton | Arnold Stone buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-75 |
| 00:04 | Montana State | Montana State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Aaron Smith can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 75-75 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Stephen Walsh (fresh) 5 pts. 9 ast. 4 pf. SG - Arnold Stone (fresh) 32 pts. 3 stl. SF - Charles Easterling (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Troche (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Crutcher (fresh) 21 pts. 7 ast. SG - Aaron Smith (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Henry Cumming (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ernest Hairston (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Louis Campbell (fresh) 11 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Dayton | Michael Lee wins the tip | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:51 | Dayton | Arnold Stone knocks in the floater from the right side | 77-75 |
| 04:36 | Montana State | Aaron Smith hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Robert Crutcher | 77-78 |
| 04:21 | Dayton | Stephen Walsh comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Louis Campbell - foul #5 on Louis Campbell, team foul #10 | 77-78 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Ted Simpson (C) Louis Campbell | |
| 04:21 | Dayton | Stephen Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 78-78 |
| 04:21 | Dayton | Stephen Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 79-78 |
| 03:55 | Montana State | Robert Crutcher misses the easy layup but the foul's on Stephen Walsh - foul #5 on Stephen Walsh, team foul #8 | 79-78 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lai (PG), Jeffery Polster (C) Stephen Walsh, Michael Lee | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 03:55 | Montana State | Robert Crutcher makes the 1st free throw | 79-79 |
| 03:55 | Montana State | Robert Crutcher makes the 2nd free throw | 79-80 |
| 03:40 | Dayton | Jeffery Polster is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Jeffery Polster, team foul #9 | 79-80 |
| 03:28 | Montana State | Aaron Smith drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Crutcher | 79-82 |
| 03:15 | Dayton | Jeffery Polster scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Gary Troche and he's fouled by Ernest Hairston - foul #2 on Ernest Hairston, team foul #11 | 81-82 |
| 03:15 | Dayton | Jeffery Polster misses the free throw | 81-82 |
| 03:15 | Montana State | Ted Simpson snags the defensive board | 81-82 |
| 02:58 | Montana State | Henry Cumming can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 81-82 |
| 02:57 | Dayton | Gary Troche pulls down the rebound | 81-82 |
| 02:57 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-82 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Lee (C) Jeffery Polster | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 02:42 | Dayton | John Lai loses the dribble to Ernest Hairston | 81-82 |
| 02:15 | Montana State | Gary Troche blocks the jumper by Ted Simpson | 81-82 |
| 02:13 | Dayton | Michael Lee grabs the board | 81-82 |
| 02:09 | Dayton | Arnold Stone loses the dribble to Henry Cumming | 81-82 |
| 01:49 | Montana State | Ernest Hairston scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Ted Simpson | 81-84 |
| 01:34 | Dayton | Gary Troche misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 81-84 |
| 01:32 | Dayton | Michael Lee hits the follow up shot | 83-84 |
| 01:06 | Montana State | Henry Cumming hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ted Simpson | 83-87 |
| 01:00 | Dayton | John Lai is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Crutcher - foul #2 on Robert Crutcher, team foul #12 | 83-87 |
| 01:00 | Dayton | John Lai makes the 1st free throw | 84-87 |
| 01:00 | Dayton | John Lai makes the 2nd free throw | 85-87 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Lai (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnold Stone (fresh) 34 pts. 3 stl. SF - Charles Easterling (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Troche (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Crutcher (fresh) 23 pts. 9 ast. SG - Aaron Smith (fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. SF - Henry Cumming (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ernest Hairston (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Ted Simpson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Montana State | Aaron Smith blows the layup | 85-87 |
| 00:35 | Montana State | Henry Cumming gets the offensive rebound | 85-87 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Montana State | Henry Cumming is hacked by Arnold Stone - foul #3 on Arnold Stone, team foul #10 | 85-87 |
| 00:34 | Montana State | Henry Cumming makes the 1st free throw | 85-88 |
| 00:34 | Montana State | Henry Cumming makes the 2nd free throw | 85-89 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Dayton | John Lai misses long on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Crutcher - foul #3 on Robert Crutcher, team foul #13 | 85-89 |
| 00:26 | Dayton | John Lai makes the 1st free throw | 86-89 |
| 00:26 | Dayton | John Lai makes the 2nd free throw | 87-89 |
| 00:24 | Montana State | Aaron Smith is hacked by John Lai in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Lai, team foul #11 | 87-89 |
| 00:24 | Montana State | Aaron Smith misses the 1st free throw | 87-89 |
| 00:24 | Montana State | Aaron Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 87-90 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Dayton | Gary Troche can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 87-90 |
| 00:17 | Montana State | Aaron Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 87-90 |
| 00:14 | Montana State | Arnold Stone is called for the reach on Aaron Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Arnold Stone, team foul #12 | 87-90 |
| 00:14 | Montana State | Aaron Smith makes the 1st free throw | 87-91 |
| 00:14 | Montana State | Aaron Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 87-91 |
| 00:14 | Dayton | Charles Easterling gets the rebound | 87-91 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Dayton | John Lai throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 87-91 |
| 00:09 | Montana State | Henry Cumming is fouled on the floor by Charles Easterling - foul #2 on Charles Easterling, team foul #13 | 87-91 |
| 00:09 | Montana State | Henry Cumming misses the 1st free throw | 87-91 |
| 00:09 | Montana State | Henry Cumming misses the 2nd free throw | 87-91 |
| 00:09 | Dayton | Gary Troche grabs the board | 87-91 |
| 00:03 | Dayton | Arnold Stone knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John Lai | 90-91 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Robert Crutcher runs out the clock | 90-91 |