| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Matthew Cromer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Graham (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Georges (fresh) PF - Scott French (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Glenn Neil (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Randall Herring (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Church (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Keith Pendleton (fresh) 5 pts. C - Waldo Sanford (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | John Johnson inbounds the ball | 22-32 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Dayton | Scott French is called for the reach on Keith Pendleton - foul #4 on Scott French, team foul #1 | 22-32 |
| 19:39 | Dayton | Waldo Sanford is whistled for a carry | 22-32 |
| 19:22 | St. Bonaventure | Glenn Neil scores on a jumper from close range set up by Robert Graham and he's hacked by Randall Herring - foul #1 on Randall Herring, team foul #1 | 24-32 |
| 19:22 | St. Bonaventure | Glenn Neil makes the free throw | 25-32 |
| 19:04 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton blows the layup | 25-32 |
| 19:02 | St. Bonaventure | Glenn Neil grabs the defensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 18:44 | St. Bonaventure | George Georges is hacked by Waldo Sanford - foul #3 on Waldo Sanford, team foul #2 | 25-32 |
| 18:24 | St. Bonaventure | George Georges is hacked by Waldo Sanford - foul #4 on Waldo Sanford, team foul #3 | 25-32 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Clay Cleveland (C) Waldo Sanford | |
| 18:00 | St. Bonaventure | George Georges misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Clay Cleveland - foul #2 on Clay Cleveland, team foul #4 | 25-32 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jin Xue (PG), Oscar Marin (SG) Matthew Cromer, Robert Graham | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 18:00 | St. Bonaventure | George Georges makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 18:00 | St. Bonaventure | George Georges makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 17:39 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton is called for traveling | 27-32 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Tony Podwoski (SF), Jim Ward (PF) John Johnson, Keith Pendleton | |
| 17:26 | St. Bonaventure | Glenn Neil misses the easy layup | 27-32 |
| 17:25 | Dayton | Tony Podwoski gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 17:13 | Dayton | Clay Cleveland is whistled for traveling | 27-32 |
| 16:44 | St. Bonaventure | Glenn Neil buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Jin Xue | 29-32 |
| 16:16 | Dayton | Clay Cleveland hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-32 |
| 16:15 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Oscar Marin | 29-32 |
| 15:52 | St. Bonaventure | Glenn Neil hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 29-32 |
| 15:51 | Dayton | Tony Podwoski grabs the board | 29-32 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Jin Xue (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Oscar Marin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Georges (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Scott French (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Glenn Neil (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Randall Herring (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Church (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Podwoski (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jim Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Clay Cleveland (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:49 | Dayton | Randall Herring is hacked by Oscar Marin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Oscar Marin, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Cromer (PG), Robert Graham (SG) Jin Xue, Oscar Marin | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Johnson (SF), Ronnie Hopper (PF), Keith Pendleton (C) Tony Podwoski, Jim Ward, Clay Cleveland | |
| 15:36 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton throws it down | 29-34 |
| 15:15 | St. Bonaventure | Glenn Neil is called for traveling | 29-34 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Cromwell (SG) John Church | |
| 15:04 | Dayton | John Cromwell makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronnie Hopper | 29-36 |
| 14:43 | St. Bonaventure | Scott French connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Matthew Cromer and he's hacked by John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #5 | 31-36 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Johnathan Alter (PG), Jim Ward (PF) Randall Herring, Ronnie Hopper | |
| 14:43 | St. Bonaventure | Scott French makes the free throw | 32-36 |
| 14:27 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton comes up short on the shot from the right block | 32-36 |
| 14:25 | St. Bonaventure | Scott French snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 14:04 | St. Bonaventure | Glenn Neil misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-36 |
| 14:03 | St. Bonaventure | George Georges tips it in | 34-36 |
| 13:52 | Dayton | John Johnson is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 13:50 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton tips it home | 34-38 |
| 13:22 | St. Bonaventure | John Cromwell picks off the pass by Robert Graham | 34-38 |
| 13:00 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton misses the wide open shot near the basket | 34-38 |
| 12:58 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Graham pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 12:40 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Graham is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Robert Graham, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jin Xue (PG), Oscar Marin (SG) Matthew Cromer, Robert Graham | |
| Subs | Dayton | Randall Herring (PG), John Church (SG), Tony Podwoski (SF), Ronnie Hopper (PF), Waldo Sanford (C) Johnathan Alter, John Cromwell, John Johnson, Jim Ward, Keith Pendleton | |
| 12:19 | Dayton | Waldo Sanford connects on the open jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Church | 34-40 |
| 11:59 | St. Bonaventure | Scott French misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Waldo Sanford - foul #5 on Waldo Sanford, team foul #6 | 34-40 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Clay Cleveland (C) Waldo Sanford | |
| 11:59 | St. Bonaventure | Scott French misses the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 11:59 | St. Bonaventure | Scott French makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 11:37 | Dayton | Clay Cleveland misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by George Georges - foul #3 on George Georges, team foul #4 | 35-40 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Patrick Lay (SG) Oscar Marin | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 11:37 | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 35-40 |
| 11:37 | Dayton | Clay Cleveland makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 11:37 | Dayton | Clay Cleveland makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Jin Xue (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Patrick Lay (fresh) SF - George Georges (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Scott French (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Glenn Neil (tiring) 18 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Randall Herring (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Church (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Podwoski (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Ronnie Hopper (fresh) 1 pts. C - Clay Cleveland (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:14 | St. Bonaventure | Clay Cleveland swats the layup by Scott French | 35-42 |
| 11:13 | St. Bonaventure | Glenn Neil grabs the offensive board | 35-42 |
| 10:58 | St. Bonaventure | Glenn Neil misses the driving attempt from the left block | 35-42 |
| 10:56 | Dayton | John Church pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| 10:46 | Dayton | Clay Cleveland misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on George Georges - foul #4 on George Georges, team foul #5 | 35-42 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Cromer (PG), Robert Graham (SG) Jin Xue, Patrick Lay | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Johnson (SF), Keith Pendleton (PF) Tony Podwoski, Ronnie Hopper | |
| 10:46 | Dayton | Clay Cleveland misses the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 10:46 | Dayton | Clay Cleveland misses the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 10:46 | St. Bonaventure | Scott French pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| 10:20 | St. Bonaventure | Scott French connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Matthew Cromer | 37-42 |
| 10:08 | Dayton | Clay Cleveland scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Keith Pendleton | 37-44 |
| 09:44 | St. Bonaventure | Glenn Neil knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by George Georges | 39-44 |
| 09:28 | Dayton | Randall Herring loses the dribble to Matthew Cromer | 39-44 |
| 09:25 | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Cromer banks in the layup | 41-44 |
| 08:58 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton connects on the runner in the paint | 41-46 |
| 08:45 | St. Bonaventure | Clay Cleveland swats the short shot by Glenn Neil | 41-46 |
| 08:43 | Dayton | Clay Cleveland pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 08:21 | Dayton | John Church comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Matthew Cromer - foul #3 on Matthew Cromer, team foul #6 | 41-46 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jin Xue (PG), Oscar Marin (SG) Matthew Cromer, Robert Graham | |
| Subs | Dayton | Johnathan Alter (PG), Tony Podwoski (SF), Jim Ward (PF) Randall Herring, John Johnson, Keith Pendleton | |
| 08:21 | Dayton | John Church makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 08:21 | Dayton | John Church makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 07:56 | St. Bonaventure | Oscar Marin loses the ball out of bounds | 41-48 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Cromwell (SG) John Church | |
| 07:53 | Dayton | Oscar Marin steals the ball from Clay Cleveland in the backcourt | 41-48 |
| 07:51 | St. Bonaventure | Jin Xue lays it up and in on a great pass from Oscar Marin | 43-48 |
| 07:49 | Dayton | John Cromwell is hacked by Oscar Marin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Oscar Marin, team foul #7 | 43-48 |
| 07:49 | Dayton | John Cromwell makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 07:49 | Dayton | John Cromwell makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 07:26 | St. Bonaventure | The jumper by Scott French is denied by Clay Cleveland | 43-50 |
| 07:25 | Dayton | Jim Ward snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Jin Xue (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Oscar Marin (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Georges (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Scott French (tired) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Glenn Neil (tired) 20 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Johnathan Alter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Cromwell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tony Podwoski (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jim Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Clay Cleveland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 5 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Dayton | John Cromwell is open and buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Johnathan Alter | 43-52 |
| 06:56 | St. Bonaventure | Glenn Neil's fadeaway is rejected by John Cromwell | 43-52 |
| 06:54 | Dayton | Tony Podwoski grabs the board | 43-52 |
| 06:33 | Dayton | Jim Ward is alone and drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by John Cromwell | 43-54 |
| 06:12 | St. Bonaventure | Glenn Neil throws it down | 45-54 |
| 05:49 | Dayton | Tony Podwoski scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Johnathan Alter | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:36 | St. Bonaventure | Jin Xue is fouled on the floor by Jim Ward - foul #1 on Jim Ward, team foul #7 | 45-56 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Cromer (PG), Robert Graham (SG) Oscar Marin, George Georges | |
| Subs | Dayton | Randall Herring (PG), John Church (SG), John Johnson (SF), Ronnie Hopper (PF), Keith Pendleton (C) Johnathan Alter, John Cromwell, Tony Podwoski, Jim Ward, Clay Cleveland | |
| 05:36 | St. Bonaventure | Jin Xue misses the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 05:36 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Keith Pendleton | 45-56 |
| 05:09 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ronnie Hopper | 45-58 |
| 04:56 | St. Bonaventure | Scott French's pass is intercepted by Ronnie Hopper | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:33 | Dayton | John Church blows the wide open layup | 45-58 |
| 04:32 | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Cromer pulls down the rebound | 45-58 |
| 04:15 | St. Bonaventure | Scott French misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-58 |
| 04:13 | Dayton | Randall Herring gets the rebound | 45-58 |
| 04:11 | Dayton | Robert Graham is called for the reach on John Church in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Graham, team foul #8 | 45-58 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | George Georges (SF) Jin Xue | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 04:11 | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 45-58 |
| 04:11 | Dayton | John Church misses the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 04:11 | Dayton | Ronnie Hopper pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-58 |
| 03:46 | Dayton | John Johnson knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Church | 45-61 |
| 03:32 | St. Bonaventure | Keith Pendleton blocks the short jumper by Glenn Neil | 45-61 |
| 03:31 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton pulls down the rebound | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:07 | Dayton | Scott French is called for the reach on John Johnson - foul #5 on Scott French, team foul #9 | 45-61 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Robert McKay (PF) Scott French | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jim Ward (PF) Ronnie Hopper | |
| 03:07 | Dayton | John Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 45-61 |
| 03:07 | St. Bonaventure | Robert McKay grabs the defensive rebound | 45-61 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Matthew Cromer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Graham (fresh) 3 ast. SF - George Georges (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert McKay (fresh) C - Glenn Neil (very tired) 22 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Randall Herring (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Church (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jim Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Keith Pendleton (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:57 | St. Bonaventure | Glenn Neil's layup is rejected by Jim Ward | 45-61 |
| 02:56 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Graham | 45-61 |
| 02:47 | St. Bonaventure | Glenn Neil's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-61 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Cromwell (SG), Clay Cleveland (C) John Church, Jim Ward | |
| 02:45 | Dayton | John Johnson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 45-61 |
| 02:36 | St. Bonaventure | George Georges comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-61 |
| 02:35 | St. Bonaventure | Glenn Neil tips it but misses | 45-61 |
| 02:33 | Dayton | John Johnson gets the rebound | 45-61 |
| 02:16 | Dayton | Clay Cleveland blows the layup | 45-61 |
| 02:14 | Dayton | Randall Herring can't tip it in | 45-61 |
| 02:13 | Dayton | Clay Cleveland misses the tip | 45-61 |
| 02:11 | St. Bonaventure | Glenn Neil grabs the board | 45-61 |
| 01:58 | St. Bonaventure | Glenn Neil buries a jump hook from close range | 47-61 |
| 01:39 | Dayton | John Johnson misses the turnaround in the paint | 47-61 |
| 01:37 | Dayton | Clay Cleveland hits the follow up shot | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:22 | St. Bonaventure | Clay Cleveland swats the short shot by Glenn Neil | 47-63 |
| 01:21 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton grabs the defensive rebound | 47-63 |
| 01:04 | Dayton | John Cromwell blows the layup | 47-63 |
| 01:02 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Graham grabs the board | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:55 | St. Bonaventure | Clay Cleveland swats the shot by George Georges | 47-63 |
| 00:53 | Dayton | John Cromwell grabs the defensive rebound | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:28 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton misses the lay-in but the foul's on Matthew Cromer - foul #4 on Matthew Cromer, team foul #10 | 47-63 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Church (SG) John Cromwell | |
| 00:28 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton makes the 1st free throw | 47-64 |
| 00:28 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton makes the 2nd free throw | 47-65 |
| 00:22 | St. Bonaventure | The jumper by George Georges is denied by Keith Pendleton | 47-65 |
| 00:20 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Graham tips it but misses | 47-65 |
| 00:19 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Graham misses the tip | 47-65 |
| 00:18 | Dayton | Randall Herring snags the defensive board | 47-65 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Randall Herring runs out the clock | 47-65 |