| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Johnny Lahr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Perin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benny Tinkle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ali Horn (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - John Bryant (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Stephen Walsh (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arnold Stone (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Easterling (fresh) PF - Gary Troche (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Charles Easterling inbounds the ball | 35-29 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Dayton | Charles Easterling can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 35-29 |
| 19:48 | Saint Louis | John Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 19:28 | Saint Louis | Benny Tinkle makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ali Horn | 38-29 |
| 19:18 | Dayton | Michael Lee clanks a floater in the lane | 38-29 |
| 19:17 | Saint Louis | Benny Tinkle grabs the defensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 19:08 | Saint Louis | Ali Horn banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Perin | 40-29 |
| 18:46 | Dayton | Gary Troche is fouled on the floor by John Bryant - foul #1 on John Bryant, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| 18:32 | Dayton | Michael Lee misses short on a jumper in the paint | 40-29 |
| 18:30 | Dayton | Charles Easterling tips it home | 40-31 |
| 18:25 | Saint Louis | Benny Tinkle misses the runner from the right block | 40-31 |
| 18:24 | Saint Louis | Benny Tinkle tips it home | 42-31 |
| 18:10 | Dayton | Arnold Stone loses the dribble to James Perin | 42-31 |
| 17:59 | Saint Louis | John Bryant misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-31 |
| 17:58 | Dayton | Charles Easterling grabs the defensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 17:33 | Dayton | Michael Lee hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Arnold Stone | 42-33 |
| 17:12 | Saint Louis | Ali Horn comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Gary Troche - foul #1 on Gary Troche, team foul #1 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jeremy Frison (SG), Barry Saxton (SF) James Perin, Benny Tinkle | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lai (SG), Ruben Taylor (SF), Jeffery Polster (C) Arnold Stone, Charles Easterling, Michael Lee | |
| 17:12 | Saint Louis | Ali Horn misses the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 17:12 | Saint Louis | Ali Horn makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 16:57 | Dayton | Gary Troche makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Lai | 43-36 |
| 16:39 | Saint Louis | Barry Saxton comes up short on the floater in the lane | 43-36 |
| 16:37 | Saint Louis | The offensive rebound goes to Barry Saxton | 43-36 |
| 16:31 | Saint Louis | Johnny Lahr misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-36 |
| 16:30 | Dayton | Ruben Taylor snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| 16:09 | Dayton | Jeffery Polster makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Ruben Taylor | 43-38 |
| 15:56 | Saint Louis | Johnny Lahr hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-38 |
| 15:54 | Dayton | Ruben Taylor grabs the board | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Johnny Lahr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Frison (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Barry Saxton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ali Horn (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - John Bryant (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Stephen Walsh (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Lai (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ruben Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Troche (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeffery Polster (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Dayton | Jeffery Polster misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 15:31 | Dayton | Gary Troche grabs the offensive board | 43-38 |
| 15:12 | Dayton | Jeffery Polster connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Ruben Taylor | 43-41 |
| 14:51 | Saint Louis | Ali Horn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 14:50 | Saint Louis | The offensive rebound goes to John Bryant | 43-41 |
| 14:38 | Saint Louis | Stephen Walsh takes the ball from Jeremy Frison | 43-41 |
| 14:33 | Dayton | Stephen Walsh hits the finger roll | 43-43 |
| 14:16 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Frison misses the floater from the free throw line | 43-43 |
| 14:15 | Saint Louis | Ali Horn tips it in | 45-43 |
| 13:52 | Dayton | John Lai is called for 5 seconds | 45-43 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Harold Hopkins (PG), James Perin (SG), Benny Tinkle (SF), Claude Pinkney (PF), James Kelly (C) Johnny Lahr, Jeremy Frison, Barry Saxton, Ali Horn, John Bryant | |
| Subs | Dayton | Arnold Stone (SG), Charles Easterling (SF), Kevin Souliere (PF), Michael Lee (C) Stephen Walsh, Ruben Taylor, Gary Troche, Jeffery Polster | |
| 13:35 | Saint Louis | Benny Tinkle is hacked by Charles Easterling - foul #3 on Charles Easterling, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ernest Spence (PG) John Lai | |
| 13:18 | Saint Louis | Michael Lee is called for the reach on Harold Hopkins - foul #3 on Michael Lee, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| 13:03 | Saint Louis | Ernest Spence steps in front of the Benny Tinkle pass | 45-43 |
| 13:00 | Dayton | Arnold Stone slams it home on a great pass from Ernest Spence | 45-45 |
| 12:47 | Saint Louis | Harold Hopkins buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Benny Tinkle | 48-45 |
| 12:31 | Dayton | Charles Easterling misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-45 |
| 12:30 | Dayton | Kevin Souliere hits the follow up shot | 48-47 |
| 12:21 | Saint Louis | Benny Tinkle can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 48-47 |
| 12:20 | Saint Louis | Claude Pinkney tips it home | 50-47 |
| 12:16 | Dayton | Ernest Spence's pass is intercepted by Harold Hopkins in the backcourt | 50-47 |
| 12:14 | Saint Louis | Harold Hopkins lays it in | 52-47 |
| 11:56 | Dayton | Charles Easterling hits a shot from the left side set up by Arnold Stone | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Harold Hopkins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Perin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Benny Tinkle (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Claude Pinkney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Kelly (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ernest Spence (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arnold Stone (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Easterling (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Souliere (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:36 | Saint Louis | James Kelly drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by James Perin | 54-49 |
| 11:25 | Dayton | Benny Tinkle picks off the pass by Michael Lee | 54-49 |
| 11:17 | Saint Louis | James Perin hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Harold Hopkins | 57-49 |
| 10:58 | Dayton | The short jumper by Michael Lee is denied by James Kelly | 57-49 |
| 10:57 | Saint Louis | James Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 10:50 | Saint Louis | Claude Pinkney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-49 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Johnny Lahr (PG), Jeremy Frison (SG), Barry Saxton (SF), Ali Horn (PF), John Bryant (C) Harold Hopkins, James Perin, Benny Tinkle, Claude Pinkney, James Kelly | |
| Subs | Dayton | Stephen Walsh (PG), John Lai (SG), Ruben Taylor (SF), Gary Troche (PF), Jeffery Polster (C) Ernest Spence, Arnold Stone, Charles Easterling, Kevin Souliere, Michael Lee | |
| 10:33 | Dayton | Ruben Taylor hits a jumper from the left side | 57-51 |
| 10:15 | Saint Louis | Johnny Lahr can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Gary Troche - foul #2 on Gary Troche, team foul #4 | 57-51 |
| 10:15 | Saint Louis | Johnny Lahr misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 10:15 | Saint Louis | Johnny Lahr makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 09:55 | Dayton | Ruben Taylor drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by John Lai | 58-53 |
| 09:45 | Saint Louis | Gary Troche swats the short shot by Jeremy Frison | 58-53 |
| 09:44 | Dayton | Gary Troche grabs the defensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 09:26 | Dayton | John Lai knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Ruben Taylor and he's fouled by Barry Saxton - foul #1 on Barry Saxton, team foul #2 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Harold Hopkins (PG), James Perin (SG) Johnny Lahr, Jeremy Frison | |
| Subs | Dayton | Arnold Stone (SG), Charles Easterling (SF) Stephen Walsh, Ruben Taylor | |
| 09:26 | Dayton | John Lai makes the free throw | 58-56 |
| 09:10 | Saint Louis | Barry Saxton hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Harold Hopkins | 60-56 |
| 08:51 | Dayton | Arnold Stone is hacked by Barry Saxton - foul #2 on Barry Saxton, team foul #3 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Benny Tinkle (SF), James Kelly (C) Barry Saxton, John Bryant | |
| Subs | Dayton | Stephen Walsh (PG), Michael Lee (C) John Lai, Gary Troche | |
| 08:39 | Dayton | Arnold Stone can't finish the layup | 60-56 |
| 08:37 | Dayton | Arnold Stone can't tip it in | 60-56 |
| 08:36 | Saint Louis | James Perin gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 08:11 | Saint Louis | James Kelly misses the lay-in | 60-56 |
| 08:09 | Saint Louis | James Kelly snags the offensive board | 60-56 |
| 07:47 | Saint Louis | Ali Horn knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Harold Hopkins | 62-56 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Harold Hopkins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Perin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Benny Tinkle (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ali Horn (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - James Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Stephen Walsh (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arnold Stone (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Easterling (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffery Polster (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Dayton | Ali Horn is called for the reach on Jeffery Polster - foul #3 on Ali Horn, team foul #4 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Johnny Lahr (SG), John Bryant (C) James Perin, James Kelly | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lai (SG), Ruben Taylor (SF), Gary Troche (PF) Arnold Stone, Charles Easterling, Jeffery Polster | |
| 07:17 | Dayton | Harold Hopkins steps in front of the John Lai pass | 62-56 |
| 07:12 | Saint Louis | Harold Hopkins knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Johnny Lahr | 64-56 |
| 07:06 | Dayton | Stephen Walsh is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Hopkins - foul #4 on Harold Hopkins, team foul #5 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jeremy Frison (SG) Harold Hopkins | |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Souliere (C) Michael Lee | |
| 06:51 | Dayton | Gary Troche clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-56 |
| 06:49 | Saint Louis | John Bryant gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| 06:44 | Saint Louis | Ali Horn misses long on a jump hook from close range | 64-56 |
| 06:42 | Dayton | Ruben Taylor grabs the board | 64-56 |
| 06:17 | Dayton | Ruben Taylor misses the lay-in | 64-56 |
| 06:15 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Frison pulls down the rebound | 64-56 |
| 05:58 | Saint Louis | Ali Horn misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 64-56 |
| 05:57 | Saint Louis | Johnny Lahr tips it in | 66-56 |
| 05:51 | Dayton | Kevin Souliere is fouled on the floor by John Bryant - foul #2 on John Bryant, team foul #6 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Harold Hopkins (PG), James Perin (SG), Barry Saxton (SF), Claude Pinkney (PF) Johnny Lahr, Jeremy Frison, Benny Tinkle, Ali Horn | |
| Subs | Dayton | Arnold Stone (SG), Charles Easterling (SF), Jeffery Polster (PF), Michael Lee (C) John Lai, Ruben Taylor, Gary Troche, Kevin Souliere | |
| 05:43 | Dayton | Michael Lee double dribbles | 66-56 |
| 05:31 | Saint Louis | Claude Pinkney misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 66-56 |
| 05:29 | Dayton | Jeffery Polster grabs the defensive rebound | 66-56 |
| 05:24 | Dayton | Michael Lee is fouled on the floor by John Bryant - foul #3 on John Bryant, team foul #7 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Kelly (C) John Bryant | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 05:24 | Dayton | Michael Lee misses the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 05:24 | Saint Louis | James Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 66-56 |
| 05:19 | Saint Louis | Harold Hopkins misses the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Stephen Walsh - foul #2 on Stephen Walsh, team foul #5 | 66-56 |
| 05:19 | Saint Louis | Harold Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 05:19 | Saint Louis | Harold Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 05:02 | Dayton | Michael Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-56 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lai (PG) Stephen Walsh | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:36 | Saint Louis | Claude Pinkney misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jeffery Polster - foul #2 on Jeffery Polster, team foul #6 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ali Horn (PF) Barry Saxton | |
| Subs | Dayton | Gary Troche (PF) Michael Lee | |
| 04:36 | Saint Louis | Claude Pinkney makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 04:36 | Saint Louis | Claude Pinkney misses the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 04:36 | Dayton | Gary Troche gets the rebound | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:22 | Dayton | Jeffery Polster misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-56 |
| 04:21 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to James Kelly | 69-56 |
| 03:55 | Saint Louis | Harold Hopkins clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Lai - foul #1 on John Lai, team foul #7 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Barry Saxton (SF), John Bryant (C) Claude Pinkney, James Kelly | |
| Subs | Dayton | Stephen Walsh (PG), Ruben Taylor (SF) John Lai, Charles Easterling | |
| 03:55 | Saint Louis | Harold Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 03:55 | Saint Louis | Harold Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:35 | Dayton | Gary Troche hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 71-56 |
| 03:34 | Saint Louis | John Bryant pulls down the rebound | 71-56 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Harold Hopkins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - James Perin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Barry Saxton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ali Horn (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - John Bryant (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Stephen Walsh (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arnold Stone (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ruben Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Troche (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeffery Polster (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Saint Louis | Ali Horn knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-56 |
| 03:21 | Dayton | Gary Troche hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ruben Taylor | 74-59 |
| 03:04 | Saint Louis | Ali Horn misses the shot near the basket | 74-59 |
| 03:02 | Dayton | Gary Troche gets the rebound | 74-59 |
| 02:50 | Dayton | Jeffery Polster knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Gary Troche | 74-61 |
| 02:31 | Saint Louis | Barry Saxton drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from James Perin | 76-61 |
| 02:06 | Dayton | Arnold Stone hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Ali Horn - foul #4 on Ali Horn, team foul #8 | 76-61 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Johnny Lahr (PG), Jeremy Frison (SG), Claude Pinkney (PF), James Kelly (C) Harold Hopkins, James Perin, Ali Horn, John Bryant | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lai (PG), Joshua Carpenter (SF), Kevin Souliere (PF) Stephen Walsh, Gary Troche, Jeffery Polster | |
| 02:06 | Dayton | Arnold Stone misses the 1st free throw | 76-61 |
| 02:06 | Dayton | Arnold Stone misses the 2nd free throw | 76-61 |
| 02:06 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Frison gets the rebound | 76-61 |
| 01:47 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Frison connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Barry Saxton | 79-61 |
| 01:39 | Dayton | Barry Saxton is called for the reach on Arnold Stone - foul #3 on Barry Saxton, team foul #9 | 79-61 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeffery Polster (PF) Joshua Carpenter | |
| 01:39 | Dayton | Arnold Stone makes the 1st free throw | 79-62 |
| 01:39 | Dayton | Arnold Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 79-63 |
| 01:18 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Frison can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 79-63 |
| 01:17 | Saint Louis | Barry Saxton hits the follow up shot | 81-63 |
| 01:00 | Dayton | Arnold Stone makes the 3 from the right corner set up by John Lai | 81-66 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Saint Louis | James Kelly hits a floater from close range set up by Jeremy Frison | 83-66 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Dayton | Jeremy Frison steps in front of the John Lai pass | 83-66 |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Johnny Lahr runs out the clock | 83-66 |