| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Ronald Peyton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Zierk (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Oscar Gilbert (fresh) PF - Peter Paladino (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Green (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Leeman (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Murray (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Gay (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Fredrick Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Christopher Brown inbounds the ball | 28-34 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Dayton | Michael Leeman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 19:39 | UNLV | Peter Paladino snags the defensive board | 28-34 |
| 19:33 | UNLV | Raymond Zierk misses long on a floater from close range | 28-34 |
| 19:31 | UNLV | Peter Paladino hits the follow up shot | 30-34 |
| 19:02 | Dayton | Fredrick Williams misses the lay-in but the foul's on Oscar Gilbert - foul #3 on Oscar Gilbert, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| 19:02 | Dayton | Fredrick Williams makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 19:02 | Dayton | Fredrick Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 18:45 | UNLV | David Green makes the wide open runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Raymond Zierk | 32-36 |
| 18:43 | Dayton | Jesse Murray throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-36 |
| 18:27 | UNLV | Jesse Murray picks off the pass by David Green | 32-36 |
| 18:24 | Dayton | Christopher Brown slams it home on a nice dish by Jesse Murray | 32-38 |
| 18:16 | UNLV | David Green can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 18:15 | Dayton | Fredrick Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 18:13 | Dayton | Christopher Brown double dribbles in the backcourt | 32-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | George Huck (SG), Jerry Buser (PF), David Millette (C) Raymond Zierk, Peter Paladino, David Green | |
| Subs | Dayton | Zhong Wang (PF), Florentino Esposito (C) Keith Gay, Fredrick Williams | |
| 17:57 | UNLV | Jerry Buser misses long on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Christopher Brown - foul #3 on Christopher Brown, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Ellender (SF) Ronald Peyton | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Cook (SG) Christopher Brown | |
| 17:57 | UNLV | Jerry Buser makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 17:57 | UNLV | Jerry Buser misses the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 17:57 | Dayton | Zhong Wang grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 17:28 | Dayton | Jesse Murray is fouled on the floor by Joseph Ellender - foul #1 on Joseph Ellender, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Brown (SF) Michael Leeman | |
| 17:13 | Dayton | Robert Cook drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Christopher Brown | 33-41 |
| 17:01 | UNLV | Oscar Gilbert scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from George Huck | 35-41 |
| 16:40 | Dayton | Zhong Wang knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Florentino Esposito | 35-43 |
| 16:31 | UNLV | George Huck connects on the 3 from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 16:05 | Dayton | Zhong Wang misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Jerry Buser - foul #1 on Jerry Buser, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ronald Peyton (PG), Raymond Zierk (SG), William Creager (SF), Peter Paladino (PF), David Green (C) Oscar Gilbert, George Huck, Joseph Ellender, Jerry Buser, David Millette | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Leeman (PG), Keith Gay (SF), Fredrick Williams (C) Robert Cook, Christopher Brown, Florentino Esposito | |
| 16:05 | Dayton | Zhong Wang misses the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 16:05 | Dayton | Zhong Wang misses the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 16:05 | UNLV | David Green gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 15:46 | UNLV | Raymond Zierk hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 15:44 | Dayton | Jesse Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Ronald Peyton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Zierk (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Creager (fresh) PF - Peter Paladino (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Green (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Leeman (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Murray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Gay (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Zhong Wang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Fredrick Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Dayton | Jesse Murray comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 15:22 | UNLV | David Green snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 15:04 | UNLV | Ronald Peyton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 15:03 | UNLV | David Green misses the tip | 38-43 |
| 15:02 | Dayton | Fredrick Williams grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 14:41 | Dayton | Michael Leeman hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-46 |
| 14:29 | UNLV | David Green buries a driving attempt from the right block | 40-46 |
| 14:00 | Dayton | Fredrick Williams misses the jumper from close range | 40-46 |
| 13:58 | UNLV | Ronald Peyton grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 13:51 | UNLV | Peter Paladino works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Zhong Wang - foul #2 on Zhong Wang, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | George Huck (SG), Jerry Buser (SF), David Millette (C) Raymond Zierk, William Creager, David Green | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Cook (SG), Christopher Brown (SF), Florentino Esposito (C) Jesse Murray, Zhong Wang, Fredrick Williams | |
| 13:51 | UNLV | Peter Paladino makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 13:51 | UNLV | Peter Paladino makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 13:24 | Dayton | Florentino Esposito's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jack Baillargeon (PF) Peter Paladino | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 13:16 | UNLV | Christopher Brown picks off the pass by Ronald Peyton | 42-46 |
| 13:13 | Dayton | Christopher Brown blows the layup | 42-46 |
| 13:11 | Dayton | Florentino Esposito pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 12:48 | Dayton | Keith Gay clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 42-46 |
| 12:46 | UNLV | Ronald Peyton pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 12:40 | UNLV | Michael Leeman takes the ball from George Huck | 42-46 |
| 12:36 | Dayton | Michael Leeman slams it home | 42-48 |
| 12:25 | UNLV | Christopher Brown steals it from David Millette | 42-48 |
| 12:23 | Dayton | Jerry Buser steps in front of the Michael Leeman pass in the backcourt | 42-48 |
| 12:08 | UNLV | Jerry Buser is fouled on the floor by Florentino Esposito - foul #2 on Florentino Esposito, team foul #3 | 42-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Oscar Gilbert (PG), Raymond Zierk (SG), Joseph Ellender (SF), David Green (C) Ronald Peyton, George Huck, Jerry Buser, David Millette | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jesse Murray (SG), Fredrick Williams (C) Robert Cook, Keith Gay | |
| 11:57 | UNLV | Oscar Gilbert misses long on a runner from the left block | 42-48 |
| 11:56 | Dayton | Christopher Brown grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 11:34 | Dayton | Jesse Murray hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Brown | 42-50 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Oscar Gilbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Zierk (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Ellender (fresh) PF - Jack Baillargeon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Green (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Leeman (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Murray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Florentino Esposito (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Fredrick Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | UNLV | Jack Baillargeon can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 42-50 |
| 11:19 | UNLV | David Green hits the follow up shot | 44-50 |
| 10:53 | Dayton | Jack Baillargeon picks off the pass by Michael Leeman | 44-50 |
| 10:35 | UNLV | David Green misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Fredrick Williams - foul #3 on Fredrick Williams, team foul #4 | 44-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ronald Peyton (PG), Robert Hill (SG), Jerry Buser (SF), Peter Paladino (PF) Oscar Gilbert, Raymond Zierk, Joseph Ellender, Jack Baillargeon | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Cook (SG), Zhong Wang (PF) Michael Leeman, Florentino Esposito | |
| 10:35 | UNLV | David Green makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 10:35 | UNLV | David Green misses the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 10:35 | Dayton | Zhong Wang pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 10:07 | Dayton | Jesse Murray misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Ronald Peyton - foul #4 on Ronald Peyton, team foul #4 | 45-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Millette (C) David Green | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 10:07 | Dayton | Jesse Murray misses the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 10:07 | Dayton | Jesse Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 09:44 | UNLV | Robert Hill drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ronald Peyton | 48-51 |
| 09:28 | Dayton | David Millette denies the turnaround by Jesse Murray | 48-51 |
| 09:27 | UNLV | Jerry Buser grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 09:21 | UNLV | David Millette misses long on a shot in the lane | 48-51 |
| 09:20 | UNLV | Jerry Buser tips it in | 50-51 |
| 08:51 | Dayton | Christopher Brown clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 08:50 | Dayton | Zhong Wang grabs the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 08:32 | Dayton | Christopher Brown hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Robert Cook and the foul's on Jerry Buser - foul #2 on Jerry Buser, team foul #5 | 50-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Raymond Zierk (PG), George Huck (SG), Oscar Gilbert (SF) Ronald Peyton, Robert Hill, Jerry Buser | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Leeman (PG), Keith Gay (PF) Robert Cook, Zhong Wang | |
| 08:32 | Dayton | Christopher Brown makes the free throw | 50-54 |
| 08:12 | UNLV | David Millette misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 08:10 | Dayton | Keith Gay grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 07:52 | Dayton | Keith Gay misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 50-54 |
| 07:50 | Dayton | Keith Gay hits the follow up shot | 50-56 |
| 07:34 | UNLV | David Millette is by himself and knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Raymond Zierk | 52-56 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Raymond Zierk (fresh) 3 ast. SG - George Huck (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Oscar Gilbert (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Peter Paladino (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - David Millette (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Leeman (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Murray (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Brown (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Keith Gay (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Fredrick Williams (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Dayton | Michael Leeman is hacked by Raymond Zierk in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymond Zierk, team foul #6 | 52-56 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Ellender (SF), Jack Baillargeon (PF), David Green (C) Oscar Gilbert, Peter Paladino, David Millette | |
| Subs | Dayton | Florentino Esposito (C) Fredrick Williams | |
| 07:10 | Dayton | Keith Gay scores on a floater from close range | 52-58 |
| 07:02 | UNLV | Jack Baillargeon misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-58 |
| 07:01 | UNLV | Jack Baillargeon grabs the offensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 06:54 | UNLV | George Huck connects on the turnaround from the right block | 54-58 |
| 06:27 | Dayton | Florentino Esposito can't throw it down | 54-58 |
| 06:26 | Dayton | Florentino Esposito tips it home | 54-60 |
| 06:05 | UNLV | George Huck misses the floater from the left side | 54-60 |
| 06:03 | UNLV | Jack Baillargeon pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 05:50 | UNLV | Florentino Esposito steps in front of the George Huck pass | 54-60 |
| 05:28 | Dayton | Joseph Ellender is called for the reach on Michael Leeman - foul #2 on Joseph Ellender, team foul #7 | 54-60 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ronald Peyton (PG), Robert Hill (SG), Oscar Gilbert (SF), Peter Paladino (PF), David Millette (C) Raymond Zierk, George Huck, Joseph Ellender, Jack Baillargeon, David Green | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Cook (SG), Zhong Wang (PF), Fredrick Williams (C) Jesse Murray, Keith Gay, Florentino Esposito | |
| 05:28 | Dayton | Michael Leeman makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 05:28 | Dayton | Michael Leeman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 05:13 | UNLV | Peter Paladino comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-62 |
| 05:12 | UNLV | Peter Paladino misses the tip | 54-62 |
| 05:10 | UNLV | David Millette tips it in | 56-62 |
| 04:45 | Dayton | Robert Cook knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-65 |
| 04:30 | UNLV | David Millette misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 56-65 |
| 04:28 | Dayton | Zhong Wang gets the rebound | 56-65 |
| 04:26 | Dayton | Zhong Wang's pass is intercepted by Ronald Peyton in the backcourt | 56-65 |
| 04:14 | UNLV | Robert Hill misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-65 |
| 04:12 | Dayton | Christopher Brown grabs the board | 56-65 |
| 04:07 | Dayton | Peter Paladino blocks the jumper by Michael Leeman | 56-65 |
| 04:06 | Dayton | Michael Leeman tips it home | 56-67 |
| 04:02 | UNLV | Oscar Gilbert comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Leeman - foul #1 on Michael Leeman, team foul #5 | 56-67 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jerry Buser (PF) Peter Paladino | |
| Subs | Dayton | Keith Gay (SF) Christopher Brown | |
| 04:02 | UNLV | Oscar Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 04:02 | UNLV | Oscar Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 03:59 | Dayton | Michael Leeman is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Hill - foul #2 on Robert Hill, team foul #8 | 58-67 |
| Subs | UNLV | William Creager (SF) Oscar Gilbert | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 03:59 | Dayton | Michael Leeman makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 03:59 | Dayton | Michael Leeman makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 03:47 | UNLV | The jump hook by Ronald Peyton is blocked by Fredrick Williams | 58-69 |
| 03:46 | Dayton | Michael Leeman snags the defensive board | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:40 | Dayton | Fredrick Williams is hacked by David Millette - foul #1 on David Millette, team foul #9 | 58-69 |
| Subs | UNLV | Raymond Zierk (SG), David Green (C) Robert Hill, David Millette | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 03:40 | Dayton | Fredrick Williams makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 03:40 | Dayton | Fredrick Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 03:40 | UNLV | Jerry Buser grabs the defensive rebound | 58-70 |
| 03:26 | UNLV | Ronald Peyton can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Cook - foul #1 on Robert Cook, team foul #6 | 58-70 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jesse Murray (SG) Robert Cook | |
| 03:26 | UNLV | Ronald Peyton makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 03:26 | UNLV | Ronald Peyton misses the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 03:26 | Dayton | Keith Gay gets the rebound | 59-70 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Ronald Peyton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Raymond Zierk (fresh) 3 ast. SF - William Creager (fresh) PF - Jerry Buser (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - David Green (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Leeman (tiring) 25 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Murray (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Gay (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - Zhong Wang (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Fredrick Williams (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:57 | Dayton | Jesse Murray lays it up and in set up by Keith Gay | 59-72 |
| 02:57 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-72 |
| Subs | UNLV | Oscar Gilbert (SF), Peter Paladino (PF), David Millette (C) William Creager, Jerry Buser, David Green | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Cook (SG), Florentino Esposito (C) Keith Gay, Fredrick Williams | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 02:48 | UNLV | Ronald Peyton makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Oscar Gilbert | 61-72 |
| 02:27 | Dayton | Florentino Esposito dunks the ball | 61-74 |
| 02:17 | UNLV | Ronald Peyton clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 61-74 |
| 02:16 | UNLV | Peter Paladino hits the follow up shot | 63-74 |
| 01:50 | Dayton | Zhong Wang misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 63-74 |
| 01:48 | Dayton | Florentino Esposito tips it in | 63-76 |
| 01:31 | UNLV | Raymond Zierk buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Oscar Gilbert | 65-76 |
| 01:05 | Dayton | David Millette is called for the reach on Florentino Esposito - foul #2 on David Millette, team foul #10 | 65-76 |
| Subs | UNLV | George Huck (PG), Robert Hill (SG), Joseph Ellender (SF), Jerry Buser (PF) Ronald Peyton, Raymond Zierk, Oscar Gilbert, Peter Paladino | |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Brown (SF), Keith Gay (PF) Robert Cook, Zhong Wang | |
| 01:05 | Dayton | Florentino Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 65-77 |
| 01:05 | Dayton | Florentino Esposito misses the 2nd free throw | 65-77 |
| 01:05 | UNLV | Jerry Buser gets the rebound | 65-77 |
| 00:51 | UNLV | Joseph Ellender misses the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Christopher Brown - foul #4 on Christopher Brown, team foul #7 | 65-77 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Fredrick Williams (C) Florentino Esposito | |
| 00:51 | UNLV | Joseph Ellender makes the 1st free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:51 | UNLV | Joseph Ellender makes the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:49 | Dayton | Jesse Murray is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Hill - foul #3 on Robert Hill, team foul #11 | 67-77 |
| 00:49 | Dayton | Jesse Murray makes the 1st free throw | 67-78 |
| 00:49 | Dayton | Jesse Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 67-79 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:43 | UNLV | Jerry Buser is whistled for traveling | 67-79 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:20 | Dayton | Jesse Murray's fadeaway is rejected by David Millette | 67-79 |
| 00:18 | UNLV | Joseph Ellender snags the defensive board | 67-79 |
| 00:14 | UNLV | Robert Hill hits a floater from the baseline | 69-79 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Michael Leeman runs out the clock | 69-79 |