| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Leeman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jesse Murray (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Brown (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Keith Gay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Fredrick Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Wallace Ahearn (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Harold Myers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Telford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Otis Hodgkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Simpson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Nathan Telford inbounds the ball | 21-23 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Notre Dame | Otis Hodgkinson is open and buries a jumper from close range set up by Wallace Ahearn | 21-25 |
| 19:02 | Dayton | Michael Leeman's floater is knocked away by Otis Hodgkinson | 21-25 |
| 19:01 | Notre Dame | Otis Hodgkinson snags the defensive board | 21-25 |
| 18:38 | Notre Dame | James Simpson hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Otis Hodgkinson | 21-27 |
| 18:11 | Dayton | Michael Leeman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Christopher Brown | 24-27 |
| 17:48 | Notre Dame | Otis Hodgkinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-27 |
| 17:24 | Dayton | Michael Leeman is hacked by James Simpson - foul #1 on James Simpson, team foul #1 | 24-27 |
| 17:05 | Dayton | Keith Gay drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Leeman | 26-27 |
| 16:45 | Notre Dame | James Simpson misses short on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Fredrick Williams - foul #2 on Fredrick Williams, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | Zhong Wang (PF) Keith Gay | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 16:45 | Notre Dame | James Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 16:45 | Notre Dame | James Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 16:45 | Dayton | Fredrick Williams pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| 16:26 | Dayton | Michael Leeman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-27 |
| 16:24 | Notre Dame | Otis Hodgkinson grabs the board | 26-27 |
| 15:55 | Notre Dame | Otis Hodgkinson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Zhong Wang - foul #2 on Zhong Wang, team foul #2 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | Florentino Esposito (C) Fredrick Williams | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kirk Humphries (PG), Henry Wetmore (SF), Mashama Almarza (C) Wallace Ahearn, Nathan Telford, James Simpson | |
| 15:55 | Notre Dame | Otis Hodgkinson makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 15:55 | Notre Dame | Otis Hodgkinson misses the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 15:55 | Dayton | Zhong Wang gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Leeman (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jesse Murray (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Brown (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Zhong Wang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Florentino Esposito (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Kirk Humphries (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Myers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Wetmore (fresh) PF - Otis Hodgkinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Mashama Almarza (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Dayton | Zhong Wang throws it down on a nice dish by Florentino Esposito | 28-28 |
| 15:14 | Notre Dame | Mashama Almarza hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Harold Myers | 28-30 |
| 14:52 | Dayton | Michael Leeman makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Brown | 30-30 |
| 14:48 | Notre Dame | Kirk Humphries misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-30 |
| 14:46 | Dayton | Florentino Esposito snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 14:20 | Dayton | Michael Leeman knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Jesse Murray | 32-30 |
| 13:53 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-30 |
| 13:51 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Christopher Brown | 32-30 |
| 13:46 | Dayton | Jesse Murray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Cook (SG), Keith Gay (SF), Fredrick Williams (C) Michael Leeman, Christopher Brown, Florentino Esposito | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn (PG), Nathan Telford (SF), Jonathan Rizzuto (PF), James Simpson (C) Kirk Humphries, Henry Wetmore, Otis Hodgkinson, Mashama Almarza | |
| 13:34 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Jonathan Rizzuto | 32-32 |
| 13:13 | Dayton | Zhong Wang connects on the runner from the left block | 34-32 |
| 12:51 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers is hacked by Jesse Murray - foul #3 on Jesse Murray, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| 12:32 | Notre Dame | Nathan Telford connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jonathan Rizzuto | 34-34 |
| 12:28 | Dayton | Robert Cook misses the 3 from straight away | 34-34 |
| 12:26 | Dayton | Keith Gay tips it back up and in | 36-34 |
| 12:01 | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 12:00 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Rizzuto tips it home | 36-36 |
| 11:32 | Dayton | Robert Cook misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 11:30 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Gay | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jesse Murray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Gay (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Zhong Wang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Fredrick Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Wallace Ahearn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Myers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Telford (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jonathan Rizzuto (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Simpson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:05 | Dayton | Keith Gay can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Wallace Ahearn - foul #3 on Wallace Ahearn, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Leeman (PG), Christopher Brown (SF) Robert Cook, Zhong Wang | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Otis Hodgkinson (PF), Mashama Almarza (C) Jonathan Rizzuto, James Simpson | |
| 11:05 | Dayton | Keith Gay makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 11:05 | Dayton | Keith Gay misses the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 11:05 | Notre Dame | Mashama Almarza grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 10:48 | Notre Dame | Nathan Telford misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 10:46 | Dayton | Fredrick Williams pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 10:24 | Dayton | Fredrick Williams hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Mashama Almarza - foul #3 on Mashama Almarza, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Zhong Wang (PF) Keith Gay | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kirk Humphries (PG), Henry Wetmore (SF) Wallace Ahearn, Nathan Telford | |
| 10:24 | Dayton | Fredrick Williams misses the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 10:24 | Dayton | Fredrick Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 09:59 | Notre Dame | Mashama Almarza is fouled on the floor by Fredrick Williams - foul #3 on Fredrick Williams, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Florentino Esposito (C) Fredrick Williams | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 09:39 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers is fouled on the floor by Christopher Brown - foul #2 on Christopher Brown, team foul #5 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Simpson (C) Mashama Almarza | |
| 09:16 | Notre Dame | James Simpson comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 38-36 |
| 09:15 | Dayton | Christopher Brown pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 08:50 | Dayton | Christopher Brown scores on a shot from the right side | 40-36 |
| 08:29 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers is fouled on the floor by Zhong Wang - foul #3 on Zhong Wang, team foul #6 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Keith Gay (PF), Fredrick Williams (C) Zhong Wang, Florentino Esposito | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn (PG), Nathan Telford (SF), Jonathan Rizzuto (PF) Kirk Humphries, Henry Wetmore, Otis Hodgkinson | |
| 08:11 | Notre Dame | James Simpson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Fredrick Williams - foul #4 on Fredrick Williams, team foul #7 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Cook (SG) Jesse Murray | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 08:11 | Notre Dame | James Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 08:11 | Notre Dame | James Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 08:11 | Dayton | Fredrick Williams pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 08:06 | Dayton | Christopher Brown connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Keith Gay | 42-37 |
| 07:48 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 42-37 |
| 07:47 | Dayton | Fredrick Williams snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 07:21 | Dayton | Keith Gay knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Michael Leeman | 44-37 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Leeman (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Keith Gay (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Fredrick Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Wallace Ahearn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harold Myers (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Telford (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jonathan Rizzuto (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Simpson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-37 |
| 06:57 | Dayton | Fredrick Williams pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| 06:38 | Dayton | Robert Cook misses short on a 3 from straight away | 44-37 |
| 06:36 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to James Simpson | 44-37 |
| 06:19 | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-40 |
| 05:57 | Dayton | Robert Cook loses the dribble to Nathan Telford | 44-40 |
| 05:39 | Notre Dame | James Simpson's layup is rejected by Keith Gay | 44-40 |
| 05:38 | Dayton | Michael Leeman grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 05:23 | Dayton | Keith Gay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jesse Murray (PG), Zhong Wang (PF) Michael Leeman, Keith Gay | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Otis Hodgkinson (PF), Mashama Almarza (C) Jonathan Rizzuto, James Simpson | |
| 05:03 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers misses short on a floater from the left side | 44-40 |
| 05:01 | Dayton | Christopher Brown pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 04:36 | Dayton | Zhong Wang comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Mashama Almarza - foul #4 on Mashama Almarza, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Florentino Esposito (C) Fredrick Williams | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kirk Humphries (PG), Henry Wetmore (SF) Wallace Ahearn, Nathan Telford | |
| 04:36 | Dayton | Zhong Wang makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 04:36 | Dayton | Zhong Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 04:07 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Robert Cook - foul #1 on Robert Cook, team foul #8 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Leeman (PG), Keith Gay (SF) Robert Cook, Christopher Brown | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 04:07 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers misses the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 04:07 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 03:43 | Dayton | Keith Gay clanks a turnaround from the left block | 46-41 |
| 03:42 | Dayton | Keith Gay misses the tip | 46-41 |
| 03:41 | Notre Dame | Henry Wetmore pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 03:21 | Notre Dame | Otis Hodgkinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Fredrick Williams (C) Florentino Esposito | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Leeman (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jesse Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Keith Gay (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Zhong Wang (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Fredrick Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Kirk Humphries (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Myers (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Wetmore (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Otis Hodgkinson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Mashama Almarza (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:59 | Dayton | Keith Gay misses the driving attempt from the right block | 46-41 |
| 02:58 | Notre Dame | Otis Hodgkinson pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 02:58 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Brown (SF) Zhong Wang | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn (PG), Nathan Telford (SF), James Simpson (C) Kirk Humphries, Henry Wetmore, Mashama Almarza | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:36 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Keith Gay - foul #1 on Keith Gay, team foul #9 | 46-41 |
| 02:36 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 02:36 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 02:18 | Dayton | Michael Leeman clanks a shot from the right side | 46-43 |
| 02:17 | Dayton | Christopher Brown can't tip it in | 46-43 |
| 02:16 | Dayton | Keith Gay tips it back up and in | 48-43 |
| 01:51 | Notre Dame | Otis Hodgkinson scores on a shot from the right block set up by Harold Myers | 48-45 |
| 01:22 | Dayton | Keith Gay slams it home on a great pass from Michael Leeman and he's fouled by Otis Hodgkinson - foul #3 on Otis Hodgkinson, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| 01:22 | Dayton | Keith Gay makes the free throw | 51-45 |
| 01:04 | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-45 |
| 01:02 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Michael Leeman | 51-45 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:58 | Dayton | Harold Myers is called for the reach on Michael Leeman - foul #1 on Harold Myers, team foul #6 | 51-45 |
| 00:55 | Dayton | Harold Myers is called for the reach on Michael Leeman - foul #2 on Harold Myers, team foul #7 | 51-45 |
| 00:55 | Dayton | Michael Leeman makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 00:55 | Dayton | Michael Leeman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:49 | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Myers | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:27 | Dayton | Jesse Murray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-48 |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-48 |
| 00:19 | Dayton | Keith Gay grabs the board | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:16 | Dayton | Wallace Ahearn is called for the reach on Keith Gay in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wallace Ahearn, team foul #8 | 53-48 |
| 00:16 | Dayton | Keith Gay makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 00:16 | Dayton | Keith Gay makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:09 | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 55-48 |
| 00:07 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left wing | 55-51 |
| 00:03 | Dayton | Harold Myers is called for the reach on Jesse Murray in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harold Myers, team foul #9 | 55-51 |
| 00:03 | Dayton | Jesse Murray makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:03 | Dayton | Jesse Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn clanks a halfcourt shot | 57-51 |