| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Harold Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Regnier (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benny Tinkle (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Claude Pinkney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Lai (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnold Stone (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Easterling (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ray Murray (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Charles Easterling inbounds the ball | 46-42 |
| 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) | |
| 19:35 | Dayton | Charles Easterling can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Benny Tinkle - foul #1 on Benny Tinkle, team foul #1 | 46-42 |
| 19:35 | Dayton | Charles Easterling misses the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 19:35 | Dayton | Charles Easterling misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 19:35 | Saint Louis | John Bryant pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 19:21 | Saint Louis | Brian Regnier makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Harold Hopkins | 48-42 |
| 18:57 | Dayton | Charles Easterling misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-42 |
| 18:55 | Saint Louis | Brian Regnier grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 18:42 | Saint Louis | Brian Regnier drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Claude Pinkney | 51-42 |
| 18:34 | Dayton | Charles Easterling loses the dribble to Harold Hopkins | 51-42 |
| 18:30 | Saint Louis | Benny Tinkle lays it in on a nice dish by Harold Hopkins | 53-42 |
| 18:09 | Dayton | Charles Easterling is fouled on the floor by Brian Regnier - foul #2 on Brian Regnier, team foul #2 | 53-42 |
| 17:48 | Dayton | Brian Regnier is called for the reach on Michael Lee - foul #3 on Brian Regnier, team foul #3 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Allan Powell (SG) Brian Regnier | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 17:28 | Dayton | Charles Easterling connects on the jump hook from the right block | 53-44 |
| 17:19 | Saint Louis | Claude Pinkney is fouled on the floor by Ray Murray - foul #2 on Ray Murray, team foul #1 | 53-44 |
| 17:10 | Saint Louis | Benny Tinkle is called for traveling | 53-44 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Joshua Carpenter (SG), Jeffery Polster (PF), Robert Reichenbach (C) Arnold Stone, Ray Murray, Michael Lee | |
| 16:52 | Dayton | Robert Reichenbach comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-44 |
| 16:51 | Dayton | Joshua Carpenter grabs the offensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 16:29 | Dayton | John Bryant is called for the reach on Charles Easterling - foul #1 on John Bryant, team foul #4 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Johnny Lahr (PG), Jeremy Frison (SF), James Kelly (PF), Henry Johnson (C) Harold Hopkins, Benny Tinkle, Claude Pinkney, John Bryant | |
| Subs | Dayton | Joseph Childers (PG) Charles Easterling | |
| 16:10 | Dayton | John Lai makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Joshua Carpenter | 53-46 |
| 15:52 | Saint Louis | Johnny Lahr misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-46 |
| 15:50 | Saint Louis | Allan Powell tips it home | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Johnny Lahr (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allan Powell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jeremy Frison (fresh) PF - James Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. C - Henry Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Joseph Childers (fresh) SG - John Lai (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Carpenter (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeffery Polster (fresh) C - Robert Reichenbach (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Dayton | Joshua Carpenter scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Robert Reichenbach | 55-48 |
| 15:07 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Frison lays it in on a great pass from Johnny Lahr | 57-48 |
| 14:50 | Dayton | John Lai scores on a driving attempt near the basket and he's fouled by Jeremy Frison - foul #1 on Jeremy Frison, team foul #5 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Harold Hopkins (PG), Brian Regnier (SG), Benny Tinkle (SF), Claude Pinkney (PF), John Bryant (C) Johnny Lahr, Allan Powell, Jeremy Frison, James Kelly, Henry Johnson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Arnold Stone (SG), Charles Easterling (SF), Ray Murray (PF), Michael Lee (C) Joseph Childers, Joshua Carpenter, Jeffery Polster, Robert Reichenbach | |
| 14:50 | Dayton | John Lai makes the free throw | 57-51 |
| 14:28 | Saint Louis | John Bryant misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 14:27 | Dayton | John Lai pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 14:16 | Dayton | Michael Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-51 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Stephen Walsh (PG) John Lai | |
| 14:01 | Saint Louis | Brian Regnier misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 13:59 | Saint Louis | Benny Tinkle hits the follow up shot | 59-51 |
| 13:41 | Dayton | Michael Lee clanks a 3 from the left wing | 59-51 |
| 13:39 | Dayton | Ray Murray can't tip it in | 59-51 |
| 13:38 | Saint Louis | Benny Tinkle grabs the board | 59-51 |
| 13:19 | Saint Louis | Benny Tinkle misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-51 |
| 13:17 | Dayton | Ray Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 13:01 | Dayton | Michael Lee hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Bryant - foul #2 on John Bryant, team foul #6 | 59-51 |
| 13:01 | Dayton | Michael Lee makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 13:01 | Dayton | Michael Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 12:44 | Saint Louis | John Bryant banks in the layup on a great pass from Harold Hopkins | 61-53 |
| 12:40 | Dayton | Charles Easterling misses the jump hook in the paint | 61-53 |
| 12:39 | Saint Louis | Claude Pinkney gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| 12:21 | Saint Louis | Benny Tinkle knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Brian Regnier | 64-53 |
| 12:06 | Dayton | Charles Easterling misses the lay-in | 64-53 |
| 12:04 | Saint Louis | Benny Tinkle grabs the board | 64-53 |
| 11:51 | Saint Louis | Harold Hopkins clanks a floater from the left wing | 64-53 |
| 11:50 | Dayton | Michael Lee pulls down the rebound | 64-53 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Harold Hopkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Regnier (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Benny Tinkle (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Claude Pinkney (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Bryant (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Stephen Walsh (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Arnold Stone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Easterling (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ray Murray (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Lee (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Dayton | Stephen Walsh is whistled for traveling | 64-53 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Johnny Lahr (PG), Allan Powell (SG), Jeremy Frison (SF), James Kelly (C) Harold Hopkins, Brian Regnier, Benny Tinkle, John Bryant | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lai (SG), Joshua Carpenter (SF), Jeffery Polster (PF), Robert Reichenbach (C) Arnold Stone, Charles Easterling, Ray Murray, Michael Lee | |
| 11:18 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Frison scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Johnny Lahr | 67-53 |
| 11:06 | Dayton | Stephen Walsh misses long on a floater from the left side | 67-53 |
| 11:04 | Dayton | Jeffery Polster gets the offensive rebound | 67-53 |
| 10:48 | Dayton | Stephen Walsh misses long on a 3 from straight away | 67-53 |
| 10:46 | Dayton | John Lai gets the offensive rebound | 67-53 |
| 10:32 | Dayton | John Lai blows the layup | 67-53 |
| 10:31 | Saint Louis | James Kelly pulls down the rebound | 67-53 |
| 10:11 | Saint Louis | Johnny Lahr can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 67-53 |
| 10:09 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Robert Reichenbach | 67-53 |
| 10:04 | Dayton | John Lai is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on John Lai, team foul #2 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Harold Hopkins (PG), Brian Regnier (SG), Benny Tinkle (SF), John Bryant (C) Johnny Lahr, Allan Powell, Jeremy Frison, Claude Pinkney | |
| Subs | Dayton | Arnold Stone (SG), Charles Easterling (SF), Ray Murray (PF), Michael Lee (C) Stephen Walsh, Joshua Carpenter, Jeffery Polster, Robert Reichenbach | |
| 09:46 | Saint Louis | James Kelly's pass is intercepted by John Lai | 67-53 |
| 09:43 | Dayton | Charles Easterling lays it in on a nice dish by John Lai | 67-55 |
| 09:28 | Saint Louis | James Kelly comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-55 |
| 09:26 | Dayton | Michael Lee grabs the board | 67-55 |
| 09:05 | Dayton | Brian Regnier steals the ball from John Lai | 67-55 |
| 08:49 | Saint Louis | Harold Hopkins knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Regnier | 70-55 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:32 | Dayton | Arnold Stone jams it on a great pass from Ray Murray and the foul's on Harold Hopkins - foul #1 on Harold Hopkins, team foul #7 | 70-57 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Claude Pinkney (PF) James Kelly | |
| Subs | Dayton | Stephen Walsh (PG), Joshua Carpenter (SF) John Lai, Charles Easterling | |
| 08:32 | Dayton | Arnold Stone makes the free throw | 70-58 |
| 08:19 | Saint Louis | Benny Tinkle clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Lee - foul #1 on Michael Lee, team foul #3 | 70-58 |
| 08:19 | Saint Louis | Benny Tinkle makes the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 08:19 | Saint Louis | Benny Tinkle makes the 2nd free throw | 72-58 |
| 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) | |
| 07:58 | Dayton | John Bryant swats the short shot by Michael Lee | 72-58 |
| 07:56 | Dayton | Michael Lee tips it in | 72-60 |
| 07:32 | Saint Louis | Joshua Carpenter swats the short shot by Claude Pinkney | 72-60 |
| 07:31 | Dayton | Michael Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 72-60 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Harold Hopkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Regnier (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Benny Tinkle (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Claude Pinkney (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Bryant (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Stephen Walsh (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Arnold Stone (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Murray (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Lee (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Dayton | Stephen Walsh knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Arnold Stone | 72-62 |
| 06:55 | Saint Louis | John Bryant buries a floater in the paint | 74-62 |
| 06:32 | Dayton | Ray Murray misses the easy layup | 74-62 |
| 06:30 | Saint Louis | John Bryant snags the defensive board | 74-62 |
| 06:24 | Saint Louis | Claude Pinkney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-62 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Johnny Lahr (PG), Allan Powell (SG), Jeremy Frison (SF), James Kelly (PF), Henry Johnson (C) Harold Hopkins, Brian Regnier, Benny Tinkle, Claude Pinkney, John Bryant | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lai (SG), Charles Easterling (SF), Jeffery Polster (PF), Robert Reichenbach (C) Arnold Stone, Joshua Carpenter, Ray Murray, Michael Lee | |
| 06:01 | Dayton | Jeffery Polster buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Stephen Walsh | 74-65 |
| 05:50 | Saint Louis | Allan Powell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 74-65 |
| 05:49 | Dayton | Jeffery Polster snags the defensive board | 74-65 |
| 05:45 | Dayton | Charles Easterling drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Lai | 74-68 |
| 05:27 | Saint Louis | Johnny Lahr hits the finger roll set up by Jeremy Frison | 76-68 |
| 05:02 | Dayton | Charles Easterling clanks a 3 from the right wing | 76-68 |
| 05:00 | Dayton | Robert Reichenbach tips it back up and in | 76-70 |
| 04:46 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Frison knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 78-70 |
| 04:35 | Dayton | Charles Easterling is called for traveling | 78-70 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Harold Hopkins (PG), Brian Regnier (SG), Benny Tinkle (SF), Claude Pinkney (PF), John Bryant (C) Johnny Lahr, Allan Powell, Jeremy Frison, James Kelly, Henry Johnson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ray Murray (PF) Robert Reichenbach | |
| 04:10 | Saint Louis | Brian Regnier can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 78-70 |
| 04:09 | Saint Louis | John Bryant gets the offensive rebound | 78-70 |
| 03:55 | Saint Louis | Claude Pinkney misses the dunk | 78-70 |
| 03:54 | Dayton | Ray Murray snags the defensive board | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:45 | Dayton | Jeffery Polster misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 78-70 |
| 03:43 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Claude Pinkney | 78-70 |
| 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) | |
| 03:18 | Saint Louis | John Lai is called for the reach on Harold Hopkins - foul #2 on John Lai, team foul #4 | 78-70 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Arnold Stone (SG), Joshua Carpenter (SF), Michael Lee (C) Stephen Walsh, Charles Easterling, Jeffery Polster | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Harold Hopkins (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Regnier (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Benny Tinkle (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Claude Pinkney (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Bryant (fresh) 9 pts. 12 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Lai (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arnold Stone (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joshua Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Murray (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Lee (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Saint Louis | Claude Pinkney knocks in the floater from the baseline | 80-70 |
| 02:59 | Dayton | Joshua Carpenter is hacked by Benny Tinkle - foul #2 on Benny Tinkle, team foul #8 | 80-70 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Dayton | David Rhein (PF) Ray Murray | |
| 02:59 | Dayton | Joshua Carpenter misses the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 02:59 | Dayton | David Rhein grabs the offensive rebound | 80-70 |
| 02:59 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-70 |
| 02:53 | Dayton | Benny Tinkle picks off the pass by David Rhein | 80-70 |
| 02:27 | Saint Louis | Benny Tinkle's layup is rejected by Joshua Carpenter | 80-70 |
| 02:26 | Dayton | Michael Lee pulls down the rebound | 80-70 |
| 02:26 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-70 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Stephen Walsh (PG), Charles Easterling (SF), Ray Murray (PF) John Lai, Joshua Carpenter, David Rhein | |
| 02:08 | Dayton | Michael Lee can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 80-70 |
| 02:07 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Ray Murray | 80-70 |
| 01:59 | Dayton | Stephen Walsh misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 80-70 |
| 01:57 | Dayton | Charles Easterling tips it back up and in | 80-72 |
| 01:42 | Saint Louis | Claude Pinkney knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Harold Hopkins and the foul's on Arnold Stone - foul #2 on Arnold Stone, team foul #5 | 82-72 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Johnny Lahr (PG), Allan Powell (SG), Jeremy Frison (SF), James Kelly (C) Harold Hopkins, Brian Regnier, Benny Tinkle, John Bryant | |
| Subs | Dayton | Joseph Childers (PG), John Lai (SG), Joshua Carpenter (SF), Jeffery Polster (PF), Robert Reichenbach (C) Stephen Walsh, Arnold Stone, Charles Easterling, Ray Murray, Michael Lee | |
| 01:42 | Saint Louis | Claude Pinkney makes the free throw | 83-72 |
| 01:25 | Dayton | Jeffery Polster can't finish the layup | 83-72 |
| 01:23 | Saint Louis | Allan Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 83-72 |
| 01:18 | Saint Louis | Allan Powell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Joseph Childers - foul #1 on Joseph Childers, team foul #6 | 83-72 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Henry Johnson (C) Claude Pinkney | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 01:18 | Saint Louis | Allan Powell makes the 1st free throw | 84-72 |
| 01:18 | Saint Louis | Allan Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 85-72 |
| 00:59 | Dayton | Jeffery Polster hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 85-72 |
| 00:58 | Saint Louis | Henry Johnson pulls down the rebound | 85-72 |
| 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) | |
| 00:33 | Saint Louis | Allan Powell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 85-72 |
| 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) | |
| 00:28 | Dayton | James Kelly takes the ball from Jeffery Polster | 85-72 |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Johnny Lahr runs out the clock | 85-72 |