| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Rubin Ashe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alberto Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Muse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Blackshire (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Emery Kasper (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Brett Geter (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Michael Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jimmie Jahosky (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Anthony Ramey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Frederick Muse inbounds the ball | 33-35 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Dayton | Emery Kasper loses the dribble to Scott Bailey | 33-35 |
| 19:15 | Purdue | Brett Geter drills a runner from the left block set up by Michael Stewart | 33-37 |
| 19:13 | Dayton | Brett Geter is called for the reach on Emery Kasper in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brett Geter, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ted Thornton (SF), Robert Erickson (PF) Alberto Esposito, Gregory Blackshire | |
| Subs | Purdue | Raymond Carter (PG) Brett Geter | |
| 18:55 | Dayton | Emery Kasper is hacked by Scott Bailey - foul #1 on Scott Bailey, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | Cesar Marino (PG), Alberto Esposito (SG) Rubin Ashe, Frederick Muse | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 18:34 | Dayton | Ted Thornton clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 33-37 |
| 18:32 | Purdue | Jimmie Jahosky pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 18:27 | Purdue | Michael Stewart drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jimmie Jahosky | 33-40 |
| 18:01 | Dayton | Emery Kasper knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Alberto Esposito | 35-40 |
| 17:42 | Purdue | Ted Thornton takes the ball from Anthony Ramey | 35-40 |
| 17:21 | Dayton | Emery Kasper misses the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Stewart - foul #3 on Michael Stewart, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rubin Ashe (PG), Frederick Muse (SG), Gregory Blackshire (PF) Cesar Marino, Alberto Esposito, Robert Erickson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Walter Jacobs (SF), Sheng Huang (PF) Michael Stewart, Anthony Ramey | |
| 17:21 | Dayton | Emery Kasper makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 17:21 | Dayton | Emery Kasper misses the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 17:21 | Purdue | Scott Bailey snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 16:59 | Purdue | Scott Bailey scores on a shot from the left side | 36-42 |
| 16:37 | Dayton | The jump hook by Emery Kasper is blocked by Sheng Huang | 36-42 |
| 16:36 | Dayton | Frederick Muse pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 16:12 | Dayton | Walter Jacobs steals it from Emery Kasper | 36-42 |
| 15:48 | Purdue | Raymond Carter hits the finger roll | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Rubin Ashe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frederick Muse (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ted Thornton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Blackshire (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Emery Kasper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Raymond Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmie Jahosky (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Walter Jacobs (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Sheng Huang (fresh) C - Scott Bailey (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:29 | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire's layup is rejected by Sheng Huang | 36-44 |
| 15:28 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jimmie Jahosky | 36-44 |
| 15:06 | Purdue | Raymond Carter can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Gregory Blackshire - foul #2 on Gregory Blackshire, team foul #1 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | Cesar Marino (PG), Alberto Esposito (SG), Robert Erickson (C) Rubin Ashe, Ted Thornton, Emery Kasper | |
| Subs | Purdue | Leroy Leininger (PG), Michael Stewart (SG), Anthony Ramey (PF), David Berner (C) Jimmie Jahosky, Walter Jacobs, Sheng Huang, Scott Bailey | |
| 15:06 | Purdue | Raymond Carter makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 15:06 | Purdue | Raymond Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 14:51 | Dayton | Robert Erickson misses the jumpshot from the right side | 36-46 |
| 14:50 | Purdue | Michael Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 14:33 | Purdue | Michael Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brett Geter (SF) Raymond Carter | |
| 14:13 | Dayton | Frederick Muse misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by David Berner - foul #1 on David Berner, team foul #4 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Joseph Brock (PG) Cesar Marino | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 14:13 | Dayton | Frederick Muse misses the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 14:13 | Dayton | Frederick Muse misses the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 14:13 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Anthony Ramey | 36-46 |
| 13:50 | Purdue | Anthony Ramey hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the baseline | 36-46 |
| 13:48 | Purdue | Anthony Ramey tips it in | 36-48 |
| 13:26 | Dayton | Alberto Esposito clanks a shot from the right side | 36-48 |
| 13:25 | Purdue | David Berner gets the rebound | 36-48 |
| 13:07 | Purdue | Michael Stewart misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-48 |
| 13:05 | Dayton | Robert Erickson gets the rebound | 36-48 |
| 12:52 | Dayton | Robert Erickson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-48 |
| 12:50 | Dayton | Robert Erickson gets the offensive rebound | 36-48 |
| 12:36 | Dayton | Robert Erickson comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 36-48 |
| 12:34 | Purdue | David Berner pulls down the rebound | 36-48 |
| 12:19 | Purdue | David Berner misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-48 |
| 12:18 | Purdue | Brett Geter gets the offensive rebound | 36-48 |
| 12:02 | Purdue | David Berner steps out of bounds on the baseline | 36-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rubin Ashe (PG), Ted Thornton (SF), Emery Kasper (C) Joseph Brock, Frederick Muse, Gregory Blackshire | |
| Subs | Purdue | Walter Jacobs (SF), Sheng Huang (PF), Scott Bailey (C) Brett Geter, Anthony Ramey, David Berner | |
| 11:37 | Dayton | Alberto Esposito buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Rubin Ashe | 38-48 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Rubin Ashe (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alberto Esposito (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ted Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Erickson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Emery Kasper (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Leroy Leininger (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Stewart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Walter Jacobs (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Sheng Huang (fresh) 2 blk. C - Scott Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:17 | Purdue | Michael Stewart drills a 3 from the left corner | 38-51 |
| 10:54 | Dayton | Emery Kasper banks in the layup | 40-51 |
| 10:41 | Purdue | Leroy Leininger evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-51 |
| 10:40 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Emery Kasper | 40-51 |
| 10:19 | Dayton | Walter Jacobs picks off the pass by Ted Thornton | 40-51 |
| 10:16 | Purdue | Leroy Leininger slams it home on a great pass from Walter Jacobs | 40-53 |
| 10:10 | Dayton | Alberto Esposito is called for traveling in the backcourt | 40-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Cesar Marino (PG), Frederick Muse (SG), Gregory Blackshire (PF) Rubin Ashe, Alberto Esposito, Robert Erickson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jimmie Jahosky (SG), Brett Geter (SF), Anthony Ramey (PF) Michael Stewart, Walter Jacobs, Sheng Huang | |
| 09:52 | Purdue | Brett Geter clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-53 |
| 09:51 | Dayton | Emery Kasper snags the defensive board | 40-53 |
| 09:30 | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire misses badly on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Brett Geter - foul #4 on Brett Geter, team foul #5 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Raymond Carter (SF) Brett Geter | |
| 09:30 | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 09:30 | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 09:23 | Purdue | Leroy Leininger throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Alberto Esposito (SG) Ted Thornton | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 09:02 | Dayton | Alberto Esposito scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Frederick Muse | 44-53 |
| 08:43 | Purdue | Leroy Leininger works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-53 |
| 08:42 | Purdue | Jimmie Jahosky can't tip it in | 44-53 |
| 08:40 | Purdue | Anthony Ramey pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 08:24 | Purdue | Anthony Ramey is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Raymond Carter | 44-55 |
| 08:21 | Dayton | Alberto Esposito is fouled in the backcourt by Jimmie Jahosky - foul #3 on Jimmie Jahosky, team foul #6 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rubin Ashe (PG), Ted Thornton (SG) Cesar Marino, Alberto Esposito | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Stewart (SG), Sheng Huang (PF), David Berner (C) Jimmie Jahosky, Anthony Ramey, Scott Bailey | |
| 07:56 | Dayton | Emery Kasper can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-55 |
| 07:54 | Dayton | Ted Thornton tips it but misses | 44-55 |
| 07:53 | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 07:32 | Dayton | Frederick Muse hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Rubin Ashe | 47-55 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Rubin Ashe (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ted Thornton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Frederick Muse (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Blackshire (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Emery Kasper (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Leroy Leininger (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Stewart (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Carter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Sheng Huang (fresh) 2 blk. C - David Berner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Purdue | David Berner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | Cesar Marino (PG), Alberto Esposito (SG), Robert Erickson (C) Rubin Ashe, Frederick Muse, Emery Kasper | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brett Geter (SF) Raymond Carter | |
| 06:55 | Dayton | Robert Erickson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-55 |
| 06:54 | Purdue | Michael Stewart pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 06:50 | Purdue | Brett Geter is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-55 |
| 06:48 | Dayton | Robert Erickson gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| 06:26 | Dayton | Cesar Marino is hacked by David Berner - foul #2 on David Berner, team foul #7 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | Frederick Muse (SF), Emery Kasper (C) Ted Thornton, Gregory Blackshire | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jimmie Jahosky (SG), Anthony Ramey (PF), Scott Bailey (C) Michael Stewart, Sheng Huang, David Berner | |
| 06:26 | Dayton | Cesar Marino makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 06:26 | Dayton | Cesar Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 06:26 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Emery Kasper | 48-55 |
| 05:59 | Dayton | Alberto Esposito drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Erickson | 51-55 |
| 05:41 | Purdue | Jimmie Jahosky misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Alberto Esposito - foul #1 on Alberto Esposito, team foul #2 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rubin Ashe (PG), Ted Thornton (SF), Gregory Blackshire (PF) Cesar Marino, Frederick Muse, Emery Kasper | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 05:41 | Purdue | Jimmie Jahosky makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 05:41 | Purdue | Jimmie Jahosky misses the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 05:41 | Dayton | Robert Erickson pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 05:26 | Dayton | Robert Erickson makes the jumper from the right block | 53-56 |
| 05:11 | Purdue | Anthony Ramey clanks a shot from the free throw line | 53-56 |
| 05:10 | Dayton | Robert Erickson grabs the board | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:58 | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Rubin Ashe | 56-56 |
| 04:29 | Purdue | Brett Geter is fouled on the floor by Ted Thornton - foul #1 on Ted Thornton, team foul #3 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Cesar Marino (PG), Frederick Muse (SF), Emery Kasper (C) Rubin Ashe, Ted Thornton, Gregory Blackshire | |
| Subs | Purdue | Raymond Carter (PG), Michael Stewart (SG), Walter Jacobs (SF), Eric Tyree (PF), Sheng Huang (C) Leroy Leininger, Jimmie Jahosky, Brett Geter, Anthony Ramey, Scott Bailey | |
| 04:19 | Purdue | Michael Stewart misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-56 |
| 04:18 | Dayton | Emery Kasper gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 04:15 | Dayton | Alberto Esposito is fouled in the backcourt by Sheng Huang - foul #1 on Sheng Huang, team foul #8 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Berner (C) Eric Tyree | |
| 04:15 | Dayton | Alberto Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 04:15 | Dayton | Alberto Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 03:49 | Purdue | Robert Erickson picks off the pass by Michael Stewart | 58-56 |
| 03:23 | Dayton | Cesar Marino misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 03:21 | Purdue | Sheng Huang grabs the board | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Cesar Marino (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Alberto Esposito (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frederick Muse (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Erickson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Emery Kasper (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Raymond Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Stewart (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Walter Jacobs (fresh) 3 stl. PF - Sheng Huang (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - David Berner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Purdue | Cesar Marino is called for the reach on Raymond Carter - foul #2 on Cesar Marino, team foul #4 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rubin Ashe (PG), Ted Thornton (SF), Gregory Blackshire (PF) Cesar Marino, Alberto Esposito, Robert Erickson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Ramey (PF) David Berner | |
| 03:00 | Purdue | Michael Stewart buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-59 |
| 02:31 | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire is alone and drills a floater from the left block set up by Frederick Muse | 60-59 |
| 02:31 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brett Geter (PG), Jimmie Jahosky (SG) Michael Stewart, Walter Jacobs | |
| 02:14 | Purdue | Anthony Ramey makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Brett Geter | 60-61 |
| 01:45 | Dayton | Ted Thornton misses long on a floater from the left side | 60-61 |
| 01:44 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Brett Geter | 60-61 |
| 01:44 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | Alberto Esposito (SG) Ted Thornton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Leroy Leininger (PG), Michael Stewart (SG), Scott Bailey (C) Jimmie Jahosky, Raymond Carter, Sheng Huang | |
| 01:30 | Purdue | Michael Stewart makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Leroy Leininger | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:21 | Dayton | Rubin Ashe misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 60-64 |
| 01:19 | Purdue | Brett Geter grabs the defensive rebound | 60-64 |
| 01:06 | Purdue | Brett Geter misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Emery Kasper - foul #1 on Emery Kasper, team foul #5 | 60-64 |
| 01:06 | Purdue | Brett Geter makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 01:06 | Purdue | Brett Geter misses the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 01:06 | Dayton | Emery Kasper snags the defensive board | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:59 | Dayton | Rubin Ashe scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Blackshire and he's hacked by Leroy Leininger - foul #4 on Leroy Leininger, team foul #9 | 62-65 |
| 00:59 | Dayton | Rubin Ashe misses the free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:59 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Scott Bailey | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:57 | Purdue | Scott Bailey is hacked by Rubin Ashe in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rubin Ashe, team foul #6 | 62-65 |
| 00:56 | Purdue | Scott Bailey is fouled on the floor by Emery Kasper - foul #2 on Emery Kasper, team foul #7 | 62-65 |
| 00:56 | Purdue | Scott Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:56 | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire grabs the board | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Dayton | Michael Stewart steals the ball from Rubin Ashe | 62-65 |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Rubin Ashe is called for the reach on Leroy Leininger in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rubin Ashe, team foul #8 | 62-65 |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Leroy Leininger makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Leroy Leininger misses the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:31 | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire gets the rebound | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Dayton | Alberto Esposito is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-66 |
| 00:22 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Brett Geter | 62-66 |
| 00:20 | Purdue | Alberto Esposito is called for the reach on Brett Geter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alberto Esposito, team foul #9 | 62-66 |
| 00:20 | Purdue | Brett Geter makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:20 | Purdue | Brett Geter makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:18 | Dayton | Rubin Ashe throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-68 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jimmie Jahosky (SF) Brett Geter | |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Jimmie Jahosky is hacked by Gregory Blackshire - foul #3 on Gregory Blackshire, team foul #10 | 62-68 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Jimmie Jahosky misses the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Jimmie Jahosky makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:10 | Dayton | Alberto Esposito can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-69 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Jimmie Jahosky snags the defensive board | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Leroy Leininger runs out the clock | 62-69 |