| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Marvin White (fresh) SG - Robert Wilson (fresh) SF - Gregory Vicente (fresh) PF - Justin Johnson (fresh) C - Robert Corman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Cooper (fresh) SG - Lyle Woodard (fresh) SF - Winfred Delreal (fresh) PF - Ray Melton (fresh) C - Hank Thompson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Hank Thompson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Dayton | Winfred Delreal is hacked by Robert Corman - foul #1 on Robert Corman, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Dayton | Lyle Woodard hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Corman - foul #2 on Robert Corman, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jerry Hewitt (C) Robert Corman | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 19:27 | Dayton | Lyle Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:27 | Dayton | Lyle Woodard makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Vicente makes the 3 from straight away | 3-2 |
| 18:53 | Dayton | Ray Melton is fouled on the floor by Justin Johnson - foul #1 on Justin Johnson, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| 18:38 | Dayton | Lyle Woodard misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:36 | St. Joseph's | Marvin White pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:20 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Vicente drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 5-2 |
| 17:58 | Dayton | Winfred Delreal scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Cooper | 5-5 |
| 17:35 | St. Joseph's | Robert Wilson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-5 |
| 17:33 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Hewitt misses the tip | 5-5 |
| 17:32 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Hewitt gets the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:27 | St. Joseph's | Justin Johnson can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Lyle Woodard - foul #1 on Lyle Woodard, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| 17:27 | St. Joseph's | Justin Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:27 | St. Joseph's | Justin Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:08 | Dayton | Marvin White steps in front of the Winfred Delreal pass | 7-5 |
| 16:59 | St. Joseph's | Marvin White scores on a shot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Michael Cooper - foul #1 on Michael Cooper, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| 16:59 | St. Joseph's | Marvin White makes the free throw | 10-5 |
| 16:47 | Dayton | Ray Melton buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Lyle Woodard | 10-8 |
| 16:28 | St. Joseph's | Robert Wilson is hacked by Lyle Woodard - foul #2 on Lyle Woodard, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Pigford (SG) Lyle Woodard | |
| 16:20 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Vicente misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-8 |
| 16:18 | Dayton | Winfred Delreal grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 16:16 | Dayton | Michael Cooper is hacked by Marvin White in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marvin White, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| 15:59 | Dayton | Michael Cooper clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-8 |
| 15:58 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Vicente snags the defensive board | 10-8 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Marvin White (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Wilson (fresh) SF - Gregory Vicente (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Justin Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry Hewitt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Cooper (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Pigford (fresh) SF - Winfred Delreal (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ray Melton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Hank Thompson (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | St. Joseph's | Marvin White hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-8 |
| 15:40 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Hewitt tips it back up and in | 12-8 |
| 15:21 | Dayton | Michael Pigford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-8 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Adam Fitzgerald (SF), Robert Ross (C) Gregory Vicente, Justin Johnson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Coots (SG), John Hanson (PF), Richard Walsh (C) Michael Cooper, Ray Melton, Hank Thompson | |
| 15:04 | St. Joseph's | Robert Wilson drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-8 |
| 14:35 | Dayton | Michael Pigford clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 15-8 |
| 14:33 | Dayton | John Hanson grabs the offensive rebound | 15-8 |
| 14:21 | Dayton | Robert Coots knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Michael Pigford | 15-11 |
| 14:06 | St. Joseph's | Marvin White misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-11 |
| 14:05 | Dayton | John Hanson gets the rebound | 15-11 |
| 13:41 | Dayton | Michael Pigford comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Ross - foul #1 on Robert Ross, team foul #5 | 15-11 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | James Skeete (PG), Gregory Vicente (SF), Justin Johnson (PF) Marvin White, Robert Wilson, Jerry Hewitt | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Cooper (PG), Ray Melton (PF), Hank Thompson (C) Robert Coots, Winfred Delreal, John Hanson | |
| 13:41 | Dayton | Michael Pigford misses the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 13:41 | Dayton | Michael Pigford misses the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 13:41 | Dayton | Michael Pigford makes the 3rd free throw | 15-12 |
| 13:26 | St. Joseph's | James Skeete clanks a 3 from straight away | 15-12 |
| 13:25 | Dayton | Richard Walsh gets the rebound | 15-12 |
| 13:05 | Dayton | Michael Cooper comes up short on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Justin Johnson - foul #2 on Justin Johnson, team foul #6 | 15-12 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Wilson (SG), Todd Abrahamson (C) James Skeete, Justin Johnson | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 13:05 | Dayton | Michael Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 13:05 | Dayton | Michael Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 12:49 | St. Joseph's | Michael Cooper steals the ball from Todd Abrahamson | 15-14 |
| 12:28 | Dayton | Gregory Vicente steals it from Michael Cooper | 15-14 |
| 12:24 | St. Joseph's | Robert Ross banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gregory Vicente | 17-14 |
| 12:09 | Dayton | Michael Cooper banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Pigford | 17-16 |
| 11:54 | St. Joseph's | Robert Wilson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 17-16 |
| 11:53 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Ray Melton | 17-16 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Adam Fitzgerald (fresh) SG - Robert Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gregory Vicente (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Ross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Todd Abrahamson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Pigford (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Walsh (fairly fresh) PF - Ray Melton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Hank Thompson (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Dayton | Robert Ross steals it from Michael Pigford | 17-16 |
| 11:21 | St. Joseph's | Michael Cooper picks off the pass by Gregory Vicente | 17-16 |
| 11:03 | Dayton | Michael Pigford makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-19 |
| 10:41 | St. Joseph's | Robert Ross can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 17-19 |
| 10:39 | Dayton | Richard Walsh grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 10:22 | Dayton | Hank Thompson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Todd Abrahamson - foul #1 on Todd Abrahamson, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Marvin White (PG), James Skeete (SF), Jerry Hewitt (PF) Adam Fitzgerald, Gregory Vicente, Robert Ross | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Coots (PG), David Deering (SG), Winfred Delreal (SF), John Hanson (PF) Michael Cooper, Michael Pigford, Richard Walsh, Ray Melton | |
| 10:22 | Dayton | Hank Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 10:22 | Dayton | Hank Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 10:22 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Todd Abrahamson | 17-19 |
| 10:16 | St. Joseph's | Robert Wilson connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Marvin White | 20-19 |
| 09:54 | Dayton | Hank Thompson's layup is rejected by Jerry Hewitt | 20-19 |
| 09:52 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Hewitt snags the defensive board | 20-19 |
| 09:47 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Hewitt hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 20-19 |
| 09:45 | Dayton | David Deering snags the defensive board | 20-19 |
| 09:41 | Dayton | Robert Coots is whistled for traveling | 20-19 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Ross (C) Todd Abrahamson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeffery Cox (C) Hank Thompson | |
| 09:19 | St. Joseph's | Robert Ross is called for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Ross, team foul #8 | 20-19 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Gregory Vicente (SF), Todd Abrahamson (C) Robert Wilson, Robert Ross | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Cooper (PG) David Deering | |
| 08:56 | Dayton | Winfred Delreal hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Coots | 20-22 |
| 08:41 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Hewitt connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Gregory Vicente and he's fouled by John Hanson - foul #1 on John Hanson, team foul #4 | 22-22 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Pigford (SG), Ray Melton (PF) Robert Coots, Jeffery Cox | |
| 08:41 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Hewitt misses the free throw | 22-22 |
| 08:41 | Dayton | Ray Melton gets the rebound | 22-22 |
| 08:15 | Dayton | Ray Melton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-22 |
| 08:14 | Dayton | Winfred Delreal grabs the offensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 08:04 | Dayton | Ray Melton is whistled for traveling | 22-22 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Wilson (SG), Adam Fitzgerald (SF) James Skeete, Gregory Vicente | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 07:55 | St. Joseph's | Todd Abrahamson misses the floater from the left wing | 22-22 |
| 07:54 | St. Joseph's | Todd Abrahamson hits the follow up shot | 24-22 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Marvin White (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Adam Fitzgerald (fresh) PF - Jerry Hewitt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Todd Abrahamson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Pigford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Winfred Delreal (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Melton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hanson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Dayton | Michael Cooper hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by John Hanson | 24-24 |
| 07:27 | St. Joseph's | Marvin White buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert Wilson | 27-24 |
| 07:09 | Dayton | Winfred Delreal is fouled on the floor by Adam Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Adam Fitzgerald, team foul #9 | 27-24 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Coots (SG), Hank Thompson (C) Michael Cooper, John Hanson | |
| 07:09 | Dayton | Winfred Delreal makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 07:09 | Dayton | Winfred Delreal makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 06:54 | St. Joseph's | Todd Abrahamson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-26 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | James Skeete (PG) Marvin White | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Walsh (SF) Winfred Delreal | |
| 06:45 | Dayton | Ray Melton lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Walsh | 27-28 |
| 06:28 | St. Joseph's | Adam Fitzgerald hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Coots - foul #1 on Robert Coots, team foul #5 | 27-28 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Gregory Vicente (SF) James Skeete | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 06:28 | St. Joseph's | Adam Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 06:28 | St. Joseph's | Adam Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 06:03 | Dayton | Michael Pigford misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-28 |
| 06:02 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Gregory Vicente | 29-28 |
| 05:54 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Hewitt drills a shot from just outside the lane | 31-28 |
| 05:39 | Dayton | Ray Melton misses the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Robert Wilson - foul #1 on Robert Wilson, team foul #10 | 31-28 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Marvin White (PG) Adam Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Cooper (PG), Winfred Delreal (SF), John Hanson (C) Michael Pigford, Richard Walsh, Hank Thompson | |
| 05:39 | Dayton | Ray Melton misses the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 05:39 | Dayton | Ray Melton misses the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 05:39 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Hewitt snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 05:33 | St. Joseph's | Robert Coots is called for the reach on Robert Wilson - foul #2 on Robert Coots, team foul #6 | 31-28 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Dayton | David Deering (SG), Richard Walsh (C) Robert Coots, Ray Melton | |
| 05:15 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Vicente is hacked by Winfred Delreal - foul #1 on Winfred Delreal, team foul #7 | 31-28 |
| 05:15 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Vicente makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 05:15 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Vicente makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 05:06 | Dayton | David Deering is hacked by Robert Wilson - foul #2 on Robert Wilson, team foul #11 | 33-28 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | James Skeete (SG) Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 05:06 | Dayton | David Deering misses the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 05:06 | Dayton | David Deering makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 04:56 | St. Joseph's | Marvin White knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-29 |
| 04:51 | Dayton | Gregory Vicente denies the turnaround by Michael Cooper | 36-29 |
| 04:50 | Dayton | John Hanson hits the follow up shot | 36-31 |
| 04:40 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Hewitt comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by John Hanson - foul #2 on John Hanson, team foul #8 | 36-31 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Pigford (SG), Jeffery Cox (C) David Deering, John Hanson | |
| 04:40 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Hewitt misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 04:40 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Hewitt misses the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 04:40 | Dayton | Jeffery Cox pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 04:22 | Dayton | Michael Cooper scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 04:05 | St. Joseph's | James Skeete knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 03:36 | Dayton | Michael Pigford hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Walsh | 39-36 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Marvin White (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Skeete (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gregory Vicente (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Hewitt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Todd Abrahamson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Cooper (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Pigford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Winfred Delreal (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Walsh (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffery Cox (fresh) | |
| 03:12 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Vicente misses the 3 from the left corner | 39-36 |
| 03:10 | Dayton | Michael Pigford gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 02:56 | Dayton | Jeffery Cox misses the floater from the left block | 39-36 |
| 02:54 | St. Joseph's | James Skeete pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 02:34 | St. Joseph's | Todd Abrahamson makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Marvin White | 41-36 |
| 02:15 | Dayton | Richard Walsh misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-36 |
| 02:14 | St. Joseph's | Todd Abrahamson snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 02:01 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Vicente can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 01:59 | St. Joseph's | Marvin White gets the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 01:35 | St. Joseph's | James Skeete travels with the ball | 41-36 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Adam Fitzgerald (PG), Robert Wilson (SG), Robert Ross (SF), Justin Johnson (PF), Robert Corman (C) Marvin White, James Skeete, Gregory Vicente, Jerry Hewitt, Todd Abrahamson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Coots (PG), Lyle Woodard (SG), David Deering (SF), Ray Melton (PF), Hank Thompson (C) Michael Cooper, Michael Pigford, Winfred Delreal, Richard Walsh, Jeffery Cox | |
| 01:17 | Dayton | David Deering misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 01:15 | St. Joseph's | Robert Ross gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 01:03 | St. Joseph's | Robert Wilson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 01:01 | St. Joseph's | Robert Corman can't tip it in | 41-36 |
| 00:59 | St. Joseph's | Robert Ross tips it home | 43-36 |
| 00:41 | Dayton | Ray Melton misses long on a 3 from straight away | 43-36 |
| 00:40 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Robert Corman | 43-36 |
| 00:28 | St. Joseph's | Robert Corman drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Hank Thompson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-36 |