| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Bobby Justus (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Huebner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bradley Mosher (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lyle Woodard (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Deering (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ray Melton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | David Deering inbounds the ball | 33-40 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Dayton | David Deering misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 33-40 |
| 19:35 | Saint Louis | James Bailey pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 19:33 | Saint Louis | Michael Cooper is called for the reach on Bobby Justus in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Cooper, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| 19:21 | Saint Louis | Michael Cooper takes the ball from James Bailey | 33-40 |
| 19:17 | Dayton | David Deering lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Cooper | 33-42 |
| 19:09 | Saint Louis | Bradley Mosher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-42 |
| 18:47 | Dayton | John Hanson misses the fadeaway near the basket | 33-42 |
| 18:45 | Saint Louis | Bradley Mosher snags the defensive board | 33-42 |
| 18:27 | Saint Louis | Bradley Mosher clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 18:26 | Dayton | Michael Cooper gets the rebound | 33-42 |
| 18:05 | Dayton | Michael Cooper knocks in the floater from the left block | 33-44 |
| 17:52 | Saint Louis | Michael Cooper takes the ball from Bobby Justus | 33-44 |
| 17:38 | Dayton | John Hanson connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Cooper | 33-46 |
| 17:28 | Saint Louis | Bradley Mosher clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-46 |
| 17:27 | Dayton | Lyle Woodard grabs the defensive rebound | 33-46 |
| 17:12 | Dayton | Ray Melton misses the lay-in | 33-46 |
| 17:10 | Dayton | Ray Melton tips it in | 33-48 |
| 16:56 | Saint Louis | Bobby Justus can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-48 |
| 16:55 | Dayton | Ray Melton grabs the defensive rebound | 33-48 |
| 16:48 | Dayton | Lyle Woodard clanks a 3 from straight away | 33-48 |
| 16:46 | Dayton | David Deering grabs the offensive board | 33-48 |
| 16:28 | Dayton | Ray Melton drills a shot near the basket set up by Michael Cooper | 33-50 |
| 16:08 | Saint Louis | Albert Huebner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-50 |
| 16:06 | Dayton | Ray Melton grabs the board | 33-50 |
| 16:01 | Dayton | Lyle Woodard can't finish the layup | 33-50 |
| 16:00 | Dayton | Lyle Woodard grabs the offensive rebound | 33-50 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Bobby Justus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Huebner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Bradley Mosher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Cooper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lyle Woodard (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Deering (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ray Melton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - John Hanson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Dayton | Ray Melton connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Lyle Woodard | 33-53 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 15:25 | Saint Louis | Bradley Mosher drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Bobby Justus | 35-53 |
| 15:04 | Dayton | Michael Cooper misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-53 |
| 15:02 | Dayton | John Hanson snags the offensive board | 35-53 |
| 14:50 | Dayton | Lyle Woodard scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-55 |
| 14:35 | Saint Louis | John Hanson swats the shot by Bradley Mosher | 35-55 |
| 14:33 | Dayton | Ray Melton grabs the board | 35-55 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:04 | Dayton | David Deering's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-55 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Bruno Cofield (PG), James Gregg (SG), George Golden (SF), Daniel Beckley (PF), Andre Esposito (C) Bobby Justus, Albert Huebner, Paul Smith, James Bailey, Bradley Mosher | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Pigford (PG), Robert Coots (SG), Richard Walsh (SF), Jeffery Cox (PF), Paul Turberville (C) Michael Cooper, Lyle Woodard, David Deering, Ray Melton, John Hanson | |
| 13:45 | Saint Louis | George Golden is called for traveling | 35-55 |
| 13:23 | Dayton | Richard Walsh misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-55 |
| 13:22 | Saint Louis | Andre Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 35-55 |
| 13:17 | Saint Louis | Bruno Cofield can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-55 |
| 13:16 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Richard Walsh | 35-55 |
| 12:55 | Dayton | Michael Pigford misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-55 |
| 12:53 | Saint Louis | George Golden grabs the board | 35-55 |
| 12:37 | Saint Louis | James Gregg drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Daniel Beckley | 37-55 |
| 12:17 | Dayton | Michael Pigford knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Coots | 37-57 |
| 12:00 | Saint Louis | Andre Esposito lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bruno Cofield | 39-57 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Bruno Cofield (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Gregg (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Golden (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Beckley (fresh) C - Andre Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Pigford (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Coots (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Walsh (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffery Cox (fresh) C - Paul Turberville (fresh) | |
| 11:55 | Dayton | Robert Coots misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-57 |
| 11:53 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Andre Esposito | 39-57 |
| 11:46 | Saint Louis | Daniel Beckley comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 39-57 |
| 11:45 | Dayton | Richard Walsh gets the rebound | 39-57 |
| 11:30 | Dayton | Paul Turberville misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Bruno Cofield - foul #3 on Bruno Cofield, team foul #1 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Bobby Justus (PG), Albert Huebner (SG), Kenneth Negron (C) James Gregg, George Golden, Daniel Beckley | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Cooper (PG), Lyle Woodard (SG), David Deering (SF), Ray Melton (PF) Michael Pigford, Robert Coots, Richard Walsh, Jeffery Cox | |
| 11:30 | Dayton | Paul Turberville makes the 1st free throw | 39-58 |
| 11:30 | Dayton | Paul Turberville makes the 2nd free throw | 39-59 |
| 11:08 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Negron travels with the ball | 39-59 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Paul Smith (SF), James Bailey (PF) Bruno Cofield, Andre Esposito | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Hanson (C) Paul Turberville | |
| 10:47 | Dayton | Lyle Woodard loses the dribble to Bobby Justus | 39-59 |
| 10:31 | Saint Louis | Paul Smith scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Bobby Justus | 42-59 |
| 10:05 | Dayton | Ray Melton is fouled on the floor by James Bailey - foul #1 on James Bailey, team foul #2 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Daniel Beckley (PF), Bradley Mosher (C) James Bailey, Kenneth Negron | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 09:40 | Dayton | David Deering misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 42-59 |
| 09:38 | Saint Louis | Bradley Mosher grabs the board | 42-59 |
| 09:24 | Saint Louis | Daniel Beckley knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:16 | Dayton | David Deering knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Michael Cooper | 44-61 |
| 09:12 | Saint Louis | Paul Smith misses the easy layup | 44-61 |
| 09:10 | Saint Louis | Daniel Beckley misses the tip | 44-61 |
| 09:09 | Saint Louis | Paul Smith can't tip it in | 44-61 |
| 09:07 | Dayton | Ray Melton grabs the board | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:46 | Dayton | Lyle Woodard banks in the layup set up by Michael Cooper and the foul's on Albert Huebner - foul #1 on Albert Huebner, team foul #3 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Bruno Cofield (SG), James Gregg (SF) Albert Huebner, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Pigford (PG), Richard Walsh (SF), Jeffery Cox (PF), Paul Turberville (C) Michael Cooper, David Deering, Ray Melton, John Hanson | |
| 08:46 | Dayton | Lyle Woodard makes the free throw | 44-64 |
| 08:33 | Saint Louis | Bradley Mosher hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Bobby Justus | 46-64 |
| 08:08 | Dayton | Lyle Woodard's pass is intercepted by Daniel Beckley | 46-64 |
| 07:53 | Saint Louis | Daniel Beckley scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-64 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Bobby Justus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bruno Cofield (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Gregg (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Beckley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Mosher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Pigford (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lyle Woodard (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Walsh (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffery Cox (fresh) C - Paul Turberville (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Dayton | Paul Turberville misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-64 |
| 07:34 | Dayton | Richard Walsh tips it but misses | 49-64 |
| 07:33 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to James Gregg | 49-64 |
| 07:21 | Saint Louis | Bradley Mosher slams it home set up by Bruno Cofield and he's fouled by Paul Turberville - foul #1 on Paul Turberville, team foul #2 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Albert Huebner (SG), Paul Smith (SF), James Bailey (PF) Bobby Justus, James Gregg, Daniel Beckley | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Cooper (PG), David Deering (SF), Ray Melton (PF) Lyle Woodard, Jeffery Cox, Paul Turberville | |
| 07:21 | Saint Louis | Bradley Mosher makes the free throw | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:56 | Dayton | Michael Cooper knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Michael Pigford | 52-66 |
| 06:36 | Saint Louis | Bruno Cofield misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 52-66 |
| 06:34 | Dayton | The rebound goes to David Deering | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:14 | Dayton | Richard Walsh lays it up and in | 52-68 |
| 06:09 | Saint Louis | Albert Huebner misses long on a jumper from the left side | 52-68 |
| 06:08 | Dayton | Richard Walsh snags the defensive board | 52-68 |
| 05:56 | Dayton | Richard Walsh comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-68 |
| 05:55 | Saint Louis | Bruno Cofield grabs the defensive rebound | 52-68 |
| 05:41 | Saint Louis | Bradley Mosher comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-68 |
| 05:39 | Saint Louis | James Bailey tips it back up and in | 54-68 |
| 05:39 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-68 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Bobby Justus (PG), Daniel Beckley (C) Bruno Cofield, Bradley Mosher | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lyle Woodard (SG), John Hanson (C) Michael Pigford, Richard Walsh | |
| 05:19 | Dayton | John Hanson makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Ray Melton | 54-70 |
| 05:12 | Saint Louis | Daniel Beckley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-70 |
| 05:11 | Dayton | Ray Melton pulls down the rebound | 54-70 |
| 04:52 | Dayton | Ray Melton misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-70 |
| 04:51 | Saint Louis | Daniel Beckley pulls down the rebound | 54-70 |
| 04:38 | Saint Louis | Daniel Beckley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-70 |
| 04:36 | Saint Louis | Paul Smith tips it in | 56-70 |
| 04:13 | Dayton | David Deering is fouled on the floor by Paul Smith - foul #2 on Paul Smith, team foul #4 | 56-70 |
| 03:55 | Dayton | John Hanson lays it in on a great pass from David Deering and he's hacked by Bobby Justus - foul #3 on Bobby Justus, team foul #5 | 56-72 |
| 03:55 | Dayton | John Hanson makes the free throw | 56-73 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Bobby Justus (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Albert Huebner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Beckley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Cooper (fresh) 9 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lyle Woodard (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Deering (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ray Melton (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - John Hanson (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:46 | Saint Louis | Lyle Woodard is called for the reach on Bobby Justus - foul #1 on Lyle Woodard, team foul #3 | 56-73 |
| 03:31 | Saint Louis | Albert Huebner hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-73 |
| 03:24 | Dayton | Lyle Woodard connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Ray Melton | 58-75 |
| 02:57 | Saint Louis | Paul Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-75 |
| 02:55 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Lyle Woodard | 58-75 |
| 02:34 | Dayton | Michael Cooper hits a turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Bobby Justus - foul #4 on Bobby Justus, team foul #6 | 58-77 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Bruno Cofield (PG), James Gregg (SG), George Golden (SF), Andre Esposito (PF), Kenneth Negron (C) Bobby Justus, Albert Huebner, Paul Smith, James Bailey, Daniel Beckley | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Pigford (SG), Richard Walsh (SF), Jeffery Cox (PF), Paul Turberville (C) Lyle Woodard, David Deering, Ray Melton, John Hanson | |
| 02:34 | Dayton | Michael Cooper makes the free throw | 58-78 |
| 02:25 | Saint Louis | James Gregg loses the dribble to Michael Cooper | 58-78 |
| 02:10 | Dayton | Jeffery Cox knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Cooper | 58-81 |
| 01:52 | Saint Louis | Bruno Cofield hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Andre Esposito | 60-81 |
| 01:23 | Dayton | Michael Cooper is hacked by Andre Esposito - foul #1 on Andre Esposito, team foul #7 | 60-81 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Daniel Beckley (PF) Kenneth Negron | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 01:23 | Dayton | Michael Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 60-82 |
| 01:23 | Dayton | Michael Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 60-83 |
| 01:01 | Saint Louis | James Gregg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-83 |
| 01:00 | Dayton | Jeffery Cox grabs the board | 60-83 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Dayton | Jeffery Cox misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-83 |
| 00:30 | Dayton | Michael Pigford tips it in | 60-85 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Saint Louis | James Gregg buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-85 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Michael Cooper runs out the clock | 63-85 |