| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - John Perry (fresh) SG - Charles Henry (fresh) SF - James Skeete (fresh) PF - Todd Abrahamson (fresh) C - Robert Corman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Cooper (fresh) SG - Lyle Woodard (fresh) SF - David Deering (fresh) PF - Ray Melton (fresh) C - John Hanson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Robert Corman 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) | |
| 19:53 | St. Joseph's | James Skeete misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:52 | Dayton | Lyle Woodard pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Dayton | David Deering's pass is intercepted by James Skeete | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | St. Joseph's | James Skeete banks in the layup | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Dayton | Lyle Woodard makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Michael Cooper | 2-3 |
| 19:00 | St. Joseph's | James Skeete scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Perry | 5-3 |
| 18:46 | Dayton | Lyle Woodard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 18:44 | Dayton | John Hanson pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 18:27 | Dayton | James Skeete swats the shot by Lyle Woodard | 5-3 |
| 18:26 | Dayton | Ray Melton tips it but misses | 5-3 |
| 18:25 | Dayton | John Hanson tips it back up and in | 5-5 |
| 18:05 | St. Joseph's | Todd Abrahamson lays it up and in | 7-5 |
| 17:52 | Dayton | Robert Corman swats the layup by Michael Cooper | 7-5 |
| 17:51 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Todd Abrahamson | 7-5 |
| 17:30 | St. Joseph's | Robert Corman misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Ray Melton - foul #1 on Ray Melton, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Edward Shuck (PG), Grant Hambleton (SG), Jeremy Stover (SF), Jerry Hewitt (PF) John Perry, Charles Henry, James Skeete, Todd Abrahamson | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 17:30 | St. Joseph's | Robert Corman makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 17:30 | St. Joseph's | Robert Corman makes the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 17:15 | Dayton | Lyle Woodard is hacked by Grant Hambleton - foul #1 on Grant Hambleton, team foul #1 | 9-5 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Mauricio Esposito (C) Robert Corman | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 16:52 | Dayton | Michael Cooper drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from David Deering | 9-7 |
| 16:37 | St. Joseph's | Jeremy Stover misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 9-7 |
| 16:36 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Ray Melton | 9-7 |
| 16:15 | Dayton | Ray Melton hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 9-7 |
| 16:13 | St. Joseph's | Grant Hambleton snags the defensive board | 9-7 |
| 16:08 | St. Joseph's | Edward Shuck can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 9-7 |
| 16:07 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Lyle Woodard | 9-7 |
| 15:48 | Dayton | Ray Melton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-7 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Perry (PG), Charles Henry (SG), James Skeete (SF), Todd Abrahamson (PF), Robert Corman (C) Edward Shuck, Grant Hambleton, Jeremy Stover, Jerry Hewitt, Mauricio Esposito | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Pigford (PG), Richard Walsh (SF), Jeffery Cox (PF), Paul Turberville (C) Michael Cooper, David Deering, Ray Melton, John Hanson | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - John Perry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Henry (fresh) SF - James Skeete (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Todd Abrahamson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Corman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Pigford (fresh) SG - Lyle Woodard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Walsh (fresh) PF - Jeffery Cox (fresh) C - Paul Turberville (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | St. Joseph's | Charles Henry knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 11-7 |
| 15:14 | Dayton | Richard Walsh is hacked by James Skeete - foul #1 on James Skeete, team foul #2 | 11-7 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Coots (SG) Lyle Woodard | |
| 15:01 | Dayton | Michael Pigford makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Walsh | 11-10 |
| 14:45 | St. Joseph's | Charles Henry misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 14:43 | Dayton | Jeffery Cox grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 14:28 | Dayton | Paul Turberville loses the ball out of bounds | 11-10 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Cooper (PG), Lyle Woodard (SG), David Deering (SF), Ray Melton (PF) Michael Pigford, Robert Coots, Jeffery Cox, Paul Turberville | |
| 14:12 | St. Joseph's | Michael Cooper steals the ball from Charles Henry | 11-10 |
| 14:01 | Dayton | David Deering knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Cooper | 11-13 |
| 13:43 | St. Joseph's | James Skeete misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on David Deering - foul #1 on David Deering, team foul #2 | 11-13 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jerry Hewitt (C) Robert Corman | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Hanson (C) Richard Walsh | |
| 13:43 | St. Joseph's | James Skeete misses the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 13:43 | St. Joseph's | James Skeete makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 13:22 | Dayton | Lyle Woodard is hacked by Charles Henry - foul #1 on Charles Henry, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Grant Hambleton (SF) James Skeete | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 13:09 | Dayton | Ray Melton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-13 |
| 13:08 | St. Joseph's | Grant Hambleton grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 12:46 | St. Joseph's | Todd Abrahamson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 12:45 | St. Joseph's | Todd Abrahamson gets the offensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 12:32 | St. Joseph's | Grant Hambleton is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Grant Hambleton, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Edward Shuck (PG), Michael Privette (SG), Jeremy Stover (SF), Robert Corman (C) John Perry, Charles Henry, Grant Hambleton, Todd Abrahamson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Pigford (PG), Richard Walsh (PF) Michael Cooper, Ray Melton | |
| 12:15 | Dayton | Michael Pigford can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-13 |
| 12:14 | St. Joseph's | Jeremy Stover pulls down the rebound | 12-13 |
| 11:55 | St. Joseph's | Robert Corman comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Walsh - foul #1 on Richard Walsh, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | James Skeete (SF) Jeremy Stover | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Coots (SG), Jeffery Cox (PF) Lyle Woodard, David Deering | |
| 11:55 | St. Joseph's | Robert Corman makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 11:55 | St. Joseph's | Robert Corman makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 11:35 | Dayton | John Hanson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 14-13 |
| 11:34 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Hewitt grabs the board | 14-13 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Edward Shuck (fresh) SG - Michael Privette (fresh) SF - James Skeete (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jerry Hewitt (fresh) C - Robert Corman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Pigford (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Coots (fresh) SF - Richard Walsh (fresh) PF - Jeffery Cox (fresh) C - John Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | St. Joseph's | James Skeete's pass is intercepted by Robert Coots | 14-13 |
| 10:58 | Dayton | The short jumper by Jeffery Cox is denied by Jerry Hewitt | 14-13 |
| 10:56 | St. Joseph's | Robert Corman snags the defensive board | 14-13 |
| 10:27 | St. Joseph's | James Skeete's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffery Cox | 14-13 |
| 10:25 | Dayton | Richard Walsh grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 09:56 | Dayton | John Hanson comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Corman - foul #1 on Robert Corman, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Perry (PG), Charles Henry (SG), Jeremy Stover (SF), Todd Abrahamson (PF), Mauricio Esposito (C) Edward Shuck, Michael Privette, James Skeete, Jerry Hewitt, Robert Corman | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Cooper (PG), Lyle Woodard (SG), David Deering (SF), Ray Melton (PF) Michael Pigford, Robert Coots, Richard Walsh, Jeffery Cox | |
| 09:56 | Dayton | John Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 09:56 | Dayton | John Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 09:34 | St. Joseph's | John Perry loses the ball out of bounds | 14-15 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Paul Turberville (C) John Hanson | |
| 09:14 | Dayton | Lyle Woodard misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-15 |
| 09:12 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Charles Henry | 14-15 |
| 08:51 | St. Joseph's | Mauricio Esposito double dribbles | 14-15 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | James Skeete (SF), Robert Corman (C) Jeremy Stover, Mauricio Esposito | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Walsh (C) Paul Turberville | |
| 08:28 | Dayton | Ray Melton is hacked by Todd Abrahamson - foul #1 on Todd Abrahamson, team foul #6 | 14-15 |
| 08:11 | Dayton | Michael Cooper hits the finger roll and he's hacked by James Skeete - foul #2 on James Skeete, team foul #7 | 14-17 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jeremy Stover (SF) James Skeete | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 08:11 | Dayton | Michael Cooper misses the free throw | 14-17 |
| 08:11 | St. Joseph's | Robert Corman pulls down the rebound | 14-17 |
| 08:04 | St. Joseph's | John Perry hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Henry | 16-17 |
| 07:57 | Dayton | Lyle Woodard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-17 |
| 07:41 | St. Joseph's | John Perry misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 16-17 |
| 07:39 | Dayton | The rebound goes to David Deering | 16-17 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - John Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Stover (fresh) PF - Todd Abrahamson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Corman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lyle Woodard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Deering (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ray Melton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Walsh (fresh) | |
| 07:17 | Dayton | Ray Melton's layup is rejected by Robert Corman | 16-17 |
| 07:15 | Dayton | Lyle Woodard snags the offensive board | 16-17 |
| 07:04 | Dayton | David Deering scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Lyle Woodard and the foul's on Jeremy Stover - foul #1 on Jeremy Stover, team foul #8 | 16-19 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jerry Hewitt (C) Robert Corman | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Hanson (C) Richard Walsh | |
| 07:04 | Dayton | David Deering misses the free throw | 16-19 |
| 07:04 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Todd Abrahamson | 16-19 |
| 06:40 | St. Joseph's | Jeremy Stover comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 16-19 |
| 06:38 | St. Joseph's | Charles Henry tips it but misses | 16-19 |
| 06:37 | Dayton | David Deering snags the defensive board | 16-19 |
| 06:18 | Dayton | Jerry Hewitt swats the shot by Michael Cooper | 16-19 |
| 06:17 | Dayton | Ray Melton tips it home | 16-21 |
| 06:00 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Hewitt clanks a floater from the left block | 16-21 |
| 05:58 | St. Joseph's | Jeremy Stover pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 05:47 | St. Joseph's | Charles Henry misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 16-21 |
| 05:46 | St. Joseph's | Charles Henry can't tip it in | 16-21 |
| 05:44 | Dayton | John Hanson gets the rebound | 16-21 |
| 05:26 | Dayton | David Deering connects on the shot in the lane and he's fouled by Jeremy Stover - foul #2 on Jeremy Stover, team foul #9 | 16-23 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Edward Shuck (PG), Michael Privette (SF), Robert Corman (C) John Perry, Jeremy Stover, Todd Abrahamson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Pigford (PG), Robert Coots (SG), Richard Walsh (PF) Michael Cooper, Lyle Woodard, Ray Melton | |
| 05:26 | Dayton | David Deering makes the free throw | 16-24 |
| 05:12 | St. Joseph's | Michael Privette misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Hanson - foul #1 on John Hanson, team foul #4 | 16-24 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeffery Cox (PF) David Deering | |
| 05:12 | St. Joseph's | Michael Privette makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 05:12 | St. Joseph's | Michael Privette makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 04:55 | Dayton | John Hanson's floater is tipped away by Jerry Hewitt | 18-24 |
| 04:53 | Dayton | Richard Walsh tips it back up and in | 18-26 |
| 04:38 | St. Joseph's | Edward Shuck misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Pigford - foul #1 on Michael Pigford, team foul #5 | 18-26 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lyle Woodard (SG), Paul Turberville (C) Robert Coots, John Hanson | |
| 04:38 | St. Joseph's | Edward Shuck makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 04:38 | St. Joseph's | Edward Shuck misses the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 04:38 | Dayton | Paul Turberville gets the rebound | 19-26 |
| 04:33 | Dayton | Lyle Woodard connects on the floater in the paint set up by Michael Pigford and the foul's on Charles Henry - foul #2 on Charles Henry, team foul #10 | 19-28 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Daniel Dillingham (PG) Charles Henry | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 04:33 | Dayton | Lyle Woodard makes the free throw | 19-29 |
| 04:11 | St. Joseph's | Robert Corman comes up short on the jumper from close range | 19-29 |
| 04:10 | Dayton | Paul Turberville grabs the defensive rebound | 19-29 |
| 03:51 | Dayton | Richard Walsh connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Pigford | 19-31 |
| 03:44 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Hewitt misses the dunk | 19-31 |
| 03:43 | Dayton | Richard Walsh grabs the board | 19-31 |
| 03:25 | Dayton | Lyle Woodard buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-34 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Daniel Dillingham (fresh) SG - Edward Shuck (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Michael Privette (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Hewitt (fresh) 3 blk. C - Robert Corman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Pigford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lyle Woodard (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Walsh (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffery Cox (fresh) C - Paul Turberville (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:02 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Hewitt misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 19-34 |
| 03:00 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Hewitt tips it but misses | 19-34 |
| 02:59 | St. Joseph's | Michael Privette hits the follow up shot | 21-34 |
| 02:41 | Dayton | Richard Walsh can't connect on a runner near the basket | 21-34 |
| 02:39 | St. Joseph's | Robert Corman grabs the board | 21-34 |
| 02:25 | St. Joseph's | Daniel Dillingham drills a floater from the left wing and he's hacked by Michael Pigford - foul #2 on Michael Pigford, team foul #6 | 23-34 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Charles Henry (SG), James Skeete (SF), Todd Abrahamson (PF) Edward Shuck, Michael Privette, Jerry Hewitt | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Cooper (PG), David Deering (SF), Ray Melton (PF), John Hanson (C) Lyle Woodard, Richard Walsh, Jeffery Cox, Paul Turberville | |
| 02:25 | St. Joseph's | Daniel Dillingham makes the free throw | 24-34 |
| 02:13 | Dayton | Ray Melton's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Corman | 24-34 |
| 02:11 | Dayton | John Hanson tips it back up and in | 24-36 |
| 01:44 | St. Joseph's | James Skeete misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-36 |
| 01:42 | Dayton | Michael Pigford grabs the board | 24-36 |
| 01:26 | Dayton | Ray Melton scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Pigford | 24-38 |
| 01:06 | St. Joseph's | Charles Henry drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Skeete | 27-38 |
| 00:48 | Dayton | Michael Cooper is fouled on the floor by Daniel Dillingham - foul #1 on Daniel Dillingham, team foul #11 | 27-38 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Perry (PG), Jerry Hewitt (C) Daniel Dillingham, Robert Corman | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lyle Woodard (SG) Michael Pigford | |
| 00:48 | Dayton | Michael Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 00:48 | Dayton | Michael Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 00:28 | St. Joseph's | David Deering is called for the reach on Jerry Hewitt - foul #2 on David Deering, team foul #7 | 27-40 |
| 00:28 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Hewitt makes the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 00:28 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Hewitt makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 00:05 | Dayton | Lyle Woodard is fouled on the floor by Charles Henry - foul #3 on Charles Henry, team foul #12 | 29-40 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Grant Hambleton (SG) Charles Henry | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:05 | Dayton | Lyle Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 00:05 | Dayton | Lyle Woodard makes the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 00:01 | St. Joseph's | James Skeete misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-42 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | The clock runs out | 29-42 |