| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Thomas Garrett (fresh) SG - Dale Wright (fresh) SF - Kenneth Pickel (fresh) PF - James Cisco (fresh) C - John Stull (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Eric Collins (fresh) SG - Stephen Morris (fresh) SF - Jason Burns (fresh) PF - Chester Hall (fresh) C - Travis Taylor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Kenneth Pickel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Dayton | Dale Wright misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Travis Taylor - foul #1 on Travis Taylor, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Dayton | Dale Wright makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:36 | Dayton | Dale Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Harvard | Eric Collins comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Harvard | Stephen Morris tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | Dayton | John Stull hits a floater near the basket | 4-2 |
| 18:36 | Harvard | Stephen Morris knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 18:16 | Dayton | Dale Wright is hacked by Chester Hall - foul #1 on Chester Hall, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| 18:05 | Dayton | Thomas Garrett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-5 |
| 17:50 | Harvard | Stephen Morris blows the layup but he's hacked by Dale Wright - foul #1 on Dale Wright, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 17:50 | Harvard | Stephen Morris makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:50 | Harvard | Stephen Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 17:28 | Dayton | Thomas Garrett is whistled for a carry | 4-7 |
| 17:13 | Harvard | Stephen Morris blows the layup | 4-7 |
| 17:11 | Dayton | James Cisco pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:57 | Dayton | Kenneth Pickel misses the 3 from the right corner | 4-7 |
| 16:55 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Stephen Morris | 4-7 |
| 16:37 | Harvard | Travis Taylor misses the floater from just outside the lane | 4-7 |
| 16:35 | Harvard | Travis Taylor tips it but misses | 4-7 |
| 16:34 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Dale Wright | 4-7 |
| 16:28 | Dayton | Jason Burns picks off the pass by Dale Wright | 4-7 |
| 16:08 | Harvard | Stephen Morris is hacked by Dale Wright - foul #2 on Dale Wright, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Fairfax (SG), Wallace Lewis (SF), Jerry Wills (PF) Dale Wright, Kenneth Pickel, James Cisco | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 15:46 | Harvard | Travis Taylor clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 15:44 | Harvard | The offensive rebound goes to Chester Hall | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Thomas Garrett (fresh) SG - James Fairfax (fresh) SF - Wallace Lewis (fresh) PF - Jerry Wills (fresh) C - John Stull (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Eric Collins (fresh) SG - Stephen Morris (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jason Burns (fresh) PF - Chester Hall (fresh) C - Travis Taylor (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Harvard | Eric Collins hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Chester Hall | 4-9 |
| 15:28 | Dayton | Thomas Garrett misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-9 |
| 15:26 | Dayton | John Stull grabs the offensive board | 4-9 |
| 15:14 | Dayton | Travis Taylor steals the ball from John Stull | 4-9 |
| 15:10 | Harvard | Jason Burns makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Chester Hall | 4-12 |
| 14:55 | Dayton | Wallace Lewis double dribbles | 4-12 |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Mitchell (PG), Kenneth Pickel (SF), James Cisco (PF) Thomas Garrett, Wallace Lewis, John Stull | |
| Subs | Harvard | William Burg (SG), Bruce Booth (SF), Louis Robinson (PF), Edward Johnson (C) Stephen Morris, Jason Burns, Chester Hall, Travis Taylor | |
| 14:33 | Harvard | Eric Collins misses long on a floater from the right block | 4-12 |
| 14:31 | Dayton | James Cisco pulls down the rebound | 4-12 |
| 14:20 | Dayton | Carl Mitchell loses the ball out of bounds | 4-12 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Harvard | David Wyatt (SG) Eric Collins | |
| 14:13 | Harvard | Louis Robinson buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Wyatt | 4-14 |
| 13:56 | Dayton | James Cisco connects on the floater from close range | 6-14 |
| 13:31 | Harvard | William Burg can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 6-14 |
| 13:29 | Dayton | James Cisco grabs the board | 6-14 |
| 13:22 | Dayton | James Cisco clanks a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Louis Robinson - foul #1 on Louis Robinson, team foul #3 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Garrett (PG), Jerry Colin (SG), John Stull (C) Carl Mitchell, James Fairfax, Jerry Wills | |
| Subs | Harvard | Eric Collins (PG), Jason Burns (SF), Chester Hall (PF), Travis Taylor (C) David Wyatt, Bruce Booth, Louis Robinson, Edward Johnson | |
| 13:22 | Dayton | James Cisco makes the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 13:22 | Dayton | James Cisco makes the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 13:03 | Harvard | Chester Hall hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by John Stull - foul #1 on John Stull, team foul #3 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Dayton | Wallace Lewis (PF) James Cisco | |
| Subs | Harvard | Stephen Morris (SG) William Burg | |
| 13:03 | Harvard | Chester Hall makes the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 13:03 | Harvard | Chester Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 8-15 |
| 13:03 | Dayton | John Stull pulls down the rebound | 8-15 |
| 12:47 | Dayton | Jerry Colin misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 8-15 |
| 12:45 | Harvard | Travis Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 8-15 |
| 12:30 | Harvard | Travis Taylor is hacked by John Stull - foul #2 on John Stull, team foul #4 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Wills (PF), Alan Green (C) Kenneth Pickel, John Stull | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 12:19 | Harvard | Stephen Morris buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Eric Collins | 8-18 |
| 12:10 | Dayton | Alan Green is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Alan Green, team foul #5 | 8-18 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Fairfax (SG) Jerry Colin | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 11:46 | Harvard | Chester Hall misses the lay-in | 8-18 |
| 11:45 | Dayton | James Fairfax gets the rebound | 8-18 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Thomas Garrett (fresh) SG - James Fairfax (fresh) SF - Wallace Lewis (fresh) PF - Jerry Wills (fresh) C - Alan Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Eric Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Morris (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jason Burns (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chester Hall (fresh) 1 pts. C - Travis Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Dayton | Thomas Garrett is fouled on the floor by Eric Collins - foul #1 on Eric Collins, team foul #4 | 8-18 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kenneth Pickel (SF), James Cisco (PF) Wallace Lewis, Alan Green | |
| Subs | Harvard | William Burg (SG), Louis Robinson (PF), Edward Johnson (C) Stephen Morris, Chester Hall, Travis Taylor | |
| 11:02 | Dayton | Eric Collins is called for the reach on Thomas Garrett - foul #2 on Eric Collins, team foul #5 | 8-18 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Harvard | David Wyatt (SG) Eric Collins | |
| 10:45 | Dayton | Jerry Wills misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 8-18 |
| 10:43 | Harvard | Louis Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 8-18 |
| 10:23 | Harvard | Jason Burns hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 8-18 |
| 10:21 | Harvard | Louis Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 8-18 |
| 10:06 | Harvard | Edward Johnson misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 8-18 |
| 10:04 | Harvard | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Johnson | 8-18 |
| 09:43 | Harvard | James Fairfax is called for the reach on Edward Johnson - foul #1 on James Fairfax, team foul #6 | 8-18 |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Mitchell (PG), Jerry Colin (SG), Wallace Lewis (C) Thomas Garrett, James Fairfax, Jerry Wills | |
| Subs | Harvard | Stephen Morris (SG), Chester Hall (PF), Travis Taylor (C) David Wyatt, Jason Burns, Edward Johnson | |
| 09:23 | Harvard | Travis Taylor misses the 3 from the left wing | 8-18 |
| 09:21 | Harvard | Chester Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-18 |
| 09:02 | Harvard | Travis Taylor comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-18 |
| 09:00 | Dayton | Carl Mitchell grabs the board | 8-18 |
| 08:49 | Dayton | Jerry Colin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-18 |
| 08:48 | Harvard | Travis Taylor gets the rebound | 8-18 |
| 08:25 | Harvard | Travis Taylor drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from William Burg | 8-21 |
| 08:11 | Dayton | Jerry Colin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-21 |
| 08:09 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Chester Hall | 8-21 |
| 08:05 | Harvard | William Burg clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-21 |
| 08:03 | Dayton | Kenneth Pickel gets the rebound | 8-21 |
| 07:41 | Dayton | Kenneth Pickel misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Louis Robinson - foul #2 on Louis Robinson, team foul #6 | 8-21 |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Garrett (PG), James Fairfax (SG), Jerry Wills (PF) Carl Mitchell, Jerry Colin, James Cisco | |
| Subs | Harvard | Jason Burns (SF) Louis Robinson | |
| 07:41 | Dayton | Kenneth Pickel makes the 1st free throw | 9-21 |
| 07:41 | Dayton | Kenneth Pickel makes the 2nd free throw | 10-21 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Thomas Garrett (fresh) SG - James Fairfax (fresh) SF - Kenneth Pickel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Wills (fresh) C - Wallace Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - William Burg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Morris (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jason Burns (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chester Hall (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Travis Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Harvard | Chester Hall makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Travis Taylor | 10-23 |
| 07:16 | Dayton | Wallace Lewis knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Pickel | 13-23 |
| 07:02 | Harvard | Jason Burns is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Pickel - foul #1 on Kenneth Pickel, team foul #7 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Dayton | Alan Green (SF), James Cisco (PF) Kenneth Pickel, Wallace Lewis | |
| Subs | Harvard | David Wyatt (PG), Jeremy Nader (SG), Edward Johnson (C) William Burg, Stephen Morris, Travis Taylor | |
| 07:02 | Harvard | Jason Burns makes the 1st free throw | 13-24 |
| 07:02 | Harvard | Jason Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 13-25 |
| 06:47 | Dayton | James Fairfax is whistled for traveling | 13-25 |
| 06:24 | Harvard | Chester Hall misses the easy layup | 13-25 |
| 06:23 | Dayton | Jerry Wills grabs the board | 13-25 |
| 06:05 | Dayton | James Fairfax misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-25 |
| 06:04 | Dayton | Alan Green grabs the offensive board | 13-25 |
| 05:45 | Dayton | Thomas Garrett comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 13-25 |
| 05:43 | Harvard | Jason Burns pulls down the rebound | 13-25 |
| 05:25 | Harvard | David Wyatt comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 13-25 |
| 05:24 | Dayton | Alan Green grabs the board | 13-25 |
| 05:08 | Dayton | James Fairfax can't connect on a shot from the right side | 13-25 |
| 05:06 | Dayton | Thomas Garrett grabs the offensive board | 13-25 |
| 04:51 | Dayton | James Fairfax is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on James Fairfax, team foul #8 | 13-25 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Colin (SG), Kenneth Pickel (SF), Wallace Lewis (PF) James Fairfax, James Cisco, Jerry Wills | |
| Subs | Harvard | William Burg (PG), Stephen Morris (SG), Travis Taylor (C) David Wyatt, Jeremy Nader, Chester Hall | |
| 04:26 | Harvard | Edward Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-25 |
| 04:14 | Dayton | Wallace Lewis hits a jumpshot from the left side | 15-25 |
| 04:03 | Harvard | Stephen Morris misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-25 |
| 04:02 | Harvard | Travis Taylor can't tip it in | 15-25 |
| 04:00 | Harvard | Stephen Morris tips it back up and in | 15-27 |
| 03:47 | Dayton | Jerry Colin comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 15-27 |
| 03:45 | Harvard | Edward Johnson grabs the board | 15-27 |
| 03:24 | Harvard | Travis Taylor misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-27 |
| 03:22 | Harvard | Travis Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 15-27 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Thomas Garrett (fairly fresh) SG - Jerry Colin (fresh) SF - Kenneth Pickel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wallace Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. C - Alan Green (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - William Burg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Morris (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Jason Burns (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edward Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Travis Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Harvard | Edward Johnson makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from Jason Burns | 15-29 |
| 03:05 | Dayton | Thomas Garrett throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Mitchell (PG), Dale Wright (SG), Jerry Wills (PF), John Stull (C) Thomas Garrett, Jerry Colin, Wallace Lewis, Alan Green | |
| Subs | Harvard | Eric Collins (PG), Bruce Booth (SF), Louis Robinson (PF) William Burg, Jason Burns, Edward Johnson | |
| 02:57 | Harvard | A charge is called on Eric Collins - foul #3 on Eric Collins, team foul #7 | 15-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ian Rabin (SF), James Cisco (PF) Kenneth Pickel, Jerry Wills | |
| Subs | Harvard | William Burg (PG) Eric Collins | |
| 02:36 | Dayton | Ian Rabin misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-29 |
| 02:35 | Dayton | John Stull gets the offensive rebound | 15-29 |
| 02:19 | Dayton | Ian Rabin double dribbles | 15-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Wallace Lewis (SF) Ian Rabin | |
| Subs | Harvard | Chester Hall (PF) Bruce Booth | |
| 02:08 | Harvard | William Burg is fouled on the floor by Carl Mitchell - foul #1 on Carl Mitchell, team foul #9 | 15-29 |
| 02:08 | Harvard | William Burg makes the 1st free throw | 15-30 |
| 02:08 | Harvard | William Burg makes the 2nd free throw | 15-31 |
| 01:49 | Dayton | Dale Wright hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 15-31 |
| 01:48 | Harvard | Travis Taylor snags the defensive board | 15-31 |
| 01:34 | Harvard | James Cisco picks off the pass by Louis Robinson | 15-31 |
| 01:15 | Dayton | Dale Wright makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Cisco | 18-31 |
| 00:57 | Harvard | Chester Hall makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from William Burg | 18-33 |
| 00:47 | Dayton | James Cisco misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-33 |
| 00:45 | Harvard | Travis Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 18-33 |
| 00:26 | Harvard | Chester Hall clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 18-33 |
| 00:25 | Harvard | Stephen Morris grabs the offensive rebound | 18-33 |
| 00:03 | Harvard | Travis Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Garrett (PG), James Fairfax (SG), Kenneth Pickel (SF), Jerry Wills (PF) Carl Mitchell, Dale Wright, Wallace Lewis, James Cisco | |
| Subs | Harvard | David Wyatt (PG), Jeremy Nader (SG), Jason Burns (SF) William Burg, Stephen Morris, Travis Taylor | |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Kenneth Pickel comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 18-33 |