Overview
- Day Day Thomas led the Bearcats with 20 points on 12-for-12 free throws, adding four assists and three rebounds.
- Shon Abaev scored 14 points, and his three-pointer 16 seconds in established a lead Cincinnati never lost.
- Cincinnati improved to 3-0 and Dayton dropped to 2-1 in the first campus meeting of the series since 2010.
- The Bearcats went 9-of-19 from three-point range while the Flyers were 2-of-26 from deep, as reported by Field Level Media.
- Cincinnati overcame 24 turnovers and countered a second-half Dayton push with a 12-2 run to seal the result.