| Lineup | UMass | PG - Stephen Walker (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Phillip Blalock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Roger Vizcarrondo (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Todd Stamm (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Eric Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Crepeau (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Akim Zellefrow (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Edward Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Rosendo Cortez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Roger Vizcarrondo inbounds the ball | 33-33 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | UMass | Roger Vizcarrondo clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 19:34 | Dayton | Rosendo Cortez gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 19:30 | Dayton | Eric Brooks buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Edward Lee | 33-36 |
| 19:15 | UMass | Todd Stamm hits the finger roll on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Roger Vizcarrondo and he's fouled by Edward Lee - foul #1 on Edward Lee, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | UMass | Gilberto Rodriguez (PG) Stephen Walker | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 19:15 | UMass | Todd Stamm misses the free throw | 35-36 |
| 19:15 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Rosendo Cortez | 35-36 |
| 18:49 | Dayton | Charles Crepeau knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Edward Lee | 35-38 |
| 18:36 | UMass | Roger Vizcarrondo splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-38 |
| 18:34 | UMass | Gilberto Rodriguez tips it in | 37-38 |
| 18:24 | Dayton | Phillip Blalock takes the ball from Edward Lee | 37-38 |
| 18:01 | UMass | Roger Vizcarrondo is hacked by Akim Zellefrow - foul #1 on Akim Zellefrow, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Luke (PF) Todd Stamm | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 17:44 | UMass | Walter Jones dunks the ball on a nice dish by Gilberto Rodriguez | 39-38 |
| 17:28 | Dayton | Eric Brooks misses long on a shot from the left side | 39-38 |
| 17:26 | UMass | Gary Luke snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 17:00 | UMass | Roger Vizcarrondo works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 16:47 | Dayton | Rosendo Cortez misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Walter Jones - foul #3 on Walter Jones, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Stephen Walker (PG), James Luedtke (PF) Phillip Blalock, Walter Jones | |
| Subs | Dayton | Clayton Goolsby (SG), Rogelio Martinez (SF), Rafael Salazar (PF) Eric Brooks, Akim Zellefrow, Edward Lee | |
| 16:47 | Dayton | Rosendo Cortez makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 16:47 | Dayton | Rosendo Cortez makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 16:23 | UMass | Roger Vizcarrondo is hacked by Rafael Salazar - foul #2 on Rafael Salazar, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Phillip Blalock (PF) James Luedtke | |
| Subs | Dayton | Charlie Rumph (PG), Billy Benson (C) Charles Crepeau, Rosendo Cortez | |
| 15:57 | UMass | Gary Luke is hacked by Billy Benson - foul #2 on Billy Benson, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | UMass | James Luedtke (PF), Walter Jones (C) Stephen Walker, Gary Luke | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gilberto Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Blalock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SF - Roger Vizcarrondo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Luedtke (fresh) C - Walter Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Charlie Rumph (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clayton Goolsby (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rogelio Martinez (fresh) PF - Rafael Salazar (fresh) 2 reb. C - Billy Benson (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | UMass | Phillip Blalock buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Roger Vizcarrondo | 43-40 |
| 15:24 | Dayton | Billy Benson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-40 |
| 15:22 | UMass | The rebound goes to Walter Jones | 43-40 |
| 14:58 | UMass | Roger Vizcarrondo buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Phillip Blalock | 46-40 |
| 14:37 | Dayton | Clayton Goolsby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-40 |
| 14:36 | UMass | Walter Jones pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 14:24 | UMass | Charlie Rumph is called for the reach on Gilberto Rodriguez - foul #2 on Charlie Rumph, team foul #5 | 46-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Stephen Walker (PG), Todd Stamm (PF) Phillip Blalock, James Luedtke | |
| Subs | Dayton | Eric Brooks (PG), Charles Crepeau (SG), Akim Zellefrow (SF), Edward Lee (PF), Rosendo Cortez (C) Charlie Rumph, Clayton Goolsby, Rogelio Martinez, Rafael Salazar, Billy Benson | |
| 14:12 | UMass | Roger Vizcarrondo makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Todd Stamm | 49-40 |
| 13:53 | Dayton | Edward Lee misses the easy layup | 49-40 |
| 13:51 | Dayton | Akim Zellefrow snags the offensive board | 49-40 |
| 13:34 | Dayton | Eric Brooks misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-40 |
| 13:33 | Dayton | Rosendo Cortez tips it in | 49-42 |
| 13:18 | UMass | Walter Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-42 |
| Subs | UMass | Bruce Carlson (SG) Gilberto Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 13:04 | Dayton | Eric Brooks knocks in the fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Stephen Walker - foul #2 on Stephen Walker, team foul #2 | 49-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Phillip Blalock (PF) Todd Stamm | |
| Subs | Dayton | Billy Benson (C) Rosendo Cortez | |
| 13:04 | Dayton | Eric Brooks makes the free throw | 49-45 |
| 12:52 | UMass | Roger Vizcarrondo is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Charles Crepeau | 49-45 |
| 12:40 | Dayton | Bruce Carlson picks off the pass by Eric Brooks | 49-45 |
| 12:22 | UMass | Phillip Blalock clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Edward Lee - foul #2 on Edward Lee, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Gilberto Rodriguez (PG), Todd Stamm (PF), Gary Luke (C) Stephen Walker, Bruce Carlson, Walter Jones | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 12:22 | UMass | Phillip Blalock makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 12:22 | UMass | Phillip Blalock makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 12:03 | Dayton | Edward Lee can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Gilberto Rodriguez - foul #3 on Gilberto Rodriguez, team foul #3 | 51-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Bruce Carlson (SG), Walter Jones (C) Phillip Blalock, Gary Luke | |
| Subs | Dayton | Rosendo Cortez (C) Billy Benson | |
| 12:03 | Dayton | Edward Lee makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 12:03 | Dayton | Edward Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 11:46 | UMass | Eric Brooks picks off the pass by Roger Vizcarrondo out of a doubleteam | 51-47 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gilberto Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bruce Carlson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Vizcarrondo (tiring) 18 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Todd Stamm (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Eric Brooks (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Crepeau (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Akim Zellefrow (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Edward Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Rosendo Cortez (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Dayton | Eric Brooks clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-47 |
| 11:24 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Crepeau | 51-47 |
| 11:19 | Dayton | Akim Zellefrow drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Crepeau | 51-49 |
| 10:59 | UMass | Bruce Carlson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 10:58 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Rosendo Cortez | 51-49 |
| 10:41 | Dayton | Akim Zellefrow misses the shot from just outside the lane | 51-49 |
| 10:40 | Dayton | Edward Lee hits the follow up shot | 51-51 |
| 10:25 | UMass | Gilberto Rodriguez makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Bruce Carlson | 53-51 |
| 10:19 | Dayton | Edward Lee makes the shot in the paint set up by Charles Crepeau | 53-53 |
| 10:05 | UMass | Roger Vizcarrondo splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-53 |
| 09:41 | Dayton | Charles Crepeau connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Rosendo Cortez | 55-55 |
| 09:24 | UMass | Akim Zellefrow takes the ball from Roger Vizcarrondo after a doubleteam | 55-55 |
| 09:11 | Dayton | Rosendo Cortez is called for traveling | 55-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Stephen Walker (PG), Phillip Blalock (SG), James Luedtke (PF), Gary Luke (C) Gilberto Rodriguez, Bruce Carlson, Todd Stamm, Walter Jones | |
| Subs | Dayton | Charlie Rumph (PG), Clayton Goolsby (SG), Rogelio Martinez (SF), Rafael Salazar (PF), Billy Benson (C) Eric Brooks, Charles Crepeau, Akim Zellefrow, Edward Lee, Rosendo Cortez | |
| 09:00 | UMass | Stephen Walker hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Rogelio Martinez - foul #1 on Rogelio Martinez, team foul #7 | 55-55 |
| 09:00 | UMass | Stephen Walker misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 09:00 | UMass | Stephen Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 09:00 | Dayton | Billy Benson grabs the board | 55-55 |
| 08:48 | Dayton | Rogelio Martinez's floater is tipped away by Gary Luke | 55-55 |
| 08:47 | Dayton | Billy Benson grabs the offensive board | 55-55 |
| 08:33 | Dayton | Rogelio Martinez buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Charlie Rumph and he's hacked by Roger Vizcarrondo - foul #2 on Roger Vizcarrondo, team foul #4 | 55-57 |
| 08:33 | Dayton | Rogelio Martinez makes the free throw | 55-58 |
| 08:10 | UMass | Roger Vizcarrondo evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 08:08 | Dayton | Billy Benson gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| 07:46 | Dayton | Charlie Rumph drills a fadeaway from close range | 55-60 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Stephen Walker (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Phillip Blalock (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - Roger Vizcarrondo (tired) 20 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Luedtke (fresh) C - Gary Luke (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Charlie Rumph (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Clayton Goolsby (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rogelio Martinez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rafael Salazar (fresh) 2 reb. C - Billy Benson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:40 | UMass | Phillip Blalock misses the jumper from the left side | 55-60 |
| 07:39 | Dayton | Rafael Salazar snags the defensive board | 55-60 |
| 07:19 | Dayton | Rafael Salazar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Peasley (SF), Todd Stamm (PF), Walter Jones (C) Roger Vizcarrondo, James Luedtke, Gary Luke | |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Crepeau (PG) Charlie Rumph | |
| 07:05 | UMass | The short jumper by Todd Stamm is denied by Rafael Salazar | 55-60 |
| 07:04 | Dayton | Rafael Salazar grabs the board | 55-60 |
| 06:44 | Dayton | Rogelio Martinez buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Clayton Goolsby | 55-62 |
| 06:22 | UMass | Todd Stamm blows the layup but he's fouled by Rafael Salazar - foul #3 on Rafael Salazar, team foul #8 | 55-62 |
| Subs | UMass | Bruce Carlson (SG), Roger Vizcarrondo (SF) Phillip Blalock, Charles Peasley | |
| Subs | Dayton | Eric Brooks (PG), Akim Zellefrow (SF), Edward Lee (PF), Rosendo Cortez (C) Clayton Goolsby, Rogelio Martinez, Rafael Salazar, Billy Benson | |
| 06:22 | UMass | Todd Stamm misses the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 06:22 | UMass | Todd Stamm misses the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 06:22 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Edward Lee | 55-62 |
| 06:03 | Dayton | Rosendo Cortez clanks a jump hook from the left block | 55-62 |
| 06:01 | UMass | Roger Vizcarrondo snags the defensive board | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:39 | UMass | Roger Vizcarrondo misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-62 |
| 05:37 | UMass | Walter Jones tips it home | 57-62 |
| 05:25 | Dayton | Charles Crepeau misses the easy layup | 57-62 |
| 05:23 | UMass | The rebound goes to Todd Stamm | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:07 | UMass | Bruce Carlson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-62 |
| 05:06 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Rosendo Cortez | 57-62 |
| 04:50 | Dayton | Eric Brooks clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Stephen Walker - foul #3 on Stephen Walker, team foul #5 | 57-62 |
| Subs | UMass | Gilberto Rodriguez (PG), Phillip Blalock (SG), James Luedtke (PF), Gary Luke (C) Stephen Walker, Bruce Carlson, Todd Stamm, Walter Jones | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 04:50 | Dayton | Eric Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 04:50 | Dayton | Eric Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 04:50 | UMass | James Luedtke pulls down the rebound | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:29 | UMass | Gilberto Rodriguez buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Gary Luke | 59-63 |
| 04:12 | Dayton | Edward Lee is hacked by Gary Luke - foul #1 on Gary Luke, team foul #6 | 59-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Jones (C) James Luedtke | |
| Subs | Dayton | Rogelio Martinez (SF), Rafael Salazar (PF), Billy Benson (C) Akim Zellefrow, Edward Lee, Rosendo Cortez | |
| 03:53 | Dayton | Charles Crepeau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Bruce Carlson (SG) Walter Jones | |
| Subs | Dayton | Clayton Goolsby (SG) Charles Crepeau | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:32 | UMass | Roger Vizcarrondo clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-63 |
| 03:31 | Dayton | Eric Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 59-63 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gilberto Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bruce Carlson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Vizcarrondo (tired) 20 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Phillip Blalock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. C - Gary Luke (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Eric Brooks (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Clayton Goolsby (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rogelio Martinez (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Rafael Salazar (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Billy Benson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Dayton | Eric Brooks misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-63 |
| 03:16 | Dayton | Rafael Salazar snags the offensive board | 59-63 |
| 03:06 | Dayton | Clayton Goolsby misses the 3 from straight away | 59-63 |
| 03:05 | UMass | Gilberto Rodriguez gets the rebound | 59-63 |
| 02:44 | UMass | Bruce Carlson misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left corner | 59-63 |
| 02:43 | UMass | Phillip Blalock grabs the offensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 02:29 | UMass | Gilberto Rodriguez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Stephen Walker (PG), Todd Stamm (PF), Walter Jones (C) Bruce Carlson, Phillip Blalock, Gary Luke | |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Crepeau (PG), Akim Zellefrow (SF), Edward Lee (PF), Rosendo Cortez (C) Eric Brooks, Rogelio Martinez, Rafael Salazar, Billy Benson | |
| 02:15 | Dayton | Stephen Walker steps in front of the Edward Lee pass | 59-63 |
| 01:52 | UMass | Gilberto Rodriguez can't connect on a floater from the left side | 59-63 |
| 01:50 | Dayton | Edward Lee gets the rebound | 59-63 |
| 01:30 | Dayton | Edward Lee knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Rosendo Cortez | 59-65 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:12 | UMass | Roger Vizcarrondo loses the dribble to Edward Lee | 59-65 |
| 00:43 | Dayton | Charles Crepeau hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Clayton Goolsby | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | UMass | Gilberto Rodriguez is whistled for traveling | 59-67 |
| Subs | UMass | Phillip Blalock (SG) Gilberto Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Dayton | Eric Brooks (PG) Clayton Goolsby | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Dayton | Eric Brooks is hacked by Stephen Walker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stephen Walker, team foul #7 | 59-67 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Rafael Salazar (PF) Edward Lee | |
| 00:37 | Dayton | Eric Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:37 | Dayton | Eric Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:32 | UMass | Roger Vizcarrondo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-69 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Charlie Rumph (PG), Clayton Goolsby (SG), Rogelio Martinez (SF), Billy Benson (C) Eric Brooks, Charles Crepeau, Akim Zellefrow, Rosendo Cortez | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Dayton | Clayton Goolsby travels with the ball | 59-69 |
| 00:02 | UMass | Clayton Goolsby is called for the reach on Phillip Blalock - foul #1 on Clayton Goolsby, team foul #9 | 59-69 |
| 00:02 | UMass | Phillip Blalock makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:02 | UMass | Phillip Blalock makes the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Charlie Rumph runs out the clock | 61-69 |