| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Shawn Hermanson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Parker Cosby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neil Lazaro (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Derek Garrett (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Walter Ertel (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Toles (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clarence Pascua (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Young (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Pinto (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro inbounds the ball | 38-27 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Dayton | Parker Cosby clanks a floater from the left wing | 38-27 |
| 19:46 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro hits the follow up shot | 40-27 |
| 19:42 | UMass | Clarence Pascua misses long on a jumper in the lane | 40-27 |
| 19:40 | UMass | David Pinto tips it home | 40-29 |
| 19:23 | Dayton | Parker Cosby misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Henry Toles - foul #2 on Henry Toles, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| 19:23 | Dayton | Parker Cosby makes the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 19:23 | Dayton | Parker Cosby misses the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 19:23 | UMass | David Pinto gets the rebound | 41-29 |
| 19:21 | UMass | Walter Ertel is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 41-29 |
| 19:07 | Dayton | Derek Garrett clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 41-29 |
| 19:05 | UMass | Walter Ertel gets the rebound | 41-29 |
| 18:58 | UMass | Walter Ertel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-29 |
| 18:35 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson misses the jumper from the right wing | 41-29 |
| 18:33 | Dayton | Derek Garrett hits the follow up shot | 43-29 |
| 18:23 | UMass | Neil Lazaro steps in front of the Walter Ertel pass | 43-29 |
| 17:58 | Dayton | David Pinto takes the ball from Neil Lazaro | 43-29 |
| 17:40 | UMass | Howard Young is whistled for a carry | 43-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Marcum (SF), Edmund Hagedorn (PF), Jeremy Dickerson (C) Neil Lazaro, Dikembe Alvarenga, Derek Garrett | |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Clark (PG), Joseph Attebery (SG), Robert Brosnan (PF), Adam Valentine (C) Walter Ertel, Henry Toles, Howard Young, David Pinto | |
| 17:11 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson misses the fadeaway from close range | 43-29 |
| 17:10 | UMass | Clarence Pascua grabs the defensive rebound | 43-29 |
| 17:06 | UMass | Joseph Attebery is fouled on the floor by Shawn Hermanson - foul #1 on Shawn Hermanson, team foul #1 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG) Shawn Hermanson | |
| Subs | UMass | Nicholas Newton (SF) Clarence Pascua | |
| 16:50 | UMass | Wiley Clark misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-29 |
| 16:48 | Dayton | Parker Cosby pulls down the rebound | 43-29 |
| 16:42 | Dayton | Michael Marcum drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Edmund Hagedorn | 45-29 |
| 16:36 | UMass | Adam Valentine makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Attebery | 45-31 |
| 16:13 | Dayton | Michael Marcum buries a jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by Adam Valentine - foul #2 on Adam Valentine, team foul #2 | 47-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Brooks (SG), Dikembe Alvarenga (PF), Derek Garrett (C) Parker Cosby, Edmund Hagedorn, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Ertel (PG), Henry Toles (SG), Clarence Pascua (SF), Howard Young (PF), David Pinto (C) Wiley Clark, Joseph Attebery, Nicholas Newton, Robert Brosnan, Adam Valentine | |
| 16:13 | Dayton | Michael Marcum makes the free throw | 48-31 |
| 16:11 | UMass | Walter Ertel is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 48-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Neil Lazaro (SF) Michael Marcum | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 15:51 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-31 |
| 15:50 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga grabs the offensive board | 48-31 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mark Brooks (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Neil Lazaro (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Derek Garrett (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Walter Ertel (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Toles (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clarence Pascua (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howard Young (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Pinto (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Dayton | Mark Brooks knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Ivan Danowski | 51-31 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:23 | UMass | David Pinto misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 51-31 |
| 15:22 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga snags the defensive board | 51-31 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:56 | Dayton | Derek Garrett buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Mark Brooks | 53-31 |
| 14:49 | UMass | Ivan Danowski is called for the reach on David Pinto - foul #1 on Ivan Danowski, team foul #2 | 53-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson (PG), Parker Cosby (SG) Ivan Danowski, Mark Brooks | |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Clark (PG), Joseph Attebery (SG), George Keesler (PF), Robert Brosnan (C) Walter Ertel, Henry Toles, Howard Young, David Pinto | |
| 14:44 | UMass | Wiley Clark comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-31 |
| 14:42 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga pulls down the rebound | 53-31 |
| 14:13 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-31 |
| 14:12 | UMass | Robert Brosnan gets the rebound | 53-31 |
| 14:05 | UMass | Shawn Hermanson is called for the reach on Robert Brosnan - foul #2 on Shawn Hermanson, team foul #3 | 53-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Marcum (SF), Edmund Hagedorn (PF), Jeremy Dickerson (C) Neil Lazaro, Dikembe Alvarenga, Derek Garrett | |
| Subs | UMass | Nicholas Newton (SF) Clarence Pascua | |
| 13:53 | UMass | Wiley Clark buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Nicholas Newton | 53-34 |
| 13:25 | Dayton | Parker Cosby buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Shawn Hermanson | 55-34 |
| 13:15 | UMass | Jeremy Dickerson takes the ball from Wiley Clark | 55-34 |
| 12:46 | Dayton | Robert Brosnan is called for the reach on Jeremy Dickerson - foul #1 on Robert Brosnan, team foul #3 | 55-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Ertel (PG), Henry Toles (SG), Clarence Pascua (SF), Howard Young (PF), David Pinto (C) Wiley Clark, Joseph Attebery, Nicholas Newton, George Keesler, Robert Brosnan | |
| 12:23 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Parker Cosby | 57-34 |
| 12:10 | UMass | Howard Young misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-34 |
| 12:09 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson pulls down the rebound | 57-34 |
| 11:55 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 57-34 |
| 11:53 | UMass | Henry Toles grabs the board | 57-34 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Shawn Hermanson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Parker Cosby (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Marcum (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Edmund Hagedorn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeremy Dickerson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Walter Ertel (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Toles (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clarence Pascua (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howard Young (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Pinto (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:48 | UMass | Henry Toles buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Howard Young | 57-37 |
| 11:29 | Dayton | Parker Cosby scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Shawn Hermanson | 59-37 |
| 11:11 | UMass | David Pinto scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 59-39 |
| 10:45 | Dayton | Michael Marcum scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Parker Cosby | 61-39 |
| 10:26 | UMass | Jeremy Dickerson is called for the reach on David Pinto - foul #1 on Jeremy Dickerson, team foul #4 | 61-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG), Mark Brooks (SG), Neil Lazaro (SF), Dikembe Alvarenga (PF), Derek Garrett (C) Shawn Hermanson, Parker Cosby, Michael Marcum, Edmund Hagedorn, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Clark (PG), Joseph Attebery (SG), Nicholas Newton (SF), George Keesler (PF), Robert Brosnan (C) Walter Ertel, Henry Toles, Clarence Pascua, Howard Young, David Pinto | |
| 10:04 | UMass | Wiley Clark comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-39 |
| 10:03 | UMass | Nicholas Newton tips it in | 61-41 |
| 09:38 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski is fouled on the floor by Robert Brosnan - foul #2 on Robert Brosnan, team foul #4 | 61-41 |
| 09:17 | Dayton | Derek Garrett comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Brosnan - foul #3 on Robert Brosnan, team foul #5 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | UMass | Clarence Pascua (SF) Nicholas Newton | |
| 09:17 | Dayton | Derek Garrett misses the 1st free throw | 61-41 |
| 09:17 | Dayton | Derek Garrett misses the 2nd free throw | 61-41 |
| 09:17 | UMass | George Keesler snags the defensive board | 61-41 |
| 08:58 | UMass | Clarence Pascua is fouled on the floor by Ivan Danowski - foul #2 on Ivan Danowski, team foul #5 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Ertel (PG), Henry Toles (SG), Howard Young (PF) Wiley Clark, Joseph Attebery, Robert Brosnan | |
| 08:53 | UMass | Dikembe Alvarenga is called for the reach on Walter Ertel - foul #2 on Dikembe Alvarenga, team foul #6 | 61-41 |
| 08:38 | UMass | Walter Ertel misses long on a shot in the lane | 61-41 |
| 08:36 | UMass | George Keesler tips it home | 61-43 |
| 08:19 | Dayton | Mark Brooks is whistled for traveling | 61-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Parker Cosby (SG) Mark Brooks | |
| Subs | UMass | David Pinto (C) George Keesler | |
| 08:03 | UMass | Henry Toles misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 61-43 |
| 08:01 | UMass | Clarence Pascua grabs the offensive board | 61-43 |
| 07:53 | UMass | Henry Toles misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-43 |
| 07:52 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro snags the defensive board | 61-43 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Parker Cosby (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Neil Lazaro (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Derek Garrett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Walter Ertel (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Toles (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Clarence Pascua (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Howard Young (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Pinto (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 63-43 |
| 07:12 | UMass | Clarence Pascua comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-43 |
| 07:11 | UMass | David Pinto grabs the offensive board | 63-43 |
| 07:04 | UMass | Henry Toles can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 63-43 |
| 07:03 | Dayton | Parker Cosby grabs the defensive rebound | 63-43 |
| 06:44 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro clanks a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Clarence Pascua - foul #2 on Clarence Pascua, team foul #6 | 63-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson (PG), Michael Marcum (PF), Jeremy Dickerson (C) Ivan Danowski, Dikembe Alvarenga, Derek Garrett | |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Clark (PG), Joseph Attebery (SG), Nicholas Newton (SF), George Keesler (PF), Robert Brosnan (C) Walter Ertel, Henry Toles, Clarence Pascua, Howard Young, David Pinto | |
| 06:44 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro makes the 1st free throw | 64-43 |
| 06:44 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro makes the 2nd free throw | 65-43 |
| 06:26 | UMass | Michael Marcum denies the turnaround by Nicholas Newton | 65-43 |
| 06:24 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro gets the rebound | 65-43 |
| 06:02 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Shawn Hermanson | 67-43 |
| 05:50 | UMass | Wiley Clark hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Attebery | 67-46 |
| 05:33 | Dayton | Parker Cosby double dribbles | 67-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Brooks (SG), Edmund Hagedorn (PF) Parker Cosby, Neil Lazaro | |
| Subs | UMass | David Pinto (C) Robert Brosnan | |
| 05:13 | UMass | Wiley Clark can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-46 |
| 05:12 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn grabs the defensive rebound | 67-46 |
| 04:49 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 67-46 |
| 04:48 | Dayton | Michael Marcum grabs the offensive board | 67-46 |
| 04:35 | Dayton | Mark Brooks can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-46 |
| 04:34 | UMass | Nicholas Newton snags the defensive board | 67-46 |
| 04:28 | UMass | Joseph Attebery misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-46 |
| 04:27 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn grabs the board | 67-46 |
| 04:03 | Dayton | Michael Marcum is denied on a layup by George Keesler | 67-46 |
| 04:01 | UMass | David Pinto pulls down the rebound | 67-46 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:56 | UMass | Wiley Clark can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-46 |
| 03:55 | UMass | David Pinto tips it back up and in | 67-48 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Dayton | David Pinto swats the short shot by Michael Marcum | 67-48 |
| 03:30 | Dayton | Michael Marcum pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-48 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Shawn Hermanson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Mark Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Marcum (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edmund Hagedorn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Dickerson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Clark (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Joseph Attebery (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Nicholas Newton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Keesler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Pinto (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Dayton | Wiley Clark is called for the reach on Shawn Hermanson - foul #2 on Wiley Clark, team foul #7 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | UMass | Robin Shrewsbury (PG), Adam Valentine (SF), Robert Brosnan (PF) Joseph Attebery, Nicholas Newton, David Pinto | |
| 03:05 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson misses the 1st free throw | 67-48 |
| 03:05 | UMass | George Keesler grabs the board | 67-48 |
| 02:47 | UMass | Robin Shrewsbury comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 67-48 |
| 02:46 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn grabs the board | 67-48 |
| 02:41 | Dayton | Robin Shrewsbury steals it from Michael Marcum | 67-48 |
| 02:32 | UMass | Adam Valentine comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-48 |
| 02:31 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn grabs the defensive rebound | 67-48 |
| 02:04 | Dayton | Michael Marcum can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Wiley Clark - foul #3 on Wiley Clark, team foul #8 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG) Shawn Hermanson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 02:04 | Dayton | Michael Marcum makes the 1st free throw | 68-48 |
| 02:04 | Dayton | Michael Marcum makes the 2nd free throw | 69-48 |
| 01:43 | UMass | Adam Valentine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Attebery (SG), Nicholas Newton (SF) Robin Shrewsbury, Adam Valentine | |
| 01:16 | Dayton | Michael Marcum scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ivan Danowski | 71-48 |
| 01:05 | UMass | Jeremy Dickerson steals it from Nicholas Newton | 71-48 |
| 00:47 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 71-48 |
| 00:46 | UMass | Robert Brosnan grabs the board | 71-48 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | UMass | Wiley Clark misses the 3 from the right corner | 71-48 |
| 00:40 | Dayton | Michael Marcum pulls down the rebound | 71-48 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Dayton | Joseph Attebery is called for the reach on Mark Brooks - foul #1 on Joseph Attebery, team foul #9 | 71-48 |
| 00:20 | Dayton | Mark Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 72-48 |
| 00:20 | Dayton | Mark Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 72-48 |
| 00:20 | UMass | Robert Brosnan pulls down the rebound | 72-48 |
| 00:15 | UMass | Wiley Clark clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-48 |
| 00:13 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Jeremy Dickerson | 72-48 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski runs out the clock | 72-48 |