| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Miller (fresh) 3 ast. SF - David Hedrick (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Calvin Balog (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Austin Leigh (fresh) SG - Mark Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tommy Dale (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joel Eaves (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Terrance Masterson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | David Hedrick inbounds the ball | 37-34 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Dayton | James Brown misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 37-34 |
| 19:40 | UMass | Terrance Masterson snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 19:36 | UMass | Austin Leigh is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Austin Leigh, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| 19:18 | Dayton | David Hedrick misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 37-34 |
| 19:17 | UMass | Joel Eaves grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 19:12 | UMass | Tommy Dale is whistled for traveling | 37-34 |
| 18:53 | Dayton | David Hedrick misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-34 |
| 18:52 | UMass | Mark Sullivan snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 18:47 | UMass | Austin Leigh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-34 |
| 18:20 | Dayton | David Hedrick clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Tommy Dale - foul #2 on Tommy Dale, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| 18:20 | Dayton | David Hedrick makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 18:20 | Dayton | David Hedrick makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 18:04 | UMass | Joel Eaves hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mark Sullivan | 39-36 |
| 17:44 | Dayton | David Hedrick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 17:42 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Calvin Balog | 39-36 |
| 17:30 | Dayton | Calvin Balog misses the easy layup | 39-36 |
| 17:29 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson grabs the offensive board | 39-36 |
| 17:04 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson's pass is intercepted by Terrance Masterson | 39-36 |
| 16:50 | UMass | Tommy Dale knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 16:31 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Hedrick and the foul's on Tommy Dale - foul #3 on Tommy Dale, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lambert (SG), Richard Frese (SF), Charles Fralick (PF), Scott Comacho (C) Arthur Miller, David Hedrick, Calvin Balog, James Brown | |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Tober (PG), Luis Bruhn (SG), Rodney Mize (SF), Kenneth Mayo (PF), Walter Hill (C) Austin Leigh, Mark Sullivan, Tommy Dale, Joel Eaves, Terrance Masterson | |
| 16:31 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson makes the free throw | 42-39 |
| 16:16 | UMass | Ronald Tober misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 16:15 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Richard Frese | 42-39 |
| 15:54 | Dayton | Charles Fralick knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by John Lambert | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lambert (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Frese (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Fralick (fresh) 4 pts. C - Scott Comacho (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Ronald Tober (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Luis Bruhn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rodney Mize (fresh) PF - Kenneth Mayo (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | UMass | Glenn Davidson steps in front of the Ronald Tober pass | 44-39 |
| 15:08 | Dayton | John Lambert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-39 |
| 15:06 | UMass | Rodney Mize pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 15:02 | UMass | Ronald Tober clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-39 |
| 15:00 | Dayton | Charles Fralick grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 14:44 | Dayton | Richard Frese makes the runner in the paint | 46-39 |
| 14:28 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-39 |
| 14:26 | UMass | Rodney Mize grabs the offensive board | 46-39 |
| 14:02 | UMass | Luis Bruhn hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Ronald Tober | 46-41 |
| 13:45 | Dayton | Charles Fralick is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Mayo - foul #1 on Kenneth Mayo, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), Arthur Miller (SG), David Hedrick (SF), Calvin Balog (PF), James Brown (C) Glenn Davidson, John Lambert, Richard Frese, Charles Fralick, Scott Comacho | |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Mark Sullivan (SG), Tommy Dale (SF), Joel Eaves (PF), Terrance Masterson (C) Ronald Tober, Luis Bruhn, Rodney Mize, Kenneth Mayo, Walter Hill | |
| 13:18 | Dayton | David Hedrick clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-41 |
| 13:17 | Dayton | James Brown snags the offensive board | 46-41 |
| 12:58 | Dayton | David Hedrick banks in the layup set up by Arthur Miller | 48-41 |
| 12:53 | UMass | Mark Sullivan double dribbles | 48-41 |
| 12:35 | Dayton | James Brown hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Terrance Masterson - foul #1 on Terrance Masterson, team foul #5 | 48-41 |
| 12:35 | Dayton | James Brown misses the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 12:35 | Dayton | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 12:19 | UMass | Tommy Dale is fouled on the floor by David Hedrick - foul #1 on David Hedrick, team foul #1 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Tober (SF) Tommy Dale | |
| 12:08 | UMass | Austin Leigh hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Ronald Tober | 49-44 |
| 11:47 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez loses the dribble to Terrance Masterson | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Francisco Mendez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Miller (fresh) 4 ast. SF - David Hedrick (fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. PF - Calvin Balog (fresh) 5 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Austin Leigh (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Tober (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joel Eaves (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Terrance Masterson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. | |
| 11:24 | UMass | Ronald Tober is fouled on the floor by David Hedrick - foul #2 on David Hedrick, team foul #2 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG) Francisco Mendez | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 11:08 | UMass | Austin Leigh hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-44 |
| 11:07 | Dayton | Calvin Balog pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 10:49 | Dayton | Arthur Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 10:48 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson grabs the offensive board | 49-44 |
| 10:28 | Dayton | David Hedrick clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 10:27 | Dayton | James Brown tips it home | 51-44 |
| 10:04 | UMass | Ronald Tober makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Terrance Masterson | 51-46 |
| 09:35 | Dayton | James Brown is whistled for traveling | 51-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lambert (SG), Richard Frese (SF), Charles Fralick (PF), Scott Comacho (C) Arthur Miller, David Hedrick, Calvin Balog, James Brown | |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (PG), Rodney Mize (SG), Tommy Dale (SF), Kenneth Mayo (PF), Walter Hill (C) Austin Leigh, Mark Sullivan, Ronald Tober, Joel Eaves, Terrance Masterson | |
| 09:21 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-46 |
| 09:20 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Richard Frese | 51-46 |
| 08:53 | Dayton | Scott Comacho misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Kenneth Mayo - foul #2 on Kenneth Mayo, team foul #6 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG) Glenn Davidson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 08:53 | Dayton | Scott Comacho misses the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 08:53 | Dayton | Scott Comacho misses the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 08:53 | UMass | Rodney Mize grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 08:36 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-46 |
| 08:34 | UMass | Rodney Mize pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 08:18 | UMass | Luis Bruhn misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-46 |
| 08:17 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Mize | 51-46 |
| 08:11 | UMass | Luis Bruhn misses long on a jumper from the left block | 51-46 |
| 08:10 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Scott Comacho | 51-46 |
| 07:46 | Dayton | John Lambert misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 07:44 | UMass | Tommy Dale grabs the board | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Francisco Mendez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lambert (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Frese (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Fralick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Comacho (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Luis Bruhn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Mize (fresh) 5 reb. SF - Tommy Dale (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Mayo (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-46 |
| 07:23 | UMass | Walter Hill tips it home | 51-48 |
| 06:59 | Dayton | John Lambert makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Francisco Mendez and he's fouled by Rodney Mize - foul #2 on Rodney Mize, team foul #7 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG), David Hedrick (SF), Calvin Balog (PF), James Brown (C) Francisco Mendez, Richard Frese, Charles Fralick, Scott Comacho | |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Mark Sullivan (SG), Ronald Tober (SF), Joel Eaves (PF), Terrance Masterson (C) Luis Bruhn, Rodney Mize, Tommy Dale, Kenneth Mayo, Walter Hill | |
| 06:59 | Dayton | John Lambert makes the free throw | 54-48 |
| 06:44 | UMass | Mark Sullivan makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Austin Leigh and he's hacked by Glenn Davidson - foul #3 on Glenn Davidson, team foul #3 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Arthur Miller (SG) John Lambert | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 06:44 | UMass | Mark Sullivan makes the free throw | 54-51 |
| 06:23 | Dayton | David Hedrick scores on a 3 from the right corner | 57-51 |
| 06:05 | UMass | Terrance Masterson loses the dribble to Calvin Balog | 57-51 |
| 05:36 | Dayton | Arthur Miller misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 05:35 | UMass | The rebound goes to Terrance Masterson | 57-51 |
| 05:31 | UMass | Ronald Tober misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-51 |
| 05:30 | Dayton | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 05:18 | Dayton | James Brown buries a jump hook near the basket | 59-51 |
| 04:58 | UMass | Terrance Masterson misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #4 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | UMass | Tommy Dale (SF) Ronald Tober | |
| 04:58 | UMass | Terrance Masterson makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 04:58 | UMass | Terrance Masterson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 04:40 | Dayton | James Brown buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by David Hedrick | 61-53 |
| 04:35 | UMass | Terrance Masterson is fouled on the floor by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #5 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (SG), Kenneth Mayo (C) Mark Sullivan, Terrance Masterson | |
| 04:21 | UMass | Calvin Balog takes the ball from Joel Eaves | 61-53 |
| 04:18 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-53 |
| 04:06 | UMass | Calvin Balog is called for the reach on Austin Leigh - foul #3 on Calvin Balog, team foul #6 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Tober (SG) Luis Bruhn | |
| 03:52 | UMass | Joel Eaves misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-53 |
| 03:50 | Dayton | David Hedrick gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Dayton | David Hedrick knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Brown | 64-53 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Arthur Miller (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - David Hedrick (fresh) 26 pts. 4 reb. PF - Calvin Balog (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Austin Leigh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Tober (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tommy Dale (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joel Eaves (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Mayo (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | UMass | Joel Eaves is hacked by David Hedrick - foul #3 on David Hedrick, team foul #7 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), John Lambert (SG), Richard Frese (SF), Charles Fralick (PF), Scott Comacho (C) Glenn Davidson, Arthur Miller, David Hedrick, Calvin Balog, James Brown | |
| Subs | UMass | Mark Sullivan (SG), Terrance Masterson (C) Austin Leigh, Kenneth Mayo | |
| 03:20 | UMass | Joel Eaves makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 03:20 | UMass | Joel Eaves makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 02:58 | Dayton | John Lambert is fouled on the floor by Joel Eaves - foul #2 on Joel Eaves, team foul #8 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (PG), Kenneth Mayo (PF) Tommy Dale, Joel Eaves | |
| 02:58 | Dayton | John Lambert misses the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 02:58 | UMass | Terrance Masterson gets the rebound | 64-55 |
| 02:58 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-55 |
| 02:37 | UMass | Terrance Masterson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 64-55 |
| 02:36 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo can't tip it in | 64-55 |
| 02:34 | UMass | Terrance Masterson tips it in | 64-57 |
| 02:34 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG), Arthur Miller (SG), David Hedrick (SF), Calvin Balog (PF), James Brown (C) Francisco Mendez, John Lambert, Richard Frese, Charles Fralick, Scott Comacho | |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Tommy Dale (SF), Joel Eaves (PF) Luis Bruhn, Ronald Tober, Kenneth Mayo | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:09 | Dayton | David Hedrick misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 64-57 |
| 02:08 | UMass | The rebound goes to Mark Sullivan | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:53 | UMass | Tommy Dale can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 64-57 |
| 01:51 | Dayton | James Brown grabs the board | 64-57 |
| 01:28 | Dayton | Austin Leigh steps in front of the David Hedrick pass | 64-57 |
| 01:04 | UMass | Tommy Dale comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-57 |
| 01:02 | UMass | Joel Eaves hits the follow up shot | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:58 | Dayton | Mark Sullivan picks off the pass by David Hedrick | 64-59 |
| 00:55 | UMass | Mark Sullivan lays it up and in | 64-61 |
| 00:35 | Dayton | Joel Eaves takes the ball from David Hedrick | 64-61 |
| 00:15 | UMass | Joel Eaves misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-61 |
| 00:14 | Dayton | David Hedrick grabs the defensive rebound | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Dayton | David Hedrick is fouled in the backcourt by Austin Leigh - foul #2 on Austin Leigh, team foul #9 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), John Lambert (SG), Charles Fralick (PF) Glenn Davidson, Arthur Miller, Calvin Balog | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:13 | Dayton | David Hedrick makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:13 | Dayton | David Hedrick misses the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:13 | UMass | The rebound goes to Terrance Masterson | 65-61 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:07 | UMass | Tommy Dale knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Terrance Masterson | 65-64 |
| 00:07 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG), Arthur Miller (SG), Calvin Balog (PF) Francisco Mendez, John Lambert, Charles Fralick | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:06 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson is hacked by Austin Leigh in the backcourt - foul #3 on Austin Leigh, team foul #10 | 65-64 |
| 00:06 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson misses the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:06 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:06 | UMass | UMass calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 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 intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | UMass | Calvin Balog swats the short shot by Austin Leigh | 66-64 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | David Hedrick grabs the defensive rebound | 66-64 |