| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Mello (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Peter Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roberto Marino (fresh) PF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenneth Fitch (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Clifford Belmonte (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kosta Skibinski (fresh) SF - Edward Clark (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sean Sands (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Reynaldo Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Roberto Marino inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Dayton | Peter Reed clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 19:35 | UMass | The rebound goes to Sean Sands | 32-29 |
| 19:14 | UMass | Kenneth Fitch denies the turnaround by Edward Clark | 32-29 |
| 19:13 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Peter Reed | 32-29 |
| 18:52 | Dayton | Peter Reed double dribbles | 32-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | David Thomas (PG), Raymond Wilson (SF), Robert Myles (C) Michael Mello, Roberto Marino, Kenneth Fitch | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 18:29 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa is fouled on the floor by David Thomas - foul #1 on David Thomas, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Meikle (SG) Peter Reed | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 18:11 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-29 |
| 18:09 | UMass | Clifford Belmonte can't tip it in | 32-29 |
| 18:08 | UMass | Sean Sands can't tip it in | 32-29 |
| 18:06 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski gets the offensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 17:59 | UMass | Sean Sands misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-29 |
| 17:57 | Dayton | David Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 17:30 | Dayton | Robert Meikle drills a jumper from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 17:25 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski is whistled for traveling | 34-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Mello (PG), Peter Reed (SG), Lee Byerly (C) David Thomas, Robert Meikle, Robert Myles | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 17:05 | Dayton | Peter Reed scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Mello and he's fouled by Edward Clark - foul #2 on Edward Clark, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Angel Herrera (PG), Kenneth Fitch (C) Michael Mello, Lee Byerly | |
| Subs | UMass | Marvin Matte (SF), Glen Arrington (PF) Edward Clark, Sean Sands | |
| 17:05 | Dayton | Peter Reed misses the free throw | 36-29 |
| 17:05 | UMass | The rebound goes to Reynaldo Costa | 36-29 |
| 17:00 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 16:58 | Dayton | Kenneth Fitch snags the defensive board | 36-29 |
| 16:33 | Dayton | Raymond Wilson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-29 |
| 16:31 | UMass | Clifford Belmonte grabs the board | 36-29 |
| 16:27 | UMass | Clifford Belmonte throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Mello (PG), Roberto Marino (SF), Robert Meikle (PF), Lee Byerly (C) Angel Herrera, Raymond Wilson, Richard Johnson, Kenneth Fitch | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Ito (PG), Robert Wolfgang (SG), Garry Tucker (C) Clifford Belmonte, Kosta Skibinski, Reynaldo Costa | |
| 16:11 | Dayton | Peter Reed clanks a jumper near the basket | 36-29 |
| 16:10 | Dayton | Robert Meikle tips it back up and in | 38-29 |
| 15:55 | UMass | Robert Meikle takes the ball from Marvin Matte | 38-29 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Mello (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roberto Marino (fresh) PF - Robert Meikle (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. C - Lee Byerly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Ito (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wolfgang (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Marvin Matte (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Glen Arrington (fresh) 3 pts. C - Garry Tucker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Dayton | Robert Meikle connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Michael Mello | 40-29 |
| 15:12 | UMass | Marvin Matte's pass is intercepted by Lee Byerly | 40-29 |
| 14:57 | Dayton | The refs have stopped play. Lee Byerly is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 40-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | David Thomas (PG), Lawrence Shenberger (SG), Raymond Wilson (SF), Richard Johnson (PF), Robert Myles (C) Michael Mello, Peter Reed, Roberto Marino, Robert Meikle, Lee Byerly | |
| Subs | UMass | Clifford Belmonte (PG), Kosta Skibinski (SG), Edward Clark (SF), Sean Sands (PF), Reynaldo Costa (C) Richard Ito, Robert Wolfgang, Marvin Matte, Glen Arrington, Garry Tucker | |
| 14:43 | Dayton | Richard Johnson scores on a jumper in the lane | 42-29 |
| 14:21 | UMass | Sean Sands double dribbles | 42-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kenneth Fitch (C) Robert Myles | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 14:07 | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-29 |
| 14:06 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa grabs the board | 42-29 |
| 14:00 | UMass | Sean Sands hits a jump hook in the paint | 42-31 |
| 13:38 | Dayton | Richard Johnson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Richard Johnson, team foul #2 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Angel Herrera (PG), Peter Reed (SG) Lawrence Shenberger, Raymond Wilson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 13:27 | UMass | Sean Sands misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Angel Herrera - foul #2 on Angel Herrera, team foul #3 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Raymond Wilson (SF), Robert Myles (C) David Thomas, Kenneth Fitch | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 13:27 | UMass | Sean Sands makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 13:27 | UMass | Sean Sands misses the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 13:27 | Dayton | Richard Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 13:02 | Dayton | Peter Reed can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 42-32 |
| 13:00 | Dayton | Robert Myles grabs the offensive board | 42-32 |
| 12:40 | Dayton | Peter Reed buries a runner near the basket and he's hacked by Kosta Skibinski - foul #2 on Kosta Skibinski, team foul #2 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Mello (PG), David Thomas (SF), Robert Meikle (PF), Kenneth Fitch (C) Angel Herrera, Raymond Wilson, Richard Johnson, Robert Myles | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Ito (PG), Robert Wolfgang (SG), Marvin Matte (C) Clifford Belmonte, Kosta Skibinski, Reynaldo Costa | |
| 12:40 | Dayton | Peter Reed makes the free throw | 45-32 |
| 12:23 | UMass | Richard Ito clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-32 |
| 12:22 | Dayton | David Thomas snags the defensive board | 45-32 |
| 12:18 | Dayton | Michael Mello is hacked by Richard Ito - foul #1 on Richard Ito, team foul #3 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | Angel Herrera (PG), Lawrence Shenberger (SG) Michael Mello, Peter Reed | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 12:03 | Dayton | Robert Meikle buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Angel Herrera and the foul's on Robert Wolfgang - foul #2 on Robert Wolfgang, team foul #4 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | Raymond Wilson (SF) Angel Herrera | |
| Subs | UMass | Glen Arrington (PF), Garry Tucker (C) Edward Clark, Sean Sands | |
| 12:03 | Dayton | Robert Meikle makes the free throw | 48-32 |
| 11:48 | UMass | Glen Arrington misses the driving attempt from close range | 48-32 |
| 11:47 | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger grabs the board | 48-32 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - David Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Shenberger (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Raymond Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Meikle (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. C - Kenneth Fitch (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Ito (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wolfgang (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Marvin Matte (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Glen Arrington (fresh) 3 pts. C - Garry Tucker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Dayton | Robert Wolfgang is called for the reach on Lawrence Shenberger - foul #3 on Robert Wolfgang, team foul #5 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | Angel Herrera (PG), Roberto Marino (SF), Richard Johnson (PF), Robert Myles (C) David Thomas, Raymond Wilson, Robert Meikle, Kenneth Fitch | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 11:27 | Dayton | Richard Johnson lays it in set up by Roberto Marino | 50-32 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:23 | UMass | Robert Wolfgang misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-32 |
| 11:22 | Dayton | Robert Myles grabs the defensive rebound | 50-32 |
| 11:16 | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-32 |
| 11:15 | Dayton | Robert Myles tips it in | 52-32 |
| 11:00 | UMass | Marvin Matte clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-32 |
| 10:58 | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger gets the rebound | 52-32 |
| 10:42 | Dayton | Richard Johnson can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Glen Arrington - foul #2 on Glen Arrington, team foul #6 | 52-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Mello (PG), Robert Meikle (SG), Raymond Wilson (SF), Kenneth Fitch (C) Angel Herrera, Lawrence Shenberger, Roberto Marino, Robert Myles | |
| Subs | UMass | Clifford Belmonte (PG), Kosta Skibinski (SG), Edward Clark (SF), Sean Sands (PF), Reynaldo Costa (C) Richard Ito, Robert Wolfgang, Marvin Matte, Glen Arrington, Garry Tucker | |
| 10:42 | Dayton | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 53-32 |
| 10:42 | Dayton | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-32 |
| 10:26 | UMass | Clifford Belmonte misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 54-32 |
| 10:25 | Dayton | Richard Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-32 |
| 10:02 | Dayton | Michael Mello is hacked by Edward Clark - foul #3 on Edward Clark, team foul #7 | 54-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | Peter Reed (SG), David Thomas (SF) Raymond Wilson, Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 10:02 | Dayton | Michael Mello misses the 1st free throw | 54-32 |
| 10:02 | UMass | Sean Sands grabs the board | 54-32 |
| 09:57 | UMass | Sean Sands is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Fitch - foul #1 on Kenneth Fitch, team foul #4 | 54-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | Raymond Wilson (SF) Michael Mello | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 09:46 | UMass | Edward Clark comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Meikle - foul #2 on Robert Meikle, team foul #5 | 54-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Mello (PG), Richard Johnson (PF) Raymond Wilson, Robert Meikle | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 09:46 | UMass | Edward Clark misses the 1st free throw | 54-32 |
| 09:46 | UMass | Edward Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 54-33 |
| 09:19 | Dayton | Peter Reed can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 54-33 |
| 09:18 | UMass | Clifford Belmonte grabs the defensive rebound | 54-33 |
| 09:13 | UMass | Clifford Belmonte drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Kosta Skibinski | 54-36 |
| 08:47 | Dayton | Peter Reed banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Thomas | 56-36 |
| 08:31 | UMass | Michael Mello steals the ball from Reynaldo Costa | 56-36 |
| 08:10 | Dayton | Michael Mello scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 58-36 |
| 07:45 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Edward Clark | 58-39 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Mello (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Reed (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Fitch (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Clifford Belmonte (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kosta Skibinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Sean Sands (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Reynaldo Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Dayton | Kosta Skibinski steps in front of the Kenneth Fitch pass | 58-39 |
| 07:20 | UMass | Clifford Belmonte lays it in on a great pass from Kosta Skibinski | 58-41 |
| 06:58 | Dayton | Kosta Skibinski takes the ball from Michael Mello | 58-41 |
| 06:50 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa lays it up and in set up by Edward Clark | 58-43 |
| 06:27 | Dayton | Edward Clark steps in front of the David Thomas pass | 58-43 |
| 06:24 | UMass | Clifford Belmonte lays it up and in set up by Edward Clark | 58-45 |
| 05:58 | Dayton | Richard Johnson can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Sean Sands - foul #3 on Sean Sands, team foul #8 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | Angel Herrera (PG), Lawrence Shenberger (SG), Raymond Wilson (SF), Robert Myles (C) Michael Mello, Peter Reed, David Thomas, Kenneth Fitch | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Ito (PG), Robert Wolfgang (SG), Marvin Matte (SF), Glen Arrington (PF), Garry Tucker (C) Clifford Belmonte, Kosta Skibinski, Edward Clark, Sean Sands, Reynaldo Costa | |
| 05:58 | Dayton | Richard Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 05:58 | Dayton | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 05:43 | UMass | Marvin Matte misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-45 |
| 05:42 | UMass | Garry Tucker snags the offensive board | 59-45 |
| 05:23 | UMass | Angel Herrera steals the ball from Glen Arrington | 59-45 |
| 05:00 | Dayton | Richard Johnson misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 59-45 |
| 04:58 | UMass | Garry Tucker grabs the board | 59-45 |
| 04:53 | UMass | Robert Wolfgang misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 59-45 |
| 04:51 | Dayton | Robert Myles grabs the defensive rebound | 59-45 |
| 04:24 | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-45 |
| 04:23 | UMass | Glen Arrington gets the rebound | 59-45 |
| 04:18 | UMass | Marvin Matte misses the easy layup | 59-45 |
| 04:16 | Dayton | Richard Johnson snags the defensive board | 59-45 |
| 03:56 | Dayton | Richard Johnson hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Wilson and he's fouled by Glen Arrington - foul #3 on Glen Arrington, team foul #9 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | Roberto Marino (SF), Robert Meikle (PF) Angel Herrera, Raymond Wilson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 03:56 | Dayton | Richard Johnson makes the free throw | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:38 | UMass | Glen Arrington connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Richard Ito | 62-47 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SG - Lawrence Shenberger (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Roberto Marino (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Meikle (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. C - Robert Myles (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Ito (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Wolfgang (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Marvin Matte (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Glen Arrington (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Garry Tucker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Dayton | Roberto Marino misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Garry Tucker - foul #2 on Garry Tucker, team foul #10 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Angel Herrera (PG), Kenneth Fitch (C) Richard Johnson, Robert Myles | |
| Subs | UMass | Kevin Morrissette (PG), Robert Dockins (SG) Richard Ito, Garry Tucker | |
| 03:09 | Dayton | Roberto Marino misses the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 03:09 | Dayton | Roberto Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 02:57 | UMass | Kevin Morrissette misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 63-47 |
| 02:56 | Dayton | Kenneth Fitch grabs the board | 63-47 |
| 02:29 | Dayton | Robert Meikle hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Angel Herrera | 65-47 |
| 02:22 | UMass | Glen Arrington knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Kevin Morrissette | 65-49 |
| 01:54 | Dayton | Angel Herrera misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Kevin Morrissette - foul #1 on Kevin Morrissette, team foul #11 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Peter Reed (SG), Richard Johnson (PF) Lawrence Shenberger, Robert Meikle | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Ito (PG), Garry Tucker (C) Kevin Morrissette, Robert Dockins | |
| 01:54 | Dayton | Angel Herrera makes the 1st free throw | 66-49 |
| 01:54 | Dayton | Angel Herrera makes the 2nd free throw | 67-49 |
| 01:54 | Dayton | Angel Herrera makes the 3rd free throw | 68-49 |
| 01:36 | UMass | Robert Wolfgang hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 68-49 |
| 01:35 | UMass | Marvin Matte grabs the offensive rebound | 68-49 |
| 01:22 | UMass | Angel Herrera is called for the reach on Marvin Matte - foul #3 on Angel Herrera, team foul #6 | 68-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Mello (PG) Angel Herrera | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 01:14 | UMass | Marvin Matte is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Fitch - foul #2 on Kenneth Fitch, team foul #7 | 68-49 |
| 01:14 | UMass | Marvin Matte misses the 1st free throw | 68-49 |
| 01:14 | Dayton | Kenneth Fitch snags the defensive board | 68-49 |
| 00:56 | Dayton | Peter Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-49 |
| 00:55 | UMass | Robert Wolfgang pulls down the rebound | 68-49 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | UMass | Marvin Matte can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Roberto Marino - foul #1 on Roberto Marino, team foul #8 | 68-49 |
| 00:50 | UMass | Marvin Matte misses the 1st free throw | 68-49 |
| 00:50 | UMass | Marvin Matte misses the 2nd free throw | 68-49 |
| 00:50 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Kenneth Fitch | 68-49 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Dayton | Peter Reed is called for traveling | 68-49 |
| 00:21 | UMass | Marvin Matte misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Roberto Marino - foul #2 on Roberto Marino, team foul #9 | 68-49 |
| 00:21 | UMass | Marvin Matte makes the 1st free throw | 68-50 |
| 00:21 | UMass | Marvin Matte makes the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Michael Mello runs out the clock | 68-51 |