| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mark Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Neil Lazaro (fresh) 15 pts. C - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Walter Ertel (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Henry Toles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howard Young (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Brosnan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | James Wood inbounds the ball | 40-33 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | UMass | Robert Brosnan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-33 |
| 19:40 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to James Wood | 40-33 |
| 19:30 | UMass | Dikembe Alvarenga steals it from Walter Ertel | 40-33 |
| 19:12 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro misses the shot near the basket | 40-33 |
| 19:10 | UMass | Robert Brosnan grabs the defensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 19:06 | UMass | Henry Toles is called for a charge - foul #1 on Henry Toles, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| 18:59 | Dayton | Mark Brooks is fouled on the floor by James Wood - foul #1 on James Wood, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| 18:54 | Dayton | Walter Ertel is called for the reach on Ivan Danowski - foul #2 on Walter Ertel, team foul #3 | 40-33 |
| 18:44 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on James Wood - foul #2 on James Wood, team foul #4 | 40-33 |
| 18:44 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 18:44 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 18:28 | UMass | Robert Brosnan is hacked by Dikembe Alvarenga - foul #3 on Dikembe Alvarenga, team foul #1 | 42-33 |
| 18:11 | UMass | Howard Young makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Walter Ertel | 42-36 |
| 17:56 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton drills a shot from the right side set up by Ivan Danowski | 44-36 |
| 17:44 | UMass | Robert Brosnan connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from James Wood and he's hacked by Dikembe Alvarenga - foul #4 on Dikembe Alvarenga, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson (C) Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (SG), Adam Valentine (SF) Henry Toles, James Wood | |
| 17:44 | UMass | Robert Brosnan misses the free throw | 44-38 |
| 17:44 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 17:28 | Dayton | Robert Brosnan swats the layup by Neil Lazaro | 44-38 |
| 17:26 | Dayton | Mark Brooks grabs the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 17:16 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Dickerson | 46-38 |
| 17:06 | UMass | Howard Young hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-38 |
| 17:04 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson gets the rebound | 46-38 |
| 16:59 | Dayton | Mark Brooks knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Crumpton | 49-38 |
| 16:43 | UMass | Joseph Crumpton takes the ball from Walter Ertel | 49-38 |
| 16:29 | Dayton | Mark Brooks clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 16:28 | UMass | Adam Valentine grabs the defensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 16:23 | UMass | Walter Ertel shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Howard Young | 49-40 |
| 16:12 | Dayton | Mark Brooks is fouled on the floor by Corey Glover - foul #3 on Corey Glover, team foul #5 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (PG), Chen Xiang (SG) Ivan Danowski, Mark Brooks | |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Clark (PG), Henry Toles (SG), James Wood (SF), James Springer (C) Walter Ertel, Corey Glover, Howard Young, Robert Brosnan | |
| 15:55 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro can't connect on a shot from the right block | 49-40 |
| 15:53 | UMass | James Wood grabs the board | 49-40 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Eldon Fox (fresh) SG - Chen Xiang (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Neil Lazaro (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Dickerson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Toles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Adam Valentine (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Springer (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | UMass | Henry Toles misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jeremy Dickerson - foul #2 on Jeremy Dickerson, team foul #3 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (PG) Wiley Clark | |
| 15:35 | UMass | Henry Toles makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 15:35 | UMass | Henry Toles makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 15:18 | Dayton | Chen Xiang misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 15:17 | UMass | James Springer gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 15:00 | UMass | Henry Toles is hacked by Chen Xiang - foul #2 on Chen Xiang, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn (C) Jeremy Dickerson | |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Ertel (PG), Howard Young (PF) Corey Glover, Adam Valentine | |
| 14:37 | UMass | Edmund Hagedorn takes the ball from James Springer | 49-42 |
| 14:19 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Chen Xiang and the foul's on James Wood - foul #3 on James Wood, team foul #6 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG), Mark Brooks (SG) Eldon Fox, Chen Xiang | |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (SG), David Nielsen (SF), Robert Brosnan (C) Henry Toles, James Wood, James Springer | |
| 14:19 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton makes the free throw | 52-42 |
| 14:01 | UMass | Walter Ertel is whistled for traveling | 52-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Willis Conner (SF) Joseph Crumpton | |
| Subs | UMass | Adam Valentine (SF) David Nielsen | |
| 13:54 | Dayton | Mark Brooks misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 13:53 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn misses the tip | 52-42 |
| 13:51 | UMass | Howard Young pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| 13:45 | UMass | Willis Conner is called for the reach on Adam Valentine - foul #1 on Willis Conner, team foul #5 | 52-42 |
| 13:36 | UMass | Howard Young hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-42 |
| 13:34 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn grabs the board | 52-42 |
| 13:29 | Dayton | Willis Conner is hacked by Adam Valentine - foul #2 on Adam Valentine, team foul #7 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson (C) Neil Lazaro | |
| Subs | UMass | James Springer (PF) Howard Young | |
| 13:29 | Dayton | Willis Conner makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 13:29 | Dayton | Willis Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 13:20 | UMass | Robert Brosnan connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Walter Ertel out of a doubleteam | 54-44 |
| 13:00 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski's floater is tipped away by Robert Brosnan | 54-44 |
| 12:58 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 12:44 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson is fouled on the floor by Robert Brosnan - foul #3 on Robert Brosnan, team foul #8 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | UMass | Henry Toles (SG), James Wood (SF), Howard Young (PF) Corey Glover, James Springer, Robert Brosnan | |
| 12:44 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson misses the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 12:44 | UMass | The rebound goes to Howard Young | 54-44 |
| 12:29 | UMass | Henry Toles misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-44 |
| 12:27 | UMass | James Wood grabs the offensive board | 54-44 |
| 12:09 | UMass | Walter Ertel shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 12:07 | Dayton | Willis Conner gets the rebound | 54-44 |
| 11:48 | Dayton | Mark Brooks comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 54-44 |
| 11:46 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn tips it home | 56-44 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mark Brooks (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Willis Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edmund Hagedorn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Dickerson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Walter Ertel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Toles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Howard Young (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Adam Valentine (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | UMass | Howard Young misses short on a shot from the right side | 56-44 |
| 11:27 | UMass | Walter Ertel snags the offensive board | 56-44 |
| 11:13 | UMass | Adam Valentine clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-44 |
| 11:12 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn snags the defensive board | 56-44 |
| 10:53 | Dayton | Mark Brooks misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-44 |
| 10:52 | Dayton | Willis Conner gets the offensive rebound | 56-44 |
| 10:34 | Dayton | Willis Conner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (PG), Chen Xiang (SG), Joseph Crumpton (SF), Neil Lazaro (PF), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) Ivan Danowski, Mark Brooks, Willis Conner, Edmund Hagedorn, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (PG), Wiley Clark (SG), David Nielsen (SF), James Springer (PF), Robert Brosnan (C) Walter Ertel, Henry Toles, James Wood, Howard Young, Adam Valentine | |
| 10:18 | UMass | Wiley Clark misses short on a floater from the left block | 56-44 |
| 10:16 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga pulls down the rebound | 56-44 |
| 10:12 | Dayton | Chen Xiang makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Eldon Fox | 58-44 |
| 10:02 | UMass | Chen Xiang picks off the pass by David Nielsen | 58-44 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:38 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Eldon Fox | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:18 | UMass | Robert Brosnan is denied on a layup by Neil Lazaro | 60-44 |
| 09:16 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga grabs the defensive rebound | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:51 | Dayton | David Nielsen is called for the reach on Chen Xiang - foul #2 on David Nielsen, team foul #9 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Brooks (SG) Eldon Fox | |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Ertel (PG), Henry Toles (SG), Howard Young (PF) Corey Glover, Wiley Clark, James Springer | |
| 08:51 | Dayton | Chen Xiang makes the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 08:51 | Dayton | Chen Xiang misses the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| 08:51 | UMass | Robert Brosnan grabs the board | 61-44 |
| 08:47 | UMass | Walter Ertel works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 61-44 |
| 08:45 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro grabs the board | 61-44 |
| 08:30 | Dayton | Mark Brooks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-44 |
| 08:28 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga grabs the offensive board | 61-44 |
| 08:08 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Howard Young - foul #2 on Howard Young, team foul #10 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG) Chen Xiang | |
| Subs | UMass | James Wood (SF) David Nielsen | |
| 08:08 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro makes the 1st free throw | 62-44 |
| 08:08 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro misses the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| 08:08 | UMass | The rebound goes to Howard Young | 62-44 |
| 08:01 | UMass | James Wood scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Howard Young | 62-47 |
| 07:37 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Ivan Danowski | 64-47 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mark Brooks (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Neil Lazaro (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Alvarenga (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Walter Ertel (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Toles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wood (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Howard Young (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Brosnan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:13 | UMass | Walter Ertel scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Henry Toles | 64-50 |
| 06:51 | Dayton | Mark Brooks is hacked by Walter Ertel - foul #3 on Walter Ertel, team foul #11 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Willis Conner (SF) Joseph Crumpton | |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (SG), Adam Valentine (C) Henry Toles, Robert Brosnan | |
| 06:51 | Dayton | Mark Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 06:51 | Dayton | Mark Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| 06:37 | UMass | Howard Young can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Neil Lazaro - foul #3 on Neil Lazaro, team foul #6 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Chen Xiang (SG) Mark Brooks | |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Clark (SG) Walter Ertel | |
| 06:37 | UMass | Howard Young misses the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 06:37 | UMass | Howard Young makes the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 06:14 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Adam Valentine - foul #3 on Adam Valentine, team foul #12 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | UMass | James Springer (C) James Wood | |
| 06:14 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 06:14 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| 06:05 | UMass | Corey Glover hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-51 |
| 06:03 | UMass | Wiley Clark tips it home | 68-53 |
| 05:43 | Dayton | Chen Xiang knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Willis Conner | 70-53 |
| 05:23 | UMass | Wiley Clark can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 70-53 |
| 05:21 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Dikembe Alvarenga | 70-53 |
| 05:02 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Ivan Danowski | 72-53 |
| 04:46 | UMass | Wiley Clark clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 72-53 |
| 04:44 | UMass | Howard Young tips it home | 72-55 |
| 04:44 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Brooks (SG), Joseph Crumpton (SF) Chen Xiang, Willis Conner | |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Ertel (PG), Henry Toles (SG), James Wood (SF), Robert Brosnan (C) Corey Glover, Wiley Clark, Adam Valentine, James Springer | |
| 04:19 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Ivan Danowski | 74-55 |
| 04:09 | UMass | Howard Young can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Joseph Crumpton - foul #2 on Joseph Crumpton, team foul #7 | 74-55 |
| 04:09 | UMass | Howard Young makes the 1st free throw | 74-56 |
| 04:09 | UMass | Howard Young makes the 2nd free throw | 74-57 |
| 03:54 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro connects on the floater from the right wing and he's fouled by Howard Young - foul #3 on Howard Young, team foul #13 | 76-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (PG), Wiley Clark (SG), David Nielsen (SF), Adam Valentine (PF), James Springer (C) Walter Ertel, Henry Toles, James Wood, Howard Young, Robert Brosnan | |
| 03:54 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro misses the free throw | 76-57 |
| 03:54 | UMass | James Springer pulls down the rebound | 76-57 |
| 03:42 | UMass | Wiley Clark misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 76-57 |
| 03:40 | Dayton | Mark Brooks grabs the board | 76-57 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mark Brooks (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Neil Lazaro (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Alvarenga (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Corey Glover (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wiley Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Nielsen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Adam Valentine (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Springer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Ivan Danowski | 78-57 |
| 02:55 | UMass | David Nielsen misses short on a shot from the right side | 78-57 |
| 02:54 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Joseph Crumpton | 78-57 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 02:25 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 78-57 |
| 02:23 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Brooks | 78-57 |
| 02:04 | Dayton | Mark Brooks is whistled for traveling | 78-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | Chen Xiang (PG), Edmund Hagedorn (PF), Jeremy Dickerson (C) Ivan Danowski, Neil Lazaro, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 01:56 | UMass | Adam Valentine misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jeremy Dickerson - foul #3 on Jeremy Dickerson, team foul #8 | 78-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG), Neil Lazaro (PF), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) Chen Xiang, Edmund Hagedorn, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 01:56 | UMass | Adam Valentine misses the 1st free throw | 78-57 |
| 01:56 | UMass | Adam Valentine makes the 2nd free throw | 78-58 |
| 01:39 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-58 |
| 01:27 | UMass | James Springer travels with the ball | 78-58 |
| 01:06 | Dayton | Wiley Clark picks off the pass by Ivan Danowski | 78-58 |
| 01:03 | UMass | Wiley Clark blows the dunk | 78-58 |
| 01:01 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga grabs the board | 78-58 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Dikembe Alvarenga | 80-58 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | UMass | Adam Valentine makes the wide open jumper in the lane | 80-60 |
| 00:30 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Springer - foul #1 on James Springer, team foul #14 | 80-60 |
| 00:30 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton makes the 1st free throw | 81-60 |
| 00:30 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton misses the 2nd free throw | 81-60 |
| 00:30 | UMass | Adam Valentine gets the rebound | 81-60 |
| 00:23 | UMass | Corey Glover misses the easy layup | 81-60 |
| 00:22 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton snags the defensive board | 81-60 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski runs out the clock | 81-60 |