| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matt Setliff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Yuri Grabski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Ownby (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hipolito Bruno (fresh) C - Karl Ventura (fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Bryce Willey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Ray (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Josef Zimmer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Russell Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Riffe (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | William Ownby inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:37 | UMass | A charge is called on William Ownby - foul #2 on William Ownby, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| 19:19 | Dayton | Charles Ray misses the jumpshot from the right side | 30-32 |
| 19:18 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 18:58 | UMass | Karl Ventura clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 30-32 |
| 18:57 | Dayton | Russell Johnson gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 18:41 | Dayton | Russell Johnson comes up short on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Hipolito Bruno - foul #1 on Hipolito Bruno, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| 18:41 | Dayton | Russell Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 18:41 | Dayton | Russell Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 18:21 | UMass | Karl Ventura misses long on a floater from the right side | 30-33 |
| 18:20 | UMass | Karl Ventura tips it in | 32-33 |
| 17:58 | Dayton | Danny Riffe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-33 |
| 17:51 | UMass | Karl Ventura comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 32-33 |
| 17:49 | Dayton | Danny Riffe pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 17:44 | Dayton | Bryce Willey can't finish the layup | 32-33 |
| 17:43 | Dayton | Charles Ray pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 17:30 | Dayton | Josef Zimmer knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Bryce Willey | 32-35 |
| 17:07 | UMass | Karl Ventura clanks a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Danny Riffe - foul #2 on Danny Riffe, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Alphonse Ricci (PF) Hipolito Bruno | |
| Subs | Dayton | Joseph Rafferty (C) Danny Riffe | |
| 17:07 | UMass | Karl Ventura makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 17:07 | UMass | Karl Ventura misses the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 17:07 | Dayton | Joseph Rafferty gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 16:48 | Dayton | Joseph Rafferty can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 16:46 | UMass | Alphonse Ricci grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 16:35 | UMass | Alphonse Ricci is hacked by Russell Johnson - foul #2 on Russell Johnson, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG), Howard Halsted (SF), Emilio Garcia (C) Matt Setliff, William Ownby, Karl Ventura | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Vickrey (PG), James Kincaid (SG), William Cho (SF), John Smith (PF) Bryce Willey, Charles Ray, Josef Zimmer, Russell Johnson | |
| 16:25 | UMass | Howard Halsted misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 16:24 | Dayton | Robert Vickrey grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 16:03 | Dayton | Robert Vickrey clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 16:01 | UMass | Alphonse Ricci gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Young (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Yuri Grabski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Halsted (fresh) PF - Alphonse Ricci (fresh) 2 reb. C - Emilio Garcia (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Robert Vickrey (fresh) SG - James Kincaid (fresh) 1 pts. SF - William Cho (fresh) PF - John Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Rafferty (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | UMass | Yuri Grabski misses long on a 3 from straight away | 33-35 |
| 15:33 | Dayton | Joseph Rafferty gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 15:12 | Dayton | Robert Vickrey misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-35 |
| 15:10 | UMass | Yuri Grabski gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 15:05 | UMass | Howard Halsted misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 15:04 | Dayton | John Smith grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 14:46 | Dayton | A charge is called on Joseph Rafferty - foul #2 on Joseph Rafferty, team foul #3 | 33-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG), Stefan Costa (SG), William Ownby (SF), Terry Kent (PF), Karl Ventura (C) James Young, Yuri Grabski, Howard Halsted, Alphonse Ricci, Emilio Garcia | |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryce Willey (PG), Charles Ray (SG), Josef Zimmer (SF), Russell Johnson (PF), Danny Riffe (C) Robert Vickrey, James Kincaid, William Cho, John Smith, Joseph Rafferty | |
| 14:32 | UMass | Karl Ventura clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 33-35 |
| 14:31 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Matt Setliff | 33-35 |
| 14:18 | UMass | William Ownby misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 14:16 | UMass | Stefan Costa gets the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 14:06 | UMass | Karl Ventura clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 33-35 |
| 14:04 | UMass | Terry Kent grabs the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 13:41 | UMass | William Ownby hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Josef Zimmer - foul #2 on Josef Zimmer, team foul #4 | 33-35 |
| 13:41 | UMass | William Ownby makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 13:41 | UMass | William Ownby makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 13:25 | Dayton | Russell Johnson is hacked by Matt Setliff - foul #2 on Matt Setliff, team foul #3 | 35-35 |
| 13:12 | Dayton | Terry Kent steps in front of the Danny Riffe pass | 35-35 |
| 13:05 | UMass | William Ownby's layup is rejected by Danny Riffe | 35-35 |
| 13:03 | Dayton | Josef Zimmer grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 12:51 | Dayton | Charles Ray misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 12:50 | UMass | William Ownby grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 12:46 | UMass | William Ownby loses the dribble to Bryce Willey | 35-35 |
| 12:33 | Dayton | Josef Zimmer is called for a charge - foul #3 on Josef Zimmer, team foul #5 | 35-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Yuri Grabski (SG) Stefan Costa | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 12:21 | UMass | William Ownby misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 12:20 | Dayton | Danny Riffe grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 12:15 | Dayton | Josef Zimmer's pass is intercepted by Terry Kent | 35-35 |
| 12:03 | UMass | Karl Ventura connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 37-35 |
| 11:45 | Dayton | Russell Johnson clanks a floater from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 11:43 | UMass | Terry Kent grabs the board | 37-35 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matt Setliff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Yuri Grabski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Ownby (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Kent (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Karl Ventura (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Bryce Willey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Ray (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Josef Zimmer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Russell Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Danny Riffe (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:21 | UMass | Karl Ventura misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Russell Johnson - foul #3 on Russell Johnson, team foul #6 | 37-35 |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG), Howard Halsted (SF) Matt Setliff, William Ownby | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Vickrey (PG), James Kincaid (SG), William Cho (SF), John Smith (PF), Joseph Rafferty (C) Bryce Willey, Charles Ray, Josef Zimmer, Russell Johnson, Danny Riffe | |
| 11:21 | UMass | Karl Ventura makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 11:21 | UMass | Karl Ventura makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 11:14 | Dayton | Terry Kent takes the ball from James Kincaid | 39-35 |
| 10:48 | UMass | Karl Ventura makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Yuri Grabski | 41-35 |
| 10:30 | Dayton | William Cho is fouled on the floor by Howard Halsted - foul #2 on Howard Halsted, team foul #4 | 41-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Hipolito Bruno (PF), Emilio Garcia (C) Terry Kent, Karl Ventura | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 10:22 | Dayton | Robert Vickrey's floater is knocked away by Emilio Garcia | 41-35 |
| 10:21 | Dayton | John Smith can't tip it in | 41-35 |
| 10:20 | UMass | Yuri Grabski snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 10:04 | UMass | John Smith steps in front of the Yuri Grabski pass | 41-35 |
| 09:48 | Dayton | Robert Vickrey knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by Hipolito Bruno - foul #2 on Hipolito Bruno, team foul #5 | 41-37 |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG), Stefan Costa (SG), William Ownby (SF) James Young, Yuri Grabski, Howard Halsted | |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Ray (SG), Josef Zimmer (SF), Russell Johnson (PF) James Kincaid, William Cho, John Smith | |
| 09:48 | Dayton | Robert Vickrey makes the free throw | 41-38 |
| 09:31 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Stefan Costa | 43-38 |
| 09:18 | Dayton | Josef Zimmer's fadeaway is rejected by Hipolito Bruno | 43-38 |
| 09:17 | UMass | The rebound goes to Emilio Garcia | 43-38 |
| 09:06 | UMass | Stefan Costa loses the ball out of bounds | 43-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Terry Kent (PF), Karl Ventura (C) Hipolito Bruno, Emilio Garcia | |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryce Willey (PG), Danny Riffe (C) Robert Vickrey, Joseph Rafferty | |
| 08:46 | Dayton | Charles Ray connects on the floater from the right side set up by Bryce Willey | 43-40 |
| 08:36 | UMass | Karl Ventura misses long on a jumper from the right side | 43-40 |
| 08:35 | UMass | Karl Ventura tips it in | 45-40 |
| 08:13 | Dayton | Josef Zimmer hits a jumper from the right block | 45-42 |
| 07:52 | UMass | Stefan Costa travels with the ball | 45-42 |
| Subs | UMass | Yuri Grabski (SG), Howard Halsted (SF) Stefan Costa, William Ownby | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Kincaid (SF) Josef Zimmer | |
| 07:49 | Dayton | Bryce Willey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-42 |
| 07:44 | UMass | Howard Halsted buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Matt Setliff | 47-42 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matt Setliff (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Yuri Grabski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Halsted (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Kent (fresh) 6 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Karl Ventura (fresh) 24 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Bryce Willey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Ray (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Kincaid (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Russell Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Danny Riffe (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:32 | Dayton | Danny Riffe is whistled for a carry | 47-42 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Joseph Rafferty (C) Danny Riffe | |
| 07:17 | UMass | Joseph Rafferty picks off the pass by Matt Setliff | 47-42 |
| 07:03 | Dayton | Charles Ray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-42 |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG), Emilio Garcia (C) Matt Setliff, Karl Ventura | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Smith (PF) Russell Johnson | |
| 06:47 | UMass | James Young loses the dribble to Bryce Willey | 47-42 |
| 06:44 | Dayton | James Kincaid hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bryce Willey | 47-44 |
| 06:29 | UMass | Howard Halsted misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 47-44 |
| 06:28 | Dayton | The rebound goes to John Smith | 47-44 |
| 06:24 | Dayton | Charles Ray can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 06:23 | UMass | Emilio Garcia grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 06:08 | UMass | Yuri Grabski buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Howard Halsted | 50-44 |
| 05:43 | Dayton | Bryce Willey clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 05:42 | UMass | Emilio Garcia gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| 05:16 | UMass | Yuri Grabski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 05:14 | UMass | Emilio Garcia snags the offensive board | 50-44 |
| 05:02 | UMass | Bryce Willey steals it from Howard Halsted | 50-44 |
| 04:59 | Dayton | James Kincaid can't finish the layup | 50-44 |
| 04:58 | Dayton | John Smith hits the follow up shot | 50-46 |
| 04:58 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG), William Ownby (SF), Karl Ventura (C) James Young, Howard Halsted, Emilio Garcia | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Vickrey (PG), Josef Zimmer (SF), Russell Johnson (PF), Danny Riffe (C) Bryce Willey, James Kincaid, John Smith, Joseph Rafferty | |
| 04:36 | UMass | Terry Kent misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Russell Johnson - foul #4 on Russell Johnson, team foul #7 | 50-46 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Kincaid (SG) Charles Ray | |
| 04:36 | UMass | Terry Kent makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 04:36 | UMass | Terry Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 04:21 | Dayton | James Kincaid knocks in the shot from close range | 52-48 |
| 04:05 | UMass | Karl Ventura misses long on a floater from close range but the foul's on Danny Riffe - foul #3 on Danny Riffe, team foul #8 | 52-48 |
| 04:05 | UMass | Karl Ventura misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 04:05 | UMass | Karl Ventura makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 03:46 | Dayton | Yuri Grabski takes the ball from Russell Johnson | 53-48 |
| 03:22 | UMass | Karl Ventura hits a runner in the paint set up by William Ownby | 55-48 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matt Setliff (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Yuri Grabski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Ownby (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Kent (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Karl Ventura (fresh) 27 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Robert Vickrey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Kincaid (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Josef Zimmer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Russell Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Danny Riffe (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Dayton | James Kincaid knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 02:58 | UMass | Yuri Grabski lays it in and he's fouled by Russell Johnson - foul #5 on Russell Johnson, team foul #9 | 57-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Hipolito Bruno (PF) Terry Kent | |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryce Willey (PG), Charles Ray (SG), John Smith (PF) Robert Vickrey, James Kincaid, Russell Johnson | |
| 02:58 | UMass | Yuri Grabski makes the free throw | 58-51 |
| 02:43 | Dayton | Bryce Willey misses badly on a shot from the left side | 58-51 |
| 02:42 | Dayton | Danny Riffe can't tip it in | 58-51 |
| 02:41 | UMass | The rebound goes to Karl Ventura | 58-51 |
| 02:36 | UMass | William Ownby hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:26 | Dayton | Charles Ray misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-51 |
| 02:25 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno snags the defensive board | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:20 | UMass | Danny Riffe is called for the reach on William Ownby - foul #4 on Danny Riffe, team foul #10 | 61-51 |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG), Stefan Costa (SG), Emilio Garcia (C) Matt Setliff, Yuri Grabski, Karl Ventura | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Vickrey (PG), Dwayne Dufour (SG), William Cho (SF), Joseph Rafferty (C) Bryce Willey, Charles Ray, Josef Zimmer, Danny Riffe | |
| 02:20 | UMass | William Ownby makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 02:20 | UMass | William Ownby makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 02:07 | Dayton | John Smith can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 63-51 |
| 02:06 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno pulls down the rebound | 63-51 |
| 02:00 | UMass | Emilio Garcia drills a jumper in the lane set up by Stefan Costa | 65-51 |
| 01:45 | Dayton | John Smith drills a turnaround from close range | 65-53 |
| 01:25 | UMass | William Ownby drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Stefan Costa | 67-53 |
| 01:09 | Dayton | Robert Vickrey is hacked by James Young - foul #1 on James Young, team foul #6 | 67-53 |
| Subs | UMass | Howard Halsted (SF) William Ownby | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Kincaid (SG) Dwayne Dufour | |
| 01:04 | Dayton | James Kincaid hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 67-53 |
| 01:03 | Dayton | John Smith tips it in | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | UMass | Howard Halsted misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #11 | 67-55 |
| 00:39 | UMass | Howard Halsted makes the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 00:39 | UMass | Howard Halsted makes the 2nd free throw | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Dayton | Joseph Rafferty can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 69-55 |
| 00:30 | UMass | Stefan Costa pulls down the rebound | 69-55 |
| 00:00 | UMass | James Young runs out the clock | 69-55 |