| Lineup | UMass | PG - Corey Glover (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Toles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leon Cornett (fresh) C - James Springer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chen Xiang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Edmund Hagedorn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton inbounds the ball | 27-33 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn double dribbles | 27-33 |
| 19:28 | UMass | Henry Toles connects on the floater in the lane set up by James Wood | 29-33 |
| 19:04 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Crumpton | 29-35 |
| 18:44 | UMass | James Wood can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 18:42 | Dayton | Chen Xiang grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 18:29 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Chen Xiang | 29-37 |
| 18:23 | UMass | Corey Glover misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-37 |
| 18:21 | UMass | James Springer can't tip it in | 29-37 |
| 18:19 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski snags the defensive board | 29-37 |
| 17:56 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga misses the lay-in | 29-37 |
| 17:55 | UMass | Leon Cornett pulls down the rebound | 29-37 |
| 17:51 | UMass | Henry Toles makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Corey Glover out of the doubleteam | 31-37 |
| 17:22 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn is hacked by James Springer - foul #2 on James Springer, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| Subs | UMass | David Nielsen (SF), Ross Taylor (PF) James Wood, Leon Cornett | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 17:08 | Dayton | Chen Xiang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-37 |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Cate (SG), David Thomas (C) Henry Toles, James Springer | |
| Subs | Dayton | Willis Conner (SF), Clark Wood (C) Joseph Crumpton, Edmund Hagedorn | |
| 16:47 | UMass | Corey Glover misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-37 |
| 16:46 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Dikembe Alvarenga | 31-37 |
| 16:26 | Dayton | David Nielsen is called for the reach on Chen Xiang - foul #2 on David Nielsen, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (SG), Jeremy Dickerson (PF) Chen Xiang, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| 16:03 | Dayton | Willis Conner is whistled for traveling | 31-37 |
| Subs | UMass | Henry Toles (SG), James Wood (SF), Leon Cornett (PF), James Springer (C) Corey Glover, David Nielsen, Ross Taylor, David Thomas | |
| Subs | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton (SF), Edmund Hagedorn (C) Willis Conner, Clark Wood | |
| 15:51 | UMass | Steven Cate drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Henry Toles | 34-37 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Steven Cate (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Henry Toles (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leon Cornett (fresh) C - James Springer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eldon Fox (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeremy Dickerson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Edmund Hagedorn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson misses the floater from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 15:28 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson snags the offensive board | 34-37 |
| 15:05 | Dayton | Eldon Fox connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jeremy Dickerson | 34-40 |
| 14:44 | UMass | Henry Toles buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Steven Cate | 37-40 |
| 14:25 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton clanks a shot from close range | 37-40 |
| 14:24 | UMass | James Springer grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 14:18 | UMass | Henry Toles misses short on a floater from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 14:16 | UMass | James Springer tips it home | 39-40 |
| 13:59 | Dayton | Eldon Fox travels with the ball | 39-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (PG), Joseph Attebery (SG), David Nielsen (SF), Ross Taylor (PF), David Thomas (C) Steven Cate, Henry Toles, James Wood, Leon Cornett, James Springer | |
| Subs | Dayton | Chen Xiang (PG), Willis Conner (SF), Dikembe Alvarenga (PF), Clark Wood (C) Ivan Danowski, Joseph Crumpton, Jeremy Dickerson, Edmund Hagedorn | |
| 13:40 | UMass | Clark Wood swats the shot by David Nielsen | 39-40 |
| 13:38 | UMass | David Nielsen pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 13:19 | UMass | Corey Glover makes the contested turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by Clark Wood - foul #1 on Clark Wood, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| 13:19 | UMass | Corey Glover makes the free throw | 42-40 |
| 12:57 | Dayton | Eldon Fox misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 12:56 | UMass | Ross Taylor grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 12:41 | UMass | David Thomas clanks a shot from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 12:40 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 12:13 | Dayton | Willis Conner buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Dikembe Alvarenga | 42-42 |
| 11:51 | UMass | David Nielsen is hacked by Willis Conner - foul #2 on Willis Conner, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | UMass | Henry Toles (SG), James Wood (SF), Leon Cornett (PF), James Springer (C) Joseph Attebery, David Nielsen, Ross Taylor, David Thomas | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG), Joseph Crumpton (SF), Edmund Hagedorn (C) Eldon Fox, Willis Conner, Clark Wood | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Corey Glover (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Toles (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leon Cornett (fresh) C - James Springer (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chen Xiang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Edmund Hagedorn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:37 | UMass | Leon Cornett comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 42-42 |
| 11:35 | Dayton | Chen Xiang grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 11:18 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-44 |
| 10:56 | UMass | James Wood misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-44 |
| 10:55 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 10:37 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Ivan Danowski | 42-46 |
| 10:13 | UMass | James Wood can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-46 |
| 10:12 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 09:54 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Crumpton | 42-48 |
| 09:40 | UMass | James Wood makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Henry Toles out of a doubleteam | 45-48 |
| 09:24 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-50 |
| 09:12 | UMass | Corey Glover shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by James Springer | 47-50 |
| 08:43 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Leon Cornett - foul #3 on Leon Cornett, team foul #3 | 47-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Cate (PG), Joseph Attebery (SG), David Nielsen (SF), Ross Taylor (PF), David Thomas (C) Corey Glover, Henry Toles, James Wood, Leon Cornett, James Springer | |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (SG), Willis Conner (SF), Clark Wood (C) Chen Xiang, Joseph Crumpton, Edmund Hagedorn | |
| 08:43 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 08:43 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 08:23 | UMass | Ross Taylor hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Willis Conner - foul #3 on Willis Conner, team foul #3 | 47-52 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson (PF) Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| 08:23 | UMass | Ross Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 08:23 | UMass | Ross Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 08:06 | Dayton | Willis Conner lays it up and in set up by Ivan Danowski and he's fouled by David Thomas - foul #1 on David Thomas, team foul #4 | 49-54 |
| 08:06 | Dayton | Willis Conner makes the free throw | 49-55 |
| 07:46 | UMass | Joseph Attebery is whistled for traveling | 49-55 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Steven Cate (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Attebery (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Nielsen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ross Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Eldon Fox (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willis Conner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jeremy Dickerson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Clark Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-55 |
| 07:18 | Dayton | Clark Wood misses the tip | 49-55 |
| 07:16 | UMass | The rebound goes to David Thomas | 49-55 |
| 07:12 | UMass | Steven Cate misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 07:10 | Dayton | Clark Wood snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 06:43 | Dayton | Willis Conner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (PG), Henry Toles (SG), James Wood (SF), Leon Cornett (PF), James Springer (C) Steven Cate, Joseph Attebery, David Nielsen, Ross Taylor, David Thomas | |
| Subs | Dayton | Chen Xiang (PG), Joseph Crumpton (SF), Edmund Hagedorn (C) Ivan Danowski, Willis Conner, Clark Wood | |
| 06:25 | UMass | Henry Toles is whistled for a carry | 49-55 |
| 06:00 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Chen Xiang | 49-57 |
| 05:40 | UMass | James Wood drills a shot from just outside the lane | 51-57 |
| 05:20 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Crumpton | 51-59 |
| 04:58 | UMass | Corey Glover double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 51-59 |
| Subs | UMass | David Nielsen (PF) Leon Cornett | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG), Dikembe Alvarenga (PF) Eldon Fox, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| 04:29 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton is fouled on the floor by James Wood - foul #1 on James Wood, team foul #5 | 51-59 |
| 04:13 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-59 |
| 04:11 | UMass | The rebound goes to James Springer | 51-59 |
| 04:04 | UMass | David Nielsen misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 51-59 |
| 04:02 | UMass | James Wood grabs the offensive rebound | 51-59 |
| 03:47 | UMass | James Springer misses long on an open fadeaway from the right block | 51-59 |
| 03:45 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton snags the defensive board | 51-59 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Corey Glover (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Toles (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Wood (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Nielsen (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Springer (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Chen Xiang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Edmund Hagedorn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Dayton | James Springer swats the dunk try by Joseph Crumpton | 51-59 |
| 03:23 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga hits the follow up shot | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:13 | UMass | James Springer double dribbles | 51-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Cate (SG), Leon Cornett (PF), Ross Taylor (C) Henry Toles, James Wood, James Springer | |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (SG), Willis Conner (SF), Clark Wood (C) Chen Xiang, Joseph Crumpton, Edmund Hagedorn | |
| 03:08 | Dayton | Corey Glover steps in front of the Ivan Danowski pass in the backcourt | 51-61 |
| 03:06 | UMass | Steven Cate lays it up and in set up by Corey Glover | 53-61 |
| 02:43 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Clark Wood and he's hacked by Leon Cornett - foul #4 on Leon Cornett, team foul #6 | 53-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Attebery (SG) Corey Glover | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 02:43 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski makes the free throw | 53-64 |
| 02:39 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-64 |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (PG), Henry Toles (SG), James Wood (SF), James Springer (C) Steven Cate, Joseph Attebery, David Nielsen, Ross Taylor | |
| Subs | Dayton | Chen Xiang (SG), Joseph Crumpton (SF), Edmund Hagedorn (C) Eldon Fox, Willis Conner, Clark Wood | |
| 02:34 | UMass | Corey Glover splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Ivan Danowski - foul #3 on Ivan Danowski, team foul #4 | 53-64 |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Ertel (SG), Steven Cate (SF), David Nielsen (PF), Ross Taylor (C) Henry Toles, James Wood, Leon Cornett, James Springer | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 02:34 | UMass | Corey Glover makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 02:34 | UMass | Corey Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 02:05 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton misses short on a floater from the left wing | 55-64 |
| 02:03 | UMass | Ross Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 55-64 |
| 02:03 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-64 |
| Subs | UMass | Henry Toles (SG), James Wood (SF), Leon Cornett (PF), James Springer (C) Walter Ertel, Steven Cate, David Nielsen, Ross Taylor | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 01:42 | UMass | Corey Glover evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Henry Toles | 58-64 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:29 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 58-64 |
| 01:27 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn snags the offensive board | 58-64 |
| 01:03 | Dayton | Chen Xiang can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-64 |
| 01:01 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski snags the offensive board | 58-64 |
| 00:44 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton is hacked by James Wood - foul #2 on James Wood, team foul #7 | 58-64 |
| 00:44 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton misses the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:44 | UMass | Henry Toles snags the defensive board | 58-64 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:38 | UMass | Leon Cornett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-64 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Toles - foul #2 on Henry Toles, team foul #8 | 58-64 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (SG) Chen Xiang | |
| 00:35 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:35 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:28 | UMass | Henry Toles clanks a 3 from straight away | 58-66 |
| 00:26 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn grabs the board | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn is fouled in the backcourt by Corey Glover - foul #3 on Corey Glover, team foul #9 | 58-66 |
| 00:23 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn misses the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:23 | UMass | Leon Cornett grabs the board | 58-66 |
| 00:19 | UMass | Corey Glover comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-66 |
| 00:18 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton pulls down the rebound | 58-66 |
| 00:16 | Dayton | Corey Glover is called for the reach on Joseph Crumpton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Corey Glover, team foul #10 | 58-66 |
| 00:16 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:16 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:10 | UMass | Corey Glover is whistled for a carry | 58-68 |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Ertel (PG), Steven Cate (SG), David Nielsen (SF), Ross Taylor (PF), David Thomas (C) Corey Glover, Henry Toles, James Wood, Leon Cornett, James Springer | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski runs out the clock | 58-68 |