| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Alexis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Walter Meserve (fresh) 4 reb. C - Eric Studebaker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matt Setliff (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Yuri Grabski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terry Kent (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Ownby (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Karl Ventura (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Terry Kent inbounds the ball | 17-23 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | UMass | Terry Kent loses the dribble to Gerald Wood | 17-23 |
| 19:11 | Dayton | Richard Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-23 |
| 19:09 | UMass | Terry Kent gets the rebound | 17-23 |
| 18:46 | UMass | William Ownby is hacked by Walter Meserve - foul #2 on Walter Meserve, team foul #1 | 17-23 |
| 18:36 | UMass | Terry Kent hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 17-23 |
| 18:34 | Dayton | Walter Meserve snags the defensive board | 17-23 |
| 18:13 | Dayton | Richard Johnson knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 20-23 |
| 17:48 | UMass | Matt Setliff is fouled on the floor by Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #2 | 20-23 |
| 17:35 | UMass | Yuri Grabski misses the shot from the left side | 20-23 |
| 17:34 | UMass | Karl Ventura tips it in | 20-25 |
| 17:30 | Dayton | Richard Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-25 |
| 17:29 | UMass | Terry Kent grabs the board | 20-25 |
| 17:11 | UMass | Yuri Grabski drills a 3 from the right corner | 20-28 |
| 16:49 | Dayton | Richard Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-28 |
| 16:25 | UMass | Karl Ventura lays it up and in on a great pass from Yuri Grabski | 20-30 |
| 16:07 | Dayton | Richard Johnson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Walter Meserve | 23-30 |
| 16:02 | UMass | Matt Setliff knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Yuri Grabski | 23-32 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Wood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Alexis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Walter Meserve (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Eric Studebaker (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matt Setliff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Yuri Grabski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Kent (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Ownby (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Karl Ventura (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Dayton | Richard Johnson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Matt Setliff - foul #2 on Matt Setliff, team foul #1 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | Douglas Reeves (SG), Charles Ray (SF), Danny Riffe (PF), Michael Howard (C) Gerald Wood, Samuel Alexis, Walter Meserve, Eric Studebaker | |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG), Stefan Costa (SG), Hipolito Bruno (PF) Matt Setliff, Yuri Grabski, William Ownby | |
| 15:41 | Dayton | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 15:41 | Dayton | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 15:28 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryce Willey (PG) Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | UMass | Thomas Finley (C) Karl Ventura | |
| 15:05 | Dayton | Michael Howard jams it | 27-32 |
| 14:48 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-32 |
| 14:47 | Dayton | Michael Howard snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| 14:42 | Dayton | Bryce Willey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-32 |
| 14:41 | Dayton | Danny Riffe pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 14:19 | Dayton | Charles Ray scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Bryce Willey | 30-32 |
| 14:05 | UMass | Terry Kent's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Johnson (PG), Gerald Wood (SG), Samuel Alexis (SF), Eric Studebaker (C) Bryce Willey, Douglas Reeves, Charles Ray, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG), Yuri Grabski (SG), Howard Halsted (SF), William Ownby (PF), Karl Ventura (C) James Young, Stefan Costa, Terry Kent, Hipolito Bruno, Thomas Finley | |
| 13:50 | Dayton | Richard Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-32 |
| 13:48 | UMass | William Ownby grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 13:28 | UMass | Howard Halsted drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Yuri Grabski | 30-34 |
| 13:03 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Johnson | 33-34 |
| 12:47 | UMass | William Ownby comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 33-34 |
| 12:46 | UMass | Matt Setliff gets the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 12:40 | UMass | Howard Halsted misses the lay-in | 33-34 |
| 12:39 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 12:13 | Dayton | Richard Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-34 |
| 12:11 | UMass | Karl Ventura snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 12:00 | UMass | Yuri Grabski buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Matt Setliff | 33-36 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Alexis (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Danny Riffe (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Eric Studebaker (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matt Setliff (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Yuri Grabski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Howard Halsted (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Ownby (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Karl Ventura (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis is hacked by Matt Setliff - foul #3 on Matt Setliff, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryce Willey (PG), Douglas Reeves (SG), Walter Meserve (PF), Michael Howard (C) Richard Johnson, Gerald Wood, Danny Riffe, Eric Studebaker | |
| Subs | UMass | Terry Kent (SF) Howard Halsted | |
| 11:30 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-36 |
| 11:28 | Dayton | Bryce Willey snags the offensive board | 33-36 |
| 11:01 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis loses the dribble to Yuri Grabski | 33-36 |
| 10:40 | UMass | Terry Kent scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by William Ownby and the foul's on Walter Meserve - foul #3 on Walter Meserve, team foul #3 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Ray (SF) Samuel Alexis | |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG), Stefan Costa (SG), Hipolito Bruno (PF) Matt Setliff, Yuri Grabski, William Ownby | |
| 10:40 | UMass | Terry Kent makes the free throw | 33-39 |
| 10:22 | Dayton | Terry Kent steals the ball from Douglas Reeves | 33-39 |
| 10:19 | UMass | Stefan Costa lays it in on a great pass from Terry Kent | 33-41 |
| 09:55 | Dayton | Hipolito Bruno picks off the pass by Douglas Reeves | 33-41 |
| 09:39 | UMass | Terry Kent misses the easy layup | 33-41 |
| 09:38 | Dayton | Walter Meserve grabs the board | 33-41 |
| 09:12 | Dayton | Douglas Reeves hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 33-41 |
| 09:11 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno grabs the board | 33-41 |
| 08:51 | UMass | Karl Ventura misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 33-41 |
| 08:50 | Dayton | Walter Meserve grabs the board | 33-41 |
| 08:29 | Dayton | Bryce Willey scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 35-41 |
| 08:02 | UMass | Karl Ventura is fouled on the floor by Michael Howard - foul #1 on Michael Howard, team foul #4 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Johnson (PG), Gerald Wood (SG), Samuel Alexis (SF), Danny Riffe (PF), Eric Studebaker (C) Bryce Willey, Douglas Reeves, Charles Ray, Walter Meserve, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG), Yuri Grabski (SG), William Ownby (PF), Thomas Finley (C) James Young, Stefan Costa, Hipolito Bruno, Karl Ventura | |
| 07:34 | UMass | Terry Kent connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-44 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Alexis (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Danny Riffe (fresh) 5 reb. C - Eric Studebaker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matt Setliff (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Yuri Grabski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terry Kent (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Ownby (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Finley (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 07:05 | Dayton | Richard Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-44 |
| 07:03 | UMass | The rebound goes to William Ownby | 35-44 |
| 06:57 | UMass | Yuri Grabski hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Matt Setliff | 35-47 |
| 06:37 | Dayton | Richard Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 35-47 |
| 06:35 | UMass | William Ownby snags the defensive board | 35-47 |
| 06:21 | UMass | Yuri Grabski loses the dribble to Samuel Alexis | 35-47 |
| 06:02 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-47 |
| 06:01 | Dayton | Danny Riffe tips it in | 37-47 |
| 05:42 | UMass | Yuri Grabski lays it up and in set up by William Ownby | 37-49 |
| 05:26 | Dayton | Danny Riffe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Walter Meserve (PF) Danny Riffe | |
| Subs | UMass | Howard Halsted (SF), Karl Ventura (C) Terry Kent, Thomas Finley | |
| 05:07 | UMass | Howard Halsted misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Samuel Alexis - foul #3 on Samuel Alexis, team foul #5 | 37-49 |
| 05:07 | UMass | Howard Halsted misses the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 05:07 | UMass | Howard Halsted makes the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| 04:41 | Dayton | Richard Johnson misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 37-50 |
| 04:39 | UMass | William Ownby grabs the defensive rebound | 37-50 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 04:15 | UMass | Richard Johnson steals it from Yuri Grabski | 37-50 |
| 04:12 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis lays it in set up by Richard Johnson | 39-50 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 04:05 | UMass | William Ownby is hacked by Eric Studebaker - foul #2 on Eric Studebaker, team foul #6 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryce Willey (PG), Douglas Reeves (SG), Charles Ray (SF), Danny Riffe (C) Richard Johnson, Gerald Wood, Samuel Alexis, Eric Studebaker | |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG), Stefan Costa (SG), Terry Kent (SF), Hipolito Bruno (PF) Matt Setliff, Yuri Grabski, Howard Halsted, William Ownby | |
| 03:44 | UMass | Terry Kent comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 39-50 |
| 03:43 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno can't tip it in | 39-50 |
| 03:42 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Bryce Willey | 39-50 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Dayton | Charles Ray misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-50 |
| 03:24 | UMass | James Young gets the rebound | 39-50 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Bryce Willey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Reeves (fresh) SF - Charles Ray (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walter Meserve (fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Danny Riffe (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Young (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stefan Costa (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Kent (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Hipolito Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Karl Ventura (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:19 | UMass | Terry Kent scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Hipolito Bruno | 39-52 |
| 03:06 | Dayton | Douglas Reeves can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Stefan Costa - foul #1 on Stefan Costa, team foul #3 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Howard (C) Walter Meserve | |
| Subs | UMass | Howard Halsted (SF), Thomas Finley (C) Terry Kent, Karl Ventura | |
| 03:06 | Dayton | Douglas Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 03:06 | Dayton | Douglas Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 02:50 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Bryce Willey - foul #1 on Bryce Willey, team foul #7 | 41-52 |
| 02:50 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 02:50 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 02:50 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Danny Riffe | 41-53 |
| 02:31 | Dayton | Charles Ray hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 41-53 |
| 02:29 | UMass | The rebound goes to Stefan Costa | 41-53 |
| 02:24 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno can't connect on a shot in the lane | 41-53 |
| 02:23 | Dayton | Michael Howard snags the defensive board | 41-53 |
| 02:17 | Dayton | Michael Howard is denied on a layup by Thomas Finley | 41-53 |
| 02:15 | UMass | The rebound goes to Hipolito Bruno | 41-53 |
| 02:11 | UMass | Howard Halsted is hacked by Bryce Willey - foul #2 on Bryce Willey, team foul #8 | 41-53 |
| 02:11 | UMass | Howard Halsted misses the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 02:11 | Dayton | Danny Riffe snags the defensive board | 41-53 |
| 01:51 | Dayton | Charles Ray hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 41-53 |
| 01:49 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Ray | 41-53 |
| 01:29 | Dayton | Douglas Reeves drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Bryce Willey | 44-53 |
| 01:29 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Johnson (PG), Gerald Wood (SG), Samuel Alexis (SF), Walter Meserve (PF), Eric Studebaker (C) Bryce Willey, Douglas Reeves, Charles Ray, Danny Riffe, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG), Yuri Grabski (SG), Terry Kent (SF), William Ownby (PF), Karl Ventura (C) James Young, Stefan Costa, Howard Halsted, Hipolito Bruno, Thomas Finley | |
| 01:14 | UMass | Yuri Grabski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-53 |
| 01:13 | UMass | Terry Kent tips it but misses | 44-53 |
| 01:11 | Dayton | Gerald Wood gets the rebound | 44-53 |
| 01:05 | Dayton | Richard Johnson hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Gerald Wood | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | UMass | William Ownby buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Yuri Grabski | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 00:46 | UMass | Karl Ventura grabs the defensive rebound | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:45 | UMass | Richard Johnson is called for the reach on Karl Ventura in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #9 | 47-55 |
| 00:45 | UMass | Karl Ventura misses the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 00:45 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker grabs the board | 47-55 |
| 00:43 | Dayton | Richard Johnson is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Johnson, team foul #10 | 47-55 |
| 00:41 | UMass | Karl Ventura is fouled on the floor by Eric Studebaker - foul #3 on Eric Studebaker, team foul #11 | 47-55 |
| 00:41 | UMass | Karl Ventura makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:41 | UMass | Karl Ventura makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 00:34 | Dayton | Richard Johnson scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Walter Meserve | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:33 | UMass | Richard Johnson is called for the reach on Terry Kent in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Johnson, team foul #12 | 50-57 |
| 00:33 | UMass | Terry Kent makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:33 | UMass | Terry Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:27 | Dayton | A charge is called on Gerald Wood - foul #4 on Gerald Wood, team foul #13 | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:25 | UMass | Terry Kent is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Johnson - foul #5 on Richard Johnson, team foul #14 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryce Willey (PG) Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:25 | UMass | Terry Kent makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:25 | UMass | Terry Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 00:19 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis makes the 3 from the right corner | 53-61 |
| 00:16 | UMass | William Ownby is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Wood - foul #5 on Gerald Wood, team foul #15 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | Douglas Reeves (SG) Gerald Wood | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:16 | UMass | William Ownby misses the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:16 | UMass | William Ownby makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:13 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-62 |
| 00:11 | Dayton | Douglas Reeves is fouled on the floor by Matt Setliff - foul #4 on Matt Setliff, team foul #4 | 53-62 |
| 00:09 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-62 |
| 00:07 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Meserve | 53-62 |
| 00:03 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Walter Meserve | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Matt Setliff runs out the clock | 56-62 |