| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Donald Dill (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Zeegers (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Alfred Lopes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Efrain Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Lax (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Room (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steve Puryear (fresh) PF - Arthur Snavely (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Fomby (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes inbounds the ball | 28-35 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Dayton | Robert Lax clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Fomby - foul #1 on Michael Fomby, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| 19:38 | Dayton | Robert Lax misses the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 19:38 | Dayton | Robert Lax misses the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 19:38 | UMass | Michael Fomby grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 19:21 | UMass | Arthur Snavely clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 19:20 | Dayton | Robert Lax gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 18:59 | Dayton | Robert Lax double dribbles | 28-35 |
| 18:41 | UMass | Michael Fomby hits a floater from the right wing set up by Steve Puryear | 28-37 |
| 18:17 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-37 |
| 18:15 | UMass | Arthur Snavely snags the defensive board | 28-37 |
| 18:10 | UMass | Michael Fomby is fouled on the floor by Donald Dill - foul #1 on Donald Dill, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| 18:01 | UMass | Arthur Snavely hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 28-37 |
| 18:00 | UMass | Michael Fomby tips it home | 28-39 |
| 17:39 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 28-39 |
| 17:38 | Dayton | Robert Zeegers snags the offensive board | 28-39 |
| 17:30 | Dayton | Robert Lax knocks in the turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Steve Puryear - foul #2 on Steve Puryear, team foul #2 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Sanborn (PG), Joshua Byers (SG), John Gift (PF) Donald Dill, Robert Zeegers, Efrain Anderson | |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Baker (SG), Paul Stembridge (C) James Room, Michael Fomby | |
| 17:30 | Dayton | Robert Lax misses the free throw | 30-39 |
| 17:30 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to John Gift | 30-39 |
| 17:13 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes scores on a turnaround near the basket | 32-39 |
| 17:08 | UMass | Roger Baker hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Arthur Snavely | 32-42 |
| 16:44 | Dayton | Robert Lax clanks a shot from close range | 32-42 |
| 16:43 | Dayton | Robert Lax can't tip it in | 32-42 |
| 16:41 | UMass | The rebound goes to Arthur Snavely | 32-42 |
| 16:27 | UMass | Steve Puryear scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Arthur Snavely | 32-44 |
| 15:58 | Dayton | Robert Lax can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-44 |
| 15:57 | UMass | The rebound goes to Steve Puryear | 32-44 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Sanborn (fresh) SG - Joshua Byers (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Alfred Lopes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Gift (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Lax (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roger Baker (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steve Puryear (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Snavely (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Stembridge (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | UMass | Roger Baker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-44 |
| 15:30 | Dayton | The rebound goes to John Gift | 32-44 |
| 15:07 | Dayton | Robert Lax buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alfred Lopes | 34-44 |
| 14:52 | UMass | Richard Duong misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 14:50 | UMass | Arthur Snavely tips it in | 34-46 |
| 14:22 | Dayton | Robert Lax buries a floater from the left block set up by John Gift | 36-46 |
| 14:13 | UMass | Arthur Snavely misses the dunk attempt | 36-46 |
| 14:11 | UMass | Arthur Snavely pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 14:03 | UMass | Steve Puryear drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Duong | 36-48 |
| 13:38 | Dayton | Joshua Byers misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-48 |
| 13:37 | UMass | The rebound goes to Roger Baker | 36-48 |
| 13:18 | UMass | Robert Lax swats the layup by Arthur Snavely | 36-48 |
| 13:17 | Dayton | John Gift gets the rebound | 36-48 |
| 12:58 | Dayton | Joshua Byers misses badly on a shot from the right block | 36-48 |
| 12:56 | UMass | Paul Stembridge grabs the defensive rebound | 36-48 |
| 12:31 | UMass | Steve Puryear hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Paul Stembridge | 36-50 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:08 | Dayton | Michael Sanborn can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-50 |
| 12:07 | UMass | Arthur Snavely gets the rebound | 36-50 |
| 11:53 | UMass | Joshua Byers steals it from Paul Stembridge | 36-50 |
| 11:48 | Dayton | John Gift dunks the ball on a nice dish by Joshua Byers | 38-50 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Sanborn (fairly fresh) SG - Joshua Byers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Lopes (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - John Gift (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Lax (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roger Baker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steve Puryear (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Arthur Snavely (tiring) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Paul Stembridge (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | UMass | Arthur Snavely is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Arthur Snavely, team foul #3 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Dill (PG), Robert Zeegers (SG), Brent Crooms (SF), Efrain Anderson (PF) Michael Sanborn, Joshua Byers, Alfred Lopes, Robert Lax | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Beard (PG), James Room (SG), Reginald Solarski (SF), Brian Robinson (PF), Michael Fomby (C) Richard Duong, Roger Baker, Steve Puryear, Arthur Snavely, Paul Stembridge | |
| 11:23 | Dayton | Brian Robinson picks off the pass by Efrain Anderson | 38-50 |
| 11:01 | UMass | Michael Fomby dunks the ball on a great pass from Steven Beard and he's fouled by Donald Dill - foul #2 on Donald Dill, team foul #2 | 38-52 |
| 11:01 | UMass | Michael Fomby makes the free throw | 38-53 |
| 10:37 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson makes the 3 from straight away | 41-53 |
| 10:21 | UMass | Brent Crooms is called for the reach on Steven Beard - foul #4 on Brent Crooms, team foul #3 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Alfred Lopes (SF), Robert Lax (C) Brent Crooms, John Gift | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 10:12 | UMass | Reginald Solarski is fouled on the floor by Alfred Lopes - foul #1 on Alfred Lopes, team foul #4 | 41-53 |
| 10:04 | UMass | Reginald Solarski evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Room | 41-56 |
| 09:43 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-56 |
| 09:38 | UMass | Reginald Solarski shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-56 |
| 09:36 | UMass | Michael Fomby tips it home | 43-58 |
| 09:24 | Dayton | Robert Zeegers misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on James Room - foul #1 on James Room, team foul #4 | 43-58 |
| 09:24 | Dayton | Robert Zeegers misses the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 09:24 | Dayton | Robert Zeegers makes the 2nd free throw | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:04 | UMass | Robert Lax is called for the reach on Reginald Solarski - foul #2 on Robert Lax, team foul #5 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Sanborn (PG) Donald Dill | |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher McCreedy (PF) Brian Robinson | |
| 08:45 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy's fadeaway is rejected by Efrain Anderson | 44-58 |
| 08:44 | Dayton | Robert Zeegers snags the defensive board | 44-58 |
| 08:30 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-58 |
| 08:28 | Dayton | Robert Lax grabs the offensive board | 44-58 |
| 08:10 | Dayton | Michael Sanborn is fouled on the floor by Steven Beard - foul #1 on Steven Beard, team foul #5 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Dayton | Joshua Byers (SF), John Gift (C) Alfred Lopes, Robert Lax | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), Roger Baker (SG), Arthur Snavely (PF), Paul Stembridge (C) Steven Beard, James Room, Christopher McCreedy, Michael Fomby | |
| 08:02 | Dayton | John Gift misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-58 |
| 08:01 | UMass | Arthur Snavely snags the defensive board | 44-58 |
| 07:48 | UMass | Arthur Snavely misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-58 |
| 07:46 | UMass | Paul Stembridge tips it back up and in | 44-60 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Sanborn (fresh) SG - Robert Zeegers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joshua Byers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Efrain Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - John Gift (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roger Baker (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Reginald Solarski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Snavely (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Paul Stembridge (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:39 | Dayton | Michael Sanborn comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 44-60 |
| 07:38 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 44-60 |
| 07:22 | Dayton | John Gift loses the dribble to Richard Duong | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:05 | UMass | Arthur Snavely is open and buries a jumper in the lane | 44-62 |
| 06:58 | Dayton | John Gift can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Paul Stembridge - foul #1 on Paul Stembridge, team foul #6 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Dill (PG), Brent Crooms (PF) Michael Sanborn, Efrain Anderson | |
| Subs | UMass | Steve Puryear (SF) Reginald Solarski | |
| 06:58 | Dayton | John Gift makes the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 06:58 | Dayton | John Gift makes the 2nd free throw | 46-62 |
| 06:36 | UMass | Joshua Byers steps in front of the Arthur Snavely pass | 46-62 |
| 06:29 | Dayton | Robert Zeegers is whistled for traveling | 46-62 |
| Subs | Dayton | Alfred Lopes (SF) Joshua Byers | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 06:04 | UMass | Roger Baker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-62 |
| 06:02 | UMass | Paul Stembridge tips it in | 46-64 |
| 05:46 | Dayton | Donald Dill hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Brent Crooms | 48-64 |
| 05:21 | UMass | Steve Puryear connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Richard Duong and he's hacked by Alfred Lopes - foul #2 on Alfred Lopes, team foul #6 | 48-66 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Lax (C) John Gift | |
| Subs | UMass | James Room (SG), Brian Robinson (PF), Michael Fomby (C) Roger Baker, Arthur Snavely, Paul Stembridge | |
| 05:21 | UMass | Steve Puryear makes the free throw | 48-67 |
| 05:01 | Dayton | Robert Lax makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Dill | 50-67 |
| 04:58 | UMass | Donald Dill is called for the reach on Richard Duong in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Dill, team foul #7 | 50-67 |
| Subs | Dayton | Joshua Byers (SG) Robert Zeegers | |
| Subs | UMass | Reginald Solarski (SF) Steve Puryear | |
| 04:58 | UMass | Richard Duong makes the 1st free throw | 50-68 |
| 04:58 | UMass | Richard Duong makes the 2nd free throw | 50-69 |
| 04:43 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-69 |
| 04:41 | UMass | Michael Fomby grabs the defensive rebound | 50-69 |
| 04:17 | UMass | Brian Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-69 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Sanborn (PG), John Gift (C) Donald Dill, Robert Lax | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Beard (PG), Roger Baker (SG), Steve Puryear (SF), Paul Stembridge (PF) Richard Duong, James Room, Reginald Solarski, Michael Fomby | |
| 03:55 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-69 |
| 03:53 | UMass | Roger Baker gets the rebound | 50-69 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:48 | UMass | Roger Baker hits a shot from the right side set up by Paul Stembridge | 50-71 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Sanborn (fresh) SG - Joshua Byers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alfred Lopes (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Brent Crooms (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - John Gift (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Steven Beard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Baker (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Steve Puryear (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Paul Stembridge (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:31 | Dayton | Steven Beard steps in front of the Brent Crooms pass | 50-71 |
| 03:13 | UMass | Roger Baker misses the 3 from straight away | 50-71 |
| 03:12 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes gets the rebound | 50-71 |
| 03:02 | Dayton | Joshua Byers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-71 |
| Subs | Dayton | Efrain Anderson (PF) Alfred Lopes | |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher McCreedy (C) Brian Robinson | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:48 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Steve Puryear | 50-73 |
| 02:29 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson misses the 3 from the left corner | 50-73 |
| 02:28 | UMass | The rebound goes to Christopher McCreedy | 50-73 |
| 02:12 | UMass | Steve Puryear's pass is intercepted by Efrain Anderson | 50-73 |
| 02:05 | Dayton | Christopher McCreedy is called for the reach on Michael Sanborn - foul #1 on Christopher McCreedy, team foul #7 | 50-73 |
| 02:05 | Dayton | Michael Sanborn misses the 1st free throw | 50-73 |
| 02:05 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy grabs the defensive rebound | 50-73 |
| 01:40 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy comes up short on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Efrain Anderson - foul #2 on Efrain Anderson, team foul #8 | 50-73 |
| Subs | Dayton | Alfred Lopes (SF) Efrain Anderson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 01:40 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy misses the 1st free throw | 50-73 |
| 01:40 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy makes the 2nd free throw | 50-74 |
| 01:30 | Dayton | Joshua Byers buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by John Gift and he's hacked by Roger Baker - foul #1 on Roger Baker, team foul #8 | 52-74 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Robinson (C) Christopher McCreedy | |
| 01:30 | Dayton | Joshua Byers misses the free throw | 52-74 |
| 01:30 | UMass | Paul Stembridge pulls down the rebound | 52-74 |
| 01:11 | UMass | Brian Robinson clanks a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Brent Crooms - foul #5 on Brent Crooms, team foul #9 | 52-74 |
| Subs | Dayton | Efrain Anderson (PF) Brent Crooms | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 01:11 | UMass | Brian Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 52-75 |
| 01:11 | UMass | Brian Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-76 |
| 01:02 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-76 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | UMass | Paul Stembridge clanks a runner from the left block but he's hacked by John Gift - foul #1 on John Gift, team foul #10 | 55-76 |
| 00:36 | UMass | Paul Stembridge makes the 1st free throw | 55-77 |
| 00:36 | UMass | Paul Stembridge misses the 2nd free throw | 55-77 |
| 00:36 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson grabs the board | 55-77 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Dayton | Joshua Byers makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Sanborn | 57-77 |
| 00:08 | UMass | Paul Stembridge travels with the ball | 57-77 |
| 00:02 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-77 |
| 00:01 | UMass | Steve Puryear gets the rebound | 57-77 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Steve Puryear runs out the clock | 57-77 |