| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Matthew Winston (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Riebe (fresh) 7 pts. C - Douglas Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Joseph Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jamie Ippolito (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Hess (fresh) 7 pts. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Jamie Ippolito inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | UMass | John Hess's fadeaway is rejected by Douglas Robinson | 34-30 |
| 19:38 | UMass | John Hess tips it but misses | 34-30 |
| 19:36 | UMass | Thomas Combs can't tip it in | 34-30 |
| 19:34 | Dayton | The rebound goes to John Bryant | 34-30 |
| 19:15 | Dayton | Douglas Robinson connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Matthew Winston | 36-30 |
| 19:10 | UMass | Anthony Riebe is called for the reach on John Brown - foul #2 on Anthony Riebe, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| 18:54 | UMass | Jamie Ippolito hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 36-30 |
| 18:53 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to John Brown | 36-30 |
| 18:35 | UMass | Joseph Nelson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Joseph Nelson, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| 18:11 | Dayton | Fred Johnson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Matthew Winston | 39-30 |
| 17:50 | UMass | Thomas Combs blows the layup | 39-30 |
| 17:49 | Dayton | Anthony Riebe snags the defensive board | 39-30 |
| 17:20 | Dayton | Anthony Riebe knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Fred Johnson | 41-30 |
| 17:15 | UMass | Joseph Nelson drills a jumper from the left block set up by John Brown | 41-32 |
| 17:01 | Dayton | Matthew Winston knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Robinson | 44-32 |
| 16:50 | UMass | Thomas Combs buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Nelson | 44-34 |
| 16:30 | Dayton | Fred Johnson misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on John Brown - foul #2 on John Brown, team foul #2 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Jackson (PG), Hong Mang (SF), Robert Korando (PF), Adolfo Rizzo (C) Matthew Winston, John Bryant, Anthony Riebe, Douglas Robinson | |
| Subs | UMass | Edwin James (PG), Kenneth Byers (SG), Paul Hughes (SF), Terrell May (PF) Joseph Nelson, John Brown, Jamie Ippolito, John Hess | |
| 16:30 | Dayton | Fred Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 16:30 | Dayton | Fred Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 16:17 | UMass | Robert Korando steals the ball from Thomas Combs | 45-34 |
| 16:08 | Dayton | Hong Mang misses short on a floater from the right block | 45-34 |
| 16:07 | UMass | Paul Hughes gets the rebound | 45-34 |
| 16:02 | UMass | Paul Hughes is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Paul Hughes, team foul #3 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | Gene Gwyn (SG) Fred Johnson | |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Porche (SF), Gerald Daniel (C) Paul Hughes, Thomas Combs | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Robert Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Gwyn (fresh) SF - Hong Mang (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Korando (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Adolfo Rizzo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Edwin James (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Byers (fresh) SF - Luis Porche (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Terrell May (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gerald Daniel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Dayton | Adolfo Rizzo misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 45-34 |
| 15:45 | Dayton | Adolfo Rizzo grabs the offensive board | 45-34 |
| 15:33 | Dayton | Robert Jackson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-34 |
| 15:32 | UMass | Luis Porche grabs the board | 45-34 |
| 15:26 | UMass | Kenneth Byers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-34 |
| 15:25 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Adolfo Rizzo | 45-34 |
| 14:56 | Dayton | Hong Mang buries a turnaround from the baseline | 47-34 |
| 14:36 | UMass | Adolfo Rizzo blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Byers | 47-34 |
| 14:35 | Dayton | Adolfo Rizzo snags the defensive board | 47-34 |
| 14:10 | Dayton | Hong Mang connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Adolfo Rizzo | 49-34 |
| 14:04 | UMass | Edwin James is called for traveling | 49-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Winston (PG), Fred Johnson (SG), John Bryant (SF), Anthony Riebe (PF), Douglas Robinson (C) Robert Jackson, Gene Gwyn, Hong Mang, Robert Korando, Adolfo Rizzo | |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Nelson (PG), John Brown (SG), Jamie Ippolito (SF), John Hess (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Edwin James, Kenneth Byers, Luis Porche, Terrell May, Gerald Daniel | |
| 13:38 | Dayton | Matthew Winston is hacked by Joseph Nelson - foul #3 on Joseph Nelson, team foul #4 | 49-34 |
| 13:16 | Dayton | John Bryant is denied on a layup by Thomas Combs | 49-34 |
| 13:15 | Dayton | Douglas Robinson grabs the offensive board | 49-34 |
| 12:50 | Dayton | Anthony Riebe travels with the ball | 49-34 |
| 12:24 | UMass | Anthony Riebe takes the ball from Joseph Nelson | 49-34 |
| 12:12 | Dayton | Douglas Robinson knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Matthew Winston | 51-34 |
| 11:59 | UMass | Thomas Combs comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-34 |
| 11:58 | UMass | Thomas Combs snags the offensive board | 51-34 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Matthew Winston (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Fred Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Riebe (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Joseph Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jamie Ippolito (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Hess (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:45 | UMass | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Combs is blocked by Anthony Riebe | 51-34 |
| 11:44 | Dayton | The rebound goes to John Bryant | 51-34 |
| 11:23 | Dayton | Anthony Riebe can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 51-34 |
| 11:21 | UMass | Thomas Combs grabs the board | 51-34 |
| 11:15 | UMass | Thomas Combs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-34 |
| 11:14 | Dayton | John Bryant grabs the board | 51-34 |
| 10:57 | Dayton | John Bryant hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Winston | 53-34 |
| 10:34 | UMass | John Hess scores on a floater from the left side | 53-36 |
| 10:07 | Dayton | The refs have stopped play. Fred Johnson is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 53-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Jackson (PG), Gene Gwyn (SG), Hong Mang (SF), Robert Korando (PF), Adolfo Rizzo (C) Matthew Winston, Fred Johnson, John Bryant, Anthony Riebe, Douglas Robinson | |
| Subs | UMass | Edwin James (PG), Kenneth Byers (SG), Paul Hughes (SF), Terrell May (PF), Gerald Daniel (C) Joseph Nelson, John Brown, Jamie Ippolito, John Hess, Thomas Combs | |
| 10:05 | Dayton | Adolfo Rizzo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-36 |
| 09:49 | UMass | Kenneth Byers makes the turnaround near the basket | 53-38 |
| 09:28 | Dayton | Robert Jackson hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Hong Mang | 56-38 |
| 09:17 | UMass | Edwin James buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Kenneth Byers | 56-41 |
| 08:51 | Dayton | Hong Mang clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 56-41 |
| 08:49 | Dayton | Robert Korando gets the offensive rebound | 56-41 |
| 08:35 | Dayton | Hong Mang hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Gerald Daniel - foul #2 on Gerald Daniel, team foul #5 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Winston (PG), Anthony Riebe (PF), Douglas Robinson (C) Gene Gwyn, Robert Korando, Adolfo Rizzo | |
| Subs | UMass | John Brown (SG), John Hess (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Kenneth Byers, Terrell May, Gerald Daniel | |
| 08:35 | Dayton | Hong Mang misses the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 08:35 | Dayton | Hong Mang makes the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| 08:21 | UMass | Douglas Robinson denies the turnaround by John Brown | 57-41 |
| 08:20 | Dayton | Hong Mang snags the defensive board | 57-41 |
| 07:59 | Dayton | Hong Mang misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-41 |
| 07:57 | UMass | Paul Hughes snags the defensive board | 57-41 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Matthew Winston (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Robert Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hong Mang (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Riebe (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Edwin James (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Hess (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:51 | UMass | Edwin James's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Fred Johnson (SG), John Bryant (SF) Robert Jackson, Hong Mang | |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Nelson (PG), Jamie Ippolito (SF) Edwin James, Paul Hughes | |
| 07:25 | Dayton | Douglas Robinson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Thomas Combs - foul #3 on Thomas Combs, team foul #6 | 57-41 |
| 07:25 | Dayton | Douglas Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 57-41 |
| 07:25 | Dayton | Douglas Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| 07:25 | UMass | The rebound goes to Thomas Combs | 57-41 |
| 07:11 | UMass | Thomas Combs scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jamie Ippolito | 57-44 |
| 06:51 | Dayton | John Bryant can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Nelson - foul #4 on Joseph Nelson, team foul #7 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Jackson (PG) Matthew Winston | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 06:51 | Dayton | John Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 06:51 | Dayton | John Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 06:51 | UMass | Thomas Combs grabs the board | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:23 | UMass | Joseph Nelson misses the jumper in the paint | 57-44 |
| 06:21 | Dayton | John Bryant gets the rebound | 57-44 |
| 05:57 | Dayton | John Bryant scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Jackson | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:51 | UMass | John Brown connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Nelson | 59-47 |
| 05:24 | Dayton | Douglas Robinson makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by John Bryant | 61-47 |
| 05:18 | UMass | Jamie Ippolito clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-47 |
| 05:16 | UMass | John Hess grabs the offensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 05:08 | UMass | Thomas Combs clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Anthony Riebe - foul #3 on Anthony Riebe, team foul #2 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Winston (PG), Robert Korando (PF), Hong Mang (C) Robert Jackson, Anthony Riebe, Douglas Robinson | |
| Subs | UMass | Edwin James (PG), Kenneth Byers (SG), Paul Hughes (SF), Terrell May (PF) Joseph Nelson, John Brown, Jamie Ippolito, John Hess | |
| 05:08 | UMass | Thomas Combs makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 05:08 | UMass | Thomas Combs makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 04:49 | Dayton | Matthew Winston can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Byers - foul #1 on Kenneth Byers, team foul #8 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Jackson (SG), Adolfo Rizzo (C) Fred Johnson, John Bryant | |
| Subs | UMass | Gerald Daniel (C) Thomas Combs | |
| 04:49 | Dayton | Matthew Winston makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 04:49 | Dayton | Matthew Winston misses the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 04:49 | UMass | Gerald Daniel grabs the defensive rebound | 62-49 |
| 04:26 | UMass | Edwin James misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-49 |
| 04:25 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Robert Korando | 62-49 |
| 04:19 | Dayton | Adolfo Rizzo drills a runner near the basket and he's fouled by Gerald Daniel - foul #3 on Gerald Daniel, team foul #9 | 64-49 |
| 04:19 | Dayton | Adolfo Rizzo makes the free throw | 65-49 |
| 04:07 | UMass | Kenneth Byers misses long on a floater from the right side | 65-49 |
| 04:05 | UMass | Paul Hughes tips it home | 65-51 |
| 03:46 | Dayton | Matthew Winston misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-51 |
| 03:45 | UMass | Terrell May pulls down the rebound | 65-51 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Matthew Winston (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. SG - Robert Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hong Mang (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adolfo Rizzo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Korando (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Edwin James (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Byers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Terrell May (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Gerald Daniel (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:40 | UMass | Matthew Winston takes the ball from Kenneth Byers | 65-51 |
| 03:36 | Dayton | Matthew Winston hits the finger roll | 67-51 |
| 03:24 | UMass | Kenneth Byers hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Edwin James | 67-53 |
| 03:04 | Dayton | Robert Korando misses short on a runner in the paint | 67-53 |
| 03:03 | Dayton | Adolfo Rizzo tips it home | 69-53 |
| 02:46 | UMass | Edwin James lays it up and in | 69-55 |
| 02:30 | Dayton | Robert Jackson misses long on a floater from the left wing | 69-55 |
| 02:28 | UMass | Terrell May snags the defensive board | 69-55 |
| 02:23 | UMass | Kenneth Byers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-55 |
| 02:21 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Hong Mang | 69-55 |
| 01:52 | Dayton | Adolfo Rizzo's fadeaway is rejected by Terrell May | 69-55 |
| 01:51 | UMass | Terrell May grabs the defensive rebound | 69-55 |
| 01:44 | UMass | Edwin James can't throw it down but the foul's on Matthew Winston - foul #2 on Matthew Winston, team foul #3 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | Gene Gwyn (SG) Matthew Winston | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 01:44 | UMass | Edwin James makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 01:44 | UMass | Edwin James makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 01:20 | Dayton | Adolfo Rizzo knocks in the runner from the right block | 71-57 |
| 01:15 | UMass | Paul Hughes can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Hong Mang - foul #1 on Hong Mang, team foul #4 | 71-57 |
| 01:15 | UMass | Paul Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 01:15 | UMass | Paul Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| 01:15 | Dayton | Robert Korando grabs the board | 71-58 |
| 00:53 | Dayton | Robert Jackson drills a fadeaway from close range | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | UMass | Kenneth Byers scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Gerald Daniel | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Dayton | Hong Mang misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 73-61 |
| 00:21 | Dayton | Gene Gwyn grabs the offensive rebound | 73-61 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Robert Jackson runs out the clock | 73-61 |