| Lineup | UMass | PG - Ollie Baker (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Odissan Arrambide (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. SF - Paul Yang (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Hagans (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Stephen Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Arnold Stone (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Alex Coppola (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Flora (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Souliere (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Paul Yang inbounds the ball | 37-24 |
| 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) | |
| 19:40 | UMass | Odissan Arrambide hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from George Hagans | 39-24 |
| 19:16 | Dayton | Alex Coppola misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-24 |
| 19:15 | UMass | The rebound goes to Odissan Arrambide | 39-24 |
| 19:02 | UMass | Odissan Arrambide misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-24 |
| 19:00 | UMass | George Hagans gets the offensive rebound | 39-24 |
| 18:49 | UMass | Ollie Baker hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Paul Yang | 41-24 |
| 18:32 | Dayton | Stephen Walsh makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Arnold Stone | 41-26 |
| 18:21 | UMass | Paul Yang comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 41-26 |
| 18:19 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Alex Coppola | 41-26 |
| 18:01 | Dayton | Arnold Stone is hacked by Kevin Lewis - foul #2 on Kevin Lewis, team foul #1 | 41-26 |
| 17:45 | Dayton | Terry Flora comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-26 |
| 17:44 | UMass | The rebound goes to Paul Yang | 41-26 |
| 17:27 | UMass | Paul Yang is denied on a layup by Kevin Souliere | 41-26 |
| 17:25 | UMass | Kevin Lewis tips it home | 43-26 |
| 17:07 | Dayton | Alex Coppola misses the floater from the left side | 43-26 |
| 17:05 | Dayton | Terry Flora grabs the offensive board | 43-26 |
| 16:41 | Dayton | Terry Flora makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Alex Coppola | 43-29 |
| 16:22 | UMass | Ollie Baker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-29 |
| Subs | UMass | Chris Thomas (PG), Anthony Liberty (SG), Steve Satterfield (SF), John Chamberlain (PF), Floyd Bevan (C) Ollie Baker, Odissan Arrambide, Paul Yang, Kevin Lewis, George Hagans | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lai (PG), Douglass Beltz (SG), Gary Troche (SF), Ruben Taylor (PF), Jeffery Polster (C) Stephen Walsh, Arnold Stone, Alex Coppola, Terry Flora, Kevin Souliere | |
| 16:20 | Dayton | Anthony Liberty takes the ball from John Lai in the backcourt | 43-29 |
| 16:08 | UMass | Anthony Liberty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-29 |
| 16:06 | UMass | John Chamberlain tips it but misses | 43-29 |
| 16:04 | Dayton | Jeffery Polster gets the rebound | 43-29 |
| 15:58 | Dayton | John Lai hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 43-29 |
| 15:57 | UMass | Floyd Bevan grabs the defensive rebound | 43-29 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Chris Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Liberty (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steve Satterfield (fresh) PF - John Chamberlain (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Bevan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Lai (fresh) SG - Douglass Beltz (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gary Troche (fresh) PF - Ruben Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffery Polster (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | UMass | Ruben Taylor is called for the reach on Anthony Liberty - foul #1 on Ruben Taylor, team foul #1 | 43-29 |
| 15:31 | UMass | John Lai steals the ball from Chris Thomas | 43-29 |
| 15:08 | Dayton | Steve Satterfield swats the layup by Douglass Beltz | 43-29 |
| 15:07 | Dayton | John Lai grabs the offensive rebound | 43-29 |
| 14:50 | Dayton | Floyd Bevan is called for the reach on Ruben Taylor - foul #1 on Floyd Bevan, team foul #2 | 43-29 |
| Subs | UMass | Odissan Arrambide (SG), Paul Yang (SF), Kevin Lewis (PF), George Hagans (C) Anthony Liberty, Steve Satterfield, John Chamberlain, Floyd Bevan | |
| Subs | Dayton | Stephen Walsh (PG), Alex Coppola (SF), Terry Flora (PF) John Lai, Ruben Taylor, Jeffery Polster | |
| 14:42 | Dayton | Douglass Beltz can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 43-29 |
| 14:41 | Dayton | Alex Coppola snags the offensive board | 43-29 |
| 14:23 | Dayton | Terry Flora misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-29 |
| 14:22 | UMass | George Hagans gets the rebound | 43-29 |
| 14:17 | UMass | Odissan Arrambide can't finish the layup | 43-29 |
| 14:16 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Odissan Arrambide | 43-29 |
| 14:03 | UMass | Paul Yang clanks a 3 from the right wing | 43-29 |
| 14:01 | Dayton | Terry Flora pulls down the rebound | 43-29 |
| 13:44 | Dayton | Douglass Beltz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-29 |
| Subs | UMass | Ollie Baker (PG) Chris Thomas | |
| Subs | Dayton | Arnold Stone (SG), Kevin Souliere (C) Douglass Beltz, Gary Troche | |
| 13:24 | UMass | Ollie Baker travels with the ball | 43-29 |
| 13:07 | Dayton | Kevin Souliere hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-29 |
| 13:06 | UMass | Paul Yang pulls down the rebound | 43-29 |
| 12:50 | UMass | Paul Yang hits the finger roll on a great pass from Odissan Arrambide | 45-29 |
| 12:35 | Dayton | Terry Flora misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Ollie Baker - foul #3 on Ollie Baker, team foul #3 | 45-29 |
| Subs | UMass | John Chamberlain (PF), Floyd Bevan (C) Kevin Lewis, George Hagans | |
| Subs | Dayton | Douglass Beltz (SF) Alex Coppola | |
| 12:35 | Dayton | Terry Flora makes the 1st free throw | 45-30 |
| 12:35 | Dayton | Terry Flora makes the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 12:20 | UMass | Odissan Arrambide is hacked by Arnold Stone - foul #2 on Arnold Stone, team foul #2 | 45-31 |
| 12:02 | UMass | Paul Yang is fouled on the floor by Terry Flora - foul #2 on Terry Flora, team foul #3 | 45-31 |
| 11:50 | UMass | Floyd Bevan loses the ball out of bounds | 45-31 |
| Subs | UMass | Steve Satterfield (SF) Paul Yang | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Ollie Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Odissan Arrambide (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. SF - Steve Satterfield (fresh) PF - John Chamberlain (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Bevan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Stephen Walsh (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Arnold Stone (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglass Beltz (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Terry Flora (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Souliere (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Dayton | Terry Flora misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-31 |
| 11:33 | UMass | Floyd Bevan pulls down the rebound | 45-31 |
| 11:23 | UMass | Odissan Arrambide misses the easy layup but the foul's on Douglass Beltz - foul #3 on Douglass Beltz, team foul #4 | 45-31 |
| Subs | UMass | George Hagans (C) Floyd Bevan | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lai (PG), Alex Coppola (SF) Stephen Walsh, Terry Flora | |
| 11:23 | UMass | Odissan Arrambide makes the 1st free throw | 46-31 |
| 11:23 | UMass | Odissan Arrambide makes the 2nd free throw | 47-31 |
| 11:02 | Dayton | Arnold Stone can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-31 |
| 11:01 | Dayton | Alex Coppola tips it home | 47-33 |
| 10:32 | UMass | Steve Satterfield knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-33 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 10:21 | Dayton | Kevin Souliere is denied on a layup by Steve Satterfield | 50-33 |
| 10:19 | UMass | Steve Satterfield gets the rebound | 50-33 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 10:15 | UMass | Odissan Arrambide comes up short on the runner in the lane | 50-33 |
| 10:13 | Dayton | Kevin Souliere grabs the defensive rebound | 50-33 |
| 09:59 | Dayton | Arnold Stone clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-33 |
| 09:58 | UMass | George Hagans snags the defensive board | 50-33 |
| 09:31 | UMass | Arnold Stone steps in front of the Odissan Arrambide pass | 50-33 |
| 09:13 | Dayton | Kevin Souliere makes the floater from the free throw line and the foul's on George Hagans - foul #1 on George Hagans, team foul #4 | 50-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Chris Thomas (PG), Anthony Liberty (SG), Paul Yang (SF), Kevin Lewis (PF), Floyd Bevan (C) Ollie Baker, Odissan Arrambide, Steve Satterfield, John Chamberlain, George Hagans | |
| Subs | Dayton | Stephen Walsh (PG), Gary Troche (SF), Terry Flora (PF) John Lai, Arnold Stone, Alex Coppola | |
| 09:13 | Dayton | Kevin Souliere makes the free throw | 50-36 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 08:59 | UMass | Anthony Liberty misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 50-36 |
| 08:58 | Dayton | Stephen Walsh grabs the board | 50-36 |
| 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) | |
| 08:38 | Dayton | Douglass Beltz travels with the ball | 50-36 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lai (SG) Kevin Souliere | |
| 08:14 | UMass | Paul Yang misses the floater from the right wing | 50-36 |
| 08:13 | Dayton | Terry Flora snags the defensive board | 50-36 |
| 07:51 | Dayton | Stephen Walsh drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-39 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Chris Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Liberty (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Yang (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Floyd Bevan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Stephen Walsh (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Lai (fresh) SF - Douglass Beltz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Terry Flora (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Troche (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | UMass | Paul Yang misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-39 |
| 07:34 | Dayton | Terry Flora snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| 07:28 | Dayton | Kevin Lewis swats the short shot by Gary Troche | 50-39 |
| 07:27 | Dayton | Douglass Beltz gets the offensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 07:10 | Dayton | Douglass Beltz comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 50-39 |
| 07:09 | UMass | Paul Yang pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| 06:54 | UMass | Paul Yang hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-39 |
| 06:53 | UMass | Kevin Lewis tips it home | 52-39 |
| 06:36 | Dayton | Gary Troche is whistled for a carry | 52-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Ollie Baker (PG), Odissan Arrambide (SG), George Hagans (C) Chris Thomas, Anthony Liberty, Floyd Bevan | |
| Subs | Dayton | Arnold Stone (SG), Alex Coppola (SF) John Lai, Douglass Beltz | |
| 06:17 | UMass | Ollie Baker is fouled on the floor by Stephen Walsh - foul #1 on Stephen Walsh, team foul #5 | 52-39 |
| Subs | UMass | John Chamberlain (PF) Kevin Lewis | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeffery Polster (C) Gary Troche | |
| 06:04 | UMass | Paul Yang clanks a jumper from the right side | 52-39 |
| 06:03 | Dayton | Jeffery Polster grabs the board | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:47 | Dayton | Arnold Stone comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-39 |
| 05:46 | Dayton | Terry Flora tips it back up and in | 52-41 |
| 05:20 | UMass | Paul Yang is fouled on the floor by Arnold Stone - foul #3 on Arnold Stone, team foul #6 | 52-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Steve Satterfield (SF), Kevin Lewis (PF) Paul Yang, John Chamberlain | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lai (PG), Douglass Beltz (PF), Kevin Souliere (C) Stephen Walsh, Terry Flora, Jeffery Polster | |
| 05:01 | UMass | Odissan Arrambide drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Lewis | 54-41 |
| 04:41 | Dayton | Kevin Souliere clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-41 |
| 04:39 | Dayton | Douglass Beltz pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 04:21 | Dayton | Alex Coppola is called for traveling | 54-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Chris Thomas (PG) Ollie Baker | |
| Subs | Dayton | Stephen Walsh (PG), Terry Flora (PF) John Lai, Arnold Stone | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:05 | UMass | The short jumper by Kevin Lewis is denied by Alex Coppola | 54-41 |
| 04:03 | Dayton | Terry Flora pulls down the rebound | 54-41 |
| 03:58 | Dayton | Alex Coppola hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 54-41 |
| 03:56 | Dayton | Terry Flora snags the offensive board | 54-41 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:47 | Dayton | Kevin Lewis steals it from Stephen Walsh | 54-41 |
| 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) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Chris Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Odissan Arrambide (fresh) 21 pts. 5 reb. SF - Steve Satterfield (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - Kevin Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - George Hagans (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Stephen Walsh (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Douglass Beltz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Alex Coppola (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Terry Flora (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - Kevin Souliere (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | UMass | Odissan Arrambide hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-41 |
| 03:06 | Dayton | Alex Coppola misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-41 |
| 03:05 | UMass | George Hagans grabs the board | 56-41 |
| 02:49 | UMass | Odissan Arrambide misses the dunk | 56-41 |
| 02:48 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Odissan Arrambide | 56-41 |
| 02:36 | UMass | Douglass Beltz picks off the pass by Odissan Arrambide | 56-41 |
| 02:30 | Dayton | Alex Coppola drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Stephen Walsh and he's hacked by Steve Satterfield - foul #1 on Steve Satterfield, team foul #5 | 56-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Liberty (SG), John Chamberlain (PF), Floyd Bevan (C) Odissan Arrambide, Kevin Lewis, George Hagans | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lai (PG), Stephen Reay (SG), Gary Troche (PF), Jeffery Polster (C) Stephen Walsh, Douglass Beltz, Terry Flora, Kevin Souliere | |
| 02:30 | Dayton | Alex Coppola makes the free throw | 56-44 |
| 02:11 | UMass | Anthony Liberty drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Steve Satterfield | 59-44 |
| 01:59 | Dayton | Alex Coppola hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-44 |
| 01:58 | UMass | The rebound goes to Floyd Bevan | 59-44 |
| 01:39 | UMass | Anthony Liberty comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-44 |
| 01:38 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Alex Coppola | 59-44 |
| 01:21 | Dayton | Gary Troche buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-47 |
| 01:09 | UMass | Steve Satterfield misses long on a jumper near the basket | 59-47 |
| 01:07 | Dayton | Stephen Reay pulls down the rebound | 59-47 |
| 00:59 | Dayton | Jeffery Polster knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Gary Troche | 59-49 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:58 | UMass | Anthony Liberty is hacked by John Lai in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Lai, team foul #7 | 59-49 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Douglass Beltz (SG), Ruben Taylor (PF) Stephen Reay, Alex Coppola | |
| 00:58 | UMass | Anthony Liberty makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:58 | UMass | Anthony Liberty makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Dayton | Douglass Beltz misses long on a jumper from the left block | 61-49 |
| 00:50 | UMass | Steve Satterfield grabs the defensive rebound | 61-49 |
| 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) | |
| 00:27 | UMass | Floyd Bevan misses the lay-in but the foul's on Gary Troche - foul #1 on Gary Troche, team foul #8 | 61-49 |
| 00:27 | UMass | Floyd Bevan misses the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 00:27 | UMass | Floyd Bevan makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 00:19 | Dayton | Floyd Bevan is called for the reach on Gary Troche - foul #2 on Floyd Bevan, team foul #6 | 62-49 |
| 00:15 | Dayton | The short jumper by Gary Troche is denied by Floyd Bevan | 62-49 |
| 00:13 | Dayton | Douglass Beltz gets the offensive rebound | 62-49 |
| 00:11 | Dayton | Ruben Taylor scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Douglass Beltz | 62-51 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Chris Thomas runs out the clock | 62-51 |