| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Montez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Lockwood (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Manuel (fresh) PF - Lee Terry (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Anthony Nieves (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Daniel Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Hebb (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Henry Curran (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Phillip Yates (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Joseph Hebb inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:32 | UMass | Daniel Lee connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Phillip Yates | 35-35 |
| 19:19 | Dayton | James Lockwood loses the dribble to Joseph Hebb | 35-35 |
| 19:13 | UMass | Daniel Lee is fouled on the floor by Richard Montez - foul #1 on Richard Montez, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| 19:00 | UMass | Phillip Yates scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Daniel Lee | 35-37 |
| 18:41 | Dayton | Lee Terry's layup is rejected by Phillip Yates | 35-37 |
| 18:39 | Dayton | Richard Manuel tips it home | 37-37 |
| 18:22 | UMass | Daniel Lee's pass is intercepted by Richard Manuel | 37-37 |
| 18:01 | Dayton | Richard Manuel misses the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Alex Adams - foul #2 on Alex Adams, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| 18:01 | Dayton | Richard Manuel makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 18:01 | Dayton | Richard Manuel misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 18:01 | UMass | Henry Curran snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 17:43 | UMass | Henry Curran buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Hebb | 38-40 |
| 17:25 | Dayton | Alex Adams takes the ball from Richard Montez | 38-40 |
| 17:06 | UMass | Phillip Yates can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-40 |
| 17:04 | Dayton | The rebound goes to James Lockwood | 38-40 |
| 16:36 | Dayton | Richard Montez knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 40-40 |
| 16:14 | UMass | Lee Terry swats the layup by Phillip Yates | 40-40 |
| 16:12 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Richard Manuel | 40-40 |
| 15:55 | Dayton | Richard Manuel is whistled for a carry | 40-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edgar Richards (PG), Liko Chinn (SG), Mark Frierson (SF), Richard Lindstrom (PF), Matthew Felder (C) Richard Montez, James Lockwood, Richard Manuel, Lee Terry, Anthony Nieves | |
| Subs | UMass | Eric Parks (PG), David Bufford (SG), Terry Humphrey (SF), Matthew Keene (PF), Christopher Raker (C) Daniel Lee, Alex Adams, Joseph Hebb, Henry Curran, Phillip Yates | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Edgar Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Liko Chinn (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mark Frierson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Lindstrom (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Felder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Eric Parks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Bufford (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Terry Humphrey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Keene (fresh) 3 pts. C - Christopher Raker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | UMass | Matthew Keene makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-43 |
| 15:18 | Dayton | Liko Chinn misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 40-43 |
| 15:16 | UMass | Eric Parks grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 15:08 | UMass | Christopher Raker can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Matthew Felder - foul #1 on Matthew Felder, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| 15:08 | UMass | Christopher Raker makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 15:08 | UMass | Christopher Raker makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 14:46 | Dayton | Christopher Raker steals it from Mark Frierson | 40-45 |
| 14:26 | UMass | Matthew Felder picks off the pass by Matthew Keene | 40-45 |
| 14:04 | Dayton | Matthew Felder connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Edgar Richards | 42-45 |
| 13:40 | UMass | Eric Parks loses the dribble to Liko Chinn | 42-45 |
| 13:25 | Dayton | Mark Frierson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Terry Humphrey - foul #2 on Terry Humphrey, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Montez (PG), James Lockwood (SG), Lee Terry (PF), Anthony Nieves (C) Edgar Richards, Liko Chinn, Richard Lindstrom, Matthew Felder | |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Lee (PG), Alex Adams (SG), Joseph Hebb (SF), Henry Curran (PF), Phillip Yates (C) Eric Parks, David Bufford, Terry Humphrey, Christopher Raker, Matthew Keene | |
| 13:25 | Dayton | Mark Frierson misses the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 13:25 | Dayton | Mark Frierson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 13:08 | UMass | Joseph Hebb misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 13:07 | UMass | Alex Adams pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 12:53 | UMass | Lee Terry swats the short shot by Phillip Yates | 43-45 |
| 12:51 | Dayton | Anthony Nieves pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 12:31 | Dayton | Lee Terry lays it in on a nice dish by James Lockwood | 45-45 |
| 12:16 | UMass | The jumper by Daniel Lee is denied by Mark Frierson | 45-45 |
| 12:14 | Dayton | Lee Terry pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 11:50 | Dayton | Richard Montez can't finish the layup | 45-45 |
| 11:48 | Dayton | Richard Montez hits the follow up shot | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Montez (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Lockwood (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Frierson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lee Terry (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Nieves (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Daniel Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alex Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Hebb (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Henry Curran (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Phillip Yates (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:43 | UMass | Richard Montez steals it from Daniel Lee | 47-45 |
| 11:17 | Dayton | Anthony Nieves misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Alex Adams - foul #3 on Alex Adams, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Manuel (SF) Mark Frierson | |
| Subs | UMass | Matthew Keene (SF) Joseph Hebb | |
| 11:17 | Dayton | Anthony Nieves misses the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 11:17 | Dayton | Anthony Nieves makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 10:59 | UMass | Matthew Keene hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Anthony Nieves - foul #2 on Anthony Nieves, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher Raker (C) Phillip Yates | |
| 10:59 | UMass | Matthew Keene makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 10:59 | UMass | Matthew Keene makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 10:30 | Dayton | Richard Montez misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Daniel Lee - foul #1 on Daniel Lee, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Liko Chinn (SG) James Lockwood | |
| Subs | UMass | Terry Humphrey (SF) Henry Curran | |
| 10:30 | Dayton | Richard Montez misses the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 10:30 | Dayton | Richard Montez makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 10:11 | UMass | Matthew Keene is whistled for a carry | 49-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Felder (C) Anthony Nieves | |
| Subs | UMass | Eric Parks (PG), David Bufford (SG) Daniel Lee, Alex Adams | |
| 09:57 | Dayton | Richard Manuel can't connect on a floater from close range | 49-47 |
| 09:55 | Dayton | Richard Montez grabs the offensive board | 49-47 |
| 09:34 | Dayton | David Bufford is called for the reach on Liko Chinn - foul #3 on David Bufford, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edgar Richards (PG), Richard Lindstrom (PF) Richard Montez, Lee Terry | |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Hebb (SF), Henry Curran (PF), Phillip Yates (C) Terry Humphrey, Matthew Keene, Christopher Raker | |
| 09:23 | Dayton | Richard Manuel steps out of bounds on the baseline | 49-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Lockwood (PG) Edgar Richards | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 09:08 | UMass | David Bufford is hacked by Matthew Felder - foul #2 on Matthew Felder, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Anthony Nieves (C) Matthew Felder | |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Lee (PG), Alex Adams (SG) Eric Parks, David Bufford | |
| 08:55 | UMass | Alex Adams knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 08:34 | Dayton | Anthony Nieves scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Liko Chinn | 51-49 |
| 08:18 | UMass | Phillip Yates misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 08:16 | Dayton | Richard Lindstrom grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 07:50 | Dayton | James Lockwood can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 07:48 | UMass | Henry Curran pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Lockwood (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Liko Chinn (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Richard Manuel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Lindstrom (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Nieves (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Daniel Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alex Adams (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Hebb (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Henry Curran (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Phillip Yates (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:44 | UMass | Daniel Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-49 |
| 07:43 | Dayton | Richard Lindstrom pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 07:30 | Dayton | James Lockwood is whistled for a carry | 51-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Montez (PG), Edgar Richards (SG), Mark Frierson (SF), Lee Terry (PF) James Lockwood, Liko Chinn, Richard Manuel, Richard Lindstrom | |
| Subs | UMass | Matthew Keene (SF), Christopher Raker (PF) Joseph Hebb, Henry Curran | |
| 07:10 | UMass | Christopher Raker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Felder (C) Anthony Nieves | |
| Subs | UMass | Eric Parks (PG), David Bufford (SG), Terry Humphrey (SF) Daniel Lee, Alex Adams, Phillip Yates | |
| 06:41 | Dayton | Richard Montez misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-49 |
| 06:40 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Montez | 51-49 |
| 06:15 | Dayton | Matthew Felder hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Christopher Raker - foul #1 on Christopher Raker, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Lockwood (SG) Edgar Richards | |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Lee (PG), Alex Adams (SG), Joseph Hebb (SF), Henry Curran (PF) Eric Parks, David Bufford, Terry Humphrey, Christopher Raker | |
| 06:15 | Dayton | Matthew Felder makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 06:15 | Dayton | Matthew Felder misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 06:15 | Dayton | Mark Frierson grabs the offensive board | 52-49 |
| 05:59 | Dayton | Henry Curran is called for the reach on Mark Frierson - foul #3 on Henry Curran, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Anthony Nieves (C) Matthew Felder | |
| Subs | UMass | Phillip Yates (C) Matthew Keene | |
| 05:59 | Dayton | Mark Frierson makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 05:59 | Dayton | Mark Frierson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 05:51 | UMass | Mark Frierson blocks the jumper by Alex Adams | 54-49 |
| 05:50 | Dayton | Lee Terry gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 05:46 | Dayton | Richard Montez drills a floater from the left wing set up by James Lockwood | 56-49 |
| 05:43 | UMass | Richard Montez steps in front of the Daniel Lee pass in the backcourt | 56-49 |
| 05:42 | Dayton | Lee Terry banks in the layup set up by Richard Montez | 58-49 |
| 05:23 | UMass | Phillip Yates can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 05:22 | Dayton | Richard Montez gets the rebound | 58-49 |
| 05:06 | Dayton | James Lockwood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Manuel (SF) Mark Frierson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 04:54 | UMass | Alex Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 04:53 | Dayton | Anthony Nieves grabs the board | 58-49 |
| 04:31 | Dayton | Lee Terry can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 04:30 | UMass | Daniel Lee snags the defensive board | 58-49 |
| 04:25 | UMass | Daniel Lee can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 58-49 |
| 04:24 | UMass | Phillip Yates grabs the offensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 04:12 | UMass | Henry Curran hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 04:10 | Dayton | James Lockwood snags the defensive board | 58-49 |
| 04:08 | Dayton | Richard Montez is hacked by Daniel Lee in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Lee, team foul #8 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Liko Chinn (SG), Richard Lindstrom (PF) James Lockwood, Lee Terry | |
| Subs | UMass | Eric Parks (PG), David Bufford (SG), Terry Humphrey (SF), Matthew Keene (PF), Christopher Raker (C) Daniel Lee, Alex Adams, Joseph Hebb, Henry Curran, Phillip Yates | |
| 04:08 | Dayton | Richard Montez misses the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 04:08 | UMass | Matthew Keene pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 03:43 | UMass | David Bufford knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-51 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Montez (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Liko Chinn (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Richard Manuel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Lindstrom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Nieves (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Eric Parks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Bufford (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Terry Humphrey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Keene (fresh) 8 pts. C - Christopher Raker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Dayton | Anthony Nieves clanks a turnaround near the basket | 58-51 |
| 03:13 | UMass | Matthew Keene gets the rebound | 58-51 |
| 03:08 | UMass | David Bufford misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Manuel - foul #3 on Richard Manuel, team foul #5 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edgar Richards (PG), Lee Terry (PF), Matthew Felder (C) Richard Montez, Richard Lindstrom, Anthony Nieves | |
| Subs | UMass | Alex Adams (SG) Eric Parks | |
| 03:08 | UMass | David Bufford makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 03:08 | UMass | David Bufford misses the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 03:08 | Dayton | Matthew Felder snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| 02:39 | Dayton | Alex Adams is called for the reach on Liko Chinn - foul #4 on Alex Adams, team foul #9 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Lockwood (PG) Edgar Richards | |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Lee (PG), Joseph Hebb (SF), Henry Curran (PF), Phillip Yates (C) David Bufford, Terry Humphrey, Matthew Keene, Christopher Raker | |
| 02:39 | Dayton | Liko Chinn makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 02:39 | Dayton | Liko Chinn misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 02:39 | UMass | Joseph Hebb grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 02:22 | UMass | Alex Adams clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-52 |
| 02:20 | UMass | Henry Curran tips it back up and in | 59-54 |
| 02:20 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Montez (PG), Anthony Nieves (C) Liko Chinn, Matthew Felder | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 02:05 | Dayton | Richard Manuel can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Alex Adams - foul #5 on Alex Adams, team foul #10 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | UMass | Eric Parks (SG) Alex Adams | |
| 02:05 | Dayton | Richard Manuel misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 02:05 | Dayton | Richard Manuel misses the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 02:05 | UMass | The rebound goes to Joseph Hebb | 59-54 |
| 01:40 | UMass | Daniel Lee scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Eric Parks | 59-57 |
| 01:19 | Dayton | James Lockwood hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 01:17 | Dayton | Anthony Nieves grabs the offensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 00:54 | Dayton | James Lockwood travels with the ball | 59-57 |
| 00:38 | UMass | Eric Parks knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Daniel Lee | 59-60 |
| 00:19 | Dayton | Lee Terry knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Montez and he's fouled by Joseph Hebb - foul #2 on Joseph Hebb, team foul #11 | 61-60 |
| 00:19 | Dayton | Lee Terry misses the free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:19 | UMass | Phillip Yates grabs the defensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 00:13 | UMass | Daniel Lee travels with the ball | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Dayton | Richard Manuel is hacked by Daniel Lee in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Lee, team foul #12 | 61-60 |
| 00:10 | Dayton | Richard Manuel misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:10 | Dayton | Richard Manuel makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:10 | UMass | UMass calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 62-60 |
| 00:05 | UMass | Joseph Hebb travels with the ball | 62-60 |
| 00:04 | Dayton | James Lockwood is hacked by Eric Parks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Parks, team foul #13 | 62-60 |
| 00:04 | Dayton | James Lockwood makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:04 | Dayton | James Lockwood misses the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:04 | UMass | Phillip Yates gets the rebound | 63-60 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Phillip Yates clanks a halfcourt shot | 63-60 |