| Lineup | UMass | PG - Horace Petty (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Collado (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Bailey (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Travis Gill (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Mestas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Rubin Ashe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alberto Esposito (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Muse (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gregory Blackshire (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Emery Kasper (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Walter Bailey inbounds the ball | 21-41 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:47 | UMass | Travis Gill is denied on a layup by Emery Kasper | 21-41 |
| 19:46 | UMass | Horace Petty grabs the offensive rebound | 21-41 |
| 19:27 | UMass | John Collado hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Walter Bailey | 24-41 |
| 19:08 | Dayton | Rubin Ashe misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-41 |
| 19:06 | Dayton | Emery Kasper tips it home | 24-43 |
| 18:52 | UMass | William Mestas hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 24-43 |
| 18:50 | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire pulls down the rebound | 24-43 |
| 18:48 | Dayton | Rubin Ashe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-43 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ted Thornton (SF), Robert Erickson (PF), Boris Cylkowski (C) Alberto Esposito, Gregory Blackshire, Emery Kasper | |
| 18:38 | UMass | Horace Petty comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-43 |
| 18:37 | Dayton | Boris Cylkowski snags the defensive board | 24-43 |
| 18:16 | Dayton | Ted Thornton clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 24-43 |
| 18:14 | UMass | William Mestas snags the defensive board | 24-43 |
| 17:45 | UMass | Boris Cylkowski blocks the short jumper by William Mestas | 24-43 |
| 17:43 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Gill | 24-43 |
| 17:31 | UMass | John Collado scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-43 |
| 17:02 | Dayton | Robert Erickson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 27-43 |
| 17:00 | UMass | William Mestas snags the defensive board | 27-43 |
| 16:55 | UMass | Horace Petty lays it up and in | 29-43 |
| 16:32 | Dayton | Robert Erickson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 29-43 |
| 16:30 | UMass | Horace Petty gets the rebound | 29-43 |
| 16:23 | UMass | Travis Gill misses the driving attempt in the paint | 29-43 |
| 16:22 | UMass | Walter Bailey grabs the offensive board | 29-43 |
| 16:02 | UMass | William Mestas knocks in the jumper from the right block | 31-43 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Horace Petty (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Collado (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Travis Gill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - William Mestas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Rubin Ashe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frederick Muse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ted Thornton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Erickson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Boris Cylkowski (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Dayton | Ted Thornton loses the dribble to William Mestas | 31-43 |
| 15:27 | UMass | John Collado is fouled on the floor by Robert Erickson - foul #1 on Robert Erickson, team foul #1 | 31-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Henry Alcorn (PG), Juan Gonzalez (SG), Thomas Bullock (SF), Samuel Leatherwood (PF), Scott Weyant (C) Horace Petty, John Collado, Walter Bailey, Travis Gill, William Mestas | |
| Subs | Dayton | Cesar Marino (PG), Alberto Esposito (SG), Gregory Blackshire (PF), Emery Kasper (C) Rubin Ashe, Ted Thornton, Robert Erickson, Boris Cylkowski | |
| 15:05 | UMass | Juan Gonzalez clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-43 |
| 15:04 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Gregory Blackshire | 31-43 |
| 14:42 | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Frederick Muse | 31-45 |
| 14:26 | UMass | Juan Gonzalez is called for traveling | 31-45 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ted Thornton (SF) Frederick Muse | |
| 14:04 | Dayton | Emery Kasper can't finish the layup but the foul's on Juan Gonzalez - foul #1 on Juan Gonzalez, team foul #1 | 31-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Horace Petty (PG), John Collado (SG) Henry Alcorn, Juan Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Dayton | Rubin Ashe (PG) Cesar Marino | |
| 14:04 | Dayton | Emery Kasper misses the 1st free throw | 31-45 |
| 14:04 | Dayton | Emery Kasper misses the 2nd free throw | 31-45 |
| 14:04 | UMass | Scott Weyant snags the defensive board | 31-45 |
| 13:36 | UMass | Horace Petty can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-45 |
| 13:34 | UMass | Thomas Bullock gets the offensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 13:20 | UMass | John Collado throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Bailey (SF), William Mestas (C) Thomas Bullock, Scott Weyant | |
| Subs | Dayton | Cesar Marino (PG), Frederick Muse (SF) Rubin Ashe, Ted Thornton | |
| 12:58 | Dayton | William Mestas takes the ball from Frederick Muse | 31-45 |
| 12:39 | UMass | Horace Petty misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Cesar Marino - foul #2 on Cesar Marino, team foul #2 | 31-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Travis Gill (PF) Samuel Leatherwood | |
| Subs | Dayton | Rubin Ashe (PG), Robert Erickson (C) Alberto Esposito, Emery Kasper | |
| 12:39 | UMass | Horace Petty makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 12:39 | UMass | Horace Petty misses the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| 12:39 | UMass | William Mestas gets the offensive rebound | 32-45 |
| 12:34 | UMass | William Mestas can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 32-45 |
| 12:33 | Dayton | Cesar Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 32-45 |
| 12:23 | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Travis Gill - foul #2 on Travis Gill, team foul #2 | 32-45 |
| 12:23 | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire makes the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 12:23 | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire makes the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| 11:59 | UMass | John Collado is whistled for a carry | 32-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Henry Alcorn (SG) John Collado | |
| Subs | Dayton | Alberto Esposito (SG), Ted Thornton (SF), Emery Kasper (C) Rubin Ashe, Frederick Muse, Robert Erickson | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Horace Petty (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Henry Alcorn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Bailey (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Travis Gill (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Mestas (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Cesar Marino (fresh) SG - Alberto Esposito (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ted Thornton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gregory Blackshire (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. C - Emery Kasper (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Dayton | Alberto Esposito comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 32-47 |
| 11:31 | Dayton | Ted Thornton hits the follow up shot | 32-49 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 11:07 | UMass | Travis Gill banks in the layup on a nice dish by Horace Petty | 34-49 |
| 10:42 | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-49 |
| 10:40 | UMass | Walter Bailey grabs the board | 34-49 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 10:35 | UMass | Walter Bailey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-49 |
| 10:33 | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire grabs the board | 34-49 |
| 10:09 | Dayton | Alberto Esposito hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Travis Gill - foul #3 on Travis Gill, team foul #3 | 34-49 |
| Subs | UMass | John Collado (SG), Thomas Bullock (SF), Samuel Leatherwood (PF), Scott Weyant (C) Horace Petty, Walter Bailey, Travis Gill, William Mestas | |
| Subs | Dayton | Rubin Ashe (PG), Frederick Muse (SF), Robert Erickson (PF) Cesar Marino, Ted Thornton, Gregory Blackshire | |
| 10:09 | Dayton | Alberto Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 10:09 | Dayton | Alberto Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 34-50 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 09:59 | UMass | Scott Weyant misses long on a shot from the right wing | 34-50 |
| 09:58 | Dayton | Emery Kasper grabs the defensive rebound | 34-50 |
| 09:38 | Dayton | Henry Alcorn is called for the reach on Frederick Muse - foul #1 on Henry Alcorn, team foul #4 | 34-50 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Cesar Marino (SG), Gregory Blackshire (PF) Alberto Esposito, Emery Kasper | |
| 09:14 | Dayton | Cesar Marino is fouled on the floor by John Collado - foul #1 on John Collado, team foul #5 | 34-50 |
| 08:50 | Dayton | Cesar Marino misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-50 |
| 08:49 | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire snags the offensive board | 34-50 |
| 08:20 | Dayton | Robert Erickson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-50 |
| 08:19 | UMass | Scott Weyant gets the rebound | 34-50 |
| 08:01 | UMass | Thomas Bullock scores on a jump hook in the paint | 36-50 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Henry Alcorn (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Collado (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Bullock (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Leatherwood (fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Weyant (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Rubin Ashe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cesar Marino (fairly fresh) SF - Frederick Muse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gregory Blackshire (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. C - Robert Erickson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:44 | Dayton | John Collado steals the ball from Gregory Blackshire | 36-50 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 07:26 | UMass | Samuel Leatherwood knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Henry Alcorn | 38-50 |
| 07:00 | Dayton | Robert Erickson can't connect on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Thomas Bullock - foul #2 on Thomas Bullock, team foul #6 | 38-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Horace Petty (PG), Walter Bailey (SF), Travis Gill (PF), William Mestas (C) Henry Alcorn, Thomas Bullock, Samuel Leatherwood, Scott Weyant | |
| Subs | Dayton | Alberto Esposito (SG), Ted Thornton (SF), Emery Kasper (C) Cesar Marino, Frederick Muse, Gregory Blackshire | |
| 07:00 | Dayton | Robert Erickson makes the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 07:00 | Dayton | Robert Erickson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 06:50 | UMass | Walter Bailey misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-52 |
| 06:48 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Alberto Esposito | 38-52 |
| 06:27 | Dayton | Emery Kasper connects on the shot in the lane set up by Ted Thornton and he's fouled by Travis Gill - foul #4 on Travis Gill, team foul #7 | 38-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Juan Gonzalez (SG) John Collado | |
| Subs | Dayton | Joseph Brock (PG), Frederick Muse (SF) Rubin Ashe, Ted Thornton | |
| 06:27 | Dayton | Emery Kasper misses the free throw | 38-54 |
| 06:27 | UMass | Travis Gill pulls down the rebound | 38-54 |
| 06:18 | UMass | Horace Petty blows the layup but he's hacked by Joseph Brock - foul #1 on Joseph Brock, team foul #3 | 38-54 |
| 06:18 | UMass | Horace Petty makes the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 06:18 | UMass | Horace Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| 05:55 | Dayton | Robert Erickson drills a shot from just outside the lane | 40-56 |
| 05:41 | UMass | Horace Petty comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 40-56 |
| 05:39 | UMass | Travis Gill tips it in | 42-56 |
| 05:12 | Dayton | William Mestas swats the short shot by Emery Kasper | 42-56 |
| 05:11 | UMass | William Mestas gets the rebound | 42-56 |
| 05:07 | UMass | Horace Petty knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Juan Gonzalez | 44-56 |
| 04:46 | Dayton | Emery Kasper scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Alberto Esposito | 44-59 |
| 04:27 | UMass | Travis Gill lays it in set up by Horace Petty | 46-59 |
| 04:08 | Dayton | William Mestas is called for the reach on Joseph Brock - foul #1 on William Mestas, team foul #8 | 46-59 |
| Subs | UMass | John Collado (SG), Samuel Leatherwood (PF) Juan Gonzalez, Travis Gill | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ted Thornton (SF), Gregory Blackshire (PF) Frederick Muse, Robert Erickson | |
| 04:08 | Dayton | Joseph Brock makes the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 04:08 | Dayton | Joseph Brock makes the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| 03:53 | UMass | Horace Petty is hacked by Ted Thornton - foul #1 on Ted Thornton, team foul #4 | 46-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Henry Alcorn (PG), Daniel Harris (SG), Thomas Bullock (SF), Scott Weyant (C) Horace Petty, John Collado, Walter Bailey, William Mestas | |
| Subs | Dayton | Cesar Marino (PG), Raymond Derosa (SF), Robert Erickson (PF), Boris Cylkowski (C) Joseph Brock, Alberto Esposito, Gregory Blackshire, Emery Kasper | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Henry Alcorn (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Harris (fresh) SF - Thomas Bullock (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Leatherwood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Weyant (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Cesar Marino (fresh) SG - Ted Thornton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Raymond Derosa (fresh) PF - Robert Erickson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Boris Cylkowski (fresh) | |
| 03:39 | UMass | Daniel Harris misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-61 |
| 03:38 | Dayton | Robert Erickson pulls down the rebound | 46-61 |
| 03:31 | Dayton | Ted Thornton misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Daniel Harris - foul #1 on Daniel Harris, team foul #9 | 46-61 |
| 03:31 | Dayton | Ted Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 03:31 | Dayton | Ted Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 46-63 |
| 03:14 | UMass | Raymond Derosa takes the ball from Samuel Leatherwood | 46-63 |
| 02:51 | Dayton | Raymond Derosa's pass is intercepted by Thomas Bullock | 46-63 |
| 02:48 | UMass | Thomas Bullock banks in the layup | 48-63 |
| 02:22 | Dayton | Boris Cylkowski hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Ted Thornton | 48-65 |
| 02:13 | UMass | Daniel Harris hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Henry Alcorn | 51-65 |
| 01:55 | Dayton | Ted Thornton misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Daniel Harris - foul #2 on Daniel Harris, team foul #10 | 51-65 |
| Subs | UMass | Juan Gonzalez (SG) Daniel Harris | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 01:55 | Dayton | Ted Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 01:55 | Dayton | Ted Thornton misses the 2nd free throw | 51-66 |
| 01:55 | UMass | Scott Weyant grabs the defensive rebound | 51-66 |
| 01:41 | UMass | Thomas Bullock connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Henry Alcorn | 53-66 |
| 01:36 | Dayton | Ted Thornton comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-66 |
| 01:35 | UMass | The rebound goes to Thomas Bullock | 53-66 |
| 01:30 | UMass | Juan Gonzalez buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Henry Alcorn | 55-66 |
| 01:14 | Dayton | Thomas Bullock steals it from Cesar Marino | 55-66 |
| 01:07 | UMass | Scott Weyant hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-66 |
| 01:05 | Dayton | Boris Cylkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 55-66 |
| 00:47 | Dayton | Ted Thornton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:42 | UMass | Thomas Bullock is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Thomas Bullock, team foul #11 | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Dayton | Boris Cylkowski dunks the ball on a nice dish by Cesar Marino | 55-68 |
| 00:11 | UMass | Boris Cylkowski takes the ball from Scott Weyant | 55-68 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Cesar Marino runs out the clock | 55-68 |