| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Curtis Drexler (fresh) SG - Craig Updegraff (fresh) SF - Troy Wilson (fresh) PF - Nicholas Raby (fresh) C - Alan King (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Hugh Eastland (fresh) SG - Albert Senior (fresh) SF - Adam Cummings (fresh) PF - Louis Otis (fresh) C - John Sumler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | UMass | John Sumler loses the dribble to Alan King | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Dayton | Alan King can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Craig Updegraff | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Nicholas Raby | 3-0 |
| 18:44 | UMass | Hugh Eastland misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Curtis Drexler - foul #1 on Curtis Drexler, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:44 | UMass | Hugh Eastland makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:44 | UMass | Hugh Eastland misses the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:44 | Dayton | Alan King pulls down the rebound | 3-1 |
| 18:28 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 3-1 |
| 18:27 | UMass | The rebound goes to Louis Otis | 3-1 |
| 18:21 | UMass | John Sumler misses the shot in the lane | 3-1 |
| 18:20 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff gets the rebound | 3-1 |
| 18:08 | Dayton | Alan King clanks a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on John Sumler - foul #1 on John Sumler, team foul #1 | 3-1 |
| 18:08 | Dayton | Alan King makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:08 | Dayton | Alan King misses the 2nd free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:08 | UMass | John Sumler pulls down the rebound | 4-1 |
| 18:02 | UMass | Adam Cummings drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Louis Otis | 4-4 |
| 17:37 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-4 |
| 17:36 | UMass | Hugh Eastland grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 17:19 | UMass | Albert Senior misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-4 |
| 17:18 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:13 | Dayton | Louis Otis denies the turnaround by Troy Wilson | 4-4 |
| 17:12 | Dayton | Troy Wilson snags the offensive board | 4-4 |
| 16:48 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Nicholas Raby and he's hacked by Louis Otis - foul #1 on Louis Otis, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| 16:48 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff makes the free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:41 | UMass | Louis Otis is denied on a layup by Nicholas Raby | 7-4 |
| 16:39 | Dayton | Troy Wilson grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 16:23 | Dayton | The pull-up jumper by Curtis Drexler is blocked by John Sumler | 7-4 |
| 16:22 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Curtis Drexler | 7-4 |
| 16:14 | Dayton | Troy Wilson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Adam Cummings - foul #1 on Adam Cummings, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | UMass | Joshua Maher (PG), John Dietz (PF), Timmy Cantrell (C) Hugh Eastland, Louis Otis, John Sumler | |
| 16:14 | Dayton | Troy Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 16:14 | Dayton | Troy Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 15:51 | UMass | Timmy Cantrell scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Curtis Drexler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Craig Updegraff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Troy Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Raby (fairly fresh) C - Alan King (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Joshua Maher (fresh) SG - Albert Senior (fresh) SF - Adam Cummings (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Dietz (fresh) C - Timmy Cantrell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 15:46 | UMass | Joshua Maher snags the defensive board | 9-7 |
| 15:41 | UMass | Joshua Maher hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Adam Cummings | 9-10 |
| 15:16 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby lays it in on a great pass from Craig Updegraff | 11-10 |
| 14:55 | UMass | Albert Senior is whistled for a carry | 11-10 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | UMass | Hugh Eastland (PG), Thomas Barr (SF), Louis Otis (PF), John Sumler (C) Albert Senior, Adam Cummings, John Dietz, Timmy Cantrell | |
| 14:32 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler is whistled for traveling | 11-10 |
| 14:12 | UMass | John Sumler misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Alan King - foul #1 on Alan King, team foul #2 | 11-10 |
| 14:12 | UMass | John Sumler misses the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 14:12 | UMass | John Sumler makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:56 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby is fouled on the floor by Louis Otis - foul #2 on Louis Otis, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Dayton | Sean Clary (SG) Craig Updegraff | |
| Subs | UMass | John Dietz (PF) Louis Otis | |
| 13:41 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby hits a runner in the paint and the foul's on John Dietz - foul #1 on John Dietz, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | UMass | Albert Senior (SG) Joshua Maher | |
| 13:41 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby misses the free throw | 13-11 |
| 13:41 | UMass | The rebound goes to John Sumler | 13-11 |
| 13:17 | UMass | Thomas Barr connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from John Dietz | 13-13 |
| 13:07 | Dayton | The pull-up jumper by Sean Clary is blocked by John Dietz | 13-13 |
| 13:05 | UMass | Albert Senior grabs the defensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 12:48 | UMass | Alan King swats the short shot by John Sumler | 13-13 |
| 12:47 | Dayton | Sean Clary snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 12:34 | Dayton | Troy Wilson makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Curtis Drexler | 15-13 |
| 12:25 | UMass | John Sumler misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-13 |
| 12:23 | UMass | Hugh Eastland snags the offensive board | 15-13 |
| 12:07 | UMass | Thomas Barr hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 15-13 |
| 12:06 | UMass | John Dietz tips it back up and in | 15-15 |
| 11:47 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-15 |
| 11:45 | UMass | The rebound goes to John Sumler | 15-15 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Curtis Drexler (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Clary (fresh) SF - Troy Wilson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Raby (tiring) 4 pts. C - Alan King (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Hugh Eastland (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Albert Senior (fresh) SF - Thomas Barr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Dietz (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Sumler (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | UMass | Hugh Eastland comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-15 |
| 11:26 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler grabs the board | 15-15 |
| 11:16 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 15-15 |
| 11:14 | UMass | John Sumler grabs the board | 15-15 |
| 11:09 | UMass | Sean Clary steals the ball from John Dietz | 15-15 |
| 11:05 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler banks in the layup on a great pass from Sean Clary | 17-15 |
| 10:55 | UMass | John Sumler hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Hugh Eastland | 17-17 |
| 10:37 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Dietz - foul #2 on John Dietz, team foul #6 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Dayton | Albert Dunning (PG), Craig Updegraff (SG), Jeff Wilson (C) Curtis Drexler, Sean Clary, Alan King | |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Atherton (PG), Joshua Maher (SG), Adam Cummings (SF), Timmy Cantrell (PF), Victor Rhein (C) Hugh Eastland, Albert Senior, Thomas Barr, John Dietz, John Sumler | |
| 10:37 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 10:37 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 10:16 | UMass | Joshua Maher is hacked by Jeff Wilson - foul #1 on Jeff Wilson, team foul #3 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Dayton | Justin Ohman (C) Nicholas Raby | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 10:02 | UMass | Joshua Maher misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-17 |
| 10:00 | Dayton | Troy Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 09:47 | Dayton | Jeff Wilson drills a runner in the lane set up by Albert Dunning | 21-17 |
| 09:31 | UMass | Joshua Maher clanks a 3 from the right corner | 21-17 |
| 09:30 | Dayton | Justin Ohman snags the defensive board | 21-17 |
| 09:14 | Dayton | Jeff Wilson can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Timmy Cantrell - foul #1 on Timmy Cantrell, team foul #7 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | UMass | Albert Senior (SG) Gary Atherton | |
| 09:14 | Dayton | Jeff Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 09:14 | Dayton | Jeff Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 09:03 | UMass | Victor Rhein can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-17 |
| 09:01 | UMass | Adam Cummings tips it home | 23-19 |
| 08:43 | Dayton | Troy Wilson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Joshua Maher - foul #1 on Joshua Maher, team foul #8 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Dayton | Alan King (C) Justin Ohman | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 08:43 | Dayton | Troy Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 08:43 | Dayton | Troy Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 08:28 | UMass | Adam Cummings misses short on a floater from the left side | 25-19 |
| 08:26 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff snags the defensive board | 25-19 |
| 08:13 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-19 |
| 07:44 | UMass | Timmy Cantrell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-19 |
| Subs | Dayton | Curtis Drexler (PG), Sean Clary (SG) Albert Dunning, Troy Wilson | |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Atherton (PG), Thomas Barr (PF), John Sumler (C) Joshua Maher, Timmy Cantrell, Victor Rhein | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Curtis Drexler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Clary (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Craig Updegraff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeff Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Alan King (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gary Atherton (fresh) SG - Albert Senior (fresh) SF - Adam Cummings (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Barr (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Sumler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 28-19 |
| 07:23 | Dayton | Jeff Wilson snags the offensive board | 28-19 |
| 07:11 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 28-19 |
| 07:10 | UMass | John Sumler gets the rebound | 28-19 |
| 07:04 | UMass | Craig Updegraff steals the ball from John Sumler | 28-19 |
| 06:47 | Dayton | Sean Clary hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Craig Updegraff | 30-19 |
| 06:27 | UMass | Craig Updegraff is called for the reach on Gary Atherton - foul #1 on Craig Updegraff, team foul #4 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Dayton | Nicholas Raby (PF) Craig Updegraff | |
| Subs | UMass | Hugh Eastland (PG), Timmy Cantrell (PF) Albert Senior, Adam Cummings | |
| 06:17 | UMass | Hugh Eastland misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-19 |
| 06:16 | UMass | Thomas Barr grabs the offensive board | 30-19 |
| 05:54 | UMass | Thomas Barr is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Thomas Barr, team foul #9 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Dayton | Albert Dunning (PG), Justin Ohman (C) Curtis Drexler, Alan King | |
| Subs | UMass | Joshua Maher (SG) Gary Atherton | |
| 05:45 | Dayton | Sean Clary is called for a charge - foul #1 on Sean Clary, team foul #5 | 30-19 |
| 05:25 | UMass | Timmy Cantrell is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Timmy Cantrell, team foul #10 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Dayton | Craig Updegraff (SG) Sean Clary | |
| Subs | UMass | Albert Senior (SG) Timmy Cantrell | |
| 05:12 | Dayton | Justin Ohman is whistled for traveling | 30-19 |
| Subs | Dayton | Troy Wilson (SF) Justin Ohman | |
| Subs | UMass | Victor Rhein (C) John Sumler | |
| 05:05 | UMass | Thomas Barr blows the layup but the foul's on Nicholas Raby - foul #1 on Nicholas Raby, team foul #6 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Dayton | Justin Ohman (C) Jeff Wilson | |
| Subs | UMass | Adam Cummings (SF) Joshua Maher | |
| 05:05 | UMass | Thomas Barr makes the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 05:05 | UMass | Thomas Barr makes the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 04:50 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-21 |
| 04:49 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-21 |
| 04:41 | Dayton | Troy Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-21 |
| Subs | Dayton | Curtis Drexler (PG), Alan King (C) Albert Dunning, Justin Ohman | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 04:15 | UMass | Victor Rhein clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-21 |
| 04:13 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff grabs the board | 30-21 |
| 03:57 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-21 |
| 03:41 | UMass | Thomas Barr hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Hugh Eastland | 32-23 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Curtis Drexler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Updegraff (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Wilson (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Raby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Alan King (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Hugh Eastland (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Senior (fresh) SF - Adam Cummings (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Barr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Victor Rhein (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:28 | Dayton | Alan King drills a turnaround in the paint | 34-23 |
| 03:07 | UMass | Thomas Barr misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-23 |
| 03:06 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Troy Wilson | 34-23 |
| 02:58 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Curtis Drexler | 37-23 |
| 02:46 | UMass | Thomas Barr can't finish the layup | 37-23 |
| 02:44 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Nicholas Raby | 37-23 |
| 02:29 | Dayton | Alan King travels with the ball | 37-23 |
| Subs | Dayton | Albert Dunning (PG), Sean Clary (SG), Jeff Wilson (SF) Curtis Drexler, Craig Updegraff, Troy Wilson | |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Atherton (PG), Joshua Maher (SG), John Dietz (SF), Louis Otis (PF), John Sumler (C) Hugh Eastland, Albert Senior, Adam Cummings, Thomas Barr, Victor Rhein | |
| 02:15 | UMass | John Sumler scores on a jumper from the right block | 37-25 |
| 01:49 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby buries a turnaround from the left block | 39-25 |
| 01:42 | UMass | Louis Otis misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-25 |
| 01:41 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Alan King | 39-25 |
| 01:21 | Dayton | Sean Clary misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Gary Atherton - foul #1 on Gary Atherton, team foul #11 | 39-25 |
| Subs | Dayton | Troy Wilson (SF), Justin Ohman (C) Nicholas Raby, Alan King | |
| Subs | UMass | Albert Senior (SG) John Dietz | |
| 01:21 | Dayton | Sean Clary makes the 1st free throw | 40-25 |
| 01:21 | Dayton | Sean Clary misses the 2nd free throw | 40-25 |
| 01:21 | UMass | The rebound goes to Louis Otis | 40-25 |
| 01:03 | UMass | Albert Senior misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 40-25 |
| 01:02 | UMass | Louis Otis tips it but misses | 40-25 |
| 01:01 | UMass | John Sumler grabs the offensive board | 40-25 |
| 00:39 | UMass | Louis Otis can't finish the layup | 40-25 |
| 00:37 | UMass | Louis Otis pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-25 |
| 00:18 | UMass | Albert Senior throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-25 |
| Subs | Dayton | Curtis Drexler (SF) Troy Wilson | |
| Subs | UMass | Hugh Eastland (PG), Adam Cummings (SF) Gary Atherton, Joshua Maher | |
| 00:15 | Dayton | Albert Dunning's pass is intercepted by Hugh Eastland in the backcourt | 40-25 |
| 00:12 | UMass | Albert Senior misses the easy layup | 40-25 |
| 00:10 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler snags the defensive board | 40-25 |
| 00:05 | Dayton | Sean Clary misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-25 |
| 00:03 | Dayton | Jeff Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-25 |
| 00:01 | Dayton | Justin Ohman hits a runner in the paint | 42-25 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Adam Cummings clanks a fullcourt shot | 42-25 |