| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Nolen (fresh) SG - Anthony Gray (fresh) SF - Manuel Delaune (fresh) PF - Dick Almanza (fresh) C - Garf Brilowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Steven Kidwell (fresh) SG - Louis Tran (fresh) SF - Albert Bishop (fresh) PF - Joe Smith (fresh) C - Rickey Clapper (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Garf Brilowski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:52 | UMass | Anthony Gray drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:37 | Dayton | Albert Bishop misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 3-0 |
| 19:35 | UMass | Manuel Delaune grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:18 | UMass | Dick Almanza's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 19:00 | Dayton | Louis Tran misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 18:58 | Dayton | Rickey Clapper hits the follow up shot | 3-2 |
| 18:43 | UMass | Manuel Delaune buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-2 |
| 18:24 | Dayton | Joe Smith buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Louis Tran | 6-4 |
| 18:08 | UMass | Anthony Gray comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 6-4 |
| 18:07 | Dayton | Joe Smith gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:45 | Dayton | Rickey Clapper misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-4 |
| 17:44 | UMass | Manuel Delaune grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:39 | UMass | Manuel Delaune hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Anthony Gray | 9-4 |
| 17:16 | Dayton | Albert Bishop misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Manuel Delaune - foul #1 on Manuel Delaune, team foul #1 | 9-4 |
| Subs | UMass | Arturo Castro (PG), Billy Harriss (SF), Harold Goodson (PF), James Slayton (C) John Nolen, Manuel Delaune, Dick Almanza, Garf Brilowski | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 17:16 | Dayton | Albert Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 17:16 | Dayton | Albert Bishop misses the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 17:16 | UMass | The rebound goes to Harold Goodson | 9-5 |
| 16:53 | UMass | Steven Kidwell steps in front of the Arturo Castro pass | 9-5 |
| 16:48 | Dayton | Steven Kidwell hits the finger roll | 9-7 |
| 16:44 | UMass | Anthony Gray loses the ball out of bounds | 9-7 |
| Subs | UMass | Edmond Nadeau (SG) Anthony Gray | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ernest Regalado (PG), Scott Kocher (SF), Jeffrey Remer (C) Steven Kidwell, Albert Bishop, Rickey Clapper | |
| 16:31 | Dayton | Louis Tran drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Scott Kocher and he's hacked by Arturo Castro - foul #1 on Arturo Castro, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| 16:31 | Dayton | Louis Tran makes the free throw | 9-10 |
| 16:17 | UMass | Joe Smith swats the layup by Arturo Castro | 9-10 |
| 16:15 | Dayton | Scott Kocher gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 16:08 | Dayton | Joe Smith misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by James Slayton - foul #1 on James Slayton, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | UMass | John Nolen (PG), Manuel Delaune (SF) Edmond Nadeau, Billy Harriss | |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Painter (SG) Louis Tran | |
| 16:08 | Dayton | Joe Smith misses the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 16:08 | Dayton | Joe Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 16:08 | Dayton | Jeffrey Remer pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 15:48 | Dayton | Joe Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 9-10 |
| 15:47 | UMass | Manuel Delaune snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Nolen (fresh) SG - Arturo Castro (fresh) SF - Manuel Delaune (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Goodson (fresh) C - James Slayton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ernest Regalado (fresh) SG - Kevin Painter (fresh) SF - Scott Kocher (fresh) PF - Joe Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Remer (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | UMass | Arturo Castro scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by John Nolen | 11-10 |
| 15:27 | Dayton | Joe Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Harold Goodson - foul #1 on Harold Goodson, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Gray (SG), Dick Almanza (PF) Arturo Castro, James Slayton | |
| Subs | Dayton | Steven Kidwell (PG), Albert Bishop (SF), Rickey Clapper (C) Kevin Painter, Scott Kocher, Jeffrey Remer | |
| 15:27 | Dayton | Joe Smith makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 15:27 | Dayton | Joe Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 15:27 | UMass | Harold Goodson gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 15:04 | UMass | Manuel Delaune misses the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Steven Kidwell - foul #1 on Steven Kidwell, team foul #1 | 11-11 |
| Subs | UMass | Garf Brilowski (C) Harold Goodson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Scott Kocher (PF) Joe Smith | |
| 15:04 | UMass | Manuel Delaune misses the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 15:04 | UMass | Manuel Delaune makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 14:49 | Dayton | Albert Bishop knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Scott Kocher | 12-14 |
| 14:28 | UMass | Garf Brilowski misses the driving attempt from the left block | 12-14 |
| 14:26 | UMass | Garf Brilowski tips it back up and in | 14-14 |
| 14:11 | Dayton | A charge is called on Rickey Clapper - foul #1 on Rickey Clapper, team foul #2 | 14-14 |
| Subs | UMass | Arturo Castro (PG), Billy Harriss (SF), Harold Goodson (PF) John Nolen, Manuel Delaune, Dick Almanza | |
| Subs | Dayton | Louis Tran (SG) Ernest Regalado | |
| 14:00 | UMass | Harold Goodson can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 14-14 |
| 13:58 | Dayton | Rickey Clapper grabs the board | 14-14 |
| 13:40 | Dayton | Albert Bishop makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Louis Tran | 14-17 |
| 13:28 | UMass | Rickey Clapper steals the ball from Harold Goodson | 14-17 |
| 13:17 | Dayton | Louis Tran misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-17 |
| 13:15 | Dayton | Albert Bishop snags the offensive board | 14-17 |
| 13:10 | Dayton | Scott Kocher's pass is intercepted by Anthony Gray | 14-17 |
| 13:07 | UMass | Anthony Gray lays it up and in | 16-17 |
| 12:42 | Dayton | Albert Bishop misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-17 |
| 12:41 | UMass | Garf Brilowski gets the rebound | 16-17 |
| 12:37 | UMass | Anthony Gray hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-17 |
| 12:35 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Harriss | 16-17 |
| 12:18 | UMass | Rickey Clapper is called for the reach on Billy Harriss - foul #2 on Rickey Clapper, team foul #3 | 16-17 |
| Subs | UMass | John Nolen (PG), Manuel Delaune (SF), Dick Almanza (PF), James Slayton (C) Anthony Gray, Billy Harriss, Harold Goodson, Garf Brilowski | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ernest Regalado (PG), Douglas Richardson (SF), Joe Smith (PF), Jeffrey Remer (C) Steven Kidwell, Albert Bishop, Scott Kocher, Rickey Clapper | |
| 12:00 | UMass | James Slayton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 16-17 |
| 11:58 | UMass | James Slayton tips it back up and in | 18-17 |
| 11:44 | Dayton | Ernest Regalado hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Dick Almanza - foul #1 on Dick Almanza, team foul #5 | 18-17 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Painter (SG) Louis Tran | |
| 11:44 | Dayton | Ernest Regalado makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 11:44 | Dayton | Ernest Regalado makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Nolen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arturo Castro (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Manuel Delaune (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dick Almanza (fresh) C - James Slayton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ernest Regalado (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Painter (fresh) SF - Douglas Richardson (fresh) PF - Joe Smith (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jeffrey Remer (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | UMass | James Slayton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-19 |
| 11:24 | Dayton | Kevin Painter pulls down the rebound | 18-19 |
| 11:15 | Dayton | Arturo Castro steps in front of the Kevin Painter pass | 18-19 |
| 10:51 | UMass | John Nolen comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 18-19 |
| 10:50 | UMass | Arturo Castro misses the tip | 18-19 |
| 10:48 | Dayton | Joe Smith snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| 10:30 | Dayton | Kevin Painter is whistled for traveling | 18-19 |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Gray (SG), Harold Goodson (C) Arturo Castro, James Slayton | |
| Subs | Dayton | Louis Tran (SG), Scott Kocher (SF) Kevin Painter, Douglas Richardson | |
| 10:09 | UMass | Anthony Gray misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-19 |
| 10:07 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Ernest Regalado | 18-19 |
| 09:51 | Dayton | Ernest Regalado can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-19 |
| 09:49 | UMass | Dick Almanza gets the rebound | 18-19 |
| 09:44 | UMass | Louis Tran takes the ball from John Nolen | 18-19 |
| 09:40 | Dayton | Louis Tran lays it up and in | 18-21 |
| 09:33 | UMass | Jeffrey Remer steals the ball from Manuel Delaune | 18-21 |
| 09:28 | Dayton | Manuel Delaune is called for the reach on Louis Tran - foul #2 on Manuel Delaune, team foul #6 | 18-21 |
| Subs | UMass | Arturo Castro (PG), Billy Harriss (SF), Garf Brilowski (C) John Nolen, Manuel Delaune, Dick Almanza | |
| Subs | Dayton | Steven Kidwell (PG), Albert Bishop (SF) Ernest Regalado, Jeffrey Remer | |
| 09:13 | Dayton | Albert Bishop makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Louis Tran and the foul's on Billy Harriss - foul #1 on Billy Harriss, team foul #7 | 18-23 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Douglas Richardson (PF) Joe Smith | |
| 09:13 | Dayton | Albert Bishop makes the free throw | 18-24 |
| 09:02 | UMass | Billy Harriss misses the lay-in | 18-24 |
| 09:00 | Dayton | Scott Kocher grabs the board | 18-24 |
| 08:53 | Dayton | Douglas Richardson's fadeaway is rejected by Harold Goodson | 18-24 |
| 08:51 | UMass | Billy Harriss pulls down the rebound | 18-24 |
| 08:46 | UMass | Billy Harriss misses short on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Albert Bishop - foul #1 on Albert Bishop, team foul #4 | 18-24 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Painter (SG) Louis Tran | |
| 08:46 | UMass | Billy Harriss misses the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 08:46 | UMass | Billy Harriss makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 08:26 | Dayton | Kevin Painter connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Albert Bishop | 19-26 |
| 08:02 | UMass | Harold Goodson misses long on a turnaround from close range | 19-26 |
| 08:01 | Dayton | Albert Bishop pulls down the rebound | 19-26 |
| 07:46 | Dayton | Scott Kocher is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Scott Kocher, team foul #5 | 19-26 |
| Subs | UMass | John Nolen (PG), Robert Reeser (PF), James Slayton (C) Anthony Gray, Harold Goodson, Garf Brilowski | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ernest Regalado (PG), Louis Tran (SG), Joe Smith (PF), Jeffrey Remer (C) Steven Kidwell, Kevin Painter, Douglas Richardson, Scott Kocher | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Nolen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arturo Castro (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Billy Harriss (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Reeser (fresh) C - James Slayton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ernest Regalado (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Louis Tran (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Albert Bishop (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Remer (fresh) | |
| 07:18 | UMass | Arturo Castro is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Remer - foul #1 on Jeffrey Remer, team foul #6 | 19-26 |
| Subs | UMass | Edmond Nadeau (SG), Dick Almanza (PF) Arturo Castro, Robert Reeser | |
| Subs | Dayton | Douglas Richardson (SF) Albert Bishop | |
| 07:00 | UMass | Dick Almanza is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Remer - foul #2 on Jeffrey Remer, team foul #7 | 19-26 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Reeser (C) Billy Harriss | |
| Subs | Dayton | Juan Hernandez (PG) Jeffrey Remer | |
| 07:00 | UMass | Dick Almanza makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 07:00 | UMass | Dick Almanza misses the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 07:00 | Dayton | Joe Smith grabs the board | 20-26 |
| 06:43 | Dayton | Joe Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-26 |
| Subs | UMass | Harold Goodson (C) Robert Reeser | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 06:26 | UMass | Harold Goodson blows the layup | 20-26 |
| 06:25 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Joe Smith | 20-26 |
| 06:06 | Dayton | Ernest Regalado buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Louis Tran | 20-29 |
| 05:58 | UMass | Harold Goodson drills a 3 from straight away set up by John Nolen | 23-29 |
| 05:44 | Dayton | Louis Tran is fouled on the floor by James Slayton - foul #2 on James Slayton, team foul #8 | 23-29 |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Gray (SG), Arturo Castro (SF), Garf Brilowski (C) Edmond Nadeau, James Slayton, Dick Almanza | |
| Subs | Dayton | Steven Kidwell (PG), Albert Bishop (SF), Scott Kocher (C) Juan Hernandez, Ernest Regalado, Douglas Richardson | |
| 05:44 | Dayton | Louis Tran makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 05:44 | Dayton | Louis Tran makes the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 05:30 | UMass | Arturo Castro blows the layup | 23-31 |
| 05:29 | Dayton | Louis Tran snags the defensive board | 23-31 |
| 05:12 | Dayton | Albert Bishop is whistled for traveling | 23-31 |
| Subs | UMass | Billy Harriss (SF), Robert Reeser (PF) John Nolen, Harold Goodson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Painter (SG) Louis Tran | |
| 04:54 | UMass | Arturo Castro's pass is intercepted by Joe Smith | 23-31 |
| 04:29 | Dayton | Joe Smith drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Steven Kidwell | 23-33 |
| 04:17 | UMass | Anthony Gray is fouled on the floor by Albert Bishop - foul #2 on Albert Bishop, team foul #8 | 23-33 |
| Subs | UMass | John Nolen (PG), Dick Almanza (PF) Billy Harriss, Robert Reeser | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ernest Regalado (SF), Douglas Richardson (PF) Albert Bishop, Joe Smith | |
| 04:17 | UMass | Anthony Gray makes the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 04:17 | UMass | Anthony Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 04:01 | Dayton | Kevin Painter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-33 |
| 03:59 | Dayton | Scott Kocher tips it home | 25-35 |
| 03:41 | UMass | Arturo Castro hits a jumper from the right side | 27-35 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Nolen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Anthony Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arturo Castro (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dick Almanza (fresh) 1 pts. C - Garf Brilowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Steven Kidwell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Painter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ernest Regalado (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Douglas Richardson (fresh) C - Scott Kocher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Dayton | Anthony Gray picks off the pass by Ernest Regalado | 27-35 |
| 03:21 | UMass | John Nolen blows the layup | 27-35 |
| 03:20 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Arturo Castro | 27-35 |
| 03:06 | UMass | Arturo Castro misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-35 |
| 03:05 | UMass | Anthony Gray pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 02:48 | UMass | John Nolen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-35 |
| 02:47 | Dayton | Scott Kocher grabs the board | 27-35 |
| 02:25 | Dayton | Steven Kidwell clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-35 |
| 02:24 | UMass | John Nolen snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 02:18 | UMass | Arturo Castro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Edmond Nadeau (PG), Dennis Moller (SG), Manuel Delaune (SF), Harold Goodson (PF), James Slayton (C) John Nolen, Anthony Gray, Arturo Castro, Dick Almanza, Garf Brilowski | |
| Subs | Dayton | Louis Tran (SG), Albert Bishop (SF), Joe Smith (PF), Rickey Clapper (C) Steven Kidwell, Kevin Painter, Douglas Richardson, Scott Kocher | |
| 01:54 | Dayton | Louis Tran makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Ernest Regalado | 27-37 |
| 01:39 | UMass | Joe Smith steals it from Harold Goodson | 27-37 |
| 01:16 | Dayton | Albert Bishop connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Louis Tran | 27-39 |
| 00:58 | UMass | James Slayton buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Edmond Nadeau | 29-39 |
| 00:38 | Dayton | Ernest Regalado drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Albert Bishop and he's fouled by Manuel Delaune - foul #3 on Manuel Delaune, team foul #9 | 29-41 |
| Subs | UMass | John Nolen (PG), Anthony Gray (SG), Arturo Castro (SF) Edmond Nadeau, Dennis Moller, Manuel Delaune | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:38 | Dayton | Ernest Regalado makes the free throw | 29-42 |
| 00:22 | UMass | Joe Smith is called for the reach on Harold Goodson - foul #1 on Joe Smith, team foul #9 | 29-42 |
| Subs | UMass | Dick Almanza (PF) James Slayton | |
| Subs | Dayton | Steven Kidwell (PG) Ernest Regalado | |
| 00:22 | UMass | Harold Goodson makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 00:22 | UMass | Harold Goodson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 00:05 | Dayton | Joe Smith misses the lay-in but the foul's on Dick Almanza - foul #2 on Dick Almanza, team foul #10 | 31-42 |
| 00:05 | Dayton | Joe Smith makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 00:05 | Dayton | Joe Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 00:01 | UMass | Arturo Castro drills a driving attempt in the paint | 33-44 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Steven Kidwell can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 33-44 |