| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carl Cline (fresh) SG - Sammy Bower (fresh) SF - Joseph Dauphin (fresh) PF - Aaron Allen (fresh) C - Clarence Cushman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Bradley Billips (fresh) SG - Robert Kyle (fresh) SF - Casey Kunz (fresh) PF - Stacey Henry (fresh) C - Jeffrey Wright (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | UMass | Casey Kunz pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | UMass | The short jumper by Jeffrey Wright is denied by Clarence Cushman | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Dayton | Aaron Allen pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Dayton | Sammy Bower comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | UMass | Stacey Henry snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | UMass | Bradley Billips scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Aaron Allen - foul #1 on Aaron Allen, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | UMass | Bradley Billips makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:44 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin misses long on a runner in the lane | 0-3 |
| 18:42 | UMass | Stacey Henry pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:22 | UMass | Bradley Billips misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 0-3 |
| 18:21 | Dayton | Sammy Bower pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:03 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Carl Cline | 2-3 |
| 17:45 | UMass | Jeffrey Wright's pass is intercepted by Carl Cline | 2-3 |
| 17:40 | Dayton | Aaron Allen lays it up and in on a nice dish by Carl Cline | 4-3 |
| 17:25 | UMass | Stacey Henry makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Bradley Billips | 4-6 |
| 17:01 | Dayton | Sammy Bower misses the easy layup | 4-6 |
| 16:59 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin hits the follow up shot | 6-6 |
| 16:35 | UMass | Stacey Henry misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Aaron Allen - foul #2 on Aaron Allen, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Sims (PG), Lee Davis (SG), Steven Nelson (SF), Christopher Sullivan (PF), Philip Erlandson (C) Carl Cline, Sammy Bower, Joseph Dauphin, Aaron Allen, Clarence Cushman | |
| Subs | UMass | Herbert Eaton (PG), Todd Gale (SG), Alfredo Soto (SF), James McCrumb (C) Bradley Billips, Robert Kyle, Casey Kunz, Jeffrey Wright | |
| 16:35 | UMass | Stacey Henry makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:35 | UMass | Stacey Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 16:21 | Dayton | Steven Nelson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on James McCrumb - foul #1 on James McCrumb, team foul #1 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | UMass | Dino Greco (C) Stacey Henry | |
| 16:21 | Dayton | Steven Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 16:21 | Dayton | Steven Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 16:21 | UMass | Alfredo Soto grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 16:16 | UMass | Herbert Eaton knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Todd Gale | 6-11 |
| 16:01 | Dayton | Steven Nelson lays it up and in set up by Michael Sims and he's hacked by Todd Gale - foul #1 on Todd Gale, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| 16:01 | Dayton | Steven Nelson makes the free throw | 9-11 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Sims (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lee Davis (fresh) PF - Christopher Sullivan (fresh) C - Philip Erlandson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Herbert Eaton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Todd Gale (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alfredo Soto (fresh) PF - James McCrumb (fresh) C - Dino Greco (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | UMass | James McCrumb misses the easy layup | 9-11 |
| 15:37 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to James McCrumb | 9-11 |
| 15:31 | UMass | Todd Gale hits the finger roll | 9-13 |
| 15:22 | Dayton | Steven Nelson buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Michael Sims | 11-13 |
| 15:05 | UMass | Alfredo Soto hits a jumper near the basket set up by Todd Gale | 11-15 |
| 14:49 | Dayton | Christopher Sullivan lays it up and in | 13-15 |
| 14:32 | UMass | Todd Gale misses badly on a floater in the paint | 13-15 |
| 14:30 | Dayton | Lee Davis gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| 14:15 | Dayton | Christopher Sullivan is fouled on the floor by James McCrumb - foul #2 on James McCrumb, team foul #3 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Cline (PG), Sammy Bower (SG), Joseph Dauphin (SF), Clarence Cushman (C) Michael Sims, Steven Nelson, Lee Davis, Philip Erlandson | |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Billips (PG), Robert Kyle (SG), Casey Kunz (SF), Stacey Henry (PF), Jeffrey Wright (C) Herbert Eaton, Todd Gale, Alfredo Soto, James McCrumb, Dino Greco | |
| 14:01 | Dayton | Christopher Sullivan clanks a jumper in the lane | 13-15 |
| 14:00 | UMass | Stacey Henry grabs the board | 13-15 |
| 13:55 | UMass | Bradley Billips drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Jeffrey Wright | 13-17 |
| 13:39 | Dayton | Carl Cline is whistled for a carry | 13-17 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lee Davis (PF) Christopher Sullivan | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 13:30 | UMass | Stacey Henry can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-17 |
| 13:29 | UMass | Casey Kunz snags the offensive board | 13-17 |
| 13:10 | UMass | Robert Kyle loses the dribble to Clarence Cushman | 13-17 |
| 13:04 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin blows the layup but the foul's on Casey Kunz - foul #1 on Casey Kunz, team foul #4 | 13-17 |
| 13:04 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 13:04 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 12:54 | UMass | Jeffrey Wright connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bradley Billips | 15-19 |
| 12:42 | Dayton | Lee Davis misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-19 |
| 12:41 | UMass | Jeffrey Wright snags the defensive board | 15-19 |
| 12:37 | UMass | Bradley Billips misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 15-19 |
| 12:35 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman snags the defensive board | 15-19 |
| 12:31 | Dayton | Casey Kunz steals it from Carl Cline | 15-19 |
| 12:06 | UMass | Stacey Henry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-19 |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Sullivan (PF) Sammy Bower | |
| Subs | UMass | Herbert Eaton (SG), Todd Gale (SF), Alfredo Soto (PF) Robert Kyle, Casey Kunz, Stacey Henry | |
| 11:47 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-19 |
| 11:46 | Dayton | Christopher Sullivan snags the offensive board | 15-19 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carl Cline (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lee Davis (fresh) SF - Joseph Dauphin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clarence Cushman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Bradley Billips (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Eaton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Todd Gale (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Alfredo Soto (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Wright (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Joseph Dauphin, team foul #3 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Dayton | Philip Erlandson (PF) Joseph Dauphin | |
| Subs | UMass | John Newby (SF), Dino Greco (C) Bradley Billips, Jeffrey Wright | |
| 11:17 | UMass | Carl Cline steps in front of the Todd Gale pass | 15-19 |
| 11:14 | Dayton | Carl Cline lays it in | 17-19 |
| 11:03 | UMass | John Newby is fouled on the floor by Lee Davis - foul #1 on Lee Davis, team foul #4 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Sims (PG), Steven Nelson (SF) Carl Cline, Clarence Cushman | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 10:47 | UMass | Alfredo Soto drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Todd Gale | 17-21 |
| 10:25 | Dayton | The short jumper by Steven Nelson is denied by Dino Greco | 17-21 |
| 10:23 | Dayton | Lee Davis tips it but misses | 17-21 |
| 10:21 | UMass | Dino Greco snags the defensive board | 17-21 |
| 10:15 | UMass | Todd Gale comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Philip Erlandson - foul #1 on Philip Erlandson, team foul #5 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Cline (PG), Sammy Bower (SG), Joseph Dauphin (SF) Michael Sims, Lee Davis, Steven Nelson | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Kyle (SG), Casey Kunz (SF), Stacey Henry (PF), Jeffrey Wright (C) Herbert Eaton, John Newby, Alfredo Soto, Dino Greco | |
| 10:15 | UMass | Todd Gale makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 10:15 | UMass | Todd Gale misses the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 10:15 | Dayton | Christopher Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 10:02 | Dayton | Sammy Bower misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 17-22 |
| 10:01 | UMass | Jeffrey Wright snags the defensive board | 17-22 |
| 09:56 | UMass | Todd Gale blows the layup but he's hacked by Carl Cline - foul #1 on Carl Cline, team foul #6 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Dayton | Clarence Cushman (C) Christopher Sullivan | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 09:56 | UMass | Todd Gale makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 09:56 | UMass | Todd Gale misses the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 09:56 | Dayton | Philip Erlandson grabs the defensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 09:45 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeffrey Wright - foul #1 on Jeffrey Wright, team foul #5 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Billips (PG) Todd Gale | |
| 09:45 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 09:45 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 09:31 | UMass | Robert Kyle can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 19-23 |
| 09:30 | UMass | Jeffrey Wright hits the follow up shot | 19-25 |
| 09:03 | Dayton | Philip Erlandson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 19-25 |
| 09:02 | UMass | Robert Kyle gets the rebound | 19-25 |
| 08:47 | UMass | Casey Kunz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 19-25 |
| 08:46 | UMass | Jeffrey Wright tips it in | 19-27 |
| 08:31 | Dayton | Sammy Bower is hacked by Casey Kunz - foul #2 on Casey Kunz, team foul #6 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Sims (PG), Lee Davis (SF), Christopher Sullivan (PF) Carl Cline, Joseph Dauphin, Philip Erlandson | |
| Subs | UMass | Alfredo Soto (SF) Casey Kunz | |
| 08:21 | Dayton | Michael Sims is hacked by Robert Kyle - foul #1 on Robert Kyle, team foul #7 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | Steven Nelson (SF) Sammy Bower | |
| Subs | UMass | Herbert Eaton (SG) Robert Kyle | |
| 08:21 | Dayton | Michael Sims misses the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 08:21 | UMass | Jeffrey Wright grabs the board | 19-27 |
| 08:15 | UMass | Bradley Billips makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Jeffrey Wright | 19-29 |
| 07:59 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Jeffrey Wright - foul #2 on Jeffrey Wright, team foul #8 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | UMass | Todd Gale (SF), Dino Greco (C) Stacey Henry, Jeffrey Wright | |
| 07:59 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 07:59 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman makes the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 07:50 | UMass | Alfredo Soto's pass is intercepted by Steven Nelson | 21-29 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Sims (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lee Davis (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Steven Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Cushman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Bradley Billips (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Eaton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Todd Gale (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Alfredo Soto (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dino Greco (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Lee Davis | 23-29 |
| 07:30 | UMass | Todd Gale is whistled for traveling | 23-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Cline (PG) Michael Sims | |
| Subs | UMass | John Newby (SF) Bradley Billips | |
| 07:12 | Dayton | Carl Cline comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-29 |
| 07:10 | UMass | John Newby grabs the board | 23-29 |
| 07:04 | UMass | The short jumper by Todd Gale is denied by Clarence Cushman | 23-29 |
| 07:03 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman gets the rebound | 23-29 |
| 06:58 | Dayton | Lee Davis clanks a turnaround in the paint | 23-29 |
| 06:57 | UMass | John Newby grabs the board | 23-29 |
| 06:38 | UMass | John Newby makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Alfredo Soto | 23-32 |
| 06:11 | Dayton | John Newby picks off the pass by Lee Davis | 23-32 |
| 05:54 | UMass | Dino Greco misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-32 |
| 05:53 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Steven Nelson | 23-32 |
| 05:33 | Dayton | Carl Cline comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 23-32 |
| 05:31 | UMass | Dino Greco snags the defensive board | 23-32 |
| 05:25 | UMass | John Newby scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Herbert Eaton | 23-35 |
| 05:01 | Dayton | Christopher Sullivan connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Lee Davis | 26-35 |
| 04:34 | UMass | Dino Greco throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Sims (PG), Sammy Bower (SG), Joseph Dauphin (SF), Philip Erlandson (PF) Carl Cline, Lee Davis, Steven Nelson, Christopher Sullivan | |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Billips (PG), Robert Kyle (SG), Stacey Henry (PF) Herbert Eaton, John Newby, Dino Greco | |
| 04:23 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-35 |
| 04:22 | UMass | Stacey Henry pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| 04:17 | UMass | Bradley Billips clanks a 3 from straight away | 26-35 |
| 04:15 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Joseph Dauphin | 26-35 |
| 04:02 | Dayton | Michael Sims hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-35 |
| 04:01 | UMass | Alfredo Soto grabs the board | 26-35 |
| 03:55 | UMass | Stacey Henry scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Bradley Billips | 26-37 |
| 03:37 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Sammy Bower | 29-37 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Sims (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Sammy Bower (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Dauphin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Philip Erlandson (fresh) C - Clarence Cushman (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Bradley Billips (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Kyle (fresh) SF - Todd Gale (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Stacey Henry (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Alfredo Soto (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | UMass | Stacey Henry misses the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Philip Erlandson - foul #2 on Philip Erlandson, team foul #7 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Cline (PG), Aaron Allen (PF) Michael Sims, Clarence Cushman | |
| Subs | UMass | Casey Kunz (SF), Jeffrey Wright (C) Todd Gale, Alfredo Soto | |
| 03:15 | UMass | Stacey Henry misses the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 03:15 | UMass | Stacey Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 02:56 | Dayton | Philip Erlandson comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 29-38 |
| 02:54 | Dayton | Aaron Allen misses the tip | 29-38 |
| 02:52 | UMass | The rebound goes to Stacey Henry | 29-38 |
| 02:47 | UMass | Bradley Billips drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Wright | 29-40 |
| 02:30 | Dayton | Carl Cline's pass is intercepted by Bradley Billips | 29-40 |
| 02:16 | UMass | Robert Kyle drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Bradley Billips | 29-43 |
| 02:05 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin's pass is intercepted by Stacey Henry | 29-43 |
| 01:52 | UMass | Robert Kyle clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-43 |
| 01:50 | Dayton | Aaron Allen grabs the board | 29-43 |
| 01:42 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Aaron Allen | 32-43 |
| 01:13 | UMass | Bradley Billips loses the ball out of bounds | 32-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Sims (PG), Lee Davis (SG), Steven Nelson (SF), Christopher Sullivan (C) Carl Cline, Sammy Bower, Joseph Dauphin, Philip Erlandson | |
| Subs | UMass | Herbert Eaton (PG), William Kawamura (SG), John Newby (SF), James McCrumb (PF) Bradley Billips, Robert Kyle, Casey Kunz, Stacey Henry | |
| 00:51 | Dayton | Christopher Sullivan knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Michael Sims | 35-43 |
| 00:43 | UMass | James McCrumb misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-43 |
| 00:41 | UMass | William Kawamura grabs the offensive board | 35-43 |
| 00:18 | UMass | James McCrumb drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by John Newby | 35-46 |
| 00:01 | Dayton | Michael Sims can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-46 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Steven Nelson pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-46 |