| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jack Saunders (fresh) SG - Thomas Newton (fresh) SF - Rickie Merritt (fresh) PF - Andrew Burpo (fresh) C - John Coffey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Aubrey Dacus (fresh) SG - Dale Esposito (fresh) SF - Richard Edwards (fresh) PF - Javier Romero (fresh) C - Jeremy Wakeman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman 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 | UMass | Dale Esposito misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Dayton | John Coffey snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Dayton | Jack Saunders hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Coffey | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | UMass | John Coffey is called for the reach on Jeremy Wakeman - foul #1 on John Coffey, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | UMass | Richard Edwards can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman can't tip it in | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Dayton | John Coffey gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Dayton | Rickie Merritt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | UMass | Jack Saunders picks off the pass by Dale Esposito | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Dayton | Thomas Newton banks in the layup set up by Jack Saunders | 4-0 |
| 18:16 | UMass | Dale Esposito knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Aubrey Dacus | 4-3 |
| 17:56 | Dayton | Jack Saunders misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 17:55 | UMass | Javier Romero pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:50 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Andrew Burpo - foul #1 on Andrew Burpo, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| 17:50 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:50 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:34 | Dayton | Aubrey Dacus steals the ball from Jack Saunders | 4-5 |
| 17:11 | UMass | Dale Esposito travels with the ball | 4-5 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kenneth Song (SF), Bert Jackson (PF), Johnny Smith (C) Rickie Merritt, Andrew Burpo, John Coffey | |
| Subs | UMass | David Joseph (SF), Sebastian Yeldell (PF) Richard Edwards, Javier Romero | |
| 17:09 | Dayton | Aubrey Dacus steps in front of the Jack Saunders pass in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| 16:58 | UMass | Johnny Smith steps in front of the Sebastian Yeldell pass | 4-5 |
| 16:36 | Dayton | Kenneth Song clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 16:35 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:27 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman comes up short on the jumper from close range | 4-5 |
| 16:26 | UMass | Sebastian Yeldell snags the offensive board | 4-5 |
| 16:10 | UMass | Dale Esposito can't connect on a floater from close range but the foul's on Bert Jackson - foul #1 on Bert Jackson, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano (PG), Jeremy Sanders (SF) Jack Saunders, Thomas Newton | |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), Javier Romero (PF) Aubrey Dacus, Jeremy Wakeman | |
| 16:10 | UMass | Dale Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:10 | UMass | Dale Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:50 | Dayton | Jeremy Sanders is called for traveling | 4-7 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rickie Merritt (SF), Andrew Burpo (PF), John Coffey (C) Jeremy Sanders, Bert Jackson, Johnny Smith | |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Brown (C) Dale Esposito | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Cleveland Galeano (fresh) SG - Kenneth Song (fresh) SF - Rickie Merritt (fresh) PF - Andrew Burpo (fresh) C - John Coffey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tom Simon (fresh) SG - David Joseph (fresh) SF - Sebastian Yeldell (fresh) PF - Javier Romero (fresh) C - Charles Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | UMass | Tom Simon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 15:31 | Dayton | John Coffey grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 15:08 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Andrew Burpo | 6-7 |
| 15:03 | UMass | Tom Simon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-7 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | UMass | Aubrey Dacus (PG), Richard Edwards (SF) Tom Simon, Sebastian Yeldell | |
| 14:50 | Dayton | David Joseph is called for the reach on Kenneth Song - foul #1 on David Joseph, team foul #1 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Newton (SG) Kenneth Song | |
| Subs | UMass | Alberto Bianchi (PF) Javier Romero | |
| 14:45 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Coffey | 9-7 |
| 14:40 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Joseph | 9-10 |
| 14:33 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Cleveland Galeano | 11-10 |
| 14:13 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus double dribbles | 11-10 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Saunders (PG), Kenneth Song (SF), Bert Jackson (PF), Johnny Smith (C) Cleveland Galeano, Rickie Merritt, Andrew Burpo, John Coffey | |
| Subs | UMass | Dale Esposito (SG), Jeremy Wakeman (C) Alberto Bianchi, Charles Brown | |
| 13:55 | Dayton | Bert Jackson misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 13:54 | Dayton | Thomas Newton misses the tip | 11-10 |
| 13:52 | Dayton | Thomas Newton misses the tip | 11-10 |
| 13:50 | UMass | David Joseph gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:45 | UMass | Dale Esposito hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 13:43 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman tips it back up and in | 11-12 |
| 13:24 | Dayton | Jack Saunders misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 11-12 |
| 13:23 | Dayton | Johnny Smith snags the offensive board | 11-12 |
| 13:07 | Dayton | Thomas Newton clanks a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Dale Esposito - foul #1 on Dale Esposito, team foul #2 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | UMass | Sebastian Yeldell (SF), Javier Romero (PF) Richard Edwards, David Joseph | |
| 13:07 | Dayton | Thomas Newton makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:07 | Dayton | Thomas Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 12:58 | UMass | Dale Esposito buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Aubrey Dacus | 13-15 |
| 12:49 | Dayton | Bert Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-15 |
| Subs | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano (PG), Rickie Merritt (SF), John Coffey (C) Jack Saunders, Thomas Newton, Johnny Smith | |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG) Aubrey Dacus | |
| 12:21 | UMass | Javier Romero connects on the shot from the free throw line | 13-17 |
| 12:10 | Dayton | Javier Romero swats the shot by Bert Jackson | 13-17 |
| 12:08 | UMass | The rebound goes to Sebastian Yeldell | 13-17 |
| 11:55 | UMass | Dale Esposito is fouled on the floor by Rickie Merritt - foul #1 on Rickie Merritt, team foul #4 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Dayton | Johnny Smith (SG), Andrew Burpo (PF) Kenneth Song, Bert Jackson | |
| Subs | UMass | Aubrey Dacus (PG), David Joseph (SF) Dale Esposito, Jeremy Wakeman | |
| 11:50 | UMass | John Coffey steals it from David Joseph | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Cleveland Galeano (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Smith (fresh) SF - Rickie Merritt (fresh) PF - Andrew Burpo (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Coffey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Aubrey Dacus (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tom Simon (fresh) SF - David Joseph (fresh) PF - Javier Romero (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sebastian Yeldell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Dayton | Javier Romero picks off the pass by Cleveland Galeano | 13-17 |
| 11:07 | UMass | Tom Simon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-17 |
| 11:05 | Dayton | John Coffey pulls down the rebound | 13-17 |
| 10:49 | Dayton | John Coffey's fadeaway is rejected by Javier Romero | 13-17 |
| 10:48 | UMass | Javier Romero grabs the board | 13-17 |
| 10:43 | UMass | Tom Simon is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Tom Simon, team foul #3 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Saunders (PG), Thomas Newton (SG), Kenneth Song (SF) Cleveland Galeano, Rickie Merritt, John Coffey | |
| Subs | UMass | Dale Esposito (SG), Richard Edwards (SF), Jeremy Wakeman (C) Tom Simon, Javier Romero, Sebastian Yeldell | |
| 10:25 | Dayton | Dale Esposito picks off the pass by Andrew Burpo | 13-17 |
| 10:21 | UMass | Dale Esposito clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-17 |
| 10:20 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman tips it back up and in | 13-19 |
| 10:06 | Dayton | Johnny Smith can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 13-19 |
| 10:04 | UMass | David Joseph gets the rebound | 13-19 |
| 09:59 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Richard Edwards | 13-22 |
| 09:46 | Dayton | Johnny Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-22 |
| 09:44 | Dayton | Thomas Newton tips it in | 15-22 |
| 09:32 | UMass | Andrew Burpo is called for the reach on David Joseph - foul #2 on Andrew Burpo, team foul #5 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bert Jackson (PF) Andrew Burpo | |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), Javier Romero (PF) Aubrey Dacus, David Joseph | |
| 09:11 | UMass | Johnny Smith steps in front of the Tom Simon pass | 15-22 |
| 08:50 | Dayton | Thomas Newton makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Kenneth Song | 18-22 |
| 08:34 | UMass | Richard Edwards can't finish the layup | 18-22 |
| 08:32 | Dayton | Jack Saunders grabs the board | 18-22 |
| 08:28 | Dayton | Jack Saunders clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Javier Romero - foul #1 on Javier Romero, team foul #4 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rickie Merritt (SF), Jeremy Sanders (PF), John Coffey (C) Kenneth Song, Bert Jackson, Johnny Smith | |
| Subs | UMass | Aubrey Dacus (PG), David Joseph (SF), Sebastian Yeldell (C) Dale Esposito, Richard Edwards, Jeremy Wakeman | |
| 08:28 | Dayton | Jack Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 08:28 | Dayton | Jack Saunders misses the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 08:28 | UMass | Javier Romero grabs the defensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 08:07 | UMass | Tom Simon drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Aubrey Dacus | 19-25 |
| 07:57 | Dayton | Rickie Merritt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-25 |
| Subs | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano (PG) Jack Saunders | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Bennet (SF), Charles Brown (C) Tom Simon, Javier Romero | |
| 07:30 | UMass | Charles Brown drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-28 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Cleveland Galeano (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Newton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Rickie Merritt (fresh) PF - Jeremy Sanders (fresh) C - John Coffey (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Aubrey Dacus (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Joseph (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Steven Bennet (fresh) PF - Sebastian Yeldell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Brown (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:06 | Dayton | Jeremy Sanders comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-28 |
| 07:04 | UMass | Sebastian Yeldell pulls down the rebound | 19-28 |
| 06:35 | UMass | Steven Bennet is called for traveling | 19-28 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kenneth Song (SG), Bert Jackson (PF), Johnny Smith (C) Thomas Newton, Rickie Merritt, John Coffey | |
| Subs | UMass | Dale Esposito (SG), Richard Edwards (SF), Javier Romero (PF), Jeremy Wakeman (C) David Joseph, Steven Bennet, Sebastian Yeldell, Charles Brown | |
| 06:11 | Dayton | Bert Jackson misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Javier Romero - foul #2 on Javier Romero, team foul #5 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Saunders (PG) Jeremy Sanders | |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), David Joseph (PF) Aubrey Dacus, Javier Romero | |
| 06:11 | Dayton | Bert Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 06:11 | Dayton | Bert Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 06:11 | UMass | David Joseph grabs the board | 20-28 |
| 06:07 | UMass | Richard Edwards comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Bert Jackson - foul #2 on Bert Jackson, team foul #6 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeremy Sanders (PF) Bert Jackson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 06:07 | UMass | Richard Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 06:07 | UMass | Richard Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 05:45 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Jack Saunders | 22-30 |
| 05:33 | UMass | Dale Esposito knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by David Joseph | 22-33 |
| 05:14 | Dayton | David Joseph steals it from Johnny Smith | 22-33 |
| 04:59 | UMass | David Joseph knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Dale Esposito | 22-35 |
| 04:45 | Dayton | Jeremy Sanders misses the jump hook in the lane | 22-35 |
| 04:44 | UMass | David Joseph snags the defensive board | 22-35 |
| 04:32 | UMass | Cleveland Galeano is called for the reach on Richard Edwards - foul #1 on Cleveland Galeano, team foul #7 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Newton (SG), Rickie Merritt (SF), John Coffey (C) Jack Saunders, Cleveland Galeano, Johnny Smith | |
| Subs | UMass | Aubrey Dacus (PG), Sebastian Yeldell (PF) Tom Simon, David Joseph | |
| 04:32 | UMass | Richard Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 22-35 |
| 04:32 | Dayton | The rebound goes to John Coffey | 22-35 |
| 04:10 | Dayton | Sebastian Yeldell is called for the reach on Thomas Newton - foul #1 on Sebastian Yeldell, team foul #6 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | UMass | David Joseph (SF), Charles Brown (C) Richard Edwards, Jeremy Wakeman | |
| 03:53 | Dayton | Sebastian Yeldell takes the ball from John Coffey | 22-35 |
| 03:37 | UMass | Kenneth Song is called for the reach on Aubrey Dacus - foul #1 on Kenneth Song, team foul #8 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano (PG), Andrew Burpo (PF) Kenneth Song, Jeremy Sanders | |
| Subs | UMass | Javier Romero (PF) Dale Esposito | |
| 03:37 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus makes the 1st free throw | 22-36 |
| 03:37 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus makes the 2nd free throw | 22-37 |
| 03:19 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano is hacked by Charles Brown - foul #1 on Charles Brown, team foul #7 | 22-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (SG) Charles Brown | |
| 03:19 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano makes the 1st free throw | 23-37 |
| 03:19 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano makes the 2nd free throw | 24-37 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Cleveland Galeano (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Newton (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Rickie Merritt (fresh) PF - Andrew Burpo (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Coffey (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Aubrey Dacus (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tom Simon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Joseph (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Javier Romero (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Sebastian Yeldell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:52 | UMass | Javier Romero misses badly on a floater from the left block | 24-37 |
| 02:50 | Dayton | The rebound goes to John Coffey | 24-37 |
| 02:38 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo double dribbles | 24-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Saunders (PG), Kenneth Song (SF), Bert Jackson (C) Thomas Newton, Rickie Merritt, John Coffey | |
| Subs | UMass | Dale Esposito (SG), Jeremy Wakeman (C) Tom Simon, Sebastian Yeldell | |
| 02:25 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's fouled by Kenneth Song - foul #2 on Kenneth Song, team foul #9 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Edwards (SF) David Joseph | |
| 02:25 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus misses the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 02:25 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus misses the 2nd free throw | 24-37 |
| 02:25 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus makes the 3rd free throw | 24-38 |
| 02:23 | Dayton | Aubrey Dacus is called for the reach on Jack Saunders in the backcourt - foul #1 on Aubrey Dacus, team foul #8 | 24-38 |
| 02:23 | Dayton | Jack Saunders misses the 1st free throw | 24-38 |
| 02:23 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman grabs the defensive rebound | 24-38 |
| 02:10 | UMass | Richard Edwards lays it up and in on a great pass from Aubrey Dacus | 24-40 |
| 01:53 | Dayton | Jack Saunders is hacked by Aubrey Dacus - foul #2 on Aubrey Dacus, team foul #9 | 24-40 |
| 01:53 | Dayton | Jack Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 25-40 |
| 01:53 | Dayton | Jack Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 26-40 |
| 01:36 | UMass | Dale Esposito misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-40 |
| 01:35 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Andrew Burpo | 26-40 |
| 01:30 | Dayton | Jack Saunders buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-40 |
| 01:09 | UMass | Dale Esposito buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Edwards | 29-43 |
| 00:50 | Dayton | Kenneth Song buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jack Saunders | 32-43 |
| 00:38 | UMass | Dale Esposito can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-43 |
| 00:36 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman tips it back up and in | 32-45 |
| 00:32 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-45 |
| 00:30 | Dayton | Kenneth Song pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-45 |
| 00:02 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo misses short on a 3 from straight away | 32-45 |
| 00:01 | Dayton | Kenneth Song grabs the offensive rebound | 32-45 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | The clock runs out | 32-45 |