| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Stevens (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Larue (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Gildersleeve (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roger Bobb (fresh) 5 pts. C - Gustavo Martin (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Devin Kerley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Robertson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Eric Woodall (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Darrin Ploof (fresh) 5 pts. C - Harold Peaslee (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Eric Woodall inbounds the ball | 22-20 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Dayton | John Robertson misses the 3 from straight away | 22-20 |
| 19:40 | Dayton | Harold Peaslee misses the tip | 22-20 |
| 19:39 | Dayton | John Robertson misses the tip | 22-20 |
| 19:37 | UMass | Gustavo Martin pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| 19:09 | UMass | Wiley Stevens misses short on an open runner in the lane | 22-20 |
| 19:08 | Dayton | Devin Kerley pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| 18:44 | Dayton | John Robertson is fouled on the floor by Michael Larue - foul #2 on Michael Larue, team foul #1 | 22-20 |
| Subs | UMass | Stanley Wadkins (SG), James Reeves (SF), Hai Xie (PF) Michael Larue, Brian Gildersleeve, Roger Bobb | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 18:20 | Dayton | Harold Peaslee makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Woodall | 22-22 |
| 17:52 | UMass | Gustavo Martin's floater is tipped away by Darrin Ploof | 22-22 |
| 17:50 | UMass | Gustavo Martin tips it back up and in | 24-22 |
| 17:32 | Dayton | Eric Woodall buries a jumper near the basket set up by John Robertson and he's hacked by James Reeves - foul #2 on James Reeves, team foul #2 | 24-24 |
| Subs | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz (SG) James Reeves | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 17:32 | Dayton | Eric Woodall makes the free throw | 24-25 |
| 17:06 | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz is called for traveling | 24-25 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Larue (SG), James Reeves (SF) Alfredo Ortiz, Stanley Wadkins | |
| Subs | Dayton | Roger Reliford (SF), Henry Utz (PF), Kenneth Lunsford (C) Eric Woodall, Darrin Ploof, Harold Peaslee | |
| 16:54 | Dayton | Henry Utz's pass is intercepted by Gustavo Martin | 24-25 |
| 16:33 | UMass | Gustavo Martin misses long on a shot near the basket | 24-25 |
| 16:32 | Dayton | John Robertson gets the rebound | 24-25 |
| 16:07 | Dayton | Kenneth Lunsford misses badly on a jumper from close range but the foul's on James Reeves - foul #3 on James Reeves, team foul #3 | 24-25 |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve (SG), Stanley Wadkins (SF), Roger Bobb (PF) Michael Larue, James Reeves, Hai Xie | |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Cooper (PG), Justin Clarke (SG) Devin Kerley, John Robertson | |
| 16:07 | Dayton | Kenneth Lunsford makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 16:07 | Dayton | Kenneth Lunsford makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 15:42 | UMass | Gustavo Martin clanks a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Justin Clarke - foul #1 on Justin Clarke, team foul #1 | 24-27 |
| Subs | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz (SG) Stanley Wadkins | |
| Subs | Dayton | Eric Woodall (SF), Darrin Ploof (PF), Harold Peaslee (C) Roger Reliford, Henry Utz, Kenneth Lunsford | |
| 15:42 | UMass | Gustavo Martin makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 15:42 | UMass | Gustavo Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Stevens (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alfredo Ortiz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Gildersleeve (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roger Bobb (fresh) 5 pts. C - Gustavo Martin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Kevin Cooper (fresh) SG - Justin Clarke (fresh) SF - Eric Woodall (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darrin Ploof (fresh) 5 pts. C - Harold Peaslee (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:16 | Dayton | Darrin Ploof misses short on an open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-27 |
| 15:15 | Dayton | Darrin Ploof tips it but misses | 26-27 |
| 15:14 | UMass | Wiley Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 14:46 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Kevin Cooper - foul #1 on Kevin Cooper, team foul #2 | 26-27 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Larue (SG) Alfredo Ortiz | |
| Subs | Dayton | Devin Kerley (PG), John Robertson (SG) Kevin Cooper, Justin Clarke | |
| 14:46 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 14:46 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 14:25 | Dayton | Devin Kerley is hacked by Gustavo Martin - foul #1 on Gustavo Martin, team foul #4 | 28-27 |
| Subs | UMass | Stanley Wadkins (SF) Brian Gildersleeve | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 14:10 | Dayton | Gustavo Martin is called for the reach on Eric Woodall - foul #2 on Gustavo Martin, team foul #5 | 28-27 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Kenneth Lunsford (C) Harold Peaslee | |
| 13:53 | Dayton | Kenneth Lunsford jams it set up by Devin Kerley | 28-29 |
| 13:48 | UMass | Michael Larue loses the ball out of bounds | 28-29 |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve (SF), Hai Xie (PF) Stanley Wadkins, Roger Bobb | |
| Subs | Dayton | Roger Reliford (SF), Henry Utz (PF) Eric Woodall, Darrin Ploof | |
| 13:31 | Dayton | John Robertson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-29 |
| 13:29 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| 13:25 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 28-29 |
| 13:24 | Dayton | Roger Reliford gets the rebound | 28-29 |
| 13:17 | Dayton | Kenneth Lunsford misses short on a runner from the baseline | 28-29 |
| 13:15 | Dayton | Roger Reliford grabs the offensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 12:52 | Dayton | Brian Gildersleeve picks off the pass by Henry Utz | 28-29 |
| 12:29 | UMass | Michael Larue misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-29 |
| 12:27 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Kenneth Lunsford | 28-29 |
| 11:58 | Dayton | John Robertson scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 11:53 | UMass | Michael Larue connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Wiley Stevens | 31-32 |
| 11:42 | Dayton | Henry Utz connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Devin Kerley | 31-34 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Stevens (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Michael Larue (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Gildersleeve (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Hai Xie (fresh) C - Gustavo Martin (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Devin Kerley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Robertson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Reliford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Utz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Lunsford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | UMass | Gustavo Martin hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Brian Gildersleeve | 33-34 |
| 10:59 | Dayton | Devin Kerley is fouled on the floor by Wiley Stevens - foul #3 on Wiley Stevens, team foul #6 | 33-34 |
| Subs | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz (SG), James Reeves (SF), Roger Bobb (PF), Charles Darley (C) Michael Larue, Brian Gildersleeve, Hai Xie, Gustavo Martin | |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Cooper (PG), Justin Clarke (SG), Eric Woodall (SF), Darrin Ploof (PF), Harold Peaslee (C) Devin Kerley, John Robertson, Roger Reliford, Henry Utz, Kenneth Lunsford | |
| 10:40 | Dayton | Kevin Cooper comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 10:38 | UMass | James Reeves grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 10:30 | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 33-34 |
| 10:28 | Dayton | Darrin Ploof grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 10:03 | Dayton | Harold Peaslee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 33-34 |
| 10:02 | UMass | Charles Darley grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 09:34 | UMass | Darrin Ploof steps in front of the Wiley Stevens pass | 33-34 |
| 09:08 | Dayton | Eric Woodall drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Kevin Cooper | 33-36 |
| 08:53 | UMass | James Reeves is called for traveling | 33-36 |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve (SG), Stanley Wadkins (SF), Gustavo Martin (C) Alfredo Ortiz, James Reeves, Charles Darley | |
| Subs | Dayton | Devin Kerley (PG), John Robertson (SG) Kevin Cooper, Justin Clarke | |
| 08:35 | Dayton | Wiley Stevens steals the ball from Eric Woodall | 33-36 |
| 08:32 | UMass | Wiley Stevens throws it down | 35-36 |
| 08:05 | Dayton | The pull-up jumper by Eric Woodall is blocked by Roger Bobb | 35-36 |
| 08:04 | UMass | Wiley Stevens gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 07:41 | UMass | Wiley Stevens double dribbles | 35-36 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Larue (SG) Brian Gildersleeve | |
| Subs | Dayton | Roger Reliford (SF), Henry Utz (PF), Kenneth Lunsford (C) Eric Woodall, Darrin Ploof, Harold Peaslee | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Stevens (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Larue (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stanley Wadkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Bobb (fresh) 5 pts. C - Gustavo Martin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Devin Kerley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Robertson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Reliford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Utz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Lunsford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Dayton | John Robertson splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Devin Kerley | 35-39 |
| 06:50 | UMass | Michael Larue hits a runner from the right block set up by Gustavo Martin and he's hacked by Devin Kerley - foul #2 on Devin Kerley, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve (SF) Stanley Wadkins | |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Cooper (SG) John Robertson | |
| 06:50 | UMass | Michael Larue makes the free throw | 38-39 |
| 06:21 | Dayton | Kevin Cooper knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Devin Kerley | 38-41 |
| 06:00 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve throws it down | 40-41 |
| 05:38 | Dayton | Kevin Cooper hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 05:37 | UMass | Gustavo Martin pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 05:27 | UMass | Wiley Stevens is called for 10 seconds | 40-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Hai Xie (C) Gustavo Martin | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Robertson (SG), Eric Woodall (SF), Darrin Ploof (PF), Harold Peaslee (C) Devin Kerley, Roger Reliford, Henry Utz, Kenneth Lunsford | |
| 05:06 | Dayton | Eric Woodall blows the dunk but he's fouled by Wiley Stevens - foul #4 on Wiley Stevens, team foul #7 | 40-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Gustavo Martin (C) Hai Xie | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 05:06 | Dayton | Eric Woodall makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 05:06 | Dayton | Eric Woodall makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 04:42 | UMass | Wiley Stevens can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-43 |
| 04:41 | Dayton | The rebound goes to John Robertson | 40-43 |
| 04:22 | Dayton | John Robertson is fouled on the floor by Michael Larue - foul #3 on Michael Larue, team foul #8 | 40-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Stanley Wadkins (SF), Charles Darley (C) Brian Gildersleeve, Gustavo Martin | |
| Subs | Dayton | Devin Kerley (PG) Kevin Cooper | |
| 04:22 | Dayton | John Robertson misses the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 04:22 | UMass | Charles Darley grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 03:58 | UMass | Michael Larue misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 40-43 |
| 03:57 | UMass | Roger Bobb tips it back up and in | 42-43 |
| 03:35 | Dayton | Devin Kerley is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Eric Woodall | 42-46 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Stevens (tired) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Larue (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Stanley Wadkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Bobb (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Darley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Devin Kerley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Robertson (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Woodall (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darrin Ploof (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Peaslee (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:06 | UMass | Darrin Ploof steals it from Michael Larue out of a doubleteam | 42-46 |
| 02:44 | Dayton | John Robertson is hacked by Roger Bobb - foul #1 on Roger Bobb, team foul #9 | 42-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz (SG), Brian Gildersleeve (SF), Hai Xie (PF), Gustavo Martin (C) Michael Larue, Stanley Wadkins, Roger Bobb, Charles Darley | |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Cooper (PG), Roger Reliford (SF), Henry Utz (PF), Kenneth Lunsford (C) Devin Kerley, Eric Woodall, Darrin Ploof, Harold Peaslee | |
| 02:44 | Dayton | John Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 02:44 | Dayton | John Robertson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 02:44 | Dayton | John Robertson snags the offensive board | 42-47 |
| 02:44 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-47 |
| 02:21 | Dayton | Roger Reliford can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 02:20 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Utz | 42-47 |
| 02:03 | Dayton | Kevin Cooper misses long on a floater from the right side | 42-47 |
| 02:01 | Dayton | Kevin Cooper grabs the offensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 02:01 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 42-47 |
| Subs | UMass | James Reeves (SF), Roger Bobb (PF) Alfredo Ortiz, Hai Xie | |
| Subs | Dayton | Devin Kerley (PG), Eric Woodall (SF), Darrin Ploof (PF), Harold Peaslee (C) Kevin Cooper, Roger Reliford, Henry Utz, Kenneth Lunsford | |
| 01:40 | Dayton | James Reeves is called for the reach on Eric Woodall - foul #4 on James Reeves, team foul #10 | 42-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Larue (SG) James Reeves | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 01:40 | Dayton | Eric Woodall misses the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 01:40 | Dayton | Eric Woodall makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:19 | UMass | Wiley Stevens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-48 |
| 00:50 | Dayton | Darrin Ploof scores on a shot from close range set up by John Robertson | 42-50 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:43 | UMass | Roger Bobb scores on a 3 from the right corner | 45-50 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:40 | Dayton | Devin Kerley is hacked by Wiley Stevens in the backcourt - foul #5 on Wiley Stevens, team foul #11 | 45-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz (PG) Wiley Stevens | |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Cooper (SG), Henry Utz (PF), Kenneth Lunsford (C) John Robertson, Darrin Ploof, Harold Peaslee | |
| 00:40 | Dayton | Devin Kerley makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 00:40 | Dayton | Devin Kerley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 00:34 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Alfredo Ortiz | 48-52 |
| 00:34 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 48-52 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Robertson (SG), Roger Reliford (SF), Harold Peaslee (C) Kevin Cooper, Eric Woodall, Kenneth Lunsford | |
| 00:33 | Dayton | Henry Utz is fouled in the backcourt by Alfredo Ortiz - foul #2 on Alfredo Ortiz, team foul #12 | 48-52 |
| 00:33 | Dayton | Henry Utz makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:33 | Dayton | Henry Utz makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:27 | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Roger Bobb | 51-54 |
| 00:25 | Dayton | Alfredo Ortiz is called for the reach on Devin Kerley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alfredo Ortiz, team foul #13 | 51-54 |
| 00:25 | Dayton | Devin Kerley misses the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 00:25 | Dayton | Devin Kerley makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 00:18 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-55 |
| 00:16 | UMass | Gustavo Martin pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 00:12 | UMass | Henry Utz is called for the reach on Gustavo Martin - foul #1 on Henry Utz, team foul #4 | 51-55 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Eric Woodall (SF), Darrin Ploof (PF) Roger Reliford, Henry Utz | |
| 00:08 | UMass | Michael Larue evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-55 |
| 00:06 | Dayton | Darrin Ploof pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| 00:04 | Dayton | Alfredo Ortiz is called for the reach on Darrin Ploof in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alfredo Ortiz, team foul #14 | 51-55 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Roger Reliford (SF) Eric Woodall | |
| 00:04 | Dayton | Darrin Ploof makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:04 | Dayton | Darrin Ploof misses the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:04 | UMass | Roger Bobb pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Roger Bobb misses long on a halfcourt shot | 51-56 |