| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William French (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neil Wong (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Gist (fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Reilly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Alfonso Garcia (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Luis Leal (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Baker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Vachon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Hughey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Anthony Gist inbounds the ball | 27-24 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Dayton | Neil Wong is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Neil Wong, team foul #1 | 27-24 |
| 19:22 | UMass | Luis Leal lays it up and in | 27-26 |
| 19:07 | Dayton | William Taylor hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 27-26 |
| 19:05 | UMass | Glenn Hughey pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 19:00 | UMass | James Baker makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Alfonso Garcia | 27-28 |
| 18:42 | Dayton | James Baker picks off the pass by Anthony Gist | 27-28 |
| 18:38 | UMass | Luis Leal slams it home set up by James Baker | 27-30 |
| 18:27 | Dayton | Neil Wong misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Luis Leal - foul #2 on Luis Leal, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| 18:27 | Dayton | Neil Wong misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 18:27 | Dayton | Neil Wong misses the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 18:27 | UMass | Alfred Vachon grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 18:08 | UMass | Luis Leal knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Glenn Hughey | 27-33 |
| 17:50 | Dayton | Neil Wong clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 17:48 | Dayton | Anthony Gist snags the offensive board | 27-33 |
| 17:30 | Dayton | William French buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 29-33 |
| 17:24 | UMass | Patrick Reilly is called for the reach on Glenn Hughey - foul #1 on Patrick Reilly, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| 17:10 | UMass | William Taylor blocks the jumper by James Baker | 29-33 |
| 17:09 | UMass | Glenn Hughey can't tip it in | 29-33 |
| 17:07 | UMass | Glenn Hughey misses the tip | 29-33 |
| 17:06 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 16:58 | Dayton | Anthony Gist connects on the floater from the baseline | 31-33 |
| 16:42 | UMass | William Taylor picks off the pass by James Baker | 31-33 |
| 16:30 | Dayton | William French clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 31-33 |
| 16:28 | UMass | Alfred Vachon snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 16:15 | UMass | Patrick Reilly takes the ball from James Baker | 31-33 |
| 15:55 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Hennessy (PG), James Winston (SG), Stanley Lezama (SF), Ivan Sugalski (PF), Glenn Shaw (C) William French, Neil Wong, Anthony Gist, William Taylor, Patrick Reilly | |
| Subs | UMass | Vincent Wilson (SG), Allan Warren (SF), Bernardo Gallo (PF), Donnie Wilson (C) Luis Leal, James Baker, Alfred Vachon, Glenn Hughey | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Hennessy (fresh) SG - James Winston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Lezama (fresh) PF - Ivan Sugalski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Glenn Shaw (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Alfonso Garcia (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Vincent Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Allan Warren (fresh) PF - Bernardo Gallo (fresh) C - Donnie Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | UMass | Donnie Wilson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 15:45 | Dayton | James Winston grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 15:28 | Dayton | The short jumper by Glenn Shaw is denied by Donnie Wilson | 31-33 |
| 15:26 | UMass | Vincent Wilson gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 14:57 | UMass | Donnie Wilson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Donnie Wilson, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Pascual (PG), Luis Leal (SG), James Baker (SF) Alfonso Garcia, Vincent Wilson, Allan Warren | |
| 14:41 | Dayton | Glenn Shaw is whistled for a carry | 31-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | William French (PG) Michael Hennessy | |
| Subs | UMass | Glenn Hughey (C) Donnie Wilson | |
| 14:26 | UMass | Luis Leal comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-33 |
| 14:25 | UMass | Bernardo Gallo pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 14:01 | UMass | James Baker is fouled on the floor by Glenn Shaw - foul #2 on Glenn Shaw, team foul #3 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | Neil Wong (SG), Anthony Gist (SF), William Taylor (PF) James Winston, Stanley Lezama, Ivan Sugalski | |
| Subs | UMass | Alfonso Garcia (PG), Alfred Vachon (PF) Robert Pascual, Bernardo Gallo | |
| 13:56 | UMass | Alfred Vachon hits the finger roll set up by Alfonso Garcia | 31-35 |
| 13:38 | Dayton | Glenn Shaw hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Anthony Gist | 33-35 |
| 13:24 | UMass | James Baker buries a floater from the baseline set up by Alfonso Garcia and the foul's on Glenn Shaw - foul #3 on Glenn Shaw, team foul #4 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | Patrick Reilly (C) Glenn Shaw | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 13:24 | UMass | James Baker makes the free throw | 33-38 |
| 13:09 | Dayton | William French hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-38 |
| 13:08 | UMass | The rebound goes to Alfred Vachon | 33-38 |
| 12:56 | UMass | Neil Wong takes the ball from Alfred Vachon | 33-38 |
| 12:47 | Dayton | Glenn Hughey steals the ball from Neil Wong | 33-38 |
| 12:26 | UMass | James Baker buries a fadeaway from close range | 33-40 |
| 12:24 | Dayton | William French throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Winston (PG) William French | |
| Subs | UMass | Vincent Wilson (SG), Allan Warren (SF), Donnie Wilson (C) Luis Leal, James Baker, Glenn Hughey | |
| 12:15 | UMass | Allan Warren comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-40 |
| 12:13 | Dayton | James Winston grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 12:03 | Dayton | William Taylor hits a jump hook in the paint and the foul's on Vincent Wilson - foul #1 on Vincent Wilson, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Stanley Lezama (SF) Anthony Gist | |
| Subs | UMass | Bernardo Gallo (PF) Alfred Vachon | |
| 12:03 | Dayton | William Taylor makes the free throw | 36-40 |
| 11:40 | UMass | Donnie Wilson is fouled on the floor by Neil Wong - foul #2 on Neil Wong, team foul #5 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Hennessy (PG) Neil Wong | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Pascual (PG) Alfonso Garcia | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Hennessy (fresh) SG - James Winston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Lezama (fresh) PF - William Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Patrick Reilly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Robert Pascual (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vincent Wilson (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Allan Warren (fresh) PF - Bernardo Gallo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donnie Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:35 | UMass | Allan Warren misses the lay-in | 36-40 |
| 11:33 | Dayton | Michael Hennessy gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 11:19 | Dayton | Michael Hennessy connects on the floater from the baseline set up by James Winston | 38-40 |
| 11:10 | UMass | Donnie Wilson misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Stanley Lezama - foul #2 on Stanley Lezama, team foul #6 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | William French (PG), Ivan Sugalski (PF), Glenn Shaw (C) Michael Hennessy, William Taylor, Patrick Reilly | |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Leal (SG), James Baker (SF), Glenn Hughey (C) Vincent Wilson, Allan Warren, Bernardo Gallo | |
| 11:10 | UMass | Donnie Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 11:10 | UMass | Donnie Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 11:10 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Ivan Sugalski | 38-40 |
| 10:49 | Dayton | James Winston comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 10:47 | UMass | The rebound goes to Robert Pascual | 38-40 |
| 10:30 | UMass | James Baker misses the jumper from the free throw line | 38-40 |
| 10:28 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Stanley Lezama | 38-40 |
| 10:12 | Dayton | Glenn Shaw's pass is intercepted by Glenn Hughey | 38-40 |
| 10:02 | UMass | James Baker misses the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Stanley Lezama - foul #3 on Stanley Lezama, team foul #7 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Neil Wong (SG), Anthony Gist (SF), William Taylor (PF) James Winston, Stanley Lezama, Ivan Sugalski | |
| Subs | UMass | Alfonso Garcia (PG), Alfred Vachon (PF) Robert Pascual, Donnie Wilson | |
| 10:02 | UMass | James Baker makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 10:02 | UMass | James Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 09:41 | Dayton | Anthony Gist scores on a 3 from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 09:26 | UMass | Alfred Vachon hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from James Baker | 41-44 |
| 09:00 | Dayton | Neil Wong drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Anthony Gist | 44-44 |
| 08:44 | UMass | James Baker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 08:42 | UMass | Glenn Hughey gets the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 08:30 | UMass | Luis Leal connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Alfonso Garcia | 44-46 |
| 08:09 | Dayton | William French knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Neil Wong | 46-46 |
| 07:48 | UMass | Luis Leal misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-46 |
| 07:46 | Dayton | Neil Wong snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 07:20 | Dayton | Neil Wong misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Alfonso Garcia - foul #2 on Alfonso Garcia, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Winston (PG), Ivan Sugalski (PF), Patrick Reilly (C) William French, William Taylor, Glenn Shaw | |
| Subs | UMass | Vincent Wilson (SG), Allan Warren (SF), Donnie Wilson (C) Luis Leal, James Baker, Glenn Hughey | |
| 07:20 | Dayton | Neil Wong makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 07:20 | Dayton | Neil Wong makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Winston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Neil Wong (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Gist (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ivan Sugalski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Patrick Reilly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Alfonso Garcia (fresh) 8 ast. SG - Vincent Wilson (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Allan Warren (fresh) PF - Alfred Vachon (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Donnie Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:58 | UMass | Donnie Wilson loses the ball out of bounds | 48-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Hennessy (PG), Stanley Lezama (SF) Neil Wong, Anthony Gist | |
| Subs | UMass | Bernardo Gallo (PF) Alfred Vachon | |
| 06:29 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Winston | 51-46 |
| 06:06 | UMass | Allan Warren knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 05:51 | Dayton | James Winston's layup is rejected by Donnie Wilson | 51-49 |
| 05:49 | UMass | Donnie Wilson gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 05:36 | UMass | Allan Warren misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-49 |
| 05:34 | UMass | Bernardo Gallo can't tip it in | 51-49 |
| 05:33 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 05:14 | Dayton | James Winston buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Stanley Lezama | 54-49 |
| 05:03 | UMass | Donnie Wilson misses badly on a shot near the basket | 54-49 |
| 05:01 | Dayton | The rebound goes to James Winston | 54-49 |
| 04:32 | Dayton | James Winston misses the fadeaway from the left side | 54-49 |
| 04:31 | UMass | The rebound goes to Alfonso Garcia | 54-49 |
| 04:31 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | William French (PG), Neil Wong (SG), Anthony Gist (SF), William Taylor (PF) Michael Hennessy, James Winston, Stanley Lezama, Ivan Sugalski | |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Leal (SG), James Baker (SF), Alfred Vachon (PF), Glenn Hughey (C) Vincent Wilson, Allan Warren, Bernardo Gallo, Donnie Wilson | |
| 04:16 | UMass | Alfred Vachon blows the dunk but he's hacked by William French - foul #2 on William French, team foul #8 | 54-49 |
| 04:16 | UMass | Alfred Vachon makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 04:16 | UMass | Alfred Vachon misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 04:16 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 03:55 | Dayton | William French misses long on a shot from the left side | 54-50 |
| 03:54 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to William Taylor | 54-50 |
| 03:39 | Dayton | Alfonso Garcia steps in front of the Patrick Reilly pass | 54-50 |
| 03:25 | UMass | Alfred Vachon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-50 |
| 03:03 | Dayton | James Baker picks off the pass by William French | 54-50 |
| 03:00 | UMass | James Baker lays it in | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William French (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neil Wong (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Gist (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Patrick Reilly (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Alfonso Garcia (fresh) 8 ast. SG - Luis Leal (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Baker (fresh) 21 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alfred Vachon (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Glenn Hughey (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:42 | Dayton | The jumper by Patrick Reilly is denied by Alfred Vachon | 54-52 |
| 02:40 | Dayton | William Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 02:26 | Dayton | Neil Wong misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-52 |
| 02:24 | Dayton | William Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 02:12 | Dayton | Alfonso Garcia steps in front of the Neil Wong pass | 54-52 |
| 02:01 | UMass | William French steps in front of the Alfred Vachon pass | 54-52 |
| 01:44 | Dayton | William French hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-52 |
| 01:42 | UMass | Glenn Hughey grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 01:38 | UMass | James Baker connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Alfonso Garcia | 54-54 |
| 01:12 | Dayton | William French can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 01:10 | UMass | Luis Leal grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 00:44 | UMass | Alfred Vachon misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 00:43 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Neil Wong | 54-54 |
| 00:19 | Dayton | Anthony Gist is hacked by Alfonso Garcia - foul #3 on Alfonso Garcia, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:03 | Dayton | Anthony Gist makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Reilly | 56-54 |
| 00:03 | UMass | UMass calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-54 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | James Baker misses long on a halfcourt shot | 56-54 |