| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Kevin Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lucio Giordano (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wilfredo Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Alfredo Valdez (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Lunsford (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Stevens (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Kevin Mondor (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Wadkins (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Darley (fresh) 1 pts. C - Hai Xie (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins inbounds the ball | 29-27 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-27 |
| 19:12 | Dayton | Kevin Cooper drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Alfredo Valdez | 32-27 |
| 19:05 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins misses the wide open jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Alfredo Valdez - foul #1 on Alfredo Valdez, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| 19:05 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 19:05 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 18:49 | Dayton | Kenneth Lunsford hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 32-29 |
| 18:47 | UMass | Charles Darley grabs the defensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 18:42 | UMass | Wiley Stevens splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the baseline | 32-29 |
| 18:40 | UMass | Kevin Mondor grabs the offensive board | 32-29 |
| 18:21 | UMass | Wiley Stevens evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 32-29 |
| 18:20 | Dayton | Kenneth Lunsford grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 18:02 | Dayton | Kenneth Lunsford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-29 |
| 17:55 | UMass | Kevin Cooper picks off the pass by Hai Xie | 32-29 |
| 17:28 | Dayton | Charles Darley is called for the reach on Lucio Giordano - foul #2 on Charles Darley, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Justin Clarke (SG), Michael Durante (SF) Lucio Giordano, Wilfredo Martin | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 17:05 | Dayton | Justin Clarke is hacked by Kevin Mondor - foul #1 on Kevin Mondor, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Eric Woodall (PF) Alfredo Valdez | |
| Subs | UMass | James Reeves (SF), David Elsea (PF) Stanley Wadkins, Charles Darley | |
| 16:42 | Dayton | Kenneth Lunsford is denied on a dunk by Hai Xie | 32-29 |
| 16:41 | Dayton | Eric Woodall hits the follow up shot | 34-29 |
| 16:14 | UMass | David Elsea lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Wiley Stevens out of a doubleteam | 34-31 |
| 16:00 | Dayton | Kevin Cooper clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-31 |
| 15:58 | UMass | David Elsea grabs the board | 34-31 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Kevin Cooper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Clarke (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Michael Durante (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Eric Woodall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Lunsford (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Stevens (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Kevin Mondor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Reeves (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Elsea (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Hai Xie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:56 | UMass | Kevin Cooper picks off the pass by Wiley Stevens in the backcourt | 34-31 |
| 15:44 | Dayton | Kevin Cooper misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 34-31 |
| 15:42 | UMass | David Elsea snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 15:21 | UMass | David Elsea hits the finger roll set up by Wiley Stevens | 34-33 |
| 15:02 | Dayton | Kevin Cooper hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Durante | 37-33 |
| 14:44 | UMass | David Elsea connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Wiley Stevens | 37-36 |
| 14:26 | UMass | The refs have stopped play. James Reeves is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 37-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin (PG), Lucio Giordano (SG), Alfredo Valdez (PF) Kevin Cooper, Michael Durante, Kenneth Lunsford | |
| Subs | UMass | James Tristan (PG), Wilfredo Montanez (SG), Stanley Wadkins (SF), Charles Darley (PF) Wiley Stevens, Kevin Mondor, James Reeves, Hai Xie | |
| 14:15 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 14:13 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 14:11 | UMass | James Tristan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-36 |
| 13:49 | Dayton | Eric Woodall clanks a jump hook near the basket | 37-36 |
| 13:48 | UMass | David Elsea grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 13:44 | UMass | Charles Darley can't connect on a floater from close range | 37-36 |
| 13:43 | UMass | David Elsea pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 13:35 | UMass | Charles Darley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | UMass | Hai Xie (C) David Elsea | |
| 13:14 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez lays it in on a great pass from Eric Woodall | 39-36 |
| 13:07 | UMass | Charles Darley banks in the layup set up by Wilfredo Montanez | 39-38 |
| 12:46 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Wilfredo Martin and he's fouled by Stanley Wadkins - foul #2 on Stanley Wadkins, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Durante (SF), Kenneth Lunsford (C) Justin Clarke, Eric Woodall | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 12:46 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez makes the free throw | 42-38 |
| 12:28 | UMass | James Tristan misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 12:26 | UMass | Hai Xie pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 12:08 | UMass | Kenneth Lunsford swats the dunk try by Hai Xie | 42-38 |
| 12:07 | Dayton | Kenneth Lunsford pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 11:44 | Dayton | Kenneth Lunsford hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Hai Xie - foul #1 on Hai Xie, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Cooper (PG), Justin Clarke (SG) Wilfredo Martin, Lucio Giordano | |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Stevens (PG), Kevin Mondor (SG), David Elsea (C) James Tristan, Wilfredo Montanez, Hai Xie | |
| 11:44 | Dayton | Kenneth Lunsford makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 11:44 | Dayton | Kenneth Lunsford makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Kevin Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Justin Clarke (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Michael Durante (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Alfredo Valdez (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Lunsford (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Stevens (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Kevin Mondor (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Wadkins (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Darley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Elsea (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins makes the driving attempt from the right block | 44-40 |
| 11:09 | Dayton | Wiley Stevens is called for the reach on Justin Clarke - foul #2 on Wiley Stevens, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin (SF), Eric Woodall (PF) Michael Durante, Alfredo Valdez | |
| Subs | UMass | Jack Wood (PF) Charles Darley | |
| 10:45 | Dayton | Kenneth Lunsford drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Kevin Cooper and the foul's on David Elsea - foul #1 on David Elsea, team foul #6 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | UMass | James Tristan (C) Stanley Wadkins | |
| 10:45 | Dayton | Kenneth Lunsford makes the free throw | 47-40 |
| 10:37 | UMass | Kevin Mondor misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Wilfredo Martin - foul #2 on Wilfredo Martin, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Henry Utz (PF) Kenneth Lunsford | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 10:37 | UMass | Kevin Mondor makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 10:37 | UMass | Kevin Mondor misses the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 10:37 | Dayton | Henry Utz grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 10:17 | Dayton | Henry Utz is whistled for traveling | 47-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lucio Giordano (SG) Wilfredo Martin | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 09:52 | UMass | David Elsea hits a jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Justin Clarke - foul #4 on Justin Clarke, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez (PF) Henry Utz | |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Darley (PF) Jack Wood | |
| 09:52 | UMass | David Elsea makes the free throw | 47-44 |
| 09:32 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 09:31 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano misses the tip | 47-44 |
| 09:30 | UMass | James Tristan pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 09:25 | UMass | Kevin Mondor misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-44 |
| 09:24 | UMass | James Tristan hits the follow up shot | 47-46 |
| 09:02 | Dayton | James Tristan is called for the reach on Kevin Cooper - foul #2 on James Tristan, team foul #7 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Durante (SF), Kenneth Lunsford (C) Justin Clarke, Eric Woodall | |
| Subs | UMass | Stanley Wadkins (SF), Hai Xie (C) Kevin Mondor, David Elsea | |
| 09:02 | Dayton | Kevin Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 09:02 | Dayton | Kevin Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 09:02 | UMass | The rebound goes to Charles Darley | 48-46 |
| 08:46 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins is fouled on the floor by Michael Durante - foul #2 on Michael Durante, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| 08:32 | UMass | James Tristan comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 08:31 | Dayton | Kenneth Lunsford gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 08:02 | Dayton | Michael Durante buries a 3 from the right corner | 51-46 |
| 07:40 | UMass | Charles Darley lays it up and in | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Kevin Cooper (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lucio Giordano (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Durante (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Alfredo Valdez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Lunsford (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Stevens (fairly fresh) 7 ast. SG - James Tristan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Stanley Wadkins (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Darley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Hai Xie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Dayton | Kenneth Lunsford is hacked by James Tristan - foul #3 on James Tristan, team foul #8 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin (PG), Justin Clarke (SG), Eric Woodall (PF) Kevin Cooper, Lucio Giordano, Alfredo Valdez | |
| Subs | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid (PG), Kevin Mondor (SG), James Reeves (PF) Wiley Stevens, James Tristan, Charles Darley | |
| 07:18 | Dayton | Kenneth Lunsford makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 07:18 | Dayton | Kenneth Lunsford misses the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 07:18 | UMass | James Reeves gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 07:14 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins misses the shot from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 07:12 | Dayton | Justin Clarke grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 06:57 | Dayton | Michael Durante loses the dribble to Naija Abdelhamid | 52-48 |
| 06:54 | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid banks in the layup | 52-50 |
| 06:31 | Dayton | Kenneth Lunsford misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-50 |
| 06:30 | Dayton | Kenneth Lunsford hits the follow up shot | 54-50 |
| 06:25 | UMass | Michael Durante steps in front of the James Reeves pass | 54-50 |
| 06:02 | Dayton | Kenneth Lunsford comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 54-50 |
| 06:00 | UMass | James Reeves gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 05:53 | UMass | James Reeves misses badly on a shot from the left side | 54-50 |
| 05:52 | UMass | Kevin Mondor tips it back up and in | 54-52 |
| 05:50 | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin is hacked by Naija Abdelhamid in the backcourt - foul #2 on Naija Abdelhamid, team foul #9 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Cooper (PG), Alfredo Valdez (PF) Michael Durante, Eric Woodall | |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Stevens (PG), Charles Darley (PF), David Elsea (C) Naija Abdelhamid, Stanley Wadkins, Hai Xie | |
| 05:50 | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 05:50 | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 05:34 | UMass | Wiley Stevens scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by David Elsea | 56-55 |
| 05:06 | Dayton | Kevin Cooper is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Kevin Cooper, team foul #5 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lucio Giordano (SG), Eric Woodall (C) Kevin Cooper, Kenneth Lunsford | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 04:53 | UMass | Wiley Stevens is hacked by Wilfredo Martin - foul #3 on Wilfredo Martin, team foul #6 | 56-55 |
| 04:37 | UMass | Wiley Stevens works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 04:16 | Dayton | Wiley Stevens steps in front of the Justin Clarke pass | 56-57 |
| 03:56 | UMass | The pull-up jumper by David Elsea is blocked by Eric Woodall | 56-57 |
| 03:54 | Dayton | Eric Woodall gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| 03:49 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Justin Clarke | 58-57 |
| 03:31 | UMass | Wiley Stevens splits the doubleteam and buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Kevin Mondor and he's fouled by Lucio Giordano - foul #3 on Lucio Giordano, team foul #7 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Cooper (PG), Michael Durante (SF), Kenneth Lunsford (C) Justin Clarke, Wilfredo Martin, Alfredo Valdez | |
| Subs | UMass | James Tristan (SG), Stanley Wadkins (SF), Hai Xie (C) Kevin Mondor, James Reeves, Charles Darley | |
| 03:31 | UMass | Wiley Stevens makes the free throw | 58-60 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Kevin Cooper (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lucio Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Durante (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Eric Woodall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Lunsford (fresh) 21 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Stevens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - James Tristan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Stanley Wadkins (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Elsea (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Hai Xie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Dayton | Kenneth Lunsford buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Cooper | 60-60 |
| 03:01 | UMass | David Elsea misses badly on a floater from the left side | 60-60 |
| 02:59 | Dayton | Eric Woodall grabs the defensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 02:59 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| Subs | Dayton | Justin Clarke (SG), Alfredo Valdez (PF) Kevin Cooper, Eric Woodall | |
| Subs | UMass | Kevin Mondor (SG), Charles Darley (PF) James Tristan, David Elsea | |
| 02:35 | Dayton | Michael Durante buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:28 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins comes up short on the shot from the right side | 63-60 |
| 02:26 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez grabs the board | 63-60 |
| 02:26 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| Subs | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin (PG) Justin Clarke | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 02:08 | Dayton | Kenneth Lunsford connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 65-60 |
| 01:45 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins connects on the open floater from the left block set up by Wiley Stevens | 65-62 |
| 01:24 | Dayton | Kenneth Lunsford knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Wilfredo Martin | 67-62 |
| 01:17 | UMass | Alfredo Valdez denies the turnaround by Wiley Stevens | 67-62 |
| 01:16 | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin pulls down the rebound | 67-62 |
| 00:59 | Dayton | Charles Darley is called for the reach on Alfredo Valdez - foul #3 on Charles Darley, team foul #10 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Cooper (PG) Michael Durante | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:59 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:59 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez misses the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:59 | UMass | Charles Darley grabs the board | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | UMass | Lucio Giordano is called for the reach on Kevin Mondor - foul #4 on Lucio Giordano, team foul #8 | 68-62 |
| 00:54 | UMass | Kevin Mondor makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:54 | UMass | Kevin Mondor misses the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:54 | Dayton | Kenneth Lunsford snags the defensive board | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 68-63 |
| 00:24 | Dayton | Kenneth Lunsford tips it home | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins is hacked by Alfredo Valdez - foul #2 on Alfredo Valdez, team foul #9 | 70-63 |
| 00:18 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:18 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins misses the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:18 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez grabs the board | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez is hacked by Wiley Stevens in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wiley Stevens, team foul #11 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Dayton | Justin Clarke (SG) Lucio Giordano | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:16 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez misses the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:16 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez misses the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:16 | UMass | Charles Darley gets the rebound | 70-64 |
| 00:10 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-64 |
| 00:09 | UMass | Hai Xie snags the offensive board | 70-64 |
| 00:07 | UMass | Wiley Stevens can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-64 |
| 00:05 | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin snags the defensive board | 70-64 |
| 00:03 | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin is fouled in the backcourt by Wiley Stevens - foul #4 on Wiley Stevens, team foul #12 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Dayton | Henry Utz (PF) Alfredo Valdez | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:03 | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:03 | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Wiley Stevens can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 72-64 |