| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Watts (fresh) SG - Herschel Foreman (fresh) SF - Marcus Walker (fresh) PF - James Todd (fresh) C - Joshua Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jake Guidry (fresh) SG - David Johnson (fresh) SF - Jed Lucky (fresh) PF - Donald Ayers (fresh) C - Brent Mintz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Donald Ayers wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:33 | Dayton | Jed Lucky hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | UMass | James Todd gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | UMass | Donald Ayers is called for the reach on James Todd - foul #1 on Donald Ayers, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | UMass | Marcus Walker misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Jed Lucky | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Dayton | David Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | UMass | Joshua Harris snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:27 | UMass | Marcus Walker misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by David Johnson - foul #1 on David Johnson, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:27 | UMass | Marcus Walker makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:27 | UMass | Marcus Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:00 | Dayton | Jake Guidry connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by David Johnson | 2-3 |
| 17:38 | UMass | David Johnson is called for the reach on Marcus Walker - foul #2 on David Johnson, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye (SG) David Johnson | |
| 17:32 | UMass | Marcus Walker connects on the floater near the basket set up by James Watts | 4-3 |
| 17:08 | Dayton | Joshua Harris picks off the pass by Dikembe Akinyooye | 4-3 |
| 17:04 | UMass | Herschel Foreman connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Watts | 7-3 |
| 16:40 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye is whistled for a carry | 7-3 |
| 16:27 | UMass | Herschel Foreman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-3 |
| 16:25 | UMass | Marcus Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 16:20 | UMass | James Watts connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Todd | 9-3 |
| 15:58 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-3 |
| 15:57 | UMass | Joshua Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 9-3 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Watts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herschel Foreman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marcus Walker (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Todd (fresh) C - Joshua Harris (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jake Guidry (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) SF - Jed Lucky (fairly fresh) PF - Donald Ayers (fresh) C - Brent Mintz (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:28 | UMass | Herschel Foreman double dribbles | 9-3 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Norman Welsch (PG), Matthew Carr (SF), Robin Haubert (PF), Eldon Horodyski (C) Jake Guidry, Jed Lucky, Donald Ayers, Brent Mintz | |
| 15:05 | Dayton | Matthew Carr hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Joshua Harris - foul #1 on Joshua Harris, team foul #1 | 9-3 |
| 15:05 | Dayton | Matthew Carr misses the 1st free throw | 9-3 |
| 15:05 | Dayton | Matthew Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 9-3 |
| 15:05 | UMass | James Todd pulls down the rebound | 9-3 |
| 14:53 | UMass | James Watts is hacked by Matthew Carr - foul #1 on Matthew Carr, team foul #4 | 9-3 |
| 14:44 | UMass | Herschel Foreman clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 9-3 |
| 14:43 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski grabs the defensive rebound | 9-3 |
| 14:14 | Dayton | James Watts takes the ball from Eldon Horodyski | 9-3 |
| 14:10 | UMass | James Watts hits the finger roll | 11-3 |
| 13:41 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski is called for 3 seconds | 11-3 |
| Subs | UMass | Clement Howell (PG), Lloyd Crain (SG), Nicholas Kroeker (SF), Louie Stearns (PF), Lawrence Weaver (C) James Watts, Herschel Foreman, Marcus Walker, James Todd, Joshua Harris | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jake Guidry (PG), James Stanley (SG), Donald Ayers (PF) Norman Welsch, Dikembe Akinyooye, Robin Haubert | |
| 13:18 | UMass | Matthew Carr takes the ball from Nicholas Kroeker | 11-3 |
| 12:52 | Dayton | James Stanley's layup is rejected by Lawrence Weaver | 11-3 |
| 12:51 | UMass | Louie Stearns snags the defensive board | 11-3 |
| 12:34 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 11-3 |
| 12:33 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Eldon Horodyski | 11-3 |
| 12:15 | Dayton | James Stanley clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-3 |
| 12:14 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski can't tip it in | 11-3 |
| 12:13 | Dayton | Donald Ayers grabs the offensive board | 11-3 |
| 12:00 | Dayton | James Stanley misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-3 |
| 11:59 | UMass | Lawrence Weaver grabs the defensive rebound | 11-3 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Clement Howell (fresh) SG - Lloyd Crain (fresh) SF - Nicholas Kroeker (fresh) PF - Louie Stearns (fresh) C - Lawrence Weaver (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jake Guidry (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Stanley (fresh) SF - Matthew Carr (fresh) PF - Donald Ayers (fresh) C - Eldon Horodyski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:54 | UMass | Lloyd Crain misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-3 |
| 11:52 | UMass | Louie Stearns grabs the offensive board | 11-3 |
| 11:42 | UMass | Louie Stearns misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Eldon Horodyski - foul #1 on Eldon Horodyski, team foul #5 | 11-3 |
| Subs | UMass | James Watts (PG), Herschel Foreman (SG), Marcus Walker (SF), Joshua Harris (C) Clement Howell, Lloyd Crain, Nicholas Kroeker, Lawrence Weaver | |
| Subs | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Jed Lucky (SF), Brent Mintz (C) James Stanley, Matthew Carr, Eldon Horodyski | |
| 11:42 | UMass | Louie Stearns makes the 1st free throw | 12-3 |
| 11:42 | UMass | Louie Stearns makes the 2nd free throw | 13-3 |
| 11:13 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Herschel Foreman - foul #1 on Herschel Foreman, team foul #2 | 13-3 |
| Subs | UMass | James Todd (PF) Louie Stearns | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 11:13 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye makes the 1st free throw | 13-4 |
| 11:13 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye makes the 2nd free throw | 13-5 |
| 10:58 | UMass | Herschel Foreman misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 13-5 |
| 10:57 | UMass | Herschel Foreman gets the offensive rebound | 13-5 |
| 10:52 | UMass | Herschel Foreman connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by James Watts | 15-5 |
| 10:34 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye knocks in the runner from the right block | 15-7 |
| 10:12 | UMass | Marcus Walker lays it up and in on a nice dish by Herschel Foreman | 17-7 |
| 09:50 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-7 |
| 09:49 | Dayton | Donald Ayers misses the tip | 17-7 |
| 09:47 | UMass | The rebound goes to James Todd | 17-7 |
| 09:20 | UMass | Marcus Walker hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 17-7 |
| 09:19 | UMass | Herschel Foreman grabs the offensive rebound | 17-7 |
| 09:10 | UMass | Marcus Walker hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from James Watts and he's fouled by Jake Guidry - foul #1 on Jake Guidry, team foul #6 | 19-7 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Norman Welsch (PG), Robin Haubert (PF) Jake Guidry, Donald Ayers | |
| 09:10 | UMass | Marcus Walker makes the free throw | 20-7 |
| 08:41 | Dayton | Robin Haubert clanks a floater in the paint but the foul's on James Todd - foul #1 on James Todd, team foul #3 | 20-7 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Carr (SF), Eldon Horodyski (C) Jed Lucky, Brent Mintz | |
| 08:41 | Dayton | Robin Haubert makes the 1st free throw | 20-8 |
| 08:41 | Dayton | Robin Haubert makes the 2nd free throw | 20-9 |
| 08:27 | UMass | Marcus Walker is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Marcus Walker, team foul #4 | 20-9 |
| 08:02 | Dayton | Matthew Carr misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-9 |
| 08:01 | UMass | Joshua Harris grabs the board | 20-9 |
| 07:54 | UMass | Herschel Foreman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-9 |
| 07:52 | Dayton | Robin Haubert grabs the board | 20-9 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Watts (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Herschel Foreman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcus Walker (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Todd (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joshua Harris (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Norman Welsch (fresh) SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Matthew Carr (fresh) PF - Robin Haubert (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eldon Horodyski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Norman Welsch and he's hacked by Joshua Harris - foul #2 on Joshua Harris, team foul #5 | 20-11 |
| Subs | UMass | Clement Howell (PG), Lloyd Crain (SG), Nicholas Kroeker (SF), Louie Stearns (PF), Lawrence Weaver (C) James Watts, Herschel Foreman, Marcus Walker, James Todd, Joshua Harris | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Stanley (SG), Jed Lucky (SF), Donald Ayers (PF) Dikembe Akinyooye, Matthew Carr, Robin Haubert | |
| 07:23 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski makes the free throw | 20-12 |
| 07:08 | UMass | Eldon Horodyski steals the ball from Nicholas Kroeker | 20-12 |
| 06:51 | Dayton | Jed Lucky can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 20-12 |
| 06:50 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Ayers | 20-12 |
| 06:35 | Dayton | Jed Lucky is called for traveling | 20-12 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jake Guidry (PG), Brent Mintz (C) Norman Welsch, Eldon Horodyski | |
| 06:21 | UMass | Lloyd Crain scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Clement Howell | 22-12 |
| 06:04 | Dayton | Jake Guidry comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-12 |
| 06:02 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker grabs the defensive rebound | 22-12 |
| 05:53 | UMass | Louie Stearns hits a shot near the basket | 24-12 |
| 05:24 | Dayton | Jed Lucky misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 24-12 |
| 05:23 | UMass | Louie Stearns snags the defensive board | 24-12 |
| 05:14 | UMass | Louie Stearns lays it in set up by Clement Howell | 26-12 |
| 04:52 | Dayton | Brent Mintz travels with the ball | 26-12 |
| Subs | UMass | James Watts (PG), Herschel Foreman (SG), Marcus Walker (SF), James Todd (PF) Clement Howell, Lloyd Crain, Nicholas Kroeker, Louie Stearns | |
| Subs | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Matthew Carr (SF), Robin Haubert (PF) James Stanley, Jed Lucky, Donald Ayers | |
| 04:45 | UMass | Herschel Foreman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Matthew Carr - foul #2 on Matthew Carr, team foul #7 | 26-12 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jed Lucky (SF) Matthew Carr | |
| 04:45 | UMass | Herschel Foreman makes the 1st free throw | 27-12 |
| 04:45 | UMass | Herschel Foreman makes the 2nd free throw | 28-12 |
| 04:21 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-15 |
| 04:12 | UMass | James Watts is fouled on the floor by Jake Guidry - foul #2 on Jake Guidry, team foul #8 | 28-15 |
| Subs | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker (SF) Lawrence Weaver | |
| Subs | Dayton | Norman Welsch (PG), James Stanley (SF) Jake Guidry, Jed Lucky | |
| 04:12 | UMass | James Watts misses the 1st free throw | 28-15 |
| 04:12 | UMass | James Watts snags the offensive board | 28-15 |
| 03:58 | UMass | Herschel Foreman knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Watts | 31-15 |
| 03:35 | Dayton | James Stanley misses the lay-in | 31-15 |
| 03:33 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Robin Haubert | 31-15 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Watts (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Herschel Foreman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Kroeker (fresh) PF - James Todd (fresh) 3 reb. C - Marcus Walker (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Norman Welsch (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Stanley (fresh) PF - Robin Haubert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brent Mintz (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:11 | Dayton | Robin Haubert hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-17 |
| 03:00 | UMass | Herschel Foreman scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Watts | 34-17 |
| 02:31 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Norman Welsch | 34-19 |
| 02:14 | UMass | Herschel Foreman makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Nicholas Kroeker | 37-19 |
| 01:47 | Dayton | James Stanley makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-22 |
| 01:27 | UMass | Marcus Walker is fouled on the floor by James Stanley - foul #1 on James Stanley, team foul #9 | 37-22 |
| Subs | UMass | Joshua Harris (C) Nicholas Kroeker | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jake Guidry (PG), David Johnson (SG), Jed Lucky (SF), Donald Ayers (PF), Eldon Horodyski (C) Norman Welsch, Dikembe Akinyooye, James Stanley, Robin Haubert, Brent Mintz | |
| 01:27 | UMass | Marcus Walker makes the 1st free throw | 38-22 |
| 01:27 | UMass | Marcus Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 38-22 |
| 01:27 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Eldon Horodyski | 38-22 |
| 01:06 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski buries a floater from the left side | 38-24 |
| 00:45 | UMass | Herschel Foreman buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-24 |
| 00:20 | Dayton | Jed Lucky is whistled for a carry | 40-24 |
| Subs | UMass | Clement Howell (PG), Lloyd Crain (SG), John Wilkerson (SF), Louie Stearns (PF) James Watts, Herschel Foreman, Marcus Walker, James Todd | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:01 | UMass | Louie Stearns clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-24 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Joshua Harris grabs the offensive board | 40-24 |