| Lineup | UMass | PG - Daniel Behrendt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Carroll (fresh) SF - Raymond Erlandson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher McCreedy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jonas Sawicki (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neil Vice (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Gowans (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Willie Martinson (fresh) 10 pts. C - James Christensen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Larry Gowans inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:37 | Dayton | Willie Martinson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-26 |
| 19:35 | UMass | Brian Carroll snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| 19:15 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson misses the floater from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 19:14 | Dayton | James Christensen grabs the defensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 19:03 | Dayton | Willie Martinson hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 28-26 |
| 19:02 | Dayton | James Christensen tips it home | 28-28 |
| 18:33 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 28-28 |
| 18:31 | Dayton | Willie Martinson pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 18:27 | Dayton | Jonas Sawicki comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Brian Robinson - foul #2 on Brian Robinson, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| 18:27 | Dayton | Jonas Sawicki makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 18:27 | Dayton | Jonas Sawicki makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 18:06 | UMass | Neil Vice is called for the reach on Brian Carroll - foul #2 on Neil Vice, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| 17:41 | UMass | Brian Carroll misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 17:39 | Dayton | The rebound goes to James Christensen | 28-30 |
| 17:19 | Dayton | Neil Vice misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 28-30 |
| 17:18 | UMass | Brian Robinson gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| 16:50 | UMass | Brian Carroll can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 28-30 |
| 16:48 | UMass | Brian Carroll tips it back up and in | 30-30 |
| 16:36 | Dayton | Larry Gowans is hacked by Brian Robinson - foul #3 on Brian Robinson, team foul #2 | 30-30 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Stembridge (PF), Peter Saulter (C) Raymond Erlandson, Brian Robinson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Larry Lavergne (SF) Larry Gowans | |
| 16:16 | Dayton | Willie Martinson's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Stembridge | 30-30 |
| 16:14 | UMass | The rebound goes to Peter Saulter | 30-30 |
| 16:11 | UMass | Daniel Behrendt's pass is intercepted by Jonas Sawicki in the backcourt | 30-30 |
| 16:02 | Dayton | Willie Martinson knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Neil Vice | 30-32 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Daniel Behrendt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Carroll (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher McCreedy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Stembridge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Saulter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jonas Sawicki (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neil Vice (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Lavergne (fresh) PF - Willie Martinson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. C - James Christensen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:33 | UMass | Jonas Sawicki picks off the pass by Paul Stembridge | 30-32 |
| 15:27 | Dayton | James Christensen misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Paul Stembridge - foul #2 on Paul Stembridge, team foul #3 | 30-32 |
| Subs | UMass | John Mazzariello (PG), Gerry Trapani (SG), Raymond Erlandson (SF), Brian Robinson (C) Daniel Behrendt, Brian Carroll, Christopher McCreedy, Peter Saulter | |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Reagan (PG), Larry Gowans (SF), Kevin Blake (PF) Jonas Sawicki, Neil Vice, Larry Lavergne | |
| 15:27 | Dayton | James Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 15:27 | Dayton | James Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 14:58 | UMass | Paul Stembridge is hacked by Kevin Blake - foul #1 on Kevin Blake, team foul #2 | 30-34 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Wallace Allison (C) James Christensen | |
| 14:44 | UMass | John Mazzariello misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 14:43 | UMass | Paul Stembridge grabs the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 14:18 | UMass | Paul Stembridge buries a driving attempt from close range | 32-34 |
| 13:59 | Dayton | Matthew Reagan is whistled for traveling | 32-34 |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Behrendt (PG), Christopher McCreedy (PF) John Mazzariello, Paul Stembridge | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonas Sawicki (PG), Neil Vice (SG) Matthew Reagan, Kevin Blake | |
| 13:30 | UMass | Gerry Trapani clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Neil Vice - foul #3 on Neil Vice, team foul #3 | 32-34 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Stembridge (PF) Raymond Erlandson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Larry Lavergne (SF), James Christensen (C) Larry Gowans, Wallace Allison | |
| 13:30 | UMass | Gerry Trapani makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 13:30 | UMass | Gerry Trapani makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 13:18 | Dayton | Jonas Sawicki buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Neil Vice and the foul's on Brian Robinson - foul #4 on Brian Robinson, team foul #4 | 34-36 |
| Subs | UMass | Peter Saulter (C) Brian Robinson | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 13:18 | Dayton | Jonas Sawicki makes the free throw | 34-37 |
| 12:54 | UMass | Daniel Behrendt steps out of bounds on the sideline | 34-37 |
| 12:30 | Dayton | Jonas Sawicki is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jonas Sawicki, team foul #4 | 34-37 |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Carroll (SG), Raymond Erlandson (SF) Gerry Trapani, Paul Stembridge | |
| Subs | Dayton | Larry Gowans (SF), Kevin Blake (PF) Larry Lavergne, Willie Martinson | |
| 12:05 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy misses the easy layup | 34-37 |
| 12:04 | Dayton | Larry Gowans gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 11:41 | Dayton | Neil Vice's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-37 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Reagan (SG) Neil Vice | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Daniel Behrendt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Erlandson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher McCreedy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Saulter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jonas Sawicki (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Reagan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Gowans (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Blake (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Christensen (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:26 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson is fouled on the floor by Kevin Blake - foul #2 on Kevin Blake, team foul #5 | 34-37 |
| 11:06 | UMass | Peter Saulter hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Christopher McCreedy | 36-37 |
| 10:57 | Dayton | Matthew Reagan hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Jonas Sawicki | 36-39 |
| 10:30 | UMass | Brian Carroll loses the dribble to Jonas Sawicki | 36-39 |
| 10:24 | Dayton | James Christensen drills a shot from close range | 36-41 |
| 10:00 | UMass | Daniel Behrendt drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-41 |
| 09:38 | Dayton | James Christensen connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Jonas Sawicki | 39-43 |
| 09:14 | UMass | Daniel Behrendt misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 09:13 | UMass | Brian Carroll tips it back up and in | 41-43 |
| 08:44 | Dayton | Matthew Reagan scores on a driving attempt from close range and the foul's on Brian Carroll - foul #1 on Brian Carroll, team foul #5 | 41-45 |
| Subs | UMass | John Mazzariello (PG), Gerry Trapani (SG), Paul Stembridge (PF), Earnest Wechsler (C) Daniel Behrendt, Brian Carroll, Christopher McCreedy, Peter Saulter | |
| Subs | Dayton | Neil Vice (SG), Larry Lavergne (SF), Willie Martinson (PF), Wallace Allison (C) Jonas Sawicki, Larry Gowans, Kevin Blake, James Christensen | |
| 08:44 | Dayton | Matthew Reagan makes the free throw | 41-46 |
| 08:18 | UMass | Gerry Trapani is fouled on the floor by Matthew Reagan - foul #1 on Matthew Reagan, team foul #6 | 41-46 |
| 08:04 | UMass | Larry Lavergne steals it from John Mazzariello | 41-46 |
| 08:01 | Dayton | Larry Lavergne lays it up and in | 41-48 |
| 07:35 | UMass | Paul Stembridge scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by John Mazzariello | 43-48 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Mazzariello (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gerry Trapani (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Erlandson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Stembridge (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Earnest Wechsler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Matthew Reagan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neil Vice (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Lavergne (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Martinson (fresh) 12 pts. C - Wallace Allison (fresh) | |
| 07:11 | Dayton | Matthew Reagan is called for traveling | 43-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Behrendt (PG), Brian Robinson (C) John Mazzariello, Earnest Wechsler | |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Blake (PF) Matthew Reagan | |
| 06:46 | UMass | Daniel Behrendt clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-48 |
| 06:45 | Dayton | Larry Lavergne gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 06:21 | Dayton | Neil Vice is fouled on the floor by Paul Stembridge - foul #3 on Paul Stembridge, team foul #6 | 43-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher McCreedy (SF) Raymond Erlandson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonas Sawicki (PG), Larry Gowans (SF), James Christensen (C) Larry Lavergne, Kevin Blake, Wallace Allison | |
| 06:01 | Dayton | Neil Vice clanks a 3 from the right corner | 43-48 |
| 06:00 | UMass | Paul Stembridge grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 05:42 | UMass | Brian Robinson misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 43-48 |
| 05:40 | Dayton | Willie Martinson gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 05:14 | Dayton | Neil Vice misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 05:13 | Dayton | James Christensen misses the tip | 43-48 |
| 05:12 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 04:53 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Larry Gowans - foul #1 on Larry Gowans, team foul #7 | 43-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Carroll (SG), Peter Saulter (PF) Gerry Trapani, Paul Stembridge | |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Reagan (SG) Neil Vice | |
| 04:53 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 04:53 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 04:28 | Dayton | Larry Gowans throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | UMass | John Mazzariello (PG) Daniel Behrendt | |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Blake (PF) Jonas Sawicki | |
| 04:05 | UMass | Willie Martinson picks off the pass by Christopher McCreedy | 45-48 |
| 04:02 | Dayton | Larry Gowans lays it up and in on a great pass from Willie Martinson | 45-50 |
| 03:34 | UMass | Brian Carroll knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Brian Robinson | 48-50 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Mazzariello (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brian Carroll (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Christopher McCreedy (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Peter Saulter (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Matthew Reagan (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Martinson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Gowans (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Blake (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Christensen (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Dayton | Matthew Reagan can't finish the layup | 48-50 |
| 03:10 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 02:49 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 02:49 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Behrendt (PG), Gerry Trapani (SG), Raymond Erlandson (SF) John Mazzariello, Brian Carroll, Peter Saulter | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonas Sawicki (PG), Neil Vice (SG) Matthew Reagan, Kevin Blake | |
| 02:21 | Dayton | James Christensen clanks a jump hook from the left block | 51-50 |
| 02:19 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 02:03 | UMass | Jonas Sawicki is called for the reach on Christopher McCreedy - foul #2 on Jonas Sawicki, team foul #8 | 51-50 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Larry Lavergne (SF) Larry Gowans | |
| 02:03 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 02:03 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 01:40 | Dayton | Willie Martinson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Brian Robinson - foul #5 on Brian Robinson, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Peter Saulter (C) Brian Robinson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Larry Gowans (SF) Larry Lavergne | |
| 01:40 | Dayton | Willie Martinson misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 01:40 | Dayton | Willie Martinson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 01:20 | UMass | Peter Saulter comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Neil Vice - foul #4 on Neil Vice, team foul #9 | 53-51 |
| 01:20 | UMass | Peter Saulter makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 01:20 | UMass | Peter Saulter makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 01:01 | Dayton | Neil Vice connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-54 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:37 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Behrendt | 57-54 |
| 00:09 | Dayton | Larry Gowans misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-54 |
| 00:08 | Dayton | Neil Vice grabs the offensive board | 57-54 |
| 00:06 | Dayton | Larry Gowans hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 00:04 | UMass | Gerry Trapani snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:01 | UMass | Gerry Trapani is hacked by Neil Vice in the backcourt - foul #5 on Neil Vice, team foul #10 | 57-54 |
| Subs | UMass | John Mazzariello (PG) Daniel Behrendt | |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Reagan (SG) Neil Vice | |
| 00:01 | UMass | Gerry Trapani makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:01 | UMass | Gerry Trapani makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Larry Gowans can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 59-54 |