| Lineup | UMass | PG - Christopher Jamison (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Miller (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Foster (fresh) 3 reb. C - Edward Stage (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - David Hale (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Duran (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Li-Liang Hou (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eugene Zuro (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Terry Topping (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Li-Liang Hou inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Dayton | Luis Duran misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 19:38 | UMass | Edward Stage grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 19:19 | UMass | Joe Foster can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 19:17 | Dayton | Li-Liang Hou pulls down the rebound | 33-32 |
| 19:13 | Dayton | Luis Duran knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Hale | 33-35 |
| 18:58 | UMass | Christopher Jamison misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-35 |
| 18:56 | Dayton | Eugene Zuro pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 18:44 | Dayton | Eugene Zuro can't finish the layup | 33-35 |
| 18:43 | UMass | Christopher Jamison gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 18:37 | UMass | Edward Stage knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Christopher Jamison | 35-35 |
| 18:22 | Dayton | Eugene Zuro makes the runner from the left block | 35-37 |
| 18:00 | UMass | Edward Stage throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-37 |
| 17:42 | Dayton | David Hale misses the jumper from the free throw line | 35-37 |
| 17:40 | UMass | Joe Foster gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 17:36 | UMass | Joe Foster comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-37 |
| 17:35 | UMass | Matthew Miller tips it but misses | 35-37 |
| 17:33 | Dayton | Terry Topping pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 17:13 | Dayton | Terry Topping's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Stage | 35-37 |
| 17:11 | Dayton | Eugene Zuro grabs the offensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 17:03 | Dayton | Eugene Zuro makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by David Hale | 35-39 |
| 16:35 | UMass | Brian Foster misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 16:33 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Stage | 35-39 |
| 16:21 | UMass | Brian Foster knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Joe Foster | 38-39 |
| 16:16 | Dayton | David Hale comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 16:14 | UMass | Edward Stage grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 16:09 | UMass | Christopher Jamison clanks a floater from the left side | 38-39 |
| 16:08 | Dayton | Terry Topping snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 15:52 | Dayton | Luis Duran's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Clarence Stricker (PG), Marshall Sarnowski (SG), Lee Quinn (SF), Michael Wyman (PF), Louis Osborne (C) Christopher Jamison, Matthew Miller, Brian Foster, Joe Foster, Edward Stage | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Poplaski (PG), Tony Wolfram (SG), Robert Catoe (SF), Eric Hibbard (PF), Paul West (C) David Hale, Luis Duran, Li-Liang Hou, Eugene Zuro, Terry Topping | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Clarence Stricker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Marshall Sarnowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lee Quinn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Wyman (fresh) 5 pts. C - Louis Osborne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Poplaski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Tony Wolfram (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Catoe (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eric Hibbard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul West (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | UMass | Louis Osborne loses the ball out of bounds | 38-39 |
| 15:31 | Dayton | Lee Quinn steals the ball from John Poplaski | 38-39 |
| 15:26 | UMass | Marshall Sarnowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 15:24 | UMass | Louis Osborne hits the follow up shot | 40-39 |
| 15:16 | Dayton | John Poplaski drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Catoe | 40-41 |
| 15:02 | UMass | Lee Quinn misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 15:01 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Wyman | 40-41 |
| 14:46 | UMass | Clarence Stricker knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Louis Osborne | 42-41 |
| 14:30 | Dayton | Tony Wolfram throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher Jamison (PG) Marshall Sarnowski | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 14:02 | UMass | Louis Osborne is hacked by Paul West - foul #1 on Paul West, team foul #1 | 42-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Matthew Miller (SG) Clarence Stricker | |
| Subs | Dayton | David Hale (PG), Luis Duran (SG), Li-Liang Hou (SF), Eugene Zuro (PF) John Poplaski, Tony Wolfram, Robert Catoe, Paul West | |
| 13:40 | UMass | Christopher Jamison connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Wyman and he's hacked by Li-Liang Hou - foul #1 on Li-Liang Hou, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Fleming (SF) Lee Quinn | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 13:40 | UMass | Christopher Jamison makes the free throw | 46-41 |
| 13:25 | Dayton | David Hale is fouled on the floor by Louis Osborne - foul #2 on Louis Osborne, team foul #1 | 46-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Ernest Hamilton (C) Louis Osborne | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 13:13 | Dayton | Eugene Zuro misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ernest Hamilton - foul #1 on Ernest Hamilton, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Edward Stage (C) Michael Wyman | |
| Subs | Dayton | Terry Topping (C) Eric Hibbard | |
| 13:13 | Dayton | Eugene Zuro misses the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 13:13 | Dayton | Eugene Zuro makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 12:55 | UMass | Ernest Hamilton drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Christopher Jamison | 48-42 |
| 12:32 | Dayton | Eugene Zuro makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Luis Duran | 48-45 |
| 12:18 | UMass | Christopher Jamison scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Matthew Miller | 51-45 |
| 11:54 | Dayton | Eugene Zuro lays it in set up by Luis Duran | 51-47 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Christopher Jamison (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Miller (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ernest Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Fleming (fresh) C - Edward Stage (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - David Hale (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Luis Duran (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Li-Liang Hou (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Zuro (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Terry Topping (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:36 | UMass | Christopher Jamison misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-47 |
| 11:34 | Dayton | Li-Liang Hou snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 11:20 | Dayton | The pull-up jumper by David Hale is blocked by Donald Fleming | 51-47 |
| 11:19 | UMass | Christopher Jamison pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 11:15 | UMass | Christopher Jamison makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ernest Hamilton | 53-47 |
| 11:06 | Dayton | Ernest Hamilton steps in front of the David Hale pass | 53-47 |
| 10:45 | UMass | Christopher Jamison hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Fleming | 56-47 |
| 10:29 | Dayton | Luis Duran clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-47 |
| 10:27 | UMass | Christopher Jamison snags the defensive board | 56-47 |
| 10:22 | UMass | Matthew Miller scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Jamison | 59-47 |
| 09:58 | Dayton | Eugene Zuro misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 59-47 |
| 09:56 | UMass | Donald Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 09:51 | UMass | Christopher Jamison misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-47 |
| 09:50 | Dayton | The rebound goes to David Hale | 59-47 |
| 09:36 | Dayton | Luis Duran clanks a 3 from the left wing | 59-47 |
| 09:35 | Dayton | Terry Topping tips it in | 59-49 |
| 09:13 | UMass | Ernest Hamilton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-49 |
| 09:11 | Dayton | Luis Duran grabs the defensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 08:42 | Dayton | Terry Topping is called for traveling | 59-49 |
| Subs | UMass | Clarence Stricker (PG), Marshall Sarnowski (SG), Brian Foster (SF), Joe Foster (PF), Michael Wyman (C) Christopher Jamison, Matthew Miller, Ernest Hamilton, Donald Fleming, Edward Stage | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Poplaski (PG), Tony Wolfram (SG), Robert Catoe (SF), Eric Hibbard (PF), Paul West (C) David Hale, Luis Duran, Li-Liang Hou, Eugene Zuro, Terry Topping | |
| 08:26 | UMass | Eric Hibbard is called for the reach on Joe Foster - foul #1 on Eric Hibbard, team foul #3 | 59-49 |
| 08:12 | UMass | Michael Wyman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-49 |
| 08:10 | Dayton | Robert Catoe pulls down the rebound | 59-49 |
| 07:47 | Dayton | Clarence Stricker is called for the reach on John Poplaski - foul #3 on Clarence Stricker, team foul #3 | 59-49 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Clarence Stricker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Marshall Sarnowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Foster (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Foster (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Wyman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Poplaski (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Tony Wolfram (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Catoe (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Eric Hibbard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul West (fresh) | |
| 07:34 | Dayton | Eric Hibbard is hacked by Joe Foster - foul #2 on Joe Foster, team foul #4 | 59-49 |
| 07:17 | Dayton | Eric Hibbard can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 59-49 |
| 07:15 | UMass | Brian Foster grabs the board | 59-49 |
| 07:10 | UMass | Brian Foster misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-49 |
| 07:08 | Dayton | Eric Hibbard pulls down the rebound | 59-49 |
| 07:02 | Dayton | Tony Wolfram misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-49 |
| 07:01 | Dayton | Eric Hibbard grabs the offensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 06:53 | Dayton | Tony Wolfram drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Paul West | 59-51 |
| 06:40 | UMass | Clarence Stricker drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Marshall Sarnowski and he's hacked by John Poplaski - foul #1 on John Poplaski, team foul #4 | 61-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher Jamison (PG) Marshall Sarnowski | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 06:40 | UMass | Clarence Stricker makes the free throw | 62-51 |
| 06:19 | Dayton | Joe Foster steps in front of the Tony Wolfram pass | 62-51 |
| 06:04 | UMass | Christopher Jamison hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Joe Foster | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:50 | Dayton | Tony Wolfram misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 65-51 |
| 05:49 | Dayton | Paul West hits the follow up shot | 65-53 |
| 05:28 | UMass | Brian Foster misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-53 |
| 05:26 | Dayton | Eric Hibbard grabs the board | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:22 | Dayton | Tony Wolfram hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-53 |
| 05:20 | Dayton | Robert Catoe grabs the offensive rebound | 65-53 |
| 05:03 | Dayton | Tony Wolfram drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from John Poplaski and he's fouled by Clarence Stricker - foul #4 on Clarence Stricker, team foul #5 | 65-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Matthew Miller (SG), Lee Quinn (SF), Donald Fleming (PF), Louis Osborne (C) Clarence Stricker, Brian Foster, Joe Foster, Michael Wyman | |
| Subs | Dayton | David Hale (PG), Li-Liang Hou (SF), Eugene Zuro (PF), Terry Topping (C) John Poplaski, Robert Catoe, Eric Hibbard, Paul West | |
| 05:03 | Dayton | Tony Wolfram makes the free throw | 65-56 |
| 04:43 | UMass | Christopher Jamison is hacked by Li-Liang Hou - foul #2 on Li-Liang Hou, team foul #5 | 65-56 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Luis Duran (SG) Tony Wolfram | |
| 04:33 | UMass | David Hale picks off the pass by Lee Quinn | 65-56 |
| 04:22 | Dayton | Eugene Zuro misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 65-56 |
| 04:20 | Dayton | Terry Topping can't tip it in | 65-56 |
| 04:18 | UMass | The rebound goes to Donald Fleming | 65-56 |
| 04:11 | UMass | Christopher Jamison misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Eugene Zuro - foul #2 on Eugene Zuro, team foul #6 | 65-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Edward Stage (C) Louis Osborne | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 04:11 | UMass | Christopher Jamison makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 04:11 | UMass | Christopher Jamison makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 03:53 | Dayton | Li-Liang Hou connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by David Hale | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:42 | UMass | Luis Duran picks off the pass by Edward Stage | 67-59 |
| 03:39 | Dayton | Luis Duran hits the finger roll | 67-61 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Christopher Jamison (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew Miller (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lee Quinn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Donald Fleming (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Stage (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - David Hale (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Luis Duran (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Li-Liang Hou (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Zuro (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Terry Topping (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:21 | UMass | Lee Quinn scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:12 | Dayton | Terry Topping misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 69-61 |
| 03:10 | UMass | Lee Quinn grabs the defensive rebound | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:06 | UMass | David Hale picks off the pass by Matthew Miller | 69-61 |
| 02:47 | Dayton | Luis Duran's pass is intercepted by Donald Fleming | 69-61 |
| 02:47 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Foster (SF), Joe Foster (PF) Lee Quinn, Donald Fleming | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 02:38 | UMass | Eugene Zuro takes the ball from Brian Foster | 69-61 |
| 02:29 | Dayton | Terry Topping clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Matthew Miller - foul #2 on Matthew Miller, team foul #6 | 69-61 |
| 02:29 | Dayton | Terry Topping makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 02:29 | Dayton | Terry Topping makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:04 | UMass | Brian Foster drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Joe Foster | 72-63 |
| 01:48 | Dayton | Luis Duran makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Li-Liang Hou | 72-65 |
| 01:28 | UMass | Brian Foster loses the ball out of bounds | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:05 | Dayton | Luis Duran connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from David Hale | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:43 | UMass | Matthew Miller buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Jamison | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Dayton | Terry Topping's pass is intercepted by Christopher Jamison | 74-68 |
| 00:34 | UMass | Matthew Miller misses the lay-in | 74-68 |
| 00:33 | UMass | Christopher Jamison tips it back up and in | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Dayton | Li-Liang Hou connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from David Hale | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:25 | UMass | Edward Stage is fouled in the backcourt by Luis Duran - foul #1 on Luis Duran, team foul #7 | 76-71 |
| 00:25 | UMass | Edward Stage makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:25 | UMass | Edward Stage makes the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Dayton | Li-Liang Hou misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 78-71 |
| 00:17 | UMass | Edward Stage pulls down the rebound | 78-71 |
| 00:14 | UMass | Edward Stage is fouled in the backcourt by David Hale - foul #2 on David Hale, team foul #8 | 78-71 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Wyman (PF) Joe Foster | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:14 | UMass | Edward Stage makes the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:14 | UMass | Edward Stage makes the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Dayton | David Hale knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 80-74 |
| 00:06 | UMass | Luis Duran is called for the reach on Edward Stage in the backcourt - foul #2 on Luis Duran, team foul #9 | 80-74 |
| Subs | UMass | Joe Foster (PF) Michael Wyman | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:06 | UMass | Edward Stage makes the 1st free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:06 | UMass | Edward Stage makes the 2nd free throw | 82-74 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Li-Liang Hou misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 82-74 |