| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Robert Walsh (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Moser (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Greg Gilyard (fresh) 8 pts. C - Darrick Pruitt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Randy Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Emerson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Haygood (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Bodine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Decker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMBC | Kevin Moser inbounds the ball | 45-40 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | UMBC | Greg Gilyard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-40 |
| 19:24 | Princeton | John Bodine misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 45-40 |
| 19:22 | UMBC | Kevin Moser pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 19:03 | UMBC | Darrick Pruitt misses the dunk | 45-40 |
| 19:01 | UMBC | Greg Gilyard hits the follow up shot | 47-40 |
| 18:57 | Princeton | Randy Washington is whistled for a carry | 47-40 |
| 18:40 | UMBC | James Carter is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on James Carter, team foul #1 | 47-40 |
| 18:17 | Princeton | John Bodine knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Daniel Emerson | 47-42 |
| 18:03 | UMBC | Darrick Pruitt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-42 |
| 18:02 | UMBC | Greg Gilyard can't tip it in | 47-42 |
| 18:01 | Princeton | Daniel Emerson gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 17:46 | Princeton | Joseph Decker can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Darrick Pruitt - foul #3 on Darrick Pruitt, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| Subs | UMBC | Kenneth Poole (SF), Ronnie Mullis (C) Kevin Moser, Darrick Pruitt | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 17:46 | Princeton | Joseph Decker misses the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 17:46 | Princeton | Joseph Decker makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 17:22 | UMBC | James Carter buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Walsh | 50-43 |
| 17:15 | Princeton | Joseph Decker is denied on a layup by Ronnie Mullis | 50-43 |
| 17:14 | Princeton | Joseph Decker snags the offensive board | 50-43 |
| 16:56 | Princeton | Joseph Decker drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Daniel Emerson | 50-45 |
| 16:34 | UMBC | Daniel Emerson is called for the reach on Ronnie Mullis - foul #1 on Daniel Emerson, team foul #1 | 50-45 |
| Subs | UMBC | Hubert Glowacki (PG), Walter French (SG), Kevin Moser (SF), Donald Lai (C) Robert Walsh, James Carter, Kenneth Poole, Greg Gilyard | |
| Subs | Princeton | Dallas Lamb (PG), Charles Jones (SG), Mark Chitwood (SF), Albert Old (PF), Ben Reed (C) Randy Washington, Daniel Emerson, Paul Haygood, John Bodine, Joseph Decker | |
| 16:18 | UMBC | Kevin Moser misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 16:16 | UMBC | Hubert Glowacki tips it back up and in | 52-45 |
| 16:00 | Princeton | Albert Old drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ben Reed | 52-47 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Hubert Glowacki (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter French (fresh) SF - Kevin Moser (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronnie Mullis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Lai (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Dallas Lamb (fresh) SG - Charles Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Chitwood (fresh) PF - Albert Old (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ben Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:58 | UMBC | Hubert Glowacki is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Jones - foul #1 on Charles Jones, team foul #2 | 52-47 |
| Subs | UMBC | Kyle Lewis (SG), Darrick Pruitt (C) Walter French, Donald Lai | |
| Subs | Princeton | Harold Pierce (C) Dallas Lamb | |
| 15:47 | UMBC | Darrick Pruitt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-47 |
| 15:26 | Princeton | Mark Chitwood loses the dribble to Ronnie Mullis | 52-47 |
| 15:09 | UMBC | Ben Reed steals it from Ronnie Mullis | 52-47 |
| 14:49 | Princeton | Harold Pierce misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 52-47 |
| 14:47 | UMBC | Darrick Pruitt grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 14:41 | UMBC | Darrick Pruitt can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 14:39 | Princeton | Charles Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 14:18 | Princeton | Charles Jones makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-49 |
| 14:00 | UMBC | Kyle Lewis clanks a floater near the basket | 52-49 |
| 13:59 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Harold Pierce | 52-49 |
| 13:32 | Princeton | Mark Chitwood can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Hubert Glowacki - foul #1 on Hubert Glowacki, team foul #3 | 52-49 |
| Subs | UMBC | Robert Walsh (PG), James Carter (SF), Greg Gilyard (PF) Hubert Glowacki, Kevin Moser, Ronnie Mullis | |
| Subs | Princeton | Randy Washington (PG), Paul Haygood (SF), John Bodine (PF) Charles Jones, Albert Old, Ben Reed | |
| 13:32 | Princeton | Mark Chitwood misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 13:32 | Princeton | Mark Chitwood makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 13:11 | UMBC | Kyle Lewis clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 13:10 | Princeton | Paul Haygood grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 12:46 | Princeton | Mark Chitwood is fouled on the floor by Greg Gilyard - foul #2 on Greg Gilyard, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | UMBC | Kenneth Poole (SF), Donald Lai (C) Kyle Lewis, Darrick Pruitt | |
| Subs | Princeton | Daniel Emerson (SG), Joseph Decker (C) Mark Chitwood, Harold Pierce | |
| 12:28 | Princeton | John Bodine hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 52-50 |
| 12:26 | UMBC | Donald Lai grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 12:02 | UMBC | Donald Lai can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 12:01 | UMBC | Greg Gilyard tips it back up and in | 54-50 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Robert Walsh (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Poole (fresh) PF - Greg Gilyard (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Lai (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Randy Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Emerson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Haygood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Bodine (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Decker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Princeton | Daniel Emerson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-50 |
| 11:46 | Princeton | Joseph Decker tips it but misses | 54-50 |
| 11:45 | UMBC | James Carter snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 11:28 | UMBC | Greg Gilyard hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 54-50 |
| 11:26 | Princeton | John Bodine grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 11:13 | Princeton | Joseph Decker is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Joseph Decker, team foul #3 | 54-50 |
| Subs | UMBC | Kyle Lewis (SG), Darrick Pruitt (C) Kenneth Poole, Donald Lai | |
| Subs | Princeton | Harold Pierce (C) Joseph Decker | |
| 11:01 | UMBC | James Carter can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-50 |
| 11:00 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Harold Pierce | 54-50 |
| 10:40 | Princeton | John Bodine misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Darrick Pruitt - foul #4 on Darrick Pruitt, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| Subs | UMBC | Kevin Moser (SF), Ronnie Mullis (PF), Donald Lai (C) James Carter, Greg Gilyard, Darrick Pruitt | |
| Subs | Princeton | Charles Jones (PG) Randy Washington | |
| 10:40 | Princeton | John Bodine makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 10:40 | Princeton | John Bodine makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 10:19 | UMBC | Donald Lai loses the dribble to Paul Haygood | 54-52 |
| 10:16 | Princeton | Charles Jones can't finish the layup | 54-52 |
| 10:14 | UMBC | Kevin Moser pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| 09:56 | UMBC | Ronnie Mullis misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 54-52 |
| 09:55 | Princeton | Harold Pierce gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| 09:39 | Princeton | Paul Haygood makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-55 |
| 09:26 | UMBC | Ronnie Mullis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 09:24 | UMBC | Kyle Lewis tips it back up and in | 56-55 |
| 09:07 | Princeton | Daniel Emerson blows the dunk | 56-55 |
| 09:06 | UMBC | Donald Lai pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 08:51 | UMBC | Kyle Lewis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 08:49 | UMBC | Donald Lai hits the follow up shot | 58-55 |
| 08:47 | Princeton | Charles Jones is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 58-55 |
| Subs | UMBC | Hubert Glowacki (PG), James Carter (SG), Kenneth Poole (SF), Greg Gilyard (PF) Robert Walsh, Kyle Lewis, Kevin Moser, Donald Lai | |
| Subs | Princeton | Randy Washington (PG), Joseph Decker (SF), Albert Old (PF) Daniel Emerson, Paul Haygood, John Bodine | |
| 08:34 | UMBC | Kenneth Poole misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 08:32 | UMBC | Hubert Glowacki grabs the offensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 08:20 | UMBC | James Carter makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Hubert Glowacki | 61-55 |
| 07:57 | Princeton | Joseph Decker hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Jones | 61-57 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Hubert Glowacki (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Carter (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Poole (fresh) PF - Greg Gilyard (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronnie Mullis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Randy Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Decker (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Albert Old (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Pierce (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:41 | UMBC | Hubert Glowacki is fouled on the floor by Randy Washington - foul #1 on Randy Washington, team foul #4 | 61-57 |
| Subs | UMBC | Darrick Pruitt (C) Ronnie Mullis | |
| Subs | Princeton | Mark Chitwood (SG), Ben Reed (C) Charles Jones, Harold Pierce | |
| 07:36 | UMBC | Hubert Glowacki's pass is intercepted by Randy Washington | 61-57 |
| 07:32 | Princeton | Joseph Decker hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Randy Washington | 61-59 |
| 07:07 | UMBC | Darrick Pruitt scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-59 |
| 06:48 | Princeton | Randy Washington clanks a 3 from the left corner | 64-59 |
| 06:46 | UMBC | Greg Gilyard snags the defensive board | 64-59 |
| 06:28 | UMBC | Greg Gilyard misses the jump hook from the right block | 64-59 |
| 06:26 | Princeton | Joseph Decker gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 06:02 | Princeton | Randy Washington misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 64-59 |
| 06:01 | Princeton | Mark Chitwood tips it in | 64-61 |
| 05:59 | UMBC | UMBC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Subs | UMBC | Robert Walsh (PG), Kyle Lewis (SG), Kevin Moser (SF) Hubert Glowacki, James Carter, Kenneth Poole | |
| Subs | Princeton | Daniel Emerson (SG), Paul Haygood (SF), John Bodine (PF), Harold Pierce (C) Mark Chitwood, Joseph Decker, Albert Old, Ben Reed | |
| 05:41 | UMBC | Kyle Lewis is hacked by Randy Washington - foul #2 on Randy Washington, team foul #5 | 64-61 |
| 05:36 | UMBC | Paul Haygood takes the ball from Greg Gilyard | 64-61 |
| 05:16 | Princeton | John Bodine scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-64 |
| 05:03 | UMBC | Kyle Lewis buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Walsh | 67-64 |
| 04:50 | Princeton | John Bodine is whistled for traveling | 67-64 |
| Subs | UMBC | Ronnie Mullis (PF) Greg Gilyard | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 04:40 | UMBC | Kyle Lewis makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Walsh | 70-64 |
| 04:17 | Princeton | John Bodine is called for traveling | 70-64 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Charles Jones (PG) Randy Washington | |
| 03:54 | UMBC | Robert Walsh is hacked by Charles Jones - foul #2 on Charles Jones, team foul #6 | 70-64 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Robert Walsh (fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. SG - Kyle Lewis (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Moser (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronnie Mullis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Darrick Pruitt (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Emerson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Haygood (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Bodine (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Pierce (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:44 | UMBC | Kyle Lewis misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 70-64 |
| 03:42 | Princeton | John Bodine snags the defensive board | 70-64 |
| 03:28 | Princeton | Harold Pierce is whistled for a carry | 70-64 |
| Subs | UMBC | James Carter (SF), Greg Gilyard (PF) Kevin Moser, Ronnie Mullis | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 03:05 | UMBC | Kyle Lewis double dribbles | 70-64 |
| Subs | UMBC | Kenneth Poole (SF) Kyle Lewis | |
| Subs | Princeton | Randy Washington (PG), Joseph Decker (C) Charles Jones, Harold Pierce | |
| 02:46 | Princeton | Joseph Decker can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 70-64 |
| 02:45 | UMBC | James Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 70-64 |
| 02:45 | UMBC | UMBC calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-64 |
| Subs | UMBC | Kyle Lewis (SG), Kevin Moser (SF) James Carter, Kenneth Poole | |
| Subs | Princeton | Harold Pierce (C) Joseph Decker | |
| 02:23 | UMBC | Darrick Pruitt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-64 |
| 02:22 | Princeton | Randy Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 70-64 |
| 02:07 | Princeton | John Bodine misses the lay-in | 70-64 |
| 02:06 | UMBC | Darrick Pruitt pulls down the rebound | 70-64 |
| 02:02 | UMBC | Kyle Lewis misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 70-64 |
| 02:01 | UMBC | Darrick Pruitt hits the follow up shot | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:45 | Princeton | Paul Haygood makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Randy Washington and he's fouled by Kevin Moser - foul #2 on Kevin Moser, team foul #6 | 72-66 |
| 01:45 | Princeton | Paul Haygood misses the free throw | 72-66 |
| 01:45 | UMBC | Darrick Pruitt snags the defensive board | 72-66 |
| 01:39 | UMBC | Kyle Lewis banks in the layup set up by Kevin Moser | 74-66 |
| 01:27 | Princeton | Randy Washington's pass is intercepted by Darrick Pruitt | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:07 | UMBC | Greg Gilyard's pass is intercepted by Paul Haygood | 74-66 |
| 00:54 | Princeton | Daniel Emerson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-66 |
| 00:52 | Princeton | Harold Pierce gets the offensive rebound | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Princeton | John Bodine clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-66 |
| 00:49 | UMBC | Darrick Pruitt snags the defensive board | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | UMBC | Darrick Pruitt is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Washington - foul #3 on Randy Washington, team foul #7 | 74-66 |
| Subs | UMBC | James Carter (SG), Donald Lai (PF) Kyle Lewis, Greg Gilyard | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 00:46 | UMBC | Darrick Pruitt makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:46 | UMBC | Darrick Pruitt misses the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:46 | Princeton | John Bodine gets the rebound | 75-66 |
| 00:41 | Princeton | John Bodine misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-66 |
| 00:39 | UMBC | Robert Walsh gets the rebound | 75-66 |
| 00:39 | UMBC | UMBC calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-66 |
| 00:36 | UMBC | Darrick Pruitt is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Washington - foul #4 on Randy Washington, team foul #8 | 75-66 |
| 00:36 | UMBC | Darrick Pruitt makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:36 | UMBC | Darrick Pruitt makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:29 | Princeton | Harold Pierce buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Paul Haygood | 77-68 |
| 00:29 | UMBC | UMBC calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 77-68 |
| 00:26 | UMBC | Randy Washington is called for the reach on Kevin Moser in the backcourt - foul #5 on Randy Washington, team foul #9 | 77-68 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Charles Jones (PG) Randy Washington | |
| 00:26 | UMBC | Kevin Moser makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:26 | UMBC | Kevin Moser makes the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:21 | Princeton | Daniel Emerson hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 79-70 |
| 00:18 | UMBC | Charles Jones is called for the reach on Darrick Pruitt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Jones, team foul #10 | 79-70 |
| 00:18 | UMBC | Darrick Pruitt makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:18 | UMBC | Darrick Pruitt makes the 2nd free throw | 81-70 |
| 00:14 | Princeton | Paul Haygood drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 81-72 |
| 00:14 | UMBC | UMBC calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 81-72 |
| 00:12 | UMBC | Robert Walsh is hacked by Charles Jones in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Jones, team foul #11 | 81-72 |
| 00:12 | UMBC | Robert Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:12 | UMBC | Robert Walsh misses the 2nd free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:12 | Princeton | John Bodine grabs the defensive rebound | 82-72 |
| 00:05 | Princeton | Daniel Emerson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 82-72 |
| 00:04 | Princeton | Paul Haygood hits the follow up shot | 82-74 |
| 00:04 | UMBC | UMBC calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UMBC | Robert Walsh runs out the clock | 82-74 |