| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Charles Neth (fresh) SG - Frankie Entrekin (fresh) SF - William Laux (fresh) PF - James Monn (fresh) C - Bobby Deckert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Joe Krause (fresh) SG - Ken West (fresh) SF - Larry Wilkins (fresh) PF - Stephen Stanley (fresh) C - Sean Jackson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMBC | Bobby Deckert wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | UMBC | Charles Neth is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Wilkins - foul #1 on Larry Wilkins, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:53 | UMBC | William Laux throws it down on a great pass from Charles Neth | 2-0 |
| 19:47 | Holy Cross | Joe Krause throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 19:34 | UMBC | Larry Wilkins is called for the reach on William Laux - foul #2 on Larry Wilkins, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Eric Murray (SF) Larry Wilkins | |
| 19:24 | UMBC | Charles Neth misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Holy Cross | Ken West snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Holy Cross | Ken West misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | UMBC | Bobby Deckert grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | UMBC | Ken West takes the ball from Frankie Entrekin in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Holy Cross | Stephen Stanley loses the dribble to Charles Neth | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | UMBC | Frankie Entrekin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Holy Cross | Sean Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | UMBC | Charles Neth misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:09 | UMBC | William Laux tips it back up and in | 4-0 |
| 18:00 | Holy Cross | Sean Jackson's floater is tipped away by Bobby Deckert | 4-0 |
| 17:59 | Holy Cross | Joe Krause snags the offensive board | 4-0 |
| 17:42 | Holy Cross | Stephen Stanley is denied on a layup by James Monn | 4-0 |
| 17:40 | UMBC | Bobby Deckert grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 17:26 | UMBC | Eric Murray picks off the pass by James Monn | 4-0 |
| 17:05 | Holy Cross | Joe Krause is hacked by Charles Neth - foul #1 on Charles Neth, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| Subs | UMBC | Donald Burchell (PG), Frederick Griffin (SG), Jackie Patterson (SF), Roger Medley (PF), Bradley Johnson (C) Charles Neth, Frankie Entrekin, William Laux, James Monn, Bobby Deckert | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Lei Chio (PG), Dikembe Akimseu (SG), Domenic Tucker (SF), John Grell (PF), Giovanni Gallo (C) Joe Krause, Ken West, Eric Murray, Stephen Stanley, Sean Jackson | |
| 16:40 | Holy Cross | Domenic Tucker connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Dikembe Akimseu | 4-3 |
| 16:35 | UMBC | Frederick Griffin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 16:34 | Holy Cross | Lei Chio snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| 16:28 | Holy Cross | Dikembe Akimseu hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 4-3 |
| 16:27 | Holy Cross | John Grell misses the tip | 4-3 |
| 16:26 | UMBC | Jackie Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:07 | UMBC | Roger Medley misses short on a runner from the left block | 4-3 |
| 16:06 | Holy Cross | Domenic Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 15:48 | Holy Cross | Dikembe Akimseu misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 4-3 |
| 15:46 | UMBC | Roger Medley pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Donald Burchell (fairly fresh) SG - Frederick Griffin (fresh) SF - Jackie Patterson (fresh) PF - Roger Medley (fresh) C - Bradley Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Lei Chio (fresh) SG - Dikembe Akimseu (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Domenic Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Grell (fresh) C - Giovanni Gallo (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:23 | UMBC | Roger Medley drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Donald Burchell | 6-3 |
| 15:07 | Holy Cross | Domenic Tucker makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by John Grell and the foul's on Bradley Johnson - foul #1 on Bradley Johnson, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | UMBC | Archie Engelhardt (PG), Frankie Entrekin (SG), William Laux (SF), James Monn (PF), Bobby Deckert (C) Donald Burchell, Frederick Griffin, Jackie Patterson, Roger Medley, Bradley Johnson | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Joe Krause (PG), Stephen Stanley (PF), Eric Murray (C) Lei Chio, John Grell, Giovanni Gallo | |
| 15:07 | Holy Cross | Domenic Tucker makes the free throw | 6-6 |
| 14:56 | UMBC | Bobby Deckert lays it in | 8-6 |
| 14:42 | Holy Cross | Joe Krause blows the layup but he's fouled by William Laux - foul #1 on William Laux, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Ken West (SG), Sean Jackson (C) Dikembe Akimseu, Domenic Tucker | |
| 14:42 | Holy Cross | Joe Krause misses the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:42 | Holy Cross | Joe Krause makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:21 | UMBC | William Laux misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-7 |
| 14:19 | UMBC | Bobby Deckert grabs the offensive board | 8-7 |
| 14:14 | UMBC | The short jumper by James Monn is denied by Eric Murray | 8-7 |
| 14:12 | UMBC | William Laux grabs the offensive board | 8-7 |
| 14:01 | UMBC | James Monn is called for traveling | 8-7 |
| Subs | UMBC | Charles Neth (PG) Archie Engelhardt | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 13:50 | Holy Cross | Eric Murray scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Joe Krause | 8-9 |
| 13:41 | UMBC | Charles Neth misses the 3 from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 13:39 | Holy Cross | Eric Murray pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 13:25 | Holy Cross | Joe Krause hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Eric Murray | 8-11 |
| 13:23 | UMBC | Joe Krause steals the ball from Charles Neth in the backcourt | 8-11 |
| 13:15 | Holy Cross | Stephen Stanley double dribbles | 8-11 |
| Subs | UMBC | Frederick Griffin (SG), Jackie Patterson (SF), Roger Medley (PF), Bradley Johnson (C) Frankie Entrekin, William Laux, James Monn, Bobby Deckert | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Lei Chio (PG), Dikembe Akimseu (SG) Joe Krause, Ken West | |
| 12:51 | UMBC | Bradley Johnson's floater is tipped away by Stephen Stanley | 8-11 |
| 12:50 | Holy Cross | Sean Jackson snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 12:27 | Holy Cross | Stephen Stanley is hacked by Roger Medley - foul #1 on Roger Medley, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| Subs | UMBC | Donald Burchell (PG), Frankie Entrekin (SG) Charles Neth, Roger Medley | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Domenic Tucker (SF), John Grell (PF) Stephen Stanley, Sean Jackson | |
| 12:18 | Holy Cross | Eric Murray misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 12:17 | Holy Cross | Dikembe Akimseu pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 12:05 | Holy Cross | Domenic Tucker hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 8-11 |
| 12:04 | UMBC | Jackie Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 11:40 | UMBC | Frederick Griffin misses the wide open 3 from straight away | 8-11 |
| 11:38 | UMBC | Bradley Johnson tips it but misses | 8-11 |
| 11:37 | UMBC | Frederick Griffin can't tip it in | 8-11 |
| 11:35 | Holy Cross | Lei Chio grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Donald Burchell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frankie Entrekin (fairly fresh) SF - Frederick Griffin (fairly fresh) PF - Jackie Patterson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Bradley Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Lei Chio (fairly fresh) SG - Dikembe Akimseu (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Domenic Tucker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Grell (fresh) C - Eric Murray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Holy Cross | Domenic Tucker drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Lei Chio | 8-14 |
| 11:08 | UMBC | Frankie Entrekin connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 10-14 |
| 10:49 | Holy Cross | Frankie Entrekin steals it from John Grell | 10-14 |
| 10:32 | UMBC | Donald Burchell drills a jumper from the free throw line | 12-14 |
| 10:12 | Holy Cross | Eric Murray hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Dikembe Akimseu | 12-17 |
| 09:52 | UMBC | Frankie Entrekin loses the dribble to John Grell | 12-17 |
| 09:41 | Holy Cross | Dikembe Akimseu can't throw it down | 12-17 |
| 09:39 | UMBC | Donald Burchell pulls down the rebound | 12-17 |
| 09:34 | UMBC | Bradley Johnson throws it down on a great pass from Donald Burchell | 14-17 |
| 09:10 | Holy Cross | Jackie Patterson steps in front of the Lei Chio pass | 14-17 |
| 09:04 | UMBC | Lei Chio is called for the reach on Donald Burchell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lei Chio, team foul #3 | 14-17 |
| Subs | UMBC | Charles Neth (PG), William Laux (SF), Roger Medley (PF), Bobby Deckert (C) Donald Burchell, Frederick Griffin, Jackie Patterson, Bradley Johnson | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Joe Krause (PG), Ken West (SG), Stephen Stanley (PF), Giovanni Gallo (C) Lei Chio, Dikembe Akimseu, Domenic Tucker, John Grell | |
| 08:57 | UMBC | Joe Krause is called for the reach on Roger Medley - foul #1 on Joe Krause, team foul #4 | 14-17 |
| 08:48 | UMBC | William Laux misses the lay-in but the foul's on Eric Murray - foul #1 on Eric Murray, team foul #5 | 14-17 |
| 08:48 | UMBC | William Laux misses the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 08:48 | UMBC | William Laux makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 08:32 | Holy Cross | Eric Murray comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-17 |
| 08:31 | Holy Cross | The offensive rebound goes to Giovanni Gallo | 15-17 |
| 08:18 | Holy Cross | William Laux is called for the reach on Joe Krause - foul #2 on William Laux, team foul #5 | 15-17 |
| Subs | UMBC | James Monn (PF) William Laux | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 08:05 | Holy Cross | Ken West misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-17 |
| 08:04 | UMBC | Roger Medley grabs the defensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 07:57 | UMBC | Roger Medley comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Eric Murray - foul #2 on Eric Murray, team foul #6 | 15-17 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Domenic Tucker (SF) Eric Murray | |
| 07:57 | UMBC | Roger Medley makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 07:57 | UMBC | Roger Medley misses the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 07:57 | Holy Cross | Stephen Stanley snags the defensive board | 16-17 |
| 07:30 | Holy Cross | Joe Krause is fouled on the floor by Charles Neth - foul #2 on Charles Neth, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | UMBC | Archie Engelhardt (PG), Frederick Griffin (SF) Charles Neth, Roger Medley | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Sean Jackson (C) Giovanni Gallo | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Archie Engelhardt (fresh) SG - Frankie Entrekin (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Frederick Griffin (fairly fresh) PF - James Monn (fresh) C - Bobby Deckert (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Joe Krause (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ken West (fresh) SF - Domenic Tucker (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Stephen Stanley (fairly fresh) C - Sean Jackson (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:10 | Holy Cross | Sean Jackson scores on a jumper from close range and the foul's on James Monn - foul #1 on James Monn, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Dikembe Akimseu (SG) Ken West | |
| 07:10 | Holy Cross | Sean Jackson makes the free throw | 16-20 |
| 07:07 | UMBC | Joe Krause picks off the pass by Archie Engelhardt in the backcourt | 16-20 |
| 07:06 | Holy Cross | Dikembe Akimseu lays it in on a great pass from Joe Krause | 16-22 |
| 06:51 | UMBC | Frederick Griffin connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Monn | 18-22 |
| 06:32 | Holy Cross | Stephen Stanley clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-22 |
| 06:31 | UMBC | Bobby Deckert snags the defensive board | 18-22 |
| 06:12 | UMBC | Bobby Deckert buries a fadeaway from the left side | 20-22 |
| 06:06 | Holy Cross | Sean Jackson's pass is intercepted by James Monn | 20-22 |
| 06:02 | UMBC | Bobby Deckert throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-22 |
| Subs | UMBC | Donald Burchell (PG), Jackie Patterson (SG), Roger Medley (C) Archie Engelhardt, Frankie Entrekin, Bobby Deckert | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Ken West (SG), John Grell (SF) Joe Krause, Domenic Tucker | |
| 05:50 | Holy Cross | Ken West buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-25 |
| 05:30 | UMBC | James Monn scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 22-25 |
| 05:13 | Holy Cross | Stephen Stanley clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Jackie Patterson - foul #1 on Jackie Patterson, team foul #8 | 22-25 |
| Subs | UMBC | Frankie Entrekin (SG), Bobby Deckert (C) Frederick Griffin, James Monn | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Joe Krause (PG), Giovanni Gallo (C) Dikembe Akimseu, Sean Jackson | |
| 05:13 | Holy Cross | Stephen Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 05:13 | Holy Cross | Stephen Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 05:06 | UMBC | Roger Medley lays it in | 24-27 |
| 04:50 | Holy Cross | Joe Krause's layup is rejected by Roger Medley | 24-27 |
| 04:49 | UMBC | Roger Medley snags the defensive board | 24-27 |
| 04:34 | UMBC | Ken West is called for the reach on Roger Medley - foul #1 on Ken West, team foul #7 | 24-27 |
| Subs | UMBC | Archie Engelhardt (PG) Donald Burchell | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Lei Chio (PG), Domenic Tucker (SF) Joe Krause, John Grell | |
| 04:34 | UMBC | Roger Medley makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:34 | UMBC | Roger Medley makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 04:14 | Holy Cross | Stephen Stanley is hacked by Roger Medley - foul #2 on Roger Medley, team foul #9 | 26-27 |
| Subs | UMBC | James Monn (PF), Bradley Johnson (C) Roger Medley, Bobby Deckert | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Sean Jackson (C) Giovanni Gallo | |
| 04:14 | Holy Cross | Stephen Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 04:14 | Holy Cross | Stephen Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 03:49 | UMBC | Archie Engelhardt comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 26-29 |
| 03:47 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Ken West | 26-29 |
| 03:36 | Holy Cross | James Monn steps in front of the Lei Chio pass | 26-29 |
| 03:15 | UMBC | James Monn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-29 |
| 03:14 | Holy Cross | Domenic Tucker snags the defensive board | 26-29 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Archie Engelhardt (fairly fresh) SG - Frankie Entrekin (tired) 2 pts. SF - Jackie Patterson (tiring) 2 reb. PF - James Monn (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Bradley Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Lei Chio (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ken West (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Domenic Tucker (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Stephen Stanley (tiring) 4 pts. C - Sean Jackson (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 02:54 | Holy Cross | The short jumper by Sean Jackson is denied by Bradley Johnson | 26-29 |
| 02:53 | Holy Cross | Domenic Tucker gets the offensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 02:40 | Holy Cross | Sean Jackson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-29 |
| 02:38 | UMBC | James Monn gets the rebound | 26-29 |
| 02:35 | UMBC | Jackie Patterson is hacked by Domenic Tucker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Domenic Tucker, team foul #8 | 26-29 |
| Subs | UMBC | Charles Neth (PG), William Laux (SF), Roger Medley (PF), Bobby Deckert (C) Archie Engelhardt, Frankie Entrekin, James Monn, Bradley Johnson | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Joe Krause (PG), Dikembe Akimseu (SG), Larry Wilkins (SF), Eric Murray (PF), Giovanni Gallo (C) Lei Chio, Ken West, Domenic Tucker, Stephen Stanley, Sean Jackson | |
| 02:35 | UMBC | Jackie Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 02:35 | UMBC | Jackie Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 02:17 | Holy Cross | Eric Murray can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Bobby Deckert - foul #1 on Bobby Deckert, team foul #10 | 28-29 |
| Subs | UMBC | Frederick Griffin (SG) Jackie Patterson | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 02:17 | Holy Cross | Eric Murray makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:17 | Holy Cross | Eric Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:17 | UMBC | Roger Medley snags the defensive board | 28-30 |
| 02:01 | UMBC | Bobby Deckert misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-30 |
| 02:00 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Larry Wilkins | 28-30 |
| 01:56 | Holy Cross | Joe Krause drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Dikembe Akimseu | 28-32 |
| 01:53 | UMBC | Larry Wilkins takes the ball from William Laux in the backcourt | 28-32 |
| 01:51 | Holy Cross | Eric Murray slams it home set up by Larry Wilkins | 28-34 |
| 01:48 | UMBC | William Laux throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-34 |
| 01:25 | Holy Cross | Larry Wilkins makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Dikembe Akimseu | 28-36 |
| 01:16 | UMBC | Roger Medley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-36 |
| 01:14 | Holy Cross | Larry Wilkins grabs the defensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 00:59 | Holy Cross | Joe Krause scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Larry Wilkins | 28-38 |
| 00:47 | UMBC | Bobby Deckert buries a jumper from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 00:33 | Holy Cross | Dikembe Akimseu drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Joe Krause | 30-40 |
| 00:07 | UMBC | Frederick Griffin misses short on an open driving attempt near the basket | 30-40 |
| 00:06 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Larry Wilkins | 30-40 |
| 00:02 | Holy Cross | Larry Wilkins makes the floater in the paint | 30-42 |
| 00:00 | UMBC | Charles Neth misses long on a fullcourt shot | 30-42 |