| Lineup | UMBC | PG - William Perkins (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Caleb Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Hughes (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Phillip Simpson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Duane Berger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steve Findley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Shane Crain (fresh) C - Henry Hyland (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Thomas Johnson inbounds the ball | 45-36 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Howard | Duane Berger is fouled on the floor by Stephen Anderson - foul #1 on Stephen Anderson, team foul #1 | 45-36 |
| 19:29 | Howard | Shane Crain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-36 |
| 19:06 | UMBC | Stephen Anderson blows the layup | 45-36 |
| 19:04 | Howard | Steve Findley snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 18:37 | Howard | William Perkins steals the ball from Henry Hyland | 45-36 |
| 18:11 | UMBC | Phillip Simpson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-36 |
| 18:10 | Howard | Henry Hyland grabs the board | 45-36 |
| 18:06 | Howard | Thomas Johnson clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 45-36 |
| 18:04 | Howard | Steve Findley grabs the offensive board | 45-36 |
| 17:48 | Howard | Shane Crain travels with the ball | 45-36 |
| 17:33 | UMBC | Stephen Anderson hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from William Perkins | 47-36 |
| 17:18 | Howard | Steve Findley hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 17:08 | UMBC | Stephen Anderson hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Caleb Parker | 49-39 |
| 16:53 | Howard | Duane Berger misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 16:52 | UMBC | Phillip Simpson pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 16:27 | UMBC | Richard Hughes scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by William Perkins | 51-39 |
| 16:11 | Howard | Henry Hyland can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Stephen Anderson - foul #2 on Stephen Anderson, team foul #2 | 51-39 |
| Subs | UMBC | Donald Hufford (PG), Lloyd Jemison (SG), Leonard Callahan (SF), Hershel Gray (PF), Brian Barnes (C) William Perkins, Caleb Parker, Richard Hughes, Phillip Simpson, Stephen Anderson | |
| Subs | Howard | Joe Windom (PG), Gerald Barnes (SG), Donnie Hoopes (SF) Duane Berger, Steve Findley, Thomas Johnson | |
| 16:11 | Howard | Henry Hyland makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 16:11 | Howard | Henry Hyland misses the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 16:11 | UMBC | Hershel Gray snags the defensive board | 51-40 |
| 15:53 | UMBC | Lloyd Jemison comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gerald Barnes - foul #3 on Gerald Barnes, team foul #1 | 51-40 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Howard | John Haire (PF), Frank Pierce (C) Shane Crain, Henry Hyland | |
| 15:53 | UMBC | Lloyd Jemison makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 15:53 | UMBC | Lloyd Jemison makes the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Donald Hufford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Jemison (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Leonard Callahan (fresh) PF - Hershel Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Joe Windom (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerald Barnes (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Donnie Hoopes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Haire (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Howard | Lloyd Jemison is called for the reach on Joe Windom - foul #1 on Lloyd Jemison, team foul #3 | 53-40 |
| 15:25 | Howard | Gerald Barnes misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Lloyd Jemison - foul #2 on Lloyd Jemison, team foul #4 | 53-40 |
| Subs | UMBC | William Perkins (PG) Donald Hufford | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 15:25 | Howard | Gerald Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 15:25 | Howard | Gerald Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 15:09 | UMBC | Leonard Callahan loses the dribble to John Haire | 53-41 |
| 14:54 | Howard | Gerald Barnes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 14:53 | Howard | Frank Pierce can't tip it in | 53-41 |
| 14:52 | Howard | John Haire snags the offensive board | 53-41 |
| 14:35 | Howard | Donnie Hoopes is hacked by Leonard Callahan - foul #1 on Leonard Callahan, team foul #5 | 53-41 |
| Subs | UMBC | Caleb Parker (SG), Richard Hughes (SF) Lloyd Jemison, Leonard Callahan | |
| Subs | Howard | Duane Berger (PG), Steve Findley (SG), Thomas Johnson (SF), Shane Crain (PF) Joe Windom, Gerald Barnes, Donnie Hoopes, Frank Pierce | |
| 14:20 | Howard | Thomas Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-41 |
| 14:18 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to John Haire | 53-41 |
| 14:00 | Howard | Steve Findley is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 53-41 |
| Subs | UMBC | Phillip Simpson (PF), Stephen Anderson (C) Hershel Gray, Brian Barnes | |
| Subs | Howard | Henry Hyland (C) John Haire | |
| 13:47 | UMBC | Richard Hughes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-41 |
| 13:45 | UMBC | Phillip Simpson grabs the offensive board | 53-41 |
| 13:23 | UMBC | Caleb Parker is hacked by Shane Crain - foul #3 on Shane Crain, team foul #2 | 53-41 |
| 13:06 | UMBC | Stephen Anderson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-41 |
| 13:05 | Howard | Henry Hyland grabs the board | 53-41 |
| 12:56 | Howard | Thomas Johnson hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Duane Berger | 53-44 |
| 12:36 | UMBC | William Perkins makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Caleb Parker | 55-44 |
| 12:27 | Howard | Richard Hughes is called for the reach on Thomas Johnson - foul #2 on Richard Hughes, team foul #6 | 55-44 |
| Subs | UMBC | Donald Hufford (PG), Lloyd Jemison (SF), Brian Barnes (C) William Perkins, Richard Hughes, Stephen Anderson | |
| Subs | Howard | Joe Windom (PG) Duane Berger | |
| 12:14 | Howard | Thomas Johnson drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Steve Findley | 55-46 |
| 11:46 | UMBC | Donald Hufford misses long on a jumper from the left side | 55-46 |
| 11:45 | Howard | Thomas Johnson pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Donald Hufford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Caleb Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SF - Lloyd Jemison (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Phillip Simpson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Joe Windom (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steve Findley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Johnson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Shane Crain (fresh) 3 pf. C - Henry Hyland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Howard | The jump hook by Henry Hyland is blocked by Phillip Simpson | 55-46 |
| 11:25 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Brian Barnes | 55-46 |
| 11:00 | UMBC | Brian Barnes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 10:59 | Howard | Thomas Johnson pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| 10:38 | Howard | Steve Findley scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-49 |
| 10:11 | UMBC | Steve Findley takes the ball from Lloyd Jemison | 55-49 |
| 10:07 | Howard | Joe Windom lays it up and in on a nice dish by Steve Findley | 55-51 |
| 09:52 | UMBC | Brian Barnes hits a jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by Henry Hyland - foul #2 on Henry Hyland, team foul #3 | 57-51 |
| Subs | UMBC | William Perkins (PG), Richard Hughes (SF), Stephen Anderson (C) Donald Hufford, Caleb Parker, Phillip Simpson | |
| Subs | Howard | Duane Berger (PG), Gerald Barnes (SG), Donnie Hoopes (SF), John Haire (PF), Frank Pierce (C) Joe Windom, Steve Findley, Thomas Johnson, Shane Crain, Henry Hyland | |
| 09:52 | UMBC | Brian Barnes makes the free throw | 58-51 |
| 09:39 | Howard | John Haire makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Donnie Hoopes | 58-53 |
| 09:22 | UMBC | Richard Hughes misses the jumper from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 09:21 | UMBC | Stephen Anderson tips it home | 60-53 |
| 09:01 | Howard | Gerald Barnes is hacked by Brian Barnes - foul #1 on Brian Barnes, team foul #7 | 60-53 |
| Subs | UMBC | Leonard Callahan (SG), Hershel Gray (PF) Lloyd Jemison, Brian Barnes | |
| Subs | Howard | Shane Crain (PF) Frank Pierce | |
| 09:01 | Howard | Gerald Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 09:01 | Howard | Gerald Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 09:01 | UMBC | Richard Hughes grabs the board | 60-54 |
| 08:51 | UMBC | Richard Hughes misses short on a floater from the right side | 60-54 |
| 08:49 | UMBC | Hershel Gray tips it but misses | 60-54 |
| 08:48 | UMBC | Hershel Gray hits the follow up shot | 62-54 |
| 08:32 | Howard | Duane Berger is whistled for traveling | 62-54 |
| 08:06 | UMBC | Hershel Gray can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 08:04 | UMBC | Hershel Gray gets the offensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 07:42 | UMBC | Hershel Gray drills a shot from close range on a great pass from William Perkins | 64-54 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - William Perkins (fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SG - Leonard Callahan (fresh) SF - Richard Hughes (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hershel Gray (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Duane Berger (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gerald Barnes (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Donnie Hoopes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Shane Crain (fresh) 3 pf. C - John Haire (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:30 | Howard | John Haire's pass is intercepted by Hershel Gray | 64-54 |
| 07:12 | UMBC | Leonard Callahan scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Perkins | 66-54 |
| 06:48 | Howard | John Haire misses the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Stephen Anderson - foul #3 on Stephen Anderson, team foul #8 | 66-54 |
| Subs | UMBC | Caleb Parker (SG), Phillip Simpson (PF), Brian Barnes (C) Leonard Callahan, Hershel Gray, Stephen Anderson | |
| Subs | Howard | Steve Findley (SG), Thomas Johnson (SF) Gerald Barnes, Donnie Hoopes | |
| 06:48 | Howard | John Haire misses the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 06:48 | Howard | John Haire makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 06:46 | UMBC | William Perkins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-55 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Howard | Henry Hyland (C) John Haire | |
| 06:35 | Howard | Steve Findley comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 66-55 |
| 06:34 | Howard | Shane Crain hits the follow up shot | 66-57 |
| 06:18 | UMBC | Caleb Parker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-57 |
| Subs | UMBC | Lloyd Jemison (SF) Richard Hughes | |
| Subs | Howard | Joe Windom (PG), Frank Pierce (PF) Duane Berger, Shane Crain | |
| 06:00 | Howard | Henry Hyland misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-57 |
| 05:59 | UMBC | Caleb Parker pulls down the rebound | 66-57 |
| 05:46 | UMBC | William Perkins misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Henry Hyland - foul #3 on Henry Hyland, team foul #4 | 66-57 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Howard | Gerald Barnes (PF) Frank Pierce | |
| 05:46 | UMBC | William Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 05:46 | UMBC | William Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 05:26 | Howard | Thomas Johnson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 68-57 |
| 05:24 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Brian Barnes | 68-57 |
| 05:22 | UMBC | William Perkins is hacked by Joe Windom in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joe Windom, team foul #5 | 68-57 |
| Subs | UMBC | Donald Hufford (PG), Stephen Anderson (C) William Perkins, Brian Barnes | |
| Subs | Howard | Shane Crain (PF) Gerald Barnes | |
| 05:08 | UMBC | Lloyd Jemison comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-57 |
| 05:06 | Howard | Henry Hyland grabs the defensive rebound | 68-57 |
| 05:01 | Howard | Joe Windom misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-57 |
| 05:00 | Howard | Steve Findley tips it in | 68-59 |
| 04:44 | UMBC | Stephen Anderson scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Caleb Parker | 70-59 |
| 04:24 | Howard | Henry Hyland makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Joe Windom | 70-61 |
| 04:20 | UMBC | Caleb Parker misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-61 |
| 04:19 | Howard | Henry Hyland pulls down the rebound | 70-61 |
| 04:02 | Howard | Joe Windom can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 70-61 |
| 04:01 | UMBC | Lloyd Jemison grabs the board | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:38 | UMBC | Caleb Parker hits a floater from the left wing set up by Donald Hufford | 72-61 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Donald Hufford (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Caleb Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SF - Lloyd Jemison (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Phillip Simpson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Anderson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Joe Windom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Findley (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shane Crain (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Henry Hyland (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Howard | Steve Findley misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-61 |
| 03:17 | Howard | Steve Findley grabs the offensive rebound | 72-61 |
| 03:07 | Howard | Thomas Johnson hits a jumper near the basket set up by Steve Findley and he's fouled by Stephen Anderson - foul #4 on Stephen Anderson, team foul #9 | 72-63 |
| Subs | UMBC | William Perkins (PG), Leonard Callahan (SG), Richard Hughes (SF), Hershel Gray (PF), Brian Barnes (C) Donald Hufford, Caleb Parker, Lloyd Jemison, Phillip Simpson, Stephen Anderson | |
| Subs | Howard | Duane Berger (PG), Gerald Barnes (SG), John Haire (C) Joe Windom, Steve Findley, Henry Hyland | |
| 03:07 | Howard | Thomas Johnson makes the free throw | 72-64 |
| 02:46 | UMBC | Hershel Gray hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Hughes | 75-64 |
| 02:46 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-64 |
| Subs | UMBC | Caleb Parker (SG), Phillip Simpson (PF) Leonard Callahan, Hershel Gray | |
| Subs | Howard | Steve Findley (SG) Gerald Barnes | |
| 02:38 | Howard | Thomas Johnson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-64 |
| 02:37 | Howard | John Haire gets the offensive rebound | 75-64 |
| 02:28 | Howard | Steve Findley travels with the ball | 75-64 |
| Subs | UMBC | Stephen Anderson (C) Brian Barnes | |
| Subs | Howard | Henry Hyland (C) John Haire | |
| 01:59 | UMBC | Richard Hughes loses the dribble to Thomas Johnson | 75-64 |
| 01:54 | Howard | Thomas Johnson lays it in | 75-66 |
| 01:29 | UMBC | Stephen Anderson misses the easy layup | 75-66 |
| 01:27 | Howard | Thomas Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 75-66 |
| 01:13 | Howard | A charge is called on Thomas Johnson - foul #2 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #6 | 75-66 |
| 00:57 | UMBC | Richard Hughes misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-66 |
| 00:55 | Howard | The rebound goes to Steve Findley | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Howard | Thomas Johnson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-66 |
| 00:48 | UMBC | Stephen Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | UMBC | Duane Berger is called for the reach on Stephen Anderson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Duane Berger, team foul #7 | 75-66 |
| Subs | UMBC | Donald Hufford (PG), Brian Barnes (PF) William Perkins, Phillip Simpson | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:46 | UMBC | Stephen Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:46 | UMBC | Stephen Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:46 | Howard | Henry Hyland pulls down the rebound | 76-66 |
| 00:40 | Howard | Steve Findley makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Duane Berger | 76-69 |
| 00:40 | UMBC | UMBC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-69 |
| Subs | UMBC | Curtis Connolly (PF) Stephen Anderson | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:38 | UMBC | Duane Berger is called for the reach on Donald Hufford in the backcourt - foul #2 on Duane Berger, team foul #8 | 76-69 |
| 00:38 | UMBC | Donald Hufford makes the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:38 | UMBC | Donald Hufford misses the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:38 | Howard | The rebound goes to Henry Hyland | 77-69 |
| 00:30 | Howard | Thomas Johnson knocks in the 3 from straight away | 77-72 |
| 00:30 | UMBC | UMBC calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-72 |
| Subs | UMBC | Lloyd Jemison (SF) Richard Hughes | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:29 | UMBC | Duane Berger is called for the reach on Caleb Parker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Duane Berger, team foul #9 | 77-72 |
| 00:29 | UMBC | Caleb Parker makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:29 | UMBC | Caleb Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Howard | Thomas Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 79-72 |
| 00:21 | UMBC | Brian Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 79-72 |
| 00:20 | UMBC | Duane Berger is called for the reach on Brian Barnes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Duane Berger, team foul #10 | 79-72 |
| Subs | UMBC | Richard Hughes (SF) Lloyd Jemison | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:20 | UMBC | Brian Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 80-72 |
| 00:20 | UMBC | Brian Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| 00:20 | Howard | Henry Hyland pulls down the rebound | 80-72 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Howard | Steve Findley clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 80-72 |
| 00:13 | Howard | Thomas Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 80-72 |
| 00:11 | Howard | Caleb Parker picks off the pass by Steve Findley | 80-72 |
| 00:11 | UMBC | UMBC calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 80-72 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:10 | UMBC | Caleb Parker is hacked by Duane Berger in the backcourt - foul #5 on Duane Berger, team foul #11 | 80-72 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Howard | Joe Windom (PG) Duane Berger | |
| 00:10 | UMBC | Caleb Parker makes the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:10 | UMBC | Caleb Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:10 | Howard | Steve Findley grabs the defensive rebound | 81-72 |
| 00:02 | Howard | Steve Findley misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 81-72 |
| 00:00 | UMBC | Richard Hughes gets the rebound | 81-72 |