| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Smith (fresh) SG - Robert Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Rewakowski (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Tim Glenn (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Ralph Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Howard Culbreath (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Dekker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Labrie (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Hindman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Bobby Quintanilla (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UMBC | Gerald Labrie inbounds the ball | 35-40 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:58 | UMBC | Robert Hicks steals the ball from Howard Culbreath in the backcourt | 35-40 |
| 19:49 | Southern Illinois | Gary Rewakowski can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-40 |
| 19:47 | UMBC | Brian Dekker grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 19:25 | UMBC | Larry Hindman makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Howard Culbreath | 35-43 |
| 19:04 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hicks lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Smith | 37-43 |
| 18:46 | UMBC | Gerald Labrie knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Dekker | 37-46 |
| 18:26 | Southern Illinois | John Smith is fouled on the floor by Gerald Labrie - foul #1 on Gerald Labrie, team foul #1 | 37-46 |
| 18:08 | Southern Illinois | Gary Rewakowski knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by John Smith | 40-46 |
| 17:52 | UMBC | Howard Culbreath hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 40-46 |
| 17:50 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Baker grabs the board | 40-46 |
| 17:38 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hicks clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Brian Dekker - foul #3 on Brian Dekker, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Santos Hernandez (SG) Brian Dekker | |
| 17:38 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 17:38 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 17:28 | UMBC | Larry Hindman can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 17:27 | UMBC | Santos Hernandez grabs the offensive board | 41-46 |
| 17:15 | UMBC | Larry Hindman can't connect on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Tim Glenn - foul #2 on Tim Glenn, team foul #1 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Hiram Thomas (PG), Richard Randall (SF) John Smith, Gary Rewakowski | |
| Subs | UMBC | Craig Restivo (SF) Gerald Labrie | |
| 17:15 | UMBC | Larry Hindman makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 17:15 | UMBC | Larry Hindman makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 16:59 | Southern Illinois | Howard Culbreath steals the ball from Hiram Thomas | 41-48 |
| 16:40 | UMBC | Craig Restivo loses the dribble to Tim Glenn | 41-48 |
| 16:31 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Baker's pass is intercepted by Larry Hindman | 41-48 |
| 16:10 | UMBC | Larry Hindman scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Howard Culbreath | 41-50 |
| 15:53 | Southern Illinois | Hiram Thomas is fouled on the floor by Craig Restivo - foul #1 on Craig Restivo, team foul #3 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Smith (PG), Gary Rewakowski (SF), Robert Heil (PF) Robert Hicks, Tim Glenn, Ralph Baker | |
| Subs | UMBC | Brian Dekker (SG), Carl Footman (PF), Tyrone Weyant (C) Howard Culbreath, Larry Hindman, Bobby Quintanilla | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Hiram Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Rewakowski (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Robert Heil (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Randall (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Santos Hernandez (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Dekker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Craig Restivo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Footman (fresh) 5 pts. C - Tyrone Weyant (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:45 | Southern Illinois | Gary Rewakowski hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-50 |
| 15:25 | UMBC | Carl Footman is fouled on the floor by Robert Heil - foul #1 on Robert Heil, team foul #2 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Gerald Labrie (SF) Carl Footman | |
| 15:13 | UMBC | Santos Hernandez misses the jump hook from close range | 43-50 |
| 15:11 | Southern Illinois | Gary Rewakowski gets the rebound | 43-50 |
| 14:49 | Southern Illinois | Hiram Thomas misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 43-50 |
| 14:48 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Craig Restivo | 43-50 |
| 14:29 | UMBC | Tyrone Weyant blows the layup but the foul's on Richard Randall - foul #1 on Richard Randall, team foul #3 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Hicks (SG), Tim Glenn (PF) Hiram Thomas, Richard Randall | |
| Subs | UMBC | Carl Footman (PF) Craig Restivo | |
| 14:29 | UMBC | Tyrone Weyant makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 14:29 | UMBC | Tyrone Weyant misses the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 14:29 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn snags the defensive board | 43-51 |
| 14:08 | Southern Illinois | Robert Heil misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 14:07 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn gets the offensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 13:46 | Southern Illinois | Robert Heil is whistled for a carry | 43-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Hiram Thomas (PG), Richard Randall (SF), Ralph Baker (C) John Smith, Gary Rewakowski, Robert Heil | |
| Subs | UMBC | Howard Culbreath (PG), Bobby Quintanilla (PF) Santos Hernandez, Carl Footman | |
| 13:19 | UMBC | Tyrone Weyant misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Tim Glenn - foul #3 on Tim Glenn, team foul #4 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Carl Footman (SF), Larry Hindman (PF) Gerald Labrie, Bobby Quintanilla | |
| 13:19 | UMBC | Tyrone Weyant makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 13:19 | UMBC | Tyrone Weyant misses the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 13:19 | Southern Illinois | Richard Randall pulls down the rebound | 43-52 |
| 12:55 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Hiram Thomas | 45-52 |
| 12:36 | UMBC | Brian Dekker is hacked by Ralph Baker - foul #1 on Ralph Baker, team foul #5 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Smith (PG) Robert Hicks | |
| Subs | UMBC | Craig Restivo (SF), Bobby Quintanilla (C) Carl Footman, Tyrone Weyant | |
| 12:25 | UMBC | John Smith steps in front of the Bobby Quintanilla pass | 45-52 |
| 12:09 | Southern Illinois | Larry Hindman takes the ball from Tim Glenn | 45-52 |
| 11:46 | UMBC | Howard Culbreath connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Dekker | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Hiram Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Randall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tim Glenn (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Ralph Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Howard Culbreath (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Brian Dekker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Craig Restivo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Hindman (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. C - Bobby Quintanilla (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Baker misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-55 |
| 11:32 | UMBC | Larry Hindman snags the defensive board | 45-55 |
| 11:14 | UMBC | Ralph Baker swats the shot by Larry Hindman | 45-55 |
| 11:12 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Baker pulls down the rebound | 45-55 |
| 11:07 | Southern Illinois | Hiram Thomas scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from John Smith | 47-55 |
| 10:52 | UMBC | Hiram Thomas is called for the reach on Brian Dekker - foul #2 on Hiram Thomas, team foul #6 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Hicks (SG), Gary Rewakowski (SF), Robert Heil (PF) John Smith, Tim Glenn, Ralph Baker | |
| Subs | UMBC | Santos Hernandez (PG), Bernard Nettles (SG), Gerald Labrie (SF), Tyrone Weyant (C) Howard Culbreath, Brian Dekker, Craig Restivo, Larry Hindman | |
| 10:44 | UMBC | Gary Rewakowski steps in front of the Bobby Quintanilla pass | 47-55 |
| 10:29 | Southern Illinois | Richard Randall misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 47-55 |
| 10:28 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Gerald Labrie | 47-55 |
| 10:12 | UMBC | Bobby Quintanilla hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 10:10 | Southern Illinois | Richard Randall gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| 09:51 | Southern Illinois | Gary Rewakowski knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Hiram Thomas | 49-55 |
| 09:31 | UMBC | Bernard Nettles hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-55 |
| 09:30 | UMBC | Tyrone Weyant pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 09:07 | UMBC | Tyrone Weyant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 09:05 | UMBC | Gerald Labrie gets the offensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 08:50 | UMBC | Gerald Labrie can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-55 |
| 08:48 | Southern Illinois | Richard Randall gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| 08:42 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Quintanilla swats the short shot by Gary Rewakowski | 49-55 |
| 08:40 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hicks tips it in | 51-55 |
| 08:31 | UMBC | Bobby Quintanilla drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Santos Hernandez | 51-57 |
| 08:03 | Southern Illinois | Gerald Labrie steps in front of the Robert Hicks pass | 51-57 |
| 07:39 | UMBC | Robert Heil denies the turnaround by Tyrone Weyant | 51-57 |
| 07:37 | Southern Illinois | Hiram Thomas pulls down the rebound | 51-57 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Hiram Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Hicks (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Rewakowski (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Heil (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Richard Randall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Santos Hernandez (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Nettles (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerald Labrie (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bobby Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Tyrone Weyant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:35 | Southern Illinois | Hiram Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Smith (PG), Russell Callahan (SF), Tim Glenn (PF), Ralph Baker (C) Hiram Thomas, Gary Rewakowski, Robert Heil, Richard Randall | |
| Subs | UMBC | Howard Culbreath (PG), Brian Dekker (SG), Craig Restivo (SF), Larry Hindman (PF), Carl Footman (C) Santos Hernandez, Bernard Nettles, Gerald Labrie, Bobby Quintanilla, Tyrone Weyant | |
| 07:17 | UMBC | Larry Hindman is fouled on the floor by Ralph Baker - foul #2 on Ralph Baker, team foul #7 | 51-57 |
| 07:17 | UMBC | Larry Hindman makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 07:17 | UMBC | Larry Hindman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 07:06 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Baker hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Smith | 53-59 |
| 06:55 | UMBC | Carl Footman's pass is intercepted by Russell Callahan | 53-59 |
| 06:44 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Hicks | 55-59 |
| 06:24 | UMBC | Brian Dekker hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-61 |
| 06:02 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn lays it in | 57-61 |
| 05:42 | UMBC | Brian Dekker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-61 |
| 05:40 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Baker snags the defensive board | 57-61 |
| 05:17 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Brian Dekker - foul #4 on Brian Dekker, team foul #4 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Hiram Thomas (SG), Gary Rewakowski (SF) Robert Hicks, Russell Callahan | |
| Subs | UMBC | Gerald Labrie (SF), Tyrone Weyant (C) Craig Restivo, Carl Footman | |
| 05:17 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 05:17 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 05:04 | UMBC | Tim Glenn blocks the jumper by Larry Hindman | 59-61 |
| 05:02 | UMBC | Tyrone Weyant tips it back up and in | 59-63 |
| 04:39 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Baker scores on a jumper from the right wing | 61-63 |
| 04:28 | UMBC | Brian Dekker clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-63 |
| 04:27 | Southern Illinois | Hiram Thomas grabs the board | 61-63 |
| 03:59 | Southern Illinois | Gary Rewakowski misses the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Larry Hindman - foul #2 on Larry Hindman, team foul #5 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Callahan (SG), Robert Heil (C) John Smith, Ralph Baker | |
| Subs | UMBC | Santos Hernandez (PG), Bernard Nettles (SG), Bobby Quintanilla (PF) Howard Culbreath, Brian Dekker, Larry Hindman | |
| 03:59 | Southern Illinois | Gary Rewakowski makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 03:59 | Southern Illinois | Gary Rewakowski misses the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 03:59 | UMBC | Tyrone Weyant snags the defensive board | 62-63 |
| 03:40 | UMBC | Gerald Labrie can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-63 |
| 03:39 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn grabs the board | 62-63 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Hiram Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Russell Callahan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gary Rewakowski (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim Glenn (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Robert Heil (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Santos Hernandez (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Nettles (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerald Labrie (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bobby Quintanilla (fresh) 4 pts. C - Tyrone Weyant (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Southern Illinois | Russell Callahan misses the lay-in | 62-63 |
| 03:23 | UMBC | Bobby Quintanilla snags the defensive board | 62-63 |
| 03:17 | UMBC | Bernard Nettles misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-63 |
| 03:16 | Southern Illinois | Robert Heil pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| 02:48 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-63 |
| 02:46 | Southern Illinois | Gary Rewakowski tips it home | 64-63 |
| 02:46 | UMBC | UMBC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Smith (PG), Robert Hicks (SG), Ralph Baker (C) Hiram Thomas, Russell Callahan, Robert Heil | |
| Subs | UMBC | Howard Culbreath (PG), Brian Dekker (SG), Larry Hindman (PF) Santos Hernandez, Bernard Nettles, Bobby Quintanilla | |
| 02:26 | UMBC | Tyrone Weyant drills a runner near the basket set up by Larry Hindman | 64-65 |
| 02:04 | Southern Illinois | Brian Dekker picks off the pass by Robert Hicks | 64-65 |
| 01:37 | UMBC | Gary Rewakowski steals it from Gerald Labrie | 64-65 |
| 01:16 | Southern Illinois | Gary Rewakowski lays it in on a great pass from John Smith | 66-65 |
| 00:58 | UMBC | Larry Hindman misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 66-65 |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn pulls down the rebound | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Southern Illinois | Gary Rewakowski lays it up and in set up by Tim Glenn | 68-65 |
| 00:17 | UMBC | Tyrone Weyant loses the dribble to Robert Hicks | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn is hacked by Howard Culbreath in the backcourt - foul #2 on Howard Culbreath, team foul #6 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Hiram Thomas (PG) John Smith | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 00:14 | Southern Illinois | Howard Culbreath is called for the reach on Hiram Thomas - foul #3 on Howard Culbreath, team foul #7 | 68-65 |
| 00:14 | Southern Illinois | Hiram Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:14 | Southern Illinois | Hiram Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:09 | UMBC | Brian Dekker can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 70-65 |
| 00:07 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Baker snags the defensive board | 70-65 |
| 00:06 | Southern Illinois | Brian Dekker is called for the reach on Ralph Baker in the backcourt - foul #5 on Brian Dekker, team foul #8 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Smith (PG) Robert Hicks | |
| Subs | UMBC | Santos Hernandez (SG) Brian Dekker | |
| 00:06 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Baker misses the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:06 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn gets the offensive rebound | 70-65 |
| 00:04 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn is fouled on the floor by Larry Hindman - foul #3 on Larry Hindman, team foul #9 | 70-65 |
| 00:04 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:04 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn misses the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:04 | UMBC | Larry Hindman pulls down the rebound | 71-65 |
| 00:00 | UMBC | Larry Hindman misses the halfcourt shot | 71-65 |