| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Simon (fresh) SG - Glenn Williams (fresh) SF - Heath Somers (fresh) PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) C - Paul Dunneback (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - George Ketchum (fresh) SG - Donald Reeves (fresh) SF - Thomas Hurley (fresh) PF - Ryan Mauldin (fresh) C - Lloyd Sanders (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Heath Somers, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | UMBC | Donald Reeves misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Heath Somers - foul #2 on Heath Somers, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana (SF) Heath Somers | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 19:23 | UMBC | Donald Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:23 | UMBC | Donald Reeves misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:23 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Walter Bettis | 0-1 |
| 19:07 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Glenn Williams and he's hacked by George Ketchum - foul #1 on George Ketchum, team foul #1 | 2-1 |
| 19:07 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:47 | UMBC | Donald Reeves can't finish the layup | 3-1 |
| 18:45 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams snags the defensive board | 3-1 |
| 18:20 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 3-1 |
| 18:19 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana tips it home | 5-1 |
| 18:06 | UMBC | Thomas Hurley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's hacked by Israel Zambrana - foul #1 on Israel Zambrana, team foul #3 | 5-1 |
| 18:06 | UMBC | Thomas Hurley misses the 1st free throw | 5-1 |
| 18:06 | UMBC | Thomas Hurley makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:06 | UMBC | Thomas Hurley makes the 3rd free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:53 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses badly on a shot from the left block | 5-3 |
| 17:51 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Donald Reeves | 5-3 |
| 17:31 | UMBC | Donald Reeves can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 17:29 | UMBC | Donald Reeves misses the tip | 5-3 |
| 17:27 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Charles Simon | 5-3 |
| 17:08 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams is called for 5 seconds | 5-3 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Wilfredo Molina (C) Charles Simon, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 16:43 | UMBC | Lloyd Sanders comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Israel Zambrana - foul #2 on Israel Zambrana, team foul #4 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Anderson (SG), Robert Zentz (SF) Glenn Williams, Israel Zambrana | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 16:43 | UMBC | Lloyd Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:43 | UMBC | Lloyd Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:26 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-5 |
| 15:59 | UMBC | Wilfredo Molina swats the shot by Thomas Hurley | 8-5 |
| 15:58 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis snags the defensive board | 8-5 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) SG - David Anderson (fresh) SF - Robert Zentz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walter Bettis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilfredo Molina (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - George Ketchum (fresh) SG - Donald Reeves (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Thomas Hurley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ryan Mauldin (fresh) C - Lloyd Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 15:34 | UMBC | Thomas Hurley gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| 15:22 | UMBC | Ryan Mauldin can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 8-5 |
| 15:20 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| 15:14 | Cincinnati | David Anderson connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Zentz | 10-5 |
| 15:06 | UMBC | Wilfredo Molina is called for the reach on Donald Reeves - foul #1 on Wilfredo Molina, team foul #5 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG), Glenn Williams (SG), Paul Dunneback (C) Bojan Wolinski, David Anderson, Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | UMBC | Daniel Brown (SG), John Jones (SF), Alton Emery (PF) George Ketchum, Thomas Hurley, Ryan Mauldin | |
| 14:50 | UMBC | Paul Dunneback steals the ball from Lloyd Sanders | 10-5 |
| 14:36 | Cincinnati | John Jones steals the ball from Charles Simon | 10-5 |
| 14:32 | UMBC | John Jones lays it in | 10-7 |
| 14:23 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Simon | 13-7 |
| 14:05 | UMBC | Lloyd Sanders is hacked by Paul Dunneback - foul #1 on Paul Dunneback, team foul #6 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis (PF) Wilfredo Molina | |
| Subs | UMBC | Leonard Holmes (PG) Donald Reeves | |
| 14:00 | UMBC | John Jones misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 13-7 |
| 13:58 | UMBC | The offensive rebound goes to Alton Emery | 13-7 |
| 13:47 | UMBC | John Jones loses the dribble to Robert Zentz | 13-7 |
| 13:36 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-7 |
| 13:35 | UMBC | Alton Emery pulls down the rebound | 13-7 |
| 13:21 | UMBC | John Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-7 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UMBC | George Ketchum (PG), Thomas Hurley (SF), Ryan Mauldin (PF) Leonard Holmes, John Jones, Alton Emery | |
| 12:53 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Walter Bettis | 15-7 |
| 12:34 | UMBC | Daniel Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-7 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Anderson (SG), Wilfredo Molina (PF) Glenn Williams, Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | UMBC | Donald Reeves (SG), Alton Emery (C) Daniel Brown, Lloyd Sanders | |
| 12:16 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback is hacked by Alton Emery - foul #1 on Alton Emery, team foul #2 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG) Charles Simon | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 11:59 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 15-7 |
| 11:57 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina tips it but misses | 15-7 |
| 11:56 | UMBC | Ryan Mauldin pulls down the rebound | 15-7 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) SG - David Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Zentz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wilfredo Molina (fresh) C - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - George Ketchum (fresh) SG - Donald Reeves (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Thomas Hurley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ryan Mauldin (fresh) C - Alton Emery (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:52 | UMBC | Thomas Hurley makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Reeves | 15-10 |
| 11:37 | Cincinnati | Alton Emery takes the ball from Paul Dunneback | 15-10 |
| 11:17 | UMBC | Ryan Mauldin clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Zentz - foul #1 on Robert Zentz, team foul #7 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams (SG), Walter Bettis (PF) David Anderson, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 11:17 | UMBC | Ryan Mauldin makes the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 11:17 | UMBC | Ryan Mauldin makes the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:04 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-12 |
| 11:02 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina grabs the offensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 10:43 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz is called for traveling | 15-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG) Bojan Wolinski | |
| Subs | UMBC | Daniel Brown (SG), John Jones (SF), Lloyd Sanders (C) George Ketchum, Thomas Hurley, Alton Emery | |
| 10:20 | UMBC | Daniel Brown connects on the 3 from straight away | 15-15 |
| 09:56 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon is hacked by John Jones - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #3 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback (C) Wilfredo Molina | |
| Subs | UMBC | Alton Emery (PF) Ryan Mauldin | |
| 09:36 | Cincinnati | Lloyd Sanders takes the ball from Glenn Williams | 15-15 |
| 09:25 | UMBC | John Jones drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 15-17 |
| 09:01 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 08:59 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Alton Emery | 15-17 |
| 08:53 | UMBC | Daniel Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 08:52 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis grabs the defensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 08:50 | Cincinnati | Donald Reeves steps in front of the Charles Simon pass in the backcourt | 15-17 |
| 08:32 | UMBC | Walter Bettis denies the turnaround by John Jones | 15-17 |
| 08:31 | UMBC | John Jones tips it home | 15-19 |
| 08:17 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 15-19 |
| 08:15 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Lloyd Sanders | 15-19 |
| 07:58 | UMBC | John Jones comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Zentz - foul #2 on Robert Zentz, team foul #8 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), David Anderson (SG), Heath Somers (SF), Wilfredo Molina (PF) Charles Simon, Glenn Williams, Robert Zentz, Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | UMBC | George Ketchum (PG), Ryan Mauldin (PF) Donald Reeves, Lloyd Sanders | |
| 07:58 | UMBC | John Jones misses the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 07:58 | UMBC | John Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 07:58 | UMBC | Alton Emery snags the offensive board | 15-19 |
| 07:49 | UMBC | Ryan Mauldin can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 15-19 |
| 07:47 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback snags the defensive board | 15-19 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) SG - David Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Heath Somers (fresh) PF - Wilfredo Molina (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - George Ketchum (fresh) SG - Daniel Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Jones (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ryan Mauldin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alton Emery (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 15-19 |
| 07:41 | UMBC | John Jones snags the defensive board | 15-19 |
| 07:21 | UMBC | John Jones connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 15-21 |
| 07:01 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Bojan Wolinski and he's hacked by Ryan Mauldin - foul #1 on Ryan Mauldin, team foul #4 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis (PF) Heath Somers | |
| Subs | UMBC | Donald Reeves (SG), Thomas Hurley (SF) Daniel Brown, John Jones | |
| 07:01 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the free throw | 18-21 |
| 06:40 | UMBC | Ryan Mauldin is whistled for a carry | 18-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Heath Somers (SF) Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 06:23 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Donald Reeves - foul #1 on Donald Reeves, team foul #5 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG) Heath Somers | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 06:23 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 06:23 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:00 | UMBC | Thomas Hurley's floater is tipped away by Walter Bettis | 20-21 |
| 05:58 | UMBC | Donald Reeves misses the tip | 20-21 |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 05:45 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 20-21 |
| 05:44 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Ryan Mauldin | 20-21 |
| 05:26 | UMBC | Donald Reeves misses the lay-in | 20-21 |
| 05:24 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina grabs the board | 20-21 |
| 05:19 | Cincinnati | David Anderson misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 20-21 |
| 05:17 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Bettis | 20-21 |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the driving attempt from close range | 22-21 |
| 04:40 | UMBC | Bojan Wolinski swats the short shot by Alton Emery | 22-21 |
| 04:39 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis gets the rebound | 22-21 |
| 04:37 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams (SG), Heath Somers (SF), Paul Dunneback (C) Charles Simon, Bojan Wolinski, Wilfredo Molina | |
| Subs | UMBC | Leonard Holmes (PG), Daniel Brown (SG), John Jones (PF), Lloyd Sanders (C) George Ketchum, Donald Reeves, Ryan Mauldin, Alton Emery | |
| 04:22 | UMBC | Daniel Brown is hacked by Glenn Williams - foul #1 on Glenn Williams, team foul #9 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG) David Anderson | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 04:22 | UMBC | Daniel Brown makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 04:22 | UMBC | Daniel Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 04:06 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Glenn Williams | 25-23 |
| 03:46 | UMBC | Thomas Hurley can't finish the layup but the foul's on Heath Somers - foul #3 on Heath Somers, team foul #10 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SF), Israel Zambrana (PF) Heath Somers, Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | UMBC | Donald Reeves (PG) Leonard Holmes | |
| 03:46 | UMBC | Thomas Hurley makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 03:46 | UMBC | Thomas Hurley makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Simon (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Glenn Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Zentz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Donald Reeves (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Hurley (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Lloyd Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:27 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Lloyd Sanders - foul #1 on Lloyd Sanders, team foul #6 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Anderson (PG) Charles Simon | |
| Subs | UMBC | George Ketchum (PG), Ryan Mauldin (PF) Daniel Brown, Thomas Hurley | |
| 03:27 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 03:27 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 03:27 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Ryan Mauldin | 25-25 |
| 03:09 | UMBC | Ryan Mauldin buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from George Ketchum | 25-27 |
| 02:48 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-27 |
| 02:46 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Donald Reeves | 25-27 |
| 02:25 | UMBC | Ryan Mauldin connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from John Jones and he's fouled by Paul Dunneback - foul #2 on Paul Dunneback, team foul #11 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Wilfredo Molina (C) David Anderson, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | UMBC | Alton Emery (C) Lloyd Sanders | |
| 02:25 | UMBC | Ryan Mauldin misses the free throw | 25-29 |
| 02:25 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina gets the rebound | 25-29 |
| 02:02 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 02:01 | UMBC | Alton Emery pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| 01:57 | UMBC | Donald Reeves misses badly on a floater from the right side | 25-29 |
| 01:56 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 01:50 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina is fouled on the floor by Ryan Mauldin - foul #2 on Ryan Mauldin, team foul #7 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG) Bojan Wolinski | |
| Subs | UMBC | Thomas Hurley (SF) John Jones | |
| 01:50 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 01:50 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 01:30 | UMBC | Donald Reeves lays it in set up by George Ketchum and he's fouled by Charles Simon - foul #1 on Charles Simon, team foul #12 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis (PF) Glenn Williams | |
| Subs | UMBC | Daniel Brown (SG) George Ketchum | |
| 01:30 | UMBC | Donald Reeves misses the free throw | 27-31 |
| 01:30 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis grabs the defensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 01:14 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina hits a wide open jumper from the right block set up by Robert Zentz out of the doubleteam | 29-31 |
| 00:53 | UMBC | Thomas Hurley double dribbles | 29-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Anderson (SG) Israel Zambrana | |
| Subs | UMBC | Leonard Holmes (PG), Lloyd Sanders (C) Donald Reeves, Ryan Mauldin | |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz splits the doubleteam and buries a runner in the lane | 31-31 |
| 00:03 | UMBC | Leonard Holmes comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 00:02 | UMBC | Thomas Hurley snags the offensive board | 31-31 |
| 00:00 | UMBC | The clock runs out | 31-31 |