| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Hans Zenor (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jamie McElmarry (fresh) SF - Gary Hall (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Hopkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Willey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Wong (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frederick Thiel (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Johnny Schiff (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Anthony Cota (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Holy Cross | Gary Hall inbounds the ball | 45-45 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Holy Cross | Daniel Walker hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Anthony Cota - foul #2 on Anthony Cota, team foul #1 | 45-45 |
| 19:45 | Holy Cross | Daniel Walker misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 19:45 | Holy Cross | Daniel Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 19:26 | UMBC | Anthony Cota misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Daniel Walker - foul #4 on Daniel Walker, team foul #1 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Randall Younkin (PF) Daniel Walker | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 19:26 | UMBC | Anthony Cota makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 19:26 | UMBC | Anthony Cota misses the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 19:26 | Holy Cross | Gary Hall grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 19:11 | Holy Cross | Randall Younkin's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Cota | 46-46 |
| 19:09 | Holy Cross | Jamie McElmarry tips it back up and in | 48-46 |
| 18:50 | UMBC | John Willey misses long on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Hans Zenor - foul #2 on Hans Zenor, team foul #2 | 48-46 |
| 18:50 | UMBC | John Willey makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 18:50 | UMBC | John Willey misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 18:50 | Holy Cross | John Hopkins grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 18:27 | Holy Cross | Jamie McElmarry clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-47 |
| 18:25 | Holy Cross | Gary Hall can't tip it in | 48-47 |
| 18:24 | UMBC | Frederick Thiel grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 18:02 | UMBC | Anthony Cota is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Kenneth Wong | 48-49 |
| 17:56 | Holy Cross | Jamie McElmarry knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Hans Zenor | 50-49 |
| 17:39 | UMBC | John Willey scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Frederick Thiel | 50-52 |
| 17:21 | Holy Cross | John Hopkins misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Anthony Cota - foul #3 on Anthony Cota, team foul #2 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Sellberg (PG), Michel Brooks (SG), John Boyd (SF), Daniel Walker (C) Hans Zenor, Jamie McElmarry, Gary Hall, Randall Younkin | |
| Subs | UMBC | John Fitzgerald (PG), Daniel Theriault (SG), Anthony Keys (SF), Wayne Metcalfe (PF), Joseph Smith (C) John Willey, Kenneth Wong, Frederick Thiel, Johnny Schiff, Anthony Cota | |
| 17:21 | Holy Cross | John Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 17:21 | Holy Cross | John Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 17:11 | UMBC | Joseph Smith is wide open but clanks a floater from the right side | 52-52 |
| 17:10 | UMBC | John Fitzgerald pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 17:05 | UMBC | Joseph Smith is denied on a layup by Daniel Walker | 52-52 |
| 17:03 | UMBC | John Fitzgerald tips it but misses | 52-52 |
| 17:01 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to John Hopkins | 52-52 |
| 16:43 | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Sellberg can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 16:41 | UMBC | Joseph Smith snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 16:39 | UMBC | Michel Brooks is called for the reach on John Fitzgerald in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michel Brooks, team foul #3 | 52-52 |
| 16:34 | UMBC | John Hopkins denies the turnaround by Anthony Keys | 52-52 |
| 16:32 | UMBC | Wayne Metcalfe can't tip it in | 52-52 |
| 16:31 | UMBC | Joseph Smith tips it home | 52-54 |
| 16:14 | Holy Cross | John Boyd misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-54 |
| 16:13 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Wayne Metcalfe | 52-54 |
| 16:09 | UMBC | Michel Brooks is called for the reach on Daniel Theriault in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michel Brooks, team foul #4 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Thomas Evans (SG) Michel Brooks | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 15:52 | UMBC | Joseph Smith is fouled on the floor by Daniel Walker - foul #5 on Daniel Walker, team foul #5 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Hans Zenor (PG), Randall Younkin (PF) Jeffrey Sellberg, Daniel Walker | |
| Subs | UMBC | Ralph Kistler (SG), Kenneth Oram (PF) Daniel Theriault, Wayne Metcalfe | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Hans Zenor (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Evans (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Randall Younkin (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - John Hopkins (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Fitzgerald (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Kistler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Keys (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Oram (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | UMBC | Anthony Keys is whistled for traveling | 52-54 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Gary Hall (SF) John Boyd | |
| Subs | UMBC | John Willey (PG), Johnny Schiff (PF), Anthony Cota (C) John Fitzgerald, Anthony Keys, Joseph Smith | |
| 15:19 | Holy Cross | Thomas Evans misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-54 |
| 15:17 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 15:04 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Randall Younkin - foul #4 on Randall Younkin, team foul #6 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Kenneth Wong (PG) John Willey | |
| 15:04 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 15:04 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 14:54 | Holy Cross | Johnny Schiff denies the turnaround by John Hopkins | 52-55 |
| 14:52 | UMBC | Anthony Cota grabs the defensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 14:33 | UMBC | Kenneth Oram comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-55 |
| 14:32 | Holy Cross | John Hopkins gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| 14:08 | Holy Cross | Gary Hall connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Hans Zenor | 54-55 |
| 14:04 | UMBC | Kenneth Wong misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-55 |
| 14:02 | Holy Cross | Thomas Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 13:42 | Holy Cross | Ralph Kistler takes the ball from John Hopkins | 54-55 |
| 13:32 | UMBC | Randall Younkin is called for the reach on Johnny Schiff - foul #5 on Randall Younkin, team foul #7 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Sellberg (PG), Jamie McElmarry (SG), Michel Brooks (SF), John Boyd (PF) Hans Zenor, Thomas Evans, Gary Hall, Randall Younkin | |
| Subs | UMBC | John Willey (PG), John Fitzgerald (SG), Frederick Thiel (SF), Wayne Metcalfe (C) Kenneth Wong, Ralph Kistler, Kenneth Oram, Anthony Cota | |
| 13:32 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 13:32 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 13:32 | Holy Cross | John Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 13:09 | Holy Cross | Jamie McElmarry hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Johnny Schiff - foul #1 on Johnny Schiff, team foul #3 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Anthony Keys (C) Johnny Schiff | |
| 13:09 | Holy Cross | Jamie McElmarry makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 13:09 | Holy Cross | Jamie McElmarry makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 12:49 | UMBC | John Fitzgerald is hacked by John Boyd - foul #1 on John Boyd, team foul #8 | 56-56 |
| 12:49 | UMBC | John Fitzgerald misses the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 12:49 | UMBC | Anthony Keys snags the offensive board | 56-56 |
| 12:35 | UMBC | Wayne Metcalfe hits a wide open turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Frederick Thiel | 56-58 |
| 12:30 | Holy Cross | Jamie McElmarry comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 12:28 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Wayne Metcalfe | 56-58 |
| 12:09 | UMBC | John Fitzgerald misses long on an open jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by John Boyd - foul #2 on John Boyd, team foul #9 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Hans Zenor (PG), Gary Hall (SF) Jeffrey Sellberg, Michel Brooks | |
| Subs | UMBC | Daniel Theriault (SG), Joseph Smith (C) John Willey, Wayne Metcalfe | |
| 12:09 | UMBC | John Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 12:09 | UMBC | John Fitzgerald misses the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 12:09 | UMBC | Anthony Keys grabs the offensive board | 56-59 |
| 11:51 | UMBC | John Fitzgerald misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-59 |
| 11:49 | UMBC | Joseph Smith grabs the offensive board | 56-59 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Hans Zenor (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jamie McElmarry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gary Hall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - John Hopkins (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Fitzgerald (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Theriault (fresh) SF - Frederick Thiel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Anthony Keys (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:36 | UMBC | Frederick Thiel misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 56-59 |
| 11:35 | UMBC | Joseph Smith misses the tip | 56-59 |
| 11:33 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Gary Hall | 56-59 |
| 11:18 | Holy Cross | John Boyd comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 56-59 |
| 11:16 | Holy Cross | Gary Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 10:58 | Holy Cross | Hans Zenor knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jamie McElmarry | 58-59 |
| 10:36 | UMBC | Anthony Keys misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 10:35 | UMBC | Frederick Thiel gets the offensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 10:25 | UMBC | Daniel Theriault is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Daniel Theriault, team foul #4 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Sellberg (PG), Thomas Evans (SG), Michel Brooks (SF) Hans Zenor, Jamie McElmarry, Gary Hall | |
| Subs | UMBC | John Willey (PG), Ralph Kistler (SG), Kenneth Oram (SF), Johnny Schiff (PF), Wayne Metcalfe (C) John Fitzgerald, Daniel Theriault, Frederick Thiel, Anthony Keys, Joseph Smith | |
| 10:10 | Holy Cross | John Hopkins travels with the ball | 58-59 |
| 10:05 | UMBC | Thomas Evans is called for the reach on John Willey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Evans, team foul #10 | 58-59 |
| 10:05 | UMBC | John Willey makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 10:05 | UMBC | John Willey makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 09:52 | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Sellberg buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Michel Brooks | 61-61 |
| 09:37 | UMBC | John Willey comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 61-61 |
| 09:35 | UMBC | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Metcalfe | 61-61 |
| 09:25 | UMBC | Ralph Kistler misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 09:24 | UMBC | Kenneth Oram gets the offensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 09:10 | UMBC | John Willey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-61 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Gary Hall (SF) Michel Brooks | |
| Subs | UMBC | Kenneth Wong (PG), Joseph Smith (C) John Willey, Wayne Metcalfe | |
| 08:45 | Holy Cross | John Boyd misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-61 |
| 08:43 | Holy Cross | Thomas Evans can't tip it in | 61-61 |
| 08:41 | Holy Cross | Gary Hall hits the follow up shot | 63-61 |
| 08:27 | UMBC | Joseph Smith misses badly on the uncontested floater in the lane | 63-61 |
| 08:25 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Thomas Evans | 63-61 |
| 08:03 | Holy Cross | Thomas Evans is fouled on the floor by Ralph Kistler - foul #4 on Ralph Kistler, team foul #5 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Hans Zenor (PG), Jamie McElmarry (SG), Michel Brooks (SF) Jeffrey Sellberg, Thomas Evans, John Boyd | |
| Subs | UMBC | John Willey (PG), Anthony Keys (SF), Anthony Cota (C) Ralph Kistler, Kenneth Oram, Joseph Smith | |
| 07:50 | Holy Cross | Hans Zenor makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jamie McElmarry | 66-61 |
| 07:46 | UMBC | Anthony Keys's pass is intercepted by Jamie McElmarry in the backcourt | 66-61 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Hans Zenor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jamie McElmarry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michel Brooks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Gary Hall (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - John Hopkins (very tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Willey (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Wong (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Anthony Keys (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Johnny Schiff (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Anthony Cota (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Holy Cross | Jamie McElmarry misses the 3 from the left wing | 66-61 |
| 07:26 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Anthony Cota | 66-61 |
| 07:07 | UMBC | Anthony Keys is hacked by Jamie McElmarry - foul #3 on Jamie McElmarry, team foul #11 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | John Boyd (PF) Gary Hall | |
| Subs | UMBC | John Fitzgerald (PG), Daniel Theriault (SG), Wayne Metcalfe (PF) John Willey, Kenneth Wong, Johnny Schiff | |
| 07:07 | UMBC | Anthony Keys makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 07:07 | UMBC | Anthony Keys makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 06:45 | Holy Cross | Michel Brooks misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Daniel Theriault - foul #2 on Daniel Theriault, team foul #6 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Gary Hall (SF) John Boyd | |
| Subs | UMBC | Frederick Thiel (SF), Joseph Smith (C) Anthony Keys, Anthony Cota | |
| 06:45 | Holy Cross | Michel Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 06:45 | Holy Cross | Michel Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 06:26 | UMBC | Joseph Smith makes the wide open turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by John Fitzgerald | 68-65 |
| 05:57 | Holy Cross | Gary Hall connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Jamie McElmarry | 70-65 |
| 05:45 | UMBC | Wayne Metcalfe misses the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Michel Brooks - foul #4 on Michel Brooks, team foul #12 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Sellberg (PG), Thomas Evans (SG), John Boyd (PF) Hans Zenor, Jamie McElmarry, Michel Brooks | |
| Subs | UMBC | John Willey (PG), Ralph Kistler (SG) John Fitzgerald, Daniel Theriault | |
| 05:45 | UMBC | Wayne Metcalfe makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 05:45 | UMBC | Wayne Metcalfe makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 05:24 | Holy Cross | Wayne Metcalfe picks off the pass by Thomas Evans | 70-67 |
| 05:03 | UMBC | Frederick Thiel connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Ralph Kistler | 70-70 |
| 04:47 | Holy Cross | Gary Hall is hacked by Frederick Thiel - foul #2 on Frederick Thiel, team foul #7 | 70-70 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Michel Brooks (SF) John Boyd | |
| Subs | UMBC | Anthony Keys (SF), Johnny Schiff (PF), Anthony Cota (C) Frederick Thiel, Wayne Metcalfe, Joseph Smith | |
| 04:47 | Holy Cross | Gary Hall makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 04:47 | Holy Cross | Gary Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 04:47 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff grabs the defensive rebound | 71-70 |
| 04:40 | UMBC | Anthony Cota is open and scores on a shot in the paint set up by Ralph Kistler | 71-72 |
| 04:17 | Holy Cross | Thomas Evans hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Sellberg | 73-72 |
| 03:59 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff is fouled on the floor by Gary Hall - foul #2 on Gary Hall, team foul #13 | 73-72 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Hans Zenor (PG), Jamie McElmarry (SG), John Boyd (PF) Jeffrey Sellberg, Thomas Evans, Gary Hall | |
| Subs | UMBC | John Fitzgerald (PG), Kenneth Wong (SG) John Willey, Ralph Kistler | |
| 03:59 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff makes the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 03:59 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff misses the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| 03:59 | Holy Cross | John Boyd gets the rebound | 73-73 |
| 03:45 | Holy Cross | Michel Brooks misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-73 |
| 03:43 | UMBC | Kenneth Wong gets the rebound | 73-73 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Hans Zenor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jamie McElmarry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michel Brooks (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - John Boyd (tiring) 6 pts. C - John Hopkins (very tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Fitzgerald (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Wong (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Anthony Keys (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Johnny Schiff (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Anthony Cota (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:41 | UMBC | John Fitzgerald is hacked by Jamie McElmarry in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jamie McElmarry, team foul #14 | 73-73 |
| 03:41 | UMBC | John Fitzgerald misses the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 03:41 | UMBC | John Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 03:26 | Holy Cross | Michel Brooks scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 75-74 |
| 03:24 | UMBC | Anthony Keys's pass is intercepted by Jamie McElmarry in the backcourt | 75-74 |
| 03:11 | Holy Cross | Michel Brooks comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 75-74 |
| 03:09 | UMBC | Anthony Keys gets the rebound | 75-74 |
| 02:53 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 75-74 |
| 02:52 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff grabs the offensive board | 75-74 |
| 02:52 | UMBC | UMBC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-74 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Sellberg (PG), Thomas Evans (SG), Gary Hall (SF) Hans Zenor, Jamie McElmarry, Michel Brooks | |
| Subs | UMBC | John Willey (PG), Ralph Kistler (SG), Frederick Thiel (SF) John Fitzgerald, Kenneth Wong, Anthony Keys | |
| 02:33 | UMBC | Anthony Cota misses short on an open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 75-74 |
| 02:31 | Holy Cross | John Boyd grabs the board | 75-74 |
| 02:31 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-74 |
| 02:06 | Holy Cross | The refs have stopped play. Jeffrey Sellberg is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his wrist. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 75-74 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Hans Zenor (PG) Jeffrey Sellberg | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 02:02 | Holy Cross | Gary Hall scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 78-74 |
| 01:48 | UMBC | Frederick Thiel buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Willey | 78-76 |
| 01:48 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-76 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Jamie McElmarry (SG) Thomas Evans | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 01:33 | Holy Cross | John Hopkins's fadeaway is rejected by Johnny Schiff | 78-76 |
| 01:31 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff gets the rebound | 78-76 |
| 01:11 | UMBC | Ralph Kistler is fouled on the floor by John Hopkins - foul #1 on John Hopkins, team foul #15 | 78-76 |
| 01:11 | UMBC | Ralph Kistler makes the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 01:11 | UMBC | Ralph Kistler makes the 2nd free throw | 78-78 |
| 01:07 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-78 |
| 00:52 | Holy Cross | Gary Hall misses the easy layup | 78-78 |
| 00:50 | UMBC | Anthony Cota pulls down the rebound | 78-78 |
| 00:45 | UMBC | John Willey misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 78-78 |
| 00:43 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff gets the offensive rebound | 78-78 |
| 00:33 | UMBC | Hans Zenor steals the ball from Ralph Kistler | 78-78 |
| 00:33 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 78-78 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Holy Cross | Jamie McElmarry makes the floater from the baseline | 80-78 |
| 00:03 | UMBC | Anthony Cota is fouled on the floor by John Hopkins - foul #2 on John Hopkins, team foul #16 | 80-78 |
| 00:03 | UMBC | Anthony Cota makes the 1st free throw | 80-79 |
| 00:03 | UMBC | Anthony Cota misses the 2nd free throw | 80-79 |
| 00:03 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Gary Hall | 80-79 |
| 00:03 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 80-79 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Holy Cross | John Boyd is fouled in the backcourt by John Willey - foul #3 on John Willey, team foul #8 | 80-79 |
| 00:02 | Holy Cross | John Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 81-79 |
| 00:02 | Holy Cross | John Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 81-79 |
| 00:02 | UMBC | Anthony Cota grabs the defensive rebound | 81-79 |
| 00:02 | UMBC | UMBC calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-79 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UMBC | John Willey hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 81-79 |