| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Valeri Varvodic (fresh) SG - Victor Kimmons (fresh) SF - Dennis Hamilton (fresh) PF - Fletcher Cisowski (fresh) C - David Song (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Clyde Peterson (fresh) SG - Donald Stewart (fresh) SF - Raymond Yoho (fresh) PF - Glenn Hollingsworth (fresh) C - Steven Ballew (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Hartford | David Song wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Hartford | Victor Kimmons hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | UMBC | Donald Stewart gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | UMBC | Donald Stewart lays it up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Hartford | Valeri Varvodic's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | UMBC | Donald Stewart connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Glenn Hollingsworth | 0-5 |
| 18:55 | Hartford | Valeri Varvodic is whistled for traveling | 0-5 |
| 18:35 | UMBC | Valeri Varvodic is called for the reach on Clyde Peterson - foul #1 on Valeri Varvodic, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:19 | UMBC | Raymond Yoho comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 18:18 | Hartford | Valeri Varvodic pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:58 | Hartford | Dennis Hamilton misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 0-5 |
| 17:56 | Hartford | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Hamilton | 0-5 |
| 17:43 | Hartford | Victor Kimmons drills a runner from the left block set up by Valeri Varvodic | 2-5 |
| 17:28 | UMBC | Raymond Yoho makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Glenn Hollingsworth | 2-7 |
| 17:11 | Hartford | Valeri Varvodic double dribbles | 2-7 |
| Subs | Hartford | Craig Johnson (PG), Timothy Smith (SG), Dale Baker (SF), Robert Pilkington (PF), Chris Thomas (C) Valeri Varvodic, Victor Kimmons, Dennis Hamilton, Fletcher Cisowski, David Song | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 16:52 | UMBC | Raymond Yoho misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-7 |
| 16:50 | Hartford | Chris Thomas pulls down the rebound | 2-7 |
| 16:27 | Hartford | Craig Johnson makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Robert Pilkington | 4-7 |
| 16:05 | UMBC | Raymond Yoho's layup is rejected by Robert Pilkington | 4-7 |
| 16:03 | UMBC | Steven Ballew can't tip it in | 4-7 |
| 16:02 | Hartford | Chris Thomas grabs the board | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Craig Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Timothy Smith (fresh) SF - Dale Baker (fresh) PF - Robert Pilkington (fresh) C - Chris Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Clyde Peterson (fairly fresh) SG - Donald Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Raymond Yoho (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glenn Hollingsworth (fairly fresh) C - Steven Ballew (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Hartford | Dale Baker is hacked by Raymond Yoho - foul #1 on Raymond Yoho, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Hartford | Victor Kimmons (SG), Dennis Hamilton (SF), David Song (C) Timothy Smith, Dale Baker, Chris Thomas | |
| Subs | UMBC | Jon Handley (PG), John Patten (SF), Robert Cooper (PF), Robert Linck (C) Clyde Peterson, Raymond Yoho, Glenn Hollingsworth, Steven Ballew | |
| 15:41 | Hartford | David Song scores on a runner from the right block | 6-7 |
| 15:33 | UMBC | Dennis Hamilton swats the layup by Donald Stewart | 6-7 |
| 15:31 | UMBC | Robert Cooper gets the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 15:22 | UMBC | Donald Stewart misses the runner from the right block but the foul's on Victor Kimmons - foul #1 on Victor Kimmons, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Hartford | Valeri Varvodic (PG), Dale Baker (C) Victor Kimmons, David Song | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 15:22 | UMBC | Donald Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:22 | UMBC | Donald Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:22 | Hartford | Dale Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 14:59 | Hartford | Dale Baker misses long on a jumper near the basket | 6-8 |
| 14:57 | Hartford | Robert Pilkington snags the offensive board | 6-8 |
| 14:51 | Hartford | Robert Cooper is called for the reach on Robert Pilkington - foul #1 on Robert Cooper, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Hartford | Victor Kimmons (SG), Chris Thomas (PF), David Song (C) Craig Johnson, Robert Pilkington, Dale Baker | |
| Subs | UMBC | Marcus Wysong (SG), Raymond Yoho (SF), Steven Ballew (C) Donald Stewart, Robert Cooper, Robert Linck | |
| 14:40 | Hartford | Victor Kimmons connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Chris Thomas | 8-8 |
| 14:22 | UMBC | Marcus Wysong travels with the ball | 8-8 |
| Subs | Hartford | Craig Johnson (PG), Robert Pilkington (PF) Valeri Varvodic, Chris Thomas | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 14:11 | Hartford | Victor Kimmons can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-8 |
| 14:09 | Hartford | Dennis Hamilton pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:02 | Hartford | David Song scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Pilkington | 10-8 |
| 13:39 | UMBC | Jon Handley drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Marcus Wysong | 10-10 |
| 13:21 | Hartford | David Song misses short on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Steven Ballew - foul #1 on Steven Ballew, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Hartford | Valeri Varvodic (PG), Fletcher Cisowski (PF) Victor Kimmons, Robert Pilkington | |
| Subs | UMBC | Clyde Peterson (PG), Donald Stewart (SG), Glenn Hollingsworth (PF) Jon Handley, Marcus Wysong, John Patten | |
| 13:21 | Hartford | David Song makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:21 | Hartford | David Song misses the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:21 | UMBC | Steven Ballew grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:03 | UMBC | Donald Stewart clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Craig Johnson - foul #1 on Craig Johnson, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Hartford | Dale Baker (PF), Chris Thomas (C) Fletcher Cisowski, David Song | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 13:03 | UMBC | Donald Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:03 | UMBC | Donald Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:55 | Hartford | Dennis Hamilton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 12:53 | UMBC | Glenn Hollingsworth gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 12:38 | UMBC | Clyde Peterson scores on a floater from the left wing and the foul's on Valeri Varvodic - foul #2 on Valeri Varvodic, team foul #4 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Hartford | Victor Kimmons (SG), Fletcher Cisowski (PF), David Song (C) Valeri Varvodic, Dale Baker, Chris Thomas | |
| Subs | UMBC | Melvin Kirts (SF) Raymond Yoho | |
| 12:38 | UMBC | Clyde Peterson misses the free throw | 11-14 |
| 12:38 | Hartford | The rebound goes to David Song | 11-14 |
| 12:22 | Hartford | Clyde Peterson steals it from Dennis Hamilton | 11-14 |
| 12:19 | UMBC | Clyde Peterson lays it up and in | 11-16 |
| 12:01 | Hartford | Dennis Hamilton connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-16 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Craig Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Victor Kimmons (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dennis Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fletcher Cisowski (fresh) C - David Song (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Clyde Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Donald Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Melvin Kirts (fresh) PF - Glenn Hollingsworth (fresh) C - Steven Ballew (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:48 | UMBC | Steven Ballew misses the lay-in | 14-16 |
| 11:47 | Hartford | Craig Johnson grabs the board | 14-16 |
| 11:41 | Hartford | The short jumper by Dennis Hamilton is denied by Steven Ballew | 14-16 |
| 11:39 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Glenn Hollingsworth | 14-16 |
| 11:24 | UMBC | Fletcher Cisowski denies the turnaround by Clyde Peterson | 14-16 |
| 11:23 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Fletcher Cisowski | 14-16 |
| 11:00 | Hartford | Dennis Hamilton makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Craig Johnson | 16-16 |
| 10:38 | UMBC | Clyde Peterson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Steven Ballew | 16-18 |
| 10:28 | Hartford | Dennis Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Melvin Kirts - foul #1 on Melvin Kirts, team foul #4 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Hartford | Timothy Smith (PG), Dale Baker (PF), Chris Thomas (C) Craig Johnson, Fletcher Cisowski, David Song | |
| Subs | UMBC | Jon Handley (PG), Raymond Yoho (SF), John Patten (PF), Robert Linck (C) Clyde Peterson, Melvin Kirts, Glenn Hollingsworth, Steven Ballew | |
| 10:28 | Hartford | Dennis Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 10:28 | Hartford | Dennis Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 10:10 | UMBC | Donald Stewart makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 18-20 |
| 10:06 | Hartford | Victor Kimmons hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Dennis Hamilton | 20-20 |
| 09:46 | UMBC | Donald Stewart clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-20 |
| 09:45 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Dale Baker | 20-20 |
| 09:40 | Hartford | Timothy Smith misses the floater from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 09:38 | UMBC | John Patten grabs the board | 20-20 |
| 09:17 | UMBC | Dale Baker steals it from Donald Stewart | 20-20 |
| 09:02 | Hartford | Timothy Smith scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-20 |
| 08:56 | UMBC | Donald Stewart misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-20 |
| 08:54 | Hartford | Dale Baker snags the defensive board | 23-20 |
| 08:28 | Hartford | Timothy Smith scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Victor Kimmons | 25-20 |
| 08:15 | UMBC | John Patten misses the lay-in | 25-20 |
| 08:13 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Dale Baker | 25-20 |
| 07:53 | Hartford | Chris Thomas is hacked by Robert Linck - foul #1 on Robert Linck, team foul #5 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Hartford | Craig Johnson (PG), Robert Pilkington (PF), David Song (C) Timothy Smith, Dale Baker, Chris Thomas | |
| Subs | UMBC | Clyde Peterson (PG), Marcus Wysong (SG), Glenn Hollingsworth (PF), Steven Ballew (C) Jon Handley, Donald Stewart, John Patten, Robert Linck | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Craig Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Kimmons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Hamilton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Pilkington (fresh) C - David Song (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Clyde Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Marcus Wysong (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Yoho (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glenn Hollingsworth (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Ballew (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Hartford | Victor Kimmons is called for 3 seconds | 25-20 |
| Subs | Hartford | Fletcher Cisowski (PF) Robert Pilkington | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 07:06 | UMBC | Raymond Yoho misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Fletcher Cisowski - foul #1 on Fletcher Cisowski, team foul #5 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Hartford | Robert Pilkington (PF) Fletcher Cisowski | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 07:06 | UMBC | Raymond Yoho makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 07:06 | UMBC | Raymond Yoho makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 06:46 | Hartford | Dennis Hamilton can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 25-22 |
| 06:45 | Hartford | Victor Kimmons grabs the offensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 06:25 | Hartford | David Song buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dennis Hamilton | 27-22 |
| 06:12 | UMBC | Glenn Hollingsworth is called for traveling | 27-22 |
| Subs | Hartford | Dale Baker (SF), Fletcher Cisowski (PF) Dennis Hamilton, Robert Pilkington | |
| Subs | UMBC | John Patten (SF) Raymond Yoho | |
| 05:57 | Hartford | Victor Kimmons misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Marcus Wysong - foul #1 on Marcus Wysong, team foul #6 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Hartford | Dennis Hamilton (SF) Dale Baker | |
| Subs | UMBC | Donald Stewart (SG) Marcus Wysong | |
| 05:57 | Hartford | Victor Kimmons makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 05:57 | Hartford | Victor Kimmons makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 05:38 | UMBC | The jumper by Clyde Peterson is denied by Fletcher Cisowski | 29-22 |
| 05:37 | UMBC | Glenn Hollingsworth grabs the offensive board | 29-22 |
| 05:16 | UMBC | Clyde Peterson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Craig Johnson - foul #2 on Craig Johnson, team foul #6 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Hartford | Timothy Smith (PG), Dale Baker (SF), Robert Pilkington (PF) Craig Johnson, Dennis Hamilton, Fletcher Cisowski | |
| Subs | UMBC | Robert Cooper (PF) Glenn Hollingsworth | |
| 05:16 | UMBC | Clyde Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 05:16 | UMBC | Clyde Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 05:16 | Hartford | The rebound goes to David Song | 29-23 |
| 04:57 | Hartford | David Song misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 29-23 |
| 04:55 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Robert Cooper | 29-23 |
| 04:34 | UMBC | John Patten's fadeaway is rejected by Dale Baker | 29-23 |
| 04:32 | UMBC | Clyde Peterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 04:27 | UMBC | John Patten is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Patten, team foul #7 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Hartford | Valeri Varvodic (PG), Dennis Hamilton (SF), Fletcher Cisowski (PF) Timothy Smith, Dale Baker, Robert Pilkington | |
| Subs | UMBC | Jon Handley (PG), Raymond Yoho (SF), Robert Linck (C) Clyde Peterson, John Patten, Steven Ballew | |
| 04:02 | Hartford | The jump hook by Fletcher Cisowski is blocked by Robert Cooper | 29-23 |
| 04:00 | UMBC | Robert Cooper gets the rebound | 29-23 |
| 03:42 | UMBC | Jon Handley can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-23 |
| 03:41 | Hartford | Fletcher Cisowski grabs the board | 29-23 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Valeri Varvodic (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Victor Kimmons (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Hamilton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fletcher Cisowski (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - David Song (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Jon Handley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Stewart (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Raymond Yoho (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Cooper (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Linck (fresh) | |
| 03:18 | Hartford | Dennis Hamilton scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Valeri Varvodic and he's fouled by Robert Cooper - foul #2 on Robert Cooper, team foul #8 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Hartford | Craig Johnson (SG), Robert Pilkington (PF), Chris Thomas (C) Victor Kimmons, Fletcher Cisowski, David Song | |
| Subs | UMBC | Marcus Wysong (SG), Glenn Hollingsworth (PF), Steven Ballew (C) Donald Stewart, Robert Cooper, Robert Linck | |
| 03:18 | Hartford | Dennis Hamilton makes the free throw | 32-23 |
| 02:51 | UMBC | Chris Thomas steps in front of the Marcus Wysong pass | 32-23 |
| 02:31 | Hartford | Chris Thomas's pass is intercepted by Raymond Yoho | 32-23 |
| 02:14 | UMBC | Glenn Hollingsworth misses the lay-in but the foul's on Craig Johnson - foul #3 on Craig Johnson, team foul #7 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Hartford | Victor Kimmons (SG), Dale Baker (SF), David Song (C) Craig Johnson, Dennis Hamilton, Chris Thomas | |
| Subs | UMBC | Clyde Peterson (PG), Donald Stewart (SG) Jon Handley, Marcus Wysong | |
| 02:14 | UMBC | Glenn Hollingsworth makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 02:14 | UMBC | Glenn Hollingsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 02:03 | Hartford | Valeri Varvodic blows the layup | 32-25 |
| 02:01 | UMBC | Clyde Peterson gets the rebound | 32-25 |
| 01:39 | UMBC | Steven Ballew hits a jumper from the left block set up by Raymond Yoho | 32-27 |
| 01:22 | Hartford | Victor Kimmons misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Donald Stewart - foul #1 on Donald Stewart, team foul #9 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Hartford | Dennis Hamilton (SF), Fletcher Cisowski (PF) Dale Baker, Robert Pilkington | |
| Subs | UMBC | John Patten (SF) Raymond Yoho | |
| 01:22 | Hartford | Victor Kimmons makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 01:22 | Hartford | Victor Kimmons makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 01:09 | UMBC | Glenn Hollingsworth double dribbles | 34-27 |
| Subs | Hartford | Timothy Smith (SG) Victor Kimmons | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 00:55 | Hartford | Dennis Hamilton is fouled on the floor by Clyde Peterson - foul #1 on Clyde Peterson, team foul #10 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Hartford | Victor Kimmons (SG) Timothy Smith | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 00:55 | Hartford | Dennis Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 00:55 | Hartford | Dennis Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 00:43 | UMBC | John Patten drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Clyde Peterson and the foul's on David Song - foul #1 on David Song, team foul #8 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Hartford | Timothy Smith (SG), Robert Pilkington (PF) Victor Kimmons, Fletcher Cisowski | |
| Subs | UMBC | Robert Cooper (PF), Robert Linck (C) Glenn Hollingsworth, Steven Ballew | |
| 00:43 | UMBC | John Patten makes the free throw | 35-30 |
| 00:17 | Hartford | David Song hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 35-30 |
| 00:15 | UMBC | The rebound goes to John Patten | 35-30 |
| 00:05 | UMBC | Robert Linck misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 00:04 | UMBC | Robert Cooper grabs the offensive board | 35-30 |
| 00:01 | UMBC | Clyde Peterson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-30 |
| 00:00 | Hartford | David Song snags the defensive board | 35-30 |