| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Blohm (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jared Cross (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Christopher Rawlings (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Marvin Irons (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - John Stock (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Clyde Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Burgess (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Adams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Patten (fresh) 5 reb. C - Steven Ballew (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Christopher Rawlings inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm is hacked by William Adams - foul #2 on William Adams, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| 19:29 | Cincinnati | Clyde Peterson is called for the reach on Troy Blohm - foul #2 on Clyde Peterson, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| 19:07 | Cincinnati | John Stock drills a shot from the right side | 35-29 |
| 18:47 | UMBC | William Adams is hacked by Christopher Rawlings - foul #1 on Christopher Rawlings, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| 18:27 | UMBC | William Adams comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 18:25 | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| 17:58 | Cincinnati | Christopher Rawlings misses the jump hook in the lane | 35-29 |
| 17:56 | UMBC | John Burgess pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 17:38 | UMBC | Clyde Peterson misses short on a shot from the right side | 35-29 |
| 17:36 | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 17:19 | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons buries a shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Clyde Peterson - foul #3 on Clyde Peterson, team foul #3 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Garry Holcomb (SF), Stanley Hudson (C) Christopher Rawlings, John Stock | |
| Subs | UMBC | Jon Handley (PG), Robert Linck (PF) Clyde Peterson, John Patten | |
| 17:19 | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons makes the free throw | 38-29 |
| 17:05 | UMBC | Jared Cross picks off the pass by Steven Ballew | 38-29 |
| 17:02 | Cincinnati | Jared Cross banks in the layup | 40-29 |
| 16:36 | UMBC | John Burgess blows the layup | 40-29 |
| 16:34 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson gets the rebound | 40-29 |
| 16:30 | Cincinnati | Jared Cross hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-29 |
| 16:28 | UMBC | Steven Ballew snags the defensive board | 40-29 |
| 16:15 | UMBC | John Burgess clanks a runner from close range but he's fouled by Garry Holcomb - foul #3 on Garry Holcomb, team foul #2 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Durkin (PG), Matthew Harn (SG), Christopher Rawlings (SF), John Stock (C) Troy Blohm, Jared Cross, Garry Holcomb, Marvin Irons | |
| Subs | UMBC | Roy Reimers (SF), William Kohr (C) William Adams, Steven Ballew | |
| 16:15 | UMBC | John Burgess misses the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 16:15 | UMBC | John Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 15:54 | Cincinnati | Walter Durkin misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 40-30 |
| 15:53 | UMBC | Roy Reimers grabs the defensive rebound | 40-30 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Walter Durkin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Harn (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Rawlings (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Stanley Hudson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Stock (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Jon Handley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Burgess (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Reimers (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Linck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Kohr (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:31 | UMBC | Matthew Harn is called for the reach on John Burgess - foul #1 on Matthew Harn, team foul #3 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Clyde Peterson (PG), Marcus Wysong (SG), John Patten (PF) Jon Handley, John Burgess, William Kohr | |
| 15:11 | UMBC | Marcus Wysong is whistled for a carry | 40-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Steven Ballew (C) Robert Linck | |
| 14:56 | Cincinnati | Christopher Rawlings misses the floater from just outside the lane | 40-30 |
| 14:55 | UMBC | John Patten gets the rebound | 40-30 |
| 14:36 | UMBC | Clyde Peterson misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Walter Durkin - foul #2 on Walter Durkin, team foul #4 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm (PG), Jared Cross (SG), Garry Holcomb (SF), Marvin Irons (PF), Dominic Bruno (C) Walter Durkin, Matthew Harn, Christopher Rawlings, Stanley Hudson, John Stock | |
| Subs | UMBC | William Adams (SF) Roy Reimers | |
| 14:36 | UMBC | Clyde Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 14:36 | UMBC | Clyde Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 14:26 | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons's pass is intercepted by Marcus Wysong | 40-32 |
| 14:08 | UMBC | Steven Ballew lays it in set up by Clyde Peterson and the foul's on Troy Blohm - foul #1 on Troy Blohm, team foul #5 | 40-34 |
| 14:08 | UMBC | Steven Ballew misses the free throw | 40-34 |
| 14:08 | Cincinnati | Dominic Bruno pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons misses the floater from the left block | 40-34 |
| 13:54 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Garry Holcomb | 40-34 |
| 13:36 | Cincinnati | Jared Cross can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 13:34 | UMBC | John Patten snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 13:14 | UMBC | Clyde Peterson is hacked by Dominic Bruno - foul #1 on Dominic Bruno, team foul #6 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Rawlings (SF), John Stock (C) Garry Holcomb, Dominic Bruno | |
| Subs | UMBC | John Burgess (SG), Robert Linck (PF) Marcus Wysong, John Patten | |
| 12:54 | UMBC | Steven Ballew drills a shot from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 12:37 | Cincinnati | John Stock is called for traveling | 40-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Durkin (PG) Troy Blohm | |
| Subs | UMBC | Jon Handley (PG), Roy Reimers (SF), William Kohr (C) Clyde Peterson, William Adams, Steven Ballew | |
| 12:22 | UMBC | Jon Handley is fouled on the floor by Walter Durkin - foul #3 on Walter Durkin, team foul #7 | 40-36 |
| 12:22 | UMBC | Jon Handley makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 12:22 | UMBC | Jon Handley makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 12:00 | Cincinnati | Walter Durkin connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Rawlings | 43-38 |
| 11:41 | UMBC | Robert Linck is whistled for a carry | 43-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Harn (SG), Stanley Hudson (PF) Jared Cross, Marvin Irons | |
| Subs | UMBC | John Patten (PF), Steven Ballew (C) Robert Linck, William Kohr | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Walter Durkin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Harn (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Rawlings (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Stanley Hudson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Stock (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Jon Handley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Burgess (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Reimers (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Patten (fresh) 7 reb. C - Steven Ballew (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:29 | Cincinnati | Walter Durkin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 11:28 | Cincinnati | John Stock snags the offensive board | 43-38 |
| 11:12 | Cincinnati | John Stock can't finish the layup | 43-38 |
| 11:10 | UMBC | John Patten pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 11:02 | UMBC | Roy Reimers hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by John Burgess | 43-40 |
| 10:49 | Cincinnati | Matthew Harn clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 10:47 | Cincinnati | John Stock pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 10:26 | Cincinnati | Walter Durkin connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John Stock | 46-40 |
| 10:10 | UMBC | John Patten is hacked by Stanley Hudson - foul #1 on Stanley Hudson, team foul #8 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm (PG), Jared Cross (SG), Garry Holcomb (SF), Marvin Irons (PF) Walter Durkin, Matthew Harn, Christopher Rawlings, John Stock | |
| Subs | UMBC | Clyde Peterson (PG), Marcus Wysong (SG), William Adams (SF) Jon Handley, John Burgess, Roy Reimers | |
| 10:10 | UMBC | John Patten makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 10:10 | UMBC | John Patten makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 09:53 | Cincinnati | Jared Cross comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-42 |
| 09:52 | UMBC | John Patten grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 09:38 | UMBC | Marcus Wysong makes the floater from the right side set up by William Adams | 46-44 |
| 09:27 | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons hits the finger roll | 48-44 |
| 09:03 | UMBC | John Patten misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 48-44 |
| 09:01 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Jared Cross | 48-44 |
| 08:36 | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons banks in the layup on a nice dish by Troy Blohm | 50-44 |
| 08:19 | UMBC | Marcus Wysong makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from William Adams | 50-47 |
| 08:02 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson is called for a charge - foul #2 on Stanley Hudson, team foul #9 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Rawlings (SF), John Stock (C) Garry Holcomb, Stanley Hudson | |
| Subs | UMBC | John Burgess (SG), Robert Linck (PF), Roy Reimers (C) Marcus Wysong, John Patten, Steven Ballew | |
| 07:42 | UMBC | Roy Reimers misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 07:41 | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons grabs the board | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Blohm (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jared Cross (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Rawlings (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Marvin Irons (fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - John Stock (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Clyde Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Burgess (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Adams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Linck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Reimers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Robert Linck - foul #2 on Robert Linck, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Harn (SG), Dominic Bruno (PF) Jared Cross, Marvin Irons | |
| Subs | UMBC | Jon Handley (PG), William Kohr (C) Clyde Peterson, William Adams | |
| 07:15 | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 07:15 | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 06:58 | UMBC | John Burgess buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Robert Linck | 51-49 |
| 06:30 | Cincinnati | Christopher Rawlings hits the finger roll on a great pass from Troy Blohm | 53-49 |
| 06:17 | UMBC | William Kohr comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 53-49 |
| 06:16 | Cincinnati | Dominic Bruno grabs the board | 53-49 |
| 06:11 | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm can't finish the layup | 53-49 |
| 06:09 | UMBC | William Kohr pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 05:53 | UMBC | Jon Handley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Durkin (PG), Jared Cross (SG), Garry Holcomb (SF), Marvin Irons (PF), Stanley Hudson (C) Troy Blohm, Matthew Harn, Christopher Rawlings, Dominic Bruno, John Stock | |
| Subs | UMBC | Clyde Peterson (PG), Marcus Wysong (SG), William Adams (SF), Steven Ballew (C) Jon Handley, John Burgess, Roy Reimers, William Kohr | |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Marvin Irons is denied by Robert Linck | 53-49 |
| 05:31 | UMBC | Robert Linck gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 05:09 | UMBC | Marcus Wysong misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-49 |
| 05:07 | Cincinnati | Jared Cross pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Linck swats the short shot by Stanley Hudson | 53-49 |
| 04:59 | Cincinnati | Jared Cross gets the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 04:51 | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 53-49 |
| 04:49 | UMBC | Marcus Wysong gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 04:22 | UMBC | Marcus Wysong is hacked by Stanley Hudson - foul #3 on Stanley Hudson, team foul #10 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Rawlings (SF), John Stock (C) Garry Holcomb, Stanley Hudson | |
| Subs | UMBC | John Patten (PF) Robert Linck | |
| 04:22 | UMBC | Marcus Wysong makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 04:22 | UMBC | Marcus Wysong misses the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 04:22 | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| 04:03 | Cincinnati | Jared Cross knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 03:56 | UMBC | Clyde Peterson is hacked by Walter Durkin - foul #4 on Walter Durkin, team foul #11 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm (PG), Matthew Harn (SG) Walter Durkin, Jared Cross | |
| Subs | UMBC | John Burgess (SG) Marcus Wysong | |
| 03:56 | UMBC | Clyde Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 03:56 | UMBC | Clyde Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 03:56 | Cincinnati | John Stock pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| 03:41 | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons is fouled on the floor by Clyde Peterson - foul #4 on Clyde Peterson, team foul #5 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Jon Handley (PG), Roy Reimers (SF) Clyde Peterson, William Adams | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Blohm (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Harn (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Rawlings (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marvin Irons (fresh) 14 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - John Stock (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Jon Handley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Burgess (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Reimers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Patten (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Steven Ballew (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:16 | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-51 |
| 02:54 | UMBC | The jumper by John Burgess is denied by Christopher Rawlings | 56-51 |
| 02:53 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Troy Blohm | 56-51 |
| 02:40 | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons is hacked by John Patten - foul #1 on John Patten, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jared Cross (SG), Garry Holcomb (SF), Stanley Hudson (PF), Dominic Bruno (C) Matthew Harn, Christopher Rawlings, Marvin Irons, John Stock | |
| Subs | UMBC | Clyde Peterson (PG), William Adams (SF), William Kohr (C) Jon Handley, John Patten, Steven Ballew | |
| 02:16 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Roy Reimers - foul #1 on Roy Reimers, team foul #7 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Durkin (PG) Troy Blohm | |
| Subs | UMBC | Robert Linck (PF) William Kohr | |
| 02:16 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson misses the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 02:16 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 02:14 | UMBC | UMBC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm (PG), Christopher Rawlings (SF), Marvin Irons (PF), John Stock (C) Walter Durkin, Garry Holcomb, Stanley Hudson, Dominic Bruno | |
| Subs | UMBC | John Patten (PF), Steven Ballew (C) Robert Linck, Roy Reimers | |
| 02:04 | UMBC | Clyde Peterson connects on the 3 from the right corner | 57-54 |
| 01:35 | Cincinnati | Jared Cross connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:19 | UMBC | Clyde Peterson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-54 |
| 01:17 | Cincinnati | John Stock grabs the defensive rebound | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 60-54 |
| 00:46 | UMBC | Steven Ballew snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:40 | UMBC | Steven Ballew scores on a shot from the left block | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Jared Cross is fouled in the backcourt by Clyde Peterson - foul #5 on Clyde Peterson, team foul #8 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Jon Handley (PG) Clyde Peterson | |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Jared Cross makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Jared Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:30 | UMBC | John Burgess misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 00:28 | UMBC | John Burgess grabs the offensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 00:26 | UMBC | John Burgess misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-56 |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Troy Blohm | 62-56 |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | Jon Handley is called for the reach on Troy Blohm in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jon Handley, team foul #9 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Garry Holcomb (SF), Stanley Hudson (PF), Dominic Bruno (C) Christopher Rawlings, Marvin Irons, John Stock | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm misses the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:22 | UMBC | The rebound goes to John Patten | 63-56 |
| 00:15 | UMBC | John Burgess is called for a charge - foul #2 on John Burgess, team foul #10 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Stock (C) Stanley Hudson | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | Garry Holcomb is fouled in the backcourt by Jon Handley - foul #3 on Jon Handley, team foul #11 | 63-56 |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | Garry Holcomb misses the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | Garry Holcomb makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:09 | UMBC | John Burgess misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-56 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm grabs the board | 64-56 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm runs out the clock | 64-56 |