| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Frank Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Ruby (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Candelaria (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Francis Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Sammie Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Douglas Aldridge (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Romeo Sanchez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lance Caudill (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jonathan Nicosia (fresh) 3 reb. C - Wilbert Garner (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Hartford | Lance Caudill inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Hartford | Frank Bailey is called for the reach on Douglas Aldridge - foul #1 on Frank Bailey, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| 19:36 | Hartford | Wilbert Garner lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lance Caudill | 32-32 |
| 19:12 | UMBC | Charles Ruby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 19:11 | Hartford | Wilbert Garner gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 18:53 | Hartford | Romeo Sanchez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 18:51 | Hartford | Wilbert Garner misses the tip | 32-32 |
| 18:49 | UMBC | Sammie Boyd gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 18:40 | UMBC | Charles Ruby misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 18:38 | UMBC | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Ruby | 32-32 |
| 18:16 | UMBC | Francis Davis loses the dribble to Douglas Aldridge | 32-32 |
| 17:50 | Hartford | Francis Davis steals the ball from Jonathan Nicosia | 32-32 |
| 17:37 | UMBC | Charles Ruby misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jonathan Nicosia - foul #1 on Jonathan Nicosia, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Ronald Clark (PF) Jonathan Nicosia | |
| 17:37 | UMBC | Charles Ruby misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 17:37 | UMBC | Charles Ruby misses the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 17:37 | Hartford | Ronald Clark gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 17:16 | Hartford | Ronald Clark comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 32-32 |
| 17:15 | UMBC | Frank Bailey grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 17:11 | UMBC | James Candelaria misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 17:09 | UMBC | Sammie Boyd tips it but misses | 32-32 |
| 17:08 | UMBC | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Ruby | 32-32 |
| 16:55 | UMBC | Sammie Boyd drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Francis Davis | 35-32 |
| 16:38 | Hartford | James Candelaria steals it from Romeo Sanchez | 35-32 |
| 16:32 | UMBC | Romeo Sanchez steps in front of the Frank Bailey pass | 35-32 |
| 16:17 | Hartford | Lance Caudill clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-32 |
| 16:16 | UMBC | James Candelaria grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 15:58 | UMBC | Charles Ruby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-32 |
| Subs | UMBC | James Hobson (PG), James Morse (SG), Samuel Soboleski (SF), Hubert Beyer (PF), Wayne Delph (C) Frank Bailey, Charles Ruby, James Candelaria, Francis Davis, Sammie Boyd | |
| Subs | Hartford | Donald Peachey (PG), Allen Johnson (SG), Jonathan Andrew (SF), Jonathan Nicosia (PF) Douglas Aldridge, Romeo Sanchez, Lance Caudill, Wilbert Garner | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - James Hobson (fresh) SG - James Morse (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Samuel Soboleski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Hubert Beyer (fresh) C - Wayne Delph (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Donald Peachey (fresh) SG - Allen Johnson (fresh) SF - Jonathan Andrew (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jonathan Nicosia (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Hartford | Allen Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-32 |
| 15:35 | Hartford | Ronald Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 15:19 | Hartford | Jonathan Andrew hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 15:17 | UMBC | Hubert Beyer grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 14:59 | UMBC | James Morse is fouled on the floor by Donald Peachey - foul #2 on Donald Peachey, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| Subs | UMBC | Frank Bailey (PG) James Hobson | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 14:50 | UMBC | James Morse drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Frank Bailey | 38-32 |
| 14:34 | Hartford | Ronald Clark comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 14:32 | UMBC | Samuel Soboleski grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 14:08 | UMBC | Frank Bailey drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Samuel Soboleski | 40-32 |
| 13:58 | Hartford | Ronald Clark comes up short on the floater from the left side | 40-32 |
| 13:56 | UMBC | Frank Bailey gets the rebound | 40-32 |
| 13:50 | UMBC | Wayne Delph comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Ronald Clark - foul #1 on Ronald Clark, team foul #3 | 40-32 |
| Subs | UMBC | Charles Ruby (SG), James Candelaria (SF), Sammie Boyd (C) James Morse, Samuel Soboleski, Hubert Beyer | |
| Subs | Hartford | Douglas Aldridge (PG), Romeo Sanchez (SG), Lance Caudill (SF), Wilbert Garner (C) Donald Peachey, Allen Johnson, Jonathan Nicosia, Ronald Clark | |
| 13:50 | UMBC | Wayne Delph misses the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 13:50 | UMBC | Wayne Delph makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 13:36 | Hartford | Douglas Aldridge can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-32 |
| 13:35 | Hartford | Jonathan Andrew hits the follow up shot | 41-34 |
| 13:16 | UMBC | James Candelaria's pass is intercepted by Romeo Sanchez | 41-34 |
| 12:58 | Hartford | Jonathan Andrew scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Romeo Sanchez | 41-36 |
| 12:40 | UMBC | Sammie Boyd misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 41-36 |
| 12:38 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Lance Caudill | 41-36 |
| 12:34 | Hartford | Romeo Sanchez drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Douglas Aldridge | 41-39 |
| 12:17 | UMBC | James Candelaria makes the jumper from the right side | 43-39 |
| 11:59 | Hartford | Jonathan Andrew hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Romeo Sanchez | 43-42 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Frank Bailey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Ruby (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Candelaria (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wayne Delph (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Sammie Boyd (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Douglas Aldridge (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Romeo Sanchez (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lance Caudill (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jonathan Andrew (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Wilbert Garner (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:44 | UMBC | Charles Ruby clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 11:43 | UMBC | Wayne Delph tips it but misses | 43-42 |
| 11:42 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Jonathan Andrew | 43-42 |
| 11:32 | Hartford | Lance Caudill misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-42 |
| 11:30 | UMBC | Wayne Delph pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 11:25 | UMBC | Charles Ruby loses the dribble to Jonathan Andrew | 43-42 |
| 11:04 | Hartford | Lance Caudill is fouled on the floor by Wayne Delph - foul #1 on Wayne Delph, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | UMBC | James Hobson (PG), James Morse (SG), Samuel Soboleski (SF), Francis Davis (PF) Frank Bailey, Charles Ruby, James Candelaria, Wayne Delph | |
| Subs | Hartford | Jonathan Nicosia (PF) Jonathan Andrew | |
| 10:55 | Hartford | Lance Caudill misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-42 |
| 10:53 | Hartford | Lance Caudill tips it in | 43-44 |
| 10:36 | UMBC | James Morse banks in the layup | 45-44 |
| 10:20 | Hartford | Lance Caudill misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 10:19 | UMBC | James Morse grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 10:07 | UMBC | James Morse's floater is knocked away by Wilbert Garner | 45-44 |
| 10:06 | UMBC | Samuel Soboleski hits the follow up shot | 47-44 |
| 09:37 | Hartford | Sammie Boyd blocks the short jumper by Romeo Sanchez | 47-44 |
| 09:36 | Hartford | Jonathan Nicosia grabs the offensive board | 47-44 |
| 09:24 | Hartford | Wilbert Garner lays it in on a great pass from Romeo Sanchez and he's hacked by Sammie Boyd - foul #2 on Sammie Boyd, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| Subs | UMBC | Frank Bailey (PG), Charles Ruby (SG), James Candelaria (SF), Hubert Beyer (C) James Hobson, James Morse, Samuel Soboleski, Sammie Boyd | |
| Subs | Hartford | Donald Peachey (PG), Allen Johnson (SG), Larry Charles (SF) Douglas Aldridge, Romeo Sanchez, Lance Caudill | |
| 09:24 | Hartford | Wilbert Garner makes the free throw | 47-47 |
| 09:03 | UMBC | Charles Ruby hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Frank Bailey | 50-47 |
| 08:45 | Hartford | Larry Charles's pass is intercepted by Frank Bailey | 50-47 |
| 08:27 | UMBC | Francis Davis hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Frank Bailey | 53-47 |
| 08:12 | Hartford | Jonathan Nicosia misses the 3 from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 08:11 | UMBC | Hubert Beyer pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 08:06 | UMBC | Charles Ruby knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Bailey | 55-47 |
| 07:49 | Hartford | Allen Johnson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-50 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Frank Bailey (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Ruby (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Candelaria (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Francis Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Hubert Beyer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Donald Peachey (fresh) SG - Allen Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Charles (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jonathan Nicosia (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Wilbert Garner (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:31 | UMBC | Frank Bailey misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Donald Peachey - foul #3 on Donald Peachey, team foul #4 | 55-50 |
| Subs | UMBC | Samuel Soboleski (SF), Sammie Boyd (C) James Candelaria, Francis Davis | |
| Subs | Hartford | Douglas Aldridge (PG), Romeo Sanchez (SG), Lance Caudill (SF), Jonathan Andrew (PF), Ronald Clark (C) Donald Peachey, Allen Johnson, Larry Charles, Jonathan Nicosia, Wilbert Garner | |
| 07:31 | UMBC | Frank Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 07:31 | UMBC | Frank Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 07:09 | Hartford | Lance Caudill makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Romeo Sanchez | 56-52 |
| 06:53 | UMBC | Hubert Beyer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 06:51 | Hartford | Romeo Sanchez snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 06:38 | Hartford | Romeo Sanchez misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-52 |
| 06:36 | Hartford | Ronald Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 06:19 | Hartford | Romeo Sanchez misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-52 |
| 06:18 | Hartford | Lance Caudill gets the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 05:57 | Hartford | Sammie Boyd swats the dunk try by Jonathan Andrew | 56-52 |
| 05:56 | Hartford | Ronald Clark can't tip it in | 56-52 |
| 05:55 | UMBC | Samuel Soboleski snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 05:48 | UMBC | Samuel Soboleski connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Hubert Beyer | 58-52 |
| 05:36 | Hartford | Jonathan Andrew is whistled for traveling | 58-52 |
| Subs | UMBC | James Morse (PG), James Candelaria (SF), Gene Chatterton (PF), Wayne Delph (C) Frank Bailey, Charles Ruby, Hubert Beyer, Sammie Boyd | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 05:16 | UMBC | Samuel Soboleski lays it in set up by Gene Chatterton | 60-52 |
| 04:51 | Hartford | James Candelaria is called for the reach on Jonathan Andrew - foul #1 on James Candelaria, team foul #4 | 60-52 |
| Subs | UMBC | James Hobson (PG), Francis Davis (PF) Samuel Soboleski, Gene Chatterton | |
| Subs | Hartford | Donald Peachey (PG), Allen Johnson (SF), Wilbert Garner (C) Douglas Aldridge, Lance Caudill, Ronald Clark | |
| 04:38 | Hartford | Wilbert Garner scores on a shot in the lane set up by Romeo Sanchez | 60-54 |
| 04:33 | UMBC | James Hobson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Candelaria | 63-54 |
| 04:14 | Hartford | Allen Johnson makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-57 |
| 03:55 | UMBC | James Hobson scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:45 | Hartford | Romeo Sanchez banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jonathan Andrew | 65-59 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - James Hobson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Morse (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Candelaria (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Francis Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Wayne Delph (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Donald Peachey (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Romeo Sanchez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SF - Allen Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jonathan Andrew (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Wilbert Garner (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:32 | UMBC | James Morse is whistled for traveling | 65-59 |
| Subs | UMBC | Frank Bailey (PG), Charles Ruby (SG), Sammie Boyd (C) James Hobson, James Morse, Wayne Delph | |
| Subs | Hartford | Douglas Aldridge (PG), Lance Caudill (SF), Jonathan Nicosia (PF) Donald Peachey, Romeo Sanchez, Jonathan Andrew | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:16 | Hartford | Charles Ruby steals the ball from Allen Johnson | 65-59 |
| 03:04 | UMBC | Francis Davis misses long on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Douglas Aldridge - foul #3 on Douglas Aldridge, team foul #5 | 65-59 |
| 03:04 | UMBC | Francis Davis makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 03:04 | UMBC | Francis Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:51 | Hartford | Douglas Aldridge can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-59 |
| 02:49 | UMBC | Francis Davis gets the rebound | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:23 | UMBC | Charles Ruby misses short on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Allen Johnson - foul #2 on Allen Johnson, team foul #6 | 67-59 |
| Subs | UMBC | Samuel Soboleski (SF), Hubert Beyer (PF) James Candelaria, Francis Davis | |
| Subs | Hartford | Ronald Clark (C) Wilbert Garner | |
| 02:23 | UMBC | Charles Ruby makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 02:23 | UMBC | Charles Ruby makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 02:19 | Hartford | Hartford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-59 |
| Subs | UMBC | James Candelaria (SF) Samuel Soboleski | |
| Subs | Hartford | Romeo Sanchez (SG), Wilbert Garner (C) Allen Johnson, Ronald Clark | |
| 02:14 | Hartford | The short jumper by Wilbert Garner is denied by James Candelaria | 69-59 |
| 02:12 | UMBC | Sammie Boyd pulls down the rebound | 69-59 |
| 02:06 | UMBC | Frank Bailey blows the layup | 69-59 |
| 02:04 | Hartford | Wilbert Garner grabs the board | 69-59 |
| 01:46 | Hartford | Romeo Sanchez misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 69-59 |
| 01:45 | UMBC | Hubert Beyer snags the defensive board | 69-59 |
| 01:27 | UMBC | Hubert Beyer misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Jonathan Nicosia - foul #2 on Jonathan Nicosia, team foul #7 | 69-59 |
| Subs | UMBC | James Hobson (PG), James Morse (SG), Samuel Soboleski (SF), Wayne Delph (C) Frank Bailey, Charles Ruby, James Candelaria, Sammie Boyd | |
| Subs | Hartford | Donald Peachey (PG), Allen Johnson (SG), Larry Charles (SF), Jonathan Andrew (PF), Ronald Clark (C) Douglas Aldridge, Romeo Sanchez, Lance Caudill, Jonathan Nicosia, Wilbert Garner | |
| 01:27 | UMBC | Hubert Beyer makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 01:27 | UMBC | Hubert Beyer makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 01:12 | Hartford | Jonathan Andrew clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 71-59 |
| 01:10 | Hartford | Larry Charles misses the tip | 71-59 |
| 01:08 | Hartford | Jonathan Andrew pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-59 |
| 01:03 | Hartford | Donald Peachey misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 71-59 |
| 01:01 | UMBC | Samuel Soboleski grabs the defensive rebound | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | UMBC | Hubert Beyer knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by James Hobson | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Hartford | Jonathan Andrew misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James Hobson - foul #1 on James Hobson, team foul #5 | 73-59 |
| 00:33 | Hartford | Jonathan Andrew makes the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 00:33 | Hartford | Jonathan Andrew misses the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| 00:33 | UMBC | Hubert Beyer grabs the defensive rebound | 73-60 |
| 00:12 | UMBC | James Hobson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 73-60 |
| 00:10 | Hartford | Jonathan Andrew pulls down the rebound | 73-60 |
| 00:04 | Hartford | Jonathan Andrew is hacked by Hubert Beyer - foul #2 on Hubert Beyer, team foul #6 | 73-60 |
| 00:01 | Hartford | Allen Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-60 |
| 00:00 | UMBC | Hubert Beyer grabs the board | 73-60 |