| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Philip Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Calloway (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Lawless (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Carl Owens (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Royal Quill (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Chris Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Earl Lieberman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert McCulloch (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Zaharis (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gary Howlett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Hartford | Robert McCulloch inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Hartford | Robert McCulloch misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 30-29 |
| 19:40 | UMBC | Royal Quill grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 19:24 | UMBC | Shawn Calloway hits a shot from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 19:07 | Hartford | Carl Owens blocks the jumper by Billy Zaharis | 32-29 |
| 19:06 | UMBC | Philip Brown pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 18:47 | UMBC | Eric Lawless connects on the shot from the left side set up by Philip Brown and he's fouled by Robert McCulloch - foul #1 on Robert McCulloch, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 18:47 | UMBC | Eric Lawless makes the free throw | 35-29 |
| 18:32 | Hartford | Earl Lieberman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 35-29 |
| 18:30 | UMBC | Philip Brown pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 18:22 | UMBC | Royal Quill misses long on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Billy Zaharis - foul #1 on Billy Zaharis, team foul #2 | 35-29 |
| 18:22 | UMBC | Royal Quill makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 18:22 | UMBC | Royal Quill makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 18:11 | Hartford | Chris Wilson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-29 |
| 18:10 | UMBC | Shawn Calloway pulls down the rebound | 37-29 |
| 17:51 | UMBC | Royal Quill misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-29 |
| 17:49 | UMBC | Shawn Calloway can't tip it in | 37-29 |
| 17:48 | Hartford | Robert McCulloch grabs the board | 37-29 |
| 17:31 | Hartford | Gary Howlett misses the jumper near the basket | 37-29 |
| 17:29 | Hartford | Earl Lieberman gets the offensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 17:10 | Hartford | Earl Lieberman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-29 |
| 17:08 | Hartford | Chris Wilson grabs the offensive board | 37-29 |
| 16:52 | Hartford | The short jumper by Robert McCulloch is denied by Carl Owens | 37-29 |
| 16:50 | Hartford | Robert McCulloch grabs the offensive board | 37-29 |
| 16:38 | Hartford | Gary Howlett knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Chris Wilson | 37-32 |
| 16:29 | UMBC | Eric Lawless banks in the layup | 39-32 |
| 16:20 | Hartford | Billy Zaharis scores on a jumper from the baseline | 39-34 |
| 15:55 | UMBC | Chris Wilson picks off the pass by Eric Lawless | 39-34 |
| 15:50 | Hartford | Chris Wilson lays it in | 39-36 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Philip Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Calloway (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Lawless (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Owens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Royal Quill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Chris Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Earl Lieberman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert McCulloch (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Billy Zaharis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Howlett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:43 | UMBC | Philip Brown connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Eric Lawless | 42-36 |
| 15:20 | Hartford | Robert McCulloch is fouled on the floor by Eric Lawless - foul #1 on Eric Lawless, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| Subs | UMBC | Larry Gouin (PG), Jeremy Isaacs (SG), Andrew Hochstetler (SF), Stephen Chapman (PF), Lance Ellenburg (C) Philip Brown, Shawn Calloway, Eric Lawless, Carl Owens, Royal Quill | |
| Subs | Hartford | Randall Sorenson (PG), William Whitmire (SG), Alexander Perreault (SF), Chester Moore (PF), Edward Bergstrom (C) Chris Wilson, Earl Lieberman, Robert McCulloch, Billy Zaharis, Gary Howlett | |
| 15:02 | Hartford | Alexander Perreault misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 15:00 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Larry Gouin | 42-36 |
| 14:43 | UMBC | Jeremy Isaacs is fouled on the floor by Alexander Perreault - foul #2 on Alexander Perreault, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| 14:35 | UMBC | Larry Gouin is hacked by Chester Moore - foul #2 on Chester Moore, team foul #4 | 42-36 |
| 14:21 | UMBC | Lance Ellenburg hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-36 |
| 14:19 | Hartford | The rebound goes to William Whitmire | 42-36 |
| 14:03 | Hartford | William Whitmire connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 13:46 | UMBC | Larry Gouin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 13:44 | Hartford | Edward Bergstrom snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 13:42 | Hartford | Randall Sorenson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-38 |
| Subs | UMBC | Shawn Calloway (SG), Carl Owens (PF) Jeremy Isaacs, Lance Ellenburg | |
| Subs | Hartford | Earl Lieberman (SG), Gary Howlett (C) Alexander Perreault, Edward Bergstrom | |
| 13:31 | UMBC | Larry Gouin misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-38 |
| 13:29 | Hartford | Chester Moore snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 13:11 | Hartford | Chester Moore can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Stephen Chapman - foul #1 on Stephen Chapman, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | UMBC | Philip Brown (PG), Royal Quill (C) Larry Gouin, Stephen Chapman | |
| Subs | Hartford | Chris Wilson (PG) Randall Sorenson | |
| 13:11 | Hartford | Chester Moore misses the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 13:11 | Hartford | Chester Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 13:03 | UMBC | Shawn Calloway misses short on a jumper in the lane | 42-39 |
| 13:02 | UMBC | Andrew Hochstetler misses the tip | 42-39 |
| 13:00 | Hartford | Gary Howlett grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 12:49 | Hartford | William Whitmire scores on a 3 from straight away | 42-42 |
| 12:41 | UMBC | Carl Owens loses the dribble to Gary Howlett | 42-42 |
| 12:24 | Hartford | Earl Lieberman misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-42 |
| 12:22 | Hartford | Chester Moore gets the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 12:10 | Hartford | Carl Owens steals it from Chester Moore | 42-42 |
| 11:54 | UMBC | Philip Brown can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 11:53 | Hartford | Chester Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 11:39 | Hartford | Chester Moore lays it in | 42-44 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Philip Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Calloway (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Hochstetler (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Carl Owens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Royal Quill (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Chris Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Earl Lieberman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Whitmire (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chester Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Howlett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | UMBC | Shawn Calloway scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Philip Brown | 44-44 |
| 10:55 | Hartford | William Whitmire misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 10:54 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Carl Owens | 44-44 |
| 10:50 | UMBC | Earl Lieberman picks off the pass by Philip Brown | 44-44 |
| 10:38 | Hartford | Chester Moore scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Carl Owens - foul #2 on Carl Owens, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | UMBC | Larry Gouin (PG), Jeremy Isaacs (SG), Eric Lawless (SF), Stephen Chapman (PF), Lance Ellenburg (C) Philip Brown, Shawn Calloway, Andrew Hochstetler, Carl Owens, Royal Quill | |
| Subs | Hartford | Randall Sorenson (PG), Alexander Perreault (SG), Robert McCulloch (SF), Billy Zaharis (PF) Chris Wilson, Earl Lieberman, William Whitmire, Gary Howlett | |
| 10:38 | Hartford | Chester Moore makes the free throw | 44-47 |
| 10:29 | UMBC | Lance Ellenburg can't finish the layup but the foul's on Chester Moore - foul #3 on Chester Moore, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Edward Bergstrom (C) Chester Moore | |
| 10:29 | UMBC | Lance Ellenburg makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:29 | UMBC | Lance Ellenburg misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:29 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Edward Bergstrom | 45-47 |
| 10:10 | Hartford | Eric Lawless is called for the reach on Robert McCulloch - foul #2 on Eric Lawless, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| 09:51 | Hartford | Billy Zaharis is whistled for traveling | 45-47 |
| 09:37 | UMBC | Lance Ellenburg throws it down and he's fouled by Robert McCulloch - foul #2 on Robert McCulloch, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| Subs | UMBC | Shawn Calloway (SG) Jeremy Isaacs | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 09:37 | UMBC | Lance Ellenburg misses the free throw | 47-47 |
| 09:37 | Hartford | Alexander Perreault grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 09:19 | Hartford | Robert McCulloch misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 09:18 | UMBC | Eric Lawless snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 09:01 | UMBC | Eric Lawless misses the easy layup | 47-47 |
| 09:00 | UMBC | Lance Ellenburg tips it in | 49-47 |
| 08:37 | Hartford | Robert McCulloch hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Randall Sorenson and he's hacked by Eric Lawless - foul #3 on Eric Lawless, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| Subs | UMBC | Philip Brown (PG), Carl Owens (PF), Royal Quill (C) Larry Gouin, Stephen Chapman, Lance Ellenburg | |
| Subs | Hartford | Chris Wilson (PG), Earl Lieberman (SG), Gary Howlett (C) Randall Sorenson, Alexander Perreault, Edward Bergstrom | |
| 08:37 | Hartford | Robert McCulloch makes the free throw | 49-50 |
| 08:21 | UMBC | Shawn Calloway knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-50 |
| 07:57 | Hartford | Philip Brown steals it from Chris Wilson | 52-50 |
| 07:42 | UMBC | Shawn Calloway misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-50 |
| 07:41 | Hartford | Gary Howlett grabs the board | 52-50 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Philip Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Shawn Calloway (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Lawless (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carl Owens (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Royal Quill (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Chris Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Earl Lieberman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert McCulloch (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Billy Zaharis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Howlett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Hartford | Earl Lieberman is called for traveling | 52-50 |
| Subs | UMBC | Larry Gouin (SG), Andrew Hochstetler (SF) Shawn Calloway, Eric Lawless | |
| Subs | Hartford | William Whitmire (SF), Edward Bergstrom (PF) Robert McCulloch, Billy Zaharis | |
| 07:12 | UMBC | Royal Quill hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Philip Brown | 54-50 |
| 06:49 | Hartford | Earl Lieberman drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-53 |
| 06:31 | UMBC | Carl Owens blows the layup | 54-53 |
| 06:30 | UMBC | Andrew Hochstetler tips it back up and in | 56-53 |
| 06:23 | Hartford | Edward Bergstrom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-53 |
| Subs | UMBC | Shawn Calloway (SG), Stephen Chapman (C) Larry Gouin, Royal Quill | |
| Subs | Hartford | Randall Sorenson (PG), Billy Zaharis (PF) Chris Wilson, Edward Bergstrom | |
| 06:14 | UMBC | Philip Brown misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 06:13 | Hartford | Gary Howlett grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 06:02 | Hartford | William Whitmire can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 06:00 | UMBC | Philip Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 05:42 | UMBC | Stephen Chapman slams it home on a nice dish by Shawn Calloway | 58-53 |
| 05:31 | Hartford | Randall Sorenson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-53 |
| 05:29 | UMBC | Andrew Hochstetler grabs the board | 58-53 |
| 05:24 | UMBC | Gary Howlett steals it from Shawn Calloway | 58-53 |
| 05:10 | Hartford | Gary Howlett buries a turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Stephen Chapman - foul #2 on Stephen Chapman, team foul #6 | 58-55 |
| Subs | UMBC | Larry Gouin (PG), Eric Lawless (SF), Royal Quill (C) Philip Brown, Andrew Hochstetler, Carl Owens | |
| Subs | Hartford | Chris Wilson (PG), Robert McCulloch (SF) Randall Sorenson, Earl Lieberman | |
| 05:10 | Hartford | Gary Howlett misses the free throw | 58-55 |
| 05:10 | UMBC | Royal Quill pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| 04:51 | UMBC | Shawn Calloway misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 04:49 | UMBC | Larry Gouin tips it home | 60-55 |
| 04:29 | Hartford | Robert McCulloch clanks a 3 from the left corner | 60-55 |
| 04:27 | UMBC | Stephen Chapman gets the rebound | 60-55 |
| 04:07 | UMBC | Royal Quill hits a driving attempt from the left block | 62-55 |
| 03:45 | Hartford | Gary Howlett misses the easy layup | 62-55 |
| 03:43 | Hartford | Billy Zaharis pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 03:38 | Hartford | Billy Zaharis misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Larry Gouin - foul #2 on Larry Gouin, team foul #7 | 62-55 |
| Subs | UMBC | Philip Brown (PG), Carl Owens (PF) Shawn Calloway, Stephen Chapman | |
| Subs | Hartford | Earl Lieberman (SG), Chester Moore (C) William Whitmire, Gary Howlett | |
| 03:38 | Hartford | Billy Zaharis makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 03:38 | Hartford | Billy Zaharis makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Philip Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Larry Gouin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eric Lawless (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carl Owens (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Royal Quill (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Chris Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Earl Lieberman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert McCulloch (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Billy Zaharis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Chester Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:29 | UMBC | Carl Owens misses the easy layup | 62-57 |
| 03:27 | Hartford | Billy Zaharis snags the defensive board | 62-57 |
| 03:06 | Hartford | Earl Lieberman scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert McCulloch | 62-59 |
| 02:53 | UMBC | Carl Owens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-59 |
| Subs | UMBC | Jeremy Isaacs (SG), Andrew Hochstetler (SF), Stephen Chapman (C) Larry Gouin, Eric Lawless, Royal Quill | |
| Subs | Hartford | Randall Sorenson (PG), Edward Bergstrom (C) Chris Wilson, Billy Zaharis | |
| 02:51 | Hartford | Hartford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | UMBC | Shawn Calloway (SG), Royal Quill (C) Jeremy Isaacs, Stephen Chapman | |
| Subs | Hartford | Chris Wilson (PG), Gary Howlett (C) Randall Sorenson, Edward Bergstrom | |
| 02:32 | Hartford | Gary Howlett connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Earl Lieberman | 62-61 |
| 02:05 | UMBC | Royal Quill hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Gary Howlett - foul #2 on Gary Howlett, team foul #7 | 62-61 |
| Subs | UMBC | Eric Lawless (SF) Andrew Hochstetler | |
| Subs | Hartford | Billy Zaharis (PF) Chester Moore | |
| 02:05 | UMBC | Royal Quill makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 02:05 | UMBC | Royal Quill makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 01:43 | Hartford | Robert McCulloch is hacked by Philip Brown - foul #1 on Philip Brown, team foul #8 | 64-61 |
| 01:43 | Hartford | Robert McCulloch misses the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 01:43 | UMBC | Carl Owens snags the defensive board | 64-61 |
| 01:34 | UMBC | Philip Brown scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Eric Lawless | 67-61 |
| 01:27 | Hartford | Robert McCulloch hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Chris Wilson | 67-63 |
| 01:13 | UMBC | Robert McCulloch steals the ball from Shawn Calloway | 67-63 |
| 00:53 | Hartford | Earl Lieberman knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Chris Wilson | 67-66 |
| 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 and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | UMBC | Shawn Calloway misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Chris Wilson - foul #3 on Chris Wilson, team foul #8 | 67-66 |
| 00:32 | UMBC | Shawn Calloway makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:32 | UMBC | Shawn Calloway makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:17 | Hartford | Earl Lieberman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 69-66 |
| 00:15 | UMBC | Royal Quill grabs the defensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 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 and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:14 | UMBC | Royal Quill is hacked by Chris Wilson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Chris Wilson, team foul #9 | 69-66 |
| 00:14 | UMBC | Royal Quill makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:14 | UMBC | Royal Quill makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Hartford | Robert McCulloch connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Earl Lieberman | 71-69 |
| 00:07 | UMBC | Chris Wilson is called for the reach on Philip Brown in the backcourt - foul #5 on Chris Wilson, team foul #10 | 71-69 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Randall Sorenson (PG) Chris Wilson | |
| 00:07 | UMBC | Philip Brown misses the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:07 | UMBC | Philip Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:07 | Hartford | Hartford calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-69 |
| 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 and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Hartford | Robert McCulloch can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-69 |
| 00:00 | UMBC | Shawn Calloway pulls down the rebound | 72-69 |