| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Toney Turner (fresh) SG - John O'Brien (fresh) SF - Michael Jones (fresh) PF - Curtis Stewart (fresh) C - Gary Fuchs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Marcus Williams (fresh) SG - Walter Scott (fresh) SF - Richard Carr (fresh) PF - Tyler Dotson (fresh) C - David Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Vermont | David Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Vermont | Tyler Dotson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | UMBC | Gary Fuchs grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | UMBC | Gary Fuchs buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Toney Turner | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Vermont | Michael Jones steals it from Marcus Williams | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | UMBC | Michael Jones blows the layup | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Vermont | Marcus Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Vermont | Marcus Williams knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Tyler Dotson | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | UMBC | John O'Brien drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Jones | 5-2 |
| 19:02 | Vermont | Marcus Williams connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Walter Scott | 5-4 |
| 18:43 | UMBC | Toney Turner misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 5-4 |
| 18:42 | UMBC | Curtis Stewart grabs the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 18:29 | UMBC | 3 seconds is called on Curtis Stewart | 5-4 |
| 18:13 | Vermont | Walter Scott double dribbles | 5-4 |
| 17:55 | UMBC | Toney Turner is fouled on the floor by David Brown - foul #1 on David Brown, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Vermont | Stanley Roberts (SF), Richard Dacus (PF), Herbert Vierthaler (C) Richard Carr, Tyler Dotson, David Brown | |
| 17:50 | UMBC | Michael Jones hits a floater from close range | 7-4 |
| 17:32 | Vermont | Walter Scott misses the easy layup | 7-4 |
| 17:30 | UMBC | Curtis Stewart grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 17:17 | UMBC | Toney Turner connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Michael Jones | 10-4 |
| 17:12 | Vermont | Walter Scott misses the fadeaway from the right block | 10-4 |
| 17:10 | Vermont | Walter Scott grabs the offensive board | 10-4 |
| 17:03 | Vermont | Walter Scott misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-4 |
| 17:01 | Vermont | Herbert Vierthaler snags the offensive board | 10-4 |
| 16:52 | Vermont | Walter Scott misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-4 |
| 16:51 | Vermont | Richard Dacus tips it in | 10-6 |
| 16:26 | UMBC | Herbert Vierthaler denies the turnaround by Michael Jones | 10-6 |
| 16:24 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Stanley Roberts | 10-6 |
| 16:20 | Vermont | Stanley Roberts hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Toney Turner - foul #1 on Toney Turner, team foul #1 | 10-6 |
| Subs | UMBC | James Barrett (PG), Arnold Musick (SG), Kenneth Briggs (SF), Peter Reay (PF), David Taylor (C) Toney Turner, John O'Brien, Michael Jones, Curtis Stewart, Gary Fuchs | |
| Subs | Vermont | Joseph Asberry (PG), Willy Norris (SG), Tyler Dotson (PF), David Brown (C) Marcus Williams, Walter Scott, Richard Dacus, Herbert Vierthaler | |
| 16:20 | Vermont | Stanley Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 16:20 | Vermont | Stanley Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 16:06 | UMBC | Stanley Roberts blocks the short jumper by Peter Reay | 10-7 |
| 16:04 | Vermont | Tyler Dotson snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - James Barrett (fresh) SG - Arnold Musick (fresh) SF - Kenneth Briggs (fresh) PF - Peter Reay (fresh) C - David Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Joseph Asberry (fresh) SG - Willy Norris (fresh) SF - Stanley Roberts (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Tyler Dotson (fresh) C - David Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Vermont | Peter Reay steals it from David Brown | 10-7 |
| 15:28 | UMBC | David Taylor scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Barrett | 12-7 |
| 15:12 | Vermont | Tyler Dotson makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Joseph Asberry | 12-9 |
| 14:58 | UMBC | David Taylor misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 12-9 |
| 14:56 | UMBC | Peter Reay pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 14:32 | UMBC | David Taylor hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Barrett | 14-9 |
| 14:20 | Vermont | Stanley Roberts blows the layup but he's hacked by Arnold Musick - foul #1 on Arnold Musick, team foul #2 | 14-9 |
| Subs | UMBC | Toney Turner (PG), John O'Brien (SG), Gary Fuchs (C) Arnold Musick, Kenneth Briggs, Peter Reay | |
| Subs | Vermont | Marcus Williams (PG), Walter Scott (SG), Richard Dacus (PF) Joseph Asberry, Willy Norris, Tyler Dotson | |
| 14:20 | Vermont | Stanley Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 14:20 | Vermont | Stanley Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 14:06 | UMBC | David Taylor misses the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Richard Dacus - foul #1 on Richard Dacus, team foul #2 | 14-10 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Vermont | Richard Carr (SF) Stanley Roberts | |
| 14:06 | UMBC | David Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 14:06 | UMBC | David Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 13:48 | Vermont | Marcus Williams drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from David Brown | 16-13 |
| 13:25 | UMBC | Gary Fuchs comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 16-13 |
| 13:23 | Vermont | David Brown pulls down the rebound | 16-13 |
| 13:19 | Vermont | Walter Scott is fouled on the floor by Gary Fuchs - foul #1 on Gary Fuchs, team foul #3 | 16-13 |
| Subs | UMBC | Michael Jones (SF), Curtis Stewart (PF) James Barrett, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Vermont | Tyler Dotson (PF) David Brown | |
| 13:09 | Vermont | Marcus Williams is hacked by Curtis Stewart - foul #1 on Curtis Stewart, team foul #4 | 16-13 |
| 12:52 | Vermont | Marcus Williams connects on the jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Toney Turner - foul #2 on Toney Turner, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | UMBC | Arnold Musick (PG) Toney Turner | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 12:52 | Vermont | Marcus Williams makes the free throw | 16-16 |
| 12:41 | UMBC | John O'Brien can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-16 |
| 12:40 | Vermont | Marcus Williams grabs the board | 16-16 |
| 12:34 | Vermont | Richard Carr banks in the layup set up by Marcus Williams | 16-18 |
| 12:07 | UMBC | Arnold Musick is fouled on the floor by Walter Scott - foul #1 on Walter Scott, team foul #3 | 16-18 |
| Subs | UMBC | James Barrett (PG), Peter Reay (C) John O'Brien, Gary Fuchs | |
| Subs | Vermont | David Brown (C) Richard Dacus | |
| 12:00 | UMBC | Michael Jones scores on a shot from the right wing | 18-18 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - James Barrett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Arnold Musick (fresh) SF - Michael Jones (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Curtis Stewart (fresh) 2 reb. C - Peter Reay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Marcus Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Scott (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Carr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tyler Dotson (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Brown (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Vermont | Marcus Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-18 |
| 11:30 | UMBC | Michael Jones gets the rebound | 18-18 |
| 11:14 | UMBC | Peter Reay is fouled on the floor by David Brown - foul #2 on David Brown, team foul #4 | 18-18 |
| Subs | UMBC | Kenneth Briggs (SF) Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Vermont | Joseph Asberry (PG), Shannon Williams (SF), Richard Dacus (PF), Herbert Vierthaler (C) Marcus Williams, Richard Carr, Tyler Dotson, David Brown | |
| 11:09 | UMBC | Arnold Musick misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 18-18 |
| 11:08 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Richard Dacus | 18-18 |
| 10:45 | Vermont | The short jumper by Shannon Williams is denied by Peter Reay | 18-18 |
| 10:44 | UMBC | Peter Reay grabs the defensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 10:36 | UMBC | Arnold Musick misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Walter Scott - foul #2 on Walter Scott, team foul #5 | 18-18 |
| Subs | UMBC | John O'Brien (SG), Gary Fuchs (C) Kenneth Briggs, Curtis Stewart | |
| Subs | Vermont | Willy Norris (SG), Stanley Roberts (SF) Walter Scott, Shannon Williams | |
| 10:36 | UMBC | Arnold Musick misses the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 10:36 | UMBC | Arnold Musick makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 10:14 | Vermont | Willy Norris scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Asberry | 19-21 |
| 09:58 | UMBC | James Barrett scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-21 |
| 09:36 | Vermont | Peter Reay steps in front of the Herbert Vierthaler pass | 22-21 |
| 09:23 | UMBC | Arnold Musick clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Herbert Vierthaler - foul #1 on Herbert Vierthaler, team foul #6 | 22-21 |
| Subs | UMBC | Michael Jones (SF), Curtis Stewart (PF) James Barrett, Peter Reay | |
| Subs | Vermont | Marcus Williams (PG), Richard Carr (SF), Tyler Dotson (PF) Joseph Asberry, Stanley Roberts, Herbert Vierthaler | |
| 09:23 | UMBC | Arnold Musick makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 09:23 | UMBC | Arnold Musick misses the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 09:23 | Vermont | Richard Carr gets the rebound | 23-21 |
| 09:00 | Vermont | Tyler Dotson connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-24 |
| 08:41 | UMBC | Arnold Musick buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from John O'Brien | 26-24 |
| 08:18 | Vermont | Marcus Williams misses badly on a floater from the left side | 26-24 |
| 08:17 | UMBC | Curtis Stewart pulls down the rebound | 26-24 |
| 08:11 | UMBC | Richard Dacus steals the ball from Arnold Musick | 26-24 |
| 08:06 | Vermont | Willy Norris misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-24 |
| 08:04 | Vermont | Richard Dacus grabs the offensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 07:51 | Vermont | Tyler Dotson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Curtis Stewart - foul #2 on Curtis Stewart, team foul #6 | 26-24 |
| Subs | UMBC | James Barrett (PG), Brent Verrett (SG), David Taylor (PF), Kenneth Briggs (C) Arnold Musick, John O'Brien, Curtis Stewart, Gary Fuchs | |
| Subs | Vermont | Shannon Williams (SG), Herbert Vierthaler (C) Willy Norris, Richard Dacus | |
| 07:51 | Vermont | Tyler Dotson misses the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 07:51 | Vermont | Tyler Dotson misses the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 07:51 | UMBC | Kenneth Briggs snags the defensive board | 26-24 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - James Barrett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brent Verrett (fresh) SF - Michael Jones (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. C - Kenneth Briggs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Marcus Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shannon Williams (fresh) SF - Richard Carr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tyler Dotson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Herbert Vierthaler (fresh) | |
| 07:40 | UMBC | Tyler Dotson steps in front of the Brent Verrett pass | 26-24 |
| 07:33 | Vermont | David Taylor picks off the pass by Tyler Dotson | 26-24 |
| 07:13 | UMBC | Brent Verrett clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-24 |
| 07:12 | UMBC | Michael Jones tips it in | 28-24 |
| 07:04 | Vermont | Marcus Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-24 |
| Subs | UMBC | Peter Reay (PF) Kenneth Briggs | |
| Subs | Vermont | Stanley Roberts (SF) Richard Carr | |
| 06:47 | UMBC | James Barrett is fouled on the floor by Tyler Dotson - foul #1 on Tyler Dotson, team foul #7 | 28-24 |
| Subs | UMBC | Kenneth Briggs (SF) Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Vermont | Willy Norris (SG) Tyler Dotson | |
| 06:47 | UMBC | James Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 06:47 | UMBC | James Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 06:28 | Vermont | Marcus Williams misses the fadeaway from the left side | 30-24 |
| 06:26 | Vermont | Herbert Vierthaler can't tip it in | 30-24 |
| 06:24 | UMBC | David Taylor gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 06:05 | UMBC | Peter Reay comes up short on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Herbert Vierthaler - foul #2 on Herbert Vierthaler, team foul #8 | 30-24 |
| Subs | UMBC | Bruce Adams (PG), John O'Brien (SG), Gary Fuchs (C) James Barrett, Brent Verrett, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Vermont | Joseph Asberry (PG), Richard Dacus (C) Marcus Williams, Herbert Vierthaler | |
| 06:05 | UMBC | Peter Reay misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 06:05 | UMBC | Peter Reay makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 05:54 | Vermont | Joseph Asberry is hacked by Kenneth Briggs - foul #1 on Kenneth Briggs, team foul #7 | 31-24 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Vermont | Richard Carr (SF) Shannon Williams | |
| 05:54 | Vermont | Joseph Asberry makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 05:54 | Vermont | Joseph Asberry makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 05:43 | UMBC | John O'Brien misses the lay-in | 31-26 |
| 05:42 | Vermont | Stanley Roberts snags the defensive board | 31-26 |
| 05:36 | Vermont | Joseph Asberry is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Joseph Asberry, team foul #9 | 31-26 |
| Subs | UMBC | Michael Jones (SF), David Taylor (PF) Kenneth Briggs, Peter Reay | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 05:13 | UMBC | John O'Brien is called for a charge - foul #1 on John O'Brien, team foul #8 | 31-26 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Vermont | Marcus Williams (PG), Tyler Dotson (PF) Willy Norris, Stanley Roberts | |
| 04:51 | Vermont | Richard Carr misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 31-26 |
| 04:50 | UMBC | Michael Jones snags the defensive board | 31-26 |
| 04:39 | UMBC | John O'Brien can't finish the layup | 31-26 |
| 04:37 | Vermont | Marcus Williams gets the rebound | 31-26 |
| 04:32 | Vermont | Richard Carr misses the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Bruce Adams - foul #1 on Bruce Adams, team foul #9 | 31-26 |
| Subs | UMBC | James Barrett (PG) Bruce Adams | |
| Subs | Vermont | Shannon Williams (SG) Joseph Asberry | |
| 04:32 | Vermont | Richard Carr makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 04:32 | Vermont | Richard Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 04:19 | UMBC | Michael Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-28 |
| Subs | UMBC | Kenneth Briggs (SF), Peter Reay (PF) Michael Jones, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Vermont | Stanley Roberts (SF) Richard Carr | |
| 04:01 | Vermont | Stanley Roberts loses the ball out of bounds | 31-28 |
| Subs | UMBC | Arnold Musick (SG) John O'Brien | |
| Subs | Vermont | Willy Norris (SG) Shannon Williams | |
| 03:48 | UMBC | Kenneth Briggs misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-28 |
| 03:47 | Vermont | Tyler Dotson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - James Barrett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arnold Musick (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Briggs (fresh) PF - Peter Reay (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Gary Fuchs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Marcus Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willy Norris (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stanley Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tyler Dotson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Dacus (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:42 | Vermont | Willy Norris travels with the ball | 31-28 |
| Subs | UMBC | Toney Turner (PG), Curtis Stewart (PF) Arnold Musick, Gary Fuchs | |
| Subs | Vermont | Walter Scott (SG), David Brown (C) Willy Norris, Richard Dacus | |
| 03:30 | UMBC | Kenneth Briggs's pass is intercepted by Stanley Roberts | 31-28 |
| 03:25 | Vermont | Marcus Williams hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Walter Scott | 31-30 |
| 03:01 | UMBC | Kenneth Briggs is fouled on the floor by Stanley Roberts - foul #1 on Stanley Roberts, team foul #10 | 31-30 |
| Subs | UMBC | John O'Brien (SG), Michael Jones (SF) James Barrett, Peter Reay | |
| Subs | Vermont | Joseph Asberry (PG), Richard Carr (SF), Herbert Vierthaler (PF) Marcus Williams, Stanley Roberts, Tyler Dotson | |
| 03:01 | UMBC | Kenneth Briggs makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 03:01 | UMBC | Kenneth Briggs misses the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 03:01 | Vermont | Herbert Vierthaler snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 02:57 | Vermont | Walter Scott hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Joseph Asberry | 32-33 |
| 02:31 | UMBC | Michael Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 32-33 |
| Subs | UMBC | Gary Fuchs (C) Kenneth Briggs | |
| Subs | Vermont | Richard Dacus (PF) Herbert Vierthaler | |
| 02:17 | Vermont | John O'Brien steals the ball from Richard Carr | 32-33 |
| 02:09 | UMBC | John O'Brien makes the shot near the basket and he's hacked by Walter Scott - foul #3 on Walter Scott, team foul #11 | 34-33 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Vermont | Willy Norris (SG) Walter Scott | |
| 02:09 | UMBC | John O'Brien makes the free throw | 35-33 |
| 01:57 | Vermont | Richard Dacus can't finish the layup | 35-33 |
| 01:56 | UMBC | John O'Brien grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 01:44 | UMBC | Toney Turner is fouled on the floor by Richard Dacus - foul #2 on Richard Dacus, team foul #12 | 35-33 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Vermont | Marcus Williams (PG), Tyler Dotson (PF) Joseph Asberry, Richard Dacus | |
| 01:44 | UMBC | Toney Turner misses the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 01:44 | UMBC | Toney Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 01:28 | Vermont | Tyler Dotson hits a shot from the free throw line | 36-35 |
| 00:59 | UMBC | Gary Fuchs buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from John O'Brien | 38-35 |
| 00:55 | Vermont | Marcus Williams can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 38-35 |
| 00:53 | UMBC | Curtis Stewart grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 00:27 | UMBC | Willy Norris is called for the reach on Gary Fuchs - foul #1 on Willy Norris, team foul #13 | 38-35 |
| Subs | UMBC | James Barrett (PG), Arnold Musick (SG), Kenneth Briggs (SF), Peter Reay (PF) Toney Turner, John O'Brien, Michael Jones, Curtis Stewart | |
| Subs | Vermont | Stanley Roberts (SF), Richard Dacus (PF), Herbert Vierthaler (C) Richard Carr, Tyler Dotson, David Brown | |
| 00:27 | UMBC | Gary Fuchs makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 00:27 | UMBC | Gary Fuchs makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 00:03 | Vermont | Stanley Roberts can't finish the layup but the foul's on James Barrett - foul #1 on James Barrett, team foul #10 | 40-35 |
| Subs | UMBC | David Taylor (C) Gary Fuchs | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 00:03 | Vermont | Stanley Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 00:03 | Vermont | Stanley Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 00:00 | UMBC | Arnold Musick can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 40-37 |