| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Kenny Hodge (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Derrickson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Straub (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Craig Pagan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Patrick Trim (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Chad Chambers (fresh) SG - Leon Thao (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Fossett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Boykins (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Hartford | Donald Fossett inbounds the ball | 32-26 |
| 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) | |
| 19:49 | Hartford | Chad Chambers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 32-26 |
| 19:47 | Hartford | Chad Chambers tips it in | 32-28 |
| 19:33 | UMBC | Craig Pagan makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kenny Hodge | 35-28 |
| 19:09 | Hartford | Jerry Campbell is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jerry Campbell, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| 18:48 | UMBC | Patrick Trim is whistled for traveling | 35-28 |
| 18:35 | Hartford | Jerry Campbell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 18:34 | UMBC | Patrick Trim pulls down the rebound | 35-28 |
| 18:23 | UMBC | Craig Pagan buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Kenny Hodge | 37-28 |
| 18:01 | Hartford | Donald Fossett can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Scott Straub - foul #1 on Scott Straub, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| 18:01 | Hartford | Donald Fossett misses the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 18:01 | Hartford | Donald Fossett misses the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 18:01 | UMBC | Craig Pagan gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| 17:45 | UMBC | Craig Pagan misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-28 |
| 17:44 | Hartford | Leon Thao snags the defensive board | 37-28 |
| 17:23 | Hartford | Jerry Campbell is whistled for traveling | 37-28 |
| Subs | UMBC | Charles Czartoryski (C) Patrick Trim | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 17:03 | UMBC | Bruce Derrickson misses the 3 from the right corner | 37-28 |
| 17:02 | Hartford | Jerry Campbell grabs the board | 37-28 |
| 16:39 | Hartford | Donald Fossett buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-30 |
| 16:30 | UMBC | Scott Straub buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Bruce Derrickson | 40-30 |
| 16:11 | Hartford | Leon Thao double dribbles | 40-30 |
| Subs | UMBC | William Miller (PG), Steve Carroll (SF), Patrick Trim (C) Kenny Hodge, Scott Straub, Craig Pagan | |
| Subs | Hartford | John Sears (PG), Charles Gilley (SG), Dick Nguyen (SF), Neal Harris (PF), Dustin Colclough (C) Chad Chambers, Leon Thao, Donald Fossett, Jerry Campbell, Jerry Boykins | |
| 15:42 | UMBC | Steve Carroll is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 40-30 |
| Subs | UMBC | Michael Wiley (SG) Bruce Derrickson | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - William Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Wiley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Carroll (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Czartoryski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Trim (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - John Sears (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Charles Gilley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dick Nguyen (fresh) PF - Neal Harris (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dustin Colclough (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Hartford | Charles Czartoryski swats the short shot by Neal Harris | 40-30 |
| 15:33 | Hartford | Dustin Colclough gets the offensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 15:23 | Hartford | William Miller steps in front of the John Sears pass | 40-30 |
| 15:20 | UMBC | William Miller misses the lay-in | 40-30 |
| 15:18 | UMBC | Patrick Trim pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 15:05 | UMBC | Patrick Trim is called for traveling | 40-30 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Leon Thao (SG), Jerry Boykins (C) Charles Gilley, Dustin Colclough | |
| 14:46 | Hartford | Neal Harris hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-32 |
| 14:29 | UMBC | William Miller misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by John Sears - foul #1 on John Sears, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | UMBC | Bruce Derrickson (SG), Scott Straub (SF), Craig Pagan (PF), Ivan Ridinger (C) Michael Wiley, Steve Carroll, Charles Czartoryski, Patrick Trim | |
| Subs | Hartford | Chad Chambers (PG) John Sears | |
| 14:29 | UMBC | William Miller misses the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 14:29 | UMBC | William Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 14:10 | Hartford | Neal Harris is called for 3 seconds | 41-32 |
| Subs | UMBC | Kenny Hodge (PG) William Miller | |
| Subs | Hartford | Donald Fossett (SF), Jerry Campbell (PF) Dick Nguyen, Neal Harris | |
| 13:59 | UMBC | Craig Pagan can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Donald Fossett - foul #3 on Donald Fossett, team foul #3 | 41-32 |
| 13:59 | UMBC | Craig Pagan makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 13:59 | UMBC | Craig Pagan misses the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 13:59 | Hartford | Jerry Campbell grabs the board | 42-32 |
| 13:45 | Hartford | Jerry Boykins misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 42-32 |
| 13:43 | Hartford | Jerry Boykins tips it but misses | 42-32 |
| 13:41 | UMBC | Craig Pagan gets the rebound | 42-32 |
| 13:36 | UMBC | Scott Straub can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Donald Fossett - foul #4 on Donald Fossett, team foul #4 | 42-32 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Dick Nguyen (SF) Donald Fossett | |
| 13:36 | UMBC | Scott Straub misses the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 13:36 | UMBC | Scott Straub makes the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 13:24 | Hartford | Kenny Hodge is called for the reach on Chad Chambers - foul #1 on Kenny Hodge, team foul #2 | 43-32 |
| Subs | UMBC | Charles Czartoryski (C) Ivan Ridinger | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 13:04 | Hartford | Jerry Boykins misses the driving attempt from close range | 43-32 |
| 13:03 | Hartford | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Chambers | 43-32 |
| 12:47 | Hartford | Dick Nguyen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-32 |
| 12:46 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Kenny Hodge | 43-32 |
| 12:28 | UMBC | Bruce Derrickson's fadeaway is rejected by Jerry Campbell | 43-32 |
| 12:27 | Hartford | Jerry Boykins gets the rebound | 43-32 |
| 12:11 | Hartford | Leon Thao's pass is intercepted by Craig Pagan | 43-32 |
| 11:59 | UMBC | Craig Pagan can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 43-32 |
| 11:58 | Hartford | Dick Nguyen grabs the defensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 11:32 | Hartford | Chad Chambers misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Craig Pagan - foul #2 on Craig Pagan, team foul #3 | 43-32 |
| Subs | UMBC | Steve Carroll (SF), Ivan Ridinger (PF), Patrick Trim (C) Scott Straub, Craig Pagan, Charles Czartoryski | |
| Subs | Hartford | Charles Gilley (SG), Dustin Colclough (SF), Neal Harris (PF), Robert Palma (C) Leon Thao, Dick Nguyen, Jerry Campbell, Jerry Boykins | |
| 11:32 | Hartford | Chad Chambers makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 11:32 | Hartford | Chad Chambers makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Kenny Hodge (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bruce Derrickson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Carroll (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ivan Ridinger (fresh) C - Patrick Trim (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Chad Chambers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Charles Gilley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dustin Colclough (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Neal Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Palma (fresh) | |
| 11:12 | UMBC | Steve Carroll travels with the ball | 43-34 |
| Subs | UMBC | Michael Wiley (SG) Bruce Derrickson | |
| Subs | Hartford | John Sears (PG) Chad Chambers | |
| 11:00 | Hartford | Charles Gilley hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Dustin Colclough | 43-36 |
| 10:35 | UMBC | Ivan Ridinger comes up short on the runner near the basket | 43-36 |
| 10:34 | UMBC | Patrick Trim tips it home | 45-36 |
| 10:27 | Hartford | Neal Harris misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Steve Carroll - foul #3 on Steve Carroll, team foul #4 | 45-36 |
| Subs | UMBC | William Miller (PG), Charles Czartoryski (PF) Kenny Hodge, Ivan Ridinger | |
| Subs | Hartford | Leon Thao (SG), Dick Nguyen (SF) Charles Gilley, Robert Palma | |
| 10:27 | Hartford | Neal Harris makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 10:27 | Hartford | Neal Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 10:06 | UMBC | Michael Wiley misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 10:04 | UMBC | Patrick Trim misses the tip | 45-38 |
| 10:03 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Dick Nguyen | 45-38 |
| 09:50 | Hartford | John Sears misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 09:49 | Hartford | Dick Nguyen can't tip it in | 45-38 |
| 09:47 | UMBC | Charles Czartoryski grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 09:30 | UMBC | Leon Thao steals the ball from Michael Wiley | 45-38 |
| 09:15 | Hartford | Dick Nguyen buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Dustin Colclough | 45-41 |
| 09:02 | UMBC | Patrick Trim travels with the ball | 45-41 |
| Subs | UMBC | Kenny Hodge (PG), Bruce Derrickson (SG), Scott Straub (SF), Craig Pagan (PF) William Miller, Michael Wiley, Steve Carroll, Patrick Trim | |
| Subs | Hartford | Chad Chambers (PG), Jerry Campbell (PF), Jerry Boykins (C) John Sears, Neal Harris, Dustin Colclough | |
| 08:47 | Hartford | Chad Chambers scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 08:41 | UMBC | Bruce Derrickson scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Charles Czartoryski | 47-43 |
| 08:30 | Hartford | Leon Thao misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 08:28 | UMBC | Craig Pagan pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 08:14 | UMBC | Bruce Derrickson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-43 |
| 08:12 | Hartford | Leon Thao pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 07:54 | Hartford | Dick Nguyen drills a turnaround from the right block | 47-45 |
| 07:49 | UMBC | Bruce Derrickson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-45 |
| 07:47 | Hartford | Dick Nguyen grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 07:39 | Hartford | Jerry Boykins scores on a floater from the right side | 47-47 |
| 07:17 | UMBC | Scott Straub can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 07:16 | UMBC | Kenny Hodge misses the tip | 47-47 |
| 07:15 | Hartford | Jerry Boykins gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Kenny Hodge (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bruce Derrickson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Straub (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Craig Pagan (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Czartoryski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Chad Chambers (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Leon Thao (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dick Nguyen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Boykins (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 06:56 | Hartford | Leon Thao makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Dick Nguyen | 47-50 |
| 06:42 | UMBC | Scott Straub can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-50 |
| 06:41 | Hartford | Jerry Boykins snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 06:26 | Hartford | Chad Chambers scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Jerry Boykins | 47-52 |
| 06:15 | UMBC | Craig Pagan hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 47-52 |
| 06:14 | UMBC | Bruce Derrickson grabs the offensive board | 47-52 |
| 06:00 | UMBC | Leon Thao steps in front of the Scott Straub pass | 47-52 |
| 05:52 | Hartford | Chad Chambers scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Leon Thao | 47-55 |
| 05:34 | UMBC | Craig Pagan drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Kenny Hodge | 49-55 |
| 05:17 | Hartford | Jerry Boykins hits the finger roll | 49-57 |
| 05:03 | UMBC | Charles Czartoryski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-57 |
| 05:01 | Hartford | Leon Thao gets the rebound | 49-57 |
| 04:55 | Hartford | Dick Nguyen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 49-57 |
| 04:53 | Hartford | Dick Nguyen gets the offensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 04:35 | Hartford | Leon Thao knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Boykins | 49-60 |
| 04:22 | UMBC | Bruce Derrickson knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Kenny Hodge | 52-60 |
| 04:03 | Hartford | Dick Nguyen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-60 |
| 04:02 | Hartford | Dick Nguyen grabs the offensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 03:47 | Hartford | Dick Nguyen loses the dribble to Kenny Hodge | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:42 | UMBC | Kenny Hodge buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Scott Straub | 54-60 |
| 03:31 | Hartford | Jerry Boykins blows the layup | 54-60 |
| 03:29 | UMBC | Kenny Hodge snags the defensive board | 54-60 |
| 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) | |
| 03:13 | UMBC | Kenny Hodge drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Bruce Derrickson | 57-60 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Kenny Hodge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Derrickson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Straub (fairly fresh) 15 pts. PF - Craig Pagan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Czartoryski (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Chad Chambers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Leon Thao (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dick Nguyen (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jerry Campbell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Boykins (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Hartford | Dick Nguyen drills a 3 from the right wing | 57-63 |
| 02:35 | UMBC | Charles Czartoryski is fouled on the floor by Leon Thao - foul #2 on Leon Thao, team foul #5 | 57-63 |
| Subs | UMBC | William Miller (PG), Michael Wiley (SG), Steve Carroll (SF), Ivan Ridinger (PF), Patrick Trim (C) Kenny Hodge, Bruce Derrickson, Scott Straub, Craig Pagan, Charles Czartoryski | |
| Subs | Hartford | John Sears (PG), Charles Gilley (SG), Donald Fossett (SF), Neal Harris (PF), Dustin Colclough (C) Chad Chambers, Leon Thao, Dick Nguyen, Jerry Campbell, Jerry Boykins | |
| 02:19 | UMBC | William Miller can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Sears - foul #2 on John Sears, team foul #6 | 57-63 |
| 02:19 | UMBC | William Miller makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 02:19 | UMBC | William Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 02:03 | Hartford | Dustin Colclough misses the jump hook near the basket | 59-63 |
| 02:02 | Hartford | Charles Gilley gets the offensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 02:02 | Hartford | Hartford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-63 |
| Subs | UMBC | Bruce Derrickson (SG) Michael Wiley | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 01:38 | Hartford | Neal Harris's layup is rejected by Ivan Ridinger | 59-63 |
| 01:36 | UMBC | Patrick Trim snags the defensive board | 59-63 |
| 01:36 | UMBC | UMBC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-63 |
| Subs | UMBC | Kenny Hodge (PG), Scott Straub (SF), Craig Pagan (PF) William Miller, Steve Carroll, Ivan Ridinger | |
| Subs | Hartford | Chad Chambers (PG), Leon Thao (SG), Jerry Campbell (PF), Jerry Boykins (C) John Sears, Charles Gilley, Neal Harris, Dustin Colclough | |
| 01:13 | UMBC | Kenny Hodge is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Kenny Hodge, team foul #5 | 59-63 |
| 00:56 | Hartford | Chad Chambers is hacked by Bruce Derrickson - foul #3 on Bruce Derrickson, team foul #6 | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Hartford | Donald Fossett can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-63 |
| 00:33 | UMBC | Patrick Trim grabs the board | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | UMBC | Patrick Trim lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kenny Hodge | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Hartford | Bruce Derrickson is called for the reach on Leon Thao in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bruce Derrickson, team foul #7 | 61-63 |
| 00:26 | Hartford | Leon Thao misses the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:26 | UMBC | Patrick Trim pulls down the rebound | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | UMBC | Craig Pagan misses the easy layup | 61-63 |
| 00:17 | Hartford | Jerry Campbell pulls down the rebound | 61-63 |
| 00:15 | Hartford | Jerry Campbell is hacked by Kenny Hodge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenny Hodge, team foul #8 | 61-63 |
| 00:15 | Hartford | Jerry Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:15 | UMBC | Patrick Trim gets the rebound | 61-63 |
| 00:05 | UMBC | Craig Pagan connects on the runner from close range | 63-63 |
| 00:05 | Hartford | Hartford calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Hartford | Jerry Boykins hits a jumper in the paint | 63-65 |