| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Christian Frost (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Amy (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Alan Saunders (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Breaux (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Taliaferro (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jimmy Crockett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Irwin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Scott Cooper (fresh) PF - Clarence Walther (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Luiz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMBC | Alan Saunders inbounds the ball | 29-21 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | UMBC | Ronald Taliaferro misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-21 |
| 19:37 | Ohio | John Irwin pulls down the rebound | 29-21 |
| 19:15 | Ohio | Clarence Walther is hacked by Alan Saunders - foul #3 on Alan Saunders, team foul #1 | 29-21 |
| Subs | UMBC | Jerry Goin (SF) Alan Saunders | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 18:53 | Ohio | Clarence Walther lays it in set up by John Irwin | 29-23 |
| 18:35 | UMBC | Christian Frost travels with the ball | 29-23 |
| 18:15 | Ohio | Michael Luiz comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 29-23 |
| 18:14 | Ohio | Scott Cooper pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 17:52 | Ohio | Scott Cooper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-23 |
| 17:34 | UMBC | John Amy is hacked by Clarence Walther - foul #2 on Clarence Walther, team foul #1 | 29-23 |
| 17:16 | UMBC | Robert Breaux misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Scott Cooper - foul #2 on Scott Cooper, team foul #2 | 29-23 |
| 17:16 | UMBC | Robert Breaux makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 17:16 | UMBC | Robert Breaux makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 16:48 | Ohio | Jimmy Crockett misses the runner from the left block | 31-23 |
| 16:46 | UMBC | John Amy grabs the board | 31-23 |
| 16:32 | UMBC | Jerry Goin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 31-23 |
| 16:31 | Ohio | Clarence Walther grabs the board | 31-23 |
| 16:07 | Ohio | Jimmy Crockett comes up short on the shot near the basket | 31-23 |
| 16:06 | UMBC | Ronald Taliaferro snags the defensive board | 31-23 |
| 15:39 | UMBC | John Amy is denied on a layup by Scott Cooper | 31-23 |
| 15:37 | Ohio | John Irwin pulls down the rebound | 31-23 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Christian Frost (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Amy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Jerry Goin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Breaux (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Ronald Taliaferro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jimmy Crockett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Irwin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clarence Walther (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Luiz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:09 | Ohio | Clarence Walther misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-23 |
| 15:08 | UMBC | Ronald Taliaferro gets the rebound | 31-23 |
| 14:56 | UMBC | Michael Luiz steals the ball from John Amy | 31-23 |
| 14:30 | Ohio | Clarence Walther misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-23 |
| 14:28 | UMBC | John Amy snags the defensive board | 31-23 |
| 14:13 | UMBC | Jimmy Crockett picks off the pass by John Amy | 31-23 |
| 13:48 | Ohio | Clarence Walther is fouled on the floor by Jerry Goin - foul #1 on Jerry Goin, team foul #2 | 31-23 |
| Subs | UMBC | Glenn Fuller (PG), Robert Patino (SG), Alan Saunders (SF), Michael Stucky (PF), Nicholas Sills (C) Christian Frost, John Amy, Jerry Goin, Robert Breaux, Ronald Taliaferro | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 13:22 | Ohio | Scott Cooper drills a shot from the right side set up by Jimmy Crockett | 31-25 |
| 13:11 | UMBC | Nicholas Sills throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-25 |
| 12:50 | Ohio | Michael Luiz blows the layup | 31-25 |
| 12:48 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Michael Stucky | 31-25 |
| 12:32 | UMBC | Alan Saunders scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-25 |
| 12:06 | Ohio | Michael Luiz is whistled for a carry | 33-25 |
| Subs | UMBC | Jerry Goin (PG) Robert Patino | |
| Subs | Ohio | Tom Matthews (PG), Don Fields (PF), Salvador Garcia (C) Jimmy Crockett, Clarence Walther, Michael Luiz | |
| 11:49 | UMBC | Glenn Fuller can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by John Irwin - foul #2 on John Irwin, team foul #3 | 33-25 |
| Subs | UMBC | John Amy (SG) Jerry Goin | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 11:49 | UMBC | Glenn Fuller misses the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 11:49 | UMBC | Glenn Fuller makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 11:37 | Ohio | Tom Matthews comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 34-25 |
| 11:35 | UMBC | Alan Saunders grabs the board | 34-25 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Glenn Fuller (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Amy (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Alan Saunders (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Stucky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Sills (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Tom Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Irwin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Don Fields (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Salvador Garcia (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | UMBC | Michael Stucky misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 34-25 |
| 11:24 | Ohio | Don Fields pulls down the rebound | 34-25 |
| 11:19 | Ohio | Glenn Fuller is called for the reach on Tom Matthews in the backcourt - foul #2 on Glenn Fuller, team foul #3 | 34-25 |
| Subs | UMBC | Christian Frost (PG) Glenn Fuller | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Elmore (SF) Scott Cooper | |
| 11:01 | Ohio | Michael Stucky swats the shot by Don Fields | 34-25 |
| 11:00 | UMBC | Alan Saunders gets the rebound | 34-25 |
| 10:39 | UMBC | Alan Saunders hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Robert Elmore - foul #1 on Robert Elmore, team foul #4 | 34-25 |
| Subs | UMBC | Robert Breaux (PF), Ronald Taliaferro (C) Michael Stucky, Nicholas Sills | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jimmy Crockett (PG), Clarence Walther (PF), Michael Luiz (C) Tom Matthews, Robert Elmore, Salvador Garcia | |
| 10:39 | UMBC | Alan Saunders misses the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 10:39 | UMBC | Alan Saunders misses the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 10:39 | Ohio | Don Fields gets the rebound | 34-25 |
| 10:20 | Ohio | Jimmy Crockett blows the layup but he's fouled by Christian Frost - foul #2 on Christian Frost, team foul #4 | 34-25 |
| Subs | UMBC | Jerry Goin (SF) Alan Saunders | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 10:20 | Ohio | Jimmy Crockett makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 10:20 | Ohio | Jimmy Crockett makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 10:06 | UMBC | Jerry Goin can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Irwin - foul #3 on John Irwin, team foul #5 | 34-27 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Elmore (SG), Scott Cooper (SF) John Irwin, Don Fields | |
| 10:06 | UMBC | Jerry Goin misses the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 10:06 | UMBC | Jerry Goin makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 09:39 | Ohio | Jimmy Crockett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-27 |
| 09:22 | UMBC | Christian Frost misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-27 |
| 09:21 | Ohio | Michael Luiz grabs the board | 35-27 |
| 08:52 | Ohio | Clarence Walther clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-27 |
| 08:51 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Ronald Taliaferro | 35-27 |
| 08:33 | UMBC | Ronald Taliaferro clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 35-27 |
| 08:31 | UMBC | Ronald Taliaferro snags the offensive board | 35-27 |
| 08:21 | UMBC | Robert Breaux's layup is rejected by Michael Luiz | 35-27 |
| 08:20 | UMBC | John Amy pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 08:01 | UMBC | The pull-up jumper by John Amy is blocked by Michael Luiz | 35-27 |
| 07:59 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Clarence Walther | 35-27 |
| 07:30 | Ohio | Clarence Walther scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jimmy Crockett | 35-29 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Christian Frost (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Amy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Jerry Goin (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Breaux (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Ronald Taliaferro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jimmy Crockett (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Elmore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Cooper (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Walther (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Luiz (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:10 | UMBC | Christian Frost buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by John Amy and he's hacked by Michael Luiz - foul #3 on Michael Luiz, team foul #6 | 37-29 |
| Subs | UMBC | Alan Saunders (SF), Michael Stucky (PF), Nicholas Sills (C) John Amy, Robert Breaux, Ronald Taliaferro | |
| Subs | Ohio | Tom Matthews (PG), John Irwin (SG), Don Fields (PF), Salvador Garcia (C) Jimmy Crockett, Scott Cooper, Clarence Walther, Michael Luiz | |
| 07:10 | UMBC | Christian Frost makes the free throw | 38-29 |
| 06:57 | Ohio | Michael Stucky swats the short shot by Don Fields | 38-29 |
| 06:55 | UMBC | Christian Frost grabs the board | 38-29 |
| 06:30 | UMBC | Christian Frost can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-29 |
| 06:29 | UMBC | Alan Saunders hits the follow up shot | 40-29 |
| 06:03 | Ohio | Nicholas Sills steals the ball from Robert Elmore | 40-29 |
| 06:01 | UMBC | Christian Frost is hacked by Tom Matthews in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tom Matthews, team foul #7 | 40-29 |
| Subs | UMBC | Glenn Fuller (SG) Jerry Goin | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 06:01 | UMBC | Christian Frost makes the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 06:01 | UMBC | Christian Frost misses the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 06:01 | Ohio | Salvador Garcia grabs the board | 41-29 |
| 05:32 | Ohio | Robert Elmore scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Don Fields | 41-31 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:25 | UMBC | Christian Frost misses badly on a floater in the lane | 41-31 |
| 05:24 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Don Fields | 41-31 |
| 04:55 | Ohio | John Irwin is hacked by Christian Frost - foul #3 on Christian Frost, team foul #5 | 41-31 |
| Subs | UMBC | Jerry Goin (PG), John Amy (SG), Robert Breaux (PF) Christian Frost, Glenn Fuller, Nicholas Sills | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jimmy Crockett (PG), Scott Cooper (SF), Clarence Walther (PF), Michael Luiz (C) Tom Matthews, Robert Elmore, Don Fields, Salvador Garcia | |
| 04:32 | Ohio | Clarence Walther banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jimmy Crockett | 41-33 |
| 04:11 | UMBC | Alan Saunders misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-33 |
| 04:09 | Ohio | John Irwin pulls down the rebound | 41-33 |
| 03:51 | Ohio | Scott Cooper misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Alan Saunders - foul #4 on Alan Saunders, team foul #6 | 41-33 |
| Subs | UMBC | Nicholas Sills (SF), Ronald Taliaferro (C) Alan Saunders, Michael Stucky | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 03:51 | Ohio | Scott Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 03:51 | Ohio | Scott Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:36 | UMBC | Robert Breaux connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Jerry Goin and the foul's on Clarence Walther - foul #3 on Clarence Walther, team foul #8 | 43-35 |
| 03:36 | UMBC | Robert Breaux makes the free throw | 44-35 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:18 | Ohio | Michael Luiz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-35 |
| 03:17 | Ohio | Michael Luiz grabs the offensive board | 44-35 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Jerry Goin (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Amy (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Sills (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Robert Breaux (fresh) 9 pts. C - Ronald Taliaferro (fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jimmy Crockett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Irwin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Cooper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Walther (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Luiz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:55 | Ohio | John Irwin can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 44-35 |
| 02:53 | UMBC | Robert Breaux grabs the board | 44-35 |
| 02:53 | UMBC | UMBC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-35 |
| Subs | UMBC | Christian Frost (PG), Alan Saunders (SF) Jerry Goin, Nicholas Sills | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:24 | UMBC | Alan Saunders knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from John Amy | 47-35 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:09 | Ohio | John Irwin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-35 |
| 02:08 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Walther | 47-35 |
| 01:51 | Ohio | Clarence Walther misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 47-35 |
| 01:50 | UMBC | The rebound goes to John Amy | 47-35 |
| 01:28 | UMBC | Christian Frost misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-35 |
| 01:27 | Ohio | Clarence Walther grabs the board | 47-35 |
| 01:06 | Ohio | Jimmy Crockett misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-35 |
| 01:04 | UMBC | Alan Saunders pulls down the rebound | 47-35 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | UMBC | Ronald Taliaferro hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-35 |
| 00:37 | Ohio | Michael Luiz snags the defensive board | 47-35 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Ohio | Michael Luiz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-35 |
| Subs | UMBC | Jerry Goin (PG), Glenn Fuller (SG), Nicholas Sills (SF), Michael Stucky (PF), Oscar Dennison (C) Christian Frost, John Amy, Alan Saunders, Robert Breaux, Ronald Taliaferro | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 00:00 | UMBC | Jerry Goin runs out the clock | 47-35 |