| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Thomas Fairchild (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Pridgen (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Burlison (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Larry Armstrong (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Greene (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Leland Stoddard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Selvidge (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Lee Saucedo (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Bill Don (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UMBC | Arthur Burlison inbounds the ball | 43-36 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | UMBC | Arthur Burlison scores on a shot from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 19:23 | Western Carolina | Leland Stoddard loses the dribble to Arthur Burlison | 45-36 |
| 19:20 | UMBC | Arthur Burlison misses the dunk | 45-36 |
| 19:19 | Western Carolina | Clifford Selvidge snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 19:01 | Western Carolina | Clifford Selvidge is whistled for traveling | 45-36 |
| 18:44 | UMBC | Thomas Fairchild misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 45-36 |
| 18:42 | Western Carolina | Bill Don snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 18:17 | Western Carolina | Leland Stoddard hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bill Don | 45-38 |
| 18:03 | UMBC | Bill Don steals the ball from Eric Greene | 45-38 |
| 17:46 | Western Carolina | Bill Don drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-40 |
| 17:44 | UMBC | Thomas Fairchild is hacked by Leland Stoddard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leland Stoddard, team foul #1 | 45-40 |
| Subs | UMBC | Robert Garrett (PF) Larry Armstrong | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ray Crisp (SF), Thomas Paige (PF) Clifford Selvidge, Lee Saucedo | |
| 17:28 | UMBC | Thomas Fairchild knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Garrett | 47-40 |
| 17:12 | Western Carolina | Robert Garrett takes the ball from Ray Crisp | 47-40 |
| 16:53 | UMBC | Eric Greene hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Robert Garrett | 49-40 |
| 16:32 | Western Carolina | Leland Stoddard is fouled on the floor by Eric Greene - foul #3 on Eric Greene, team foul #1 | 49-40 |
| Subs | UMBC | Seth Watts (PG), Terry Aldridge (SF), Rafael Thomas (PF), Scott Zeanah (C) Thomas Fairchild, Donald Pridgen, Arthur Burlison, Eric Greene | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Keith Haas (PG), John Murphy (SG), Lee Saucedo (PF) Leland Stoddard, Thomas Woods, Bill Don | |
| 16:13 | Western Carolina | John Murphy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-40 |
| 16:11 | Western Carolina | Ray Crisp grabs the offensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 15:53 | Western Carolina | Thomas Paige buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-43 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Seth Watts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Garrett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Aldridge (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rafael Thomas (fresh) C - Scott Zeanah (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Keith Haas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Crisp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lee Saucedo (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Paige (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | UMBC | Terry Aldridge misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 15:27 | Western Carolina | Lee Saucedo gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 15:21 | Western Carolina | Keith Haas is hacked by Seth Watts - foul #2 on Seth Watts, team foul #2 | 49-43 |
| Subs | UMBC | Larry Armstrong (PF) Scott Zeanah | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Clifford Selvidge (SF), Lester Burns (C) Ray Crisp, Thomas Paige | |
| 15:02 | Western Carolina | John Murphy connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Keith Haas | 49-46 |
| 14:46 | UMBC | Terry Aldridge misses the fadeaway from the right side | 49-46 |
| 14:45 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Lee Saucedo | 49-46 |
| 14:23 | Western Carolina | Clifford Selvidge misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Terry Aldridge - foul #1 on Terry Aldridge, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| Subs | UMBC | Thomas Fairchild (PG), Donald Pridgen (SG), Arthur Burlison (SF), Eric Greene (C) Seth Watts, Robert Garrett, Terry Aldridge, Rafael Thomas | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Leland Stoddard (PG), Thomas Woods (SG), Bill Don (C) Keith Haas, John Murphy, Lee Saucedo | |
| 14:23 | Western Carolina | Clifford Selvidge makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 14:23 | Western Carolina | Clifford Selvidge misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 14:23 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Arthur Burlison | 49-47 |
| 14:13 | UMBC | Thomas Fairchild's fadeaway is rejected by Clifford Selvidge | 49-47 |
| 14:11 | Western Carolina | Lester Burns snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 13:49 | Western Carolina | Larry Armstrong is called for the reach on Bill Don - foul #2 on Larry Armstrong, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ray Crisp (PF) Lester Burns | |
| 13:34 | Western Carolina | Thomas Woods misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 13:32 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Arthur Burlison | 49-47 |
| 13:27 | UMBC | Thomas Fairchild is hacked by Leland Stoddard - foul #2 on Leland Stoddard, team foul #2 | 49-47 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Paige (PF) Clifford Selvidge | |
| 13:05 | UMBC | Eric Greene banks in the layup on a great pass from Donald Pridgen | 51-47 |
| 12:47 | Western Carolina | Ray Crisp misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 51-47 |
| 12:45 | Western Carolina | Bill Don tips it in | 51-49 |
| 12:39 | UMBC | Larry Armstrong lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Fairchild | 53-49 |
| 12:23 | Western Carolina | Leland Stoddard buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Paige | 53-52 |
| 12:03 | UMBC | Eric Greene is fouled on the floor by Bill Don - foul #1 on Bill Don, team foul #3 | 53-52 |
| Subs | UMBC | Robert Garrett (SG), Terry Aldridge (SF), Rafael Thomas (PF), Scott Zeanah (C) Donald Pridgen, Arthur Burlison, Larry Armstrong, Eric Greene | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Keith Haas (PG), John Murphy (SG), Clifford Selvidge (SF), Lee Saucedo (PF) Leland Stoddard, Thomas Woods, Ray Crisp, Thomas Paige | |
| 11:52 | UMBC | Robert Garrett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-52 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Thomas Fairchild (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Garrett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Aldridge (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rafael Thomas (fresh) C - Scott Zeanah (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Keith Haas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Selvidge (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lee Saucedo (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Bill Don (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Western Carolina | Bill Don misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 11:27 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Thomas Fairchild | 53-52 |
| 11:15 | UMBC | Terry Aldridge double dribbles | 53-52 |
| Subs | UMBC | Seth Watts (PG) Thomas Fairchild | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Paige (C) Bill Don | |
| 11:04 | Western Carolina | Lee Saucedo is denied on a layup by Rafael Thomas | 53-52 |
| 11:02 | Western Carolina | Thomas Paige grabs the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 10:55 | Western Carolina | Clifford Selvidge knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Keith Haas | 53-54 |
| 10:38 | UMBC | John Murphy is called for the reach on Rafael Thomas - foul #2 on John Murphy, team foul #4 | 53-54 |
| Subs | UMBC | Donald Pridgen (SG), Arthur Burlison (SF), Eric Greene (C) Terry Aldridge, Rafael Thomas, Scott Zeanah | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Leland Stoddard (PG), Thomas Woods (SG), Ray Crisp (SF) Keith Haas, John Murphy, Clifford Selvidge | |
| 10:23 | UMBC | Arthur Burlison hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 53-54 |
| 10:22 | Western Carolina | Lee Saucedo pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| 10:08 | Western Carolina | Thomas Woods scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Ray Crisp | 53-56 |
| 09:50 | UMBC | Donald Pridgen connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Eric Greene | 55-56 |
| 09:29 | Western Carolina | Lee Saucedo jams it on a nice dish by Ray Crisp | 55-58 |
| 09:11 | UMBC | Arthur Burlison scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Pridgen | 58-58 |
| 08:51 | Western Carolina | Leland Stoddard misses badly on a floater in the lane | 58-58 |
| 08:50 | UMBC | Seth Watts grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 08:35 | UMBC | Arthur Burlison can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-58 |
| 08:34 | Western Carolina | Lee Saucedo snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| 08:08 | Western Carolina | Thomas Paige misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-58 |
| 08:07 | Western Carolina | Ray Crisp tips it but misses | 58-58 |
| 08:06 | Western Carolina | Thomas Paige snags the offensive board | 58-58 |
| 07:50 | Western Carolina | Ray Crisp drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Leland Stoddard | 58-61 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Seth Watts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Donald Pridgen (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Arthur Burlison (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Garrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Greene (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Leland Stoddard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Woods (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Crisp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lee Saucedo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Paige (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:31 | UMBC | Donald Pridgen hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 58-61 |
| 07:30 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Lee Saucedo | 58-61 |
| 07:18 | Western Carolina | Ray Crisp comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-61 |
| 07:16 | UMBC | Eric Greene grabs the board | 58-61 |
| 07:03 | UMBC | Arthur Burlison clanks a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Thomas Woods - foul #3 on Thomas Woods, team foul #5 | 58-61 |
| Subs | UMBC | Thomas Fairchild (PG), Terry Aldridge (SG), Larry Armstrong (PF), Rafael Thomas (C) Seth Watts, Donald Pridgen, Robert Garrett, Eric Greene | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Keith Haas (PG), John Murphy (SG), Clifford Selvidge (SF), Lester Burns (PF), Bill Don (C) Leland Stoddard, Thomas Woods, Ray Crisp, Lee Saucedo, Thomas Paige | |
| 07:03 | UMBC | Arthur Burlison makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 07:03 | UMBC | Arthur Burlison misses the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 07:03 | UMBC | Arthur Burlison gets the offensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 06:50 | UMBC | Arthur Burlison misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-61 |
| 06:48 | UMBC | Terry Aldridge snags the offensive board | 59-61 |
| 06:40 | UMBC | Lester Burns steps in front of the Larry Armstrong pass | 59-61 |
| 06:20 | Western Carolina | Keith Haas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-61 |
| 06:18 | Western Carolina | Bill Don snags the offensive board | 59-61 |
| 06:02 | Western Carolina | John Murphy misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-61 |
| 06:00 | UMBC | Thomas Fairchild pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |
| 05:41 | UMBC | Terry Aldridge is hacked by Keith Haas - foul #1 on Keith Haas, team foul #6 | 59-61 |
| Subs | UMBC | Donald Pridgen (SG) Arthur Burlison | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 05:31 | UMBC | Donald Pridgen drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Rafael Thomas | 61-61 |
| 05:10 | Western Carolina | Lester Burns is whistled for a carry | 61-61 |
| 04:53 | UMBC | Thomas Fairchild travels with the ball | 61-61 |
| Subs | UMBC | Eric Greene (C) Rafael Thomas | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Woods (SG), Matthew Ard (SF), Ray Crisp (PF) John Murphy, Clifford Selvidge, Lester Burns | |
| 04:36 | Western Carolina | Thomas Woods is called for traveling | 61-61 |
| Subs | UMBC | Scott Zeanah (PF) Larry Armstrong | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 04:21 | UMBC | Thomas Fairchild is fouled on the floor by Keith Haas - foul #2 on Keith Haas, team foul #7 | 61-61 |
| Subs | UMBC | Robert Garrett (SG) Donald Pridgen | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Leland Stoddard (PG) Keith Haas | |
| 04:21 | UMBC | Thomas Fairchild makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 04:21 | UMBC | Thomas Fairchild makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 03:59 | Western Carolina | Matthew Ard misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Garrett - foul #1 on Robert Garrett, team foul #5 | 63-61 |
| Subs | UMBC | Seth Watts (PG), Arthur Burlison (SF) Thomas Fairchild, Terry Aldridge | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 03:59 | Western Carolina | Matthew Ard makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 03:59 | Western Carolina | Matthew Ard misses the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 03:59 | UMBC | Scott Zeanah grabs the board | 63-62 |
| 03:52 | UMBC | Arthur Burlison makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Seth Watts | 65-62 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Seth Watts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Garrett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arthur Burlison (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Scott Zeanah (fresh) C - Eric Greene (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Leland Stoddard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Woods (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Ard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ray Crisp (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Bill Don (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Western Carolina | Leland Stoddard comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 65-62 |
| 03:36 | UMBC | Scott Zeanah gets the rebound | 65-62 |
| 03:26 | UMBC | Eric Greene hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-62 |
| 03:24 | Western Carolina | Leland Stoddard grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 03:08 | Western Carolina | Seth Watts steals it from Thomas Woods | 65-62 |
| 03:05 | UMBC | Seth Watts dunks the ball | 67-62 |
| 03:00 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| Subs | UMBC | Thomas Fairchild (PG), Donald Pridgen (SG), Larry Armstrong (PF) Seth Watts, Robert Garrett, Scott Zeanah | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Clifford Selvidge (SF), Lee Saucedo (PF) Matthew Ard, Ray Crisp | |
| 02:36 | Western Carolina | Bill Don hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 67-62 |
| 02:34 | UMBC | Donald Pridgen pulls down the rebound | 67-62 |
| 02:18 | UMBC | Larry Armstrong buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Arthur Burlison | 69-62 |
| 02:07 | Western Carolina | Thomas Woods hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Leland Stoddard | 69-65 |
| 01:49 | UMBC | Eric Greene misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-65 |
| 01:48 | UMBC | Arthur Burlison tips it in | 71-65 |
| 01:24 | Western Carolina | Bill Don hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-68 |
| 01:20 | UMBC | Donald Pridgen travels with the ball | 71-68 |
| 01:05 | Western Carolina | Bill Don's fadeaway is rejected by Arthur Burlison | 71-68 |
| 01:04 | UMBC | Larry Armstrong snags the defensive board | 71-68 |
| 00:47 | UMBC | Larry Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Bill Don - foul #2 on Bill Don, team foul #8 | 71-68 |
| 00:47 | UMBC | Larry Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:47 | UMBC | Larry Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:47 | Western Carolina | Lee Saucedo grabs the defensive rebound | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Western Carolina | Leland Stoddard clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 72-68 |
| 00:40 | UMBC | Larry Armstrong snags the defensive board | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:38 | UMBC | Leland Stoddard is called for the reach on Larry Armstrong in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leland Stoddard, team foul #9 | 72-68 |
| 00:38 | UMBC | Larry Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:38 | UMBC | Larry Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:30 | Western Carolina | Larry Armstrong steals the ball from Lee Saucedo | 74-68 |
| 00:28 | UMBC | Arthur Burlison is hacked by Thomas Woods in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Woods, team foul #10 | 74-68 |
| Subs | UMBC | Seth Watts (PG), Robert Garrett (PF) Thomas Fairchild, Larry Armstrong | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 00:28 | UMBC | Arthur Burlison misses the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:28 | UMBC | Arthur Burlison misses the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:28 | Western Carolina | Lee Saucedo gets the rebound | 74-68 |
| 00:20 | Western Carolina | Clifford Selvidge buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Leland Stoddard | 74-71 |
| 00:20 | UMBC | UMBC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-71 |
| Subs | UMBC | Thomas Fairchild (PG), Larry Armstrong (PF) Seth Watts, Robert Garrett | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 00:17 | UMBC | Leland Stoddard is called for the reach on Donald Pridgen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leland Stoddard, team foul #11 | 74-71 |
| 00:17 | UMBC | Donald Pridgen misses the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:17 | UMBC | Donald Pridgen misses the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:17 | Western Carolina | Lee Saucedo grabs the board | 74-71 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Western Carolina | Clifford Selvidge clanks a 3 from straight away | 74-71 |
| 00:02 | UMBC | Larry Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 74-71 |
| 00:00 | UMBC | Larry Armstrong runs out the clock | 74-71 |