| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Scott French (fresh) SG - Jessie Moore (fresh) SF - Gavin Jones (fresh) PF - Edgar Rocco (fresh) C - Marvin Barkman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Bryant Bruce (fresh) SG - Leonard Callahan (fresh) SF - Harvey Johnson (fresh) PF - Phillip Simpson (fresh) C - Stephen Anderson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMBC | Stephen Anderson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:58 | UMBC | Bryant Bruce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | East Tennessee State | Marvin Barkman loses the dribble to Stephen Anderson | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | UMBC | Stephen Anderson makes the wide open floater in the paint | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | East Tennessee State | Marvin Barkman misses long on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Bryant Bruce - foul #1 on Bryant Bruce, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | East Tennessee State | Marvin Barkman makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:13 | East Tennessee State | Marvin Barkman misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:13 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Harvey Johnson | 1-2 |
| 18:52 | UMBC | Phillip Simpson is hacked by Edgar Rocco - foul #1 on Edgar Rocco, team foul #1 | 1-2 |
| 18:39 | UMBC | Harvey Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 1-2 |
| 18:37 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Edgar Rocco | 1-2 |
| 18:32 | East Tennessee State | Scott French misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Stephen Anderson - foul #1 on Stephen Anderson, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| 18:32 | East Tennessee State | Scott French makes the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | East Tennessee State | Scott French makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:29 | UMBC | Scott French is called for the reach on Harvey Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott French, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 18:19 | UMBC | Bryant Bruce travels with the ball | 3-2 |
| 18:03 | East Tennessee State | Edgar Rocco can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:02 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Stephen Anderson | 3-2 |
| 17:58 | UMBC | Bryant Bruce misses the jumpshot from the left side | 3-2 |
| 17:57 | East Tennessee State | Edgar Rocco grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 17:53 | East Tennessee State | Gavin Jones misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Harvey Johnson - foul #1 on Harvey Johnson, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jim Morris (PG), Matthew Palmateer (SG), Lee Knox (PF), Gary Dunleavy (C) Scott French, Jessie Moore, Edgar Rocco, Marvin Barkman | |
| Subs | UMBC | Darrell Robinson (PG), Danny Kulakowski (SG), Curtis Connolly (SF), Brian Barnes (PF), Hershel Gray (C) Bryant Bruce, Leonard Callahan, Harvey Johnson, Phillip Simpson, Stephen Anderson | |
| 17:53 | East Tennessee State | Gavin Jones misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:53 | East Tennessee State | Gavin Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:53 | UMBC | Hershel Gray pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:36 | UMBC | Hershel Gray makes the wide open driving attempt from the left block | 3-4 |
| 17:30 | East Tennessee State | Brian Barnes blocks the short jumper by Gary Dunleavy | 3-4 |
| 17:29 | UMBC | Hershel Gray snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 17:13 | UMBC | Darrell Robinson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 17:12 | East Tennessee State | Matthew Palmateer pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:08 | East Tennessee State | Gavin Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 3-4 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Scott French (PG) Gavin Jones | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 16:55 | UMBC | Curtis Connolly can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Matthew Palmateer - foul #1 on Matthew Palmateer, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jessie Moore (SG), Edgar Rocco (PF) Scott French, Lee Knox | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 16:55 | UMBC | Curtis Connolly makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:55 | UMBC | Curtis Connolly makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:42 | East Tennessee State | Jessie Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 16:41 | East Tennessee State | Edgar Rocco pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:35 | East Tennessee State | Jessie Moore lays it in on a nice dish by Jim Morris | 5-6 |
| 16:12 | UMBC | Danny Kulakowski is called for traveling | 5-6 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Scott French (PG), Lee Knox (PF), Marvin Barkman (C) Jim Morris, Edgar Rocco, Gary Dunleavy | |
| Subs | UMBC | Steve Drews (PG), Leonard Callahan (SG), Rafael Erbe (SF), Phillip Simpson (PF), Stephen Anderson (C) Darrell Robinson, Danny Kulakowski, Curtis Connolly, Brian Barnes, Hershel Gray | |
| 15:49 | East Tennessee State | The short jumper by Lee Knox is denied by Stephen Anderson | 5-6 |
| 15:48 | UMBC | Leonard Callahan grabs the board | 5-6 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Scott French (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jessie Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Palmateer (fairly fresh) PF - Lee Knox (fresh) C - Marvin Barkman (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Steve Drews (fresh) SG - Leonard Callahan (fairly fresh) SF - Rafael Erbe (fresh) PF - Phillip Simpson (fresh) C - Stephen Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:46 | UMBC | Leonard Callahan's pass is intercepted by Jessie Moore in the backcourt | 5-6 |
| 15:32 | East Tennessee State | Lee Knox's floater is tipped away by Stephen Anderson | 5-6 |
| 15:31 | East Tennessee State | Matthew Palmateer tips it home | 7-6 |
| 15:16 | UMBC | Stephen Anderson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 7-6 |
| 15:15 | UMBC | Steve Drews pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:04 | UMBC | Rafael Erbe scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Leonard Callahan | 7-8 |
| 14:57 | East Tennessee State | Stephen Anderson is called for the reach on Marvin Barkman - foul #2 on Stephen Anderson, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jim Morris (SG), Gavin Jones (SF), Edgar Rocco (PF), Gary Dunleavy (C) Jessie Moore, Matthew Palmateer, Lee Knox, Marvin Barkman | |
| Subs | UMBC | Bryant Bruce (PG), Harvey Johnson (SF), Brian Barnes (PF), Hershel Gray (C) Steve Drews, Rafael Erbe, Phillip Simpson, Stephen Anderson | |
| 14:47 | East Tennessee State | Scott French knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jim Morris | 10-8 |
| 14:45 | UMBC | Harvey Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-8 |
| 14:39 | East Tennessee State | Brian Barnes denies the turnaround by Gavin Jones | 10-8 |
| 14:38 | UMBC | Brian Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:32 | UMBC | Leonard Callahan hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Harvey Johnson | 10-11 |
| 14:13 | East Tennessee State | Scott French throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-11 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jessie Moore (SG) Jim Morris | |
| Subs | UMBC | Darrell Robinson (SG) Leonard Callahan | |
| 13:56 | UMBC | Bryant Bruce hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Darrell Robinson | 10-14 |
| 13:49 | East Tennessee State | Jessie Moore hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 10-14 |
| 13:48 | UMBC | Hershel Gray pulls down the rebound | 10-14 |
| 13:46 | UMBC | Darrell Robinson is hacked by Jessie Moore in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jessie Moore, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Marvin Barkman (C) Gary Dunleavy | |
| Subs | UMBC | Curtis Connolly (SF), Phillip Simpson (PF) Harvey Johnson, Brian Barnes | |
| 13:25 | UMBC | Curtis Connolly hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Bryant Bruce | 10-16 |
| 13:06 | East Tennessee State | Darrell Robinson is called for the reach on Gavin Jones - foul #1 on Darrell Robinson, team foul #5 | 10-16 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jim Morris (PG), Matthew Palmateer (SG), Gary Dunleavy (C) Scott French, Jessie Moore, Marvin Barkman | |
| Subs | UMBC | Steve Drews (PG), Danny Kulakowski (SG), Rafael Erbe (SF) Bryant Bruce, Darrell Robinson, Curtis Connolly | |
| 12:51 | East Tennessee State | Edgar Rocco's pass is intercepted by Danny Kulakowski | 10-16 |
| 12:30 | UMBC | Hershel Gray can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left block | 10-16 |
| 12:29 | East Tennessee State | Gavin Jones gets the rebound | 10-16 |
| 12:23 | East Tennessee State | Edgar Rocco banks in the layup set up by Gary Dunleavy | 12-16 |
| 12:08 | UMBC | Danny Kulakowski drills a driving attempt in the paint | 12-18 |
| 11:49 | East Tennessee State | Gavin Jones is whistled for traveling | 12-18 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Scott French (PG), Jessie Moore (SG), Lee Knox (PF), Marvin Barkman (C) Jim Morris, Matthew Palmateer, Edgar Rocco, Gary Dunleavy | |
| Subs | UMBC | Bryant Bruce (PG), Leonard Callahan (SG), Harvey Johnson (SF), Brian Barnes (PF), Curtis Connolly (C) Steve Drews, Danny Kulakowski, Rafael Erbe, Phillip Simpson, Hershel Gray | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Scott French (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jessie Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gavin Jones (tiring) PF - Lee Knox (fresh) C - Marvin Barkman (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Bryant Bruce (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Callahan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harvey Johnson (fresh) PF - Brian Barnes (fresh) 2 blk. C - Curtis Connolly (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:30 | UMBC | Bryant Bruce can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-18 |
| 11:29 | UMBC | Leonard Callahan tips it but misses | 12-18 |
| 11:28 | UMBC | Brian Barnes can't tip it in | 12-18 |
| 11:26 | East Tennessee State | Scott French pulls down the rebound | 12-18 |
| 11:19 | East Tennessee State | Jessie Moore misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Brian Barnes - foul #1 on Brian Barnes, team foul #6 | 12-18 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Edgar Rocco (PF) Gavin Jones | |
| Subs | UMBC | Darrell Robinson (SG) Leonard Callahan | |
| 11:19 | East Tennessee State | Jessie Moore makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 11:19 | East Tennessee State | Jessie Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 11:19 | UMBC | Brian Barnes grabs the board | 13-18 |
| 11:04 | UMBC | Darrell Robinson is fouled on the floor by Scott French - foul #2 on Scott French, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jim Morris (PG), Gavin Jones (SF) Scott French, Lee Knox | |
| Subs | UMBC | Phillip Simpson (PF) Curtis Connolly | |
| 10:49 | UMBC | Phillip Simpson blows the dunk | 13-18 |
| 10:47 | East Tennessee State | Gavin Jones pulls down the rebound | 13-18 |
| 10:30 | East Tennessee State | Darrell Robinson takes the ball from Jim Morris | 13-18 |
| 10:26 | UMBC | Darrell Robinson lays it up and in | 13-20 |
| 10:05 | East Tennessee State | Marvin Barkman slams it home and he's hacked by Phillip Simpson - foul #1 on Phillip Simpson, team foul #7 | 15-20 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Matthew Palmateer (SF), Lee Knox (PF), Gary Dunleavy (C) Jim Morris, Gavin Jones, Edgar Rocco | |
| Subs | UMBC | Steve Drews (PG), Danny Kulakowski (SG), Hershel Gray (C) Bryant Bruce, Darrell Robinson, Phillip Simpson | |
| 10:05 | East Tennessee State | Marvin Barkman makes the free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:41 | UMBC | Hershel Gray is fouled on the floor by Marvin Barkman - foul #1 on Marvin Barkman, team foul #6 | 16-20 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Scott French (PG), Edgar Rocco (PF) Marvin Barkman, Lee Knox | |
| Subs | UMBC | Curtis Connolly (SF) Harvey Johnson | |
| 09:33 | UMBC | Curtis Connolly hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 16-20 |
| 09:32 | UMBC | Hershel Gray tips it home | 16-22 |
| 09:17 | East Tennessee State | Edgar Rocco misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Danny Kulakowski - foul #1 on Danny Kulakowski, team foul #8 | 16-22 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Gavin Jones (SF), Lee Knox (PF), Marvin Barkman (C) Scott French, Matthew Palmateer, Gary Dunleavy | |
| Subs | UMBC | Bryant Bruce (PG), Leonard Callahan (SG), Phillip Simpson (PF) Steve Drews, Brian Barnes, Hershel Gray | |
| 09:17 | East Tennessee State | Edgar Rocco makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 09:17 | East Tennessee State | Edgar Rocco makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 09:02 | UMBC | Bryant Bruce clanks a jumper from the left wing | 18-22 |
| 09:01 | East Tennessee State | Lee Knox gets the rebound | 18-22 |
| 08:56 | East Tennessee State | Jessie Moore drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Marvin Barkman | 20-22 |
| 08:39 | UMBC | Danny Kulakowski misses the wide open fadeaway near the basket | 20-22 |
| 08:38 | East Tennessee State | Lee Knox snags the defensive board | 20-22 |
| 08:33 | East Tennessee State | Jessie Moore misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Leonard Callahan - foul #1 on Leonard Callahan, team foul #9 | 20-22 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jim Morris (PG), Matthew Palmateer (SF), Gary Dunleavy (C) Gavin Jones, Lee Knox, Marvin Barkman | |
| Subs | UMBC | Rafael Erbe (SF), Hershel Gray (C) Danny Kulakowski, Curtis Connolly | |
| 08:33 | East Tennessee State | Jessie Moore makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 08:33 | East Tennessee State | Jessie Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 08:12 | UMBC | Rafael Erbe blows the layup | 22-22 |
| 08:10 | East Tennessee State | Jessie Moore gets the rebound | 22-22 |
| 08:04 | East Tennessee State | Jessie Moore makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-22 |
| 07:57 | UMBC | Bryant Bruce drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Leonard Callahan and he's hacked by Jim Morris - foul #1 on Jim Morris, team foul #7 | 24-24 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Scott French (PG), Gavin Jones (SF), Lee Knox (PF), Marvin Barkman (C) Jim Morris, Jessie Moore, Edgar Rocco, Gary Dunleavy | |
| Subs | UMBC | Darrell Robinson (SG), Brian Barnes (PF) Leonard Callahan, Phillip Simpson | |
| 07:57 | UMBC | Bryant Bruce makes the free throw | 24-25 |
| 07:28 | East Tennessee State | Scott French misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 24-25 |
| 07:27 | UMBC | Brian Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 24-25 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Scott French (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Matthew Palmateer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gavin Jones (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Lee Knox (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marvin Barkman (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Bryant Bruce (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rafael Erbe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Barnes (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Hershel Gray (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:15 | UMBC | Bryant Bruce buries a 3 from the right wing | 24-28 |
| 06:55 | East Tennessee State | Scott French knocks in the floater from the baseline | 26-28 |
| 06:51 | UMBC | Darrell Robinson's pass is intercepted by Matthew Palmateer in the backcourt | 26-28 |
| 06:41 | East Tennessee State | Gavin Jones can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 26-28 |
| 06:39 | East Tennessee State | Marvin Barkman pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 06:20 | East Tennessee State | Lee Knox banks in the layup and he's hacked by Rafael Erbe - foul #1 on Rafael Erbe, team foul #10 | 28-28 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jessie Moore (SG), Edgar Rocco (PF), Gary Dunleavy (C) Scott French, Matthew Palmateer, Marvin Barkman | |
| Subs | UMBC | Steve Drews (PG), Leonard Callahan (SG), Harvey Johnson (SF), Phillip Simpson (PF), Curtis Connolly (C) Bryant Bruce, Darrell Robinson, Rafael Erbe, Brian Barnes, Hershel Gray | |
| 06:20 | East Tennessee State | Lee Knox makes the free throw | 29-28 |
| 06:15 | UMBC | Lee Knox picks off the pass by Harvey Johnson in the backcourt | 29-28 |
| 06:03 | East Tennessee State | Jessie Moore misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-28 |
| 06:02 | East Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Dunleavy | 29-28 |
| 05:43 | East Tennessee State | Gavin Jones scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jessie Moore | 31-28 |
| 05:41 | UMBC | Harvey Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Jessie Moore - foul #2 on Jessie Moore, team foul #8 | 31-28 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jim Morris (PG), Matthew Palmateer (SG) Lee Knox, Jessie Moore | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 05:41 | UMBC | Harvey Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 05:41 | UMBC | Harvey Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 05:25 | East Tennessee State | Edgar Rocco connects on the runner from close range | 33-30 |
| 05:19 | UMBC | Leonard Callahan is hacked by Gavin Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gavin Jones, team foul #9 | 33-30 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Scott French (PG), Marvin Barkman (C) Matthew Palmateer, Gary Dunleavy | |
| Subs | UMBC | Brian Barnes (C) Curtis Connolly | |
| 05:19 | UMBC | Leonard Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 05:19 | UMBC | Leonard Callahan misses the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 05:19 | East Tennessee State | Edgar Rocco pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 04:50 | East Tennessee State | Scott French misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 04:49 | East Tennessee State | Marvin Barkman grabs the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 04:32 | East Tennessee State | Edgar Rocco comes up short on the runner near the basket | 33-31 |
| 04:30 | East Tennessee State | Marvin Barkman can't tip it in | 33-31 |
| 04:28 | UMBC | Brian Barnes pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 04:05 | UMBC | Harvey Johnson misses short on a jump hook from close range | 33-31 |
| 04:03 | UMBC | Phillip Simpson tips it home | 33-33 |
| 03:55 | East Tennessee State | Edgar Rocco misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 03:53 | East Tennessee State | Scott French gets the offensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 03:53 | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 33-33 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jessie Moore (SG), Matthew Palmateer (SF), Gary Dunleavy (C) Jim Morris, Gavin Jones, Marvin Barkman | |
| Subs | UMBC | Darrell Robinson (PG), Danny Kulakowski (SG), Curtis Connolly (SF), Stephen Anderson (C) Steve Drews, Leonard Callahan, Harvey Johnson, Phillip Simpson | |
| 03:39 | East Tennessee State | Jessie Moore makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-33 |
| 03:37 | UMBC | Danny Kulakowski is hacked by Jessie Moore in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jessie Moore, team foul #10 | 35-33 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Gavin Jones (SF) Jessie Moore | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 03:37 | UMBC | Danny Kulakowski misses the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 03:37 | UMBC | Danny Kulakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 03:08 | East Tennessee State | Scott French connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-34 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Scott French (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Matthew Palmateer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gavin Jones (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edgar Rocco (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Dunleavy (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Darrell Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Kulakowski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Curtis Connolly (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Barnes (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 02:55 | UMBC | Danny Kulakowski clanks a floater from the right side | 37-34 |
| 02:53 | East Tennessee State | Gavin Jones snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 02:49 | East Tennessee State | Matthew Palmateer is hacked by Stephen Anderson - foul #3 on Stephen Anderson, team foul #11 | 37-34 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Marvin Barkman (C) Gary Dunleavy | |
| Subs | UMBC | Rafael Erbe (SF), Hershel Gray (C) Brian Barnes, Stephen Anderson | |
| 02:49 | East Tennessee State | Matthew Palmateer makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 02:49 | East Tennessee State | Matthew Palmateer makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 02:38 | UMBC | Curtis Connolly is hacked by Edgar Rocco - foul #2 on Edgar Rocco, team foul #11 | 39-34 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Gary Dunleavy (C) Marvin Barkman | |
| Subs | UMBC | Harvey Johnson (SF) Rafael Erbe | |
| 02:38 | UMBC | Curtis Connolly misses the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 02:38 | UMBC | Curtis Connolly makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 02:19 | East Tennessee State | Edgar Rocco hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Curtis Connolly - foul #1 on Curtis Connolly, team foul #12 | 39-35 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jim Morris (SG), Marvin Barkman (C) Matthew Palmateer, Gary Dunleavy | |
| Subs | UMBC | Bryant Bruce (PG), Leonard Callahan (SG), Phillip Simpson (PF) Darrell Robinson, Danny Kulakowski, Curtis Connolly | |
| 02:19 | East Tennessee State | Edgar Rocco makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 02:19 | East Tennessee State | Edgar Rocco misses the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 02:19 | UMBC | Phillip Simpson grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 01:56 | UMBC | Bryant Bruce is alone and drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Leonard Callahan | 40-37 |
| 01:40 | East Tennessee State | Gavin Jones buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Marvin Barkman | 42-37 |
| 01:25 | UMBC | Leonard Callahan connects on the open jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Hershel Gray | 42-39 |
| 01:18 | East Tennessee State | Gavin Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Hershel Gray | 42-39 |
| 01:17 | East Tennessee State | Scott French hits the follow up shot | 44-39 |
| 01:00 | UMBC | Bryant Bruce is fouled on the floor by Gavin Jones - foul #2 on Gavin Jones, team foul #12 | 44-39 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Matthew Palmateer (SG), Lee Knox (SF), Gary Dunleavy (C) Jim Morris, Gavin Jones, Marvin Barkman | |
| Subs | UMBC | Darrell Robinson (SG), Rafael Erbe (SF), Brian Barnes (PF) Leonard Callahan, Harvey Johnson, Phillip Simpson | |
| 01:00 | UMBC | Bryant Bruce misses the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 01:00 | UMBC | Bryant Bruce misses the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 01:00 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Lee Knox | 44-39 |
| 00:55 | East Tennessee State | Matthew Palmateer misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-39 |
| 00:53 | UMBC | Brian Barnes grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 00:48 | UMBC | Bryant Bruce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-39 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Danny Kulakowski (SG) Bryant Bruce | |
| 00:31 | East Tennessee State | Edgar Rocco's fadeaway is rejected by Hershel Gray | 44-39 |
| 00:29 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Rafael Erbe | 44-39 |
| 00:03 | UMBC | Hershel Gray is open but comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 44-39 |
| 00:02 | East Tennessee State | Scott French pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 00:00 | East Tennessee State | Scott French can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 44-39 |