| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Esteban Espinoza (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Anthony Thrower (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Bray (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Owen Wolfe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Marshall (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeremy Stoddard (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Wyatt (fresh) PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) C - Steve Merlino (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Houston | Steve Merlino knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 34-31 |
| 19:42 | UMBC | Robert Marshall misses long on a runner from the left block | 34-31 |
| 19:41 | UMBC | Robert Marshall snags the offensive board | 34-31 |
| 19:27 | UMBC | Robert Marshall comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Salvador Gonzalez - foul #3 on Salvador Gonzalez, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Houston | Calvin Davis (PF) Salvador Gonzalez | |
| 19:27 | UMBC | Robert Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 19:27 | UMBC | Robert Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 19:11 | Houston | Steve Merlino hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Marshall - foul #3 on Robert Marshall, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| Subs | UMBC | Bradley Kendrick (C) Robert Marshall | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 19:11 | Houston | Steve Merlino makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 19:11 | Houston | Steve Merlino misses the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 19:11 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Bradley Kendrick | 36-32 |
| 18:52 | UMBC | Owen Wolfe clanks a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Atwood - foul #2 on Michael Atwood, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| 18:52 | UMBC | Owen Wolfe misses the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 18:52 | UMBC | Owen Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 18:40 | Houston | Michael Atwood misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-32 |
| 18:38 | UMBC | Esteban Espinoza grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 18:22 | UMBC | Esteban Espinoza makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 18:17 | Houston | Michael Atwood misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-32 |
| 18:16 | UMBC | Bradley Kendrick grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 18:12 | UMBC | Anthony Thrower clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 18:11 | UMBC | Bradley Kendrick tips it home | 41-32 |
| 17:52 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Stoddard | 41-34 |
| 17:35 | UMBC | Owen Wolfe misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-34 |
| 17:34 | Houston | Calvin Davis snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| 17:13 | Houston | Owen Wolfe blocks the short jumper by Jerome Wyatt | 41-34 |
| 17:11 | Houston | Steve Merlino tips it home | 41-36 |
| 17:02 | UMBC | James Bray makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Owen Wolfe | 44-36 |
| 16:46 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-36 |
| 16:45 | Houston | Michael Atwood can't tip it in | 44-36 |
| 16:43 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt tips it in | 44-38 |
| 16:26 | UMBC | James Bray clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-38 |
| 16:24 | UMBC | Owen Wolfe grabs the offensive board | 44-38 |
| 16:16 | UMBC | Esteban Espinoza is called for traveling | 44-38 |
| Subs | UMBC | Bradley Ridgeway (SG) Anthony Thrower | |
| Subs | Houston | David Brown (PG), Derrick Moose (SG), Dennis Retherford (SF), Rudolph Smith (C) Jeremy Stoddard, Michael Atwood, Jerome Wyatt, Steve Merlino | |
| 15:55 | Houston | Derrick Moose connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-41 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Esteban Espinoza (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bradley Ridgeway (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Bray (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Owen Wolfe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Bradley Kendrick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Derrick Moose (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Retherford (fresh) PF - Calvin Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Rudolph Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | UMBC | Owen Wolfe is whistled for traveling | 44-41 |
| Subs | UMBC | Danny Scott (PG), Robert Garst (SF), Bruce Rutan (PF), Robert Marshall (C) Esteban Espinoza, James Bray, Owen Wolfe, Bradley Kendrick | |
| Subs | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez (PF) Calvin Davis | |
| 15:21 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez banks in the layup set up by David Brown | 44-43 |
| 15:02 | UMBC | Danny Scott can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 15:01 | Houston | The rebound goes to Salvador Gonzalez | 44-43 |
| 14:38 | Houston | Rudolph Smith's pass is intercepted by Robert Marshall | 44-43 |
| 14:19 | UMBC | Robert Garst knocks in the fadeaway in the paint and he's fouled by Dennis Retherford - foul #1 on Dennis Retherford, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | UMBC | Esteban Espinoza (PG), Anthony Thrower (SG), Owen Wolfe (PF) Danny Scott, Bradley Ridgeway, Bruce Rutan | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard (PG), Michael Atwood (SG), Jerome Wyatt (SF), Steve Merlino (C) David Brown, Derrick Moose, Dennis Retherford, Rudolph Smith | |
| 14:19 | UMBC | Robert Garst makes the free throw | 47-43 |
| 13:59 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 13:57 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Robert Marshall | 47-43 |
| 13:39 | UMBC | Esteban Espinoza clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 47-43 |
| 13:37 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 13:20 | Houston | Michael Atwood misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 47-43 |
| 13:18 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt grabs the offensive board | 47-43 |
| 13:13 | Houston | Michael Atwood is fouled on the floor by Owen Wolfe - foul #1 on Owen Wolfe, team foul #2 | 47-43 |
| Subs | UMBC | James Bray (SF) Robert Garst | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 12:52 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez can't finish the layup | 47-43 |
| 12:50 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Robert Marshall | 47-43 |
| 12:29 | UMBC | Esteban Espinoza loses the dribble to Jeremy Stoddard | 47-43 |
| 12:24 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard lays it up and in | 47-45 |
| 12:06 | UMBC | James Bray comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 12:05 | UMBC | Robert Marshall tips it back up and in | 49-45 |
| 11:43 | Houston | Owen Wolfe steals it from Jerome Wyatt | 49-45 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Esteban Espinoza (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Thrower (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Bray (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Owen Wolfe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Robert Marshall (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeremy Stoddard (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Wyatt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Steve Merlino (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:29 | UMBC | The short jumper by James Bray is denied by Salvador Gonzalez | 49-45 |
| 11:27 | Houston | Steve Merlino gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 10:58 | Houston | Owen Wolfe steals it from Steve Merlino | 49-45 |
| 10:49 | UMBC | Steve Merlino picks off the pass by Robert Marshall | 49-45 |
| 10:32 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt is hacked by James Bray - foul #1 on James Bray, team foul #3 | 49-45 |
| Subs | UMBC | Bradley Ridgeway (SG), Bradley Kendrick (PF), Bruce Rutan (C) Anthony Thrower, Owen Wolfe, Robert Marshall | |
| Subs | Houston | David Brown (PG), Derrick Moose (SG), Dennis Retherford (SF), Calvin Davis (PF), Rudolph Smith (C) Jeremy Stoddard, Michael Atwood, Jerome Wyatt, Salvador Gonzalez, Steve Merlino | |
| 10:22 | Houston | Esteban Espinoza is called for the reach on Rudolph Smith - foul #3 on Esteban Espinoza, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| 09:59 | Houston | Calvin Davis hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 49-45 |
| 09:58 | UMBC | James Bray pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 09:47 | UMBC | Calvin Davis picks off the pass by Bradley Kendrick | 49-45 |
| 09:27 | Houston | Derrick Moose misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 09:26 | UMBC | Bradley Kendrick gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 09:08 | UMBC | Bradley Ridgeway connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 08:56 | Houston | Calvin Davis is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Calvin Davis, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | UMBC | Anthony Thrower (SG), Robert Garst (SF), Owen Wolfe (PF) Esteban Espinoza, James Bray, Bruce Rutan | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard (PG), Michael Atwood (SG) Derrick Moose, Rudolph Smith | |
| 08:35 | UMBC | David Brown steals the ball from Bradley Ridgeway | 51-45 |
| 08:23 | Houston | Michael Atwood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | UMBC | Robert Marshall (C) Bradley Kendrick | |
| Subs | Houston | Jerome Wyatt (SF), Salvador Gonzalez (PF), Steve Merlino (C) David Brown, Calvin Davis, Dennis Retherford | |
| 08:04 | UMBC | Salvador Gonzalez steals the ball from Robert Marshall | 51-45 |
| 07:42 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez travels with the ball | 51-45 |
| Subs | UMBC | Esteban Espinoza (PG), James Bray (SF) Bradley Ridgeway, Robert Garst | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Esteban Espinoza (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Thrower (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Bray (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Owen Wolfe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Robert Marshall (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeremy Stoddard (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Wyatt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Steve Merlino (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:21 | UMBC | Robert Marshall can't finish the layup | 51-45 |
| 07:19 | Houston | Michael Atwood snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 06:57 | Houston | Owen Wolfe blocks the short jumper by Jerome Wyatt | 51-45 |
| 06:56 | Houston | Steve Merlino tips it home | 51-47 |
| 06:37 | UMBC | James Bray misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Steve Merlino - foul #2 on Steve Merlino, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| Subs | UMBC | Bradley Kendrick (C) Robert Marshall | |
| Subs | Houston | David Brown (SG), Calvin Davis (C) Michael Atwood, Steve Merlino | |
| 06:37 | UMBC | James Bray misses the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 06:37 | UMBC | James Bray makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 06:13 | Houston | Calvin Davis scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from David Brown | 52-49 |
| 06:02 | UMBC | Owen Wolfe can't connect on a floater from the right side | 52-49 |
| 06:01 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| 05:46 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt drills a runner from close range | 52-51 |
| 05:24 | UMBC | David Brown picks off the pass by Esteban Espinoza | 52-51 |
| 04:58 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Brown | 52-53 |
| 04:40 | UMBC | Owen Wolfe scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Bray | 55-53 |
| 04:34 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-53 |
| Subs | UMBC | Robert Marshall (C) Bradley Kendrick | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Atwood (SG), Steve Merlino (C) David Brown, Calvin Davis | |
| 04:21 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Owen Wolfe - foul #2 on Owen Wolfe, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| 04:21 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez makes the free throw | 55-56 |
| 04:13 | UMBC | Owen Wolfe blows the layup | 55-56 |
| 04:12 | UMBC | Owen Wolfe tips it back up and in | 57-56 |
| 03:59 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 57-56 |
| 03:58 | UMBC | Anthony Thrower grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 03:34 | UMBC | Robert Marshall scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-56 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Esteban Espinoza (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Thrower (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Bray (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Owen Wolfe (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. C - Robert Marshall (fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeremy Stoddard (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Wyatt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Steve Merlino (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Houston | Michael Atwood misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 60-56 |
| 03:14 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez tips it home | 60-58 |
| 03:02 | UMBC | Robert Marshall misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 03:01 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 02:42 | Houston | Steve Merlino drills a driving attempt in the lane | 60-60 |
| 02:21 | UMBC | Esteban Espinoza comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-60 |
| 02:19 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez pulls down the rebound | 60-60 |
| 02:09 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-60 |
| 02:08 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt tips it back up and in | 60-62 |
| 01:50 | UMBC | Anthony Thrower scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Owen Wolfe | 63-62 |
| 01:34 | Houston | Michael Atwood hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-65 |
| 01:20 | UMBC | Salvador Gonzalez picks off the pass by Esteban Espinoza | 63-65 |
| 01:12 | Houston | Owen Wolfe takes the ball from Jerome Wyatt | 63-65 |
| 00:59 | UMBC | Anthony Thrower loses the dribble to Michael Atwood | 63-65 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Esteban Espinoza - foul #4 on Esteban Espinoza, team foul #6 | 63-65 |
| 00:32 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez misses the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:32 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez misses the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:32 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-65 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt is hacked by James Bray - foul #2 on James Bray, team foul #7 | 63-65 |
| 00:30 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:30 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:25 | UMBC | Robert Marshall misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-67 |
| 00:24 | UMBC | The offensive rebound goes to James Bray | 63-67 |
| 00:21 | UMBC | Anthony Thrower buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Bray | 66-67 |
| 00:19 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez is fouled in the backcourt by Esteban Espinoza - foul #5 on Esteban Espinoza, team foul #8 | 66-67 |
| Subs | UMBC | Bradley Ridgeway (PG) Esteban Espinoza | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:19 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:19 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:15 | UMBC | James Bray lays it in set up by Bradley Ridgeway | 68-69 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez is hacked by Bradley Ridgeway in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bradley Ridgeway, team foul #9 | 68-69 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez misses the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:12 | UMBC | James Bray grabs the board | 68-69 |
| 00:06 | UMBC | Bradley Ridgeway misses long on a floater in the paint | 68-69 |
| 00:05 | Houston | The rebound goes to Steve Merlino | 68-69 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Bradley Ridgeway is called for the reach on Steve Merlino in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bradley Ridgeway, team foul #10 | 68-69 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Steve Merlino makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Steve Merlino makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:02 | UMBC | UMBC calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UMBC | Anthony Thrower misses the halfcourt shot | 68-71 |