| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Gregory Adams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Maynard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Klopp (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Ganey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Roa (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Rosas (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Miles (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Louis Pham (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Clark (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMBC | Michael Miles inbounds the ball | 40-36 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:37 | UMBC | Michael Miles connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Peter Clark | 40-38 |
| 19:26 | Western Illinois | John Maynard misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 19:24 | UMBC | Peter Clark snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 19:19 | UMBC | John Williams misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 19:18 | UMBC | Peter Clark gets the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 19:05 | UMBC | John Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 40-38 |
| 18:43 | Western Illinois | John Maynard clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 18:42 | UMBC | John Williams pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 18:37 | UMBC | Joe Rosas clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 40-38 |
| 18:35 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to James Ganey | 40-38 |
| 18:23 | Western Illinois | Anthony Klopp misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-38 |
| 18:21 | Western Illinois | John Roa tips it home | 42-38 |
| 18:02 | UMBC | Joe Rosas loses the dribble to Gregory Adams | 42-38 |
| 17:50 | Western Illinois | John Maynard buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Adams | 44-38 |
| 17:35 | UMBC | Joe Rosas hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by John Williams | 44-40 |
| 17:17 | Western Illinois | James Ganey banks in the layup | 46-40 |
| 16:57 | UMBC | Peter Clark drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Williams | 46-43 |
| 16:48 | Western Illinois | James Ganey lays it up and in on a nice dish by Anthony Klopp | 48-43 |
| 16:29 | UMBC | John Williams makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Joe Rosas and he's hacked by Anthony Klopp - foul #1 on Anthony Klopp, team foul #1 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Smith (PG), Christopher Truby (SG), Robert Coffman (SF), Richard Day (PF), Trevor Roux (C) Gregory Adams, John Maynard, Anthony Klopp, James Ganey, John Roa | |
| Subs | UMBC | Rickie Howington (SG), Jason Timko (SF), Shawn Thompson (PF), Gary Cottrill (C) Joe Rosas, Michael Miles, Louis Pham, Peter Clark | |
| 16:29 | UMBC | John Williams misses the free throw | 48-45 |
| 16:29 | Western Illinois | Trevor Roux pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 16:11 | Western Illinois | Michael Smith drills a 3 from straight away | 51-45 |
| 15:45 | UMBC | Rickie Howington misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-45 |
| 15:44 | UMBC | Gary Cottrill tips it home | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Truby (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Coffman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Day (fresh) 5 reb. C - Trevor Roux (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rickie Howington (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jason Timko (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Shawn Thompson (fresh) C - Gary Cottrill (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Richard Day | 53-47 |
| 15:02 | UMBC | Rickie Howington misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Christopher Truby - foul #1 on Christopher Truby, team foul #2 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams (PG), John Maynard (SG), Anthony Klopp (SF) Michael Smith, Christopher Truby, Robert Coffman | |
| Subs | UMBC | Vincent Cleveland (PG), Louis Pham (PF), Peter Clark (C) John Williams, Shawn Thompson, Gary Cottrill | |
| 15:02 | UMBC | Rickie Howington makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 15:02 | UMBC | Rickie Howington makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 14:51 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams's pass is intercepted by Jason Timko | 53-49 |
| 14:33 | UMBC | Jason Timko comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-49 |
| 14:31 | Western Illinois | Richard Day gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 14:17 | Western Illinois | Anthony Klopp misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-49 |
| 14:15 | UMBC | Rickie Howington snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 13:54 | UMBC | Louis Pham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-49 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Ganey (PF), John Roa (C) Richard Day, Trevor Roux | |
| Subs | UMBC | Joe Rosas (SG), Michael Miles (SF) Rickie Howington, Jason Timko | |
| 13:26 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 13:24 | UMBC | Louis Pham gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 13:17 | UMBC | Louis Pham hits the finger roll set up by Vincent Cleveland | 53-51 |
| 12:54 | Western Illinois | John Roa misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-51 |
| 12:52 | UMBC | Louis Pham grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 12:47 | UMBC | Vincent Cleveland's floater is tipped away by James Ganey | 53-51 |
| 12:46 | Western Illinois | Anthony Klopp grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 12:31 | Western Illinois | John Maynard lays it up and in on a great pass from Gregory Adams | 55-51 |
| 12:14 | UMBC | Peter Clark can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 12:12 | UMBC | Louis Pham hits the follow up shot | 55-53 |
| 11:46 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-53 |
| 11:45 | Western Illinois | John Roa pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 11:25 | Western Illinois | Michael Miles is called for the reach on John Maynard - foul #3 on Michael Miles, team foul #1 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Smith (PG), Christopher Truby (SG), Robert Coffman (SF), Richard Day (C) Gregory Adams, John Maynard, Anthony Klopp, John Roa | |
| Subs | UMBC | John Williams (PG), Jason Timko (SF), Shawn Thompson (PF), Gary Cottrill (C) Vincent Cleveland, Michael Miles, Louis Pham, Peter Clark | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Truby (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Coffman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Ganey (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Day (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joe Rosas (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Timko (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Shawn Thompson (fresh) C - Gary Cottrill (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:07 | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by James Ganey | 57-53 |
| 10:45 | UMBC | Jason Timko hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-55 |
| 10:25 | Western Illinois | Richard Day lays it in set up by Michael Smith and he's fouled by Gary Cottrill - foul #1 on Gary Cottrill, team foul #2 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Trevor Roux (C) James Ganey | |
| Subs | UMBC | Rickie Howington (SG) Joe Rosas | |
| 10:25 | Western Illinois | Richard Day misses the free throw | 59-55 |
| 10:25 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Gary Cottrill | 59-55 |
| 10:03 | UMBC | Rickie Howington can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-55 |
| 10:01 | Western Illinois | Trevor Roux pulls down the rebound | 59-55 |
| 09:42 | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby is hacked by Jason Timko - foul #2 on Jason Timko, team foul #3 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams (PG), John Maynard (SG), John Roa (C) Michael Smith, Robert Coffman, Trevor Roux | |
| Subs | UMBC | Michael Miles (SF) Jason Timko | |
| 09:27 | Western Illinois | Michael Miles picks off the pass by Richard Day | 59-55 |
| 09:24 | UMBC | John Williams lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Miles | 59-57 |
| 09:12 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-57 |
| 09:10 | UMBC | Michael Miles snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| 08:54 | UMBC | Shawn Thompson misses the easy layup | 59-57 |
| 08:53 | Western Illinois | Richard Day pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 08:45 | Western Illinois | Richard Day buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Gregory Adams | 61-57 |
| 08:30 | UMBC | John Williams comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 61-57 |
| 08:28 | Western Illinois | John Roa grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 08:08 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Day | 64-57 |
| 07:53 | UMBC | Michael Miles drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Rickie Howington | 64-59 |
| 07:30 | Western Illinois | John Maynard misses the easy layup | 64-59 |
| 07:29 | UMBC | Michael Miles grabs the defensive rebound | 64-59 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Gregory Adams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Maynard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Truby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Day (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - John Roa (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rickie Howington (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Michael Miles (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Shawn Thompson (fairly fresh) C - Gary Cottrill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:22 | UMBC | Rickie Howington's floater is tipped away by John Roa | 64-59 |
| 07:20 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to John Roa | 64-59 |
| 07:16 | Western Illinois | John Maynard is fouled on the floor by Rickie Howington - foul #1 on Rickie Howington, team foul #4 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Smith (PG), Robert Coffman (SG), Anthony Klopp (SF), James Ganey (PF), Trevor Roux (C) Gregory Adams, John Maynard, Christopher Truby, Richard Day, John Roa | |
| Subs | UMBC | Vincent Cleveland (PG), Joe Rosas (SG), Jason Timko (SF), Louis Pham (PF), Peter Clark (C) John Williams, Rickie Howington, Michael Miles, Shawn Thompson, Gary Cottrill | |
| 06:51 | Western Illinois | Michael Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-59 |
| 06:50 | UMBC | Peter Clark pulls down the rebound | 64-59 |
| 06:46 | UMBC | James Ganey is called for the reach on Jason Timko - foul #2 on James Ganey, team foul #3 | 64-59 |
| 06:24 | UMBC | Peter Clark comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 64-59 |
| 06:23 | Western Illinois | Anthony Klopp gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 05:54 | Western Illinois | Robert Coffman is hacked by Joe Rosas - foul #1 on Joe Rosas, team foul #5 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams (PG), John Maynard (SG) Michael Smith, Robert Coffman | |
| Subs | UMBC | Michael Miles (SF) Jason Timko | |
| 05:30 | Western Illinois | John Maynard is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 64-59 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Roa (C) Trevor Roux | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 05:13 | UMBC | John Roa denies the turnaround by Michael Miles | 64-59 |
| 05:12 | Western Illinois | John Roa gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 05:07 | Western Illinois | Anthony Klopp hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Ganey | 67-59 |
| 04:55 | UMBC | Joe Rosas clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 67-59 |
| 04:54 | UMBC | Louis Pham tips it back up and in | 67-61 |
| 04:33 | Western Illinois | Anthony Klopp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-61 |
| 04:32 | Western Illinois | John Roa tips it home | 69-61 |
| 04:22 | UMBC | James Ganey steals the ball from Louis Pham | 69-61 |
| 04:02 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:42 | UMBC | Michael Miles drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Vincent Cleveland | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Western Illinois | John Maynard hits a 3 from straight away set up by Gregory Adams | 74-63 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Gregory Adams (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. SG - John Maynard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Klopp (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Ganey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - John Roa (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Vincent Cleveland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Rosas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Miles (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Louis Pham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Peter Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:03 | UMBC | Michael Miles knocks in the floater in the lane | 74-65 |
| 02:34 | Western Illinois | John Maynard comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 74-65 |
| 02:32 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Louis Pham | 74-65 |
| 02:10 | UMBC | Michael Miles hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-65 |
| 02:09 | Western Illinois | James Ganey snags the defensive board | 74-65 |
| 01:44 | Western Illinois | Peter Clark steals the ball from Anthony Klopp | 74-65 |
| 01:37 | UMBC | Louis Pham misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Roa - foul #1 on John Roa, team foul #4 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMBC | John Williams (PG) Vincent Cleveland | |
| 01:37 | UMBC | Louis Pham makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 01:37 | UMBC | Louis Pham makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:24 | Western Illinois | Peter Clark denies the turnaround by John Roa | 74-67 |
| 01:23 | UMBC | Michael Miles grabs the defensive rebound | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:54 | UMBC | Michael Miles misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Anthony Klopp - foul #2 on Anthony Klopp, team foul #5 | 74-67 |
| 00:54 | UMBC | Michael Miles makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:54 | UMBC | Michael Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois 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 (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Miles - foul #4 on Michael Miles, team foul #6 | 74-69 |
| 00:26 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:26 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:20 | UMBC | Louis Pham is hacked by John Maynard - foul #3 on John Maynard, team foul #6 | 76-69 |
| 00:16 | UMBC | Peter Clark hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Miles | 76-72 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Western Illinois | John Williams is called for the reach on Anthony Klopp in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #7 | 76-72 |
| 00:14 | Western Illinois | Anthony Klopp makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:14 | Western Illinois | Anthony Klopp misses the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:14 | UMBC | Peter Clark snags the defensive board | 77-72 |
| 00:10 | UMBC | John Williams misses the 3 from straight away | 77-72 |
| 00:08 | UMBC | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Clark | 77-72 |
| 00:06 | UMBC | Peter Clark comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-72 |
| 00:04 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams gets the rebound | 77-72 |
| 00:01 | Western Illinois | John Williams is called for the reach on Gregory Adams in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Williams, team foul #8 | 77-72 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby (SG), Trevor Roux (PF) John Maynard, James Ganey | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 00:01 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:01 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:00 | UMBC | John Williams misses long on a fullcourt shot | 79-72 |