| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Williams (fresh) SG - Joe Rosas (fresh) SF - Michael Miles (fresh) PF - Louis Pham (fresh) C - Peter Clark (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tim Whatley (fresh) SG - Sam Edinger (fresh) SF - Michael Morgan (fresh) PF - Stephen Burns (fresh) C - Mark Zinner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Mark Zinner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Purdue | Mark Zinner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Louis Pham - foul #1 on Louis Pham, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:34 | Purdue | Mark Zinner misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:34 | UMBC | Peter Clark snags the defensive board | 0-1 |
| 19:21 | UMBC | Louis Pham clanks a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Morgan - foul #1 on Michael Morgan, team foul #1 | 0-1 |
| 19:21 | UMBC | Louis Pham makes the 1st free throw | 1-1 |
| 19:21 | UMBC | Louis Pham makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:03 | Purdue | Tim Whatley hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 18:37 | UMBC | John Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-4 |
| 18:19 | Purdue | Mark Zinner clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Peter Clark - foul #1 on Peter Clark, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 18:19 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:19 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 18:09 | UMBC | Tim Whatley steals it from Louis Pham | 2-6 |
| 17:45 | Purdue | Louis Pham picks off the pass by Mark Zinner | 2-6 |
| 17:30 | UMBC | Joe Rosas can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-6 |
| 17:29 | UMBC | Louis Pham pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:18 | UMBC | Peter Clark makes the jump hook from the right block | 4-6 |
| 16:53 | Purdue | Michael Morgan is fouled on the floor by Michael Miles - foul #1 on Michael Miles, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| 16:26 | Purdue | Mark Zinner is hacked by Michael Miles - foul #2 on Michael Miles, team foul #4 | 4-6 |
| Subs | UMBC | Jason Timko (SF) Michael Miles | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Dunklin (PF) Stephen Burns | |
| 16:07 | Purdue | Tim Whatley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Williams - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #5 | 4-6 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Madden (SG), James Garner (SF) Sam Edinger, Michael Morgan | |
| 16:07 | Purdue | Tim Whatley makes the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:07 | Purdue | Tim Whatley makes the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:43 | UMBC | Peter Clark scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-8 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Williams (fresh) SG - Joe Rosas (fresh) SF - Jason Timko (fresh) PF - Louis Pham (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Clark (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tim Whatley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Madden (fresh) SF - James Garner (fresh) PF - Michael Dunklin (fresh) C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:21 | Purdue | Mark Zinner's layup is rejected by Peter Clark | 7-8 |
| 15:19 | UMBC | Peter Clark gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 15:14 | UMBC | Jason Timko clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 7-8 |
| 15:12 | Purdue | James Garner pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:45 | Purdue | Mark Zinner misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 14:43 | Purdue | Mark Zinner tips it home | 7-10 |
| 14:28 | UMBC | Joe Rosas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-10 |
| 14:26 | UMBC | Jason Timko tips it back up and in | 9-10 |
| 14:03 | Purdue | Mark Zinner loses the dribble to Joe Rosas | 9-10 |
| 13:49 | UMBC | Tim Whatley is called for the reach on Peter Clark - foul #1 on Tim Whatley, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | UMBC | Vincent Cleveland (PG), Rickie Howington (SG), Shawn Thompson (PF), Gary Cottrill (C) John Williams, Joe Rosas, Louis Pham, Peter Clark | |
| Subs | Purdue | Javier Cuevas (PG), Sam Edinger (SG), Michael Morgan (SF), Stephen Burns (PF), Randolph Conner (C) Tim Whatley, John Madden, James Garner, Michael Dunklin, Mark Zinner | |
| 13:30 | UMBC | Vincent Cleveland misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 9-10 |
| 13:28 | Purdue | Sam Edinger pulls down the rebound | 9-10 |
| 13:22 | Purdue | Michael Morgan connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Randolph Conner | 9-13 |
| 12:59 | UMBC | Vincent Cleveland misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 9-13 |
| 12:58 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Sam Edinger | 9-13 |
| 12:38 | Purdue | Rickie Howington is called for the reach on Sam Edinger - foul #1 on Rickie Howington, team foul #6 | 9-13 |
| 12:11 | Purdue | Sam Edinger misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Gary Cottrill - foul #1 on Gary Cottrill, team foul #7 | 9-13 |
| Subs | UMBC | Joe Rosas (SG), Troy Moore (SF), Louis Pham (PF), Peter Clark (C) Rickie Howington, Jason Timko, Shawn Thompson, Gary Cottrill | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 12:11 | Purdue | Sam Edinger misses the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:11 | Purdue | Sam Edinger misses the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:11 | UMBC | Peter Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 11:49 | UMBC | Louis Pham lays it up and in | 11-13 |
| 11:31 | Purdue | Javier Cuevas buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Sam Edinger | 11-15 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Vincent Cleveland (fresh) SG - Joe Rosas (fresh) SF - Troy Moore (fresh) PF - Louis Pham (fresh) 4 pts. C - Peter Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Javier Cuevas (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sam Edinger (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Michael Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Burns (fresh) C - Randolph Conner (fresh) | |
| 11:11 | UMBC | Sam Edinger steals it from Peter Clark | 11-15 |
| 10:44 | Purdue | Sam Edinger comes up short on the shot in the paint | 11-15 |
| 10:42 | UMBC | Peter Clark gets the rebound | 11-15 |
| 10:29 | UMBC | Peter Clark scores on a fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by Randolph Conner - foul #1 on Randolph Conner, team foul #3 | 13-15 |
| Subs | UMBC | John Williams (PG), Jason Timko (SF) Vincent Cleveland, Troy Moore | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (PG), Mark Zinner (C) Javier Cuevas, Randolph Conner | |
| 10:29 | UMBC | Peter Clark misses the free throw | 13-15 |
| 10:29 | Purdue | Stephen Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 10:06 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Michael Morgan | 13-17 |
| 09:50 | UMBC | Jason Timko misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Morgan - foul #2 on Michael Morgan, team foul #4 | 13-17 |
| Subs | UMBC | Shawn Thompson (C) Peter Clark | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Madden (SG), James Garner (SF), Michael Dunklin (PF) Sam Edinger, Michael Morgan, Stephen Burns | |
| 09:50 | UMBC | Jason Timko makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 09:50 | UMBC | Jason Timko misses the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 09:50 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin grabs the board | 14-17 |
| 09:21 | Purdue | James Garner is fouled on the floor by Shawn Thompson - foul #1 on Shawn Thompson, team foul #8 | 14-17 |
| Subs | UMBC | Rickie Howington (SG), Gary Cottrill (C) Joe Rosas, Louis Pham | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 09:21 | Purdue | James Garner makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 09:21 | Purdue | James Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 08:53 | UMBC | Shawn Thompson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-19 |
| 08:51 | Purdue | James Garner snags the defensive board | 14-19 |
| 08:26 | Purdue | Rickie Howington takes the ball from Mark Zinner | 14-19 |
| 08:06 | UMBC | Gary Cottrill's floater is tipped away by James Garner | 14-19 |
| 08:04 | Purdue | James Garner snags the defensive board | 14-19 |
| 07:40 | Purdue | James Garner connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Dunklin | 14-22 |
| 07:16 | UMBC | Gary Cottrill makes the shot from the left side | 16-22 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Williams (fresh) SG - Rickie Howington (fresh) SF - Jason Timko (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Shawn Thompson (fresh) C - Gary Cottrill (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tim Whatley (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Madden (fresh) SF - James Garner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Dunklin (fresh) C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 06:56 | Purdue | Tim Whatley misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Gary Cottrill - foul #2 on Gary Cottrill, team foul #9 | 16-22 |
| Subs | UMBC | Vincent Cleveland (PG), Joe Rosas (SG), Louis Pham (PF), Peter Clark (C) John Williams, Rickie Howington, Shawn Thompson, Gary Cottrill | |
| Subs | Purdue | Sam Edinger (SG), Stephen Burns (PF) John Madden, Michael Dunklin | |
| 06:56 | Purdue | Tim Whatley misses the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 06:56 | Purdue | Tim Whatley makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 06:47 | UMBC | Peter Clark can't finish the layup | 16-23 |
| 06:45 | UMBC | Louis Pham tips it home | 18-23 |
| 06:24 | Purdue | Mark Zinner lays it in | 18-25 |
| 05:59 | UMBC | Jason Timko loses the dribble to Sam Edinger | 18-25 |
| 05:36 | Purdue | Mark Zinner's fadeaway is rejected by Louis Pham | 18-25 |
| 05:34 | UMBC | Peter Clark snags the defensive board | 18-25 |
| 05:27 | UMBC | Jason Timko misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Stephen Burns - foul #1 on Stephen Burns, team foul #5 | 18-25 |
| Subs | UMBC | John Williams (PG) Vincent Cleveland | |
| Subs | Purdue | Javier Cuevas (PG), Randolph Conner (C) Tim Whatley, Mark Zinner | |
| 05:27 | UMBC | Jason Timko makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 05:27 | UMBC | Jason Timko makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 05:06 | Purdue | Peter Clark swats the short shot by Sam Edinger | 20-25 |
| 05:05 | UMBC | Jason Timko pulls down the rebound | 20-25 |
| 05:01 | UMBC | Joe Rosas makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 04:56 | Purdue | Sam Edinger comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 04:54 | Purdue | Stephen Burns grabs the offensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 04:33 | Purdue | Javier Cuevas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-25 |
| Subs | UMBC | Troy Moore (SF) Jason Timko | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 04:12 | UMBC | Peter Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-25 |
| 04:11 | UMBC | Louis Pham gets the offensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 03:54 | UMBC | John Williams can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Randolph Conner - foul #2 on Randolph Conner, team foul #6 | 23-25 |
| Subs | UMBC | Michael Miles (SF) Troy Moore | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Morgan (SF), Mark Zinner (C) James Garner, Randolph Conner | |
| 03:54 | UMBC | John Williams makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 03:54 | UMBC | John Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 03:34 | Purdue | Michael Morgan misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-25 |
| 03:32 | UMBC | Louis Pham grabs the defensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 03:10 | UMBC | Peter Clark comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 03:08 | UMBC | Louis Pham grabs the offensive rebound | 25-25 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joe Rosas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Miles (fresh) PF - Louis Pham (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Clark (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Javier Cuevas (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sam Edinger (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Michael Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Burns (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 03:03 | UMBC | Joe Rosas's pass is intercepted by Stephen Burns | 25-25 |
| 02:37 | Purdue | Mark Zinner banks in the layup on a nice dish by Sam Edinger | 25-27 |
| 02:21 | UMBC | Peter Clark misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 25-27 |
| 02:20 | Purdue | Mark Zinner grabs the defensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 02:03 | Purdue | Mark Zinner is fouled on the floor by Michael Miles - foul #3 on Michael Miles, team foul #10 | 25-27 |
| Subs | UMBC | Vincent Cleveland (PG), Rickie Howington (SG), Jason Timko (SF), Shawn Thompson (PF), Gary Cottrill (C) John Williams, Joe Rosas, Michael Miles, Louis Pham, Peter Clark | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (PG), James Garner (SG), Michael Dunklin (PF) Javier Cuevas, Sam Edinger, Stephen Burns | |
| 02:03 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 02:03 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 01:43 | UMBC | Shawn Thompson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 25-29 |
| 01:41 | UMBC | Rickie Howington tips it back up and in | 27-29 |
| 01:23 | Purdue | Mark Zinner can't finish the layup | 27-29 |
| 01:21 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Shawn Thompson | 27-29 |
| 01:04 | UMBC | Rickie Howington clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-29 |
| 01:02 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Mark Zinner | 27-29 |
| 00:38 | Purdue | Mark Zinner is hacked by Jason Timko - foul #1 on Jason Timko, team foul #11 | 27-29 |
| Subs | UMBC | Joe Rosas (SG), Louis Pham (PF) Rickie Howington, Gary Cottrill | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:38 | Purdue | Mark Zinner misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 00:38 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 00:20 | UMBC | Joe Rosas can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-30 |
| 00:18 | Purdue | Tim Whatley snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Michael Morgan scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Tim Whatley | 27-33 |
| 00:00 | UMBC | Jason Timko misses long on a halfcourt shot | 27-33 |