| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joseph Grange (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Grant (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Diego Reyes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Hauck (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Enlai Xiao (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Mark Todd (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Poole (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Lai (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Todd Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMBC | Kenneth Poole inbounds the ball | 41-27 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:37 | UMBC | Kenneth Poole misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Diego Reyes - foul #2 on Diego Reyes, team foul #1 | 41-27 |
| 19:37 | UMBC | Kenneth Poole makes the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 19:37 | UMBC | Kenneth Poole misses the 2nd free throw | 41-28 |
| 19:37 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes grabs the board | 41-28 |
| 19:27 | Northern Iowa | James Grant drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Grange | 43-28 |
| 19:05 | UMBC | Mark Todd's layup is rejected by Donald Hauck | 43-28 |
| 19:03 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck gets the rebound | 43-28 |
| 18:57 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Grant | 45-28 |
| 18:33 | UMBC | Enlai Xiao can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-28 |
| 18:31 | UMBC | Kenneth Poole tips it in | 45-30 |
| 18:10 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory misses the dunk | 45-30 |
| 18:09 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Kenneth Poole | 45-30 |
| 17:48 | UMBC | Donald Lai misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 45-30 |
| 17:46 | UMBC | Kenneth Poole gets the offensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 17:29 | UMBC | Enlai Xiao's layup is rejected by James Gregory | 45-30 |
| 17:27 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck snags the defensive board | 45-30 |
| 17:20 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-30 |
| 17:18 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Donald Lai | 45-30 |
| 17:12 | UMBC | Mark Todd is whistled for a carry | 45-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clinton Thayer (SG), Julian Brooks (SF), Frederick Smith (PF), Heriberto Mancini (C) James Grant, Diego Reyes, James Gregory, Donald Hauck | |
| Subs | UMBC | Phillip Bardwell (C) Todd Hicks | |
| 16:55 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-30 |
| 16:53 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Mark Todd | 45-30 |
| 16:41 | UMBC | Mark Todd buries a 3 from the left wing | 45-33 |
| 16:21 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 45-33 |
| 16:20 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith tips it but misses | 45-33 |
| 16:18 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Heriberto Mancini | 45-33 |
| 16:06 | Northern Iowa | Clinton Thayer hits a turnaround in the lane | 47-33 |
| 15:54 | UMBC | Donald Lai scores on a jump hook from the right block | 47-35 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joseph Grange (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clinton Thayer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Julian Brooks (fresh) PF - Frederick Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Heriberto Mancini (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Enlai Xiao (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Mark Todd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Poole (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Lai (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Phillip Bardwell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Frederick Smith and he's hacked by Enlai Xiao - foul #3 on Enlai Xiao, team foul #1 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Grant (SG), Diego Reyes (SF), James Gregory (PF), Donald Hauck (C) Clinton Thayer, Julian Brooks, Frederick Smith, Heriberto Mancini | |
| Subs | UMBC | Richard Knudtson (PG), Donald Higgs (SG), Kevin Moser (SF), Todd Hicks (C) Enlai Xiao, Mark Todd, Kenneth Poole, Donald Lai | |
| 15:43 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange makes the free throw | 50-35 |
| 15:41 | UMBC | Richard Knudtson travels in the backcourt | 50-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis (PG) Joseph Grange | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 15:31 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory misses the easy layup | 50-35 |
| 15:30 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to James Gregory | 50-35 |
| 15:24 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory makes the jumper in the paint set up by Diego Reyes | 52-35 |
| 15:11 | UMBC | James Grant steals it from Phillip Bardwell | 52-35 |
| 15:05 | Northern Iowa | James Grant is fouled on the floor by Donald Higgs - foul #3 on Donald Higgs, team foul #2 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Terry Reed (PF) Phillip Bardwell | |
| 14:45 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Donald Hauck | 54-35 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 14:31 | UMBC | Donald Higgs can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-35 |
| 14:30 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Donald Hauck | 54-35 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 14:24 | Northern Iowa | James Grant knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Ralph Davis | 57-35 |
| 14:02 | UMBC | Terry Reed can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-35 |
| 14:01 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes gets the rebound | 57-35 |
| 13:46 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes makes the turnaround from close range | 59-35 |
| 13:33 | UMBC | Kevin Moser connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Knudtson | 59-37 |
| 13:10 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Grant and the foul's on Terry Reed - foul #1 on Terry Reed, team foul #3 | 61-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange (PG), Clinton Thayer (SG), Frederick Smith (SF), Heriberto Mancini (C) Ralph Davis, James Grant, Diego Reyes, Donald Hauck | |
| Subs | UMBC | Enlai Xiao (PG), Mark Todd (SG), Kenneth Poole (SF), Donald Lai (PF), Phillip Bardwell (C) Richard Knudtson, Donald Higgs, Kevin Moser, Terry Reed, Todd Hicks | |
| 13:10 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory makes the free throw | 62-37 |
| 12:57 | UMBC | Donald Lai is called for traveling | 62-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks (SF) James Gregory | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 12:36 | Northern Iowa | Clinton Thayer misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-37 |
| 12:35 | UMBC | Kenneth Poole grabs the board | 62-37 |
| 12:28 | UMBC | Kenneth Poole knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Donald Lai and he's fouled by Frederick Smith - foul #1 on Frederick Smith, team foul #2 | 62-39 |
| 12:28 | UMBC | Kenneth Poole makes the free throw | 62-40 |
| 12:15 | Northern Iowa | Clinton Thayer knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Grange | 65-40 |
| 12:04 | UMBC | Phillip Bardwell lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Lai | 65-42 |
| 11:46 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-42 |
| 11:45 | UMBC | Kenneth Poole grabs the defensive rebound | 65-42 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joseph Grange (fresh) 10 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clinton Thayer (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Julian Brooks (fresh) PF - Frederick Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Heriberto Mancini (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Enlai Xiao (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Mark Todd (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Poole (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Donald Lai (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Phillip Bardwell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:40 | UMBC | Enlai Xiao misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-42 |
| 11:38 | UMBC | Donald Lai pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-42 |
| 11:33 | UMBC | Kenneth Poole lays it in | 65-44 |
| 11:04 | Northern Iowa | Clinton Thayer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 65-44 |
| 11:03 | UMBC | Donald Lai gets the rebound | 65-44 |
| 10:58 | UMBC | Enlai Xiao's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Grant (SG), Diego Reyes (SF), James Gregory (PF), Donald Hauck (C) Clinton Thayer, Julian Brooks, Frederick Smith, Heriberto Mancini | |
| Subs | UMBC | Todd Hicks (C) Phillip Bardwell | |
| 10:37 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Joseph Grange | 67-44 |
| 10:17 | UMBC | James Grant is called for the reach on Mark Todd - foul #2 on James Grant, team foul #3 | 67-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Richard Knudtson (PG), Kevin Moser (PF) Enlai Xiao, Donald Lai | |
| 10:11 | UMBC | Mark Todd drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Knudtson | 67-46 |
| 09:48 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck misses the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Richard Knudtson - foul #3 on Richard Knudtson, team foul #4 | 67-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis (PG) Joseph Grange | |
| Subs | UMBC | Donald Higgs (SG), Terry Reed (PF) Mark Todd, Kenneth Poole | |
| 09:48 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck misses the 1st free throw | 67-46 |
| 09:48 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck makes the 2nd free throw | 68-46 |
| 09:30 | UMBC | Terry Reed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith (PF) James Gregory | |
| Subs | UMBC | Enlai Xiao (PG), Brandon Lerma (C) Richard Knudtson, Todd Hicks | |
| 09:10 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith misses the runner near the basket but the foul's on Donald Higgs - foul #4 on Donald Higgs, team foul #5 | 68-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Phillip Bardwell (SF), Donald Lai (PF) Donald Higgs, Terry Reed | |
| 09:10 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith makes the 1st free throw | 69-46 |
| 09:10 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 69-46 |
| 09:10 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Donald Lai | 69-46 |
| 08:51 | UMBC | Brandon Lerma buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Donald Lai | 69-48 |
| 08:35 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange (PG), Heriberto Mancini (C) Ralph Davis, Donald Hauck | |
| Subs | UMBC | Mark Todd (SG), Kenneth Poole (SF) Kevin Moser, Brandon Lerma | |
| 08:24 | UMBC | Donald Lai lays it in | 69-50 |
| 08:04 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Diego Reyes | 72-50 |
| 07:59 | UMBC | Enlai Xiao misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-50 |
| 07:57 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini grabs the defensive rebound | 72-50 |
| 07:38 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clinton Thayer (SG), James Gregory (PF) James Grant, Diego Reyes | |
| Subs | UMBC | Richard Knudtson (PG), Todd Hicks (C) Enlai Xiao, Phillip Bardwell | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joseph Grange (fresh) 13 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clinton Thayer (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Frederick Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Gregory (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Heriberto Mancini (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Richard Knudtson (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Todd (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Poole (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Donald Lai (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Todd Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | UMBC | Donald Lai misses short on a shot in the lane | 72-50 |
| 07:30 | UMBC | Kenneth Poole tips it in | 72-52 |
| 07:01 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Clinton Thayer | 75-52 |
| 06:45 | UMBC | The jump hook by Todd Hicks is blocked by Frederick Smith | 75-52 |
| 06:44 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith pulls down the rebound | 75-52 |
| 06:17 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Poole - foul #1 on Kenneth Poole, team foul #6 | 75-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes (SF), Donald Hauck (C) Frederick Smith, Heriberto Mancini | |
| Subs | UMBC | Enlai Xiao (PG), Kevin Moser (PF) Richard Knudtson, Donald Lai | |
| 06:00 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-52 |
| 05:58 | UMBC | Kevin Moser grabs the board | 75-52 |
| 05:39 | UMBC | Kevin Moser misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Gregory - foul #1 on James Gregory, team foul #4 | 75-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Grant (SG) Clinton Thayer | |
| Subs | UMBC | Donald Higgs (SG), Phillip Bardwell (PF), Brandon Lerma (C) Mark Todd, Kenneth Poole, Todd Hicks | |
| 05:39 | UMBC | Kevin Moser misses the 1st free throw | 75-52 |
| 05:39 | UMBC | Kevin Moser makes the 2nd free throw | 75-53 |
| 05:16 | Northern Iowa | James Grant is hacked by Donald Higgs - foul #5 on Donald Higgs, team foul #7 | 75-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis (PG), Frederick Smith (PF) Joseph Grange, James Gregory | |
| Subs | UMBC | Terry Reed (PF) Donald Higgs | |
| 05:16 | Northern Iowa | James Grant makes the 1st free throw | 76-53 |
| 05:16 | Northern Iowa | James Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 77-53 |
| 05:00 | UMBC | James Grant is called for the reach on Phillip Bardwell - foul #3 on James Grant, team foul #5 | 77-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clinton Thayer (SG), Julian Brooks (SF), Heriberto Mancini (C) James Grant, Diego Reyes, Donald Hauck | |
| Subs | UMBC | Richard Knudtson (PG) Enlai Xiao | |
| 04:46 | UMBC | Brandon Lerma is denied on a layup by Frederick Smith | 77-53 |
| 04:44 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Ralph Davis | 77-53 |
| 04:15 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Frederick Smith | 80-53 |
| 03:56 | UMBC | The jump hook by Kevin Moser is blocked by Heriberto Mancini | 80-53 |
| 03:54 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith gets the rebound | 80-53 |
| 03:34 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 80-53 |
| 03:33 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini tips it in | 82-53 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Ralph Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clinton Thayer (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Julian Brooks (fresh) PF - Frederick Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Heriberto Mancini (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Richard Knudtson (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Moser (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Phillip Bardwell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Terry Reed (fresh) 5 pts. C - Brandon Lerma (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:12 | UMBC | Phillip Bardwell misses badly on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Ralph Davis - foul #1 on Ralph Davis, team foul #6 | 82-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Earnest Fraser (C) Frederick Smith | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 03:12 | UMBC | Phillip Bardwell makes the 1st free throw | 82-54 |
| 03:12 | UMBC | Phillip Bardwell makes the 2nd free throw | 82-55 |
| 02:54 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 85-55 |
| 02:47 | UMBC | Kevin Moser comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 85-55 |
| 02:46 | UMBC | Kevin Moser hits the follow up shot | 85-57 |
| 02:29 | Northern Iowa | Clinton Thayer connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by Earnest Fraser | 87-57 |
| 02:19 | UMBC | Kevin Moser misses long on a jumper in the lane | 87-57 |
| 02:18 | Northern Iowa | Earnest Fraser grabs the defensive rebound | 87-57 |
| 01:53 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis is hacked by Richard Knudtson - foul #4 on Richard Knudtson, team foul #8 | 87-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith (PF) Earnest Fraser | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 01:53 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis misses the 1st free throw | 87-57 |
| 01:53 | UMBC | Kevin Moser grabs the defensive rebound | 87-57 |
| 01:40 | UMBC | Kevin Moser misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Clinton Thayer - foul #2 on Clinton Thayer, team foul #7 | 87-57 |
| 01:40 | UMBC | Kevin Moser makes the 1st free throw | 87-58 |
| 01:40 | UMBC | Kevin Moser makes the 2nd free throw | 87-59 |
| 01:14 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith is denied on a layup by Brandon Lerma | 87-59 |
| 01:13 | UMBC | Kevin Moser snags the defensive board | 87-59 |
| 01:04 | UMBC | Phillip Bardwell's floater is tipped away by Frederick Smith | 87-59 |
| 01:03 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini gets the rebound | 87-59 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith's pass is intercepted by Kevin Moser | 87-59 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | UMBC | Phillip Bardwell's floater is tipped away by Frederick Smith | 87-59 |
| 00:34 | Northern Iowa | Clinton Thayer grabs the defensive rebound | 87-59 |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Ralph Davis | 89-59 |
| 00:01 | UMBC | Brandon Lerma buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 89-62 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis runs out the clock | 89-62 |