| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Esteban Espinoza (fresh) SG - Anthony Thrower (fresh) SF - Roy Hunt (fresh) PF - Owen Wolfe (fresh) C - Bruce Rutan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Albert Bowman (fresh) SG - Johnny Murphy (fresh) SF - Damien Pullins (fresh) PF - Barry Stephens (fresh) C - Larry King (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Holy Cross | Larry King wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:43 | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Barry Stephens | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | UMBC | Owen Wolfe misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | UMBC | Roy Hunt tips it but misses | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | UMBC | Esteban Espinoza grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | UMBC | Roy Hunt misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Barry Stephens - foul #1 on Barry Stephens, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | UMBC | Roy Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | UMBC | Roy Hunt misses the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | UMBC | Owen Wolfe gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | UMBC | Anthony Thrower misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Holy Cross | Larry King gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:22 | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | UMBC | Bruce Rutan gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:10 | UMBC | Bruce Rutan connects on the shot near the basket | 2-2 |
| 17:42 | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 17:18 | UMBC | Roy Hunt is open and buries a floater from the right block set up by Owen Wolfe | 4-2 |
| 16:49 | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Albert Bowman | 4-5 |
| 16:32 | UMBC | Roy Hunt comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 16:30 | Holy Cross | Barry Stephens gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:08 | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins is fouled on the floor by Esteban Espinoza - foul #1 on Esteban Espinoza, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Sam Hicks (PG), Daniel Melton (SF), Lyle Holmes (PF), James Hart (C) Albert Bowman, Damien Pullins, Barry Stephens, Larry King | |
| 15:55 | Holy Cross | Sam Hicks makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Hart | 4-7 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Esteban Espinoza (fresh) SG - Anthony Thrower (fresh) SF - Roy Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Owen Wolfe (fresh) C - Bruce Rutan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Sam Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Johnny Murphy (fairly fresh) SF - Daniel Melton (fresh) PF - Lyle Holmes (fresh) C - James Hart (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | UMBC | Daniel Melton takes the ball from Bruce Rutan | 4-7 |
| 15:31 | Holy Cross | Johnny Murphy hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Daniel Melton | 4-9 |
| 15:17 | UMBC | Esteban Espinoza clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 4-9 |
| 15:16 | Holy Cross | James Hart pulls down the rebound | 4-9 |
| 14:49 | Holy Cross | Sam Hicks can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Roy Hunt - foul #1 on Roy Hunt, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| Subs | UMBC | Bradley Ridgeway (SG), Bradley Kendrick (SF), Aaron Husband (C) Anthony Thrower, Roy Hunt, Bruce Rutan | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins (SF) Daniel Melton | |
| 14:49 | Holy Cross | Sam Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 4-10 |
| 14:49 | Holy Cross | Sam Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 4-11 |
| 14:47 | UMBC | Bradley Ridgeway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-11 |
| 14:28 | Holy Cross | James Hart steps out of bounds on the baseline | 4-11 |
| Subs | UMBC | Danny Scott (SG), Scott Jacobs (C) Esteban Espinoza, Owen Wolfe | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman (PG), Larry King (C) Sam Hicks, James Hart | |
| 14:23 | UMBC | Johnny Murphy steals the ball from Scott Jacobs in the backcourt | 4-11 |
| 14:22 | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman lays it in set up by Johnny Murphy | 4-13 |
| 14:12 | UMBC | Bradley Ridgeway knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Danny Scott | 6-13 |
| 13:45 | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins makes the floater from the left side and he's fouled by Bradley Kendrick - foul #1 on Bradley Kendrick, team foul #3 | 6-15 |
| Subs | UMBC | Esteban Espinoza (PG) Danny Scott | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Barry Stephens (PF) Lyle Holmes | |
| 13:45 | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins makes the free throw | 6-16 |
| 13:40 | UMBC | Damien Pullins picks off the pass by Bradley Ridgeway in the backcourt | 6-16 |
| 13:38 | Holy Cross | Barry Stephens throws it down on a great pass from Damien Pullins | 6-18 |
| 13:28 | UMBC | Johnny Murphy takes the ball from Aaron Husband | 6-18 |
| 13:24 | Holy Cross | Johnny Murphy banks in the layup | 6-20 |
| 13:10 | UMBC | Bradley Ridgeway misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-20 |
| 13:09 | UMBC | Bradley Kendrick tips it back up and in | 8-20 |
| 12:45 | Holy Cross | Larry King knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Albert Bowman and he's hacked by Scott Jacobs - foul #1 on Scott Jacobs, team foul #4 | 8-22 |
| Subs | UMBC | Anthony Thrower (SG), Roy Hunt (SF), Owen Wolfe (PF), Bruce Rutan (C) Bradley Ridgeway, Bradley Kendrick, Aaron Husband, Scott Jacobs | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Sam Hicks (PG) Albert Bowman | |
| 12:45 | Holy Cross | Larry King misses the free throw | 8-22 |
| 12:45 | UMBC | Bruce Rutan grabs the defensive rebound | 8-22 |
| 12:26 | UMBC | Owen Wolfe scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-22 |
| 12:07 | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-25 |
| 12:05 | UMBC | Esteban Espinoza is hacked by Johnny Murphy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Johnny Murphy, team foul #2 | 11-25 |
| Subs | UMBC | Danny Scott (PG) Esteban Espinoza | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Daniel Melton (SF), James Hart (C) Damien Pullins, Larry King | |
| 11:51 | UMBC | Anthony Thrower buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Owen Wolfe | 14-25 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Danny Scott (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Thrower (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roy Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Owen Wolfe (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bruce Rutan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Sam Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Johnny Murphy (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Melton (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Barry Stephens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Hart (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Holy Cross | Danny Scott is called for the reach on Johnny Murphy - foul #1 on Danny Scott, team foul #5 | 14-25 |
| Subs | UMBC | Bradley Ridgeway (PG), Bradley Kendrick (C) Danny Scott, Bruce Rutan | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Lyle Holmes (PF) Barry Stephens | |
| 11:13 | Holy Cross | Sam Hicks misses long on a shot from the left side | 14-25 |
| 11:12 | Holy Cross | James Hart can't tip it in | 14-25 |
| 11:11 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Roy Hunt | 14-25 |
| 10:44 | UMBC | Bradley Kendrick can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 14-25 |
| 10:42 | UMBC | Roy Hunt pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-25 |
| 10:26 | UMBC | Bradley Ridgeway is hacked by Sam Hicks - foul #1 on Sam Hicks, team foul #3 | 14-25 |
| Subs | UMBC | Esteban Espinoza (PG), Aaron Husband (C) Anthony Thrower, Roy Hunt | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman (PG), William Gold (SG), Damien Pullins (SF), Barry Stephens (PF), Larry King (C) Sam Hicks, Johnny Murphy, Daniel Melton, Lyle Holmes, James Hart | |
| 10:12 | UMBC | Esteban Espinoza misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 14-25 |
| 10:10 | Holy Cross | Barry Stephens snags the defensive board | 14-25 |
| 09:41 | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-25 |
| 09:40 | UMBC | Bradley Kendrick gets the rebound | 14-25 |
| 09:23 | UMBC | Owen Wolfe misses long on a shot from the left block | 14-25 |
| 09:22 | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman grabs the board | 14-25 |
| 08:58 | Holy Cross | Larry King is called for 3 seconds | 14-25 |
| Subs | UMBC | Anthony Thrower (SG), James Davis (SF), Bruce Rutan (C) Bradley Ridgeway, Bradley Kendrick, Owen Wolfe | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Johnny Murphy (SG) William Gold | |
| 08:42 | UMBC | Aaron Husband is wide open but clanks a 3 from straight away | 14-25 |
| 08:41 | UMBC | Bruce Rutan gets the offensive rebound | 14-25 |
| 08:27 | UMBC | Aaron Husband misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-25 |
| 08:25 | UMBC | James Davis misses the tip | 14-25 |
| 08:23 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Albert Bowman | 14-25 |
| 08:03 | Holy Cross | Larry King comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Bruce Rutan - foul #1 on Bruce Rutan, team foul #6 | 14-25 |
| Subs | UMBC | Roy Hunt (SF), Marquis Pickard (PF) James Davis, Aaron Husband | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Sam Hicks (PG), Daniel Melton (SF), Lyle Holmes (PF) Albert Bowman, Damien Pullins, Barry Stephens | |
| 08:03 | Holy Cross | Larry King makes the 1st free throw | 14-26 |
| 08:03 | Holy Cross | Larry King makes the 2nd free throw | 14-27 |
| 07:42 | UMBC | Anthony Thrower is open but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 14-27 |
| 07:41 | Holy Cross | Larry King grabs the defensive rebound | 14-27 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Esteban Espinoza (fresh) SG - Anthony Thrower (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roy Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marquis Pickard (fresh) C - Bruce Rutan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Sam Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Johnny Murphy (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Melton (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Lyle Holmes (fresh) C - Larry King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Holy Cross | Sam Hicks misses the shot from the free throw line | 14-27 |
| 07:19 | Holy Cross | Lyle Holmes can't tip it in | 14-27 |
| 07:18 | UMBC | Anthony Thrower pulls down the rebound | 14-27 |
| 07:02 | UMBC | Anthony Thrower is open and buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Esteban Espinoza | 17-27 |
| 06:47 | Holy Cross | Sam Hicks can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Anthony Thrower - foul #1 on Anthony Thrower, team foul #7 | 17-27 |
| Subs | UMBC | Bradley Ridgeway (PG), Danny Scott (SG), Owen Wolfe (PF), Bradley Kendrick (C) Esteban Espinoza, Anthony Thrower, Marquis Pickard, Bruce Rutan | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | William Gold (SG), Damien Pullins (SF), Barry Stephens (PF), James Hart (C) Johnny Murphy, Daniel Melton, Lyle Holmes, Larry King | |
| 06:47 | Holy Cross | Sam Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 06:47 | Holy Cross | Sam Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 17-28 |
| 06:45 | UMBC | Bradley Ridgeway is hacked by Sam Hicks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sam Hicks, team foul #4 | 17-28 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman (PG) Sam Hicks | |
| 06:26 | UMBC | Danny Scott connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-28 |
| 05:58 | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman loses the ball out of bounds | 20-28 |
| Subs | UMBC | Aaron Husband (C) Roy Hunt | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Sam Hicks (PG) Albert Bowman | |
| 05:50 | UMBC | Bradley Ridgeway makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Danny Scott | 22-28 |
| 05:30 | Holy Cross | Barry Stephens is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Barry Stephens, team foul #5 | 22-28 |
| Subs | UMBC | Esteban Espinoza (PG) Danny Scott | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Lyle Holmes (PF) Barry Stephens | |
| 05:13 | UMBC | Bradley Ridgeway double dribbles | 22-28 |
| Subs | UMBC | Bruce Rutan (C) Aaron Husband | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Larry King (C) James Hart | |
| 04:49 | Holy Cross | Sam Hicks buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by William Gold | 22-30 |
| 04:33 | UMBC | Bradley Kendrick misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 22-30 |
| 04:31 | UMBC | Owen Wolfe snags the offensive board | 22-30 |
| 04:16 | UMBC | Esteban Espinoza hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Bradley Kendrick | 25-30 |
| 03:56 | Holy Cross | Sam Hicks clanks a shot from the right side | 25-30 |
| 03:54 | Holy Cross | Lyle Holmes can't tip it in | 25-30 |
| 03:53 | UMBC | Bradley Kendrick pulls down the rebound | 25-30 |
| 03:48 | UMBC | Bradley Ridgeway is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 25-30 |
| Subs | UMBC | Anthony Thrower (SG), Roy Hunt (SF), Aaron Husband (PF), Scott Jacobs (C) Bradley Ridgeway, Bradley Kendrick, Owen Wolfe, Bruce Rutan | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman (PG), Johnny Murphy (SG), Daniel Melton (SF), Barry Stephens (PF), James Hart (C) Sam Hicks, William Gold, Damien Pullins, Lyle Holmes, Larry King | |
| 03:30 | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-33 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Esteban Espinoza (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Thrower (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Roy Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Husband (fresh) C - Scott Jacobs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Albert Bowman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Murphy (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Melton (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Barry Stephens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hart (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | UMBC | Esteban Espinoza is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Bowman - foul #1 on Albert Bowman, team foul #6 | 25-33 |
| Subs | UMBC | Danny Scott (PG) Esteban Espinoza | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 03:20 | UMBC | James Hart denies the turnaround by Scott Jacobs | 25-33 |
| 03:18 | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman grabs the defensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 03:01 | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Barry Stephens | 25-36 |
| 02:44 | UMBC | Danny Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-36 |
| 02:43 | Holy Cross | Barry Stephens gets the rebound | 25-36 |
| 02:22 | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Danny Scott - foul #2 on Danny Scott, team foul #8 | 25-36 |
| Subs | UMBC | Esteban Espinoza (PG), Owen Wolfe (PF), Bradley Kendrick (C) Danny Scott, Aaron Husband, Scott Jacobs | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins (SF), Larry King (C) Daniel Melton, James Hart | |
| 02:22 | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 02:22 | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman misses the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| 02:22 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Bradley Kendrick | 25-37 |
| 02:07 | UMBC | Roy Hunt knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Anthony Thrower and he's hacked by Damien Pullins - foul #1 on Damien Pullins, team foul #7 | 27-37 |
| Subs | UMBC | Bruce Rutan (C) Bradley Kendrick | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Lyle Holmes (PF) Barry Stephens | |
| 02:07 | UMBC | Roy Hunt makes the free throw | 28-37 |
| 01:52 | Holy Cross | Lyle Holmes misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 01:51 | UMBC | Roy Hunt grabs the board | 28-37 |
| 01:45 | UMBC | Roy Hunt comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 28-37 |
| 01:43 | Holy Cross | Lyle Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 01:19 | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-37 |
| 01:17 | UMBC | Owen Wolfe gets the rebound | 28-37 |
| 01:14 | UMBC | Roy Hunt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-37 |
| Subs | UMBC | Bradley Ridgeway (SG), Bradley Kendrick (SF) Anthony Thrower, Roy Hunt | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Sam Hicks (PG), William Gold (SG), Barry Stephens (PF) Albert Bowman, Johnny Murphy, Lyle Holmes | |
| 01:02 | Holy Cross | Barry Stephens is fouled on the floor by Bradley Ridgeway - foul #1 on Bradley Ridgeway, team foul #9 | 28-37 |
| Subs | UMBC | Aaron Husband (C) Bruce Rutan | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 01:02 | Holy Cross | Barry Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 01:02 | UMBC | Aaron Husband pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 00:46 | UMBC | Esteban Espinoza is hacked by Sam Hicks - foul #3 on Sam Hicks, team foul #8 | 28-37 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Daniel Melton (SF), James Hart (C) Sam Hicks, Larry King | |
| 00:46 | UMBC | Esteban Espinoza misses the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 00:46 | Holy Cross | Barry Stephens grabs the board | 28-37 |
| 00:17 | Holy Cross | Daniel Melton is hacked by Bradley Kendrick - foul #2 on Bradley Kendrick, team foul #10 | 28-37 |
| Subs | UMBC | Danny Scott (SG) Esteban Espinoza | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman (PG) Damien Pullins | |
| 00:17 | Holy Cross | Daniel Melton makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 00:17 | Holy Cross | Daniel Melton makes the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 00:00 | UMBC | Owen Wolfe comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 28-39 |