| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Albert Blackwell (fresh) SG - Philip Pullin (fresh) SF - Thomas Hurley (fresh) PF - Alton Emery (fresh) C - Ryan Mauldin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Miroslav Murzynski (fresh) SG - Derek Hubbert (fresh) SF - Wilbur Brown (fresh) PF - Sean Kuczenski (fresh) C - Dwight Caldwell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Miami (FL) | Dwight Caldwell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert makes the contested fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Miroslav Murzynski | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | UMBC | Philip Pullin clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Dwight Caldwell | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Miami (FL) | Sean Kuczenski can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Philip Pullin - foul #1 on Philip Pullin, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Miami (FL) | Sean Kuczenski makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:03 | Miami (FL) | Sean Kuczenski makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:39 | UMBC | Ryan Mauldin is wide open and dunks the ball on a nice dish by Albert Blackwell | 2-4 |
| 18:27 | Miami (FL) | Miroslav Murzynski misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 18:26 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Ryan Mauldin | 2-4 |
| 18:13 | UMBC | Sean Kuczenski steps in front of the Alton Emery pass | 2-4 |
| 18:03 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert's layup is rejected by Alton Emery | 2-4 |
| 18:02 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Ryan Mauldin | 2-4 |
| 17:52 | UMBC | Ryan Mauldin is called for 10 seconds | 2-4 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Dennis Johnson (PG), Floyd Sprague (C) Miroslav Murzynski, Dwight Caldwell | |
| 17:36 | Miami (FL) | Wilbur Brown is hacked by Albert Blackwell - foul #1 on Albert Blackwell, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Larry Franklin (SF), Ralph Dalegowski (PF) Wilbur Brown, Sean Kuczenski | |
| 17:18 | Miami (FL) | Larry Franklin clanks a runner in the paint | 2-4 |
| 17:17 | UMBC | Alton Emery pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:03 | UMBC | Ryan Mauldin knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Albert Blackwell | 4-4 |
| 16:39 | Miami (FL) | Ralph Dalegowski blows the dunk | 4-4 |
| 16:38 | Miami (FL) | Ralph Dalegowski gets the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:19 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-4 |
| 16:17 | Miami (FL) | Dennis Johnson tips it in | 4-6 |
| 15:49 | UMBC | Ryan Mauldin is fouled on the floor by Derek Hubbert - foul #1 on Derek Hubbert, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | UMBC | Leonard Holmes (PG), Daniel Brown (SG), Donald Reeves (SF), John Stickler (PF), John Jones (C) Albert Blackwell, Philip Pullin, Thomas Hurley, Alton Emery, Ryan Mauldin | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Miroslav Murzynski (PG), Bernard Werner (SG), Wilbur Brown (SF), Sean Kuczenski (PF), Dwight Caldwell (C) Dennis Johnson, Derek Hubbert, Larry Franklin, Ralph Dalegowski, Floyd Sprague | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Leonard Holmes (fresh) SG - Daniel Brown (fresh) SF - Donald Reeves (fresh) PF - John Stickler (fresh) C - John Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Miroslav Murzynski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bernard Werner (fresh) SF - Wilbur Brown (fresh) PF - Sean Kuczenski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dwight Caldwell (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | UMBC | John Jones is fouled on the floor by Bernard Werner - foul #1 on Bernard Werner, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| 15:11 | UMBC | Leonard Holmes double dribbles | 4-6 |
| Subs | UMBC | Albert Blackwell (PG) Leonard Holmes | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 14:52 | Miami (FL) | Sean Kuczenski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-6 |
| 14:33 | UMBC | John Jones jams the wide open dunk | 6-6 |
| 14:12 | Miami (FL) | Sean Kuczenski makes the runner near the basket set up by Miroslav Murzynski and the foul's on Donald Reeves - foul #1 on Donald Reeves, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | UMBC | Philip Pullin (SG), Alton Emery (PF) Daniel Brown, John Jones | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert (SG) Bernard Werner | |
| 14:12 | Miami (FL) | Sean Kuczenski misses the free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:12 | UMBC | The rebound goes to John Stickler | 6-8 |
| 14:10 | UMBC | Alton Emery is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 6-8 |
| 13:55 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Donald Reeves | 6-8 |
| 13:52 | UMBC | Donald Reeves lays it up and in | 8-8 |
| 13:36 | Miami (FL) | Miroslav Murzynski is fouled on the floor by Albert Blackwell - foul #2 on Albert Blackwell, team foul #4 | 8-8 |
| Subs | UMBC | Thomas Hurley (SF), Ryan Mauldin (C) Albert Blackwell, John Stickler | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Dennis Johnson (PG), Floyd Sprague (C) Miroslav Murzynski, Dwight Caldwell | |
| 13:28 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-8 |
| 13:26 | UMBC | Donald Reeves grabs the defensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 13:04 | UMBC | Philip Pullin drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Donald Reeves | 10-8 |
| 12:51 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Philip Pullin - foul #2 on Philip Pullin, team foul #5 | 10-8 |
| Subs | UMBC | Leonard Holmes (PG), Daniel Brown (SG) Donald Reeves, Philip Pullin | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Larry Franklin (SF), Ralph Dalegowski (PF) Wilbur Brown, Sean Kuczenski | |
| 12:51 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert misses the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 12:51 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 12:24 | UMBC | Ralph Dalegowski swats the short shot by Ryan Mauldin | 10-9 |
| 12:22 | Miami (FL) | Ralph Dalegowski grabs the board | 10-9 |
| 12:05 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Franklin | 10-12 |
| 12:03 | UMBC | Daniel Brown is hacked by Dennis Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dennis Johnson, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | UMBC | John Stickler (PF) Alton Emery | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Miroslav Murzynski (PG), Bernard Werner (SG), Dwight Caldwell (C) Dennis Johnson, Derek Hubbert, Floyd Sprague | |
| 11:34 | UMBC | Thomas Hurley lays it in uncontested | 12-12 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Leonard Holmes (fresh) SG - Daniel Brown (fresh) SF - Thomas Hurley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Stickler (fresh) C - Ryan Mauldin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Miroslav Murzynski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bernard Werner (fresh) SF - Larry Franklin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ralph Dalegowski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dwight Caldwell (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Miami (FL) | Larry Franklin scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Bernard Werner | 12-14 |
| 11:26 | UMBC | Daniel Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Franklin - foul #1 on Larry Franklin, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | UMBC | Donald Reeves (SF), John Jones (C) Thomas Hurley, Ryan Mauldin | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Wilbur Brown (SF), Sean Kuczenski (PF) Larry Franklin, Ralph Dalegowski | |
| 11:04 | UMBC | Donald Reeves comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Dwight Caldwell - foul #1 on Dwight Caldwell, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Dennis Johnson (PG), Derek Hubbert (SG) Miroslav Murzynski, Bernard Werner | |
| 11:04 | UMBC | Donald Reeves misses the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 11:04 | UMBC | Donald Reeves misses the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 11:04 | Miami (FL) | Sean Kuczenski gets the rebound | 12-14 |
| 10:50 | Miami (FL) | Sean Kuczenski throws it down on a great pass from Dwight Caldwell | 12-16 |
| 10:29 | UMBC | Wilbur Brown steps in front of the John Jones pass | 12-16 |
| 10:09 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Dennis Johnson | 12-19 |
| 10:03 | UMBC | Donald Reeves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-19 |
| Subs | UMBC | Thomas Hurley (SF), Alton Emery (PF), Ryan Mauldin (C) Leonard Holmes, John Stickler, John Jones | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Floyd Sprague (C) Dwight Caldwell | |
| 09:48 | Miami (FL) | Sean Kuczenski is called for traveling | 12-19 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Miroslav Murzynski (PG), Bernard Werner (SG) Dennis Johnson, Derek Hubbert | |
| 09:19 | UMBC | Ryan Mauldin misses badly on a shot from the left block | 12-19 |
| 09:18 | UMBC | Daniel Brown tips it in | 14-19 |
| 08:52 | Miami (FL) | Bernard Werner is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-19 |
| 08:50 | UMBC | Ryan Mauldin grabs the board | 14-19 |
| 08:27 | UMBC | Thomas Hurley hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 16-19 |
| 08:07 | Miami (FL) | Wilbur Brown clanks a shot from the left wing | 16-19 |
| 08:05 | Miami (FL) | Wilbur Brown tips it but misses | 16-19 |
| 08:04 | UMBC | Ryan Mauldin gets the rebound | 16-19 |
| 07:38 | UMBC | Ryan Mauldin clanks a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Floyd Sprague - foul #1 on Floyd Sprague, team foul #6 | 16-19 |
| Subs | UMBC | Leonard Holmes (PG), John Jones (SF), John Stickler (PF) Donald Reeves, Thomas Hurley, Alton Emery | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Dennis Johnson (PG), Derek Hubbert (SG), Larry Franklin (SF), Ralph Dalegowski (PF), Dwight Caldwell (C) Miroslav Murzynski, Bernard Werner, Wilbur Brown, Sean Kuczenski, Floyd Sprague | |
| 07:38 | UMBC | Ryan Mauldin makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 07:38 | UMBC | Ryan Mauldin makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:21 | Miami (FL) | Dennis Johnson makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Larry Franklin | 18-21 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Leonard Holmes (fresh) SG - Daniel Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Stickler (fresh) C - Ryan Mauldin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derek Hubbert (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Larry Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ralph Dalegowski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dwight Caldwell (fresh) | |
| 06:53 | UMBC | John Jones makes the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Daniel Brown | 20-21 |
| 06:41 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-21 |
| 06:39 | UMBC | Ryan Mauldin snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 06:37 | UMBC | John Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Johnson - foul #2 on Dennis Johnson, team foul #7 | 20-21 |
| Subs | UMBC | Alton Emery (PF) Ryan Mauldin | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 06:37 | UMBC | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:37 | UMBC | John Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:19 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-21 |
| 06:18 | Miami (FL) | Larry Franklin grabs the offensive board | 22-21 |
| 06:01 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert is fouled on the floor by Daniel Brown - foul #1 on Daniel Brown, team foul #6 | 22-21 |
| Subs | UMBC | Donald Reeves (SG), Thomas Hurley (SF) Daniel Brown, John Jones | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady (PF) Ralph Dalegowski | |
| 05:46 | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Derek Hubbert | 22-23 |
| 05:24 | UMBC | Leonard Holmes makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Thomas Hurley | 25-23 |
| 05:00 | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady misses long on a shot from the left side | 25-23 |
| 04:59 | UMBC | Donald Reeves gets the rebound | 25-23 |
| 04:43 | UMBC | John Stickler can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-23 |
| 04:42 | Miami (FL) | Larry Franklin pulls down the rebound | 25-23 |
| 04:20 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Stickler - foul #1 on John Stickler, team foul #7 | 25-23 |
| Subs | UMBC | Daniel Brown (SG), John Jones (SF), Zachary Jordan (PF), Ryan Mauldin (C) Leonard Holmes, Thomas Hurley, Alton Emery, John Stickler | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Miroslav Murzynski (PG), Wilbur Brown (SF), Sean Kuczenski (PF), Floyd Sprague (C) Dennis Johnson, Larry Franklin, Jasper Brady, Dwight Caldwell | |
| 04:20 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert misses the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 04:20 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert misses the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 04:20 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Ryan Mauldin | 25-23 |
| 03:54 | UMBC | John Jones connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 27-23 |
| 03:35 | Miami (FL) | Miroslav Murzynski knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Wilbur Brown | 27-26 |
| 03:11 | UMBC | Ryan Mauldin misses the floater in the paint | 27-26 |
| 03:09 | UMBC | Ryan Mauldin tips it home | 29-26 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Donald Reeves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Jones (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Zachary Jordan (fresh) C - Ryan Mauldin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Miroslav Murzynski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derek Hubbert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wilbur Brown (fresh) PF - Sean Kuczenski (fresh) 6 pts. C - Floyd Sprague (fresh) | |
| 02:52 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert is fouled on the floor by Donald Reeves - foul #2 on Donald Reeves, team foul #8 | 29-26 |
| Subs | UMBC | Albert Blackwell (PG), Philip Pullin (SG), Thomas Hurley (SF), Alton Emery (PF), John Stickler (C) Donald Reeves, Daniel Brown, John Jones, Zachary Jordan, Ryan Mauldin | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 02:52 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 02:52 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 02:28 | UMBC | Philip Pullin knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by John Stickler | 31-28 |
| 02:08 | Miami (FL) | Miroslav Murzynski misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-28 |
| 02:06 | Miami (FL) | Floyd Sprague grabs the offensive board | 31-28 |
| 01:49 | Miami (FL) | Sean Kuczenski comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 31-28 |
| 01:48 | Miami (FL) | Wilbur Brown tips it back up and in | 31-30 |
| 01:26 | UMBC | Thomas Hurley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-30 |
| 01:25 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Floyd Sprague | 31-30 |
| 01:12 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert is fouled on the floor by Philip Pullin - foul #3 on Philip Pullin, team foul #9 | 31-30 |
| Subs | UMBC | Leonard Holmes (SG), John Jones (SF), Zachary Jordan (PF), Ryan Mauldin (C) Philip Pullin, Thomas Hurley, Alton Emery, John Stickler | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Dennis Johnson (PG), Larry Franklin (SF), Ralph Dalegowski (PF), Dwight Caldwell (C) Miroslav Murzynski, Wilbur Brown, Sean Kuczenski, Floyd Sprague | |
| 01:12 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert misses the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 01:12 | UMBC | Ryan Mauldin gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 01:09 | UMBC | John Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-30 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Bernard Werner (SG) Derek Hubbert | |
| 00:55 | Miami (FL) | Bernard Werner hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Franklin | 31-33 |
| 00:39 | UMBC | Leonard Holmes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-33 |
| 00:37 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Ralph Dalegowski | 31-33 |
| 00:17 | Miami (FL) | Larry Franklin loses the dribble to Leonard Holmes | 31-33 |
| 00:13 | UMBC | Albert Blackwell hits the finger roll set up by Leonard Holmes | 33-33 |
| 00:04 | Miami (FL) | Dennis Johnson misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 33-33 |
| 00:03 | UMBC | Leonard Holmes gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 00:00 | UMBC | Leonard Holmes comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 33-33 |