| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Matthew Reed (fresh) SG - Paul Olguin (fresh) SF - Clyde Brisson (fresh) PF - James Edwards (fresh) C - Charles Patel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Howard Culbreath (fresh) SG - Roy Youngblood (fresh) SF - Frederick Thiel (fresh) PF - Johnny Schiff (fresh) C - Anthony Cota (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Clyde Brisson | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Howard Culbreath and he's fouled by James Edwards - foul #1 on James Edwards, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 19:20 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 19:03 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Clyde Brisson | 5-3 |
| 18:52 | UMBC | James Edwards swats the short shot by Howard Culbreath | 5-3 |
| 18:51 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel snags the defensive board | 5-3 |
| 18:46 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Paul Olguin, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| 18:39 | UMBC | Howard Culbreath misses short on a floater from the right block | 5-3 |
| 18:38 | UMBC | Roy Youngblood snags the offensive board | 5-3 |
| 18:16 | UMBC | Howard Culbreath hits the finger roll on a great pass from Roy Youngblood and the foul's on Matthew Reed - foul #1 on Matthew Reed, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| 18:16 | UMBC | Howard Culbreath makes the free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:58 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Cota is called for the reach on Clyde Brisson - foul #1 on Anthony Cota, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield (SG), Richard Jeffrey (SF), John Carr (PF), Salvatore Moran (C) Paul Olguin, Clyde Brisson, James Edwards, Charles Patel | |
| Subs | UMBC | Kenneth Oram (C) Anthony Cota | |
| 17:45 | Eastern Illinois | Salvatore Moran buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by John Carr | 7-6 |
| 17:33 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Jeffrey - foul #1 on Richard Jeffrey, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Arthur Hood (SG), Robert Bissell (SF) Roy Youngblood, Frederick Thiel | |
| 17:33 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 17:33 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 17:12 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Reed and he's fouled by Kenneth Oram - foul #1 on Kenneth Oram, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar (SG) Matthew Reed | |
| Subs | UMBC | Bernard Nettles (PG), Wayne Metcalfe (C) Howard Culbreath, Johnny Schiff | |
| 17:12 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey makes the free throw | 10-8 |
| 16:56 | UMBC | Arthur Hood lays it in set up by Bernard Nettles and he's hacked by George Cogar - foul #1 on George Cogar, team foul #5 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards (PF) Salvatore Moran | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 16:56 | UMBC | Arthur Hood makes the free throw | 10-11 |
| 16:35 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards clanks a jumper near the basket | 10-11 |
| 16:34 | UMBC | Kenneth Oram gets the rebound | 10-11 |
| 16:15 | UMBC | John Carr picks off the pass by Bernard Nettles | 10-11 |
| 15:57 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by George Cogar | 13-11 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Brandon Wakefield (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Cogar (fresh) SF - Richard Jeffrey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - John Carr (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Bernard Nettles (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arthur Hood (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Bissell (fresh) PF - Kenneth Oram (fairly fresh) C - Wayne Metcalfe (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | UMBC | Kenneth Oram misses short on an open jumper near the basket | 13-11 |
| 15:42 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to George Cogar | 13-11 |
| 15:35 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Kenneth Oram - foul #2 on Kenneth Oram, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed (PG), Paul Olguin (SG), Clyde Brisson (SF), Charles Patel (C) Brandon Wakefield, George Cogar, Richard Jeffrey, John Carr | |
| Subs | UMBC | Howard Culbreath (PG), Roy Youngblood (SG), Frederick Thiel (SF), Anthony Keys (PF), Anthony Cota (C) Bernard Nettles, Arthur Hood, Robert Bissell, Kenneth Oram, Wayne Metcalfe | |
| 15:35 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 15:35 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 15:33 | UMBC | Frederick Thiel is called for traveling in the backcourt | 15-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Salvatore Moran (PF) James Edwards | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 15:21 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin's floater is tipped away by Frederick Thiel | 15-11 |
| 15:19 | UMBC | Howard Culbreath grabs the board | 15-11 |
| 15:07 | UMBC | Frederick Thiel misses the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 15-11 |
| 15:05 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin grabs the board | 15-11 |
| 15:02 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed is called for traveling in the backcourt | 15-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Johnny Schiff (PF) Anthony Keys | |
| 14:53 | UMBC | Roy Youngblood misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-11 |
| 14:52 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel grabs the board | 15-11 |
| 14:45 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-11 |
| 14:43 | UMBC | Anthony Cota pulls down the rebound | 15-11 |
| 14:21 | UMBC | Roy Youngblood misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-11 |
| 14:19 | UMBC | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Cota | 15-11 |
| 14:05 | UMBC | Roy Youngblood scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 14:00 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-14 |
| 13:58 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 13:40 | UMBC | Howard Culbreath clanks a jumper from the left side | 15-14 |
| 13:39 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed grabs the board | 15-14 |
| 13:33 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Reed and he's fouled by Roy Youngblood - foul #1 on Roy Youngblood, team foul #4 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield (PG), Richard Jeffrey (SG), John Carr (SF), James Edwards (PF) Matthew Reed, Paul Olguin, Clyde Brisson, Salvatore Moran | |
| Subs | UMBC | Bernard Nettles (PG), Arthur Hood (SG), Robert Bissell (SF), Wayne Metcalfe (PF), Anthony Keys (C) Howard Culbreath, Roy Youngblood, Frederick Thiel, Johnny Schiff, Anthony Cota | |
| 13:33 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel misses the free throw | 17-14 |
| 13:33 | UMBC | Anthony Keys grabs the board | 17-14 |
| 13:19 | UMBC | Robert Bissell buries a runner from close range set up by Bernard Nettles | 17-16 |
| 13:13 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from James Edwards | 19-16 |
| 13:10 | UMBC | Robert Bissell is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Wakefield - foul #1 on Brandon Wakefield, team foul #6 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar (SG) Charles Patel | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 12:57 | UMBC | Robert Bissell comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 19-16 |
| 12:55 | UMBC | Arthur Hood gets the offensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 12:42 | UMBC | Bernard Nettles misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 19-16 |
| 12:41 | UMBC | Wayne Metcalfe misses the tip | 19-16 |
| 12:40 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 12:35 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 19-16 |
| 12:33 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards hits the follow up shot | 21-16 |
| 12:11 | UMBC | Bernard Nettles is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Bernard Nettles, team foul #5 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed (PG), Clyde Brisson (SF), Pablo Nunez (PF), John Golden (C) George Cogar, Richard Jeffrey, James Edwards, John Carr | |
| Subs | UMBC | Charles Searcy (SF), Johnny Schiff (PF) Robert Bissell, Wayne Metcalfe | |
| 12:00 | Eastern Illinois | Pablo Nunez is fouled on the floor by Johnny Schiff - foul #1 on Johnny Schiff, team foul #6 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin (SG) Brandon Wakefield | |
| Subs | UMBC | Anthony Cota (C) Anthony Keys | |
| 11:44 | Eastern Illinois | John Golden can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-16 |
| 11:42 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin can't tip it in | 21-16 |
| 11:40 | Eastern Illinois | Pablo Nunez grabs the offensive rebound | 21-16 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Matthew Reed (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Olguin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clyde Brisson (fairly fresh) PF - Pablo Nunez (fresh) C - John Golden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Bernard Nettles (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Arthur Hood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Searcy (fresh) PF - Johnny Schiff (fresh) 5 pts. C - Anthony Cota (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed connects on the 3 from the left wing and he's hacked by Anthony Cota - foul #2 on Anthony Cota, team foul #7 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Howard Culbreath (PG), Roy Youngblood (SG), Frederick Thiel (SF), Wayne Metcalfe (C) Bernard Nettles, Arthur Hood, Charles Searcy, Anthony Cota | |
| 11:35 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed makes the free throw | 25-16 |
| 11:13 | UMBC | Frederick Thiel comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-16 |
| 11:11 | Eastern Illinois | Pablo Nunez gets the rebound | 25-16 |
| 11:04 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 25-16 |
| 11:02 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Roy Youngblood | 25-16 |
| 10:47 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Wayne Metcalfe | 25-18 |
| 10:42 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Golden | 28-18 |
| 10:28 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 28-18 |
| 10:27 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson pulls down the rebound | 28-18 |
| 10:19 | Eastern Illinois | Pablo Nunez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-18 |
| 10:17 | Eastern Illinois | John Golden grabs the offensive rebound | 28-18 |
| 10:06 | Eastern Illinois | Johnny Schiff steals the ball from Paul Olguin | 28-18 |
| 10:04 | UMBC | Roy Youngblood's pass is intercepted by Paul Olguin in the backcourt | 28-18 |
| 10:02 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin hits the finger roll | 30-18 |
| 09:57 | UMBC | Paul Olguin is called for the reach on Howard Culbreath in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Olguin, team foul #7 | 30-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield (PG), Richard Jeffrey (SG), John Carr (SF), James Edwards (PF), Charles Patel (C) Matthew Reed, Paul Olguin, Clyde Brisson, Pablo Nunez, John Golden | |
| Subs | UMBC | Arthur Hood (SG), Robert Bissell (SF), Anthony Keys (C) Roy Youngblood, Frederick Thiel, Wayne Metcalfe | |
| 09:57 | UMBC | Howard Culbreath makes the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 09:57 | UMBC | Howard Culbreath makes the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 09:43 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 30-20 |
| 09:42 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff grabs the board | 30-20 |
| 09:27 | UMBC | John Carr swats the layup by Johnny Schiff | 30-20 |
| 09:26 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr pulls down the rebound | 30-20 |
| 09:22 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey travels with the ball | 30-20 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Bernard Nettles (PG) Howard Culbreath | |
| 09:10 | UMBC | Arthur Hood drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Keys | 30-23 |
| 08:54 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-23 |
| 08:53 | UMBC | Arthur Hood gets the rebound | 30-23 |
| 08:51 | UMBC | Brandon Wakefield steals the ball from Bernard Nettles in the backcourt | 30-23 |
| 08:40 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 30-23 |
| 08:38 | UMBC | Arthur Hood snags the defensive board | 30-23 |
| 08:33 | UMBC | Arthur Hood misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 30-23 |
| 08:32 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff hits the follow up shot | 30-25 |
| 08:20 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-25 |
| 08:14 | UMBC | Bernard Nettles is hacked by Charles Patel - foul #1 on Charles Patel, team foul #8 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed (PG), George Cogar (SG), Clyde Brisson (SF), Salvatore Moran (C) Brandon Wakefield, Richard Jeffrey, John Carr, Charles Patel | |
| Subs | UMBC | Roy Youngblood (SG), Charles Searcy (SF), Wayne Metcalfe (C) Arthur Hood, Robert Bissell, Anthony Keys | |
| 08:14 | UMBC | Bernard Nettles makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 08:14 | UMBC | Bernard Nettles makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 08:05 | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Bernard Nettles - foul #2 on Bernard Nettles, team foul #8 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Howard Culbreath (PG) Bernard Nettles | |
| 08:05 | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar misses the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 08:05 | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 07:54 | UMBC | Howard Culbreath is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-27 |
| 07:52 | UMBC | Roy Youngblood gets the offensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 07:34 | UMBC | Roy Youngblood can't finish the layup | 34-27 |
| 07:33 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards snags the defensive board | 34-27 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Matthew Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Cogar (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Clyde Brisson (fairly fresh) PF - James Edwards (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Salvatore Moran (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Howard Culbreath (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Youngblood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Searcy (fresh) PF - Johnny Schiff (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Metcalfe (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed misses the jumpshot from the right side | 34-27 |
| 07:24 | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar tips it back up and in | 36-27 |
| 06:58 | UMBC | Howard Culbreath misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Matthew Reed - foul #2 on Matthew Reed, team foul #9 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield (PG), Richard Jeffrey (SG), John Golden (C) Matthew Reed, George Cogar, Salvatore Moran | |
| Subs | UMBC | Arthur Hood (SG), Frederick Thiel (SF), Anthony Keys (C) Roy Youngblood, Charles Searcy, Wayne Metcalfe | |
| 06:58 | UMBC | Howard Culbreath makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 06:58 | UMBC | Howard Culbreath makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 06:44 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey knocks in the floater from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 06:18 | UMBC | Clyde Brisson takes the ball from Frederick Thiel | 38-29 |
| 06:13 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey lays it in set up by Clyde Brisson | 40-29 |
| 05:48 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left corner | 40-29 |
| 05:46 | UMBC | Howard Culbreath hits the follow up shot | 40-31 |
| 05:41 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards is hacked by Johnny Schiff - foul #2 on Johnny Schiff, team foul #9 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Carr (SF), Charles Patel (C) Clyde Brisson, John Golden | |
| Subs | UMBC | Roy Youngblood (SG), Robert Bissell (SF), Wayne Metcalfe (PF) Arthur Hood, Frederick Thiel, Johnny Schiff | |
| 05:41 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 05:41 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 05:39 | UMBC | Robert Bissell is hacked by John Carr in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Carr, team foul #10 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Pablo Nunez (PF) James Edwards | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 05:39 | UMBC | Robert Bissell makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 05:39 | UMBC | Robert Bissell misses the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 05:39 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey pulls down the rebound | 42-32 |
| 05:24 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Keys denies the turnaround by Richard Jeffrey | 42-32 |
| 05:22 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel tips it but misses | 42-32 |
| 05:20 | UMBC | Wayne Metcalfe pulls down the rebound | 42-32 |
| 05:02 | UMBC | Robert Bissell makes the wide open driving attempt from the left block | 42-34 |
| 04:40 | Eastern Illinois | Pablo Nunez is fouled on the floor by Wayne Metcalfe - foul #1 on Wayne Metcalfe, team foul #10 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar (PG), Salvatore Moran (C) Richard Jeffrey, Charles Patel | |
| Subs | UMBC | Arthur Hood (SG), Frederick Thiel (SF) Howard Culbreath, Roy Youngblood | |
| 04:40 | Eastern Illinois | Pablo Nunez misses the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 04:40 | Eastern Illinois | Pablo Nunez misses the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 04:40 | UMBC | Anthony Keys gets the rebound | 42-34 |
| 04:33 | UMBC | Anthony Keys scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Bissell | 42-36 |
| 04:14 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from George Cogar | 45-36 |
| 04:09 | UMBC | Robert Bissell is hacked by George Cogar in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Cogar, team foul #11 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey (SG), Clyde Brisson (SF), Charles Patel (C) George Cogar, John Carr, Pablo Nunez | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 04:09 | UMBC | Robert Bissell makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 04:09 | UMBC | Robert Bissell misses the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 04:09 | Eastern Illinois | Salvatore Moran gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 04:04 | Eastern Illinois | Wayne Metcalfe swats the layup by Salvatore Moran | 45-37 |
| 04:02 | UMBC | Arthur Hood grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 04:00 | UMBC | Richard Jeffrey picks off the pass by Frederick Thiel in the backcourt | 45-37 |
| 03:47 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey banks in the layup on a great pass from Clyde Brisson | 47-37 |
| 03:35 | UMBC | Anthony Keys misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 03:33 | UMBC | Robert Bissell pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-37 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Brandon Wakefield (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Richard Jeffrey (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Clyde Brisson (tiring) PF - Salvatore Moran (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Patel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Robert Bissell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Hood (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Frederick Thiel (fairly fresh) PF - Wayne Metcalfe (tiring) 2 reb. C - Anthony Keys (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | UMBC | Anthony Keys throws it down on a nice dish by Arthur Hood | 47-39 |
| 02:58 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Keys steals the ball from Salvatore Moran | 47-39 |
| 02:41 | UMBC | Anthony Keys knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Arthur Hood | 47-41 |
| 02:17 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson misses the turnaround from the left block | 47-41 |
| 02:16 | UMBC | Frederick Thiel gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 01:55 | UMBC | Arthur Hood misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-41 |
| 01:54 | UMBC | Arthur Hood hits the follow up shot | 47-43 |
| 01:35 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-43 |
| 01:33 | UMBC | Frederick Thiel pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 01:28 | UMBC | Arthur Hood is hacked by Charles Patel - foul #2 on Charles Patel, team foul #12 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed (PG), Paul Olguin (SG), George Cogar (SF), John Carr (PF), John Golden (C) Brandon Wakefield, Richard Jeffrey, Clyde Brisson, Salvatore Moran, Charles Patel | |
| Subs | UMBC | Roy Youngblood (SG), Charles Searcy (SF), Kenneth Oram (PF), Anthony Cota (C) Robert Bissell, Frederick Thiel, Wayne Metcalfe, Anthony Keys | |
| 01:28 | UMBC | Arthur Hood makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 01:28 | UMBC | Arthur Hood makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 01:13 | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar misses long on a runner from the right block | 47-45 |
| 01:11 | UMBC | Kenneth Oram snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 01:09 | UMBC | George Cogar takes the ball from Charles Searcy in the backcourt | 47-45 |
| 00:50 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Searcy picks off the pass by John Carr | 47-45 |
| 00:47 | UMBC | Arthur Hood's pass is intercepted by Paul Olguin in the backcourt | 47-45 |
| 00:45 | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Paul Olguin | 49-45 |
| 00:33 | UMBC | Arthur Hood makes the wide open 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Anthony Cota | 49-48 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar loses the ball out of bounds | 49-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards (PF), Charles Patel (C) George Cogar, John Golden | |
| Subs | UMBC | Bernard Nettles (PG) Arthur Hood | |
| 00:01 | UMBC | Charles Searcy buries a shot from the left side | 49-50 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin misses short on a fullcourt shot | 49-50 |