| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Willey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Youngblood (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frederick Thiel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Schiff (fresh) 9 pts. C - Anthony Cota (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Burton Rascoe (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Claude Marsh (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Maday (fresh) PF - Jerome Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - John Wertz (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Richard Maday inbounds the ball | 44-45 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:35 | VCU | Johnny Schiff swats the layup by John Wertz | 44-45 |
| 19:33 | VCU | John Wertz tips it home | 44-47 |
| 19:16 | UMBC | Jerome Jackson steals it from John Willey | 44-47 |
| 18:47 | VCU | Jerome Jackson drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Claude Marsh | 44-49 |
| 18:41 | UMBC | John Willey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-49 |
| 18:39 | VCU | Claude Marsh pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 18:12 | VCU | Jerome Jackson drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Maday | 44-51 |
| 17:52 | UMBC | Anthony Cota can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 17:51 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff tips it home | 46-51 |
| 17:30 | VCU | Johnny Schiff is called for the reach on John Wertz - foul #2 on Johnny Schiff, team foul #1 | 46-51 |
| Subs | UMBC | Wayne Metcalfe (C) Anthony Cota | |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Hall (SF) Richard Maday | |
| 17:22 | VCU | John Wertz connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Burton Rascoe | 46-53 |
| 17:08 | UMBC | Wayne Metcalfe misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-53 |
| 17:07 | VCU | John Wertz gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| 16:44 | VCU | Burton Rascoe can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-53 |
| 16:42 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Wayne Metcalfe | 46-53 |
| 16:29 | UMBC | John Willey misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-53 |
| 16:28 | UMBC | Roy Youngblood grabs the offensive board | 46-53 |
| 16:11 | UMBC | Wayne Metcalfe misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 16:10 | VCU | Jerome Jackson grabs the board | 46-53 |
| 15:56 | VCU | Jerome Jackson misses the easy layup | 46-53 |
| 15:54 | UMBC | Frederick Thiel snags the defensive board | 46-53 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Willey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Youngblood (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frederick Thiel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Schiff (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 blk. C - Wayne Metcalfe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Burton Rascoe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Claude Marsh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kyle Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerome Jackson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - John Wertz (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:31 | UMBC | John Willey buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Roy Youngblood | 49-53 |
| 15:11 | VCU | Jerome Jackson misses badly on a runner from the right block | 49-53 |
| 15:09 | UMBC | Frederick Thiel gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 15:03 | UMBC | John Willey can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 49-53 |
| 15:01 | UMBC | Wayne Metcalfe grabs the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 14:42 | UMBC | Frederick Thiel loses the dribble to Claude Marsh | 49-53 |
| 14:15 | VCU | Claude Marsh scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Burton Rascoe and he's fouled by Wayne Metcalfe - foul #2 on Wayne Metcalfe, team foul #2 | 49-55 |
| Subs | UMBC | Robert Bissell (PG), John Fitzgerald (SG), Anthony Keys (SF), Kenneth Oram (PF), Anthony Cota (C) John Willey, Roy Youngblood, Frederick Thiel, Johnny Schiff, Wayne Metcalfe | |
| Subs | VCU | William Godsey (PG), Richard Maday (SF), Robert Gabel (PF), Rudy Gavin (C) Burton Rascoe, Kyle Hall, Jerome Jackson, John Wertz | |
| 14:15 | VCU | Claude Marsh makes the free throw | 49-56 |
| 13:54 | UMBC | Kenneth Oram can't throw it down but the foul's on Claude Marsh - foul #2 on Claude Marsh, team foul #1 | 49-56 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | VCU | Earl Baker (SG) Claude Marsh | |
| 13:54 | UMBC | Kenneth Oram makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 13:54 | UMBC | Kenneth Oram makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 13:36 | VCU | Richard Maday is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Richard Maday, team foul #2 | 51-56 |
| 13:11 | UMBC | Rudy Gavin swats the layup by John Fitzgerald | 51-56 |
| 13:09 | UMBC | Robert Bissell pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 12:55 | UMBC | The short jumper by Anthony Keys is denied by Richard Maday | 51-56 |
| 12:53 | VCU | Robert Gabel gets the rebound | 51-56 |
| 12:26 | VCU | William Godsey clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-56 |
| 12:24 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Maday | 51-56 |
| 12:08 | VCU | Richard Maday connects on the driving attempt in the lane and he's fouled by Anthony Keys - foul #3 on Anthony Keys, team foul #3 | 51-58 |
| Subs | UMBC | Wayne Metcalfe (PF) Kenneth Oram | |
| Subs | VCU | Burton Rascoe (PG), Jerome Jackson (PF) Earl Baker, Rudy Gavin | |
| 12:08 | VCU | Richard Maday makes the free throw | 51-59 |
| 11:52 | UMBC | Anthony Keys misses long on a shot from the left wing | 51-59 |
| 11:51 | UMBC | Robert Bissell gets the offensive rebound | 51-59 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Robert Bissell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Fitzgerald (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Keys (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Wayne Metcalfe (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Cota (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Burton Rascoe (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Godsey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Maday (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerome Jackson (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Gabel (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | UMBC | John Fitzgerald is called for traveling | 51-59 |
| Subs | UMBC | Johnny Schiff (PF) Anthony Cota | |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Hall (SF) Richard Maday | |
| 11:30 | VCU | Kyle Hall lays it in on a great pass from Burton Rascoe | 51-61 |
| 11:13 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff is fouled on the floor by Jerome Jackson - foul #1 on Jerome Jackson, team foul #3 | 51-61 |
| Subs | UMBC | John Willey (PG), Roy Youngblood (SG), Frederick Thiel (SF) Robert Bissell, John Fitzgerald, Anthony Keys | |
| Subs | VCU | John Wertz (C) Robert Gabel | |
| 10:52 | UMBC | Roy Youngblood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-61 |
| 10:51 | UMBC | Roy Youngblood pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-61 |
| 10:43 | UMBC | John Wertz swats the layup by Johnny Schiff | 51-61 |
| 10:41 | UMBC | Roy Youngblood tips it in | 53-61 |
| 10:18 | VCU | Burton Rascoe is hacked by Frederick Thiel - foul #2 on Frederick Thiel, team foul #4 | 53-61 |
| Subs | UMBC | Anthony Cota (C) Wayne Metcalfe | |
| Subs | VCU | Claude Marsh (SG) William Godsey | |
| 10:08 | VCU | Kyle Hall misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Frederick Thiel - foul #3 on Frederick Thiel, team foul #5 | 53-61 |
| 10:08 | VCU | Kyle Hall misses the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 10:08 | VCU | Kyle Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 09:54 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 53-62 |
| 09:52 | UMBC | The offensive rebound goes to Frederick Thiel | 53-62 |
| 09:43 | UMBC | Frederick Thiel knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Willey | 56-62 |
| 09:29 | VCU | Jerome Jackson is fouled on the floor by Frederick Thiel - foul #4 on Frederick Thiel, team foul #6 | 56-62 |
| Subs | UMBC | John Fitzgerald (PG), Robert Bissell (SF), Anthony Keys (PF) John Willey, Frederick Thiel, Johnny Schiff | |
| Subs | VCU | William Godsey (PG), Richard Maday (SF), Robert Gabel (PF), Rudy Gavin (C) Burton Rascoe, Kyle Hall, Jerome Jackson, John Wertz | |
| 09:15 | VCU | Robert Gabel is hacked by Roy Youngblood - foul #2 on Roy Youngblood, team foul #7 | 56-62 |
| Subs | UMBC | Wayne Metcalfe (PF) John Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 09:15 | VCU | Robert Gabel misses the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 09:15 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Anthony Cota | 56-62 |
| 08:54 | UMBC | Roy Youngblood knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-62 |
| 08:39 | VCU | Robert Bissell takes the ball from Claude Marsh | 59-62 |
| 08:28 | UMBC | Anthony Keys makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Roy Youngblood | 62-62 |
| 08:12 | VCU | William Godsey blows the layup | 62-62 |
| 08:11 | UMBC | Wayne Metcalfe pulls down the rebound | 62-62 |
| 08:09 | UMBC | William Godsey picks off the pass by Robert Bissell in the backcourt | 62-62 |
| 07:53 | VCU | Rudy Gavin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-62 |
| 07:52 | UMBC | Anthony Cota snags the defensive board | 62-62 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Robert Bissell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roy Youngblood (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Keys (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Wayne Metcalfe (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Cota (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Godsey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Claude Marsh (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Maday (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Gabel (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Rudy Gavin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:38 | UMBC | Anthony Cota comes up short on the floater from the left side | 62-62 |
| 07:37 | VCU | The rebound goes to Robert Gabel | 62-62 |
| 07:19 | VCU | Robert Gabel's pass is intercepted by Wayne Metcalfe | 62-62 |
| 07:08 | UMBC | Anthony Keys misses the jump hook from the left block | 62-62 |
| 07:07 | VCU | Claude Marsh pulls down the rebound | 62-62 |
| 06:50 | VCU | Robert Gabel steps out of bounds on the baseline | 62-62 |
| Subs | UMBC | John Willey (PG), Frederick Thiel (SF), Johnny Schiff (PF) Roy Youngblood, Wayne Metcalfe, Anthony Cota | |
| Subs | VCU | Burton Rascoe (PG), Kyle Hall (SG), Earl Baker (SF), Jerome Jackson (PF), John Wertz (C) William Godsey, Claude Marsh, Richard Maday, Robert Gabel, Rudy Gavin | |
| 06:34 | UMBC | Frederick Thiel hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 06:32 | UMBC | Anthony Keys pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 06:12 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff is hacked by Jerome Jackson - foul #2 on Jerome Jackson, team foul #4 | 62-62 |
| Subs | UMBC | John Fitzgerald (SG), Joseph Smith (C) Robert Bissell, Anthony Keys | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 06:01 | UMBC | John Fitzgerald misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Earl Baker - foul #1 on Earl Baker, team foul #5 | 62-62 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | VCU | William Godsey (SG) Earl Baker | |
| 06:01 | UMBC | John Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 06:01 | UMBC | John Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 05:54 | VCU | Johnny Schiff takes the ball from Burton Rascoe | 64-62 |
| 05:41 | UMBC | Frederick Thiel comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-62 |
| 05:40 | VCU | Kyle Hall gets the rebound | 64-62 |
| 05:19 | VCU | Jerome Jackson scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Kyle Hall | 64-64 |
| 04:53 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff is denied on a layup by John Wertz | 64-64 |
| 04:52 | VCU | Kyle Hall snags the defensive board | 64-64 |
| 04:38 | VCU | Kyle Hall makes the jumper from the right wing | 64-66 |
| 04:19 | UMBC | John Willey misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-66 |
| 04:17 | VCU | John Wertz gets the rebound | 64-66 |
| 04:07 | VCU | Burton Rascoe misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-66 |
| 04:06 | UMBC | Frederick Thiel grabs the defensive rebound | 64-66 |
| 03:52 | UMBC | John Fitzgerald misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-66 |
| 03:50 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff hits the follow up shot | 66-66 |
| 03:50 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Subs | UMBC | Roy Youngblood (SG), Anthony Cota (C) John Fitzgerald, Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | VCU | Claude Marsh (SG), Richard Maday (SF) William Godsey, Kyle Hall | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Willey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Youngblood (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frederick Thiel (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Johnny Schiff (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Cota (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Burton Rascoe (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Claude Marsh (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Maday (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerome Jackson (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - John Wertz (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:30 | VCU | Richard Maday comes up short on the shot in the lane | 66-66 |
| 03:28 | UMBC | Anthony Cota snags the defensive board | 66-66 |
| 03:17 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Roy Youngblood | 68-66 |
| 02:56 | VCU | Claude Marsh can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-66 |
| 02:55 | UMBC | Anthony Cota gets the rebound | 68-66 |
| 02:29 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from John Willey | 70-66 |
| 02:17 | VCU | John Wertz misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Anthony Cota - foul #1 on Anthony Cota, team foul #8 | 70-66 |
| 02:17 | VCU | John Wertz misses the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 02:17 | VCU | John Wertz misses the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 02:17 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Anthony Cota | 70-66 |
| 02:01 | UMBC | Roy Youngblood clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-66 |
| 02:00 | UMBC | John Willey snags the offensive board | 70-66 |
| 01:48 | UMBC | Roy Youngblood comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 70-66 |
| 01:47 | VCU | Jerome Jackson snags the defensive board | 70-66 |
| 01:39 | VCU | Burton Rascoe misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-66 |
| 01:38 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff gets the rebound | 70-66 |
| 01:31 | UMBC | Anthony Cota misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 70-66 |
| 01:29 | UMBC | John Willey snags the offensive board | 70-66 |
| 01:17 | UMBC | Roy Youngblood comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-66 |
| 01:16 | VCU | Richard Maday pulls down the rebound | 70-66 |
| 01:11 | VCU | Claude Marsh can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-66 |
| 01:10 | UMBC | The rebound goes to John Willey | 70-66 |
| 01:02 | UMBC | Anthony Cota buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Willey and the foul's on John Wertz - foul #1 on John Wertz, team foul #6 | 72-66 |
| 01:02 | UMBC | Anthony Cota makes the free throw | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:47 | VCU | Richard Maday drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Claude Marsh | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:46 | UMBC | Claude Marsh is called for the reach on Roy Youngblood in the backcourt - foul #3 on Claude Marsh, team foul #7 | 73-68 |
| Subs | UMBC | Kenneth Wong (PG), Robert Bissell (SF) John Willey, Frederick Thiel | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 00:46 | UMBC | Roy Youngblood misses the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:46 | VCU | John Wertz gets the rebound | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:39 | VCU | Richard Maday misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-68 |
| 00:37 | UMBC | Kenneth Wong grabs the defensive rebound | 73-68 |
| 00:37 | UMBC | UMBC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-68 |
| 00:36 | UMBC | Kenneth Wong is fouled in the backcourt by Burton Rascoe - foul #2 on Burton Rascoe, team foul #8 | 73-68 |
| 00:36 | UMBC | Kenneth Wong makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:36 | UMBC | Kenneth Wong makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:30 | VCU | Burton Rascoe clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-68 |
| 00:28 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Maday | 75-68 |
| 00:24 | VCU | Claude Marsh misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 75-68 |
| 00:23 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Johnny Schiff | 75-68 |
| 00:23 | UMBC | UMBC calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-68 |
| 00:20 | UMBC | Claude Marsh is called for the reach on Roy Youngblood in the backcourt - foul #4 on Claude Marsh, team foul #9 | 75-68 |
| 00:20 | UMBC | Roy Youngblood makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:20 | UMBC | Roy Youngblood makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:16 | VCU | Burton Rascoe buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Wertz | 77-71 |
| 00:14 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff is hacked by Burton Rascoe in the backcourt - foul #3 on Burton Rascoe, team foul #10 | 77-71 |
| Subs | UMBC | Frederick Thiel (SF) Kenneth Wong | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 00:14 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:14 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:07 | VCU | Claude Marsh can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 79-71 |
| 00:06 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to John Wertz | 79-71 |
| 00:02 | VCU | Claude Marsh drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 79-74 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UMBC | Robert Bissell runs out the clock | 79-74 |