| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Donald Richard (fresh) SG - Brian Kyle (fresh) SF - Moshe Boyarski (fresh) PF - Tim Squires (fresh) C - Donald Echols (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Williams (fresh) SG - Kent Washington (fresh) SF - Daniel Clayton (fresh) PF - Louis Pham (fresh) C - Gordon Larsen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski drills a shot from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:39 | UMBC | Kent Washington clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:38 | UMBC | Gordon Larsen grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | UMBC | Tim Squires steals the ball from Kent Washington | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Gordon Larsen - foul #1 on Gordon Larsen, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle makes the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:45 | UMBC | John Williams misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Donald Richard - foul #1 on Donald Richard, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:45 | UMBC | John Williams misses the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:45 | UMBC | John Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:45 | UMBC | The offensive rebound goes to Gordon Larsen | 3-0 |
| 18:31 | UMBC | John Williams clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 3-0 |
| 18:30 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:13 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard connects on the jump hook near the basket | 5-0 |
| 17:54 | UMBC | Kent Washington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-0 |
| 17:34 | Detroit Mercy | John Williams steps in front of the Moshe Boyarski pass | 5-0 |
| 17:27 | UMBC | Donald Echols is called for the reach on John Williams - foul #1 on Donald Echols, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| 17:16 | UMBC | Daniel Clayton misses the jumper from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 17:14 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols pulls down the rebound | 5-0 |
| 16:56 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Kent Washington - foul #1 on Kent Washington, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney (SG) Brian Kyle | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 16:56 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski misses the 1st free throw | 5-0 |
| 16:56 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski misses the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| 16:56 | UMBC | Louis Pham pulls down the rebound | 5-0 |
| 16:33 | UMBC | John Williams misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 5-0 |
| 16:32 | UMBC | Louis Pham tips it in | 5-2 |
| 16:16 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-2 |
| 16:14 | UMBC | Daniel Clayton snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 16:09 | UMBC | Moshe Boyarski picks off the pass by John Williams | 5-2 |
| 15:59 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols banks in the layup on a great pass from Donald Richard | 7-2 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Donald Richard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Mullaney (fresh) SF - Moshe Boyarski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tim Squires (fairly fresh) C - Donald Echols (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Williams (fresh) SG - Kent Washington (fresh) SF - Daniel Clayton (fresh) PF - Louis Pham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gordon Larsen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | UMBC | Louis Pham is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Louis Pham, team foul #3 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer (PG), Brian Kyle (SG), Earl Miller (SF), Darrell Welch (PF), John Hite (C) Donald Richard, Robert Mullaney, Moshe Boyarski, Tim Squires, Donald Echols | |
| Subs | UMBC | Kennith Stoughton (SF), Gary Cottrill (C) Daniel Clayton, Gordon Larsen | |
| 15:15 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-2 |
| 15:14 | UMBC | Gary Cottrill gets the rebound | 7-2 |
| 14:57 | UMBC | John Williams buries a shot from the left side | 7-4 |
| 14:49 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 7-4 |
| 14:48 | Detroit Mercy | John Hite tips it in | 9-4 |
| 14:27 | UMBC | Kent Washington is hacked by Brian Kyle - foul #1 on Brian Kyle, team foul #3 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard (PG) Micheal Sailer | |
| Subs | UMBC | Steven Nichols (SG), Louis Glenn (PF), Brian Ritz (C) John Williams, Kent Washington, Louis Pham | |
| 14:11 | UMBC | Louis Glenn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-4 |
| 14:10 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle gets the rebound | 9-4 |
| 13:52 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-4 |
| 13:50 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Kennith Stoughton | 9-4 |
| 13:30 | UMBC | Gary Cottrill lays it up and in set up by Brian Ritz and he's hacked by John Hite - foul #1 on John Hite, team foul #4 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney (SG), Moshe Boyarski (SF), Tim Squires (PF), Donald Echols (C) Brian Kyle, Earl Miller, Darrell Welch, John Hite | |
| Subs | UMBC | John Williams (PG), Daniel Clayton (SF), Gordon Larsen (C) Steven Nichols, Louis Glenn, Brian Ritz | |
| 13:30 | UMBC | Gary Cottrill misses the free throw | 9-6 |
| 13:30 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney snags the defensive board | 9-6 |
| 13:13 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Daniel Clayton - foul #1 on Daniel Clayton, team foul #4 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Louis Pham (PF) Gary Cottrill | |
| 13:13 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski makes the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 13:13 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski makes the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 12:44 | UMBC | Daniel Clayton connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Louis Pham | 11-8 |
| 12:29 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski is hacked by Gordon Larsen - foul #2 on Gordon Larsen, team foul #5 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle (SG) Robert Mullaney | |
| Subs | UMBC | Kent Washington (SG), Gary Cottrill (C) Kennith Stoughton, Gordon Larsen | |
| 12:14 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires's floater is tipped away by Gary Cottrill | 11-8 |
| 12:12 | UMBC | John Williams grabs the board | 11-8 |
| 11:55 | UMBC | Louis Pham hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Williams | 11-11 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Donald Richard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Kyle (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Moshe Boyarski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tim Squires (fresh) C - Donald Echols (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kent Washington (fresh) SF - Daniel Clayton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Pham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Cottrill (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 11-11 |
| 11:35 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols hits the follow up shot | 13-11 |
| 11:22 | UMBC | Daniel Clayton is fouled on the floor by Moshe Boyarski - foul #1 on Moshe Boyarski, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer (PG) Donald Richard | |
| Subs | UMBC | Steven Nichols (PG) John Williams | |
| 11:02 | UMBC | Steven Nichols misses badly on a floater from the left side | 13-11 |
| 11:00 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Tim Squires | 13-11 |
| 10:40 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires double dribbles | 13-11 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney (SG), Earl Miller (SF) Brian Kyle, Moshe Boyarski | |
| Subs | UMBC | Kennith Stoughton (SF) Daniel Clayton | |
| 10:28 | UMBC | Louis Pham scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Steven Nichols | 13-14 |
| 10:06 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 13-14 |
| 10:05 | UMBC | Louis Pham grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 09:47 | UMBC | The jumper by Louis Pham is denied by Donald Echols | 13-14 |
| 09:46 | UMBC | Gary Cottrill gets the offensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 09:27 | UMBC | Louis Pham can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-14 |
| 09:26 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Donald Echols | 13-14 |
| 09:21 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Earl Miller and he's hacked by Gary Cottrill - foul #1 on Gary Cottrill, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard (PG), Brian Kyle (SG), Moshe Boyarski (SF), Darrell Welch (PF) Micheal Sailer, Robert Mullaney, Earl Miller, Tim Squires | |
| Subs | UMBC | John Williams (PG), Daniel Clayton (SF), Louis Glenn (PF), Brian Ritz (C) Steven Nichols, Kent Washington, Louis Pham, Gary Cottrill | |
| 09:21 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols makes the free throw | 16-14 |
| 08:59 | UMBC | Kennith Stoughton misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 16-14 |
| 08:58 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch gets the rebound | 16-14 |
| 08:42 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-14 |
| 08:25 | UMBC | John Williams buries a shot from the left side | 19-16 |
| 08:10 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-16 |
| 08:08 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski misses the tip | 19-16 |
| 08:07 | UMBC | John Williams grabs the board | 19-16 |
| 07:52 | UMBC | Louis Glenn is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Louis Glenn, team foul #7 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires (PF) Donald Echols | |
| Subs | UMBC | Kent Washington (SG), Louis Pham (PF), Gary Cottrill (C) Kennith Stoughton, Louis Glenn, Brian Ritz | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Donald Richard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Kyle (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Moshe Boyarski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tim Squires (fresh) C - Darrell Welch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kent Washington (fresh) SF - Daniel Clayton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Pham (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Cottrill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard's pass is intercepted by Gary Cottrill | 19-16 |
| 07:22 | UMBC | Kent Washington buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Louis Pham | 19-19 |
| 07:16 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Richard and the foul's on Daniel Clayton - foul #2 on Daniel Clayton, team foul #8 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney (SG) Brian Kyle | |
| Subs | UMBC | Brian Ritz (C) Daniel Clayton | |
| 07:16 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski misses the free throw | 21-19 |
| 07:16 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch gets the offensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 07:02 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-19 |
| 07:01 | UMBC | Louis Pham gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 06:52 | UMBC | Brian Ritz is fouled on the floor by Tim Squires - foul #1 on Tim Squires, team foul #6 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller (SF) Moshe Boyarski | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 06:38 | UMBC | Gary Cottrill misses long on a shot from the right side | 21-19 |
| 06:37 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 06:16 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-19 |
| 06:15 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch grabs the offensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 06:04 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch lays it up and in on a nice dish by Earl Miller | 23-19 |
| 05:49 | UMBC | Donald Richard is called for the reach on Kent Washington - foul #2 on Donald Richard, team foul #7 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer (PG), Brian Kyle (SG), John Hite (PF), Donald Echols (C) Donald Richard, Robert Mullaney, Tim Squires, Darrell Welch | |
| Subs | UMBC | Kennith Stoughton (SF) Brian Ritz | |
| 05:49 | UMBC | Kent Washington misses the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 05:49 | Detroit Mercy | John Hite grabs the defensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 05:37 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 23-19 |
| 05:35 | UMBC | Louis Pham snags the defensive board | 23-19 |
| 05:28 | UMBC | Louis Pham drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Kennith Stoughton | 23-21 |
| 05:14 | Detroit Mercy | John Hite's pass is intercepted by Kennith Stoughton | 23-21 |
| 04:54 | UMBC | Louis Pham hits the finger roll set up by Kent Washington and he's hacked by Earl Miller - foul #1 on Earl Miller, team foul #8 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski (SF), Tim Squires (PF) Earl Miller, John Hite | |
| Subs | UMBC | Steven Nichols (SG), Louis Glenn (SF), Brian Ritz (C) John Williams, Kent Washington, Gary Cottrill | |
| 04:54 | UMBC | Louis Pham makes the free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:37 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle loses the dribble to Brian Ritz | 23-24 |
| 04:22 | UMBC | Brian Kyle steps in front of the Kennith Stoughton pass | 23-24 |
| 04:02 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski's dunk attempt is rejected by Louis Pham | 23-24 |
| 04:00 | UMBC | Brian Ritz grabs the board | 23-24 |
| 03:45 | UMBC | Steven Nichols blows the layup | 23-24 |
| 03:43 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols grabs the board | 23-24 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Micheal Sailer (fresh) SG - Brian Kyle (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Moshe Boyarski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tim Squires (fresh) C - Donald Echols (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Kennith Stoughton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Nichols (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Louis Glenn (fresh) PF - Louis Pham (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Ritz (fresh) | |
| 03:39 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer misses short on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Louis Pham - foul #2 on Louis Pham, team foul #9 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney (SG) Brian Kyle | |
| Subs | UMBC | John Williams (PG), Kent Washington (SG), Daniel Clayton (SF), Gary Cottrill (PF), Gordon Larsen (C) Kennith Stoughton, Steven Nichols, Louis Glenn, Louis Pham, Brian Ritz | |
| 03:39 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 03:39 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 03:19 | UMBC | Gary Cottrill misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Tim Squires - foul #2 on Tim Squires, team foul #9 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard (PG), Darrell Welch (C) Micheal Sailer, Donald Echols | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 03:19 | UMBC | Gary Cottrill makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 03:19 | UMBC | Gary Cottrill makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:09 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Gary Cottrill - foul #2 on Gary Cottrill, team foul #10 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Hite (C) Tim Squires | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 03:09 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:09 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 02:56 | UMBC | Gary Cottrill is whistled for a carry | 26-26 |
| 02:30 | Detroit Mercy | Kent Washington is called for the reach on John Hite - foul #2 on Kent Washington, team foul #11 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols (C) Darrell Welch | |
| Subs | UMBC | Louis Pham (PF) Gary Cottrill | |
| 02:30 | Detroit Mercy | John Hite misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 02:30 | Detroit Mercy | John Hite makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 02:16 | UMBC | Louis Pham comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-26 |
| 02:14 | UMBC | John Williams misses the tip | 27-26 |
| 02:13 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 01:56 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 27-26 |
| 01:55 | UMBC | Kent Washington grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 01:44 | UMBC | Kent Washington misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 01:42 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols grabs the defensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 01:25 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-26 |
| 01:12 | UMBC | Louis Pham misses the easy layup | 30-26 |
| 01:10 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 00:55 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 00:54 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Richard | 30-26 |
| 00:40 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols can't finish the layup | 30-26 |
| 00:39 | UMBC | John Williams pulls down the rebound | 30-26 |
| 00:34 | UMBC | John Williams buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kent Washington | 30-28 |
| 00:18 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-28 |
| 00:16 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski grabs the offensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 00:05 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner but he's fouled by Kent Washington - foul #3 on Kent Washington, team foul #12 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle (SG), Tim Squires (PF), Darrell Welch (C) Robert Mullaney, John Hite, Donald Echols | |
| Subs | UMBC | Kennith Stoughton (PG), Steven Nichols (SG), Gary Cottrill (SF), Brian Ritz (C) John Williams, Kent Washington, Daniel Clayton, Gordon Larsen | |
| 00:05 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 00:05 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski misses the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 00:05 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski makes the 3rd free throw | 32-28 |
| 00:02 | UMBC | Kennith Stoughton loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-28 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller (SF) Moshe Boyarski | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard knocks in the floater from the right side | 34-28 |