| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Frank Foy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Berg (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Billy Luke (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Benton Padillo (fresh) 6 pts. C - Daniel Cater (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Randy Rudd (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bennie Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Orlando Walker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Mastropietro (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Bulter (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Orlando Walker inbounds the ball | 32-41 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Western Carolina | The short jumper by Bennie Thornton is denied by Daniel Cater | 32-41 |
| 19:48 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Benton Padillo | 32-41 |
| 19:41 | UMBC | Billy Luke misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 32-41 |
| 19:39 | Western Carolina | Joseph Mastropietro grabs the defensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 19:24 | Western Carolina | Bennie Thornton misses the floater from the right side | 32-41 |
| 19:23 | UMBC | Daniel Cater grabs the board | 32-41 |
| 19:05 | UMBC | Daniel Cater comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 32-41 |
| 19:04 | UMBC | Daniel Cater tips it home | 34-41 |
| 18:42 | Western Carolina | Richard Bulter misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Frank Foy - foul #3 on Frank Foy, team foul #1 | 34-41 |
| Subs | UMBC | Jason Prentice (PG) Frank Foy | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 18:42 | Western Carolina | Richard Bulter makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 18:42 | Western Carolina | Richard Bulter misses the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 18:42 | UMBC | Daniel Cater grabs the defensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 18:31 | UMBC | Benton Padillo connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 36-42 |
| 18:15 | Western Carolina | Richard Bulter can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 36-42 |
| 18:14 | UMBC | Billy Luke pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| 18:08 | UMBC | Joseph Mastropietro swats the shot by Jason Prentice | 36-42 |
| 18:06 | Western Carolina | Joseph Mastropietro grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 18:03 | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randy Rudd, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Smith (PG) Randy Rudd | |
| 17:43 | UMBC | Billy Luke lays it up and in set up by Benton Padillo | 38-42 |
| 17:32 | Western Carolina | Thomas Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jason Prentice - foul #3 on Jason Prentice, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | UMBC | Steven Gerena (PG), Sean Walker (SG), Jeff Amy (C) Jason Prentice, Gregory Berg, Daniel Cater | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Timmy Link (PF), David Temples (C) Joseph Mastropietro, Richard Bulter | |
| 17:32 | Western Carolina | Thomas Smith makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 17:32 | Western Carolina | Thomas Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 17:32 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Jeff Amy | 38-43 |
| 17:07 | UMBC | Timmy Link takes the ball from Steven Gerena | 38-43 |
| 16:40 | Western Carolina | Bennie Thornton clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Billy Luke - foul #2 on Billy Luke, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | UMBC | Merle Evans (PF), Carlton Stevens (C) Billy Luke, Benton Padillo | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Gerald Waters (SF) Orlando Walker | |
| 16:40 | Western Carolina | Bennie Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 16:40 | Western Carolina | Bennie Thornton misses the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 16:40 | UMBC | Carlton Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 16:17 | UMBC | Merle Evans makes the floater in the lane | 40-44 |
| 15:59 | Western Carolina | Bennie Thornton misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Merle Evans - foul #2 on Merle Evans, team foul #4 | 40-44 |
| Subs | UMBC | Frank Foy (PG), Gregory Berg (SG), Daniel Cater (C) Steven Gerena, Sean Walker, Carlton Stevens | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd (PG), Richard Bulter (C) Thomas Smith, David Temples | |
| 15:59 | Western Carolina | Bennie Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 15:59 | Western Carolina | Bennie Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Frank Foy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Berg (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeff Amy (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Merle Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Cater (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Randy Rudd (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bennie Thornton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Waters (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Timmy Link (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Bulter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:51 | UMBC | Jeff Amy buries a jumper near the basket set up by Daniel Cater | 42-46 |
| 15:35 | Western Carolina | Richard Bulter's pass is intercepted by Frank Foy | 42-46 |
| 15:32 | UMBC | Frank Foy misses the easy layup | 42-46 |
| 15:31 | UMBC | Merle Evans pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 15:09 | UMBC | Frank Foy misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-46 |
| 15:08 | UMBC | Jeff Amy tips it in | 44-46 |
| 14:51 | Western Carolina | Daniel Cater is called for the reach on Richard Bulter - foul #2 on Daniel Cater, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| Subs | UMBC | Billy Luke (SF), Benton Padillo (PF) Jeff Amy, Merle Evans | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Smith (SG), Orlando Walker (SF), Joseph Mastropietro (PF) Bennie Thornton, Gerald Waters, Timmy Link | |
| 14:35 | Western Carolina | Orlando Walker misses the lay-in | 44-46 |
| 14:33 | Western Carolina | Joseph Mastropietro tips it but misses | 44-46 |
| 14:31 | UMBC | Daniel Cater grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 14:19 | UMBC | Daniel Cater clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 14:18 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Joseph Mastropietro | 44-46 |
| 13:54 | Western Carolina | Joseph Mastropietro clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 13:53 | UMBC | Billy Luke grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 13:43 | UMBC | Billy Luke is hacked by Thomas Smith - foul #1 on Thomas Smith, team foul #2 | 44-46 |
| Subs | UMBC | Sean Walker (SG), Carlton Stevens (C) Gregory Berg, Daniel Cater | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Temples (C) Richard Bulter | |
| 13:23 | UMBC | Sean Walker misses short on a shot from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 13:21 | Western Carolina | Orlando Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 13:16 | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 13:14 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Benton Padillo | 44-46 |
| 12:55 | UMBC | Frank Foy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-46 |
| Subs | UMBC | Jason Prentice (PG), Jeff Amy (SF), Merle Evans (PF) Frank Foy, Billy Luke, Benton Padillo | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Cortes (SG), Timmy Link (C) Randy Rudd, David Temples | |
| 12:39 | Western Carolina | Robert Cortes double dribbles | 44-46 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Temples (C) Joseph Mastropietro | |
| 12:19 | UMBC | The pull-up jumper by Carlton Stevens is blocked by Timmy Link | 44-46 |
| 12:18 | Western Carolina | David Temples snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 12:00 | Western Carolina | Robert Cortes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 11:58 | UMBC | Jeff Amy grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Jason Prentice (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sean Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jeff Amy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Merle Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlton Stevens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Thomas Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Cortes (fresh) SF - Orlando Walker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Timmy Link (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Temples (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:53 | UMBC | Jeff Amy loses the ball out of bounds | 44-46 |
| Subs | UMBC | Daniel Cater (C) Carlton Stevens | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd (PG), Bennie Thornton (SG), Gerald Waters (SF) Thomas Smith, Robert Cortes, Orlando Walker | |
| 11:37 | Western Carolina | Gerald Waters comes up short on the floater in the paint | 44-46 |
| 11:36 | UMBC | Daniel Cater grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 11:23 | UMBC | Sean Walker's pass is intercepted by Gerald Waters | 44-46 |
| 11:00 | Western Carolina | Timmy Link misses the dunk | 44-46 |
| 10:59 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Sean Walker | 44-46 |
| 10:52 | UMBC | Sean Walker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-46 |
| 10:51 | UMBC | Jeff Amy tips it in | 46-46 |
| 10:29 | Western Carolina | David Temples misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 10:28 | Western Carolina | Gerald Waters tips it back up and in | 46-48 |
| 10:12 | UMBC | Merle Evans misses badly on a floater from the left block | 46-48 |
| 10:10 | Western Carolina | Timmy Link grabs the board | 46-48 |
| 09:50 | Western Carolina | Timmy Link clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 09:49 | UMBC | Sean Walker gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| 09:45 | UMBC | Sean Walker scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-48 |
| 09:27 | Western Carolina | Daniel Cater steals it from David Temples | 48-48 |
| 09:09 | UMBC | Daniel Cater scores on a runner from the right block and he's fouled by David Temples - foul #1 on David Temples, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| Subs | UMBC | Frank Foy (PG), Gregory Berg (SG), Billy Luke (SF), Benton Padillo (PF) Jason Prentice, Sean Walker, Jeff Amy, Merle Evans | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Smith (PG), Robert Cortes (SG), Orlando Walker (SF), Joseph Mastropietro (PF), Richard Bulter (C) Randy Rudd, Bennie Thornton, Gerald Waters, Timmy Link, David Temples | |
| 09:09 | UMBC | Daniel Cater makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| 08:51 | Western Carolina | Joseph Mastropietro is called for traveling | 51-48 |
| Subs | UMBC | Carlton Stevens (C) Daniel Cater | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 08:30 | UMBC | Gregory Berg misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 08:28 | Western Carolina | Richard Bulter grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 08:03 | Western Carolina | Joseph Mastropietro hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-48 |
| 08:01 | Western Carolina | Orlando Walker can't tip it in | 51-48 |
| 07:59 | Western Carolina | Richard Bulter gets the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 07:50 | Western Carolina | Joseph Mastropietro comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 07:48 | Western Carolina | Orlando Walker tips it in | 51-50 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Frank Foy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Berg (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Billy Luke (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benton Padillo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlton Stevens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Thomas Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Cortes (fresh) SF - Orlando Walker (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Mastropietro (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Bulter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | UMBC | Billy Luke misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 51-50 |
| 07:18 | UMBC | Frank Foy tips it home | 53-50 |
| 06:57 | Western Carolina | Orlando Walker is called for 3 seconds | 53-50 |
| Subs | UMBC | Steven Gerena (SG) Gregory Berg | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd (PG), Bennie Thornton (SG), Gerald Waters (PF), Charles Dickson (C) Thomas Smith, Robert Cortes, Joseph Mastropietro, Richard Bulter | |
| 06:43 | UMBC | Frank Foy travels with the ball | 53-50 |
| Subs | UMBC | Jason Prentice (PG), Jeff Amy (C) Frank Foy, Carlton Stevens | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 06:15 | Western Carolina | Bennie Thornton knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Randy Rudd | 53-53 |
| 06:03 | UMBC | Billy Luke's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Dickson | 53-53 |
| 06:01 | Western Carolina | Gerald Waters grabs the board | 53-53 |
| 05:42 | Western Carolina | Gerald Waters drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Bennie Thornton and the foul's on Benton Padillo - foul #1 on Benton Padillo, team foul #6 | 53-55 |
| Subs | UMBC | Gregory Berg (SG), Merle Evans (PF), Daniel Cater (C) Steven Gerena, Billy Luke, Benton Padillo | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Temples (PF), Richard Bulter (C) Orlando Walker, Charles Dickson | |
| 05:42 | Western Carolina | Gerald Waters makes the free throw | 53-56 |
| 05:28 | UMBC | Jeff Amy is fouled on the floor by Gerald Waters - foul #2 on Gerald Waters, team foul #4 | 53-56 |
| Subs | UMBC | Frank Foy (PG) Jason Prentice | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Joseph Mastropietro (PF) David Temples | |
| 05:14 | UMBC | Gregory Berg hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Merle Evans | 56-56 |
| 04:52 | Western Carolina | Bennie Thornton scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald Waters | 56-59 |
| 04:45 | UMBC | Frank Foy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-59 |
| 04:44 | UMBC | Frank Foy pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 04:26 | UMBC | Jeff Amy buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-59 |
| 04:04 | Western Carolina | Gregory Berg steps in front of the Gerald Waters pass | 58-59 |
| 03:47 | UMBC | Jeff Amy is fouled on the floor by Bennie Thornton - foul #2 on Bennie Thornton, team foul #5 | 58-59 |
| Subs | UMBC | Jason Prentice (PG), Sean Walker (SG), Billy Luke (SF), Benton Padillo (PF), Carlton Stevens (C) Frank Foy, Gregory Berg, Jeff Amy, Merle Evans, Daniel Cater | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Smith (PG), Robert Cortes (SG), Orlando Walker (SF), Timmy Link (PF), David Temples (C) Randy Rudd, Bennie Thornton, Gerald Waters, Joseph Mastropietro, Richard Bulter | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Jason Prentice (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sean Walker (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Billy Luke (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benton Padillo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlton Stevens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Thomas Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Cortes (fresh) SF - Orlando Walker (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Timmy Link (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Temples (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:33 | UMBC | Sean Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 03:31 | UMBC | Billy Luke grabs the offensive board | 58-59 |
| 03:14 | UMBC | Billy Luke makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Sean Walker | 60-59 |
| 02:58 | Western Carolina | Robert Cortes is whistled for traveling | 60-59 |
| 02:55 | UMBC | UMBC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| Subs | UMBC | Frank Foy (PG), Gregory Berg (SG), Daniel Cater (C) Jason Prentice, Sean Walker, Carlton Stevens | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd (PG), Bennie Thornton (SG), Joseph Mastropietro (PF), Richard Bulter (C) Thomas Smith, Robert Cortes, Timmy Link, David Temples | |
| 02:47 | UMBC | Benton Padillo buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Frank Foy | 62-59 |
| 02:29 | Western Carolina | Daniel Cater is called for the reach on Bennie Thornton - foul #3 on Daniel Cater, team foul #7 | 62-59 |
| 02:29 | Western Carolina | Bennie Thornton misses the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 02:29 | Western Carolina | Joseph Mastropietro grabs the offensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 02:18 | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-59 |
| 02:17 | Western Carolina | Richard Bulter tips it home | 62-61 |
| 01:56 | UMBC | Joseph Mastropietro blocks the jumper by Gregory Berg | 62-61 |
| 01:54 | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 01:37 | Western Carolina | Orlando Walker misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Daniel Cater - foul #4 on Daniel Cater, team foul #8 | 62-61 |
| 01:37 | Western Carolina | Orlando Walker misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 01:37 | Western Carolina | Orlando Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 01:37 | UMBC | Benton Padillo grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 01:18 | UMBC | Frank Foy clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 62-61 |
| 01:17 | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 00:58 | Western Carolina | Frank Foy steps in front of the Bennie Thornton pass | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | UMBC | Benton Padillo comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Orlando Walker - foul #1 on Orlando Walker, team foul #6 | 62-61 |
| 00:36 | UMBC | Benton Padillo misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:36 | UMBC | Benton Padillo makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:09 | Western Carolina | Joseph Mastropietro misses short on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Gregory Berg - foul #1 on Gregory Berg, team foul #9 | 63-61 |
| 00:09 | Western Carolina | Joseph Mastropietro makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 00:09 | Western Carolina | Joseph Mastropietro makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 00:09 | UMBC | UMBC calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| 00:05 | UMBC | Benton Padillo lays it in on a nice dish by Frank Foy | 65-63 |
| 00:05 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | Joseph Mastropietro clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-63 |