| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Willey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Kistler (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Frederick Thiel (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Johnny Schiff (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Cota (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ray Thrower (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jim Rhodes (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Musson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMBC | Frederick Thiel inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | UMBC | Frederick Thiel's floater is knocked away by William Musson | 28-31 |
| 19:44 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 19:21 | Iowa | The short jumper by William Musson is denied by Anthony Cota | 28-31 |
| 19:20 | Iowa | Ray Thrower tips it back up and in | 28-33 |
| 19:01 | UMBC | John Willey misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 28-33 |
| 18:59 | Iowa | Ray Thrower grabs the defensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 18:57 | Iowa | John Willey takes the ball from Jose Ponce in the backcourt | 28-33 |
| 18:40 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Jim Rhodes - foul #1 on Jim Rhodes, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| 18:40 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 18:40 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 18:17 | Iowa | Young Qian hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by William Musson | 30-35 |
| 17:58 | UMBC | Anthony Cota throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-35 |
| 17:29 | Iowa | Young Qian knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Ray Thrower | 30-38 |
| 17:24 | UMBC | Ralph Kistler clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Young Qian - foul #3 on Young Qian, team foul #2 | 30-38 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Oscar Donahue (SF) Young Qian | |
| 17:24 | UMBC | Ralph Kistler makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 17:24 | UMBC | Ralph Kistler misses the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 17:24 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 16:55 | Iowa | William Musson's fadeaway is rejected by Johnny Schiff | 31-38 |
| 16:54 | Iowa | Ray Thrower tips it but misses | 31-38 |
| 16:52 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes tips it in | 31-40 |
| 16:35 | UMBC | Oscar Donahue steals it from Anthony Cota | 31-40 |
| 16:11 | Iowa | Ralph Kistler takes the ball from Jose Ponce | 31-40 |
| 15:48 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff is whistled for a carry | 31-40 |
| Subs | UMBC | John Fitzgerald (PG), Kenneth Wong (SG), Anthony Keys (SF), Wayne Metcalfe (PF), Joseph Smith (C) John Willey, Ralph Kistler, Frederick Thiel, Johnny Schiff, Anthony Cota | |
| Subs | Iowa | Young Qian (SF) Oscar Donahue | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Fitzgerald (fresh) SG - Kenneth Wong (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Anthony Keys (fresh) PF - Wayne Metcalfe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jim Rhodes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - William Musson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:37 | Iowa | William Musson is whistled for traveling | 31-40 |
| 15:16 | UMBC | John Fitzgerald hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-40 |
| 15:15 | UMBC | Joseph Smith gets the offensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 15:03 | UMBC | John Fitzgerald misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 31-40 |
| 15:02 | UMBC | Wayne Metcalfe tips it in | 33-40 |
| 14:41 | Iowa | William Musson connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Ray Thrower | 33-42 |
| 14:21 | UMBC | Young Qian steals it from John Fitzgerald | 33-42 |
| 14:03 | Iowa | Jose Ponce misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 14:02 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Jose Ponce | 33-42 |
| 13:35 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes is hacked by Joseph Smith - foul #3 on Joseph Smith, team foul #1 | 33-42 |
| Subs | UMBC | John Willey (PG), Ralph Kistler (SG), Frederick Thiel (SF), Johnny Schiff (PF), Anthony Cota (C) John Fitzgerald, Kenneth Wong, Anthony Keys, Wayne Metcalfe, Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang (PF) Jim Rhodes | |
| 13:09 | Iowa | Jose Ponce misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-42 |
| 13:08 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Johnny Schiff | 33-42 |
| 13:04 | UMBC | Frederick Thiel is hacked by William Musson - foul #1 on William Musson, team foul #3 | 33-42 |
| 12:50 | UMBC | John Willey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 33-42 |
| 12:49 | Iowa | Ray Thrower snags the defensive board | 33-42 |
| 12:28 | Iowa | Young Qian is fouled on the floor by Frederick Thiel - foul #2 on Frederick Thiel, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| 12:08 | Iowa | Jose Ponce comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 33-42 |
| 12:06 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Anthony Cota | 33-42 |
| 12:01 | UMBC | Frederick Thiel buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Johnny Schiff | 35-42 |
| 11:36 | Iowa | John Willey picks off the pass by Jose Ponce | 35-42 |
| 11:33 | UMBC | John Willey banks in the layup | 37-42 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Willey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 stl. SG - Ralph Kistler (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Frederick Thiel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Schiff (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Cota (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Huang-fu Xiang (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Musson (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:08 | Iowa | Ray Thrower buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Young Qian | 37-45 |
| 10:56 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Huang-fu Xiang - foul #1 on Huang-fu Xiang, team foul #4 | 37-45 |
| Subs | UMBC | Kenneth Wong (SG), Wayne Metcalfe (C) Ralph Kistler, Anthony Cota | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Lamar (PG), Oscar Donahue (SF), Jim Rhodes (PF), Larry Carr (C) Jose Ponce, Young Qian, Huang-fu Xiang, William Musson | |
| 10:56 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 10:56 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 10:42 | Iowa | Larry Carr's floater is tipped away by Johnny Schiff | 39-45 |
| 10:40 | UMBC | Frederick Thiel grabs the board | 39-45 |
| 10:16 | UMBC | Kenneth Wong is fouled on the floor by Ray Thrower - foul #2 on Ray Thrower, team foul #5 | 39-45 |
| Subs | UMBC | John Fitzgerald (PG), Anthony Keys (SF) John Willey, Frederick Thiel | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 10:02 | UMBC | John Fitzgerald is whistled for a carry | 39-45 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG) Ray Thrower | |
| 09:42 | Iowa | Jose Ponce drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Lamar | 39-48 |
| 09:33 | UMBC | Anthony Keys double dribbles | 39-48 |
| Subs | UMBC | Ralph Kistler (SG), Joseph Smith (C) Kenneth Wong, Johnny Schiff | |
| Subs | Iowa | Young Qian (SF) Larry Carr | |
| 09:10 | Iowa | Young Qian throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-48 |
| Subs | UMBC | John Willey (PG), Anthony Cota (C) John Fitzgerald, Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Musson (C) Oscar Donahue | |
| 08:57 | UMBC | John Willey connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Wayne Metcalfe | 42-48 |
| 08:31 | Iowa | Jose Ponce clanks a 3 from the left corner | 42-48 |
| 08:30 | Iowa | Young Qian grabs the offensive board | 42-48 |
| 08:12 | Iowa | Young Qian is fouled on the floor by Anthony Keys - foul #1 on Anthony Keys, team foul #3 | 42-48 |
| Subs | UMBC | Frederick Thiel (SF), Johnny Schiff (PF) Anthony Keys, Wayne Metcalfe | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Thrower (SG), Huang-fu Xiang (PF) Jose Ponce, Jim Rhodes | |
| 07:48 | Iowa | Ray Thrower connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 07:37 | UMBC | John Willey is hacked by Charles Lamar - foul #1 on Charles Lamar, team foul #6 | 42-51 |
| Subs | UMBC | Kenneth Wong (SG), Anthony Keys (C) Ralph Kistler, Anthony Cota | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG) Charles Lamar | |
| 07:19 | UMBC | Anthony Keys can't connect on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on William Musson - foul #2 on William Musson, team foul #7 | 42-51 |
| Subs | UMBC | John Fitzgerald (PG) John Willey | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 07:19 | UMBC | Anthony Keys makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 07:19 | UMBC | Anthony Keys makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Fitzgerald (fresh) SG - Kenneth Wong (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Frederick Thiel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Schiff (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Keys (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Huang-fu Xiang (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Musson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:59 | Iowa | Jose Ponce misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 06:57 | UMBC | Frederick Thiel snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 06:53 | UMBC | William Musson is called for the reach on Kenneth Wong - foul #3 on William Musson, team foul #8 | 44-51 |
| Subs | UMBC | Wayne Metcalfe (C) Anthony Keys | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jim Rhodes (PF), Oscar Donahue (C) Huang-fu Xiang, William Musson | |
| 06:53 | UMBC | Kenneth Wong misses the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 06:53 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes gets the rebound | 44-51 |
| 06:29 | Iowa | Young Qian misses short on a 3 from straight away | 44-51 |
| 06:28 | UMBC | Wayne Metcalfe gets the rebound | 44-51 |
| 06:21 | UMBC | Young Qian blocks the short jumper by Johnny Schiff | 44-51 |
| 06:20 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 05:59 | Iowa | Ray Thrower loses the ball out of bounds | 44-51 |
| Subs | UMBC | John Willey (PG), Ralph Kistler (SG), Anthony Cota (C) John Fitzgerald, Kenneth Wong, Wayne Metcalfe | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Lamar (PG), Larry Carr (C) Jose Ponce, Young Qian | |
| 05:37 | UMBC | Ray Thrower steps in front of the John Willey pass | 44-51 |
| 05:20 | Iowa | Larry Carr lays it up and in set up by Jim Rhodes | 44-53 |
| 04:55 | UMBC | Jim Rhodes blocks the jumper by John Willey | 44-53 |
| 04:53 | Iowa | Larry Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 04:51 | Iowa | John Willey is called for the reach on Charles Lamar in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Willey, team foul #4 | 44-53 |
| Subs | UMBC | Anthony Keys (SF), Wayne Metcalfe (PF) Frederick Thiel, Johnny Schiff | |
| Subs | Iowa | Young Qian (SF), Huang-fu Xiang (PF), William Musson (C) Oscar Donahue, Jim Rhodes, Larry Carr | |
| 04:36 | Iowa | Ray Thrower hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-53 |
| 04:35 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Anthony Keys | 44-53 |
| 04:13 | UMBC | John Willey lays it in and he's fouled by Young Qian - foul #4 on Young Qian, team foul #9 | 46-53 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG) Charles Lamar | |
| 04:13 | UMBC | John Willey makes the free throw | 47-53 |
| 03:58 | Iowa | Young Qian makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jose Ponce | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:47 | UMBC | William Musson blocks the short jumper by Wayne Metcalfe | 47-56 |
| 03:45 | Iowa | William Musson gets the rebound | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:16 | Iowa | Jose Ponce buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-59 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Willey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 stl. SG - Ralph Kistler (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Anthony Keys (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Metcalfe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Cota (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ray Thrower (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Huang-fu Xiang (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Musson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:58 | UMBC | John Willey clanks a jumper from the left side | 47-59 |
| 02:56 | Iowa | William Musson pulls down the rebound | 47-59 |
| 02:38 | Iowa | Ray Thrower clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-59 |
| 02:36 | UMBC | Anthony Keys snags the defensive board | 47-59 |
| 02:27 | UMBC | Jose Ponce steals the ball from Ralph Kistler | 47-59 |
| 02:10 | Iowa | Jose Ponce can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 47-59 |
| 02:09 | UMBC | Wayne Metcalfe grabs the defensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 01:49 | UMBC | Anthony Cota clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-59 |
| 01:48 | UMBC | John Willey misses the tip | 47-59 |
| 01:47 | Iowa | Ray Thrower gets the rebound | 47-59 |
| 01:23 | Iowa | Ray Thrower hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-59 |
| 01:21 | Iowa | William Musson snags the offensive board | 47-59 |
| 01:01 | Iowa | Ray Thrower hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-59 |
| 00:59 | Iowa | William Musson tips it but misses | 47-59 |
| 00:57 | Iowa | Ray Thrower hits the follow up shot | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:53 | UMBC | Young Qian swats the shot by John Willey | 47-61 |
| 00:52 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Young Qian | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:25 | Iowa | John Willey picks off the pass by Huang-fu Xiang | 47-61 |
| 00:20 | UMBC | Wayne Metcalfe makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Anthony Cota and he's fouled by William Musson - foul #4 on William Musson, team foul #10 | 49-61 |
| Subs | UMBC | John Fitzgerald (PG), Kenneth Wong (SG), Joseph Smith (C) John Willey, Ralph Kistler, Anthony Cota | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Lamar (PG), Oscar Donahue (SF), Larry Carr (C) Jose Ponce, Young Qian, William Musson | |
| 00:20 | UMBC | Wayne Metcalfe misses the free throw | 49-61 |
| 00:20 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Oscar Donahue | 49-61 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Charles Lamar runs out the clock | 49-61 |