| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Leonard (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Chad Liberatore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ryan Young (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Winship (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dennis Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Carl Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Songer (fresh) SF - Ryan Simcox (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank Rank (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Zarnick (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Ryan Simcox inbounds the ball | 28-24 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:41 | Utah State | Ryan Simcox scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jimmy Zarnick | 28-26 |
| 19:18 | UMBC | John Leonard is fouled on the floor by Frank Rank - foul #1 on Frank Rank, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| 18:59 | UMBC | Chad Liberatore drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-26 |
| 18:45 | Utah State | Ryan Simcox clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-26 |
| 18:44 | UMBC | Harold Winship grabs the board | 31-26 |
| 18:29 | UMBC | Frank Rank is called for the reach on Chad Liberatore - foul #2 on Frank Rank, team foul #2 | 31-26 |
| 18:13 | UMBC | Harold Winship misses short on a floater from the right side | 31-26 |
| 18:11 | Utah State | Jimmy Zarnick grabs the board | 31-26 |
| 18:07 | Utah State | Carl Smith misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 31-26 |
| 18:05 | Utah State | Jimmy Zarnick hits the follow up shot | 31-28 |
| 17:50 | UMBC | Chad Liberatore buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Ryan Young | 34-28 |
| 17:45 | Utah State | Carl Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-31 |
| 17:23 | UMBC | John Leonard hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Chad Liberatore | 36-31 |
| 17:08 | Utah State | Ryan Simcox misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 17:06 | UMBC | Harold Winship snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 16:53 | UMBC | Harold Winship clanks a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Frank Rank - foul #3 on Frank Rank, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| Subs | UMBC | Mike Morissette (SG), Jerome Bush (C) Chad Liberatore, Dennis Jensen | |
| Subs | Utah State | Angel Marino (SG), Randolph Larson (SF), Kenneth Stephenson (PF), Bryan Booker (C) Wayne Songer, Ryan Simcox, Frank Rank, Jimmy Zarnick | |
| 16:53 | UMBC | Harold Winship makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 16:53 | UMBC | Harold Winship makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 16:34 | Utah State | Randolph Larson hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Angel Marino and he's fouled by Jerome Bush - foul #2 on Jerome Bush, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Battle (PG) Carl Smith | |
| 16:34 | Utah State | Randolph Larson makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 16:06 | UMBC | John Leonard connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Ryan Young | 41-34 |
| 15:46 | Utah State | Angel Marino clanks a jumper from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 15:45 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Jerome Bush | 41-34 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Leonard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Mike Morissette (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ryan Young (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Winship (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerome Bush (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Gary Battle (fresh) SG - Angel Marino (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Randolph Larson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Stephenson (fresh) C - Bryan Booker (fresh) | |
| 15:16 | UMBC | John Leonard makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Harold Winship | 43-34 |
| 15:06 | Utah State | Randolph Larson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-34 |
| 15:05 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Mike Morissette | 43-34 |
| 14:37 | UMBC | Ryan Young knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by John Leonard | 45-34 |
| 14:20 | Utah State | Gary Battle evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the left side | 45-36 |
| 14:02 | UMBC | Mike Morissette misses the shot from the left block | 45-36 |
| 14:00 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Stephenson | 45-36 |
| 13:43 | Utah State | Gary Battle splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-36 |
| 13:41 | UMBC | Ryan Young grabs the board | 45-36 |
| 13:18 | UMBC | Ryan Young can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-36 |
| 13:16 | UMBC | Ryan Young tips it in | 47-36 |
| 12:56 | Utah State | Bryan Booker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-36 |
| Subs | UMBC | Chad Liberatore (SG), Leonard Laplante (SF), Dennis Jensen (C) Mike Morissette, Ryan Young, Jerome Bush | |
| Subs | Utah State | Carl Smith (PG), Wayne Songer (SG), Ryan Simcox (SF), Frank Rank (PF), Jimmy Zarnick (C) Gary Battle, Angel Marino, Randolph Larson, Kenneth Stephenson, Bryan Booker | |
| 12:31 | UMBC | John Leonard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-36 |
| 12:30 | UMBC | Harold Winship can't tip it in | 47-36 |
| 12:29 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Wayne Songer | 47-36 |
| 12:25 | Utah State | Ryan Simcox makes the runner in the paint set up by Frank Rank and he's fouled by Harold Winship - foul #1 on Harold Winship, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| 12:25 | Utah State | Ryan Simcox makes the free throw | 47-39 |
| 12:03 | UMBC | Chad Liberatore misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-39 |
| 12:01 | UMBC | Dennis Jensen pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 11:41 | UMBC | John Leonard scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-39 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Leonard (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Liberatore (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - Leonard Laplante (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Harold Winship (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Carl Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Songer (fresh) SF - Ryan Simcox (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Frank Rank (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jimmy Zarnick (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Utah State | Ryan Simcox is fouled on the floor by Chad Liberatore - foul #2 on Chad Liberatore, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| Subs | UMBC | Donald Strausbaugh (PG) John Leonard | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 11:24 | Utah State | Carl Smith is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 49-39 |
| 11:22 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Harold Winship | 49-39 |
| 11:17 | UMBC | Leonard Laplante's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-39 |
| Subs | UMBC | Mike Morissette (PF) Harold Winship | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 11:08 | Utah State | Frank Rank misses badly on a jumper from close range | 49-39 |
| 11:07 | Utah State | Jimmy Zarnick tips it back up and in | 49-41 |
| 10:40 | UMBC | Donald Strausbaugh comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 10:39 | Utah State | Wayne Songer gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 10:34 | Utah State | Ryan Simcox is called for traveling | 49-41 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Battle (SG), Randolph Larson (SF), Kenneth Stephenson (C) Wayne Songer, Frank Rank, Jimmy Zarnick | |
| 10:11 | UMBC | Chad Liberatore works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 49-41 |
| 10:10 | Utah State | Kenneth Stephenson gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 09:54 | Utah State | Ryan Simcox knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Carl Smith | 49-43 |
| 09:32 | UMBC | Chad Liberatore clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-43 |
| 09:30 | UMBC | Dennis Jensen grabs the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 09:15 | UMBC | Mike Morissette makes the jumper in the lane | 51-43 |
| 08:53 | Utah State | Carl Smith lays it up and in on a great pass from Kenneth Stephenson and he's fouled by Dennis Jensen - foul #1 on Dennis Jensen, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | UMBC | John Leonard (PG), Samuel Cornman (SG), Ryan Young (SF), Harold Winship (PF), Jerome Bush (C) Donald Strausbaugh, Chad Liberatore, Leonard Laplante, Mike Morissette, Dennis Jensen | |
| Subs | Utah State | Wayne Songer (SG), Frank Rank (PF), Jimmy Zarnick (C) Gary Battle, Ryan Simcox, Kenneth Stephenson | |
| 08:53 | Utah State | Carl Smith makes the free throw | 51-46 |
| 08:24 | UMBC | John Leonard comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 08:22 | UMBC | The offensive rebound goes to Jerome Bush | 51-46 |
| 07:56 | UMBC | Harold Winship lays it in | 53-46 |
| 07:43 | Utah State | The jump hook by Carl Smith is blocked by Ryan Young | 53-46 |
| 07:41 | UMBC | Samuel Cornman pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Leonard (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Cornman (fresh) SF - Ryan Young (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harold Winship (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerome Bush (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Carl Smith (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Songer (fresh) SF - Randolph Larson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Rank (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jimmy Zarnick (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:16 | UMBC | Wayne Songer steals the ball from Samuel Cornman | 53-46 |
| 07:03 | Utah State | Carl Smith is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Samuel Cornman | 53-46 |
| 06:43 | UMBC | Ryan Young clanks a turnaround near the basket | 53-46 |
| 06:41 | UMBC | Jerome Bush hits the follow up shot | 55-46 |
| 06:24 | Utah State | Frank Rank is hacked by Harold Winship - foul #2 on Harold Winship, team foul #5 | 55-46 |
| Subs | UMBC | Chad Liberatore (SG), Leonard Laplante (SF), Dennis Jensen (C) Samuel Cornman, Ryan Young, Jerome Bush | |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Battle (PG), Angel Marino (SG), Ryan Simcox (SF), Kenneth Stephenson (PF), Bryan Booker (C) Carl Smith, Wayne Songer, Randolph Larson, Frank Rank, Jimmy Zarnick | |
| 06:08 | Utah State | Gary Battle shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Angel Marino | 55-49 |
| 05:48 | UMBC | Dennis Jensen is hacked by Ryan Simcox - foul #1 on Ryan Simcox, team foul #4 | 55-49 |
| Subs | UMBC | Mike Morissette (PF) Harold Winship | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 05:26 | UMBC | John Leonard hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-49 |
| 05:10 | Utah State | Gary Battle evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-49 |
| 05:09 | UMBC | Dennis Jensen snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| 04:42 | UMBC | Leonard Laplante can't finish the layup | 57-49 |
| 04:41 | UMBC | Chad Liberatore hits the follow up shot | 59-49 |
| 04:24 | Utah State | Gary Battle loses the dribble to John Leonard | 59-49 |
| 04:04 | UMBC | Bryan Booker swats the layup by Mike Morissette | 59-49 |
| 04:03 | UMBC | Mike Morissette pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 03:47 | UMBC | Mike Morissette connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Chad Liberatore | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:33 | Utah State | Kenneth Stephenson hits a turnaround in the lane | 61-51 |
| 03:33 | UMBC | UMBC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-51 |
| Subs | UMBC | Ryan Young (SF), Harold Winship (PF) Leonard Laplante, Mike Morissette | |
| Subs | Utah State | Carl Smith (PG), Wayne Songer (SG), Frank Rank (PF), Jimmy Zarnick (C) Gary Battle, Angel Marino, Kenneth Stephenson, Bryan Booker | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Leonard (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chad Liberatore (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ryan Young (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harold Winship (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Carl Smith (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Songer (fresh) SF - Ryan Simcox (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Frank Rank (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jimmy Zarnick (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:09 | UMBC | Frank Rank steals the ball from Chad Liberatore | 61-51 |
| 02:47 | Utah State | Ryan Simcox hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 61-51 |
| 02:46 | UMBC | Harold Winship snags the defensive board | 61-51 |
| 02:17 | UMBC | Harold Winship hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Frank Rank - foul #4 on Frank Rank, team foul #5 | 61-51 |
| Subs | UMBC | Donald Strausbaugh (PG), Mike Morissette (SG), Leonard Laplante (SF), Jerome Bush (C) John Leonard, Chad Liberatore, Ryan Young, Dennis Jensen | |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Battle (PG), Angel Marino (SG), Randolph Larson (SF), Kenneth Stephenson (PF), Bryan Booker (C) Carl Smith, Wayne Songer, Ryan Simcox, Frank Rank, Jimmy Zarnick | |
| 02:17 | UMBC | Harold Winship makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 02:17 | UMBC | Harold Winship misses the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 02:17 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Stephenson | 62-51 |
| 02:06 | Utah State | Gary Battle splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 62-51 |
| 02:05 | UMBC | Harold Winship grabs the board | 62-51 |
| 01:36 | UMBC | The short jumper by Leonard Laplante is denied by Kenneth Stephenson | 62-51 |
| 01:35 | Utah State | Bryan Booker snags the defensive board | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:19 | Utah State | Kenneth Stephenson can't throw it down but the foul's on Donald Strausbaugh - foul #2 on Donald Strausbaugh, team foul #6 | 62-51 |
| Subs | UMBC | Samuel Cornman (SG) Harold Winship | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 01:19 | Utah State | Kenneth Stephenson makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 01:19 | Utah State | Kenneth Stephenson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 01:17 | UMBC | UMBC calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-53 |
| Subs | UMBC | John Leonard (PG), Chad Liberatore (SG), Ryan Young (SF), Harold Winship (PF), Dennis Jensen (C) Donald Strausbaugh, Samuel Cornman, Leonard Laplante, Mike Morissette, Jerome Bush | |
| Subs | Utah State | Carl Smith (PG), Wayne Songer (SG), Ryan Simcox (SF), Frank Rank (PF), Jimmy Zarnick (C) Gary Battle, Angel Marino, Randolph Larson, Kenneth Stephenson, Bryan Booker | |
| 00:58 | UMBC | John Leonard misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 00:57 | UMBC | Chad Liberatore tips it but misses | 62-53 |
| 00:55 | Utah State | Jimmy Zarnick grabs the board | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:49 | Utah State | Ryan Simcox misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-53 |
| 00:48 | Utah State | Carl Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 00:45 | Utah State | Ryan Simcox clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-53 |
| 00:43 | Utah State | Carl Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 00:40 | Utah State | Ryan Simcox drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Wayne Songer | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:37 | UMBC | Harold Winship is hacked by Wayne Songer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wayne Songer, team foul #6 | 62-56 |
| Subs | UMBC | Leonard Laplante (SF) Ryan Young | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 00:36 | UMBC | Ryan Simcox is called for the reach on Leonard Laplante - foul #2 on Ryan Simcox, team foul #7 | 62-56 |
| 00:36 | UMBC | Leonard Laplante misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:36 | Utah State | Ryan Simcox grabs the board | 62-56 |
| 00:31 | Utah State | Ryan Simcox is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Carl Smith | 62-59 |
| 00:30 | UMBC | Leonard Laplante is hacked by Wayne Songer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wayne Songer, team foul #8 | 62-59 |
| 00:30 | UMBC | Leonard Laplante makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:30 | UMBC | Leonard Laplante makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:26 | Utah State | Carl Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-59 |
| 00:24 | UMBC | Harold Winship pulls down the rebound | 64-59 |
| 00:21 | UMBC | Harold Winship is hacked by Carl Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carl Smith, team foul #9 | 64-59 |
| 00:21 | UMBC | Harold Winship makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:21 | UMBC | Harold Winship misses the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:21 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Frank Rank | 65-59 |
| 00:16 | Utah State | Carl Smith scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-62 |
| 00:15 | UMBC | Dennis Jensen is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Smith - foul #2 on Carl Smith, team foul #10 | 65-62 |
| Subs | UMBC | Ryan Young (SF) Leonard Laplante | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 00:15 | UMBC | Dennis Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:15 | UMBC | Dennis Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:07 | Utah State | Ryan Simcox connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Carl Smith | 67-65 |
| 00:04 | UMBC | Harold Winship is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Smith - foul #3 on Carl Smith, team foul #11 | 67-65 |
| 00:04 | UMBC | Harold Winship makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:04 | UMBC | Harold Winship makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:00 | Utah State | Ryan Simcox misses the halfcourt shot | 69-65 |