| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Willey (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Ralph Kistler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frederick Thiel (fresh) PF - Johnny Schiff (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Cota (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Kriner (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris McLamb (fresh) 3 reb. C - Huang-fu Xiang (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMBC | Frederick Thiel inbounds the ball | 27-29 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | UMBC | John Willey is hacked by Jose Ponce - foul #1 on Jose Ponce, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| 19:24 | UMBC | Ralph Kistler connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-29 |
| 19:03 | Iowa | Jose Ponce misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-29 |
| 19:01 | UMBC | Anthony Cota grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 18:41 | UMBC | Ralph Kistler buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Frederick Thiel | 33-29 |
| 18:25 | Iowa | Jose Ponce is whistled for traveling | 33-29 |
| 18:07 | UMBC | Anthony Cota misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Huang-fu Xiang - foul #2 on Huang-fu Xiang, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| 18:07 | UMBC | Anthony Cota makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 18:07 | UMBC | Anthony Cota makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 17:53 | Iowa | Philip Kriner misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 17:51 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang tips it back up and in | 35-31 |
| 17:34 | UMBC | Ralph Kistler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-31 |
| 17:12 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Jose Ponce | 35-33 |
| 16:54 | UMBC | Frederick Thiel makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Anthony Cota and he's fouled by Chris McLamb - foul #1 on Chris McLamb, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| Subs | UMBC | Anthony Keys (C) Anthony Cota | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo (SF), Oscar Donahue (PF), Roman Rodriguez (C) Jim Rhodes, Chris McLamb, Huang-fu Xiang | |
| 16:54 | UMBC | Frederick Thiel makes the free throw | 38-33 |
| 16:35 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Frederick Thiel - foul #3 on Frederick Thiel, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| Subs | UMBC | Joseph Smith (C) Frederick Thiel | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 16:35 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez misses the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 16:35 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez misses the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 16:35 | UMBC | Joseph Smith grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 16:30 | UMBC | John Willey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-33 |
| Subs | UMBC | Kenneth Wong (SG) Ralph Kistler | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 16:05 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-33 |
| Subs | UMBC | John Fitzgerald (PG) John Willey | |
| Subs | Iowa | Luke White (SG) Philip Kriner | |
| 15:44 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff misses short on a jumper from the left block | 38-33 |
| 15:43 | UMBC | Joseph Smith hits the follow up shot | 40-33 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Fitzgerald (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Wong (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Anthony Keys (fresh) PF - Johnny Schiff (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luke White (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kudyauku Alleruzzo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oscar Donahue (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Roman Rodriguez (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:19 | Iowa | Jose Ponce drills a shot from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 14:58 | UMBC | Anthony Keys hits the finger roll set up by John Fitzgerald | 42-35 |
| 14:39 | Iowa | Jose Ponce misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 14:37 | UMBC | Anthony Keys snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 14:28 | UMBC | John Fitzgerald clanks a floater from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 14:26 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez pulls down the rebound | 42-35 |
| 14:08 | Iowa | Anthony Keys blocks the jumper by Jose Ponce | 42-35 |
| 14:06 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez gets the offensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 13:52 | Iowa | John Fitzgerald steals the ball from Jose Ponce | 42-35 |
| 13:29 | UMBC | Kenneth Wong clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Luke White - foul #2 on Luke White, team foul #4 | 42-35 |
| Subs | UMBC | John Willey (PG), Frederick Thiel (SF), Wayne Metcalfe (PF), Anthony Cota (C) John Fitzgerald, Anthony Keys, Johnny Schiff, Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Kriner (SG), Jim Rhodes (SF), Chris McLamb (PF), Huang-fu Xiang (C) Jose Ponce, Kudyauku Alleruzzo, Oscar Donahue, Roman Rodriguez | |
| 13:29 | UMBC | Kenneth Wong makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 13:29 | UMBC | Kenneth Wong misses the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 13:29 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 13:09 | Iowa | Luke White hits a 3 from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 12:53 | UMBC | Kenneth Wong connects on the jumper in the lane | 45-38 |
| 12:34 | Iowa | John Willey steals the ball from Philip Kriner | 45-38 |
| 12:05 | UMBC | Wayne Metcalfe misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 45-38 |
| 12:04 | Iowa | Chris McLamb pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 11:55 | Iowa | Frederick Thiel is called for the reach on Jim Rhodes - foul #4 on Frederick Thiel, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| Subs | UMBC | Ralph Kistler (SG), Anthony Keys (SF), Johnny Schiff (PF) Kenneth Wong, Frederick Thiel, Wayne Metcalfe | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kevin Winkles (PG) Luke White | |
| 11:41 | Iowa | Philip Kriner scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jim Rhodes | 45-41 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Willey (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Ralph Kistler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Keys (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Schiff (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Cota (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Kevin Winkles (fresh) SG - Philip Kriner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris McLamb (fresh) 4 reb. C - Huang-fu Xiang (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:16 | UMBC | Philip Kriner is called for the reach on Ralph Kistler - foul #2 on Philip Kriner, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG) Kevin Winkles | |
| 11:00 | UMBC | Chris McLamb takes the ball from Anthony Keys | 45-41 |
| 10:38 | Iowa | Chris McLamb misses long on a turnaround from close range | 45-41 |
| 10:37 | UMBC | John Willey snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 10:22 | UMBC | Anthony Cota can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Huang-fu Xiang - foul #3 on Huang-fu Xiang, team foul #6 | 45-41 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo (SF), Oscar Donahue (PF), Roman Rodriguez (C) Jim Rhodes, Chris McLamb, Huang-fu Xiang | |
| 10:22 | UMBC | Anthony Cota makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 10:22 | UMBC | Anthony Cota makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 09:57 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Roman Rodriguez, team foul #7 | 47-41 |
| Subs | UMBC | John Fitzgerald (PG), Wayne Metcalfe (C) John Willey, Anthony Cota | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 09:34 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff is denied on a layup by Oscar Donahue | 47-41 |
| 09:33 | Iowa | Philip Kriner gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 09:29 | Iowa | Jose Ponce is hacked by John Fitzgerald in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Fitzgerald, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Luke White (SG) Philip Kriner | |
| 09:18 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-41 |
| 09:16 | UMBC | Anthony Keys pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| 08:53 | UMBC | Ralph Kistler clanks a 3 from the right corner | 47-41 |
| 08:51 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 08:38 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 47-41 |
| 08:37 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue grabs the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 08:29 | Iowa | Luke White comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-41 |
| 08:28 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez misses the tip | 47-41 |
| 08:27 | UMBC | Anthony Keys gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 08:11 | UMBC | Oscar Donahue is called for the reach on Ralph Kistler - foul #3 on Oscar Donahue, team foul #8 | 47-41 |
| Subs | UMBC | John Willey (PG), Kenneth Oram (SF), Anthony Cota (C) John Fitzgerald, Anthony Keys, Johnny Schiff | |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Kriner (SG), Jim Rhodes (SF), Chris McLamb (PF), Huang-fu Xiang (C) Luke White, Kudyauku Alleruzzo, Oscar Donahue, Roman Rodriguez | |
| 08:11 | UMBC | Ralph Kistler makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 08:11 | UMBC | Ralph Kistler makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 07:54 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes loses the ball out of bounds | 49-41 |
| Subs | UMBC | Kenneth Wong (SG), Frederick Thiel (SF) Ralph Kistler, Kenneth Oram | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 07:28 | UMBC | Wayne Metcalfe lays it in on a nice dish by Anthony Cota | 51-41 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Willey (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Kenneth Wong (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frederick Thiel (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Wayne Metcalfe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Cota (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Kriner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris McLamb (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Huang-fu Xiang (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:04 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 06:47 | UMBC | Anthony Cota misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 06:45 | Iowa | Philip Kriner grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 06:40 | Iowa | Jose Ponce comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-43 |
| 06:39 | Iowa | Chris McLamb tips it in | 51-45 |
| 06:21 | UMBC | Anthony Cota misses badly on a floater from the left block | 51-45 |
| 06:19 | Iowa | Chris McLamb snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 06:06 | Iowa | Philip Kriner loses the ball out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | UMBC | Ralph Kistler (SG), Johnny Schiff (PF), Anthony Keys (C) Kenneth Wong, Wayne Metcalfe, Anthony Cota | |
| Subs | Iowa | Luke White (PG), Oscar Donahue (PF) Jose Ponce, Chris McLamb | |
| 05:43 | UMBC | Luke White steals it from Frederick Thiel | 51-45 |
| 05:40 | Iowa | Philip Kriner misses the lay-in | 51-45 |
| 05:38 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue tips it in | 51-47 |
| 05:16 | UMBC | Frederick Thiel misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-47 |
| 05:14 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 05:07 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-47 |
| 05:06 | UMBC | Frederick Thiel snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 04:40 | UMBC | Ralph Kistler's floater is knocked away by Philip Kriner | 51-47 |
| 04:39 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 04:31 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-47 |
| 04:30 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 04:16 | UMBC | Ralph Kistler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-47 |
| 04:15 | UMBC | Frederick Thiel snags the offensive board | 51-47 |
| 03:53 | UMBC | Frederick Thiel buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Johnny Schiff | 54-47 |
| 03:35 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Anthony Keys - foul #1 on Anthony Keys, team foul #4 | 54-47 |
| Subs | UMBC | John Fitzgerald (PG), Anthony Cota (C) John Willey, Frederick Thiel | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG), Kudyauku Alleruzzo (SF), Chris McLamb (PF) Philip Kriner, Jim Rhodes, Oscar Donahue | |
| 03:35 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang misses the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 03:35 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang misses the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 03:35 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Anthony Cota | 54-47 |
| 03:24 | UMBC | Anthony Keys clanks a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Chris McLamb - foul #2 on Chris McLamb, team foul #9 | 54-47 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez (C) Huang-fu Xiang | |
| 03:24 | UMBC | Anthony Keys makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 03:24 | UMBC | Anthony Keys misses the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 03:24 | Iowa | Chris McLamb grabs the board | 55-47 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Fitzgerald (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ralph Kistler (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Keys (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Schiff (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Cota (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luke White (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kudyauku Alleruzzo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chris McLamb (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Roman Rodriguez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jose Ponce | 55-49 |
| 02:57 | UMBC | John Fitzgerald misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Chris McLamb - foul #3 on Chris McLamb, team foul #10 | 55-49 |
| Subs | UMBC | Kenneth Wong (SG), Wayne Metcalfe (SF) Ralph Kistler, Anthony Keys | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kevin Winkles (SG), Oscar Donahue (C) Luke White, Roman Rodriguez | |
| 02:57 | UMBC | John Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 02:57 | UMBC | John Fitzgerald misses the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 02:57 | Iowa | Chris McLamb gets the rebound | 56-49 |
| 02:57 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:37 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Jose Ponce and he's hacked by Anthony Cota - foul #1 on Anthony Cota, team foul #5 | 56-51 |
| Subs | UMBC | John Willey (PG), Ralph Kistler (SG), Frederick Thiel (SF) John Fitzgerald, Kenneth Wong, Wayne Metcalfe | |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Kriner (SG) Kevin Winkles | |
| 02:37 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo misses the free throw | 56-51 |
| 02:37 | UMBC | Johnny Schiff grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 02:20 | UMBC | Anthony Cota clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Oscar Donahue - foul #4 on Oscar Donahue, team foul #11 | 56-51 |
| 02:20 | UMBC | Anthony Cota misses the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 02:20 | UMBC | Anthony Cota misses the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 02:20 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| 02:20 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-51 |
| 01:53 | Iowa | John Willey is called for the reach on Philip Kriner - foul #1 on John Willey, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jim Rhodes (SF), Huang-fu Xiang (C) Kudyauku Alleruzzo, Oscar Donahue | |
| 01:36 | Iowa | Philip Kriner comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Anthony Cota - foul #2 on Anthony Cota, team foul #7 | 56-51 |
| 01:36 | Iowa | Philip Kriner makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 01:36 | Iowa | Philip Kriner makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 01:07 | UMBC | Anthony Cota lays it up and in set up by Frederick Thiel | 58-53 |
| 00:54 | Iowa | Jose Ponce connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | UMBC | Frederick Thiel is fouled on the floor by Philip Kriner - foul #3 on Philip Kriner, team foul #12 | 58-56 |
| 00:28 | UMBC | Frederick Thiel misses the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:28 | UMBC | Frederick Thiel makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:12 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang can't finish the layup | 59-56 |
| 00:11 | UMBC | Anthony Cota pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:08 | UMBC | Anthony Cota is fouled in the backcourt by Jose Ponce - foul #2 on Jose Ponce, team foul #13 | 59-56 |
| 00:08 | UMBC | Anthony Cota makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:08 | UMBC | Anthony Cota misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:08 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Iowa | Jose Ponce misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-56 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | Philip Kriner pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | The clock runs out | 60-56 |