| Lineup | Southern | PG - Alfred Mills (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Black (fresh) SF - Troy Bird (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Needham (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerald Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - James Eldridge (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Collins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Kemble (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Talbot (fresh) 6 pts. C - Elbert Jonson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Southern | Troy Bird inbounds the ball | 35-41 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | Southern | Gerald Johnson is hacked by Elbert Jonson - foul #2 on Elbert Jonson, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| 19:23 | Southern | Troy Bird hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 19:21 | Southern | David Needham hits the follow up shot | 37-41 |
| 19:03 | UMBC | James Eldridge banks in the layup | 37-43 |
| 18:42 | Southern | Alfred Mills hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-43 |
| 18:40 | UMBC | Robert Kemble pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 18:24 | UMBC | Robert Kemble connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Paul Talbot | 37-45 |
| 18:16 | Southern | James Black hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-45 |
| 17:57 | UMBC | Robert Kemble comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-45 |
| 17:56 | Southern | Gerald Johnson gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 17:50 | Southern | Alfred Mills is hacked by James Eldridge - foul #3 on James Eldridge, team foul #2 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Southern | Scott Johnson (SF) Troy Bird | |
| Subs | UMBC | Edward Gibby (PG) James Eldridge | |
| 17:30 | Southern | Bryan Collins steals it from James Black | 40-45 |
| 17:20 | UMBC | Bryan Collins hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-48 |
| 17:04 | Southern | David Needham hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 40-48 |
| 17:02 | UMBC | Paul Talbot pulls down the rebound | 40-48 |
| 16:35 | UMBC | Bryan Collins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-48 |
| 16:34 | Southern | The rebound goes to Scott Johnson | 40-48 |
| 16:28 | Southern | Alfred Mills connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Black | 43-48 |
| 16:08 | UMBC | Robert Kemble comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 16:06 | UMBC | Edward Gibby gets the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 15:51 | UMBC | Robert Kemble is called for traveling | 43-48 |
| Subs | Southern | David Corona (PG), Herbert Harris (SG), Troy Bird (SF), David Duncan (PF) Alfred Mills, James Black, David Needham, Gerald Johnson | |
| Subs | UMBC | James Eldridge (PG), Randall Bradley (SF), Joey Scruggs (PF), Albert Cadiz (C) Bryan Collins, Robert Kemble, Paul Talbot, Elbert Jonson | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - David Corona (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Herbert Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Troy Bird (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Duncan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - James Eldridge (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Gibby (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joey Scruggs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Cadiz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Southern | Herbert Harris can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-48 |
| 15:30 | Southern | Scott Johnson can't tip it in | 43-48 |
| 15:29 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to David Corona | 43-48 |
| 15:22 | Southern | Herbert Harris misses the easy layup but the foul's on Albert Cadiz - foul #1 on Albert Cadiz, team foul #3 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Southern | Gerald Johnson (C) Scott Johnson | |
| Subs | UMBC | Gerald Belote (SG) Edward Gibby | |
| 15:22 | Southern | Herbert Harris makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 15:22 | Southern | Herbert Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 15:05 | UMBC | Gerald Belote loses the dribble to Herbert Harris | 45-48 |
| 15:01 | Southern | Herbert Harris lays it in | 47-48 |
| 14:46 | UMBC | The jump hook by James Eldridge is blocked by Gerald Johnson | 47-48 |
| 14:45 | Southern | David Duncan grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 14:40 | Southern | Herbert Harris drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from David Corona | 50-48 |
| 14:29 | UMBC | Albert Cadiz is hacked by Gerald Johnson - foul #1 on Gerald Johnson, team foul #1 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Southern | David Needham (PF) Gerald Johnson | |
| Subs | UMBC | Elbert Jonson (C) Randall Bradley | |
| 14:23 | UMBC | James Eldridge loses the ball out of bounds | 50-48 |
| 14:10 | Southern | David Needham hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Gerald Belote - foul #1 on Gerald Belote, team foul #4 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Southern | James Black (SG) Herbert Harris | |
| Subs | UMBC | Edward Gibby (SG) Gerald Belote | |
| 14:10 | Southern | David Needham makes the free throw | 53-48 |
| 13:49 | UMBC | Albert Cadiz misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 53-48 |
| 13:47 | Southern | The rebound goes to David Corona | 53-48 |
| 13:41 | Southern | David Needham misses the lay-in | 53-48 |
| 13:39 | Southern | Troy Bird grabs the offensive board | 53-48 |
| 13:29 | Southern | David Duncan buries a jumper in the lane | 55-48 |
| 13:10 | UMBC | Joey Scruggs misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-48 |
| 13:09 | UMBC | Elbert Jonson tips it home | 55-50 |
| 12:50 | Southern | Troy Bird can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 12:48 | UMBC | Elbert Jonson grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 12:22 | UMBC | Elbert Jonson lays it in set up by James Eldridge | 55-52 |
| 11:58 | Southern | David Corona misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Elbert Jonson - foul #3 on Elbert Jonson, team foul #5 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Southern | Alfred Mills (PG), Scott Johnson (SF), Gerald Johnson (C) James Black, Troy Bird, David Duncan | |
| Subs | UMBC | Gerald Belote (PG), Bryan Collins (SG), Robert Kemble (SF), Paul Talbot (PF), Randall Bradley (C) James Eldridge, Edward Gibby, Joey Scruggs, Albert Cadiz, Elbert Jonson | |
| 11:58 | Southern | David Corona makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 11:58 | Southern | David Corona makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 11:40 | UMBC | Randall Bradley is hacked by Gerald Johnson - foul #2 on Gerald Johnson, team foul #2 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Southern | Herbert Harris (SG) David Corona | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Alfred Mills (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Harris (fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. SF - Scott Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Needham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Gerald Belote (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bryan Collins (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Kemble (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Talbot (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Randall Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | UMBC | Bryan Collins hits the finger roll set up by Gerald Belote | 57-54 |
| 11:16 | Southern | Gerald Johnson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-54 |
| 11:14 | UMBC | Randall Bradley grabs the board | 57-54 |
| 10:51 | UMBC | Robert Kemble banks in the layup | 57-56 |
| 10:34 | Southern | Gerald Johnson travels with the ball | 57-56 |
| Subs | Southern | James Black (SG) Herbert Harris | |
| Subs | UMBC | James Eldridge (PG), Elbert Jonson (C) Gerald Belote, Randall Bradley | |
| 10:17 | UMBC | Bryan Collins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-56 |
| 10:15 | UMBC | Bryan Collins grabs the offensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 09:59 | UMBC | Bryan Collins misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Black - foul #3 on James Black, team foul #3 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Southern | David Duncan (PF) David Needham | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 09:59 | UMBC | Bryan Collins misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 09:59 | UMBC | Bryan Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 09:43 | Southern | David Duncan buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Black | 59-57 |
| 09:39 | UMBC | James Eldridge can't connect on a shot from the left side | 59-57 |
| 09:38 | Southern | David Duncan grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 09:31 | Southern | James Black misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 09:29 | UMBC | Elbert Jonson gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| 09:00 | UMBC | Robert Kemble misses the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Scott Johnson - foul #2 on Scott Johnson, team foul #4 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Southern | Craig Bard (PG), Troy Bird (SF) Alfred Mills, Scott Johnson | |
| Subs | UMBC | Edward Gibby (SG), Joey Scruggs (PF) Bryan Collins, Paul Talbot | |
| 09:00 | UMBC | Robert Kemble misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 09:00 | UMBC | Robert Kemble makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 08:44 | Southern | James Black clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 08:43 | Southern | Troy Bird snags the offensive board | 59-58 |
| 08:36 | Southern | Troy Bird drills a 3 from the right wing | 62-58 |
| 08:14 | UMBC | Edward Gibby misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 62-58 |
| 08:12 | Southern | David Duncan pulls down the rebound | 62-58 |
| 08:05 | Southern | Troy Bird misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 08:03 | Southern | James Black snags the offensive board | 62-58 |
| 07:55 | Southern | David Duncan blows the dunk but the foul's on James Eldridge - foul #4 on James Eldridge, team foul #6 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Southern | David Corona (PG), Herbert Harris (SG) Craig Bard, James Black | |
| Subs | UMBC | Gerald Belote (SG), Albert Cadiz (PF) James Eldridge, Robert Kemble | |
| 07:55 | Southern | David Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 07:55 | Southern | David Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 07:41 | UMBC | Elbert Jonson buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Edward Gibby and he's fouled by David Corona - foul #2 on David Corona, team foul #5 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Southern | Alfred Mills (PG), David Needham (PF) Herbert Harris, David Duncan | |
| Subs | UMBC | Bryan Collins (SG), Paul Talbot (PF) Gerald Belote, Albert Cadiz | |
| 07:41 | UMBC | Elbert Jonson makes the free throw | 64-61 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Alfred Mills (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Corona (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Troy Bird (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Needham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Edward Gibby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Collins (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joey Scruggs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Talbot (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Elbert Jonson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Southern | Troy Bird's pass is intercepted by Edward Gibby | 64-61 |
| 07:24 | UMBC | Edward Gibby banks in the layup | 64-63 |
| 07:19 | Southern | Alfred Mills misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-63 |
| 07:18 | UMBC | Elbert Jonson grabs the board | 64-63 |
| 06:56 | UMBC | Paul Talbot knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 64-65 |
| 06:33 | Southern | Gerald Johnson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-65 |
| 06:32 | Southern | David Needham hits the follow up shot | 66-65 |
| 06:13 | UMBC | Paul Talbot misses badly on a floater from close range | 66-65 |
| 06:12 | UMBC | Paul Talbot tips it but misses | 66-65 |
| 06:11 | Southern | The rebound goes to Gerald Johnson | 66-65 |
| 06:06 | Southern | David Corona knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Needham | 68-65 |
| 05:54 | UMBC | Paul Talbot banks in the layup on a nice dish by Edward Gibby | 68-67 |
| 05:49 | Southern | David Corona hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 68-67 |
| 05:47 | UMBC | Elbert Jonson grabs the board | 68-67 |
| 05:41 | UMBC | Elbert Jonson can't finish the layup | 68-67 |
| 05:39 | UMBC | Elbert Jonson tips it home | 68-69 |
| 05:33 | Southern | David Needham hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Troy Bird | 71-69 |
| 05:17 | UMBC | Edward Gibby scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-72 |
| 05:05 | Southern | Troy Bird makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 73-72 |
| 05:05 | UMBC | UMBC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-72 |
| Subs | Southern | James Black (SG), Scott Johnson (SF), David Duncan (C) David Corona, Troy Bird, Gerald Johnson | |
| Subs | UMBC | James Eldridge (PG), Robert Kemble (SF) Edward Gibby, Joey Scruggs | |
| 04:51 | UMBC | Bryan Collins misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 73-72 |
| 04:49 | Southern | David Needham grabs the board | 73-72 |
| 04:43 | Southern | Alfred Mills misses the turnaround from close range | 73-72 |
| 04:42 | Southern | James Black tips it but misses | 73-72 |
| 04:41 | Southern | James Black tips it home | 75-72 |
| 04:33 | UMBC | David Duncan blocks the jumper by James Eldridge | 75-72 |
| 04:31 | UMBC | Robert Kemble grabs the offensive board | 75-72 |
| 04:17 | UMBC | Bryan Collins is fouled on the floor by David Duncan - foul #3 on David Duncan, team foul #6 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Southern | Craig Bard (PG), Gerald Johnson (C) Alfred Mills, David Needham | |
| Subs | UMBC | Gerald Belote (SG), Joey Scruggs (PF) Bryan Collins, Paul Talbot | |
| 04:04 | UMBC | Robert Kemble buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Gerald Belote | 75-75 |
| 03:56 | Southern | David Duncan is denied on a dunk by Elbert Jonson | 75-75 |
| 03:55 | Southern | Scott Johnson hits the follow up shot | 77-75 |
| 03:30 | UMBC | Joey Scruggs makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from James Eldridge | 77-78 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Craig Bard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Black (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Duncan (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Gerald Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - James Eldridge (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gerald Belote (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Kemble (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joey Scruggs (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Elbert Jonson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Southern | Gerald Johnson is fouled on the floor by Elbert Jonson - foul #4 on Elbert Jonson, team foul #7 | 77-78 |
| Subs | Southern | Alfred Mills (PG) Craig Bard | |
| Subs | UMBC | Bryan Collins (SG), Paul Talbot (PF) Gerald Belote, Elbert Jonson | |
| 03:04 | Southern | Gerald Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 78-78 |
| 03:04 | Southern | Gerald Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 79-78 |
| 02:42 | UMBC | Bryan Collins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 79-78 |
| Subs | Southern | David Corona (SF), David Needham (PF) Scott Johnson, David Duncan | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 02:32 | Southern | Gerald Johnson misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 79-78 |
| 02:30 | UMBC | James Eldridge snags the defensive board | 79-78 |
| 02:07 | UMBC | Joey Scruggs is hacked by Gerald Johnson - foul #3 on Gerald Johnson, team foul #7 | 79-78 |
| Subs | Southern | Troy Bird (SF), David Duncan (C) James Black, Gerald Johnson | |
| Subs | UMBC | Edward Gibby (PG), Albert Cadiz (C) James Eldridge, Robert Kemble | |
| 02:07 | UMBC | Joey Scruggs makes the 1st free throw | 79-79 |
| 02:07 | UMBC | Joey Scruggs makes the 2nd free throw | 79-80 |
| 01:46 | Southern | David Needham blows the layup | 79-80 |
| 01:44 | UMBC | Joey Scruggs pulls down the rebound | 79-80 |
| 01:44 | UMBC | UMBC calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-80 |
| Subs | Southern | James Black (SG), Gerald Johnson (C) David Corona, David Duncan | |
| Subs | UMBC | James Eldridge (PG), Robert Kemble (SF), Elbert Jonson (C) Edward Gibby, Joey Scruggs, Albert Cadiz | |
| 01:25 | UMBC | Paul Talbot is called for traveling | 79-80 |
| 01:01 | Southern | Troy Bird loses the ball out of bounds | 79-80 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:32 | UMBC | Elbert Jonson double dribbles | 79-80 |
| 00:06 | Southern | Alfred Mills is hacked by James Eldridge - foul #5 on James Eldridge, team foul #8 | 79-80 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Edward Gibby (PG) James Eldridge | |
| 00:06 | Southern | Alfred Mills misses the 1st free throw | 79-80 |
| 00:06 | UMBC | Paul Talbot pulls down the rebound | 79-80 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:05 | UMBC | Paul Talbot is hacked by Alfred Mills in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alfred Mills, team foul #8 | 79-80 |
| 00:05 | UMBC | Paul Talbot misses the 1st free throw | 79-80 |
| 00:05 | Southern | Troy Bird gets the rebound | 79-80 |
| 00:05 | Southern | Southern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 79-80 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:01 | Southern | Alfred Mills drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 81-80 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | UMBC | Robert Kemble can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 81-80 |