| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Kirk Cain (fresh) SG - Gary Benton (fresh) SF - Larry Johnson (fresh) PF - Eric Sanjuan (fresh) C - William Pope (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Gerald King (fresh) SG - Luis Everett (fresh) SF - Michael Brown (fresh) PF - Daron McLaughlin (fresh) C - Ethan Young (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Morehead State | William Pope wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:53 | Morehead State | Eric Sanjuan comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Morehead State | William Pope tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | UMBC | Daron McLaughlin grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | UMBC | Michael Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | UMBC | Ethan Young hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Morehead State | Eric Sanjuan is hacked by Gerald King - foul #1 on Gerald King, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Morehead State | Kirk Cain clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Brown - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Morehead State | Kirk Cain misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Morehead State | Kirk Cain makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:41 | UMBC | Gerald King is hacked by Kirk Cain - foul #1 on Kirk Cain, team foul #1 | 1-2 |
| 18:16 | UMBC | Ethan Young misses long on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 1-2 |
| 18:15 | Morehead State | Eric Sanjuan pulls down the rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:00 | Morehead State | William Pope misses the lay-in | 1-2 |
| 17:59 | UMBC | Ethan Young snags the defensive board | 1-2 |
| 17:57 | UMBC | Michael Brown loses the dribble to Larry Johnson in the backcourt | 1-2 |
| 17:50 | Morehead State | Gary Benton knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Larry Johnson | 4-2 |
| 17:45 | UMBC | Luis Everett buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Gerald King | 4-5 |
| 17:36 | Morehead State | William Pope makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Kirk Cain | 7-5 |
| 17:19 | UMBC | Luis Everett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Robert Ray (PG), Robert Buzard (SG), Terry Ford (SF), Richard White (PF), Michael Stamper (C) Kirk Cain, Gary Benton, Larry Johnson, Eric Sanjuan, William Pope | |
| Subs | UMBC | William Pereira (SG), James Ruhl (C) Luis Everett, Ethan Young | |
| 16:53 | Morehead State | Richard White is hacked by Daron McLaughlin - foul #1 on Daron McLaughlin, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Kevin Jeffers (SG), Melvin Estes (PF) Michael Brown, Daron McLaughlin | |
| 16:38 | Morehead State | Richard White is whistled for a carry | 7-5 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Gabriel Romano (C) Gerald King | |
| 16:36 | UMBC | William Pereira is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Buzard - foul #1 on Robert Buzard, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| 16:23 | UMBC | Kevin Jeffers misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-5 |
| 16:21 | Morehead State | Terry Ford pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:14 | Morehead State | Robert Buzard misses the shot from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 16:13 | Morehead State | Michael Stamper grabs the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:07 | Morehead State | Terry Ford drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 9-5 |
| 15:46 | UMBC | Robert Buzard is called for the reach on Gabriel Romano - foul #2 on Robert Buzard, team foul #3 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Kirk Cain (PG), Larry Johnson (SF), Eric Sanjuan (PF) Robert Buzard, Terry Ford, Michael Stamper | |
| Subs | UMBC | Gerald King (PG), Luis Everett (SG), Ethan Young (C) Kevin Jeffers, James Ruhl, Gabriel Romano | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Kirk Cain (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Ray (fresh) SF - Larry Johnson (fresh) PF - Eric Sanjuan (fresh) C - Richard White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Gerald King (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Luis Everett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Pereira (fresh) PF - Melvin Estes (fresh) C - Ethan Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | UMBC | Luis Everett comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Ray - foul #1 on Robert Ray, team foul #4 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Scott Salter (C) Richard White | |
| Subs | UMBC | Michael Brown (SF), Daron McLaughlin (PF) William Pereira, Melvin Estes | |
| 15:35 | UMBC | Luis Everett makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:35 | UMBC | Luis Everett makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:17 | Morehead State | Scott Salter misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-7 |
| 15:16 | UMBC | Daron McLaughlin snags the defensive board | 9-7 |
| 14:54 | UMBC | Ethan Young drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Gerald King | 9-9 |
| 14:47 | Morehead State | Daron McLaughlin denies the turnaround by Robert Ray | 9-9 |
| 14:46 | UMBC | Ethan Young grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:17 | UMBC | Luis Everett is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gerald King and he's fouled by Larry Johnson - foul #1 on Larry Johnson, team foul #5 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Gary Benton (SG), Terry Ford (SF), William Pope (C) Robert Ray, Larry Johnson, Scott Salter | |
| Subs | UMBC | Kevin Jeffers (PG), William Pereira (SF), Melvin Estes (PF), James Ruhl (C) Gerald King, Michael Brown, Daron McLaughlin, Ethan Young | |
| 14:17 | UMBC | Luis Everett makes the free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:57 | Morehead State | Kirk Cain misses the shot from the free throw line | 9-12 |
| 13:56 | Morehead State | Terry Ford gets the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 13:42 | Morehead State | William Pope misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 9-12 |
| 13:41 | UMBC | Melvin Estes pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 13:37 | UMBC | The short jumper by Kevin Jeffers is denied by Eric Sanjuan | 9-12 |
| 13:35 | UMBC | Kevin Jeffers grabs the offensive board | 9-12 |
| 13:17 | UMBC | Luis Everett drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Melvin Estes | 9-14 |
| 13:00 | Morehead State | Kirk Cain misses the floater from the left side | 9-14 |
| 12:58 | Morehead State | Kirk Cain tips it home | 11-14 |
| 12:46 | UMBC | Kevin Jeffers is hacked by Gary Benton - foul #1 on Gary Benton, team foul #6 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Larry Johnson (SF), Richard White (PF), Michael Stamper (C) Terry Ford, Eric Sanjuan, William Pope | |
| Subs | UMBC | Gerald King (PG), Michael Brown (SF), Daron McLaughlin (PF) Luis Everett, William Pereira, Melvin Estes | |
| 12:37 | UMBC | James Ruhl makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Gerald King | 11-16 |
| 12:16 | Morehead State | Richard White scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Gary Benton and he's hacked by James Ruhl - foul #1 on James Ruhl, team foul #4 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Robert Ray (PG) Kirk Cain | |
| Subs | UMBC | Ethan Young (C) James Ruhl | |
| 12:16 | Morehead State | Richard White makes the free throw | 14-16 |
| 12:14 | UMBC | Kevin Jeffers's pass is intercepted by Robert Ray in the backcourt | 14-16 |
| 12:12 | Morehead State | Robert Ray hits the finger roll | 16-16 |
| 11:54 | UMBC | Gerald King misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left side | 16-16 |
| 11:53 | Morehead State | Michael Stamper grabs the board | 16-16 |
| 11:49 | Morehead State | Daron McLaughlin steals the ball from Gary Benton | 16-16 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Robert Ray (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gary Benton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Johnson (fresh) PF - Richard White (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Stamper (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Gerald King (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Kevin Jeffers (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Brown (fresh) PF - Daron McLaughlin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ethan Young (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | UMBC | Michael Brown is hacked by Larry Johnson - foul #2 on Larry Johnson, team foul #7 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Kirk Cain (PG), Terry Ford (SF), Eric Sanjuan (PF) Gary Benton, Larry Johnson, Michael Stamper | |
| Subs | UMBC | Brian Swart (SG) Kevin Jeffers | |
| 11:27 | UMBC | Michael Brown misses the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 11:27 | Morehead State | Richard White snags the defensive board | 16-16 |
| 11:20 | Morehead State | Richard White misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-16 |
| 11:18 | Morehead State | Robert Ray can't tip it in | 16-16 |
| 11:17 | UMBC | Ethan Young gets the rebound | 16-16 |
| 11:15 | UMBC | Kirk Cain takes the ball from Brian Swart in the backcourt | 16-16 |
| 11:02 | Morehead State | Terry Ford misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-16 |
| 11:01 | UMBC | Daron McLaughlin grabs the board | 16-16 |
| 10:59 | UMBC | Gerald King is hacked by Terry Ford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terry Ford, team foul #8 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Gary Benton (SG), William Pope (C) Robert Ray, Richard White | |
| Subs | UMBC | William Pereira (SG), James Ruhl (SF), Melvin Estes (PF), Gabriel Romano (C) Brian Swart, Michael Brown, Daron McLaughlin, Ethan Young | |
| 10:59 | UMBC | Gerald King makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 10:59 | UMBC | Gerald King misses the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 10:59 | Morehead State | Eric Sanjuan grabs the board | 16-17 |
| 10:42 | Morehead State | Gary Benton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-17 |
| 10:41 | Morehead State | William Pope grabs the offensive board | 16-17 |
| 10:36 | Morehead State | Kirk Cain misses the driving attempt in the lane | 16-17 |
| 10:34 | Morehead State | Kirk Cain grabs the offensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 10:23 | Morehead State | William Pope hits a turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by Melvin Estes - foul #1 on Melvin Estes, team foul #5 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michael Stamper (SF) Terry Ford | |
| Subs | UMBC | Pat Hutchinson (PG) Gerald King | |
| 10:23 | Morehead State | William Pope makes the free throw | 19-17 |
| 10:16 | UMBC | William Pereira is open and scores on a jumper from the left side | 19-19 |
| 09:53 | Morehead State | Kirk Cain clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-19 |
| 09:52 | UMBC | James Ruhl grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 09:30 | UMBC | James Ruhl comes up short on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Eric Sanjuan - foul #1 on Eric Sanjuan, team foul #9 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Robert Ray (SG), Richard White (PF), Scott Salter (C) Gary Benton, Eric Sanjuan, William Pope | |
| Subs | UMBC | Kevin Jeffers (PG), Luis Everett (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Daron McLaughlin (PF) Pat Hutchinson, William Pereira, Melvin Estes, Gabriel Romano | |
| 09:30 | UMBC | James Ruhl makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 09:30 | UMBC | James Ruhl makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 09:16 | Morehead State | Robert Ray blows the layup but the foul's on Michael Brown - foul #2 on Michael Brown, team foul #6 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Terry Ford (SF) Michael Stamper | |
| Subs | UMBC | Gerald King (PG), William Pereira (SF), Ethan Young (C) Kevin Jeffers, Michael Brown, James Ruhl | |
| 09:16 | Morehead State | Robert Ray makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 09:16 | Morehead State | Robert Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 09:16 | UMBC | Daron McLaughlin snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 09:01 | UMBC | Scott Salter picks off the pass by Luis Everett | 20-21 |
| 08:35 | Morehead State | Terry Ford knocks in the floater in the lane | 22-21 |
| 08:16 | UMBC | Luis Everett clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-21 |
| 08:15 | Morehead State | Richard White snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| 08:00 | Morehead State | Kirk Cain misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-21 |
| 07:59 | Morehead State | Terry Ford tips it in | 24-21 |
| 07:45 | UMBC | Luis Everett is hacked by Kirk Cain - foul #2 on Kirk Cain, team foul #10 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Gary Benton (SG), Michael Stamper (SF), Eric Sanjuan (PF), William Pope (C) Kirk Cain, Terry Ford, Richard White, Scott Salter | |
| Subs | UMBC | Kevin Jeffers (PG), Melvin Estes (PF), Gabriel Romano (C) Gerald King, Daron McLaughlin, Ethan Young | |
| 07:45 | UMBC | Luis Everett makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 07:45 | UMBC | Luis Everett makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Robert Ray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gary Benton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Stamper (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eric Sanjuan (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Pope (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Kevin Jeffers (fresh) SG - Luis Everett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - William Pereira (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Melvin Estes (fresh) C - Gabriel Romano (fresh) | |
| 07:34 | Morehead State | William Pope misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 24-23 |
| 07:33 | UMBC | William Pereira gets the rebound | 24-23 |
| 07:30 | UMBC | Gary Benton steals the ball from Kevin Jeffers in the backcourt | 24-23 |
| 07:29 | Morehead State | Gary Benton lays it up and in | 26-23 |
| 07:07 | UMBC | Michael Stamper blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Luis Everett | 26-23 |
| 07:05 | UMBC | The offensive rebound goes to Gabriel Romano | 26-23 |
| 06:42 | UMBC | Gabriel Romano loses the dribble to Robert Ray | 26-23 |
| 06:19 | Morehead State | Gabriel Romano steals the ball from Eric Sanjuan | 26-23 |
| 06:00 | UMBC | Melvin Estes loses the ball out of bounds | 26-23 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Terry Ford (SF), Richard White (C) Michael Stamper, William Pope | |
| Subs | UMBC | Gerald King (PG), James Ruhl (SF), Daron McLaughlin (PF), Ethan Young (C) Luis Everett, William Pereira, Melvin Estes, Gabriel Romano | |
| 05:37 | Morehead State | Terry Ford misses long on a shot from the left side | 26-23 |
| 05:36 | UMBC | Ethan Young grabs the defensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 05:31 | UMBC | Kevin Jeffers buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Gerald King | 26-25 |
| 05:09 | Morehead State | Terry Ford hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by James Ruhl - foul #2 on James Ruhl, team foul #7 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Scott Salter (C) Richard White | |
| Subs | UMBC | Brian Swart (SG), William Pereira (SF) Kevin Jeffers, James Ruhl | |
| 05:09 | Morehead State | Terry Ford misses the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 05:09 | Morehead State | Terry Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 05:09 | Morehead State | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Salter | 26-25 |
| 04:53 | Morehead State | Robert Ray is hacked by Gerald King - foul #2 on Gerald King, team foul #8 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Pat Hutchinson (PG) Gerald King | |
| 04:53 | Morehead State | Robert Ray misses the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 04:53 | UMBC | Daron McLaughlin pulls down the rebound | 26-25 |
| 04:43 | UMBC | William Pereira misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Terry Ford - foul #2 on Terry Ford, team foul #11 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michael Stamper (SF) Terry Ford | |
| Subs | UMBC | Melvin Estes (SF), Gabriel Romano (C) Brian Swart, Ethan Young | |
| 04:43 | UMBC | William Pereira makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 04:43 | UMBC | William Pereira makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 04:27 | Morehead State | Gary Benton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by William Pereira - foul #1 on William Pereira, team foul #9 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Brian Swart (SG) William Pereira | |
| 04:27 | Morehead State | Gary Benton makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 04:27 | Morehead State | Gary Benton misses the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 04:27 | UMBC | Daron McLaughlin grabs the defensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 04:14 | UMBC | Gabriel Romano hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Pat Hutchinson | 27-29 |
| 03:46 | Morehead State | Michael Stamper knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert Ray | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Robert Ray (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Benton (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Stamper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Sanjuan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Salter (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Pat Hutchinson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Swart (fresh) SF - Melvin Estes (fresh) PF - Daron McLaughlin (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Gabriel Romano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:31 | UMBC | Daron McLaughlin hits a wide open driving attempt from close range | 30-31 |
| 03:13 | Morehead State | Gary Benton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-31 |
| 03:12 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Pat Hutchinson | 30-31 |
| 03:06 | UMBC | Melvin Estes is fouled on the floor by Michael Stamper - foul #1 on Michael Stamper, team foul #12 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Kirk Cain (PG), Robert Buzard (SG), Larry Johnson (SF), Richard White (PF), William Pope (C) Robert Ray, Gary Benton, Michael Stamper, Eric Sanjuan, Scott Salter | |
| Subs | UMBC | Gerald King (PG), Kevin Jeffers (SG), Michael Brown (SF), James Ruhl (C) Pat Hutchinson, Brian Swart, Daron McLaughlin, Gabriel Romano | |
| 03:06 | UMBC | Melvin Estes makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 03:06 | UMBC | Melvin Estes makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 02:57 | Morehead State | Richard White is fouled on the floor by James Ruhl - foul #3 on James Ruhl, team foul #10 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Daron McLaughlin (PF), Ethan Young (C) Melvin Estes, James Ruhl | |
| 02:57 | Morehead State | Richard White makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 02:57 | Morehead State | Richard White misses the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 02:57 | UMBC | Michael Brown snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 02:41 | UMBC | Kevin Jeffers misses the floater in the paint | 31-33 |
| 02:39 | Morehead State | Richard White gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 02:28 | Morehead State | Kirk Cain scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Larry Johnson | 34-33 |
| 02:24 | UMBC | Ethan Young is hacked by William Pope in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Pope, team foul #13 | 34-33 |
| 02:24 | UMBC | Ethan Young makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 02:24 | UMBC | Ethan Young makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 02:01 | Morehead State | William Pope's pass is intercepted by Michael Brown | 34-35 |
| 01:35 | UMBC | William Pope blocks the short jumper by Ethan Young | 34-35 |
| 01:34 | Morehead State | Richard White grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 01:15 | Morehead State | Larry Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 01:14 | Morehead State | Richard White tips it back up and in | 36-35 |
| 00:52 | UMBC | Michael Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 00:51 | Morehead State | William Pope gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 00:33 | Morehead State | Larry Johnson misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-35 |
| 00:31 | Morehead State | Richard White hits the follow up shot | 38-35 |
| 00:08 | UMBC | Ethan Young can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Robert Buzard - foul #3 on Robert Buzard, team foul #14 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Gary Benton (SG), Terry Ford (SF), Eric Sanjuan (PF), Michael Stamper (C) Robert Buzard, Larry Johnson, Richard White, William Pope | |
| Subs | UMBC | Pat Hutchinson (PG), Luis Everett (SG), Melvin Estes (PF) Gerald King, Kevin Jeffers, Daron McLaughlin | |
| 00:08 | UMBC | Ethan Young makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 00:08 | UMBC | Ethan Young makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 00:03 | Morehead State | Gary Benton misses the easy layup | 38-37 |
| 00:01 | UMBC | Michael Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 00:00 | UMBC | Michael Brown misses the fullcourt shot | 38-37 |