| Lineup | Houston | PG - Joseph Laird (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Ralph Mrozek (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andres Romano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Virgil Thurman (fresh) 4 reb. C - Fred King (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Frank Ferrara (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Green (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dave Cox (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Keith Valenti (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Frantz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Andres Romano inbounds the ball | 33-33 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Houston | Virgil Thurman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ralph Mrozek | 35-33 |
| 19:32 | UMBC | Ryan Frantz double dribbles | 35-33 |
| 19:11 | Houston | Andres Romano misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-33 |
| 19:10 | UMBC | Ryan Frantz snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 18:53 | UMBC | Ralph Mrozek picks off the pass by Ryan Frantz | 35-33 |
| 18:29 | Houston | Andres Romano buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Joseph Laird | 38-33 |
| 18:11 | UMBC | Keith Valenti can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 38-33 |
| 18:09 | Houston | Ralph Mrozek gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 17:51 | Houston | Ryan Frantz is called for the reach on Ralph Mrozek - foul #1 on Ryan Frantz, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| 17:40 | Houston | Mark Green steals it from Ralph Mrozek | 38-33 |
| 17:37 | UMBC | Mark Green jams it | 38-35 |
| 17:14 | Houston | Joseph Laird connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Mrozek | 40-35 |
| 16:54 | UMBC | Frank Ferrara clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 16:52 | UMBC | Ryan Frantz pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 16:42 | UMBC | Mark Green clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 16:41 | UMBC | Keith Valenti snags the offensive board | 40-35 |
| 16:20 | UMBC | Dave Cox clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 16:18 | Houston | Ralph Mrozek grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 16:14 | Houston | Andres Romano knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Joseph Laird | 42-35 |
| 15:45 | UMBC | Dave Cox knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Joseph Laird (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Mrozek (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Andres Romano (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Virgil Thurman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred King (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Frank Ferrara (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Green (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dave Cox (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Keith Valenti (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Ryan Frantz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Houston | Dave Cox steals the ball from Virgil Thurman | 42-37 |
| 15:24 | UMBC | Mark Green connects on the jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Andres Romano - foul #3 on Andres Romano, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Farmer (PG), Clifton Lasater (SG), William McQuage (SF), Ronald Harrell (PF), Richard Douglas (C) Joseph Laird, Ralph Mrozek, Andres Romano, Virgil Thurman, Fred King | |
| Subs | UMBC | Richard Bingman (SG), Robert Lyon (SF), Douglas Ellington (PF), Larry Efird (C) Frank Ferrara, Dave Cox, Keith Valenti, Ryan Frantz | |
| 15:24 | UMBC | Mark Green makes the free throw | 42-40 |
| 15:10 | Houston | Richard Douglas comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 42-40 |
| 15:08 | Houston | Ronald Harrell pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 14:46 | Houston | Russell Farmer buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Clifton Lasater | 45-40 |
| 14:31 | UMBC | Richard Bingman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-40 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Frank Ferrara (PG) Mark Green | |
| 14:06 | Houston | Richard Douglas misses badly on a floater in the paint | 45-40 |
| 14:05 | UMBC | Larry Efird grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 13:46 | UMBC | Richard Bingman is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Richard Bingman, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Laird (PG) Russell Farmer | |
| Subs | UMBC | Dave Cox (SF) Richard Bingman | |
| 13:36 | Houston | Dave Cox takes the ball from Ronald Harrell | 45-40 |
| 13:19 | UMBC | Clifton Lasater steps in front of the Robert Lyon pass | 45-40 |
| 13:06 | Houston | Clifton Lasater is fouled on the floor by Larry Efird - foul #3 on Larry Efird, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Ralph Mrozek (SG), Andres Romano (SF), Virgil Thurman (PF) Clifton Lasater, William McQuage, Richard Douglas | |
| Subs | UMBC | Mark Green (SG), Keith Valenti (PF), Ryan Frantz (C) Robert Lyon, Douglas Ellington, Larry Efird | |
| 12:48 | Houston | Joseph Laird drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ralph Mrozek | 48-40 |
| 12:40 | UMBC | Keith Valenti travels with the ball | 48-40 |
| 12:14 | Houston | Andres Romano misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-40 |
| 12:13 | UMBC | Mark Green grabs the defensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 11:44 | UMBC | Frank Ferrara is fouled on the floor by Joseph Laird - foul #1 on Joseph Laird, team foul #2 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Farmer (PG), Fred King (C) Joseph Laird, Ronald Harrell | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Russell Farmer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Mrozek (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Andres Romano (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Virgil Thurman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred King (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Frank Ferrara (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Green (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dave Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. PF - Keith Valenti (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Ryan Frantz (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | UMBC | Frank Ferrara scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-43 |
| 11:10 | Houston | Ralph Mrozek makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Russell Farmer | 51-43 |
| 10:47 | UMBC | The jump hook by Ryan Frantz is blocked by Virgil Thurman | 51-43 |
| 10:46 | UMBC | Keith Valenti grabs the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 10:35 | UMBC | Keith Valenti comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-43 |
| 10:34 | UMBC | Dave Cox misses the tip | 51-43 |
| 10:33 | Houston | Andres Romano grabs the board | 51-43 |
| 10:27 | Houston | Virgil Thurman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Fred King | 53-43 |
| 10:12 | UMBC | Dave Cox hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-43 |
| 10:10 | Houston | The rebound goes to Fred King | 53-43 |
| 09:57 | Houston | Virgil Thurman buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Russell Farmer | 55-43 |
| 09:42 | UMBC | Frank Ferrara is hacked by Russell Farmer - foul #1 on Russell Farmer, team foul #3 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Laird (PG), Clifton Lasater (SG), William McQuage (SF), Ronald Harrell (PF) Russell Farmer, Ralph Mrozek, Andres Romano, Virgil Thurman | |
| Subs | UMBC | William Donnelly (PG), Anthony Renwick (SG), Robert Lyon (SF), Douglas Ellington (PF), Larry Efird (C) Frank Ferrara, Mark Green, Dave Cox, Keith Valenti, Ryan Frantz | |
| 09:25 | UMBC | Douglas Ellington misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Ronald Harrell - foul #2 on Ronald Harrell, team foul #4 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Douglas (C) Fred King | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 09:25 | UMBC | Douglas Ellington makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 09:25 | UMBC | Douglas Ellington makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 09:15 | Houston | Larry Efird blocks the short jumper by Ronald Harrell | 55-45 |
| 09:14 | UMBC | Robert Lyon pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| 08:56 | UMBC | William Donnelly is fouled on the floor by Joseph Laird - foul #2 on Joseph Laird, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Mark Green (SG) William Donnelly | |
| 08:48 | UMBC | Mark Green drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Ellington | 55-47 |
| 08:28 | Houston | Richard Douglas scores on a driving attempt from close range | 57-47 |
| 08:12 | UMBC | Robert Lyon misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 57-47 |
| 08:11 | Houston | Clifton Lasater grabs the board | 57-47 |
| 07:57 | Houston | Richard Douglas can't connect on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Mark Green - foul #2 on Mark Green, team foul #4 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Andres Romano (SF), Fred King (C) William McQuage, Ronald Harrell | |
| Subs | UMBC | Frank Ferrara (PG), Richard Bingman (SG), Dave Cox (SF), Ryan Frantz (C) Anthony Renwick, Mark Green, Robert Lyon, Larry Efird | |
| 07:57 | Houston | Richard Douglas misses the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 07:57 | Houston | Richard Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 07:41 | UMBC | Ryan Frantz misses the floater from the left side | 58-47 |
| 07:39 | UMBC | Ryan Frantz pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-47 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Joseph Laird (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifton Lasater (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andres Romano (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Douglas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred King (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Frank Ferrara (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Bingman (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Dave Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. PF - Douglas Ellington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Frantz (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:34 | UMBC | Dave Cox can't connect on a shot in the lane | 58-47 |
| 07:33 | Houston | Fred King pulls down the rebound | 58-47 |
| 07:15 | Houston | Andres Romano hits a jumper from close range set up by Fred King and he's hacked by Richard Bingman - foul #5 on Richard Bingman, team foul #5 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Ralph Mrozek (SG), Virgil Thurman (PF) Clifton Lasater, Richard Douglas | |
| Subs | UMBC | Mark Green (SG), Keith Valenti (PF) Richard Bingman, Douglas Ellington | |
| 07:15 | Houston | Andres Romano makes the free throw | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 07:04 | UMBC | Ryan Frantz knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Frank Ferrara | 61-49 |
| 06:50 | Houston | Joseph Laird comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-49 |
| 06:49 | Houston | Fred King tips it back up and in | 63-49 |
| 06:40 | UMBC | Dave Cox's fadeaway is rejected by Fred King | 63-49 |
| 06:38 | Houston | Virgil Thurman pulls down the rebound | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:13 | Houston | Keith Valenti steals it from Joseph Laird | 63-49 |
| 06:06 | UMBC | Keith Valenti misses the lay-in but the foul's on Virgil Thurman - foul #3 on Virgil Thurman, team foul #6 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Farmer (PG), Ronald Harrell (C) Joseph Laird, Fred King | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 06:06 | UMBC | Keith Valenti makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 06:06 | UMBC | Keith Valenti misses the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 06:06 | UMBC | Ryan Frantz grabs the offensive board | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:48 | UMBC | Ryan Frantz hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Mark Green and he's hacked by Ralph Mrozek - foul #1 on Ralph Mrozek, team foul #7 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Houston | William McQuage (SF) Andres Romano | |
| Subs | UMBC | Robert Lyon (SF) Dave Cox | |
| 05:48 | UMBC | Ryan Frantz makes the free throw | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:28 | Houston | Ralph Mrozek misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-53 |
| 05:27 | UMBC | Frank Ferrara grabs the defensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 05:17 | UMBC | Robert Lyon hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ryan Frantz | 63-55 |
| 04:58 | Houston | Ralph Mrozek misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-55 |
| 04:57 | UMBC | Robert Lyon snags the defensive board | 63-55 |
| 04:45 | UMBC | William McQuage blocks the short jumper by Ryan Frantz | 63-55 |
| 04:44 | Houston | Virgil Thurman grabs the defensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 04:28 | Houston | Ralph Mrozek can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 63-55 |
| 04:27 | Houston | Ronald Harrell can't tip it in | 63-55 |
| 04:26 | UMBC | Frank Ferrara snags the defensive board | 63-55 |
| 04:09 | UMBC | Robert Lyon can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Ronald Harrell - foul #3 on Ronald Harrell, team foul #8 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Laird (PG), Clifton Lasater (SG), Andres Romano (SF), Fred King (C) Russell Farmer, Ralph Mrozek, William McQuage, Virgil Thurman | |
| Subs | UMBC | Dave Cox (SF), Douglas Ellington (PF), Larry Efird (C) Mark Green, Keith Valenti, Ryan Frantz | |
| 04:09 | UMBC | Robert Lyon makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 04:09 | UMBC | Robert Lyon makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 03:53 | Houston | Andres Romano misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-57 |
| 03:51 | UMBC | Douglas Ellington gets the rebound | 63-57 |
| 03:32 | UMBC | Douglas Ellington loses the dribble to Andres Romano | 63-57 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Joseph Laird (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifton Lasater (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andres Romano (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Harrell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred King (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Frank Ferrara (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Lyon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Dave Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. PF - Douglas Ellington (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Efird (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 03:23 | Houston | Ronald Harrell makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Fred King | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:11 | UMBC | Dave Cox can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-57 |
| 03:09 | UMBC | Frank Ferrara snags the offensive board | 65-57 |
| 02:56 | UMBC | Douglas Ellington scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Robert Lyon | 65-59 |
| 02:56 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Ralph Mrozek (SG), Virgil Thurman (PF) Clifton Lasater, Ronald Harrell | |
| Subs | UMBC | Mark Green (SG), Keith Valenti (PF), Ryan Frantz (C) Robert Lyon, Douglas Ellington, Larry Efird | |
| 02:41 | Houston | Ralph Mrozek hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-59 |
| 02:40 | Houston | Fred King grabs the offensive board | 65-59 |
| 02:21 | Houston | Andres Romano hits a shot from the right wing set up by Ralph Mrozek | 67-59 |
| 02:07 | UMBC | Ryan Frantz comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Virgil Thurman - foul #4 on Virgil Thurman, team foul #9 | 67-59 |
| 02:07 | UMBC | Ryan Frantz misses the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 02:07 | UMBC | Ryan Frantz misses the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 02:07 | Houston | Ralph Mrozek pulls down the rebound | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:44 | Houston | Ralph Mrozek connects on the jumper from the right wing | 69-59 |
| 01:23 | UMBC | Dave Cox drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Mark Green | 69-61 |
| 01:01 | Houston | Andres Romano is fouled on the floor by Mark Green - foul #3 on Mark Green, team foul #6 | 69-61 |
| 00:38 | Houston | Joseph Laird misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 69-61 |
| 00:37 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Mrozek | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Houston | Ralph Mrozek is hacked by Mark Green - foul #4 on Mark Green, team foul #7 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Houston | William McQuage (SF) Andres Romano | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 00:34 | Houston | Ralph Mrozek misses the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:34 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Virgil Thurman | 69-61 |
| 00:31 | Houston | Virgil Thurman is fouled on the floor by Keith Valenti - foul #1 on Keith Valenti, team foul #8 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Clifton Lasater (SG) Ralph Mrozek | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 00:31 | Houston | Virgil Thurman makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:31 | Houston | Virgil Thurman makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:27 | UMBC | Mark Green is fouled on the floor by Clifton Lasater - foul #3 on Clifton Lasater, team foul #10 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Farmer (PG), Ronald Harrell (PF), Richard Douglas (C) Joseph Laird, Virgil Thurman, Fred King | |
| Subs | UMBC | Anthony Renwick (PG), Robert Lyon (SF), Douglas Ellington (PF), Larry Efird (C) Frank Ferrara, Dave Cox, Keith Valenti, Ryan Frantz | |
| 00:27 | UMBC | Mark Green makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:27 | UMBC | Mark Green makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:25 | Houston | William McQuage is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Renwick - foul #2 on Anthony Renwick, team foul #9 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Laird (PG), Virgil Thurman (PF), Fred King (C) Russell Farmer, Ronald Harrell, Richard Douglas | |
| Subs | UMBC | Frank Ferrara (PG), Dave Cox (SF), Keith Valenti (PF), Ryan Frantz (C) Anthony Renwick, Robert Lyon, Douglas Ellington, Larry Efird | |
| 00:25 | Houston | William McQuage makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:25 | Houston | William McQuage makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:19 | UMBC | Mark Green hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-63 |
| 00:17 | Houston | The rebound goes to Fred King | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Joseph Laird runs out the clock | 73-63 |