| Lineup | Central St. | PG - Franklin Shaw (fresh) SG - Louis Kerns (fresh) SF - Milan Giordano (fresh) PF - Robert Wood (fresh) C - Kwacha Aja (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - Fred McKenzie (fresh) SG - James Santee (fresh) SF - Don Cook (fresh) PF - Steven Gilmore (fresh) C - Daniel Thomas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central St. | Kwacha Aja wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central St. | Central St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:56 | Central St. | James Santee picks off the pass by Louis Kerns in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | N. Carolina Central | Fred McKenzie misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Central St. | Milan Giordano grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Central St. | Franklin Shaw misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Fred McKenzie - foul #1 on Fred McKenzie, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Central St. | Franklin Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:28 | Central St. | Franklin Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:28 | N. Carolina Central | Steven Gilmore grabs the defensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:26 | N. Carolina Central | James Santee is fouled in the backcourt by Franklin Shaw - foul #1 on Franklin Shaw, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 19:10 | N. Carolina Central | Fred McKenzie is denied on a layup by Robert Wood | 1-0 |
| 19:09 | N. Carolina Central | Daniel Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:54 | N. Carolina Central | Fred McKenzie dunks the ball set up by Don Cook | 1-2 |
| 18:43 | Central St. | Robert Wood hits a wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Franklin Shaw | 3-2 |
| 18:30 | N. Carolina Central | Daniel Thomas misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 18:28 | N. Carolina Central | Steven Gilmore pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:17 | N. Carolina Central | Don Cook misses short on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 18:15 | Central St. | Franklin Shaw gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:57 | Central St. | Robert Wood clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Steven Gilmore - foul #1 on Steven Gilmore, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Central St. | Nicholas Labonte (PG), Michael Hessler (SG), Bernard Pfarr (SF), Byron Vansickle (C) Franklin Shaw, Louis Kerns, Milan Giordano, Kwacha Aja | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | John Hager (PG), Richard Rhone (SG), Bobby Berry (PF), Michael Buse (C) Fred McKenzie, James Santee, Steven Gilmore, Daniel Thomas | |
| 17:57 | Central St. | Robert Wood makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:57 | Central St. | Robert Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:45 | N. Carolina Central | John Hager is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-4 |
| 17:33 | Central St. | Byron Vansickle misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Michael Buse - foul #1 on Michael Buse, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Central St. | Boris Golembeski (PF) Robert Wood | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Steven Gilmore (PF) Don Cook | |
| 17:33 | Central St. | Byron Vansickle makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:33 | Central St. | Byron Vansickle makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 17:13 | N. Carolina Central | Michael Buse scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 7-6 |
| 17:11 | Central St. | Michael Buse is called for the reach on Bernard Pfarr in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Buse, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Central St. | | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Don Cook (SF) Michael Buse | |
| 17:03 | Central St. | Michael Hessler can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 17:02 | N. Carolina Central | Steven Gilmore grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:52 | N. Carolina Central | Don Cook is called for 10 seconds | 7-6 |
| Subs | Central St. | Franklin Shaw (PG), Louis Kerns (SG), Micah Smith (SF), Christopher Toro (C) Nicholas Labonte, Michael Hessler, Bernard Pfarr, Byron Vansickle | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Fred McKenzie (PG), Robert Friedlander (SG), Daniel Thomas (C) John Hager, Richard Rhone, Bobby Berry | |
| 16:42 | Central St. | Louis Kerns banks in the layup set up by Boris Golembeski | 9-6 |
| 16:20 | N. Carolina Central | Don Cook hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 9-6 |
| 16:19 | Central St. | Franklin Shaw gets the rebound | 9-6 |
| 16:17 | Central St. | Franklin Shaw is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 9-6 |
| Subs | Central St. | Kwacha Aja (C) Boris Golembeski | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 15:59 | N. Carolina Central | Fred McKenzie clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-6 |
| 15:58 | Central St. | Kwacha Aja gets the rebound | 9-6 |
| Lineup | Central St. | PG - Franklin Shaw (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Kerns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Micah Smith (fairly fresh) PF - Christopher Toro (fairly fresh) C - Kwacha Aja (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - Fred McKenzie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Friedlander (fresh) SF - Don Cook (tiring) PF - Steven Gilmore (tiring) 3 reb. C - Daniel Thomas (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Central St. | Steven Gilmore is called for the reach on Christopher Toro - foul #2 on Steven Gilmore, team foul #5 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Central St. | Nicholas Labonte (PG), Michael Hessler (SG), Milan Giordano (SF), Robert Wood (PF) Franklin Shaw, Louis Kerns, Micah Smith, Christopher Toro | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Richard Rhone (PG), James Santee (SG), Bobby Berry (PF) Fred McKenzie, Robert Friedlander, Steven Gilmore | |
| 15:35 | Central St. | Nicholas Labonte misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-6 |
| 15:34 | N. Carolina Central | Daniel Thomas gets the rebound | 9-6 |
| 15:09 | N. Carolina Central | Don Cook is called for traveling | 9-6 |
| Subs | Central St. | Louis Kerns (SG), Bernard Pfarr (SF), Byron Vansickle (C) Michael Hessler, Milan Giordano, Kwacha Aja | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | John Hager (PG) Richard Rhone | |
| 14:53 | Central St. | Louis Kerns hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-6 |
| 14:51 | Central St. | Robert Wood can't tip it in | 9-6 |
| 14:49 | N. Carolina Central | Daniel Thomas gets the rebound | 9-6 |
| 14:47 | N. Carolina Central | James Santee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-6 |
| Subs | Central St. | Franklin Shaw (PG), Boris Golembeski (PF) Nicholas Labonte, Robert Wood | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Fred McKenzie (PG) James Santee | |
| 14:38 | Central St. | Byron Vansickle buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Bernard Pfarr and he's hacked by Daniel Thomas - foul #1 on Daniel Thomas, team foul #6 | 11-6 |
| 14:38 | Central St. | Byron Vansickle makes the free throw | 12-6 |
| 14:22 | N. Carolina Central | Don Cook is denied on a layup by Byron Vansickle | 12-6 |
| 14:20 | Central St. | Byron Vansickle pulls down the rebound | 12-6 |
| 14:16 | Central St. | Bernard Pfarr is fouled in the backcourt by Bobby Berry - foul #1 on Bobby Berry, team foul #7 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Central St. | Christopher Toro (PF) Boris Golembeski | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Robert Friedlander (SG) John Hager | |
| 14:16 | Central St. | Bernard Pfarr misses the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 14:16 | N. Carolina Central | Robert Friedlander grabs the defensive rebound | 12-6 |
| 13:51 | N. Carolina Central | Fred McKenzie misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Louis Kerns - foul #1 on Louis Kerns, team foul #2 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Central St. | Nicholas Labonte (PG), Michael Hessler (SG), Micah Smith (SF), Kwacha Aja (C) Franklin Shaw, Louis Kerns, Bernard Pfarr, Byron Vansickle | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Richard Rhone (SG) Robert Friedlander | |
| 13:51 | N. Carolina Central | Fred McKenzie makes the 1st free throw | 12-7 |
| 13:51 | N. Carolina Central | Fred McKenzie makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 13:39 | Central St. | Bobby Berry steals the ball from Micah Smith | 12-8 |
| 13:13 | N. Carolina Central | Fred McKenzie knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Rhone | 12-10 |
| 13:06 | Central St. | Kwacha Aja misses short on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Richard Rhone - foul #1 on Richard Rhone, team foul #8 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Central St. | Franklin Shaw (PG), Louis Kerns (SG), Milan Giordano (SF), Robert Wood (PF) Nicholas Labonte, Michael Hessler, Micah Smith, Christopher Toro | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Robert Friedlander (PG), James Santee (SG) Fred McKenzie, Richard Rhone | |
| 13:06 | Central St. | Kwacha Aja makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:06 | Central St. | Kwacha Aja makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 12:57 | N. Carolina Central | Robert Wood swats the short shot by Daniel Thomas | 14-10 |
| 12:55 | Central St. | Robert Wood pulls down the rebound | 14-10 |
| 12:51 | Central St. | Milan Giordano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-10 |
| 12:49 | Central St. | Franklin Shaw grabs the offensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 12:41 | Central St. | Kwacha Aja connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Louis Kerns | 16-10 |
| 12:41 | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 16-10 |
| Subs | Central St. | Micah Smith (PG), Michael Hessler (SG), Boris Golembeski (PF), Byron Vansickle (C) Franklin Shaw, Louis Kerns, Robert Wood, Kwacha Aja | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | John Hager (PG) Robert Friedlander | |
| 12:24 | N. Carolina Central | James Santee drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-13 |
| 12:17 | Central St. | Byron Vansickle misses short on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Daniel Thomas - foul #2 on Daniel Thomas, team foul #9 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Central St. | Nicholas Labonte (PG) Micah Smith | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Richard Rhone (SG), Michael Buse (C) James Santee, Daniel Thomas | |
| 12:17 | Central St. | Byron Vansickle misses the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 12:17 | Central St. | Byron Vansickle makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 11:57 | N. Carolina Central | John Hager can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 17-13 |
| 11:56 | Central St. | Nicholas Labonte grabs the defensive rebound | 17-13 |
| Lineup | Central St. | PG - Nicholas Labonte (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Hessler (fresh) SF - Milan Giordano (fairly fresh) PF - Boris Golembeski (fairly fresh) C - Byron Vansickle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - John Hager (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Rhone (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Don Cook (very tired) PF - Bobby Berry (tired) C - Michael Buse (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:54 | Central St. | Milan Giordano is fouled in the backcourt by Don Cook - foul #1 on Don Cook, team foul #10 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Central St. | Franklin Shaw (PG), Robert Wood (PF), Christopher Toro (C) Nicholas Labonte, Boris Golembeski, Byron Vansickle | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Fred McKenzie (PG), Steven Gilmore (PF) Richard Rhone, Michael Buse | |
| 11:54 | Central St. | Milan Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 11:54 | Central St. | Milan Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 11:52 | N. Carolina Central | Michael Hessler picks off the pass by John Hager in the backcourt | 19-13 |
| 11:51 | Central St. | Michael Hessler banks in the layup | 21-13 |
| 11:42 | N. Carolina Central | John Hager knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Fred McKenzie | 21-16 |
| 11:39 | Central St. | Franklin Shaw is hacked by Fred McKenzie in the backcourt - foul #2 on Fred McKenzie, team foul #11 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Central St. | Louis Kerns (SG), Bernard Pfarr (SF) Michael Hessler, Milan Giordano | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Richard Rhone (PG), Robert Friedlander (SG) Fred McKenzie, John Hager | |
| 11:39 | Central St. | Franklin Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 11:39 | Central St. | Franklin Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 11:16 | N. Carolina Central | Bobby Berry buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Richard Rhone | 23-18 |
| 11:12 | Central St. | Louis Kerns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-18 |
| Subs | Central St. | Nicholas Labonte (PG), Micah Smith (SF), Kwacha Aja (C) Franklin Shaw, Bernard Pfarr, Christopher Toro | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | James Santee (SG), Michael Buse (C) Robert Friedlander, Steven Gilmore | |
| 11:05 | N. Carolina Central | Kwacha Aja picks off the pass by Michael Buse | 23-18 |
| 10:53 | Central St. | Micah Smith makes the wide open runner near the basket on a great pass from Robert Wood | 25-18 |
| 10:45 | N. Carolina Central | Micah Smith is called for the reach on Don Cook - foul #1 on Micah Smith, team foul #3 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Central St. | Milan Giordano (SF), Boris Golembeski (PF) Micah Smith, Robert Wood | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Robert Friedlander (PG) Richard Rhone | |
| 10:38 | N. Carolina Central | Robert Friedlander misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 25-18 |
| 10:37 | N. Carolina Central | James Santee grabs the offensive board | 25-18 |
| 10:22 | N. Carolina Central | Robert Friedlander connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Santee | 25-20 |
| 10:09 | Central St. | Kwacha Aja makes the wide open floater from close range on a great pass from Nicholas Labonte | 27-20 |
| 09:52 | N. Carolina Central | Kwacha Aja steals it from James Santee | 27-20 |
| 09:32 | Central St. | Louis Kerns connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Labonte | 30-20 |
| 09:21 | N. Carolina Central | Bobby Berry connects on the jumper from close range and he's fouled by Kwacha Aja - foul #1 on Kwacha Aja, team foul #4 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Central St. | Micah Smith (PG), Michael Hessler (SG), Bernard Pfarr (SF), Christopher Toro (PF), Byron Vansickle (C) Nicholas Labonte, Louis Kerns, Milan Giordano, Boris Golembeski, Kwacha Aja | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | John Hager (PG), Steven Gilmore (PF) Robert Friedlander, Michael Buse | |
| 09:21 | N. Carolina Central | Bobby Berry misses the free throw | 30-22 |
| 09:21 | Central St. | Byron Vansickle pulls down the rebound | 30-22 |
| 09:13 | Central St. | Michael Hessler loses the dribble to John Hager | 30-22 |
| 09:10 | N. Carolina Central | James Santee can't finish the layup | 30-22 |
| 09:09 | Central St. | Michael Hessler grabs the defensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 08:45 | Central St. | Micah Smith blows the dunk | 30-22 |
| 08:43 | Central St. | Micah Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 08:33 | Central St. | Michael Hessler misses the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Steven Gilmore - foul #3 on Steven Gilmore, team foul #12 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Central St. | Franklin Shaw (PG), Robert Wood (PF) Micah Smith, Christopher Toro | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Richard Rhone (PG), Daniel Thomas (C) James Santee, Steven Gilmore | |
| 08:33 | Central St. | Michael Hessler misses the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 08:33 | Central St. | Michael Hessler misses the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 08:33 | N. Carolina Central | Bobby Berry snags the defensive board | 30-22 |
| 08:31 | N. Carolina Central | Franklin Shaw takes the ball from Don Cook in the backcourt | 30-22 |
| 08:13 | Central St. | Richard Rhone is called for the reach on Franklin Shaw - foul #2 on Richard Rhone, team foul #13 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Central St. | Louis Kerns (SG) Michael Hessler | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | James Santee (SG) Richard Rhone | |
| 08:13 | Central St. | Franklin Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 08:13 | Central St. | Franklin Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 08:13 | N. Carolina Central | Daniel Thomas grabs the board | 31-22 |
| 07:56 | N. Carolina Central | Don Cook scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Hager | 31-24 |
| Lineup | Central St. | PG - Franklin Shaw (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Kerns (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Pfarr (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Wood (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Byron Vansickle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - John Hager (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Santee (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Cook (very tired) 2 pts. PF - Bobby Berry (very tired) 4 pts. C - Daniel Thomas (tired) 4 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Central St. | Don Cook steals the ball from Louis Kerns | 31-24 |
| 07:34 | N. Carolina Central | Don Cook hits the finger roll | 31-26 |
| 07:26 | Central St. | Franklin Shaw is open and scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Wood | 33-26 |
| 07:15 | N. Carolina Central | Daniel Thomas scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-28 |
| 07:13 | Central St. | Louis Kerns is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 33-28 |
| Subs | Central St. | Michael Hessler (SG), Milan Giordano (SF), Kwacha Aja (C) Louis Kerns, Bernard Pfarr, Byron Vansickle | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Steven Gilmore (PF) Daniel Thomas | |
| 07:01 | N. Carolina Central | Steven Gilmore can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-28 |
| 07:00 | Central St. | Milan Giordano snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| 06:49 | Central St. | Don Cook is called for the reach on Milan Giordano - foul #2 on Don Cook, team foul #14 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Central St. | Nicholas Labonte (PG), Boris Golembeski (PF), Christopher Toro (C) Franklin Shaw, Robert Wood, Kwacha Aja | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Robert Friedlander (SG), Michael Buse (SF) James Santee, Don Cook | |
| 06:49 | Central St. | Milan Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 06:49 | Central St. | Milan Giordano misses the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 06:49 | N. Carolina Central | The rebound goes to Steven Gilmore | 34-28 |
| 06:29 | N. Carolina Central | Steven Gilmore misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-28 |
| 06:27 | Central St. | Christopher Toro pulls down the rebound | 34-28 |
| 06:25 | Central St. | Michael Buse is called for the reach on Milan Giordano in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Buse, team foul #15 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Central St. | Louis Kerns (SG) Michael Hessler | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Daniel Thomas (C) Michael Buse | |
| 06:25 | Central St. | Milan Giordano misses the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 06:25 | Central St. | Milan Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 06:14 | N. Carolina Central | Christopher Toro picks off the pass by John Hager | 35-28 |
| 05:51 | Central St. | John Hager picks off the pass by Christopher Toro | 35-28 |
| 05:48 | N. Carolina Central | John Hager hits the finger roll | 35-30 |
| 05:29 | Central St. | Louis Kerns misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 05:27 | Central St. | Louis Kerns grabs the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 05:16 | Central St. | Milan Giordano is fouled on the floor by Bobby Berry - foul #2 on Bobby Berry, team foul #16 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Central St. | Micah Smith (PG), Michael Hessler (SG), Robert Wood (PF), Kwacha Aja (C) Nicholas Labonte, Louis Kerns, Boris Golembeski, Christopher Toro | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | James Santee (SG), Don Cook (SF) John Hager, Bobby Berry | |
| 05:16 | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 35-30 |
| 05:16 | Central St. | Milan Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 05:16 | Central St. | Milan Giordano misses the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 05:16 | Central St. | Kwacha Aja snags the offensive board | 36-30 |
| 05:09 | Central St. | Kwacha Aja misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from the left block | 36-30 |
| 05:08 | N. Carolina Central | Daniel Thomas grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 04:58 | N. Carolina Central | James Santee misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 04:56 | Central St. | Robert Wood snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 04:54 | Central St. | Milan Giordano is fouled in the backcourt by Don Cook - foul #3 on Don Cook, team foul #17 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Central St. | | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Michael Buse (SF) Don Cook | |
| 04:54 | Central St. | Milan Giordano misses the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 04:54 | Central St. | Milan Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 04:26 | N. Carolina Central | James Santee misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 37-30 |
| 04:25 | N. Carolina Central | Michael Buse snags the offensive board | 37-30 |
| 04:14 | N. Carolina Central | Steven Gilmore misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 04:12 | Central St. | Kwacha Aja gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 04:00 | Central St. | Robert Wood comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on James Santee - foul #1 on James Santee, team foul #18 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Central St. | Franklin Shaw (PG), Louis Kerns (SG), Bernard Pfarr (SF), Byron Vansickle (C) Micah Smith, Michael Hessler, Milan Giordano, Kwacha Aja | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Fred McKenzie (PG), Richard Rhone (SG), Bobby Berry (PF) Robert Friedlander, James Santee, Steven Gilmore | |
| 04:00 | Central St. | Robert Wood makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 04:00 | Central St. | Robert Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 03:58 | N. Carolina Central | Michael Buse's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-30 |
| 03:53 | Central St. | Robert Wood is open but misses the lay-in | 39-30 |
| 03:52 | N. Carolina Central | Michael Buse pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| Lineup | Central St. | PG - Franklin Shaw (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Kerns (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Pfarr (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Wood (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Byron Vansickle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - Fred McKenzie (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Rhone (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Buse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bobby Berry (very tired) 4 pts. C - Daniel Thomas (very tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:33 | N. Carolina Central | Michael Buse misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-30 |
| 03:31 | Central St. | The rebound goes to Byron Vansickle | 39-30 |
| 03:26 | Central St. | Franklin Shaw drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Wood | 41-30 |
| 03:10 | N. Carolina Central | Bobby Berry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-30 |
| Subs | Central St. | Boris Golembeski (PF) Robert Wood | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Steven Gilmore (PF) Michael Buse | |
| 02:53 | Central St. | Bernard Pfarr is wide open but clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-30 |
| 02:51 | Central St. | Bernard Pfarr misses the tip | 41-30 |
| 02:49 | Central St. | Franklin Shaw can't tip it in | 41-30 |
| 02:48 | N. Carolina Central | Fred McKenzie gets the rebound | 41-30 |
| 02:42 | N. Carolina Central | Richard Rhone is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Kerns - foul #2 on Louis Kerns, team foul #5 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Central St. | Michael Hessler (SG), Christopher Toro (PF), Kwacha Aja (C) Louis Kerns, Boris Golembeski, Byron Vansickle | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 02:21 | N. Carolina Central | Christopher Toro steals it from Fred McKenzie | 41-30 |
| 02:04 | Central St. | Bernard Pfarr is open but comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 41-30 |
| 02:03 | N. Carolina Central | Bobby Berry grabs the defensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 02:00 | N. Carolina Central | Franklin Shaw is called for the reach on Fred McKenzie in the backcourt - foul #2 on Franklin Shaw, team foul #6 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Central St. | Nicholas Labonte (PG), Louis Kerns (SG), Micah Smith (SF), Boris Golembeski (PF), Byron Vansickle (C) Franklin Shaw, Michael Hessler, Bernard Pfarr, Christopher Toro, Kwacha Aja | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | John Hager (SG), Don Cook (SF) Richard Rhone, Steven Gilmore | |
| 01:49 | N. Carolina Central | Bobby Berry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-30 |
| 01:38 | Central St. | Nicholas Labonte is hacked by Daniel Thomas - foul #3 on Daniel Thomas, team foul #19 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Central St. | | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Michael Buse (PF) Daniel Thomas | |
| 01:38 | Central St. | Nicholas Labonte makes the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 01:38 | Central St. | Nicholas Labonte misses the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 01:38 | Central St. | Byron Vansickle pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 01:28 | Central St. | Louis Kerns scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Micah Smith | 45-30 |
| 01:26 | N. Carolina Central | Byron Vansickle steps in front of the Fred McKenzie pass in the backcourt | 45-30 |
| 01:11 | Central St. | Louis Kerns makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Nicholas Labonte | 48-30 |
| 01:09 | N. Carolina Central | Nicholas Labonte steals the ball from Fred McKenzie in the backcourt | 48-30 |
| 00:52 | Central St. | Louis Kerns misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-30 |
| 00:50 | N. Carolina Central | Don Cook grabs the board | 48-30 |
| 00:21 | N. Carolina Central | Fred McKenzie's layup is rejected by Byron Vansickle | 48-30 |
| 00:20 | N. Carolina Central | Bobby Berry grabs the offensive board | 48-30 |
| 00:04 | N. Carolina Central | Fred McKenzie misses long on a turnaround from close range | 48-30 |
| 00:02 | Central St. | The rebound goes to Louis Kerns | 48-30 |
| 00:00 | Central St. | Louis Kerns can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 48-30 |