| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Melvin Philpot (fresh) SG - Bryan Pimentel (fresh) SF - Willard Scott (fresh) PF - Danny Jackson (fresh) C - Charles Sharber (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Vincent Presler (fresh) SG - Brian France (fresh) SF - Alexander Wood (fresh) PF - Earnest Palmer (fresh) C - Eugene Hebb (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | San Diego | Earnest Palmer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | San Diego | Alexander Wood comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | San Diego | Vincent Presler snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | San Diego | Eugene Hebb can't throw it down | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | The Citadel | Danny Jackson pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | The Citadel | Bryan Pimentel clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | San Diego | Earnest Palmer grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | San Diego | Vincent Presler hits a 3 from straight away | 0-3 |
| 18:24 | The Citadel | Melvin Philpot is fouled on the floor by Vincent Presler - foul #1 on Vincent Presler, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:19 | The Citadel | Willard Scott double dribbles | 0-3 |
| 18:09 | San Diego | Eugene Hebb is denied on a layup by Danny Jackson | 0-3 |
| 18:08 | San Diego | The offensive rebound goes to Eugene Hebb | 0-3 |
| 17:58 | San Diego | Vincent Presler misses the easy layup | 0-3 |
| 17:56 | The Citadel | Danny Jackson pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:48 | The Citadel | Danny Jackson hits the finger roll | 2-3 |
| 17:43 | San Diego | Vincent Presler throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Willie Warner (PG), David Ridder (SF), James Ward (PF), Larry Brandt (C) Vincent Presler, Alexander Wood, Earnest Palmer, Eugene Hebb | |
| 17:32 | The Citadel | Willard Scott is fouled on the floor by David Ridder - foul #1 on David Ridder, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Vincent Presler (PG) Brian France | |
| 17:16 | The Citadel | Bryan Pimentel misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 17:14 | The Citadel | Bryan Pimentel grabs the offensive board | 2-3 |
| 16:51 | The Citadel | Willard Scott clanks a 3 from straight away | 2-3 |
| 16:49 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Larry Brandt | 2-3 |
| 16:36 | San Diego | Willie Warner clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 16:35 | The Citadel | Charles Sharber snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 16:20 | The Citadel | Charles Sharber blows the layup but he's hacked by Larry Brandt - foul #1 on Larry Brandt, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Brian France (SG), Alexander Wood (SF), Earnest Palmer (PF), Eugene Hebb (C) Vincent Presler, David Ridder, James Ward, Larry Brandt | |
| 16:20 | The Citadel | Charles Sharber makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 16:20 | The Citadel | Charles Sharber misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 16:20 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Earnest Palmer | 3-3 |
| 15:58 | San Diego | Willie Warner double dribbles | 3-3 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | San Diego | David Ridder (PG) Willie Warner | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Melvin Philpot (fresh) SG - Bryan Pimentel (fresh) SF - Willard Scott (fresh) PF - Danny Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Sharber (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - David Ridder (fresh) SG - Brian France (fresh) SF - Alexander Wood (fresh) PF - Earnest Palmer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eugene Hebb (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | The Citadel | Charles Sharber makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 5-3 |
| 15:34 | San Diego | The short jumper by David Ridder is denied by Charles Sharber | 5-3 |
| 15:32 | San Diego | Eugene Hebb tips it in | 5-5 |
| 15:15 | The Citadel | Charles Sharber clanks a 3 from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 15:14 | San Diego | David Ridder snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 14:59 | San Diego | Brian France is hacked by Charles Sharber - foul #1 on Charles Sharber, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Pete Steed (PG), James Foreman (SG), Charles Lewis (SF), Adam Wells (C) Melvin Philpot, Bryan Pimentel, Willard Scott, Charles Sharber | |
| Subs | San Diego | Willie Warner (PG), Vincent Presler (SF), James Ward (C) David Ridder, Alexander Wood, Eugene Hebb | |
| 14:48 | San Diego | Earnest Palmer misses long on a runner in the paint | 5-5 |
| 14:47 | The Citadel | Danny Jackson gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 14:29 | The Citadel | Charles Lewis clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 14:28 | The Citadel | Danny Jackson tips it in | 7-5 |
| 14:02 | San Diego | James Ward makes the floater from the left side set up by Brian France | 7-7 |
| 13:52 | The Citadel | Adam Wells clanks a jump hook in the paint | 7-7 |
| 13:50 | San Diego | Vincent Presler pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 13:34 | San Diego | Vincent Presler double dribbles | 7-7 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Melvin Philpot (PG), Willard Scott (SF), Charles Sharber (C) Pete Steed, Charles Lewis, Danny Jackson | |
| Subs | San Diego | David Ridder (PG), Alexander Wood (SF), Eugene Hebb (C) Willie Warner, Brian France, James Ward | |
| 13:18 | The Citadel | Willard Scott misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 13:17 | San Diego | David Ridder grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 13:00 | San Diego | Melvin Philpot is called for the reach on Eugene Hebb - foul #1 on Melvin Philpot, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Bryan Pimentel (SG) James Foreman | |
| Subs | San Diego | Brian France (SG), James Ward (PF) David Ridder, Earnest Palmer | |
| 12:47 | San Diego | Vincent Presler drills a driving attempt from the right block | 7-9 |
| 12:23 | The Citadel | Willard Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 12:21 | San Diego | Eugene Hebb gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 12:16 | San Diego | Brian France clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-9 |
| 12:14 | San Diego | Eugene Hebb tips it but misses | 7-9 |
| 12:12 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Willard Scott | 7-9 |
| 11:52 | The Citadel | Willard Scott clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Alexander Wood - foul #1 on Alexander Wood, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Danny Jackson (PF) Adam Wells | |
| Subs | San Diego | David Ridder (PG), Earnest Palmer (PF) Vincent Presler, James Ward | |
| 11:52 | The Citadel | Willard Scott makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 11:52 | The Citadel | Willard Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 11:52 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Earnest Palmer | 8-9 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Melvin Philpot (fresh) SG - Bryan Pimentel (fresh) SF - Willard Scott (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Danny Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Sharber (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - David Ridder (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Brian France (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alexander Wood (fresh) PF - Earnest Palmer (fresh) 3 reb. C - Eugene Hebb (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:43 | San Diego | Brian France drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by David Ridder | 8-12 |
| 11:29 | The Citadel | Melvin Philpot misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 11:28 | The Citadel | Charles Sharber gets the offensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 11:09 | The Citadel | Willard Scott lays it up and in set up by Bryan Pimentel | 10-12 |
| 10:54 | San Diego | Earnest Palmer is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Earnest Palmer, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Pete Steed (PG), James Foreman (SG), Charles Lewis (SF), Allen Bayless (C) Melvin Philpot, Bryan Pimentel, Willard Scott, Charles Sharber | |
| Subs | San Diego | Vincent Presler (PG), Willie Warner (SG), James Ward (C) David Ridder, Brian France, Eugene Hebb | |
| 10:42 | The Citadel | Danny Jackson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-12 |
| 10:40 | San Diego | James Ward grabs the board | 10-12 |
| 10:16 | San Diego | Willie Warner is hacked by James Foreman - foul #1 on James Foreman, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Adam Wells (C) Allen Bayless | |
| Subs | San Diego | Brian France (SG), David Ridder (SF), Eugene Hebb (C) Willie Warner, Alexander Wood, James Ward | |
| 10:00 | San Diego | Vincent Presler misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Pete Steed - foul #1 on Pete Steed, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Melvin Philpot (PG) Pete Steed | |
| Subs | San Diego | Willie Warner (PG) David Ridder | |
| 10:00 | San Diego | Vincent Presler misses the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 10:00 | San Diego | Vincent Presler makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 09:43 | The Citadel | Adam Wells is fouled on the floor by Eugene Hebb - foul #1 on Eugene Hebb, team foul #6 | 10-13 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Bryan Pimentel (SG) James Foreman | |
| Subs | San Diego | Alexander Wood (SF) Willie Warner | |
| 09:36 | The Citadel | Charles Lewis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Brian France - foul #1 on Brian France, team foul #7 | 10-13 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Charles Sharber (C) Adam Wells | |
| Subs | San Diego | James Ward (C) Eugene Hebb | |
| 09:36 | The Citadel | Charles Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 09:36 | The Citadel | Charles Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 09:36 | San Diego | James Ward gets the rebound | 11-13 |
| 09:16 | San Diego | Vincent Presler makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-16 |
| 08:55 | The Citadel | Brian France takes the ball from Danny Jackson | 11-16 |
| 08:37 | San Diego | Alexander Wood can't connect on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Charles Lewis - foul #1 on Charles Lewis, team foul #5 | 11-16 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Willard Scott (SF) Charles Lewis | |
| Subs | San Diego | Willie Warner (SG), Eugene Hebb (C) Brian France, James Ward | |
| 08:37 | San Diego | Alexander Wood makes the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 08:37 | San Diego | Alexander Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 08:37 | The Citadel | Charles Sharber gets the rebound | 11-17 |
| 08:14 | The Citadel | Charles Sharber can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 11-17 |
| 08:13 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Alexander Wood | 11-17 |
| 07:55 | San Diego | Vincent Presler misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-17 |
| 07:54 | The Citadel | Danny Jackson gets the rebound | 11-17 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Melvin Philpot (fairly fresh) SG - Bryan Pimentel (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willard Scott (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Danny Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Sharber (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Vincent Presler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Willie Warner (fresh) SF - Alexander Wood (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Earnest Palmer (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Eugene Hebb (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:39 | The Citadel | Willie Warner takes the ball from Bryan Pimentel | 11-17 |
| 07:18 | San Diego | Willie Warner comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 11-17 |
| 07:16 | The Citadel | Willard Scott snags the defensive board | 11-17 |
| 06:51 | The Citadel | Willard Scott misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Willie Warner - foul #1 on Willie Warner, team foul #8 | 11-17 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Pete Steed (PG), James Foreman (SG), Adam Wells (PF), Allen Bayless (C) Melvin Philpot, Bryan Pimentel, Danny Jackson, Charles Sharber | |
| Subs | San Diego | Brian France (SG), David Ridder (SF), James Ward (PF) Willie Warner, Alexander Wood, Earnest Palmer | |
| 06:51 | The Citadel | Willard Scott makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 06:51 | The Citadel | Willard Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 06:39 | San Diego | Vincent Presler drills a floater from the left wing set up by Brian France | 13-19 |
| 06:29 | The Citadel | James Ward blocks the jumper by James Foreman | 13-19 |
| 06:27 | The Citadel | Allen Bayless hits the follow up shot | 15-19 |
| 06:08 | San Diego | Vincent Presler is fouled on the floor by James Foreman - foul #2 on James Foreman, team foul #6 | 15-19 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Eugene Swords (SG) James Foreman | |
| Subs | San Diego | Earnest Palmer (PF) Eugene Hebb | |
| 05:51 | San Diego | Earnest Palmer misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 15-19 |
| 05:50 | San Diego | Earnest Palmer can't tip it in | 15-19 |
| 05:48 | The Citadel | Willard Scott pulls down the rebound | 15-19 |
| 05:43 | The Citadel | Pete Steed is hacked by Vincent Presler - foul #2 on Vincent Presler, team foul #9 | 15-19 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Danny Jackson (PF) Allen Bayless | |
| Subs | San Diego | Willie Warner (PG), Eugene Hebb (C) Vincent Presler, James Ward | |
| 05:43 | The Citadel | Pete Steed makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 05:43 | The Citadel | Pete Steed makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 05:24 | San Diego | David Ridder is fouled on the floor by Eugene Swords - foul #1 on Eugene Swords, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Charles Lewis (SF) Willard Scott | |
| Subs | San Diego | Alexander Wood (SF), James Ward (C) Willie Warner, Eugene Hebb | |
| 05:24 | San Diego | David Ridder misses the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 05:24 | The Citadel | Danny Jackson pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 05:10 | The Citadel | Pete Steed is fouled on the floor by David Ridder - foul #2 on David Ridder, team foul #10 | 17-19 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Charles Sharber (C) Adam Wells | |
| Subs | San Diego | Willie Warner (PG), Eugene Hebb (C) David Ridder, James Ward | |
| 05:10 | The Citadel | Pete Steed misses the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 05:10 | The Citadel | Pete Steed misses the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 05:10 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Alexander Wood | 17-19 |
| 04:55 | San Diego | Alexander Wood is hacked by Danny Jackson - foul #1 on Danny Jackson, team foul #8 | 17-19 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Melvin Philpot (PG) Pete Steed | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 04:55 | San Diego | Alexander Wood makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 04:55 | San Diego | Alexander Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 04:40 | The Citadel | Charles Lewis jams it on a nice dish by Melvin Philpot | 19-21 |
| 04:14 | San Diego | Earnest Palmer can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Charles Lewis - foul #2 on Charles Lewis, team foul #9 | 19-21 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Bryan Pimentel (SG), Willard Scott (SF) Eugene Swords, Charles Lewis | |
| Subs | San Diego | James Ward (PF) Willie Warner | |
| 04:14 | San Diego | Earnest Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 04:14 | San Diego | Earnest Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 03:58 | The Citadel | Alexander Wood takes the ball from Danny Jackson | 19-23 |
| 03:55 | San Diego | Alexander Wood lays it in | 19-25 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Melvin Philpot (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bryan Pimentel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willard Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Sharber (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Earnest Palmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SG - Brian France (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alexander Wood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Hebb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:33 | The Citadel | Melvin Philpot's fadeaway is rejected by Eugene Hebb | 19-25 |
| 03:31 | San Diego | James Ward gets the rebound | 19-25 |
| 03:23 | San Diego | Eugene Hebb comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 19-25 |
| 03:22 | San Diego | Earnest Palmer tips it but misses | 19-25 |
| 03:21 | The Citadel | Charles Sharber gets the rebound | 19-25 |
| 03:15 | The Citadel | Bryan Pimentel drills a shot from the right block set up by Willard Scott and he's hacked by Brian France - foul #2 on Brian France, team foul #11 | 21-25 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Adam Wells (C) Charles Sharber | |
| Subs | San Diego | Vincent Presler (PG), David Ridder (SF) Alexander Wood, Eugene Hebb | |
| 03:15 | The Citadel | Bryan Pimentel misses the free throw | 21-25 |
| 03:15 | San Diego | James Ward snags the defensive board | 21-25 |
| 03:08 | San Diego | Brian France misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-25 |
| 03:06 | The Citadel | Willard Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 02:41 | The Citadel | Earnest Palmer blocks the jumper by Danny Jackson | 21-25 |
| 02:40 | The Citadel | The offensive rebound goes to Bryan Pimentel | 21-25 |
| 02:31 | The Citadel | Bryan Pimentel hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 23-25 |
| 02:25 | San Diego | Bryan Pimentel steals it from David Ridder | 23-25 |
| 02:20 | The Citadel | Bryan Pimentel hits the finger roll | 25-25 |
| 02:05 | San Diego | Vincent Presler misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 02:04 | The Citadel | Adam Wells snags the defensive board | 25-25 |
| 01:45 | The Citadel | Willard Scott misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Ridder - foul #3 on David Ridder, team foul #12 | 25-25 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Pete Steed (PG), James Foreman (SG), Charles Sharber (C) Melvin Philpot, Bryan Pimentel, Danny Jackson | |
| Subs | San Diego | Alexander Wood (SF), Eugene Hebb (C) David Ridder, Earnest Palmer | |
| 01:45 | The Citadel | Willard Scott makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 01:45 | The Citadel | Willard Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 01:32 | San Diego | Brian France misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-25 |
| 01:30 | The Citadel | Charles Sharber gets the rebound | 27-25 |
| 01:22 | The Citadel | Eugene Hebb denies the turnaround by Charles Sharber | 27-25 |
| 01:20 | San Diego | James Ward snags the defensive board | 27-25 |
| 01:10 | San Diego | Alexander Wood misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 27-25 |
| 01:08 | The Citadel | Charles Sharber gets the rebound | 27-25 |
| 00:46 | The Citadel | James Foreman connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-25 |
| 00:44 | San Diego | Vincent Presler travels in the backcourt | 30-25 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Charles Lewis (SF), Allen Bayless (PF) Willard Scott, Adam Wells | |
| Subs | San Diego | Willie Warner (SG), Earnest Palmer (PF) Brian France, James Ward | |
| 00:32 | The Citadel | Pete Steed can't connect on a floater from the left side | 30-25 |
| 00:31 | San Diego | Eugene Hebb grabs the defensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 00:26 | San Diego | Vincent Presler makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Alexander Wood | 30-28 |
| 00:00 | The Citadel | James Foreman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-28 |