| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Russell Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Barone (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Knutson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randy Hopkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Hostetter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Ralph Esters (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Zak (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Prince (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Willie Whiteman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hiatt (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duquesne | William Prince inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Duquesne | William Prince misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-34 |
| 19:45 | Duquesne | Ralph Esters grabs the offensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 19:29 | Duquesne | Ralph Esters misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-34 |
| 19:28 | Alcorn State | Richard Knutson pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| 19:06 | Alcorn State | Richard Knutson drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-34 |
| 18:54 | Duquesne | John Hiatt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-34 |
| 18:31 | Alcorn State | Randy Hopkins throws it down and the foul's on Willie Whiteman - foul #3 on Willie Whiteman, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Raymond Pauley (PF) Willie Whiteman | |
| 18:31 | Alcorn State | Randy Hopkins makes the free throw | 35-34 |
| 18:15 | Duquesne | Ralph Esters misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-34 |
| 18:13 | Alcorn State | Randy Hopkins grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 17:54 | Alcorn State | Vincent Barone steps out of bounds on the sideline | 35-34 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Clark Desalvo (PF) John Hiatt | |
| 17:42 | Duquesne | Robert Zak connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by William Prince | 35-36 |
| 17:23 | Alcorn State | Daniel Hostetter knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Russell Weaver | 37-36 |
| 17:15 | Duquesne | Daniel Hostetter steps in front of the Ralph Esters pass | 37-36 |
| 16:58 | Alcorn State | Vincent Barone misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 16:56 | Alcorn State | Daniel Hostetter tips it back up and in | 39-36 |
| 16:32 | Duquesne | Ralph Esters can't connect on a shot from the left side | 39-36 |
| 16:30 | Alcorn State | Daniel Hostetter pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 16:09 | Alcorn State | Richard Knutson connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-36 |
| 15:53 | Duquesne | Daniel Hostetter takes the ball from Ralph Esters | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Russell Weaver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincent Barone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Knutson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Randy Hopkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Hostetter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Ralph Esters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Zak (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Prince (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Clark Desalvo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Pauley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Alcorn State | Randy Hopkins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 15:31 | Alcorn State | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Weaver | 41-36 |
| 15:23 | Alcorn State | Daniel Hostetter misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Raymond Pauley - foul #1 on Raymond Pauley, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Edgar Phillips (PG), James Wilson (SG), Billy Hodgkinson (SF), John Hampton (PF) Russell Weaver, Vincent Barone, Richard Knutson, Randy Hopkins | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Timothy Colson (PG), Willie Whiteman (PF), John Hiatt (C) Ralph Esters, Clark Desalvo, Raymond Pauley | |
| 15:23 | Alcorn State | Daniel Hostetter misses the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 15:23 | Alcorn State | Daniel Hostetter makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 14:55 | Duquesne | Timothy Colson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 14:54 | Duquesne | Willie Whiteman snags the offensive board | 42-36 |
| 14:32 | Duquesne | Robert Zak hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 14:30 | Duquesne | Timothy Colson tips it but misses | 42-36 |
| 14:29 | Alcorn State | Daniel Hostetter grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 14:15 | Alcorn State | Daniel Hostetter drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-36 |
| 14:08 | Duquesne | Timothy Colson buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Zak | 44-39 |
| 13:51 | Alcorn State | A charge is called on James Wilson - foul #1 on James Wilson, team foul #1 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Joseph Nicholson (PG) Daniel Hostetter | |
| Subs | Duquesne | | |
| 13:37 | Duquesne | William Prince connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Timothy Colson | 44-42 |
| 13:15 | Alcorn State | Edgar Phillips hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Joseph Nicholson | 47-42 |
| 13:04 | Duquesne | William Prince hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 13:02 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Billy Hodgkinson | 47-42 |
| 12:46 | Alcorn State | John Hampton slams it home on a great pass from Joseph Nicholson and he's fouled by Robert Zak - foul #2 on Robert Zak, team foul #3 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Russell Weaver (PG), Vincent Barone (SG), Richard Knutson (SF), Randy Hopkins (PF) Joseph Nicholson, Edgar Phillips, James Wilson, Billy Hodgkinson | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Ralph Esters (SG), Clark Desalvo (SF), Raymond Pauley (C) Robert Zak, William Prince, John Hiatt | |
| 12:46 | Alcorn State | John Hampton makes the free throw | 50-42 |
| 12:30 | Duquesne | Clark Desalvo is hacked by Richard Knutson - foul #2 on Richard Knutson, team foul #2 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Daniel Hostetter (C) John Hampton | |
| Subs | Duquesne | | |
| 12:17 | Duquesne | Russell Weaver steals it from Ralph Esters | 50-42 |
| 12:14 | Alcorn State | Russell Weaver misses the lay-in | 50-42 |
| 12:13 | Alcorn State | Russell Weaver tips it in | 52-42 |
| 12:06 | Duquesne | Ralph Esters connects on the 3 from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 11:47 | Alcorn State | Vincent Barone misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-45 |
| 11:46 | Duquesne | The rebound goes to Willie Whiteman | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Russell Weaver (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincent Barone (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Knutson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Randy Hopkins (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Hostetter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Timothy Colson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Ralph Esters (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clark Desalvo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Whiteman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Pauley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Duquesne | Clark Desalvo is whistled for traveling | 52-45 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Adam Olander (PF), James Wilson (C) Randy Hopkins, Daniel Hostetter | |
| Subs | Duquesne | John Hiatt (C) Willie Whiteman | |
| 11:11 | Alcorn State | Richard Knutson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-45 |
| 11:09 | Duquesne | The rebound goes to Raymond Pauley | 52-45 |
| 10:53 | Duquesne | Ralph Esters scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 10:42 | Alcorn State | Vincent Barone misses the lay-in | 52-48 |
| 10:41 | Duquesne | Clark Desalvo gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 10:19 | Duquesne | John Hiatt misses the jumper from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 10:18 | Alcorn State | Adam Olander grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 10:00 | Alcorn State | James Wilson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on John Hiatt - foul #2 on John Hiatt, team foul #4 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Edgar Phillips (PG), Billy Hodgkinson (SF), Randy Hopkins (PF), John Hampton (C) Russell Weaver, Vincent Barone, Richard Knutson, Adam Olander | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Robert Zak (SG), William Prince (SF), Willie Whiteman (PF) Ralph Esters, Clark Desalvo, Raymond Pauley | |
| 10:00 | Alcorn State | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 10:00 | Alcorn State | James Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 09:42 | Duquesne | Willie Whiteman loses the ball out of bounds | 54-48 |
| 09:35 | Alcorn State | Edgar Phillips scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Billy Hodgkinson and he's hacked by John Hiatt - foul #3 on John Hiatt, team foul #5 | 56-48 |
| 09:35 | Alcorn State | Edgar Phillips makes the free throw | 57-48 |
| 09:12 | Duquesne | Robert Zak is hacked by John Hampton - foul #2 on John Hampton, team foul #3 | 57-48 |
| 08:50 | Duquesne | Timothy Colson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-48 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Russell Weaver (PG), Vincent Barone (SG), Richard Knutson (SF) Edgar Phillips, James Wilson, John Hampton | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Ralph Esters (PG) Timothy Colson | |
| 08:33 | Alcorn State | Vincent Barone loses the ball out of bounds | 57-48 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Raymond Pauley (C) John Hiatt | |
| 08:10 | Duquesne | Raymond Pauley is fouled on the floor by Billy Hodgkinson - foul #1 on Billy Hodgkinson, team foul #4 | 57-48 |
| 08:04 | Duquesne | Raymond Pauley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 08:02 | Duquesne | Ralph Esters hits the follow up shot | 57-50 |
| 07:46 | Alcorn State | Russell Weaver scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Billy Hodgkinson | 59-50 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Russell Weaver (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincent Barone (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Knutson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Randy Hopkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Billy Hodgkinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Ralph Esters (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Zak (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - William Prince (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Willie Whiteman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Pauley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Duquesne | Robert Zak misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-50 |
| 07:22 | Alcorn State | Billy Hodgkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 06:56 | Alcorn State | Ralph Esters takes the ball from Vincent Barone | 59-50 |
| 06:34 | Duquesne | Raymond Pauley travels with the ball | 59-50 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Joseph Nicholson (PG), Edgar Phillips (SG), James Wilson (SF), John Hampton (PF), Daniel Hostetter (C) Russell Weaver, Vincent Barone, Richard Knutson, Randy Hopkins, Billy Hodgkinson | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Timothy Colson (PG), Clark Desalvo (SG), John Hiatt (C) Ralph Esters, Robert Zak, Raymond Pauley | |
| 06:09 | Alcorn State | Edgar Phillips misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-50 |
| 06:08 | Duquesne | Willie Whiteman gets the rebound | 59-50 |
| 05:46 | Duquesne | Clark Desalvo's pass is intercepted by Edgar Phillips | 59-50 |
| 05:30 | Alcorn State | John Hampton is whistled for traveling | 59-50 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Vincent Barone (SG), Richard Knutson (SF) Joseph Nicholson, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Robert Zak (SG) Willie Whiteman | |
| 05:10 | Duquesne | Robert Zak buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Timothy Colson | 59-53 |
| 04:51 | Alcorn State | Vincent Barone makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 04:24 | Duquesne | Robert Zak knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Timothy Colson | 62-56 |
| 04:07 | Alcorn State | Richard Knutson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 04:06 | Duquesne | Clark Desalvo grabs the board | 62-56 |
| 03:58 | Duquesne | Robert Zak clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-56 |
| 03:57 | Alcorn State | Richard Knutson gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| 03:45 | Alcorn State | Richard Knutson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-56 |
| 03:43 | Alcorn State | Vincent Barone tips it in | 64-56 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Edgar Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincent Barone (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Knutson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Hampton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Hostetter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Timothy Colson (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Robert Zak (tiring) 15 pts. 5 ast. SF - William Prince (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Clark Desalvo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Hiatt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:20 | Duquesne | Timothy Colson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Edgar Phillips - foul #2 on Edgar Phillips, team foul #5 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Russell Weaver (PG), James Wilson (SG), Adam Olander (SF), Randy Hopkins (PF), Billy Hodgkinson (C) Edgar Phillips, Vincent Barone, Richard Knutson, John Hampton, Daniel Hostetter | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Ralph Esters (SG), Willie Whiteman (PF), Raymond Pauley (C) Robert Zak, Clark Desalvo, John Hiatt | |
| 03:20 | Duquesne | Timothy Colson makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 03:20 | Duquesne | Timothy Colson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 03:11 | Alcorn State | Ralph Esters is called for the reach on Russell Weaver - foul #1 on Ralph Esters, team foul #6 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Robert Zak (SG) Timothy Colson | |
| 02:55 | Alcorn State | Randy Hopkins hits a shot near the basket | 66-58 |
| 02:35 | Duquesne | Robert Zak misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-58 |
| 02:33 | Alcorn State | Randy Hopkins snags the defensive board | 66-58 |
| 02:33 | Alcorn State | Alcorn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-58 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Vincent Barone (SG), Richard Knutson (SF), Daniel Hostetter (C) James Wilson, Adam Olander, Billy Hodgkinson | |
| Subs | Duquesne | | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:08 | Alcorn State | Vincent Barone clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-58 |
| 02:07 | Duquesne | Ralph Esters grabs the board | 66-58 |
| 01:40 | Duquesne | Raymond Pauley is fouled on the floor by Daniel Hostetter - foul #3 on Daniel Hostetter, team foul #6 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Timothy Colson (PG), John Hiatt (C) Ralph Esters, Raymond Pauley | |
| 01:21 | Duquesne | John Hiatt clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Russell Weaver - foul #3 on Russell Weaver, team foul #7 | 66-58 |
| 01:21 | Duquesne | John Hiatt makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 01:21 | Duquesne | John Hiatt misses the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 01:21 | Alcorn State | Daniel Hostetter gets the rebound | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:59 | Alcorn State | William Prince steals the ball from Richard Knutson | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Duquesne | John Hiatt is fouled on the floor by Daniel Hostetter - foul #4 on Daniel Hostetter, team foul #8 | 66-59 |
| 00:47 | Duquesne | John Hiatt misses the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:47 | Alcorn State | Randy Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Alcorn State | Randy Hopkins is hacked by Timothy Colson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Timothy Colson, team foul #7 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Billy Hodgkinson (C) Daniel Hostetter | |
| Subs | Duquesne | | |
| 00:46 | Alcorn State | Randy Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:46 | Alcorn State | Randy Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Duquesne | Robert Zak misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-59 |
| 00:38 | Duquesne | John Hiatt pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-59 |
| 00:35 | Duquesne | Timothy Colson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 68-59 |
| 00:33 | Duquesne | Willie Whiteman grabs the offensive board | 68-59 |
| 00:30 | Duquesne | Timothy Colson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-62 |
| 00:27 | Alcorn State | Billy Hodgkinson is hacked by Timothy Colson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Timothy Colson, team foul #8 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Edgar Phillips (PG) Russell Weaver | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Ralph Esters (PG) Timothy Colson | |
| 00:27 | Alcorn State | Billy Hodgkinson makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:27 | Alcorn State | Billy Hodgkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:19 | Duquesne | Ralph Esters comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-62 |
| 00:18 | Alcorn State | Randy Hopkins grabs the defensive rebound | 70-62 |
| 00:18 | Alcorn State | Alcorn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-62 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Russell Weaver (PG) Edgar Phillips | |
| Subs | Duquesne | | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Alcorn State | Richard Knutson is hacked by Ralph Esters in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ralph Esters, team foul #9 | 70-62 |
| 00:16 | Alcorn State | Richard Knutson makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:16 | Alcorn State | Richard Knutson misses the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:16 | Duquesne | Willie Whiteman gets the rebound | 71-62 |
| 00:10 | Duquesne | Robert Zak misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-62 |
| 00:08 | Duquesne | Ralph Esters grabs the offensive board | 71-62 |
| 00:04 | Duquesne | Robert Zak misses short on a 3 from straight away | 71-62 |
| 00:03 | Alcorn State | Randy Hopkins grabs the board | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Alcorn State | Russell Weaver runs out the clock | 71-62 |