| Lineup | Manchester | PG - Ruben Maurice (fresh) SG - Bryan Broadus (fresh) SF - Lee Steiger (fresh) PF - Richard Ball (fresh) C - Charles Miles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Jim Garrison (fresh) SG - Howard Patterson (fresh) SF - Shawn Walker (fresh) PF - Joseph Nichols (fresh) C - William Davis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Manchester | Charles Miles wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Manchester | Manchester is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Manchester | Richard Ball is fouled on the floor by Shawn Walker - foul #1 on Shawn Walker, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Manchester | Bryan Broadus makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ruben Maurice | 3-0 |
| 19:14 | Occidental | William Davis dunks the ball on a great pass from Jim Garrison | 3-2 |
| 19:06 | Manchester | William Davis takes the ball from Charles Miles | 3-2 |
| 18:51 | Occidental | William Davis lays it up and in set up by Jim Garrison and he's fouled by Ruben Maurice - foul #1 on Ruben Maurice, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 18:51 | Occidental | William Davis makes the free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:30 | Manchester | Lee Steiger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-5 |
| 18:17 | Occidental | Jim Garrison hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Ruben Maurice - foul #2 on Ruben Maurice, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Manchester | Earnest Bowling (PG) Ruben Maurice | |
| Subs | Occidental | | |
| 18:17 | Occidental | Jim Garrison makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 18:17 | Occidental | Jim Garrison makes the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 18:01 | Manchester | Bryan Broadus hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 18:00 | Manchester | Lee Steiger grabs the offensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 17:46 | Manchester | Lee Steiger banks in the wide open layup set up by Earnest Bowling | 5-7 |
| 17:17 | Occidental | Howard Patterson connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jim Garrison | 5-9 |
| 16:59 | Manchester | Earnest Bowling is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Earnest Bowling, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Manchester | Benjamin Powell (SG), Dustin Oubre (SF), Fred Churchill (PF) Bryan Broadus, Lee Steiger, Richard Ball | |
| Subs | Occidental | Phillip Crosby (PG), Alan James (SG), Lester Crickenberger (SF), Robert Littlejohn (PF), Paul Davis (C) Jim Garrison, Howard Patterson, Shawn Walker, Joseph Nichols, William Davis | |
| 16:42 | Occidental | Paul Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-9 |
| Subs | Manchester | Theodore Thomas (PF) Charles Miles | |
| Subs | Occidental | | |
| 16:25 | Manchester | Robert Littlejohn denies the turnaround by Theodore Thomas | 5-9 |
| 16:23 | Occidental | Lester Crickenberger pulls down the rebound | 5-9 |
| 16:10 | Occidental | Paul Davis misses short on a runner from the right block | 5-9 |
| 16:09 | Occidental | Lester Crickenberger can't tip it in | 5-9 |
| 16:08 | Occidental | Paul Davis can't tip it in | 5-9 |
| 16:07 | Occidental | Alan James grabs the offensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 15:52 | Occidental | Benjamin Powell is called for the reach on Robert Littlejohn - foul #1 on Benjamin Powell, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Manchester | Dale Petrin (PG), Charles Miles (C) Earnest Bowling, Theodore Thomas | |
| Subs | Occidental | Jim Garrison (PG) Phillip Crosby | |
| Lineup | Manchester | PG - Dale Petrin (fresh) SG - Benjamin Powell (fresh) SF - Dustin Oubre (fresh) PF - Fred Churchill (fresh) C - Charles Miles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Jim Garrison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alan James (fresh) SF - Lester Crickenberger (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Littlejohn (fresh) C - Paul Davis (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Occidental | The short jumper by Robert Littlejohn is denied by Charles Miles | 5-9 |
| 15:35 | Occidental | Paul Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 15:11 | Occidental | Fred Churchill is called for the reach on Paul Davis - foul #1 on Fred Churchill, team foul #5 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Manchester | Bryan Broadus (SG), Lee Steiger (SF), Theodore Thomas (PF) Benjamin Powell, Dustin Oubre, Fred Churchill | |
| Subs | Occidental | Howard Patterson (SG), Shawn Walker (SF), Joseph Nichols (PF), William Davis (C) Alan James, Lester Crickenberger, Robert Littlejohn, Paul Davis | |
| 15:00 | Occidental | William Davis misses the lay-in | 5-9 |
| 14:59 | Manchester | The rebound goes to Charles Miles | 5-9 |
| 14:47 | Manchester | The jumper by Charles Miles is denied by William Davis | 5-9 |
| 14:46 | Occidental | William Davis snags the defensive board | 5-9 |
| 14:30 | Occidental | Howard Patterson double dribbles | 5-9 |
| Subs | Manchester | Earnest Bowling (PG), Richard Ball (PF) Dale Petrin, Theodore Thomas | |
| Subs | Occidental | | |
| 14:15 | Manchester | Richard Ball hits the finger roll | 7-9 |
| 13:56 | Occidental | Jim Garrison is called for traveling | 7-9 |
| Subs | Manchester | | |
| Subs | Occidental | Alan James (SG), Lester Crickenberger (SF) Howard Patterson, Shawn Walker | |
| 13:53 | Manchester | Earnest Bowling throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-9 |
| Subs | Manchester | | |
| Subs | Occidental | Phillip Crosby (PG) Jim Garrison | |
| 13:41 | Occidental | Alan James travels with the ball | 7-9 |
| Subs | Manchester | Fred Churchill (C) Charles Miles | |
| Subs | Occidental | Paul Davis (C) William Davis | |
| 13:33 | Manchester | Bryan Broadus comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 7-9 |
| 13:31 | Occidental | The rebound goes to Joseph Nichols | 7-9 |
| 13:24 | Occidental | Richard Ball swats the layup by Joseph Nichols | 7-9 |
| 13:22 | Manchester | Richard Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:06 | Manchester | Richard Ball knocks in the floater from the left side | 9-9 |
| 13:03 | Occidental | Phillip Crosby throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-9 |
| Subs | Manchester | Benjamin Powell (SG), Dustin Oubre (SF), Charles Miles (C) Bryan Broadus, Lee Steiger, Richard Ball | |
| Subs | Occidental | Jim Garrison (PG), Robert Littlejohn (PF) Phillip Crosby, Joseph Nichols | |
| 12:52 | Manchester | Charles Miles misses long on a runner from close range | 9-9 |
| 12:50 | Occidental | Lester Crickenberger grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 12:35 | Occidental | Jim Garrison hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-12 |
| 12:33 | Manchester | Dustin Oubre is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 9-12 |
| Subs | Manchester | Dale Petrin (PG), Theodore Thomas (PF) Earnest Bowling, Fred Churchill | |
| Subs | Occidental | Howard Patterson (SG), Shawn Walker (SF), William Davis (C) Alan James, Lester Crickenberger, Paul Davis | |
| 12:13 | Occidental | Robert Littlejohn comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 9-12 |
| 12:11 | Manchester | Charles Miles pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 11:54 | Manchester | Charles Miles misses the lay-in but he's fouled by William Davis - foul #1 on William Davis, team foul #2 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Manchester | Lee Steiger (SF), Richard Ball (PF) Dustin Oubre, Theodore Thomas | |
| Subs | Occidental | Joseph Nichols (PF) Robert Littlejohn | |
| 11:54 | Manchester | Charles Miles makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 11:54 | Manchester | Charles Miles misses the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 11:54 | Occidental | Joseph Nichols gets the rebound | 10-12 |
| Lineup | Manchester | PG - Dale Petrin (fresh) SG - Benjamin Powell (fresh) SF - Lee Steiger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Ball (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Miles (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Jim Garrison (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Shawn Walker (fresh) PF - Joseph Nichols (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Davis (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Occidental | Jim Garrison buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Howard Patterson | 10-14 |
| 11:30 | Manchester | Richard Ball misses the dunk attempt | 10-14 |
| 11:28 | Manchester | Charles Miles tips it in | 12-14 |
| 11:20 | Occidental | William Davis hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Jim Garrison | 12-16 |
| 11:02 | Manchester | Richard Ball is fouled on the floor by Joseph Nichols - foul #1 on Joseph Nichols, team foul #3 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Manchester | Earnest Bowling (PG), Bryan Broadus (SG), Fred Churchill (C) Dale Petrin, Benjamin Powell, Charles Miles | |
| Subs | Occidental | Phillip Crosby (PG), Lester Crickenberger (SF), Paul Davis (C) Jim Garrison, Shawn Walker, William Davis | |
| 10:50 | Manchester | Richard Ball misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Nichols - foul #2 on Joseph Nichols, team foul #4 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Manchester | | |
| Subs | Occidental | Alan James (SG), Robert Littlejohn (PF) Howard Patterson, Joseph Nichols | |
| 10:50 | Manchester | Richard Ball misses the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 10:50 | Manchester | Richard Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 10:41 | Occidental | Robert Littlejohn hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Phillip Crosby and he's fouled by Richard Ball - foul #1 on Richard Ball, team foul #6 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Manchester | Theodore Thomas (PF) Richard Ball | |
| Subs | Occidental | | |
| 10:41 | Occidental | Robert Littlejohn makes the free throw | 13-19 |
| 10:20 | Manchester | Lee Steiger misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 13-19 |
| 10:18 | Occidental | The rebound goes to Lester Crickenberger | 13-19 |
| 10:00 | Occidental | Robert Littlejohn misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 13-19 |
| 09:58 | Manchester | Theodore Thomas pulls down the rebound | 13-19 |
| 09:35 | Manchester | Lee Steiger is alone and drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Fred Churchill and the foul's on Lester Crickenberger - foul #1 on Lester Crickenberger, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Manchester | Charles Miles (C) Fred Churchill | |
| Subs | Occidental | Jim Garrison (PG), Howard Patterson (SG), Clarence Austin (SF), William Davis (C) Phillip Crosby, Alan James, Lester Crickenberger, Paul Davis | |
| 09:35 | Manchester | Lee Steiger misses the free throw | 15-19 |
| 09:35 | Occidental | William Davis grabs the board | 15-19 |
| 09:08 | Occidental | William Davis misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 15-19 |
| 09:06 | Manchester | Lee Steiger snags the defensive board | 15-19 |
| 08:50 | Manchester | Earnest Bowling buries a jumper from the left wing | 17-19 |
| 08:29 | Occidental | Clarence Austin hits the finger roll set up by Jim Garrison | 17-21 |
| 08:25 | Manchester | Bryan Broadus is fouled in the backcourt by Jim Garrison - foul #1 on Jim Garrison, team foul #6 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Manchester | Dale Petrin (PG), Benjamin Powell (SG), Dustin Oubre (SF), Richard Ball (PF) Earnest Bowling, Bryan Broadus, Lee Steiger, Theodore Thomas | |
| Subs | Occidental | Shawn Walker (SF) Clarence Austin | |
| 08:13 | Manchester | Dale Petrin can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 17-21 |
| 08:11 | Occidental | William Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 08:03 | Occidental | Robert Littlejohn misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 17-21 |
| 08:02 | Manchester | The rebound goes to Richard Ball | 17-21 |
| 07:39 | Manchester | Charles Miles drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Dale Petrin | 19-21 |
| Lineup | Manchester | PG - Dale Petrin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Powell (fresh) SF - Dustin Oubre (fresh) PF - Richard Ball (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Miles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Jim Garrison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Howard Patterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Walker (fresh) PF - Robert Littlejohn (tiring) 3 pts. C - William Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Occidental | Jim Garrison misses the floater from just outside the lane | 19-21 |
| 07:30 | Occidental | Shawn Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 07:07 | Occidental | Howard Patterson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-21 |
| 07:06 | Manchester | Richard Ball snags the defensive board | 19-21 |
| 07:04 | Manchester | Benjamin Powell is fouled in the backcourt by Howard Patterson - foul #1 on Howard Patterson, team foul #7 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Manchester | Fred Churchill (C) Charles Miles | |
| Subs | Occidental | Phillip Crosby (PG), Alan James (SG), Lester Crickenberger (SF), Paul Davis (C) Jim Garrison, Howard Patterson, Shawn Walker, William Davis | |
| 07:04 | Manchester | Benjamin Powell makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:04 | Manchester | Benjamin Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:04 | Occidental | The rebound goes to Robert Littlejohn | 20-21 |
| 06:51 | Occidental | Benjamin Powell picks off the pass by Paul Davis | 20-21 |
| 06:33 | Manchester | Paul Davis steals it from Richard Ball | 20-21 |
| 06:26 | Occidental | Robert Littlejohn misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 20-21 |
| 06:25 | Manchester | Fred Churchill gets the rebound | 20-21 |
| 05:56 | Manchester | Richard Ball's pass is intercepted by Lester Crickenberger | 20-21 |
| 05:39 | Occidental | Paul Davis clanks a floater from the baseline | 20-21 |
| 05:38 | Occidental | Paul Davis can't tip it in | 20-21 |
| 05:36 | Occidental | Paul Davis gets the offensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 05:14 | Occidental | Paul Davis can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 20-21 |
| 05:12 | Manchester | Richard Ball grabs the board | 20-21 |
| 05:06 | Manchester | Dale Petrin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-21 |
| Subs | Manchester | Earnest Bowling (PG), Bryan Broadus (SG), Lee Steiger (SF), Theodore Thomas (PF), Charles Miles (C) Dale Petrin, Benjamin Powell, Dustin Oubre, Richard Ball, Fred Churchill | |
| Subs | Occidental | Jim Garrison (PG), Howard Patterson (SG), Shawn Walker (SF), William Davis (C) Phillip Crosby, Alan James, Lester Crickenberger, Paul Davis | |
| 04:55 | Occidental | Robert Littlejohn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-21 |
| 04:36 | Manchester | Bryan Broadus makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Miles | 23-21 |
| 04:21 | Occidental | William Davis misses the easy layup | 23-21 |
| 04:19 | Occidental | Shawn Walker misses the tip | 23-21 |
| 04:18 | Manchester | Charles Miles pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 04:08 | Manchester | Bryan Broadus is called for 10 seconds | 23-21 |
| 04:03 | Occidental | Jim Garrison misses the floater from just outside the lane | 23-21 |
| 04:01 | Manchester | Earnest Bowling snags the defensive board | 23-21 |
| 03:43 | Manchester | Earnest Bowling clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Shawn Walker - foul #2 on Shawn Walker, team foul #8 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Manchester | | |
| Subs | Occidental | Lester Crickenberger (SF), Joseph Nichols (PF) Shawn Walker, Robert Littlejohn | |
| 03:43 | Manchester | Earnest Bowling makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 03:43 | Manchester | Earnest Bowling makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 03:24 | Occidental | Lester Crickenberger drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Howard Patterson | 25-23 |
| Lineup | Manchester | PG - Earnest Bowling (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Broadus (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lee Steiger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Theodore Thomas (fairly fresh) C - Charles Miles (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Jim Garrison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Howard Patterson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lester Crickenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Nichols (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Manchester | Earnest Bowling's floater is knocked away by William Davis | 25-23 |
| 03:13 | Manchester | Bryan Broadus gets the offensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 02:56 | Manchester | Lee Steiger hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Lester Crickenberger - foul #2 on Lester Crickenberger, team foul #9 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Manchester | Ruben Maurice (PG), Fred Churchill (PF) Earnest Bowling, Theodore Thomas | |
| Subs | Occidental | Phillip Crosby (PG), Alan James (SG), Clarence Austin (SF), Paul Davis (C) Jim Garrison, Howard Patterson, Lester Crickenberger, William Davis | |
| 02:56 | Manchester | Lee Steiger makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 02:56 | Manchester | Lee Steiger makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 02:37 | Occidental | Paul Davis connects on the shot from the left block | 27-25 |
| 02:21 | Manchester | Bryan Broadus can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-25 |
| 02:19 | Occidental | Joseph Nichols grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 02:05 | Occidental | Paul Davis can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Lee Steiger - foul #1 on Lee Steiger, team foul #7 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Manchester | Dustin Oubre (SF), Carlos Moreland (PF) Lee Steiger, Fred Churchill | |
| Subs | Occidental | Shawn Walker (SF) Clarence Austin | |
| 02:05 | Occidental | Paul Davis misses the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 02:05 | Occidental | Paul Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 02:03 | Manchester | Shawn Walker is called for the reach on Bryan Broadus in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shawn Walker, team foul #10 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Manchester | | |
| Subs | Occidental | Lester Crickenberger (SF) Shawn Walker | |
| 02:03 | Manchester | Bryan Broadus misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 02:03 | Manchester | Bryan Broadus makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 01:51 | Occidental | Lester Crickenberger comes up short on the runner near the basket | 28-26 |
| 01:50 | Occidental | Lester Crickenberger tips it but misses | 28-26 |
| 01:48 | Manchester | Bryan Broadus snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| 01:29 | Manchester | Carlos Moreland misses the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Joseph Nichols - foul #3 on Joseph Nichols, team foul #11 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Manchester | Earnest Bowling (PG), Benjamin Powell (SG), Richard Ball (C) Ruben Maurice, Bryan Broadus, Charles Miles | |
| Subs | Occidental | Jim Garrison (PG), Howard Patterson (SG), Robert Littlejohn (PF), William Davis (C) Phillip Crosby, Alan James, Joseph Nichols, Paul Davis | |
| 01:29 | Manchester | Carlos Moreland makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 01:29 | Manchester | Carlos Moreland misses the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 01:29 | Occidental | Howard Patterson pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 01:10 | Occidental | Howard Patterson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-26 |
| 01:08 | Occidental | William Davis can't tip it in | 29-26 |
| 01:06 | Occidental | Robert Littlejohn grabs the offensive board | 29-26 |
| 00:57 | Occidental | Earnest Bowling steals the ball from Lester Crickenberger | 29-26 |
| 00:52 | Manchester | Howard Patterson steals the ball from Dustin Oubre in the backcourt | 29-26 |
| 00:39 | Occidental | Carlos Moreland is called for the reach on Robert Littlejohn - foul #1 on Carlos Moreland, team foul #8 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Manchester | Fred Churchill (C) Carlos Moreland | |
| Subs | Occidental | Alan James (SG), Clarence Austin (SF) Howard Patterson, Lester Crickenberger | |
| 00:39 | Occidental | Robert Littlejohn makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 00:39 | Occidental | Robert Littlejohn misses the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 00:39 | Manchester | Richard Ball pulls down the rebound | 29-27 |
| 00:25 | Manchester | Robert Littlejohn is called for the reach on Richard Ball - foul #1 on Robert Littlejohn, team foul #12 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Manchester | Dale Petrin (PG) Benjamin Powell | |
| Subs | Occidental | | |
| 00:25 | Manchester | Richard Ball makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 00:25 | Manchester | Richard Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 00:02 | Occidental | William Davis scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 31-29 |
| 00:00 | Manchester | Dustin Oubre comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 31-29 |