| Lineup | W. Virginia Wesleyan | PG - Kevin Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Bernard Burbank (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Slippery Rock | PG - Aaron Ruggeri (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Steen (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Vincent Slater (fresh) PF - Otis Barber (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ernest Zeisler (fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Slippery Rock | Vincent Slater inbounds the ball | 37-32 |
| Game Plan | W. Virginia Wesleyan | W. Virginia Wesleyan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Slippery Rock | Slippery Rock is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Slippery Rock | Richard Steen is fouled on the floor by Eric Anderson - foul #2 on Eric Anderson, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| 19:24 | Slippery Rock | Ernest Zeisler's pass is intercepted by Robert Peterson | 37-32 |
| 19:03 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Robert Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-32 |
| 18:45 | Slippery Rock | Aaron Ruggeri hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-32 |
| 18:44 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Robert Peterson grabs the board | 37-32 |
| 18:23 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Robert Peterson knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 39-32 |
| 18:12 | Slippery Rock | Aaron Ruggeri knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Richard Steen | 39-35 |
| 17:58 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Eric Anderson is whistled for a carry | 39-35 |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Dave Isaacs (SG) Eric Anderson | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | | |
| 17:41 | Slippery Rock | Aaron Ruggeri misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 17:39 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Frank Nichols | 39-35 |
| 17:21 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Vincent Slater steps in front of the Frank Nichols pass | 39-35 |
| 17:06 | Slippery Rock | Aaron Ruggeri throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-35 |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Gary Sanders (PF), Billy McCullough (C) Frank Nichols, Bernard Burbank | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Seth Mulder (PG), Reginald Sims (SG), Dean Hurd (SF) Aaron Ruggeri, Richard Steen, Vincent Slater | |
| 16:56 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Billy McCullough lays it in on a nice dish by Kevin Thomas | 41-35 |
| 16:39 | Slippery Rock | Dean Hurd knocks in the jumper from the left side | 41-37 |
| 16:22 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Dave Isaacs connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Kevin Thomas | 43-37 |
| 16:05 | Slippery Rock | Dean Hurd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Gary Sanders - foul #1 on Gary Sanders, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Joshua Dixon (PG), Eric Anderson (SG) Kevin Thomas, Robert Peterson | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Aaron Ruggeri (PG) Seth Mulder | |
| 16:05 | Slippery Rock | Dean Hurd makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 16:05 | Slippery Rock | Dean Hurd makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 15:54 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Gary Sanders comes up short on the runner in the lane | 43-39 |
| 15:52 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Joshua Dixon tips it home | 45-39 |
| Lineup | W. Virginia Wesleyan | PG - Joshua Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dave Isaacs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. C - Billy McCullough (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Slippery Rock | PG - Aaron Ruggeri (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reginald Sims (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dean Hurd (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Otis Barber (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Ernest Zeisler (fairly fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:40 | Slippery Rock | Dean Hurd hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Aaron Ruggeri | 45-41 |
| 15:27 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Billy McCullough hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 45-41 |
| 15:26 | Slippery Rock | Ernest Zeisler grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 15:05 | Slippery Rock | Dean Hurd misses the lay-in | 45-41 |
| 15:03 | Slippery Rock | Ernest Zeisler tips it but misses | 45-41 |
| 15:02 | Slippery Rock | Ernest Zeisler tips it home | 45-43 |
| 14:44 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Joshua Dixon misses badly on a shot from the left side | 45-43 |
| 14:43 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Joshua Dixon tips it in | 47-43 |
| 14:37 | Slippery Rock | Aaron Ruggeri knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Reginald Sims | 47-46 |
| 14:19 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Billy McCullough hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-46 |
| 14:18 | Slippery Rock | Dean Hurd snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 13:52 | Slippery Rock | Otis Barber makes the driving attempt in the lane and he's hacked by Gary Sanders - foul #2 on Gary Sanders, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Kevin Thomas (PG), Robert Peterson (SF), Frank Nichols (PF), Bernard Burbank (C) Eric Anderson, Dave Isaacs, Gary Sanders, Billy McCullough | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Seth Mulder (PG), Richard Steen (SG), Vincent Slater (SF), Sean Clark (PF) Aaron Ruggeri, Reginald Sims, Dean Hurd, Ernest Zeisler | |
| 13:52 | Slippery Rock | Otis Barber makes the free throw | 47-49 |
| 13:32 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Robert Peterson scores on a jump hook from close range | 49-49 |
| 13:03 | Slippery Rock | Richard Steen hits a jumper near the basket set up by Seth Mulder | 49-51 |
| 12:36 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Bernard Burbank can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Otis Barber - foul #3 on Otis Barber, team foul #1 | 49-51 |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Scott Harris (SG) Joshua Dixon | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Aaron Ruggeri (PG), Dean Hurd (C) Seth Mulder, Otis Barber | |
| 12:36 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Bernard Burbank misses the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 12:36 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Bernard Burbank makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 12:17 | Slippery Rock | Bernard Burbank blocks the short jumper by Dean Hurd | 50-51 |
| 12:15 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Bernard Burbank pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 11:51 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Bernard Burbank hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Scott Harris | 52-51 |
| Lineup | W. Virginia Wesleyan | PG - Kevin Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Peterson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frank Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Bernard Burbank (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Slippery Rock | PG - Aaron Ruggeri (fresh) 24 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Steen (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Slater (fresh) PF - Sean Clark (fresh) 3 pf. C - Dean Hurd (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Slippery Rock | Aaron Ruggeri drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Richard Steen | 52-53 |
| 11:20 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Bernard Burbank double dribbles | 52-53 |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Eric Anderson (SG), Gary Sanders (C) Scott Harris, Bernard Burbank | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Reginald Sims (SG), Ernest Zeisler (C) Richard Steen, Vincent Slater | |
| 11:03 | Slippery Rock | Sean Clark comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 52-53 |
| 11:02 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Robert Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 10:50 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Eric Anderson is whistled for traveling | 52-53 |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Joshua Dixon (PG), Dave Isaacs (SF), Billy McCullough (C) Kevin Thomas, Robert Peterson, Frank Nichols | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Seth Mulder (PG), Vincent Slater (SF) Aaron Ruggeri, Dean Hurd | |
| 10:23 | Slippery Rock | Reginald Sims knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Vincent Slater | 52-55 |
| 10:07 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Eric Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-55 |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Robert Peterson (SF), Bernard Burbank (C) Dave Isaacs, Billy McCullough | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Richard Steen (SG) Reginald Sims | |
| 09:56 | Slippery Rock | Richard Steen misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 09:55 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Gary Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 09:46 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Eric Anderson hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Dixon | 55-55 |
| 09:32 | Slippery Rock | Joshua Dixon steals the ball from Ernest Zeisler | 55-55 |
| 09:24 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Robert Peterson misses the jump hook from the left block | 55-55 |
| 09:23 | Slippery Rock | Ernest Zeisler pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| 09:01 | Slippery Rock | Eric Anderson is called for the reach on Seth Mulder - foul #3 on Eric Anderson, team foul #4 | 55-55 |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Kevin Thomas (PG), Dave Isaacs (SG), Frank Nichols (PF) Joshua Dixon, Eric Anderson, Gary Sanders | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Aaron Ruggeri (PG), Dean Hurd (SF) Seth Mulder, Vincent Slater | |
| 08:49 | Slippery Rock | Aaron Ruggeri knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Sean Clark and he's fouled by Dave Isaacs - foul #3 on Dave Isaacs, team foul #5 | 55-57 |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Reginald Sims (SG) Richard Steen | |
| 08:49 | Slippery Rock | Aaron Ruggeri makes the free throw | 55-58 |
| 08:28 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Kevin Thomas connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Bernard Burbank and the foul's on Sean Clark - foul #4 on Sean Clark, team foul #2 | 57-58 |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Joshua Dixon (SG), Billy McCullough (C) Robert Peterson, Bernard Burbank | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Otis Barber (PF) Sean Clark | |
| 08:28 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Kevin Thomas makes the free throw | 58-58 |
| 08:10 | Slippery Rock | Aaron Ruggeri hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Otis Barber | 58-61 |
| 07:48 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Dean Hurd takes the ball from Joshua Dixon | 58-61 |
| Lineup | W. Virginia Wesleyan | PG - Kevin Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Dixon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dave Isaacs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frank Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy McCullough (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Slippery Rock | PG - Aaron Ruggeri (fresh) 32 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reginald Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dean Hurd (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Otis Barber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ernest Zeisler (tiring) 2 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Slippery Rock | Aaron Ruggeri misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-61 |
| 07:30 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Dave Isaacs pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |
| 07:08 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Billy McCullough can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 58-61 |
| 07:06 | Slippery Rock | Reginald Sims snags the defensive board | 58-61 |
| 07:01 | Slippery Rock | Aaron Ruggeri misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-61 |
| 06:59 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Billy McCullough pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |
| 06:53 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Kevin Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-61 |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Eric Anderson (SG), Robert Peterson (SF), Bernard Burbank (C) Joshua Dixon, Dave Isaacs, Billy McCullough | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Richard Steen (SG), Vincent Slater (SF), Sean Clark (PF) Reginald Sims, Otis Barber, Ernest Zeisler | |
| 06:31 | Slippery Rock | Aaron Ruggeri clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 06:29 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Frank Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 06:21 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Aaron Ruggeri is called for the reach on Kevin Thomas - foul #2 on Aaron Ruggeri, team foul #3 | 58-61 |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Gary Sanders (PF) Frank Nichols | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Seth Mulder (PG), Otis Barber (C) Aaron Ruggeri, Dean Hurd | |
| 06:08 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Gary Sanders lays it in set up by Eric Anderson | 60-61 |
| 05:49 | Slippery Rock | Richard Steen loses the dribble to Kevin Thomas | 60-61 |
| 05:45 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Kevin Thomas misses the lay-in | 60-61 |
| 05:44 | Slippery Rock | Vincent Slater snags the defensive board | 60-61 |
| 05:22 | Slippery Rock | Richard Steen can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 05:21 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Gary Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 05:08 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Kevin Thomas can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Seth Mulder - foul #2 on Seth Mulder, team foul #4 | 60-61 |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Dave Isaacs (SG), Frank Nichols (PF) Eric Anderson, Gary Sanders | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Aaron Ruggeri (PG), Dean Hurd (C) Seth Mulder, Otis Barber | |
| 05:08 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Kevin Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 05:08 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Kevin Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 04:47 | Slippery Rock | Richard Steen makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Aaron Ruggeri | 62-64 |
| 04:27 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Frank Nichols misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-64 |
| 04:26 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Bernard Burbank tips it home | 64-64 |
| 04:11 | Slippery Rock | Aaron Ruggeri misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-64 |
| 04:09 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Bernard Burbank gets the rebound | 64-64 |
| 03:45 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Bernard Burbank drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kevin Thomas | 66-64 |
| Lineup | W. Virginia Wesleyan | PG - Kevin Thomas (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dave Isaacs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Robert Peterson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frank Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Bernard Burbank (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Slippery Rock | PG - Aaron Ruggeri (fresh) 32 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Steen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vincent Slater (fairly fresh) PF - Sean Clark (tiring) 4 pf. C - Dean Hurd (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Slippery Rock | Richard Steen hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Aaron Ruggeri | 66-67 |
| 03:09 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Kevin Thomas lays it in | 68-67 |
| 02:47 | Slippery Rock | Richard Steen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-67 |
| 02:45 | Slippery Rock | Sean Clark gets the offensive rebound | 68-67 |
| 02:26 | Slippery Rock | Richard Steen misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 68-67 |
| 02:25 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Frank Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 68-67 |
| 02:07 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Dave Isaacs misses short on a shot from the left side | 68-67 |
| 02:05 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Robert Peterson tips it back up and in | 70-67 |
| 01:45 | Slippery Rock | Aaron Ruggeri buries a shot from the right wing set up by Vincent Slater | 70-69 |
| 01:24 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Frank Nichols is hacked by Sean Clark - foul #5 on Sean Clark, team foul #5 | 70-69 |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Eric Anderson (SG) Dave Isaacs | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Otis Barber (PF), Ernest Zeisler (C) Sean Clark, Dean Hurd | |
| 01:13 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Robert Peterson knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Kevin Thomas | 72-69 |
| 01:03 | Slippery Rock | Vincent Slater is whistled for a carry | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | W. Virginia Wesleyan | W. Virginia Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Slippery Rock | Slippery Rock is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:39 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Eric Anderson drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | W. Virginia Wesleyan | W. Virginia Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Slippery Rock | Slippery Rock is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:33 | Slippery Rock | Aaron Ruggeri misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-69 |
| 00:32 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Eric Anderson pulls down the rebound | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | W. Virginia Wesleyan | W. Virginia Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Slippery Rock | Slippery Rock is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:30 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Richard Steen is called for the reach on Eric Anderson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Steen, team foul #6 | 74-69 |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Joshua Dixon (SG), Gary Sanders (SF) Eric Anderson, Robert Peterson | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | | |
| 00:29 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Kevin Thomas is fouled on the floor by Aaron Ruggeri - foul #3 on Aaron Ruggeri, team foul #7 | 74-69 |
| 00:29 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Kevin Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:29 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Kevin Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:25 | Slippery Rock | Aaron Ruggeri misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 76-69 |
| 00:24 | Slippery Rock | Vincent Slater gets the offensive rebound | 76-69 |
| 00:22 | Slippery Rock | Aaron Ruggeri misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 76-69 |
| 00:20 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Gary Sanders | 76-69 |
| 00:17 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Gary Sanders is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Steen - foul #2 on Richard Steen, team foul #8 | 76-69 |
| 00:17 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Gary Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:17 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Gary Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| Game Plan | W. Virginia Wesleyan | W. Virginia Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Slippery Rock | Slippery Rock is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:09 | Slippery Rock | Vincent Slater is hacked by Gary Sanders - foul #3 on Gary Sanders, team foul #6 | 78-69 |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Eric Anderson (SG), Robert Peterson (SF) Joshua Dixon, Gary Sanders | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | | |
| 00:06 | Slippery Rock | Aaron Ruggeri hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Richard Steen | 78-72 |
| 00:04 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Kevin Thomas is hacked by Aaron Ruggeri in the backcourt - foul #4 on Aaron Ruggeri, team foul #9 | 78-72 |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Joshua Dixon (SG), Gary Sanders (SF) Eric Anderson, Robert Peterson | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | | |
| 00:04 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Kevin Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:04 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Kevin Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| 00:00 | Slippery Rock | Richard Steen misses the halfcourt shot | 80-72 |