| Lineup | Centre | PG - Tony Christian (fresh) SG - Willie Perry (fresh) SF - Gerald Lossett (fresh) PF - James Cullins (fresh) C - Gordon Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oberlin | PG - John McHargue (fresh) SG - Paul Comeaux (fresh) SF - Michael Wright (fresh) PF - John Johnson (fresh) C - Rudolph Graham (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Oberlin | Rudolph Graham wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Centre | Centre is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oberlin | Oberlin is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Oberlin | Paul Comeaux is fouled on the floor by Willie Perry - foul #1 on Willie Perry, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Oberlin | Rudolph Graham makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John McHargue | 0-3 |
| 19:20 | Centre | Gerald Lossett blows the layup | 0-3 |
| 19:18 | Oberlin | Michael Wright grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 19:08 | Oberlin | John McHargue is called for 10 seconds | 0-3 |
| 18:56 | Centre | Tony Christian is fouled on the floor by John McHargue - foul #1 on John McHargue, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:40 | Centre | Willie Perry comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-3 |
| 18:38 | Oberlin | John Johnson pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:33 | Oberlin | Paul Comeaux is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Perry - foul #2 on Willie Perry, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Centre | Maurice Masters (SG) Willie Perry | |
| Subs | Oberlin | | |
| 18:25 | Oberlin | John Johnson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Paul Comeaux | 0-5 |
| 18:08 | Centre | Tony Christian misses long on a shot from the left side | 0-5 |
| 18:06 | Oberlin | John McHargue gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:41 | Oberlin | Rudolph Graham can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 17:39 | Centre | Gerald Lossett grabs the defensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:19 | Centre | Michael Wright is called for the reach on Maurice Masters - foul #1 on Michael Wright, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Centre | James Strickland (PF), Gregory Ledbetter (C) James Cullins, Gordon Walker | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Don Alcazar (SG), Bob Province (SF), Glen Chapman (C) Paul Comeaux, Michael Wright, Rudolph Graham | |
| 17:08 | Centre | Gregory Ledbetter clanks a runner in the lane | 0-5 |
| 17:06 | Oberlin | John McHargue snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 16:46 | Oberlin | Bob Province's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-5 |
| Subs | Centre | Wilbur McCoy (SG) Maurice Masters | |
| Subs | Oberlin | | |
| 16:37 | Centre | Gerald Lossett misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-5 |
| 16:35 | Centre | James Strickland tips it in | 2-5 |
| 16:19 | Oberlin | Glen Chapman misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Gregory Ledbetter - foul #1 on Gregory Ledbetter, team foul #3 | 2-5 |
| 16:19 | Oberlin | Glen Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 16:19 | Oberlin | Glen Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 16:01 | Centre | Gregory Ledbetter blows the dunk | 2-7 |
| 15:59 | Centre | Gregory Ledbetter tips it back up and in | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Centre | PG - Tony Christian (fairly fresh) SG - Wilbur McCoy (fresh) SF - Gerald Lossett (fairly fresh) PF - James Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Ledbetter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Oberlin | PG - John McHargue (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Don Alcazar (fresh) SF - Bob Province (fresh) PF - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Glen Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Oberlin | Glen Chapman is denied on a layup by James Strickland | 4-7 |
| 15:38 | Centre | The rebound goes to Wilbur McCoy | 4-7 |
| 15:27 | Centre | Gregory Ledbetter lays it up and in set up by Gerald Lossett and the foul's on John McHargue - foul #2 on John McHargue, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Centre | James Cullins (PF) James Strickland | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Monty Ansley (PG), Paul Comeaux (SG), Michael Wright (SF), Rudolph Graham (C) John McHargue, Don Alcazar, Bob Province, Glen Chapman | |
| 15:27 | Centre | Gregory Ledbetter misses the free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:27 | Oberlin | John Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 15:25 | Oberlin | Monty Ansley is hacked by Wilbur McCoy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wilbur McCoy, team foul #4 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Centre | Victor Johnson (SF), Gordon Walker (C) Gerald Lossett, Gregory Ledbetter | |
| Subs | Oberlin | | |
| 15:14 | Oberlin | Paul Comeaux is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Monty Ansley | 6-10 |
| 15:04 | Centre | Tony Christian is hacked by Michael Wright - foul #2 on Michael Wright, team foul #4 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Centre | Maurice Masters (SG) Wilbur McCoy | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Daniel Pinney (SF), Mark Chairez (PF) Michael Wright, John Johnson | |
| 14:45 | Centre | James Cullins clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-10 |
| 14:44 | Oberlin | Rudolph Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 14:38 | Oberlin | Paul Comeaux misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-10 |
| 14:37 | Centre | James Cullins snags the defensive board | 6-10 |
| 14:15 | Centre | Maurice Masters misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 6-10 |
| 14:14 | Oberlin | Rudolph Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 14:08 | Oberlin | Mark Chairez connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Monty Ansley | 6-13 |
| 13:49 | Centre | Victor Johnson misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Mark Chairez - foul #1 on Mark Chairez, team foul #5 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Centre | Wilbur McCoy (PG), Gerald Lossett (SF), James Strickland (PF), Gregory Ledbetter (C) Tony Christian, Maurice Masters, James Cullins, Gordon Walker | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Don Alcazar (SG), Bob Province (SF), John Johnson (C) Paul Comeaux, Daniel Pinney, Rudolph Graham | |
| 13:49 | Centre | Victor Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 6-13 |
| 13:49 | Centre | Victor Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 13:33 | Oberlin | Don Alcazar scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Bob Province | 7-16 |
| 13:15 | Centre | James Strickland can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 7-16 |
| 13:14 | Centre | Gregory Ledbetter snags the offensive board | 7-16 |
| 12:59 | Centre | Gerald Lossett's pass is intercepted by Monty Ansley | 7-16 |
| 12:54 | Oberlin | Monty Ansley hits the finger roll | 7-18 |
| 12:38 | Centre | Gerald Lossett misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-18 |
| 12:37 | Centre | James Strickland pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-18 |
| 12:28 | Centre | Gregory Ledbetter hits the finger roll | 9-18 |
| 12:25 | Oberlin | Monty Ansley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-18 |
| Subs | Centre | Tony Christian (PG), Maurice Masters (SG), Donald McGough (SF), James Cullins (PF), Gordon Walker (C) Wilbur McCoy, Victor Johnson, Gerald Lossett, James Strickland, Gregory Ledbetter | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Paul Comeaux (SG), Glen Chapman (C) Monty Ansley, Mark Chairez | |
| 12:12 | Centre | Paul Comeaux steals it from Tony Christian | 9-18 |
| 12:08 | Oberlin | Paul Comeaux blows the dunk | 9-18 |
| 12:06 | Centre | Gordon Walker grabs the board | 9-18 |
| 11:40 | Centre | Tony Christian misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-18 |
| 11:38 | Centre | James Cullins pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-18 |
| Lineup | Centre | PG - Tony Christian (fairly fresh) SG - Maurice Masters (fairly fresh) SF - Donald McGough (fresh) PF - James Cullins (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gordon Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oberlin | PG - Don Alcazar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Comeaux (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bob Province (fairly fresh) PF - John Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Glen Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Centre | Maurice Masters is hacked by Paul Comeaux - foul #1 on Paul Comeaux, team foul #6 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Centre | Charles Ethridge (PF) James Cullins | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Daniel Pinney (SF), Rudolph Graham (C) Bob Province, John Johnson | |
| 11:14 | Centre | Gordon Walker loses the dribble to Don Alcazar | 9-18 |
| 11:09 | Oberlin | Don Alcazar is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Don Alcazar, team foul #7 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Centre | | |
| Subs | Oberlin | John Johnson (PF) Glen Chapman | |
| 10:57 | Centre | Gordon Walker knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 11-18 |
| 10:37 | Oberlin | Paul Comeaux misses the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 11-18 |
| 10:36 | Oberlin | Daniel Pinney hits the follow up shot | 11-20 |
| 10:24 | Centre | Maurice Masters misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-20 |
| 10:22 | Centre | Donald McGough tips it back up and in | 13-20 |
| 10:01 | Oberlin | John Johnson hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater near the basket | 13-20 |
| 09:59 | Centre | Gordon Walker grabs the board | 13-20 |
| 09:37 | Centre | Maurice Masters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-20 |
| Subs | Centre | Wilbur McCoy (SG), Gerald Lossett (SF), James Cullins (PF), James Strickland (C) Maurice Masters, Donald McGough, Charles Ethridge, Gordon Walker | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Monty Ansley (PG), Bob Province (SF), Mark Chairez (PF), Glen Chapman (C) Don Alcazar, Daniel Pinney, John Johnson, Rudolph Graham | |
| 09:16 | Oberlin | Glen Chapman hits the finger roll | 13-22 |
| 08:57 | Centre | Wilbur McCoy drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Tony Christian | 15-22 |
| 08:30 | Oberlin | Glen Chapman can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 15-22 |
| 08:28 | Oberlin | Mark Chairez gets the offensive rebound | 15-22 |
| 08:19 | Oberlin | Monty Ansley double dribbles | 15-22 |
| Subs | Centre | Gregory Ledbetter (C) James Strickland | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Rudolph Graham (C) Glen Chapman | |
| 08:02 | Centre | James Cullins is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Cullins, team foul #5 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Centre | | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Don Alcazar (SG) Paul Comeaux | |
| 07:48 | Oberlin | Mark Chairez is fouled on the floor by Gerald Lossett - foul #1 on Gerald Lossett, team foul #6 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Centre | Maurice Masters (SG) Tony Christian | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Daniel Pinney (SF), John Johnson (PF) Bob Province, Mark Chairez | |
| 07:33 | Oberlin | James Cullins takes the ball from Rudolph Graham | 15-22 |
| Lineup | Centre | PG - Wilbur McCoy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Maurice Masters (tiring) SF - Gerald Lossett (tiring) PF - James Cullins (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory Ledbetter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oberlin | PG - Monty Ansley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Don Alcazar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Pinney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rudolph Graham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Centre | Gregory Ledbetter is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Gregory Ledbetter, team foul #7 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Centre | Victor Johnson (SF), Charles Ethridge (PF), James Strickland (C) Gerald Lossett, James Cullins, Gregory Ledbetter | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Paul Comeaux (SG) Monty Ansley | |
| 06:58 | Oberlin | Wilbur McCoy picks off the pass by Don Alcazar | 15-22 |
| 06:42 | Centre | Maurice Masters knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 18-22 |
| 06:21 | Oberlin | John Johnson misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Maurice Masters - foul #1 on Maurice Masters, team foul #8 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Centre | Tony Christian (PG), Donald McGough (SF), Gordon Walker (C) Maurice Masters, Victor Johnson, James Strickland | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Monty Ansley (PG), Bob Province (SF), Glen Chapman (C) Don Alcazar, Daniel Pinney, Rudolph Graham | |
| 06:21 | Oberlin | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 06:21 | Oberlin | John Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 06:21 | Centre | Gordon Walker gets the rebound | 18-23 |
| 06:03 | Centre | Charles Ethridge drills a shot from the baseline | 20-23 |
| 05:59 | Oberlin | Paul Comeaux is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Ethridge - foul #1 on Charles Ethridge, team foul #9 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Centre | James Cullins (PF) Charles Ethridge | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Mark Chairez (PF) John Johnson | |
| 05:59 | Oberlin | Paul Comeaux makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 05:59 | Oberlin | Paul Comeaux makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 05:43 | Centre | James Cullins can't connect on a shot from the left side | 20-25 |
| 05:42 | Oberlin | Mark Chairez gets the rebound | 20-25 |
| 05:33 | Oberlin | Wilbur McCoy steals it from Paul Comeaux | 20-25 |
| 05:29 | Centre | Wilbur McCoy misses the lay-in | 20-25 |
| 05:27 | Oberlin | Mark Chairez pulls down the rebound | 20-25 |
| 05:09 | Oberlin | Glen Chapman knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 20-27 |
| 04:58 | Centre | James Cullins comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 20-27 |
| 04:57 | Oberlin | Paul Comeaux grabs the board | 20-27 |
| 04:34 | Oberlin | Glen Chapman drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Paul Comeaux | 20-29 |
| 04:19 | Centre | James Cullins's pass is intercepted by Monty Ansley | 20-29 |
| 04:10 | Oberlin | Glen Chapman is hacked by Wilbur McCoy - foul #2 on Wilbur McCoy, team foul #10 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Centre | Victor Johnson (SG), Gerald Lossett (SF), Charles Ethridge (PF), James Strickland (C) Wilbur McCoy, Donald McGough, James Cullins, Gordon Walker | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Don Alcazar (SG), John Johnson (PF) Paul Comeaux, Mark Chairez | |
| 04:10 | Oberlin | Glen Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 04:10 | Oberlin | Glen Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 20-31 |
| 03:43 | Centre | James Strickland knocks in the shot from the right side and the foul's on Glen Chapman - foul #1 on Glen Chapman, team foul #8 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Centre | Willie Perry (PG), Gregory Ledbetter (C) Tony Christian, Charles Ethridge | |
| Subs | Oberlin | John McHargue (PG), Michael Wright (SF), Rudolph Graham (C) Monty Ansley, Bob Province, Glen Chapman | |
| 03:43 | Centre | James Strickland makes the free throw | 23-31 |
| 03:41 | Oberlin | Gregory Ledbetter is called for the reach on John McHargue in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregory Ledbetter, team foul #11 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Centre | Gordon Walker (C) Gregory Ledbetter | |
| Subs | Oberlin | | |
| 03:41 | Oberlin | John McHargue makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 03:41 | Oberlin | John McHargue misses the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 03:41 | Oberlin | The offensive rebound goes to John Johnson | 23-32 |
| 03:26 | Oberlin | Don Alcazar clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-32 |
| 03:24 | Centre | James Strickland snags the defensive board | 23-32 |
| Lineup | Centre | PG - Willie Perry (fresh) SG - Victor Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Gerald Lossett (fairly fresh) PF - James Strickland (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gordon Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oberlin | PG - John McHargue (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Alcazar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Wright (fresh) PF - John Johnson (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Rudolph Graham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Centre | Victor Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-32 |
| 03:12 | Centre | Gordon Walker hits the follow up shot | 25-32 |
| 02:48 | Oberlin | John McHargue drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Don Alcazar and he's hacked by James Strickland - foul #1 on James Strickland, team foul #12 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Centre | Tony Christian (PG), Charles Ethridge (PF) Victor Johnson, Gordon Walker | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Mark Chairez (PF) John Johnson | |
| 02:48 | Oberlin | John McHargue misses the free throw | 25-34 |
| 02:48 | Centre | James Strickland grabs the defensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 02:23 | Centre | Willie Perry can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-34 |
| 02:21 | Oberlin | The rebound goes to Michael Wright | 25-34 |
| 02:02 | Oberlin | Don Alcazar misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 02:01 | Oberlin | Michael Wright tips it back up and in | 25-36 |
| 01:54 | Centre | James Strickland is fouled on the floor by Rudolph Graham - foul #1 on Rudolph Graham, team foul #9 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Centre | Donald McGough (SF) Gerald Lossett | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Daniel Pinney (SF) Michael Wright | |
| 01:54 | Centre | James Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 01:54 | Centre | James Strickland makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 01:52 | Oberlin | Willie Perry steals it from Daniel Pinney in the backcourt | 27-36 |
| 01:50 | Centre | Willie Perry lays it up and in | 29-36 |
| 01:47 | Oberlin | John McHargue is fouled in the backcourt by Tony Christian - foul #1 on Tony Christian, team foul #13 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Centre | James Cullins (PF), Gordon Walker (C) Charles Ethridge, James Strickland | |
| Subs | Oberlin | | |
| 01:47 | Oberlin | John McHargue makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 01:47 | Oberlin | John McHargue misses the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 01:47 | Centre | Gordon Walker snags the defensive board | 29-37 |
| 01:23 | Centre | Gordon Walker comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 29-37 |
| 01:21 | Oberlin | Rudolph Graham gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| 01:08 | Oberlin | John McHargue misses badly on the uncontested runner from the right block but he's fouled by Tony Christian - foul #2 on Tony Christian, team foul #14 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Centre | Wilbur McCoy (PG), Gerald Lossett (SF) Tony Christian, Donald McGough | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Monty Ansley (PG), John Johnson (PF) Don Alcazar, Mark Chairez | |
| 01:08 | Oberlin | John McHargue makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 01:08 | Oberlin | John McHargue misses the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 01:08 | Centre | James Cullins snags the defensive board | 29-38 |
| 00:58 | Centre | Gerald Lossett misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 00:57 | Oberlin | Rudolph Graham grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 00:36 | Oberlin | Monty Ansley connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Rudolph Graham | 29-41 |
| 00:24 | Centre | Monty Ansley is called for the reach on Wilbur McCoy - foul #1 on Monty Ansley, team foul #10 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Centre | Victor Johnson (SF), Charles Ethridge (PF), James Strickland (C) Gerald Lossett, James Cullins, Gordon Walker | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Michael Wright (SF) Daniel Pinney | |
| 00:24 | Centre | Wilbur McCoy makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 00:24 | Centre | Wilbur McCoy makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 00:03 | Oberlin | John Johnson lays it in on a great pass from John McHargue | 31-43 |
| 00:00 | Centre | Wilbur McCoy comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 31-43 |