| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - John Elson (fresh) SG - Jean Lackey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mike Horton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norman Christy (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Goebel (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Walter Daves (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Girard (fresh) 11 pts. SF - James Searles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Adams (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal Poly SLO | James Searles inbounds the ball | 29-21 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Cal Poly SLO | Walter Daves comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-21 |
| 19:33 | Cal Poly SLO | Paul Cole pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-21 |
| 19:19 | Cal Poly SLO | Robert Girard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-21 |
| 19:17 | Cal Poly SLO | Dennis Adams tips it home | 29-23 |
| 19:07 | The Citadel | Jean Lackey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-23 |
| 18:41 | Cal Poly SLO | Mike Horton steals it from Walter Daves | 29-23 |
| 18:19 | The Citadel | Mike Horton's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Cole | 29-23 |
| 18:18 | The Citadel | Norman Christy hits the follow up shot | 31-23 |
| 18:00 | Cal Poly SLO | Paul Cole loses the ball out of bounds | 31-23 |
| 17:36 | The Citadel | Norman Christy steps out of bounds on the sideline | 31-23 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Anthony Clark (PF) Norman Christy | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Thomas Dahlquist (C) Dennis Adams | |
| 17:17 | Cal Poly SLO | James Searles connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Robert Girard | 31-25 |
| 17:02 | The Citadel | Richard Goebel comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 31-25 |
| 17:01 | Cal Poly SLO | James Searles pulls down the rebound | 31-25 |
| 16:46 | Cal Poly SLO | Robert Girard drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 16:29 | The Citadel | John Elson clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 16:27 | Cal Poly SLO | James Searles grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 16:14 | Cal Poly SLO | James Searles misses the floater in the paint | 31-27 |
| 16:13 | Cal Poly SLO | Robert Girard pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 15:52 | Cal Poly SLO | James Searles scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Dahlquist and he's fouled by John Elson - foul #3 on John Elson, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Thomas Roland (PG), Thomas Zyla (SG), David Breshears (SF), Norman Christy (PF) John Elson, Jean Lackey, Mike Horton, Richard Goebel | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Luis Mattison (PG), Ronald Swatloski (SG), Dennis Adams (C) Walter Daves, Robert Girard, Paul Cole | |
| 15:52 | Cal Poly SLO | James Searles makes the free throw | 31-30 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Thomas Roland (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Zyla (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Breshears (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Norman Christy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Luis Mattison (fresh) SG - Ronald Swatloski (fresh) SF - James Searles (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Dahlquist (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dennis Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:37 | The Citadel | Thomas Zyla is hacked by Luis Mattison - foul #1 on Luis Mattison, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Victor Bell (SF) James Searles | |
| 15:23 | The Citadel | Norman Christy loses the dribble to Luis Mattison | 31-30 |
| 15:09 | Cal Poly SLO | Luis Mattison is whistled for a carry | 31-30 |
| 14:50 | The Citadel | Norman Christy misses the floater from the free throw line | 31-30 |
| 14:49 | Cal Poly SLO | Thomas Dahlquist pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 14:39 | Cal Poly SLO | Dennis Adams knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Luis Mattison | 31-32 |
| 14:19 | The Citadel | Thomas Roland is hacked by Luis Mattison - foul #2 on Luis Mattison, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | The Citadel | John Elson (PG), Richard Goebel (C) Thomas Roland, Anthony Clark | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Walter Daves (PG), Robert Girard (SG), James Searles (SF), Charles Villalta (PF), Norman Kemp (C) Luis Mattison, Ronald Swatloski, Victor Bell, Thomas Dahlquist, Dennis Adams | |
| 13:56 | The Citadel | Thomas Zyla is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Thomas Zyla, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Jean Lackey (SG) Norman Christy | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Paul Cole (PF) Norman Kemp | |
| 13:41 | Cal Poly SLO | Robert Girard lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Villalta | 31-34 |
| 13:25 | The Citadel | Jean Lackey misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Girard - foul #2 on Robert Girard, team foul #3 | 31-34 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Mike Horton (SF) Thomas Zyla | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Thomas Dahlquist (C) Charles Villalta | |
| 13:25 | The Citadel | Jean Lackey misses the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 13:25 | The Citadel | Jean Lackey misses the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 13:25 | Cal Poly SLO | Thomas Dahlquist snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 13:01 | Cal Poly SLO | Walter Daves is fouled on the floor by Mike Horton - foul #2 on Mike Horton, team foul #3 | 31-34 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Anthony Clark (PF) David Breshears | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Dennis Adams (C) Thomas Dahlquist | |
| 12:48 | Cal Poly SLO | Dennis Adams comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Goebel - foul #3 on Richard Goebel, team foul #4 | 31-34 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Norman Christy (PF) Anthony Clark | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| 12:48 | Cal Poly SLO | Dennis Adams misses the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 12:48 | Cal Poly SLO | Dennis Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 12:48 | The Citadel | Mike Horton grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 12:40 | The Citadel | Richard Goebel buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Elson | 33-34 |
| 12:16 | Cal Poly SLO | James Searles is hacked by Mike Horton - foul #3 on Mike Horton, team foul #5 | 33-34 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Anthony Clark (C) Richard Goebel | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Luis Mattison (SG), Thomas Dahlquist (PF) Robert Girard, James Searles | |
| 12:04 | Cal Poly SLO | Thomas Dahlquist misses the lay-in | 33-34 |
| 12:03 | The Citadel | Anthony Clark snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 11:44 | The Citadel | Anthony Clark comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 11:43 | The Citadel | Jean Lackey snags the offensive board | 33-34 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - John Elson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jean Lackey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mike Horton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Norman Christy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Walter Daves (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Luis Mattison (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Cole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Thomas Dahlquist (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:33 | The Citadel | Norman Christy misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-34 |
| 11:31 | The Citadel | Anthony Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 11:21 | The Citadel | Norman Christy can't connect on a shot from close range | 33-34 |
| 11:20 | Cal Poly SLO | Thomas Dahlquist pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 11:03 | Cal Poly SLO | Thomas Dahlquist's floater is knocked away by Anthony Clark | 33-34 |
| 11:02 | The Citadel | Mike Horton grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 10:57 | The Citadel | Mike Horton makes the 3 from the right corner set up by John Elson | 36-34 |
| 10:46 | Cal Poly SLO | Luis Mattison misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jean Lackey - foul #3 on Jean Lackey, team foul #6 | 36-34 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Thomas Roland (PG), Thomas Zyla (SG), David Breshears (SF), Richard Goebel (C) John Elson, Jean Lackey, Mike Horton, Norman Christy | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Robert Girard (SG), James Searles (SF), Charles Villalta (C) Walter Daves, Paul Cole, Dennis Adams | |
| 10:46 | Cal Poly SLO | Luis Mattison makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 10:46 | Cal Poly SLO | Luis Mattison makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 10:26 | The Citadel | Charles Villalta is called for the reach on Richard Goebel - foul #1 on Charles Villalta, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| 10:11 | The Citadel | David Breshears can't connect on a floater from the right side | 36-36 |
| 10:09 | Cal Poly SLO | Thomas Dahlquist grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 10:03 | Cal Poly SLO | Thomas Dahlquist hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from James Searles | 36-38 |
| 09:43 | The Citadel | Charles Villalta steps in front of the Richard Goebel pass | 36-38 |
| 09:24 | Cal Poly SLO | Robert Girard hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 09:22 | Cal Poly SLO | Thomas Dahlquist snags the offensive board | 36-38 |
| 09:17 | Cal Poly SLO | James Searles comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 09:16 | The Citadel | Richard Goebel gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 08:56 | The Citadel | Anthony Clark makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Thomas Zyla and the foul's on Thomas Dahlquist - foul #2 on Thomas Dahlquist, team foul #5 | 38-38 |
| Subs | The Citadel | John Elson (PG), Jean Lackey (SG), Mike Horton (SF) Thomas Roland, Thomas Zyla, David Breshears | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Walter Daves (PG), Paul Cole (PF) Luis Mattison, Thomas Dahlquist | |
| 08:56 | The Citadel | Anthony Clark makes the free throw | 39-38 |
| 08:45 | Cal Poly SLO | James Searles is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Searles, team foul #6 | 39-38 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Norman Christy (PF) Anthony Clark | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Dennis Adams (C) Charles Villalta | |
| 08:26 | The Citadel | Walter Daves takes the ball from John Elson | 39-38 |
| 08:22 | Cal Poly SLO | Robert Girard makes the floater from the left wing set up by Walter Daves | 39-40 |
| 08:07 | The Citadel | John Elson hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Walter Daves - foul #2 on Walter Daves, team foul #7 | 41-40 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Gary Belles (C) Richard Goebel | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Luis Mattison (SG) Robert Girard | |
| 08:07 | The Citadel | John Elson makes the free throw | 42-40 |
| 07:43 | Cal Poly SLO | The jump hook by Paul Cole is blocked by Gary Belles | 42-40 |
| 07:41 | The Citadel | Gary Belles pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - John Elson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jean Lackey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Mike Horton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Norman Christy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Belles (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Walter Daves (fresh) 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Luis Mattison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Searles (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:28 | The Citadel | Jean Lackey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 07:27 | The Citadel | Jean Lackey grabs the offensive board | 42-40 |
| 07:17 | The Citadel | Gary Belles lays it up and in | 44-40 |
| 07:05 | Cal Poly SLO | James Searles comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 44-40 |
| 07:04 | Cal Poly SLO | Walter Daves tips it back up and in | 44-42 |
| 06:45 | The Citadel | Norman Christy comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 06:44 | Cal Poly SLO | Dennis Adams grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 06:30 | Cal Poly SLO | Dennis Adams lays it in on a great pass from Walter Daves | 44-44 |
| 06:15 | The Citadel | Mike Horton misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 06:14 | Cal Poly SLO | Walter Daves snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 05:57 | Cal Poly SLO | James Searles misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gary Belles - foul #1 on Gary Belles, team foul #7 | 44-44 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Thomas Zyla (SG), David Breshears (SF), Anthony Clark (PF), Richard Goebel (C) Jean Lackey, Mike Horton, Norman Christy, Gary Belles | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Robert Girard (SG), Thomas Dahlquist (PF), Charles Villalta (C) Luis Mattison, Paul Cole, Dennis Adams | |
| 05:57 | Cal Poly SLO | James Searles misses the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 05:57 | Cal Poly SLO | James Searles makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 05:37 | The Citadel | Richard Goebel clanks a shot from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 05:35 | Cal Poly SLO | The rebound goes to James Searles | 44-45 |
| 05:18 | Cal Poly SLO | Thomas Dahlquist loses the dribble to John Elson | 44-45 |
| 05:04 | The Citadel | Thomas Zyla clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 05:02 | The Citadel | Anthony Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 04:47 | The Citadel | Richard Goebel blows the layup | 44-45 |
| 04:46 | Cal Poly SLO | James Searles gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 04:34 | Cal Poly SLO | Charles Villalta throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-45 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Thomas Roland (PG), Jean Lackey (SG) John Elson, David Breshears | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Luis Mattison (PG), Victor Bell (SF) Walter Daves, James Searles | |
| 04:14 | The Citadel | Anthony Clark can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 44-45 |
| 04:12 | The Citadel | Anthony Clark hits the follow up shot | 46-45 |
| 03:59 | Cal Poly SLO | Robert Girard misses long on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Jean Lackey - foul #4 on Jean Lackey, team foul #8 | 46-45 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Mike Horton (SF) Thomas Zyla | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Paul Cole (PF) Charles Villalta | |
| 03:59 | Cal Poly SLO | Robert Girard misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 03:59 | Cal Poly SLO | Robert Girard makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 03:41 | The Citadel | Anthony Clark hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 03:40 | The Citadel | Richard Goebel can't tip it in | 46-46 |
| 03:38 | The Citadel | Jean Lackey tips it back up and in | 48-46 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Thomas Roland (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jean Lackey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Mike Horton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Goebel (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Luis Mattison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Girard (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Bell (fresh) PF - Paul Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Dahlquist (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Cal Poly SLO | Robert Girard hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 48-46 |
| 03:08 | The Citadel | Anthony Clark grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 02:55 | The Citadel | Jean Lackey connects on the 3 from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 02:55 | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-46 |
| Subs | The Citadel | John Elson (PG), Norman Christy (PF) Thomas Roland, Anthony Clark | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Walter Daves (PG), James Searles (SF), Dennis Adams (C) Luis Mattison, Victor Bell, Thomas Dahlquist | |
| 02:32 | Cal Poly SLO | Robert Girard blows the layup | 51-46 |
| 02:30 | The Citadel | Norman Christy snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 02:24 | The Citadel | Jean Lackey drills a floater from the right wing set up by John Elson | 53-46 |
| 02:19 | Cal Poly SLO | James Searles connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Girard | 53-48 |
| 01:52 | The Citadel | John Elson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 01:51 | Cal Poly SLO | Paul Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 01:39 | Cal Poly SLO | James Searles makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Girard | 53-50 |
| 01:19 | The Citadel | Norman Christy misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-50 |
| 01:17 | The Citadel | Norman Christy snags the offensive board | 53-50 |
| 01:03 | The Citadel | Mike Horton hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by John Elson | 55-50 |
| 00:43 | Cal Poly SLO | Robert Girard scores on a shot in the lane set up by James Searles | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | The Citadel | Norman Christy makes the fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by Paul Cole - foul #1 on Paul Cole, team foul #8 | 57-52 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Thomas Roland (PG) John Elson | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| 00:17 | The Citadel | Norman Christy makes the free throw | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Cal Poly SLO | Robert Girard knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Dennis Adams | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:10 | The Citadel | Jean Lackey is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Daves - foul #3 on Walter Daves, team foul #9 | 58-55 |
| 00:10 | The Citadel | Jean Lackey makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:10 | The Citadel | Jean Lackey makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:03 | Cal Poly SLO | Robert Girard clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-55 |
| 00:01 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Norman Christy | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | The Citadel | Norman Christy runs out the clock | 60-55 |