| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Lykins (fresh) SG - Jonathan Humbert (fresh) SF - Albert Thibodaux (fresh) PF - Richard McDaniel (fresh) C - Michael Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Gary Freeborn (fresh) SG - Peter Fogleman (fresh) SF - Terry Erickson (fresh) PF - Daniel Jones (fresh) C - Larry Dowdle (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Richard McDaniel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Wagner | Peter Fogleman grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Wagner | Daniel Jones's pass is intercepted by Albert Thibodaux | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor can't throw it down but he's hacked by Larry Dowdle - foul #1 on Larry Dowdle, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:46 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Wagner | Larry Dowdle is fouled on the floor by Michael Taylor - foul #1 on Michael Taylor, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:03 | Wagner | Jonathan Humbert steals the ball from Gary Freeborn | 2-0 |
| 17:47 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 17:45 | Wagner | Daniel Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:21 | Wagner | Daniel Jones misses the floater from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 17:20 | Wagner | Terry Erickson tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 17:06 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 17:04 | Wagner | The rebound goes to Terry Erickson | 2-2 |
| 16:58 | Wagner | Daniel Jones makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Terry Erickson | 2-4 |
| 16:52 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 2-4 |
| 16:51 | Wagner | Terry Erickson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:33 | Wagner | Gary Freeborn clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 2-4 |
| 16:32 | Wagner | Larry Dowdle grabs the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 16:21 | Wagner | Peter Fogleman's floater is knocked away by Albert Thibodaux | 2-4 |
| 16:19 | East Carolina | Richard McDaniel grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 15:53 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Albert Thibodaux | 4-4 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Lykins (fairly fresh) SG - Jonathan Humbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Albert Thibodaux (fresh) PF - Richard McDaniel (fairly fresh) C - Michael Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Gary Freeborn (fresh) SG - Peter Fogleman (fresh) SF - Terry Erickson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Dowdle (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Wagner | Larry Dowdle loses the ball out of bounds | 4-4 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner (PG), Michael Cass (SG), Steve Sansone (SF), Patrick Palmer (PF), Travis Soper (C) Mark Lykins, Jonathan Humbert, Albert Thibodaux, Richard McDaniel, Michael Taylor | |
| Subs | Wagner | Alan Landrum (SF) Terry Erickson | |
| 15:17 | East Carolina | Travis Soper misses the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Larry Dowdle - foul #2 on Larry Dowdle, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wagner | William Hill (C) Larry Dowdle | |
| 15:17 | East Carolina | Travis Soper misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 15:17 | East Carolina | Travis Soper makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 14:51 | Wagner | Daniel Jones is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Daniel Jones, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wagner | Michael Almon (SG) Peter Fogleman | |
| 14:28 | East Carolina | Gary Freeborn is called for the reach on Stephen Stoner - foul #1 on Gary Freeborn, team foul #4 | 5-4 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux (SF) Stephen Stoner | |
| Subs | Wagner | Leo Lancaster (SG), Gerald Moore (C) Gary Freeborn, Daniel Jones | |
| 14:16 | East Carolina | Michael Cass can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 14:14 | Wagner | The rebound goes to Gerald Moore | 5-4 |
| 13:54 | Wagner | Alan Landrum buries a jumper from the baseline set up by William Hill | 5-6 |
| 13:44 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Michael Cass | 7-6 |
| 13:24 | Wagner | Gerald Moore knocks in the floater near the basket | 7-8 |
| 13:05 | East Carolina | Travis Soper misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-8 |
| 13:03 | Wagner | William Hill pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 12:43 | Wagner | Leo Lancaster misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 12:42 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 12:36 | East Carolina | Steve Sansone drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Michael Cass | 10-8 |
| 12:20 | Wagner | Leo Lancaster connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Hill | 10-10 |
| 12:04 | East Carolina | Travis Soper loses the dribble to Alan Landrum | 10-10 |
| 11:51 | Wagner | Travis Soper steals it from Leo Lancaster | 10-10 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Cass (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steve Sansone (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Albert Thibodaux (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Palmer (fairly fresh) C - Travis Soper (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Michael Almon (fresh) SG - Leo Lancaster (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alan Landrum (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Hill (fairly fresh) C - Gerald Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:32 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-10 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Lykins (PG), Jonathan Humbert (SG), Sean Clark (SF), Richard McDaniel (PF), Michael Taylor (C) Michael Cass, Steve Sansone, Albert Thibodaux, Patrick Palmer, Travis Soper | |
| Subs | Wagner | Gary Freeborn (PG), Peter Fogleman (SG), Terry Erickson (SF), Daniel Jones (PF), Johnny Smith (C) Michael Almon, Leo Lancaster, Alan Landrum, William Hill, Gerald Moore | |
| 11:09 | Wagner | Mark Lykins is called for the reach on Gary Freeborn - foul #1 on Mark Lykins, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| 10:52 | Wagner | Gary Freeborn is fouled on the floor by Mark Lykins - foul #2 on Mark Lykins, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner (PG) Mark Lykins | |
| Subs | Wagner | | |
| 10:38 | Wagner | Sean Clark takes the ball from Peter Fogleman | 10-10 |
| 10:35 | East Carolina | Sean Clark lays it in | 12-10 |
| 10:19 | Wagner | Gary Freeborn misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-10 |
| 10:18 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Stephen Stoner | 12-10 |
| 10:14 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jonathan Humbert | 14-10 |
| 09:59 | Wagner | Gary Freeborn is hacked by Sean Clark - foul #1 on Sean Clark, team foul #4 | 14-10 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux (SF) Sean Clark | |
| Subs | Wagner | | |
| 09:35 | Wagner | Daniel Jones misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 14-10 |
| 09:34 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux gets the rebound | 14-10 |
| 09:28 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 14-10 |
| 09:26 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux gets the offensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 09:06 | East Carolina | Richard McDaniel loses the dribble to Peter Fogleman | 14-10 |
| 09:03 | Wagner | Terry Erickson banks in the layup on a great pass from Peter Fogleman | 14-12 |
| 08:48 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Albert Thibodaux and the foul's on Peter Fogleman - foul #1 on Peter Fogleman, team foul #5 | 16-12 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Cass (PG), Patrick Palmer (PF) Stephen Stoner, Richard McDaniel | |
| Subs | Wagner | Alan Landrum (SF), William Hill (C) Terry Erickson, Johnny Smith | |
| 08:48 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert makes the free throw | 17-12 |
| 08:30 | Wagner | Patrick Palmer swats the shot by Gary Freeborn | 17-12 |
| 08:28 | Wagner | William Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 08:12 | Wagner | Daniel Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-12 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steve Sansone (SG), Travis Soper (C) Jonathan Humbert, Michael Taylor | |
| Subs | Wagner | Michael Almon (SG) Peter Fogleman | |
| 07:47 | East Carolina | Steve Sansone connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Michael Cass | 19-12 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Cass (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Steve Sansone (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Albert Thibodaux (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Palmer (fresh) C - Travis Soper (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Gary Freeborn (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Almon (fresh) SF - Alan Landrum (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Hill (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Wagner | William Hill knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Freeborn | 19-14 |
| 07:19 | East Carolina | Steve Sansone double dribbles | 19-14 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner (PG) Albert Thibodaux | |
| Subs | Wagner | Peter Fogleman (SG), Terry Erickson (SF), Gerald Moore (C) Gary Freeborn, Alan Landrum, Daniel Jones | |
| 07:04 | Wagner | Gerald Moore can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-14 |
| 07:03 | Wagner | William Hill tips it back up and in | 19-16 |
| 06:40 | East Carolina | William Hill swats the dunk try by Steve Sansone | 19-16 |
| 06:38 | Wagner | William Hill pulls down the rebound | 19-16 |
| 06:24 | Wagner | William Hill misses the shot near the basket | 19-16 |
| 06:23 | Wagner | Gerald Moore tips it back up and in | 19-18 |
| 05:56 | East Carolina | Steve Sansone scores on a fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by Terry Erickson - foul #1 on Terry Erickson, team foul #6 | 21-18 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert (SG), Richard McDaniel (PF), Michael Taylor (C) Michael Cass, Patrick Palmer, Travis Soper | |
| Subs | Wagner | Gary Freeborn (PG), Alan Landrum (SF), Daniel Jones (PF) Michael Almon, Terry Erickson, William Hill | |
| 05:56 | East Carolina | Steve Sansone makes the free throw | 22-18 |
| 05:38 | Wagner | Jonathan Humbert takes the ball from Peter Fogleman | 22-18 |
| 05:35 | East Carolina | Steve Sansone banks in the layup on a great pass from Jonathan Humbert | 24-18 |
| 05:20 | Wagner | Daniel Jones misses short on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Michael Taylor - foul #2 on Michael Taylor, team foul #5 | 24-18 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux (SF) Michael Taylor | |
| Subs | Wagner | Michael Almon (SG) Peter Fogleman | |
| 05:20 | Wagner | Daniel Jones makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 05:20 | Wagner | Daniel Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 05:20 | East Carolina | Steve Sansone pulls down the rebound | 24-19 |
| 05:15 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux clanks a turnaround in the lane | 24-19 |
| 05:13 | Wagner | The rebound goes to Daniel Jones | 24-19 |
| 04:58 | Wagner | Michael Almon connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-22 |
| 04:51 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Albert Thibodaux | 26-22 |
| 04:23 | Wagner | Gary Freeborn scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alan Landrum | 26-24 |
| 04:14 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Gerald Moore - foul #1 on Gerald Moore, team foul #7 | 28-24 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Cass (PG), Patrick Palmer (C) Stephen Stoner, Steve Sansone | |
| Subs | Wagner | Peter Fogleman (SG), Terry Erickson (SF), Johnny Smith (C) Michael Almon, Alan Landrum, Gerald Moore | |
| 04:14 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux misses the free throw | 28-24 |
| 04:14 | Wagner | Terry Erickson snags the defensive board | 28-24 |
| 04:12 | Wagner | Michael Cass steals the ball from Gary Freeborn in the backcourt | 28-24 |
| 04:11 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert lays it in set up by Michael Cass | 30-24 |
| 04:01 | Wagner | Terry Erickson misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-24 |
| 03:59 | East Carolina | Patrick Palmer gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 03:41 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert's pass is intercepted by Peter Fogleman | 30-24 |
| 03:38 | Wagner | Gary Freeborn lays it up and in set up by Peter Fogleman | 30-26 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Cass (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Humbert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Albert Thibodaux (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard McDaniel (fairly fresh) C - Patrick Palmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Gary Freeborn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Fogleman (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terry Erickson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Smith (fresh) | |
| 03:30 | East Carolina | Richard McDaniel is fouled on the floor by Johnny Smith - foul #1 on Johnny Smith, team foul #8 | 30-26 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Lykins (PG), Michael Taylor (C) Jonathan Humbert, Patrick Palmer | |
| Subs | Wagner | Michael Almon (PG), Larry Dowdle (C) Gary Freeborn, Johnny Smith | |
| 03:30 | East Carolina | Richard McDaniel makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 03:30 | East Carolina | Richard McDaniel makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 03:21 | Wagner | Larry Dowdle buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Michael Almon | 32-28 |
| 03:08 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux is fouled on the floor by Larry Dowdle - foul #3 on Larry Dowdle, team foul #9 | 32-28 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Travis Soper (PF) Richard McDaniel | |
| Subs | Wagner | Johnny Smith (PF), William Hill (C) Daniel Jones, Larry Dowdle | |
| 03:08 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 03:08 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux misses the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 03:08 | Wagner | The rebound goes to William Hill | 33-28 |
| 02:42 | Wagner | Terry Erickson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Almon | 33-30 |
| 02:27 | East Carolina | William Hill takes the ball from Travis Soper | 33-30 |
| 02:08 | Wagner | Albert Thibodaux is called for the reach on Terry Erickson - foul #1 on Albert Thibodaux, team foul #6 | 33-30 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steve Sansone (SG), Patrick Palmer (PF) Michael Cass, Albert Thibodaux | |
| Subs | Wagner | Gary Freeborn (PG), Alan Landrum (SF), Daniel Jones (PF) Peter Fogleman, Terry Erickson, Johnny Smith | |
| 01:53 | Wagner | William Hill is fouled on the floor by Michael Taylor - foul #3 on Michael Taylor, team foul #7 | 33-30 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Sean Clark (SG) Michael Taylor | |
| Subs | Wagner | | |
| 01:53 | Wagner | William Hill makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:53 | Wagner | William Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 01:36 | East Carolina | William Hill denies the turnaround by Steve Sansone | 33-32 |
| 01:35 | East Carolina | Mark Lykins grabs the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 01:19 | East Carolina | Sean Clark misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 01:18 | Wagner | The rebound goes to William Hill | 33-32 |
| 00:57 | Wagner | Alan Landrum misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 33-32 |
| 00:56 | East Carolina | Travis Soper snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 00:31 | East Carolina | Sean Clark hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-32 |
| 00:12 | Wagner | Daniel Jones misses the easy layup | 36-32 |
| 00:11 | East Carolina | Patrick Palmer grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | Sean Clark misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 00:04 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Soper | 36-32 |
| 00:02 | East Carolina | Patrick Palmer misses badly on a floater in the paint | 36-32 |
| 00:01 | Wagner | Michael Almon snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 00:00 | Wagner | Michael Almon comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 36-32 |