| Lineup | Central St. | PG - John Boyers (fresh) SG - Michael Gardner (fresh) SF - Jason Hamilton (fresh) PF - Harry Pulido (fresh) C - Fred Phelps (fresh) | |
| Lineup | W. Virginia Wesleyan | PG - John Chow (fresh) SG - Val Dietrich (fresh) SF - James Johnson (fresh) PF - Shane Heyward (fresh) C - Lonnie Jordan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Lonnie Jordan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central St. | Central St. is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | W. Virginia Wesleyan | W. Virginia Wesleyan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:34 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Central St. | Fred Phelps gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Central St. | Jason Hamilton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Central St. | John Boyers tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by John Chow | 2-3 |
| 18:35 | Central St. | Harry Pulido is open and scores on a turnaround from close range set up by John Boyers | 4-3 |
| 18:33 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Chow is fouled in the backcourt by John Boyers - foul #1 on John Boyers, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 18:20 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Lonnie Jordan is fouled on the floor by Fred Phelps - foul #1 on Fred Phelps, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| 18:04 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Chow can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 18:03 | Central St. | Harry Pulido grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:51 | Central St. | John Boyers knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Jason Hamilton | 6-3 |
| 17:49 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Jason Hamilton is called for the reach on James Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Hamilton, team foul #3 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Central St. | Chad Norred (PG), Bruce Stanton (SG), Bruce Brooks (SF), Raymond Lawson (PF), Anthony Utecht (C) John Boyers, Michael Gardner, Jason Hamilton, Harry Pulido, Fred Phelps | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| 17:30 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Chow is fouled on the floor by Chad Norred - foul #1 on Chad Norred, team foul #4 | 6-3 |
| 17:06 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Shane Heyward is alone and drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Val Dietrich | 6-5 |
| 16:48 | Central St. | Bruce Stanton is hacked by Shane Heyward - foul #1 on Shane Heyward, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Central St. | Michael Gardner (SG) Bruce Stanton | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Harris (PG), James Varnum (SG), Donald Douglass (SF), Rickey Starr (PF), David Yearwood (C) John Chow, Val Dietrich, James Johnson, Shane Heyward, Lonnie Jordan | |
| 16:36 | Central St. | Chad Norred buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Gardner | 9-5 |
| 16:26 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Harris is called for 10 seconds | 9-5 |
| Subs | Central St. | Bruce Stanton (SG), Fred Phelps (C) Michael Gardner, Anthony Utecht | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| 16:14 | Central St. | Bruce Brooks hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Harris - foul #1 on John Harris, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Central St. | Michael Gardner (SG), Jason Hamilton (SF), Harry Pulido (PF) Chad Norred, Bruce Stanton, Fred Phelps | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| 16:14 | Central St. | Bruce Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 16:14 | Central St. | Bruce Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 10-5 |
| 16:14 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | The rebound goes to David Yearwood | 10-5 |
| 15:53 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Rickey Starr makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Donald Douglass and the foul's on Harry Pulido - foul #1 on Harry Pulido, team foul #5 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Central St. | Chad Norred (PG), John Boyers (SG), Fred Phelps (C) Michael Gardner, Jason Hamilton, Harry Pulido | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Chow (PG) James Varnum | |
| 15:53 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Rickey Starr misses the free throw | 10-7 |
| 15:53 | Central St. | Fred Phelps grabs the board | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Central St. | PG - Chad Norred (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Boyers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Brooks (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Raymond Lawson (fresh) C - Fred Phelps (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. Virginia Wesleyan | PG - John Chow (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Douglass (fresh) SF - John Harris (fresh) PF - Rickey Starr (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Yearwood (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Central St. | Bruce Brooks buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Chad Norred | 13-7 |
| 15:06 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Rickey Starr buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by John Chow | 13-9 |
| 14:45 | Central St. | Chad Norred misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-9 |
| 14:43 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Rickey Starr grabs the board | 13-9 |
| 14:21 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Rickey Starr misses the wide open jumper from the left block | 13-9 |
| 14:20 | Central St. | Raymond Lawson pulls down the rebound | 13-9 |
| 13:57 | Central St. | John Boyers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-9 |
| 13:55 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Chow grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 13:50 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Chow knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-12 |
| 13:35 | Central St. | Raymond Lawson's layup is rejected by Rickey Starr | 13-12 |
| 13:33 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Rickey Starr | 13-12 |
| 13:31 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Chow's pass is intercepted by John Boyers in the backcourt | 13-12 |
| 13:29 | Central St. | Bruce Brooks blows the layup | 13-12 |
| 13:27 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Rickey Starr | 13-12 |
| 13:08 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Rickey Starr can't finish the layup | 13-12 |
| 13:06 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | David Yearwood pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 12:43 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Chow misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 13-12 |
| 12:42 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | David Yearwood hits the follow up shot | 13-14 |
| 12:24 | Central St. | Bruce Brooks misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 13-14 |
| 12:23 | Central St. | Fred Phelps gets the offensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 12:11 | Central St. | Fred Phelps evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Chad Norred | 16-14 |
| 12:07 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Donald Douglass is hacked by John Boyers - foul #2 on John Boyers, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Central St. | Bruce Stanton (PG), Michael Gardner (SG), Jason Hamilton (SF), Harry Pulido (PF), Anthony Utecht (C) Chad Norred, John Boyers, Bruce Brooks, Raymond Lawson, Fred Phelps | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Varnum (PG), Val Dietrich (SG), James Johnson (SF), Shane Heyward (PF), Lonnie Jordan (C) John Chow, Donald Douglass, John Harris, Rickey Starr, David Yearwood | |
| 11:50 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Shane Heyward can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Harry Pulido - foul #2 on Harry Pulido, team foul #7 | 16-14 |
| 11:50 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Shane Heyward misses the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 11:50 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Shane Heyward makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| Lineup | Central St. | PG - Bruce Stanton (fresh) SG - Michael Gardner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Hamilton (fresh) PF - Harry Pulido (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Utecht (fresh) | |
| Lineup | W. Virginia Wesleyan | PG - James Varnum (fresh) SG - Val Dietrich (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Johnson (fresh) PF - Shane Heyward (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lonnie Jordan (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Central St. | Jason Hamilton can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Lonnie Jordan - foul #1 on Lonnie Jordan, team foul #3 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Central St. | Fred Phelps (C) Harry Pulido | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| 11:35 | Central St. | Jason Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 11:35 | Central St. | Jason Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 11:07 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Varnum connects on the open 3 from the right wing set up by Val Dietrich | 18-18 |
| 10:54 | Central St. | Fred Phelps drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-18 |
| 10:33 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Shane Heyward banks in the layup | 21-20 |
| 10:28 | Central St. | Jason Hamilton is hacked by James Varnum - foul #1 on James Varnum, team foul #4 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Central St. | Raymond Lawson (PF) Fred Phelps | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| 10:21 | Central St. | Jason Hamilton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-20 |
| 10:19 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Varnum is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 21-20 |
| 09:59 | Central St. | Jason Hamilton hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Bruce Stanton | 24-20 |
| 09:37 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Johnson | 24-22 |
| 09:20 | Central St. | Raymond Lawson clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 24-22 |
| 09:18 | Central St. | Anthony Utecht snags the offensive board | 24-22 |
| 09:12 | Central St. | Anthony Utecht misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 24-22 |
| 09:10 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Lonnie Jordan gets the rebound | 24-22 |
| 08:41 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-22 |
| Subs | Central St. | Chad Norred (PG), Fred Phelps (PF) Bruce Stanton, Raymond Lawson | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Chow (PG), Donald Douglass (SF), Rickey Starr (PF), Jarvis Delaughter (C) James Varnum, James Johnson, Shane Heyward, Lonnie Jordan | |
| 08:20 | Central St. | Michael Gardner makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Chad Norred | 26-22 |
| 08:00 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich is fouled on the floor by Chad Norred - foul #2 on Chad Norred, team foul #8 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Central St. | Bruce Stanton (PG), Bruce Brooks (SF), Harry Pulido (PF) Chad Norred, Jason Hamilton, Anthony Utecht | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| 08:00 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 08:00 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich misses the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 08:00 | Central St. | The rebound goes to Michael Gardner | 26-23 |
| 07:43 | Central St. | Michael Gardner makes the wide open shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Fred Phelps out of a doubleteam | 28-23 |
| Lineup | Central St. | PG - Bruce Stanton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Gardner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harry Pulido (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fred Phelps (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. Virginia Wesleyan | PG - John Chow (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Val Dietrich (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Douglass (fresh) PF - Rickey Starr (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jarvis Delaughter (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Jarvis Delaughter | 28-25 |
| 07:04 | Central St. | Fred Phelps is fouled on the floor by Jarvis Delaughter - foul #1 on Jarvis Delaughter, team foul #5 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Central St. | John Boyers (PG), Jason Hamilton (SF) Bruce Stanton, Bruce Brooks | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Harris (SF), Shane Heyward (PF), David Yearwood (C) Val Dietrich, Rickey Starr, Jarvis Delaughter | |
| 06:47 | Central St. | Michael Gardner misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by John Harris - foul #2 on John Harris, team foul #6 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Central St. | Raymond Lawson (PF), Anthony Utecht (C) Harry Pulido, Fred Phelps | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Varnum (SG) John Harris | |
| 06:47 | Central St. | Michael Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 06:47 | Central St. | Michael Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 06:42 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Chow is fouled in the backcourt by John Boyers - foul #3 on John Boyers, team foul #9 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Central St. | Bruce Stanton (PG), Harry Pulido (PF) John Boyers, Raymond Lawson | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| 06:42 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Chow makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 06:42 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Chow makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 06:28 | Central St. | James Varnum takes the ball from Jason Hamilton | 30-27 |
| 06:23 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Varnum hits the finger roll | 30-29 |
| 06:18 | Central St. | Jason Hamilton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-29 |
| 06:16 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Shane Heyward pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 05:53 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Shane Heyward misses short on an open shot near the basket | 30-29 |
| 05:52 | Central St. | Harry Pulido gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 05:35 | Central St. | Jason Hamilton makes the jumper from the left block | 32-29 |
| 05:12 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Shane Heyward can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 32-29 |
| 05:11 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to David Yearwood | 32-29 |
| 04:55 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Shane Heyward lays it in set up by John Chow | 32-31 |
| 04:39 | Central St. | Jason Hamilton clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-31 |
| 04:37 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | David Yearwood grabs the board | 32-31 |
| 04:19 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Varnum comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 32-31 |
| 04:18 | Central St. | Jason Hamilton snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 03:55 | Central St. | Harry Pulido misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-31 |
| 03:53 | Central St. | Anthony Utecht grabs the offensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 03:31 | Central St. | Michael Gardner misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Varnum - foul #2 on James Varnum, team foul #7 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Central St. | Chad Norred (PG), Bruce Brooks (SF), Fred Phelps (C) Bruce Stanton, Jason Hamilton, Anthony Utecht | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Harris (PG), Val Dietrich (SG), James Johnson (SF), Rickey Starr (PF), Lonnie Jordan (C) John Chow, James Varnum, Donald Douglass, Shane Heyward, David Yearwood | |
| 03:31 | Central St. | Michael Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 03:31 | Central St. | Michael Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 03:31 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Lonnie Jordan | 33-31 |
| Lineup | Central St. | PG - Chad Norred (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Gardner (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harry Pulido (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Phelps (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. Virginia Wesleyan | PG - John Harris (fresh) SG - Val Dietrich (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Johnson (fresh) PF - Rickey Starr (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lonnie Jordan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Rickey Starr misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Harry Pulido - foul #3 on Harry Pulido, team foul #10 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Central St. | Raymond Lawson (PF) Harry Pulido | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| 03:14 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Rickey Starr makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 03:14 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Rickey Starr makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 02:55 | Central St. | Michael Gardner comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-33 |
| 02:53 | Central St. | Bruce Brooks hits the follow up shot | 35-33 |
| 02:49 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Chad Norred is called for the reach on John Harris in the backcourt - foul #3 on Chad Norred, team foul #11 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Central St. | John Boyers (PG) Chad Norred | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| 02:49 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Harris makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 02:49 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 02:29 | Central St. | Bruce Brooks drills a shot from the left wing set up by Fred Phelps out of the doubleteam | 37-35 |
| 02:15 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-35 |
| 02:13 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Rickey Starr tips it in | 37-37 |
| 01:53 | Central St. | Fred Phelps evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 01:52 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Lonnie Jordan | 37-37 |
| 01:30 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Johnson hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from John Harris | 37-39 |
| 01:12 | Central St. | John Boyers misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #8 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Central St. | | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Chow (PG), James Varnum (SG), Jarvis Delaughter (PF) John Harris, Val Dietrich, Rickey Starr | |
| 01:12 | Central St. | John Boyers makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 01:12 | Central St. | John Boyers misses the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 01:12 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Lonnie Jordan gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 01:07 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Gardner - foul #1 on Michael Gardner, team foul #12 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Central St. | Jason Hamilton (SF) Bruce Brooks | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| 01:07 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 01:07 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 00:51 | Central St. | Michael Gardner hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-40 |
| 00:50 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Johnson grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 00:21 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Chow connects on the open 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Johnson | 38-43 |
| 00:04 | Central St. | Fred Phelps misses the 3 from straight away | 38-43 |
| 00:03 | Central St. | John Boyers tips it home | 40-43 |
| 00:00 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Johnson misses short on a halfcourt shot | 40-43 |