| Lineup | Slippery Rock | PG - Nelson Brew (fresh) SG - Stanley Hawkins (fresh) SF - John Colburn (fresh) PF - Don Miley (fresh) C - Gary Strine (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 | Slippery Rock | Slippery Rock is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | W. Virginia Wesleyan | W. Virginia Wesleyan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Lonnie Jordan blows the wide open layup | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Slippery Rock | The rebound goes to Don Miley | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Slippery Rock | Nelson Brew is fouled on the floor by John Chow - foul #1 on John Chow, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Slippery Rock | The jumper by Nelson Brew is denied by Shane Heyward | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Lonnie Jordan gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Lonnie Jordan's floater is tipped away by Don Miley | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Slippery Rock | The rebound goes to Gary Strine | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | Slippery Rock | The pull-up jumper by Stanley Hawkins is blocked by James Johnson | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Johnson pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:06 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-3 |
| 17:44 | Slippery Rock | Gary Strine buries a turnaround from the left block | 2-3 |
| 17:27 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Chow makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Val Dietrich | 2-6 |
| 17:20 | Slippery Rock | Nelson Brew loses the dribble to Lonnie Jordan | 2-6 |
| 16:54 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Nelson Brew takes the ball from James Johnson | 2-6 |
| 16:40 | Slippery Rock | Don Miley is called for 5 seconds | 2-6 |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Frank White (SG), Hal Grigg (SF), Robert Damato (PF) Stanley Hawkins, John Colburn, Don Miley | |
| 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 | |
| 16:38 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Harris is hacked by Nelson Brew in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nelson Brew, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 16:17 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Rickey Starr hits the finger roll set up by John Harris | 2-8 |
| 15:59 | Slippery Rock | David Yearwood steps in front of the Gary Strine pass | 2-8 |
| Lineup | Slippery Rock | PG - Nelson Brew (fairly fresh) SG - Frank White (fresh) SF - Hal Grigg (fresh) PF - Robert Damato (fresh) C - Gary Strine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | W. Virginia Wesleyan | PG - John Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Varnum (fresh) SF - Donald Douglass (fresh) PF - Rickey Starr (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Yearwood (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Rickey Starr hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 2-8 |
| 15:30 | Slippery Rock | Frank White snags the defensive board | 2-8 |
| 15:24 | Slippery Rock | Frank White drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-8 |
| 15:00 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Donald Douglass drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from James Varnum | 5-11 |
| 14:55 | Slippery Rock | Frank White misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 5-11 |
| 14:54 | Slippery Rock | Robert Damato pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-11 |
| 14:37 | Slippery Rock | Donald Douglass is called for the reach on Hal Grigg - foul #1 on Donald Douglass, team foul #2 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Edwin Grear (PG), Stanley Hawkins (SG), John Colburn (SF), Don Miley (PF), James Hudson (C) Nelson Brew, Frank White, Hal Grigg, Robert Damato, Gary Strine | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Chow (PG), Val Dietrich (SG), James Johnson (SF), Shane Heyward (PF), Lonnie Jordan (C) John Harris, James Varnum, Donald Douglass, Rickey Starr, David Yearwood | |
| 14:22 | Slippery Rock | James Hudson drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Stanley Hawkins | 7-11 |
| 14:01 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Stanley Hawkins steps in front of the Shane Heyward pass | 7-11 |
| 13:43 | Slippery Rock | James Hudson is open and scores on a runner in the lane | 9-11 |
| 13:37 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Edwin Grear is called for the reach on John Chow in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edwin Grear, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| 13:10 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Lonnie Jordan is fouled on the floor by James Hudson - foul #1 on James Hudson, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| 12:53 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Shane Heyward is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Shane Heyward, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Nelson Brew (PG), Gary Strine (C) Edwin Grear, James Hudson | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| 12:29 | Slippery Rock | Nelson Brew comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 9-11 |
| 12:27 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Lonnie Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 12:06 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Chow misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 12:04 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Shane Heyward grabs the offensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 11:42 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Lonnie Jordan connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from John Chow | 9-13 |
| Lineup | Slippery Rock | PG - Nelson Brew (fresh) SG - Stanley Hawkins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Colburn (fairly fresh) PF - Don Miley (fairly fresh) C - Gary Strine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | W. Virginia Wesleyan | PG - John Chow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Val Dietrich (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Johnson (fairly fresh) PF - Shane Heyward (fairly fresh) C - Lonnie Jordan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Slippery Rock | John Colburn buries a 3 from straight away set up by Stanley Hawkins | 12-13 |
| 11:17 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Don Miley is called for the reach on John Chow in the backcourt - foul #1 on Don Miley, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Edwin Grear (PG), Frank White (SG), Hal Grigg (SF), Robert Damato (PF), James Hudson (C) Nelson Brew, Stanley Hawkins, John Colburn, Don Miley, Gary Strine | |
| 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 | |
| 10:48 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Varnum is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-16 |
| 10:31 | Slippery Rock | James Hudson misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by David Yearwood - foul #1 on David Yearwood, team foul #4 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Nelson Brew (PG) Edwin Grear | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| 10:31 | Slippery Rock | James Hudson misses the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 10:31 | Slippery Rock | James Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 10:03 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Donald Douglass misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-16 |
| 10:01 | Slippery Rock | James Hudson grabs the defensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 09:50 | Slippery Rock | Nelson Brew misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-16 |
| 09:48 | Slippery Rock | James Hudson grabs the offensive board | 13-16 |
| 09:35 | Slippery Rock | Robert Damato lays it in on a nice dish by James Hudson | 15-16 |
| 09:07 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Donald Douglass misses the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Frank White - foul #1 on Frank White, team foul #5 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Stanley Hawkins (SG), John Colburn (SF), Don Miley (PF), Gary Strine (C) Frank White, Hal Grigg, Robert Damato, James Hudson | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Chow (PG), James Johnson (SF), Shane Heyward (PF) John Harris, James Varnum, David Yearwood | |
| 09:07 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Donald Douglass makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:07 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Donald Douglass makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 08:55 | Slippery Rock | Don Miley splits the doubleteam and buries a jump hook from the right block set up by John Colburn | 17-18 |
| 08:36 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Rickey Starr misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Gary Strine - foul #1 on Gary Strine, team foul #6 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Edwin Grear (PG) Nelson Brew | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich (SG), Lonnie Jordan (C) Donald Douglass, Shane Heyward | |
| 08:36 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Rickey Starr makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:36 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Rickey Starr makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 08:18 | Slippery Rock | Rickey Starr is called for the reach on Don Miley - foul #1 on Rickey Starr, team foul #5 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Shane Heyward (PF) Rickey Starr | |
| 07:59 | Slippery Rock | Gary Strine misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 17-20 |
| 07:58 | Slippery Rock | Don Miley tips it in | 19-20 |
| 07:47 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Chow comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-20 |
| 07:46 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Lonnie Jordan snags the offensive board | 19-20 |
| 07:31 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Chow scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Val Dietrich | 19-23 |
| Lineup | Slippery Rock | PG - Edwin Grear (fresh) SG - Stanley Hawkins (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Colburn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Don Miley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Strine (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | W. Virginia Wesleyan | PG - John Chow (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Val Dietrich (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Johnson (fresh) PF - Shane Heyward (fresh) C - Lonnie Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Slippery Rock | Don Miley is fouled on the floor by Shane Heyward - foul #2 on Shane Heyward, team foul #6 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Nelson Brew (PG), Hal Grigg (SF), Robert Damato (PF) Edwin Grear, John Colburn, Don Miley | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Donald Douglass (SF), Jarvis Delaughter (PF) James Johnson, Shane Heyward | |
| 06:59 | Slippery Rock | Nelson Brew connects on the jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Lonnie Jordan - foul #1 on Lonnie Jordan, team foul #7 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Frank White (SG) Stanley Hawkins | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| 06:59 | Slippery Rock | Nelson Brew makes the free throw | 22-23 |
| 06:57 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Chow throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-23 |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Rickey Starr (PF) Jarvis Delaughter | |
| 06:43 | Slippery Rock | Frank White is fouled on the floor by Val Dietrich - foul #1 on Val Dietrich, team foul #8 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | James Hudson (C) Gary Strine | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | David Yearwood (C) Lonnie Jordan | |
| 06:43 | Slippery Rock | Frank White misses the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 06:43 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Val Dietrich | 22-23 |
| 06:41 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Chow is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 22-23 |
| 06:24 | Slippery Rock | Robert Damato misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 22-23 |
| 06:23 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Donald Douglass | 22-23 |
| 06:03 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Chow misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-23 |
| 06:01 | Slippery Rock | The rebound goes to James Hudson | 22-23 |
| 05:55 | Slippery Rock | James Hudson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on James Hudson, team foul #7 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Stanley Hawkins (SG), John Colburn (SF), Don Miley (PF), Gary Strine (C) Frank White, Hal Grigg, Robert Damato, James Hudson | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Harris (PG), James Johnson (SF) John Chow, Val Dietrich | |
| 05:31 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Donald Douglass misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Stanley Hawkins - foul #1 on Stanley Hawkins, team foul #8 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Jarvis Delaughter (PF), Lonnie Jordan (C) Rickey Starr, David Yearwood | |
| 05:31 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Donald Douglass makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 05:31 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Donald Douglass makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:06 | Slippery Rock | Gary Strine is open but comes up short on the runner from the right block | 22-25 |
| 05:04 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Lonnie Jordan snags the defensive board | 22-25 |
| 04:59 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Nelson Brew is called for the reach on John Harris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nelson Brew, team foul #9 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Edwin Grear (PG) Nelson Brew | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Varnum (SG) Donald Douglass | |
| 04:59 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Harris makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 04:59 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 04:52 | Slippery Rock | Don Miley is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on Don Miley, team foul #10 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Robert Damato (PF) Don Miley | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich (SG) James Varnum | |
| 04:27 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Johnson misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Stanley Hawkins - foul #2 on Stanley Hawkins, team foul #11 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Frank White (SG) Stanley Hawkins | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Chow (PG) John Harris | |
| 04:27 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 04:27 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 04:27 | Slippery Rock | The rebound goes to Gary Strine | 22-27 |
| 04:07 | Slippery Rock | Gary Strine buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-27 |
| 04:05 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Jarvis Delaughter loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-27 |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Hal Grigg (SF) John Colburn | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Donald Douglass (SF), Rickey Starr (PF), David Yearwood (C) James Johnson, Jarvis Delaughter, Lonnie Jordan | |
| 03:55 | Slippery Rock | Frank White clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-27 |
| 03:54 | Slippery Rock | Gary Strine tips it home | 26-27 |
| 03:51 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Chow is fouled in the backcourt by Edwin Grear - foul #2 on Edwin Grear, team foul #12 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Nelson Brew (PG), Don Miley (PF), James Hudson (C) Edwin Grear, Robert Damato, Gary Strine | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Shane Heyward (PF) Rickey Starr | |
| 03:51 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Chow misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 03:51 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Chow makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 03:31 | Slippery Rock | Frank White clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-28 |
| 03:29 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Shane Heyward snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| Lineup | Slippery Rock | PG - Nelson Brew (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Frank White (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Hal Grigg (fresh) PF - Don Miley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hudson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. Virginia Wesleyan | PG - John Chow (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Val Dietrich (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Douglass (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Shane Heyward (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Yearwood (fresh) | |
| 03:05 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-28 |
| 03:03 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Shane Heyward tips it back up and in | 26-30 |
| 02:44 | Slippery Rock | Nelson Brew hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 02:42 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Shane Heyward gets the rebound | 26-30 |
| 02:22 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Shane Heyward buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-32 |
| 02:07 | Slippery Rock | James Hudson is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 26-32 |
| 02:05 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | David Yearwood grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 02:00 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Chow misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-32 |
| 01:58 | Slippery Rock | James Hudson grabs the defensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 01:35 | Slippery Rock | Don Miley misses long on a floater from close range but the foul's on Shane Heyward - foul #3 on Shane Heyward, team foul #9 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Edwin Grear (PG), Stanley Hawkins (SG), John Colburn (SF), Gary Strine (C) Nelson Brew, Frank White, Hal Grigg, James Hudson | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Harris (PG), James Varnum (SG), James Johnson (SF), Rickey Starr (PF), Lonnie Jordan (C) John Chow, Val Dietrich, Donald Douglass, Shane Heyward, David Yearwood | |
| 01:35 | Slippery Rock | Don Miley misses the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 01:35 | Slippery Rock | Don Miley makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 01:13 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Rickey Starr hits a jump hook from the left block | 27-34 |
| 00:53 | Slippery Rock | Stanley Hawkins banks in the layup over the doubleteam set up by Edwin Grear and he's fouled by Rickey Starr - foul #2 on Rickey Starr, team foul #10 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Robert Damato (PF) Don Miley | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| 00:53 | Slippery Rock | Stanley Hawkins makes the free throw | 30-34 |
| 00:49 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Varnum throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-34 |
| 00:37 | Slippery Rock | Gary Strine comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 30-34 |
| 00:36 | Slippery Rock | Robert Damato tips it in | 32-34 |
| 00:12 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Rickey Starr misses the dunk attempt | 32-34 |
| 00:11 | Slippery Rock | Robert Damato grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 00:05 | Slippery Rock | Robert Damato buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Colburn | 34-34 |
| 00:03 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Varnum is called for traveling in the backcourt | 34-34 |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Nelson Brew (PG) Edwin Grear | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Chow (PG) John Harris | |
| 00:01 | Slippery Rock | Robert Damato hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 34-34 |
| 00:00 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Lonnie Jordan | 34-34 |