| Lineup | St. Paul's | PG - Ralph Brandes (fresh) SG - David Dorsey (fresh) SF - Andrew Krause (fresh) PF - Vincente Marino (fresh) C - Carl Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - Grover Copher (fresh) SG - Thomas Craddock (fresh) SF - Wendell Shelton (fresh) PF - Brendon Prange (fresh) C - Chester Cain (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Paul's | Vincente Marino wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Paul's | St. Paul's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:36 | St. Paul's | Carl Brown is alone and drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Andrew Krause | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | N. Carolina Central | Chester Cain banks in the layup | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | St. Paul's | Carl Brown misses short on a jumper in the paint | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | N. Carolina Central | Grover Copher grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | N. Carolina Central | Chester Cain misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | St. Paul's | Vincente Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | St. Paul's | Andrew Krause's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | N. Carolina Central | Chester Cain makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Grover Copher | 2-4 |
| 18:21 | St. Paul's | Andrew Krause misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-4 |
| 18:20 | St. Paul's | David Dorsey tips it but misses | 2-4 |
| 18:18 | N. Carolina Central | Wendell Shelton gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:08 | N. Carolina Central | Vincente Marino steps in front of the Thomas Craddock pass | 2-4 |
| 17:50 | St. Paul's | Carl Brown is fouled on the floor by Thomas Craddock - foul #1 on Thomas Craddock, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Bennett Ballentine (PG), Randy Hutcherson (SG), Matt Pride (SF), Jim Girard (PF), Donald Hui (C) Ralph Brandes, David Dorsey, Andrew Krause, Vincente Marino, Carl Brown | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Jerry Baumeister (PG), Michael Porterfield (SG), Robert Rothe (SF), Eric Christiansen (PF), Louis Thomason (C) Grover Copher, Thomas Craddock, Wendell Shelton, Brendon Prange, Chester Cain | |
| 17:37 | St. Paul's | Randy Hutcherson hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Bennett Ballentine | 5-4 |
| 17:26 | N. Carolina Central | Jim Girard is called for the reach on Eric Christiansen - foul #1 on Jim Girard, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 17:09 | N. Carolina Central | Eric Christiansen is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 17:07 | St. Paul's | Donald Hui gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:41 | St. Paul's | Bennett Ballentine misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 5-4 |
| 16:40 | St. Paul's | The offensive rebound goes to Jim Girard | 5-4 |
| 16:23 | St. Paul's | Matt Pride misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-4 |
| 16:22 | N. Carolina Central | Louis Thomason grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 16:18 | N. Carolina Central | Robert Rothe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-4 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Ralph Brandes (PG), David Dorsey (SG), George Byrd (SF), Vincente Marino (PF), John Harris (C) Bennett Ballentine, Randy Hutcherson, Matt Pride, Jim Girard, Donald Hui | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Ross Nixon (PG), Thomas Craddock (SG), Karl Apel (SF), Brendon Prange (PF), Chester Cain (C) Jerry Baumeister, Michael Porterfield, Robert Rothe, Eric Christiansen, Louis Thomason | |
| 16:10 | St. Paul's | John Harris misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 5-4 |
| 16:08 | N. Carolina Central | Chester Cain gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 15:55 | N. Carolina Central | Ross Nixon misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 15:53 | N. Carolina Central | Chester Cain can't tip it in | 5-4 |
| 15:52 | St. Paul's | Ralph Brandes grabs the board | 5-4 |
| Lineup | St. Paul's | PG - Ralph Brandes (fairly fresh) SG - David Dorsey (fairly fresh) SF - George Byrd (fresh) PF - Vincente Marino (fairly fresh) C - John Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - Ross Nixon (fresh) SG - Thomas Craddock (fresh) SF - Karl Apel (fresh) PF - Brendon Prange (fresh) C - Chester Cain (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | St. Paul's | David Dorsey is fouled on the floor by Karl Apel - foul #1 on Karl Apel, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Grover Copher (PG), Wendell Shelton (SF) Ross Nixon, Karl Apel | |
| 15:38 | St. Paul's | David Dorsey is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ralph Brandes | 7-4 |
| 15:14 | N. Carolina Central | Chester Cain can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by John Harris - foul #1 on John Harris, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Andrew Krause (SF), Carl Brown (C) George Byrd, John Harris | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 15:14 | N. Carolina Central | Chester Cain makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 15:14 | N. Carolina Central | Chester Cain makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 14:51 | St. Paul's | Carl Brown buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Ralph Brandes and he's hacked by Chester Cain - foul #1 on Chester Cain, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Ross Nixon (PG), Jerry Baumeister (SG), Karl Apel (SF) Grover Copher, Thomas Craddock, Wendell Shelton | |
| 14:51 | St. Paul's | Carl Brown misses the free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:51 | N. Carolina Central | Chester Cain gets the rebound | 9-6 |
| 14:37 | N. Carolina Central | Jerry Baumeister misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-6 |
| 14:36 | N. Carolina Central | Ross Nixon tips it in | 9-8 |
| 14:17 | St. Paul's | Ralph Brandes misses the easy dunk attempt | 9-8 |
| 14:15 | N. Carolina Central | Brendon Prange grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 13:57 | N. Carolina Central | Karl Apel loses the ball out of bounds | 9-8 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Randy Hutcherson (PG), Jim Girard (PF) Ralph Brandes, Vincente Marino | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Robert Rothe (SF), Louis Thomason (PF), Eric Christiansen (C) Karl Apel, Brendon Prange, Chester Cain | |
| 13:41 | St. Paul's | Andrew Krause loses the dribble to Louis Thomason | 9-8 |
| 13:24 | N. Carolina Central | Robert Rothe clanks a 3 from the left corner | 9-8 |
| 13:23 | St. Paul's | Jim Girard gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 12:59 | St. Paul's | Carl Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-8 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Bennett Ballentine (PG), Matt Pride (SG), George Byrd (SF), Donald Hui (PF), John Harris (C) Randy Hutcherson, David Dorsey, Andrew Krause, Jim Girard, Carl Brown | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Grover Copher (PG), Thomas Craddock (SG), Wendell Shelton (SF), Brendon Prange (PF), Chester Cain (C) Ross Nixon, Jerry Baumeister, Robert Rothe, Louis Thomason, Eric Christiansen | |
| 12:52 | N. Carolina Central | Wendell Shelton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-8 |
| 12:51 | N. Carolina Central | Grover Copher pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 12:35 | N. Carolina Central | Brendon Prange knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Thomas Craddock | 9-10 |
| 12:14 | St. Paul's | Matt Pride misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 9-10 |
| 12:12 | N. Carolina Central | The rebound goes to Wendell Shelton | 9-10 |
| 12:09 | N. Carolina Central | Bennett Ballentine steals it from Thomas Craddock in the backcourt | 9-10 |
| 11:47 | St. Paul's | Matt Pride scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-10 |
| Lineup | St. Paul's | PG - Bennett Ballentine (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matt Pride (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Byrd (fairly fresh) PF - Donald Hui (fairly fresh) C - John Harris (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - Grover Copher (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Craddock (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wendell Shelton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brendon Prange (tiring) 2 pts. C - Chester Cain (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | N. Carolina Central | Grover Copher is fouled on the floor by Bennett Ballentine - foul #1 on Bennett Ballentine, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Ralph Brandes (PG), Randy Hutcherson (SG), Andrew Krause (SF), Vincente Marino (PF), Jim Girard (C) Bennett Ballentine, Matt Pride, George Byrd, Donald Hui, John Harris | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Michael Porterfield (PG), Karl Apel (SF), Robert Rothe (PF), Eric Christiansen (C) Grover Copher, Wendell Shelton, Brendon Prange, Chester Cain | |
| 11:04 | N. Carolina Central | Thomas Craddock loses the ball out of bounds | 12-10 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Jerry Baumeister (PG) Thomas Craddock | |
| 10:41 | St. Paul's | Jerry Baumeister steps in front of the Randy Hutcherson pass | 12-10 |
| 10:38 | N. Carolina Central | Randy Hutcherson is called for the reach on Michael Porterfield in the backcourt - foul #1 on Randy Hutcherson, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Carl Brown (C) Andrew Krause | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Louis Thomason (PF) Robert Rothe | |
| 10:25 | N. Carolina Central | Karl Apel misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 12-10 |
| 10:24 | St. Paul's | Carl Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 10:21 | St. Paul's | Ralph Brandes is called for traveling in the backcourt | 12-10 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Grover Copher (PG), Thomas Craddock (SG), Wendell Shelton (SF), Brendon Prange (PF) Jerry Baumeister, Michael Porterfield, Karl Apel, Eric Christiansen | |
| 10:04 | N. Carolina Central | Wendell Shelton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Grover Copher | 12-13 |
| 09:51 | St. Paul's | Randy Hutcherson is open and buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ralph Brandes | 14-13 |
| 09:30 | N. Carolina Central | Thomas Craddock misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 14-13 |
| 09:29 | N. Carolina Central | Brendon Prange grabs the offensive board | 14-13 |
| 09:15 | N. Carolina Central | Thomas Craddock can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 14-13 |
| 09:14 | St. Paul's | The rebound goes to Vincente Marino | 14-13 |
| 09:12 | St. Paul's | Grover Copher is called for the reach on Randy Hutcherson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Grover Copher, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Bennett Ballentine (PG), David Dorsey (SG), Andrew Krause (SF), Donald Hui (C) Ralph Brandes, Randy Hutcherson, Jim Girard, Carl Brown | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Ross Nixon (PG), Jerry Baumeister (SG), Karl Apel (SF), Robert Rothe (PF), Chester Cain (C) Grover Copher, Thomas Craddock, Wendell Shelton, Brendon Prange, Louis Thomason | |
| 08:48 | St. Paul's | Andrew Krause misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jerry Baumeister - foul #1 on Jerry Baumeister, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Michael Porterfield (SG) Ross Nixon | |
| 08:48 | St. Paul's | Andrew Krause makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 08:48 | St. Paul's | Andrew Krause makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 08:46 | N. Carolina Central | Jerry Baumeister is hacked by Bennett Ballentine in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bennett Ballentine, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Ralph Brandes (PG) Bennett Ballentine | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 08:31 | N. Carolina Central | Jerry Baumeister's floater is tipped away by Vincente Marino | 16-13 |
| 08:30 | St. Paul's | Ralph Brandes grabs the board | 16-13 |
| 08:19 | St. Paul's | Robert Rothe swats the dunk try by Donald Hui | 16-13 |
| 08:18 | N. Carolina Central | The rebound goes to Robert Rothe | 16-13 |
| 07:59 | N. Carolina Central | Chester Cain misses the dunk but he's fouled by David Dorsey - foul #1 on David Dorsey, team foul #6 | 16-13 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Randy Hutcherson (PG), George Byrd (SF), Carl Brown (C) Ralph Brandes, Andrew Krause, Donald Hui | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Ross Nixon (PG), Thomas Craddock (SG), Wendell Shelton (SF), Eric Christiansen (PF) Jerry Baumeister, Michael Porterfield, Karl Apel, Robert Rothe | |
| 07:59 | N. Carolina Central | Chester Cain makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 07:59 | N. Carolina Central | Chester Cain misses the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 07:59 | St. Paul's | Carl Brown pulls down the rebound | 16-14 |
| 07:38 | St. Paul's | David Dorsey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 07:37 | N. Carolina Central | Eric Christiansen grabs the defensive rebound | 16-14 |
| Lineup | St. Paul's | PG - Randy Hutcherson (tiring) 5 pts. SG - David Dorsey (tiring) 2 pts. SF - George Byrd (fresh) PF - Vincente Marino (tired) 2 reb. C - Carl Brown (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - Ross Nixon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Craddock (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wendell Shelton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Christiansen (fairly fresh) C - Chester Cain (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | N. Carolina Central | George Byrd is called for the reach on Thomas Craddock in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Byrd, team foul #7 | 16-14 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Jim Girard (PF) Vincente Marino | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Brendon Prange (PF) Chester Cain | |
| 07:35 | N. Carolina Central | Thomas Craddock makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 07:35 | N. Carolina Central | Thomas Craddock misses the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 07:35 | St. Paul's | Carl Brown gets the rebound | 16-15 |
| 07:33 | St. Paul's | George Byrd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-15 |
| 07:15 | N. Carolina Central | Brendon Prange hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but the foul's on David Dorsey - foul #2 on David Dorsey, team foul #8 | 16-15 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Matt Pride (SG), Andrew Krause (SF), Vincente Marino (PF) David Dorsey, George Byrd, Carl Brown | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 07:15 | N. Carolina Central | Brendon Prange makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 07:15 | N. Carolina Central | Brendon Prange misses the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 07:15 | St. Paul's | The rebound goes to Jim Girard | 16-16 |
| 06:56 | St. Paul's | Jim Girard misses the easy layup | 16-16 |
| 06:54 | N. Carolina Central | Eric Christiansen snags the defensive board | 16-16 |
| 06:49 | N. Carolina Central | Ross Nixon lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Craddock | 16-18 |
| 06:28 | St. Paul's | Vincente Marino is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Vincente Marino, team foul #9 | 16-18 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Ralph Brandes (PG), John Harris (PF), Carl Brown (C) Randy Hutcherson, Vincente Marino, Jim Girard | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Grover Copher (PG), Jerry Baumeister (SF), Louis Thomason (C) Ross Nixon, Wendell Shelton, Eric Christiansen | |
| 06:12 | N. Carolina Central | Carl Brown is called for the reach on Louis Thomason - foul #1 on Carl Brown, team foul #10 | 16-18 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | George Byrd (SF) Andrew Krause | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Robert Rothe (SF), Chester Cain (C) Thomas Craddock, Brendon Prange | |
| 06:12 | N. Carolina Central | Louis Thomason misses the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 06:12 | N. Carolina Central | Louis Thomason makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 06:09 | St. Paul's | Ralph Brandes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-19 |
| 05:52 | N. Carolina Central | Chester Cain is fouled on the floor by Carl Brown - foul #2 on Carl Brown, team foul #11 | 16-19 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Donald Hui (PF) Carl Brown | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Michael Porterfield (SG) Louis Thomason | |
| 05:52 | N. Carolina Central | Chester Cain makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 05:52 | N. Carolina Central | Chester Cain makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 05:50 | St. Paul's | Michael Porterfield is called for the reach on Ralph Brandes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Porterfield, team foul #6 | 16-21 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Vincente Marino (PF) John Harris | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 05:37 | St. Paul's | Vincente Marino misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 16-21 |
| 05:36 | St. Paul's | Ralph Brandes tips it home | 18-21 |
| 05:32 | N. Carolina Central | Michael Porterfield double dribbles in the backcourt | 18-21 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Randy Hutcherson (SG) George Byrd | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Karl Apel (SF), Brendon Prange (PF) Grover Copher, Robert Rothe | |
| 05:21 | St. Paul's | Vincente Marino clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-21 |
| 05:19 | St. Paul's | Donald Hui tips it but misses | 18-21 |
| 05:18 | N. Carolina Central | Brendon Prange pulls down the rebound | 18-21 |
| 05:08 | N. Carolina Central | Karl Apel misses badly on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Matt Pride - foul #1 on Matt Pride, team foul #12 | 18-21 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Andrew Krause (SF), Jim Girard (PF) Matt Pride, Vincente Marino | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Grover Copher (PG), Thomas Craddock (SG), Louis Thomason (C) Jerry Baumeister, Michael Porterfield, Chester Cain | |
| 05:08 | N. Carolina Central | Karl Apel makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 05:08 | N. Carolina Central | Karl Apel makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 04:54 | St. Paul's | Ralph Brandes buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 20-23 |
| 04:38 | N. Carolina Central | Grover Copher misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-23 |
| 04:36 | St. Paul's | The rebound goes to Jim Girard | 20-23 |
| 04:19 | St. Paul's | Louis Thomason is called for the reach on Randy Hutcherson - foul #1 on Louis Thomason, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Matt Pride (SG), George Byrd (SF), Vincente Marino (PF), John Harris (C) Ralph Brandes, Andrew Krause, Jim Girard, Donald Hui | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Ross Nixon (PG), Jerry Baumeister (SG), Wendell Shelton (SF), Robert Rothe (PF), Eric Christiansen (C) Grover Copher, Thomas Craddock, Karl Apel, Brendon Prange, Louis Thomason | |
| 04:19 | St. Paul's | Randy Hutcherson makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 04:19 | St. Paul's | Randy Hutcherson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 04:07 | N. Carolina Central | Jerry Baumeister scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wendell Shelton and the foul's on Randy Hutcherson - foul #2 on Randy Hutcherson, team foul #13 | 22-25 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Ralph Brandes (PG) Randy Hutcherson | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 04:07 | N. Carolina Central | Jerry Baumeister makes the free throw | 22-26 |
| 03:51 | St. Paul's | George Byrd misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 22-26 |
| 03:49 | St. Paul's | George Byrd pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 03:41 | St. Paul's | Vincente Marino scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 24-26 |
| Lineup | St. Paul's | PG - Ralph Brandes (tired) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matt Pride (tiring) 3 pts. SF - George Byrd (fairly fresh) PF - Vincente Marino (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Harris (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - Ross Nixon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jerry Baumeister (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wendell Shelton (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Rothe (fairly fresh) C - Eric Christiansen (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | N. Carolina Central | Robert Rothe is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 03:18 | St. Paul's | John Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 02:53 | St. Paul's | Vincente Marino comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Rothe - foul #1 on Robert Rothe, team foul #8 | 24-26 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Bennett Ballentine (PG), David Dorsey (SG), Andrew Krause (SF), Carl Brown (C) Ralph Brandes, Matt Pride, George Byrd, John Harris | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Michael Porterfield (PG), Thomas Craddock (SG), Louis Thomason (PF), Chester Cain (C) Ross Nixon, Wendell Shelton, Robert Rothe, Eric Christiansen | |
| 02:53 | St. Paul's | Vincente Marino misses the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 02:53 | St. Paul's | Vincente Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 02:51 | N. Carolina Central | Louis Thomason is hacked by Vincente Marino in the backcourt - foul #2 on Vincente Marino, team foul #14 | 25-26 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Jim Girard (PF) Vincente Marino | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 02:51 | N. Carolina Central | Louis Thomason makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:51 | N. Carolina Central | Louis Thomason makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 02:40 | St. Paul's | Bennett Ballentine is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 02:19 | N. Carolina Central | Thomas Craddock travels with the ball | 27-28 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Grover Copher (PG), Brendon Prange (PF) Michael Porterfield, Louis Thomason | |
| 02:16 | St. Paul's | Thomas Craddock steps in front of the Bennett Ballentine pass in the backcourt | 27-28 |
| 02:02 | N. Carolina Central | Carl Brown steals the ball from Thomas Craddock | 27-28 |
| 02:02 | St. Paul's | St. Paul's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 27-28 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Donald Hui (PF) Andrew Krause | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Michael Porterfield (SG), Karl Apel (SF) Thomas Craddock, Jerry Baumeister | |
| 01:37 | St. Paul's | Carl Brown connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-28 |
| 01:21 | N. Carolina Central | Karl Apel hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Grover Copher | 29-30 |
| 01:19 | St. Paul's | David Dorsey's pass is intercepted by Michael Porterfield in the backcourt | 29-30 |
| 00:52 | N. Carolina Central | Brendon Prange is hacked by Jim Girard - foul #2 on Jim Girard, team foul #15 | 29-30 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Randy Hutcherson (PG), Andrew Krause (SF), Vincente Marino (PF), John Harris (C) Bennett Ballentine, Jim Girard, Donald Hui, Carl Brown | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Ross Nixon (PG), Thomas Craddock (SG), Robert Rothe (SF), Louis Thomason (C) Grover Copher, Michael Porterfield, Karl Apel, Chester Cain | |
| 00:52 | N. Carolina Central | Brendon Prange makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:52 | N. Carolina Central | Brendon Prange makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 00:38 | St. Paul's | Randy Hutcherson is hacked by Thomas Craddock - foul #2 on Thomas Craddock, team foul #9 | 29-32 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Wendell Shelton (SF) Brendon Prange | |
| 00:38 | St. Paul's | Randy Hutcherson makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 00:38 | St. Paul's | Randy Hutcherson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 00:22 | N. Carolina Central | Louis Thomason misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Vincente Marino - foul #3 on Vincente Marino, team foul #16 | 31-32 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | George Byrd (SF), Carl Brown (C) Andrew Krause, Vincente Marino | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 00:22 | N. Carolina Central | Louis Thomason misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 00:22 | N. Carolina Central | Louis Thomason makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 00:04 | St. Paul's | Randy Hutcherson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-33 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Jerry Baumeister (PG), Eric Christiansen (PF) Ross Nixon, Robert Rothe | |
| 00:00 | N. Carolina Central | Jerry Baumeister misses the halfcourt shot | 31-33 |