| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Arthur Rotella (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Michael Monahan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ray Brandenburg (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Harding (fresh) 6 reb. C - Travis Head (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern St. | PG - James Wiltse (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Horne (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Rawlinson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Hallum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Marinelli (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Northeastern St. | Michael Rawlinson inbounds the ball | 25-29 |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern St. | Northeastern St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Northeastern St. | James Wiltse drills a runner from the baseline | 25-31 |
| 19:28 | Abilene Christian | Arthur Rotella buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Monahan | 27-31 |
| 19:09 | Northeastern St. | Walter Marinelli hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Wiltse | 27-33 |
| 18:52 | Abilene Christian | Michael Harding buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Monahan | 30-33 |
| 18:33 | Northeastern St. | William Hallum can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 30-33 |
| 18:31 | Abilene Christian | The rebound goes to Ray Brandenburg | 30-33 |
| 18:11 | Abilene Christian | Arthur Rotella misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-33 |
| 18:09 | Abilene Christian | Ray Brandenburg tips it home | 32-33 |
| 17:55 | Northeastern St. | Steven Horne buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from James Wiltse | 32-35 |
| 17:35 | Abilene Christian | Michael Harding hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Arthur Rotella and he's fouled by William Hallum - foul #1 on William Hallum, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | John Young (SG), Randall Shore (SF), Gary Witherell (C) Michael Monahan, Ray Brandenburg, Travis Head | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | Robert Brown (PG), Peter Sullivan (SG), Mike Hicks (C) James Wiltse, Steven Horne, Walter Marinelli | |
| 17:35 | Abilene Christian | Michael Harding makes the free throw | 35-35 |
| 17:21 | Northeastern St. | William Hallum misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Young - foul #2 on John Young, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Christopher Bowlin (C) Michael Harding | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | | |
| 17:21 | Northeastern St. | William Hallum misses the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 17:21 | Northeastern St. | William Hallum makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 17:02 | Abilene Christian | Randall Shore drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 16:46 | Northeastern St. | Robert Brown can't connect on a floater in the paint | 38-36 |
| 16:45 | Abilene Christian | Randall Shore snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 16:32 | Abilene Christian | John Young is fouled on the floor by Peter Sullivan - foul #3 on Peter Sullivan, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Michael Monahan (SG), Ray Brandenburg (SF) Arthur Rotella, Randall Shore | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | James Wiltse (PG), Steven Horne (SG), Lionel Spain (SF), Horace Duff (C) Robert Brown, Peter Sullivan, Michael Rawlinson, William Hallum | |
| 16:20 | Abilene Christian | Horace Duff swats the layup by Ray Brandenburg | 38-36 |
| 16:19 | Abilene Christian | Gary Witherell tips it in | 40-36 |
| 16:03 | Northeastern St. | Mike Hicks banks in the layup on a great pass from James Wiltse | 40-38 |
| 15:50 | Abilene Christian | Christopher Bowlin connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by John Young | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - John Young (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Monahan (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Ray Brandenburg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Witherell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Bowlin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern St. | PG - James Wiltse (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Horne (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lionel Spain (fresh) PF - Mike Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Horace Duff (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Northeastern St. | Lionel Spain buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Wiltse | 42-41 |
| 15:10 | Abilene Christian | John Young buries a fadeaway from the right side | 44-41 |
| 14:47 | Northeastern St. | Steven Horne comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Monahan - foul #1 on Michael Monahan, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Arthur Rotella (PG), Randall Shore (SG), John Sanders (SF), Michael Harding (PF), Travis Head (C) John Young, Michael Monahan, Ray Brandenburg, Gary Witherell, Christopher Bowlin | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | Robert Brown (PG), Michael Rawlinson (SF), William Hallum (PF), Walter Marinelli (C) James Wiltse, Lionel Spain, Mike Hicks, Horace Duff | |
| 14:47 | Northeastern St. | Steven Horne makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 14:47 | Northeastern St. | Steven Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 14:21 | Abilene Christian | Arthur Rotella misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 44-43 |
| 14:20 | Northeastern St. | Michael Rawlinson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 13:57 | Northeastern St. | John Sanders steps in front of the Michael Rawlinson pass | 44-43 |
| 13:41 | Abilene Christian | Michael Harding clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 13:39 | Northeastern St. | Steven Horne gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 13:20 | Northeastern St. | Michael Rawlinson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-45 |
| 13:02 | Abilene Christian | Michael Harding hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 44-45 |
| 13:00 | Northeastern St. | The rebound goes to Michael Rawlinson | 44-45 |
| 12:53 | Northeastern St. | Steven Horne misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-45 |
| 12:51 | Abilene Christian | Travis Head grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 12:47 | Abilene Christian | Arthur Rotella makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Sanders | 47-45 |
| 12:28 | Northeastern St. | Walter Marinelli is fouled on the floor by Michael Harding - foul #2 on Michael Harding, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Michael Monahan (SG), Ray Brandenburg (SF), Gary Witherell (C) Randall Shore, John Sanders, Travis Head | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | James Wiltse (PG), Peter Sullivan (PF), Mike Hicks (C) Steven Horne, William Hallum, Walter Marinelli | |
| 12:18 | Northeastern St. | Ray Brandenburg is called for the reach on Peter Sullivan - foul #2 on Ray Brandenburg, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| 12:04 | Northeastern St. | Robert Brown misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Monahan - foul #2 on Michael Monahan, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | John Young (PG), Christopher Bowlin (C) Arthur Rotella, Michael Harding | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | | |
| 12:04 | Northeastern St. | Robert Brown makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 12:04 | Northeastern St. | Robert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 11:46 | Abilene Christian | Michael Monahan makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Young | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - John Young (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Monahan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ray Brandenburg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Witherell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Bowlin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern St. | PG - James Wiltse (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Rawlinson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Mike Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Northeastern St. | Mike Hicks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-47 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | Randall Sala (SG), Horace Duff (C) Robert Brown, Michael Rawlinson | |
| 11:07 | Abilene Christian | Horace Duff swats the short shot by Ray Brandenburg | 50-47 |
| 11:06 | Abilene Christian | Ray Brandenburg snags the offensive board | 50-47 |
| 10:54 | Abilene Christian | James Wiltse steps in front of the John Young pass | 50-47 |
| 10:30 | Northeastern St. | Horace Duff scores on a shot from the left side | 50-49 |
| 10:10 | Abilene Christian | Ray Brandenburg misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Peter Sullivan - foul #4 on Peter Sullivan, team foul #3 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Arthur Rotella (PG), Michael Harding (PF), Travis Head (C) John Young, Gary Witherell, Christopher Bowlin | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | Anthony Shepard (PG), Michael Rawlinson (SF), William Hallum (PF), Walter Marinelli (C) James Wiltse, Peter Sullivan, Mike Hicks, Horace Duff | |
| 10:10 | Abilene Christian | Ray Brandenburg makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 10:10 | Abilene Christian | Ray Brandenburg misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 10:10 | Northeastern St. | William Hallum pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 09:52 | Northeastern St. | Randall Sala's pass is intercepted by Arthur Rotella | 51-49 |
| 09:49 | Abilene Christian | Arthur Rotella lays it in | 53-49 |
| 09:35 | Northeastern St. | Michael Rawlinson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 09:34 | Abilene Christian | Travis Head pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 09:20 | Abilene Christian | Travis Head can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Anthony Shepard - foul #1 on Anthony Shepard, team foul #4 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | John Young (SG), Randall Shore (SF) Michael Monahan, Ray Brandenburg | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | Robert Brown (PG), Steven Horne (SG) Anthony Shepard, Randall Sala | |
| 09:20 | Abilene Christian | Travis Head makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 09:20 | Abilene Christian | Travis Head makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 09:02 | Northeastern St. | Walter Marinelli blows the layup but he's hacked by Travis Head - foul #2 on Travis Head, team foul #6 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Gary Witherell (SF) John Young | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | James Wiltse (PG) Robert Brown | |
| 09:02 | Northeastern St. | Walter Marinelli misses the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 09:02 | Northeastern St. | Walter Marinelli misses the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 09:02 | Abilene Christian | Michael Harding pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 08:36 | Abilene Christian | Michael Harding is hacked by William Hallum - foul #2 on William Hallum, team foul #5 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | Mike Hicks (C) Walter Marinelli | |
| 08:19 | Abilene Christian | Michael Harding misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 08:17 | Northeastern St. | Steven Horne gets the rebound | 55-49 |
| 08:04 | Northeastern St. | Steven Horne hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Rawlinson | 55-51 |
| 07:43 | Abilene Christian | Arthur Rotella can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 55-51 |
| 07:41 | Northeastern St. | The rebound goes to Steven Horne | 55-51 |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Arthur Rotella (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randall Shore (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gary Witherell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Harding (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Travis Head (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern St. | PG - James Wiltse (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Horne (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Rawlinson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Hallum (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Mike Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Northeastern St. | James Wiltse is whistled for a carry | 55-51 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Michael Monahan (SG), Ray Brandenburg (SF), Christopher Bowlin (PF), John Sanders (C) Randall Shore, Gary Witherell, Michael Harding, Travis Head | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | Anthony Shepard (PG), Robert Brown (SG), Peter Sullivan (SF), Horace Duff (C) James Wiltse, Steven Horne, Michael Rawlinson, William Hallum | |
| 07:10 | Abilene Christian | Michael Monahan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-51 |
| 07:08 | Northeastern St. | Anthony Shepard grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 06:53 | Northeastern St. | Mike Hicks hits the finger roll and he's fouled by John Sanders - foul #3 on John Sanders, team foul #7 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | John Young (PG) Arthur Rotella | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | Walter Marinelli (C) Horace Duff | |
| 06:53 | Northeastern St. | Mike Hicks makes the free throw | 55-54 |
| 06:34 | Abilene Christian | Michael Monahan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 06:33 | Northeastern St. | Peter Sullivan gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 06:04 | Northeastern St. | Walter Marinelli lays it in set up by Anthony Shepard | 55-56 |
| 05:55 | Abilene Christian | John Sanders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-56 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Michael Harding (PF), Gary Witherell (C) Christopher Bowlin, John Sanders | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | James Wiltse (PG), Steven Horne (SG), Michael Rawlinson (SF), William Hallum (PF) Anthony Shepard, Robert Brown, Mike Hicks, Peter Sullivan | |
| 05:44 | Northeastern St. | Michael Rawlinson is fouled on the floor by Gary Witherell - foul #1 on Gary Witherell, team foul #8 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Arthur Rotella (PG) John Young | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | | |
| 05:44 | Northeastern St. | Michael Rawlinson makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 05:44 | Northeastern St. | Michael Rawlinson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 05:29 | Abilene Christian | Arthur Rotella buries a shot from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 05:15 | Northeastern St. | James Wiltse clanks a 3 from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 05:13 | Northeastern St. | Walter Marinelli tips it in | 57-60 |
| 04:55 | Abilene Christian | Arthur Rotella hits a shot from the free throw line and the foul's on Walter Marinelli - foul #2 on Walter Marinelli, team foul #6 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Randall Shore (SG), Travis Head (C) Michael Monahan, Ray Brandenburg | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | Horace Duff (C) Walter Marinelli | |
| 04:55 | Abilene Christian | Arthur Rotella makes the free throw | 60-60 |
| 04:42 | Northeastern St. | A charge is called on Michael Rawlinson - foul #2 on Michael Rawlinson, team foul #7 | 60-60 |
| 04:24 | Abilene Christian | Arthur Rotella misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 60-60 |
| 04:22 | Abilene Christian | Michael Harding gets the offensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 04:11 | Abilene Christian | Gary Witherell drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-60 |
| 03:49 | Northeastern St. | Michael Rawlinson lays it in | 62-62 |
| 03:29 | Abilene Christian | Michael Harding is fouled on the floor by William Hallum - foul #3 on William Hallum, team foul #8 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | John Young (PG), Michael Monahan (SG) Arthur Rotella, Gary Witherell | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | Anthony Shepard (PG), Robert Brown (SG), Peter Sullivan (PF), Mike Hicks (C) James Wiltse, Steven Horne, William Hallum, Horace Duff | |
| 03:29 | Abilene Christian | Michael Harding misses the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 03:29 | Northeastern St. | The rebound goes to Mike Hicks | 62-62 |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - John Young (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Monahan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Randall Shore (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Harding (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Travis Head (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern St. | PG - Anthony Shepard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Rawlinson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Mike Hicks (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Northeastern St. | Anthony Shepard can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 62-62 |
| 03:13 | Northeastern St. | Peter Sullivan hits the follow up shot | 62-64 |
| 03:00 | Abilene Christian | Randall Shore is fouled on the floor by Peter Sullivan - foul #5 on Peter Sullivan, team foul #9 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Ray Brandenburg (SF), Christopher Bowlin (PF), John Sanders (C) Michael Monahan, Michael Harding, Travis Head | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | Lionel Spain (SF), Horace Duff (C) Michael Rawlinson, Peter Sullivan | |
| 03:00 | Abilene Christian | Randall Shore makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 03:00 | Abilene Christian | Randall Shore makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 02:58 | Northeastern St. | Northeastern St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Arthur Rotella (PG), Michael Monahan (SG), Gary Witherell (PF), Travis Head (C) John Young, Randall Shore, Christopher Bowlin, John Sanders | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | Steven Horne (SG), Michael Rawlinson (SF), William Hallum (PF), Walter Marinelli (C) Anthony Shepard, Lionel Spain, Mike Hicks, Horace Duff | |
| 02:41 | Northeastern St. | Michael Rawlinson is hacked by Ray Brandenburg - foul #3 on Ray Brandenburg, team foul #9 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Michael Harding (PF) Gary Witherell | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | James Wiltse (PG) Robert Brown | |
| 02:41 | Northeastern St. | Michael Rawlinson makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 02:41 | Northeastern St. | Michael Rawlinson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 02:20 | Abilene Christian | Arthur Rotella lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Monahan and the foul's on James Wiltse - foul #3 on James Wiltse, team foul #10 | 66-66 |
| 02:20 | Abilene Christian | Arthur Rotella misses the free throw | 66-66 |
| 02:20 | Northeastern St. | William Hallum gets the rebound | 66-66 |
| 01:58 | Northeastern St. | William Hallum misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 66-66 |
| 01:57 | Abilene Christian | Michael Harding grabs the defensive rebound | 66-66 |
| 01:39 | Abilene Christian | Michael Harding drills a jumper from the left block | 68-66 |
| 01:19 | Northeastern St. | Steven Horne is whistled for traveling | 68-66 |
| 01:05 | Abilene Christian | Arthur Rotella comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 68-66 |
| 01:04 | Northeastern St. | The rebound goes to Michael Rawlinson | 68-66 |
| 00:42 | Northeastern St. | Walter Marinelli's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern St. | Northeastern St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Abilene Christian | Ray Brandenburg is hacked by William Hallum - foul #4 on William Hallum, team foul #11 | 68-66 |
| 00:14 | Abilene Christian | Ray Brandenburg misses the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:14 | Abilene Christian | Ray Brandenburg makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:01 | Northeastern St. | James Wiltse clanks a 3 from the right wing | 69-66 |
| 00:00 | Abilene Christian | Ray Brandenburg grabs the board | 69-66 |