| Lineup | N. Carolina Wesleyan | PG - Jack Knight (fresh) SG - Brad Johnson (fresh) SF - Joel Blake (fresh) PF - Russel Smith (fresh) C - Jerry Merrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Herbert Greve (fresh) SG - Joseph Barreto (fresh) SF - Joseph Smith (fresh) PF - Daniel Ciesielski (fresh) C - Jacob Patao (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Johnson State | Jacob Patao wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Wesleyan | N. Carolina Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Johnson State | Joseph Barreto is hacked by Brad Johnson - foul #1 on Brad Johnson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Johnson State | Russel Smith denies the turnaround by Joseph Smith | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Johnson State | The offensive rebound goes to Jacob Patao | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Johnson State | Joseph Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Jack Knight comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Johnson State | Daniel Ciesielski pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Johnson State | Jacob Patao hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Johnson State | Daniel Ciesielski snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | Johnson State | Joseph Barreto's pass is intercepted by Russel Smith | 0-0 |
| 18:06 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Jerry Merrick misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jacob Patao - foul #1 on Jacob Patao, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:06 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Jerry Merrick makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:06 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Jerry Merrick makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 17:44 | Johnson State | Daniel Ciesielski misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 17:43 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Brad Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:27 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Joseph Smith swats the shot by Jack Knight | 2-0 |
| 17:25 | Johnson State | Daniel Ciesielski pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:09 | Johnson State | Joseph Barreto misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 17:08 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Jerry Merrick gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 16:52 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Brad Johnson is hacked by Joseph Barreto - foul #1 on Joseph Barreto, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 16:42 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Russel Smith blows the layup | 2-0 |
| 16:41 | Johnson State | Joseph Barreto grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 16:19 | Johnson State | Joseph Barreto knocks in the 3 from straight away | 2-3 |
| 15:57 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Jack Knight loses the dribble to Jacob Patao | 2-3 |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Wesleyan | PG - Jack Knight (fresh) SG - Brad Johnson (fresh) SF - Joel Blake (fresh) PF - Russel Smith (fresh) C - Jerry Merrick (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Herbert Greve (fresh) SG - Joseph Barreto (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Smith (fresh) PF - Daniel Ciesielski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jacob Patao (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Johnson State | Joseph Barreto can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-3 |
| 15:40 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Joel Blake gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 15:24 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Jacob Patao swats the dunk try by Jerry Merrick | 2-3 |
| 15:23 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Jerry Merrick gets the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 15:17 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Jack Knight misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Herbert Greve - foul #1 on Herbert Greve, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Johnson State | John Thompson (SF), Ronald Johnson (PF), Albert Mosser (C) Joseph Smith, Daniel Ciesielski, Jacob Patao | |
| 15:17 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Jack Knight makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 15:17 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Jack Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 14:57 | Johnson State | Herbert Greve comes up short on the floater in the lane | 4-3 |
| 14:56 | Johnson State | Albert Mosser grabs the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 14:43 | Johnson State | John Thompson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 14:41 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Brad Johnson gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 14:21 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Russel Smith buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Jack Knight | 6-3 |
| 13:58 | Johnson State | Joel Blake is called for the reach on Herbert Greve - foul #1 on Joel Blake, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Leroy Marsden (C) Jerry Merrick | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Jason Macgregor (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), Daniel Ciesielski (PF) Herbert Greve, Joseph Barreto, Albert Mosser | |
| 13:41 | Johnson State | Ronald Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Russel Smith | 6-3 |
| 13:39 | Johnson State | Ronald Johnson tips it home | 6-5 |
| 13:21 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Ronald Johnson steals the ball from Jack Knight | 6-5 |
| 12:59 | Johnson State | Jason Macgregor drills a shot from the free throw line set up by John Thompson | 6-7 |
| 12:45 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Joel Blake buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-7 |
| 12:36 | Johnson State | Ronald Johnson drills a shot near the basket and he's hacked by Joel Blake - foul #2 on Joel Blake, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Joe Harper (PG), Arnold Geno (SG), Christopher Edie (PF), Jerry Merrick (C) Jack Knight, Brad Johnson, Joel Blake, Russel Smith | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Herbert Greve (PG), Joseph Barreto (SG), Jacob Patao (C) John Thompson, Jason Macgregor, Daniel Ciesielski | |
| 12:36 | Johnson State | Ronald Johnson misses the free throw | 9-9 |
| 12:36 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Arnold Geno gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 12:07 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Arnold Geno clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Ronald Johnson - foul #1 on Ronald Johnson, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Johnson State | John Thompson (SF), Daniel Ciesielski (PF) Joseph Smith, Ronald Johnson | |
| 12:07 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Arnold Geno makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 12:07 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Arnold Geno makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 11:48 | Johnson State | Herbert Greve misses the 3 from the left wing | 11-9 |
| 11:47 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Jerry Merrick pulls down the rebound | 11-9 |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Wesleyan | PG - Joe Harper (fresh) SG - Arnold Geno (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leroy Marsden (fresh) PF - Christopher Edie (fresh) C - Jerry Merrick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Herbert Greve (fresh) SG - Joseph Barreto (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Daniel Ciesielski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jacob Patao (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Christopher Edie is hacked by Daniel Ciesielski - foul #1 on Daniel Ciesielski, team foul #5 | 11-9 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Brad Johnson (SG) Arnold Geno | |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| 11:24 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Leroy Marsden knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 13-9 |
| 11:12 | Johnson State | Herbert Greve makes the turnaround from the baseline | 13-11 |
| 11:07 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Leroy Marsden connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Christopher Edie | 15-11 |
| 10:51 | Johnson State | Jacob Patao connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Daniel Ciesielski | 15-13 |
| 10:41 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Jerry Merrick misses the lay-in | 15-13 |
| 10:39 | Johnson State | The rebound goes to Daniel Ciesielski | 15-13 |
| 10:23 | Johnson State | John Thompson drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Herbert Greve | 15-15 |
| 09:56 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Joe Harper hits a turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by John Thompson - foul #1 on John Thompson, team foul #6 | 17-15 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Russel Smith (PF) Leroy Marsden | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Jason Macgregor (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), Ronald Johnson (PF) Herbert Greve, Joseph Barreto, Daniel Ciesielski | |
| 09:56 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Joe Harper makes the free throw | 18-15 |
| 09:39 | Johnson State | John Thompson is whistled for a carry | 18-15 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Jack Knight (PG), Terence Knight (C) Joe Harper, Jerry Merrick | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Michael Carbonell (SG), Albert Mosser (C) John Thompson, Jacob Patao | |
| 09:25 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Russel Smith misses the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Albert Mosser - foul #1 on Albert Mosser, team foul #7 | 18-15 |
| 09:25 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Russel Smith misses the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 09:25 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Russel Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 09:03 | Johnson State | Russel Smith picks off the pass by Ronald Johnson | 19-15 |
| 08:46 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Christopher Edie misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 19-15 |
| 08:45 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Brad Johnson grabs the offensive board | 19-15 |
| 08:29 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Russel Smith buries a jump hook from close range set up by Jack Knight | 21-15 |
| 08:11 | Johnson State | Joseph Smith makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-18 |
| 08:01 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Russel Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 21-18 |
| 08:00 | Johnson State | The rebound goes to Albert Mosser | 21-18 |
| 07:55 | Johnson State | Ronald Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-18 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Joe Harper (SG), Leroy Marsden (SF), Jerry Merrick (C) Brad Johnson, Christopher Edie, Terence Knight | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Herbert Greve (PG), Joseph Barreto (SG), Daniel Ciesielski (PF), Jacob Patao (C) Jason Macgregor, Michael Carbonell, Ronald Johnson, Albert Mosser | |
| 07:30 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Jack Knight misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 21-18 |
| 07:29 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Russel Smith tips it home | 23-18 |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Wesleyan | PG - Jack Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Harper (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Leroy Marsden (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Russel Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jerry Merrick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Herbert Greve (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Barreto (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Ciesielski (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jacob Patao (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Johnson State | Herbert Greve misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-18 |
| 07:22 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Jerry Merrick pulls down the rebound | 23-18 |
| 07:17 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Jack Knight misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-18 |
| 07:15 | Johnson State | Joseph Smith gets the rebound | 23-18 |
| 06:47 | Johnson State | Herbert Greve misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-18 |
| 06:45 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Jerry Merrick | 23-18 |
| 06:40 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Jack Knight makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-18 |
| 06:28 | Johnson State | Jacob Patao misses the lay-in | 26-18 |
| 06:26 | Johnson State | Jacob Patao grabs the offensive board | 26-18 |
| 06:17 | Johnson State | Herbert Greve misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Leroy Marsden - foul #1 on Leroy Marsden, team foul #4 | 26-18 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Brad Johnson (SG) Joe Harper | |
| Subs | Johnson State | John Thompson (SF) Joseph Smith | |
| 06:17 | Johnson State | Herbert Greve misses the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 06:17 | Johnson State | Herbert Greve makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 06:04 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Daniel Ciesielski steals it from Brad Johnson | 26-19 |
| 05:50 | Johnson State | Joseph Barreto makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Herbert Greve | 26-22 |
| 05:37 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Leroy Marsden blows the layup but he's hacked by Herbert Greve - foul #2 on Herbert Greve, team foul #8 | 26-22 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Joe Harper (PG), Christopher Edie (PF) Jack Knight, Russel Smith | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Jason Macgregor (PG), Ronald Johnson (C) Herbert Greve, Jacob Patao | |
| 05:37 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Leroy Marsden makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 05:37 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Leroy Marsden makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 05:22 | Johnson State | Joseph Barreto travels with the ball | 28-22 |
| 05:06 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Leroy Marsden misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-22 |
| 05:04 | Johnson State | Ronald Johnson gets the rebound | 28-22 |
| 04:57 | Johnson State | Ronald Johnson buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-24 |
| 04:41 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Brad Johnson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-24 |
| 04:40 | Johnson State | The rebound goes to John Thompson | 28-24 |
| 04:24 | Johnson State | Joseph Barreto misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-24 |
| 04:23 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Christopher Edie grabs the board | 28-24 |
| 04:01 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Joe Harper misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jason Macgregor - foul #1 on Jason Macgregor, team foul #9 | 28-24 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Russel Smith (PF), Terence Knight (C) Leroy Marsden, Jerry Merrick | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Joseph Smith (SF), Jacob Patao (C) Joseph Barreto, Daniel Ciesielski | |
| 04:01 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Joe Harper makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 04:01 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Joe Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 04:01 | Johnson State | Ronald Johnson pulls down the rebound | 29-24 |
| 03:41 | Johnson State | John Thompson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-24 |
| 03:40 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Terence Knight grabs the board | 29-24 |
| 03:34 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | The short jumper by Joe Harper is denied by Jacob Patao | 29-24 |
| 03:32 | Johnson State | Joseph Smith grabs the board | 29-24 |
| 03:12 | Johnson State | John Thompson drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Macgregor | 29-27 |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Wesleyan | PG - Joe Harper (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Brad Johnson (fresh) SF - Christopher Edie (fresh) PF - Russel Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Terence Knight (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - John Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Macgregor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jacob Patao (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:52 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Ronald Johnson is called for the reach on Christopher Edie - foul #2 on Ronald Johnson, team foul #10 | 29-27 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Jack Knight (PG), Joel Blake (SF) Joe Harper, Terence Knight | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Herbert Greve (PG) John Thompson | |
| 02:52 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Christopher Edie makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 02:52 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Christopher Edie misses the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 02:52 | Johnson State | Jason Macgregor grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 02:32 | Johnson State | Herbert Greve clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Jack Knight - foul #1 on Jack Knight, team foul #5 | 30-27 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Arnold Geno (SG), Jerry Merrick (C) Brad Johnson, Christopher Edie | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Joseph Barreto (SG), Albert Mosser (PF), Roy Annis (C) Jason Macgregor, Ronald Johnson, Jacob Patao | |
| 02:32 | Johnson State | Herbert Greve misses the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 02:32 | Johnson State | Herbert Greve makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:17 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Jack Knight is hacked by Herbert Greve - foul #3 on Herbert Greve, team foul #11 | 30-28 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Michael Carbonell (PG), Daniel Ciesielski (PF) Herbert Greve, Roy Annis | |
| 02:17 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Jack Knight makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 02:17 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Jack Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 01:59 | Johnson State | Daniel Ciesielski makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Barreto and he's fouled by Arnold Geno - foul #1 on Arnold Geno, team foul #6 | 32-30 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Joe Harper (SG) Arnold Geno | |
| Subs | Johnson State | William Foster (SF) Joseph Smith | |
| 01:59 | Johnson State | Daniel Ciesielski makes the free throw | 32-31 |
| 01:32 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Jerry Merrick throws it down set up by Russel Smith and the foul's on Albert Mosser - foul #2 on Albert Mosser, team foul #12 | 34-31 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Brad Johnson (SG) Joe Harper | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Jason Macgregor (PG), John Thompson (SF) Michael Carbonell, William Foster | |
| 01:32 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Jerry Merrick misses the free throw | 34-31 |
| 01:32 | Johnson State | Daniel Ciesielski gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 01:22 | Johnson State | John Thompson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 34-31 |
| 01:20 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Brad Johnson gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 01:02 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | The short jumper by Russel Smith is denied by Daniel Ciesielski | 34-31 |
| 01:01 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Jerry Merrick grabs the offensive board | 34-31 |
| 00:48 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Brad Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 34-31 |
| 00:46 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Russel Smith misses the tip | 34-31 |
| 00:44 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Jerry Merrick pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 00:33 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Brad Johnson is hacked by Daniel Ciesielski - foul #2 on Daniel Ciesielski, team foul #13 | 34-31 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Leroy Marsden (PF), Christopher Edie (C) Russel Smith, Jerry Merrick | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Joseph Smith (SF), Ronald Johnson (PF), Jacob Patao (C) Joseph Barreto, Daniel Ciesielski, Albert Mosser | |
| 00:33 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Brad Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 00:33 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Brad Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 00:10 | Johnson State | Joel Blake swats the short shot by Jason Macgregor | 35-31 |
| 00:09 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Christopher Edie grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 00:01 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Christopher Edie banks in the layup | 37-31 |
| 00:00 | Johnson State | Joseph Smith can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 37-31 |