| Lineup | High Point | PG - Nathan Crispin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Tracy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Ancheta (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Shryock (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles McIllwain (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Richard Hesson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Darrington (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Binns (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - John White (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Howie (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | High Point | Larry Ancheta inbounds the ball | 38-31 |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:43 | High Point | Raymond Tracy misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-31 |
| 19:41 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Binns gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 19:23 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Ancheta steps in front of the Paul Binns pass | 38-31 |
| 19:09 | High Point | Nathan Crispin can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-31 |
| 19:08 | High Point | Raymond Tracy can't tip it in | 38-31 |
| 19:06 | Cal State Northridge | David Howie grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 18:46 | Cal State Northridge | John White hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Paul Binns | 38-33 |
| 18:27 | High Point | Raymond Tracy can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-33 |
| 18:25 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Binns grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 18:01 | Cal State Northridge | David Howie banks in the layup set up by Robert Darrington | 38-35 |
| 17:42 | High Point | Charles McIllwain misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-35 |
| 17:40 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Binns pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 17:24 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Hesson lays it in set up by David Howie | 38-37 |
| 17:02 | High Point | Charles Shryock misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by John White - foul #2 on John White, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| Subs | High Point | Daniel Rice (PG), Ronald Andrews (SF), Jeremy Weiss (C) Nathan Crispin, Larry Ancheta, Charles McIllwain | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Kropidlowski (SG), Brian Hodge (C) Robert Darrington, David Howie | |
| 17:02 | High Point | Charles Shryock makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 17:02 | High Point | Charles Shryock makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 16:51 | Cal State Northridge | John White misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 16:50 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Binns grabs the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 16:42 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Andrews is called for the reach on Richard Hesson - foul #1 on Ronald Andrews, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | High Point | Raymond Harris (SG), Eugene Scott (C) Raymond Tracy, Charles Shryock | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Richard Ward (SG), Edward White (PF) Paul Binns, John White | |
| 16:20 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Ward double dribbles | 40-37 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Ian Thomas (SF) Richard Hesson | |
| 16:04 | High Point | Ronald Andrews is whistled for a carry | 40-37 |
| Subs | High Point | Charles McIllwain (C) Eugene Scott | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 15:55 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Ward clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-37 |
| 15:54 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Ward tips it back up and in | 40-39 |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - Daniel Rice (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Harris (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Andrews (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jeremy Weiss (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles McIllwain (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Lawrence Kropidlowski (fresh) SG - Richard Ward (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ian Thomas (fresh) PF - Edward White (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Hodge (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:38 | High Point | Jeremy Weiss misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-39 |
| 15:36 | High Point | Ronald Andrews tips it back up and in | 42-39 |
| 15:26 | Cal State Northridge | Brian Hodge misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 42-39 |
| 15:24 | High Point | Jeremy Weiss grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 15:17 | High Point | Jeremy Weiss blows the dunk but he's fouled by Edward White - foul #1 on Edward White, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | High Point | Nathan Crispin (PG), Raymond Tracy (SG), Curtis Peterson (SF) Daniel Rice, Raymond Harris, Ronald Andrews | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Richard Hesson (PG), Robert Darrington (SG), Paul Binns (SF), John White (PF), David Howie (C) Lawrence Kropidlowski, Richard Ward, Ian Thomas, Edward White, Brian Hodge | |
| 15:17 | High Point | Jeremy Weiss makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 15:17 | High Point | Jeremy Weiss misses the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 15:17 | Cal State Northridge | John White pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 15:08 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Hesson | 43-42 |
| 14:53 | High Point | Jeremy Weiss hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 14:34 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-42 |
| 14:32 | High Point | Jeremy Weiss pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 14:15 | High Point | Curtis Peterson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 14:13 | High Point | Charles McIllwain hits the follow up shot | 47-42 |
| 14:00 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 47-42 |
| 13:58 | High Point | Nathan Crispin snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 13:51 | High Point | Charles McIllwain hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Raymond Tracy | 49-42 |
| 13:35 | Cal State Northridge | John White hits the finger roll set up by Paul Binns | 49-44 |
| 13:13 | High Point | Raymond Tracy is denied on a layup by John White | 49-44 |
| 13:11 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Binns grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 12:59 | Cal State Northridge | John White knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Richard Hesson and the foul's on Jeremy Weiss - foul #1 on Jeremy Weiss, team foul #2 | 49-46 |
| Subs | High Point | Daniel Rice (PG), Larry Ancheta (SF), Charles Shryock (PF), Eugene Scott (C) Nathan Crispin, Curtis Peterson, Jeremy Weiss, Charles McIllwain | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Kropidlowski (C) David Howie | |
| 12:59 | Cal State Northridge | John White misses the free throw | 49-46 |
| 12:59 | High Point | Eugene Scott pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 12:54 | High Point | Eugene Scott loses the dribble to Paul Binns | 49-46 |
| 12:36 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Shryock is called for the reach on Robert Darrington - foul #3 on Charles Shryock, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| Subs | High Point | Raymond Harris (SG) Raymond Tracy | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Richard Ward (SG), Brian Hodge (SF) Robert Darrington, Paul Binns | |
| 12:27 | Cal State Northridge | Brian Hodge misses the easy layup | 49-46 |
| 12:25 | High Point | The rebound goes to Charles Shryock | 49-46 |
| 12:20 | High Point | Raymond Harris is called for traveling | 49-46 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Ian Thomas (SF), Edward White (PF) Richard Hesson, John White | |
| 11:59 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Ancheta steals the ball from Ian Thomas | 49-46 |
| 11:56 | High Point | Larry Ancheta hits the finger roll | 51-46 |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - Daniel Rice (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Harris (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Ancheta (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Shryock (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Eugene Scott (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Lawrence Kropidlowski (fresh) SG - Richard Ward (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ian Thomas (fresh) PF - Edward White (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Hodge (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:47 | Cal State Northridge | Ian Thomas drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Richard Ward | 51-48 |
| 11:45 | High Point | Daniel Rice is hacked by Lawrence Kropidlowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Kropidlowski, team foul #3 | 51-48 |
| Subs | High Point | Nathan Crispin (PG), Raymond Tracy (SG), Curtis Peterson (SF) Daniel Rice, Raymond Harris, Larry Ancheta | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Paul Binns (SF), David Howie (C) Ian Thomas, Brian Hodge | |
| 11:35 | High Point | Raymond Tracy buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-48 |
| 11:12 | Cal State Northridge | Edward White travels with the ball | 54-48 |
| Subs | High Point | Charles McIllwain (C) Eugene Scott | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Richard Hesson (PG), Robert Darrington (SG), John White (PF) Lawrence Kropidlowski, Richard Ward, Edward White | |
| 10:52 | High Point | Charles McIllwain misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-48 |
| 10:51 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 10:37 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Hesson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 10:35 | High Point | Raymond Tracy grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 10:28 | High Point | Curtis Peterson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-48 |
| 10:26 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 10:11 | Cal State Northridge | John White is hacked by Charles Shryock - foul #4 on Charles Shryock, team foul #4 | 54-48 |
| Subs | High Point | Larry Ancheta (SF), Jeremy Weiss (PF) Curtis Peterson, Charles Shryock | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Brian Hodge (SF), Lawrence Kropidlowski (C) Paul Binns, David Howie | |
| 10:03 | Cal State Northridge | John White's fadeaway is rejected by Charles McIllwain | 54-48 |
| 10:01 | High Point | The rebound goes to Charles McIllwain | 54-48 |
| 09:55 | High Point | Jeremy Weiss scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Nathan Crispin | 56-48 |
| 09:30 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-48 |
| 09:28 | High Point | The rebound goes to Jeremy Weiss | 56-48 |
| 09:10 | High Point | Raymond Tracy misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-48 |
| 09:08 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| 08:57 | Cal State Northridge | John White connects on the floater from the right block set up by Lawrence Kropidlowski | 56-50 |
| 08:34 | High Point | Larry Ancheta blows the dunk | 56-50 |
| 08:32 | High Point | Charles McIllwain snags the offensive board | 56-50 |
| 08:13 | High Point | Raymond Tracy hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Nathan Crispin | 59-50 |
| 07:57 | Cal State Northridge | Charles McIllwain is called for the reach on Brian Hodge - foul #1 on Charles McIllwain, team foul #5 | 59-50 |
| Subs | High Point | Daniel Rice (PG), Raymond Harris (SG), Curtis Peterson (SF), Charles Shryock (PF) Nathan Crispin, Raymond Tracy, Larry Ancheta, Charles McIllwain | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Richard Ward (SG), Paul Binns (SF), Edward White (PF), David Howie (C) Richard Hesson, Robert Darrington, Brian Hodge, John White | |
| 07:47 | Cal State Northridge | Edward White is fouled on the floor by Charles Shryock - foul #5 on Charles Shryock, team foul #6 | 59-50 |
| Subs | High Point | Eugene Scott (C) Charles Shryock | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - Daniel Rice (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Harris (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Curtis Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jeremy Weiss (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Scott (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Lawrence Kropidlowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Binns (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. PF - Edward White (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Howie (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Ward clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-50 |
| 07:37 | High Point | Jeremy Weiss pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| 07:30 | High Point | Jeremy Weiss misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 59-50 |
| 07:28 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 07:22 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Kropidlowski drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Edward White | 59-53 |
| 07:17 | High Point | Daniel Rice hits the finger roll | 61-53 |
| 06:58 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Kropidlowski comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 61-53 |
| 06:56 | Cal State Northridge | David Howie tips it in | 61-55 |
| 06:40 | High Point | Richard Ward is called for the reach on Raymond Harris - foul #1 on Richard Ward, team foul #4 | 61-55 |
| Subs | High Point | Eric Simmons (C) Jeremy Weiss | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Richard Hesson (PG) Lawrence Kropidlowski | |
| 06:33 | High Point | Raymond Harris's pass is intercepted by Edward White | 61-55 |
| 06:17 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Binns clanks a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Eugene Scott - foul #1 on Eugene Scott, team foul #7 | 61-55 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John White (PF) Edward White | |
| 06:17 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Binns makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 06:17 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Binns misses the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 06:17 | High Point | The rebound goes to Eugene Scott | 61-56 |
| 06:07 | High Point | Richard Hesson steps in front of the Eugene Scott pass | 61-56 |
| 05:50 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Ward hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-56 |
| 05:48 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Hesson tips it home | 61-58 |
| 05:42 | High Point | Eric Simmons can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-58 |
| 05:41 | High Point | Eugene Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 05:22 | High Point | The jump hook by Curtis Peterson is blocked by Paul Binns | 61-58 |
| 05:20 | High Point | Eric Simmons snags the offensive board | 61-58 |
| 05:09 | High Point | Raymond Harris misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on John White - foul #3 on John White, team foul #5 | 61-58 |
| Subs | High Point | Raymond Tracy (SG), Larry Ancheta (SF), Jeremy Weiss (PF), Charles McIllwain (C) Daniel Rice, Curtis Peterson, Eugene Scott, Eric Simmons | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington (SG), Lawrence Kropidlowski (C) Richard Ward, David Howie | |
| 05:09 | High Point | Raymond Harris misses the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 05:09 | High Point | Raymond Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 04:55 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Hesson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 62-58 |
| 04:53 | High Point | The rebound goes to Charles McIllwain | 62-58 |
| 04:49 | High Point | Raymond Harris misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 62-58 |
| 04:48 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Kropidlowski gets the rebound | 62-58 |
| 04:42 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Binns hits the finger roll set up by Richard Hesson | 62-60 |
| 04:13 | High Point | Larry Ancheta misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-60 |
| 04:12 | High Point | Larry Ancheta grabs the offensive board | 62-60 |
| 04:04 | High Point | Raymond Tracy comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Hesson - foul #2 on Richard Hesson, team foul #6 | 62-60 |
| Subs | High Point | Nathan Crispin (PG) Raymond Harris | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Brian Hodge (SF) Paul Binns | |
| 04:04 | High Point | Raymond Tracy makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 04:04 | High Point | Raymond Tracy makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 03:46 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington is whistled for traveling | 64-60 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Edward White (PF), David Howie (C) John White, Lawrence Kropidlowski | |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - Nathan Crispin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Tracy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Ancheta (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeremy Weiss (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles McIllwain (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Richard Hesson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Darrington (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Hodge (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Edward White (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Howie (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:35 | High Point | Raymond Tracy blows the layup | 64-60 |
| 03:33 | High Point | Charles McIllwain pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 03:24 | High Point | Robert Darrington steps in front of the Nathan Crispin pass | 64-60 |
| 03:21 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington hits the finger roll | 64-62 |
| 03:09 | High Point | Jeremy Weiss hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-62 |
| 03:07 | Cal State Northridge | Brian Hodge grabs the defensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 02:47 | Cal State Northridge | Raymond Tracy picks off the pass by Robert Darrington | 64-62 |
| 02:47 | High Point | High Point calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| Subs | High Point | Curtis Peterson (SF) Larry Ancheta | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Paul Binns (SF), John White (PF) Brian Hodge, Edward White | |
| 02:24 | High Point | Curtis Peterson makes the driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by John White - foul #4 on John White, team foul #7 | 66-62 |
| 02:24 | High Point | Curtis Peterson misses the free throw | 66-62 |
| 02:24 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Binns grabs the defensive rebound | 66-62 |
| 02:08 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington makes the shot from the free throw line set up by John White | 66-64 |
| 01:49 | High Point | Curtis Peterson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-64 |
| 01:47 | Cal State Northridge | David Howie gets the rebound | 66-64 |
| 01:33 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Paul Binns | 66-67 |
| 01:17 | High Point | John White picks off the pass by Curtis Peterson | 66-67 |
| 00:58 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Hesson is fouled on the floor by Nathan Crispin - foul #2 on Nathan Crispin, team foul #8 | 66-67 |
| 00:58 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Hesson misses the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:58 | High Point | Charles McIllwain grabs the defensive rebound | 66-67 |
| 00:37 | High Point | Raymond Tracy connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Nathan Crispin | 68-67 |
| 00:22 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Jeremy Weiss - foul #2 on Jeremy Weiss, team foul #9 | 68-67 |
| 00:22 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington misses the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 00:22 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington misses the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 00:22 | High Point | Charles McIllwain gets the rebound | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:19 | High Point | Richard Hesson is called for the reach on Charles McIllwain in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Hesson, team foul #8 | 68-67 |
| 00:19 | High Point | Charles McIllwain makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:19 | High Point | Charles McIllwain makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:11 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Hesson misses the 3 from the left wing | 70-67 |
| 00:09 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Binns grabs the offensive rebound | 70-67 |
| 00:02 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Binns can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 70-67 |
| 00:00 | High Point | The rebound goes to Charles McIllwain | 70-67 |