| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - James Leite (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Desoto (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Galle (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Banks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Paul Lord (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Russell Harris (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Morris Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jimmie Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Triplett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Centenary | Morris Carter inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Centenary | Morris Carter is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Morris Carter, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| 19:34 | Fresno State | Melvin Scott scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Desoto | 32-28 |
| 19:22 | Centenary | Russell Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-28 |
| 19:01 | Fresno State | Jimmie Johnson is called for the reach on William Galle - foul #2 on Jimmie Johnson, team foul #2 | 32-28 |
| 18:48 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Desoto clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 18:47 | Fresno State | Melvin Scott can't tip it in | 32-28 |
| 18:45 | Fresno State | John Banks gets the offensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 18:32 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Desoto misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 32-28 |
| 18:31 | Centenary | Russell Harris snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 18:11 | Centenary | Paul Lord knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Morris Carter | 32-31 |
| 18:05 | Fresno State | Melvin Scott is fouled on the floor by Paul Lord - foul #1 on Paul Lord, team foul #3 | 32-31 |
| 17:44 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Desoto drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Leite | 35-31 |
| 17:22 | Centenary | Morris Carter hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 17:21 | Fresno State | John Banks grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 17:16 | Fresno State | Melvin Scott comes up short on the shot from the right block | 35-31 |
| 17:15 | Centenary | Michael Triplett snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 16:59 | Centenary | Russell Harris misses the easy layup | 35-31 |
| 16:58 | Fresno State | John Banks pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 16:40 | Fresno State | John Banks buries a floater from the right block set up by Melvin Scott | 37-31 |
| 16:17 | Centenary | Paul Lord's pass is intercepted by James Leite | 37-31 |
| 16:01 | Fresno State | Melvin Scott lays it in set up by James Leite | 39-31 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - James Leite (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Desoto (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin Scott (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Galle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Banks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Paul Lord (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Russell Harris (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Morris Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jimmie Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Triplett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Centenary | Morris Carter is hacked by William Galle - foul #3 on William Galle, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Gerald Hopkins (PG), John Howze (SG), John Wilkerson (SF), Glen Reid (PF), John Poe (C) James Leite, Jeffrey Desoto, Melvin Scott, William Galle, John Banks | |
| Subs | Centenary | Gerard Waters (PG), Brian Poole (SG), Charles Marshall (PF), Raymond Clymer (C) Paul Lord, Russell Harris, Jimmie Johnson, Michael Triplett | |
| 15:31 | Centenary | Gerard Waters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-31 |
| 15:16 | Fresno State | Brian Poole takes the ball from Glen Reid | 39-31 |
| 15:12 | Centenary | Gerard Waters hits the finger roll set up by Brian Poole | 39-33 |
| 15:08 | Fresno State | John Howze scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Glen Reid | 42-33 |
| 14:46 | Centenary | Glen Reid is called for the reach on Raymond Clymer - foul #1 on Glen Reid, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Centenary | Russell Harris (SG) Morris Carter | |
| 14:29 | Centenary | Charles Marshall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-33 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jeffrey Desoto (SG) Gerald Hopkins | |
| Subs | Centenary | | |
| 14:09 | Fresno State | John Wilkerson drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Jeffrey Desoto | 44-33 |
| 13:56 | Centenary | Gerard Waters misses the jumper from the left side | 44-33 |
| 13:54 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Glen Reid | 44-33 |
| 13:40 | Fresno State | John Wilkerson is fouled on the floor by Brian Poole - foul #2 on Brian Poole, team foul #4 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Fresno State | James Leite (PG), Melvin Scott (SF), William Galle (PF) John Howze, John Wilkerson, Glen Reid | |
| Subs | Centenary | Paul Lord (PG), Jimmie Johnson (PF) Russell Harris, Brian Poole | |
| 13:16 | Fresno State | Melvin Scott misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-33 |
| 13:14 | Fresno State | William Galle can't tip it in | 44-33 |
| 13:12 | Fresno State | The offensive rebound goes to Melvin Scott | 44-33 |
| 12:56 | Fresno State | James Leite clanks a 3 from the right wing | 44-33 |
| 12:54 | Fresno State | John Poe can't tip it in | 44-33 |
| 12:52 | Centenary | Jimmie Johnson snags the defensive board | 44-33 |
| 12:35 | Centenary | Gerard Waters is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Desoto - foul #2 on Jeffrey Desoto, team foul #3 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Glen Reid (C) John Poe | |
| Subs | Centenary | Russell Harris (SG), Morris Carter (SF), Michael Triplett (C) Gerard Waters, Charles Marshall, Raymond Clymer | |
| 12:17 | Centenary | Morris Carter scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Lord | 44-36 |
| 12:13 | Fresno State | William Galle is whistled for traveling | 44-36 |
| Subs | Fresno State | John Howze (SG), John Wilkerson (SF), John Banks (C) Jeffrey Desoto, Melvin Scott, Glen Reid | |
| Subs | Centenary | | |
| 11:59 | Centenary | Russell Harris makes the 3 from the right corner | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - James Leite (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Howze (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Wilkerson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Galle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Banks (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Paul Lord (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Russell Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Morris Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jimmie Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Triplett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Fresno State | John Howze is hacked by Russell Harris - foul #2 on Russell Harris, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Centenary | Brian Poole (PG), Nathan Devore (PF) Paul Lord, Jimmie Johnson | |
| 11:23 | Fresno State | John Howze is hacked by Michael Triplett - foul #2 on Michael Triplett, team foul #6 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jeffrey Desoto (SG) James Leite | |
| Subs | Centenary | | |
| 11:08 | Fresno State | Brian Poole picks off the pass by John Wilkerson | 44-39 |
| 10:48 | Centenary | Russell Harris misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 44-39 |
| 10:47 | Centenary | Brian Poole pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 10:36 | Centenary | Russell Harris loses the dribble to John Wilkerson | 44-39 |
| 10:32 | Fresno State | John Howze misses the easy layup | 44-39 |
| 10:31 | Fresno State | John Banks tips it in | 46-39 |
| 10:22 | Centenary | Nathan Devore is whistled for a carry | 46-39 |
| Subs | Fresno State | James Leite (PG), Melvin Scott (SF), Glen Reid (PF), John Poe (C) John Howze, John Wilkerson, William Galle, John Banks | |
| Subs | Centenary | Paul Lord (PG), Gerard Waters (SG), Charles Marshall (SF), Jimmie Johnson (PF) Brian Poole, Russell Harris, Morris Carter, Nathan Devore | |
| 10:01 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Desoto makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-39 |
| 09:56 | Centenary | Charles Marshall misses the lay-in | 49-39 |
| 09:55 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Desoto grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 09:49 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Desoto misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-39 |
| 09:48 | Centenary | Charles Marshall pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 09:36 | Centenary | Paul Lord misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 09:34 | Fresno State | John Poe grabs the board | 49-39 |
| 09:18 | Fresno State | Glen Reid misses the lay-in | 49-39 |
| 09:17 | Centenary | Gerard Waters grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 08:57 | Centenary | Charles Marshall misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-39 |
| 08:55 | Centenary | Gerard Waters pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 08:42 | Centenary | Charles Marshall hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Lord | 49-41 |
| 08:37 | Fresno State | Melvin Scott misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Paul Lord - foul #2 on Paul Lord, team foul #7 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Fresno State | John Howze (PG), John Wilkerson (SG), William Galle (PF), John Banks (C) James Leite, Jeffrey Desoto, Glen Reid, John Poe | |
| Subs | Centenary | Russell Harris (SG), Morris Carter (SF), Raymond Clymer (C) Paul Lord, Charles Marshall, Michael Triplett | |
| 08:37 | Fresno State | Melvin Scott makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 08:37 | Fresno State | Melvin Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 08:37 | Centenary | The rebound goes to Raymond Clymer | 50-41 |
| 08:18 | Centenary | Jimmie Johnson drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gerard Waters | 50-43 |
| 08:01 | Fresno State | William Galle misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 07:59 | Centenary | The rebound goes to Jimmie Johnson | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - John Howze (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Wilkerson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Melvin Scott (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Galle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Banks (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Gerard Waters (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SG - Russell Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Morris Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jimmie Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Raymond Clymer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:55 | Centenary | Gerard Waters misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Howze - foul #2 on John Howze, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Gerald Hopkins (PG) Melvin Scott | |
| Subs | Centenary | Nathan Devore (PF) Jimmie Johnson | |
| 07:55 | Centenary | Gerard Waters makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 07:55 | Centenary | Gerard Waters misses the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 07:55 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to William Galle | 50-44 |
| 07:50 | Fresno State | John Wilkerson comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 50-44 |
| 07:49 | Fresno State | William Galle grabs the offensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 07:41 | Fresno State | Russell Harris is called for the reach on Gerald Hopkins - foul #3 on Russell Harris, team foul #8 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Centenary | Brian Poole (PG) Gerard Waters | |
| 07:41 | Fresno State | Gerald Hopkins misses the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 07:41 | Fresno State | William Galle gets the offensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 07:19 | Fresno State | John Wilkerson hits a floater from the right block | 52-44 |
| 07:01 | Centenary | Brian Poole makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Russell Harris | 52-46 |
| 06:42 | Fresno State | John Wilkerson misses long on a floater from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 06:41 | Centenary | Morris Carter snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 06:24 | Centenary | Morris Carter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-46 |
| Subs | Fresno State | James Leite (PG), Jeffrey Desoto (SG), Melvin Scott (SF), John Poe (C) Gerald Hopkins, John Howze, John Wilkerson, John Banks | |
| Subs | Centenary | Paul Lord (PG), Jimmie Johnson (PF), Michael Triplett (C) Brian Poole, Nathan Devore, Raymond Clymer | |
| 06:17 | Fresno State | Russell Harris picks off the pass by James Leite | 52-46 |
| 06:02 | Centenary | Michael Triplett drills a shot from the left block set up by Russell Harris | 52-48 |
| 05:50 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Desoto's pass is intercepted by Michael Triplett | 52-48 |
| 05:35 | Centenary | Morris Carter is hacked by William Galle - foul #4 on William Galle, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Glen Reid (PF) William Galle | |
| Subs | Centenary | Gerard Waters (SG), Charles Marshall (SF) Russell Harris, Morris Carter | |
| 05:25 | Centenary | Paul Lord misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Leite - foul #1 on James Leite, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| 05:25 | Centenary | Paul Lord misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 05:25 | Centenary | Paul Lord makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 05:07 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Desoto misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Gerard Waters - foul #2 on Gerard Waters, team foul #9 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Centenary | Raymond Clymer (C) Michael Triplett | |
| 05:07 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Desoto misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 05:07 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Desoto misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 05:07 | Fresno State | The offensive rebound goes to Glen Reid | 52-49 |
| 04:59 | Fresno State | Gerard Waters picks off the pass by John Poe | 52-49 |
| 04:56 | Centenary | Gerard Waters throws it down | 52-51 |
| 04:36 | Fresno State | Melvin Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-51 |
| Subs | Fresno State | John Wilkerson (SF) Melvin Scott | |
| Subs | Centenary | Morris Carter (SF) Jimmie Johnson | |
| 04:15 | Centenary | Morris Carter clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-51 |
| 04:13 | Fresno State | John Poe grabs the board | 52-51 |
| 04:07 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Desoto loses the ball out of bounds | 52-51 |
| Subs | Fresno State | William Galle (PF), John Banks (C) Glen Reid, John Poe | |
| Subs | Centenary | Russell Harris (SG), Michael Triplett (C) Gerard Waters, Raymond Clymer | |
| 03:53 | Centenary | Russell Harris misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-51 |
| 03:52 | Fresno State | William Galle grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - James Leite (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Desoto (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Wilkerson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Galle (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - John Banks (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Paul Lord (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Russell Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Morris Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Triplett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:29 | Fresno State | John Banks misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-51 |
| 03:28 | Centenary | The rebound goes to Michael Triplett | 52-51 |
| 03:03 | Centenary | Russell Harris misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jeffrey Desoto - foul #3 on Jeffrey Desoto, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Fresno State | John Howze (PG), Melvin Scott (SF), John Poe (C) James Leite, Jeffrey Desoto, John Banks | |
| Subs | Centenary | Gerard Waters (PG), Brian Poole (SF), Jimmie Johnson (PF) Paul Lord, Morris Carter, Charles Marshall | |
| 03:03 | Centenary | Russell Harris misses the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 03:03 | Centenary | Russell Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 03:03 | Fresno State | John Wilkerson pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 02:59 | Fresno State | Fresno State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-51 |
| Subs | Fresno State | James Leite (PG), Jeffrey Desoto (SG), John Banks (C) John Howze, John Wilkerson, John Poe | |
| Subs | Centenary | Morris Carter (SF) Brian Poole | |
| 02:34 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Desoto is hacked by Jimmie Johnson - foul #3 on Jimmie Johnson, team foul #10 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Centenary | Paul Lord (PG) Gerard Waters | |
| 02:34 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Desoto misses the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 02:34 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Desoto misses the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 02:34 | Centenary | Jimmie Johnson gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 02:18 | Centenary | Michael Triplett makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Morris Carter | 52-54 |
| 02:14 | Fresno State | James Leite hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Triplett - foul #3 on Michael Triplett, team foul #11 | 52-54 |
| 02:14 | Fresno State | James Leite misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 02:14 | Fresno State | James Leite makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 01:49 | Centenary | Jimmie Johnson makes the driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by William Galle - foul #5 on William Galle, team foul #8 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Glen Reid (PF) William Galle | |
| Subs | Centenary | | |
| 01:49 | Centenary | Jimmie Johnson misses the free throw | 53-56 |
| 01:49 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Desoto grabs the board | 53-56 |
| 01:26 | Fresno State | Morris Carter steps in front of the James Leite pass | 53-56 |
| 01:07 | Centenary | Michael Triplett misses long on a floater in the paint but the foul's on John Banks - foul #1 on John Banks, team foul #9 | 53-56 |
| 01:07 | Centenary | Michael Triplett makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 01:07 | Centenary | Michael Triplett makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:45 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Desoto makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by John Banks | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | Centenary | Michael Triplett misses long on a jump hook from close range | 55-58 |
| 00:21 | Centenary | Michael Triplett tips it in | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:14 | Fresno State | Melvin Scott clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-60 |
| 00:12 | Centenary | Russell Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:09 | Centenary | Russell Harris is hacked by James Leite in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Leite, team foul #10 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Centenary | Gerard Waters (SF), Charles Marshall (PF) Morris Carter, Jimmie Johnson | |
| 00:09 | Centenary | Russell Harris makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:09 | Centenary | Russell Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:02 | Fresno State | Melvin Scott loses the ball out of bounds | 55-62 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Centenary | Brian Poole (SF) Paul Lord | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Centenary | Gerard Waters runs out the clock | 55-62 |