| Lineup | Slippery Rock | PG - Edwin Grear (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank White (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Hal Grigg (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Robert Damato (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gary Strine (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. Virginia Wesleyan | PG - Val Dietrich (fresh) 9 pts. SG - John Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Douglass (fresh) PF - Rickey Starr (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Lonnie Jordan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Donald Douglass inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | Slippery Rock | Slippery Rock is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | W. Virginia Wesleyan | W. Virginia Wesleyan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:34 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Lonnie Jordan knocks in the runner in the paint | 29-32 |
| 19:06 | Slippery Rock | Hal Grigg shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Edwin Grear | 32-32 |
| 19:02 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Lonnie Jordan is fouled in the backcourt by Edwin Grear - foul #1 on Edwin Grear, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 18:49 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Harris | 32-34 |
| 18:27 | Slippery Rock | Gary Strine drills a shot from the right block | 34-34 |
| 17:58 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Rickey Starr can't finish the uncontested layup | 34-34 |
| 17:57 | Slippery Rock | Frank White snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 17:38 | Slippery Rock | Gary Strine scores on a shot from the left block | 36-34 |
| 17:19 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-34 |
| 17:17 | Slippery Rock | Robert Damato gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 17:07 | Slippery Rock | Gary Strine comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Lonnie Jordan - foul #1 on Lonnie Jordan, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Harold Vallee (SG), James Hudson (PF) Frank White, Robert Damato | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Varnum (PG), Chad Hardy (SG), Cecil Sweeney (SF), Shane Heyward (PF), David Yearwood (C) Val Dietrich, John Harris, Donald Douglass, Rickey Starr, Lonnie Jordan | |
| 17:07 | Slippery Rock | Gary Strine makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 17:07 | Slippery Rock | Gary Strine makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 16:46 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Hal Grigg picks off the pass by James Varnum | 38-34 |
| 16:23 | Slippery Rock | Harold Vallee's pass is intercepted by Shane Heyward | 38-34 |
| 15:59 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Shane Heyward can't finish the layup | 38-34 |
| 15:57 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Shane Heyward gets the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Slippery Rock | PG - Edwin Grear (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harold Vallee (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Hal Grigg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - James Hudson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gary Strine (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. Virginia Wesleyan | PG - James Varnum (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Hardy (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Cecil Sweeney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shane Heyward (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Yearwood (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 15:38 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Varnum misses badly on a shot from the right side | 38-34 |
| 15:36 | Slippery Rock | James Hudson gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 15:25 | Slippery Rock | Gary Strine misses short on a jumper near the basket | 38-34 |
| 15:23 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Cecil Sweeney | 38-34 |
| 15:00 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Chad Hardy is hacked by James Hudson - foul #1 on James Hudson, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Frank White (SG), Howard Morano (SF), Robert Damato (PF) Harold Vallee, Hal Grigg, James Hudson | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich (PG), John Harris (SG), Donald Douglass (SF), Rickey Starr (PF), Lonnie Jordan (C) James Varnum, Chad Hardy, Cecil Sweeney, Shane Heyward, David Yearwood | |
| 14:39 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 14:17 | Slippery Rock | Howard Morano misses the easy layup | 38-37 |
| 14:16 | Slippery Rock | Robert Damato misses the tip | 38-37 |
| 14:14 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 13:54 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 13:53 | Slippery Rock | The rebound goes to Gary Strine | 38-37 |
| 13:35 | Slippery Rock | Gary Strine misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 38-37 |
| 13:34 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Lonnie Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 13:29 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 13:27 | Slippery Rock | Gary Strine pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 13:23 | Slippery Rock | Howard Morano double dribbles | 38-37 |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Arthur Imler (PG), Harold Vallee (SG), Hal Grigg (SF), James Hudson (PF), Kenneth Carpenter (C) Edwin Grear, Frank White, Howard Morano, Robert Damato, Gary Strine | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Chad Hardy (SG), David Yearwood (C) John Harris, Lonnie Jordan | |
| 13:00 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Chad Hardy makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 12:44 | Slippery Rock | James Hudson misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-40 |
| 12:43 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | The rebound goes to David Yearwood | 38-40 |
| 12:38 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich double dribbles in the backcourt | 38-40 |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Shane Heyward (PF) Rickey Starr | |
| 12:16 | Slippery Rock | Harold Vallee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-40 |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Robert Damato (PF), Gary Strine (C) James Hudson, Kenneth Carpenter | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Varnum (PG), John Harris (SG), Cecil Sweeney (SF), Lonnie Jordan (C) Val Dietrich, Chad Hardy, Donald Douglass, David Yearwood | |
| 12:14 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Harold Vallee is called for the reach on Cecil Sweeney in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harold Vallee, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| 11:58 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Shane Heyward makes the wide open runner from close range | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Slippery Rock | PG - Arthur Imler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Vallee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Hal Grigg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - Robert Damato (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Gary Strine (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. Virginia Wesleyan | PG - James Varnum (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cecil Sweeney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shane Heyward (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Lonnie Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Slippery Rock | Gary Strine makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Arthur Imler | 40-42 |
| 11:14 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Shane Heyward hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Harris | 40-44 |
| 10:51 | Slippery Rock | Hal Grigg is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 40-44 |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Edwin Grear (PG), Frank White (SG), Howard Morano (SF), James Hudson (PF) Arthur Imler, Harold Vallee, Hal Grigg, Robert Damato | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich (PG), Chad Hardy (SG), Donald Douglass (SF), Rickey Starr (PF), David Yearwood (C) James Varnum, John Harris, Cecil Sweeney, Shane Heyward, Lonnie Jordan | |
| 10:22 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | David Yearwood scores on a floater from the free throw line | 40-46 |
| 10:05 | Slippery Rock | Edwin Grear blows the dunk | 40-46 |
| 10:03 | Slippery Rock | James Hudson snags the offensive board | 40-46 |
| 09:50 | Slippery Rock | Gary Strine can't finish the layup | 40-46 |
| 09:48 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Rickey Starr grabs the board | 40-46 |
| 09:22 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 40-46 |
| 09:21 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Chad Hardy can't tip it in | 40-46 |
| 09:19 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Hardy | 40-46 |
| 08:53 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Chad Hardy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-46 |
| 08:51 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Donald Douglass misses the tip | 40-46 |
| 08:49 | Slippery Rock | James Hudson grabs the board | 40-46 |
| 08:32 | Slippery Rock | Gary Strine comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Donald Douglass - foul #1 on Donald Douglass, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Arthur Imler (PG), Harold Vallee (SG), Hal Grigg (SF), Robert Damato (PF) Edwin Grear, Frank White, Howard Morano, James Hudson | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Varnum (PG), John Harris (SG), Cecil Sweeney (SF), Shane Heyward (PF), Lonnie Jordan (C) Val Dietrich, Chad Hardy, Donald Douglass, Rickey Starr, David Yearwood | |
| 08:32 | Slippery Rock | Gary Strine makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 08:32 | Slippery Rock | Gary Strine makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 08:03 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Lonnie Jordan misses the shot from the right block | 42-46 |
| 08:01 | Slippery Rock | The rebound goes to Robert Damato | 42-46 |
| 07:55 | Slippery Rock | Arthur Imler comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 07:54 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Lonnie Jordan pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Slippery Rock | PG - Arthur Imler (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harold Vallee (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Hal Grigg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - Robert Damato (fresh) 6 reb. C - Gary Strine (tiring) 16 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. Virginia Wesleyan | PG - James Varnum (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Cecil Sweeney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shane Heyward (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Lonnie Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:50 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Harold Vallee is called for the reach on John Harris in the backcourt - foul #4 on Harold Vallee, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Kenneth Carpenter (C) Gary Strine | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| 07:35 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Shane Heyward misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-46 |
| 07:34 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Varnum tips it but misses | 42-46 |
| 07:33 | Slippery Rock | Hal Grigg grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 07:15 | Slippery Rock | Shane Heyward takes the ball from Harold Vallee | 42-46 |
| 06:49 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Varnum scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by John Harris | 42-48 |
| 06:27 | Slippery Rock | Hal Grigg clanks a 3 from the right corner | 42-48 |
| 06:26 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Shane Heyward pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 06:00 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Shane Heyward connects on the open jumper from the right side set up by John Harris | 42-50 |
| 06:00 | Slippery Rock | Slippery Rock calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-50 |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Edwin Grear (PG), Frank White (SG), James Hudson (PF), Gary Strine (C) Arthur Imler, Harold Vallee, Robert Damato, Kenneth Carpenter | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich (PG), Donald Douglass (SF), Rickey Starr (PF) James Varnum, Cecil Sweeney, Shane Heyward | |
| 05:45 | Slippery Rock | Gary Strine hits the finger roll | 44-50 |
| 05:42 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Harris is hacked by Edwin Grear in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edwin Grear, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| 05:30 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Rickey Starr slams it home | 44-52 |
| 05:13 | Slippery Rock | James Hudson double dribbles | 44-52 |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Chad Hardy (SG) John Harris | |
| 04:48 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Chad Hardy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-52 |
| 04:47 | Slippery Rock | Edwin Grear grabs the board | 44-52 |
| 04:42 | Slippery Rock | Edwin Grear hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-52 |
| 04:40 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Rickey Starr | 44-52 |
| 04:22 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Chad Hardy loses the dribble to Gary Strine | 44-52 |
| 04:13 | Slippery Rock | Hal Grigg evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Frank White | 47-52 |
| 03:49 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Lonnie Jordan blows the dunk but he's hacked by Gary Strine - foul #1 on Gary Strine, team foul #6 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Harold Vallee (SG), Howard Morano (SF), Robert Damato (PF) Frank White, Hal Grigg, James Hudson | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Harris (SG) Chad Hardy | |
| 03:49 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Lonnie Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 03:49 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Lonnie Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Slippery Rock | PG - Edwin Grear (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harold Vallee (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. SF - Howard Morano (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Damato (fresh) 6 reb. C - Gary Strine (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | W. Virginia Wesleyan | PG - Val Dietrich (fresh) 14 pts. SG - John Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SF - Donald Douglass (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Rickey Starr (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Lonnie Jordan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Slippery Rock | Val Dietrich steals the ball from Harold Vallee | 47-54 |
| 03:18 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Harris makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Lonnie Jordan | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Slippery Rock | Slippery Rock is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | W. Virginia Wesleyan | W. Virginia Wesleyan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:59 | Slippery Rock | Harold Vallee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-56 |
| 02:58 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Donald Douglass grabs the defensive rebound | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Slippery Rock | Slippery Rock is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | W. Virginia Wesleyan | W. Virginia Wesleyan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:32 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Harris is alone and drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Val Dietrich | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Slippery Rock | Slippery Rock is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | W. Virginia Wesleyan | W. Virginia Wesleyan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:24 | Slippery Rock | Edwin Grear misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 47-58 |
| 02:23 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich grabs the board | 47-58 |
| 02:19 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Donald Douglass comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Howard Morano - foul #2 on Howard Morano, team foul #7 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Arthur Imler (PG), James Hudson (PF), Kenneth Carpenter (C) Edwin Grear, Robert Damato, Gary Strine | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Varnum (PG), Chad Hardy (SG), Shane Heyward (PF), David Yearwood (C) Val Dietrich, John Harris, Rickey Starr, Lonnie Jordan | |
| 02:19 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Donald Douglass makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 02:19 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Donald Douglass misses the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 02:19 | Slippery Rock | Kenneth Carpenter gets the rebound | 47-59 |
| 02:10 | Slippery Rock | Arthur Imler clanks a 3 from the right wing | 47-59 |
| 02:09 | Slippery Rock | Kenneth Carpenter snags the offensive board | 47-59 |
| 02:01 | Slippery Rock | Arthur Imler is hacked by James Varnum - foul #3 on James Varnum, team foul #3 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Alvin Highfill (SG) Harold Vallee | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Cecil Sweeney (SF) Donald Douglass | |
| 01:47 | Slippery Rock | James Hudson hits the finger roll and the foul's on David Yearwood - foul #1 on David Yearwood, team foul #4 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Harold Vallee (SG) Alvin Highfill | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| 01:47 | Slippery Rock | James Hudson makes the free throw | 50-59 |
| 01:45 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Arthur Imler is called for the reach on James Varnum in the backcourt - foul #3 on Arthur Imler, team foul #8 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Edwin Grear (PG), Frank White (SG), Hal Grigg (SF), Robert Damato (PF), Gary Strine (C) Arthur Imler, Harold Vallee, Howard Morano, James Hudson, Kenneth Carpenter | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Harris (SG), Donald Douglass (SF), Rickey Starr (PF), Lonnie Jordan (C) Chad Hardy, Cecil Sweeney, Shane Heyward, David Yearwood | |
| 01:45 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Varnum misses the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 01:45 | Slippery Rock | Gary Strine gets the rebound | 50-59 |
| 01:32 | Slippery Rock | Edwin Grear loses the ball out of bounds | 50-59 |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich (PG) James Varnum | |
| 01:14 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Donald Douglass comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 50-59 |
| 01:12 | Slippery Rock | Robert Damato grabs the defensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 01:04 | Slippery Rock | John Harris is called for the reach on Robert Damato - foul #2 on John Harris, team foul #5 | 50-59 |
| 00:54 | Slippery Rock | Hal Grigg is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-59 |
| 00:52 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich snags the defensive board | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Slippery Rock | Slippery Rock is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | W. Virginia Wesleyan | W. Virginia Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:49 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Edwin Grear is called for the reach on Val Dietrich in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edwin Grear, team foul #9 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | David Yearwood (PF) Rickey Starr | |
| 00:49 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich misses the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:49 | Slippery Rock | Robert Damato snags the defensive board | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Slippery Rock | Slippery Rock is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | W. Virginia Wesleyan | W. Virginia Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Slippery Rock | David Yearwood steals it from Edwin Grear | 50-59 |
| 00:41 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | David Yearwood is fouled in the backcourt by Frank White - foul #3 on Frank White, team foul #10 | 50-59 |
| 00:41 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | David Yearwood makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:41 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | David Yearwood makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 00:35 | Slippery Rock | Edwin Grear misses long on a floater from the left wing | 50-61 |
| 00:34 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Lonnie Jordan gets the rebound | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Slippery Rock | Slippery Rock is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | W. Virginia Wesleyan | W. Virginia Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:06 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-61 |
| 00:04 | Slippery Rock | Frank White grabs the board | 50-61 |
| 00:00 | Slippery Rock | Frank White misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 50-61 |