| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Warren Stevenson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Carl Bauder (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scotty Probst (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Pippin (fresh) 6 pts. C - Glenn Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Slippery Rock | PG - Eddie Maldanado (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Payne (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Corcoran (fresh) PF - Steven Nance (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lewis Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst inbounds the ball | 27-43 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Slippery Rock | Slippery Rock is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:53 | Emporia St. | Lewis Brown takes the ball from Carl Bauder in the backcourt | 27-43 |
| 19:41 | Slippery Rock | Scotty Probst blocks the short jumper by Lewis Brown | 27-43 |
| 19:39 | Slippery Rock | Lewis Brown hits the follow up shot | 27-45 |
| 19:16 | Emporia St. | Glenn Evans comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-45 |
| 19:15 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst tips it home | 29-45 |
| 18:54 | Slippery Rock | Eddie Maldanado can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-45 |
| 18:52 | Emporia St. | Edward Pippin pulls down the rebound | 29-45 |
| 18:48 | Emporia St. | Eddie Maldanado is called for the reach on Edward Pippin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eddie Maldanado, team foul #1 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz (PG), Luis Hayes (SG), Kevin Ferguson (PF), Jerome Johnson (C) Warren Stevenson, Carl Bauder, Edward Pippin, Glenn Evans | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Thomas Hagemann (PG), Michael Brill (SG), Mark Hayden (SF), Willard Custer (PF), David Berkovitz (C) Eddie Maldanado, Gary Payne, Harold Corcoran, Steven Nance, Lewis Brown | |
| 18:36 | Emporia St. | The jump hook by Lester Heinz is blocked by Willard Custer | 29-45 |
| 18:35 | Slippery Rock | Mark Hayden pulls down the rebound | 29-45 |
| 18:32 | Slippery Rock | Thomas Hagemann is hacked by Lester Heinz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lester Heinz, team foul #1 | 29-45 |
| 18:15 | Slippery Rock | Thomas Hagemann makes the floater from the left wing set up by Michael Brill | 29-47 |
| 18:03 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Luis Hayes | 31-47 |
| 17:47 | Slippery Rock | Willard Custer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-47 |
| 17:45 | Slippery Rock | David Berkovitz can't tip it in | 31-47 |
| 17:44 | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz grabs the defensive rebound | 31-47 |
| 17:39 | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz makes the wide open turnaround in the lane | 33-47 |
| 17:35 | Slippery Rock | Thomas Hagemann's pass is intercepted by Jerome Johnson in the backcourt | 33-47 |
| 17:30 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst blows the dunk but the foul's on Michael Brill - foul #3 on Michael Brill, team foul #2 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Warren Stevenson (PG), Carl Bauder (SG), Edward Pippin (PF), Glenn Evans (C) Lester Heinz, Luis Hayes, Kevin Ferguson, Jerome Johnson | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Gary Payne (SG), Charles Cox (SF), Steven Nance (PF), Lewis Brown (C) Michael Brill, Mark Hayden, Willard Custer, David Berkovitz | |
| 17:30 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst makes the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 17:30 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst makes the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 17:26 | Slippery Rock | Gary Payne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-47 |
| 17:12 | Emporia St. | Glenn Evans can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-47 |
| 17:11 | Slippery Rock | Lewis Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 35-47 |
| 16:57 | Slippery Rock | Lewis Brown's pass is intercepted by Carl Bauder | 35-47 |
| 16:52 | Emporia St. | Warren Stevenson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Carl Bauder | 37-47 |
| 16:47 | Slippery Rock | Gary Payne loses the dribble to Carl Bauder in the backcourt | 37-47 |
| 16:41 | Emporia St. | Warren Stevenson is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 16:39 | Slippery Rock | Steven Nance snags the defensive board | 37-47 |
| 16:30 | Slippery Rock | Lewis Brown lays it up and in | 37-49 |
| 16:10 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst is hacked by Thomas Hagemann - foul #2 on Thomas Hagemann, team foul #3 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Luis Hayes (SF) Scotty Probst | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Harold Corcoran (SF) Charles Cox | |
| 15:55 | Emporia St. | Carl Bauder buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Luis Hayes | 39-49 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Warren Stevenson (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Carl Bauder (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Luis Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Pippin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Evans (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Slippery Rock | PG - Thomas Hagemann (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Payne (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Corcoran (fresh) PF - Steven Nance (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lewis Brown (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Slippery Rock | Carl Bauder steals it from Gary Payne | 39-49 |
| 15:20 | Emporia St. | Glenn Evans misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 39-49 |
| 15:18 | Emporia St. | Luis Hayes pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 15:04 | Emporia St. | Glenn Evans misses badly on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Steven Nance - foul #2 on Steven Nance, team foul #4 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz (PG), Kevin Ferguson (PF) Warren Stevenson, Edward Pippin | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Eddie Maldanado (PG), Michael Brill (SG), Willard Custer (C) Thomas Hagemann, Gary Payne, Lewis Brown | |
| 15:04 | Emporia St. | Glenn Evans makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 15:04 | Emporia St. | Glenn Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 14:41 | Slippery Rock | Steven Nance knocks in the floater from the left block | 41-51 |
| 14:18 | Emporia St. | Michael Brill steals the ball from Kevin Ferguson | 41-51 |
| 13:58 | Slippery Rock | Harold Corcoran misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-51 |
| 13:57 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Lester Heinz | 41-51 |
| 13:53 | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz is fouled on the floor by Eddie Maldanado - foul #4 on Eddie Maldanado, team foul #5 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Warren Stevenson (PG), Scotty Probst (SF), Edward Pippin (PF), Jerome Johnson (C) Lester Heinz, Carl Bauder, Kevin Ferguson, Glenn Evans | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Gary Payne (SG), Mark Hayden (SF), Lewis Brown (C) Eddie Maldanado, Harold Corcoran, Steven Nance | |
| 13:38 | Emporia St. | Warren Stevenson buries a 3 from straight away set up by Jerome Johnson | 44-51 |
| 13:16 | Slippery Rock | Willard Custer is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Willard Custer, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | David Berkovitz (PF) Willard Custer | |
| 12:55 | Emporia St. | Edward Pippin is wide open but clanks a turnaround near the basket | 44-51 |
| 12:53 | Slippery Rock | The rebound goes to Lewis Brown | 44-51 |
| 12:32 | Slippery Rock | Michael Brill connects on the open 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-54 |
| 12:12 | Emporia St. | Edward Pippin can't finish the layup | 44-54 |
| 12:10 | Emporia St. | Luis Hayes grabs the offensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 12:10 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 44-54 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz (PG), Carl Bauder (SG) Warren Stevenson, Luis Hayes | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Thomas Hagemann (PG), Charles Cox (SG), Harold Corcoran (SF), Steven Nance (PF), Willard Custer (C) Michael Brill, Gary Payne, Mark Hayden, David Berkovitz, Lewis Brown | |
| 11:52 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 11:50 | Slippery Rock | Willard Custer snags the defensive board | 44-54 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Lester Heinz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Bauder (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Scotty Probst (tired) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Pippin (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerome Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Slippery Rock | PG - Thomas Hagemann (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Cox (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Harold Corcoran (fairly fresh) PF - Steven Nance (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Willard Custer (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:48 | Slippery Rock | Charles Cox is hacked by Carl Bauder in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carl Bauder, team foul #2 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson (C) Jerome Johnson | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | | |
| 11:30 | Slippery Rock | Harold Corcoran throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-54 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Glenn Evans (C) Lester Heinz | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Lewis Brown (C) Willard Custer | |
| 11:27 | Emporia St. | Harold Corcoran is called for the reach on Scotty Probst in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harold Corcoran, team foul #7 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Gary Payne (SG) Charles Cox | |
| 11:27 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 11:27 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 11:23 | Slippery Rock | Gary Payne is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Bauder - foul #3 on Carl Bauder, team foul #3 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Luis Hayes (SF) Scotty Probst | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | | |
| 11:13 | Slippery Rock | Gary Payne's floater is knocked away by Edward Pippin | 46-54 |
| 11:12 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Glenn Evans | 46-54 |
| 11:08 | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson is hacked by Thomas Hagemann in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Hagemann, team foul #8 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Mark Hayden (PF) Steven Nance | |
| 11:08 | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 11:08 | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 10:54 | Slippery Rock | Mark Hayden drills a jump hook from the right block | 48-56 |
| 10:52 | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson is hacked by Thomas Hagemann in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Hagemann, team foul #9 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jerome Johnson (C) Glenn Evans | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Michael Brill (PG), Willard Custer (C) Thomas Hagemann, Lewis Brown | |
| 10:52 | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson misses the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 10:52 | Slippery Rock | The rebound goes to Mark Hayden | 48-56 |
| 10:35 | Slippery Rock | Willard Custer knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Mark Hayden | 48-58 |
| 10:20 | Emporia St. | Michael Brill is called for the reach on Kevin Ferguson - foul #4 on Michael Brill, team foul #10 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz (PG), Scotty Probst (SF) Luis Hayes, Edward Pippin | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Charles Cox (SG), Steven Nance (PF), David Berkovitz (C) Michael Brill, Gary Payne, Willard Custer | |
| 10:20 | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 10:20 | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 10:20 | Slippery Rock | Charles Cox gets the rebound | 49-58 |
| 10:18 | Slippery Rock | Charles Cox is hacked by Carl Bauder in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carl Bauder, team foul #4 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Warren Stevenson (PG), Edward Pippin (PF) Carl Bauder, Kevin Ferguson | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | | |
| 10:01 | Slippery Rock | Harold Corcoran can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jerome Johnson - foul #1 on Jerome Johnson, team foul #5 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Glenn Evans (C) Jerome Johnson | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Lewis Brown (C) David Berkovitz | |
| 10:01 | Slippery Rock | Harold Corcoran makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 10:01 | Slippery Rock | Harold Corcoran misses the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 10:01 | Slippery Rock | Lewis Brown snags the offensive board | 49-59 |
| 09:39 | Slippery Rock | Charles Cox misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-59 |
| 09:38 | Slippery Rock | Charles Cox grabs the offensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 09:38 | Slippery Rock | Slippery Rock calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 49-59 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Luis Hayes (SG) Warren Stevenson | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | | |
| 09:23 | Slippery Rock | Glenn Evans swats the shot by Charles Cox | 49-59 |
| 09:21 | Emporia St. | Glenn Evans snags the defensive board | 49-59 |
| 09:17 | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Mark Hayden - foul #1 on Mark Hayden, team foul #11 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Gary Payne (SG), Willard Custer (PF) Charles Cox, Steven Nance | |
| 09:17 | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 09:17 | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 09:04 | Slippery Rock | Gary Payne is whistled for traveling | 51-59 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jerome Johnson (C) Glenn Evans | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | David Berkovitz (C) Lewis Brown | |
| 08:44 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 53-59 |
| 08:27 | Slippery Rock | Harold Corcoran misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 53-59 |
| 08:25 | Slippery Rock | The offensive rebound goes to David Berkovitz | 53-59 |
| 08:20 | Slippery Rock | Gary Payne is fouled on the floor by Luis Hayes - foul #2 on Luis Hayes, team foul #6 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Warren Stevenson (PG), Kevin Ferguson (PF), Glenn Evans (C) Lester Heinz, Scotty Probst, Edward Pippin | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Charles Cox (SF), Steven Nance (PF), Lewis Brown (C) Harold Corcoran, Willard Custer, David Berkovitz | |
| 08:13 | Slippery Rock | Mark Hayden is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Steven Nance | 53-61 |
| 07:58 | Emporia St. | Glenn Evans loses the ball out of bounds | 53-61 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Carl Bauder (SG) Luis Hayes | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Eddie Maldanado (PG), Michael Brill (SG), Thomas Hagemann (SF) Mark Hayden, Gary Payne, Charles Cox | |
| 07:56 | Slippery Rock | Michael Brill is fouled in the backcourt by Glenn Evans - foul #3 on Glenn Evans, team foul #7 | 53-61 |
| 07:56 | Slippery Rock | Michael Brill makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 07:56 | Slippery Rock | Michael Brill makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 07:38 | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson connects on the open driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Warren Stevenson | 55-63 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Warren Stevenson (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Bauder (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SF - Jerome Johnson (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Ferguson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Glenn Evans (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Slippery Rock | PG - Eddie Maldanado (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Brill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Hagemann (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Steven Nance (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lewis Brown (tired) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Slippery Rock | Michael Brill misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-63 |
| 07:13 | Emporia St. | Warren Stevenson grabs the board | 55-63 |
| 07:09 | Emporia St. | Jerome Johnson double dribbles in the backcourt | 55-63 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst (SF), Edward Pippin (PF) Jerome Johnson, Kevin Ferguson | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Harold Corcoran (SF), David Berkovitz (PF), Willard Custer (C) Michael Brill, Steven Nance, Lewis Brown | |
| 06:53 | Slippery Rock | Willard Custer travels with the ball | 55-63 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz (PG) Warren Stevenson | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | | |
| 06:44 | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz makes the wide open driving attempt from the left block | 57-63 |
| 06:24 | Slippery Rock | David Berkovitz hits a wide open jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Eddie Maldanado | 57-65 |
| 06:14 | Emporia St. | Edward Pippin buries a turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Willard Custer - foul #3 on Willard Custer, team foul #12 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Luis Hayes (SF), Jerome Johnson (C) Scotty Probst, Glenn Evans | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Charles Cox (SF), Steven Nance (PF), Lewis Brown (C) Harold Corcoran, Willard Custer, David Berkovitz | |
| 06:14 | Emporia St. | Edward Pippin makes the free throw | 60-65 |
| 05:50 | Slippery Rock | Lewis Brown misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 60-65 |
| 05:48 | Emporia St. | Edward Pippin grabs the board | 60-65 |
| 05:42 | Emporia St. | Carl Bauder misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-65 |
| 05:41 | Slippery Rock | The rebound goes to Eddie Maldanado | 60-65 |
| 05:27 | Slippery Rock | Charles Cox is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Charles Cox, team foul #13 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Warren Stevenson (PG), Scotty Probst (SF), Kevin Ferguson (PF), Glenn Evans (C) Lester Heinz, Carl Bauder, Edward Pippin, Jerome Johnson | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Michael Brill (SG) Thomas Hagemann | |
| 05:01 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst is open and scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 62-65 |
| 04:43 | Slippery Rock | Steven Nance is called for traveling | 62-65 |
| 04:43 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 62-65 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Carl Bauder (SG), Jerome Johnson (C) Scotty Probst, Glenn Evans | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Harold Corcoran (SF), David Berkovitz (PF), Willard Custer (C) Charles Cox, Steven Nance, Lewis Brown | |
| 04:41 | Emporia St. | Warren Stevenson double dribbles in the backcourt | 62-65 |
| 04:29 | Slippery Rock | Michael Brill drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Eddie Maldanado | 62-68 |
| 04:26 | Emporia St. | Willard Custer takes the ball from Carl Bauder in the backcourt | 62-68 |
| 04:19 | Slippery Rock | The jump hook by Willard Custer is blocked by Kevin Ferguson | 62-68 |
| 04:17 | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson snags the defensive board | 62-68 |
| 04:13 | Emporia St. | Michael Brill picks off the pass by Luis Hayes in the backcourt | 62-68 |
| 04:00 | Slippery Rock | David Berkovitz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-68 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz (PG), Scotty Probst (SF), Edward Pippin (PF), Glenn Evans (C) Warren Stevenson, Luis Hayes, Kevin Ferguson, Jerome Johnson | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Gary Payne (SG), Thomas Hagemann (SF), Mark Hayden (PF) Michael Brill, Harold Corcoran, Willard Custer | |
| 03:56 | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz is fouled in the backcourt by Eddie Maldanado - foul #5 on Eddie Maldanado, team foul #14 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Steven Nance (PF) Eddie Maldanado | |
| 03:56 | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 03:56 | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 03:42 | Slippery Rock | Thomas Hagemann misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-68 |
| 03:40 | Slippery Rock | Mark Hayden can't tip it in | 64-68 |
| 03:39 | Slippery Rock | Mark Hayden snags the offensive board | 64-68 |
| 03:31 | Slippery Rock | Thomas Hagemann double dribbles | 64-68 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Luis Hayes (SG) Carl Bauder | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Lewis Brown (C) David Berkovitz | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Lester Heinz (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Hayes (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Scotty Probst (tired) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Pippin (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Glenn Evans (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Slippery Rock | PG - Thomas Hagemann (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gary Payne (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Hayden (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Steven Nance (very tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lewis Brown (tired) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz misses long on a floater from the left block | 64-68 |
| 03:02 | Slippery Rock | Thomas Hagemann gets the rebound | 64-68 |
| 03:00 | Slippery Rock | Slippery Rock calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 64-68 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Warren Stevenson (PG), Jerome Johnson (C) Lester Heinz, Glenn Evans | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Michael Brill (PG), Harold Corcoran (SF), Willard Custer (PF) Thomas Hagemann, Mark Hayden, Steven Nance | |
| 02:46 | Slippery Rock | Willard Custer misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 64-68 |
| 02:44 | Slippery Rock | Harold Corcoran gets the offensive rebound | 64-68 |
| 02:33 | Slippery Rock | Harold Corcoran is fouled on the floor by Scotty Probst - foul #3 on Scotty Probst, team foul #8 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Carl Bauder (SG) Scotty Probst | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | | |
| 02:33 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 64-68 |
| 02:33 | Slippery Rock | Harold Corcoran makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 02:33 | Slippery Rock | Harold Corcoran misses the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 02:33 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Jerome Johnson | 64-69 |
| 02:23 | Emporia St. | Luis Hayes is whistled for a carry | 64-69 |
| 02:23 | Slippery Rock | Slippery Rock calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 64-69 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson (C) Jerome Johnson | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Charles Cox (SF), Steven Nance (PF) Harold Corcoran, Lewis Brown | |
| 02:18 | Slippery Rock | Gary Payne is hacked by Carl Bauder in the backcourt - foul #5 on Carl Bauder, team foul #9 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst (SF) Carl Bauder | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | | |
| 02:18 | Slippery Rock | Gary Payne makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 02:18 | Slippery Rock | Gary Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 01:58 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 64-71 |
| 01:56 | Emporia St. | Kevin Ferguson snags the offensive board | 64-71 |
| 01:56 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 64-71 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Glenn Evans (C) Kevin Ferguson | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Thomas Hagemann (PG), Harold Corcoran (SF), Lewis Brown (C) Michael Brill, Charles Cox, Willard Custer | |
| 01:35 | Emporia St. | Luis Hayes can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 64-71 |
| 01:33 | Slippery Rock | Lewis Brown gets the rebound | 64-71 |
| 01:33 | Slippery Rock | Slippery Rock calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 64-71 |
| 01:17 | Slippery Rock | Lewis Brown slams it home | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Slippery Rock | Slippery Rock is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Emporia St. | Luis Hayes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-73 |
| 00:48 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Slippery Rock | Slippery Rock is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Emporia St. | Gary Payne steals the ball from Scotty Probst | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Slippery Rock | Slippery Rock is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Slippery Rock | Steven Nance is hacked by Warren Stevenson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Warren Stevenson, team foul #10 | 64-73 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Michael Brill (PG), David Berkovitz (C) Thomas Hagemann, Lewis Brown | |
| 00:43 | Slippery Rock | Steven Nance misses the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 00:43 | Slippery Rock | Steven Nance makes the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:37 | Emporia St. | Warren Stevenson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-74 |
| 00:36 | Slippery Rock | David Berkovitz gets the rebound | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Slippery Rock | Slippery Rock is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Slippery Rock | Gary Payne misses the open dunk | 64-74 |
| 00:13 | Emporia St. | Scotty Probst pulls down the rebound | 64-74 |
| 00:09 | Emporia St. | Warren Stevenson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Warren Stevenson, team foul #11 | 64-74 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Lester Heinz (PG), Kevin Ferguson (PF), Jerome Johnson (C) Warren Stevenson, Edward Pippin, Glenn Evans | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Thomas Hagemann (PG), Mark Hayden (SF), Willard Custer (PF) Gary Payne, Harold Corcoran, Steven Nance | |
| 00:00 | Slippery Rock | Thomas Hagemann runs out the clock | 64-74 |