| Lineup | John Jay | PG - Randall Leighty (fresh) SG - Craig Epperson (fresh) SF - Eric Bannister (fresh) PF - John Clark (fresh) C - William Sharpless (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Wesleyan | PG - Dennis Greer (fresh) SG - David Kittleson (fresh) SF - Robert Head (fresh) PF - Gaston Gain (fresh) C - John Salls (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | John Jay | William Sharpless wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | John Jay | John Jay is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Wesleyan | Virginia Wesleyan is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:57 | John Jay | Craig Epperson is fouled in the backcourt by David Kittleson - foul #1 on David Kittleson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | John Jay | Eric Bannister comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Virginia Wesleyan | Gaston Gain grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Virginia Wesleyan | Gaston Gain misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | John Jay | Craig Epperson grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | John Jay | Randall Leighty misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Virginia Wesleyan | The rebound goes to John Salls | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Virginia Wesleyan | John Salls connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Dennis Greer | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | John Jay | Eric Bannister misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Virginia Wesleyan | Dennis Greer grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:16 | Virginia Wesleyan | David Kittleson connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Salls | 0-4 |
| 18:08 | John Jay | Eric Bannister is hacked by Robert Head - foul #1 on Robert Head, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 17:56 | John Jay | Eric Bannister throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-4 |
| Subs | John Jay | Joseph Reed (PG), Joseph Mitchell (SG), Dean Robertson (SF), Russell Sakamoto (PF) Randall Leighty, Craig Epperson, Eric Bannister, John Clark | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Charles Hauser (SG) David Kittleson | |
| 17:39 | Virginia Wesleyan | Dennis Greer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Reed - foul #1 on Joseph Reed, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 17:39 | Virginia Wesleyan | Dennis Greer misses the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 17:39 | Virginia Wesleyan | Dennis Greer makes the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:37 | John Jay | Gaston Gain takes the ball from Joseph Mitchell in the backcourt | 0-5 |
| 17:24 | Virginia Wesleyan | Gaston Gain scores on a floater from the right block set up by Charles Hauser | 0-7 |
| 17:17 | John Jay | Russell Sakamoto's floater is tipped away by John Salls | 0-7 |
| 17:15 | Virginia Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Gaston Gain | 0-7 |
| 16:56 | Virginia Wesleyan | Robert Head throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-7 |
| Subs | John Jay | John Clark (PF) William Sharpless | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | James Dukes (SG), Norman Blakney (SF), Raymond Young (PF), Noel McCullar (C) Dennis Greer, Robert Head, Gaston Gain, John Salls | |
| 16:47 | John Jay | Joseph Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-7 |
| 16:46 | John Jay | Russell Sakamoto grabs the offensive board | 0-7 |
| 16:33 | John Jay | Dean Robertson misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 0-7 |
| 16:31 | John Jay | Russell Sakamoto hits the follow up shot | 2-7 |
| 16:15 | Virginia Wesleyan | James Dukes is hacked by John Clark - foul #1 on John Clark, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| Subs | John Jay | Randall Leighty (PG), Craig Epperson (SG), Eric Bannister (SF), William Sharpless (C) Joseph Reed, Joseph Mitchell, Dean Robertson, Russell Sakamoto | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | David Kittleson (SG) Charles Hauser | |
| 16:00 | Virginia Wesleyan | Raymond Young misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Eric Bannister - foul #1 on Eric Bannister, team foul #3 | 2-7 |
| 16:00 | Virginia Wesleyan | Raymond Young misses the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 16:00 | Virginia Wesleyan | Raymond Young makes the 2nd free throw | 2-8 |
| Lineup | John Jay | PG - Randall Leighty (fresh) SG - Craig Epperson (fresh) SF - Eric Bannister (fresh) PF - John Clark (fairly fresh) C - William Sharpless (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Wesleyan | PG - James Dukes (fresh) SG - David Kittleson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Norman Blakney (fresh) PF - Raymond Young (fresh) 1 pts. C - Noel McCullar (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | John Jay | Craig Epperson is called for 5 seconds | 2-8 |
| Subs | John Jay | | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Alan Lee (SF), Gaston Gain (PF), John Salls (C) Norman Blakney, Raymond Young, Noel McCullar | |
| 15:25 | Virginia Wesleyan | Gaston Gain is fouled on the floor by Craig Epperson - foul #1 on Craig Epperson, team foul #4 | 2-8 |
| Subs | John Jay | Eric Bales (SF) Eric Bannister | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Dennis Greer (PG), Charles Hauser (SG), Robert Head (SF) James Dukes, David Kittleson, Alan Lee | |
| 15:18 | Virginia Wesleyan | Charles Hauser connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gaston Gain | 2-10 |
| 14:53 | John Jay | John Clark is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 2-10 |
| 14:51 | Virginia Wesleyan | John Salls grabs the board | 2-10 |
| 14:47 | Virginia Wesleyan | Robert Head scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Greer | 2-12 |
| 14:36 | John Jay | Randall Leighty hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 2-12 |
| 14:35 | Virginia Wesleyan | John Salls grabs the board | 2-12 |
| 14:11 | Virginia Wesleyan | Gaston Gain misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 2-12 |
| 14:09 | Virginia Wesleyan | Charles Hauser pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-12 |
| 13:52 | Virginia Wesleyan | Robert Head is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 2-12 |
| Subs | John Jay | Joseph Reed (PG), Joseph Mitchell (SG), Eric Bannister (SF), Russell Sakamoto (PF), Dean Robertson (C) Randall Leighty, Craig Epperson, Eric Bales, John Clark, William Sharpless | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | James Dukes (PG), David Kittleson (SG), Alan Lee (SF), Norman Blakney (PF), Noel McCullar (C) Dennis Greer, Charles Hauser, Robert Head, Gaston Gain, John Salls | |
| 13:30 | John Jay | Joseph Reed drills a floater from the right block | 4-12 |
| 13:13 | Virginia Wesleyan | James Dukes drills a shot from the left side | 4-14 |
| 12:51 | John Jay | Eric Bannister misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 4-14 |
| 12:50 | John Jay | Joseph Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 4-14 |
| 12:38 | John Jay | Dean Robertson lays it in set up by Joseph Reed | 6-14 |
| 12:26 | Virginia Wesleyan | Noel McCullar scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James Dukes | 6-17 |
| 12:11 | John Jay | Joseph Mitchell blows the layup | 6-17 |
| 12:09 | John Jay | Russell Sakamoto can't tip it in | 6-17 |
| 12:08 | Virginia Wesleyan | Noel McCullar snags the defensive board | 6-17 |
| 11:56 | Virginia Wesleyan | James Dukes travels with the ball | 6-17 |
| Subs | John Jay | Bruce Olson (PG), William Moore (SG), Eric Bales (SF), John Clark (PF), William Sharpless (C) Joseph Reed, Joseph Mitchell, Eric Bannister, Russell Sakamoto, Dean Robertson | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Dennis Greer (PG), Charles Hauser (SG), Robert Head (SF), Gaston Gain (PF), Raymond Young (C) James Dukes, David Kittleson, Alan Lee, Norman Blakney, Noel McCullar | |
| Lineup | John Jay | PG - Bruce Olson (fresh) SG - William Moore (fresh) SF - Eric Bales (fresh) PF - John Clark (fairly fresh) C - William Sharpless (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Wesleyan | PG - Dennis Greer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Hauser (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Head (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gaston Gain (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Young (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:34 | John Jay | Bruce Olson makes the 3 from the right wing | 9-17 |
| 11:05 | Virginia Wesleyan | Gaston Gain lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Hauser | 9-19 |
| 11:03 | John Jay | Robert Head is called for the reach on Eric Bales in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Head, team foul #3 | 9-19 |
| Subs | John Jay | Randall Leighty (PG), Craig Epperson (SG) Bruce Olson, William Moore | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Jon Pollak (SF), John Salls (C) Robert Head, Gaston Gain | |
| 10:54 | John Jay | John Clark lays it up and in set up by Craig Epperson | 11-19 |
| 10:28 | Virginia Wesleyan | Jon Pollak comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 11-19 |
| 10:27 | John Jay | John Clark grabs the board | 11-19 |
| 10:08 | John Jay | The short jumper by Eric Bales is denied by Raymond Young | 11-19 |
| 10:06 | John Jay | Eric Bales tips it home | 13-19 |
| 09:46 | Virginia Wesleyan | John Salls connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Hauser | 13-21 |
| 09:29 | John Jay | John Salls is called for the reach on Craig Epperson - foul #1 on John Salls, team foul #4 | 13-21 |
| Subs | John Jay | Joseph Reed (PG), William Moore (SG), Dean Robertson (SF), Joseph Mitchell (PF), Russell Sakamoto (C) Randall Leighty, Craig Epperson, Eric Bales, John Clark, William Sharpless | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | James Dukes (PG), Alan Lee (SG), Norman Blakney (SF), Gaston Gain (PF) Dennis Greer, Charles Hauser, Jon Pollak, Raymond Young | |
| 09:17 | John Jay | Joseph Mitchell scores on a fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on Norman Blakney - foul #1 on Norman Blakney, team foul #5 | 15-21 |
| Subs | John Jay | Eric Bannister (SF) William Moore | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Noel McCullar (C) John Salls | |
| 09:17 | John Jay | Joseph Mitchell makes the free throw | 16-21 |
| 09:03 | Virginia Wesleyan | Norman Blakney misses short on a floater from close range but the foul's on Eric Bannister - foul #2 on Eric Bannister, team foul #5 | 16-21 |
| Subs | John Jay | William Moore (SG) Eric Bannister | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| 09:03 | Virginia Wesleyan | Norman Blakney misses the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 09:03 | Virginia Wesleyan | Norman Blakney makes the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 09:01 | John Jay | Norman Blakney steps in front of the William Moore pass in the backcourt | 16-22 |
| 08:39 | Virginia Wesleyan | Norman Blakney makes the runner from the baseline | 16-24 |
| 08:12 | John Jay | Joseph Mitchell is open but comes up short on the shot near the basket | 16-24 |
| 08:10 | Virginia Wesleyan | The rebound goes to James Dukes | 16-24 |
| 07:48 | Virginia Wesleyan | Joseph Mitchell steps in front of the Alan Lee pass | 16-24 |
| Lineup | John Jay | PG - Joseph Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Moore (fresh) SF - Dean Robertson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Russell Sakamoto (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Wesleyan | PG - James Dukes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Lee (fairly fresh) SF - Norman Blakney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gaston Gain (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Noel McCullar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:40 | John Jay | Joseph Mitchell buries a jumper from the left side | 18-24 |
| 07:37 | Virginia Wesleyan | James Dukes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-24 |
| Subs | John Jay | Randall Leighty (PG), Craig Epperson (SG), William Sharpless (C) Joseph Reed, William Moore, Joseph Mitchell | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Dennis Greer (PG), David Kittleson (SG), Jon Pollak (SF), John Salls (C) James Dukes, Alan Lee, Norman Blakney, Noel McCullar | |
| 07:27 | John Jay | Russell Sakamoto misses the turnaround from the right block | 18-24 |
| 07:26 | Virginia Wesleyan | Gaston Gain snags the defensive board | 18-24 |
| 07:04 | Virginia Wesleyan | David Kittleson's floater is knocked away by Russell Sakamoto | 18-24 |
| 07:03 | John Jay | Russell Sakamoto grabs the board | 18-24 |
| 06:48 | John Jay | Dean Robertson misses the 3 from the right wing | 18-24 |
| 06:46 | Virginia Wesleyan | John Salls pulls down the rebound | 18-24 |
| 06:27 | Virginia Wesleyan | David Kittleson travels with the ball | 18-24 |
| Subs | John Jay | Bruce Olson (PG), Joseph Reed (SG), Joseph Mitchell (SF), John Clark (PF) Randall Leighty, Craig Epperson, Dean Robertson, Russell Sakamoto | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Charles Hauser (SG), Alan Lee (SF) Dennis Greer, David Kittleson | |
| 06:11 | John Jay | William Sharpless can't connect on an uncontested jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Gaston Gain - foul #1 on Gaston Gain, team foul #6 | 18-24 |
| Subs | John Jay | William Moore (SG), Eric Bales (SF) Bruce Olson, John Clark | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Dennis Greer (PG) Jon Pollak | |
| 06:11 | John Jay | William Sharpless makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 06:11 | John Jay | William Sharpless makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 05:52 | Virginia Wesleyan | Gaston Gain misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Joseph Mitchell - foul #1 on Joseph Mitchell, team foul #6 | 20-24 |
| Subs | John Jay | | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | James Dukes (SG) Dennis Greer | |
| 05:52 | Virginia Wesleyan | Gaston Gain makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 05:52 | Virginia Wesleyan | Gaston Gain misses the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 05:52 | John Jay | Joseph Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 05:30 | John Jay | John Salls blocks the short jumper by William Moore | 20-25 |
| 05:28 | Virginia Wesleyan | Alan Lee snags the defensive board | 20-25 |
| 05:02 | Virginia Wesleyan | John Salls is fouled on the floor by Eric Bales - foul #1 on Eric Bales, team foul #7 | 20-25 |
| Subs | John Jay | Bruce Olson (PG), Craig Epperson (SG), Dean Robertson (SF), John Clark (PF), Russell Sakamoto (C) Joseph Reed, William Moore, Eric Bales, Joseph Mitchell, William Sharpless | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Norman Blakney (SF), Raymond Young (PF) Alan Lee, Gaston Gain | |
| 05:02 | Virginia Wesleyan | John Salls makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 05:02 | Virginia Wesleyan | John Salls makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 05:00 | John Jay | Norman Blakney steps in front of the Craig Epperson pass in the backcourt | 20-27 |
| 04:46 | Virginia Wesleyan | James Dukes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-27 |
| 04:44 | John Jay | The rebound goes to Russell Sakamoto | 20-27 |
| 04:30 | John Jay | Bruce Olson is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Craig Epperson | 22-27 |
| 04:19 | Virginia Wesleyan | John Clark blocks the short jumper by Norman Blakney | 22-27 |
| 04:17 | John Jay | Dean Robertson snags the defensive board | 22-27 |
| 04:13 | John Jay | Bruce Olson makes the shot in the paint and he's fouled by Norman Blakney - foul #2 on Norman Blakney, team foul #7 | 24-27 |
| Subs | John Jay | Randall Leighty (PG) Russell Sakamoto | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Dennis Greer (PG), David Kittleson (SG), Jon Pollak (SF), Noel McCullar (C) Charles Hauser, James Dukes, Norman Blakney, John Salls | |
| 04:13 | John Jay | Bruce Olson makes the free throw | 25-27 |
| 03:54 | Virginia Wesleyan | David Kittleson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Craig Epperson - foul #2 on Craig Epperson, team foul #8 | 25-27 |
| Subs | John Jay | Joseph Reed (SG), Eric Bannister (SF), Russell Sakamoto (C) Craig Epperson, Dean Robertson, Bruce Olson | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Robert Head (SF), Gaston Gain (PF) Jon Pollak, Raymond Young | |
| 03:54 | Virginia Wesleyan | David Kittleson misses the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 03:54 | Virginia Wesleyan | David Kittleson misses the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 03:54 | Virginia Wesleyan | Gaston Gain grabs the offensive board | 25-27 |
| 03:39 | Virginia Wesleyan | Gaston Gain connects on the shot in the lane | 25-29 |
| Lineup | John Jay | PG - Randall Leighty (fresh) SG - Joseph Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Bannister (fresh) PF - John Clark (tiring) 2 pts. C - Russell Sakamoto (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Wesleyan | PG - Dennis Greer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Kittleson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Head (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gaston Gain (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Noel McCullar (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:34 | John Jay | Randall Leighty is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Greer - foul #1 on Dennis Greer, team foul #8 | 25-29 |
| Subs | John Jay | Joseph Mitchell (PF) John Clark | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| 03:34 | John Jay | Randall Leighty makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 03:34 | John Jay | Randall Leighty makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 03:07 | Virginia Wesleyan | Dennis Greer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gaston Gain | 27-31 |
| 02:58 | John Jay | Joseph Reed drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Eric Bannister | 30-31 |
| 02:31 | Virginia Wesleyan | Dennis Greer makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Noel McCullar | 30-33 |
| 02:15 | John Jay | Russell Sakamoto comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 02:13 | John Jay | Russell Sakamoto snags the offensive board | 30-33 |
| 02:08 | John Jay | Robert Head takes the ball from Randall Leighty | 30-33 |
| 01:50 | Virginia Wesleyan | Noel McCullar is hacked by Russell Sakamoto - foul #1 on Russell Sakamoto, team foul #9 | 30-33 |
| Subs | John Jay | Bruce Olson (PG), Craig Epperson (SG), Eric Bales (SF), John Clark (PF), William Sharpless (C) Randall Leighty, Joseph Reed, Eric Bannister, Joseph Mitchell, Russell Sakamoto | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Charles Hauser (PG), James Dukes (SG), Alan Lee (SF), Norman Blakney (PF) Dennis Greer, David Kittleson, Robert Head, Gaston Gain | |
| 01:50 | Virginia Wesleyan | Noel McCullar misses the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 01:50 | John Jay | William Sharpless pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 01:48 | John Jay | Eric Bales throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-33 |
| Subs | John Jay | | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | John Salls (C) Noel McCullar | |
| 01:40 | Virginia Wesleyan | Charles Hauser can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 30-33 |
| 01:38 | John Jay | Eric Bales grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 01:32 | John Jay | Eric Bales makes the 3 from the left corner | 33-33 |
| 01:14 | Virginia Wesleyan | Norman Blakney clanks a turnaround in the paint | 33-33 |
| 01:12 | Virginia Wesleyan | James Dukes pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 00:47 | Virginia Wesleyan | Craig Epperson steps in front of the James Dukes pass | 33-33 |
| 00:37 | John Jay | John Clark misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 00:36 | Virginia Wesleyan | John Salls grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 00:18 | Virginia Wesleyan | Alan Lee makes the shot from just outside the lane | 33-35 |
| 00:13 | John Jay | Bruce Olson is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Hauser - foul #1 on Charles Hauser, team foul #9 | 33-35 |
| Subs | John Jay | William Moore (SG), Eric Bannister (SF), Dean Robertson (C) Craig Epperson, Eric Bales, William Sharpless | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Jon Pollak (PG), Robert Head (SF), Raymond Young (PF) James Dukes, Alan Lee, Norman Blakney | |
| 00:13 | John Jay | Bruce Olson makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 00:13 | John Jay | Bruce Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 00:01 | Virginia Wesleyan | Jon Pollak misses badly on a runner from close range | 35-35 |
| 00:00 | John Jay | Eric Bannister pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |