| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gene Leaf (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Martin Lackey (fresh) 8 pts. SF - George Reynolds (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Yerkes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Allen Givens (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Keith Hartman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Blaine Howell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Erik Hopson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Tim Carriere (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathan Garner (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern State | George Reynolds inbounds the ball | 35-46 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Northwestern State | Blaine Howell picks off the pass by Lawrence Yerkes | 35-46 |
| 19:33 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman can't finish the layup | 35-46 |
| 19:31 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Tim Carriere | 35-46 |
| 19:12 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere can't connect on a jumper from close range | 35-46 |
| 19:10 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes pulls down the rebound | 35-46 |
| 19:05 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes is fouled on the floor by Tim Carriere - foul #2 on Tim Carriere, team foul #1 | 35-46 |
| 18:52 | Northwestern State | Blaine Howell steals the ball from George Reynolds | 35-46 |
| 18:38 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck (SF), Leroy Slowinski (PF), Philip Munger (C) George Reynolds, Lawrence Yerkes, Allen Givens | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (PG) Keith Hartman | |
| 18:14 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck loses the dribble to Victor Plummer | 35-46 |
| 18:01 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson loses the ball out of bounds | 35-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Don Boyd (PG), Christopher Harvey (SF) Gene Leaf, Martin Lackey | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards (PG), Wyatt Frost (SF), Bob Cronin (PF), John Clear (C) Blaine Howell, Erik Hopson, Tim Carriere, Jonathan Garner | |
| 17:49 | Northwestern State | Christopher Harvey is whistled for traveling | 35-46 |
| 17:31 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer's pass is intercepted by Christopher Harvey | 35-46 |
| 17:26 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd lays it in on a great pass from Christopher Harvey | 37-46 |
| 17:24 | East Carolina | Wyatt Frost is called for traveling in the backcourt | 37-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Robinette (SG), Lawrence Yerkes (PF), Allen Givens (C) Vernon Hollenbeck, Leroy Slowinski, Philip Munger | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Keith Hartman (PG) Victor Plummer | |
| 17:04 | Northwestern State | John Robinette can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 37-46 |
| 17:03 | East Carolina | John Clear grabs the defensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 16:53 | East Carolina | John Clear is called for 10 seconds | 37-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey (SG), George Reynolds (SF) John Robinette, Christopher Harvey | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Estes (SF), Tim Carriere (PF) Wyatt Frost, John Clear | |
| 16:44 | Northwestern State | Tim Carriere is called for the reach on Martin Lackey - foul #3 on Tim Carriere, team foul #2 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf (PG) Don Boyd | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner (C) Tim Carriere | |
| 16:30 | Northwestern State | George Reynolds hits the finger roll set up by Lawrence Yerkes | 39-46 |
| 16:26 | East Carolina | Gene Leaf is called for the reach on Rodney Edwards in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gene Leaf, team foul #1 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck (SF) George Reynolds | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Burchard (PG), Blaine Howell (SG), Erik Hopson (SF) Keith Hartman, Rodney Edwards, Richard Estes | |
| 16:06 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson hits the finger roll set up by Bob Cronin | 39-48 |
| 15:52 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gene Leaf | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gene Leaf (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Martin Lackey (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Vernon Hollenbeck (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lawrence Yerkes (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Allen Givens (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Burchard (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Blaine Howell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Erik Hopson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Bob Cronin (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Jonathan Garner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:28 | East Carolina | Donald Burchard's floater is knocked away by Vernon Hollenbeck | 41-48 |
| 15:26 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 15:12 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Gene Leaf | 43-48 |
| 14:57 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 14:56 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 14:40 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-48 |
| 14:38 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf grabs the offensive board | 43-48 |
| 14:25 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bob Cronin - foul #2 on Bob Cronin, team foul #3 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Don Boyd (PG), George Reynolds (SF), Leroy Slowinski (PF), Philip Munger (C) Gene Leaf, Martin Lackey, Lawrence Yerkes, Allen Givens | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Keith Hartman (PG), Victor Plummer (SG), Wyatt Frost (SF), Tim Carriere (PF), John Clear (C) Donald Burchard, Blaine Howell, Erik Hopson, Bob Cronin, Jonathan Garner | |
| 14:25 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck misses the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 14:25 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 14:07 | East Carolina | Wyatt Frost misses short on a runner near the basket | 44-48 |
| 14:05 | Northwestern State | Leroy Slowinski snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 14:03 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd double dribbles in the backcourt | 44-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Robinette (SG) Vernon Hollenbeck | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 13:45 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer lays it in on a great pass from Tim Carriere | 44-50 |
| 13:25 | Northwestern State | Wyatt Frost picks off the pass by George Reynolds | 44-50 |
| 13:22 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer lays it up and in on a great pass from Wyatt Frost | 44-52 |
| 12:59 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by John Clear - foul #1 on John Clear, team foul #4 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Christopher Harvey (PF) Leroy Slowinski | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards (PG), Blaine Howell (SG), Richard Estes (SF), Jonathan Garner (C) Keith Hartman, Victor Plummer, Wyatt Frost, John Clear | |
| 12:59 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger misses the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 12:59 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger misses the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 12:59 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner grabs the defensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 12:39 | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-55 |
| 12:17 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-55 |
| 12:15 | Northwestern State | Christopher Harvey snags the offensive board | 44-55 |
| 12:06 | Northwestern State | Christopher Harvey is fouled on the floor by Tim Carriere - foul #4 on Tim Carriere, team foul #5 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf (PG), Martin Lackey (SG), Lawrence Yerkes (PF), Allen Givens (C) Don Boyd, John Robinette, George Reynolds, Philip Munger | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bob Cronin (PF) Tim Carriere | |
| 11:56 | Northwestern State | Allen Givens misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Blaine Howell - foul #1 on Blaine Howell, team foul #6 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck (SF) Christopher Harvey | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Erik Hopson (SF) Richard Estes | |
| 11:56 | Northwestern State | Allen Givens misses the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 11:56 | Northwestern State | Allen Givens makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 11:42 | East Carolina | Bob Cronin banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Rodney Edwards | 45-57 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gene Leaf (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Martin Lackey (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Vernon Hollenbeck (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lawrence Yerkes (tiring) 4 reb. C - Allen Givens (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Rodney Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Blaine Howell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Erik Hopson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Bob Cronin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Garner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey is fouled on the floor by Rodney Edwards - foul #2 on Rodney Edwards, team foul #7 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | George Reynolds (SF), Leroy Slowinski (PF) Vernon Hollenbeck, Lawrence Yerkes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Keith Hartman (PG), Victor Plummer (SG) Rodney Edwards, Blaine Howell | |
| 11:28 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 11:28 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 11:13 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson is whistled for a carry | 47-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wyatt Frost (PF) Bob Cronin | |
| 11:01 | Northwestern State | Keith Hartman steals the ball from Martin Lackey | 47-57 |
| 10:45 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner can't finish the layup | 47-57 |
| 10:44 | Northwestern State | Allen Givens snags the defensive board | 47-57 |
| 10:24 | Northwestern State | George Reynolds drills a shot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Erik Hopson - foul #1 on Erik Hopson, team foul #8 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Don Boyd (PG), Christopher Harvey (PF) Gene Leaf, Allen Givens | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Burchard (PG), Blaine Howell (SG), Richard Estes (SF), John Clear (PF), Bob Cronin (C) Keith Hartman, Victor Plummer, Erik Hopson, Wyatt Frost, Jonathan Garner | |
| 10:24 | Northwestern State | George Reynolds makes the free throw | 50-57 |
| 10:01 | East Carolina | Leroy Slowinski takes the ball from Donald Burchard | 50-57 |
| 09:34 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by George Reynolds | 53-57 |
| 09:15 | East Carolina | John Clear comes up short on the jumper from close range | 53-57 |
| 09:13 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Christopher Harvey | 53-57 |
| 09:01 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey clanks a floater from the left wing | 53-57 |
| 08:59 | East Carolina | Bob Cronin gets the rebound | 53-57 |
| 08:41 | East Carolina | Donald Burchard knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by John Clear and he's fouled by George Reynolds - foul #2 on George Reynolds, team foul #2 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf (PG), John Robinette (SG), Vernon Hollenbeck (SF), Lawrence Yerkes (PF), Philip Munger (C) Don Boyd, Martin Lackey, George Reynolds, Christopher Harvey, Leroy Slowinski | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Keith Hartman (PG), Rodney Edwards (SG), Wyatt Frost (SF), Jonathan Garner (C) Blaine Howell, Richard Estes, John Clear, Bob Cronin | |
| 08:41 | East Carolina | Donald Burchard makes the free throw | 53-60 |
| 08:23 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Gene Leaf | 55-60 |
| 08:17 | East Carolina | Wyatt Frost hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-60 |
| 08:16 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes grabs the board | 55-60 |
| 07:58 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes throws it down on a great pass from John Robinette | 57-60 |
| 07:53 | East Carolina | Wyatt Frost misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 07:52 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman misses the tip | 57-60 |
| 07:51 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger grabs the board | 57-60 |
| 07:37 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Gene Leaf | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gene Leaf (fresh) 7 ast. SG - John Robinette (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vernon Hollenbeck (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lawrence Yerkes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Philip Munger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Keith Hartman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wyatt Frost (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Burchard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Jonathan Garner (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:31 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner misses long on an open shot in the lane | 60-60 |
| 07:29 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Vernon Hollenbeck | 60-60 |
| 07:05 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Donald Burchard - foul #1 on Donald Burchard, team foul #9 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey (SG), Allen Givens (C) John Robinette, Philip Munger | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (SG), Erik Hopson (SF), Tim Carriere (PF), Bob Cronin (C) Rodney Edwards, Wyatt Frost, Donald Burchard, Jonathan Garner | |
| 07:05 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 07:05 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 07:01 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Don Boyd (SF) Vernon Hollenbeck | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 06:36 | Northwestern State | Allen Givens drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Gene Leaf | 64-60 |
| 06:14 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer is called for traveling | 64-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck (SF) Don Boyd | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Blaine Howell (SG) Keith Hartman | |
| 06:01 | Northwestern State | Allen Givens hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 64-60 |
| 05:59 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer grabs the board | 64-60 |
| 05:52 | East Carolina | Martin Lackey steals it from Tim Carriere | 64-60 |
| 05:39 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck is hacked by Bob Cronin - foul #3 on Bob Cronin, team foul #10 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Robinette (PG), Leroy Slowinski (PF) Gene Leaf, Lawrence Yerkes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards (PG), Richard Estes (SF), John Clear (C) Victor Plummer, Erik Hopson, Bob Cronin | |
| 05:39 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 05:39 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck misses the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 05:39 | East Carolina | John Clear grabs the board | 65-60 |
| 05:17 | East Carolina | John Clear misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-60 |
| 05:15 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey grabs the board | 65-60 |
| 05:02 | Northwestern State | Leroy Slowinski misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-60 |
| 05:01 | Northwestern State | Leroy Slowinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 04:46 | Northwestern State | Allen Givens drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Robinette | 67-60 |
| 04:36 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere misses the 3 from the right corner | 67-60 |
| 04:34 | East Carolina | Richard Estes tips it in | 67-62 |
| 04:13 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-62 |
| 04:12 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere grabs the defensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 04:08 | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards is hacked by John Robinette - foul #1 on John Robinette, team foul #3 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf (PG), Don Boyd (SF), Christopher Harvey (PF), Philip Munger (C) John Robinette, Vernon Hollenbeck, Leroy Slowinski, Allen Givens | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (PG), Wyatt Frost (SG), Erik Hopson (SF), Jonathan Garner (C) Rodney Edwards, Blaine Howell, Richard Estes, John Clear | |
| 03:50 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-62 |
| 03:33 | Northwestern State | Wyatt Frost steals it from Philip Munger | 67-62 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gene Leaf (fairly fresh) 8 ast. SG - Martin Lackey (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Don Boyd (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Harvey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Philip Munger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Victor Plummer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wyatt Frost (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Erik Hopson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Tim Carriere (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Jonathan Garner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:29 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 67-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes (PF) Christopher Harvey | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Burchard (PG) Wyatt Frost | |
| 03:06 | Northwestern State | Victor Plummer steals the ball from Don Boyd | 67-62 |
| 02:44 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Burchard | 67-65 |
| 02:29 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gene Leaf | 69-65 |
| 02:29 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Robinette (SG), George Reynolds (SF), Christopher Harvey (PF) Gene Leaf, Martin Lackey, Lawrence Yerkes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Keith Hartman (PG), Wyatt Frost (SG), Bob Cronin (PF) Donald Burchard, Victor Plummer, Tim Carriere | |
| 02:27 | East Carolina | Don Boyd takes the ball from Erik Hopson in the backcourt | 69-65 |
| 02:12 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Robinette | 72-65 |
| 01:53 | East Carolina | Wyatt Frost comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 72-65 |
| 01:52 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 72-65 |
| 01:32 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf (PG), Martin Lackey (SG), Lawrence Yerkes (PF), Allen Givens (C) Don Boyd, John Robinette, Christopher Harvey, Philip Munger | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Blaine Howell (SG), Tim Carriere (PF) Wyatt Frost, Bob Cronin | |
| 01:27 | East Carolina | Gene Leaf picks off the pass by Keith Hartman in the backcourt | 72-65 |
| 01:19 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by George Reynolds | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:17 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman is hacked by Gene Leaf in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gene Leaf, team foul #4 | 74-65 |
| 01:10 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-65 |
| 01:08 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner can't tip it in | 74-65 |
| 01:07 | Northwestern State | Allen Givens grabs the board | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Northwestern State | Jonathan Garner blocks the jumper by Allen Givens | 74-65 |
| 00:44 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf grabs the offensive board | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf is fouled on the floor by Erik Hopson - foul #2 on Erik Hopson, team foul #11 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Don Boyd (SF) George Reynolds | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:43 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf misses the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:43 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:37 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-65 |
| 00:35 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner hits the follow up shot | 75-67 |
| 00:34 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Hartman - foul #2 on Keith Hartman, team foul #12 | 75-67 |
| 00:34 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:34 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:30 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 77-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Robinette (SG), Vernon Hollenbeck (SF), Leroy Slowinski (PF), Philip Munger (C) Gene Leaf, Martin Lackey, Lawrence Yerkes, Allen Givens | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards (PG), Victor Plummer (SG), Wyatt Frost (SF), Bob Cronin (PF), John Clear (C) Keith Hartman, Blaine Howell, Erik Hopson, Tim Carriere, Jonathan Garner | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd runs out the clock | 77-67 |