| Lineup | Mars Hill | PG - Jeffrey Birdsong (fresh) SG - Harold Dodds (fresh) SF - Kenneth Stewart (fresh) PF - Jim Costantino (fresh) C - Terry Colegrove (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - William Gong (fresh) SG - Jeffery Wentz (fresh) SF - David Brown (fresh) PF - Henry Uselton (fresh) C - Manuel Brucker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Catawba | Manuel Brucker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mars Hill | Mars Hill is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Catawba | William Gong scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from David Brown | 0-3 |
| 19:20 | Mars Hill | Manuel Brucker denies the turnaround by Jim Costantino | 0-3 |
| 19:19 | Mars Hill | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Dodds | 0-3 |
| 19:11 | Mars Hill | Harold Dodds's fadeaway is rejected by Henry Uselton | 0-3 |
| 19:09 | Mars Hill | Harold Dodds tips it in | 2-3 |
| 18:50 | Catawba | William Gong loses the dribble to Harold Dodds | 2-3 |
| 18:30 | Mars Hill | Terry Colegrove buries a shot from just outside the lane | 4-3 |
| 18:16 | Catawba | William Gong connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Henry Uselton | 4-6 |
| 17:55 | Mars Hill | Harold Dodds is fouled on the floor by Manuel Brucker - foul #1 on Manuel Brucker, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| 17:37 | Mars Hill | Jeffrey Birdsong knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Kenneth Stewart | 6-6 |
| 17:20 | Catawba | Jeffery Wentz misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 17:18 | Catawba | Manuel Brucker tips it back up and in | 6-8 |
| 17:10 | Mars Hill | David Brown picks off the pass by Terry Colegrove | 6-8 |
| 16:46 | Catawba | The jump hook by David Brown is blocked by Terry Colegrove | 6-8 |
| 16:44 | Mars Hill | Jim Costantino grabs the defensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 16:25 | Mars Hill | Kenneth Stewart comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-8 |
| 16:23 | Mars Hill | Terry Colegrove gets the offensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 16:07 | Mars Hill | Jim Costantino misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 6-8 |
| 16:05 | Mars Hill | The offensive rebound goes to Jim Costantino | 6-8 |
| 15:47 | Mars Hill | Terry Colegrove scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Birdsong | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Mars Hill | PG - Jeffrey Birdsong (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Dodds (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Stewart (fresh) PF - Jim Costantino (fresh) 2 reb. C - Terry Colegrove (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - William Gong (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jeffery Wentz (fairly fresh) SF - David Brown (fresh) PF - Henry Uselton (fairly fresh) C - Manuel Brucker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Catawba | Manuel Brucker makes the turnaround from the left block | 8-10 |
| 15:11 | Mars Hill | Kenneth Stewart misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 15:10 | Catawba | Manuel Brucker grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 15:05 | Catawba | William Gong comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-10 |
| 15:03 | Mars Hill | Terry Colegrove grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:57 | Mars Hill | Jeffrey Birdsong is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jeffrey Birdsong, team foul #1 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Jason Walters (PF) Jim Costantino | |
| Subs | Catawba | Sherman Saldana (PG), Mitchel Simon (SG), Albert January (SF), Gene Kegler (PF), Robert Morefield (C) William Gong, Jeffery Wentz, David Brown, Henry Uselton, Manuel Brucker | |
| 14:40 | Catawba | Robert Morefield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-10 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | William Tracy (SG), John Lynch (C) Harold Dodds, Terry Colegrove | |
| Subs | Catawba | | |
| 14:21 | Mars Hill | John Lynch misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 14:19 | Catawba | Gene Kegler grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 13:54 | Catawba | Robert Morefield misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 13:52 | Mars Hill | Kenneth Stewart gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 13:47 | Mars Hill | Jeffrey Birdsong comes up short on the 3 from the left corner but he's fouled by Sherman Saldana - foul #1 on Sherman Saldana, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Allen Webb (SF), Jim Costantino (PF) Kenneth Stewart, John Lynch | |
| Subs | Catawba | William Gong (PG), David Brown (SF) Mitchel Simon, Robert Morefield | |
| 13:47 | Mars Hill | Jeffrey Birdsong misses the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:47 | Mars Hill | Jeffrey Birdsong makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:47 | Mars Hill | Jeffrey Birdsong makes the 3rd free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:20 | Catawba | Albert January misses long on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Allen Webb - foul #1 on Allen Webb, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Harold Dodds (SG), Terry Colegrove (C) Jeffrey Birdsong, Jason Walters | |
| Subs | Catawba | Henry Uselton (PF), Manuel Brucker (C) David Brown, Gene Kegler | |
| 13:20 | Catawba | Albert January makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:20 | Catawba | Albert January makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:11 | Mars Hill | Harold Dodds connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-12 |
| 12:51 | Catawba | Terry Colegrove swats the shot by Sherman Saldana | 13-12 |
| 12:50 | Mars Hill | Jim Costantino snags the defensive board | 13-12 |
| 12:31 | Mars Hill | William Tracy scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Harold Dodds and he's hacked by Albert January - foul #1 on Albert January, team foul #3 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Jeffrey Birdsong (PG), Kenneth Stewart (SF) Allen Webb, Harold Dodds | |
| Subs | Catawba | Jeffery Wentz (SG), David Brown (SF) Sherman Saldana, Albert January | |
| 12:31 | Mars Hill | William Tracy makes the free throw | 16-12 |
| 12:17 | Catawba | William Gong can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-12 |
| 12:16 | Catawba | Manuel Brucker pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 11:58 | Catawba | Henry Uselton buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 16-14 |
| 11:37 | Mars Hill | Jeffrey Birdsong scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Stewart | 19-14 |
| Lineup | Mars Hill | PG - Jeffrey Birdsong (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Tracy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Stewart (fresh) PF - Jim Costantino (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Terry Colegrove (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - William Gong (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jeffery Wentz (fresh) SF - David Brown (fresh) PF - Henry Uselton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Manuel Brucker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Catawba | William Gong connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 19-16 |
| 11:04 | Mars Hill | Terry Colegrove can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Manuel Brucker - foul #2 on Manuel Brucker, team foul #4 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Harold Dodds (SG), Jason Walters (PF) William Tracy, Jim Costantino | |
| Subs | Catawba | Sherman Saldana (PG), Albert January (PF), Gene Kegler (C) William Gong, Henry Uselton, Manuel Brucker | |
| 11:04 | Mars Hill | Terry Colegrove makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 11:04 | Mars Hill | Terry Colegrove makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 10:45 | Catawba | Jason Walters blocks the short jumper by David Brown | 21-16 |
| 10:44 | Mars Hill | Kenneth Stewart gets the rebound | 21-16 |
| 10:26 | Mars Hill | Kenneth Stewart can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 21-16 |
| 10:24 | Catawba | Gene Kegler grabs the defensive rebound | 21-16 |
| 10:05 | Catawba | Sherman Saldana is hacked by Jason Walters - foul #1 on Jason Walters, team foul #3 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | John Lynch (C) Terry Colegrove | |
| Subs | Catawba | William Gong (PG) Jeffery Wentz | |
| 09:51 | Catawba | Sherman Saldana drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by William Gong | 21-18 |
| 09:31 | Mars Hill | Jason Walters is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Jason Walters, team foul #4 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Allen Webb (PG), William Tracy (PF) Jeffrey Birdsong, Jason Walters | |
| Subs | Catawba | Henry Uselton (PF) Albert January | |
| 09:22 | Catawba | Sherman Saldana is whistled for traveling | 21-18 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Jim Costantino (PF) William Tracy | |
| Subs | Catawba | | |
| 09:03 | Mars Hill | Harold Dodds misses long on a shot from the left wing | 21-18 |
| 09:02 | Catawba | Sherman Saldana grabs the board | 21-18 |
| 08:42 | Catawba | Sherman Saldana misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Harold Dodds - foul #1 on Harold Dodds, team foul #5 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Jeffrey Birdsong (PG), William Tracy (SF) Allen Webb, Kenneth Stewart | |
| Subs | Catawba | Jeffery Wentz (SG), Albert January (SF) William Gong, David Brown | |
| 08:42 | Catawba | Sherman Saldana misses the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 08:42 | Catawba | Sherman Saldana misses the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 08:42 | Catawba | Gene Kegler snags the offensive board | 21-18 |
| 08:28 | Catawba | Jeffery Wentz can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-18 |
| 08:27 | Mars Hill | John Lynch grabs the board | 21-18 |
| 08:12 | Mars Hill | Jeffrey Birdsong scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-18 |
| 08:08 | Catawba | John Lynch is called for the reach on Sherman Saldana - foul #1 on John Lynch, team foul #6 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Terry Colegrove (C) John Lynch | |
| Subs | Catawba | William Gong (PG) Sherman Saldana | |
| 07:55 | Catawba | Jeffery Wentz connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-21 |
| 07:41 | Mars Hill | William Tracy misses short on a 3 from straight away | 24-21 |
| 07:39 | Catawba | The rebound goes to Gene Kegler | 24-21 |
| Lineup | Mars Hill | PG - Jeffrey Birdsong (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Dodds (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Tracy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jim Costantino (fresh) 3 reb. C - Terry Colegrove (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - William Gong (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Wentz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Albert January (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Uselton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gene Kegler (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Catawba | Jeffery Wentz drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by William Gong | 24-24 |
| 07:15 | Mars Hill | Jim Costantino misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by William Gong - foul #1 on William Gong, team foul #5 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Kenneth Stewart (SF) Harold Dodds | |
| Subs | Catawba | David Brown (SF), Robert Morefield (C) Albert January, Gene Kegler | |
| 07:15 | Mars Hill | Jim Costantino misses the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 07:15 | Mars Hill | Jim Costantino misses the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 07:15 | Mars Hill | Terry Colegrove pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 07:04 | Mars Hill | Jeffrey Birdsong can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-24 |
| 07:03 | Mars Hill | Kenneth Stewart can't tip it in | 24-24 |
| 07:02 | Mars Hill | Terry Colegrove can't tip it in | 24-24 |
| 07:00 | Catawba | Henry Uselton gets the rebound | 24-24 |
| 06:56 | Catawba | William Gong comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jim Costantino - foul #1 on Jim Costantino, team foul #7 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | John Lynch (PF) Jim Costantino | |
| Subs | Catawba | Albert January (PF) Henry Uselton | |
| 06:56 | Catawba | William Gong makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 06:56 | Catawba | William Gong makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 06:33 | Mars Hill | Kenneth Stewart travels with the ball | 24-26 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | | |
| Subs | Catawba | Sherman Saldana (SG) Jeffery Wentz | |
| 06:19 | Catawba | The jump hook by Robert Morefield is blocked by Terry Colegrove | 24-26 |
| 06:17 | Mars Hill | Terry Colegrove grabs the board | 24-26 |
| 05:59 | Mars Hill | Terry Colegrove hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Robert Morefield - foul #1 on Robert Morefield, team foul #6 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Allen Webb (PG) Jeffrey Birdsong | |
| Subs | Catawba | Gene Kegler (C) Robert Morefield | |
| 05:59 | Mars Hill | Terry Colegrove misses the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 05:59 | Mars Hill | Terry Colegrove makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 05:49 | Catawba | David Brown can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 25-26 |
| 05:47 | Catawba | William Gong gets the offensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 05:23 | Catawba | David Brown buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by William Gong and the foul's on Allen Webb - foul #2 on Allen Webb, team foul #8 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Joseph Zufelt (PG), Harold Dodds (SG), Jim Costantino (PF) Allen Webb, William Tracy, Terry Colegrove | |
| Subs | Catawba | Jeffery Wentz (SG), Henry Uselton (PF) William Gong, Albert January | |
| 05:23 | Catawba | David Brown makes the free throw | 25-29 |
| 05:07 | Mars Hill | Joseph Zufelt is hacked by Henry Uselton - foul #1 on Henry Uselton, team foul #7 | 25-29 |
| 05:07 | Mars Hill | Joseph Zufelt makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 05:07 | Mars Hill | Joseph Zufelt makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 04:49 | Catawba | David Brown drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Sherman Saldana | 27-31 |
| 04:25 | Mars Hill | John Lynch knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 04:16 | Catawba | Sherman Saldana makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-34 |
| 03:51 | Mars Hill | Kenneth Stewart connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Harold Dodds | 33-34 |
| 03:39 | Catawba | Henry Uselton knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 33-36 |
| 03:13 | Mars Hill | John Lynch comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 33-36 |
| 03:12 | Catawba | David Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| Lineup | Mars Hill | PG - Joseph Zufelt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harold Dodds (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Stewart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jim Costantino (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - John Lynch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Sherman Saldana (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Wentz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Henry Uselton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gene Kegler (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Catawba | David Brown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-36 |
| 02:54 | Mars Hill | Joseph Zufelt snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 02:33 | Mars Hill | Harold Dodds loses the ball out of bounds | 33-36 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Jeffrey Birdsong (PG), William Tracy (SG), Allen Webb (SF), Jason Walters (PF), Terry Colegrove (C) Joseph Zufelt, Harold Dodds, Kenneth Stewart, Jim Costantino, John Lynch | |
| Subs | Catawba | William Gong (PG), Mitchel Simon (SG), Albert January (SF), Robert Morefield (PF), Manuel Brucker (C) Sherman Saldana, Jeffery Wentz, David Brown, Henry Uselton, Gene Kegler | |
| 02:22 | Catawba | Robert Morefield buries a driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Jason Walters - foul #3 on Jason Walters, team foul #9 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Jim Costantino (PF) Jason Walters | |
| Subs | Catawba | | |
| 02:22 | Catawba | Robert Morefield makes the free throw | 33-39 |
| 02:05 | Mars Hill | Terry Colegrove hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by William Gong - foul #2 on William Gong, team foul #8 | 33-39 |
| 02:05 | Mars Hill | Terry Colegrove makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 02:05 | Mars Hill | Terry Colegrove makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 01:52 | Catawba | Albert January makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by William Gong | 35-41 |
| 01:36 | Mars Hill | Jeffrey Birdsong buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jim Costantino | 37-41 |
| 01:14 | Catawba | Robert Morefield drills a jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on William Tracy - foul #1 on William Tracy, team foul #10 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Harold Dodds (SG), Kenneth Stewart (SF) Allen Webb, Jim Costantino | |
| Subs | Catawba | Henry Uselton (PF) Manuel Brucker | |
| 01:14 | Catawba | Robert Morefield makes the free throw | 37-44 |
| 01:01 | Mars Hill | Kenneth Stewart is hacked by William Gong - foul #3 on William Gong, team foul #9 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | | |
| Subs | Catawba | Richard Zuehlke (SG), Manuel Brucker (C) William Gong, Robert Morefield | |
| 01:01 | Mars Hill | Kenneth Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 01:01 | Mars Hill | Kenneth Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 00:50 | Catawba | Henry Uselton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 00:49 | Mars Hill | Terry Colegrove grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 00:45 | Mars Hill | Richard Zuehlke is called for the reach on Jeffrey Birdsong - foul #1 on Richard Zuehlke, team foul #10 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | | |
| Subs | Catawba | Sherman Saldana (PG), David Brown (SF) Richard Zuehlke, Albert January | |
| 00:45 | Mars Hill | Jeffrey Birdsong misses the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 00:45 | Mars Hill | Jeffrey Birdsong makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 00:18 | Catawba | Manuel Brucker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-44 |
| 00:16 | Mars Hill | William Tracy pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| 00:11 | Mars Hill | Kenneth Stewart hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Birdsong | 43-44 |
| 00:04 | Catawba | Sherman Saldana blows the layup but he's fouled by Terry Colegrove - foul #1 on Terry Colegrove, team foul #11 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | | |
| Subs | Catawba | Jeffery Wentz (SG) Mitchel Simon | |
| 00:04 | Catawba | Sherman Saldana makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 00:04 | Catawba | Sherman Saldana makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 00:00 | Mars Hill | Kenneth Stewart hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 43-46 |