| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Clint White (fresh) SG - Terry Schaller (fresh) SF - Gene Reid (fresh) PF - Michael Sample (fresh) C - Nenad Zenz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Michael Dennison (fresh) SG - Timothy Vickery (fresh) SF - Donald Adams (fresh) PF - John Carpenter (fresh) C - John Richardson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | East Carolina | John Carpenter is called for the reach on Michael Sample - foul #1 on John Carpenter, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz lays it in | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Cal Poly SLO | John Richardson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Michael Dennison | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | East Carolina | Gene Reid throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Vickery lays it up and in | 2-4 |
| 17:52 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Clint White | 5-4 |
| 17:30 | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Adams hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Nenad Zenz - foul #1 on Nenad Zenz, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (PG), Michael Moulder (SG), James Mack (SF), Freddie Gibson (PF), William Adams (C) Clint White, Terry Schaller, Gene Reid, Michael Sample, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Garf Zoumis (PG), John Phillips (SG), Wade Mills (PF), Kevin Woodard (C) Michael Dennison, Timothy Vickery, John Carpenter, John Richardson | |
| 17:30 | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Adams makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:30 | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:08 | East Carolina | James Mack banks in the layup and he's hacked by Donald Adams - foul #1 on Donald Adams, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Daniel Risch (SF) Donald Adams | |
| 17:08 | East Carolina | James Mack makes the free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:47 | Cal Poly SLO | Daniel Risch comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 16:45 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:38 | East Carolina | Kevin Woodard denies the turnaround by James Mack | 8-6 |
| 16:36 | Cal Poly SLO | Kevin Woodard grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:08 | Cal Poly SLO | Wade Mills misses long on a floater from the left side | 8-6 |
| 16:07 | East Carolina | Freddie Gibson pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:03 | East Carolina | James Mack makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Freddie Gibson | 10-6 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ronnie Eldridge (fresh) SG - Michael Moulder (fresh) SF - James Mack (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Freddie Gibson (fresh) C - William Adams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Garf Zoumis (fresh) SG - John Phillips (fresh) SF - Daniel Risch (fresh) PF - Wade Mills (fresh) C - Kevin Woodard (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Cal Poly SLO | Kevin Woodard makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Garf Zoumis and the foul's on James Mack - foul #1 on James Mack, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Schaller (SG), Gene Reid (SF) Michael Moulder, Freddie Gibson | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Dennison (PG), Walter Bohler (PF) Garf Zoumis, Wade Mills | |
| 15:34 | Cal Poly SLO | Kevin Woodard makes the free throw | 10-9 |
| 15:25 | East Carolina | James Mack throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-9 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Chuck Duff (PF) Gene Reid | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Carpenter (PF), John Richardson (C) Walter Bohler, Kevin Woodard | |
| 15:03 | Cal Poly SLO | John Phillips is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John Phillips, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), Gene Reid (SF), Nenad Zenz (C) Ronnie Eldridge, Chuck Duff, William Adams | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Vickery (SG), Wade Mills (PF), Walter Bohler (C) John Phillips, John Carpenter, John Richardson | |
| 14:40 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Clint White | 13-9 |
| 14:19 | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Vickery is hacked by Gene Reid - foul #1 on Gene Reid, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (PG), Freddie Gibson (PF), William Adams (C) Clint White, Gene Reid, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Phillips (SG), Donald Adams (SF), John Carpenter (PF), John Richardson (C) Timothy Vickery, Daniel Risch, Wade Mills, Walter Bohler | |
| 13:59 | Cal Poly SLO | John Phillips's fadeaway is rejected by William Adams | 13-9 |
| 13:58 | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Adams hits the follow up shot | 13-11 |
| 13:40 | East Carolina | James Mack hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 13:38 | Cal Poly SLO | John Richardson pulls down the rebound | 13-11 |
| 13:21 | Cal Poly SLO | John Richardson misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 13-11 |
| 13:19 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge gets the rebound | 13-11 |
| 13:14 | East Carolina | Freddie Gibson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-11 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), Gene Reid (SF), Michael Sample (PF), Nenad Zenz (C) Terry Schaller, James Mack, Freddie Gibson, William Adams | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Garf Zoumis (PG), Timothy Vickery (SG), Daniel Risch (SF), Wade Mills (PF), Walter Bohler (C) Michael Dennison, John Phillips, Donald Adams, John Carpenter, John Richardson | |
| 12:56 | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Vickery travels with the ball | 13-11 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Richardson (C) Wade Mills | |
| 12:39 | East Carolina | Gene Reid knocks in the jumper from the left block | 15-11 |
| 12:10 | Cal Poly SLO | Gene Reid steals the ball from Garf Zoumis | 15-11 |
| 12:05 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 15-11 |
| 12:03 | Cal Poly SLO | Walter Bohler gets the rebound | 15-11 |
| 11:39 | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Vickery drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-14 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Clint White (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronnie Eldridge (fairly fresh) SF - Gene Reid (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Sample (fresh) C - Nenad Zenz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Garf Zoumis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Vickery (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Risch (fairly fresh) PF - Walter Bohler (fresh) C - John Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:25 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Nenad Zenz, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Schaller (SG), James Mack (SF), Freddie Gibson (PF), William Adams (C) Clint White, Gene Reid, Michael Sample, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Dennison (PG), John Phillips (SG), Donald Adams (SF), John Carpenter (PF), Kevin Woodard (C) Garf Zoumis, Timothy Vickery, Daniel Risch, Walter Bohler, John Richardson | |
| 11:02 | Cal Poly SLO | Kevin Woodard misses the easy layup | 15-14 |
| 11:01 | Cal Poly SLO | John Carpenter pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:38 | Cal Poly SLO | James Mack is called for the reach on John Phillips - foul #2 on James Mack, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), Gene Reid (SF) Ronnie Eldridge, James Mack | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Vickery (SG), Walter Bohler (C) John Phillips, Kevin Woodard | |
| 10:20 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Dennison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-14 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (PG), Michael Sample (PF) Clint White, Freddie Gibson | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Phillips (SG), Kevin Woodard (C) Timothy Vickery, Walter Bohler | |
| 10:08 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller is hacked by John Phillips - foul #2 on John Phillips, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), Freddie Gibson (PF) Gene Reid, Michael Sample | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Vickery (SG), John Richardson (C) John Phillips, Kevin Woodard | |
| 09:56 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 15-14 |
| 09:55 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Dennison gets the rebound | 15-14 |
| 09:28 | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Adams lays it up and in set up by John Carpenter and the foul's on Ronnie Eldridge - foul #1 on Ronnie Eldridge, team foul #6 | 15-16 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Reid (SF), Michael Sample (PF) Clint White, Freddie Gibson | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Wade Mills (PF), Kevin Woodard (C) John Carpenter, John Richardson | |
| 09:28 | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Adams makes the free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:03 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-17 |
| 09:02 | East Carolina | Gene Reid can't tip it in | 15-17 |
| 09:00 | East Carolina | William Adams tips it home | 17-17 |
| 08:34 | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Vickery loses the ball out of bounds | 17-17 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), Chuck Duff (PF) Ronnie Eldridge, Michael Sample | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Garf Zoumis (PG), Daniel Risch (SF), John Carpenter (PF), John Richardson (C) Michael Dennison, Donald Adams, Wade Mills, Kevin Woodard | |
| 08:25 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-17 |
| 08:23 | Cal Poly SLO | John Richardson grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 07:54 | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Vickery clanks a 3 from the left wing | 17-17 |
| 07:52 | East Carolina | William Adams grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 07:45 | East Carolina | William Adams misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 17-17 |
| 07:43 | Cal Poly SLO | John Carpenter snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| 07:29 | Cal Poly SLO | Daniel Risch clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-17 |
| 07:28 | East Carolina | Clint White grabs the board | 17-17 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Clint White (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Terry Schaller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gene Reid (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chuck Duff (fresh) C - William Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Garf Zoumis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Vickery (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Risch (fresh) PF - John Carpenter (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | East Carolina | Clint White misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 17-17 |
| 07:21 | East Carolina | Clint White tips it back up and in | 19-17 |
| 06:54 | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Vickery clanks a 3 from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 06:52 | East Carolina | Chuck Duff snags the defensive board | 19-17 |
| 06:46 | East Carolina | William Adams can't finish the layup | 19-17 |
| 06:45 | East Carolina | Chuck Duff hits the follow up shot | 21-17 |
| 06:16 | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Vickery knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Garf Zoumis | 21-20 |
| 05:58 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 23-20 |
| 05:32 | Cal Poly SLO | Clint White is called for the reach on Daniel Risch - foul #1 on Clint White, team foul #7 | 23-20 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (PG), Michael Moulder (SG), Michael Sample (PF), Freddie Gibson (C) Clint White, Gene Reid, Chuck Duff, William Adams | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Dennison (PG), Donald Adams (SF), Wade Mills (PF), Kevin Woodard (C) Garf Zoumis, Timothy Vickery, John Carpenter, John Richardson | |
| 05:32 | Cal Poly SLO | Daniel Risch makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 05:32 | Cal Poly SLO | Daniel Risch misses the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 05:32 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Sample | 23-21 |
| 05:27 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Terry Schaller | 25-21 |
| 04:59 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Dennison misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-21 |
| 04:58 | East Carolina | Freddie Gibson grabs the board | 25-21 |
| 04:52 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-21 |
| 04:50 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Moulder | 25-21 |
| 04:38 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller is whistled for traveling | 25-21 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Reid (SF) Terry Schaller | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Vickery (SG), Walter Bohler (C) Daniel Risch, Kevin Woodard | |
| 04:14 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Dennison drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Vickery | 25-24 |
| 03:51 | East Carolina | Michael Moulder comes up short on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Timothy Vickery - foul #1 on Timothy Vickery, team foul #5 | 25-24 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Mack (SF), Nenad Zenz (C) Gene Reid, Michael Sample | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Phillips (SG) Timothy Vickery | |
| 03:51 | East Carolina | Michael Moulder makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 03:51 | East Carolina | Michael Moulder makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 03:31 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Dennison knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Donald Adams | 27-27 |
| 03:12 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz misses long on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Walter Bohler - foul #1 on Walter Bohler, team foul #6 | 27-27 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), Michael Sample (PF) Michael Moulder, Freddie Gibson | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Daniel Risch (SF), John Carpenter (PF), John Richardson (C) Donald Adams, Wade Mills, Walter Bohler | |
| 03:12 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 03:12 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Clint White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronnie Eldridge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Mack (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Sample (fresh) C - Nenad Zenz (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Michael Dennison (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Phillips (fresh) SF - Daniel Risch (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Carpenter (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Cal Poly SLO | John Richardson comes up short on the shot in the lane | 29-27 |
| 02:48 | Cal Poly SLO | John Carpenter hits the follow up shot | 29-29 |
| 02:30 | East Carolina | Michael Sample lays it up and in set up by James Mack | 31-29 |
| 02:08 | Cal Poly SLO | John Carpenter buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Dennison and he's fouled by Michael Sample - foul #1 on Michael Sample, team foul #8 | 31-31 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Schaller (SG), Freddie Gibson (PF) Clint White, Michael Sample | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Adams (SF), Kevin Woodard (C) Daniel Risch, John Richardson | |
| 02:08 | Cal Poly SLO | John Carpenter makes the free throw | 31-32 |
| 01:50 | East Carolina | James Mack lays it up and in on a great pass from Terry Schaller | 33-32 |
| 01:26 | Cal Poly SLO | John Carpenter is called for traveling | 33-32 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Reid (SF) Freddie Gibson | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Wade Mills (PF), John Richardson (C) John Carpenter, Kevin Woodard | |
| 01:10 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from James Mack | 35-32 |
| 00:41 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Dennison is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Dennison, team foul #7 | 35-32 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), Michael Sample (PF) Ronnie Eldridge, Gene Reid | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Daniel Risch (SF), Kevin Woodard (C) Donald Adams, John Richardson | |
| 00:24 | East Carolina | Clint White is fouled on the floor by Michael Dennison - foul #2 on Michael Dennison, team foul #8 | 35-32 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (SG) Terry Schaller | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Adams (SF), Walter Bohler (C) Daniel Risch, Kevin Woodard | |
| 00:24 | East Carolina | Clint White makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 00:24 | East Carolina | Clint White makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 00:01 | Cal Poly SLO | John Phillips is hacked by Michael Sample - foul #2 on Michael Sample, team foul #9 | 37-32 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Schaller (SG), Freddie Gibson (PF) Ronnie Eldridge, Michael Sample | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Daniel Risch (SF), John Carpenter (PF), John Richardson (C) Donald Adams, Wade Mills, Walter Bohler | |
| 00:01 | Cal Poly SLO | John Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 00:01 | Cal Poly SLO | John Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | James Mack misses short on a fullcourt shot | 37-34 |