| Lineup | Mount Olive | PG - Timothy Murray (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Charles Lancaster (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Craig Clough (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Herman McGuff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - Kevin Dutcher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Johansson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Hopper (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Spencer (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Fred Gunter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mount Olive | Craig Clough inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| Game Plan | Mount Olive | Mount Olive is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Mount Olive | Herman McGuff misses the easy layup | 34-31 |
| 19:36 | Mount Olive | Robert Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 19:19 | Mount Olive | Robert Anderson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 19:17 | Mount Olive | Robert Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 19:04 | Mount Olive | Fred Gunter swats the shot by Timothy Murray | 34-31 |
| 19:02 | Mount Olive | Herman McGuff misses the tip | 34-31 |
| 19:00 | N. Carolina Central | Kevin Dutcher grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 18:49 | N. Carolina Central | Daniel Spencer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-31 |
| 18:47 | Mount Olive | John Hopper is called for the reach on Craig Clough in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Hopper, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Mount Olive | | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Donald Stroble (SF) John Hopper | |
| 18:31 | Mount Olive | Timothy Murray makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 36-31 |
| 18:14 | N. Carolina Central | Gary Johansson is whistled for traveling | 36-31 |
| Subs | Mount Olive | George Owen (PG), William Boyd (SG), Paul Jolliff (SF), Cecil Carriere (C) Timothy Murray, Charles Lancaster, Craig Clough, Robert Anderson | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | John Davis (PG), Charles Steptoe (SG), Richard Dickerson (PF), Paul Terrell (C) Kevin Dutcher, Gary Johansson, Daniel Spencer, Fred Gunter | |
| 17:54 | Mount Olive | Herman McGuff loses the ball out of bounds | 36-31 |
| Subs | Mount Olive | Robert Short (SF) Herman McGuff | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 17:32 | N. Carolina Central | Richard Dickerson misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-31 |
| 17:31 | Mount Olive | William Boyd snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 17:26 | Mount Olive | George Owen is denied on a layup by Richard Dickerson | 36-31 |
| 17:24 | N. Carolina Central | The rebound goes to Richard Dickerson | 36-31 |
| 17:10 | N. Carolina Central | Paul Terrell lays it up and in on a great pass from John Davis | 36-33 |
| 16:49 | Mount Olive | William Boyd is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by George Owen | 39-33 |
| 16:41 | N. Carolina Central | Charles Steptoe makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Donald Stroble | 39-36 |
| 16:24 | Mount Olive | Cecil Carriere drills a runner from the left block | 41-36 |
| 16:15 | N. Carolina Central | Donald Stroble misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Short - foul #3 on Robert Short, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Mount Olive | Timothy Murray (PG), Charles Lancaster (SG), Craig Clough (SF), Herman McGuff (PF), Robert Anderson (C) George Owen, William Boyd, Robert Short, Paul Jolliff, Cecil Carriere | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Kevin Dutcher (PG), Gary Johansson (SG), Daniel Spencer (PF), Fred Gunter (C) John Davis, Charles Steptoe, Richard Dickerson, Paul Terrell | |
| 16:15 | N. Carolina Central | Donald Stroble makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 16:15 | N. Carolina Central | Donald Stroble makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 15:59 | Mount Olive | Herman McGuff knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Timothy Murray and he's fouled by Daniel Spencer - foul #1 on Daniel Spencer, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Mount Olive | | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | John Hopper (SF) Donald Stroble | |
| 15:59 | Mount Olive | Herman McGuff makes the free throw | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Mount Olive | PG - Timothy Murray (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Lancaster (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Craig Clough (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Herman McGuff (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - Kevin Dutcher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Johansson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Hopper (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Spencer (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Fred Gunter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:40 | N. Carolina Central | Kevin Dutcher clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 15:39 | Mount Olive | Herman McGuff grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 15:33 | Mount Olive | Charles Lancaster buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Herman McGuff | 46-38 |
| 15:16 | N. Carolina Central | Gary Johansson is hacked by Herman McGuff - foul #2 on Herman McGuff, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Mount Olive | Robert Short (SG) Charles Lancaster | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | James Becker (PG), Joseph Booze (PF) Kevin Dutcher, Daniel Spencer | |
| 14:51 | N. Carolina Central | Gary Johansson buries a jumper from the left block set up by John Hopper | 46-40 |
| 14:25 | Mount Olive | Herman McGuff knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Timothy Murray | 48-40 |
| 14:10 | N. Carolina Central | Gary Johansson hits a shot from the right side | 48-42 |
| 13:51 | Mount Olive | John Hopper steals the ball from Herman McGuff | 48-42 |
| 13:44 | N. Carolina Central | Gary Johansson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Timothy Murray - foul #2 on Timothy Murray, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Mount Olive | George Owen (PG), Charles Lancaster (SG), William Boyd (SF), Paul Jolliff (PF), Cecil Carriere (C) Timothy Murray, Robert Short, Craig Clough, Herman McGuff, Robert Anderson | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Kevin Dutcher (PG), Daniel Spencer (PF), Richard Dickerson (C) James Becker, Joseph Booze, Fred Gunter | |
| 13:44 | N. Carolina Central | Gary Johansson makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 13:44 | N. Carolina Central | Gary Johansson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 13:28 | Mount Olive | Daniel Spencer steals it from Paul Jolliff | 48-44 |
| 13:09 | N. Carolina Central | Gary Johansson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 13:08 | N. Carolina Central | Richard Dickerson misses the tip | 48-44 |
| 13:06 | Mount Olive | William Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 13:02 | Mount Olive | George Owen misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 13:00 | N. Carolina Central | Richard Dickerson grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 12:36 | N. Carolina Central | Daniel Spencer misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-44 |
| 12:34 | Mount Olive | Cecil Carriere gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 12:29 | Mount Olive | Charles Lancaster is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by George Owen | 51-44 |
| 12:04 | N. Carolina Central | Kevin Dutcher blows the layup | 51-44 |
| 12:03 | Mount Olive | Cecil Carriere gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 12:00 | Mount Olive | Gary Johansson takes the ball from George Owen in the backcourt | 51-44 |
| 11:52 | N. Carolina Central | Daniel Spencer comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 51-44 |
| 11:51 | Mount Olive | George Owen pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Mount Olive | PG - George Owen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Lancaster (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Boyd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Jolliff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Cecil Carriere (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - Kevin Dutcher (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Johansson (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Hopper (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Spencer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Dickerson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:46 | Mount Olive | Cecil Carriere is fouled on the floor by Richard Dickerson - foul #1 on Richard Dickerson, team foul #3 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Mount Olive | Timothy Murray (PG), Robert Short (SG), Craig Clough (SF), Herman McGuff (PF), James Tomko (C) George Owen, Charles Lancaster, William Boyd, Paul Jolliff, Cecil Carriere | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | John Davis (PG), Charles Steptoe (SG), Donald Stroble (SF), Paul Terrell (PF), Fred Gunter (C) Kevin Dutcher, Gary Johansson, John Hopper, Daniel Spencer, Richard Dickerson | |
| 11:33 | Mount Olive | Craig Clough is alone and drills a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by Fred Gunter - foul #1 on Fred Gunter, team foul #4 | 53-44 |
| 11:33 | Mount Olive | Craig Clough makes the free throw | 54-44 |
| 11:16 | N. Carolina Central | Charles Steptoe connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Davis | 54-47 |
| 11:12 | Mount Olive | Timothy Murray misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-47 |
| 11:10 | Mount Olive | Herman McGuff snags the offensive board | 54-47 |
| 10:58 | Mount Olive | James Tomko is open and lays it up and in set up by Timothy Murray | 56-47 |
| 10:43 | N. Carolina Central | James Tomko takes the ball from Donald Stroble | 56-47 |
| 10:16 | Mount Olive | Fred Gunter steals the ball from James Tomko | 56-47 |
| 10:00 | N. Carolina Central | Donald Stroble hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 56-47 |
| 09:58 | Mount Olive | Herman McGuff gets the rebound | 56-47 |
| 09:52 | Mount Olive | Robert Short misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-47 |
| 09:51 | N. Carolina Central | Fred Gunter snags the defensive board | 56-47 |
| 09:46 | N. Carolina Central | Donald Stroble can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-47 |
| 09:44 | Mount Olive | Timothy Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 09:37 | Mount Olive | Herman McGuff is denied on a layup by Paul Terrell | 56-47 |
| 09:36 | N. Carolina Central | Paul Terrell grabs the board | 56-47 |
| 09:23 | N. Carolina Central | John Davis connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Stroble | 56-50 |
| 09:11 | Mount Olive | Craig Clough connects on the open fadeaway from the right block set up by Robert Short and he's hacked by Fred Gunter - foul #2 on Fred Gunter, team foul #5 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Mount Olive | George Owen (PG), William Boyd (SG), Paul Jolliff (PF), Robert Anderson (C) Timothy Murray, Robert Short, Herman McGuff, James Tomko | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Kevin Dutcher (PG), James Becker (SG), Joseph Booze (SF), Daniel Spencer (PF) John Davis, Charles Steptoe, Donald Stroble, Paul Terrell | |
| 09:11 | Mount Olive | Craig Clough misses the free throw | 58-50 |
| 09:11 | Mount Olive | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Anderson | 58-50 |
| 08:59 | Mount Olive | Paul Jolliff makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Craig Clough | 61-50 |
| 08:48 | N. Carolina Central | Joseph Booze misses the runner from close range | 61-50 |
| 08:47 | N. Carolina Central | Fred Gunter tips it home | 61-52 |
| 08:45 | Mount Olive | William Boyd is hacked by Daniel Spencer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Spencer, team foul #6 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Mount Olive | Charles Lancaster (SG) Craig Clough | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 08:23 | Mount Olive | Robert Anderson is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by George Owen | 63-52 |
| 08:03 | N. Carolina Central | Kevin Dutcher buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Becker and he's fouled by George Owen - foul #2 on George Owen, team foul #4 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Mount Olive | Cecil Carriere (PF) Charles Lancaster | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Richard Dickerson (C) Fred Gunter | |
| 08:03 | N. Carolina Central | Kevin Dutcher misses the free throw | 63-54 |
| 08:03 | Mount Olive | Robert Anderson gets the rebound | 63-54 |
| 07:58 | Mount Olive | Paul Jolliff throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-54 |
| Subs | Mount Olive | | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Gary Johansson (SG) Kevin Dutcher | |
| 07:49 | N. Carolina Central | Daniel Spencer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-54 |
| Lineup | Mount Olive | PG - George Owen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Boyd (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. SF - Paul Jolliff (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Cecil Carriere (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - James Becker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Johansson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Booze (fresh) PF - Daniel Spencer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Dickerson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:32 | Mount Olive | George Owen makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from William Boyd | 66-54 |
| 07:18 | N. Carolina Central | Joseph Booze buries a jumper from the right side set up by James Becker | 66-56 |
| 07:12 | Mount Olive | George Owen hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 66-56 |
| 07:10 | N. Carolina Central | Joseph Booze pulls down the rebound | 66-56 |
| 06:44 | N. Carolina Central | Gary Johansson is hacked by William Boyd - foul #1 on William Boyd, team foul #5 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Mount Olive | Paul Varney (PG), Charles Lancaster (SG), Robert Short (SF), Herman McGuff (PF) George Owen, William Boyd, Paul Jolliff, Cecil Carriere | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | John Davis (PG), Charles Steptoe (SG), John Hopper (SF), Fred Gunter (C) James Becker, Gary Johansson, Joseph Booze, Richard Dickerson | |
| 06:30 | N. Carolina Central | Fred Gunter's pass is intercepted by Herman McGuff | 66-56 |
| 06:26 | Mount Olive | Charles Lancaster connects on the floater from the free throw line | 68-56 |
| 06:12 | N. Carolina Central | Robert Short picks off the pass by John Davis | 68-56 |
| 06:10 | Mount Olive | Charles Lancaster travels in the backcourt | 68-56 |
| Subs | Mount Olive | Timothy Murray (PG), James Tomko (C) Paul Varney, Robert Anderson | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Kevin Dutcher (PG), Donald Stroble (SF) John Davis, John Hopper | |
| 05:57 | N. Carolina Central | Daniel Spencer buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Charles Steptoe | 68-58 |
| 05:52 | Mount Olive | Charles Lancaster is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Steptoe - foul #2 on Charles Steptoe, team foul #7 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Mount Olive | | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Gary Johansson (SG) Charles Steptoe | |
| 05:52 | Mount Olive | Charles Lancaster makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 05:52 | Mount Olive | Charles Lancaster misses the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 05:52 | N. Carolina Central | Daniel Spencer pulls down the rebound | 69-58 |
| 05:23 | N. Carolina Central | Donald Stroble misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 69-58 |
| 05:22 | Mount Olive | Herman McGuff snags the defensive board | 69-58 |
| 05:20 | Mount Olive | Timothy Murray is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Dutcher - foul #3 on Kevin Dutcher, team foul #8 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Mount Olive | Craig Clough (SF) Robert Short | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | John Hopper (SF), Richard Dickerson (PF) Donald Stroble, Daniel Spencer | |
| 05:20 | Mount Olive | Timothy Murray makes the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 05:20 | Mount Olive | Timothy Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Mount Olive | Mount Olive is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:06 | N. Carolina Central | Craig Clough blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Fred Gunter | 71-58 |
| 05:04 | N. Carolina Central | Richard Dickerson tips it back up and in | 71-60 |
| 04:52 | Mount Olive | James Tomko is hacked by John Hopper - foul #2 on John Hopper, team foul #9 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Mount Olive | Paul Varney (PG), William Boyd (SG), Paul Jolliff (PF) Timothy Murray, Charles Lancaster, Herman McGuff | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | John Davis (PG) Kevin Dutcher | |
| 04:52 | Mount Olive | James Tomko misses the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 04:52 | N. Carolina Central | Fred Gunter gets the rebound | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Mount Olive | Mount Olive is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:34 | N. Carolina Central | John Hopper drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by John Davis and he's fouled by Craig Clough - foul #2 on Craig Clough, team foul #6 | 71-62 |
| Subs | Mount Olive | George Owen (SG), Cecil Carriere (C) Craig Clough, James Tomko | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Charles Steptoe (SG), Joseph Booze (PF) Gary Johansson, Fred Gunter | |
| 04:34 | N. Carolina Central | John Hopper misses the free throw | 71-62 |
| 04:34 | Mount Olive | Cecil Carriere snags the defensive board | 71-62 |
| 04:09 | Mount Olive | William Boyd's pass is intercepted by Richard Dickerson | 71-62 |
| 03:49 | N. Carolina Central | Richard Dickerson lays it in on a nice dish by John Hopper | 71-64 |
| Lineup | Mount Olive | PG - Paul Varney (fresh) SG - George Owen (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - William Boyd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Jolliff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Cecil Carriere (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - John Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Steptoe (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Hopper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joseph Booze (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Dickerson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:41 | Mount Olive | Cecil Carriere is whistled for traveling | 71-64 |
| Subs | Mount Olive | Timothy Murray (PG), Robert Short (SF), Herman McGuff (PF), Robert Anderson (C) Paul Varney, William Boyd, Paul Jolliff, Cecil Carriere | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | James Becker (SG), Donald Stroble (SF), Paul Terrell (PF) Charles Steptoe, John Hopper, Richard Dickerson | |
| 03:18 | N. Carolina Central | Donald Stroble can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-64 |
| 03:16 | N. Carolina Central | Paul Terrell hits the follow up shot | 71-66 |
| 02:59 | Mount Olive | George Owen misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 71-66 |
| 02:58 | N. Carolina Central | The rebound goes to Paul Terrell | 71-66 |
| 02:58 | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-66 |
| Subs | Mount Olive | Charles Lancaster (SG), Craig Clough (SF) George Owen, Robert Short | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Kevin Dutcher (PG), Gary Johansson (SG) John Davis, James Becker | |
| 02:46 | N. Carolina Central | Paul Terrell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-66 |
| 02:37 | Mount Olive | Charles Lancaster is open and buries a jumper from the right side set up by Timothy Murray | 73-66 |
| 02:16 | N. Carolina Central | Donald Stroble buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Dutcher | 73-69 |
| 02:13 | Mount Olive | Timothy Murray is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Dutcher - foul #4 on Kevin Dutcher, team foul #10 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Mount Olive | Paul Jolliff (C) Robert Anderson | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Daniel Spencer (PF), Fred Gunter (C) Paul Terrell, Joseph Booze | |
| 02:13 | Mount Olive | Timothy Murray makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 02:13 | Mount Olive | Timothy Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 02:13 | N. Carolina Central | Fred Gunter gets the rebound | 74-69 |
| 01:51 | N. Carolina Central | Kevin Dutcher scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Johansson | 74-72 |
| 01:49 | Mount Olive | Daniel Spencer picks off the pass by Timothy Murray in the backcourt | 74-72 |
| 01:34 | N. Carolina Central | Fred Gunter misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-72 |
| 01:32 | Mount Olive | Herman McGuff grabs the board | 74-72 |
| 01:27 | Mount Olive | Timothy Murray slams it home on a great pass from Charles Lancaster | 76-72 |
| 01:14 | N. Carolina Central | Craig Clough swats the short shot by Daniel Spencer | 76-72 |
| 01:13 | N. Carolina Central | Daniel Spencer snags the offensive board | 76-72 |
| 01:02 | N. Carolina Central | Gary Johansson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-72 |
| Subs | Mount Olive | Robert Anderson (C) Paul Jolliff | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | John Hopper (SF) Donald Stroble | |
| Game Plan | Mount Olive | Mount Olive is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Mount Olive | Timothy Murray is whistled for traveling | 76-72 |
| Game Plan | Mount Olive | Mount Olive is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:28 | N. Carolina Central | Fred Gunter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-72 |
| 00:26 | Mount Olive | Herman McGuff grabs the defensive rebound | 76-72 |
| Game Plan | Mount Olive | Mount Olive is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Mount Olive | Herman McGuff is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Dutcher - foul #5 on Kevin Dutcher, team foul #11 | 76-72 |
| Subs | Mount Olive | George Owen (PG), William Boyd (SG) Timothy Murray, Charles Lancaster | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | John Davis (PG) Kevin Dutcher | |
| 00:25 | Mount Olive | Herman McGuff misses the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:25 | Mount Olive | Herman McGuff makes the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:19 | N. Carolina Central | Fred Gunter hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by John Davis | 77-75 |
| 00:16 | Mount Olive | Gary Johansson is called for the reach on William Boyd in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Johansson, team foul #12 | 77-75 |
| Subs | Mount Olive | Timothy Murray (PG) George Owen | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 00:16 | Mount Olive | William Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:16 | Mount Olive | William Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 78-75 |
| Game Plan | Mount Olive | Mount Olive is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | N. Carolina Central | Craig Clough is called for the reach on John Hopper - foul #3 on Craig Clough, team foul #7 | 78-75 |
| 00:12 | N. Carolina Central | John Hopper makes the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:12 | N. Carolina Central | John Hopper makes the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| 00:09 | Mount Olive | William Boyd is hacked by Gary Johansson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gary Johansson, team foul #13 | 78-77 |
| 00:09 | Mount Olive | William Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 00:09 | Mount Olive | William Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:09 | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-77 |
| 00:02 | N. Carolina Central | Gary Johansson loses the dribble to Craig Clough | 79-77 |
| 00:00 | Mount Olive | Craig Clough runs out the clock | 79-77 |