| Lineup | New Haven | PG - Walter Claypoole (fresh) SG - Harold Gunter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - Stuart Kwan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Marvin Palmer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (TX) | PG - Weldon Galipeau (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Kriner (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Reese (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Eisele (fresh) 4 pts. C - Randy Hunsinger (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Haven | Stuart Kwan inbounds the ball | 34-36 |
| Game Plan | New Haven | New Haven is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (TX) | St. Mary's (TX) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | New Haven | Marvin Palmer hits a turnaround in the paint | 36-36 |
| 19:27 | St. Mary's (TX) | Weldon Galipeau loses the ball out of bounds | 36-36 |
| 19:15 | New Haven | Walter Claypoole scores on a 3 from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 19:10 | St. Mary's (TX) | Wayne Kriner buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Reese | 39-38 |
| 18:58 | New Haven | Randy Hunsinger takes the ball from Walter Claypoole | 39-38 |
| 18:42 | St. Mary's (TX) | Marvin Palmer swats the layup by Richard Reese | 39-38 |
| 18:41 | New Haven | Steve Thompson pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 18:33 | New Haven | Harold Gunter makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Walter Claypoole | 41-38 |
| 18:11 | St. Mary's (TX) | Randy Hunsinger misses the easy layup | 41-38 |
| 18:10 | St. Mary's (TX) | Wayne Kriner tips it home | 41-40 |
| 17:46 | New Haven | Marvin Palmer is whistled for a carry | 41-40 |
| Subs | New Haven | Patrick Odum (SG) Harold Gunter | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Gregory Bryant (SG), George Despres (SF), Lowell Jacobs (PF), Richard Lewellyn (C) Wayne Kriner, Richard Reese, Mark Eisele, Randy Hunsinger | |
| 17:30 | St. Mary's (TX) | Gregory Bryant comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 17:29 | New Haven | Steve Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 17:27 | New Haven | Weldon Galipeau steps in front of the Walter Claypoole pass in the backcourt | 41-40 |
| 17:17 | St. Mary's (TX) | George Despres can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-40 |
| 17:15 | New Haven | Steve Thompson grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 16:57 | New Haven | Stuart Kwan's pass is intercepted by Richard Lewellyn | 41-40 |
| 16:38 | St. Mary's (TX) | George Despres is whistled for traveling | 41-40 |
| Subs | New Haven | Harold Gunter (SG), Mike Baxter (SF), Walter Donahue (PF), Luis Sherrard (C) Walter Claypoole, Stuart Kwan, Marvin Palmer, Steve Thompson | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Wayne Kriner (SG) Weldon Galipeau | |
| 16:24 | New Haven | Mike Baxter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 16:23 | St. Mary's (TX) | Richard Lewellyn gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 16:01 | St. Mary's (TX) | George Despres makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Wayne Kriner | 41-43 |
| Lineup | New Haven | PG - Patrick Odum (fresh) SG - Harold Gunter (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. SF - Mike Baxter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Donahue (fresh) C - Luis Sherrard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (TX) | PG - Gregory Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wayne Kriner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Despres (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lowell Jacobs (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Lewellyn (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:37 | New Haven | Harold Gunter drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Odum | 44-43 |
| 15:08 | St. Mary's (TX) | George Despres misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-43 |
| 15:06 | New Haven | The rebound goes to Mike Baxter | 44-43 |
| 14:44 | New Haven | Patrick Odum loses the dribble to Gregory Bryant | 44-43 |
| 14:15 | St. Mary's (TX) | Lowell Jacobs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | New Haven | Walter Claypoole (PG), Carl O'Toole (SG), Stuart Kwan (SF), Marvin Palmer (PF), Steve Thompson (C) Patrick Odum, Harold Gunter, Mike Baxter, Walter Donahue, Luis Sherrard | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Weldon Galipeau (PG), Richard Reese (SF), Mark Eisele (PF), Randy Hunsinger (C) Gregory Bryant, George Despres, Lowell Jacobs, Richard Lewellyn | |
| 13:52 | New Haven | Stuart Kwan connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Walter Claypoole | 46-43 |
| 13:35 | St. Mary's (TX) | Marvin Palmer is called for the reach on Richard Reese - foul #2 on Marvin Palmer, team foul #1 | 46-43 |
| 13:21 | St. Mary's (TX) | Mark Eisele's pass is intercepted by Steve Thompson | 46-43 |
| 12:55 | New Haven | Weldon Galipeau picks off the pass by Steve Thompson | 46-43 |
| 12:29 | St. Mary's (TX) | Randy Hunsinger buries a 3 from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 12:12 | New Haven | Mark Eisele takes the ball from Marvin Palmer | 46-46 |
| 11:47 | St. Mary's (TX) | Wayne Kriner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-46 |
| Subs | New Haven | Harold Gunter (SG), Walter Donahue (PF) Carl O'Toole, Marvin Palmer | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Gregory Bryant (SG), George Despres (SF), Lowell Jacobs (PF), Kenneth Heinemann (C) Wayne Kriner, Richard Reese, Mark Eisele, Randy Hunsinger | |
| Lineup | New Haven | PG - Walter Claypoole (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Gunter (fresh) 12 pts. 3 stl. SF - Stuart Kwan (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Walter Donahue (fresh) C - Steve Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (TX) | PG - Weldon Galipeau (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gregory Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Despres (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lowell Jacobs (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Heinemann (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:27 | New Haven | Stuart Kwan knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 48-46 |
| 11:08 | St. Mary's (TX) | Walter Donahue blocks the short jumper by Weldon Galipeau | 48-46 |
| 11:07 | New Haven | Harold Gunter grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 10:51 | New Haven | Walter Donahue clanks a 3 from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 10:50 | St. Mary's (TX) | Kenneth Heinemann gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 10:35 | St. Mary's (TX) | Weldon Galipeau hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-46 |
| 10:34 | St. Mary's (TX) | Lowell Jacobs grabs the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 10:13 | St. Mary's (TX) | Steve Thompson is called for the reach on Kenneth Heinemann - foul #2 on Steve Thompson, team foul #2 | 48-46 |
| Subs | New Haven | Jeff Brown (PG), Patrick Odum (SG), Mike Baxter (SF), Marvin Palmer (PF) Walter Claypoole, Harold Gunter, Stuart Kwan, Steve Thompson | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Richard Reese (SF), Richard Lewellyn (PF), Randy Hunsinger (C) Gregory Bryant, Lowell Jacobs, Kenneth Heinemann | |
| 09:54 | St. Mary's (TX) | George Despres can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-46 |
| 09:52 | New Haven | The rebound goes to Walter Donahue | 48-46 |
| 09:37 | New Haven | Randy Hunsinger steals it from Jeff Brown | 48-46 |
| 09:29 | St. Mary's (TX) | George Despres's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-46 |
| Subs | New Haven | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Wayne Kriner (SG), Mark Eisele (PF) George Despres, Richard Lewellyn | |
| 09:16 | New Haven | Walter Donahue misses badly on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Randy Hunsinger - foul #1 on Randy Hunsinger, team foul #1 | 48-46 |
| 09:16 | New Haven | Walter Donahue makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 09:16 | New Haven | Walter Donahue misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 09:16 | St. Mary's (TX) | Randy Hunsinger gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 09:00 | St. Mary's (TX) | Richard Reese comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 08:58 | St. Mary's (TX) | Randy Hunsinger tips it in | 49-48 |
| 08:41 | New Haven | Mike Baxter misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mark Eisele - foul #3 on Mark Eisele, team foul #2 | 49-48 |
| Subs | New Haven | Walter Claypoole (PG), Harold Gunter (SG), Steve Thompson (C) Jeff Brown, Patrick Odum, Walter Donahue | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Gregory Bryant (PG), Kenneth Heinemann (SF), Lowell Jacobs (C) Weldon Galipeau, Richard Reese, Randy Hunsinger | |
| 08:41 | New Haven | Mike Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 08:41 | New Haven | Mike Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 08:26 | St. Mary's (TX) | Kenneth Heinemann is fouled on the floor by Mike Baxter - foul #1 on Mike Baxter, team foul #3 | 51-48 |
| Subs | New Haven | Stuart Kwan (SF) Mike Baxter | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | | |
| 08:08 | St. Mary's (TX) | Steve Thompson is called for the reach on Mark Eisele - foul #3 on Steve Thompson, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| 07:55 | St. Mary's (TX) | Mark Eisele scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Gregory Bryant | 51-50 |
| 07:34 | New Haven | Harold Gunter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 07:33 | St. Mary's (TX) | Kenneth Heinemann grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| Lineup | New Haven | PG - Walter Claypoole (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Gunter (fresh) 12 pts. 3 stl. SF - Stuart Kwan (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Marvin Palmer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Steve Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (TX) | PG - Gregory Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Kriner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Heinemann (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Eisele (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Lowell Jacobs (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | St. Mary's (TX) | Gregory Bryant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-50 |
| 07:16 | New Haven | Steve Thompson pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 07:02 | New Haven | Gregory Bryant steps in front of the Marvin Palmer pass | 51-50 |
| 06:43 | St. Mary's (TX) | Wayne Kriner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | New Haven | Patrick Odum (SG), Walter Donahue (PF), Luis Sherrard (C) Harold Gunter, Marvin Palmer, Steve Thompson | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Weldon Galipeau (PG), George Despres (SG), Richard Reese (SF), Richard Lewellyn (PF), Randy Hunsinger (C) Gregory Bryant, Wayne Kriner, Kenneth Heinemann, Mark Eisele, Lowell Jacobs | |
| 06:28 | New Haven | Patrick Odum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-50 |
| 06:26 | St. Mary's (TX) | Richard Lewellyn grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 06:17 | St. Mary's (TX) | Richard Lewellyn can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 06:15 | New Haven | Stuart Kwan pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 06:11 | New Haven | Walter Claypoole can't finish the layup | 51-50 |
| 06:10 | St. Mary's (TX) | The rebound goes to Richard Reese | 51-50 |
| 05:48 | St. Mary's (TX) | Richard Reese is whistled for traveling | 51-50 |
| Subs | New Haven | Jeff Brown (PG), Mike Baxter (SF) Walter Claypoole, Stuart Kwan | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | | |
| 05:32 | New Haven | Patrick Odum is hacked by George Despres - foul #2 on George Despres, team foul #3 | 51-50 |
| Subs | New Haven | Steve Thompson (C) Luis Sherrard | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | | |
| 05:26 | New Haven | Patrick Odum scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jeff Brown and the foul's on Richard Lewellyn - foul #1 on Richard Lewellyn, team foul #4 | 53-50 |
| 05:26 | New Haven | Patrick Odum makes the free throw | 54-50 |
| 05:01 | St. Mary's (TX) | George Despres hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 04:53 | New Haven | Patrick Odum scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-53 |
| 04:24 | St. Mary's (TX) | Richard Lewellyn hits the finger roll set up by George Despres and he's hacked by Walter Donahue - foul #2 on Walter Donahue, team foul #5 | 56-55 |
| Subs | New Haven | Walter Claypoole (PG), Harold Gunter (SG), Stuart Kwan (SF), Marvin Palmer (PF) Jeff Brown, Patrick Odum, Mike Baxter, Walter Donahue | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Gregory Bryant (SG), Kenneth Heinemann (SF), Lowell Jacobs (C) George Despres, Richard Reese, Randy Hunsinger | |
| 04:24 | St. Mary's (TX) | Richard Lewellyn makes the free throw | 56-56 |
| 04:07 | New Haven | Harold Gunter makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-56 |
| 03:56 | St. Mary's (TX) | Richard Lewellyn clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 03:55 | New Haven | Steve Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 03:31 | New Haven | Harold Gunter clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 03:30 | St. Mary's (TX) | Lowell Jacobs snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| Lineup | New Haven | PG - Walter Claypoole (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Gunter (fresh) 14 pts. 3 stl. SF - Stuart Kwan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marvin Palmer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Steve Thompson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (TX) | PG - Weldon Galipeau (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gregory Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Heinemann (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Lewellyn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Lowell Jacobs (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:12 | St. Mary's (TX) | Gregory Bryant misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 03:10 | New Haven | Steve Thompson grabs the board | 58-56 |
| 03:04 | New Haven | Steve Thompson is fouled on the floor by Lowell Jacobs - foul #2 on Lowell Jacobs, team foul #5 | 58-56 |
| Subs | New Haven | Walter Donahue (C) Steve Thompson | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | George Despres (SG), Richard Reese (SF), Mark Eisele (PF) Weldon Galipeau, Kenneth Heinemann, Richard Lewellyn | |
| 02:44 | New Haven | Walter Donahue misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 02:43 | St. Mary's (TX) | Richard Reese snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 02:43 | St. Mary's (TX) | St. Mary's (TX) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Subs | New Haven | Steve Thompson (C) Walter Donahue | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Wayne Kriner (SG), Randy Hunsinger (C) George Despres, Lowell Jacobs | |
| 02:22 | St. Mary's (TX) | Gregory Bryant hits a 3 from the left corner | 58-59 |
| 01:59 | New Haven | Gregory Bryant steals the ball from Walter Claypoole | 58-59 |
| 01:44 | St. Mary's (TX) | Wayne Kriner connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Bryant | 58-62 |
| 01:25 | New Haven | Harold Gunter connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Walter Claypoole | 60-62 |
| 01:13 | St. Mary's (TX) | Stuart Kwan is called for the reach on Richard Reese - foul #2 on Stuart Kwan, team foul #6 | 60-62 |
| Subs | New Haven | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Weldon Galipeau (PG) Gregory Bryant | |
| 01:06 | St. Mary's (TX) | Wayne Kriner is hacked by Harold Gunter - foul #3 on Harold Gunter, team foul #7 | 60-62 |
| 01:06 | St. Mary's (TX) | Wayne Kriner misses the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 01:06 | St. Mary's (TX) | Randy Hunsinger snags the offensive board | 60-62 |
| 00:47 | St. Mary's (TX) | Wayne Kriner clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-62 |
| 00:45 | New Haven | Steve Thompson snags the defensive board | 60-62 |
| 00:38 | New Haven | Randy Hunsinger is called for the reach on Marvin Palmer - foul #2 on Randy Hunsinger, team foul #6 | 60-62 |
| 00:23 | New Haven | Wayne Kriner takes the ball from Steve Thompson | 60-62 |
| 00:20 | St. Mary's (TX) | Richard Reese lays it up and in on a nice dish by Wayne Kriner | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | New Haven | New Haven is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (TX) | St. Mary's (TX) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | New Haven | Harold Gunter misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-64 |
| 00:14 | St. Mary's (TX) | Mark Eisele pulls down the rebound | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | New Haven | New Haven is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (TX) | St. Mary's (TX) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:11 | St. Mary's (TX) | Walter Claypoole is called for the reach on Mark Eisele in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter Claypoole, team foul #8 | 60-64 |
| Subs | New Haven | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Gregory Bryant (PG), George Despres (SF) Weldon Galipeau, Richard Reese | |
| 00:11 | St. Mary's (TX) | Mark Eisele makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:11 | St. Mary's (TX) | Mark Eisele makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:05 | New Haven | Harold Gunter knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-66 |
| 00:05 | St. Mary's (TX) | St. Mary's (TX) calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| 00:03 | St. Mary's (TX) | Wayne Kriner is hacked by Walter Claypoole in the backcourt - foul #3 on Walter Claypoole, team foul #9 | 63-66 |
| 00:03 | St. Mary's (TX) | Wayne Kriner makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 00:03 | St. Mary's (TX) | Wayne Kriner makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:00 | New Haven | Stuart Kwan misses short on a halfcourt shot | 63-68 |