| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Anthony Nyquist (fresh) SG - Stanley Mantz (fresh) SF - Eric Stalling (fresh) PF - Jonathan Hardee (fresh) C - Albert Tierney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Clint White (fresh) SG - Terry Schaller (fresh) SF - Gene Reid (fresh) PF - James Mack (fresh) C - William Adams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Bucknell | Jonathan Hardee wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:43 | Bucknell | William Adams steps in front of the Stanley Mantz pass | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | East Carolina | Clint White hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | East Carolina | William Adams grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | East Carolina | Anthony Nyquist takes the ball from James Mack | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Bucknell | Stanley Mantz lays it up and in set up by Anthony Nyquist | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | East Carolina | James Mack's fadeaway is rejected by Jonathan Hardee | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | East Carolina | William Adams tips it in | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Bucknell | Eric Stalling hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Bucknell | Eric Stalling gets the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | Bucknell | The jumper by Anthony Nyquist is denied by William Adams | 2-2 |
| 18:10 | East Carolina | William Adams gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:05 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Clint White | 2-5 |
| 17:58 | Bucknell | James Mack is called for the reach on Jonathan Hardee - foul #1 on James Mack, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Moulder (SG), Freddie Gibson (SF), Morris Arthur (PF), Chuck Duff (C) Terry Schaller, Gene Reid, James Mack, William Adams | |
| 17:36 | Bucknell | Michael Moulder is called for the reach on Anthony Nyquist - foul #1 on Michael Moulder, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 17:25 | Bucknell | Jonathan Hardee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-5 |
| 17:14 | East Carolina | Eric Stalling picks off the pass by Morris Arthur | 2-5 |
| 17:09 | Bucknell | Anthony Nyquist lays it up and in on a great pass from Eric Stalling | 4-5 |
| 16:56 | East Carolina | Clint White clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jonathan Hardee - foul #1 on Jonathan Hardee, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Willie Winkelman (SG), Russell Kelly (SF) Stanley Mantz, Eric Stalling | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Schaller (SF) Chuck Duff | |
| 16:56 | East Carolina | Clint White misses the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:56 | East Carolina | Clint White makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:42 | Bucknell | Anthony Nyquist hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jonathan Hardee | 7-6 |
| 16:23 | East Carolina | Freddie Gibson is fouled on the floor by Albert Tierney - foul #1 on Albert Tierney, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Roger Spivey (PG) Anthony Nyquist | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Reid (SF), James Mack (PF), William Adams (C) Michael Moulder, Morris Arthur, Freddie Gibson | |
| 16:09 | East Carolina | Clint White is hacked by Roger Spivey - foul #1 on Roger Spivey, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Freddie Gibson (PF) James Mack | |
| 15:55 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-6 |
| 15:53 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Russell Kelly | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Roger Spivey (fresh) SG - Willie Winkelman (fresh) SF - Russell Kelly (fresh) PF - Jonathan Hardee (fairly fresh) C - Albert Tierney (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Clint White (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Schaller (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gene Reid (fresh) PF - Freddie Gibson (fresh) C - William Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Bucknell | Roger Spivey hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Gene Reid - foul #1 on Gene Reid, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Stanley Mantz (SG), Eric Stalling (SF) Willie Winkelman, Russell Kelly | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Moulder (PG), James Mack (SF), Morris Arthur (PF) Clint White, Gene Reid, William Adams | |
| 15:33 | Bucknell | Roger Spivey makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:33 | Bucknell | Roger Spivey makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:18 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Mack | 9-8 |
| 15:05 | Bucknell | Eric Stalling is fouled on the floor by James Mack - foul #2 on James Mack, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Anthony Nyquist (PG) Roger Spivey | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), Gene Reid (SF), Chuck Duff (PF), William Adams (C) Michael Moulder, James Mack, Morris Arthur, Freddie Gibson | |
| 14:48 | Bucknell | Anthony Nyquist buries a shot from the left wing set up by Stanley Mantz | 11-8 |
| 14:42 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-8 |
| 14:41 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Anthony Nyquist | 11-8 |
| 14:34 | Bucknell | Anthony Nyquist hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Eric Stalling | 14-8 |
| 14:21 | East Carolina | Albert Tierney swats the short shot by Clint White | 14-8 |
| 14:19 | Bucknell | Albert Tierney pulls down the rebound | 14-8 |
| 13:58 | Bucknell | Eric Stalling is called for traveling | 14-8 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Willie Winkelman (SG), Russell Kelly (SF) Stanley Mantz, Eric Stalling | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Moulder (SG), Morris Arthur (PF), Freddie Gibson (C) Terry Schaller, Chuck Duff, William Adams | |
| 13:35 | East Carolina | Michael Moulder knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Clint White | 14-11 |
| 13:21 | Bucknell | Russell Kelly misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-11 |
| 13:20 | East Carolina | Clint White grabs the board | 14-11 |
| 13:15 | East Carolina | Russell Kelly takes the ball from Michael Moulder | 14-11 |
| 13:12 | Bucknell | Russell Kelly lays it up and in | 16-11 |
| 13:06 | East Carolina | The jump hook by Morris Arthur is blocked by Jonathan Hardee | 16-11 |
| 13:04 | Bucknell | Albert Tierney grabs the defensive rebound | 16-11 |
| 12:41 | Bucknell | Russell Kelly clanks a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Gene Reid - foul #2 on Gene Reid, team foul #5 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Roger Spivey (PG), Stanley Mantz (SG), Eric Stalling (SF), Marvin Staberg (C) Anthony Nyquist, Willie Winkelman, Jonathan Hardee, Albert Tierney | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Schaller (SG), Chuck Duff (PF), William Adams (C) Michael Moulder, Gene Reid, Morris Arthur | |
| 12:41 | Bucknell | Russell Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 12:41 | Bucknell | Russell Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 18-11 |
| 12:20 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-11 |
| 12:19 | East Carolina | Chuck Duff gets the offensive rebound | 18-11 |
| 11:59 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-14 |
| 11:30 | Bucknell | Marvin Staberg misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 18-14 |
| 11:28 | East Carolina | William Adams gets the rebound | 18-14 |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Roger Spivey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stanley Mantz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Stalling (fresh) PF - Russell Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. C - Marvin Staberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Clint White (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Schaller (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Freddie Gibson (fairly fresh) PF - Chuck Duff (fresh) C - William Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:10 | East Carolina | William Adams misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 18-14 |
| 11:08 | Bucknell | Marvin Staberg gets the rebound | 18-14 |
| 10:39 | Bucknell | Marvin Staberg can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by William Adams - foul #1 on William Adams, team foul #6 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Anthony Nyquist (PG), Willie Winkelman (SG), Leo Anthony (SF), Jonathan Hardee (PF) Roger Spivey, Stanley Mantz, Eric Stalling, Russell Kelly | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Moulder (SG), Morris Arthur (PF) Freddie Gibson, Chuck Duff | |
| 10:39 | Bucknell | Marvin Staberg misses the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:39 | Bucknell | Marvin Staberg misses the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:39 | East Carolina | William Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 10:21 | East Carolina | William Adams misses the lay-in but the foul's on Leo Anthony - foul #1 on Leo Anthony, team foul #4 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Albert Tierney (C) Marvin Staberg | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Freddie Gibson (C) Clint White | |
| 10:21 | East Carolina | William Adams makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 10:21 | East Carolina | William Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 10:21 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Morris Arthur | 18-15 |
| 10:04 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Terry Schaller, team foul #7 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG) Freddie Gibson | |
| 09:43 | Bucknell | Leo Anthony misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-15 |
| 09:41 | Bucknell | Willie Winkelman can't tip it in | 18-15 |
| 09:39 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Morris Arthur | 18-15 |
| 09:33 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-15 |
| 09:32 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur tips it in | 18-17 |
| 09:16 | Bucknell | Anthony Nyquist misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Clint White - foul #1 on Clint White, team foul #8 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Eric Stalling (SF) Leo Anthony | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Reid (SF) Michael Moulder | |
| 09:16 | Bucknell | Anthony Nyquist misses the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 09:16 | Bucknell | Anthony Nyquist makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 09:08 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-20 |
| 08:49 | Bucknell | Jonathan Hardee lays it in on a great pass from Willie Winkelman | 21-20 |
| 08:29 | East Carolina | Clint White misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 21-20 |
| 08:27 | Bucknell | Albert Tierney gets the rebound | 21-20 |
| 08:17 | Bucknell | Jonathan Hardee is hacked by Terry Schaller - foul #2 on Terry Schaller, team foul #9 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Stanley Mantz (SG) Willie Winkelman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Moulder (SG), Freddie Gibson (PF) Terry Schaller, Morris Arthur | |
| 08:17 | Bucknell | Jonathan Hardee makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 08:17 | Bucknell | Jonathan Hardee makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 08:09 | East Carolina | Clint White drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 23-22 |
| 07:51 | Bucknell | Jonathan Hardee drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-22 |
| 07:37 | East Carolina | William Adams's fadeaway is rejected by Jonathan Hardee | 25-22 |
| 07:36 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Jonathan Hardee | 25-22 |
| 07:22 | Bucknell | Anthony Nyquist shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 25-22 |
| 07:21 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to William Adams | 25-22 |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Anthony Nyquist (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Mantz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Stalling (fairly fresh) PF - Jonathan Hardee (tiring) 6 pts. 3 blk. C - Albert Tierney (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Clint White (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Moulder (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gene Reid (fresh) PF - Freddie Gibson (fresh) C - William Adams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:16 | East Carolina | Clint White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-22 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Roger Spivey (PG), Russell Kelly (SF), Shane Johnson (PF), Marvin Staberg (C) Anthony Nyquist, Eric Stalling, Jonathan Hardee, Albert Tierney | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Mack (SF), Morris Arthur (PF) Gene Reid, William Adams | |
| 07:01 | Bucknell | The jumper by Marvin Staberg is denied by James Mack | 25-22 |
| 07:00 | Bucknell | Russell Kelly tips it back up and in | 27-22 |
| 06:52 | East Carolina | Freddie Gibson is called for traveling | 27-22 |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Adams (C) Freddie Gibson | |
| 06:28 | Bucknell | Russell Kelly loses the ball out of bounds | 27-22 |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Schaller (SG), Gene Reid (SF), Freddie Gibson (C) Michael Moulder, Morris Arthur, William Adams | |
| 06:10 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-25 |
| 06:05 | Bucknell | Russell Kelly hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 06:03 | Bucknell | The offensive rebound goes to Roger Spivey | 27-25 |
| 05:39 | Bucknell | Russell Kelly is fouled on the floor by Gene Reid - foul #3 on Gene Reid, team foul #10 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Anthony Nyquist (PG), Willie Winkelman (SG), Eric Stalling (SF), Albert Tierney (C) Roger Spivey, Stanley Mantz, Shane Johnson, Marvin Staberg | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Moulder (SG), Chuck Duff (PF), William Adams (C) Terry Schaller, Gene Reid, Freddie Gibson | |
| 05:39 | Bucknell | Russell Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 05:39 | Bucknell | Russell Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 05:19 | East Carolina | Clint White comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-25 |
| 05:18 | Bucknell | Albert Tierney pulls down the rebound | 29-25 |
| 04:52 | Bucknell | Russell Kelly hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Eric Stalling | 31-25 |
| 04:37 | East Carolina | Clint White buries a jumper from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 04:20 | Bucknell | Chuck Duff blocks the short jumper by Russell Kelly | 31-27 |
| 04:18 | East Carolina | William Adams gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| 04:13 | East Carolina | Clint White hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 31-27 |
| 04:12 | East Carolina | James Mack snags the offensive board | 31-27 |
| 03:58 | East Carolina | James Mack misses the easy layup | 31-27 |
| 03:57 | Bucknell | Russell Kelly grabs the board | 31-27 |
| 03:53 | Bucknell | Russell Kelly buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Nyquist | 33-27 |
| 03:41 | East Carolina | William Adams is hacked by Albert Tierney - foul #2 on Albert Tierney, team foul #5 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Stanley Mantz (SG), Leo Anthony (SF), Jonathan Hardee (PF), Marvin Staberg (C) Willie Winkelman, Eric Stalling, Russell Kelly, Albert Tierney | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Schaller (SG), Morris Arthur (PF), Freddie Gibson (C) Michael Moulder, Chuck Duff, William Adams | |
| 03:23 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-27 |
| 03:21 | Bucknell | Marvin Staberg snags the defensive board | 33-27 |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Anthony Nyquist (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Mantz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leo Anthony (fresh) PF - Jonathan Hardee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 blk. C - Marvin Staberg (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Clint White (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Schaller (fresh) 14 pts. SF - James Mack (fairly fresh) PF - Morris Arthur (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Freddie Gibson (fresh) | |
| 03:15 | Bucknell | Anthony Nyquist knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Stanley Mantz | 35-27 |
| 02:54 | East Carolina | Clint White hits a runner from close range set up by Terry Schaller | 35-29 |
| 02:32 | Bucknell | Marvin Staberg hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-29 |
| 02:28 | East Carolina | Marvin Staberg swats the short shot by Terry Schaller | 37-29 |
| 02:27 | Bucknell | Marvin Staberg snags the defensive board | 37-29 |
| 02:00 | Bucknell | Freddie Gibson blocks the short jumper by Leo Anthony | 37-29 |
| 01:58 | Bucknell | Jonathan Hardee tips it home | 39-29 |
| 01:42 | East Carolina | Clint White's floater is knocked away by Jonathan Hardee | 39-29 |
| 01:41 | East Carolina | James Mack tips it but misses | 39-29 |
| 01:40 | East Carolina | James Mack grabs the offensive board | 39-29 |
| 01:25 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Freddie Gibson | 39-32 |
| 01:06 | Bucknell | Marvin Staberg comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Morris Arthur - foul #1 on Morris Arthur, team foul #11 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Roger Spivey (PG), Willie Winkelman (SG), Eric Stalling (SF) Anthony Nyquist, Stanley Mantz, Leo Anthony | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Reid (SF), William Adams (C) Morris Arthur, Freddie Gibson | |
| 01:06 | Bucknell | Marvin Staberg makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 01:06 | Bucknell | Marvin Staberg makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 00:48 | East Carolina | James Mack lays it in set up by Clint White and he's hacked by Jonathan Hardee - foul #2 on Jonathan Hardee, team foul #6 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Albert Tierney (C) Marvin Staberg | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Freddie Gibson (PF) Clint White | |
| 00:48 | East Carolina | James Mack misses the free throw | 41-34 |
| 00:48 | Bucknell | Albert Tierney grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 00:35 | Bucknell | Willie Winkelman scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Roger Spivey | 44-34 |
| 00:25 | East Carolina | Jonathan Hardee steals the ball from Terry Schaller | 44-34 |
| 00:05 | Bucknell | Jonathan Hardee misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 00:04 | Bucknell | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Tierney | 44-34 |
| 00:02 | Bucknell | Albert Tierney is whistled for traveling | 44-34 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Russell Kelly (PF) Jonathan Hardee | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG) Freddie Gibson | |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 44-34 |