| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Ron Johnson (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chris Matzke (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harry Davis (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lee Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fayetteville St. | PG - Keenan Chandler (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Lukes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Bishop (fresh) 2 reb. C - Yong Chin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia State | John Nichols inbounds the ball | 38-31 |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fayetteville St. | Fayetteville St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Virginia State | Chris Matzke comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 38-31 |
| 19:46 | Virginia State | Lee Harris tips it but misses | 38-31 |
| 19:45 | Fayetteville St. | Yong Chin grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 19:17 | Fayetteville St. | Edward Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 19:15 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 18:57 | Virginia State | Harry Davis is fouled on the floor by Robert Bishop - foul #2 on Robert Bishop, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| 18:47 | Virginia State | Lee Harris double dribbles | 38-31 |
| 18:26 | Fayetteville St. | Keenan Chandler connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Johnson | 38-34 |
| 18:03 | Virginia State | Chris Matzke makes the shot from close range set up by Ron Johnson | 40-34 |
| 17:45 | Fayetteville St. | Keenan Chandler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 17:44 | Virginia State | Harry Davis snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 17:25 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Keenan Chandler - foul #2 on Keenan Chandler, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | Gary Cousin (PF) Robert Bishop | |
| 17:25 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 17:25 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 17:04 | Fayetteville St. | Keenan Chandler is hacked by Ron Johnson - foul #2 on Ron Johnson, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | Jamie Swoope (SG) Jason Lukes | |
| 16:41 | Fayetteville St. | Yong Chin's pass is intercepted by Chris Matzke | 41-34 |
| 16:24 | Virginia State | Edward Johnson is called for the reach on Chris Matzke - foul #3 on Edward Johnson, team foul #3 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | Kevin Jones (PG), Ronnie Dillon (SG), Manuel Staley (SF) Keenan Chandler, Edward Johnson, Yong Chin | |
| 16:08 | Virginia State | Harry Davis scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Ron Johnson | 43-34 |
| 16:06 | Fayetteville St. | Kevin Jones is hacked by Ron Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ron Johnson, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Alan Gatton (PG) Ron Johnson | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | Jason Lukes (SG) Ronnie Dillon | |
| 15:48 | Fayetteville St. | Gary Cousin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-34 |
| 15:47 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to Harry Davis | 43-34 |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Alan Gatton (fresh) SG - Chris Matzke (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Nichols (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harry Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fayetteville St. | PG - Kevin Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Lukes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Staley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gary Cousin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jamie Swoope (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. | |
| 15:31 | Virginia State | Jamie Swoope is called for the reach on Lee Harris - foul #2 on Jamie Swoope, team foul #4 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Ron Johnson (PG) Alan Gatton | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | Keenan Chandler (PG), Robert Bishop (PF) Kevin Jones, Manuel Staley | |
| 15:22 | Virginia State | John Nichols hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-34 |
| 15:15 | Fayetteville St. | Jason Lukes can't finish the layup | 45-34 |
| 15:14 | Virginia State | Lee Harris grabs the board | 45-34 |
| 14:53 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harry Davis | 47-34 |
| 14:38 | Fayetteville St. | Gary Cousin misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-34 |
| 14:36 | Fayetteville St. | Keenan Chandler pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 14:23 | Fayetteville St. | Jason Lukes misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Chris Matzke - foul #3 on Chris Matzke, team foul #3 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Rodney Kelly (PF) Harry Davis | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | Edward Johnson (SF), Yong Chin (C) Jamie Swoope, Gary Cousin | |
| 14:23 | Fayetteville St. | Jason Lukes misses the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 14:23 | Fayetteville St. | Jason Lukes makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 14:09 | Virginia State | Robert Bishop blocks the short jumper by Lee Harris | 47-35 |
| 14:07 | Virginia State | Rodney Kelly grabs the offensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 13:47 | Virginia State | Lee Harris comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Yong Chin - foul #2 on Yong Chin, team foul #5 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | Manuel Staley (SG) Jason Lukes | |
| 13:47 | Virginia State | Lee Harris misses the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 13:47 | Virginia State | Lee Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 13:27 | Fayetteville St. | Robert Bishop hits the finger roll set up by Keenan Chandler | 48-37 |
| 13:07 | Virginia State | Rodney Kelly is fouled on the floor by Robert Bishop - foul #3 on Robert Bishop, team foul #6 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Harry Davis (PF), Albert Lazar (C) Rodney Kelly, Lee Harris | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | Jamie Swoope (PG) Keenan Chandler | |
| 12:50 | Virginia State | Harry Davis connects on the runner in the paint and he's fouled by Robert Bishop - foul #4 on Robert Bishop, team foul #7 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Alan Gatton (SG) Chris Matzke | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | Gary Cousin (PF) Robert Bishop | |
| 12:50 | Virginia State | Harry Davis makes the free throw | 51-37 |
| 12:35 | Fayetteville St. | Yong Chin is called for traveling | 51-37 |
| 12:12 | Virginia State | Alan Gatton hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-37 |
| 11:57 | Fayetteville St. | Edward Johnson drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jamie Swoope | 53-40 |
| 11:40 | Virginia State | Alan Gatton misses the floater from the right wing | 53-40 |
| 11:38 | Virginia State | Harry Davis grabs the offensive board | 53-40 |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Ron Johnson (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alan Gatton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Nichols (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harry Davis (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Lazar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fayetteville St. | PG - Jamie Swoope (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Staley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edward Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gary Cousin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Yong Chin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Alan Gatton | 56-40 |
| 11:01 | Fayetteville St. | Ron Johnson is called for the reach on Manuel Staley - foul #4 on Ron Johnson, team foul #4 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Chris Matzke (SG), Jimmy Brown (SF), Rodney Kelly (PF), Lee Harris (C) Ron Johnson, John Nichols, Harry Davis, Albert Lazar | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | Keenan Chandler (PG), Jason Lukes (SG) Manuel Staley, Gary Cousin | |
| 10:42 | Fayetteville St. | Keenan Chandler can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-40 |
| 10:40 | Virginia State | Lee Harris gets the rebound | 56-40 |
| 10:33 | Virginia State | Chris Matzke connects on the runner from the left block set up by Alan Gatton | 58-40 |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fayetteville St. | Fayetteville St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:25 | Fayetteville St. | Lee Harris swats the short shot by Edward Johnson | 58-40 |
| 10:23 | Fayetteville St. | Yong Chin tips it in | 58-42 |
| 10:10 | Virginia State | Jason Lukes picks off the pass by Jimmy Brown | 58-42 |
| 09:54 | Fayetteville St. | Jason Lukes comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-42 |
| 09:52 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to Lee Harris | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fayetteville St. | Fayetteville St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:28 | Virginia State | Jimmy Brown double dribbles | 58-42 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Philip Green (PG), John Nichols (SF), Albert Lazar (C) Alan Gatton, Jimmy Brown, Lee Harris | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | Manuel Staley (SF), Gary Cousin (PF) Edward Johnson, Jamie Swoope | |
| 09:15 | Fayetteville St. | Manuel Staley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-42 |
| 09:13 | Virginia State | Chris Matzke pulls down the rebound | 58-42 |
| 08:51 | Virginia State | John Nichols misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-42 |
| 08:50 | Virginia State | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Kelly | 58-42 |
| 08:36 | Virginia State | Jason Lukes is called for the reach on Chris Matzke - foul #2 on Jason Lukes, team foul #8 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Harry Davis (PF) Rodney Kelly | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | | |
| 08:36 | Virginia State | Chris Matzke makes the 1st free throw | 59-42 |
| 08:36 | Virginia State | Chris Matzke misses the 2nd free throw | 59-42 |
| 08:36 | Fayetteville St. | Gary Cousin gets the rebound | 59-42 |
| 08:22 | Fayetteville St. | The pull-up jumper by Yong Chin is blocked by Harry Davis | 59-42 |
| 08:20 | Virginia State | Philip Green snags the defensive board | 59-42 |
| 08:02 | Virginia State | Chris Matzke is fouled on the floor by Jason Lukes - foul #3 on Jason Lukes, team foul #9 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Alan Gatton (PG), Lee Harris (C) Philip Green, Albert Lazar | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | | |
| 08:02 | Virginia State | Chris Matzke makes the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 08:02 | Virginia State | Chris Matzke makes the 2nd free throw | 61-42 |
| 07:44 | Fayetteville St. | Gary Cousin can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 61-42 |
| 07:42 | Fayetteville St. | Keenan Chandler grabs the offensive rebound | 61-42 |
| 07:28 | Fayetteville St. | Keenan Chandler clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-42 |
| 07:27 | Virginia State | Harry Davis gets the rebound | 61-42 |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Alan Gatton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chris Matzke (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Nichols (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harry Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Lee Harris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Fayetteville St. | PG - Keenan Chandler (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Lukes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Manuel Staley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gary Cousin (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Yong Chin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Virginia State | Lee Harris blows the layup | 61-42 |
| 07:01 | Fayetteville St. | Yong Chin grabs the defensive rebound | 61-42 |
| 06:53 | Fayetteville St. | Manuel Staley misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 61-42 |
| 06:51 | Virginia State | Harry Davis snags the defensive board | 61-42 |
| 06:22 | Virginia State | Chris Matzke clanks a jumper from the right wing | 61-42 |
| 06:21 | Virginia State | Chris Matzke misses the tip | 61-42 |
| 06:19 | Fayetteville St. | The rebound goes to Jason Lukes | 61-42 |
| 06:14 | Fayetteville St. | Chris Matzke takes the ball from Manuel Staley | 61-42 |
| 05:51 | Virginia State | John Nichols misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-42 |
| 05:50 | Fayetteville St. | The rebound goes to Yong Chin | 61-42 |
| 05:50 | Fayetteville St. | Fayetteville St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-42 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Ron Johnson (PG) Alan Gatton | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | Edward Johnson (SF), Robert Bishop (PF), Jamie Swoope (C) Manuel Staley, Gary Cousin, Yong Chin | |
| 05:35 | Fayetteville St. | Jason Lukes connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jamie Swoope | 61-45 |
| 05:13 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 61-45 |
| 05:11 | Fayetteville St. | Edward Johnson gets the rebound | 61-45 |
| 04:58 | Fayetteville St. | Jason Lukes makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Bishop | 61-48 |
| 04:34 | Virginia State | Lee Harris misses long on a jumper from the left side | 61-48 |
| 04:33 | Virginia State | Lee Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 04:22 | Virginia State | John Nichols scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-48 |
| 04:05 | Fayetteville St. | Keenan Chandler drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fayetteville St. | Fayetteville St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Virginia State | Lee Harris comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 64-50 |
| 03:40 | Virginia State | Chris Matzke tips it home | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fayetteville St. | Fayetteville St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Fayetteville St. | Chris Matzke steals it from Jason Lukes | 66-50 |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Ron Johnson (fresh) 25 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Chris Matzke (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. 5 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Nichols (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harry Davis (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Lee Harris (tiring) 3 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Fayetteville St. | PG - Keenan Chandler (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Lukes (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Bishop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Jamie Swoope (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. | |
| 03:02 | Virginia State | Edward Johnson takes the ball from John Nichols | 66-50 |
| 02:51 | Fayetteville St. | Jamie Swoope misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Lee Harris - foul #2 on Lee Harris, team foul #5 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Philip Green (PG), Alan Gatton (SG), Jimmy Brown (SF), Rodney Kelly (PF), Albert Lazar (C) Ron Johnson, Chris Matzke, John Nichols, Harry Davis, Lee Harris | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | Kevin Jones (PG), Ronnie Dillon (SG), Manuel Staley (SF), Gary Cousin (PF) Keenan Chandler, Jason Lukes, Edward Johnson, Robert Bishop | |
| 02:51 | Fayetteville St. | Jamie Swoope misses the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 02:51 | Fayetteville St. | Jamie Swoope makes the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 02:29 | Virginia State | Albert Lazar misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Gary Cousin - foul #2 on Gary Cousin, team foul #10 | 66-51 |
| 02:29 | Virginia State | Albert Lazar makes the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 02:29 | Virginia State | Albert Lazar misses the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 02:29 | Fayetteville St. | The rebound goes to Gary Cousin | 67-51 |
| 02:14 | Fayetteville St. | Albert Lazar is called for the reach on Ronnie Dillon - foul #1 on Albert Lazar, team foul #6 | 67-51 |
| 02:05 | Fayetteville St. | Ronnie Dillon misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 67-51 |
| 02:04 | Virginia State | Alan Gatton snags the defensive board | 67-51 |
| 01:57 | Virginia State | Rodney Kelly hits a jump hook from the right block | 69-51 |
| 01:53 | Fayetteville St. | Alan Gatton steps in front of the Kevin Jones pass in the backcourt | 69-51 |
| 01:52 | Virginia State | Alan Gatton throws it down | 71-51 |
| 01:30 | Fayetteville St. | Jamie Swoope hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 71-51 |
| 01:29 | Virginia State | Albert Lazar grabs the board | 71-51 |
| 01:00 | Virginia State | Rodney Kelly clanks a jumper from close range | 71-51 |
| 00:59 | Fayetteville St. | Gary Cousin grabs the defensive rebound | 71-51 |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fayetteville St. | Fayetteville St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Fayetteville St. | Gary Cousin hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-54 |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fayetteville St. | Fayetteville St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Virginia State | Rodney Kelly loses the dribble to Kevin Jones | 71-54 |
| 00:20 | Fayetteville St. | Albert Lazar swats the short shot by Jamie Swoope | 71-54 |
| 00:19 | Fayetteville St. | Gary Cousin grabs the offensive rebound | 71-54 |
| 00:16 | Fayetteville St. | Kevin Jones double dribbles | 71-54 |
| 00:00 | Virginia State | Philip Green runs out the clock | 71-54 |