| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Clark (fresh) SG - Kenneth Pence (fresh) SF - Dick Hill (fresh) PF - Christopher Lerner (fresh) C - Eddy Frampton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Wayne Skinner (fresh) SG - David Duesenberg (fresh) SF - Hans Kuklenski (fresh) PF - Teddy Wright (fresh) C - Larry Christopher (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Larry Christopher wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski loses the dribble to Kenneth Pence | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Larry Christopher | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-3 |
| 18:46 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Eddy Frampton | 2-3 |
| 18:26 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from David Duesenberg | 2-5 |
| 18:03 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Pence misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 2-5 |
| 18:02 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:56 | East Carolina | Dick Hill swats the layup by Hans Kuklenski | 2-5 |
| 17:54 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:40 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Robert Clark | 4-5 |
| 17:21 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 17:19 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg tips it in | 4-7 |
| 17:17 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-7 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Cummings (C) Larry Christopher | |
| 16:59 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-7 |
| 16:57 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 16:44 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-7 |
| 16:42 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark grabs the offensive board | 4-7 |
| 16:33 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark is fouled on the floor by Wayne Skinner - foul #1 on Wayne Skinner, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Scott Robinson (SF), Evan Massey (PF) Dick Hill, Christopher Lerner | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon (PG), Tony Wilhite (SG), Todd Hardesty (SF), Kelly Walker (C) Wayne Skinner, David Duesenberg, Hans Kuklenski, Teddy Wright | |
| 16:24 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Pence knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Clark | 7-7 |
| 16:05 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings is whistled for a carry | 7-7 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Green (PG), Frank Minton (SG), Derrick Tsao (C) Robert Clark, Kenneth Pence, Eddy Frampton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Green (fresh) SG - Frank Minton (fresh) SF - Scott Robinson (fresh) PF - Evan Massey (fresh) C - Derrick Tsao (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Joshua Lawhon (fresh) SG - Tony Wilhite (fresh) SF - Todd Hardesty (fresh) PF - Robert Cummings (fresh) C - Kelly Walker (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Cleveland State | Kelly Walker steals the ball from John Green | 7-7 |
| 15:45 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon hits a jumper from the free throw line | 7-9 |
| 15:29 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 7-9 |
| 15:27 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 15:21 | East Carolina | The short jumper by Robert Cummings is denied by Evan Massey | 7-9 |
| 15:20 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to John Green | 7-9 |
| 15:00 | Cleveland State | John Green loses the dribble to Robert Cummings | 7-9 |
| 14:51 | East Carolina | Tony Wilhite is fouled on the floor by Frank Minton - foul #1 on Frank Minton, team foul #1 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Clark (PG), Kenneth Pence (SG), Dick Hill (SF), Christopher Lerner (PF), Eddy Frampton (C) John Green, Frank Minton, Scott Robinson, Evan Massey, Derrick Tsao | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner (PG), David Duesenberg (SG), Hans Kuklenski (SF), Teddy Wright (PF), Larry Christopher (C) Joshua Lawhon, Tony Wilhite, Todd Hardesty, Robert Cummings, Kelly Walker | |
| 14:38 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright's fadeaway is rejected by Eddy Frampton | 7-9 |
| 14:36 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright snags the offensive board | 7-9 |
| 14:22 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Dick Hill - foul #1 on Dick Hill, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| 14:22 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:22 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:05 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Pence | 9-11 |
| 14:01 | East Carolina | Kenneth Pence steals the ball from Wayne Skinner in the backcourt | 9-11 |
| 13:59 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark banks in the layup on a great pass from Kenneth Pence | 11-11 |
| 13:54 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner double dribbles | 11-11 |
| 13:37 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner scores on a 3 from straight away | 14-11 |
| 13:33 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kenneth Pence - foul #1 on Kenneth Pence, team foul #3 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Evan Massey (C) Eddy Frampton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 13:33 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 13:33 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 13:19 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Pence is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Kenneth Pence, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Frank Minton (SG) Kenneth Pence | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon (SG) David Duesenberg | |
| 13:01 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-13 |
| 13:00 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey snags the defensive board | 14-13 |
| 12:43 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Christopher Lerner, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Green (PG), Scott Robinson (SF), Derrick Tsao (C) Robert Clark, Dick Hill, Christopher Lerner | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Cummings (C) Larry Christopher | |
| 12:29 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Evan Massey - foul #1 on Evan Massey, team foul #6 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton (C) Derrick Tsao | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 12:29 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 12:29 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 12:05 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey misses the easy layup | 14-15 |
| 12:04 | Cleveland State | Scott Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 11:42 | Cleveland State | Robert Cummings steals the ball from Frank Minton | 14-15 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Green (fresh) SG - Frank Minton (fresh) SF - Scott Robinson (fresh) PF - Evan Massey (fairly fresh) C - Eddy Frampton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Wayne Skinner (fairly fresh) SG - Joshua Lawhon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hans Kuklenski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Teddy Wright (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Cummings (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 11:23 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Wayne Skinner | 14-18 |
| 11:10 | Cleveland State | John Green misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-18 |
| 11:08 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton grabs the offensive board | 14-18 |
| 10:48 | Cleveland State | Wayne Skinner is called for the reach on John Green - foul #2 on Wayne Skinner, team foul #2 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Clark (PG), Dick Hill (SF), Christopher Lerner (PF), Derrick Tsao (C) Frank Minton, Scott Robinson, Evan Massey, Eddy Frampton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Wilhite (PG), David Duesenberg (SG), Todd Hardesty (SF), Kelly Walker (PF), Larry Christopher (C) Wayne Skinner, Joshua Lawhon, Hans Kuklenski, Teddy Wright, Robert Cummings | |
| 10:33 | Cleveland State | John Green misses long on a jumper from the left side | 14-18 |
| 10:32 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner gets the offensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 10:11 | Cleveland State | Todd Hardesty denies the turnaround by Derrick Tsao | 14-18 |
| 10:10 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 09:58 | East Carolina | The jumper by Tony Wilhite is denied by Christopher Lerner | 14-18 |
| 09:56 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner snags the defensive board | 14-18 |
| 09:40 | Cleveland State | John Green loses the dribble to David Duesenberg | 14-18 |
| 09:20 | East Carolina | Tony Wilhite loses the dribble to John Green | 14-18 |
| 08:57 | Cleveland State | John Green hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Kelly Walker - foul #1 on Kelly Walker, team foul #3 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Frank Minton (SG), Eddy Frampton (C) Robert Clark, Derrick Tsao | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon (PG), Hans Kuklenski (SF), Robert Cummings (PF) Tony Wilhite, Kelly Walker, Larry Christopher | |
| 08:57 | Cleveland State | John Green makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 08:57 | Cleveland State | John Green makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 08:39 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski banks in the layup on a great pass from David Duesenberg | 16-20 |
| 08:20 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-20 |
| 08:19 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Lerner | 16-20 |
| 08:04 | Cleveland State | Joshua Lawhon is called for the reach on John Green - foul #1 on Joshua Lawhon, team foul #4 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Clark (PG), Scott Robinson (SF), Derrick Tsao (PF) John Green, Dick Hill, Christopher Lerner | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Wilhite (SG), Teddy Wright (PF) David Duesenberg, Todd Hardesty | |
| 07:48 | Cleveland State | Teddy Wright steals it from Scott Robinson | 16-20 |
| 07:43 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-20 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Evan Massey (PF) Derrick Tsao | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Minton (fresh) SF - Scott Robinson (fresh) PF - Evan Massey (fresh) C - Eddy Frampton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Joshua Lawhon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Tony Wilhite (fresh) SF - Hans Kuklenski (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Teddy Wright (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Cummings (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 07:22 | Cleveland State | Scott Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-20 |
| 07:08 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Joshua Lawhon | 16-23 |
| 06:59 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton drills a floater in the paint set up by Robert Clark | 18-23 |
| 06:43 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings is hacked by Eddy Frampton - foul #1 on Eddy Frampton, team foul #7 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Derrick Tsao (C) Eddy Frampton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Duesenberg (SG), Larry Christopher (C) Tony Wilhite, Teddy Wright | |
| 06:43 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 06:43 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 06:36 | Cleveland State | Derrick Tsao misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-25 |
| 06:34 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings snags the defensive board | 18-25 |
| 06:29 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon scores on a 3 from straight away set up by David Duesenberg | 18-28 |
| 06:14 | Cleveland State | The jump hook by Frank Minton is blocked by Robert Cummings | 18-28 |
| 06:12 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings gets the rebound | 18-28 |
| 06:07 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings's pass is intercepted by Robert Clark | 18-28 |
| 05:45 | Cleveland State | Joshua Lawhon steps in front of the Robert Clark pass | 18-28 |
| 05:40 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Frank Minton - foul #2 on Frank Minton, team foul #8 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Green (SG), Dick Hill (SF), Christopher Lerner (PF), Eddy Frampton (C) Frank Minton, Scott Robinson, Evan Massey, Derrick Tsao | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Wilhite (PG), Todd Hardesty (SF), Teddy Wright (PF) Joshua Lawhon, Hans Kuklenski, Robert Cummings | |
| 05:40 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg misses the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 05:40 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 18-29 |
| 05:29 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Dick Hill | 21-29 |
| 05:20 | East Carolina | Larry Christopher is denied on a layup by Eddy Frampton | 21-29 |
| 05:19 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 21-29 |
| 05:15 | Cleveland State | John Green hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Clark | 23-29 |
| 05:09 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-29 |
| 05:08 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton grabs the board | 23-29 |
| 04:47 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-29 |
| 04:46 | East Carolina | Larry Christopher grabs the board | 23-29 |
| 04:39 | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-29 |
| 04:37 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton grabs the board | 23-29 |
| 04:32 | Cleveland State | John Green comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Teddy Wright - foul #1 on Teddy Wright, team foul #5 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Scott Robinson (SG) Robert Clark | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stewart Stone (SG), Kelly Walker (C) David Duesenberg, Larry Christopher | |
| 04:32 | Cleveland State | John Green makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 04:32 | Cleveland State | John Green makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 04:16 | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 25-29 |
| 04:14 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 04:11 | Cleveland State | John Green is hacked by Stewart Stone in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stewart Stone, team foul #6 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Clark (PG), Derrick Tsao (C) John Green, Eddy Frampton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon (PG), Hans Kuklenski (SF) Stewart Stone, Kelly Walker | |
| 03:53 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Robert Clark | 27-29 |
| 03:47 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Joshua Lawhon | 27-31 |
| 03:31 | Cleveland State | Joshua Lawhon steals the ball from Scott Robinson | 27-31 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Clark (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Scott Robinson (fresh) SF - Dick Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Lerner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Derrick Tsao (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Joshua Lawhon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tony Wilhite (fresh) SF - Hans Kuklenski (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Teddy Wright (fresh) 4 pts. C - Todd Hardesty (fresh) | |
| 03:13 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-31 |
| 03:11 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 02:50 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski misses the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Dick Hill - foul #2 on Dick Hill, team foul #9 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Green (PG), Kenneth Pence (SG), Frank Minton (SF), Evan Massey (PF), Eddy Frampton (C) Robert Clark, Scott Robinson, Dick Hill, Christopher Lerner, Derrick Tsao | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner (PG), David Duesenberg (SG), Robert Cummings (PF), Kelly Walker (C) Joshua Lawhon, Tony Wilhite, Teddy Wright, Todd Hardesty | |
| 02:50 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 02:50 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski misses the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 02:50 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton grabs the defensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 02:29 | Cleveland State | Frank Minton misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-32 |
| 02:28 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 02:24 | East Carolina | Kelly Walker is fouled on the floor by Frank Minton - foul #3 on Frank Minton, team foul #10 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dick Hill (SF) Frank Minton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Larry Christopher (C) Robert Cummings | |
| 02:24 | East Carolina | Kelly Walker makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 02:24 | East Carolina | Kelly Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 02:24 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 02:07 | Cleveland State | John Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-33 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty (SF), Robert Cummings (PF) Hans Kuklenski, Kelly Walker | |
| 01:49 | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty is whistled for traveling | 27-33 |
| 01:28 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill knocks in the fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by Robert Cummings - foul #1 on Robert Cummings, team foul #7 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Derrick Tsao (C) Eddy Frampton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon (SG), Teddy Wright (PF) David Duesenberg, Larry Christopher | |
| 01:28 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill makes the free throw | 30-33 |
| 01:12 | East Carolina | Dick Hill blocks the short jumper by Wayne Skinner | 30-33 |
| 01:11 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings can't tip it in | 30-33 |
| 01:10 | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty tips it back up and in | 30-35 |
| 00:41 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Pence is hacked by Joshua Lawhon - foul #2 on Joshua Lawhon, team foul #8 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Clark (PG), Scott Robinson (SF), Christopher Lerner (PF) John Green, Dick Hill, Evan Massey | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski (SF) Todd Hardesty | |
| 00:41 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Pence makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 00:41 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Pence makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 00:31 | East Carolina | Robert Clark is called for the reach on Joshua Lawhon - foul #1 on Robert Clark, team foul #11 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton (C) Derrick Tsao | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:31 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 00:31 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 00:15 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Pence buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 00:01 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings misses long on a shot in the lane | 35-37 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton gets the rebound | 35-37 |