| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Chris Hall (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Paul Ezell (fresh) SF - Timothy Fargo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Pruitt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Devito (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - Jeffery Erickson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Pfannenstiel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Gandara (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Manuel Roy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gail Seamons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Carolina Central | Daniel Gandara inbounds the ball | 44-40 |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:57 | N. Carolina Central | Jeffery Erickson is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffery Erickson, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Peter Wood (PG) Jeffery Erickson | |
| 19:39 | Virginia State | Gary Pruitt makes the shot from the right side set up by Chris Hall | 46-40 |
| 19:20 | N. Carolina Central | Daniel Gandara scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Peter Wood | 46-42 |
| 19:00 | Virginia State | Paul Ezell buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Chris Hall | 49-42 |
| 18:36 | N. Carolina Central | Peter Wood drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Douglas Pfannenstiel | 49-44 |
| 18:25 | Virginia State | Gary Pruitt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-44 |
| 18:23 | N. Carolina Central | Gail Seamons grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 18:19 | N. Carolina Central | Peter Wood's pass is intercepted by Chris Hall in the backcourt | 49-44 |
| 18:18 | Virginia State | Chris Hall hits the finger roll | 51-44 |
| 17:58 | N. Carolina Central | Peter Wood misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Chris Hall - foul #2 on Chris Hall, team foul #1 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Manuel Bruce (PG), Michael Gentner (SG), Jeremy Young (SF), Loyd Sabatini (PF), Andrew White (C) Chris Hall, Paul Ezell, Timothy Fargo, Gary Pruitt, Robert Devito | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Neal Alatorre (SG), James Reese (SF), Jimmie Hankerson (PF), Michael Niebergall (C) Douglas Pfannenstiel, Daniel Gandara, Manuel Roy, Gail Seamons | |
| 17:58 | N. Carolina Central | Peter Wood misses the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 17:58 | N. Carolina Central | Peter Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 17:56 | Virginia State | Manuel Bruce is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Wood - foul #2 on Peter Wood, team foul #2 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Gail Seamons (C) Peter Wood | |
| 17:39 | Virginia State | Michael Gentner knocks in the shot from the left side | 53-45 |
| 17:23 | N. Carolina Central | Gail Seamons misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 53-45 |
| 17:22 | Virginia State | Manuel Bruce snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| 17:00 | Virginia State | Michael Gentner hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-45 |
| 16:47 | N. Carolina Central | Gail Seamons hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-45 |
| 16:46 | Virginia State | Loyd Sabatini pulls down the rebound | 56-45 |
| 16:44 | Virginia State | Michael Gentner is fouled in the backcourt by Neal Alatorre - foul #1 on Neal Alatorre, team foul #3 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Chris Hall (PG), Paul Ezell (SG), Robert Carpenter (SF), Gary Pruitt (PF) Manuel Bruce, Michael Gentner, Jeremy Young, Loyd Sabatini | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Peter Wood (PG), Douglas Pfannenstiel (SG), Daniel Gandara (SF), Manuel Roy (PF) Michael Niebergall, Neal Alatorre, James Reese, Jimmie Hankerson | |
| 16:29 | Virginia State | Robert Carpenter is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Ezell | 59-45 |
| 16:18 | N. Carolina Central | Gail Seamons can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Andrew White - foul #1 on Andrew White, team foul #2 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Robert Devito (C) Andrew White | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 16:18 | N. Carolina Central | Gail Seamons makes the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 16:18 | N. Carolina Central | Gail Seamons makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 16:13 | Virginia State | Daniel Gandara steps in front of the Chris Hall pass in the backcourt | 59-47 |
| 15:51 | N. Carolina Central | Peter Wood makes the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-50 |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Chris Hall (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Ezell (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Carpenter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Pruitt (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Devito (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - Peter Wood (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Pfannenstiel (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Gandara (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Manuel Roy (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gail Seamons (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Virginia State | Peter Wood picks off the pass by Chris Hall in the backcourt | 59-50 |
| 15:24 | N. Carolina Central | The short jumper by Manuel Roy is denied by Robert Devito | 59-50 |
| 15:23 | Virginia State | Robert Devito pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| 15:02 | Virginia State | Chris Hall misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-50 |
| 15:01 | Virginia State | Robert Carpenter can't tip it in | 59-50 |
| 14:59 | N. Carolina Central | Gail Seamons snags the defensive board | 59-50 |
| 14:54 | N. Carolina Central | Paul Ezell steals the ball from Douglas Pfannenstiel | 59-50 |
| 14:50 | Virginia State | Paul Ezell hits the finger roll | 61-50 |
| 14:34 | N. Carolina Central | Daniel Gandara misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 61-50 |
| 14:33 | Virginia State | Robert Devito pulls down the rebound | 61-50 |
| 14:16 | Virginia State | Paul Ezell connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Chris Hall | 64-50 |
| 13:57 | N. Carolina Central | Douglas Pfannenstiel hits a wide open fadeaway from the left block | 64-52 |
| 13:40 | Virginia State | Paul Ezell misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-52 |
| 13:38 | N. Carolina Central | Gail Seamons pulls down the rebound | 64-52 |
| 13:25 | N. Carolina Central | Douglas Pfannenstiel is open but can't throw it down | 64-52 |
| 13:24 | Virginia State | Chris Hall gets the rebound | 64-52 |
| 13:20 | Virginia State | Paul Ezell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 64-52 |
| 13:19 | N. Carolina Central | Douglas Pfannenstiel pulls down the rebound | 64-52 |
| 12:59 | N. Carolina Central | Douglas Pfannenstiel is open and buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-54 |
| 12:59 | Virginia State | Virginia State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-54 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Jeremy Young (PG), Michael Gentner (SG), Timothy Fargo (SF), Andrew White (PF), Kevin Johnson (C) Chris Hall, Paul Ezell, Robert Carpenter, Gary Pruitt, Robert Devito | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Jeffery Erickson (PG), Neal Alatorre (SG), James Reese (SF), Jimmie Hankerson (PF), Michael Niebergall (C) Peter Wood, Douglas Pfannenstiel, Daniel Gandara, Manuel Roy, Gail Seamons | |
| 12:48 | Virginia State | Andrew White can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-54 |
| 12:46 | Virginia State | Andrew White grabs the offensive board | 64-54 |
| 12:39 | Virginia State | Michael Gentner misses short on a jumper from the left side | 64-54 |
| 12:37 | Virginia State | Kevin Johnson can't tip it in | 64-54 |
| 12:35 | N. Carolina Central | Jeffery Erickson snags the defensive board | 64-54 |
| 12:33 | N. Carolina Central | Neal Alatorre's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-54 |
| 12:20 | Virginia State | Andrew White hits a wide open fadeaway in the lane set up by Jeremy Young | 66-54 |
| 11:56 | N. Carolina Central | Jeremy Young is called for the reach on Jeffery Erickson - foul #1 on Jeremy Young, team foul #3 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Manuel Bruce (PG), Loyd Sabatini (PF) Michael Gentner, Andrew White | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Daniel Gandara (SF) Jimmie Hankerson | |
| 11:45 | N. Carolina Central | Michael Niebergall comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 66-54 |
| 11:44 | Virginia State | Kevin Johnson pulls down the rebound | 66-54 |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Manuel Bruce (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Young (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Timothy Fargo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Loyd Sabatini (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - Jeffery Erickson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Neal Alatorre (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Gandara (tiring) 7 pts. PF - James Reese (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Michael Niebergall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 11:37 | Virginia State | Loyd Sabatini clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by James Reese - foul #3 on James Reese, team foul #4 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Jimmie Hankerson (PF) Michael Niebergall | |
| 11:37 | Virginia State | Loyd Sabatini makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 11:37 | Virginia State | Loyd Sabatini misses the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 11:37 | N. Carolina Central | Jimmie Hankerson grabs the board | 67-54 |
| 11:13 | N. Carolina Central | Jimmie Hankerson loses the dribble to Kevin Johnson | 67-54 |
| 11:00 | Virginia State | Loyd Sabatini can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 67-54 |
| 10:59 | N. Carolina Central | Jimmie Hankerson grabs the board | 67-54 |
| 10:46 | N. Carolina Central | Neal Alatorre makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jeffery Erickson | 67-56 |
| 10:43 | Virginia State | Manuel Bruce is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffery Erickson - foul #4 on Jeffery Erickson, team foul #5 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Paul Ezell (SG), Andrew White (PF) Jeremy Young, Loyd Sabatini | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Peter Wood (PG), Michael Niebergall (C) Jeffery Erickson, Jimmie Hankerson | |
| 10:33 | Virginia State | Timothy Fargo misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-56 |
| 10:31 | Virginia State | Andrew White grabs the offensive rebound | 67-56 |
| 10:16 | Virginia State | Timothy Fargo misses the easy layup | 67-56 |
| 10:14 | Virginia State | Kevin Johnson misses the tip | 67-56 |
| 10:12 | N. Carolina Central | The rebound goes to Michael Niebergall | 67-56 |
| 10:10 | N. Carolina Central | Daniel Gandara loses the dribble to Manuel Bruce in the backcourt | 67-56 |
| 10:09 | Virginia State | Manuel Bruce lays it up and in | 69-56 |
| 10:06 | N. Carolina Central | Manuel Bruce picks off the pass by Neal Alatorre in the backcourt | 69-56 |
| 09:40 | Virginia State | James Reese is called for the reach on Andrew White - foul #4 on James Reese, team foul #6 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Chris Hall (PG), Michael Gentner (SG) Manuel Bruce, Paul Ezell | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Jimmie Hankerson (PF), Gail Seamons (C) James Reese, Michael Niebergall | |
| 09:25 | Virginia State | Timothy Fargo hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Michael Gentner | 71-56 |
| 09:25 | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-56 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Loyd Sabatini (PF) Andrew White | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Douglas Pfannenstiel (SG) Neal Alatorre | |
| 09:01 | N. Carolina Central | Peter Wood connects on the open jumper from the right wing | 71-58 |
| 08:44 | Virginia State | Chris Hall makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-58 |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:29 | N. Carolina Central | Gail Seamons connects on the floater from the right wing | 74-60 |
| 08:03 | Virginia State | Daniel Gandara is called for the reach on Chris Hall - foul #3 on Daniel Gandara, team foul #7 | 74-60 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Paul Ezell (SG), Jeremy Young (SF), Gary Pruitt (PF), Andrew White (C) Michael Gentner, Timothy Fargo, Loyd Sabatini, Kevin Johnson | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Michael Niebergall (PG), Neal Alatorre (SG), Manuel Roy (PF) Peter Wood, Douglas Pfannenstiel, Jimmie Hankerson | |
| 08:03 | Virginia State | Chris Hall misses the 1st free throw | 74-60 |
| 08:03 | N. Carolina Central | Gail Seamons pulls down the rebound | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 07:39 | N. Carolina Central | Gail Seamons misses the easy dunk attempt | 74-60 |
| 07:37 | N. Carolina Central | Neal Alatorre can't tip it in | 74-60 |
| 07:35 | Virginia State | Andrew White gets the rebound | 74-60 |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Chris Hall (tired) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Ezell (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Young (tiring) 2 ast. PF - Gary Pruitt (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew White (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - Michael Niebergall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neal Alatorre (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Gandara (tired) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Manuel Roy (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gail Seamons (very tired) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Virginia State | Chris Hall misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 74-60 |
| 07:28 | N. Carolina Central | Michael Niebergall gets the rebound | 74-60 |
| 07:12 | N. Carolina Central | Gail Seamons knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 74-62 |
| 06:56 | Virginia State | Chris Hall is fouled on the floor by Neal Alatorre - foul #2 on Neal Alatorre, team foul #8 | 74-62 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Timothy Fargo (SF) Jeremy Young | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Jeffery Erickson (PG), James Reese (SF) Daniel Gandara, Gail Seamons | |
| 06:56 | Virginia State | Chris Hall makes the 1st free throw | 75-62 |
| 06:56 | Virginia State | Chris Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 75-62 |
| 06:56 | N. Carolina Central | The rebound goes to Michael Niebergall | 75-62 |
| 06:45 | N. Carolina Central | James Reese makes the wide open shot from the right block set up by Jeffery Erickson | 75-64 |
| 06:43 | Virginia State | Neal Alatorre picks off the pass by Chris Hall in the backcourt | 75-64 |
| 06:32 | N. Carolina Central | Michael Niebergall can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Andrew White - foul #2 on Andrew White, team foul #4 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Manuel Bruce (PG), Michael Gentner (SG) Chris Hall, Paul Ezell | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Douglas Pfannenstiel (SG) Neal Alatorre | |
| 06:32 | N. Carolina Central | Michael Niebergall makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 06:32 | N. Carolina Central | Michael Niebergall misses the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 06:32 | Virginia State | Gary Pruitt grabs the board | 75-65 |
| 06:14 | Virginia State | Gary Pruitt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's fouled by Manuel Roy - foul #3 on Manuel Roy, team foul #9 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Kevin Johnson (C) Andrew White | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Daniel Gandara (SF), Jimmie Hankerson (PF) Michael Niebergall, Manuel Roy | |
| 06:14 | Virginia State | Gary Pruitt makes the 1st free throw | 76-65 |
| 06:14 | Virginia State | Gary Pruitt misses the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 06:14 | Virginia State | Gary Pruitt makes the 3rd free throw | 77-65 |
| 06:02 | N. Carolina Central | Kevin Johnson denies the turnaround by Daniel Gandara | 77-65 |
| 06:01 | N. Carolina Central | Jimmie Hankerson tips it back up and in | 77-67 |
| 05:59 | Virginia State | Michael Gentner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-67 |
| 05:59 | Virginia State | Virginia State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 77-67 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Robert Carpenter (SF), Loyd Sabatini (PF) Timothy Fargo, Gary Pruitt | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 05:44 | N. Carolina Central | James Reese is fouled on the floor by Kevin Johnson - foul #4 on Kevin Johnson, team foul #5 | 77-67 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Paul Ezell (SG), Robert Devito (C) Michael Gentner, Kevin Johnson | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Neal Alatorre (SG) Douglas Pfannenstiel | |
| 05:22 | N. Carolina Central | James Reese buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Jeffery Erickson | 77-69 |
| 05:06 | Virginia State | Robert Devito misses the lay-in | 77-69 |
| 05:04 | N. Carolina Central | James Reese gets the rebound | 77-69 |
| 04:59 | N. Carolina Central | Jeffery Erickson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-69 |
| 04:58 | N. Carolina Central | Daniel Gandara snags the offensive board | 77-69 |
| 04:49 | N. Carolina Central | Neal Alatorre knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-72 |
| 04:30 | Virginia State | Robert Devito banks in the layup and he's fouled by James Reese - foul #5 on James Reese, team foul #10 | 79-72 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Jeremy Young (PG), Michael Gentner (SG), Timothy Fargo (SF), Andrew White (C) Manuel Bruce, Paul Ezell, Robert Carpenter, Loyd Sabatini | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Douglas Pfannenstiel (SG), Michael Niebergall (SF), Manuel Roy (PF), Gail Seamons (C) Neal Alatorre, Daniel Gandara, Jimmie Hankerson, James Reese | |
| 04:30 | Virginia State | Robert Devito makes the free throw | 80-72 |
| 04:28 | N. Carolina Central | Jeremy Young is called for the reach on Jeffery Erickson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeremy Young, team foul #6 | 80-72 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Kevin Johnson (C) Robert Devito | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 04:07 | N. Carolina Central | Manuel Roy misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 80-72 |
| 04:05 | Virginia State | Timothy Fargo snags the defensive board | 80-72 |
| 03:59 | Virginia State | Michael Gentner is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Niebergall - foul #1 on Michael Niebergall, team foul #11 | 80-72 |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Peter Wood (SG) Douglas Pfannenstiel | |
| 03:59 | Virginia State | Michael Gentner makes the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 03:59 | Virginia State | Michael Gentner makes the 2nd free throw | 82-72 |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:44 | N. Carolina Central | Gail Seamons connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Jeffery Erickson and he's hacked by Kevin Johnson - foul #5 on Kevin Johnson, team foul #7 | 82-74 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Chris Hall (PG), Gary Pruitt (PF) Jeremy Young, Kevin Johnson | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 03:44 | N. Carolina Central | Gail Seamons misses the free throw | 82-74 |
| 03:44 | Virginia State | Gary Pruitt grabs the defensive rebound | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Virginia State | Andrew White misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Peter Wood - foul #3 on Peter Wood, team foul #12 | 82-74 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Paul Ezell (SG) Michael Gentner | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Daniel Gandara (SF) Gail Seamons | |
| 03:26 | Virginia State | Andrew White makes the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 03:26 | Virginia State | Andrew White makes the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Chris Hall (tired) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Ezell (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Fargo (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Pruitt (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - Jeffery Erickson (tiring) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Peter Wood (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Gandara (tired) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Manuel Roy (very tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Niebergall (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 03:10 | N. Carolina Central | Peter Wood misses short on a shot from the left side | 84-74 |
| 03:09 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to Andrew White | 84-74 |
| 03:07 | Virginia State | Jeffery Erickson steals the ball from Chris Hall in the backcourt | 84-74 |
| 02:52 | N. Carolina Central | Chris Hall is called for the reach on Jeffery Erickson - foul #3 on Chris Hall, team foul #8 | 84-74 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Jeremy Young (PG) Chris Hall | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Douglas Pfannenstiel (SG), Jimmie Hankerson (PF), Gail Seamons (C) Peter Wood, Manuel Roy, Michael Niebergall | |
| 02:52 | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 84-74 |
| 02:52 | N. Carolina Central | Jeffery Erickson makes the 1st free throw | 84-75 |
| 02:52 | N. Carolina Central | Jeffery Erickson makes the 2nd free throw | 84-76 |
| 02:25 | Virginia State | Paul Ezell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 84-76 |
| 02:23 | Virginia State | Andrew White tips it but misses | 84-76 |
| 02:21 | N. Carolina Central | Jimmie Hankerson grabs the defensive rebound | 84-76 |
| 02:21 | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 84-76 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Manuel Bruce (PG), Michael Gentner (SG), Robert Carpenter (SF), Loyd Sabatini (PF), Robert Devito (C) Jeremy Young, Paul Ezell, Timothy Fargo, Gary Pruitt, Andrew White | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Neal Alatorre (SG) Douglas Pfannenstiel | |
| 02:01 | N. Carolina Central | Neal Alatorre hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 84-76 |
| 01:59 | N. Carolina Central | Jimmie Hankerson hits the follow up shot | 84-78 |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:44 | Virginia State | Robert Carpenter misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 84-78 |
| 01:43 | Virginia State | Michael Gentner snags the offensive board | 84-78 |
| 01:27 | Virginia State | Neal Alatorre steps in front of the Robert Carpenter pass | 84-78 |
| 01:27 | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 84-78 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Chris Hall (PG), Paul Ezell (SG), Timothy Fargo (SF), Gary Pruitt (PF) Manuel Bruce, Michael Gentner, Robert Carpenter, Loyd Sabatini | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Douglas Pfannenstiel (SG), Manuel Roy (PF) Neal Alatorre, Jimmie Hankerson | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:18 | N. Carolina Central | Paul Ezell picks off the pass by Douglas Pfannenstiel | 84-78 |
| 01:15 | Virginia State | Chris Hall lays it up and in set up by Paul Ezell | 86-78 |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:58 | N. Carolina Central | Douglas Pfannenstiel misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 86-78 |
| 00:56 | Virginia State | Robert Devito gets the rebound | 86-78 |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Virginia State | Douglas Pfannenstiel is called for the reach on Robert Devito in the backcourt - foul #2 on Douglas Pfannenstiel, team foul #13 | 86-78 |
| 00:54 | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 86-78 |
| 00:54 | Virginia State | Robert Devito makes the 1st free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:54 | Virginia State | Robert Devito makes the 2nd free throw | 88-78 |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | N. Carolina Central | Gail Seamons misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 88-78 |
| 00:47 | N. Carolina Central | Manuel Roy grabs the offensive rebound | 88-78 |
| 00:45 | N. Carolina Central | Douglas Pfannenstiel misses long on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Paul Ezell - foul #3 on Paul Ezell, team foul #9 | 88-78 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Manuel Bruce (PG), Michael Gentner (SG), Jeremy Young (SF), Andrew White (C) Chris Hall, Paul Ezell, Timothy Fargo, Gary Pruitt | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Peter Wood (PG), Neal Alatorre (SG), Michael Niebergall (SF), Jimmie Hankerson (PF) Jeffery Erickson, Daniel Gandara, Manuel Roy, Gail Seamons | |
| 00:45 | N. Carolina Central | Douglas Pfannenstiel makes the 1st free throw | 88-79 |
| 00:45 | N. Carolina Central | Douglas Pfannenstiel misses the 2nd free throw | 88-79 |
| 00:45 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to Jeremy Young | 88-79 |
| 00:43 | Virginia State | Peter Wood is called for the reach on Jeremy Young in the backcourt - foul #4 on Peter Wood, team foul #14 | 88-79 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Chris Hall (PG), Paul Ezell (SG), Timothy Fargo (SF) Manuel Bruce, Michael Gentner, Andrew White | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Jeffery Erickson (PG), Daniel Gandara (SF), Manuel Roy (PF), Gail Seamons (C) Peter Wood, Neal Alatorre, Michael Niebergall, Jimmie Hankerson | |
| 00:43 | Virginia State | Jeremy Young misses the 1st free throw | 88-79 |
| 00:43 | Virginia State | Jeremy Young misses the 2nd free throw | 88-79 |
| 00:43 | N. Carolina Central | Gail Seamons snags the defensive board | 88-79 |
| 00:39 | N. Carolina Central | Daniel Gandara misses short on a 3 from straight away | 88-79 |
| 00:37 | Virginia State | Robert Devito grabs the defensive rebound | 88-79 |
| 00:36 | Virginia State | Robert Devito is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffery Erickson - foul #5 on Jeffery Erickson, team foul #15 | 88-79 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Gary Pruitt (PF) Jeremy Young | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Peter Wood (PG) Jeffery Erickson | |
| 00:36 | Virginia State | Robert Devito makes the 1st free throw | 89-79 |
| 00:36 | Virginia State | Robert Devito makes the 2nd free throw | 90-79 |
| 00:30 | N. Carolina Central | Douglas Pfannenstiel can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 90-79 |
| 00:28 | Virginia State | Robert Devito gets the rebound | 90-79 |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Virginia State | Chris Hall runs out the clock | 90-79 |