| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson | PG - Richard Mack (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Firestone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Holst (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Harden (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jody Bassham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Ernest Ray (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Dolby (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Russell Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norbert Wilkerson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Hanger (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Lewis Holst inbounds the ball | 37-39 |
| Game Plan | Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Harden travels with the ball | 37-39 |
| 19:25 | Sacramento State | The short jumper by Thomas Dolby is denied by Richard Mack | 37-39 |
| 19:23 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jody Bassham gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 19:19 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Lewis Holst is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lewis Holst, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Terrence Grinder (PF) John Harden | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 19:01 | Sacramento State | Raymond Hanger hits a jumper in the lane | 37-41 |
| 18:43 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jody Bassham is fouled on the floor by Raymond Hanger - foul #1 on Raymond Hanger, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Robin Thomas (PG), Scott Pavone (SG), Joseph Brock (SF), William Sommers (C) Richard Mack, Ricky Firestone, Lewis Holst, Jody Bassham | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie (PG), Thomas Jackson (SG), Huang-fu Chiou (SF), Ervin Williams (PF), John Miller (C) Ernest Ray, Thomas Dolby, Russell Morgan, Norbert Wilkerson, Raymond Hanger | |
| 18:30 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Robin Thomas makes the wide open floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Scott Pavone | 39-41 |
| 18:07 | Sacramento State | Ervin Williams's pass is intercepted by Terrence Grinder | 39-41 |
| 17:55 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Robin Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-41 |
| 17:54 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Joseph Brock tips it in | 41-41 |
| 17:39 | Sacramento State | Ervin Williams knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Lewis Ivie | 41-44 |
| 17:12 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Terrence Grinder misses long on a 3 from straight away | 41-44 |
| 17:10 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Joseph Brock pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 17:03 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Terrence Grinder misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 41-44 |
| 17:01 | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 16:43 | Sacramento State | Ervin Williams misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 41-44 |
| 16:42 | Sacramento State | Ervin Williams gets the offensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 16:18 | Sacramento State | Thomas Jackson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-44 |
| 16:17 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Terrence Grinder snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| 16:13 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ervin Williams takes the ball from Scott Pavone | 41-44 |
| 16:11 | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie is fouled in the backcourt by Terrence Grinder - foul #3 on Terrence Grinder, team foul #2 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Richard Mack (PG), Ricky Firestone (SG), Lewis Holst (SF), John Harden (PF), Jody Bassham (C) Robin Thomas, Scott Pavone, Joseph Brock, Terrence Grinder, William Sommers | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray (PG), Thomas Dolby (SG), Russell Morgan (SF), Norbert Wilkerson (PF), Raymond Hanger (C) Lewis Ivie, Thomas Jackson, Huang-fu Chiou, Ervin Williams, John Miller | |
| 15:58 | Sacramento State | Thomas Dolby misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-44 |
| 15:57 | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Harden grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson | PG - Richard Mack (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Firestone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Holst (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Harden (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jody Bassham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Ernest Ray (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Dolby (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Russell Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norbert Wilkerson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Hanger (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:52 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Richard Mack connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-44 |
| 15:27 | Sacramento State | Jody Bassham is called for the reach on Thomas Dolby - foul #2 on Jody Bassham, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ron Richardson (C) Jody Bassham | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Gene Binder (SG) Thomas Dolby | |
| 15:11 | Sacramento State | Gene Binder connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Ernest Ray and the foul's on Richard Mack - foul #1 on Richard Mack, team foul #4 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Thomas Dolby (SG) Russell Morgan | |
| 15:11 | Sacramento State | Gene Binder misses the free throw | 43-46 |
| 15:11 | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Harden grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 14:52 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Lewis Holst hits a wide open jumpshot from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 14:42 | Sacramento State | Thomas Dolby is called for 10 seconds | 45-46 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Maurice Saleh (SF), Jody Bassham (C) Lewis Holst, John Harden | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 14:25 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ricky Firestone hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Raymond Hanger - foul #2 on Raymond Hanger, team foul #2 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Harden (PF) Ron Richardson | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Russell Morgan (SF) Gene Binder | |
| 14:25 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ricky Firestone makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 14:25 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ricky Firestone makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 14:06 | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 14:05 | Fairleigh Dickinson | The rebound goes to Jody Bassham | 47-46 |
| 13:45 | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Harden is called for traveling | 47-46 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Lewis Holst (SF) Maurice Saleh | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie (SG) Thomas Dolby | |
| 13:43 | Sacramento State | Ricky Firestone picks off the pass by Norbert Wilkerson in the backcourt | 47-46 |
| 13:41 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ricky Firestone can't finish the layup | 47-46 |
| 13:39 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Raymond Hanger | 47-46 |
| 13:33 | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Russell Morgan | 47-49 |
| 13:16 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jody Bassham clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 13:14 | Sacramento State | Norbert Wilkerson grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 13:09 | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Lewis Ivie | 47-51 |
| 12:46 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Richard Mack clanks a 3 from straight away | 47-51 |
| 12:44 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ricky Firestone tips it back up and in | 49-51 |
| 12:42 | Sacramento State | Ricky Firestone is called for the reach on Lewis Ivie in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ricky Firestone, team foul #5 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Scott Pavone (PG), Robin Thomas (SG), Ron Richardson (PF) Richard Mack, Ricky Firestone, John Harden | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Thomas Dolby (SG), Gene Binder (SF), Huang-fu Chiou (PF), Ervin Williams (C) Ernest Ray, Russell Morgan, Norbert Wilkerson, Raymond Hanger | |
| 12:25 | Sacramento State | Thomas Dolby misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-51 |
| 12:24 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jody Bassham grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 12:20 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Thomas Dolby takes the ball from Scott Pavone in the backcourt | 49-51 |
| 12:07 | Sacramento State | Thomas Dolby hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 12:05 | Sacramento State | Ervin Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 11:55 | Sacramento State | Thomas Dolby knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson | PG - Scott Pavone (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robin Thomas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Lewis Holst (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Ron Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jody Bassham (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Lewis Ivie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Dolby (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gene Binder (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Huang-fu Chiou (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ervin Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:40 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jody Bassham misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-53 |
| 11:38 | Sacramento State | Huang-fu Chiou snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| 11:15 | Sacramento State | Huang-fu Chiou makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Lewis Ivie | 49-55 |
| 10:59 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Robin Thomas misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 10:58 | Sacramento State | Thomas Dolby grabs the defensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 10:53 | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-55 |
| 10:51 | Sacramento State | Huang-fu Chiou grabs the offensive board | 49-55 |
| 10:46 | Sacramento State | Thomas Dolby blows the layup | 49-55 |
| 10:45 | Fairleigh Dickinson | The rebound goes to Scott Pavone | 49-55 |
| 10:42 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Lewis Holst is fouled in the backcourt by Gene Binder - foul #2 on Gene Binder, team foul #3 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Richard Mack (PG), Joseph Brock (SG), Maurice Saleh (SF), Terrence Grinder (PF), William Sommers (C) Scott Pavone, Robin Thomas, Lewis Holst, Ron Richardson, Jody Bassham | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray (PG), Thomas Jackson (SG), Russell Morgan (SF), John Miller (PF), Raymond Hanger (C) Lewis Ivie, Thomas Dolby, Gene Binder, Huang-fu Chiou, Ervin Williams | |
| 10:17 | Fairleigh Dickinson | William Sommers misses the jumper from close range but he's fouled by John Miller - foul #1 on John Miller, team foul #4 | 49-55 |
| 10:17 | Fairleigh Dickinson | William Sommers misses the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 10:17 | Fairleigh Dickinson | William Sommers makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 10:15 | Sacramento State | Russell Morgan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-55 |
| 10:04 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Maurice Saleh clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-55 |
| 10:02 | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray pulls down the rebound | 50-55 |
| 09:42 | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-55 |
| 09:40 | Sacramento State | Raymond Hanger grabs the offensive board | 50-55 |
| 09:20 | Sacramento State | Russell Morgan misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 50-55 |
| 09:18 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Terrence Grinder grabs the board | 50-55 |
| 08:55 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Joseph Brock misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Russell Morgan - foul #3 on Russell Morgan, team foul #5 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Robin Thomas (PG), Ricky Firestone (SG), John Harden (PF) Richard Mack, Maurice Saleh, William Sommers | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie (SG), Norbert Wilkerson (PF), Ervin Williams (C) Thomas Jackson, John Miller, Raymond Hanger | |
| 08:55 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Joseph Brock makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 08:55 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Joseph Brock misses the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 08:55 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Ervin Williams | 51-55 |
| 08:34 | Sacramento State | Norbert Wilkerson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Norbert Wilkerson, team foul #6 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Scott Pavone (PG), Lewis Holst (SF), Jody Bassham (C) Robin Thomas, Joseph Brock, Terrence Grinder | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Thomas Dolby (SG), Huang-fu Chiou (SF) Ernest Ray, Russell Morgan | |
| 08:10 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Scott Pavone misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 08:08 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Thomas Dolby | 51-55 |
| 07:42 | Sacramento State | Jody Bassham is called for the reach on Lewis Ivie - foul #3 on Jody Bassham, team foul #6 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Robin Thomas (PG), William Sommers (C) Scott Pavone, Jody Bassham | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray (PG), Gene Binder (SF), Raymond Hanger (C) Thomas Dolby, Huang-fu Chiou, Ervin Williams | |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson | PG - Robin Thomas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Ricky Firestone (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Holst (tiring) 4 pts. PF - John Harden (tired) 4 reb. C - William Sommers (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Ernest Ray (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lewis Ivie (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Gene Binder (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Norbert Wilkerson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Hanger (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Sacramento State | Gene Binder connects on the open fadeaway from the right side set up by Ernest Ray | 51-57 |
| 07:21 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ricky Firestone's pass is intercepted by Ernest Ray in the backcourt | 51-57 |
| 07:19 | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray misses the lay-in | 51-57 |
| 07:17 | Fairleigh Dickinson | William Sommers gets the rebound | 51-57 |
| 06:57 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Robin Thomas misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-57 |
| 06:55 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Lewis Holst grabs the offensive board | 51-57 |
| 06:42 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ricky Firestone connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Lewis Holst | 53-57 |
| 06:42 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 53-57 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Richard Mack (PG), Scott Pavone (SG), Maurice Saleh (SF), Terrence Grinder (C) Robin Thomas, Ricky Firestone, Lewis Holst, John Harden | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Thomas Jackson (PG), Russell Morgan (SF), John Miller (PF) Ernest Ray, Lewis Ivie, Norbert Wilkerson | |
| 06:28 | Sacramento State | Raymond Hanger can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt from close range | 53-57 |
| 06:26 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Richard Mack pulls down the rebound | 53-57 |
| 06:03 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Richard Mack misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Russell Morgan - foul #4 on Russell Morgan, team foul #7 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Joseph Brock (SF), Ron Richardson (PF) Maurice Saleh, William Sommers | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Thomas Dolby (SG), Huang-fu Chiou (PF), Ervin Williams (C) Russell Morgan, John Miller, Raymond Hanger | |
| 06:03 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Richard Mack makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 06:03 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Richard Mack misses the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 06:03 | Sacramento State | Huang-fu Chiou grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 05:57 | Sacramento State | Gene Binder buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Jackson | 54-59 |
| 05:38 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ron Richardson is hacked by Huang-fu Chiou - foul #1 on Huang-fu Chiou, team foul #8 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jody Bassham (C) Terrence Grinder | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie (PG), Russell Morgan (SF) Thomas Jackson, Gene Binder | |
| 05:38 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ron Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 05:38 | Sacramento State | Huang-fu Chiou grabs the board | 54-59 |
| 05:10 | Sacramento State | Russell Morgan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 05:09 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jody Bassham grabs the defensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 04:52 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jody Bassham clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Ervin Williams - foul #3 on Ervin Williams, team foul #9 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Robin Thomas (SG), Lewis Holst (SF), Terrence Grinder (PF) Scott Pavone, Joseph Brock, Ron Richardson | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray (PG), John Miller (PF), Raymond Hanger (C) Thomas Dolby, Russell Morgan, Ervin Williams | |
| 04:52 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jody Bassham makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 04:52 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jody Bassham makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 04:37 | Sacramento State | Huang-fu Chiou drills a fadeaway from the left side | 56-61 |
| 04:12 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Robin Thomas is fouled on the floor by Ernest Ray - foul #3 on Ernest Ray, team foul #10 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ricky Firestone (SG), Maurice Saleh (SF), John Harden (PF), William Sommers (C) Richard Mack, Lewis Holst, Terrence Grinder, Jody Bassham | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Thomas Jackson (SG), Gene Binder (SF), Norbert Wilkerson (PF) Lewis Ivie, Huang-fu Chiou, John Miller | |
| 04:12 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Robin Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 04:12 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Robin Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 03:50 | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray is open but misses the lay-in | 58-61 |
| 03:49 | Sacramento State | Raymond Hanger snags the offensive board | 58-61 |
| 03:41 | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 58-61 |
| 03:40 | Sacramento State | Norbert Wilkerson tips it back up and in | 58-63 |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson | PG - Robin Thomas (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Ricky Firestone (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Saleh (fresh) 3 pf. PF - John Harden (tired) 4 reb. C - William Sommers (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Ernest Ray (tiring) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gene Binder (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Norbert Wilkerson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Hanger (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Thomas Jackson is called for the reach on Robin Thomas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Jackson, team foul #11 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Lewis Holst (SF) Maurice Saleh | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ervin Williams (C) Raymond Hanger | |
| 03:38 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Robin Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 03:38 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Robin Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 03:38 | Sacramento State | Ervin Williams gets the rebound | 58-63 |
| 03:20 | Sacramento State | Gene Binder clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 58-63 |
| 03:19 | Fairleigh Dickinson | William Sommers grabs the board | 58-63 |
| 03:14 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Lewis Holst misses badly on a floater from close range | 58-63 |
| 03:12 | Sacramento State | Ervin Williams pulls down the rebound | 58-63 |
| 03:08 | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray misses badly on the uncontested shot from the free throw line | 58-63 |
| 03:06 | Fairleigh Dickinson | William Sommers gets the rebound | 58-63 |
| 02:48 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ernest Ray is called for the reach on Robin Thomas - foul #4 on Ernest Ray, team foul #12 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Scott Pavone (SG), Joseph Brock (SF), Ron Richardson (PF), Terrence Grinder (C) Ricky Firestone, Lewis Holst, John Harden, William Sommers | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie (PG), Thomas Dolby (SG), Russell Morgan (SF), John Miller (PF), Huang-fu Chiou (C) Ernest Ray, Thomas Jackson, Gene Binder, Norbert Wilkerson, Ervin Williams | |
| 02:48 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Robin Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 02:48 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Robin Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 02:48 | Sacramento State | Huang-fu Chiou grabs the defensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 02:42 | Sacramento State | Joseph Brock is called for the reach on Lewis Ivie in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Brock, team foul #7 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Richard Mack (PG) Robin Thomas | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 02:42 | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie misses the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 02:42 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ron Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 02:35 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Richard Mack's fadeaway is rejected by Huang-fu Chiou | 59-63 |
| 02:34 | Sacramento State | Huang-fu Chiou grabs the board | 59-63 |
| 02:13 | Sacramento State | Ron Richardson takes the ball from Lewis Ivie | 59-63 |
| 01:59 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Joseph Brock misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 59-63 |
| 01:58 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Richard Mack hits the follow up shot | 61-63 |
| 01:51 | Sacramento State | John Miller drills a jumpshot from the right side | 61-65 |
| 01:43 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Scott Pavone's fadeaway is rejected by Russell Morgan | 61-65 |
| 01:41 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Richard Mack snags the offensive board | 61-65 |
| 01:24 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Richard Mack buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Brock | 63-65 |
| 01:08 | Sacramento State | Thomas Dolby's pass is intercepted by Richard Mack | 63-65 |
| 00:46 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Terrence Grinder hits the finger roll on a great pass from Scott Pavone | 65-65 |
| 00:44 | Sacramento State | Russell Morgan's pass is intercepted by Scott Pavone in the backcourt | 65-65 |
| 00:28 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ron Richardson misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Thomas Dolby - foul #1 on Thomas Dolby, team foul #13 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ricky Firestone (SG), Lewis Holst (SF), Jody Bassham (C) Scott Pavone, Joseph Brock, Terrence Grinder | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 00:28 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ron Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:28 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ron Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:20 | Sacramento State | Huang-fu Chiou clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Jody Bassham - foul #4 on Jody Bassham, team foul #8 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray (PG), Norbert Wilkerson (PF), Raymond Hanger (C) Lewis Ivie, Russell Morgan, John Miller | |
| 00:20 | Sacramento State | Huang-fu Chiou misses the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:20 | Sacramento State | Huang-fu Chiou makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:04 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jody Bassham misses the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-66 |
| 00:02 | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray grabs the board | 66-66 |
| 00:02 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Russell Morgan (SF) Huang-fu Chiou | |
| Game Plan | Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Sacramento State | Thomas Dolby hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 66-66 |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson | PG - Richard Mack (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ricky Firestone (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Holst (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Harden (tiring) 4 reb. C - Jody Bassham (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Ernest Ray (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Dolby (tired) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Russell Morgan (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Norbert Wilkerson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Hanger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Sacramento State | Norbert Wilkerson wins the tip | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:49 | Sacramento State | Raymond Hanger misses long on an open driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Jody Bassham - foul #5 on Jody Bassham, team foul #9 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Robin Thomas (PG), Scott Pavone (SG), William Sommers (C) Richard Mack, Ricky Firestone, Jody Bassham | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Thomas Jackson (SG), Gene Binder (SF), Ervin Williams (PF) Thomas Dolby, Russell Morgan, Norbert Wilkerson | |
| 04:49 | Sacramento State | Raymond Hanger makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 04:49 | Sacramento State | Raymond Hanger makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 04:31 | Fairleigh Dickinson | William Sommers hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Lewis Holst | 68-68 |
| 04:26 | Sacramento State | Scott Pavone steals it from Gene Binder in the backcourt | 68-68 |
| 04:09 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Robin Thomas connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Lewis Holst and he's fouled by Ernest Ray - foul #5 on Ernest Ray, team foul #14 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Maurice Saleh (SF) Lewis Holst | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie (SG) Ernest Ray | |
| 04:09 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Robin Thomas misses the free throw | 70-68 |
| 04:09 | Fairleigh Dickinson | William Sommers gets the offensive rebound | 70-68 |
| 03:46 | Fairleigh Dickinson | William Sommers hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by John Harden | 72-68 |
| 03:25 | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Thomas Jackson | 72-71 |
| 03:07 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Maurice Saleh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-71 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Joseph Brock (PG), Ricky Firestone (SG), Lewis Holst (SF), Terrence Grinder (C) Robin Thomas, Scott Pavone, Maurice Saleh, John Harden | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Russell Morgan (SF), Norbert Wilkerson (PF) Gene Binder, Ervin Williams | |
| 02:48 | Sacramento State | Russell Morgan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 72-71 |
| 02:46 | Fairleigh Dickinson | The rebound goes to Terrence Grinder | 72-71 |
| 02:20 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ricky Firestone makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side set up by William Sommers | 74-71 |
| 02:13 | Sacramento State | Thomas Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Ricky Firestone - foul #2 on Ricky Firestone, team foul #10 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Richard Mack (PG), Ron Richardson (PF) Joseph Brock, William Sommers | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Huang-fu Chiou (SF), John Miller (C) Russell Morgan, Raymond Hanger | |
| 02:13 | Sacramento State | Thomas Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 02:13 | Sacramento State | Thomas Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 02:11 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Richard Mack is hacked by Huang-fu Chiou in the backcourt - foul #2 on Huang-fu Chiou, team foul #15 | 74-73 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Thomas Dolby (SG) Thomas Jackson | |
| 02:11 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Richard Mack makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 02:11 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Richard Mack misses the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| 02:11 | Sacramento State | Norbert Wilkerson snags the defensive board | 75-73 |
| 01:49 | Sacramento State | John Miller misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 75-73 |
| 01:48 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ricky Firestone grabs the board | 75-73 |
| 01:37 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Richard Mack throws it down | 77-73 |
| 01:35 | Sacramento State | Ron Richardson steals the ball from Lewis Ivie in the backcourt | 77-73 |
| 01:28 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ricky Firestone misses the easy layup | 77-73 |
| 01:26 | Sacramento State | Huang-fu Chiou snags the defensive board | 77-73 |
| 01:05 | Sacramento State | Thomas Dolby lays it up and in on a great pass from Norbert Wilkerson and he's fouled by Terrence Grinder - foul #4 on Terrence Grinder, team foul #11 | 77-75 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Harden (PF) Ron Richardson | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Russell Morgan (SF), Raymond Hanger (C) Huang-fu Chiou, John Miller | |
| 01:05 | Sacramento State | Thomas Dolby makes the free throw | 77-76 |
| 01:00 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Richard Mack is hacked by Russell Morgan in the backcourt - foul #5 on Russell Morgan, team foul #16 | 77-76 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Huang-fu Chiou (SF) Russell Morgan | |
| 01:00 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 77-76 |
| 01:00 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Richard Mack misses the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 01:00 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Richard Mack misses the 2nd free throw | 77-76 |
| 01:00 | Sacramento State | Norbert Wilkerson grabs the defensive rebound | 77-76 |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson | PG - Richard Mack (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ricky Firestone (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Holst (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Harden (tired) 4 reb. C - Terrence Grinder (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Lewis Ivie (tiring) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Dolby (tired) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Huang-fu Chiou (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. PF - Norbert Wilkerson (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Hanger (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 00:58 | Sacramento State | Thomas Dolby double dribbles in the backcourt | 77-76 |
| Game Plan | Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:36 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Lewis Holst can't connect on a shot from close range but the foul's on Thomas Dolby - foul #2 on Thomas Dolby, team foul #17 | 77-76 |
| 00:36 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Lewis Holst misses the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 00:36 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Lewis Holst makes the 2nd free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:14 | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 78-76 |
| 00:13 | Sacramento State | Norbert Wilkerson tips it in | 78-78 |
| 00:11 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Richard Mack is hacked by Raymond Hanger in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Hanger, team foul #18 | 78-78 |
| 00:11 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 78-78 |
| 00:11 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Richard Mack makes the 1st free throw | 79-78 |
| 00:11 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Richard Mack misses the 2nd free throw | 79-78 |
| 00:11 | Sacramento State | Raymond Hanger gets the rebound | 79-78 |
| 00:01 | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie misses long on a jump hook from close range | 79-78 |
| 00:00 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Richard Mack snags the defensive board | 79-78 |