| Lineup | Piedmont | PG - Michael Berry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Luke Brownlee (fresh) 11 pts. SF - John Bieber (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Elmer Bates (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joe Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - Randy Pilger (fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Cogdell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Knutsen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Piedmont | John Bieber inbounds the ball | 33-38 |
| Game Plan | Piedmont | Piedmont is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | California Tech. | California Tech. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Piedmont | Thomas Cogdell is called for the reach on John Bieber - foul #2 on Thomas Cogdell, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| 19:32 | Piedmont | John Bieber loses the dribble to James Knight | 33-38 |
| 19:03 | California Tech. | Thomas Cogdell is hacked by John Bieber - foul #2 on John Bieber, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| 18:48 | California Tech. | John Ross comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joe Washington - foul #3 on Joe Washington, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Piedmont | Charles Reeves (C) Joe Washington | |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| 18:48 | California Tech. | John Ross makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 18:48 | California Tech. | John Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 18:40 | Piedmont | Randy Pilger steps in front of the Elmer Bates pass | 33-40 |
| 18:18 | California Tech. | James Knight loses the ball out of bounds | 33-40 |
| 17:59 | Piedmont | 3 seconds is called on Luke Brownlee | 33-40 |
| 17:43 | California Tech. | John Ross hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 33-40 |
| 17:42 | Piedmont | The rebound goes to Charles Reeves | 33-40 |
| 17:37 | Piedmont | Luke Brownlee buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by John Ross - foul #2 on John Ross, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| 17:37 | Piedmont | Luke Brownlee makes the free throw | 36-40 |
| 17:23 | California Tech. | James Knight can't connect on a shot in the lane | 36-40 |
| 17:22 | Piedmont | Michael Berry grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 17:04 | Piedmont | John Ross is called for the reach on Luke Brownlee - foul #3 on John Ross, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Piedmont | Brian Lofton (PG), Harold Clay (SG), David Due (SF), Roy Conner (PF) Michael Berry, Luke Brownlee, John Bieber, Elmer Bates | |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| 16:45 | Piedmont | Charles Reeves scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 38-40 |
| 16:25 | California Tech. | David Knutsen is denied on a layup by Charles Reeves | 38-40 |
| 16:24 | California Tech. | David Knutsen gets the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 16:10 | California Tech. | Charles Reeves is called for the reach on Randy Pilger - foul #1 on Charles Reeves, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Piedmont | John Bieber (SF) David Due | |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| 15:58 | California Tech. | Thomas Cogdell loses the dribble to Brian Lofton | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Piedmont | PG - Brian Lofton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Clay (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Bieber (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Roy Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Reeves (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - Randy Pilger (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Ross (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Cogdell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Knight (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Knutsen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Piedmont | Roy Conner misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 38-40 |
| 15:50 | California Tech. | The rebound goes to James Knight | 38-40 |
| 15:24 | California Tech. | Randy Pilger clanks a 3 from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 15:22 | Piedmont | John Bieber gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 15:15 | Piedmont | Harold Clay knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by John Bieber | 41-40 |
| 14:46 | California Tech. | John Ross connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Randy Pilger | 41-42 |
| 14:24 | Piedmont | Charles Reeves misses the lay-in | 41-42 |
| 14:23 | Piedmont | Harold Clay grabs the offensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 14:09 | Piedmont | Roy Conner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 14:08 | Piedmont | Brian Lofton tips it back up and in | 43-42 |
| 13:41 | California Tech. | John Ross makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Randy Pilger | 43-44 |
| 13:23 | Piedmont | Harold Clay hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 13:22 | California Tech. | David Knutsen grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 12:53 | California Tech. | Randy Pilger makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Cogdell | 43-47 |
| 12:41 | Piedmont | Harold Clay is called for a charge - foul #1 on Harold Clay, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Piedmont | Michael Berry (PG), Luke Brownlee (SG), David Due (SF), Elmer Bates (PF), Joe Washington (C) Brian Lofton, Harold Clay, John Bieber, Roy Conner, Charles Reeves | |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| 12:18 | California Tech. | Randy Pilger drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Cogdell | 43-49 |
| 12:01 | Piedmont | David Knutsen is called for the reach on Michael Berry - foul #2 on David Knutsen, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| 11:42 | Piedmont | Joe Washington misses the dunk | 43-49 |
| 11:40 | California Tech. | David Knutsen grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Piedmont | PG - Michael Berry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Luke Brownlee (fresh) 14 pts. SF - David Due (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elmer Bates (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joe Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - Randy Pilger (fairly fresh) 28 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Ross (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Cogdell (tiring) 5 pts. PF - James Knight (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Knutsen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:17 | California Tech. | John Ross comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-49 |
| 11:15 | California Tech. | John Ross gets the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 10:58 | California Tech. | John Ross buries a shot from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 10:48 | Piedmont | Luke Brownlee is fouled on the floor by Thomas Cogdell - foul #3 on Thomas Cogdell, team foul #5 | 43-51 |
| 10:24 | Piedmont | Joe Washington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-51 |
| Subs | Piedmont | John Bieber (SF) David Due | |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| 09:57 | California Tech. | John Ross misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 09:56 | Piedmont | Joe Washington grabs the board | 43-51 |
| 09:36 | Piedmont | John Bieber is fouled on the floor by Thomas Cogdell - foul #4 on Thomas Cogdell, team foul #6 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Piedmont | Brian Lofton (PG), Harold Clay (SG), Roy Conner (PF), Charles Reeves (C) Michael Berry, Luke Brownlee, Elmer Bates, Joe Washington | |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| 09:16 | Piedmont | John Bieber scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Harold Clay | 46-51 |
| 08:59 | California Tech. | John Ross can't connect on a floater from the left side | 46-51 |
| 08:58 | Piedmont | Roy Conner grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 08:32 | Piedmont | Harold Clay misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-51 |
| 08:30 | Piedmont | Roy Conner tips it back up and in | 48-51 |
| 08:15 | California Tech. | Randy Pilger clanks a jumper from the left side | 48-51 |
| 08:13 | Piedmont | Brian Lofton pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 07:51 | Piedmont | John Bieber can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-51 |
| 07:49 | California Tech. | James Knight grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 07:29 | California Tech. | John Ross misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Harold Clay - foul #2 on Harold Clay, team foul #5 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Piedmont | Michael Berry (PG), Luke Brownlee (SG), David Due (SF), Elmer Bates (PF), Joe Washington (C) Brian Lofton, Harold Clay, John Bieber, Roy Conner, Charles Reeves | |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| 07:29 | California Tech. | John Ross makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 07:29 | California Tech. | John Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 07:29 | Piedmont | The rebound goes to Joe Washington | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Piedmont | PG - Michael Berry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Luke Brownlee (fresh) 14 pts. SF - David Due (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elmer Bates (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joe Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - John Ross (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Randy Pilger (tiring) 28 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Cogdell (tired) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - James Knight (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Knutsen (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Piedmont | Luke Brownlee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 07:17 | Piedmont | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Washington | 48-52 |
| 06:59 | Piedmont | Elmer Bates connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Joe Washington | 50-52 |
| 06:59 | California Tech. | California Tech. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 50-52 |
| Subs | Piedmont | John Bieber (SF) David Due | |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| 06:31 | California Tech. | Randy Pilger knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 06:12 | Piedmont | John Bieber hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 06:11 | California Tech. | David Knutsen pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 05:45 | California Tech. | Randy Pilger misses badly on a floater from the right side | 50-54 |
| 05:43 | Piedmont | Luke Brownlee grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 05:33 | Piedmont | The short jumper by Michael Berry is denied by David Knutsen | 50-54 |
| 05:32 | California Tech. | Thomas Cogdell grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 05:11 | California Tech. | Thomas Cogdell can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 50-54 |
| 05:10 | Piedmont | John Bieber grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 04:52 | Piedmont | Elmer Bates misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Randy Pilger - foul #2 on Randy Pilger, team foul #7 | 50-54 |
| 04:52 | Piedmont | Elmer Bates makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 04:52 | Piedmont | Elmer Bates misses the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 04:52 | California Tech. | David Knutsen gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 04:23 | California Tech. | David Knutsen is hacked by Elmer Bates - foul #1 on Elmer Bates, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Piedmont | Brian Lofton (PG), David Due (SF) Michael Berry, John Bieber | |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| 04:00 | California Tech. | Randy Pilger can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Brian Lofton - foul #1 on Brian Lofton, team foul #7 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Piedmont | Harold Clay (SG), Roy Conner (PF), Charles Reeves (C) Luke Brownlee, Elmer Bates, Joe Washington | |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| 04:00 | California Tech. | Randy Pilger makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 04:00 | California Tech. | Randy Pilger makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 03:49 | Piedmont | Charles Reeves can't connect on a floater from close range but the foul's on John Ross - foul #4 on John Ross, team foul #8 | 51-56 |
| 03:49 | Piedmont | Charles Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 03:49 | Piedmont | Charles Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 03:28 | California Tech. | Harold Clay is called for the reach on John Ross - foul #3 on Harold Clay, team foul #8 | 53-56 |
| 03:28 | California Tech. | John Ross makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 03:28 | California Tech. | John Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Piedmont | PG - Brian Lofton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Clay (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Due (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roy Conner (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Reeves (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - John Ross (tired) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Randy Pilger (tiring) 32 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Cogdell (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Knight (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Knutsen (tiring) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Piedmont | Charles Reeves lays it up and in | 55-58 |
| 02:44 | California Tech. | John Ross loses the dribble to David Due | 55-58 |
| 02:44 | Piedmont | Piedmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-58 |
| Subs | Piedmont | Michael Berry (PG), Luke Brownlee (SG), John Bieber (SF), Elmer Bates (PF), Joe Washington (C) Brian Lofton, Harold Clay, David Due, Roy Conner, Charles Reeves | |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| 02:22 | Piedmont | Joe Washington lays it up and in on a great pass from Luke Brownlee | 57-58 |
| 02:22 | California Tech. | California Tech. calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 57-58 |
| 01:55 | California Tech. | Michael Berry steals it from John Ross | 57-58 |
| 01:35 | Piedmont | John Bieber buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 01:07 | California Tech. | Thomas Cogdell buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Randy Pilger | 60-60 |
| 00:59 | Piedmont | Elmer Bates clanks a shot near the basket but he's fouled by James Knight - foul #2 on James Knight, team foul #9 | 60-60 |
| 00:59 | Piedmont | Elmer Bates misses the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 00:59 | Piedmont | Elmer Bates makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:45 | California Tech. | John Ross hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Randy Pilger | 61-62 |
| 00:32 | Piedmont | John Bieber loses the dribble to Randy Pilger | 61-62 |
| 00:28 | California Tech. | Randy Pilger hits the finger roll | 61-64 |
| 00:13 | Piedmont | Elmer Bates misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 61-64 |
| 00:11 | California Tech. | James Knight snags the defensive board | 61-64 |
| 00:11 | California Tech. | California Tech. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | Piedmont | Piedmont is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | California Tech. | California Tech. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:10 | California Tech. | John Ross is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Berry - foul #2 on Michael Berry, team foul #9 | 61-64 |
| 00:10 | California Tech. | John Ross makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:10 | California Tech. | John Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Piedmont | Piedmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | California Tech. | California Tech. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Piedmont | Luke Brownlee misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 61-66 |
| 00:02 | Piedmont | Michael Berry grabs the offensive board | 61-66 |
| 00:00 | Piedmont | The clock runs out | 61-66 |