| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Richard Jacobus (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Ducksworth (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marty Usrey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Olsen (fresh) 4 pts. C - Carl Higgins (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Sean Webber (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Snodgrass (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eugene Sayler (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Patrick Burk (fresh) C - John Armenta (fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Winthrop | Marty Usrey inbounds the ball | 43-38 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Winthrop | Ronald Ducksworth is fouled on the floor by Eugene Sayler - foul #2 on Eugene Sayler, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| 19:34 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-38 |
| 19:33 | Winthrop | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Ducksworth | 43-38 |
| 19:21 | Winthrop | Marty Usrey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 19:19 | Pepperdine | John Armenta grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 18:55 | Pepperdine | John Armenta throws it down set up by Kenneth Snodgrass | 43-40 |
| 18:48 | Winthrop | Ronald Ducksworth's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Snodgrass in the backcourt | 43-40 |
| 18:47 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Snodgrass lays it in | 43-42 |
| 18:45 | Winthrop | Ronald Ducksworth is hacked by Eugene Sayler in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eugene Sayler, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Dwight Reeser (SF) Eugene Sayler | |
| 18:23 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 17:58 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Snodgrass scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Sean Webber | 46-45 |
| 17:56 | Winthrop | Ronald Ducksworth throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-45 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Bill Gorton (SF), Calvin Forrest (PF), Walter Morgan (C) Marty Usrey, Howard Olsen, Carl Higgins | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Eric Wynn (PG), Jim Deming (SG), Steve Danek (PF) Sean Webber, Kenneth Snodgrass, Patrick Burk | |
| 17:42 | Pepperdine | John Armenta's floater is knocked away by Calvin Forrest | 46-45 |
| 17:40 | Winthrop | Bill Gorton grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 17:35 | Winthrop | Ronald Ducksworth is hacked by Dwight Reeser - foul #3 on Dwight Reeser, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Joseph Grandy (SG) Ronald Ducksworth | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Patrick Burk (SF) Dwight Reeser | |
| 17:20 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus clanks a floater from the baseline | 46-45 |
| 17:18 | Pepperdine | John Armenta gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 16:57 | Pepperdine | Steve Danek misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 46-45 |
| 16:55 | Winthrop | Bill Gorton grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 16:40 | Winthrop | Joseph Grandy misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-45 |
| 16:39 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 16:24 | Winthrop | Calvin Forrest comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 46-45 |
| 16:22 | Winthrop | Joseph Grandy tips it in | 48-45 |
| 16:05 | Pepperdine | John Armenta misses long on a shot from close range | 48-45 |
| 16:04 | Pepperdine | Patrick Burk tips it home | 48-47 |
| 15:57 | Winthrop | The jump hook by Walter Morgan is blocked by Steve Danek | 48-47 |
| 15:55 | Winthrop | Bill Gorton tips it but misses | 48-47 |
| 15:53 | Pepperdine | Steve Danek grabs the board | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Richard Jacobus (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Grandy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bill Gorton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Calvin Forrest (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Morgan (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Eric Wynn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jim Deming (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Patrick Burk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steve Danek (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Armenta (tiring) 21 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Pepperdine | John Armenta is denied on a layup by Calvin Forrest | 48-47 |
| 15:27 | Pepperdine | Steve Danek tips it back up and in | 48-49 |
| 15:09 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Walter Morgan | 50-49 |
| 14:40 | Pepperdine | John Armenta comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 14:38 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Joseph Grandy | 50-49 |
| 14:32 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-49 |
| 14:30 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to John Armenta | 50-49 |
| 14:09 | Pepperdine | John Armenta misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Walter Morgan - foul #1 on Walter Morgan, team foul #1 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Nicholas Davidson (PG), Ronald Ducksworth (SG), Marty Usrey (SF), Howard Olsen (PF), Carl Higgins (C) Richard Jacobus, Joseph Grandy, Bill Gorton, Calvin Forrest, Walter Morgan | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Sean Webber (PG), Kenneth Snodgrass (SG), Eugene Sayler (SF), Derek Keith (PF) Eric Wynn, Jim Deming, Patrick Burk, Steve Danek | |
| 14:09 | Pepperdine | John Armenta misses the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 14:09 | Pepperdine | John Armenta makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 13:47 | Winthrop | Marty Usrey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Armenta - foul #1 on John Armenta, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Raymond Smith (C) John Armenta | |
| 13:47 | Winthrop | Marty Usrey misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 13:47 | Winthrop | Marty Usrey makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 13:28 | Pepperdine | Sean Webber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-50 |
| 13:17 | Winthrop | Marty Usrey connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ronald Ducksworth | 54-50 |
| 12:53 | Pepperdine | Eugene Sayler is hacked by Carl Higgins - foul #3 on Carl Higgins, team foul #2 | 54-50 |
| 12:29 | Pepperdine | Eugene Sayler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-50 |
| 12:28 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Ronald Ducksworth | 54-50 |
| 12:11 | Winthrop | Nicholas Davidson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Ronald Ducksworth | 57-50 |
| 11:42 | Pepperdine | Eugene Sayler knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Kenneth Snodgrass | 57-52 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Nicholas Davidson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ronald Ducksworth (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Marty Usrey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Olsen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Carl Higgins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Sean Webber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Snodgrass (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Eugene Sayler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Derek Keith (fairly fresh) C - Raymond Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Winthrop | Nicholas Davidson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-52 |
| 11:19 | Pepperdine | Derek Keith grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 10:59 | Pepperdine | Derek Keith misses the shot from the right block | 57-52 |
| 10:58 | Winthrop | Marty Usrey grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 10:51 | Winthrop | Carl Higgins misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 57-52 |
| 10:50 | Winthrop | Marty Usrey gets the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 10:30 | Winthrop | Nicholas Davidson makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-52 |
| 10:13 | Pepperdine | The short jumper by Raymond Smith is denied by Howard Olsen | 59-52 |
| 10:12 | Winthrop | Carl Higgins pulls down the rebound | 59-52 |
| 09:45 | Winthrop | Carl Higgins comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 59-52 |
| 09:43 | Pepperdine | Derek Keith gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| 09:30 | Pepperdine | Derek Keith lays it up and in | 59-54 |
| 09:09 | Winthrop | Marty Usrey can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 09:07 | Winthrop | Ronald Ducksworth snags the offensive board | 59-54 |
| 08:43 | Winthrop | Ronald Ducksworth's pass is intercepted by Derek Keith | 59-54 |
| 08:22 | Pepperdine | Raymond Smith can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Carl Higgins - foul #4 on Carl Higgins, team foul #3 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus (PG), Joseph Grandy (SG), Bill Gorton (SF), Calvin Forrest (PF), Walter Morgan (C) Nicholas Davidson, Ronald Ducksworth, Marty Usrey, Howard Olsen, Carl Higgins | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Patrick Burk (PG), Jim Deming (SG), Dwight Reeser (SF), Steve Danek (PF) Sean Webber, Kenneth Snodgrass, Eugene Sayler, Derek Keith | |
| 08:22 | Pepperdine | Raymond Smith makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 08:22 | Pepperdine | Raymond Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 08:03 | Winthrop | Walter Morgan connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by Joseph Grandy | 61-56 |
| 07:38 | Pepperdine | Raymond Smith dunks the ball | 61-58 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Richard Jacobus (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Grandy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Gorton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Calvin Forrest (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Walter Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Patrick Burk (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jim Deming (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dwight Reeser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steve Danek (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Smith (tiring) 8 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Dwight Reeser - foul #4 on Dwight Reeser, team foul #5 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Eric Wynn (PG), John Armenta (C) Patrick Burk, Raymond Smith | |
| 07:17 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 07:17 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 06:48 | Pepperdine | Richard Jacobus is called for the reach on Jim Deming - foul #1 on Richard Jacobus, team foul #4 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Norman Pearson (C) Walter Morgan | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Eugene Sayler (SF) Jim Deming | |
| 06:31 | Pepperdine | Eric Wynn scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 06:18 | Winthrop | Bill Gorton connects on the open driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Jacobus | 65-61 |
| 06:02 | Pepperdine | John Armenta knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Eric Wynn | 65-63 |
| 05:57 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus is hacked by Eric Wynn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Wynn, team foul #6 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Ronald Ducksworth (SG), John Garica (SF), Howard Olsen (PF) Joseph Grandy, Bill Gorton, Calvin Forrest | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Patrick Burk (PF) Steve Danek | |
| 05:35 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 65-63 |
| 05:34 | Pepperdine | Eugene Sayler grabs the defensive rebound | 65-63 |
| 05:05 | Pepperdine | Dwight Reeser misses long on a runner from close range | 65-63 |
| 05:04 | Winthrop | John Garica gets the rebound | 65-63 |
| 04:48 | Winthrop | Patrick Burk picks off the pass by Richard Jacobus | 65-63 |
| 04:26 | Pepperdine | Dwight Reeser misses the easy layup | 65-63 |
| 04:25 | Winthrop | Norman Pearson grabs the board | 65-63 |
| 04:03 | Winthrop | John Garica misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right wing | 65-63 |
| 04:02 | Pepperdine | Dwight Reeser grabs the defensive rebound | 65-63 |
| 03:37 | Pepperdine | John Armenta hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 65-63 |
| 03:35 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Richard Jacobus (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Ducksworth (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Garica (fairly fresh) PF - Howard Olsen (tiring) 4 pts. C - Norman Pearson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Eric Wynn (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwight Reeser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - Eugene Sayler (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Burk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Armenta (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus is hacked by Dwight Reeser in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dwight Reeser, team foul #7 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Joseph Grandy (SG), Marty Usrey (SF), Calvin Forrest (PF), Walter Morgan (C) Ronald Ducksworth, John Garica, Howard Olsen, Norman Pearson | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Sean Webber (PG), Kenneth Snodgrass (SG), Steve Danek (PF) Eric Wynn, Dwight Reeser, Patrick Burk | |
| 03:33 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus misses the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 03:33 | Winthrop | Calvin Forrest gets the offensive rebound | 65-63 |
| 03:14 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 65-63 |
| 03:12 | Winthrop | Calvin Forrest tips it back up and in | 67-63 |
| 02:46 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Snodgrass can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 67-63 |
| 02:44 | Winthrop | Marty Usrey snags the defensive board | 67-63 |
| 02:44 | Winthrop | Winthrop calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-63 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Ronald Ducksworth (SG), Carl Higgins (C) Richard Jacobus, Walter Morgan | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 02:29 | Winthrop | Ronald Ducksworth is hacked by Kenneth Snodgrass - foul #2 on Kenneth Snodgrass, team foul #8 | 67-63 |
| 02:29 | Winthrop | Ronald Ducksworth makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 02:29 | Winthrop | Ronald Ducksworth makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 02:06 | Pepperdine | John Armenta lays it in | 69-65 |
| 02:06 | Winthrop | Winthrop calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-65 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus (PG) Joseph Grandy | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Patrick Burk (PF) Steve Danek | |
| 02:04 | Winthrop | Kenneth Snodgrass steps in front of the Richard Jacobus pass in the backcourt | 69-65 |
| 01:39 | Pepperdine | Richard Jacobus takes the ball from Eugene Sayler | 69-65 |
| 01:36 | Winthrop | Ronald Ducksworth hits the finger roll set up by Richard Jacobus | 71-65 |
| 01:17 | Pepperdine | Eugene Sayler misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 71-65 |
| 01:15 | Pepperdine | Patrick Burk tips it home | 71-67 |
| 00:57 | Winthrop | Calvin Forrest hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 71-67 |
| 00:56 | Winthrop | Carl Higgins gets the offensive rebound | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 71-67 |
| 00:35 | Winthrop | Marty Usrey tips it home | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Snodgrass misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-67 |
| 00:29 | Winthrop | Marty Usrey grabs the defensive rebound | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:27 | Winthrop | Marty Usrey is hacked by Sean Webber in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sean Webber, team foul #9 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Howard Olsen (PF), Walter Morgan (C) Calvin Forrest, Carl Higgins | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 00:27 | Winthrop | Marty Usrey misses the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:27 | Winthrop | Howard Olsen snags the offensive board | 73-67 |
| 00:24 | Winthrop | Howard Olsen is hacked by Eugene Sayler - foul #4 on Eugene Sayler, team foul #10 | 73-67 |
| 00:24 | Winthrop | Howard Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:24 | Winthrop | Howard Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:18 | Pepperdine | Sean Webber connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Patrick Burk | 75-70 |
| 00:17 | Winthrop | Ronald Ducksworth is hacked by Sean Webber in the backcourt - foul #4 on Sean Webber, team foul #11 | 75-70 |
| 00:17 | Winthrop | Ronald Ducksworth makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:17 | Winthrop | Ronald Ducksworth makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:12 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Snodgrass buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 77-73 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Winthrop | Sean Webber is called for the reach on Richard Jacobus in the backcourt - foul #5 on Sean Webber, team foul #12 | 77-73 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Carl Higgins (C) Walter Morgan | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Steve Danek (PF) Sean Webber | |
| 00:11 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus misses the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:11 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:07 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Snodgrass can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 78-73 |
| 00:05 | Winthrop | Howard Olsen grabs the defensive rebound | 78-73 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:03 | Winthrop | Howard Olsen is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Snodgrass - foul #3 on Kenneth Snodgrass, team foul #13 | 78-73 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Walter Morgan (C) Carl Higgins | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 00:03 | Winthrop | Howard Olsen misses the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:03 | Winthrop | Howard Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:00 | Pepperdine | Eugene Sayler clanks a halfcourt shot | 79-73 |