| Lineup | New Haven | PG - Thomas Heyman (fresh) SG - John Denney (fresh) SF - Brice Stegall (fresh) PF - William Enright (fresh) C - Joseph Combs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lenoir-Rhyne | PG - Charlie Sewell (fresh) SG - Kenny Carter (fresh) SF - Jim Roberts (fresh) PF - Robert Farley (fresh) C - Randall McNelis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Randall McNelis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Haven | New Haven is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lenoir-Rhyne | Lenoir-Rhyne is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Randall McNelis misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | New Haven | Joseph Combs snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | New Haven | Thomas Heyman makes the floater from the left side set up by William Enright | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Randall McNelis misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | New Haven | William Enright snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | New Haven | Brice Stegall can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Lenoir-Rhyne | The rebound goes to Randall McNelis | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Jim Roberts makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Kenny Carter | 2-3 |
| 18:41 | New Haven | Brice Stegall misses short on an open driving attempt in the paint | 2-3 |
| 18:40 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Kenny Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:23 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Robert Farley is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Farley, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:07 | New Haven | Thomas Heyman connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 4-3 |
| 17:46 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Kenny Carter loses the dribble to Thomas Heyman | 4-3 |
| 17:44 | New Haven | Kenny Carter steps in front of the Thomas Heyman pass in the backcourt | 4-3 |
| 17:30 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Robert Farley makes the floater in the lane set up by Charlie Sewell and he's fouled by Brice Stegall - foul #1 on Brice Stegall, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | New Haven | William Brooks (PG), Eugene Webster (SG), Charles Frye (SF), Ronald Anderson (PF), Frank Dallas (C) Thomas Heyman, John Denney, Brice Stegall, William Enright, Joseph Combs | |
| Subs | Lenoir-Rhyne | Richard Cooper (PG), Mark Kasperski (SG), Douglas Kinman (SF), Sterling Bradshaw (C) Charlie Sewell, Kenny Carter, Jim Roberts, Randall McNelis | |
| 17:30 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Robert Farley misses the free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:30 | New Haven | Frank Dallas pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:19 | New Haven | Frank Dallas misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 4-5 |
| 17:17 | New Haven | Ronald Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:01 | New Haven | Eugene Webster misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 16:59 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Sterling Bradshaw pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:55 | Lenoir-Rhyne | The jump hook by Richard Cooper is blocked by Ronald Anderson | 4-5 |
| 16:54 | New Haven | Ronald Anderson gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:52 | New Haven | Charles Frye is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Kinman - foul #1 on Douglas Kinman, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | New Haven | | |
| Subs | Lenoir-Rhyne | Anthony Hays (C) Robert Farley | |
| 16:35 | New Haven | William Brooks is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 16:33 | New Haven | Ronald Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:27 | New Haven | Charles Frye is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Charles Frye, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | New Haven | | |
| Subs | Lenoir-Rhyne | Charlie Sewell (PG), Thomas Crews (SG), Randall McNelis (C) Richard Cooper, Mark Kasperski, Douglas Kinman | |
| 15:58 | Lenoir-Rhyne | 3 seconds is called on Randall McNelis | 4-5 |
| Subs | New Haven | Thomas Heyman (PG), John Denney (SG), Anthony Salls (PF), Joseph Combs (C) William Brooks, Charles Frye, Ronald Anderson, Frank Dallas | |
| Subs | Lenoir-Rhyne | Jim Roberts (SF) Sterling Bradshaw | |
| Lineup | New Haven | PG - Thomas Heyman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Denney (fresh) SF - Eugene Webster (fresh) PF - Anthony Salls (fresh) C - Joseph Combs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lenoir-Rhyne | PG - Charlie Sewell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Crews (fresh) SF - Jim Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Hays (fresh) C - Randall McNelis (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:56 | New Haven | Charlie Sewell is called for the reach on Thomas Heyman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charlie Sewell, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| 15:47 | New Haven | Eugene Webster makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Thomas Heyman | 7-5 |
| 15:26 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Thomas Crews misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 15:25 | New Haven | The rebound goes to John Denney | 7-5 |
| 15:06 | New Haven | Eugene Webster is hacked by Charlie Sewell - foul #2 on Charlie Sewell, team foul #4 | 7-5 |
| Subs | New Haven | Brice Stegall (SF), William Enright (PF) Eugene Webster, Anthony Salls | |
| Subs | Lenoir-Rhyne | Richard Cooper (PG), Mark Kasperski (SG), Robert Farley (PF), Douglas Kinman (C) Charlie Sewell, Thomas Crews, Anthony Hays, Randall McNelis | |
| 14:55 | New Haven | Richard Cooper is called for the reach on Brice Stegall - foul #1 on Richard Cooper, team foul #5 | 7-5 |
| Subs | New Haven | Christopher Smith (PG), William Brooks (SG), Ronald Anderson (C) Thomas Heyman, John Denney, Joseph Combs | |
| Subs | Lenoir-Rhyne | | |
| 14:37 | New Haven | Brice Stegall connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 9-5 |
| 14:24 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Christopher Smith takes the ball from Richard Cooper | 9-5 |
| 14:21 | New Haven | William Brooks lays it in on a nice dish by Christopher Smith | 11-5 |
| 14:12 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Douglas Kinman hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Cooper | 11-7 |
| 13:57 | New Haven | Ronald Anderson connects on the jump hook near the basket | 13-7 |
| 13:33 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Jim Roberts buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Cooper | 13-10 |
| 13:10 | New Haven | Christopher Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Brice Stegall | 16-10 |
| 12:54 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Douglas Kinman makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 16-12 |
| 12:50 | New Haven | Robert Farley blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by William Brooks | 16-12 |
| 12:48 | Lenoir-Rhyne | The rebound goes to Richard Cooper | 16-12 |
| 12:20 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Douglas Kinman misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ronald Anderson - foul #1 on Ronald Anderson, team foul #3 | 16-12 |
| Subs | New Haven | Thomas Heyman (PG), John Denney (SG), Eugene Webster (SF), Frank Dallas (PF), Joseph Combs (C) Christopher Smith, William Brooks, Brice Stegall, William Enright, Ronald Anderson | |
| Subs | Lenoir-Rhyne | Thomas Crews (PG), Kenny Carter (SG), Sterling Bradshaw (PF), Anthony Hays (C) Richard Cooper, Mark Kasperski, Jim Roberts, Robert Farley | |
| 12:20 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Douglas Kinman makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 12:20 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Douglas Kinman makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 12:10 | New Haven | Frank Dallas misses the lay-in | 16-14 |
| 12:08 | New Haven | John Denney tips it in | 18-14 |
| 11:54 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Kenny Carter knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Crews | 18-17 |
| Lineup | New Haven | PG - Thomas Heyman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Denney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eugene Webster (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Dallas (fresh) C - Joseph Combs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lenoir-Rhyne | PG - Thomas Crews (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenny Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Kinman (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Sterling Bradshaw (fresh) C - Anthony Hays (fresh) | |
| 11:52 | New Haven | Thomas Crews steals it from Thomas Heyman in the backcourt | 18-17 |
| 11:49 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Thomas Crews misses the easy layup | 18-17 |
| 11:47 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Sterling Bradshaw tips it in | 18-19 |
| 11:34 | New Haven | Thomas Heyman knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by John Denney | 21-19 |
| 11:18 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Kenny Carter comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-19 |
| 11:16 | Lenoir-Rhyne | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Hays | 21-19 |
| 10:55 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Eugene Webster steps in front of the Anthony Hays pass | 21-19 |
| 10:48 | New Haven | Thomas Heyman is hacked by Thomas Crews in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Crews, team foul #6 | 21-19 |
| Subs | New Haven | Anthony Salls (PF), Charles Frye (C) Frank Dallas, Joseph Combs | |
| Subs | Lenoir-Rhyne | Richard Cooper (PG), Jim Roberts (SF), Randall McNelis (C) Thomas Crews, Douglas Kinman, Anthony Hays | |
| 10:36 | New Haven | Charles Frye misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 21-19 |
| 10:35 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Randall McNelis grabs the defensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 10:14 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Randall McNelis misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on John Denney - foul #1 on John Denney, team foul #4 | 21-19 |
| Subs | New Haven | Christopher Smith (PG), Joseph Combs (C) Thomas Heyman, Eugene Webster | |
| Subs | Lenoir-Rhyne | | |
| 10:14 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Randall McNelis makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 10:14 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Randall McNelis makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 10:07 | New Haven | Kenny Carter steps in front of the Christopher Smith pass | 21-21 |
| 10:04 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Richard Cooper misses the easy layup | 21-21 |
| 10:03 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Sterling Bradshaw grabs the offensive board | 21-21 |
| 09:46 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Sterling Bradshaw connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Cooper | 21-24 |
| 09:27 | New Haven | Joseph Combs is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-24 |
| 09:25 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Sterling Bradshaw grabs the defensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 09:05 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Jim Roberts double dribbles | 21-24 |
| Subs | New Haven | William Brooks (PG), Eugene Webster (SG), Brice Stegall (SF), William Enright (PF), Ronald Anderson (C) Christopher Smith, John Denney, Charles Frye, Anthony Salls, Joseph Combs | |
| Subs | Lenoir-Rhyne | Thomas Crews (PG), Robert Farley (PF) Richard Cooper, Sterling Bradshaw | |
| 08:39 | New Haven | William Brooks misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 21-24 |
| 08:37 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Thomas Crews pulls down the rebound | 21-24 |
| 08:32 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Thomas Crews misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-24 |
| 08:30 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Randall McNelis hits the follow up shot | 21-26 |
| 08:16 | New Haven | Ronald Anderson misses the 3 from the left corner | 21-26 |
| 08:15 | New Haven | Brice Stegall pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 08:00 | New Haven | Brice Stegall is wide open but clanks a runner from the right block | 21-26 |
| 07:58 | New Haven | Brice Stegall grabs the offensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 07:38 | New Haven | William Brooks makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Eugene Webster | 24-26 |
| 07:38 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Lenoir-Rhyne calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 24-26 |
| Subs | New Haven | Thomas Heyman (PG), Joseph Combs (C) Eugene Webster, William Enright | |
| Subs | Lenoir-Rhyne | Mark Kasperski (PG), Anthony Hays (SF) Kenny Carter, Jim Roberts | |
| Lineup | New Haven | PG - Thomas Heyman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brice Stegall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Combs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lenoir-Rhyne | PG - Mark Kasperski (fresh) SG - Thomas Crews (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Hays (fresh) PF - Robert Farley (tiring) 2 pts. C - Randall McNelis (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Brice Stegall swats the shot by Mark Kasperski | 24-26 |
| 07:20 | New Haven | William Brooks pulls down the rebound | 24-26 |
| 06:54 | New Haven | Robert Farley picks off the pass by William Brooks | 24-26 |
| 06:35 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Anthony Hays clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Combs - foul #1 on Joseph Combs, team foul #5 | 24-26 |
| Subs | New Haven | John Denney (SG), Eugene Webster (SF), Frank Dallas (PF) William Brooks, Brice Stegall, Ronald Anderson | |
| Subs | Lenoir-Rhyne | Richard Cooper (SG), Douglas Kinman (PF) Thomas Crews, Robert Farley | |
| 06:35 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Anthony Hays makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 06:35 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Anthony Hays makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 06:13 | New Haven | Eugene Webster is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Eugene Webster, team foul #6 | 24-28 |
| Subs | New Haven | | |
| Subs | Lenoir-Rhyne | Kenny Carter (SG), Sterling Bradshaw (PF) Mark Kasperski, Anthony Hays | |
| 05:55 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Douglas Kinman loses the dribble to Thomas Heyman | 24-28 |
| 05:49 | New Haven | Eugene Webster buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Thomas Heyman | 26-28 |
| 05:27 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Randall McNelis hits the finger roll | 26-30 |
| 05:22 | New Haven | Kenny Carter picks off the pass by John Denney in the backcourt | 26-30 |
| 05:17 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Randall McNelis travels with the ball | 26-30 |
| Subs | New Haven | William Brooks (PG), William Enright (PF), Ronald Anderson (C) Thomas Heyman, Frank Dallas, Joseph Combs | |
| Subs | Lenoir-Rhyne | Mark Kasperski (SG), Jim Roberts (SF) Kenny Carter, Randall McNelis | |
| 04:59 | New Haven | William Brooks buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by William Enright | 28-30 |
| 04:42 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Sterling Bradshaw can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-30 |
| 04:41 | New Haven | The rebound goes to William Enright | 28-30 |
| 04:21 | New Haven | John Denney is fouled on the floor by Sterling Bradshaw - foul #1 on Sterling Bradshaw, team foul #7 | 28-30 |
| Subs | New Haven | Brice Stegall (SF), Anthony Salls (PF), Charles Frye (C) Eugene Webster, William Enright, Ronald Anderson | |
| Subs | Lenoir-Rhyne | Thomas Crews (PG), Kenny Carter (SG), Robert Farley (PF), Anthony Hays (C) Richard Cooper, Mark Kasperski, Douglas Kinman, Sterling Bradshaw | |
| 04:21 | New Haven | John Denney misses the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 04:21 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Anthony Hays snags the defensive board | 28-30 |
| 04:02 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Thomas Crews scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Kenny Carter | 28-33 |
| 03:47 | New Haven | Charles Frye misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-33 |
| 03:45 | New Haven | Brice Stegall pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 03:25 | New Haven | William Brooks hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 28-33 |
| 03:23 | Lenoir-Rhyne | The rebound goes to Jim Roberts | 28-33 |
| Lineup | New Haven | PG - William Brooks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Denney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brice Stegall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Salls (fresh) C - Charles Frye (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lenoir-Rhyne | PG - Thomas Crews (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenny Carter (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jim Roberts (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Robert Farley (tired) 2 pts. C - Anthony Hays (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Robert Farley comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 28-33 |
| 03:13 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Robert Farley misses the tip | 28-33 |
| 03:11 | New Haven | The rebound goes to John Denney | 28-33 |
| 02:57 | New Haven | Brice Stegall hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Anthony Salls and he's fouled by Jim Roberts - foul #1 on Jim Roberts, team foul #8 | 30-33 |
| Subs | New Haven | Thomas Heyman (PG), Eugene Webster (SG), William Enright (PF), Joseph Combs (C) William Brooks, John Denney, Anthony Salls, Charles Frye | |
| Subs | Lenoir-Rhyne | Charlie Sewell (PG), Richard Cooper (SG), Douglas Kinman (SF), Randall McNelis (C) Thomas Crews, Kenny Carter, Jim Roberts, Anthony Hays | |
| 02:57 | New Haven | Brice Stegall makes the free throw | 31-33 |
| 02:34 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Brice Stegall swats the short shot by Robert Farley | 31-33 |
| 02:32 | New Haven | William Enright grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 02:10 | New Haven | Eugene Webster misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Richard Cooper - foul #2 on Richard Cooper, team foul #9 | 31-33 |
| Subs | New Haven | John Denney (SG) Brice Stegall | |
| Subs | Lenoir-Rhyne | Mark Kasperski (SG), Sterling Bradshaw (PF) Richard Cooper, Robert Farley | |
| 02:10 | New Haven | Eugene Webster makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 02:10 | New Haven | Eugene Webster misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 02:10 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Randall McNelis snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 01:51 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Mark Kasperski misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-33 |
| 01:50 | New Haven | The rebound goes to Joseph Combs | 32-33 |
| 01:33 | New Haven | John Denney connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Eugene Webster and he's fouled by Mark Kasperski - foul #1 on Mark Kasperski, team foul #10 | 34-33 |
| Subs | New Haven | Ronald Anderson (PF), Frank Dallas (C) William Enright, Joseph Combs | |
| Subs | Lenoir-Rhyne | Anthony Hays (SF) Randall McNelis | |
| 01:33 | New Haven | John Denney makes the free throw | 35-33 |
| 01:15 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Anthony Hays misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 01:14 | New Haven | Ronald Anderson snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 00:51 | New Haven | Eugene Webster throws it down on a nice dish by Frank Dallas | 37-33 |
| 00:42 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Anthony Hays drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-35 |
| 00:40 | New Haven | Charlie Sewell steps in front of the John Denney pass in the backcourt | 37-35 |
| 00:39 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Anthony Hays misses the lay-in | 37-35 |
| 00:38 | Lenoir-Rhyne | The offensive rebound goes to Sterling Bradshaw | 37-35 |
| 00:15 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Eugene Webster steals the ball from Douglas Kinman | 37-35 |
| 00:03 | New Haven | Thomas Heyman is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 00:01 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Sterling Bradshaw grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 00:00 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Sterling Bradshaw misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 37-35 |