| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Donald McCard (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Felix Lampley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Timothy Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alton Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Joshua Crosby (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Master (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chester Hoffman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Lane (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi College | Donald Johnson inbounds the ball | 25-42 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi College | Mississippi College is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Mississippi College | Alton Holmes misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 25-42 |
| 19:48 | N. Central | Gary Master grabs the defensive rebound | 25-42 |
| 19:32 | N. Central | Gary Lane clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-42 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi College | Alton Holmes grabs the board | 25-42 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi College | Gary Master steps in front of the Donald Johnson pass | 25-42 |
| 18:48 | N. Central | Gary Lane's pass is intercepted by Donald McCard | 25-42 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi College | Donald McCard lays it up and in | 27-42 |
| 18:23 | N. Central | Donald Brooks makes the runner in the paint | 27-44 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi College | Felix Lampley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-44 |
| 17:58 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Chester Hoffman | 27-44 |
| 17:50 | N. Central | Donald Brooks makes the 3 from straight away set up by Gary Master | 27-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi College | Mississippi College is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 17:26 | Mississippi College | Timothy Simpson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 27-47 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi College | Felix Lampley gets the offensive rebound | 27-47 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi College | Timothy Simpson lays it in set up by Donald McCard | 29-47 |
| 16:50 | N. Central | Donald Brooks comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-47 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi College | Timothy Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi College | Mississippi College is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 16:28 | Mississippi College | Timothy Simpson misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Chester Hoffman - foul #1 on Chester Hoffman, team foul #1 | 29-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Eugene Zoll (PG), Larry Phelan (SG), Larry Ryan (SF), Michael Wilhite (C) Donald McCard, Felix Lampley, Donald Johnson, Alton Holmes | |
| Subs | N. Central | Stephen Forte (PG), Charles Linkowski (SG), Scott Guerriero (SF), Thomas Killinger (PF), George Foster (C) Joshua Crosby, Donald Brooks, Gary Master, Chester Hoffman, Gary Lane | |
| 16:28 | Mississippi College | Timothy Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 30-47 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi College | Timothy Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-47 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi College | Larry Ryan gets the offensive rebound | 30-47 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi College | Thomas Killinger is called for the reach on Eugene Zoll - foul #1 on Thomas Killinger, team foul #2 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Jimmy Halberg (PG) Timothy Simpson | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 15:55 | Mississippi College | Larry Phelan connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Larry Ryan | 32-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Jimmy Halberg (fresh) SG - Eugene Zoll (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Larry Phelan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Ryan (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Wilhite (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Stephen Forte (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Linkowski (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Guerriero (fresh) PF - Thomas Killinger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - George Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | N. Central | Stephen Forte hits a floater from the left block | 32-49 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi College | Eugene Zoll buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Larry Phelan | 35-49 |
| 14:58 | N. Central | Scott Guerriero scores on a shot from close range set up by Stephen Forte and he's fouled by Larry Ryan - foul #3 on Larry Ryan, team foul #1 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Donald McCard (PG), Felix Lampley (SG), Alton Holmes (C) Jimmy Halberg, Eugene Zoll, Larry Phelan | |
| Subs | N. Central | Joshua Crosby (PG), Donald Brooks (SG) Stephen Forte, Charles Linkowski | |
| 14:58 | N. Central | Scott Guerriero makes the free throw | 35-52 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi College | Donald McCard knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Ryan | 38-52 |
| 14:28 | N. Central | Thomas Killinger buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-55 |
| 14:03 | Mississippi College | Larry Ryan lays it in on a nice dish by Donald McCard | 40-55 |
| 13:45 | N. Central | The short jumper by Scott Guerriero is denied by Alton Holmes | 40-55 |
| 13:44 | N. Central | George Foster tips it home | 40-57 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi College | Donald Brooks steals the ball from Donald McCard | 40-57 |
| 13:13 | N. Central | Scott Guerriero makes the runner near the basket set up by Joshua Crosby | 40-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi College | Mississippi College is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:59 | Mississippi College | Donald McCard misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 40-59 |
| 12:57 | N. Central | Scott Guerriero pulls down the rebound | 40-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi College | Mississippi College is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:36 | N. Central | Donald Brooks buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joshua Crosby | 40-61 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi College | Donald McCard scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Felix Lampley | 42-61 |
| 11:50 | N. Central | Donald Brooks misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Felix Lampley - foul #1 on Felix Lampley, team foul #2 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Eugene Zoll (PG), Larry Phelan (SG), Donald Johnson (SF), Timothy Simpson (PF) Donald McCard, Felix Lampley, Larry Ryan, Michael Wilhite | |
| Subs | N. Central | Stephen Forte (PG), Gary Master (SF), Chester Hoffman (PF), Gary Lane (C) Joshua Crosby, Scott Guerriero, Thomas Killinger, George Foster | |
| 11:50 | N. Central | Donald Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 42-62 |
| 11:50 | N. Central | Donald Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 42-63 |
| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Eugene Zoll (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Larry Phelan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Timothy Simpson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Alton Holmes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Stephen Forte (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Brooks (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Master (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chester Hoffman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Lane (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Mississippi College | Larry Phelan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-63 |
| 11:27 | Mississippi College | Alton Holmes pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-63 |
| 11:14 | Mississippi College | Timothy Simpson makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-63 |
| 10:55 | N. Central | Larry Phelan picks off the pass by Gary Master | 45-63 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi College | Larry Phelan banks in the layup | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi College | Mississippi College is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:31 | N. Central | Donald Brooks misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-63 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi College | Alton Holmes pulls down the rebound | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi College | Mississippi College is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:25 | Mississippi College | Eugene Zoll connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-63 |
| 10:07 | N. Central | Stephen Forte is fouled on the floor by Timothy Simpson - foul #1 on Timothy Simpson, team foul #3 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Felix Lampley (SG), Larry Ryan (C) Larry Phelan, Alton Holmes | |
| Subs | N. Central | Joshua Crosby (PG) Donald Brooks | |
| 10:00 | N. Central | Gary Lane misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Larry Ryan - foul #4 on Larry Ryan, team foul #4 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Donald McCard (PG) Larry Ryan | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 10:00 | N. Central | Gary Lane makes the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 10:00 | N. Central | Gary Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi College | Mississippi College is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:43 | Mississippi College | Felix Lampley drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-65 |
| 09:18 | N. Central | Joshua Crosby can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 52-65 |
| 09:16 | N. Central | Gary Lane misses the tip | 52-65 |
| 09:15 | Mississippi College | Timothy Simpson gets the rebound | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi College | Mississippi College is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:11 | Mississippi College | Felix Lampley misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Stephen Forte - foul #2 on Stephen Forte, team foul #3 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Larry Phelan (SF) Donald Johnson | |
| Subs | N. Central | Charles Linkowski (SG) Gary Master | |
| 09:11 | Mississippi College | Felix Lampley makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi College | Felix Lampley misses the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 09:11 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Gary Lane | 53-65 |
| 08:49 | N. Central | Charles Linkowski is hacked by Felix Lampley - foul #2 on Felix Lampley, team foul #5 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Alton Holmes (C) Eugene Zoll | |
| Subs | N. Central | Scott Guerriero (SF), Thomas Killinger (PF), George Foster (C) Stephen Forte, Chester Hoffman, Gary Lane | |
| 08:33 | N. Central | Scott Guerriero's pass is intercepted by Donald McCard | 53-65 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi College | Larry Phelan misses short on a shot from the left wing | 53-65 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi College | Alton Holmes grabs the offensive rebound | 53-65 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi College | Larry Phelan scores on a shot from the right block set up by Timothy Simpson and he's fouled by Scott Guerriero - foul #1 on Scott Guerriero, team foul #4 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Jimmy Halberg (PG), Donald Johnson (SF), Michael Wilhite (PF) Donald McCard, Felix Lampley, Timothy Simpson | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 08:04 | Mississippi College | Larry Phelan makes the free throw | 56-65 |
| 07:37 | N. Central | Charles Linkowski knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Guerriero | 56-67 |
| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Jimmy Halberg (fresh) SG - Larry Phelan (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Wilhite (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alton Holmes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Joshua Crosby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Charles Linkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Guerriero (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Killinger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - George Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Mississippi College | Donald Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-67 |
| 07:24 | Mississippi College | Michael Wilhite tips it but misses | 56-67 |
| 07:22 | Mississippi College | Alton Holmes can't tip it in | 56-67 |
| 07:21 | N. Central | Scott Guerriero pulls down the rebound | 56-67 |
| 07:04 | N. Central | George Foster misses badly on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Larry Phelan - foul #1 on Larry Phelan, team foul #6 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Eugene Zoll (PG), Felix Lampley (SG), Larry Ryan (PF) Jimmy Halberg, Larry Phelan, Alton Holmes | |
| Subs | N. Central | Stephen Forte (PG), Gary Master (SF), Chester Hoffman (PF) Joshua Crosby, Scott Guerriero, Thomas Killinger | |
| 07:04 | N. Central | George Foster misses the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 07:04 | N. Central | George Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi College | Felix Lampley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-68 |
| 06:43 | N. Central | Chester Hoffman pulls down the rebound | 56-68 |
| 06:27 | N. Central | Charles Linkowski misses short on a jumper from the right block | 56-68 |
| 06:25 | N. Central | Chester Hoffman gets the offensive rebound | 56-68 |
| 06:06 | N. Central | Gary Master hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Donald Johnson - foul #1 on Donald Johnson, team foul #7 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Donald McCard (PG), Larry Phelan (SF), Timothy Simpson (PF) Eugene Zoll, Donald Johnson, Michael Wilhite | |
| Subs | N. Central | Donald Brooks (SG), Gary Lane (C) Charles Linkowski, George Foster | |
| 06:06 | N. Central | Gary Master misses the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 06:06 | N. Central | Gary Master makes the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi College | Larry Ryan buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-69 |
| 05:31 | N. Central | Donald Brooks misses the lay-in but the foul's on Felix Lampley - foul #3 on Felix Lampley, team foul #8 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Alton Holmes (C) Larry Phelan | |
| Subs | N. Central | Joshua Crosby (PG) Stephen Forte | |
| 05:31 | N. Central | Donald Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 05:31 | N. Central | Donald Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi College | Donald McCard's pass is intercepted by Joshua Crosby in the backcourt | 59-71 |
| 05:12 | N. Central | Joshua Crosby misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 59-71 |
| 05:11 | N. Central | Gary Master grabs the offensive board | 59-71 |
| 04:57 | N. Central | Alton Holmes blocks the short jumper by Chester Hoffman | 59-71 |
| 04:55 | N. Central | Gary Master gets the offensive rebound | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi College | Mississippi College is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:38 | N. Central | Chester Hoffman clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 59-71 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi College | Felix Lampley pulls down the rebound | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi College | Mississippi College is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:32 | Mississippi College | Felix Lampley loses the dribble to Donald Brooks | 59-71 |
| 04:29 | N. Central | Donald Brooks banks in the layup | 59-73 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi College | Donald McCard banks in the layup on a great pass from Larry Ryan | 61-73 |
| 03:55 | N. Central | Gary Lane buries a jumper from the left block set up by Chester Hoffman | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi College | Mississippi College is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Mississippi College | Joshua Crosby steals it from Donald McCard | 61-75 |
| 03:43 | N. Central | Donald Brooks blows the layup | 61-75 |
| 03:42 | Mississippi College | Alton Holmes snags the defensive board | 61-75 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi College | Donald McCard misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 61-75 |
| 03:37 | N. Central | Gary Lane snags the defensive board | 61-75 |
| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Donald McCard (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Felix Lampley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Ryan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Timothy Simpson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Alton Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Joshua Crosby (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald Brooks (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Master (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chester Hoffman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Lane (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi College | Mississippi College is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:08 | N. Central | Chester Hoffman misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-75 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi College | Alton Holmes grabs the board | 61-75 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi College | Larry Ryan connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Gary Master - foul #2 on Gary Master, team foul #5 | 63-75 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Eugene Zoll (PG), Larry Phelan (SG), Donald Johnson (SF), Michael Wilhite (C) Donald McCard, Felix Lampley, Timothy Simpson, Alton Holmes | |
| Subs | N. Central | Stephen Forte (PG), Charles Linkowski (SG), Scott Guerriero (SF), Thomas Killinger (PF), George Foster (C) Joshua Crosby, Donald Brooks, Gary Master, Chester Hoffman, Gary Lane | |
| 02:49 | Mississippi College | Larry Ryan makes the free throw | 64-75 |
| 02:46 | N. Central | N. Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-75 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Donald McCard (PG), Alton Holmes (C) Larry Phelan, Michael Wilhite | |
| Subs | N. Central | Joshua Crosby (PG), Donald Brooks (SG), Gary Lane (C) Charles Linkowski, Scott Guerriero, George Foster | |
| 02:33 | N. Central | Joshua Crosby drills a jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Larry Ryan - foul #5 on Larry Ryan, team foul #9 | 64-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Michael Wilhite (PF) Larry Ryan | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 02:33 | N. Central | Joshua Crosby misses the free throw | 64-77 |
| 02:33 | N. Central | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Lane | 64-77 |
| 02:15 | N. Central | Donald Brooks knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 64-79 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi College | Donald McCard lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eugene Zoll | 66-79 |
| 01:32 | N. Central | Stephen Forte misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 66-79 |
| 01:31 | N. Central | Stephen Forte snags the offensive board | 66-79 |
| 01:20 | N. Central | Joshua Crosby connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 66-81 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi College | Donald Johnson makes the jumper from the left wing | 68-81 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi College | Mississippi College is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:36 | N. Central | Joshua Crosby misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 68-81 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi College | The rebound goes to Donald McCard | 68-81 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi College | Mississippi College is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Mississippi College | Eugene Zoll comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-81 |
| 00:28 | N. Central | Thomas Killinger grabs the board | 68-81 |
| 00:00 | N. Central | Joshua Crosby runs out the clock | 68-81 |