| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Kenneth Blanchard (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Travis Royall (fresh) SF - Frank Varga (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Curtis Anthony (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Esteves (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - William Zook (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alton Toney (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Grainger (fresh) 9 pts. PF - John Davies (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Knox (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grambling State | Frank Varga inbounds the ball | 34-39 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Grambling State | Frank Varga hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Lloyd Grainger - foul #2 on Lloyd Grainger, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| 19:42 | Grambling State | Frank Varga misses the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 19:42 | Grambling State | Frank Varga makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 19:39 | Pepperdine | William Zook is hacked by Frank Varga in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Varga, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| 19:22 | Pepperdine | John Davies hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from William Zook | 35-41 |
| 19:10 | Grambling State | Travis Royall makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 19:05 | Pepperdine | Alton Toney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-41 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Lloyd Arbour (SG), Mark Borowski (SF), Harry Cottle (PF), Mark Dixon (C) Travis Royall, Frank Varga, Curtis Anthony, Daniel Esteves | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Vladimir Danoski (PG), Mark Valenti (SG), Victor Smith (PF), William Vancamp (C) William Zook, Alton Toney, John Davies, William Knox | |
| 18:45 | Grambling State | Mark Dixon's floater is tipped away by Victor Smith | 38-41 |
| 18:43 | Pepperdine | Victor Smith gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 18:27 | Pepperdine | Mark Valenti hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 38-41 |
| 18:25 | Grambling State | Kenneth Blanchard gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 17:56 | Grambling State | Harry Cottle clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 17:55 | Pepperdine | William Vancamp grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 17:50 | Pepperdine | William Vancamp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Samuel Edmonds (SG), Frank Varga (SF), Curtis Anthony (PF), Daniel Esteves (C) Lloyd Arbour, Mark Borowski, Harry Cottle, Mark Dixon | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | William Zook (PG), Alton Toney (SG), Samuel Williams (SF), John Davies (PF), William Knox (C) Vladimir Danoski, Mark Valenti, Lloyd Grainger, Victor Smith, William Vancamp | |
| 17:45 | Grambling State | Samuel Edmonds is fouled in the backcourt by Alton Toney - foul #1 on Alton Toney, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| 17:29 | Grambling State | Frank Varga scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Esteves | 40-41 |
| 17:04 | Pepperdine | Alton Toney misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 17:03 | Grambling State | Curtis Anthony grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 16:42 | Grambling State | Frank Varga misses long on an open turnaround from the left block | 40-41 |
| 16:41 | Grambling State | Curtis Anthony can't tip it in | 40-41 |
| 16:40 | Grambling State | Frank Varga grabs the offensive board | 40-41 |
| 16:20 | Grambling State | Samuel Edmonds is called for traveling | 40-41 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Mark Borowski (PG), Travis Royall (SG), Henry Rock (SF) Kenneth Blanchard, Samuel Edmonds, Frank Varga | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Vladimir Danoski (PG), Mark Valenti (SG), Lloyd Grainger (SF) William Zook, Alton Toney, Samuel Williams | |
| 16:00 | Pepperdine | William Knox is open and buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Mark Valenti | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Mark Borowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Royall (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Henry Rock (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Curtis Anthony (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Esteves (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Vladimir Danoski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Valenti (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Grainger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - John Davies (tiring) 4 pts. C - William Knox (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:58 | Grambling State | Mark Borowski is hacked by Vladimir Danoski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Vladimir Danoski, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Lloyd Arbour (SG), Harry Cottle (C) Mark Borowski, Daniel Esteves | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Herbert Morris (PF), Victor Smith (C) John Davies, William Knox | |
| 15:43 | Grambling State | Victor Smith picks off the pass by Lloyd Arbour | 40-43 |
| 15:24 | Pepperdine | Victor Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-43 |
| 15:22 | Pepperdine | Herbert Morris snags the offensive board | 40-43 |
| 15:05 | Pepperdine | Travis Royall is called for the reach on Vladimir Danoski - foul #1 on Travis Royall, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Mark Borowski (PG), Michael White (SF), Daniel Esteves (C) Lloyd Arbour, Henry Rock, Curtis Anthony | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Edward Benedict (PG), Alton Toney (SG), William Vancamp (C) Vladimir Danoski, Mark Valenti, Victor Smith | |
| 14:53 | Pepperdine | Lloyd Grainger's fadeaway is rejected by Harry Cottle | 40-43 |
| 14:51 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Mark Borowski | 40-43 |
| 14:49 | Grambling State | Mark Borowski's pass is intercepted by Alton Toney in the backcourt | 40-43 |
| 14:38 | Pepperdine | Lloyd Grainger double dribbles | 40-43 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Kenneth Blanchard (PG), Mark Dixon (C) Mark Borowski, Daniel Esteves | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Samuel Williams (SF) Lloyd Grainger | |
| 14:23 | Grambling State | Travis Royall buries a jumper in the paint | 42-43 |
| 14:06 | Pepperdine | Samuel Williams scores on a shot from the left block set up by Alton Toney | 42-45 |
| 13:50 | Grambling State | Alton Toney steals it from Harry Cottle | 42-45 |
| 13:33 | Pepperdine | Alton Toney misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-45 |
| 13:32 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Harry Cottle | 42-45 |
| 13:28 | Grambling State | Travis Royall is fouled on the floor by Samuel Williams - foul #2 on Samuel Williams, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Lloyd Arbour (PG), Samuel Edmonds (SG), Henry Rock (SF), Frank Varga (PF), Daniel Esteves (C) Kenneth Blanchard, Travis Royall, Michael White, Harry Cottle, Mark Dixon | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | William Zook (PG), Mark Valenti (SG), Lloyd Grainger (SF), John Davies (PF), William Knox (C) Edward Benedict, Alton Toney, Samuel Williams, Herbert Morris, William Vancamp | |
| 13:16 | Grambling State | Lloyd Arbour misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 42-45 |
| 13:15 | Grambling State | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Edmonds | 42-45 |
| 12:52 | Grambling State | Mark Valenti is called for the reach on Samuel Edmonds - foul #2 on Mark Valenti, team foul #5 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Mark Borowski (PG) Samuel Edmonds | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Vladimir Danoski (SG) Mark Valenti | |
| 12:37 | Grambling State | Daniel Esteves knocks in the turnaround from close range and he's hacked by William Knox - foul #2 on William Knox, team foul #6 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Curtis Anthony (PF) Henry Rock | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 12:37 | Grambling State | Daniel Esteves makes the free throw | 45-45 |
| 12:27 | Pepperdine | Lloyd Grainger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 45-45 |
| 12:26 | Grambling State | Frank Varga grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 12:06 | Grambling State | Lloyd Arbour is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 12:05 | Pepperdine | John Davies gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 11:52 | Pepperdine | John Davies is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Zook | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Mark Borowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Arbour (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Varga (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Anthony (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Esteves (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - William Zook (tiring) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vladimir Danoski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Grainger (tiring) 9 pts. PF - John Davies (tired) 6 pts. C - William Knox (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Grambling State | Curtis Anthony is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Grainger - foul #3 on Lloyd Grainger, team foul #7 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Kenneth Blanchard (PG), Samuel Edmonds (SG), Henry Rock (SF), Harry Cottle (C) Mark Borowski, Lloyd Arbour, Frank Varga, Daniel Esteves | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Edward Benedict (PG), Mark Valenti (SG), Samuel Williams (SF), Herbert Morris (PF), Victor Smith (C) William Zook, Vladimir Danoski, Lloyd Grainger, John Davies, William Knox | |
| 11:23 | Grambling State | Curtis Anthony makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 11:23 | Grambling State | Curtis Anthony makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 11:08 | Pepperdine | Herbert Morris hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Edward Benedict | 47-49 |
| 10:51 | Grambling State | Harry Cottle is open but can't throw it down but the foul's on Victor Smith - foul #1 on Victor Smith, team foul #8 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Travis Royall (SG), Mark Dixon (C) Samuel Edmonds, Curtis Anthony | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 10:51 | Grambling State | Harry Cottle makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 10:51 | Grambling State | Harry Cottle makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 10:32 | Pepperdine | The jumper by Edward Benedict is denied by Harry Cottle | 49-49 |
| 10:31 | Grambling State | Travis Royall pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 10:12 | Grambling State | Herbert Morris steals it from Travis Royall | 49-49 |
| 09:54 | Pepperdine | Victor Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Mark Dixon - foul #1 on Mark Dixon, team foul #3 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Frank Varga (SF), Curtis Anthony (PF), Daniel Esteves (C) Henry Rock, Harry Cottle, Mark Dixon | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Vladimir Danoski (PG), Alton Toney (SG), Lloyd Grainger (SF), William Knox (C) Edward Benedict, Mark Valenti, Samuel Williams, Herbert Morris | |
| 09:54 | Pepperdine | Victor Smith makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 09:54 | Pepperdine | Victor Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 09:37 | Grambling State | Curtis Anthony makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Travis Royall | 51-51 |
| 09:34 | Pepperdine | Vladimir Danoski is hacked by Kenneth Blanchard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Blanchard, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Mark Borowski (PG), Samuel Edmonds (SG), Michael White (SF) Kenneth Blanchard, Travis Royall, Frank Varga | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Davies (PF) Victor Smith | |
| 09:15 | Pepperdine | Lloyd Grainger comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Michael White - foul #2 on Michael White, team foul #5 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | William Zook (PG), William Vancamp (C) Vladimir Danoski, William Knox | |
| 09:15 | Pepperdine | Lloyd Grainger makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 09:15 | Pepperdine | Lloyd Grainger misses the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 09:15 | Grambling State | Daniel Esteves grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 09:07 | Grambling State | John Davies denies the turnaround by Daniel Esteves | 51-52 |
| 09:06 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to William Vancamp | 51-52 |
| 09:04 | Pepperdine | William Zook is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Zook, team foul #9 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Lloyd Arbour (SG), Frank Varga (SF), Mark Dixon (C) Samuel Edmonds, Michael White, Daniel Esteves | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Samuel Williams (SF) Lloyd Grainger | |
| 08:52 | Grambling State | Samuel Williams takes the ball from Mark Borowski | 51-52 |
| 08:49 | Pepperdine | Alton Toney lays it up and in on a nice dish by Samuel Williams | 51-54 |
| 08:28 | Grambling State | Curtis Anthony misses the easy open layup | 51-54 |
| 08:26 | Grambling State | Mark Dixon tips it but misses | 51-54 |
| 08:24 | Grambling State | Mark Dixon pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 08:13 | Grambling State | Mark Dixon misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 51-54 |
| 08:11 | Grambling State | Mark Borowski misses the tip | 51-54 |
| 08:09 | Grambling State | Mark Dixon gets the offensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 07:58 | Grambling State | Mark Borowski can't connect on an uncontested jumper in the paint | 51-54 |
| 07:57 | Pepperdine | William Vancamp grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 07:40 | Pepperdine | John Davies misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Curtis Anthony - foul #3 on Curtis Anthony, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Kenneth Blanchard (PG), Samuel Edmonds (SG), Henry Rock (SF), Harry Cottle (PF), Daniel Esteves (C) Mark Borowski, Lloyd Arbour, Frank Varga, Curtis Anthony, Mark Dixon | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Vladimir Danoski (PG), Mark Valenti (SG), Lloyd Grainger (SF), Victor Smith (C) William Zook, Alton Toney, Samuel Williams, William Vancamp | |
| 07:40 | Pepperdine | John Davies makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 07:40 | Pepperdine | John Davies makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Kenneth Blanchard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Edmonds (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Henry Rock (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harry Cottle (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Esteves (tired) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Vladimir Danoski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Valenti (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Grainger (tiring) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Davies (tired) 8 pts. C - Victor Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:37 | Grambling State | Mark Valenti is called for the reach on Samuel Edmonds in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Valenti, team foul #10 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Herbert Morris (PF) John Davies | |
| 07:37 | Grambling State | Samuel Edmonds makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 07:37 | Grambling State | Samuel Edmonds misses the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 07:37 | Grambling State | Samuel Edmonds grabs the offensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 07:28 | Grambling State | Samuel Edmonds misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 07:26 | Grambling State | Henry Rock hits the follow up shot | 54-56 |
| 07:12 | Pepperdine | Vladimir Danoski is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Valenti | 54-58 |
| 07:07 | Grambling State | Kenneth Blanchard throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-58 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Michael White (SF) Henry Rock | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | William Knox (C) Victor Smith | |
| 06:55 | Pepperdine | Lloyd Grainger clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-58 |
| 06:54 | Pepperdine | William Knox snags the offensive board | 54-58 |
| 06:41 | Pepperdine | Mark Valenti misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 06:40 | Grambling State | Harry Cottle grabs the board | 54-58 |
| 06:11 | Grambling State | Kenneth Blanchard can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Herbert Morris - foul #4 on Herbert Morris, team foul #11 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Travis Royall (SG), Henry Rock (SF), Frank Varga (PF) Samuel Edmonds, Michael White, Daniel Esteves | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Edward Benedict (PG), Alton Toney (SG), Samuel Williams (SF), Victor Smith (PF) Vladimir Danoski, Mark Valenti, Lloyd Grainger, Herbert Morris | |
| 06:11 | Grambling State | Kenneth Blanchard misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 06:11 | Grambling State | Kenneth Blanchard makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 05:59 | Pepperdine | Edward Benedict is called for traveling | 55-58 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Mark Dixon (C) Harry Cottle | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 05:57 | Grambling State | Kenneth Blanchard throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-58 |
| 05:36 | Pepperdine | Victor Smith is fouled on the floor by Frank Varga - foul #3 on Frank Varga, team foul #7 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Curtis Anthony (PF) Henry Rock | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Lloyd Grainger (SF) Samuel Williams | |
| 05:36 | Pepperdine | Victor Smith makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 05:36 | Pepperdine | Victor Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 05:24 | Grambling State | Frank Varga is hacked by Lloyd Grainger - foul #4 on Lloyd Grainger, team foul #12 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Daniel Esteves (C) Mark Dixon | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 05:24 | Grambling State | Grambling State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-60 |
| 05:24 | Grambling State | Frank Varga makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 05:24 | Grambling State | Frank Varga makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 05:08 | Pepperdine | William Knox misses the lay-in | 57-60 |
| 05:06 | Grambling State | Kenneth Blanchard grabs the board | 57-60 |
| 04:51 | Grambling State | Frank Varga hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-60 |
| 04:50 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Victor Smith | 57-60 |
| 04:46 | Pepperdine | William Knox misses short on a floater from the baseline | 57-60 |
| 04:44 | Grambling State | Curtis Anthony gets the rebound | 57-60 |
| 04:21 | Grambling State | Lloyd Grainger is called for the reach on Travis Royall - foul #5 on Lloyd Grainger, team foul #13 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Lloyd Arbour (SG), Henry Rock (SF), Harry Cottle (C) Kenneth Blanchard, Frank Varga, Daniel Esteves | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Vladimir Danoski (PG), Mark Valenti (SG), Samuel Williams (SF), Herbert Morris (PF), William Vancamp (C) Edward Benedict, Alton Toney, Lloyd Grainger, Victor Smith, William Knox | |
| 04:21 | Grambling State | Travis Royall makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 04:21 | Grambling State | Travis Royall makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 03:52 | Pepperdine | Mark Valenti travels with the ball | 59-60 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Samuel Edmonds (SG), Mark Dixon (C) Travis Royall, Curtis Anthony | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 03:34 | Grambling State | Lloyd Arbour is fouled on the floor by Samuel Williams - foul #3 on Samuel Williams, team foul #14 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Davies (PF) Herbert Morris | |
| 03:34 | Grambling State | Lloyd Arbour makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 03:34 | Grambling State | Lloyd Arbour misses the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 03:34 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to John Davies | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Lloyd Arbour (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Edmonds (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Henry Rock (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Harry Cottle (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Dixon (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Vladimir Danoski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Valenti (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Williams (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Davies (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - William Vancamp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Pepperdine | Vladimir Danoski loses the ball out of bounds | 60-60 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Mark Borowski (PG), Michael White (SF), Frank Varga (PF) Lloyd Arbour, Henry Rock, Harry Cottle | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Edward Benedict (PG) Mark Valenti | |
| 02:58 | Grambling State | Samuel Edmonds hits a wide open runner from the left block | 62-60 |
| 02:48 | Pepperdine | Samuel Williams comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Michael White - foul #3 on Michael White, team foul #8 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Lloyd Arbour (SG), Harry Cottle (C) Samuel Edmonds, Mark Dixon | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | William Zook (PG), Herbert Morris (PF), Victor Smith (C) Edward Benedict, John Davies, William Vancamp | |
| 02:48 | Pepperdine | Samuel Williams makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 02:48 | Pepperdine | Samuel Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 02:35 | Grambling State | Lloyd Arbour connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Frank Varga | 65-62 |
| 02:19 | Pepperdine | Victor Smith makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by William Zook | 65-64 |
| 02:16 | Grambling State | Mark Borowski is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 65-64 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Kenneth Blanchard (PG), Henry Rock (SF), Curtis Anthony (PF), Daniel Esteves (C) Mark Borowski, Michael White, Frank Varga, Harry Cottle | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Mark Valenti (SG), William Knox (C) Vladimir Danoski, Victor Smith | |
| 02:00 | Pepperdine | Mark Valenti comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-64 |
| 01:59 | Grambling State | Daniel Esteves gets the rebound | 65-64 |
| 01:56 | Grambling State | Henry Rock throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-64 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Travis Royall (SG), Frank Varga (SF) Lloyd Arbour, Henry Rock | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Alton Toney (SG), John Davies (PF) Mark Valenti, Herbert Morris | |
| 01:36 | Pepperdine | Alton Toney scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by William Zook | 65-67 |
| 01:17 | Grambling State | Travis Royall makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Alton Toney - foul #2 on Alton Toney, team foul #15 | 67-67 |
| 01:17 | Grambling State | Grambling State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| 01:17 | Grambling State | Travis Royall makes the free throw | 68-67 |
| 01:01 | Pepperdine | William Zook hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 68-67 |
| 00:59 | Grambling State | Travis Royall grabs the defensive rebound | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Grambling State | Kenneth Blanchard is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Frank Varga | 70-67 |
| 00:33 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| 00:12 | Pepperdine | William Zook misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 70-67 |
| 00:11 | Grambling State | Frank Varga grabs the board | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Grambling State | Frank Varga is hacked by William Zook in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Zook, team foul #16 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Lloyd Arbour (SG), Henry Rock (SF) Travis Royall, Curtis Anthony | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 00:08 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| 00:08 | Grambling State | Frank Varga misses the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:08 | Grambling State | Frank Varga makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Pepperdine | Alton Toney clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-67 |
| 00:00 | Pepperdine | William Knox gets the offensive rebound | 71-67 |