| Lineup | UNC, Pembroke | PG - Marvin Williams (fresh) SG - Ben Kennedy (fresh) SF - Michael McEndarfer (fresh) PF - Geoffrey Waggoner (fresh) C - Bruce Hardy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - Jeff Zietlow (fresh) SG - Kelly Robbins (fresh) SF - David Varner (fresh) PF - Paul Lummus (fresh) C - Delbert Lewis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNC, Pembroke | Geoffrey Waggoner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNC, Pembroke | UNC, Pembroke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:31 | UNC, Pembroke | Michael McEndarfer misses the dunk | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Colorado Mesa | Paul Lummus grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Colorado Mesa | Geoffrey Waggoner blocks the jumper by David Varner | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | UNC, Pembroke | Geoffrey Waggoner grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | UNC, Pembroke | Marvin Williams works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | UNC, Pembroke | Michael McEndarfer tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Colorado Mesa | Paul Lummus misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael McEndarfer - foul #1 on Michael McEndarfer, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Colorado Mesa | Paul Lummus misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Colorado Mesa | Paul Lummus makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:29 | UNC, Pembroke | Geoffrey Waggoner is called for traveling | 2-1 |
| 18:12 | Colorado Mesa | Kelly Robbins clanks a floater from the left wing | 2-1 |
| 18:11 | UNC, Pembroke | Bruce Hardy snags the defensive board | 2-1 |
| 17:50 | UNC, Pembroke | Bruce Hardy loses the ball out of bounds | 2-1 |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Randy Prewitt (SG), Ruben Malinovsky (PF) Ben Kennedy, Geoffrey Waggoner | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | | |
| 17:31 | Colorado Mesa | Jeff Zietlow drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Delbert Lewis | 2-3 |
| 17:06 | UNC, Pembroke | Marvin Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-3 |
| 17:04 | UNC, Pembroke | Michael McEndarfer tips it back up and in | 4-3 |
| 16:35 | Colorado Mesa | Kelly Robbins is fouled on the floor by Michael McEndarfer - foul #2 on Michael McEndarfer, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Anthony Barter (PG), Ben Kennedy (SG), Geoffrey Waggoner (PF), Arthur McCarthy (C) Marvin Williams, Randy Prewitt, Michael McEndarfer, Bruce Hardy | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Ron Swank (SG), Carl Carter (PF), Michael Tucker (C) Kelly Robbins, Paul Lummus, Delbert Lewis | |
| 16:22 | Colorado Mesa | Jeff Zietlow makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 4-5 |
| 16:07 | UNC, Pembroke | Ben Kennedy is hacked by Ron Swank - foul #1 on Ron Swank, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Donald Barnes (PG), Keith Bauer (SF) Jeff Zietlow, David Varner | |
| 15:45 | UNC, Pembroke | Ruben Malinovsky comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Keith Bauer - foul #1 on Keith Bauer, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| 15:45 | UNC, Pembroke | Ruben Malinovsky makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:45 | UNC, Pembroke | Ruben Malinovsky makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| Lineup | UNC, Pembroke | PG - Anthony Barter (fresh) SG - Ben Kennedy (fresh) SF - Ruben Malinovsky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Geoffrey Waggoner (fresh) C - Arthur McCarthy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - Donald Barnes (fresh) SG - Ron Swank (fresh) SF - Keith Bauer (fresh) PF - Carl Carter (fresh) C - Michael Tucker (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Colorado Mesa | Ron Swank hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Anthony Barter - foul #1 on Anthony Barter, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Randy Prewitt (SF) Ruben Malinovsky | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Delbert Lewis (C) Michael Tucker | |
| 15:27 | Colorado Mesa | Ron Swank makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:27 | Colorado Mesa | Ron Swank makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:10 | UNC, Pembroke | Geoffrey Waggoner works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 6-7 |
| 15:09 | UNC, Pembroke | Ben Kennedy snags the offensive board | 6-7 |
| 14:42 | UNC, Pembroke | Ben Kennedy misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Ron Swank - foul #2 on Ron Swank, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Frederick Sather (SF), Bruce Hardy (C) Geoffrey Waggoner, Arthur McCarthy | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Jeff Zietlow (PG), Kelly Robbins (SG), David Varner (SF), Paul Lummus (PF) Donald Barnes, Ron Swank, Keith Bauer, Carl Carter | |
| 14:42 | UNC, Pembroke | Ben Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:42 | UNC, Pembroke | Ben Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:42 | Colorado Mesa | Paul Lummus snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 14:40 | Colorado Mesa | Paul Lummus loses the dribble to Frederick Sather in the backcourt | 7-7 |
| 14:38 | UNC, Pembroke | Ben Kennedy banks in the layup on a nice dish by Frederick Sather | 9-7 |
| 14:36 | Colorado Mesa | Jeff Zietlow is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Prewitt - foul #1 on Randy Prewitt, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Geoffrey Waggoner (PF) Ben Kennedy | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | | |
| 14:25 | Colorado Mesa | Paul Lummus is open and buries a runner near the basket | 9-9 |
| 13:56 | UNC, Pembroke | Bruce Hardy misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 13:54 | Colorado Mesa | David Varner gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:33 | Colorado Mesa | Paul Lummus connects on the shot from the baseline | 9-11 |
| 13:10 | UNC, Pembroke | Bruce Hardy connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Geoffrey Waggoner out of a doubleteam and he's hacked by Delbert Lewis - foul #1 on Delbert Lewis, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Marvin Williams (PG), Ben Kennedy (SG), Ruben Malinovsky (SF), Arthur McCarthy (PF) Anthony Barter, Randy Prewitt, Frederick Sather, Geoffrey Waggoner | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Carl Carter (PF), Michael Tucker (C) Paul Lummus, Delbert Lewis | |
| 13:10 | UNC, Pembroke | Bruce Hardy makes the free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:08 | Colorado Mesa | Marvin Williams is called for the reach on Jeff Zietlow in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marvin Williams, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Geoffrey Waggoner (PF) Bruce Hardy | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | | |
| 12:55 | Colorado Mesa | Ruben Malinovsky picks off the pass by Kelly Robbins | 12-11 |
| 12:29 | UNC, Pembroke | Arthur McCarthy is hacked by Michael Tucker - foul #1 on Michael Tucker, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Keith Bauer (SF) David Varner | |
| 12:03 | UNC, Pembroke | Geoffrey Waggoner can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but he's fouled by Keith Bauer - foul #2 on Keith Bauer, team foul #6 | 12-11 |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Bruce Hardy (C) Arthur McCarthy | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Donald Barnes (SF) Keith Bauer | |
| 12:03 | UNC, Pembroke | Geoffrey Waggoner misses the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:03 | UNC, Pembroke | Geoffrey Waggoner makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 11:37 | Colorado Mesa | Carl Carter can't connect on a floater from the right side | 13-11 |
| 11:36 | UNC, Pembroke | Ben Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 13-11 |
| Lineup | UNC, Pembroke | PG - Marvin Williams (fresh) SG - Ben Kennedy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ruben Malinovsky (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Geoffrey Waggoner (tiring) 1 pts. C - Bruce Hardy (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - Jeff Zietlow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kelly Robbins (fairly fresh) SF - Donald Barnes (fresh) PF - Carl Carter (fresh) C - Michael Tucker (fresh) | |
| 11:16 | UNC, Pembroke | Marvin Williams evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ben Kennedy | 16-11 |
| 10:57 | Colorado Mesa | Donald Barnes comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 16-11 |
| 10:56 | Colorado Mesa | Michael Tucker grabs the offensive rebound | 16-11 |
| 10:34 | Colorado Mesa | Jeff Zietlow clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Marvin Williams - foul #2 on Marvin Williams, team foul #6 | 16-11 |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Anthony Barter (PG), Randy Prewitt (SG), Frederick Sather (SF), Arthur McCarthy (PF) Marvin Williams, Ben Kennedy, Ruben Malinovsky, Geoffrey Waggoner | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | David Varner (SF), Paul Lummus (PF), Delbert Lewis (C) Donald Barnes, Carl Carter, Michael Tucker | |
| 10:34 | Colorado Mesa | Jeff Zietlow misses the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 10:34 | Colorado Mesa | Jeff Zietlow misses the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 10:34 | UNC, Pembroke | Arthur McCarthy snags the defensive board | 16-11 |
| 10:23 | UNC, Pembroke | Bruce Hardy lays it up and in | 18-11 |
| 10:12 | Colorado Mesa | David Varner is open and scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Delbert Lewis | 18-13 |
| 09:49 | UNC, Pembroke | Randy Prewitt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-13 |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Ruben Malinovsky (PF) Bruce Hardy | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Donald Barnes (PG) Jeff Zietlow | |
| 09:34 | Colorado Mesa | Paul Lummus misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 18-13 |
| 09:33 | UNC, Pembroke | The rebound goes to Randy Prewitt | 18-13 |
| 09:18 | UNC, Pembroke | Ruben Malinovsky can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Paul Lummus - foul #1 on Paul Lummus, team foul #7 | 18-13 |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Ben Kennedy (SG), Bruce Hardy (C) Randy Prewitt, Arthur McCarthy | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | | |
| 09:18 | UNC, Pembroke | Ruben Malinovsky makes the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 09:18 | UNC, Pembroke | Ruben Malinovsky misses the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 09:18 | Colorado Mesa | Paul Lummus grabs the board | 19-13 |
| 09:16 | Colorado Mesa | David Varner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-13 |
| 08:49 | UNC, Pembroke | Ruben Malinovsky misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 19-13 |
| 08:47 | Colorado Mesa | Delbert Lewis snags the defensive board | 19-13 |
| 08:40 | Colorado Mesa | Ruben Malinovsky is called for the reach on David Varner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ruben Malinovsky, team foul #7 | 19-13 |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Geoffrey Waggoner (PF) Frederick Sather | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Carl Carter (PF) Paul Lummus | |
| 08:40 | Colorado Mesa | David Varner misses the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 08:40 | Colorado Mesa | Carl Carter grabs the offensive rebound | 19-13 |
| 08:26 | Colorado Mesa | Carl Carter lays it in set up by Delbert Lewis | 19-15 |
| 08:00 | UNC, Pembroke | Geoffrey Waggoner misses the jump hook near the basket | 19-15 |
| 07:58 | Colorado Mesa | The rebound goes to Delbert Lewis | 19-15 |
| 07:39 | Colorado Mesa | Donald Barnes misses the dunk attempt | 19-15 |
| 07:37 | Colorado Mesa | Donald Barnes tips it back up and in | 19-17 |
| Lineup | UNC, Pembroke | PG - Anthony Barter (fairly fresh) SG - Ben Kennedy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ruben Malinovsky (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Geoffrey Waggoner (tiring) 1 pts. C - Bruce Hardy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - Donald Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kelly Robbins (tiring) SF - David Varner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Carter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Delbert Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | UNC, Pembroke | Geoffrey Waggoner splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Ruben Malinovsky | 21-17 |
| 06:57 | Colorado Mesa | Carl Carter's pass is intercepted by Ben Kennedy | 21-17 |
| 06:33 | UNC, Pembroke | Ruben Malinovsky travels with the ball | 21-17 |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Marvin Williams (PG), Frederick Sather (SG), Michael McEndarfer (SF), Randy Prewitt (PF), Arthur McCarthy (C) Anthony Barter, Ben Kennedy, Ruben Malinovsky, Geoffrey Waggoner, Bruce Hardy | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Jeff Zietlow (PG), Paul Lummus (PF), Michael Tucker (C) Donald Barnes, Carl Carter, Delbert Lewis | |
| 06:30 | Colorado Mesa | David Varner is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Varner, team foul #8 | 21-17 |
| 06:07 | UNC, Pembroke | Arthur McCarthy hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 21-17 |
| 06:05 | UNC, Pembroke | Randy Prewitt grabs the offensive board | 21-17 |
| 05:43 | UNC, Pembroke | Marvin Williams splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 21-17 |
| 05:41 | Colorado Mesa | Paul Lummus pulls down the rebound | 21-17 |
| 05:34 | Colorado Mesa | Jeff Zietlow hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right side | 21-17 |
| 05:32 | UNC, Pembroke | The rebound goes to Michael McEndarfer | 21-17 |
| 05:07 | UNC, Pembroke | Arthur McCarthy buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Marvin Williams and he's hacked by David Varner - foul #2 on David Varner, team foul #9 | 23-17 |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Geoffrey Waggoner (PF) Frederick Sather | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Donald Barnes (SF) David Varner | |
| 05:07 | UNC, Pembroke | Arthur McCarthy makes the free throw | 24-17 |
| 04:52 | Colorado Mesa | Donald Barnes blows the wide open layup | 24-17 |
| 04:50 | UNC, Pembroke | Arthur McCarthy grabs the board | 24-17 |
| 04:25 | UNC, Pembroke | Arthur McCarthy's pass is intercepted by Donald Barnes | 24-17 |
| 04:03 | Colorado Mesa | Jeff Zietlow scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 24-19 |
| 03:44 | UNC, Pembroke | Michael McEndarfer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-19 |
| 03:43 | Colorado Mesa | Jeff Zietlow grabs the board | 24-19 |
| 03:28 | Colorado Mesa | Jeff Zietlow hits a shot in the paint | 24-21 |
| Lineup | UNC, Pembroke | PG - Marvin Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Prewitt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Michael McEndarfer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Geoffrey Waggoner (tiring) 3 pts. C - Arthur McCarthy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - Jeff Zietlow (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Kelly Robbins (tired) SF - Donald Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Lummus (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Tucker (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:02 | UNC, Pembroke | Arthur McCarthy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-21 |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Anthony Barter (PG), Ben Kennedy (SG), Frederick Sather (SF), Ruben Malinovsky (PF), Bruce Hardy (C) Marvin Williams, Randy Prewitt, Michael McEndarfer, Geoffrey Waggoner, Arthur McCarthy | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Ron Swank (SG), Keith Bauer (SF), Carl Carter (PF), Delbert Lewis (C) Kelly Robbins, Donald Barnes, Paul Lummus, Michael Tucker | |
| 02:48 | Colorado Mesa | Jeff Zietlow comes up short on the floater from the left side | 24-21 |
| 02:46 | Colorado Mesa | Jeff Zietlow misses the tip | 24-21 |
| 02:45 | Colorado Mesa | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Carter | 24-21 |
| 02:28 | Colorado Mesa | Delbert Lewis misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 24-21 |
| 02:27 | Colorado Mesa | The offensive rebound goes to Delbert Lewis | 24-21 |
| 02:14 | Colorado Mesa | Delbert Lewis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 24-21 |
| 02:12 | UNC, Pembroke | Ruben Malinovsky grabs the board | 24-21 |
| 01:43 | UNC, Pembroke | Ron Swank picks off the pass by Ben Kennedy | 24-21 |
| 01:38 | Colorado Mesa | Ron Swank hits the finger roll | 24-23 |
| 01:13 | UNC, Pembroke | Bruce Hardy misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Delbert Lewis - foul #2 on Delbert Lewis, team foul #10 | 24-23 |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Michael McEndarfer (SF) Frederick Sather | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Donald Barnes (PG), David Varner (SF) Jeff Zietlow, Keith Bauer | |
| 01:13 | UNC, Pembroke | Bruce Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 01:13 | UNC, Pembroke | Bruce Hardy misses the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 01:13 | UNC, Pembroke | Anthony Barter grabs the offensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 00:51 | UNC, Pembroke | Ron Swank takes the ball from Michael McEndarfer | 25-23 |
| 00:27 | Colorado Mesa | Carl Carter misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Ruben Malinovsky - foul #2 on Ruben Malinovsky, team foul #8 | 25-23 |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Marvin Williams (PG) Anthony Barter | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Michael Tucker (C) Delbert Lewis | |
| 00:27 | Colorado Mesa | Carl Carter misses the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 00:27 | Colorado Mesa | Carl Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 00:04 | UNC, Pembroke | Michael McEndarfer makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Ben Kennedy and the foul's on David Varner - foul #3 on David Varner, team foul #11 | 27-24 |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Geoffrey Waggoner (PF) Ruben Malinovsky | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Keith Bauer (SF), Paul Lummus (PF) David Varner, Carl Carter | |
| 00:04 | UNC, Pembroke | Michael McEndarfer misses the free throw | 27-24 |
| 00:04 | Colorado Mesa | Michael Tucker snags the defensive board | 27-24 |
| 00:00 | Colorado Mesa | Michael Tucker can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 27-24 |