| Lineup | Dowling | PG - John Rutherford (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Edward Bennett (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nelson Gassaway (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Joseph Tuttle (fresh) C - Mark Barker (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Fort Valley St. | PG - Ronald Coco (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Shannon Mason (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack McCraight (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Shaver (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Cantor (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dowling | Nelson Gassaway inbounds the ball | 27-24 |
| Game Plan | Dowling | Dowling is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fort Valley St. | Fort Valley St. is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Dowling | John Rutherford is fouled on the floor by Ronald Coco - foul #3 on Ronald Coco, team foul #1 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Dowling | | |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Russell Embry (PG) Ronald Coco | |
| 19:32 | Dowling | Mark Barker misses badly on a runner in the lane but the foul's on James Cantor - foul #1 on James Cantor, team foul #2 | 27-24 |
| 19:32 | Dowling | Mark Barker misses the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 19:32 | Dowling | Mark Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 19:17 | Fort Valley St. | Russell Embry clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 28-24 |
| 19:15 | Dowling | Mark Barker pulls down the rebound | 28-24 |
| 19:10 | Dowling | John Rutherford misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-24 |
| 19:08 | Fort Valley St. | James Cantor grabs the board | 28-24 |
| 18:43 | Fort Valley St. | Jack McCraight can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 28-24 |
| 18:42 | Dowling | The rebound goes to Joseph Tuttle | 28-24 |
| 18:25 | Dowling | John Rutherford is fouled on the floor by Russell Embry - foul #1 on Russell Embry, team foul #3 | 28-24 |
| 18:09 | Dowling | John Rutherford is whistled for a carry | 28-24 |
| 17:56 | Fort Valley St. | Jack McCraight is hacked by Nelson Gassaway - foul #2 on Nelson Gassaway, team foul #1 | 28-24 |
| 17:37 | Fort Valley St. | Shannon Mason misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Edward Bennett - foul #1 on Edward Bennett, team foul #2 | 28-24 |
| 17:37 | Fort Valley St. | Shannon Mason misses the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 17:37 | Fort Valley St. | Shannon Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 17:17 | Dowling | Mark Barker misses the shot from the left side | 28-25 |
| 17:15 | Fort Valley St. | The rebound goes to Jack McCraight | 28-25 |
| 16:52 | Fort Valley St. | Shannon Mason banks in the layup set up by Paul Shaver | 28-27 |
| 16:34 | Dowling | John Rutherford is called for traveling | 28-27 |
| Subs | Dowling | Roy Gilles (PG), Thomas Gay (SF), Roger Reinhold (C) John Rutherford, Nelson Gassaway, Mark Barker | |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Mark Yow (PF), Daniel Mann (C) Paul Shaver, James Cantor | |
| 16:22 | Fort Valley St. | Mark Yow connects on the floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Joseph Tuttle - foul #3 on Joseph Tuttle, team foul #3 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Dowling | Paul Johnson (SG), Dustin Ruvalcaba (C) Edward Bennett, Joseph Tuttle | |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Roger Parker (PG) Russell Embry | |
| 16:22 | Fort Valley St. | Mark Yow makes the free throw | 28-30 |
| 16:03 | Dowling | Paul Johnson misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 28-30 |
| 16:01 | Dowling | Thomas Gay tips it in | 30-30 |
| Lineup | Dowling | PG - Roy Gilles (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Gay (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roger Reinhold (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Dustin Ruvalcaba (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fort Valley St. | PG - Roger Parker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shannon Mason (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack McCraight (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mark Yow (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Mann (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Fort Valley St. | Shannon Mason misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-30 |
| 15:35 | Dowling | Dustin Ruvalcaba gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 15:22 | Dowling | Dustin Ruvalcaba hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-30 |
| 15:20 | Fort Valley St. | Daniel Mann grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 15:09 | Fort Valley St. | Daniel Mann clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Dustin Ruvalcaba - foul #1 on Dustin Ruvalcaba, team foul #4 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Dowling | John Rutherford (PG), Edward Bennett (SG), Nelson Gassaway (SF), Joseph Tuttle (PF), Mark Barker (C) Roy Gilles, Paul Johnson, Thomas Gay, Roger Reinhold, Dustin Ruvalcaba | |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Ronald Coco (PG), Russell Manning (SG), Paul Shaver (PF) Roger Parker, Shannon Mason, Mark Yow | |
| 15:09 | Fort Valley St. | Daniel Mann makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 15:09 | Fort Valley St. | Daniel Mann makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 14:54 | Dowling | Joseph Tuttle lays it up and in set up by Edward Bennett | 32-32 |
| 14:36 | Fort Valley St. | Russell Manning misses the 3 from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 14:35 | Dowling | Mark Barker grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 14:17 | Dowling | Mark Barker is fouled on the floor by Jack McCraight - foul #1 on Jack McCraight, team foul #4 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Dowling | | |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Mark Yow (SF), James Cantor (C) Jack McCraight, Daniel Mann | |
| 14:04 | Dowling | Nelson Gassaway scores on a floater from the free throw line | 34-32 |
| 13:41 | Fort Valley St. | Mark Yow misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-32 |
| 13:39 | Fort Valley St. | Russell Manning tips it back up and in | 34-34 |
| 13:19 | Dowling | Joseph Tuttle banks in the layup on a nice dish by Edward Bennett | 36-34 |
| 13:07 | Fort Valley St. | Paul Shaver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | Dowling | Thomas Gay (C) Mark Barker | |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Shannon Mason (SG), Jack McCraight (SF) Russell Manning, Mark Yow | |
| 12:51 | Dowling | Joseph Tuttle comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Shannon Mason - foul #2 on Shannon Mason, team foul #5 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Dowling | Roger Reinhold (C) Nelson Gassaway | |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | | |
| 12:51 | Dowling | Joseph Tuttle makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 12:51 | Dowling | Joseph Tuttle makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 12:41 | Fort Valley St. | Ronald Coco connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 12:36 | Dowling | Edward Bennett connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Roger Reinhold | 41-37 |
| 12:14 | Fort Valley St. | Edward Bennett is called for the reach on Shannon Mason - foul #2 on Edward Bennett, team foul #5 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Dowling | Roy Gilles (PG), Paul Johnson (SG) John Rutherford, Edward Bennett | |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Mark Yow (PF) Paul Shaver | |
| 11:57 | Fort Valley St. | James Cantor lays it up and in and he's fouled by Paul Johnson - foul #1 on Paul Johnson, team foul #6 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Dowling | | |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Russell Embry (PG) Ronald Coco | |
| 11:57 | Fort Valley St. | James Cantor misses the free throw | 41-39 |
| 11:57 | Dowling | Thomas Gay grabs the board | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Dowling | PG - Roy Gilles (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Gay (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Tuttle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Roger Reinhold (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Fort Valley St. | PG - Russell Embry (fresh) SG - Shannon Mason (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack McCraight (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mark Yow (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Cantor (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Dowling | Joseph Tuttle's pass is intercepted by Russell Embry | 41-39 |
| 11:29 | Fort Valley St. | Shannon Mason makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Russell Embry | 41-42 |
| 11:08 | Dowling | Thomas Gay is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Thomas Gay, team foul #7 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Dowling | Edward Bennett (SG), Nelson Gassaway (SF), Mark Barker (C) Paul Johnson, Joseph Tuttle, Roger Reinhold | |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Paul Shaver (PF) James Cantor | |
| 10:58 | Fort Valley St. | Paul Shaver misses the jumper from the baseline | 41-42 |
| 10:57 | Dowling | The rebound goes to Edward Bennett | 41-42 |
| 10:43 | Dowling | Roy Gilles misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Mark Yow - foul #2 on Mark Yow, team foul #6 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Dowling | | |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Ronald Coco (PG) Russell Embry | |
| 10:43 | Dowling | Roy Gilles makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 10:43 | Dowling | Roy Gilles makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 10:26 | Fort Valley St. | Paul Shaver hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 43-42 |
| 10:24 | Dowling | Edward Bennett gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 09:55 | Dowling | Mark Barker is whistled for a carry | 43-42 |
| Subs | Dowling | John Rutherford (PG), Joseph Tuttle (PF) Roy Gilles, Thomas Gay | |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | | |
| 09:30 | Fort Valley St. | Paul Shaver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-42 |
| Subs | Dowling | | |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Russell Manning (SG), James Cantor (C) Shannon Mason, Paul Shaver | |
| 09:17 | Dowling | Mark Yow steps in front of the Nelson Gassaway pass | 43-42 |
| 09:10 | Fort Valley St. | Mark Yow makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Russell Manning | 43-44 |
| 09:00 | Dowling | Jack McCraight steals it from Edward Bennett | 43-44 |
| 08:57 | Fort Valley St. | Russell Manning lays it up and in on a great pass from Jack McCraight | 43-46 |
| 08:36 | Dowling | Joseph Tuttle hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by James Cantor - foul #2 on James Cantor, team foul #7 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Dowling | Roy Gilles (SG), Thomas Gay (C) Edward Bennett, Mark Barker | |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Russell Embry (PG), Paul Shaver (PF) Ronald Coco, Mark Yow | |
| 08:36 | Dowling | Joseph Tuttle makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 08:36 | Dowling | Joseph Tuttle misses the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 08:36 | Fort Valley St. | Paul Shaver gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 08:14 | Fort Valley St. | Russell Manning connects on the floater from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 07:54 | Dowling | Nelson Gassaway hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Roy Gilles | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Dowling | PG - John Rutherford (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Roy Gilles (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nelson Gassaway (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Tuttle (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Gay (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fort Valley St. | PG - Russell Embry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Russell Manning (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jack McCraight (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Shaver (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Cantor (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Fort Valley St. | Russell Manning double dribbles | 47-48 |
| Subs | Dowling | Roger Reinhold (C) Nelson Gassaway | |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Shannon Mason (SG), Daniel Mann (C) Jack McCraight, James Cantor | |
| 07:30 | Dowling | John Rutherford misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Shannon Mason - foul #3 on Shannon Mason, team foul #8 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Dowling | Edward Bennett (SG), Mark Barker (C) Roy Gilles, Roger Reinhold | |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | | |
| 07:30 | Dowling | John Rutherford makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 07:30 | Dowling | John Rutherford makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 07:14 | Fort Valley St. | Shannon Mason misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-48 |
| 07:12 | Fort Valley St. | Paul Shaver tips it but misses | 49-48 |
| 07:10 | Dowling | The rebound goes to Thomas Gay | 49-48 |
| 06:52 | Dowling | Edward Bennett connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Rutherford | 52-48 |
| 06:36 | Fort Valley St. | Russell Embry is fouled on the floor by John Rutherford - foul #3 on John Rutherford, team foul #8 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Dowling | Roy Gilles (PG), Roger Reinhold (PF) John Rutherford, Joseph Tuttle | |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Jack McCraight (SF), Mark Yow (PF) Russell Manning, Paul Shaver | |
| 06:36 | Fort Valley St. | Russell Embry makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 06:36 | Fort Valley St. | Russell Embry makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 06:20 | Dowling | Edward Bennett knocks in the 3 from straight away | 55-50 |
| 06:05 | Fort Valley St. | Shannon Mason makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jack McCraight | 55-52 |
| 05:52 | Dowling | Roy Gilles drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 05:31 | Fort Valley St. | Mark Yow misses the 3 from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 05:29 | Dowling | Mark Barker snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 05:11 | Dowling | Edward Bennett drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Roy Gilles | 59-52 |
| 05:11 | Fort Valley St. | Fort Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-52 |
| Subs | Dowling | John Rutherford (PG), Nelson Gassaway (SF), Joseph Tuttle (PF) Roy Gilles, Thomas Gay, Roger Reinhold | |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Ronald Coco (PG), Paul Shaver (PF), James Cantor (C) Russell Embry, Mark Yow, Daniel Mann | |
| 04:58 | Fort Valley St. | Ronald Coco's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Tuttle | 59-52 |
| 04:56 | Dowling | Mark Barker grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 04:40 | Dowling | Nelson Gassaway is whistled for a carry | 59-52 |
| 04:19 | Fort Valley St. | Ronald Coco is hacked by John Rutherford - foul #4 on John Rutherford, team foul #9 | 59-52 |
| 04:19 | Fort Valley St. | Ronald Coco makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 04:19 | Fort Valley St. | Ronald Coco misses the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 04:19 | Dowling | Joseph Tuttle pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| 04:05 | Dowling | Mark Barker misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on James Cantor - foul #3 on James Cantor, team foul #9 | 59-53 |
| 04:05 | Dowling | Mark Barker makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 04:05 | Dowling | Mark Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 03:55 | Fort Valley St. | Shannon Mason misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 61-53 |
| 03:53 | Fort Valley St. | Paul Shaver tips it home | 61-55 |
| Lineup | Dowling | PG - John Rutherford (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Edward Bennett (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nelson Gassaway (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Tuttle (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Mark Barker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Fort Valley St. | PG - Ronald Coco (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Shannon Mason (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jack McCraight (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Shaver (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - James Cantor (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:37 | Dowling | The short jumper by John Rutherford is denied by Paul Shaver | 61-55 |
| 03:35 | Dowling | John Rutherford misses the tip | 61-55 |
| 03:34 | Fort Valley St. | Paul Shaver grabs the defensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 03:25 | Fort Valley St. | John Rutherford takes the ball from Ronald Coco | 61-55 |
| 03:07 | Dowling | James Cantor denies the turnaround by Nelson Gassaway | 61-55 |
| 03:06 | Fort Valley St. | The rebound goes to Paul Shaver | 61-55 |
| 03:00 | Fort Valley St. | Ronald Coco clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 02:59 | Dowling | Edward Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 02:43 | Dowling | Edward Bennett misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 02:41 | Fort Valley St. | Paul Shaver snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| 02:19 | Fort Valley St. | Paul Shaver misses the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Mark Barker - foul #2 on Mark Barker, team foul #10 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Dowling | Roy Gilles (SG), Thomas Gay (SF), Roger Reinhold (C) Edward Bennett, Nelson Gassaway, Mark Barker | |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Russell Embry (PG), Mark Yow (C) Ronald Coco, James Cantor | |
| 02:19 | Fort Valley St. | Paul Shaver makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 02:19 | Fort Valley St. | Paul Shaver makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 02:16 | Dowling | Dowling calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-57 |
| Subs | Dowling | Edward Bennett (SG), Nelson Gassaway (SF) Roy Gilles, Roger Reinhold | |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Ronald Coco (PG), James Cantor (C) Russell Embry, Mark Yow | |
| 02:00 | Dowling | Edward Bennett misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ronald Coco - foul #4 on Ronald Coco, team foul #10 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Dowling | Mark Barker (C) Thomas Gay | |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | | |
| 02:00 | Dowling | Edward Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 02:00 | Dowling | Edward Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 02:00 | Dowling | Mark Barker pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 01:48 | Dowling | John Rutherford scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Nelson Gassaway | 64-57 |
| 01:37 | Fort Valley St. | Ronald Coco hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Paul Shaver and the foul's on Mark Barker - foul #3 on Mark Barker, team foul #11 | 64-59 |
| 01:37 | Fort Valley St. | Ronald Coco makes the free throw | 64-60 |
| 01:34 | Dowling | Ronald Coco is called for the reach on John Rutherford in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ronald Coco, team foul #11 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Dowling | | |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Russell Embry (PG) Ronald Coco | |
| 01:34 | Dowling | John Rutherford misses the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 01:34 | Dowling | John Rutherford misses the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 01:34 | Fort Valley St. | Paul Shaver pulls down the rebound | 64-60 |
| 01:21 | Fort Valley St. | Shannon Mason is hacked by Edward Bennett - foul #3 on Edward Bennett, team foul #12 | 64-60 |
| 01:21 | Fort Valley St. | Shannon Mason misses the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 01:21 | Fort Valley St. | Shannon Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 01:09 | Dowling | Mark Barker clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 64-61 |
| 01:07 | Dowling | Nelson Gassaway snags the offensive board | 64-61 |
| 00:58 | Dowling | Nelson Gassaway can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 64-61 |
| 00:57 | Fort Valley St. | Jack McCraight grabs the board | 64-61 |
| 00:34 | Fort Valley St. | Russell Embry drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Shannon Mason | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Dowling | Dowling is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fort Valley St. | Fort Valley St. is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Dowling | Nelson Gassaway can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on James Cantor - foul #4 on James Cantor, team foul #12 | 64-64 |
| 00:14 | Dowling | Nelson Gassaway makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:14 | Dowling | Nelson Gassaway makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:01 | Fort Valley St. | Shannon Mason comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-64 |
| 00:00 | Dowling | Mark Barker grabs the board | 66-64 |