| Lineup | Franklin Pierce | PG - Thomas Haynes (fresh) SG - Richard Twiggs (fresh) SF - Buford King (fresh) PF - Stephen Madewell (fresh) C - Walter Rearick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - John Thompson (fresh) SG - Aaron Kidd (fresh) SF - Raymond Chase (fresh) PF - John Johnson (fresh) C - Gerald Ringo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Shepherd | Gerald Ringo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Franklin Pierce | Franklin Pierce is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Shepherd | Shepherd is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Shepherd | John Johnson misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Franklin Pierce | Walter Rearick snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Franklin Pierce | Buford King misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Shepherd | The rebound goes to John Thompson | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Shepherd | Aaron Kidd is fouled on the floor by Richard Twiggs - foul #1 on Richard Twiggs, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Shepherd | John Thompson misses short on a floater in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Shepherd | Gerald Ringo tips it home | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Franklin Pierce | Gerald Ringo is called for the reach on Richard Twiggs - foul #1 on Gerald Ringo, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Franklin Pierce | Richard Twiggs misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | Shepherd | Raymond Chase grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | Shepherd | John Thompson connects on the open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 18:03 | Franklin Pierce | Thomas Haynes misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-4 |
| 18:02 | Shepherd | Gerald Ringo grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 17:40 | Shepherd | Raymond Chase is open but comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 0-4 |
| 17:38 | Shepherd | Gerald Ringo pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:16 | Shepherd | Richard Twiggs is called for the reach on Aaron Kidd - foul #2 on Richard Twiggs, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | John Bieber (PG), Terry Collins (SG), Donald Fitzgerald (SF), Walter Wiggins (PF), Ronald Thompson (C) Thomas Haynes, Richard Twiggs, Buford King, Stephen Madewell, Walter Rearick | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Rodney Lacy (PG), Alan Kale (SG), William Wellborn (SF), Joseph Duckworth (PF), Alfred Pyatt (C) John Thompson, Aaron Kidd, Raymond Chase, John Johnson, Gerald Ringo | |
| 17:06 | Shepherd | Alan Kale hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-4 |
| 17:04 | Shepherd | Rodney Lacy grabs the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 16:50 | Shepherd | 3 seconds is called on Rodney Lacy | 0-4 |
| 16:31 | Franklin Pierce | Donald Fitzgerald misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Wellborn - foul #1 on William Wellborn, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 16:31 | Franklin Pierce | Donald Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 16:31 | Franklin Pierce | Donald Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 16:27 | Shepherd | Rodney Lacy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| 16:11 | Franklin Pierce | Ronald Thompson misses the floater from the left block | 2-4 |
| 16:10 | Shepherd | Alan Kale grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:00 | Shepherd | William Wellborn lays it in on a great pass from Rodney Lacy | 2-6 |
| Lineup | Franklin Pierce | PG - John Bieber (fresh) SG - Terry Collins (fresh) SF - Donald Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Wiggins (fresh) C - Ronald Thompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - Rodney Lacy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alan Kale (fresh) SF - William Wellborn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Duckworth (fresh) C - Alfred Pyatt (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Franklin Pierce | Joseph Duckworth steps in front of the Walter Wiggins pass | 2-6 |
| 15:24 | Shepherd | Joseph Duckworth makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Rodney Lacy | 2-8 |
| 14:58 | Franklin Pierce | John Bieber is called for a backcourt violation | 2-8 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | Thomas Haynes (PG), Buford King (SF), Stephen Madewell (PF), Walter Rearick (C) John Bieber, Donald Fitzgerald, Walter Wiggins, Ronald Thompson | |
| Subs | Shepherd | John Thompson (PG), Raymond Chase (SF) Alan Kale, Joseph Duckworth | |
| 14:56 | Shepherd | Terry Collins is called for the reach on Rodney Lacy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terry Collins, team foul #3 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | | |
| Subs | Shepherd | John Johnson (PF) William Wellborn | |
| 14:47 | Shepherd | John Johnson knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by John Thompson and he's fouled by Thomas Haynes - foul #1 on Thomas Haynes, team foul #4 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Aaron Kidd (SG), Gerald Ringo (C) Rodney Lacy, Alfred Pyatt | |
| 14:47 | Shepherd | John Johnson makes the free throw | 2-11 |
| 14:35 | Franklin Pierce | Buford King can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 2-11 |
| 14:34 | Franklin Pierce | Stephen Madewell grabs the offensive board | 2-11 |
| 14:21 | Franklin Pierce | Stephen Madewell misses the shot from the right wing | 2-11 |
| 14:19 | Shepherd | John Thompson grabs the board | 2-11 |
| 14:15 | Shepherd | Stephen Madewell takes the ball from John Johnson in the backcourt | 2-11 |
| 14:04 | Franklin Pierce | Thomas Haynes knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Terry Collins | 5-11 |
| 13:47 | Shepherd | Aaron Kidd blows the layup | 5-11 |
| 13:45 | Franklin Pierce | The rebound goes to Stephen Madewell | 5-11 |
| 13:38 | Franklin Pierce | Walter Rearick scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 7-11 |
| 13:18 | Shepherd | John Johnson comes up short on the floater near the basket | 7-11 |
| 13:17 | Franklin Pierce | Thomas Haynes gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:12 | Franklin Pierce | Terry Collins comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gerald Ringo - foul #2 on Gerald Ringo, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | John Bieber (PG), Donald Fitzgerald (SF), Eugene Winstead (PF), Ronald Thompson (C) Thomas Haynes, Buford King, Stephen Madewell, Walter Rearick | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Rodney Lacy (SG), William Wellborn (PF), Joseph Duckworth (C) Aaron Kidd, John Johnson, Gerald Ringo | |
| 13:12 | Franklin Pierce | Terry Collins makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:12 | Franklin Pierce | Terry Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:07 | Shepherd | William Wellborn is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Donald Fitzgerald, team foul #5 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | Stephen Madewell (PF) Terry Collins | |
| Subs | Shepherd | | |
| 12:52 | Shepherd | John Thompson is fouled on the floor by John Bieber - foul #1 on John Bieber, team foul #6 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | Walter Wiggins (PF) Stephen Madewell | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Alan Kale (SG), Alfred Pyatt (C) John Thompson, Raymond Chase | |
| 12:31 | Shepherd | Alan Kale comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Thompson - foul #1 on Ronald Thompson, team foul #7 | 9-11 |
| 12:31 | Shepherd | Alan Kale makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:31 | Shepherd | Alan Kale misses the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:31 | Franklin Pierce | Walter Wiggins snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 12:13 | Franklin Pierce | Donald Fitzgerald misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 9-12 |
| 12:11 | Franklin Pierce | Ronald Thompson snags the offensive board | 9-12 |
| 11:48 | Franklin Pierce | John Bieber is fouled on the floor by Alan Kale - foul #1 on Alan Kale, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | Thomas Haynes (PG), Terry Collins (SG), Buford King (SF), Walter Rearick (C) John Bieber, Donald Fitzgerald, Walter Wiggins, Ronald Thompson | |
| Subs | Shepherd | John Thompson (PG), Raymond Chase (SF) Alan Kale, Joseph Duckworth | |
| Lineup | Franklin Pierce | PG - Thomas Haynes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Terry Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Buford King (fresh) PF - Eugene Winstead (fresh) C - Walter Rearick (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - John Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Lacy (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Raymond Chase (fresh) PF - William Wellborn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alfred Pyatt (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Franklin Pierce | Alfred Pyatt takes the ball from Thomas Haynes | 9-12 |
| 11:21 | Shepherd | Terry Collins steps in front of the Rodney Lacy pass | 9-12 |
| 10:57 | Franklin Pierce | Walter Rearick misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 9-12 |
| 10:55 | Franklin Pierce | Buford King grabs the offensive board | 9-12 |
| 10:42 | Franklin Pierce | Raymond Chase is called for the reach on Buford King - foul #1 on Raymond Chase, team foul #5 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | Stephen Madewell (PF) Eugene Winstead | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Alan Kale (SG), John Johnson (PF), Joseph Duckworth (C) Rodney Lacy, William Wellborn, Alfred Pyatt | |
| 10:25 | Franklin Pierce | Stephen Madewell drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-12 |
| 10:08 | Shepherd | Joseph Duckworth can't finish the uncontested layup | 11-12 |
| 10:07 | Franklin Pierce | The rebound goes to Buford King | 11-12 |
| 09:49 | Franklin Pierce | Buford King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-12 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | John Bieber (PG), Donald Fitzgerald (SG), Walter Wiggins (C) Thomas Haynes, Terry Collins, Walter Rearick | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Aaron Kidd (SG), Alfred Pyatt (C) John Thompson, Raymond Chase | |
| 09:34 | Shepherd | Joseph Duckworth can't connect on a shot from the left side | 11-12 |
| 09:32 | Franklin Pierce | Walter Wiggins snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 09:19 | Franklin Pierce | Donald Fitzgerald's floater is tipped away by John Johnson | 11-12 |
| 09:18 | Franklin Pierce | John Bieber hits the follow up shot | 13-12 |
| 09:00 | Shepherd | Joseph Duckworth misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 13-12 |
| 08:59 | Franklin Pierce | Stephen Madewell grabs the board | 13-12 |
| 08:43 | Franklin Pierce | John Bieber hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 13-12 |
| 08:42 | Shepherd | John Johnson gets the rebound | 13-12 |
| 08:22 | Shepherd | Joseph Duckworth buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Aaron Kidd | 13-15 |
| 08:07 | Franklin Pierce | Stephen Madewell hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Joseph Duckworth - foul #1 on Joseph Duckworth, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | Thomas Haynes (PG), Terry Collins (SG), Eugene Winstead (SF), Walter Rearick (C) John Bieber, Donald Fitzgerald, Buford King, Walter Wiggins | |
| Subs | Shepherd | John Thompson (PG), Rodney Lacy (SG), Raymond Chase (SF), William Wellborn (PF), Kurt Kay (C) Alan Kale, Aaron Kidd, Joseph Duckworth, John Johnson, Alfred Pyatt | |
| 08:07 | Franklin Pierce | Stephen Madewell makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 08:07 | Franklin Pierce | Stephen Madewell misses the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 08:07 | Shepherd | Kurt Kay gets the rebound | 14-15 |
| 07:52 | Shepherd | John Thompson knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Raymond Chase | 14-17 |
| 07:27 | Franklin Pierce | Thomas Haynes misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 14-17 |
| 07:25 | Shepherd | Raymond Chase snags the defensive board | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Franklin Pierce | PG - Thomas Haynes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Terry Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eugene Winstead (fresh) PF - Stephen Madewell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Rearick (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - John Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Lacy (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Raymond Chase (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Wellborn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kurt Kay (fresh) | |
| 07:03 | Shepherd | Rodney Lacy is fouled on the floor by Thomas Haynes - foul #2 on Thomas Haynes, team foul #8 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | Lee Collins (PG), Donald Fitzgerald (SG) Thomas Haynes, Terry Collins | |
| Subs | Shepherd | | |
| 07:03 | Shepherd | Rodney Lacy misses the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 07:03 | Franklin Pierce | The rebound goes to Stephen Madewell | 14-17 |
| 06:45 | Franklin Pierce | Donald Fitzgerald connects on the jumper from the baseline and he's hacked by Rodney Lacy - foul #1 on Rodney Lacy, team foul #7 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | John Bieber (PG), Buford King (SF), Ronald Thompson (C) Lee Collins, Stephen Madewell, Walter Rearick | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Alfred Pyatt (C) Kurt Kay | |
| 06:45 | Franklin Pierce | Donald Fitzgerald makes the free throw | 17-17 |
| 06:30 | Shepherd | John Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-17 |
| 06:29 | Franklin Pierce | Buford King pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| 06:08 | Franklin Pierce | Ronald Thompson loses the dribble to Rodney Lacy | 17-17 |
| 05:47 | Shepherd | Eugene Winstead picks off the pass by Raymond Chase | 17-17 |
| 05:29 | Franklin Pierce | Eugene Winstead's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-17 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | Lee Collins (PG), Terry Collins (SG), Walter Wiggins (PF), Walter Rearick (C) John Bieber, Donald Fitzgerald, Eugene Winstead, Ronald Thompson | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Robert Roling (PG), Aaron Kidd (SG), John Johnson (PF) John Thompson, Rodney Lacy, William Wellborn | |
| 05:24 | Shepherd | Lee Collins is called for the reach on Robert Roling in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lee Collins, team foul #9 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Joseph Duckworth (C) Alfred Pyatt | |
| 05:24 | Shepherd | Robert Roling misses the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 05:24 | Franklin Pierce | Walter Wiggins gets the rebound | 17-17 |
| 05:10 | Franklin Pierce | Buford King is whistled for traveling | 17-17 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Alan Kale (PG) Robert Roling | |
| 04:54 | Shepherd | Alan Kale knocks in the driving attempt near the basket and the foul's on Walter Wiggins - foul #1 on Walter Wiggins, team foul #10 | 17-19 |
| 04:54 | Shepherd | Alan Kale makes the free throw | 17-20 |
| 04:30 | Franklin Pierce | Buford King misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Aaron Kidd - foul #1 on Aaron Kidd, team foul #8 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | Stephen Madewell (PF) Walter Wiggins | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Alfred Pyatt (C) Raymond Chase | |
| 04:30 | Franklin Pierce | Buford King makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 04:30 | Franklin Pierce | Buford King misses the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 04:30 | Shepherd | The rebound goes to John Johnson | 18-20 |
| 04:06 | Shepherd | Alan Kale can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-20 |
| 04:04 | Shepherd | John Johnson snags the offensive board | 18-20 |
| 03:53 | Shepherd | Aaron Kidd lays it up and in on a great pass from Alan Kale | 18-22 |
| 03:31 | Franklin Pierce | Lee Collins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-22 |
| 03:30 | Franklin Pierce | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Rearick | 18-22 |
| 03:23 | Franklin Pierce | Lee Collins is fouled on the floor by Alan Kale - foul #2 on Alan Kale, team foul #9 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | Richard Twiggs (SG), Eugene Winstead (SF), Ronald Thompson (C) Terry Collins, Buford King, Walter Rearick | |
| Subs | Shepherd | John Thompson (PG), Rodney Lacy (SG), William Wellborn (SF), Gerald Ringo (C) Alan Kale, Aaron Kidd, Joseph Duckworth, John Johnson | |
| 03:23 | Franklin Pierce | Lee Collins makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 03:23 | Franklin Pierce | Lee Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 03:23 | Shepherd | William Wellborn pulls down the rebound | 19-22 |
| Lineup | Franklin Pierce | PG - Lee Collins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Richard Twiggs (fresh) SF - Eugene Winstead (fresh) PF - Stephen Madewell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Thompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - John Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Lacy (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Wellborn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alfred Pyatt (fresh) C - Gerald Ringo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Shepherd | Rodney Lacy drills a turnaround from the right block | 19-24 |
| 02:42 | Franklin Pierce | Stephen Madewell misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Rodney Lacy - foul #2 on Rodney Lacy, team foul #10 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | Thomas Haynes (PG), Donald Fitzgerald (SF), Walter Wiggins (C) Lee Collins, Eugene Winstead, Ronald Thompson | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Raymond Chase (SF) Alfred Pyatt | |
| 02:42 | Franklin Pierce | Stephen Madewell misses the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 02:42 | Franklin Pierce | Stephen Madewell makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 02:20 | Shepherd | Stephen Madewell is called for the reach on Raymond Chase - foul #1 on Stephen Madewell, team foul #11 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | Ronald Thompson (C) Stephen Madewell | |
| Subs | Shepherd | | |
| 02:20 | Shepherd | Raymond Chase misses the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 02:20 | Shepherd | Raymond Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 02:00 | Franklin Pierce | Rodney Lacy steps in front of the Richard Twiggs pass | 20-25 |
| 01:48 | Shepherd | John Thompson misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Walter Wiggins - foul #2 on Walter Wiggins, team foul #12 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | Eugene Winstead (PF) Walter Wiggins | |
| Subs | Shepherd | | |
| 01:48 | Shepherd | John Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 01:48 | Shepherd | John Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 01:35 | Franklin Pierce | Richard Twiggs is denied on a layup by Raymond Chase | 20-27 |
| 01:34 | Shepherd | The rebound goes to Gerald Ringo | 20-27 |
| 01:29 | Shepherd | John Thompson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-27 |
| 01:27 | Franklin Pierce | Eugene Winstead pulls down the rebound | 20-27 |
| 01:11 | Franklin Pierce | Ronald Thompson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 20-27 |
| 01:10 | Shepherd | William Wellborn gets the rebound | 20-27 |
| 00:53 | Shepherd | John Thompson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-27 |
| 00:52 | Franklin Pierce | Donald Fitzgerald pulls down the rebound | 20-27 |
| 00:31 | Franklin Pierce | Eugene Winstead misses the lay-in | 20-27 |
| 00:29 | Shepherd | William Wellborn grabs the board | 20-27 |
| 00:23 | Shepherd | William Wellborn misses the lay-in | 20-27 |
| 00:22 | Shepherd | Gerald Ringo tips it home | 20-29 |
| 00:02 | Franklin Pierce | Ronald Thompson is hacked by Gerald Ringo - foul #3 on Gerald Ringo, team foul #11 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | John Bieber (PG), Buford King (SF), Walter Wiggins (PF) Thomas Haynes, Donald Fitzgerald, Eugene Winstead | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Alan Kale (PG), Aaron Kidd (SG), Joseph Duckworth (SF), John Johnson (PF), Alfred Pyatt (C) John Thompson, Rodney Lacy, Raymond Chase, William Wellborn, Gerald Ringo | |
| 00:02 | Franklin Pierce | Ronald Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 00:02 | Franklin Pierce | Ronald Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 00:02 | Shepherd | Joseph Duckworth pulls down the rebound | 21-29 |
| 00:00 | Shepherd | Joseph Duckworth misses short on a fullcourt shot | 21-29 |