| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Herman Bryant (fresh) SG - Ralph Carter (fresh) SF - Peter Freeman (fresh) PF - Wilbert Barbour (fresh) C - Richard Odom (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Robert Sloan (fresh) SG - Rodney Wells (fresh) SF - Pasquale Sanchez (fresh) PF - David Hill (fresh) C - Mickey Keaney (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drexel | Mickey Keaney wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Drexel | Rodney Wells's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Odom | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | UNC Wilmington | Peter Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | UNC Wilmington | The short jumper by Wilbert Barbour is denied by David Hill | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Drexel | Pasquale Sanchez snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Drexel | Herman Bryant is called for the reach on Robert Sloan - foul #1 on Herman Bryant, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Drexel | Rodney Wells can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Drexel | David Hill tips it home | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | UNC Wilmington | Wilbert Barbour comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Drexel | The rebound goes to Pasquale Sanchez | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | Drexel | Mickey Keaney misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:32 | UNC Wilmington | Peter Freeman snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:16 | UNC Wilmington | Mickey Keaney takes the ball from Ralph Carter | 0-2 |
| 17:59 | Drexel | David Hill is denied on a layup by Wilbert Barbour | 0-2 |
| 17:57 | Drexel | Pasquale Sanchez grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:40 | Drexel | David Hill comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 17:38 | Drexel | Mickey Keaney tips it home | 0-4 |
| 17:32 | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Carter is hacked by Robert Sloan - foul #1 on Robert Sloan, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 17:16 | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Carter lays it up and in on a nice dish by Peter Freeman and the foul's on Pasquale Sanchez - foul #1 on Pasquale Sanchez, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 17:16 | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Carter makes the free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:52 | Drexel | Rodney Wells scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Sloan | 3-6 |
| 16:36 | UNC Wilmington | 3 seconds is called on Richard Odom | 3-6 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Nelson Burks (SG), John Powell (SF), John Legault (PF), Arthur Brown (C) Rodney Wells, Pasquale Sanchez, David Hill, Mickey Keaney | |
| 16:20 | Drexel | John Powell blows the dunk | 3-6 |
| 16:18 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Richard Odom | 3-6 |
| 16:04 | UNC Wilmington | Peter Freeman buries a turnaround from close range set up by Ralph Carter | 5-6 |
| 15:59 | Drexel | John Powell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Nelson Burks | 5-8 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Herman Bryant (fairly fresh) SG - Ralph Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilbert Barbour (fairly fresh) C - Richard Odom (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Robert Sloan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nelson Burks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Powell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Legault (fresh) C - Arthur Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | UNC Wilmington | Peter Freeman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-8 |
| 15:39 | Drexel | John Powell snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 15:16 | Drexel | Nelson Burks's fadeaway is rejected by Wilbert Barbour | 5-8 |
| 15:14 | Drexel | John Powell hits the follow up shot | 5-10 |
| 14:53 | UNC Wilmington | Nelson Burks is called for the reach on Ralph Carter - foul #1 on Nelson Burks, team foul #3 | 5-10 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Dennis Manley (PG), Jason Richmond (SG), Christopher Guse (SF), James Shain (PF), Jason McManus (C) Herman Bryant, Ralph Carter, Peter Freeman, Wilbert Barbour, Richard Odom | |
| Subs | Drexel | Rodney Wells (SG), Pasquale Sanchez (SF), David Hill (PF), Mickey Keaney (C) Robert Sloan, John Powell, John Legault, Arthur Brown | |
| 14:44 | UNC Wilmington | James Shain lays it up and in | 7-10 |
| 14:25 | Drexel | Mickey Keaney can't finish the layup but the foul's on Dennis Manley - foul #1 on Dennis Manley, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| 14:25 | Drexel | Mickey Keaney misses the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:25 | Drexel | Mickey Keaney misses the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:25 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to James Shain | 7-10 |
| 14:13 | UNC Wilmington | Dennis Manley scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jason Richmond | 9-10 |
| 13:56 | Drexel | Jason McManus steps in front of the David Hill pass | 9-10 |
| 13:47 | UNC Wilmington | Pasquale Sanchez is called for the reach on Christopher Guse - foul #2 on Pasquale Sanchez, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Drexel | John Powell (SF) Pasquale Sanchez | |
| 13:32 | UNC Wilmington | John Powell steals the ball from Christopher Guse | 9-10 |
| 13:28 | Drexel | Rodney Wells lays it in on a great pass from John Powell | 9-12 |
| 13:06 | UNC Wilmington | Christopher Guse misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Nelson Burks - foul #2 on Nelson Burks, team foul #5 | 9-12 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Peter Freeman (SF), Wilbert Barbour (PF), Richard Odom (C) Jason Richmond, James Shain, Jason McManus | |
| Subs | Drexel | Robert Sloan (PG) Nelson Burks | |
| 13:06 | UNC Wilmington | Christopher Guse misses the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:06 | UNC Wilmington | Christopher Guse makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:51 | Drexel | Robert Sloan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 12:49 | UNC Wilmington | Peter Freeman snags the defensive board | 10-12 |
| 12:31 | UNC Wilmington | Wilbert Barbour misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 12:29 | Drexel | John Powell gets the rebound | 10-12 |
| 12:09 | Drexel | Mickey Keaney misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 12:08 | UNC Wilmington | Dennis Manley pulls down the rebound | 10-12 |
| 12:02 | UNC Wilmington | Dennis Manley buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 12-12 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Dennis Manley (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Christopher Guse (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Peter Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wilbert Barbour (fresh) 2 blk. C - Richard Odom (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Robert Sloan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rodney Wells (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mickey Keaney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:47 | Drexel | Rodney Wells comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 11:46 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Richard Odom | 12-12 |
| 11:41 | UNC Wilmington | Peter Freeman makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Dennis Manley | 14-12 |
| 11:23 | Drexel | John Powell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-12 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Herman Bryant (PG), Ralph Carter (SG) Dennis Manley, Christopher Guse | |
| Subs | Drexel | Jack Thomas (SG), John Legault (PF), Arthur Brown (C) Rodney Wells, David Hill, Mickey Keaney | |
| 11:00 | UNC Wilmington | Wilbert Barbour's pass is intercepted by John Legault | 14-12 |
| 10:55 | Drexel | John Legault blows the layup | 14-12 |
| 10:54 | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Carter snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| 10:29 | UNC Wilmington | Peter Freeman's pass is intercepted by John Legault | 14-12 |
| 10:14 | Drexel | John Powell comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 14-12 |
| 10:13 | UNC Wilmington | Herman Bryant grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 10:00 | UNC Wilmington | Wilbert Barbour blows the layup but he's fouled by John Legault - foul #1 on John Legault, team foul #6 | 14-12 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jason Richmond (SF), James Shain (C) Peter Freeman, Richard Odom | |
| Subs | Drexel | Glen Milligan (SG), Brett Holoman (PF) Robert Sloan, John Powell | |
| 10:00 | UNC Wilmington | Wilbert Barbour makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 10:00 | UNC Wilmington | Wilbert Barbour makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 09:47 | Drexel | Glen Milligan connects on the fadeaway from the left wing and he's hacked by Herman Bryant - foul #2 on Herman Bryant, team foul #3 | 16-14 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Dennis Manley (PG), Jason McManus (C) Herman Bryant, Wilbert Barbour | |
| Subs | Drexel | Rodney Wells (SG) Brett Holoman | |
| 09:47 | Drexel | Glen Milligan makes the free throw | 16-15 |
| 09:22 | UNC Wilmington | Dennis Manley is denied on a layup by John Legault | 16-15 |
| 09:20 | UNC Wilmington | James Shain gets the offensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 09:04 | UNC Wilmington | James Shain can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-15 |
| 09:02 | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Carter grabs the offensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 08:49 | UNC Wilmington | Glen Milligan is called for the reach on Jason Richmond - foul #1 on Glen Milligan, team foul #7 | 16-15 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Peter Freeman (SF) Jason McManus | |
| Subs | Drexel | Robert Sloan (PG), David Hill (PF), Mickey Keaney (C) Jack Thomas, Glen Milligan, Arthur Brown | |
| 08:49 | UNC Wilmington | Jason Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 08:49 | UNC Wilmington | Jason Richmond misses the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 08:49 | Drexel | Mickey Keaney gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 08:43 | Drexel | John Legault misses badly on a floater from close range but the foul's on Ralph Carter - foul #1 on Ralph Carter, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Richard Odom (C) Jason Richmond | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 08:43 | Drexel | John Legault misses the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 08:43 | Drexel | John Legault makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 08:24 | UNC Wilmington | Mickey Keaney steals it from Dennis Manley | 17-16 |
| 08:10 | Drexel | Robert Sloan travels with the ball | 17-16 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jason Richmond (SG) Ralph Carter | |
| Subs | Drexel | Glen Milligan (SG), John Powell (SF) Rodney Wells, John Legault | |
| 07:47 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Odom misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Glen Milligan - foul #2 on Glen Milligan, team foul #8 | 17-16 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Wilbert Barbour (PF) James Shain | |
| Subs | Drexel | Rodney Wells (SG) Glen Milligan | |
| 07:47 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Odom makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 07:47 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Odom makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Dennis Manley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Richmond (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Peter Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wilbert Barbour (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Richard Odom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Robert Sloan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rodney Wells (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Hill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mickey Keaney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:33 | Drexel | David Hill buries a floater from the left wing set up by Mickey Keaney | 19-18 |
| 07:31 | UNC Wilmington | Dennis Manley travels in the backcourt | 19-18 |
| 07:17 | Drexel | Robert Sloan's fadeaway is rejected by Wilbert Barbour | 19-18 |
| 07:15 | UNC Wilmington | Wilbert Barbour gets the rebound | 19-18 |
| 07:04 | UNC Wilmington | Dennis Manley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-18 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Carter (SG), James Shain (C) Jason Richmond, Richard Odom | |
| Subs | Drexel | Jack Thomas (SG) Rodney Wells | |
| 06:50 | Drexel | Jack Thomas is hacked by Wilbert Barbour - foul #1 on Wilbert Barbour, team foul #5 | 19-18 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Christopher Guse (SF) Peter Freeman | |
| Subs | Drexel | John Legault (C) Mickey Keaney | |
| 06:37 | Drexel | David Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 19-18 |
| 06:36 | UNC Wilmington | Christopher Guse grabs the defensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 06:24 | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Carter connects on the runner in the lane | 21-18 |
| 06:01 | Drexel | Jack Thomas comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-18 |
| 05:59 | Drexel | John Legault gets the offensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 05:51 | Drexel | Jack Thomas misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-18 |
| 05:49 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Christopher Guse | 21-18 |
| 05:43 | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Carter's fadeaway is rejected by David Hill | 21-18 |
| 05:41 | Drexel | Robert Sloan pulls down the rebound | 21-18 |
| 05:26 | Drexel | David Hill misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 21-18 |
| 05:25 | Drexel | John Legault snags the offensive board | 21-18 |
| 05:10 | Drexel | John Legault hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-18 |
| 05:08 | UNC Wilmington | Wilbert Barbour snags the defensive board | 21-18 |
| 04:50 | UNC Wilmington | James Shain connects on the floater in the lane | 23-18 |
| 04:41 | Drexel | John Powell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-18 |
| 04:39 | Drexel | David Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 23-18 |
| 04:30 | Drexel | John Legault is denied on a dunk by Wilbert Barbour | 23-18 |
| 04:29 | Drexel | David Hill tips it back up and in | 23-20 |
| 04:11 | UNC Wilmington | David Hill swats the short shot by Ralph Carter | 23-20 |
| 04:10 | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Carter grabs the offensive board | 23-20 |
| 03:58 | UNC Wilmington | Wilbert Barbour hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Dennis Manley | 26-20 |
| 03:42 | Drexel | John Powell blows the layup but he's hacked by Christopher Guse - foul #1 on Christopher Guse, team foul #6 | 26-20 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Herman Bryant (PG), Jason Richmond (SG), Peter Freeman (SF), Jason McManus (PF), Richard Odom (C) Dennis Manley, Ralph Carter, Christopher Guse, Wilbert Barbour, James Shain | |
| Subs | Drexel | Nelson Burks (PG), Rodney Wells (SG), Pasquale Sanchez (SF), Mickey Keaney (C) Robert Sloan, Jack Thomas, David Hill, John Legault | |
| 03:42 | Drexel | John Powell makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 03:42 | Drexel | John Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Herman Bryant (fresh) SG - Jason Richmond (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Peter Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason McManus (fresh) C - Richard Odom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Nelson Burks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rodney Wells (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Pasquale Sanchez (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Powell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Mickey Keaney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:32 | UNC Wilmington | Peter Freeman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Pasquale Sanchez - foul #3 on Pasquale Sanchez, team foul #9 | 26-22 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Glen Milligan (SF), Brett Holoman (PF) Pasquale Sanchez, John Powell | |
| 03:32 | UNC Wilmington | Peter Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 03:32 | UNC Wilmington | Peter Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 03:12 | Drexel | Nelson Burks knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Rodney Wells | 28-24 |
| 02:49 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Odom misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-24 |
| 02:47 | Drexel | Glen Milligan gets the rebound | 28-24 |
| 02:26 | Drexel | Mickey Keaney buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Nelson Burks | 28-27 |
| 02:02 | UNC Wilmington | Jason Richmond comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 28-27 |
| 02:00 | Drexel | Brett Holoman grabs the defensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 01:42 | Drexel | Rodney Wells misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Herman Bryant - foul #3 on Herman Bryant, team foul #7 | 28-27 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Dennis Manley (PG), Ralph Carter (SG) Herman Bryant, Jason McManus | |
| Subs | Drexel | Robert Sloan (PG), John Legault (SF) Nelson Burks, Glen Milligan | |
| 01:42 | Drexel | Rodney Wells misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 01:42 | Drexel | Rodney Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 01:23 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Odom buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Dennis Manley | 30-28 |
| 01:16 | Drexel | John Legault's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-28 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Wilbert Barbour (PF) Jason Richmond | |
| Subs | Drexel | David Hill (PF) Brett Holoman | |
| 01:07 | UNC Wilmington | Wilbert Barbour clanks a shot from the left block | 30-28 |
| 01:05 | Drexel | David Hill gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 00:51 | Drexel | Rodney Wells scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Sloan | 30-30 |
| 00:40 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Odom is whistled for a carry | 30-30 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | James Shain (C) Richard Odom | |
| Subs | Drexel | Nelson Burks (SG), Glen Milligan (SF), Arthur Brown (C) Rodney Wells, David Hill, Mickey Keaney | |
| 00:33 | Drexel | Glen Milligan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 00:32 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Ralph Carter | 30-30 |
| 00:20 | UNC Wilmington | Dennis Manley clanks a jumper from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 00:19 | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Carter grabs the offensive board | 30-30 |
| 00:05 | UNC Wilmington | Wilbert Barbour misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 00:04 | UNC Wilmington | Peter Freeman gets the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 00:02 | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Carter misses the fadeaway from the right block | 30-30 |
| 00:01 | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 00:00 | UNC Wilmington | The clock runs out | 30-30 |