| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Lester Hurst (fresh) SG - Raymond Heins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Cunningham (fresh) PF - Jack Dale (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lyle Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - William Irwin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Puckett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Webb (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Roesch (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Lollis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham inbounds the ball | 26-29 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-29 |
| 19:38 | Florida A&M | Kenneth Roesch gets the rebound | 26-29 |
| 19:26 | Florida A&M | Raymond Heins steals the ball from Edward Webb | 26-29 |
| 19:08 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones makes the driving attempt near the basket | 28-29 |
| 18:44 | Florida A&M | William Irwin connects on the 3 from the left corner | 28-32 |
| 18:24 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jack Dale | 31-32 |
| 18:07 | Florida A&M | Kenneth Roesch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-32 |
| 18:06 | Florida A&M | Gerald Lollis tips it home | 31-34 |
| 17:47 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins clanks a 3 from straight away | 31-34 |
| 17:46 | Florida A&M | Gerald Lollis pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 17:30 | Florida A&M | Jerry Puckett buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Irwin | 31-37 |
| 17:07 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale banks in the layup on a great pass from Lester Hurst and he's fouled by Edward Webb - foul #1 on Edward Webb, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Christie (SF) Steve Cunningham | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Robert Watts (SG), Gregorio Costa (SF), Gary Islam (C) Jerry Puckett, Edward Webb, Gerald Lollis | |
| 17:07 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale makes the free throw | 34-37 |
| 16:52 | Florida A&M | Robert Watts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-37 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Clarence Hume (C) Kenneth Roesch | |
| 16:41 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Gregorio Costa - foul #2 on Gregorio Costa, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| 16:41 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:41 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:41 | Florida A&M | Clarence Hume grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 16:27 | Florida A&M | Robert Watts buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Gregorio Costa | 35-40 |
| 16:03 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by Raymond Heins | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Lester Hurst (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Heins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Christie (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jack Dale (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Lyle Jones (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - William Irwin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Watts (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gregorio Costa (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Islam (fresh) C - Clarence Hume (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Florida A&M | Gary Islam misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 15:44 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Jack Dale | 37-40 |
| 15:18 | Sacramento State | John Christie misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 37-40 |
| 15:16 | Florida A&M | Gary Islam grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 15:12 | Florida A&M | John Christie steals the ball from William Irwin | 37-40 |
| 15:00 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-40 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham (SF) John Christie | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Jerry Puckett (SG), Edward Webb (SF), Kenneth Roesch (PF), Gerald Lollis (C) William Irwin, Gregorio Costa, Gary Islam, Clarence Hume | |
| 14:45 | Florida A&M | Raymond Heins is called for the reach on Jerry Puckett - foul #2 on Raymond Heins, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| 14:24 | Florida A&M | Jerry Puckett misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 14:22 | Florida A&M | Gerald Lollis tips it in | 37-42 |
| 13:54 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Raymond Heins | 39-42 |
| 13:42 | Florida A&M | Gerald Lollis knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Puckett | 39-44 |
| 13:19 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Steve Cunningham | 41-44 |
| 13:04 | Florida A&M | Robert Watts steps out of bounds on the baseline | 41-44 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Christie (SF) Raymond Heins | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | William Irwin (PG), Gary Islam (C) Robert Watts, Gerald Lollis | |
| 12:35 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Lester Hurst | 43-44 |
| 12:20 | Florida A&M | Jerry Puckett comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 43-44 |
| 12:18 | Sacramento State | John Christie snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 11:51 | Sacramento State | John Christie scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jack Dale and he's fouled by Edward Webb - foul #2 on Edward Webb, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins (SG) Steve Cunningham | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Robert Mathis (SG), Gregorio Costa (SF), Gerald Lollis (C) Jerry Puckett, Edward Webb, Kenneth Roesch | |
| 11:51 | Sacramento State | John Christie makes the free throw | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Lester Hurst (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Heins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Christie (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jack Dale (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Lyle Jones (tiring) 18 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - William Irwin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Mathis (fresh) SF - Gregorio Costa (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Islam (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerald Lollis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Florida A&M | Gerald Lollis clanks a floater from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 11:33 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 11:13 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins clanks a shot from the free throw line | 47-44 |
| 11:11 | Florida A&M | Gary Islam grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 10:52 | Florida A&M | William Irwin buries a shot from the right side | 47-46 |
| 10:28 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-46 |
| 10:26 | Florida A&M | The rebound goes to Gregorio Costa | 47-46 |
| 10:10 | Florida A&M | Robert Mathis is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Robert Mathis, team foul #4 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham (SF) John Christie | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Jerry Puckett (SG), Edward Webb (SF), Kenneth Roesch (PF) Robert Mathis, Gregorio Costa, Gerald Lollis | |
| 09:52 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Raymond Heins and the foul's on Jerry Puckett - foul #1 on Jerry Puckett, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| 09:52 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones makes the free throw | 50-46 |
| 09:34 | Florida A&M | Kenneth Roesch drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Irwin | 50-48 |
| 09:32 | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst is called for traveling in the backcourt | 50-48 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Robert Watts (PG), Clarence Hume (C) William Irwin, Gary Islam | |
| 09:21 | Florida A&M | Kenneth Roesch buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerry Puckett and he's hacked by Jack Dale - foul #2 on Jack Dale, team foul #2 | 50-50 |
| 09:21 | Florida A&M | Kenneth Roesch misses the free throw | 50-50 |
| 09:21 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 08:59 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Kenneth Roesch - foul #1 on Kenneth Roesch, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| 08:59 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins makes the free throw | 53-50 |
| 08:40 | Florida A&M | Clarence Hume is hacked by Lyle Jones - foul #2 on Lyle Jones, team foul #3 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Christie (SF) Raymond Heins | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | William Irwin (PG), Gary Islam (C) Robert Watts, Clarence Hume | |
| 08:22 | Florida A&M | Edward Webb is fouled on the floor by Steve Cunningham - foul #1 on Steve Cunningham, team foul #4 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Robert Watts (SG), Gerald Lollis (C) Jerry Puckett, Edward Webb | |
| 08:07 | Florida A&M | Robert Watts misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-50 |
| 08:05 | Florida A&M | Gary Islam grabs the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 07:56 | Florida A&M | Gary Islam misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 53-50 |
| 07:54 | Sacramento State | John Christie pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 07:28 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-50 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Lester Hurst (tiring) 2 ast. SG - John Christie (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Steve Cunningham (fairly fresh) PF - Jack Dale (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Lyle Jones (tired) 23 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - William Irwin (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Watts (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gary Islam (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Roesch (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Lollis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Florida A&M | Robert Watts misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-50 |
| 07:08 | Florida A&M | Kenneth Roesch snags the offensive board | 55-50 |
| 06:53 | Florida A&M | Kenneth Roesch misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 06:52 | Florida A&M | Gary Islam grabs the offensive board | 55-50 |
| 06:35 | Florida A&M | Kenneth Roesch connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Robert Watts and he's fouled by Lyle Jones - foul #3 on Lyle Jones, team foul #5 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins (SG) John Christie | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Jerry Puckett (SG), Edward Webb (SF), Clarence Hume (C) William Irwin, Gary Islam, Gerald Lollis | |
| 06:35 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-52 |
| 06:35 | Florida A&M | Kenneth Roesch makes the free throw | 55-53 |
| 06:11 | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst steps out of bounds on the sideline | 55-53 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Christie (SF) Steve Cunningham | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | William Irwin (PG), Gerald Lollis (C) Robert Watts, Clarence Hume | |
| 05:53 | Florida A&M | Kenneth Roesch hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-53 |
| 05:51 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 05:24 | Sacramento State | The short jumper by Lyle Jones is denied by Edward Webb | 55-53 |
| 05:22 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale snags the offensive board | 55-53 |
| 04:59 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Roesch picks off the pass by Raymond Heins | 55-53 |
| 04:41 | Florida A&M | William Irwin is fouled on the floor by Lester Hurst - foul #3 on Lester Hurst, team foul #6 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham (SG) Raymond Heins | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Gary Islam (PF), Clarence Hume (C) Kenneth Roesch, Gerald Lollis | |
| 04:28 | Florida A&M | Jerry Puckett hits a wide open fadeaway from the left side | 55-55 |
| 04:07 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale misses the jumper from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 04:06 | Florida A&M | Edward Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 03:59 | Florida A&M | Lyle Jones is called for the reach on Edward Webb - foul #4 on Lyle Jones, team foul #7 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins (SG) John Christie | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Robert Watts (SG) Jerry Puckett | |
| 03:59 | Florida A&M | Edward Webb makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 03:59 | Florida A&M | Edward Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 03:39 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins buries a jump hook from the baseline | 57-57 |
| 03:20 | Florida A&M | William Irwin misses short on an open floater near the basket | 57-57 |
| 03:19 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Lester Hurst (tired) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Heins (tiring) 16 pts. 5 ast. SF - Steve Cunningham (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jack Dale (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Lyle Jones (tired) 23 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - William Irwin (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Watts (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Webb (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Islam (fresh) 5 reb. C - Clarence Hume (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-57 |
| 02:57 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Christie (SF) Raymond Heins | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Jerry Puckett (SG), Kenneth Roesch (PF), Gerald Lollis (C) Robert Watts, Gary Islam, Clarence Hume | |
| 02:43 | Florida A&M | Edward Webb steps out of bounds on the sideline | 57-57 |
| 02:22 | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Lester Hurst, team foul #8 | 57-57 |
| 02:22 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins (SG) John Christie | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| 02:05 | Florida A&M | Edward Webb hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 02:04 | Florida A&M | Kenneth Roesch tips it but misses | 57-57 |
| 02:03 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 01:37 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-57 |
| 01:16 | Florida A&M | Edward Webb clanks a 3 from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 01:15 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 00:49 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones is hacked by Kenneth Roesch - foul #2 on Kenneth Roesch, team foul #7 | 57-57 |
| 00:49 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 57-57 |
| 00:49 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 00:49 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:47 | Florida A&M | William Irwin is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Irwin, team foul #8 | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Lester Hurst | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Florida A&M | Jerry Puckett is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Roesch | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Sacramento State | William Irwin is called for the reach on Raymond Heins in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Irwin, team foul #9 | 61-60 |
| 00:17 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:17 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Florida A&M | Jerry Puckett misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-60 |
| 00:07 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham pulls down the rebound | 63-60 |
| 00:05 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham is hacked by William Irwin in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Irwin, team foul #10 | 63-60 |
| 00:05 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:05 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Florida A&M | Steve Cunningham takes the ball from Edward Webb | 65-60 |