| Lineup | Manchester | PG - Richard Griffin (fresh) SG - Norman Johnson (fresh) SF - Joseph Mitchell (fresh) PF - Kenneth Robertson (fresh) C - James Faria (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Anderson | PG - Howard Kee (fresh) SG - Douglas Coles (fresh) SF - John Sanders (fresh) PF - Billy Melvin (fresh) C - Thomas Bonkowski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Manchester | James Faria wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Manchester | Manchester is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Anderson | Anderson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 19:39 | Manchester | Kenneth Robertson scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Griffin and he's hacked by Billy Melvin - foul #1 on Billy Melvin, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:39 | Manchester | Kenneth Robertson misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:39 | Anderson | The rebound goes to Thomas Bonkowski | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Anderson | Thomas Bonkowski hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Manchester | James Faria grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Manchester | Norman Johnson is fouled on the floor by John Sanders - foul #1 on John Sanders, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Manchester | James Faria misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Howard Kee - foul #1 on Howard Kee, team foul #3 | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Manchester | James Faria misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Manchester | James Faria makes the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:21 | Anderson | Douglas Coles drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Howard Kee | 3-3 |
| 18:15 | Manchester | Norman Johnson's pass is intercepted by Howard Kee | 3-3 |
| 17:46 | Anderson | John Sanders misses the easy open layup | 3-3 |
| 17:45 | Manchester | James Faria grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:43 | Manchester | Howard Kee steps in front of the Richard Griffin pass in the backcourt | 3-3 |
| 17:31 | Anderson | Thomas Bonkowski is fouled on the floor by Norman Johnson - foul #1 on Norman Johnson, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Manchester | Steven Walker (PG), Dean Carter (SG), John Matheny (SF), Tommy Thompson (PF), Eddie Tillmon (C) Richard Griffin, Norman Johnson, Joseph Mitchell, Kenneth Robertson, James Faria | |
| Subs | Anderson | | |
| 17:11 | Anderson | Billy Melvin connects on the open shot from the baseline | 3-5 |
| 16:48 | Manchester | Steven Walker hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 16:25 | Anderson | Douglas Coles hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-5 |
| 16:23 | Anderson | Billy Melvin snags the offensive board | 5-5 |
| 16:06 | Anderson | Douglas Coles clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 16:04 | Manchester | Tommy Thompson pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 15:57 | Manchester | Eddie Tillmon is whistled for traveling | 5-5 |
| Subs | Manchester | Richard Griffin (PG), Norman Johnson (SG), Joseph Mitchell (SF), Kenneth Robertson (PF), James Faria (C) Steven Walker, Dean Carter, John Matheny, Tommy Thompson, Eddie Tillmon | |
| Subs | Anderson | | |
| Lineup | Manchester | PG - Richard Griffin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Norman Johnson (fresh) SF - Joseph Mitchell (fresh) PF - Kenneth Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Faria (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Anderson | PG - Howard Kee (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Coles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Sanders (fairly fresh) PF - Billy Melvin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Bonkowski (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Anderson | John Sanders clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 5-5 |
| 15:38 | Manchester | Joseph Mitchell gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 15:33 | Manchester | Joseph Mitchell misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-5 |
| 15:32 | Manchester | Norman Johnson grabs the offensive board | 5-5 |
| 15:13 | Manchester | Douglas Coles steals it from Norman Johnson | 5-5 |
| 15:09 | Anderson | Douglas Coles double dribbles in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| 14:55 | Manchester | John Sanders steals the ball from Kenneth Robertson | 5-5 |
| 14:52 | Anderson | John Sanders misses the lay-in | 5-5 |
| 14:50 | Manchester | Kenneth Robertson pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 14:35 | Manchester | Richard Griffin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 5-5 |
| 14:34 | Anderson | John Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 14:29 | Anderson | Douglas Coles drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Billy Melvin | 5-8 |
| 14:13 | Manchester | Kenneth Robertson misses the wide open shot in the lane | 5-8 |
| 14:11 | Anderson | Douglas Coles gets the rebound | 5-8 |
| 14:09 | Anderson | Norman Johnson is called for the reach on Howard Kee in the backcourt - foul #2 on Norman Johnson, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Manchester | Steven Walker (PG), Dean Carter (SG), John Matheny (SF), Tommy Thompson (PF), Eddie Tillmon (C) Richard Griffin, Norman Johnson, Joseph Mitchell, Kenneth Robertson, James Faria | |
| Subs | Anderson | | |
| 13:50 | Anderson | Howard Kee is open and buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Douglas Coles | 5-10 |
| 13:36 | Manchester | Steven Walker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 5-10 |
| 13:35 | Anderson | Thomas Bonkowski pulls down the rebound | 5-10 |
| 13:33 | Anderson | John Sanders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-10 |
| 13:23 | Manchester | Eddie Tillmon knocks in the floater from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 13:03 | Anderson | Thomas Bonkowski buries a floater from the left block set up by John Sanders | 7-12 |
| 12:49 | Manchester | Steven Walker's pass is intercepted by John Sanders | 7-12 |
| 12:45 | Anderson | Douglas Coles banks in the layup on a great pass from John Sanders | 7-14 |
| 12:30 | Manchester | Howard Kee is called for the reach on Steven Walker - foul #2 on Howard Kee, team foul #4 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Manchester | Richard Griffin (PG), Donald Shaw (SG), Joseph Mitchell (SF), Kenneth Robertson (PF), James Faria (C) Steven Walker, Dean Carter, John Matheny, Tommy Thompson, Eddie Tillmon | |
| Subs | Anderson | Scott Williams (PG), Ralph Zwagerman (PF) Howard Kee, Billy Melvin | |
| 12:17 | Manchester | James Faria misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 7-14 |
| 12:16 | Manchester | James Faria tips it back up and in | 9-14 |
| 11:48 | Anderson | John Sanders misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 9-14 |
| 11:46 | Anderson | Ralph Zwagerman grabs the offensive board | 9-14 |
| Lineup | Manchester | PG - Richard Griffin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Shaw (fresh) SF - Joseph Mitchell (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Robertson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Faria (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Anderson | PG - Scott Williams (fresh) SG - Douglas Coles (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Sanders (tiring) 2 stl. PF - Ralph Zwagerman (fresh) C - Thomas Bonkowski (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Anderson | Thomas Bonkowski can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Richard Griffin - foul #1 on Richard Griffin, team foul #3 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Manchester | Justin Harvey (PG), Dean Carter (SG) Richard Griffin, Donald Shaw | |
| Subs | Anderson | | |
| 11:22 | Anderson | Thomas Bonkowski misses the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 11:22 | Anderson | Thomas Bonkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 11:04 | Manchester | Kenneth Robertson's pass is intercepted by John Sanders | 9-15 |
| 11:00 | Anderson | Ralph Zwagerman banks in the layup on a great pass from John Sanders | 9-17 |
| 10:44 | Manchester | Ralph Zwagerman picks off the pass by James Faria | 9-17 |
| 10:40 | Anderson | Kenneth Robertson is called for the reach on John Sanders in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Robertson, team foul #4 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Manchester | Steven Walker (PG), John Matheny (PF), Eddie Tillmon (C) Justin Harvey, Kenneth Robertson, James Faria | |
| Subs | Anderson | Billy Melvin (PF), Randy Harris (C) Ralph Zwagerman, Thomas Bonkowski | |
| 10:30 | Anderson | Randy Harris misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 9-17 |
| 10:29 | Manchester | The rebound goes to John Matheny | 9-17 |
| 10:23 | Manchester | Steven Walker connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Dean Carter | 12-17 |
| 10:04 | Anderson | Scott Williams can't connect on an uncontested runner from the baseline | 12-17 |
| 10:02 | Manchester | Dean Carter snags the defensive board | 12-17 |
| 09:57 | Manchester | Joseph Mitchell misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 12-17 |
| 09:55 | Manchester | Dean Carter grabs the offensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 09:36 | Manchester | Dean Carter misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-17 |
| 09:35 | Anderson | Randy Harris gets the rebound | 12-17 |
| 09:33 | Anderson | Douglas Coles is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Walker - foul #1 on Steven Walker, team foul #5 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Manchester | Richard Griffin (PG), Donald Shaw (SG), Kenneth Robertson (PF), Tommy Thompson (C) Steven Walker, Dean Carter, Joseph Mitchell, Eddie Tillmon | |
| Subs | Anderson | Robert Rodgers (SG), Herbert Killian (PF) Douglas Coles, Billy Melvin | |
| 09:09 | Anderson | Scott Williams buries a jumper from the right side set up by Robert Rodgers | 12-19 |
| 09:04 | Manchester | Richard Griffin scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Kenneth Robertson and the foul's on Scott Williams - foul #1 on Scott Williams, team foul #5 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Manchester | | |
| Subs | Anderson | Ralph Zwagerman (PF) John Sanders | |
| 09:04 | Manchester | Richard Griffin makes the free throw | 15-19 |
| 08:50 | Anderson | Ralph Zwagerman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-19 |
| Subs | Manchester | James Faria (C) Kenneth Robertson | |
| Subs | Anderson | | |
| 08:31 | Manchester | Donald Shaw misses short on a floater in the lane | 15-19 |
| 08:30 | Anderson | The rebound goes to Ralph Zwagerman | 15-19 |
| 08:10 | Anderson | Herbert Killian loses the dribble to Richard Griffin | 15-19 |
| 08:05 | Manchester | Richard Griffin is open but misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Rodgers - foul #1 on Robert Rodgers, team foul #6 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Manchester | Dean Carter (SG), Eddie Tillmon (SF), Kenneth Robertson (PF) Donald Shaw, John Matheny, Tommy Thompson | |
| Subs | Anderson | Douglas Coles (SG), John Sanders (SF), Billy Melvin (PF) Robert Rodgers, Ralph Zwagerman, Herbert Killian | |
| 08:05 | Manchester | Richard Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 08:05 | Manchester | Richard Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 07:38 | Anderson | John Sanders lays it up and in on a nice dish by Douglas Coles and he's hacked by Eddie Tillmon - foul #1 on Eddie Tillmon, team foul #6 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Manchester | Steven Walker (PG) Richard Griffin | |
| Subs | Anderson | | |
| 07:38 | Anderson | John Sanders misses the free throw | 16-21 |
| 07:38 | Manchester | James Faria grabs the board | 16-21 |
| Lineup | Manchester | PG - Steven Walker (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dean Carter (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Eddie Tillmon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Robertson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Faria (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Anderson | PG - Scott Williams (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Douglas Coles (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Sanders (tiring) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Billy Melvin (tiring) 2 pts. C - Randy Harris (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Manchester | Kenneth Robertson clanks a jump hook from the right block | 16-21 |
| 07:18 | Manchester | Steven Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 07:02 | Manchester | Eddie Tillmon misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by John Sanders - foul #2 on John Sanders, team foul #7 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Manchester | Joseph Mitchell (SF) James Faria | |
| Subs | Anderson | Robert Rodgers (PG), Ralph Zwagerman (PF), Thomas Bonkowski (C) Scott Williams, John Sanders, Billy Melvin | |
| 07:02 | Manchester | Eddie Tillmon makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 07:02 | Manchester | Eddie Tillmon makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 06:33 | Anderson | Robert Rodgers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-21 |
| 06:32 | Anderson | Randy Harris gets the offensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 06:04 | Anderson | Douglas Coles misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-21 |
| 06:03 | Anderson | Thomas Bonkowski hits the follow up shot | 18-23 |
| 05:35 | Manchester | 3 seconds is called on Eddie Tillmon | 18-23 |
| Subs | Manchester | Richard Griffin (PG), Donald Shaw (SG), John Matheny (SF), Tommy Thompson (PF), James Faria (C) Steven Walker, Dean Carter, Joseph Mitchell, Kenneth Robertson, Eddie Tillmon | |
| Subs | Anderson | Howard Kee (PG), John Sanders (SF), Billy Melvin (PF), Herbert Killian (C) Robert Rodgers, Randy Harris, Ralph Zwagerman, Thomas Bonkowski | |
| 05:11 | Anderson | Howard Kee misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Faria - foul #1 on James Faria, team foul #7 | 18-23 |
| 05:11 | Anderson | Howard Kee makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 05:11 | Anderson | Howard Kee makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 04:49 | Manchester | Billy Melvin picks off the pass by Richard Griffin | 18-25 |
| 04:22 | Anderson | Douglas Coles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-25 |
| Subs | Manchester | Joseph Mitchell (SF) Donald Shaw | |
| Subs | Anderson | Robert Rodgers (SG), Thomas Bonkowski (C) Douglas Coles, Herbert Killian | |
| 04:12 | Manchester | John Sanders takes the ball from Richard Griffin | 18-25 |
| 04:09 | Anderson | John Sanders's pass is intercepted by John Matheny in the backcourt | 18-25 |
| 04:07 | Manchester | Joseph Mitchell throws it down on a nice dish by John Matheny | 20-25 |
| 03:38 | Anderson | John Sanders hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 20-25 |
| 03:37 | Manchester | James Faria snags the defensive board | 20-25 |
| Lineup | Manchester | PG - Richard Griffin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Matheny (tiring) SF - Joseph Mitchell (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Tommy Thompson (fairly fresh) C - James Faria (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Anderson | PG - Howard Kee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Rodgers (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Sanders (tiring) 2 pts. 4 stl. PF - Billy Melvin (tired) 2 pts. C - Thomas Bonkowski (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Manchester | Richard Griffin misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 20-25 |
| 03:32 | Anderson | Thomas Bonkowski grabs the board | 20-25 |
| 03:32 | Anderson | Anderson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 20-25 |
| Subs | Manchester | Norman Johnson (SG), Eddie Tillmon (C) John Matheny, James Faria | |
| Subs | Anderson | Douglas Coles (SG), Ralph Zwagerman (PF), Herbert Killian (C) Robert Rodgers, Billy Melvin, Thomas Bonkowski | |
| 03:07 | Anderson | John Sanders clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Griffin - foul #2 on Richard Griffin, team foul #8 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Manchester | Kenneth Robertson (PF) Tommy Thompson | |
| Subs | Anderson | | |
| 03:07 | Anderson | John Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 03:07 | Anderson | John Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 02:40 | Manchester | Kenneth Robertson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-27 |
| 02:38 | Manchester | Richard Griffin grabs the offensive rebound | 20-27 |
| 02:19 | Manchester | Norman Johnson misses short on a floater from the right wing | 20-27 |
| 02:18 | Anderson | Ralph Zwagerman grabs the board | 20-27 |
| 02:14 | Anderson | Norman Johnson steals it from Ralph Zwagerman | 20-27 |
| 01:45 | Manchester | Joseph Mitchell is by himself and knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Richard Griffin | 22-27 |
| 01:41 | Anderson | Howard Kee is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 22-27 |
| Subs | Manchester | Steven Walker (PG), Donald Shaw (SG), John Matheny (SF), James Faria (C) Richard Griffin, Norman Johnson, Joseph Mitchell, Eddie Tillmon | |
| Subs | Anderson | Robert Rodgers (SG), Randy Harris (SF), Scott Williams (PF), Thomas Bonkowski (C) Douglas Coles, John Sanders, Ralph Zwagerman, Herbert Killian | |
| 01:26 | Manchester | Donald Shaw can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-27 |
| 01:25 | Manchester | James Faria tips it but misses | 22-27 |
| 01:23 | Manchester | Donald Shaw tips it but misses | 22-27 |
| 01:21 | Manchester | The offensive rebound goes to John Matheny | 22-27 |
| 01:04 | Manchester | Randy Harris is called for the reach on John Matheny - foul #1 on Randy Harris, team foul #8 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Manchester | Tommy Thompson (PF) Kenneth Robertson | |
| Subs | Anderson | | |
| 01:04 | Manchester | John Matheny misses the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 01:04 | Anderson | Scott Williams gets the rebound | 22-27 |
| 00:38 | Anderson | Howard Kee is hacked by Steven Walker - foul #2 on Steven Walker, team foul #9 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Manchester | Dean Carter (SF) John Matheny | |
| Subs | Anderson | John Sanders (SF) Thomas Bonkowski | |
| 00:38 | Anderson | Howard Kee makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 00:38 | Anderson | Howard Kee makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 00:18 | Manchester | Steven Walker can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Howard Kee - foul #3 on Howard Kee, team foul #9 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Manchester | Norman Johnson (SG) Donald Shaw | |
| Subs | Anderson | Ralph Zwagerman (PF) Howard Kee | |
| 00:18 | Manchester | Steven Walker makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 00:18 | Manchester | Steven Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 00:18 | Anderson | The rebound goes to Randy Harris | 23-29 |
| 00:05 | Anderson | Randy Harris can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 23-29 |
| 00:03 | Manchester | Tommy Thompson pulls down the rebound | 23-29 |
| 00:00 | Manchester | Tommy Thompson clanks a halfcourt shot | 23-29 |