| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - John Williams (fresh) SG - Pete Howard (fresh) SF - Ernest Mares (fresh) PF - Joseph Wilkerson (fresh) C - Victor Alexander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - David Ferguson (fresh) SG - Thomas Mason (fresh) SF - Ted Crow (fresh) PF - Ralph Houston (fresh) C - Scott Iliff (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Centenary | Scott Iliff wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Centenary | Scott Iliff's floater is tipped away by Victor Alexander | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Centenary | Ralph Houston tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Chicago State | John Williams buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ernest Mares | 3-2 |
| 19:16 | Centenary | A charge is called on Ted Crow - foul #1 on Ted Crow, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 19:01 | Chicago State | Ted Crow blocks the jumper by Joseph Wilkerson | 3-2 |
| 18:59 | Centenary | Scott Iliff gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:43 | Centenary | Thomas Mason hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:41 | Chicago State | Victor Alexander gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:39 | Chicago State | John Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 18:19 | Centenary | Ted Crow comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:17 | Centenary | Scott Iliff snags the offensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:09 | Centenary | Ralph Houston banks in the layup | 3-4 |
| 17:53 | Chicago State | David Ferguson is called for the reach on John Williams - foul #1 on David Ferguson, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Centenary | Kevin Buford (PG), Stephen Pinder (PF) David Ferguson, Ralph Houston | |
| 17:43 | Chicago State | Victor Alexander is fouled on the floor by Kevin Buford - foul #1 on Kevin Buford, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Centenary | Cary Trimble (SG), Raymond Dyer (PF), Roger Butler (C) Thomas Mason, Ted Crow, Scott Iliff | |
| 17:29 | Chicago State | John Williams drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Victor Alexander | 5-4 |
| 17:13 | Centenary | Kevin Buford misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 17:11 | Centenary | Raymond Dyer tips it home | 5-6 |
| 17:03 | Chicago State | Ernest Mares scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 7-6 |
| 16:50 | Centenary | Raymond Dyer comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 7-6 |
| 16:49 | Chicago State | Ernest Mares grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:23 | Chicago State | Victor Alexander is hacked by Stephen Pinder - foul #1 on Stephen Pinder, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Chicago State | David Vita (PG), Craig Porter (SF), Scott Swan (PF), Rex Harris (C) John Williams, Ernest Mares, Joseph Wilkerson, Victor Alexander | |
| Subs | Centenary | David Ferguson (PG), Thomas Mason (SG), Ted Crow (SF), Ralph Houston (PF), Scott Iliff (C) Kevin Buford, Cary Trimble, Stephen Pinder, Raymond Dyer, Roger Butler | |
| 16:01 | Chicago State | David Vita can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 7-6 |
| 16:00 | Centenary | Ralph Houston grabs the board | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - David Vita (fresh) SG - Pete Howard (fresh) SF - Craig Porter (fresh) PF - Scott Swan (fresh) C - Rex Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - David Ferguson (fresh) SG - Thomas Mason (fresh) SF - Ted Crow (fresh) PF - Ralph Houston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Iliff (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Centenary | Scott Iliff clanks a shot from the right block | 7-6 |
| 15:41 | Centenary | David Ferguson grabs the offensive board | 7-6 |
| 15:33 | Centenary | Ralph Houston makes the shot near the basket and the foul's on Rex Harris - foul #1 on Rex Harris, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Thomas Hornbeck (SG) Pete Howard | |
| Subs | Centenary | | |
| 15:33 | Centenary | Ralph Houston makes the free throw | 7-9 |
| 15:05 | Chicago State | David Vita double dribbles | 7-9 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Joseph Wilkerson (PF), Victor Alexander (C) Scott Swan, Rex Harris | |
| Subs | Centenary | | |
| 14:45 | Centenary | Scott Iliff drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Mason and he's hacked by Victor Alexander - foul #1 on Victor Alexander, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Pete Howard (SG), Ernest Mares (SF) Thomas Hornbeck, Craig Porter | |
| Subs | Centenary | | |
| 14:45 | Centenary | Scott Iliff makes the free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:31 | Chicago State | Joseph Wilkerson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-12 |
| 14:29 | Centenary | Scott Iliff gets the rebound | 7-12 |
| 14:25 | Centenary | David Ferguson is called for traveling | 7-12 |
| Subs | Chicago State | John Williams (PG) David Vita | |
| Subs | Centenary | Kevin Buford (PG), Stephen Pinder (SF), Raymond Dyer (PF), Roger Butler (C) David Ferguson, Ted Crow, Ralph Houston, Scott Iliff | |
| 14:03 | Chicago State | Pete Howard scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by John Williams and the foul's on Roger Butler - foul #1 on Roger Butler, team foul #5 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Centenary | Cary Trimble (SG) Thomas Mason | |
| 14:03 | Chicago State | Pete Howard makes the free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:46 | Centenary | Cary Trimble hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 10-14 |
| 13:24 | Chicago State | John Williams misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-14 |
| 13:22 | Chicago State | Joseph Wilkerson pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 13:08 | Chicago State | Ernest Mares hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-14 |
| 12:52 | Centenary | Stephen Pinder knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kevin Buford | 13-16 |
| 12:49 | Chicago State | John Williams is hacked by Kevin Buford in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Buford, team foul #6 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Chicago State | David Vita (PG), Thomas Hornbeck (SG), Craig Porter (SF), Scott Swan (PF), Rex Harris (C) John Williams, Pete Howard, Ernest Mares, Joseph Wilkerson, Victor Alexander | |
| Subs | Centenary | David Ferguson (PG), Thomas Mason (SG), Ted Crow (SF), Ralph Houston (PF), Scott Iliff (C) Kevin Buford, Cary Trimble, Stephen Pinder, Raymond Dyer, Roger Butler | |
| 12:28 | Chicago State | Ted Crow is called for the reach on Thomas Hornbeck - foul #2 on Ted Crow, team foul #7 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Centenary | Stephen Pinder (SF) Ted Crow | |
| 12:28 | Chicago State | Thomas Hornbeck makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 12:28 | Chicago State | Thomas Hornbeck makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 12:11 | Centenary | Ralph Houston misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 15-16 |
| 12:10 | Chicago State | Scott Swan grabs the board | 15-16 |
| 12:02 | Chicago State | Craig Porter double dribbles | 15-16 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Pete Howard (SG) Thomas Hornbeck | |
| Subs | Centenary | | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - David Vita (fresh) SG - Pete Howard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Craig Porter (fresh) PF - Scott Swan (fresh) C - Rex Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - David Ferguson (fresh) SG - Thomas Mason (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Pinder (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Houston (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Iliff (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Centenary | Stephen Pinder buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by David Ferguson and the foul's on Rex Harris - foul #2 on Rex Harris, team foul #3 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ernest Mares (SF) Rex Harris | |
| Subs | Centenary | | |
| 11:44 | Centenary | Stephen Pinder makes the free throw | 15-19 |
| 11:32 | Chicago State | Craig Porter lays it in on a nice dish by Pete Howard and he's hacked by Ralph Houston - foul #1 on Ralph Houston, team foul #8 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Victor Alexander (C) Scott Swan | |
| Subs | Centenary | | |
| 11:32 | Chicago State | Craig Porter misses the free throw | 17-19 |
| 11:32 | Centenary | Ralph Houston gets the rebound | 17-19 |
| 11:20 | Centenary | Thomas Mason drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from David Ferguson | 17-21 |
| 11:13 | Chicago State | Victor Alexander can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Ralph Houston - foul #2 on Ralph Houston, team foul #9 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Chicago State | John Williams (PG), Joseph Wilkerson (PF) David Vita, Craig Porter | |
| Subs | Centenary | John Curry (PG), Cary Trimble (SG), Frank Hartman (SF), Raymond Dyer (PF) David Ferguson, Thomas Mason, Stephen Pinder, Ralph Houston | |
| 11:13 | Chicago State | Victor Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 11:13 | Chicago State | Victor Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 10:49 | Centenary | Cary Trimble misses the jumper from the left side | 18-21 |
| 10:47 | Centenary | John Curry grabs the offensive board | 18-21 |
| 10:32 | Centenary | Frank Hartman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-21 |
| 10:31 | Chicago State | John Williams gets the rebound | 18-21 |
| 10:03 | Chicago State | Ernest Mares loses the ball out of bounds | 18-21 |
| Subs | Chicago State | David Vita (SG), Thomas Hornbeck (SF), Craig Porter (C) Pete Howard, Ernest Mares, Victor Alexander | |
| Subs | Centenary | David Ferguson (PG), Thomas Mason (SG), Stephen Pinder (SF), Roger Butler (C) John Curry, Cary Trimble, Frank Hartman, Scott Iliff | |
| 09:50 | Centenary | Raymond Dyer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-21 |
| 09:48 | Chicago State | Thomas Hornbeck pulls down the rebound | 18-21 |
| 09:28 | Chicago State | John Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Pinder | 18-21 |
| 09:27 | Chicago State | Thomas Hornbeck snags the offensive board | 18-21 |
| 09:12 | Chicago State | Joseph Wilkerson connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from David Vita | 21-21 |
| 09:03 | Centenary | Thomas Mason hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from David Ferguson and he's fouled by David Vita - foul #1 on David Vita, team foul #4 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Pete Howard (SG), Scott Swan (PF) John Williams, Joseph Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Centenary | | |
| 09:03 | Centenary | Thomas Mason misses the free throw | 21-23 |
| 09:03 | Chicago State | Craig Porter snags the defensive board | 21-23 |
| 08:49 | Chicago State | Thomas Hornbeck knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by David Vita | 23-23 |
| 08:32 | Centenary | Roger Butler travels with the ball | 23-23 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ernest Mares (SF), Victor Alexander (C) Thomas Hornbeck, Scott Swan | |
| Subs | Centenary | Cary Trimble (PG), Scott Iliff (C) David Ferguson, Raymond Dyer | |
| 08:20 | Chicago State | Craig Porter clanks a 3 from straight away | 23-23 |
| 08:19 | Centenary | Scott Iliff grabs the board | 23-23 |
| 08:00 | Centenary | Scott Iliff can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 23-23 |
| 07:58 | Centenary | Scott Iliff tips it in | 23-25 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - David Vita (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Pete Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Mares (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Craig Porter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Victor Alexander (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Cary Trimble (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Mason (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Pinder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Roger Butler (fresh) C - Scott Iliff (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:53 | Chicago State | Ernest Mares hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 23-25 |
| 07:51 | Centenary | The rebound goes to Cary Trimble | 23-25 |
| 07:46 | Centenary | Thomas Mason can't finish the layup but the foul's on Craig Porter - foul #1 on Craig Porter, team foul #5 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Scott Swan (PF) Craig Porter | |
| Subs | Centenary | Frank Hartman (SF) Roger Butler | |
| 07:46 | Centenary | Thomas Mason misses the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 07:46 | Centenary | Thomas Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 07:26 | Chicago State | Victor Alexander clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-26 |
| 07:25 | Chicago State | Scott Swan hits the follow up shot | 25-26 |
| 07:13 | Centenary | Cary Trimble's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-26 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Keith Michaels (PG), Joseph Wilkerson (PF) David Vita, Scott Swan | |
| Subs | Centenary | John Curry (PG), Raymond Dyer (PF) Thomas Mason, Stephen Pinder | |
| 06:50 | Chicago State | Keith Michaels misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-26 |
| 06:49 | Centenary | Scott Iliff snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 06:42 | Centenary | John Curry misses long on a jumper in the paint | 25-26 |
| 06:41 | Chicago State | Joseph Wilkerson snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 06:26 | Chicago State | Keith Michaels's pass is intercepted by Raymond Dyer | 25-26 |
| 06:06 | Centenary | Ernest Mares steps in front of the Raymond Dyer pass | 25-26 |
| 05:51 | Chicago State | Keith Michaels misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 05:49 | Centenary | The rebound goes to Cary Trimble | 25-26 |
| 05:35 | Centenary | John Curry loses the dribble to Pete Howard | 25-26 |
| 05:31 | Chicago State | Ernest Mares banks in the layup on a great pass from Pete Howard | 27-26 |
| 05:12 | Centenary | Scott Iliff buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by John Curry | 27-28 |
| 04:48 | Chicago State | Pete Howard can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 04:47 | Centenary | The rebound goes to Raymond Dyer | 27-28 |
| 04:39 | Centenary | Cary Trimble's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-28 |
| Subs | Chicago State | John Williams (PG), David Vita (SG), Thomas Hornbeck (SF), Scott Swan (PF), Craig Porter (C) Keith Michaels, Pete Howard, Ernest Mares, Joseph Wilkerson, Victor Alexander | |
| Subs | Centenary | David Ferguson (PG), Thomas Mason (SG), Stephen Pinder (SF), Roger Butler (PF) John Curry, Cary Trimble, Frank Hartman, Raymond Dyer | |
| 04:18 | Chicago State | Scott Swan misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-28 |
| 04:16 | Centenary | Scott Iliff gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| 03:52 | Centenary | Scott Iliff hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 27-28 |
| 03:51 | Centenary | David Ferguson snags the offensive board | 27-28 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - John Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Vita (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Hornbeck (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Swan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Porter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - David Ferguson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Mason (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Pinder (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Roger Butler (fresh) C - Scott Iliff (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Centenary | Stephen Pinder drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Thomas Mason and the foul's on Thomas Hornbeck - foul #1 on Thomas Hornbeck, team foul #6 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Rex Harris (C) Thomas Hornbeck | |
| Subs | Centenary | Ted Crow (SF), Ralph Houston (PF) Roger Butler, Scott Iliff | |
| 03:33 | Centenary | Stephen Pinder makes the free throw | 27-31 |
| 03:11 | Chicago State | Scott Swan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-31 |
| 03:09 | Chicago State | Rex Harris grabs the offensive board | 27-31 |
| 02:58 | Chicago State | Scott Swan's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Pinder | 27-31 |
| 02:57 | Centenary | Ralph Houston pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 02:41 | Centenary | Ted Crow buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Thomas Mason | 27-33 |
| 02:23 | Chicago State | David Vita can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-33 |
| 02:21 | Centenary | Stephen Pinder grabs the defensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 02:12 | Centenary | Ted Crow's pass is intercepted by Scott Swan | 27-33 |
| 01:58 | Chicago State | Craig Porter hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-33 |
| 01:56 | Centenary | Stephen Pinder pulls down the rebound | 27-33 |
| 01:39 | Centenary | Thomas Mason comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Craig Porter - foul #2 on Craig Porter, team foul #7 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Keith Michaels (PG), Pete Howard (SG), Ernest Mares (SF), Joseph Wilkerson (PF), Victor Alexander (C) John Williams, David Vita, Craig Porter, Scott Swan, Rex Harris | |
| Subs | Centenary | Kevin Buford (PG), Raymond Dyer (C) David Ferguson, Stephen Pinder | |
| 01:39 | Centenary | Thomas Mason makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 01:39 | Centenary | Thomas Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 01:20 | Chicago State | Joseph Wilkerson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-35 |
| 01:19 | Centenary | Ted Crow gets the rebound | 27-35 |
| 01:13 | Centenary | Ted Crow hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 27-35 |
| 01:11 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Joseph Wilkerson | 27-35 |
| 01:04 | Chicago State | Ernest Mares clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-35 |
| 01:02 | Chicago State | Joseph Wilkerson pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 00:51 | Chicago State | Victor Alexander hits the finger roll | 29-35 |
| 00:24 | Centenary | Thomas Mason hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 29-35 |
| 00:23 | Chicago State | Ernest Mares grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 00:04 | Chicago State | Joseph Wilkerson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 00:02 | Centenary | Raymond Dyer gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 00:00 | Centenary | Raymond Dyer comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 29-35 |