| Lineup | Centenary | PG - David Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Hartman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Danny Richardson (fresh) 9 pts. C - Raymond Dyer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - David Vita (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Pete Howard (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ernest Mares (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Wilkerson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Victor Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Chicago State | Ernest Mares inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Chicago State | Pete Howard misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 19:38 | Chicago State | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Alexander | 30-27 |
| 19:26 | Chicago State | Pete Howard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 30-27 |
| 19:24 | Centenary | Raymond Dyer grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 19:12 | Centenary | Raymond Dyer drills a shot from the free throw line | 32-27 |
| 18:47 | Chicago State | Victor Alexander can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-27 |
| 18:45 | Centenary | The rebound goes to Danny Richardson | 32-27 |
| 18:23 | Centenary | Pete Howard steals the ball from Thomas Mason | 32-27 |
| 18:16 | Chicago State | David Ferguson swats the shot by Joseph Wilkerson | 32-27 |
| 18:15 | Chicago State | David Vita grabs the offensive board | 32-27 |
| 17:56 | Chicago State | Frank Hartman takes the ball from David Vita | 32-27 |
| 17:43 | Centenary | Pete Howard takes the ball from Frank Hartman | 32-27 |
| 17:26 | Chicago State | Pete Howard misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by David Ferguson - foul #2 on David Ferguson, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Centenary | Roger Butler (C) Danny Richardson | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Craig Porter (PF) Joseph Wilkerson | |
| 17:26 | Chicago State | Pete Howard misses the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 17:26 | Chicago State | Pete Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 17:26 | Centenary | Roger Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 17:12 | Centenary | Raymond Dyer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-27 |
| 17:11 | Centenary | Raymond Dyer tips it home | 34-27 |
| 16:58 | Chicago State | Ernest Mares scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Victor Alexander | 34-30 |
| 16:35 | Centenary | David Ferguson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-30 |
| 16:34 | Chicago State | Ernest Mares snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 16:16 | Chicago State | Thomas Mason steals the ball from Pete Howard | 34-30 |
| 16:11 | Centenary | Thomas Mason can't finish the layup | 34-30 |
| 16:10 | Centenary | Roger Butler grabs the offensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 16:04 | Centenary | Frank Hartman misses badly on a shot in the paint | 34-30 |
| 16:02 | Chicago State | Victor Alexander snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - David Ferguson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Mason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Hartman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Dyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Butler (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - David Vita (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Pete Howard (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ernest Mares (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Craig Porter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Alexander (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Chicago State | Craig Porter buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from David Vita | 34-32 |
| 15:26 | Centenary | Craig Porter picks off the pass by David Ferguson | 34-32 |
| 15:08 | Chicago State | Thomas Mason steals the ball from Ernest Mares | 34-32 |
| 14:43 | Centenary | Roger Butler can't connect on a floater in the lane | 34-32 |
| 14:41 | Centenary | Frank Hartman hits the follow up shot | 36-32 |
| 14:24 | Chicago State | Pete Howard makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Vita | 36-34 |
| 14:04 | Centenary | Frank Hartman drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Mason and he's fouled by Ernest Mares - foul #2 on Ernest Mares, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Centenary | Kevin Buford (PG), Cary Trimble (SG), Danny Richardson (PF), Scott Iliff (C) David Ferguson, Thomas Mason, Raymond Dyer, Roger Butler | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Zachary Crowe (PG), Thomas Hornbeck (SG), Scott Swan (SF), Joseph Wilkerson (PF), Rex Harris (C) David Vita, Pete Howard, Ernest Mares, Craig Porter, Victor Alexander | |
| 14:04 | Centenary | Frank Hartman makes the free throw | 39-34 |
| 14:02 | Chicago State | Zachary Crowe is hacked by Kevin Buford in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Buford, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Centenary | Thomas Higgins (SF) Frank Hartman | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 13:49 | Chicago State | Rex Harris drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Zachary Crowe | 39-36 |
| 13:35 | Centenary | Thomas Hornbeck steps in front of the Kevin Buford pass | 39-36 |
| 13:22 | Chicago State | Joseph Wilkerson lays it in and the foul's on Thomas Higgins - foul #1 on Thomas Higgins, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| 13:22 | Chicago State | Joseph Wilkerson misses the free throw | 39-38 |
| 13:22 | Centenary | Scott Iliff grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 13:10 | Centenary | Scott Iliff misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 39-38 |
| 13:08 | Centenary | Kevin Buford grabs the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 12:48 | Centenary | Danny Richardson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 39-38 |
| 12:47 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Joseph Wilkerson | 39-38 |
| 12:35 | Chicago State | Joseph Wilkerson drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Zachary Crowe | 39-41 |
| 12:17 | Centenary | Danny Richardson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 39-41 |
| 12:15 | Centenary | Scott Iliff gets the offensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 11:59 | Centenary | Thomas Higgins dunks the ball on a nice dish by Kevin Buford and he's hacked by Joseph Wilkerson - foul #2 on Joseph Wilkerson, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Centenary | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Pete Howard (SG), Craig Porter (C) Scott Swan, Rex Harris | |
| 11:59 | Centenary | Thomas Higgins makes the free throw | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Kevin Buford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cary Trimble (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Higgins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Danny Richardson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Iliff (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Zachary Crowe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Pete Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Hornbeck (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Wilkerson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Craig Porter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Chicago State | Joseph Wilkerson hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 11:17 | Centenary | Thomas Higgins's pass is intercepted by Joseph Wilkerson | 42-43 |
| 10:52 | Chicago State | Zachary Crowe misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Danny Richardson - foul #1 on Danny Richardson, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Centenary | David Ferguson (PG), Thomas Mason (SG), Frank Hartman (SF), Raymond Dyer (PF), Roger Butler (C) Kevin Buford, Cary Trimble, Thomas Higgins, Danny Richardson, Scott Iliff | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ernest Mares (SF), Victor Alexander (C) Thomas Hornbeck, Joseph Wilkerson | |
| 10:52 | Chicago State | Zachary Crowe misses the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 10:52 | Chicago State | Zachary Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 10:38 | Centenary | Roger Butler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-44 |
| Subs | Centenary | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | David Vita (PG) Zachary Crowe | |
| 10:25 | Chicago State | Victor Alexander buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Craig Porter | 42-47 |
| 10:12 | Centenary | Roger Butler clanks a 3 from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 10:11 | Centenary | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Dyer | 42-47 |
| 10:00 | Centenary | Roger Butler hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Frank Hartman and he's fouled by Ernest Mares - foul #3 on Ernest Mares, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Centenary | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Scott Swan (PF) Craig Porter | |
| 10:00 | Centenary | Roger Butler misses the free throw | 44-47 |
| 10:00 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Victor Alexander | 44-47 |
| 09:43 | Chicago State | Roger Butler swats the short shot by Scott Swan | 44-47 |
| 09:42 | Centenary | Raymond Dyer grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 09:19 | Centenary | Roger Butler is hacked by Ernest Mares - foul #4 on Ernest Mares, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Centenary | Scott Iliff (C) Roger Butler | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Thomas Hornbeck (SF), Joseph Wilkerson (PF), Rex Harris (C) Ernest Mares, Scott Swan, Victor Alexander | |
| 09:03 | Centenary | Thomas Mason makes the 3 from the right corner | 47-47 |
| 08:58 | Chicago State | Thomas Hornbeck is fouled on the floor by Frank Hartman - foul #2 on Frank Hartman, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Centenary | Kevin Buford (SF), Danny Richardson (PF) Frank Hartman, Raymond Dyer | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Craig Porter (SF) Thomas Hornbeck | |
| 08:43 | Chicago State | Pete Howard misses short on a turnaround from close range | 47-47 |
| 08:42 | Chicago State | Rex Harris grabs the offensive board | 47-47 |
| 08:31 | Chicago State | The jump hook by Rex Harris is blocked by Scott Iliff | 47-47 |
| 08:30 | Chicago State | Craig Porter tips it back up and in | 47-49 |
| 08:03 | Centenary | Kevin Buford makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Mason | 50-49 |
| 07:42 | Chicago State | Rex Harris loses the ball out of bounds | 50-49 |
| Subs | Centenary | Cary Trimble (SG), Frank Hartman (SF), Raymond Dyer (PF) David Ferguson, Thomas Mason, Danny Richardson | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Zachary Crowe (PG), Thomas Hornbeck (SG), Ernest Mares (SF), Victor Alexander (C) David Vita, Pete Howard, Joseph Wilkerson, Rex Harris | |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Kevin Buford (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cary Trimble (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Hartman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Dyer (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Iliff (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Zachary Crowe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Hornbeck (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ernest Mares (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. PF - Craig Porter (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Alexander (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Centenary | Kevin Buford makes the floater from the left side set up by Scott Iliff | 52-49 |
| 07:08 | Chicago State | Thomas Hornbeck hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ernest Mares | 52-51 |
| 06:43 | Centenary | Thomas Hornbeck steals the ball from Kevin Buford | 52-51 |
| 06:27 | Chicago State | Raymond Dyer swats the layup by Thomas Hornbeck | 52-51 |
| 06:25 | Chicago State | Ernest Mares grabs the offensive board | 52-51 |
| 06:16 | Chicago State | Ernest Mares's layup is rejected by Raymond Dyer | 52-51 |
| 06:15 | Centenary | Scott Iliff grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 05:56 | Centenary | Frank Hartman is fouled on the floor by Ernest Mares - foul #5 on Ernest Mares, team foul #5 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Centenary | David Ferguson (PG), Thomas Mason (SG), Danny Richardson (PF) Kevin Buford, Cary Trimble, Scott Iliff | |
| Subs | Chicago State | David Vita (PG), Pete Howard (SG), Joseph Wilkerson (PF) Zachary Crowe, Ernest Mares, Craig Porter | |
| 05:43 | Centenary | Thomas Mason misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-51 |
| 05:42 | Centenary | Danny Richardson tips it back up and in | 54-51 |
| 05:21 | Chicago State | Joseph Wilkerson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 54-51 |
| 05:20 | Centenary | Raymond Dyer snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 05:09 | Centenary | Thomas Mason is hacked by Thomas Hornbeck - foul #1 on Thomas Hornbeck, team foul #6 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Centenary | Kevin Buford (SF), Roger Butler (C) Frank Hartman, Raymond Dyer | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Scott Swan (SF), Rex Harris (C) Thomas Hornbeck, Victor Alexander | |
| 04:56 | Centenary | Roger Butler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-51 |
| 04:54 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Joseph Wilkerson | 54-51 |
| 04:43 | Chicago State | Joseph Wilkerson knocks in the shot from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 04:21 | Centenary | Thomas Mason misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Pete Howard - foul #1 on Pete Howard, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| 04:21 | Centenary | Thomas Mason misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 04:21 | Centenary | Thomas Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 03:58 | Chicago State | Joseph Wilkerson misses long on a floater from the right side | 55-53 |
| 03:57 | Centenary | Roger Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 03:42 | Centenary | Roger Butler connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Kevin Buford | 58-53 |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - David Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Mason (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Buford (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. PF - Danny Richardson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Butler (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - David Vita (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Pete Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Scott Swan (fresh) PF - Joseph Wilkerson (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Rex Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Chicago State | Pete Howard scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Wilkerson | 58-55 |
| 03:16 | Centenary | David Ferguson's pass is intercepted by Pete Howard | 58-55 |
| 03:13 | Chicago State | Pete Howard banks in the layup | 58-57 |
| 02:52 | Centenary | David Ferguson drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-57 |
| 02:52 | Chicago State | Chicago State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-57 |
| Subs | Centenary | Frank Hartman (SF), Scott Iliff (C) Kevin Buford, Roger Butler | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Craig Porter (SF), Victor Alexander (C) Scott Swan, Rex Harris | |
| 02:35 | Chicago State | Joseph Wilkerson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 02:34 | Chicago State | Victor Alexander tips it home | 61-59 |
| 02:20 | Centenary | Thomas Mason scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Danny Richardson | 63-59 |
| 02:03 | Chicago State | David Ferguson is called for the reach on Victor Alexander - foul #3 on David Ferguson, team foul #6 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Centenary | Raymond Dyer (PF) Danny Richardson | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Zachary Crowe (PG) David Vita | |
| 01:48 | Chicago State | Craig Porter hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Victor Alexander | 63-61 |
| 01:26 | Centenary | Frank Hartman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-61 |
| 01:24 | Chicago State | Craig Porter grabs the board | 63-61 |
| 01:24 | Chicago State | Chicago State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-61 |
| Subs | Centenary | Danny Richardson (PF) Raymond Dyer | |
| Subs | Chicago State | David Vita (PG) Zachary Crowe | |
| 01:06 | Chicago State | Joseph Wilkerson buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by David Vita and the foul's on Danny Richardson - foul #2 on Danny Richardson, team foul #7 | 63-63 |
| 01:06 | Chicago State | Joseph Wilkerson makes the free throw | 63-64 |
| 00:52 | Centenary | Thomas Mason is hacked by Pete Howard - foul #2 on Pete Howard, team foul #8 | 63-64 |
| 00:52 | Centenary | Thomas Mason makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 00:52 | Centenary | Thomas Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:36 | Chicago State | Victor Alexander misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Scott Iliff - foul #4 on Scott Iliff, team foul #8 | 65-64 |
| 00:36 | Chicago State | Victor Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:36 | Chicago State | Victor Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:11 | Centenary | Scott Iliff knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Mason | 67-66 |
| 00:03 | Chicago State | Joseph Wilkerson clanks a floater from the right wing | 67-66 |
| 00:01 | Chicago State | Craig Porter tips it but misses | 67-66 |
| 00:00 | Centenary | The rebound goes to Scott Iliff | 67-66 |