| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Terry Hasse (fresh) SG - Dean Hill (fresh) SF - Herman Willingham (fresh) PF - John Sides (fresh) C - Robert Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Michael Kemper (fresh) SG - Melvin Lee (fresh) SF - Vyacheslav Staniszewski (fresh) PF - Willie Morvant (fresh) C - Dustin Merrill (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Oakland | Robert Jones wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Oakland | Willie Morvant swats the layup by John Sides | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Oakland | Herman Willingham pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Oakland | Dean Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | The Citadel | Dustin Merrill lays it up and in set up by Melvin Lee | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Oakland | Terry Hasse misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Oakland | Robert Jones hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | The Citadel | Robert Jones swats the shot by Michael Kemper | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Oakland | The rebound goes to Robert Jones | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Oakland | Herman Willingham knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Dean Hill | 4-2 |
| 18:18 | The Citadel | Vyacheslav Staniszewski connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Kemper | 4-4 |
| 18:05 | Oakland | Herman Willingham makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Sides | 7-4 |
| 17:49 | The Citadel | Vyacheslav Staniszewski scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 7-6 |
| 17:28 | Oakland | Terry Hasse comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Vyacheslav Staniszewski - foul #1 on Vyacheslav Staniszewski, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Oakland | Erick Rickert (SG), Scott Mohr (C) Dean Hill, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 17:28 | Oakland | Terry Hasse makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 17:28 | Oakland | Terry Hasse misses the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 17:28 | The Citadel | Willie Morvant grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 17:16 | The Citadel | Terry Hasse is called for the reach on Michael Kemper - foul #1 on Terry Hasse, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Dallas Smith (PF) Willie Morvant | |
| 16:59 | The Citadel | Terry Hasse steals it from Melvin Lee | 8-6 |
| 16:40 | Oakland | John Sides banks in the layup on a great pass from Terry Hasse | 10-6 |
| 16:22 | The Citadel | Vyacheslav Staniszewski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 16:21 | The Citadel | Melvin Lee grabs the offensive board | 10-6 |
| 16:07 | The Citadel | Vyacheslav Staniszewski is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-9 |
| 15:50 | Oakland | Herman Willingham misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Vyacheslav Staniszewski - foul #2 on Vyacheslav Staniszewski, team foul #2 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Howard Smolen (PG), Tommy Jones (SG), Willie Morvant (PF), Clayton Hanson (C) Michael Kemper, Melvin Lee, Vyacheslav Staniszewski, Dustin Merrill | |
| 15:50 | Oakland | Herman Willingham makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 15:50 | Oakland | Herman Willingham makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Terry Hasse (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erick Rickert (fairly fresh) SF - Herman Willingham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Sides (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Mohr (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Howard Smolen (fresh) SG - Tommy Jones (fresh) SF - Dallas Smith (fresh) PF - Willie Morvant (fresh) C - Clayton Hanson (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | The Citadel | Tommy Jones loses the dribble to Erick Rickert | 12-9 |
| 15:13 | Oakland | Erick Rickert is fouled on the floor by Clayton Hanson - foul #1 on Clayton Hanson, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Oakland | Dean Hill (SG), Robert Jones (C) Herman Willingham, John Sides | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 14:53 | Oakland | Clayton Hanson swats the short shot by Terry Hasse | 12-9 |
| 14:51 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Dallas Smith | 12-9 |
| 14:48 | The Citadel | Terry Hasse steps in front of the Tommy Jones pass in the backcourt | 12-9 |
| 14:47 | Oakland | Scott Mohr lays it up and in on a nice dish by Terry Hasse | 14-9 |
| 14:40 | The Citadel | Willie Morvant drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 14:27 | Oakland | Terry Hasse loses the dribble to Dallas Smith | 14-11 |
| 14:24 | The Citadel | Tommy Jones blows the layup | 14-11 |
| 14:22 | Oakland | Terry Hasse grabs the defensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 14:13 | Oakland | Terry Hasse hits a floater from the left wing | 16-11 |
| 13:59 | The Citadel | Robert Jones is called for the reach on Clayton Hanson - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #2 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Oakland | Angel Bruno (PG), Daniel Fridley (SG), Jimmy Joyner (SF), John Sides (PF) Terry Hasse, Dean Hill, Erick Rickert, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Michael Kemper (PG), Melvin Lee (SG), Lyle Cox (SF), William Marcum (C) Howard Smolen, Tommy Jones, Dallas Smith, Willie Morvant | |
| 13:43 | The Citadel | Lyle Cox comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-11 |
| 13:42 | The Citadel | The offensive rebound goes to Clayton Hanson | 16-11 |
| 13:17 | The Citadel | Lyle Cox clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-11 |
| 13:16 | Oakland | Scott Mohr gets the rebound | 16-11 |
| 12:59 | Oakland | Jimmy Joyner misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Melvin Lee - foul #1 on Melvin Lee, team foul #4 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Oakland | Terry Hasse (PG), Erick Rickert (SG), Herman Willingham (SF) Angel Bruno, Daniel Fridley, Scott Mohr | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Dallas Smith (PF), Dustin Merrill (C) Clayton Hanson, William Marcum | |
| 12:59 | Oakland | Jimmy Joyner makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 12:59 | Oakland | Jimmy Joyner makes the 2nd free throw | 18-11 |
| 12:52 | The Citadel | Erick Rickert is called for the reach on Melvin Lee in the backcourt - foul #1 on Erick Rickert, team foul #3 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Oakland | Robert Jones (C) John Sides | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Tommy Jones (SF) Lyle Cox | |
| 12:28 | The Citadel | Tommy Jones hits a jump hook in the paint | 18-13 |
| 12:05 | Oakland | Erick Rickert can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 18-13 |
| 12:04 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Dustin Merrill | 18-13 |
| 12:00 | The Citadel | Tommy Jones loses the dribble to Erick Rickert in the backcourt | 18-13 |
| 11:48 | Oakland | Terry Hasse misses badly on a floater from the left side | 18-13 |
| 11:46 | Oakland | Robert Jones tips it home | 20-13 |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Terry Hasse (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Erick Rickert (tiring) 2 stl. SF - Herman Willingham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jimmy Joyner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Michael Kemper (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Melvin Lee (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tommy Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dallas Smith (fresh) C - Dustin Merrill (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:42 | The Citadel | Erick Rickert steps in front of the Dallas Smith pass in the backcourt | 20-13 |
| 11:29 | Oakland | Dallas Smith denies the turnaround by Erick Rickert | 20-13 |
| 11:27 | Oakland | Erick Rickert grabs the offensive board | 20-13 |
| 11:12 | Oakland | Tommy Jones takes the ball from Terry Hasse | 20-13 |
| 10:59 | The Citadel | Melvin Lee hits a floater from the right side | 20-15 |
| 10:52 | Oakland | Terry Hasse misses the fadeaway in the paint | 20-15 |
| 10:50 | The Citadel | Dallas Smith pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| 10:44 | The Citadel | Dallas Smith can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jimmy Joyner - foul #1 on Jimmy Joyner, team foul #4 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Oakland | Angel Bruno (PG), Dean Hill (SG), John Sides (PF), Scott Mohr (C) Terry Hasse, Erick Rickert, Jimmy Joyner, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Howard Smolen (PG), Willie Morvant (PF), Clayton Hanson (C) Michael Kemper, Tommy Jones, Dustin Merrill | |
| 10:44 | The Citadel | Dallas Smith misses the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 10:44 | The Citadel | Dallas Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 10:31 | Oakland | Herman Willingham loses the dribble to Howard Smolen | 20-16 |
| 10:28 | The Citadel | Melvin Lee jams it on a great pass from Howard Smolen | 20-18 |
| 10:07 | Oakland | Clayton Hanson is called for the reach on Dean Hill - foul #2 on Clayton Hanson, team foul #5 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Michael Kemper (PG), Lyle Cox (SF), William Marcum (C) Melvin Lee, Dallas Smith, Clayton Hanson | |
| 09:47 | Oakland | Herman Willingham misses the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Howard Smolen - foul #1 on Howard Smolen, team foul #6 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Oakland | Robert Jones (C) Scott Mohr | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 09:47 | Oakland | Herman Willingham makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 09:47 | Oakland | Herman Willingham makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 09:33 | The Citadel | Michael Kemper knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Lyle Cox | 22-20 |
| 09:07 | Oakland | Herman Willingham misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 22-20 |
| 09:05 | Oakland | Angel Bruno grabs the offensive board | 22-20 |
| 08:48 | Oakland | Dean Hill misses short on a 3 from straight away | 22-20 |
| 08:46 | The Citadel | Willie Morvant grabs the defensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 08:24 | The Citadel | Angel Bruno steals the ball from Willie Morvant | 22-20 |
| 08:08 | Oakland | Dean Hill buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Angel Bruno | 25-20 |
| 07:50 | The Citadel | Howard Smolen knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Willie Morvant | 25-22 |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Angel Bruno (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dean Hill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herman Willingham (tired) 9 pts. PF - John Sides (tiring) 2 pts. C - Robert Jones (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Michael Kemper (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Smolen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lyle Cox (fairly fresh) PF - Willie Morvant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Marcum (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Oakland | Herman Willingham is hacked by Lyle Cox - foul #1 on Lyle Cox, team foul #7 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Oakland | Terry Hasse (PG), Erick Rickert (SG), Scott Mohr (C) Angel Bruno, Dean Hill, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Melvin Lee (SG), Tommy Jones (SF), Dallas Smith (PF), Dustin Merrill (C) Howard Smolen, Lyle Cox, Willie Morvant, William Marcum | |
| 07:21 | Oakland | Herman Willingham misses the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 07:21 | The Citadel | Tommy Jones pulls down the rebound | 25-22 |
| 07:02 | The Citadel | Tommy Jones is denied on a dunk by John Sides | 25-22 |
| 07:01 | Oakland | The rebound goes to Herman Willingham | 25-22 |
| 06:44 | Oakland | Erick Rickert is hacked by Michael Kemper - foul #1 on Michael Kemper, team foul #8 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Oakland | Daniel Fridley (SG), Jimmy Joyner (C) Herman Willingham, John Sides | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 06:44 | Oakland | Erick Rickert misses the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 06:44 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Dustin Merrill | 25-22 |
| 06:27 | The Citadel | Erick Rickert is called for the reach on Tommy Jones - foul #2 on Erick Rickert, team foul #5 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Oakland | John Sides (PF) Erick Rickert | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Howard Smolen (PG) Michael Kemper | |
| 06:10 | The Citadel | Howard Smolen is hacked by Terry Hasse - foul #2 on Terry Hasse, team foul #6 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Oakland | Timothy Doty (PG) Terry Hasse | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 06:03 | The Citadel | Tommy Jones is hacked by Scott Mohr - foul #1 on Scott Mohr, team foul #7 | 25-22 |
| 06:03 | The Citadel | Tommy Jones misses the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 06:03 | Oakland | Scott Mohr snags the defensive board | 25-22 |
| 05:52 | Oakland | Jimmy Joyner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 25-22 |
| 05:50 | Oakland | Jimmy Joyner snags the offensive board | 25-22 |
| 05:34 | Oakland | Jimmy Joyner loses the dribble to Dallas Smith | 25-22 |
| 05:30 | The Citadel | Tommy Jones loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-22 |
| Subs | Oakland | Herman Willingham (SF) Jimmy Joyner | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Michael Kemper (PG), William Marcum (PF) Howard Smolen, Tommy Jones | |
| 05:23 | Oakland | Herman Willingham loses the ball out of bounds | 25-22 |
| Subs | Oakland | Robert Jones (C) John Sides | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Tommy Jones (SF) Dustin Merrill | |
| 05:08 | The Citadel | Dallas Smith misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Scott Mohr - foul #2 on Scott Mohr, team foul #8 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Oakland | John Sides (PF) Scott Mohr | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 05:08 | The Citadel | Dallas Smith misses the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 05:08 | The Citadel | Dallas Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 04:56 | Oakland | John Sides's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-23 |
| Subs | Oakland | Dean Hill (SG) Daniel Fridley | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Lyle Cox (SF) Tommy Jones | |
| 04:52 | The Citadel | Lyle Cox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-23 |
| 04:39 | Oakland | John Sides misses the jumper from the right side | 25-23 |
| 04:38 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Dallas Smith | 25-23 |
| 04:15 | The Citadel | John Sides is called for the reach on Melvin Lee - foul #1 on John Sides, team foul #9 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Oakland | Angel Bruno (PG) Timothy Doty | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Howard Smolen (PG), Willie Morvant (PF), Dustin Merrill (C) Michael Kemper, Dallas Smith, William Marcum | |
| 04:15 | The Citadel | Melvin Lee misses the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 04:15 | The Citadel | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Morvant | 25-23 |
| 03:58 | The Citadel | Willie Morvant loses the ball out of bounds | 25-23 |
| Subs | Oakland | Terry Hasse (PG), Erick Rickert (SF), Jimmy Joyner (PF), Scott Mohr (C) Angel Bruno, Herman Willingham, John Sides, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Vyacheslav Staniszewski (SF) Lyle Cox | |
| 03:49 | Oakland | Terry Hasse hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Jimmy Joyner and he's hacked by Howard Smolen - foul #2 on Howard Smolen, team foul #9 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Oakland | Daniel Fridley (SG) Dean Hill | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 03:49 | Oakland | Terry Hasse makes the free throw | 28-23 |
| 03:34 | The Citadel | Daniel Fridley steps in front of the Vyacheslav Staniszewski pass | 28-23 |
| 03:31 | Oakland | Erick Rickert hits the finger roll on a great pass from Daniel Fridley | 30-23 |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Terry Hasse (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Fridley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Erick Rickert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Scott Mohr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Joyner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Howard Smolen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Lee (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vyacheslav Staniszewski (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Willie Morvant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Merrill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:29 | The Citadel | Willie Morvant is hacked by Erick Rickert in the backcourt - foul #3 on Erick Rickert, team foul #10 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Oakland | Robert Jones (C) Erick Rickert | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 03:29 | The Citadel | Willie Morvant makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 03:29 | The Citadel | Willie Morvant makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 03:20 | Oakland | Scott Mohr drills a turnaround in the lane | 32-25 |
| 03:15 | The Citadel | Daniel Fridley steals the ball from Melvin Lee in the backcourt | 32-25 |
| 03:13 | Oakland | Jimmy Joyner jams it on a great pass from Daniel Fridley | 34-25 |
| 03:10 | The Citadel | Howard Smolen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-25 |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Tommy Jones (PG), Dallas Smith (SG), Clayton Hanson (PF) Howard Smolen, Melvin Lee, Willie Morvant | |
| 02:53 | Oakland | Jimmy Joyner misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 34-25 |
| 02:52 | The Citadel | Vyacheslav Staniszewski snags the defensive board | 34-25 |
| 02:45 | The Citadel | Dallas Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-25 |
| Subs | Oakland | Dean Hill (SG), Angel Bruno (SF), John Sides (PF) Daniel Fridley, Jimmy Joyner, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Melvin Lee (SG) Dustin Merrill | |
| 02:32 | Oakland | Scott Mohr clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-25 |
| 02:30 | Oakland | Terry Hasse pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 02:21 | Oakland | Clayton Hanson takes the ball from John Sides | 34-25 |
| 01:58 | The Citadel | Vyacheslav Staniszewski is hacked by Dean Hill - foul #1 on Dean Hill, team foul #11 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Michael Kemper (PG) Tommy Jones | |
| 01:58 | The Citadel | Vyacheslav Staniszewski makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 01:58 | The Citadel | Vyacheslav Staniszewski misses the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 01:58 | Oakland | The rebound goes to John Sides | 34-26 |
| 01:38 | Oakland | John Sides comes up short on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Dallas Smith - foul #1 on Dallas Smith, team foul #10 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Oakland | Herman Willingham (SF), Robert Jones (C) Angel Bruno, Scott Mohr | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Lyle Cox (SF), Willie Morvant (PF), Dustin Merrill (C) Melvin Lee, Vyacheslav Staniszewski, Clayton Hanson | |
| 01:38 | Oakland | John Sides misses the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 01:38 | Oakland | John Sides makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 01:16 | The Citadel | Lyle Cox is open but comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 35-26 |
| 01:14 | Oakland | Herman Willingham grabs the defensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 01:08 | Oakland | Herman Willingham's fadeaway is rejected by Dustin Merrill | 35-26 |
| 01:07 | The Citadel | Willie Morvant gets the rebound | 35-26 |
| 00:50 | The Citadel | Michael Kemper misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 35-26 |
| 00:49 | The Citadel | Willie Morvant gets the offensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 00:40 | The Citadel | Dustin Merrill scores on a 3 from the left corner | 35-29 |
| 00:11 | Oakland | Dean Hill misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 35-29 |
| 00:10 | The Citadel | Lyle Cox pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 00:03 | The Citadel | Dallas Smith misses long on a shot from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 00:02 | Oakland | Herman Willingham gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| 00:00 | Oakland | Herman Willingham misses short on a fullcourt shot | 35-29 |