| Lineup | Cairn | PG - Ronnie Hepler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ryan Doyle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Marko (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad Earl (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Hodge (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Wesleyan | PG - George Ronk (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eli Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Allen (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Anthony Guard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Herring (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Cairn | John Marko inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | Cairn | Cairn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Wesleyan | N. Carolina Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Cairn | Eli Wood picks off the pass by Chad Earl | 32-34 |
| 19:39 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Eli Wood can't finish the layup | 32-34 |
| 19:38 | Cairn | Ronnie Hepler snags the defensive board | 32-34 |
| 19:21 | Cairn | Chad Earl is denied on a layup by Anthony Guard | 32-34 |
| 19:20 | Cairn | Ronnie Hepler pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 19:04 | Cairn | Chad Earl clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-34 |
| 19:02 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Shawn Allen | 32-34 |
| 18:44 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | George Ronk misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Hodge - foul #1 on Michael Hodge, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| 18:44 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | George Ronk misses the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 18:44 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | George Ronk makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 18:28 | Cairn | Chad Earl misses long on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by George Ronk - foul #2 on George Ronk, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| 18:28 | Cairn | Chad Earl makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 18:28 | Cairn | Chad Earl misses the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 18:28 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Dale Herring snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 18:10 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Anthony Guard misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Marko - foul #2 on John Marko, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| 18:10 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Anthony Guard misses the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 18:10 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Anthony Guard makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 17:48 | Cairn | Ryan Doyle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-36 |
| 17:46 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Anthony Guard | 33-36 |
| 17:31 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Eli Wood misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 17:29 | Cairn | Michael Hodge grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 17:24 | Cairn | Ryan Doyle knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 35-36 |
| 17:09 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Eli Wood misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 17:07 | Cairn | John Marko snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 16:50 | Cairn | Ryan Doyle comes up short on the shot from the right side | 35-36 |
| 16:49 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Anthony Guard snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 16:37 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Anthony Guard hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 35-36 |
| 16:36 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Dale Herring grabs the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 16:12 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | George Ronk scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Eli Wood | 35-39 |
| 15:55 | Cairn | John Marko misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 15:53 | Cairn | Michael Hodge pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-39 |
| Lineup | Cairn | PG - Ronnie Hepler (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ryan Doyle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Marko (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chad Earl (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Hodge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Wesleyan | PG - George Ronk (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eli Wood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shawn Allen (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Anthony Guard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Dale Herring (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:42 | Cairn | Ronnie Hepler comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-39 |
| 15:41 | Cairn | John Marko misses the tip | 35-39 |
| 15:40 | Cairn | Michael Hodge hits the follow up shot | 37-39 |
| 15:20 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Eli Wood connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-42 |
| 15:01 | Cairn | Dale Herring swats the short shot by Chad Earl | 37-42 |
| 14:59 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Anthony Guard snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 14:38 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Dale Herring clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Hodge - foul #2 on Michael Hodge, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Cairn | Robert Amerson (PG), John Cain (SG), Robert Schmidt (SF), John Gray (PF), Douglas Blevins (C) Ronnie Hepler, Ryan Doyle, John Marko, Chad Earl, Michael Hodge | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Dave Andersen (PG), John Davis (SG), Ted Sullivan (SF), Everett Albano (PF) George Ronk, Eli Wood, Shawn Allen, Anthony Guard | |
| 14:38 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Dale Herring misses the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 14:38 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Dale Herring makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 14:15 | Cairn | Robert Schmidt knocks in the shot from the left block | 39-43 |
| 13:56 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Dale Herring drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Ted Sullivan | 39-45 |
| 13:34 | Cairn | A charge is called on Robert Amerson - foul #2 on Robert Amerson, team foul #4 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Cairn | | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Ralph Lamb (C) Dale Herring | |
| 13:15 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Ted Sullivan misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 13:14 | Cairn | The rebound goes to John Cain | 39-45 |
| 12:58 | Cairn | Robert Schmidt misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Ted Sullivan - foul #2 on Ted Sullivan, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| 12:58 | Cairn | Robert Schmidt makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 12:58 | Cairn | Robert Schmidt misses the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 12:58 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Ralph Lamb grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 12:41 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Dave Andersen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-45 |
| 12:24 | Cairn | Robert Amerson loses the ball out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Subs | Cairn | Ryan Johnson (SF) Douglas Blevins | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | | |
| 12:11 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Dave Andersen is hacked by John Cain - foul #2 on John Cain, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Cairn | Ronnie Hepler (PG) John Cain | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | | |
| 11:52 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Dave Andersen misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 11:50 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Dave Andersen misses the tip | 40-45 |
| 11:49 | Cairn | The rebound goes to Robert Amerson | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Cairn | PG - Ronnie Hepler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Amerson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ryan Johnson (fresh) PF - Robert Schmidt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - John Gray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Wesleyan | PG - Dave Andersen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ted Sullivan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Everett Albano (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Lamb (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Cairn | Robert Schmidt buries a turnaround from the left block | 42-45 |
| 11:29 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Ralph Lamb is fouled on the floor by Robert Amerson - foul #3 on Robert Amerson, team foul #6 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Cairn | Richard Farrar (SG), Chad Earl (PF), Michael Hodge (C) Robert Amerson, Robert Schmidt, John Gray | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | George Ronk (PG), Eli Wood (SG), Charles Fulcher (SF), Anthony Guard (PF) Dave Andersen, John Davis, Ted Sullivan, Everett Albano | |
| 11:15 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Ralph Lamb comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Hodge - foul #3 on Michael Hodge, team foul #7 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Cairn | John Marko (SF), Douglas Blevins (PF) Ryan Johnson, Chad Earl | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | | |
| 11:15 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Ralph Lamb makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 11:15 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Ralph Lamb misses the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 11:15 | Cairn | John Marko pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 10:49 | Cairn | John Marko can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 10:48 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Anthony Guard gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 10:44 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Eli Wood is fouled on the floor by Douglas Blevins - foul #3 on Douglas Blevins, team foul #8 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Cairn | John Cain (SG) Richard Farrar | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Dale Herring (C) Ralph Lamb | |
| 10:44 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Eli Wood makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 10:44 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Eli Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 10:44 | Cairn | John Cain grabs the board | 42-47 |
| 10:25 | Cairn | John Cain scores on a jumper from the right side | 44-47 |
| 10:11 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | George Ronk hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Charles Fulcher | 44-49 |
| 09:54 | Cairn | Ronnie Hepler hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Cain | 47-49 |
| 09:39 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Charles Fulcher misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by John Marko - foul #3 on John Marko, team foul #9 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Cairn | Robert Amerson (PG), Ryan Doyle (SG), Robert Schmidt (SF), Chad Earl (PF), John Gray (C) Ronnie Hepler, John Cain, John Marko, Douglas Blevins, Michael Hodge | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Everett Albano (PF), Ralph Lamb (C) Anthony Guard, Dale Herring | |
| 09:39 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Charles Fulcher makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 09:39 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Charles Fulcher makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 09:27 | Cairn | John Gray misses the easy layup but he's hacked by George Ronk - foul #3 on George Ronk, team foul #3 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Cairn | | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | John Davis (SG), Shawn Allen (SF) Eli Wood, Charles Fulcher | |
| 09:27 | Cairn | John Gray makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 09:27 | Cairn | John Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 09:04 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | John Davis is whistled for a carry | 49-51 |
| 08:50 | Cairn | John Gray clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 08:48 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | George Ronk grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 08:32 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | John Davis makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Shawn Allen | 49-53 |
| 08:15 | Cairn | Robert Schmidt misses the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by John Davis - foul #1 on John Davis, team foul #4 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Cairn | Ronnie Hepler (PG), John Marko (SF) Robert Amerson, John Gray | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Eli Wood (SG), Anthony Guard (PF), Dale Herring (C) George Ronk, Everett Albano, Ralph Lamb | |
| 08:15 | Cairn | Robert Schmidt makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 08:15 | Cairn | Robert Schmidt misses the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 08:15 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Anthony Guard snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 07:47 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | John Davis connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Guard | 50-55 |
| Lineup | Cairn | PG - Ronnie Hepler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Doyle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Marko (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chad Earl (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Schmidt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Wesleyan | PG - John Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eli Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shawn Allen (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Anthony Guard (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Dale Herring (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:35 | Cairn | Chad Earl drills a floater in the paint | 52-55 |
| 07:26 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Anthony Guard makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Eli Wood | 52-57 |
| 07:12 | Cairn | Robert Schmidt comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 52-57 |
| 07:10 | Cairn | John Marko tips it but misses | 52-57 |
| 07:09 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Anthony Guard snags the defensive board | 52-57 |
| 06:59 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Dale Herring makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eli Wood | 52-59 |
| 06:39 | Cairn | Ronnie Hepler hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ryan Doyle | 54-59 |
| 06:16 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Anthony Guard's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Schmidt | 54-59 |
| 06:15 | Cairn | John Marko pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| 05:56 | Cairn | Ryan Doyle misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-59 |
| 05:55 | Cairn | John Marko snags the offensive board | 54-59 |
| 05:31 | Cairn | Eli Wood steals it from John Marko | 54-59 |
| 05:24 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Shawn Allen can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 05:23 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Dale Herring grabs the offensive board | 54-59 |
| 05:02 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Chad Earl steals it from Dale Herring | 54-59 |
| 04:53 | Cairn | Ronnie Hepler is hacked by Dale Herring - foul #2 on Dale Herring, team foul #5 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Cairn | Robert Amerson (PG), John Cain (SG), Ryan Johnson (SF), John Gray (PF), Michael Hodge (C) Ronnie Hepler, Ryan Doyle, John Marko, Chad Earl, Robert Schmidt | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | George Ronk (PG), Ted Sullivan (SG), Charles Fulcher (SF), Everett Albano (PF), Ralph Lamb (C) John Davis, Eli Wood, Shawn Allen, Anthony Guard, Dale Herring | |
| 04:37 | Cairn | Ryan Johnson hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Amerson | 57-59 |
| 04:23 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Ted Sullivan drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Charles Fulcher | 57-62 |
| 04:04 | Cairn | Everett Albano denies the turnaround by Michael Hodge | 57-62 |
| 04:02 | Cairn | The offensive rebound goes to John Gray | 57-62 |
| 03:40 | Cairn | Michael Hodge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-62 |
| Lineup | Cairn | PG - Robert Amerson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Cain (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Hodge (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Wesleyan | PG - George Ronk (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ted Sullivan (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Fulcher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Everett Albano (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph Lamb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:29 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Ralph Lamb makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ted Sullivan | 57-64 |
| 03:17 | Cairn | Robert Amerson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-64 |
| 03:02 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Everett Albano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-64 |
| Subs | Cairn | Ronnie Hepler (PG) John Cain | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | John Davis (SG), Dale Herring (C) Charles Fulcher, Ralph Lamb | |
| 02:58 | Cairn | Cairn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-64 |
| Subs | Cairn | John Marko (SF), Robert Schmidt (PF) Ryan Johnson, John Gray | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Eli Wood (SG), Anthony Guard (PF) John Davis, Everett Albano | |
| 02:45 | Cairn | Robert Amerson misses long on a jumper from the left side | 60-64 |
| 02:44 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Eli Wood grabs the board | 60-64 |
| 02:21 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Anthony Guard can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-64 |
| 02:19 | Cairn | Michael Hodge pulls down the rebound | 60-64 |
| 02:19 | Cairn | Cairn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-64 |
| Subs | Cairn | Ryan Doyle (SG), Chad Earl (PF) Robert Amerson, Robert Schmidt | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Shawn Allen (SF) Ted Sullivan | |
| 02:03 | Cairn | Ronnie Hepler makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-64 |
| 01:50 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Eli Wood misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-64 |
| 01:48 | Cairn | Michael Hodge grabs the board | 63-64 |
| 01:43 | Cairn | Ryan Doyle makes the jumper from the left side set up by John Marko and the foul's on Anthony Guard - foul #1 on Anthony Guard, team foul #6 | 65-64 |
| 01:43 | Cairn | Ryan Doyle makes the free throw | 66-64 |
| 01:26 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Dale Herring hits the finger roll set up by Eli Wood | 66-66 |
| 01:07 | Cairn | Ryan Doyle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-66 |
| 01:05 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Shawn Allen snags the defensive board | 66-66 |
| 00:59 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Shawn Allen is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Shawn Allen, team foul #7 | 66-66 |
| 00:38 | Cairn | Michael Hodge connects on the shot from the left block | 68-66 |
| 00:31 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Eli Wood hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from George Ronk and the foul's on Ryan Doyle - foul #2 on Ryan Doyle, team foul #10 | 68-68 |
| 00:31 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Eli Wood misses the free throw | 68-68 |
| 00:31 | Cairn | The rebound goes to John Marko | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Cairn | Cairn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Wesleyan | N. Carolina Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Cairn | Michael Hodge hits a floater from just outside the lane | 70-68 |
| 00:02 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | N. Carolina Wesleyan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | Cairn | Cairn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Wesleyan | N. Carolina Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | George Ronk misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 70-68 |