| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Michael Rankin (fresh) SG - Robert Thaxton (fresh) SF - Thomas Hoyos (fresh) PF - Clyde Usher (fresh) C - William Tinkham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lenoir-Rhyne | PG - Christopher Naylor (fresh) SG - Todd Blandon (fresh) SF - Lino Regulski (fresh) PF - John Benningfield (fresh) C - Norman Matheny (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Emporia St. | Clyde Usher wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lenoir-Rhyne | Lenoir-Rhyne is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin is hacked by John Benningfield - foul #1 on John Benningfield, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton misses the floater from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Lino Regulski grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Lino Regulski can't connect on a floater from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Emporia St. | Thomas Hoyos grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Emporia St. | Thomas Hoyos double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Todd Blandon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:32 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Norman Matheny hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | Emporia St. | Lino Regulski takes the ball from Thomas Hoyos in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:09 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Christopher Naylor is fouled on the floor by Michael Rankin - foul #1 on Michael Rankin, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:57 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Norman Matheny hits a wide open floater from the left block | 0-4 |
| 17:53 | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-4 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie (PG), Michael Brown (SG), Harry Wade (SF), Mathew Cook (PF), Gene Crandall (C) Michael Rankin, Robert Thaxton, Thomas Hoyos, Clyde Usher, William Tinkham | |
| Subs | Lenoir-Rhyne | | |
| 17:32 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Lino Regulski is open but comes up short on the floater in the lane | 0-4 |
| 17:30 | Emporia St. | Gene Crandall grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:24 | Emporia St. | Michael Brown clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Todd Blandon - foul #1 on Todd Blandon, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Lenoir-Rhyne | Robert Serpa (PG), Vernon Kimball (SG), John Forman (SF), Richard Northington (PF), Robert Carr (C) Christopher Naylor, Todd Blandon, Lino Regulski, John Benningfield, Norman Matheny | |
| 17:24 | Emporia St. | Michael Brown makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 17:24 | Emporia St. | Michael Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:22 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Vernon Kimball is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Brown - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 17:12 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Vernon Kimball blows the layup | 2-4 |
| 17:11 | Emporia St. | Michael Brown grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 17:09 | Emporia St. | Michael Brown is hacked by Vernon Kimball in the backcourt - foul #1 on Vernon Kimball, team foul #3 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Daniel Stamper (SG) Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Lenoir-Rhyne | | |
| 16:52 | Emporia St. | Harry Wade can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 2-4 |
| 16:50 | Lenoir-Rhyne | The rebound goes to John Forman | 2-4 |
| 16:34 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Robert Serpa misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 16:32 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Richard Northington grabs the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 16:18 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Gene Crandall swats the layup by Richard Northington | 2-4 |
| 16:16 | Emporia St. | Daniel Stamper pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:12 | Emporia St. | Harry Wade misses the easy open layup | 2-4 |
| 16:11 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Vernon Kimball snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 16:07 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Robert Serpa hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Northington | 2-7 |
| 16:00 | Emporia St. | Harry Wade misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 2-7 |
| 15:59 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Vernon Kimball gets the rebound | 2-7 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Jules Yazzie (fairly fresh) SG - Daniel Stamper (fairly fresh) SF - Harry Wade (fairly fresh) PF - Mathew Cook (fairly fresh) C - Gene Crandall (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Lenoir-Rhyne | PG - Robert Serpa (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Vernon Kimball (fairly fresh) SF - John Forman (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Northington (fairly fresh) C - Robert Carr (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Lenoir-Rhyne | John Forman loses the dribble to Daniel Stamper | 2-7 |
| 15:31 | Emporia St. | Mathew Cook misses short on an open shot from the right wing | 2-7 |
| 15:29 | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie tips it in | 4-7 |
| 15:16 | Lenoir-Rhyne | John Forman hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-10 |
| 15:03 | Emporia St. | Daniel Stamper comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 4-10 |
| 15:02 | Emporia St. | Harry Wade hits the follow up shot | 6-10 |
| 14:42 | Lenoir-Rhyne | John Forman is denied on a layup by Mathew Cook | 6-10 |
| 14:40 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Vernon Kimball tips it home | 6-12 |
| 14:23 | Emporia St. | Mathew Cook hits a wide open turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Gene Crandall | 8-12 |
| 14:11 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Robert Serpa is hacked by Jules Yazzie - foul #1 on Jules Yazzie, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin (PG), Robert Thaxton (SG), Thomas Hoyos (SF), Clyde Usher (PF), William Tinkham (C) Jules Yazzie, Daniel Stamper, Harry Wade, Mathew Cook, Gene Crandall | |
| Subs | Lenoir-Rhyne | Christopher Naylor (PG), Todd Blandon (SG), Lino Regulski (SF), John Benningfield (PF), Norman Matheny (C) Robert Serpa, Vernon Kimball, John Forman, Richard Northington, Robert Carr | |
| 13:54 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Lino Regulski banks in the layup set up by Christopher Naylor and he's fouled by Thomas Hoyos - foul #1 on Thomas Hoyos, team foul #4 | 8-14 |
| 13:54 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Lino Regulski makes the free throw | 8-15 |
| 13:40 | Emporia St. | Clyde Usher can't connect on a shot in the lane | 8-15 |
| 13:38 | Emporia St. | William Tinkham snags the offensive board | 8-15 |
| 13:31 | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-15 |
| 13:30 | Lenoir-Rhyne | John Benningfield grabs the board | 8-15 |
| 13:11 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Norman Matheny blows the layup but the foul's on Thomas Hoyos - foul #2 on Thomas Hoyos, team foul #5 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets (PG), Michael Brown (SG), Harry Wade (SF) Michael Rankin, Robert Thaxton, Thomas Hoyos | |
| Subs | Lenoir-Rhyne | Joel Woodley (PG), Donald Colvin (SF) Christopher Naylor, Lino Regulski | |
| 13:11 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Norman Matheny makes the 1st free throw | 8-16 |
| 13:11 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Norman Matheny makes the 2nd free throw | 8-17 |
| 13:08 | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets is called for traveling in the backcourt | 8-17 |
| 12:54 | Lenoir-Rhyne | William Tinkham is called for the reach on Norman Matheny - foul #1 on William Tinkham, team foul #6 | 8-17 |
| 12:35 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Todd Blandon clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 8-17 |
| 12:33 | Emporia St. | Harry Wade grabs the board | 8-17 |
| 12:24 | Emporia St. | Harry Wade is hacked by Norman Matheny - foul #1 on Norman Matheny, team foul #4 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin (PG), Robert Thaxton (SG), Mathew Cook (SF) Terry Sheets, Michael Brown, Harry Wade | |
| Subs | Lenoir-Rhyne | Lino Regulski (SF) Donald Colvin | |
| 12:02 | Emporia St. | William Tinkham connects on the jumper near the basket | 10-17 |
| 11:58 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Clyde Usher steals it from Todd Blandon in the backcourt | 10-17 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Michael Rankin (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Thaxton (fairly fresh) SF - Mathew Cook (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Clyde Usher (fairly fresh) C - William Tinkham (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lenoir-Rhyne | PG - Joel Woodley (fairly fresh) SG - Todd Blandon (tiring) SF - Lino Regulski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Benningfield (fairly fresh) C - Norman Matheny (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| 11:47 | Emporia St. | Clyde Usher can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Lino Regulski - foul #1 on Lino Regulski, team foul #5 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Harry Wade (SF) Mathew Cook | |
| Subs | Lenoir-Rhyne | Christopher Naylor (PG) Joel Woodley | |
| 11:47 | Emporia St. | Clyde Usher misses the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 11:47 | Emporia St. | Clyde Usher makes the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 11:24 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Christopher Naylor makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Todd Blandon | 11-20 |
| 11:00 | Emporia St. | Christopher Naylor is called for the reach on Michael Rankin - foul #1 on Christopher Naylor, team foul #6 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets (PG), Michael Brown (SG) Michael Rankin, Robert Thaxton | |
| Subs | Lenoir-Rhyne | Richard Northington (C) Norman Matheny | |
| 10:42 | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Harry Wade | 13-20 |
| 10:17 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Richard Northington drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Christopher Naylor | 13-22 |
| 10:10 | Emporia St. | Clyde Usher scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Brown | 15-22 |
| 10:03 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Todd Blandon is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 15-22 |
| 10:02 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Christopher Naylor tips it home | 15-24 |
| 09:55 | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Brown | 17-24 |
| 09:49 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Christopher Naylor is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Sheets - foul #1 on Terry Sheets, team foul #7 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin (PG), Robert Thaxton (SG), Mathew Cook (SF) Terry Sheets, Michael Brown, Harry Wade | |
| Subs | Lenoir-Rhyne | Robert Serpa (SG), John Forman (SF), Donald Colvin (PF), Norman Matheny (C) Todd Blandon, Lino Regulski, John Benningfield, Richard Northington | |
| 09:49 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Christopher Naylor makes the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 09:49 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Christopher Naylor makes the 2nd free throw | 17-26 |
| 09:46 | Emporia St. | Christopher Naylor steals it from William Tinkham in the backcourt | 17-26 |
| 09:37 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Robert Serpa misses the dunk but the foul's on William Tinkham - foul #2 on William Tinkham, team foul #8 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Gene Crandall (C) William Tinkham | |
| Subs | Lenoir-Rhyne | Joel Woodley (PG) Christopher Naylor | |
| 09:37 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Robert Serpa makes the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 09:37 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Robert Serpa makes the 2nd free throw | 17-28 |
| 09:22 | Emporia St. | Mathew Cook misses long on a floater from the left wing | 17-28 |
| 09:21 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Norman Matheny pulls down the rebound | 17-28 |
| 09:01 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Donald Colvin drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Joel Woodley | 17-30 |
| 08:58 | Emporia St. | Joel Woodley is called for the reach on Michael Rankin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joel Woodley, team foul #7 | 17-30 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Daniel Stamper (SF) Gene Crandall | |
| Subs | Lenoir-Rhyne | Christopher Naylor (PG), Vernon Kimball (SF), Richard Northington (PF) Joel Woodley, Robert Serpa, Donald Colvin | |
| 08:58 | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin makes the 1st free throw | 18-30 |
| 08:58 | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin misses the 2nd free throw | 18-30 |
| 08:58 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Richard Northington snags the defensive board | 18-30 |
| 08:42 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Christopher Naylor is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Vernon Kimball | 18-33 |
| 08:23 | Emporia St. | Clyde Usher is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Rankin | 20-33 |
| 08:17 | Lenoir-Rhyne | John Forman loses the dribble to Robert Thaxton | 20-33 |
| 08:14 | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton banks in the layup | 22-33 |
| 08:12 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Robert Thaxton is called for the reach on John Forman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Thaxton, team foul #9 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie (PG), Michael Brown (SG), Harry Wade (SF), Gene Crandall (C) Michael Rankin, Robert Thaxton, Daniel Stamper, Mathew Cook | |
| Subs | Lenoir-Rhyne | John Benningfield (PF) Norman Matheny | |
| 08:12 | Lenoir-Rhyne | John Forman makes the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 08:12 | Lenoir-Rhyne | John Forman misses the 2nd free throw | 22-34 |
| 08:12 | Emporia St. | Gene Crandall pulls down the rebound | 22-34 |
| 07:55 | Emporia St. | Harry Wade clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-34 |
| 07:53 | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie tips it home | 24-34 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Jules Yazzie (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Wade (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clyde Usher (tired) 5 pts. C - Gene Crandall (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lenoir-Rhyne | PG - Christopher Naylor (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Forman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Vernon Kimball (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Benningfield (tiring) C - Richard Northington (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Richard Northington can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Clyde Usher - foul #1 on Clyde Usher, team foul #10 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Mathew Cook (C) Gene Crandall | |
| Subs | Lenoir-Rhyne | Joel Woodley (PG), Todd Blandon (SG) Christopher Naylor, John Forman | |
| 07:32 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Richard Northington makes the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 07:32 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Richard Northington makes the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 07:29 | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie is hacked by Joel Woodley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joel Woodley, team foul #8 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Lenoir-Rhyne | Christopher Naylor (PG), Robert Carr (C) Joel Woodley, Richard Northington | |
| 07:29 | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 07:29 | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie misses the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 07:29 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Vernon Kimball pulls down the rebound | 25-36 |
| 07:18 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Robert Carr misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-36 |
| 07:17 | Emporia St. | Harry Wade pulls down the rebound | 25-36 |
| 07:10 | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie can't connect on a shot from the right side | 25-36 |
| 07:08 | Emporia St. | Michael Brown hits the follow up shot | 27-36 |
| 07:01 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Christopher Naylor double dribbles in the backcourt | 27-36 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets (PG), Robert Thaxton (SG), Daniel Stamper (SF) Jules Yazzie, Michael Brown, Harry Wade | |
| Subs | Lenoir-Rhyne | Robert Serpa (SG), Lino Regulski (SF), Donald Colvin (PF), Richard Northington (C) Todd Blandon, Vernon Kimball, John Benningfield, Robert Carr | |
| 06:43 | Emporia St. | Clyde Usher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-36 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Gene Crandall (C) Mathew Cook | |
| Subs | Lenoir-Rhyne | Norman Matheny (C) Richard Northington | |
| 06:27 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Donald Colvin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-36 |
| 06:27 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 27-36 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie (SG), Harry Wade (SF) Robert Thaxton, Daniel Stamper | |
| Subs | Lenoir-Rhyne | Todd Blandon (SG) Christopher Naylor | |
| 06:25 | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets is hacked by Robert Serpa in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Serpa, team foul #9 | 27-36 |
| 06:25 | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 06:25 | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 06:03 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Todd Blandon hits a wide open 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Robert Serpa | 29-39 |
| 05:45 | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 29-39 |
| 05:43 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Donald Colvin gets the rebound | 29-39 |
| 05:24 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Donald Colvin is open and scores on a turnaround near the basket | 29-41 |
| 05:15 | Emporia St. | Clyde Usher misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-41 |
| 05:14 | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie tips it but misses | 29-41 |
| 05:13 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Donald Colvin snags the defensive board | 29-41 |
| 05:13 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Lenoir-Rhyne calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 29-41 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin (PG), Robert Thaxton (SG), Daniel Stamper (SF), Mathew Cook (PF) Terry Sheets, Jules Yazzie, Clyde Usher, Gene Crandall | |
| Subs | Lenoir-Rhyne | Christopher Naylor (PG), John Forman (SG), Vernon Kimball (SF), Richard Northington (PF), Robert Carr (C) Robert Serpa, Todd Blandon, Lino Regulski, Donald Colvin, Norman Matheny | |
| 04:53 | Lenoir-Rhyne | John Forman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-41 |
| 04:52 | Emporia St. | Daniel Stamper snags the defensive board | 29-41 |
| 04:45 | Emporia St. | Harry Wade knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Rankin and he's fouled by Christopher Naylor - foul #2 on Christopher Naylor, team foul #10 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Lenoir-Rhyne | Todd Blandon (SG), John Benningfield (PF) Christopher Naylor, Robert Carr | |
| 04:45 | Emporia St. | Harry Wade makes the free throw | 32-41 |
| 04:43 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Todd Blandon loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-41 |
| 04:34 | Emporia St. | Mathew Cook misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 04:32 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Vernon Kimball grabs the board | 32-41 |
| 04:30 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Vernon Kimball double dribbles in the backcourt | 32-41 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Brown (SG), Clyde Usher (PF) Robert Thaxton, Harry Wade | |
| Subs | Lenoir-Rhyne | | |
| 04:08 | Emporia St. | Michael Brown is called for traveling | 32-41 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Harry Wade (SF) Daniel Stamper | |
| Subs | Lenoir-Rhyne | Robert Serpa (PG) John Forman | |
| 03:46 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Robert Serpa clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-41 |
| 03:45 | Emporia St. | Michael Brown pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Michael Rankin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Brown (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Wade (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clyde Usher (very tired) 5 pts. C - Mathew Cook (tired) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lenoir-Rhyne | PG - Robert Serpa (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Blandon (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon Kimball (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Benningfield (tiring) C - Richard Northington (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Emporia St. | Harry Wade drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Rankin | 34-41 |
| 03:37 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Mathew Cook picks off the pass by Robert Serpa in the backcourt | 34-41 |
| 03:29 | Emporia St. | Harry Wade misses badly on the uncontested jumper in the paint | 34-41 |
| 03:27 | Lenoir-Rhyne | The rebound goes to Robert Serpa | 34-41 |
| 03:24 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Harry Wade picks off the pass by Vernon Kimball in the backcourt | 34-41 |
| 03:07 | Emporia St. | Michael Brown misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-41 |
| 03:05 | Emporia St. | Mathew Cook gets the offensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 02:54 | Emporia St. | Harry Wade is fouled on the floor by John Benningfield - foul #2 on John Benningfield, team foul #11 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie (PG), Robert Thaxton (SG), Thomas Hoyos (SF), William Tinkham (C) Michael Rankin, Michael Brown, Clyde Usher, Mathew Cook | |
| Subs | Lenoir-Rhyne | Joel Woodley (PG), John Forman (SG), Lino Regulski (SF), Robert Carr (PF), Norman Matheny (C) Robert Serpa, Todd Blandon, Vernon Kimball, John Benningfield, Richard Northington | |
| 02:54 | Emporia St. | Harry Wade makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 02:54 | Emporia St. | Harry Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 02:52 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Jules Yazzie picks off the pass by Joel Woodley in the backcourt | 36-41 |
| 02:50 | Emporia St. | Thomas Hoyos throws it down on a nice dish by Jules Yazzie | 38-41 |
| 02:30 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Norman Matheny is hacked by William Tinkham - foul #3 on William Tinkham, team foul #11 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Terry Sheets (PG), Clyde Usher (PF), Gene Crandall (C) Robert Thaxton, Harry Wade, William Tinkham | |
| Subs | Lenoir-Rhyne | | |
| 02:30 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Norman Matheny makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 02:30 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Norman Matheny makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 02:11 | Emporia St. | Gene Crandall can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 02:10 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Lino Regulski snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 02:04 | Lenoir-Rhyne | John Forman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-43 |
| 02:02 | Lenoir-Rhyne | John Forman can't tip it in | 38-43 |
| 02:00 | Lenoir-Rhyne | John Forman tips it but misses | 38-43 |
| 01:59 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Joel Woodley can't tip it in | 38-43 |
| 01:58 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Robert Carr can't tip it in | 38-43 |
| 01:57 | Emporia St. | Jules Yazzie pulls down the rebound | 38-43 |
| 01:51 | Emporia St. | Gene Crandall misses short on a floater from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 01:49 | Lenoir-Rhyne | The rebound goes to John Forman | 38-43 |
| 01:32 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Norman Matheny misses the turnaround from the left block | 38-43 |
| 01:30 | Emporia St. | Thomas Hoyos snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 01:25 | Emporia St. | Clyde Usher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-43 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin (PG), Robert Thaxton (SG), Harry Wade (C) Terry Sheets, Jules Yazzie, Gene Crandall | |
| Subs | Lenoir-Rhyne | Christopher Naylor (PG), Todd Blandon (SG), Vernon Kimball (SF), John Benningfield (PF), Richard Northington (C) Joel Woodley, John Forman, Lino Regulski, Robert Carr, Norman Matheny | |
| 01:06 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Richard Northington misses short on a floater from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 01:05 | Emporia St. | Thomas Hoyos pulls down the rebound | 38-43 |
| 01:02 | Emporia St. | Michael Rankin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-43 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Lenoir-Rhyne | Donald Colvin (C) Richard Northington | |
| 00:47 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Donald Colvin blows the layup | 38-43 |
| 00:45 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Donald Colvin pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 00:30 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Todd Blandon connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-46 |
| 00:00 | Emporia St. | Robert Thaxton misses long on an open shot from the baseline | 38-46 |