| Lineup | High Point | PG - James Pollock (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Sean Broyles (fresh) SF - John Scannell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Norman Mullinax (fresh) 4 pts. C - Carl Bryd (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stuart Flowers (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ken Flanary (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Strayer (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary inbounds the ball | 38-31 |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Illinois State | Jack Carter is hacked by James Pollock - foul #1 on James Pollock, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| 19:14 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by John Scannell - foul #1 on John Scannell, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| 19:14 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 19:14 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 18:51 | High Point | Sean Broyles is hacked by David Bennett - foul #3 on David Bennett, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Watson (SG) David Bennett | |
| 18:44 | High Point | Carl Bryd misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-33 |
| 18:43 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 18:21 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 18:20 | High Point | John Scannell pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 18:15 | High Point | Norman Mullinax connects on the open shot from the right block set up by Sean Broyles | 40-33 |
| 17:46 | Illinois State | Peter Strayer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-33 |
| Subs | High Point | Dennis Calvin (PG), Maurice Mendes (SG), David Bennett (SF), Tommie Hay (PF), Fred Bergstrom (C) James Pollock, Sean Broyles, John Scannell, Norman Mullinax, Carl Bryd | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Hunter (SF), Leslie Petrin (PF), James Williams (C) Ken Flanary, Jack Carter, Peter Strayer | |
| 17:24 | High Point | Dennis Calvin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 17:23 | High Point | Fred Bergstrom snags the offensive board | 40-33 |
| 17:06 | High Point | Fred Bergstrom misses long on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Stuart Flowers - foul #1 on Stuart Flowers, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ken Flanary (SF) Michael Watson | |
| 17:06 | High Point | Fred Bergstrom misses the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 17:06 | High Point | Fred Bergstrom makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 16:48 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 41-33 |
| 16:47 | High Point | David Bennett gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 16:41 | High Point | David Bennett comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 16:40 | High Point | Tommie Hay misses the tip | 41-33 |
| 16:39 | High Point | Fred Bergstrom pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 16:28 | High Point | Fred Bergstrom buries a floater from the right wing | 43-33 |
| 16:11 | Illinois State | David Bennett is called for the reach on Ken Flanary - foul #3 on David Bennett, team foul #3 | 43-33 |
| Subs | High Point | Sean Broyles (SG), John Scannell (SF), Carl Bryd (C) Maurice Mendes, David Bennett, Fred Bergstrom | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Watson (SG), Jack Carter (PF), Jerry Kelly (C) Charles Hunter, Leslie Petrin, James Williams | |
| 15:54 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers travels with the ball | 43-33 |
| Subs | High Point | James Pollock (PG), James Shields (SG), Norman Mullinax (PF) Dennis Calvin, Sean Broyles, Tommie Hay | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Bennett (SG), Dennis Nieto (SF) Stuart Flowers, Ken Flanary | |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - James Pollock (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Shields (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Scannell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Norman Mullinax (fresh) 6 pts. C - Carl Bryd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Watson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dennis Nieto (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jack Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Kelly (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:51 | High Point | Michael Watson is called for the reach on John Scannell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Watson, team foul #3 | 43-33 |
| 15:32 | High Point | James Pollock knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by James Shields | 45-33 |
| 15:04 | Illinois State | Jack Carter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-33 |
| 15:03 | High Point | Carl Bryd pulls down the rebound | 45-33 |
| 14:58 | High Point | James Shields hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-33 |
| 14:57 | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto snags the defensive board | 45-33 |
| 14:45 | Illinois State | Jack Carter clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Carl Bryd - foul #3 on Carl Bryd, team foul #4 | 45-33 |
| Subs | High Point | Sean Broyles (PG), David Bennett (SF), Tommie Hay (PF), Fred Bergstrom (C) James Pollock, John Scannell, Norman Mullinax, Carl Bryd | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin (SF), Peter Strayer (C) Michael Watson, Jerry Kelly | |
| 14:45 | Illinois State | Jack Carter misses the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 14:45 | Illinois State | Jack Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 14:45 | High Point | Fred Bergstrom snags the defensive board | 45-33 |
| 14:33 | High Point | Sean Broyles is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Sean Broyles, team foul #5 | 45-33 |
| Subs | High Point | Dennis Calvin (PG) James Shields | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Williams (PF) Jack Carter | |
| 14:15 | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto is whistled for a carry | 45-33 |
| Subs | High Point | Maurice Mendes (PG) Dennis Calvin | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 13:51 | High Point | Sean Broyles misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-33 |
| 13:49 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Peter Strayer | 45-33 |
| 13:30 | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by David Bennett | 45-36 |
| 13:09 | High Point | Sean Broyles is fouled on the floor by David Bennett - foul #4 on David Bennett, team foul #4 | 45-36 |
| Subs | High Point | James Pollock (PG), James Shields (SG), John Scannell (SF), Norman Mullinax (PF), Carl Bryd (C) Maurice Mendes, Sean Broyles, David Bennett, Tommie Hay, Fred Bergstrom | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers (PG), Michael Watson (SG), Charles Hunter (SF), Jack Carter (PF) Dennis Nieto, David Bennett, Leslie Petrin, James Williams | |
| 12:49 | High Point | Norman Mullinax is hacked by Stuart Flowers - foul #2 on Stuart Flowers, team foul #5 | 45-36 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ken Flanary (SF), Jerry Kelly (C) Charles Hunter, Peter Strayer | |
| 12:36 | High Point | John Scannell buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-36 |
| 12:31 | Illinois State | James Shields steals the ball from Stuart Flowers | 47-36 |
| 12:26 | High Point | James Shields blows the layup | 47-36 |
| 12:25 | High Point | James Shields misses the tip | 47-36 |
| 12:23 | High Point | Norman Mullinax tips it in | 49-36 |
| 12:00 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 11:59 | Illinois State | Jack Carter tips it home | 49-38 |
| 11:54 | High Point | James Shields misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-38 |
| 11:53 | High Point | Norman Mullinax gets the offensive rebound | 49-38 |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - James Pollock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Shields (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Scannell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Norman Mullinax (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Bryd (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stuart Flowers (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Watson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ken Flanary (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Kelly (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:45 | High Point | Carl Bryd misses the turnaround from close range | 49-38 |
| 11:44 | Illinois State | Jerry Kelly grabs the board | 49-38 |
| 11:39 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Stuart Flowers | 49-40 |
| 11:18 | High Point | James Pollock can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Stuart Flowers - foul #3 on Stuart Flowers, team foul #6 | 49-40 |
| Subs | High Point | Maurice Mendes (SG), David Bennett (SF), Tommie Hay (PF), Fred Bergstrom (C) James Shields, John Scannell, Norman Mullinax, Carl Bryd | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto (SG), Charles Hunter (SF), Leslie Petrin (PF), James Williams (C) Michael Watson, Ken Flanary, Jack Carter, Jerry Kelly | |
| 11:18 | High Point | James Pollock makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 11:18 | High Point | James Pollock makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 11:09 | Illinois State | David Bennett picks off the pass by Leslie Petrin | 51-40 |
| 10:56 | High Point | Tommie Hay's pass is intercepted by Leslie Petrin | 51-40 |
| 10:46 | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 51-40 |
| 10:44 | Illinois State | James Williams tips it home | 51-42 |
| 10:19 | High Point | David Bennett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-42 |
| Subs | High Point | Dennis Calvin (PG), Sean Broyles (SG), Norman Mullinax (PF) James Pollock, Maurice Mendes, David Bennett | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Peter Strayer (C) Stuart Flowers | |
| 09:58 | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin is hacked by Tommie Hay - foul #2 on Tommie Hay, team foul #6 | 51-42 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers (PG), Ken Flanary (SF), Jack Carter (PF) Charles Hunter, Leslie Petrin, James Williams | |
| 09:37 | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 51-42 |
| 09:36 | High Point | Tommie Hay snags the defensive board | 51-42 |
| 09:28 | High Point | Dennis Calvin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-42 |
| Subs | High Point | John Scannell (SF), David Bennett (C) Tommie Hay, Fred Bergstrom | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Watson (SG) Dennis Nieto | |
| 09:18 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Watson | 51-44 |
| 09:04 | High Point | Norman Mullinax hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-44 |
| 09:03 | Illinois State | Jack Carter grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 08:46 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Scannell - foul #2 on John Scannell, team foul #7 | 51-44 |
| Subs | High Point | James Shields (SG), Carl Bryd (C) Sean Broyles, Norman Mullinax | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin (PF), James Williams (C) Jack Carter, Peter Strayer | |
| 08:46 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 08:46 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary misses the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 08:46 | High Point | Carl Bryd snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 08:40 | High Point | David Bennett is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Scannell | 54-45 |
| 08:28 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Dennis Calvin - foul #2 on Dennis Calvin, team foul #8 | 54-45 |
| Subs | High Point | Maurice Mendes (PG) Dennis Calvin | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Hunter (SG) Michael Watson | |
| 08:28 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 08:28 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 08:08 | High Point | John Scannell's layup is rejected by James Williams | 54-47 |
| 08:07 | High Point | Carl Bryd grabs the offensive board | 54-47 |
| 07:41 | High Point | Stuart Flowers takes the ball from David Bennett | 54-47 |
| 07:36 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary lays it up and in on a great pass from Stuart Flowers | 54-49 |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - Maurice Mendes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Shields (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Scannell (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Bryd (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stuart Flowers (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Hunter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ken Flanary (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leslie Petrin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - James Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | High Point | Maurice Mendes misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-49 |
| 07:30 | High Point | John Scannell tips it in | 56-49 |
| 07:15 | Illinois State | James Williams can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 07:14 | Illinois State | James Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 07:07 | Illinois State | Maurice Mendes picks off the pass by Stuart Flowers | 56-49 |
| 06:48 | High Point | David Bennett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 06:47 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers gets the rebound | 56-49 |
| 06:30 | Illinois State | Charles Hunter misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-49 |
| 06:29 | High Point | John Scannell snags the defensive board | 56-49 |
| 06:12 | High Point | Carl Bryd's pass is intercepted by Charles Hunter | 56-49 |
| 05:56 | Illinois State | James Williams knocks in the runner from the baseline | 56-51 |
| 05:42 | High Point | James Shields can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-51 |
| 05:41 | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 05:41 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-51 |
| Subs | High Point | James Pollock (PG), Sean Broyles (SG), Tommie Hay (SF), Norman Mullinax (PF), Fred Bergstrom (C) Maurice Mendes, James Shields, John Scannell, David Bennett, Carl Bryd | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Watson (PG), David Bennett (SG), Dennis Nieto (SF), Jack Carter (PF), Peter Strayer (C) Stuart Flowers, Charles Hunter, Ken Flanary, Leslie Petrin, James Williams | |
| 05:31 | Illinois State | Jack Carter lays it up and in | 56-53 |
| 05:29 | High Point | Sean Broyles is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 56-53 |
| 05:12 | Illinois State | Jack Carter is fouled on the floor by Norman Mullinax - foul #2 on Norman Mullinax, team foul #9 | 56-53 |
| 05:12 | Illinois State | Jack Carter makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 05:12 | Illinois State | Jack Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 05:10 | High Point | Tommie Hay is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Nieto - foul #4 on Dennis Nieto, team foul #7 | 56-55 |
| 05:10 | High Point | Tommie Hay makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 05:10 | High Point | Tommie Hay makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 04:47 | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto lays it in set up by Michael Watson and he's hacked by Tommie Hay - foul #3 on Tommie Hay, team foul #10 | 58-57 |
| 04:47 | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto makes the free throw | 58-58 |
| 04:34 | High Point | Sean Broyles comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-58 |
| 04:33 | Illinois State | Peter Strayer grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 04:14 | Illinois State | David Bennett knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dennis Nieto | 58-60 |
| 04:10 | High Point | Michael Watson is called for the reach on Sean Broyles in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Watson, team foul #8 | 58-60 |
| Subs | High Point | Dennis Calvin (PG) James Pollock | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers (PG), Jerry Kelly (PF) Michael Watson, Jack Carter | |
| 04:10 | High Point | Sean Broyles makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 04:10 | High Point | Sean Broyles makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 03:51 | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto is whistled for traveling | 60-60 |
| Subs | High Point | James Shields (SG), John Scannell (SF), Carl Bryd (C) Sean Broyles, Tommie Hay, Fred Bergstrom | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 03:36 | High Point | Carl Bryd scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 62-60 |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - Dennis Calvin (fresh) SG - James Shields (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Scannell (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Norman Mullinax (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Bryd (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stuart Flowers (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Bennett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dennis Nieto (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Jerry Kelly (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Strayer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 62-60 |
| 03:20 | Illinois State | Peter Strayer pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 03:13 | Illinois State | Norman Mullinax steals the ball from Jerry Kelly | 62-60 |
| 03:06 | High Point | John Scannell clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-60 |
| 03:04 | Illinois State | Jerry Kelly grabs the board | 62-60 |
| 03:00 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-60 |
| Subs | High Point | James Pollock (PG), Sean Broyles (SG), David Bennett (SF), Tommie Hay (PF), Fred Bergstrom (C) Dennis Calvin, James Shields, John Scannell, Norman Mullinax, Carl Bryd | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jack Carter (PF), Leslie Petrin (C) Jerry Kelly, Peter Strayer | |
| 02:44 | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-60 |
| 02:42 | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto snags the offensive board | 62-60 |
| 02:33 | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Dennis Nieto | 62-62 |
| 02:33 | High Point | High Point calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Subs | High Point | James Shields (SG) Tommie Hay | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ken Flanary (SF), Peter Strayer (C) Dennis Nieto, Leslie Petrin | |
| 02:12 | High Point | James Pollock makes the wide open shot from the right block on a great pass from Fred Bergstrom | 64-62 |
| 01:55 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-62 |
| Subs | High Point | John Scannell (SF), Norman Mullinax (PF), Carl Bryd (C) David Bennett, Fred Bergstrom, Sean Broyles | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 01:43 | High Point | James Pollock hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from James Shields | 66-62 |
| 01:29 | Illinois State | Jack Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-62 |
| 01:03 | High Point | Carl Bryd is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Carl Bryd, team foul #11 | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:52 | Illinois State | David Bennett double dribbles | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:28 | High Point | John Scannell misses the floater from the left side | 66-62 |
| 00:26 | Illinois State | Jack Carter grabs the board | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Illinois State | David Bennett makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:16 | High Point | James Pollock is hacked by Stuart Flowers in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stuart Flowers, team foul #9 | 66-65 |
| 00:16 | High Point | James Pollock makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:16 | High Point | James Pollock misses the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:16 | Illinois State | Peter Strayer pulls down the rebound | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Stuart Flowers | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:04 | High Point | James Shields is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Carl Bryd steals the ball from Jack Carter | 67-67 |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - James Pollock (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Shields (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Scannell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Norman Mullinax (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Bryd (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stuart Flowers (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ken Flanary (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Carter (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Strayer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary wins the tip | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:37 | Illinois State | Jack Carter's layup is rejected by Norman Mullinax | 67-67 |
| 04:35 | High Point | Norman Mullinax snags the defensive board | 67-67 |
| 04:32 | High Point | David Bennett is called for the reach on James Shields in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Bennett, team foul #10 | 67-67 |
| Subs | High Point | David Bennett (SF), Fred Bergstrom (PF), Sean Broyles (C) John Scannell, Norman Mullinax, Carl Bryd | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Watson (SG), Dennis Nieto (SF), Leslie Petrin (PF), James Williams (C) David Bennett, Ken Flanary, Jack Carter, Peter Strayer | |
| 04:32 | High Point | James Shields misses the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 04:32 | High Point | James Shields misses the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 04:32 | Illinois State | James Williams pulls down the rebound | 67-67 |
| 04:25 | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 67-67 |
| 04:24 | High Point | James Pollock gets the rebound | 67-67 |
| 04:20 | High Point | James Pollock misses short on a floater from the left side | 67-67 |
| 04:19 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Dennis Nieto | 67-67 |
| 04:05 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Williams | 67-70 |
| 03:47 | High Point | Sean Broyles buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Pollock | 70-70 |
| 03:31 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers is hacked by James Shields - foul #4 on James Shields, team foul #12 | 70-70 |
| Subs | High Point | Maurice Mendes (PG), Tommie Hay (PF) James Pollock, James Shields | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 03:31 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 03:31 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 03:28 | High Point | David Bennett's pass is intercepted by Leslie Petrin in the backcourt | 70-72 |
| 03:14 | Illinois State | Michael Watson hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Dennis Nieto and he's fouled by David Bennett - foul #4 on David Bennett, team foul #13 | 70-74 |
| Subs | High Point | Norman Mullinax (PF) Tommie Hay | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ken Flanary (SF), Jack Carter (PF) Dennis Nieto, James Williams | |
| 03:14 | Illinois State | Michael Watson misses the free throw | 70-74 |
| 03:14 | High Point | Norman Mullinax gets the rebound | 70-74 |
| 02:47 | High Point | Norman Mullinax's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-74 |
| Subs | High Point | James Shields (SG), Tommie Hay (SF), Carl Bryd (C) Sean Broyles, David Bennett, Fred Bergstrom | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Hunter (SG), Jerry Kelly (C) Michael Watson, Leslie Petrin | |
| 02:45 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-74 |
| Subs | High Point | James Pollock (PG), John Scannell (SF), Fred Bergstrom (C) James Shields, Tommie Hay, Carl Bryd | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto (SG), Peter Strayer (C) Charles Hunter, Jerry Kelly | |
| 02:25 | Illinois State | Jack Carter buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Stuart Flowers | 70-76 |
| 02:25 | High Point | High Point calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-76 |
| Subs | High Point | James Shields (SG), Carl Bryd (C) Maurice Mendes, Fred Bergstrom | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 02:23 | High Point | Stuart Flowers steps in front of the James Pollock pass in the backcourt | 70-76 |
| 02:06 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 70-76 |
| 02:04 | High Point | Norman Mullinax pulls down the rebound | 70-76 |
| 02:02 | High Point | James Shields throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-76 |
| 01:48 | Illinois State | Peter Strayer can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Carl Bryd - foul #5 on Carl Bryd, team foul #14 | 70-76 |
| Subs | High Point | David Bennett (C) Carl Bryd | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 01:48 | Illinois State | Peter Strayer makes the 1st free throw | 70-77 |
| 01:48 | Illinois State | Peter Strayer misses the 2nd free throw | 70-77 |
| 01:48 | High Point | Norman Mullinax snags the defensive board | 70-77 |
| 01:31 | High Point | Norman Mullinax can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-77 |
| 01:29 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Peter Strayer | 70-77 |
| 01:08 | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-77 |
| 00:52 | High Point | Norman Mullinax is fouled on the floor by Jack Carter - foul #2 on Jack Carter, team foul #11 | 70-77 |
| 00:52 | High Point | Norman Mullinax makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:52 | High Point | Norman Mullinax makes the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - James Pollock (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Shields (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - John Scannell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Norman Mullinax (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - David Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stuart Flowers (fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Dennis Nieto (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ken Flanary (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Carter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Strayer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers loses the dribble to Norman Mullinax | 72-77 |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:23 | High Point | James Shields is hacked by Dennis Nieto - foul #5 on Dennis Nieto, team foul #12 | 72-77 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Watson (SG) Dennis Nieto | |
| 00:23 | High Point | James Shields makes the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:23 | High Point | James Shields makes the 2nd free throw | 74-77 |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Illinois State | James Pollock is called for the reach on Stuart Flowers in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Pollock, team foul #15 | 74-77 |
| 00:21 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers makes the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:21 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers makes the 2nd free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:16 | High Point | James Shields comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 74-79 |
| 00:14 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Peter Strayer | 74-79 |
| 00:11 | Illinois State | Peter Strayer is fouled in the backcourt by James Pollock - foul #3 on James Pollock, team foul #16 | 74-79 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Hunter (SG) Michael Watson | |
| 00:11 | Illinois State | Peter Strayer makes the 1st free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:11 | Illinois State | Peter Strayer makes the 2nd free throw | 74-81 |
| 00:04 | High Point | James Pollock misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-81 |
| 00:03 | Illinois State | Jack Carter gets the rebound | 74-81 |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers runs out the clock | 74-81 |