| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Albert Collier (fresh) SG - Jeremy Decarlo (fresh) SF - Donald Sustaita (fresh) PF - Lawrence Provost (fresh) C - Shawn Hoke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Joseph Milo (fresh) SG - James Larry (fresh) SF - John Jones (fresh) PF - Derek Wright (fresh) C - Hugo Lora (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Provost wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Jacksonville State | James Larry picks off the pass by Albert Collier in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:56 | Manhattan | James Larry banks in the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:44 | Jacksonville State | Joseph Milo steps in front of the Lawrence Provost pass | 0-2 |
| 19:41 | Manhattan | Joseph Milo blows the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:40 | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Provost grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Jacksonville State | Albert Collier connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Shawn Hoke | 2-2 |
| 19:17 | Manhattan | Derek Wright misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 19:15 | Manhattan | Hugo Lora can't tip it in | 2-2 |
| 19:13 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Donald Sustaita | 2-2 |
| 19:07 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Decarlo makes the floater from the baseline | 4-2 |
| 18:42 | Manhattan | James Larry connects on the 3 from straight away | 4-5 |
| 18:25 | Jacksonville State | Shawn Hoke can't finish the uncontested layup | 4-5 |
| 18:23 | Manhattan | Derek Wright snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 18:18 | Manhattan | Joseph Milo misses the floater from the right side | 4-5 |
| 18:16 | Manhattan | Hugo Lora tips it back up and in | 4-7 |
| 17:56 | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Provost comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 4-7 |
| 17:55 | Manhattan | Joseph Milo pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 17:37 | Manhattan | James Larry knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-10 |
| 17:11 | Jacksonville State | Shawn Hoke buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Sustaita | 6-10 |
| 16:58 | Manhattan | James Larry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-10 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Mitchell (PG), Darin Moyer (SG), James McGoff (SF), Dominick Branam (PF), Ronald Gettinger (C) Albert Collier, Jeremy Decarlo, Donald Sustaita, Lawrence Provost, Shawn Hoke | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Robert Harris (PG), Calvin Coleman (SG), John Beaty (SF), Martin Murphy (PF), Joseph Kelley (C) Joseph Milo, James Larry, John Jones, Derek Wright, Hugo Lora | |
| 16:35 | Jacksonville State | Darin Moyer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-10 |
| 16:34 | Manhattan | Martin Murphy snags the defensive board | 6-10 |
| 16:23 | Manhattan | Calvin Coleman knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Harris | 6-12 |
| 16:04 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Mitchell makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James McGoff | 9-12 |
| 15:53 | Manhattan | Martin Murphy misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 9-12 |
| 15:51 | Jacksonville State | Ronald Gettinger snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Kenneth Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Darin Moyer (fresh) SF - James McGoff (fresh) PF - Dominick Branam (fresh) C - Ronald Gettinger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Robert Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Calvin Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Beaty (fresh) PF - Martin Murphy (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Kelley (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Jacksonville State | Ronald Gettinger misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Joseph Kelley - foul #1 on Joseph Kelley, team foul #1 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Travis Burton (PG), Donald Sustaita (SF) Kenneth Mitchell, Dominick Branam | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Bobby Lunde (PG), Hans Karwoski (SG), Derek Wright (PF) Robert Harris, Calvin Coleman, Joseph Kelley | |
| 15:23 | Jacksonville State | Ronald Gettinger makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 15:23 | Jacksonville State | Ronald Gettinger misses the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 15:23 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Martin Murphy | 10-12 |
| 15:05 | Manhattan | Hans Karwoski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Derek Wright | 10-15 |
| 15:01 | Jacksonville State | Darin Moyer is hacked by Hans Karwoski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Hans Karwoski, team foul #2 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Decarlo (SG), Lawrence Provost (PF) Darin Moyer, Ronald Gettinger | |
| Subs | Manhattan | John Jones (SF) John Beaty | |
| 14:42 | Jacksonville State | Donald Sustaita lays it up and in set up by Jeremy Decarlo | 12-15 |
| 14:29 | Manhattan | John Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Donald Sustaita - foul #1 on Donald Sustaita, team foul #1 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Shawn Hoke (C) James McGoff | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Hugo Lora (C) Martin Murphy | |
| 14:29 | Manhattan | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 14:29 | Manhattan | John Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 14:29 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Shawn Hoke | 12-16 |
| 14:12 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Decarlo misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-16 |
| 14:11 | Manhattan | Derek Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 14:09 | Manhattan | Bobby Lunde's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-16 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Calvin Coleman (PG) Bobby Lunde | |
| 13:52 | Jacksonville State | John Jones picks off the pass by Donald Sustaita | 12-16 |
| 13:48 | Manhattan | John Jones lays it up and in | 12-18 |
| 13:28 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Decarlo is open and buries a fadeaway in the paint | 14-18 |
| 13:10 | Manhattan | Derek Wright hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Calvin Coleman | 14-20 |
| 12:41 | Jacksonville State | Donald Sustaita can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 14-20 |
| 12:40 | Jacksonville State | Shawn Hoke snags the offensive board | 14-20 |
| 12:25 | Jacksonville State | Shawn Hoke hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Hugo Lora - foul #1 on Hugo Lora, team foul #3 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Mitchell (PG), Darin Moyer (SG), Dominick Branam (SF), Ronald Gettinger (PF) Travis Burton, Jeremy Decarlo, Donald Sustaita, Lawrence Provost | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Robert Harris (PG), James Larry (SG), John Beaty (SF), Joseph Kelley (PF), Martin Murphy (C) Calvin Coleman, Hans Karwoski, John Jones, Derek Wright, Hugo Lora | |
| 12:25 | Jacksonville State | Shawn Hoke misses the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 12:25 | Jacksonville State | Shawn Hoke makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 12:04 | Manhattan | Robert Harris is called for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Harris, team foul #4 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | James McGoff (C) Shawn Hoke | |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| 11:54 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Mitchell is called for 10 seconds | 15-20 |
| 11:33 | Manhattan | Ronald Gettinger denies the turnaround by John Beaty | 15-20 |
| 11:32 | Manhattan | Martin Murphy snags the offensive board | 15-20 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Kenneth Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Darin Moyer (fresh) SF - Dominick Branam (fresh) PF - Ronald Gettinger (fresh) 1 pts. C - James McGoff (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Robert Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Larry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Beaty (fresh) PF - Joseph Kelley (fresh) C - Martin Murphy (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Manhattan | James Larry can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-20 |
| 11:23 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Dominick Branam | 15-20 |
| 11:01 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Mitchell makes the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Darin Moyer | 18-20 |
| 10:44 | Manhattan | Martin Murphy clanks a turnaround in the paint | 18-20 |
| 10:42 | Jacksonville State | Dominick Branam grabs the board | 18-20 |
| 10:37 | Jacksonville State | Dominick Branam can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 18-20 |
| 10:35 | Jacksonville State | James McGoff tips it home | 20-20 |
| 10:23 | Manhattan | Martin Murphy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-20 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Albert Collier (PG), Donald Sustaita (SF), Lawrence Provost (PF) Kenneth Mitchell, Dominick Branam, Ronald Gettinger | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Joseph Milo (PG), Calvin Coleman (SG), Derek Wright (PF), Hugo Lora (C) Robert Harris, James Larry, Joseph Kelley, Martin Murphy | |
| 09:59 | Jacksonville State | James McGoff hits a turnaround from the right block | 22-20 |
| 09:39 | Manhattan | Calvin Coleman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 22-20 |
| 09:37 | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Provost pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| 09:11 | Jacksonville State | Donald Sustaita comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 22-20 |
| 09:10 | Jacksonville State | James McGoff tips it but misses | 22-20 |
| 09:09 | Manhattan | John Beaty grabs the defensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 08:50 | Manhattan | Derek Wright is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Derek Wright, team foul #5 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Travis Burton (PG), Jeremy Decarlo (SG), Shawn Hoke (C) Albert Collier, Darin Moyer, James McGoff | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Bobby Lunde (PG), Hans Karwoski (SG), John Jones (SF), Martin Murphy (C) Joseph Milo, Calvin Coleman, John Beaty, Hugo Lora | |
| 08:46 | Jacksonville State | Donald Sustaita loses the dribble to Derek Wright in the backcourt | 22-20 |
| 08:32 | Manhattan | Bobby Lunde misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-20 |
| 08:30 | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Provost gets the rebound | 22-20 |
| 08:27 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Decarlo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-20 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Mitchell (PG) Jeremy Decarlo | |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| 08:21 | Manhattan | Bobby Lunde is hacked by Shawn Hoke - foul #1 on Shawn Hoke, team foul #2 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Dominick Branam (PF) Lawrence Provost | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Robert Harris (PG), Joseph Kelley (PF) Bobby Lunde, Derek Wright | |
| 07:59 | Manhattan | Joseph Kelley hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Hans Karwoski | 22-22 |
| 07:57 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Mitchell is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 22-22 |
| 07:42 | Manhattan | Martin Murphy banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Harris and he's fouled by Travis Burton - foul #1 on Travis Burton, team foul #3 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Ronald Gettinger (PF) Dominick Branam | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Calvin Coleman (SG) Hans Karwoski | |
| 07:42 | Manhattan | Martin Murphy misses the free throw | 22-24 |
| 07:42 | Jacksonville State | Ronald Gettinger snags the defensive board | 22-24 |
| 07:40 | Jacksonville State | Travis Burton is fouled in the backcourt by Calvin Coleman - foul #1 on Calvin Coleman, team foul #6 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Albert Collier (PG) Kenneth Mitchell | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Derek Wright (PF), Hugo Lora (C) Martin Murphy, Joseph Kelley | |
| 07:29 | Jacksonville State | Robert Harris is called for the reach on Albert Collier - foul #2 on Robert Harris, team foul #7 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Joseph Milo (PG) Robert Harris | |
| 07:29 | Jacksonville State | Albert Collier misses the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 07:29 | Manhattan | Hugo Lora pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Albert Collier (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Travis Burton (fresh) SF - Donald Sustaita (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Gettinger (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Hoke (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Joseph Milo (fresh) SG - Calvin Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Jones (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Derek Wright (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Hugo Lora (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Manhattan | Joseph Milo misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-24 |
| 07:13 | Jacksonville State | Ronald Gettinger grabs the defensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 07:08 | Jacksonville State | Albert Collier knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Gettinger | 25-24 |
| 06:44 | Manhattan | Calvin Coleman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-24 |
| 06:42 | Jacksonville State | Shawn Hoke grabs the board | 25-24 |
| 06:36 | Jacksonville State | Albert Collier makes the wide open jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Gettinger | 27-24 |
| 06:10 | Manhattan | Joseph Milo is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Joseph Milo, team foul #8 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Mitchell (PG), Jeremy Decarlo (SG), James McGoff (SF), Lawrence Provost (PF), Dominick Branam (C) Albert Collier, Travis Burton, Donald Sustaita, Ronald Gettinger, Shawn Hoke | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Bobby Lunde (PG), Hans Karwoski (SG), John Beaty (SF), Joseph Kelley (PF), Martin Murphy (C) Joseph Milo, Calvin Coleman, John Jones, Derek Wright, Hugo Lora | |
| 06:06 | Jacksonville State | Hans Karwoski takes the ball from Kenneth Mitchell in the backcourt | 27-24 |
| 05:50 | Manhattan | Bobby Lunde comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-24 |
| 05:48 | Jacksonville State | Dominick Branam grabs the board | 27-24 |
| 05:41 | Jacksonville State | James McGoff misses the easy layup | 27-24 |
| 05:39 | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Provost tips it home | 29-24 |
| 05:14 | Manhattan | Kenneth Mitchell steals the ball from Hans Karwoski | 29-24 |
| 05:10 | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Provost lays it in on a great pass from Kenneth Mitchell | 31-24 |
| 05:05 | Manhattan | John Beaty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-24 |
| 05:03 | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Provost grabs the board | 31-24 |
| 05:01 | Jacksonville State | Bobby Lunde is called for the reach on Kenneth Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bobby Lunde, team foul #9 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Darin Moyer (SG), Donald Sustaita (SF) Jeremy Decarlo, Dominick Branam | |
| Subs | Manhattan | James Larry (SG), John Jones (SF) Hans Karwoski, Martin Murphy | |
| 05:01 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 05:01 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 04:41 | Manhattan | Donald Sustaita steals it from James Larry | 33-24 |
| 04:25 | Jacksonville State | John Beaty steps in front of the Darin Moyer pass | 33-24 |
| 04:01 | Manhattan | Joseph Kelley blows the layup but the foul's on Lawrence Provost - foul #1 on Lawrence Provost, team foul #4 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Albert Collier (PG), Jeremy Decarlo (SG), Ronald Gettinger (C) Kenneth Mitchell, Donald Sustaita, James McGoff | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Joseph Milo (PG), Calvin Coleman (SG), Derek Wright (PF) Bobby Lunde, James Larry, John Beaty | |
| 04:01 | Manhattan | Joseph Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 04:01 | Manhattan | Joseph Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 03:38 | Jacksonville State | Darin Moyer is fouled on the floor by Calvin Coleman - foul #2 on Calvin Coleman, team foul #10 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Travis Burton (SG), Dominick Branam (C) Jeremy Decarlo, Lawrence Provost | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Hugo Lora (C) Joseph Kelley | |
| 03:38 | Manhattan | Manhattan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 33-26 |
| 03:38 | Jacksonville State | Darin Moyer misses the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 03:38 | Jacksonville State | Darin Moyer makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 03:15 | Manhattan | Albert Collier takes the ball from Joseph Milo | 34-26 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Albert Collier (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Travis Burton (fresh) SF - Darin Moyer (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ronald Gettinger (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Dominick Branam (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Joseph Milo (fresh) SG - Calvin Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Jones (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Derek Wright (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Hugo Lora (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Jacksonville State | Dominick Branam is hacked by Calvin Coleman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Calvin Coleman, team foul #11 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Decarlo (SG) Travis Burton | |
| Subs | Manhattan | James Larry (SG), John Beaty (SF) Calvin Coleman, John Jones | |
| 03:09 | Jacksonville State | Dominick Branam misses the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 03:09 | Jacksonville State | Dominick Branam makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 02:51 | Manhattan | Joseph Milo knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 35-29 |
| 02:36 | Jacksonville State | Darin Moyer misses the easy layup | 35-29 |
| 02:35 | Jacksonville State | Ronald Gettinger can't tip it in | 35-29 |
| 02:34 | Jacksonville State | Ronald Gettinger misses the tip | 35-29 |
| 02:32 | Jacksonville State | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Collier | 35-29 |
| 02:12 | Jacksonville State | Albert Collier drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Gettinger | 38-29 |
| 01:56 | Manhattan | Ronald Gettinger takes the ball from Joseph Milo | 38-29 |
| 01:43 | Jacksonville State | Darin Moyer misses the wide open jumper near the basket | 38-29 |
| 01:42 | Manhattan | James Larry grabs the board | 38-29 |
| 01:26 | Manhattan | Hugo Lora misses the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Ronald Gettinger - foul #1 on Ronald Gettinger, team foul #5 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Mitchell (PG), Travis Burton (SG), Donald Sustaita (SF), Lawrence Provost (PF), Shawn Hoke (C) Albert Collier, Jeremy Decarlo, Darin Moyer, Dominick Branam, Ronald Gettinger | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Robert Harris (PG), Hans Karwoski (SG), John Jones (SF), Joseph Kelley (PF) Joseph Milo, James Larry, John Beaty, Derek Wright | |
| 01:26 | Manhattan | Hugo Lora makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 01:26 | Manhattan | Hugo Lora misses the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 01:26 | Jacksonville State | Shawn Hoke snags the defensive board | 38-30 |
| 01:11 | Jacksonville State | Shawn Hoke knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Travis Burton | 40-30 |
| 01:02 | Manhattan | John Jones buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Hans Karwoski | 40-33 |
| 00:58 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Mitchell is hacked by Robert Harris in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Harris, team foul #12 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Bobby Lunde (PG), Martin Murphy (C) Robert Harris, Hugo Lora | |
| 00:58 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 00:58 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 00:40 | Manhattan | Bobby Lunde buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-36 |
| 00:23 | Jacksonville State | Donald Sustaita misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Bobby Lunde - foul #2 on Bobby Lunde, team foul #13 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | James McGoff (PF) Lawrence Provost | |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| 00:23 | Jacksonville State | Donald Sustaita makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 00:23 | Jacksonville State | Donald Sustaita makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 00:05 | Manhattan | Joseph Kelley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Shawn Hoke - foul #2 on Shawn Hoke, team foul #6 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Decarlo (SG) Travis Burton | |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| 00:05 | Manhattan | Joseph Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 00:05 | Manhattan | Joseph Kelley misses the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 00:05 | Jacksonville State | Shawn Hoke gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 00:01 | Jacksonville State | Donald Sustaita misses long on a floater from close range | 44-37 |
| 00:00 | Jacksonville State | Donald Sustaita grabs the offensive rebound | 44-37 |