| Lineup | High Point | PG - Kyle Brown (fresh) SG - Linwood Sanders (fresh) SF - James Hill (fresh) PF - Aaron Hinze (fresh) C - Edward Mikowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ronald Ellison (fresh) SG - Gerald Leblanc (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Page (fresh) PF - Philip Seiter (fresh) C - Scott Hill (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | High Point | Edward Mikowski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | High Point | Linwood Sanders can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Illinois State | Scott Hill grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | High Point | The rebound goes to Aaron Hinze | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | High Point | Linwood Sanders travels in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gerald Leblanc | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | High Point | Gerald Leblanc takes the ball from James Hill in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc throws it down | 0-4 |
| 19:04 | High Point | Linwood Sanders throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-4 |
| 18:46 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald Leblanc | 0-7 |
| 18:43 | High Point | Ronald Ellison is called for the reach on James Hill in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Ellison, team foul #1 | 0-7 |
| 18:26 | High Point | Kyle Brown misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-7 |
| 18:25 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Page | 0-7 |
| 18:21 | Illinois State | Kyle Brown is called for the reach on Jeffrey Page - foul #1 on Kyle Brown, team foul #1 | 0-7 |
| 18:16 | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 0-7 |
| 18:14 | Illinois State | Philip Seiter snags the offensive board | 0-7 |
| 17:56 | Illinois State | Philip Seiter is whistled for traveling | 0-7 |
| Subs | High Point | Herbert Webb (PG), Xavier Crampton (SG), William Bien (SF), David Haynie (C) Kyle Brown, Linwood Sanders, James Hill, Edward Mikowski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Casler (PG), Tommie Staley (SG), Harold Imhoff (SF), Forrest Lay (PF), Joe Balser (C) Ronald Ellison, Gerald Leblanc, Jeffrey Page, Philip Seiter, Scott Hill | |
| 17:37 | High Point | Xavier Crampton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Herbert Webb | 3-7 |
| 17:18 | Illinois State | Tommie Staley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 17:17 | High Point | David Haynie gets the rebound | 3-7 |
| 17:12 | High Point | Aaron Hinze is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Aaron Hinze, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| 16:55 | Illinois State | Tommie Staley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 3-7 |
| 16:53 | High Point | Xavier Crampton snags the defensive board | 3-7 |
| 16:48 | High Point | William Bien knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Herbert Webb | 5-7 |
| 16:35 | Illinois State | Harold Imhoff's floater is knocked away by William Bien | 5-7 |
| 16:33 | High Point | Aaron Hinze gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:11 | High Point | Xavier Crampton can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 5-7 |
| 16:09 | Illinois State | Joe Balser grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 15:51 | Illinois State | Tommie Staley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by David Haynie - foul #1 on David Haynie, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | High Point | Henry Williams (PG), Linwood Sanders (SG), James Hill (SF), Edward Mikowski (C) Herbert Webb, Xavier Crampton, William Bien, David Haynie | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc (SG), Bruce Piercy (SF), Philip Seiter (PF), Scott Hill (C) Michael Casler, Harold Imhoff, Forrest Lay, Joe Balser | |
| 15:51 | Illinois State | Tommie Staley makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:51 | Illinois State | Tommie Staley makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - Henry Williams (fresh) SG - Linwood Sanders (fresh) SF - James Hill (fairly fresh) PF - Aaron Hinze (tiring) 2 reb. C - Edward Mikowski (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Tommie Staley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gerald Leblanc (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Piercy (fresh) PF - Philip Seiter (fresh) C - Scott Hill (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | High Point | Linwood Sanders buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from James Hill | 7-9 |
| 15:04 | Illinois State | Edward Mikowski steals the ball from Scott Hill | 7-9 |
| 14:49 | High Point | Aaron Hinze hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 7-9 |
| 14:47 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Scott Hill | 7-9 |
| 14:43 | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 7-9 |
| 14:42 | Illinois State | Philip Seiter gets the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:24 | Illinois State | Tommie Staley misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 14:23 | High Point | The rebound goes to Linwood Sanders | 7-9 |
| 14:04 | High Point | Linwood Sanders hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Tommie Staley - foul #1 on Tommie Staley, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | High Point | Kyle Brown (PG), Herbert Webb (SF), David Haynie (PF) Henry Williams, James Hill, Aaron Hinze | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison (PG), Michael Casler (SG), Jeffrey Page (SF) Tommie Staley, Gerald Leblanc, Bruce Piercy | |
| 14:04 | High Point | Linwood Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:04 | High Point | Linwood Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 13:43 | Illinois State | Scott Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-9 |
| Subs | High Point | William Bien (SF) Edward Mikowski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Forrest Lay (PF) Philip Seiter | |
| 13:41 | High Point | Forrest Lay picks off the pass by Linwood Sanders in the backcourt | 8-9 |
| 13:27 | Illinois State | Michael Casler hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Forrest Lay | 8-11 |
| 13:14 | High Point | William Bien hits a wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Linwood Sanders | 10-11 |
| 12:58 | Illinois State | Scott Hill buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronald Ellison | 10-13 |
| 12:42 | High Point | Herbert Webb misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Casler - foul #1 on Michael Casler, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | High Point | Henry Williams (PG), Xavier Crampton (SG), Aaron Hinze (PF), Edward Mikowski (C) Kyle Brown, Linwood Sanders, William Bien, David Haynie | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc (SG), Philip Seiter (PF), Harold Imhoff (C) Jeffrey Page, Forrest Lay, Scott Hill | |
| 12:42 | High Point | Herbert Webb misses the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 12:42 | High Point | Herbert Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:15 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Michael Casler and the foul's on Aaron Hinze - foul #2 on Aaron Hinze, team foul #4 | 11-15 |
| Subs | High Point | James Hill (SF), David Haynie (PF) Herbert Webb, Aaron Hinze | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page (SF), Joe Balser (C) Michael Casler, Philip Seiter | |
| 12:15 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison makes the free throw | 11-16 |
| 11:59 | High Point | James Hill misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 11-16 |
| 11:57 | High Point | Xavier Crampton tips it in | 13-16 |
| 11:44 | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc scores on a floater from the left side and he's fouled by David Haynie - foul #2 on David Haynie, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| Subs | High Point | Kyle Brown (PG), Linwood Sanders (SG), William Bien (SF), Herbert Webb (PF) Henry Williams, Xavier Crampton, James Hill, David Haynie | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kenneth Eury (PG), Philip Seiter (PF), Scott Hill (C) Ronald Ellison, Harold Imhoff, Joe Balser | |
| 11:44 | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc makes the free throw | 13-19 |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - Kyle Brown (fresh) SG - Linwood Sanders (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Bien (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Herbert Webb (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. C - Edward Mikowski (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Kenneth Eury (fresh) SG - Gerald Leblanc (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Page (fairly fresh) PF - Philip Seiter (tiring) 2 reb. C - Scott Hill (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | High Point | Linwood Sanders is hacked by Kenneth Eury in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Eury, team foul #4 | 13-19 |
| 11:23 | High Point | Philip Seiter is called for the reach on Herbert Webb - foul #1 on Philip Seiter, team foul #5 | 13-19 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bruce Piercy (SF) Jeffrey Page | |
| 11:03 | High Point | Linwood Sanders buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Herbert Webb | 16-19 |
| 10:44 | Illinois State | Scott Hill is hacked by Edward Mikowski - foul #1 on Edward Mikowski, team foul #6 | 16-19 |
| Subs | High Point | James Hill (SF) William Bien | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison (PG), Michael Casler (SF), Forrest Lay (PF) Kenneth Eury, Bruce Piercy, Philip Seiter | |
| 10:31 | Illinois State | Michael Casler is fouled on the floor by James Hill - foul #1 on James Hill, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | High Point | Henry Williams (PG), Xavier Crampton (SG) Kyle Brown, Linwood Sanders | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Imhoff (PF), Joe Balser (C) Forrest Lay, Scott Hill | |
| 10:31 | Illinois State | Michael Casler makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 10:31 | Illinois State | Michael Casler makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 10:26 | High Point | Xavier Crampton is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Leblanc - foul #1 on Gerald Leblanc, team foul #6 | 16-21 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page (SF) Gerald Leblanc | |
| 10:14 | High Point | Edward Mikowski lays it up and in and he's fouled by Joe Balser - foul #1 on Joe Balser, team foul #7 | 18-21 |
| 10:14 | High Point | Edward Mikowski misses the free throw | 18-21 |
| 10:14 | Illinois State | Harold Imhoff gets the rebound | 18-21 |
| 09:49 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-21 |
| 09:48 | Illinois State | Michael Casler snags the offensive board | 18-21 |
| 09:33 | Illinois State | Harold Imhoff hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Page | 18-24 |
| 09:14 | High Point | James Hill knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Henry Williams | 21-24 |
| 08:58 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 21-24 |
| 08:56 | Illinois State | Joe Balser tips it home | 21-26 |
| 08:51 | High Point | Xavier Crampton clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-26 |
| 08:50 | High Point | The offensive rebound goes to Herbert Webb | 21-26 |
| 08:38 | High Point | James Hill is open and buries a shot in the paint | 23-26 |
| 08:31 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Michael Casler and he's fouled by James Hill - foul #2 on James Hill, team foul #8 | 23-28 |
| Subs | High Point | Kyle Brown (PG), Linwood Sanders (SG), William Bien (SF) Henry Williams, Xavier Crampton, James Hill | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kenneth Eury (PG), Gerald Leblanc (SG), Philip Seiter (PF), Forrest Lay (C) Ronald Ellison, Michael Casler, Harold Imhoff, Joe Balser | |
| 08:31 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page makes the free throw | 23-29 |
| 08:09 | High Point | Philip Seiter steals the ball from Edward Mikowski | 23-29 |
| 07:50 | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Page | 23-32 |
| 07:46 | High Point | Kyle Brown clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-32 |
| 07:44 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Forrest Lay | 23-32 |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - Kyle Brown (fresh) SG - Linwood Sanders (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Bien (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Herbert Webb (tiring) 1 pts. 3 ast. C - Edward Mikowski (tired) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Kenneth Eury (fresh) SG - Gerald Leblanc (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Page (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Philip Seiter (tiring) 2 reb. C - Forrest Lay (fresh) | |
| 07:40 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-32 |
| 07:38 | Illinois State | Kenneth Eury tips it back up and in | 23-34 |
| 07:15 | High Point | Linwood Sanders buries a floater from the right side | 25-34 |
| 07:02 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Eury and the foul's on William Bien - foul #1 on William Bien, team foul #9 | 25-36 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Casler (PG), Tommie Staley (SG), Scott Hill (C) Kenneth Eury, Gerald Leblanc, Philip Seiter | |
| 07:02 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page misses the free throw | 25-36 |
| 07:02 | High Point | Herbert Webb snags the defensive board | 25-36 |
| 06:42 | High Point | Kyle Brown buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-36 |
| 06:26 | Illinois State | Edward Mikowski steals the ball from Tommie Staley | 27-36 |
| 06:24 | High Point | Kyle Brown is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 27-36 |
| Subs | High Point | Henry Williams (PG) Kyle Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bruce Piercy (SF) Jeffrey Page | |
| 06:13 | Illinois State | Scott Hill banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Casler | 27-38 |
| 06:08 | High Point | Linwood Sanders misses badly on a floater from the left side | 27-38 |
| 06:06 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay gets the rebound | 27-38 |
| 06:00 | Illinois State | Henry Williams steals the ball from Forrest Lay | 27-38 |
| 05:47 | High Point | Forrest Lay steps in front of the Henry Williams pass | 27-38 |
| 05:25 | Illinois State | Tommie Staley makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Casler | 27-40 |
| 05:05 | High Point | Tommie Staley steals the ball from William Bien | 27-40 |
| 04:48 | Illinois State | Michael Casler makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Tommie Staley | 27-43 |
| 04:32 | High Point | William Bien is open and buries a 3 from the right wing | 30-43 |
| 04:14 | Illinois State | Tommie Staley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-43 |
| 04:12 | High Point | Henry Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 30-43 |
| 04:07 | High Point | Bruce Piercy is called for the reach on Linwood Sanders - foul #1 on Bruce Piercy, team foul #8 | 30-43 |
| Subs | High Point | Kyle Brown (PG) Henry Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison (PG), Gerald Leblanc (SG), Harold Imhoff (SF), Philip Seiter (PF), Joe Balser (C) Michael Casler, Tommie Staley, Bruce Piercy, Forrest Lay, Scott Hill | |
| 04:07 | High Point | Linwood Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 04:07 | High Point | Linwood Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 03:58 | Illinois State | Joe Balser makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Gerald Leblanc and the foul's on Kyle Brown - foul #2 on Kyle Brown, team foul #10 | 32-45 |
| Subs | High Point | Xavier Crampton (SG), James Hill (SF), Aaron Hinze (PF), David Haynie (C) Linwood Sanders, William Bien, Herbert Webb, Edward Mikowski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 03:58 | Illinois State | Joe Balser makes the free throw | 32-46 |
| 03:49 | High Point | Kyle Brown is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Kyle Brown, team foul #11 | 32-46 |
| Subs | High Point | William Bien (PG) Kyle Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 03:38 | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 32-46 |
| 03:36 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison tips it but misses | 32-46 |
| 03:34 | Illinois State | Harold Imhoff snags the offensive board | 32-46 |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - William Bien (tiring) 7 pts. SG - Xavier Crampton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Hill (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Aaron Hinze (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Haynie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ronald Ellison (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Leblanc (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harold Imhoff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Philip Seiter (tiring) 2 reb. C - Joe Balser (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Ellison | 32-48 |
| 03:24 | High Point | Aaron Hinze double dribbles in the backcourt | 32-48 |
| 03:06 | Illinois State | Harold Imhoff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-48 |
| Subs | High Point | Henry Williams (PG) William Bien | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Casler (SF) Joe Balser | |
| 02:44 | High Point | Aaron Hinze is alone and drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from David Haynie | 35-48 |
| 02:27 | Illinois State | Harold Imhoff misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-48 |
| 02:26 | High Point | Xavier Crampton snags the defensive board | 35-48 |
| 02:19 | High Point | David Haynie misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 35-48 |
| 02:18 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Ronald Ellison | 35-48 |
| 02:00 | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Ellison | 35-51 |
| 01:55 | High Point | Henry Williams clanks a 3 from the right wing | 35-51 |
| 01:54 | High Point | Aaron Hinze can't tip it in | 35-51 |
| 01:52 | High Point | Henry Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 35-51 |
| 01:36 | High Point | Aaron Hinze hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-51 |
| 01:35 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Philip Seiter | 35-51 |
| 01:21 | Illinois State | Harold Imhoff can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-51 |
| 01:20 | High Point | Aaron Hinze grabs the defensive rebound | 35-51 |
| 01:17 | High Point | Ronald Ellison steps in front of the James Hill pass in the backcourt | 35-51 |
| 01:16 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison misses the easy layup | 35-51 |
| 01:14 | High Point | The rebound goes to Aaron Hinze | 35-51 |
| 01:11 | High Point | Henry Williams loses the dribble to Michael Casler in the backcourt | 35-51 |
| 00:57 | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Michael Casler | 35-54 |
| 00:50 | High Point | Henry Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-54 |
| 00:48 | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc grabs the board | 35-54 |
| 00:32 | Illinois State | Philip Seiter knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Gerald Leblanc | 35-56 |
| 00:30 | High Point | Henry Williams is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Henry Williams, team foul #12 | 35-56 |
| Subs | High Point | William Bien (PG), Linwood Sanders (SG) Henry Williams, Xavier Crampton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kenneth Eury (SG), Jeffrey Page (SF), Joe Balser (PF), Scott Hill (C) Gerald Leblanc, Michael Casler, Philip Seiter, Harold Imhoff | |
| 00:03 | Illinois State | Scott Hill scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Ronald Ellison | 35-58 |
| 00:00 | High Point | Linwood Sanders clanks a halfcourt shot | 35-58 |