| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - John Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Golden (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Charles Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Doug Howard (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Caron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Eastman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmie Radcliffe (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | Gregory Caron inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:53 | South Carolina State | Joseph Eastman misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 35-33 |
| 19:52 | North Carolina A&T | Scott Murphy pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 19:47 | North Carolina A&T | James Golden can't finish the layup | 35-33 |
| 19:45 | South Carolina State | Jimmie Radcliffe snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 19:26 | South Carolina State | Joseph Eastman hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 35-33 |
| 19:24 | North Carolina A&T | Michael Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 19:20 | North Carolina A&T | Doug Howard steals the ball from James Golden | 35-33 |
| 19:05 | South Carolina State | Charles Johnson is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 19:04 | North Carolina A&T | James Golden pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 18:54 | North Carolina A&T | James Golden drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Scott Murphy | 37-33 |
| 18:43 | South Carolina State | Joseph Eastman buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-35 |
| 18:37 | North Carolina A&T | James Golden hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 37-35 |
| 18:35 | North Carolina A&T | John Williams hits the follow up shot | 39-35 |
| 18:20 | South Carolina State | Jimmie Radcliffe is hacked by Michael Mitchell - foul #1 on Michael Mitchell, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | George Kent (PG), Ted Bonanno (SG), Kevin Buford (SF), Randy North (PF), Benjamin Morris (C) John Barnes, John Williams, James Golden, Scott Murphy, Michael Mitchell | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Seth Negrin (PG), Richard Holliday (PF), Claude McCoy (C) Charles Johnson, Joseph Eastman, Jimmie Radcliffe | |
| 18:09 | South Carolina State | Seth Negrin is hacked by Kevin Buford - foul #2 on Kevin Buford, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Vincent Murphy (PG) Gregory Caron | |
| 17:54 | South Carolina State | Doug Howard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-35 |
| 17:39 | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Buford knocks in the jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Claude McCoy - foul #2 on Claude McCoy, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Gerald Beckstead (SG) Doug Howard | |
| 17:39 | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Buford makes the free throw | 42-35 |
| 17:37 | South Carolina State | Seth Negrin is hacked by George Kent in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Kent, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| 17:31 | South Carolina State | Seth Negrin misses the 3 from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 17:30 | North Carolina A&T | The rebound goes to Benjamin Morris | 42-35 |
| 17:26 | North Carolina A&T | Benjamin Morris clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 42-35 |
| 17:24 | South Carolina State | Seth Negrin pulls down the rebound | 42-35 |
| 17:19 | South Carolina State | Richard Holliday buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Seth Negrin | 42-37 |
| 17:11 | North Carolina A&T | Seth Negrin steals the ball from Ted Bonanno | 42-37 |
| 16:50 | South Carolina State | Richard Holliday is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Seth Negrin | 42-39 |
| 16:28 | North Carolina A&T | Vincent Murphy steals the ball from Ted Bonanno | 42-39 |
| 16:25 | South Carolina State | Vincent Murphy lays it in | 42-41 |
| 16:13 | North Carolina A&T | Ted Bonanno misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 16:11 | South Carolina State | Vincent Murphy pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 15:46 | South Carolina State | Richard Holliday scores on a floater in the paint set up by Gerald Beckstead | 42-43 |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - George Kent (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ted Bonanno (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Buford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Randy North (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Morris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Vincent Murphy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gerald Beckstead (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Seth Negrin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Richard Holliday (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Claude McCoy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:22 | North Carolina A&T | Benjamin Morris scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-43 |
| 15:03 | South Carolina State | Gerald Beckstead comes up short on the floater from the left side | 45-43 |
| 15:01 | North Carolina A&T | Benjamin Morris grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 14:56 | North Carolina A&T | George Kent can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away but he's hacked by Vincent Murphy - foul #2 on Vincent Murphy, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | John Williams (SG), James Golden (SF), Scott Murphy (PF), Michael Mitchell (C) Ted Bonanno, Kevin Buford, Randy North, Benjamin Morris | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Charles Johnson (PG), Doug Howard (SG), Gregory Caron (SF), Joseph Eastman (PF), Brian Lewis (C) Vincent Murphy, Gerald Beckstead, Seth Negrin, Richard Holliday, Claude McCoy | |
| 14:56 | North Carolina A&T | George Kent misses the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 14:56 | North Carolina A&T | George Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 14:56 | North Carolina A&T | George Kent makes the 3rd free throw | 47-43 |
| 14:35 | South Carolina State | Joseph Eastman is open and buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Doug Howard | 47-45 |
| 14:25 | North Carolina A&T | James Golden clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-45 |
| 14:23 | South Carolina State | Joseph Eastman snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 14:21 | South Carolina State | Doug Howard is hacked by George Kent in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Kent, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | John Barnes (PG) George Kent | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 14:07 | South Carolina State | Brian Lewis can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 14:06 | South Carolina State | Brian Lewis tips it home | 47-47 |
| 13:59 | North Carolina A&T | John Williams makes the runner near the basket | 49-47 |
| 13:55 | South Carolina State | Gregory Caron hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 13:53 | South Carolina State | Gregory Caron tips it back up and in | 49-49 |
| 13:49 | North Carolina A&T | John Williams misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 13:48 | South Carolina State | Gregory Caron pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 13:46 | South Carolina State | Charles Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Murphy - foul #2 on Scott Murphy, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| 13:31 | South Carolina State | Doug Howard buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 13:12 | North Carolina A&T | Charles Johnson steals it from Michael Mitchell | 49-51 |
| 13:01 | South Carolina State | Doug Howard is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 12:59 | North Carolina A&T | The rebound goes to Scott Murphy | 49-51 |
| 12:53 | North Carolina A&T | James Golden drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from John Williams | 51-51 |
| 12:37 | South Carolina State | James Golden denies the turnaround by Gregory Caron | 51-51 |
| 12:36 | North Carolina A&T | Scott Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 12:32 | North Carolina A&T | John Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 12:31 | South Carolina State | Joseph Eastman grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 12:16 | South Carolina State | Gregory Caron connects on the jumper from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 11:51 | North Carolina A&T | John Barnes drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-53 |
| 11:28 | South Carolina State | Doug Howard is wide open but clanks a shot from the left side | 54-53 |
| 11:26 | South Carolina State | Joseph Eastman grabs the offensive board | 54-53 |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - John Barnes (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Williams (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Golden (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Murphy (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Mitchell (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Charles Johnson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Doug Howard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Caron (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Eastman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Lewis (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:13 | South Carolina State | Joseph Eastman misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 54-53 |
| 11:11 | North Carolina A&T | John Williams grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 11:06 | North Carolina A&T | James Golden misses the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Brian Lewis - foul #4 on Brian Lewis, team foul #3 | 54-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Earnest Waters (PG), Ted Bonanno (SG), Kevin Buford (PF), Randy North (C) John Barnes, John Williams, Scott Murphy, Michael Mitchell | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Vincent Murphy (PG), Gerald Beckstead (SG), Seth Negrin (SF), Jimmie Radcliffe (C) Charles Johnson, Doug Howard, Gregory Caron, Brian Lewis | |
| 11:06 | North Carolina A&T | James Golden misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 11:06 | North Carolina A&T | James Golden makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 11:04 | South Carolina State | Earnest Waters steps in front of the Vincent Murphy pass in the backcourt | 55-53 |
| 11:01 | North Carolina A&T | Earnest Waters lays it up and in | 57-53 |
| 10:44 | South Carolina State | Gerald Beckstead misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 10:43 | North Carolina A&T | Ted Bonanno gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 10:38 | North Carolina A&T | James Golden misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 57-53 |
| 10:37 | South Carolina State | Seth Negrin pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| 10:22 | South Carolina State | Seth Negrin comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 57-53 |
| 10:21 | South Carolina State | Seth Negrin grabs the offensive board | 57-53 |
| 10:10 | South Carolina State | Seth Negrin misses long on an open floater from the left side | 57-53 |
| 10:09 | North Carolina A&T | Randy North gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 10:05 | North Carolina A&T | Ted Bonanno scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Kevin Buford | 59-53 |
| 09:58 | South Carolina State | Gerald Beckstead comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 59-53 |
| 09:56 | South Carolina State | Jimmie Radcliffe hits the follow up shot | 59-55 |
| 09:51 | North Carolina A&T | Jimmie Radcliffe blocks the short jumper by James Golden | 59-55 |
| 09:49 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Seth Negrin | 59-55 |
| 09:27 | South Carolina State | Vincent Murphy can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 59-55 |
| 09:25 | South Carolina State | Joseph Eastman gets the offensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 09:17 | South Carolina State | Gerald Beckstead knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Vincent Murphy and he's fouled by Ted Bonanno - foul #2 on Ted Bonanno, team foul #6 | 59-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | George Kent (PG), John Williams (SG), Scott Murphy (PF), Benjamin Morris (C) Earnest Waters, Ted Bonanno, James Golden, Randy North | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Shelby Routh (PG), Gregory Caron (SF), Richard Holliday (PF), Claude McCoy (C) Vincent Murphy, Seth Negrin, Joseph Eastman, Jimmie Radcliffe | |
| 09:17 | South Carolina State | Gerald Beckstead makes the free throw | 59-58 |
| 08:55 | North Carolina A&T | Benjamin Morris knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by George Kent | 61-58 |
| 08:53 | South Carolina State | Shelby Routh is hacked by George Kent in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Kent, team foul #7 | 61-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Doug Howard (SG) Gerald Beckstead | |
| 08:53 | South Carolina State | Shelby Routh misses the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 08:53 | North Carolina A&T | Benjamin Morris grabs the board | 61-58 |
| 08:27 | North Carolina A&T | Benjamin Morris is called for a charge - foul #1 on Benjamin Morris, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | John Barnes (PG) Kevin Buford | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 08:03 | South Carolina State | Doug Howard drills a 3 from straight away | 61-61 |
| 07:57 | North Carolina A&T | John Barnes double dribbles | 61-61 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Buford (SF), Michael Mitchell (C) George Kent, Benjamin Morris | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Seth Negrin (PG), Jimmie Radcliffe (PF), Brian Lewis (C) Shelby Routh, Richard Holliday, Claude McCoy | |
| 07:54 | South Carolina State | John Barnes takes the ball from Brian Lewis in the backcourt | 61-61 |
| 07:39 | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Buford blows the layup | 61-61 |
| 07:37 | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Buford misses the tip | 61-61 |
| 07:36 | South Carolina State | Jimmie Radcliffe gets the rebound | 61-61 |
| 07:18 | South Carolina State | Gregory Caron connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Seth Negrin | 61-64 |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - John Barnes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Williams (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Buford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Scott Murphy (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Mitchell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Seth Negrin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Doug Howard (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Caron (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jimmie Radcliffe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Brian Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:13 | North Carolina A&T | John Barnes loses the dribble to Gregory Caron | 61-64 |
| 07:09 | South Carolina State | Gregory Caron hits the finger roll | 61-66 |
| 06:50 | North Carolina A&T | John Williams is fouled on the floor by Brian Lewis - foul #5 on Brian Lewis, team foul #4 | 61-66 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Earnest Waters (PG), Ted Bonanno (SG), George Kent (SF) John Barnes, John Williams, Scott Murphy | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Vincent Murphy (PG), Gerald Beckstead (SG), Richard Holliday (PF) Doug Howard, Gregory Caron, Brian Lewis | |
| 06:41 | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Buford misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-66 |
| 06:40 | North Carolina A&T | Ted Bonanno pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-66 |
| 06:24 | North Carolina A&T | Michael Mitchell is whistled for a carry | 61-66 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Benjamin Morris (PF), Randy North (C) Kevin Buford, Michael Mitchell | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joseph Eastman (PF) Seth Negrin | |
| 06:08 | South Carolina State | Gerald Beckstead hits the finger roll set up by Joseph Eastman | 61-68 |
| 05:45 | North Carolina A&T | Ted Bonanno hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Benjamin Morris | 64-68 |
| 05:30 | South Carolina State | Benjamin Morris steals the ball from Gerald Beckstead | 64-68 |
| 05:18 | North Carolina A&T | Jimmie Radcliffe steps in front of the George Kent pass | 64-68 |
| 04:56 | South Carolina State | Richard Holliday misses short on a floater in the paint | 64-68 |
| 04:54 | North Carolina A&T | Randy North grabs the board | 64-68 |
| 04:48 | North Carolina A&T | Randy North drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Earnest Waters | 66-68 |
| 04:48 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-68 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | John Williams (SG), James Golden (SF), Kevin Buford (PF), Michael Mitchell (C) Ted Bonanno, George Kent, Benjamin Morris, Randy North | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Charles Johnson (PG), Doug Howard (SG), Gregory Caron (SF), Claude McCoy (PF), Seth Negrin (C) Vincent Murphy, Gerald Beckstead, Richard Holliday, Joseph Eastman, Jimmie Radcliffe | |
| 04:45 | South Carolina State | Charles Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by James Golden - foul #2 on James Golden, team foul #9 | 66-68 |
| 04:45 | South Carolina State | Charles Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 04:45 | South Carolina State | Charles Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 04:32 | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Buford connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Earnest Waters | 69-70 |
| 04:29 | South Carolina State | Doug Howard is fouled in the backcourt by Earnest Waters - foul #2 on Earnest Waters, team foul #10 | 69-70 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | John Barnes (PG) Earnest Waters | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 04:29 | South Carolina State | Doug Howard makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 04:29 | South Carolina State | Doug Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 04:29 | North Carolina A&T | The rebound goes to Kevin Buford | 69-71 |
| 04:11 | North Carolina A&T | Michael Mitchell is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Michael Mitchell, team foul #11 | 69-71 |
| 03:57 | South Carolina State | James Golden takes the ball from Doug Howard | 69-71 |
| 03:54 | North Carolina A&T | James Golden slams it home | 71-71 |
| 03:35 | South Carolina State | Gregory Caron misses long on an open jumper in the lane | 71-71 |
| 03:33 | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Buford gets the rebound | 71-71 |
| 03:28 | North Carolina A&T | James Golden buries a shot from the right block set up by John Williams | 73-71 |
| 02:59 | South Carolina State | Seth Negrin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-71 |
| 02:58 | North Carolina A&T | Michael Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 73-71 |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - John Barnes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Williams (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Golden (tiring) 19 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Buford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Mitchell (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Charles Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Doug Howard (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Caron (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Claude McCoy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Seth Negrin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. | |
| 02:53 | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Buford loses the ball out of bounds | 73-71 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Earnest Waters (PG), Ted Bonanno (SG), George Kent (SF), Scott Murphy (PF), Benjamin Morris (C) John Barnes, John Williams, James Golden, Kevin Buford, Michael Mitchell | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Vincent Murphy (PG), Richard Holliday (PF), Jimmie Radcliffe (C) Charles Johnson, Claude McCoy, Seth Negrin | |
| 02:51 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-71 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Randy North (SF) Earnest Waters | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joseph Eastman (PF), Seth Negrin (C) Richard Holliday, Jimmie Radcliffe | |
| 02:33 | South Carolina State | Vincent Murphy misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-71 |
| 02:32 | North Carolina A&T | Benjamin Morris snags the defensive board | 73-71 |
| 02:32 | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-71 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Charles Johnson (PG), Claude McCoy (C) Vincent Murphy, Seth Negrin | |
| 02:18 | North Carolina A&T | Ted Bonanno comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-71 |
| 02:17 | North Carolina A&T | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Murphy | 73-71 |
| 01:53 | North Carolina A&T | Ted Bonanno comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Claude McCoy - foul #3 on Claude McCoy, team foul #5 | 73-71 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | John Williams (SG), James Golden (SF), Michael Mitchell (C) George Kent, Randy North, Benjamin Morris | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jimmie Radcliffe (C) Claude McCoy | |
| 01:53 | North Carolina A&T | Ted Bonanno makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 01:53 | North Carolina A&T | Ted Bonanno makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 01:50 | South Carolina State | Ted Bonanno picks off the pass by Jimmie Radcliffe in the backcourt | 75-71 |
| 01:41 | North Carolina A&T | Charles Johnson is called for the reach on Ted Bonanno - foul #3 on Charles Johnson, team foul #6 | 75-71 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | John Barnes (PG) Ted Bonanno | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 01:26 | North Carolina A&T | The jumper by John Barnes is denied by Jimmie Radcliffe | 75-71 |
| 01:24 | South Carolina State | Doug Howard snags the defensive board | 75-71 |
| 01:18 | South Carolina State | Doug Howard clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 75-71 |
| 01:16 | North Carolina A&T | Michael Mitchell grabs the board | 75-71 |
| 01:09 | North Carolina A&T | Michael Mitchell lays it in on a great pass from John Barnes and he's hacked by Jimmie Radcliffe - foul #1 on Jimmie Radcliffe, team foul #7 | 77-71 |
| 01:09 | North Carolina A&T | Michael Mitchell makes the free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:44 | South Carolina State | Joseph Eastman misses the jumper in the lane | 78-71 |
| 00:42 | North Carolina A&T | Scott Murphy snags the defensive board | 78-71 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:41 | North Carolina A&T | Scott Murphy is hacked by Charles Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Johnson, team foul #8 | 78-71 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Ted Bonanno (SG), Kevin Buford (SF) John Williams, James Golden | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 00:41 | North Carolina A&T | Scott Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:41 | South Carolina State | Jimmie Radcliffe grabs the board | 78-71 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:37 | South Carolina State | Jimmie Radcliffe is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jimmie Radcliffe, team foul #9 | 78-71 |
| 00:36 | North Carolina A&T | Scott Murphy is fouled on the floor by Jimmie Radcliffe - foul #3 on Jimmie Radcliffe, team foul #10 | 78-71 |
| 00:36 | North Carolina A&T | Scott Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:36 | North Carolina A&T | Scott Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:34 | South Carolina State | Charles Johnson is hacked by John Barnes in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Barnes, team foul #12 | 80-71 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | John Williams (SG), James Golden (SF) Ted Bonanno, Kevin Buford | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 00:34 | South Carolina State | Charles Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:34 | South Carolina State | Charles Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| 00:33 | North Carolina A&T | Charles Johnson is called for the reach on John Barnes in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charles Johnson, team foul #11 | 80-72 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Ted Bonanno (SG), Kevin Buford (SF) John Williams, James Golden | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Seth Negrin (PG) Charles Johnson | |
| 00:33 | North Carolina A&T | John Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:33 | North Carolina A&T | John Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:27 | South Carolina State | Jimmie Radcliffe scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Doug Howard | 82-74 |
| 00:27 | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-74 |
| 00:24 | North Carolina A&T | Seth Negrin is called for the reach on John Barnes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Seth Negrin, team foul #12 | 82-74 |
| 00:24 | North Carolina A&T | John Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:24 | North Carolina A&T | John Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:22 | South Carolina State | Kevin Buford steps in front of the Seth Negrin pass in the backcourt | 84-74 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina A&T | John Barnes runs out the clock | 84-74 |