| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Joel Finley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randy Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Ojeda (fresh) PF - Willie Kerlin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Pauling (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Dustin Elder (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Prince (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Douglas Schmalz (fresh) PF - Ronnie Horton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Phillip Schneider (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. Michael's | Scott Ojeda inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| Game Plan | St. Michael's | St. Michael's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | St. Michael's | Thomas Pauling misses the easy layup | 38-32 |
| 19:44 | S. Connecticut St. | Douglas Schmalz gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 19:29 | S. Connecticut St. | Dustin Elder scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ronnie Horton | 38-34 |
| 19:13 | St. Michael's | Dustin Elder steps in front of the Scott Ojeda pass | 38-34 |
| 18:58 | S. Connecticut St. | Ronnie Horton drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Dustin Elder | 38-36 |
| 18:39 | St. Michael's | Willie Kerlin clanks a jumper from the right block | 38-36 |
| 18:38 | St. Michael's | Scott Ojeda snags the offensive board | 38-36 |
| 18:19 | St. Michael's | Thomas Pauling misses long on a 3 from straight away | 38-36 |
| 18:18 | S. Connecticut St. | Ronnie Horton snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 18:13 | S. Connecticut St. | William Prince is fouled on the floor by Randy Dean - foul #3 on Randy Dean, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Victor Smith (SG) Randy Dean | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | | |
| 17:59 | S. Connecticut St. | Douglas Schmalz lays it in on a nice dish by Dustin Elder and he's hacked by Willie Kerlin - foul #2 on Willie Kerlin, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | David Vallery (C) Thomas Pauling | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | | |
| 17:59 | S. Connecticut St. | Douglas Schmalz makes the free throw | 38-39 |
| 17:47 | St. Michael's | Scott Ojeda is denied on a layup by Ronnie Horton | 38-39 |
| 17:45 | S. Connecticut St. | Dustin Elder snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 17:40 | S. Connecticut St. | William Prince hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 17:38 | St. Michael's | David Vallery grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 17:22 | St. Michael's | Joel Finley knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Willie Kerlin | 40-39 |
| 17:07 | S. Connecticut St. | William Prince misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 17:05 | S. Connecticut St. | William Prince gets the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 17:00 | S. Connecticut St. | Ronnie Horton makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Dustin Elder | 40-41 |
| 16:43 | St. Michael's | Scott Ojeda is hacked by Douglas Schmalz - foul #3 on Douglas Schmalz, team foul #1 | 40-41 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | David Ballard (SG), William Hickman (SF), Thomas Pauling (C) Joel Finley, Scott Ojeda, Willie Kerlin | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | David Holland (PG), David Burnside (SF), Rueben Pike (PF), Ken Thompson (C) Dustin Elder, Douglas Schmalz, Ronnie Horton, Phillip Schneider | |
| 16:36 | St. Michael's | David Vallery misses the jumper from the left side | 40-41 |
| 16:34 | S. Connecticut St. | David Burnside pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 16:27 | S. Connecticut St. | Rueben Pike scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by William Prince | 40-43 |
| 16:10 | St. Michael's | Thomas Pauling hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Victor Smith | 42-43 |
| 16:00 | S. Connecticut St. | Ken Thompson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 15:58 | St. Michael's | David Vallery grabs the board | 42-43 |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Victor Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Ballard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Hickman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Vallery (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Pauling (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - David Holland (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Prince (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Burnside (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rueben Pike (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ken Thompson (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | St. Michael's | David Ballard scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Victor Smith | 45-43 |
| 15:25 | S. Connecticut St. | David Burnside connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by William Hickman - foul #2 on William Hickman, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Joel Finley (PG), Randy Dean (SG), Willie Kerlin (PF), Jeffrey Lawsky (C) Victor Smith, David Ballard, David Vallery, Thomas Pauling | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Eric Samuels (SG), Ronnie Horton (PF), Jeremy Byrd (C) William Prince, Rueben Pike, Ken Thompson | |
| 15:25 | S. Connecticut St. | David Burnside misses the free throw | 45-45 |
| 15:25 | St. Michael's | Willie Kerlin grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 15:20 | St. Michael's | Jeremy Byrd is called for the reach on Joel Finley - foul #4 on Jeremy Byrd, team foul #2 | 45-45 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Phillip Schneider (C) Jeremy Byrd | |
| 15:06 | St. Michael's | Willie Kerlin buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by William Hickman and he's fouled by Ronnie Horton - foul #3 on Ronnie Horton, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| 15:06 | St. Michael's | Willie Kerlin makes the free throw | 48-45 |
| 14:51 | S. Connecticut St. | Eric Samuels can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 48-45 |
| 14:50 | S. Connecticut St. | Phillip Schneider grabs the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 14:41 | S. Connecticut St. | Ronnie Horton misses the easy layup | 48-45 |
| 14:39 | St. Michael's | William Hickman grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 14:24 | St. Michael's | Willie Kerlin connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Joel Finley | 51-45 |
| 14:19 | S. Connecticut St. | Eric Samuels misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 51-45 |
| 14:17 | St. Michael's | Randy Dean pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 13:57 | St. Michael's | David Holland steals the ball from Willie Kerlin | 51-45 |
| 13:36 | S. Connecticut St. | Eric Samuels misses the floater from the free throw line | 51-45 |
| 13:34 | S. Connecticut St. | David Burnside tips it back up and in | 51-47 |
| 13:18 | St. Michael's | Willie Kerlin can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Ronnie Horton - foul #4 on Ronnie Horton, team foul #4 | 51-47 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Victor Smith (PG), Scott Ojeda (SF), Thomas Pauling (C) Joel Finley, William Hickman, Jeffrey Lawsky | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Dustin Elder (PG), William Prince (SG), Douglas Schmalz (SF), Rueben Pike (PF), Ken Thompson (C) David Holland, Eric Samuels, David Burnside, Ronnie Horton, Phillip Schneider | |
| 13:18 | St. Michael's | Willie Kerlin makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 13:18 | St. Michael's | Willie Kerlin misses the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 13:18 | S. Connecticut St. | Rueben Pike pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 13:08 | S. Connecticut St. | Rueben Pike misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Randy Dean - foul #4 on Randy Dean, team foul #4 | 52-47 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | David Ballard (SG), David Vallery (PF) Randy Dean, Willie Kerlin | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | | |
| 13:08 | S. Connecticut St. | Rueben Pike misses the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 13:08 | S. Connecticut St. | Rueben Pike misses the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 13:08 | S. Connecticut St. | Douglas Schmalz gets the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 12:41 | S. Connecticut St. | Dustin Elder clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-47 |
| 12:39 | St. Michael's | The rebound goes to David Vallery | 52-47 |
| 12:13 | St. Michael's | Scott Ojeda's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-47 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Joel Finley (PG) David Ballard | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | | |
| 12:01 | S. Connecticut St. | Dustin Elder buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by William Prince and he's fouled by Victor Smith - foul #1 on Victor Smith, team foul #5 | 52-49 |
| 12:01 | S. Connecticut St. | Dustin Elder makes the free throw | 52-50 |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Joel Finley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Victor Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Ojeda (fresh) PF - David Vallery (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Pauling (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Dustin Elder (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Prince (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Douglas Schmalz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Rueben Pike (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ken Thompson (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | St. Michael's | Victor Smith misses the jumper near the basket | 52-50 |
| 11:31 | St. Michael's | Scott Ojeda gets the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 11:24 | St. Michael's | Joel Finley blows the dunk but he's fouled by Rueben Pike - foul #1 on Rueben Pike, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Willie Kerlin (PF) David Vallery | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | | |
| 11:24 | St. Michael's | Joel Finley misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 11:24 | St. Michael's | Joel Finley misses the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 11:24 | S. Connecticut St. | Ken Thompson pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 11:07 | S. Connecticut St. | William Prince buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Douglas Schmalz | 52-52 |
| 10:51 | St. Michael's | Thomas Pauling scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Victor Smith | 55-52 |
| 10:39 | S. Connecticut St. | Scott Ojeda denies the turnaround by William Prince | 55-52 |
| 10:38 | S. Connecticut St. | Douglas Schmalz misses the tip | 55-52 |
| 10:36 | St. Michael's | Willie Kerlin snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 10:15 | St. Michael's | Thomas Pauling can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Rueben Pike - foul #2 on Rueben Pike, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | David Ballard (PG), Billy Nam (SG), William Hickman (SF) Joel Finley, Victor Smith, Scott Ojeda | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | David Holland (PG), David Burnside (SF), Phillip Schneider (PF) Dustin Elder, Douglas Schmalz, Ken Thompson | |
| 10:15 | St. Michael's | Thomas Pauling makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 10:15 | St. Michael's | Thomas Pauling makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 09:59 | S. Connecticut St. | Phillip Schneider is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Phillip Schneider, team foul #7 | 57-52 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | David Vallery (C) Thomas Pauling | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Eric Samuels (SG) William Prince | |
| 09:41 | St. Michael's | David Holland picks off the pass by Willie Kerlin | 57-52 |
| 09:34 | S. Connecticut St. | Eric Samuels knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by David Holland | 57-54 |
| 09:05 | St. Michael's | Willie Kerlin's pass is intercepted by Phillip Schneider | 57-54 |
| 08:48 | S. Connecticut St. | Rueben Pike lays it up and in | 57-56 |
| 08:30 | St. Michael's | Eric Samuels is called for the reach on William Hickman - foul #1 on Eric Samuels, team foul #8 | 57-56 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Joel Finley (PG), Victor Smith (SG), Scott Ojeda (SF) David Ballard, Billy Nam, Willie Kerlin | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Dustin Elder (PG), William Prince (SG) Eric Samuels, David Burnside | |
| 08:30 | St. Michael's | William Hickman makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 08:30 | St. Michael's | William Hickman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 08:05 | S. Connecticut St. | David Holland can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 08:03 | S. Connecticut St. | Phillip Schneider misses the tip | 59-56 |
| 08:01 | St. Michael's | David Vallery pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Joel Finley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Victor Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Ojeda (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Hickman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Vallery (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Dustin Elder (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Prince (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Holland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Phillip Schneider (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Rueben Pike (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:46 | St. Michael's | Rueben Pike is called for the reach on David Vallery - foul #3 on Rueben Pike, team foul #9 | 59-56 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Randy Dean (SG), Jeffrey Lawsky (C) Victor Smith, William Hickman | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Douglas Schmalz (SF), Ronnie Horton (PF), Jeremy Byrd (C) David Holland, Phillip Schneider, Rueben Pike | |
| 07:46 | St. Michael's | David Vallery makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 07:46 | St. Michael's | David Vallery makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 07:26 | S. Connecticut St. | William Prince's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-56 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Thomas Pauling (C) David Vallery | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | | |
| 07:09 | St. Michael's | Randy Dean misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-56 |
| 07:07 | S. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to Ronnie Horton | 61-56 |
| 06:53 | S. Connecticut St. | Douglas Schmalz misses short on a shot from the left side | 61-56 |
| 06:51 | St. Michael's | Jeffrey Lawsky snags the defensive board | 61-56 |
| 06:44 | St. Michael's | Jeremy Byrd steals the ball from Jeffrey Lawsky | 61-56 |
| 06:26 | S. Connecticut St. | William Prince misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-56 |
| 06:24 | S. Connecticut St. | Douglas Schmalz grabs the offensive board | 61-56 |
| 06:06 | S. Connecticut St. | Dustin Elder misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-56 |
| 06:05 | St. Michael's | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Lawsky | 61-56 |
| 05:56 | St. Michael's | Joel Finley drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Pauling | 63-56 |
| 05:44 | S. Connecticut St. | Douglas Schmalz misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-56 |
| 05:42 | St. Michael's | Scott Ojeda gets the rebound | 63-56 |
| 05:35 | St. Michael's | Scott Ojeda misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Douglas Schmalz - foul #4 on Douglas Schmalz, team foul #10 | 63-56 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Victor Smith (PG), Willie Kerlin (PF), David Vallery (C) Joel Finley, Jeffrey Lawsky, Thomas Pauling | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | David Holland (PG), David Burnside (SF) Dustin Elder, Douglas Schmalz | |
| 05:35 | St. Michael's | Scott Ojeda misses the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 05:35 | St. Michael's | Scott Ojeda misses the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 05:35 | S. Connecticut St. | Jeremy Byrd snags the defensive board | 63-56 |
| 05:29 | S. Connecticut St. | David Burnside drills a turnaround from close range set up by William Prince | 63-58 |
| 05:27 | St. Michael's | David Holland steps in front of the Victor Smith pass in the backcourt | 63-58 |
| 05:26 | S. Connecticut St. | David Holland jams it | 63-60 |
| 05:07 | St. Michael's | William Prince steals the ball from Willie Kerlin | 63-60 |
| 05:02 | S. Connecticut St. | William Prince lays it in | 63-62 |
| 04:40 | St. Michael's | Scott Ojeda misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 63-62 |
| 04:39 | St. Michael's | Willie Kerlin snags the offensive board | 63-62 |
| 04:19 | St. Michael's | David Vallery is hacked by William Prince - foul #1 on William Prince, team foul #11 | 63-62 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Joel Finley (PG), William Hickman (SF) Randy Dean, Scott Ojeda | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Eric Samuels (SG), Phillip Schneider (PF), Ken Thompson (C) William Prince, Ronnie Horton, Jeremy Byrd | |
| 04:19 | St. Michael's | David Vallery makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 04:19 | St. Michael's | David Vallery makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 04:06 | S. Connecticut St. | Phillip Schneider misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Willie Kerlin - foul #3 on Willie Kerlin, team foul #6 | 65-62 |
| 04:06 | S. Connecticut St. | Phillip Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 04:06 | S. Connecticut St. | Phillip Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 03:45 | St. Michael's | Joel Finley misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-64 |
| 03:43 | St. Michael's | William Hickman snags the offensive board | 65-64 |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Joel Finley (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Victor Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Hickman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Willie Kerlin (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - David Vallery (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - David Holland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eric Samuels (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Burnside (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Phillip Schneider (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ken Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | St. Michael's | Willie Kerlin clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-64 |
| 03:24 | S. Connecticut St. | David Burnside grabs the board | 65-64 |
| 03:01 | S. Connecticut St. | David Burnside drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-67 |
| 02:58 | St. Michael's | St. Michael's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Randy Dean (SG), Thomas Pauling (C) Victor Smith, David Vallery | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Dustin Elder (PG), William Prince (SG), Douglas Schmalz (SF), Ronnie Horton (PF), Jeremy Byrd (C) David Holland, Eric Samuels, David Burnside, Phillip Schneider, Ken Thompson | |
| 02:46 | St. Michael's | Willie Kerlin's floater is tipped away by Ronnie Horton | 65-67 |
| 02:44 | St. Michael's | Thomas Pauling misses the tip | 65-67 |
| 02:42 | S. Connecticut St. | Jeremy Byrd grabs the board | 65-67 |
| 02:19 | S. Connecticut St. | William Hickman takes the ball from Dustin Elder | 65-67 |
| 02:00 | St. Michael's | Randy Dean drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Thomas Pauling | 68-67 |
| 01:36 | S. Connecticut St. | Ronnie Horton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dustin Elder | 68-69 |
| 01:22 | St. Michael's | Randy Dean connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Pauling | 70-69 |
| 01:11 | S. Connecticut St. | Jeremy Byrd makes the shot in the paint set up by Dustin Elder | 70-71 |
| 01:07 | St. Michael's | Joel Finley misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-71 |
| 01:05 | St. Michael's | Thomas Pauling grabs the offensive rebound | 70-71 |
| 00:49 | St. Michael's | Willie Kerlin connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Randy Dean | 72-71 |
| 00:26 | S. Connecticut St. | Jeremy Byrd misses the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Thomas Pauling - foul #2 on Thomas Pauling, team foul #7 | 72-71 |
| 00:26 | S. Connecticut St. | Jeremy Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 00:26 | S. Connecticut St. | Jeremy Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:06 | St. Michael's | Thomas Pauling makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joel Finley | 74-73 |
| 00:06 | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 74-73 |
| 00:02 | S. Connecticut St. | William Prince misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 74-73 |
| 00:01 | S. Connecticut St. | Ronnie Horton snags the offensive board | 74-73 |
| 00:00 | S. Connecticut St. | The clock runs out | 74-73 |