| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Robert Lloyd (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Skaggs (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Kersey (fresh) PF - Larry Votaw (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - Russell Winn (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Earl Krantz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Aubrey Botsford (fresh) PF - Alan Toth (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - James Reynolds (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Carolina Central | Aubrey Botsford inbounds the ball | 31-23 |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:41 | N. Carolina Central | Earl Krantz scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Alan Toth | 31-25 |
| 19:17 | St. Anselm | Eugene Kersey blows the layup | 31-25 |
| 19:15 | N. Carolina Central | Alan Toth snags the defensive board | 31-25 |
| 18:51 | N. Carolina Central | Russell Winn misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 18:50 | St. Anselm | Robert Lloyd grabs the board | 31-25 |
| 18:40 | St. Anselm | Larry Votaw misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 31-25 |
| 18:39 | St. Anselm | John Smith tips it home | 33-25 |
| 18:16 | N. Carolina Central | Alan Toth clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-25 |
| 18:15 | N. Carolina Central | The offensive rebound goes to James Reynolds | 33-25 |
| 18:02 | N. Carolina Central | Earl Krantz can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Lloyd - foul #2 on Robert Lloyd, team foul #1 | 33-25 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Philip Hickman (PG), Anthony Coursey (SF), Austin Hicks (PF), Robert Dickey (C) Robert Lloyd, Eugene Kersey, Larry Votaw, John Smith | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Aaron Kramer (PG), Mark Cook (SF), Scott Warren (PF), Samuel Buck (C) Russell Winn, Aubrey Botsford, Alan Toth, James Reynolds | |
| 18:02 | N. Carolina Central | Earl Krantz makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 18:02 | N. Carolina Central | Earl Krantz makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 17:59 | St. Anselm | Aaron Kramer steps in front of the William Skaggs pass in the backcourt | 33-27 |
| 17:55 | N. Carolina Central | Aaron Kramer hits the finger roll | 33-29 |
| 17:41 | St. Anselm | Anthony Coursey comes up short on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Scott Warren - foul #3 on Scott Warren, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Norman Gay (C) William Skaggs | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Aubrey Botsford (SF) Scott Warren | |
| 17:41 | St. Anselm | Anthony Coursey makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 17:41 | St. Anselm | Anthony Coursey makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 17:28 | N. Carolina Central | Samuel Buck's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-29 |
| 17:09 | St. Anselm | Mark Cook takes the ball from Philip Hickman | 35-29 |
| 16:41 | N. Carolina Central | Aaron Kramer is fouled on the floor by Philip Hickman - foul #2 on Philip Hickman, team foul #2 | 35-29 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Robert Lloyd (PG), Eugene Kersey (SF) Philip Hickman, Norman Gay | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Hector Dominguez (PG), Alan Toth (PF), Roger York (C) Aaron Kramer, Aubrey Botsford, Samuel Buck | |
| 16:33 | N. Carolina Central | Roger York can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 35-29 |
| 16:31 | St. Anselm | Eugene Kersey gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| 16:18 | St. Anselm | Robert Dickey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-29 |
| 16:16 | N. Carolina Central | Roger York grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 15:48 | N. Carolina Central | Hector Dominguez is fouled on the floor by Robert Dickey - foul #2 on Robert Dickey, team foul #3 | 35-29 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | William Skaggs (SG), Larry Votaw (PF), John Smith (C) Anthony Coursey, Austin Hicks, Robert Dickey | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Russell Winn (PG), Scott Warren (SG), Aubrey Botsford (SF), James Reynolds (C) Hector Dominguez, Earl Krantz, Mark Cook, Roger York | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Robert Lloyd (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Skaggs (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Kersey (fresh) PF - Larry Votaw (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - Russell Winn (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Warren (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Aubrey Botsford (fairly fresh) PF - Alan Toth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - James Reynolds (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | N. Carolina Central | Aubrey Botsford's pass is intercepted by John Smith | 35-29 |
| 15:03 | St. Anselm | Larry Votaw can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 35-29 |
| 15:02 | N. Carolina Central | Scott Warren snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| 14:58 | N. Carolina Central | Russell Winn drills a shot from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 14:45 | St. Anselm | William Skaggs is hacked by Russell Winn - foul #2 on Russell Winn, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Philip Hickman (PG), David Ford (SF) Robert Lloyd, Eugene Kersey | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Aaron Kramer (PG), Samuel Buck (PF), Roger York (C) Russell Winn, Alan Toth, James Reynolds | |
| 14:28 | St. Anselm | Philip Hickman knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Votaw | 38-31 |
| 14:10 | N. Carolina Central | Aubrey Botsford knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-34 |
| 13:47 | St. Anselm | William Skaggs loses the ball out of bounds | 38-34 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Anthony Coursey (SG), Robert Dickey (PF), Norman Gay (C) William Skaggs, Larry Votaw, John Smith | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Hector Dominguez (PG), Earl Krantz (SG), Mark Cook (SF), James Reynolds (C) Aaron Kramer, Scott Warren, Aubrey Botsford, Roger York | |
| 13:36 | N. Carolina Central | Philip Hickman steps in front of the Samuel Buck pass | 38-34 |
| 13:31 | St. Anselm | David Ford banks in the layup on a great pass from Philip Hickman | 40-34 |
| 13:11 | N. Carolina Central | Hector Dominguez is fouled on the floor by Philip Hickman - foul #3 on Philip Hickman, team foul #4 | 40-34 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Austin Hicks (SF) David Ford | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Russell Winn (PG), Alan Toth (PF) Hector Dominguez, Samuel Buck | |
| 12:53 | N. Carolina Central | Russell Winn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-34 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Robert Lloyd (PG), William Skaggs (SG) Philip Hickman, Norman Gay | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 12:29 | St. Anselm | William Skaggs makes the wide open turnaround from the baseline | 42-34 |
| 12:04 | N. Carolina Central | Mark Cook hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 12:02 | St. Anselm | Robert Dickey grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 11:44 | St. Anselm | Robert Dickey misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 11:42 | N. Carolina Central | Mark Cook grabs the board | 42-34 |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Robert Lloyd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Skaggs (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Coursey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Austin Hicks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Dickey (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - Russell Winn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Earl Krantz (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Mark Cook (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alan Toth (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - James Reynolds (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | N. Carolina Central | Russell Winn misses the fadeaway from the left side | 42-34 |
| 11:23 | St. Anselm | Austin Hicks pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 11:09 | St. Anselm | Robert Dickey connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Anthony Coursey | 44-34 |
| 10:54 | N. Carolina Central | James Reynolds lays it up and in on a great pass from Russell Winn and he's hacked by Robert Lloyd - foul #3 on Robert Lloyd, team foul #5 | 44-36 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Philip Hickman (PG), Eugene Kersey (SF), Larry Votaw (PF), John Smith (C) Robert Lloyd, Anthony Coursey, Austin Hicks, Robert Dickey | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Aaron Kramer (PG), Scott Warren (SG), Aubrey Botsford (SF), Samuel Buck (PF) Russell Winn, Earl Krantz, Mark Cook, Alan Toth | |
| 10:54 | N. Carolina Central | James Reynolds makes the free throw | 44-37 |
| 10:39 | St. Anselm | Scott Warren is called for the reach on William Skaggs - foul #4 on Scott Warren, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Hector Dominguez (PG), Roger York (C) Scott Warren, James Reynolds | |
| 10:22 | St. Anselm | Aubrey Botsford steals it from John Smith | 44-37 |
| 10:19 | N. Carolina Central | Aubrey Botsford hits the finger roll | 44-39 |
| 09:57 | St. Anselm | Philip Hickman is denied on a layup by Samuel Buck | 44-39 |
| 09:55 | N. Carolina Central | The rebound goes to Hector Dominguez | 44-39 |
| 09:38 | N. Carolina Central | Samuel Buck hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Aaron Kramer | 44-41 |
| 09:33 | St. Anselm | Aubrey Botsford takes the ball from William Skaggs in the backcourt | 44-41 |
| 09:31 | N. Carolina Central | Hector Dominguez misses the lay-in | 44-41 |
| 09:29 | St. Anselm | Eugene Kersey grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 09:05 | St. Anselm | John Smith misses long on an open jumper in the paint | 44-41 |
| 09:03 | St. Anselm | Eugene Kersey tips it in | 46-41 |
| 08:40 | N. Carolina Central | Hector Dominguez misses short on a floater from the right side | 46-41 |
| 08:38 | N. Carolina Central | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Buck | 46-41 |
| 08:27 | N. Carolina Central | Aaron Kramer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Robert Lloyd (PG), Anthony Coursey (SG), David Ford (PF), Norman Gay (C) Philip Hickman, William Skaggs, Larry Votaw, John Smith | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Russell Winn (PG), Earl Krantz (SG), Mark Cook (SF), Alan Toth (PF), James Reynolds (C) Hector Dominguez, Aaron Kramer, Aubrey Botsford, Samuel Buck, Roger York | |
| 08:13 | St. Anselm | Robert Lloyd clanks a shot from the left side | 46-41 |
| 08:12 | St. Anselm | David Ford tips it in | 48-41 |
| 07:49 | N. Carolina Central | Mark Cook is hacked by Norman Gay - foul #1 on Norman Gay, team foul #6 | 48-41 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Austin Hicks (SF), Robert Dickey (PF) Eugene Kersey, David Ford | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Scott Warren (PF) Alan Toth | |
| 07:24 | N. Carolina Central | Russell Winn drills a fadeaway from the right side and he's fouled by Robert Lloyd - foul #4 on Robert Lloyd, team foul #7 | 48-43 |
| 07:24 | N. Carolina Central | Russell Winn misses the free throw | 48-43 |
| 07:24 | St. Anselm | Robert Dickey snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Robert Lloyd (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Anthony Coursey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Austin Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Dickey (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Norman Gay (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - Russell Winn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Krantz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Scott Warren (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Mark Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Reynolds (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | St. Anselm | Norman Gay is hacked by James Reynolds - foul #2 on James Reynolds, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Aubrey Botsford (SF) James Reynolds | |
| 06:50 | St. Anselm | Anthony Coursey hits a jumper from the left side set up by Robert Dickey | 50-43 |
| 06:27 | N. Carolina Central | Scott Warren is whistled for traveling | 50-43 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Philip Hickman (PG), William Skaggs (SG), David Ford (SF), Larry Votaw (PF), John Smith (C) Robert Lloyd, Anthony Coursey, Austin Hicks, Robert Dickey, Norman Gay | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Alan Toth (PF), James Reynolds (C) Scott Warren, Mark Cook | |
| 06:15 | St. Anselm | Aubrey Botsford steps in front of the Larry Votaw pass | 50-43 |
| 06:03 | N. Carolina Central | Aubrey Botsford hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Russell Winn | 50-45 |
| 05:49 | St. Anselm | John Smith scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by William Skaggs | 52-45 |
| 05:32 | N. Carolina Central | Aubrey Botsford clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-45 |
| 05:31 | N. Carolina Central | Earl Krantz snags the offensive board | 52-45 |
| 05:26 | N. Carolina Central | Alan Toth comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-45 |
| 05:24 | St. Anselm | Philip Hickman pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 05:21 | St. Anselm | David Ford loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-45 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Anthony Coursey (SG), Eugene Kersey (SF) William Skaggs, Larry Votaw | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Hector Dominguez (PG), Mark Cook (SF), Samuel Buck (PF), Roger York (C) Russell Winn, Aubrey Botsford, Alan Toth, James Reynolds | |
| 05:08 | N. Carolina Central | Mark Cook drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-48 |
| 05:06 | St. Anselm | Mark Cook steps in front of the Eugene Kersey pass in the backcourt | 52-48 |
| 04:51 | N. Carolina Central | The pull-up jumper by Earl Krantz is blocked by David Ford | 52-48 |
| 04:49 | St. Anselm | David Ford grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 04:28 | St. Anselm | Eugene Kersey scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Anthony Coursey | 54-48 |
| 04:16 | N. Carolina Central | Mark Cook can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Eugene Kersey - foul #3 on Eugene Kersey, team foul #8 | 54-48 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Robert Lloyd (PG), Austin Hicks (SF), Robert Dickey (PF), Norman Gay (C) Philip Hickman, Eugene Kersey, David Ford, John Smith | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Russell Winn (PG), Scott Warren (SG), Alan Toth (PF), James Reynolds (C) Hector Dominguez, Earl Krantz, Samuel Buck, Roger York | |
| 04:16 | N. Carolina Central | Mark Cook misses the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 04:16 | N. Carolina Central | Mark Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 03:57 | St. Anselm | Norman Gay lays it in set up by Robert Lloyd and the foul's on Alan Toth - foul #2 on Alan Toth, team foul #5 | 56-49 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | William Skaggs (SG), Larry Votaw (PF) Anthony Coursey, Robert Dickey | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Aaron Kramer (PG), Aubrey Botsford (SF) Russell Winn, Mark Cook | |
| 03:57 | St. Anselm | Norman Gay makes the free throw | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:42 | N. Carolina Central | Norman Gay steals it from Aubrey Botsford | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:20 | St. Anselm | William Skaggs misses the lay-in | 57-49 |
| 03:18 | St. Anselm | Austin Hicks grabs the offensive board | 57-49 |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Robert Lloyd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Skaggs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Austin Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Votaw (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Norman Gay (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - Aaron Kramer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Scott Warren (fairly fresh) 4 pf. SF - Aubrey Botsford (tiring) 7 pts. 3 stl. PF - Alan Toth (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - James Reynolds (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:59 | St. Anselm | Norman Gay is open but misses the lay-in | 57-49 |
| 02:57 | St. Anselm | Norman Gay grabs the offensive board | 57-49 |
| 02:57 | St. Anselm | St. Anselm calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-49 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Eugene Kersey (SF), John Smith (C) Austin Hicks, Norman Gay | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Mark Cook (SF), Samuel Buck (PF), Roger York (C) Aubrey Botsford, Alan Toth, James Reynolds | |
| 02:35 | St. Anselm | Larry Votaw hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Robert Lloyd | 59-49 |
| 02:23 | N. Carolina Central | Mark Cook misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-49 |
| 02:22 | N. Carolina Central | Samuel Buck grabs the offensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 02:07 | N. Carolina Central | Aaron Kramer's 3 pointer is rejected by William Skaggs | 59-49 |
| 02:05 | St. Anselm | Larry Votaw snags the defensive board | 59-49 |
| 01:38 | St. Anselm | Eugene Kersey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-49 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Philip Hickman (PG), Anthony Coursey (SG), Austin Hicks (SF), Robert Dickey (PF), Norman Gay (C) Robert Lloyd, William Skaggs, Eugene Kersey, Larry Votaw, John Smith | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 01:25 | N. Carolina Central | Roger York loses the dribble to Anthony Coursey | 59-49 |
| 01:04 | St. Anselm | Philip Hickman drills a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Aaron Kramer - foul #2 on Aaron Kramer, team foul #6 | 61-49 |
| 01:04 | St. Anselm | Philip Hickman makes the free throw | 62-49 |
| 00:49 | N. Carolina Central | Samuel Buck misses short on a floater from the baseline | 62-49 |
| 00:47 | St. Anselm | Norman Gay gets the rebound | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:22 | St. Anselm | Norman Gay is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Anthony Coursey | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:15 | N. Carolina Central | Mark Cook hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Norman Gay - foul #2 on Norman Gay, team foul #9 | 64-49 |
| 00:15 | N. Carolina Central | Mark Cook makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 00:15 | N. Carolina Central | Mark Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 00:15 | St. Anselm | Robert Dickey snags the defensive board | 64-50 |
| 00:00 | St. Anselm | Philip Hickman runs out the clock | 64-50 |