| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Donald Glatt (fresh) SG - Kenneth Williams (fresh) SF - Thomas Trejo (fresh) PF - Phillip Brescia (fresh) C - Charles Ferland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Donald Klahn (fresh) SG - Charles Woods (fresh) SF - Roger Seiler (fresh) PF - John Nguyen (fresh) C - Gregory Klima (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | John Nguyen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Cleveland State | John Nguyen makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Klima | 0-3 |
| 19:19 | The Citadel | Roger Seiler is called for the reach on Kenneth Williams - foul #1 on Roger Seiler, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:14 | The Citadel | Thomas Trejo hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Glatt | 3-3 |
| 18:56 | Cleveland State | Roger Seiler misses short on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Thomas Trejo - foul #1 on Thomas Trejo, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:56 | Cleveland State | Roger Seiler misses the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:56 | Cleveland State | Roger Seiler misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:56 | The Citadel | Phillip Brescia grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:42 | The Citadel | Thomas Trejo banks in the layup set up by Donald Glatt | 5-3 |
| 18:29 | Cleveland State | Roger Seiler misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 5-3 |
| 18:28 | The Citadel | Phillip Brescia grabs the defensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 18:22 | The Citadel | Thomas Trejo hits the finger roll | 7-3 |
| 18:06 | Cleveland State | John Nguyen drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Donald Klahn | 7-5 |
| 17:38 | The Citadel | Thomas Trejo is called for traveling | 7-5 |
| 17:16 | Cleveland State | Roger Seiler throws it down | 7-7 |
| 16:57 | The Citadel | Charles Ferland is hacked by Gregory Klima - foul #1 on Gregory Klima, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raul Lopez (C) Gregory Klima | |
| 16:50 | The Citadel | Donald Glatt's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Roger Seiler | 7-7 |
| 16:48 | Cleveland State | John Nguyen grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 16:33 | Cleveland State | Roger Seiler can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-7 |
| 16:32 | Cleveland State | John Nguyen pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:15 | Cleveland State | Donald Klahn hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 16:14 | Cleveland State | John Nguyen tips it in | 7-9 |
| 15:58 | The Citadel | Phillip Brescia is fouled on the floor by Donald Klahn - foul #1 on Donald Klahn, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Leroy Brenner (SG), Thomas Bridgeforth (SF), Jake Richardson (PF), Curtis Nunnery (C) Kenneth Williams, Thomas Trejo, Phillip Brescia, Charles Ferland | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dewayne Ball (PG), Donald Keller (SG), Wayne Collins (C) Donald Klahn, Charles Woods, John Nguyen | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Donald Glatt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leroy Brenner (fresh) SF - Thomas Bridgeforth (fresh) PF - Jake Richardson (fresh) C - Curtis Nunnery (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Dewayne Ball (fresh) SG - Donald Keller (fresh) SF - Roger Seiler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raul Lopez (fresh) C - Wayne Collins (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | The Citadel | Jake Richardson makes the runner from close range set up by Thomas Bridgeforth | 9-9 |
| 15:24 | Cleveland State | Roger Seiler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-9 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Andrew Kennedy (SF) Donald Glatt | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gregory Klima (C) Roger Seiler | |
| 15:06 | The Citadel | Andrew Kennedy clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-9 |
| 15:04 | Cleveland State | Gregory Klima grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:52 | Cleveland State | Donald Keller hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 14:50 | Cleveland State | Gregory Klima gets the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:38 | Cleveland State | Curtis Nunnery steals the ball from Dewayne Ball | 9-9 |
| 14:15 | The Citadel | Jake Richardson makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Leroy Brenner | 11-9 |
| 14:04 | Cleveland State | Dewayne Ball makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Raul Lopez | 11-11 |
| 14:02 | The Citadel | Leroy Brenner is hacked by Dewayne Ball in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dewayne Ball, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Donald Glatt (PG), Thomas Trejo (SF), Phillip Brescia (PF), Charles Ferland (C) Leroy Brenner, Andrew Kennedy, Jake Richardson, Curtis Nunnery | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Donald Klahn (PG), Charles Woods (SG), Roger Seiler (SF), John Nguyen (PF) Dewayne Ball, Donald Keller, Raul Lopez, Wayne Collins | |
| 13:53 | The Citadel | Charles Ferland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-11 |
| 13:33 | Cleveland State | Roger Seiler misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 11-11 |
| 13:31 | The Citadel | Phillip Brescia gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:26 | The Citadel | Thomas Bridgeforth buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Donald Glatt | 14-11 |
| 13:08 | Cleveland State | Gregory Klima can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 14-11 |
| 13:07 | The Citadel | Charles Ferland grabs the defensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 12:52 | The Citadel | Thomas Trejo misses the lay-in but the foul's on Roger Seiler - foul #2 on Roger Seiler, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Kenneth Williams (SG) Thomas Bridgeforth | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Wayne Collins (SF), Steve Bove (C) Roger Seiler, Gregory Klima | |
| 12:52 | The Citadel | Thomas Trejo makes the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 12:52 | The Citadel | Thomas Trejo makes the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 12:35 | Cleveland State | Donald Klahn is whistled for traveling | 16-11 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raul Lopez (SF) Steve Bove | |
| 12:17 | The Citadel | Thomas Trejo travels with the ball | 16-11 |
| 12:07 | Cleveland State | Donald Glatt steps in front of the John Nguyen pass | 16-11 |
| 11:48 | The Citadel | Thomas Trejo is fouled on the floor by Raul Lopez - foul #1 on Raul Lopez, team foul #6 | 16-11 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Donald Glatt (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Williams (fresh) SF - Thomas Trejo (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Phillip Brescia (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Ferland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Donald Klahn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Woods (fresh) SF - Raul Lopez (fresh) PF - John Nguyen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Collins (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | The Citadel | Thomas Trejo misses the turnaround from close range | 16-11 |
| 11:26 | The Citadel | Phillip Brescia snags the offensive board | 16-11 |
| 11:13 | The Citadel | Kenneth Williams makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Glatt | 18-11 |
| 10:49 | Cleveland State | Raul Lopez is fouled on the floor by Thomas Trejo - foul #2 on Thomas Trejo, team foul #2 | 18-11 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Leroy Brenner (PG), Thomas Bridgeforth (SG), Andrew Kennedy (SF), Jake Richardson (PF), Curtis Nunnery (C) Donald Glatt, Kenneth Williams, Thomas Trejo, Phillip Brescia, Charles Ferland | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dewayne Ball (SG), Gregory Klima (C) Charles Woods, Raul Lopez | |
| 10:36 | Cleveland State | Gregory Klima scores on a floater from the baseline | 18-13 |
| 10:20 | The Citadel | Leroy Brenner hits a 3 from straight away set up by Andrew Kennedy | 21-13 |
| 10:01 | Cleveland State | Dewayne Ball connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-16 |
| 09:47 | The Citadel | Andrew Kennedy clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-16 |
| 09:45 | Cleveland State | Gregory Klima grabs the defensive rebound | 21-16 |
| 09:29 | Cleveland State | Donald Klahn misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 21-16 |
| 09:28 | The Citadel | Jake Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 21-16 |
| 09:12 | The Citadel | Thomas Bridgeforth misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-16 |
| 09:10 | The Citadel | Curtis Nunnery pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-16 |
| 08:52 | The Citadel | Wayne Collins takes the ball from Thomas Bridgeforth | 21-16 |
| 08:32 | Cleveland State | Dewayne Ball connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Donald Klahn | 21-18 |
| 08:08 | The Citadel | Leroy Brenner clanks a floater from the free throw line | 21-18 |
| 08:06 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to John Nguyen | 21-18 |
| 07:46 | Cleveland State | Dewayne Ball clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-18 |
| 07:44 | The Citadel | Curtis Nunnery snags the defensive board | 21-18 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Leroy Brenner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Bridgeforth (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Kennedy (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jake Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Curtis Nunnery (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Donald Klahn (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dewayne Ball (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Wayne Collins (fairly fresh) PF - John Nguyen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Klima (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | The Citadel | Leroy Brenner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-18 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Donald Glatt (PG), Kenneth Williams (SG), Phillip Brescia (PF), Charles Ferland (C) Leroy Brenner, Thomas Bridgeforth, Jake Richardson, Curtis Nunnery | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Donald Keller (PG), Charles Woods (SG), Raul Lopez (SF), Steve Bove (PF) Donald Klahn, Dewayne Ball, Wayne Collins, John Nguyen | |
| 07:18 | Cleveland State | Donald Glatt takes the ball from Gregory Klima | 21-18 |
| 06:59 | The Citadel | Charles Ferland scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Kenneth Williams | 23-18 |
| 06:41 | Cleveland State | Steve Bove comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-18 |
| 06:40 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Raul Lopez | 23-18 |
| 06:25 | Cleveland State | Raul Lopez is fouled on the floor by Andrew Kennedy - foul #1 on Andrew Kennedy, team foul #3 | 23-18 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Thomas Bridgeforth (SF) Andrew Kennedy | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dewayne Ball (PG), John Nguyen (PF) Donald Keller, Gregory Klima | |
| 06:11 | Cleveland State | Charles Woods knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Dewayne Ball | 23-21 |
| 05:54 | The Citadel | Charles Ferland scores on a floater in the paint | 25-21 |
| 05:38 | Cleveland State | John Nguyen knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 25-23 |
| 05:26 | The Citadel | Thomas Bridgeforth clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-23 |
| 05:25 | Cleveland State | Raul Lopez snags the defensive board | 25-23 |
| 05:15 | Cleveland State | The jump hook by John Nguyen is blocked by Phillip Brescia | 25-23 |
| 05:13 | The Citadel | Phillip Brescia grabs the defensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 05:08 | The Citadel | Kenneth Williams misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-23 |
| 05:06 | The Citadel | Phillip Brescia snags the offensive board | 25-23 |
| 04:48 | The Citadel | John Nguyen takes the ball from Thomas Bridgeforth | 25-23 |
| 04:30 | Cleveland State | Charles Ferland swats the dunk try by Raul Lopez | 25-23 |
| 04:29 | The Citadel | Charles Ferland pulls down the rebound | 25-23 |
| 04:09 | The Citadel | Phillip Brescia's pass is intercepted by John Nguyen | 25-23 |
| 03:45 | Cleveland State | John Nguyen drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Dewayne Ball | 25-25 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Donald Glatt (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Bridgeforth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Phillip Brescia (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Charles Ferland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Dewayne Ball (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Woods (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raul Lopez (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Nguyen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Steve Bove (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:24 | The Citadel | Kenneth Williams misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Steve Bove - foul #1 on Steve Bove, team foul #7 | 25-25 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Leroy Brenner (PG), Thomas Trejo (SF), Jake Richardson (PF), Curtis Nunnery (C) Donald Glatt, Thomas Bridgeforth, Phillip Brescia, Charles Ferland | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Donald Klahn (PG), Donald Keller (SG), Roger Seiler (SF), Wayne Collins (PF), Gregory Klima (C) Dewayne Ball, Charles Woods, Raul Lopez, John Nguyen, Steve Bove | |
| 03:24 | The Citadel | Kenneth Williams makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 03:24 | The Citadel | Kenneth Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 03:02 | Cleveland State | Donald Klahn knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gregory Klima | 27-27 |
| 02:43 | The Citadel | Jake Richardson misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Wayne Collins - foul #1 on Wayne Collins, team foul #8 | 27-27 |
| Subs | The Citadel | John Ostlund (SG) Kenneth Williams | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 02:43 | The Citadel | Jake Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 02:43 | The Citadel | Jake Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 02:43 | The Citadel | Curtis Nunnery grabs the offensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 02:27 | The Citadel | Thomas Trejo misses the runner from the right block | 28-27 |
| 02:25 | Cleveland State | Gregory Klima pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 02:20 | Cleveland State | Donald Klahn is hacked by Curtis Nunnery - foul #1 on Curtis Nunnery, team foul #4 | 28-27 |
| 02:10 | Cleveland State | Gregory Klima misses the dunk but he's fouled by Thomas Trejo - foul #3 on Thomas Trejo, team foul #5 | 28-27 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Donald Glatt (PG), Andrew Kennedy (SF) John Ostlund, Thomas Trejo | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 02:10 | Cleveland State | Gregory Klima misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 02:10 | Cleveland State | Gregory Klima makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 01:52 | The Citadel | Leroy Brenner makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jake Richardson | 30-28 |
| 01:35 | Cleveland State | Roger Seiler hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Donald Klahn | 30-30 |
| 01:29 | The Citadel | The short jumper by Curtis Nunnery is denied by Gregory Klima | 30-30 |
| 01:27 | Cleveland State | Gregory Klima gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 01:23 | Cleveland State | Donald Klahn knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Roger Seiler | 30-33 |
| 01:04 | The Citadel | Jake Richardson misses the easy layup | 30-33 |
| 01:02 | The Citadel | Jake Richardson grabs the offensive board | 30-33 |
| 00:57 | The Citadel | Donald Glatt clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 00:56 | The Citadel | Donald Glatt gets the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 00:45 | The Citadel | Andrew Kennedy is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Andrew Kennedy, team foul #6 | 30-33 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Thomas Bridgeforth (SG), Phillip Brescia (PF), Charles Ferland (C) Leroy Brenner, Andrew Kennedy, Jake Richardson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Charles Woods (SG), John Nguyen (PF), Raul Lopez (C) Donald Keller, Wayne Collins, Gregory Klima | |
| 00:24 | Cleveland State | Raul Lopez clanks a jumper from the left side | 30-33 |
| 00:22 | The Citadel | Phillip Brescia grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 00:01 | The Citadel | Roger Seiler is called for the reach on Donald Glatt - foul #3 on Roger Seiler, team foul #9 | 30-33 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Andrew Kennedy (SF) Curtis Nunnery | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Wayne Collins (C) Roger Seiler | |
| 00:01 | The Citadel | Donald Glatt makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 00:01 | The Citadel | Donald Glatt makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Raul Lopez misses long on a halfcourt shot | 32-33 |