| Lineup | Emerson | PG - Russell Moffett (fresh) SG - Matthew Baylor (fresh) SF - Harry Wong (fresh) PF - Jeff Brown (fresh) C - Donald Quattlebaum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wilmington | PG - Frank Wooldridge (fresh) SG - Raymond Plum (fresh) SF - Thomas Phelps (fresh) PF - Ruben Robins (fresh) C - Kyle McDaniel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Emerson | Donald Quattlebaum wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Emerson | Emerson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wilmington | Wilmington is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | Emerson | Harry Wong buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Matthew Baylor | 2-0 |
| 19:35 | Wilmington | Ruben Robins drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Frank Wooldridge | 2-2 |
| 19:33 | Emerson | Raymond Plum steals the ball from Matthew Baylor in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 19:28 | Wilmington | Raymond Plum connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Wooldridge | 2-5 |
| 19:14 | Emerson | Matthew Baylor drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Harry Wong and he's hacked by Thomas Phelps - foul #1 on Thomas Phelps, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 19:14 | Emerson | Matthew Baylor makes the free throw | 5-5 |
| 19:01 | Wilmington | Thomas Phelps scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Kyle McDaniel | 5-8 |
| 18:59 | Emerson | Harry Wong's pass is intercepted by Raymond Plum in the backcourt | 5-8 |
| 18:42 | Wilmington | Frank Wooldridge misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-8 |
| 18:41 | Emerson | Matthew Baylor grabs the defensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 18:14 | Emerson | Harry Wong knocks in the shot in the lane | 7-8 |
| 17:59 | Wilmington | Donald Quattlebaum is called for the reach on Frank Wooldridge - foul #1 on Donald Quattlebaum, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Emerson | Rodney Patton (PG), Jeremy Trimble (SG), Oscar Rivera (SF), Troy Peterson (PF), Randy Proffitt (C) Russell Moffett, Matthew Baylor, Harry Wong, Jeff Brown, Donald Quattlebaum | |
| Subs | Wilmington | Rupert Williams (PG), John Ratchford (SG), Ronald Jensen (SF), James Gleason (PF), Manuel Bolden (C) Frank Wooldridge, Raymond Plum, Thomas Phelps, Ruben Robins, Kyle McDaniel | |
| 17:39 | Wilmington | John Ratchford comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 7-8 |
| 17:38 | Emerson | The rebound goes to Randy Proffitt | 7-8 |
| 17:34 | Emerson | Oscar Rivera is hacked by Ronald Jensen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Jensen, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| 17:22 | Emerson | Troy Peterson lays it up and in set up by Rodney Patton | 9-8 |
| 17:11 | Wilmington | John Ratchford misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 9-8 |
| 17:10 | Emerson | Troy Peterson pulls down the rebound | 9-8 |
| 17:02 | Emerson | Troy Peterson knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Oscar Rivera | 11-8 |
| 16:55 | Wilmington | Rupert Williams misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Jeremy Trimble - foul #1 on Jeremy Trimble, team foul #2 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Emerson | Russell Moffett (PG), Randall Warnick (SF), Jess Schwendeman (C) Rodney Patton, Oscar Rivera, Troy Peterson | |
| Subs | Wilmington | Stephen Lopes (PG) John Ratchford | |
| 16:55 | Wilmington | Rupert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 16:55 | Wilmington | Rupert Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 16:43 | Emerson | Russell Moffett misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 11-10 |
| 16:42 | Wilmington | James Gleason pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 16:38 | Wilmington | Stephen Lopes can't throw it down | 11-10 |
| 16:36 | Emerson | Russell Moffett gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| 16:19 | Emerson | Russell Moffett hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Randall Warnick | 14-10 |
| 15:54 | Wilmington | Ronald Jensen clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-10 |
| 15:52 | Wilmington | James Gleason grabs the offensive board | 14-10 |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - Russell Moffett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeremy Trimble (fairly fresh) SF - Randall Warnick (fairly fresh) PF - Randy Proffitt (fairly fresh) C - Jess Schwendeman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wilmington | PG - Stephen Lopes (fresh) SG - Rupert Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Jensen (fairly fresh) PF - James Gleason (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Manuel Bolden (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Wilmington | Manuel Bolden misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 14-10 |
| 15:36 | Wilmington | James Gleason tips it in | 14-12 |
| 15:24 | Emerson | Rupert Williams steps in front of the Russell Moffett pass | 14-12 |
| 15:19 | Wilmington | Ronald Jensen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-12 |
| Subs | Emerson | Rodney Patton (PG), Matthew Baylor (SG), Harry Wong (SF), Troy Peterson (PF), Donald Quattlebaum (C) Russell Moffett, Jeremy Trimble, Randall Warnick, Randy Proffitt, Jess Schwendeman | |
| Subs | Wilmington | Frank Wooldridge (PG), Raymond Plum (SG), Thomas Phelps (SF), Ruben Robins (PF), Kyle McDaniel (C) Stephen Lopes, Rupert Williams, Ronald Jensen, James Gleason, Manuel Bolden | |
| 15:15 | Emerson | Raymond Plum is called for the reach on Matthew Baylor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymond Plum, team foul #3 | 14-12 |
| 15:01 | Emerson | Troy Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-12 |
| 14:46 | Wilmington | Ruben Robins lays it in on a great pass from Frank Wooldridge | 14-14 |
| 14:28 | Emerson | Donald Quattlebaum's fadeaway is rejected by Kyle McDaniel | 14-14 |
| 14:26 | Wilmington | Raymond Plum pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| 14:21 | Wilmington | Frank Wooldridge clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-14 |
| 14:19 | Emerson | Troy Peterson pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| 13:55 | Emerson | Harry Wong can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Thomas Phelps - foul #2 on Thomas Phelps, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Emerson | Oscar Rivera (PG), Jeff Brown (PF) Rodney Patton, Troy Peterson | |
| Subs | Wilmington | Richard Lewis (PG), John Ratchford (SF) Frank Wooldridge, Thomas Phelps | |
| 13:55 | Emerson | Harry Wong makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 13:55 | Emerson | Harry Wong makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 13:34 | Wilmington | Kyle McDaniel misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 16-14 |
| 13:33 | Emerson | Oscar Rivera grabs the board | 16-14 |
| 13:11 | Emerson | Harry Wong is hacked by Richard Lewis - foul #1 on Richard Lewis, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Emerson | Russell Moffett (PG), Jeremy Trimble (SG), Jess Schwendeman (C) Matthew Baylor, Harry Wong, Donald Quattlebaum | |
| Subs | Wilmington | Stephen Lopes (PG) Richard Lewis | |
| 12:52 | Emerson | Jess Schwendeman banks in the layup | 18-14 |
| 12:44 | Wilmington | Raymond Plum misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-14 |
| 12:43 | Emerson | Jess Schwendeman snags the defensive board | 18-14 |
| 12:24 | Emerson | Oscar Rivera misses short on an open 3 from the right corner | 18-14 |
| 12:23 | Wilmington | Kyle McDaniel grabs the defensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 12:17 | Wilmington | Kyle McDaniel connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Stephen Lopes | 18-16 |
| 11:56 | Emerson | Jeremy Trimble hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Raymond Plum - foul #2 on Raymond Plum, team foul #6 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Emerson | Rodney Patton (PG), Randall Warnick (SF), Troy Peterson (PF), Donald Quattlebaum (C) Russell Moffett, Oscar Rivera, Jeff Brown, Jess Schwendeman | |
| Subs | Wilmington | Frank Wooldridge (PG), Rupert Williams (SG), Ronald Jensen (SF), Manuel Bolden (PF), James Gleason (C) Stephen Lopes, Raymond Plum, John Ratchford, Ruben Robins, Kyle McDaniel | |
| 11:56 | Emerson | Jeremy Trimble makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 11:56 | Emerson | Jeremy Trimble makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 11:43 | Wilmington | Ronald Jensen knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-19 |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - Rodney Patton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Trimble (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randall Warnick (fresh) PF - Troy Peterson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Quattlebaum (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Wilmington | PG - Frank Wooldridge (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Rupert Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Jensen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Manuel Bolden (fresh) C - James Gleason (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Emerson | Donald Quattlebaum blows the wide open layup | 20-19 |
| 11:30 | Wilmington | Manuel Bolden grabs the board | 20-19 |
| 11:24 | Wilmington | James Gleason misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Troy Peterson - foul #1 on Troy Peterson, team foul #3 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Emerson | Matthew Baylor (SG), Harry Wong (SF), Randy Proffitt (PF) Jeremy Trimble, Randall Warnick, Troy Peterson | |
| Subs | Wilmington | | |
| 11:24 | Wilmington | James Gleason misses the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 11:24 | Wilmington | James Gleason makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 11:15 | Emerson | Rodney Patton hits a wide open floater from just outside the lane set up by Harry Wong | 22-20 |
| 11:09 | Wilmington | Frank Wooldridge scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Rupert Williams | 22-23 |
| 11:07 | Emerson | Harry Wong is hacked by Ronald Jensen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Jensen, team foul #7 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Emerson | Russell Moffett (PG) Rodney Patton | |
| Subs | Wilmington | John Ratchford (SF) Ronald Jensen | |
| 11:07 | Emerson | Harry Wong makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 11:07 | Emerson | Harry Wong makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 10:54 | Wilmington | Rupert Williams hits a jumper from the free throw line | 24-25 |
| 10:52 | Emerson | Frank Wooldridge takes the ball from Matthew Baylor in the backcourt | 24-25 |
| 10:36 | Wilmington | Frank Wooldridge misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Russell Moffett - foul #1 on Russell Moffett, team foul #4 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Emerson | Jeff Brown (PF) Donald Quattlebaum | |
| Subs | Wilmington | Stephen Lopes (SF), Ruben Robins (PF), Kyle McDaniel (C) John Ratchford, Manuel Bolden, James Gleason | |
| 10:36 | Wilmington | Frank Wooldridge misses the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 10:36 | Wilmington | Frank Wooldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 10:32 | Emerson | Ruben Robins steps in front of the Matthew Baylor pass in the backcourt | 24-26 |
| 10:12 | Wilmington | Ruben Robins misses the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Jeff Brown - foul #1 on Jeff Brown, team foul #5 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Emerson | Rodney Patton (PG), Randall Warnick (SF), Troy Peterson (C) Russell Moffett, Harry Wong, Randy Proffitt | |
| Subs | Wilmington | Richard Lewis (PG) Frank Wooldridge | |
| 10:12 | Wilmington | Ruben Robins makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 10:12 | Wilmington | Ruben Robins makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 09:52 | Emerson | Randall Warnick misses long on an open turnaround near the basket | 24-28 |
| 09:51 | Emerson | Jeff Brown snags the offensive board | 24-28 |
| 09:33 | Emerson | Rodney Patton is fouled on the floor by Richard Lewis - foul #2 on Richard Lewis, team foul #8 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Emerson | Jeremy Trimble (SG), Jess Schwendeman (PF) Matthew Baylor, Jeff Brown | |
| Subs | Wilmington | Frank Wooldridge (PG), John Ratchford (SF), Manuel Bolden (PF), James Gleason (C) Richard Lewis, Stephen Lopes, Ruben Robins, Kyle McDaniel | |
| 09:33 | Emerson | Rodney Patton makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 09:33 | Emerson | Rodney Patton makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 09:14 | Wilmington | Manuel Bolden misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 26-28 |
| 09:12 | Wilmington | James Gleason pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 08:54 | Wilmington | Rodney Patton is called for the reach on Frank Wooldridge - foul #1 on Rodney Patton, team foul #6 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Emerson | Russell Moffett (PG), Harry Wong (SF), Donald Quattlebaum (C) Rodney Patton, Randall Warnick, Troy Peterson | |
| Subs | Wilmington | | |
| 08:43 | Wilmington | Russell Moffett takes the ball from Rupert Williams | 26-28 |
| 08:41 | Emerson | Jeremy Trimble is fouled in the backcourt by Rupert Williams - foul #1 on Rupert Williams, team foul #9 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Emerson | Oscar Rivera (PG), Randy Proffitt (PF) Russell Moffett, Jess Schwendeman | |
| Subs | Wilmington | Kyle McDaniel (C) Manuel Bolden | |
| 08:41 | Emerson | Jeremy Trimble makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 08:41 | Emerson | Jeremy Trimble makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 08:12 | Wilmington | James Gleason misses long on a jumper in the lane | 28-28 |
| 08:10 | Wilmington | John Ratchford tips it but misses | 28-28 |
| 08:08 | Emerson | Jeremy Trimble snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 08:04 | Emerson | Jeremy Trimble misses badly on the uncontested runner in the lane | 28-28 |
| 08:02 | Wilmington | James Gleason gets the rebound | 28-28 |
| 07:52 | Wilmington | Rupert Williams connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-31 |
| 07:36 | Emerson | Donald Quattlebaum hits a shot from the left block and he's hacked by Kyle McDaniel - foul #1 on Kyle McDaniel, team foul #10 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Emerson | Russell Moffett (PG), Matthew Baylor (SG), Jess Schwendeman (PF) Oscar Rivera, Jeremy Trimble, Randy Proffitt | |
| Subs | Wilmington | Stephen Lopes (SF), Ruben Robins (PF), Manuel Bolden (C) John Ratchford, James Gleason, Kyle McDaniel | |
| 07:36 | Emerson | Donald Quattlebaum misses the free throw | 30-31 |
| 07:36 | Wilmington | Ruben Robins gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - Russell Moffett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Matthew Baylor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Wong (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jess Schwendeman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Quattlebaum (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wilmington | PG - Frank Wooldridge (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rupert Williams (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Lopes (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ruben Robins (tiring) 6 pts. C - Manuel Bolden (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Wilmington | Stephen Lopes is fouled on the floor by Harry Wong - foul #1 on Harry Wong, team foul #7 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Emerson | Jeff Brown (PF) Donald Quattlebaum | |
| Subs | Wilmington | | |
| 07:29 | Wilmington | Stephen Lopes misses the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 07:29 | Emerson | Jeff Brown grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 07:08 | Emerson | Jeff Brown misses the dunk but he's hacked by Ruben Robins - foul #1 on Ruben Robins, team foul #11 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Emerson | Randall Warnick (SF) Harry Wong | |
| Subs | Wilmington | | |
| 07:08 | Emerson | Jeff Brown misses the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 07:08 | Emerson | Jeff Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 06:52 | Wilmington | Ruben Robins is fouled on the floor by Jeff Brown - foul #2 on Jeff Brown, team foul #8 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Emerson | Troy Peterson (PF), Donald Quattlebaum (C) Jeff Brown, Jess Schwendeman | |
| Subs | Wilmington | John Ratchford (SF) Rupert Williams | |
| 06:52 | Wilmington | Ruben Robins makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 06:52 | Wilmington | Ruben Robins makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 06:35 | Emerson | Troy Peterson's pass is intercepted by John Ratchford | 31-33 |
| 06:29 | Wilmington | Matthew Baylor picks off the pass by Frank Wooldridge | 31-33 |
| 06:15 | Emerson | Matthew Baylor is hacked by Stephen Lopes - foul #1 on Stephen Lopes, team foul #12 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Emerson | Rodney Patton (PG), Jeremy Trimble (SF), Randy Proffitt (C) Russell Moffett, Randall Warnick, Donald Quattlebaum | |
| Subs | Wilmington | Kyle McDaniel (C) Manuel Bolden | |
| 06:15 | Emerson | Matthew Baylor makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 06:15 | Emerson | Matthew Baylor misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 06:15 | Wilmington | Ruben Robins gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 06:13 | Wilmington | Frank Wooldridge loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-33 |
| 05:52 | Emerson | Troy Peterson clanks a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Stephen Lopes - foul #2 on Stephen Lopes, team foul #13 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Emerson | | |
| Subs | Wilmington | Rupert Williams (SG), James Gleason (PF) Stephen Lopes, Ruben Robins | |
| 05:52 | Emerson | Troy Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 05:52 | Emerson | Troy Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 05:52 | Wilmington | James Gleason grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 05:46 | Wilmington | Frank Wooldridge clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-33 |
| 05:44 | Wilmington | Kyle McDaniel grabs the offensive board | 33-33 |
| 05:39 | Wilmington | James Gleason comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Troy Peterson - foul #2 on Troy Peterson, team foul #9 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Emerson | Harry Wong (SF), Jess Schwendeman (PF) Matthew Baylor, Troy Peterson | |
| Subs | Wilmington | | |
| 05:39 | Wilmington | James Gleason makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 05:39 | Wilmington | James Gleason makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 05:23 | Emerson | Jeremy Trimble hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 05:22 | Emerson | Randy Proffitt gets the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 05:06 | Emerson | Rupert Williams takes the ball from Rodney Patton | 33-35 |
| 05:03 | Wilmington | John Ratchford hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Rupert Williams | 33-37 |
| 04:43 | Emerson | Jeremy Trimble buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Rodney Patton | 36-37 |
| 04:43 | Wilmington | Wilmington calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 36-37 |
| Subs | Emerson | Matthew Baylor (SG), Donald Quattlebaum (C) Rodney Patton, Randy Proffitt | |
| Subs | Wilmington | Ruben Robins (PF), Manuel Bolden (C) James Gleason, Kyle McDaniel | |
| 04:19 | Wilmington | Manuel Bolden is fouled on the floor by Donald Quattlebaum - foul #2 on Donald Quattlebaum, team foul #10 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Emerson | Russell Moffett (PG), Randy Proffitt (C) Jeremy Trimble, Donald Quattlebaum | |
| Subs | Wilmington | | |
| 04:19 | Wilmington | Manuel Bolden makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 04:19 | Wilmington | Manuel Bolden makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 04:15 | Emerson | Matthew Baylor is fouled in the backcourt by Manuel Bolden - foul #1 on Manuel Bolden, team foul #14 | 36-39 |
| 04:15 | Emerson | Matthew Baylor misses the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 04:15 | Emerson | Matthew Baylor makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 03:50 | Wilmington | John Ratchford hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Harry Wong - foul #2 on Harry Wong, team foul #11 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Emerson | Jeremy Trimble (SF), Jeff Brown (PF), Troy Peterson (C) Harry Wong, Randy Proffitt, Jess Schwendeman | |
| Subs | Wilmington | Stephen Lopes (PG), Thomas Phelps (SF), Ronald Jensen (PF) Frank Wooldridge, Rupert Williams, Ruben Robins | |
| 03:50 | Wilmington | John Ratchford makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 03:50 | Wilmington | John Ratchford makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 03:43 | Emerson | Russell Moffett misses the easy layup | 37-41 |
| 03:42 | Emerson | Russell Moffett tips it in | 39-41 |
| 03:37 | Wilmington | The pull-up jumper by Stephen Lopes is blocked by Troy Peterson | 39-41 |
| 03:35 | Emerson | Matthew Baylor grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - Russell Moffett (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Matthew Baylor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Trimble (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jeff Brown (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Troy Peterson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wilmington | PG - Stephen Lopes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Ratchford (tired) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Phelps (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Jensen (fresh) 3 pts. C - Manuel Bolden (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:06 | Emerson | Russell Moffett misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-41 |
| 03:04 | Wilmington | Ronald Jensen pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 03:01 | Wilmington | Matthew Baylor picks off the pass by Stephen Lopes in the backcourt | 39-41 |
| 02:52 | Emerson | Jeff Brown loses the dribble to Thomas Phelps | 39-41 |
| 02:37 | Wilmington | Thomas Phelps knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Manuel Bolden | 39-43 |
| 02:35 | Emerson | Russell Moffett travels in the backcourt | 39-43 |
| Subs | Emerson | Rodney Patton (PG), Oscar Rivera (SG), Harry Wong (SF), Donald Quattlebaum (C) Russell Moffett, Matthew Baylor, Jeremy Trimble, Troy Peterson | |
| Subs | Wilmington | Richard Lewis (PG), Raymond Plum (SG), James Gleason (PF), Kyle McDaniel (C) Stephen Lopes, John Ratchford, Ronald Jensen, Manuel Bolden | |
| 02:30 | Wilmington | James Gleason hits the finger roll | 39-45 |
| 02:14 | Emerson | Oscar Rivera buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 01:57 | Wilmington | Kyle McDaniel knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Lewis and he's fouled by Donald Quattlebaum - foul #3 on Donald Quattlebaum, team foul #12 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Emerson | Randy Proffitt (PF), Jess Schwendeman (C) Jeff Brown, Donald Quattlebaum | |
| Subs | Wilmington | Ruben Robins (PF) James Gleason | |
| 01:57 | Wilmington | Kyle McDaniel makes the free throw | 42-48 |
| 01:46 | Emerson | Rodney Patton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 01:45 | Wilmington | Ruben Robins grabs the defensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 01:39 | Wilmington | Ruben Robins clanks a shot from the right block | 42-48 |
| 01:37 | Wilmington | Kyle McDaniel gets the offensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 01:09 | Wilmington | Kyle McDaniel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-48 |
| Subs | Emerson | Russell Moffett (PG), Matthew Baylor (SG), Jeremy Trimble (SF), Jeff Brown (PF) Rodney Patton, Oscar Rivera, Harry Wong, Jess Schwendeman | |
| Subs | Wilmington | Stephen Lopes (PG), Ronald Jensen (SF), James Gleason (C) Richard Lewis, Thomas Phelps, Kyle McDaniel | |
| 00:55 | Emerson | Matthew Baylor scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jeremy Trimble | 44-48 |
| 00:38 | Wilmington | Ronald Jensen is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Ronald Jensen, team foul #15 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Emerson | Troy Peterson (C) Randy Proffitt | |
| Subs | Wilmington | Thomas Phelps (SF), Manuel Bolden (PF) Ronald Jensen, Ruben Robins | |
| 00:16 | Emerson | Russell Moffett scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeremy Trimble | 46-48 |
| 00:05 | Wilmington | Stephen Lopes is called for traveling | 46-48 |
| Subs | Emerson | Harry Wong (SF) Matthew Baylor | |
| Subs | Wilmington | Frank Wooldridge (PG), Kyle McDaniel (C) Stephen Lopes, James Gleason | |
| 00:00 | Emerson | Russell Moffett connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-48 |