| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Morgan Johnson (fresh) SG - Alan Leatherman (fresh) SF - Douglas Snipes (fresh) PF - John Hoy (fresh) C - Joe Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Christopher Bowen (fresh) SG - Daniel Kennedy (fresh) SF - Daniel Archie (fresh) PF - Russell Sutton (fresh) C - Lynn Verdi (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Upper Iowa | Joe Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:35 | Upper Iowa | Morgan Johnson misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Wartburg | Daniel Archie snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Wartburg | A charge is called on Russell Sutton - foul #1 on Russell Sutton, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Upper Iowa | Douglas Snipes scores on a shot from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Wartburg | Lynn Verdi misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Upper Iowa | John Hoy grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Upper Iowa | Lynn Verdi swats the short shot by Morgan Johnson | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Wartburg | Russell Sutton grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | Wartburg | Christopher Bowen makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:19 | Upper Iowa | Christopher Bowen steals it from Douglas Snipes | 2-3 |
| 17:55 | Wartburg | Alan Leatherman is called for the reach on Daniel Kennedy - foul #1 on Alan Leatherman, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | David Minto (PG), Victor Mulcahy (SF), James Paisley (PF), Gary Riordan (C) Morgan Johnson, Douglas Snipes, John Hoy, Joe Brown | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 17:43 | Wartburg | Russell Sutton comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 2-3 |
| 17:41 | Upper Iowa | James Paisley snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:39 | Upper Iowa | Russell Sutton is called for the reach on Victor Mulcahy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Russell Sutton, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Ernest Wheelock (PG), Robert Bartlow (SF), Thomas Day (PF) Christopher Bowen, Daniel Archie, Russell Sutton | |
| 17:28 | Upper Iowa | James Paisley clanks a runner in the lane | 2-3 |
| 17:26 | Upper Iowa | James Paisley pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:14 | Upper Iowa | Victor Mulcahy hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Paisley | 5-3 |
| 16:57 | Wartburg | Lynn Verdi clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-3 |
| 16:56 | Wartburg | Thomas Day pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 16:44 | Wartburg | Robert Bartlow hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 16:42 | Wartburg | Ernest Wheelock grabs the offensive board | 5-3 |
| 16:26 | Wartburg | Daniel Kennedy misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 16:24 | Wartburg | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Day | 5-3 |
| 16:15 | Wartburg | Daniel Kennedy misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Alan Leatherman - foul #2 on Alan Leatherman, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Morgan Johnson (PG), Douglas Snipes (SF), John Hoy (PF), Joe Brown (C) Alan Leatherman, Victor Mulcahy, James Paisley, Gary Riordan | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Christopher Bowen (PG), Daniel Archie (SF), John Armes (C) Ernest Wheelock, Robert Bartlow, Lynn Verdi | |
| 16:15 | Wartburg | Daniel Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:15 | Wartburg | Daniel Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 15:59 | Upper Iowa | Douglas Snipes is wide open but clanks a 3 from straight away | 5-4 |
| 15:58 | Upper Iowa | Joe Brown hits the follow up shot | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Morgan Johnson (fresh) SG - David Minto (fresh) SF - Douglas Snipes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Hoy (fresh) C - Joe Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Christopher Bowen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Kennedy (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Daniel Archie (fresh) PF - Thomas Day (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Armes (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Wartburg | Daniel Archie hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Bowen | 7-6 |
| 15:32 | Upper Iowa | David Minto is hacked by Christopher Bowen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Bowen, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | James Liss (SG) David Minto | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Ernest Wheelock (SG), Joseph Auguste (C) Daniel Kennedy, Thomas Day | |
| 15:17 | Upper Iowa | John Hoy misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-6 |
| 15:15 | Upper Iowa | James Liss pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:01 | Upper Iowa | John Hoy hits a driving attempt from the right block | 9-6 |
| 14:48 | Wartburg | Christopher Bowen drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Joseph Auguste | 9-8 |
| 14:34 | Upper Iowa | John Hoy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 14:32 | Wartburg | Ernest Wheelock pulls down the rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:07 | Wartburg | Christopher Bowen is fouled on the floor by Morgan Johnson - foul #1 on Morgan Johnson, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | David Minto (PG), Victor Mulcahy (SF), James Paisley (PF), Gary Riordan (C) Morgan Johnson, Douglas Snipes, John Hoy, Joe Brown | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Daniel Kennedy (SG), Robert Bartlow (SF), Thomas Day (PF), Lynn Verdi (C) Christopher Bowen, Ernest Wheelock, Daniel Archie, John Armes | |
| 13:53 | Wartburg | James Liss steals the ball from Robert Bartlow | 9-8 |
| 13:48 | Upper Iowa | David Minto can't finish the layup | 9-8 |
| 13:46 | Upper Iowa | James Paisley hits the follow up shot | 11-8 |
| 13:32 | Wartburg | Daniel Kennedy misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Victor Mulcahy - foul #1 on Victor Mulcahy, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Christopher Bowen (PG) Joseph Auguste | |
| 13:32 | Wartburg | Daniel Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 13:32 | Wartburg | Daniel Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 13:30 | Upper Iowa | James Liss's pass is intercepted by Christopher Bowen in the backcourt | 11-9 |
| 13:29 | Wartburg | Robert Bartlow can't finish the layup | 11-9 |
| 13:27 | Upper Iowa | Victor Mulcahy grabs the board | 11-9 |
| 13:23 | Upper Iowa | Robert Bartlow steals the ball from David Minto in the backcourt | 11-9 |
| 13:22 | Wartburg | Christopher Bowen lays it in on a great pass from Robert Bartlow | 11-11 |
| 13:19 | Upper Iowa | James Liss is hacked by Daniel Kennedy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Kennedy, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Roy Branch (PG) James Liss | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 13:08 | Upper Iowa | Roy Branch loses the dribble to Christopher Bowen | 11-11 |
| 13:05 | Wartburg | Daniel Kennedy lays it up and in on a great pass from Christopher Bowen | 11-13 |
| 12:48 | Upper Iowa | James Paisley can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 11-13 |
| 12:47 | Upper Iowa | David Minto tips it in | 13-13 |
| 12:30 | Wartburg | Daniel Kennedy loses the ball out of bounds | 13-13 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Morgan Johnson (PG), Douglas Snipes (SF), John Hoy (PF), Joe Brown (C) Roy Branch, David Minto, James Paisley, Gary Riordan | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Ernest Wheelock (PG), Joseph Auguste (SG), Curtis Alphin (PF), John Armes (C) Christopher Bowen, Daniel Kennedy, Thomas Day, Lynn Verdi | |
| 12:16 | Upper Iowa | Douglas Snipes can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 13-13 |
| 12:14 | Wartburg | Joseph Auguste pulls down the rebound | 13-13 |
| 11:49 | Wartburg | Ernest Wheelock buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Curtis Alphin | 13-16 |
| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Morgan Johnson (fresh) SG - Victor Mulcahy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Snipes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Hoy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joe Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Ernest Wheelock (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Auguste (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Bartlow (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Curtis Alphin (fresh) C - John Armes (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Upper Iowa | John Hoy is hacked by Curtis Alphin - foul #1 on Curtis Alphin, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | James Liss (SG) Victor Mulcahy | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Daniel Kennedy (SG), Daniel Archie (SF) Joseph Auguste, Robert Bartlow | |
| 11:26 | Upper Iowa | James Liss blows the layup but he's fouled by Daniel Archie - foul #1 on Daniel Archie, team foul #6 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | David Minto (SF), James Paisley (PF) Douglas Snipes, John Hoy | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 11:26 | Upper Iowa | James Liss makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 11:26 | Upper Iowa | James Liss makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 11:12 | Wartburg | Ernest Wheelock drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 15-18 |
| 10:56 | Upper Iowa | James Liss drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Morgan Johnson | 17-18 |
| 10:44 | Wartburg | Daniel Kennedy hits a 3 from straight away | 17-21 |
| 10:42 | Upper Iowa | Ernest Wheelock picks off the pass by Morgan Johnson in the backcourt | 17-21 |
| 10:25 | Wartburg | John Armes misses the lay-in | 17-21 |
| 10:24 | Upper Iowa | James Paisley grabs the defensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 10:16 | Upper Iowa | Curtis Alphin denies the turnaround by Morgan Johnson | 17-21 |
| 10:15 | Wartburg | Daniel Archie snags the defensive board | 17-21 |
| 09:55 | Wartburg | Ernest Wheelock misses the 3 from the right corner | 17-21 |
| 09:53 | Upper Iowa | Morgan Johnson pulls down the rebound | 17-21 |
| 09:48 | Upper Iowa | David Minto scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Morgan Johnson | 19-21 |
| 09:26 | Wartburg | Curtis Alphin knocks in the jump hook from close range | 19-23 |
| 09:06 | Upper Iowa | Joe Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 19-23 |
| 09:05 | Wartburg | Daniel Archie grabs the board | 19-23 |
| 08:48 | Wartburg | James Liss steals the ball from Daniel Kennedy | 19-23 |
| 08:28 | Upper Iowa | Joe Brown buries a fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by John Armes - foul #1 on John Armes, team foul #7 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Roy Branch (PG), Victor Mulcahy (SG), Douglas Snipes (SF), John Hoy (PF) Morgan Johnson, James Liss, David Minto, James Paisley | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Christopher Bowen (PG), Joseph Auguste (SG), Robert Bartlow (SF), Thomas Day (PF), Lynn Verdi (C) Ernest Wheelock, Daniel Kennedy, Daniel Archie, Curtis Alphin, John Armes | |
| 08:28 | Upper Iowa | Joe Brown makes the free throw | 22-23 |
| 08:16 | Wartburg | Christopher Bowen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-23 |
| 08:15 | Wartburg | Lynn Verdi tips it but misses | 22-23 |
| 08:13 | Upper Iowa | Joe Brown gets the rebound | 22-23 |
| 08:08 | Upper Iowa | Roy Branch misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 22-23 |
| 08:06 | Wartburg | Lynn Verdi pulls down the rebound | 22-23 |
| 08:02 | Wartburg | Christopher Bowen clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-23 |
| 08:01 | Upper Iowa | John Hoy pulls down the rebound | 22-23 |
| 07:54 | Upper Iowa | Lynn Verdi is called for the reach on Joe Brown - foul #1 on Lynn Verdi, team foul #8 | 22-23 |
| 07:54 | Upper Iowa | Joe Brown misses the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 07:54 | Wartburg | Thomas Day grabs the defensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 07:52 | Wartburg | Christopher Bowen travels in the backcourt | 22-23 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Gary Riordan (C) Joe Brown | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 07:41 | Upper Iowa | Victor Mulcahy misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-23 |
| 07:40 | Wartburg | Lynn Verdi grabs the board | 22-23 |
| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Roy Branch (fresh) SG - Victor Mulcahy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Snipes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Hoy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Riordan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Christopher Bowen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joseph Auguste (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Bartlow (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Day (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lynn Verdi (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Wartburg | Lynn Verdi is fouled on the floor by Gary Riordan - foul #1 on Gary Riordan, team foul #5 | 22-23 |
| 07:07 | Wartburg | Joseph Auguste misses the jumper from the free throw line | 22-23 |
| 07:06 | Wartburg | Lynn Verdi snags the offensive board | 22-23 |
| 06:41 | Wartburg | Joseph Auguste hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 22-23 |
| 06:39 | Upper Iowa | Roy Branch gets the rebound | 22-23 |
| 06:37 | Upper Iowa | Victor Mulcahy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-23 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Morgan Johnson (PG), David Minto (SG), Michael Sheehan (SF) Roy Branch, Victor Mulcahy, Douglas Snipes | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Daniel Kennedy (SG) Joseph Auguste | |
| 06:18 | Wartburg | Robert Bartlow buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Daniel Kennedy | 22-25 |
| 05:58 | Upper Iowa | David Minto comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 22-25 |
| 05:57 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to Daniel Kennedy | 22-25 |
| 05:52 | Wartburg | Robert Bartlow connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Christopher Bowen and he's fouled by Gary Riordan - foul #2 on Gary Riordan, team foul #6 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Douglas Snipes (SF), Joe Brown (C) John Hoy, Gary Riordan | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 05:52 | Wartburg | Robert Bartlow makes the free throw | 22-28 |
| 05:50 | Upper Iowa | Morgan Johnson is hacked by Christopher Bowen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Bowen, team foul #9 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Ernest Wheelock (PG), Daniel Archie (SF) Christopher Bowen, Robert Bartlow | |
| 05:50 | Upper Iowa | Morgan Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 05:50 | Wartburg | Thomas Day gets the rebound | 22-28 |
| 05:38 | Wartburg | Daniel Kennedy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-28 |
| 05:36 | Wartburg | Lynn Verdi snags the offensive board | 22-28 |
| 05:22 | Wartburg | Lynn Verdi misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Joe Brown - foul #1 on Joe Brown, team foul #7 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Roy Branch (PG), James Liss (SG), Victor Mulcahy (SF) Morgan Johnson, David Minto, Douglas Snipes | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 05:22 | Wartburg | Lynn Verdi makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 05:22 | Wartburg | Lynn Verdi misses the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 05:22 | Wartburg | Thomas Day pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 05:10 | Wartburg | Michael Sheehan denies the turnaround by Thomas Day | 22-29 |
| 05:09 | Wartburg | Lynn Verdi snags the offensive board | 22-29 |
| 04:57 | Wartburg | Lynn Verdi knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Ernest Wheelock | 22-31 |
| 04:44 | Upper Iowa | Michael Sheehan makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by James Liss | 24-31 |
| 04:27 | Wartburg | Ernest Wheelock hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-31 |
| 04:25 | Upper Iowa | James Liss pulls down the rebound | 24-31 |
| 04:22 | Upper Iowa | Daniel Archie steps in front of the Roy Branch pass in the backcourt | 24-31 |
| 04:09 | Wartburg | Lynn Verdi misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 24-31 |
| 04:08 | Wartburg | Thomas Day tips it but misses | 24-31 |
| 04:06 | Upper Iowa | Joe Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 04:01 | Upper Iowa | Victor Mulcahy is fouled on the floor by Daniel Archie - foul #2 on Daniel Archie, team foul #10 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Morgan Johnson (PG), Douglas Snipes (SF), John Hoy (PF), James Paisley (C) Roy Branch, James Liss, Michael Sheehan, Joe Brown | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Joseph Auguste (PG), Robert Bartlow (SF), John Armes (PF) Ernest Wheelock, Daniel Archie, Thomas Day | |
| 04:01 | Upper Iowa | Victor Mulcahy misses the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 04:01 | Upper Iowa | Victor Mulcahy makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 03:36 | Wartburg | Robert Bartlow misses the turnaround from close range | 25-31 |
| 03:35 | Wartburg | Lynn Verdi tips it home | 25-33 |
| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Morgan Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Victor Mulcahy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Douglas Snipes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Hoy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Paisley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Joseph Auguste (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Kennedy (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bartlow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Armes (fresh) C - Lynn Verdi (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Upper Iowa | John Armes takes the ball from James Paisley | 25-33 |
| 03:08 | Wartburg | John Armes misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 25-33 |
| 03:07 | Upper Iowa | John Hoy grabs the board | 25-33 |
| 03:02 | Upper Iowa | Morgan Johnson connects on the jumper from the left side | 27-33 |
| 02:43 | Wartburg | Douglas Snipes steals the ball from Robert Bartlow | 27-33 |
| 02:40 | Upper Iowa | Douglas Snipes lays it up and in | 29-33 |
| 02:28 | Wartburg | John Hoy picks off the pass by Robert Bartlow | 29-33 |
| 02:12 | Upper Iowa | Daniel Kennedy takes the ball from Douglas Snipes | 29-33 |
| 01:52 | Wartburg | John Armes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-33 |
| 01:51 | Upper Iowa | James Paisley grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 01:31 | Upper Iowa | Victor Mulcahy clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 29-33 |
| 01:30 | Wartburg | Joseph Auguste grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 01:23 | Wartburg | Robert Bartlow is hacked by Douglas Snipes - foul #1 on Douglas Snipes, team foul #8 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Roy Branch (PG), Alan Leatherman (SG), David Minto (SF), Gary Riordan (PF), James Liss (C) Morgan Johnson, Victor Mulcahy, Douglas Snipes, John Hoy, James Paisley | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Christopher Bowen (PG), Ernest Wheelock (SG), Russell Sutton (PF), Thomas Day (C) Joseph Auguste, Daniel Kennedy, John Armes, Lynn Verdi | |
| 01:23 | Wartburg | Robert Bartlow makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 01:23 | Wartburg | Robert Bartlow makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 01:07 | Upper Iowa | David Minto misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 29-35 |
| 01:05 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to Russell Sutton | 29-35 |
| 00:44 | Wartburg | Ernest Wheelock is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Ernest Wheelock, team foul #11 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Curtis Alphin (SF) Robert Bartlow | |
| 00:27 | Upper Iowa | Alan Leatherman hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper near the basket | 29-35 |
| 00:26 | Wartburg | Russell Sutton grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 00:02 | Wartburg | Alan Leatherman is called for the reach on Ernest Wheelock - foul #3 on Alan Leatherman, team foul #9 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Michael Sheehan (PF) Alan Leatherman | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 00:02 | Wartburg | Ernest Wheelock misses the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 00:02 | Wartburg | Russell Sutton grabs the offensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 00:00 | Wartburg | The clock runs out | 29-35 |