| Lineup | Aurora | PG - Chad Wood (fresh) SG - Harold Laub (fresh) SF - Robert Harper (fresh) PF - Glenn Wright (fresh) C - Danny McLaws (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Paul Byrne (fresh) SG - Isaiah Foster (fresh) SF - Peter Talley (fresh) PF - John Young (fresh) C - Samuel Haines (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Johnson State | John Young wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Aurora | Aurora is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Johnson State | Peter Talley's pass is intercepted by Chad Wood | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Aurora | Danny McLaws blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Johnson State | Samuel Haines pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Johnson State | Paul Byrne is fouled in the backcourt by Chad Wood - foul #1 on Chad Wood, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Johnson State | Isaiah Foster comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Aurora | Danny McLaws gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Aurora | Harold Laub hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Aurora | Robert Harper grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:29 | Aurora | Paul Byrne steps in front of the Chad Wood pass | 0-0 |
| 18:24 | Johnson State | Paul Byrne lays it in | 0-2 |
| 18:16 | Aurora | Danny McLaws buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Harper | 2-2 |
| 18:00 | Johnson State | Peter Talley misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 17:58 | Johnson State | Samuel Haines gets the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:47 | Johnson State | Peter Talley can't connect on a shot from the left side | 2-2 |
| 17:45 | Johnson State | Samuel Haines tips it in | 2-4 |
| 17:32 | Aurora | Danny McLaws lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Harper and the foul's on Peter Talley - foul #1 on Peter Talley, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Aurora | | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Bruce McQuillen (PG), Lonnie Steele (SG), Manuel Short (SF), Andy McOnnell (PF), Albert Nix (C) Paul Byrne, Isaiah Foster, Peter Talley, John Young, Samuel Haines | |
| 17:32 | Aurora | Danny McLaws makes the free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:12 | Johnson State | Bruce McQuillen knocks in the floater near the basket and he's hacked by Chad Wood - foul #2 on Chad Wood, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Aurora | John Celaya (PG), Phillip Conboy (PF), Michael Hampton (C) Chad Wood, Glenn Wright, Danny McLaws | |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| 17:12 | Johnson State | Bruce McQuillen makes the free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:57 | Aurora | John Celaya hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 16:56 | Johnson State | Albert Nix gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:53 | Johnson State | Andy McOnnell's pass is intercepted by Robert Harper in the backcourt | 5-7 |
| 16:38 | Aurora | Phillip Conboy misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Lonnie Steele - foul #1 on Lonnie Steele, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Aurora | Kraig Poulsen (SG), Darrel Siniard (C) Harold Laub, Robert Harper | |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| 16:38 | Aurora | Phillip Conboy makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:38 | Aurora | Phillip Conboy makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:25 | Johnson State | Bruce McQuillen misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 7-7 |
| 16:23 | Aurora | The rebound goes to Phillip Conboy | 7-7 |
| 16:08 | Aurora | John Celaya clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 7-7 |
| 16:06 | Aurora | Darrel Siniard gets the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:58 | Aurora | John Celaya clanks a 3 from straight away | 7-7 |
| 15:57 | Aurora | Phillip Conboy grabs the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Aurora | PG - John Celaya (fresh) SG - Kraig Poulsen (fresh) SF - Phillip Conboy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Hampton (fresh) C - Darrel Siniard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Bruce McQuillen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lonnie Steele (fairly fresh) SF - Manuel Short (fresh) PF - Andy McOnnell (fresh) C - Albert Nix (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Aurora | John Celaya can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lonnie Steele - foul #2 on Lonnie Steele, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Aurora | Harold Laub (SG), Robert Harper (SF), Glenn Wright (PF) Kraig Poulsen, Michael Hampton, Darrel Siniard | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Paul Byrne (PG), Isaiah Foster (SG), Peter Talley (SF), John Young (PF), Samuel Haines (C) Bruce McQuillen, Lonnie Steele, Manuel Short, Andy McOnnell, Albert Nix | |
| 15:37 | Aurora | John Celaya makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:37 | Aurora | John Celaya misses the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:37 | Johnson State | Samuel Haines snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 15:26 | Johnson State | Samuel Haines misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 15:24 | Aurora | Glenn Wright grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 15:07 | Aurora | Glenn Wright misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 15:06 | Aurora | John Celaya grabs the offensive board | 8-7 |
| 14:50 | Aurora | Glenn Wright can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 14:49 | Johnson State | Peter Talley grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 14:41 | Johnson State | John Young connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Isaiah Foster | 8-9 |
| 14:22 | Aurora | Glenn Wright drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Robert Harper | 10-9 |
| 14:06 | Johnson State | John Young misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 14:04 | Aurora | Robert Harper gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 13:36 | Aurora | John Celaya knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 12-9 |
| 13:34 | Johnson State | Harold Laub steals it from Isaiah Foster in the backcourt | 12-9 |
| 13:23 | Aurora | Harold Laub makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Celaya | 15-9 |
| 13:08 | Johnson State | Paul Byrne comes up short on the shot from the left side | 15-9 |
| 13:06 | Aurora | Harold Laub grabs the board | 15-9 |
| 12:49 | Aurora | John Celaya throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-9 |
| Subs | Aurora | Joseph Mudge (PG), Kraig Poulsen (SG), Michael Hampton (SF), Darrel Siniard (PF), Danny McLaws (C) John Celaya, Harold Laub, Robert Harper, Glenn Wright, Phillip Conboy | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Bruce McQuillen (SG), Manuel Short (SF), Andy McOnnell (PF), Albert Nix (C) Isaiah Foster, Peter Talley, John Young, Samuel Haines | |
| 12:26 | Johnson State | Manuel Short slams it home on a great pass from Paul Byrne | 15-11 |
| 12:06 | Aurora | Darrel Siniard misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Albert Nix - foul #1 on Albert Nix, team foul #4 | 15-11 |
| 12:06 | Aurora | Darrel Siniard misses the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 12:06 | Aurora | Darrel Siniard makes the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 11:46 | Johnson State | Bruce McQuillen misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Danny McLaws - foul #1 on Danny McLaws, team foul #3 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Aurora | | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Isaiah Foster (SG) Paul Byrne | |
| 11:46 | Johnson State | Bruce McQuillen misses the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 11:46 | Johnson State | Bruce McQuillen makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| Lineup | Aurora | PG - Joseph Mudge (fresh) SG - Kraig Poulsen (fresh) SF - Michael Hampton (fresh) PF - Darrel Siniard (fresh) 1 pts. C - Danny McLaws (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Bruce McQuillen (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Isaiah Foster (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Manuel Short (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andy McOnnell (fresh) C - Albert Nix (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Aurora | Isaiah Foster picks off the pass by Joseph Mudge | 16-12 |
| 11:20 | Johnson State | Andy McOnnell is fouled on the floor by Darrel Siniard - foul #1 on Darrel Siniard, team foul #4 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Aurora | Harold Laub (SG), Albert Clodfelter (SF) Joseph Mudge, Darrel Siniard | |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| 11:15 | Johnson State | Isaiah Foster hits a wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bruce McQuillen | 16-14 |
| 11:00 | Aurora | Michael Hampton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-14 |
| 10:59 | Aurora | Michael Hampton hits the follow up shot | 18-14 |
| 10:50 | Johnson State | Albert Nix misses short on a jumper from the left block | 18-14 |
| 10:49 | Johnson State | Albert Nix hits the follow up shot | 18-16 |
| 10:26 | Aurora | Harold Laub hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Kraig Poulsen | 20-16 |
| 10:24 | Johnson State | Isaiah Foster is fouled in the backcourt by Danny McLaws - foul #2 on Danny McLaws, team foul #5 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Aurora | Joseph Mudge (PG), Robert Harper (SF), Glenn Wright (PF), Phillip Conboy (C) Kraig Poulsen, Albert Clodfelter, Michael Hampton, Danny McLaws | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Paul Byrne (PG), Peter Talley (SF), John Young (PF), James Tinney (C) Bruce McQuillen, Manuel Short, Andy McOnnell, Albert Nix | |
| 10:11 | Johnson State | Peter Talley connects on the runner from close range and he's fouled by Robert Harper - foul #1 on Robert Harper, team foul #6 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Aurora | Darrel Siniard (C) Glenn Wright | |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| 10:11 | Johnson State | Peter Talley misses the free throw | 20-18 |
| 10:11 | Aurora | Darrel Siniard gets the rebound | 20-18 |
| 10:00 | Aurora | Paul Byrne is called for the reach on Joseph Mudge - foul #1 on Paul Byrne, team foul #5 | 20-18 |
| 09:35 | Aurora | Robert Harper lays it in set up by Harold Laub | 22-18 |
| 09:19 | Johnson State | James Tinney is hacked by Darrel Siniard - foul #2 on Darrel Siniard, team foul #7 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Aurora | John Celaya (PG), Glenn Wright (PF), Michael Hampton (C) Joseph Mudge, Phillip Conboy, Darrel Siniard | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Bruce McQuillen (SG), Keith Nilsen (SF) Isaiah Foster, Peter Talley | |
| 09:19 | Johnson State | James Tinney makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 09:19 | Johnson State | James Tinney makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 09:00 | Aurora | Glenn Wright misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Tinney - foul #1 on James Tinney, team foul #6 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Aurora | Kraig Poulsen (SG) Harold Laub | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Samuel Haines (C) John Young | |
| 09:00 | Aurora | Glenn Wright misses the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 09:00 | Aurora | Glenn Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 09:00 | Johnson State | Samuel Haines pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| 08:35 | Johnson State | Samuel Haines makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Byrne | 22-23 |
| 08:15 | Aurora | Robert Harper is hacked by James Tinney - foul #2 on James Tinney, team foul #7 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Aurora | Phillip Conboy (C) Michael Hampton | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Manuel Short (PG), Andy McOnnell (PF), Albert Nix (C) Paul Byrne, James Tinney, Samuel Haines | |
| 08:15 | Aurora | Robert Harper makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 08:15 | Aurora | Robert Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 08:05 | Johnson State | Andy McOnnell is called for 10 seconds | 24-23 |
| Subs | Aurora | Albert Clodfelter (SF) Robert Harper | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Peter Talley (SF) Keith Nilsen | |
| 07:53 | Aurora | John Celaya buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Kraig Poulsen | 26-23 |
| 07:37 | Johnson State | Peter Talley is denied on a layup by Phillip Conboy | 26-23 |
| 07:35 | Aurora | Glenn Wright pulls down the rebound | 26-23 |
| Lineup | Aurora | PG - John Celaya (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kraig Poulsen (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Albert Clodfelter (fresh) PF - Glenn Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Phillip Conboy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Manuel Short (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bruce McQuillen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Talley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andy McOnnell (fresh) C - Albert Nix (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Aurora | Phillip Conboy is hacked by Albert Nix - foul #2 on Albert Nix, team foul #8 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Aurora | Joseph Mudge (PG), Harold Laub (SG), Michael Hampton (C) John Celaya, Kraig Poulsen, Glenn Wright | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Isaiah Foster (SG), John Young (PF), Samuel Haines (C) Bruce McQuillen, Andy McOnnell, Albert Nix | |
| 07:16 | Aurora | Phillip Conboy makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 07:16 | Aurora | Phillip Conboy makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 07:00 | Johnson State | Isaiah Foster can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-23 |
| 06:59 | Johnson State | John Young grabs the offensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 06:46 | Johnson State | Isaiah Foster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-23 |
| Subs | Aurora | Robert Harper (SF), Glenn Wright (PF) Albert Clodfelter, Phillip Conboy | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Paul Byrne (PG), Keith Nilsen (SF) Manuel Short, Peter Talley | |
| 06:22 | Aurora | Robert Harper is fouled on the floor by Keith Nilsen - foul #1 on Keith Nilsen, team foul #9 | 28-23 |
| 06:22 | Aurora | Robert Harper makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 06:22 | Aurora | Robert Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 06:14 | Johnson State | Samuel Haines hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Glenn Wright - foul #1 on Glenn Wright, team foul #8 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Aurora | | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Andy McOnnell (SF) Keith Nilsen | |
| 06:14 | Johnson State | Samuel Haines makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 06:14 | Johnson State | Samuel Haines misses the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 06:14 | Aurora | The rebound goes to Michael Hampton | 30-24 |
| 05:53 | Aurora | Harold Laub misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-24 |
| 05:52 | Johnson State | John Young gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 05:50 | Johnson State | Paul Byrne is hacked by Joseph Mudge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Mudge, team foul #9 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Aurora | Kraig Poulsen (PG), Phillip Conboy (C) Joseph Mudge, Michael Hampton | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Bruce McQuillen (SG), Keith Nilsen (SF) Isaiah Foster, Samuel Haines | |
| 05:50 | Johnson State | Paul Byrne misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 05:50 | Aurora | Phillip Conboy gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 05:30 | Aurora | Paul Byrne picks off the pass by Robert Harper | 30-24 |
| 05:27 | Johnson State | John Young lays it in set up by Paul Byrne | 30-26 |
| 05:06 | Aurora | Bruce McQuillen is called for the reach on Harold Laub - foul #1 on Bruce McQuillen, team foul #10 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Aurora | John Celaya (PG), Albert Clodfelter (SF) Kraig Poulsen, Robert Harper | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Manuel Short (PG), Peter Talley (SF), Samuel Haines (C) Paul Byrne, Keith Nilsen, Andy McOnnell | |
| 05:06 | Aurora | Harold Laub makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 05:06 | Aurora | Harold Laub misses the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 05:06 | Johnson State | John Young grabs the board | 31-26 |
| 04:51 | Johnson State | Peter Talley's fadeaway is rejected by Phillip Conboy | 31-26 |
| 04:50 | Aurora | Harold Laub grabs the board | 31-26 |
| 04:29 | Aurora | Glenn Wright misses the jumper from the baseline | 31-26 |
| 04:27 | Johnson State | Peter Talley grabs the defensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 04:24 | Johnson State | Manuel Short loses the dribble to John Celaya in the backcourt | 31-26 |
| 04:23 | Aurora | John Celaya hits the finger roll | 33-26 |
| 04:18 | Johnson State | Bruce McQuillen is hacked by Phillip Conboy - foul #1 on Phillip Conboy, team foul #10 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Aurora | Kraig Poulsen (SG), Michael Hampton (PF) Harold Laub, Glenn Wright | |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| 04:18 | Johnson State | Bruce McQuillen misses the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 04:18 | Johnson State | Bruce McQuillen makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 04:05 | Aurora | Kraig Poulsen loses the dribble to John Young | 33-27 |
| 03:53 | Johnson State | Peter Talley makes the turnaround in the paint | 33-29 |
| 03:46 | Aurora | John Celaya drills a jumpshot from the right side | 35-29 |
| 03:40 | Johnson State | Bruce McQuillen is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Clodfelter - foul #1 on Albert Clodfelter, team foul #11 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Aurora | Chad Wood (PG), Robert Harper (SF), Danny McLaws (C) John Celaya, Albert Clodfelter, Phillip Conboy | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Lonnie Steele (SG), Andy McOnnell (SF), Albert Nix (PF), James Tinney (C) Manuel Short, Peter Talley, John Young, Samuel Haines | |
| 03:40 | Johnson State | Bruce McQuillen makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 03:40 | Johnson State | Bruce McQuillen makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 03:24 | Aurora | Michael Hampton misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Albert Nix - foul #3 on Albert Nix, team foul #11 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Aurora | | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Isaiah Foster (SG), Keith Nilsen (SF) Bruce McQuillen, Albert Nix | |
| 03:24 | Aurora | Michael Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 03:24 | Aurora | Michael Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| Lineup | Aurora | PG - Chad Wood (fresh) SG - Kraig Poulsen (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Harper (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Hampton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny McLaws (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Lonnie Steele (fresh) SG - Isaiah Foster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Nilsen (fresh) PF - Andy McOnnell (fresh) C - James Tinney (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:09 | Johnson State | Danny McLaws is called for the reach on James Tinney - foul #3 on Danny McLaws, team foul #12 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Aurora | Joseph Mudge (SG), Darrel Siniard (C) Kraig Poulsen, Danny McLaws | |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| 03:09 | Johnson State | James Tinney makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 03:09 | Johnson State | James Tinney misses the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 03:09 | Aurora | Michael Hampton gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 02:53 | Aurora | Joseph Mudge loses the ball out of bounds | 37-32 |
| Subs | Aurora | | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Paul Byrne (PG) Isaiah Foster | |
| 02:44 | Johnson State | Keith Nilsen misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-32 |
| 02:42 | Aurora | The rebound goes to Robert Harper | 37-32 |
| 02:25 | Aurora | Robert Harper blows the layup | 37-32 |
| 02:24 | Johnson State | Andy McOnnell grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 02:19 | Johnson State | Paul Byrne hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Andy McOnnell | 37-34 |
| 02:03 | Aurora | Chad Wood makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Robert Harper and he's fouled by James Tinney - foul #3 on James Tinney, team foul #12 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Aurora | Harold Laub (SG), Phillip Conboy (C) Joseph Mudge, Michael Hampton | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Manuel Short (SG), Peter Talley (SF), John Young (PF), Samuel Haines (C) Lonnie Steele, Keith Nilsen, Andy McOnnell, James Tinney | |
| 02:03 | Aurora | Chad Wood makes the free throw | 40-34 |
| 01:42 | Johnson State | Paul Byrne clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Chad Wood - foul #3 on Chad Wood, team foul #13 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Aurora | John Celaya (PG), Albert Clodfelter (SF), Glenn Wright (PF) Chad Wood, Robert Harper, Darrel Siniard | |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| 01:42 | Johnson State | Paul Byrne misses the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 01:42 | Johnson State | Paul Byrne makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 01:19 | Aurora | Glenn Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-35 |
| Subs | Aurora | | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Isaiah Foster (SG) Paul Byrne | |
| 01:12 | Johnson State | John Celaya steps in front of the Manuel Short pass in the backcourt | 40-35 |
| 01:00 | Aurora | Harold Laub misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-35 |
| 00:59 | Johnson State | Samuel Haines gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 00:44 | Johnson State | John Young banks in the layup | 40-37 |
| 00:31 | Aurora | Harold Laub comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 40-37 |
| 00:29 | Johnson State | John Young grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 00:05 | Johnson State | John Young misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Glenn Wright - foul #2 on Glenn Wright, team foul #14 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Aurora | Joseph Mudge (PG), Kraig Poulsen (SG), Robert Harper (SF), Michael Hampton (PF), Darrel Siniard (C) John Celaya, Harold Laub, Albert Clodfelter, Glenn Wright, Phillip Conboy | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Bruce McQuillen (PG), Lonnie Steele (SG), Keith Nilsen (SF), Andy McOnnell (C) Manuel Short, Isaiah Foster, Peter Talley, Samuel Haines | |
| 00:05 | Johnson State | John Young misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 00:05 | Johnson State | John Young misses the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 00:05 | Aurora | Michael Hampton pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 00:01 | Aurora | Kraig Poulsen connects on the runner from the right block | 42-37 |
| 00:00 | Johnson State | Lonnie Steele misses the fullcourt shot | 42-37 |