| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Kevin Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Hoge (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stanley Spence (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Parkin (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - David Sherer (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Bryan Summerlin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Lamb (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Brummett (fresh) PF - Donald Bullard (fresh) 1 pts. C - Leroy Meyer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dubuque | Stanley Spence inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Dubuque | Dubuque is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Dubuque | Kevin Cooper's pass is intercepted by Dwayne Lamb in the backcourt | 32-33 |
| 19:51 | Wartburg | Bryan Summerlin buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Bullard | 32-36 |
| 19:33 | Dubuque | Kevin Cooper scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Lloyd Hoge | 35-36 |
| 19:31 | Wartburg | Billy Brummett throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-36 |
| 19:10 | Dubuque | Stanley Spence hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Kevin Cooper | 38-36 |
| 18:54 | Wartburg | Dwayne Lamb is whistled for traveling | 38-36 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Gustavo Martin (PG), Charles Sheehan (SG), Joseph Simpson (SF), Mark Bowles (PF), Joseph Sluss (C) Kevin Cooper, Lloyd Hoge, Stanley Spence, George Parkin, David Sherer | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Steve Banks (PG), Charles Richardson (SG), Norman Eggleston (SF), Jerry Michel (PF), Douglas Tardiff (C) Bryan Summerlin, Dwayne Lamb, Billy Brummett, Donald Bullard, Leroy Meyer | |
| 18:36 | Dubuque | Gustavo Martin misses short on an open fadeaway in the lane | 38-36 |
| 18:35 | Wartburg | Charles Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 18:30 | Wartburg | Gustavo Martin is called for the reach on Charles Richardson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gustavo Martin, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Eugene Hinojos (SG) Gustavo Martin | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 18:08 | Wartburg | Charles Richardson can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 18:07 | Dubuque | The rebound goes to Mark Bowles | 38-36 |
| 18:03 | Dubuque | Charles Sheehan misses the jumper from the free throw line | 38-36 |
| 18:01 | Dubuque | Joseph Simpson misses the tip | 38-36 |
| 17:59 | Dubuque | Mark Bowles tips it home | 40-36 |
| 17:54 | Wartburg | Norman Eggleston is fouled on the floor by Eugene Hinojos - foul #3 on Eugene Hinojos, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Kevin Cooper (PG), Lloyd Hoge (SG), John Fort (SF), George Parkin (PF), David Sherer (C) Charles Sheehan, Eugene Hinojos, Joseph Simpson, Mark Bowles, Joseph Sluss | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Dwayne Lamb (SG), Steve Metzinger (SF), Willie Carr (PF), Leroy Meyer (C) Steve Banks, Norman Eggleston, Jerry Michel, Douglas Tardiff | |
| 17:33 | Wartburg | Leroy Meyer misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 40-36 |
| 17:31 | Wartburg | Dwayne Lamb grabs the offensive board | 40-36 |
| 17:16 | Wartburg | David Sherer is called for the reach on Leroy Meyer - foul #2 on David Sherer, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Dubuque | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Bryan Summerlin (PG), Billy Brummett (SF), Donald Bullard (PF) Charles Richardson, Steve Metzinger, Willie Carr | |
| 17:01 | Wartburg | Dwayne Lamb hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 16:59 | Wartburg | Donald Bullard tips it back up and in | 40-38 |
| 16:57 | Dubuque | Dwayne Lamb takes the ball from George Parkin in the backcourt | 40-38 |
| 16:42 | Wartburg | Leroy Meyer comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-38 |
| 16:40 | Wartburg | Dwayne Lamb snags the offensive board | 40-38 |
| 16:18 | Wartburg | George Parkin denies the turnaround by Leroy Meyer | 40-38 |
| 16:16 | Wartburg | Donald Bullard tips it home | 40-40 |
| 15:55 | Dubuque | Lloyd Hoge buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Kevin Cooper | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Kevin Cooper (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lloyd Hoge (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Fort (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - George Parkin (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - David Sherer (tiring) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Bryan Summerlin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Lamb (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Billy Brummett (fairly fresh) PF - Donald Bullard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Meyer (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Wartburg | Bryan Summerlin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 15:40 | Wartburg | Billy Brummett snags the offensive board | 43-40 |
| 15:24 | Wartburg | Billy Brummett misses short on a shot from the left side | 43-40 |
| 15:23 | Dubuque | David Sherer gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 15:16 | Dubuque | Kevin Cooper's floater is knocked away by Donald Bullard | 43-40 |
| 15:14 | Wartburg | Billy Brummett grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 15:09 | Wartburg | Dwayne Lamb is hacked by Kevin Cooper in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Cooper, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Gustavo Martin (PG), Charles Sheehan (SG), Stanley Spence (SF), Mark Bowles (PF), Joseph Sluss (C) Kevin Cooper, Lloyd Hoge, John Fort, George Parkin, David Sherer | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Steve Banks (PG), Charles Richardson (SG), Norman Eggleston (SF), Jerry Michel (PF), Douglas Tardiff (C) Bryan Summerlin, Dwayne Lamb, Billy Brummett, Donald Bullard, Leroy Meyer | |
| 15:03 | Wartburg | Norman Eggleston is open and buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Steve Banks | 43-42 |
| 14:39 | Dubuque | Charles Sheehan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-42 |
| Subs | Dubuque | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Willie Carr (C) Douglas Tardiff | |
| 14:21 | Wartburg | Charles Richardson makes the wide open jumper from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 14:03 | Dubuque | Charles Sheehan is hacked by Norman Eggleston - foul #2 on Norman Eggleston, team foul #1 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Eugene Hinojos (PG), Joseph Simpson (PF) Charles Sheehan, Joseph Sluss | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Bryan Summerlin (PG), Steve Metzinger (SF), Douglas Tardiff (C) Steve Banks, Norman Eggleston, Jerry Michel | |
| 13:49 | Dubuque | Stanley Spence is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Bowles | 46-44 |
| 13:41 | Wartburg | Willie Carr clanks a jump hook from the left block | 46-44 |
| 13:39 | Dubuque | Mark Bowles snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 13:33 | Dubuque | Mark Bowles is hacked by Douglas Tardiff in the backcourt - foul #2 on Douglas Tardiff, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Dubuque | David Sherer (C) Mark Bowles | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Dwayne Lamb (SG), Jerry Michel (PF) Charles Richardson, Willie Carr | |
| 13:19 | Dubuque | Gustavo Martin drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Eugene Hinojos | 48-44 |
| 12:58 | Wartburg | Douglas Tardiff comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 12:57 | Dubuque | Stanley Spence grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 12:40 | Dubuque | Eugene Hinojos makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 12:28 | Wartburg | Bryan Summerlin drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-46 |
| 12:24 | Dubuque | Gustavo Martin connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Eugene Hinojos | 53-46 |
| 12:12 | Wartburg | Douglas Tardiff buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-49 |
| 12:09 | Dubuque | Jerry Michel is called for the reach on Eugene Hinojos in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerry Michel, team foul #3 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Charles Sheehan (PG), Lloyd Hoge (SG), George Parkin (PF), Joseph Sluss (C) Eugene Hinojos, Gustavo Martin, Joseph Simpson, David Sherer | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Steve Banks (PG), Norman Eggleston (SG), Billy Brummett (SF), Donald Bullard (PF), Leroy Meyer (C) Bryan Summerlin, Dwayne Lamb, Steve Metzinger, Jerry Michel, Douglas Tardiff | |
| 12:01 | Dubuque | Stanley Spence clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Steve Banks - foul #1 on Steve Banks, team foul #4 | 53-49 |
| 12:01 | Dubuque | Stanley Spence makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 12:01 | Dubuque | Stanley Spence misses the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 12:01 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to Leroy Meyer | 54-49 |
| 11:44 | Wartburg | Norman Eggleston misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 54-49 |
| 11:43 | Dubuque | Joseph Sluss snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Charles Sheehan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lloyd Hoge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Spence (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Parkin (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Sluss (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Steve Banks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Eggleston (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Billy Brummett (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Bullard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Leroy Meyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Dubuque | Charles Sheehan misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Billy Brummett - foul #2 on Billy Brummett, team foul #5 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Kevin Cooper (PG), Gustavo Martin (SF), Mark Bowles (C) Lloyd Hoge, Stanley Spence, Joseph Sluss | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Charles Richardson (PG) Steve Banks | |
| 11:26 | Dubuque | Charles Sheehan misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 11:26 | Dubuque | Charles Sheehan misses the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 11:26 | Wartburg | Donald Bullard gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 11:08 | Wartburg | Billy Brummett is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Billy Brummett, team foul #6 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Lloyd Hoge (SG) Charles Sheehan | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Dwayne Lamb (SG) Norman Eggleston | |
| 10:54 | Dubuque | Gustavo Martin is whistled for traveling | 54-49 |
| 10:35 | Wartburg | Charles Richardson knocks in the floater from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 10:12 | Dubuque | Gustavo Martin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Billy Brummett - foul #4 on Billy Brummett, team foul #7 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Joseph Sluss (C) George Parkin | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Bryan Summerlin (PG), Norman Eggleston (SG), Willie Carr (PF) Dwayne Lamb, Billy Brummett, Donald Bullard | |
| 10:12 | Dubuque | Gustavo Martin makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 10:12 | Dubuque | Gustavo Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 09:49 | Wartburg | Kevin Cooper picks off the pass by Willie Carr | 56-51 |
| 09:44 | Dubuque | Kevin Cooper lays it in | 58-51 |
| 09:23 | Wartburg | Leroy Meyer's floater is tipped away by Mark Bowles | 58-51 |
| 09:22 | Dubuque | The rebound goes to Kevin Cooper | 58-51 |
| 08:54 | Dubuque | Joseph Sluss comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 08:53 | Dubuque | Mark Bowles tips it in | 60-51 |
| 08:47 | Wartburg | Lloyd Hoge is called for the reach on Norman Eggleston in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lloyd Hoge, team foul #5 | 60-51 |
| 08:47 | Dubuque | Dubuque calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-51 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Charles Sheehan (PG), Eugene Hinojos (SG), John Fort (SF), Joseph Simpson (PF), David Sherer (C) Kevin Cooper, Lloyd Hoge, Gustavo Martin, Mark Bowles, Joseph Sluss | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Steve Banks (PG), Dwayne Lamb (SG), Steve Metzinger (SF), Jerry Michel (PF), Douglas Tardiff (C) Bryan Summerlin, Norman Eggleston, Charles Richardson, Willie Carr, Leroy Meyer | |
| 08:27 | Wartburg | Douglas Tardiff comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 60-51 |
| 08:26 | Wartburg | Steve Banks snags the offensive board | 60-51 |
| 08:12 | Wartburg | Steve Metzinger banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dwayne Lamb and he's hacked by Charles Sheehan - foul #3 on Charles Sheehan, team foul #6 | 60-53 |
| 08:12 | Wartburg | Steve Metzinger misses the free throw | 60-53 |
| 08:12 | Dubuque | Joseph Simpson gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| 08:09 | Dubuque | John Fort's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-53 |
| 08:03 | Wartburg | Steve Metzinger can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-53 |
| 08:02 | Wartburg | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Michel | 60-53 |
| 07:53 | Wartburg | Dwayne Lamb is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Steve Banks | 60-55 |
| 07:36 | Dubuque | Eugene Hinojos can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-55 |
| 07:35 | Dubuque | Joseph Simpson grabs the offensive board | 60-55 |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Charles Sheehan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Eugene Hinojos (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Fort (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Joseph Simpson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Sherer (tiring) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Steve Banks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwayne Lamb (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Steve Metzinger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Michel (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Douglas Tardiff (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Dubuque | Joseph Simpson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Dwayne Lamb - foul #2 on Dwayne Lamb, team foul #8 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Kevin Cooper (PG), Lloyd Hoge (SG), Stanley Spence (SF) Charles Sheehan, Eugene Hinojos, John Fort | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Charles Richardson (PG), Norman Eggleston (SG), Billy Brummett (SF), Donald Bullard (PF), Leroy Meyer (C) Steve Banks, Dwayne Lamb, Steve Metzinger, Jerry Michel, Douglas Tardiff | |
| 07:12 | Dubuque | Joseph Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 07:12 | Dubuque | Joseph Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 06:47 | Wartburg | Charles Richardson blows the layup but the foul's on Kevin Cooper - foul #3 on Kevin Cooper, team foul #7 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Dubuque | George Parkin (PF), Joseph Sluss (C) Joseph Simpson, David Sherer | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 06:47 | Wartburg | Charles Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 06:47 | Wartburg | Charles Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 06:27 | Dubuque | Joseph Sluss misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Billy Brummett - foul #5 on Billy Brummett, team foul #9 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Dubuque | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Bryan Summerlin (PG), Dwayne Lamb (SG), Jerry Michel (C) Norman Eggleston, Billy Brummett, Leroy Meyer | |
| 06:27 | Dubuque | Joseph Sluss makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 06:27 | Dubuque | Joseph Sluss makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 06:18 | Wartburg | Charles Richardson buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jerry Michel | 64-60 |
| 06:13 | Dubuque | Lloyd Hoge comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Donald Bullard - foul #2 on Donald Bullard, team foul #10 | 64-60 |
| 06:13 | Dubuque | Lloyd Hoge makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 06:13 | Dubuque | Lloyd Hoge makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 05:48 | Wartburg | Charles Richardson scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Dwayne Lamb | 66-63 |
| 05:28 | Dubuque | Joseph Sluss is called for a charge - foul #1 on Joseph Sluss, team foul #8 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Charles Sheehan (PG), Gustavo Martin (SG), David Sherer (C) Kevin Cooper, Lloyd Hoge, Joseph Sluss | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Norman Eggleston (SF), Leroy Meyer (C) Charles Richardson, Donald Bullard | |
| 05:00 | Wartburg | Bryan Summerlin misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 04:59 | Wartburg | Leroy Meyer grabs the offensive board | 66-63 |
| 04:51 | Wartburg | Bryan Summerlin is fouled on the floor by Charles Sheehan - foul #4 on Charles Sheehan, team foul #9 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Eugene Hinojos (PG), Mark Bowles (PF) Stanley Spence, George Parkin | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Steve Metzinger (SF), Donald Bullard (PF) Dwayne Lamb, Jerry Michel | |
| 04:51 | Wartburg | Bryan Summerlin makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 04:51 | Wartburg | Bryan Summerlin makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 04:36 | Dubuque | Steve Metzinger steps in front of the Gustavo Martin pass | 66-65 |
| 04:32 | Wartburg | Bryan Summerlin loses the dribble to Charles Sheehan in the backcourt | 66-65 |
| 04:13 | Dubuque | David Sherer's pass is intercepted by Norman Eggleston | 66-65 |
| 04:08 | Wartburg | Norman Eggleston lays it in | 66-67 |
| 03:48 | Dubuque | Gustavo Martin hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-67 |
| 03:47 | Wartburg | Donald Bullard grabs the defensive rebound | 66-67 |
| 03:47 | Wartburg | Wartburg calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Kevin Cooper (PG), John Fort (SF), Joseph Simpson (PF), Joseph Sluss (C) Charles Sheehan, Gustavo Martin, Mark Bowles, David Sherer | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Steve Banks (PG), Dwayne Lamb (SG), Charles Richardson (SF), Willie Carr (PF), Douglas Tardiff (C) Bryan Summerlin, Norman Eggleston, Steve Metzinger, Donald Bullard, Leroy Meyer | |
| 03:37 | Wartburg | Charles Richardson is hacked by John Fort - foul #2 on John Fort, team foul #10 | 66-67 |
| 03:37 | Wartburg | Charles Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 03:37 | Wartburg | Charles Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 03:35 | Dubuque | John Fort loses the dribble to Steve Banks in the backcourt | 66-69 |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Kevin Cooper (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eugene Hinojos (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Fort (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Joseph Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Sluss (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Steve Banks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwayne Lamb (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Charles Richardson (fresh) 19 pts. PF - Willie Carr (fresh) C - Douglas Tardiff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Wartburg | Douglas Tardiff hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 66-69 |
| 03:29 | Dubuque | The rebound goes to Joseph Simpson | 66-69 |
| 03:14 | Dubuque | Joseph Simpson buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Kevin Cooper and he's hacked by Willie Carr - foul #3 on Willie Carr, team foul #11 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Lloyd Hoge (SG) Eugene Hinojos | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Jerry Michel (C) Douglas Tardiff | |
| 03:14 | Dubuque | Joseph Simpson misses the free throw | 68-69 |
| 03:14 | Wartburg | Jerry Michel grabs the defensive rebound | 68-69 |
| 03:12 | Wartburg | Dwayne Lamb double dribbles in the backcourt | 68-69 |
| 02:58 | Dubuque | John Fort can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-69 |
| 02:56 | Wartburg | Steve Banks grabs the board | 68-69 |
| 02:36 | Wartburg | Steve Banks blows the layup but the foul's on Kevin Cooper - foul #4 on Kevin Cooper, team foul #11 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Stanley Spence (SF), George Parkin (PF) John Fort, Joseph Simpson | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Steve Metzinger (SF), Douglas Tardiff (C) Dwayne Lamb, Willie Carr | |
| 02:36 | Wartburg | Steve Banks misses the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 02:36 | Wartburg | Steve Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 02:34 | Dubuque | Stanley Spence travels in the backcourt | 68-70 |
| Subs | Dubuque | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Norman Eggleston (SG) Steve Banks | |
| 02:14 | Wartburg | Charles Richardson can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the free throw line | 68-70 |
| 02:13 | Dubuque | Stanley Spence grabs the board | 68-70 |
| 02:02 | Dubuque | Kevin Cooper can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-70 |
| 02:00 | Wartburg | Jerry Michel gets the rebound | 68-70 |
| 01:57 | Wartburg | Norman Eggleston double dribbles in the backcourt | 68-70 |
| Subs | Dubuque | David Sherer (C) Joseph Sluss | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Bryan Summerlin (PG), Dwayne Lamb (SG), Donald Bullard (PF), Leroy Meyer (C) Norman Eggleston, Steve Metzinger, Jerry Michel, Douglas Tardiff | |
| 01:40 | Dubuque | George Parkin clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-70 |
| 01:39 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to Donald Bullard | 68-70 |
| 01:37 | Wartburg | George Parkin steps in front of the Bryan Summerlin pass in the backcourt | 68-70 |
| 01:27 | Dubuque | David Sherer loses the dribble to Bryan Summerlin | 68-70 |
| 01:11 | Wartburg | Dwayne Lamb misses the wide open floater from the right side | 68-70 |
| 01:09 | Wartburg | Donald Bullard gets the offensive rebound | 68-70 |
| 00:57 | Wartburg | Dwayne Lamb comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 68-70 |
| 00:55 | Dubuque | Stanley Spence grabs the defensive rebound | 68-70 |
| 00:55 | Dubuque | Dubuque calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-70 |
| 00:44 | Dubuque | Lloyd Hoge makes the wide open jumpshot from the left wing set up by George Parkin | 70-70 |
| 00:40 | Wartburg | Charles Richardson is fouled in the backcourt by Stanley Spence - foul #2 on Stanley Spence, team foul #12 | 70-70 |
| 00:40 | Wartburg | Charles Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 00:40 | Wartburg | Charles Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:23 | Dubuque | David Sherer connects on the open shot from the left wing | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Dubuque | Dubuque is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Wartburg | Bryan Summerlin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-72 |
| 00:02 | Dubuque | The rebound goes to Lloyd Hoge | 72-72 |
| 00:02 | Dubuque | Dubuque calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Dubuque | Dubuque is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Dubuque | Lloyd Hoge misses the halfcourt shot | 72-72 |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Kevin Cooper (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lloyd Hoge (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Spence (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - George Parkin (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - David Sherer (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Bryan Summerlin (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Lamb (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Charles Richardson (fresh) 21 pts. PF - Donald Bullard (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Leroy Meyer (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Dubuque | George Parkin wins the tip | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Dubuque | Dubuque is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:58 | Dubuque | Kevin Cooper is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kevin Cooper, team foul #13 | 72-72 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Gustavo Martin (PG), Charles Sheehan (SG), Joseph Simpson (SF), Mark Bowles (PF), Joseph Sluss (C) Kevin Cooper, Lloyd Hoge, Stanley Spence, George Parkin, David Sherer | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Steve Banks (PG), Norman Eggleston (SG), Steve Metzinger (SF), Jerry Michel (PF), Douglas Tardiff (C) Bryan Summerlin, Dwayne Lamb, Charles Richardson, Donald Bullard, Leroy Meyer | |
| 04:36 | Wartburg | Steve Metzinger can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-72 |
| 04:34 | Dubuque | Joseph Sluss grabs the board | 72-72 |
| 04:18 | Dubuque | Charles Sheehan hits a wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gustavo Martin | 74-72 |
| 03:58 | Wartburg | Jerry Michel can't finish the layup | 74-72 |
| 03:56 | Dubuque | Mark Bowles gets the rebound | 74-72 |
| 03:52 | Dubuque | Gustavo Martin misses the lay-in | 74-72 |
| 03:50 | Wartburg | Jerry Michel pulls down the rebound | 74-72 |
| 03:46 | Wartburg | Norman Eggleston's pass is intercepted by Gustavo Martin in the backcourt | 74-72 |
| 03:26 | Dubuque | Gustavo Martin drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Simpson | 77-72 |
| 03:21 | Wartburg | Steve Banks is fouled in the backcourt by Gustavo Martin - foul #4 on Gustavo Martin, team foul #14 | 77-72 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Eugene Hinojos (PG), John Fort (SF), George Parkin (PF), David Sherer (C) Charles Sheehan, Joseph Simpson, Mark Bowles, Joseph Sluss | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Dwayne Lamb (SG), Charles Richardson (SF), Willie Carr (PF), Leroy Meyer (C) Norman Eggleston, Steve Metzinger, Jerry Michel, Douglas Tardiff | |
| 03:21 | Wartburg | Steve Banks misses the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 03:21 | Wartburg | Steve Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 03:05 | Dubuque | George Parkin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 77-73 |
| 03:03 | Wartburg | Dwayne Lamb grabs the defensive rebound | 77-73 |
| 02:59 | Wartburg | Charles Richardson is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Steve Banks | 77-76 |
| 02:57 | Dubuque | Charles Richardson picks off the pass by John Fort in the backcourt | 77-76 |
| 02:31 | Wartburg | Steve Banks misses short on a jumper near the basket | 77-76 |
| 02:29 | Dubuque | George Parkin grabs the board | 77-76 |
| 02:09 | Dubuque | John Fort comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Charles Richardson - foul #3 on Charles Richardson, team foul #12 | 77-76 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Lloyd Hoge (SG), Mark Bowles (C) Eugene Hinojos, David Sherer | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Bryan Summerlin (PG), Donald Bullard (PF) Steve Banks, Willie Carr | |
| 02:09 | Dubuque | John Fort makes the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 02:09 | Dubuque | John Fort makes the 2nd free throw | 79-76 |
| 01:58 | Wartburg | Bryan Summerlin connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Leroy Meyer | 79-78 |
| 01:39 | Dubuque | Mark Bowles misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Richardson - foul #4 on Charles Richardson, team foul #13 | 79-78 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Stanley Spence (SF), David Sherer (C) John Fort, George Parkin | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 01:39 | Dubuque | Mark Bowles makes the 1st free throw | 80-78 |
| 01:39 | Dubuque | Mark Bowles makes the 2nd free throw | 81-78 |
| 01:19 | Wartburg | Dwayne Lamb misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 81-78 |
| 01:18 | Wartburg | Charles Richardson tips it but misses | 81-78 |
| 01:16 | Dubuque | Mark Bowles pulls down the rebound | 81-78 |
| 01:05 | Dubuque | Stanley Spence clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 81-78 |
| 01:03 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to Dwayne Lamb | 81-78 |
| 00:42 | Wartburg | Charles Richardson makes the jumper from the left wing | 81-80 |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Gustavo Martin (tired) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lloyd Hoge (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Spence (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Mark Bowles (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - David Sherer (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Bryan Summerlin (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Lamb (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Charles Richardson (tiring) 26 pts. 4 pf. PF - Donald Bullard (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Leroy Meyer (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Dubuque | Dubuque is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Dubuque | Stanley Spence double dribbles | 81-80 |
| 00:09 | Wartburg | Charles Richardson banks in the layup on a great pass from Bryan Summerlin | 81-82 |
| 00:09 | Dubuque | Dubuque calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 81-82 |
| Subs | Dubuque | George Parkin (PF) Mark Bowles | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| Game Plan | Dubuque | Dubuque is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Dubuque | Gustavo Martin's floater is knocked away by Donald Bullard | 81-82 |
| 00:02 | Wartburg | Charles Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 81-82 |
| Game Plan | Dubuque | Dubuque is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Wartburg | Charles Richardson runs out the clock | 81-82 |