| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - William Powers (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Earnshaw (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Wampler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Jarvis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Micah Schwartz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Homer Branham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cody Rivers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Eyre (fresh) PF - David Brown (fresh) 3 reb. C - Harvey Manahan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wartburg | John Eyre inbounds the ball | 35-24 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Wartburg | Homer Branham drills a turnaround from the left block | 35-26 |
| 19:18 | Bluffton | Kenneth Wampler is open but comes up short on the shot in the lane | 35-26 |
| 19:17 | Wartburg | David Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 18:56 | Wartburg | Harvey Manahan misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-26 |
| 18:54 | Bluffton | Paul Jarvis snags the defensive board | 35-26 |
| 18:47 | Bluffton | Kenneth Wampler double dribbles | 35-26 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Ronald Justice (SF), Eric Crowley (PF) John Eyre, David Brown | |
| 18:24 | Wartburg | Kenneth Earnshaw steals the ball from Ronald Justice | 35-26 |
| 18:00 | Bluffton | William Powers misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-26 |
| 17:59 | Bluffton | Micah Schwartz tips it home | 37-26 |
| 17:43 | Wartburg | Cody Rivers loses the dribble to William Powers | 37-26 |
| 17:39 | Bluffton | William Powers hits the finger roll | 39-26 |
| 17:31 | Wartburg | Cody Rivers knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Eric Crowley and he's fouled by Kenneth Earnshaw - foul #3 on Kenneth Earnshaw, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Stephen Abernethy (PG), Joseph Monroe (SG), Randy Stroud (SF), John Roa (PF), Tom Adams (C) William Powers, Kenneth Earnshaw, Kenneth Wampler, Paul Jarvis, Micah Schwartz | |
| Subs | Wartburg | John Eyre (SF), David Brown (PF), Richard Doherty (C) Ronald Justice, Eric Crowley, Harvey Manahan | |
| 17:31 | Wartburg | Cody Rivers misses the free throw | 39-28 |
| 17:31 | Bluffton | Joseph Monroe grabs the board | 39-28 |
| 17:09 | Bluffton | Tom Adams is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing | 42-28 |
| 16:50 | Wartburg | David Brown misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 42-28 |
| 16:49 | Wartburg | Richard Doherty pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-28 |
| 16:38 | Wartburg | John Eyre buries a driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by Randy Stroud - foul #1 on Randy Stroud, team foul #2 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Rodney Gaskell (C) David Brown | |
| 16:38 | Wartburg | John Eyre makes the free throw | 42-31 |
| 16:13 | Bluffton | Stephen Abernethy is open and scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by John Roa | 44-31 |
| 15:55 | Wartburg | John Eyre clanks a floater from the left wing | 44-31 |
| 15:53 | Bluffton | Randy Stroud gets the rebound | 44-31 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Stephen Abernethy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Monroe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randy Stroud (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Roa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Tom Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Homer Branham (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cody Rivers (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Eyre (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Doherty (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Rodney Gaskell (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Bluffton | John Eyre is called for the reach on Stephen Abernethy - foul #1 on John Eyre, team foul #1 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Bluffton | William Powers (PG), Kenneth Earnshaw (SG), Kenneth Wampler (SF), Paul Jarvis (PF), Micah Schwartz (C) Stephen Abernethy, Joseph Monroe, Randy Stroud, John Roa, Tom Adams | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Patrick Mong (PG), Jerry Ricks (SG), Casey Forrester (SF), Eric Crowley (PF) Homer Branham, Cody Rivers, John Eyre, Richard Doherty | |
| 15:35 | Bluffton | Kenneth Wampler hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kenneth Earnshaw | 46-31 |
| 15:30 | Wartburg | Patrick Mong misses the easy layup | 46-31 |
| 15:28 | Bluffton | William Powers gets the rebound | 46-31 |
| 15:21 | Bluffton | Kenneth Wampler hits a wide open turnaround from the right block | 48-31 |
| 14:58 | Wartburg | Patrick Mong misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 48-31 |
| 14:57 | Bluffton | Kenneth Wampler gets the rebound | 48-31 |
| 14:31 | Bluffton | Kenneth Wampler buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-31 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 14:21 | Wartburg | Casey Forrester scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Patrick Mong | 51-34 |
| 14:00 | Bluffton | Kenneth Earnshaw blows the dunk but he's fouled by Patrick Mong - foul #4 on Patrick Mong, team foul #2 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Randy Stroud (SF), John Roa (PF) Kenneth Wampler, Paul Jarvis | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Cody Rivers (PG), Ronald Justice (SF), David Brown (PF), Harvey Manahan (C) Patrick Mong, Casey Forrester, Eric Crowley, Rodney Gaskell | |
| 14:00 | Bluffton | Kenneth Earnshaw makes the 1st free throw | 52-34 |
| 14:00 | Bluffton | Kenneth Earnshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 53-34 |
| 13:49 | Wartburg | Jerry Ricks misses the jumper from the right block | 53-34 |
| 13:47 | Wartburg | David Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 53-34 |
| 13:30 | Wartburg | David Brown drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Cody Rivers | 53-36 |
| 13:26 | Bluffton | William Powers is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Powers, team foul #3 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Stephen Abernethy (PG), Joseph Monroe (SG), Tom Adams (C) William Powers, Kenneth Earnshaw, Micah Schwartz | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 13:13 | Wartburg | Jerry Ricks drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Ronald Justice and he's hacked by Joseph Monroe - foul #1 on Joseph Monroe, team foul #4 | 53-38 |
| 13:13 | Wartburg | Jerry Ricks misses the free throw | 53-38 |
| 13:13 | Bluffton | John Roa grabs the board | 53-38 |
| 12:50 | Bluffton | Randy Stroud hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Ronald Justice - foul #1 on Ronald Justice, team foul #3 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Brian Johnson (SG) John Roa | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Homer Branham (PG), Casey Forrester (SF), Richard Doherty (PF) Cody Rivers, Ronald Justice, David Brown | |
| 12:50 | Bluffton | Randy Stroud makes the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 12:50 | Bluffton | Randy Stroud misses the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| 12:50 | Wartburg | Richard Doherty pulls down the rebound | 54-38 |
| 12:30 | Wartburg | Casey Forrester makes the floater in the lane set up by Jerry Ricks and he's fouled by Randy Stroud - foul #2 on Randy Stroud, team foul #5 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Micah Schwartz (C) Joseph Monroe | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 12:30 | Wartburg | Casey Forrester makes the free throw | 54-41 |
| 12:11 | Bluffton | Randy Stroud scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Stephen Abernethy | 56-41 |
| 11:54 | Wartburg | Jerry Ricks misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-41 |
| 11:52 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Stephen Abernethy | 56-41 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Stephen Abernethy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randy Stroud (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tom Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Micah Schwartz (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Homer Branham (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Ricks (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Casey Forrester (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Doherty (fresh) 4 reb. C - Harvey Manahan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Bluffton | Brian Johnson misses long on an open fadeaway from the right side | 56-41 |
| 11:46 | Wartburg | Richard Doherty pulls down the rebound | 56-41 |
| 11:39 | Wartburg | Harvey Manahan misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 56-41 |
| 11:37 | Bluffton | Randy Stroud grabs the board | 56-41 |
| 11:29 | Bluffton | Micah Schwartz misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Homer Branham - foul #3 on Homer Branham, team foul #4 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Bluffton | William Powers (PG), Kenneth Earnshaw (SG), Kenneth Wampler (SF), Paul Jarvis (PF) Stephen Abernethy, Brian Johnson, Randy Stroud, Tom Adams | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Cody Rivers (PG), Ronald Justice (SF), David Brown (PF), Eric Crowley (C) Homer Branham, Casey Forrester, Richard Doherty, Harvey Manahan | |
| 11:29 | Bluffton | Micah Schwartz makes the 1st free throw | 57-41 |
| 11:29 | Bluffton | Micah Schwartz makes the 2nd free throw | 58-41 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:17 | Wartburg | Jerry Ricks buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-44 |
| 11:15 | Bluffton | William Powers is hacked by David Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Brown, team foul #5 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Bluffton | John Roa (C) Micah Schwartz | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 11:01 | Bluffton | Paul Jarvis can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-44 |
| 11:00 | Wartburg | Ronald Justice gets the rebound | 58-44 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:44 | Wartburg | David Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-44 |
| 10:42 | Wartburg | Eric Crowley grabs the offensive board | 58-44 |
| 10:24 | Wartburg | Jerry Ricks makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Cody Rivers | 58-47 |
| 10:20 | Bluffton | Cody Rivers steals the ball from William Powers in the backcourt | 58-47 |
| 10:05 | Wartburg | Jerry Ricks comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-47 |
| 10:04 | Wartburg | Cody Rivers grabs the offensive board | 58-47 |
| 09:52 | Wartburg | Jerry Ricks makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Eric Crowley | 58-49 |
| 09:36 | Bluffton | Kenneth Wampler misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 09:35 | Bluffton | John Roa grabs the offensive board | 58-49 |
| 09:17 | Bluffton | William Powers is alone and drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Kenneth Wampler | 60-49 |
| 09:13 | Wartburg | Cody Rivers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-49 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Stephen Abernethy (PG), Joseph Monroe (SG), Randy Stroud (SF), Tom Adams (PF), Micah Schwartz (C) William Powers, Kenneth Earnshaw, Kenneth Wampler, Paul Jarvis, John Roa | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Homer Branham (PG), John Eyre (SG), Casey Forrester (SF), Richard Doherty (PF), Rodney Gaskell (C) Cody Rivers, Jerry Ricks, Ronald Justice, David Brown, Eric Crowley | |
| 08:57 | Bluffton | Joseph Monroe hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Stephen Abernethy | 62-49 |
| 08:46 | Wartburg | Rodney Gaskell misses the easy layup | 62-49 |
| 08:45 | Bluffton | Micah Schwartz snags the defensive board | 62-49 |
| 08:43 | Bluffton | Joseph Monroe is hacked by John Eyre in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Eyre, team foul #6 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Harvey Manahan (C) Rodney Gaskell | |
| 08:16 | Bluffton | Stephen Abernethy hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook in the lane | 62-49 |
| 08:14 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to Harvey Manahan | 62-49 |
| 08:09 | Wartburg | Homer Branham double dribbles | 62-49 |
| Subs | Bluffton | William Powers (PG) Tom Adams | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 07:56 | Bluffton | Micah Schwartz hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Eyre - foul #3 on John Eyre, team foul #7 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Patrick Mong (PG), Rodney Gaskell (PF) Homer Branham, Richard Doherty | |
| 07:56 | Bluffton | Micah Schwartz makes the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 07:56 | Bluffton | Micah Schwartz misses the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| 07:56 | Wartburg | Casey Forrester grabs the defensive rebound | 63-49 |
| 07:44 | Wartburg | John Eyre scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-52 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - William Powers (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Abernethy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Monroe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Randy Stroud (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Micah Schwartz (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Patrick Mong (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - John Eyre (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Casey Forrester (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Rodney Gaskell (fresh) C - Harvey Manahan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Bluffton | Joseph Monroe's pass is intercepted by Patrick Mong in the backcourt | 63-52 |
| 07:33 | Wartburg | Micah Schwartz blocks the short jumper by John Eyre | 63-52 |
| 07:32 | Wartburg | Harvey Manahan tips it back up and in | 63-54 |
| 07:22 | Bluffton | Stephen Abernethy clanks a floater from the left side | 63-54 |
| 07:20 | Bluffton | Randy Stroud hits the follow up shot | 65-54 |
| 07:11 | Wartburg | Harvey Manahan comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 65-54 |
| 07:09 | Bluffton | Randy Stroud grabs the defensive rebound | 65-54 |
| 07:04 | Bluffton | Stephen Abernethy is alone and drills a 3 from the right corner | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:44 | Wartburg | William Powers is called for the reach on John Eyre - foul #2 on William Powers, team foul #6 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Bluffton | John Farner (PG), Kenneth Earnshaw (SG), Tom Adams (SF), Paul Jarvis (PF), John Roa (C) William Powers, Stephen Abernethy, Joseph Monroe, Randy Stroud, Micah Schwartz | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Jerry Ricks (SG), Richard Doherty (PF) John Eyre, Harvey Manahan | |
| 06:29 | Wartburg | Rodney Gaskell scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Patrick Mong | 68-56 |
| 06:07 | Bluffton | John Roa can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 68-56 |
| 06:06 | Bluffton | Tom Adams tips it back up and in | 70-56 |
| 05:52 | Wartburg | Jerry Ricks scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Rodney Gaskell | 70-58 |
| 05:49 | Bluffton | Tom Adams is fouled in the backcourt by Casey Forrester - foul #4 on Casey Forrester, team foul #8 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Kenneth Wampler (SF) John Roa | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Ronald Justice (SF), David Brown (PF), Harvey Manahan (C) Casey Forrester, Richard Doherty, Rodney Gaskell | |
| 05:49 | Bluffton | Tom Adams makes the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 05:49 | Bluffton | Tom Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 72-58 |
| 05:33 | Wartburg | Patrick Mong knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 72-60 |
| 05:16 | Bluffton | Tom Adams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-60 |
| 05:14 | Wartburg | Ronald Justice grabs the defensive rebound | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:07 | Wartburg | Jerry Ricks's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Jarvis | 72-60 |
| 05:06 | Bluffton | Kenneth Wampler gets the rebound | 72-60 |
| 05:00 | Bluffton | John Farner misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 72-60 |
| 04:59 | Bluffton | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Jarvis | 72-60 |
| 04:47 | Bluffton | John Farner loses the dribble to Patrick Mong | 72-60 |
| 04:44 | Wartburg | Jerry Ricks hits the finger roll on a great pass from Patrick Mong | 72-62 |
| 04:44 | Bluffton | Bluffton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-62 |
| Subs | Bluffton | William Powers (PG), Micah Schwartz (C) John Farner, Tom Adams | |
| Subs | Wartburg | John Eyre (SG), Eric Crowley (PF), Richard Doherty (C) Jerry Ricks, David Brown, Harvey Manahan | |
| 04:32 | Bluffton | Micah Schwartz misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-62 |
| 04:31 | Wartburg | Eric Crowley snags the defensive board | 72-62 |
| 04:16 | Wartburg | Eric Crowley is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Eric Crowley, team foul #9 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Randy Stroud (PF) Paul Jarvis | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Homer Branham (SG), Casey Forrester (SF) John Eyre, Ronald Justice | |
| 04:13 | Bluffton | William Powers loses the dribble to Eric Crowley in the backcourt | 72-62 |
| 03:52 | Wartburg | Eric Crowley makes the jump hook in the lane | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:50 | Bluffton | Kenneth Wampler loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-64 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Stephen Abernethy (SG) Kenneth Earnshaw | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Wartburg | Patrick Mong clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-64 |
| 03:34 | Wartburg | Casey Forrester tips it back up and in | 72-66 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - William Powers (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Abernethy (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Wampler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Stroud (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Micah Schwartz (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Patrick Mong (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - Homer Branham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Casey Forrester (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Eric Crowley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Doherty (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:18 | Bluffton | Kenneth Wampler's floater is tipped away by Richard Doherty | 72-66 |
| 03:16 | Wartburg | Eric Crowley grabs the defensive rebound | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:01 | Wartburg | Kenneth Wampler is called for the reach on Eric Crowley - foul #3 on Kenneth Wampler, team foul #7 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Paul Jarvis (PF) Kenneth Wampler | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Cody Rivers (SG), Ronald Justice (SF), David Brown (PF) Homer Branham, Casey Forrester, Richard Doherty | |
| 03:01 | Wartburg | Eric Crowley misses the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 03:01 | Bluffton | Micah Schwartz grabs the defensive rebound | 72-66 |
| 02:57 | Bluffton | Bluffton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-66 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Kenneth Earnshaw (SG) Stephen Abernethy | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Casey Forrester (SF), Harvey Manahan (C) Ronald Justice, Eric Crowley | |
| 02:55 | Bluffton | William Powers misses the easy layup | 72-66 |
| 02:54 | Wartburg | Harvey Manahan snags the defensive board | 72-66 |
| 02:44 | Wartburg | Patrick Mong misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Kenneth Earnshaw - foul #4 on Kenneth Earnshaw, team foul #8 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Kenneth Wampler (SF) Randy Stroud | |
| Subs | Wartburg | John Eyre (SG) Cody Rivers | |
| 02:44 | Wartburg | Patrick Mong misses the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 02:44 | Wartburg | Patrick Mong misses the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 02:44 | Bluffton | Paul Jarvis gets the rebound | 72-66 |
| 02:26 | Bluffton | Kenneth Earnshaw is called for 5 seconds | 72-66 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Homer Branham (PG) Patrick Mong | |
| 02:08 | Wartburg | Paul Jarvis picks off the pass by Homer Branham | 72-66 |
| 02:06 | Bluffton | Kenneth Earnshaw travels in the backcourt | 72-66 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Cody Rivers (SG), Ronald Justice (SF) John Eyre, Casey Forrester | |
| 01:41 | Wartburg | David Brown misses long on a shot from the left side | 72-66 |
| 01:39 | Wartburg | David Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-66 |
| 01:21 | Wartburg | David Brown misses long on a shot from the left side | 72-66 |
| 01:20 | Bluffton | Micah Schwartz gets the rebound | 72-66 |
| 01:16 | Bluffton | Kenneth Earnshaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-66 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Patrick Mong (PG), Jerry Ricks (SG), Casey Forrester (SF) Homer Branham, Cody Rivers, Ronald Justice | |
| 01:00 | Wartburg | Jerry Ricks blows the layup | 72-66 |
| 00:59 | Wartburg | Harvey Manahan grabs the offensive board | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Wartburg | David Brown misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 72-66 |
| 00:43 | Bluffton | Paul Jarvis pulls down the rebound | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Bluffton | Paul Jarvis is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Ricks - foul #4 on Jerry Ricks, team foul #10 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Stephen Abernethy (SG), John Roa (C) Kenneth Earnshaw, Micah Schwartz | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 00:41 | Bluffton | Paul Jarvis makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:41 | Bluffton | Paul Jarvis makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Wartburg | Casey Forrester is whistled for a carry | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Bluffton | Stephen Abernethy is hacked by Jerry Ricks in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jerry Ricks, team foul #11 | 74-66 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Cody Rivers (SG) Jerry Ricks | |
| 00:34 | Bluffton | Stephen Abernethy makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:34 | Bluffton | Stephen Abernethy makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:26 | Wartburg | Patrick Mong misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 76-66 |
| 00:25 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Kenneth Wampler | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Bluffton | William Powers runs out the clock | 76-66 |