| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Rod Armstrong (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Paul Parks (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Percy Brunk (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Herman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Funes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Eric Nelligan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Hummel (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Miller (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Rainville (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Sloan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dubuque | James Miller inbounds the ball | 39-45 |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dubuque | Dubuque is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Dubuque | James Miller misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 19:32 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Herman pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 19:26 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Gary Funes blows the dunk | 39-45 |
| 19:24 | Dubuque | Thomas Sloan grabs the board | 39-45 |
| 19:07 | Dubuque | Thomas Sloan clanks a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Gary Funes - foul #1 on Gary Funes, team foul #1 | 39-45 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Bobby McKean (PG), William Hogan (SF), Robert Marshall (PF), Glenn Burns (C) Paul Parks, Percy Brunk, Paul Herman, Gary Funes | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Nicholas Zieger (PG), Kenneth Williams (SG), Timothy Bowers (SF), Christopher Webster (PF) Eric Nelligan, Steven Hummel, James Miller, Thomas Rainville | |
| 19:07 | Dubuque | Thomas Sloan makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 19:07 | Dubuque | Thomas Sloan makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 19:05 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Kenneth Williams is called for the reach on Bobby McKean in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Williams, team foul #1 | 39-47 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Edward Maple (PG), Vern Priebe (SG) Kenneth Williams, Thomas Sloan | |
| 18:45 | U.S. Merchant Marines | William Hogan misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Edward Maple - foul #2 on Edward Maple, team foul #2 | 39-47 |
| 18:45 | U.S. Merchant Marines | William Hogan makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 18:45 | U.S. Merchant Marines | William Hogan misses the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 18:45 | Dubuque | The rebound goes to Timothy Bowers | 40-47 |
| 18:21 | Dubuque | Edward Maple misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-47 |
| 18:20 | Dubuque | Timothy Bowers gets the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 18:04 | Dubuque | Timothy Bowers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-47 |
| 18:03 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Rod Armstrong grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 18:01 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Bobby McKean loses the dribble to Edward Maple in the backcourt | 40-47 |
| 18:00 | Dubuque | Vern Priebe lays it up and in on a great pass from Edward Maple | 40-49 |
| 17:46 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Rod Armstrong loses the ball out of bounds | 40-49 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Parks (PG), Percy Brunk (SF), Paul Herman (PF), Gary Funes (C) Bobby McKean, William Hogan, Robert Marshall, Glenn Burns | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Eric Nelligan (PG), Steven Hummel (SG), James Miller (SF), Thomas Rainville (PF), Thomas Sloan (C) Edward Maple, Vern Priebe, Nicholas Zieger, Christopher Webster, Timothy Bowers | |
| 17:26 | Dubuque | James Miller knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 40-52 |
| 17:05 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Herman lays it in | 42-52 |
| 16:53 | Dubuque | Eric Nelligan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-52 |
| 16:51 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Rod Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 16:46 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Rod Armstrong can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-52 |
| 16:45 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Herman grabs the offensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 16:27 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Rod Armstrong connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Gary Funes | 45-52 |
| 16:09 | Dubuque | Eric Nelligan can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Percy Brunk - foul #2 on Percy Brunk, team foul #2 | 45-52 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Bobby McKean (PG), Robert Marshall (PF) Rod Armstrong, Paul Herman | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Timothy Bowers (C) Thomas Sloan | |
| 16:09 | Dubuque | Eric Nelligan makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 16:09 | Dubuque | Eric Nelligan misses the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 16:09 | U.S. Merchant Marines | The rebound goes to Percy Brunk | 45-53 |
| 16:07 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Bobby McKean is hacked by Eric Nelligan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Nelligan, team foul #3 | 45-53 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Nicholas Zieger (PG) Eric Nelligan | |
| 15:57 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Percy Brunk hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bobby McKean | 48-53 |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Bobby McKean (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Paul Parks (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Percy Brunk (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Robert Marshall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Funes (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Nicholas Zieger (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Hummel (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Miller (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Thomas Rainville (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Bowers (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Dubuque | Nicholas Zieger hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Steven Hummel | 48-56 |
| 15:34 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Percy Brunk misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Miller - foul #2 on James Miller, team foul #4 | 48-56 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Brett Alston (PG), Steven Westrick (SG), William Rose (PF) Bobby McKean, Paul Parks, Robert Marshall | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Kenneth Williams (PG), Thomas Sloan (C) James Miller, Thomas Rainville | |
| 15:34 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Percy Brunk misses the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 15:34 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Percy Brunk makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 15:32 | Dubuque | Kenneth Williams is hacked by Brett Alston in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brett Alston, team foul #3 | 49-56 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Bobby McKean (PG) Brett Alston | |
| Subs | Dubuque | | |
| 15:14 | Dubuque | Nicholas Zieger comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 49-56 |
| 15:13 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Bobby McKean grabs the board | 49-56 |
| 14:54 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Bobby McKean hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-56 |
| 14:52 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Percy Brunk pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 14:46 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Steven Westrick comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-56 |
| 14:44 | U.S. Merchant Marines | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Westrick | 49-56 |
| 14:29 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Bobby McKean makes the jumper from the right side | 51-56 |
| 14:19 | Dubuque | Timothy Bowers drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Steven Hummel | 51-58 |
| 14:17 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Gary Funes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-58 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Rod Armstrong (PG), William Hogan (SF), Glenn Burns (C) Bobby McKean, Percy Brunk, Gary Funes | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Edward Maple (PG), Vern Priebe (SG), James Miller (SF), Christopher Webster (PF) Kenneth Williams, Steven Hummel, Nicholas Zieger, Thomas Sloan | |
| 14:11 | Dubuque | Glenn Burns is called for the reach on Timothy Bowers - foul #1 on Glenn Burns, team foul #4 | 51-58 |
| 13:44 | Dubuque | Edward Maple is hacked by William Rose - foul #4 on William Rose, team foul #5 | 51-58 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Parks (PG), Paul Herman (SF), Robert Marshall (C) Rod Armstrong, William Hogan, William Rose | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Nicholas Zieger (SG), Thomas Rainville (PF) Vern Priebe, Christopher Webster | |
| 13:25 | Dubuque | Thomas Rainville hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Glenn Burns - foul #2 on Glenn Burns, team foul #6 | 51-58 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Bobby McKean (PG), Percy Brunk (SF) Paul Parks, Glenn Burns | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Eric Nelligan (PG), Kenneth Williams (SG), Thomas Sloan (C) Edward Maple, Nicholas Zieger, Timothy Bowers | |
| 13:25 | Dubuque | Thomas Rainville makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 13:25 | Dubuque | Thomas Rainville makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 13:19 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Percy Brunk throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-60 |
| 13:09 | Dubuque | Thomas Sloan can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 51-60 |
| 13:08 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Herman grabs the board | 51-60 |
| 12:52 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Percy Brunk hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Sloan - foul #3 on Thomas Sloan, team foul #5 | 51-60 |
| 12:52 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Percy Brunk misses the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 12:52 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Percy Brunk makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 12:46 | Dubuque | Kenneth Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Bobby McKean - foul #1 on Bobby McKean, team foul #7 | 52-60 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Rod Armstrong (PG), Gary Funes (C) Bobby McKean, Percy Brunk | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Nicholas Zieger (SF) James Miller | |
| 12:46 | Dubuque | Kenneth Williams makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 12:46 | Dubuque | Kenneth Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 12:46 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Gary Funes pulls down the rebound | 52-61 |
| 12:27 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Steven Westrick connects on the jumpshot from the right wing and he's fouled by Kenneth Williams - foul #4 on Kenneth Williams, team foul #6 | 54-61 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Vern Priebe (SG), Christopher Webster (PF), Timothy Bowers (C) Kenneth Williams, Thomas Rainville, Thomas Sloan | |
| 12:27 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Steven Westrick makes the free throw | 55-61 |
| 12:01 | Dubuque | Nicholas Zieger misses the floater from the free throw line | 55-61 |
| 12:00 | Dubuque | Nicholas Zieger gets the offensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 11:45 | Dubuque | Nicholas Zieger is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Eric Nelligan | 55-63 |
| 11:45 | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 55-63 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Bobby McKean (PG), William Hogan (SF), Glenn Burns (PF) Rod Armstrong, Paul Herman, Robert Marshall | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Edward Maple (PG), James Miller (SF) Eric Nelligan, Nicholas Zieger | |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Bobby McKean (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Westrick (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Hogan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Glenn Burns (fresh) C - Gary Funes (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Edward Maple (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vern Priebe (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Miller (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Christopher Webster (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Bowers (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:21 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Bobby McKean misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-63 |
| 11:19 | Dubuque | Christopher Webster grabs the defensive rebound | 55-63 |
| 11:17 | Dubuque | Christopher Webster throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-63 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Parks (PG), Paul Herman (C) Bobby McKean, Gary Funes | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Steven Hummel (SG), Thomas Rainville (PF), Thomas Sloan (C) Vern Priebe, Christopher Webster, Timothy Bowers | |
| 10:58 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Parks misses long on an open 3 from straight away | 55-63 |
| 10:57 | U.S. Merchant Marines | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Westrick | 55-63 |
| 10:43 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Parks is fouled on the floor by Thomas Rainville - foul #1 on Thomas Rainville, team foul #7 | 55-63 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Bobby McKean (SG), Percy Brunk (SF), Robert Marshall (PF) Steven Westrick, William Hogan, Paul Herman | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Eric Nelligan (PG), Nicholas Zieger (SF), Timothy Bowers (C) Edward Maple, James Miller, Thomas Sloan | |
| 10:43 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Parks makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 10:43 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 10:33 | Dubuque | Thomas Rainville can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-63 |
| 10:32 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Glenn Burns gets the rebound | 57-63 |
| 10:30 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Eric Nelligan picks off the pass by Glenn Burns in the backcourt | 57-63 |
| 10:21 | Dubuque | Nicholas Zieger comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 57-63 |
| 10:19 | Dubuque | Timothy Bowers pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-63 |
| 10:05 | Dubuque | Timothy Bowers is whistled for a carry | 57-63 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Steven Westrick (SG), Gary Funes (C) Paul Parks, Glenn Burns | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Christopher Webster (PF), Thomas Sloan (C) Thomas Rainville, Timothy Bowers | |
| 09:41 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Nicholas Zieger takes the ball from Steven Westrick | 57-63 |
| 09:19 | Dubuque | Nicholas Zieger can't connect on an uncontested shot near the basket | 57-63 |
| 09:18 | Dubuque | Thomas Sloan tips it in | 57-65 |
| 08:55 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Thomas Sloan is called for the reach on Steven Westrick - foul #4 on Thomas Sloan, team foul #8 | 57-65 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Rod Armstrong (PG), William Hogan (SF), Paul Herman (PF), Glenn Burns (C) Bobby McKean, Percy Brunk, Robert Marshall, Gary Funes | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Edward Maple (PG), Vern Priebe (SG), James Miller (SF), Thomas Rainville (PF), Timothy Bowers (C) Eric Nelligan, Steven Hummel, Nicholas Zieger, Christopher Webster, Thomas Sloan | |
| 08:55 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Steven Westrick misses the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 08:55 | Dubuque | Timothy Bowers pulls down the rebound | 57-65 |
| 08:37 | Dubuque | Edward Maple misses the shot from the left wing | 57-65 |
| 08:35 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Herman grabs the defensive rebound | 57-65 |
| 08:29 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Glenn Burns misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 57-65 |
| 08:27 | U.S. Merchant Marines | William Hogan grabs the offensive rebound | 57-65 |
| 08:12 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Glenn Burns clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-65 |
| 08:10 | Dubuque | James Miller pulls down the rebound | 57-65 |
| 07:46 | Dubuque | Thomas Rainville buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Bowers | 57-68 |
| 07:42 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Rod Armstrong is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 57-68 |
| 07:42 | Dubuque | Dubuque calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 57-68 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Brett Alston (PG), Paul Parks (SG), Percy Brunk (SF), William Rose (PF) Rod Armstrong, Steven Westrick, William Hogan, Glenn Burns | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Kenneth Williams (PG), Steven Hummel (SG), Christopher Webster (PF) Edward Maple, Vern Priebe, Thomas Rainville | |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Brett Alston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Paul Parks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Percy Brunk (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Paul Herman (tired) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Kenneth Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Steven Hummel (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Miller (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Webster (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Bowers (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Dubuque | James Miller comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 57-68 |
| 07:29 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Brett Alston grabs the board | 57-68 |
| 07:23 | U.S. Merchant Marines | William Rose misses the easy open layup | 57-68 |
| 07:22 | Dubuque | Christopher Webster snags the defensive board | 57-68 |
| 07:08 | Dubuque | Steven Hummel's floater is tipped away by William Rose | 57-68 |
| 07:06 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Herman grabs the defensive rebound | 57-68 |
| 07:01 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Brett Alston hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Parks | 59-68 |
| 06:51 | Dubuque | Steven Hummel makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Williams | 59-71 |
| 06:33 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Herman misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Timothy Bowers - foul #2 on Timothy Bowers, team foul #9 | 59-71 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Bobby McKean (SG), Gary Funes (C) Paul Parks, Percy Brunk | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Eric Nelligan (PG), Nicholas Zieger (SF), Thomas Rainville (PF), Thomas Sloan (C) Steven Hummel, James Miller, Christopher Webster, Timothy Bowers | |
| 06:33 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Herman makes the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 06:33 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Herman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 06:18 | Dubuque | Thomas Rainville loses the dribble to William Rose | 61-71 |
| 06:01 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Bobby McKean can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-71 |
| 06:00 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Gary Funes hits the follow up shot | 63-71 |
| 05:43 | Dubuque | Thomas Rainville misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 63-71 |
| 05:42 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Bobby McKean gets the rebound | 63-71 |
| 05:37 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Bobby McKean is open and scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by William Rose | 66-71 |
| 05:33 | Dubuque | Eric Nelligan is fouled in the backcourt by Brett Alston - foul #5 on Brett Alston, team foul #8 | 66-71 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Rod Armstrong (SG), William Hogan (SF), Robert Marshall (C) Brett Alston, Paul Herman, Gary Funes | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Vern Priebe (SG) Kenneth Williams | |
| 05:33 | Dubuque | Eric Nelligan makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 05:33 | Dubuque | Eric Nelligan makes the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 05:12 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Bobby McKean is fouled on the floor by Eric Nelligan - foul #3 on Eric Nelligan, team foul #10 | 66-73 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Edward Maple (PG), Christopher Webster (PF), Timothy Bowers (C) Eric Nelligan, Thomas Rainville, Thomas Sloan | |
| 05:12 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Bobby McKean makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 05:12 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Bobby McKean makes the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 04:54 | Dubuque | Nicholas Zieger misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Bobby McKean - foul #2 on Bobby McKean, team foul #9 | 68-73 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Parks (SF) William Hogan | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Steven Hummel (SG) Vern Priebe | |
| 04:54 | Dubuque | Nicholas Zieger makes the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 04:54 | Dubuque | Nicholas Zieger makes the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| 04:25 | U.S. Merchant Marines | William Rose connects on the open jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Bobby McKean | 70-75 |
| 04:20 | Dubuque | Nicholas Zieger hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Robert Marshall - foul #1 on Robert Marshall, team foul #10 | 70-77 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Steven Westrick (SG), Percy Brunk (SF), Glenn Burns (C) Rod Armstrong, Bobby McKean, Robert Marshall | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Kenneth Williams (PG), James Miller (SF), Thomas Rainville (PF) Edward Maple, Christopher Webster, Timothy Bowers | |
| 04:20 | Dubuque | Nicholas Zieger misses the free throw | 70-77 |
| 04:20 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Glenn Burns snags the defensive board | 70-77 |
| 03:51 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Steven Westrick is wide open but clanks a shot from the free throw line | 70-77 |
| 03:49 | Dubuque | James Miller pulls down the rebound | 70-77 |
| 03:33 | Dubuque | Thomas Rainville buries a jumper from the free throw line | 70-79 |
| 03:33 | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 70-79 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Bobby McKean (PG), William Hogan (SF) Paul Parks, Percy Brunk | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Edward Maple (PG), Vern Priebe (SG), Timothy Bowers (PF), Thomas Sloan (C) Kenneth Williams, Steven Hummel, Thomas Rainville, Nicholas Zieger | |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Bobby McKean (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steven Westrick (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Hogan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Rose (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Glenn Burns (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Edward Maple (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vern Priebe (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Miller (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Bowers (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Sloan (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dubuque | Dubuque is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:26 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Bobby McKean slams it home on a great pass from Glenn Burns | 72-79 |
| 03:06 | Dubuque | James Miller misses the easy layup | 72-79 |
| 03:05 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Steven Westrick snags the defensive board | 72-79 |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dubuque | Dubuque is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:01 | U.S. Merchant Marines | William Hogan misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 72-79 |
| 03:00 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Glenn Burns snags the offensive board | 72-79 |
| 02:53 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Glenn Burns travels with the ball | 72-79 |
| 02:53 | Dubuque | Dubuque calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 72-79 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Rod Armstrong (SG), Percy Brunk (SF), Gary Funes (C) Steven Westrick, William Hogan, Glenn Burns | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Kenneth Williams (PG), Christopher Webster (PF) Edward Maple, Thomas Sloan | |
| 02:51 | Dubuque | Vern Priebe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-79 |
| 02:34 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Bobby McKean knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Rod Armstrong | 75-79 |
| 02:16 | Dubuque | Kenneth Williams misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Bobby McKean - foul #3 on Bobby McKean, team foul #11 | 75-79 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Robert Marshall (PF) William Rose | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Edward Maple (PG), Nicholas Zieger (SF), Thomas Rainville (PF), Thomas Sloan (C) Vern Priebe, James Miller, Christopher Webster, Timothy Bowers | |
| 02:16 | Dubuque | Kenneth Williams makes the 1st free throw | 75-80 |
| 02:16 | Dubuque | Kenneth Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 75-80 |
| 02:16 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Gary Funes pulls down the rebound | 75-80 |
| 02:14 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Nicholas Zieger steals the ball from Percy Brunk in the backcourt | 75-80 |
| 01:55 | Dubuque | Thomas Sloan lays it up and in on a great pass from Nicholas Zieger | 75-82 |
| 01:39 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Robert Marshall is open but comes up short on the jumper from close range | 75-82 |
| 01:38 | Dubuque | Edward Maple grabs the defensive rebound | 75-82 |
| 01:34 | Dubuque | Nicholas Zieger connects on the shot from the left side set up by Kenneth Williams | 75-84 |
| 01:34 | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 75-84 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Steven Westrick (SG), William Rose (PF) Bobby McKean, Robert Marshall | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Eric Nelligan (PG), Steven Hummel (SG), James Miller (SF) Edward Maple, Kenneth Williams, Nicholas Zieger | |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dubuque | Dubuque is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:26 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Percy Brunk is alone and drills a jumpshot from the left side | 77-84 |
| 01:26 | Dubuque | Dubuque calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 77-84 |
| 01:22 | Dubuque | Thomas Sloan is fouled in the backcourt by Percy Brunk - foul #3 on Percy Brunk, team foul #12 | 77-84 |
| 01:22 | Dubuque | Thomas Sloan misses the 1st free throw | 77-84 |
| 01:22 | Dubuque | Thomas Sloan makes the 2nd free throw | 77-85 |
| 01:20 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Rod Armstrong is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Rainville - foul #2 on Thomas Rainville, team foul #11 | 77-85 |
| 01:20 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Rod Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 78-85 |
| 01:20 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Rod Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 78-85 |
| 01:20 | Dubuque | The rebound goes to Steven Hummel | 78-85 |
| 01:08 | Dubuque | Thomas Rainville misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 78-85 |
| 01:06 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Gary Funes gets the rebound | 78-85 |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dubuque | Dubuque is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:04 | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 78-85 |
| 01:02 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Rod Armstrong clanks a 3 from the left wing | 78-85 |
| 01:00 | Dubuque | Thomas Rainville grabs the board | 78-85 |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dubuque | Dubuque is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:59 | Dubuque | Thomas Rainville is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Westrick - foul #4 on Steven Westrick, team foul #13 | 78-85 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Kenneth Williams (PG), Timothy Bowers (C) Eric Nelligan, Thomas Sloan | |
| 00:59 | Dubuque | Thomas Rainville makes the 1st free throw | 78-86 |
| 00:59 | Dubuque | Thomas Rainville makes the 2nd free throw | 78-87 |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dubuque | Dubuque is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:53 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Gary Funes comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 78-87 |
| 00:51 | Dubuque | Thomas Rainville gets the rebound | 78-87 |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dubuque | Dubuque is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Dubuque | Thomas Rainville is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Westrick - foul #5 on Steven Westrick, team foul #14 | 78-87 |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Parks (SG) Steven Westrick | |
| Subs | Dubuque | | |
| 00:48 | Dubuque | Thomas Rainville misses the 1st free throw | 78-87 |
| 00:48 | Dubuque | Thomas Rainville makes the 2nd free throw | 78-88 |
| 00:43 | U.S. Merchant Marines | William Rose connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Percy Brunk | 80-88 |
| 00:40 | Dubuque | Kenneth Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Rod Armstrong - foul #3 on Rod Armstrong, team foul #15 | 80-88 |
| 00:40 | Dubuque | Kenneth Williams makes the 1st free throw | 80-89 |
| 00:40 | Dubuque | Kenneth Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 80-89 |
| 00:40 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Gary Funes gets the rebound | 80-89 |
| 00:34 | U.S. Merchant Marines | William Rose throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-89 |
| 00:33 | Dubuque | Timothy Bowers is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Parks - foul #2 on Paul Parks, team foul #16 | 80-89 |
| 00:33 | Dubuque | Timothy Bowers makes the 1st free throw | 80-90 |
| 00:33 | Dubuque | Timothy Bowers makes the 2nd free throw | 80-91 |
| 00:29 | U.S. Merchant Marines | William Rose clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 80-91 |
| 00:27 | Dubuque | Kenneth Williams pulls down the rebound | 80-91 |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dubuque | Dubuque is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Dubuque | Kenneth Williams runs out the clock | 80-91 |