| Lineup | Emerson | PG - Paul Howells (fresh) SG - Carl Jones (fresh) SF - Adam Finch (fresh) PF - Gene Quist (fresh) C - Allan Robinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Linfield | PG - Herbert Kyle (fresh) SG - Dennis Gall (fresh) SF - Shawn Holmes (fresh) PF - Jon Beachum (fresh) C - Norman Brooks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Linfield | Norman Brooks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Emerson | Emerson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Linfield | Linfield is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Linfield | Shawn Holmes hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Herbert Kyle | 0-3 |
| 19:24 | Emerson | Paul Howells can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:23 | Linfield | Norman Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:19 | Linfield | Dennis Gall drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jon Beachum | 0-6 |
| 19:16 | Emerson | Paul Howells's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-6 |
| 19:05 | Linfield | Jon Beachum blows the layup but the foul's on Gene Quist - foul #1 on Gene Quist, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| 19:05 | Linfield | Jon Beachum makes the 1st free throw | 0-7 |
| 19:05 | Linfield | Jon Beachum makes the 2nd free throw | 0-8 |
| 18:45 | Emerson | Gene Quist knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-8 |
| 18:24 | Linfield | Shawn Holmes misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-8 |
| 18:22 | Linfield | Jon Beachum tips it but misses | 3-8 |
| 18:21 | Emerson | The rebound goes to Adam Finch | 3-8 |
| 18:06 | Emerson | Shawn Holmes steals the ball from Adam Finch | 3-8 |
| 17:48 | Linfield | Herbert Kyle connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Norman Brooks | 3-11 |
| 17:32 | Emerson | Adam Finch comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 3-11 |
| 17:31 | Linfield | Norman Brooks gets the rebound | 3-11 |
| 17:17 | Linfield | Jon Beachum hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Adam Finch - foul #1 on Adam Finch, team foul #2 | 3-11 |
| Subs | Emerson | Glen Rose (SF) Adam Finch | |
| Subs | Linfield | Victor Nowosielski (PG), William Kenny (SG), Leroy Conley (SF), Stephen Horton (C) Herbert Kyle, Dennis Gall, Shawn Holmes, Norman Brooks | |
| 17:17 | Linfield | Jon Beachum makes the 1st free throw | 3-12 |
| 17:17 | Linfield | Jon Beachum misses the 2nd free throw | 3-12 |
| 17:17 | Emerson | The rebound goes to Gene Quist | 3-12 |
| 17:04 | Emerson | Gene Quist misses short on a 3 from straight away | 3-12 |
| 17:03 | Linfield | Jon Beachum grabs the defensive rebound | 3-12 |
| 16:58 | Linfield | Jon Beachum hits a jumper in the lane | 3-14 |
| 16:43 | Emerson | Carl Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-14 |
| 16:41 | Linfield | The rebound goes to Jon Beachum | 3-14 |
| 16:12 | Linfield | Jon Beachum's pass is intercepted by Gene Quist | 3-14 |
| 15:55 | Emerson | Victor Nowosielski is called for the reach on Paul Howells - foul #1 on Victor Nowosielski, team foul #1 | 3-14 |
| Subs | Emerson | Daniel Chapman (PG), Adam Finch (SF), Brian Erickson (PF), Jon Krysinski (C) Paul Howells, Carl Jones, Gene Quist, Allan Robinson | |
| Subs | Linfield | Herbert Kyle (PG), Shawn Holmes (SF), Grover Brown (C) Victor Nowosielski, William Kenny, Jon Beachum | |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - Daniel Chapman (fresh) SG - Glen Rose (fresh) SF - Adam Finch (fresh) PF - Brian Erickson (fresh) C - Jon Krysinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Linfield | PG - Herbert Kyle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Conley (fresh) SF - Shawn Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Horton (fresh) C - Grover Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Emerson | Glen Rose misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-14 |
| 15:47 | Emerson | Jon Krysinski grabs the offensive board | 3-14 |
| 15:30 | Emerson | Brian Erickson misses the 3 from the right corner | 3-14 |
| 15:28 | Emerson | Glen Rose grabs the offensive rebound | 3-14 |
| 15:17 | Emerson | Glen Rose misses short on a floater from the right side | 3-14 |
| 15:15 | Linfield | Grover Brown pulls down the rebound | 3-14 |
| 14:54 | Linfield | Shawn Holmes misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 3-14 |
| 14:52 | Linfield | Grover Brown gets the offensive rebound | 3-14 |
| 14:29 | Linfield | Stephen Horton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-14 |
| Subs | Emerson | Paul Howells (PG), Carl Jones (SG) Daniel Chapman, Glen Rose | |
| Subs | Linfield | Dennis Gall (SG), Norman Brooks (C) Leroy Conley, Stephen Horton | |
| 14:18 | Emerson | Paul Howells connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 5-14 |
| 13:59 | Linfield | Brian Erickson is called for the reach on Herbert Kyle - foul #1 on Brian Erickson, team foul #3 | 5-14 |
| Subs | Emerson | James Dunlap (SF), Gene Quist (PF), Allan Robinson (C) Adam Finch, Brian Erickson, Jon Krysinski | |
| Subs | Linfield | | |
| 13:49 | Linfield | Norman Brooks misses the easy layup | 5-14 |
| 13:47 | Emerson | Allan Robinson grabs the board | 5-14 |
| 13:22 | Emerson | Paul Howells is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Paul Howells, team foul #4 | 5-14 |
| Subs | Emerson | | |
| Subs | Linfield | Victor Nowosielski (PG) Herbert Kyle | |
| 13:04 | Linfield | Allan Robinson swats the short shot by Norman Brooks | 5-14 |
| 13:02 | Emerson | Gene Quist pulls down the rebound | 5-14 |
| 12:55 | Emerson | Gene Quist misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Norman Brooks - foul #1 on Norman Brooks, team foul #2 | 5-14 |
| Subs | Emerson | | |
| Subs | Linfield | William Kenny (SG), Donald Green (PF) Dennis Gall, Grover Brown | |
| 12:55 | Emerson | Gene Quist makes the 1st free throw | 6-14 |
| 12:55 | Emerson | Gene Quist makes the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| 12:37 | Linfield | Norman Brooks hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-14 |
| 12:36 | Emerson | Gene Quist snags the defensive board | 7-14 |
| 12:18 | Emerson | Gene Quist can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-14 |
| 12:17 | Emerson | James Dunlap can't tip it in | 7-14 |
| 12:16 | Linfield | Norman Brooks snags the defensive board | 7-14 |
| 11:53 | Linfield | Donald Green blows the layup | 7-14 |
| 11:51 | Emerson | Paul Howells grabs the defensive rebound | 7-14 |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - Paul Howells (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Jones (fairly fresh) SF - James Dunlap (fresh) PF - Gene Quist (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Allan Robinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Linfield | PG - Victor Nowosielski (fresh) SG - William Kenny (fresh) SF - Shawn Holmes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Green (fresh) C - Norman Brooks (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Emerson | Carl Jones is hacked by Victor Nowosielski - foul #2 on Victor Nowosielski, team foul #3 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Emerson | Daniel Chapman (SG), Adam Finch (SF) Carl Jones, James Dunlap | |
| Subs | Linfield | Herbert Kyle (PG), Leroy Conley (SF), Jon Beachum (PF), Stephen Horton (C) Victor Nowosielski, Shawn Holmes, Donald Green, Norman Brooks | |
| 11:30 | Emerson | Allan Robinson hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 9-14 |
| 11:09 | Linfield | Herbert Kyle misses the floater from the right side | 9-14 |
| 11:08 | Emerson | Paul Howells grabs the defensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 10:52 | Emerson | Adam Finch can't finish the layup | 9-14 |
| 10:50 | Linfield | The rebound goes to Jon Beachum | 9-14 |
| 10:35 | Linfield | William Kenny loses the dribble to Allan Robinson | 9-14 |
| 10:13 | Emerson | Daniel Chapman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-14 |
| 10:12 | Emerson | Allan Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 09:49 | Emerson | Allan Robinson misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 9-14 |
| 09:48 | Emerson | Allan Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 09:34 | Emerson | Paul Howells is fouled on the floor by Jon Beachum - foul #1 on Jon Beachum, team foul #4 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Emerson | Carl Jones (SG), Brian Erickson (PF), Jon Krysinski (C) Paul Howells, Gene Quist, Allan Robinson | |
| Subs | Linfield | Dennis Gall (SG), Shawn Holmes (SF), Grover Brown (PF), Norman Brooks (C) William Kenny, Leroy Conley, Jon Beachum, Stephen Horton | |
| 09:29 | Emerson | Norman Brooks is called for the reach on Carl Jones - foul #2 on Norman Brooks, team foul #5 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Emerson | | |
| Subs | Linfield | Donald Green (C) Norman Brooks | |
| 09:18 | Emerson | Donald Green steps in front of the Adam Finch pass | 9-14 |
| 09:04 | Linfield | Shawn Holmes is hacked by Carl Jones - foul #1 on Carl Jones, team foul #5 | 9-14 |
| 08:56 | Linfield | Shawn Holmes scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Herbert Kyle | 9-17 |
| 08:48 | Emerson | Carl Jones clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Dennis Gall - foul #1 on Dennis Gall, team foul #6 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Emerson | Paul Howells (PG), Glen Rose (SF) Daniel Chapman, Adam Finch | |
| Subs | Linfield | | |
| 08:48 | Emerson | Carl Jones makes the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 08:48 | Emerson | Carl Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 08:48 | Linfield | Grover Brown snags the defensive board | 10-17 |
| 08:45 | Linfield | Herbert Kyle throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-17 |
| 08:35 | Emerson | Jon Krysinski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 10-17 |
| 08:33 | Emerson | Paul Howells grabs the offensive board | 10-17 |
| 08:07 | Emerson | Carl Jones comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 10-17 |
| 08:05 | Linfield | The rebound goes to Dennis Gall | 10-17 |
| 07:46 | Linfield | Dennis Gall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-17 |
| 07:45 | Linfield | Shawn Holmes snags the offensive board | 10-17 |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - Paul Howells (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Jones (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Glen Rose (fresh) PF - Brian Erickson (fresh) C - Jon Krysinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Linfield | PG - Herbert Kyle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Gall (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shawn Holmes (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Grover Brown (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Green (fresh) | |
| 07:38 | Linfield | Dennis Gall connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Herbert Kyle | 10-20 |
| 07:09 | Emerson | Glen Rose drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Paul Howells | 13-20 |
| 06:58 | Linfield | Shawn Holmes clanks a 3 from the right corner | 13-20 |
| 06:57 | Emerson | Brian Erickson snags the defensive board | 13-20 |
| 06:53 | Emerson | Brian Erickson is fouled on the floor by Grover Brown - foul #1 on Grover Brown, team foul #7 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Emerson | Adam Finch (SF), Allan Robinson (C) Glen Rose, Jon Krysinski | |
| Subs | Linfield | William Kenny (PG), Leroy Conley (SG), Jon Beachum (PF), Stephen Horton (C) Herbert Kyle, Dennis Gall, Grover Brown, Donald Green | |
| 06:53 | Emerson | Brian Erickson makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 06:53 | Emerson | Brian Erickson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 06:42 | Linfield | Shawn Holmes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-20 |
| 06:41 | Emerson | Adam Finch snags the defensive board | 15-20 |
| 06:37 | Emerson | Paul Howells knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Jones | 18-20 |
| 06:19 | Linfield | Shawn Holmes misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Allan Robinson - foul #1 on Allan Robinson, team foul #6 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Emerson | Daniel Chapman (PG), Gene Quist (PF) Paul Howells, Brian Erickson | |
| Subs | Linfield | | |
| 06:19 | Linfield | Shawn Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 06:19 | Linfield | Shawn Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 06:02 | Emerson | Allan Robinson blows the layup | 18-22 |
| 06:00 | Linfield | Jon Beachum grabs the defensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 05:45 | Linfield | Adam Finch is called for the reach on Jon Beachum - foul #2 on Adam Finch, team foul #7 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Emerson | Michael Steverson (PG), Glen Rose (SF) Carl Jones, Adam Finch | |
| Subs | Linfield | Grover Brown (C) Shawn Holmes | |
| 05:45 | Linfield | Jon Beachum makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 05:45 | Linfield | Jon Beachum makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 05:35 | Emerson | Glen Rose scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Allan Robinson | 20-24 |
| 05:13 | Linfield | Jon Beachum misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 20-24 |
| 05:11 | Linfield | Stephen Horton tips it in | 20-26 |
| 04:48 | Emerson | Gene Quist clanks a turnaround in the paint | 20-26 |
| 04:47 | Emerson | Allan Robinson tips it home | 22-26 |
| 04:26 | Linfield | The short jumper by Jon Beachum is denied by Gene Quist | 22-26 |
| 04:25 | Linfield | Jon Beachum pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 04:06 | Linfield | William Kenny scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Leroy Conley | 22-28 |
| 03:51 | Emerson | Allan Robinson misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Stephen Horton - foul #1 on Stephen Horton, team foul #8 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Emerson | Paul Howells (PG), Carl Jones (SG), Adam Finch (SF) Michael Steverson, Daniel Chapman, Glen Rose | |
| Subs | Linfield | Herbert Kyle (PG), Dennis Gall (SG), Shawn Holmes (SF), Norman Brooks (C) William Kenny, Leroy Conley, Stephen Horton, Jon Beachum | |
| 03:51 | Emerson | Allan Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 03:51 | Emerson | Allan Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 03:51 | Linfield | Grover Brown gets the rebound | 23-28 |
| 03:42 | Linfield | Dennis Gall is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Dennis Gall, team foul #9 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Emerson | Brian Erickson (C) Allan Robinson | |
| Subs | Linfield | Donald Green (PF) Grover Brown | |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - Paul Howells (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Finch (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gene Quist (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Erickson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Linfield | PG - Herbert Kyle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Gall (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Shawn Holmes (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Donald Green (fresh) C - Norman Brooks (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Emerson | Carl Jones clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-28 |
| 03:12 | Linfield | Donald Green gets the rebound | 23-28 |
| 03:04 | Linfield | Dennis Gall misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Gene Quist - foul #2 on Gene Quist, team foul #8 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Emerson | Jon Krysinski (C) Gene Quist | |
| Subs | Linfield | | |
| 03:04 | Linfield | Dennis Gall misses the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 03:04 | Linfield | Dennis Gall misses the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 03:04 | Emerson | Brian Erickson grabs the board | 23-28 |
| 02:42 | Emerson | Paul Howells hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Herbert Kyle - foul #1 on Herbert Kyle, team foul #10 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Emerson | Allan Robinson (C) Jon Krysinski | |
| Subs | Linfield | Grover Brown (PF) Donald Green | |
| 02:42 | Emerson | Paul Howells makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 02:42 | Emerson | Paul Howells makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 02:19 | Linfield | Herbert Kyle hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-28 |
| 02:18 | Emerson | Brian Erickson grabs the board | 25-28 |
| 02:06 | Emerson | Paul Howells buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Carl Jones | 28-28 |
| 01:49 | Linfield | Shawn Holmes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-28 |
| Subs | Emerson | Gene Quist (PF) Brian Erickson | |
| Subs | Linfield | Jon Beachum (PF) Grover Brown | |
| 01:34 | Emerson | Allan Robinson's pass is intercepted by Shawn Holmes | 28-28 |
| 01:22 | Linfield | Shawn Holmes misses the lay-in | 28-28 |
| 01:21 | Linfield | Dennis Gall grabs the offensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 01:11 | Linfield | Norman Brooks buries a runner in the paint set up by Jon Beachum and the foul's on Allan Robinson - foul #2 on Allan Robinson, team foul #9 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Emerson | Glen Rose (SF) Adam Finch | |
| Subs | Linfield | Leroy Conley (SG) Dennis Gall | |
| 01:11 | Linfield | Norman Brooks makes the free throw | 28-31 |
| 01:00 | Emerson | Carl Jones hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Paul Howells | 31-31 |
| 00:40 | Linfield | Leroy Conley is fouled on the floor by Allan Robinson - foul #3 on Allan Robinson, team foul #10 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Emerson | Brian Erickson (C) Allan Robinson | |
| Subs | Linfield | Victor Nowosielski (PG), Stephen Horton (C) Herbert Kyle, Norman Brooks | |
| 00:40 | Linfield | Leroy Conley makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 00:40 | Linfield | Leroy Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 00:18 | Emerson | Gene Quist misses the jump hook from the right block | 31-33 |
| 00:17 | Linfield | Leroy Conley grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 00:03 | Linfield | Stephen Horton connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 31-35 |
| 00:00 | Emerson | Glen Rose misses the halfcourt shot | 31-35 |