| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - John Morgan (fresh) SG - Robert Sargent (fresh) SF - Robert Thatcher (fresh) PF - Spencer Hopkins (fresh) C - Brett Patrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - William Humphreys (fresh) SG - Manuel Mann (fresh) SF - Michael Sulejmanovski (fresh) PF - Gordon Dupras (fresh) C - Bob Peterson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dubuque | Bob Peterson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dubuque | Dubuque is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Dubuque | Michael Sulejmanovski misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Dubuque | Bob Peterson tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:38 | Upper Iowa | John Morgan is fouled in the backcourt by Bob Peterson - foul #1 on Bob Peterson, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Upper Iowa | Brett Patrick scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Sargent | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | Dubuque | Robert Thatcher is called for the reach on Manuel Mann - foul #1 on Robert Thatcher, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Dubuque | Gordon Dupras misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Upper Iowa | Robert Thatcher grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | Upper Iowa | Robert Sargent hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 18:19 | Dubuque | Michael Sulejmanovski throws it down | 5-4 |
| 18:17 | Upper Iowa | Manuel Mann is called for the reach on Spencer Hopkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Manuel Mann, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| 18:03 | Upper Iowa | Spencer Hopkins misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 18:02 | Dubuque | Michael Sulejmanovski grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:42 | Dubuque | Robert Sargent picks off the pass by Michael Sulejmanovski | 5-4 |
| 17:38 | Upper Iowa | Robert Sargent lays it in | 7-4 |
| 17:23 | Dubuque | Bob Peterson double dribbles | 7-4 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Billy Williams (C) Brett Patrick | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Clyde Graves (PG), Louis Barry (SG), Kenneth Vanzant (SF), Lorenzo Beeson (PF), John Baker (C) William Humphreys, Manuel Mann, Michael Sulejmanovski, Gordon Dupras, Bob Peterson | |
| 17:08 | Upper Iowa | Spencer Hopkins misses long on a runner near the basket | 7-4 |
| 17:07 | Dubuque | John Baker grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 17:04 | Dubuque | Clyde Graves is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 7-4 |
| 16:48 | Upper Iowa | Billy Williams is open and lays it up and in set up by Robert Sargent | 9-4 |
| 16:35 | Dubuque | Clyde Graves double dribbles | 9-4 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Christopher Hall (PG), Russell Scott (SG), Walter Hicks (SF), Clarence Alejandre (C) John Morgan, Robert Sargent, Robert Thatcher, Spencer Hopkins | |
| Subs | Dubuque | | |
| 16:13 | Upper Iowa | Billy Williams blows the wide open dunk | 9-4 |
| 16:11 | Dubuque | The rebound goes to John Baker | 9-4 |
| 15:55 | Dubuque | Louis Barry misses the easy layup | 9-4 |
| 15:53 | Upper Iowa | Christopher Hall pulls down the rebound | 9-4 |
| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Christopher Hall (fresh) SG - Russell Scott (fresh) SF - Walter Hicks (fresh) PF - Billy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clarence Alejandre (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Clyde Graves (fairly fresh) SG - Louis Barry (fresh) SF - Kenneth Vanzant (fairly fresh) PF - Lorenzo Beeson (fairly fresh) C - John Baker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Upper Iowa | Russell Scott's fadeaway is rejected by Lorenzo Beeson | 9-4 |
| 15:46 | Dubuque | John Baker grabs the board | 9-4 |
| 15:21 | Dubuque | Clarence Alejandre blocks the short jumper by John Baker | 9-4 |
| 15:19 | Upper Iowa | The rebound goes to Billy Williams | 9-4 |
| 15:13 | Upper Iowa | Clarence Alejandre is alone and drills a turnaround in the lane | 11-4 |
| 14:59 | Dubuque | Clyde Graves is hacked by Christopher Hall - foul #1 on Christopher Hall, team foul #2 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | John Morgan (PG), Robert Sargent (SG), Robert Thatcher (SF), Spencer Hopkins (PF), Brett Patrick (C) Christopher Hall, Russell Scott, Walter Hicks, Billy Williams, Clarence Alejandre | |
| Subs | Dubuque | William Humphreys (PG), Manuel Mann (SG), Michael Sulejmanovski (SF), Gordon Dupras (PF), Bob Peterson (C) Clyde Graves, Louis Barry, Kenneth Vanzant, Lorenzo Beeson, John Baker | |
| 14:50 | Dubuque | Michael Sulejmanovski misses the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Thatcher - foul #2 on Robert Thatcher, team foul #3 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Russell Scott (SF) Robert Thatcher | |
| Subs | Dubuque | | |
| 14:50 | Dubuque | Michael Sulejmanovski makes the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 14:50 | Dubuque | Michael Sulejmanovski makes the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 14:46 | Upper Iowa | Spencer Hopkins's pass is intercepted by William Humphreys in the backcourt | 11-6 |
| 14:32 | Dubuque | Manuel Mann misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-6 |
| 14:31 | Dubuque | Bob Peterson tips it but misses | 11-6 |
| 14:30 | Dubuque | Gordon Dupras tips it in | 11-8 |
| 14:25 | Upper Iowa | Robert Sargent knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Morgan | 13-8 |
| 14:21 | Dubuque | William Humphreys is fouled in the backcourt by John Morgan - foul #1 on John Morgan, team foul #4 | 13-8 |
| 13:58 | Dubuque | William Humphreys scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-11 |
| 13:31 | Upper Iowa | John Morgan comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by William Humphreys - foul #1 on William Humphreys, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Claude Allen (SG), Walter Hicks (SF), Clarence Alejandre (PF) Robert Sargent, Russell Scott, Spencer Hopkins | |
| Subs | Dubuque | John Meyer (SG) Manuel Mann | |
| 13:31 | Upper Iowa | John Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 13:31 | Upper Iowa | John Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 13:15 | Dubuque | William Humphreys is hacked by John Morgan - foul #2 on John Morgan, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Christopher Hall (PG), Billy Williams (PF) John Morgan, Brett Patrick | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Louis Barry (SF) Michael Sulejmanovski | |
| 12:46 | Dubuque | Louis Barry scores on a jumper in the paint set up by William Humphreys | 14-13 |
| 12:23 | Upper Iowa | John Meyer steps in front of the Christopher Hall pass | 14-13 |
| 12:07 | Dubuque | Louis Barry misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-13 |
| 12:06 | Upper Iowa | Billy Williams grabs the board | 14-13 |
| 11:59 | Upper Iowa | Clarence Alejandre blows the layup | 14-13 |
| 11:57 | Upper Iowa | Billy Williams tips it in | 16-13 |
| 11:45 | Dubuque | William Humphreys comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-13 |
| 11:43 | Upper Iowa | Walter Hicks grabs the board | 16-13 |
| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Christopher Hall (fairly fresh) SG - Claude Allen (fresh) SF - Walter Hicks (fairly fresh) PF - Billy Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Alejandre (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - William Humphreys (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Meyer (fairly fresh) SF - Louis Barry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gordon Dupras (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Bob Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Upper Iowa | Christopher Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-13 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Robert Sargent (SG), Russell Scott (SF), Spencer Hopkins (PF), Brett Patrick (C) Claude Allen, Walter Hicks, Billy Williams, Clarence Alejandre | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Clyde Graves (PG), Manuel Mann (SG), Michael Sulejmanovski (SF), John Baker (PF), Kenneth Vanzant (C) William Humphreys, John Meyer, Louis Barry, Gordon Dupras, Bob Peterson | |
| 11:26 | Dubuque | Brett Patrick steals it from Michael Sulejmanovski | 16-13 |
| 11:23 | Upper Iowa | Clyde Graves steps in front of the Robert Sargent pass in the backcourt | 16-13 |
| 11:04 | Dubuque | Kenneth Vanzant makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-16 |
| 10:59 | Upper Iowa | Russell Scott is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-16 |
| 10:58 | Upper Iowa | Brett Patrick misses the tip | 16-16 |
| 10:57 | Upper Iowa | Christopher Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 10:45 | Upper Iowa | Michael Sulejmanovski swats the short shot by Brett Patrick | 16-16 |
| 10:43 | Dubuque | The rebound goes to Michael Sulejmanovski | 16-16 |
| 10:28 | Dubuque | Michael Sulejmanovski buries a 3 from the right wing | 16-19 |
| 10:08 | Upper Iowa | Robert Sargent is fouled on the floor by Manuel Mann - foul #2 on Manuel Mann, team foul #4 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Claude Allen (PG), Billy Williams (C) Christopher Hall, Brett Patrick | |
| Subs | Dubuque | William Humphreys (PG), John Meyer (SG), Louis Barry (SF), Gordon Dupras (PF), Lorenzo Beeson (C) Clyde Graves, Manuel Mann, Michael Sulejmanovski, John Baker, Kenneth Vanzant | |
| 10:00 | Upper Iowa | Robert Sargent comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-19 |
| 09:58 | Dubuque | Gordon Dupras grabs the defensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 09:53 | Dubuque | Claude Allen is called for the reach on William Humphreys - foul #1 on Claude Allen, team foul #6 | 16-19 |
| 09:38 | Dubuque | Louis Barry drills a shot from the right side set up by William Humphreys | 16-21 |
| 09:34 | Upper Iowa | The 3pt attempt by Robert Sargent is denied by Lorenzo Beeson | 16-21 |
| 09:32 | Upper Iowa | Billy Williams grabs the offensive board | 16-21 |
| 09:16 | Upper Iowa | Robert Sargent drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Claude Allen | 19-21 |
| 09:00 | Dubuque | Louis Barry misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-21 |
| 08:59 | Dubuque | Lorenzo Beeson tips it in | 19-23 |
| 08:54 | Upper Iowa | Robert Sargent double dribbles | 19-23 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Walter Hicks (SF), Clarence Alejandre (PF), Brett Patrick (C) Russell Scott, Spencer Hopkins, Billy Williams | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Michael Sulejmanovski (SF), John Baker (PF), Bob Peterson (C) John Meyer, Gordon Dupras, Lorenzo Beeson | |
| 08:36 | Dubuque | William Humphreys can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-23 |
| 08:35 | Dubuque | John Baker snags the offensive board | 19-23 |
| 08:24 | Dubuque | William Humphreys connects on the runner in the paint and he's hacked by Walter Hicks - foul #1 on Walter Hicks, team foul #7 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Russell Scott (PG) Claude Allen | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Clyde Graves (SG), Kenneth Vanzant (SF) Louis Barry, Michael Sulejmanovski | |
| 08:24 | Dubuque | William Humphreys misses the free throw | 19-25 |
| 08:24 | Upper Iowa | Clarence Alejandre snags the defensive board | 19-25 |
| 08:22 | Upper Iowa | Russell Scott loses the dribble to John Baker in the backcourt | 19-25 |
| 08:09 | Dubuque | Kenneth Vanzant clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 19-25 |
| 08:08 | Upper Iowa | Clarence Alejandre grabs the board | 19-25 |
| 08:05 | Upper Iowa | Robert Sargent is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 19-25 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Spencer Hopkins (PF) Brett Patrick | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Michael Sulejmanovski (SF) John Baker | |
| 07:52 | Dubuque | Michael Sulejmanovski drills a fadeaway near the basket | 19-27 |
| 07:50 | Upper Iowa | Walter Hicks loses the dribble to Michael Sulejmanovski in the backcourt | 19-27 |
| 07:34 | Dubuque | Kenneth Vanzant misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-27 |
| 07:32 | Upper Iowa | Spencer Hopkins grabs the defensive rebound | 19-27 |
| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Russell Scott (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Sargent (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Hicks (fresh) PF - Spencer Hopkins (fairly fresh) C - Clarence Alejandre (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - William Humphreys (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clyde Graves (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Sulejmanovski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Vanzant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Bob Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Upper Iowa | Bob Peterson steps in front of the Clarence Alejandre pass | 19-27 |
| 07:22 | Dubuque | William Humphreys misses the jumper from the right wing | 19-27 |
| 07:20 | Upper Iowa | The rebound goes to Clarence Alejandre | 19-27 |
| 07:14 | Upper Iowa | Russell Scott hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Walter Hicks | 22-27 |
| 07:00 | Dubuque | Kenneth Vanzant connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-29 |
| 06:55 | Upper Iowa | Russell Scott misses the lay-in | 22-29 |
| 06:54 | Upper Iowa | Spencer Hopkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 06:43 | Upper Iowa | Spencer Hopkins is whistled for traveling | 22-29 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Claude Allen (PG), Billy Williams (PF), Brett Patrick (C) Russell Scott, Spencer Hopkins, Clarence Alejandre | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Louis Barry (PG), John Meyer (SG), Lorenzo Beeson (PF), John Baker (C) William Humphreys, Clyde Graves, Kenneth Vanzant, Bob Peterson | |
| 06:14 | Dubuque | John Baker hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Louis Barry | 22-31 |
| 05:55 | Upper Iowa | Claude Allen hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-31 |
| 05:40 | Dubuque | Michael Sulejmanovski knocks in the shot from the right side and he's hacked by Claude Allen - foul #2 on Claude Allen, team foul #8 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Christopher Hall (PG), Russell Scott (SF), Spencer Hopkins (PF) Claude Allen, Walter Hicks, Brett Patrick | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Gordon Dupras (PF), Bob Peterson (C) Lorenzo Beeson, John Baker | |
| 05:40 | Dubuque | Michael Sulejmanovski makes the free throw | 24-34 |
| 05:37 | Upper Iowa | Louis Barry is called for the reach on Christopher Hall in the backcourt - foul #1 on Louis Barry, team foul #5 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | | |
| Subs | Dubuque | William Humphreys (PG) Michael Sulejmanovski | |
| 05:17 | Upper Iowa | Bob Peterson swats the short shot by Robert Sargent | 24-34 |
| 05:15 | Dubuque | Bob Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 04:51 | Dubuque | Gordon Dupras buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by John Meyer | 24-37 |
| 04:48 | Upper Iowa | Christopher Hall is hacked by Louis Barry in the backcourt - foul #2 on Louis Barry, team foul #6 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Brett Patrick (C) Billy Williams | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Clyde Graves (SG), Michael Sulejmanovski (SF), Lorenzo Beeson (C) John Meyer, Louis Barry, Bob Peterson | |
| 04:30 | Upper Iowa | Spencer Hopkins misses long on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Gordon Dupras - foul #1 on Gordon Dupras, team foul #7 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | | |
| Subs | Dubuque | John Baker (C) Gordon Dupras | |
| 04:30 | Upper Iowa | Spencer Hopkins misses the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 04:30 | Upper Iowa | Spencer Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| 04:07 | Dubuque | John Baker misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-37 |
| 04:06 | Dubuque | William Humphreys pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-37 |
| 04:01 | Dubuque | Michael Sulejmanovski misses badly on a floater in the lane | 25-37 |
| 03:59 | Upper Iowa | Spencer Hopkins grabs the defensive rebound | 25-37 |
| 03:53 | Upper Iowa | Spencer Hopkins drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Sargent | 27-37 |
| 03:43 | Dubuque | Clyde Graves hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-37 |
| 03:41 | Upper Iowa | Spencer Hopkins grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 03:36 | Upper Iowa | Christopher Hall hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Robert Sargent | 29-37 |
| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Christopher Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Sargent (tired) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Russell Scott (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Spencer Hopkins (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Brett Patrick (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - William Humphreys (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clyde Graves (tiring) SF - Michael Sulejmanovski (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lorenzo Beeson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - John Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Dubuque | Brett Patrick is called for the reach on Clyde Graves - foul #1 on Brett Patrick, team foul #9 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | John Morgan (PG), Claude Allen (SG), Robert Thatcher (SF), Billy Williams (PF), Clarence Alejandre (C) Christopher Hall, Robert Sargent, Russell Scott, Spencer Hopkins, Brett Patrick | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Manuel Mann (SG), Louis Barry (SF), Gordon Dupras (PF), Kenneth Vanzant (C) William Humphreys, Michael Sulejmanovski, Lorenzo Beeson, John Baker | |
| 03:07 | Dubuque | Clyde Graves makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 03:07 | Dubuque | Clyde Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 02:50 | Upper Iowa | Claude Allen misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-39 |
| 02:49 | Dubuque | Kenneth Vanzant gets the rebound | 29-39 |
| 02:44 | Dubuque | Manuel Mann can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-39 |
| 02:43 | Upper Iowa | The rebound goes to Clarence Alejandre | 29-39 |
| 02:17 | Upper Iowa | John Morgan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-39 |
| 02:15 | Upper Iowa | Robert Thatcher tips it back up and in | 31-39 |
| 02:10 | Dubuque | Gordon Dupras hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Vanzant | 31-41 |
| 01:52 | Upper Iowa | John Morgan misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-41 |
| 01:50 | Dubuque | Manuel Mann grabs the board | 31-41 |
| 01:44 | Dubuque | Louis Barry comes up short on the floater from the left side | 31-41 |
| 01:42 | Upper Iowa | Billy Williams grabs the board | 31-41 |
| 01:24 | Upper Iowa | Billy Williams hits the finger roll | 33-41 |
| 01:20 | Dubuque | Manuel Mann banks in the layup set up by Kenneth Vanzant | 33-43 |
| 01:04 | Upper Iowa | Billy Williams is open but comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 33-43 |
| 01:03 | Upper Iowa | Robert Thatcher gets the offensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 00:48 | Upper Iowa | Clarence Alejandre can't connect on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Clyde Graves - foul #1 on Clyde Graves, team foul #8 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Walter Hicks (SG), Spencer Hopkins (PF) Claude Allen, Billy Williams | |
| Subs | Dubuque | John Meyer (PG), Michael Sulejmanovski (SF), John Baker (PF), Bob Peterson (C) Clyde Graves, Louis Barry, Gordon Dupras, Kenneth Vanzant | |
| 00:48 | Upper Iowa | Clarence Alejandre makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 00:48 | Upper Iowa | Clarence Alejandre makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 00:30 | Dubuque | Manuel Mann can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Clarence Alejandre - foul #1 on Clarence Alejandre, team foul #10 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Brett Patrick (C) Clarence Alejandre | |
| Subs | Dubuque | | |
| 00:30 | Dubuque | Manuel Mann makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 00:30 | Dubuque | Manuel Mann makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 00:04 | Upper Iowa | Walter Hicks misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 35-45 |
| 00:02 | Dubuque | Michael Sulejmanovski pulls down the rebound | 35-45 |
| 00:00 | Dubuque | Michael Sulejmanovski misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 35-45 |