| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - David Magner (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Goodyear (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Nelms (fresh) PF - Howard Overton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. C - Marvin Eugene (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - Roy Stepanski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Duclos (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Keith Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Mills (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wartburg | William Nelms inbounds the ball | 29-38 |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Elmhurst | Elmhurst is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Wartburg | David Magner buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Howard Overton | 32-38 |
| 19:04 | Elmhurst | Keith Dixon misses the floater from the left block but he's fouled by William Nelms - foul #3 on William Nelms, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Dennis Begay (SF) William Nelms | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | | |
| 19:04 | Elmhurst | Keith Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 19:04 | Elmhurst | Keith Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 18:35 | Wartburg | Howard Overton misses the shot near the basket | 32-40 |
| 18:33 | Elmhurst | Robert Mills grabs the board | 32-40 |
| 18:11 | Elmhurst | Jack Duclos misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 32-40 |
| 18:09 | Elmhurst | Robert Mills can't tip it in | 32-40 |
| 18:08 | Elmhurst | Robert Mills snags the offensive board | 32-40 |
| 17:48 | Elmhurst | Keith Dixon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-40 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Donald Green (SG), Russell Gilliam (C) Charles Goodyear, Marvin Eugene | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | David Wilson (PG), Jeffrey Smith (SG), Joseph McCandlish (SF), James Baxter (PF), William Wood (C) Roy Stepanski, Jack Duclos, Keith Dixon, Robert Mills, Fred Henderson | |
| 17:20 | Wartburg | David Magner can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by David Wilson - foul #1 on David Wilson, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| 17:20 | Wartburg | David Magner makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 17:20 | Wartburg | David Magner misses the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 17:20 | Elmhurst | William Wood grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 17:07 | Elmhurst | William Wood makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Joseph McCandlish | 33-42 |
| 16:50 | Wartburg | Dennis Begay drills a fadeaway in the paint | 35-42 |
| 16:29 | Elmhurst | David Wilson double dribbles | 35-42 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Shawn Hartnett (PG), Charles Goodyear (SG), Marvin Eugene (C) David Magner, Donald Green, Russell Gilliam | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Fred Henderson (C) William Wood | |
| 16:07 | Wartburg | Howard Overton drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Shawn Hartnett | 37-42 |
| 15:43 | Elmhurst | Jeffrey Smith hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph McCandlish | 37-45 |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Shawn Hartnett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Goodyear (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Begay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Howard Overton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. C - Marvin Eugene (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - David Wilson (fairly fresh) SG - Jeffrey Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph McCandlish (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Baxter (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Fred Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Wartburg | Marvin Eugene is hacked by Fred Henderson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Fred Henderson, team foul #2 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Wartburg | David Magner (PG), William Nelms (SF) Shawn Hartnett, Dennis Begay | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Tom Ahlers (PG), Jack Duclos (SG), Keith Dixon (SF), Robert Mills (PF) David Wilson, Jeffrey Smith, Joseph McCandlish, James Baxter | |
| 15:20 | Wartburg | Charles Goodyear connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-45 |
| 15:05 | Elmhurst | Fred Henderson's pass is intercepted by Charles Goodyear | 40-45 |
| 14:46 | Wartburg | Marvin Eugene knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 14:24 | Elmhurst | Jack Duclos buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Tom Ahlers | 42-47 |
| 13:59 | Wartburg | Tom Ahlers steals the ball from David Magner | 42-47 |
| 13:54 | Elmhurst | Tom Ahlers's pass is intercepted by David Magner in the backcourt | 42-47 |
| 13:38 | Wartburg | Howard Overton connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Charles Goodyear | 45-47 |
| 13:28 | Elmhurst | The jump hook by Keith Dixon is blocked by Marvin Eugene | 45-47 |
| 13:26 | Wartburg | Charles Goodyear snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 13:00 | Wartburg | The jump hook by Howard Overton is blocked by Keith Dixon | 45-47 |
| 12:59 | Elmhurst | Keith Dixon gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 12:43 | Elmhurst | Tom Ahlers misses the floater from the left side | 45-47 |
| 12:41 | Elmhurst | Robert Mills tips it home | 45-49 |
| 12:12 | Wartburg | Charles Goodyear misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 12:10 | Wartburg | Howard Overton hits the follow up shot | 47-49 |
| 12:06 | Elmhurst | Keith Dixon can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on William Nelms - foul #4 on William Nelms, team foul #2 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Shawn Hartnett (PG), Donald Green (SG), Chad Smith (SF), Russell Gilliam (C) David Magner, Charles Goodyear, William Nelms, Marvin Eugene | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Roy Stepanski (PG), Jeffrey Smith (SG), James Baxter (PF), William Wood (C) Tom Ahlers, Jack Duclos, Robert Mills, Fred Henderson | |
| 12:06 | Elmhurst | Keith Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 12:06 | Elmhurst | Keith Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 11:48 | Wartburg | Roy Stepanski steals the ball from Chad Smith | 47-51 |
| 11:34 | Elmhurst | Jeffrey Smith is fouled on the floor by Donald Green - foul #3 on Donald Green, team foul #3 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Joseph McCandlish (SF) Keith Dixon | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Shawn Hartnett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Green (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Chad Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howard Overton (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Russell Gilliam (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - Roy Stepanski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph McCandlish (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Baxter (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Wood (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Elmhurst | Joseph McCandlish is hacked by Chad Smith - foul #1 on Chad Smith, team foul #4 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Dennis Begay (SF) Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | | |
| 10:57 | Elmhurst | James Baxter connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-53 |
| 10:41 | Wartburg | Donald Green buries a turnaround from the right block | 49-53 |
| 10:15 | Elmhurst | Joseph McCandlish can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-53 |
| 10:13 | Elmhurst | James Baxter can't tip it in | 49-53 |
| 10:11 | Wartburg | Dennis Begay grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 09:46 | Wartburg | Howard Overton misses long on a 3 from straight away | 49-53 |
| 09:45 | Elmhurst | The rebound goes to Roy Stepanski | 49-53 |
| 09:25 | Elmhurst | Joseph McCandlish's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-53 |
| Subs | Wartburg | David Magner (PG), Charles Goodyear (SG), Chad Smith (SF) Shawn Hartnett, Donald Green, Dennis Begay | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | David Wilson (PG), Jack Duclos (SG), James Williams (SF), Robert Mills (PF), Fred Henderson (C) Roy Stepanski, Jeffrey Smith, Joseph McCandlish, James Baxter, William Wood | |
| 09:04 | Wartburg | David Magner connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Howard Overton | 51-53 |
| 08:50 | Elmhurst | Fred Henderson misses the runner in the lane | 51-53 |
| 08:49 | Elmhurst | James Williams hits the follow up shot | 51-55 |
| 08:32 | Wartburg | David Magner comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-55 |
| 08:31 | Elmhurst | Jack Duclos pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| 08:09 | Elmhurst | Fred Henderson scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 51-57 |
| 08:05 | Wartburg | Chad Smith's pass is intercepted by Jack Duclos in the backcourt | 51-57 |
| 07:52 | Elmhurst | Jack Duclos misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-57 |
| 07:51 | Elmhurst | Robert Mills grabs the offensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 07:40 | Elmhurst | Jack Duclos misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-57 |
| 07:39 | Wartburg | Charles Goodyear grabs the defensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 07:36 | Wartburg | Fred Henderson is called for the reach on David Magner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Fred Henderson, team foul #3 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Wartburg | William Nelms (SF), Marvin Eugene (C) Chad Smith, Russell Gilliam | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Tom Ahlers (PG), Jeffrey Smith (SG), Joseph McCandlish (SF) David Wilson, Jack Duclos, James Williams | |
| 07:07 | Wartburg | William Nelms misses short on a runner from the baseline | 51-57 |
| 07:05 | Wartburg | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Goodyear | 51-57 |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - David Magner (tiring) 11 pts. SG - Charles Goodyear (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Nelms (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Howard Overton (tired) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Marvin Eugene (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - Tom Ahlers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph McCandlish (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Mills (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Fred Henderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 06:42 | Wartburg | Howard Overton is open but misses the lay-in | 51-57 |
| 06:40 | Elmhurst | Tom Ahlers grabs the defensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 06:26 | Elmhurst | Robert Mills double dribbles | 51-57 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Shawn Hartnett (PG), Donald Green (SG) David Magner, Charles Goodyear | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | David Wilson (PG), James Williams (SF), James Baxter (PF), William Wood (C) Tom Ahlers, Jeffrey Smith, Robert Mills, Fred Henderson | |
| 06:03 | Wartburg | William Nelms hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 05:45 | Elmhurst | James Baxter misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Howard Overton - foul #3 on Howard Overton, team foul #5 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Wartburg | David Magner (PG), Charles Goodyear (SG) Shawn Hartnett, Donald Green | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Roy Stepanski (PG), Tom Ahlers (SG), Keith Dixon (SF) David Wilson, Joseph McCandlish, James Williams | |
| 05:45 | Elmhurst | James Baxter misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 05:45 | Elmhurst | James Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 05:16 | Wartburg | Tom Ahlers steals the ball from Howard Overton | 53-58 |
| 04:51 | Elmhurst | Charles Goodyear steps in front of the William Wood pass | 53-58 |
| 04:27 | Wartburg | Roy Stepanski picks off the pass by David Magner | 53-58 |
| 04:13 | Elmhurst | William Wood misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 53-58 |
| 04:11 | Wartburg | Howard Overton grabs the defensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 03:52 | Wartburg | Charles Goodyear is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-58 |
| 03:50 | Elmhurst | The rebound goes to William Wood | 53-58 |
| 03:30 | Elmhurst | Keith Dixon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-58 |
| 03:29 | Wartburg | Marvin Eugene pulls down the rebound | 53-58 |
| 03:02 | Wartburg | David Magner misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on James Baxter - foul #1 on James Baxter, team foul #4 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Donald Green (SG), Russell Gilliam (C) Charles Goodyear, Marvin Eugene | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | David Wilson (PG), Jeffrey Smith (SG), Joseph McCandlish (SF), James Williams (PF), Fred Henderson (C) Roy Stepanski, Tom Ahlers, Keith Dixon, James Baxter, William Wood | |
| 03:02 | Wartburg | David Magner makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 03:02 | Wartburg | David Magner misses the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 03:02 | Elmhurst | James Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 54-58 |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - David Magner (tired) 12 pts. SG - Donald Green (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Nelms (tiring) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Howard Overton (very tired) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Russell Gilliam (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - David Wilson (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph McCandlish (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Fred Henderson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:58 | Elmhurst | Elmhurst calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-58 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Shawn Hartnett (PG) David Magner | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Robert Mills (PF) James Williams | |
| 02:40 | Elmhurst | David Wilson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph McCandlish | 54-61 |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Elmhurst | Elmhurst is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:25 | Wartburg | Howard Overton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-61 |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Jack Duclos (SG) Jeffrey Smith | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Elmhurst | Elmhurst is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:22 | Elmhurst | Elmhurst calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-61 |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Keith Dixon (SF) Joseph McCandlish | |
| 02:12 | Elmhurst | Keith Dixon drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by David Wilson | 54-64 |
| 01:53 | Wartburg | Donald Green clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-64 |
| 01:52 | Wartburg | The offensive rebound goes to William Nelms | 54-64 |
| 01:33 | Wartburg | Howard Overton misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 54-64 |
| 01:32 | Wartburg | William Nelms hits the follow up shot | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Elmhurst | Elmhurst is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:09 | Elmhurst | Keith Dixon comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 56-64 |
| 01:08 | Elmhurst | Keith Dixon tips it in | 56-66 |
| 01:06 | Wartburg | Donald Green loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-66 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Chad Smith (SF), Dennis Begay (PF) William Nelms, Howard Overton | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Jeffrey Smith (SG), Joseph McCandlish (SF), James Baxter (PF), William Wood (C) Jack Duclos, Keith Dixon, Robert Mills, Fred Henderson | |
| 00:45 | Elmhurst | Jeffrey Smith can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 56-66 |
| 00:44 | Wartburg | Chad Smith grabs the board | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Elmhurst | Elmhurst is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Wartburg | Russell Gilliam is fouled on the floor by William Wood - foul #1 on William Wood, team foul #5 | 56-66 |
| 00:32 | Wartburg | Russell Gilliam hits a runner in the lane set up by Donald Green | 58-66 |
| 00:32 | Elmhurst | Elmhurst calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 58-66 |
| Subs | Wartburg | David Magner (PG), Charles Goodyear (SG), William Nelms (SF), Howard Overton (PF), Marvin Eugene (C) Shawn Hartnett, Donald Green, Chad Smith, Dennis Begay, Russell Gilliam | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Roy Stepanski (PG), Jack Duclos (SG), Keith Dixon (SF), Robert Mills (PF), Fred Henderson (C) David Wilson, Jeffrey Smith, Joseph McCandlish, James Baxter, William Wood | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Elmhurst | Elmhurst is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Elmhurst | Fred Henderson is fouled in the backcourt by David Magner - foul #1 on David Magner, team foul #6 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | David Wilson (PG), William Wood (C) Roy Stepanski, Fred Henderson | |
| 00:28 | Elmhurst | David Wilson is fouled on the floor by Charles Goodyear - foul #1 on Charles Goodyear, team foul #7 | 58-66 |
| 00:28 | Elmhurst | David Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:28 | Elmhurst | David Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:24 | Wartburg | Marvin Eugene is fouled on the floor by William Wood - foul #2 on William Wood, team foul #6 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Shawn Hartnett (PG), Donald Green (SG), Chad Smith (SF), Dennis Begay (PF), Russell Gilliam (C) David Magner, Charles Goodyear, William Nelms, Howard Overton, Marvin Eugene | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Jeffrey Smith (SG), Joseph McCandlish (SF), James Baxter (PF) Jack Duclos, Keith Dixon, Robert Mills | |
| 00:21 | Wartburg | Russell Gilliam buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Donald Green | 60-68 |
| 00:21 | Elmhurst | Elmhurst calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 60-68 |
| Subs | Wartburg | David Magner (PG), Charles Goodyear (SG), William Nelms (SF), Howard Overton (PF), Marvin Eugene (C) Shawn Hartnett, Donald Green, Chad Smith, Dennis Begay, Russell Gilliam | |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Jack Duclos (SG), Keith Dixon (SF), Robert Mills (PF) Jeffrey Smith, Joseph McCandlish, James Baxter | |
| 00:18 | Elmhurst | Charles Goodyear is called for the reach on William Wood in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Goodyear, team foul #8 | 60-68 |
| 00:18 | Elmhurst | William Wood misses the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:18 | Wartburg | Marvin Eugene grabs the defensive rebound | 60-68 |
| 00:13 | Wartburg | Charles Goodyear clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-68 |
| 00:11 | Elmhurst | Robert Mills gets the rebound | 60-68 |
| 00:11 | Elmhurst | Elmhurst calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 60-68 |
| 00:08 | Elmhurst | David Magner is called for the reach on David Wilson in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Magner, team foul #9 | 60-68 |
| 00:08 | Elmhurst | David Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:08 | Elmhurst | David Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:08 | Wartburg | Marvin Eugene pulls down the rebound | 60-69 |
| 00:05 | Wartburg | William Nelms is called for traveling in the backcourt | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Elmhurst | Elmhurst is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Elmhurst | David Wilson runs out the clock | 60-69 |