| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - David Magner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Goodyear (fresh) 9 pts. SF - William Nelms (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marvin Eugene (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Gilliam (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central | PG - Joseph Daigre (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Harley Rahn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Floyd Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Spencer House (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jamaal Knecht (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Central | Floyd Smith inbounds the ball | 30-37 |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central | Central is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Central | Harley Rahn banks in the layup | 30-39 |
| 19:26 | Wartburg | Charles Goodyear scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by David Magner | 33-39 |
| 19:22 | Central | Harley Rahn misses long on a jumper from the right side | 33-39 |
| 19:20 | Wartburg | Russell Gilliam gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| 18:51 | Wartburg | Russell Gilliam hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook near the basket | 33-39 |
| 18:50 | Central | Harley Rahn grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 18:34 | Central | Floyd Smith blows the dunk | 33-39 |
| 18:33 | Wartburg | Marvin Eugene snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 18:07 | Wartburg | Marvin Eugene misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-39 |
| 18:06 | Central | Spencer House grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 18:02 | Central | Marvin Eugene swats the short shot by Joseph Daigre | 33-39 |
| 18:01 | Central | Jamaal Knecht hits the follow up shot | 33-41 |
| 17:43 | Wartburg | Charles Goodyear misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 33-41 |
| 17:41 | Central | The rebound goes to Jamaal Knecht | 33-41 |
| 17:18 | Central | Joseph Daigre is hacked by David Magner - foul #2 on David Magner, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Shawn Hartnett (PG), Donald Green (SG), Chad Smith (SF), Dennis Begay (PF) David Magner, Charles Goodyear, William Nelms, Marvin Eugene | |
| Subs | Central | Robert Brooks (PG), Robert Cummings (SG), George Meas (SF), Sammy Fiscus (PF), Robert Barefoot (C) Joseph Daigre, Harley Rahn, Floyd Smith, Spencer House, Jamaal Knecht | |
| 17:01 | Central | Sammy Fiscus misses the floater from the baseline | 33-41 |
| 16:59 | Wartburg | Chad Smith pulls down the rebound | 33-41 |
| 16:56 | Wartburg | Robert Barefoot is called for the reach on Russell Gilliam in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Barefoot, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Marvin Eugene (C) Russell Gilliam | |
| Subs | Central | | |
| 16:41 | Wartburg | Marvin Eugene hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Shawn Hartnett | 35-41 |
| 16:30 | Central | George Meas is called for a charge - foul #2 on George Meas, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Wartburg | William Nelms (SF), Russell Gilliam (C) Chad Smith, Marvin Eugene | |
| Subs | Central | | |
| 16:17 | Wartburg | Donald Green is called for 5 seconds | 35-41 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Marvin Eugene (C) Russell Gilliam | |
| Subs | Central | | |
| 15:58 | Central | Shawn Hartnett steals it from Sammy Fiscus | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Shawn Hartnett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Green (fresh) SF - William Nelms (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Begay (fresh) C - Marvin Eugene (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central | PG - Robert Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Cummings (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Meas (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Sammy Fiscus (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Barefoot (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Wartburg | Dennis Begay misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-41 |
| 15:34 | Wartburg | William Nelms misses the tip | 35-41 |
| 15:32 | Central | Sammy Fiscus grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 15:16 | Central | Robert Brooks knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Sammy Fiscus | 35-43 |
| 14:47 | Wartburg | William Nelms drills a shot from the free throw line | 37-43 |
| 14:29 | Central | Robert Cummings drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Brooks | 37-45 |
| 14:03 | Wartburg | Robert Brooks is called for the reach on Shawn Hartnett - foul #2 on Robert Brooks, team foul #3 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Wartburg | David Magner (PG), Charles Goodyear (SG), Chad Smith (SF), Howard Overton (PF), Russell Gilliam (C) Shawn Hartnett, Donald Green, William Nelms, Dennis Begay, Marvin Eugene | |
| Subs | Central | Joseph Daigre (PG), Harley Rahn (SG), Floyd Smith (SF), Spencer House (PF), Eddie Taylor (C) Robert Brooks, Robert Cummings, George Meas, Sammy Fiscus, Robert Barefoot | |
| 13:52 | Wartburg | David Magner drills a jumpshot from the left side | 39-45 |
| 13:40 | Central | Joseph Daigre misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Russell Gilliam - foul #2 on Russell Gilliam, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| 13:40 | Central | Joseph Daigre misses the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 13:40 | Central | Joseph Daigre misses the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 13:40 | Wartburg | Howard Overton grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 13:35 | Wartburg | David Magner loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-45 |
| 13:27 | Central | Joseph Daigre connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-47 |
| 13:02 | Wartburg | Howard Overton hits a floater from the right wing set up by David Magner | 41-47 |
| 12:49 | Central | David Magner picks off the pass by Joseph Daigre | 41-47 |
| 12:32 | Wartburg | Howard Overton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-47 |
| 12:30 | Wartburg | Charles Goodyear misses the tip | 41-47 |
| 12:28 | Wartburg | Howard Overton misses the tip | 41-47 |
| 12:26 | Wartburg | Russell Gilliam tips it back up and in | 43-47 |
| 12:20 | Central | Joseph Daigre makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Eddie Taylor | 43-49 |
| 11:54 | Wartburg | Russell Gilliam can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 11:52 | Wartburg | Charles Goodyear snags the offensive board | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - David Magner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Goodyear (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Howard Overton (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Russell Gilliam (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central | PG - Joseph Daigre (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - Harley Rahn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Floyd Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Spencer House (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Eddie Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Wartburg | David Magner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-49 |
| Subs | Wartburg | William Nelms (SF), Marvin Eugene (C) Chad Smith, Russell Gilliam | |
| Subs | Central | Robert Brooks (PG), John Fitch (SF), Jamaal Knecht (C) Joseph Daigre, Floyd Smith, Eddie Taylor | |
| 11:20 | Central | Harley Rahn scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Robert Brooks and the foul's on David Magner - foul #3 on David Magner, team foul #3 | 43-51 |
| 11:20 | Central | Harley Rahn makes the free throw | 43-52 |
| 11:00 | Wartburg | Howard Overton hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-52 |
| 10:53 | Central | The short jumper by Jamaal Knecht is denied by Howard Overton | 46-52 |
| 10:52 | Central | The offensive rebound goes to Jamaal Knecht | 46-52 |
| 10:40 | Central | Robert Brooks hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harley Rahn | 46-54 |
| 10:26 | Wartburg | Spencer House steps in front of the David Magner pass | 46-54 |
| 10:11 | Central | Spencer House hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 46-54 |
| 10:09 | Central | Harley Rahn tips it but misses | 46-54 |
| 10:08 | Wartburg | Howard Overton snags the defensive board | 46-54 |
| 09:47 | Wartburg | Howard Overton comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on John Fitch - foul #1 on John Fitch, team foul #4 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Shawn Hartnett (PG), Donald Green (SG), Russell Gilliam (C) David Magner, Charles Goodyear, Marvin Eugene | |
| Subs | Central | Joseph Daigre (PG), Robert Cummings (SG), George Meas (SF), Sammy Fiscus (PF), Robert Barefoot (C) Robert Brooks, Harley Rahn, John Fitch, Spencer House, Jamaal Knecht | |
| 09:47 | Wartburg | Howard Overton misses the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 09:47 | Wartburg | Howard Overton makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 09:32 | Central | Sammy Fiscus misses long on a floater from the right side | 47-54 |
| 09:30 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to William Nelms | 47-54 |
| 09:26 | Wartburg | Donald Green is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Green, team foul #4 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Wartburg | David Magner (PG), Charles Goodyear (SG) Shawn Hartnett, Donald Green | |
| Subs | Central | | |
| 09:08 | Central | Joseph Daigre misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-54 |
| 09:07 | Central | George Meas grabs the offensive board | 47-54 |
| 08:51 | Central | Joseph Daigre clanks a jumper from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 08:49 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to Russell Gilliam | 47-54 |
| 08:47 | Wartburg | William Nelms's pass is intercepted by Joseph Daigre in the backcourt | 47-54 |
| 08:44 | Central | Joseph Daigre throws it down | 47-56 |
| 08:42 | Wartburg | David Magner is hacked by Robert Cummings in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Cummings, team foul #5 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Shawn Hartnett (PG), Donald Green (SG), Marvin Eugene (C) David Magner, Charles Goodyear, Russell Gilliam | |
| Subs | Central | Floyd Smith (SF), Jamaal Knecht (C) George Meas, Robert Barefoot | |
| 08:22 | Wartburg | Howard Overton comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 47-56 |
| 08:21 | Central | Robert Cummings grabs the board | 47-56 |
| 08:05 | Central | Floyd Smith drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Joseph Daigre | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central | Central is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 07:48 | Wartburg | Marvin Eugene lays it up and in and he's fouled by Jamaal Knecht - foul #2 on Jamaal Knecht, team foul #6 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Wartburg | David Magner (PG), Charles Goodyear (SG) Shawn Hartnett, Donald Green | |
| Subs | Central | Robert Brooks (PG), Harley Rahn (SG), John Fitch (SF), Eddie Taylor (PF) Joseph Daigre, Robert Cummings, Floyd Smith, Sammy Fiscus | |
| 07:48 | Wartburg | Marvin Eugene misses the free throw | 49-59 |
| 07:48 | Central | Eddie Taylor gets the rebound | 49-59 |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - David Magner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Charles Goodyear (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - William Nelms (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Howard Overton (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Marvin Eugene (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central | PG - Robert Brooks (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harley Rahn (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Fitch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Eddie Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jamaal Knecht (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Central | Harley Rahn knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from John Fitch | 49-61 |
| 06:59 | Wartburg | David Magner can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Brooks - foul #3 on Robert Brooks, team foul #7 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Chad Smith (SF), Russell Gilliam (C) William Nelms, Marvin Eugene | |
| Subs | Central | George Meas (SF), Spencer House (PF) Harley Rahn, Jamaal Knecht | |
| 06:59 | Wartburg | David Magner makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 06:59 | Wartburg | David Magner makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 06:40 | Central | George Meas drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-63 |
| 06:17 | Wartburg | Russell Gilliam hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 51-63 |
| 06:15 | Central | George Meas gets the rebound | 51-63 |
| 06:10 | Central | Robert Brooks is fouled on the floor by Charles Goodyear - foul #2 on Charles Goodyear, team foul #5 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Shawn Hartnett (PG), Donald Green (SG), William Nelms (SF) David Magner, Charles Goodyear, Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Central | Joseph Daigre (PG), Harley Rahn (SG), Floyd Smith (SF), Robert Barefoot (C) Robert Brooks, John Fitch, George Meas, Eddie Taylor | |
| 05:54 | Central | Joseph Daigre loses the dribble to Howard Overton | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central | Central is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:37 | Wartburg | Donald Green is fouled on the floor by Harley Rahn - foul #2 on Harley Rahn, team foul #8 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Wartburg | David Magner (PG) Shawn Hartnett | |
| Subs | Central | Sammy Fiscus (PF) Spencer House | |
| 05:37 | Wartburg | Donald Green misses the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 05:37 | Central | Robert Barefoot gets the rebound | 51-63 |
| 05:17 | Central | Joseph Daigre can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 51-63 |
| 05:15 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to Russell Gilliam | 51-63 |
| 05:13 | Wartburg | William Nelms throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-63 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Charles Goodyear (SG), Marvin Eugene (C) Donald Green, Russell Gilliam | |
| Subs | Central | | |
| 05:06 | Central | Harley Rahn misses the runner in the paint but the foul's on Marvin Eugene - foul #2 on Marvin Eugene, team foul #6 | 51-63 |
| 05:06 | Central | Harley Rahn makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 05:06 | Central | Harley Rahn makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central | Central is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:02 | Wartburg | Charles Goodyear's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-65 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Russell Gilliam (C) Marvin Eugene | |
| Subs | Central | Jamaal Knecht (C) Robert Barefoot | |
| 04:47 | Central | Jamaal Knecht connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Daigre | 51-67 |
| 04:36 | Wartburg | Russell Gilliam is hacked by Jamaal Knecht - foul #3 on Jamaal Knecht, team foul #9 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Shawn Hartnett (PG), Chad Smith (SF) David Magner, William Nelms | |
| Subs | Central | Robert Brooks (PG), Robert Cummings (SG), George Meas (SF) Joseph Daigre, Harley Rahn, Floyd Smith | |
| 04:36 | Wartburg | Russell Gilliam misses the 1st free throw | 51-67 |
| 04:36 | Central | Jamaal Knecht gets the rebound | 51-67 |
| 04:32 | Central | George Meas misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Chad Smith - foul #2 on Chad Smith, team foul #7 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Marvin Eugene (C) Russell Gilliam | |
| Subs | Central | Spencer House (PF) Sammy Fiscus | |
| 04:32 | Central | George Meas makes the 1st free throw | 51-68 |
| 04:32 | Central | George Meas makes the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| 04:15 | Wartburg | Howard Overton misses the lay-in | 51-69 |
| 04:13 | Central | The rebound goes to Jamaal Knecht | 51-69 |
| 04:06 | Central | Robert Brooks can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 51-69 |
| 04:04 | Wartburg | Howard Overton snags the defensive board | 51-69 |
| 04:02 | Wartburg | Charles Goodyear throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-69 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Donald Green (SG), Dennis Begay (PF), Russell Gilliam (C) Charles Goodyear, Howard Overton, Marvin Eugene | |
| Subs | Central | Eddie Taylor (PF), Robert Barefoot (C) Spencer House, Jamaal Knecht | |
| 03:47 | Central | George Meas misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-69 |
| 03:45 | Central | George Meas grabs the offensive rebound | 51-69 |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Shawn Hartnett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Green (fresh) SF - Chad Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dennis Begay (fresh) C - Russell Gilliam (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central | PG - Robert Brooks (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Meas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eddie Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Barefoot (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central | Central is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:35 | Central | Robert Cummings's pass is intercepted by Chad Smith | 51-69 |
| 03:28 | Wartburg | Shawn Hartnett misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-69 |
| 03:26 | Central | Robert Cummings grabs the board | 51-69 |
| 03:21 | Central | Robert Brooks can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 51-69 |
| 03:19 | Wartburg | Dennis Begay grabs the board | 51-69 |
| 03:17 | Wartburg | Chad Smith is hacked by George Meas in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Meas, team foul #10 | 51-69 |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| Subs | Central | John Fitch (SF), Sammy Fiscus (PF) George Meas, Eddie Taylor | |
| 03:17 | Wartburg | Chad Smith makes the 1st free throw | 52-69 |
| 03:17 | Wartburg | Chad Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 52-69 |
| 03:17 | Central | Sammy Fiscus snags the defensive board | 52-69 |
| 02:53 | Central | Robert Brooks comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 52-69 |
| 02:51 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to Dennis Begay | 52-69 |
| 02:32 | Wartburg | Donald Green is fouled on the floor by Robert Cummings - foul #3 on Robert Cummings, team foul #11 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| Subs | Central | George Meas (SF) Robert Brooks | |
| 02:32 | Wartburg | Donald Green misses the 1st free throw | 52-69 |
| 02:32 | Wartburg | Donald Green makes the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| 02:10 | Central | Sammy Fiscus misses short on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Shawn Hartnett - foul #3 on Shawn Hartnett, team foul #8 | 53-69 |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| Subs | Central | Eddie Taylor (C) Robert Barefoot | |
| 02:10 | Central | Sammy Fiscus makes the 1st free throw | 53-70 |
| 02:10 | Central | Sammy Fiscus makes the 2nd free throw | 53-71 |
| 01:54 | Wartburg | Dennis Begay misses badly on a floater from the left block | 53-71 |
| 01:52 | Central | Eddie Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 53-71 |
| 01:27 | Central | Sammy Fiscus makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from John Fitch | 53-73 |
| 01:25 | Wartburg | Shawn Hartnett's pass is intercepted by George Meas in the backcourt | 53-73 |
| 01:07 | Central | Robert Cummings can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-73 |
| 01:05 | Wartburg | Donald Green gets the rebound | 53-73 |
| 00:52 | Wartburg | Dennis Begay hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the baseline | 53-73 |
| 00:50 | Wartburg | Russell Gilliam tips it in | 55-73 |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central | Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Central | Eddie Taylor lays it in on a nice dish by John Fitch and he's hacked by Russell Gilliam - foul #3 on Russell Gilliam, team foul #9 | 55-75 |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| Subs | Central | Robert Brooks (PG), Robert Barefoot (C) John Fitch, Sammy Fiscus | |
| 00:22 | Central | Eddie Taylor makes the free throw | 55-76 |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central | Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Wartburg | Chad Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Brooks - foul #4 on Robert Brooks, team foul #12 | 55-76 |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| Subs | Central | Sammy Fiscus (PF) Eddie Taylor | |
| 00:19 | Wartburg | Chad Smith misses the 1st free throw | 55-76 |
| 00:19 | Wartburg | Chad Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 56-76 |
| 00:00 | Central | Robert Brooks runs out the clock | 56-76 |