| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - David Magner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Goodyear (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Nelms (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howard Overton (fresh) 12 pts. C - Marvin Eugene (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buena Vista | PG - Anthony Starke (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Walter Tilson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roy Estep (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wartburg | William Nelms inbounds the ball | 25-28 |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buena Vista | Buena Vista is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Wartburg | William Nelms hits a 3 from the right corner set up by David Magner | 28-28 |
| 19:26 | Buena Vista | Roy Estep misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Marvin Eugene - foul #1 on Marvin Eugene, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Chad Smith (SF) William Nelms | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | | |
| 19:26 | Buena Vista | Roy Estep misses the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 19:26 | Buena Vista | Roy Estep makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 18:58 | Wartburg | Charles Goodyear loses the dribble to Anthony Starke | 28-29 |
| 18:33 | Buena Vista | David Magner takes the ball from Anthony Starke | 28-29 |
| 18:19 | Wartburg | Howard Overton is fouled on the floor by Eric Rogers - foul #1 on Eric Rogers, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Wartburg | William Nelms (SF), Russell Gilliam (C) Chad Smith, Marvin Eugene | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | | |
| 17:50 | Wartburg | Howard Overton lays it in | 30-29 |
| 17:43 | Buena Vista | Walter Tilson connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Eric Rogers | 30-31 |
| 17:14 | Wartburg | David Magner misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-31 |
| 17:12 | Wartburg | William Nelms misses the tip | 30-31 |
| 17:11 | Buena Vista | Roy Estep pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 17:06 | Buena Vista | The jumper by Anthony Starke is denied by Howard Overton | 30-31 |
| 17:04 | Wartburg | Russell Gilliam grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 16:47 | Wartburg | William Nelms misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 16:45 | Buena Vista | The rebound goes to Walter Tilson | 30-31 |
| 16:41 | Buena Vista | Eric Rogers connects on the driving attempt from the left block and he's fouled by William Nelms - foul #2 on William Nelms, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Shawn Hartnett (PG), Donald Green (SG), Chad Smith (SF), Marvin Eugene (C) David Magner, Charles Goodyear, William Nelms, Russell Gilliam | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Curtis Davenport (SF), Wilbur Hairston (PF), Raymond Thomas (C) Walter Tilson, Roy Estep, John Smith | |
| 16:41 | Buena Vista | Eric Rogers makes the free throw | 30-34 |
| 16:18 | Wartburg | Howard Overton can't finish the layup | 30-34 |
| 16:17 | Buena Vista | The rebound goes to Raymond Thomas | 30-34 |
| 16:14 | Buena Vista | Shawn Hartnett steals it from Anthony Starke in the backcourt | 30-34 |
| 15:48 | Wartburg | Donald Green makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Shawn Hartnett and the foul's on Raymond Thomas - foul #2 on Raymond Thomas, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Wartburg | David Magner (PG), William Nelms (SF) Shawn Hartnett, Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Aaron Frey (PG), Walter Tilson (SF) Anthony Starke, Eric Rogers | |
| 15:48 | Wartburg | Donald Green makes the free throw | 33-34 |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - David Magner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Green (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SF - William Nelms (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Howard Overton (fresh) 14 pts. C - Marvin Eugene (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buena Vista | PG - Aaron Frey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Curtis Davenport (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Tilson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilbur Hairston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Buena Vista | Walter Tilson's floater is tipped away by Marvin Eugene | 33-34 |
| 15:26 | Wartburg | Marvin Eugene gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 15:04 | Wartburg | Marvin Eugene misses short on a floater from the right side | 33-34 |
| 15:03 | Buena Vista | Raymond Thomas grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 14:59 | Buena Vista | Walter Tilson connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Aaron Frey | 33-37 |
| 14:44 | Wartburg | Howard Overton clanks a runner in the lane | 33-37 |
| 14:43 | Buena Vista | Wilbur Hairston snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 14:38 | Buena Vista | Aaron Frey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Donald Green - foul #2 on Donald Green, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Shawn Hartnett (PG), Charles Goodyear (SG), Russell Gilliam (C) David Magner, Donald Green, Marvin Eugene | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Eric Rogers (SG), Roy Estep (PF), John Smith (C) Curtis Davenport, Wilbur Hairston, Raymond Thomas | |
| 14:38 | Buena Vista | Aaron Frey makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 14:38 | Buena Vista | Aaron Frey makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 14:11 | Wartburg | Charles Goodyear comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 33-39 |
| 14:09 | Wartburg | Russell Gilliam tips it in | 35-39 |
| 14:03 | Buena Vista | Aaron Frey misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 35-39 |
| 14:02 | Wartburg | Charles Goodyear pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 13:43 | Wartburg | Howard Overton misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 13:42 | Buena Vista | The rebound goes to Walter Tilson | 35-39 |
| 13:36 | Buena Vista | Eric Rogers connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Roy Estep | 35-41 |
| 13:19 | Wartburg | Charles Goodyear misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 13:17 | Buena Vista | Eric Rogers snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 13:13 | Buena Vista | Walter Tilson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 13:11 | Buena Vista | Eric Rogers snags the offensive board | 35-41 |
| 12:53 | Buena Vista | Charles Goodyear is called for the reach on Aaron Frey - foul #2 on Charles Goodyear, team foul #4 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Wartburg | David Magner (PG), Chad Smith (SF), Marvin Eugene (C) Shawn Hartnett, William Nelms, Russell Gilliam | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Anthony Starke (PG), Curtis Davenport (SF) Aaron Frey, Walter Tilson | |
| 12:39 | Buena Vista | Eric Rogers misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-41 |
| 12:38 | Wartburg | Chad Smith grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 12:09 | Wartburg | Charles Goodyear buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Chad Smith | 37-41 |
| 11:52 | Buena Vista | Curtis Davenport misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-41 |
| 11:50 | Buena Vista | John Smith snags the offensive board | 37-41 |
| 11:31 | Buena Vista | Chad Smith is called for the reach on Curtis Davenport - foul #1 on Chad Smith, team foul #5 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Donald Green (SG), William Nelms (SF), Russell Gilliam (C) Charles Goodyear, Chad Smith, Marvin Eugene | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Gary Randall (SF), Wilbur Hairston (PF), Raymond Thomas (C) Eric Rogers, Roy Estep, John Smith | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - David Magner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Green (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SF - William Nelms (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Howard Overton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. C - Russell Gilliam (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buena Vista | PG - Anthony Starke (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Curtis Davenport (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Randall (fresh) PF - Wilbur Hairston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Buena Vista | Gary Randall lays it up and in | 37-43 |
| 11:01 | Wartburg | David Magner misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 37-43 |
| 11:00 | Wartburg | Russell Gilliam grabs the offensive board | 37-43 |
| 10:37 | Wartburg | Russell Gilliam misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 37-43 |
| 10:36 | Wartburg | Russell Gilliam gets the offensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 10:09 | Wartburg | Howard Overton misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-43 |
| 10:07 | Wartburg | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Gilliam | 37-43 |
| 09:55 | Wartburg | Howard Overton makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from David Magner and he's fouled by Wilbur Hairston - foul #2 on Wilbur Hairston, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Shawn Hartnett (PG), Charles Goodyear (SG), Dennis Begay (SF), Marvin Eugene (C) David Magner, Donald Green, William Nelms, Russell Gilliam | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Eric Rogers (SG), Walter Tilson (SF), Roy Estep (PF), John Smith (C) Curtis Davenport, Gary Randall, Wilbur Hairston, Raymond Thomas | |
| 09:55 | Wartburg | Howard Overton makes the free throw | 40-43 |
| 09:40 | Buena Vista | Marvin Eugene picks off the pass by John Smith | 40-43 |
| 09:15 | Wartburg | Dennis Begay makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Shawn Hartnett | 42-43 |
| 09:10 | Buena Vista | Eric Rogers loses the dribble to Howard Overton | 42-43 |
| 08:49 | Wartburg | Charles Goodyear knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-43 |
| 08:31 | Buena Vista | Roy Estep clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 45-43 |
| 08:29 | Wartburg | Charles Goodyear pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 08:05 | Wartburg | Walter Tilson takes the ball from Howard Overton | 45-43 |
| 07:52 | Buena Vista | Anthony Starke hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Walter Tilson | 45-45 |
| 07:23 | Wartburg | Shawn Hartnett misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 07:22 | Wartburg | Howard Overton hits the follow up shot | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Shawn Hartnett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Goodyear (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Begay (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Howard Overton (tiring) 19 pts. C - Marvin Eugene (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buena Vista | PG - Anthony Starke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Rogers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Tilson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Estep (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John Smith (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Buena Vista | Eric Rogers hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Anthony Starke | 47-47 |
| 06:38 | Wartburg | Howard Overton connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Shawn Hartnett | 50-47 |
| 06:23 | Buena Vista | Roy Estep loses the ball out of bounds | 50-47 |
| Subs | Wartburg | David Magner (PG), Donald Green (SG), William Nelms (SF), Russell Gilliam (C) Shawn Hartnett, Charles Goodyear, Dennis Begay, Marvin Eugene | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Aaron Frey (PG), Curtis Davenport (SG), Gary Randall (SF), Wilbur Hairston (PF), Raymond Thomas (C) Anthony Starke, Eric Rogers, Walter Tilson, Roy Estep, John Smith | |
| 05:54 | Wartburg | Aaron Frey takes the ball from William Nelms | 50-47 |
| 05:51 | Buena Vista | Aaron Frey lays it in | 50-49 |
| 05:31 | Wartburg | Wilbur Hairston swats the layup by Howard Overton | 50-49 |
| 05:30 | Buena Vista | Wilbur Hairston snags the defensive board | 50-49 |
| 05:06 | Buena Vista | Raymond Thomas comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Russell Gilliam - foul #2 on Russell Gilliam, team foul #6 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Charles Goodyear (SG) Donald Green | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Walter Tilson (SF) Gary Randall | |
| 05:06 | Buena Vista | Raymond Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 05:06 | Buena Vista | Raymond Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 04:49 | Wartburg | Howard Overton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 04:48 | Buena Vista | The rebound goes to Aaron Frey | 50-50 |
| 04:43 | Buena Vista | Russell Gilliam is called for the reach on Walter Tilson - foul #3 on Russell Gilliam, team foul #7 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Eric Rogers (SG) Curtis Davenport | |
| 04:43 | Buena Vista | Walter Tilson makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 04:43 | Buena Vista | Walter Tilson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 04:43 | Wartburg | Russell Gilliam grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 04:20 | Wartburg | Howard Overton misses short on a runner in the paint | 50-51 |
| 04:19 | Buena Vista | Wilbur Hairston snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 04:13 | Buena Vista | Aaron Frey misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-51 |
| 04:12 | Wartburg | William Nelms pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 03:50 | Wartburg | William Nelms misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-51 |
| 03:49 | Buena Vista | The rebound goes to Walter Tilson | 50-51 |
| 03:26 | Buena Vista | Howard Overton picks off the pass by Raymond Thomas | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - David Magner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Goodyear (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Nelms (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Howard Overton (tiring) 22 pts. 2 stl. C - Russell Gilliam (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buena Vista | PG - Aaron Frey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Rogers (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Tilson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wilbur Hairston (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Wartburg | Charles Goodyear knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from William Nelms | 53-51 |
| 02:57 | Buena Vista | Buena Vista calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-51 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Donald Green (SG), Marvin Eugene (C) Charles Goodyear, Russell Gilliam | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Anthony Starke (PG), Roy Estep (PF), John Smith (C) Aaron Frey, Wilbur Hairston, Raymond Thomas | |
| 02:41 | Buena Vista | Anthony Starke comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 02:40 | Buena Vista | Eric Rogers gets the offensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 02:23 | Buena Vista | Anthony Starke scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Tilson | 53-54 |
| 02:08 | Wartburg | David Magner knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Howard Overton | 55-54 |
| 01:56 | Buena Vista | Walter Tilson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 01:55 | Buena Vista | Walter Tilson tips it but misses | 55-54 |
| 01:53 | Wartburg | William Nelms grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 01:26 | Wartburg | Walter Tilson steps in front of the Marvin Eugene pass | 55-54 |
| 01:08 | Buena Vista | Eric Rogers blows the layup | 55-54 |
| 01:06 | Buena Vista | Roy Estep tips it but misses | 55-54 |
| 01:04 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to William Nelms | 55-54 |
| 00:39 | Wartburg | Anthony Starke picks off the pass by David Magner | 55-54 |
| 00:36 | Buena Vista | Anthony Starke lays it in | 55-56 |
| 00:16 | Wartburg | Marvin Eugene is hacked by John Smith - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #4 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Charles Goodyear (SG) Donald Green | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | | |
| 00:12 | Wartburg | Marvin Eugene lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Magner | 57-56 |
| 00:06 | Buena Vista | David Magner is called for the reach on Walter Tilson - foul #1 on David Magner, team foul #8 | 57-56 |
| 00:06 | Buena Vista | Walter Tilson makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 00:06 | Buena Vista | Walter Tilson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 00:06 | Wartburg | Wartburg calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| 00:02 | Wartburg | David Magner dunks the ball | 59-58 |
| 00:02 | Buena Vista | Buena Vista calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buena Vista | Buena Vista is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Buena Vista | Anthony Starke misses the halfcourt shot | 59-58 |