| Lineup | Johnson and Wales | PG - Edward Velasco (fresh) SG - Harold Nichols (fresh) SF - Marvin Osborne (fresh) PF - Darin Whittington (fresh) C - Glenn Lamm (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - Gene Linberg (fresh) SG - Leonard Floyd (fresh) SF - Michael Brock (fresh) PF - John Bezanson (fresh) C - David Keener (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Emerson | David Keener wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Johnson and Wales | Johnson and Wales is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Emerson | Emerson is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Emerson | Michael Brock misses the driving attempt in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Johnson and Wales | Marvin Osborne grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Johnson and Wales | Glenn Lamm knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Edward Velasco and he's hacked by John Bezanson - foul #1 on John Bezanson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Johnson and Wales | Glenn Lamm makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:51 | Emerson | Michael Brock connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Leonard Floyd | 3-2 |
| 18:29 | Johnson and Wales | Glenn Lamm can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 18:28 | Emerson | Gene Linberg gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:22 | Emerson | David Keener misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:20 | Johnson and Wales | Marvin Osborne grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:51 | Johnson and Wales | Darin Whittington drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 17:31 | Emerson | Leonard Floyd misses the jumper in the lane | 6-2 |
| 17:30 | Emerson | The offensive rebound goes to Leonard Floyd | 6-2 |
| 17:06 | Emerson | Marvin Osborne steals it from Gene Linberg | 6-2 |
| 17:04 | Johnson and Wales | Harold Nichols's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-2 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Eric Snowden (SF) Marvin Osborne | |
| Subs | Emerson | James Bodnar (PG), Erik Mallory (SG), Gerardo Flores (SF), Robert Souders (PF), Matthew Cullen (C) Gene Linberg, Leonard Floyd, Michael Brock, John Bezanson, David Keener | |
| 16:53 | Emerson | Matthew Cullen loses the dribble to Edward Velasco | 6-2 |
| 16:49 | Johnson and Wales | Edward Velasco is hacked by James Bodnar in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Bodnar, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Richard Newman (SG), James Dailey (C) Harold Nichols, Darin Whittington | |
| Subs | Emerson | | |
| 16:26 | Johnson and Wales | Richard Newman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-2 |
| 16:14 | Emerson | Matthew Cullen misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 6-2 |
| 16:12 | Johnson and Wales | Richard Newman pulls down the rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:05 | Johnson and Wales | Glenn Lamm misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 6-2 |
| 16:04 | Emerson | Matthew Cullen gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 15:59 | Emerson | James Bodnar makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Gerardo Flores | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Johnson and Wales | PG - Edward Velasco (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Newman (fresh) SF - Eric Snowden (fresh) PF - Glenn Lamm (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - James Dailey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - James Bodnar (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Erik Mallory (fresh) SF - Gerardo Flores (fresh) PF - Robert Souders (fresh) C - Matthew Cullen (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Johnson and Wales | Richard Newman is hacked by Matthew Cullen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Cullen, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Marvin Osborne (SG) Richard Newman | |
| Subs | Emerson | Gene Linberg (PG), Leonard Floyd (SG), David Keener (C) James Bodnar, Erik Mallory, Matthew Cullen | |
| 15:39 | Johnson and Wales | Marvin Osborne's floater is knocked away by David Keener | 6-4 |
| 15:38 | Emerson | Gene Linberg grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 15:32 | Emerson | Gerardo Flores comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 15:31 | Emerson | David Keener pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 15:13 | Emerson | Robert Souders connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 6-6 |
| 14:56 | Johnson and Wales | Edward Velasco hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-6 |
| 14:54 | Emerson | David Keener pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:49 | Emerson | Leonard Floyd blows the layup | 6-6 |
| 14:48 | Emerson | David Keener snags the offensive board | 6-6 |
| 14:38 | Emerson | Gene Linberg can't connect on a shot from the right side | 6-6 |
| 14:36 | Johnson and Wales | Marvin Osborne pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:22 | Johnson and Wales | Edward Velasco misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 14:20 | Johnson and Wales | The offensive rebound goes to Marvin Osborne | 6-6 |
| 14:00 | Johnson and Wales | James Dailey makes the wide open jump hook from the left block | 8-6 |
| 13:51 | Emerson | Glenn Lamm steps in front of the Leonard Floyd pass | 8-6 |
| 13:27 | Johnson and Wales | Glenn Lamm blows the layup | 8-6 |
| 13:25 | Emerson | Gene Linberg pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 13:17 | Emerson | David Keener can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Marvin Osborne - foul #1 on Marvin Osborne, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Erik Campbell (PG), Harold Nichols (SG), Darin Whittington (PF) Edward Velasco, Eric Snowden, James Dailey | |
| Subs | Emerson | James Bodnar (PG), Erik Mallory (SG), Michael Brock (SF), John Bezanson (PF) Gene Linberg, Leonard Floyd, Gerardo Flores, Robert Souders | |
| 13:17 | Emerson | David Keener misses the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 13:17 | Emerson | David Keener misses the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 13:17 | Johnson and Wales | Darin Whittington gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 12:55 | Johnson and Wales | Erik Campbell clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-6 |
| 12:53 | Johnson and Wales | Harold Nichols tips it back up and in | 10-6 |
| 12:33 | Emerson | David Keener is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner from the right block | 10-6 |
| 12:31 | Emerson | David Keener tips it in | 10-8 |
| 12:26 | Johnson and Wales | Marvin Osborne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-8 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Stephen Thomas (C) Marvin Osborne | |
| Subs | Emerson | Matthew Cullen (C) David Keener | |
| 12:01 | Emerson | Darin Whittington is called for the reach on John Bezanson - foul #1 on Darin Whittington, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Edward Velasco (PG) Erik Campbell | |
| Subs | Emerson | | |
| 11:47 | Emerson | James Bodnar knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Johnson and Wales | PG - Edward Velasco (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Glenn Lamm (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Darin Whittington (fresh) 3 pts. C - Stephen Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - James Bodnar (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Erik Mallory (fresh) SF - Michael Brock (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Bezanson (fairly fresh) C - Matthew Cullen (fresh) | |
| 11:45 | Johnson and Wales | Michael Brock steps in front of the Glenn Lamm pass in the backcourt | 10-10 |
| 11:42 | Emerson | James Bodnar lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Brock | 10-12 |
| 11:18 | Johnson and Wales | Edward Velasco is fouled on the floor by James Bodnar - foul #2 on James Bodnar, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Richard Newman (SG), Eric Snowden (SF), Jake Nabors (PF) Harold Nichols, Darin Whittington, Stephen Thomas | |
| Subs | Emerson | Dewayne Bird (PG), Leonard Floyd (SG), Kevin Rosas (PF) James Bodnar, Erik Mallory, John Bezanson | |
| 11:02 | Johnson and Wales | Edward Velasco misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 11:01 | Emerson | The rebound goes to Michael Brock | 10-12 |
| 10:37 | Emerson | Kevin Rosas is hacked by Glenn Lamm - foul #1 on Glenn Lamm, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | | |
| Subs | Emerson | Gene Linberg (PG), David Keener (C) Dewayne Bird, Matthew Cullen | |
| 10:37 | Johnson and Wales | The refs have stopped play. Richard Newman is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 10-12 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Harold Nichols (SG) Richard Newman | |
| Subs | Emerson | | |
| 10:29 | Emerson | David Keener is hacked by Glenn Lamm - foul #2 on Glenn Lamm, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Erik Campbell (PG), James Dailey (C) Edward Velasco, Glenn Lamm | |
| Subs | Emerson | | |
| 10:19 | Emerson | Erik Campbell takes the ball from David Keener | 10-12 |
| 10:15 | Johnson and Wales | Erik Campbell misses the lay-in | 10-12 |
| 10:13 | Emerson | Michael Brock snags the defensive board | 10-12 |
| 10:09 | Emerson | Gene Linberg misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 10-12 |
| 10:07 | Johnson and Wales | James Dailey gets the rebound | 10-12 |
| 09:50 | Johnson and Wales | James Dailey is whistled for a carry | 10-12 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Marvin Osborne (SF), Darin Whittington (PF), Stephen Thomas (C) Eric Snowden, Jake Nabors, James Dailey | |
| Subs | Emerson | Erik Mallory (SG), John Bezanson (PF) Leonard Floyd, Kevin Rosas | |
| 09:32 | Emerson | Erik Mallory's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-12 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Edward Velasco (PG) Erik Campbell | |
| Subs | Emerson | Gerardo Flores (SF) Michael Brock | |
| 09:30 | Johnson and Wales | Gerardo Flores is called for the reach on Edward Velasco in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerardo Flores, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | | |
| Subs | Emerson | Matthew Cullen (C) David Keener | |
| 09:04 | Johnson and Wales | Darin Whittington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 09:03 | Emerson | Matthew Cullen grabs the defensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 08:57 | Emerson | Erik Mallory misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 08:55 | Emerson | Gene Linberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 08:35 | Emerson | Matthew Cullen is hacked by Edward Velasco - foul #1 on Edward Velasco, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Richard Newman (SG), Eric Snowden (SF), James Dailey (C) Harold Nichols, Marvin Osborne, Stephen Thomas | |
| Subs | Emerson | Dewayne Bird (PG), Leonard Floyd (SG), Robert Souders (PF), Kevin Rosas (C) Gene Linberg, Erik Mallory, John Bezanson, Matthew Cullen | |
| 08:23 | Emerson | Gerardo Flores misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 08:21 | Johnson and Wales | James Dailey snags the defensive board | 10-12 |
| 07:58 | Johnson and Wales | Edward Velasco misses short on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Dewayne Bird - foul #1 on Dewayne Bird, team foul #6 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Jake Nabors (PF) Darin Whittington | |
| Subs | Emerson | Michael Brock (SF), David Keener (C) Gerardo Flores, Kevin Rosas | |
| 07:58 | Johnson and Wales | Edward Velasco makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 07:58 | Johnson and Wales | Edward Velasco misses the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 07:58 | Emerson | The rebound goes to Robert Souders | 11-12 |
| 07:37 | Emerson | Richard Newman picks off the pass by Dewayne Bird | 11-12 |
| Lineup | Johnson and Wales | PG - Edward Velasco (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Newman (fresh) SF - Eric Snowden (fresh) PF - Jake Nabors (fresh) C - James Dailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - Dewayne Bird (fresh) SG - Leonard Floyd (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Brock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Souders (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Keener (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Johnson and Wales | James Dailey lays it up and in and the foul's on David Keener - foul #1 on David Keener, team foul #7 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Erik Campbell (PG) Edward Velasco | |
| Subs | Emerson | Erik Mallory (SG), Kevin Rosas (PF) Leonard Floyd, Robert Souders | |
| 07:14 | Johnson and Wales | James Dailey makes the free throw | 14-12 |
| 06:53 | Emerson | Michael Brock clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 06:51 | Emerson | David Keener tips it back up and in | 14-14 |
| 06:44 | Johnson and Wales | Eric Snowden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-14 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Marvin Osborne (SF), Darin Whittington (PF), Stephen Thomas (C) Eric Snowden, Jake Nabors, James Dailey | |
| Subs | Emerson | Gene Linberg (PG), Matthew Cullen (C) Dewayne Bird, David Keener | |
| 06:26 | Emerson | Michael Brock scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Gene Linberg and the foul's on Richard Newman - foul #1 on Richard Newman, team foul #6 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Harold Nichols (SG) Richard Newman | |
| Subs | Emerson | John Bezanson (PF) Kevin Rosas | |
| 06:26 | Emerson | Michael Brock makes the free throw | 14-17 |
| 06:04 | Johnson and Wales | Erik Campbell misses short on an open shot from the left side | 14-17 |
| 06:02 | Emerson | The rebound goes to Erik Mallory | 14-17 |
| 05:44 | Emerson | Erik Campbell steals the ball from Gene Linberg | 14-17 |
| 05:28 | Johnson and Wales | Stephen Thomas connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Marvin Osborne | 16-17 |
| 05:23 | Emerson | Michael Brock misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 16-17 |
| 05:22 | Emerson | Michael Brock tips it in | 16-19 |
| 04:53 | Johnson and Wales | Harold Nichols is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-19 |
| 04:52 | Emerson | Gene Linberg snags the defensive board | 16-19 |
| 04:47 | Emerson | Gene Linberg connects on the open 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Brock | 16-22 |
| 04:42 | Johnson and Wales | Gene Linberg is called for the reach on Marvin Osborne in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gene Linberg, team foul #8 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Edward Velasco (PG), Eric Snowden (SF), Jake Nabors (PF), James Dailey (C) Erik Campbell, Harold Nichols, Darin Whittington, Stephen Thomas | |
| Subs | Emerson | Dewayne Bird (PG), Leonard Floyd (SG), Gerardo Flores (SF), Robert Souders (PF), David Keener (C) Gene Linberg, Erik Mallory, Michael Brock, John Bezanson, Matthew Cullen | |
| 04:42 | Johnson and Wales | Marvin Osborne makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 04:42 | Johnson and Wales | Marvin Osborne misses the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 04:42 | Emerson | David Keener grabs the board | 17-22 |
| 04:28 | Emerson | David Keener throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-22 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Richard Newman (SG) Marvin Osborne | |
| Subs | Emerson | | |
| 04:06 | Johnson and Wales | Edward Velasco hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Eric Snowden | 20-22 |
| 04:01 | Emerson | Dewayne Bird misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 20-22 |
| 03:59 | Johnson and Wales | Richard Newman grabs the defensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 03:56 | Johnson and Wales | Eric Snowden throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-22 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Glenn Lamm (C) James Dailey | |
| Subs | Emerson | James Bodnar (PG) Dewayne Bird | |
| 03:41 | Emerson | James Bodnar knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Leonard Floyd | 20-24 |
| 03:18 | Johnson and Wales | Edward Velasco is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Edward Velasco, team foul #7 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Darin Whittington (PF) Jake Nabors | |
| Subs | Emerson | Gene Linberg (SF), Kevin Rosas (PF) Gerardo Flores, Robert Souders | |
| Lineup | Johnson and Wales | PG - Edward Velasco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Newman (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Eric Snowden (fresh) PF - Darin Whittington (fresh) 3 pts. C - Glenn Lamm (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - James Bodnar (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Leonard Floyd (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gene Linberg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Rosas (fresh) C - David Keener (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Emerson | Gene Linberg can't connect on an uncontested jumper from just outside the lane | 20-24 |
| 03:04 | Johnson and Wales | The rebound goes to Glenn Lamm | 20-24 |
| 02:35 | Johnson and Wales | Eric Snowden is hacked by Gene Linberg - foul #2 on Gene Linberg, team foul #9 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Harold Nichols (SG) Richard Newman | |
| Subs | Emerson | Dewayne Bird (PG), Matthew Cullen (C) James Bodnar, David Keener | |
| 02:35 | Johnson and Wales | Eric Snowden makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 02:35 | Johnson and Wales | Eric Snowden makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 02:25 | Emerson | Matthew Cullen comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 22-24 |
| 02:23 | Johnson and Wales | Eric Snowden gets the rebound | 22-24 |
| 02:20 | Johnson and Wales | Leonard Floyd picks off the pass by Edward Velasco in the backcourt | 22-24 |
| 02:02 | Emerson | Gene Linberg connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Kevin Rosas and the foul's on Eric Snowden - foul #1 on Eric Snowden, team foul #8 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Marvin Osborne (SF), Jake Nabors (PF) Eric Snowden, Darin Whittington | |
| Subs | Emerson | Erik Mallory (SG), Gerardo Flores (SF), Robert Souders (PF) Dewayne Bird, Leonard Floyd, Kevin Rosas | |
| 02:02 | Emerson | Gene Linberg makes the free throw | 22-27 |
| 02:00 | Johnson and Wales | Erik Mallory takes the ball from Harold Nichols in the backcourt | 22-27 |
| 01:47 | Emerson | Gene Linberg connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Erik Mallory and the foul's on Marvin Osborne - foul #2 on Marvin Osborne, team foul #9 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Erik Campbell (PG) Edward Velasco | |
| Subs | Emerson | | |
| 01:47 | Emerson | Gene Linberg makes the free throw | 22-30 |
| 01:45 | Johnson and Wales | Gerardo Flores steals the ball from Erik Campbell in the backcourt | 22-30 |
| 01:32 | Emerson | Gene Linberg loses the dribble to Erik Campbell | 22-30 |
| 01:14 | Johnson and Wales | Glenn Lamm is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Harold Nichols | 25-30 |
| 00:56 | Emerson | Matthew Cullen can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 25-30 |
| 00:55 | Emerson | Erik Mallory tips it home | 25-32 |
| 00:35 | Johnson and Wales | Erik Campbell comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 25-32 |
| 00:33 | Johnson and Wales | Jake Nabors tips it home | 27-32 |
| 00:10 | Emerson | Gerardo Flores drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Gene Linberg | 27-35 |
| 00:03 | Johnson and Wales | Glenn Lamm comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-35 |
| 00:01 | Johnson and Wales | Harold Nichols tips it in | 29-35 |
| 00:00 | Emerson | Gene Linberg misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 29-35 |