| Lineup | Luther | PG - Ernest Yeates (fresh) SG - James Williams (fresh) SF - Kenneth Bigelow (fresh) PF - Anthony Jones (fresh) C - Mark Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Donald Bell (fresh) SG - James Jenkins (fresh) SF - John Schatzberg (fresh) PF - Donald Wakefield (fresh) C - Brent Burton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wartburg | Brent Burton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Luther | Luther is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Wartburg | Donald Bell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Wartburg | Donald Wakefield tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Luther | Kenneth Bigelow gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Luther | Ernest Yeates is hacked by Donald Bell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Bell, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Luther | James Williams misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Luther | Mark Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Luther | James Williams buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Ernest Yeates | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Wartburg | Donald Bell is fouled in the backcourt by James Williams - foul #1 on James Williams, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Wartburg | Brent Burton misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Luther | Anthony Jones pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | Luther | James Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | Wartburg | Donald Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | Luther | Mark Davis gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Luther | Ernest Yeates throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 18:20 | Wartburg | James Jenkins buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by John Schatzberg | 2-3 |
| 17:58 | Luther | Donald Bell steals the ball from Ernest Yeates | 2-3 |
| 17:55 | Wartburg | Donald Bell misses the lay-in | 2-3 |
| 17:54 | Wartburg | Brent Burton pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:35 | Wartburg | John Schatzberg can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 17:33 | Wartburg | Donald Wakefield tips it but misses | 2-3 |
| 17:31 | Wartburg | Brent Burton misses the tip | 2-3 |
| 17:29 | Luther | James Williams gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:24 | Luther | James Williams knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ernest Yeates | 5-3 |
| 17:11 | Wartburg | James Williams takes the ball from James Jenkins | 5-3 |
| 16:43 | Luther | James Williams loses the dribble to Brent Burton | 5-3 |
| 16:30 | Wartburg | Donald Bell connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 16:19 | Luther | Mark Davis is open but comes up short on the runner in the paint | 5-6 |
| 16:18 | Wartburg | Brent Burton grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 16:05 | Wartburg | Donald Bell hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James Jenkins | 5-9 |
| 16:01 | Luther | Ernest Yeates misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Donald Bell - foul #2 on Donald Bell, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Luther | Phillip Jones (SG), Edwin Scott (SF), Calvin Whalen (PF), David Purtell (C) James Williams, Kenneth Bigelow, Anthony Jones, Mark Davis | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Alexander William (PG), Greg Cooper (SG), Thomas Mack (SF), Percy Harris (PF), Joseph Washington (C) Donald Bell, James Jenkins, John Schatzberg, Donald Wakefield, Brent Burton | |
| 16:01 | Luther | Ernest Yeates misses the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 16:01 | Luther | Ernest Yeates makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Luther | PG - Ernest Yeates (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Jones (fresh) SF - Edwin Scott (fresh) PF - Calvin Whalen (fresh) C - David Purtell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Alexander William (fresh) SG - Greg Cooper (fresh) SF - Thomas Mack (fresh) PF - Percy Harris (fresh) C - Joseph Washington (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Wartburg | Percy Harris buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Alexander William | 6-12 |
| 15:20 | Luther | David Purtell's layup is rejected by Joseph Washington | 6-12 |
| 15:18 | Luther | Phillip Jones misses the tip | 6-12 |
| 15:16 | Luther | Edwin Scott misses the tip | 6-12 |
| 15:14 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to Alexander William | 6-12 |
| 14:57 | Wartburg | Alexander William hits a floater from the right block set up by Greg Cooper and he's fouled by Calvin Whalen - foul #1 on Calvin Whalen, team foul #2 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Luther | Robert Gosser (SF) Ernest Yeates | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 14:57 | Wartburg | Alexander William misses the free throw | 6-14 |
| 14:57 | Luther | David Purtell snags the defensive board | 6-14 |
| 14:32 | Luther | Alexander William is called for the reach on Edwin Scott - foul #1 on Alexander William, team foul #3 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Luther | Kenneth Bigelow (SF), Warren Wilson (PF), Mark Davis (C) Phillip Jones, Calvin Whalen, David Purtell | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Steven Jones (SG), Donald Wakefield (PF), Brent Burton (C) Thomas Mack, Percy Harris, Joseph Washington | |
| 14:16 | Luther | Edwin Scott can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-14 |
| 14:14 | Wartburg | Brent Burton gets the rebound | 6-14 |
| 14:07 | Wartburg | Alexander William buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Wakefield | 6-17 |
| 13:54 | Luther | Mark Davis slams it home | 8-17 |
| 13:33 | Wartburg | Donald Wakefield knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Greg Cooper | 8-20 |
| 13:24 | Luther | Warren Wilson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-20 |
| 13:22 | Luther | Robert Gosser pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-20 |
| 13:15 | Luther | Mark Davis hits a wide open fadeaway from close range set up by Kenneth Bigelow | 10-20 |
| 12:51 | Wartburg | Brent Burton hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Greg Cooper | 10-22 |
| 12:49 | Luther | Greg Cooper is called for the reach on Edwin Scott in the backcourt - foul #1 on Greg Cooper, team foul #4 | 10-22 |
| Subs | Luther | Andy Matzke (PG), James Williams (SG), Phillip Jones (SF), Anthony Jones (PF), Calvin Whalen (C) Edwin Scott, Robert Gosser, Kenneth Bigelow, Warren Wilson, Mark Davis | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Ronald Kolb (PG), James Jenkins (SG), John Schatzberg (SF), Percy Harris (PF), Joseph Washington (C) Greg Cooper, Steven Jones, Alexander William, Donald Wakefield, Brent Burton | |
| 12:33 | Luther | Calvin Whalen clanks a runner near the basket | 10-22 |
| 12:32 | Wartburg | Joseph Washington grabs the board | 10-22 |
| 12:15 | Wartburg | James Jenkins misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 10-22 |
| 12:13 | Luther | Calvin Whalen grabs the defensive rebound | 10-22 |
| 12:07 | Luther | Phillip Jones misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 10-22 |
| 12:05 | Luther | Calvin Whalen misses the tip | 10-22 |
| 12:04 | Wartburg | John Schatzberg gets the rebound | 10-22 |
| 11:46 | Wartburg | Ronald Kolb connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Schatzberg | 10-25 |
| Lineup | Luther | PG - Andy Matzke (fresh) SG - James Williams (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Phillip Jones (fresh) PF - Anthony Jones (fresh) C - Calvin Whalen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Ronald Kolb (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Schatzberg (fairly fresh) PF - Percy Harris (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Washington (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:44 | Luther | James Williams loses the dribble to John Schatzberg in the backcourt | 10-25 |
| 11:42 | Wartburg | Ronald Kolb hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Schatzberg | 10-27 |
| 11:30 | Luther | James Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-27 |
| 11:28 | Wartburg | John Schatzberg pulls down the rebound | 10-27 |
| 11:10 | Wartburg | Ronald Kolb is hacked by Phillip Jones - foul #1 on Phillip Jones, team foul #3 | 10-27 |
| Subs | Luther | Ernest Yeates (PG), Kenneth Bigelow (SF), Warren Wilson (PF), Mark Davis (C) Andy Matzke, Phillip Jones, Anthony Jones, Calvin Whalen | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Alexander William (PG), Thomas Mack (PF), Brent Burton (C) Ronald Kolb, Percy Harris, Joseph Washington | |
| 10:58 | Wartburg | Brent Burton lays it in on a great pass from Alexander William and he's fouled by Kenneth Bigelow - foul #1 on Kenneth Bigelow, team foul #4 | 10-29 |
| Subs | Luther | Robert Gosser (SG) James Williams | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Steven Jones (SG), Donald Wakefield (PF) James Jenkins, John Schatzberg | |
| 10:58 | Wartburg | Brent Burton makes the free throw | 10-30 |
| 10:29 | Luther | Robert Gosser knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Ernest Yeates | 13-30 |
| 10:07 | Wartburg | Steven Jones buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Mack | 13-33 |
| 09:46 | Luther | Mark Davis misses long on a shot from the right side | 13-33 |
| 09:44 | Wartburg | Brent Burton gets the rebound | 13-33 |
| 09:32 | Wartburg | Donald Wakefield drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Jones | 13-36 |
| 09:27 | Luther | Ernest Yeates hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 13-36 |
| 09:25 | Luther | Kenneth Bigelow pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-36 |
| 09:09 | Luther | Ernest Yeates connects on the open 3 pointer from straight away set up by Kenneth Bigelow | 16-36 |
| 08:51 | Wartburg | Thomas Mack scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Alexander William | 16-38 |
| 08:41 | Luther | Mark Davis misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Thomas Mack - foul #1 on Thomas Mack, team foul #5 | 16-38 |
| Subs | Luther | Edwin Scott (PG), James Williams (SG), Phillip Jones (SF), Anthony Jones (PF) Ernest Yeates, Robert Gosser, Kenneth Bigelow, Warren Wilson | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Greg Cooper (PG), James Jenkins (SG), John Schatzberg (SF), Percy Harris (PF), Joseph Washington (C) Alexander William, Steven Jones, Thomas Mack, Donald Wakefield, Brent Burton | |
| 08:41 | Luther | Mark Davis misses the 1st free throw | 16-38 |
| 08:41 | Luther | Mark Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 17-38 |
| 08:22 | Wartburg | Greg Cooper misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by James Williams - foul #2 on James Williams, team foul #5 | 17-38 |
| Subs | Luther | Kenneth Bigelow (SF), Calvin Whalen (C) James Williams, Mark Davis | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 08:22 | Wartburg | Greg Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 17-38 |
| 08:22 | Wartburg | Greg Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 17-38 |
| 08:22 | Luther | Anthony Jones grabs the board | 17-38 |
| 08:06 | Luther | Greg Cooper steps in front of the Phillip Jones pass | 17-38 |
| 08:02 | Wartburg | Greg Cooper hits the finger roll | 17-40 |
| 07:48 | Luther | Anthony Jones misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 17-40 |
| 07:46 | Wartburg | Percy Harris pulls down the rebound | 17-40 |
| Lineup | Luther | PG - Edwin Scott (fresh) SG - Phillip Jones (fresh) SF - Kenneth Bigelow (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Jones (fresh) 2 reb. C - Calvin Whalen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Greg Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Schatzberg (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Percy Harris (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Washington (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Wartburg | Percy Harris is fouled on the floor by Anthony Jones - foul #1 on Anthony Jones, team foul #6 | 17-40 |
| Subs | Luther | Andy Matzke (PG) Phillip Jones | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Donald Wakefield (PF) Joseph Washington | |
| 07:11 | Wartburg | James Jenkins is hacked by Andy Matzke - foul #1 on Andy Matzke, team foul #7 | 17-40 |
| Subs | Luther | Mark Davis (C) Anthony Jones | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 07:11 | Wartburg | James Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 17-41 |
| 07:11 | Wartburg | James Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 17-42 |
| 06:58 | Luther | Kenneth Bigelow hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Donald Wakefield - foul #1 on Donald Wakefield, team foul #6 | 17-42 |
| Subs | Luther | Ernest Yeates (PG), Phillip Jones (SG) Andy Matzke, Edwin Scott | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Ronald Kolb (PG), Brent Burton (C) Greg Cooper, Donald Wakefield | |
| 06:58 | Luther | Kenneth Bigelow makes the 1st free throw | 18-42 |
| 06:58 | Luther | Kenneth Bigelow makes the 2nd free throw | 19-42 |
| 06:41 | Wartburg | James Jenkins makes the 3 from the right wing | 19-45 |
| 06:36 | Luther | Ernest Yeates is hacked by Ronald Kolb - foul #1 on Ronald Kolb, team foul #7 | 19-45 |
| Subs | Luther | Robert Gosser (SG), Anthony Jones (PF) Phillip Jones, Calvin Whalen | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 06:36 | Luther | Ernest Yeates misses the 1st free throw | 19-45 |
| 06:36 | Luther | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Davis | 19-45 |
| 06:25 | Luther | Robert Gosser is alone and drills a turnaround from close range set up by Ernest Yeates | 21-45 |
| 06:06 | Wartburg | James Jenkins is hacked by Robert Gosser - foul #1 on Robert Gosser, team foul #8 | 21-45 |
| Subs | Luther | Warren Wilson (PF), David Purtell (C) Anthony Jones, Mark Davis | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Alexander William (SF), Donald Wakefield (PF) John Schatzberg, Brent Burton | |
| 06:06 | Wartburg | James Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 21-46 |
| 06:06 | Wartburg | James Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 21-46 |
| 06:06 | Luther | Robert Gosser grabs the defensive rebound | 21-46 |
| 05:46 | Luther | Robert Gosser is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Robert Gosser, team foul #9 | 21-46 |
| Subs | Luther | Andy Matzke (PG), Edwin Scott (SG), Phillip Jones (SF) Ernest Yeates, Robert Gosser, Kenneth Bigelow | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Greg Cooper (SG) James Jenkins | |
| 05:27 | Wartburg | Donald Wakefield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-46 |
| Subs | Luther | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | James Jenkins (SG), Joseph Washington (C) Ronald Kolb, Percy Harris | |
| 05:06 | Luther | Phillip Jones misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-46 |
| 05:04 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to Donald Wakefield | 21-46 |
| 04:42 | Wartburg | Joseph Washington's dunk attempt is rejected by David Purtell | 21-46 |
| 04:40 | Luther | The rebound goes to Phillip Jones | 21-46 |
| 04:35 | Luther | Warren Wilson hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-46 |
| 04:12 | Wartburg | Alexander William misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 23-46 |
| 04:11 | Wartburg | Donald Wakefield snags the offensive board | 23-46 |
| 03:57 | Wartburg | James Jenkins can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-46 |
| 03:55 | Luther | Edwin Scott grabs the board | 23-46 |
| 03:48 | Luther | Warren Wilson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-46 |
| 03:47 | Wartburg | Joseph Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 23-46 |
| Lineup | Luther | PG - Andy Matzke (fairly fresh) SG - Phillip Jones (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Edwin Scott (fairly fresh) PF - Warren Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Purtell (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Greg Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Jenkins (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alexander William (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Donald Wakefield (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Washington (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Wartburg | Warren Wilson blocks the jumper by Greg Cooper | 23-46 |
| 03:17 | Wartburg | Joseph Washington grabs the offensive rebound | 23-46 |
| 02:55 | Wartburg | Andy Matzke picks off the pass by Greg Cooper | 23-46 |
| 02:51 | Luther | Phillip Jones banks in the layup on a nice dish by Andy Matzke | 25-46 |
| 02:36 | Wartburg | James Jenkins buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Greg Cooper | 25-48 |
| 02:19 | Luther | Warren Wilson makes the runner from the left block set up by Andy Matzke | 27-48 |
| 02:03 | Wartburg | Greg Cooper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-48 |
| Subs | Luther | Ernest Yeates (PG), James Williams (SG), Kenneth Bigelow (SF), Anthony Jones (PF), Mark Davis (C) Andy Matzke, Phillip Jones, Edwin Scott, Warren Wilson, David Purtell | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Donald Bell (PG), Steven Jones (SG), John Schatzberg (SF), Thomas Mack (PF), Brent Burton (C) Greg Cooper, James Jenkins, Alexander William, Donald Wakefield, Joseph Washington | |
| 01:46 | Luther | Mark Davis buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ernest Yeates | 29-48 |
| 01:32 | Wartburg | John Schatzberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-48 |
| Subs | Luther | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Percy Harris (PF) John Schatzberg | |
| 01:30 | Luther | James Williams's pass is intercepted by Steven Jones in the backcourt | 29-48 |
| 01:18 | Wartburg | Percy Harris is denied on a layup by Mark Davis | 29-48 |
| 01:17 | Luther | The rebound goes to Mark Davis | 29-48 |
| 01:12 | Luther | Brent Burton takes the ball from James Williams | 29-48 |
| 00:51 | Wartburg | Donald Bell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-48 |
| 00:50 | Luther | Mark Davis snags the defensive board | 29-48 |
| 00:44 | Luther | James Williams can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Donald Bell - foul #3 on Donald Bell, team foul #8 | 29-48 |
| Subs | Luther | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Ronald Kolb (PG), James Jenkins (SG), John Schatzberg (SF) Donald Bell, Steven Jones, Thomas Mack | |
| 00:44 | Luther | James Williams makes the 1st free throw | 30-48 |
| 00:44 | Luther | James Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 31-48 |
| 00:25 | Wartburg | Brent Burton hits a fadeaway in the paint | 31-50 |
| 00:22 | Luther | Ernest Yeates is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Kolb - foul #2 on Ronald Kolb, team foul #9 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Luther | Robert Gosser (SF), Calvin Whalen (PF) Kenneth Bigelow, Anthony Jones | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 00:22 | Luther | Ernest Yeates makes the 1st free throw | 32-50 |
| 00:22 | Luther | Ernest Yeates misses the 2nd free throw | 32-50 |
| 00:22 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to Brent Burton | 32-50 |
| 00:02 | Wartburg | Ronald Kolb misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 32-50 |
| 00:01 | Wartburg | John Schatzberg tips it home | 32-52 |
| 00:00 | Luther | Robert Gosser misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 32-52 |