| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Robert Benjamin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Perry (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Beaver (fresh) PF - John Forsyth (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Hart (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coe | PG - Steve Grimes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Levine (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Julian Sutton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Willis (fresh) 7 pts. C - Randall Santee (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Coe | Julian Sutton inbounds the ball | 38-44 |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Coe | Coe is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Coe | Charles Levine misses the 3 from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 19:43 | Wartburg | Michael Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 19:41 | Wartburg | Charles Levine is called for the reach on Patrick Perry in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Levine, team foul #1 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| Subs | Coe | Tony Brindle (SG) Charles Levine | |
| 19:27 | Wartburg | William Beaver is fouled on the floor by Steve Grimes - foul #3 on Steve Grimes, team foul #2 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| Subs | Coe | Justin McElyea (SG) Steve Grimes | |
| 19:16 | Wartburg | Robert Benjamin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-44 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Clarence Savage (SF) William Beaver | |
| Subs | Coe | | |
| 19:09 | Coe | Robert Benjamin picks off the pass by Tony Brindle in the backcourt | 38-44 |
| 19:08 | Wartburg | Robert Benjamin lays it in | 40-44 |
| 18:55 | Coe | Julian Sutton misses long on a 3 from straight away | 40-44 |
| 18:54 | Coe | Justin McElyea grabs the offensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 18:43 | Coe | Randall Santee is whistled for traveling | 40-44 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Donald Lange (SG), Gordon Walker (SF), Nathan Gilmore (PF), Richard McLain (C) Robert Benjamin, Patrick Perry, John Forsyth, Michael Hart | |
| Subs | Coe | Carlos Knight (PG), Matthew Terry (SF), John Otten (PF), Scott Pierce (C) Tony Brindle, Julian Sutton, Jeffrey Willis, Randall Santee | |
| 18:41 | Wartburg | Justin McElyea is called for the reach on Clarence Savage in the backcourt - foul #2 on Justin McElyea, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| 18:23 | Wartburg | Donald Lange misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 18:21 | Coe | The rebound goes to John Otten | 40-44 |
| 18:16 | Coe | Carlos Knight can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Clarence Savage - foul #2 on Clarence Savage, team foul #1 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Robert Benjamin (PG), William Beaver (SF) Clarence Savage, Gordon Walker | |
| Subs | Coe | Julian Sutton (SF) Justin McElyea | |
| 18:16 | Coe | Carlos Knight makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 18:16 | Coe | Carlos Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 17:55 | Wartburg | Nathan Gilmore misses the jumper from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 17:53 | Coe | John Otten pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 17:33 | Coe | Matthew Terry is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-46 |
| 17:32 | Wartburg | William Beaver gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 17:15 | Coe | The refs have stopped play. Carlos Knight is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 40-46 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Clarence Savage (PG), Patrick Perry (SG), Gordon Walker (SF), Matthew Pollman (PF), Michael Hart (C) Robert Benjamin, Donald Lange, William Beaver, Nathan Gilmore, Richard McLain | |
| Subs | Coe | Tony Brindle (PG), Justin McElyea (SG), Jeffrey Willis (PF), Randall Santee (C) Carlos Knight, Matthew Terry, John Otten, Scott Pierce | |
| 17:03 | Wartburg | Michael Hart is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Willis - foul #2 on Jeffrey Willis, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| 16:53 | Wartburg | Matthew Pollman can't connect on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Tony Brindle - foul #1 on Tony Brindle, team foul #5 | 40-46 |
| 16:53 | Wartburg | Matthew Pollman misses the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 16:53 | Wartburg | Matthew Pollman misses the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 16:53 | Wartburg | Gordon Walker gets the offensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 16:38 | Wartburg | Patrick Perry misses badly on a runner in the paint | 40-46 |
| 16:37 | Coe | Tony Brindle grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 16:24 | Coe | Patrick Perry is called for the reach on Justin McElyea - foul #3 on Patrick Perry, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Robert Benjamin (PG), William Beaver (SF), John Forsyth (PF) Patrick Perry, Gordon Walker, Matthew Pollman | |
| Subs | Coe | John Otten (SF) Julian Sutton | |
| 16:14 | Coe | John Otten is open but comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by William Beaver - foul #3 on William Beaver, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Donald Lange (SG) William Beaver | |
| Subs | Coe | | |
| 16:14 | Coe | John Otten makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 16:14 | Coe | John Otten makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 15:57 | Wartburg | John Forsyth clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-48 |
| 15:56 | Wartburg | Donald Lange tips it in | 42-48 |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Robert Benjamin (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Lange (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Clarence Savage (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Forsyth (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coe | PG - Tony Brindle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Justin McElyea (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - John Otten (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jeffrey Willis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Randall Santee (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Coe | John Forsyth steps in front of the Tony Brindle pass in the backcourt | 42-48 |
| 15:41 | Wartburg | Clarence Savage misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-48 |
| 15:40 | Coe | Jeffrey Willis pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 15:32 | Coe | Tony Brindle misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-48 |
| 15:30 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to Michael Hart | 42-48 |
| 15:12 | Wartburg | Clarence Savage is called for a charge - foul #3 on Clarence Savage, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Norman Collins (PG), Patrick Perry (SG), William Beaver (SF), Matthew Pollman (C) Robert Benjamin, Donald Lange, Clarence Savage, Michael Hart | |
| Subs | Coe | Steve Grimes (PG), Charles Levine (SG), Matthew Terry (SF) Tony Brindle, Justin McElyea, John Otten | |
| 15:00 | Coe | Charles Levine hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 14:58 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to Matthew Pollman | 42-48 |
| 14:56 | Wartburg | Charles Levine is called for the reach on William Beaver in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Levine, team foul #6 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Gordon Walker (SF) William Beaver | |
| Subs | Coe | Julian Sutton (SF) Charles Levine | |
| 14:50 | Wartburg | John Forsyth misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-48 |
| 14:48 | Coe | Randall Santee pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 14:31 | Coe | Julian Sutton hits the finger roll | 42-50 |
| 14:24 | Wartburg | Gordon Walker misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 14:22 | Wartburg | Matthew Pollman grabs the offensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 13:57 | Wartburg | Gordon Walker buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 13:53 | Coe | Steve Grimes is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Terry and he's hacked by Norman Collins - foul #4 on Norman Collins, team foul #5 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Robert Benjamin (PG), William Beaver (SF), Richard McLain (PF), Nathan Gilmore (C) Norman Collins, Gordon Walker, John Forsyth, Matthew Pollman | |
| Subs | Coe | Tony Brindle (SG), Scott Pierce (PF), John Otten (C) Matthew Terry, Jeffrey Willis, Randall Santee | |
| 13:53 | Coe | Steve Grimes makes the free throw | 44-53 |
| 13:48 | Wartburg | Steve Grimes is called for the reach on Robert Benjamin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steve Grimes, team foul #7 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| Subs | Coe | Justin McElyea (SG) Steve Grimes | |
| 13:48 | Wartburg | Robert Benjamin misses the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 13:48 | Wartburg | The offensive rebound goes to Richard McLain | 44-53 |
| 13:31 | Wartburg | Patrick Perry misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right side | 44-53 |
| 13:30 | Coe | Scott Pierce pulls down the rebound | 44-53 |
| 13:25 | Coe | Tony Brindle is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-53 |
| 13:24 | Wartburg | Richard McLain grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 13:12 | Wartburg | Nathan Gilmore makes the fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on Scott Pierce - foul #2 on Scott Pierce, team foul #8 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Clarence Savage (PG), Michael Hart (C) Robert Benjamin, Richard McLain | |
| Subs | Coe | | |
| 13:12 | Wartburg | Nathan Gilmore misses the free throw | 46-53 |
| 13:12 | Coe | Scott Pierce pulls down the rebound | 46-53 |
| 12:47 | Coe | Scott Pierce drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Justin McElyea | 46-55 |
| 12:28 | Wartburg | Clarence Savage is called for traveling | 46-55 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Robert Benjamin (PG), John Forsyth (PF) Patrick Perry, Nathan Gilmore | |
| Subs | Coe | Matthew Terry (SG), Jeffrey Willis (PF) Justin McElyea, Julian Sutton | |
| 12:03 | Coe | Jeffrey Willis clanks a jump hook from close range | 46-55 |
| 12:02 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to Michael Hart | 46-55 |
| 11:50 | Wartburg | John Forsyth is open and scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Benjamin | 48-55 |
| 11:50 | Coe | Coe calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-55 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Patrick Perry (SG), Gordon Walker (SF), Richard McLain (PF), Matthew Pollman (C) Clarence Savage, William Beaver, John Forsyth, Michael Hart | |
| Subs | Coe | Julian Sutton (SF), Randall Santee (C) John Otten, Scott Pierce | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Robert Benjamin (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Perry (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gordon Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard McLain (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Pollman (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Coe | PG - Matthew Terry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Brindle (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Julian Sutton (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Willis (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Randall Santee (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Coe | Randall Santee misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Matthew Pollman - foul #1 on Matthew Pollman, team foul #6 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Clarence Savage (PG) Robert Benjamin | |
| Subs | Coe | | |
| 11:32 | Coe | Randall Santee makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 11:32 | Coe | Randall Santee makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 11:16 | Wartburg | Matthew Pollman can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 11:15 | Wartburg | Gordon Walker tips it back up and in | 50-57 |
| 11:13 | Coe | Julian Sutton loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-57 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Donald Lange (SG), Michael Hart (C) Patrick Perry, Matthew Pollman | |
| Subs | Coe | Justin McElyea (SG) Tony Brindle | |
| 10:59 | Wartburg | Michael Hart clanks a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Jeffrey Willis - foul #3 on Jeffrey Willis, team foul #9 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Wartburg | William Beaver (SF), John Forsyth (PF) Gordon Walker, Richard McLain | |
| Subs | Coe | Scott Pierce (PF) Jeffrey Willis | |
| 10:59 | Wartburg | Michael Hart misses the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 10:59 | Wartburg | Michael Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 10:57 | Coe | Justin McElyea is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Lange - foul #1 on Donald Lange, team foul #7 | 51-57 |
| 10:57 | Coe | Justin McElyea makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 10:57 | Coe | Justin McElyea misses the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 10:57 | Coe | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Pierce | 51-58 |
| 10:40 | Coe | Michael Hart steals the ball from Justin McElyea | 51-58 |
| 10:26 | Wartburg | John Forsyth misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-58 |
| 10:25 | Wartburg | Donald Lange gets the offensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 10:08 | Wartburg | Clarence Savage is fouled on the floor by Matthew Terry - foul #3 on Matthew Terry, team foul #10 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Patrick Perry (SG), Nathan Gilmore (C) Donald Lange, Michael Hart | |
| Subs | Coe | Tony Brindle (PG), John Otten (SF), Jeffrey Willis (PF) Matthew Terry, Julian Sutton, Scott Pierce | |
| 10:08 | Wartburg | Clarence Savage misses the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 10:08 | Wartburg | Clarence Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 10:04 | Coe | Clarence Savage is called for the reach on Tony Brindle in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clarence Savage, team foul #8 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Robert Benjamin (PG) Clarence Savage | |
| Subs | Coe | | |
| 10:04 | Coe | Tony Brindle makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 10:04 | Coe | Tony Brindle makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 09:53 | Wartburg | Patrick Perry is open and lays it up and in | 54-60 |
| 09:33 | Coe | Tony Brindle comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Forsyth - foul #1 on John Forsyth, team foul #9 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Gordon Walker (SF), Richard McLain (PF), Matthew Pollman (C) William Beaver, John Forsyth, Nathan Gilmore | |
| Subs | Coe | Matthew Terry (SG), Scott Pierce (C) Justin McElyea, Randall Santee | |
| 09:33 | Coe | Tony Brindle makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 09:33 | Coe | Tony Brindle makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 09:31 | Wartburg | Robert Benjamin loses the dribble to Matthew Terry in the backcourt | 54-62 |
| 09:16 | Coe | John Otten misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-62 |
| 09:14 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to Richard McLain | 54-62 |
| 09:00 | Wartburg | Richard McLain is hacked by Matthew Terry - foul #4 on Matthew Terry, team foul #11 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Wartburg | William Beaver (SF), Michael Hart (C) Gordon Walker, Matthew Pollman | |
| Subs | Coe | Justin McElyea (SG) Matthew Terry | |
| 09:00 | Wartburg | Richard McLain makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 09:00 | Wartburg | Richard McLain misses the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 09:00 | Coe | The rebound goes to Scott Pierce | 55-62 |
| 08:39 | Coe | John Otten makes the jump hook from the baseline | 55-64 |
| 08:39 | Wartburg | Wartburg calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-64 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Donald Lange (SG), Gordon Walker (SF), Matthew Pollman (C) Patrick Perry, William Beaver, Michael Hart | |
| Subs | Coe | Julian Sutton (SF), Randall Santee (C) John Otten, Jeffrey Willis | |
| 08:37 | Wartburg | Robert Benjamin is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 55-64 |
| 08:19 | Coe | Randall Santee travels with the ball | 55-64 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Michael Hart (C) Richard McLain | |
| Subs | Coe | Jeffrey Willis (PF) Scott Pierce | |
| 07:58 | Wartburg | Robert Benjamin clanks a 3 from the left wing | 55-64 |
| 07:57 | Wartburg | Matthew Pollman tips it back up and in | 57-64 |
| 07:55 | Coe | Robert Benjamin is called for the reach on Tony Brindle in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Benjamin, team foul #10 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Norman Collins (PG), Clarence Savage (SG), William Beaver (SF), Nathan Gilmore (PF) Robert Benjamin, Donald Lange, Gordon Walker, Matthew Pollman | |
| Subs | Coe | Steve Grimes (PG), Charles Levine (SG), Matthew Terry (SF) Justin McElyea, Julian Sutton, Jeffrey Willis | |
| 07:55 | Coe | Tony Brindle makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 07:55 | Coe | Tony Brindle misses the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 07:55 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to Clarence Savage | 57-65 |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Norman Collins (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Clarence Savage (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - William Beaver (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nathan Gilmore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Hart (tiring) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coe | PG - Steve Grimes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charles Levine (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - Matthew Terry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Tony Brindle (tired) 7 pts. C - Randall Santee (tired) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Wartburg | Clarence Savage drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Norman Collins | 59-65 |
| 07:43 | Coe | Steve Grimes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-65 |
| Subs | Wartburg | John Forsyth (PF) Michael Hart | |
| Subs | Coe | John Otten (PF) Tony Brindle | |
| 07:28 | Wartburg | Clarence Savage is hacked by John Otten - foul #1 on John Otten, team foul #12 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Patrick Perry (SG) William Beaver | |
| Subs | Coe | Scott Pierce (C) Randall Santee | |
| 07:28 | Wartburg | Clarence Savage makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 07:28 | Wartburg | Clarence Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 07:25 | Coe | John Otten travels in the backcourt | 61-65 |
| 07:09 | Wartburg | John Forsyth hits the finger roll and the foul's on Scott Pierce - foul #3 on Scott Pierce, team foul #13 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Michael Hart (C) Nathan Gilmore | |
| Subs | Coe | Jeffrey Willis (PF) John Otten | |
| 07:09 | Wartburg | John Forsyth makes the free throw | 64-65 |
| 07:00 | Coe | Matthew Terry hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 64-65 |
| 06:59 | Wartburg | Michael Hart gets the rebound | 64-65 |
| 06:54 | Wartburg | Patrick Perry lays it up and in on a great pass from Norman Collins | 66-65 |
| 06:40 | Coe | Jeffrey Willis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-65 |
| Subs | Wartburg | William Beaver (SF), Matthew Pollman (PF) Norman Collins, John Forsyth | |
| Subs | Coe | Julian Sutton (SF), Randall Santee (C) Matthew Terry, Scott Pierce | |
| 06:38 | Wartburg | Charles Levine takes the ball from Patrick Perry in the backcourt | 66-65 |
| 06:28 | Coe | Clarence Savage is called for the reach on Steve Grimes - foul #5 on Clarence Savage, team foul #11 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Norman Collins (PG), Donald Lange (SG), Richard McLain (PF) Clarence Savage, Patrick Perry, Michael Hart | |
| Subs | Coe | | |
| 06:28 | Coe | Steve Grimes makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 06:28 | Coe | Steve Grimes makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 06:13 | Wartburg | William Beaver can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 66-67 |
| 06:12 | Coe | Julian Sutton grabs the defensive rebound | 66-67 |
| 06:06 | Coe | Jeffrey Willis is open and buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Steve Grimes | 66-69 |
| 06:00 | Wartburg | Donald Lange misses the floater from the left side | 66-69 |
| 05:59 | Wartburg | Matthew Pollman pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-69 |
| 05:45 | Wartburg | William Beaver misses the floater from the left wing | 66-69 |
| 05:43 | Wartburg | Matthew Pollman hits the follow up shot | 68-69 |
| 05:24 | Coe | Randall Santee hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 68-69 |
| 05:22 | Wartburg | Donald Lange pulls down the rebound | 68-69 |
| 05:06 | Wartburg | Richard McLain misses the jump hook from the right block | 68-69 |
| 05:04 | Coe | Steve Grimes snags the defensive board | 68-69 |
| 04:52 | Coe | Julian Sutton misses the jumper from close range but the foul's on Donald Lange - foul #2 on Donald Lange, team foul #12 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Robert Benjamin (PG), Patrick Perry (SG), Gordon Walker (SF), Nathan Gilmore (PF), Michael Hart (C) Norman Collins, Donald Lange, William Beaver, Richard McLain, Matthew Pollman | |
| Subs | Coe | John Otten (PF), Scott Pierce (C) Jeffrey Willis, Randall Santee | |
| 04:52 | Coe | Julian Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 04:52 | Coe | Julian Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 04:38 | Wartburg | Robert Benjamin is hacked by Charles Levine - foul #5 on Charles Levine, team foul #14 | 68-71 |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| Subs | Coe | Justin McElyea (SG), Matthew Terry (SF) Charles Levine, Julian Sutton | |
| 04:38 | Wartburg | Robert Benjamin makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 04:38 | Wartburg | Robert Benjamin misses the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 04:38 | Coe | Scott Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 69-71 |
| 04:14 | Coe | Matthew Terry drills a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Patrick Perry - foul #4 on Patrick Perry, team foul #13 | 69-73 |
| Subs | Wartburg | John Forsyth (PF) Nathan Gilmore | |
| Subs | Coe | | |
| 04:14 | Coe | Matthew Terry makes the free throw | 69-74 |
| 03:51 | Wartburg | Robert Benjamin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Matthew Terry - foul #5 on Matthew Terry, team foul #15 | 69-74 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Nathan Gilmore (SF) Gordon Walker | |
| Subs | Coe | Tony Brindle (SG) Matthew Terry | |
| 03:51 | Coe | Coe calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-74 |
| 03:51 | Wartburg | Robert Benjamin makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 03:51 | Wartburg | Robert Benjamin makes the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| 03:48 | Coe | Tony Brindle loses the dribble to Patrick Perry in the backcourt | 71-74 |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Robert Benjamin (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Perry (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Nathan Gilmore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Forsyth (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Hart (tiring) 5 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coe | PG - Steve Grimes (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Tony Brindle (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Justin McElyea (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Otten (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Pierce (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:37 | Wartburg | Michael Hart hits the easy wide open finger roll | 73-74 |
| 03:17 | Coe | Scott Pierce's layup is rejected by Michael Hart | 73-74 |
| 03:16 | Wartburg | Patrick Perry snags the defensive board | 73-74 |
| 02:47 | Wartburg | Robert Benjamin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 73-74 |
| 02:45 | Coe | Steve Grimes gets the rebound | 73-74 |
| 02:45 | Coe | Coe calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-74 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Donald Lange (SG), Gordon Walker (SF), Richard McLain (PF), Matthew Pollman (C) Patrick Perry, Nathan Gilmore, John Forsyth, Michael Hart | |
| Subs | Coe | Jeffrey Willis (PF), Randall Santee (C) John Otten, Scott Pierce | |
| 02:23 | Coe | Randall Santee connects on the runner from the right block set up by Steve Grimes | 73-76 |
| 02:21 | Wartburg | Tony Brindle steps in front of the Donald Lange pass in the backcourt | 73-76 |
| 02:04 | Coe | Matthew Pollman swats the short shot by Randall Santee | 73-76 |
| 02:02 | Coe | Justin McElyea pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-76 |
| 02:02 | Coe | Coe calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 73-76 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Norman Collins (PG), Patrick Perry (SG), John Forsyth (PF) Robert Benjamin, Donald Lange, Matthew Pollman | |
| Subs | Coe | Julian Sutton (SF) Justin McElyea | |
| 01:52 | Coe | Steve Grimes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-76 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Robert Benjamin (PG), William Beaver (SF), Michael Hart (C) Norman Collins, Gordon Walker, Richard McLain | |
| Subs | Coe | | |
| 01:37 | Wartburg | Patrick Perry is open and buries a 3 from the right wing | 76-76 |
| 01:25 | Coe | Julian Sutton misses the floater from the left side | 76-76 |
| 01:23 | Wartburg | Michael Hart snags the defensive board | 76-76 |
| 00:54 | Wartburg | John Forsyth is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 79-76 |
| 00:54 | Coe | Coe calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 79-76 |
| 00:37 | Coe | Steve Grimes misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Benjamin - foul #3 on Robert Benjamin, team foul #14 | 79-76 |
| 00:37 | Wartburg | Wartburg calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-76 |
| 00:37 | Coe | Steve Grimes makes the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:37 | Coe | Steve Grimes makes the 2nd free throw | 79-78 |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Coe | Coe is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Wartburg | John Forsyth is hacked by Steve Grimes in the backcourt - foul #5 on Steve Grimes, team foul #16 | 79-78 |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| Subs | Coe | Justin McElyea (SG) Steve Grimes | |
| 00:36 | Wartburg | John Forsyth makes the 1st free throw | 80-78 |
| 00:36 | Wartburg | John Forsyth misses the 2nd free throw | 80-78 |
| 00:36 | Coe | Jeffrey Willis gets the rebound | 80-78 |
| 00:17 | Coe | Julian Sutton's layup is rejected by Michael Hart | 80-78 |
| 00:16 | Wartburg | Michael Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 80-78 |
| 00:13 | Wartburg | Tony Brindle is called for the reach on Michael Hart in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tony Brindle, team foul #17 | 80-78 |
| 00:13 | Wartburg | Michael Hart misses the 1st free throw | 80-78 |
| 00:13 | Wartburg | Michael Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 80-78 |
| 00:13 | Coe | Randall Santee pulls down the rebound | 80-78 |
| 00:01 | Coe | John Forsyth denies the turnaround by Randall Santee | 80-78 |
| 00:00 | Wartburg | Michael Hart grabs the board | 80-78 |