| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Ralph Kennedy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Thalls (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Bastien (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jan Milligan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Elms | PG - Jerry Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Bowles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herman Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Bobby Burrows (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dean Shiflett (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Johnson State | Patrick Harrison inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Elms | Elms is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Johnson State | Patrick Harrison hits a shot from the right side | 37-35 |
| 19:25 | Elms | Ernest Bowles scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-38 |
| 19:08 | Johnson State | Jan Milligan misses the lay-in | 37-38 |
| 19:07 | Johnson State | Jan Milligan tips it in | 39-38 |
| 18:45 | Elms | Bobby Burrows misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-38 |
| 18:44 | Elms | Dean Shiflett tips it back up and in | 39-40 |
| 18:35 | Johnson State | Patrick Harrison blows the layup but he's hacked by Herman Johnson - foul #2 on Herman Johnson, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| 18:35 | Johnson State | Patrick Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 18:35 | Johnson State | Patrick Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 18:16 | Elms | Herman Johnson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jerry Williams | 41-42 |
| 18:06 | Johnson State | Patrick Harrison makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side and the foul's on Herman Johnson - foul #3 on Herman Johnson, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| Subs | Elms | Bryan Burns (SF) Herman Johnson | |
| 18:06 | Johnson State | Patrick Harrison makes the free throw | 44-42 |
| 17:40 | Elms | Jerry Williams is hacked by Ralph Kennedy - foul #3 on Ralph Kennedy, team foul #1 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Donald Mauer (PG) Ralph Kennedy | |
| Subs | Elms | Charles Sohn (SG), Wilson McDonough (PF) Ernest Bowles, Bobby Burrows | |
| 17:30 | Elms | Dean Shiflett buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Jerry Williams | 44-44 |
| 17:11 | Johnson State | Gary Thalls hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Harrison | 47-44 |
| 16:43 | Elms | Dean Shiflett is fouled on the floor by Robert Bastien - foul #1 on Robert Bastien, team foul #2 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Robert Lawrence (SG), Stephen Hancock (SF), Andrew Bell (PF), Steven Gilbertson (C) Gary Thalls, Patrick Harrison, Robert Bastien, Jan Milligan | |
| Subs | Elms | Tony Gatlin (SF), Nathaniel Bussey (C) Jerry Williams, Dean Shiflett | |
| 16:29 | Elms | Charles Sohn makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Bryan Burns | 47-47 |
| 16:18 | Johnson State | Steven Gilbertson scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 49-47 |
| 16:11 | Elms | Wilson McDonough misses short on a floater near the basket | 49-47 |
| 16:09 | Elms | Tony Gatlin snags the offensive board | 49-47 |
| 16:00 | Elms | Steven Gilbertson swats the layup by Nathaniel Bussey | 49-47 |
| 15:59 | Elms | Bryan Burns grabs the offensive board | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Donald Mauer (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Lawrence (fresh) SF - Stephen Hancock (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Gilbertson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Elms | PG - Charles Sohn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Bryan Burns (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Gatlin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wilson McDonough (fresh) 3 reb. C - Nathaniel Bussey (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Elms | Tony Gatlin loses the dribble to Stephen Hancock | 49-47 |
| 15:31 | Johnson State | Robert Lawrence hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 15:09 | Elms | Charles Sohn can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-47 |
| 15:08 | Johnson State | Steven Gilbertson grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 14:56 | Johnson State | Steven Gilbertson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Nathaniel Bussey - foul #1 on Nathaniel Bussey, team foul #3 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Ralph Kennedy (PG), Gary Thalls (SG), Robert Bastien (PF), Jan Milligan (C) Donald Mauer, Robert Lawrence, Stephen Hancock, Andrew Bell | |
| Subs | Elms | Jerry Williams (PG), Ernest Bowles (SG), Herman Johnson (SF), Bobby Burrows (PF), Dean Shiflett (C) Charles Sohn, Bryan Burns, Tony Gatlin, Wilson McDonough, Nathaniel Bussey | |
| 14:56 | Johnson State | Steven Gilbertson makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 14:56 | Johnson State | Steven Gilbertson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 14:35 | Elms | Bobby Burrows hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Bastien - foul #2 on Robert Bastien, team foul #3 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Patrick Harrison (SF) Steven Gilbertson | |
| Subs | Elms | | |
| 14:35 | Elms | Bobby Burrows makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 14:35 | Elms | Bobby Burrows makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 14:18 | Johnson State | Jan Milligan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-49 |
| 14:00 | Elms | Dean Shiflett is hacked by Ralph Kennedy - foul #4 on Ralph Kennedy, team foul #4 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Donald Mauer (PG) Ralph Kennedy | |
| Subs | Elms | | |
| 13:45 | Elms | Ernest Bowles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-49 |
| 13:31 | Johnson State | Gary Thalls's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Andrew Bell (PF) Robert Bastien | |
| Subs | Elms | | |
| 13:12 | Elms | Ernest Bowles misses the 3 from the left corner | 54-49 |
| 13:11 | Johnson State | Patrick Harrison grabs the board | 54-49 |
| 12:48 | Johnson State | Jan Milligan clanks a shot from the left block | 54-49 |
| 12:46 | Elms | Herman Johnson snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 12:40 | Elms | Herman Johnson makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 12:32 | Johnson State | Donald Mauer misses short on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Herman Johnson - foul #4 on Herman Johnson, team foul #4 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Robert Lawrence (SG), Steven Gilbertson (C) Gary Thalls, Jan Milligan | |
| Subs | Elms | Charles Sohn (SG), Bryan Burns (SF), Wilson McDonough (PF) Ernest Bowles, Herman Johnson, Bobby Burrows | |
| 12:32 | Johnson State | Donald Mauer makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 12:32 | Johnson State | Donald Mauer misses the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 12:32 | Elms | Charles Sohn grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 12:13 | Elms | Wilson McDonough hits a driving attempt from the left block | 55-54 |
| 11:51 | Johnson State | Patrick Harrison buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Donald Mauer | 58-54 |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Donald Mauer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Lawrence (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Patrick Harrison (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Andrew Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Gilbertson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Elms | PG - Jerry Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Sohn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bryan Burns (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wilson McDonough (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean Shiflett (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Elms | Bryan Burns hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-54 |
| 11:42 | Elms | Dean Shiflett grabs the offensive board | 58-54 |
| 11:13 | Elms | Wilson McDonough can't finish the layup but the foul's on Patrick Harrison - foul #3 on Patrick Harrison, team foul #5 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Kenneth Haines (PG), Gary Thalls (SG), Stephen Hancock (SF), Robert Bastien (PF) Donald Mauer, Robert Lawrence, Patrick Harrison, Steven Gilbertson | |
| Subs | Elms | Ernest Bowles (SG), Bobby Burrows (PF) Jerry Williams, Dean Shiflett | |
| 11:13 | Elms | Wilson McDonough makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 11:13 | Elms | Wilson McDonough makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 11:05 | Johnson State | Andrew Bell's layup is rejected by Bobby Burrows | 58-56 |
| 11:03 | Johnson State | Andrew Bell grabs the offensive board | 58-56 |
| 10:48 | Johnson State | Robert Bastien clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-56 |
| 10:47 | Johnson State | Stephen Hancock hits the follow up shot | 60-56 |
| 10:35 | Elms | Robert Bastien swats the layup by Charles Sohn | 60-56 |
| 10:34 | Elms | Bryan Burns gets the offensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 10:22 | Elms | Bobby Burrows blows the layup | 60-56 |
| 10:21 | Johnson State | Stephen Hancock gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 10:02 | Johnson State | Kenneth Haines misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-56 |
| 10:01 | Elms | The rebound goes to Bobby Burrows | 60-56 |
| 09:55 | Elms | Bryan Burns is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Bryan Burns, team foul #5 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Donald Mauer (PG), Patrick Harrison (SF), Jan Milligan (C) Kenneth Haines, Stephen Hancock, Andrew Bell | |
| Subs | Elms | Jerry Williams (PG), Dean Shiflett (C) Charles Sohn, Wilson McDonough | |
| 09:40 | Johnson State | Robert Bastien connects on the shot from the right block and he's fouled by Bobby Burrows - foul #2 on Bobby Burrows, team foul #6 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| Subs | Elms | Sean Cathey (SG), Tony Gatlin (PF) Ernest Bowles, Bobby Burrows | |
| 09:40 | Johnson State | Robert Bastien makes the free throw | 63-56 |
| 09:17 | Elms | Tony Gatlin comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Bastien - foul #3 on Robert Bastien, team foul #6 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Robert Lawrence (SG) Gary Thalls | |
| Subs | Elms | Wilson McDonough (PF) Bryan Burns | |
| 09:17 | Elms | Tony Gatlin makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 09:17 | Elms | Tony Gatlin misses the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 09:17 | Elms | Dean Shiflett grabs the offensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 09:04 | Elms | Sean Cathey clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-57 |
| 09:03 | Elms | Wilson McDonough tips it back up and in | 63-59 |
| 08:46 | Johnson State | Robert Bastien misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-59 |
| 08:45 | Elms | Tony Gatlin grabs the defensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 08:38 | Elms | Jerry Williams can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 63-59 |
| 08:37 | Johnson State | The rebound goes to Donald Mauer | 63-59 |
| 08:18 | Johnson State | Jan Milligan blows the layup but he's fouled by Tony Gatlin - foul #1 on Tony Gatlin, team foul #7 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Steven Gilbertson (PF) Robert Bastien | |
| Subs | Elms | Ernest Bowles (SG), Bryan Burns (SF), Bobby Burrows (PF) Sean Cathey, Tony Gatlin, Wilson McDonough | |
| 08:18 | Johnson State | Jan Milligan misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 08:18 | Johnson State | Jan Milligan makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 08:04 | Elms | Bryan Burns buries a 3 from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 07:51 | Johnson State | Donald Mauer misses long on a runner in the lane | 64-62 |
| 07:50 | Johnson State | Steven Gilbertson hits the follow up shot | 66-62 |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Donald Mauer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Lawrence (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Patrick Harrison (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. PF - Steven Gilbertson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jan Milligan (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Elms | PG - Jerry Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ernest Bowles (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Burns (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bobby Burrows (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Dean Shiflett (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Elms | Ernest Bowles clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-62 |
| 07:36 | Johnson State | Steven Gilbertson pulls down the rebound | 66-62 |
| 07:31 | Johnson State | Jerry Williams steals the ball from Patrick Harrison | 66-62 |
| 07:27 | Elms | Ernest Bowles banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jerry Williams | 66-64 |
| 07:11 | Johnson State | Jan Milligan makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Donald Mauer | 68-64 |
| 06:58 | Elms | Dean Shiflett can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Jan Milligan - foul #2 on Jan Milligan, team foul #7 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Ralph Kennedy (PG), Gary Thalls (SG), Stephen Hancock (SF), Robert Bastien (PF), Andrew Bell (C) Donald Mauer, Robert Lawrence, Patrick Harrison, Steven Gilbertson, Jan Milligan | |
| Subs | Elms | Charles Sohn (PG), Herman Johnson (SF) Jerry Williams, Bryan Burns | |
| 06:58 | Elms | Dean Shiflett makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 06:58 | Elms | Dean Shiflett misses the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 06:58 | Johnson State | Andrew Bell gets the rebound | 68-65 |
| 06:36 | Johnson State | Ralph Kennedy loses the dribble to Herman Johnson | 68-65 |
| 06:33 | Elms | Bobby Burrows lays it up and in on a great pass from Herman Johnson | 68-67 |
| 06:20 | Johnson State | Stephen Hancock connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Ralph Kennedy | 70-67 |
| 06:11 | Elms | Herman Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-67 |
| 06:09 | Johnson State | Andrew Bell gets the rebound | 70-67 |
| 05:57 | Johnson State | Ralph Kennedy buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Stephen Hancock | 72-67 |
| 05:39 | Elms | Dean Shiflett comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 72-67 |
| 05:38 | Johnson State | Andrew Bell pulls down the rebound | 72-67 |
| 05:34 | Johnson State | Gary Thalls misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-67 |
| 05:33 | Johnson State | Robert Bastien tips it back up and in | 74-67 |
| 05:09 | Elms | Herman Johnson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-67 |
| 05:07 | Johnson State | Robert Bastien gets the rebound | 74-67 |
| 05:01 | Johnson State | Robert Bastien drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Andrew Bell | 76-67 |
| 04:38 | Elms | Bobby Burrows misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 76-67 |
| 04:37 | Johnson State | The rebound goes to Stephen Hancock | 76-67 |
| 04:37 | Johnson State | Johnson State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-67 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Patrick Harrison (SF), Jan Milligan (C) Stephen Hancock, Andrew Bell | |
| Subs | Elms | Jerry Williams (PG), Wilson McDonough (PF), Nathaniel Bussey (C) Ernest Bowles, Bobby Burrows, Dean Shiflett | |
| 04:16 | Johnson State | Charles Sohn steals the ball from Robert Bastien | 76-67 |
| 04:13 | Elms | Herman Johnson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles Sohn | 76-69 |
| 03:57 | Johnson State | Patrick Harrison connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Ralph Kennedy | 78-69 |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Elms | Elms is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:39 | Elms | Jerry Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 78-69 |
| 03:38 | Johnson State | Jan Milligan pulls down the rebound | 78-69 |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Ralph Kennedy (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gary Thalls (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Harrison (fresh) 16 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Bastien (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Jan Milligan (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Elms | PG - Jerry Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Sohn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Herman Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. 4 pf. PF - Wilson McDonough (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Nathaniel Bussey (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Elms | Elms is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Johnson State | Ralph Kennedy misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jerry Williams - foul #1 on Jerry Williams, team foul #8 | 78-69 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Andrew Bell (PF) Robert Bastien | |
| Subs | Elms | Dean Shiflett (C) Nathaniel Bussey | |
| 03:32 | Johnson State | Ralph Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 03:32 | Johnson State | Ralph Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 03:32 | Elms | Charles Sohn snags the defensive board | 79-69 |
| 03:16 | Elms | Dean Shiflett misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 79-69 |
| 03:14 | Johnson State | The rebound goes to Patrick Harrison | 79-69 |
| 02:54 | Johnson State | Patrick Harrison's layup is rejected by Dean Shiflett | 79-69 |
| 02:53 | Johnson State | Jan Milligan pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-69 |
| 02:31 | Johnson State | Patrick Harrison banks in the layup on a great pass from Ralph Kennedy and he's hacked by Herman Johnson - foul #5 on Herman Johnson, team foul #9 | 81-69 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Donald Mauer (SG) Gary Thalls | |
| Subs | Elms | Ernest Bowles (SG), Bryan Burns (SF), Bobby Burrows (PF) Charles Sohn, Herman Johnson, Wilson McDonough | |
| 02:31 | Johnson State | Patrick Harrison makes the free throw | 82-69 |
| 02:15 | Elms | Donald Mauer takes the ball from Bryan Burns | 82-69 |
| 02:10 | Johnson State | Donald Mauer lays it in | 84-69 |
| 01:52 | Elms | Ernest Bowles hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 84-69 |
| 01:50 | Johnson State | Andrew Bell snags the defensive board | 84-69 |
| 01:22 | Johnson State | Ralph Kennedy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 84-69 |
| 01:20 | Elms | Bobby Burrows grabs the defensive rebound | 84-69 |
| 00:59 | Elms | Ernest Bowles makes the floater from just outside the lane | 84-71 |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Elms | Elms is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Johnson State | Andrew Bell hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ralph Kennedy | 86-71 |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Elms | Elms is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Elms | Bryan Burns hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ernest Bowles | 86-74 |
| 00:00 | Johnson State | Ralph Kennedy runs out the clock | 86-74 |