| Lineup | Oberlin | PG - Harold Burnett (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Bradford (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Bell (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Don Lang (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - John Shade (fresh) 17 pts. SG - James Barlow (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roy Archer (fresh) 3 reb. C - Freeman Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Oberlin | David Davis inbounds the ball | 36-34 |
| Game Plan | Oberlin | Oberlin is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Oberlin | Harold Burnett drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 19:28 | Wartburg | David Davis steps in front of the James Barlow pass | 39-34 |
| 19:13 | Oberlin | Joseph Bradford's pass is intercepted by John Shade | 39-34 |
| 19:10 | Wartburg | James Barlow lays it in on a great pass from John Shade | 39-36 |
| 18:54 | Oberlin | Joseph Bradford hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Shade - foul #2 on John Shade, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| 18:54 | Oberlin | Joseph Bradford makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 18:54 | Oberlin | Joseph Bradford misses the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 18:54 | Wartburg | Roy Archer gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 18:33 | Wartburg | James Barlow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 18:32 | Oberlin | Darrell Bell pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 18:27 | Oberlin | Harold Burnett is hacked by Brian Brown - foul #2 on Brian Brown, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| 18:06 | Oberlin | Darrell Bell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 18:05 | Wartburg | Brian Brown grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 17:42 | Wartburg | James Barlow makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-39 |
| 17:34 | Oberlin | Harold Burnett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | Oberlin | Frank Friley (SG), Ryan Sims (C) Joseph Bradford, Darrell Bell | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Nelson Lamantia (PG), Gary Taylor (SG), William Booker (SF), Henry Avery (PF), Allen Weatherly (C) John Shade, James Barlow, Brian Brown, Roy Archer, Freeman Williams | |
| 17:18 | Wartburg | William Booker misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-39 |
| 17:17 | Oberlin | Ryan Sims grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 17:00 | Oberlin | Frank Friley scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Harold Burnett and he's fouled by Nelson Lamantia - foul #1 on Nelson Lamantia, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Oberlin | Robert Renwick (PF) Don Lang | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 17:00 | Oberlin | Frank Friley makes the free throw | 43-39 |
| 16:44 | Wartburg | Nelson Lamantia misses the jumper from the free throw line | 43-39 |
| 16:42 | Oberlin | Ryan Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 16:32 | Oberlin | Henry Avery steals it from Frank Friley | 43-39 |
| 16:10 | Wartburg | William Booker is whistled for traveling | 43-39 |
| Subs | Oberlin | Robert Johnson (PG), Joseph Bradford (SG), Darrell Bell (PF) Harold Burnett, Frank Friley, David Davis | |
| Subs | Wartburg | John Shade (PG), James Barlow (SG), Brian Brown (SF), Roy Archer (PF), Freeman Williams (C) Nelson Lamantia, Gary Taylor, William Booker, Henry Avery, Allen Weatherly | |
| 16:02 | Oberlin | Robert Johnson drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Oberlin | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joseph Bradford (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Renwick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darrell Bell (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - John Shade (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Barlow (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Archer (fresh) 4 reb. C - Freeman Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Wartburg | Roy Archer misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 46-39 |
| 15:40 | Wartburg | Freeman Williams tips it in | 46-41 |
| 15:29 | Oberlin | Joseph Bradford hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Johnson | 49-41 |
| 15:12 | Wartburg | Freeman Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Darrell Bell | 49-41 |
| 15:11 | Wartburg | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Brown | 49-41 |
| 15:00 | Wartburg | Robert Johnson steals the ball from Freeman Williams | 49-41 |
| 14:40 | Oberlin | Ryan Sims is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Ryan Sims, team foul #1 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Oberlin | Harold Burnett (PG), David Davis (SF), Don Lang (C) Robert Johnson, Robert Renwick, Ryan Sims | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Henry Avery (PF), Allen Weatherly (C) Roy Archer, Freeman Williams | |
| 14:20 | Wartburg | James Barlow comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 14:18 | Oberlin | David Davis pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 14:13 | Oberlin | Harold Burnett buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Joseph Bradford | 52-41 |
| 14:04 | Wartburg | Darrell Bell picks off the pass by Brian Brown | 52-41 |
| 13:35 | Oberlin | David Davis can't finish the layup | 52-41 |
| 13:34 | Wartburg | Allen Weatherly grabs the board | 52-41 |
| 13:30 | Wartburg | Joseph Bradford is called for the reach on Brian Brown - foul #2 on Joseph Bradford, team foul #2 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Oberlin | Frank Friley (SG), Robert Renwick (PF) Joseph Bradford, Darrell Bell | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Nelson Lamantia (PG), Gary Taylor (SG), William Booker (SF), Freeman Williams (C) John Shade, James Barlow, Brian Brown, Allen Weatherly | |
| 13:23 | Wartburg | Freeman Williams can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 52-41 |
| 13:22 | Oberlin | Robert Renwick grabs the board | 52-41 |
| 13:16 | Oberlin | David Davis banks in the layup | 54-41 |
| 13:01 | Wartburg | Gary Taylor's pass is intercepted by Robert Renwick | 54-41 |
| 12:32 | Oberlin | Harold Burnett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-41 |
| 12:30 | Wartburg | Nelson Lamantia snags the defensive board | 54-41 |
| 12:11 | Wartburg | Nelson Lamantia lays it up and in and the foul's on Robert Renwick - foul #1 on Robert Renwick, team foul #3 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Oberlin | Ryan Sims (C) David Davis | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Roy Archer (PF) Henry Avery | |
| 12:11 | Wartburg | Nelson Lamantia makes the free throw | 54-44 |
| 11:54 | Oberlin | Don Lang loses the dribble to Freeman Williams | 54-44 |
| Lineup | Oberlin | PG - Harold Burnett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Friley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Renwick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Don Lang (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Ryan Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Nelson Lamantia (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Booker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roy Archer (fresh) 4 reb. C - Freeman Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Wartburg | Freeman Williams is hacked by Ryan Sims - foul #4 on Ryan Sims, team foul #4 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Oberlin | Robert Johnson (PG), Joseph Bradford (SG), Darrell Bell (PF) Harold Burnett, Robert Renwick, Don Lang | |
| Subs | Wartburg | John Shade (PG), James Barlow (SG), Brian Brown (SF), Allen Weatherly (C) Nelson Lamantia, Gary Taylor, William Booker, Freeman Williams | |
| 11:06 | Wartburg | Roy Archer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Darrell Bell - foul #1 on Darrell Bell, team foul #5 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Oberlin | David Davis (SF) Frank Friley | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 11:06 | Wartburg | Roy Archer makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 11:06 | Wartburg | Roy Archer misses the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 11:06 | Oberlin | Ryan Sims pulls down the rebound | 54-45 |
| 10:50 | Oberlin | David Davis blows the layup | 54-45 |
| 10:48 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to James Barlow | 54-45 |
| 10:33 | Wartburg | Brian Brown can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 54-45 |
| 10:32 | Wartburg | Roy Archer gets the offensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 10:20 | Wartburg | Brian Brown hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Barlow | 54-48 |
| 10:03 | Oberlin | Darrell Bell lays it in on a great pass from Robert Johnson | 56-48 |
| 09:40 | Wartburg | Brian Brown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-48 |
| 09:39 | Oberlin | Darrell Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 09:15 | Oberlin | David Davis misses badly on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Roy Archer - foul #1 on Roy Archer, team foul #4 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Oberlin | Harold Burnett (PG), Frank Friley (SG), Robert Renwick (PF), Don Lang (C) Robert Johnson, Joseph Bradford, Darrell Bell, Ryan Sims | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Nelson Lamantia (PG), Gary Taylor (SG), William Booker (SF), Henry Avery (PF), Freeman Williams (C) John Shade, James Barlow, Brian Brown, Roy Archer, Allen Weatherly | |
| 09:15 | Oberlin | David Davis makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 09:15 | Oberlin | David Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 09:08 | Wartburg | Nelson Lamantia connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 58-50 |
| 08:43 | Oberlin | Harold Burnett comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-50 |
| 08:41 | Oberlin | Robert Renwick can't tip it in | 58-50 |
| 08:40 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to William Booker | 58-50 |
| 08:22 | Wartburg | Freeman Williams makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Nelson Lamantia | 58-52 |
| 08:01 | Oberlin | David Davis drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Frank Friley | 60-52 |
| 07:42 | Wartburg | Freeman Williams makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-54 |
| Lineup | Oberlin | PG - Harold Burnett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Friley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Davis (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Renwick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Don Lang (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Nelson Lamantia (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Booker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Avery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Freeman Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Oberlin | Frank Friley's pass is intercepted by Nelson Lamantia | 60-54 |
| 07:15 | Wartburg | Gary Taylor makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-57 |
| 06:57 | Oberlin | Harold Burnett misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-57 |
| 06:56 | Wartburg | Henry Avery snags the defensive board | 60-57 |
| 06:52 | Wartburg | Henry Avery is fouled on the floor by Robert Renwick - foul #2 on Robert Renwick, team foul #6 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Oberlin | Joseph Bradford (SG), Darrell Bell (SF), Ryan Sims (C) Frank Friley, David Davis, Robert Renwick | |
| Subs | Wartburg | John Shade (PG), James Barlow (SG), Brian Brown (SF), Roy Archer (PF), Allen Weatherly (C) Nelson Lamantia, Gary Taylor, William Booker, Henry Avery, Freeman Williams | |
| 06:26 | Wartburg | John Shade drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Barlow | 60-59 |
| 06:10 | Oberlin | James Barlow steals it from Harold Burnett | 60-59 |
| 05:46 | Wartburg | Don Lang steals it from Allen Weatherly | 60-59 |
| 05:34 | Oberlin | Joseph Bradford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-59 |
| Subs | Oberlin | Robert Johnson (PG), Robert Renwick (SF) Harold Burnett, Don Lang | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Freeman Williams (C) Allen Weatherly | |
| 05:16 | Wartburg | James Barlow is hacked by Darrell Bell - foul #2 on Darrell Bell, team foul #7 | 60-59 |
| 05:16 | Wartburg | James Barlow makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 05:16 | Wartburg | James Barlow misses the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 05:16 | Oberlin | Ryan Sims grabs the board | 60-60 |
| 05:09 | Oberlin | Joseph Bradford misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 60-60 |
| 05:07 | Oberlin | Robert Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 04:55 | Oberlin | Robert Renwick hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Robert Johnson | 62-60 |
| 04:36 | Wartburg | John Shade is fouled on the floor by Ryan Sims - foul #5 on Ryan Sims, team foul #8 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Oberlin | Harold Burnett (PG), Frank Friley (SG), Lane Mays (C) Robert Johnson, Joseph Bradford, Ryan Sims | |
| Subs | Wartburg | William Booker (SF), Henry Avery (PF) Brian Brown, Roy Archer | |
| 04:36 | Wartburg | John Shade makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 04:36 | Wartburg | John Shade misses the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 04:36 | Oberlin | Robert Renwick grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 04:22 | Oberlin | Darrell Bell knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Harold Burnett | 65-61 |
| 04:16 | Wartburg | John Shade misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 65-61 |
| 04:14 | Oberlin | Lane Mays pulls down the rebound | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Oberlin | Oberlin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:55 | Oberlin | Harold Burnett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-61 |
| 03:53 | Oberlin | Darrell Bell can't tip it in | 65-61 |
| 03:52 | Wartburg | Freeman Williams gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Oberlin | Oberlin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:48 | Wartburg | William Booker knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Shade | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Oberlin | Oberlin is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:36 | Oberlin | John Shade picks off the pass by Harold Burnett | 65-64 |
| Lineup | Oberlin | PG - Harold Burnett (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Friley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Renwick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darrell Bell (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Lane Mays (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - John Shade (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Barlow (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Booker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Avery (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Freeman Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Oberlin | Oberlin is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:29 | Wartburg | John Shade knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from James Barlow | 65-67 |
| 03:16 | Oberlin | Darrell Bell is whistled for a carry | 65-67 |
| Subs | Oberlin | Joseph Bradford (SG), David Davis (SF), Don Lang (PF) Frank Friley, Robert Renwick, Darrell Bell | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Nelson Lamantia (PG), Gary Taylor (SG), Brian Brown (SF), Roy Archer (PF), Allen Weatherly (C) John Shade, James Barlow, William Booker, Henry Avery, Freeman Williams | |
| 02:57 | Wartburg | Gary Taylor clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 65-67 |
| 02:55 | Oberlin | David Davis grabs the board | 65-67 |
| 02:40 | Oberlin | Joseph Bradford double dribbles | 65-67 |
| Subs | Oberlin | Robert Johnson (PG), Darrell Bell (PF) Harold Burnett, Lane Mays | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 02:38 | Wartburg | Wartburg calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| Subs | Oberlin | Harold Burnett (PG) Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Wartburg | John Shade (PG), James Barlow (SG), Freeman Williams (C) Nelson Lamantia, Gary Taylor, Allen Weatherly | |
| 02:22 | Wartburg | James Barlow misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 65-67 |
| 02:21 | Oberlin | The rebound goes to Don Lang | 65-67 |
| 02:13 | Oberlin | Harold Burnett buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-67 |
| 01:56 | Wartburg | James Barlow drills a 3 from straight away | 67-70 |
| Game Plan | Oberlin | Oberlin is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:41 | Oberlin | Joseph Bradford can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-70 |
| 01:40 | Wartburg | Roy Archer grabs the defensive rebound | 67-70 |
| 01:24 | Wartburg | Don Lang takes the ball from James Barlow | 67-70 |
| 01:10 | Oberlin | David Davis scores on a floater from the left side | 69-70 |
| 00:58 | Wartburg | James Barlow misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 69-70 |
| 00:56 | Wartburg | Roy Archer gets the offensive rebound | 69-70 |
| Game Plan | Oberlin | Oberlin is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Wartburg | Brian Brown is fouled on the floor by Darrell Bell - foul #3 on Darrell Bell, team foul #9 | 69-70 |
| 00:28 | Wartburg | Brian Brown makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:28 | Wartburg | Brian Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:22 | Oberlin | Harold Burnett makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Don Lang | 72-72 |
| 00:04 | Wartburg | James Barlow is fouled on the floor by Joseph Bradford - foul #3 on Joseph Bradford, team foul #10 | 72-72 |
| 00:04 | Wartburg | James Barlow misses the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 00:04 | Wartburg | James Barlow makes the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:04 | Oberlin | Oberlin calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 72-73 |
| Game Plan | Oberlin | Oberlin is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Oberlin | Harold Burnett comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 72-73 |