| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Lloyd Holly (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Philip Harris (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ralph Grogg (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Howard Luis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Del Everett (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alva Goligoski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tony Haire (fresh) 2 reb. C - Fred Sakowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Ralph Grogg inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Cleveland State | Philip Harris drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Lloyd Holly | 34-29 |
| 19:17 | Wagner | Alva Goligoski misses the lay-in | 34-29 |
| 19:15 | Cleveland State | Philip Harris pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 18:52 | Cleveland State | Ralph Grogg loses the dribble to Tony Haire | 34-29 |
| 18:38 | Wagner | Jerry Jones steps in front of the Alva Goligoski pass | 34-29 |
| 18:19 | Cleveland State | Robert Williams hits a floater from the baseline set up by Lloyd Holly | 36-29 |
| 17:50 | Wagner | Del Everett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-29 |
| 17:31 | Cleveland State | Robert Williams is fouled on the floor by Tony Haire - foul #1 on Tony Haire, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Aaron Hunter (PF), Eugene Bergey (C) Robert Williams, Jerry Jones | |
| Subs | Wagner | | |
| 17:14 | Cleveland State | Philip Harris is fouled on the floor by Del Everett - foul #2 on Del Everett, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Bill Powers (PG), Don Park (SG) Lloyd Holly, Philip Harris | |
| Subs | Wagner | Thomas Fransen (PG), Richard Aust (SG), Michael Desimone (SF), Robert Meier (PF) Howard Luis, Del Everett, Alva Goligoski, Tony Haire | |
| 16:53 | Cleveland State | Eugene Bergey misses short on a jumper from the left block | 36-29 |
| 16:51 | Wagner | Fred Sakowski grabs the defensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 16:22 | Wagner | Fred Sakowski misses long on a jumper from the right side | 36-29 |
| 16:21 | Wagner | Robert Meier tips it but misses | 36-29 |
| 16:20 | Wagner | Robert Meier can't tip it in | 36-29 |
| 16:18 | Cleveland State | Aaron Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 15:49 | Cleveland State | Aaron Hunter misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-29 |
| 15:48 | Cleveland State | Don Park grabs the offensive rebound | 36-29 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Bill Powers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Park (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Grogg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Aaron Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Bergey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Thomas Fransen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Aust (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Desimone (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Meier (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Fred Sakowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:28 | Cleveland State | Michael Desimone steps in front of the Ralph Grogg pass | 36-29 |
| 15:05 | Wagner | Michael Desimone misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bill Powers - foul #1 on Bill Powers, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Lloyd Holly (PG), Philip Harris (SG), Robert Williams (PF), Jerry Jones (C) Bill Powers, Don Park, Ralph Grogg, Eugene Bergey | |
| Subs | Wagner | Howard Luis (PG), Alva Goligoski (SF), Tony Haire (PF) Thomas Fransen, Richard Aust, Fred Sakowski | |
| 15:05 | Wagner | Michael Desimone makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 15:05 | Wagner | Michael Desimone misses the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 15:05 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Robert Williams | 36-30 |
| 14:38 | Cleveland State | Alva Goligoski is called for the reach on Aaron Hunter - foul #1 on Alva Goligoski, team foul #3 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Don Park (SF) Aaron Hunter | |
| Subs | Wagner | Del Everett (SG) Michael Desimone | |
| 14:16 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Holly hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Philip Harris | 39-30 |
| 14:08 | Wagner | Don Park is called for the reach on Alva Goligoski - foul #1 on Don Park, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Wagner | Robert Crawford (C) Robert Meier | |
| 13:56 | Wagner | Tony Haire misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-30 |
| 13:54 | Cleveland State | Jerry Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 13:33 | Cleveland State | Philip Harris clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-30 |
| 13:32 | Wagner | Alva Goligoski grabs the defensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 13:28 | Wagner | Del Everett misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-30 |
| 13:27 | Wagner | Robert Crawford tips it home | 39-32 |
| 13:04 | Cleveland State | Jerry Jones misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Alva Goligoski - foul #2 on Alva Goligoski, team foul #4 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ralph Grogg (SF) Don Park | |
| Subs | Wagner | Fred Sakowski (C) Robert Crawford | |
| 13:04 | Cleveland State | Jerry Jones makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 13:04 | Cleveland State | Jerry Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 12:48 | Wagner | Tony Haire clanks a turnaround from the right block | 41-32 |
| 12:47 | Wagner | Fred Sakowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 12:34 | Wagner | Alva Goligoski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-32 |
| 12:32 | Cleveland State | Robert Williams grabs the board | 41-32 |
| 12:07 | Cleveland State | Jerry Jones misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Alva Goligoski - foul #3 on Alva Goligoski, team foul #5 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Bill Powers (PG), Aaron Hunter (SG), Eugene Bergey (PF) Lloyd Holly, Philip Harris, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Wagner | Richard Aust (PG), Michael Desimone (SF), Robert Meier (PF) Howard Luis, Alva Goligoski, Tony Haire | |
| 12:07 | Cleveland State | Jerry Jones makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 12:07 | Cleveland State | Jerry Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 12:07 | Wagner | The rebound goes to Robert Meier | 42-32 |
| 11:54 | Wagner | Richard Aust misses long on a shot from the left side | 42-32 |
| 11:52 | Wagner | Fred Sakowski tips it in | 42-34 |
| 11:33 | Cleveland State | Ralph Grogg hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Bill Powers | 45-34 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Bill Powers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ralph Grogg (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Eugene Bergey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Jerry Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Richard Aust (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Del Everett (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Desimone (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Meier (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Fred Sakowski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:15 | Wagner | Del Everett buries a 3 from the left corner | 45-37 |
| 10:48 | Cleveland State | Robert Meier steals the ball from Aaron Hunter | 45-37 |
| 10:25 | Wagner | Michael Desimone can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-37 |
| 10:24 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Jerry Jones | 45-37 |
| 10:01 | Cleveland State | Aaron Hunter misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Del Everett - foul #3 on Del Everett, team foul #6 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Lloyd Holly (PG), Philip Harris (SG), Robert Williams (PF) Bill Powers, Ralph Grogg, Jerry Jones | |
| Subs | Wagner | Howard Luis (PG), Alva Goligoski (SF), Tony Haire (PF) Del Everett, Michael Desimone, Robert Meier | |
| 10:01 | Cleveland State | Aaron Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 10:01 | Cleveland State | Aaron Hunter misses the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 10:01 | Wagner | Fred Sakowski grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 09:44 | Wagner | Tony Haire makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Howard Luis | 46-39 |
| 09:17 | Cleveland State | Tony Haire steals it from Lloyd Holly | 46-39 |
| 09:00 | Wagner | Howard Luis is hacked by Robert Williams - foul #2 on Robert Williams, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ralph Grogg (SF), Jerry Jones (C) Aaron Hunter, Eugene Bergey | |
| Subs | Wagner | Michael Desimone (SG), Robert Meier (C) Richard Aust, Fred Sakowski | |
| 08:47 | Wagner | Alva Goligoski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-39 |
| 08:24 | Cleveland State | Robert Williams makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Lloyd Holly | 48-39 |
| 08:03 | Wagner | Howard Luis buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Tony Haire | 48-42 |
| 07:48 | Cleveland State | Robert Williams connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Ralph Grogg | 50-42 |
| 07:28 | Wagner | Alva Goligoski makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Howard Luis | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Lloyd Holly (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Philip Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Grogg (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerry Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Howard Luis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Desimone (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alva Goligoski (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tony Haire (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Robert Meier (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:04 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Holly knocks in the jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Howard Luis - foul #2 on Howard Luis, team foul #7 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Don Park (SG), Aaron Hunter (PF) Philip Harris, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Wagner | Richard Aust (PG), Del Everett (SG), Fred Sakowski (C) Howard Luis, Alva Goligoski, Tony Haire | |
| 07:04 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Holly misses the free throw | 52-45 |
| 07:04 | Wagner | Robert Meier snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 06:50 | Wagner | Richard Aust can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-45 |
| 06:48 | Cleveland State | Aaron Hunter snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 06:24 | Cleveland State | Don Park misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 52-45 |
| 06:22 | Wagner | Robert Meier gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 06:16 | Wagner | Fred Sakowski loses the ball out of bounds | 52-45 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Bill Powers (PG), Philip Harris (SG), Eugene Bergey (C) Lloyd Holly, Ralph Grogg, Jerry Jones | |
| Subs | Wagner | Robert Crawford (PF) Robert Meier | |
| 05:55 | Cleveland State | Don Park can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 05:54 | Cleveland State | Eugene Bergey tips it in | 54-45 |
| 05:49 | Wagner | Richard Aust clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-45 |
| 05:47 | Cleveland State | Don Park grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 05:21 | Cleveland State | Del Everett steps in front of the Don Park pass | 54-45 |
| 04:58 | Wagner | Aaron Hunter denies the turnaround by Del Everett | 54-45 |
| 04:57 | Wagner | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Desimone | 54-45 |
| 04:57 | Wagner | Wagner calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-45 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Lloyd Holly (PG), Ralph Grogg (SF), Robert Williams (PF) Bill Powers, Don Park, Aaron Hunter | |
| Subs | Wagner | Howard Luis (PG), Alva Goligoski (SF), Tony Haire (PF) Richard Aust, Michael Desimone, Robert Crawford | |
| 04:44 | Wagner | Del Everett comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-45 |
| 04:43 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Holly gets the rebound | 54-45 |
| 04:22 | Cleveland State | Ralph Grogg misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 04:21 | Cleveland State | Eugene Bergey snags the offensive board | 54-45 |
| 04:03 | Cleveland State | Ralph Grogg misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Del Everett - foul #4 on Del Everett, team foul #8 | 54-45 |
| 04:03 | Cleveland State | Ralph Grogg makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 04:03 | Cleveland State | Ralph Grogg makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 03:43 | Wagner | Ralph Grogg picks off the pass by Howard Luis | 56-45 |
| 03:40 | Cleveland State | Ralph Grogg lays it up and in | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:32 | Wagner | Alva Goligoski hits a jumper near the basket set up by Del Everett | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Cleveland State | Ralph Grogg hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Williams | 61-47 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Lloyd Holly (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Philip Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Grogg (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Eugene Bergey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Howard Luis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Del Everett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Alva Goligoski (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tony Haire (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Fred Sakowski (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:09 | Wagner | Tony Haire misses the dunk attempt | 61-47 |
| 03:08 | Wagner | Fred Sakowski snags the offensive board | 61-47 |
| 02:48 | Wagner | Del Everett drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Howard Luis | 61-49 |
| 02:28 | Cleveland State | Eugene Bergey misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Howard Luis - foul #3 on Howard Luis, team foul #9 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Bill Powers (PG), Aaron Hunter (SG), Don Park (SF), John Powell (C) Lloyd Holly, Philip Harris, Ralph Grogg, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Wagner | Thomas Fransen (PG), Richard Aust (SG), Michael Desimone (SF), Robert Meier (PF), Robert Crawford (C) Howard Luis, Del Everett, Alva Goligoski, Tony Haire, Fred Sakowski | |
| 02:28 | Cleveland State | Eugene Bergey makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 02:28 | Cleveland State | Eugene Bergey makes the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| 02:21 | Wagner | Michael Desimone hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Meier | 63-52 |
| 02:02 | Cleveland State | Eugene Bergey misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Meier - foul #1 on Robert Meier, team foul #10 | 63-52 |
| 02:02 | Cleveland State | Eugene Bergey makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 02:02 | Cleveland State | Eugene Bergey misses the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 02:02 | Wagner | The rebound goes to Robert Crawford | 64-52 |
| 01:56 | Wagner | Richard Aust scores on a floater from the right side set up by Thomas Fransen | 64-54 |
| 01:34 | Cleveland State | Bill Powers misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-54 |
| 01:33 | Cleveland State | John Powell tips it but misses | 64-54 |
| 01:32 | Wagner | Thomas Fransen grabs the board | 64-54 |
| 01:16 | Wagner | Richard Aust is called for traveling | 64-54 |
| 00:55 | Cleveland State | Michael Desimone steps in front of the Don Park pass | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Wagner | Richard Aust makes the jumper from the free throw line | 64-56 |
| 00:49 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Lloyd Holly (PG), Philip Harris (SG), Ralph Grogg (SF), Robert Williams (PF), Jerry Jones (C) Bill Powers, Aaron Hunter, Don Park, Eugene Bergey, John Powell | |
| Subs | Wagner | Howard Luis (PG), Del Everett (SG), Alva Goligoski (SF), Tony Haire (PF), Fred Sakowski (C) Thomas Fransen, Richard Aust, Michael Desimone, Robert Meier, Robert Crawford | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Cleveland State | Del Everett is called for the reach on Ralph Grogg in the backcourt - foul #5 on Del Everett, team foul #11 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dan Corbett (PG) Lloyd Holly | |
| Subs | Wagner | Richard Aust (SG) Del Everett | |
| 00:47 | Cleveland State | Ralph Grogg makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:47 | Cleveland State | Ralph Grogg makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:40 | Wagner | Alva Goligoski drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Aust | 66-58 |
| 00:37 | Cleveland State | Richard Aust is called for the reach on Robert Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Aust, team foul #12 | 66-58 |
| 00:37 | Cleveland State | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:37 | Cleveland State | Robert Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:37 | Wagner | Fred Sakowski grabs the defensive rebound | 67-58 |
| 00:29 | Wagner | Philip Harris steals it from Alva Goligoski | 67-58 |
| 00:27 | Cleveland State | Dan Corbett is hacked by Richard Aust in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Aust, team foul #13 | 67-58 |
| 00:27 | Cleveland State | Dan Corbett makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:27 | Cleveland State | Dan Corbett makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:20 | Wagner | Tony Haire lays it in and he's hacked by Dan Corbett - foul #1 on Dan Corbett, team foul #4 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Lloyd Holly (PG) Dan Corbett | |
| Subs | Wagner | | |
| 00:20 | Wagner | Tony Haire makes the free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:17 | Cleveland State | Philip Harris is hacked by Richard Aust in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Aust, team foul #14 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dan Corbett (PG) Lloyd Holly | |
| Subs | Wagner | | |
| 00:17 | Cleveland State | Philip Harris misses the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:17 | Cleveland State | Philip Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:11 | Wagner | Alva Goligoski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-61 |
| 00:10 | Cleveland State | Jerry Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 70-61 |
| 00:09 | Cleveland State | Jerry Jones is hacked by Howard Luis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Howard Luis, team foul #15 | 70-61 |
| 00:09 | Cleveland State | Jerry Jones makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:09 | Cleveland State | Jerry Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:02 | Wagner | Tony Haire comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 72-61 |
| 00:01 | Cleveland State | Ralph Grogg gets the rebound | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Ralph Grogg runs out the clock | 72-61 |