| Lineup | Denison | PG - Dick Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dean Ashford (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Rutledge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Delrosario (fresh) 3 reb. C - Spencer Davidson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Eric Uren (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rich Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Brown (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Glenn Lutz (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Travis Maury (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | U.S. Merchant Marines | William Brown inbounds the ball | 45-47 |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:36 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Dean Ashford is called for the reach on Eric Uren - foul #1 on Dean Ashford, team foul #1 | 45-47 |
| 19:23 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Eric Uren can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 19:22 | Denison | Spencer Davidson gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 19:16 | Denison | Keith Rutledge connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Dick Jones | 48-47 |
| 18:59 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Travis Maury misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Spencer Davidson - foul #2 on Spencer Davidson, team foul #2 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Leonard Fairman (PG), Tyron Hansel (SG) Eric Uren, Rich Evans | |
| 18:59 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Travis Maury misses the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 18:59 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Travis Maury misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 18:59 | Denison | Spencer Davidson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 18:55 | Denison | Dick Jones is hacked by Leonard Fairman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leonard Fairman, team foul #1 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Rich Evans (SG), Caleb Doherty (PF), Richard Spinelli (C) Leonard Fairman, Glenn Lutz, Travis Maury | |
| 18:44 | Denison | Dean Ashford is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-47 |
| 18:39 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Tyron Hansel misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 18:38 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Rich Evans pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 18:22 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Tyron Hansel misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Keith Rutledge - foul #1 on Keith Rutledge, team foul #3 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Denison | Harold Ellison (PG), William Finney (SG), Lucas Allen (SF), Edward Ritchey (PF), Gary Harley (C) Dick Jones, Dean Ashford, Keith Rutledge, William Delrosario, Spencer Davidson | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Devon Hayes (PF) William Brown | |
| 18:22 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Tyron Hansel misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 18:22 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Tyron Hansel makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 18:14 | Denison | William Finney's pass is intercepted by Devon Hayes | 50-48 |
| 18:08 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Edward Ritchey picks off the pass by Caleb Doherty | 50-48 |
| 18:04 | Denison | Tyron Hansel picks off the pass by Lucas Allen | 50-48 |
| 17:50 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Richard Spinelli hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Gary Harley - foul #1 on Gary Harley, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Eric Uren (PG), William Brown (SF), Glenn Lutz (PF) Tyron Hansel, Caleb Doherty, Devon Hayes | |
| 17:50 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Richard Spinelli misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 17:50 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Richard Spinelli makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 17:45 | Denison | Lucas Allen's pass is intercepted by Rich Evans in the backcourt | 50-49 |
| 17:23 | U.S. Merchant Marines | William Brown loses the dribble to Lucas Allen | 50-49 |
| 17:12 | Denison | Gary Harley's pass is intercepted by William Brown | 50-49 |
| 16:54 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Eric Uren misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-49 |
| 16:52 | Denison | The rebound goes to Edward Ritchey | 50-49 |
| 16:46 | Denison | William Finney makes the wide open fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Harold Ellison | 52-49 |
| 16:30 | U.S. Merchant Marines | William Brown misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 16:28 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Richard Spinelli grabs the offensive board | 52-49 |
| 16:20 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Eric Uren is hacked by William Finney - foul #2 on William Finney, team foul #5 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Denison | Dick Jones (PG), Dean Ashford (SG), Keith Rutledge (SF), William Delrosario (PF), Spencer Davidson (C) Harold Ellison, William Finney, Lucas Allen, Edward Ritchey, Gary Harley | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Sickler (PG), Caleb Doherty (SF), Devon Hayes (PF), Travis Maury (C) Eric Uren, William Brown, Glenn Lutz, Richard Spinelli | |
| 16:10 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Sickler misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-49 |
| 16:09 | Denison | William Delrosario grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 16:02 | Denison | Devon Hayes is called for the reach on Dean Ashford - foul #1 on Devon Hayes, team foul #2 | 52-49 |
| 15:51 | Denison | Keith Rutledge misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Caleb Doherty - foul #1 on Caleb Doherty, team foul #3 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Denison | Thad Sayre (C) Spencer Davidson | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Leonard Fairman (PG), Randy Garner (SG) Paul Sickler, Rich Evans | |
| 15:51 | Denison | Keith Rutledge misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 15:51 | Denison | Keith Rutledge makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Dick Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dean Ashford (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Rutledge (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Delrosario (fresh) 4 reb. C - Thad Sayre (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Leonard Fairman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Randy Garner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Caleb Doherty (fresh) PF - Devon Hayes (fresh) C - Travis Maury (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Leonard Fairman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 15:29 | Denison | The rebound goes to William Delrosario | 53-49 |
| 15:08 | Denison | Dean Ashford can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 15:06 | Denison | William Delrosario gets the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 14:44 | Denison | Dean Ashford hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-49 |
| 14:43 | U.S. Merchant Marines | The rebound goes to Leonard Fairman | 53-49 |
| 14:37 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Leonard Fairman buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-52 |
| 14:20 | Denison | Dean Ashford can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Randy Garner - foul #4 on Randy Garner, team foul #4 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Denison | Lucas Allen (SF), Spencer Davidson (PF) Keith Rutledge, William Delrosario | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Sickler (PG), Tyron Hansel (SG), William Brown (SF), Glenn Lutz (PF) Leonard Fairman, Randy Garner, Caleb Doherty, Devon Hayes | |
| 14:20 | Denison | Dean Ashford makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 14:20 | Denison | Dean Ashford makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 13:53 | U.S. Merchant Marines | The jump hook by William Brown is blocked by Thad Sayre | 55-52 |
| 13:51 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Glenn Lutz pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 13:37 | U.S. Merchant Marines | The jump hook by Glenn Lutz is blocked by Spencer Davidson | 55-52 |
| 13:35 | Denison | Thad Sayre pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| 13:33 | Denison | Dick Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-52 |
| Subs | Denison | Harold Ellison (PG), William Finney (SG), Robert Sullivan (SF), William Delrosario (PF) Dick Jones, Dean Ashford, Lucas Allen, Thad Sayre | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Eric Uren (PG) Paul Sickler | |
| 13:28 | U.S. Merchant Marines | William Finney steals it from Travis Maury | 55-52 |
| 13:25 | Denison | William Finney banks in the layup | 57-52 |
| 13:12 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Tyron Hansel makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by William Brown | 57-54 |
| 13:03 | Denison | Robert Sullivan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 13:02 | U.S. Merchant Marines | The rebound goes to Glenn Lutz | 57-54 |
| 12:57 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Eric Uren drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from William Brown | 57-57 |
| 12:38 | Denison | William Delrosario misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by William Brown - foul #3 on William Brown, team foul #5 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Denison | Dick Jones (PG), Lucas Allen (SG), Gary Harley (C) Harold Ellison, William Finney, Spencer Davidson | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Sickler (PG), Rich Evans (SG), Richard Spinelli (C) Eric Uren, Tyron Hansel, Travis Maury | |
| 12:38 | Denison | William Delrosario makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 12:38 | Denison | William Delrosario misses the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 12:38 | U.S. Merchant Marines | The rebound goes to Glenn Lutz | 58-57 |
| 12:19 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Rich Evans can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-57 |
| 12:17 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Sickler snags the offensive board | 58-57 |
| 12:02 | U.S. Merchant Marines | William Brown is fouled on the floor by Robert Sullivan - foul #2 on Robert Sullivan, team foul #6 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Denison | Keith Rutledge (SF), Thad Sayre (C) Robert Sullivan, William Delrosario | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Leonard Fairman (SG), Devon Hayes (C) Rich Evans, Richard Spinelli | |
| 11:44 | U.S. Merchant Marines | William Brown comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 58-57 |
| 11:42 | Denison | Thad Sayre snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Dick Jones (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lucas Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Keith Rutledge (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Harley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thad Sayre (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Paul Sickler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Fairman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Brown (tiring) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Glenn Lutz (tiring) 12 pts. 10 reb. C - Devon Hayes (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Denison | Dick Jones is whistled for traveling | 58-57 |
| Subs | Denison | Harold Ellison (PG), William Finney (SG), Spencer Davidson (PF) Dick Jones, Lucas Allen, Gary Harley | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Eric Uren (PG) Paul Sickler | |
| 11:17 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Spencer Davidson steps in front of the Eric Uren pass | 58-57 |
| 11:04 | Denison | Thad Sayre misses the wide open fadeaway near the basket | 58-57 |
| 11:03 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Glenn Lutz gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 10:59 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Eric Uren misses short on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Harold Ellison - foul #3 on Harold Ellison, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Denison | Dean Ashford (SG), Edward Ritchey (SF), William Delrosario (PF) William Finney, Keith Rutledge, Spencer Davidson | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Rich Evans (SG), Caleb Doherty (SF), Richard Spinelli (C) Leonard Fairman, William Brown, Devon Hayes | |
| 10:59 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Eric Uren makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 10:59 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Eric Uren misses the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 10:59 | Denison | Edward Ritchey gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 10:44 | Denison | William Delrosario can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Spinelli - foul #2 on Richard Spinelli, team foul #6 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Denison | Dick Jones (PG) Harold Ellison | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | | |
| 10:44 | Denison | William Delrosario makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 10:44 | Denison | William Delrosario makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 10:34 | U.S. Merchant Marines | William Delrosario is called for the reach on Eric Uren - foul #1 on William Delrosario, team foul #8 | 60-58 |
| 10:34 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Eric Uren makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 10:34 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Eric Uren makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 10:23 | Denison | Dick Jones hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-60 |
| 10:22 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Caleb Doherty snags the defensive board | 60-60 |
| 10:12 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Eric Uren hits a 3 from the left wing | 60-63 |
| 10:08 | Denison | Caleb Doherty takes the ball from Edward Ritchey in the backcourt | 60-63 |
| 09:52 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Rich Evans connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Eric Uren | 60-65 |
| 09:45 | Denison | Dick Jones misses long on an open jumper from just outside the lane | 60-65 |
| 09:44 | Denison | Dean Ashford pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-65 |
| 09:28 | Denison | William Delrosario lays it up and in on a great pass from Dean Ashford | 62-65 |
| 09:09 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Caleb Doherty scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-68 |
| 09:03 | Denison | William Delrosario is whistled for a carry | 62-68 |
| Subs | Denison | Lucas Allen (PG), William Finney (SG), Robert Sullivan (SF), Gary Harley (PF), Spencer Davidson (C) Dick Jones, Dean Ashford, Edward Ritchey, William Delrosario, Thad Sayre | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Sickler (PG), Leonard Fairman (SG), Tyron Hansel (SF), Devon Hayes (PF), Travis Maury (C) Eric Uren, Rich Evans, Caleb Doherty, Glenn Lutz, Richard Spinelli | |
| 08:43 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Tyron Hansel misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-68 |
| 08:41 | Denison | The rebound goes to Spencer Davidson | 62-68 |
| 08:26 | Denison | Lucas Allen knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-68 |
| 08:22 | U.S. Merchant Marines | William Finney takes the ball from Leonard Fairman | 64-68 |
| 08:18 | Denison | Lucas Allen hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Finney | 66-68 |
| 08:12 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Leonard Fairman clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Gary Harley - foul #2 on Gary Harley, team foul #9 | 66-68 |
| Subs | Denison | Harold Ellison (PG), Keith Rutledge (SF) Robert Sullivan, Spencer Davidson | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Rich Evans (SG), William Brown (SF) Paul Sickler, Tyron Hansel | |
| 08:12 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Leonard Fairman makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 08:12 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Leonard Fairman misses the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 08:12 | Denison | Keith Rutledge pulls down the rebound | 66-69 |
| 07:56 | Denison | Lucas Allen is called for a charge - foul #2 on Lucas Allen, team foul #10 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Denison | Spencer Davidson (PF) Gary Harley | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Randy Garner (PF) Devon Hayes | |
| 07:39 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Travis Maury misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 66-69 |
| 07:37 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Randy Garner pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-69 |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Harold Ellison (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Finney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Keith Rutledge (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Spencer Davidson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Lucas Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Leonard Fairman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Rich Evans (tired) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Brown (tiring) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Randy Garner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Travis Maury (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Leonard Fairman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-69 |
| Subs | Denison | Dean Ashford (SG), William Delrosario (PF) William Finney, Lucas Allen | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Eric Uren (PG) Rich Evans | |
| 07:12 | Denison | Harold Ellison clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-69 |
| 07:10 | U.S. Merchant Marines | The rebound goes to Randy Garner | 66-69 |
| 07:06 | U.S. Merchant Marines | William Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-69 |
| Subs | Denison | Robert Sullivan (SF) Keith Rutledge | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Sickler (PG), Caleb Doherty (PF), Richard Spinelli (C) Eric Uren, Leonard Fairman, Travis Maury | |
| 06:47 | Denison | William Brown is called for the reach on Harold Ellison - foul #4 on William Brown, team foul #7 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Denison | Gary Harley (PF), Thad Sayre (C) William Delrosario, Spencer Davidson | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Devon Hayes (C) Richard Spinelli | |
| 06:47 | Denison | Harold Ellison makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 06:47 | Denison | Harold Ellison makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 06:27 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Randy Garner misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-69 |
| 06:25 | Denison | Harold Ellison gets the rebound | 68-69 |
| 06:13 | Denison | Robert Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-69 |
| 06:11 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Devon Hayes snags the defensive board | 68-69 |
| 06:05 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Caleb Doherty hits a floater from the right block and the foul's on Robert Sullivan - foul #3 on Robert Sullivan, team foul #11 | 68-71 |
| Subs | Denison | Dick Jones (PG), Lucas Allen (SG), Keith Rutledge (SF), William Delrosario (PF) Harold Ellison, Dean Ashford, Robert Sullivan, Gary Harley | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Eric Uren (PG) Paul Sickler | |
| 06:05 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Caleb Doherty misses the free throw | 68-71 |
| 06:05 | Denison | Thad Sayre grabs the defensive rebound | 68-71 |
| 05:59 | Denison | Dick Jones can't finish the uncontested layup | 68-71 |
| 05:57 | U.S. Merchant Marines | William Brown gets the rebound | 68-71 |
| 05:53 | U.S. Merchant Marines | William Brown drills a shot from the right side set up by Eric Uren | 68-73 |
| 05:51 | Denison | Lucas Allen is hacked by Eric Uren in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Uren, team foul #8 | 68-73 |
| Subs | Denison | Spencer Davidson (C) Thad Sayre | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Glenn Lutz (PF), Richard Spinelli (C) Caleb Doherty, Devon Hayes | |
| 05:51 | Denison | Lucas Allen makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 05:51 | Denison | Lucas Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 05:33 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Glenn Lutz clanks a floater from the free throw line | 70-73 |
| 05:31 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Randy Garner snags the offensive board | 70-73 |
| 05:23 | U.S. Merchant Marines | William Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-73 |
| 05:22 | Denison | William Delrosario gets the rebound | 70-73 |
| 05:20 | Denison | Lucas Allen is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Uren - foul #3 on Eric Uren, team foul #9 | 70-73 |
| Subs | Denison | William Finney (SG) Dick Jones | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Leonard Fairman (SG), Tyron Hansel (SF), Travis Maury (C) William Brown, Glenn Lutz, Richard Spinelli | |
| 05:20 | Denison | Lucas Allen makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 05:20 | Denison | Lucas Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 71-73 |
| 05:20 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Leonard Fairman grabs the board | 71-73 |
| 05:00 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Tyron Hansel's pass is intercepted by Lucas Allen | 71-73 |
| 04:46 | Denison | Keith Rutledge misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-73 |
| 04:44 | Denison | Spencer Davidson grabs the offensive board | 71-73 |
| 04:26 | Denison | Lucas Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-73 |
| Subs | Denison | Dick Jones (PG), Dean Ashford (SG), Robert Sullivan (SF), Gary Harley (PF), Thad Sayre (C) Lucas Allen, William Finney, Keith Rutledge, William Delrosario, Spencer Davidson | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Rich Evans (SG), Glenn Lutz (PF), Devon Hayes (C) Eric Uren, Tyron Hansel, Travis Maury | |
| 04:10 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Devon Hayes blows the layup but he's hacked by Thad Sayre - foul #4 on Thad Sayre, team foul #12 | 71-73 |
| 04:10 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Devon Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 04:10 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Devon Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| 04:00 | Denison | Dean Ashford misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-75 |
| 03:59 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Devon Hayes pulls down the rebound | 71-75 |
| 03:54 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Leonard Fairman clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 71-75 |
| 03:52 | Denison | Thad Sayre pulls down the rebound | 71-75 |
| 03:46 | Denison | Gary Harley misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Devon Hayes - foul #2 on Devon Hayes, team foul #10 | 71-75 |
| Subs | Denison | Edward Ritchey (PF) Thad Sayre | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Sickler (PG), William Brown (SF), Richard Spinelli (C) Leonard Fairman, Randy Garner, Devon Hayes | |
| 03:46 | Denison | Gary Harley misses the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 03:46 | Denison | Gary Harley makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 03:29 | U.S. Merchant Marines | William Brown is hacked by Robert Sullivan - foul #4 on Robert Sullivan, team foul #13 | 72-75 |
| Subs | Denison | Harold Ellison (PG) Dick Jones | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Caleb Doherty (PF) Glenn Lutz | |
| 03:29 | U.S. Merchant Marines | William Brown makes the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 03:29 | U.S. Merchant Marines | William Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Harold Ellison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dean Ashford (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Edward Ritchey (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gary Harley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Paul Sickler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rich Evans (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Brown (tiring) 12 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Caleb Doherty (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Richard Spinelli (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Denison | Rich Evans is called for the reach on Dean Ashford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rich Evans, team foul #11 | 72-77 |
| Subs | Denison | Keith Rutledge (SF), Thad Sayre (C) Robert Sullivan, Gary Harley | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | | |
| 03:26 | Denison | Dean Ashford makes the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 03:26 | Denison | Dean Ashford makes the 2nd free throw | 74-77 |
| 03:07 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Sickler misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 74-77 |
| 03:05 | Denison | Keith Rutledge pulls down the rebound | 74-77 |
| 03:02 | Denison | Paul Sickler steals the ball from Edward Ritchey in the backcourt | 74-77 |
| 03:01 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Sickler banks in the layup | 74-79 |
| 02:42 | Denison | Thad Sayre makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Harold Ellison | 76-79 |
| 02:24 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Caleb Doherty hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 76-79 |
| 02:23 | Denison | Edward Ritchey grabs the defensive rebound | 76-79 |
| 02:13 | Denison | Dean Ashford is called for 10 seconds | 76-79 |
| Subs | Denison | Dick Jones (PG), William Finney (SG), Robert Sullivan (SF), William Delrosario (PF), Spencer Davidson (C) Harold Ellison, Dean Ashford, Keith Rutledge, Edward Ritchey, Thad Sayre | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Eric Uren (PG), Tyron Hansel (SG), Randy Garner (SF), Glenn Lutz (PF), Devon Hayes (C) Paul Sickler, Rich Evans, William Brown, Caleb Doherty, Richard Spinelli | |
| 01:53 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Eric Uren hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 76-79 |
| 01:52 | Denison | William Finney grabs the defensive rebound | 76-79 |
| 01:50 | Denison | Tyron Hansel is called for the reach on Spencer Davidson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tyron Hansel, team foul #12 | 76-79 |
| Subs | Denison | Dean Ashford (SG), Keith Rutledge (SF), Thad Sayre (C) William Finney, Robert Sullivan, William Delrosario | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Rich Evans (SG), William Brown (SF), Travis Maury (C) Tyron Hansel, Randy Garner, Devon Hayes | |
| 01:50 | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-79 |
| 01:50 | Denison | Spencer Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 77-79 |
| 01:50 | Denison | Spencer Davidson misses the 2nd free throw | 77-79 |
| 01:50 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Glenn Lutz snags the defensive board | 77-79 |
| 01:43 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Rich Evans misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 77-79 |
| 01:41 | Denison | Thad Sayre gets the rebound | 77-79 |
| 01:37 | Denison | Dick Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-79 |
| 01:36 | Denison | Thad Sayre tips it home | 79-79 |
| 01:26 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Eric Uren misses long on a floater in the paint | 79-79 |
| 01:24 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Glenn Lutz grabs the offensive rebound | 79-79 |
| 01:08 | U.S. Merchant Marines | William Brown misses the lay-in | 79-79 |
| 01:06 | Denison | Thad Sayre grabs the defensive rebound | 79-79 |
| 01:00 | Denison | Thad Sayre drills a shot from the left block set up by Dick Jones | 81-79 |
| 01:00 | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-79 |
| Subs | Denison | William Delrosario (PF) Spencer Davidson | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | | |
| 00:43 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Glenn Lutz clanks a 3 from the left wing | 81-79 |
| 00:42 | Denison | Thad Sayre gets the rebound | 81-79 |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Denison | Rich Evans is called for the reach on William Delrosario in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rich Evans, team foul #13 | 81-79 |
| 00:39 | Denison | William Delrosario makes the 1st free throw | 82-79 |
| 00:39 | Denison | William Delrosario makes the 2nd free throw | 83-79 |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:32 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Keith Rutledge takes the ball from Travis Maury | 83-79 |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Denison | William Delrosario is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Uren - foul #4 on Eric Uren, team foul #14 | 83-79 |
| Subs | Denison | Lucas Allen (SF) Keith Rutledge | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | | |
| 00:29 | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 83-79 |
| 00:29 | Denison | William Delrosario makes the 1st free throw | 84-79 |
| 00:29 | Denison | William Delrosario misses the 2nd free throw | 84-79 |
| 00:29 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Rich Evans gets the rebound | 84-79 |
| 00:24 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Rich Evans connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 84-82 |
| 00:22 | Denison | Eric Uren is called for the reach on Dick Jones in the backcourt - foul #5 on Eric Uren, team foul #15 | 84-82 |
| Subs | Denison | Keith Rutledge (SF) Lucas Allen | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Leonard Fairman (PG) Eric Uren | |
| 00:22 | Denison | Dick Jones makes the 1st free throw | 85-82 |
| 00:22 | Denison | Dick Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 86-82 |
| 00:17 | U.S. Merchant Marines | William Brown misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 86-82 |
| 00:16 | Denison | William Delrosario grabs the board | 86-82 |
| 00:13 | Denison | William Delrosario is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Fairman - foul #4 on Leonard Fairman, team foul #16 | 86-82 |
| Subs | Denison | Lucas Allen (SF) Keith Rutledge | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | | |
| 00:13 | Denison | William Delrosario makes the 1st free throw | 87-82 |
| 00:13 | Denison | William Delrosario makes the 2nd free throw | 88-82 |
| 00:07 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Dean Ashford steps in front of the Rich Evans pass | 88-82 |
| 00:05 | Denison | Dick Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Rich Evans - foul #3 on Rich Evans, team foul #17 | 88-82 |
| Subs | Denison | Edward Ritchey (SF), Spencer Davidson (C) Dean Ashford, Thad Sayre | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | | |
| 00:05 | Denison | Dick Jones makes the 1st free throw | 89-82 |
| 00:05 | Denison | Dick Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 90-82 |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Rich Evans hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 90-82 |