| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Clarence Knipp (fresh) SG - John Ellison (fresh) SF - Phillip Zuckerberg (fresh) PF - Willie Wells (fresh) C - Jan Baird (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - James Knight (fresh) SG - Daniel Crown (fresh) SF - Bruce Topolansky (fresh) PF - Christopher Clark (fresh) C - Ernest Reed (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wartburg | Willie Wells wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Emerson | Emerson is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Wartburg | John Ellison misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Emerson | James Knight pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Emerson | Ernest Reed hits the finger roll on a great pass from Daniel Crown | 0-2 |
| 19:34 | Wartburg | Ernest Reed is called for the reach on Jan Baird - foul #1 on Ernest Reed, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Wartburg | John Ellison misses the wide open shot from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Wartburg | Willie Wells can't tip it in | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Emerson | Bruce Topolansky grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Emerson | Ernest Reed loses the dribble to Jan Baird | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Wartburg | Phillip Zuckerberg hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John Ellison | 3-2 |
| 18:40 | Emerson | Christopher Clark is whistled for traveling | 3-2 |
| 18:35 | Wartburg | James Knight takes the ball from Phillip Zuckerberg in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 18:16 | Emerson | Daniel Crown misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 3-2 |
| 18:15 | Wartburg | Jan Baird snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:10 | Wartburg | Clarence Knipp can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:08 | Wartburg | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Knipp | 3-2 |
| 17:58 | Wartburg | Willie Wells misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 3-2 |
| 17:56 | Emerson | The rebound goes to Bruce Topolansky | 3-2 |
| 17:51 | Emerson | Bruce Topolansky hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by James Knight | 3-4 |
| 17:34 | Wartburg | Jan Baird misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Bruce Topolansky - foul #1 on Bruce Topolansky, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Daniel Lasseter (PG), Stephen Freese (SG), William Eichenmiller (SF), Nicholas Heckler (PF) Clarence Knipp, John Ellison, Phillip Zuckerberg, Willie Wells | |
| Subs | Emerson | Uros Prusinski (PG), Arron Gerhard (SG), Steven Dunigan (SF), Mark Chaparro (PF), Edward Flood (C) James Knight, Daniel Crown, Bruce Topolansky, Christopher Clark, Ernest Reed | |
| 17:34 | Wartburg | Jan Baird misses the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:34 | Wartburg | Jan Baird makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:23 | Emerson | Edward Flood is open and buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Steven Dunigan and he's fouled by Jan Baird - foul #1 on Jan Baird, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Wartburg | George Innocent (PG) Jan Baird | |
| Subs | Emerson | | |
| 17:23 | Emerson | Edward Flood makes the free throw | 4-7 |
| 17:20 | Wartburg | Daniel Lasseter double dribbles in the backcourt | 4-7 |
| 16:57 | Emerson | Edward Flood is called for traveling | 4-7 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Charlie Frawley (SG), Willie Glick (PF) Stephen Freese, Daniel Lasseter | |
| Subs | Emerson | | |
| 16:39 | Wartburg | Willie Glick can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 16:38 | Wartburg | William Eichenmiller misses the tip | 4-7 |
| 16:37 | Emerson | Mark Chaparro grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:33 | Emerson | Arron Gerhard misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Charlie Frawley - foul #1 on Charlie Frawley, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Clarence Knipp (PG), Willie Wells (PF) George Innocent, William Eichenmiller | |
| Subs | Emerson | Bobby Gilbert (SG), Christopher Clark (PF), Ernest Reed (C) Steven Dunigan, Mark Chaparro, Edward Flood | |
| 16:33 | Emerson | Arron Gerhard makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 16:33 | Emerson | Arron Gerhard makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 16:12 | Wartburg | Charlie Frawley is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Charlie Frawley, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Daniel Lasseter (SG), Phillip Zuckerberg (SF), Jan Baird (C) Charlie Frawley, Willie Glick, Nicholas Heckler | |
| Subs | Emerson | | |
| 15:48 | Emerson | Uros Prusinski hits a wide open jumper from the right side on a great pass from Bobby Gilbert | 4-11 |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Clarence Knipp (tiring) SG - Daniel Lasseter (fairly fresh) SF - Phillip Zuckerberg (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Willie Wells (tiring) C - Jan Baird (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - Uros Prusinski (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Bobby Gilbert (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arron Gerhard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Clark (tiring) C - Ernest Reed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Wartburg | Phillip Zuckerberg clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 4-11 |
| 15:33 | Emerson | Christopher Clark pulls down the rebound | 4-11 |
| 15:29 | Emerson | Clarence Knipp steps in front of the Arron Gerhard pass in the backcourt | 4-11 |
| 15:11 | Wartburg | Christopher Clark steps in front of the Jan Baird pass | 4-11 |
| 15:09 | Emerson | Bobby Gilbert is hacked by Daniel Lasseter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Lasseter, team foul #4 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Wartburg | George Innocent (PG), Stephen Freese (SG), William Eichenmiller (SF), Nicholas Heckler (C) Clarence Knipp, Daniel Lasseter, Phillip Zuckerberg, Jan Baird | |
| Subs | Emerson | James Knight (PG), Daniel Crown (SG), Bruce Topolansky (SF), Mark Chaparro (PF), Edward Flood (C) Uros Prusinski, Bobby Gilbert, Arron Gerhard, Christopher Clark, Ernest Reed | |
| 14:59 | Emerson | George Innocent steals the ball from James Knight | 4-11 |
| 14:36 | Wartburg | George Innocent clanks a jumper from the left side | 4-11 |
| 14:34 | Emerson | Mark Chaparro gets the rebound | 4-11 |
| 14:30 | Emerson | Stephen Freese picks off the pass by Bruce Topolansky in the backcourt | 4-11 |
| 14:29 | Wartburg | Stephen Freese lays it up and in | 6-11 |
| 14:27 | Emerson | James Knight is hacked by George Innocent in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Innocent, team foul #5 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Clarence Knipp (PG), John Ellison (SG), Willie Glick (PF), Jan Baird (C) George Innocent, Stephen Freese, Willie Wells, Nicholas Heckler | |
| Subs | Emerson | Bobby Gilbert (PG), Steven Dunigan (SF), Ernest Reed (C) James Knight, Bruce Topolansky, Edward Flood | |
| 14:08 | Emerson | Mark Chaparro banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Daniel Crown | 6-13 |
| 13:47 | Wartburg | Willie Glick misses the lay-in | 6-13 |
| 13:46 | Wartburg | John Ellison pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-13 |
| 13:34 | Wartburg | Ernest Reed steals the ball from John Ellison | 6-13 |
| 13:19 | Emerson | Clarence Knipp steals the ball from Steven Dunigan | 6-13 |
| 13:06 | Wartburg | Willie Glick hits a jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by Mark Chaparro - foul #1 on Mark Chaparro, team foul #3 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Daniel Lasseter (PG), Stephen Freese (SG), Phillip Zuckerberg (SF), Nicholas Heckler (C) Clarence Knipp, John Ellison, William Eichenmiller, Jan Baird | |
| Subs | Emerson | James Knight (PG), Arron Gerhard (SG), Bruce Topolansky (SF), Christopher Clark (PF), Edward Flood (C) Bobby Gilbert, Daniel Crown, Steven Dunigan, Mark Chaparro, Ernest Reed | |
| 13:06 | Wartburg | Willie Glick makes the free throw | 9-13 |
| 13:04 | Emerson | Daniel Lasseter is called for the reach on James Knight in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Lasseter, team foul #6 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Wartburg | George Innocent (PG), Willie Wells (PF) Daniel Lasseter, Willie Glick | |
| Subs | Emerson | | |
| 12:55 | Emerson | Edward Flood misses the jumper from the baseline | 9-13 |
| 12:54 | Wartburg | Willie Wells grabs the board | 9-13 |
| 12:35 | Wartburg | George Innocent buries a jumper from the right side | 11-13 |
| 12:29 | Emerson | Bruce Topolansky misses the floater from the free throw line | 11-13 |
| 12:28 | Emerson | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Flood | 11-13 |
| 12:17 | Emerson | James Knight double dribbles | 11-13 |
| Subs | Wartburg | John Ellison (SG), William Eichenmiller (C) Stephen Freese, Nicholas Heckler | |
| Subs | Emerson | Uros Prusinski (PG) James Knight | |
| 11:56 | Wartburg | William Eichenmiller connects on the 3 from the right corner | 14-13 |
| 11:50 | Emerson | Edward Flood is fouled on the floor by William Eichenmiller - foul #1 on William Eichenmiller, team foul #7 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Clarence Knipp (PG) George Innocent | |
| Subs | Emerson | James Knight (PG), Daniel Crown (SG), Mark Chaparro (PF) Uros Prusinski, Arron Gerhard, Christopher Clark | |
| 11:50 | Wartburg | Wartburg calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 14-13 |
| 11:50 | Emerson | Edward Flood misses the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 11:50 | Wartburg | Phillip Zuckerberg grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Clarence Knipp (tiring) 2 stl. SG - John Ellison (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Phillip Zuckerberg (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Willie Wells (tiring) 2 reb. C - William Eichenmiller (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - James Knight (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Crown (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Bruce Topolansky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Chaparro (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Flood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Wartburg | Willie Wells's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Chaparro | 14-13 |
| 11:29 | Wartburg | Willie Wells snags the offensive board | 14-13 |
| 11:20 | Wartburg | John Ellison is hacked by Daniel Crown - foul #1 on Daniel Crown, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Stephen Freese (SG), Jan Baird (C) John Ellison, Phillip Zuckerberg | |
| Subs | Emerson | Uros Prusinski (PG), Ernest Reed (C) James Knight, Edward Flood | |
| 11:03 | Wartburg | Willie Wells makes the fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by Mark Chaparro - foul #2 on Mark Chaparro, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| Subs | Emerson | Arron Gerhard (SG), Christopher Clark (PF) Daniel Crown, Mark Chaparro | |
| 11:03 | Wartburg | Willie Wells makes the free throw | 17-13 |
| 10:52 | Emerson | Uros Prusinski drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Arron Gerhard | 17-15 |
| 10:50 | Wartburg | William Eichenmiller's pass is intercepted by Bruce Topolansky in the backcourt | 17-15 |
| 10:39 | Emerson | Uros Prusinski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Stephen Freese - foul #1 on Stephen Freese, team foul #8 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Wartburg | George Innocent (PG), John Ellison (SG), Nicholas Heckler (PF) Clarence Knipp, Stephen Freese, Willie Wells | |
| Subs | Emerson | Steven Dunigan (SF) Bruce Topolansky | |
| 10:39 | Emerson | Uros Prusinski makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:39 | Emerson | Uros Prusinski makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 10:37 | Wartburg | George Innocent's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-17 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Phillip Zuckerberg (SF) William Eichenmiller | |
| Subs | Emerson | | |
| 10:18 | Emerson | Arron Gerhard can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Ellison - foul #1 on John Ellison, team foul #9 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Willie Glick (PF) Jan Baird | |
| Subs | Emerson | Bobby Gilbert (PG), Bruce Topolansky (PF) Uros Prusinski, Christopher Clark | |
| 10:18 | Emerson | Arron Gerhard makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 10:18 | Emerson | Arron Gerhard misses the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 10:18 | Wartburg | Willie Glick gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| 09:58 | Wartburg | Nicholas Heckler buries a shot from the right side | 19-18 |
| 09:41 | Emerson | Steven Dunigan makes the wide open floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Arron Gerhard | 19-20 |
| 09:27 | Wartburg | Phillip Zuckerberg is called for traveling | 19-20 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Clarence Knipp (PG), Stephen Freese (SG), William Eichenmiller (SF), Willie Wells (PF), Jan Baird (C) George Innocent, John Ellison, Phillip Zuckerberg, Willie Glick, Nicholas Heckler | |
| Subs | Emerson | James Knight (PG), Daniel Crown (SG), Christopher Clark (PF), Edward Flood (C) Bobby Gilbert, Arron Gerhard, Steven Dunigan, Ernest Reed | |
| 09:19 | Emerson | Bruce Topolansky misses short on an open fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by William Eichenmiller - foul #2 on William Eichenmiller, team foul #10 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Willie Glick (SF) William Eichenmiller | |
| Subs | Emerson | | |
| 09:19 | Emerson | Bruce Topolansky makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 09:19 | Emerson | Bruce Topolansky makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 09:00 | Wartburg | Willie Wells misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 19-22 |
| 08:59 | Emerson | Christopher Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 08:53 | Emerson | Daniel Crown can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 19-22 |
| 08:51 | Wartburg | Clarence Knipp gets the rebound | 19-22 |
| 08:47 | Wartburg | Stephen Freese is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 19-22 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Phillip Zuckerberg (SF) Willie Glick | |
| Subs | Emerson | Steven Dunigan (SF), Ernest Reed (C) Bruce Topolansky, Edward Flood | |
| 08:35 | Emerson | Daniel Crown drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Knight and he's hacked by Stephen Freese - foul #2 on Stephen Freese, team foul #11 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Wartburg | John Ellison (SG) Stephen Freese | |
| Subs | Emerson | Uros Prusinski (PG) James Knight | |
| 08:35 | Emerson | Daniel Crown makes the free throw | 19-25 |
| 08:12 | Wartburg | Ernest Reed denies the turnaround by Jan Baird | 19-25 |
| 08:10 | Emerson | Uros Prusinski grabs the board | 19-25 |
| 08:05 | Emerson | Daniel Crown is open and scores on a jumper from close range | 19-27 |
| 07:49 | Wartburg | Ernest Reed blocks the short jumper by Jan Baird | 19-27 |
| 07:47 | Emerson | Ernest Reed gets the rebound | 19-27 |
| 07:47 | Emerson | Emerson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 19-27 |
| Subs | Wartburg | George Innocent (PG), Willie Glick (SF), Nicholas Heckler (C) Clarence Knipp, Phillip Zuckerberg, Jan Baird | |
| Subs | Emerson | Bobby Gilbert (SG), Bruce Topolansky (SF), Edward Flood (PF) Daniel Crown, Steven Dunigan, Christopher Clark | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - George Innocent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Ellison (tired) 1 ast. SF - Willie Glick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Willie Wells (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Heckler (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - Uros Prusinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bobby Gilbert (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bruce Topolansky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Flood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Ernest Reed (tiring) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:26 | Emerson | Ernest Reed misses long on an open shot from the right block | 19-27 |
| 07:25 | Emerson | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Flood | 19-27 |
| 07:20 | Emerson | Edward Flood is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 19-27 |
| 07:18 | Wartburg | Willie Glick gets the rebound | 19-27 |
| 07:00 | Wartburg | George Innocent misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edward Flood - foul #1 on Edward Flood, team foul #6 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Phillip Zuckerberg (SF), Jan Baird (C) Willie Glick, Willie Wells | |
| Subs | Emerson | James Knight (PG), Arron Gerhard (SG), Steven Dunigan (SF) Uros Prusinski, Bobby Gilbert, Ernest Reed | |
| 07:00 | Wartburg | George Innocent makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 07:00 | Wartburg | George Innocent misses the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 07:00 | Emerson | Edward Flood grabs the board | 20-27 |
| 06:50 | Emerson | Arron Gerhard misses the jumper from the free throw line | 20-27 |
| 06:48 | Emerson | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Flood | 20-27 |
| 06:42 | Emerson | Steven Dunigan is fouled on the floor by Phillip Zuckerberg - foul #1 on Phillip Zuckerberg, team foul #12 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Clarence Knipp (PG) George Innocent | |
| Subs | Emerson | | |
| 06:42 | Emerson | Steven Dunigan makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 06:42 | Emerson | Steven Dunigan misses the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 06:42 | Wartburg | Nicholas Heckler gets the rebound | 20-28 |
| 06:15 | Wartburg | John Ellison misses long on a 3 from straight away | 20-28 |
| 06:13 | Emerson | Edward Flood grabs the board | 20-28 |
| 06:09 | Emerson | Arron Gerhard is fouled in the backcourt by John Ellison - foul #2 on John Ellison, team foul #13 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Daniel Lasseter (SG), Willie Glick (SF), Willie Wells (PF) John Ellison, Phillip Zuckerberg, Nicholas Heckler | |
| Subs | Emerson | Christopher Clark (PF), Ernest Reed (C) Steven Dunigan, Edward Flood | |
| 06:09 | Emerson | Arron Gerhard makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 06:09 | Emerson | Arron Gerhard makes the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 06:02 | Wartburg | Clarence Knipp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-30 |
| 05:51 | Emerson | Christopher Clark blows the layup | 20-30 |
| 05:50 | Wartburg | Willie Glick grabs the board | 20-30 |
| 05:30 | Wartburg | Jan Baird lays it up and in on a nice dish by Clarence Knipp | 22-30 |
| 05:07 | Emerson | Bruce Topolansky connects on the open floater from the right wing set up by James Knight | 22-32 |
| 04:45 | Wartburg | The jump hook by Jan Baird is blocked by Ernest Reed | 22-32 |
| 04:43 | Emerson | Ernest Reed grabs the board | 22-32 |
| 04:36 | Emerson | Bruce Topolansky loses the dribble to Clarence Knipp | 22-32 |
| 04:33 | Wartburg | Clarence Knipp hits the finger roll | 24-32 |
| 04:31 | Emerson | Daniel Lasseter steals it from Christopher Clark in the backcourt | 24-32 |
| 04:31 | Wartburg | Wartburg calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 24-32 |
| Subs | Wartburg | George Innocent (PG), Charlie Frawley (SG), Phillip Zuckerberg (SF), Nicholas Heckler (C) Clarence Knipp, Daniel Lasseter, Willie Glick, Jan Baird | |
| Subs | Emerson | Uros Prusinski (PG), Bobby Gilbert (SG), Steven Dunigan (SF), Edward Flood (C) James Knight, Arron Gerhard, Christopher Clark, Ernest Reed | |
| 04:21 | Wartburg | Charlie Frawley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-32 |
| 04:19 | Emerson | Edward Flood snags the defensive board | 24-32 |
| 04:14 | Emerson | Uros Prusinski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-32 |
| 04:13 | Wartburg | Charlie Frawley gets the rebound | 24-32 |
| 04:10 | Wartburg | Uros Prusinski picks off the pass by Phillip Zuckerberg in the backcourt | 24-32 |
| 04:01 | Emerson | Bobby Gilbert connects on the open fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Edward Flood | 24-34 |
| 03:59 | Wartburg | George Innocent is hacked by Bobby Gilbert in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bobby Gilbert, team foul #7 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Daniel Lasseter (SF), William Eichenmiller (PF) Phillip Zuckerberg, Willie Wells | |
| Subs | Emerson | Mark Chaparro (PF) Bruce Topolansky | |
| 03:59 | Wartburg | George Innocent misses the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 03:59 | Emerson | Edward Flood pulls down the rebound | 24-34 |
| 03:42 | Emerson | Uros Prusinski is wide open but clanks a turnaround from close range | 24-34 |
| 03:40 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to Nicholas Heckler | 24-34 |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - George Innocent (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Charlie Frawley (fairly fresh) SF - Daniel Lasseter (tiring) PF - William Eichenmiller (fresh) 3 pts. C - Nicholas Heckler (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - Uros Prusinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bobby Gilbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Dunigan (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Chaparro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Flood (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Wartburg | Mark Chaparro denies the turnaround by George Innocent | 24-34 |
| 03:17 | Emerson | Edward Flood grabs the defensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 03:15 | Emerson | Steven Dunigan's pass is intercepted by Daniel Lasseter in the backcourt | 24-34 |
| 02:58 | Wartburg | Daniel Lasseter misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-34 |
| 02:57 | Emerson | Mark Chaparro grabs the defensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 02:54 | Emerson | Uros Prusinski is fouled in the backcourt by George Innocent - foul #2 on George Innocent, team foul #14 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Stephen Freese (SG), Phillip Zuckerberg (SF), Willie Wells (PF) George Innocent, Charlie Frawley, Nicholas Heckler | |
| Subs | Emerson | Daniel Crown (SG), Arron Gerhard (SF), Ernest Reed (C) Bobby Gilbert, Steven Dunigan, Edward Flood | |
| 02:54 | Emerson | Uros Prusinski misses the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 02:54 | Emerson | Uros Prusinski misses the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 02:54 | Wartburg | Willie Wells snags the defensive board | 24-34 |
| 02:43 | Wartburg | Stephen Freese clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-34 |
| 02:41 | Wartburg | Willie Wells snags the offensive board | 24-34 |
| 02:24 | Wartburg | Phillip Zuckerberg drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Lasseter | 26-34 |
| 02:04 | Emerson | Uros Prusinski misses long on an open shot from just outside the lane | 26-34 |
| 02:02 | Emerson | Ernest Reed grabs the offensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 01:55 | Emerson | Stephen Freese steals it from Ernest Reed | 26-34 |
| 01:37 | Wartburg | Willie Wells scores on a jumper near the basket | 28-34 |
| 01:08 | Emerson | Arron Gerhard misses short on an open shot from the left wing | 28-34 |
| 01:06 | Emerson | Arron Gerhard gets the offensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 00:49 | Emerson | Mark Chaparro is fouled on the floor by Willie Wells - foul #1 on Willie Wells, team foul #15 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Clarence Knipp (PG), Charlie Frawley (SG), Willie Glick (PF), Jan Baird (C) Daniel Lasseter, Stephen Freese, Phillip Zuckerberg, Willie Wells | |
| Subs | Emerson | James Knight (PG), Bruce Topolansky (SF), Edward Flood (C) Uros Prusinski, Arron Gerhard, Ernest Reed | |
| 00:49 | Emerson | Mark Chaparro makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 00:49 | Emerson | Mark Chaparro makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:32 | Wartburg | Jan Baird's floater is knocked away by Mark Chaparro | 28-36 |
| 00:31 | Emerson | James Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 00:28 | Emerson | James Knight is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 28-36 |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| Subs | Emerson | Christopher Clark (PF) Mark Chaparro | |
| 00:02 | Wartburg | Bruce Topolansky takes the ball from Willie Glick | 28-36 |
| 00:02 | Emerson | Emerson calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 28-36 |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| Subs | Emerson | Bobby Gilbert (SG), Ernest Reed (C) Daniel Crown, Edward Flood | |
| 00:00 | Emerson | James Knight misses the halfcourt shot | 28-36 |