| Lineup | Emerson | PG - Mark Stepp (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Neal (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Holcomb (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Ben Harding (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Pratt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Eric Crenshaw (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Coursey (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Berryhill (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Davidson (fresh) C - Edward Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Thiel | Paul Berryhill inbounds the ball | 32-37 |
| Game Plan | Emerson | Emerson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Thiel | The jump hook by Mark Davidson is blocked by Ben Harding | 32-37 |
| 19:44 | Thiel | Edward Patterson tips it in | 32-39 |
| 19:24 | Emerson | Mark Stepp misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-39 |
| 19:23 | Emerson | Oscar Neal tips it back up and in | 34-39 |
| 19:15 | Thiel | Eric Crenshaw misses the 3 from straight away | 34-39 |
| 19:13 | Thiel | Mark Davidson hits the follow up shot | 34-41 |
| 19:07 | Emerson | Michael Holcomb misses the jump hook from close range | 34-41 |
| 19:05 | Emerson | Mark Stepp tips it but misses | 34-41 |
| 19:03 | Thiel | Eric Crenshaw snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 18:57 | Thiel | Eric Crenshaw misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Douglas Pratt - foul #2 on Douglas Pratt, team foul #1 | 34-41 |
| 18:57 | Thiel | Eric Crenshaw misses the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 18:57 | Thiel | Eric Crenshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 18:45 | Emerson | Ben Harding misses short on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Eric Crenshaw - foul #2 on Eric Crenshaw, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| 18:45 | Emerson | Ben Harding makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 18:45 | Emerson | Ben Harding makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 18:25 | Thiel | Edward Patterson misses the lay-in | 36-42 |
| 18:24 | Emerson | Mark Stepp snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| 18:17 | Emerson | Oscar Neal drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Mark Stepp | 38-42 |
| 18:07 | Thiel | Oscar Neal is called for the reach on Louis Coursey - foul #1 on Oscar Neal, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Emerson | William Slater (C) Douglas Pratt | |
| Subs | Thiel | John Cuff (C) Edward Patterson | |
| 17:47 | Thiel | Ben Harding blocks the jumper by Paul Berryhill | 38-42 |
| 17:45 | Thiel | Eric Crenshaw tips it back up and in | 38-44 |
| 17:16 | Emerson | Ben Harding misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 38-44 |
| 17:14 | Emerson | William Slater can't tip it in | 38-44 |
| 17:13 | Thiel | John Cuff snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 17:08 | Thiel | Paul Berryhill misses the jumper from the right side | 38-44 |
| 17:07 | Emerson | Ben Harding snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 16:50 | Emerson | John Cuff steps in front of the Oscar Neal pass | 38-44 |
| 16:30 | Thiel | Louis Coursey is fouled on the floor by Oscar Neal - foul #2 on Oscar Neal, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Emerson | Robert McIntyre (PG), Christopher Mikula (SG), Micheal Donley (SF), Douglas Pratt (C) Mark Stepp, Oscar Neal, Michael Holcomb, Ben Harding | |
| Subs | Thiel | Michael Shain (PG), Phillip Hartin (SG), Timothy Corson (SF), Edward Patterson (C) Eric Crenshaw, Louis Coursey, Paul Berryhill, Mark Davidson | |
| 16:17 | Thiel | Edward Patterson misses long on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Douglas Pratt - foul #3 on Douglas Pratt, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Emerson | Ben Harding (PF), Charles Drummond (C) William Slater, Douglas Pratt | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 16:17 | Thiel | Edward Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 16:17 | Thiel | Edward Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 16:03 | Emerson | Christopher Mikula misses the lay-in | 38-45 |
| 16:02 | Thiel | John Cuff grabs the board | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - Robert McIntyre (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Mikula (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Micheal Donley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ben Harding (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Drummond (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Michael Shain (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Hartin (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Timothy Corson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Cuff (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Patterson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:56 | Thiel | Phillip Hartin misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-45 |
| 15:54 | Emerson | The rebound goes to Ben Harding | 38-45 |
| 15:37 | Emerson | Robert McIntyre is fouled on the floor by Michael Shain - foul #2 on Michael Shain, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Emerson | Steven Issac (SG), Douglas Pratt (C) Christopher Mikula, Charles Drummond | |
| Subs | Thiel | Mark Davidson (PF) John Cuff | |
| 15:24 | Emerson | Micheal Donley is hacked by Timothy Corson - foul #1 on Timothy Corson, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| 15:09 | Emerson | Steven Issac can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 15:08 | Thiel | Timothy Corson snags the defensive board | 38-45 |
| 15:03 | Thiel | Robert McIntyre steals it from Michael Shain | 38-45 |
| 15:00 | Emerson | Robert McIntyre hits the finger roll | 40-45 |
| 14:42 | Thiel | Mark Davidson misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 40-45 |
| 14:41 | Emerson | Douglas Pratt gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 14:13 | Emerson | Robert McIntyre is hacked by Michael Shain - foul #3 on Michael Shain, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Emerson | Mark Stepp (PG), Michael Holcomb (SF), William Slater (PF), Charles Drummond (C) Robert McIntyre, Micheal Donley, Ben Harding, Douglas Pratt | |
| Subs | Thiel | David Mansfield (PG), Louis Coursey (SG), Paul Berryhill (SF), John Cuff (PF), David Daggett (C) Michael Shain, Phillip Hartin, Timothy Corson, Mark Davidson, Edward Patterson | |
| 14:01 | Emerson | Mark Stepp makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-45 |
| 13:46 | Thiel | David Mansfield knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from David Daggett | 43-47 |
| 13:31 | Emerson | Mark Stepp is hacked by David Mansfield - foul #2 on David Mansfield, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Emerson | Robert McIntyre (SG), Oscar Neal (PF) Steven Issac, Charles Drummond | |
| Subs | Thiel | Eric Crenshaw (PG) David Mansfield | |
| 13:12 | Emerson | Michael Holcomb misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-47 |
| 13:11 | Thiel | John Cuff snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 13:04 | Thiel | Louis Coursey comes up short on the jumper from close range | 43-47 |
| 13:03 | Emerson | The rebound goes to William Slater | 43-47 |
| 12:51 | Emerson | Robert McIntyre can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-47 |
| 12:50 | Thiel | The rebound goes to John Cuff | 43-47 |
| 12:39 | Thiel | Paul Berryhill misses long on a runner from the baseline | 43-47 |
| 12:37 | Thiel | David Daggett grabs the offensive board | 43-47 |
| 12:31 | Thiel | David Daggett comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 12:30 | Emerson | Michael Holcomb gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 12:17 | Emerson | William Slater lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mark Stepp and he's fouled by Louis Coursey - foul #1 on Louis Coursey, team foul #6 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Emerson | Micheal Donley (SF), Douglas Pratt (C) Mark Stepp, Michael Holcomb | |
| Subs | Thiel | Michael Shain (PG), Phillip Hartin (SF) Eric Crenshaw, Paul Berryhill | |
| 12:17 | Emerson | William Slater makes the free throw | 46-47 |
| 12:04 | Thiel | Douglas Pratt blocks the short jumper by Phillip Hartin | 46-47 |
| 12:02 | Emerson | William Slater grabs the defensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 11:45 | Emerson | Micheal Donley is called for 5 seconds | 46-47 |
| Subs | Emerson | Christopher Mikula (PG), Steven Issac (SG), Ben Harding (PF) Robert McIntyre, Oscar Neal, William Slater | |
| Subs | Thiel | Timothy Corson (SF), Mark Davidson (PF), Edward Patterson (C) Louis Coursey, John Cuff, David Daggett | |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - Christopher Mikula (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Issac (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Micheal Donley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ben Harding (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Douglas Pratt (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Michael Shain (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Phillip Hartin (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Timothy Corson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Patterson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:27 | Thiel | Phillip Hartin connects on the floater from the right wing and he's fouled by Steven Issac - foul #4 on Steven Issac, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Emerson | Oscar Neal (SG) Steven Issac | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 11:27 | Thiel | Phillip Hartin makes the free throw | 46-50 |
| 11:10 | Emerson | Ben Harding hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 46-50 |
| 11:09 | Thiel | Edward Patterson pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 11:04 | Thiel | Timothy Corson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-50 |
| 11:02 | Emerson | Christopher Mikula pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 10:58 | Emerson | Oscar Neal misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Edward Patterson - foul #2 on Edward Patterson, team foul #7 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Emerson | Michael Holcomb (SF), Charles Drummond (C) Ben Harding, Douglas Pratt | |
| Subs | Thiel | Eric Crenshaw (PG) Michael Shain | |
| 10:58 | Emerson | Oscar Neal makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 10:58 | Emerson | Oscar Neal misses the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 10:58 | Thiel | Timothy Corson gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 10:48 | Thiel | Phillip Hartin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 10:46 | Thiel | Timothy Corson grabs the offensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 10:34 | Thiel | The pull-up jumper by Phillip Hartin is blocked by Charles Drummond | 47-50 |
| 10:32 | Emerson | Micheal Donley grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 10:18 | Emerson | Mark Davidson steals the ball from Charles Drummond | 47-50 |
| 10:03 | Thiel | Timothy Corson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 10:02 | Emerson | Michael Holcomb gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 09:57 | Emerson | Christopher Mikula can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 47-50 |
| 09:56 | Thiel | The rebound goes to Edward Patterson | 47-50 |
| 09:51 | Thiel | Christopher Mikula is called for the reach on Mark Davidson - foul #2 on Christopher Mikula, team foul #6 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Emerson | Mark Stepp (PG), Robert McIntyre (SG), Ben Harding (PF) Christopher Mikula, Oscar Neal, Micheal Donley | |
| Subs | Thiel | Louis Coursey (SG), Paul Berryhill (SF), John Cuff (PF), David Daggett (C) Phillip Hartin, Timothy Corson, Mark Davidson, Edward Patterson | |
| 09:44 | Thiel | Eric Crenshaw misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-50 |
| 09:43 | Emerson | Charles Drummond grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 09:24 | Emerson | Mark Stepp misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-50 |
| 09:23 | Thiel | David Daggett grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 09:19 | Thiel | Ben Harding blocks the short jumper by Paul Berryhill | 47-50 |
| 09:18 | Thiel | David Daggett tips it in | 47-52 |
| 09:15 | Emerson | Mark Stepp is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 47-52 |
| Subs | Emerson | William Slater (PF), Douglas Pratt (C) Ben Harding, Charles Drummond | |
| Subs | Thiel | Michael Shain (PG) Eric Crenshaw | |
| 08:59 | Thiel | John Cuff knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 47-54 |
| 08:42 | Emerson | Michael Shain is called for the reach on Michael Holcomb - foul #4 on Michael Shain, team foul #8 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Emerson | | |
| Subs | Thiel | David Mansfield (PG) Michael Shain | |
| 08:42 | Emerson | Michael Holcomb makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 08:42 | Emerson | Michael Holcomb misses the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 08:42 | Thiel | John Cuff pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 08:19 | Thiel | Paul Berryhill steps out of bounds on the sideline | 48-54 |
| Subs | Emerson | Micheal Donley (SF) Michael Holcomb | |
| Subs | Thiel | Mark Davidson (PF) David Daggett | |
| 08:05 | Emerson | Mark Stepp comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 08:03 | Thiel | The rebound goes to John Cuff | 48-54 |
| 07:58 | Thiel | Paul Berryhill slams it home | 48-56 |
| 07:42 | Emerson | Mark Stepp clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Mansfield - foul #3 on David Mansfield, team foul #9 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Emerson | Steven Issac (SG), Ben Harding (PF), Charles Drummond (C) Robert McIntyre, William Slater, Douglas Pratt | |
| Subs | Thiel | Michael Shain (PG), Phillip Hartin (SG), Timothy Corson (SF), Edward Patterson (C) David Mansfield, Louis Coursey, Paul Berryhill, John Cuff | |
| 07:42 | Emerson | Mark Stepp makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 07:42 | Emerson | Mark Stepp misses the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 07:42 | Thiel | Edward Patterson pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - Mark Stepp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Issac (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Micheal Donley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ben Harding (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Charles Drummond (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Michael Shain (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Phillip Hartin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Timothy Corson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Edward Patterson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | Thiel | Phillip Hartin misses the 3 from the left corner | 49-56 |
| 07:16 | Emerson | Charles Drummond snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| 06:56 | Emerson | Steven Issac knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Mark Stepp | 51-56 |
| 06:31 | Thiel | Phillip Hartin misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-56 |
| 06:30 | Emerson | Ben Harding pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| 06:08 | Emerson | Mark Stepp connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Steven Issac | 53-56 |
| 05:56 | Thiel | Phillip Hartin misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-56 |
| 05:54 | Emerson | Charles Drummond snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 05:35 | Emerson | Mark Stepp can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 05:34 | Emerson | Charles Drummond hits the follow up shot | 55-56 |
| 05:34 | Thiel | Thiel calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-56 |
| Subs | Emerson | Robert McIntyre (PG), Michael Holcomb (SF), Oscar Neal (PF), Douglas Pratt (C) Mark Stepp, Micheal Donley, Ben Harding, Charles Drummond | |
| Subs | Thiel | Eric Crenshaw (PG), Louis Coursey (SG), Paul Berryhill (SF), John Cuff (PF) Michael Shain, Phillip Hartin, Timothy Corson, Mark Davidson | |
| 05:19 | Thiel | Paul Berryhill makes the jumper from the left block | 55-58 |
| 04:59 | Emerson | Robert McIntyre misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 04:58 | Thiel | Eric Crenshaw grabs the board | 55-58 |
| 04:53 | Thiel | Louis Coursey misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 55-58 |
| 04:52 | Emerson | The rebound goes to Oscar Neal | 55-58 |
| 04:48 | Emerson | Michael Holcomb can't finish the layup | 55-58 |
| 04:47 | Emerson | Michael Holcomb tips it home | 57-58 |
| 04:22 | Thiel | Edward Patterson knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by John Cuff | 57-60 |
| 04:01 | Emerson | Douglas Pratt is fouled on the floor by Edward Patterson - foul #3 on Edward Patterson, team foul #10 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Emerson | Ben Harding (PF) Steven Issac | |
| Subs | Thiel | Mark Davidson (PF) Edward Patterson | |
| 04:01 | Emerson | Douglas Pratt makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 04:01 | Emerson | Douglas Pratt makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 03:41 | Thiel | Paul Berryhill hits a fadeaway from the right side | 59-62 |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - Robert McIntyre (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Neal (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Michael Holcomb (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ben Harding (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Douglas Pratt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Eric Crenshaw (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Coursey (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Berryhill (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - John Cuff (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Emerson | John Cuff picks off the pass by Ben Harding | 59-62 |
| 03:01 | Thiel | Paul Berryhill clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-62 |
| 03:00 | Thiel | John Cuff grabs the offensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 02:40 | Thiel | Paul Berryhill connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by John Cuff | 59-64 |
| 02:40 | Emerson | Emerson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-64 |
| Subs | Emerson | Mark Stepp (PG), Steven Issac (SG), William Slater (C) Robert McIntyre, Oscar Neal, Douglas Pratt | |
| Subs | Thiel | Edward Patterson (C) John Cuff | |
| 02:32 | Emerson | Steven Issac is called for traveling | 59-64 |
| Subs | Emerson | | |
| Subs | Thiel | Michael Shain (PG) Eric Crenshaw | |
| 02:13 | Thiel | Mark Davidson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ben Harding - foul #2 on Ben Harding, team foul #7 | 59-64 |
| 02:13 | Thiel | Mark Davidson misses the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 02:13 | Thiel | Mark Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 01:49 | Emerson | Mark Stepp misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Shain - foul #5 on Michael Shain, team foul #11 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Emerson | Douglas Pratt (C) William Slater | |
| Subs | Thiel | Eric Crenshaw (PG) Michael Shain | |
| 01:49 | Emerson | Mark Stepp makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 01:49 | Emerson | Mark Stepp makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 01:37 | Thiel | Mark Davidson misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 61-65 |
| 01:35 | Thiel | Paul Berryhill snags the offensive board | 61-65 |
| 01:18 | Thiel | Michael Holcomb blocks the jumper by Paul Berryhill | 61-65 |
| 01:16 | Emerson | The rebound goes to Steven Issac | 61-65 |
| 01:05 | Emerson | Eric Crenshaw is called for the reach on Michael Holcomb - foul #3 on Eric Crenshaw, team foul #12 | 61-65 |
| 01:05 | Emerson | Michael Holcomb misses the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 01:05 | Emerson | Michael Holcomb makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:42 | Thiel | Eric Crenshaw's pass is intercepted by Steven Issac | 62-65 |
| 00:37 | Emerson | Mark Stepp misses the lay-in | 62-65 |
| 00:35 | Thiel | Edward Patterson snags the defensive board | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | Emerson | Emerson is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Thiel | Mark Stepp is called for the reach on Edward Patterson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Stepp, team foul #8 | 62-65 |
| 00:33 | Thiel | Edward Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:33 | Emerson | Douglas Pratt grabs the board | 62-65 |
| 00:09 | Emerson | Steven Issac comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-65 |
| 00:08 | Emerson | Michael Holcomb grabs the offensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 00:06 | Emerson | Ben Harding comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-65 |
| 00:04 | Emerson | The offensive rebound goes to Ben Harding | 62-65 |
| 00:02 | Emerson | Steven Issac knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 00:02 | Thiel | Thiel calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Emerson | Emerson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Thiel | Eric Crenshaw comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - Mark Stepp (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Issac (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Michael Holcomb (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ben Harding (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Douglas Pratt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Eric Crenshaw (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Louis Coursey (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Berryhill (fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Davidson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Edward Patterson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Emerson | Douglas Pratt wins the tip | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Emerson | Emerson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:52 | Emerson | Mark Stepp clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 65-65 |
| 04:51 | Emerson | Michael Holcomb misses the tip | 65-65 |
| 04:50 | Thiel | Paul Berryhill grabs the defensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 04:44 | Thiel | Mark Davidson connects on the fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Mark Stepp - foul #2 on Mark Stepp, team foul #9 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Emerson | William Slater (C) Douglas Pratt | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 04:44 | Thiel | Mark Davidson makes the free throw | 65-68 |
| 04:20 | Emerson | William Slater drills a fadeaway near the basket | 67-68 |
| 03:52 | Thiel | Louis Coursey clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 67-68 |
| 03:51 | Emerson | Ben Harding grabs the board | 67-68 |
| 03:34 | Emerson | Ben Harding hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mark Stepp | 69-68 |
| 03:20 | Thiel | Eric Crenshaw is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 69-68 |
| Subs | Emerson | Oscar Neal (SG), Micheal Donley (SF), Douglas Pratt (C) Steven Issac, Michael Holcomb, Ben Harding | |
| Subs | Thiel | David Mansfield (PG), Phillip Hartin (SF), John Cuff (C) Eric Crenshaw, Paul Berryhill, Edward Patterson | |
| 02:53 | Emerson | Oscar Neal hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by David Mansfield - foul #4 on David Mansfield, team foul #13 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Emerson | Robert McIntyre (PG), Christopher Mikula (SG) Mark Stepp, William Slater | |
| Subs | Thiel | Timothy Corson (SF), David Daggett (C) Louis Coursey, Mark Davidson | |
| 02:53 | Emerson | Oscar Neal misses the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 02:53 | Emerson | Oscar Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 02:51 | Thiel | Thiel calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | Emerson | Mark Stepp (PG), Michael Holcomb (SF), Ben Harding (PF) Robert McIntyre, Christopher Mikula, Micheal Donley | |
| Subs | Thiel | Eric Crenshaw (PG), Louis Coursey (SG), Paul Berryhill (SF), Mark Davidson (PF) David Mansfield, Phillip Hartin, Timothy Corson, David Daggett | |
| 02:36 | Thiel | Mark Davidson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-68 |
| 02:20 | Emerson | Michael Holcomb hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 70-68 |
| 02:19 | Thiel | John Cuff pulls down the rebound | 70-68 |
| 02:11 | Thiel | Mark Stepp takes the ball from Paul Berryhill | 70-68 |
| 01:49 | Emerson | Michael Holcomb makes the fadeaway in the lane | 72-68 |
| 01:26 | Thiel | Paul Berryhill makes the shot from the right side | 72-70 |
| 01:23 | Emerson | Eric Crenshaw is called for the reach on Mark Stepp in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Crenshaw, team foul #14 | 72-70 |
| Subs | Emerson | Steven Issac (SG) Oscar Neal | |
| Subs | Thiel | Edward Patterson (C) John Cuff | |
| 01:23 | Emerson | Mark Stepp makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 01:23 | Emerson | Mark Stepp makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 01:11 | Thiel | Paul Berryhill's fadeaway is rejected by Douglas Pratt | 74-70 |
| 01:09 | Thiel | Eric Crenshaw tips it but misses | 74-70 |
| 01:08 | Emerson | Michael Holcomb snags the defensive board | 74-70 |
| 00:47 | Emerson | Steven Issac is fouled on the floor by Louis Coursey - foul #2 on Louis Coursey, team foul #15 | 74-70 |
| 00:47 | Emerson | Steven Issac misses the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:47 | Emerson | Steven Issac makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - Mark Stepp (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steven Issac (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Michael Holcomb (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ben Harding (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Douglas Pratt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Eric Crenshaw (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Louis Coursey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Berryhill (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mark Davidson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Edward Patterson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Emerson | Emerson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Emerson | Emerson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Thiel | Ben Harding is called for the reach on Louis Coursey - foul #3 on Ben Harding, team foul #10 | 75-70 |
| 00:42 | Thiel | Louis Coursey makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:42 | Thiel | Louis Coursey makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | Emerson | Emerson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Emerson | Mark Stepp scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ben Harding | 77-72 |
| 00:14 | Thiel | Eric Crenshaw is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 77-72 |
| Subs | Emerson | Oscar Neal (PF) Ben Harding | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| Game Plan | Emerson | Emerson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Emerson | Mark Stepp is hacked by Eric Crenshaw - foul #5 on Eric Crenshaw, team foul #16 | 77-72 |
| Subs | Emerson | Robert McIntyre (SG), William Slater (C) Steven Issac, Douglas Pratt | |
| Subs | Thiel | David Mansfield (PG) Eric Crenshaw | |
| 00:13 | Emerson | Mark Stepp makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:13 | Emerson | Mark Stepp makes the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:07 | Thiel | Oscar Neal picks off the pass by Paul Berryhill | 79-72 |
| 00:07 | Emerson | Emerson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-72 |
| Subs | Emerson | Ben Harding (PF) Oscar Neal | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| Game Plan | Emerson | Emerson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Emerson | Mark Stepp runs out the clock | 79-72 |