| Lineup | Juniata | PG - Stuart Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Hall (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Patrick Wall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Hurst (fresh) 6 pts. C - Joseph Baily (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Gary Houston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Levine (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ronald Weikel (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wayne Harris (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Lamar Harrison (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Messiah | Ronald Weikel inbounds the ball | 36-41 |
| Game Plan | Juniata | Juniata is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Messiah | Wayne Harris misses long on a shot from the right block | 36-41 |
| 19:45 | Messiah | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Houston | 36-41 |
| 19:29 | Messiah | Ronald Weikel makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Steven Levine | 36-44 |
| 19:11 | Juniata | Richard Hall scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Stuart Davis | 38-44 |
| 18:54 | Messiah | Lamar Harrison connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Ronald Weikel | 38-46 |
| 18:25 | Juniata | Joseph Baily blows the layup | 38-46 |
| 18:24 | Messiah | Lamar Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 18:11 | Messiah | Wayne Harris is fouled on the floor by Bobby Hurst - foul #3 on Bobby Hurst, team foul #1 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Juniata | Byron Blakey (PF) Bobby Hurst | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 17:58 | Messiah | Ronald Weikel travels with the ball | 38-46 |
| 17:44 | Juniata | Joseph Baily drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-46 |
| 17:23 | Messiah | Ronald Weikel misses short on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Byron Blakey - foul #2 on Byron Blakey, team foul #2 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Juniata | Stanley Harris (SF) Patrick Wall | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 17:23 | Messiah | Ronald Weikel misses the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 17:23 | Messiah | Ronald Weikel makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 17:11 | Juniata | Richard Hall misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Lamar Harrison - foul #3 on Lamar Harrison, team foul #1 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Juniata | | |
| Subs | Messiah | Dan Plemmons (SG), Dexter Close (C) Steven Levine, Lamar Harrison | |
| 17:11 | Juniata | Richard Hall misses the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 17:11 | Juniata | Richard Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 16:49 | Messiah | Richard Hall picks off the pass by Ronald Weikel | 42-47 |
| 16:33 | Juniata | Byron Blakey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | Juniata | Joe Towery (PG), Daniel White (SG), Sean Libby (C) Stuart Davis, Richard Hall, Joseph Baily | |
| Subs | Messiah | Michael Hobson (PF), Ricky Christopher (C) Ronald Weikel, Wayne Harris | |
| 16:12 | Messiah | Dan Plemmons makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Gary Houston | 42-50 |
| 15:50 | Juniata | Ricky Christopher swats the dunk try by Byron Blakey | 42-50 |
| 15:49 | Juniata | Daniel White grabs the offensive rebound | 42-50 |
| Lineup | Juniata | PG - Joe Towery (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel White (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Stanley Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Byron Blakey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sean Libby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Gary Houston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dan Plemmons (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dexter Close (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Hobson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricky Christopher (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Juniata | Stanley Harris knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Joe Towery | 45-50 |
| 15:22 | Messiah | Stanley Harris steals it from Dan Plemmons | 45-50 |
| 15:10 | Juniata | Dexter Close takes the ball from Stanley Harris | 45-50 |
| 15:04 | Messiah | Dan Plemmons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-50 |
| 15:03 | Juniata | Byron Blakey gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 14:47 | Juniata | Daniel White misses short on a 3 from the right corner but the foul's on Gary Houston - foul #1 on Gary Houston, team foul #2 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Juniata | Stuart Davis (PG), Patrick Wall (SF), Bobby Hurst (PF), Joseph Baily (C) Joe Towery, Stanley Harris, Byron Blakey, Sean Libby | |
| Subs | Messiah | Gary Hysell (PG), Bennie Lax (SG), Ronald Weikel (SF), Wayne Harris (PF), Lamar Harrison (C) Gary Houston, Dan Plemmons, Dexter Close, Michael Hobson, Ricky Christopher | |
| 14:47 | Juniata | Daniel White makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 14:47 | Juniata | Daniel White makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 14:47 | Juniata | Daniel White makes the 3rd free throw | 48-50 |
| 14:32 | Messiah | Ronald Weikel loses the ball out of bounds | 48-50 |
| Subs | Juniata | Richard Hall (SG) Daniel White | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 14:10 | Juniata | Richard Hall misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 48-50 |
| 14:08 | Juniata | Joseph Baily grabs the offensive board | 48-50 |
| 13:53 | Juniata | Richard Hall makes the shot from the left side | 50-50 |
| 13:38 | Messiah | Gary Hysell clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 13:37 | Juniata | Joseph Baily pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 13:18 | Juniata | Joseph Baily's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-50 |
| Subs | Juniata | | |
| Subs | Messiah | Gary Houston (PG) Gary Hysell | |
| 12:56 | Messiah | Ronald Weikel misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 12:54 | Juniata | Bobby Hurst grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 12:47 | Juniata | Patrick Wall scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Stuart Davis | 52-50 |
| 12:30 | Messiah | Bennie Lax's floater is tipped away by Joseph Baily | 52-50 |
| 12:28 | Juniata | Joseph Baily snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 12:03 | Juniata | Stuart Davis misses short on a runner from the left block | 52-50 |
| 12:02 | Messiah | Wayne Harris gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 11:58 | Messiah | Gary Houston misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-50 |
| 11:56 | Messiah | Ronald Weikel tips it in | 52-52 |
| 11:40 | Juniata | Joseph Baily hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 11:38 | Messiah | Gary Houston pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Juniata | PG - Stuart Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Wall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Hurst (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Baily (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Gary Houston (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bennie Lax (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Weikel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Harris (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Lamar Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:18 | Messiah | Wayne Harris misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Bobby Hurst - foul #4 on Bobby Hurst, team foul #3 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Juniata | Joe Towery (PG), Daniel White (SG), Stanley Harris (SF), Byron Blakey (PF), Sean Libby (C) Stuart Davis, Richard Hall, Patrick Wall, Bobby Hurst, Joseph Baily | |
| Subs | Messiah | Gary Hysell (SG), Dexter Close (SF), Michael Hobson (C) Bennie Lax, Ronald Weikel, Lamar Harrison | |
| 11:18 | Messiah | Wayne Harris misses the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 11:18 | Messiah | Wayne Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 11:18 | Juniata | Byron Blakey snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 10:58 | Juniata | Byron Blakey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 10:57 | Messiah | The rebound goes to Dexter Close | 52-52 |
| 10:55 | Messiah | Joe Towery picks off the pass by Gary Houston in the backcourt | 52-52 |
| 10:53 | Juniata | Stanley Harris lays it in on a nice dish by Joe Towery | 54-52 |
| 10:24 | Messiah | Michael Hobson buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Wayne Harris | 54-54 |
| 10:19 | Juniata | Stanley Harris comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 54-54 |
| 10:17 | Juniata | Sean Libby gets the offensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 10:12 | Juniata | Stanley Harris's pass is intercepted by Wayne Harris | 54-54 |
| 10:08 | Messiah | Gary Houston can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 54-54 |
| 10:06 | Juniata | Joe Towery grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 09:56 | Juniata | Stanley Harris travels with the ball | 54-54 |
| Subs | Juniata | Stuart Davis (PG), Richard Hall (SG), Joseph Baily (C) Joe Towery, Daniel White, Sean Libby | |
| Subs | Messiah | Bennie Lax (SG), Lamar Harrison (C) Gary Houston, Wayne Harris | |
| 09:33 | Messiah | Michael Hobson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 09:31 | Juniata | The rebound goes to Byron Blakey | 54-54 |
| 09:03 | Juniata | Stanley Harris is whistled for traveling | 54-54 |
| Subs | Juniata | Patrick Wall (SF) Stanley Harris | |
| Subs | Messiah | Ronald Weikel (SF) Michael Hobson | |
| 08:48 | Messiah | Gary Hysell misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-54 |
| 08:47 | Messiah | Dexter Close grabs the offensive board | 54-54 |
| 08:31 | Messiah | Lamar Harrison buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Bennie Lax | 54-56 |
| 08:15 | Juniata | Byron Blakey lays it up and in on a great pass from Stuart Davis and the foul's on Dexter Close - foul #1 on Dexter Close, team foul #3 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Juniata | Sean Libby (C) Joseph Baily | |
| Subs | Messiah | Gary Houston (PG), Steven Levine (SG), Michael Hobson (PF) Gary Hysell, Bennie Lax, Dexter Close | |
| 08:15 | Juniata | Byron Blakey makes the free throw | 57-56 |
| 08:00 | Messiah | Steven Levine knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Houston | 57-58 |
| 07:33 | Juniata | Patrick Wall's pass is intercepted by Steven Levine | 57-58 |
| 07:30 | Messiah | Steven Levine hits the finger roll | 57-60 |
| Lineup | Juniata | PG - Stuart Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Hall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Wall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Byron Blakey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Libby (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Gary Houston (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steven Levine (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronald Weikel (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Hobson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Lamar Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:13 | Juniata | Ronald Weikel is called for the reach on Patrick Wall - foul #2 on Ronald Weikel, team foul #4 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Juniata | Daniel White (SG), Stanley Harris (SF), Bobby Hurst (PF), Joseph Baily (C) Richard Hall, Patrick Wall, Byron Blakey, Sean Libby | |
| Subs | Messiah | Bennie Lax (SG), Wayne Harris (PF) Steven Levine, Michael Hobson | |
| 06:55 | Juniata | Daniel White misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ronald Weikel - foul #3 on Ronald Weikel, team foul #5 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Juniata | Joe Towery (PG) Stuart Davis | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 06:55 | Juniata | Daniel White makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 06:55 | Juniata | Daniel White makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 06:41 | Messiah | Lamar Harrison comes up short on the runner from the right block | 59-60 |
| 06:39 | Juniata | Joseph Baily gets the rebound | 59-60 |
| 06:11 | Juniata | Joseph Baily can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Lamar Harrison - foul #4 on Lamar Harrison, team foul #6 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Juniata | | |
| Subs | Messiah | Dexter Close (SF), Michael Hobson (C) Ronald Weikel, Lamar Harrison | |
| 06:11 | Juniata | Joseph Baily makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 06:11 | Juniata | Joseph Baily makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 06:00 | Messiah | Wayne Harris hits the finger roll set up by Gary Houston | 61-62 |
| 05:42 | Juniata | Daniel White clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-62 |
| 05:41 | Messiah | Dexter Close gets the rebound | 61-62 |
| 05:29 | Messiah | Dexter Close misses long on a floater from the right wing | 61-62 |
| 05:28 | Messiah | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Houston | 61-62 |
| 05:16 | Messiah | Dexter Close hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Hobson | 61-65 |
| 05:16 | Juniata | Juniata calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-65 |
| Subs | Juniata | Stuart Davis (PG), Richard Hall (SG), Patrick Wall (SF) Joe Towery, Daniel White, Stanley Harris | |
| Subs | Messiah | Ronald Weikel (SF), Lamar Harrison (C) Dexter Close, Michael Hobson | |
| 04:59 | Juniata | Richard Hall knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 64-65 |
| 04:46 | Messiah | Wayne Harris makes the turnaround near the basket | 64-67 |
| 04:36 | Juniata | Richard Hall is whistled for traveling | 64-67 |
| 04:18 | Messiah | Wayne Harris clanks a floater from the left block | 64-67 |
| 04:16 | Juniata | Bobby Hurst pulls down the rebound | 64-67 |
| 04:00 | Juniata | Stuart Davis lays it in on a nice dish by Bobby Hurst | 66-67 |
| 03:48 | Messiah | Gary Houston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-67 |
| Subs | Juniata | | |
| Subs | Messiah | Gary Hysell (SG) Bennie Lax | |
| 03:29 | Juniata | Stuart Davis misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 66-67 |
| 03:27 | Messiah | Ronald Weikel pulls down the rebound | 66-67 |
| Lineup | Juniata | PG - Stuart Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Wall (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Hurst (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Joseph Baily (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Gary Houston (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gary Hysell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Weikel (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wayne Harris (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Lamar Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Messiah | Bobby Hurst is called for the reach on Wayne Harris - foul #5 on Bobby Hurst, team foul #4 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Juniata | Byron Blakey (PF), Sean Libby (C) Bobby Hurst, Joseph Baily | |
| Subs | Messiah | Dexter Close (PF) Wayne Harris | |
| 03:08 | Messiah | Dexter Close is hacked by Byron Blakey - foul #3 on Byron Blakey, team foul #5 | 66-67 |
| 02:55 | Messiah | Ronald Weikel loses the dribble to Stuart Davis | 66-67 |
| 02:50 | Juniata | Richard Hall slams it home on a nice dish by Stuart Davis | 68-67 |
| 02:50 | Messiah | Messiah calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-67 |
| Subs | Juniata | Joseph Baily (C) Sean Libby | |
| Subs | Messiah | Bennie Lax (SG), Wayne Harris (PF) Gary Hysell, Dexter Close | |
| 02:33 | Messiah | Gary Houston misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Byron Blakey - foul #4 on Byron Blakey, team foul #6 | 68-67 |
| 02:33 | Messiah | Gary Houston makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 02:33 | Messiah | Gary Houston misses the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 02:33 | Juniata | Joseph Baily gets the rebound | 68-68 |
| 02:20 | Juniata | Gary Houston takes the ball from Patrick Wall | 68-68 |
| 01:59 | Messiah | Wayne Harris misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Patrick Wall - foul #1 on Patrick Wall, team foul #7 | 68-68 |
| 01:59 | Messiah | Wayne Harris makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 01:59 | Messiah | Wayne Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 01:35 | Juniata | Byron Blakey is fouled on the floor by Gary Houston - foul #2 on Gary Houston, team foul #7 | 68-70 |
| 01:35 | Juniata | Byron Blakey makes the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 01:35 | Juniata | Byron Blakey misses the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 01:35 | Juniata | Patrick Wall pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-70 |
| 01:24 | Juniata | Byron Blakey makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Stuart Davis | 72-70 |
| 01:12 | Messiah | Bennie Lax drills a shot from the left side set up by Ronald Weikel | 72-72 |
| 01:03 | Juniata | Byron Blakey clanks a 3 from straight away | 72-72 |
| 01:01 | Juniata | The offensive rebound goes to Byron Blakey | 72-72 |
| 00:39 | Juniata | Byron Blakey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Juniata | Juniata is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Messiah | Lamar Harrison is fouled on the floor by Patrick Wall - foul #2 on Patrick Wall, team foul #8 | 72-72 |
| 00:16 | Messiah | Lamar Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:16 | Messiah | Lamar Harrison misses the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:16 | Juniata | Joseph Baily grabs the defensive rebound | 72-73 |
| 00:07 | Juniata | Byron Blakey misses short on a shot near the basket | 72-73 |
| 00:06 | Messiah | Lamar Harrison snags the defensive board | 72-73 |
| Game Plan | Juniata | Juniata is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Messiah | Richard Hall is called for the reach on Lamar Harrison in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Hall, team foul #9 | 72-73 |
| 00:03 | Messiah | Lamar Harrison misses the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:03 | Juniata | Byron Blakey pulls down the rebound | 72-73 |
| 00:03 | Juniata | Juniata calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-73 |
| Game Plan | Juniata | Juniata is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Juniata | Patrick Wall can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 72-73 |