| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Michael Locker (fresh) SG - David Canter (fresh) SF - Larry Zufall (fresh) PF - David Loveless (fresh) C - Mark Gordon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - David Curry (fresh) SG - Perry Jackson (fresh) SF - John Seward (fresh) PF - James Stryker (fresh) C - Robert Jensen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Messiah | John Seward wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dubuque | Dubuque is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Messiah | John Seward hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Messiah | Perry Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Messiah | James Stryker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Dubuque | Mark Gordon snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Dubuque | Michael Locker drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Larry Zufall | 3-0 |
| 19:00 | Messiah | James Stryker misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 18:59 | Dubuque | Michael Locker snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:46 | Dubuque | Larry Zufall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 3-0 |
| 18:45 | Messiah | James Stryker pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:40 | Messiah | Perry Jackson is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Perry Jackson, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:28 | Dubuque | James Stryker is called for the reach on David Loveless - foul #1 on James Stryker, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:15 | Dubuque | Mark Gordon misses short on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Perry Jackson - foul #2 on Perry Jackson, team foul #3 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Dubuque | | |
| Subs | Messiah | James Pierce (SG) Perry Jackson | |
| 18:15 | Dubuque | Mark Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:15 | Dubuque | Mark Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| 18:13 | Messiah | James Pierce throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-0 |
| 18:04 | Dubuque | David Canter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 5-0 |
| 18:03 | Messiah | The rebound goes to James Stryker | 5-0 |
| 17:46 | Messiah | James Pierce misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-0 |
| 17:45 | Dubuque | David Loveless snags the defensive board | 5-0 |
| 17:40 | Dubuque | Mark Gordon is hacked by Robert Jensen - foul #1 on Robert Jensen, team foul #4 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Gerald Donnelly (SG), Damon Standridge (C) David Canter, David Loveless | |
| Subs | Messiah | Timothy McIlvaine (PG), Jackson Rabago (SF), John Miller (PF), Craig Conley (C) David Curry, John Seward, James Stryker, Robert Jensen | |
| 17:24 | Dubuque | Damon Standridge misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Craig Conley - foul #1 on Craig Conley, team foul #5 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Paul Rhoden (SG) Larry Zufall | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 17:24 | Dubuque | Damon Standridge makes the 1st free throw | 6-0 |
| 17:24 | Dubuque | Damon Standridge makes the 2nd free throw | 7-0 |
| 17:13 | Messiah | James Pierce misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-0 |
| 17:12 | Messiah | Craig Conley grabs the offensive rebound | 7-0 |
| 16:53 | Messiah | John Miller banks in the wide open layup | 7-2 |
| 16:24 | Dubuque | Damon Standridge is called for traveling | 7-2 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Kurt Bergstedt (PG), David Canter (SG), David Loveless (PF) Michael Locker, Paul Rhoden, Damon Standridge | |
| Subs | Messiah | David Curry (PG), James Stryker (PF) James Pierce, Craig Conley | |
| 16:22 | Messiah | David Canter is called for the reach on Timothy McIlvaine in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Canter, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| 16:11 | Messiah | Jackson Rabago buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by David Curry | 7-5 |
| 15:42 | Dubuque | David Loveless hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from David Canter | 9-5 |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Kurt Bergstedt (fresh) SG - David Canter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerald Donnelly (fairly fresh) PF - David Loveless (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Gordon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - David Curry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy McIlvaine (fairly fresh) SF - Jackson Rabago (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Stryker (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Messiah | Timothy McIlvaine hits a floater from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 15:00 | Dubuque | Mark Gordon lays it in on a nice dish by David Loveless | 11-7 |
| 14:50 | Messiah | John Miller misses the runner from the left block | 11-7 |
| 14:49 | Dubuque | David Loveless snags the defensive board | 11-7 |
| 14:40 | Dubuque | David Canter misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-7 |
| 14:39 | Dubuque | David Loveless tips it but misses | 11-7 |
| 14:37 | Messiah | John Miller pulls down the rebound | 11-7 |
| 14:12 | Messiah | Jackson Rabago is denied on a layup by David Loveless | 11-7 |
| 14:10 | Messiah | Timothy McIlvaine tips it in | 11-9 |
| 13:54 | Dubuque | Mark Gordon is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Mark Gordon, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Michael Locker (PG), Paul Rhoden (SG), Larry Zufall (SF), Jeffrey Ford (PF), Damon Standridge (C) Kurt Bergstedt, David Canter, Gerald Donnelly, David Loveless, Mark Gordon | |
| Subs | Messiah | Samuel Crawford (PG), James Pierce (SG), John Seward (SF), Craig Conley (PF), Robert Jensen (C) David Curry, Timothy McIlvaine, Jackson Rabago, James Stryker, John Miller | |
| 13:42 | Messiah | Craig Conley's floater is tipped away by Jeffrey Ford | 11-9 |
| 13:40 | Dubuque | Damon Standridge grabs the board | 11-9 |
| 13:21 | Dubuque | Michael Locker hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeffrey Ford and he's fouled by Samuel Crawford - foul #1 on Samuel Crawford, team foul #6 | 13-9 |
| 13:21 | Dubuque | Michael Locker misses the free throw | 13-9 |
| 13:21 | Messiah | The rebound goes to Robert Jensen | 13-9 |
| 13:10 | Messiah | Damon Standridge swats the layup by Craig Conley | 13-9 |
| 13:09 | Dubuque | Damon Standridge grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 12:50 | Dubuque | James Pierce is called for the reach on Paul Rhoden - foul #1 on James Pierce, team foul #7 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Mark Gordon (PF) Jeffrey Ford | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 12:50 | Dubuque | Paul Rhoden misses the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 12:50 | Messiah | The rebound goes to Robert Jensen | 13-9 |
| 12:30 | Messiah | Robert Jensen comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 13-9 |
| 12:29 | Messiah | Robert Jensen gets the offensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 12:15 | Messiah | James Pierce travels with the ball | 13-9 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Mike Swain (SG), Lionel Brendel (C) Paul Rhoden, Damon Standridge | |
| Subs | Messiah | David Curry (PG), James Stryker (PF) James Pierce, Craig Conley | |
| 12:03 | Dubuque | Mark Gordon knocks in the floater in the paint | 15-9 |
| 11:46 | Messiah | John Seward misses the easy layup | 15-9 |
| 11:45 | Messiah | John Seward grabs the offensive rebound | 15-9 |
| 11:35 | Messiah | John Seward drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Curry | 15-11 |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Michael Locker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mike Swain (fresh) SF - Larry Zufall (fairly fresh) PF - Mark Gordon (tiring) 6 pts. C - Lionel Brendel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - David Curry (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Samuel Crawford (fairly fresh) SF - John Seward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Stryker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Jensen (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Dubuque | Mark Gordon comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 15-11 |
| 11:16 | Dubuque | Lionel Brendel hits the follow up shot | 17-11 |
| 10:58 | Messiah | James Stryker misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 17-11 |
| 10:57 | Dubuque | Lionel Brendel pulls down the rebound | 17-11 |
| 10:53 | Dubuque | Michael Locker scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Larry Zufall | 19-11 |
| 10:49 | Messiah | John Seward is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Locker - foul #1 on Michael Locker, team foul #3 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Kurt Bergstedt (PG), David Canter (SG), David Loveless (PF), Damon Standridge (C) Michael Locker, Mike Swain, Mark Gordon, Lionel Brendel | |
| Subs | Messiah | Leo Murphree (PG), James Pierce (SG), Craig Conley (C) David Curry, Samuel Crawford, Robert Jensen | |
| 10:28 | Messiah | Larry Zufall is called for the reach on Craig Conley - foul #1 on Larry Zufall, team foul #4 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Dubuque | | |
| Subs | Messiah | Timothy McIlvaine (PG) Leo Murphree | |
| 10:12 | Messiah | James Pierce knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 19-14 |
| 09:56 | Dubuque | Larry Zufall knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kurt Bergstedt | 22-14 |
| 09:42 | Messiah | Kurt Bergstedt is called for the reach on Timothy McIlvaine - foul #1 on Kurt Bergstedt, team foul #5 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Paul Rhoden (SG), Gerald Donnelly (SF), Jeffrey Ford (PF), Lionel Brendel (C) David Canter, Larry Zufall, David Loveless, Damon Standridge | |
| Subs | Messiah | David Curry (PG), Jackson Rabago (C) John Seward, James Stryker | |
| 09:26 | Messiah | James Pierce clanks a shot from the right side | 22-14 |
| 09:25 | Messiah | Jackson Rabago pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-14 |
| 09:17 | Messiah | David Curry is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy McIlvaine | 22-17 |
| 09:01 | Dubuque | Lionel Brendel's pass is intercepted by Jackson Rabago | 22-17 |
| 08:37 | Messiah | David Curry buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Pierce | 22-20 |
| 08:20 | Dubuque | Lionel Brendel lays it up and in on a great pass from Paul Rhoden | 24-20 |
| 07:59 | Messiah | The short jumper by James Pierce is denied by Lionel Brendel | 24-20 |
| 07:58 | Dubuque | The rebound goes to Gerald Donnelly | 24-20 |
| 07:35 | Dubuque | Paul Rhoden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-20 |
| 07:33 | Messiah | The rebound goes to James Pierce | 24-20 |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Kurt Bergstedt (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Rhoden (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerald Donnelly (fairly fresh) PF - Jeffrey Ford (fairly fresh) C - Lionel Brendel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - David Curry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Pierce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy McIlvaine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Craig Conley (fairly fresh) C - Jackson Rabago (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Messiah | Craig Conley hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-20 |
| 07:20 | Dubuque | Gerald Donnelly grabs the defensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 07:07 | Dubuque | Kurt Bergstedt comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-20 |
| 07:05 | Dubuque | Jeffrey Ford hits the follow up shot | 26-20 |
| 07:03 | Messiah | Timothy McIlvaine is hacked by Gerald Donnelly in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerald Donnelly, team foul #6 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Michael Locker (PG), David Canter (SG), Larry Zufall (SF), David Loveless (PF), Mark Gordon (C) Kurt Bergstedt, Paul Rhoden, Gerald Donnelly, Jeffrey Ford, Lionel Brendel | |
| Subs | Messiah | Leo Murphree (PG), Samuel Crawford (SG), John Seward (SF), John Miller (PF), Robert Jensen (C) David Curry, James Pierce, Timothy McIlvaine, Craig Conley, Jackson Rabago | |
| 06:58 | Messiah | Samuel Crawford misses short on an open jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by David Canter - foul #2 on David Canter, team foul #7 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Mike Swain (SG) David Canter | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 06:58 | Messiah | Samuel Crawford misses the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 06:58 | Messiah | Samuel Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 06:39 | Dubuque | Larry Zufall scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 28-21 |
| 06:28 | Messiah | John Seward clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-21 |
| 06:27 | Messiah | John Seward snags the offensive board | 28-21 |
| 06:07 | Messiah | John Seward is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Robert Jensen | 28-24 |
| 05:51 | Dubuque | Robert Jensen steals it from Mark Gordon | 28-24 |
| 05:49 | Messiah | Samuel Crawford is fouled in the backcourt by Mike Swain - foul #1 on Mike Swain, team foul #8 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Dubuque | | |
| Subs | Messiah | James Stryker (PF) Robert Jensen | |
| 05:49 | Messiah | Samuel Crawford misses the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 05:49 | Dubuque | David Loveless pulls down the rebound | 28-24 |
| 05:36 | Dubuque | Michael Locker's pass is intercepted by Samuel Crawford | 28-24 |
| 05:17 | Messiah | John Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-24 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Damon Standridge (C) David Loveless | |
| Subs | Messiah | David Curry (PG), Robert Jensen (C) Leo Murphree, John Miller | |
| 05:00 | Dubuque | Mike Swain clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-24 |
| 04:59 | Messiah | James Stryker grabs the board | 28-24 |
| 04:42 | Messiah | David Curry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-24 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Paul Rhoden (SG), Gerald Donnelly (SF) Mike Swain, Larry Zufall | |
| Subs | Messiah | James Pierce (SG) Samuel Crawford | |
| 04:28 | Dubuque | Michael Locker misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 28-24 |
| 04:27 | Messiah | David Curry grabs the board | 28-24 |
| 04:09 | Messiah | Robert Jensen knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 28-26 |
| 03:51 | Dubuque | Mark Gordon misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 03:50 | Messiah | James Stryker snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| 03:48 | Messiah | David Curry is called for traveling in the backcourt | 28-26 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Kurt Bergstedt (PG), David Canter (SG), Larry Zufall (SF), David Loveless (PF) Michael Locker, Paul Rhoden, Gerald Donnelly, Damon Standridge | |
| Subs | Messiah | Perry Jackson (SG), Timothy McIlvaine (SF), John Miller (PF), Jackson Rabago (C) James Pierce, John Seward, James Stryker, Robert Jensen | |
| 03:30 | Dubuque | David Canter hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kurt Bergstedt | 31-26 |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Kurt Bergstedt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Canter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Zufall (tiring) 5 pts. PF - David Loveless (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Gordon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - David Curry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Perry Jackson (fresh) SF - Timothy McIlvaine (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Miller (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jackson Rabago (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:10 | Messiah | John Miller loses the ball out of bounds | 31-26 |
| Subs | Dubuque | | |
| Subs | Messiah | Craig Conley (C) David Curry | |
| 02:45 | Dubuque | Larry Zufall loses the dribble to Timothy McIlvaine | 31-26 |
| 02:37 | Messiah | Jackson Rabago misses the lay-in | 31-26 |
| 02:36 | Messiah | Perry Jackson can't tip it in | 31-26 |
| 02:34 | Dubuque | David Loveless pulls down the rebound | 31-26 |
| 02:29 | Dubuque | David Loveless is fouled on the floor by John Miller - foul #1 on John Miller, team foul #8 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Michael Locker (PG), Paul Rhoden (SG), Damon Standridge (C) Kurt Bergstedt, Larry Zufall, Mark Gordon | |
| Subs | Messiah | Samuel Crawford (PG), James Pierce (SF), James Stryker (PF) Timothy McIlvaine, Jackson Rabago, John Miller | |
| 02:29 | Dubuque | David Loveless makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 02:29 | Dubuque | David Loveless makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 02:27 | Messiah | Perry Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Damon Standridge - foul #1 on Damon Standridge, team foul #9 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Gerald Donnelly (SF), Jeffrey Ford (PF) David Canter, David Loveless | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 02:27 | Messiah | Perry Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 02:27 | Messiah | Perry Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 02:27 | Dubuque | Gerald Donnelly snags the defensive board | 33-27 |
| 02:03 | Dubuque | Michael Locker misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-27 |
| 02:02 | Dubuque | Damon Standridge tips it but misses | 33-27 |
| 02:00 | Messiah | James Stryker grabs the defensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 01:44 | Messiah | James Pierce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-27 |
| Subs | Dubuque | | |
| Subs | Messiah | David Curry (PG), Robert Jensen (C) Perry Jackson, Craig Conley | |
| 01:23 | Dubuque | Michael Locker drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Ford | 36-27 |
| 01:08 | Messiah | David Curry is fouled on the floor by Damon Standridge - foul #2 on Damon Standridge, team foul #10 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Kurt Bergstedt (PG), David Canter (SG), Larry Zufall (SF), Mark Gordon (PF), Lionel Brendel (C) Michael Locker, Paul Rhoden, Gerald Donnelly, Jeffrey Ford, Damon Standridge | |
| Subs | Messiah | Timothy McIlvaine (SF), Jackson Rabago (C) James Pierce, Robert Jensen | |
| 01:08 | Messiah | David Curry misses the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 01:08 | Messiah | David Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 00:51 | Dubuque | David Canter hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kurt Bergstedt | 39-28 |
| 00:37 | Messiah | David Curry is hacked by Mark Gordon - foul #2 on Mark Gordon, team foul #11 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Dubuque | David Loveless (PF) Lionel Brendel | |
| Subs | Messiah | John Miller (C) Samuel Crawford | |
| 00:37 | Messiah | David Curry makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 00:37 | Messiah | David Curry misses the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 00:37 | Dubuque | David Loveless grabs the board | 39-29 |
| 00:26 | Dubuque | Kurt Bergstedt misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on David Curry - foul #1 on David Curry, team foul #9 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Dubuque | | |
| Subs | Messiah | Perry Jackson (SG) James Stryker | |
| 00:26 | Dubuque | Kurt Bergstedt makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 00:26 | Dubuque | Kurt Bergstedt makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 00:01 | Messiah | John Miller misses short on an open runner in the lane | 41-29 |
| 00:00 | Dubuque | Larry Zufall pulls down the rebound | 41-29 |