| Lineup | Nebraska Wesleyan | PG - Don Denis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas McCarty (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Liggins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chase Britten (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Siniard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Walton Macdonald (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Ernest Weber (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Irving Caplinger (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Quincy Bowman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Kemper (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Michael Liggins inbounds the ball | 39-41 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska Wesleyan | Nebraska Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:55 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Ernest Weber steals the ball from Thomas McCarty in the backcourt | 39-41 |
| 19:41 | Wartburg | Irving Caplinger buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Donald Kemper | 39-44 |
| 19:36 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Quincy Bowman takes the ball from Michael Liggins in the backcourt | 39-44 |
| 19:17 | Wartburg | Quincy Bowman is whistled for a carry | 39-44 |
| 19:04 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Chase Britten scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Thomas McCarty | 41-44 |
| 18:47 | Wartburg | Irving Caplinger misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Liggins - foul #1 on Michael Liggins, team foul #1 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Andrew Santee (PF) Quincy Bowman | |
| 18:47 | Wartburg | Irving Caplinger misses the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 18:47 | Wartburg | Irving Caplinger makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 18:44 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Thomas McCarty throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-45 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | David Burke (C) Donald Kemper | |
| 18:33 | Wartburg | Ernest Weber misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Thomas McCarty - foul #1 on Thomas McCarty, team foul #2 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Robert Hill (PF) Chase Britten | |
| Subs | Wartburg | John Mullins (SF) Irving Caplinger | |
| 18:33 | Wartburg | Ernest Weber makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 18:33 | Wartburg | Ernest Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 18:15 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Michael Liggins is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Michael Liggins, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Robert Fason (SG), Richard Jackson (SF), Homer Love (C) Thomas McCarty, Michael Liggins, Jason Siniard | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Donald Papstein (PG), Dewayne Sharp (SF) Walton Macdonald, Ernest Weber | |
| 17:52 | Wartburg | Dewayne Sharp loses the dribble to Robert Fason | 41-47 |
| 17:32 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Robert Fason is fouled on the floor by John Mullins - foul #2 on John Mullins, team foul #1 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Howard Rigsby (PG) Don Denis | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Irving Caplinger (SF), Quincy Bowman (PF), Donald Kemper (C) Donald Papstein, Andrew Santee, David Burke | |
| 17:15 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Robert Fason misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 17:14 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Howard Rigsby misses the tip | 41-47 |
| 17:12 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Robert Hill hits the follow up shot | 43-47 |
| 16:55 | Wartburg | Quincy Bowman hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Robert Hill - foul #2 on Robert Hill, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Thomas McCarty (SG), Michael Liggins (SF), Chase Britten (PF), Jason Siniard (C) Howard Rigsby, Richard Jackson, Robert Hill, Homer Love | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Walton Macdonald (PG), Ernest Weber (SG) John Mullins, Dewayne Sharp | |
| 16:55 | Wartburg | Quincy Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 16:55 | Wartburg | Quincy Bowman misses the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 16:55 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Chase Britten pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 16:40 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Robert Fason can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 16:39 | Wartburg | Irving Caplinger gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 16:19 | Wartburg | Ernest Weber banks in the layup on a great pass from Walton Macdonald | 43-50 |
| 15:59 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Thomas McCarty hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 43-50 |
| 15:58 | Wartburg | Quincy Bowman grabs the board | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Nebraska Wesleyan | PG - Robert Fason (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Thomas McCarty (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Liggins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chase Britten (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Siniard (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Walton Macdonald (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Weber (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Irving Caplinger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Quincy Bowman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Donald Kemper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Wartburg | Irving Caplinger hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Walton Macdonald | 43-52 |
| 15:15 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Jason Siniard scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Michael Liggins | 45-52 |
| 14:53 | Wartburg | Jason Siniard steals the ball from Donald Kemper | 45-52 |
| 14:48 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Thomas McCarty buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 14:23 | Wartburg | Irving Caplinger misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 14:21 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Chase Britten gets the rebound | 48-52 |
| 14:17 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Thomas McCarty is fouled in the backcourt by Irving Caplinger - foul #2 on Irving Caplinger, team foul #2 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Don Denis (PG), Richard Jackson (SG), Michael Preusser (SF), Robert Hill (PF), Homer Love (C) Robert Fason, Thomas McCarty, Michael Liggins, Chase Britten, Jason Siniard | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Kevin Ross (PG), John Mullins (SG), Dewayne Sharp (SF), Andrew Santee (PF), David Burke (C) Walton Macdonald, Ernest Weber, Irving Caplinger, Quincy Bowman, Donald Kemper | |
| 14:01 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Homer Love can't connect on a shot near the basket | 48-52 |
| 13:59 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to David Burke | 48-52 |
| 13:53 | Wartburg | Dewayne Sharp knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Ross | 48-55 |
| 13:42 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Michael Preusser knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Don Denis | 50-55 |
| 13:18 | Wartburg | David Burke can't finish the layup | 50-55 |
| 13:17 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Don Denis gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 12:59 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Robert Hill can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-55 |
| 12:58 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to Andrew Santee | 50-55 |
| 12:39 | Wartburg | Robert Hill blocks the short jumper by John Mullins | 50-55 |
| 12:38 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Homer Love pulls down the rebound | 50-55 |
| 12:19 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Don Denis is open and scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Preusser | 53-55 |
| 12:01 | Wartburg | Andrew Santee clanks a runner from close range but the foul's on Robert Hill - foul #3 on Robert Hill, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Howard Rigsby (PG), Thomas McCarty (SG), Michael Liggins (SF), Chase Britten (PF), Jason Siniard (C) Don Denis, Richard Jackson, Michael Preusser, Robert Hill, Homer Love | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Donald Papstein (PG), Ernest Weber (SG), Irving Caplinger (SF), Donald Kemper (C) Kevin Ross, John Mullins, Dewayne Sharp, David Burke | |
| 12:01 | Wartburg | Andrew Santee misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 12:01 | Wartburg | Andrew Santee makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Nebraska Wesleyan | PG - Howard Rigsby (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas McCarty (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Liggins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chase Britten (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Siniard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Donald Papstein (fresh) SG - Ernest Weber (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Irving Caplinger (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Andrew Santee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Kemper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Michael Liggins connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Howard Rigsby | 55-56 |
| 11:23 | Wartburg | Donald Kemper blows the layup | 55-56 |
| 11:22 | Wartburg | Ernest Weber pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 11:07 | Wartburg | Ernest Weber misses long on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Jason Siniard - foul #2 on Jason Siniard, team foul #6 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Walton Macdonald (SF), Quincy Bowman (PF) Irving Caplinger, Andrew Santee | |
| 11:07 | Wartburg | Ernest Weber makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 11:07 | Wartburg | Ernest Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 11:05 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Howard Rigsby throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-58 |
| 10:50 | Wartburg | Howard Rigsby steals it from Donald Kemper | 55-58 |
| 10:29 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Thomas McCarty makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Chase Britten | 57-58 |
| 10:14 | Wartburg | Donald Kemper lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ernest Weber | 57-60 |
| 10:12 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Ernest Weber is called for the reach on Thomas McCarty in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ernest Weber, team foul #3 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Don Denis (PG), Robert Fason (SG), Richard Jackson (SF), Michael Preusser (PF) Howard Rigsby, Thomas McCarty, Michael Liggins, Chase Britten | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Kevin Ross (PG), John Mullins (SF) Donald Papstein, Ernest Weber | |
| 10:02 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Richard Jackson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 10:00 | Wartburg | Walton Macdonald grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 09:40 | Wartburg | John Mullins hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Walton Macdonald | 57-62 |
| 09:27 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Richard Jackson scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 59-62 |
| 09:14 | Wartburg | Donald Kemper misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jason Siniard - foul #3 on Jason Siniard, team foul #7 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Michael Liggins (SF), Robert Hill (C) Richard Jackson, Jason Siniard | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Ernest Weber (SG), Dewayne Sharp (PF) Walton Macdonald, Quincy Bowman | |
| 09:14 | Wartburg | Donald Kemper misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 09:14 | Wartburg | Donald Kemper misses the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 09:14 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Robert Hill grabs the board | 59-62 |
| 08:59 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Michael Preusser connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by Michael Liggins | 61-62 |
| 08:40 | Wartburg | Dewayne Sharp hits a shot from the left block and he's hacked by Michael Preusser - foul #3 on Michael Preusser, team foul #8 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Howard Rigsby (SG), Homer Love (C) Robert Fason, Michael Liggins | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Irving Caplinger (SF), David Burke (C) John Mullins, Donald Kemper | |
| 08:40 | Wartburg | Dewayne Sharp makes the free throw | 61-65 |
| 08:25 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Howard Rigsby clanks a 3 from the left wing | 61-65 |
| 08:24 | Wartburg | Dewayne Sharp grabs the defensive rebound | 61-65 |
| 08:03 | Wartburg | Irving Caplinger misses the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Howard Rigsby - foul #2 on Howard Rigsby, team foul #9 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Thomas McCarty (SG), Richard Jackson (SF) Don Denis, Michael Preusser | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Donald Papstein (PG), Quincy Bowman (PF), Andrew Santee (C) Kevin Ross, Dewayne Sharp, David Burke | |
| 08:03 | Wartburg | Irving Caplinger misses the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 08:03 | Wartburg | Irving Caplinger makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 07:47 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Howard Rigsby is hacked by Andrew Santee - foul #2 on Andrew Santee, team foul #4 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Chase Britten (PF) Homer Love | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Walton Macdonald (SG), John Mullins (SF) Ernest Weber, Irving Caplinger | |
| Lineup | Nebraska Wesleyan | PG - Howard Rigsby (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas McCarty (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chase Britten (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Donald Papstein (fresh) SG - Walton Macdonald (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Mullins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Quincy Bowman (tiring) 5 pts. C - Andrew Santee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Nebraska Wesleyan | The short jumper by Howard Rigsby is denied by Andrew Santee | 61-66 |
| 07:27 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Richard Jackson tips it but misses | 61-66 |
| 07:26 | Wartburg | Walton Macdonald grabs the defensive rebound | 61-66 |
| 07:12 | Wartburg | Quincy Bowman's floater is tipped away by Chase Britten | 61-66 |
| 07:11 | Nebraska Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Thomas McCarty | 61-66 |
| 06:58 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Thomas McCarty is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-66 |
| 06:57 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Robert Hill snags the offensive board | 61-66 |
| 06:40 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Robert Hill is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Robert Hill, team foul #10 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Don Denis (PG), Robert Fason (SG), Michael Liggins (SF), Michael Preusser (PF), Jason Siniard (C) Howard Rigsby, Thomas McCarty, Richard Jackson, Chase Britten, Robert Hill | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Kevin Ross (PG), Ernest Weber (SG), Irving Caplinger (SF), Dewayne Sharp (PF), David Burke (C) Donald Papstein, Walton Macdonald, John Mullins, Quincy Bowman, Andrew Santee | |
| 06:31 | Wartburg | Ernest Weber hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 61-66 |
| 06:29 | Wartburg | David Burke gets the offensive rebound | 61-66 |
| 06:19 | Wartburg | Ernest Weber misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-66 |
| 06:18 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Jason Siniard pulls down the rebound | 61-66 |
| 06:04 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Michael Liggins drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Michael Preusser | 63-66 |
| 06:00 | Wartburg | Dewayne Sharp loses the dribble to Jason Siniard | 63-66 |
| 05:43 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Michael Preusser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-66 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Homer Love (C) Jason Siniard | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Donald Kemper (C) David Burke | |
| 05:27 | Wartburg | Ernest Weber connects on the runner from close range set up by Dewayne Sharp | 63-68 |
| 05:25 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Don Denis is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Ross - foul #4 on Kevin Ross, team foul #5 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Thomas McCarty (SG), Chase Britten (PF) Robert Fason, Michael Preusser | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Walton Macdonald (PG), John Mullins (SG), Quincy Bowman (PF) Kevin Ross, Ernest Weber, Dewayne Sharp | |
| 05:10 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Thomas McCarty misses badly on the uncontested jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by John Mullins - foul #3 on John Mullins, team foul #6 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Billy Baldwin (PG), Richard Jackson (SF) Don Denis, Michael Liggins | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Donald Papstein (PG) Irving Caplinger | |
| 05:10 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Thomas McCarty makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 05:10 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Thomas McCarty makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 04:57 | Wartburg | Quincy Bowman makes the floater in the paint set up by Donald Papstein | 65-70 |
| 04:53 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Billy Baldwin is hacked by Walton Macdonald in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walton Macdonald, team foul #7 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Andrew Santee (PF) Quincy Bowman | |
| 04:53 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Billy Baldwin makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 04:53 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Billy Baldwin makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 04:40 | Wartburg | Andrew Santee drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Donald Papstein | 67-72 |
| 04:34 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Billy Baldwin can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 67-72 |
| 04:33 | Wartburg | Walton Macdonald snags the defensive board | 67-72 |
| 04:19 | Wartburg | Walton Macdonald misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-72 |
| 04:18 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Richard Jackson pulls down the rebound | 67-72 |
| 04:07 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Homer Love lays it in on a nice dish by Billy Baldwin | 69-72 |
| 03:45 | Wartburg | Walton Macdonald is fouled on the floor by Thomas McCarty - foul #2 on Thomas McCarty, team foul #11 | 69-72 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Don Denis (PG), Robert Fason (SG), Michael Liggins (SF), Michael Preusser (PF), Robert Hill (C) Billy Baldwin, Thomas McCarty, Richard Jackson, Chase Britten, Homer Love | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Ernest Weber (SG), Irving Caplinger (SF), Dewayne Sharp (PF), David Burke (C) Donald Papstein, John Mullins, Andrew Santee, Donald Kemper | |
| 03:45 | Wartburg | Walton Macdonald makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 03:45 | Wartburg | Walton Macdonald makes the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| Lineup | Nebraska Wesleyan | PG - Don Denis (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Fason (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Liggins (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Michael Preusser (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Walton Macdonald (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Weber (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Irving Caplinger (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Dewayne Sharp (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Don Denis hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Robert Fason and he's fouled by Walton Macdonald - foul #2 on Walton Macdonald, team foul #8 | 71-74 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Kevin Ross (PG) Walton Macdonald | |
| 03:22 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Don Denis makes the free throw | 72-74 |
| 03:09 | Wartburg | Kevin Ross misses the floater from the left side | 72-74 |
| 03:08 | Wartburg | Kevin Ross snags the offensive board | 72-74 |
| 02:57 | Wartburg | Ernest Weber knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Irving Caplinger | 72-76 |
| 02:57 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Nebraska Wesleyan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-76 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Thomas McCarty (SG), Jason Siniard (C) Robert Fason, Michael Preusser | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 02:51 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Kevin Ross steps in front of the Don Denis pass in the backcourt | 72-76 |
| 02:40 | Wartburg | Kevin Ross double dribbles | 72-76 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Donald Papstein (PG), John Mullins (SF) Kevin Ross, Irving Caplinger | |
| 02:33 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Don Denis is open and scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Michael Liggins | 74-76 |
| 02:33 | Wartburg | Wartburg calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-76 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Kevin Ross (PG), Irving Caplinger (SF), Walton Macdonald (C) Donald Papstein, John Mullins, Dewayne Sharp | |
| 02:16 | Wartburg | Irving Caplinger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 74-76 |
| 02:15 | Wartburg | David Burke gets the offensive rebound | 74-76 |
| 01:55 | Wartburg | Ernest Weber is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Ernest Weber, team foul #9 | 74-76 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Chase Britten (PF) Robert Hill | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Quincy Bowman (PF), Donald Kemper (C) David Burke, Walton Macdonald | |
| 01:29 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Irving Caplinger is called for the reach on Michael Liggins - foul #3 on Irving Caplinger, team foul #10 | 74-76 |
| 01:29 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Michael Liggins makes the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 01:29 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Michael Liggins misses the 2nd free throw | 75-76 |
| 01:29 | Wartburg | Donald Kemper gets the rebound | 75-76 |
| 01:16 | Wartburg | Kevin Ross's pass is intercepted by Michael Liggins | 75-76 |
| 01:13 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Don Denis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Liggins | 77-76 |
| 00:55 | Wartburg | Ernest Weber comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 77-76 |
| 00:54 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Chase Britten gets the rebound | 77-76 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska Wesleyan | Nebraska Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Thomas McCarty is fouled on the floor by Ernest Weber - foul #3 on Ernest Weber, team foul #11 | 77-76 |
| 00:33 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Thomas McCarty makes the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:33 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Thomas McCarty misses the 2nd free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:33 | Wartburg | Irving Caplinger gets the rebound | 78-76 |
| 00:16 | Wartburg | Donald Kemper hits the finger roll | 78-78 |
| 00:02 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Don Denis misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 78-78 |
| 00:00 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Jason Siniard grabs the offensive board | 78-78 |
| Lineup | Nebraska Wesleyan | PG - Don Denis (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas McCarty (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Liggins (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Chase Britten (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Siniard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Kevin Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ernest Weber (fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Irving Caplinger (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Quincy Bowman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Donald Kemper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Wartburg | Quincy Bowman wins the tip | 78-78 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska Wesleyan | Nebraska Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:40 | Wartburg | Kevin Ross's floater is knocked away by Michael Liggins | 78-78 |
| 04:38 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Chase Britten grabs the board | 78-78 |
| 04:24 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Chase Britten is fouled on the floor by Quincy Bowman - foul #3 on Quincy Bowman, team foul #12 | 78-78 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Robert Hill (C) Jason Siniard | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Walton Macdonald (PG), John Mullins (SF), Andrew Santee (PF), David Burke (C) Kevin Ross, Irving Caplinger, Quincy Bowman, Donald Kemper | |
| 04:24 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Chase Britten makes the 1st free throw | 79-78 |
| 04:24 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Chase Britten misses the 2nd free throw | 79-78 |
| 04:24 | Wartburg | Andrew Santee grabs the board | 79-78 |
| 04:04 | Wartburg | Walton Macdonald knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Ernest Weber | 79-81 |
| 03:51 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Chase Britten misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 79-81 |
| 03:50 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Robert Hill hits the follow up shot | 81-81 |
| 03:37 | Wartburg | Ernest Weber is hacked by Thomas McCarty - foul #3 on Thomas McCarty, team foul #12 | 81-81 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Robert Fason (SG), Richard Jackson (SF), Homer Love (C) Thomas McCarty, Michael Liggins, Chase Britten | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 03:37 | Wartburg | Ernest Weber misses the 1st free throw | 81-81 |
| 03:37 | Wartburg | Ernest Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 81-82 |
| 03:35 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Richard Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-82 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Dewayne Sharp (SF) Ernest Weber | |
| 03:23 | Wartburg | John Mullins scores on a shot from the right wing | 81-84 |
| 03:21 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Don Denis is fouled in the backcourt by Walton Macdonald - foul #3 on Walton Macdonald, team foul #13 | 81-84 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Jason Siniard (C) Homer Love | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 03:21 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Don Denis makes the 1st free throw | 82-84 |
| 03:21 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Don Denis makes the 2nd free throw | 83-84 |
| 03:03 | Wartburg | John Mullins scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Walton Macdonald | 83-87 |
| 02:39 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Don Denis is whistled for traveling | 83-87 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Howard Rigsby (PG), Michael Preusser (PF) Don Denis, Robert Hill | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Kevin Ross (PG), Ernest Weber (SG), Irving Caplinger (SF), Donald Kemper (C) Walton Macdonald, John Mullins, Andrew Santee, David Burke | |
| 02:26 | Wartburg | Kevin Ross misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 83-87 |
| 02:25 | Wartburg | Ernest Weber grabs the offensive board | 83-87 |
| 02:13 | Wartburg | Donald Kemper drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Kevin Ross | 83-89 |
| 02:13 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Nebraska Wesleyan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-89 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Don Denis (PG), Thomas McCarty (SG), Michael Liggins (SF), Robert Hill (PF) Howard Rigsby, Robert Fason, Richard Jackson, Michael Preusser | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Quincy Bowman (PF), Walton Macdonald (C) Dewayne Sharp, Donald Kemper | |
| 01:50 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Jason Siniard hits a runner from the left block | 85-89 |
| 01:31 | Wartburg | Ernest Weber misses long on a shot from the left wing | 85-89 |
| 01:29 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Robert Hill snags the defensive board | 85-89 |
| 01:18 | Nebraska Wesleyan | The jump hook by Michael Liggins is blocked by Quincy Bowman | 85-89 |
| 01:16 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to Quincy Bowman | 85-89 |
| 01:05 | Wartburg | Irving Caplinger clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 85-89 |
| 01:03 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Jason Siniard grabs the board | 85-89 |
| Lineup | Nebraska Wesleyan | PG - Don Denis (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas McCarty (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Liggins (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Hill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Jason Siniard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Kevin Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ernest Weber (fresh) 22 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Irving Caplinger (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Quincy Bowman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Walton Macdonald (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska Wesleyan | Nebraska Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Michael Liggins misses the lay-in but the foul's on Walton Macdonald - foul #4 on Walton Macdonald, team foul #14 | 85-89 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Chase Britten (PF) Robert Hill | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Donald Kemper (C) Walton Macdonald | |
| 00:47 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Michael Liggins makes the 1st free throw | 86-89 |
| 00:47 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Michael Liggins misses the 2nd free throw | 86-89 |
| 00:47 | Wartburg | Quincy Bowman grabs the board | 86-89 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska Wesleyan | Nebraska Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Wartburg | Quincy Bowman misses the lay-in | 86-89 |
| 00:23 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Jason Siniard grabs the board | 86-89 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska Wesleyan | Nebraska Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Don Denis makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas McCarty | 89-89 |
| 00:08 | Wartburg | Wartburg calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 89-89 |
| 00:00 | Wartburg | Ernest Weber drills a jumper from the left side | 89-91 |