| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Max Tyler (fresh) SG - Charles Fifer (fresh) SF - Steven Bostic (fresh) PF - Bruce Forney (fresh) C - Vincent Perry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - George Richardson (fresh) SG - Brandon Crown (fresh) SF - John Olivarez (fresh) PF - John Mares (fresh) C - James Quinn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wartburg | John Mares wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:48 | Wartburg | John Olivarez's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Bostic | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Wartburg | John Mares tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Messiah | Charles Fifer scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Bruce Forney | 2-2 |
| 19:14 | Wartburg | John Mares scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from George Richardson | 2-4 |
| 18:57 | Messiah | A charge is called on Charles Fifer - foul #1 on Charles Fifer, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:48 | Wartburg | John Olivarez is denied on a layup by Charles Fifer | 2-4 |
| 18:46 | Messiah | Charles Fifer snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 18:33 | Messiah | James Quinn swats the layup by Steven Bostic | 2-4 |
| 18:32 | Messiah | Max Tyler grabs the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:05 | Messiah | Charles Fifer is open and scores on a shot in the lane set up by Steven Bostic | 4-4 |
| 17:39 | Wartburg | The jumper by James Quinn is denied by Vincent Perry | 4-4 |
| 17:37 | Wartburg | James Quinn gets the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:21 | Wartburg | George Richardson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-4 |
| 17:20 | Messiah | Vincent Perry snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 17:02 | Messiah | John Olivarez is called for the reach on Steven Bostic - foul #1 on John Olivarez, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Messiah | Paul Fisk (PG), Maurice Spencer (SG), Dominic O'Rorke (SF), Kevin Sitton (PF), Mike Fleming (C) Max Tyler, Charles Fifer, Steven Bostic, Bruce Forney, Vincent Perry | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Glenn Holland (PG), Dudley Rouse (SG), Guy Simmons (SF), Kevin Shaw (PF), Matthew Little (C) George Richardson, Brandon Crown, John Olivarez, John Mares, James Quinn | |
| 16:50 | Messiah | Dominic O'Rorke's pass is intercepted by Matthew Little | 4-4 |
| 16:41 | Wartburg | Guy Simmons comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 16:39 | Messiah | Mike Fleming gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:20 | Messiah | Dominic O'Rorke misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-4 |
| 16:19 | Messiah | Dominic O'Rorke pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:03 | Messiah | Dominic O'Rorke hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Paul Fisk | 6-4 |
| 15:47 | Wartburg | Guy Simmons can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Maurice Spencer - foul #1 on Maurice Spencer, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Messiah | Max Tyler (PG), Charles Fifer (SG), Steven Bostic (SF), Bruce Forney (PF) Paul Fisk, Maurice Spencer, Dominic O'Rorke, Mike Fleming | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 15:47 | Wartburg | Guy Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 15:47 | Wartburg | Guy Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Max Tyler (fresh) SG - Charles Fifer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steven Bostic (fresh) PF - Bruce Forney (fresh) C - Kevin Sitton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Glenn Holland (fresh) SG - Dudley Rouse (fresh) SF - Guy Simmons (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kevin Shaw (fresh) C - Matthew Little (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Messiah | Max Tyler scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Steven Bostic | 8-5 |
| 15:12 | Wartburg | Glenn Holland is hacked by Steven Bostic - foul #1 on Steven Bostic, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Messiah | Vincent Perry (C) Kevin Sitton | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Marc Jacobson (PG), Brandon Crown (SG), John Mares (PF), James Quinn (C) Glenn Holland, Dudley Rouse, Kevin Shaw, Matthew Little | |
| 15:03 | Wartburg | Steven Bostic steals the ball from Brandon Crown | 8-5 |
| 15:01 | Messiah | Max Tyler is hacked by Marc Jacobson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marc Jacobson, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | John Olivarez (SF) Guy Simmons | |
| 14:47 | Messiah | Charles Fifer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-5 |
| 14:46 | Wartburg | James Quinn snags the defensive board | 8-5 |
| 14:27 | Wartburg | John Olivarez misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 14:25 | Messiah | Bruce Forney gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| 14:22 | Messiah | Steven Bostic is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Bostic, team foul #4 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Messiah | Dominic O'Rorke (SF), Mike Fleming (PF) Steven Bostic, Bruce Forney | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 14:01 | Wartburg | Brandon Crown is hacked by Mike Fleming - foul #1 on Mike Fleming, team foul #5 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Messiah | Paul Fisk (PG), Maurice Spencer (SG), Kevin Sitton (PF) Max Tyler, Charles Fifer, Vincent Perry | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Dudley Rouse (PG), Guy Simmons (SG), Kevin Shaw (PF) Marc Jacobson, Brandon Crown, John Mares | |
| 13:41 | Wartburg | Dominic O'Rorke is called for the reach on John Olivarez - foul #1 on Dominic O'Rorke, team foul #6 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | George Richardson (PG), Glenn Holland (SG), Matthew Little (C) Dudley Rouse, John Olivarez, James Quinn | |
| 13:21 | Wartburg | Matthew Little blows the layup but he's fouled by Kevin Sitton - foul #1 on Kevin Sitton, team foul #7 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Messiah | Bruce Forney (PF) Mike Fleming | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 13:21 | Wartburg | Matthew Little makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 13:21 | Wartburg | Matthew Little makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 13:02 | Messiah | Dominic O'Rorke can't connect on a runner from the left block | 8-7 |
| 13:01 | Wartburg | Matthew Little snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 12:46 | Wartburg | Matthew Little lays it in set up by George Richardson | 8-9 |
| 12:18 | Messiah | Bruce Forney's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Little | 8-9 |
| 12:16 | Wartburg | Matthew Little grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 12:00 | Wartburg | Kevin Shaw hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Matthew Little | 8-11 |
| 11:53 | Messiah | Kevin Sitton hits a fadeaway from the left side | 10-11 |
| 11:31 | Wartburg | Kevin Shaw comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Kevin Sitton - foul #2 on Kevin Sitton, team foul #8 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Messiah | Max Tyler (PG), Charles Fifer (SG), Mike Fleming (PF), Vincent Perry (C) Paul Fisk, Maurice Spencer, Bruce Forney, Kevin Sitton | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Dudley Rouse (PG), Brandon Crown (SG), John Olivarez (SF), John Mares (PF) George Richardson, Glenn Holland, Guy Simmons, Matthew Little | |
| 11:31 | Wartburg | Kevin Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 11:31 | Wartburg | Kevin Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 11:31 | Messiah | Vincent Perry pulls down the rebound | 10-12 |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Max Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Fifer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dominic O'Rorke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mike Fleming (fresh) C - Vincent Perry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Dudley Rouse (fresh) SG - Brandon Crown (fresh) SF - John Olivarez (fresh) PF - John Mares (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kevin Shaw (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Messiah | Max Tyler misses short on an open jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Kevin Shaw - foul #1 on Kevin Shaw, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | James Quinn (C) Kevin Shaw | |
| 11:19 | Messiah | Max Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 11:19 | Messiah | Max Tyler misses the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 11:19 | Wartburg | John Mares grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 11:16 | Wartburg | Max Tyler is called for the reach on Dudley Rouse in the backcourt - foul #1 on Max Tyler, team foul #9 | 11-12 |
| 11:16 | Wartburg | Dudley Rouse misses the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 11:16 | Messiah | Charles Fifer grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 11:11 | Messiah | Dominic O'Rorke can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-12 |
| 11:10 | Wartburg | James Quinn gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 10:55 | Wartburg | Max Tyler steals it from John Mares | 11-12 |
| 10:53 | Messiah | James Quinn picks off the pass by Vincent Perry in the backcourt | 11-12 |
| 10:31 | Wartburg | James Quinn misses the easy layup | 11-12 |
| 10:29 | Messiah | Dominic O'Rorke snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 10:26 | Messiah | Max Tyler is fouled in the backcourt by John Mares - foul #1 on John Mares, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Messiah | Paul Fisk (SF) Dominic O'Rorke | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 10:12 | Messiah | Paul Fisk can't finish the uncontested layup | 11-12 |
| 10:10 | Wartburg | Brandon Crown gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 09:49 | Wartburg | John Mares can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 11-12 |
| 09:47 | Messiah | Paul Fisk gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 09:43 | Messiah | Dudley Rouse steals the ball from Paul Fisk in the backcourt | 11-12 |
| 09:24 | Wartburg | John Olivarez misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 09:22 | Wartburg | Brandon Crown tips it but misses | 11-12 |
| 09:20 | Messiah | Mike Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 09:00 | Messiah | Paul Fisk is hacked by Brandon Crown - foul #1 on Brandon Crown, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Messiah | Clinton Green (PG), Maurice Spencer (SF), Bruce Forney (PF) Max Tyler, Paul Fisk, Mike Fleming | |
| Subs | Wartburg | George Richardson (PG), Glenn Holland (SG), Guy Simmons (SF) Dudley Rouse, Brandon Crown, John Olivarez | |
| 08:44 | Messiah | Charles Fifer misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-12 |
| 08:43 | Messiah | Vincent Perry tips it home | 13-12 |
| 08:28 | Wartburg | John Mares loses the dribble to Charles Fifer | 13-12 |
| 08:15 | Messiah | Charles Fifer knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Clinton Green and the foul's on Glenn Holland - foul #1 on Glenn Holland, team foul #6 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Marc Jacobson (PG), Kevin Shaw (PF), Matthew Little (C) George Richardson, John Mares, James Quinn | |
| 08:15 | Messiah | Charles Fifer misses the free throw | 15-12 |
| 08:15 | Wartburg | Matthew Little grabs the defensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 08:01 | Wartburg | Glenn Holland misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 15-12 |
| 07:59 | Messiah | Bruce Forney gets the rebound | 15-12 |
| 07:46 | Messiah | Maurice Spencer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-12 |
| 07:44 | Messiah | Bruce Forney hits the follow up shot | 17-12 |
| 07:30 | Wartburg | Glenn Holland misses long on a 3 from straight away | 17-12 |
| 07:28 | Wartburg | Guy Simmons hits the follow up shot | 17-14 |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Clinton Green (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Fifer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Maurice Spencer (fresh) PF - Bruce Forney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent Perry (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Marc Jacobson (fresh) SG - Glenn Holland (fairly fresh) SF - Guy Simmons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. C - Matthew Little (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Messiah | Vincent Perry banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Maurice Spencer | 19-14 |
| 06:55 | Wartburg | Marc Jacobson drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Glenn Holland | 19-16 |
| 06:50 | Messiah | Maurice Spencer is hacked by Guy Simmons in the backcourt - foul #1 on Guy Simmons, team foul #7 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Messiah | Max Tyler (PG), Dominic O'Rorke (SF), Mike Fleming (C) Clinton Green, Charles Fifer, Vincent Perry | |
| Subs | Wartburg | George Richardson (PG), Brandon Crown (SG), John Olivarez (SF), James Quinn (C) Marc Jacobson, Glenn Holland, Guy Simmons, Matthew Little | |
| 06:50 | Messiah | Maurice Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 06:50 | Messiah | Maurice Spencer misses the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 06:50 | Wartburg | John Olivarez pulls down the rebound | 20-16 |
| 06:28 | Wartburg | John Olivarez is fouled on the floor by Dominic O'Rorke - foul #2 on Dominic O'Rorke, team foul #10 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Messiah | Charles Fifer (SG), Paul Fisk (SF) Maurice Spencer, Dominic O'Rorke | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Dudley Rouse (SG), John Mares (PF) Brandon Crown, Kevin Shaw | |
| 06:28 | Wartburg | John Olivarez misses the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 06:28 | Wartburg | John Olivarez makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 06:08 | Messiah | Bruce Forney hits a wide open turnaround in the lane set up by Mike Fleming | 22-17 |
| 05:54 | Wartburg | Dudley Rouse scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 22-19 |
| 05:28 | Messiah | Charles Fifer banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Bruce Forney | 24-19 |
| 05:17 | Wartburg | Dudley Rouse misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 24-19 |
| 05:16 | Messiah | Bruce Forney pulls down the rebound | 24-19 |
| 05:09 | Messiah | John Olivarez is called for the reach on Paul Fisk - foul #2 on John Olivarez, team foul #8 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Messiah | Thomas Beck (PG), Clinton Green (SG), Vincent Perry (C) Max Tyler, Charles Fifer, Mike Fleming | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Marc Jacobson (PG), Brandon Crown (SG), Guy Simmons (SF), Kevin Shaw (PF), Matthew Little (C) George Richardson, Dudley Rouse, John Olivarez, John Mares, James Quinn | |
| 05:09 | Messiah | Paul Fisk makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 05:09 | Messiah | Paul Fisk makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 04:48 | Wartburg | The jump hook by Matthew Little is blocked by Bruce Forney | 26-19 |
| 04:47 | Wartburg | Matthew Little pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-19 |
| 04:28 | Wartburg | Brandon Crown misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-19 |
| 04:26 | Wartburg | Guy Simmons hits the follow up shot | 26-21 |
| 04:14 | Messiah | Clinton Green is open and buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Thomas Beck | 28-21 |
| 04:03 | Wartburg | Brandon Crown can't finish the layup but the foul's on Clinton Green - foul #1 on Clinton Green, team foul #11 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Messiah | Max Tyler (PG), Maurice Spencer (SF) Thomas Beck, Paul Fisk | |
| Subs | Wartburg | John Mares (PF) Matthew Little | |
| 04:03 | Wartburg | Brandon Crown misses the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 04:03 | Wartburg | Brandon Crown makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 03:59 | Messiah | Clinton Green is hacked by Brandon Crown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brandon Crown, team foul #9 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Messiah | Steven Bostic (SF), Kevin Sitton (PF), Dominic O'Rorke (C) Maurice Spencer, Bruce Forney, Vincent Perry | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Glenn Holland (PG), John Olivarez (SF) Marc Jacobson, Guy Simmons | |
| 03:59 | Messiah | Clinton Green makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 03:59 | Messiah | Clinton Green makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 03:51 | Wartburg | Brandon Crown misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 30-22 |
| 03:49 | Messiah | Max Tyler snags the defensive board | 30-22 |
| 03:44 | Messiah | John Olivarez takes the ball from Clinton Green in the backcourt | 30-22 |
| 03:30 | Wartburg | John Mares hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Clinton Green - foul #2 on Clinton Green, team foul #12 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Messiah | Maurice Spencer (SG) Clinton Green | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Dudley Rouse (SG), James Quinn (C) Brandon Crown, Kevin Shaw | |
| 03:30 | Wartburg | John Mares makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 03:30 | Wartburg | John Mares makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Max Tyler (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Maurice Spencer (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Steven Bostic (fresh) PF - Kevin Sitton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dominic O'Rorke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Glenn Holland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dudley Rouse (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Olivarez (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Mares (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Quinn (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Messiah | Maurice Spencer misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-24 |
| 03:16 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to John Mares | 30-24 |
| 02:58 | Wartburg | Glenn Holland makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Olivarez | 30-27 |
| 02:41 | Messiah | Dominic O'Rorke is hacked by Glenn Holland - foul #2 on Glenn Holland, team foul #10 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Messiah | Paul Fisk (PG), Mike Fleming (C) Max Tyler, Kevin Sitton | |
| Subs | Wartburg | George Richardson (PG), Brandon Crown (SG), Guy Simmons (SF), Matthew Little (PF) Glenn Holland, Dudley Rouse, John Olivarez, John Mares | |
| 02:41 | Messiah | Dominic O'Rorke makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 02:41 | Messiah | Dominic O'Rorke makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 02:20 | Wartburg | Guy Simmons misses short on a shot from the left block | 32-27 |
| 02:18 | Messiah | Paul Fisk grabs the board | 32-27 |
| 02:15 | Messiah | Paul Fisk throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-27 |
| Subs | Messiah | Bruce Forney (PF) Dominic O'Rorke | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Kevin Shaw (C) James Quinn | |
| 02:01 | Wartburg | Paul Fisk picks off the pass by Matthew Little | 32-27 |
| 01:41 | Messiah | Maurice Spencer makes the wide open runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Steven Bostic | 34-27 |
| 01:28 | Wartburg | Paul Fisk picks off the pass by Brandon Crown | 34-27 |
| 01:10 | Messiah | Steven Bostic loses the dribble to Guy Simmons | 34-27 |
| 01:07 | Wartburg | Guy Simmons hits the finger roll | 34-29 |
| 00:52 | Messiah | Paul Fisk misses short on an open floater from the free throw line | 34-29 |
| 00:50 | Wartburg | Brandon Crown pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 00:36 | Wartburg | Brandon Crown misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Steven Bostic - foul #3 on Steven Bostic, team foul #13 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Messiah | Max Tyler (PG), Charles Fifer (SG), Dominic O'Rorke (SF), Kevin Sitton (PF), Vincent Perry (C) Paul Fisk, Maurice Spencer, Steven Bostic, Bruce Forney, Mike Fleming | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Glenn Holland (PG), John Olivarez (SF), John Mares (PF), James Quinn (C) George Richardson, Guy Simmons, Matthew Little, Kevin Shaw | |
| 00:36 | Wartburg | Brandon Crown makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 00:36 | Wartburg | Brandon Crown makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 00:14 | Messiah | Dominic O'Rorke clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 00:12 | Wartburg | Brandon Crown gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 00:03 | Wartburg | Brandon Crown connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-34 |
| 00:00 | Messiah | Max Tyler misses short on a halfcourt shot | 34-34 |