| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - George Richardson (fresh) SG - Brandon Crown (fresh) SF - John Olivarez (fresh) PF - John Mares (fresh) C - James Quinn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) SG - Michael Norton (fresh) SF - Norman Thomas (fresh) PF - Matthew Simon (fresh) C - Shawn Nguyen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Hope | Shawn Nguyen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Hope | Norman Thomas's pass is intercepted by George Richardson in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Wartburg | Shawn Nguyen steals it from John Olivarez | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Hope | Shawn Nguyen hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Wartburg | George Richardson gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Wartburg | John Mares misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Matthew Simon - foul #1 on Matthew Simon, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Wartburg | John Mares misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Wartburg | John Mares makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:42 | Hope | Norman Thomas makes the wide open jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Richard Johnson | 1-2 |
| 18:25 | Wartburg | Brandon Crown's fadeaway is rejected by Shawn Nguyen | 1-2 |
| 18:24 | Hope | The rebound goes to Matthew Simon | 1-2 |
| 18:21 | Hope | Norman Thomas is hacked by John Olivarez in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Olivarez, team foul #1 | 1-2 |
| 18:07 | Hope | Matthew Simon dunks the ball on a nice dish by Richard Johnson | 1-4 |
| 17:40 | Wartburg | John Mares is fouled on the floor by Michael Norton - foul #1 on Michael Norton, team foul #2 | 1-4 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Hope | Daniel Ryder (PG), Douglas Lowry (SG), Christopher Combs (SF), David Whicker (PF), Leo Petersen (C) Richard Johnson, Michael Norton, Norman Thomas, Matthew Simon, Shawn Nguyen | |
| 17:24 | Wartburg | Glenn Holland knocks in the shot from the left side | 3-4 |
| 16:57 | Hope | Daniel Ryder drills a 3 from the right corner | 3-7 |
| 16:39 | Wartburg | Matthew Little misses the lay-in | 3-7 |
| 16:38 | Hope | Christopher Combs snags the defensive board | 3-7 |
| 16:16 | Hope | Glenn Holland is called for the reach on Daniel Ryder - foul #1 on Glenn Holland, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| 15:54 | Hope | Christopher Combs comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Dudley Rouse - foul #1 on Dudley Rouse, team foul #3 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Marc Jacobson (PG), Brandon Crown (SG), John Mares (PF), James Quinn (C) Glenn Holland, Dudley Rouse, Kevin Shaw, Matthew Little | |
| Subs | Hope | Shawn Nguyen (C) Leo Petersen | |
| 15:54 | Hope | Christopher Combs makes the 1st free throw | 3-8 |
| 15:54 | Hope | Christopher Combs makes the 2nd free throw | 3-9 |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Marc Jacobson (fresh) SG - Brandon Crown (fresh) SF - Guy Simmons (fresh) PF - John Mares (fresh) 1 pts. C - James Quinn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Daniel Ryder (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Douglas Lowry (fresh) SF - Christopher Combs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Whicker (fresh) C - Shawn Nguyen (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Wartburg | Marc Jacobson connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Mares | 6-9 |
| 15:30 | Hope | Guy Simmons picks off the pass by Douglas Lowry | 6-9 |
| 15:26 | Wartburg | Marc Jacobson blows the layup | 6-9 |
| 15:25 | Wartburg | John Mares tips it home | 8-9 |
| 15:02 | Hope | David Whicker is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-9 |
| 15:00 | Wartburg | James Quinn snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 14:53 | Wartburg | Marc Jacobson makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Guy Simmons | 11-9 |
| 14:37 | Hope | Daniel Ryder misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-9 |
| 14:35 | Wartburg | James Quinn grabs the board | 11-9 |
| 14:12 | Wartburg | Brandon Crown banks in the layup | 13-9 |
| 14:09 | Hope | Christopher Combs is called for traveling in the backcourt | 13-9 |
| Subs | Wartburg | George Richardson (PG), Glenn Holland (SG), John Olivarez (SF), Kevin Shaw (PF), Matthew Little (C) Marc Jacobson, Brandon Crown, Guy Simmons, John Mares, James Quinn | |
| Subs | Hope | Richard Johnson (PG), George Gore (SG), Norman Thomas (SF), Matthew Simon (PF), Leo Petersen (C) Daniel Ryder, Douglas Lowry, Christopher Combs, David Whicker, Shawn Nguyen | |
| 14:04 | Wartburg | Leo Petersen steals the ball from Kevin Shaw | 13-9 |
| 13:55 | Hope | Richard Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 13:54 | Wartburg | Kevin Shaw pulls down the rebound | 13-9 |
| 13:33 | Wartburg | Kevin Shaw can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Matthew Simon - foul #2 on Matthew Simon, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| Subs | Hope | Michael Norton (SG), Shawn Nguyen (C) George Gore, Matthew Simon | |
| 13:33 | Wartburg | Kevin Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 13:33 | Wartburg | Kevin Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 13:24 | Hope | Norman Thomas is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Richard Johnson | 15-11 |
| 13:00 | Wartburg | John Olivarez hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by George Richardson | 17-11 |
| 12:41 | Hope | Richard Johnson misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Matthew Little - foul #1 on Matthew Little, team foul #4 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Dudley Rouse (PG), Brandon Crown (SG), John Mares (PF), James Quinn (C) George Richardson, Glenn Holland, Kevin Shaw, Matthew Little | |
| Subs | Hope | Elmer Messier (SF), David Whicker (PF) Norman Thomas, Leo Petersen | |
| 12:41 | Hope | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 12:41 | Hope | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 12:30 | Wartburg | John Olivarez misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 17-13 |
| 12:29 | Wartburg | The offensive rebound goes to John Mares | 17-13 |
| 12:11 | Wartburg | Richard Johnson steals the ball from Dudley Rouse | 17-13 |
| 11:49 | Hope | Richard Johnson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 17-13 |
| 11:48 | Hope | Elmer Messier misses the tip | 17-13 |
| 11:47 | Wartburg | John Olivarez grabs the defensive rebound | 17-13 |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Dudley Rouse (fresh) SG - Brandon Crown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Olivarez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Mares (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Quinn (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Norton (fairly fresh) SF - Elmer Messier (fresh) PF - David Whicker (fairly fresh) C - Shawn Nguyen (tiring) | |
| 11:39 | Wartburg | Dudley Rouse comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 17-13 |
| 11:37 | Hope | David Whicker grabs the defensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 11:23 | Hope | Elmer Messier can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 17-13 |
| 11:21 | Wartburg | Dudley Rouse snags the defensive board | 17-13 |
| 11:00 | Wartburg | Brandon Crown is hacked by Michael Norton - foul #2 on Michael Norton, team foul #4 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Wartburg | George Richardson (PG), Glenn Holland (SG), Guy Simmons (SF), Kevin Shaw (PF) Dudley Rouse, Brandon Crown, John Olivarez, John Mares | |
| Subs | Hope | Daniel Ryder (PG), Douglas Lowry (SG), Norman Thomas (SF), Christopher Combs (PF) Richard Johnson, Michael Norton, Elmer Messier, David Whicker | |
| 10:43 | Wartburg | Shawn Nguyen steals the ball from James Quinn | 17-13 |
| 10:26 | Hope | Norman Thomas misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-13 |
| 10:24 | Wartburg | Kevin Shaw pulls down the rebound | 17-13 |
| 10:08 | Wartburg | Glenn Holland buries a 3 from the left corner | 20-13 |
| 09:53 | Hope | Norman Thomas hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-13 |
| 09:51 | Wartburg | Kevin Shaw snags the defensive board | 20-13 |
| 09:33 | Wartburg | Kevin Shaw banks in the layup | 22-13 |
| 09:31 | Hope | Douglas Lowry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-13 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Dudley Rouse (PG), Brandon Crown (SG), John Mares (PF), Matthew Little (C) George Richardson, Glenn Holland, Kevin Shaw, James Quinn | |
| Subs | Hope | George Gore (SG), Elmer Messier (SF), Leo Petersen (PF), David Whicker (C) Daniel Ryder, Norman Thomas, Christopher Combs, Shawn Nguyen | |
| 09:10 | Wartburg | Leo Petersen steals the ball from Guy Simmons | 22-13 |
| 08:45 | Hope | Douglas Lowry misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Matthew Little - foul #2 on Matthew Little, team foul #5 | 22-13 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Marc Jacobson (PG), John Olivarez (SF), Kevin Shaw (C) Dudley Rouse, Guy Simmons, Matthew Little | |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| 08:45 | Hope | Douglas Lowry makes the 1st free throw | 22-14 |
| 08:45 | Hope | Douglas Lowry makes the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 08:20 | Wartburg | John Mares misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 22-15 |
| 08:19 | Hope | Leo Petersen gets the rebound | 22-15 |
| 08:17 | Hope | George Gore is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Crown - foul #1 on Brandon Crown, team foul #6 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| Subs | Hope | Richard Johnson (PG) Douglas Lowry | |
| 08:04 | Hope | Richard Johnson makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Leo Petersen | 22-18 |
| 07:41 | Wartburg | John Mares is called for traveling | 22-18 |
| Subs | Wartburg | George Richardson (PG), Dudley Rouse (SG), James Quinn (C) Marc Jacobson, Brandon Crown, John Mares | |
| Subs | Hope | Daniel Ryder (SG), Norman Thomas (SF), Christopher Combs (PF), Shawn Nguyen (C) George Gore, Elmer Messier, Leo Petersen, David Whicker | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - George Richardson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dudley Rouse (fresh) SF - John Olivarez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Shaw (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Quinn (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Ryder (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Norman Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Combs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shawn Nguyen (tiring) 2 stl. | |
| 07:29 | Hope | Daniel Ryder is fouled on the floor by Dudley Rouse - foul #2 on Dudley Rouse, team foul #7 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Glenn Holland (SG) Dudley Rouse | |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| 07:29 | Hope | Daniel Ryder makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 07:29 | Hope | Daniel Ryder makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 07:22 | Wartburg | James Quinn clanks a turnaround from close range | 22-20 |
| 07:21 | Wartburg | John Olivarez tips it in | 24-20 |
| 07:18 | Hope | Daniel Ryder is fouled in the backcourt by Glenn Holland - foul #2 on Glenn Holland, team foul #8 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Guy Simmons (SG) Glenn Holland | |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| 07:18 | Hope | Daniel Ryder misses the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 07:18 | Wartburg | James Quinn gets the rebound | 24-20 |
| 07:02 | Wartburg | John Olivarez hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Guy Simmons and he's hacked by Shawn Nguyen - foul #1 on Shawn Nguyen, team foul #5 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Wartburg | John Mares (PF) Kevin Shaw | |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| 07:02 | Wartburg | John Olivarez makes the free throw | 27-20 |
| 06:59 | Hope | Norman Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Guy Simmons - foul #1 on Guy Simmons, team foul #9 | 27-20 |
| 06:59 | Hope | Norman Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 06:59 | Hope | Norman Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 06:59 | Wartburg | James Quinn gets the rebound | 27-21 |
| 06:50 | Wartburg | John Olivarez clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Daniel Ryder - foul #1 on Daniel Ryder, team foul #6 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Marc Jacobson (PG) George Richardson | |
| Subs | Hope | David Whicker (PF) Christopher Combs | |
| 06:50 | Wartburg | John Olivarez misses the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 06:50 | Wartburg | John Olivarez makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 06:31 | Hope | Richard Johnson buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Daniel Ryder | 28-24 |
| 06:09 | Wartburg | John Mares misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 28-24 |
| 06:08 | Hope | David Whicker snags the defensive board | 28-24 |
| 05:41 | Hope | Guy Simmons swats the short shot by David Whicker | 28-24 |
| 05:40 | Hope | Norman Thomas grabs the offensive board | 28-24 |
| 05:20 | Hope | Norman Thomas hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by John Mares - foul #1 on John Mares, team foul #10 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Wartburg | George Richardson (PG), Brandon Crown (SG), Kevin Shaw (C) Marc Jacobson, John Olivarez, James Quinn | |
| Subs | Hope | Douglas Lowry (PG), George Gore (SG), Leo Petersen (PF), Christopher Combs (C) Richard Johnson, Daniel Ryder, David Whicker, Shawn Nguyen | |
| 05:20 | Hope | Norman Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 05:20 | Hope | Norman Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 05:20 | Wartburg | John Mares grabs the defensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 05:08 | Wartburg | Brandon Crown clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-25 |
| 05:06 | Hope | Christopher Combs grabs the defensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 04:44 | Hope | Leo Petersen is hacked by George Richardson - foul #1 on George Richardson, team foul #11 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Wartburg | James Quinn (C) John Mares | |
| Subs | Hope | Elmer Messier (SF) Norman Thomas | |
| 04:44 | Hope | Leo Petersen misses the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 04:44 | Hope | Leo Petersen misses the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 04:44 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to James Quinn | 28-25 |
| 04:21 | Wartburg | George Gore is called for the reach on Brandon Crown - foul #1 on George Gore, team foul #7 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Wartburg | John Olivarez (SF) Guy Simmons | |
| Subs | Hope | Richard Johnson (PG) George Gore | |
| 04:21 | Wartburg | Brandon Crown makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 04:21 | Wartburg | Brandon Crown makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 03:54 | Hope | Douglas Lowry buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Johnson and the foul's on James Quinn - foul #1 on James Quinn, team foul #12 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Glenn Holland (PG), Dudley Rouse (SG), Matthew Little (PF) George Richardson, Brandon Crown, James Quinn | |
| Subs | Hope | Michael Norton (SG), Matthew Simon (PF) Richard Johnson, Christopher Combs | |
| 03:54 | Hope | Douglas Lowry makes the free throw | 30-28 |
| 03:41 | Wartburg | Matthew Little loses the dribble to Elmer Messier | 30-28 |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Glenn Holland (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dudley Rouse (fresh) SF - John Olivarez (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Little (fresh) C - Kevin Shaw (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Douglas Lowry (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Norton (fresh) SF - Elmer Messier (fresh) PF - Matthew Simon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leo Petersen (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 03:27 | Hope | Kevin Shaw steals the ball from Douglas Lowry | 30-28 |
| 03:10 | Wartburg | Dudley Rouse's pass is intercepted by Michael Norton | 30-28 |
| 03:05 | Hope | Michael Norton hits the finger roll | 30-30 |
| 02:39 | Wartburg | Matthew Little knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Dudley Rouse | 33-30 |
| 02:35 | Hope | Matthew Simon travels in the backcourt | 33-30 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Marc Jacobson (PG), Brandon Crown (SG), Guy Simmons (SF), John Mares (PF) Glenn Holland, Dudley Rouse, John Olivarez, Kevin Shaw | |
| Subs | Hope | Daniel Ryder (PG), Norman Thomas (SF), Christopher Combs (C) Douglas Lowry, Elmer Messier, Leo Petersen | |
| 02:17 | Wartburg | Matthew Little misses short on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Christopher Combs - foul #1 on Christopher Combs, team foul #8 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| Subs | Hope | George Gore (SG) Michael Norton | |
| 02:17 | Wartburg | Matthew Little makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 02:17 | Wartburg | Matthew Little misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 02:17 | Hope | George Gore gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 02:06 | Hope | Matthew Simon misses the turnaround near the basket | 34-30 |
| 02:05 | Wartburg | John Mares pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 01:43 | Wartburg | George Gore steals the ball from John Mares | 34-30 |
| 01:40 | Hope | George Gore lays it up and in | 34-32 |
| 01:23 | Wartburg | Matthew Little buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Marc Jacobson | 36-32 |
| 01:21 | Hope | George Gore is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Crown - foul #2 on Brandon Crown, team foul #13 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Wartburg | George Richardson (PG), Glenn Holland (SG), Kevin Shaw (PF), James Quinn (C) Marc Jacobson, Brandon Crown, John Mares, Matthew Little | |
| Subs | Hope | Richard Johnson (PG), Shawn Nguyen (C) Daniel Ryder, Christopher Combs | |
| 01:21 | Hope | George Gore makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 01:21 | Hope | George Gore makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 01:05 | Wartburg | George Richardson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 01:03 | Hope | Matthew Simon pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 00:54 | Hope | Shawn Nguyen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 00:53 | Hope | Norman Thomas tips it home | 36-36 |
| 00:31 | Wartburg | George Richardson scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Guy Simmons | 38-36 |
| 00:21 | Hope | Shawn Nguyen misses badly on the uncontested shot from the baseline | 38-36 |
| 00:19 | Wartburg | Guy Simmons grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 00:15 | Wartburg | Kevin Shaw throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-36 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Dudley Rouse (SG), John Olivarez (SF), John Mares (PF) Glenn Holland, Guy Simmons, Kevin Shaw | |
| Subs | Hope | Daniel Ryder (PG), Michael Norton (SG), Elmer Messier (SF), David Whicker (C) Richard Johnson, George Gore, Norman Thomas, Shawn Nguyen | |
| 00:05 | Hope | Michael Norton loses the dribble to Dudley Rouse | 38-36 |
| 00:02 | Wartburg | Dudley Rouse lays it up and in | 40-36 |
| 00:00 | Hope | Daniel Ryder misses short on a fullcourt shot | 40-36 |