| Lineup | Rowan | PG - Robert McFeeley (fresh) SG - James Calvillo (fresh) SF - Simon Manning (fresh) PF - Donald Bowers (fresh) C - Roger Elliott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - Frank Fields (fresh) SG - Gary Pickel (fresh) SF - Raymond Little (fresh) PF - George Andresen (fresh) C - Rodger Guffey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rowan | Roger Elliott wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rowan | Rowan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Emerson | Emerson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Rowan | Robert McFeeley is fouled on the floor by Rodger Guffey - foul #1 on Rodger Guffey, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Rowan | Donald Bowers scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Robert McFeeley | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Emerson | Rodger Guffey misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Emerson | George Andresen tips it home | 2-2 |
| 18:59 | Rowan | Rodger Guffey swats the short shot by Roger Elliott | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | Emerson | George Andresen snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:46 | Emerson | Frank Fields drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Gary Pickel | 2-4 |
| 18:29 | Rowan | Donald Bowers knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Simon Manning | 5-4 |
| 18:05 | Emerson | Raymond Little hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Frank Fields and he's hacked by Simon Manning - foul #1 on Simon Manning, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| 18:05 | Emerson | Raymond Little makes the free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:51 | Rowan | James Calvillo hits a jumper from the right side | 7-7 |
| 17:34 | Emerson | Raymond Little misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 17:33 | Emerson | Rodger Guffey misses the tip | 7-7 |
| 17:31 | Rowan | James Calvillo gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 17:02 | Rowan | Donald Bowers is called for traveling | 7-7 |
| Subs | Rowan | Robert McConahay (PG), Monroe Rafferty (PF), Robert Groover (C) Robert McFeeley, Donald Bowers, Roger Elliott | |
| Subs | Emerson | Rudy Way (SG) Gary Pickel | |
| 16:52 | Emerson | Monroe Rafferty steps in front of the Frank Fields pass | 7-7 |
| 16:29 | Rowan | James Calvillo connects on the 3 from straight away | 10-7 |
| 16:09 | Emerson | Monroe Rafferty takes the ball from Frank Fields | 10-7 |
| 15:54 | Rowan | Robert Groover knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-7 |
| Lineup | Rowan | PG - Robert McConahay (fresh) SG - James Calvillo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Simon Manning (fairly fresh) PF - Monroe Rafferty (fresh) 2 stl. C - Robert Groover (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - Frank Fields (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rudy Way (fresh) SF - Raymond Little (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Andresen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodger Guffey (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Emerson | George Andresen can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Monroe Rafferty - foul #1 on Monroe Rafferty, team foul #2 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Rowan | Robert McFeeley (PG), William Sanches (SF) James Calvillo, Simon Manning | |
| Subs | Emerson | Gary Pickel (SG), James Elliott (SF), Tommy Stringer (C) Frank Fields, Raymond Little, Rodger Guffey | |
| 15:36 | Emerson | George Andresen misses the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 15:36 | Emerson | George Andresen makes the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 15:17 | Rowan | Monroe Rafferty can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-8 |
| 15:15 | Rowan | The offensive rebound goes to William Sanches | 13-8 |
| 15:00 | Rowan | The short jumper by Monroe Rafferty is denied by George Andresen | 13-8 |
| 14:58 | Emerson | The rebound goes to Tommy Stringer | 13-8 |
| 14:53 | Emerson | James Elliott lays it up and in and he's fouled by William Sanches - foul #1 on William Sanches, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Rowan | Donald Bowers (PF), Roger Elliott (C) Monroe Rafferty, Robert Groover | |
| Subs | Emerson | Ty Garner (C) George Andresen | |
| 14:53 | Emerson | James Elliott misses the free throw | 13-10 |
| 14:53 | Rowan | Donald Bowers pulls down the rebound | 13-10 |
| 14:31 | Rowan | Donald Bowers is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Donald Bowers, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Rowan | | |
| Subs | Emerson | John Scoggins (PG) Rudy Way | |
| 14:10 | Emerson | James Elliott clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-10 |
| 14:09 | Rowan | Roger Elliott snags the defensive board | 13-10 |
| 13:55 | Rowan | Robert McFeeley is fouled on the floor by John Scoggins - foul #1 on John Scoggins, team foul #2 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Rowan | | |
| Subs | Emerson | Homer Cantara (SG), Rodger Guffey (C) Gary Pickel, Ty Garner | |
| 13:38 | Rowan | William Sanches double dribbles | 13-10 |
| Subs | Rowan | James Calvillo (SG), Simon Manning (SF), Monroe Rafferty (PF) Robert McConahay, William Sanches, Donald Bowers | |
| Subs | Emerson | | |
| 13:10 | Emerson | Monroe Rafferty denies the turnaround by Homer Cantara | 13-10 |
| 13:09 | Rowan | Monroe Rafferty pulls down the rebound | 13-10 |
| 12:50 | Rowan | Monroe Rafferty comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-10 |
| 12:49 | Emerson | Homer Cantara grabs the defensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 12:42 | Emerson | Tommy Stringer is hacked by Roger Elliott - foul #1 on Roger Elliott, team foul #5 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Rowan | Robert McConahay (PG), Robert Groover (C) Robert McFeeley, Roger Elliott | |
| Subs | Emerson | Frank Fields (PG), Rudy Way (SG), Raymond Little (SF), George Andresen (PF) John Scoggins, Homer Cantara, James Elliott, Tommy Stringer | |
| 12:29 | Emerson | Frank Fields is fouled on the floor by Robert McConahay - foul #1 on Robert McConahay, team foul #6 | 13-10 |
| 12:12 | Emerson | George Andresen misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Monroe Rafferty - foul #2 on Monroe Rafferty, team foul #7 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Rowan | William Sanches (SF), Donald Bowers (PF) Simon Manning, Monroe Rafferty | |
| Subs | Emerson | Ty Garner (C) Rodger Guffey | |
| 12:12 | Emerson | George Andresen misses the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 12:12 | Emerson | George Andresen misses the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 12:12 | Rowan | Robert Groover pulls down the rebound | 13-10 |
| 11:48 | Rowan | James Calvillo is called for traveling | 13-10 |
| Subs | Rowan | Kermit Ledford (SF) James Calvillo | |
| Subs | Emerson | Gary Pickel (SG), James Elliott (C) Rudy Way, Ty Garner | |
| Lineup | Rowan | PG - Robert McConahay (fresh) SG - William Sanches (fresh) SF - Kermit Ledford (fresh) PF - Donald Bowers (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Groover (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - Frank Fields (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Pickel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Little (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Andresen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Emerson | Frank Fields misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-10 |
| 11:24 | Emerson | George Andresen pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 11:05 | Emerson | James Elliott hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Robert McConahay - foul #2 on Robert McConahay, team foul #8 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Rowan | Robert McFeeley (PG), Simon Manning (SF), Robert Landreth (C) Robert McConahay, Kermit Ledford, Donald Bowers | |
| Subs | Emerson | Rodger Guffey (C) Raymond Little | |
| 11:05 | Emerson | James Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 11:05 | Emerson | James Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 10:49 | Rowan | William Sanches misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-12 |
| 10:48 | Emerson | Rodger Guffey gets the rebound | 13-12 |
| 10:37 | Emerson | Rodger Guffey clanks a shot from the left side | 13-12 |
| 10:35 | Rowan | Robert McFeeley pulls down the rebound | 13-12 |
| 10:20 | Rowan | Gary Pickel picks off the pass by William Sanches | 13-12 |
| 10:16 | Emerson | James Elliott lays it up and in on a great pass from Gary Pickel | 13-14 |
| 10:06 | Rowan | Simon Manning misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-14 |
| 10:05 | Rowan | Robert Groover grabs the offensive board | 13-14 |
| 09:55 | Rowan | Robert Groover misses short on a 3 from straight away | 13-14 |
| 09:54 | Emerson | James Elliott gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 09:41 | Emerson | George Andresen knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 13-16 |
| 09:16 | Rowan | William Sanches hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert McFeeley | 16-16 |
| 09:04 | Emerson | James Elliott travels with the ball | 16-16 |
| Subs | Rowan | James Calvillo (SG), Kermit Ledford (SF), Donald Bowers (PF), Roger Elliott (C) Robert McFeeley, Simon Manning, Robert Groover, Robert Landreth | |
| Subs | Emerson | Rudy Way (PG), John Scoggins (SG), Raymond Little (SF), Tommy Stringer (PF), Ty Garner (C) Frank Fields, Gary Pickel, James Elliott, George Andresen, Rodger Guffey | |
| 08:46 | Rowan | Kermit Ledford can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-16 |
| 08:45 | Emerson | The rebound goes to Ty Garner | 16-16 |
| 08:33 | Emerson | Raymond Little is hacked by Donald Bowers - foul #2 on Donald Bowers, team foul #9 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Rowan | Stephen McGinnity (PG), Robert Groover (PF) William Sanches, Donald Bowers | |
| Subs | Emerson | | |
| 08:33 | Emerson | Raymond Little makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:33 | Emerson | Raymond Little makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 08:13 | Rowan | Roger Elliott lays it in | 18-18 |
| 08:05 | Emerson | Rudy Way hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Scoggins | 18-21 |
| 07:49 | Rowan | James Calvillo buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-21 |
| Lineup | Rowan | PG - Stephen McGinnity (fresh) SG - James Calvillo (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kermit Ledford (fresh) PF - Robert Groover (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - Rudy Way (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Scoggins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Little (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tommy Stringer (fresh) C - Ty Garner (fresh) | |
| 07:36 | Emerson | Rudy Way throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-21 |
| Subs | Rowan | Robert McFeeley (PG), Simon Manning (SF), Robert Landreth (PF) Stephen McGinnity, Kermit Ledford, Robert Groover | |
| Subs | Emerson | Rodger Guffey (C) Ty Garner | |
| 07:16 | Rowan | Simon Manning misses short on a turnaround from close range | 21-21 |
| 07:15 | Emerson | Rodger Guffey grabs the defensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 06:58 | Emerson | John Scoggins misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 21-21 |
| 06:57 | Rowan | Robert Landreth grabs the board | 21-21 |
| 06:32 | Rowan | Robert Landreth clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 21-21 |
| 06:31 | Emerson | Tommy Stringer grabs the board | 21-21 |
| 06:12 | Emerson | Raymond Little hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 21-21 |
| 06:10 | Rowan | Simon Manning gets the rebound | 21-21 |
| 05:47 | Rowan | James Calvillo misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-21 |
| 05:45 | Emerson | Tommy Stringer pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 05:31 | Emerson | Raymond Little's fadeaway is rejected by Simon Manning | 21-21 |
| 05:29 | Rowan | The rebound goes to James Calvillo | 21-21 |
| 05:13 | Rowan | James Calvillo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-21 |
| 05:12 | Rowan | Simon Manning misses the tip | 21-21 |
| 05:10 | Rowan | Roger Elliott hits the follow up shot | 23-21 |
| 05:07 | Emerson | James Calvillo steps in front of the Rudy Way pass in the backcourt | 23-21 |
| 05:02 | Rowan | Roger Elliott is hacked by Rodger Guffey - foul #2 on Rodger Guffey, team foul #3 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Rowan | William Sanches (PG), Stephen McGinnity (SG), Kermit Ledford (SF), Robert Groover (PF) Robert McFeeley, James Calvillo, Simon Manning, Robert Landreth | |
| Subs | Emerson | Frank Fields (PG), Gary Pickel (SG), James Elliott (SF), George Andresen (PF), Ty Garner (C) Rudy Way, John Scoggins, Raymond Little, Tommy Stringer, Rodger Guffey | |
| 04:57 | Rowan | Robert Groover can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-21 |
| 04:56 | Emerson | Gary Pickel pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 04:35 | Emerson | Ty Garner comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Roger Elliott - foul #2 on Roger Elliott, team foul #10 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Rowan | Robert Landreth (C) Roger Elliott | |
| Subs | Emerson | | |
| 04:35 | Emerson | Ty Garner misses the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 04:35 | Emerson | Ty Garner misses the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 04:35 | Rowan | Robert Landreth gets the rebound | 23-21 |
| 04:24 | Rowan | Kermit Ledford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-21 |
| 04:01 | Emerson | Frank Fields's floater is knocked away by Robert Groover | 23-21 |
| 04:00 | Emerson | James Elliott tips it back up and in | 23-23 |
| 03:44 | Rowan | Robert Landreth misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ty Garner - foul #1 on Ty Garner, team foul #4 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Rowan | Robert McConahay (PG), Donald Bowers (PF) Stephen McGinnity, Robert Groover | |
| Subs | Emerson | | |
| 03:44 | Rowan | Robert Landreth makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 03:44 | Rowan | Robert Landreth makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| Lineup | Rowan | PG - Robert McConahay (fresh) SG - William Sanches (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kermit Ledford (fresh) PF - Donald Bowers (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Landreth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - Frank Fields (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Pickel (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Elliott (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Andresen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ty Garner (fresh) | |
| 03:28 | Emerson | Frank Fields's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-23 |
| Subs | Rowan | Simon Manning (SF), Monroe Rafferty (C) Kermit Ledford, Robert Landreth | |
| Subs | Emerson | | |
| 03:18 | Rowan | Robert McConahay misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-23 |
| 03:17 | Rowan | William Sanches grabs the offensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 03:10 | Rowan | Donald Bowers hits a floater from close range set up by Robert McConahay and he's hacked by Ty Garner - foul #2 on Ty Garner, team foul #5 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Rowan | Robert McFeeley (PG) William Sanches | |
| Subs | Emerson | Rodger Guffey (C) Ty Garner | |
| 03:10 | Rowan | Donald Bowers misses the free throw | 27-23 |
| 03:10 | Emerson | George Andresen gets the rebound | 27-23 |
| 02:51 | Emerson | James Elliott's pass is intercepted by Donald Bowers | 27-23 |
| 02:33 | Rowan | Monroe Rafferty scores on a floater near the basket set up by Robert McConahay | 29-23 |
| 02:19 | Emerson | George Andresen buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-25 |
| 02:09 | Rowan | Donald Bowers's layup is rejected by James Elliott | 29-25 |
| 02:08 | Rowan | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Bowers | 29-25 |
| 01:58 | Rowan | Donald Bowers clanks a jump hook in the paint | 29-25 |
| 01:57 | Emerson | George Andresen grabs the board | 29-25 |
| 01:42 | Emerson | Frank Fields hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert McFeeley - foul #1 on Robert McFeeley, team foul #11 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Rowan | James Calvillo (SG), William Sanches (SF), Robert Groover (C) Robert McFeeley, Simon Manning, Donald Bowers | |
| Subs | Emerson | Rudy Way (SG), Raymond Little (SF), Tommy Stringer (PF) Gary Pickel, James Elliott, George Andresen | |
| 01:42 | Emerson | Frank Fields makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 01:42 | Emerson | Frank Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 01:24 | Rowan | Monroe Rafferty throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-27 |
| Subs | Rowan | | |
| Subs | Emerson | John Scoggins (SG), Ty Garner (C) Frank Fields, Rodger Guffey | |
| 01:00 | Emerson | John Scoggins is hacked by James Calvillo - foul #1 on James Calvillo, team foul #12 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Rowan | Roger Elliott (C) Monroe Rafferty | |
| Subs | Emerson | | |
| 01:00 | Emerson | John Scoggins misses the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 01:00 | Emerson | John Scoggins misses the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 01:00 | Rowan | Roger Elliott pulls down the rebound | 29-27 |
| 00:44 | Rowan | Robert Groover is whistled for a carry | 29-27 |
| 00:24 | Emerson | Roger Elliott steals it from Raymond Little | 29-27 |
| 00:05 | Rowan | William Sanches comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-27 |
| 00:03 | Rowan | James Calvillo pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 00:01 | Rowan | Robert Groover loses the ball out of bounds | 29-27 |
| Subs | Rowan | Robert McFeeley (PG), Simon Manning (SF), Donald Bowers (PF) Robert McConahay, William Sanches, Roger Elliott | |
| Subs | Emerson | James Elliott (SF), George Andresen (PF), Rodger Guffey (C) Raymond Little, Tommy Stringer, Ty Garner | |
| 00:00 | Emerson | James Elliott misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 29-27 |