| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Peter Mielke (fresh) SG - Jeff Ratliff (fresh) SF - James Rico (fresh) PF - Kevin Keese (fresh) C - Edward Bond (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central | PG - Hugh Flannagan (fresh) SG - Clarence Rice (fresh) SF - Larry Larkin (fresh) PF - Virgil Pennington (fresh) C - David Desir (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dubuque | Kevin Keese wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dubuque | Dubuque is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central | Central is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Dubuque | Jeff Ratliff loses the dribble to Clarence Rice | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Central | Larry Larkin clanks a jumper from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Central | David Desir pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Central | David Desir blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Dubuque | Kevin Keese gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Dubuque | Edward Bond knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 18:42 | Central | Hugh Flannagan is hacked by Peter Mielke in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Mielke, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:34 | Central | Clarence Rice's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 18:18 | Dubuque | Peter Mielke is hacked by Hugh Flannagan - foul #1 on Hugh Flannagan, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 17:51 | Dubuque | Edward Bond is fouled on the floor by David Desir - foul #1 on David Desir, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Chris Cabral (PG), Nick Zwolski (SG), Aaron Wilson (SF), Carl Tyler (PF), James Hood (C) Peter Mielke, Jeff Ratliff, James Rico, Kevin Keese, Edward Bond | |
| Subs | Central | | |
| 17:46 | Dubuque | Nick Zwolski is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James Hood | 6-0 |
| 17:36 | Central | Virgil Pennington lays it up and in set up by Hugh Flannagan | 6-2 |
| 17:19 | Dubuque | Chris Cabral hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Hood | 8-2 |
| 17:17 | Central | Hugh Flannagan's pass is intercepted by Chris Cabral in the backcourt | 8-2 |
| 17:05 | Dubuque | Carl Tyler clanks a floater from the left block | 8-2 |
| 17:04 | Central | Virgil Pennington grabs the board | 8-2 |
| 16:50 | Central | Clarence Rice misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 8-2 |
| 16:48 | Central | David Desir snags the offensive board | 8-2 |
| 16:28 | Central | Larry Larkin is alone and drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Hugh Flannagan | 8-5 |
| 16:09 | Dubuque | Aaron Wilson makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Chris Cabral | 11-5 |
| 15:59 | Central | David Desir is fouled on the floor by Aaron Wilson - foul #1 on Aaron Wilson, team foul #2 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Peter Mielke (PG), Jeff Ratliff (SG), James Rico (SF), Kevin Keese (PF), Edward Bond (C) Chris Cabral, Nick Zwolski, Aaron Wilson, Carl Tyler, James Hood | |
| Subs | Central | Mark Honey (PG), Ernest Edwards (SG), Fred Whaley (SF), James Parmelee (PF), John Renner (C) Hugh Flannagan, Clarence Rice, Larry Larkin, Virgil Pennington, David Desir | |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Peter Mielke (fresh) SG - Jeff Ratliff (fresh) SF - James Rico (fresh) PF - Kevin Keese (fresh) C - Edward Bond (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central | PG - Mark Honey (fresh) SG - Ernest Edwards (fresh) SF - Fred Whaley (fresh) PF - James Parmelee (fresh) C - John Renner (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Central | Kevin Keese swats the short shot by James Parmelee | 11-5 |
| 15:33 | Central | Fred Whaley pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-5 |
| 15:18 | Central | John Renner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-5 |
| 15:16 | Dubuque | Edward Bond grabs the defensive rebound | 11-5 |
| 15:10 | Dubuque | Kevin Keese connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Peter Mielke | 13-5 |
| 14:49 | Central | John Renner hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Mark Honey | 13-7 |
| 14:29 | Dubuque | Edward Bond clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 13-7 |
| 14:27 | Central | James Parmelee grabs the defensive rebound | 13-7 |
| 14:25 | Central | Peter Mielke is called for the reach on Mark Honey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Peter Mielke, team foul #3 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Nick Zwolski (PG), Carl Tyler (C) Peter Mielke, Edward Bond | |
| Subs | Central | Daniel Morris (PG), Matthew Clark (SG), Larry Larkin (SF), Virgil Pennington (PF), David Desir (C) Mark Honey, Ernest Edwards, Fred Whaley, James Parmelee, John Renner | |
| 14:17 | Central | David Desir can't finish the uncontested layup | 13-7 |
| 14:15 | Dubuque | James Rico snags the defensive board | 13-7 |
| 14:13 | Dubuque | James Rico is hacked by Larry Larkin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Larkin, team foul #3 | 13-7 |
| 13:55 | Dubuque | Jeff Ratliff is whistled for a carry | 13-7 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Chris Cabral (PG) Jeff Ratliff | |
| Subs | Central | | |
| 13:39 | Central | Larry Larkin clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-7 |
| 13:37 | Central | Larry Larkin grabs the offensive board | 13-7 |
| 13:32 | Central | Virgil Pennington makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by David Desir and the foul's on Carl Tyler - foul #1 on Carl Tyler, team foul #4 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Dubuque | James Hood (C) Carl Tyler | |
| Subs | Central | Hugh Flannagan (PG), Clarence Rice (SG), Fred Whaley (C) Daniel Morris, Matthew Clark, David Desir | |
| 13:32 | Central | Virgil Pennington makes the free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:29 | Dubuque | Clarence Rice steps in front of the Nick Zwolski pass in the backcourt | 13-10 |
| 13:24 | Central | Nick Zwolski is called for the reach on Clarence Rice - foul #1 on Nick Zwolski, team foul #5 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Jeff Ratliff (SG) Nick Zwolski | |
| Subs | Central | | |
| 13:02 | Central | Hugh Flannagan misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 13-10 |
| 13:01 | Central | Larry Larkin grabs the offensive board | 13-10 |
| 12:49 | Central | Fred Whaley knocks in the floater from close range set up by Virgil Pennington | 13-12 |
| 12:39 | Dubuque | Kevin Keese hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 13-12 |
| 12:37 | Central | The rebound goes to Larry Larkin | 13-12 |
| 12:35 | Central | Hugh Flannagan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-12 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Nick Zwolski (PG), Aaron Wilson (SF), Carl Tyler (PF), Edward Bond (C) Chris Cabral, James Rico, Kevin Keese, James Hood | |
| Subs | Central | Mark Honey (PG), Matthew Clark (SG), Ernest Edwards (SF), John Renner (PF) Hugh Flannagan, Clarence Rice, Larry Larkin, Virgil Pennington | |
| 12:21 | Dubuque | Fred Whaley denies the turnaround by Nick Zwolski | 13-12 |
| 12:19 | Dubuque | Carl Tyler tips it but misses | 13-12 |
| 12:18 | Central | John Renner gets the rebound | 13-12 |
| 12:15 | Central | John Renner is fouled in the backcourt by Nick Zwolski - foul #2 on Nick Zwolski, team foul #6 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Dubuque | James Hood (PG) Nick Zwolski | |
| Subs | Central | David Desir (C) Fred Whaley | |
| 12:05 | Central | David Desir connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Mark Honey and he's fouled by Aaron Wilson - foul #2 on Aaron Wilson, team foul #7 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Dubuque | James Rico (SF) Aaron Wilson | |
| Subs | Central | Daniel Morris (PG), James Parmelee (PF) Mark Honey, Matthew Clark | |
| 12:05 | Central | David Desir misses the free throw | 13-14 |
| 12:05 | Dubuque | Carl Tyler snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 12:01 | Dubuque | David Desir takes the ball from James Hood in the backcourt | 13-14 |
| 11:48 | Central | John Renner can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-14 |
| 11:47 | Central | James Parmelee tips it back up and in | 13-16 |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - James Hood (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeff Ratliff (tiring) SF - James Rico (fairly fresh) PF - Carl Tyler (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Bond (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central | PG - Daniel Morris (fresh) SG - Ernest Edwards (fairly fresh) SF - John Renner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Parmelee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Desir (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Dubuque | Daniel Morris is called for the reach on James Hood in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Morris, team foul #4 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Kevin Keese (PF) Edward Bond | |
| Subs | Central | Matthew Clark (SG), Fred Whaley (SF) Ernest Edwards, John Renner | |
| 11:37 | Dubuque | Jeff Ratliff misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-16 |
| 11:36 | Central | James Parmelee grabs the defensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 11:16 | Central | Jeff Ratliff blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Daniel Morris | 13-16 |
| 11:15 | Dubuque | The rebound goes to James Rico | 13-16 |
| 11:09 | Dubuque | James Hood drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Rico | 15-16 |
| 10:49 | Central | David Desir buries a jump hook from close range | 15-18 |
| 10:27 | Dubuque | Carl Tyler comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 15-18 |
| 10:25 | Central | David Desir grabs the board | 15-18 |
| 10:02 | Central | Matthew Clark is fouled on the floor by Jeff Ratliff - foul #1 on Jeff Ratliff, team foul #8 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Chris Cabral (PG), Edward Bond (C) James Hood, Carl Tyler | |
| Subs | Central | Hugh Flannagan (PG), Ernest Edwards (SF), Virgil Pennington (PF), John Renner (C) Daniel Morris, Fred Whaley, James Parmelee, David Desir | |
| 10:02 | Central | Matthew Clark makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 10:02 | Central | Matthew Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 09:41 | Dubuque | John Renner takes the ball from Jeff Ratliff | 15-20 |
| 09:25 | Central | Ernest Edwards is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Hugh Flannagan | 15-23 |
| 09:08 | Dubuque | Chris Cabral buries a jump hook in the paint | 17-23 |
| 08:53 | Central | Hugh Flannagan is hacked by James Rico - foul #1 on James Rico, team foul #9 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Dubuque | James Hood (SG), Carl Tyler (PF) Jeff Ratliff, Kevin Keese | |
| Subs | Central | Clarence Rice (SG), Larry Larkin (SF), Fred Whaley (C) Matthew Clark, Ernest Edwards, John Renner | |
| 08:53 | Central | Hugh Flannagan misses the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 08:53 | Dubuque | Edward Bond pulls down the rebound | 17-23 |
| 08:28 | Dubuque | James Rico comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 17-23 |
| 08:27 | Dubuque | James Rico snags the offensive board | 17-23 |
| 08:18 | Dubuque | James Hood misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-23 |
| 08:17 | Central | The rebound goes to Fred Whaley | 17-23 |
| 08:04 | Central | Chris Cabral steals it from Virgil Pennington | 17-23 |
| 08:01 | Dubuque | James Hood's pass is intercepted by Hugh Flannagan in the backcourt | 17-23 |
| 08:00 | Central | Hugh Flannagan lays it in | 17-25 |
| 07:36 | Dubuque | Virgil Pennington is called for the reach on Carl Tyler - foul #1 on Virgil Pennington, team foul #5 | 17-25 |
| 07:36 | Dubuque | Dubuque calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 17-25 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Kevin Keese (PF) Edward Bond | |
| Subs | Central | Mark Honey (PG), Ernest Edwards (SF), John Renner (C) Hugh Flannagan, Larry Larkin, Fred Whaley | |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Chris Cabral (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Hood (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Rico (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Kevin Keese (tired) 2 pts. C - Carl Tyler (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central | PG - Mark Honey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Clarence Rice (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Ernest Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Virgil Pennington (tiring) 5 pts. C - John Renner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Dubuque | Chris Cabral connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-25 |
| 07:28 | Central | Chris Cabral steps in front of the Ernest Edwards pass in the backcourt | 20-25 |
| 07:06 | Dubuque | James Rico clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-25 |
| 07:05 | Dubuque | Chris Cabral misses the tip | 20-25 |
| 07:03 | Dubuque | James Rico tips it in | 22-25 |
| 06:37 | Central | John Renner connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Clarence Rice | 22-28 |
| 06:16 | Dubuque | Kevin Keese loses the ball out of bounds | 22-28 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Jeff Ratliff (SG), Edward Bond (C) James Hood, Carl Tyler | |
| Subs | Central | Hugh Flannagan (PG), Larry Larkin (SF), Fred Whaley (PF), David Desir (C) Mark Honey, Ernest Edwards, Virgil Pennington, John Renner | |
| 06:01 | Central | Hugh Flannagan blows the layup | 22-28 |
| 05:59 | Dubuque | James Rico grabs the defensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 05:41 | Dubuque | Chris Cabral comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Larry Larkin - foul #2 on Larry Larkin, team foul #6 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Carl Tyler (PF) Kevin Keese | |
| Subs | Central | Daniel Morris (PG), James Parmelee (PF) Hugh Flannagan, Larry Larkin | |
| 05:41 | Dubuque | Chris Cabral makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 05:41 | Dubuque | Chris Cabral misses the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 05:41 | Central | The rebound goes to James Parmelee | 23-28 |
| 05:39 | Central | Clarence Rice is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Tyler - foul #2 on Carl Tyler, team foul #10 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Dubuque | James Hood (PG), Kevin Keese (PF) Chris Cabral, Carl Tyler | |
| Subs | Central | | |
| 05:39 | Central | Clarence Rice misses the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 05:39 | Central | Clarence Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 05:16 | Dubuque | James Rico misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-29 |
| 05:15 | Central | Daniel Morris gets the rebound | 23-29 |
| 04:50 | Central | Fred Whaley misses the wide open floater near the basket | 23-29 |
| 04:48 | Central | Clarence Rice gets the offensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 04:31 | Central | Fred Whaley knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Daniel Morris and he's fouled by James Rico - foul #2 on James Rico, team foul #11 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Chris Cabral (PG), Aaron Wilson (SF) James Hood, James Rico | |
| Subs | Central | Hugh Flannagan (PG), Matthew Clark (SG), Virgil Pennington (PF), John Renner (C) Daniel Morris, Clarence Rice, James Parmelee, David Desir | |
| 04:31 | Central | Fred Whaley makes the free throw | 23-32 |
| 04:16 | Dubuque | John Renner blocks the short jumper by Jeff Ratliff | 23-32 |
| 04:15 | Central | The rebound goes to Virgil Pennington | 23-32 |
| 04:13 | Central | Fred Whaley is hacked by Aaron Wilson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Aaron Wilson, team foul #12 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Nick Zwolski (SF) Aaron Wilson | |
| Subs | Central | | |
| 04:13 | Central | Fred Whaley misses the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 04:13 | Central | Fred Whaley misses the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 04:13 | Dubuque | Edward Bond gets the rebound | 23-32 |
| 04:10 | Dubuque | Nick Zwolski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-32 |
| Subs | Dubuque | | |
| Subs | Central | Ernest Edwards (SF) Fred Whaley | |
| 03:46 | Central | Virgil Pennington can't finish the layup | 23-32 |
| 03:44 | Central | Hugh Flannagan grabs the offensive rebound | 23-32 |
| 03:34 | Central | Virgil Pennington can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Kevin Keese - foul #1 on Kevin Keese, team foul #13 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Peter Mielke (PG), James Rico (SF), Carl Tyler (PF) Chris Cabral, Jeff Ratliff, Kevin Keese | |
| Subs | Central | Mark Honey (PG), Larry Larkin (SF), David Desir (C) Hugh Flannagan, Matthew Clark, John Renner | |
| 03:34 | Central | Virgil Pennington makes the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 03:34 | Central | Virgil Pennington makes the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Peter Mielke (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nick Zwolski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Rico (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carl Tyler (tiring) 2 reb. C - Edward Bond (very tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central | PG - Mark Honey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ernest Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Larkin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Virgil Pennington (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - David Desir (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Dubuque | Peter Mielke misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Mark Honey - foul #1 on Mark Honey, team foul #7 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Dubuque | | |
| Subs | Central | Clarence Rice (SG) Ernest Edwards | |
| 03:23 | Dubuque | Peter Mielke makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 03:23 | Dubuque | Peter Mielke misses the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 03:23 | Central | David Desir snags the defensive board | 24-34 |
| 03:02 | Central | David Desir is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Mark Honey | 24-36 |
| 02:42 | Dubuque | James Rico's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-36 |
| Subs | Dubuque | | |
| Subs | Central | Daniel Morris (PG), Fred Whaley (PF), James Parmelee (C) Mark Honey, Virgil Pennington, David Desir | |
| 02:27 | Central | Fred Whaley misses long on an open turnaround in the paint | 24-36 |
| 02:26 | Central | Clarence Rice grabs the offensive rebound | 24-36 |
| 02:20 | Central | Clarence Rice blows the wide open layup | 24-36 |
| 02:19 | Central | Larry Larkin grabs the offensive board | 24-36 |
| 02:05 | Central | Clarence Rice misses the shot near the basket | 24-36 |
| 02:03 | Central | James Parmelee snags the offensive board | 24-36 |
| 01:47 | Central | Clarence Rice can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 24-36 |
| 01:46 | Central | Daniel Morris pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-36 |
| 01:35 | Central | Fred Whaley connects on the open shot near the basket set up by Clarence Rice | 24-38 |
| 01:18 | Dubuque | Edward Bond buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Nick Zwolski | 27-38 |
| 00:54 | Central | Clarence Rice is whistled for traveling | 27-38 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Kevin Keese (PF), James Hood (C) James Rico, Edward Bond | |
| Subs | Central | Hugh Flannagan (PG), Matthew Clark (SG), Ernest Edwards (SF), Virgil Pennington (PF), John Renner (C) Daniel Morris, Clarence Rice, Larry Larkin, Fred Whaley, James Parmelee | |
| 00:52 | Dubuque | Nick Zwolski's pass is intercepted by Matthew Clark in the backcourt | 27-38 |
| 00:47 | Central | Ernest Edwards can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-38 |
| 00:46 | Central | Virgil Pennington grabs the offensive rebound | 27-38 |
| 00:31 | Central | James Hood steals it from Hugh Flannagan | 27-38 |
| 00:31 | Dubuque | Dubuque calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 27-38 |
| 00:29 | Dubuque | Matthew Clark is called for the reach on Peter Mielke in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Clark, team foul #8 | 27-38 |
| 00:29 | Dubuque | Peter Mielke makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 00:29 | Dubuque | Peter Mielke makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 00:03 | Central | Hugh Flannagan can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 00:01 | Dubuque | Kevin Keese grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 00:00 | Dubuque | Kevin Keese misses the fullcourt shot | 29-38 |