| Lineup | Central | PG - Hugh Flannagan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Rice (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Larkin (fresh) PF - Virgil Pennington (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Whaley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - George Hidalgo (fresh) 4 ast. SG - James Marrone (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray Lamb (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Gray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Ritchey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central | Larry Larkin inbounds the ball | 40-39 |
| Game Plan | Central | Central is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Central | Ray Lamb is called for the reach on Larry Larkin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ray Lamb, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Central | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Larry Nicholls (SF), Terry Richey (PF) Ray Lamb, Aaron Gray | |
| 19:48 | Central | Clarence Rice misses short on a 3 from straight away | 40-39 |
| 19:46 | Wartburg | Larry Nicholls grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 19:29 | Wartburg | Leonard Ritchey lays it in uncontested on a great pass from James Marrone | 40-41 |
| 19:11 | Central | Clarence Rice hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-41 |
| 19:09 | Central | Virgil Pennington tips it home | 42-41 |
| 18:49 | Wartburg | George Hidalgo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 18:48 | Central | Clarence Rice pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 18:45 | Central | Hugh Flannagan is hacked by James Marrone in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Marrone, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Central | Mark Honey (PG), Ernest Edwards (SG), John Renner (SF), James Parmelee (C) Hugh Flannagan, Clarence Rice, Larry Larkin, Fred Whaley | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Nelson Terry (PG), Lee Gaither (SG), Wesley Tebo (SF), Aaron Gray (PF) George Hidalgo, James Marrone, Larry Nicholls, Terry Richey | |
| 18:35 | Central | Mark Honey misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 42-41 |
| 18:33 | Central | James Parmelee grabs the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 18:18 | Central | Ernest Edwards makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 18:16 | Wartburg | Nelson Terry is fouled in the backcourt by Virgil Pennington - foul #2 on Virgil Pennington, team foul #1 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Central | Larry Larkin (SF) Virgil Pennington | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 18:08 | Wartburg | Leonard Ritchey misses the easy layup | 45-41 |
| 18:06 | Central | James Parmelee pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 17:41 | Central | Larry Larkin hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 45-41 |
| 17:39 | Wartburg | Leonard Ritchey snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 17:35 | Wartburg | Nelson Terry misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Mark Honey - foul #1 on Mark Honey, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Central | Hugh Flannagan (PG), Matthew Clark (SG), Virgil Pennington (PF), Fred Whaley (C) Mark Honey, Ernest Edwards, James Parmelee, John Renner | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Kevin Oster (PG), William Weiser (SF), Terry Richey (C) Lee Gaither, Wesley Tebo, Leonard Ritchey | |
| 17:35 | Wartburg | Nelson Terry makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 17:35 | Wartburg | Nelson Terry misses the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 17:35 | Central | The rebound goes to Hugh Flannagan | 45-42 |
| 17:16 | Central | Hugh Flannagan is hacked by Terry Richey - foul #1 on Terry Richey, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Central | Clarence Rice (SG) Matthew Clark | |
| Subs | Wartburg | James Marrone (SG) Nelson Terry | |
| 17:04 | Central | Kevin Oster is called for the reach on Clarence Rice - foul #3 on Kevin Oster, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Central | Daniel Morris (PG) Hugh Flannagan | |
| Subs | Wartburg | George Hidalgo (PG) Kevin Oster | |
| 16:39 | Central | Virgil Pennington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-42 |
| Subs | Central | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Larry Nicholls (SF), Leonard Ritchey (C) William Weiser, Aaron Gray | |
| 16:13 | Wartburg | Terry Richey misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Larry Larkin - foul #1 on Larry Larkin, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Central | Hugh Flannagan (PG), Matthew Clark (SG) Daniel Morris, Clarence Rice | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 16:13 | Wartburg | Terry Richey makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 16:13 | Wartburg | Terry Richey makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 15:54 | Central | Matthew Clark misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 15:53 | Wartburg | James Marrone gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Central | PG - Hugh Flannagan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Clark (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Larry Larkin (tiring) PF - Virgil Pennington (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Whaley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - George Hidalgo (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - James Marrone (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Nicholls (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Richey (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Ritchey (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Wartburg | George Hidalgo misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-44 |
| 15:34 | Central | Hugh Flannagan snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 15:18 | Central | George Hidalgo is called for the reach on Hugh Flannagan - foul #2 on George Hidalgo, team foul #5 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Central | Mark Honey (PG), Clarence Rice (SG), Ernest Edwards (SF), John Renner (PF), David Desir (C) Hugh Flannagan, Matthew Clark, Larry Larkin, Virgil Pennington, Fred Whaley | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Kevin Oster (PG), Lee Gaither (SG), Ray Lamb (SF), Wesley Tebo (PF) George Hidalgo, James Marrone, Larry Nicholls, Terry Richey | |
| 14:58 | Central | John Renner misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 14:57 | Central | Ernest Edwards pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 14:39 | Central | David Desir misses the easy open layup | 45-44 |
| 14:37 | Wartburg | Kevin Oster gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 14:25 | Wartburg | Wesley Tebo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-44 |
| Subs | Central | Daniel Morris (PG), Matthew Clark (SG), Fred Whaley (SF), James Parmelee (PF) Mark Honey, Clarence Rice, Ernest Edwards, John Renner | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Nelson Terry (PG), William Weiser (SG), Aaron Gray (PF), Terry Richey (C) Kevin Oster, Lee Gaither, Wesley Tebo, Leonard Ritchey | |
| 14:13 | Central | David Desir drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Matthew Clark | 47-44 |
| 13:58 | Wartburg | Terry Richey lays it up and in | 47-46 |
| 13:45 | Central | David Desir can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 47-46 |
| 13:43 | Wartburg | Ray Lamb grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 13:36 | Wartburg | Ray Lamb makes the floater from the left block set up by William Weiser | 47-48 |
| 13:33 | Central | Ray Lamb picks off the pass by Daniel Morris in the backcourt | 47-48 |
| 13:31 | Wartburg | Ray Lamb lays it up and in | 47-50 |
| 13:13 | Central | Matthew Clark travels with the ball | 47-50 |
| Subs | Central | Hugh Flannagan (PG), Clarence Rice (SG), John Renner (SF), Virgil Pennington (PF) Daniel Morris, Matthew Clark, Fred Whaley, James Parmelee | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Kevin Oster (PG), James Marrone (SG), Lee Gaither (C) Nelson Terry, William Weiser, Terry Richey | |
| 12:49 | Wartburg | James Marrone drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Aaron Gray | 47-53 |
| 12:43 | Central | John Renner makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Hugh Flannagan | 50-53 |
| 12:40 | Wartburg | Ray Lamb is called for traveling in the backcourt | 50-53 |
| Subs | Central | Ernest Edwards (SF) John Renner | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Wesley Tebo (PF), Larry Nicholls (C) Aaron Gray, Lee Gaither | |
| 12:23 | Central | James Marrone steals the ball from David Desir | 50-53 |
| 12:03 | Wartburg | Ray Lamb is hacked by Ernest Edwards - foul #2 on Ernest Edwards, team foul #4 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Central | Mark Honey (PG), Larry Larkin (SF), Fred Whaley (C) Hugh Flannagan, Ernest Edwards, David Desir | |
| Subs | Wartburg | George Hidalgo (PG), Lee Gaither (SG) Kevin Oster, James Marrone | |
| 11:55 | Wartburg | Clarence Rice steals the ball from George Hidalgo | 50-53 |
| 11:52 | Central | Mark Honey lays it in on a nice dish by Clarence Rice | 52-53 |
| Lineup | Central | PG - Mark Honey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Clarence Rice (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Larkin (tiring) PF - Virgil Pennington (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Whaley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - George Hidalgo (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Lee Gaither (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ray Lamb (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Wesley Tebo (fairly fresh) C - Larry Nicholls (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Wartburg | Lee Gaither knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by George Hidalgo | 52-56 |
| 11:33 | Central | Larry Larkin is fouled in the backcourt by Ray Lamb - foul #4 on Ray Lamb, team foul #6 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Central | John Renner (PF) Virgil Pennington | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Nelson Terry (SG), Aaron Gray (PF), Leonard Ritchey (C) Lee Gaither, Ray Lamb, Larry Nicholls | |
| 11:14 | Central | Mark Honey misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-56 |
| 11:12 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to George Hidalgo | 52-56 |
| 10:57 | Wartburg | Wesley Tebo is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-56 |
| 10:55 | Central | Fred Whaley grabs the board | 52-56 |
| 10:45 | Central | Clarence Rice is called for 10 seconds | 52-56 |
| Subs | Central | Hugh Flannagan (PG), Matthew Clark (SG), Ernest Edwards (SF), James Parmelee (PF), David Desir (C) Mark Honey, Clarence Rice, Larry Larkin, John Renner, Fred Whaley | |
| Subs | Wartburg | James Marrone (SG), William Weiser (SF), Terry Richey (PF), Lee Gaither (C) Nelson Terry, Wesley Tebo, Aaron Gray, Leonard Ritchey | |
| 10:28 | Wartburg | James Parmelee steps in front of the Lee Gaither pass | 52-56 |
| 10:10 | Central | Ernest Edwards can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 10:09 | Wartburg | Terry Richey grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 10:01 | Wartburg | James Marrone misses short on an open fadeaway from close range | 52-56 |
| 10:00 | Central | James Parmelee pulls down the rebound | 52-56 |
| 09:53 | Central | Terry Richey swats the short shot by David Desir | 52-56 |
| 09:52 | Wartburg | James Marrone grabs the board | 52-56 |
| 09:45 | Wartburg | William Weiser loses the dribble to James Parmelee in the backcourt | 52-56 |
| 09:30 | Central | James Parmelee is open but comes up short on the shot in the lane | 52-56 |
| 09:28 | Central | James Parmelee gets the offensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 09:13 | Central | Matthew Clark travels with the ball | 52-56 |
| Subs | Central | Daniel Morris (PG), Clarence Rice (SG), John Renner (SF), Virgil Pennington (PF), Fred Whaley (C) Hugh Flannagan, Matthew Clark, Ernest Edwards, James Parmelee, David Desir | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Kevin Oster (PG), Nelson Terry (SG), Larry Nicholls (SF), Aaron Gray (PF), Leonard Ritchey (C) George Hidalgo, James Marrone, William Weiser, Terry Richey, Lee Gaither | |
| 09:03 | Wartburg | Larry Nicholls comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 52-56 |
| 09:02 | Wartburg | Nelson Terry misses the tip | 52-56 |
| 09:01 | Central | Virgil Pennington snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| 08:34 | Central | Daniel Morris misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 08:33 | Central | Fred Whaley grabs the offensive board | 52-56 |
| 08:22 | Central | Virgil Pennington connects on the floater near the basket and he's fouled by Nelson Terry - foul #2 on Nelson Terry, team foul #7 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Central | Hugh Flannagan (PG), Larry Larkin (SF) Daniel Morris, John Renner | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Lee Gaither (SG), Wesley Tebo (SF) Nelson Terry, Aaron Gray | |
| 08:22 | Central | Virgil Pennington misses the free throw | 54-56 |
| 08:22 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to Larry Nicholls | 54-56 |
| 08:03 | Wartburg | Lee Gaither makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Oster | 54-59 |
| 07:53 | Central | Larry Larkin is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Larry Larkin, team foul #5 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Central | Mark Honey (PG) Hugh Flannagan | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Nelson Terry (PG), James Marrone (SG), Ray Lamb (SF), Terry Richey (C) Kevin Oster, Lee Gaither, Larry Nicholls, Leonard Ritchey | |
| Lineup | Central | PG - Mark Honey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Clarence Rice (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Larkin (tiring) PF - Virgil Pennington (tired) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Whaley (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Nelson Terry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Marrone (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ray Lamb (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Wesley Tebo (fairly fresh) C - Terry Richey (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Wartburg | Terry Richey is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 54-59 |
| 07:27 | Central | Mark Honey grabs the defensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 07:25 | Central | Nelson Terry picks off the pass by Mark Honey in the backcourt | 54-59 |
| 07:23 | Wartburg | Nelson Terry misses the lay-in | 54-59 |
| 07:22 | Central | The rebound goes to Fred Whaley | 54-59 |
| 07:18 | Central | Larry Larkin's pass is intercepted by Terry Richey in the backcourt | 54-59 |
| 07:03 | Wartburg | Ray Lamb can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-59 |
| 07:01 | Wartburg | James Marrone gets the offensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 06:44 | Wartburg | James Marrone connects on the fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by Larry Larkin - foul #3 on Larry Larkin, team foul #6 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Central | Daniel Morris (PG), John Renner (SG), Ernest Edwards (SF), James Parmelee (PF), David Desir (C) Mark Honey, Clarence Rice, Larry Larkin, Virgil Pennington, Fred Whaley | |
| Subs | Wartburg | George Hidalgo (PG), Aaron Gray (PF), Lee Gaither (C) Nelson Terry, Wesley Tebo, Terry Richey | |
| 06:44 | Wartburg | James Marrone makes the free throw | 54-62 |
| 06:28 | Central | David Desir can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Lee Gaither - foul #2 on Lee Gaither, team foul #8 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Central | Matthew Clark (SG) James Parmelee | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Leonard Ritchey (C) James Marrone | |
| 06:28 | Central | David Desir misses the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 06:28 | Central | David Desir misses the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 06:28 | Wartburg | Leonard Ritchey gets the rebound | 54-62 |
| 06:06 | Wartburg | Ray Lamb misses the fadeaway from close range | 54-62 |
| 06:05 | Central | The rebound goes to Ernest Edwards | 54-62 |
| 05:42 | Central | John Renner is hacked by Aaron Gray - foul #1 on Aaron Gray, team foul #9 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Central | Hugh Flannagan (PG), Virgil Pennington (PF), James Parmelee (C) Daniel Morris, Matthew Clark, David Desir | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Kevin Oster (PG), Larry Nicholls (PF), Terry Richey (C) George Hidalgo, Aaron Gray, Leonard Ritchey | |
| 05:42 | Central | John Renner makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 05:42 | Central | John Renner misses the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 05:42 | Wartburg | Ray Lamb snags the defensive board | 55-62 |
| 05:39 | Wartburg | Kevin Oster is hacked by Hugh Flannagan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hugh Flannagan, team foul #7 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Central | Larry Larkin (SF) John Renner | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 05:39 | Wartburg | Kevin Oster misses the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 05:39 | Central | The rebound goes to James Parmelee | 55-62 |
| 05:21 | Central | Larry Larkin hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Hugh Flannagan | 58-62 |
| 04:59 | Wartburg | Ray Lamb misses badly on a floater from the right block | 58-62 |
| 04:58 | Central | Larry Larkin gets the rebound | 58-62 |
| 04:42 | Central | Hugh Flannagan misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Ray Lamb - foul #5 on Ray Lamb, team foul #10 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Central | Clarence Rice (SG), Fred Whaley (SF), John Renner (PF), David Desir (C) Ernest Edwards, Larry Larkin, Virgil Pennington, James Parmelee | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Nelson Terry (PG), James Marrone (SG), William Weiser (SF), Wesley Tebo (PF), Leonard Ritchey (C) Kevin Oster, Lee Gaither, Ray Lamb, Larry Nicholls, Terry Richey | |
| 04:42 | Central | Hugh Flannagan misses the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 04:42 | Central | Hugh Flannagan makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 04:25 | Wartburg | David Desir takes the ball from Wesley Tebo | 59-62 |
| 04:10 | Central | Fred Whaley knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Clarence Rice | 61-62 |
| 03:46 | Wartburg | Nelson Terry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-62 |
| Subs | Central | Daniel Morris (PG), Matthew Clark (SG), Virgil Pennington (PF), James Parmelee (C) Hugh Flannagan, Clarence Rice, John Renner, David Desir | |
| Subs | Wartburg | George Hidalgo (PG), Aaron Gray (PF), Larry Nicholls (C) Nelson Terry, Wesley Tebo, Leonard Ritchey | |
| Lineup | Central | PG - Daniel Morris (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Matthew Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Whaley (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Virgil Pennington (tired) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - James Parmelee (tiring) 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - George Hidalgo (tiring) 5 ast. SG - James Marrone (tired) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Weiser (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Aaron Gray (very tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Nicholls (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Central | Virgil Pennington is denied on a layup by William Weiser | 61-62 |
| 03:27 | Central | The offensive rebound goes to James Parmelee | 61-62 |
| 03:18 | Central | Virgil Pennington is hacked by Larry Nicholls - foul #2 on Larry Nicholls, team foul #11 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Central | Mark Honey (PG), Larry Larkin (SF) Daniel Morris, James Parmelee | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Kevin Oster (PG), Nelson Terry (SG), Terry Richey (C) George Hidalgo, James Marrone, Aaron Gray | |
| 03:18 | Central | Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-62 |
| 03:18 | Central | Virgil Pennington makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 03:18 | Central | Virgil Pennington makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 03:09 | Wartburg | Nelson Terry misses badly on the uncontested jumper near the basket | 63-62 |
| 03:07 | Wartburg | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Oster | 63-62 |
| 02:53 | Wartburg | William Weiser hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Nelson Terry | 63-64 |
| 02:28 | Central | Mark Honey is fouled on the floor by Larry Nicholls - foul #3 on Larry Nicholls, team foul #12 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Central | Hugh Flannagan (PG), Ernest Edwards (SF), John Renner (C) Larry Larkin, Virgil Pennington, Fred Whaley | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Lee Gaither (SG), Wesley Tebo (SF), Aaron Gray (PF), Leonard Ritchey (C) Nelson Terry, William Weiser, Larry Nicholls, Terry Richey | |
| 02:28 | Central | Mark Honey makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 02:28 | Central | Mark Honey makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 02:15 | Wartburg | Leonard Ritchey loses the dribble to John Renner | 65-64 |
| 01:57 | Central | John Renner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-64 |
| 01:55 | Central | Mark Honey tips it back up and in | 67-64 |
| 01:49 | Wartburg | Leonard Ritchey is open and buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Kevin Oster | 67-66 |
| 01:46 | Central | Kevin Oster is called for the reach on Hugh Flannagan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kevin Oster, team foul #13 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Central | Clarence Rice (SG), Larry Larkin (SF), Virgil Pennington (PF), David Desir (C) Matthew Clark, Ernest Edwards, Mark Honey, John Renner | |
| Subs | Wartburg | George Hidalgo (PG), James Marrone (SG), Larry Nicholls (SF) Kevin Oster, Lee Gaither, Wesley Tebo | |
| 01:46 | Central | Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-66 |
| 01:46 | Central | Hugh Flannagan makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 01:46 | Central | Hugh Flannagan makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 01:46 | Wartburg | Wartburg calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| 01:36 | Wartburg | George Hidalgo is called for 10 seconds | 69-66 |
| 01:15 | Central | George Hidalgo takes the ball from Clarence Rice | 69-66 |
| 01:11 | Wartburg | James Marrone blows the layup | 69-66 |
| 01:10 | Wartburg | James Marrone grabs the offensive board | 69-66 |
| 01:10 | Wartburg | Wartburg calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| 00:47 | Wartburg | Aaron Gray scores on a turnaround from close range set up by George Hidalgo | 69-68 |
| Game Plan | Central | Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Central | Hugh Flannagan is fouled in the backcourt by George Hidalgo - foul #3 on George Hidalgo, team foul #14 | 69-68 |
| 00:44 | Central | Hugh Flannagan makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:44 | Central | Hugh Flannagan makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:27 | Wartburg | David Desir steals it from Aaron Gray | 71-68 |
| 00:27 | Central | Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| Subs | Central | Ernest Edwards (SF), Fred Whaley (PF) Larry Larkin, Virgil Pennington | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| Game Plan | Central | Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Central | James Marrone is called for the reach on Fred Whaley in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Marrone, team foul #15 | 71-68 |
| 00:25 | Wartburg | Wartburg calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 71-68 |
| 00:25 | Central | Fred Whaley misses the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:25 | Central | Fred Whaley misses the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:25 | Central | The offensive rebound goes to David Desir | 71-68 |
| 00:23 | Central | Leonard Ritchey is called for the reach on David Desir - foul #3 on Leonard Ritchey, team foul #16 | 71-68 |
| 00:23 | Central | David Desir misses the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:23 | Central | David Desir makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Central | Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Wartburg | George Hidalgo connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Marrone | 72-71 |
| 00:13 | Central | George Hidalgo is called for the reach on Hugh Flannagan in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Hidalgo, team foul #17 | 72-71 |
| Subs | Central | Larry Larkin (SF), Virgil Pennington (PF) Ernest Edwards, Fred Whaley | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 00:13 | Wartburg | Wartburg calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 72-71 |
| 00:13 | Central | Hugh Flannagan makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:13 | Central | Hugh Flannagan makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| Game Plan | Central | Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Wartburg | George Hidalgo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-71 |
| Subs | Central | Ernest Edwards (SF), Fred Whaley (PF) Larry Larkin, Virgil Pennington | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 00:09 | Central | Larry Nicholls is called for the reach on Fred Whaley - foul #4 on Larry Nicholls, team foul #18 | 74-71 |
| 00:09 | Central | Fred Whaley misses the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:09 | Central | Fred Whaley makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | Central | Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Wartburg | George Hidalgo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-71 |
| 00:03 | Central | David Desir pulls down the rebound | 75-71 |
| 00:02 | Central | James Marrone is called for the reach on David Desir in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Marrone, team foul #19 | 75-71 |
| 00:02 | Wartburg | Wartburg calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 75-71 |
| 00:02 | Central | David Desir makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:02 | Central | David Desir makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:00 | Wartburg | James Marrone can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 77-71 |