| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Richard Evenson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Hope (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Larry Booze (fresh) PF - Herschel Hazel (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ervin Hua (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Linfield | PG - Douglas Howell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Dykes (fresh) SF - Robert Bradford (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Fortin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Erik Hooks (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grove City | Larry Booze inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Linfield | Linfield is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 19:42 | Grove City | Ervin Hua drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Steven Hope and he's hacked by Erik Hooks - foul #2 on Erik Hooks, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 19:42 | Grove City | Ervin Hua makes the free throw | 32-31 |
| 19:19 | Linfield | Douglas Howell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 19:17 | Grove City | Ervin Hua grabs the board | 32-31 |
| 18:59 | Grove City | Herschel Hazel clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Dykes - foul #3 on John Dykes, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Linfield | James Paquin (SG) John Dykes | |
| 18:59 | Grove City | Herschel Hazel makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 18:59 | Grove City | Herschel Hazel makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 18:48 | Linfield | The jump hook by Erik Hooks is blocked by Ervin Hua | 34-31 |
| 18:46 | Linfield | Douglas Howell tips it in | 34-33 |
| 18:34 | Grove City | Herschel Hazel lays it in | 36-33 |
| 18:17 | Linfield | Douglas Howell misses the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Evenson - foul #1 on Richard Evenson, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Grove City | Larry Barker (SF), Willie Adams (C) Larry Booze, Ervin Hua | |
| Subs | Linfield | | |
| 18:17 | Linfield | Douglas Howell makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 18:17 | Linfield | Douglas Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 18:04 | Grove City | James Fortin picks off the pass by Steven Hope | 36-35 |
| 17:57 | Linfield | Steven Hope is called for the reach on Robert Bradford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Hope, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Grove City | Kenneth Rogers (PG), Michael Nelson (SG), Amado Russo (C) Richard Evenson, Steven Hope, Herschel Hazel | |
| Subs | Linfield | Quentin Watts (PF) James Fortin | |
| 17:37 | Linfield | Amado Russo denies the turnaround by Erik Hooks | 36-35 |
| 17:35 | Linfield | Quentin Watts tips it home | 36-37 |
| 17:12 | Grove City | Willie Adams can't connect on a shot near the basket | 36-37 |
| 17:11 | Grove City | Willie Adams tips it but misses | 36-37 |
| 17:09 | Linfield | The rebound goes to Douglas Howell | 36-37 |
| 17:00 | Linfield | Douglas Howell connects on the open 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-40 |
| 16:45 | Grove City | Willie Adams's layup is rejected by Quentin Watts | 36-40 |
| 16:44 | Linfield | Erik Hooks snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 16:22 | Linfield | Erik Hooks misses short on a floater from the right block | 36-40 |
| 16:21 | Linfield | Erik Hooks pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 16:03 | Linfield | James Paquin is hacked by Willie Adams - foul #2 on Willie Adams, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Grove City | Richard Evenson (PG), Steven Hope (SG), Larry Booze (SF), Herschel Hazel (PF), Ervin Hua (C) Kenneth Rogers, Michael Nelson, Larry Barker, Willie Adams, Amado Russo | |
| Subs | Linfield | Oscar Greene (PG), Francis Wiley (SG), Tommie Stutler (SF), James Fortin (PF), Joseph Pressley (C) Douglas Howell, James Paquin, Robert Bradford, Quentin Watts, Erik Hooks | |
| 15:42 | Linfield | Joseph Pressley blows the layup | 36-40 |
| 15:41 | Grove City | Herschel Hazel grabs the board | 36-40 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Richard Evenson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Hope (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Larry Booze (fresh) PF - Herschel Hazel (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Ervin Hua (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Linfield | PG - Oscar Greene (fresh) SG - Francis Wiley (fresh) SF - Tommie Stutler (fresh) PF - James Fortin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Pressley (fresh) | |
| 15:18 | Grove City | Ervin Hua's layup is rejected by James Fortin | 36-40 |
| 15:17 | Grove City | Ervin Hua snags the offensive board | 36-40 |
| 15:02 | Grove City | Herschel Hazel's layup is rejected by Joseph Pressley | 36-40 |
| 15:01 | Linfield | The rebound goes to James Fortin | 36-40 |
| 14:41 | Linfield | Joseph Pressley clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 36-40 |
| 14:40 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Ervin Hua | 36-40 |
| 14:14 | Grove City | Herschel Hazel drills a shot from the baseline and he's fouled by James Fortin - foul #3 on James Fortin, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Grove City | Kenneth Rogers (SG), Amado Russo (C) Steven Hope, Ervin Hua | |
| Subs | Linfield | Douglas Howell (PG), John Dykes (SG), Quentin Watts (PF) Oscar Greene, Francis Wiley, James Fortin | |
| 14:14 | Grove City | Herschel Hazel makes the free throw | 39-40 |
| 14:11 | Linfield | Herschel Hazel steps in front of the John Dykes pass in the backcourt | 39-40 |
| 13:54 | Grove City | Quentin Watts swats the short shot by Herschel Hazel | 39-40 |
| 13:52 | Linfield | The rebound goes to Quentin Watts | 39-40 |
| 13:49 | Linfield | Joseph Pressley is hacked by Amado Russo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Amado Russo, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Grove City | Michael Nelson (SF), Willie Adams (PF) Larry Booze, Herschel Hazel | |
| Subs | Linfield | Robert Bradford (SF), Erik Hooks (C) Tommie Stutler, Joseph Pressley | |
| 13:31 | Linfield | Erik Hooks comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 13:30 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Kenneth Rogers | 39-40 |
| 13:10 | Grove City | Willie Adams makes the floater from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 13:04 | Linfield | Douglas Howell is hacked by Richard Evenson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Evenson, team foul #5 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Grove City | Steven Hope (SG), Larry Barker (SF), Ervin Hua (C) Richard Evenson, Michael Nelson, Amado Russo | |
| Subs | Linfield | Oscar Greene (PG), James Fortin (PF) Douglas Howell, Quentin Watts | |
| 12:54 | Linfield | Robert Bradford can't finish the layup but the foul's on Larry Barker - foul #2 on Larry Barker, team foul #6 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Grove City | Herschel Hazel (PF) Willie Adams | |
| Subs | Linfield | | |
| 12:54 | Linfield | Robert Bradford misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 12:54 | Linfield | Robert Bradford makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 12:40 | Grove City | Herschel Hazel makes the floater from the left block set up by Steven Hope | 43-41 |
| 12:38 | Linfield | James Fortin's pass is intercepted by Steven Hope in the backcourt | 43-41 |
| 12:23 | Grove City | Oscar Greene picks off the pass by Larry Barker | 43-41 |
| 12:03 | Linfield | John Dykes hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Oscar Greene | 43-43 |
| 11:46 | Grove City | James Fortin blocks the short jumper by Ervin Hua | 43-43 |
| 11:45 | Linfield | Oscar Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 11:43 | Linfield | Larry Barker steals the ball from John Dykes in the backcourt | 43-43 |
| 11:26 | Grove City | Kenneth Rogers misses the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Oscar Greene - foul #2 on Oscar Greene, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Grove City | Michael Nelson (SG), Larry Booze (SF), Willie Adams (PF), Amado Russo (C) Steven Hope, Larry Barker, Herschel Hazel, Ervin Hua | |
| Subs | Linfield | Douglas Howell (PG), James Paquin (SG), Tommie Stutler (SF), Quentin Watts (PF), Joseph Pressley (C) Oscar Greene, John Dykes, Robert Bradford, James Fortin, Erik Hooks | |
| 11:26 | Grove City | Kenneth Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 11:26 | Grove City | Kenneth Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Kenneth Rogers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Nelson (fresh) SF - Larry Booze (fresh) PF - Willie Adams (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Amado Russo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Linfield | PG - Douglas Howell (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Paquin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommie Stutler (fresh) PF - Quentin Watts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Joseph Pressley (fresh) | |
| 11:16 | Linfield | Douglas Howell makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 10:54 | Grove City | Larry Booze knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Nelson | 47-46 |
| 10:41 | Linfield | Joseph Pressley drills a floater from the left block and he's fouled by Amado Russo - foul #3 on Amado Russo, team foul #7 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Grove City | Richard Evenson (PG) Kenneth Rogers | |
| Subs | Linfield | | |
| 10:41 | Linfield | Joseph Pressley makes the free throw | 47-49 |
| 10:21 | Grove City | Michael Nelson is hacked by James Paquin - foul #1 on James Paquin, team foul #5 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Grove City | Steven Hope (SG), Herschel Hazel (PF) Michael Nelson, Willie Adams | |
| Subs | Linfield | | |
| 10:07 | Grove City | Herschel Hazel double dribbles | 47-49 |
| Subs | Grove City | Ervin Hua (C) Amado Russo | |
| Subs | Linfield | Francis Wiley (SG), Robert Bradford (SF), James Fortin (PF) James Paquin, Tommie Stutler, Joseph Pressley | |
| 10:02 | Linfield | Francis Wiley is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Hope - foul #2 on Steven Hope, team foul #8 | 47-49 |
| 10:02 | Linfield | Francis Wiley misses the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 10:02 | Grove City | Herschel Hazel grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 09:33 | Grove City | Herschel Hazel comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 09:31 | Grove City | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Booze | 47-49 |
| 09:11 | Grove City | Ervin Hua misses short on a floater from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 09:09 | Linfield | Douglas Howell pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 09:07 | Linfield | Douglas Howell is hacked by Richard Evenson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Evenson, team foul #9 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Grove City | Larry Barker (SF), Willie Adams (C) Larry Booze, Ervin Hua | |
| Subs | Linfield | John Dykes (SG), Joseph Pressley (PF), Erik Hooks (C) Francis Wiley, James Fortin, Quentin Watts | |
| 09:07 | Linfield | Douglas Howell misses the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 09:07 | Grove City | Willie Adams pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 08:44 | Grove City | Herschel Hazel scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Larry Barker | 49-49 |
| 08:30 | Linfield | Erik Hooks can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-49 |
| 08:28 | Grove City | Willie Adams gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 08:21 | Grove City | Herschel Hazel misses the easy layup | 49-49 |
| 08:19 | Grove City | Richard Evenson tips it home | 51-49 |
| 08:01 | Linfield | Joseph Pressley can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 51-49 |
| 07:59 | Grove City | Richard Evenson gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 07:31 | Grove City | Willie Adams misses the jumpshot from the left side | 51-49 |
| 07:29 | Linfield | Robert Bradford grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 07:24 | Linfield | Joseph Pressley buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Erik Hooks | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Richard Evenson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Steven Hope (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Larry Barker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Herschel Hazel (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Adams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Linfield | PG - Douglas Howell (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Dykes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Bradford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph Pressley (fresh) 5 pts. C - Erik Hooks (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Grove City | Willie Adams lays it in on a great pass from Herschel Hazel | 53-51 |
| 06:33 | Linfield | Erik Hooks can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 06:31 | Grove City | Richard Evenson grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 06:19 | Grove City | Willie Adams misses badly on a floater near the basket | 53-51 |
| 06:17 | Grove City | Herschel Hazel can't tip it in | 53-51 |
| 06:16 | Grove City | Herschel Hazel grabs the offensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 05:50 | Grove City | Herschel Hazel clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 53-51 |
| 05:48 | Grove City | Richard Evenson grabs the offensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 05:48 | Grove City | Grove City calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-51 |
| Subs | Grove City | Kenneth Rogers (PG), Michael Nelson (SG), Larry Booze (SF), Amado Russo (PF), Ervin Hua (C) Richard Evenson, Steven Hope, Larry Barker, Herschel Hazel, Willie Adams | |
| Subs | Linfield | Oscar Greene (PG), James Paquin (SG), Tommie Stutler (SF), James Fortin (PF) Douglas Howell, John Dykes, Robert Bradford, Joseph Pressley | |
| 05:26 | Grove City | Larry Booze knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 05:11 | Linfield | Tommie Stutler misses short on an open shot from the right block but the foul's on Michael Nelson - foul #2 on Michael Nelson, team foul #10 | 56-51 |
| 05:11 | Linfield | Tommie Stutler makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 05:11 | Linfield | Tommie Stutler makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 04:46 | Grove City | Ervin Hua hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kenneth Rogers and he's fouled by Erik Hooks - foul #3 on Erik Hooks, team foul #6 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Linfield | Quentin Watts (C) Erik Hooks | |
| 04:46 | Grove City | Ervin Hua makes the free throw | 59-53 |
| 04:34 | Linfield | Quentin Watts makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by James Fortin and the foul's on Ervin Hua - foul #2 on Ervin Hua, team foul #11 | 59-55 |
| 04:34 | Linfield | Quentin Watts makes the free throw | 59-56 |
| 04:10 | Grove City | Larry Booze clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-56 |
| 04:08 | Linfield | James Paquin snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 03:49 | Linfield | Larry Booze steals the ball from Quentin Watts | 59-56 |
| 03:47 | Grove City | James Paquin steps in front of the Kenneth Rogers pass in the backcourt | 59-56 |
| 03:32 | Linfield | Quentin Watts lays it up and in | 59-58 |
| 03:09 | Grove City | Ervin Hua knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-58 |
| 03:09 | Linfield | Linfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| Subs | Grove City | Richard Evenson (PG), Steven Hope (SG), Larry Barker (SF), Herschel Hazel (PF) Kenneth Rogers, Michael Nelson, Larry Booze, Amado Russo | |
| Subs | Linfield | Douglas Howell (PG), John Dykes (SG), Robert Bradford (SF), Erik Hooks (C) Oscar Greene, James Paquin, Tommie Stutler, Quentin Watts | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Richard Evenson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Steven Hope (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Larry Barker (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Herschel Hazel (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Ervin Hua (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Linfield | PG - Douglas Howell (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Dykes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Bradford (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Fortin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - Erik Hooks (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:00 | Linfield | Erik Hooks knocks in the jumper from close range | 61-60 |
| 02:35 | Grove City | Steven Hope is fouled on the floor by Erik Hooks - foul #4 on Erik Hooks, team foul #7 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Grove City | Willie Adams (C) Ervin Hua | |
| Subs | Linfield | Quentin Watts (PF) James Fortin | |
| 02:35 | Grove City | Steven Hope makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 02:35 | Grove City | Steven Hope makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 02:20 | Linfield | Erik Hooks lays it in on a nice dish by Quentin Watts | 63-62 |
| 02:20 | Grove City | Grove City calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-62 |
| Subs | Grove City | Larry Booze (SF), Ervin Hua (C) Larry Barker, Willie Adams | |
| Subs | Linfield | James Fortin (PF) Quentin Watts | |
| 02:03 | Grove City | Ervin Hua lays it in | 65-62 |
| 01:43 | Linfield | Erik Hooks is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left side | 65-64 |
| 01:18 | Grove City | Herschel Hazel blows the layup | 65-64 |
| 01:17 | Linfield | James Fortin grabs the defensive rebound | 65-64 |
| 00:59 | Linfield | Richard Evenson is called for the reach on Douglas Howell - foul #4 on Richard Evenson, team foul #12 | 65-64 |
| 00:59 | Linfield | Douglas Howell makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:59 | Linfield | Douglas Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:30 | Grove City | Larry Booze makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 68-66 |
| 00:05 | Linfield | Erik Hooks misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 68-66 |
| 00:04 | Linfield | The offensive rebound goes to James Fortin | 68-66 |
| 00:02 | Linfield | James Fortin buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-69 |
| 00:02 | Grove City | Grove City calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-69 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Linfield | Linfield is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Grove City | Larry Booze hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 68-69 |