| Lineup | Franklin | PG - Joel Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Wagner (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Dean Bell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alex Frank (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Richard Duncan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Terry Makin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Moore (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jess Chapa (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John Hardesty (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bluffton | Matthew Moore inbounds the ball | 35-29 |
| Game Plan | Franklin | Franklin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:57 | Bluffton | Richard Duncan is fouled in the backcourt by Joel Jackson - foul #3 on Joel Jackson, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Franklin | Michael Wasowski (PG) Joel Jackson | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 19:40 | Bluffton | Dean Bell steals it from John Hardesty | 35-29 |
| 19:16 | Franklin | Dean Bell buries a runner from close range | 37-29 |
| 19:08 | Bluffton | Richard Duncan misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Wasowski - foul #1 on Michael Wasowski, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| 19:08 | Bluffton | Richard Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 19:08 | Bluffton | Richard Duncan misses the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 19:08 | Franklin | Carl Smith snags the defensive board | 37-30 |
| 18:46 | Franklin | Dean Bell drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Michael Wasowski and the foul's on Matthew Moore - foul #2 on Matthew Moore, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| 18:46 | Franklin | Dean Bell makes the free throw | 40-30 |
| 18:29 | Bluffton | Richard Duncan connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 18:06 | Franklin | Alex Frank knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Carl Smith and the foul's on Matthew Moore - foul #3 on Matthew Moore, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Franklin | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Ronald Rounds (SF) Matthew Moore | |
| 18:06 | Franklin | Alex Frank misses the free throw | 42-32 |
| 18:06 | Bluffton | John Hardesty gets the rebound | 42-32 |
| 17:46 | Bluffton | John Hardesty is hacked by Carl Smith - foul #2 on Carl Smith, team foul #3 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Franklin | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Alvin Billups (C) John Hardesty | |
| 17:37 | Bluffton | Carl Smith denies the turnaround by Alvin Billups | 42-32 |
| 17:36 | Franklin | The rebound goes to Carl Smith | 42-32 |
| 17:11 | Franklin | Mark Wagner drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Dean Bell | 45-32 |
| 16:56 | Bluffton | Alvin Billups can't connect on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Wasowski - foul #2 on Michael Wasowski, team foul #4 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Franklin | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Joseph Forrest (PG), Michael Edwards (SG), Charles Brim (C) Richard Duncan, Terry Makin, Jess Chapa | |
| 16:56 | Bluffton | Alvin Billups makes the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 16:56 | Bluffton | Alvin Billups makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 16:27 | Franklin | Mark Wagner is fouled on the floor by Michael Edwards - foul #1 on Michael Edwards, team foul #3 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Franklin | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | John Hardesty (C) Charles Brim | |
| 16:01 | Franklin | Dean Bell connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Michael Wasowski | 47-34 |
| Lineup | Franklin | PG - Michael Wasowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Wagner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Dean Bell (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alex Frank (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Joseph Forrest (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ronald Rounds (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alvin Billups (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Hardesty (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Bluffton | Joseph Forrest misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Mark Wagner - foul #1 on Mark Wagner, team foul #5 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Franklin | Joel Jackson (PG), Archie Doyle (C) Michael Wasowski, Carl Smith | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Terry Makin (SG), Matthew Moore (SF) Michael Edwards, Ronald Rounds | |
| 15:48 | Bluffton | Joseph Forrest makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 15:48 | Bluffton | Joseph Forrest misses the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 15:48 | Franklin | Alex Frank gets the rebound | 47-35 |
| 15:29 | Franklin | Matthew Moore is called for the reach on Archie Doyle - foul #4 on Matthew Moore, team foul #4 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Franklin | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Richard Duncan (PG), Ronald Rounds (SF), Jess Chapa (PF) Joseph Forrest, Matthew Moore, Alvin Billups | |
| 15:06 | Franklin | Alex Frank hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 47-35 |
| 15:04 | Franklin | Alex Frank misses the tip | 47-35 |
| 15:03 | Bluffton | John Hardesty snags the defensive board | 47-35 |
| 15:01 | Bluffton | Richard Duncan is hacked by Joel Jackson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joel Jackson, team foul #6 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Franklin | Ronald Hyman (PG) Joel Jackson | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Alvin Billups (C) John Hardesty | |
| 14:50 | Bluffton | Alex Frank swats the short shot by Ronald Rounds | 47-35 |
| 14:49 | Bluffton | Ronald Rounds tips it in | 47-37 |
| 14:24 | Franklin | Ronald Hyman travels with the ball | 47-37 |
| Subs | Franklin | Dwight Malick (PF) Alex Frank | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 14:02 | Bluffton | Mark Wagner steps in front of the Ronald Rounds pass | 47-37 |
| 13:36 | Franklin | Dean Bell knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Mark Wagner | 49-37 |
| 13:23 | Bluffton | Alvin Billups shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Terry Makin | 49-39 |
| 13:03 | Franklin | Dean Bell misses long on a jumper from the left side | 49-39 |
| 13:02 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Terry Makin | 49-39 |
| 12:57 | Bluffton | Ronald Rounds hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 49-39 |
| 12:56 | Bluffton | Alvin Billups misses the tip | 49-39 |
| 12:54 | Franklin | Archie Doyle grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 12:34 | Franklin | Ronald Hyman comes up short on the floater from the right block | 49-39 |
| 12:33 | Franklin | Archie Doyle tips it home | 51-39 |
| 12:19 | Bluffton | Mark Wagner is called for the reach on Terry Makin - foul #2 on Mark Wagner, team foul #7 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Franklin | Michael Wasowski (SG), Casey Vaccaro (SF), Alex Frank (PF) Mark Wagner, Dean Bell, Dwight Malick | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Joseph Forrest (PG), Charles Brim (PF), John Hardesty (C) Richard Duncan, Jess Chapa, Alvin Billups | |
| 12:19 | Bluffton | Terry Makin makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 12:19 | Bluffton | Terry Makin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 11:59 | Franklin | Alex Frank clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 51-41 |
| 11:57 | Bluffton | Charles Brim snags the defensive board | 51-41 |
| Lineup | Franklin | PG - Ronald Hyman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Michael Wasowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Casey Vaccaro (fresh) PF - Alex Frank (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Archie Doyle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Joseph Forrest (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Makin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Rounds (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Brim (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Hardesty (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Bluffton | John Hardesty connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Ronald Rounds | 51-43 |
| 11:25 | Franklin | Ronald Hyman comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Charles Brim - foul #1 on Charles Brim, team foul #5 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Franklin | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Michael Edwards (SG) Terry Makin | |
| 11:25 | Franklin | Ronald Hyman makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 11:25 | Franklin | Ronald Hyman misses the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 11:25 | Bluffton | John Hardesty grabs the defensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 11:04 | Bluffton | Michael Edwards's pass is intercepted by Archie Doyle | 52-43 |
| 10:48 | Franklin | Casey Vaccaro's fadeaway is rejected by John Hardesty | 52-43 |
| 10:46 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Charles Brim | 52-43 |
| 10:40 | Bluffton | Charles Brim hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-43 |
| 10:39 | Franklin | The rebound goes to Michael Wasowski | 52-43 |
| 10:17 | Franklin | Casey Vaccaro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-43 |
| Subs | Franklin | Mark Wagner (SG), Dean Bell (SF), Carl Smith (C) Michael Wasowski, Casey Vaccaro, Archie Doyle | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Jess Chapa (PF) Charles Brim | |
| 10:14 | Bluffton | Ronald Hyman steals it from Joseph Forrest in the backcourt | 52-43 |
| 09:57 | Franklin | Alex Frank drills a shot from the right side | 54-43 |
| 09:41 | Bluffton | Michael Edwards's pass is intercepted by Mark Wagner | 54-43 |
| 09:37 | Franklin | Dean Bell hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 54-43 |
| 09:35 | Franklin | The offensive rebound goes to Dean Bell | 54-43 |
| 09:19 | Franklin | John Hardesty is called for the reach on Mark Wagner - foul #2 on John Hardesty, team foul #6 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Franklin | Dwight Malick (PF) Alex Frank | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Richard Duncan (PG), Alvin Billups (C) Joseph Forrest, John Hardesty | |
| 09:05 | Franklin | Dean Bell comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 54-43 |
| 09:03 | Bluffton | Jess Chapa grabs the board | 54-43 |
| 08:40 | Bluffton | Jess Chapa is open and buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Ronald Rounds | 54-45 |
| 08:13 | Franklin | Dean Bell hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dwight Malick | 56-45 |
| 08:01 | Bluffton | Michael Edwards lays it in | 56-47 |
| 07:32 | Franklin | The pull-up jumper by Ronald Hyman is blocked by Alvin Billups | 56-47 |
| 07:31 | Bluffton | Jess Chapa gets the rebound | 56-47 |
| Lineup | Franklin | PG - Ronald Hyman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Mark Wagner (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dean Bell (tiring) 20 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dwight Malick (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carl Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Richard Duncan (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Edwards (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Ronald Rounds (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jess Chapa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Alvin Billups (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Bluffton | Dwight Malick swats the layup by Richard Duncan | 56-47 |
| 07:25 | Bluffton | Alvin Billups tips it home | 56-49 |
| 07:00 | Franklin | Dean Bell clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 56-49 |
| 06:59 | Franklin | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Smith | 56-49 |
| 06:37 | Franklin | Dean Bell makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-49 |
| 06:16 | Bluffton | Alvin Billups is whistled for traveling | 58-49 |
| Subs | Franklin | Joel Jackson (PG), Michael Wasowski (SG), Casey Vaccaro (SF), Alex Frank (PF), Archie Doyle (C) Ronald Hyman, Mark Wagner, Dean Bell, Dwight Malick, Carl Smith | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Joseph Forrest (PG), Terry Makin (SG), Matthew Moore (SF), John Hardesty (C) Richard Duncan, Michael Edwards, Ronald Rounds, Jess Chapa | |
| 05:54 | Franklin | Joel Jackson makes the floater from the baseline set up by Alex Frank and he's fouled by Alvin Billups - foul #2 on Alvin Billups, team foul #7 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Franklin | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Charles Brim (PF) Alvin Billups | |
| 05:54 | Franklin | Joel Jackson makes the free throw | 61-49 |
| 05:38 | Bluffton | Matthew Moore drills a fadeaway from the left side | 61-51 |
| 05:09 | Franklin | Joel Jackson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-51 |
| 05:08 | Bluffton | John Hardesty pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| 05:04 | Bluffton | Joseph Forrest misses the dunk attempt | 61-51 |
| 05:02 | Bluffton | Matthew Moore tips it in | 61-53 |
| 04:39 | Franklin | Joseph Forrest steals the ball from Archie Doyle | 61-53 |
| 04:34 | Bluffton | Alex Frank is called for the reach on Joseph Forrest - foul #1 on Alex Frank, team foul #8 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Franklin | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Alvin Billups (PF) Charles Brim | |
| 04:34 | Bluffton | Joseph Forrest makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 04:34 | Bluffton | Joseph Forrest misses the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 04:34 | Franklin | The rebound goes to Alex Frank | 61-54 |
| 04:10 | Franklin | Michael Wasowski makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Joel Jackson | 63-54 |
| 03:46 | Bluffton | Matthew Moore misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 03:45 | Bluffton | John Hardesty tips it home | 63-56 |
| 03:25 | Franklin | Alvin Billups takes the ball from Joel Jackson | 63-56 |
| Lineup | Franklin | PG - Joel Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Wasowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Casey Vaccaro (fairly fresh) PF - Alex Frank (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Archie Doyle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Joseph Forrest (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Makin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - Alvin Billups (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - John Hardesty (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Bluffton | Casey Vaccaro is called for the reach on Matthew Moore - foul #2 on Casey Vaccaro, team foul #9 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Franklin | Mark Wagner (SG), Dean Bell (SF), Dwight Malick (PF) Michael Wasowski, Casey Vaccaro, Alex Frank | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Richard Duncan (PG), Michael Edwards (SG), Jess Chapa (PF) Joseph Forrest, Terry Makin, John Hardesty | |
| 03:18 | Bluffton | Matthew Moore makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 03:18 | Bluffton | Matthew Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 03:18 | Franklin | Dwight Malick pulls down the rebound | 63-57 |
| 02:53 | Franklin | Mark Wagner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-57 |
| 02:51 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Alvin Billups | 63-57 |
| 02:51 | Bluffton | Bluffton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-57 |
| Subs | Franklin | Alex Frank (PF) Dwight Malick | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Terry Makin (SG), John Hardesty (C) Michael Edwards, Alvin Billups | |
| 02:26 | Bluffton | Jess Chapa drills a jumper from the right wing | 63-59 |
| 02:10 | Franklin | Terry Makin steals it from Alex Frank | 63-59 |
| 01:45 | Bluffton | John Hardesty connects on the jump hook from the right block | 63-61 |
| 01:25 | Franklin | Mark Wagner is hacked by Richard Duncan - foul #3 on Richard Duncan, team foul #8 | 63-61 |
| 01:25 | Franklin | Mark Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 01:25 | Franklin | Mark Wagner misses the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 01:25 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to John Hardesty | 64-61 |
| 01:04 | Bluffton | Archie Doyle takes the ball from Jess Chapa | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | Franklin | Franklin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:41 | Franklin | Archie Doyle misses short on a floater from the right side | 64-61 |
| 00:39 | Bluffton | John Hardesty snags the defensive board | 64-61 |
| 00:33 | Bluffton | Matthew Moore hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 64-61 |
| 00:31 | Bluffton | John Hardesty tips it but misses | 64-61 |
| 00:29 | Franklin | The rebound goes to Archie Doyle | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | Franklin | Franklin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:27 | Franklin | Richard Duncan is called for the reach on Archie Doyle in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Duncan, team foul #9 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Franklin | Ronald Hyman (PG), Dwight Malick (PF) Joel Jackson, Alex Frank | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 00:27 | Franklin | Archie Doyle makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:27 | Franklin | Archie Doyle makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Franklin | Franklin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:21 | Bluffton | John Hardesty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-61 |
| 00:19 | Bluffton | Richard Duncan grabs the offensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 00:15 | Bluffton | John Hardesty's pass is intercepted by Dwight Malick | 66-61 |
| 00:15 | Franklin | Franklin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| Subs | Franklin | Alex Frank (PF) Dwight Malick | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 00:14 | Franklin | Richard Duncan is called for the reach on Dean Bell in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Duncan, team foul #10 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Franklin | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Joseph Forrest (PG) Richard Duncan | |
| 00:14 | Franklin | Dean Bell makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:14 | Franklin | Dean Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:14 | Bluffton | John Hardesty snags the defensive board | 67-61 |
| 00:07 | Bluffton | Joseph Forrest misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-61 |
| 00:05 | Bluffton | Matthew Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 00:02 | Bluffton | Mark Wagner is called for the reach on Terry Makin - foul #3 on Mark Wagner, team foul #10 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Franklin | Joel Jackson (PG) Ronald Hyman | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 00:02 | Bluffton | Terry Makin makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:02 | Bluffton | Terry Makin makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Franklin | Franklin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Franklin | Joel Jackson runs out the clock | 67-63 |