| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Edward Gardner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Walk (fresh) 9 pts. SF - William Ruff (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Carlos Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Balderas (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Martin Depaul (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Malcolm (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Kalinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Seth Stevens (fresh) 6 pts. C - Louis Towner (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bluffton | William Ruff inbounds the ball | 37-34 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Bluffton | Seth Stevens blocks the short jumper by Carlos Boyd | 37-34 |
| 19:42 | Defiance | The rebound goes to William Kalinski | 37-34 |
| 19:32 | Defiance | Martin Depaul connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Seth Stevens | 37-37 |
| 19:10 | Bluffton | Richard Balderas hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Louis Towner - foul #1 on Louis Towner, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| 19:10 | Bluffton | Richard Balderas makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 19:10 | Bluffton | Richard Balderas makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 18:59 | Defiance | Seth Stevens drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Martin Depaul | 39-40 |
| 18:51 | Bluffton | Gary Walk comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 18:49 | Defiance | Louis Towner pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 18:29 | Defiance | Martin Depaul scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dennis Malcolm | 39-42 |
| 18:05 | Bluffton | Seth Stevens is called for the reach on Gary Walk - foul #3 on Seth Stevens, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Marvin Domino (PF) Seth Stevens | |
| 17:50 | Bluffton | Carlos Boyd misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 17:48 | Bluffton | Carlos Boyd snags the offensive board | 39-42 |
| 17:29 | Bluffton | Edward Gardner misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-42 |
| 17:28 | Bluffton | Richard Balderas grabs the offensive board | 39-42 |
| 17:16 | Bluffton | Gary Walk is hacked by Marvin Domino - foul #1 on Marvin Domino, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Jamie Nadeau (SF) William Kalinski | |
| 16:59 | Bluffton | Gary Walk misses the floater from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 16:58 | Defiance | Jamie Nadeau grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 16:42 | Defiance | Martin Depaul misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-42 |
| 16:40 | Defiance | Marvin Domino pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 16:30 | Defiance | Marvin Domino is fouled on the floor by Richard Balderas - foul #3 on Richard Balderas, team foul #1 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Robert Wilkins (SF), John Brown (C) William Ruff, Richard Balderas | |
| Subs | Defiance | Robert Johnson (PG), Ivan Unknow (SG), Robert Mulholland (C) Martin Depaul, Dennis Malcolm, Louis Towner | |
| 16:20 | Defiance | Ivan Unknow misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-42 |
| 16:19 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Carlos Boyd | 39-42 |
| 16:15 | Bluffton | Robert Wilkins connects on the runner from the baseline and he's fouled by Robert Johnson - foul #3 on Robert Johnson, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Paul Taylor (SF) Gary Walk | |
| Subs | Defiance | James Hannan (SG) Robert Johnson | |
| 16:15 | Bluffton | Robert Wilkins makes the free throw | 42-42 |
| 16:03 | Defiance | Robert Mulholland clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 16:02 | Defiance | Marvin Domino tips it home | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Edward Gardner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Wilkins (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Paul Taylor (fresh) PF - Carlos Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - John Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Ivan Unknow (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Hannan (fresh) SF - Jamie Nadeau (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marvin Domino (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Mulholland (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Bluffton | Paul Taylor misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-44 |
| 15:34 | Defiance | Ivan Unknow snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 15:14 | Defiance | Marvin Domino connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Ivan Unknow and the foul's on Carlos Boyd - foul #2 on Carlos Boyd, team foul #2 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Gary Walk (SG), William Ruff (SF), Richard Balderas (C) Edward Gardner, Robert Wilkins, Carlos Boyd | |
| Subs | Defiance | Martin Depaul (PG), Dennis Malcolm (SG), William Kalinski (SF), Louis Towner (C) Ivan Unknow, James Hannan, Jamie Nadeau, Robert Mulholland | |
| 15:14 | Defiance | Marvin Domino misses the free throw | 42-46 |
| 15:14 | Bluffton | John Brown pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 15:06 | Bluffton | Gary Walk buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 14:45 | Defiance | William Kalinski misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by William Ruff - foul #2 on William Ruff, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Seth Stevens (PF) Marvin Domino | |
| 14:45 | Defiance | William Kalinski misses the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 14:45 | Defiance | William Kalinski misses the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 14:45 | Bluffton | Richard Balderas snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 14:23 | Bluffton | Richard Balderas buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 46-46 |
| 13:57 | Defiance | Martin Depaul buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Dennis Malcolm | 46-49 |
| 13:36 | Bluffton | Gary Walk hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Richard Balderas | 48-49 |
| 13:27 | Defiance | John Brown picks off the pass by Seth Stevens | 48-49 |
| 13:06 | Bluffton | John Brown misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-49 |
| 13:04 | Defiance | Louis Towner pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 13:02 | Defiance | Martin Depaul is hacked by Paul Taylor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Taylor, team foul #4 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Edward Gardner (PG), Robert Wilkins (SF), Carlos Boyd (PF) Paul Taylor, William Ruff, John Brown | |
| Subs | Defiance | Robert Johnson (SG), Marvin Domino (C) Dennis Malcolm, Louis Towner | |
| 12:52 | Defiance | William Kalinski can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Richard Balderas - foul #4 on Richard Balderas, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Lawrence Allen (C) Richard Balderas | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 12:52 | Defiance | William Kalinski misses the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 12:52 | Defiance | William Kalinski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 12:31 | Bluffton | Edward Gardner connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Carlos Boyd | 51-50 |
| 12:17 | Defiance | Marvin Domino misses the easy layup | 51-50 |
| 12:16 | Bluffton | Robert Wilkins snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 12:09 | Bluffton | Gary Walk makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Carlos Boyd | 54-50 |
| 11:57 | Defiance | Robert Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-50 |
| Subs | Bluffton | William Ruff (SF) Gary Walk | |
| Subs | Defiance | Dennis Malcolm (SG), Jamie Nadeau (SF) Martin Depaul, William Kalinski | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Edward Gardner (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Wilkins (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Ruff (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Carlos Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Lawrence Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Malcolm (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jamie Nadeau (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Seth Stevens (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Marvin Domino (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Bluffton | Lawrence Allen can't finish the layup | 54-50 |
| 11:41 | Defiance | Jamie Nadeau grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 11:29 | Defiance | Marvin Domino misses the lay-in | 54-50 |
| 11:27 | Bluffton | William Ruff snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 11:22 | Bluffton | William Ruff blows the layup | 54-50 |
| 11:20 | Bluffton | Lawrence Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 11:04 | Bluffton | Carlos Boyd's pass is intercepted by Seth Stevens | 54-50 |
| 10:59 | Defiance | Robert Johnson is fouled on the floor by William Ruff - foul #3 on William Ruff, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Gary Walk (SG), John Brown (C) Robert Wilkins, Lawrence Allen | |
| Subs | Defiance | Robert Mulholland (PF), Louis Towner (C) Seth Stevens, Marvin Domino | |
| 10:41 | Defiance | Robert Johnson is fouled on the floor by John Brown - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #7 | 54-50 |
| 10:41 | Defiance | Robert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 10:41 | Defiance | Robert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 10:19 | Bluffton | Dennis Malcolm steals it from Edward Gardner | 54-52 |
| 10:16 | Defiance | Dennis Malcolm banks in the layup | 54-54 |
| 09:59 | Bluffton | Edward Gardner buries a floater from just outside the lane | 56-54 |
| 09:41 | Defiance | Louis Towner drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Dennis Malcolm | 56-56 |
| 09:23 | Bluffton | Carlos Boyd knocks in the runner in the paint | 58-56 |
| 09:12 | Defiance | Dennis Malcolm scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 09:07 | Bluffton | Edward Gardner misses long on a 3 from straight away | 58-59 |
| 09:05 | Bluffton | Edward Gardner gets the offensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 08:45 | Bluffton | Carlos Boyd can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 58-59 |
| 08:44 | Bluffton | John Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 08:31 | Bluffton | Carlos Boyd connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Gary Walk | 60-59 |
| 08:08 | Defiance | Jamie Nadeau can't throw it down | 60-59 |
| 08:06 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Carlos Boyd | 60-59 |
| 08:02 | Bluffton | Gary Walk comes up short on the shot in the lane | 60-59 |
| 08:01 | Bluffton | John Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 07:55 | Bluffton | William Ruff connects on the shot near the basket | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Edward Gardner (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Walk (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Ruff (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carlos Boyd (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - John Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Malcolm (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jamie Nadeau (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Mulholland (fresh) C - Louis Towner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Defiance | Robert Johnson drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Dennis Malcolm | 62-62 |
| 07:07 | Bluffton | William Ruff comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 07:05 | Bluffton | John Brown snags the offensive board | 62-62 |
| 07:00 | Bluffton | Edward Gardner clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-62 |
| 06:59 | Defiance | Robert Mulholland grabs the board | 62-62 |
| 06:52 | Defiance | Robert Mulholland knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dennis Malcolm | 62-64 |
| 06:34 | Bluffton | Robert Johnson is called for the reach on Edward Gardner - foul #4 on Robert Johnson, team foul #5 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Paul Taylor (PG), Robert Wilkins (SG), Mark Lemley (SF), Lawrence Allen (PF), Richard Balderas (C) Edward Gardner, Gary Walk, William Ruff, Carlos Boyd, John Brown | |
| Subs | Defiance | Martin Depaul (PG), Ivan Unknow (SG), William Kalinski (SF), Seth Stevens (PF), Marvin Domino (C) Robert Johnson, Dennis Malcolm, Jamie Nadeau, Robert Mulholland, Louis Towner | |
| 06:17 | Bluffton | Robert Wilkins's pass is intercepted by Ivan Unknow | 62-64 |
| 06:13 | Defiance | Martin Depaul hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ivan Unknow | 62-66 |
| 06:05 | Bluffton | Lawrence Allen misses the lay-in | 62-66 |
| 06:03 | Defiance | Seth Stevens pulls down the rebound | 62-66 |
| 05:39 | Defiance | Seth Stevens misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 62-66 |
| 05:38 | Defiance | Seth Stevens grabs the offensive board | 62-66 |
| 05:22 | Defiance | Ivan Unknow is hacked by Robert Wilkins - foul #2 on Robert Wilkins, team foul #8 | 62-66 |
| 05:22 | Defiance | Ivan Unknow makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 05:22 | Defiance | Ivan Unknow makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 05:11 | Bluffton | Mark Lemley can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on William Kalinski - foul #2 on William Kalinski, team foul #6 | 62-68 |
| 05:11 | Bluffton | Mark Lemley makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 05:11 | Bluffton | Mark Lemley makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 04:59 | Defiance | Marvin Domino hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Martin Depaul | 64-70 |
| 04:36 | Bluffton | Robert Wilkins misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-70 |
| 04:35 | Defiance | Seth Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 64-70 |
| 04:15 | Defiance | Marvin Domino buries a runner in the lane set up by Ivan Unknow and the foul's on Richard Balderas - foul #5 on Richard Balderas, team foul #9 | 64-72 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Edward Gardner (PG), Gary Walk (SG), Carlos Boyd (PF) Paul Taylor, Mark Lemley, Richard Balderas | |
| Subs | Defiance | Louis Towner (C) Seth Stevens | |
| 04:15 | Defiance | Marvin Domino makes the free throw | 64-73 |
| 04:08 | Bluffton | Robert Wilkins misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Kalinski - foul #3 on William Kalinski, team foul #7 | 64-73 |
| 04:08 | Bluffton | Robert Wilkins makes the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 04:08 | Bluffton | Robert Wilkins misses the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| 04:08 | Defiance | Marvin Domino snags the defensive board | 65-73 |
| 03:53 | Defiance | Robert Wilkins takes the ball from Martin Depaul | 65-73 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Edward Gardner (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Walk (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wilkins (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Carlos Boyd (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Lawrence Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Martin Depaul (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ivan Unknow (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Kalinski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Marvin Domino (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Louis Towner (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Bluffton | Robert Wilkins can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 65-73 |
| 03:35 | Defiance | Louis Towner pulls down the rebound | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Defiance | Marvin Domino lays it up and in | 65-75 |
| 03:04 | Bluffton | Edward Gardner connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Carlos Boyd | 68-75 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:47 | Defiance | Louis Towner makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 68-77 |
| 02:47 | Bluffton | Bluffton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-77 |
| Subs | Bluffton | William Ruff (SF), John Brown (C) Robert Wilkins, Lawrence Allen | |
| Subs | Defiance | Dennis Malcolm (SG), Seth Stevens (PF) Ivan Unknow, Marvin Domino | |
| 02:39 | Bluffton | Edward Gardner clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-77 |
| 02:38 | Defiance | Seth Stevens gets the rebound | 68-77 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:15 | Defiance | Carlos Boyd swats the shot by Louis Towner | 68-77 |
| 02:13 | Defiance | Louis Towner tips it but misses | 68-77 |
| 02:11 | Defiance | Louis Towner hits the follow up shot | 68-79 |
| 01:59 | Bluffton | Martin Depaul steals the ball from Edward Gardner | 68-79 |
| 01:54 | Defiance | Martin Depaul lays it up and in | 68-81 |
| 01:41 | Bluffton | Gary Walk is hacked by Louis Towner - foul #2 on Louis Towner, team foul #8 | 68-81 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Paul Taylor (PG), Robert Wilkins (SF), Lawrence Allen (C) Edward Gardner, William Ruff, Carlos Boyd | |
| Subs | Defiance | Robert Johnson (PG), Ivan Unknow (SG), Jamie Nadeau (SF), Marvin Domino (PF), Robert Mulholland (C) Martin Depaul, Dennis Malcolm, William Kalinski, Seth Stevens, Louis Towner | |
| 01:41 | Bluffton | Gary Walk makes the 1st free throw | 69-81 |
| 01:41 | Bluffton | Gary Walk makes the 2nd free throw | 70-81 |
| 01:15 | Defiance | Gary Walk is called for the reach on Marvin Domino - foul #2 on Gary Walk, team foul #10 | 70-81 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Mark Lemley (SF) Gary Walk | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 01:15 | Defiance | Marvin Domino misses the 1st free throw | 70-81 |
| 01:15 | Defiance | Marvin Domino makes the 2nd free throw | 70-82 |
| 01:04 | Bluffton | Paul Taylor misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 70-82 |
| 01:03 | Bluffton | John Brown gets the offensive rebound | 70-82 |
| 00:58 | Bluffton | Robert Wilkins can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 70-82 |
| 00:57 | Defiance | Jamie Nadeau grabs the defensive rebound | 70-82 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Defiance | Robert Mulholland's fadeaway is rejected by John Brown | 70-82 |
| 00:35 | Defiance | Jamie Nadeau tips it back up and in | 70-84 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Bluffton | Robert Wilkins's pass is intercepted by Marvin Domino | 70-84 |
| 00:00 | Defiance | Robert Johnson runs out the clock | 70-84 |