| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Joel Aucoin (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Frank Flaherty (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Scott Helfenstein (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Pastore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Harvey (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | U.S. Coast Guard | PG - Neal Cooper (fresh) SG - Herbert Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Bond (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Difiore (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Otterbein | Scott Helfenstein inbounds the ball | 35-28 |
| Game Plan | Otterbein | Otterbein is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | U.S. Coast Guard | U.S. Coast Guard is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Otterbein | Scott Helfenstein throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-28 |
| 19:40 | U.S. Coast Guard | Edward Difiore misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 19:38 | U.S. Coast Guard | Richard Johnson hits the follow up shot | 35-30 |
| 19:34 | Otterbein | Scott Helfenstein buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Pastore | 37-30 |
| 19:09 | U.S. Coast Guard | Neal Cooper misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 19:07 | Otterbein | The rebound goes to John Pastore | 37-30 |
| 19:02 | Otterbein | Joel Aucoin blows the layup but he's hacked by Edward Difiore - foul #3 on Edward Difiore, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Kareem Higby (SG), Andrew Stout (SF), Clyde Steven (PF), Jeffrey Gill (C) Frank Flaherty, Scott Helfenstein, John Pastore, Ronald Harvey | |
| Subs | U.S. Coast Guard | John Bradshaw (PG), Donald Thomas (SG), Jason Watkins (SF), William Jordan (PF), Michael Neiman (C) Neal Cooper, Herbert Smith, Charles Bond, Richard Johnson, Edward Difiore | |
| 19:02 | Otterbein | Joel Aucoin makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 19:02 | Otterbein | Joel Aucoin misses the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 19:02 | U.S. Coast Guard | William Jordan grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 18:36 | U.S. Coast Guard | John Bradshaw buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 18:16 | Otterbein | Andrew Stout is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-33 |
| 18:14 | U.S. Coast Guard | The rebound goes to William Jordan | 38-33 |
| 18:11 | U.S. Coast Guard | Kareem Higby takes the ball from John Bradshaw in the backcourt | 38-33 |
| 18:10 | Otterbein | Joel Aucoin banks in the layup set up by Kareem Higby | 40-33 |
| 17:56 | U.S. Coast Guard | Michael Neiman knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-35 |
| 17:52 | Otterbein | Donald Thomas picks off the pass by Andrew Stout | 40-35 |
| 17:35 | U.S. Coast Guard | Jason Watkins misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Clyde Steven - foul #1 on Clyde Steven, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Al Tanner (PG), Frank Flaherty (SG), Scott Helfenstein (SF), John Pastore (PF), Ronald Harvey (C) Joel Aucoin, Kareem Higby, Andrew Stout, Clyde Steven, Jeffrey Gill | |
| Subs | U.S. Coast Guard | James Decker (PG), Jeff Laduke (SG), Charles Bond (SF), Richard Johnson (PF) John Bradshaw, Donald Thomas, William Jordan, Michael Neiman | |
| 17:35 | U.S. Coast Guard | Jason Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 17:35 | U.S. Coast Guard | Jason Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 17:22 | Otterbein | Scott Helfenstein misses the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Jeff Laduke - foul #1 on Jeff Laduke, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Otterbein | | |
| Subs | U.S. Coast Guard | William Jordan (C) Jason Watkins | |
| 17:22 | Otterbein | Scott Helfenstein misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 17:22 | Otterbein | Scott Helfenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 16:58 | U.S. Coast Guard | Richard Johnson buries a jumper from close range set up by Jeff Laduke and he's fouled by John Pastore - foul #1 on John Pastore, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Otterbein | | |
| Subs | U.S. Coast Guard | Herbert Smith (SG) Jeff Laduke | |
| 16:58 | U.S. Coast Guard | Richard Johnson makes the free throw | 41-40 |
| 16:56 | Otterbein | Frank Flaherty is hacked by Herbert Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Herbert Smith, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Otterbein | | |
| Subs | U.S. Coast Guard | Neal Cooper (PG) James Decker | |
| 16:39 | Otterbein | John Pastore misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-40 |
| 16:38 | U.S. Coast Guard | Neal Cooper pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 16:23 | U.S. Coast Guard | Herbert Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 16:21 | Otterbein | John Pastore grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 16:14 | Otterbein | Herbert Smith steals it from John Pastore | 41-40 |
| 16:12 | U.S. Coast Guard | Frank Flaherty is called for the reach on Herbert Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Flaherty, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Joel Aucoin (PG) Al Tanner | |
| Subs | U.S. Coast Guard | Jason Watkins (C) William Jordan | |
| 16:04 | U.S. Coast Guard | Richard Johnson knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Herbert Smith | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Joel Aucoin (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frank Flaherty (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Scott Helfenstein (tiring) 8 pts. PF - John Pastore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Harvey (tiring) 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | U.S. Coast Guard | PG - Neal Cooper (fairly fresh) SG - Herbert Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Charles Bond (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Richard Johnson (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Watkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Otterbein | Scott Helfenstein lays it in set up by Frank Flaherty | 43-42 |
| 15:36 | U.S. Coast Guard | John Pastore is called for the reach on Herbert Smith - foul #2 on John Pastore, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Andrew Pleasant (SG), Joshua Williams (C) Frank Flaherty, Ronald Harvey | |
| Subs | U.S. Coast Guard | James Decker (PG), Jeff Laduke (SG), Edward Difiore (C) Neal Cooper, Herbert Smith, Charles Bond | |
| 15:16 | U.S. Coast Guard | Richard Johnson misses the wide open turnaround from the left block | 43-42 |
| 15:14 | Otterbein | The rebound goes to Joel Aucoin | 43-42 |
| 15:09 | Otterbein | Andrew Pleasant misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-42 |
| 15:07 | U.S. Coast Guard | The rebound goes to Jason Watkins | 43-42 |
| 15:05 | U.S. Coast Guard | Jason Watkins is called for traveling in the backcourt | 43-42 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Frank Flaherty (PG), Clyde Steven (SF) Joel Aucoin, Scott Helfenstein | |
| Subs | U.S. Coast Guard | John Bradshaw (PG), Herbert Smith (SG), Donald Thomas (SF) James Decker, Jeff Laduke, Jason Watkins | |
| 14:56 | Otterbein | Frank Flaherty's layup is rejected by Richard Johnson | 43-42 |
| 14:55 | U.S. Coast Guard | Edward Difiore snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 14:37 | U.S. Coast Guard | Richard Johnson hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Bradshaw | 43-44 |
| 14:19 | Otterbein | John Pastore misses short on an open runner from the right block | 43-44 |
| 14:18 | Otterbein | Joshua Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 13:59 | Otterbein | Andrew Pleasant comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Edward Difiore - foul #4 on Edward Difiore, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Kareem Higby (PG), Andrew Stout (SF), Ronald Harvey (C) Frank Flaherty, Clyde Steven, John Pastore | |
| Subs | U.S. Coast Guard | Neal Cooper (PG), Charles Bond (SF), Michael Neiman (PF), William Jordan (C) Herbert Smith, Donald Thomas, Richard Johnson, Edward Difiore | |
| 13:59 | Otterbein | Andrew Pleasant misses the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 13:59 | Otterbein | Andrew Pleasant makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 13:42 | U.S. Coast Guard | Neal Cooper connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 13:28 | Otterbein | Andrew Stout misses the 3 from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 13:26 | U.S. Coast Guard | Michael Neiman pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| 13:22 | U.S. Coast Guard | Neal Cooper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-47 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Al Tanner (PG), Scott Helfenstein (SF), Jeffrey Gill (PF) Kareem Higby, Andrew Stout, Joshua Williams | |
| Subs | U.S. Coast Guard | James Decker (PG), Jeff Laduke (SG), Jason Watkins (SF) Neal Cooper, John Bradshaw, Charles Bond | |
| 13:11 | Otterbein | Jeffrey Gill scores on a shot from the right block | 46-47 |
| 13:01 | U.S. Coast Guard | Jason Watkins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-47 |
| 12:59 | U.S. Coast Guard | Jeff Laduke pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 12:44 | U.S. Coast Guard | James Decker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-47 |
| 12:43 | U.S. Coast Guard | Michael Neiman grabs the offensive board | 46-47 |
| 12:26 | U.S. Coast Guard | James Decker hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Neiman | 46-50 |
| 12:19 | Otterbein | Al Tanner is hacked by James Decker - foul #2 on James Decker, team foul #5 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Joel Aucoin (PG), Kareem Higby (SG), Andrew Stout (SF), John Pastore (PF), Joshua Williams (C) Al Tanner, Andrew Pleasant, Scott Helfenstein, Jeffrey Gill, Ronald Harvey | |
| Subs | U.S. Coast Guard | Neal Cooper (PG), Herbert Smith (SG), Charles Bond (SF), Richard Johnson (PF) James Decker, Jeff Laduke, Michael Neiman, William Jordan | |
| 12:03 | Otterbein | Andrew Stout is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 12:01 | Otterbein | Joshua Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 11:43 | Otterbein | John Pastore connects on the open fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Kareem Higby | 48-50 |
| 11:43 | U.S. Coast Guard | U.S. Coast Guard calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-50 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Al Tanner (PG), Clyde Steven (PF) Joel Aucoin, John Pastore | |
| Subs | U.S. Coast Guard | John Bradshaw (SG), Donald Thomas (SF), Michael Neiman (C) Herbert Smith, Charles Bond, Jason Watkins | |
| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Al Tanner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kareem Higby (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Andrew Stout (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Clyde Steven (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joshua Williams (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | U.S. Coast Guard | PG - Neal Cooper (tiring) 3 pts. SG - John Bradshaw (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Johnson (tired) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Neiman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:36 | U.S. Coast Guard | Richard Johnson lays it up and in set up by John Bradshaw | 48-52 |
| 11:30 | Otterbein | Richard Johnson steals it from Andrew Stout in the backcourt | 48-52 |
| 11:18 | U.S. Coast Guard | Richard Johnson is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-55 |
| 11:09 | Otterbein | Al Tanner hits a wide open 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Kareem Higby | 51-55 |
| 10:46 | U.S. Coast Guard | Neal Cooper drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-57 |
| 10:42 | Otterbein | Al Tanner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 10:40 | U.S. Coast Guard | Michael Neiman grabs the board | 51-57 |
| 10:28 | U.S. Coast Guard | John Bradshaw misses the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-57 |
| 10:27 | Otterbein | Al Tanner gets the rebound | 51-57 |
| 10:24 | Otterbein | Al Tanner is hacked by John Bradshaw in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Bradshaw, team foul #6 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Joel Aucoin (PG), Andrew Pleasant (SG), Frank Flaherty (SF), John Pastore (PF), Ronald Harvey (C) Al Tanner, Kareem Higby, Andrew Stout, Clyde Steven, Joshua Williams | |
| Subs | U.S. Coast Guard | James Decker (PG), Herbert Smith (SG), Charles Bond (SF), Jason Watkins (PF), William Jordan (C) Neal Cooper, John Bradshaw, Donald Thomas, Richard Johnson, Michael Neiman | |
| 10:11 | Otterbein | Frank Flaherty is hacked by William Jordan - foul #1 on William Jordan, team foul #7 | 51-57 |
| 10:11 | Otterbein | Frank Flaherty misses the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 10:11 | U.S. Coast Guard | William Jordan snags the defensive board | 51-57 |
| 09:59 | U.S. Coast Guard | Charles Bond clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-57 |
| 09:57 | U.S. Coast Guard | William Jordan pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 09:36 | U.S. Coast Guard | Jason Watkins buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Herbert Smith | 51-60 |
| 09:23 | Otterbein | John Pastore hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Andrew Pleasant | 54-60 |
| 09:08 | U.S. Coast Guard | Herbert Smith comes up short on the floater from the left side | 54-60 |
| 09:06 | Otterbein | Andrew Pleasant grabs the defensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 08:58 | Otterbein | Ronald Harvey misses the easy open layup | 54-60 |
| 08:56 | U.S. Coast Guard | The rebound goes to Herbert Smith | 54-60 |
| 08:54 | U.S. Coast Guard | James Decker loses the dribble to Joel Aucoin in the backcourt | 54-60 |
| 08:51 | Otterbein | Joel Aucoin lays it up and in | 56-60 |
| 08:42 | U.S. Coast Guard | Herbert Smith misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 56-60 |
| 08:40 | Otterbein | Frank Flaherty snags the defensive board | 56-60 |
| 08:33 | Otterbein | Jason Watkins is called for the reach on Frank Flaherty in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Watkins, team foul #8 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Al Tanner (PG), Scott Helfenstein (SF), Clyde Steven (PF), Jeffrey Gill (C) Joel Aucoin, Andrew Pleasant, John Pastore, Ronald Harvey | |
| Subs | U.S. Coast Guard | John Bradshaw (PG), Jeff Laduke (SG), Donald Thomas (SF), Richard Johnson (PF), Michael Neiman (C) James Decker, Herbert Smith, Charles Bond, Jason Watkins, William Jordan | |
| 08:33 | Otterbein | Frank Flaherty makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 08:33 | Otterbein | Frank Flaherty makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 08:10 | U.S. Coast Guard | John Bradshaw misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-60 |
| 08:08 | Otterbein | Clyde Steven grabs the board | 58-60 |
| 08:01 | Otterbein | Jeff Laduke steps in front of the Clyde Steven pass | 58-60 |
| 07:45 | U.S. Coast Guard | Michael Neiman misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-60 |
| 07:44 | Otterbein | Al Tanner pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Al Tanner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Flaherty (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Scott Helfenstein (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Clyde Steven (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Gill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | U.S. Coast Guard | PG - John Bradshaw (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeff Laduke (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Johnson (very tired) 16 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Neiman (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Otterbein | Al Tanner misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 07:35 | Otterbein | Jeffrey Gill misses the tip | 58-60 |
| 07:34 | U.S. Coast Guard | Donald Thomas gets the rebound | 58-60 |
| 07:24 | U.S. Coast Guard | Richard Johnson hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Jeffrey Gill - foul #1 on Jeffrey Gill, team foul #5 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Joel Aucoin (PG), Andrew Pleasant (SG), John Pastore (PF) Al Tanner, Frank Flaherty, Clyde Steven | |
| Subs | U.S. Coast Guard | Neal Cooper (PG), Edward Difiore (C) Jeff Laduke, Michael Neiman | |
| 07:24 | U.S. Coast Guard | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 07:24 | U.S. Coast Guard | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 07:02 | Otterbein | Joel Aucoin hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-62 |
| 07:00 | U.S. Coast Guard | Neal Cooper travels in the backcourt | 60-62 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Kareem Higby (PG), Andrew Stout (SF), Joshua Williams (C) Joel Aucoin, Scott Helfenstein, Jeffrey Gill | |
| Subs | U.S. Coast Guard | Herbert Smith (SG), Jason Watkins (PF) John Bradshaw, Richard Johnson | |
| 06:38 | Otterbein | John Pastore misses short on a shot from the right wing | 60-62 |
| 06:36 | Otterbein | Andrew Pleasant tips it back up and in | 62-62 |
| 06:29 | U.S. Coast Guard | Andrew Stout picks off the pass by Neal Cooper | 62-62 |
| 06:27 | Otterbein | Otterbein calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Al Tanner (PG), Frank Flaherty (SF), Ronald Harvey (C) Andrew Pleasant, Andrew Stout, Joshua Williams | |
| Subs | U.S. Coast Guard | Charles Bond (SF), Michael Neiman (PF) Donald Thomas, Jason Watkins | |
| 06:07 | Otterbein | John Pastore is open and scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Al Tanner | 64-62 |
| 05:45 | U.S. Coast Guard | Edward Difiore knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 05:29 | Otterbein | Kareem Higby clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-64 |
| 05:28 | Otterbein | Al Tanner tips it home | 66-64 |
| 05:25 | U.S. Coast Guard | Charles Bond throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-64 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Joel Aucoin (PG), Andrew Pleasant (SG), Scott Helfenstein (SF), Clyde Steven (PF), Jeffrey Gill (C) Al Tanner, Kareem Higby, Frank Flaherty, John Pastore, Ronald Harvey | |
| Subs | U.S. Coast Guard | James Decker (PG), Jeff Laduke (SG), Donald Thomas (SF), Richard Johnson (PF) Neal Cooper, Herbert Smith, Charles Bond, Michael Neiman | |
| 05:13 | Otterbein | Andrew Pleasant connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Joel Aucoin | 68-64 |
| 05:08 | U.S. Coast Guard | Scott Helfenstein is called for the reach on Donald Thomas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Helfenstein, team foul #6 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Otterbein | | |
| Subs | U.S. Coast Guard | Jason Watkins (PF) Richard Johnson | |
| 04:56 | U.S. Coast Guard | Jeff Laduke is fouled on the floor by Scott Helfenstein - foul #2 on Scott Helfenstein, team foul #7 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Andrew Stout (SF), Joshua Williams (C) Scott Helfenstein, Jeffrey Gill | |
| Subs | U.S. Coast Guard | John Bradshaw (PG), William Jordan (PF) James Decker, Donald Thomas | |
| 04:56 | U.S. Coast Guard | Jeff Laduke makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 04:56 | U.S. Coast Guard | Jeff Laduke makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 04:45 | Otterbein | Clyde Steven scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Joel Aucoin | 70-66 |
| 04:23 | U.S. Coast Guard | Jeff Laduke misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 70-66 |
| 04:22 | U.S. Coast Guard | Jason Watkins tips it back up and in | 70-68 |
| 04:17 | Otterbein | Edward Difiore takes the ball from Joel Aucoin in the backcourt | 70-68 |
| 04:02 | U.S. Coast Guard | Jason Watkins misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 70-68 |
| 04:00 | U.S. Coast Guard | Jeff Laduke hits the follow up shot | 70-70 |
| 03:44 | Otterbein | Andrew Stout hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jason Watkins - foul #2 on Jason Watkins, team foul #9 | 70-70 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Al Tanner (PG), Frank Flaherty (SG), John Pastore (PF), Jeffrey Gill (C) Joel Aucoin, Andrew Pleasant, Clyde Steven, Joshua Williams | |
| Subs | U.S. Coast Guard | James Decker (PG), Donald Thomas (SF), Richard Johnson (PF) Jeff Laduke, Jason Watkins, William Jordan | |
| 03:44 | Otterbein | Andrew Stout makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 03:44 | Otterbein | Andrew Stout makes the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Al Tanner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Flaherty (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Andrew Stout (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Pastore (tired) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Gill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | U.S. Coast Guard | PG - James Decker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Bradshaw (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Thomas (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Richard Johnson (tired) 18 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Difiore (tiring) 7 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:21 | U.S. Coast Guard | James Decker buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Johnson | 72-73 |
| 03:17 | Otterbein | Frank Flaherty is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Difiore - foul #5 on Edward Difiore, team foul #10 | 72-73 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Scott Helfenstein (SF), Ronald Harvey (C) Andrew Stout, John Pastore | |
| Subs | U.S. Coast Guard | Michael Neiman (C) Edward Difiore | |
| 03:17 | Otterbein | Frank Flaherty misses the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 03:17 | Otterbein | Frank Flaherty makes the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| 03:03 | U.S. Coast Guard | Michael Neiman misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-73 |
| 03:01 | Otterbein | Al Tanner grabs the defensive rebound | 73-73 |
| 02:57 | Otterbein | John Bradshaw steals it from Scott Helfenstein in the backcourt | 73-73 |
| 02:51 | U.S. Coast Guard | Richard Johnson misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from the baseline | 73-73 |
| 02:50 | Otterbein | Jeffrey Gill grabs the board | 73-73 |
| 02:44 | Otterbein | Frank Flaherty is fouled on the floor by Donald Thomas - foul #2 on Donald Thomas, team foul #11 | 73-73 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Kareem Higby (SG), John Pastore (PF) Al Tanner, Jeffrey Gill | |
| Subs | U.S. Coast Guard | Neal Cooper (PG), Herbert Smith (SG), Charles Bond (SF) James Decker, John Bradshaw, Donald Thomas | |
| 02:44 | U.S. Coast Guard | U.S. Coast Guard calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-73 |
| 02:44 | Otterbein | Frank Flaherty misses the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 02:44 | Otterbein | Frank Flaherty makes the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 02:31 | U.S. Coast Guard | Charles Bond can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Scott Helfenstein - foul #3 on Scott Helfenstein, team foul #8 | 74-73 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Al Tanner (PG) Frank Flaherty | |
| Subs | U.S. Coast Guard | | |
| 02:31 | U.S. Coast Guard | Charles Bond makes the 1st free throw | 74-74 |
| 02:31 | U.S. Coast Guard | Charles Bond makes the 2nd free throw | 74-75 |
| 02:05 | Otterbein | John Pastore misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-75 |
| 02:03 | U.S. Coast Guard | Michael Neiman gets the rebound | 74-75 |
| 02:03 | U.S. Coast Guard | U.S. Coast Guard calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 74-75 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Clyde Steven (PF), Joshua Williams (C) John Pastore, Ronald Harvey | |
| Subs | U.S. Coast Guard | Jason Watkins (PF) Richard Johnson | |
| 02:01 | U.S. Coast Guard | Neal Cooper is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 74-75 |
| Subs | Otterbein | | |
| Subs | U.S. Coast Guard | James Decker (PG), Donald Thomas (SF), William Jordan (C) Neal Cooper, Charles Bond, Michael Neiman | |
| 01:41 | Otterbein | Al Tanner's pass is intercepted by Herbert Smith | 74-75 |
| 01:24 | U.S. Coast Guard | Donald Thomas's fadeaway is rejected by Clyde Steven | 74-75 |
| 01:23 | Otterbein | Clyde Steven pulls down the rebound | 74-75 |
| 01:16 | Otterbein | Jason Watkins is called for the reach on Al Tanner - foul #3 on Jason Watkins, team foul #12 | 74-75 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Andrew Pleasant (SG), John Pastore (PF), Ronald Harvey (C) Kareem Higby, Clyde Steven, Joshua Williams | |
| Subs | U.S. Coast Guard | Neal Cooper (PG), Charles Bond (SF), Richard Johnson (PF) James Decker, Donald Thomas, Jason Watkins | |
| 01:16 | U.S. Coast Guard | U.S. Coast Guard calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 74-75 |
| 01:16 | Otterbein | Al Tanner makes the 1st free throw | 75-75 |
| 01:16 | Otterbein | Al Tanner makes the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| 00:58 | U.S. Coast Guard | William Jordan buries a driving attempt in the paint | 76-77 |
| 00:58 | Otterbein | Otterbein calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-77 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Joel Aucoin (PG) Al Tanner | |
| Subs | U.S. Coast Guard | | |
| 00:39 | Otterbein | John Pastore scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Joel Aucoin and he's fouled by William Jordan - foul #2 on William Jordan, team foul #13 | 78-77 |
| 00:39 | U.S. Coast Guard | U.S. Coast Guard calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 78-77 |
| 00:39 | Otterbein | John Pastore misses the free throw | 78-77 |
| 00:39 | U.S. Coast Guard | William Jordan snags the defensive board | 78-77 |
| 00:18 | U.S. Coast Guard | Neal Cooper's pass is intercepted by John Pastore | 78-77 |
| Game Plan | Otterbein | Otterbein is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | U.S. Coast Guard | U.S. Coast Guard is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Otterbein | Neal Cooper is called for the reach on Joel Aucoin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Neal Cooper, team foul #14 | 78-77 |
| 00:15 | Otterbein | Joel Aucoin makes the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:15 | Otterbein | Joel Aucoin makes the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| 00:11 | U.S. Coast Guard | Neal Cooper clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 80-77 |
| 00:10 | Otterbein | Andrew Pleasant grabs the defensive rebound | 80-77 |
| 00:09 | Otterbein | Andrew Pleasant is hacked by Herbert Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Herbert Smith, team foul #15 | 80-77 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Andrew Stout (SF) Scott Helfenstein | |
| Subs | U.S. Coast Guard | | |
| 00:09 | Otterbein | Andrew Pleasant misses the 1st free throw | 80-77 |
| 00:09 | Otterbein | Andrew Pleasant makes the 2nd free throw | 81-77 |
| Game Plan | Otterbein | Otterbein is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | U.S. Coast Guard | U.S. Coast Guard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:06 | U.S. Coast Guard | Herbert Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Stout - foul #1 on Andrew Stout, team foul #9 | 81-77 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Scott Helfenstein (SF) Andrew Stout | |
| Subs | U.S. Coast Guard | | |
| 00:06 | Otterbein | Otterbein calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 81-77 |
| 00:06 | U.S. Coast Guard | Herbert Smith misses the 1st free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:06 | Otterbein | John Pastore grabs the defensive rebound | 81-77 |
| 00:04 | Otterbein | Neal Cooper is called for the reach on John Pastore in the backcourt - foul #3 on Neal Cooper, team foul #16 | 81-77 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Andrew Stout (SF) Scott Helfenstein | |
| Subs | U.S. Coast Guard | | |
| 00:04 | Otterbein | John Pastore makes the 1st free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:04 | Otterbein | John Pastore misses the 2nd free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:04 | U.S. Coast Guard | William Jordan grabs the board | 82-77 |
| 00:00 | U.S. Coast Guard | William Jordan misses the halfcourt shot | 82-77 |