| Lineup | Hiram | PG - John Newson (fresh) SG - Charles Moon (fresh) SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) PF - Richard Thorne (fresh) C - Warren Doberstein (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Ronald Briggs (fresh) SG - James Cannon (fresh) SF - Adam Englund (fresh) PF - Travis Pendleton (fresh) C - Brent Szydlowski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Grove City | Brent Szydlowski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Hiram | Hiram is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:58 | Grove City | Ronald Briggs is fouled in the backcourt by John Newson - foul #1 on John Newson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Grove City | John Newson is called for the reach on Ronald Briggs - foul #2 on John Newson, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Hiram | Donald Gurganus (PG) John Newson | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 19:37 | Grove City | Travis Pendleton is denied on a layup by Richard Thorne | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Hiram | Charles Moon gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Hiram | Charles Moon is fouled on the floor by James Cannon - foul #1 on James Cannon, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Hiram | Gregory Freeman knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Grove City | Ronald Briggs hits the finger roll on a great pass from Adam Englund | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Hiram | Donald Gurganus connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Warren Doberstein | 5-2 |
| 18:21 | Grove City | James Cannon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-2 |
| 18:19 | Hiram | Richard Thorne grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:05 | Hiram | Charles Moon hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 7-2 |
| 17:45 | Grove City | Travis Pendleton scores on a shot from close range set up by James Cannon | 7-4 |
| 17:18 | Hiram | Gregory Freeman connects on the jumper near the basket | 9-4 |
| 17:06 | Grove City | Adam Englund misses the fadeaway in the paint | 9-4 |
| 17:05 | Hiram | Gregory Freeman gets the rebound | 9-4 |
| 16:51 | Hiram | Charles Moon is hacked by James Cannon - foul #2 on James Cannon, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Hiram | | |
| Subs | Grove City | George Booker (SG) James Cannon | |
| 16:46 | Hiram | Charles Moon clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 9-4 |
| 16:44 | Hiram | Donald Gurganus tips it but misses | 9-4 |
| 16:43 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Travis Pendleton | 9-4 |
| 16:28 | Grove City | Adam Englund comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 9-4 |
| 16:27 | Hiram | Charles Moon snags the defensive board | 9-4 |
| 16:07 | Hiram | Gregory Freeman misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Ronald Briggs - foul #1 on Ronald Briggs, team foul #3 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Hiram | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Francis Wickline (PG), Jerry Mair (SF), Dale Haywood (PF) Ronald Briggs, Adam Englund, Travis Pendleton | |
| 16:07 | Hiram | Gregory Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 10-4 |
| 16:07 | Hiram | Gregory Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 11-4 |
| 15:52 | Grove City | Gregory Freeman steals it from Francis Wickline | 11-4 |
| Lineup | Hiram | PG - Donald Gurganus (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Moon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Thorne (fresh) C - Warren Doberstein (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Francis Wickline (fresh) SG - George Booker (fresh) SF - Jerry Mair (fresh) PF - Dale Haywood (fresh) C - Brent Szydlowski (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Hiram | Gregory Freeman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-4 |
| 15:26 | Grove City | Brent Szydlowski pulls down the rebound | 11-4 |
| 15:04 | Grove City | Francis Wickline misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-4 |
| 15:03 | Grove City | Dale Haywood grabs the offensive board | 11-4 |
| 14:53 | Grove City | George Booker is fouled on the floor by Donald Gurganus - foul #1 on Donald Gurganus, team foul #3 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Hiram | Eric Hennessy (PG), John Clay (SG), Francis Butts (SF), John Cowling (PF), Chris Taylor (C) Donald Gurganus, Charles Moon, Gregory Freeman, Richard Thorne, Warren Doberstein | |
| Subs | Grove City | Ronald Briggs (PG), Adam Englund (SF), Daniel Mebane (C) Francis Wickline, Jerry Mair, Brent Szydlowski | |
| 14:39 | Grove City | Chris Taylor swats the layup by Dale Haywood | 11-4 |
| 14:38 | Grove City | Dale Haywood can't tip it in | 11-4 |
| 14:37 | Hiram | Francis Butts grabs the defensive rebound | 11-4 |
| 14:32 | Hiram | Eric Hennessy misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 11-4 |
| 14:30 | Grove City | Dale Haywood snags the defensive board | 11-4 |
| 14:13 | Grove City | Ronald Briggs comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-4 |
| 14:11 | Grove City | Daniel Mebane grabs the offensive rebound | 11-4 |
| 14:06 | Grove City | Chris Taylor takes the ball from Daniel Mebane | 11-4 |
| 13:49 | Hiram | John Cowling misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-4 |
| 13:48 | Grove City | Daniel Mebane grabs the board | 11-4 |
| 13:41 | Grove City | Dale Haywood buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Ronald Briggs | 11-6 |
| 13:13 | Hiram | Eric Hennessy connects on the 3 from the right corner | 14-6 |
| 13:02 | Grove City | Ronald Briggs drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Daniel Mebane and he's hacked by John Cowling - foul #1 on John Cowling, team foul #4 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Hiram | Donald Gurganus (PG), Charles Moon (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Richard Thorne (PF), Warren Doberstein (C) Eric Hennessy, John Clay, Francis Butts, John Cowling, Chris Taylor | |
| Subs | Grove City | Francis Wickline (SG), Travis Pendleton (PF), Brent Szydlowski (C) George Booker, Dale Haywood, Daniel Mebane | |
| 13:02 | Grove City | Ronald Briggs makes the free throw | 14-9 |
| 12:42 | Hiram | Charles Moon misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 14-9 |
| 12:41 | Grove City | Ronald Briggs gets the rebound | 14-9 |
| 12:19 | Grove City | Adam Englund double dribbles | 14-9 |
| Subs | Hiram | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Brian Rodgers (SG), Jerry Mair (SF) Ronald Briggs, Adam Englund | |
| 11:58 | Hiram | Richard Thorne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-9 |
| 11:42 | Grove City | Travis Pendleton blows the layup but the foul's on Warren Doberstein - foul #1 on Warren Doberstein, team foul #5 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Hiram | | |
| Subs | Grove City | George Booker (SG) Brian Rodgers | |
| 11:42 | Grove City | Travis Pendleton makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 11:42 | Grove City | Travis Pendleton makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| Lineup | Hiram | PG - Donald Gurganus (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Moon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Thorne (fresh) C - Warren Doberstein (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Francis Wickline (fresh) SG - George Booker (fresh) SF - Jerry Mair (fresh) PF - Travis Pendleton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brent Szydlowski (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Hiram | Brent Szydlowski steps in front of the Warren Doberstein pass | 14-11 |
| 11:09 | Grove City | Travis Pendleton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Moon - foul #1 on Charles Moon, team foul #6 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Hiram | Chris Taylor (C) Warren Doberstein | |
| Subs | Grove City | Ronald Briggs (PG), Adam Englund (SF) Francis Wickline, Jerry Mair | |
| 11:09 | Grove City | Travis Pendleton makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:09 | Grove City | Travis Pendleton makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 10:58 | Hiram | Charles Moon hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 14-13 |
| 10:57 | Hiram | Richard Thorne misses the tip | 14-13 |
| 10:56 | Grove City | Brent Szydlowski snags the defensive board | 14-13 |
| 10:41 | Grove City | Adam Englund misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-13 |
| 10:39 | Grove City | Ronald Briggs gets the offensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 10:27 | Grove City | Travis Pendleton makes the floater from the left wing set up by Ronald Briggs and the foul's on Richard Thorne - foul #1 on Richard Thorne, team foul #7 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Hiram | Eric Hennessy (PG), John Clay (PF) Donald Gurganus, Richard Thorne | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 10:27 | Grove City | Travis Pendleton makes the free throw | 14-16 |
| 10:12 | Hiram | Eric Hennessy's pass is intercepted by George Booker | 14-16 |
| 10:09 | Grove City | Adam Englund dunks the ball on a great pass from George Booker | 14-18 |
| 09:44 | Hiram | Chris Taylor misses badly on a floater from the right side | 14-18 |
| 09:42 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Brent Szydlowski | 14-18 |
| 09:21 | Grove City | Adam Englund is fouled on the floor by Charles Moon - foul #2 on Charles Moon, team foul #8 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Hiram | Donald Gurganus (PG), John Cowling (SF), Warren Doberstein (C) Eric Hennessy, Charles Moon, Gregory Freeman | |
| Subs | Grove City | Francis Wickline (PG), Brian Rodgers (SG), Dale Haywood (PF), Daniel Mebane (C) Ronald Briggs, George Booker, Travis Pendleton, Brent Szydlowski | |
| 09:21 | Grove City | Adam Englund misses the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 09:21 | Hiram | Warren Doberstein grabs the board | 14-18 |
| 09:02 | Hiram | Chris Taylor can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-18 |
| 09:01 | Hiram | Warren Doberstein pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 08:45 | Hiram | Chris Taylor can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-18 |
| 08:43 | Hiram | Chris Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 08:17 | Hiram | Chris Taylor makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Gurganus | 17-18 |
| 08:05 | Grove City | Donald Gurganus is called for the reach on Francis Wickline - foul #2 on Donald Gurganus, team foul #9 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Hiram | Eric Hennessy (PG), Richard Thorne (PF) Donald Gurganus, Chris Taylor | |
| Subs | Grove City | George Booker (SG), Jerry Mair (SF), Brent Szydlowski (C) Brian Rodgers, Adam Englund, Daniel Mebane | |
| 08:05 | Grove City | Francis Wickline makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:05 | Grove City | Francis Wickline makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 07:39 | Hiram | Eric Hennessy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-20 |
| 07:37 | Grove City | Brent Szydlowski pulls down the rebound | 17-20 |
| Lineup | Hiram | PG - Eric Hennessy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Clay (fresh) SF - John Cowling (fresh) PF - Richard Thorne (fresh) 2 reb. C - Warren Doberstein (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Francis Wickline (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Booker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Mair (fresh) PF - Dale Haywood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brent Szydlowski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Grove City | Francis Wickline hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Jerry Mair | 17-22 |
| 07:23 | Hiram | Eric Hennessy buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-22 |
| 07:05 | Grove City | Brent Szydlowski hits the finger roll set up by Francis Wickline | 20-24 |
| 06:52 | Hiram | John Clay can't finish the layup | 20-24 |
| 06:50 | Hiram | Richard Thorne pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 06:36 | Hiram | Eric Hennessy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-24 |
| 06:34 | Grove City | Dale Haywood grabs the defensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 06:12 | Grove City | Brent Szydlowski clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 20-24 |
| 06:10 | Hiram | Warren Doberstein gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 06:05 | Hiram | John Clay misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 20-24 |
| 06:04 | Hiram | Warren Doberstein tips it but misses | 20-24 |
| 06:02 | Hiram | John Clay misses the tip | 20-24 |
| 06:01 | Hiram | Richard Thorne tips it home | 22-24 |
| 05:59 | Grove City | Eric Hennessy picks off the pass by Francis Wickline in the backcourt | 22-24 |
| 05:58 | Hiram | Eric Hennessy lays it up and in | 24-24 |
| 05:54 | Grove City | Brent Szydlowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-24 |
| Subs | Hiram | Gregory Freeman (SF), Chris Taylor (C) John Cowling, Warren Doberstein | |
| Subs | Grove City | Ronald Briggs (PG), Brian Rodgers (SG), Adam Englund (SF), Travis Pendleton (PF) Francis Wickline, George Booker, Jerry Mair, Dale Haywood | |
| 05:42 | Hiram | A charge is called on John Clay - foul #1 on John Clay, team foul #10 | 24-24 |
| 05:25 | Grove City | Travis Pendleton hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Brent Szydlowski | 24-26 |
| 05:12 | Hiram | Gregory Freeman misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Brian Rodgers - foul #1 on Brian Rodgers, team foul #4 | 24-26 |
| 05:12 | Hiram | Gregory Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 05:12 | Hiram | Gregory Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 05:04 | Grove City | Adam Englund buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brian Rodgers | 25-28 |
| 04:48 | Hiram | John Clay misses the easy layup | 25-28 |
| 04:47 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Travis Pendleton | 25-28 |
| 04:34 | Grove City | Ronald Briggs is fouled on the floor by John Clay - foul #2 on John Clay, team foul #11 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Hiram | John Cowling (SG) John Clay | |
| Subs | Grove City | George Booker (SG) Brian Rodgers | |
| 04:34 | Grove City | Ronald Briggs makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 04:34 | Grove City | Ronald Briggs misses the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 04:34 | Hiram | John Cowling grabs the board | 25-29 |
| 04:12 | Hiram | John Cowling connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-29 |
| 04:03 | Grove City | Ronald Briggs can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 04:01 | Grove City | Travis Pendleton gets the offensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 03:45 | Grove City | George Booker double dribbles | 27-29 |
| Subs | Hiram | John Newson (PG), Charles Moon (SG), Warren Doberstein (C) Eric Hennessy, Richard Thorne, Chris Taylor | |
| Subs | Grove City | James Cannon (SG), Dale Haywood (C) George Booker, Brent Szydlowski | |
| 03:33 | Hiram | John Cowling's floater is tipped away by Dale Haywood | 27-29 |
| 03:31 | Grove City | Ronald Briggs grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| Lineup | Hiram | PG - John Newson (fresh) SG - Charles Moon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Cowling (fresh) 2 pts. C - Warren Doberstein (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Ronald Briggs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Cannon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Adam Englund (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Travis Pendleton (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Haywood (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Grove City | Adam Englund misses the shot from the right side | 27-29 |
| 03:17 | Hiram | John Cowling grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 02:59 | Hiram | Gregory Freeman can't connect on a shot in the paint | 27-29 |
| 02:57 | Hiram | Warren Doberstein snags the offensive board | 27-29 |
| 02:45 | Hiram | Charles Moon loses the dribble to Dale Haywood | 27-29 |
| 02:30 | Grove City | Dale Haywood travels with the ball | 27-29 |
| Subs | Hiram | John Clay (SF) Gregory Freeman | |
| Subs | Grove City | Francis Wickline (PG), Jerry Mair (SF), Brent Szydlowski (C) Ronald Briggs, Adam Englund, Travis Pendleton | |
| 02:08 | Hiram | John Clay clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 27-29 |
| 02:07 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Brent Szydlowski | 27-29 |
| 01:56 | Grove City | Francis Wickline misses the 3 from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 01:55 | Hiram | Charles Moon snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 01:40 | Hiram | John Cowling is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on John Cowling, team foul #12 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Hiram | Francis Butts (SF), Chris Taylor (C) John Cowling, Warren Doberstein | |
| Subs | Grove City | John Lewis (PF) Dale Haywood | |
| 01:29 | Grove City | Brent Szydlowski clanks a jumper from close range | 27-29 |
| 01:27 | Hiram | John Clay grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 01:16 | Hiram | John Clay misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Lewis - foul #1 on John Lewis, team foul #5 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Hiram | Gregory Freeman (SF), Richard Thorne (PF) Charles Moon, Francis Butts | |
| Subs | Grove City | Ronald Briggs (PG), George Booker (SG), Adam Englund (SF) Francis Wickline, James Cannon, Jerry Mair | |
| 01:16 | Hiram | John Clay makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 01:16 | Hiram | John Clay misses the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 01:16 | Grove City | John Lewis snags the defensive board | 28-29 |
| 01:09 | Grove City | Brent Szydlowski misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Chris Taylor - foul #1 on Chris Taylor, team foul #13 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Hiram | Donald Gurganus (PG) John Newson | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 01:09 | Grove City | Brent Szydlowski misses the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 01:09 | Grove City | Brent Szydlowski makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 00:40 | Hiram | Brent Szydlowski steals the ball from Chris Taylor | 28-30 |
| 00:16 | Grove City | Adam Englund knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by George Booker | 28-33 |
| 00:03 | Hiram | Donald Gurganus double dribbles | 28-33 |
| Subs | Hiram | John Newson (PG), Charles Moon (SG), Warren Doberstein (C) Donald Gurganus, John Clay, Chris Taylor | |
| Subs | Grove City | James Cannon (SG), Travis Pendleton (PF) George Booker, John Lewis | |
| 00:00 | Grove City | Adam Englund hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 28-33 |