| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - George Tabarez (fresh) SG - Luis Ruvalcaba (fresh) SF - Larry Keeton (fresh) PF - Ryan Long (fresh) C - Curtis Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - William Wood (fresh) SG - Wilbert Murphy (fresh) SF - Robert Ceja (fresh) PF - Douglas Lane (fresh) C - Steven Kirkpatrick (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Bluffton | Curtis Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:52 | Bluffton | Luis Ruvalcaba is hacked by Wilbert Murphy - foul #1 on Wilbert Murphy, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Bluffton | George Tabarez scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Keeton | 3-0 |
| 19:23 | Defiance | William Wood knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Wilbert Murphy | 3-3 |
| 19:04 | Bluffton | Ryan Long misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 3-3 |
| 19:03 | Bluffton | Curtis Smith hits the follow up shot | 5-3 |
| 18:42 | Defiance | Wilbert Murphy buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Robert Ceja and he's hacked by Luis Ruvalcaba - foul #1 on Luis Ruvalcaba, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| 18:42 | Defiance | Wilbert Murphy makes the free throw | 5-6 |
| 18:33 | Bluffton | Luis Ruvalcaba can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 18:32 | Defiance | Robert Ceja grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 18:12 | Defiance | Douglas Lane hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Curtis Smith - foul #1 on Curtis Smith, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| 18:12 | Defiance | Douglas Lane makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 18:12 | Defiance | Douglas Lane misses the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 18:12 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Curtis Smith | 5-7 |
| 17:52 | Bluffton | Larry Keeton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-7 |
| 17:50 | Bluffton | Ryan Long hits the follow up shot | 7-7 |
| 17:39 | Defiance | William Wood misses long on a shot near the basket | 7-7 |
| 17:38 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to George Tabarez | 7-7 |
| 17:26 | Bluffton | Curtis Smith misses the easy layup but he's fouled by William Wood - foul #1 on William Wood, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| 17:26 | Bluffton | Curtis Smith makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 17:26 | Bluffton | Curtis Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 17:26 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Douglas Lane | 8-7 |
| 17:06 | Defiance | William Wood double dribbles | 8-7 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Robert Bigby (C) Curtis Smith | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 16:58 | Bluffton | Ryan Long lays it in set up by George Tabarez | 10-7 |
| 16:31 | Defiance | William Wood knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Douglas Lane | 10-9 |
| 16:21 | Bluffton | Ryan Long hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Luis Ruvalcaba and he's hacked by Steven Kirkpatrick - foul #1 on Steven Kirkpatrick, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Mark Boren (SG) Luis Ruvalcaba | |
| Subs | Defiance | Albert Downey (SG), Bill Whatley (PF) Wilbert Murphy, Douglas Lane | |
| 16:21 | Bluffton | Ryan Long misses the free throw | 12-9 |
| 16:21 | Defiance | Steven Kirkpatrick pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| 16:07 | Defiance | Robert Ceja misses the 3 from the right corner | 12-9 |
| 16:06 | Bluffton | Ryan Long grabs the board | 12-9 |
| 15:49 | Bluffton | Larry Keeton connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Robert Bigby | 15-9 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - George Tabarez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Boren (fresh) SF - Larry Keeton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ryan Long (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Bigby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - William Wood (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Albert Downey (fresh) SF - Robert Ceja (fairly fresh) PF - Bill Whatley (fresh) C - Steven Kirkpatrick (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Defiance | Albert Downey is hacked by Mark Boren - foul #1 on Mark Boren, team foul #3 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Richard Ballard (PG), Luis Ruvalcaba (SG), William Franklin (SF), Jack Clark (PF), Curtis Smith (C) George Tabarez, Mark Boren, Larry Keeton, Ryan Long, Robert Bigby | |
| Subs | Defiance | Dominick Harris (SG), Allen Clark (SF), Leon Wallace (C) William Wood, Robert Ceja, Steven Kirkpatrick | |
| 15:08 | Defiance | Leon Wallace hits a floater from close range | 15-11 |
| 14:54 | Bluffton | Luis Ruvalcaba can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 15-11 |
| 14:52 | Defiance | Allen Clark pulls down the rebound | 15-11 |
| 14:46 | Defiance | Albert Downey connects on the floater from the left side | 15-13 |
| 14:26 | Bluffton | William Franklin is hacked by Bill Whatley - foul #1 on Bill Whatley, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Defiance | William Wood (PG), Wilbert Murphy (SG), Douglas Lane (PF) Albert Downey, Allen Clark, Leon Wallace | |
| 14:13 | Bluffton | William Wood steps in front of the William Franklin pass | 15-13 |
| 14:10 | Defiance | Wilbert Murphy lays it up and in on a great pass from William Wood | 15-15 |
| 13:55 | Bluffton | Luis Ruvalcaba is fouled on the floor by Wilbert Murphy - foul #2 on Wilbert Murphy, team foul #5 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Bluffton | George Tabarez (PG), Larry Keeton (SF), Ryan Long (PF) Richard Ballard, William Franklin, Jack Clark | |
| Subs | Defiance | Albert Downey (SG), Robert Ceja (SF), Steven Kirkpatrick (C) Wilbert Murphy, Bill Whatley, Dominick Harris | |
| 13:44 | Bluffton | George Tabarez connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Keeton | 18-15 |
| 13:22 | Defiance | Steven Kirkpatrick is hacked by Curtis Smith - foul #2 on Curtis Smith, team foul #4 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Mark Boren (SG), Robert Bigby (C) Luis Ruvalcaba, Curtis Smith | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 13:06 | Defiance | Albert Downey knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Robert Ceja | 18-17 |
| 12:50 | Bluffton | Ryan Long misses the lay-in | 18-17 |
| 12:49 | Defiance | Steven Kirkpatrick gets the rebound | 18-17 |
| 12:31 | Defiance | William Wood misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Ryan Long - foul #1 on Ryan Long, team foul #5 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Luis Ruvalcaba (SG) Mark Boren | |
| Subs | Defiance | Bill Whatley (PF) Douglas Lane | |
| 12:31 | Defiance | William Wood makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 12:31 | Defiance | William Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 12:15 | Bluffton | Larry Keeton is fouled on the floor by William Wood - foul #2 on William Wood, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Dominick Harris (SG), Leon Wallace (C) William Wood, Steven Kirkpatrick | |
| 12:06 | Bluffton | George Tabarez loses the ball out of bounds | 18-19 |
| 11:53 | Defiance | Dominick Harris can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-19 |
| 11:52 | Defiance | Bill Whatley tips it but misses | 18-19 |
| 11:50 | Bluffton | Larry Keeton gets the rebound | 18-19 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - George Tabarez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Ruvalcaba (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Keeton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ryan Long (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Bigby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Albert Downey (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dominick Harris (fresh) SF - Robert Ceja (fresh) PF - Bill Whatley (fresh) C - Leon Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Bluffton | Larry Keeton makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Luis Ruvalcaba | 21-19 |
| 11:28 | Defiance | Robert Bigby takes the ball from Bill Whatley | 21-19 |
| 11:11 | Bluffton | Luis Ruvalcaba is hacked by Dominick Harris - foul #1 on Dominick Harris, team foul #7 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Richard Ballard (PG), William Franklin (SF) George Tabarez, Larry Keeton | |
| Subs | Defiance | Allen Clark (SG), Douglas Lane (PF), Steven Kirkpatrick (C) Albert Downey, Robert Ceja, Leon Wallace | |
| 11:11 | Bluffton | Luis Ruvalcaba makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 11:11 | Bluffton | Luis Ruvalcaba makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 10:50 | Defiance | Luis Ruvalcaba steals the ball from Dominick Harris | 23-19 |
| 10:45 | Bluffton | Luis Ruvalcaba lays it in | 25-19 |
| 10:27 | Defiance | Dominick Harris connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Allen Clark | 25-22 |
| 10:12 | Bluffton | Luis Ruvalcaba misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-22 |
| 10:10 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Steven Kirkpatrick | 25-22 |
| 10:04 | Defiance | Dominick Harris misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-22 |
| 10:03 | Bluffton | Ryan Long grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 09:53 | Bluffton | Ryan Long drills a turnaround in the lane set up by William Franklin | 27-22 |
| 09:38 | Defiance | Steven Kirkpatrick comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 27-22 |
| 09:36 | Defiance | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Kirkpatrick | 27-22 |
| 09:23 | Defiance | Allen Clark scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Bill Whatley | 27-25 |
| 09:21 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard's pass is intercepted by Dominick Harris in the backcourt | 27-25 |
| 09:05 | Defiance | Robert Bigby is called for the reach on Dominick Harris - foul #1 on Robert Bigby, team foul #6 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Bluffton | George Tabarez (PG), Mark Boren (SG), Larry Keeton (SF), Jack Clark (PF) Richard Ballard, Luis Ruvalcaba, Ryan Long, Robert Bigby | |
| Subs | Defiance | Albert Downey (PG), Robert Ceja (SF), Leon Wallace (C) Dominick Harris, Bill Whatley, Steven Kirkpatrick | |
| 08:53 | Defiance | Leon Wallace is whistled for a carry | 27-25 |
| 08:32 | Bluffton | Larry Keeton hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Robert Ceja - foul #1 on Robert Ceja, team foul #8 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Nathaniel Bondurant (PG) Allen Clark | |
| 08:32 | Bluffton | Larry Keeton makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 08:32 | Bluffton | Larry Keeton makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 08:06 | Defiance | Douglas Lane throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-25 |
| 07:56 | Bluffton | Robert Ceja is called for the reach on Larry Keeton - foul #2 on Robert Ceja, team foul #9 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Robert Bigby (C) William Franklin | |
| Subs | Defiance | Bill Whatley (SF) Robert Ceja | |
| 07:56 | Bluffton | Larry Keeton makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 07:56 | Bluffton | Larry Keeton misses the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 07:56 | Defiance | Bill Whatley gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 07:50 | Defiance | Douglas Lane hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Nathaniel Bondurant | 30-28 |
| 07:33 | Bluffton | Jack Clark scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by George Tabarez | 32-28 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - George Tabarez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Boren (fresh) SF - Larry Keeton (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jack Clark (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Bigby (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Nathaniel Bondurant (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Albert Downey (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bill Whatley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Douglas Lane (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Leon Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Defiance | Nathaniel Bondurant misses short on a floater from the left side | 32-28 |
| 07:22 | Bluffton | Larry Keeton grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 07:16 | Bluffton | Jack Clark is fouled on the floor by Bill Whatley - foul #2 on Bill Whatley, team foul #10 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Luis Ruvalcaba (SG), Ryan Long (PF) Mark Boren, Robert Bigby | |
| Subs | Defiance | Dominick Harris (SG), Allen Clark (SF), Steven Kirkpatrick (C) Nathaniel Bondurant, Bill Whatley, Douglas Lane | |
| 07:16 | Bluffton | Jack Clark misses the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 07:16 | Bluffton | Jack Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 07:09 | Defiance | Allen Clark misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-28 |
| 07:07 | Defiance | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Downey | 33-28 |
| 07:02 | Defiance | Steven Kirkpatrick's fadeaway is rejected by Jack Clark | 33-28 |
| 07:00 | Bluffton | Ryan Long grabs the board | 33-28 |
| 06:51 | Bluffton | George Tabarez misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-28 |
| 06:50 | Defiance | Steven Kirkpatrick pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 06:45 | Defiance | Albert Downey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-28 |
| 06:43 | Bluffton | Larry Keeton pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 06:27 | Bluffton | Luis Ruvalcaba knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by George Tabarez | 36-28 |
| 06:20 | Defiance | The jumper by Dominick Harris is denied by Ryan Long | 36-28 |
| 06:18 | Bluffton | Larry Keeton snags the defensive board | 36-28 |
| 06:11 | Bluffton | Luis Ruvalcaba is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Luis Ruvalcaba, team foul #7 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Mark Boren (SG), William Franklin (C) Luis Ruvalcaba, Jack Clark | |
| Subs | Defiance | Nathaniel Bondurant (PG) Albert Downey | |
| 06:00 | Defiance | Mark Boren is called for the reach on Allen Clark - foul #2 on Mark Boren, team foul #8 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Richard Ballard (SG) Mark Boren | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 06:00 | Defiance | Allen Clark misses the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 06:00 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard grabs the defensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 05:48 | Bluffton | George Tabarez misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 36-28 |
| 05:46 | Bluffton | Larry Keeton grabs the offensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 05:30 | Bluffton | Larry Keeton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-28 |
| 05:29 | Bluffton | Larry Keeton grabs the offensive board | 36-28 |
| 05:24 | Bluffton | Ryan Long loses the dribble to Leon Wallace | 36-28 |
| 05:03 | Defiance | Dominick Harris hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Leon Wallace | 36-30 |
| 04:54 | Bluffton | Ryan Long clanks a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Allen Clark - foul #1 on Allen Clark, team foul #11 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Robert Bigby (C) Larry Keeton | |
| Subs | Defiance | Albert Downey (SG), Douglas Lane (PF) Dominick Harris, Leon Wallace | |
| 04:54 | Bluffton | Ryan Long makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 04:54 | Bluffton | Ryan Long misses the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 04:54 | Defiance | Steven Kirkpatrick grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 04:43 | Defiance | Richard Ballard picks off the pass by Nathaniel Bondurant | 37-30 |
| 04:30 | Bluffton | George Tabarez clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-30 |
| 04:28 | Bluffton | William Franklin pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 04:21 | Bluffton | Robert Bigby clanks a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Steven Kirkpatrick - foul #2 on Steven Kirkpatrick, team foul #12 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Jack Clark (PF) Ryan Long | |
| Subs | Defiance | Dominick Harris (C) Steven Kirkpatrick | |
| 04:21 | Bluffton | Robert Bigby makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 04:21 | Bluffton | Robert Bigby makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 04:07 | Defiance | Nathaniel Bondurant misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-30 |
| 04:06 | Defiance | Albert Downey tips it but misses | 39-30 |
| 04:05 | Defiance | Albert Downey grabs the offensive board | 39-30 |
| 03:59 | Defiance | Albert Downey hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Allen Clark | 39-33 |
| 03:47 | Bluffton | Robert Bigby buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Richard Ballard | 41-33 |
| 03:34 | Defiance | Albert Downey misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Ballard - foul #1 on Richard Ballard, team foul #9 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Luis Ruvalcaba (SG), Larry Keeton (SF), Curtis Smith (C) George Tabarez, William Franklin, Robert Bigby | |
| Subs | Defiance | Wilbert Murphy (SG), Robert Ceja (SF), Bill Whatley (PF), Leon Wallace (C) Nathaniel Bondurant, Allen Clark, Douglas Lane, Dominick Harris | |
| 03:34 | Defiance | Albert Downey makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 03:34 | Defiance | Albert Downey makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Richard Ballard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Luis Ruvalcaba (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Keeton (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jack Clark (fresh) 3 pts. C - Curtis Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Albert Downey (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Wilbert Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Ceja (fresh) PF - Bill Whatley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Leon Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 03:16 | Bluffton | Jack Clark misses the driving attempt from the left block | 41-35 |
| 03:15 | Defiance | Albert Downey snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 03:09 | Defiance | Robert Ceja's floater is knocked away by Larry Keeton | 41-35 |
| 03:07 | Defiance | Robert Ceja tips it back up and in | 41-37 |
| 02:51 | Bluffton | Larry Keeton buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Richard Ballard | 44-37 |
| 02:44 | Defiance | Leon Wallace lays it up and in and the foul's on Jack Clark - foul #1 on Jack Clark, team foul #10 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Mark Boren (PG), Ryan Long (PF) Richard Ballard, Jack Clark | |
| Subs | Defiance | William Wood (PG), Steven Kirkpatrick (C) Albert Downey, Bill Whatley | |
| 02:44 | Defiance | Leon Wallace makes the free throw | 44-40 |
| 02:32 | Bluffton | Larry Keeton lays it up and in | 46-40 |
| 02:23 | Defiance | Wilbert Murphy drills a turnaround from the right block | 46-42 |
| 02:03 | Bluffton | Ryan Long misses short on a shot from the left block | 46-42 |
| 02:02 | Defiance | Robert Ceja grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 01:41 | Defiance | Robert Ceja loses the dribble to Mark Boren | 46-42 |
| 01:25 | Bluffton | Larry Keeton makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Curtis Smith | 48-42 |
| 01:07 | Defiance | William Wood comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-42 |
| 01:05 | Bluffton | Luis Ruvalcaba grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 00:56 | Bluffton | Luis Ruvalcaba is called for a charge - foul #3 on Luis Ruvalcaba, team foul #11 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Bluffton | George Tabarez (PG), William Franklin (SF), Robert Bigby (C) Luis Ruvalcaba, Larry Keeton, Curtis Smith | |
| Subs | Defiance | Albert Downey (SG), Douglas Lane (PF), Dominick Harris (C) Wilbert Murphy, Leon Wallace, Steven Kirkpatrick | |
| 00:42 | Defiance | William Wood hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on George Tabarez - foul #1 on George Tabarez, team foul #12 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Bill Whatley (SF) Robert Ceja | |
| 00:42 | Defiance | William Wood makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 00:42 | Defiance | William Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 00:27 | Bluffton | George Tabarez makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Boren | 51-44 |
| 00:04 | Defiance | Albert Downey misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 00:03 | Bluffton | Robert Bigby grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 00:00 | Bluffton | Robert Bigby can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 51-44 |