| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Brian Burner (fresh) SG - Tom Ingalls (fresh) SF - Bradley Langford (fresh) PF - Kyle Couture (fresh) C - Eric Kowalski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Paul Wallace (fresh) SG - Raymond Henn (fresh) SF - Zachary Mohr (fresh) PF - Lester Ozuna (fresh) C - Benjamin Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Defiance | Benjamin Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Defiance | Paul Wallace clanks a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Eric Kowalski | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Bluffton | Bradley Langford can't connect on a floater from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Defiance | Lester Ozuna snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Defiance | Benjamin Brown makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Zachary Mohr | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | Bluffton | Bradley Langford comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-3 |
| 19:12 | Defiance | Benjamin Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:57 | Defiance | Raymond Henn scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Wallace | 0-5 |
| 18:47 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski misses the jumper near the basket | 0-5 |
| 18:46 | Bluffton | The offensive rebound goes to Kyle Couture | 0-5 |
| 18:33 | Bluffton | Bradley Langford's floater is knocked away by Zachary Mohr | 0-5 |
| 18:32 | Defiance | Lester Ozuna pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:10 | Defiance | Raymond Henn comes up short on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Tom Ingalls - foul #1 on Tom Ingalls, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:10 | Defiance | Raymond Henn makes the 1st free throw | 0-6 |
| 18:10 | Defiance | Raymond Henn makes the 2nd free throw | 0-7 |
| 17:49 | Bluffton | Brian Burner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-7 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Wayne Byrum (PF) Lester Ozuna | |
| 17:33 | Defiance | Raymond Henn misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 0-7 |
| 17:32 | Bluffton | Brian Burner snags the defensive board | 0-7 |
| 17:18 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Brian Burner | 2-7 |
| 17:02 | Defiance | Wayne Byrum clanks a 3 from the right wing | 2-7 |
| 17:00 | Defiance | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Wallace | 2-7 |
| 16:47 | Defiance | Bradley Langford swats the layup by Raymond Henn | 2-7 |
| 16:45 | Defiance | Zachary Mohr grabs the offensive board | 2-7 |
| 16:32 | Defiance | Raymond Henn hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Tom Ingalls - foul #2 on Tom Ingalls, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Alan Gilder (PG), Paul Nickel (SG), Larry Beveridge (SF), Charles Escamilla (PF) Brian Burner, Tom Ingalls, Bradley Langford, Kyle Couture | |
| Subs | Defiance | Victor Arruda (PG), Kerry Lovett (PF), Donald Hall (C) Paul Wallace, Zachary Mohr, Benjamin Brown | |
| 16:32 | Defiance | Raymond Henn makes the 1st free throw | 2-8 |
| 16:32 | Defiance | Raymond Henn makes the 2nd free throw | 2-9 |
| 16:25 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski loses the dribble to Wayne Byrum | 2-9 |
| 16:09 | Defiance | Victor Arruda is called for traveling | 2-9 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Kenneth Heskett (C) Eric Kowalski | |
| Subs | Defiance | Lester Ozuna (PF) Raymond Henn | |
| 16:00 | Bluffton | Paul Nickel misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-9 |
| 15:58 | Defiance | Lester Ozuna snags the defensive board | 2-9 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Alan Gilder (fresh) SG - Paul Nickel (fresh) SF - Larry Beveridge (fresh) PF - Charles Escamilla (fresh) C - Kenneth Heskett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Victor Arruda (fresh) SG - Kerry Lovett (fresh) SF - Wayne Byrum (fresh) PF - Lester Ozuna (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Hall (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Defiance | Victor Arruda misses the 3 from the left wing | 2-9 |
| 15:53 | Bluffton | Charles Escamilla grabs the defensive rebound | 2-9 |
| 15:36 | Bluffton | Larry Beveridge misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-9 |
| 15:35 | Defiance | Donald Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 2-9 |
| 15:26 | Defiance | Kerry Lovett buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-12 |
| 15:18 | Bluffton | The jump hook by Larry Beveridge is blocked by Lester Ozuna | 2-12 |
| 15:16 | Bluffton | Charles Escamilla tips it but misses | 2-12 |
| 15:15 | Bluffton | Charles Escamilla gets the offensive rebound | 2-12 |
| 15:04 | Bluffton | Charles Escamilla can't finish the layup | 2-12 |
| 15:02 | Defiance | Wayne Byrum pulls down the rebound | 2-12 |
| 14:49 | Defiance | Wayne Byrum buries a 3 from the left wing | 2-15 |
| 14:40 | Bluffton | Charles Escamilla hits the finger roll | 4-15 |
| 14:11 | Defiance | Donald Hall comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Charles Escamilla - foul #1 on Charles Escamilla, team foul #3 | 4-15 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Brian Burner (PG), Curtis Elsberry (SG), Bradley Langford (SF), Kyle Couture (PF), Eric Kowalski (C) Alan Gilder, Paul Nickel, Larry Beveridge, Charles Escamilla, Kenneth Heskett | |
| Subs | Defiance | Paul Wallace (PG), Raymond Henn (SG), Zachary Mohr (SF), Benjamin Brown (C) Victor Arruda, Kerry Lovett, Wayne Byrum, Lester Ozuna | |
| 14:11 | Defiance | Donald Hall makes the 1st free throw | 4-16 |
| 14:11 | Defiance | Donald Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 4-17 |
| 13:52 | Bluffton | Curtis Elsberry can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 4-17 |
| 13:50 | Defiance | Zachary Mohr snags the defensive board | 4-17 |
| 13:35 | Defiance | Raymond Henn throws it down on a great pass from Zachary Mohr | 4-19 |
| 13:12 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski misses long on a shot from the right wing | 4-19 |
| 13:10 | Bluffton | Kyle Couture pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-19 |
| 12:57 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski misses the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Benjamin Brown - foul #1 on Benjamin Brown, team foul #1 | 4-19 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Kerry Lovett (PF) Donald Hall | |
| 12:57 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski makes the 1st free throw | 5-19 |
| 12:57 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski makes the 2nd free throw | 6-19 |
| 12:34 | Defiance | Zachary Mohr hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Kyle Couture - foul #1 on Kyle Couture, team foul #4 | 6-19 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Paul Nickel (SG) Curtis Elsberry | |
| Subs | Defiance | Wayne Byrum (PF) Kerry Lovett | |
| 12:34 | Defiance | Zachary Mohr makes the 1st free throw | 6-20 |
| 12:34 | Defiance | Zachary Mohr makes the 2nd free throw | 6-21 |
| 12:17 | Bluffton | Paul Nickel misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-21 |
| 12:15 | Defiance | Benjamin Brown grabs the board | 6-21 |
| 11:52 | Defiance | Wayne Byrum misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-21 |
| 11:51 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Eric Kowalski | 6-21 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Brian Burner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Nickel (fresh) SF - Bradley Langford (fairly fresh) PF - Kyle Couture (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Kowalski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Paul Wallace (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Henn (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Zachary Mohr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Byrum (fresh) 3 pts. C - Benjamin Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski hits the finger roll | 8-21 |
| 11:12 | Defiance | Paul Wallace is fouled on the floor by Brian Burner - foul #1 on Brian Burner, team foul #5 | 8-21 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Alan Gilder (PG), Larry Beveridge (SF), Charles Escamilla (PF) Brian Burner, Bradley Langford, Kyle Couture | |
| Subs | Defiance | Victor Arruda (PG), Kerry Lovett (SF), Lester Ozuna (PF) Paul Wallace, Zachary Mohr, Benjamin Brown | |
| 11:05 | Defiance | Victor Arruda's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-21 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Curtis Elsberry (SG) Paul Nickel | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 10:55 | Bluffton | Alan Gilder makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Curtis Elsberry | 11-21 |
| 10:38 | Defiance | Victor Arruda is hacked by Eric Kowalski - foul #1 on Eric Kowalski, team foul #6 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Kenneth Heskett (C) Eric Kowalski | |
| Subs | Defiance | Gregory Thompson (PG), John Myrie (C) Raymond Henn, Wayne Byrum | |
| 10:19 | Defiance | Kerry Lovett makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Gregory Thompson | 11-23 |
| 10:03 | Bluffton | Charles Escamilla is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Charles Escamilla, team foul #7 | 11-23 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Dennis Hudkins (PF) Charles Escamilla | |
| Subs | Defiance | Zachary Mohr (SF), Benjamin Brown (C) Gregory Thompson, John Myrie | |
| 09:45 | Defiance | Benjamin Brown clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Kenneth Heskett - foul #1 on Kenneth Heskett, team foul #8 | 11-23 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Paul Nickel (SG), Kyle Couture (PF), Eric Kowalski (C) Curtis Elsberry, Dennis Hudkins, Kenneth Heskett | |
| Subs | Defiance | Raymond Henn (SG) Kerry Lovett | |
| 09:45 | Defiance | Benjamin Brown misses the 1st free throw | 11-23 |
| 09:45 | Defiance | Benjamin Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 11-24 |
| 09:24 | Bluffton | Larry Beveridge buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Alan Gilder | 13-24 |
| 09:04 | Defiance | Lester Ozuna banks in the layup set up by Victor Arruda | 13-26 |
| 08:49 | Bluffton | Larry Beveridge misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Victor Arruda - foul #1 on Victor Arruda, team foul #2 | 13-26 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Brian Burner (PG) Alan Gilder | |
| Subs | Defiance | Paul Wallace (PG), Wayne Byrum (PF) Victor Arruda, Lester Ozuna | |
| 08:49 | Bluffton | Larry Beveridge misses the 1st free throw | 13-26 |
| 08:49 | Bluffton | Larry Beveridge makes the 2nd free throw | 14-26 |
| 08:28 | Defiance | Wayne Byrum hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 14-26 |
| 08:26 | Bluffton | Larry Beveridge grabs the board | 14-26 |
| 08:00 | Bluffton | Brian Burner comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 14-26 |
| 07:58 | Defiance | Zachary Mohr pulls down the rebound | 14-26 |
| 07:44 | Defiance | Paul Wallace misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 14-26 |
| 07:43 | Defiance | Benjamin Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 14-26 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Brian Burner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Nickel (fairly fresh) SF - Larry Beveridge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kyle Couture (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Kowalski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Paul Wallace (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Henn (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Zachary Mohr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Byrum (fresh) 3 pts. C - Benjamin Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Defiance | Wayne Byrum comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 14-26 |
| 07:20 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski gets the rebound | 14-26 |
| 07:11 | Bluffton | Brian Burner clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-26 |
| 07:09 | Bluffton | The offensive rebound goes to Kyle Couture | 14-26 |
| 07:03 | Bluffton | Brian Burner misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-26 |
| 07:02 | Defiance | Paul Wallace grabs the board | 14-26 |
| 06:45 | Defiance | Raymond Henn misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-26 |
| 06:43 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Eric Kowalski | 14-26 |
| 06:37 | Bluffton | Larry Beveridge's pass is intercepted by Paul Wallace | 14-26 |
| 06:19 | Defiance | Kyle Couture steps in front of the Raymond Henn pass | 14-26 |
| 06:07 | Bluffton | Benjamin Brown swats the layup by Paul Nickel | 14-26 |
| 06:06 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski gets the offensive rebound | 14-26 |
| 05:50 | Bluffton | Larry Beveridge clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 14-26 |
| 05:48 | Defiance | Zachary Mohr grabs the defensive rebound | 14-26 |
| 05:24 | Defiance | Wayne Byrum misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-26 |
| 05:22 | Bluffton | Paul Nickel grabs the defensive rebound | 14-26 |
| 05:16 | Bluffton | Larry Beveridge is whistled for a carry | 14-26 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Alan Gilder (PG), Curtis Elsberry (SG), Bradley Langford (SF), Dennis Hudkins (PF), Kenneth Heskett (C) Brian Burner, Paul Nickel, Larry Beveridge, Kyle Couture, Eric Kowalski | |
| Subs | Defiance | Gregory Thompson (PG), Victor Arruda (SG), Kerry Lovett (SF), Lester Ozuna (PF), Donald Hall (C) Paul Wallace, Raymond Henn, Zachary Mohr, Wayne Byrum, Benjamin Brown | |
| 05:01 | Defiance | Donald Hall connects on the jumpshot from the left side and the foul's on Kenneth Heskett - foul #2 on Kenneth Heskett, team foul #9 | 14-28 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski (C) Kenneth Heskett | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 05:01 | Defiance | Donald Hall makes the free throw | 14-29 |
| 04:54 | Bluffton | Bradley Langford is hacked by Kerry Lovett - foul #1 on Kerry Lovett, team foul #3 | 14-29 |
| 04:44 | Bluffton | Dennis Hudkins hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-29 |
| 04:15 | Defiance | Gregory Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-29 |
| 04:04 | Bluffton | Curtis Elsberry misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-29 |
| 04:03 | Bluffton | Bradley Langford gets the offensive rebound | 17-29 |
| 03:47 | Bluffton | Bradley Langford comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 17-29 |
| 03:45 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Kerry Lovett | 17-29 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Alan Gilder (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Elsberry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bradley Langford (fresh) PF - Dennis Hudkins (fresh) 3 pts. C - Eric Kowalski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Gregory Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Victor Arruda (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kerry Lovett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lester Ozuna (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Hall (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:37 | Defiance | Gregory Thompson knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-31 |
| 03:24 | Bluffton | Dennis Hudkins clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Victor Arruda - foul #2 on Victor Arruda, team foul #4 | 17-31 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Tom Ingalls (SG), Kenneth Heskett (C) Curtis Elsberry, Eric Kowalski | |
| Subs | Defiance | Paul Wallace (PG), Raymond Henn (SG), Wayne Byrum (SF) Gregory Thompson, Victor Arruda, Kerry Lovett | |
| 03:24 | Bluffton | Dennis Hudkins misses the 1st free throw | 17-31 |
| 03:24 | Bluffton | Dennis Hudkins makes the 2nd free throw | 18-31 |
| 03:11 | Defiance | Lester Ozuna misses the lay-in but the foul's on Alan Gilder - foul #1 on Alan Gilder, team foul #10 | 18-31 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Brian Burner (PG), Charles Escamilla (PF) Alan Gilder, Dennis Hudkins | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 03:11 | Defiance | Lester Ozuna misses the 1st free throw | 18-31 |
| 03:11 | Defiance | Lester Ozuna makes the 2nd free throw | 18-32 |
| 03:02 | Bluffton | Kenneth Heskett is hacked by Donald Hall - foul #1 on Donald Hall, team foul #5 | 18-32 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Kerry Lovett (PF) Lester Ozuna | |
| 02:49 | Bluffton | Kenneth Heskett is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Kenneth Heskett, team foul #11 | 18-32 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski (C) Kenneth Heskett | |
| Subs | Defiance | John Myrie (C) Donald Hall | |
| 02:30 | Defiance | Raymond Henn drills a shot from the right block | 18-34 |
| 02:23 | Bluffton | Charles Escamilla drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-34 |
| 02:12 | Defiance | Wayne Byrum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-34 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Kyle Couture (PF), Dennis Hudkins (C) Charles Escamilla, Eric Kowalski | |
| Subs | Defiance | Zachary Mohr (SF), Benjamin Brown (C) Kerry Lovett, John Myrie | |
| 01:58 | Bluffton | Paul Wallace picks off the pass by Dennis Hudkins | 21-34 |
| 01:46 | Defiance | Paul Wallace connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-37 |
| 01:36 | Bluffton | Bradley Langford connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-37 |
| 01:16 | Defiance | Raymond Henn clanks a floater in the lane | 24-37 |
| 01:14 | Bluffton | Kyle Couture pulls down the rebound | 24-37 |
| 01:10 | Bluffton | Brian Burner connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Bradley Langford | 27-37 |
| 00:45 | Defiance | Paul Wallace is fouled on the floor by Dennis Hudkins - foul #1 on Dennis Hudkins, team foul #12 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Alan Gilder (PG), Larry Beveridge (SF), Eric Kowalski (C) Brian Burner, Bradley Langford, Dennis Hudkins | |
| Subs | Defiance | Victor Arruda (SG), Lester Ozuna (PF) Raymond Henn, Wayne Byrum | |
| 00:45 | Defiance | Paul Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 00:45 | Defiance | Paul Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 00:45 | Bluffton | Kyle Couture gets the rebound | 27-38 |
| 00:28 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Lester Ozuna - foul #1 on Lester Ozuna, team foul #6 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Paul Nickel (SG), Charles Escamilla (PF) Tom Ingalls, Kyle Couture | |
| Subs | Defiance | Kerry Lovett (SG) Paul Wallace | |
| 00:28 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 00:28 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 00:01 | Defiance | Victor Arruda is hacked by Eric Kowalski - foul #2 on Eric Kowalski, team foul #13 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Gregory Thompson (PG) Zachary Mohr | |
| 00:01 | Defiance | Victor Arruda makes the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 00:01 | Defiance | Victor Arruda makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 00:00 | Bluffton | Larry Beveridge misses short on a fullcourt shot | 29-40 |