| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Jeff Ellinger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Holder (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Clayborne (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Kimball (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Alfred Hampton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Thomas Drew (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jamie Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Black (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Frank (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeff Andrew (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grove City | Dennis Clayborne inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Grove City | Brian Kimball travels with the ball | 33-30 |
| 19:24 | Thiel | Thomas Drew's floater is tipped away by Brian Kimball | 33-30 |
| 19:23 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Alfred Hampton | 33-30 |
| 19:01 | Grove City | Brian Kimball's fadeaway is rejected by Jeff Andrew | 33-30 |
| 18:59 | Grove City | Brian Kimball misses the tip | 33-30 |
| 18:58 | Thiel | James Black grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 18:44 | Thiel | Dennis Clayborne picks off the pass by Jeff Andrew | 33-30 |
| 18:24 | Grove City | Dennis Clayborne misses the dunk but the foul's on James Black - foul #2 on James Black, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| 18:24 | Grove City | Dennis Clayborne makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 18:24 | Grove City | Dennis Clayborne makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 17:59 | Thiel | Paul Frank is whistled for traveling | 35-30 |
| 17:49 | Grove City | Jeff Ellinger clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 35-30 |
| 17:48 | Thiel | Jeff Andrew grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 17:42 | Thiel | Thomas Drew throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-30 |
| 17:28 | Grove City | Alfred Hampton hits the finger roll | 37-30 |
| 17:20 | Thiel | James Black misses the 3 from straight away | 37-30 |
| 17:18 | Grove City | Brian Kimball gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 17:01 | Grove City | David Holder scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-30 |
| 16:42 | Thiel | Paul Frank scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Drew and he's hacked by Alfred Hampton - foul #2 on Alfred Hampton, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Grove City | Brent Smith (PG), Jimmy Dehner (SG), Leonard Pope (SF), Grant Romer (PF), Daniel Hope (C) Jeff Ellinger, David Holder, Dennis Clayborne, Brian Kimball, Alfred Hampton | |
| Subs | Thiel | Michael Cordova (PG), David Brozeski (SG), Michael Beck (SF), Keith Hobbs (C) Thomas Drew, Jamie Gibson, James Black, Jeff Andrew | |
| 16:42 | Thiel | Paul Frank makes the free throw | 40-33 |
| 16:32 | Grove City | Brent Smith hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Daniel Hope | 42-33 |
| 16:18 | Thiel | Keith Hobbs misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-33 |
| 16:16 | Grove City | Jimmy Dehner pulls down the rebound | 42-33 |
| 16:00 | Grove City | Daniel Hope is whistled for traveling | 42-33 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Thiel | Rodney Creager (C) Paul Frank | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Brent Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Dehner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Leonard Pope (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Grant Romer (fresh) 4 reb. C - Daniel Hope (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Michael Cordova (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Brozeski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Beck (fresh) PF - Keith Hobbs (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Rodney Creager (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Thiel | Keith Hobbs loses the dribble to Jimmy Dehner | 42-33 |
| 15:30 | Grove City | Daniel Hope is fouled on the floor by Rodney Creager - foul #1 on Rodney Creager, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Grove City | Jeff Ellinger (PG), David Holder (SG) Brent Smith, Daniel Hope | |
| Subs | Thiel | Thomas Drew (PG), James Black (SF) David Brozeski, Michael Beck | |
| 15:21 | Grove City | David Holder connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Jeff Ellinger and he's hacked by James Black - foul #3 on James Black, team foul #3 | 44-33 |
| 15:21 | Grove City | David Holder makes the free throw | 45-33 |
| 15:05 | Thiel | Michael Cordova hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Drew | 45-35 |
| 14:50 | Grove City | Michael Cordova picks off the pass by David Holder | 45-35 |
| 14:47 | Thiel | Thomas Drew hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Cordova | 45-37 |
| 14:30 | Grove City | Leonard Pope misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 45-37 |
| 14:28 | Thiel | The rebound goes to Keith Hobbs | 45-37 |
| 14:21 | Thiel | Keith Hobbs is whistled for a carry | 45-37 |
| Subs | Grove City | Dennis Clayborne (SF), Brian Kimball (PF), Alfred Hampton (C) Jimmy Dehner, Leonard Pope, Grant Romer | |
| Subs | Thiel | Jamie Gibson (SG), Paul Frank (PF), Jeff Andrew (C) Michael Cordova, Keith Hobbs, Rodney Creager | |
| 13:56 | Grove City | Paul Frank picks off the pass by Alfred Hampton | 45-37 |
| 13:48 | Thiel | Jeff Andrew misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-37 |
| 13:47 | Thiel | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Frank | 45-37 |
| 13:32 | Thiel | Jeff Andrew is denied on a layup by Dennis Clayborne | 45-37 |
| 13:30 | Thiel | Jeff Andrew misses the tip | 45-37 |
| 13:28 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Alfred Hampton | 45-37 |
| 13:08 | Grove City | David Holder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 13:07 | Grove City | Alfred Hampton tips it home | 47-37 |
| 12:41 | Thiel | Thomas Drew buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Jamie Gibson | 47-39 |
| 12:18 | Grove City | David Holder is fouled on the floor by Jamie Gibson - foul #3 on Jamie Gibson, team foul #4 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Grove City | Brent Smith (PG), Jimmy Dehner (SG), Leonard Pope (PF) Jeff Ellinger, David Holder, Brian Kimball | |
| Subs | Thiel | Michael Cordova (PG), David Brozeski (SF) Thomas Drew, James Black | |
| 12:05 | Grove City | Brent Smith makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Dennis Clayborne | 49-39 |
| 11:59 | Thiel | David Brozeski is fouled on the floor by Alfred Hampton - foul #3 on Alfred Hampton, team foul #2 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Grove City | Grant Romer (PF), Daniel Hope (C) Dennis Clayborne, Alfred Hampton | |
| Subs | Thiel | Michael Beck (SF), Keith Hobbs (PF), Rodney Creager (C) Jamie Gibson, Paul Frank, Jeff Andrew | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Brent Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Dehner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Leonard Pope (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Grant Romer (fresh) 4 reb. C - Daniel Hope (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Michael Cordova (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Brozeski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Beck (fresh) PF - Keith Hobbs (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Rodney Creager (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Thiel | Michael Cordova connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-42 |
| 11:18 | Grove City | Grant Romer is hacked by David Brozeski - foul #1 on David Brozeski, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Grove City | David Holder (SG) Daniel Hope | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 11:03 | Grove City | David Holder misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 49-42 |
| 11:02 | Thiel | Keith Hobbs gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 10:58 | Thiel | Michael Cordova comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-42 |
| 10:56 | Grove City | Leonard Pope gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 10:50 | Grove City | David Brozeski is called for the reach on David Holder - foul #2 on David Brozeski, team foul #6 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Grove City | Dennis Clayborne (SF), Brian Kimball (PF), Alfred Hampton (C) Jimmy Dehner, Leonard Pope, Grant Romer | |
| Subs | Thiel | Jamie Gibson (SG), Paul Frank (PF), Jeff Andrew (C) Michael Beck, Keith Hobbs, Rodney Creager | |
| 10:36 | Grove City | Alfred Hampton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-42 |
| 10:35 | Grove City | Brian Kimball hits the follow up shot | 51-42 |
| 10:15 | Thiel | Alfred Hampton is called for the reach on Jeff Andrew - foul #4 on Alfred Hampton, team foul #3 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Grove City | Jeff Ellinger (PG), Grant Romer (C) Brent Smith, Alfred Hampton | |
| Subs | Thiel | Thomas Drew (PG), James Black (SF) Michael Cordova, David Brozeski | |
| 10:04 | Thiel | Jeff Andrew can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Grant Romer - foul #1 on Grant Romer, team foul #4 | 51-42 |
| 10:04 | Thiel | Jeff Andrew makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 10:04 | Thiel | Jeff Andrew misses the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 10:04 | Grove City | Grant Romer grabs the board | 51-43 |
| 09:48 | Grove City | Jeff Ellinger makes the jumper from the left wing | 53-43 |
| 09:41 | Thiel | Thomas Drew comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Brian Kimball - foul #1 on Brian Kimball, team foul #5 | 53-43 |
| 09:41 | Thiel | Thomas Drew makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 09:41 | Thiel | Thomas Drew makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 09:13 | Grove City | Brian Kimball misses the easy layup but the foul's on Paul Frank - foul #2 on Paul Frank, team foul #7 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Grove City | Jimmy Dehner (SG), Leonard Pope (SF) David Holder, Dennis Clayborne | |
| Subs | Thiel | Michael Cordova (SG), Keith Hobbs (C) Jamie Gibson, Jeff Andrew | |
| 09:13 | Grove City | Brian Kimball misses the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 09:13 | Grove City | Brian Kimball misses the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 09:13 | Thiel | Keith Hobbs gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 09:09 | Thiel | Michael Cordova misses short on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Jimmy Dehner - foul #1 on Jimmy Dehner, team foul #6 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Grove City | Daniel Hope (C) Brian Kimball | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 09:09 | Thiel | Michael Cordova makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 09:09 | Thiel | Michael Cordova misses the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 09:09 | Grove City | Grant Romer snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 08:46 | Grove City | Leonard Pope hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 08:44 | Grove City | Grant Romer tips it back up and in | 55-46 |
| 08:28 | Thiel | Michael Cordova can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-46 |
| 08:26 | Thiel | Paul Frank tips it in | 55-48 |
| 08:12 | Grove City | Daniel Hope knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Keith Hobbs - foul #2 on Keith Hobbs, team foul #8 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Grove City | David Holder (SG) Jimmy Dehner | |
| Subs | Thiel | David Brozeski (SG), Michael Beck (SF), Rodney Creager (C) Thomas Drew, James Black, Paul Frank | |
| 08:12 | Grove City | Daniel Hope makes the free throw | 58-48 |
| 07:58 | Thiel | Michael Cordova clanks a jumper from the left block | 58-48 |
| 07:57 | Thiel | Michael Cordova grabs the offensive rebound | 58-48 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Jeff Ellinger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Holder (fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. SF - Leonard Pope (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Hope (fresh) 3 pts. C - Grant Romer (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Michael Cordova (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Brozeski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Beck (fresh) PF - Keith Hobbs (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. C - Rodney Creager (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:52 | Thiel | Jeff Ellinger takes the ball from Michael Cordova | 58-48 |
| 07:32 | Grove City | Jeff Ellinger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-48 |
| Subs | Grove City | Brent Smith (PG), Dennis Clayborne (SF), Brian Kimball (PF), Alfred Hampton (C) Jeff Ellinger, Leonard Pope, Daniel Hope, Grant Romer | |
| Subs | Thiel | Jamie Gibson (SG), Jeff Andrew (C) Michael Cordova, Rodney Creager | |
| 07:20 | Thiel | Jeff Andrew connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by David Brozeski | 58-50 |
| 06:51 | Grove City | Brent Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 58-50 |
| 06:50 | Grove City | Brian Kimball tips it in | 60-50 |
| 06:40 | Thiel | David Brozeski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-50 |
| 06:38 | Thiel | Michael Beck gets the offensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 06:20 | Thiel | David Brozeski makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Brent Smith - foul #2 on Brent Smith, team foul #7 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Grove City | Jeff Ellinger (PG) Brent Smith | |
| Subs | Thiel | James Black (SF), Paul Frank (PF) Michael Beck, Keith Hobbs | |
| 06:20 | Thiel | David Brozeski misses the free throw | 60-52 |
| 06:20 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Alfred Hampton | 60-52 |
| 06:07 | Grove City | Alfred Hampton clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Jeff Andrew - foul #2 on Jeff Andrew, team foul #9 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Grove City | Jimmy Dehner (SG) David Holder | |
| Subs | Thiel | Thomas Drew (PG) David Brozeski | |
| 06:07 | Grove City | Alfred Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 06:07 | Grove City | Alfred Hampton misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 06:07 | Thiel | Jeff Andrew grabs the board | 61-52 |
| 05:49 | Thiel | Jeff Andrew misses badly on a floater from close range | 61-52 |
| 05:47 | Thiel | Paul Frank misses the tip | 61-52 |
| 05:46 | Thiel | Jeff Andrew hits the follow up shot | 61-54 |
| 05:26 | Grove City | Dennis Clayborne hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Alfred Hampton | 63-54 |
| 05:19 | Thiel | Jeff Andrew knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from James Black and the foul's on Alfred Hampton - foul #5 on Alfred Hampton, team foul #8 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Grove City | David Holder (SG), Leonard Pope (PF), Grant Romer (C) Dennis Clayborne, Brian Kimball, Alfred Hampton | |
| Subs | Thiel | Michael Cordova (SG) Jamie Gibson | |
| 05:19 | Thiel | Jeff Andrew misses the free throw | 63-56 |
| 05:19 | Grove City | Leonard Pope grabs the board | 63-56 |
| 04:57 | Grove City | David Holder hits the finger roll set up by Jeff Ellinger | 65-56 |
| 04:44 | Thiel | Jeff Andrew's fadeaway is rejected by Grant Romer | 65-56 |
| 04:42 | Thiel | Michael Cordova grabs the offensive board | 65-56 |
| 04:34 | Thiel | Jeff Ellinger is called for the reach on Thomas Drew - foul #1 on Jeff Ellinger, team foul #9 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Thiel | Keith Hobbs (C) Jeff Andrew | |
| 04:34 | Thiel | Thomas Drew misses the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 04:34 | Grove City | Leonard Pope snags the defensive board | 65-56 |
| 04:11 | Grove City | David Holder hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Jimmy Dehner | 67-56 |
| 03:54 | Thiel | Michael Cordova misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 67-56 |
| 03:52 | Grove City | Jimmy Dehner grabs the board | 67-56 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Jeff Ellinger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Holder (fresh) 20 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jimmy Dehner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leonard Pope (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Grant Romer (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Thomas Drew (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Cordova (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Black (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Frank (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Keith Hobbs (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Grove City | Jimmy Dehner makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jeff Ellinger | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:06 | Thiel | Thomas Drew drills a jumpshot from the right side | 70-58 |
| 02:59 | Grove City | Grove City calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-58 |
| Subs | Grove City | Dennis Clayborne (SF), Brian Kimball (PF) Jimmy Dehner, Leonard Pope | |
| Subs | Thiel | Jamie Gibson (SG), Jeff Andrew (C) Michael Cordova, Keith Hobbs | |
| 02:38 | Grove City | Dennis Clayborne hits a turnaround in the paint | 72-58 |
| 02:24 | Thiel | Jeff Andrew misses the shot near the basket | 72-58 |
| 02:22 | Grove City | Jeff Ellinger pulls down the rebound | 72-58 |
| 02:06 | Grove City | David Holder loses the ball out of bounds | 72-58 |
| Subs | Grove City | Brent Smith (PG), Jimmy Dehner (SG), Leonard Pope (SF), Daniel Hope (C) Jeff Ellinger, David Holder, Dennis Clayborne, Brian Kimball | |
| Subs | Thiel | Michael Cordova (PG), David Brozeski (SG), Michael Beck (SF), Keith Hobbs (PF), Rodney Creager (C) Thomas Drew, Jamie Gibson, James Black, Paul Frank, Jeff Andrew | |
| 01:51 | Thiel | Rodney Creager knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from David Brozeski | 72-60 |
| 01:24 | Grove City | Michael Beck is called for the reach on Leonard Pope - foul #2 on Michael Beck, team foul #10 | 72-60 |
| 01:24 | Grove City | Leonard Pope makes the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 01:24 | Grove City | Leonard Pope makes the 2nd free throw | 74-60 |
| 01:17 | Thiel | Michael Beck misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-60 |
| 01:15 | Grove City | Grant Romer gets the rebound | 74-60 |
| 00:49 | Grove City | Leonard Pope drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Brent Smith | 76-60 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Thiel | Keith Hobbs is hacked by Grant Romer - foul #2 on Grant Romer, team foul #10 | 76-60 |
| 00:41 | Thiel | Keith Hobbs makes the 1st free throw | 76-61 |
| 00:41 | Thiel | Keith Hobbs misses the 2nd free throw | 76-61 |
| 00:41 | Grove City | Daniel Hope grabs the board | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Grove City | Leonard Pope makes the shot from the right block | 78-61 |
| 00:11 | Thiel | Keith Hobbs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-61 |
| 00:00 | Grove City | Brent Smith runs out the clock | 78-61 |