| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Jesse Eddington (fresh) SG - Herman Robinson (fresh) SF - David Magers (fresh) PF - Dave Kerrick (fresh) C - William Carr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - William Morgan (fresh) SG - Jared Hipps (fresh) SF - Otis Akbar (fresh) PF - Kenneth Talbot (fresh) C - Stanley Lamarr (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Bluffton | Dave Kerrick wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Bluffton | Herman Robinson knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jesse Eddington | 3-0 |
| 19:33 | Defiance | Jared Hipps misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:32 | Bluffton | William Carr snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 19:13 | Bluffton | David Magers misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:12 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Stanley Lamarr | 3-0 |
| 18:53 | Defiance | Otis Akbar misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 3-0 |
| 18:52 | Defiance | Jared Hipps hits the follow up shot | 3-2 |
| 18:33 | Bluffton | Dave Kerrick can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 3-2 |
| 18:32 | Bluffton | Dave Kerrick misses the tip | 3-2 |
| 18:30 | Defiance | Otis Akbar snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:25 | Defiance | William Morgan misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:23 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to David Magers | 3-2 |
| 18:04 | Bluffton | William Carr makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Herman Robinson | 6-2 |
| 17:49 | Defiance | William Morgan knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Kenneth Talbot | 6-5 |
| 17:35 | Bluffton | David Magers misses the 3 from straight away | 6-5 |
| 17:34 | Bluffton | Dave Kerrick tips it back up and in | 8-5 |
| 17:32 | Defiance | Jared Hipps is hacked by William Carr in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Carr, team foul #1 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Thomas Higgins (PG), Keith Spiva (SG), David Meighan (SF), Gan Chin (PF), Terry Lamar (C) Jesse Eddington, Herman Robinson, David Magers, Dave Kerrick, William Carr | |
| Subs | Defiance | Matthew Kirk (SF), Bobby Schott (C) Otis Akbar, Stanley Lamarr | |
| 17:16 | Defiance | Matthew Kirk is whistled for a carry | 8-5 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Defiance | James Taylor (SG), John Leonard (SF) Jared Hipps, Kenneth Talbot | |
| 16:55 | Bluffton | David Meighan misses the easy layup | 8-5 |
| 16:53 | Defiance | Matthew Kirk snags the defensive board | 8-5 |
| 16:27 | Defiance | John Leonard hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by William Morgan | 8-7 |
| 16:24 | Bluffton | William Morgan takes the ball from Thomas Higgins in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| 16:22 | Defiance | William Morgan dunks the ball | 8-9 |
| 16:06 | Bluffton | Gan Chin connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Thomas Higgins | 10-9 |
| 16:04 | Defiance | Keith Spiva takes the ball from William Morgan in the backcourt | 10-9 |
| 15:44 | Bluffton | Thomas Higgins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 15:42 | Bluffton | Terry Lamar grabs the offensive rebound | 10-9 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Thomas Higgins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Keith Spiva (fairly fresh) SF - David Meighan (fairly fresh) PF - Gan Chin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Lamar (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - William Morgan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Taylor (fresh) SF - John Leonard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Kirk (fairly fresh) C - Bobby Schott (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Bluffton | Thomas Higgins can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 10-9 |
| 15:29 | Defiance | Bobby Schott snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 15:05 | Defiance | John Leonard clanks a 3 from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 15:03 | Defiance | Bobby Schott gets the offensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:55 | Defiance | Bobby Schott travels with the ball | 10-9 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Jesse Eddington (PG), Herman Robinson (SG), Walter Gilpin (SF), Dave Kerrick (PF), William Carr (C) Thomas Higgins, Keith Spiva, David Meighan, Gan Chin, Terry Lamar | |
| Subs | Defiance | Joey Johnson (PG), Jared Hipps (SG), Otis Akbar (SF), Kenneth Talbot (PF), Stanley Lamarr (C) William Morgan, James Taylor, John Leonard, Matthew Kirk, Bobby Schott | |
| 14:29 | Bluffton | William Carr is hacked by Joey Johnson - foul #1 on Joey Johnson, team foul #1 | 10-9 |
| 14:09 | Bluffton | Joey Johnson steals it from Herman Robinson | 10-9 |
| 14:05 | Defiance | Joey Johnson lays it up and in | 10-11 |
| 13:44 | Bluffton | William Carr misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 10-11 |
| 13:43 | Defiance | Otis Akbar snags the defensive board | 10-11 |
| 13:31 | Defiance | Otis Akbar double dribbles | 10-11 |
| Subs | Bluffton | David Magers (SF) Walter Gilpin | |
| Subs | Defiance | James Taylor (PG) Joey Johnson | |
| 13:16 | Bluffton | Dave Kerrick misses the lay-in | 10-11 |
| 13:14 | Bluffton | Dave Kerrick hits the follow up shot | 12-11 |
| 13:05 | Defiance | Jared Hipps hits a shot from the left side | 12-13 |
| 13:00 | Bluffton | Jesse Eddington knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Dave Kerrick | 14-13 |
| 12:56 | Defiance | William Carr steals the ball from Otis Akbar | 14-13 |
| 12:51 | Bluffton | Dave Kerrick is hacked by Kenneth Talbot - foul #1 on Kenneth Talbot, team foul #2 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Walter Gilpin (SF) David Magers | |
| Subs | Defiance | Joey Johnson (SG), James Hardy (SF), Bobby Schott (C) Jared Hipps, Otis Akbar, Stanley Lamarr | |
| 12:40 | Bluffton | Herman Robinson scores on a 3 from straight away | 17-13 |
| 12:38 | Defiance | Joey Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Herman Robinson - foul #1 on Herman Robinson, team foul #2 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Bluffton | David Magers (SF) Walter Gilpin | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 12:26 | Defiance | Joey Johnson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 17-13 |
| 12:25 | Bluffton | Dave Kerrick gets the rebound | 17-13 |
| 12:18 | Bluffton | William Carr misses badly on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Bobby Schott - foul #1 on Bobby Schott, team foul #3 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Walter Gilpin (SF) David Magers | |
| Subs | Defiance | William Morgan (PG), John Leonard (SF), Matthew Kirk (PF) Joey Johnson, James Hardy, Kenneth Talbot | |
| 12:18 | Bluffton | William Carr makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 12:18 | Bluffton | William Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 12:16 | Defiance | Jesse Eddington steps in front of the William Morgan pass in the backcourt | 19-13 |
| 12:15 | Bluffton | Jesse Eddington lays it in | 21-13 |
| 11:54 | Defiance | John Leonard is open and buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Taylor | 21-15 |
| 11:40 | Bluffton | Jesse Eddington connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Herman Robinson | 24-15 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Jesse Eddington (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herman Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Gilpin (fresh) PF - Dave Kerrick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Carr (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - William Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Leonard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Kirk (fresh) C - Bobby Schott (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Defiance | Herman Robinson picks off the pass by James Taylor in the backcourt | 24-15 |
| 11:17 | Bluffton | Herman Robinson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-15 |
| 11:16 | Defiance | Bobby Schott snags the defensive board | 24-15 |
| 11:12 | Defiance | James Taylor misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Jesse Eddington - foul #1 on Jesse Eddington, team foul #3 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Thomas Higgins (PG), David Magers (SF), Gan Chin (PF) Jesse Eddington, Walter Gilpin, Dave Kerrick | |
| Subs | Defiance | Jared Hipps (SG), Otis Akbar (SF), Kenneth Talbot (PF), Stanley Lamarr (C) William Morgan, John Leonard, Matthew Kirk, Bobby Schott | |
| 11:12 | Defiance | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 11:12 | Defiance | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 10:53 | Bluffton | David Magers buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Herman Robinson | 27-17 |
| 10:36 | Defiance | Kenneth Talbot drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from James Taylor | 27-19 |
| 10:13 | Bluffton | Herman Robinson is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Herman Robinson, team foul #4 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Jesse Eddington (PG), David Meighan (SF), Dave Kerrick (PF) Thomas Higgins, Herman Robinson, William Carr | |
| Subs | Defiance | Joey Johnson (PG), Bobby Schott (C) James Taylor, Stanley Lamarr | |
| 10:09 | Defiance | Joey Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-19 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Defiance | William Morgan (PG), James Hardy (SF) Joey Johnson, Otis Akbar | |
| 09:58 | Bluffton | David Magers hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jesse Eddington | 30-19 |
| 09:56 | Defiance | Jesse Eddington picks off the pass by James Hardy in the backcourt | 30-19 |
| 09:53 | Bluffton | Jesse Eddington lays it up and in | 32-19 |
| 09:40 | Defiance | Jared Hipps's layup is rejected by Dave Kerrick | 32-19 |
| 09:39 | Bluffton | David Meighan pulls down the rebound | 32-19 |
| 09:25 | Bluffton | David Magers comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 32-19 |
| 09:24 | Defiance | William Morgan pulls down the rebound | 32-19 |
| 09:20 | Defiance | Jared Hipps misses the wide open jumper from the right wing | 32-19 |
| 09:18 | Bluffton | Dave Kerrick grabs the board | 32-19 |
| 09:09 | Bluffton | David Magers knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-19 |
| 08:54 | Defiance | Jared Hipps misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on David Magers - foul #1 on David Magers, team foul #5 | 35-19 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Keith Spiva (SG), Walter Gilpin (SF), William Carr (C) David Magers, David Meighan, Dave Kerrick | |
| Subs | Defiance | Joey Johnson (PG), Otis Akbar (SF), Matthew Kirk (PF), John Leonard (C) William Morgan, James Hardy, Kenneth Talbot, Bobby Schott | |
| 08:54 | Defiance | Jared Hipps makes the 1st free throw | 35-20 |
| 08:54 | Defiance | Jared Hipps makes the 2nd free throw | 35-21 |
| 08:41 | Bluffton | William Carr makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jesse Eddington | 38-21 |
| 08:18 | Defiance | Gan Chin blocks the short jumper by Jared Hipps | 38-21 |
| 08:16 | Bluffton | Walter Gilpin pulls down the rebound | 38-21 |
| 07:53 | Bluffton | William Carr's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Kirk | 38-21 |
| 07:52 | Defiance | Matthew Kirk snags the defensive board | 38-21 |
| 07:48 | Defiance | Gan Chin picks off the pass by Jared Hipps | 38-21 |
| 07:37 | Bluffton | Keith Spiva can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on John Leonard - foul #1 on John Leonard, team foul #4 | 38-21 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Thomas Higgins (PG), Terry Lamar (SF), Dave Kerrick (PF) Jesse Eddington, Walter Gilpin, William Carr | |
| Subs | Defiance | William Morgan (PG), James Taylor (SG), James Hardy (SF), Bobby Schott (PF), Stanley Lamarr (C) Joey Johnson, Jared Hipps, Otis Akbar, Matthew Kirk, John Leonard | |
| 07:37 | Bluffton | Keith Spiva makes the 1st free throw | 39-21 |
| 07:37 | Bluffton | Keith Spiva makes the 2nd free throw | 40-21 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Thomas Higgins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Keith Spiva (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Lamar (fresh) PF - Dave Kerrick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gan Chin (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - William Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Hardy (fresh) PF - Bobby Schott (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stanley Lamarr (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Defiance | William Morgan hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 40-21 |
| 07:22 | Defiance | James Taylor hits the follow up shot | 40-23 |
| 07:02 | Bluffton | Dave Kerrick hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Higgins and he's hacked by Bobby Schott - foul #2 on Bobby Schott, team foul #5 | 42-23 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Jesse Eddington (PG), David Magers (SG), David Meighan (SF), William Carr (C) Thomas Higgins, Keith Spiva, Terry Lamar, Gan Chin | |
| Subs | Defiance | Kenneth Talbot (PF) Bobby Schott | |
| 07:02 | Bluffton | Dave Kerrick misses the free throw | 42-23 |
| 07:02 | Defiance | Stanley Lamarr pulls down the rebound | 42-23 |
| 06:48 | Defiance | Kenneth Talbot misses the jumpshot from the left side | 42-23 |
| 06:47 | Defiance | James Hardy snags the offensive board | 42-23 |
| 06:35 | Defiance | Stanley Lamarr hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by William Morgan | 42-26 |
| 06:10 | Bluffton | David Magers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-26 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Thomas Higgins (PG), Herman Robinson (SG), Walter Gilpin (SF), Gan Chin (C) Jesse Eddington, David Magers, David Meighan, William Carr | |
| Subs | Defiance | Joey Johnson (SG), Otis Akbar (SF) William Morgan, James Hardy | |
| 06:08 | Defiance | Dave Kerrick is called for the reach on Joey Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dave Kerrick, team foul #6 | 42-26 |
| 05:56 | Defiance | James Taylor misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 42-26 |
| 05:55 | Bluffton | Gan Chin gets the rebound | 42-26 |
| 05:34 | Bluffton | Thomas Higgins is called for traveling | 42-26 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Jesse Eddington (PG), Terry Lamar (SF), William Carr (C) Thomas Higgins, Walter Gilpin, Gan Chin | |
| Subs | Defiance | Michael Sanders (SG), Matthew Kirk (PF), John Leonard (C) James Taylor, Kenneth Talbot, Stanley Lamarr | |
| 05:20 | Defiance | Michael Sanders drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Matthew Kirk | 42-28 |
| 04:58 | Bluffton | William Carr buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Jesse Eddington and he's fouled by Michael Sanders - foul #1 on Michael Sanders, team foul #6 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Bluffton | David Magers (SF), Gan Chin (PF) Terry Lamar, Dave Kerrick | |
| Subs | Defiance | Stanley Lamarr (C) Otis Akbar | |
| 04:58 | Bluffton | William Carr misses the free throw | 44-28 |
| 04:58 | Defiance | Stanley Lamarr pulls down the rebound | 44-28 |
| 04:51 | Defiance | John Leonard is called for a charge - foul #2 on John Leonard, team foul #7 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Defiance | William Morgan (PG), Jared Hipps (SG), James Hardy (SF) Joey Johnson, Michael Sanders, John Leonard | |
| 04:28 | Bluffton | William Carr lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jesse Eddington | 46-28 |
| 04:25 | Defiance | Jared Hipps is hacked by Herman Robinson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Herman Robinson, team foul #7 | 46-28 |
| Subs | Bluffton | David Meighan (SF), Dave Kerrick (PF) Herman Robinson, William Carr | |
| Subs | Defiance | Kenneth Talbot (PF) Matthew Kirk | |
| 04:25 | Defiance | Jared Hipps makes the 1st free throw | 46-29 |
| 04:25 | Defiance | Jared Hipps makes the 2nd free throw | 46-30 |
| 04:00 | Bluffton | David Magers connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Jesse Eddington | 49-30 |
| 03:44 | Defiance | Stanley Lamarr can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Dave Kerrick - foul #2 on Dave Kerrick, team foul #8 | 49-30 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Thomas Higgins (PG), Walter Gilpin (SF), William Carr (C) Jesse Eddington, David Meighan, Gan Chin | |
| Subs | Defiance | James Taylor (PG), Joey Johnson (SG), John Leonard (SF), Bobby Schott (PF) William Morgan, Jared Hipps, James Hardy, Kenneth Talbot | |
| 03:44 | Defiance | Stanley Lamarr makes the 1st free throw | 49-31 |
| 03:44 | Defiance | Stanley Lamarr makes the 2nd free throw | 49-32 |
| 03:30 | Bluffton | William Carr buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Higgins | 51-32 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Thomas Higgins (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Magers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Walter Gilpin (fresh) PF - Dave Kerrick (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - William Carr (tired) 14 pts. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joey Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Leonard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bobby Schott (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stanley Lamarr (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Defiance | Joey Johnson makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Taylor | 51-35 |
| 02:54 | Bluffton | Thomas Higgins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 51-35 |
| 02:53 | Defiance | Bobby Schott pulls down the rebound | 51-35 |
| 02:35 | Defiance | Stanley Lamarr hits a wide open shot from the left block set up by Joey Johnson | 51-37 |
| 02:15 | Bluffton | John Leonard is called for the reach on Thomas Higgins - foul #3 on John Leonard, team foul #8 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Jesse Eddington (PG), Terry Lamar (SF), Gan Chin (PF) David Magers, Walter Gilpin, Dave Kerrick | |
| Subs | Defiance | William Morgan (PG), Jared Hipps (SG), Otis Akbar (SF), Matthew Kirk (PF) James Taylor, Joey Johnson, John Leonard, Stanley Lamarr | |
| 02:15 | Bluffton | Thomas Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 02:15 | Bluffton | Thomas Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 53-37 |
| 02:12 | Defiance | William Morgan loses the dribble to Terry Lamar in the backcourt | 53-37 |
| 02:07 | Bluffton | Jared Hipps steals the ball from William Carr | 53-37 |
| 01:40 | Defiance | Otis Akbar misses badly on the uncontested turnaround in the paint | 53-37 |
| 01:39 | Defiance | Matthew Kirk grabs the offensive rebound | 53-37 |
| 01:24 | Defiance | Otis Akbar is fouled on the floor by Jesse Eddington - foul #2 on Jesse Eddington, team foul #9 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Keith Spiva (SG), David Meighan (SF), Dave Kerrick (PF) Thomas Higgins, Terry Lamar, William Carr | |
| Subs | Defiance | Kenneth Talbot (PF) Bobby Schott | |
| 01:24 | Defiance | Otis Akbar makes the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 01:24 | Defiance | Otis Akbar misses the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| 01:24 | Bluffton | Gan Chin pulls down the rebound | 53-38 |
| 01:06 | Bluffton | Dave Kerrick is fouled on the floor by Matthew Kirk - foul #1 on Matthew Kirk, team foul #9 | 53-38 |
| 01:06 | Bluffton | Dave Kerrick makes the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 01:06 | Bluffton | Dave Kerrick misses the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| 01:06 | Bluffton | Gan Chin grabs the offensive board | 54-38 |
| 00:47 | Bluffton | Jared Hipps steps in front of the Gan Chin pass | 54-38 |
| 00:44 | Defiance | William Morgan lays it in set up by Jared Hipps | 54-40 |
| 00:27 | Bluffton | Matthew Kirk is called for the reach on Keith Spiva - foul #2 on Matthew Kirk, team foul #10 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Terry Lamar (SF), William Carr (C) David Meighan, Dave Kerrick | |
| Subs | Defiance | James Taylor (PG), Joey Johnson (SG), James Hardy (SF) William Morgan, Jared Hipps, Otis Akbar | |
| 00:27 | Bluffton | Keith Spiva misses the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 00:27 | Bluffton | Keith Spiva misses the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| 00:27 | Defiance | Kenneth Talbot snags the defensive board | 54-40 |
| 00:01 | Defiance | Kenneth Talbot lays it in | 54-42 |
| 00:00 | Bluffton | Keith Spiva misses long on a fullcourt shot | 54-42 |