| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Rob Elkins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Garf Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Scott Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Ryan Sakai (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Roger Early (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Rose (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brad Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jacob Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Garrett (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Defiance | Scott Woods inbounds the ball | 34-33 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Defiance | Garf Merritt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 19:46 | Defiance | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Woods | 34-33 |
| 19:32 | Defiance | Scott Woods misses short on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Brad Hicks - foul #2 on Brad Hicks, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 19:32 | Defiance | Scott Woods makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 19:32 | Defiance | Scott Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 19:06 | Bluffton | Brad Hicks can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 36-33 |
| 19:04 | Defiance | Garf Merritt gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 18:44 | Defiance | Garf Merritt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-33 |
| 18:26 | Bluffton | Jacob Griffin misses the lay-in | 36-33 |
| 18:25 | Defiance | Scott Woods pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 18:02 | Defiance | John Garrett denies the turnaround by Garf Merritt | 36-33 |
| 18:00 | Bluffton | John Garrett gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 17:38 | Bluffton | John Garrett misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 36-33 |
| 17:36 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Scott Woods | 36-33 |
| 17:09 | Defiance | Garf Merritt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-33 |
| 17:07 | Defiance | Ryan Sakai snags the offensive board | 36-33 |
| 16:48 | Defiance | Scott Woods is hacked by Brad Hicks - foul #3 on Brad Hicks, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Defiance | Mike Johnson (PF), James Whittington (C) Anthony Saleh, Ryan Sakai | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Thomas Barga (PG), Vincent Stroinski (SF), George Knapp (C) Roger Early, Brad Hicks, John Garrett | |
| 16:33 | Defiance | Scott Woods can't finish the layup | 36-33 |
| 16:31 | Bluffton | Jacob Griffin pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 16:25 | Bluffton | George Knapp misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-33 |
| 16:24 | Defiance | Rob Elkins grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 16:05 | Defiance | James Whittington misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Christopher Rose - foul #3 on Christopher Rose, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Defiance | Marc Mikkelson (PG), Eugene Ryman (SG), John Frias (SF) Rob Elkins, Garf Merritt, Scott Woods | |
| Subs | Bluffton | William Todd (SF), Herschel Hudson (C) Christopher Rose, Jacob Griffin | |
| 16:05 | Defiance | James Whittington makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 16:05 | Defiance | James Whittington misses the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 16:05 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Herschel Hudson | 37-33 |
| 15:50 | Bluffton | Thomas Barga is fouled on the floor by James Whittington - foul #1 on James Whittington, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Defiance | Rob Lackey (SF) John Frias | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Marc Mikkelson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Ryman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rob Lackey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mike Johnson (fresh) C - James Whittington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Thomas Barga (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vincent Stroinski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Todd (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Knapp (fresh) C - Herschel Hudson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Bluffton | Herschel Hudson's pass is intercepted by Eugene Ryman | 37-33 |
| 15:21 | Defiance | James Whittington is whistled for a carry | 37-33 |
| Subs | Defiance | Anthony Saleh (PF), Ryan Sakai (C) Eugene Ryman, James Whittington | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Roger Early (PG), Brad Hicks (SF), John Garrett (C) Vincent Stroinski, William Todd, Herschel Hudson | |
| 15:07 | Bluffton | Brad Hicks buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Roger Early and he's hacked by Rob Lackey - foul #4 on Rob Lackey, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Defiance | Eugene Ryman (SG), Scott Woods (SF) Rob Lackey, Mike Johnson | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 15:07 | Bluffton | Brad Hicks makes the free throw | 37-36 |
| 14:54 | Defiance | Ryan Sakai clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 37-36 |
| 14:52 | Defiance | Ryan Sakai hits the follow up shot | 39-36 |
| 14:36 | Bluffton | Scott Woods picks off the pass by Brad Hicks | 39-36 |
| 14:33 | Defiance | Marc Mikkelson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Scott Woods | 41-36 |
| 14:29 | Bluffton | Roger Early misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 14:28 | Bluffton | Brad Hicks tips it but misses | 41-36 |
| 14:27 | Bluffton | George Knapp misses the tip | 41-36 |
| 14:26 | Bluffton | John Garrett tips it back up and in | 41-38 |
| 14:06 | Defiance | Eugene Ryman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-38 |
| 14:05 | Defiance | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Saleh | 41-38 |
| 13:44 | Defiance | Scott Woods is hacked by Brad Hicks - foul #4 on Brad Hicks, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Defiance | Rob Elkins (PG), Garf Merritt (SG) Marc Mikkelson, Eugene Ryman | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Christopher Rose (SG), Jacob Griffin (PF) Brad Hicks, George Knapp | |
| 13:21 | Defiance | Scott Woods makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Anthony Saleh | 43-38 |
| 13:03 | Bluffton | Christopher Rose buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Barga | 43-40 |
| 12:47 | Defiance | Garf Merritt makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Woods | 46-40 |
| 12:21 | Bluffton | Roger Early misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 12:19 | Defiance | Scott Woods snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| 12:01 | Defiance | Garf Merritt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 11:59 | Bluffton | John Garrett gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 11:45 | Bluffton | Thomas Barga hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-40 |
| 11:44 | Defiance | Ryan Sakai grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Rob Elkins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Garf Merritt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Scott Woods (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Anthony Saleh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Ryan Sakai (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Roger Early (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Rose (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Barga (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - Jacob Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Garrett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Defiance | Garf Merritt knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Rob Elkins | 49-40 |
| 11:22 | Bluffton | Rob Elkins steps in front of the John Garrett pass | 49-40 |
| 11:18 | Defiance | Rob Elkins hits the finger roll | 51-40 |
| 11:13 | Bluffton | Roger Early knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Rose | 51-42 |
| 11:00 | Defiance | Scott Woods comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 51-42 |
| 10:59 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Christopher Rose | 51-42 |
| 10:53 | Bluffton | Jacob Griffin clanks a jumper from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 10:52 | Defiance | Ryan Sakai snags the defensive board | 51-42 |
| 10:30 | Defiance | Anthony Saleh misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-42 |
| 10:28 | Defiance | Scott Woods hits the follow up shot | 53-42 |
| 10:23 | Bluffton | Christopher Rose buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 10:03 | Defiance | Rob Elkins comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 10:01 | Bluffton | Christopher Rose gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 09:56 | Bluffton | Roger Early makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Christopher Rose | 53-48 |
| 09:50 | Defiance | Scott Woods drills a floater in the paint and he's hacked by Thomas Barga - foul #1 on Thomas Barga, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Defiance | Marc Mikkelson (PG), Eugene Ryman (SG), Mike Johnson (PF), James Whittington (C) Rob Elkins, Garf Merritt, Anthony Saleh, Ryan Sakai | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Vincent Stroinski (PG), Steven Rosado (SG), William Todd (SF), George Knapp (PF), Herschel Hudson (C) Roger Early, Christopher Rose, Thomas Barga, Jacob Griffin, John Garrett | |
| 09:50 | Defiance | Scott Woods misses the free throw | 55-48 |
| 09:50 | Bluffton | William Todd snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| 09:47 | Bluffton | Vincent Stroinski's pass is intercepted by Eugene Ryman in the backcourt | 55-48 |
| 09:45 | Defiance | Eugene Ryman misses the easy layup | 55-48 |
| 09:44 | Defiance | Mike Johnson tips it in | 57-48 |
| 09:31 | Bluffton | Vincent Stroinski drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Rosado | 57-51 |
| 09:11 | Defiance | Eugene Ryman travels with the ball | 57-51 |
| Subs | Defiance | John Frias (SF) Scott Woods | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 08:55 | Bluffton | Vincent Stroinski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 08:54 | Defiance | John Frias gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 08:40 | Defiance | James Whittington scores on a floater in the lane set up by Marc Mikkelson | 59-51 |
| 08:34 | Bluffton | Vincent Stroinski is hacked by Marc Mikkelson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marc Mikkelson, team foul #3 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Defiance | Rob Elkins (PG), Garf Merritt (SG) Marc Mikkelson, Eugene Ryman | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Christopher Rose (SG), Jacob Griffin (PF) Steven Rosado, Herschel Hudson | |
| 08:24 | Bluffton | Jacob Griffin's pass is intercepted by Garf Merritt | 59-51 |
| 08:15 | Defiance | John Frias can't finish the layup | 59-51 |
| 08:13 | Defiance | Mike Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 08:01 | Defiance | Garf Merritt is hacked by Christopher Rose - foul #4 on Christopher Rose, team foul #6 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Thomas Barga (PG) Christopher Rose | |
| 07:39 | Defiance | Garf Merritt hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Frias | 62-51 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Rob Elkins (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Garf Merritt (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Frias (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Mike Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Whittington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Thomas Barga (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vincent Stroinski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Todd (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jacob Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - George Knapp (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Bluffton | John Frias steals it from Vincent Stroinski | 62-51 |
| 07:15 | Defiance | Garf Merritt misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 62-51 |
| 07:14 | Defiance | John Frias snags the offensive board | 62-51 |
| 06:57 | Defiance | Rob Elkins scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Mike Johnson | 64-51 |
| 06:42 | Bluffton | Thomas Barga clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-51 |
| 06:40 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Garf Merritt | 64-51 |
| 06:23 | Defiance | James Whittington makes the turnaround from the right block | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:05 | Bluffton | William Todd knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Vincent Stroinski | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:36 | Defiance | John Frias double dribbles | 66-53 |
| Subs | Defiance | Marc Mikkelson (PG), Rob Lackey (SG), Scott Woods (SF), Anthony Saleh (PF), Ryan Sakai (C) Rob Elkins, Garf Merritt, John Frias, Mike Johnson, James Whittington | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Roger Early (PG), Christopher Rose (SG), Brad Hicks (SF), Herschel Hudson (PF), John Garrett (C) Thomas Barga, Vincent Stroinski, William Todd, Jacob Griffin, George Knapp | |
| 05:24 | Bluffton | Christopher Rose hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Roger Early | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:11 | Defiance | Scott Woods clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 66-55 |
| 05:10 | Defiance | Anthony Saleh gets the offensive rebound | 66-55 |
| 04:48 | Defiance | Marc Mikkelson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 66-55 |
| 04:46 | Bluffton | Brad Hicks gets the rebound | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:40 | Bluffton | Christopher Rose clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Rob Lackey - foul #5 on Rob Lackey, team foul #4 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Defiance | Eugene Ryman (SG) Rob Lackey | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 04:40 | Bluffton | Christopher Rose misses the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 04:40 | Bluffton | Christopher Rose misses the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 04:40 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Ryan Sakai | 66-55 |
| 04:22 | Defiance | Anthony Saleh makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Marc Mikkelson and the foul's on Herschel Hudson - foul #2 on Herschel Hudson, team foul #7 | 68-55 |
| 04:22 | Defiance | Anthony Saleh makes the free throw | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:15 | Bluffton | Christopher Rose comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 69-55 |
| 04:13 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Ryan Sakai | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:49 | Defiance | Eugene Ryman drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Scott Woods | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:45 | Bluffton | Roger Early comes up short on the shot from the right block | 71-55 |
| 03:44 | Defiance | Anthony Saleh snags the defensive board | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Defiance | Anthony Saleh misses the jumper from the left block | 71-55 |
| 03:25 | Bluffton | Roger Early snags the defensive board | 71-55 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Marc Mikkelson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eugene Ryman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Woods (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Ryan Sakai (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Roger Early (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Rose (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Brad Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Herschel Hudson (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Garrett (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Bluffton | Ryan Sakai takes the ball from John Garrett | 71-55 |
| 03:00 | Defiance | Anthony Saleh hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 71-55 |
| 02:58 | Defiance | Ryan Sakai tips it back up and in | 73-55 |
| 02:42 | Bluffton | Brad Hicks clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-55 |
| 02:40 | Defiance | Anthony Saleh grabs the defensive rebound | 73-55 |
| 02:20 | Defiance | Herschel Hudson blocks the short jumper by Anthony Saleh | 73-55 |
| 02:18 | Defiance | Marc Mikkelson pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-55 |
| 01:57 | Defiance | Scott Woods hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 73-55 |
| 01:56 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to John Garrett | 73-55 |
| 01:45 | Bluffton | Brad Hicks comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 73-55 |
| 01:43 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Anthony Saleh | 73-55 |
| 01:21 | Defiance | Marc Mikkelson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 73-55 |
| 01:20 | Defiance | Anthony Saleh pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-55 |
| 01:00 | Defiance | Herschel Hudson steps in front of the Ryan Sakai pass | 73-55 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Bluffton | Herschel Hudson's floater is tipped away by Anthony Saleh | 73-55 |
| 00:54 | Bluffton | Brad Hicks pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-55 |
| 00:51 | Bluffton | Brad Hicks hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Roger Early | 73-57 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Defiance | Eugene Ryman connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Scott Woods and the foul's on John Garrett - foul #1 on John Garrett, team foul #8 | 75-57 |
| Subs | Defiance | John Frias (SF), Mike Johnson (PF), James Whittington (C) Scott Woods, Anthony Saleh, Ryan Sakai | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Thomas Barga (PG), Vincent Stroinski (SG), William Todd (SF), George Knapp (PF) Roger Early, Christopher Rose, Brad Hicks, John Garrett | |
| 00:31 | Defiance | Eugene Ryman misses the free throw | 75-57 |
| 00:31 | Bluffton | George Knapp grabs the defensive rebound | 75-57 |
| 00:26 | Bluffton | William Todd clanks a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Marc Mikkelson - foul #2 on Marc Mikkelson, team foul #5 | 75-57 |
| 00:26 | Bluffton | William Todd makes the 1st free throw | 75-58 |
| 00:26 | Bluffton | William Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 75-59 |
| 00:00 | Defiance | Marc Mikkelson runs out the clock | 75-59 |