| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Gary Solem (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Allen Batz (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jacob Butts (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Keith Enlow (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Jenkins (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Russel Daigre (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Gorsuch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Lionel Como (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bluffton | Allen Batz inbounds the ball | 29-22 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:48 | Bluffton | Jacob Butts clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 29-22 |
| 19:47 | Ohio Northern | John Gorsuch grabs the board | 29-22 |
| 19:23 | Ohio Northern | Terry Jenkins misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-22 |
| 19:22 | Ohio Northern | John Gorsuch misses the tip | 29-22 |
| 19:20 | Bluffton | Robert Taylor grabs the board | 29-22 |
| 18:57 | Bluffton | Gary Solem misses the wide open runner in the paint | 29-22 |
| 18:56 | Bluffton | Robert Taylor tips it but misses | 29-22 |
| 18:55 | Bluffton | Gary Solem misses the tip | 29-22 |
| 18:53 | Ohio Northern | John Gorsuch snags the defensive board | 29-22 |
| 18:27 | Ohio Northern | Terry Jenkins is hacked by Jacob Butts - foul #2 on Jacob Butts, team foul #1 | 29-22 |
| 18:09 | Ohio Northern | Robert Taylor picks off the pass by Russel Daigre | 29-22 |
| 17:45 | Bluffton | Robert Taylor is fouled on the floor by Lionel Como - foul #1 on Lionel Como, team foul #1 | 29-22 |
| 17:35 | Bluffton | Lionel Como is called for the reach on Gary Solem - foul #2 on Lionel Como, team foul #2 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Jeffrey Bassler (PF) Jacob Butts | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | | |
| 17:22 | Bluffton | Gary Solem drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Allen Batz | 31-22 |
| 16:57 | Ohio Northern | Russel Daigre misses the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Allen Batz - foul #2 on Allen Batz, team foul #2 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Josh May (PG), Christopher Brochu (SF), Johnny Clow (PF) Gary Solem, Allen Batz, Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Joseph Gaertner (PF), Stephen Bird (C) John Gorsuch, Lionel Como | |
| 16:57 | Ohio Northern | Russel Daigre makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 16:57 | Ohio Northern | Russel Daigre makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 16:37 | Bluffton | Gary Fisher hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-24 |
| 16:35 | Ohio Northern | Stephen Bird grabs the board | 31-24 |
| 16:19 | Ohio Northern | Jeffrey Bassler takes the ball from Keith Enlow | 31-24 |
| 16:08 | Bluffton | Gary Fisher evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-24 |
| 15:44 | Ohio Northern | Russel Daigre buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Stephen Bird | 34-26 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Josh May (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gary Fisher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Brochu (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Clow (fresh) C - Jeffrey Bassler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Keith Enlow (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Jenkins (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Russel Daigre (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Gaertner (fresh) C - Stephen Bird (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Bluffton | Russel Daigre steals it from Christopher Brochu | 34-26 |
| 15:10 | Ohio Northern | Terry Jenkins is hacked by Gary Fisher - foul #1 on Gary Fisher, team foul #3 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Gary Solem (PG), Allen Batz (SF), Jacob Butts (PF), Jerry Regan (C) Gary Fisher, Christopher Brochu, Johnny Clow, Jeffrey Bassler | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Harold Kimball (PG), James Hendrix (SG), John Gorsuch (PF), James Kendzierski (C) Keith Enlow, Terry Jenkins, Russel Daigre, Stephen Bird | |
| 14:56 | Ohio Northern | John Gorsuch makes the fadeaway from the left side | 34-28 |
| 14:38 | Bluffton | Jacob Butts drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Josh May and he's fouled by Joseph Gaertner - foul #2 on Joseph Gaertner, team foul #3 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Adam Crawford (PG) Joseph Gaertner | |
| 14:38 | Bluffton | Jacob Butts misses the free throw | 36-28 |
| 14:38 | Ohio Northern | John Gorsuch gets the rebound | 36-28 |
| 14:15 | Ohio Northern | John Gorsuch hits the finger roll | 36-30 |
| 13:54 | Bluffton | Gary Solem's pass is intercepted by Adam Crawford | 36-30 |
| 13:51 | Ohio Northern | Adam Crawford misses the easy layup | 36-30 |
| 13:50 | Bluffton | Gary Solem snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 13:25 | Bluffton | Gary Solem can't connect on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Adam Crawford - foul #1 on Adam Crawford, team foul #4 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Gary Fisher (SG) Josh May | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Keith Enlow (PG), Terry Jenkins (SG) Adam Crawford, Harold Kimball | |
| 13:25 | Bluffton | Gary Solem makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 13:25 | Bluffton | Gary Solem makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 13:06 | Ohio Northern | James Kendzierski can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Gary Fisher - foul #2 on Gary Fisher, team foul #4 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Christopher Brochu (SF) Allen Batz | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Joseph Gaertner (SF), Lionel Como (PF) James Hendrix, John Gorsuch | |
| 13:06 | Ohio Northern | James Kendzierski makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 13:06 | Ohio Northern | James Kendzierski misses the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 13:06 | Bluffton | Jacob Butts pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 12:46 | Bluffton | Jacob Butts hits a jumper from the free throw line | 40-31 |
| 12:33 | Ohio Northern | Terry Jenkins drills a floater in the paint | 40-33 |
| 12:11 | Bluffton | Christopher Brochu is fouled on the floor by Terry Jenkins - foul #1 on Terry Jenkins, team foul #5 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Jeffrey Bassler (PF), Robert Taylor (C) Jacob Butts, Jerry Regan | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Russel Daigre (SF) James Kendzierski | |
| 11:53 | Bluffton | Gary Fisher is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 11:52 | Ohio Northern | Lionel Como grabs the defensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 11:42 | Ohio Northern | Russel Daigre hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Keith Enlow | 40-35 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Gary Solem (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Brochu (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Bassler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Keith Enlow (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Jenkins (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Russel Daigre (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lionel Como (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Gaertner (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Bluffton | Gary Fisher can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 40-35 |
| 11:17 | Ohio Northern | Russel Daigre grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 11:03 | Ohio Northern | Terry Jenkins buries a jumper from the right side set up by Keith Enlow | 40-37 |
| 10:47 | Bluffton | Terry Jenkins steps in front of the Gary Fisher pass | 40-37 |
| 10:44 | Ohio Northern | Russel Daigre banks in the layup set up by Terry Jenkins | 40-39 |
| 10:26 | Bluffton | Gary Fisher makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Brochu | 43-39 |
| 10:04 | Ohio Northern | Terry Jenkins is whistled for traveling | 43-39 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Josh May (PG), Gary Hanscom (SG), Allen Batz (SF), Jacob Butts (PF), Jerry Regan (C) Gary Solem, Gary Fisher, Christopher Brochu, Jeffrey Bassler, Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Harold Kimball (PG), John Gorsuch (PF), James Kendzierski (C) Keith Enlow, Lionel Como, Joseph Gaertner | |
| 09:48 | Bluffton | Gary Hanscom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-39 |
| 09:31 | Ohio Northern | James Kendzierski misses the easy layup | 43-39 |
| 09:29 | Ohio Northern | James Kendzierski pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 09:16 | Ohio Northern | Terry Jenkins buries a driving attempt in the paint | 43-41 |
| 08:57 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 43-41 |
| 08:56 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan gets the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 08:39 | Bluffton | James Kendzierski is called for the reach on Jerry Regan - foul #4 on James Kendzierski, team foul #6 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Gary Fisher (SG) Gary Hanscom | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Keith Enlow (PG), James Hendrix (SF), Lionel Como (C) Terry Jenkins, Russel Daigre, James Kendzierski | |
| 08:34 | Bluffton | Jacob Butts can't connect on a runner in the lane | 43-41 |
| 08:32 | Bluffton | Jacob Butts grabs the offensive board | 43-41 |
| 08:18 | Bluffton | Lionel Como steals the ball from Jerry Regan | 43-41 |
| 08:03 | Ohio Northern | Keith Enlow buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Kimball and the foul's on Josh May - foul #3 on Josh May, team foul #5 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Gary Solem (PG), Jeffrey Bassler (PF) Josh May, Jacob Butts | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | | |
| 08:03 | Ohio Northern | Keith Enlow makes the free throw | 43-44 |
| 07:48 | Bluffton | Jeffrey Bassler hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by John Gorsuch - foul #1 on John Gorsuch, team foul #7 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Terry Jenkins (SG), James Kendzierski (C) Harold Kimball, Lionel Como | |
| 07:48 | Bluffton | Jeffrey Bassler makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 07:48 | Bluffton | Jeffrey Bassler makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 07:21 | Ohio Northern | Terry Jenkins misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 45-44 |
| 07:19 | Ohio Northern | James Kendzierski tips it back up and in | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Gary Solem (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Fisher (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Allen Batz (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Bassler (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jerry Regan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Keith Enlow (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Jenkins (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Hendrix (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Gorsuch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Kendzierski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 06:58 | Bluffton | Gary Solem hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Gary Fisher out of a doubleteam | 47-46 |
| 06:43 | Ohio Northern | Terry Jenkins can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jeffrey Bassler - foul #1 on Jeffrey Bassler, team foul #6 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Christopher Brochu (SF), Jacob Butts (PF), Robert Taylor (C) Allen Batz, Jeffrey Bassler, Jerry Regan | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Russel Daigre (SF), Lionel Como (PF) James Hendrix, John Gorsuch | |
| 06:43 | Ohio Northern | Terry Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 06:43 | Ohio Northern | Terry Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 06:17 | Bluffton | Jacob Butts can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Lionel Como - foul #3 on Lionel Como, team foul #8 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Josh May (SG) Gary Fisher | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | | |
| 06:17 | Bluffton | Jacob Butts misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 06:17 | Bluffton | Jacob Butts makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 06:00 | Ohio Northern | Terry Jenkins scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from James Kendzierski | 48-50 |
| 05:46 | Bluffton | Russel Daigre steals the ball from Robert Taylor | 48-50 |
| 05:43 | Ohio Northern | Terry Jenkins dunks the ball on a nice dish by Russel Daigre | 48-52 |
| 05:36 | Bluffton | Gary Solem clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-52 |
| 05:35 | Bluffton | Robert Taylor grabs the offensive board | 48-52 |
| 05:13 | Ohio Northern | The refs have stopped play. Lionel Como is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 48-52 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Gary Fisher (SG), Jeffrey Bassler (PF), Jerry Regan (C) Gary Solem, Jacob Butts, Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Harold Kimball (PG), James Hendrix (SG), Joseph Gaertner (PF) Keith Enlow, Terry Jenkins, Lionel Como | |
| 05:06 | Bluffton | James Hendrix takes the ball from Gary Fisher after a doubleteam | 48-52 |
| 05:03 | Ohio Northern | Harold Kimball lays it in on a nice dish by James Hendrix | 48-54 |
| 04:37 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan knocks in the floater from the right block and the foul's on Joseph Gaertner - foul #3 on Joseph Gaertner, team foul #9 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Allen Batz (SF) Christopher Brochu | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | John Gorsuch (PF) James Kendzierski | |
| 04:37 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan misses the free throw | 50-54 |
| 04:37 | Ohio Northern | Joseph Gaertner grabs the defensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 04:23 | Ohio Northern | James Hendrix is called for traveling | 50-54 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Terry Jenkins (SG) James Hendrix | |
| 04:12 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 52-54 |
| 03:55 | Ohio Northern | Russel Daigre blows the layup | 52-54 |
| 03:54 | Bluffton | Josh May snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 03:34 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan makes the floater from close range | 54-54 |
| 03:20 | Ohio Northern | John Gorsuch misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 03:18 | Bluffton | Josh May snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Josh May (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Fisher (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Allen Batz (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Bassler (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jerry Regan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Harold Kimball (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terry Jenkins (fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Russel Daigre (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Gorsuch (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Gaertner (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:01 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan clanks a shot from the left block | 54-54 |
| 02:59 | Ohio Northern | John Gorsuch gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 02:59 | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Gary Solem (PG), Jacob Butts (PF) Josh May, Jeffrey Bassler | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Keith Enlow (PG), James Kendzierski (C) Harold Kimball, Joseph Gaertner | |
| 02:44 | Ohio Northern | James Kendzierski is hacked by Jerry Regan - foul #4 on Jerry Regan, team foul #7 | 54-54 |
| 02:44 | Ohio Northern | James Kendzierski makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 02:44 | Ohio Northern | James Kendzierski makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 02:19 | Bluffton | Gary Solem misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on John Gorsuch - foul #2 on John Gorsuch, team foul #10 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Joseph Gaertner (SF) Russel Daigre | |
| 02:19 | Bluffton | Gary Solem makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 02:19 | Bluffton | Gary Solem makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 01:58 | Ohio Northern | Terry Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Jerry Regan - foul #5 on Jerry Regan, team foul #8 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Robert Taylor (C) Jerry Regan | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Russel Daigre (SF) Joseph Gaertner | |
| 01:58 | Ohio Northern | Terry Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 01:58 | Ohio Northern | Terry Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 01:58 | Bluffton | Robert Taylor pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 01:38 | Bluffton | Robert Taylor scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Gary Fisher | 58-57 |
| 01:25 | Ohio Northern | Allen Batz is called for the reach on Russel Daigre - foul #3 on Allen Batz, team foul #9 | 58-57 |
| 01:25 | Ohio Northern | Russel Daigre makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 01:25 | Ohio Northern | Russel Daigre makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 01:00 | Bluffton | Gary Solem hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-59 |
| 00:59 | Ohio Northern | James Kendzierski gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:36 | Ohio Northern | Russel Daigre misses the shot from the left side | 58-59 |
| 00:34 | Bluffton | Gary Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 00:30 | Bluffton | Gary Fisher hits a floater near the basket | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:11 | Ohio Northern | James Kendzierski misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-59 |
| 00:10 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Robert Taylor | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:09 | Bluffton | Robert Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Jenkins - foul #2 on Terry Jenkins, team foul #11 | 60-59 |
| 00:09 | Bluffton | Robert Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 00:09 | Bluffton | Robert Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:09 | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| 00:02 | Ohio Northern | Russel Daigre makes the runner from the left block | 61-61 |
| 00:02 | Bluffton | Bluffton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Bluffton | Gary Solem clanks a fullcourt shot | 61-61 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Gary Solem (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Fisher (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Allen Batz (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jacob Butts (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Keith Enlow (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Jenkins (fresh) 25 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Russel Daigre (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Gorsuch (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - James Kendzierski (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Ohio Northern | James Kendzierski wins the tip | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 04:58 | Ohio Northern | Gary Solem steals it from Keith Enlow in the backcourt | 61-61 |
| 04:35 | Bluffton | Robert Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-61 |
| 04:11 | Ohio Northern | John Gorsuch lays it up and in on a great pass from Keith Enlow | 61-63 |
| 03:58 | Bluffton | Gary Fisher works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 61-63 |
| 03:57 | Bluffton | Robert Taylor tips it in | 63-63 |
| 03:34 | Ohio Northern | John Gorsuch scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-65 |
| 03:22 | Bluffton | Keith Enlow takes the ball from Gary Solem | 63-65 |
| 03:10 | Ohio Northern | Russel Daigre misses the runner in the paint | 63-65 |
| 03:08 | Ohio Northern | John Gorsuch grabs the offensive board | 63-65 |
| 02:55 | Ohio Northern | Terry Jenkins hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Keith Enlow | 63-67 |
| 02:33 | Bluffton | Gary Fisher evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jacob Butts | 66-67 |
| 02:11 | Ohio Northern | Terry Jenkins comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 66-67 |
| 02:10 | Ohio Northern | John Gorsuch tips it but misses | 66-67 |
| 02:08 | Bluffton | Robert Taylor gets the rebound | 66-67 |
| 01:53 | Bluffton | Russel Daigre is called for the reach on Robert Taylor - foul #1 on Russel Daigre, team foul #12 | 66-67 |
| 01:53 | Bluffton | Robert Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 01:53 | Bluffton | Robert Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 01:53 | Ohio Northern | John Gorsuch pulls down the rebound | 66-67 |
| 01:39 | Ohio Northern | John Gorsuch can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 66-67 |
| 01:37 | Bluffton | Robert Taylor gets the rebound | 66-67 |
| 01:33 | Bluffton | Gary Fisher comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-67 |
| 01:32 | Ohio Northern | John Gorsuch grabs the defensive rebound | 66-67 |
| 01:10 | Ohio Northern | John Gorsuch knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-69 |
| 00:51 | Bluffton | Gary Fisher works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 69-69 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Gary Solem (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Fisher (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Allen Batz (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jacob Butts (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Keith Enlow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Terry Jenkins (fresh) 27 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Russel Daigre (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Gorsuch (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - James Kendzierski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 00:42 | Ohio Northern | Keith Enlow connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 69-71 |
| 00:26 | Bluffton | Gary Fisher can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-71 |
| 00:24 | Bluffton | Jacob Butts grabs the offensive rebound | 69-71 |
| 00:12 | Bluffton | Gary Fisher shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-71 |
| 00:06 | Ohio Northern | Gary Solem steps in front of the James Kendzierski pass | 72-71 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:05 | Bluffton | Gary Solem is hacked by Keith Enlow in the backcourt - foul #2 on Keith Enlow, team foul #13 | 72-71 |
| 00:05 | Bluffton | Gary Solem makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:05 | Bluffton | Gary Solem makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:05 | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern calls a :30 timeout (4 full remaining) | 74-71 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio Northern | Terry Jenkins knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-74 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Gary Solem (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gary Fisher (fresh) 20 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Allen Batz (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jacob Butts (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Keith Enlow (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Terry Jenkins (fresh) 30 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Russel Daigre (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Gorsuch (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - James Kendzierski (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Bluffton | Robert Taylor wins the tip | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 04:43 | Bluffton | Allen Batz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-74 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Jeffrey Bassler (PF) Jacob Butts | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | | |
| 04:27 | Ohio Northern | James Kendzierski hits the finger roll | 74-76 |
| 04:15 | Bluffton | Gary Solem misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-76 |
| 04:13 | Ohio Northern | The rebound goes to Terry Jenkins | 74-76 |
| 04:09 | Ohio Northern | Robert Taylor swats the short shot by Terry Jenkins | 74-76 |
| 04:07 | Bluffton | Allen Batz grabs the board | 74-76 |
| 03:46 | Bluffton | Gary Fisher splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 74-76 |
| 03:44 | Ohio Northern | James Kendzierski gets the rebound | 74-76 |
| 03:23 | Ohio Northern | Terry Jenkins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-76 |
| 03:22 | Ohio Northern | John Gorsuch tips it home | 74-78 |
| 03:07 | Bluffton | Gary Solem connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Allen Batz | 76-78 |
| 02:51 | Ohio Northern | Terry Jenkins comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 76-78 |
| 02:49 | Bluffton | Jeffrey Bassler gets the rebound | 76-78 |
| 02:49 | Bluffton | Bluffton calls a full timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 76-78 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Christopher Brochu (SF), Jacob Butts (PF) Allen Batz, Jeffrey Bassler | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | | |
| 02:35 | Bluffton | Gary Solem scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Gary Fisher | 78-78 |
| 02:31 | Ohio Northern | Jacob Butts blocks the jumper by Terry Jenkins | 78-78 |
| 02:29 | Bluffton | Gary Fisher gets the rebound | 78-78 |
| 02:06 | Bluffton | Gary Fisher clanks a 3 from the right wing | 78-78 |
| 02:04 | Bluffton | Gary Solem tips it back up and in | 80-78 |
| 01:49 | Ohio Northern | Keith Enlow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 80-78 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Allen Batz (SF) Christopher Brochu | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | | |
| 01:35 | Bluffton | Robert Taylor clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 80-78 |
| 01:33 | Ohio Northern | John Gorsuch pulls down the rebound | 80-78 |
| 01:14 | Ohio Northern | Terry Jenkins's pass is intercepted by Gary Solem | 80-78 |
| 01:03 | Bluffton | Jacob Butts clanks a floater near the basket | 80-78 |
| 01:01 | Ohio Northern | Russel Daigre snags the defensive board | 80-78 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Gary Solem (fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Gary Fisher (fresh) 20 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Allen Batz (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jacob Butts (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 13 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Keith Enlow (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Terry Jenkins (fresh) 30 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Russel Daigre (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Gorsuch (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. C - James Kendzierski (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 00:43 | Ohio Northern | James Kendzierski misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 80-78 |
| 00:41 | Ohio Northern | James Kendzierski tips it back up and in | 80-80 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:36 | Bluffton | Gary Solem misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 80-80 |
| 00:35 | Bluffton | Jacob Butts misses the tip | 80-80 |
| 00:33 | Ohio Northern | James Kendzierski snags the defensive board | 80-80 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:10 | Ohio Northern | John Gorsuch's floater is tipped away by Robert Taylor | 80-80 |
| 00:08 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Jacob Butts | 80-80 |
| 00:08 | Bluffton | Bluffton calls a :30 timeout (5 full remaining) | 80-80 |
| 00:04 | Bluffton | Gary Solem loses the dribble to Terry Jenkins | 80-80 |
| 00:04 | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern calls a full timeout (4 full remaining) | 80-80 |
| 00:00 | Ohio Northern | Russel Daigre comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 80-80 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Gary Solem (fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Gary Fisher (fresh) 20 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Allen Batz (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jacob Butts (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Robert Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 13 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Keith Enlow (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Terry Jenkins (fresh) 30 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Russel Daigre (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Gorsuch (fresh) 15 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. C - James Kendzierski (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Bluffton | Robert Taylor wins the tip | 80-80 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 04:48 | Bluffton | Gary Solem's pass is intercepted by Terry Jenkins | 80-80 |
| 04:27 | Ohio Northern | Allen Batz takes the ball from John Gorsuch | 80-80 |
| 04:06 | Bluffton | Gary Solem hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Keith Enlow - foul #3 on Keith Enlow, team foul #14 | 80-80 |
| 04:06 | Bluffton | Gary Solem misses the 1st free throw | 80-80 |
| 04:06 | Bluffton | Gary Solem misses the 2nd free throw | 80-80 |
| 04:06 | Ohio Northern | John Gorsuch snags the defensive board | 80-80 |
| 03:51 | Ohio Northern | James Kendzierski throws it down | 80-82 |
| 03:28 | Bluffton | Gary Fisher hits a 3 from the right corner | 83-82 |
| 03:11 | Ohio Northern | Robert Taylor steals it from John Gorsuch | 83-82 |
| 02:59 | Bluffton | Gary Solem misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 83-82 |
| 02:57 | Bluffton | Allen Batz pulls down the offensive rebound | 83-82 |
| 02:39 | Bluffton | Gary Solem scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Gary Fisher and he's fouled by Keith Enlow - foul #4 on Keith Enlow, team foul #15 | 85-82 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Christopher Brochu (SF), Jeffrey Bassler (PF) Allen Batz, Jacob Butts | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Lionel Como (PF) John Gorsuch | |
| 02:39 | Bluffton | Gary Solem makes the free throw | 86-82 |
| 02:20 | Ohio Northern | Russel Daigre buries a jumper from the left side | 86-84 |
| 02:20 | Bluffton | Bluffton calls a full timeout (5 full remaining) | 86-84 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Allen Batz (SF), Jacob Butts (PF) Christopher Brochu, Jeffrey Bassler | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | John Gorsuch (PF) Lionel Como | |
| 02:09 | Bluffton | Allen Batz hits a wide open shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Gary Fisher | 88-84 |
| 01:53 | Ohio Northern | Keith Enlow is fouled on the floor by Robert Taylor - foul #1 on Robert Taylor, team foul #10 | 88-84 |
| 01:53 | Ohio Northern | Keith Enlow makes the 1st free throw | 88-85 |
| 01:53 | Ohio Northern | Keith Enlow misses the 2nd free throw | 88-85 |
| 01:53 | Bluffton | Robert Taylor pulls down the rebound | 88-85 |
| 01:28 | Bluffton | Robert Taylor connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Gary Solem | 90-85 |
| 01:06 | Ohio Northern | Robert Taylor takes the ball from Terry Jenkins | 90-85 |
| 00:45 | Bluffton | Gary Solem misses badly on a shot from the left side | 90-85 |
| 00:43 | Ohio Northern | John Gorsuch pulls down the rebound | 90-85 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Gary Solem (fresh) 27 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Gary Fisher (fresh) 23 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SF - Allen Batz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jacob Butts (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Robert Taylor (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 14 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Keith Enlow (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Terry Jenkins (fresh) 30 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Russel Daigre (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Gorsuch (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 14 reb. 2 blk. C - James Kendzierski (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:37 | Ohio Northern | John Gorsuch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 90-85 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:35 | Bluffton | Keith Enlow is called for the reach on Robert Taylor in the backcourt - foul #5 on Keith Enlow, team foul #16 | 90-85 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Harold Kimball (PG) Keith Enlow | |
| 00:35 | Bluffton | Robert Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 91-85 |
| 00:35 | Bluffton | Robert Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 92-85 |
| 00:30 | Ohio Northern | Jacob Butts steps in front of the James Kendzierski pass | 92-85 |
| 00:29 | Bluffton | Gary Fisher is hacked by Harold Kimball in the backcourt - foul #4 on Harold Kimball, team foul #17 | 92-85 |
| 00:29 | Bluffton | Gary Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 93-85 |
| 00:29 | Bluffton | Gary Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 93-85 |
| 00:29 | Ohio Northern | John Gorsuch snags the defensive board | 93-85 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:25 | Ohio Northern | Terry Jenkins misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 93-85 |
| 00:23 | Bluffton | Jacob Butts grabs the defensive rebound | 93-85 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Bluffton | Jacob Butts is hacked by Terry Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terry Jenkins, team foul #18 | 93-85 |
| 00:20 | Bluffton | Jacob Butts makes the 1st free throw | 94-85 |
| 00:20 | Bluffton | Jacob Butts makes the 2nd free throw | 95-85 |
| 00:13 | Ohio Northern | Russel Daigre is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Russel Daigre, team foul #19 | 95-85 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | James Hendrix (SG), Joseph Gaertner (SF), Lionel Como (PF), Stephen Bird (C) Terry Jenkins, Russel Daigre, John Gorsuch, James Kendzierski | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Bluffton | Gary Solem runs out the clock | 95-85 |