| Lineup | Defiance | PG - William Tate (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Glen Collins (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Dennis Razo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Pickett (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Louis Parr (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Rufus Hassinger (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Schill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Elwell (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Bobby Meneses (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Defiance | Glen Collins inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Defiance | Ronald Pickett connects on the jump hook from the right block | 30-25 |
| 19:37 | Bluffton | Bobby Meneses misses the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Ronald Pickett - foul #2 on Ronald Pickett, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| 19:37 | Bluffton | Bobby Meneses misses the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 19:37 | Bluffton | Bobby Meneses makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 19:22 | Defiance | Glen Collins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-26 |
| 19:20 | Bluffton | Bobby Meneses gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 19:16 | Bluffton | Rufus Hassinger scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Louis Parr | 30-29 |
| 19:02 | Defiance | Glen Collins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-29 |
| 18:44 | Bluffton | Stephen Lewis is called for the reach on Bobby Meneses - foul #2 on Stephen Lewis, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| 18:29 | Bluffton | John Schill misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-29 |
| 18:28 | Defiance | Ronald Pickett snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 18:11 | Defiance | Glen Collins knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by William Tate | 33-29 |
| 17:57 | Bluffton | Rufus Hassinger comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Stephen Lewis - foul #3 on Stephen Lewis, team foul #3 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Defiance | Jonathan Hale (SG) Stephen Lewis | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 17:57 | Bluffton | Rufus Hassinger misses the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 17:57 | Bluffton | Rufus Hassinger misses the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 17:57 | Defiance | Dennis Razo snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 17:50 | Defiance | Ronald Pickett misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-29 |
| 17:48 | Defiance | Ronald Pickett grabs the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 17:23 | Defiance | William Tate scores on a runner from close range set up by Jonathan Hale | 35-29 |
| 17:10 | Bluffton | William Tate is called for the reach on Louis Parr - foul #1 on William Tate, team foul #4 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Defiance | Johnnie McMinn (PF) Dennis Razo | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Alfred Hogle (PG), Tony Brown (SF) Louis Parr, John Schill | |
| 16:48 | Bluffton | Alfred Hogle is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Alfred Hogle, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Defiance | Mason Silberstein (SG), Brian Carmean (C) Glen Collins, Ronald Pickett | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Joshua Brown (PF) Michael Elwell | |
| 16:37 | Defiance | William Tate hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Jonathan Hale | 37-29 |
| 16:27 | Bluffton | Bobby Meneses can't finish the layup | 37-29 |
| 16:25 | Bluffton | Tony Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 16:10 | Bluffton | Tony Brown drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Alfred Hogle | 37-32 |
| 15:46 | Defiance | Johnnie McMinn's fadeaway is rejected by Joshua Brown | 37-32 |
| 15:44 | Defiance | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Carmean | 37-32 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - William Tate (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mason Silberstein (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jonathan Hale (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. PF - Johnnie McMinn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Carmean (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Alfred Hogle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rufus Hassinger (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Tony Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Brown (fresh) 4 reb. C - Bobby Meneses (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Defiance | Brian Carmean can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 15:30 | Bluffton | Tony Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 15:18 | Bluffton | Alfred Hogle misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-32 |
| 15:17 | Defiance | Brian Carmean pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 14:54 | Defiance | William Tate makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Mason Silberstein | 39-32 |
| 14:37 | Bluffton | Bobby Meneses comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 14:35 | Bluffton | Alfred Hogle grabs the offensive board | 39-32 |
| 14:10 | Bluffton | Alfred Hogle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-32 |
| 14:08 | Bluffton | Joshua Brown grabs the offensive board | 39-32 |
| 13:51 | Bluffton | Tony Brown misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-32 |
| 13:50 | Bluffton | Bobby Meneses grabs the offensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 13:33 | Bluffton | William Tate takes the ball from Joshua Brown | 39-32 |
| 13:13 | Defiance | William Tate hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-32 |
| 13:09 | Bluffton | Alfred Hogle scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-34 |
| 12:50 | Defiance | Alfred Hogle steals the ball from Brian Carmean | 42-34 |
| 12:46 | Bluffton | Alfred Hogle lays it in | 42-36 |
| 12:28 | Defiance | Johnnie McMinn connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from William Tate | 44-36 |
| 12:12 | Bluffton | Joshua Brown is whistled for traveling | 44-36 |
| Subs | Defiance | Jeffrey Uribe (PG), Stephen Lewis (SG), Glen Collins (SF), Dennis Razo (PF), Ronald Pickett (C) William Tate, Mason Silberstein, Jonathan Hale, Johnnie McMinn, Brian Carmean | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Louis Parr (PG), Derrick Kelly (SG), John Schill (SF), Michael Elwell (PF), Kirk Basaldua (C) Alfred Hogle, Rufus Hassinger, Tony Brown, Joshua Brown, Bobby Meneses | |
| 12:01 | Defiance | Ronald Pickett comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 44-36 |
| 12:00 | Bluffton | John Schill grabs the board | 44-36 |
| 11:55 | Bluffton | Louis Parr makes the shot from the left side set up by John Schill | 44-38 |
| 11:38 | Defiance | Stephen Lewis misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 11:36 | Defiance | Ronald Pickett grabs the offensive board | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Jeffrey Uribe (fresh) SG - Stephen Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Glen Collins (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Dennis Razo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Pickett (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Louis Parr (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derrick Kelly (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Schill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Elwell (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kirk Basaldua (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Defiance | Glen Collins misses the jumper from the left side | 44-38 |
| 11:23 | Defiance | Ronald Pickett grabs the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 11:08 | Defiance | Dennis Razo lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeffrey Uribe and he's fouled by Michael Elwell - foul #1 on Michael Elwell, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| 11:08 | Defiance | Dennis Razo makes the free throw | 47-38 |
| 10:57 | Bluffton | Michael Elwell clanks a 3 from the left corner | 47-38 |
| 10:55 | Bluffton | Michael Elwell grabs the offensive board | 47-38 |
| 10:41 | Bluffton | Michael Elwell comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 47-38 |
| 10:39 | Bluffton | Kirk Basaldua can't tip it in | 47-38 |
| 10:37 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Glen Collins | 47-38 |
| 10:30 | Defiance | Stephen Lewis buries a 3 from the right corner | 50-38 |
| 10:12 | Bluffton | Michael Elwell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-38 |
| Subs | Defiance | William Tate (PG) Jeffrey Uribe | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Rufus Hassinger (SG), Joshua Brown (C) Derrick Kelly, Kirk Basaldua | |
| 09:55 | Defiance | William Tate banks in the layup on a great pass from Stephen Lewis and the foul's on John Schill - foul #2 on John Schill, team foul #3 | 52-38 |
| 09:55 | Defiance | William Tate makes the free throw | 53-38 |
| 09:39 | Bluffton | Louis Parr misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-38 |
| 09:38 | Bluffton | Michael Elwell misses the tip | 53-38 |
| 09:36 | Defiance | Glen Collins pulls down the rebound | 53-38 |
| 09:20 | Defiance | William Tate clanks a runner from the left block | 53-38 |
| 09:18 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Louis Parr | 53-38 |
| 09:13 | Bluffton | Rufus Hassinger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-38 |
| 09:11 | Defiance | Ronald Pickett gets the rebound | 53-38 |
| 08:57 | Defiance | Glen Collins clanks a jumper in the paint but the foul's on John Schill - foul #3 on John Schill, team foul #4 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Defiance | Jonathan Hale (SG), Johnnie McMinn (PF), Brian Carmean (C) Stephen Lewis, Dennis Razo, Ronald Pickett | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Alfred Hogle (PG), Tony Brown (SF), Bobby Meneses (C) Louis Parr, John Schill, Joshua Brown | |
| 08:57 | Defiance | Glen Collins makes the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 08:57 | Defiance | Glen Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| 08:57 | Bluffton | Rufus Hassinger pulls down the rebound | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:43 | Bluffton | Michael Elwell banks in the layup on a great pass from Rufus Hassinger | 54-40 |
| 08:27 | Defiance | Glen Collins can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 54-40 |
| 08:25 | Bluffton | Bobby Meneses pulls down the rebound | 54-40 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:12 | Bluffton | Alfred Hogle buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Tony Brown | 54-43 |
| 07:52 | Defiance | Jonathan Hale hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Glen Collins | 57-43 |
| 07:48 | Bluffton | Alfred Hogle buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Tony Brown | 57-46 |
| 07:34 | Defiance | Brian Carmean hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 57-46 |
| 07:32 | Bluffton | Tony Brown grabs the board | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - William Tate (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Hale (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Glen Collins (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. PF - Johnnie McMinn (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brian Carmean (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Alfred Hogle (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rufus Hassinger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Tony Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Elwell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Bobby Meneses (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Bluffton | Tony Brown misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-46 |
| 07:23 | Defiance | William Tate pulls down the rebound | 57-46 |
| 06:54 | Defiance | Johnnie McMinn misses long on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Tony Brown - foul #1 on Tony Brown, team foul #5 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Defiance | Mason Silberstein (PG), Stephen Lewis (SG), Dennis Razo (PF), Ronald Pickett (C) William Tate, Jonathan Hale, Glen Collins, Brian Carmean | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Louis Parr (PG), John Schill (SF), Joshua Brown (PF) Rufus Hassinger, Michael Elwell, Bobby Meneses | |
| 06:54 | Defiance | Johnnie McMinn makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 06:54 | Defiance | Johnnie McMinn makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 06:31 | Bluffton | Joshua Brown drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Tony Brown | 59-49 |
| 06:16 | Defiance | Ronald Pickett lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stephen Lewis and he's fouled by John Schill - foul #4 on John Schill, team foul #6 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Defiance | Brian Carmean (SF) Johnnie McMinn | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 06:16 | Defiance | Ronald Pickett misses the free throw | 61-49 |
| 06:16 | Bluffton | Joshua Brown snags the defensive board | 61-49 |
| 06:06 | Bluffton | Mason Silberstein picks off the pass by Louis Parr | 61-49 |
| 05:54 | Defiance | Dennis Razo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-49 |
| Subs | Defiance | William Tate (PG) Mason Silberstein | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Rufus Hassinger (SG), Bobby Meneses (C) Alfred Hogle, Tony Brown | |
| 05:37 | Bluffton | John Schill makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Louis Parr | 61-52 |
| 05:15 | Defiance | William Tate comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 61-52 |
| 05:14 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Rufus Hassinger | 61-52 |
| 05:08 | Bluffton | Rufus Hassinger is called for traveling | 61-52 |
| Subs | Defiance | Jonathan Hale (SF) Brian Carmean | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 04:51 | Defiance | Louis Parr is called for the reach on William Tate - foul #3 on Louis Parr, team foul #7 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Michael Elwell (PF) Joshua Brown | |
| 04:51 | Defiance | William Tate makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 04:51 | Defiance | William Tate misses the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 04:51 | Bluffton | Bobby Meneses grabs the defensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 04:28 | Bluffton | Stephen Lewis is called for the reach on Rufus Hassinger - foul #4 on Stephen Lewis, team foul #5 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Defiance | Glen Collins (SF), Johnnie McMinn (PF) Jonathan Hale, Dennis Razo | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Alfred Hogle (SF) John Schill | |
| 04:04 | Bluffton | Bobby Meneses can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 62-52 |
| 04:02 | Defiance | Stephen Lewis grabs the board | 62-52 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Defiance | Ronald Pickett's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Elwell | 62-52 |
| 03:31 | Defiance | Ronald Pickett snags the offensive board | 62-52 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - William Tate (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Lewis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Glen Collins (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. PF - Johnnie McMinn (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ronald Pickett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Louis Parr (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rufus Hassinger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Alfred Hogle (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Elwell (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Bobby Meneses (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Defiance | William Tate drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Glen Collins and the foul's on Michael Elwell - foul #2 on Michael Elwell, team foul #8 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Defiance | Jonathan Hale (SG), Dennis Razo (PF), Brian Carmean (C) Stephen Lewis, Johnnie McMinn, Ronald Pickett | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Derrick Kelly (SG), John Schill (SF), Joshua Brown (C) Louis Parr, Rufus Hassinger, Bobby Meneses | |
| 03:11 | Defiance | William Tate misses the free throw | 64-52 |
| 03:11 | Bluffton | Michael Elwell pulls down the rebound | 64-52 |
| 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) | |
| 03:01 | Bluffton | Alfred Hogle misses long on a 3 from straight away | 64-52 |
| 02:59 | Bluffton | John Schill tips it back up and in | 64-54 |
| 02:59 | Defiance | Defiance calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-54 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Rufus Hassinger (SG), Bobby Meneses (C) Derrick Kelly, Joshua Brown | |
| 02:40 | Defiance | John Schill is called for the reach on Jonathan Hale - foul #5 on John Schill, team foul #9 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Defiance | Stephen Lewis (SG), Ronald Pickett (C) William Tate, Brian Carmean | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Louis Parr (PG) John Schill | |
| 02:40 | Defiance | Jonathan Hale makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 02:40 | Defiance | Jonathan Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 02:28 | Bluffton | Bobby Meneses lays it up and in set up by Louis Parr | 66-56 |
| 02:01 | Defiance | Stephen Lewis drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jonathan Hale | 68-56 |
| 01:55 | Bluffton | Alfred Hogle misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 68-56 |
| 01:53 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Dennis Razo | 68-56 |
| 01:24 | Defiance | Jonathan Hale is hacked by Michael Elwell - foul #3 on Michael Elwell, team foul #10 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Defiance | Jeffrey Uribe (PG), Mason Silberstein (SG), Johnnie McMinn (PF), Brian Carmean (C) Stephen Lewis, Glen Collins, Dennis Razo, Ronald Pickett | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Derrick Kelly (SG), Tony Brown (SF), Joshua Brown (PF), Kirk Basaldua (C) Louis Parr, Rufus Hassinger, Michael Elwell, Bobby Meneses | |
| 01:24 | Defiance | Jonathan Hale misses the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 01:24 | Defiance | Jonathan Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 01:05 | Bluffton | Derrick Kelly misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 69-56 |
| 01:03 | Defiance | Jonathan Hale gets the rebound | 69-56 |
| 00:44 | Defiance | Johnnie McMinn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-56 |
| 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) | |
| 00:36 | Bluffton | Joshua Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-56 |
| 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) | |
| 00:07 | Defiance | Johnnie McMinn drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Mason Silberstein | 71-56 |
| 00:02 | Bluffton | Alfred Hogle misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 71-56 |
| 00:00 | Defiance | Johnnie McMinn gets the rebound | 71-56 |