| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Danny Diamond (fresh) SG - Louis Robinson (fresh) SF - Blaine Tate (fresh) PF - Frank Kelsey (fresh) C - Joseph Clements (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Blaine Ellsworth (fresh) SG - Paul Sanders (fresh) SF - Earl Pressler (fresh) PF - Paul Hamilton (fresh) C - Matthew Badgley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Bluffton | Matthew Badgley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:52 | Bluffton | Paul Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Defiance | Louis Robinson snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Defiance | Danny Diamond can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Defiance | Frank Kelsey gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Defiance | Louis Robinson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Bluffton | Matthew Badgley snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Bluffton | Earl Pressler misses the turnaround from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Bluffton | Matthew Badgley can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Defiance | Louis Robinson gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Defiance | Louis Robinson is fouled on the floor by Earl Pressler - foul #1 on Earl Pressler, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Defiance | Frank Kelsey drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Blaine Tate and he's hacked by Paul Hamilton - foul #1 on Paul Hamilton, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Defiance | Frank Kelsey misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Bluffton | Paul Hamilton gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Bluffton | Matthew Badgley scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Blaine Ellsworth and the foul's on Frank Kelsey - foul #1 on Frank Kelsey, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Bluffton | Matthew Badgley makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:26 | Defiance | Danny Diamond misses long on a runner from close range | 2-3 |
| 18:25 | Defiance | Blaine Tate tips it back up and in | 4-3 |
| 18:08 | Bluffton | Blaine Ellsworth is fouled on the floor by Danny Diamond - foul #1 on Danny Diamond, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| 18:00 | Bluffton | Danny Diamond steps in front of the Blaine Ellsworth pass | 4-3 |
| 17:48 | Defiance | Louis Robinson is fouled on the floor by Blaine Ellsworth - foul #1 on Blaine Ellsworth, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Defiance | George Johnson (PG), Larry Moss (SG), William Sims (PF), Carl Decker (C) Danny Diamond, Louis Robinson, Frank Kelsey, Joseph Clements | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Mark Dumas (PG), Kenneth Gibson (SG), William Delorme (SF), Henry Mumford (PF), Peter Dawley (C) Blaine Ellsworth, Paul Sanders, Earl Pressler, Paul Hamilton, Matthew Badgley | |
| 17:35 | Defiance | William Sims can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 4-3 |
| 17:33 | Defiance | Blaine Tate pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:24 | Defiance | Larry Moss misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-3 |
| 17:23 | Bluffton | Peter Dawley gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:19 | Bluffton | Kenneth Gibson is fouled in the backcourt by William Sims - foul #1 on William Sims, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| 17:09 | Bluffton | Kenneth Gibson misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 4-3 |
| 17:07 | Defiance | George Johnson snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| 16:57 | Defiance | Larry Moss can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 16:55 | Defiance | George Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:50 | Defiance | George Johnson comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 4-3 |
| 16:48 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Henry Mumford | 4-3 |
| 16:38 | Bluffton | Mark Dumas is called for 10 seconds | 4-3 |
| Subs | Defiance | Danny Diamond (PG), Louis Robinson (SG) George Johnson, Larry Moss | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 16:24 | Defiance | The jump hook by William Sims is blocked by Henry Mumford | 4-3 |
| 16:23 | Bluffton | Henry Mumford snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| 16:00 | Bluffton | Mark Dumas misses long on a shot from the left side | 4-3 |
| 15:59 | Bluffton | Mark Dumas tips it back up and in | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Danny Diamond (fresh) SG - Louis Robinson (fresh) SF - Blaine Tate (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Sims (fairly fresh) C - Carl Decker (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Mark Dumas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Gibson (fairly fresh) SF - William Delorme (fairly fresh) PF - Henry Mumford (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Peter Dawley (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Defiance | Louis Robinson misses badly on a floater from the right side | 4-5 |
| 15:46 | Bluffton | Peter Dawley gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 15:40 | Bluffton | Mark Dumas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Subs | Defiance | Frank Kelsey (PF), Joseph Clements (C) William Sims, Carl Decker | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Blaine Ellsworth (PG), Paul Sanders (SG), Earl Pressler (SF), Paul Hamilton (PF), Matthew Badgley (C) Mark Dumas, Kenneth Gibson, William Delorme, Henry Mumford, Peter Dawley | |
| 15:16 | Defiance | Frank Kelsey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Subs | Defiance | George Johnson (PG) Danny Diamond | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 15:13 | Bluffton | Louis Robinson steals the ball from Paul Sanders in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| 15:04 | Defiance | Blaine Tate is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Blaine Tate, team foul #4 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Defiance | Larry Moss (SG) Louis Robinson | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 14:47 | Bluffton | Blaine Tate is called for the reach on Earl Pressler - foul #2 on Blaine Tate, team foul #5 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Defiance | Lee Morris (SF) Blaine Tate | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Marcus Berrios (PG) Blaine Ellsworth | |
| 14:32 | Bluffton | Paul Hamilton knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-7 |
| 14:21 | Defiance | Joseph Clements is fouled on the floor by Earl Pressler - foul #2 on Earl Pressler, team foul #4 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Defiance | Jesse Robinson (PF), Carl Decker (C) Frank Kelsey, Joseph Clements | |
| Subs | Bluffton | William Delorme (SF) Earl Pressler | |
| 14:04 | Defiance | Larry Moss knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jesse Robinson | 7-7 |
| 13:47 | Bluffton | Matthew Badgley buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 13:31 | Defiance | Lee Morris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 13:29 | Bluffton | Paul Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 7-10 |
| 13:25 | Bluffton | Marcus Berrios connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-13 |
| 13:02 | Defiance | Larry Moss knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from George Johnson | 10-13 |
| 13:00 | Bluffton | Paul Sanders's pass is intercepted by Lee Morris in the backcourt | 10-13 |
| 12:46 | Defiance | Marcus Berrios steals the ball from Larry Moss | 10-13 |
| 12:23 | Bluffton | Paul Hamilton can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by George Johnson - foul #1 on George Johnson, team foul #6 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Defiance | Danny Diamond (PG), Louis Robinson (SG), Frank Kelsey (PF), Joseph Clements (C) George Johnson, Larry Moss, Jesse Robinson, Carl Decker | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Blaine Ellsworth (PG), Mark Dumas (SG), Peter Dawley (SF), Henry Mumford (C) Marcus Berrios, Paul Sanders, William Delorme, Matthew Badgley | |
| 12:23 | Bluffton | Paul Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 12:23 | Bluffton | Paul Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 12:14 | Defiance | Frank Kelsey's floater is tipped away by Peter Dawley | 10-15 |
| 12:12 | Bluffton | Paul Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 12:10 | Bluffton | Louis Robinson picks off the pass by Mark Dumas in the backcourt | 10-15 |
| 12:09 | Defiance | Louis Robinson banks in the layup | 12-15 |
| 11:51 | Bluffton | Peter Dawley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-15 |
| 11:49 | Defiance | Louis Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 12-15 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Danny Diamond (fresh) SG - Louis Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Lee Morris (fairly fresh) PF - Frank Kelsey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Clements (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Blaine Ellsworth (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Dumas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Peter Dawley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Hamilton (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Mumford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Defiance | Joseph Clements comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 12-15 |
| 11:37 | Bluffton | Paul Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 11:33 | Bluffton | Blaine Ellsworth is fouled in the backcourt by Danny Diamond - foul #2 on Danny Diamond, team foul #7 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Defiance | George Johnson (PG), Larry Moss (SG) Danny Diamond, Lee Morris | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 11:33 | Bluffton | Blaine Ellsworth makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 11:33 | Bluffton | Blaine Ellsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 11:13 | Defiance | Frank Kelsey scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Larry Moss | 14-17 |
| 11:11 | Bluffton | Blaine Ellsworth loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-17 |
| Subs | Defiance | Jesse Robinson (SF), William Sims (PF) Larry Moss, Frank Kelsey | |
| Subs | Bluffton | William Delorme (SF) Paul Hamilton | |
| 10:59 | Defiance | William Sims hits the finger roll set up by George Johnson and he's hacked by Henry Mumford - foul #1 on Henry Mumford, team foul #5 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Matthew Badgley (C) Peter Dawley | |
| 10:59 | Defiance | William Sims makes the free throw | 17-17 |
| 10:39 | Bluffton | Henry Mumford scores on a jump hook from close range | 17-19 |
| 10:26 | Defiance | Jesse Robinson is hacked by Blaine Ellsworth - foul #2 on Blaine Ellsworth, team foul #6 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | John Shealey (PG), Kenneth Gibson (SG), Paul Hamilton (PF) Blaine Ellsworth, Mark Dumas, Matthew Badgley | |
| 10:12 | Defiance | Louis Robinson misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Kenneth Gibson - foul #1 on Kenneth Gibson, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Defiance | Larry Moss (SG), Carl Decker (C) Jesse Robinson, Joseph Clements | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Marcus Berrios (PG) John Shealey | |
| 10:12 | Defiance | Louis Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 10:12 | Defiance | Louis Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 09:52 | Bluffton | Marcus Berrios comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 09:51 | Bluffton | Henry Mumford snags the offensive board | 19-19 |
| 09:34 | Bluffton | Kenneth Gibson connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by William Delorme | 19-21 |
| 09:30 | Defiance | Louis Robinson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 19-21 |
| 09:28 | Bluffton | Marcus Berrios snags the defensive board | 19-21 |
| 09:22 | Bluffton | Henry Mumford can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-21 |
| 09:21 | Bluffton | Marcus Berrios grabs the offensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 09:12 | Bluffton | Henry Mumford travels with the ball | 19-21 |
| Subs | Defiance | Lee Morris (SF), Frank Kelsey (PF), Joseph Clements (C) Larry Moss, William Sims, Carl Decker | |
| Subs | Bluffton | John Shealey (PG), Peter Dawley (SF), Matthew Badgley (C) Marcus Berrios, William Delorme, Henry Mumford | |
| 09:03 | Defiance | Joseph Clements misses badly on a runner from the right block | 19-21 |
| 09:01 | Defiance | Joseph Clements snags the offensive board | 19-21 |
| 08:53 | Defiance | George Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-21 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Paul Sanders (SG) Kenneth Gibson | |
| 08:46 | Bluffton | Lee Morris is called for the reach on John Shealey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lee Morris, team foul #8 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Mark Dumas (SG) Paul Sanders | |
| 08:46 | Bluffton | John Shealey misses the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 08:46 | Defiance | Frank Kelsey pulls down the rebound | 19-21 |
| 08:32 | Defiance | Frank Kelsey misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Paul Hamilton - foul #2 on Paul Hamilton, team foul #8 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Defiance | Larry Moss (PG), Jesse Robinson (SF) George Johnson, Louis Robinson | |
| Subs | Bluffton | William Delorme (SF) Paul Hamilton | |
| 08:32 | Defiance | Frank Kelsey makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 08:32 | Defiance | Frank Kelsey misses the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 08:32 | Bluffton | Matthew Badgley grabs the board | 20-21 |
| 08:30 | Bluffton | John Shealey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-21 |
| 08:08 | Defiance | Larry Moss makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jesse Robinson | 22-21 |
| 08:00 | Bluffton | Peter Dawley connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 22-23 |
| 07:52 | Defiance | Larry Moss buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Clements | 25-23 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Larry Moss (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Morris (fresh) SF - Jesse Robinson (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Frank Kelsey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Clements (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - John Shealey (fresh) SG - Mark Dumas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Delorme (fairly fresh) PF - Peter Dawley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Badgley (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Bluffton | Jesse Robinson steps in front of the John Shealey pass | 25-23 |
| 07:25 | Defiance | Frank Kelsey blows the layup | 25-23 |
| 07:24 | Defiance | Frank Kelsey misses the tip | 25-23 |
| 07:23 | Bluffton | Peter Dawley pulls down the rebound | 25-23 |
| 07:17 | Bluffton | William Delorme buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Mark Dumas | 25-25 |
| 07:05 | Defiance | Larry Moss misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-25 |
| 07:03 | Bluffton | Peter Dawley pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| 07:01 | Bluffton | John Shealey is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Shealey, team foul #9 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Defiance | George Johnson (PG), Louis Robinson (SG), William Sims (PF), Carl Decker (C) Larry Moss, Jesse Robinson, Frank Kelsey, Joseph Clements | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Marcus Berrios (PG), Kenneth Gibson (SG), Henry Mumford (PF) John Shealey, Mark Dumas, Peter Dawley | |
| 06:53 | Defiance | Lee Morris hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by George Johnson | 28-25 |
| 06:32 | Bluffton | Henry Mumford blows the layup but the foul's on William Sims - foul #2 on William Sims, team foul #9 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Defiance | Blaine Tate (SF), Frank Kelsey (PF) Lee Morris, William Sims | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 06:32 | Bluffton | Henry Mumford makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 06:32 | Bluffton | Henry Mumford misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 06:32 | Defiance | Frank Kelsey grabs the defensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 06:14 | Defiance | George Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 28-26 |
| 06:13 | Defiance | Frank Kelsey grabs the offensive board | 28-26 |
| 06:00 | Defiance | Frank Kelsey scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Louis Robinson and the foul's on Henry Mumford - foul #2 on Henry Mumford, team foul #10 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Peter Dawley (PF) Henry Mumford | |
| 06:00 | Defiance | Frank Kelsey makes the free throw | 31-26 |
| 05:48 | Bluffton | The short jumper by Matthew Badgley is denied by Blaine Tate | 31-26 |
| 05:46 | Defiance | Carl Decker grabs the defensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 05:39 | Defiance | George Johnson misses the lay-in | 31-26 |
| 05:37 | Defiance | The offensive rebound goes to Blaine Tate | 31-26 |
| 05:25 | Defiance | Louis Robinson's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Gibson | 31-26 |
| 05:10 | Bluffton | Peter Dawley lays it up and in on a great pass from Kenneth Gibson and he's fouled by Frank Kelsey - foul #2 on Frank Kelsey, team foul #10 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Defiance | Larry Moss (PG), Jesse Robinson (PF), Joseph Clements (C) George Johnson, Frank Kelsey, Carl Decker | |
| Subs | Bluffton | John Shealey (PG), Paul Sanders (SG) Marcus Berrios, Kenneth Gibson | |
| 05:10 | Bluffton | Peter Dawley makes the free throw | 31-29 |
| 04:53 | Defiance | Larry Moss clanks a floater from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 04:51 | Defiance | Joseph Clements hits the follow up shot | 33-29 |
| 04:32 | Bluffton | William Delorme knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-32 |
| 04:14 | Defiance | Matthew Badgley is called for the reach on Blaine Tate - foul #1 on Matthew Badgley, team foul #11 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Defiance | Lee Morris (SG), Carl Decker (C) Louis Robinson, Joseph Clements | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Mark Dumas (PG) John Shealey | |
| 04:14 | Defiance | Blaine Tate makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 04:14 | Defiance | Blaine Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 03:54 | Bluffton | William Delorme is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 35-32 |
| Subs | Defiance | Danny Diamond (PG), William Sims (C) Larry Moss, Carl Decker | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Blaine Ellsworth (PG), Earl Pressler (SF), Paul Hamilton (PF), Henry Mumford (C) Paul Sanders, William Delorme, Peter Dawley, Matthew Badgley | |
| 03:32 | Defiance | Danny Diamond clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 35-32 |
| 03:31 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Earl Pressler | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Danny Diamond (fresh) SG - Lee Morris (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Blaine Tate (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jesse Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. C - William Sims (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Blaine Ellsworth (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Dumas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Pressler (fresh) PF - Paul Hamilton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Mumford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Bluffton | Paul Hamilton comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 35-32 |
| 03:24 | Defiance | William Sims grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 03:16 | Defiance | William Sims scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Blaine Tate | 37-32 |
| 03:14 | Bluffton | Blaine Ellsworth double dribbles in the backcourt | 37-32 |
| Subs | Defiance | Carl Decker (C) Jesse Robinson | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 03:07 | Defiance | Blaine Ellsworth steals the ball from Danny Diamond | 37-32 |
| 02:54 | Bluffton | Henry Mumford knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Earl Pressler | 37-34 |
| 02:37 | Defiance | Danny Diamond is fouled on the floor by Henry Mumford - foul #3 on Henry Mumford, team foul #12 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Defiance | Larry Moss (SG), Frank Kelsey (PF) Lee Morris, William Sims | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Kenneth Gibson (SG), Peter Dawley (C) Mark Dumas, Henry Mumford | |
| 02:37 | Defiance | Danny Diamond makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 02:37 | Defiance | Danny Diamond makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 02:18 | Bluffton | Paul Hamilton loses the ball out of bounds | 39-34 |
| Subs | Defiance | Joseph Clements (C) Carl Decker | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Marcus Berrios (PG) Blaine Ellsworth | |
| 02:01 | Defiance | Joseph Clements hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Larry Moss and he's fouled by Paul Hamilton - foul #3 on Paul Hamilton, team foul #13 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Matthew Badgley (C) Paul Hamilton | |
| 02:01 | Defiance | Joseph Clements misses the free throw | 41-34 |
| 02:01 | Defiance | Blaine Tate grabs the offensive board | 41-34 |
| 01:51 | Defiance | Larry Moss misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 41-34 |
| 01:50 | Bluffton | Matthew Badgley pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 01:46 | Bluffton | Marcus Berrios hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 01:44 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Frank Kelsey | 41-34 |
| 01:27 | Defiance | Larry Moss is hacked by Kenneth Gibson - foul #2 on Kenneth Gibson, team foul #14 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Defiance | George Johnson (PG), Lee Morris (SF), Jesse Robinson (PF), William Sims (C) Danny Diamond, Blaine Tate, Frank Kelsey, Joseph Clements | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 01:27 | Defiance | Larry Moss makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 01:27 | Defiance | Larry Moss makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 01:08 | Bluffton | Lee Morris steals it from Kenneth Gibson | 43-34 |
| 01:04 | Defiance | George Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-34 |
| 01:03 | Defiance | The offensive rebound goes to Lee Morris | 43-34 |
| 00:58 | Defiance | William Sims buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Larry Moss | 45-34 |
| 00:33 | Bluffton | Kenneth Gibson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by George Johnson - foul #2 on George Johnson, team foul #11 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Defiance | Louis Robinson (SG), Carl Decker (C) Larry Moss, William Sims | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Blaine Ellsworth (PG), Mark Dumas (SG) Marcus Berrios, Matthew Badgley | |
| 00:33 | Bluffton | Kenneth Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 00:33 | Bluffton | Kenneth Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 00:33 | Defiance | Carl Decker grabs the defensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 00:24 | Defiance | Louis Robinson clanks a fadeaway from close range | 45-34 |
| 00:22 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Earl Pressler | 45-34 |
| 00:15 | Bluffton | Blaine Ellsworth connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Dumas | 45-36 |
| 00:00 | Defiance | Blaine Ellsworth is called for the reach on Louis Robinson - foul #3 on Blaine Ellsworth, team foul #15 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Defiance | Danny Diamond (PG), Frank Kelsey (PF) George Johnson, Jesse Robinson | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Paul Sanders (SG), William Delorme (PF) Blaine Ellsworth, Kenneth Gibson | |
| 00:00 | Defiance | Louis Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 00:00 | Defiance | Louis Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |