| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Louis Parr (fresh) SG - Alfred Hogle (fresh) SF - Steven Engebretson (fresh) PF - Tony Brown (fresh) C - Bobby Meneses (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Mason Silberstein (fresh) SG - Stephen Lewis (fresh) SF - Glen Collins (fresh) PF - Dennis Razo (fresh) C - James Samborski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Bluffton | Tony Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Bluffton | Tony Brown misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Bluffton | Alfred Hogle tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | Defiance | James Samborski scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Dennis Razo | 2-3 |
| 19:15 | Bluffton | Alfred Hogle can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 19:14 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Dennis Razo | 2-3 |
| 18:47 | Defiance | Dennis Razo misses short on a runner from the baseline | 2-3 |
| 18:46 | Bluffton | Bobby Meneses grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 18:40 | Bluffton | Tony Brown is whistled for traveling | 2-3 |
| 18:29 | Defiance | Glen Collins hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Samborski | 2-6 |
| 18:23 | Bluffton | Louis Parr throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-6 |
| 18:09 | Defiance | Dennis Razo can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 2-6 |
| 18:07 | Bluffton | Louis Parr gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| 18:01 | Bluffton | Steven Engebretson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 18:00 | Bluffton | Tony Brown snags the offensive board | 2-6 |
| 17:55 | Bluffton | Alfred Hogle hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Bobby Meneses | 5-6 |
| 17:39 | Defiance | Steven Engebretson is called for the reach on Stephen Lewis - foul #1 on Steven Engebretson, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| 17:15 | Defiance | Stephen Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 5-6 |
| 17:14 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Bobby Meneses | 5-6 |
| 16:48 | Bluffton | Steven Engebretson makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Louis Parr | 7-6 |
| 16:28 | Defiance | James Samborski misses long on a 3 from straight away | 7-6 |
| 16:26 | Defiance | Stephen Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:08 | Defiance | Glen Collins hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Mason Silberstein and he's fouled by Steven Engebretson - foul #2 on Steven Engebretson, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Derrick Kelly (PG), Roger Auer (SG), Michael Elwell (SF), John Schill (PF), Kirk Basaldua (C) Louis Parr, Alfred Hogle, Steven Engebretson, Tony Brown, Bobby Meneses | |
| Subs | Defiance | Allen Simon (PG), Jonathan Hale (SG), Johnnie McMinn (PF), Brian Carmean (C) Mason Silberstein, Stephen Lewis, Dennis Razo, James Samborski | |
| 16:08 | Defiance | Glen Collins makes the free throw | 7-9 |
| 15:58 | Bluffton | Derrick Kelly comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 7-9 |
| 15:57 | Defiance | Glen Collins grabs the board | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Derrick Kelly (fresh) SG - Roger Auer (fresh) SF - Michael Elwell (fresh) PF - John Schill (fresh) C - Kirk Basaldua (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Allen Simon (fresh) SG - Jonathan Hale (fresh) SF - Glen Collins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Johnnie McMinn (fresh) C - Brian Carmean (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Defiance | Glen Collins's pass is intercepted by John Schill | 7-9 |
| 15:42 | Bluffton | Johnnie McMinn takes the ball from Roger Auer | 7-9 |
| 15:24 | Defiance | Jonathan Hale misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-9 |
| 15:22 | Bluffton | Kirk Basaldua snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 15:18 | Bluffton | Roger Auer comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 7-9 |
| 15:17 | Defiance | Allen Simon snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 15:10 | Defiance | The pull-up jumper by Jonathan Hale is blocked by John Schill | 7-9 |
| 15:08 | Bluffton | Michael Elwell grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 15:04 | Bluffton | Roger Auer buries a 3 from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 15:00 | Defiance | Glen Collins misses the easy layup | 10-9 |
| 14:58 | Defiance | Glen Collins pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:38 | Defiance | Jonathan Hale is fouled on the floor by John Schill - foul #1 on John Schill, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Bobby Meneses (C) John Schill | |
| Subs | Defiance | Mason Silberstein (PG), Stephen Lewis (SG), Dennis Razo (PF), James Samborski (C) Allen Simon, Glen Collins, Johnnie McMinn, Brian Carmean | |
| 14:14 | Defiance | Mason Silberstein hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-12 |
| 14:08 | Bluffton | Kirk Basaldua misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-12 |
| 14:06 | Bluffton | Bobby Meneses grabs the offensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 13:47 | Bluffton | Kirk Basaldua clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-12 |
| 13:46 | Defiance | Jonathan Hale snags the defensive board | 10-12 |
| 13:30 | Defiance | Mason Silberstein can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 13:29 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Bobby Meneses | 10-12 |
| 13:22 | Bluffton | Derrick Kelly misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 13:20 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Stephen Lewis | 10-12 |
| 13:04 | Defiance | Jonathan Hale is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jonathan Hale, team foul #1 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Louis Parr (PG), Alfred Hogle (SG), John Schill (SF), Tony Brown (PF) Derrick Kelly, Roger Auer, Michael Elwell, Kirk Basaldua | |
| Subs | Defiance | Johnnie McMinn (SF) Jonathan Hale | |
| 12:53 | Bluffton | Louis Parr misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 12:52 | Defiance | Stephen Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 12:32 | Defiance | Dennis Razo jams it on a nice dish by Mason Silberstein and he's hacked by Louis Parr - foul #1 on Louis Parr, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Glen Collins (SF), Brian Carmean (C) Johnnie McMinn, James Samborski | |
| 12:32 | Defiance | Dennis Razo makes the free throw | 10-15 |
| 12:17 | Bluffton | Bobby Meneses misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-15 |
| 12:16 | Bluffton | Tony Brown grabs the offensive board | 10-15 |
| 11:56 | Bluffton | Alfred Hogle is fouled on the floor by Stephen Lewis - foul #1 on Stephen Lewis, team foul #2 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Michael Elwell (C) Bobby Meneses | |
| Subs | Defiance | Allen Simon (PG), Johnnie McMinn (PF) Mason Silberstein, Dennis Razo | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Louis Parr (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alfred Hogle (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Schill (fresh) PF - Tony Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Elwell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Allen Simon (fresh) SG - Stephen Lewis (fairly fresh) SF - Glen Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnnie McMinn (fresh) C - Brian Carmean (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Bluffton | Louis Parr buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side and the foul's on Johnnie McMinn - foul #1 on Johnnie McMinn, team foul #3 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Kirk Basaldua (C) John Schill | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 11:36 | Bluffton | Louis Parr makes the free throw | 13-15 |
| 11:28 | Defiance | Allen Simon clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 13-15 |
| 11:26 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Kirk Basaldua | 13-15 |
| 11:22 | Bluffton | Alfred Hogle comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-15 |
| 11:20 | Bluffton | Kirk Basaldua misses the tip | 13-15 |
| 11:19 | Defiance | Brian Carmean snags the defensive board | 13-15 |
| 11:13 | Defiance | Stephen Lewis knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Allen Simon | 13-17 |
| 11:07 | Bluffton | Kirk Basaldua is whistled for traveling | 13-17 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Jonathan Hale (SG), James Samborski (C) Stephen Lewis, Brian Carmean | |
| 10:43 | Defiance | Tony Brown steps in front of the Glen Collins pass | 13-17 |
| 10:39 | Bluffton | Alfred Hogle loses the dribble to James Samborski | 13-17 |
| 10:15 | Defiance | Allen Simon buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jonathan Hale | 13-19 |
| 10:00 | Bluffton | Kirk Basaldua misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-19 |
| 09:59 | Bluffton | Tony Brown tips it home | 15-19 |
| 09:49 | Defiance | The short jumper by James Samborski is denied by Kirk Basaldua | 15-19 |
| 09:47 | Defiance | The offensive rebound goes to Johnnie McMinn | 15-19 |
| 09:32 | Defiance | Glen Collins comes up short on the floater in the lane | 15-19 |
| 09:30 | Bluffton | Tony Brown grabs the board | 15-19 |
| 09:24 | Bluffton | Michael Elwell scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Kirk Basaldua | 17-19 |
| 09:07 | Defiance | Jonathan Hale clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-19 |
| 09:05 | Bluffton | Kirk Basaldua grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 09:03 | Bluffton | Louis Parr is fouled in the backcourt by Allen Simon - foul #1 on Allen Simon, team foul #4 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Derrick Kelly (PG), Roger Auer (SG), John Schill (SF), Bobby Meneses (C) Louis Parr, Alfred Hogle, Michael Elwell, Kirk Basaldua | |
| Subs | Defiance | Mason Silberstein (PG), Stephen Lewis (SG), Dennis Razo (PF), Brian Carmean (C) Allen Simon, Jonathan Hale, Johnnie McMinn, James Samborski | |
| 08:44 | Bluffton | Bobby Meneses can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-19 |
| 08:43 | Bluffton | John Schill snags the offensive board | 17-19 |
| 08:32 | Bluffton | Roger Auer clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Lewis - foul #2 on Stephen Lewis, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Jonathan Hale (SG) Stephen Lewis | |
| 08:32 | Bluffton | Roger Auer makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:32 | Bluffton | Roger Auer makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 08:17 | Defiance | Dennis Razo banks in the layup on a great pass from Brian Carmean | 19-21 |
| 07:59 | Bluffton | Tony Brown buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-21 |
| 07:43 | Defiance | Dennis Razo misses the easy layup | 22-21 |
| 07:41 | Defiance | Glen Collins grabs the offensive board | 22-21 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Derrick Kelly (fresh) SG - Roger Auer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Schill (fresh) PF - Tony Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Meneses (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Mason Silberstein (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Hale (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Glen Collins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Razo (fresh) 5 pts. C - Brian Carmean (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Defiance | Bobby Meneses steps in front of the Dennis Razo pass | 22-21 |
| 07:07 | Bluffton | John Schill misses the easy layup but the foul's on Glen Collins - foul #1 on Glen Collins, team foul #6 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Louis Parr (PG), Alfred Hogle (SG), Michael Elwell (PF) Derrick Kelly, Roger Auer, Tony Brown | |
| Subs | Defiance | Johnnie McMinn (SG), James Samborski (C) Jonathan Hale, Glen Collins | |
| 07:07 | Bluffton | John Schill makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 07:07 | Bluffton | John Schill makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 06:57 | Defiance | Mason Silberstein comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 24-21 |
| 06:55 | Defiance | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Carmean | 24-21 |
| 06:37 | Defiance | Brian Carmean travels with the ball | 24-21 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Kirk Basaldua (PF) John Schill | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 06:21 | Bluffton | Alfred Hogle can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-21 |
| 06:20 | Bluffton | Bobby Meneses pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 06:06 | Bluffton | Johnnie McMinn is called for the reach on Alfred Hogle - foul #2 on Johnnie McMinn, team foul #7 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Jeffrey Uribe (PG), Allen Simon (SG), Glen Collins (SF), Pete Burton (PF) Mason Silberstein, Johnnie McMinn, Brian Carmean, Dennis Razo | |
| 06:06 | Bluffton | Alfred Hogle makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 06:06 | Bluffton | Alfred Hogle misses the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 06:06 | Defiance | James Samborski pulls down the rebound | 25-21 |
| 05:59 | Defiance | Jeffrey Uribe misses the dunk | 25-21 |
| 05:57 | Bluffton | Michael Elwell grabs the defensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 05:50 | Bluffton | Michael Elwell loses the dribble to Glen Collins | 25-21 |
| 05:32 | Defiance | Glen Collins knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Allen Simon | 25-24 |
| 05:12 | Bluffton | Bobby Meneses comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by James Samborski - foul #1 on James Samborski, team foul #8 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Derrick Kelly (PG), Roger Auer (SG) Louis Parr, Alfred Hogle | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 05:12 | Bluffton | Bobby Meneses makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 05:12 | Bluffton | Bobby Meneses makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 05:00 | Defiance | Allen Simon is hacked by Roger Auer - foul #1 on Roger Auer, team foul #5 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Bluffton | John Schill (PF) Bobby Meneses | |
| Subs | Defiance | Mason Silberstein (PG), Jonathan Hale (SF), Brian Carmean (PF) Jeffrey Uribe, Glen Collins, Pete Burton | |
| 04:51 | Defiance | James Samborski is called for traveling | 27-24 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Dennis Razo (PF) Allen Simon | |
| 04:39 | Bluffton | Derrick Kelly connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Roger Auer | 30-24 |
| 04:35 | Defiance | Jonathan Hale loses the dribble to Kirk Basaldua | 30-24 |
| 04:14 | Bluffton | Roger Auer clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 04:13 | Defiance | James Samborski pulls down the rebound | 30-24 |
| 03:58 | Defiance | Mason Silberstein knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Dennis Razo | 30-27 |
| 03:43 | Bluffton | Kirk Basaldua hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 03:42 | Defiance | Dennis Razo pulls down the rebound | 30-27 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Derrick Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roger Auer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Elwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Schill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kirk Basaldua (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Mason Silberstein (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Hale (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Carmean (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dennis Razo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Samborski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Defiance | Jonathan Hale knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Mason Silberstein | 30-30 |
| 03:06 | Bluffton | Michael Elwell's layup is rejected by Dennis Razo | 30-30 |
| 03:05 | Defiance | Brian Carmean grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 02:49 | Defiance | John Schill is called for the reach on Dennis Razo - foul #2 on John Schill, team foul #6 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Louis Parr (PG), Alfred Hogle (SG), Steven Engebretson (SF), Tony Brown (PF), Bobby Meneses (C) Derrick Kelly, Roger Auer, Michael Elwell, John Schill, Kirk Basaldua | |
| Subs | Defiance | Allen Simon (PG), Stephen Lewis (SG), Glen Collins (SF), Johnnie McMinn (PF), Pete Burton (C) Mason Silberstein, Jonathan Hale, Brian Carmean, Dennis Razo, James Samborski | |
| 02:33 | Defiance | Pete Burton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-30 |
| 02:31 | Bluffton | Bobby Meneses pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 02:25 | Bluffton | Bobby Meneses buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Louis Parr | 32-30 |
| 02:10 | Defiance | The jump hook by Pete Burton is blocked by Steven Engebretson | 32-30 |
| 02:08 | Bluffton | Bobby Meneses pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 02:02 | Bluffton | Bobby Meneses connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Louis Parr and the foul's on Pete Burton - foul #1 on Pete Burton, team foul #9 | 34-30 |
| 02:02 | Bluffton | Bobby Meneses makes the free throw | 35-30 |
| 01:53 | Defiance | Glen Collins can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Steven Engebretson - foul #3 on Steven Engebretson, team foul #7 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Michael Elwell (SF) Steven Engebretson | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 01:53 | Defiance | Glen Collins misses the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 01:53 | Defiance | Glen Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 01:36 | Bluffton | Alfred Hogle knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 01:22 | Defiance | Tony Brown swats the short shot by Pete Burton | 38-31 |
| 01:20 | Bluffton | Michael Elwell snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| 01:15 | Bluffton | Alfred Hogle buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Tony Brown | 40-31 |
| 00:49 | Defiance | Glen Collins makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Pete Burton | 40-33 |
| 00:21 | Bluffton | Louis Parr drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Michael Elwell | 42-33 |
| 00:03 | Defiance | Glen Collins is fouled on the floor by Bobby Meneses - foul #1 on Bobby Meneses, team foul #8 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Derrick Kelly (PG), Roger Auer (SG), John Schill (SF), Kirk Basaldua (C) Louis Parr, Alfred Hogle, Michael Elwell, Bobby Meneses | |
| Subs | Defiance | Mason Silberstein (PG), Jonathan Hale (SG), Dennis Razo (PF), James Samborski (C) Allen Simon, Stephen Lewis, Johnnie McMinn, Pete Burton | |
| 00:03 | Defiance | Glen Collins makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 00:03 | Defiance | Glen Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 00:03 | Bluffton | Kirk Basaldua gets the rebound | 42-34 |
| 00:00 | Bluffton | Kirk Basaldua misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 42-34 |