| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - George Moore (fresh) SG - James Keys (fresh) SF - Paul Kiernan (fresh) PF - Robert Ashley (fresh) C - James Guglielmo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Robert Cartwright (fresh) SG - Michael Overton (fresh) SF - Craig Levingston (fresh) PF - Haywood Robinson (fresh) C - Kevin Dabbs (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Defiance | Kevin Dabbs 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 | Defiance | Robert Cartwright is hacked by George Moore - foul #1 on George Moore, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Defiance | Craig Levingston misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by George Moore - foul #2 on George Moore, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Paul Nunnery (PG) George Moore | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 19:30 | Defiance | Craig Levingston makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:30 | Defiance | Craig Levingston makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Bluffton | Kevin Dabbs picks off the pass by Paul Kiernan | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Defiance | Haywood Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Bluffton | Robert Ashley scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | Defiance | Craig Levingston clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | Defiance | Haywood Robinson hits the follow up shot | 2-4 |
| 18:13 | Bluffton | Paul Kiernan misses badly on a shot from the right block | 2-4 |
| 18:12 | Bluffton | Paul Nunnery gets the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:58 | Bluffton | James Keys makes the driving attempt from the left block | 4-4 |
| 17:43 | Defiance | Michael Overton knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Haywood Robinson | 4-6 |
| 17:26 | Bluffton | Robert Ashley misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-6 |
| 17:25 | Defiance | Craig Levingston grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 17:04 | Defiance | Craig Levingston hits the finger roll set up by Michael Overton | 4-8 |
| 16:59 | Bluffton | James Keys's layup is rejected by Kevin Dabbs | 4-8 |
| 16:57 | Defiance | Haywood Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:33 | Defiance | Paul Kiernan steals the ball from Craig Levingston | 4-8 |
| 16:25 | Bluffton | Paul Kiernan makes the driving attempt from the right block | 6-8 |
| 16:06 | Defiance | Robert Cartwright makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Craig Levingston | 6-11 |
| 15:51 | Bluffton | Paul Nunnery connects on the shot from the left side and he's hacked by Robert Cartwright - foul #1 on Robert Cartwright, team foul #1 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Charles Ward (PG), Michael Bennett (SG), Brian Riggs (SF), Michael Haigler (PF), Johnie Fleming (C) Robert Cartwright, Michael Overton, Craig Levingston, Haywood Robinson, Kevin Dabbs | |
| 15:51 | Bluffton | Paul Nunnery misses the free throw | 8-11 |
| 15:51 | Defiance | Michael Haigler snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Paul Nunnery (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Keys (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Kiernan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Ashley (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Guglielmo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Charles Ward (fresh) SG - Michael Bennett (fresh) SF - Brian Riggs (fresh) PF - Michael Haigler (fresh) C - Johnie Fleming (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Defiance | Brian Riggs can't throw it down | 8-11 |
| 15:45 | Bluffton | Robert Ashley gets the rebound | 8-11 |
| 15:41 | Bluffton | Michael Haigler steals the ball from Robert Ashley | 8-11 |
| 15:19 | Defiance | Michael Haigler clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Ashley - foul #1 on Robert Ashley, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Johnny Vancleave (SF), Mark Bella (PF), James Kim (C) Paul Kiernan, Robert Ashley, James Guglielmo | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 15:19 | Defiance | Michael Haigler makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 15:19 | Defiance | Michael Haigler makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 15:19 | Defiance | Michael Haigler makes the 3rd free throw | 8-14 |
| 14:56 | Bluffton | Johnie Fleming steals it from Johnny Vancleave | 8-14 |
| 14:34 | Defiance | Johnie Fleming scores on a runner from close range set up by Brian Riggs | 8-16 |
| 14:27 | Bluffton | Johnny Vancleave is hacked by Michael Bennett - foul #1 on Michael Bennett, team foul #2 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Bluffton | James Stutzman (PG), Paul Kiernan (SF) Paul Nunnery, James Keys | |
| Subs | Defiance | Robert Cartwright (PG), Michael Overton (SG), Craig Levingston (SF), Haywood Robinson (PF) Charles Ward, Michael Bennett, Brian Riggs, Johnie Fleming | |
| 14:13 | Bluffton | James Stutzman is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Stutzman, team foul #4 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Bluffton | James Guglielmo (C) James Kim | |
| Subs | Defiance | Kevin Dabbs (C) Michael Haigler | |
| 13:45 | Defiance | Michael Overton makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Craig Levingston | 8-19 |
| 13:30 | Bluffton | Paul Kiernan misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Craig Levingston - foul #1 on Craig Levingston, team foul #3 | 8-19 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Robert Ashley (PF) Mark Bella | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 13:30 | Bluffton | Paul Kiernan misses the 1st free throw | 8-19 |
| 13:30 | Bluffton | Paul Kiernan makes the 2nd free throw | 9-19 |
| 13:19 | Defiance | Kevin Dabbs comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-19 |
| 13:17 | Bluffton | Robert Ashley snags the defensive board | 9-19 |
| 13:12 | Bluffton | Johnny Vancleave scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 11-19 |
| 12:54 | Defiance | Craig Levingston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-19 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Paul Nunnery (PG), James Keys (SG) James Stutzman, Johnny Vancleave | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 12:34 | Bluffton | Paul Nunnery hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 11-19 |
| 12:32 | Defiance | Kevin Dabbs grabs the board | 11-19 |
| 12:15 | Defiance | Haywood Robinson's floater is tipped away by Paul Kiernan | 11-19 |
| 12:13 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to James Keys | 11-19 |
| 12:07 | Bluffton | Michael Overton is called for the reach on Paul Nunnery - foul #1 on Michael Overton, team foul #4 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Mark Bella (SF), James Kim (C) Paul Kiernan, James Guglielmo | |
| Subs | Defiance | Brian Riggs (SF), Michael Haigler (PF), Johnie Fleming (C) Craig Levingston, Haywood Robinson, Kevin Dabbs | |
| 11:57 | Bluffton | Johnie Fleming takes the ball from Paul Nunnery | 11-19 |
| 11:34 | Defiance | Johnie Fleming lays it in on a great pass from Robert Cartwright | 11-21 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Paul Nunnery (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Keys (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Bella (fresh) PF - Robert Ashley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Kim (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Robert Cartwright (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Overton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Riggs (fresh) PF - Michael Haigler (fresh) 3 pts. C - Johnie Fleming (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:18 | Bluffton | James Kim clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 11-21 |
| 11:16 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Michael Haigler | 11-21 |
| 11:12 | Defiance | Michael Overton is fouled on the floor by James Keys - foul #1 on James Keys, team foul #5 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Johnny Vancleave (SF) Robert Ashley | |
| Subs | Defiance | Charles Ward (PG), Michael Bennett (SG) Robert Cartwright, Michael Overton | |
| 11:00 | Defiance | Brian Riggs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-21 |
| 10:59 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to James Keys | 11-21 |
| 10:43 | Bluffton | Mark Bella misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Haigler - foul #1 on Michael Haigler, team foul #5 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Paul Kiernan (SF), James Guglielmo (C) Johnny Vancleave, James Kim | |
| Subs | Defiance | Craig Levingston (SF), Haywood Robinson (PF) Charles Ward, Johnie Fleming | |
| 10:43 | Bluffton | Mark Bella misses the 1st free throw | 11-21 |
| 10:43 | Bluffton | Mark Bella misses the 2nd free throw | 11-21 |
| 10:43 | Defiance | Michael Haigler grabs the board | 11-21 |
| 10:28 | Defiance | Craig Levingston misses the shot from close range | 11-21 |
| 10:26 | Defiance | The offensive rebound goes to Haywood Robinson | 11-21 |
| 10:12 | Defiance | Michael Bennett can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-21 |
| 10:10 | Defiance | Michael Bennett grabs the offensive board | 11-21 |
| 09:57 | Defiance | Craig Levingston lays it in set up by Haywood Robinson | 11-23 |
| 09:38 | Bluffton | Paul Nunnery scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by James Keys | 13-23 |
| 09:26 | Defiance | Haywood Robinson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-23 |
| 09:24 | Defiance | Haywood Robinson grabs the offensive board | 13-23 |
| 09:04 | Defiance | Michael Haigler clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Paul Nunnery - foul #1 on Paul Nunnery, team foul #6 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Bluffton | James Stutzman (PG), Johnny Vancleave (SG), Robert Ashley (PF), James Kim (C) Paul Nunnery, James Keys, Mark Bella, James Guglielmo | |
| Subs | Defiance | Robert Cartwright (PG), Michael Overton (SG), Kevin Dabbs (C) Brian Riggs, Craig Levingston, Haywood Robinson | |
| 09:04 | Defiance | Michael Haigler makes the 1st free throw | 13-24 |
| 09:04 | Defiance | Michael Haigler misses the 2nd free throw | 13-24 |
| 09:04 | Bluffton | Robert Ashley pulls down the rebound | 13-24 |
| 08:50 | Bluffton | Kevin Dabbs picks off the pass by Paul Kiernan | 13-24 |
| 08:37 | Defiance | Michael Overton misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 13-24 |
| 08:35 | Bluffton | Paul Kiernan grabs the board | 13-24 |
| 08:30 | Bluffton | Michael Haigler picks off the pass by Paul Kiernan | 13-24 |
| 08:23 | Defiance | Michael Bennett hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 13-24 |
| 08:21 | Defiance | Michael Overton snags the offensive board | 13-24 |
| 08:04 | Defiance | Michael Haigler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-24 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Mark Bella (SG), James Guglielmo (C) Paul Kiernan, James Kim | |
| Subs | Defiance | Brian Riggs (SF), Johnie Fleming (PF) Michael Bennett, Michael Haigler | |
| 07:48 | Bluffton | Mark Bella is fouled on the floor by Johnie Fleming - foul #1 on Johnie Fleming, team foul #6 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Craig Levingston (SF), Haywood Robinson (PF) Brian Riggs, Johnie Fleming | |
| 07:43 | Bluffton | Michael Overton takes the ball from James Stutzman | 13-24 |
| 07:21 | Defiance | Haywood Robinson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-24 |
| 07:20 | Bluffton | James Guglielmo grabs the board | 13-24 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - James Stutzman (fresh) SG - Mark Bella (fresh) SF - Johnny Vancleave (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Ashley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Guglielmo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Robert Cartwright (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Overton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Levingston (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Haywood Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Dabbs (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 07:14 | Bluffton | James Guglielmo misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-24 |
| 07:12 | Bluffton | Robert Ashley tips it home | 15-24 |
| 06:51 | Defiance | Craig Levingston is hacked by Johnny Vancleave - foul #1 on Johnny Vancleave, team foul #7 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Paul Nunnery (PG), James Keys (SG), Paul Kiernan (SF) James Stutzman, Mark Bella, Johnny Vancleave | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 06:51 | Defiance | Craig Levingston makes the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 06:51 | Defiance | Craig Levingston misses the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 06:51 | Bluffton | James Guglielmo grabs the board | 15-25 |
| 06:34 | Bluffton | Paul Kiernan buries a driving attempt from the left block | 17-25 |
| 06:19 | Defiance | Craig Levingston misses the shot from the free throw line | 17-25 |
| 06:18 | Bluffton | Paul Nunnery grabs the board | 17-25 |
| 06:12 | Bluffton | Paul Nunnery misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 17-25 |
| 06:11 | Defiance | Haywood Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 17-25 |
| 05:59 | Defiance | Craig Levingston misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-25 |
| 05:58 | Bluffton | James Guglielmo gets the rebound | 17-25 |
| 05:45 | Bluffton | James Keys throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-25 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Johnny Vancleave (PF), James Kim (C) Robert Ashley, James Guglielmo | |
| Subs | Defiance | Charles Ward (PG), Michael Bennett (SG), Brian Riggs (SF), Michael Haigler (PF), Johnie Fleming (C) Robert Cartwright, Michael Overton, Craig Levingston, Haywood Robinson, Kevin Dabbs | |
| 05:34 | Defiance | Michael Haigler hits a shot from the baseline | 17-27 |
| 05:20 | Bluffton | James Keys buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 19-27 |
| 04:51 | Defiance | Michael Bennett's fadeaway is rejected by James Kim | 19-27 |
| 04:49 | Defiance | Johnie Fleming pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-27 |
| 04:37 | Defiance | Johnie Fleming drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 19-29 |
| 04:32 | Bluffton | James Keys misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-29 |
| 04:30 | Bluffton | Johnny Vancleave tips it home | 21-29 |
| 04:16 | Defiance | Brian Riggs clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-29 |
| 04:15 | Defiance | Michael Haigler tips it in | 21-31 |
| 03:59 | Bluffton | Johnny Vancleave blows the layup but the foul's on Michael Haigler - foul #2 on Michael Haigler, team foul #7 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Bluffton | George Moore (PG), Robert Ashley (PF), James Guglielmo (C) Paul Nunnery, Paul Kiernan, James Kim | |
| Subs | Defiance | Robert Cartwright (PG), Michael Overton (SG), Craig Levingston (SF), Haywood Robinson (PF), Kevin Dabbs (C) Charles Ward, Michael Bennett, Brian Riggs, Michael Haigler, Johnie Fleming | |
| 03:59 | Bluffton | Johnny Vancleave misses the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 03:59 | Bluffton | Johnny Vancleave makes the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 03:43 | Defiance | Michael Overton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Guglielmo - foul #1 on James Guglielmo, team foul #8 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Mark Bella (SF) Johnny Vancleave | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 03:43 | Defiance | Michael Overton makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 03:43 | Defiance | Michael Overton misses the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 03:43 | Bluffton | Robert Ashley gets the rebound | 22-32 |
| 03:17 | Bluffton | Robert Ashley can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 22-32 |
| 03:15 | Defiance | Craig Levingston grabs the defensive rebound | 22-32 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - George Moore (fresh) SG - James Keys (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Bella (fresh) PF - Robert Ashley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Guglielmo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Robert Cartwright (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Overton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Levingston (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Haywood Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Dabbs (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 02:59 | Defiance | Michael Overton scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Cartwright | 22-35 |
| 02:43 | Bluffton | Haywood Robinson is called for the reach on James Keys - foul #1 on Haywood Robinson, team foul #8 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Paul Nunnery (SF) Mark Bella | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 02:43 | Bluffton | James Keys makes the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 02:43 | Bluffton | James Keys makes the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 02:20 | Defiance | James Guglielmo blocks the short jumper by Craig Levingston | 24-35 |
| 02:18 | Bluffton | James Guglielmo grabs the defensive rebound | 24-35 |
| 02:12 | Bluffton | Robert Ashley blows the layup but he's hacked by Haywood Robinson - foul #2 on Haywood Robinson, team foul #9 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Paul Kiernan (SF) James Keys | |
| Subs | Defiance | Michael Haigler (C) Kevin Dabbs | |
| 02:12 | Bluffton | Robert Ashley misses the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 02:12 | Bluffton | Robert Ashley misses the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 02:12 | Defiance | Haywood Robinson pulls down the rebound | 24-35 |
| 01:50 | Defiance | Michael Haigler comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 24-35 |
| 01:49 | Bluffton | Paul Kiernan gets the rebound | 24-35 |
| 01:45 | Bluffton | George Moore misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-35 |
| 01:43 | Defiance | Craig Levingston pulls down the rebound | 24-35 |
| 01:39 | Defiance | Robert Cartwright is fouled in the backcourt by George Moore - foul #3 on George Moore, team foul #9 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Bluffton | James Stutzman (PG), Johnny Vancleave (PF), James Kim (C) George Moore, Robert Ashley, James Guglielmo | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 01:39 | Defiance | Robert Cartwright makes the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 01:39 | Defiance | Robert Cartwright misses the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 01:39 | Bluffton | James Kim snags the defensive board | 24-36 |
| 01:19 | Bluffton | Paul Kiernan comes up short on the runner in the lane | 24-36 |
| 01:18 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Michael Overton | 24-36 |
| 01:07 | Defiance | Haywood Robinson buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Cartwright | 24-38 |
| 01:03 | Bluffton | Paul Nunnery misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-38 |
| 01:01 | Defiance | Michael Haigler snags the defensive board | 24-38 |
| 00:49 | Defiance | Paul Nunnery steals it from Haywood Robinson | 24-38 |
| 00:46 | Bluffton | Paul Kiernan lays it in set up by Paul Nunnery | 26-38 |
| 00:30 | Defiance | Craig Levingston hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Cartwright | 26-41 |
| 00:01 | Bluffton | Michael Haigler swats the layup by Paul Kiernan | 26-41 |
| 00:00 | Bluffton | Paul Nunnery gets the offensive rebound | 26-41 |