| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Jerry Berning (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Osborne (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nelson McLaughlan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lawrence Dolin (fresh) C - John Heffner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Muskingum | PG - Hugh Delia (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Douglass Steinberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roland Ross (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Alexander Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio Northern | Nelson McLaughlan inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| Game Plan | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Muskingum | Muskingum is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Ohio Northern | Jerry Berning misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Hugh Delia - foul #3 on Hugh Delia, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | | |
| Subs | Muskingum | Roger Kobylski (SG) Hugh Delia | |
| 19:34 | Ohio Northern | Jerry Berning makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 19:34 | Ohio Northern | Jerry Berning misses the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 19:34 | Muskingum | Steve Lee grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 19:22 | Muskingum | Douglass Steinberg makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Roger Kobylski | 33-34 |
| 19:08 | Ohio Northern | Earl Osborne misses the easy layup | 33-34 |
| 19:07 | Ohio Northern | John Heffner grabs the offensive board | 33-34 |
| 18:53 | Ohio Northern | Lawrence Dolin misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Alexander Mitchell - foul #1 on Alexander Mitchell, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| 18:53 | Ohio Northern | Lawrence Dolin makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 18:53 | Ohio Northern | Lawrence Dolin makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 18:38 | Muskingum | Douglass Steinberg loses the dribble to Nelson McLaughlan | 35-34 |
| 18:35 | Ohio Northern | Jerry Berning lays it in set up by Nelson McLaughlan | 37-34 |
| 18:18 | Muskingum | Roger Kobylski scores on a shot from close range set up by Steve Lee | 37-36 |
| 18:10 | Ohio Northern | Douglass Steinberg is called for the reach on Jerry Berning - foul #1 on Douglass Steinberg, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| 17:57 | Ohio Northern | Jerry Berning misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 17:55 | Muskingum | Roger Kobylski grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 17:36 | Muskingum | Roland Ross lays it in and he's fouled by John Heffner - foul #1 on John Heffner, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Richard Matsuda (C) John Heffner | |
| Subs | Muskingum | John Franklin (C) Alexander Mitchell | |
| 17:36 | Muskingum | Roland Ross misses the free throw | 37-38 |
| 17:36 | Ohio Northern | Lawrence Dolin gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 17:20 | Ohio Northern | Lawrence Dolin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 17:18 | Muskingum | John Franklin pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 16:57 | Muskingum | Earl Osborne picks off the pass by Steve Lee | 37-38 |
| 16:40 | Ohio Northern | Earl Osborne comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-38 |
| 16:38 | Muskingum | Steve Lee gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 16:17 | Muskingum | Steve Lee is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Steve Lee, team foul #4 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | William Gerling (PG), Joseph Stroman (SG), Darrell Beeman (SF), Jeffrey Walsh (C) Jerry Berning, Earl Osborne, Nelson McLaughlan, Lawrence Dolin | |
| Subs | Muskingum | Derek Winbush (PG), James Legere (SG), Frank Wyrick (PF), Alexander Mitchell (C) Douglass Steinberg, Roger Kobylski, Steve Lee, Roland Ross | |
| 15:59 | Ohio Northern | Joseph Stroman blows the layup | 37-38 |
| 15:58 | Muskingum | The rebound goes to Alexander Mitchell | 37-38 |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - William Gerling (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Joseph Stroman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Darrell Beeman (fresh) PF - Richard Matsuda (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Walsh (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Muskingum | PG - Derek Winbush (fresh) SG - James Legere (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Wyrick (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alexander Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Muskingum | Derek Winbush misses badly on a shot from the right side | 37-38 |
| 15:33 | Ohio Northern | Richard Matsuda grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 15:13 | Ohio Northern | Joseph Stroman hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from William Gerling and the foul's on Frank Wyrick - foul #2 on Frank Wyrick, team foul #5 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Nelson McLaughlan (SF), Lawrence Dolin (PF), John Heffner (C) Darrell Beeman, Richard Matsuda, Jeffrey Walsh | |
| Subs | Muskingum | Hugh Delia (PG), Eugene Cedeno (SG), Steve Lee (SF) Derek Winbush, James Legere, Alexander Mitchell | |
| 15:13 | Ohio Northern | Joseph Stroman makes the free throw | 40-38 |
| 14:50 | Muskingum | John Franklin can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 40-38 |
| 14:49 | Ohio Northern | John Heffner snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 14:35 | Ohio Northern | Joseph Stroman misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 40-38 |
| 14:33 | Muskingum | Eugene Cedeno gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 14:15 | Muskingum | Eugene Cedeno scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Hugh Delia | 40-41 |
| 14:05 | Ohio Northern | Joseph Stroman misses the jumper from close range | 40-41 |
| 14:03 | Muskingum | The rebound goes to John Franklin | 40-41 |
| 13:59 | Muskingum | Eugene Cedeno hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-41 |
| 13:57 | Muskingum | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Wyrick | 40-41 |
| 13:38 | Muskingum | Frank Wyrick is hacked by John Heffner - foul #2 on John Heffner, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Jerry Berning (PG), Earl Osborne (SG) William Gerling, Lawrence Dolin | |
| Subs | Muskingum | Roger Kobylski (SF), Roland Ross (PF), Alexander Mitchell (C) Steve Lee, John Franklin, Frank Wyrick | |
| 13:26 | Muskingum | Roger Kobylski misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 40-41 |
| 13:25 | Ohio Northern | Earl Osborne pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 13:20 | Ohio Northern | Nelson McLaughlan lays it up and in and the foul's on Roland Ross - foul #2 on Roland Ross, team foul #6 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Richard Matsuda (PF), Jeffrey Walsh (C) Joseph Stroman, John Heffner | |
| Subs | Muskingum | | |
| 13:20 | Ohio Northern | Nelson McLaughlan makes the free throw | 43-41 |
| 13:00 | Muskingum | Roger Kobylski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 43-41 |
| 12:58 | Muskingum | Alexander Mitchell grabs the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 12:44 | Muskingum | Alexander Mitchell connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Eugene Cedeno | 43-43 |
| 12:30 | Ohio Northern | Roger Kobylski swats the layup by Richard Matsuda | 43-43 |
| 12:28 | Muskingum | Alexander Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 12:23 | Muskingum | Roland Ross is fouled on the floor by Earl Osborne - foul #2 on Earl Osborne, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Joseph Stroman (SF), Lawrence Dolin (PF) Nelson McLaughlan, Jeffrey Walsh | |
| Subs | Muskingum | Douglass Steinberg (PG), Steve Lee (SF), Frank Wyrick (C) Hugh Delia, Eugene Cedeno, Alexander Mitchell | |
| 12:05 | Muskingum | Frank Wyrick hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Steve Lee | 43-45 |
| 11:42 | Ohio Northern | Lawrence Dolin connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Jerry Berning (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Osborne (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Stroman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Dolin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Matsuda (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Muskingum | PG - Douglass Steinberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Kobylski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steve Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Roland Ross (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Wyrick (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:15 | Muskingum | Frank Wyrick misses the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Jerry Berning - foul #2 on Jerry Berning, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Nelson McLaughlan (SF), John Heffner (C) Joseph Stroman, Richard Matsuda | |
| Subs | Muskingum | Hugh Delia (PG), Eugene Cedeno (SG) Douglass Steinberg, Roger Kobylski | |
| 11:15 | Muskingum | Frank Wyrick makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 11:15 | Muskingum | Frank Wyrick makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 10:55 | Ohio Northern | Nelson McLaughlan clanks a turnaround in the lane | 46-47 |
| 10:53 | Muskingum | The rebound goes to Roland Ross | 46-47 |
| 10:48 | Muskingum | Eugene Cedeno can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 10:47 | Ohio Northern | The rebound goes to Lawrence Dolin | 46-47 |
| 10:31 | Ohio Northern | Frank Wyrick picks off the pass by Jerry Berning | 46-47 |
| 10:23 | Muskingum | Hugh Delia makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Roland Ross | 46-50 |
| 10:09 | Ohio Northern | John Heffner blows the dunk but the foul's on Eugene Cedeno - foul #4 on Eugene Cedeno, team foul #7 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | William Gerling (PG), Joseph Stroman (SG) Jerry Berning, Earl Osborne | |
| Subs | Muskingum | Douglass Steinberg (SG), Roger Kobylski (SF), John Franklin (PF), Alexander Mitchell (C) Eugene Cedeno, Steve Lee, Roland Ross, Frank Wyrick | |
| 10:09 | Ohio Northern | John Heffner misses the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 10:09 | Ohio Northern | John Heffner makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 09:58 | Muskingum | Hugh Delia clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 47-50 |
| 09:56 | Muskingum | Alexander Mitchell misses the tip | 47-50 |
| 09:54 | Ohio Northern | John Heffner pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 09:29 | Ohio Northern | William Gerling clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Alexander Mitchell - foul #2 on Alexander Mitchell, team foul #8 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Darrell Beeman (SF), Richard Matsuda (PF), Jeffrey Walsh (C) Nelson McLaughlan, Lawrence Dolin, John Heffner | |
| Subs | Muskingum | James Legere (PG) Hugh Delia | |
| 09:29 | Ohio Northern | William Gerling makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 09:29 | Ohio Northern | William Gerling makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 09:12 | Muskingum | Douglass Steinberg connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Roger Kobylski | 49-52 |
| 08:54 | Ohio Northern | Douglass Steinberg steals the ball from Richard Matsuda | 49-52 |
| 08:41 | Muskingum | Alexander Mitchell clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Darrell Beeman - foul #2 on Darrell Beeman, team foul #5 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Earl Osborne (SG), Nelson McLaughlan (SF) Darrell Beeman, Jeffrey Walsh | |
| Subs | Muskingum | Steve Lee (SF) James Legere | |
| 08:41 | Muskingum | Alexander Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 08:41 | Muskingum | Alexander Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 08:20 | Ohio Northern | Joseph Stroman clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 49-54 |
| 08:18 | Muskingum | The rebound goes to Alexander Mitchell | 49-54 |
| 08:06 | Muskingum | Steve Lee knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Franklin | 49-56 |
| 07:43 | Ohio Northern | Nelson McLaughlan connects on the jump hook in the paint | 51-56 |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - William Gerling (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Earl Osborne (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nelson McLaughlan (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Joseph Stroman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Matsuda (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Muskingum | PG - Douglass Steinberg (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Kobylski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steve Lee (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Alexander Mitchell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Muskingum | Joseph Stroman is called for the reach on John Franklin - foul #1 on Joseph Stroman, team foul #6 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Jerry Berning (PG), Lawrence Dolin (PF), John Heffner (C) William Gerling, Joseph Stroman, Richard Matsuda | |
| Subs | Muskingum | Hugh Delia (PG), Eugene Cedeno (SG), Roland Ross (PF), Frank Wyrick (C) Douglass Steinberg, Roger Kobylski, John Franklin, Alexander Mitchell | |
| 07:23 | Muskingum | Frank Wyrick is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Frank Wyrick, team foul #9 | 51-56 |
| 07:08 | Ohio Northern | Jerry Berning hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-56 |
| 07:06 | Muskingum | Frank Wyrick grabs the defensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 06:42 | Muskingum | Roland Ross is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Roland Ross, team foul #10 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Darrell Beeman (SF) Nelson McLaughlan | |
| Subs | Muskingum | Douglass Steinberg (SF) Steve Lee | |
| 06:27 | Ohio Northern | Darrell Beeman connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Berning | 54-56 |
| 06:05 | Muskingum | Hugh Delia comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 06:04 | Muskingum | Roland Ross snags the offensive board | 54-56 |
| 05:50 | Muskingum | Hugh Delia is hacked by John Heffner - foul #3 on John Heffner, team foul #7 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Joseph Stroman (SG), William Gerling (SF), Richard Matsuda (C) Earl Osborne, Darrell Beeman, John Heffner | |
| Subs | Muskingum | John Franklin (SF) Douglass Steinberg | |
| 05:50 | Muskingum | Hugh Delia makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 05:50 | Muskingum | Hugh Delia misses the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 05:50 | Ohio Northern | Joseph Stroman snags the defensive board | 54-57 |
| 05:24 | Ohio Northern | John Franklin is called for the reach on William Gerling - foul #2 on John Franklin, team foul #11 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Nelson McLaughlan (SF) Jerry Berning | |
| Subs | Muskingum | Steve Lee (SF) Frank Wyrick | |
| 05:24 | Ohio Northern | William Gerling makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 05:24 | Ohio Northern | William Gerling misses the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 05:24 | Muskingum | Roland Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 05:06 | Muskingum | Nelson McLaughlan steals it from John Franklin | 55-57 |
| 05:03 | Ohio Northern | Joseph Stroman misses the easy layup | 55-57 |
| 05:01 | Ohio Northern | William Gerling grabs the offensive board | 55-57 |
| 04:54 | Ohio Northern | Lawrence Dolin clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 04:52 | Muskingum | Steve Lee gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 04:29 | Muskingum | Steve Lee is hacked by Nelson McLaughlan - foul #3 on Nelson McLaughlan, team foul #8 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Jerry Berning (PG), Earl Osborne (SG) William Gerling, Lawrence Dolin | |
| Subs | Muskingum | Douglass Steinberg (PG), Roger Kobylski (SG), Alexander Mitchell (C) Hugh Delia, Eugene Cedeno, Roland Ross | |
| 04:29 | Muskingum | Steve Lee makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 04:29 | Muskingum | Steve Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 04:29 | Ohio Northern | Joseph Stroman pulls down the rebound | 55-58 |
| 04:07 | Ohio Northern | Alexander Mitchell steals the ball from Joseph Stroman | 55-58 |
| 03:58 | Muskingum | Steve Lee is hacked by Joseph Stroman - foul #2 on Joseph Stroman, team foul #9 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | John Heffner (C) Richard Matsuda | |
| Subs | Muskingum | | |
| 03:58 | Muskingum | Steve Lee misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 03:58 | Ohio Northern | Nelson McLaughlan snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 03:45 | Ohio Northern | Joseph Stroman can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 55-58 |
| 03:43 | Ohio Northern | Nelson McLaughlan can't tip it in | 55-58 |
| 03:41 | Muskingum | John Franklin grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Jerry Berning (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Earl Osborne (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nelson McLaughlan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Stroman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Heffner (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Muskingum | PG - Douglass Steinberg (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Kobylski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steve Lee (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Alexander Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Muskingum | Roger Kobylski is whistled for a carry | 55-58 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Lawrence Dolin (PF) Joseph Stroman | |
| Subs | Muskingum | Eugene Cedeno (SG), Frank Wyrick (PF) Roger Kobylski, John Franklin | |
| 03:05 | Ohio Northern | Earl Osborne knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Jerry Berning | 57-58 |
| 02:59 | Muskingum | Muskingum calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | | |
| Subs | Muskingum | Hugh Delia (PG), Roland Ross (PF) Douglass Steinberg, Frank Wyrick | |
| 02:45 | Muskingum | Steve Lee lays it in | 57-60 |
| 02:32 | Ohio Northern | Earl Osborne misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-60 |
| 02:30 | Ohio Northern | John Heffner hits the follow up shot | 59-60 |
| 02:14 | Muskingum | Roland Ross misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 59-60 |
| 02:13 | Muskingum | Roland Ross tips it but misses | 59-60 |
| 02:12 | Ohio Northern | Nelson McLaughlan pulls down the rebound | 59-60 |
| 02:07 | Ohio Northern | Jerry Berning lays it up and in set up by Lawrence Dolin | 61-60 |
| 01:53 | Muskingum | Roland Ross makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Steve Lee | 61-63 |
| 01:34 | Ohio Northern | Jerry Berning buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by John Heffner | 64-63 |
| 01:11 | Muskingum | Hugh Delia misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-63 |
| 01:09 | Ohio Northern | John Heffner pulls down the rebound | 64-63 |
| 00:47 | Ohio Northern | Nelson McLaughlan misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 64-63 |
| 00:45 | Muskingum | The rebound goes to Eugene Cedeno | 64-63 |
| 00:31 | Muskingum | Hugh Delia is hacked by Lawrence Dolin - foul #3 on Lawrence Dolin, team foul #10 | 64-63 |
| 00:31 | Muskingum | Hugh Delia misses the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:31 | Muskingum | Hugh Delia misses the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:31 | Muskingum | Roland Ross grabs the offensive board | 64-63 |
| 00:09 | Muskingum | Eugene Cedeno connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Roland Ross | 64-65 |
| 00:09 | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-65 |
| 00:01 | Ohio Northern | Alexander Mitchell denies the turnaround by Jerry Berning | 64-65 |
| 00:00 | Muskingum | The rebound goes to Eugene Cedeno | 64-65 |