| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - John Messenger (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Stevenson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Emerson Macklin (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Cannon (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Demery (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hiram | PG - Richard Degroat (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Oscar Bowers (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Thomas Stonecipher (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ricky Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Willie George (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Hiram | Thomas Stonecipher inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| Game Plan | Wittenberg | Wittenberg is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Hiram | Hiram is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Hiram | Oscar Bowers is called for traveling | 36-33 |
| 19:36 | Wittenberg | Ronald Stevenson buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Messenger | 39-33 |
| 19:12 | Hiram | Oscar Bowers buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Ricky Watkins | 39-35 |
| 18:49 | Wittenberg | Emerson Macklin scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Messenger | 42-35 |
| 18:32 | Hiram | Oscar Bowers can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Ronald Stevenson - foul #2 on Ronald Stevenson, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| 18:32 | Hiram | Oscar Bowers makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 18:32 | Hiram | Oscar Bowers makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 18:06 | Wittenberg | Thomas Stonecipher steps in front of the Emerson Macklin pass | 42-37 |
| 17:40 | Hiram | Willie George can't finish the layup | 42-37 |
| 17:39 | Wittenberg | Matthew Demery grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 17:31 | Wittenberg | Willie George steals it from John Messenger | 42-37 |
| 17:10 | Hiram | Oscar Bowers connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Degroat | 42-40 |
| 16:54 | Wittenberg | John Messenger drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Emerson Macklin | 44-40 |
| 16:39 | Hiram | Thomas Stonecipher connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Degroat | 44-43 |
| 16:23 | Wittenberg | Ronald Stevenson clanks a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Ricky Watkins - foul #3 on Ricky Watkins, team foul #1 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Earl Russell (PG), Jerry Short (SF), Michael Cooper (PF), Justin Johnson (C) John Messenger, Emerson Macklin, Lawrence Cannon, Matthew Demery | |
| Subs | Hiram | Mark Betts (PG), Andrew Devane (SG), Kenneth Jones (SF), Peter Woodall (PF), Francis Garmon (C) Richard Degroat, Oscar Bowers, Thomas Stonecipher, Ricky Watkins, Willie George | |
| 16:23 | Wittenberg | Ronald Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 16:23 | Wittenberg | Ronald Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 16:06 | Hiram | Mark Betts misses the easy layup | 46-43 |
| 16:04 | Wittenberg | Ronald Stevenson pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - Earl Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Stevenson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jerry Short (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Cooper (fresh) 1 pts. C - Justin Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hiram | PG - Mark Betts (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Devane (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Woodall (fresh) 1 pts. C - Francis Garmon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:53 | Wittenberg | Ronald Stevenson buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-43 |
| 15:34 | Hiram | Andrew Devane hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Ronald Stevenson - foul #3 on Ronald Stevenson, team foul #2 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Thomas Jenkins (PG) Ronald Stevenson | |
| Subs | Hiram | | |
| 15:34 | Hiram | Andrew Devane misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 15:34 | Hiram | Andrew Devane makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 15:25 | Wittenberg | Earl Russell misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 15:23 | Hiram | Kenneth Jones grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 15:02 | Hiram | Francis Garmon hits a jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Justin Johnson - foul #1 on Justin Johnson, team foul #3 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | John Messenger (PG), Emerson Macklin (SF) Thomas Jenkins, Jerry Short | |
| Subs | Hiram | Oscar Bowers (SG) Mark Betts | |
| 15:02 | Hiram | Francis Garmon makes the free throw | 48-47 |
| 14:45 | Wittenberg | Emerson Macklin drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Earl Russell | 50-47 |
| 14:27 | Hiram | Oscar Bowers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-47 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Matthew Demery (C) Justin Johnson | |
| Subs | Hiram | Thomas Stonecipher (SF), Ricky Watkins (PF), Willie George (C) Kenneth Jones, Peter Woodall, Francis Garmon | |
| 14:13 | Wittenberg | Earl Russell connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Emerson Macklin | 53-47 |
| 13:59 | Hiram | Willie George's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Demery | 53-47 |
| 13:58 | Hiram | Andrew Devane tips it back up and in | 53-49 |
| 13:51 | Wittenberg | Emerson Macklin clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Stonecipher - foul #2 on Thomas Stonecipher, team foul #2 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Ronald Stevenson (SG), Lawrence Cannon (PF) Earl Russell, Michael Cooper | |
| Subs | Hiram | Richard Degroat (PG) Andrew Devane | |
| 13:51 | Wittenberg | Emerson Macklin makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 13:51 | Wittenberg | Emerson Macklin misses the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 13:51 | Hiram | Willie George gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 13:30 | Hiram | Richard Degroat misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-49 |
| 13:28 | Wittenberg | Matthew Demery snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 13:06 | Wittenberg | Lawrence Cannon misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 54-49 |
| 13:04 | Wittenberg | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Demery | 54-49 |
| 12:45 | Wittenberg | The jump hook by Ronald Stevenson is blocked by Willie George | 54-49 |
| 12:43 | Wittenberg | Lawrence Cannon misses the tip | 54-49 |
| 12:42 | Hiram | The rebound goes to Thomas Stonecipher | 54-49 |
| 12:18 | Hiram | Lawrence Cannon denies the turnaround by Oscar Bowers | 54-49 |
| 12:17 | Wittenberg | Emerson Macklin grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 11:56 | Wittenberg | Thomas Stonecipher picks off the pass by Ronald Stevenson | 54-49 |
| 11:52 | Hiram | Richard Degroat banks in the layup set up by Thomas Stonecipher | 54-51 |
| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - John Messenger (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Stevenson (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Emerson Macklin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lawrence Cannon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Demery (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Hiram | PG - Richard Degroat (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Oscar Bowers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Stonecipher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ricky Watkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Willie George (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:35 | Wittenberg | Matthew Demery is called for traveling | 54-51 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Thomas Jenkins (PG), Earl Russell (SG), Jerry Short (SF), Michael Cooper (PF), Justin Johnson (C) John Messenger, Ronald Stevenson, Emerson Macklin, Lawrence Cannon, Matthew Demery | |
| Subs | Hiram | Mark Betts (PG), Andrew Devane (SG), Kenneth Jones (SF), Peter Woodall (PF), Francis Garmon (C) Richard Degroat, Oscar Bowers, Thomas Stonecipher, Ricky Watkins, Willie George | |
| 11:28 | Hiram | Jerry Short steals the ball from Peter Woodall | 54-51 |
| 11:06 | Wittenberg | Justin Johnson scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Thomas Jenkins | 57-51 |
| 11:01 | Hiram | Kenneth Jones connects on the floater in the lane set up by Andrew Devane | 57-53 |
| 10:40 | Wittenberg | Earl Russell misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Andrew Devane - foul #2 on Andrew Devane, team foul #3 | 57-53 |
| 10:40 | Wittenberg | Earl Russell makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 10:40 | Wittenberg | Earl Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 10:15 | Hiram | Peter Woodall makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Francis Garmon | 59-55 |
| 09:50 | Wittenberg | Earl Russell misses the 3 from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 09:48 | Hiram | Kenneth Jones grabs the board | 59-55 |
| 09:34 | Hiram | Francis Garmon is whistled for traveling | 59-55 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | John Messenger (PG), Ronald Stevenson (SG), Emerson Macklin (SF), Lawrence Cannon (PF) Thomas Jenkins, Earl Russell, Jerry Short, Justin Johnson | |
| Subs | Hiram | Richard Degroat (PG), Oscar Bowers (SG), Thomas Stonecipher (SF), Willie George (C) Mark Betts, Andrew Devane, Peter Woodall, Francis Garmon | |
| 09:19 | Wittenberg | Ronald Stevenson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-55 |
| 09:18 | Hiram | Kenneth Jones snags the defensive board | 59-55 |
| 09:09 | Hiram | Thomas Stonecipher can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-55 |
| 09:07 | Wittenberg | Lawrence Cannon grabs the defensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 09:00 | Wittenberg | Thomas Stonecipher is called for the reach on John Messenger - foul #3 on Thomas Stonecipher, team foul #4 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Matthew Demery (C) Michael Cooper | |
| Subs | Hiram | Ricky Watkins (PF) Kenneth Jones | |
| 08:37 | Wittenberg | Ronald Stevenson is fouled on the floor by Willie George - foul #3 on Willie George, team foul #5 | 59-55 |
| 08:16 | Wittenberg | John Messenger buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Emerson Macklin | 61-55 |
| 07:53 | Hiram | Richard Degroat misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 07:51 | Hiram | Ricky Watkins grabs the offensive rebound | 61-55 |
| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - John Messenger (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Stevenson (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Emerson Macklin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lawrence Cannon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Demery (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Hiram | PG - Richard Degroat (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Oscar Bowers (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Stonecipher (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ricky Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Willie George (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Hiram | John Messenger steals the ball from Ricky Watkins | 61-55 |
| 07:29 | Wittenberg | John Messenger lays it in | 63-55 |
| 07:17 | Hiram | Ricky Watkins double dribbles | 63-55 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Jerry Short (SF), Michael Cooper (PF) Emerson Macklin, Lawrence Cannon | |
| Subs | Hiram | Mark Betts (PG), Andrew Devane (SG), Kenneth Jones (SF), Francis Garmon (C) Richard Degroat, Oscar Bowers, Thomas Stonecipher, Willie George | |
| 07:02 | Wittenberg | Matthew Demery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-55 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Justin Johnson (C) Matthew Demery | |
| Subs | Hiram | Peter Woodall (PF) Ricky Watkins | |
| 06:49 | Hiram | Peter Woodall buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Mark Betts | 63-57 |
| 06:36 | Wittenberg | Jerry Short's floater is knocked away by Kenneth Jones | 63-57 |
| 06:35 | Wittenberg | Ronald Stevenson snags the offensive board | 63-57 |
| 06:23 | Wittenberg | John Messenger misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Kenneth Jones - foul #2 on Kenneth Jones, team foul #6 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Earl Russell (SG), Emerson Macklin (SF) Ronald Stevenson, Jerry Short | |
| Subs | Hiram | Oscar Bowers (SG) Mark Betts | |
| 06:23 | Wittenberg | John Messenger makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 06:23 | Wittenberg | John Messenger misses the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 06:23 | Hiram | Francis Garmon grabs the defensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 06:01 | Hiram | Francis Garmon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-57 |
| 05:59 | Wittenberg | The rebound goes to John Messenger | 64-57 |
| 05:39 | Wittenberg | Justin Johnson hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from John Messenger | 66-57 |
| 05:26 | Hiram | Oscar Bowers knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Kenneth Jones | 66-59 |
| 05:16 | Wittenberg | John Messenger misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 66-59 |
| 05:14 | Wittenberg | Justin Johnson snags the offensive board | 66-59 |
| 05:09 | Wittenberg | John Messenger misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-59 |
| 05:07 | Wittenberg | Emerson Macklin grabs the offensive board | 66-59 |
| 04:47 | Wittenberg | Michael Cooper knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by John Messenger | 68-59 |
| 04:47 | Hiram | Hiram calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-59 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Ronald Stevenson (SG), Lawrence Cannon (PF), Matthew Demery (C) Earl Russell, Michael Cooper, Justin Johnson | |
| Subs | Hiram | Richard Degroat (PG), Thomas Stonecipher (SF), Ricky Watkins (PF), Willie George (C) Andrew Devane, Kenneth Jones, Peter Woodall, Francis Garmon | |
| 04:23 | Hiram | Ricky Watkins misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 68-59 |
| 04:22 | Wittenberg | Matthew Demery pulls down the rebound | 68-59 |
| 04:06 | Wittenberg | John Messenger can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-59 |
| 04:05 | Hiram | Willie George pulls down the rebound | 68-59 |
| 03:46 | Hiram | Willie George connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Oscar Bowers and the foul's on Matthew Demery - foul #1 on Matthew Demery, team foul #4 | 68-61 |
| 03:46 | Hiram | Willie George makes the free throw | 68-62 |
| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - John Messenger (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ronald Stevenson (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Emerson Macklin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lawrence Cannon (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Demery (fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Hiram | PG - Richard Degroat (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Oscar Bowers (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Stonecipher (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ricky Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Willie George (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Wittenberg | Lawrence Cannon's layup is rejected by Willie George | 68-62 |
| 03:26 | Wittenberg | Matthew Demery tips it home | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Wittenberg | Wittenberg is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hiram | Hiram is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Hiram | Ricky Watkins's layup is rejected by Matthew Demery | 70-62 |
| 03:15 | Wittenberg | Matthew Demery pulls down the rebound | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Wittenberg | Wittenberg is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hiram | Hiram is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:58 | Wittenberg | Matthew Demery hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 70-62 |
| 02:56 | Wittenberg | Matthew Demery hits the follow up shot | 72-62 |
| 02:50 | Hiram | Emerson Macklin swats the layup by Oscar Bowers | 72-62 |
| 02:49 | Wittenberg | Lawrence Cannon pulls down the rebound | 72-62 |
| 02:20 | Wittenberg | Matthew Demery comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 72-62 |
| 02:18 | Hiram | Ricky Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 72-62 |
| 02:06 | Hiram | Richard Degroat can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-62 |
| 02:05 | Hiram | Thomas Stonecipher pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-62 |
| 02:00 | Hiram | Oscar Bowers misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 72-62 |
| 01:58 | Hiram | Thomas Stonecipher snags the offensive board | 72-62 |
| 01:45 | Hiram | Lawrence Cannon swats the short shot by Willie George | 72-62 |
| 01:44 | Wittenberg | Lawrence Cannon pulls down the rebound | 72-62 |
| 01:25 | Wittenberg | Matthew Demery scores on a floater from the left block set up by John Messenger | 74-62 |
| 01:06 | Hiram | Willie George clanks a floater from the free throw line | 74-62 |
| 01:05 | Hiram | Ricky Watkins snags the offensive board | 74-62 |
| 00:50 | Hiram | Ronald Stevenson steals it from Oscar Bowers | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | Wittenberg | Wittenberg is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hiram | Hiram is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Wittenberg | Emerson Macklin is hacked by Ricky Watkins - foul #4 on Ricky Watkins, team foul #7 | 74-62 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Earl Russell (PG), Jerry Short (SG), Michael Cooper (PF), Justin Johnson (C) John Messenger, Ronald Stevenson, Lawrence Cannon, Matthew Demery | |
| Subs | Hiram | Mark Betts (PG), Andrew Devane (SG), Kenneth Jones (SF), Peter Woodall (PF), Francis Garmon (C) Richard Degroat, Oscar Bowers, Thomas Stonecipher, Ricky Watkins, Willie George | |
| 00:27 | Wittenberg | Emerson Macklin makes the 1st free throw | 75-62 |
| 00:27 | Wittenberg | Emerson Macklin makes the 2nd free throw | 76-62 |
| Game Plan | Wittenberg | Wittenberg is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hiram | Hiram is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Hiram | Mark Betts loses the dribble to Earl Russell in the backcourt | 76-62 |
| 00:00 | Wittenberg | Earl Russell runs out the clock | 76-62 |