| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - John Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Brumbaugh (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brad Sherrard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sydney Golden (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - John Hoefer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eugene Phillips (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Donovan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Homer Mueller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Defiance | David Donovan inbounds the ball | 40-37 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Defiance | Homer Mueller can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 19:34 | Bluffton | Sydney Golden grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 19:29 | Bluffton | John Brown comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on John Hoefer - foul #3 on John Hoefer, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Stephen Emory (PG) John Hoefer | |
| 19:29 | Bluffton | John Brown makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 19:29 | Bluffton | John Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 19:18 | Defiance | Homer Mueller hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Stephen Emory | 42-39 |
| 18:56 | Bluffton | Sydney Golden is fouled on the floor by Eugene Phillips - foul #1 on Eugene Phillips, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| 18:42 | Bluffton | Robert Brumbaugh misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 18:41 | Defiance | Robert Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 18:29 | Defiance | David Donovan's pass is intercepted by Robert Brumbaugh | 42-39 |
| 18:25 | Bluffton | Brad Sherrard lays it up and in set up by Robert Brumbaugh | 44-39 |
| 18:08 | Defiance | David Donovan misses the jumper from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 18:07 | Defiance | David Donovan gets the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 18:02 | Defiance | Homer Mueller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-39 |
| 18:00 | Defiance | Stephen Emory grabs the offensive board | 44-39 |
| 17:44 | Defiance | Homer Mueller's floater is tipped away by Sydney Golden | 44-39 |
| 17:43 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Brad Sherrard | 44-39 |
| 17:37 | Bluffton | William Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 17:35 | Bluffton | The offensive rebound goes to Sydney Golden | 44-39 |
| 17:27 | Bluffton | Sydney Golden hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brad Sherrard | 46-39 |
| 17:02 | Defiance | Robert Sanders connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Eugene Phillips | 46-41 |
| 16:58 | Bluffton | Robert Brumbaugh clanks a 3 from straight away | 46-41 |
| 16:57 | Defiance | Homer Mueller grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 16:50 | Defiance | Homer Mueller drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Sanders | 46-43 |
| 16:34 | Bluffton | Brad Sherrard misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 16:32 | Defiance | Homer Mueller grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 16:27 | Defiance | Eugene Phillips is fouled on the floor by Robert Brumbaugh - foul #3 on Robert Brumbaugh, team foul #1 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Stephen Adamson (SG), Ronald Parker (SF), John Williams (PF), Glenn Amaro (C) Robert Brumbaugh, Brad Sherrard, Sydney Golden, William Smith | |
| Subs | Defiance | Kevin Campbell (SF), Lawrence Wiser (PF), Gilbert Obyrne (C) David Donovan, Robert Sanders, Homer Mueller | |
| 16:17 | Defiance | John Williams swats the shot by Lawrence Wiser | 46-43 |
| 16:16 | Defiance | Lawrence Wiser snags the offensive board | 46-43 |
| 16:02 | Defiance | Kevin Campbell comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 46-43 |
| 16:00 | Defiance | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Campbell | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - John Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stephen Adamson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Williams (fresh) C - Glenn Amaro (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Stephen Emory (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Phillips (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Wiser (fresh) C - Gilbert Obyrne (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Defiance | Eugene Phillips clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 15:38 | Defiance | Gilbert Obyrne pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 15:29 | Defiance | Lawrence Wiser connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Eugene Phillips | 46-45 |
| 15:00 | Bluffton | Stephen Adamson connects on the floater in the lane set up by Ronald Parker | 48-45 |
| 14:33 | Defiance | Lawrence Wiser hits a shot from the right block and he's hacked by John Williams - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #2 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Timothy Rittenberry (PG), Robert Brumbaugh (SG), Brad Sherrard (SF), Thomas Gafford (PF), William Smith (C) John Brown, Stephen Adamson, Ronald Parker, John Williams, Glenn Amaro | |
| Subs | Defiance | John Hoefer (PG), William Pool (SG), David Donovan (SF), Homer Mueller (C) Stephen Emory, Eugene Phillips, Kevin Campbell, Gilbert Obyrne | |
| 14:33 | Defiance | Lawrence Wiser makes the free throw | 48-48 |
| 14:08 | Bluffton | Robert Brumbaugh is fouled on the floor by David Donovan - foul #2 on David Donovan, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Robert Sanders (PF) Lawrence Wiser | |
| 13:49 | Bluffton | Timothy Rittenberry lays it in set up by Brad Sherrard | 50-48 |
| 13:44 | Defiance | John Hoefer is fouled on the floor by Timothy Rittenberry - foul #1 on Timothy Rittenberry, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| 13:30 | Defiance | William Pool travels with the ball | 50-48 |
| 13:07 | Bluffton | Timothy Rittenberry buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Brumbaugh | 52-48 |
| 12:49 | Defiance | Timothy Rittenberry steals the ball from William Pool | 52-48 |
| 12:26 | Bluffton | Timothy Rittenberry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-48 |
| Subs | Bluffton | John Brown (PG), Sydney Golden (C) Timothy Rittenberry, William Smith | |
| Subs | Defiance | Eugene Phillips (SG) William Pool | |
| 12:08 | Defiance | Homer Mueller misses short on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Sydney Golden - foul #1 on Sydney Golden, team foul #4 | 52-48 |
| 12:08 | Defiance | Homer Mueller makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 12:08 | Defiance | Homer Mueller makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 11:46 | Bluffton | Sydney Golden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-50 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Glenn Amaro (C) Brad Sherrard | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - John Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Brumbaugh (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sydney Golden (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Thomas Gafford (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Glenn Amaro (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - John Hoefer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eugene Phillips (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Donovan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Homer Mueller (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Defiance | John Hoefer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-50 |
| 11:39 | Bluffton | John Brown is fouled on the floor by John Hoefer - foul #4 on John Hoefer, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Stephen Adamson (SG) Robert Brumbaugh | |
| Subs | Defiance | Stephen Emory (PG), Kevin Campbell (SF) John Hoefer, David Donovan | |
| 11:24 | Bluffton | Thomas Gafford clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 11:22 | Defiance | Eugene Phillips pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 11:07 | Defiance | Homer Mueller is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Homer Mueller, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Bluffton | William Smith (C) Thomas Gafford | |
| Subs | Defiance | Lawrence Wiser (C) Homer Mueller | |
| 10:51 | Bluffton | Stephen Adamson misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Sanders - foul #3 on Robert Sanders, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Gilbert Obyrne (C) Robert Sanders | |
| 10:51 | Bluffton | Stephen Adamson makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 10:51 | Bluffton | Stephen Adamson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 10:34 | Defiance | Lawrence Wiser hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 10:33 | Bluffton | Stephen Adamson gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 10:19 | Bluffton | Sydney Golden is fouled on the floor by Kevin Campbell - foul #1 on Kevin Campbell, team foul #7 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Robert Brumbaugh (SG), Brad Sherrard (SF) Stephen Adamson, Glenn Amaro | |
| Subs | Defiance | David Donovan (SF) Gilbert Obyrne | |
| 10:19 | Bluffton | Sydney Golden makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 10:19 | Bluffton | Sydney Golden makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 09:57 | Defiance | Kevin Campbell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-50 |
| 09:56 | Defiance | Lawrence Wiser tips it back up and in | 56-52 |
| 09:38 | Bluffton | John Brown is fouled on the floor by Kevin Campbell - foul #2 on Kevin Campbell, team foul #8 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Thomas Gafford (PF) Sydney Golden | |
| Subs | Defiance | Robert Sanders (PF), Homer Mueller (C) Kevin Campbell, Lawrence Wiser | |
| 09:38 | Bluffton | John Brown makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 09:38 | Bluffton | John Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 09:17 | Defiance | Robert Sanders misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Thomas Gafford - foul #4 on Thomas Gafford, team foul #5 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Glenn Amaro (PF) Thomas Gafford | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 09:17 | Defiance | Robert Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 09:17 | Defiance | Robert Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 09:03 | Bluffton | John Brown connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from William Smith | 61-54 |
| 08:53 | Defiance | Homer Mueller knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Stephen Emory | 61-57 |
| 08:36 | Bluffton | Brad Sherrard drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by John Brown | 63-57 |
| 08:17 | Defiance | Eugene Phillips knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Stephen Emory | 63-59 |
| 07:48 | Bluffton | William Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 63-59 |
| 07:46 | Bluffton | The offensive rebound goes to Glenn Amaro | 63-59 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - John Brown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Brumbaugh (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brad Sherrard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Glenn Amaro (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Stephen Emory (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eugene Phillips (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Donovan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Homer Mueller (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Bluffton | Homer Mueller blocks the short jumper by Brad Sherrard | 63-59 |
| 07:36 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Homer Mueller | 63-59 |
| 07:11 | Defiance | Eugene Phillips's floater is tipped away by Glenn Amaro | 63-59 |
| 07:09 | Bluffton | Glenn Amaro gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| 07:04 | Bluffton | Eugene Phillips steps in front of the John Brown pass | 63-59 |
| 06:44 | Defiance | Robert Sanders misses the lay-in | 63-59 |
| 06:43 | Bluffton | Glenn Amaro pulls down the rebound | 63-59 |
| 06:38 | Bluffton | Homer Mueller takes the ball from Robert Brumbaugh | 63-59 |
| 06:09 | Defiance | Robert Sanders jams it | 63-61 |
| 05:47 | Bluffton | Glenn Amaro loses the ball out of bounds | 63-61 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Timothy Rittenberry (PG), Stephen Adamson (SG), Ronald Parker (SF), Thomas Gafford (PF), Sydney Golden (C) John Brown, Robert Brumbaugh, Brad Sherrard, Glenn Amaro, William Smith | |
| Subs | Defiance | John Hoefer (PG), William Pool (SG), Kevin Campbell (SF), Lawrence Wiser (PF), Gilbert Obyrne (C) Stephen Emory, Eugene Phillips, David Donovan, Robert Sanders, Homer Mueller | |
| 05:32 | Defiance | Kevin Campbell connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by William Pool | 63-64 |
| 05:24 | Bluffton | Timothy Rittenberry hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-64 |
| 05:23 | Bluffton | The offensive rebound goes to Sydney Golden | 63-64 |
| 05:11 | Bluffton | Lawrence Wiser swats the short shot by Stephen Adamson | 63-64 |
| 05:09 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Lawrence Wiser | 63-64 |
| 04:42 | Defiance | Lawrence Wiser can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 63-64 |
| 04:40 | Defiance | The offensive rebound goes to Gilbert Obyrne | 63-64 |
| 04:21 | Defiance | William Pool drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Kevin Campbell | 63-67 |
| 04:08 | Bluffton | Stephen Adamson comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Lawrence Wiser - foul #1 on Lawrence Wiser, team foul #9 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Bluffton | John Brown (PG) Timothy Rittenberry | |
| Subs | Defiance | Stephen Emory (SG), Homer Mueller (C) William Pool, Gilbert Obyrne | |
| 04:08 | Bluffton | Stephen Adamson makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 04:08 | Bluffton | Stephen Adamson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 03:54 | Defiance | John Hoefer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-67 |
| 03:53 | Bluffton | Stephen Adamson grabs the defensive rebound | 65-67 |
| 03:46 | Bluffton | Ronald Parker connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Sydney Golden | 67-67 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - John Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Stephen Adamson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Gafford (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Sydney Golden (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - John Hoefer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Stephen Emory (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kevin Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Wiser (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Homer Mueller (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Defiance | Kevin Campbell misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-67 |
| 03:26 | Bluffton | Stephen Adamson grabs the board | 67-67 |
| 03:21 | Bluffton | Stephen Adamson can't finish the layup | 67-67 |
| 03:19 | Defiance | Stephen Emory pulls down the rebound | 67-67 |
| 03:04 | Defiance | Kevin Campbell connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-70 |
| 02:46 | Bluffton | Ronald Parker is hacked by Stephen Emory - foul #2 on Stephen Emory, team foul #10 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Robert Brumbaugh (SG) Stephen Adamson | |
| Subs | Defiance | Eugene Phillips (SG), David Donovan (SF), Robert Sanders (PF) Stephen Emory, Kevin Campbell, Lawrence Wiser | |
| 02:46 | Bluffton | Ronald Parker misses the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 02:46 | Bluffton | Ronald Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 02:35 | Defiance | Robert Brumbaugh is called for the reach on David Donovan - foul #4 on Robert Brumbaugh, team foul #6 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Brad Sherrard (SF), Glenn Amaro (PF), William Smith (C) Ronald Parker, Thomas Gafford, Sydney Golden | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 02:17 | Defiance | William Smith blocks the short jumper by Eugene Phillips | 68-70 |
| 02:16 | Defiance | Robert Sanders tips it back up and in | 68-72 |
| 02:09 | Bluffton | John Brown misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 68-72 |
| 02:08 | Bluffton | Glenn Amaro grabs the offensive rebound | 68-72 |
| 01:42 | Bluffton | Robert Brumbaugh drills a 3 from the left corner | 71-72 |
| 01:31 | Defiance | Eugene Phillips clanks a 3 from the left corner | 71-72 |
| 01:30 | Bluffton | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 71-72 |
| 01:25 | Bluffton | Robert Brumbaugh misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-72 |
| 01:24 | Defiance | David Donovan grabs the defensive rebound | 71-72 |
| 00:57 | Defiance | Robert Sanders can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 71-72 |
| 00:56 | Bluffton | William Smith snags the defensive board | 71-72 |
| 00:49 | Bluffton | John Brown buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Glenn Amaro | 74-72 |
| 00:31 | Defiance | David Donovan misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Brown - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #7 | 74-72 |
| 00:31 | Defiance | David Donovan makes the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 00:31 | Defiance | David Donovan makes the 2nd free throw | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Bluffton | William Smith misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Sanders - foul #4 on Robert Sanders, team foul #11 | 74-74 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Thomas Gafford (PF) Glenn Amaro | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 00:11 | Bluffton | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 00:11 | Bluffton | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:05 | Defiance | John Hoefer hits a runner near the basket and he's fouled by John Brown - foul #2 on John Brown, team foul #8 | 76-76 |
| 00:05 | Defiance | John Hoefer makes the free throw | 76-77 |
| 00:05 | Bluffton | Bluffton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 76-77 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Bluffton | William Smith travels with the ball | 76-77 |