| Lineup | Lakeland | PG - Dewey Widger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Williams (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Douglas Pinter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Shears (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - James Dittmar (fresh) 7 pts. SG - William Gerling (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Grear (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lawrence Dolin (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Matsuda (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio Northern | Jerry Grear inbounds the ball | 31-37 |
| Game Plan | Lakeland | Lakeland is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Ohio Northern | James Dittmar hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 31-37 |
| 19:44 | Ohio Northern | Lawrence Dolin snags the offensive board | 31-37 |
| 19:20 | Ohio Northern | William Gerling connects on the 3 from the left wing | 31-40 |
| 19:02 | Lakeland | James Jackson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 31-40 |
| 19:00 | Ohio Northern | Richard Matsuda snags the defensive board | 31-40 |
| 18:42 | Ohio Northern | Lawrence Dolin loses the dribble to Dewey Widger | 31-40 |
| 18:31 | Lakeland | William Gerling is called for the reach on Dewey Widger - foul #3 on William Gerling, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Lakeland | | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Harold Achenbach (SG) William Gerling | |
| 18:02 | Lakeland | Richard Matsuda takes the ball from Dewey Widger | 31-40 |
| 17:50 | Ohio Northern | Lawrence Dolin misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Douglas Pinter - foul #2 on Douglas Pinter, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| 17:50 | Ohio Northern | Lawrence Dolin makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 17:50 | Ohio Northern | Lawrence Dolin misses the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 17:50 | Lakeland | Douglas Pinter gets the rebound | 31-41 |
| 17:28 | Lakeland | Dewey Widger hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Douglas Pinter | 33-41 |
| 17:01 | Ohio Northern | Richard Matsuda misses short on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Douglas Pinter - foul #3 on Douglas Pinter, team foul #2 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Lakeland | Edward Sibley (PG), Thomas Pierce (SF), Richard Jensen (PF), William Laplante (C) Dewey Widger, Stephen Williams, Douglas Pinter, Patrick Shears | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Larry Stark (SG), Marvin Days (SF) James Dittmar, Jerry Grear | |
| 17:01 | Ohio Northern | Richard Matsuda makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 17:01 | Ohio Northern | Richard Matsuda makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 16:37 | Lakeland | Richard Jensen knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Pierce and he's fouled by Richard Matsuda - foul #3 on Richard Matsuda, team foul #2 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Lakeland | Lloyd Young (C) James Jackson | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Brent Dirksen (PF), John Heffner (C) Lawrence Dolin, Richard Matsuda | |
| 16:37 | Lakeland | Richard Jensen makes the free throw | 36-43 |
| 16:11 | Ohio Northern | Marvin Days hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by William Laplante - foul #3 on William Laplante, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Lakeland | Michael Pou (SG) William Laplante | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | | |
| 16:11 | Ohio Northern | Marvin Days makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 16:11 | Ohio Northern | Marvin Days misses the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 16:11 | Ohio Northern | John Heffner grabs the offensive board | 36-44 |
| 15:58 | Ohio Northern | Brent Dirksen misses the 3 from straight away | 36-44 |
| 15:57 | Lakeland | Lloyd Young grabs the board | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Lakeland | PG - Edward Sibley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Pou (fresh) SF - Thomas Pierce (fresh) PF - Richard Jensen (fresh) 10 pts. C - Lloyd Young (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Harold Achenbach (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Stark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Days (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brent Dirksen (fresh) C - John Heffner (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Lakeland | Brent Dirksen denies the turnaround by Michael Pou | 36-44 |
| 15:43 | Ohio Northern | Harold Achenbach pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 15:38 | Ohio Northern | Harold Achenbach blows the layup but he's hacked by Edward Sibley - foul #1 on Edward Sibley, team foul #4 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Lakeland | James Jackson (SG), Stephen Williams (SF), Douglas Pinter (PF), William Laplante (C) Michael Pou, Thomas Pierce, Richard Jensen, Lloyd Young | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | William Gerling (SG), Jerry Grear (SF), Lawrence Dolin (PF) Larry Stark, Marvin Days, Brent Dirksen | |
| 15:38 | Ohio Northern | Harold Achenbach makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 15:38 | Ohio Northern | Harold Achenbach misses the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 15:38 | Lakeland | Douglas Pinter grabs the defensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 15:22 | Lakeland | Stephen Williams is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Stephen Williams, team foul #5 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Lakeland | Dewey Widger (PG) Edward Sibley | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | James Dittmar (PG), Richard Matsuda (C) Harold Achenbach, John Heffner | |
| 14:59 | Ohio Northern | James Dittmar comes up short on the jumper from close range | 36-45 |
| 14:57 | Lakeland | William Laplante snags the defensive board | 36-45 |
| 14:43 | Lakeland | 3 seconds is called on Douglas Pinter | 36-45 |
| Subs | Lakeland | Patrick Shears (C) William Laplante | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | | |
| 14:23 | Ohio Northern | Jerry Grear's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-45 |
| 14:02 | Lakeland | Stephen Williams misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-45 |
| 14:01 | Ohio Northern | James Dittmar gets the rebound | 36-45 |
| 13:39 | Ohio Northern | Richard Matsuda's floater is tipped away by Douglas Pinter | 36-45 |
| 13:38 | Lakeland | James Jackson grabs the board | 36-45 |
| 13:24 | Lakeland | James Jackson loses the dribble to James Dittmar | 36-45 |
| 13:21 | Ohio Northern | James Dittmar lays it in | 36-47 |
| 12:56 | Lakeland | Stephen Williams clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-47 |
| 12:54 | Lakeland | James Jackson tips it but misses | 36-47 |
| 12:52 | Lakeland | James Jackson misses the tip | 36-47 |
| 12:51 | Ohio Northern | Richard Matsuda pulls down the rebound | 36-47 |
| 12:30 | Ohio Northern | Lawrence Dolin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-47 |
| 12:29 | Ohio Northern | Richard Matsuda can't tip it in | 36-47 |
| 12:28 | Lakeland | The rebound goes to Douglas Pinter | 36-47 |
| 12:22 | Lakeland | Stephen Williams lays it up and in set up by Dewey Widger and the foul's on Richard Matsuda - foul #4 on Richard Matsuda, team foul #3 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Lakeland | Edward Sibley (PG), Richard Jensen (SG), William Laplante (PF), Lloyd Young (C) Dewey Widger, James Jackson, Douglas Pinter, Patrick Shears | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Harold Achenbach (PG), Larry Stark (SG), Marvin Days (SF), Brent Dirksen (PF), John Heffner (C) James Dittmar, William Gerling, Jerry Grear, Lawrence Dolin, Richard Matsuda | |
| 12:22 | Lakeland | Stephen Williams makes the free throw | 39-47 |
| 12:07 | Ohio Northern | John Heffner comes up short on the floater in the paint | 39-47 |
| 12:06 | Lakeland | Richard Jensen pulls down the rebound | 39-47 |
| 11:56 | Lakeland | William Laplante connects on the shot from the left wing | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Lakeland | PG - Edward Sibley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Jensen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stephen Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - William Laplante (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Lloyd Young (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Harold Achenbach (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Stark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Days (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brent Dirksen (fresh) C - John Heffner (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Ohio Northern | Brent Dirksen misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 41-47 |
| 11:30 | Lakeland | Richard Jensen grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 11:18 | Lakeland | Stephen Williams misses long on a runner from the left block | 41-47 |
| 11:17 | Ohio Northern | The rebound goes to John Heffner | 41-47 |
| 11:07 | Ohio Northern | Larry Stark is hacked by Richard Jensen - foul #1 on Richard Jensen, team foul #6 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Lakeland | Thomas Pierce (SF) Stephen Williams | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | James Dittmar (PG) Brent Dirksen | |
| 11:00 | Ohio Northern | Edward Sibley takes the ball from Larry Stark | 41-47 |
| 10:45 | Lakeland | Richard Jensen knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Edward Sibley | 44-47 |
| 10:41 | Ohio Northern | Lloyd Young is called for the reach on John Heffner - foul #1 on Lloyd Young, team foul #7 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Lakeland | James Jackson (SG) Lloyd Young | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | William Gerling (SG), Jerry Grear (SF), Lawrence Dolin (PF) Larry Stark, Harold Achenbach, Marvin Days | |
| 10:41 | Ohio Northern | John Heffner misses the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 10:41 | Lakeland | Richard Jensen grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 10:21 | Lakeland | Richard Jensen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-47 |
| 10:20 | Ohio Northern | John Heffner pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| 10:13 | Ohio Northern | John Heffner misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-47 |
| 10:12 | Lakeland | James Jackson snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 10:08 | Lakeland | William Laplante is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on William Laplante, team foul #8 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Lakeland | Dewey Widger (PG), Douglas Pinter (PF), Patrick Shears (C) Edward Sibley, Richard Jensen, William Laplante | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Marvin Days (C) John Heffner | |
| 09:53 | Ohio Northern | Lawrence Dolin connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by James Dittmar | 44-49 |
| 09:33 | Lakeland | James Dittmar takes the ball from Patrick Shears | 44-49 |
| 09:30 | Ohio Northern | James Dittmar banks in the layup | 44-51 |
| 09:09 | Lakeland | Patrick Shears is hacked by Marvin Days - foul #1 on Marvin Days, team foul #4 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Lakeland | | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Harold Achenbach (SF) Jerry Grear | |
| 08:58 | Lakeland | James Jackson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-51 |
| 08:56 | Lakeland | Patrick Shears tips it home | 46-51 |
| 08:35 | Ohio Northern | Harold Achenbach buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by William Gerling | 46-53 |
| 08:21 | Lakeland | Thomas Pierce misses the floater from the right side | 46-53 |
| 08:19 | Ohio Northern | Harold Achenbach snags the defensive board | 46-53 |
| 08:04 | Ohio Northern | Harold Achenbach can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 46-53 |
| 08:03 | Lakeland | Patrick Shears pulls down the rebound | 46-53 |
| 07:42 | Lakeland | James Jackson comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-53 |
| 07:41 | Lakeland | Patrick Shears tips it in | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Lakeland | PG - Dewey Widger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Pierce (fairly fresh) PF - Douglas Pinter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Patrick Shears (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - James Dittmar (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Gerling (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harold Achenbach (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lawrence Dolin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Marvin Days (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Ohio Northern | Lawrence Dolin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 07:19 | Lakeland | Patrick Shears grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 07:09 | Lakeland | Thomas Pierce misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-53 |
| 07:07 | Lakeland | Douglas Pinter grabs the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 07:02 | Lakeland | Dewey Widger scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Patrick Shears | 51-53 |
| 06:40 | Ohio Northern | Marvin Days misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 06:39 | Lakeland | The rebound goes to Douglas Pinter | 51-53 |
| 06:16 | Lakeland | Douglas Pinter hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Dewey Widger | 53-53 |
| 06:04 | Ohio Northern | Marvin Days misses the dunk | 53-53 |
| 06:03 | Lakeland | Douglas Pinter grabs the board | 53-53 |
| 05:42 | Lakeland | Douglas Pinter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 53-53 |
| 05:41 | Ohio Northern | The rebound goes to Lawrence Dolin | 53-53 |
| 05:41 | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-53 |
| Subs | Lakeland | Edward Sibley (PG), Richard Jensen (SG), Stephen Williams (SF), William Laplante (PF), Lloyd Young (C) Dewey Widger, James Jackson, Thomas Pierce, Douglas Pinter, Patrick Shears | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Larry Stark (SG), Jerry Grear (SF), Richard Matsuda (C) James Dittmar, William Gerling, Marvin Days | |
| 05:35 | Ohio Northern | Richard Jensen steals the ball from Harold Achenbach in the backcourt | 53-53 |
| 05:20 | Lakeland | Richard Jensen makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Edward Sibley | 56-53 |
| 05:04 | Ohio Northern | Jerry Grear comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 56-53 |
| 05:03 | Ohio Northern | Harold Achenbach gets the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 04:46 | Ohio Northern | Harold Achenbach is hacked by Richard Jensen - foul #2 on Richard Jensen, team foul #9 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Lakeland | | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | John Heffner (PF) Lawrence Dolin | |
| 04:46 | Ohio Northern | Harold Achenbach makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 04:46 | Ohio Northern | Harold Achenbach makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 04:30 | Lakeland | Lloyd Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-55 |
| 04:02 | Ohio Northern | Harold Achenbach drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Jerry Grear | 56-57 |
| 03:40 | Lakeland | Richard Jensen is hacked by John Heffner - foul #2 on John Heffner, team foul #5 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Lakeland | James Jackson (SG), Douglas Pinter (PF) Richard Jensen, Lloyd Young | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | James Dittmar (PG), William Gerling (SG) Harold Achenbach, Larry Stark | |
| Lineup | Lakeland | PG - Edward Sibley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Williams (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Douglas Pinter (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - William Laplante (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - James Dittmar (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Gerling (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Grear (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Heffner (fresh) 6 reb. C - Richard Matsuda (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Lakeland | James Jackson makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-57 |
| 02:57 | Ohio Northern | Jerry Grear clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-57 |
| 02:56 | Ohio Northern | Richard Matsuda gets the offensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 02:41 | Ohio Northern | William Gerling misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 59-57 |
| 02:40 | Lakeland | William Laplante gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| 02:40 | Lakeland | Lakeland calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-57 |
| Subs | Lakeland | Dewey Widger (PG), Patrick Shears (C) Edward Sibley, William Laplante | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Lawrence Dolin (PF) John Heffner | |
| 02:18 | Lakeland | A charge is called on Patrick Shears - foul #1 on Patrick Shears, team foul #10 | 59-57 |
| 01:59 | Ohio Northern | Richard Matsuda connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Dittmar | 59-60 |
| 01:38 | Lakeland | Patrick Shears is fouled on the floor by Richard Matsuda - foul #5 on Richard Matsuda, team foul #6 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Lakeland | | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | John Heffner (C) Richard Matsuda | |
| 01:18 | Lakeland | Douglas Pinter is denied on a layup by John Heffner | 59-60 |
| 01:16 | Ohio Northern | The rebound goes to John Heffner | 59-60 |
| 01:12 | Ohio Northern | William Gerling makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Dittmar | 59-62 |
| 00:52 | Lakeland | Douglas Pinter can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 59-62 |
| 00:51 | Ohio Northern | John Heffner snags the defensive board | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Lakeland | Lakeland is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Ohio Northern | James Dittmar misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Stephen Williams - foul #3 on Stephen Williams, team foul #11 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Lakeland | | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Harold Achenbach (SF) Jerry Grear | |
| 00:24 | Ohio Northern | James Dittmar misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:24 | Ohio Northern | James Dittmar makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Lakeland | Lakeland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Lakeland | Dewey Widger can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-63 |
| 00:16 | Ohio Northern | Lawrence Dolin grabs the board | 59-63 |
| 00:16 | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Lakeland | Lakeland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Ohio Northern | William Gerling is hacked by James Jackson in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Jackson, team foul #12 | 59-63 |
| 00:14 | Ohio Northern | William Gerling makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:14 | Ohio Northern | William Gerling misses the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:14 | Lakeland | Douglas Pinter grabs the board | 59-64 |
| 00:06 | Lakeland | Dewey Widger comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-64 |
| 00:05 | Ohio Northern | Lawrence Dolin grabs the defensive rebound | 59-64 |
| 00:05 | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-64 |
| Subs | Lakeland | | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Larry Stark (PG), Jerry Grear (SF) James Dittmar, Harold Achenbach | |
| 00:04 | Ohio Northern | Dewey Widger is called for the reach on William Gerling in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dewey Widger, team foul #13 | 59-64 |
| 00:04 | Ohio Northern | William Gerling misses the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:04 | Ohio Northern | William Gerling makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:00 | Lakeland | James Jackson comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 59-65 |