| Lineup | Franklin | PG - Randy Lee (fresh) SG - Bradford Ensley (fresh) SF - Marty Whitmore (fresh) PF - David Kaylor (fresh) C - Louis Asmus (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Kerry Adams (fresh) SG - Robert Craine (fresh) SF - Marshall Burleson (fresh) PF - Douglas Brooks (fresh) C - Kenneth Givens (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Franklin | Marty Whitmore wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Franklin | Franklin is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Franklin | Randy Lee misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Marshall Burleson | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Defiance | Kerry Adams buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Craine | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Franklin | Randy Lee is hacked by Kenneth Givens - foul #1 on Kenneth Givens, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Franklin | Marty Whitmore knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Randy Lee | 3-2 |
| 18:34 | Defiance | Robert Craine misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 3-2 |
| 18:33 | Defiance | Douglas Brooks tips it home | 3-4 |
| 18:27 | Franklin | Bradford Ensley scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Randy Lee | 6-4 |
| 18:10 | Defiance | Robert Craine hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Givens | 6-7 |
| 17:50 | Franklin | Bradford Ensley clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-7 |
| 17:49 | Franklin | Louis Asmus tips it back up and in | 8-7 |
| 17:35 | Defiance | Robert Craine makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Marshall Burleson | 8-9 |
| 17:18 | Franklin | Marty Whitmore buries a fadeaway from the left block | 10-9 |
| 17:02 | Defiance | Kenneth Givens drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Kerry Adams | 10-12 |
| 16:43 | Franklin | Kenneth Givens picks off the pass by Marty Whitmore | 10-12 |
| 16:17 | Defiance | Robert Craine hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Marty Whitmore - foul #1 on Marty Whitmore, team foul #1 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Franklin | Mark Nelson (PG), Robert Goralski (SG), Steven Beardsley (SF), Greg Gwin (PF), Floyd Davidson (C) Randy Lee, Bradford Ensley, Marty Whitmore, David Kaylor, Louis Asmus | |
| Subs | Defiance | Richard Newton (PF), Theodore Blake (C) Douglas Brooks, Kenneth Givens | |
| 16:17 | Defiance | Robert Craine misses the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 16:17 | Defiance | Robert Craine makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 15:55 | Franklin | Richard Newton takes the ball from Greg Gwin | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Franklin | PG - Mark Nelson (fresh) SG - Robert Goralski (fresh) SF - Steven Beardsley (fresh) PF - Greg Gwin (fresh) C - Floyd Davidson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Kerry Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Craine (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marshall Burleson (fresh) PF - Richard Newton (fresh) C - Theodore Blake (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Defiance | Mark Nelson steps in front of the Richard Newton pass | 10-13 |
| 15:24 | Franklin | Robert Goralski double dribbles | 10-13 |
| Subs | Franklin | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Walter Dell (SG), William Westbury (SF) Robert Craine, Marshall Burleson | |
| 15:05 | Defiance | Walter Dell is hacked by Floyd Davidson - foul #1 on Floyd Davidson, team foul #2 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Franklin | Bradford Ensley (SG) Steven Beardsley | |
| Subs | Defiance | Douglas Brooks (PF), Kenneth Givens (C) Richard Newton, Theodore Blake | |
| 14:50 | Defiance | Kerry Adams comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Floyd Davidson - foul #2 on Floyd Davidson, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Franklin | Marty Whitmore (SF), Steven Beardsley (C) Robert Goralski, Floyd Davidson | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 14:50 | Defiance | Kerry Adams misses the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 14:50 | Defiance | Kerry Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 14:50 | Franklin | Greg Gwin pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| 14:38 | Franklin | Greg Gwin can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 14:36 | Franklin | Marty Whitmore tips it back up and in | 12-13 |
| 14:15 | Defiance | Kenneth Givens can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 14:14 | Franklin | Marty Whitmore grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 14:08 | Franklin | Marty Whitmore misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 14:07 | Franklin | Greg Gwin misses the tip | 12-13 |
| 14:06 | Defiance | Kenneth Givens pulls down the rebound | 12-13 |
| 14:01 | Defiance | Kerry Adams misses the shot from just outside the lane | 12-13 |
| 14:00 | Franklin | Steven Beardsley pulls down the rebound | 12-13 |
| 13:56 | Franklin | Marty Whitmore misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 12-13 |
| 13:55 | Defiance | Douglas Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 13:38 | Defiance | Kerry Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-13 |
| Subs | Franklin | Randy Lee (PG), David Kaylor (PF), Louis Asmus (C) Mark Nelson, Greg Gwin, Steven Beardsley | |
| Subs | Defiance | Robert Craine (SG), Marshall Burleson (SF), Richard Newton (PF), Theodore Blake (C) Kerry Adams, William Westbury, Douglas Brooks, Kenneth Givens | |
| 13:36 | Franklin | Robert Craine steps in front of the Randy Lee pass in the backcourt | 12-13 |
| 13:29 | Defiance | Richard Newton can't finish the layup | 12-13 |
| 13:27 | Defiance | Marshall Burleson snags the offensive board | 12-13 |
| 13:11 | Defiance | Bradford Ensley steals the ball from Robert Craine | 12-13 |
| 13:06 | Franklin | Bradford Ensley misses long on a 3 from straight away | 12-13 |
| 13:04 | Franklin | Marty Whitmore hits the follow up shot | 14-13 |
| 12:46 | Defiance | Robert Craine knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Walter Dell | 14-16 |
| 12:31 | Franklin | David Kaylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-16 |
| Subs | Franklin | Robert Goralski (SG), Steven Beardsley (SF) Bradford Ensley, Marty Whitmore | |
| Subs | Defiance | Kerry Adams (PG), Douglas Brooks (PF), Kenneth Givens (C) Walter Dell, Richard Newton, Theodore Blake | |
| 12:12 | Defiance | Robert Craine comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-16 |
| 12:11 | Franklin | Steven Beardsley grabs the board | 14-16 |
| 12:04 | Franklin | Louis Asmus can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Kenneth Givens - foul #2 on Kenneth Givens, team foul #2 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Franklin | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Richard Newton (C) Kenneth Givens | |
| 12:04 | Franklin | Louis Asmus makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 12:04 | Franklin | Louis Asmus makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 11:49 | Defiance | Steven Beardsley takes the ball from Marshall Burleson | 16-16 |
| Lineup | Franklin | PG - Randy Lee (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Goralski (fresh) SF - Steven Beardsley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Kaylor (fresh) C - Louis Asmus (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Kerry Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Craine (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marshall Burleson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Douglas Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Newton (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Franklin | David Kaylor is hacked by Kerry Adams - foul #1 on Kerry Adams, team foul #3 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Franklin | Mark Nelson (SG), Greg Gwin (PF) David Kaylor, Louis Asmus | |
| Subs | Defiance | Walter Dell (SF) Marshall Burleson | |
| 11:08 | Franklin | Steven Beardsley loses the dribble to Kerry Adams | 16-16 |
| 11:05 | Defiance | Douglas Brooks misses the dunk attempt | 16-16 |
| 11:04 | Franklin | Steven Beardsley pulls down the rebound | 16-16 |
| 10:55 | Franklin | Robert Goralski double dribbles | 16-16 |
| Subs | Franklin | Bradford Ensley (SG), David Kaylor (PF) Randy Lee, Steven Beardsley | |
| Subs | Defiance | William Westbury (SF), Theodore Blake (C) Robert Craine, Douglas Brooks | |
| 10:42 | Defiance | Robert Goralski is called for the reach on William Westbury - foul #1 on Robert Goralski, team foul #4 | 16-16 |
| 10:27 | Defiance | William Westbury misses the 3 from straight away | 16-16 |
| 10:25 | Defiance | Richard Newton grabs the offensive board | 16-16 |
| 10:09 | Defiance | Greg Gwin steps in front of the William Westbury pass | 16-16 |
| 09:55 | Franklin | David Kaylor misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 16-16 |
| 09:54 | Defiance | Walter Dell gets the rebound | 16-16 |
| 09:42 | Defiance | Walter Dell misses short on a 3 from straight away | 16-16 |
| 09:41 | Defiance | Richard Newton tips it but misses | 16-16 |
| 09:39 | Defiance | Theodore Blake gets the offensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 09:25 | Defiance | David Kaylor is called for the reach on Kerry Adams - foul #1 on David Kaylor, team foul #5 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Franklin | Charles Laster (SG), Marty Whitmore (SF), Steven Beardsley (PF), Louis Asmus (C) Bradford Ensley, Robert Goralski, David Kaylor, Greg Gwin | |
| Subs | Defiance | Robert Craine (SG), Marshall Burleson (SF), Douglas Brooks (PF) Walter Dell, William Westbury, Richard Newton | |
| 09:13 | Defiance | Kerry Adams is fouled on the floor by Mark Nelson - foul #1 on Mark Nelson, team foul #6 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Franklin | Randy Lee (PG) Mark Nelson | |
| Subs | Defiance | Wendell Foss (PG) Kerry Adams | |
| 09:05 | Defiance | Robert Craine clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-16 |
| 09:04 | Franklin | Steven Beardsley snags the defensive board | 16-16 |
| 08:56 | Franklin | Louis Asmus drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Randy Lee | 18-16 |
| 08:42 | Defiance | Marshall Burleson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Wendell Foss | 18-18 |
| 08:29 | Franklin | Steven Beardsley knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Charles Laster | 20-18 |
| 08:09 | Defiance | Theodore Blake misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Louis Asmus - foul #1 on Louis Asmus, team foul #7 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Franklin | Bradford Ensley (SG) Charles Laster | |
| Subs | Defiance | Kerry Adams (PG), William Westbury (PF) Wendell Foss, Douglas Brooks | |
| 08:09 | Defiance | Theodore Blake makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 08:09 | Defiance | Theodore Blake misses the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 08:09 | Franklin | Steven Beardsley grabs the board | 20-19 |
| 08:04 | Franklin | Bradford Ensley scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Steven Beardsley | 23-19 |
| 07:44 | Defiance | Kerry Adams misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Bradford Ensley - foul #1 on Bradford Ensley, team foul #8 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Franklin | Mark Nelson (PG), Greg Gwin (PF) Randy Lee, Steven Beardsley | |
| Subs | Defiance | Richard Newton (C) Theodore Blake | |
| 07:44 | Defiance | Kerry Adams makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 07:44 | Defiance | Kerry Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| Lineup | Franklin | PG - Mark Nelson (fresh) SG - Bradford Ensley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Marty Whitmore (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Greg Gwin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Louis Asmus (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Kerry Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Craine (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marshall Burleson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Westbury (fresh) C - Richard Newton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Franklin | William Westbury swats the layup by Greg Gwin | 23-21 |
| 07:25 | Defiance | Marshall Burleson snags the defensive board | 23-21 |
| 07:20 | Defiance | Bradford Ensley is called for the reach on Kerry Adams - foul #2 on Bradford Ensley, team foul #9 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Franklin | Robert Goralski (SG), David Kaylor (PF) Bradford Ensley, Louis Asmus | |
| Subs | Defiance | Walter Dell (SG) Robert Craine | |
| 07:20 | Defiance | Kerry Adams makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 07:20 | Defiance | Kerry Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 07:20 | Franklin | Greg Gwin grabs the board | 23-22 |
| 07:03 | Franklin | Kerry Adams steals the ball from Robert Goralski | 23-22 |
| 06:52 | Defiance | Kerry Adams makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by William Westbury | 23-25 |
| 06:28 | Franklin | Robert Goralski misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 23-25 |
| 06:26 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Kerry Adams | 23-25 |
| 06:12 | Defiance | William Westbury drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Walter Dell and the foul's on David Kaylor - foul #2 on David Kaylor, team foul #10 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Franklin | Randy Lee (PG), Steven Beardsley (PF), Louis Asmus (C) Marty Whitmore, David Kaylor, Greg Gwin | |
| Subs | Defiance | Robert Craine (SG), Douglas Brooks (PF), Theodore Blake (C) Walter Dell, Marshall Burleson, Richard Newton | |
| 06:12 | Defiance | William Westbury misses the free throw | 23-27 |
| 06:12 | Franklin | Louis Asmus snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| 05:53 | Franklin | Louis Asmus makes the driving attempt near the basket | 25-27 |
| 05:44 | Defiance | Theodore Blake misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 05:43 | Franklin | Steven Beardsley grabs the board | 25-27 |
| 05:37 | Franklin | Randy Lee buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Goralski | 27-27 |
| 05:27 | Defiance | Louis Asmus steals it from Theodore Blake | 27-27 |
| 05:07 | Franklin | Robert Goralski drills a shot from the left block set up by Randy Lee and he's hacked by William Westbury - foul #1 on William Westbury, team foul #4 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Franklin | John Graves (SF) Mark Nelson | |
| Subs | Defiance | Walter Dell (SF), Richard Newton (C) William Westbury, Theodore Blake | |
| 05:07 | Franklin | Robert Goralski makes the free throw | 30-27 |
| 04:45 | Defiance | Kerry Adams hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Robert Craine | 30-29 |
| 04:40 | Franklin | Randy Lee misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kerry Adams - foul #2 on Kerry Adams, team foul #5 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Franklin | Greg Gwin (PF) Steven Beardsley | |
| Subs | Defiance | Thomas Fish (SG), Marshall Burleson (SF) Kerry Adams, Robert Craine | |
| 04:40 | Franklin | Randy Lee makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 04:40 | Franklin | Randy Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 04:14 | Defiance | Richard Newton comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Greg Gwin - foul #1 on Greg Gwin, team foul #11 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Franklin | Charles Laster (PG), Marty Whitmore (SF) Randy Lee, John Graves | |
| Subs | Defiance | Theodore Blake (C) Douglas Brooks | |
| 04:14 | Defiance | Richard Newton makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 04:14 | Defiance | Richard Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 04:04 | Franklin | Louis Asmus can't finish the layup | 32-31 |
| 04:03 | Franklin | Greg Gwin tips it but misses | 32-31 |
| 04:01 | Defiance | Theodore Blake snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 03:44 | Defiance | Theodore Blake clanks a 3 from straight away | 32-31 |
| 03:43 | Franklin | Robert Goralski snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| Lineup | Franklin | PG - Charles Laster (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Goralski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marty Whitmore (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Greg Gwin (fresh) 4 reb. C - Louis Asmus (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Walter Dell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Fish (fresh) SF - Marshall Burleson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Newton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Theodore Blake (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Franklin | Marty Whitmore makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Goralski | 34-31 |
| 03:30 | Defiance | Theodore Blake comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 34-31 |
| 03:29 | Franklin | Robert Goralski gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 03:23 | Franklin | Marty Whitmore hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Walter Dell - foul #1 on Walter Dell, team foul #6 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Franklin | Mark Nelson (PG), Bradford Ensley (SG), David Kaylor (PF), Floyd Davidson (C) Charles Laster, Robert Goralski, Greg Gwin, Louis Asmus | |
| Subs | Defiance | Kerry Adams (PG), Robert Craine (SG), William Westbury (PF), Kenneth Givens (C) Walter Dell, Thomas Fish, Richard Newton, Theodore Blake | |
| 03:23 | Franklin | Marty Whitmore makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 03:23 | Franklin | Marty Whitmore makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 02:56 | Defiance | Kerry Adams scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Craine | 36-34 |
| 02:41 | Franklin | Kenneth Givens steps in front of the Bradford Ensley pass | 36-34 |
| 02:22 | Defiance | Mark Nelson is called for the reach on Kerry Adams - foul #2 on Mark Nelson, team foul #12 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Franklin | Randy Lee (PG), Steven Beardsley (SF) Mark Nelson, Marty Whitmore | |
| Subs | Defiance | Walter Dell (SF), Douglas Brooks (PF) Marshall Burleson, William Westbury | |
| 02:22 | Defiance | Kerry Adams makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 02:22 | Defiance | Kerry Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 02:12 | Franklin | Bradford Ensley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 02:10 | Defiance | Kenneth Givens grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 01:57 | Defiance | Douglas Brooks scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert Craine | 36-39 |
| 01:34 | Franklin | Floyd Davidson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 01:33 | Franklin | Steven Beardsley grabs the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 01:28 | Franklin | Floyd Davidson hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-39 |
| 01:22 | Defiance | Kerry Adams can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-39 |
| 01:20 | Franklin | Floyd Davidson grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 01:15 | Franklin | Bradford Ensley clanks a 3 from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 01:13 | Franklin | Steven Beardsley can't tip it in | 38-39 |
| 01:12 | Franklin | Floyd Davidson pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 01:01 | Franklin | David Kaylor misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-39 |
| 01:00 | Defiance | Kenneth Givens pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 00:44 | Defiance | Douglas Brooks scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Kerry Adams | 38-42 |
| 00:28 | Franklin | Randy Lee's pass is intercepted by Douglas Brooks | 38-42 |
| 00:00 | Defiance | Kerry Adams hits a jump hook in the paint | 38-44 |