| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Richard Billups (fresh) SG - Anthony Underwood (fresh) SF - Douglas Tate (fresh) PF - John Newman (fresh) C - Percy Summers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Bruce Galentine (fresh) SG - Patrick Munro (fresh) SF - Ernest Wright (fresh) PF - Tom Lefebvre (fresh) C - Eric Butler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Howard Payne | Percy Summers wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Howard Payne | The pull-up jumper by Richard Billups is blocked by Patrick Munro | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Howard Payne | Percy Summers hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Ohio Northern | Tom Lefebvre misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by John Newman - foul #1 on John Newman, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Ohio Northern | Tom Lefebvre makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:10 | Ohio Northern | Tom Lefebvre makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | Howard Payne | John Newman banks in the layup set up by Richard Billups and he's fouled by Eric Butler - foul #1 on Eric Butler, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 19:02 | Howard Payne | John Newman misses the free throw | 4-2 |
| 19:02 | Ohio Northern | The rebound goes to Tom Lefebvre | 4-2 |
| 18:53 | Ohio Northern | Bruce Galentine is fouled on the floor by Richard Billups - foul #1 on Richard Billups, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 18:44 | Ohio Northern | Patrick Munro buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 18:28 | Howard Payne | John Newman jams it on a nice dish by Percy Summers | 6-5 |
| 18:26 | Ohio Northern | Patrick Munro is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Billups - foul #2 on Richard Billups, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Len Thompson (PG) Richard Billups | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | | |
| 18:20 | Ohio Northern | Patrick Munro drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-8 |
| 17:55 | Howard Payne | Anthony Underwood misses long on a 3 from straight away | 6-8 |
| 17:54 | Ohio Northern | Bruce Galentine grabs the defensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 17:47 | Ohio Northern | Tom Lefebvre throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-8 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Edwin Griffin (SG), Ronald Synder (SF), Alex Divers (PF), John Dillard (C) Anthony Underwood, Douglas Tate, John Newman, Percy Summers | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | | |
| 17:24 | Howard Payne | John Dillard hits the finger roll on a great pass from Alex Divers | 8-8 |
| 17:19 | Ohio Northern | Ronald Synder picks off the pass by Bruce Galentine in the backcourt | 8-8 |
| 17:02 | Howard Payne | John Dillard misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Ernest Wright - foul #1 on Ernest Wright, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Jimmie Whitley (SG) Len Thompson | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Harold Peterson (SF), Johnathan Perkins (PF), Allan Henry (C) Ernest Wright, Tom Lefebvre, Eric Butler | |
| 17:02 | Howard Payne | John Dillard makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 17:02 | Howard Payne | John Dillard makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 16:42 | Ohio Northern | Harold Peterson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Bruce Galentine | 10-11 |
| 16:34 | Howard Payne | Alex Divers hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 16:32 | Howard Payne | Edwin Griffin pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 16:13 | Howard Payne | Ronald Synder hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 10-11 |
| 16:12 | Ohio Northern | Johnathan Perkins pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| 15:46 | Ohio Northern | Allan Henry is wide open but clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 10-11 |
| 15:45 | Howard Payne | Alex Divers pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Edwin Griffin (fairly fresh) SG - Jimmie Whitley (fairly fresh) SF - Ronald Synder (fairly fresh) PF - John Dillard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Alex Divers (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Bruce Galentine (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Munro (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Harold Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Johnathan Perkins (fresh) C - Allan Henry (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Howard Payne | Alex Divers clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 10-11 |
| 15:25 | Ohio Northern | Allan Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 15:09 | Ohio Northern | Allan Henry misses short on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Alex Divers - foul #1 on Alex Divers, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Len Thompson (PG), Anthony Underwood (SG), Douglas Tate (SF), John Newman (PF), Percy Summers (C) Edwin Griffin, Jimmie Whitley, Ronald Synder, John Dillard, Alex Divers | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Don Lim (SG), Ernest Wright (SF), Melvin Graham (PF), Eric Butler (C) Bruce Galentine, Patrick Munro, Harold Peterson, Johnathan Perkins | |
| 15:09 | Ohio Northern | Allan Henry makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 15:09 | Ohio Northern | Allan Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 14:48 | Howard Payne | Anthony Underwood can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 14:47 | Howard Payne | John Newman tips it home | 12-13 |
| 14:36 | Ohio Northern | Don Lim misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 14:34 | Ohio Northern | Ernest Wright snags the offensive board | 12-13 |
| 14:18 | Ohio Northern | Allan Henry misses long on a 3 from straight away | 12-13 |
| 14:16 | Ohio Northern | Eric Butler misses the tip | 12-13 |
| 14:15 | Howard Payne | John Newman grabs the board | 12-13 |
| 14:10 | Howard Payne | Douglas Tate slams it home on a great pass from Percy Summers | 14-13 |
| 14:06 | Ohio Northern | Percy Summers steals the ball from Allan Henry in the backcourt | 14-13 |
| 13:51 | Howard Payne | John Newman can't finish the layup | 14-13 |
| 13:49 | Ohio Northern | Melvin Graham grabs the board | 14-13 |
| 13:31 | Ohio Northern | Melvin Graham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-13 |
| 13:30 | Howard Payne | Douglas Tate grabs the board | 14-13 |
| 13:14 | Howard Payne | Douglas Tate blows the layup but the foul's on Eric Butler - foul #2 on Eric Butler, team foul #3 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Harold Peterson (PG), Patrick Munro (SG), Everett Reinhardt (SF), Tom Lefebvre (PF), Johnathan Perkins (C) Allan Henry, Don Lim, Ernest Wright, Melvin Graham, Eric Butler | |
| 13:14 | Howard Payne | Douglas Tate misses the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 13:14 | Howard Payne | Douglas Tate misses the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 13:14 | Ohio Northern | Tom Lefebvre snags the defensive board | 14-13 |
| 12:57 | Ohio Northern | Tom Lefebvre is hacked by Percy Summers - foul #1 on Percy Summers, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Bruce Galentine (PG) Everett Reinhardt | |
| 12:43 | Ohio Northern | Bruce Galentine scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 14-15 |
| 12:27 | Howard Payne | Anthony Underwood misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Harold Peterson - foul #1 on Harold Peterson, team foul #4 | 14-15 |
| 12:27 | Howard Payne | Anthony Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 12:27 | Howard Payne | Anthony Underwood makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 12:03 | Ohio Northern | Harold Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-15 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Jimmie Whitley (SF), Alex Divers (PF) Douglas Tate, John Newman | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Everett Reinhardt (SF), Allan Henry (C) Harold Peterson, Johnathan Perkins | |
| 11:38 | Howard Payne | Alex Divers is fouled on the floor by Allan Henry - foul #1 on Allan Henry, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Ronald Synder (SF) Anthony Underwood | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Don Lim (SG), Melvin Graham (C) Patrick Munro, Allan Henry | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Len Thompson (tiring) SG - Jimmie Whitley (fresh) SF - Ronald Synder (fresh) PF - Alex Divers (fresh) C - Percy Summers (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Bruce Galentine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Lim (fresh) SF - Everett Reinhardt (fresh) PF - Tom Lefebvre (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Melvin Graham (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Howard Payne | Alex Divers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-15 |
| 11:06 | Ohio Northern | Don Lim misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-15 |
| 11:04 | Ohio Northern | Melvin Graham gets the offensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 10:48 | Ohio Northern | Tom Lefebvre hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Len Thompson - foul #1 on Len Thompson, team foul #6 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Edwin Griffin (PG), Anthony Underwood (SG), John Newman (PF), John Dillard (C) Len Thompson, Jimmie Whitley, Alex Divers, Percy Summers | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Harold Peterson (PG), Patrick Munro (SG), Johnathan Perkins (C) Bruce Galentine, Everett Reinhardt, Melvin Graham | |
| 10:48 | Ohio Northern | Tom Lefebvre misses the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:48 | Ohio Northern | Tom Lefebvre makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 10:40 | Howard Payne | Patrick Munro takes the ball from John Dillard | 16-16 |
| 10:23 | Ohio Northern | Patrick Munro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-16 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Douglas Tate (SF) Ronald Synder | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Ernest Wright (SF), Allan Henry (C) Don Lim, Tom Lefebvre | |
| 10:01 | Howard Payne | Edwin Griffin double dribbles | 16-16 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Percy Summers (C) John Newman | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Melvin Graham (C) Allan Henry | |
| 09:47 | Ohio Northern | Ernest Wright misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Edwin Griffin - foul #1 on Edwin Griffin, team foul #7 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Alex Divers (PF) John Dillard | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Bruce Galentine (PG), Tom Lefebvre (PF) Harold Peterson, Johnathan Perkins | |
| 09:47 | Ohio Northern | Ernest Wright makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:47 | Ohio Northern | Ernest Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:47 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Alex Divers | 16-17 |
| 09:26 | Howard Payne | Percy Summers misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 16-17 |
| 09:24 | Howard Payne | Alex Divers tips it back up and in | 18-17 |
| 09:00 | Ohio Northern | Tom Lefebvre misses long on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Percy Summers - foul #2 on Percy Summers, team foul #8 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Len Thompson (PG), John Newman (PF) Edwin Griffin, Percy Summers | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Don Lim (SG), Everett Reinhardt (SF), Allan Henry (C) Patrick Munro, Ernest Wright, Melvin Graham | |
| 09:00 | Ohio Northern | Tom Lefebvre makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 09:00 | Ohio Northern | Tom Lefebvre makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:48 | Howard Payne | Alex Divers is hacked by Allan Henry - foul #2 on Allan Henry, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Jimmie Whitley (SG), Ronald Synder (SF) Anthony Underwood, Douglas Tate | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Johnathan Perkins (C) Allan Henry | |
| 08:29 | Howard Payne | John Newman misses the lay-in | 18-19 |
| 08:28 | Ohio Northern | Johnathan Perkins pulls down the rebound | 18-19 |
| 08:10 | Ohio Northern | Tom Lefebvre misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-19 |
| 08:09 | Howard Payne | Ronald Synder pulls down the rebound | 18-19 |
| 08:02 | Howard Payne | John Newman banks in the layup on a great pass from Ronald Synder | 20-19 |
| 07:57 | Ohio Northern | Jimmie Whitley steps in front of the Bruce Galentine pass in the backcourt | 20-19 |
| 07:56 | Howard Payne | Len Thompson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jimmie Whitley | 22-19 |
| 07:38 | Ohio Northern | Tom Lefebvre's pass is intercepted by John Newman | 22-19 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Len Thompson (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Jimmie Whitley (fairly fresh) SF - Ronald Synder (fairly fresh) PF - John Newman (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Alex Divers (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Bruce Galentine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Lim (fairly fresh) SF - Everett Reinhardt (fresh) PF - Tom Lefebvre (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnathan Perkins (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Howard Payne | Bruce Galentine picks off the pass by Jimmie Whitley | 22-19 |
| 06:57 | Ohio Northern | Alex Divers denies the turnaround by Don Lim | 22-19 |
| 06:55 | Howard Payne | John Newman gets the rebound | 22-19 |
| 06:36 | Howard Payne | The short jumper by Alex Divers is denied by Tom Lefebvre | 22-19 |
| 06:35 | Ohio Northern | The rebound goes to Don Lim | 22-19 |
| 06:20 | Ohio Northern | Johnathan Perkins is hacked by Jimmie Whitley - foul #1 on Jimmie Whitley, team foul #9 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Edwin Griffin (PG), Anthony Underwood (SG), Douglas Tate (SF), John Dillard (C) Len Thompson, Jimmie Whitley, Ronald Synder, Alex Divers | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Harold Peterson (PG), Patrick Munro (SG), Ernest Wright (SF), Melvin Graham (C) Bruce Galentine, Don Lim, Everett Reinhardt, Tom Lefebvre | |
| 06:20 | Ohio Northern | Johnathan Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 06:20 | Ohio Northern | Johnathan Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:11 | Howard Payne | Douglas Tate is fouled on the floor by Ernest Wright - foul #2 on Ernest Wright, team foul #7 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Bruce Galentine (PG) Ernest Wright | |
| 06:11 | Howard Payne | Douglas Tate makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:11 | Howard Payne | Douglas Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 05:55 | Ohio Northern | Patrick Munro hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 24-21 |
| 05:54 | Ohio Northern | The offensive rebound goes to Johnathan Perkins | 24-21 |
| 05:34 | Ohio Northern | Douglas Tate steps in front of the Johnathan Perkins pass | 24-21 |
| 05:32 | Howard Payne | Edwin Griffin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-21 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Ronald Synder (C) John Newman | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | | |
| 05:17 | Ohio Northern | Bruce Galentine comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-21 |
| 05:16 | Howard Payne | Douglas Tate grabs the board | 24-21 |
| 04:52 | Howard Payne | John Dillard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-21 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Alex Divers (PF) John Dillard | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Tom Lefebvre (PF) Johnathan Perkins | |
| 04:36 | Ohio Northern | Patrick Munro comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 24-21 |
| 04:34 | Ohio Northern | Tom Lefebvre tips it in | 24-23 |
| 04:13 | Howard Payne | Douglas Tate buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Ronald Synder | 26-23 |
| 03:51 | Ohio Northern | Patrick Munro hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left corner | 26-23 |
| 03:49 | Howard Payne | Alex Divers grabs the board | 26-23 |
| 03:44 | Howard Payne | Edwin Griffin can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Melvin Graham - foul #1 on Melvin Graham, team foul #8 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Richard Billups (PG), John Newman (PF), Percy Summers (C) Anthony Underwood, Alex Divers, Ronald Synder | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Alan McCrackin (SG), Ernest Wright (SF), Allan Henry (PF), Eric Butler (C) Bruce Galentine, Patrick Munro, Tom Lefebvre, Melvin Graham | |
| 03:44 | Howard Payne | Edwin Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 03:44 | Howard Payne | Edwin Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 03:44 | Ohio Northern | Allan Henry grabs the board | 27-23 |
| 03:24 | Ohio Northern | Allan Henry drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Alan McCrackin | 27-25 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Richard Billups (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edwin Griffin (tiring) 1 pts. SF - Douglas Tate (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Newman (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Percy Summers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Harold Peterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alan McCrackin (fresh) SF - Ernest Wright (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Allan Henry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Butler (fresh) | |
| 03:03 | Howard Payne | Richard Billups knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Edwin Griffin | 29-25 |
| 03:01 | Ohio Northern | Harold Peterson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-25 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Anthony Underwood (SG), John Dillard (PF) Edwin Griffin, John Newman | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Bruce Galentine (PG), Don Lim (SG) Harold Peterson, Alan McCrackin | |
| 02:50 | Howard Payne | Douglas Tate's pass is intercepted by Allan Henry | 29-25 |
| 02:28 | Ohio Northern | John Dillard swats the short shot by Eric Butler | 29-25 |
| 02:26 | Ohio Northern | The offensive rebound goes to Don Lim | 29-25 |
| 02:13 | Ohio Northern | Bruce Galentine misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-25 |
| 02:12 | Ohio Northern | Ernest Wright tips it in | 29-27 |
| 02:00 | Howard Payne | Anthony Underwood drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Richard Billups | 32-27 |
| 01:41 | Ohio Northern | Ernest Wright connects on the turnaround from close range and the foul's on Richard Billups - foul #3 on Richard Billups, team foul #10 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Len Thompson (PG), Jimmie Whitley (SF), Alex Divers (PF) Richard Billups, Douglas Tate, John Dillard | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Harold Peterson (PG), Patrick Munro (SG), Johnathan Perkins (PF) Bruce Galentine, Don Lim, Allan Henry | |
| 01:41 | Ohio Northern | Ernest Wright makes the free throw | 32-30 |
| 01:19 | Howard Payne | Anthony Underwood can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 01:17 | Howard Payne | Alex Divers misses the tip | 32-30 |
| 01:15 | Ohio Northern | The rebound goes to Patrick Munro | 32-30 |
| 01:01 | Ohio Northern | Eric Butler clanks a runner from the right block | 32-30 |
| 00:59 | Howard Payne | Percy Summers grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 00:53 | Howard Payne | Percy Summers banks in the layup and he's hacked by Eric Butler - foul #3 on Eric Butler, team foul #9 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Ronald Synder (SF), John Newman (PF) Jimmie Whitley, Alex Divers | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Melvin Graham (PG), Everett Reinhardt (SF), Allan Henry (C) Harold Peterson, Ernest Wright, Eric Butler | |
| 00:53 | Howard Payne | Percy Summers makes the free throw | 35-30 |
| 00:30 | Ohio Northern | Everett Reinhardt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-30 |
| 00:29 | Howard Payne | Percy Summers grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 00:05 | Howard Payne | John Newman comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Johnathan Perkins - foul #1 on Johnathan Perkins, team foul #10 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Bruce Galentine (PG), Don Lim (SF) Everett Reinhardt, Johnathan Perkins | |
| 00:05 | Howard Payne | John Newman makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 00:05 | Howard Payne | John Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 00:03 | Ohio Northern | Len Thompson is called for the reach on Bruce Galentine in the backcourt - foul #2 on Len Thompson, team foul #11 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Douglas Tate (SF) Ronald Synder | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | | |
| 00:03 | Ohio Northern | Bruce Galentine misses the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 00:03 | Ohio Northern | Bruce Galentine misses the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 00:03 | Howard Payne | Douglas Tate pulls down the rebound | 37-30 |
| 00:00 | Howard Payne | Douglas Tate can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 37-30 |