| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - William Andrews (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Luther Willis (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Max Paul (fresh) 4 reb. PF - William McBay (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Stephen Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Morris Smothers (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Thomas Parker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Theodore Blake (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Mountain (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Defiance | Thomas Parker inbounds the ball | 47-39 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Defiance | Morris Smothers misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 47-39 |
| 19:42 | Defiance | Theodore Blake grabs the offensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 19:28 | Defiance | Thomas Parker banks in the layup | 47-41 |
| 19:13 | Bluffton | Morris Smothers steps in front of the William McBay pass | 47-41 |
| 18:52 | Defiance | Stephen Collins is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Stephen Collins, team foul #1 | 47-41 |
| 18:43 | Bluffton | Luther Willis blows the dunk | 47-41 |
| 18:42 | Bluffton | Luther Willis snags the offensive board | 47-41 |
| 18:26 | Bluffton | William Andrews clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-41 |
| 18:24 | Bluffton | John Walker misses the tip | 47-41 |
| 18:23 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Thomas Parker | 47-41 |
| 18:04 | Defiance | Theodore Blake hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 47-41 |
| 18:03 | Defiance | Morris Smothers gets the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 17:45 | Defiance | John Walker swats the short shot by Theodore Blake | 47-41 |
| 17:44 | Defiance | Andrew Mountain tips it home | 47-43 |
| 17:25 | Bluffton | Max Paul clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 17:23 | Defiance | Thomas Parker grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 17:19 | Defiance | John Walker swats the layup by Stephen Collins | 47-43 |
| 17:17 | Bluffton | Max Paul gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 17:13 | Bluffton | William Andrews hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Luther Willis | 50-43 |
| 16:49 | Defiance | Thomas Parker connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stephen Collins | 50-45 |
| 16:46 | Bluffton | Stephen Collins picks off the pass by William Andrews in the backcourt | 50-45 |
| 16:22 | Defiance | Andrew Mountain is fouled on the floor by Max Paul - foul #2 on Max Paul, team foul #1 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Bluffton | John Evers (PG), Jimmy Randall (SF) William Andrews, Max Paul | |
| Subs | Defiance | Joseph Pippin (PG), Justin McClenny (SG), John Brown (SF), Robert Ryan (PF), Alexander Foley (C) Stephen Collins, Morris Smothers, Thomas Parker, Theodore Blake, Andrew Mountain | |
| 16:04 | Defiance | John Brown is fouled on the floor by John Walker - foul #2 on John Walker, team foul #2 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Alexander Patterson (SG), George Nugent (C) Luther Willis, John Walker | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 15:50 | Defiance | Alexander Foley misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 50-45 |
| 15:49 | Bluffton | William McBay snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - John Evers (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Alexander Patterson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Randall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - William McBay (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - George Nugent (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Joseph Pippin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin McClenny (fresh) SF - John Brown (fresh) PF - Robert Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. C - Alexander Foley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Bluffton | John Evers misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Joseph Pippin - foul #2 on Joseph Pippin, team foul #2 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Bluffton | James Hughes (C) William McBay | |
| Subs | Defiance | Steven Mosley (SG), Brandon Steiner (C) Justin McClenny, Robert Ryan | |
| 15:43 | Bluffton | John Evers makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 15:43 | Bluffton | John Evers makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 15:24 | Defiance | Brandon Steiner hits a jumper from the baseline | 52-47 |
| 15:05 | Bluffton | Jimmy Randall misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-47 |
| 15:04 | Bluffton | James Hughes grabs the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 14:49 | Bluffton | Alexander Patterson comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 52-47 |
| 14:48 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Brandon Steiner | 52-47 |
| 14:28 | Defiance | Steven Mosley buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Joseph Pippin | 52-50 |
| 14:22 | Bluffton | John Evers drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from George Nugent | 54-50 |
| 14:06 | Defiance | Steven Mosley clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-50 |
| 14:04 | Defiance | Brandon Steiner hits the follow up shot | 54-52 |
| 13:58 | Bluffton | George Nugent misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-52 |
| 13:57 | Defiance | Joseph Pippin grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 13:35 | Defiance | Joseph Pippin misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 13:34 | Defiance | Steven Mosley snags the offensive board | 54-52 |
| 13:14 | Defiance | Alexander Foley is called for a charge - foul #1 on Alexander Foley, team foul #3 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Bluffton | William Andrews (PG), Luther Willis (SG), Max Paul (SF), William McBay (PF), John Walker (C) John Evers, Alexander Patterson, Jimmy Randall, George Nugent, James Hughes | |
| Subs | Defiance | Stephen Collins (PG), Thomas Parker (SF), Theodore Blake (PF) Joseph Pippin, John Brown, Alexander Foley | |
| 13:04 | Bluffton | Luther Willis connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Andrews | 56-52 |
| 12:45 | Defiance | Stephen Collins connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Brandon Steiner | 56-54 |
| 12:21 | Bluffton | William Andrews clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 12:20 | Bluffton | The offensive rebound goes to William McBay | 56-54 |
| 12:11 | Bluffton | John Walker travels with the ball | 56-54 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Morris Smothers (SG), Andrew Mountain (C) Steven Mosley, Brandon Steiner | |
| 11:50 | Defiance | William Andrews steps in front of the Andrew Mountain pass | 56-54 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - William Andrews (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Luther Willis (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Max Paul (fresh) 5 reb. PF - William McBay (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - John Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Stephen Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Morris Smothers (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Thomas Parker (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Theodore Blake (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Mountain (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Bluffton | Max Paul can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 11:43 | Defiance | Theodore Blake gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 11:27 | Defiance | Morris Smothers misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 11:25 | Defiance | Thomas Parker tips it home | 56-56 |
| 11:11 | Bluffton | William Andrews is hacked by Andrew Mountain - foul #3 on Andrew Mountain, team foul #4 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Steven Mosley (SG) Morris Smothers | |
| 11:01 | Bluffton | Stephen Collins picks off the pass by William McBay | 56-56 |
| 10:50 | Defiance | Andrew Mountain drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Steven Mosley and he's hacked by John Walker - foul #3 on John Walker, team foul #3 | 56-58 |
| 10:50 | Defiance | Andrew Mountain makes the free throw | 56-59 |
| 10:39 | Bluffton | William Andrews misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-59 |
| 10:38 | Bluffton | Max Paul pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 10:17 | Bluffton | William Andrews buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by William McBay | 59-59 |
| 09:57 | Defiance | Andrew Mountain connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Collins | 59-62 |
| 09:41 | Bluffton | Andrew Mountain steals the ball from Max Paul | 59-62 |
| 09:28 | Defiance | Steven Mosley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-62 |
| 09:26 | Bluffton | Max Paul grabs the defensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 09:22 | Bluffton | Luther Willis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 09:21 | Bluffton | John Walker grabs the offensive board | 59-62 |
| 09:06 | Bluffton | Steven Mosley takes the ball from William McBay | 59-62 |
| 08:53 | Defiance | Andrew Mountain buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Steven Mosley | 59-64 |
| 08:32 | Bluffton | William McBay can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 59-64 |
| 08:31 | Defiance | Thomas Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 59-64 |
| 08:22 | Defiance | Andrew Mountain comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 59-64 |
| 08:20 | Bluffton | William McBay grabs the defensive rebound | 59-64 |
| 08:12 | Bluffton | William McBay misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-64 |
| 08:10 | Bluffton | John Walker can't tip it in | 59-64 |
| 08:09 | Bluffton | Max Paul misses the tip | 59-64 |
| 08:07 | Bluffton | John Walker tips it home | 61-64 |
| 07:43 | Defiance | Steven Mosley comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Luther Willis - foul #3 on Luther Willis, team foul #4 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Bluffton | John Evers (PG), Alexander Patterson (SG), Jimmy Randall (SF), George Nugent (PF), James Hughes (C) William Andrews, Luther Willis, Max Paul, William McBay, John Walker | |
| Subs | Defiance | Morris Smothers (PG), Joseph Pippin (SF), Alexander Foley (PF), Brandon Steiner (C) Stephen Collins, Thomas Parker, Theodore Blake, Andrew Mountain | |
| 07:43 | Defiance | Steven Mosley misses the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 07:43 | Defiance | Steven Mosley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - John Evers (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Alexander Patterson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Randall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Nugent (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Morris Smothers (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Steven Mosley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Pippin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Alexander Foley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brandon Steiner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Bluffton | Alexander Patterson drills a jumper from the free throw line | 63-65 |
| 07:19 | Defiance | John Evers steps in front of the Alexander Foley pass | 63-65 |
| 07:16 | Bluffton | John Evers hits the finger roll | 65-65 |
| 07:01 | Defiance | Alexander Foley is fouled on the floor by Alexander Patterson - foul #2 on Alexander Patterson, team foul #5 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Defiance | John Brown (SF) Steven Mosley | |
| 06:44 | Defiance | Morris Smothers knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Joseph Pippin and he's fouled by Alexander Patterson - foul #3 on Alexander Patterson, team foul #6 | 65-67 |
| 06:44 | Defiance | Morris Smothers misses the free throw | 65-67 |
| 06:44 | Bluffton | James Hughes pulls down the rebound | 65-67 |
| 06:18 | Bluffton | Alexander Patterson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-67 |
| 06:17 | Defiance | Brandon Steiner snags the defensive board | 65-67 |
| 06:01 | Defiance | James Hughes swats the layup by Brandon Steiner | 65-67 |
| 05:59 | Bluffton | James Hughes gets the rebound | 65-67 |
| 05:45 | Bluffton | Alexander Foley is called for the reach on Jimmy Randall - foul #2 on Alexander Foley, team foul #5 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Bluffton | William Andrews (PG), Luther Willis (SG), William McBay (PF), John Walker (C) John Evers, Alexander Patterson, George Nugent, James Hughes | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 05:20 | Bluffton | Luther Willis misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-67 |
| 05:18 | Defiance | Brandon Steiner gets the rebound | 65-67 |
| 04:58 | Defiance | John Walker blocks the short jumper by John Brown | 65-67 |
| 04:57 | Bluffton | John Walker snags the defensive board | 65-67 |
| 04:44 | Bluffton | Luther Willis knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Jimmy Randall | 67-67 |
| 04:27 | Defiance | John Walker blocks the jumper by John Brown | 67-67 |
| 04:25 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to John Walker | 67-67 |
| 04:21 | Bluffton | Brandon Steiner is called for the reach on Luther Willis - foul #4 on Brandon Steiner, team foul #6 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Max Paul (SF) Jimmy Randall | |
| Subs | Defiance | Stephen Collins (PG), Steven Mosley (SG), Thomas Parker (SF), Theodore Blake (PF), Andrew Mountain (C) Morris Smothers, Joseph Pippin, John Brown, Alexander Foley, Brandon Steiner | |
| 04:14 | Bluffton | William Andrews hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Luther Willis | 70-67 |
| 03:52 | Defiance | Thomas Parker's pass is intercepted by Max Paul | 70-67 |
| 03:32 | Bluffton | John Walker connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Luther Willis | 72-67 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - William Andrews (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Luther Willis (fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Max Paul (fresh) 8 reb. PF - William McBay (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - John Walker (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. 7 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Stephen Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Mosley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Parker (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Theodore Blake (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Mountain (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Defiance | Theodore Blake is denied on a layup by John Walker | 72-67 |
| 03:11 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to John Walker | 72-67 |
| 03:06 | Bluffton | William Andrews misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-67 |
| 03:04 | Defiance | Theodore Blake grabs the board | 72-67 |
| 02:55 | Defiance | Andrew Mountain hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Steven Mosley | 72-69 |
| 02:49 | Bluffton | Max Paul hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Luther Willis | 75-69 |
| 02:32 | Defiance | Steven Mosley drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Thomas Parker | 75-71 |
| 02:27 | Bluffton | Max Paul misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 75-71 |
| 02:26 | Defiance | Andrew Mountain snags the defensive board | 75-71 |
| 02:22 | Defiance | William Andrews takes the ball from Stephen Collins in the backcourt | 75-71 |
| 02:19 | Bluffton | Luther Willis lays it in on a great pass from William Andrews | 77-71 |
| 02:09 | Defiance | Steven Mosley lays it in on a nice dish by Stephen Collins | 77-73 |
| 01:56 | Bluffton | Max Paul comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Parker - foul #2 on Thomas Parker, team foul #7 | 77-73 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Brandon Steiner (C) Andrew Mountain | |
| 01:56 | Bluffton | Max Paul makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 01:56 | Bluffton | Max Paul misses the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 01:56 | Defiance | Brandon Steiner snags the defensive board | 78-73 |
| 01:33 | Defiance | Brandon Steiner misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 78-73 |
| 01:32 | Bluffton | William McBay grabs the defensive rebound | 78-73 |
| 01:28 | Bluffton | Luther Willis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-73 |
| 01:19 | Defiance | Theodore Blake knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Stephen Collins and he's hacked by John Walker - foul #4 on John Walker, team foul #7 | 78-75 |
| 01:19 | Defiance | Theodore Blake makes the free throw | 78-76 |
| 01:04 | Bluffton | William McBay misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 78-76 |
| 01:03 | Defiance | Thomas Parker pulls down the rebound | 78-76 |
| 00:48 | Defiance | Theodore Blake misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 78-76 |
| 00:47 | Bluffton | John Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 78-76 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:43 | Bluffton | Luther Willis connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Max Paul and he's hacked by Stephen Collins - foul #2 on Stephen Collins, team foul #8 | 80-76 |
| 00:43 | Bluffton | Luther Willis makes the free throw | 81-76 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:35 | Defiance | Stephen Collins knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 81-79 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:34 | Bluffton | Steven Mosley is called for the reach on Max Paul in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steven Mosley, team foul #9 | 81-79 |
| 00:34 | Bluffton | Max Paul makes the 1st free throw | 82-79 |
| 00:34 | Bluffton | Max Paul makes the 2nd free throw | 83-79 |
| 00:28 | Defiance | Theodore Blake's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 83-79 |
| Subs | Bluffton | John Evers (SG), Jimmy Randall (SF) Luther Willis, Max Paul | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 00:25 | Bluffton | William Andrews is hacked by Stephen Collins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Collins, team foul #10 | 83-79 |
| 00:25 | Bluffton | William Andrews misses the 1st free throw | 83-79 |
| 00:25 | Bluffton | William Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 84-79 |
| 00:19 | Defiance | Jimmy Randall is called for the reach on Thomas Parker - foul #1 on Jimmy Randall, team foul #8 | 84-79 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Luther Willis (SG), Max Paul (SF) John Evers, Jimmy Randall | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 00:19 | Defiance | Thomas Parker makes the 1st free throw | 84-80 |
| 00:19 | Defiance | Thomas Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 84-80 |
| 00:19 | Bluffton | William McBay grabs the board | 84-80 |
| 00:16 | Bluffton | Stephen Collins is called for the reach on William McBay in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stephen Collins, team foul #11 | 84-80 |
| Subs | Bluffton | John Evers (SG), Jimmy Randall (SF) Luther Willis, Max Paul | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 00:16 | Bluffton | William McBay makes the 1st free throw | 85-80 |
| 00:16 | Bluffton | William McBay makes the 2nd free throw | 86-80 |
| 00:12 | Defiance | Brandon Steiner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 86-80 |
| 00:11 | Bluffton | William Andrews snags the defensive board | 86-80 |
| 00:11 | Bluffton | Bluffton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 86-80 |
| 00:09 | Bluffton | William Andrews is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Collins - foul #5 on Stephen Collins, team foul #12 | 86-80 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Morris Smothers (PG) Stephen Collins | |
| 00:09 | Bluffton | William Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 87-80 |
| 00:09 | Bluffton | William Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 88-80 |
| 00:02 | Defiance | Steven Mosley connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 88-83 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Bluffton | William Andrews runs out the clock | 88-83 |