| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Matthew Punch (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Ballenger (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Melvin Styers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - George Jenning (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - Christopher Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Henry Sison (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Mecham (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jeremy Toney (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Grove City | Thomas Ballenger inbounds the ball | 43-33 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Emerson | Emerson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:54 | Grove City | Matthew Punch is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Henderson - foul #1 on Christopher Henderson, team foul #1 | 43-33 |
| 19:40 | Grove City | Matthew Punch misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 43-33 |
| 19:38 | Emerson | Willie Johnson gets the rebound | 43-33 |
| 19:25 | Emerson | James Mecham misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-33 |
| 19:24 | Emerson | Christopher Henderson tips it home | 43-35 |
| 19:04 | Grove City | Paul Bell connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Matthew Punch | 45-35 |
| 18:45 | Emerson | Jeremy Toney can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 18:44 | Grove City | Thomas Ballenger grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 18:21 | Grove City | Matthew Punch hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 18:20 | Emerson | Jeremy Toney grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 18:09 | Emerson | Willie Johnson lays it in | 45-37 |
| 17:56 | Grove City | Paul Bell hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Matthew Punch | 47-37 |
| 17:35 | Emerson | Willie Johnson clanks a runner from close range | 47-37 |
| 17:33 | Emerson | Henry Sison gets the offensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 17:12 | Emerson | Henry Sison scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Henderson and he's fouled by Paul Bell - foul #1 on Paul Bell, team foul #1 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Grove City | William Kipp (SF), Randy Clark (PF), Ross Fitch (C) Thomas Ballenger, Melvin Styers, George Jenning | |
| Subs | Emerson | Preston Dennis (PG) Christopher Henderson | |
| 17:12 | Emerson | Henry Sison misses the free throw | 47-39 |
| 17:12 | Grove City | Randy Clark grabs the board | 47-39 |
| 16:54 | Grove City | Randy Clark connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 16:36 | Emerson | Jeremy Toney misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Randy Clark - foul #3 on Randy Clark, team foul #2 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Grove City | Francisco Mejia (PG), John Johnson (SF) Matthew Punch, Randy Clark | |
| Subs | Emerson | Thomas Blair (SG), Jeffrey Credle (SF), Edward Seigler (C) Henry Sison, James Mecham, Willie Johnson | |
| 16:36 | Emerson | Jeremy Toney makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 16:36 | Emerson | Jeremy Toney misses the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 16:36 | Grove City | The rebound goes to William Kipp | 50-40 |
| 16:31 | Grove City | Francisco Mejia comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-40 |
| 16:29 | Emerson | Jeremy Toney gets the rebound | 50-40 |
| 16:09 | Emerson | Thomas Blair comes up short on the floater from the left block | 50-40 |
| 16:08 | Emerson | Thomas Blair tips it in | 50-42 |
| 15:54 | Grove City | Ross Fitch misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jeffrey Credle - foul #1 on Jeffrey Credle, team foul #2 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Grove City | Thomas Ballenger (SF), Melvin Styers (PF) Paul Bell, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Emerson | Darron Stewart (PG) Jeremy Toney | |
| 15:54 | Grove City | Ross Fitch makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 15:54 | Grove City | Ross Fitch makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Francisco Mejia (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Kipp (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Ballenger (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Melvin Styers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ross Fitch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - Darron Stewart (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Thomas Blair (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Credle (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Preston Dennis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Seigler (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Emerson | Edward Seigler can't connect on a floater from the left block | 52-42 |
| 15:35 | Grove City | Ross Fitch snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| 15:19 | Grove City | Ross Fitch hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Francisco Mejia and he's hacked by Edward Seigler - foul #1 on Edward Seigler, team foul #3 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Grove City | Matthew Punch (PG) Francisco Mejia | |
| Subs | Emerson | Christopher Henderson (SG), James Mecham (SF), Willie Johnson (C) Thomas Blair, Jeffrey Credle, Edward Seigler | |
| 15:19 | Grove City | Ross Fitch makes the free throw | 55-42 |
| 15:10 | Emerson | Christopher Henderson buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-45 |
| 14:52 | Grove City | William Kipp makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-45 |
| 14:39 | Emerson | Preston Dennis connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Christopher Henderson | 58-47 |
| 14:20 | Grove City | Thomas Ballenger loses the dribble to Christopher Henderson | 58-47 |
| 14:16 | Emerson | Darron Stewart lays it in set up by Christopher Henderson | 58-49 |
| 14:00 | Grove City | Matthew Punch misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Darron Stewart - foul #4 on Darron Stewart, team foul #4 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Grove City | Paul Bell (SG), John Johnson (SF), Randy Clark (PF), George Jenning (C) William Kipp, Thomas Ballenger, Melvin Styers, Ross Fitch | |
| Subs | Emerson | Henry Sison (SG), Jeremy Toney (PF) Darron Stewart, Preston Dennis | |
| 14:00 | Grove City | Matthew Punch makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 14:00 | Grove City | Matthew Punch makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 13:37 | Emerson | James Mecham clanks a jumper from the left block | 60-49 |
| 13:35 | Emerson | Willie Johnson hits the follow up shot | 60-51 |
| 13:19 | Grove City | John Johnson lays it in | 62-51 |
| 13:11 | Emerson | Christopher Henderson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-51 |
| 13:10 | Grove City | George Jenning pulls down the rebound | 62-51 |
| 13:03 | Grove City | James Mecham is called for the reach on John Johnson - foul #3 on James Mecham, team foul #5 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Emerson | Jeffrey Credle (PG), Thomas Blair (SF) Christopher Henderson, James Mecham | |
| 12:49 | Grove City | Paul Bell drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 64-51 |
| 12:27 | Emerson | Thomas Blair loses the dribble to Matthew Punch | 64-51 |
| 12:22 | Grove City | Matthew Punch loses the dribble to Jeffrey Credle in the backcourt | 64-51 |
| 12:05 | Emerson | Paul Bell blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Jeremy Toney | 64-51 |
| 12:04 | Emerson | Jeffrey Credle pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-51 |
| 11:49 | Emerson | Henry Sison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-51 |
| 11:47 | Grove City | George Jenning grabs the board | 64-51 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Matthew Punch (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Bell (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Randy Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - George Jenning (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - Jeffrey Credle (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. SG - Henry Sison (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Blair (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeremy Toney (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Willie Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Grove City | Paul Bell misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-51 |
| 11:22 | Emerson | Willie Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 64-51 |
| 11:16 | Emerson | Willie Johnson can't finish the layup | 64-51 |
| 11:14 | Grove City | George Jenning gets the rebound | 64-51 |
| 11:07 | Grove City | Willie Johnson is called for the reach on Matthew Punch - foul #1 on Willie Johnson, team foul #6 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Grove City | Francisco Mejia (PG), Thomas Ballenger (SF), Melvin Styers (PF), Ross Fitch (C) Matthew Punch, John Johnson, Randy Clark, George Jenning | |
| Subs | Emerson | Christopher Henderson (PG), James Mecham (SF), Preston Dennis (PF) Henry Sison, Jeremy Toney, Willie Johnson | |
| 10:42 | Grove City | Thomas Ballenger misses the floater from close range | 64-51 |
| 10:41 | Grove City | Melvin Styers grabs the offensive rebound | 64-51 |
| 10:22 | Grove City | Paul Bell is fouled on the floor by Thomas Blair - foul #3 on Thomas Blair, team foul #7 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Emerson | Jay Oliver (SG) Thomas Blair | |
| 10:22 | Grove City | Paul Bell makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 10:22 | Grove City | Paul Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 10:04 | Emerson | Preston Dennis double dribbles | 66-51 |
| Subs | Grove City | William Kipp (SG) Paul Bell | |
| Subs | Emerson | | |
| 09:48 | Grove City | Melvin Styers throws it down on a nice dish by Francisco Mejia | 68-51 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Emerson | Emerson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:46 | Emerson | Christopher Henderson loses the dribble to William Kipp in the backcourt | 68-51 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Emerson | Emerson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:30 | Grove City | Melvin Styers clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-51 |
| 09:29 | Emerson | Christopher Henderson snags the defensive board | 68-51 |
| 09:23 | Emerson | Melvin Styers steps in front of the James Mecham pass | 68-51 |
| 09:03 | Grove City | Thomas Ballenger misses short on a floater from the left side | 68-51 |
| 09:02 | Emerson | Preston Dennis grabs the defensive rebound | 68-51 |
| 08:54 | Emerson | Jeffrey Credle misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 68-51 |
| 08:53 | Grove City | Melvin Styers grabs the defensive rebound | 68-51 |
| 08:27 | Grove City | Francisco Mejia hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 68-51 |
| 08:25 | Emerson | Jeffrey Credle pulls down the rebound | 68-51 |
| 08:09 | Emerson | James Mecham scores on a floater in the lane | 68-53 |
| 07:44 | Grove City | Preston Dennis is called for the reach on Melvin Styers - foul #1 on Preston Dennis, team foul #8 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Grove City | Matthew Punch (PG), Paul Bell (SG), George Jenning (C) Francisco Mejia, Thomas Ballenger, Ross Fitch | |
| Subs | Emerson | Darron Stewart (PG), Henry Sison (SG), Thomas Blair (SF), Jeremy Toney (PF), Willie Johnson (C) Christopher Henderson, Jay Oliver, James Mecham, Preston Dennis, Jeffrey Credle | |
| 07:44 | Grove City | Melvin Styers makes the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 07:44 | Grove City | Melvin Styers makes the 2nd free throw | 70-53 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Matthew Punch (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Bell (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Kipp (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Melvin Styers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - George Jenning (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - Darron Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Henry Sison (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Blair (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jeremy Toney (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Willie Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Emerson | Thomas Blair misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Melvin Styers - foul #2 on Melvin Styers, team foul #3 | 70-53 |
| Subs | Grove City | Randy Clark (PF) Melvin Styers | |
| Subs | Emerson | | |
| 07:23 | Emerson | Thomas Blair makes the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 07:23 | Emerson | Thomas Blair misses the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| 07:23 | Grove City | Randy Clark pulls down the rebound | 70-54 |
| 07:05 | Grove City | Matthew Punch buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from George Jenning | 73-54 |
| 06:46 | Emerson | Darron Stewart loses the ball out of bounds | 73-54 |
| Subs | Grove City | John Johnson (SF) William Kipp | |
| Subs | Emerson | | |
| 06:32 | Grove City | George Jenning misses the fadeaway from close range | 73-54 |
| 06:31 | Grove City | Randy Clark misses the tip | 73-54 |
| 06:30 | Grove City | John Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 73-54 |
| 06:16 | Grove City | Henry Sison steps in front of the Matthew Punch pass | 73-54 |
| 06:03 | Emerson | Jeremy Toney misses the easy layup | 73-54 |
| 06:01 | Emerson | Henry Sison tips it back up and in | 73-56 |
| 05:40 | Grove City | George Jenning hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 76-56 |
| 05:21 | Emerson | Darron Stewart hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 76-58 |
| 05:02 | Grove City | Randy Clark travels with the ball | 76-58 |
| Subs | Grove City | Thomas Ballenger (SF), Melvin Styers (PF), Ross Fitch (C) John Johnson, Randy Clark, George Jenning | |
| Subs | Emerson | Jay Oliver (SG), James Mecham (SF) Henry Sison, Thomas Blair | |
| 04:51 | Emerson | Willie Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 76-58 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Emerson | Christopher Henderson (SG), Preston Dennis (PF) Jay Oliver, Jeremy Toney | |
| 04:37 | Grove City | Matthew Punch connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Melvin Styers | 79-58 |
| 04:17 | Emerson | Willie Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Ross Fitch - foul #3 on Ross Fitch, team foul #4 | 79-58 |
| Subs | Grove City | Francisco Mejia (PG), William Kipp (SG), John Johnson (SF), Christopher Dooley (PF) Matthew Punch, Paul Bell, Thomas Ballenger, Melvin Styers | |
| Subs | Emerson | Jay Oliver (SG), Jeffrey Credle (SF) Darron Stewart, James Mecham | |
| 04:17 | Emerson | Willie Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 79-59 |
| 04:17 | Emerson | Willie Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 79-60 |
| 03:56 | Grove City | Francisco Mejia is called for traveling | 79-60 |
| Subs | Grove City | Thomas Ballenger (SF), Melvin Styers (PF) John Johnson, Christopher Dooley | |
| Subs | Emerson | James Mecham (SF), Jeremy Toney (PF) Jeffrey Credle, Willie Johnson | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Emerson | Emerson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:40 | Emerson | Thomas Ballenger steals the ball from Preston Dennis | 79-60 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Francisco Mejia (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Kipp (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Ballenger (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Melvin Styers (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Ross Fitch (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - Christopher Henderson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jay Oliver (fresh) SF - James Mecham (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jeremy Toney (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Preston Dennis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Emerson | Emerson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Grove City | Melvin Styers connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Ross Fitch | 81-60 |
| 02:59 | Emerson | Christopher Henderson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 81-60 |
| 02:58 | Emerson | James Mecham tips it but misses | 81-60 |
| 02:56 | Grove City | Thomas Ballenger snags the defensive board | 81-60 |
| 02:35 | Grove City | Melvin Styers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 81-60 |
| Subs | Grove City | John Johnson (SF), Randy Clark (PF) Thomas Ballenger, Melvin Styers | |
| Subs | Emerson | Thomas Blair (SG), Jeffrey Credle (SF), Robert Manley (PF), Edward Seigler (C) Christopher Henderson, Jay Oliver, James Mecham, Jeremy Toney | |
| 02:22 | Emerson | Robert Manley comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 81-60 |
| 02:21 | Grove City | John Johnson snags the defensive board | 81-60 |
| 01:59 | Grove City | William Kipp connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Francisco Mejia | 83-60 |
| 01:33 | Emerson | Preston Dennis buries a jump hook from the baseline | 83-62 |
| 01:04 | Grove City | John Johnson misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Robert Manley - foul #2 on Robert Manley, team foul #9 | 83-62 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Emerson | Christopher Henderson (PG) Robert Manley | |
| 01:04 | Grove City | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 84-62 |
| 01:04 | Grove City | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 85-62 |
| 00:48 | Emerson | Christopher Henderson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 85-62 |
| 00:46 | Grove City | John Johnson pulls down the rebound | 85-62 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Emerson | Emerson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Grove City | Randy Clark hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Preston Dennis - foul #2 on Preston Dennis, team foul #10 | 85-62 |
| 00:24 | Grove City | Randy Clark makes the 1st free throw | 86-62 |
| 00:24 | Grove City | Randy Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 87-62 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Emerson | Emerson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Emerson | Preston Dennis comes up short on the floater from close range | 87-62 |
| 00:15 | Emerson | Christopher Henderson grabs the offensive board | 87-62 |
| 00:11 | Emerson | Preston Dennis misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Randy Clark - foul #4 on Randy Clark, team foul #5 | 87-62 |
| 00:11 | Emerson | Preston Dennis misses the 1st free throw | 87-62 |
| 00:11 | Emerson | Preston Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 87-63 |
| 00:00 | Grove City | Francisco Mejia runs out the clock | 87-63 |