| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Eugene Aragon (fresh) SG - Michael Grubbs (fresh) SF - Kenneth Mowen (fresh) PF - Kenneth Brown (fresh) C - Leopoldo Rizzo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - Rueben Patterson (fresh) SG - Larry McMillan (fresh) SF - John Whitaker (fresh) PF - Douglas Finch (fresh) C - Matthew Wilson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Defiance | Kenneth Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rensselaer | Rensselaer is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Defiance | Kenneth Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Rensselaer | Larry McMillan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Defiance | Leopoldo Rizzo grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Defiance | Kenneth Mowen can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by John Whitaker - foul #1 on John Whitaker, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Defiance | Kenneth Mowen makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:24 | Defiance | Kenneth Mowen makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Rensselaer | Larry McMillan is hacked by Eugene Aragon - foul #1 on Eugene Aragon, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | Rensselaer | Larry McMillan hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by John Whitaker | 2-3 |
| 18:24 | Defiance | The refs have stopped play. Michael Grubbs is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 2-3 |
| Subs | Defiance | John Rennie (SG) Michael Grubbs | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | | |
| 18:13 | Defiance | Kenneth Brown is fouled on the floor by Larry McMillan - foul #1 on Larry McMillan, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:03 | Defiance | John Rennie can't throw it down but he's hacked by Larry McMillan - foul #2 on Larry McMillan, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Charles Concepcion (SG) Larry McMillan | |
| 18:03 | Defiance | John Rennie makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:03 | Defiance | John Rennie makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:44 | Rensselaer | Charles Concepcion misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 17:42 | Defiance | Kenneth Brown grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 17:36 | Defiance | Eugene Aragon misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Whitaker - foul #2 on John Whitaker, team foul #4 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Defiance | Robert Cohn (SG), Thomas Lynch (C) Kenneth Brown, Leopoldo Rizzo | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | John Marshall (SF) John Whitaker | |
| 17:36 | Defiance | Eugene Aragon makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:36 | Defiance | Eugene Aragon misses the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:36 | Rensselaer | Douglas Finch grabs the board | 5-3 |
| 17:19 | Rensselaer | Douglas Finch hits a jumper from the baseline | 5-5 |
| 16:58 | Defiance | Eugene Aragon hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Mowen | 8-5 |
| 16:41 | Rensselaer | Charles Concepcion is open and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Matthew Wilson | 8-8 |
| 16:25 | Defiance | Kenneth Mowen is fouled on the floor by John Marshall - foul #1 on John Marshall, team foul #5 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Defiance | Barry Cleland (C) Eugene Aragon | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Fred Horn (PF), Alfred Felder (C) Douglas Finch, Matthew Wilson | |
| 16:08 | Defiance | Kenneth Mowen misses short on a floater in the paint | 8-8 |
| 16:06 | Defiance | John Rennie grabs the offensive board | 8-8 |
| 16:01 | Defiance | The short jumper by Barry Cleland is denied by Alfred Felder | 8-8 |
| 15:59 | Rensselaer | Charles Concepcion gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Robert Cohn (fresh) SG - John Rennie (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Mowen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Lynch (fresh) C - Barry Cleland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - Rueben Patterson (fresh) SG - Charles Concepcion (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Marshall (fresh) PF - Fred Horn (fresh) C - Alfred Felder (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Rensselaer | Robert Cohn steals it from Alfred Felder | 8-8 |
| 15:40 | Defiance | Kenneth Mowen banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Cohn | 10-8 |
| 15:20 | Rensselaer | Charles Concepcion drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Rueben Patterson | 10-10 |
| 14:59 | Defiance | John Rennie's floater is tipped away by Fred Horn | 10-10 |
| 14:58 | Rensselaer | John Marshall pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| 14:41 | Rensselaer | Charles Concepcion misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 10-10 |
| 14:40 | Rensselaer | Fred Horn gets the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 14:23 | Rensselaer | Rueben Patterson comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 10-10 |
| 14:22 | Rensselaer | Alfred Felder grabs the offensive board | 10-10 |
| 14:05 | Rensselaer | Rueben Patterson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-10 |
| 14:03 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Kenneth Mowen | 10-10 |
| 13:59 | Defiance | John Rennie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-10 |
| Subs | Defiance | Bobby Wallace (PG), Michael Grubbs (SG), Kenneth Brown (PF), Leopoldo Rizzo (C) Robert Cohn, John Rennie, Thomas Lynch, Barry Cleland | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Troy Don (PG), Stephen Bryan (SG), Douglas Finch (PF), Matthew Wilson (C) Rueben Patterson, Charles Concepcion, John Marshall, Alfred Felder | |
| 13:35 | Rensselaer | Fred Horn clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-10 |
| 13:34 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Leopoldo Rizzo | 10-10 |
| 13:28 | Defiance | Leopoldo Rizzo misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-10 |
| 13:27 | Rensselaer | Douglas Finch grabs the board | 10-10 |
| 13:17 | Rensselaer | Bobby Wallace is called for the reach on Troy Don - foul #1 on Bobby Wallace, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Defiance | Eugene Aragon (PG) Bobby Wallace | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Michael Neal (SF) Fred Horn | |
| 13:01 | Rensselaer | Douglas Finch buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Neal | 10-12 |
| 12:45 | Defiance | The jump hook by Kenneth Mowen is blocked by Stephen Bryan | 10-12 |
| 12:43 | Defiance | Eugene Aragon can't tip it in | 10-12 |
| 12:42 | Defiance | Leopoldo Rizzo grabs the offensive board | 10-12 |
| 12:29 | Defiance | Kenneth Mowen knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Eugene Aragon | 12-12 |
| 12:04 | Rensselaer | Douglas Finch loses the ball out of bounds | 12-12 |
| Subs | Defiance | Robert Cohn (SF) Kenneth Mowen | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Rueben Patterson (PG), Charles Concepcion (SG), John Marshall (SF) Troy Don, Stephen Bryan, Michael Neal | |
| 11:54 | Defiance | Kenneth Brown scores on a turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Douglas Finch - foul #1 on Douglas Finch, team foul #6 | 14-12 |
| 11:54 | Defiance | Kenneth Brown makes the free throw | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Eugene Aragon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Grubbs (fresh) SF - Robert Cohn (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 3 pts. C - Leopoldo Rizzo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - Rueben Patterson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Concepcion (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Marshall (fresh) PF - Douglas Finch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Wilson (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Rensselaer | Douglas Finch misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 15-12 |
| 11:38 | Defiance | Robert Cohn pulls down the rebound | 15-12 |
| 11:32 | Defiance | The short jumper by Michael Grubbs is denied by Douglas Finch | 15-12 |
| 11:31 | Rensselaer | The rebound goes to Douglas Finch | 15-12 |
| 11:13 | Rensselaer | Eugene Aragon takes the ball from Charles Concepcion | 15-12 |
| 10:55 | Defiance | Eugene Aragon's pass is intercepted by Charles Concepcion | 15-12 |
| 10:51 | Rensselaer | Charles Concepcion misses the easy layup | 15-12 |
| 10:50 | Rensselaer | Matthew Wilson tips it home | 15-14 |
| 10:31 | Defiance | Robert Cohn misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 10:30 | Rensselaer | The rebound goes to Douglas Finch | 15-14 |
| 10:08 | Rensselaer | Rueben Patterson misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 15-14 |
| 10:06 | Defiance | Leopoldo Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 09:59 | Defiance | Leopoldo Rizzo clanks a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Matthew Wilson - foul #1 on Matthew Wilson, team foul #7 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Defiance | John Rennie (SG), Kenneth Mowen (SF), Thomas Lynch (PF) Eugene Aragon, Michael Grubbs, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Troy Don (PG), Stephen Bryan (SG), Michael Neal (SF), Fred Horn (PF), Alfred Felder (C) Rueben Patterson, Charles Concepcion, John Marshall, Douglas Finch, Matthew Wilson | |
| 09:59 | Defiance | Leopoldo Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 09:59 | Defiance | Leopoldo Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 09:59 | Rensselaer | The rebound goes to Fred Horn | 16-14 |
| 09:44 | Rensselaer | Fred Horn makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Stephen Bryan | 16-16 |
| 09:18 | Defiance | Troy Don is called for the reach on Kenneth Mowen - foul #1 on Troy Don, team foul #8 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Defiance | Barry Cleland (C) Leopoldo Rizzo | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | | |
| 09:18 | Defiance | Kenneth Mowen misses the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:18 | Rensselaer | Fred Horn grabs the board | 16-16 |
| 08:57 | Rensselaer | Alfred Felder misses short on a shot from close range | 16-16 |
| 08:55 | Rensselaer | Alfred Felder grabs the offensive board | 16-16 |
| 08:43 | Rensselaer | A charge is called on Alfred Felder - foul #1 on Alfred Felder, team foul #9 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Defiance | Bobby Wallace (PG) Robert Cohn | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Rueben Patterson (PG), John Marshall (SF) Troy Don, Michael Neal | |
| 08:27 | Defiance | Kenneth Mowen hits the finger roll | 18-16 |
| 08:03 | Rensselaer | Fred Horn can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-16 |
| 08:02 | Rensselaer | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Horn | 18-16 |
| 07:47 | Rensselaer | Kenneth Mowen steps in front of the Stephen Bryan pass | 18-16 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Bobby Wallace (fresh) SG - John Rennie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Mowen (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Thomas Lynch (fresh) C - Barry Cleland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - Rueben Patterson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Bryan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Marshall (fresh) PF - Fred Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alfred Felder (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Defiance | John Rennie is hacked by Alfred Felder - foul #2 on Alfred Felder, team foul #10 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Defiance | Michael Grubbs (SG), Robert Cohn (SF) Kenneth Mowen, Thomas Lynch | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Charles Concepcion (SG), Douglas Finch (PF), Matthew Wilson (C) Stephen Bryan, Fred Horn, Alfred Felder | |
| 07:28 | Defiance | John Rennie makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 07:28 | Defiance | John Rennie makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 07:18 | Rensselaer | Michael Grubbs is called for the reach on Douglas Finch - foul #1 on Michael Grubbs, team foul #3 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Defiance | Kenneth Brown (PF) John Rennie | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | | |
| 07:11 | Rensselaer | Charles Concepcion can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-16 |
| 07:09 | Rensselaer | Douglas Finch can't tip it in | 20-16 |
| 07:08 | Defiance | Barry Cleland pulls down the rebound | 20-16 |
| 07:04 | Defiance | Bobby Wallace drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Grubbs | 22-16 |
| 06:47 | Rensselaer | Charles Concepcion comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Grubbs - foul #2 on Michael Grubbs, team foul #4 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Defiance | Eugene Aragon (PG), Ryan Taff (C) Michael Grubbs, Barry Cleland | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Michael Neal (SF) John Marshall | |
| 06:47 | Rensselaer | Charles Concepcion makes the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 06:47 | Rensselaer | Charles Concepcion makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 06:29 | Defiance | Eugene Aragon buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Cohn | 25-18 |
| 06:11 | Rensselaer | Douglas Finch can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Kenneth Brown - foul #1 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #5 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Defiance | Michael Grubbs (SG) Bobby Wallace | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Troy Don (PG), Fred Horn (SF) Rueben Patterson, Michael Neal | |
| 06:11 | Rensselaer | Douglas Finch makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 06:11 | Rensselaer | Douglas Finch makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 05:55 | Defiance | Kenneth Brown knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Robert Cohn | 27-20 |
| 05:29 | Rensselaer | Fred Horn hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Robert Cohn - foul #1 on Robert Cohn, team foul #6 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Defiance | Kenneth Mowen (SF), John Rennie (PF), Leopoldo Rizzo (C) Robert Cohn, Kenneth Brown, Ryan Taff | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | John Marshall (C) Matthew Wilson | |
| 05:29 | Rensselaer | Fred Horn makes the free throw | 27-23 |
| 05:13 | Defiance | John Rennie misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-23 |
| 05:12 | Defiance | Leopoldo Rizzo hits the follow up shot | 29-23 |
| 05:07 | Rensselaer | Troy Don is hacked by Eugene Aragon - foul #2 on Eugene Aragon, team foul #7 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Michael Neal (SF) Douglas Finch | |
| 05:07 | Rensselaer | Troy Don misses the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 05:07 | Defiance | John Rennie pulls down the rebound | 29-23 |
| 04:45 | Defiance | John Rennie's layup is rejected by Fred Horn | 29-23 |
| 04:43 | Rensselaer | John Marshall gets the rebound | 29-23 |
| 04:25 | Rensselaer | John Marshall's fadeaway is rejected by Leopoldo Rizzo | 29-23 |
| 04:23 | Defiance | Leopoldo Rizzo grabs the board | 29-23 |
| 04:18 | Defiance | Fred Horn is called for the reach on Michael Grubbs - foul #1 on Fred Horn, team foul #11 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Defiance | Robert Cohn (PG), Thomas Lynch (PF) Eugene Aragon, John Rennie | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Rueben Patterson (PG), Stephen Bryan (SG), Matthew Wilson (C) Troy Don, Charles Concepcion, Fred Horn | |
| 04:18 | Defiance | Michael Grubbs misses the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 04:18 | Defiance | Michael Grubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 03:59 | Rensselaer | Michael Neal scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Rueben Patterson | 30-25 |
| 03:46 | Defiance | Kenneth Mowen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-25 |
| 03:45 | Defiance | Leopoldo Rizzo tips it but misses | 30-25 |
| 03:43 | Defiance | Thomas Lynch grabs the offensive rebound | 30-25 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Robert Cohn (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Grubbs (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Mowen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Thomas Lynch (fresh) C - Leopoldo Rizzo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - Rueben Patterson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Bryan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Neal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Marshall (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:25 | Defiance | Michael Grubbs scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Cohn | 32-25 |
| 03:03 | Rensselaer | 3 seconds is called on Matthew Wilson | 32-25 |
| Subs | Defiance | Bobby Wallace (SG), John Rennie (SF), Kenneth Brown (PF) Michael Grubbs, Kenneth Mowen, Leopoldo Rizzo | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Larry McMillan (SG), John Whitaker (SF), Douglas Finch (PF), Alfred Felder (C) Stephen Bryan, Michael Neal, John Marshall, Matthew Wilson | |
| 02:50 | Defiance | John Rennie misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-25 |
| 02:49 | Rensselaer | Douglas Finch grabs the board | 32-25 |
| 02:42 | Rensselaer | Alfred Felder is fouled on the floor by Bobby Wallace - foul #2 on Bobby Wallace, team foul #8 | 32-25 |
| 02:42 | Rensselaer | Alfred Felder makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 02:42 | Rensselaer | Alfred Felder makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 02:20 | Defiance | Robert Cohn knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Brown | 35-27 |
| 02:09 | Rensselaer | Larry McMillan hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-29 |
| 01:47 | Defiance | John Rennie banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Cohn | 37-29 |
| 01:42 | Rensselaer | Rueben Patterson lays it in on a great pass from Larry McMillan | 37-31 |
| 01:37 | Defiance | John Rennie misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-31 |
| 01:36 | Rensselaer | John Whitaker snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 01:24 | Rensselaer | Rueben Patterson travels with the ball | 37-31 |
| Subs | Defiance | Eugene Aragon (PG), Michael Grubbs (SG), Kenneth Mowen (SF), Barry Cleland (C) Robert Cohn, Bobby Wallace, John Rennie, Thomas Lynch | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Troy Don (PG), Matthew Wilson (C) Rueben Patterson, Alfred Felder | |
| 01:09 | Defiance | Michael Grubbs misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-31 |
| 01:08 | Rensselaer | John Whitaker snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 00:49 | Rensselaer | Troy Don is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Finch | 37-34 |
| 00:44 | Defiance | Eugene Aragon double dribbles | 37-34 |
| Subs | Defiance | Leopoldo Rizzo (C) Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Charles Concepcion (SG), John Marshall (PF) Larry McMillan, Douglas Finch | |
| 00:21 | Rensselaer | Charles Concepcion misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's hacked by Kenneth Mowen - foul #1 on Kenneth Mowen, team foul #9 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Rueben Patterson (PG), Fred Horn (PF) Troy Don, John Whitaker | |
| 00:21 | Rensselaer | Charles Concepcion makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 00:21 | Rensselaer | Charles Concepcion makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 00:21 | Rensselaer | Charles Concepcion makes the 3rd free throw | 37-37 |
| 00:02 | Defiance | Michael Grubbs hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 00:01 | Rensselaer | Matthew Wilson gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 00:00 | Rensselaer | Matthew Wilson clanks a fullcourt shot | 37-37 |