| Lineup | Defiance | PG - William Wood (fresh) SG - Francis Paige (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Bill Whatley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Rod Vining (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Kirkpatrick (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hamilton | PG - Daniel Shy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Boyd (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Ellison (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Liddle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Murray Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Hamilton | Jonathan Ellison inbounds the ball | 27-36 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hamilton | Hamilton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Hamilton | Murray Wright misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-36 |
| 19:37 | Hamilton | Matthew Liddle pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 19:25 | Hamilton | Bill Boyd scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Shy | 27-39 |
| 19:07 | Defiance | Steven Kirkpatrick hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Rod Vining and he's hacked by Murray Wright - foul #2 on Murray Wright, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| 19:07 | Defiance | Steven Kirkpatrick makes the free throw | 30-39 |
| 18:48 | Hamilton | Daniel Shy clanks a jump hook from the right block | 30-39 |
| 18:46 | Defiance | Bill Whatley grabs the defensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 18:23 | Defiance | William Wood comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 30-39 |
| 18:22 | Hamilton | The rebound goes to Murray Wright | 30-39 |
| 18:16 | Hamilton | Bill Boyd scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jonathan Ellison | 30-42 |
| 18:04 | Defiance | Francis Paige misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-42 |
| 18:02 | Hamilton | Murray Wright pulls down the rebound | 30-42 |
| 17:55 | Hamilton | Jonathan Ellison makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Matthew Liddle | 30-44 |
| 17:48 | Defiance | Rod Vining lays it in on a great pass from William Wood | 32-44 |
| 17:27 | Hamilton | Jonathan Ellison hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Shy | 32-46 |
| 17:15 | Defiance | Bill Whatley loses the dribble to Jonathan Ellison | 32-46 |
| 16:57 | Hamilton | Murray Wright is hacked by Rod Vining - foul #2 on Rod Vining, team foul #1 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Defiance | Elmer Bookmiller (SF), Robert Ceja (PF), Dominick Harris (C) Bill Whatley, Rod Vining, Steven Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Hamilton | Mark Christian (SG), Stephen Fink (SF), Robert Thomas (PF), John Desoto (C) Bill Boyd, Jonathan Ellison, Matthew Liddle, Murray Wright | |
| 16:48 | Hamilton | Mark Christian connects on the shot from the left side | 32-48 |
| 16:32 | Defiance | Dominick Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-48 |
| Subs | Defiance | Albert Downey (PG) William Wood | |
| Subs | Hamilton | Lawrence Luckett (SF) Daniel Shy | |
| 16:13 | Hamilton | Mark Christian is fouled on the floor by Albert Downey - foul #2 on Albert Downey, team foul #2 | 32-48 |
| Subs | Defiance | Leon Wallace (C) Francis Paige | |
| Subs | Hamilton | | |
| 16:00 | Hamilton | Robert Ceja steals the ball from Lawrence Luckett | 32-48 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Albert Downey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dominick Harris (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Elmer Bookmiller (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Ceja (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Leon Wallace (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hamilton | PG - Mark Christian (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Desoto (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lawrence Luckett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Fink (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Defiance | Leon Wallace connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Robert Ceja | 34-48 |
| 15:22 | Hamilton | John Desoto steps out of bounds on the sideline | 34-48 |
| Subs | Defiance | William Wood (PG), Francis Paige (SG), Bill Whatley (SF), Rod Vining (PF) Albert Downey, Dominick Harris, Robert Ceja, Leon Wallace | |
| Subs | Hamilton | Daniel Shy (PG), Bill Boyd (SG), Jonathan Ellison (SF), Matthew Liddle (PF), Murray Wright (C) Mark Christian, John Desoto, Lawrence Luckett, Robert Thomas, Stephen Fink | |
| 15:07 | Defiance | Elmer Bookmiller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-48 |
| 15:06 | Defiance | Francis Paige grabs the offensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 14:53 | Defiance | Bill Whatley makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from William Wood | 36-48 |
| 14:37 | Hamilton | Bill Boyd can't finish the layup | 36-48 |
| 14:36 | Hamilton | Daniel Shy pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-48 |
| 14:25 | Hamilton | Daniel Shy scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Matthew Liddle and the foul's on William Wood - foul #2 on William Wood, team foul #3 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Defiance | Steven Kirkpatrick (C) Elmer Bookmiller | |
| Subs | Hamilton | | |
| 14:25 | Hamilton | Daniel Shy misses the free throw | 36-50 |
| 14:25 | Defiance | Rod Vining snags the defensive board | 36-50 |
| 14:01 | Defiance | Bill Whatley buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Rod Vining | 38-50 |
| 13:54 | Hamilton | Murray Wright hits a jump hook near the basket | 38-52 |
| 13:36 | Defiance | Bill Whatley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-52 |
| 13:35 | Defiance | Rod Vining can't tip it in | 38-52 |
| 13:34 | Hamilton | Bill Boyd gets the rebound | 38-52 |
| 13:17 | Hamilton | Murray Wright misses short on a floater in the lane | 38-52 |
| 13:15 | Defiance | Steven Kirkpatrick gets the rebound | 38-52 |
| 12:59 | Defiance | Bill Whatley buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from William Wood | 40-52 |
| 12:38 | Hamilton | Matthew Liddle connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Daniel Shy | 40-54 |
| 12:20 | Defiance | Murray Wright steals the ball from Francis Paige | 40-54 |
| 12:04 | Hamilton | Bill Boyd misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-54 |
| 12:02 | Defiance | Bill Whatley grabs the board | 40-54 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - William Wood (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Francis Paige (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Bill Whatley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rod Vining (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Kirkpatrick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hamilton | PG - Daniel Shy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bill Boyd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Ellison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Liddle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Murray Wright (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Defiance | Rod Vining throws it down set up by Francis Paige and he's fouled by Matthew Liddle - foul #2 on Matthew Liddle, team foul #2 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Defiance | Albert Downey (PG), Dominick Harris (SG), Robert Ceja (SF), Elmer Bookmiller (C) William Wood, Francis Paige, Bill Whatley, Steven Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Hamilton | Mark Christian (PG), John Desoto (SG), Lawrence Luckett (SF), Robert Thomas (PF), Stephen Fink (C) Daniel Shy, Bill Boyd, Jonathan Ellison, Matthew Liddle, Murray Wright | |
| 11:47 | Defiance | Rod Vining makes the free throw | 43-54 |
| 11:31 | Hamilton | Mark Christian can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-54 |
| 11:29 | Defiance | Elmer Bookmiller grabs the board | 43-54 |
| 11:09 | Defiance | Stephen Fink blocks the short jumper by Rod Vining | 43-54 |
| 11:07 | Defiance | Albert Downey pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 10:45 | Defiance | Dominick Harris buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Albert Downey | 45-54 |
| 10:30 | Hamilton | John Desoto misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 45-54 |
| 10:28 | Hamilton | Stephen Fink tips it in | 45-56 |
| 10:08 | Defiance | Elmer Bookmiller is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Elmer Bookmiller, team foul #4 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Defiance | William Wood (PG), Francis Paige (SG), Steven Kirkpatrick (C) Albert Downey, Dominick Harris, Rod Vining | |
| Subs | Hamilton | Daniel Shy (PG) Lawrence Luckett | |
| 09:46 | Hamilton | John Desoto hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 45-56 |
| 09:44 | Defiance | Francis Paige grabs the defensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 09:36 | Defiance | Elmer Bookmiller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-56 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Hamilton | Bill Boyd (SG) Mark Christian | |
| 09:18 | Hamilton | John Desoto's pass is intercepted by William Wood | 45-56 |
| 08:54 | Defiance | Francis Paige clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-56 |
| 08:52 | Hamilton | Daniel Shy pulls down the rebound | 45-56 |
| 08:43 | Hamilton | John Desoto misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-56 |
| 08:42 | Defiance | Elmer Bookmiller gets the rebound | 45-56 |
| 08:28 | Defiance | William Wood travels with the ball | 45-56 |
| Subs | Defiance | Bill Whatley (SF), Rod Vining (PF), Dominick Harris (C) Elmer Bookmiller, Robert Ceja, Steven Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Hamilton | Jonathan Ellison (SF), Matthew Liddle (PF), Murray Wright (C) Stephen Fink, Robert Thomas, John Desoto | |
| 08:15 | Hamilton | Matthew Liddle clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-56 |
| 08:14 | Hamilton | Bill Boyd gets the offensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 08:01 | Hamilton | Matthew Liddle drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Murray Wright | 45-58 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - William Wood (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Francis Paige (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Whatley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rod Vining (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Dominick Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Hamilton | PG - Daniel Shy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bill Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Ellison (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Liddle (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Murray Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Defiance | Francis Paige is fouled on the floor by Bill Boyd - foul #2 on Bill Boyd, team foul #3 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Defiance | Albert Downey (SG) Francis Paige | |
| Subs | Hamilton | Mark Christian (PG), Lawrence Luckett (SG) Daniel Shy, Bill Boyd | |
| 07:20 | Defiance | Rod Vining misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 45-58 |
| 07:18 | Defiance | Bill Whatley tips it in | 47-58 |
| 06:55 | Hamilton | Matthew Liddle comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 47-58 |
| 06:53 | Hamilton | Mark Christian gets the offensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 06:37 | Hamilton | Murray Wright lays it up and in | 47-60 |
| 06:19 | Defiance | Dominick Harris clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-60 |
| 06:18 | Hamilton | Murray Wright gets the rebound | 47-60 |
| 06:11 | Hamilton | Jonathan Ellison misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Bill Whatley - foul #1 on Bill Whatley, team foul #5 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Defiance | Francis Paige (SG), Robert Ceja (PF), Steven Kirkpatrick (C) William Wood, Rod Vining, Dominick Harris | |
| Subs | Hamilton | Daniel Shy (PG), Bill Boyd (SG), Stephen Fink (PF), John Desoto (C) Mark Christian, Lawrence Luckett, Matthew Liddle, Murray Wright | |
| 06:11 | Hamilton | Jonathan Ellison makes the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 06:11 | Hamilton | Jonathan Ellison makes the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hamilton | Hamilton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:45 | Defiance | Steven Kirkpatrick's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Ellison | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hamilton | Hamilton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:21 | Hamilton | Stephen Fink hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Jonathan Ellison | 47-64 |
| 05:14 | Defiance | Francis Paige clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 47-64 |
| 05:13 | Hamilton | Bill Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 47-64 |
| 04:47 | Hamilton | John Desoto drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Daniel Shy | 47-66 |
| 04:38 | Defiance | Albert Downey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-66 |
| Subs | Defiance | Nathaniel Bondurant (PG), Dominick Harris (SG), Elmer Bookmiller (SF), Leon Wallace (C) Albert Downey, Francis Paige, Bill Whatley, Steven Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Hamilton | Mark Christian (PG), Lawrence Luckett (SF), Robert Thomas (PF) Daniel Shy, Bill Boyd, Jonathan Ellison | |
| 04:16 | Hamilton | Mark Christian buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Thomas | 47-69 |
| 04:02 | Defiance | Leon Wallace misses the dunk attempt | 47-69 |
| 04:01 | Hamilton | Robert Thomas snags the defensive board | 47-69 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Nathaniel Bondurant (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dominick Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elmer Bookmiller (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Ceja (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Leon Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hamilton | PG - Mark Christian (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Desoto (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lawrence Luckett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Fink (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hamilton | Hamilton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:53 | Hamilton | Robert Thomas clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Nathaniel Bondurant - foul #1 on Nathaniel Bondurant, team foul #6 | 47-69 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Hamilton | Donald Schuette (C) Stephen Fink | |
| 03:53 | Hamilton | Robert Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 47-70 |
| 03:53 | Hamilton | Robert Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 47-71 |
| 03:38 | Defiance | Elmer Bookmiller drills a jumpshot from the right side and he's fouled by Lawrence Luckett - foul #1 on Lawrence Luckett, team foul #4 | 49-71 |
| Subs | Defiance | Albert Downey (PG) Nathaniel Bondurant | |
| Subs | Hamilton | | |
| 03:38 | Defiance | Elmer Bookmiller makes the free throw | 50-71 |
| 03:11 | Hamilton | Donald Schuette clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-71 |
| 03:09 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Robert Ceja | 50-71 |
| 02:53 | Defiance | Leon Wallace misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-71 |
| 02:51 | Defiance | Albert Downey can't tip it in | 50-71 |
| 02:49 | Hamilton | Lawrence Luckett pulls down the rebound | 50-71 |
| 02:31 | Hamilton | Donald Schuette connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Desoto | 50-74 |
| 02:17 | Defiance | Elmer Bookmiller is whistled for a carry | 50-74 |
| Subs | Defiance | Nathaniel Bondurant (PG) Dominick Harris | |
| Subs | Hamilton | Stephen Fink (C) John Desoto | |
| 01:56 | Hamilton | Elmer Bookmiller steals it from Lawrence Luckett | 50-74 |
| 01:41 | Defiance | Nathaniel Bondurant is called for traveling | 50-74 |
| Subs | Defiance | Dominick Harris (SG) Nathaniel Bondurant | |
| Subs | Hamilton | John Desoto (SG) Donald Schuette | |
| 01:12 | Hamilton | John Desoto misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-74 |
| 01:10 | Hamilton | Stephen Fink tips it in | 50-76 |
| 00:57 | Defiance | Albert Downey misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mark Christian - foul #1 on Mark Christian, team foul #5 | 50-76 |
| 00:57 | Defiance | Albert Downey misses the 1st free throw | 50-76 |
| 00:57 | Defiance | Albert Downey makes the 2nd free throw | 51-76 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hamilton | Hamilton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Hamilton | Elmer Bookmiller steals it from Robert Thomas | 51-76 |
| 00:30 | Defiance | Elmer Bookmiller misses the lay-in | 51-76 |
| 00:29 | Hamilton | The rebound goes to John Desoto | 51-76 |
| 00:00 | Hamilton | Mark Christian runs out the clock | 51-76 |