| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - James Hardcastle (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Marvin Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Pinski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Smelley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Beech (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. Connecticut St. | PG - Neil Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 3 stl. SG - Hugh Fields (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Crabtree (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Hunter (fresh) 2 reb. C - Shane Cooke (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | W. Connecticut St. | David Crabtree inbounds the ball | 33-34 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | W. Connecticut St. | W. Connecticut St. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | W. Connecticut St. | Hugh Fields is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Hugh Fields, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| 19:26 | Bluffton | James Pinski can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 19:24 | Bluffton | The offensive rebound goes to Marvin Palmer | 33-34 |
| 19:05 | Bluffton | Robert Smelley knocks in the shot in the paint | 35-34 |
| 18:45 | W. Connecticut St. | Neil Smith misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 35-34 |
| 18:44 | Bluffton | Robert Smelley grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 18:38 | Bluffton | Daniel Hunter is called for the reach on Robert Smelley - foul #3 on Daniel Hunter, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Nathan Goodrum (C) Daniel Hunter | |
| 18:23 | Bluffton | Marvin Palmer is hacked by Shane Cooke - foul #2 on Shane Cooke, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| 18:11 | Bluffton | James Pinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 18:09 | Bluffton | James Hardcastle tips it in | 37-34 |
| 17:51 | W. Connecticut St. | David Crabtree misses the floater from the right side | 37-34 |
| 17:49 | W. Connecticut St. | Shane Cooke gets the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 17:31 | W. Connecticut St. | Nathan Goodrum scores on a jumper from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 17:14 | Bluffton | David Beech hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 17:13 | W. Connecticut St. | Hugh Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 16:51 | W. Connecticut St. | Marvin Palmer is called for the reach on Hugh Fields - foul #2 on Marvin Palmer, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Gregory Washington (SG), James Sandifer (SF), Eric Kowalski (PF), Mark Lemley (C) Marvin Palmer, James Pinski, Robert Smelley, David Beech | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Mark Pryor (SG), Jerold Howard (SF) Hugh Fields, David Crabtree | |
| 16:35 | W. Connecticut St. | Mark Pryor connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Neil Smith | 37-39 |
| 16:17 | Bluffton | Gregory Washington misses the 3 from straight away | 37-39 |
| 16:16 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski tips it in | 39-39 |
| 15:55 | W. Connecticut St. | Shane Cooke comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-39 |
| 15:54 | Bluffton | James Sandifer pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - James Hardcastle (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Washington (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Sandifer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eric Kowalski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Lemley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | W. Connecticut St. | PG - Neil Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mark Pryor (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jerold Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathan Goodrum (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Shane Cooke (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Bluffton | James Sandifer loses the ball out of bounds | 39-39 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Marvin Palmer (SG), Robert Smelley (PF) James Hardcastle, Mark Lemley | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Hugh Fields (SG), Daniel Hunter (PF), Bradley Wire (C) Neil Smith, Nathan Goodrum, Shane Cooke | |
| 15:37 | W. Connecticut St. | Mark Pryor misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 39-39 |
| 15:36 | Bluffton | Robert Smelley grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 15:32 | Bluffton | Marvin Palmer can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-39 |
| 15:30 | W. Connecticut St. | Daniel Hunter snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 15:05 | W. Connecticut St. | Daniel Hunter blows the dunk | 39-39 |
| 15:04 | Bluffton | Robert Smelley grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 14:59 | Bluffton | Marvin Palmer buries a 3 from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 14:38 | W. Connecticut St. | Jerold Howard comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 42-39 |
| 14:37 | W. Connecticut St. | Daniel Hunter gets the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 14:30 | W. Connecticut St. | Bradley Wire misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Marvin Palmer - foul #3 on Marvin Palmer, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Bluffton | James Hardcastle (PG), James Pinski (SF), David Beech (C) James Sandifer, Gregory Washington, Eric Kowalski | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Neil Smith (PG), David Crabtree (SF) Mark Pryor, Jerold Howard | |
| 14:30 | W. Connecticut St. | Bradley Wire makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 14:30 | W. Connecticut St. | Bradley Wire makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 14:30 | Bluffton | The refs have stopped play. David Beech is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 42-41 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Mark Lemley (C) David Beech | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | | |
| 14:04 | Bluffton | Robert Smelley makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Marvin Palmer | 44-41 |
| 13:52 | W. Connecticut St. | Neil Smith connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Hugh Fields | 44-43 |
| 13:25 | Bluffton | Marvin Palmer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Hugh Fields - foul #3 on Hugh Fields, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski (PF) Robert Smelley | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Mark Pryor (SG) Hugh Fields | |
| 13:25 | Bluffton | Marvin Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 13:25 | Bluffton | Marvin Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 13:25 | W. Connecticut St. | Bradley Wire snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 13:07 | W. Connecticut St. | Daniel Hunter hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Neil Smith and the foul's on James Pinski - foul #1 on James Pinski, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Gregory Washington (SG) Marvin Palmer | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | | |
| 13:07 | W. Connecticut St. | Daniel Hunter makes the free throw | 45-46 |
| 12:42 | Bluffton | James Hardcastle connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 47-46 |
| 12:19 | W. Connecticut St. | David Crabtree drills a driving attempt near the basket and the foul's on James Pinski - foul #2 on James Pinski, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Bluffton | James Sandifer (SF) James Pinski | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Shane Cooke (PF), Nathan Goodrum (C) Daniel Hunter, Bradley Wire | |
| 12:19 | W. Connecticut St. | David Crabtree makes the free throw | 47-49 |
| 12:02 | Bluffton | James Sandifer scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Hardcastle | 49-49 |
| 11:44 | W. Connecticut St. | Nathan Goodrum is hacked by James Sandifer - foul #2 on James Sandifer, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Robert Smelley (PF) Eric Kowalski | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Hugh Fields (SG), Jerold Howard (SF) Mark Pryor, David Crabtree | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - James Hardcastle (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gregory Washington (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Sandifer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Smelley (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Lemley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | W. Connecticut St. | PG - Neil Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Hugh Fields (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerold Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shane Cooke (fresh) 3 reb. C - Nathan Goodrum (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | W. Connecticut St. | Hugh Fields drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Nathan Goodrum | 49-52 |
| 11:13 | Bluffton | James Hardcastle misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-52 |
| 11:12 | W. Connecticut St. | Hugh Fields gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 10:51 | W. Connecticut St. | Neil Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-52 |
| 10:50 | Bluffton | James Sandifer snags the defensive board | 49-52 |
| 10:45 | Bluffton | Nathan Goodrum takes the ball from James Hardcastle | 49-52 |
| 10:31 | W. Connecticut St. | Shane Cooke blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Smelley - foul #1 on Robert Smelley, team foul #6 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Marvin Palmer (SG), James Pinski (SF), Eric Kowalski (C) James Hardcastle, Gregory Washington, Mark Lemley | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Mark Pryor (PG), Bradley Wire (C) Neil Smith, Nathan Goodrum | |
| 10:31 | W. Connecticut St. | Shane Cooke makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 10:31 | W. Connecticut St. | Shane Cooke makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 10:18 | Bluffton | Marvin Palmer hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by James Sandifer | 51-54 |
| 10:01 | W. Connecticut St. | Jerold Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 10:00 | W. Connecticut St. | Shane Cooke misses the tip | 51-54 |
| 09:59 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| 09:52 | Bluffton | Robert Smelley is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Robert Smelley, team foul #7 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Neil Smith (PG), David Crabtree (SF), Daniel Hunter (PF) Mark Pryor, Jerold Howard, Shane Cooke | |
| 09:40 | W. Connecticut St. | Hugh Fields makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Bradley Wire | 51-56 |
| 09:33 | Bluffton | James Pinski scores on a shot from the free throw line | 53-56 |
| 09:17 | W. Connecticut St. | David Crabtree misses the runner near the basket | 53-56 |
| 09:15 | W. Connecticut St. | Bradley Wire misses the tip | 53-56 |
| 09:14 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 09:08 | Bluffton | Robert Smelley dunks the ball set up by Marvin Palmer | 55-56 |
| 08:43 | W. Connecticut St. | David Crabtree can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 55-56 |
| 08:41 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 08:37 | Bluffton | James Pinski clanks a floater from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 08:36 | Bluffton | James Sandifer tips it in | 57-56 |
| 08:21 | W. Connecticut St. | David Crabtree is hacked by Marvin Palmer - foul #4 on Marvin Palmer, team foul #8 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Bluffton | James Hardcastle (PG), Robert Mustafa (SG), Gregory Washington (SF), Bradley Langford (PF), Mark Lemley (C) James Sandifer, Marvin Palmer, James Pinski, Robert Smelley, Eric Kowalski | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Mark Pryor (SG) Hugh Fields | |
| 08:21 | W. Connecticut St. | David Crabtree misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 08:21 | W. Connecticut St. | Daniel Hunter gets the offensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 08:08 | W. Connecticut St. | Neil Smith clanks a shot from the right block but the foul's on James Hardcastle - foul #1 on James Hardcastle, team foul #9 | 57-56 |
| 08:08 | W. Connecticut St. | Neil Smith makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 08:08 | W. Connecticut St. | Neil Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 07:51 | Bluffton | Bradley Langford hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 57-58 |
| 07:49 | W. Connecticut St. | David Crabtree gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 07:34 | W. Connecticut St. | Daniel Hunter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-58 |
| 07:32 | Bluffton | Mark Lemley grabs the board | 57-58 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - James Hardcastle (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Mustafa (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Gregory Washington (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bradley Langford (fresh) C - Mark Lemley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. Connecticut St. | PG - Neil Smith (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mark Pryor (fresh) 10 pts. SF - David Crabtree (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Bradley Wire (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Bluffton | David Crabtree is called for the reach on Robert Mustafa - foul #2 on David Crabtree, team foul #5 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Marvin Palmer (SG) Robert Mustafa | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Michael Nelson (SG), Jerold Howard (SF), Shane Cooke (PF), Nathan Goodrum (C) Neil Smith, David Crabtree, Daniel Hunter, Bradley Wire | |
| 07:15 | Bluffton | Gregory Washington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-58 |
| 06:59 | W. Connecticut St. | Nathan Goodrum misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-58 |
| 06:58 | Bluffton | Gregory Washington grabs the board | 57-58 |
| 06:54 | Bluffton | James Hardcastle misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 06:53 | W. Connecticut St. | Nathan Goodrum gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 06:41 | W. Connecticut St. | Jerold Howard misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 57-58 |
| 06:39 | Bluffton | Marvin Palmer grabs the board | 57-58 |
| 06:33 | Bluffton | Gregory Washington misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 06:31 | W. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to Shane Cooke | 57-58 |
| 06:13 | W. Connecticut St. | Jerold Howard loses the dribble to James Hardcastle | 57-58 |
| 06:02 | Bluffton | Bradley Langford scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-58 |
| 05:59 | W. Connecticut St. | W. Connecticut St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| Subs | Bluffton | James Pinski (SF), Robert Smelley (PF), Eric Kowalski (C) Gregory Washington, Bradley Langford, Mark Lemley | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Neil Smith (PG), Hugh Fields (SG), David Crabtree (SF), Daniel Hunter (PF), Bradley Wire (C) Mark Pryor, Michael Nelson, Jerold Howard, Shane Cooke, Nathan Goodrum | |
| 05:46 | W. Connecticut St. | Hugh Fields misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-58 |
| 05:45 | W. Connecticut St. | Daniel Hunter tips it back up and in | 59-60 |
| 05:20 | Bluffton | Marvin Palmer hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Hardcastle | 62-60 |
| 05:04 | W. Connecticut St. | David Crabtree misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-60 |
| 05:02 | W. Connecticut St. | Bradley Wire tips it in | 62-62 |
| 04:57 | Bluffton | James Hardcastle is hacked by Neil Smith - foul #3 on Neil Smith, team foul #6 | 62-62 |
| 04:48 | Bluffton | Robert Smelley misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 04:47 | W. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to Bradley Wire | 62-62 |
| 04:42 | W. Connecticut St. | Neil Smith can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 62-62 |
| 04:41 | W. Connecticut St. | Bradley Wire tips it back up and in | 62-64 |
| 04:20 | Bluffton | Marvin Palmer clanks a 3 from the right wing | 62-64 |
| 04:18 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski tips it in | 64-64 |
| 03:55 | W. Connecticut St. | Hugh Fields can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 64-64 |
| 03:53 | W. Connecticut St. | Bradley Wire misses the tip | 64-64 |
| 03:51 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Robert Smelley | 64-64 |
| 03:47 | Bluffton | Robert Smelley clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-64 |
| 03:46 | W. Connecticut St. | Bradley Wire snags the defensive board | 64-64 |
| 03:27 | W. Connecticut St. | Marvin Palmer steals the ball from Hugh Fields | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - James Hardcastle (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marvin Palmer (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - James Pinski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Smelley (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Eric Kowalski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. Connecticut St. | PG - Neil Smith (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Hugh Fields (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Crabtree (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Bradley Wire (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Bluffton | James Hardcastle knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Marvin Palmer | 66-64 |
| 03:02 | W. Connecticut St. | Eric Kowalski is called for the reach on Daniel Hunter - foul #2 on Eric Kowalski, team foul #10 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Gregory Washington (SG), James Sandifer (SF), Bradley Langford (PF), Mark Lemley (C) Marvin Palmer, James Pinski, Robert Smelley, Eric Kowalski | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Mark Pryor (SG), Jerold Howard (SF), Shane Cooke (C) Hugh Fields, David Crabtree, Bradley Wire | |
| 03:02 | W. Connecticut St. | Daniel Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 03:02 | W. Connecticut St. | Daniel Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 03:00 | Bluffton | Bluffton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Marvin Palmer (SG), Robert Smelley (PF) James Sandifer, Bradley Langford | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Hugh Fields (SG), Bradley Wire (C) Mark Pryor, Shane Cooke | |
| 02:46 | Bluffton | Mark Lemley misses the lay-in but the foul's on Bradley Wire - foul #4 on Bradley Wire, team foul #7 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | David Crabtree (SF) Jerold Howard | |
| 02:46 | Bluffton | Mark Lemley makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 02:46 | Bluffton | Mark Lemley makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 02:27 | W. Connecticut St. | Hugh Fields misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-65 |
| 02:25 | W. Connecticut St. | Bradley Wire hits the follow up shot | 68-67 |
| 02:03 | Bluffton | Marvin Palmer can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 68-67 |
| 02:02 | W. Connecticut St. | David Crabtree grabs the board | 68-67 |
| 01:47 | W. Connecticut St. | Neil Smith misses the lay-in | 68-67 |
| 01:46 | W. Connecticut St. | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Hunter | 68-67 |
| 01:31 | W. Connecticut St. | Bradley Wire misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 68-67 |
| 01:29 | Bluffton | Robert Smelley pulls down the rebound | 68-67 |
| 01:23 | Bluffton | Mark Lemley scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Hardcastle | 70-67 |
| 01:06 | W. Connecticut St. | David Crabtree makes the shot from close range set up by Bradley Wire | 70-69 |
| 00:45 | Bluffton | Gregory Washington misses the fadeaway from close range | 70-69 |
| 00:43 | W. Connecticut St. | David Crabtree pulls down the rebound | 70-69 |
| 00:38 | W. Connecticut St. | Neil Smith buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Bradley Wire | 70-72 |
| 00:14 | Bluffton | Marvin Palmer banks in the layup | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | W. Connecticut St. | W. Connecticut St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:04 | W. Connecticut St. | David Crabtree double dribbles | 72-72 |
| 00:04 | Bluffton | Bluffton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-72 |
| Subs | Bluffton | James Pinski (SF), Eric Kowalski (C) Gregory Washington, Mark Lemley | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | W. Connecticut St. | W. Connecticut St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Bluffton | Marvin Palmer misses short on a halfcourt shot | 72-72 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - James Hardcastle (fresh) 16 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marvin Palmer (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - James Pinski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Smelley (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Eric Kowalski (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. Connecticut St. | PG - Neil Smith (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Hugh Fields (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Crabtree (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Hunter (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Bradley Wire (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | W. Connecticut St. | Bradley Wire wins the tip | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | W. Connecticut St. | W. Connecticut St. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:58 | W. Connecticut St. | Neil Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-72 |
| 04:38 | Bluffton | James Pinski scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-72 |
| 04:19 | W. Connecticut St. | Neil Smith can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on James Pinski - foul #3 on James Pinski, team foul #11 | 75-72 |
| 04:19 | W. Connecticut St. | Neil Smith misses the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 04:19 | W. Connecticut St. | Neil Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 04:19 | Bluffton | Robert Smelley snags the defensive board | 75-72 |
| 03:53 | Bluffton | Marvin Palmer misses short on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by David Crabtree - foul #3 on David Crabtree, team foul #8 | 75-72 |
| 03:53 | Bluffton | Marvin Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 03:53 | Bluffton | Marvin Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| 03:38 | W. Connecticut St. | Hugh Fields clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 77-72 |
| 03:36 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski gets the rebound | 77-72 |
| 03:30 | Bluffton | Neil Smith takes the ball from James Hardcastle | 77-72 |
| 03:07 | W. Connecticut St. | David Crabtree comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on James Pinski - foul #4 on James Pinski, team foul #12 | 77-72 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Shane Cooke (PF) Daniel Hunter | |
| 03:07 | W. Connecticut St. | David Crabtree makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 03:07 | W. Connecticut St. | David Crabtree makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 02:42 | Bluffton | Robert Smelley clanks a 3 from the left wing | 77-74 |
| 02:41 | Bluffton | James Hardcastle can't tip it in | 77-74 |
| 02:40 | W. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to Shane Cooke | 77-74 |
| 02:35 | W. Connecticut St. | Neil Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 77-74 |
| 02:34 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski snags the defensive board | 77-74 |
| 02:28 | Bluffton | James Pinski buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from James Hardcastle | 79-74 |
| 02:12 | W. Connecticut St. | Neil Smith is whistled for traveling | 79-74 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Gregory Washington (SG), James Sandifer (SF), Bradley Langford (PF), Mark Lemley (C) Marvin Palmer, James Pinski, Robert Smelley, Eric Kowalski | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Mark Pryor (SG), Jerold Howard (SF) Hugh Fields, David Crabtree | |
| 02:10 | Bluffton | Bluffton calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-74 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Marvin Palmer (SG), Robert Smelley (PF) James Sandifer, Bradley Langford | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Hugh Fields (SG), Daniel Hunter (PF) Mark Pryor, Shane Cooke | |
| 01:55 | Bluffton | James Hardcastle is fouled on the floor by Hugh Fields - foul #4 on Hugh Fields, team foul #9 | 79-74 |
| Subs | Bluffton | James Pinski (SF), Eric Kowalski (C) Gregory Washington, Mark Lemley | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | David Crabtree (SF) Jerold Howard | |
| 01:55 | Bluffton | James Hardcastle misses the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 01:55 | W. Connecticut St. | Bradley Wire pulls down the rebound | 79-74 |
| 01:37 | W. Connecticut St. | James Hardcastle steps in front of the Daniel Hunter pass | 79-74 |
| 01:17 | Bluffton | James Hardcastle misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Bradley Wire - foul #5 on Bradley Wire, team foul #10 | 79-74 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Shane Cooke (C) Bradley Wire | |
| 01:17 | Bluffton | James Hardcastle makes the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 01:17 | Bluffton | James Hardcastle makes the 2nd free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:57 | W. Connecticut St. | Marvin Palmer picks off the pass by Neil Smith | 81-74 |
| 00:53 | Bluffton | Marvin Palmer banks in the layup | 83-74 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - James Hardcastle (fresh) 18 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SG - Marvin Palmer (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - James Pinski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Smelley (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Eric Kowalski (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. Connecticut St. | PG - Neil Smith (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Hugh Fields (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Crabtree (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Hunter (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Shane Cooke (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | W. Connecticut St. | W. Connecticut St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:47 | W. Connecticut St. | Neil Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 83-74 |
| 00:46 | W. Connecticut St. | Shane Cooke snags the offensive board | 83-74 |
| 00:44 | W. Connecticut St. | Hugh Fields is fouled on the floor by Robert Smelley - foul #3 on Robert Smelley, team foul #13 | 83-74 |
| 00:44 | W. Connecticut St. | Hugh Fields makes the 1st free throw | 83-75 |
| 00:44 | W. Connecticut St. | Hugh Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 83-76 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | W. Connecticut St. | W. Connecticut St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Bluffton | James Pinski is fouled in the backcourt by Neil Smith - foul #4 on Neil Smith, team foul #11 | 83-76 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Mark Lemley (C) Eric Kowalski | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | | |
| 00:42 | Bluffton | James Pinski makes the 1st free throw | 84-76 |
| 00:42 | Bluffton | James Pinski makes the 2nd free throw | 85-76 |
| 00:36 | W. Connecticut St. | Neil Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 85-76 |
| 00:34 | W. Connecticut St. | Daniel Hunter pulls down the offensive rebound | 85-76 |
| 00:32 | W. Connecticut St. | Neil Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 85-76 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | W. Connecticut St. | W. Connecticut St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Bluffton | James Hardcastle is fouled in the backcourt by Neil Smith - foul #5 on Neil Smith, team foul #12 | 85-76 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Mark Pryor (PG) Neil Smith | |
| 00:30 | Bluffton | James Hardcastle makes the 1st free throw | 86-76 |
| 00:30 | Bluffton | James Hardcastle makes the 2nd free throw | 87-76 |
| 00:22 | W. Connecticut St. | David Crabtree misses badly on a runner from the left block | 87-76 |
| 00:20 | Bluffton | Mark Lemley grabs the defensive rebound | 87-76 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | W. Connecticut St. | W. Connecticut St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Bluffton | James Hardcastle runs out the clock | 87-76 |