| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Ivan Forrest (fresh) SG - Robert Caudill (fresh) SF - Tracy Anderson (fresh) PF - Ryan Albro (fresh) C - Theodore Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Earl Hudson (fresh) SG - Duane Tesch (fresh) SF - Lawrence Mullens (fresh) PF - Michael Cook (fresh) C - Alfred Cheatham (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Defiance | Ryan Albro wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:58 | Defiance | Earl Hudson takes the ball from Ivan Forrest in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch loses the dribble to Robert Caudill | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Defiance | Robert Caudill lays it up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:38 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch hits the finger roll | 2-2 |
| 19:27 | Defiance | Theodore Taylor buries a shot near the basket set up by Ivan Forrest | 4-2 |
| 19:20 | Bluffton | Earl Hudson is hacked by Ivan Forrest - foul #1 on Ivan Forrest, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 19:06 | Bluffton | Earl Hudson clanks a floater from the left block but the foul's on Ivan Forrest - foul #2 on Ivan Forrest, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Defiance | Robert Liller (PG) Ivan Forrest | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 19:06 | Bluffton | Earl Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 19:06 | Bluffton | Earl Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:42 | Defiance | Tracy Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 18:40 | Bluffton | Michael Cook pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 18:33 | Bluffton | Michael Cook misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Liller - foul #1 on Robert Liller, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| 18:33 | Bluffton | Michael Cook misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:33 | Bluffton | Michael Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:33 | Defiance | Ryan Albro grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 18:23 | Defiance | Ryan Albro is hacked by Michael Cook - foul #1 on Michael Cook, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 18:09 | Defiance | Tracy Anderson misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 4-4 |
| 18:08 | Bluffton | Earl Hudson snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 18:04 | Bluffton | Earl Hudson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 4-4 |
| 18:02 | Bluffton | Michael Cook grabs the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:50 | Bluffton | Lawrence Mullens connects on the 3 from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 17:22 | Defiance | Tracy Anderson makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Liller | 7-7 |
| 17:08 | Bluffton | Lawrence Mullens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-7 |
| Subs | Defiance | Ivan Demott (SG), Daniel Jacinto (SF), Marlon Butler (C) Robert Caudill, Tracy Anderson, Theodore Taylor | |
| Subs | Bluffton | George Williams (SG), Michael Bryant (SF), Stacy Qualls (PF), Michael Klock (C) Duane Tesch, Lawrence Mullens, Michael Cook, Alfred Cheatham | |
| 16:54 | Defiance | Ivan Demott travels with the ball | 7-7 |
| 16:43 | Bluffton | Michael Bryant buries a turnaround in the lane | 7-9 |
| 16:28 | Defiance | Marlon Butler clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-9 |
| 16:26 | Defiance | Ivan Demott can't tip it in | 7-9 |
| 16:24 | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 16:18 | Bluffton | George Williams misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 16:16 | Bluffton | Earl Hudson gets the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 16:08 | Bluffton | Michael Klock makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Earl Hudson | 7-12 |
| 15:42 | Defiance | Ryan Albro banks in the layup | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Robert Liller (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ivan Demott (fresh) SF - Daniel Jacinto (fresh) PF - Ryan Albro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Marlon Butler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Earl Hudson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Williams (fresh) SF - Michael Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stacy Qualls (fresh) C - Michael Klock (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Bluffton | Earl Hudson comes up short on the runner near the basket | 9-12 |
| 15:36 | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls grabs the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 15:26 | Bluffton | George Williams clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 15:25 | Bluffton | Earl Hudson can't tip it in | 9-12 |
| 15:23 | Defiance | Ivan Demott gets the rebound | 9-12 |
| 15:02 | Defiance | George Williams is called for the reach on Daniel Jacinto - foul #1 on George Williams, team foul #2 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Defiance | Robert Caudill (SG), Tracy Anderson (SF), Theodore Taylor (C) Robert Liller, Ivan Demott, Ryan Albro | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Duane Tesch (SG), Lawrence Mullens (SF), Michael Cook (PF), Alfred Cheatham (C) Earl Hudson, Michael Bryant, Stacy Qualls, Michael Klock | |
| 14:48 | Defiance | Robert Caudill misses short on a jumper from the left side | 9-12 |
| 14:47 | Defiance | Tracy Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 14:28 | Defiance | Theodore Taylor misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-12 |
| 14:26 | Bluffton | Michael Cook gets the rebound | 9-12 |
| 14:12 | Bluffton | George Williams knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-15 |
| 13:52 | Defiance | Marlon Butler misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 9-15 |
| 13:51 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch pulls down the rebound | 9-15 |
| 13:47 | Bluffton | Lawrence Mullens makes the floater from just outside the lane | 9-17 |
| 13:26 | Defiance | Marlon Butler misses the lay-in | 9-17 |
| 13:25 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch snags the defensive board | 9-17 |
| 13:19 | Bluffton | Lawrence Mullens misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 9-17 |
| 13:18 | Defiance | Marlon Butler snags the defensive board | 9-17 |
| 13:11 | Defiance | Tracy Anderson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Lawrence Mullens - foul #1 on Lawrence Mullens, team foul #3 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Defiance | Robert Liller (PG), Ivan Demott (PF) Daniel Jacinto, Marlon Butler | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Earl Hudson (PG), Michael Bryant (SF), Stacy Qualls (PF), Michael Klock (C) George Williams, Lawrence Mullens, Michael Cook, Alfred Cheatham | |
| 13:11 | Defiance | Tracy Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 13:11 | Defiance | Tracy Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 12:46 | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-17 |
| 12:44 | Defiance | Theodore Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 12:34 | Defiance | Earl Hudson steals the ball from Robert Liller | 11-17 |
| 12:29 | Bluffton | Earl Hudson slams it home set up by Michael Klock | 11-19 |
| 12:14 | Defiance | Ivan Demott buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Theodore Taylor | 14-19 |
| 12:02 | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Duane Tesch | 14-21 |
| 11:44 | Defiance | Earl Hudson takes the ball from Tracy Anderson | 14-21 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Robert Liller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Caudill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tracy Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ivan Demott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Theodore Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Earl Hudson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Duane Tesch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stacy Qualls (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Klock (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Bluffton | Michael Bryant buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Earl Hudson | 14-23 |
| 11:04 | Defiance | Robert Liller drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Caudill | 17-23 |
| 10:50 | Bluffton | Earl Hudson loses the dribble to Robert Liller | 17-23 |
| 10:34 | Defiance | Robert Liller connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Caudill and the foul's on Michael Klock - foul #1 on Michael Klock, team foul #4 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Defiance | Daniel Jacinto (SF), Ryan Albro (PF), Marlon Butler (C) Tracy Anderson, Ivan Demott, Theodore Taylor | |
| Subs | Bluffton | George Williams (SG), Lawrence Mullens (SF), Michael Cook (PF), Alfred Cheatham (C) Duane Tesch, Michael Bryant, Stacy Qualls, Michael Klock | |
| 10:34 | Defiance | Robert Liller makes the free throw | 20-23 |
| 10:09 | Bluffton | George Williams comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 20-23 |
| 10:08 | Bluffton | Michael Cook snags the offensive board | 20-23 |
| 09:55 | Bluffton | George Williams travels with the ball | 20-23 |
| Subs | Defiance | Stan Boyd (PG) Robert Liller | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 09:40 | Defiance | Daniel Jacinto misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-23 |
| 09:39 | Defiance | The offensive rebound goes to Marlon Butler | 20-23 |
| 09:20 | Defiance | Ryan Albro misses the floater near the basket | 20-23 |
| 09:18 | Bluffton | Alfred Cheatham snags the defensive board | 20-23 |
| 09:14 | Bluffton | Lawrence Mullens misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-23 |
| 09:13 | Defiance | Marlon Butler pulls down the rebound | 20-23 |
| 09:03 | Defiance | Robert Caudill hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 20-23 |
| 09:01 | Bluffton | Alfred Cheatham grabs the defensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 08:55 | Bluffton | Earl Hudson is hacked by Stan Boyd - foul #1 on Stan Boyd, team foul #4 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Defiance | Ivan Demott (SG), Tracy Anderson (SF) Robert Caudill, Daniel Jacinto | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Duane Tesch (SG) Earl Hudson | |
| 08:41 | Bluffton | George Williams buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-25 |
| 08:29 | Defiance | Stan Boyd makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Ivan Demott | 23-25 |
| 08:15 | Bluffton | Lawrence Mullens makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 23-27 |
| 08:01 | Defiance | Ivan Demott loses the ball out of bounds | 23-27 |
| Subs | Defiance | Robert Liller (PG), Theodore Taylor (C) Stan Boyd, Marlon Butler | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Earl Hudson (PG), Michael Bryant (SF), Stacy Qualls (PF), Michael Klock (C) George Williams, Lawrence Mullens, Michael Cook, Alfred Cheatham | |
| 07:45 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ryan Albro - foul #1 on Ryan Albro, team foul #5 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Defiance | Daniel Jacinto (SG) Ivan Demott | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 07:45 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch misses the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 07:45 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Robert Liller (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Jacinto (fresh) SF - Tracy Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ryan Albro (fresh) 2 pts. C - Theodore Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Earl Hudson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Duane Tesch (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stacy Qualls (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Klock (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Defiance | Ryan Albro misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Stacy Qualls - foul #1 on Stacy Qualls, team foul #5 | 23-28 |
| 07:25 | Defiance | Ryan Albro makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 07:25 | Defiance | Ryan Albro makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 07:17 | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls misses the jumpshot from the right side | 25-28 |
| 07:16 | Defiance | Theodore Taylor pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 07:01 | Defiance | Tracy Anderson drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-28 |
| 06:54 | Bluffton | Michael Klock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-28 |
| Subs | Defiance | Marlon Butler (PF) Ryan Albro | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Arthur Koch (SG), Lawrence Mullens (SF) Duane Tesch, Michael Bryant | |
| 06:41 | Defiance | Marlon Butler loses the ball out of bounds | 28-28 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | George Williams (SG), Michael Cook (PF), Alfred Cheatham (C) Arthur Koch, Stacy Qualls, Michael Klock | |
| 06:30 | Bluffton | George Williams hits a floater from just outside the lane | 28-30 |
| 06:08 | Defiance | Robert Liller knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Daniel Jacinto | 31-30 |
| 05:55 | Bluffton | Earl Hudson is hacked by Robert Liller - foul #2 on Robert Liller, team foul #6 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Defiance | Stan Boyd (PG), Ivan Demott (SG) Robert Liller, Daniel Jacinto | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Duane Tesch (SG) George Williams | |
| 05:41 | Bluffton | Michael Cook is whistled for a carry | 31-30 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Michael Bryant (SF) Lawrence Mullens | |
| 05:29 | Defiance | Marlon Butler hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Stan Boyd | 34-30 |
| 05:25 | Bluffton | Michael Bryant hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 05:24 | Defiance | Marlon Butler snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 05:17 | Defiance | Theodore Taylor comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 34-30 |
| 05:16 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 05:09 | Bluffton | Alfred Cheatham scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Earl Hudson | 34-32 |
| 04:51 | Defiance | Tracy Anderson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 04:49 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 04:45 | Bluffton | Earl Hudson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-32 |
| Subs | Defiance | Ryan Albro (PF) Marlon Butler | |
| Subs | Bluffton | George Williams (PG), Stacy Qualls (PF), Michael Klock (C) Earl Hudson, Michael Cook, Alfred Cheatham | |
| 04:32 | Defiance | Theodore Taylor blows the layup but he's hacked by Stacy Qualls - foul #2 on Stacy Qualls, team foul #6 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Defiance | Robert Caudill (SG) Tracy Anderson | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Lawrence Mullens (SF) Stacy Qualls | |
| 04:32 | Defiance | Theodore Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 04:32 | Defiance | Theodore Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 04:32 | Bluffton | Michael Klock gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 04:10 | Bluffton | George Williams misses the lay-in | 35-32 |
| 04:09 | Defiance | Theodore Taylor pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 03:54 | Defiance | Michael Bryant is called for the reach on Robert Caudill - foul #1 on Michael Bryant, team foul #7 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Defiance | Ivan Forrest (PG), Daniel Jacinto (SF) Stan Boyd, Ivan Demott | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Earl Hudson (PG), Stacy Qualls (PF) Duane Tesch, Michael Bryant | |
| 03:54 | Defiance | Robert Caudill misses the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 03:54 | Bluffton | Lawrence Mullens pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 03:48 | Bluffton | Lawrence Mullens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-32 |
| 03:46 | Defiance | Ivan Forrest pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Ivan Forrest (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Caudill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Jacinto (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ryan Albro (fresh) 4 pts. C - Theodore Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Earl Hudson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - George Williams (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Lawrence Mullens (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Stacy Qualls (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Klock (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:25 | Defiance | Michael Klock steals the ball from Daniel Jacinto | 35-32 |
| 03:03 | Bluffton | Lawrence Mullens hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-32 |
| 03:02 | Defiance | Robert Caudill snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 02:33 | Defiance | Ryan Albro misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 02:31 | Bluffton | Earl Hudson snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 02:27 | Bluffton | Earl Hudson misses short on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Ryan Albro - foul #2 on Ryan Albro, team foul #7 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Defiance | Ivan Demott (SG), Tracy Anderson (SF), Marlon Butler (C) Robert Caudill, Daniel Jacinto, Theodore Taylor | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Duane Tesch (SG), Michael Bryant (SF), Michael Cook (PF), Alfred Cheatham (C) George Williams, Lawrence Mullens, Stacy Qualls, Michael Klock | |
| 02:27 | Bluffton | Earl Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 02:27 | Bluffton | Earl Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 02:03 | Defiance | Marlon Butler misses the shot from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 02:01 | Bluffton | Alfred Cheatham snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 01:55 | Bluffton | Michael Bryant misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 01:54 | Bluffton | The offensive rebound goes to Alfred Cheatham | 35-34 |
| 01:37 | Bluffton | Michael Bryant is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Michael Bryant, team foul #8 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Defiance | Robert Liller (SG) Ryan Albro | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Arthur Koch (PG) Earl Hudson | |
| 01:12 | Defiance | Robert Liller misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 01:11 | Defiance | Ivan Forrest hits the follow up shot | 37-34 |
| 00:50 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch lays it up and in set up by Arthur Koch | 37-36 |
| 00:39 | Defiance | Robert Liller hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 00:38 | Bluffton | Michael Bryant pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 00:32 | Bluffton | Michael Cook knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Arthur Koch | 37-38 |
| 00:11 | Defiance | Arthur Koch is called for the reach on Ivan Forrest - foul #1 on Arthur Koch, team foul #9 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Defiance | Robert Caudill (SG), Ryan Albro (PF), Theodore Taylor (C) Robert Liller, Ivan Demott, Marlon Butler | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Earl Hudson (PG), George Williams (SG), Lawrence Mullens (SF), Stacy Qualls (PF), Michael Klock (C) Arthur Koch, Duane Tesch, Michael Bryant, Michael Cook, Alfred Cheatham | |
| 00:11 | Defiance | Ivan Forrest makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 00:11 | Defiance | Ivan Forrest misses the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 00:11 | Bluffton | Michael Klock pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 00:00 | Bluffton | George Williams knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-41 |