| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Michael Nelson (fresh) SG - Gregory Earl (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Burchette (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Buck Keller (fresh) C - Thomas Shaw (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - Cory Bonds (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Stephen Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas King (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Michonski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeff Bruck (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Grove City | David Burchette inbounds the ball | 20-24 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wittenberg | Wittenberg is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Grove City | Michael Nelson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 20-24 |
| 19:37 | Wittenberg | Jeff Bruck grabs the defensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 19:18 | Wittenberg | Jeff Bruck's pass is intercepted by Michael Nelson | 20-24 |
| 18:58 | Grove City | Cory Bonds is called for the reach on Michael Nelson - foul #3 on Cory Bonds, team foul #1 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Clarence Cleaves (PG) Cory Bonds | |
| 18:44 | Grove City | Michael Nelson is fouled on the floor by Clarence Cleaves - foul #3 on Clarence Cleaves, team foul #2 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Jason Friend (SF) Clarence Cleaves | |
| 18:27 | Grove City | Buck Keller buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Gregory Earl | 22-24 |
| 18:09 | Wittenberg | Stephen Brown misses long on a floater from the left wing | 22-24 |
| 18:08 | Wittenberg | Jason Friend grabs the offensive board | 22-24 |
| 17:46 | Wittenberg | Michael Michonski's floater is tipped away by Buck Keller | 22-24 |
| 17:45 | Wittenberg | Jason Friend grabs the offensive board | 22-24 |
| 17:22 | Wittenberg | Jason Friend can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 22-24 |
| 17:20 | Wittenberg | Jeff Bruck snags the offensive board | 22-24 |
| 16:54 | Wittenberg | Gregory Earl is called for the reach on Stephen Brown - foul #1 on Gregory Earl, team foul #1 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Grove City | David Croyle (PG), Larry Barker (SG), Bojan Mierzejewski (PF) Michael Nelson, Gregory Earl, Buck Keller | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Julius Cosgrove (C) Jeff Bruck | |
| 16:38 | Wittenberg | Michael Michonski misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Bojan Mierzejewski - foul #3 on Bojan Mierzejewski, team foul #2 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Grove City | Clinton Merchant (SF), Buck Keller (PF) David Burchette, Bojan Mierzejewski | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | | |
| 16:38 | Wittenberg | Michael Michonski makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 16:38 | Wittenberg | Michael Michonski makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 16:09 | Grove City | Larry Barker buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Buck Keller and he's hacked by Julius Cosgrove - foul #2 on Julius Cosgrove, team foul #3 | 24-26 |
| 16:09 | Grove City | Larry Barker makes the free throw | 25-26 |
| 15:50 | Wittenberg | Thomas King misses short on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on David Croyle - foul #2 on David Croyle, team foul #3 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Grove City | Michael Nelson (PG), Bojan Mierzejewski (PF) David Croyle, Buck Keller | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Cory Bonds (PG), Clarence Cleaves (SG), Jeff Bruck (C) Stephen Brown, Jason Friend, Michael Michonski | |
| 15:50 | Wittenberg | Thomas King makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 15:50 | Wittenberg | Thomas King makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Michael Nelson (fresh) SG - Larry Barker (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Clinton Merchant (fresh) PF - Bojan Mierzejewski (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Shaw (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - Cory Bonds (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SG - Clarence Cleaves (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Thomas King (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Julius Cosgrove (fresh) C - Jeff Bruck (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:31 | Grove City | Larry Barker clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-28 |
| 15:29 | Wittenberg | Thomas King grabs the board | 25-28 |
| 15:00 | Wittenberg | Cory Bonds banks in the layup set up by Julius Cosgrove | 25-30 |
| 14:31 | Grove City | Clinton Merchant is whistled for traveling | 25-30 |
| Subs | Grove City | Gregory Earl (SG), David Burchette (SF) Larry Barker, Clinton Merchant | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Jason Friend (SF), Michael Michonski (PF) Thomas King, Julius Cosgrove | |
| 14:02 | Wittenberg | Cory Bonds misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 14:01 | Grove City | David Burchette gets the rebound | 25-30 |
| 13:42 | Grove City | Jason Friend is called for the reach on David Burchette - foul #1 on Jason Friend, team foul #4 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Grove City | David Croyle (PG), Buck Keller (PF) Michael Nelson, Bojan Mierzejewski | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Stephen Brown (SG), Julius Cosgrove (C) Jason Friend, Jeff Bruck | |
| 13:13 | Grove City | David Croyle connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Gregory Earl | 28-30 |
| 12:45 | Wittenberg | Cory Bonds misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-30 |
| 12:43 | Grove City | Buck Keller grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 12:19 | Grove City | David Croyle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-30 |
| 12:18 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw grabs the offensive board | 28-30 |
| 11:56 | Grove City | Gregory Earl makes the floater from the left side | 30-30 |
| 11:31 | Wittenberg | Cory Bonds misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-30 |
| 11:29 | Grove City | Buck Keller gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - David Croyle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Earl (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Burchette (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Buck Keller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Shaw (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - Cory Bonds (fresh) 16 pts. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Clarence Cleaves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Michonski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Julius Cosgrove (fresh) | |
| 11:07 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Buck Keller and he's fouled by Cory Bonds - foul #4 on Cory Bonds, team foul #5 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Grove City | Michael Nelson (PG), Larry Barker (SG), Clinton Merchant (SF) David Croyle, Gregory Earl, David Burchette | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Thomas King (PG), Jason Friend (SF), Jeff Bruck (C) Cory Bonds, Clarence Cleaves, Julius Cosgrove | |
| 11:07 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw makes the free throw | 33-30 |
| 10:42 | Wittenberg | Thomas King is fouled on the floor by Clinton Merchant - foul #1 on Clinton Merchant, team foul #4 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski (C) Thomas Shaw | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | | |
| 10:19 | Wittenberg | Jeff Bruck is denied on a dunk by Bojan Mierzejewski | 33-30 |
| 10:18 | Grove City | Clinton Merchant grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 09:52 | Grove City | Michael Nelson scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Buck Keller | 35-30 |
| 09:33 | Wittenberg | Jeff Bruck buries a shot in the paint | 35-32 |
| 09:06 | Grove City | Stephen Brown steals the ball from Michael Nelson | 35-32 |
| 08:38 | Wittenberg | Michael Michonski is hacked by Bojan Mierzejewski - foul #4 on Bojan Mierzejewski, team foul #5 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Grove City | Gregory Earl (SG), David Burchette (SF), Thomas Shaw (C) Larry Barker, Clinton Merchant, Bojan Mierzejewski | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Clarence Cleaves (PG), Julius Cosgrove (PF) Jason Friend, Michael Michonski | |
| 08:10 | Wittenberg | Jeff Bruck can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Burchette - foul #2 on David Burchette, team foul #6 | 35-32 |
| 08:10 | Wittenberg | Jeff Bruck makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 08:10 | Wittenberg | Jeff Bruck makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 07:49 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw's layup is rejected by Jeff Bruck | 35-34 |
| 07:47 | Wittenberg | The rebound goes to Stephen Brown | 35-34 |
| 07:41 | Wittenberg | Clarence Cleaves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-34 |
| Subs | Grove City | David Croyle (PG), Bojan Mierzejewski (PF) Michael Nelson, Buck Keller | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Cory Bonds (PG), Jason Friend (C) Stephen Brown, Jeff Bruck | |
| 07:12 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from David Croyle | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - David Croyle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Earl (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Burchette (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bojan Mierzejewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Shaw (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - Cory Bonds (fresh) 16 pts. 4 pf. SG - Clarence Cleaves (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Thomas King (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Julius Cosgrove (fresh) C - Jason Friend (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:43 | Wittenberg | Cory Bonds makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-37 |
| 06:38 | Grove City | Gregory Earl drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from David Croyle | 39-37 |
| 06:13 | Wittenberg | Cory Bonds buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas King | 39-40 |
| 06:10 | Grove City | David Croyle is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 39-40 |
| Subs | Grove City | Michael Nelson (PG) David Croyle | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Michael Michonski (PF), Jeff Bruck (C) Thomas King, Julius Cosgrove | |
| 05:44 | Wittenberg | Cory Bonds can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 39-40 |
| 05:43 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Thomas Shaw | 39-40 |
| 05:19 | Grove City | Jason Friend swats the layup by Gregory Earl | 39-40 |
| 05:17 | Wittenberg | Michael Michonski gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 04:54 | Wittenberg | Michael Michonski loses the dribble to Michael Nelson | 39-40 |
| 04:31 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeff Bruck - foul #2 on Jeff Bruck, team foul #6 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Grove City | Larry Barker (SG), Clinton Merchant (SF), Buck Keller (PF) Gregory Earl, David Burchette, Bojan Mierzejewski | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Stephen Brown (SG), Thomas King (SF) Clarence Cleaves, Jason Friend | |
| 04:31 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 04:31 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 04:31 | Wittenberg | Michael Michonski grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 04:06 | Wittenberg | Cory Bonds hits a floater from the right wing set up by Jeff Bruck | 40-42 |
| 03:37 | Grove City | Michael Nelson connects on the shot near the basket and the foul's on Jeff Bruck - foul #3 on Jeff Bruck, team foul #7 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Julius Cosgrove (C) Jeff Bruck | |
| 03:37 | Grove City | Michael Nelson makes the free throw | 43-42 |
| 03:16 | Wittenberg | Cory Bonds hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 43-42 |
| 03:14 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Michael Nelson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Larry Barker (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Clinton Merchant (fresh) PF - Buck Keller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Shaw (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - Cory Bonds (fresh) 24 pts. 4 pf. SG - Stephen Brown (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas King (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Michonski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Julius Cosgrove (fresh) | |
| 02:47 | Grove City | Stephen Brown takes the ball from Larry Barker | 43-42 |
| 02:44 | Wittenberg | Thomas King banks in the layup set up by Stephen Brown | 43-44 |
| 02:44 | Grove City | Grove City calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-44 |
| Subs | Grove City | Gregory Earl (SG), David Burchette (SF) Larry Barker, Clinton Merchant | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Jeff Bruck (C) Julius Cosgrove | |
| 02:21 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 02:20 | Grove City | Michael Nelson tips it back up and in | 45-44 |
| 02:08 | Wittenberg | Thomas Shaw swats the shot by Cory Bonds | 45-44 |
| 02:06 | Wittenberg | Michael Michonski can't tip it in | 45-44 |
| 02:05 | Grove City | David Burchette snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 01:39 | Grove City | Buck Keller drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Gregory Earl | 47-44 |
| 01:15 | Wittenberg | Buck Keller takes the ball from Cory Bonds | 47-44 |
| 00:46 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw buries a runner near the basket | 49-44 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wittenberg | Wittenberg is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wittenberg | Wittenberg is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:41 | Wittenberg | Stephen Brown loses the dribble to Thomas Shaw | 49-44 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wittenberg | Wittenberg is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Grove City | Michael Nelson is hacked by Stephen Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Brown, team foul #8 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Grove City | David Croyle (SG), Larry Barker (SF) Gregory Earl, David Burchette | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | | |
| 00:40 | Grove City | Michael Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 00:40 | Grove City | Michael Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 00:35 | Wittenberg | Cory Bonds misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-44 |
| 00:33 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 00:33 | Grove City | Grove City calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-44 |
| 00:32 | Grove City | Larry Barker is fouled in the backcourt by Cory Bonds - foul #5 on Cory Bonds, team foul #9 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Clarence Cleaves (PG) Cory Bonds | |
| 00:32 | Grove City | Larry Barker misses the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 00:32 | Wittenberg | Michael Michonski gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 00:25 | Wittenberg | Jeff Bruck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-44 |
| 00:22 | Grove City | Michael Nelson is hacked by Clarence Cleaves in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clarence Cleaves, team foul #10 | 51-44 |
| 00:22 | Grove City | Michael Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 00:22 | Grove City | Michael Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 00:15 | Wittenberg | Clarence Cleaves misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 00:14 | Wittenberg | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Brown | 53-44 |
| 00:11 | Wittenberg | Clarence Cleaves drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-47 |
| 00:11 | Grove City | Grove City calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 53-47 |
| 00:10 | Grove City | Clarence Cleaves is called for the reach on Michael Nelson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Clarence Cleaves, team foul #11 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Jason Friend (SF) Clarence Cleaves | |
| 00:10 | Grove City | Michael Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 00:10 | Grove City | Michael Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 00:04 | Wittenberg | Thomas King buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 00:01 | Grove City | Michael Nelson is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas King - foul #1 on Thomas King, team foul #12 | 55-50 |
| 00:01 | Grove City | Michael Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:01 | Grove City | Michael Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:00 | Wittenberg | Stephen Brown misses the halfcourt shot | 57-50 |