| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - George Tabarez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Grover Lesky (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Thibodeau (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Keeton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Milton Claybrooks (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - William Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Francis Paige (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Whatley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Rod Vining (fresh) C - Steven Kirkpatrick (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bluffton | Michael Thibodeau inbounds the ball | 30-21 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Bluffton | Milton Claybrooks is hacked by Steven Kirkpatrick - foul #2 on Steven Kirkpatrick, team foul #1 | 30-21 |
| 19:32 | Bluffton | Milton Claybrooks drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Grover Lesky | 32-21 |
| 19:12 | Defiance | Francis Paige connects on the jumper from the right wing | 32-23 |
| 18:57 | Bluffton | Grover Lesky is fouled on the floor by Francis Paige - foul #2 on Francis Paige, team foul #2 | 32-23 |
| 18:47 | Bluffton | Michael Thibodeau misses badly on a floater from the left block | 32-23 |
| 18:46 | Defiance | Rod Vining grabs the defensive rebound | 32-23 |
| 18:30 | Defiance | Francis Paige loses the dribble to Milton Claybrooks | 32-23 |
| 18:15 | Bluffton | Milton Claybrooks drills a shot from the right block set up by Larry Keeton | 34-23 |
| 18:11 | Defiance | William Wood misses the floater from the right wing | 34-23 |
| 18:09 | Bluffton | Milton Claybrooks grabs the defensive rebound | 34-23 |
| 17:52 | Bluffton | Larry Keeton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Bill Whatley - foul #1 on Bill Whatley, team foul #3 | 34-23 |
| 17:52 | Bluffton | Larry Keeton makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 17:52 | Bluffton | Larry Keeton misses the 2nd free throw | 35-23 |
| 17:52 | Defiance | Steven Kirkpatrick grabs the board | 35-23 |
| 17:35 | Defiance | Steven Kirkpatrick loses the dribble to Milton Claybrooks | 35-23 |
| 17:27 | Bluffton | Rod Vining picks off the pass by Milton Claybrooks | 35-23 |
| 17:10 | Defiance | Bill Whatley misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-23 |
| 17:09 | Defiance | Rod Vining misses the tip | 35-23 |
| 17:08 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to George Tabarez | 35-23 |
| 16:51 | Bluffton | Michael Thibodeau hits a runner from close range | 37-23 |
| 16:40 | Defiance | William Wood misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-23 |
| 16:39 | Defiance | Steven Kirkpatrick tips it in | 37-25 |
| 16:21 | Bluffton | Michael Thibodeau can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-25 |
| 16:19 | Bluffton | Milton Claybrooks tips it home | 39-25 |
| 16:05 | Defiance | Francis Paige can't connect on a floater from the left side | 39-25 |
| 16:04 | Bluffton | Milton Claybrooks grabs the defensive rebound | 39-25 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - George Tabarez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Grover Lesky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Keeton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Milton Claybrooks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - William Wood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Francis Paige (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Whatley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Rod Vining (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Steven Kirkpatrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Bluffton | Grover Lesky connects on the 3 from straight away set up by George Tabarez | 42-25 |
| 15:36 | Defiance | Steven Kirkpatrick comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 42-25 |
| 15:34 | Bluffton | Michael Thibodeau grabs the defensive rebound | 42-25 |
| 15:23 | Bluffton | Milton Claybrooks clanks a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Steven Kirkpatrick - foul #3 on Steven Kirkpatrick, team foul #4 | 42-25 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Luis Ruvalcaba (SG), John Wren (SF), Robert Bigby (PF) Grover Lesky, Michael Thibodeau, Larry Keeton | |
| Subs | Defiance | Albert Downey (PG), Dominick Harris (SG), Elmer Bookmiller (SF), Robert Ceja (PF), Leon Wallace (C) William Wood, Francis Paige, Bill Whatley, Rod Vining, Steven Kirkpatrick | |
| 15:23 | Bluffton | Milton Claybrooks makes the 1st free throw | 43-25 |
| 15:23 | Bluffton | Milton Claybrooks makes the 2nd free throw | 44-25 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 15:05 | Defiance | Albert Downey connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-28 |
| 14:59 | Bluffton | Milton Claybrooks can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 44-28 |
| 14:58 | Bluffton | Milton Claybrooks grabs the offensive board | 44-28 |
| 14:42 | Bluffton | Milton Claybrooks can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 44-28 |
| 14:41 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Albert Downey | 44-28 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 14:17 | Defiance | John Wren swats the shot by Albert Downey | 44-28 |
| 14:15 | Bluffton | John Wren snags the defensive board | 44-28 |
| 14:00 | Bluffton | John Wren is called for traveling | 44-28 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Grover Lesky (SG), Larry Keeton (PF), Curtis Smith (C) George Tabarez, Robert Bigby, Milton Claybrooks | |
| Subs | Defiance | William Wood (PG), Francis Paige (SG) Albert Downey, Leon Wallace | |
| 13:33 | Defiance | Grover Lesky steals it from Robert Ceja | 44-28 |
| 13:28 | Bluffton | Luis Ruvalcaba lays it up and in on a great pass from Grover Lesky | 46-28 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 13:08 | Bluffton | The refs have stopped play. Larry Keeton is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 46-28 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Michael Thibodeau (SF), Robert Bigby (PF) Grover Lesky, Larry Keeton | |
| Subs | Defiance | Bill Whatley (SF), Rod Vining (PF) Robert Ceja, Dominick Harris | |
| 12:59 | Defiance | Bill Whatley hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-31 |
| 12:38 | Bluffton | Michael Thibodeau can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bill Whatley - foul #2 on Bill Whatley, team foul #5 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Steven Kirkpatrick (C) Elmer Bookmiller | |
| 12:38 | Bluffton | Michael Thibodeau misses the 1st free throw | 46-31 |
| 12:38 | Bluffton | Michael Thibodeau makes the 2nd free throw | 47-31 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 12:20 | Defiance | Bill Whatley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-31 |
| 12:19 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to John Wren | 47-31 |
| 12:14 | Bluffton | Michael Thibodeau comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Rod Vining - foul #3 on Rod Vining, team foul #6 | 47-31 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Grover Lesky (SG) John Wren | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 12:14 | Bluffton | Michael Thibodeau makes the 1st free throw | 48-31 |
| 12:14 | Bluffton | Michael Thibodeau makes the 2nd free throw | 49-31 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 11:59 | Defiance | Francis Paige misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 49-31 |
| 11:57 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Curtis Smith | 49-31 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Luis Ruvalcaba (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Grover Lesky (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Thibodeau (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Bigby (fresh) 2 pts. C - Curtis Smith (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - William Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Francis Paige (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Whatley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rod Vining (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Kirkpatrick (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:42 | Bluffton | Luis Ruvalcaba's pass is intercepted by William Wood | 49-31 |
| 11:38 | Defiance | William Wood dunks the ball | 49-33 |
| 11:30 | Bluffton | Michael Thibodeau hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Luis Ruvalcaba | 51-33 |
| 11:20 | Defiance | Steven Kirkpatrick can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-33 |
| 11:19 | Defiance | Steven Kirkpatrick grabs the offensive rebound | 51-33 |
| 11:00 | Defiance | Rod Vining hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by William Wood | 51-36 |
| 10:43 | Bluffton | Grover Lesky misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-36 |
| 10:42 | Defiance | Steven Kirkpatrick grabs the board | 51-36 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:24 | Defiance | Francis Paige misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 51-36 |
| 10:23 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Robert Bigby | 51-36 |
| 09:54 | Bluffton | Luis Ruvalcaba knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Thibodeau | 54-36 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 09:36 | Defiance | William Wood comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Grover Lesky - foul #1 on Grover Lesky, team foul #1 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Bluffton | George Tabarez (PG), John Wren (SF), Ryan Long (PF), Milton Claybrooks (C) Luis Ruvalcaba, Michael Thibodeau, Robert Bigby, Curtis Smith | |
| Subs | Defiance | Albert Downey (SG), Elmer Bookmiller (SF), Robert Ceja (PF), Dominick Harris (C) Francis Paige, Bill Whatley, Rod Vining, Steven Kirkpatrick | |
| 09:36 | Defiance | William Wood misses the 1st free throw | 54-36 |
| 09:36 | Defiance | William Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 54-36 |
| 09:36 | Bluffton | Ryan Long gets the rebound | 54-36 |
| 09:17 | Bluffton | John Wren banks in the layup set up by George Tabarez | 56-36 |
| 09:04 | Defiance | Albert Downey misses short on a 3 from straight away | 56-36 |
| 09:03 | Bluffton | Milton Claybrooks snags the defensive board | 56-36 |
| 08:43 | Bluffton | Grover Lesky buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Milton Claybrooks | 59-36 |
| 08:17 | Defiance | William Wood scores on a shot from the free throw line | 59-38 |
| 07:52 | Bluffton | John Wren is fouled on the floor by Robert Ceja - foul #2 on Robert Ceja, team foul #7 | 59-38 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Michael Thibodeau (SF) Grover Lesky | |
| Subs | Defiance | Francis Paige (SG) William Wood | |
| 07:52 | Bluffton | John Wren makes the 1st free throw | 60-38 |
| 07:52 | Bluffton | John Wren misses the 2nd free throw | 60-38 |
| 07:52 | Defiance | Francis Paige gets the rebound | 60-38 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - George Tabarez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Wren (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Michael Thibodeau (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ryan Long (fresh) C - Milton Claybrooks (fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Albert Downey (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Francis Paige (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Bookmiller (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Ceja (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dominick Harris (fresh) | |
| 07:44 | Defiance | Dominick Harris is hacked by John Wren - foul #1 on John Wren, team foul #2 | 60-38 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Luis Ruvalcaba (SG) John Wren | |
| Subs | Defiance | Rod Vining (PF) Robert Ceja | |
| 07:29 | Defiance | Francis Paige lays it up and in on a great pass from Rod Vining and he's hacked by Milton Claybrooks - foul #3 on Milton Claybrooks, team foul #3 | 60-40 |
| 07:29 | Defiance | Francis Paige makes the free throw | 60-41 |
| 07:07 | Bluffton | Elmer Bookmiller steps in front of the Michael Thibodeau pass | 60-41 |
| 06:56 | Defiance | Milton Claybrooks picks off the pass by Dominick Harris | 60-41 |
| 06:40 | Bluffton | Milton Claybrooks misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 60-41 |
| 06:38 | Bluffton | Luis Ruvalcaba hits the follow up shot | 62-41 |
| 06:14 | Defiance | Dominick Harris misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-41 |
| 06:12 | Bluffton | Milton Claybrooks pulls down the rebound | 62-41 |
| 06:05 | Bluffton | Luis Ruvalcaba scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by George Tabarez | 65-41 |
| 05:52 | Defiance | Albert Downey misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by George Tabarez - foul #1 on George Tabarez, team foul #4 | 65-41 |
| Subs | Bluffton | John Wren (SG), Robert Bigby (PF), Curtis Smith (C) George Tabarez, Ryan Long, Milton Claybrooks | |
| Subs | Defiance | Nathaniel Bondurant (PG), Robert Ceja (PF), Leon Wallace (C) Francis Paige, Rod Vining, Dominick Harris | |
| 05:52 | Defiance | Albert Downey makes the 1st free throw | 65-42 |
| 05:52 | Defiance | Albert Downey makes the 2nd free throw | 65-43 |
| 05:37 | Bluffton | Luis Ruvalcaba clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-43 |
| 05:36 | Bluffton | Michael Thibodeau grabs the offensive board | 65-43 |
| 05:20 | Bluffton | Luis Ruvalcaba makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Wren | 68-43 |
| 05:04 | Defiance | Robert Ceja misses the jumper from the right wing | 68-43 |
| 05:02 | Bluffton | Luis Ruvalcaba grabs the board | 68-43 |
| 04:44 | Bluffton | Michael Thibodeau comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 68-43 |
| 04:43 | Bluffton | Robert Bigby grabs the offensive board | 68-43 |
| 04:29 | Bluffton | Luis Ruvalcaba buries a 3 from straight away | 71-43 |
| 04:09 | Defiance | Nathaniel Bondurant drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Leon Wallace | 71-46 |
| 03:45 | Bluffton | Robert Bigby connects on the runner from the baseline | 73-46 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Luis Ruvalcaba (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Wren (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Michael Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Bigby (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Smith (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Nathaniel Bondurant (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Albert Downey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Elmer Bookmiller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Ceja (fresh) 3 pts. C - Leon Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 03:30 | Defiance | Robert Ceja is hacked by Robert Bigby - foul #1 on Robert Bigby, team foul #5 | 73-46 |
| Subs | Bluffton | George Tabarez (PG), Grover Lesky (SG), Milton Claybrooks (C) Luis Ruvalcaba, Michael Thibodeau, Curtis Smith | |
| Subs | Defiance | Dominick Harris (SG) Albert Downey | |
| 03:17 | Defiance | Nathaniel Bondurant is hacked by Milton Claybrooks - foul #4 on Milton Claybrooks, team foul #6 | 73-46 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Ryan Long (PF) Robert Bigby | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 03:11 | Defiance | Dominick Harris knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Nathaniel Bondurant | 73-49 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:53 | Bluffton | Grover Lesky comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-49 |
| 02:52 | Defiance | Elmer Bookmiller grabs the defensive rebound | 73-49 |
| 02:45 | Defiance | Leon Wallace's pass is intercepted by Milton Claybrooks | 73-49 |
| 02:16 | Bluffton | Milton Claybrooks lays it in on a great pass from George Tabarez | 75-49 |
| 01:53 | Defiance | Nathaniel Bondurant misses long on a floater from the left wing | 75-49 |
| 01:52 | Bluffton | Milton Claybrooks grabs the defensive rebound | 75-49 |
| 01:28 | Bluffton | George Tabarez can't connect on a shot from the left block | 75-49 |
| 01:27 | Defiance | Robert Ceja grabs the defensive rebound | 75-49 |
| 01:22 | Defiance | Dominick Harris is fouled on the floor by George Tabarez - foul #2 on George Tabarez, team foul #7 | 75-49 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Michael Thibodeau (SF), Robert Bigby (PF) John Wren, Ryan Long | |
| Subs | Defiance | Albert Downey (SG) Nathaniel Bondurant | |
| 01:22 | Defiance | Dominick Harris misses the 1st free throw | 75-49 |
| 01:22 | Bluffton | Robert Bigby pulls down the rebound | 75-49 |
| 00:57 | Bluffton | Michael Thibodeau is fouled on the floor by Dominick Harris - foul #2 on Dominick Harris, team foul #8 | 75-49 |
| 00:57 | Bluffton | Michael Thibodeau makes the 1st free throw | 76-49 |
| 00:57 | Bluffton | Michael Thibodeau makes the 2nd free throw | 77-49 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Defiance | Leon Wallace comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 77-49 |
| 00:48 | Bluffton | Milton Claybrooks grabs the defensive rebound | 77-49 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Bluffton | Grover Lesky's pass is intercepted by Robert Ceja | 77-49 |
| 00:18 | Defiance | Albert Downey drills a runner from the baseline and he's fouled by George Tabarez - foul #3 on George Tabarez, team foul #8 | 77-51 |
| 00:18 | Defiance | Albert Downey misses the free throw | 77-51 |
| 00:18 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Robert Bigby | 77-51 |
| 00:00 | Bluffton | George Tabarez runs out the clock | 77-51 |