| Lineup | Hiram | PG - Donald Gurganus (fresh) SG - Eric Hennessy (fresh) SF - Jamal Dunn (fresh) PF - Donald Russell (fresh) C - William Slayton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Brian Rodgers (fresh) SG - George Booker (fresh) SF - John Lewis (fresh) PF - Travis Pendleton (fresh) C - Daniel Mebane (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Hiram | William Slayton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Hiram | Hiram is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Hiram | Eric Hennessy hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Slayton | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Grove City | Eric Hennessy steps in front of the John Lewis pass | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Hiram | Donald Gurganus lays it in on a nice dish by Eric Hennessy | 4-0 |
| 19:17 | Grove City | George Booker drills a jump hook from close range set up by Brian Rodgers | 4-2 |
| 18:51 | Hiram | Travis Pendleton steals it from Donald Gurganus | 4-2 |
| 18:33 | Grove City | Brian Rodgers knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Lewis | 4-4 |
| 18:29 | Hiram | Donald Gurganus's pass is intercepted by George Booker in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| 18:15 | Grove City | Daniel Mebane drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Lewis | 4-6 |
| 17:53 | Hiram | Donald Russell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-6 |
| 17:52 | Hiram | William Slayton hits the follow up shot | 6-6 |
| 17:34 | Grove City | William Slayton is called for the reach on Brian Rodgers - foul #1 on William Slayton, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Hiram | Paul Taylor (PF), Rick Vandeventer (C) Donald Russell, William Slayton | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 17:17 | Grove City | Daniel Mebane's pass is intercepted by Eric Hennessy | 6-6 |
| 17:03 | Hiram | George Booker picks off the pass by Rick Vandeventer | 6-6 |
| 16:58 | Grove City | Brian Rodgers blows the layup | 6-6 |
| 16:56 | Grove City | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Mebane | 6-6 |
| 16:35 | Grove City | Daniel Mebane loses the ball out of bounds | 6-6 |
| Subs | Hiram | Carl West (PG), Charles Moon (SG), Andrew Barber (SF) Donald Gurganus, Eric Hennessy, Jamal Dunn | |
| Subs | Grove City | Ted Kangas (PF), Zachary Whittle (C) Travis Pendleton, Daniel Mebane | |
| 16:22 | Hiram | Paul Taylor misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-6 |
| 16:20 | Grove City | Brian Rodgers grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:16 | Grove City | Charles Moon takes the ball from Ted Kangas | 6-6 |
| 16:02 | Hiram | Paul Taylor lays it up and in | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Hiram | PG - Carl West (fresh) SG - Charles Moon (fresh) SF - Andrew Barber (fresh) PF - Paul Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rick Vandeventer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Brian Rodgers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Booker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Lewis (fairly fresh) PF - Ted Kangas (fresh) C - Zachary Whittle (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Grove City | Zachary Whittle travels with the ball | 8-6 |
| Subs | Hiram | Donald Gurganus (PG), Donald Russell (PF), William Slayton (C) Carl West, Paul Taylor, Rick Vandeventer | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 15:18 | Hiram | Donald Gurganus misses short on a floater from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 15:17 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Brian Rodgers | 8-6 |
| 15:13 | Grove City | George Booker misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Donald Russell - foul #1 on Donald Russell, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Hiram | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Travis Pendleton (PF) Zachary Whittle | |
| 15:13 | Grove City | George Booker makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:13 | Grove City | George Booker makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:53 | Hiram | Donald Russell is whistled for traveling | 8-8 |
| Subs | Hiram | Eric Hennessy (SG), Jamal Dunn (SF) Charles Moon, Andrew Barber | |
| Subs | Grove City | Daniel Mebane (C) Ted Kangas | |
| 14:38 | Grove City | Donald Russell blocks the short jumper by Travis Pendleton | 8-8 |
| 14:37 | Grove City | John Lewis snags the offensive board | 8-8 |
| 14:24 | Grove City | Jamal Dunn is called for the reach on George Booker - foul #1 on Jamal Dunn, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| 14:06 | Grove City | John Lewis drills a shot from close range set up by George Booker and the foul's on Jamal Dunn - foul #2 on Jamal Dunn, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Hiram | Charles Moon (SF), Paul Taylor (PF), Rick Vandeventer (C) Jamal Dunn, Donald Russell, William Slayton | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 14:06 | Grove City | John Lewis makes the free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:53 | Hiram | Paul Taylor misses the lay-in | 8-11 |
| 13:52 | Grove City | John Lewis snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 13:31 | Grove City | Daniel Mebane scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Brian Rodgers | 8-13 |
| 13:16 | Hiram | Eric Hennessy scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Rick Vandeventer | 11-13 |
| 12:59 | Grove City | Daniel Mebane loses the ball out of bounds | 11-13 |
| Subs | Hiram | Carl West (PG), Andrew Barber (SF) Donald Gurganus, Eric Hennessy | |
| Subs | Grove City | Ted Kangas (PF), Zachary Whittle (C) Travis Pendleton, Daniel Mebane | |
| 12:35 | Hiram | Carl West is hacked by Ted Kangas - foul #1 on Ted Kangas, team foul #1 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Hiram | Donald Russell (PF), William Slayton (C) Paul Taylor, Rick Vandeventer | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 12:24 | Hiram | Carl West makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Barber | 14-13 |
| 12:17 | Grove City | George Booker connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Ted Kangas | 14-15 |
| 12:00 | Hiram | William Slayton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-15 |
| 11:59 | Hiram | The offensive rebound goes to William Slayton | 14-15 |
| 11:37 | Hiram | Donald Russell misses the dunk attempt | 14-15 |
| 11:36 | Grove City | Zachary Whittle pulls down the rebound | 14-15 |
| Lineup | Hiram | PG - Carl West (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Moon (fairly fresh) SF - Andrew Barber (fresh) PF - Donald Russell (fresh) C - William Slayton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Brian Rodgers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Booker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Lewis (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ted Kangas (fresh) C - Zachary Whittle (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Grove City | Ted Kangas is called for traveling | 14-15 |
| Subs | Hiram | Donald Gurganus (PG), Eric Hennessy (SG) Carl West, Charles Moon | |
| Subs | Grove City | Eric Turner (PG), Travis Pendleton (PF), Daniel Mebane (C) Brian Rodgers, John Lewis, Zachary Whittle | |
| 11:03 | Hiram | Ted Kangas takes the ball from William Slayton | 14-15 |
| 10:52 | Grove City | George Booker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-15 |
| 10:51 | Hiram | Andrew Barber grabs the defensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 10:39 | Hiram | Andrew Barber comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-15 |
| 10:38 | Grove City | Ted Kangas grabs the board | 14-15 |
| 10:28 | Grove City | Travis Pendleton's pass is intercepted by William Slayton | 14-15 |
| 10:08 | Hiram | Donald Gurganus misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 14-15 |
| 10:07 | Grove City | Travis Pendleton snags the defensive board | 14-15 |
| 09:50 | Grove City | Daniel Mebane lays it in on a nice dish by Eric Turner and he's fouled by William Slayton - foul #2 on William Slayton, team foul #5 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Hiram | Charles Moon (SF), Paul Taylor (PF), Rick Vandeventer (C) Andrew Barber, Donald Russell, William Slayton | |
| Subs | Grove City | Brian Rodgers (PG), Gary Coker (SG), John Lewis (SF) Eric Turner, George Booker, Ted Kangas | |
| 09:50 | Grove City | Daniel Mebane makes the free throw | 14-18 |
| 09:30 | Hiram | Eric Hennessy is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-18 |
| Subs | Hiram | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Zachary Whittle (C) Daniel Mebane | |
| 09:14 | Grove City | Zachary Whittle can't finish the layup but the foul's on Rick Vandeventer - foul #1 on Rick Vandeventer, team foul #6 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Hiram | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Rick Williams (C) Travis Pendleton | |
| 09:14 | Grove City | Zachary Whittle makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 09:14 | Grove City | Zachary Whittle makes the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 08:47 | Hiram | Rick Vandeventer misses the 3 from the left wing | 14-20 |
| 08:45 | Grove City | Zachary Whittle grabs the defensive rebound | 14-20 |
| 08:23 | Grove City | Eric Hennessy is called for the reach on Rick Williams - foul #1 on Eric Hennessy, team foul #7 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Hiram | Carl West (PG), Andrew Barber (SF) Donald Gurganus, Eric Hennessy | |
| Subs | Grove City | George Booker (SG), Ted Kangas (C) Gary Coker, Zachary Whittle | |
| 08:23 | Grove City | Rick Williams makes the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 08:23 | Grove City | Rick Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 08:23 | Hiram | Andrew Barber pulls down the rebound | 14-21 |
| 08:04 | Hiram | Charles Moon clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-21 |
| 08:03 | Grove City | John Lewis grabs the board | 14-21 |
| 07:57 | Grove City | John Lewis misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 14-21 |
| 07:55 | Grove City | Rick Williams tips it in | 14-23 |
| 07:38 | Hiram | Paul Taylor misses the shot from close range but he's hacked by Rick Williams - foul #1 on Rick Williams, team foul #2 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Hiram | Donald Gurganus (PG) Carl West | |
| Subs | Grove City | Eric Turner (SF), Travis Pendleton (PF), Daniel Mebane (C) John Lewis, Rick Williams, Ted Kangas | |
| 07:38 | Hiram | Paul Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 07:38 | Hiram | Paul Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| Lineup | Hiram | PG - Donald Gurganus (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Moon (fresh) SF - Andrew Barber (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. C - Rick Vandeventer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Brian Rodgers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Booker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Turner (fresh) PF - Travis Pendleton (fresh) C - Daniel Mebane (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Grove City | Daniel Mebane misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 16-23 |
| 07:21 | Hiram | Andrew Barber snags the defensive board | 16-23 |
| 07:05 | Hiram | Charles Moon is hacked by Travis Pendleton - foul #1 on Travis Pendleton, team foul #3 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Hiram | Eric Hennessy (SG), Donald Russell (PF), Stanley Lanoue (C) Charles Moon, Paul Taylor, Rick Vandeventer | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 06:52 | Hiram | Andrew Barber misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-23 |
| 06:50 | Hiram | Stanley Lanoue gets the offensive rebound | 16-23 |
| 06:35 | Hiram | Donald Gurganus misses short on a floater from the left side | 16-23 |
| 06:34 | Hiram | Eric Hennessy gets the offensive rebound | 16-23 |
| 06:19 | Hiram | Stanley Lanoue's pass is intercepted by Daniel Mebane | 16-23 |
| 05:58 | Grove City | Brian Rodgers misses the fadeaway from the left side | 16-23 |
| 05:56 | Hiram | Andrew Barber snags the defensive board | 16-23 |
| 05:39 | Hiram | Eric Hennessy scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-23 |
| 05:33 | Grove City | George Booker misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-23 |
| 05:32 | Grove City | Travis Pendleton misses the tip | 19-23 |
| 05:30 | Grove City | Brian Rodgers snags the offensive board | 19-23 |
| 05:23 | Grove City | Donald Russell is called for the reach on Eric Turner - foul #2 on Donald Russell, team foul #8 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Hiram | Charles Moon (PG), Paul Taylor (PF), Rick Vandeventer (C) Donald Gurganus, Donald Russell, Stanley Lanoue | |
| Subs | Grove City | Gary Coker (SG), John Lewis (SF), Ted Kangas (C) Brian Rodgers, George Booker, Daniel Mebane | |
| 05:23 | Grove City | Eric Turner misses the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 05:23 | Grove City | Travis Pendleton grabs the offensive board | 19-23 |
| 05:17 | Grove City | John Lewis drills a jump hook in the paint | 19-25 |
| 05:05 | Hiram | Charles Moon lays it up and in set up by Paul Taylor | 21-25 |
| 04:46 | Grove City | Eric Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 21-25 |
| 04:45 | Hiram | Andrew Barber gets the rebound | 21-25 |
| 04:40 | Hiram | Eric Hennessy misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-25 |
| 04:38 | Grove City | Ted Kangas grabs the defensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 04:28 | Grove City | Gary Coker is hacked by Eric Hennessy - foul #2 on Eric Hennessy, team foul #9 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Hiram | Donald Gurganus (PG), William Natali (SG) Eric Hennessy, Andrew Barber | |
| Subs | Grove City | Brian Rodgers (PG), Zachary Whittle (C) Eric Turner, Travis Pendleton | |
| 04:28 | Grove City | Gary Coker misses the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 04:28 | Hiram | Paul Taylor snags the defensive board | 21-25 |
| 04:12 | Hiram | Paul Taylor misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-25 |
| 04:10 | Grove City | Brian Rodgers gets the rebound | 21-25 |
| 03:57 | Grove City | Zachary Whittle hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Lewis | 21-27 |
| 03:41 | Hiram | Paul Taylor lays it up and in | 23-27 |
| 03:21 | Grove City | Ted Kangas drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 23-29 |
| Lineup | Hiram | PG - Donald Gurganus (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Natali (fresh) SF - Charles Moon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. C - Rick Vandeventer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Brian Rodgers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Coker (fresh) SF - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ted Kangas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Zachary Whittle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Hiram | Donald Gurganus knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by William Natali and he's fouled by Ted Kangas - foul #2 on Ted Kangas, team foul #4 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Hiram | Jamal Dunn (SF), Donald Russell (PF), William Slayton (C) William Natali, Paul Taylor, Rick Vandeventer | |
| Subs | Grove City | Eric Turner (PG), George Booker (SG), Daniel Mebane (C) Brian Rodgers, Gary Coker, Zachary Whittle | |
| 03:16 | Hiram | Donald Gurganus makes the free throw | 26-29 |
| 03:01 | Grove City | Ted Kangas clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-29 |
| 03:00 | Grove City | Daniel Mebane tips it but misses | 26-29 |
| 02:59 | Hiram | Donald Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 02:37 | Hiram | Eric Turner is called for the reach on Donald Gurganus - foul #1 on Eric Turner, team foul #5 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Hiram | Carl West (PG), Eric Hennessy (SG) Donald Gurganus, Charles Moon | |
| Subs | Grove City | Travis Pendleton (PF) Ted Kangas | |
| 02:24 | Hiram | Jamal Dunn misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 26-29 |
| 02:22 | Grove City | John Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 02:09 | Grove City | John Lewis clanks a runner from close range | 26-29 |
| 02:08 | Hiram | Donald Russell pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 01:54 | Hiram | William Slayton loses the ball out of bounds | 26-29 |
| Subs | Hiram | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Brian Rodgers (PG) Eric Turner | |
| 01:37 | Grove City | George Booker drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Rodgers | 26-32 |
| 01:13 | Hiram | Jamal Dunn misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 01:12 | Grove City | Daniel Mebane grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 00:46 | Grove City | Daniel Mebane blows the layup but he's hacked by William Slayton - foul #3 on William Slayton, team foul #10 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Hiram | Donald Gurganus (PG), Paul Taylor (PF), Rick Vandeventer (C) Carl West, Donald Russell, William Slayton | |
| Subs | Grove City | Eric Turner (SF) John Lewis | |
| 00:46 | Grove City | Daniel Mebane makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 00:46 | Grove City | Daniel Mebane makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 00:32 | Hiram | Jamal Dunn is hacked by Eric Turner - foul #2 on Eric Turner, team foul #6 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Hiram | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Ted Kangas (C) Daniel Mebane | |
| 00:14 | Hiram | Donald Gurganus throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-34 |
| Subs | Hiram | Charles Moon (SG), Andrew Barber (SF) Eric Hennessy, Jamal Dunn | |
| Subs | Grove City | Zachary Whittle (C) Travis Pendleton | |
| 00:00 | Grove City | George Booker knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 26-36 |