| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - John Graham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SG - Duane Tesch (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Lawrence Mullens (fresh) PF - Bobby Wayland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Flynn (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Michael Cazares (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Parrett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Trey Lemieux (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Quentin Shue (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Jerry Hawes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bluffton | Lawrence Mullens inbounds the ball | 45-34 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Otterbein | Otterbein is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Duane Tesch, team foul #1 | 45-34 |
| 19:49 | Otterbein | Trey Lemieux clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-34 |
| 19:48 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Bobby Wayland | 45-34 |
| 19:46 | Bluffton | Quentin Shue steps in front of the John Graham pass in the backcourt | 45-34 |
| 19:33 | Otterbein | Michael Cazares clanks a 3 from the left wing | 45-34 |
| 19:32 | Otterbein | Quentin Shue tips it in | 45-36 |
| 19:16 | Bluffton | John Graham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-36 |
| 18:55 | Otterbein | Michael Cazares drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Duane Tesch - foul #3 on Duane Tesch, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Arthur Koch (SG) Duane Tesch | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Glen Hanstein (PG) Keith Parrett | |
| 18:55 | Otterbein | Michael Cazares makes the free throw | 45-39 |
| 18:53 | Bluffton | John Graham is hacked by Glen Hanstein in the backcourt - foul #1 on Glen Hanstein, team foul #1 | 45-39 |
| 18:36 | Bluffton | John Graham misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 18:35 | Otterbein | Trey Lemieux grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 18:30 | Otterbein | Michael Cazares misses the easy layup | 45-39 |
| 18:28 | Otterbein | Jerry Hawes snags the offensive board | 45-39 |
| 18:21 | Otterbein | Quentin Shue's layup is rejected by Bobby Wayland | 45-39 |
| 18:20 | Otterbein | Jerry Hawes grabs the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 18:06 | Otterbein | Michael Cazares clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 18:04 | Bluffton | Bobby Wayland grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 17:58 | Bluffton | Richard Flynn can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 17:57 | Otterbein | Glen Hanstein pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 17:53 | Otterbein | Michael Cazares knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-42 |
| 17:46 | Bluffton | Arthur Koch can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Glen Hanstein - foul #2 on Glen Hanstein, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Michael Bryant (SG), James Shelley (SF), Michael Cook (PF), Michael Klock (C) John Graham, Lawrence Mullens, Bobby Wayland, Richard Flynn | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Keith Parrett (SG) Glen Hanstein | |
| 17:46 | Bluffton | Arthur Koch misses the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 17:46 | Bluffton | Arthur Koch misses the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 17:46 | Otterbein | Trey Lemieux snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| 17:30 | Otterbein | Arthur Koch steals it from Quentin Shue | 45-42 |
| 17:25 | Bluffton | Arthur Koch lays it in | 47-42 |
| 17:11 | Otterbein | Jerry Hawes comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 17:10 | Otterbein | The offensive rebound goes to Trey Lemieux | 47-42 |
| 16:51 | Otterbein | Quentin Shue can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 16:50 | Bluffton | Arthur Koch gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 16:46 | Bluffton | James Shelley makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-42 |
| 16:17 | Otterbein | Jerry Hawes scores on a jumper from the baseline and the foul's on Michael Bryant - foul #2 on Michael Bryant, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Bluffton | John Graham (PG), Lawrence Mullens (SF), Bobby Wayland (PF), Bobby Haak (C) Michael Bryant, James Shelley, Michael Cook, Michael Klock | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Glen Hanstein (PG), Frank Nieves (SG) Michael Cazares, Keith Parrett | |
| 16:17 | Otterbein | Jerry Hawes misses the free throw | 50-44 |
| 16:17 | Bluffton | Bobby Haak gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| 16:04 | Bluffton | Arthur Koch hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 50-44 |
| 16:02 | Otterbein | Quentin Shue grabs the board | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - John Graham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SG - Arthur Koch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lawrence Mullens (fairly fresh) PF - Bobby Wayland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Bobby Haak (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Glen Hanstein (fresh) SG - Frank Nieves (fresh) SF - Trey Lemieux (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - Quentin Shue (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Jerry Hawes (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Otterbein | Frank Nieves's pass is intercepted by John Graham | 50-44 |
| 15:37 | Bluffton | Lawrence Mullens hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 50-44 |
| 15:36 | Otterbein | Jerry Hawes gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| 15:17 | Otterbein | Frank Nieves misses long on a 3 from straight away | 50-44 |
| 15:15 | Bluffton | Bobby Wayland pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 15:08 | Bluffton | Quentin Shue steals it from Lawrence Mullens | 50-44 |
| 14:54 | Otterbein | Jerry Hawes drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Glen Hanstein | 50-47 |
| 14:50 | Bluffton | Arthur Koch misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 14:48 | Bluffton | Bobby Haak pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 14:33 | Bluffton | Lawrence Mullens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-47 |
| Subs | Bluffton | James Shelley (PG), Duane Tesch (SG), Michael Bryant (SF), Stacy Qualls (PF), Richard Flynn (C) John Graham, Arthur Koch, Lawrence Mullens, Bobby Wayland, Bobby Haak | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Michael Cazares (PG), Frederick Humphrey (SG) Glen Hanstein, Frank Nieves | |
| 14:23 | Otterbein | Michael Cazares knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 50-49 |
| 14:21 | Bluffton | Trey Lemieux takes the ball from Michael Bryant in the backcourt | 50-49 |
| 14:08 | Otterbein | Trey Lemieux comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 14:06 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Stacy Qualls | 50-49 |
| 14:02 | Bluffton | James Shelley is called for traveling | 50-49 |
| 13:42 | Otterbein | Frederick Humphrey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-49 |
| 13:41 | Otterbein | Jerry Hawes grabs the offensive board | 50-49 |
| 13:25 | Otterbein | Michael Cazares misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-49 |
| 13:23 | Otterbein | Frederick Humphrey pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 13:09 | Otterbein | Jerry Hawes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-49 |
| Subs | Bluffton | John Graham (PG), Lawrence Mullens (SF), Michael Klock (C) James Shelley, Michael Bryant, Richard Flynn | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Keith Parrett (SG) Frederick Humphrey | |
| 13:07 | Bluffton | Lawrence Mullens throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-49 |
| 12:57 | Otterbein | Trey Lemieux knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Michael Cazares | 50-51 |
| 12:55 | Bluffton | John Graham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-51 |
| 12:55 | Otterbein | Otterbein calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 50-51 |
| Subs | Bluffton | James Shelley (SF), Richard Flynn (C) Lawrence Mullens, Michael Klock | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Glen Hanstein (PG) Michael Cazares | |
| 12:47 | Otterbein | John Graham is called for the reach on Jerry Hawes - foul #2 on John Graham, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| 12:29 | Otterbein | Jerry Hawes comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 50-51 |
| 12:28 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Richard Flynn | 50-51 |
| 12:24 | Bluffton | John Graham misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Trey Lemieux - foul #3 on Trey Lemieux, team foul #3 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Frederick Humphrey (SG) Keith Parrett | |
| 12:24 | Bluffton | John Graham misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 12:24 | Bluffton | John Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 12:24 | Bluffton | Richard Flynn pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 12:19 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 50-51 |
| 12:17 | Bluffton | The offensive rebound goes to James Shelley | 50-51 |
| 12:12 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by John Graham | 52-51 |
| 11:59 | Otterbein | Frederick Humphrey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-51 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Michael Bryant (SF) James Shelley | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Michael Cazares (PG) Glen Hanstein | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - John Graham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Duane Tesch (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stacy Qualls (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Flynn (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Michael Cazares (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frederick Humphrey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Trey Lemieux (tired) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Quentin Shue (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Jerry Hawes (tired) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Bluffton | John Graham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-51 |
| 11:37 | Bluffton | Richard Flynn grabs the offensive board | 52-51 |
| 11:26 | Bluffton | Frederick Humphrey steals it from Richard Flynn | 52-51 |
| 11:04 | Otterbein | Trey Lemieux misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Bryant - foul #3 on Michael Bryant, team foul #5 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Arthur Koch (PG), Lawrence Mullens (SF), Bobby Wayland (PF), Michael Klock (C) John Graham, Duane Tesch, Stacy Qualls, Richard Flynn | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Keith Parrett (SG) Frederick Humphrey | |
| 11:04 | Otterbein | Trey Lemieux misses the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 11:04 | Otterbein | Trey Lemieux makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 10:41 | Bluffton | Arthur Koch is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Bryant | 54-52 |
| 10:37 | Otterbein | Trey Lemieux hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-54 |
| 10:31 | Bluffton | Michael Bryant scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Klock | 56-54 |
| 10:07 | Otterbein | Quentin Shue misses the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Lawrence Mullens - foul #3 on Lawrence Mullens, team foul #6 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Bluffton | James Shelley (PG), Michael Cook (PF) Michael Bryant, Bobby Wayland | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Glen Hanstein (PG) Michael Cazares | |
| 10:07 | Otterbein | Quentin Shue misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 10:07 | Otterbein | Quentin Shue makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 10:05 | Bluffton | Glen Hanstein picks off the pass by Michael Klock in the backcourt | 56-55 |
| 09:53 | Otterbein | Jerry Hawes makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Glen Hanstein | 56-57 |
| 09:51 | Bluffton | James Shelley is called for traveling in the backcourt | 56-57 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Duane Tesch (SG) Lawrence Mullens | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Frank Nieves (SG) Keith Parrett | |
| 09:30 | Otterbein | Glen Hanstein hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Frank Nieves | 56-60 |
| 09:23 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 56-60 |
| 09:21 | Bluffton | Michael Cook gets the offensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 08:57 | Bluffton | Arthur Koch misses long on an open shot in the lane | 56-60 |
| 08:56 | Otterbein | Glen Hanstein pulls down the rebound | 56-60 |
| 08:51 | Otterbein | Frank Nieves misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 56-60 |
| 08:50 | Bluffton | Michael Klock gets the rebound | 56-60 |
| 08:46 | Bluffton | James Shelley lays it in | 58-60 |
| 08:22 | Otterbein | Glen Hanstein throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-60 |
| Subs | Bluffton | John Graham (PG), Michael Bryant (SG), Lawrence Mullens (SF), Stacy Qualls (PF), Richard Flynn (C) Arthur Koch, Duane Tesch, James Shelley, Michael Cook, Michael Klock | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Michael Cazares (PG), Frederick Humphrey (SG) Glen Hanstein, Frank Nieves | |
| 08:04 | Bluffton | John Graham buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Stacy Qualls | 61-60 |
| 07:57 | Otterbein | Frederick Humphrey makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Michael Cazares | 61-63 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - John Graham (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Michael Bryant (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Mullens (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Stacy Qualls (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Flynn (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Michael Cazares (tiring) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frederick Humphrey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Trey Lemieux (very tired) 17 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Quentin Shue (very tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Jerry Hawes (very tired) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Bluffton | Quentin Shue is called for the reach on Michael Bryant - foul #5 on Quentin Shue, team foul #4 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Norman Curtiss (PF) Quentin Shue | |
| 07:20 | Bluffton | Norman Curtiss picks off the pass by John Graham | 61-63 |
| 07:06 | Otterbein | Jerry Hawes hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Cazares | 61-66 |
| 06:55 | Bluffton | John Graham is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 61-66 |
| 06:53 | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls gets the offensive rebound | 61-66 |
| 06:35 | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls lays it in on a nice dish by Lawrence Mullens | 63-66 |
| 06:31 | Otterbein | Michael Cazares misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 63-66 |
| 06:29 | Otterbein | Frederick Humphrey pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-66 |
| 06:19 | Otterbein | Norman Curtiss is hacked by Stacy Qualls - foul #4 on Stacy Qualls, team foul #7 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Arthur Koch (PG), Duane Tesch (SG), James Shelley (SF), Bobby Wayland (PF), Bobby Haak (C) John Graham, Michael Bryant, Lawrence Mullens, Stacy Qualls, Richard Flynn | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Glen Hanstein (PG), Keith Parrett (SG) Michael Cazares, Frederick Humphrey | |
| 06:19 | Otterbein | Norman Curtiss misses the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 06:19 | Bluffton | Bobby Haak pulls down the rebound | 63-66 |
| 06:17 | Bluffton | Arthur Koch is hacked by Trey Lemieux in the backcourt - foul #4 on Trey Lemieux, team foul #5 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Newton Willmon (PF) Norman Curtiss | |
| 06:03 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Duane Tesch, team foul #8 | 63-66 |
| 05:52 | Otterbein | Trey Lemieux's layup is rejected by Bobby Wayland | 63-66 |
| 05:50 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch snags the defensive board | 63-66 |
| 05:40 | Bluffton | James Shelley is called for 10 seconds | 63-66 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Michael Cazares (PG) Glen Hanstein | |
| 05:30 | Otterbein | Trey Lemieux is whistled for a carry | 63-66 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Michael Klock (C) Bobby Haak | |
| Subs | Otterbein | | |
| 05:13 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch is fouled on the floor by Keith Parrett - foul #1 on Keith Parrett, team foul #6 | 63-66 |
| 05:13 | Otterbein | Otterbein calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 63-66 |
| Subs | Bluffton | John Graham (PG), Stacy Qualls (PF), Richard Flynn (C) Arthur Koch, Bobby Wayland, Michael Klock | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Glen Hanstein (PG), Norman Curtiss (PF) Michael Cazares, Newton Willmon | |
| 05:01 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Keith Parrett - foul #2 on Keith Parrett, team foul #7 | 63-66 |
| 05:01 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch misses the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 05:01 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 04:43 | Otterbein | Duane Tesch picks off the pass by Glen Hanstein | 64-66 |
| 04:40 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-66 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Lawrence Mullens (SF) James Shelley | |
| Subs | Otterbein | | |
| 04:27 | Otterbein | Keith Parrett knocks in the runner in the lane | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Otterbein | Otterbein is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 04:07 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch buries a jumper near the basket | 66-68 |
| 03:48 | Otterbein | Duane Tesch steals it from Trey Lemieux | 66-68 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - John Graham (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Duane Tesch (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Lawrence Mullens (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Stacy Qualls (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard Flynn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Glen Hanstein (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Keith Parrett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Trey Lemieux (very tired) 17 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Norman Curtiss (fairly fresh) C - Jerry Hawes (very tired) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Otterbein | Otterbein is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:46 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Hawes - foul #1 on Jerry Hawes, team foul #8 | 66-68 |
| Subs | Bluffton | James Shelley (SF), Bobby Wayland (C) Lawrence Mullens, Richard Flynn | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Michael Cazares (PG), Frederick Humphrey (SG), Newton Willmon (PF) Glen Hanstein, Keith Parrett, Norman Curtiss | |
| 03:46 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 03:46 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch misses the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 03:46 | Otterbein | The rebound goes to Newton Willmon | 67-68 |
| 03:36 | Otterbein | Jerry Hawes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-68 |
| 03:35 | Otterbein | Frederick Humphrey tips it home | 67-70 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Otterbein | Otterbein is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 03:31 | Bluffton | Trey Lemieux is called for the reach on James Shelley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Trey Lemieux, team foul #9 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Arthur Koch (PG), Michael Bryant (SG), Michael Klock (C) John Graham, Duane Tesch, Stacy Qualls | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Larry Austin (PF) Trey Lemieux | |
| 03:31 | Bluffton | James Shelley makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 03:31 | Bluffton | James Shelley makes the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 03:18 | Otterbein | Frederick Humphrey clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-70 |
| 03:17 | Otterbein | Michael Cazares hits the follow up shot | 69-72 |
| 03:00 | Bluffton | Michael Bryant misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-72 |
| 02:59 | Otterbein | Larry Austin grabs the board | 69-72 |
| 02:53 | Otterbein | Newton Willmon misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 69-72 |
| 02:51 | Bluffton | Michael Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 69-72 |
| 02:51 | Bluffton | Bluffton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-72 |
| Subs | Bluffton | John Graham (PG), Duane Tesch (SG), Lawrence Mullens (SF), Stacy Qualls (PF), Richard Flynn (C) Arthur Koch, Michael Bryant, James Shelley, Bobby Wayland, Michael Klock | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Glen Hanstein (PG) Michael Cazares | |
| 02:31 | Bluffton | Lawrence Mullens scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Flynn | 71-72 |
| 02:20 | Otterbein | Frederick Humphrey travels with the ball | 71-72 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Keith Parrett (SG), Norman Curtiss (SF) Frederick Humphrey, Larry Austin | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Otterbein | Otterbein is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:18 | Bluffton | John Graham's pass is intercepted by Glen Hanstein in the backcourt | 71-72 |
| 02:09 | Otterbein | Keith Parrett's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Mullens | 71-72 |
| 01:50 | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-72 |
| 01:48 | Bluffton | Richard Flynn snags the offensive board | 71-72 |
| 01:38 | Bluffton | Richard Flynn is fouled on the floor by Jerry Hawes - foul #2 on Jerry Hawes, team foul #10 | 71-72 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Michael Cazares (PG), Frederick Humphrey (SG) Keith Parrett, Newton Willmon | |
| 01:38 | Bluffton | Richard Flynn makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 01:38 | Bluffton | Richard Flynn misses the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 01:38 | Otterbein | Norman Curtiss grabs the board | 72-72 |
| 01:26 | Otterbein | Glen Hanstein misses the easy layup | 72-72 |
| 01:25 | Otterbein | Michael Cazares tips it home | 72-74 |
| 01:03 | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-74 |
| 01:02 | Bluffton | John Graham gets the offensive rebound | 72-74 |
| 00:51 | Bluffton | John Graham makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 75-74 |
| 00:46 | Otterbein | Michael Cazares's floater is tipped away by Stacy Qualls | 75-74 |
| 00:45 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Richard Flynn | 75-74 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Otterbein | Otterbein is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 75-74 |
| 00:39 | Bluffton | John Graham snags the offensive board | 75-74 |
| 00:13 | Bluffton | Lawrence Mullens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-74 |
| 00:12 | Otterbein | Norman Curtiss gets the rebound | 75-74 |
| 00:02 | Otterbein | Richard Flynn swats the shot by Jerry Hawes | 75-74 |
| 00:00 | Otterbein | The clock runs out | 75-74 |