| Lineup | Thiel | PG - James Pickett (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alan Bolinsky (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Micah House (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Cissell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Jeffrey Tietjen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Wheeler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James James (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gregory Monier (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Sherrell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Thiel | Micah House inbounds the ball | 43-47 |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Thiel | James Pickett misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 43-47 |
| 19:30 | Grove City | Jeffrey Tietjen snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 19:26 | Grove City | John Wheeler comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Alan Bolinsky - foul #3 on Alan Bolinsky, team foul #1 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Thiel | Manuel Dalton (SG) Alan Bolinsky | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 19:26 | Grove City | John Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 19:26 | Grove City | John Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 19:04 | Thiel | Manuel Dalton drills a floater from the left side set up by James Pickett and he's hacked by John Wheeler - foul #2 on John Wheeler, team foul #1 | 45-49 |
| 19:04 | Thiel | Manuel Dalton makes the free throw | 46-49 |
| 18:51 | Grove City | Jeffrey Tietjen can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 46-49 |
| 18:50 | Thiel | Micah House grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 18:43 | Thiel | Joe Williams makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Micah House | 48-49 |
| 18:21 | Grove City | John Wheeler buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jeffrey Tietjen | 48-52 |
| 18:01 | Thiel | James Pickett misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jeffrey Tietjen - foul #2 on Jeffrey Tietjen, team foul #2 | 48-52 |
| 18:01 | Thiel | James Pickett makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 18:01 | Thiel | James Pickett makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 17:42 | Grove City | John Wheeler blows the layup | 50-52 |
| 17:40 | Thiel | Joe Williams pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 17:19 | Thiel | Manuel Dalton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 17:18 | Grove City | Gregory Monier pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 17:14 | Grove City | James Pickett is called for the reach on Jeffrey Tietjen - foul #1 on James Pickett, team foul #2 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Thiel | Max Gallucci (PG), Bobby Brown (PF), Scott Betz (C) James Pickett, Michael Cissell, Joe Williams | |
| Subs | Grove City | John Wallace (PG), James Motley (SG), Walter Brady (SF), Darwin Starling (PF), George Ptaschinski (C) Jeffrey Tietjen, John Wheeler, James James, Gregory Monier, Martin Sherrell | |
| 17:00 | Grove City | Darwin Starling comes up short on the runner from close range | 50-52 |
| 16:59 | Thiel | Max Gallucci snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 16:54 | Thiel | Manuel Dalton misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 16:52 | Thiel | Micah House can't tip it in | 50-52 |
| 16:51 | Grove City | The rebound goes to John Wallace | 50-52 |
| 16:28 | Grove City | John Wallace clanks a shot from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 16:27 | Grove City | Darwin Starling snags the offensive board | 50-52 |
| 16:17 | Grove City | Scott Betz takes the ball from John Wallace | 50-52 |
| 16:11 | Thiel | Micah House is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Micah House, team foul #3 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Thiel | James Pickett (PG), John Leija (SF) Manuel Dalton, Micah House | |
| Subs | Grove City | James James (SF) Walter Brady | |
| 15:51 | Grove City | James Motley misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 15:49 | Thiel | Scott Betz grabs the board | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - James Pickett (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Max Gallucci (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Leija (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bobby Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Betz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - John Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Motley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James James (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Darwin Starling (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - George Ptaschinski (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Thiel | Max Gallucci comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-52 |
| 15:32 | Thiel | Bobby Brown snags the offensive board | 50-52 |
| 15:17 | Thiel | Scott Betz can't throw it down but he's fouled by James James - foul #3 on James James, team foul #3 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Thiel | Alan Bolinsky (SG), Michael Cissell (PF) Max Gallucci, John Leija | |
| Subs | Grove City | Jeffrey Tietjen (PG), John Wheeler (SG), Gregory Monier (PF), Martin Sherrell (C) John Wallace, James Motley, Darwin Starling, George Ptaschinski | |
| 15:17 | Thiel | Scott Betz makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 15:17 | Thiel | Scott Betz makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 14:59 | Grove City | James James misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-52 |
| 14:57 | Grove City | Martin Sherrell snags the offensive board | 52-52 |
| 14:45 | Grove City | Michael Cissell steals it from James James | 52-52 |
| 14:31 | Thiel | James Pickett is whistled for traveling | 52-52 |
| Subs | Thiel | Max Gallucci (PG), Micah House (SF), Joe Williams (C) James Pickett, Bobby Brown, Scott Betz | |
| Subs | Grove City | Darwin Starling (SF) James James | |
| 14:14 | Grove City | Jeffrey Tietjen is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Jeffrey Tietjen, team foul #4 | 52-52 |
| 13:45 | Thiel | Darwin Starling denies the turnaround by Max Gallucci | 52-52 |
| 13:43 | Grove City | Martin Sherrell pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 13:25 | Grove City | John Wheeler misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 13:24 | Grove City | Martin Sherrell pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 13:17 | Grove City | Martin Sherrell hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 13:13 | Thiel | Micah House's fadeaway is rejected by Gregory Monier | 52-55 |
| 13:11 | Thiel | Alan Bolinsky snags the offensive board | 52-55 |
| 13:03 | Thiel | Joe Williams travels with the ball | 52-55 |
| Subs | Thiel | James Pickett (PG), Manuel Dalton (PF) Max Gallucci, Michael Cissell | |
| Subs | Grove City | James James (SF), George Ptaschinski (PF), Walter Brady (C) Darwin Starling, Gregory Monier, Martin Sherrell | |
| 12:46 | Grove City | James James clanks a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by James Pickett - foul #2 on James Pickett, team foul #4 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| Subs | Grove City | John Wallace (PG), James Motley (SG) Jeffrey Tietjen, John Wheeler | |
| 12:46 | Grove City | James James makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 12:46 | Grove City | James James makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 12:27 | Thiel | Joe Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 12:25 | Grove City | George Ptaschinski pulls down the rebound | 52-57 |
| 12:21 | Grove City | James Motley loses the dribble to Alan Bolinsky | 52-57 |
| 11:59 | Thiel | Alan Bolinsky drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Joe Williams | 54-57 |
| 11:44 | Grove City | James Motley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-57 |
| 11:42 | Thiel | The rebound goes to Manuel Dalton | 54-57 |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - James Pickett (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alan Bolinsky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Micah House (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Manuel Dalton (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - John Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Motley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James James (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Ptaschinski (fresh) 5 pts. C - Walter Brady (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Thiel | George Ptaschinski steps in front of the Alan Bolinsky pass | 54-57 |
| 11:20 | Grove City | James Motley can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 54-57 |
| 11:18 | Thiel | James Pickett gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 11:12 | Thiel | James Pickett blows the layup | 54-57 |
| 11:11 | Thiel | Manuel Dalton hits the follow up shot | 56-57 |
| 10:48 | Grove City | James James buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-60 |
| 10:44 | Thiel | Alan Bolinsky hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 56-60 |
| 10:42 | Thiel | Manuel Dalton grabs the offensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 10:20 | Thiel | Manuel Dalton misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 56-60 |
| 10:19 | Thiel | Micah House hits the follow up shot | 58-60 |
| 10:15 | Grove City | James Motley misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 10:14 | Thiel | Joe Williams snags the defensive board | 58-60 |
| 10:09 | Thiel | Micah House banks in the layup on a great pass from James Pickett | 60-60 |
| 09:50 | Grove City | James Motley makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James James | 60-63 |
| 09:45 | Thiel | James Pickett scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Micah House | 63-63 |
| 09:22 | Grove City | James James comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-63 |
| 09:20 | Thiel | Manuel Dalton pulls down the rebound | 63-63 |
| 09:14 | Thiel | Manuel Dalton buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Pickett | 66-63 |
| 09:02 | Grove City | John Wallace misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-63 |
| 09:01 | Grove City | George Ptaschinski misses the tip | 66-63 |
| 08:59 | Thiel | Manuel Dalton snags the defensive board | 66-63 |
| 08:45 | Thiel | John Wallace steals it from Micah House | 66-63 |
| 08:37 | Grove City | James James hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Wallace | 66-65 |
| 08:23 | Thiel | James Pickett double dribbles | 66-65 |
| Subs | Thiel | Max Gallucci (PG), John Leija (SG), Bobby Brown (SF), Michael Cissell (PF), Scott Betz (C) James Pickett, Alan Bolinsky, Micah House, Manuel Dalton, Joe Williams | |
| Subs | Grove City | Jeffrey Tietjen (PG), John Wheeler (SG), Darwin Starling (SF), Gregory Monier (PF), Martin Sherrell (C) John Wallace, James Motley, James James, George Ptaschinski, Walter Brady | |
| 07:58 | Grove City | John Wheeler hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 66-65 |
| 07:57 | Thiel | Max Gallucci grabs the defensive rebound | 66-65 |
| 07:53 | Thiel | Max Gallucci misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-65 |
| 07:51 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Darwin Starling | 66-65 |
| 07:31 | Grove City | Jeffrey Tietjen comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 66-65 |
| 07:29 | Grove City | John Wheeler can't tip it in | 66-65 |
| 07:28 | Grove City | Jeffrey Tietjen snags the offensive board | 66-65 |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Max Gallucci (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Leija (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bobby Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Cissell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Betz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Jeffrey Tietjen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Wheeler (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darwin Starling (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gregory Monier (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Martin Sherrell (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Grove City | Gregory Monier lays it in on a nice dish by John Wheeler and he's fouled by Michael Cissell - foul #1 on Michael Cissell, team foul #5 | 66-67 |
| 07:15 | Grove City | Gregory Monier makes the free throw | 66-68 |
| 06:53 | Thiel | Max Gallucci can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 66-68 |
| 06:51 | Thiel | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Betz | 66-68 |
| 06:39 | Thiel | Bobby Brown is hacked by Darwin Starling - foul #2 on Darwin Starling, team foul #5 | 66-68 |
| 06:24 | Thiel | Bobby Brown misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 66-68 |
| 06:23 | Grove City | Gregory Monier grabs the board | 66-68 |
| 06:17 | Grove City | John Wheeler is fouled on the floor by John Leija - foul #1 on John Leija, team foul #6 | 66-68 |
| Subs | Thiel | Micah House (SF) Scott Betz | |
| Subs | Grove City | Robert Hart (PF) Gregory Monier | |
| 06:05 | Grove City | Jeffrey Tietjen drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by John Wheeler | 66-71 |
| 05:49 | Thiel | Max Gallucci is hacked by Robert Hart - foul #1 on Robert Hart, team foul #6 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Thiel | James Pickett (PG), Alan Bolinsky (SG) Max Gallucci, John Leija | |
| Subs | Grove City | John Wallace (PG), James Motley (SG), James James (SF) Jeffrey Tietjen, John Wheeler, Darwin Starling | |
| 05:32 | Thiel | James Pickett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-71 |
| 05:30 | Grove City | Robert Hart pulls down the rebound | 66-71 |
| 05:23 | Grove City | James James knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Hart | 66-74 |
| 05:18 | Thiel | Alan Bolinsky misses the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by James Motley - foul #1 on James Motley, team foul #7 | 66-74 |
| Subs | Thiel | Manuel Dalton (PF), Cecil George (C) Michael Cissell, Bobby Brown | |
| Subs | Grove City | Walter Brady (C) Martin Sherrell | |
| 05:18 | Thiel | Alan Bolinsky makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 05:18 | Thiel | Alan Bolinsky makes the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| 05:07 | Grove City | James James misses short on a floater near the basket | 68-74 |
| 05:05 | Thiel | Cecil George pulls down the rebound | 68-74 |
| 04:58 | Thiel | Micah House is hacked by Walter Brady - foul #2 on Walter Brady, team foul #8 | 68-74 |
| Subs | Thiel | Max Gallucci (SG), Scott Betz (C) Alan Bolinsky, Cecil George | |
| Subs | Grove City | Gregory Monier (PF) Robert Hart | |
| 04:58 | Thiel | Micah House misses the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 04:58 | Grove City | Gregory Monier pulls down the rebound | 68-74 |
| 04:41 | Grove City | James James knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Gregory Monier | 68-76 |
| 04:27 | Thiel | Manuel Dalton misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-76 |
| 04:25 | Grove City | James James grabs the board | 68-76 |
| 04:21 | Grove City | James Motley misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 68-76 |
| 04:20 | Grove City | Walter Brady snags the offensive board | 68-76 |
| 04:08 | Grove City | James James misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-76 |
| 04:06 | Grove City | John Wallace pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-76 |
| 03:54 | Grove City | James Motley makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Gregory Monier | 68-79 |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Thiel | Manuel Dalton misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-79 |
| 03:28 | Thiel | Manuel Dalton grabs the offensive board | 68-79 |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - James Pickett (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Max Gallucci (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Micah House (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Manuel Dalton (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. C - Scott Betz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - John Wallace (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Motley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - James James (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gregory Monier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Walter Brady (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:12 | Thiel | Manuel Dalton hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Pickett | 71-79 |
| 03:12 | Grove City | Grove City calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-79 |
| Subs | Thiel | Alan Bolinsky (SG), Michael Cissell (PF), Joe Williams (C) Max Gallucci, Manuel Dalton, Scott Betz | |
| Subs | Grove City | Jeffrey Tietjen (PG), John Wheeler (SG), Martin Sherrell (C) John Wallace, James Motley, Walter Brady | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:50 | Grove City | Jeffrey Tietjen hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Martin Sherrell | 71-81 |
| 02:46 | Thiel | James Pickett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-81 |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Darwin Starling (SF) James James | |
| 02:31 | Grove City | Jeffrey Tietjen clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-81 |
| 02:29 | Thiel | The rebound goes to Joe Williams | 71-81 |
| 02:24 | Thiel | Micah House's fadeaway is rejected by Martin Sherrell | 71-81 |
| 02:22 | Grove City | The rebound goes to John Wheeler | 71-81 |
| 01:53 | Grove City | Darwin Starling hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by John Wheeler | 71-83 |
| 01:34 | Thiel | James Pickett misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-83 |
| 01:33 | Thiel | Micah House snags the offensive board | 71-83 |
| 01:26 | Thiel | Alan Bolinsky is whistled for traveling | 71-83 |
| Subs | Thiel | Max Gallucci (PG), Manuel Dalton (SG), John Leija (SF), Bobby Brown (PF), Scott Betz (C) James Pickett, Alan Bolinsky, Micah House, Michael Cissell, Joe Williams | |
| Subs | Grove City | John Wallace (PG), James Motley (SG), Walter Brady (SF), George Ptaschinski (C) Jeffrey Tietjen, John Wheeler, Gregory Monier, Martin Sherrell | |
| 01:07 | Grove City | John Wallace misses the 3 from the left wing | 71-83 |
| 01:05 | Thiel | Manuel Dalton gets the rebound | 71-83 |
| 00:59 | Thiel | Darwin Starling takes the ball from John Leija | 71-83 |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Grove City | Walter Brady knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by John Leija - foul #2 on John Leija, team foul #7 | 71-85 |
| 00:32 | Grove City | Walter Brady makes the free throw | 71-86 |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Thiel | Bobby Brown misses the 3 from straight away | 71-86 |
| 00:24 | Thiel | Manuel Dalton tips it home | 73-86 |
| 00:00 | Grove City | John Wallace runs out the clock | 73-86 |