| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Robert Liller (fresh) SG - Robert Caudill (fresh) SF - Tracy Anderson (fresh) PF - Ryan Albro (fresh) C - James Hayes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - John Graham (fresh) SG - Duane Tesch (fresh) SF - Lawrence Mullens (fresh) PF - Stacy Qualls (fresh) C - Richard Flynn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Bluffton | Richard Flynn wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Bluffton | Lawrence Mullens scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Richard Flynn | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Defiance | Robert Caudill clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Bluffton | Lawrence Mullens comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Defiance | James Hayes snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Defiance | James Hayes clanks a turnaround from close range | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Defiance | James Hayes misses the tip | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Bluffton | Richard Flynn gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls connects on the floater from the baseline set up by John Graham | 0-4 |
| 18:30 | Defiance | Robert Liller knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ryan Albro | 3-4 |
| 18:26 | Bluffton | Richard Flynn loses the ball out of bounds | 3-4 |
| 18:06 | Defiance | Ryan Albro is denied on a layup by Stacy Qualls | 3-4 |
| 18:05 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Stacy Qualls | 3-4 |
| 17:59 | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls misses the easy layup | 3-4 |
| 17:58 | Defiance | Tracy Anderson grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 17:41 | Defiance | Ryan Albro is hacked by Stacy Qualls - foul #1 on Stacy Qualls, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 17:21 | Defiance | Tracy Anderson misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Flynn - foul #1 on Richard Flynn, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | James Shelley (SF) Lawrence Mullens | |
| 17:21 | Defiance | Tracy Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:21 | Defiance | Tracy Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:03 | Bluffton | John Graham misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 5-4 |
| 17:01 | Defiance | Tracy Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:56 | Defiance | Robert Caudill lays it in on a great pass from Robert Liller | 7-4 |
| 16:37 | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls misses the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Ryan Albro - foul #1 on Ryan Albro, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Defiance | Marlon Butler (C) James Hayes | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Arthur Koch (PG), Michael Bryant (SG), Bobby Wayland (C) John Graham, Duane Tesch, Richard Flynn | |
| 16:37 | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls misses the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:37 | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:15 | Defiance | Ryan Albro hits the finger roll on a great pass from Tracy Anderson | 9-5 |
| 16:02 | Bluffton | Michael Bryant can't finish the layup | 9-5 |
| 16:01 | Defiance | Tracy Anderson snags the defensive board | 9-5 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Robert Liller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Caudill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tracy Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Albro (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marlon Butler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Arthur Koch (fresh) SG - Michael Bryant (fresh) SF - James Shelley (fresh) PF - Stacy Qualls (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Wayland (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Defiance | Marlon Butler can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-5 |
| 15:50 | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls grabs the board | 9-5 |
| 15:31 | Bluffton | James Shelley connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Bobby Wayland | 9-7 |
| 15:17 | Defiance | Ryan Albro misses badly on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Michael Bryant - foul #1 on Michael Bryant, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Defiance | Stan Boyd (PG), Ivan Demott (SG) Robert Liller, Robert Caudill | |
| Subs | Bluffton | John Graham (PG), Duane Tesch (SG), Lawrence Mullens (SF), Michael Klock (C) Arthur Koch, Michael Bryant, James Shelley, Stacy Qualls | |
| 15:17 | Defiance | Ryan Albro makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 15:17 | Defiance | Ryan Albro makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 14:56 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch can't throw it down | 11-7 |
| 14:55 | Bluffton | Michael Klock gets the offensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 14:47 | Bluffton | Bobby Wayland misses the easy layup | 11-7 |
| 14:46 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Ivan Demott | 11-7 |
| 14:29 | Defiance | Ryan Albro can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-7 |
| 14:27 | Defiance | Marlon Butler gets the offensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 14:13 | Defiance | Ryan Albro knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Stan Boyd | 14-7 |
| 13:49 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-7 |
| Subs | Defiance | Robert Liller (PG), Richard Fortuna (PF), James Hayes (C) Tracy Anderson, Ryan Albro, Marlon Butler | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls (PF), Richard Flynn (C) Bobby Wayland, Michael Klock | |
| 13:35 | Defiance | Robert Liller hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Fortuna | 17-7 |
| 13:29 | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 17-7 |
| 13:27 | Bluffton | John Graham grabs the offensive rebound | 17-7 |
| 13:03 | Bluffton | Lawrence Mullens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-7 |
| Subs | Defiance | Robert Caudill (SG) Stan Boyd | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Arthur Koch (PG), Michael Bryant (SG) John Graham, Duane Tesch | |
| 12:38 | Defiance | Robert Caudill misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-7 |
| 12:37 | Defiance | James Hayes misses the tip | 17-7 |
| 12:36 | Bluffton | Arthur Koch gets the rebound | 17-7 |
| 12:30 | Bluffton | Richard Flynn is hacked by Robert Caudill - foul #1 on Robert Caudill, team foul #2 | 17-7 |
| Subs | Defiance | Tracy Anderson (SF), Marlon Butler (PF) Ivan Demott, Richard Fortuna | |
| Subs | Bluffton | James Shelley (SF) Lawrence Mullens | |
| 12:21 | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-7 |
| 12:19 | Bluffton | Arthur Koch grabs the offensive rebound | 17-7 |
| 12:03 | Bluffton | James Shelley buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Arthur Koch | 17-9 |
| 11:53 | Defiance | Michael Bryant steals it from Robert Liller | 17-9 |
| 11:50 | Bluffton | James Shelley misses the easy layup | 17-9 |
| 11:48 | Defiance | Robert Liller pulls down the rebound | 17-9 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Robert Liller (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Caudill (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tracy Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marlon Butler (fresh) C - James Hayes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Arthur Koch (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Bryant (fresh) SF - James Shelley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stacy Qualls (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Flynn (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Defiance | Tracy Anderson makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Marlon Butler | 20-9 |
| 11:28 | Bluffton | Robert Caudill picks off the pass by James Shelley | 20-9 |
| 11:12 | Defiance | Robert Liller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-9 |
| 11:11 | Defiance | Tracy Anderson snags the offensive board | 20-9 |
| 10:58 | Defiance | Robert Caudill scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert Liller | 23-9 |
| 10:36 | Bluffton | James Shelley is hacked by James Hayes - foul #1 on James Hayes, team foul #3 | 23-9 |
| Subs | Defiance | Stan Boyd (PG), Ivan Demott (SG), Ryan Albro (PF) Robert Liller, Robert Caudill, James Hayes | |
| Subs | Bluffton | John Graham (PG), Duane Tesch (SG), Lawrence Mullens (SF), Bobby Wayland (PF), Michael Klock (C) Arthur Koch, Michael Bryant, James Shelley, Stacy Qualls, Richard Flynn | |
| 10:13 | Bluffton | John Graham is fouled on the floor by Ryan Albro - foul #2 on Ryan Albro, team foul #4 | 23-9 |
| Subs | Defiance | Daniel Jacinto (SG), Richard Fortuna (C) Ryan Albro, Marlon Butler | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 09:58 | Bluffton | Michael Klock is denied on a layup by Ivan Demott | 23-9 |
| 09:56 | Defiance | Ivan Demott snags the defensive board | 23-9 |
| 09:40 | Defiance | Stan Boyd drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Daniel Jacinto | 26-9 |
| 09:14 | Bluffton | Bobby Wayland connects on the shot from the left block | 26-11 |
| 09:05 | Defiance | Tracy Anderson clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 26-11 |
| 09:04 | Bluffton | John Graham gets the rebound | 26-11 |
| 08:44 | Bluffton | Bobby Wayland can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Ivan Demott - foul #1 on Ivan Demott, team foul #5 | 26-11 |
| Subs | Defiance | Robert Liller (PG), Robert Caudill (SG), Marlon Butler (PF) Stan Boyd, Daniel Jacinto, Tracy Anderson | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Richard Flynn (C) Michael Klock | |
| 08:44 | Bluffton | Bobby Wayland makes the 1st free throw | 26-12 |
| 08:44 | Bluffton | Bobby Wayland misses the 2nd free throw | 26-12 |
| 08:44 | Defiance | Richard Fortuna snags the defensive board | 26-12 |
| 08:24 | Defiance | Ivan Demott misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-12 |
| 08:23 | Bluffton | John Graham snags the defensive board | 26-12 |
| 08:18 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch blows the layup but the foul's on Richard Fortuna - foul #1 on Richard Fortuna, team foul #6 | 26-12 |
| Subs | Defiance | Daniel Jacinto (SF) Ivan Demott | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls (PF) Bobby Wayland | |
| 08:18 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch misses the 1st free throw | 26-12 |
| 08:18 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch makes the 2nd free throw | 26-13 |
| 08:03 | Defiance | Marlon Butler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-13 |
| Subs | Defiance | Tracy Anderson (SF), James Hayes (C) Daniel Jacinto, Richard Fortuna | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 07:37 | Bluffton | Lawrence Mullens drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Duane Tesch | 26-16 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Robert Liller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Caudill (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Tracy Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marlon Butler (fresh) C - James Hayes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - John Graham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Duane Tesch (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Mullens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stacy Qualls (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Flynn (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Defiance | Robert Caudill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-16 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | James Shelley (SF) Lawrence Mullens | |
| 06:50 | Bluffton | James Shelley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 26-16 |
| 06:48 | Defiance | James Hayes pulls down the rebound | 26-16 |
| 06:26 | Defiance | Robert Caudill comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 26-16 |
| 06:25 | Defiance | Tracy Anderson can't tip it in | 26-16 |
| 06:23 | Defiance | Marlon Butler tips it home | 28-16 |
| 06:05 | Bluffton | John Graham hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-16 |
| 06:03 | Defiance | James Hayes gets the rebound | 28-16 |
| 05:46 | Defiance | Tracy Anderson misses the shot from just outside the lane | 28-16 |
| 05:44 | Defiance | Tracy Anderson grabs the offensive board | 28-16 |
| 05:30 | Defiance | Robert Liller can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 28-16 |
| 05:29 | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls snags the defensive board | 28-16 |
| 05:18 | Bluffton | Richard Flynn blows the layup | 28-16 |
| 05:16 | Defiance | Marlon Butler gets the rebound | 28-16 |
| 05:04 | Defiance | Marlon Butler clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-16 |
| 05:02 | Bluffton | Richard Flynn grabs the board | 28-16 |
| 04:50 | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 28-16 |
| 04:49 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch tips it in | 28-18 |
| 04:34 | Defiance | Marlon Butler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-18 |
| Subs | Defiance | Herbert Johnson (PG), Stan Boyd (SG), Daniel Jacinto (SF), Ivan Demott (PF), Richard Fortuna (C) Robert Liller, Robert Caudill, Tracy Anderson, Marlon Butler, James Hayes | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Arthur Koch (PG), Michael Bryant (SG), Lawrence Mullens (SF), Bobby Wayland (PF), Michael Klock (C) John Graham, Duane Tesch, James Shelley, Stacy Qualls, Richard Flynn | |
| 04:20 | Bluffton | Michael Klock misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 28-18 |
| 04:19 | Defiance | Richard Fortuna grabs the board | 28-18 |
| 04:14 | Defiance | Daniel Jacinto hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-18 |
| 04:12 | Bluffton | Bobby Wayland gets the rebound | 28-18 |
| 04:04 | Bluffton | Lawrence Mullens travels with the ball | 28-18 |
| 03:49 | Defiance | Stan Boyd hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 28-18 |
| 03:47 | Defiance | Ivan Demott misses the tip | 28-18 |
| 03:46 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Michael Klock | 28-18 |
| 03:40 | Bluffton | Lawrence Mullens buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Arthur Koch | 28-20 |
| 03:26 | Defiance | Ivan Demott can't throw it down but he's hacked by Bobby Wayland - foul #1 on Bobby Wayland, team foul #4 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Defiance | Tracy Anderson (SF), Ryan Albro (PF) Herbert Johnson, Daniel Jacinto | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls (PF) Michael Klock | |
| 03:26 | Defiance | Ivan Demott makes the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 03:26 | Defiance | Ivan Demott misses the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 03:26 | Defiance | Richard Fortuna grabs the offensive board | 29-20 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Stan Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Demott (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SF - Tracy Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ryan Albro (fresh) 7 pts. C - Richard Fortuna (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Arthur Koch (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Bryant (fresh) SF - Lawrence Mullens (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Stacy Qualls (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Wayland (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:06 | Defiance | Richard Fortuna clanks a runner from the left block | 29-20 |
| 03:05 | Defiance | Ivan Demott tips it back up and in | 31-20 |
| 02:40 | Bluffton | Michael Bryant drills a shot from the left block set up by Arthur Koch | 31-22 |
| 02:19 | Defiance | Ryan Albro hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Tracy Anderson | 33-22 |
| 02:04 | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls is whistled for traveling | 33-22 |
| Subs | Defiance | Robert Liller (PG), Robert Caudill (SG), Marlon Butler (C) Stan Boyd, Ivan Demott, Richard Fortuna | |
| Subs | Bluffton | John Graham (PG), Duane Tesch (SG), Richard Flynn (C) Arthur Koch, Michael Bryant, Bobby Wayland | |
| 01:48 | Defiance | Robert Liller makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Caudill | 35-22 |
| 01:25 | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls banks in the layup | 35-24 |
| 01:08 | Defiance | Robert Caudill makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Tracy Anderson | 38-24 |
| 00:56 | Bluffton | Lawrence Mullens scores on a floater from the left wing | 38-26 |
| 00:38 | Defiance | Marlon Butler scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Caudill | 41-26 |
| 00:31 | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls misses the easy layup | 41-26 |
| 00:30 | Defiance | Ryan Albro pulls down the rebound | 41-26 |
| 00:04 | Defiance | Tracy Anderson is hacked by Lawrence Mullens - foul #1 on Lawrence Mullens, team foul #5 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Defiance | Ivan Demott (SF), James Hayes (C) Tracy Anderson, Marlon Butler | |
| Subs | Bluffton | James Shelley (SF), Bobby Wayland (PF) Lawrence Mullens, Stacy Qualls | |
| 00:01 | Defiance | Ivan Demott buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-26 |
| 00:00 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 43-26 |