| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Craig Boerger (fresh) SG - Derrick Predmore (fresh) SF - Kevin Jones (fresh) PF - Julian Degregorio (fresh) C - Herbert Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Gerald Berry (fresh) SG - Jonathan Mullins (fresh) SF - Larry Banks (fresh) PF - Vincent Hindman (fresh) C - Timothy Hayes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Howard Payne | Kevin Jones blocks the short jumper by Vincent Hindman | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Ohio Northern | Julian Degregorio grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Ohio Northern | Derrick Predmore misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Vincent Hindman | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry blows the dunk but he's hacked by Julian Degregorio - foul #1 on Julian Degregorio, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:26 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Ohio Northern | Derrick Predmore misses the lay-in | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Ohio Northern | Julian Degregorio snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Ohio Northern | Craig Boerger can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Howard Payne | Vincent Hindman grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Howard Payne | Julian Degregorio denies the turnaround by Larry Banks | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | Howard Payne | Vincent Hindman tips it back up and in | 0-4 |
| 18:17 | Ohio Northern | Herbert Anderson misses the jumper from the right side | 0-4 |
| 18:16 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 18:01 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Craig Boerger - foul #1 on Craig Boerger, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 18:01 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry makes the 1st free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:01 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry misses the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:01 | Ohio Northern | Julian Degregorio grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 17:57 | Ohio Northern | Derrick Predmore misses badly on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Gerald Berry - foul #1 on Gerald Berry, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Charlie Thomas (PG), Anthony Smith (SG), Wayne Easterday (SF) Gerald Berry, Jonathan Mullins, Larry Banks | |
| 17:57 | Ohio Northern | Derrick Predmore makes the 1st free throw | 1-5 |
| 17:57 | Ohio Northern | Derrick Predmore misses the 2nd free throw | 1-5 |
| 17:57 | Howard Payne | Vincent Hindman gets the rebound | 1-5 |
| 17:37 | Howard Payne | Vincent Hindman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 1-5 |
| 17:35 | Ohio Northern | Julian Degregorio grabs the board | 1-5 |
| 17:20 | Ohio Northern | Julian Degregorio's layup is rejected by Vincent Hindman | 1-5 |
| 17:19 | Ohio Northern | Craig Boerger tips it back up and in | 3-5 |
| 17:08 | Howard Payne | Vincent Hindman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-5 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Joseph Kelty (SF) Kevin Jones | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry (PG), Larry Banks (SF) Charlie Thomas, Vincent Hindman | |
| 16:48 | Ohio Northern | Craig Boerger scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Derrick Predmore | 5-5 |
| 16:33 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 5-5 |
| 16:31 | Ohio Northern | Derrick Predmore pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:18 | Ohio Northern | Derrick Predmore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 16:17 | Ohio Northern | The offensive rebound goes to Herbert Anderson | 5-5 |
| 16:08 | Ohio Northern | Joseph Kelty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-5 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Paul Maynard (PG), Darryl Clay (SG), Justin Burner (PF), Michael Gordon (C) Craig Boerger, Derrick Predmore, Julian Degregorio, Herbert Anderson | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Vincent Hindman (PF) Wayne Easterday | |
| 15:53 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes misses short on a floater from the left side | 5-5 |
| 15:52 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry tips it back up and in | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Paul Maynard (fresh) SG - Darryl Clay (fresh) SF - Joseph Kelty (fresh) PF - Justin Burner (fresh) C - Michael Gordon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Gerald Berry (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Anthony Smith (fresh) SF - Larry Banks (fairly fresh) PF - Vincent Hindman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Hayes (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Ohio Northern | Justin Burner misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Timothy Hayes - foul #1 on Timothy Hayes, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Kevin Jones (SF) Paul Maynard | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 15:33 | Ohio Northern | Justin Burner makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:33 | Ohio Northern | Justin Burner misses the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:33 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Vincent Hindman | 6-7 |
| 15:21 | Howard Payne | Joseph Kelty steals the ball from Anthony Smith | 6-7 |
| 15:17 | Ohio Northern | Joseph Kelty banks in the layup | 8-7 |
| 14:48 | Howard Payne | Joseph Kelty steals the ball from Larry Banks | 8-7 |
| 14:25 | Ohio Northern | Joseph Kelty is called for traveling | 8-7 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Craig Boerger (PG) Joseph Kelty | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 14:11 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Smith | 8-9 |
| 13:54 | Ohio Northern | Darryl Clay loses the ball out of bounds | 8-9 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Derrick Predmore (SG), Dennis Gilliam (SF), Julian Degregorio (PF), Herbert Anderson (C) Darryl Clay, Kevin Jones, Justin Burner, Michael Gordon | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Wayne Easterday (PF) Timothy Hayes | |
| 13:26 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith misses the easy layup but the foul's on Derrick Predmore - foul #1 on Derrick Predmore, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Charlie Thomas (SG) Wayne Easterday | |
| 13:26 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:26 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:26 | Ohio Northern | The rebound goes to Julian Degregorio | 8-10 |
| 13:13 | Ohio Northern | Charlie Thomas is called for the reach on Derrick Predmore - foul #1 on Charlie Thomas, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes (C) Charlie Thomas | |
| 12:56 | Ohio Northern | Julian Degregorio scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-10 |
| 12:29 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry is fouled on the floor by Craig Boerger - foul #2 on Craig Boerger, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Darryl Clay (PG), Kevin Jones (SF) Craig Boerger, Dennis Gilliam | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 12:24 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith is hacked by Derrick Predmore - foul #2 on Derrick Predmore, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Joseph Kelty (SG), Justin Burner (PF) Derrick Predmore, Julian Degregorio | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 12:04 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry makes the fadeaway from the left side | 11-12 |
| 11:43 | Ohio Northern | Darryl Clay comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-12 |
| 11:42 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Larry Banks | 11-12 |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Darryl Clay (fresh) SG - Joseph Kelty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Jones (fresh) PF - Justin Burner (fresh) 1 pts. C - Herbert Anderson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Gerald Berry (tiring) 9 pts. SG - Anthony Smith (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Banks (tiring) PF - Vincent Hindman (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Hayes (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Howard Payne | Joseph Kelty steps in front of the Anthony Smith pass | 11-12 |
| 11:03 | Ohio Northern | Gerald Berry takes the ball from Herbert Anderson | 11-12 |
| 10:50 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes misses the jumper from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 10:49 | Ohio Northern | The rebound goes to Herbert Anderson | 11-12 |
| 10:32 | Ohio Northern | Kevin Jones loses the dribble to Larry Banks | 11-12 |
| 10:14 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Joseph Kelty - foul #1 on Joseph Kelty, team foul #6 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Paul Maynard (PG), Dennis Gilliam (SF), Julian Degregorio (PF), Michael Gordon (C) Joseph Kelty, Kevin Jones, Justin Burner, Herbert Anderson | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Wayne Easterday (PF) Timothy Hayes | |
| 10:14 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 10:14 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 10:00 | Ohio Northern | Darryl Clay makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 09:40 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Darryl Clay - foul #1 on Darryl Clay, team foul #7 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Charlie Thomas (SG), Timothy Hayes (C) Larry Banks, Wayne Easterday | |
| 09:40 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 09:40 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 09:40 | Ohio Northern | Michael Gordon grabs the board | 13-15 |
| 09:29 | Ohio Northern | Vincent Hindman is called for the reach on Darryl Clay - foul #1 on Vincent Hindman, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Howard Henderson (PG) Darryl Clay | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Larry Banks (SF) Gerald Berry | |
| 09:18 | Ohio Northern | Howard Henderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-15 |
| 09:16 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| 08:58 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-15 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Joseph Kelty (SG) Howard Henderson | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry (PG), Wayne Easterday (SF) Charlie Thomas, Larry Banks | |
| 08:48 | Ohio Northern | Paul Maynard is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Paul Maynard, team foul #8 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Larry Banks (SF) Wayne Easterday | |
| 08:40 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes lays it up and in | 13-17 |
| 08:21 | Ohio Northern | Julian Degregorio scores on a shot from the left block set up by Dennis Gilliam | 15-17 |
| 07:55 | Howard Payne | Joseph Kelty is called for the reach on Larry Banks - foul #2 on Joseph Kelty, team foul #9 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Howard Henderson (PG), Darryl Clay (SG), Kevin Jones (SF), Justin Burner (PF) Paul Maynard, Joseph Kelty, Julian Degregorio, Michael Gordon | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Wayne Easterday (PF) Vincent Hindman | |
| 07:55 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 07:55 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 07:34 | Ohio Northern | Dennis Gilliam comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-19 |
| 07:33 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 15-19 |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Howard Henderson (fresh) SG - Darryl Clay (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Jones (fresh) PF - Justin Burner (fresh) 1 pts. C - Dennis Gilliam (fairly fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Gerald Berry (tiring) 9 pts. SG - Anthony Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Banks (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Wayne Easterday (fresh) C - Timothy Hayes (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks is hacked by Kevin Jones - foul #1 on Kevin Jones, team foul #10 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Herbert Anderson (C) Dennis Gilliam | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Jonathan Mullins (SG), Vincent Hindman (PF) Anthony Smith, Wayne Easterday | |
| 07:17 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks misses the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 07:17 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 06:55 | Ohio Northern | Howard Henderson knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 17-20 |
| 06:40 | Howard Payne | Vincent Hindman hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Gerald Berry | 17-22 |
| 06:23 | Ohio Northern | Kevin Jones travels with the ball | 17-22 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Paul Maynard (PG), Julian Degregorio (PF) Howard Henderson, Justin Burner | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith (SG), Wayne Easterday (SF) Jonathan Mullins, Larry Banks | |
| 06:12 | Howard Payne | Wayne Easterday is fouled on the floor by Julian Degregorio - foul #2 on Julian Degregorio, team foul #11 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Michael Gordon (PF) Julian Degregorio | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 06:12 | Howard Payne | Wayne Easterday makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 06:12 | Howard Payne | Wayne Easterday makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 05:57 | Ohio Northern | Michael Gordon misses short on a floater from close range but the foul's on Vincent Hindman - foul #2 on Vincent Hindman, team foul #5 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Larry Banks (SF) Vincent Hindman | |
| 05:57 | Ohio Northern | Michael Gordon misses the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 05:57 | Ohio Northern | Michael Gordon misses the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 05:57 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 05:44 | Howard Payne | 3 seconds is called on Anthony Smith | 17-24 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Dennis Gilliam (SF) Kevin Jones | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 05:21 | Ohio Northern | Michael Gordon makes the 3 from straight away | 20-24 |
| 05:03 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks can't connect on a shot from the right side | 20-24 |
| 05:02 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes grabs the offensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 04:53 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 20-24 |
| 04:52 | Ohio Northern | Paul Maynard grabs the board | 20-24 |
| 04:33 | Ohio Northern | Paul Maynard misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-24 |
| 04:31 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 04:08 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 20-24 |
| 04:06 | Ohio Northern | Dennis Gilliam grabs the board | 20-24 |
| 03:37 | Ohio Northern | Paul Maynard misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-24 |
| 03:35 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes snags the defensive board | 20-24 |
| 03:35 | Howard Payne | Howard Payne calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 20-24 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Craig Boerger (PG), Derrick Predmore (SG), Kevin Jones (SF), Julian Degregorio (PF) Paul Maynard, Darryl Clay, Dennis Gilliam, Herbert Anderson | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Charlie Thomas (PG), Vincent Hindman (PF) Gerald Berry, Wayne Easterday | |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Craig Boerger (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Derrick Predmore (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Jones (fresh) PF - Julian Degregorio (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Charlie Thomas (fresh) SG - Anthony Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Banks (tired) 5 pts. PF - Vincent Hindman (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Hayes (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-24 |
| 03:11 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes grabs the offensive board | 20-24 |
| 02:58 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks makes the 3 from the right corner | 20-27 |
| 02:40 | Ohio Northern | Kevin Jones clanks a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Larry Banks - foul #1 on Larry Banks, team foul #6 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Justin Burner (C) Michael Gordon | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry (PG) Charlie Thomas | |
| 02:40 | Ohio Northern | Kevin Jones misses the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 02:40 | Ohio Northern | Kevin Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 02:23 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith is called for a charge - foul #1 on Anthony Smith, team foul #7 | 21-27 |
| 02:11 | Ohio Northern | Craig Boerger makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Kevin Jones | 23-27 |
| 01:54 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Vincent Hindman and he's fouled by Justin Burner - foul #1 on Justin Burner, team foul #12 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Herbert Anderson (C) Justin Burner | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Jonathan Mullins (SG) Anthony Smith | |
| 01:54 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes makes the free throw | 23-30 |
| 01:27 | Ohio Northern | Julian Degregorio misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Vincent Hindman - foul #3 on Vincent Hindman, team foul #8 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith (SG) Jonathan Mullins | |
| 01:27 | Ohio Northern | Julian Degregorio makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 01:27 | Ohio Northern | Julian Degregorio makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 01:08 | Howard Payne | Derrick Predmore is called for the reach on Larry Banks - foul #3 on Derrick Predmore, team foul #13 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Darryl Clay (SG), Joseph Kelty (SF), Justin Burner (PF) Derrick Predmore, Kevin Jones, Julian Degregorio | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 01:08 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 01:08 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 00:42 | Ohio Northern | Justin Burner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-32 |
| 00:41 | Ohio Northern | Herbert Anderson tips it home | 27-32 |
| 00:37 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 00:36 | Ohio Northern | Herbert Anderson snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| 00:25 | Ohio Northern | Justin Burner comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 27-32 |
| 00:23 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| 00:05 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes slams it home and he's fouled by Joseph Kelty - foul #3 on Joseph Kelty, team foul #14 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Paul Maynard (PG), Dennis Gilliam (SF), Michael Gordon (C) Craig Boerger, Joseph Kelty, Herbert Anderson | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Wayne Easterday (PF) Vincent Hindman | |
| 00:05 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes misses the free throw | 27-34 |
| 00:05 | Ohio Northern | Michael Gordon grabs the board | 27-34 |
| 00:01 | Ohio Northern | Darryl Clay hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-34 |
| 00:00 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith misses long on a fullcourt shot | 30-34 |