| Lineup | Defiance | PG - William Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wilbert Murphy (fresh) SF - Robert Ceja (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Rod Vining (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Kirkpatrick (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Luis Ruvalcaba (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Grover Lesky (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Thibodeau (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Larry Keeton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Bluffton | Michael Thibodeau inbounds the ball | 33-53 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Bluffton | Curtis Smith is hacked by Steven Kirkpatrick - foul #2 on Steven Kirkpatrick, team foul #1 | 33-53 |
| 19:30 | Bluffton | Michael Thibodeau buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Luis Ruvalcaba and the foul's on Robert Ceja - foul #2 on Robert Ceja, team foul #2 | 33-55 |
| 19:30 | Bluffton | Michael Thibodeau makes the free throw | 33-56 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:17 | Defiance | Rod Vining misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-56 |
| 19:16 | Defiance | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Ceja | 33-56 |
| 19:04 | Defiance | Rod Vining drills a jumper from close range | 35-56 |
| 18:42 | Bluffton | Curtis Smith drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Larry Keeton | 35-58 |
| 18:22 | Defiance | William Wood drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Rod Vining | 37-58 |
| 18:05 | Bluffton | Wilbert Murphy is called for the reach on Grover Lesky - foul #3 on Wilbert Murphy, team foul #3 | 37-58 |
| Subs | Defiance | Albert Downey (SG) Wilbert Murphy | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 17:42 | Bluffton | Michael Thibodeau misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 37-58 |
| 17:40 | Defiance | Steven Kirkpatrick snags the defensive board | 37-58 |
| 17:38 | Defiance | William Wood is hacked by Luis Ruvalcaba in the backcourt - foul #2 on Luis Ruvalcaba, team foul #1 | 37-58 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Robert Bigby (C) Curtis Smith | |
| 17:20 | Defiance | Robert Ceja misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-58 |
| 17:19 | Bluffton | Robert Bigby grabs the board | 37-58 |
| 17:12 | Bluffton | Grover Lesky scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Luis Ruvalcaba | 37-61 |
| 17:05 | Defiance | Rod Vining hits a floater near the basket set up by William Wood | 39-61 |
| 16:48 | Bluffton | Grover Lesky clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-61 |
| 16:46 | Defiance | Steven Kirkpatrick pulls down the rebound | 39-61 |
| 16:40 | Defiance | Robert Bigby steals the ball from Steven Kirkpatrick | 39-61 |
| 16:14 | Bluffton | Michael Thibodeau is whistled for traveling | 39-61 |
| Subs | Defiance | Nathaniel Bondurant (PG), Allen Clark (SF), Bill Whatley (PF), Dominick Harris (C) William Wood, Robert Ceja, Rod Vining, Steven Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Bluffton | George Tabarez (PG), John Wren (SG), William Franklin (SF), Ryan Long (PF), Curtis Smith (C) Luis Ruvalcaba, Grover Lesky, Michael Thibodeau, Larry Keeton, Robert Bigby | |
| 16:03 | Defiance | Bill Whatley scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-61 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Nathaniel Bondurant (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Albert Downey (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bill Whatley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dominick Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - George Tabarez (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Wren (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Long (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Curtis Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Bluffton | George Tabarez is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Bondurant - foul #3 on Nathaniel Bondurant, team foul #4 | 41-61 |
| Subs | Defiance | Wilbert Murphy (SG) Nathaniel Bondurant | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 15:32 | Bluffton | John Wren knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-63 |
| 15:25 | Defiance | Wilbert Murphy knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Bill Whatley | 43-63 |
| 15:09 | Bluffton | George Tabarez connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Wren | 43-65 |
| 14:54 | Defiance | A charge is called on Wilbert Murphy - foul #4 on Wilbert Murphy, team foul #5 | 43-65 |
| Subs | Defiance | William Wood (PG), Leon Wallace (C) Albert Downey, Wilbert Murphy | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Luis Ruvalcaba (PG), Michael Thibodeau (SF), Larry Keeton (PF), Robert Bigby (C) John Wren, William Franklin, Ryan Long, Curtis Smith | |
| 14:32 | Bluffton | Larry Keeton is fouled on the floor by Dominick Harris - foul #1 on Dominick Harris, team foul #6 | 43-65 |
| Subs | Defiance | Robert Ceja (SF), Rod Vining (PF) Allen Clark, Bill Whatley | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Grover Lesky (SG) George Tabarez | |
| 14:13 | Bluffton | Grover Lesky connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Luis Ruvalcaba | 43-68 |
| 13:53 | Defiance | Dominick Harris's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Grover Lesky | 43-68 |
| 13:52 | Bluffton | Michael Thibodeau pulls down the rebound | 43-68 |
| 13:33 | Bluffton | Michael Thibodeau misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 43-68 |
| 13:32 | Bluffton | Michael Thibodeau tips it in | 43-70 |
| 13:26 | Defiance | Robert Ceja misses the easy layup | 43-70 |
| 13:25 | Defiance | Dominick Harris tips it but misses | 43-70 |
| 13:23 | Bluffton | Robert Bigby pulls down the rebound | 43-70 |
| 13:14 | Bluffton | Michael Thibodeau is fouled on the floor by Dominick Harris - foul #2 on Dominick Harris, team foul #7 | 43-70 |
| Subs | Defiance | Albert Downey (SG), Steven Kirkpatrick (C) Dominick Harris, Leon Wallace | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Curtis Smith (C) Robert Bigby | |
| 13:14 | Bluffton | Michael Thibodeau makes the 1st free throw | 43-71 |
| 13:14 | Bluffton | Michael Thibodeau misses the 2nd free throw | 43-71 |
| 13:14 | Defiance | Steven Kirkpatrick grabs the defensive rebound | 43-71 |
| 13:00 | Defiance | Curtis Smith is called for the reach on William Wood - foul #1 on Curtis Smith, team foul #2 | 43-71 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | George Tabarez (PG), William Franklin (SF) Luis Ruvalcaba, Michael Thibodeau | |
| 12:51 | Defiance | Rod Vining can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 43-71 |
| 12:50 | Bluffton | Grover Lesky grabs the board | 43-71 |
| 12:30 | Bluffton | Grover Lesky drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by George Tabarez | 43-74 |
| 12:17 | Defiance | Albert Downey misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-74 |
| 12:15 | Bluffton | Larry Keeton snags the defensive board | 43-74 |
| 11:59 | Bluffton | Larry Keeton buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from William Franklin | 43-77 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - William Wood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Albert Downey (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Ceja (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rod Vining (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Kirkpatrick (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - George Tabarez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Grover Lesky (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Keeton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Defiance | William Wood makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Rod Vining and the foul's on Grover Lesky - foul #2 on Grover Lesky, team foul #3 | 45-77 |
| Subs | Defiance | Bill Whatley (SF), Dominick Harris (PF) Robert Ceja, Rod Vining | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Luis Ruvalcaba (PG), Michael Thibodeau (SF), Ryan Long (PF) Grover Lesky, William Franklin, Larry Keeton | |
| 11:44 | Defiance | William Wood makes the free throw | 46-77 |
| 11:31 | Bluffton | Ryan Long misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Steven Kirkpatrick - foul #3 on Steven Kirkpatrick, team foul #8 | 46-77 |
| Subs | Defiance | Allen Clark (SF) William Wood | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 11:31 | Bluffton | Ryan Long misses the 1st free throw | 46-77 |
| 11:31 | Bluffton | Ryan Long makes the 2nd free throw | 46-78 |
| 11:14 | Defiance | Bill Whatley double dribbles | 46-78 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Robert Bigby (C) Curtis Smith | |
| 10:55 | Bluffton | Luis Ruvalcaba is hacked by Albert Downey - foul #1 on Albert Downey, team foul #9 | 46-78 |
| 10:55 | Bluffton | Luis Ruvalcaba misses the 1st free throw | 46-78 |
| 10:55 | Defiance | Steven Kirkpatrick pulls down the rebound | 46-78 |
| 10:32 | Defiance | Albert Downey connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-78 |
| 10:10 | Bluffton | Ryan Long misses the lay-in | 49-78 |
| 10:09 | Bluffton | Ryan Long grabs the offensive board | 49-78 |
| 10:02 | Bluffton | Ryan Long misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Steven Kirkpatrick - foul #4 on Steven Kirkpatrick, team foul #10 | 49-78 |
| Subs | Defiance | William Wood (PG), Robert Ceja (SF), Rod Vining (PF), Leon Wallace (C) Albert Downey, Dominick Harris, Bill Whatley, Steven Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Grover Lesky (SG) George Tabarez | |
| 10:02 | Bluffton | Ryan Long makes the 1st free throw | 49-79 |
| 10:02 | Bluffton | Ryan Long makes the 2nd free throw | 49-80 |
| 09:46 | Defiance | Rod Vining misses the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Ryan Long - foul #1 on Ryan Long, team foul #4 | 49-80 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | William Franklin (SF), Larry Keeton (PF), Curtis Smith (C) Michael Thibodeau, Ryan Long, Robert Bigby | |
| 09:46 | Defiance | Rod Vining makes the 1st free throw | 50-80 |
| 09:46 | Defiance | Rod Vining makes the 2nd free throw | 51-80 |
| 09:23 | Bluffton | Grover Lesky misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-80 |
| 09:22 | Bluffton | Larry Keeton can't tip it in | 51-80 |
| 09:20 | Defiance | Leon Wallace gets the rebound | 51-80 |
| 09:11 | Defiance | Larry Keeton blocks the short jumper by Robert Ceja | 51-80 |
| 09:09 | Bluffton | Larry Keeton grabs the defensive rebound | 51-80 |
| 09:05 | Bluffton | Grover Lesky buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Luis Ruvalcaba | 51-83 |
| 08:57 | Defiance | Leon Wallace's pass is intercepted by William Franklin | 51-83 |
| 08:41 | Bluffton | Larry Keeton's pass is intercepted by Allen Clark | 51-83 |
| 08:28 | Defiance | William Wood misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-83 |
| 08:26 | Bluffton | William Franklin pulls down the rebound | 51-83 |
| 08:07 | Bluffton | Larry Keeton misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Allen Clark - foul #2 on Allen Clark, team foul #11 | 51-83 |
| Subs | Defiance | Albert Downey (SG), Bill Whatley (SF), Dominick Harris (PF) Allen Clark, Robert Ceja, Rod Vining | |
| Subs | Bluffton | George Tabarez (PG), John Wren (SG), Michael Thibodeau (SF), Robert Bigby (C) Luis Ruvalcaba, Grover Lesky, William Franklin, Curtis Smith | |
| 08:07 | Bluffton | Larry Keeton makes the 1st free throw | 51-84 |
| 08:07 | Bluffton | Larry Keeton makes the 2nd free throw | 51-85 |
| 07:57 | Defiance | Bill Whatley comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 51-85 |
| 07:55 | Bluffton | John Wren pulls down the rebound | 51-85 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - William Wood (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Albert Downey (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Whatley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dominick Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. C - Leon Wallace (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - George Tabarez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Wren (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Thibodeau (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Larry Keeton (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Bigby (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:50 | Bluffton | George Tabarez comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 51-85 |
| 07:48 | Bluffton | John Wren can't tip it in | 51-85 |
| 07:46 | Bluffton | Robert Bigby tips it in | 51-87 |
| 07:28 | Defiance | Leon Wallace is hacked by Robert Bigby - foul #2 on Robert Bigby, team foul #5 | 51-87 |
| Subs | Defiance | Nathaniel Bondurant (PG) William Wood | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 07:21 | Defiance | Bill Whatley hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Albert Downey | 54-87 |
| 06:59 | Bluffton | Albert Downey is called for the reach on Larry Keeton - foul #2 on Albert Downey, team foul #12 | 54-87 |
| Subs | Defiance | Wilbert Murphy (SG), Robert Ceja (SF), Rod Vining (PF), Steven Kirkpatrick (C) Nathaniel Bondurant, Bill Whatley, Dominick Harris, Leon Wallace | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Grover Lesky (SG) John Wren | |
| 06:59 | Bluffton | Larry Keeton makes the 1st free throw | 54-88 |
| 06:59 | Bluffton | Larry Keeton misses the 2nd free throw | 54-88 |
| 06:59 | Bluffton | Robert Bigby grabs the offensive board | 54-88 |
| 06:49 | Bluffton | Michael Thibodeau misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Ceja - foul #3 on Robert Ceja, team foul #13 | 54-88 |
| Subs | Defiance | Nathaniel Bondurant (PG), Allen Clark (SF), Bill Whatley (PF), Dominick Harris (C) Wilbert Murphy, Robert Ceja, Rod Vining, Steven Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Curtis Smith (C) Robert Bigby | |
| 06:49 | Bluffton | Michael Thibodeau makes the 1st free throw | 54-89 |
| 06:49 | Bluffton | Michael Thibodeau makes the 2nd free throw | 54-90 |
| 06:40 | Defiance | Albert Downey connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Nathaniel Bondurant | 56-90 |
| 06:11 | Bluffton | Grover Lesky drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Thibodeau | 56-92 |
| 05:49 | Defiance | Grover Lesky is called for the reach on Albert Downey - foul #3 on Grover Lesky, team foul #6 | 56-92 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Luis Ruvalcaba (PG), Ryan Long (PF) George Tabarez, Larry Keeton | |
| 05:35 | Defiance | Nathaniel Bondurant misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-92 |
| 05:33 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Curtis Smith | 56-92 |
| 05:14 | Bluffton | Grover Lesky is hacked by Nathaniel Bondurant - foul #4 on Nathaniel Bondurant, team foul #14 | 56-92 |
| Subs | Defiance | Leon Wallace (C) Dominick Harris | |
| Subs | Bluffton | William Franklin (SF), Robert Bigby (C) Michael Thibodeau, Curtis Smith | |
| 05:14 | Bluffton | Grover Lesky makes the 1st free throw | 56-93 |
| 05:14 | Bluffton | Grover Lesky makes the 2nd free throw | 56-94 |
| 05:06 | Defiance | Nathaniel Bondurant loses the ball out of bounds | 56-94 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | George Tabarez (SG) Grover Lesky | |
| 04:50 | Bluffton | Robert Bigby can't finish the layup | 56-94 |
| 04:48 | Defiance | Bill Whatley snags the defensive board | 56-94 |
| 04:34 | Defiance | Leon Wallace makes the driving attempt near the basket | 58-94 |
| 04:14 | Bluffton | Ryan Long banks in the layup set up by William Franklin | 58-96 |
| 03:58 | Defiance | Nathaniel Bondurant misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-96 |
| 03:57 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Robert Bigby | 58-96 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Nathaniel Bondurant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Albert Downey (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bill Whatley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Leon Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Luis Ruvalcaba (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - George Tabarez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Long (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - Robert Bigby (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Bluffton | Luis Ruvalcaba misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Allen Clark - foul #3 on Allen Clark, team foul #15 | 58-96 |
| Subs | Defiance | Dominick Harris (PF) Allen Clark | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Grover Lesky (SG), Michael Thibodeau (SF), Larry Keeton (PF), Curtis Smith (C) George Tabarez, William Franklin, Ryan Long, Robert Bigby | |
| 03:35 | Bluffton | Luis Ruvalcaba makes the 1st free throw | 58-97 |
| 03:35 | Bluffton | Luis Ruvalcaba misses the 2nd free throw | 58-97 |
| 03:35 | Defiance | Leon Wallace pulls down the rebound | 58-97 |
| 03:16 | Defiance | Dominick Harris misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-97 |
| 03:14 | Bluffton | Larry Keeton gets the rebound | 58-97 |
| 02:59 | Bluffton | Grover Lesky clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-97 |
| 02:58 | Bluffton | Grover Lesky pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-97 |
| 02:38 | Bluffton | Grover Lesky misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-97 |
| 02:36 | Defiance | Dominick Harris pulls down the rebound | 58-97 |
| 02:23 | Defiance | Leon Wallace blows the layup | 58-97 |
| 02:22 | Defiance | Leon Wallace grabs the offensive rebound | 58-97 |
| 02:07 | Defiance | Dominick Harris connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Nathaniel Bondurant | 61-97 |
| 01:43 | Bluffton | Grover Lesky hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Keeton | 61-100 |
| 01:24 | Defiance | Bill Whatley clanks a shot near the basket | 61-100 |
| 01:23 | Bluffton | Larry Keeton pulls down the rebound | 61-100 |
| 00:55 | Bluffton | Larry Keeton connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Luis Ruvalcaba | 61-102 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Defiance | Bill Whatley misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-102 |
| 00:45 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Larry Keeton | 61-102 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Bluffton | Larry Keeton comes up short on the floater near the basket | 61-102 |
| 00:20 | Defiance | Bill Whatley grabs the defensive rebound | 61-102 |
| 00:15 | Defiance | Albert Downey comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-102 |
| 00:13 | Bluffton | Curtis Smith grabs the board | 61-102 |
| 00:00 | Bluffton | Luis Ruvalcaba runs out the clock | 61-102 |