| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Melvin Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Winston (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Dix (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Alexander Bensen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Gregory Earl (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Croyle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Burchette (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Buck Keller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Shaw (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grove City | David Burchette inbounds the ball | 21-28 |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Croyle | 21-30 |
| 19:23 | Thiel | Melvin Stewart misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 21-30 |
| 19:21 | Thiel | Robert Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 21-30 |
| 19:03 | Thiel | Eric Winston loses the dribble to Gregory Earl | 21-30 |
| 18:45 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Gregory Earl | 21-32 |
| 18:28 | Thiel | Alexander Bensen lays it in on a nice dish by Melvin Stewart and he's hacked by Buck Keller - foul #2 on Buck Keller, team foul #1 | 23-32 |
| 18:28 | Thiel | Alexander Bensen makes the free throw | 24-32 |
| 18:10 | Grove City | David Croyle's pass is intercepted by Melvin Stewart | 24-32 |
| 18:05 | Thiel | Melvin Stewart misses the lay-in | 24-32 |
| 18:03 | Thiel | William Dix hits the follow up shot | 26-32 |
| 17:34 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Wilson - foul #2 on Robert Wilson, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| 17:34 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 17:34 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 17:08 | Thiel | David Burchette picks off the pass by William Dix | 26-34 |
| 16:46 | Grove City | Robert Wilson is called for the reach on David Burchette - foul #3 on Robert Wilson, team foul #2 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Thiel | Joseph Karr (SF), James Street (PF), Charles France (C) William Dix, Robert Wilson, Alexander Bensen | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 16:31 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Charles France - foul #1 on Charles France, team foul #3 | 26-34 |
| 16:31 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 16:31 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 16:31 | Thiel | Joseph Karr gets the rebound | 26-35 |
| 16:10 | Thiel | Eric Winston can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 26-35 |
| 16:08 | Grove City | Buck Keller gets the rebound | 26-35 |
| 15:44 | Grove City | David Burchette double dribbles | 26-35 |
| Subs | Thiel | Ronald Dunn (PG), William Dix (SF) Melvin Stewart, Eric Winston | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Ronald Dunn (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joseph Karr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Dix (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Street (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles France (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Gregory Earl (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Croyle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Burchette (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Buck Keller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Shaw (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Thiel | Ronald Dunn can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Buck Keller - foul #3 on Buck Keller, team foul #2 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Thiel | Robert Wilson (PF) Charles France | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 15:22 | Thiel | Ronald Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 15:22 | Thiel | Ronald Dunn misses the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 15:22 | Grove City | Buck Keller grabs the defensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 15:01 | Grove City | The jumper by Thomas Shaw is denied by Robert Wilson | 27-35 |
| 14:59 | Thiel | Robert Wilson snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 14:52 | Thiel | Joseph Karr misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Buck Keller - foul #4 on Buck Keller, team foul #3 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Thiel | Alexander Bensen (C) James Street | |
| Subs | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski (PF) Buck Keller | |
| 14:52 | Thiel | Joseph Karr makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 14:52 | Thiel | Joseph Karr makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 14:23 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw double dribbles | 29-35 |
| Subs | Thiel | Melvin Stewart (PG), Eric Winston (SG) Joseph Karr, Ronald Dunn | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 14:16 | Thiel | Eric Winston makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 13:47 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 13:46 | Thiel | Robert Wilson gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 13:41 | Thiel | Robert Wilson is hacked by Bojan Mierzejewski - foul #1 on Bojan Mierzejewski, team foul #4 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Thiel | Joseph Karr (SF) William Dix | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 13:24 | Thiel | Joseph Karr misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 13:23 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 13:07 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski clanks a fadeaway from close range | 32-35 |
| 13:05 | Thiel | Eric Winston snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 13:00 | Thiel | Melvin Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-35 |
| 12:59 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 12:39 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw lays it in on a great pass from Gregory Earl | 32-37 |
| 12:20 | Thiel | Eric Winston comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 12:18 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Thomas Shaw | 32-37 |
| 11:57 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Gregory Earl | 32-39 |
| 11:32 | Thiel | Eric Winston is called for traveling | 32-39 |
| Subs | Thiel | Ronald Dunn (PG), William Dix (SF), James Street (PF), Charles France (C) Melvin Stewart, Eric Winston, Robert Wilson, Alexander Bensen | |
| Subs | Grove City | Clinton Merchant (PG), Edmundo Morales (SG), Michael Harris (PF) Gregory Earl, David Croyle, Bojan Mierzejewski | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Ronald Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joseph Karr (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Dix (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Street (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles France (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Clinton Merchant (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Edmundo Morales (fresh) SF - David Burchette (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Harris (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Shaw (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Grove City | Clinton Merchant scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Edmundo Morales and he's fouled by Joseph Karr - foul #1 on Joseph Karr, team foul #4 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Thiel | Michael Butler (SG) Joseph Karr | |
| Subs | Grove City | Gregory Earl (PG) David Burchette | |
| 11:14 | Grove City | Clinton Merchant makes the free throw | 32-42 |
| 10:49 | Thiel | Michael Harris picks off the pass by James Street | 32-42 |
| 10:28 | Grove City | Charles France steals the ball from Clinton Merchant | 32-42 |
| 10:10 | Thiel | Charles France misses the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Thomas Shaw - foul #1 on Thomas Shaw, team foul #5 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Thiel | Melvin Stewart (PG), Eric Winston (SG) Ronald Dunn, Michael Butler | |
| Subs | Grove City | David Croyle (PG), David Burchette (SF), Bojan Mierzejewski (PF) Gregory Earl, Edmundo Morales, Thomas Shaw | |
| 10:10 | Thiel | Charles France misses the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 10:10 | Thiel | Charles France makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 09:44 | Grove City | David Burchette comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles France - foul #2 on Charles France, team foul #5 | 33-42 |
| 09:44 | Grove City | David Burchette makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 09:44 | Grove City | David Burchette misses the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 09:44 | Thiel | Charles France gets the rebound | 33-43 |
| 09:39 | Thiel | Melvin Stewart knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by William Dix | 36-43 |
| 09:10 | Grove City | David Burchette misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on William Dix - foul #1 on William Dix, team foul #6 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Thiel | Robert Wilson (PF) Charles France | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 09:10 | Grove City | David Burchette misses the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 09:10 | Grove City | David Burchette misses the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 09:10 | Thiel | James Street grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 08:44 | Thiel | Eric Winston misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 08:43 | Grove City | David Croyle grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 08:20 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by David Burchette | 36-45 |
| 07:51 | Thiel | Melvin Stewart is hacked by David Croyle - foul #1 on David Croyle, team foul #6 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Thiel | Joseph Karr (SF), Alexander Bensen (C) William Dix, James Street | |
| Subs | Grove City | Gregory Earl (PG), Buck Keller (PF), Thomas Shaw (C) Clinton Merchant, Bojan Mierzejewski, Michael Harris | |
| 07:42 | Thiel | Thomas Shaw steals it from Melvin Stewart | 36-45 |
| 07:36 | Grove City | Robert Wilson denies the turnaround by Thomas Shaw | 36-45 |
| 07:34 | Thiel | Robert Wilson gets the rebound | 36-45 |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Melvin Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Winston (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Karr (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Alexander Bensen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Gregory Earl (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - David Croyle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Burchette (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Buck Keller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Thomas Shaw (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Thiel | Robert Wilson is whistled for a carry | 36-45 |
| Subs | Thiel | Ronald Dunn (PG), Carlos Lucey (SF), Charles France (PF) Melvin Stewart, Eric Winston, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Grove City | Clinton Merchant (SF) David Burchette | |
| 07:02 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from David Croyle | 36-47 |
| 06:46 | Thiel | Alexander Bensen travels with the ball | 36-47 |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Edmundo Morales (SG) David Croyle | |
| 06:24 | Grove City | Edmundo Morales makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Buck Keller | 36-50 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:18 | Thiel | Joseph Karr is fouled on the floor by Buck Keller - foul #5 on Buck Keller, team foul #7 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Thiel | Melvin Stewart (PG), Eric Winston (SG) Ronald Dunn, Carlos Lucey | |
| Subs | Grove City | David Burchette (SF), Bojan Mierzejewski (PF) Edmundo Morales, Buck Keller | |
| 06:18 | Thiel | Joseph Karr makes the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 06:18 | Thiel | Joseph Karr makes the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| 05:58 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Charles France - foul #3 on Charles France, team foul #7 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Thiel | William Dix (SF), Robert Wilson (PF) Joseph Karr, Charles France | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 05:58 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw misses the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 05:58 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 05:40 | Thiel | Melvin Stewart misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-51 |
| 05:38 | Thiel | William Dix can't tip it in | 38-51 |
| 05:36 | Thiel | Robert Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 38-51 |
| 05:29 | Thiel | Robert Wilson comes up short on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Bojan Mierzejewski - foul #2 on Bojan Mierzejewski, team foul #8 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Thiel | James Street (C) Alexander Bensen | |
| Subs | Grove City | David Croyle (SG) Clinton Merchant | |
| 05:29 | Thiel | Robert Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 05:29 | Thiel | Robert Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 05:10 | Grove City | Gregory Earl is fouled on the floor by Eric Winston - foul #2 on Eric Winston, team foul #8 | 40-51 |
| 05:10 | Grove City | Gregory Earl makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 05:10 | Grove City | Gregory Earl makes the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 04:46 | Thiel | Thomas Shaw is called for the reach on James Street - foul #2 on Thomas Shaw, team foul #9 | 40-53 |
| 04:46 | Thiel | James Street makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 04:46 | Thiel | James Street makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 04:17 | Grove City | David Croyle makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Thomas Shaw | 42-56 |
| 04:09 | Thiel | David Burchette blocks the short jumper by James Street | 42-56 |
| 04:07 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Bojan Mierzejewski | 42-56 |
| 03:42 | Grove City | David Burchette hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gregory Earl | 42-58 |
| 03:37 | Thiel | Melvin Stewart knocks in the floater from the free throw line and he's fouled by David Burchette - foul #3 on David Burchette, team foul #10 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Thiel | Ronald Dunn (SG), Joseph Karr (SF), David Webster (PF), Charles France (C) Eric Winston, William Dix, Robert Wilson, James Street | |
| Subs | Grove City | Edmundo Morales (PG), Clinton Merchant (SF), Michael Harris (PF) Gregory Earl, David Burchette, Thomas Shaw | |
| 03:37 | Thiel | Melvin Stewart makes the free throw | 45-58 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:13 | Grove City | Clinton Merchant scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Edmundo Morales | 45-60 |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Melvin Stewart (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Karr (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Webster (fresh) C - Charles France (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Edmundo Morales (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Croyle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clinton Merchant (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Michael Harris (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bojan Mierzejewski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Thiel | Melvin Stewart drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Dunn | 48-60 |
| 02:40 | Grove City | Clinton Merchant can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 48-60 |
| 02:38 | Grove City | Clinton Merchant tips it back up and in | 48-62 |
| 02:33 | Thiel | David Webster knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Joseph Karr | 50-62 |
| 02:14 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Edmundo Morales | 50-64 |
| 02:09 | Thiel | Edmundo Morales steps in front of the Charles France pass | 50-64 |
| 02:06 | Grove City | Edmundo Morales misses the dunk | 50-64 |
| 02:04 | Thiel | Joseph Karr grabs the board | 50-64 |
| 01:45 | Thiel | Melvin Stewart comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-64 |
| 01:43 | Grove City | Michael Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 50-64 |
| 01:36 | Grove City | Michael Harris buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Clinton Merchant | 50-66 |
| 01:31 | Thiel | Melvin Stewart buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from David Webster | 53-66 |
| 01:04 | Grove City | Clinton Merchant hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Charles France - foul #4 on Charles France, team foul #9 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Thiel | Carlos Lucey (SF), James Street (PF) Melvin Stewart, David Webster | |
| Subs | Grove City | Gregory Earl (PG) David Croyle | |
| 01:04 | Grove City | Clinton Merchant makes the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 01:04 | Grove City | Clinton Merchant makes the 2nd free throw | 53-68 |
| 00:55 | Thiel | Joseph Karr misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-68 |
| 00:54 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski grabs the defensive rebound | 53-68 |
| 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 man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Gregory Earl and the foul's on James Street - foul #3 on James Street, team foul #10 | 53-70 |
| 00:30 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski makes the free throw | 53-71 |
| 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 halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 00:23 | Thiel | Joseph Karr misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 53-71 |
| 00:22 | Grove City | Clinton Merchant grabs the defensive rebound | 53-71 |
| 00:00 | Grove City | Gregory Earl runs out the clock | 53-71 |