| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - John Graham (fresh) SG - Arthur Koch (fresh) SF - Lawrence Mullens (fresh) PF - Stacy Qualls (fresh) C - Bobby Wayland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - William Loiselle (fresh) SG - James Blair (fresh) SF - James Whitcomb (fresh) PF - Charles Haas (fresh) C - Jeffery Rossetti (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Grove City | Charles Haas wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Grove City | James Whitcomb scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Loiselle | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Bluffton | John Graham comes up short on the floater from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Grove City | William Loiselle snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Grove City | William Loiselle comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Bluffton | Arthur Koch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Grove City | James Blair throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:14 | Bluffton | Bobby Wayland misses badly on a floater from the left side | 0-2 |
| 18:13 | Bluffton | Bobby Wayland pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:01 | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls is denied on a layup by Jeffery Rossetti | 0-2 |
| 17:59 | Grove City | Charles Haas pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:45 | Grove City | James Whitcomb clanks a shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 17:44 | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:38 | Bluffton | The jumper by Bobby Wayland is denied by Jeffery Rossetti | 0-2 |
| 17:36 | Grove City | James Whitcomb pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:16 | Grove City | Jeffery Rossetti misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 17:15 | Bluffton | Arthur Koch snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:10 | Bluffton | Lawrence Mullens misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 17:09 | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls tips it home | 2-2 |
| 16:51 | Grove City | William Loiselle hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Blair | 2-5 |
| 16:33 | Bluffton | John Graham is fouled on the floor by Charles Haas - foul #1 on Charles Haas, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Grove City | John Thomas (SG), William Broderick (SF), Gerald Brown (PF), Richard Cooper (C) James Blair, James Whitcomb, Charles Haas, Jeffery Rossetti | |
| 16:16 | Bluffton | Gerald Brown blocks the jumper by John Graham | 2-5 |
| 16:14 | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls can't tip it in | 2-5 |
| 16:13 | Grove City | Gerald Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 15:50 | Grove City | John Graham picks off the pass by William Loiselle | 2-5 |
| 15:46 | Bluffton | Arthur Koch blows the layup | 2-5 |
| 15:45 | Grove City | John Thomas gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - John Graham (fresh) SG - Arthur Koch (fresh) SF - Lawrence Mullens (fresh) PF - Stacy Qualls (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Wayland (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - William Loiselle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Thomas (fresh) SF - William Broderick (fresh) PF - Gerald Brown (fresh) C - Richard Cooper (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Grove City | William Loiselle comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 15:30 | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 15:24 | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 15:22 | Bluffton | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Mullens | 2-5 |
| 14:58 | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 14:56 | Grove City | Richard Cooper grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 14:34 | Grove City | John Thomas clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-5 |
| 14:32 | Grove City | Richard Cooper grabs the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 14:23 | Grove City | Richard Cooper knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Gerald Brown | 2-7 |
| 14:00 | Bluffton | John Graham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-7 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Roger Early (PG), James Shelley (SG), Michael Bryant (SF), Richard Flynn (PF), Michael Klock (C) John Graham, Arthur Koch, Lawrence Mullens, Stacy Qualls, Bobby Wayland | |
| Subs | Grove City | James Blair (SG), James Whitcomb (SF), Charles Haas (PF), Jeffery Rossetti (C) William Loiselle, William Broderick, Gerald Brown, Richard Cooper | |
| 13:50 | Grove City | Jeffery Rossetti lays it up and in | 2-9 |
| 13:26 | Bluffton | James Shelley scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Roger Early | 4-9 |
| 13:21 | Grove City | John Thomas comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 4-9 |
| 13:19 | Grove City | Jeffery Rossetti tips it but misses | 4-9 |
| 13:18 | Bluffton | James Shelley snags the defensive board | 4-9 |
| 13:13 | Bluffton | James Shelley connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Klock | 6-9 |
| 13:04 | Grove City | James Blair is fouled on the floor by James Shelley - foul #1 on James Shelley, team foul #1 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Grove City | John Holub (PG) John Thomas | |
| 12:55 | Grove City | James Whitcomb comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 6-9 |
| 12:54 | Grove City | Jeffery Rossetti misses the tip | 6-9 |
| 12:53 | Bluffton | James Shelley grabs the board | 6-9 |
| 12:49 | Bluffton | Roger Early hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Shelley | 9-9 |
| 12:45 | Grove City | James Blair misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Bryant - foul #1 on Michael Bryant, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| 12:45 | Grove City | James Blair makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 12:45 | Grove City | James Blair misses the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 12:45 | Bluffton | Michael Klock snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 12:40 | Bluffton | Roger Early hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 12:39 | Bluffton | James Shelley pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 12:19 | Bluffton | Roger Early can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 9-10 |
| 12:17 | Grove City | Jeffery Rossetti snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 12:10 | Grove City | Jeffery Rossetti travels with the ball | 9-10 |
| Subs | Bluffton | John Graham (PG), Arthur Koch (SG), Stacy Qualls (PF) Roger Early, Michael Bryant, Richard Flynn | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 11:50 | Bluffton | Arthur Koch misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-10 |
| 11:48 | Grove City | Jeffery Rossetti snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 11:24 | Grove City | James Blair drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-13 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - John Graham (fresh) SG - Arthur Koch (fresh) SF - James Shelley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stacy Qualls (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Klock (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - John Holub (fresh) SG - James Blair (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Whitcomb (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Haas (fresh) C - Jeffery Rossetti (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:17 | Bluffton | James Shelley misses long on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by John Holub - foul #1 on John Holub, team foul #2 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Lawrence Mullens (SF), Bobby Wayland (C) Arthur Koch, Michael Klock | |
| Subs | Grove City | William Loiselle (PG), Gerald Brown (C) John Holub, Jeffery Rossetti | |
| 11:17 | Bluffton | James Shelley makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 11:17 | Bluffton | James Shelley makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 11:02 | Grove City | William Loiselle knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-16 |
| 10:45 | Bluffton | James Whitcomb steals the ball from James Shelley | 11-16 |
| 10:31 | Grove City | James Blair comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-16 |
| 10:30 | Grove City | Gerald Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-16 |
| 10:18 | Grove City | Charles Haas knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from James Blair | 11-18 |
| 10:14 | Bluffton | John Graham clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Loiselle - foul #1 on William Loiselle, team foul #3 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Arthur Koch (SG) James Shelley | |
| Subs | Grove City | John Thomas (SG), William Broderick (SF), Jeffery Rossetti (C) James Blair, James Whitcomb, Charles Haas | |
| 10:14 | Bluffton | John Graham makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 10:14 | Bluffton | John Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 10:14 | Grove City | Jeffery Rossetti grabs the board | 12-18 |
| 10:01 | Grove City | John Thomas can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-18 |
| 10:00 | Bluffton | Lawrence Mullens grabs the defensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 09:54 | Bluffton | Lawrence Mullens knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Graham and he's hacked by William Loiselle - foul #2 on William Loiselle, team foul #4 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Grove City | John Holub (PG) William Loiselle | |
| 09:54 | Bluffton | Lawrence Mullens misses the free throw | 15-18 |
| 09:54 | Grove City | William Broderick grabs the defensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 09:30 | Grove City | William Broderick clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-18 |
| 09:28 | Bluffton | Bobby Wayland pulls down the rebound | 15-18 |
| 09:17 | Bluffton | John Holub is called for the reach on John Graham - foul #2 on John Holub, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Roger Early (PG), Richard Flynn (PF), Michael Klock (C) John Graham, Stacy Qualls, Bobby Wayland | |
| Subs | Grove City | Merlin Vanburen (SF) John Holub | |
| 08:57 | Bluffton | Lawrence Mullens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-18 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Michael Bryant (SF) Lawrence Mullens | |
| Subs | Grove City | Richard Cooper (C) Jeffery Rossetti | |
| 08:41 | Grove City | Merlin Vanburen scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-21 |
| 08:23 | Bluffton | Michael Klock misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Richard Cooper - foul #1 on Richard Cooper, team foul #6 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Bluffton | James Shelley (SF), Stacy Qualls (PF) Michael Bryant, Richard Flynn | |
| Subs | Grove City | James Blair (SG), James Whitcomb (SF), Charles Haas (PF) William Broderick, Merlin Vanburen, Gerald Brown | |
| 08:23 | Bluffton | Michael Klock misses the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 08:23 | Bluffton | Michael Klock makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 08:04 | Grove City | James Whitcomb misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by James Shelley - foul #2 on James Shelley, team foul #3 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Bluffton | John Graham (PG), Michael Bryant (SF) Roger Early, James Shelley | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 08:04 | Grove City | James Whitcomb makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 08:04 | Grove City | James Whitcomb makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 07:53 | Bluffton | Arthur Koch misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-23 |
| 07:51 | Bluffton | The offensive rebound goes to Stacy Qualls | 16-23 |
| 07:45 | Bluffton | James Whitcomb steals the ball from Stacy Qualls | 16-23 |
| 07:42 | Grove City | James Whitcomb lays it in | 16-25 |
| 07:18 | Bluffton | Arthur Koch drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Klock and he's fouled by James Blair - foul #1 on James Blair, team foul #7 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Lawrence Mullens (SF), Bobby Wayland (C) Michael Bryant, Michael Klock | |
| Subs | Grove City | Clyde Singleton (PG), Jeffery Rossetti (C) John Thomas, Richard Cooper | |
| 07:18 | Bluffton | Arthur Koch makes the free throw | 19-25 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - John Graham (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Koch (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawrence Mullens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stacy Qualls (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Bobby Wayland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Clyde Singleton (fresh) SG - James Blair (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Whitcomb (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Haas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffery Rossetti (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:53 | Grove City | James Whitcomb misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Graham - foul #1 on John Graham, team foul #4 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Michael Bryant (SG) Arthur Koch | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 06:53 | Grove City | James Whitcomb makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 06:53 | Grove City | James Whitcomb makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 06:39 | Bluffton | John Graham is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on John Graham, team foul #5 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Roger Early (PG) John Graham | |
| Subs | Grove City | William Broderick (SG) James Blair | |
| 06:25 | Grove City | Charles Haas scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Whitcomb | 19-30 |
| 06:07 | Bluffton | Lawrence Mullens misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 19-30 |
| 06:06 | Bluffton | Michael Bryant tips it home | 21-30 |
| 05:43 | Grove City | Bobby Wayland denies the turnaround by Clyde Singleton | 21-30 |
| 05:41 | Bluffton | Bobby Wayland grabs the defensive rebound | 21-30 |
| 05:30 | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls misses the dunk | 21-30 |
| 05:28 | Grove City | James Whitcomb grabs the board | 21-30 |
| 05:12 | Grove City | James Whitcomb lays it up and in and the foul's on Lawrence Mullens - foul #1 on Lawrence Mullens, team foul #6 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Arthur Koch (SG), Richard Flynn (PF) Michael Bryant, Stacy Qualls | |
| Subs | Grove City | John Thomas (PG), James Blair (SG), Gerald Brown (PF), Richard Cooper (C) Clyde Singleton, William Broderick, Charles Haas, Jeffery Rossetti | |
| 05:12 | Grove City | James Whitcomb makes the free throw | 21-33 |
| 04:52 | Bluffton | Lawrence Mullens buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Roger Early | 23-33 |
| 04:27 | Grove City | James Blair throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-33 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Michael Bryant (SF), Michael Klock (C) Lawrence Mullens, Bobby Wayland | |
| Subs | Grove City | William Broderick (SF) James Whitcomb | |
| 04:10 | Bluffton | Michael Klock can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-33 |
| 04:08 | Grove City | James Blair snags the defensive board | 23-33 |
| 04:02 | Grove City | Richard Cooper hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by John Thomas | 23-35 |
| 03:58 | Bluffton | Arthur Koch connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Bryant | 26-35 |
| 03:41 | Grove City | Richard Cooper connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John Thomas | 26-38 |
| 03:26 | Bluffton | Richard Flynn clanks a shot from the right side | 26-38 |
| 03:24 | Grove City | John Thomas grabs the board | 26-38 |
| 03:18 | Grove City | Gerald Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-38 |
| 03:17 | Grove City | John Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-38 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Roger Early (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Koch (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Flynn (fresh) C - Michael Klock (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - John Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Blair (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Broderick (fresh) PF - Gerald Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Grove City | James Blair can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-38 |
| 02:57 | Bluffton | Richard Flynn snags the defensive board | 26-38 |
| 02:52 | Bluffton | Arthur Koch misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-38 |
| 02:50 | Grove City | Richard Cooper gets the rebound | 26-38 |
| 02:45 | Grove City | William Broderick hits the finger roll | 26-40 |
| 02:30 | Bluffton | Arthur Koch makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Bryant | 28-40 |
| 02:15 | Grove City | John Thomas connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by James Blair | 28-42 |
| 02:08 | Bluffton | Michael Klock drills a jumper from the left block set up by Roger Early | 30-42 |
| 01:59 | Grove City | William Broderick's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Flynn | 30-42 |
| 01:57 | Grove City | Gerald Brown gets the offensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 01:46 | Grove City | Richard Cooper is fouled on the floor by Michael Klock - foul #1 on Michael Klock, team foul #7 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Bluffton | John Graham (PG), James Shelley (SG), Lawrence Mullens (SF), Stacy Qualls (PF), Bobby Wayland (C) Roger Early, Arthur Koch, Michael Bryant, Richard Flynn, Michael Klock | |
| Subs | Grove City | William Loiselle (PG), Merlin Vanburen (SG), James Whitcomb (SF), Jeffery Rossetti (C) John Thomas, James Blair, William Broderick, Gerald Brown | |
| 01:46 | Grove City | Richard Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 01:46 | Grove City | Richard Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 01:35 | Bluffton | Jeffery Rossetti swats the short shot by James Shelley | 30-44 |
| 01:34 | Grove City | Richard Cooper gets the rebound | 30-44 |
| 01:30 | Grove City | The jumper by William Loiselle is denied by Bobby Wayland | 30-44 |
| 01:28 | Grove City | Jeffery Rossetti tips it in | 30-46 |
| 01:15 | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls scores on a jumper from the left block set up by John Graham and he's hacked by William Loiselle - foul #3 on William Loiselle, team foul #8 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Grove City | John Holub (PG), Charles Haas (PF) William Loiselle, Richard Cooper | |
| 01:15 | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls makes the free throw | 33-46 |
| 01:01 | Grove City | John Holub misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Stacy Qualls - foul #1 on Stacy Qualls, team foul #8 | 33-46 |
| 01:01 | Grove City | John Holub misses the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 01:01 | Grove City | John Holub makes the 2nd free throw | 33-47 |
| 00:38 | Bluffton | James Shelley lays it in | 35-47 |
| 00:22 | Grove City | Jeffery Rossetti throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-47 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Arthur Koch (SG) James Shelley | |
| Subs | Grove City | John Thomas (PG), William Broderick (SG) John Holub, Merlin Vanburen | |
| 00:01 | Bluffton | Lawrence Mullens comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-47 |
| 00:00 | Bluffton | The clock runs out | 35-47 |