| Lineup | Muskingum | PG - Derrick Monks (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nathan Boone (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Coots (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lawrence Wheeler (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Langston (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Mark Whetstone (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerald Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Sawyer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roman Atkin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Johnny Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Otterbein | Robert Sawyer inbounds the ball | 37-35 |
| Game Plan | Muskingum | Muskingum is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Otterbein | Otterbein is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Otterbein | Robert Sawyer connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Mark Whetstone | 37-38 |
| 19:33 | Muskingum | Lawrence Wheeler misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-38 |
| 19:32 | Otterbein | The rebound goes to Robert Sawyer | 37-38 |
| 19:26 | Otterbein | Mark Whetstone is fouled on the floor by Derrick Monks - foul #2 on Derrick Monks, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| 19:18 | Otterbein | Lawrence Wheeler steals it from Roman Atkin | 37-38 |
| 18:56 | Muskingum | Derrick Monks buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Lawrence Wheeler | 39-38 |
| 18:36 | Otterbein | Gerald Murphy scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Mark Whetstone | 39-41 |
| 18:25 | Muskingum | Derrick Monks is alone and drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nathan Boone | 41-41 |
| 18:20 | Otterbein | Mark Whetstone is called for a charge - foul #2 on Mark Whetstone, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Samuel Ary (PG), Travis Key (SG), Rudy Morissette (SF), Willie Becker (PF), Bryan Acker (C) Derrick Monks, Nathan Boone, George Coots, Lawrence Wheeler, Richard Langston | |
| Subs | Otterbein | William Clement (PG), Jeffrey Cook (SG), Walter Taylor (SF), Theodore Stevenson (PF), Craig Marvin (C) Mark Whetstone, Gerald Murphy, Robert Sawyer, Roman Atkin, Johnny Taylor | |
| 18:06 | Muskingum | Rudy Morissette is open but misses the lay-in but the foul's on William Clement - foul #3 on William Clement, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Muskingum | | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Robert Oyama (PG) William Clement | |
| 18:06 | Muskingum | Rudy Morissette makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 18:06 | Muskingum | Rudy Morissette makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 17:52 | Otterbein | Craig Marvin is fouled on the floor by Travis Key - foul #3 on Travis Key, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Richard Langston (C) Travis Key | |
| Subs | Otterbein | | |
| 17:45 | Otterbein | Robert Oyama's pass is intercepted by Samuel Ary | 43-41 |
| 17:43 | Muskingum | Rudy Morissette is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Taylor - foul #1 on Walter Taylor, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| 17:34 | Muskingum | Rudy Morissette comes up short on the shot from close range | 43-41 |
| 17:33 | Muskingum | The offensive rebound goes to Rudy Morissette | 43-41 |
| 17:16 | Muskingum | Bryan Acker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Nathan Boone (SG), George Coots (SF) Rudy Morissette, Richard Langston | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Mark Whetstone (PG), Robert Sawyer (SF) Robert Oyama, Theodore Stevenson | |
| 16:51 | Otterbein | Willie Becker is called for the reach on Mark Whetstone - foul #2 on Willie Becker, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Derrick Monks (PG), Lawrence Wheeler (PF), Richard Langston (C) Samuel Ary, Willie Becker, Bryan Acker | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Gerald Murphy (SG), Roman Atkin (PF) Walter Taylor, Craig Marvin | |
| 16:40 | Otterbein | Jeffrey Cook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Muskingum | | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Johnny Taylor (C) Jeffrey Cook | |
| 16:21 | Muskingum | Richard Langston can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 43-41 |
| 16:19 | Muskingum | Lawrence Wheeler grabs the offensive board | 43-41 |
| 16:07 | Muskingum | Lawrence Wheeler scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from George Coots and he's hacked by Roman Atkin - foul #3 on Roman Atkin, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Rudy Morissette (SF) George Coots | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Robert Oyama (PG), Craig Marvin (PF) Mark Whetstone, Roman Atkin | |
| 16:07 | Muskingum | Lawrence Wheeler misses the free throw | 45-41 |
| 16:07 | Otterbein | Craig Marvin gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 16:02 | Otterbein | Gerald Murphy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | Muskingum | | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Theodore Stevenson (PF) Robert Sawyer | |
| 15:58 | Muskingum | Nathan Boone loses the dribble to Johnny Taylor in the backcourt | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Muskingum | PG - Derrick Monks (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Nathan Boone (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rudy Morissette (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lawrence Wheeler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Langston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Robert Oyama (fresh) SG - Gerald Murphy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Craig Marvin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Theodore Stevenson (fresh) C - Johnny Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:52 | Otterbein | Craig Marvin clanks a jump hook in the lane | 45-41 |
| 15:51 | Muskingum | Derrick Monks gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 15:46 | Muskingum | Derrick Monks knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Nathan Boone | 48-41 |
| 15:30 | Otterbein | Theodore Stevenson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 15:29 | Muskingum | Rudy Morissette gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 15:27 | Muskingum | Derrick Monks's pass is intercepted by Robert Oyama in the backcourt | 48-41 |
| 15:15 | Otterbein | Theodore Stevenson misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 48-41 |
| 15:13 | Muskingum | Richard Langston gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 15:10 | Muskingum | Nathan Boone's pass is intercepted by Craig Marvin in the backcourt | 48-41 |
| 15:00 | Otterbein | Derrick Monks picks off the pass by Johnny Taylor | 48-41 |
| 14:42 | Muskingum | Lawrence Wheeler makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Rudy Morissette | 50-41 |
| 14:24 | Otterbein | Gerald Murphy makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Theodore Stevenson | 50-43 |
| 14:06 | Muskingum | Derrick Monks misses short on a jumper from the left side | 50-43 |
| 14:04 | Otterbein | The rebound goes to Johnny Taylor | 50-43 |
| 13:58 | Otterbein | Johnny Taylor misses the easy layup | 50-43 |
| 13:57 | Muskingum | Richard Langston pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 13:52 | Muskingum | Rudy Morissette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-43 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Samuel Ary (PG), Bryan Acker (SG), George Coots (SF), Willie Becker (PF), Patrick Pickett (C) Derrick Monks, Nathan Boone, Rudy Morissette, Lawrence Wheeler, Richard Langston | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Mark Whetstone (PG), William Clement (SG), Walter Taylor (SF), Roman Atkin (PF), Jeffrey Cook (C) Robert Oyama, Gerald Murphy, Craig Marvin, Theodore Stevenson, Johnny Taylor | |
| 13:36 | Otterbein | Walter Taylor misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-43 |
| 13:34 | Otterbein | Roman Atkin gets the offensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 13:21 | Otterbein | Walter Taylor is called for a backcourt violation | 50-43 |
| Subs | Muskingum | | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Robert Sawyer (SF) Walter Taylor | |
| 12:59 | Muskingum | Samuel Ary hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-43 |
| 12:58 | Muskingum | Patrick Pickett can't tip it in | 50-43 |
| 12:57 | Otterbein | Mark Whetstone snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| 12:51 | Otterbein | Jeffrey Cook can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Patrick Pickett - foul #4 on Patrick Pickett, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Travis Key (SG) Patrick Pickett | |
| Subs | Otterbein | | |
| 12:51 | Otterbein | Jeffrey Cook makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 12:51 | Otterbein | Jeffrey Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 12:30 | Muskingum | George Coots is fouled on the floor by Roman Atkin - foul #4 on Roman Atkin, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Lawrence Wheeler (PF) Bryan Acker | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Walter Taylor (SG), Craig Marvin (PF) William Clement, Roman Atkin | |
| 12:17 | Muskingum | Willie Becker loses the ball out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Roger Livingston (PG) Samuel Ary | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Johnny Taylor (C) Jeffrey Cook | |
| 11:50 | Otterbein | George Coots picks off the pass by Robert Sawyer | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Muskingum | PG - Roger Livingston (fresh) SG - Travis Key (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - George Coots (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lawrence Wheeler (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Willie Becker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Mark Whetstone (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Walter Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Sawyer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Craig Marvin (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Taylor (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:31 | Muskingum | Walter Taylor steals it from Lawrence Wheeler | 50-45 |
| 11:28 | Otterbein | Robert Sawyer banks in the layup set up by Walter Taylor | 50-47 |
| 11:23 | Muskingum | Roger Livingston double dribbles in the backcourt | 50-47 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Nathan Boone (SG), Bryan Acker (C) Roger Livingston, Willie Becker | |
| Subs | Otterbein | William Clement (SG), Jeffrey Cook (C) Robert Sawyer, Johnny Taylor | |
| 11:18 | Otterbein | Walter Taylor misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 11:17 | Muskingum | Bryan Acker pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 11:11 | Muskingum | Mark Whetstone is called for the reach on Travis Key in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Whetstone, team foul #6 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Derrick Monks (PG) Travis Key | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Theodore Stevenson (PF) Craig Marvin | |
| 10:58 | Muskingum | Lawrence Wheeler misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by William Clement - foul #4 on William Clement, team foul #7 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Samuel Ary (PG), Richard Langston (C) Derrick Monks, George Coots | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Robert Oyama (PG), Gerald Murphy (SG), Robert Sawyer (SF) Mark Whetstone, William Clement, Walter Taylor | |
| 10:58 | Muskingum | Lawrence Wheeler misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 10:58 | Muskingum | Lawrence Wheeler misses the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 10:58 | Muskingum | Richard Langston snags the offensive board | 50-47 |
| 10:47 | Muskingum | Richard Langston misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jeffrey Cook - foul #2 on Jeffrey Cook, team foul #8 | 50-47 |
| 10:47 | Muskingum | Richard Langston makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 10:47 | Muskingum | Richard Langston makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 10:22 | Otterbein | Robert Oyama comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 52-47 |
| 10:21 | Muskingum | The rebound goes to Nathan Boone | 52-47 |
| 10:12 | Muskingum | Robert Sawyer is called for the reach on Samuel Ary - foul #2 on Robert Sawyer, team foul #9 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Rudy Morissette (SF), Willie Becker (PF) Bryan Acker, Lawrence Wheeler | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Mark Whetstone (PG), Craig Marvin (PF), Johnny Taylor (C) Robert Oyama, Theodore Stevenson, Jeffrey Cook | |
| 10:12 | Muskingum | Samuel Ary makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 10:12 | Muskingum | Samuel Ary misses the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 10:12 | Otterbein | Johnny Taylor gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 09:56 | Otterbein | Gerald Murphy clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 09:54 | Muskingum | Rudy Morissette pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 09:50 | Muskingum | Nathan Boone throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-47 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Roger Livingston (PG), Travis Key (SG) Samuel Ary, Nathan Boone | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Walter Taylor (SG) Gerald Murphy | |
| 09:39 | Otterbein | Johnny Taylor connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Walter Taylor | 53-49 |
| 09:18 | Muskingum | Willie Becker is open and scores on a shot in the paint set up by Travis Key | 55-49 |
| 08:59 | Otterbein | Travis Key steals it from Craig Marvin | 55-49 |
| 08:46 | Muskingum | Johnny Taylor steals it from Richard Langston | 55-49 |
| 08:27 | Otterbein | Mark Whetstone connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Walter Taylor | 55-52 |
| 08:07 | Muskingum | Rudy Morissette makes the shot near the basket set up by Roger Livingston and he's fouled by Robert Sawyer - foul #3 on Robert Sawyer, team foul #10 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Derrick Monks (PG), Bryan Acker (SG), George Coots (SF), Lawrence Wheeler (PF) Roger Livingston, Travis Key, Willie Becker, Richard Langston | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Robert Oyama (PG), Gerald Murphy (SG), Theodore Stevenson (PF), Jeffrey Cook (C) Mark Whetstone, Walter Taylor, Craig Marvin, Johnny Taylor | |
| 08:07 | Muskingum | Rudy Morissette makes the free throw | 58-52 |
| 07:46 | Otterbein | Robert Oyama comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 58-52 |
| 07:44 | Otterbein | Jeffrey Cook grabs the offensive board | 58-52 |
| Lineup | Muskingum | PG - Derrick Monks (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Bryan Acker (fresh) SF - George Coots (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lawrence Wheeler (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Rudy Morissette (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Robert Oyama (fresh) SG - Gerald Murphy (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Robert Sawyer (tiring) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Theodore Stevenson (fairly fresh) C - Jeffrey Cook (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Otterbein | Gerald Murphy drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Theodore Stevenson | 58-55 |
| 07:03 | Muskingum | Rudy Morissette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-55 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Nathan Boone (SG), Patrick Pickett (C) Bryan Acker, Rudy Morissette | |
| Subs | Otterbein | William Clement (SG), Roman Atkin (PF) Gerald Murphy, Theodore Stevenson | |
| 06:49 | Otterbein | William Clement hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 06:45 | Muskingum | Nathan Boone is hacked by William Clement in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Clement, team foul #11 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Muskingum | | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Mark Whetstone (PG), Gerald Murphy (SG) Robert Oyama, William Clement | |
| 06:45 | Muskingum | Nathan Boone makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 06:45 | Muskingum | Nathan Boone makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 06:29 | Otterbein | Mark Whetstone hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-58 |
| 06:27 | Muskingum | Patrick Pickett grabs the board | 60-58 |
| 06:24 | Muskingum | Roman Atkin is called for the reach on Patrick Pickett in the backcourt - foul #5 on Roman Atkin, team foul #12 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Samuel Ary (PG), Travis Key (SG), Willie Becker (PF) Derrick Monks, Nathan Boone, Lawrence Wheeler | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Walter Taylor (SF), Theodore Stevenson (PF) Robert Sawyer, Roman Atkin | |
| 06:24 | Muskingum | Patrick Pickett makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 06:24 | Muskingum | Patrick Pickett makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 06:00 | Otterbein | Gerald Murphy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-58 |
| 05:58 | Muskingum | The rebound goes to Willie Becker | 62-58 |
| 05:56 | Muskingum | Samuel Ary is hacked by Mark Whetstone in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mark Whetstone, team foul #13 | 62-58 |
| 05:56 | Muskingum | Samuel Ary makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 05:56 | Muskingum | Samuel Ary makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 05:44 | Otterbein | Jeffrey Cook hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Mark Whetstone | 64-60 |
| 05:42 | Muskingum | Samuel Ary is hacked by Gerald Murphy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerald Murphy, team foul #14 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Bryan Acker (PF) Willie Becker | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Craig Marvin (PF), Johnny Taylor (C) Theodore Stevenson, Jeffrey Cook | |
| 05:42 | Muskingum | Samuel Ary makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 05:42 | Muskingum | Samuel Ary misses the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 05:42 | Otterbein | Johnny Taylor pulls down the rebound | 65-60 |
| 05:24 | Otterbein | Johnny Taylor makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 65-62 |
| 05:19 | Muskingum | Mark Whetstone picks off the pass by Samuel Ary in the backcourt | 65-62 |
| 05:18 | Otterbein | Gerald Murphy can't finish the layup | 65-62 |
| 05:16 | Otterbein | Walter Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 04:56 | Otterbein | Travis Key steps in front of the Craig Marvin pass | 65-62 |
| 04:33 | Muskingum | Samuel Ary misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-62 |
| 04:32 | Otterbein | Johnny Taylor pulls down the rebound | 65-62 |
| 04:32 | Otterbein | Otterbein calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Derrick Monks (PG), Nathan Boone (SG), Lawrence Wheeler (PF) Samuel Ary, Travis Key, George Coots | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Robert Oyama (PG), Jeffrey Cook (SG), Robert Sawyer (SF), Theodore Stevenson (PF) Mark Whetstone, Gerald Murphy, Walter Taylor, Craig Marvin | |
| 04:12 | Otterbein | Theodore Stevenson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Lawrence Wheeler - foul #2 on Lawrence Wheeler, team foul #5 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Muskingum | George Coots (SF) Bryan Acker | |
| Subs | Otterbein | | |
| 04:12 | Otterbein | Theodore Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 04:12 | Otterbein | Theodore Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 04:01 | Muskingum | Patrick Pickett can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 65-64 |
| 04:00 | Muskingum | Lawrence Wheeler tips it back up and in | 67-64 |
| 03:42 | Otterbein | Jeffrey Cook misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 67-64 |
| 03:40 | Muskingum | Derrick Monks snags the defensive board | 67-64 |
| Lineup | Muskingum | PG - Derrick Monks (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Nathan Boone (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Coots (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lawrence Wheeler (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Patrick Pickett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Robert Oyama (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Cook (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Sawyer (tired) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Theodore Stevenson (tiring) 2 pts. C - Johnny Taylor (tired) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:34 | Muskingum | Patrick Pickett is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Patrick Pickett, team foul #6 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Rudy Morissette (SF), Willie Becker (PF), Richard Langston (C) George Coots, Lawrence Wheeler, Patrick Pickett | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Gerald Murphy (SG), Craig Marvin (PF) Theodore Stevenson, Johnny Taylor | |
| 03:18 | Otterbein | Willie Becker picks off the pass by Gerald Murphy | 67-64 |
| 03:01 | Muskingum | Willie Becker misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-64 |
| 02:59 | Muskingum | Richard Langston tips it back up and in | 69-64 |
| 02:59 | Otterbein | Otterbein calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-64 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Bryan Acker (SF) Rudy Morissette | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Walter Taylor (SF) Robert Sawyer | |
| 02:40 | Otterbein | Jeffrey Cook drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Walter Taylor | 69-67 |
| 02:40 | Muskingum | Muskingum calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-67 |
| Subs | Muskingum | | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Mark Whetstone (PG) Robert Oyama | |
| 02:23 | Muskingum | Nathan Boone can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-67 |
| 02:21 | Muskingum | Bryan Acker tips it but misses | 69-67 |
| 02:20 | Muskingum | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Becker | 69-67 |
| 02:07 | Muskingum | Willie Becker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-67 |
| 02:05 | Muskingum | Richard Langston misses the tip | 69-67 |
| 02:04 | Otterbein | Walter Taylor gets the rebound | 69-67 |
| 02:00 | Otterbein | Mark Whetstone can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Nathan Boone - foul #2 on Nathan Boone, team foul #7 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Muskingum | George Coots (SF), Lawrence Wheeler (PF) Bryan Acker, Willie Becker | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Robert Sawyer (SF), Johnny Taylor (C) Walter Taylor, Jeffrey Cook | |
| 02:00 | Otterbein | Mark Whetstone misses the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 02:00 | Otterbein | Mark Whetstone makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 01:58 | Muskingum | Derrick Monks is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Whetstone - foul #5 on Mark Whetstone, team foul #15 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Muskingum | | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Jeffrey Cook (PG) Mark Whetstone | |
| 01:58 | Muskingum | Derrick Monks misses the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 01:58 | Muskingum | Derrick Monks makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 01:55 | Otterbein | Otterbein calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| 01:31 | Otterbein | Richard Langston steals the ball from Jeffrey Cook | 70-68 |
| 01:12 | Muskingum | Nathan Boone misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Craig Marvin - foul #2 on Craig Marvin, team foul #16 | 70-68 |
| 01:12 | Muskingum | Nathan Boone misses the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 01:12 | Muskingum | Nathan Boone makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 01:08 | Otterbein | Otterbein calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 71-68 |
| 00:43 | Otterbein | Gerald Murphy can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 71-68 |
| 00:42 | Muskingum | Lawrence Wheeler gets the rebound | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Muskingum | Muskingum is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Otterbein | Otterbein is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Muskingum | Nathan Boone misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 71-68 |
| 00:21 | Otterbein | Craig Marvin gets the rebound | 71-68 |
| 00:21 | Otterbein | Otterbein calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 71-68 |
| 00:10 | Otterbein | Craig Marvin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-68 |
| 00:08 | Muskingum | The rebound goes to Richard Langston | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Muskingum | Muskingum is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Otterbein | Otterbein is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Muskingum | Richard Langston is hacked by Jeffrey Cook in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey Cook, team foul #17 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Bryan Acker (SF) George Coots | |
| Subs | Otterbein | | |
| 00:07 | Muskingum | Richard Langston makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:07 | Muskingum | Richard Langston misses the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:07 | Otterbein | Johnny Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 72-68 |
| 00:07 | Otterbein | Otterbein calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Muskingum | Muskingum is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Otterbein | Otterbein is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Otterbein | Robert Sawyer misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-68 |
| 00:01 | Otterbein | Gerald Murphy gets the offensive rebound | 72-68 |
| 00:00 | Otterbein | The clock runs out | 72-68 |