| Lineup | Grove City | PG - David Croyle (fresh) SG - Edmundo Morales (fresh) SF - Michael Harris (fresh) PF - Clinton Merchant (fresh) C - Bojan Mierzejewski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Darrell Ford (fresh) SG - Jim Brown (fresh) SF - Michael Reed (fresh) PF - Richard Cox (fresh) C - Bryan Bland (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Whittier | Richard Cox wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Whittier | Bojan Mierzejewski denies the turnaround by Richard Cox | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Whittier | Bryan Bland snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Whittier | Richard Cox blows the layup but he's hacked by David Croyle - foul #1 on David Croyle, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Whittier | Richard Cox makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:38 | Whittier | Richard Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:38 | Grove City | Clinton Merchant grabs the defensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:12 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski can't finish the layup | 0-1 |
| 19:10 | Whittier | Bryan Bland gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:57 | Whittier | Richard Cox is denied on a layup by Bojan Mierzejewski | 0-1 |
| 18:56 | Grove City | Clinton Merchant grabs the board | 0-1 |
| 18:35 | Grove City | Michael Harris misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-1 |
| 18:33 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski misses the tip | 0-1 |
| 18:32 | Whittier | Michael Reed grabs the board | 0-1 |
| 18:26 | Whittier | Michael Reed's fadeaway is rejected by Clinton Merchant | 0-1 |
| 18:25 | Whittier | Michael Reed pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:09 | Whittier | Michael Reed lays it in on a great pass from Darrell Ford | 0-3 |
| 17:58 | Grove City | Edmundo Morales hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 17:56 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Michael Reed | 0-3 |
| 17:45 | Whittier | Richard Cox lays it in | 0-5 |
| 17:41 | Grove City | Edmundo Morales misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-5 |
| 17:39 | Whittier | Darrell Ford pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:21 | Whittier | Michael Reed scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Jim Brown | 0-7 |
| 17:06 | Grove City | Bryan Bland takes the ball from Edmundo Morales | 0-7 |
| 16:58 | Whittier | Darrell Ford makes the shot from the free throw line | 0-9 |
| 16:42 | Grove City | Clinton Merchant clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-9 |
| 16:40 | Whittier | Darrell Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 0-9 |
| 16:35 | Whittier | Michael Reed misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael Harris - foul #1 on Michael Harris, team foul #2 | 0-9 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Whittier | Richard Lacy (C) Bryan Bland | |
| 16:35 | Whittier | Michael Reed misses the 1st free throw | 0-9 |
| 16:35 | Whittier | Michael Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 0-10 |
| 16:19 | Grove City | Clinton Merchant hits a 3 from straight away | 3-10 |
| 16:12 | Whittier | Michael Reed makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 3-12 |
| 15:51 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski lays it in on a nice dish by David Croyle | 5-12 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - David Croyle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edmundo Morales (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Harris (fresh) PF - Clinton Merchant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Bojan Mierzejewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Darrell Ford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Brown (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Reed (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Cox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Lacy (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Whittier | A charge is called on Richard Cox - foul #1 on Richard Cox, team foul #1 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Grove City | Gregory Earl (PG), Timothy Defeo (SG), Emery Benard (SF), Jeffrey Watson (PF), Jerry Neale (C) David Croyle, Edmundo Morales, Michael Harris, Clinton Merchant, Bojan Mierzejewski | |
| Subs | Whittier | Richard Wiggins (PG), William Welch (SG), James Villalba (SF), Clarence Tesch (PF) Darrell Ford, Jim Brown, Michael Reed, Richard Cox | |
| 15:16 | Grove City | Jerry Neale can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-12 |
| 15:14 | Whittier | James Villalba grabs the defensive rebound | 5-12 |
| 15:04 | Whittier | Richard Wiggins is fouled on the floor by Timothy Defeo - foul #1 on Timothy Defeo, team foul #3 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Whittier | Bryan Bland (C) Richard Lacy | |
| 14:51 | Whittier | Clarence Tesch blows the layup | 5-12 |
| 14:50 | Grove City | Jeffrey Watson grabs the board | 5-12 |
| 14:44 | Grove City | Richard Wiggins steps in front of the Jerry Neale pass | 5-12 |
| 14:23 | Whittier | William Welch comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 5-12 |
| 14:21 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Jerry Neale | 5-12 |
| 14:01 | Grove City | Gregory Earl can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Wiggins - foul #1 on Richard Wiggins, team foul #2 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Grove City | Edmundo Morales (SG), Michael Harris (SF), Clinton Merchant (PF) Timothy Defeo, Emery Benard, Jerry Neale | |
| Subs | Whittier | Darrell Ford (PG), Jim Brown (SG), Richard Cox (PF), Richard Lacy (C) Richard Wiggins, William Welch, Clarence Tesch, Bryan Bland | |
| 14:01 | Grove City | Gregory Earl makes the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 14:01 | Grove City | Gregory Earl makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 13:48 | Whittier | Richard Cox knocks in the shot from the left block | 7-14 |
| 13:30 | Grove City | Edmundo Morales misses short on a jumper from the left side | 7-14 |
| 13:29 | Grove City | Clinton Merchant tips it in | 9-14 |
| 13:11 | Whittier | Darrell Ford misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-14 |
| 13:09 | Grove City | Michael Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 13:02 | Grove City | Edmundo Morales can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 9-14 |
| 13:00 | Whittier | Richard Lacy gets the rebound | 9-14 |
| 12:53 | Whittier | Darrell Ford makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jim Brown | 9-17 |
| 12:37 | Grove City | The short jumper by Jeffrey Watson is denied by Richard Cox | 9-17 |
| 12:36 | Whittier | Darrell Ford gets the rebound | 9-17 |
| 12:30 | Whittier | Darrell Ford misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-17 |
| 12:28 | Grove City | Michael Harris grabs the board | 9-17 |
| 12:11 | Grove City | Michael Harris double dribbles | 9-17 |
| Subs | Grove City | David Croyle (PG), Timothy Defeo (SG), Bojan Mierzejewski (C) Gregory Earl, Edmundo Morales, Jeffrey Watson | |
| Subs | Whittier | Richard Wiggins (PG), Michael Reed (SF), Clarence Tesch (PF), Bryan Bland (C) Darrell Ford, James Villalba, Richard Cox, Richard Lacy | |
| 11:59 | Whittier | Bojan Mierzejewski denies the turnaround by Clarence Tesch | 9-17 |
| 11:58 | Whittier | Clarence Tesch grabs the offensive board | 9-17 |
| 11:38 | Whittier | Clarence Tesch buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Richard Wiggins | 9-19 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - David Croyle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Defeo (fresh) SF - Michael Harris (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clinton Merchant (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Bojan Mierzejewski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Richard Wiggins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jim Brown (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Tesch (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bryan Bland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Grove City | Clinton Merchant clanks a 3 from the left corner | 9-19 |
| 11:08 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski tips it home | 11-19 |
| 10:48 | Whittier | Michael Reed misses the easy layup | 11-19 |
| 10:46 | Whittier | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Reed | 11-19 |
| 10:31 | Whittier | Richard Wiggins is fouled on the floor by Michael Harris - foul #2 on Michael Harris, team foul #4 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Grove City | Edmundo Morales (SG), Emery Benard (SF), Jerry Neale (PF) Timothy Defeo, Michael Harris, Clinton Merchant | |
| Subs | Whittier | Darrell Ford (PG), William Welch (SG), Richard Cox (PF) Richard Wiggins, Jim Brown, Clarence Tesch | |
| 10:15 | Whittier | Darrell Ford scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by William Welch | 11-22 |
| 10:00 | Grove City | David Croyle hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Bryan Bland - foul #1 on Bryan Bland, team foul #3 | 11-22 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Whittier | Richard Lacy (C) Bryan Bland | |
| 10:00 | Grove City | David Croyle makes the 1st free throw | 12-22 |
| 10:00 | Grove City | David Croyle makes the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| 09:48 | Whittier | Michael Reed buries a runner near the basket set up by William Welch | 13-24 |
| 09:30 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-24 |
| 09:28 | Whittier | Richard Lacy gets the rebound | 13-24 |
| 09:21 | Whittier | Richard Cox is hacked by Jerry Neale - foul #1 on Jerry Neale, team foul #5 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Grove City | Jeffrey Watson (PF) Bojan Mierzejewski | |
| Subs | Whittier | James Villalba (SF) Michael Reed | |
| 09:07 | Whittier | Edmundo Morales steals the ball from Richard Cox | 13-24 |
| 08:48 | Grove City | Jeffrey Watson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-24 |
| 08:47 | Grove City | Edmundo Morales grabs the offensive rebound | 13-24 |
| 08:29 | Grove City | Jerry Neale hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by David Croyle | 15-24 |
| 08:15 | Whittier | Richard Cox blows the layup | 15-24 |
| 08:13 | Grove City | Jeffrey Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 15-24 |
| 08:06 | Grove City | Jeffrey Watson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Richard Cox - foul #2 on Richard Cox, team foul #4 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Grove City | Gregory Earl (PG), Timothy Defeo (SG), Clinton Merchant (PF), Bojan Mierzejewski (C) David Croyle, Edmundo Morales, Emery Benard, Jerry Neale | |
| Subs | Whittier | Jim Brown (SG), Michael Reed (SF), Clarence Tesch (PF), Bryan Bland (C) William Welch, James Villalba, Richard Cox, Richard Lacy | |
| 08:06 | Grove City | Jeffrey Watson misses the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 08:06 | Grove City | Jeffrey Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 07:56 | Whittier | Darrell Ford hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 16-24 |
| 07:54 | Whittier | Bryan Bland grabs the offensive board | 16-24 |
| 07:41 | Whittier | Jim Brown hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Reed | 16-26 |
| 07:28 | Grove City | Clinton Merchant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-26 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Whittier | Richard Wiggins (PG) Darrell Ford | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Gregory Earl (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Timothy Defeo (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Watson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clinton Merchant (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Bojan Mierzejewski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Richard Wiggins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jim Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Reed (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence Tesch (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bryan Bland (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Whittier | Clarence Tesch knocks in the jump hook near the basket and he's hacked by Gregory Earl - foul #1 on Gregory Earl, team foul #6 | 16-28 |
| 07:18 | Whittier | Clarence Tesch misses the free throw | 16-28 |
| 07:18 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski gets the rebound | 16-28 |
| 07:13 | Grove City | Clinton Merchant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-28 |
| 06:55 | Whittier | Clarence Tesch lays it in set up by Richard Wiggins | 16-30 |
| 06:38 | Grove City | Timothy Defeo drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Gregory Earl | 19-30 |
| 06:31 | Whittier | Michael Reed scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-33 |
| 06:12 | Grove City | Timothy Defeo is whistled for traveling | 19-33 |
| Subs | Grove City | David Croyle (PG), Edmundo Morales (SG), Emery Benard (SF), Jerry Neale (C) Gregory Earl, Timothy Defeo, Jeffrey Watson, Bojan Mierzejewski | |
| Subs | Whittier | Darrell Ford (PG), James Villalba (SF), Richard Lacy (C) Richard Wiggins, Michael Reed, Bryan Bland | |
| 05:59 | Whittier | Darrell Ford clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 19-33 |
| 05:58 | Whittier | Clarence Tesch tips it but misses | 19-33 |
| 05:56 | Grove City | Jerry Neale grabs the board | 19-33 |
| 05:30 | Grove City | Jerry Neale hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-33 |
| 05:29 | Whittier | Jim Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 19-33 |
| 05:24 | Whittier | Clinton Merchant takes the ball from Richard Lacy | 19-33 |
| 05:00 | Grove City | David Croyle makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Emery Benard | 21-33 |
| 04:46 | Whittier | Darrell Ford is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Darrell Ford, team foul #5 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Grove City | Gregory Earl (C) Clinton Merchant | |
| Subs | Whittier | William Welch (SG), Michael Reed (SF), Bryan Bland (C) Jim Brown, Clarence Tesch, Richard Lacy | |
| 04:22 | Grove City | Gregory Earl drills a shot from the right side and he's hacked by Darrell Ford - foul #2 on Darrell Ford, team foul #6 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski (C) Edmundo Morales | |
| Subs | Whittier | Richard Wiggins (PG) Darrell Ford | |
| 04:22 | Grove City | Gregory Earl misses the free throw | 23-33 |
| 04:22 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-33 |
| 04:09 | Grove City | Jerry Neale is hacked by James Villalba - foul #1 on James Villalba, team foul #7 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Grove City | Clinton Merchant (PF) Emery Benard | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 04:09 | Grove City | Jerry Neale misses the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 04:09 | Whittier | James Villalba grabs the board | 23-33 |
| 04:04 | Whittier | Michael Reed comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by David Croyle - foul #2 on David Croyle, team foul #7 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Grove City | Timothy Defeo (SG) David Croyle | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 04:04 | Whittier | Michael Reed makes the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 04:04 | Whittier | Michael Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 04:04 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski gets the rebound | 23-34 |
| 03:41 | Grove City | Timothy Defeo's pass is intercepted by Richard Wiggins | 23-34 |
| 03:36 | Whittier | William Welch lays it in set up by Richard Wiggins | 23-36 |
| 03:18 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski is hacked by Bryan Bland - foul #2 on Bryan Bland, team foul #8 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Grove City | David Croyle (PG), Edmundo Morales (SG), Michael Harris (SF), Jeffrey Watson (PF) Gregory Earl, Timothy Defeo, Jerry Neale, Clinton Merchant | |
| Subs | Whittier | Darrell Ford (PG), Jim Brown (SG), Richard Cox (PF), Richard Lacy (C) Richard Wiggins, Michael Reed, James Villalba, Bryan Bland | |
| 03:18 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski misses the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 03:18 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Jim Brown | 23-36 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - David Croyle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edmundo Morales (fresh) SF - Michael Harris (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Watson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Bojan Mierzejewski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Darrell Ford (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Welch (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Cox (fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Lacy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Whittier | Darrell Ford hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 23-36 |
| 02:57 | Whittier | Richard Lacy snags the offensive board | 23-36 |
| 02:43 | Whittier | Darrell Ford is fouled on the floor by David Croyle - foul #3 on David Croyle, team foul #8 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Grove City | Gregory Earl (PG) David Croyle | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 02:43 | Whittier | Darrell Ford misses the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 02:43 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Bojan Mierzejewski | 23-36 |
| 02:19 | Grove City | Richard Lacy is called for the reach on Bojan Mierzejewski - foul #1 on Richard Lacy, team foul #9 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Grove City | Clinton Merchant (PF) Jeffrey Watson | |
| Subs | Whittier | Michael Reed (SF) William Welch | |
| 02:19 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski makes the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 02:19 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski misses the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 02:19 | Whittier | Richard Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 24-36 |
| 02:03 | Whittier | Michael Reed is fouled on the floor by Michael Harris - foul #3 on Michael Harris, team foul #9 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Grove City | Emery Benard (SF) Michael Harris | |
| Subs | Whittier | Bryan Bland (C) Richard Lacy | |
| 02:03 | Whittier | Michael Reed makes the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 02:03 | Whittier | Michael Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 24-37 |
| 02:03 | Whittier | Bryan Bland grabs the offensive rebound | 24-37 |
| 01:51 | Whittier | Richard Cox connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Jim Brown | 24-39 |
| 01:37 | Grove City | Richard Cox steps in front of the Bojan Mierzejewski pass | 24-39 |
| 01:22 | Whittier | Darrell Ford connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-42 |
| 01:07 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 24-42 |
| 01:05 | Whittier | Jim Brown pulls down the rebound | 24-42 |
| 00:58 | Whittier | Clinton Merchant is called for the reach on Richard Cox - foul #1 on Clinton Merchant, team foul #10 | 24-42 |
| Subs | Grove City | Timothy Defeo (SG), Jeffrey Watson (SF), Jerry Neale (C) Edmundo Morales, Emery Benard, Bojan Mierzejewski | |
| Subs | Whittier | James Villalba (SF) Michael Reed | |
| 00:58 | Whittier | Richard Cox misses the 1st free throw | 24-42 |
| 00:58 | Whittier | Richard Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 24-42 |
| 00:58 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Jerry Neale | 24-42 |
| 00:34 | Grove City | Gregory Earl misses the 3 from the left wing | 24-42 |
| 00:32 | Whittier | James Villalba grabs the defensive rebound | 24-42 |
| 00:14 | Whittier | Darrell Ford misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-42 |
| 00:12 | Grove City | Clinton Merchant grabs the defensive rebound | 24-42 |
| 00:05 | Grove City | Timothy Defeo is fouled on the floor by Jim Brown - foul #1 on Jim Brown, team foul #10 | 24-42 |
| Subs | Grove City | Emery Benard (PG) Gregory Earl | |
| Subs | Whittier | Richard Wiggins (PG), William Welch (SG), Clarence Tesch (PF), Richard Lacy (C) Darrell Ford, Jim Brown, Richard Cox, Bryan Bland | |
| 00:05 | Grove City | Timothy Defeo makes the 1st free throw | 25-42 |
| 00:05 | Grove City | Timothy Defeo makes the 2nd free throw | 26-42 |
| 00:01 | Whittier | Richard Lacy misses short on a shot from the left block | 26-42 |
| 00:00 | Grove City | Jerry Neale snags the defensive board | 26-42 |