| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Michael Clark (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Gary Coker (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Eric Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ted Kangas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Zachary Whittle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Arthur Olguin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Baca (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Brickey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andre Voss (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Frank (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Grove City | Eric Turner inbounds the ball | 38-37 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Grove City | Zachary Whittle is hacked by Andre Voss - foul #1 on Andre Voss, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| 19:35 | Grove City | Ted Kangas's floater is tipped away by Donald Frank | 38-37 |
| 19:34 | Whittier | Arthur Olguin gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 19:30 | Whittier | Eric Turner steals it from Donald Frank | 38-37 |
| 19:16 | Grove City | Gary Coker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 19:15 | Grove City | Michael Clark gets the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 19:02 | Grove City | Eric Turner misses badly on a runner from the right block | 38-37 |
| 19:00 | Whittier | Arthur Olguin grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 18:39 | Whittier | Richard Brickey comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Ted Kangas - foul #2 on Ted Kangas, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| 18:39 | Whittier | Richard Brickey makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 18:39 | Whittier | Richard Brickey makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 18:24 | Grove City | Richard Brickey picks off the pass by Zachary Whittle | 38-39 |
| 17:59 | Whittier | Arthur Olguin connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Brickey | 38-41 |
| 17:44 | Grove City | Richard Brickey is called for the reach on Eric Turner - foul #1 on Richard Brickey, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Whittier | Daniel Ely (C) Donald Frank | |
| 17:19 | Grove City | Gary Coker loses the ball out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | Grove City | Billy Culley (SG), Ronald Hawkins (C) Gary Coker, Zachary Whittle | |
| Subs | Whittier | Daniel Gobert (PF) Andre Voss | |
| 17:05 | Whittier | Douglas Baca can't finish the layup | 38-41 |
| 17:03 | Whittier | Daniel Ely gets the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 16:47 | Whittier | Richard Brickey comes up short on the floater from the left block | 38-41 |
| 16:45 | Grove City | Ted Kangas gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 16:33 | Grove City | Ted Kangas can't finish the layup | 38-41 |
| 16:31 | Grove City | Ted Kangas hits the follow up shot | 40-41 |
| 16:19 | Whittier | Daniel Gobert is fouled on the floor by Ted Kangas - foul #3 on Ted Kangas, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Grove City | Dennis Wells (PG), Dwight Miller (SF), Sean Knight (PF) Michael Clark, Eric Turner, Ted Kangas | |
| Subs | Whittier | John Dawkins (PG), Glen Walsh (SG), Donald Frank (C) Arthur Olguin, Douglas Baca, Richard Brickey | |
| 16:10 | Whittier | Daniel Gobert connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-43 |
| 15:59 | Grove City | Dennis Wells connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Ronald Hawkins | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Dennis Wells (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Culley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dwight Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sean Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - John Dawkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Glen Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Gobert (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Daniel Ely (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Frank (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:37 | Whittier | Daniel Gobert can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 15:35 | Grove City | Sean Knight snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 15:29 | Grove City | Ronald Hawkins misses the easy layup but the foul's on Donald Frank - foul #1 on Donald Frank, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Grove City | Gary Coker (PG) Dennis Wells | |
| Subs | Whittier | Andre Voss (PF) Daniel Ely | |
| 15:29 | Grove City | Ronald Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 15:29 | Grove City | Ronald Hawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 15:29 | Whittier | Andre Voss grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 15:10 | Whittier | Daniel Gobert is called for traveling | 43-43 |
| Subs | Grove City | Michael Clark (PG), Eric Turner (SF), Ted Kangas (PF), Zachary Whittle (C) Billy Culley, Dwight Miller, Sean Knight, Ronald Hawkins | |
| Subs | Whittier | Douglas Baca (SG) Glen Walsh | |
| 14:58 | Grove City | Ted Kangas makes the shot near the basket set up by Michael Clark and he's fouled by Andre Voss - foul #2 on Andre Voss, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| 14:58 | Grove City | Ted Kangas misses the free throw | 45-43 |
| 14:58 | Whittier | Andre Voss snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 14:43 | Whittier | Douglas Baca makes the 3 from the left wing set up by John Dawkins | 45-46 |
| 14:25 | Grove City | Zachary Whittle misses short on a floater from the left side | 45-46 |
| 14:24 | Whittier | Donald Frank gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 14:03 | Whittier | Donald Frank's floater is tipped away by Ted Kangas | 45-46 |
| 14:01 | Grove City | Eric Turner grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 13:40 | Grove City | Ted Kangas comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 45-46 |
| 13:38 | Grove City | The offensive rebound goes to Ted Kangas | 45-46 |
| 13:28 | Grove City | Michael Clark is hacked by John Dawkins - foul #2 on John Dawkins, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Grove City | Billy Culley (SG) Michael Clark | |
| Subs | Whittier | Arthur Olguin (PG), Richard Brickey (SF), Daniel Ely (C) John Dawkins, Daniel Gobert, Donald Frank | |
| 13:21 | Grove City | Zachary Whittle loses the dribble to Andre Voss | 45-46 |
| 12:58 | Whittier | Douglas Baca can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 12:56 | Whittier | Andre Voss hits the follow up shot | 45-48 |
| 12:46 | Grove City | Ted Kangas misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 12:45 | Whittier | Richard Brickey gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 12:28 | Whittier | Andre Voss hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 45-48 |
| 12:27 | Whittier | Daniel Ely tips it home | 45-50 |
| 12:10 | Grove City | Gary Coker is called for a backcourt violation | 45-50 |
| Subs | Grove City | Michael Clark (PG), Dwight Miller (SF), Sean Knight (PF), Ronald Hawkins (C) Gary Coker, Eric Turner, Ted Kangas, Zachary Whittle | |
| Subs | Whittier | John Dawkins (SG), Scott Edelstein (C) Douglas Baca, Andre Voss | |
| 11:58 | Whittier | John Dawkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Michael Clark (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Billy Culley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dwight Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sean Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Arthur Olguin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Dawkins (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Brickey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Ely (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Edelstein (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Grove City | Billy Culley can't connect on a shot from the left side | 45-50 |
| 11:38 | Whittier | Daniel Ely snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 11:21 | Whittier | John Dawkins's pass is intercepted by Billy Culley | 45-50 |
| 11:05 | Grove City | Michael Clark drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Billy Culley | 48-50 |
| 10:47 | Whittier | John Dawkins misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-50 |
| 10:45 | Grove City | Dwight Miller gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 10:40 | Grove City | Billy Culley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-50 |
| Subs | Grove City | Eric Turner (SF), Ted Kangas (PF), Zachary Whittle (C) Dwight Miller, Sean Knight, Ronald Hawkins | |
| Subs | Whittier | Glen Walsh (PG), Douglas Baca (SG), Daniel Gobert (PF), Donald Frank (C) Arthur Olguin, John Dawkins, Daniel Ely, Scott Edelstein | |
| 10:18 | Whittier | Donald Frank drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-53 |
| 10:02 | Grove City | Ted Kangas can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Glen Walsh - foul #1 on Glen Walsh, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Grove City | Gary Coker (SG) Billy Culley | |
| Subs | Whittier | Andre Voss (PF) Richard Brickey | |
| 10:02 | Grove City | Ted Kangas makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 10:02 | Grove City | Ted Kangas makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 09:50 | Whittier | Andre Voss misses the runner from close range but he's fouled by Zachary Whittle - foul #2 on Zachary Whittle, team foul #3 | 50-53 |
| 09:50 | Whittier | Andre Voss makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 09:50 | Whittier | Andre Voss misses the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 09:50 | Whittier | Daniel Gobert gets the offensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 09:37 | Whittier | Donald Frank buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Glen Walsh and he's hacked by Zachary Whittle - foul #3 on Zachary Whittle, team foul #4 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Grove City | Dennis Wells (PG) Michael Clark | |
| Subs | Whittier | Arthur Olguin (PG) Glen Walsh | |
| 09:37 | Whittier | Donald Frank misses the free throw | 50-56 |
| 09:37 | Grove City | Ted Kangas grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 09:19 | Grove City | Eric Turner clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 09:18 | Whittier | Daniel Gobert grabs the board | 50-56 |
| 08:59 | Whittier | Ted Kangas swats the short shot by Donald Frank | 50-56 |
| 08:58 | Grove City | Zachary Whittle grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 08:41 | Grove City | Zachary Whittle knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Ted Kangas | 52-56 |
| 08:29 | Whittier | Arthur Olguin buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Douglas Baca | 52-58 |
| 08:13 | Grove City | Eric Turner can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Daniel Gobert - foul #3 on Daniel Gobert, team foul #7 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Grove City | Michael Clark (PG), Billy Culley (SG), Sean Knight (PF), Ronald Hawkins (C) Dennis Wells, Gary Coker, Ted Kangas, Zachary Whittle | |
| Subs | Whittier | Richard Brickey (SF), Daniel Ely (C) Daniel Gobert, Donald Frank | |
| 08:13 | Grove City | Eric Turner misses the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 08:13 | Grove City | Eric Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 07:50 | Whittier | Richard Brickey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-58 |
| 07:48 | Whittier | Douglas Baca pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Michael Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Billy Culley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Turner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sean Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Arthur Olguin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Baca (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Brickey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andre Voss (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Ely (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Whittier | Richard Brickey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-58 |
| 07:33 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Sean Knight | 53-58 |
| 07:16 | Grove City | Billy Culley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-58 |
| 07:15 | Whittier | Andre Voss snags the defensive board | 53-58 |
| 07:02 | Whittier | Richard Brickey is fouled on the floor by Eric Turner - foul #3 on Eric Turner, team foul #5 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Grove City | Gary Coker (SG), Dwight Miller (SF), Ted Kangas (PF) Billy Culley, Eric Turner, Sean Knight | |
| Subs | Whittier | John Dawkins (PG), Glen Walsh (SG), Daniel Gobert (PF) Arthur Olguin, Douglas Baca, Andre Voss | |
| 06:50 | Whittier | Richard Brickey buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-61 |
| 06:37 | Grove City | Michael Clark misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-61 |
| 06:35 | Grove City | Dwight Miller grabs the offensive rebound | 53-61 |
| 06:23 | Grove City | Michael Clark hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ted Kangas | 55-61 |
| 06:11 | Whittier | Glen Walsh connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-64 |
| 06:01 | Grove City | Ted Kangas drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Coker | 57-64 |
| 05:39 | Whittier | Richard Brickey makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-67 |
| 05:25 | Grove City | Gary Coker misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 57-67 |
| 05:23 | Grove City | Ronald Hawkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-67 |
| 05:12 | Grove City | Michael Clark drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Gary Coker | 60-67 |
| 05:07 | Whittier | Ted Kangas swats the short shot by Glen Walsh | 60-67 |
| 05:06 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Ronald Hawkins | 60-67 |
| 04:48 | Grove City | Ted Kangas connects on the jumper in the lane | 62-67 |
| 04:48 | Whittier | Whittier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-67 |
| Subs | Grove City | Eric Turner (SF), Zachary Whittle (C) Dwight Miller, Ronald Hawkins | |
| Subs | Whittier | Arthur Olguin (PG), Douglas Baca (SG), Andre Voss (PF), Donald Frank (C) John Dawkins, Glen Walsh, Daniel Gobert, Daniel Ely | |
| 04:29 | Whittier | Andre Voss loses the ball out of bounds | 62-67 |
| 04:11 | Grove City | Ted Kangas is called for a backcourt violation | 62-67 |
| 03:58 | Whittier | Arthur Olguin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Eric Turner - foul #4 on Eric Turner, team foul #6 | 62-67 |
| 03:58 | Whittier | Arthur Olguin misses the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 03:58 | Whittier | Arthur Olguin misses the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 03:58 | Grove City | Ted Kangas grabs the board | 62-67 |
| 03:40 | Grove City | Eric Turner is hacked by Richard Brickey - foul #2 on Richard Brickey, team foul #8 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Grove City | Billy Culley (SG) Gary Coker | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 03:40 | Grove City | Eric Turner makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 03:40 | Grove City | Eric Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 03:40 | Whittier | Donald Frank gets the rebound | 63-67 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Michael Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Billy Culley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Turner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ted Kangas (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Zachary Whittle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Arthur Olguin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Baca (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Brickey (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andre Voss (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Frank (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:24 | Whittier | Donald Frank hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-67 |
| 03:23 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Ted Kangas | 63-67 |
| 03:05 | Grove City | Arthur Olguin takes the ball from Eric Turner | 63-67 |
| 02:45 | Whittier | Arthur Olguin can't finish the layup | 63-67 |
| 02:44 | Whittier | Andre Voss misses the tip | 63-67 |
| 02:43 | Whittier | Donald Frank tips it but misses | 63-67 |
| 02:41 | Grove City | Zachary Whittle pulls down the rebound | 63-67 |
| 02:30 | Grove City | Zachary Whittle blows the layup | 63-67 |
| 02:29 | Grove City | Ted Kangas snags the offensive board | 63-67 |
| 02:18 | Grove City | Billy Culley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Clark and he's fouled by Andre Voss - foul #3 on Andre Voss, team foul #9 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Grove City | Gary Coker (PG), Sean Knight (PF) Michael Clark, Ted Kangas | |
| Subs | Whittier | Daniel Gobert (SF), Daniel Ely (C) Richard Brickey, Donald Frank | |
| 02:18 | Grove City | Billy Culley misses the free throw | 65-67 |
| 02:18 | Grove City | Billy Culley grabs the offensive board | 65-67 |
| 02:18 | Grove City | Grove City calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| 02:00 | Grove City | Billy Culley's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Ely | 65-67 |
| 01:59 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Douglas Baca | 65-67 |
| 01:59 | Whittier | Whittier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| Subs | Grove City | Michael Clark (PG), Ted Kangas (PF) Billy Culley, Sean Knight | |
| Subs | Whittier | Richard Brickey (SF), Donald Frank (C) Daniel Gobert, Daniel Ely | |
| 01:32 | Whittier | Michael Clark picks off the pass by Douglas Baca | 65-67 |
| 01:09 | Grove City | Ted Kangas is fouled on the floor by Douglas Baca - foul #1 on Douglas Baca, team foul #10 | 65-67 |
| 01:09 | Grove City | Ted Kangas misses the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 01:09 | Grove City | Ted Kangas makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:59 | Whittier | Richard Brickey makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Arthur Olguin | 66-70 |
| 00:33 | Grove City | Gary Coker is fouled on the floor by Andre Voss - foul #4 on Andre Voss, team foul #11 | 66-70 |
| 00:33 | Grove City | Gary Coker makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:33 | Grove City | Gary Coker makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Whittier | Michael Clark is called for the reach on Richard Brickey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Clark, team foul #7 | 68-70 |
| 00:31 | Whittier | Richard Brickey misses the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:31 | Grove City | Ted Kangas grabs the defensive rebound | 68-70 |
| 00:24 | Grove City | Michael Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-70 |
| 00:22 | Whittier | Douglas Baca is hacked by Michael Clark in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Clark, team foul #8 | 68-70 |
| 00:22 | Whittier | Douglas Baca misses the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:22 | Grove City | Zachary Whittle snags the defensive board | 68-70 |
| 00:17 | Grove City | Ted Kangas is called for traveling | 68-70 |
| 00:16 | Whittier | Richard Brickey is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Clark - foul #3 on Michael Clark, team foul #9 | 68-70 |
| 00:16 | Whittier | Richard Brickey makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:16 | Whittier | Richard Brickey makes the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Grove City | Gary Coker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-72 |
| 00:09 | Whittier | Richard Brickey snags the defensive board | 68-72 |
| 00:07 | Whittier | Richard Brickey is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Coker - foul #1 on Gary Coker, team foul #10 | 68-72 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Whittier | John Dawkins (PG) Arthur Olguin | |
| 00:07 | Whittier | Richard Brickey makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:07 | Whittier | Richard Brickey makes the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:01 | Grove City | Eric Turner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-74 |
| 00:00 | Whittier | Douglas Baca gets the rebound | 68-74 |