| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Gerald Berry (fresh) SG - Anthony Smith (fresh) SF - Larry Banks (fresh) PF - Daniel Chapman (fresh) C - Timothy Hayes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Frederic Keene (fresh) SG - Cedric Hanson (fresh) SF - Daniel Bayne (fresh) PF - Michael Law (fresh) C - Jonathon Thomas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:52 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Banks | 3-0 |
| 19:38 | Defiance | Daniel Bayne double dribbles | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:17 | Defiance | Michael Law grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:59 | Defiance | Cedric Hanson misses the lay-in | 3-0 |
| 18:58 | Defiance | Daniel Bayne pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:51 | Defiance | Frederic Keene misses short on a shot from the left block | 3-0 |
| 18:50 | Defiance | Daniel Bayne hits the follow up shot | 3-2 |
| 18:44 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:42 | Defiance | Jonathon Thomas pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:37 | Defiance | Frederic Keene clanks a runner from close range | 3-2 |
| 18:36 | Howard Payne | Daniel Chapman grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 18:30 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Anthony Smith | 5-2 |
| 18:20 | Defiance | Frederic Keene clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 18:18 | Defiance | Jonathon Thomas tips it but misses | 5-2 |
| 18:16 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:02 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith is fouled on the floor by Cedric Hanson - foul #1 on Cedric Hanson, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 17:51 | Howard Payne | Daniel Chapman connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Smith | 7-2 |
| 17:42 | Defiance | Jonathon Thomas misses badly on a runner from the left block | 7-2 |
| 17:41 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry pulls down the rebound | 7-2 |
| 17:16 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry's layup is rejected by Michael Law | 7-2 |
| 17:15 | Defiance | Jonathon Thomas snags the defensive board | 7-2 |
| 16:57 | Defiance | Michael Law loses the dribble to Gerald Berry | 7-2 |
| 16:43 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-2 |
| 16:42 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks tips it back up and in | 9-2 |
| 16:32 | Defiance | Daniel Bayne is hacked by Gerald Berry - foul #1 on Gerald Berry, team foul #1 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Jonathan Mullins (PG), Wayne Easterday (SG), Dustin Solum (SF), Jeremy Hopkins (PF), Vincent Hindman (C) Gerald Berry, Anthony Smith, Larry Banks, Daniel Chapman, Timothy Hayes | |
| Subs | Defiance | Moses Ridings (PG), Donnie Taylor (SG), Blake Britt (SF), Anthony Lopresti (PF), Adrian Gray (C) Frederic Keene, Cedric Hanson, Daniel Bayne, Michael Law, Jonathon Thomas | |
| 16:26 | Defiance | Blake Britt connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Moses Ridings | 9-4 |
| 16:24 | Howard Payne | Jonathan Mullins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-4 |
| 16:19 | Defiance | Jeremy Hopkins steals it from Anthony Lopresti | 9-4 |
| 16:04 | Howard Payne | Jonathan Mullins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-4 |
| 16:02 | Howard Payne | Dustin Solum pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 15:52 | Howard Payne | Vincent Hindman misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Adrian Gray - foul #1 on Adrian Gray, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry (PG), Anthony Smith (SG) Jonathan Mullins, Wayne Easterday | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 15:52 | Howard Payne | Vincent Hindman makes the 1st free throw | 10-4 |
| 15:52 | Howard Payne | Vincent Hindman makes the 2nd free throw | 11-4 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Gerald Berry (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anthony Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dustin Solum (fresh) PF - Jeremy Hopkins (fresh) C - Vincent Hindman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Moses Ridings (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donnie Taylor (fresh) SF - Blake Britt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Lopresti (fresh) C - Adrian Gray (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Defiance | Moses Ridings hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 11-4 |
| 15:38 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith grabs the board | 11-4 |
| 15:34 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Gerald Berry and he's hacked by Donnie Taylor - foul #1 on Donnie Taylor, team foul #3 | 13-4 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Nicholas Warden (PF), Timothy Hayes (C) Jeremy Hopkins, Vincent Hindman | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 15:34 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith misses the free throw | 13-4 |
| 15:34 | Defiance | Anthony Lopresti grabs the board | 13-4 |
| 15:29 | Defiance | Blake Britt makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Moses Ridings | 13-6 |
| 15:07 | Howard Payne | Adrian Gray denies the turnaround by Timothy Hayes | 13-6 |
| 15:05 | Howard Payne | Nicholas Warden hits the follow up shot | 15-6 |
| 14:52 | Defiance | Blake Britt's pass is intercepted by Gerald Berry | 15-6 |
| 14:48 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry hits the finger roll | 17-6 |
| 14:22 | Defiance | Moses Ridings is fouled on the floor by Timothy Hayes - foul #1 on Timothy Hayes, team foul #2 | 17-6 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Larry Banks (SF), Jeremy Hopkins (PF), Vincent Hindman (C) Dustin Solum, Nicholas Warden, Timothy Hayes | |
| Subs | Defiance | Frederic Keene (PG), Cedric Hanson (SG), Daniel Bayne (SF), Michael Law (PF), Andy Sullivan (C) Moses Ridings, Donnie Taylor, Blake Britt, Anthony Lopresti, Adrian Gray | |
| 14:11 | Defiance | Michael Law connects on the floater near the basket set up by Cedric Hanson | 17-8 |
| 13:48 | Howard Payne | The short jumper by Vincent Hindman is denied by Michael Law | 17-8 |
| 13:46 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Cedric Hanson | 17-8 |
| 13:38 | Defiance | Larry Banks steals the ball from Frederic Keene | 17-8 |
| 13:35 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry misses the easy layup | 17-8 |
| 13:33 | Defiance | Daniel Bayne grabs the board | 17-8 |
| 13:26 | Defiance | Frederic Keene hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Gerald Berry - foul #2 on Gerald Berry, team foul #3 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Jonathan Mullins (PG), Daniel Chapman (PF), Timothy Hayes (C) Gerald Berry, Jeremy Hopkins, Vincent Hindman | |
| Subs | Defiance | Jonathon Thomas (C) Andy Sullivan | |
| 13:26 | Defiance | Frederic Keene makes the free throw | 17-11 |
| 13:10 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Cedric Hanson - foul #2 on Cedric Hanson, team foul #4 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Blake Britt (SG), Anthony Lopresti (PF) Cedric Hanson, Michael Law | |
| 13:10 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith misses the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 13:10 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 18-11 |
| 12:55 | Defiance | Blake Britt is hacked by Anthony Smith - foul #1 on Anthony Smith, team foul #4 | 18-11 |
| 12:39 | Defiance | Daniel Chapman takes the ball from Jonathon Thomas | 18-11 |
| 12:30 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Jonathan Mullins | 20-11 |
| 12:12 | Defiance | Anthony Lopresti's floater is tipped away by Timothy Hayes | 20-11 |
| 12:11 | Defiance | Daniel Bayne grabs the offensive rebound | 20-11 |
| 11:50 | Defiance | Blake Britt is hacked by Anthony Smith - foul #2 on Anthony Smith, team foul #5 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Wayne Easterday (SG), Nicholas Warden (PF) Anthony Smith, Daniel Chapman | |
| Subs | Defiance | Moses Ridings (PG), Donnie Taylor (SG), Adrian Gray (C) Frederic Keene, Daniel Bayne, Anthony Lopresti | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Jonathan Mullins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wayne Easterday (fresh) SF - Larry Banks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Warden (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Hayes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Moses Ridings (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donnie Taylor (fresh) SF - Blake Britt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jonathon Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. C - Adrian Gray (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Defiance | Blake Britt connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Donnie Taylor | 20-14 |
| 11:21 | Howard Payne | Wayne Easterday drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jonathan Mullins | 23-14 |
| 11:10 | Defiance | The short jumper by Jonathon Thomas is denied by Nicholas Warden | 23-14 |
| 11:08 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Wayne Easterday | 23-14 |
| 10:55 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Adrian Gray - foul #2 on Adrian Gray, team foul #5 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Dustin Solum (SF), Daniel Chapman (PF) Larry Banks, Nicholas Warden | |
| Subs | Defiance | Michael Hartley (SF), Michael Law (PF), Andy Sullivan (C) Blake Britt, Jonathon Thomas, Adrian Gray | |
| 10:55 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 24-14 |
| 10:55 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 25-14 |
| 10:42 | Defiance | Michael Law can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Jonathan Mullins - foul #1 on Jonathan Mullins, team foul #6 | 25-14 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Larry Banks (SF), Vincent Hindman (C) Dustin Solum, Timothy Hayes | |
| Subs | Defiance | Frederic Keene (PG) Michael Hartley | |
| 10:42 | Defiance | Michael Law makes the 1st free throw | 25-15 |
| 10:42 | Defiance | Michael Law makes the 2nd free throw | 25-16 |
| 10:33 | Howard Payne | Jonathan Mullins travels with the ball | 25-16 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes (C) Vincent Hindman | |
| Subs | Defiance | Daniel Bayne (SF) Moses Ridings | |
| 10:17 | Defiance | Michael Law hits a shot from the right wing set up by Frederic Keene | 25-18 |
| 10:01 | Howard Payne | Jonathan Mullins misses long on a 3 from straight away | 25-18 |
| 09:59 | Howard Payne | Daniel Chapman pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-18 |
| 09:40 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes is whistled for a carry | 25-18 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Dustin Solum (SF), Jeremy Hopkins (PF), Vincent Hindman (C) Larry Banks, Daniel Chapman, Timothy Hayes | |
| Subs | Defiance | Blake Britt (SG) Donnie Taylor | |
| 09:29 | Defiance | The jumper by Frederic Keene is denied by Dustin Solum | 25-18 |
| 09:27 | Defiance | Daniel Bayne tips it but misses | 25-18 |
| 09:26 | Howard Payne | Dustin Solum grabs the defensive rebound | 25-18 |
| 09:03 | Howard Payne | Dustin Solum can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-18 |
| 09:01 | Defiance | Michael Law grabs the board | 25-18 |
| 08:55 | Defiance | Blake Britt drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Frederic Keene | 25-21 |
| 08:41 | Howard Payne | Wayne Easterday misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-21 |
| 08:39 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Michael Law | 25-21 |
| 08:32 | Defiance | Frederic Keene misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 25-21 |
| 08:31 | Howard Payne | Dustin Solum grabs the board | 25-21 |
| 08:13 | Howard Payne | Jonathan Mullins makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Wayne Easterday | 28-21 |
| 07:57 | Defiance | Blake Britt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-21 |
| 07:56 | Defiance | Michael Law gets the offensive rebound | 28-21 |
| 07:43 | Defiance | Michael Law drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Daniel Bayne | 28-23 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Jonathan Mullins (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Easterday (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Solum (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Hopkins (fresh) C - Vincent Hindman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Frederic Keene (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Blake Britt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Daniel Bayne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Law (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Andy Sullivan (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Howard Payne | Wayne Easterday misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-23 |
| 07:26 | Howard Payne | Dustin Solum tips it in | 30-23 |
| 07:21 | Defiance | Daniel Bayne is called for traveling | 30-23 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith (SG), Larry Banks (SF), Daniel Chapman (PF), Timothy Hayes (C) Wayne Easterday, Dustin Solum, Jeremy Hopkins, Vincent Hindman | |
| Subs | Defiance | Moses Ridings (PG), Donnie Taylor (SG), Michael Hartley (SF), Anthony Lopresti (PF), Jonathon Thomas (C) Frederic Keene, Blake Britt, Daniel Bayne, Michael Law, Andy Sullivan | |
| 06:58 | Howard Payne | Jonathan Mullins drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Smith | 33-23 |
| 06:44 | Defiance | Anthony Lopresti's layup is rejected by Timothy Hayes | 33-23 |
| 06:42 | Defiance | Donnie Taylor hits the follow up shot | 33-25 |
| 06:31 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-25 |
| 06:29 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes misses the tip | 33-25 |
| 06:27 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks tips it in | 35-25 |
| 06:01 | Defiance | Anthony Lopresti hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Daniel Chapman - foul #1 on Daniel Chapman, team foul #7 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry (PG) Jonathan Mullins | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 06:01 | Defiance | Anthony Lopresti misses the free throw | 35-27 |
| 06:01 | Howard Payne | Daniel Chapman grabs the board | 35-27 |
| 05:48 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 35-27 |
| 05:46 | Defiance | Anthony Lopresti gets the rebound | 35-27 |
| 05:36 | Defiance | Anthony Lopresti can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 35-27 |
| 05:34 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry snags the defensive board | 35-27 |
| 05:21 | Howard Payne | Daniel Chapman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Anthony Smith | 37-27 |
| 05:14 | Defiance | Anthony Lopresti is whistled for traveling | 37-27 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Nicholas Warden (PF) Daniel Chapman | |
| Subs | Defiance | Blake Britt (SG), Michael Law (PF) Donnie Taylor, Anthony Lopresti | |
| 05:01 | Howard Payne | Michael Law takes the ball from Nicholas Warden | 37-27 |
| 04:43 | Defiance | Michael Law's fadeaway is rejected by Nicholas Warden | 37-27 |
| 04:42 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes pulls down the rebound | 37-27 |
| 04:29 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith is hacked by Blake Britt - foul #1 on Blake Britt, team foul #6 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Daniel Chapman (PF) Nicholas Warden | |
| Subs | Defiance | Frederic Keene (PG), Daniel Bayne (SF), Andy Sullivan (C) Moses Ridings, Michael Hartley, Jonathon Thomas | |
| 04:09 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-27 |
| 04:08 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks tips it but misses | 37-27 |
| 04:07 | Defiance | Michael Law grabs the board | 37-27 |
| 04:03 | Defiance | Frederic Keene connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Andy Sullivan | 37-30 |
| 03:40 | Howard Payne | Daniel Chapman hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Frederic Keene - foul #1 on Frederic Keene, team foul #7 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Cedric Hanson (SG), Anthony Lopresti (PF), Adrian Gray (C) Blake Britt, Michael Law, Andy Sullivan | |
| 03:40 | Howard Payne | Daniel Chapman misses the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 03:40 | Howard Payne | Daniel Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Gerald Berry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Larry Banks (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Hayes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Frederic Keene (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cedric Hanson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Bayne (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Anthony Lopresti (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Adrian Gray (fresh) | |
| 03:30 | Defiance | Anthony Lopresti misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 03:29 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks pulls down the rebound | 38-30 |
| 03:25 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 03:24 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Cedric Hanson | 38-30 |
| 03:06 | Defiance | Frederic Keene comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-30 |
| 03:05 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes snags the defensive board | 38-30 |
| 03:00 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Frederic Keene - foul #2 on Frederic Keene, team foul #8 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Nicholas Warden (PF) Daniel Chapman | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 03:00 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry misses the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 03:00 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 02:36 | Defiance | Anthony Lopresti double dribbles | 39-30 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Daniel Chapman (PF) Nicholas Warden | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 02:33 | Howard Payne | Frederic Keene takes the ball from Gerald Berry in the backcourt | 39-30 |
| 02:15 | Defiance | Frederic Keene scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Cedric Hanson | 39-33 |
| 01:46 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry is hacked by Cedric Hanson - foul #3 on Cedric Hanson, team foul #9 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Nicholas Warden (PF) Daniel Chapman | |
| Subs | Defiance | Moses Ridings (PG), Donnie Taylor (SG), Blake Britt (SF), Michael Law (PF), Jonathon Thomas (C) Frederic Keene, Cedric Hanson, Daniel Bayne, Anthony Lopresti, Adrian Gray | |
| 01:46 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 01:46 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry misses the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 01:46 | Defiance | Michael Law pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 01:33 | Defiance | Moses Ridings loses the dribble to Larry Banks | 40-33 |
| 01:16 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry is hacked by Moses Ridings - foul #1 on Moses Ridings, team foul #10 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Daniel Chapman (PF) Nicholas Warden | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 01:16 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry misses the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 01:16 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 01:03 | Defiance | Michael Law buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Donnie Taylor | 41-35 |
| 00:43 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks buries a jumper from the baseline and he's hacked by Donnie Taylor - foul #2 on Donnie Taylor, team foul #11 | 43-35 |
| 00:43 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks makes the free throw | 44-35 |
| 00:30 | Defiance | Blake Britt misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 44-35 |
| 00:29 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes gets the rebound | 44-35 |
| 00:05 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Gerald Berry | 46-35 |
| 00:00 | Defiance | Blake Britt clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-35 |