| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - James Flatt (fresh) SG - Eric Rhodes (fresh) SF - Shannon Jones (fresh) PF - Donald Cook (fresh) C - Alan Glenn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Michael Whitesell (fresh) SG - Charles Cole (fresh) SF - Steven Jones (fresh) PF - James Maddock (fresh) C - Timothy Hamon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Bluffton | Alan Glenn wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Bluffton | Eric Rhodes makes the contested 3pt shot from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | Defiance | Michael Whitesell is fouled on the floor by James Flatt - foul #1 on James Flatt, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:11 | Defiance | James Maddock comes up short on the floater from the left side | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | Bluffton | Shannon Jones grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 19:05 | Bluffton | James Flatt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 18:42 | Defiance | James Maddock comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 3-0 |
| 18:40 | Bluffton | Shannon Jones gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:35 | Bluffton | Alan Glenn can't finish the layup | 3-0 |
| 18:33 | Bluffton | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Cook | 3-0 |
| 18:28 | Bluffton | Michael Whitesell steals it from Alan Glenn | 3-0 |
| 18:21 | Defiance | Steven Jones misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:20 | Bluffton | Alan Glenn pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:13 | Bluffton | Shannon Jones comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Steven Jones - foul #1 on Steven Jones, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:13 | Bluffton | Shannon Jones makes the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:13 | Bluffton | Shannon Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| 17:56 | Defiance | Timothy Hamon misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 5-0 |
| 17:55 | Defiance | James Maddock grabs the offensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:46 | Defiance | Alan Glenn steps in front of the Michael Whitesell pass | 5-0 |
| 17:40 | Bluffton | Shannon Jones misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 5-0 |
| 17:38 | Bluffton | Shannon Jones snags the offensive board | 5-0 |
| 17:17 | Bluffton | Shannon Jones misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 5-0 |
| 17:15 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Timothy Hamon | 5-0 |
| 16:58 | Defiance | James Maddock is whistled for traveling | 5-0 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Eric Pierce (SG), Ricky Barstow (SF), Norman Dubiansky (PF) Eric Rhodes, Shannon Jones, Donald Cook | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 16:40 | Bluffton | Norman Dubiansky clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Timothy Hamon - foul #1 on Timothy Hamon, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Charlie Cook (C) Alan Glenn | |
| Subs | Defiance | Todd Chambers (C) Timothy Hamon | |
| 16:40 | Bluffton | Norman Dubiansky makes the 1st free throw | 6-0 |
| 16:40 | Bluffton | Norman Dubiansky makes the 2nd free throw | 7-0 |
| 16:31 | Defiance | James Maddock misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Norman Dubiansky - foul #1 on Norman Dubiansky, team foul #2 | 7-0 |
| 16:31 | Defiance | James Maddock makes the 1st free throw | 7-1 |
| 16:31 | Defiance | James Maddock makes the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 16:09 | Bluffton | Norman Dubiansky misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-2 |
| 16:07 | Defiance | James Maddock snags the defensive board | 7-2 |
| 15:51 | Defiance | Steven Jones hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - James Flatt (fairly fresh) SG - Eric Pierce (fresh) SF - Ricky Barstow (fresh) PF - Norman Dubiansky (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charlie Cook (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Michael Whitesell (fresh) SG - Charles Cole (fairly fresh) SF - Steven Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Maddock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Chambers (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Bluffton | Charlie Cook scores on a floater from the right wing | 9-4 |
| 15:39 | Defiance | Charles Cole clanks a jumper from the right block | 9-4 |
| 15:38 | Defiance | James Maddock tips it home | 9-6 |
| 15:16 | Bluffton | Charlie Cook is hacked by Michael Whitesell - foul #1 on Michael Whitesell, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Eric Rhodes (SG), Alan Glenn (C) James Flatt, Charlie Cook | |
| Subs | Defiance | Kurt Archibald (PG), Anthony Jankowski (SG), Quincy Turner (SF), Michael Bryant (PF), Timothy Hamon (C) Michael Whitesell, Charles Cole, Steven Jones, James Maddock, Todd Chambers | |
| 15:00 | Bluffton | Ricky Barstow is hacked by Timothy Hamon - foul #2 on Timothy Hamon, team foul #4 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Shannon Jones (SF) Ricky Barstow | |
| Subs | Defiance | Todd Chambers (C) Timothy Hamon | |
| 14:55 | Bluffton | Alan Glenn misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Quincy Turner - foul #1 on Quincy Turner, team foul #5 | 9-6 |
| 14:55 | Bluffton | Alan Glenn misses the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:55 | Bluffton | Alan Glenn makes the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 14:43 | Defiance | Kurt Archibald hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Eric Pierce - foul #1 on Eric Pierce, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Donald Cook (PF) Norman Dubiansky | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 14:43 | Defiance | Kurt Archibald makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:43 | Defiance | Kurt Archibald makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:28 | Bluffton | Shannon Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-8 |
| Subs | Bluffton | James Flatt (PG) Eric Pierce | |
| Subs | Defiance | Michael Whitesell (PG) Kurt Archibald | |
| 14:21 | Defiance | Quincy Turner connects on the floater near the basket | 10-10 |
| 14:17 | Bluffton | Quincy Turner steps in front of the Shannon Jones pass | 10-10 |
| 14:14 | Defiance | Michael Whitesell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Quincy Turner | 10-12 |
| 13:53 | Bluffton | Shannon Jones hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Cook | 12-12 |
| 13:37 | Defiance | Michael Whitesell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-12 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Ricky Barstow (SF), Norman Dubiansky (PF) Shannon Jones, Donald Cook | |
| Subs | Defiance | Charles Cole (SG), James Maddock (PF) Anthony Jankowski, Todd Chambers | |
| 13:22 | Bluffton | Alan Glenn misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 12-12 |
| 13:21 | Defiance | James Maddock snags the defensive board | 12-12 |
| 13:09 | Defiance | James Maddock's fadeaway is rejected by Norman Dubiansky | 12-12 |
| 13:08 | Defiance | Michael Bryant pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 13:03 | Defiance | Charles Cole buries a jumpshot from the right side | 12-14 |
| 12:54 | Bluffton | Alan Glenn comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 12-14 |
| 12:52 | Defiance | Michael Whitesell grabs the defensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 12:37 | Defiance | James Maddock drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 12-16 |
| 12:21 | Bluffton | Alan Glenn is hacked by Quincy Turner - foul #2 on Quincy Turner, team foul #6 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Eric Pierce (PG), Charlie Cook (C) James Flatt, Alan Glenn | |
| Subs | Defiance | Kurt Archibald (PG), Steven Jones (SF), Todd Chambers (C) Michael Whitesell, Quincy Turner, Michael Bryant | |
| 12:08 | Bluffton | Eric Rhodes connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-16 |
| 11:47 | Defiance | Charles Cole misses short on a floater from the right side | 15-16 |
| 11:46 | Bluffton | Charlie Cook gets the rebound | 15-16 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Eric Pierce (fresh) SG - Eric Rhodes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ricky Barstow (fairly fresh) PF - Norman Dubiansky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Charlie Cook (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Kurt Archibald (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Cole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Maddock (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Todd Chambers (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Bluffton | Eric Rhodes splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-16 |
| 11:39 | Defiance | James Maddock grabs the defensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 11:35 | Defiance | Charles Cole can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Eric Rhodes - foul #1 on Eric Rhodes, team foul #4 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Shannon Jones (SF), Donald Cook (PF) Ricky Barstow, Norman Dubiansky | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 11:35 | Defiance | Charles Cole makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 11:35 | Defiance | Charles Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 11:15 | Bluffton | Steven Jones is called for the reach on Shannon Jones - foul #2 on Steven Jones, team foul #7 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Bluffton | James Flatt (PG), Alan Glenn (C) Eric Rhodes, Charlie Cook | |
| Subs | Defiance | Michael Whitesell (PG), Anthony Jankowski (SG), Michael Williamson (SF) Kurt Archibald, Charles Cole, Steven Jones | |
| 11:15 | Bluffton | Shannon Jones misses the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 11:15 | Defiance | The rebound goes to James Maddock | 15-18 |
| 11:07 | Defiance | James Maddock misses the floater from the free throw line | 15-18 |
| 11:06 | Defiance | James Maddock tips it back up and in | 15-20 |
| 10:45 | Bluffton | Alan Glenn knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from James Flatt | 17-20 |
| 10:41 | Defiance | Michael Whitesell is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Whitesell, team foul #8 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Kurt Archibald (PG), Michael Bryant (C) Michael Whitesell, Todd Chambers | |
| 10:30 | Bluffton | Alan Glenn hits the finger roll set up by Shannon Jones | 19-20 |
| 10:16 | Defiance | James Maddock misses badly on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Donald Cook - foul #1 on Donald Cook, team foul #5 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Eric Rhodes (SG), Charlie Cook (PF) Eric Pierce, Donald Cook | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 10:16 | Defiance | James Maddock misses the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 10:16 | Defiance | James Maddock makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 09:57 | Bluffton | Kurt Archibald picks off the pass by Eric Rhodes | 19-21 |
| 09:53 | Defiance | James Maddock lays it in on a great pass from Kurt Archibald | 19-23 |
| 09:34 | Bluffton | Anthony Jankowski steps in front of the Charlie Cook pass | 19-23 |
| 09:31 | Defiance | Kurt Archibald banks in the layup set up by Anthony Jankowski | 19-25 |
| 09:11 | Bluffton | Anthony Jankowski is called for the reach on Eric Rhodes - foul #1 on Anthony Jankowski, team foul #9 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Eric Pierce (PG), Ricky Barstow (SF), Norman Dubiansky (PF) James Flatt, Shannon Jones, Alan Glenn | |
| Subs | Defiance | Charles Cole (SG), Todd Chambers (C) Anthony Jankowski, Michael Bryant | |
| 09:11 | Bluffton | Eric Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 09:11 | Bluffton | Eric Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 08:56 | Defiance | James Maddock misses short on a shot from the right block | 21-25 |
| 08:54 | Bluffton | Charlie Cook pulls down the rebound | 21-25 |
| 08:49 | Bluffton | Eric Rhodes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-25 |
| 08:47 | Defiance | Todd Chambers snags the defensive board | 21-25 |
| 08:38 | Defiance | Todd Chambers misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 21-25 |
| 08:37 | Bluffton | Charlie Cook snags the defensive board | 21-25 |
| 08:31 | Bluffton | Eric Rhodes evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-25 |
| 08:29 | Defiance | James Maddock pulls down the rebound | 21-25 |
| 08:10 | Defiance | Charles Cole buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kurt Archibald | 21-27 |
| 07:59 | Bluffton | Charlie Cook clanks a floater from the free throw line | 21-27 |
| 07:57 | Defiance | Todd Chambers snags the defensive board | 21-27 |
| 07:50 | Defiance | Charles Cole loses the dribble to Norman Dubiansky | 21-27 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Eric Pierce (fairly fresh) SG - Eric Rhodes (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Ricky Barstow (fresh) PF - Norman Dubiansky (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charlie Cook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Kurt Archibald (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Cole (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Williamson (fairly fresh) PF - James Maddock (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Todd Chambers (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Bluffton | Eric Rhodes is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 21-27 |
| Subs | Bluffton | James Flatt (PG), Donald Cook (PF), Alan Glenn (C) Eric Pierce, Eric Rhodes, Charlie Cook | |
| Subs | Defiance | Anthony Jankowski (SG), Michael Bryant (PF) Kurt Archibald, James Maddock | |
| 07:10 | Defiance | Charles Cole misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Donald Cook - foul #2 on Donald Cook, team foul #6 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Eric Pierce (SG), Shannon Jones (SF) Ricky Barstow, Donald Cook | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 07:10 | Defiance | Charles Cole makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 07:10 | Defiance | Charles Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 06:49 | Bluffton | Michael Bryant swats the short shot by Norman Dubiansky | 21-29 |
| 06:47 | Bluffton | Alan Glenn tips it back up and in | 23-29 |
| 06:35 | Defiance | Michael Williamson is called for 3 seconds | 23-29 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Michael Whitesell (PG) Charles Cole | |
| 06:26 | Bluffton | Shannon Jones comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-29 |
| 06:25 | Bluffton | Alan Glenn gets the offensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 06:07 | Bluffton | Alan Glenn clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 23-29 |
| 06:05 | Defiance | Anthony Jankowski pulls down the rebound | 23-29 |
| 06:00 | Defiance | Alan Glenn is called for the reach on Todd Chambers - foul #1 on Alan Glenn, team foul #7 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Kurt Archibald (SF) Michael Williamson | |
| 06:00 | Defiance | Todd Chambers misses the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 06:00 | Bluffton | Alan Glenn pulls down the rebound | 23-29 |
| 05:56 | Bluffton | Shannon Jones makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Norman Dubiansky | 25-29 |
| 05:36 | Defiance | Kurt Archibald's pass is intercepted by James Flatt | 25-29 |
| 05:17 | Bluffton | Alan Glenn buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by James Flatt | 27-29 |
| 04:59 | Defiance | Kurt Archibald can't connect on a floater from the left side | 27-29 |
| 04:58 | Bluffton | Norman Dubiansky gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 04:37 | Bluffton | Kurt Archibald steals the ball from Alan Glenn | 27-29 |
| 04:28 | Defiance | Michael Whitesell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 27-29 |
| 04:26 | Bluffton | Alan Glenn snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 04:22 | Bluffton | Shannon Jones slams it home | 29-29 |
| 04:18 | Defiance | Kurt Archibald is called for a charge - foul #1 on Kurt Archibald, team foul #10 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Eric Rhodes (SG), Ricky Barstow (SF), Charlie Cook (PF) Eric Pierce, Shannon Jones, Norman Dubiansky | |
| Subs | Defiance | Charles Cole (SG), Michael Williamson (SF), James Maddock (PF) Anthony Jankowski, Kurt Archibald, Michael Bryant | |
| 04:04 | Bluffton | Charlie Cook is hacked by James Maddock - foul #1 on James Maddock, team foul #11 | 29-29 |
| 04:04 | Bluffton | Charlie Cook misses the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 04:04 | Bluffton | Charlie Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 04:04 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Todd Chambers | 29-29 |
| 03:48 | Defiance | James Maddock clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 03:46 | Defiance | James Maddock grabs the offensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 03:23 | Defiance | James Maddock jams it | 29-31 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - James Flatt (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Eric Rhodes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ricky Barstow (fresh) PF - Charlie Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Glenn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Michael Whitesell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Cole (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Williamson (fairly fresh) PF - James Maddock (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - Todd Chambers (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Bluffton | Alan Glenn hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 29-31 |
| 03:09 | Bluffton | Alan Glenn can't tip it in | 29-31 |
| 03:07 | Defiance | Michael Williamson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 02:53 | Defiance | Michael Whitesell comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 29-31 |
| 02:51 | Bluffton | Eric Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 02:33 | Bluffton | Charlie Cook misses long on a jumper from close range | 29-31 |
| 02:31 | Defiance | Michael Williamson snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 02:19 | Defiance | Michael Whitesell drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Williamson and he's hacked by James Flatt - foul #2 on James Flatt, team foul #8 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Eric Pierce (PG), Shannon Jones (SF), Donald Cook (PF) James Flatt, Ricky Barstow, Charlie Cook | |
| Subs | Defiance | Steven Jones (SF), Timothy Hamon (C) Michael Williamson, Todd Chambers | |
| 02:19 | Defiance | Michael Whitesell makes the free throw | 29-34 |
| 01:58 | Bluffton | Shannon Jones is whistled for traveling | 29-34 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Kurt Archibald (PG), Anthony Jankowski (SG) Michael Whitesell, Charles Cole | |
| 01:42 | Defiance | Steven Jones is hacked by Eric Rhodes - foul #2 on Eric Rhodes, team foul #9 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Michael Bryant (PF) James Maddock | |
| 01:42 | Defiance | Steven Jones makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 01:42 | Defiance | Steven Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 01:27 | Bluffton | Eric Rhodes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-36 |
| 01:25 | Defiance | Michael Bryant gets the rebound | 29-36 |
| 01:17 | Defiance | Timothy Hamon misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 29-36 |
| 01:16 | Bluffton | Alan Glenn snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 01:11 | Bluffton | Shannon Jones misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Steven Jones - foul #3 on Steven Jones, team foul #12 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Ricky Barstow (SG), Charlie Cook (C) Eric Rhodes, Alan Glenn | |
| Subs | Defiance | Quincy Turner (SF) Steven Jones | |
| 01:11 | Bluffton | Shannon Jones makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 01:11 | Bluffton | Shannon Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 01:02 | Defiance | Kurt Archibald clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 01:01 | Defiance | Michael Bryant can't tip it in | 31-36 |
| 00:59 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Charlie Cook | 31-36 |
| 00:55 | Bluffton | Shannon Jones's floater is tipped away by Timothy Hamon | 31-36 |
| 00:53 | Defiance | Quincy Turner grabs the board | 31-36 |
| 00:38 | Defiance | Quincy Turner misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 31-36 |
| 00:37 | Bluffton | Ricky Barstow gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 00:33 | Bluffton | Eric Pierce is fouled in the backcourt by Kurt Archibald - foul #2 on Kurt Archibald, team foul #13 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Bluffton | James Flatt (PG), Norman Dubiansky (PF) Shannon Jones, Donald Cook | |
| Subs | Defiance | Charles Cole (SG), James Maddock (PF) Anthony Jankowski, Timothy Hamon | |
| 00:33 | Bluffton | Eric Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 00:33 | Bluffton | Eric Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 00:17 | Defiance | Quincy Turner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 33-36 |
| 00:16 | Defiance | Michael Bryant snags the offensive board | 33-36 |
| 00:03 | Defiance | James Maddock misses long on a runner from the left block | 33-36 |
| 00:01 | Defiance | Michael Bryant hits the follow up shot | 33-38 |
| 00:00 | Bluffton | James Flatt misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 33-38 |