| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Christopher Cliff (fresh) SG - Douglas Hudson (fresh) SF - Douglas Deherrera (fresh) PF - Richard Schafer (fresh) C - Gary Lawson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wilmington | PG - Robert Green (fresh) SG - Richard Warner (fresh) SF - Alan Parker (fresh) PF - Harry Galloway (fresh) C - Herbert Hofer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio Northern | Richard Schafer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wilmington | Wilmington is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Ohio Northern | Christopher Cliff scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | Wilmington | Alan Parker is hacked by Gary Lawson - foul #1 on Gary Lawson, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:08 | Wilmington | Alan Parker hits a driving attempt from the right block | 3-2 |
| 18:52 | Ohio Northern | Douglas Hudson travels with the ball | 3-2 |
| 18:43 | Wilmington | Richard Warner misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Gary Lawson - foul #2 on Gary Lawson, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | James Hammes (C) Gary Lawson | |
| Subs | Wilmington | | |
| 18:43 | Wilmington | Richard Warner misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:43 | Wilmington | Richard Warner makes the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:18 | Ohio Northern | Christopher Cliff hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 18:16 | Wilmington | Herbert Hofer pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:03 | Wilmington | Richard Warner misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 3-3 |
| 18:01 | Ohio Northern | Douglas Deherrera snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 17:34 | Ohio Northern | Douglas Deherrera scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-3 |
| 17:25 | Wilmington | Robert Green is fouled on the floor by Christopher Cliff - foul #1 on Christopher Cliff, team foul #3 | 6-3 |
| 17:20 | Wilmington | Alan Parker makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Herbert Hofer and he's hacked by James Hammes - foul #1 on James Hammes, team foul #4 | 6-5 |
| 17:20 | Wilmington | Alan Parker misses the free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:20 | Ohio Northern | James Hammes gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:57 | Ohio Northern | Douglas Deherrera connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Douglas Hudson | 8-5 |
| 16:37 | Wilmington | Harry Galloway misses badly on a floater from the right side | 8-5 |
| 16:35 | Wilmington | Harry Galloway grabs the offensive board | 8-5 |
| 16:29 | Wilmington | Herbert Hofer misses long on a shot from the left wing | 8-5 |
| 16:28 | Ohio Northern | Richard Schafer pulls down the rebound | 8-5 |
| 16:07 | Ohio Northern | Douglas Hudson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-5 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Kevin Rose (PG), Sam Weaver (SG), Steven Woodward (SF), Chad Rakowski (PF) Christopher Cliff, Douglas Hudson, Douglas Deherrera, Richard Schafer | |
| Subs | Wilmington | | |
| 15:58 | Wilmington | Robert Green is fouled on the floor by Kevin Rose - foul #1 on Kevin Rose, team foul #5 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | | |
| Subs | Wilmington | Walter Deramus (PF) Harry Galloway | |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Kevin Rose (fresh) SG - Sam Weaver (fresh) SF - Steven Woodward (fresh) PF - Chad Rakowski (fresh) C - James Hammes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wilmington | PG - Robert Green (fresh) SG - Richard Warner (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Alan Parker (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Walter Deramus (fresh) C - Herbert Hofer (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Wilmington | Kevin Rose steps in front of the Alan Parker pass | 8-5 |
| 15:22 | Ohio Northern | Alan Parker picks off the pass by Steven Woodward | 8-5 |
| 14:57 | Wilmington | Herbert Hofer's fadeaway is rejected by Chad Rakowski | 8-5 |
| 14:55 | Ohio Northern | Chad Rakowski grabs the defensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 14:29 | Ohio Northern | Sam Weaver double dribbles | 8-5 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Christopher Cliff (PG), Douglas Hudson (SG), Douglas Deherrera (SF), Richard Schafer (PF) Kevin Rose, Sam Weaver, Steven Woodward, James Hammes | |
| Subs | Wilmington | William Bailey (PG), Walter Nickle (SG), Harold Cort (SF), Harry Galloway (PF), John Newbill (C) Robert Green, Richard Warner, Alan Parker, Walter Deramus, Herbert Hofer | |
| 14:19 | Wilmington | John Newbill misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 8-5 |
| 14:18 | Wilmington | Harry Galloway tips it home | 8-7 |
| 13:53 | Ohio Northern | Douglas Hudson buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Schafer | 11-7 |
| 13:40 | Wilmington | Harold Cort misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Douglas Deherrera - foul #1 on Douglas Deherrera, team foul #6 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | James Hammes (C) Chad Rakowski | |
| Subs | Wilmington | | |
| 13:40 | Wilmington | Harold Cort makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 13:40 | Wilmington | Harold Cort makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 13:18 | Ohio Northern | Douglas Hudson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-9 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | | |
| Subs | Wilmington | Robert Green (PG) William Bailey | |
| 13:01 | Wilmington | Douglas Hudson takes the ball from John Newbill | 11-9 |
| 12:41 | Ohio Northern | Douglas Hudson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-9 |
| 12:40 | Wilmington | Harold Cort grabs the defensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 12:35 | Wilmington | Robert Green clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 11-9 |
| 12:33 | Wilmington | Walter Nickle hits the follow up shot | 11-11 |
| 12:31 | Ohio Northern | Christopher Cliff throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-11 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Chad Rakowski (C) James Hammes | |
| Subs | Wilmington | Richard Warner (SG), Alan Parker (SF), Herbert Hofer (C) Walter Nickle, Harold Cort, John Newbill | |
| 12:17 | Wilmington | Herbert Hofer hits a wide open floater from close range on a great pass from Richard Warner out of a doubleteam | 11-13 |
| 11:54 | Ohio Northern | Douglas Hudson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-13 |
| 11:53 | Wilmington | Alan Parker gets the rebound | 11-13 |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Christopher Cliff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Douglas Hudson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Deherrera (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Schafer (fresh) C - Chad Rakowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wilmington | PG - Robert Green (fresh) SG - Richard Warner (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Parker (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harry Galloway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Herbert Hofer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Wilmington | Douglas Deherrera steals the ball from Richard Warner | 11-13 |
| 11:15 | Ohio Northern | Christopher Cliff hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 11-13 |
| 11:14 | Wilmington | The rebound goes to Herbert Hofer | 11-13 |
| 11:01 | Wilmington | Richard Warner is fouled on the floor by Douglas Hudson - foul #1 on Douglas Hudson, team foul #7 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Kevin Rose (PG), Sam Weaver (SG), Steven Woodward (SF), James Hammes (C) Christopher Cliff, Douglas Hudson, Douglas Deherrera, Chad Rakowski | |
| Subs | Wilmington | William Bailey (PG), Walter Deramus (PF) Robert Green, Harry Galloway | |
| 11:01 | Wilmington | Richard Warner makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 11:01 | Wilmington | Richard Warner makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 10:39 | Ohio Northern | Steven Woodward is fouled on the floor by Alan Parker - foul #1 on Alan Parker, team foul #1 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | | |
| Subs | Wilmington | John Newbill (C) Herbert Hofer | |
| 10:15 | Ohio Northern | John Newbill swats the shot by James Hammes | 11-15 |
| 10:13 | Ohio Northern | James Hammes tips it home | 13-15 |
| 10:02 | Wilmington | Walter Deramus misses badly on the uncontested floater from the free throw line | 13-15 |
| 10:01 | Ohio Northern | Steven Woodward gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| 09:34 | Ohio Northern | Sam Weaver knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Kevin Rose | 16-15 |
| 09:12 | Wilmington | Richard Warner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-15 |
| 09:10 | Ohio Northern | James Hammes grabs the board | 16-15 |
| 08:41 | Ohio Northern | Richard Schafer makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Kevin Rose and the foul's on John Newbill - foul #1 on John Newbill, team foul #2 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Christopher Cliff (PG), Douglas Hudson (SG), Douglas Deherrera (SF), Chad Rakowski (C) Kevin Rose, Sam Weaver, Steven Woodward, James Hammes | |
| Subs | Wilmington | Robert Green (PG), Walter Nickle (SG), Harold Cort (SF), Harry Galloway (PF), Herbert Hofer (C) William Bailey, Richard Warner, Alan Parker, Walter Deramus, John Newbill | |
| 08:41 | Ohio Northern | Richard Schafer makes the free throw | 19-15 |
| 08:24 | Wilmington | Walter Nickle drills a 3 from the right wing | 19-18 |
| 08:06 | Ohio Northern | Christopher Cliff can't connect on a floater from the right side | 19-18 |
| 08:04 | Ohio Northern | Chad Rakowski snags the offensive board | 19-18 |
| 07:46 | Ohio Northern | Richard Schafer comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 19-18 |
| 07:44 | Ohio Northern | Douglas Deherrera tips it home | 21-18 |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Christopher Cliff (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Douglas Hudson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Deherrera (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Schafer (tiring) 3 pts. C - Chad Rakowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wilmington | PG - Robert Green (fresh) SG - Walter Nickle (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Harold Cort (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harry Galloway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Herbert Hofer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Wilmington | Harold Cort knocks in the floater from the right wing | 21-20 |
| 07:08 | Ohio Northern | Christopher Cliff misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 21-20 |
| 07:06 | Wilmington | Walter Nickle grabs the defensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 07:02 | Wilmington | Walter Nickle misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-20 |
| 07:01 | Ohio Northern | Chad Rakowski grabs the defensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 06:43 | Ohio Northern | Christopher Cliff double dribbles | 21-20 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | James Hammes (C) Richard Schafer | |
| Subs | Wilmington | Richard Warner (SG), Alan Parker (SF), Walter Deramus (PF) Walter Nickle, Harold Cort, Harry Galloway | |
| 06:26 | Wilmington | Richard Warner splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Green | 21-22 |
| 06:10 | Ohio Northern | Douglas Hudson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-22 |
| 06:09 | Wilmington | Robert Green grabs the board | 21-22 |
| 06:05 | Wilmington | Robert Green misses the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by James Hammes - foul #2 on James Hammes, team foul #8 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Kevin Rose (PG), Sam Weaver (SG), Steven Woodward (SF), Richard Schafer (PF) Christopher Cliff, Douglas Hudson, Douglas Deherrera, James Hammes | |
| Subs | Wilmington | | |
| 06:05 | Wilmington | Robert Green misses the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 06:05 | Wilmington | Robert Green misses the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 06:05 | Ohio Northern | Steven Woodward pulls down the rebound | 21-22 |
| 05:39 | Ohio Northern | Chad Rakowski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kevin Rose | 23-22 |
| 05:35 | Wilmington | Robert Green misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Schafer - foul #1 on Richard Schafer, team foul #9 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | | |
| Subs | Wilmington | Harry Galloway (PF), John Newbill (C) Walter Deramus, Herbert Hofer | |
| 05:35 | Wilmington | Robert Green misses the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 05:35 | Wilmington | Robert Green misses the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 05:35 | Ohio Northern | Chad Rakowski gets the rebound | 23-22 |
| 05:16 | Ohio Northern | Sam Weaver makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-22 |
| 04:52 | Wilmington | Alan Parker is hacked by Richard Schafer - foul #2 on Richard Schafer, team foul #10 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Christopher Cliff (PG), Douglas Hudson (SG), Douglas Deherrera (SF), Gary Lawson (C) Kevin Rose, Sam Weaver, Steven Woodward, Richard Schafer | |
| Subs | Wilmington | William Bailey (PG) Robert Green | |
| 04:52 | Wilmington | Alan Parker misses the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 04:52 | Wilmington | Alan Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 04:27 | Ohio Northern | Douglas Deherrera comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-23 |
| 04:25 | Wilmington | Richard Warner snags the defensive board | 26-23 |
| 04:12 | Wilmington | Douglas Hudson steps in front of the Harry Galloway pass | 26-23 |
| 04:09 | Ohio Northern | Douglas Hudson banks in the layup | 28-23 |
| 03:52 | Wilmington | Alan Parker is fouled on the floor by Christopher Cliff - foul #2 on Christopher Cliff, team foul #11 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | James Hammes (PF) Chad Rakowski | |
| Subs | Wilmington | Robert Green (PG), Walter Nickle (SG), Walter Deramus (PF), Herbert Hofer (C) William Bailey, Richard Warner, Harry Galloway, John Newbill | |
| 03:52 | Wilmington | Alan Parker makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 03:52 | Wilmington | Alan Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 03:26 | Ohio Northern | Douglas Deherrera is hacked by Alan Parker - foul #2 on Alan Parker, team foul #3 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Kevin Rose (PG), Steven Woodward (SF) Christopher Cliff, Douglas Deherrera | |
| Subs | Wilmington | Harold Cort (SF) Alan Parker | |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Kevin Rose (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Douglas Hudson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Woodward (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Hammes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Lawson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wilmington | PG - Robert Green (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Nickle (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Harold Cort (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Walter Deramus (fresh) C - Herbert Hofer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Ohio Northern | Steven Woodward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-25 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Sam Weaver (SG) Douglas Hudson | |
| Subs | Wilmington | | |
| 02:55 | Wilmington | Harold Cort is fouled on the floor by Steven Woodward - foul #1 on Steven Woodward, team foul #12 | 28-25 |
| 02:55 | Wilmington | Harold Cort misses the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 02:55 | Wilmington | Harold Cort makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 02:28 | Ohio Northern | Sam Weaver comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 02:26 | Ohio Northern | Gary Lawson grabs the offensive board | 28-26 |
| 02:05 | Ohio Northern | Gary Lawson misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Harold Cort - foul #1 on Harold Cort, team foul #4 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Christopher Cliff (PG), Douglas Hudson (SG), Douglas Deherrera (SF) Kevin Rose, Sam Weaver, Steven Woodward | |
| Subs | Wilmington | Richard Warner (SG), Alan Parker (SF), Harry Galloway (PF) Walter Nickle, Harold Cort, Walter Deramus | |
| 02:05 | Ohio Northern | Gary Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 02:05 | Ohio Northern | Gary Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 01:46 | Wilmington | Douglas Hudson picks off the pass by Richard Warner | 30-26 |
| 01:20 | Ohio Northern | Alan Parker steps in front of the Douglas Hudson pass | 30-26 |
| 01:16 | Wilmington | Richard Warner banks in the layup on a great pass from Alan Parker | 30-28 |
| 00:55 | Ohio Northern | Gary Lawson's fadeaway is rejected by Herbert Hofer | 30-28 |
| 00:54 | Wilmington | Robert Green gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 00:41 | Wilmington | Robert Green misses the lay-in | 30-28 |
| 00:40 | Ohio Northern | Douglas Deherrera pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 00:20 | Ohio Northern | Christopher Cliff buries a shot from the free throw line and the foul's on Robert Green - foul #1 on Robert Green, team foul #5 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Sam Weaver (SG), Richard Schafer (PF), Chad Rakowski (C) Douglas Hudson, James Hammes, Gary Lawson | |
| Subs | Wilmington | William Bailey (PG), Harold Cort (SF), John Newbill (C) Robert Green, Alan Parker, Herbert Hofer | |
| 00:20 | Ohio Northern | Christopher Cliff misses the free throw | 32-28 |
| 00:20 | Wilmington | The rebound goes to John Newbill | 32-28 |
| 00:01 | Wilmington | The jumper by William Bailey is denied by Richard Schafer | 32-28 |
| 00:00 | Ohio Northern | Chad Rakowski gets the rebound | 32-28 |