| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Ronny Holland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wilbert Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Ceja (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Lane (fresh) 5 pts. C - Steven Kirkpatrick (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - George Tabarez (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Solem (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jack Clark (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ryan Long (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Curtis Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bluffton | Jack Clark inbounds the ball | 29-43 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Bluffton | Ryan Long throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-43 |
| 19:46 | Defiance | Ronny Holland loses the dribble to George Tabarez in the backcourt | 29-43 |
| 19:41 | Bluffton | Ryan Long connects on the floater from the right block | 29-45 |
| 19:35 | Defiance | Steven Kirkpatrick drills a runner from close range set up by Douglas Lane | 31-45 |
| 19:28 | Bluffton | Gary Solem is fouled on the floor by Ronny Holland - foul #3 on Ronny Holland, team foul #1 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Defiance | Allen Clark (PG) Ronny Holland | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 19:15 | Bluffton | Curtis Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from George Tabarez | 31-47 |
| 18:56 | Defiance | Wilbert Murphy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-47 |
| 18:55 | Bluffton | Curtis Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 31-47 |
| 18:49 | Bluffton | Jack Clark is hacked by Robert Ceja - foul #3 on Robert Ceja, team foul #2 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Defiance | Bill Whatley (SF) Robert Ceja | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 18:31 | Bluffton | George Tabarez can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-47 |
| 18:30 | Bluffton | Jack Clark grabs the offensive board | 31-47 |
| 18:20 | Bluffton | Ryan Long can't finish the layup | 31-47 |
| 18:18 | Defiance | Douglas Lane grabs the board | 31-47 |
| 18:12 | Defiance | Douglas Lane is whistled for traveling | 31-47 |
| 17:56 | Bluffton | George Tabarez scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Ryan Long | 31-50 |
| 17:46 | Defiance | Allen Clark knocks in the jumper from the right block | 33-50 |
| 17:17 | Bluffton | Ryan Long can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Steven Kirkpatrick - foul #1 on Steven Kirkpatrick, team foul #3 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Defiance | Ronald Blue (PG), Billy Lamy (SG), James Goode (C) Wilbert Murphy, Douglas Lane, Steven Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Richard Ballard (SG), William Franklin (SF), Robert Bigby (C) Gary Solem, Jack Clark, Curtis Smith | |
| 17:17 | Bluffton | Ryan Long makes the 1st free throw | 33-51 |
| 17:17 | Bluffton | Ryan Long makes the 2nd free throw | 33-52 |
| 17:02 | Defiance | Bill Whatley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-52 |
| 17:00 | Bluffton | Robert Bigby grabs the board | 33-52 |
| 16:50 | Bluffton | George Tabarez misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-52 |
| 16:49 | Defiance | Bill Whatley gets the rebound | 33-52 |
| 16:32 | Defiance | Bill Whatley clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-52 |
| 16:31 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard snags the defensive board | 33-52 |
| 16:11 | Bluffton | Ryan Long hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Richard Ballard | 33-54 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:56 | Defiance | Ronald Blue is fouled on the floor by Robert Bigby - foul #1 on Robert Bigby, team foul #1 | 33-54 |
| Subs | Defiance | Ronny Holland (PG), Wilbert Murphy (SG), Robert Ceja (SF), Douglas Lane (PF), Steven Kirkpatrick (C) Ronald Blue, Billy Lamy, Allen Clark, Bill Whatley, James Goode | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Gary Solem (SG), Jack Clark (SF), Curtis Smith (C) George Tabarez, William Franklin, Ryan Long | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Ronny Holland (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wilbert Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Ceja (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Lane (fresh) 5 pts. C - Steven Kirkpatrick (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Richard Ballard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary Solem (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jack Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Bigby (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Defiance | Ronny Holland misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-54 |
| 15:47 | Bluffton | Jack Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 33-54 |
| 15:37 | Bluffton | Curtis Smith clanks a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Douglas Lane - foul #2 on Douglas Lane, team foul #4 | 33-54 |
| 15:37 | Bluffton | Curtis Smith makes the 1st free throw | 33-55 |
| 15:37 | Bluffton | Curtis Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 33-55 |
| 15:37 | Defiance | Douglas Lane grabs the board | 33-55 |
| 15:26 | Defiance | Ronny Holland is fouled on the floor by Robert Bigby - foul #2 on Robert Bigby, team foul #2 | 33-55 |
| 15:09 | Defiance | Steven Kirkpatrick misses the easy layup | 33-55 |
| 15:08 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Curtis Smith | 33-55 |
| 14:54 | Bluffton | Steven Kirkpatrick swats the layup by Curtis Smith | 33-55 |
| 14:52 | Bluffton | Curtis Smith hits the follow up shot | 33-57 |
| 14:39 | Defiance | Wilbert Murphy is called for traveling | 33-57 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | George Tabarez (PG), Ryan Long (PF), Courtney Seiter (C) Gary Solem, Robert Bigby, Curtis Smith | |
| 14:26 | Bluffton | George Tabarez makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Richard Ballard | 33-60 |
| 14:07 | Defiance | Ronny Holland knocks in the floater from the left wing | 35-60 |
| 13:45 | Bluffton | Ryan Long scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Richard Ballard | 35-62 |
| 13:33 | Defiance | Steven Kirkpatrick is denied on a layup by Courtney Seiter | 35-62 |
| 13:31 | Bluffton | Courtney Seiter pulls down the rebound | 35-62 |
| 13:05 | Bluffton | Steven Kirkpatrick is called for the reach on Richard Ballard - foul #2 on Steven Kirkpatrick, team foul #5 | 35-62 |
| Subs | Defiance | Ronald Blue (PG), Allen Clark (SG), Bill Whatley (PF), James Goode (C) Ronny Holland, Wilbert Murphy, Douglas Lane, Steven Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Gary Solem (SG), William Franklin (SF), Curtis Smith (C) Richard Ballard, Jack Clark, Courtney Seiter | |
| 12:54 | Bluffton | Ryan Long knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by George Tabarez | 35-64 |
| 12:38 | Defiance | Bill Whatley blows the layup | 35-64 |
| 12:36 | Bluffton | Curtis Smith gets the rebound | 35-64 |
| 12:18 | Bluffton | Ryan Long is hacked by Ronald Blue - foul #2 on Ronald Blue, team foul #6 | 35-64 |
| Subs | Defiance | Billy Lamy (SG) Robert Ceja | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 12:11 | Bluffton | Allen Clark steps in front of the William Franklin pass | 35-64 |
| 11:56 | Defiance | Allen Clark misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Franklin - foul #2 on William Franklin, team foul #3 | 35-64 |
| 11:56 | Defiance | Allen Clark misses the 1st free throw | 35-64 |
| 11:56 | Defiance | Allen Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 36-64 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Ronald Blue (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Lamy (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Allen Clark (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bill Whatley (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Goode (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - George Tabarez (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gary Solem (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Franklin (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ryan Long (fresh) 21 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Curtis Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Bluffton | Curtis Smith is fouled on the floor by Ronald Blue - foul #3 on Ronald Blue, team foul #7 | 36-64 |
| Subs | Defiance | Steven Kirkpatrick (C) Billy Lamy | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Richard Ballard (PG) George Tabarez | |
| 11:43 | Bluffton | Curtis Smith makes the 1st free throw | 36-65 |
| 11:43 | Bluffton | Curtis Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 36-66 |
| 11:27 | Defiance | Allen Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-66 |
| Subs | Defiance | Ronny Holland (PG) Ronald Blue | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Jack Clark (SF), Robert Bigby (PF) William Franklin, Ryan Long | |
| 11:17 | Bluffton | Robert Bigby lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Ballard | 36-68 |
| 11:12 | Defiance | Ronny Holland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-68 |
| Subs | Defiance | Robert Ceja (SF), Douglas Lane (PF) Bill Whatley, James Goode | |
| Subs | Bluffton | William Franklin (SG), Courtney Seiter (C) Gary Solem, Curtis Smith | |
| 11:04 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Ronny Holland - foul #4 on Ronny Holland, team foul #8 | 36-68 |
| Subs | Defiance | Ronald Blue (PG) Ronny Holland | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 11:04 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard makes the 1st free throw | 36-69 |
| 11:04 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard makes the 2nd free throw | 36-70 |
| 10:51 | Defiance | Steven Kirkpatrick's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Bigby | 36-70 |
| 10:49 | Bluffton | Robert Bigby snags the defensive board | 36-70 |
| 10:34 | Bluffton | William Franklin is hacked by Allen Clark - foul #1 on Allen Clark, team foul #9 | 36-70 |
| Subs | Defiance | Wilbert Murphy (SG) Allen Clark | |
| Subs | Bluffton | George Tabarez (PG), Ryan Long (PF) Jack Clark, Courtney Seiter | |
| 10:34 | Bluffton | William Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 36-71 |
| 10:34 | Bluffton | William Franklin misses the 2nd free throw | 36-71 |
| 10:34 | Defiance | Steven Kirkpatrick grabs the board | 36-71 |
| 10:21 | Defiance | Steven Kirkpatrick connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Douglas Lane | 38-71 |
| 09:56 | Bluffton | George Tabarez buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Bigby | 38-74 |
| 09:36 | Defiance | Wilbert Murphy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-74 |
| 09:34 | Bluffton | George Tabarez gets the rebound | 38-74 |
| 09:15 | Bluffton | George Tabarez scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Richard Ballard | 38-77 |
| 08:58 | Defiance | Douglas Lane misses the floater from the left wing | 38-77 |
| 08:57 | Defiance | Robert Ceja tips it but misses | 38-77 |
| 08:56 | Bluffton | William Franklin grabs the defensive rebound | 38-77 |
| 08:48 | Bluffton | Robert Bigby misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Douglas Lane - foul #3 on Douglas Lane, team foul #10 | 38-77 |
| Subs | Defiance | Billy Lamy (SG), Allen Clark (SF), Bill Whatley (PF), James Goode (C) Wilbert Murphy, Robert Ceja, Douglas Lane, Steven Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Gary Solem (SG), Jack Clark (SF), Curtis Smith (C) Richard Ballard, William Franklin, Ryan Long | |
| 08:48 | Bluffton | Robert Bigby makes the 1st free throw | 38-78 |
| 08:48 | Bluffton | Robert Bigby makes the 2nd free throw | 38-79 |
| 08:26 | Defiance | Ronald Blue is whistled for traveling | 38-79 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Jerry Regan (PF) Robert Bigby | |
| 08:18 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan is fouled on the floor by Bill Whatley - foul #3 on Bill Whatley, team foul #11 | 38-79 |
| 08:18 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan misses the 1st free throw | 38-79 |
| 08:18 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan makes the 2nd free throw | 38-80 |
| 07:59 | Defiance | Allen Clark clanks a 3 from the right wing | 38-80 |
| 07:57 | Bluffton | George Tabarez snags the defensive board | 38-80 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Ronald Blue (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Billy Lamy (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Allen Clark (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bill Whatley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - James Goode (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - George Tabarez (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gary Solem (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jack Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Regan (fresh) 1 pts. C - Curtis Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan blows the dunk but the foul's on Bill Whatley - foul #4 on Bill Whatley, team foul #12 | 38-80 |
| 07:41 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan makes the 1st free throw | 38-81 |
| 07:41 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan misses the 2nd free throw | 38-81 |
| 07:41 | Defiance | James Goode pulls down the rebound | 38-81 |
| 07:35 | Defiance | Curtis Smith is called for the reach on James Goode - foul #2 on Curtis Smith, team foul #4 | 38-81 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Ryan Long (PF) Jerry Regan | |
| 07:30 | Defiance | Billy Lamy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-81 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Richard Ballard (PG) George Tabarez | |
| 07:23 | Bluffton | Curtis Smith misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-81 |
| 07:22 | Bluffton | Curtis Smith tips it in | 38-83 |
| 07:05 | Defiance | James Goode throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-83 |
| 06:45 | Bluffton | Ryan Long misses the driving attempt in the paint | 38-83 |
| 06:43 | Bluffton | Ryan Long hits the follow up shot | 38-85 |
| 06:36 | Defiance | Allen Clark misses short on a 3 from the right wing but he's fouled by Jack Clark - foul #1 on Jack Clark, team foul #5 | 38-85 |
| 06:36 | Defiance | Allen Clark makes the 1st free throw | 39-85 |
| 06:36 | Defiance | Allen Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 40-85 |
| 06:36 | Defiance | Allen Clark makes the 3rd free throw | 41-85 |
| 06:28 | Bluffton | Billy Lamy takes the ball from Ryan Long | 41-85 |
| 06:15 | Defiance | Allen Clark drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by James Goode | 43-85 |
| 06:03 | Bluffton | Jack Clark knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Gary Solem | 43-87 |
| 05:57 | Defiance | Ronald Blue misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Ballard - foul #1 on Richard Ballard, team foul #6 | 43-87 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | George Tabarez (PG), William Franklin (SF), Robert Bigby (C) Gary Solem, Jack Clark, Curtis Smith | |
| 05:57 | Defiance | Ronald Blue makes the 1st free throw | 44-87 |
| 05:57 | Defiance | Ronald Blue misses the 2nd free throw | 44-87 |
| 05:57 | Bluffton | Ryan Long pulls down the rebound | 44-87 |
| 05:38 | Bluffton | Robert Bigby knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by William Franklin | 44-89 |
| 05:25 | Defiance | William Franklin steals the ball from Ronald Blue | 44-89 |
| 05:10 | Bluffton | Ryan Long lays it up and in on a great pass from George Tabarez | 44-91 |
| 04:57 | Defiance | Allen Clark drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-91 |
| 04:36 | Bluffton | Robert Bigby hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Goode - foul #2 on James Goode, team foul #13 | 47-91 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Jack Clark (SF) Richard Ballard | |
| 04:36 | Bluffton | Robert Bigby makes the 1st free throw | 47-92 |
| 04:36 | Bluffton | Robert Bigby makes the 2nd free throw | 47-93 |
| 04:29 | Defiance | Bill Whatley banks in the layup and the foul's on Robert Bigby - foul #3 on Robert Bigby, team foul #7 | 49-93 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Gary Solem (SG), Curtis Smith (C) William Franklin, Robert Bigby | |
| 04:29 | Defiance | Bill Whatley makes the free throw | 50-93 |
| 04:11 | Bluffton | Jack Clark misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-93 |
| 04:10 | Bluffton | Jack Clark snags the offensive board | 50-93 |
| 03:55 | Bluffton | Curtis Smith throws it down set up by George Tabarez and the foul's on James Goode - foul #3 on James Goode, team foul #14 | 50-95 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Robert Bigby (PF) Ryan Long | |
| 03:55 | Bluffton | Curtis Smith makes the free throw | 50-96 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Ronald Blue (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Billy Lamy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Allen Clark (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Bill Whatley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - James Goode (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - George Tabarez (fresh) 24 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gary Solem (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jack Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Bigby (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Curtis Smith (fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:48 | Defiance | Allen Clark loses the ball out of bounds | 50-96 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Bluffton | Curtis Smith clanks a jumper in the paint | 50-96 |
| 03:19 | Bluffton | Curtis Smith hits the follow up shot | 50-98 |
| 03:07 | Defiance | Robert Bigby steals the ball from Bill Whatley | 50-98 |
| 02:41 | Bluffton | Jack Clark knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from George Tabarez | 50-100 |
| 02:24 | Defiance | Bill Whatley misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-100 |
| 02:22 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Curtis Smith | 50-100 |
| 01:53 | Bluffton | Robert Bigby double dribbles | 50-100 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Ryan Long (PF) Robert Bigby | |
| 01:36 | Defiance | Jack Clark steals the ball from Billy Lamy | 50-100 |
| 01:12 | Bluffton | Ryan Long connects on the floater from the left block set up by George Tabarez and the foul's on Bill Whatley - foul #5 on Bill Whatley, team foul #15 | 50-102 |
| Subs | Defiance | Douglas Lane (PF) Bill Whatley | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 01:12 | Bluffton | Ryan Long makes the free throw | 50-103 |
| 00:53 | Defiance | James Goode hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 50-103 |
| 00:51 | Bluffton | Jack Clark pulls down the rebound | 50-103 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Bluffton | Jack Clark clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Billy Lamy - foul #1 on Billy Lamy, team foul #16 | 50-103 |
| 00:28 | Bluffton | Jack Clark makes the 1st free throw | 50-104 |
| 00:28 | Bluffton | Jack Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 50-105 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Defiance | Douglas Lane knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Billy Lamy and he's hacked by Curtis Smith - foul #3 on Curtis Smith, team foul #8 | 52-105 |
| 00:22 | Defiance | Douglas Lane makes the free throw | 53-105 |
| 00:00 | Bluffton | George Tabarez runs out the clock | 53-105 |