| Lineup | Mt. St. Joseph | PG - Sheldon O'Dwyer (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dishi Xiong (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Santos Herman (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Howard Epley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Benjamin Woods (fresh) 3 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Moses Ridings (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donnie Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Bayne (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Lopresti (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jonathon Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mt. St. Joseph | Santos Herman inbounds the ball | 41-41 |
| Game Plan | Mt. St. Joseph | Mt. St. Joseph is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Mt. St. Joseph | Sheldon O'Dwyer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 19:45 | Defiance | Anthony Lopresti grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 19:26 | Defiance | Anthony Lopresti misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-41 |
| 19:24 | Mt. St. Joseph | Howard Epley pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 19:16 | Mt. St. Joseph | Howard Epley misses short on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Moses Ridings - foul #1 on Moses Ridings, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| 19:16 | Mt. St. Joseph | Howard Epley makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 19:16 | Mt. St. Joseph | Howard Epley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 18:57 | Defiance | Dishi Xiong takes the ball from Donnie Taylor | 43-41 |
| 18:43 | Mt. St. Joseph | Sheldon O'Dwyer misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-41 |
| 18:42 | Defiance | Anthony Lopresti grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 18:33 | Defiance | Donnie Taylor is called for a charge - foul #2 on Donnie Taylor, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| 18:23 | Mt. St. Joseph | Sheldon O'Dwyer misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-41 |
| 18:21 | Mt. St. Joseph | Howard Epley hits the follow up shot | 45-41 |
| 18:17 | Defiance | Sheldon O'Dwyer is called for the reach on Moses Ridings - foul #1 on Sheldon O'Dwyer, team foul #1 | 45-41 |
| 18:00 | Defiance | Moses Ridings hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Donnie Taylor and he's hacked by Benjamin Woods - foul #3 on Benjamin Woods, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Alvaro Rossi (PF), Joe Farr (C) Howard Epley, Benjamin Woods | |
| Subs | Defiance | Adrian Gray (C) Jonathon Thomas | |
| 18:00 | Defiance | Moses Ridings makes the free throw | 45-44 |
| 17:43 | Mt. St. Joseph | Santos Herman drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Dishi Xiong | 47-44 |
| 17:33 | Defiance | Santos Herman is called for the reach on Daniel Bayne - foul #1 on Santos Herman, team foul #3 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Phillip Biron (SG) Dishi Xiong | |
| Subs | Defiance | Blake Britt (SG), Michael Hartley (SF), Sam Steve (PF) Donnie Taylor, Daniel Bayne, Anthony Lopresti | |
| 17:28 | Defiance | Adrian Gray clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Sheldon O'Dwyer - foul #2 on Sheldon O'Dwyer, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| 17:28 | Defiance | Adrian Gray makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 17:28 | Defiance | Adrian Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 17:20 | Mt. St. Joseph | Santos Herman is hacked by Sam Steve - foul #2 on Sam Steve, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Michael Holcomb (SG) Moses Ridings | |
| 17:07 | Mt. St. Joseph | Blake Britt steps in front of the Sheldon O'Dwyer pass | 47-46 |
| 17:02 | Defiance | Michael Hartley hits a jumper from the free throw line | 47-48 |
| 16:42 | Mt. St. Joseph | Santos Herman misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 47-48 |
| 16:41 | Mt. St. Joseph | Alvaro Rossi tips it but misses | 47-48 |
| 16:39 | Defiance | Adrian Gray grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 16:32 | Defiance | Santos Herman is called for the reach on Michael Hartley - foul #2 on Santos Herman, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Stevan Sroczynski (SG), John Porche (SF), Howard Epley (PF) Sheldon O'Dwyer, Santos Herman, Alvaro Rossi | |
| Subs | Defiance | Daniel Bayne (SF), Anthony Lopresti (PF), Jonathon Thomas (C) Michael Hartley, Sam Steve, Adrian Gray | |
| 16:22 | Defiance | Phillip Biron steals it from Daniel Bayne | 47-48 |
| 15:57 | Mt. St. Joseph | John Porche misses the shot from the left side | 47-48 |
| 15:56 | Mt. St. Joseph | Howard Epley can't tip it in | 47-48 |
| 15:54 | Defiance | Daniel Bayne snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Mt. St. Joseph | PG - Phillip Biron (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stevan Sroczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Porche (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Howard Epley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Farr (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Blake Britt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Holcomb (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Daniel Bayne (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Lopresti (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jonathon Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Defiance | Blake Britt misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 15:37 | Defiance | Daniel Bayne misses the tip | 47-48 |
| 15:35 | Defiance | The offensive rebound goes to Blake Britt | 47-48 |
| 15:20 | Defiance | Anthony Lopresti loses the ball out of bounds | 47-48 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Sheldon O'Dwyer (PG), Dishi Xiong (SG), Santos Herman (SF), Benjamin Woods (C) Phillip Biron, Stevan Sroczynski, John Porche, Joe Farr | |
| Subs | Defiance | Moses Ridings (PG), Donnie Taylor (SG), Sam Steve (PF) Blake Britt, Michael Holcomb, Anthony Lopresti | |
| 15:08 | Mt. St. Joseph | Sheldon O'Dwyer drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 14:50 | Defiance | Sam Steve hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Moses Ridings | 50-50 |
| 14:33 | Mt. St. Joseph | Santos Herman's layup is rejected by Jonathon Thomas | 50-50 |
| 14:32 | Defiance | Donnie Taylor snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 14:15 | Defiance | Moses Ridings can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 50-50 |
| 14:13 | Mt. St. Joseph | Benjamin Woods gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 14:06 | Mt. St. Joseph | Sheldon O'Dwyer misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Moses Ridings - foul #2 on Moses Ridings, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Alvaro Rossi (PF) Howard Epley | |
| Subs | Defiance | Michael Hartley (SF), Anthony Lopresti (PF), Adrian Gray (C) Daniel Bayne, Sam Steve, Jonathon Thomas | |
| 14:06 | Mt. St. Joseph | Sheldon O'Dwyer misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 14:06 | Mt. St. Joseph | Sheldon O'Dwyer makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 13:55 | Defiance | Anthony Lopresti scores on a floater in the lane set up by Moses Ridings | 51-52 |
| 13:42 | Mt. St. Joseph | Santos Herman clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 13:40 | Mt. St. Joseph | Benjamin Woods hits the follow up shot | 53-52 |
| 13:32 | Defiance | Moses Ridings scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Anthony Lopresti | 53-54 |
| 13:19 | Mt. St. Joseph | Dishi Xiong misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Donnie Taylor - foul #3 on Donnie Taylor, team foul #5 | 53-54 |
| 13:19 | Mt. St. Joseph | Dishi Xiong misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 13:19 | Mt. St. Joseph | Dishi Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 13:03 | Defiance | Donnie Taylor is whistled for a carry | 54-54 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Phillip Biron (SG), Joe Farr (C) Dishi Xiong, Benjamin Woods | |
| Subs | Defiance | Blake Britt (SG) Donnie Taylor | |
| 12:48 | Mt. St. Joseph | Blake Britt steals it from Sheldon O'Dwyer | 54-54 |
| 12:43 | Defiance | Moses Ridings hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 12:42 | Mt. St. Joseph | Sheldon O'Dwyer pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 12:29 | Mt. St. Joseph | Sheldon O'Dwyer scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Alvaro Rossi | 57-54 |
| 12:20 | Defiance | Anthony Lopresti hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Moses Ridings | 57-56 |
| 12:03 | Mt. St. Joseph | Santos Herman is hacked by Michael Hartley - foul #2 on Michael Hartley, team foul #6 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Stevan Sroczynski (SG), John Porche (SF), Howard Epley (PF), Benjamin Woods (C) Sheldon O'Dwyer, Santos Herman, Alvaro Rossi, Joe Farr | |
| Subs | Defiance | Donnie Taylor (SG), Daniel Bayne (SF), Sam Steve (PF), Jonathon Thomas (C) Moses Ridings, Michael Hartley, Anthony Lopresti, Adrian Gray | |
| 11:42 | Mt. St. Joseph | Howard Epley scores on a runner in the paint | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Mt. St. Joseph | PG - Phillip Biron (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stevan Sroczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Porche (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Howard Epley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 5 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Blake Britt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Donnie Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Bayne (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sam Steve (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathon Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Defiance | Blake Britt misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 11:23 | Mt. St. Joseph | Howard Epley snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 11:17 | Mt. St. Joseph | John Porche is hacked by Daniel Bayne - foul #3 on Daniel Bayne, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Dishi Xiong (SG) Stevan Sroczynski | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 11:17 | Mt. St. Joseph | John Porche misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 11:17 | Defiance | Sam Steve snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 11:01 | Defiance | Jonathon Thomas misses long on a shot from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 11:00 | Defiance | Jonathon Thomas tips it in | 59-58 |
| 10:47 | Mt. St. Joseph | The jump hook by Howard Epley is blocked by Jonathon Thomas | 59-58 |
| 10:45 | Defiance | Blake Britt gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 10:40 | Defiance | Daniel Bayne hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Benjamin Woods - foul #4 on Benjamin Woods, team foul #6 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Sheldon O'Dwyer (PG), Santos Herman (SF), Alvaro Rossi (PF), Joe Farr (C) Phillip Biron, John Porche, Howard Epley, Benjamin Woods | |
| Subs | Defiance | Moses Ridings (PG), Michael Holcomb (SG), Anthony Lopresti (PF), Adrian Gray (C) Blake Britt, Donnie Taylor, Sam Steve, Jonathon Thomas | |
| 10:40 | Defiance | Daniel Bayne makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 10:40 | Defiance | Daniel Bayne misses the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 10:40 | Mt. St. Joseph | Dishi Xiong grabs the defensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 10:26 | Mt. St. Joseph | Moses Ridings is called for the reach on Sheldon O'Dwyer - foul #3 on Moses Ridings, team foul #8 | 59-59 |
| 10:26 | Mt. St. Joseph | Sheldon O'Dwyer makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 10:26 | Mt. St. Joseph | Sheldon O'Dwyer makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 10:09 | Defiance | Moses Ridings drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Michael Holcomb | 61-62 |
| 10:03 | Mt. St. Joseph | Santos Herman connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Sheldon O'Dwyer | 63-62 |
| 09:50 | Defiance | Adrian Gray misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 63-62 |
| 09:49 | Defiance | Anthony Lopresti grabs the offensive board | 63-62 |
| 09:43 | Defiance | Adrian Gray misses the easy layup | 63-62 |
| 09:42 | Defiance | Moses Ridings gets the offensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 09:30 | Defiance | Daniel Bayne is whistled for a carry | 63-62 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Donnie Taylor (SG), Michael Hartley (SF) Michael Holcomb, Daniel Bayne | |
| 09:11 | Mt. St. Joseph | Alvaro Rossi knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 65-62 |
| 09:00 | Defiance | Adrian Gray buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Donnie Taylor | 65-64 |
| 08:54 | Mt. St. Joseph | Dishi Xiong hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Sheldon O'Dwyer | 68-64 |
| 08:44 | Defiance | The pull-up jumper by Adrian Gray is blocked by Alvaro Rossi | 68-64 |
| 08:43 | Mt. St. Joseph | Joe Farr grabs the board | 68-64 |
| 08:36 | Mt. St. Joseph | Santos Herman's pass is intercepted by Moses Ridings | 68-64 |
| 08:31 | Defiance | Moses Ridings hits the finger roll | 68-66 |
| 08:20 | Mt. St. Joseph | Santos Herman blows the layup | 68-66 |
| 08:18 | Defiance | Donnie Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 68-66 |
| 08:07 | Defiance | Adrian Gray can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Joe Farr - foul #1 on Joe Farr, team foul #7 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Phillip Biron (PG), Stevan Sroczynski (SG), Howard Epley (PF), Edward White (C) Sheldon O'Dwyer, Dishi Xiong, Alvaro Rossi, Joe Farr | |
| Subs | Defiance | Blake Britt (PG), Daniel Bayne (SF), Sam Steve (PF) Moses Ridings, Michael Hartley, Anthony Lopresti | |
| 08:07 | Defiance | Adrian Gray makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 08:07 | Defiance | Adrian Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 07:52 | Mt. St. Joseph | Adrian Gray blocks the short jumper by Howard Epley | 68-68 |
| 07:51 | Mt. St. Joseph | Edward White grabs the offensive board | 68-68 |
| 07:41 | Mt. St. Joseph | Donnie Taylor steals the ball from Howard Epley | 68-68 |
| Lineup | Mt. St. Joseph | PG - Phillip Biron (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stevan Sroczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Santos Herman (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Howard Epley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward White (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Blake Britt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Donnie Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Bayne (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Sam Steve (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Adrian Gray (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Defiance | Donnie Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-68 |
| 07:29 | Mt. St. Joseph | Phillip Biron gets the rebound | 68-68 |
| 07:24 | Mt. St. Joseph | Santos Herman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 68-68 |
| 07:22 | Mt. St. Joseph | Santos Herman pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-68 |
| 07:05 | Mt. St. Joseph | Howard Epley drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Phillip Biron | 70-68 |
| 06:55 | Defiance | Daniel Bayne hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Santos Herman - foul #3 on Santos Herman, team foul #8 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Sheldon O'Dwyer (PG), John Porche (SF), Benjamin Woods (C) Stevan Sroczynski, Santos Herman, Edward White | |
| Subs | Defiance | Michael Holcomb (SG), Jonathon Thomas (C) Donnie Taylor, Adrian Gray | |
| 06:55 | Defiance | Daniel Bayne misses the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 06:55 | Defiance | Daniel Bayne misses the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 06:55 | Defiance | Jonathon Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 70-68 |
| 06:50 | Defiance | Blake Britt is fouled on the floor by John Porche - foul #1 on John Porche, team foul #9 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Moses Ridings (PG), Michael Hartley (SF) Michael Holcomb, Daniel Bayne | |
| 06:50 | Defiance | Blake Britt misses the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 06:50 | Mt. St. Joseph | Howard Epley gets the rebound | 70-68 |
| 06:37 | Mt. St. Joseph | John Porche lays it up and in on a nice dish by Sheldon O'Dwyer | 72-68 |
| 06:23 | Defiance | Phillip Biron is called for the reach on Blake Britt - foul #1 on Phillip Biron, team foul #10 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Anthony Lopresti (PF) Sam Steve | |
| 06:23 | Defiance | Blake Britt makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 06:23 | Defiance | Blake Britt makes the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 06:10 | Mt. St. Joseph | Howard Epley can't connect on a shot near the basket | 72-70 |
| 06:09 | Defiance | Moses Ridings pulls down the rebound | 72-70 |
| 06:04 | Defiance | Michael Hartley is hacked by Benjamin Woods - foul #5 on Benjamin Woods, team foul #11 | 72-70 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Santos Herman (SF), Alvaro Rossi (PF), Joe Farr (C) John Porche, Howard Epley, Benjamin Woods | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 06:04 | Defiance | Michael Hartley misses the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 06:04 | Defiance | Michael Hartley makes the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 05:45 | Mt. St. Joseph | Santos Herman can't finish the layup | 72-71 |
| 05:43 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Anthony Lopresti | 72-71 |
| 05:36 | Defiance | Anthony Lopresti hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Joe Farr - foul #2 on Joe Farr, team foul #12 | 72-71 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Dishi Xiong (SG) Phillip Biron | |
| Subs | Defiance | Michael Holcomb (SG), Daniel Bayne (SF) Blake Britt, Michael Hartley | |
| 05:36 | Defiance | Anthony Lopresti makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 05:36 | Defiance | Anthony Lopresti misses the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 05:36 | Mt. St. Joseph | The rebound goes to Joe Farr | 72-72 |
| 05:09 | Mt. St. Joseph | Alvaro Rossi is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Alvaro Rossi, team foul #13 | 72-72 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Sam Steve (PF) Anthony Lopresti | |
| 04:54 | Defiance | Michael Holcomb is hacked by Alvaro Rossi - foul #4 on Alvaro Rossi, team foul #14 | 72-72 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Howard Epley (PF) Alvaro Rossi | |
| Subs | Defiance | Donnie Taylor (PG) Moses Ridings | |
| 04:54 | Defiance | Michael Holcomb makes the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 04:54 | Defiance | Michael Holcomb misses the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 04:54 | Mt. St. Joseph | Howard Epley snags the defensive board | 72-73 |
| 04:34 | Mt. St. Joseph | Joe Farr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-73 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Moses Ridings (PG) Michael Holcomb | |
| 04:19 | Defiance | Dishi Xiong is called for the reach on Jonathon Thomas - foul #2 on Dishi Xiong, team foul #15 | 72-73 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Edward White (C) Joe Farr | |
| Subs | Defiance | Blake Britt (PG) Moses Ridings | |
| 04:19 | Defiance | Jonathon Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 04:19 | Defiance | Jonathon Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 04:05 | Mt. St. Joseph | Santos Herman misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Daniel Bayne - foul #4 on Daniel Bayne, team foul #9 | 72-75 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Phillip Biron (PG) Sheldon O'Dwyer | |
| Subs | Defiance | Anthony Lopresti (PF) Sam Steve | |
| 04:05 | Mt. St. Joseph | Santos Herman makes the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 04:05 | Mt. St. Joseph | Santos Herman makes the 2nd free throw | 74-75 |
| 03:51 | Defiance | Jonathon Thomas buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Blake Britt | 74-77 |
| 03:36 | Mt. St. Joseph | Santos Herman knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 76-77 |
| Lineup | Mt. St. Joseph | PG - Phillip Biron (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dishi Xiong (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Santos Herman (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Howard Epley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Edward White (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Blake Britt (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Donnie Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Bayne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Anthony Lopresti (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Jonathon Thomas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:29 | Defiance | Jonathon Thomas blows the layup | 76-77 |
| 03:27 | Mt. St. Joseph | Santos Herman snags the defensive board | 76-77 |
| 03:05 | Mt. St. Joseph | Santos Herman connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 78-77 |
| 02:54 | Defiance | Daniel Bayne can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 78-77 |
| 02:52 | Mt. St. Joseph | Howard Epley pulls down the rebound | 78-77 |
| 02:52 | Mt. St. Joseph | Mt. St. Joseph calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-77 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Sheldon O'Dwyer (PG), Joe Farr (C) Phillip Biron, Edward White | |
| Subs | Defiance | Moses Ridings (PG), Adrian Gray (C) Blake Britt, Jonathon Thomas | |
| 02:40 | Mt. St. Joseph | Dishi Xiong is called for traveling | 78-77 |
| 02:30 | Defiance | Daniel Bayne lays it in set up by Moses Ridings | 78-79 |
| 02:11 | Mt. St. Joseph | Adrian Gray denies the turnaround by Santos Herman | 78-79 |
| 02:10 | Mt. St. Joseph | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Epley | 78-79 |
| 01:58 | Mt. St. Joseph | Sheldon O'Dwyer knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 81-79 |
| 01:35 | Defiance | Donnie Taylor is fouled on the floor by Howard Epley - foul #3 on Howard Epley, team foul #16 | 81-79 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Jonathon Thomas (C) Adrian Gray | |
| 01:35 | Defiance | Donnie Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 81-80 |
| 01:35 | Defiance | Donnie Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 81-81 |
| 01:22 | Mt. St. Joseph | Howard Epley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Anthony Lopresti - foul #3 on Anthony Lopresti, team foul #10 | 81-81 |
| 01:22 | Mt. St. Joseph | Howard Epley makes the 1st free throw | 82-81 |
| 01:22 | Mt. St. Joseph | Howard Epley misses the 2nd free throw | 82-81 |
| 01:22 | Defiance | Anthony Lopresti gets the rebound | 82-81 |
| 01:15 | Defiance | Howard Epley swats the short shot by Moses Ridings | 82-81 |
| 01:13 | Defiance | Anthony Lopresti misses the tip | 82-81 |
| 01:12 | Mt. St. Joseph | Joe Farr gets the rebound | 82-81 |
| 01:06 | Mt. St. Joseph | Daniel Bayne steals it from Howard Epley | 82-81 |
| 00:43 | Defiance | Moses Ridings misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 82-81 |
| 00:42 | Defiance | Daniel Bayne hits the follow up shot | 82-83 |
| 00:25 | Mt. St. Joseph | Howard Epley connects on the shot from the baseline | 84-83 |
| 00:16 | Defiance | Donnie Taylor is hacked by Joe Farr - foul #3 on Joe Farr, team foul #17 | 84-83 |
| 00:16 | Defiance | Donnie Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 84-84 |
| 00:16 | Defiance | Donnie Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 84-85 |
| 00:11 | Mt. St. Joseph | Howard Epley's layup is rejected by Anthony Lopresti | 84-85 |
| 00:10 | Defiance | Jonathon Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 84-85 |
| Game Plan | Mt. St. Joseph | Mt. St. Joseph is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Defiance | Jonathon Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Sheldon O'Dwyer - foul #3 on Sheldon O'Dwyer, team foul #18 | 84-85 |
| 00:08 | Defiance | Jonathon Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 84-86 |
| 00:08 | Defiance | Jonathon Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 84-87 |
| 00:08 | Mt. St. Joseph | Mt. St. Joseph calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-87 |
| 00:01 | Mt. St. Joseph | Sheldon O'Dwyer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 84-87 |
| 00:00 | Mt. St. Joseph | The offensive rebound goes to Santos Herman | 84-87 |