| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Paul Wallace (fresh) SG - Raymond Henn (fresh) SF - Zachary Mohr (fresh) PF - Lester Ozuna (fresh) C - Benjamin Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Brian Burner (fresh) SG - Tom Ingalls (fresh) SF - Bradley Langford (fresh) PF - Kyle Couture (fresh) C - Eric Kowalski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Bluffton | Brian Burner misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Bluffton | Kyle Couture grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Bluffton | Bradley Langford clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Lester Ozuna | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Defiance | Lester Ozuna drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Wallace | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Bluffton | Brian Burner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Defiance | Benjamin Brown gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Defiance | Benjamin Brown jams it set up by Lester Ozuna | 4-0 |
| 18:50 | Bluffton | Brian Burner hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Paul Wallace - foul #1 on Paul Wallace, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:50 | Bluffton | Brian Burner misses the free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:50 | Defiance | Zachary Mohr grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 18:39 | Defiance | Paul Wallace scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Lester Ozuna | 7-2 |
| 18:24 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski misses long on a floater from the right side | 7-2 |
| 18:23 | Defiance | Benjamin Brown grabs the board | 7-2 |
| 18:09 | Defiance | Eric Kowalski is called for the reach on Paul Wallace - foul #1 on Eric Kowalski, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| 17:52 | Defiance | Raymond Henn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-2 |
| 17:51 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski grabs the defensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 17:41 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski blows the layup | 7-2 |
| 17:39 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Benjamin Brown | 7-2 |
| 17:35 | Defiance | Paul Wallace buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Zachary Mohr | 10-2 |
| 17:23 | Bluffton | Brian Burner scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Tom Ingalls | 10-5 |
| 17:00 | Defiance | Lester Ozuna can't finish the layup | 10-5 |
| 16:58 | Bluffton | Tom Ingalls grabs the defensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 16:45 | Bluffton | Brian Burner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-5 |
| Subs | Defiance | Victor Arruda (PG), Wayne Byrum (PF) Paul Wallace, Lester Ozuna | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Alan Gilder (PG), Paul Nickel (SG), Larry Beveridge (SF), Charles Escamilla (PF), Kenneth Heskett (C) Brian Burner, Tom Ingalls, Bradley Langford, Kyle Couture, Eric Kowalski | |
| 16:31 | Defiance | Zachary Mohr can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-5 |
| 16:30 | Defiance | Benjamin Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 16:14 | Defiance | Victor Arruda can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-5 |
| 16:12 | Defiance | Wayne Byrum tips it home | 12-5 |
| 15:51 | Bluffton | Larry Beveridge can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 12-5 |
| 15:49 | Bluffton | Paul Nickel pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-5 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Victor Arruda (fresh) SG - Raymond Henn (fairly fresh) SF - Zachary Mohr (fairly fresh) PF - Wayne Byrum (fresh) 2 pts. C - Benjamin Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Alan Gilder (fresh) SG - Paul Nickel (fresh) SF - Larry Beveridge (fresh) PF - Charles Escamilla (fresh) C - Kenneth Heskett (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Bluffton | Larry Beveridge misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 12-5 |
| 15:31 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Zachary Mohr | 12-5 |
| 15:06 | Defiance | Raymond Henn connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Victor Arruda | 15-5 |
| 14:47 | Bluffton | Charles Escamilla connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Alan Gilder | 15-8 |
| 14:33 | Defiance | Zachary Mohr is called for traveling | 15-8 |
| Subs | Defiance | Paul Wallace (PG), Lester Ozuna (PF), Donald Hall (C) Raymond Henn, Zachary Mohr, Benjamin Brown | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Brian Burner (PG), Tom Ingalls (SG), Kyle Couture (PF), Eric Kowalski (C) Alan Gilder, Paul Nickel, Charles Escamilla, Kenneth Heskett | |
| 14:20 | Bluffton | Lester Ozuna steps in front of the Brian Burner pass | 15-8 |
| 14:11 | Defiance | Paul Wallace misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-8 |
| 14:10 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Larry Beveridge | 15-8 |
| 14:03 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Brian Burner | 15-10 |
| 13:50 | Defiance | Victor Arruda drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Wayne Byrum | 18-10 |
| 13:39 | Bluffton | Brian Burner buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 18-12 |
| 13:13 | Defiance | Victor Arruda knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Byrum | 21-12 |
| 13:04 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Donald Hall - foul #1 on Donald Hall, team foul #2 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Defiance | Raymond Henn (SG), Kerry Lovett (SF) Victor Arruda, Wayne Byrum | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Alan Gilder (PG), Bradley Langford (SF) Brian Burner, Larry Beveridge | |
| 13:04 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski misses the 1st free throw | 21-12 |
| 13:04 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski makes the 2nd free throw | 21-13 |
| 12:44 | Defiance | Paul Wallace hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 21-13 |
| 12:42 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski snags the defensive board | 21-13 |
| 12:27 | Bluffton | Bradley Langford hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Donald Hall - foul #2 on Donald Hall, team foul #3 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Defiance | Zachary Mohr (SF), Benjamin Brown (C) Lester Ozuna, Donald Hall | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Charles Escamilla (PF) Kyle Couture | |
| 12:27 | Bluffton | Bradley Langford makes the free throw | 21-16 |
| 11:58 | Defiance | Raymond Henn clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Tom Ingalls - foul #1 on Tom Ingalls, team foul #2 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Brian Burner (PG), Paul Nickel (SG) Alan Gilder, Tom Ingalls | |
| 11:58 | Defiance | Raymond Henn makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 11:58 | Defiance | Raymond Henn misses the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 11:58 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Eric Kowalski | 22-16 |
| 11:44 | Bluffton | Brian Burner is whistled for a carry | 22-16 |
| Subs | Defiance | Victor Arruda (PG), Wayne Byrum (PF) Paul Wallace, Kerry Lovett | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Victor Arruda (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Henn (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Zachary Mohr (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wayne Byrum (fresh) 2 pts. C - Benjamin Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Brian Burner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Nickel (fresh) SF - Bradley Langford (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Escamilla (fresh) 3 pts. C - Eric Kowalski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Defiance | Benjamin Brown is whistled for traveling | 22-16 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Kenneth Heskett (C) Eric Kowalski | |
| 11:16 | Bluffton | Brian Burner hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Escamilla | 22-19 |
| 11:01 | Defiance | Brian Burner steals it from Victor Arruda | 22-19 |
| 10:58 | Bluffton | Charles Escamilla hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brian Burner | 22-21 |
| 10:48 | Defiance | Victor Arruda misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-21 |
| 10:47 | Defiance | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Byrum | 22-21 |
| 10:28 | Defiance | Victor Arruda can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 22-21 |
| 10:27 | Defiance | Wayne Byrum grabs the offensive board | 22-21 |
| 10:14 | Defiance | Raymond Henn misses short on a runner in the lane | 22-21 |
| 10:12 | Bluffton | Paul Nickel pulls down the rebound | 22-21 |
| 10:00 | Bluffton | Bradley Langford clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-21 |
| 09:59 | Defiance | Wayne Byrum grabs the defensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 09:42 | Defiance | Wayne Byrum clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-21 |
| 09:41 | Defiance | Benjamin Brown grabs the offensive board | 22-21 |
| 09:25 | Defiance | Victor Arruda misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Brian Burner - foul #1 on Brian Burner, team foul #3 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Defiance | Paul Wallace (PG), Kerry Lovett (SF), Lester Ozuna (PF), John Myrie (C) Raymond Henn, Zachary Mohr, Wayne Byrum, Benjamin Brown | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Alan Gilder (PG), Tom Ingalls (SG), Larry Beveridge (SF), Kyle Couture (PF), Eric Kowalski (C) Brian Burner, Paul Nickel, Bradley Langford, Charles Escamilla, Kenneth Heskett | |
| 09:25 | Defiance | Victor Arruda makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 09:25 | Defiance | Victor Arruda misses the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 09:25 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Eric Kowalski | 23-21 |
| 09:05 | Bluffton | John Myrie is called for the reach on Larry Beveridge - foul #1 on John Myrie, team foul #4 | 23-21 |
| 09:00 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski's floater is tipped away by Lester Ozuna | 23-21 |
| 08:58 | Defiance | Lester Ozuna grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 08:43 | Defiance | Lester Ozuna is hacked by Kyle Couture - foul #1 on Kyle Couture, team foul #4 | 23-21 |
| 08:26 | Defiance | Paul Wallace connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Victor Arruda | 26-21 |
| 08:19 | Bluffton | Larry Beveridge is fouled on the floor by Kerry Lovett - foul #1 on Kerry Lovett, team foul #5 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Defiance | Bobby Carroll (SG) Victor Arruda | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 08:08 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski buries a floater from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 08:04 | Defiance | Alan Gilder steals it from Paul Wallace in the backcourt | 26-23 |
| 07:50 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski loses the dribble to Lester Ozuna | 26-23 |
| 07:30 | Defiance | Larry Beveridge picks off the pass by Lester Ozuna | 26-23 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Paul Wallace (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Carroll (fresh) SF - Kerry Lovett (fresh) PF - Lester Ozuna (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John Myrie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Alan Gilder (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tom Ingalls (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Beveridge (fresh) PF - Kyle Couture (fresh) C - Eric Kowalski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Bluffton | Larry Beveridge is fouled on the floor by Paul Wallace - foul #2 on Paul Wallace, team foul #6 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Defiance | Victor Arruda (PG), Raymond Henn (SG), Zachary Mohr (SF), Benjamin Brown (C) Paul Wallace, Bobby Carroll, Kerry Lovett, John Myrie | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 07:15 | Bluffton | Zachary Mohr picks off the pass by Eric Kowalski | 26-23 |
| 07:12 | Defiance | Zachary Mohr can't finish the layup | 26-23 |
| 07:11 | Defiance | Zachary Mohr hits the follow up shot | 28-23 |
| 06:56 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 28-23 |
| 06:55 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski tips it back up and in | 28-25 |
| 06:37 | Defiance | Victor Arruda hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-25 |
| 06:25 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-25 |
| 06:23 | Defiance | Raymond Henn gets the rebound | 31-25 |
| 06:07 | Defiance | Victor Arruda can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-25 |
| 06:05 | Bluffton | Kyle Couture snags the defensive board | 31-25 |
| 05:42 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski lays it up and in on a great pass from Alan Gilder | 31-27 |
| 05:28 | Defiance | Lester Ozuna is hacked by Kyle Couture - foul #2 on Kyle Couture, team foul #5 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Defiance | Wayne Byrum (SF), Kerry Lovett (PF), John Myrie (C) Zachary Mohr, Lester Ozuna, Benjamin Brown | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Brian Burner (PG), Paul Nickel (SG), Bradley Langford (SF), Charles Escamilla (PF), Kenneth Heskett (C) Alan Gilder, Tom Ingalls, Larry Beveridge, Kyle Couture, Eric Kowalski | |
| 05:11 | Defiance | Victor Arruda misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-27 |
| 05:09 | Bluffton | Kenneth Heskett gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| 04:51 | Bluffton | Brian Burner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 04:50 | Defiance | John Myrie snags the defensive board | 31-27 |
| 04:44 | Defiance | Raymond Henn hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Paul Nickel - foul #1 on Paul Nickel, team foul #6 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Defiance | Gregory Thompson (PG) Victor Arruda | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 04:44 | Defiance | Raymond Henn makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 04:44 | Defiance | Raymond Henn makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 04:19 | Bluffton | Paul Nickel can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 04:17 | Defiance | John Myrie grabs the defensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 04:03 | Defiance | Kerry Lovett connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Gregory Thompson and the foul's on Paul Nickel - foul #2 on Paul Nickel, team foul #7 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Defiance | Zachary Mohr (SF), Benjamin Brown (C) Raymond Henn, John Myrie | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Curtis Elsberry (SG), Eric Kowalski (C) Paul Nickel, Kenneth Heskett | |
| 04:03 | Defiance | Kerry Lovett makes the free throw | 36-27 |
| 03:46 | Bluffton | Bradley Langford misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Zachary Mohr - foul #1 on Zachary Mohr, team foul #7 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Defiance | Paul Wallace (PG), Victor Arruda (SG) Gregory Thompson, Kerry Lovett | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Tom Ingalls (SG) Curtis Elsberry | |
| 03:46 | Bluffton | Bradley Langford makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 03:46 | Bluffton | Bradley Langford misses the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 03:46 | Defiance | Benjamin Brown pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |
| 03:28 | Defiance | Victor Arruda knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Wallace | 39-28 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Paul Wallace (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Arruda (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Zachary Mohr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Byrum (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Brian Burner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tom Ingalls (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bradley Langford (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Escamilla (fresh) 5 pts. C - Eric Kowalski (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Bluffton | Charles Escamilla misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 39-28 |
| 03:13 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Zachary Mohr | 39-28 |
| 02:48 | Defiance | Brian Burner is called for the reach on Victor Arruda - foul #2 on Brian Burner, team foul #8 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Defiance | Raymond Henn (SG) Paul Wallace | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Alan Gilder (PG), Larry Beveridge (SF), Kyle Couture (PF) Brian Burner, Bradley Langford, Charles Escamilla | |
| 02:48 | Defiance | Victor Arruda misses the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 02:48 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski snags the defensive board | 39-28 |
| 02:36 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 39-28 |
| 02:35 | Defiance | Benjamin Brown grabs the board | 39-28 |
| 02:27 | Defiance | Raymond Henn is called for traveling | 39-28 |
| Subs | Defiance | Paul Wallace (PG), Lester Ozuna (PF) Victor Arruda, Wayne Byrum | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 02:04 | Bluffton | Larry Beveridge misses the 3 from straight away | 39-28 |
| 02:02 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski tips it but misses | 39-28 |
| 02:00 | Bluffton | Larry Beveridge grabs the offensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 01:39 | Bluffton | Larry Beveridge is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Brown - foul #1 on Benjamin Brown, team foul #8 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Defiance | Kerry Lovett (SF), Donald Hall (C) Zachary Mohr, Benjamin Brown | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Paul Nickel (SG), Kenneth Heskett (C) Tom Ingalls, Eric Kowalski | |
| 01:39 | Bluffton | Larry Beveridge makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 01:39 | Bluffton | Larry Beveridge misses the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 01:39 | Defiance | Lester Ozuna grabs the defensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 01:22 | Defiance | Kerry Lovett lays it in set up by Raymond Henn | 41-29 |
| 01:15 | Bluffton | Larry Beveridge drills a jump hook in the paint | 41-31 |
| 00:57 | Defiance | Raymond Henn loses the dribble to Paul Nickel | 41-31 |
| 00:52 | Bluffton | Larry Beveridge banks in the layup set up by Paul Nickel | 41-33 |
| 00:33 | Defiance | Paul Wallace misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-33 |
| 00:32 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Paul Nickel | 41-33 |
| 00:24 | Bluffton | Paul Nickel can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 00:22 | Defiance | Donald Hall grabs the board | 41-33 |
| 00:18 | Defiance | Lester Ozuna is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Lester Ozuna, team foul #9 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Defiance | Zachary Mohr (SF), Wayne Byrum (PF), Benjamin Brown (C) Kerry Lovett, Lester Ozuna, Donald Hall | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Brian Burner (PG), Tom Ingalls (SG), Bradley Langford (SF), Charles Escamilla (PF), Eric Kowalski (C) Alan Gilder, Paul Nickel, Larry Beveridge, Kyle Couture, Kenneth Heskett | |
| 00:04 | Bluffton | Bradley Langford clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-33 |
| 00:02 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski snags the offensive board | 41-33 |
| 00:00 | Bluffton | The clock runs out | 41-33 |