| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Rob Elkins (fresh) SG - Garf Merritt (fresh) SF - Scott Woods (fresh) PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) C - James Hayes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Willamette | PG - Steve Moseley (fresh) SG - Thad Bruce (fresh) SF - Lee Bogue (fresh) PF - Frederick Bradley (fresh) C - Thomas Barnes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Willamette | Thomas Barnes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Willamette | Willamette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Willamette | Thomas Barnes makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Thad Bruce | 0-2 |
| 19:47 | Defiance | Rob Elkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 19:45 | Willamette | Rob Elkins takes the ball from Steve Moseley in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:43 | Defiance | Scott Woods lays it up and in set up by Rob Elkins | 2-2 |
| 19:35 | Willamette | James Hayes steals it from Thomas Barnes | 2-2 |
| 19:22 | Defiance | Garf Merritt connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 19:04 | Willamette | Frederick Bradley misses long on a runner from the left block | 5-2 |
| 19:02 | Willamette | Lee Bogue grabs the offensive board | 5-2 |
| 18:45 | Willamette | Thomas Barnes hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Anthony Saleh - foul #1 on Anthony Saleh, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:45 | Willamette | Thomas Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:45 | Willamette | Thomas Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:45 | Defiance | Garf Merritt pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:24 | Defiance | James Hayes misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 5-2 |
| 18:23 | Willamette | Lee Bogue gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:08 | Willamette | Frederick Bradley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 5-2 |
| 18:07 | Willamette | Thad Bruce snags the offensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:38 | Willamette | Lee Bogue is hacked by Rob Elkins - foul #1 on Rob Elkins, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Defiance | Marc Mikkelson (PG), Rob Lackey (SG), Dale Johnston (SF), Richard Fortuna (PF), Mike Johnson (C) Rob Elkins, Garf Merritt, Scott Woods, Anthony Saleh, James Hayes | |
| Subs | Willamette | Michael Jones (PG), Martin Alger (SG), Dwight Banks (SF), Thomas Blanton (PF), James Sutera (C) Steve Moseley, Thad Bruce, Lee Bogue, Frederick Bradley, Thomas Barnes | |
| 17:21 | Willamette | James Sutera can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Mike Johnson - foul #1 on Mike Johnson, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| 17:21 | Willamette | James Sutera makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:21 | Willamette | James Sutera makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:00 | Defiance | Dale Johnston hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Rob Lackey and he's fouled by Dwight Banks - foul #1 on Dwight Banks, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| 17:00 | Defiance | Dale Johnston misses the free throw | 7-4 |
| 17:00 | Willamette | James Sutera pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:39 | Willamette | Thomas Blanton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 16:37 | Willamette | Dwight Banks can't tip it in | 7-4 |
| 16:35 | Defiance | Mike Johnson pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:14 | Defiance | Dale Johnston loses the ball out of bounds | 7-4 |
| Subs | Defiance | Scott Woods (SF) Dale Johnston | |
| Subs | Willamette | | |
| 15:53 | Willamette | Michael Jones clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-4 |
| 15:52 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Richard Fortuna | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Marc Mikkelson (fresh) SG - Rob Lackey (fresh) SF - Scott Woods (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Fortuna (fresh) C - Mike Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Willamette | PG - Michael Jones (fresh) SG - Martin Alger (fresh) SF - Dwight Banks (fresh) PF - Thomas Blanton (fresh) C - James Sutera (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Defiance | Martin Alger is called for the reach on Rob Lackey - foul #1 on Martin Alger, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Defiance | Garf Merritt (SG) Rob Lackey | |
| Subs | Willamette | Steve Moseley (PG), Lee Bogue (SF) Michael Jones, Thomas Blanton | |
| 15:33 | Defiance | Garf Merritt misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 15:31 | Defiance | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Fortuna | 7-4 |
| 15:16 | Defiance | Marc Mikkelson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 15:15 | Willamette | Lee Bogue grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 14:56 | Willamette | Martin Alger is hacked by Scott Woods - foul #1 on Scott Woods, team foul #4 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Defiance | Rob Elkins (PG), Anthony Saleh (PF), James Hayes (C) Marc Mikkelson, Richard Fortuna, Mike Johnson | |
| Subs | Willamette | Michael Jones (SG), Frederick Bradley (PF), Thomas Barnes (C) Martin Alger, James Sutera, Dwight Banks | |
| 14:45 | Willamette | Frederick Bradley drills a floater from close range and he's hacked by Anthony Saleh - foul #2 on Anthony Saleh, team foul #5 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Defiance | Rob Lackey (PF) Anthony Saleh | |
| Subs | Willamette | Thad Bruce (SG) Michael Jones | |
| 14:45 | Willamette | Frederick Bradley misses the free throw | 7-6 |
| 14:45 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Scott Woods | 7-6 |
| 14:38 | Defiance | Lee Bogue steps in front of the Garf Merritt pass | 7-6 |
| 14:23 | Willamette | Thomas Barnes blows the layup | 7-6 |
| 14:22 | Defiance | James Hayes pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:02 | Defiance | Rob Lackey misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 7-6 |
| 14:01 | Willamette | Lee Bogue grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 13:55 | Willamette | Frederick Bradley loses the dribble to Rob Lackey | 7-6 |
| 13:35 | Defiance | Scott Woods is fouled on the floor by Thad Bruce - foul #1 on Thad Bruce, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Defiance | Mike Johnson (SF), Richard Fortuna (PF) Garf Merritt, Scott Woods | |
| Subs | Willamette | Michael Jones (PG), Dwight Banks (SF) Steve Moseley, Lee Bogue | |
| 13:17 | Defiance | Rob Lackey knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Mike Johnson | 10-6 |
| 13:02 | Willamette | Thomas Barnes blows the layup | 10-6 |
| 13:01 | Willamette | The offensive rebound goes to Dwight Banks | 10-6 |
| 12:45 | Willamette | Thad Bruce scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Michael Jones | 10-9 |
| 12:17 | Defiance | Rob Lackey misses the easy layup | 10-9 |
| 12:15 | Willamette | Thomas Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 11:58 | Willamette | Frederick Bradley is fouled on the floor by Rob Lackey - foul #1 on Rob Lackey, team foul #6 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Defiance | Marc Mikkelson (PG), Garf Merritt (SG), Scott Woods (SF) Rob Elkins, Rob Lackey, James Hayes | |
| Subs | Willamette | Steve Moseley (PG), Martin Alger (SG), Lee Bogue (SF), James Sutera (PF) Michael Jones, Thad Bruce, Frederick Bradley, Thomas Barnes | |
| 11:41 | Willamette | Martin Alger clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Garf Merritt - foul #1 on Garf Merritt, team foul #7 | 10-9 |
| 11:41 | Willamette | Martin Alger makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 11:41 | Willamette | Martin Alger makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Marc Mikkelson (fresh) SG - Garf Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Woods (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Fortuna (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mike Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Willamette | PG - Steve Moseley (fresh) SG - Martin Alger (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lee Bogue (fresh) 4 reb. PF - James Sutera (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dwight Banks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Defiance | Scott Woods banks in the layup | 12-11 |
| 11:05 | Willamette | Martin Alger clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-11 |
| 11:04 | Defiance | Richard Fortuna snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 11:00 | Defiance | Scott Woods hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by James Sutera - foul #1 on James Sutera, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Defiance | James Hayes (C) Mike Johnson | |
| Subs | Willamette | Frederick Bradley (PF) Dwight Banks | |
| 11:00 | Defiance | Scott Woods makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 11:00 | Defiance | Scott Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 10:42 | Willamette | Frederick Bradley knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 14-13 |
| 10:20 | Defiance | Richard Fortuna is whistled for traveling | 14-13 |
| Subs | Defiance | Rob Elkins (PG), Rob Lackey (PF) Garf Merritt, Richard Fortuna | |
| Subs | Willamette | Thomas Barnes (C) James Sutera | |
| 10:06 | Willamette | Lee Bogue can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Rob Elkins - foul #2 on Rob Elkins, team foul #8 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Defiance | Richard Fortuna (PF) Rob Elkins | |
| Subs | Willamette | | |
| 10:06 | Willamette | Lee Bogue makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:06 | Willamette | Lee Bogue makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 09:46 | Defiance | Rob Lackey travels with the ball | 14-15 |
| Subs | Defiance | Dale Johnston (SF), Mike Johnson (PF) Scott Woods, Richard Fortuna | |
| Subs | Willamette | Thad Bruce (SG) Martin Alger | |
| 09:30 | Willamette | Steve Moseley makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Thomas Barnes | 14-18 |
| 09:23 | Defiance | James Hayes scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Mike Johnson | 16-18 |
| 09:09 | Willamette | Thad Bruce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-18 |
| Subs | Defiance | Garf Merritt (SG) Dale Johnston | |
| Subs | Willamette | Michael Jones (PG), James Sutera (PF) Steve Moseley, Frederick Bradley | |
| 08:49 | Defiance | Marc Mikkelson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-18 |
| 08:48 | Willamette | The rebound goes to James Sutera | 16-18 |
| 08:38 | Willamette | Thad Bruce hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 16-18 |
| 08:37 | Willamette | The offensive rebound goes to Lee Bogue | 16-18 |
| 08:26 | Willamette | Thomas Barnes is whistled for a carry | 16-18 |
| Subs | Defiance | Eugene Ryman (PG), Scott Woods (SF) Marc Mikkelson, Rob Lackey | |
| Subs | Willamette | Martin Alger (SG), Dwight Banks (SF) Thad Bruce, Lee Bogue | |
| 08:05 | Defiance | Eugene Ryman scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Mike Johnson | 19-18 |
| 07:45 | Willamette | Thomas Barnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-18 |
| Subs | Defiance | Richard Fortuna (PF) Mike Johnson | |
| Subs | Willamette | Steve Moseley (PG), Frederick Bradley (PF) Michael Jones, Thomas Barnes | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Eugene Ryman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Garf Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Woods (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Fortuna (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Hayes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Willamette | PG - Steve Moseley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Martin Alger (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dwight Banks (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frederick Bradley (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Sutera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Defiance | Richard Fortuna misses the easy layup | 19-18 |
| 07:25 | Willamette | Dwight Banks snags the defensive board | 19-18 |
| 07:11 | Willamette | Martin Alger drills a floater from the left wing | 19-20 |
| 06:55 | Defiance | Eugene Ryman misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-20 |
| 06:54 | Willamette | James Sutera pulls down the rebound | 19-20 |
| 06:45 | Willamette | James Sutera hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dwight Banks and he's fouled by Scott Woods - foul #2 on Scott Woods, team foul #9 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Defiance | Marc Mikkelson (PG), Rob Lackey (SG), Dale Johnston (SF) Eugene Ryman, Garf Merritt, Scott Woods | |
| Subs | Willamette | Thad Bruce (SG), Lee Bogue (SF), Thomas Barnes (C) Martin Alger, Dwight Banks, Frederick Bradley | |
| 06:45 | Willamette | James Sutera misses the free throw | 19-22 |
| 06:45 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Richard Fortuna | 19-22 |
| 06:30 | Defiance | Marc Mikkelson buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Rob Lackey and he's hacked by James Sutera - foul #2 on James Sutera, team foul #5 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Defiance | Mike Johnson (C) James Hayes | |
| Subs | Willamette | Thomas Blanton (PF) James Sutera | |
| 06:30 | Defiance | Marc Mikkelson makes the free throw | 22-22 |
| 06:03 | Willamette | Thomas Barnes misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 22-22 |
| 06:02 | Defiance | Dale Johnston grabs the board | 22-22 |
| 05:44 | Defiance | Marc Mikkelson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 22-22 |
| 05:42 | Defiance | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Fortuna | 22-22 |
| 05:28 | Defiance | Rob Lackey lays it in set up by Dale Johnston and he's hacked by Thomas Barnes - foul #1 on Thomas Barnes, team foul #6 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Willamette | Frederick Bradley (PF) Thomas Blanton | |
| 05:28 | Defiance | Rob Lackey makes the free throw | 25-22 |
| 05:17 | Willamette | Thomas Barnes misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 25-22 |
| 05:15 | Willamette | Frederick Bradley tips it home | 25-24 |
| 04:52 | Defiance | Marc Mikkelson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 25-24 |
| 04:51 | Willamette | Frederick Bradley gets the rebound | 25-24 |
| 04:43 | Willamette | Lee Bogue lays it in set up by Frederick Bradley | 25-26 |
| 04:15 | Defiance | Richard Fortuna can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 25-26 |
| 04:14 | Willamette | Steve Moseley gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 04:08 | Willamette | Thad Bruce is fouled on the floor by Rob Lackey - foul #2 on Rob Lackey, team foul #10 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Defiance | Eugene Ryman (PG), Garf Merritt (SG), James Hayes (C) Marc Mikkelson, Rob Lackey, Mike Johnson | |
| Subs | Willamette | Michael Jones (PG), Dwight Banks (C) Steve Moseley, Thomas Barnes | |
| 04:08 | Willamette | Thad Bruce makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:08 | Willamette | Thad Bruce misses the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:08 | Defiance | The rebound goes to James Hayes | 25-27 |
| 03:49 | Defiance | James Hayes misses the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Michael Jones - foul #1 on Michael Jones, team foul #7 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Defiance | Rob Elkins (PG), Scott Woods (SF), Anthony Saleh (PF) Eugene Ryman, Dale Johnston, Richard Fortuna | |
| Subs | Willamette | Martin Alger (SG), James Sutera (C) Thad Bruce, Lee Bogue | |
| 03:49 | Defiance | James Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 03:49 | Defiance | James Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 03:32 | Willamette | Rob Elkins is called for the reach on Frederick Bradley - foul #3 on Rob Elkins, team foul #11 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Defiance | Eugene Ryman (PG) Rob Elkins | |
| Subs | Willamette | | |
| 03:32 | Willamette | Frederick Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 03:32 | Willamette | Frederick Bradley misses the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 03:32 | Defiance | The rebound goes to James Hayes | 27-28 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Eugene Ryman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Garf Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Woods (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) C - James Hayes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Willamette | PG - Michael Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Martin Alger (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dwight Banks (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Frederick Bradley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Sutera (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Defiance | James Hayes knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 29-28 |
| 02:56 | Willamette | Martin Alger makes the fadeaway from the left block | 29-30 |
| 02:50 | Defiance | Scott Woods loses the ball out of bounds | 29-30 |
| Subs | Defiance | Rob Lackey (C) James Hayes | |
| Subs | Willamette | Lee Bogue (SF) Dwight Banks | |
| 02:28 | Willamette | Frederick Bradley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-30 |
| 02:26 | Defiance | Anthony Saleh pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 02:12 | Defiance | The short jumper by Scott Woods is denied by Frederick Bradley | 29-30 |
| 02:11 | Willamette | James Sutera pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 01:58 | Willamette | James Sutera misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 29-30 |
| 01:57 | Willamette | James Sutera hits the follow up shot | 29-32 |
| 01:34 | Defiance | Eugene Ryman misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-32 |
| 01:32 | Defiance | Anthony Saleh tips it home | 31-32 |
| 01:09 | Willamette | Frederick Bradley hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Anthony Saleh - foul #3 on Anthony Saleh, team foul #12 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Defiance | Marc Mikkelson (PG), Dale Johnston (SG), Richard Fortuna (PF), Mike Johnson (C) Eugene Ryman, Garf Merritt, Anthony Saleh, Rob Lackey | |
| Subs | Willamette | Steve Moseley (PG), Thad Bruce (SG), Dwight Banks (SF), Thomas Barnes (C) Michael Jones, Martin Alger, Lee Bogue, James Sutera | |
| 01:09 | Willamette | Frederick Bradley misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 01:09 | Willamette | Frederick Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 00:53 | Defiance | Dale Johnston can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 00:51 | Defiance | Richard Fortuna pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 00:32 | Defiance | Marc Mikkelson drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 00:12 | Willamette | Dwight Banks misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-33 |
| 00:11 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Richard Fortuna | 34-33 |
| 00:00 | Defiance | Mike Johnson is called for traveling | 34-33 |