| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Clayton Buse (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Karl Huckabee (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ron Koon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Minch (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dustin Luken (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Richard Ballard (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Clark (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jacob Butts (fresh) 7 pts. C - Jerry Regan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ashland | Ron Koon inbounds the ball | 32-40 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Ashland | Karl Huckabee hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Clayton Buse | 35-40 |
| 19:27 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-40 |
| 19:15 | Ashland | Clayton Buse comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 35-40 |
| 19:14 | Ashland | Ron Koon can't tip it in | 35-40 |
| 19:13 | Ashland | Karl Huckabee grabs the offensive board | 35-40 |
| 18:57 | Ashland | Jacob Butts is called for the reach on Dustin Luken - foul #1 on Jacob Butts, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| 18:42 | Ashland | Dustin Luken lays it in set up by Arthur Minch and the foul's on Jerry Regan - foul #1 on Jerry Regan, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| 18:42 | Ashland | Dustin Luken makes the free throw | 38-40 |
| 18:22 | Bluffton | Jack Clark comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 18:20 | Ashland | Dustin Luken grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 18:07 | Ashland | Ron Koon misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 18:06 | Bluffton | Jacob Butts gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 18:02 | Bluffton | Gary Fisher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-40 |
| Subs | Ashland | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Courtney Seiter (PF) Jacob Butts | |
| 17:47 | Ashland | Arthur Minch misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-40 |
| 17:45 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 17:19 | Bluffton | Jack Clark lays it in set up by Richard Ballard | 38-42 |
| 16:56 | Ashland | Ron Koon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-42 |
| Subs | Ashland | Kyle Tucker (PG), Jerry Fiscus (SG), Archie Rutherford (SF), Scott Jenkins (PF), Donald Schonberg (C) Clayton Buse, Karl Huckabee, Ron Koon, Arthur Minch, Dustin Luken | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Gary Solem (SG), Josh May (SF), Robert Taylor (C) Gary Fisher, Jack Clark, Jerry Regan | |
| 16:34 | Bluffton | Gary Solem is hacked by Archie Rutherford - foul #1 on Archie Rutherford, team foul #1 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Ashland | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Jacob Butts (PF) Courtney Seiter | |
| 16:23 | Bluffton | Josh May can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-42 |
| 16:21 | Ashland | Donald Schonberg pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 15:59 | Ashland | Scott Jenkins misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-42 |
| 15:58 | Ashland | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Schonberg | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Kyle Tucker (fresh) SG - Jerry Fiscus (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Archie Rutherford (fresh) PF - Scott Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. C - Donald Schonberg (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Richard Ballard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary Solem (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Josh May (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jacob Butts (fresh) 7 pts. C - Robert Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Ashland | Jerry Fiscus is whistled for traveling | 38-42 |
| Subs | Ashland | Joseph Hughes (PG) Kyle Tucker | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Jack Clark (SF) Richard Ballard | |
| 15:33 | Bluffton | Jacob Butts misses the lay-in | 38-42 |
| 15:31 | Bluffton | Robert Taylor tips it in | 38-44 |
| 15:27 | Ashland | Joseph Hughes makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jerry Fiscus | 41-44 |
| 15:10 | Bluffton | Donald Schonberg blocks the short jumper by Jacob Butts | 41-44 |
| 15:08 | Ashland | Donald Schonberg grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 14:50 | Ashland | Joseph Hughes misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 14:49 | Bluffton | Jacob Butts gets the rebound | 41-44 |
| 14:30 | Bluffton | Gary Solem comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-44 |
| 14:28 | Ashland | Donald Schonberg gets the rebound | 41-44 |
| 13:59 | Ashland | Jerry Fiscus can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 13:57 | Bluffton | Jacob Butts grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 13:35 | Bluffton | Jacob Butts knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Taylor | 41-46 |
| 13:20 | Ashland | Donald Schonberg misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Taylor - foul #3 on Robert Taylor, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Ashland | Karl Huckabee (SG), Ron Koon (SF), Dustin Luken (C) Jerry Fiscus, Archie Rutherford, Scott Jenkins | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Richard Ballard (PG), Gary Fisher (SG), Courtney Seiter (PF), Jerry Regan (C) Gary Solem, Josh May, Jacob Butts, Robert Taylor | |
| 13:20 | Ashland | Donald Schonberg makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 13:20 | Ashland | Donald Schonberg makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 12:55 | Bluffton | Gary Fisher is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Gary Fisher, team foul #4 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Ashland | Arthur Minch (PF) Donald Schonberg | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 12:43 | Ashland | Joseph Hughes is fouled on the floor by Gary Fisher - foul #2 on Gary Fisher, team foul #5 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Ashland | Clayton Buse (PG) Joseph Hughes | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 12:34 | Ashland | Karl Huckabee hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 43-46 |
| 12:33 | Ashland | Dustin Luken tips it in | 45-46 |
| 12:09 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 12:07 | Bluffton | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Clark | 45-46 |
| 11:48 | Bluffton | Jack Clark knocks in the floater near the basket and the foul's on Dustin Luken - foul #3 on Dustin Luken, team foul #2 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Ashland | Joseph Hughes (PG) Clayton Buse | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 11:48 | Bluffton | Jack Clark makes the free throw | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Joseph Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Karl Huckabee (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ron Koon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Minch (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dustin Luken (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Richard Ballard (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Clark (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Courtney Seiter (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jerry Regan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Ashland | Gary Fisher picks off the pass by Ron Koon | 45-49 |
| 11:25 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard throws it down on a nice dish by Gary Fisher | 45-51 |
| 11:07 | Ashland | Karl Huckabee buries a driving attempt in the paint | 47-51 |
| 10:54 | Bluffton | Jack Clark connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Courtney Seiter | 47-53 |
| 10:36 | Ashland | Gary Fisher steals it from Karl Huckabee | 47-53 |
| 10:13 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-53 |
| Subs | Ashland | Clayton Buse (SG), Archie Rutherford (SF), Scott Jenkins (PF), Donald Schonberg (C) Karl Huckabee, Ron Koon, Arthur Minch, Dustin Luken | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Gary Solem (SG), Josh May (SF), Jacob Butts (PF), Robert Taylor (C) Gary Fisher, Jack Clark, Courtney Seiter, Jerry Regan | |
| 09:52 | Ashland | Clayton Buse knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Archie Rutherford and the foul's on Gary Solem - foul #2 on Gary Solem, team foul #6 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Ashland | Jerry Fiscus (SG) Joseph Hughes | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 09:52 | Ashland | Clayton Buse misses the free throw | 49-53 |
| 09:52 | Bluffton | Jacob Butts pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| 09:45 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 49-53 |
| 09:43 | Bluffton | Jacob Butts gets the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 09:28 | Bluffton | Josh May misses the floater from the left block | 49-53 |
| 09:27 | Ashland | The rebound goes to Scott Jenkins | 49-53 |
| 09:08 | Ashland | Clayton Buse knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 08:55 | Bluffton | Donald Schonberg is called for the reach on Richard Ballard - foul #2 on Donald Schonberg, team foul #3 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Ashland | Joseph Hughes (PG), Dustin Luken (C) Jerry Fiscus, Scott Jenkins | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Gary Fisher (SG), Jerry Regan (C) Richard Ballard, Robert Taylor | |
| 08:44 | Bluffton | Gary Solem hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 08:31 | Ashland | Joseph Hughes scores on a floater from the left side set up by Archie Rutherford | 54-55 |
| 08:13 | Bluffton | Donald Schonberg denies the turnaround by Jerry Regan | 54-55 |
| 08:12 | Ashland | Archie Rutherford grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 08:03 | Ashland | Archie Rutherford misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-55 |
| 08:02 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Gary Solem | 54-55 |
| 07:56 | Bluffton | Archie Rutherford steps in front of the Jacob Butts pass | 54-55 |
| 07:51 | Ashland | Clayton Buse banks in the layup on a great pass from Archie Rutherford | 56-55 |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Joseph Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clayton Buse (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Archie Rutherford (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Schonberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Dustin Luken (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Gary Solem (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Josh May (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jacob Butts (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Regan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Bluffton | Gary Solem clanks a 3 from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 07:43 | Ashland | The rebound goes to Dustin Luken | 56-55 |
| 07:30 | Ashland | Gary Solem picks off the pass by Dustin Luken | 56-55 |
| 07:01 | Bluffton | Gary Solem misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Clayton Buse - foul #1 on Clayton Buse, team foul #4 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Ashland | Karl Huckabee (SG), Ron Koon (SF), Arthur Minch (PF) Clayton Buse, Archie Rutherford, Donald Schonberg | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Richard Ballard (PG), Jack Clark (SF), Courtney Seiter (PF), Robert Taylor (C) Gary Fisher, Josh May, Jacob Butts, Jerry Regan | |
| 07:01 | Bluffton | Gary Solem misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 07:01 | Bluffton | Gary Solem makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 06:49 | Ashland | Ron Koon misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 56-56 |
| 06:47 | Ashland | Dustin Luken tips it back up and in | 58-56 |
| 06:40 | Bluffton | Jack Clark's floater is tipped away by Dustin Luken | 58-56 |
| 06:38 | Ashland | Dustin Luken gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 06:17 | Ashland | Joseph Hughes misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 58-56 |
| 06:16 | Ashland | Arthur Minch tips it in | 60-56 |
| 05:52 | Bluffton | Gary Solem makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jack Clark | 60-59 |
| 05:48 | Ashland | Richard Ballard picks off the pass by Joseph Hughes in the backcourt | 60-59 |
| 05:46 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard blows the layup | 60-59 |
| 05:45 | Ashland | Arthur Minch grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 05:19 | Ashland | Arthur Minch clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Courtney Seiter - foul #1 on Courtney Seiter, team foul #7 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Ashland | Clayton Buse (PG), Archie Rutherford (C) Joseph Hughes, Dustin Luken | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Gary Fisher (SG), Jerry Regan (C) Gary Solem, Robert Taylor | |
| 05:19 | Ashland | Arthur Minch misses the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 05:19 | Ashland | Arthur Minch misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 05:19 | Bluffton | Courtney Seiter gets the rebound | 60-59 |
| 05:00 | Bluffton | Jack Clark is fouled on the floor by Ron Koon - foul #1 on Ron Koon, team foul #5 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Ashland | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Josh May (SF) Jack Clark | |
| 04:36 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-59 |
| 04:34 | Ashland | Archie Rutherford grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 04:16 | Ashland | Ron Koon is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Ron Koon, team foul #6 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Ashland | Jerry Fiscus (SG), Scott Jenkins (PF), Donald Schonberg (C) Karl Huckabee, Ron Koon, Arthur Minch | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Jacob Butts (PF) Courtney Seiter | |
| 03:51 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan misses the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Donald Schonberg - foul #3 on Donald Schonberg, team foul #7 | 60-59 |
| 03:51 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan misses the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:51 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Clayton Buse (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jerry Fiscus (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Archie Rutherford (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Scott Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. C - Donald Schonberg (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Richard Ballard (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Josh May (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jacob Butts (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Regan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Ashland | Jerry Fiscus misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 60-60 |
| 03:29 | Bluffton | Josh May pulls down the rebound | 60-60 |
| 03:04 | Bluffton | Gary Fisher misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jerry Fiscus - foul #3 on Jerry Fiscus, team foul #8 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Ashland | Joseph Hughes (PG) Clayton Buse | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Jack Clark (SF), Robert Taylor (C) Josh May, Jerry Regan | |
| 03:04 | Bluffton | Gary Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 03:04 | Bluffton | Gary Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 02:57 | Ashland | Donald Schonberg misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jack Clark - foul #1 on Jack Clark, team foul #8 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Ashland | Karl Huckabee (SG), Ron Koon (SF) Jerry Fiscus, Scott Jenkins | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Courtney Seiter (PF) Jacob Butts | |
| 02:57 | Ashland | Donald Schonberg makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 02:57 | Ashland | Donald Schonberg makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 02:55 | Bluffton | Bluffton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | Ashland | Arthur Minch (PF), Dustin Luken (C) Donald Schonberg, Archie Rutherford | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 02:46 | Bluffton | Jack Clark scores on a runner from the baseline | 62-63 |
| 02:41 | Ashland | Karl Huckabee banks in the layup and he's hacked by Gary Fisher - foul #3 on Gary Fisher, team foul #9 | 64-63 |
| 02:41 | Ashland | Karl Huckabee misses the free throw | 64-63 |
| 02:41 | Ashland | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Hughes | 64-63 |
| 02:23 | Ashland | Karl Huckabee makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Ron Koon | 67-63 |
| 02:23 | Bluffton | Bluffton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-63 |
| Subs | Ashland | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Jacob Butts (PF), Jerry Regan (C) Courtney Seiter, Robert Taylor | |
| 02:00 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard is fouled on the floor by Arthur Minch - foul #2 on Arthur Minch, team foul #9 | 67-63 |
| 02:00 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 02:00 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard misses the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 02:00 | Ashland | Dustin Luken pulls down the rebound | 67-64 |
| 01:44 | Ashland | Karl Huckabee is denied on a layup by Jerry Regan | 67-64 |
| 01:43 | Bluffton | Jacob Butts grabs the board | 67-64 |
| 01:38 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard clanks a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Joseph Hughes - foul #4 on Joseph Hughes, team foul #10 | 67-64 |
| 01:38 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 01:38 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 01:21 | Ashland | Richard Ballard steps in front of the Dustin Luken pass | 67-66 |
| 01:18 | Bluffton | Jack Clark misses the easy layup | 67-66 |
| 01:16 | Ashland | The rebound goes to Arthur Minch | 67-66 |
| 01:02 | Ashland | Joseph Hughes misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-66 |
| 01:00 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan gets the rebound | 67-66 |
| 00:42 | Bluffton | Gary Fisher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Ashland | Joseph Hughes misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 67-66 |
| 00:18 | Ashland | Arthur Minch can't tip it in | 67-66 |
| 00:17 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Jack Clark | 67-66 |
| 00:09 | Bluffton | Jacob Butts scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Jack Clark | 67-68 |
| 00:09 | Ashland | Ashland calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Ashland | Arthur Minch comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Gary Fisher - foul #4 on Gary Fisher, team foul #10 | 67-68 |
| 00:04 | Ashland | Arthur Minch makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 00:04 | Ashland | Arthur Minch misses the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 00:04 | Bluffton | Jacob Butts pulls down the rebound | 68-68 |
| 00:04 | Bluffton | Bluffton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard misses the halfcourt shot | 68-68 |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Joseph Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Karl Huckabee (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Ron Koon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Minch (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Dustin Luken (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Richard Ballard (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gary Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Jack Clark (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jacob Butts (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Jerry Regan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Ashland | Dustin Luken wins the tip | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:50 | Ashland | Ron Koon misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jack Clark - foul #2 on Jack Clark, team foul #11 | 68-68 |
| 04:50 | Ashland | Ron Koon makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 04:50 | Ashland | Ron Koon makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 04:36 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan drills a jumper from the left wing | 70-70 |
| 04:25 | Ashland | Joseph Hughes clanks a jumper from the right wing | 70-70 |
| 04:23 | Bluffton | Jacob Butts grabs the board | 70-70 |
| 04:07 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard is hacked by Dustin Luken - foul #4 on Dustin Luken, team foul #11 | 70-70 |
| 04:07 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 04:07 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 03:43 | Ashland | Joseph Hughes knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Arthur Minch | 73-72 |
| 03:28 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Richard Ballard | 73-74 |
| 03:18 | Ashland | Ron Koon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-74 |
| 03:17 | Bluffton | Gary Fisher grabs the board | 73-74 |
| 03:06 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan's pass is intercepted by Karl Huckabee | 73-74 |
| 02:37 | Ashland | Dustin Luken clanks a jump hook near the basket | 73-74 |
| 02:35 | Ashland | Joseph Hughes grabs the offensive rebound | 73-74 |
| 02:23 | Ashland | Gary Fisher is called for the reach on Ron Koon - foul #5 on Gary Fisher, team foul #12 | 73-74 |
| Subs | Ashland | Clayton Buse (SG), Donald Schonberg (PF), Archie Rutherford (C) Karl Huckabee, Arthur Minch, Dustin Luken | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Gary Solem (SG), Josh May (SF), Courtney Seiter (PF), Robert Taylor (C) Gary Fisher, Jack Clark, Jacob Butts, Jerry Regan | |
| 02:23 | Ashland | Ron Koon makes the 1st free throw | 74-74 |
| 02:23 | Ashland | Ron Koon misses the 2nd free throw | 74-74 |
| 02:23 | Bluffton | Courtney Seiter gets the rebound | 74-74 |
| 02:23 | Bluffton | Bluffton calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| 02:05 | Bluffton | Gary Solem makes the jumper in the lane set up by Courtney Seiter | 74-76 |
| 02:05 | Ashland | Ashland calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 74-76 |
| Subs | Ashland | Karl Huckabee (SG), Arthur Minch (PF), Dustin Luken (C) Clayton Buse, Donald Schonberg, Archie Rutherford | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Jack Clark (SF), Jerry Regan (C) Josh May, Robert Taylor | |
| 01:58 | Ashland | Dustin Luken can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-76 |
| 01:56 | Bluffton | Jack Clark gets the rebound | 74-76 |
| 01:51 | Bluffton | Bluffton calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-76 |
| Subs | Ashland | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Jacob Butts (PF) Courtney Seiter | |
| 01:35 | Bluffton | Jack Clark scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Richard Ballard | 74-78 |
| 01:28 | Ashland | Joseph Hughes is fouled on the floor by Richard Ballard - foul #2 on Richard Ballard, team foul #13 | 74-78 |
| 01:28 | Ashland | Joseph Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 75-78 |
| 01:28 | Ashland | Joseph Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 76-78 |
| 01:09 | Bluffton | Jack Clark misses badly on a shot from the right side | 76-78 |
| 01:08 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan gets the offensive rebound | 76-78 |
| 00:55 | Bluffton | Jack Clark makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Ballard | 76-81 |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Joseph Hughes (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Karl Huckabee (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Ron Koon (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Minch (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Dustin Luken (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Richard Ballard (fresh) 17 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gary Solem (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jack Clark (fresh) 22 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jacob Butts (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Jerry Regan (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Ashland | Arthur Minch scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Hughes | 78-81 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Bluffton | Jack Clark can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Karl Huckabee - foul #2 on Karl Huckabee, team foul #12 | 78-81 |
| 00:20 | Bluffton | Jack Clark makes the 1st free throw | 78-82 |
| 00:20 | Bluffton | Jack Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 78-82 |
| 00:20 | Ashland | The rebound goes to Dustin Luken | 78-82 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Ashland | Karl Huckabee comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 78-82 |
| 00:14 | Bluffton | Jack Clark pulls down the rebound | 78-82 |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Bluffton | Jack Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Hughes - foul #5 on Joseph Hughes, team foul #13 | 78-82 |
| Subs | Ashland | Clayton Buse (PG) Joseph Hughes | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 00:13 | Bluffton | Jack Clark makes the 1st free throw | 78-83 |
| 00:13 | Bluffton | Jack Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 78-84 |
| 00:08 | Ashland | Karl Huckabee clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 78-84 |
| 00:06 | Ashland | Clayton Buse gets the offensive rebound | 78-84 |
| 00:03 | Ashland | Karl Huckabee hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 81-84 |
| 00:02 | Bluffton | Karl Huckabee is called for the reach on Richard Ballard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Karl Huckabee, team foul #14 | 81-84 |
| 00:02 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard makes the 1st free throw | 81-85 |
| 00:02 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard makes the 2nd free throw | 81-86 |
| 00:00 | Ashland | Karl Huckabee misses the halfcourt shot | 81-86 |