| Lineup | Muskingum | PG - Lawrence Barber (fresh) SG - Raymond Wormley (fresh) SF - James Arnold (fresh) PF - Christopher Walters (fresh) C - Rodney Miller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Arnold Smith (fresh) SG - Frank Shope (fresh) SF - Harry Wilson (fresh) PF - Jeff Profit (fresh) C - Randy Stukes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Otterbein | Randy Stukes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Muskingum | Muskingum is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Otterbein | Otterbein is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Otterbein | Frank Shope is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Arnold Smith | 0-3 |
| 19:23 | Muskingum | Raymond Wormley hits a wide open floater in the paint on a nice dish by Lawrence Barber | 2-3 |
| 19:18 | Otterbein | Harry Wilson comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 2-3 |
| 19:17 | Muskingum | James Arnold pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:53 | Muskingum | Randy Stukes steps in front of the Rodney Miller pass | 2-3 |
| 18:41 | Otterbein | Frank Shope is fouled on the floor by Christopher Walters - foul #1 on Christopher Walters, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:21 | Otterbein | Randy Stukes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away but he's fouled by Rodney Miller - foul #1 on Rodney Miller, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:21 | Otterbein | Randy Stukes misses the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:21 | Otterbein | Randy Stukes misses the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:21 | Otterbein | Randy Stukes makes the 3rd free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:59 | Muskingum | Raymond Wormley knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Lawrence Barber | 4-4 |
| 17:34 | Otterbein | Arnold Smith connects on the open fadeaway from the free throw line | 4-6 |
| 17:15 | Muskingum | Raymond Wormley hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Lawrence Barber | 6-6 |
| 16:49 | Otterbein | Arnold Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-6 |
| 16:47 | Muskingum | The rebound goes to Christopher Walters | 6-6 |
| 16:44 | Muskingum | Lawrence Barber is fouled in the backcourt by Arnold Smith - foul #1 on Arnold Smith, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Karl Dimick (PG), Steve Sullivan (SG), Lonnie Steed (SF), Michael Bishop (PF), Antonio Berry (C) Lawrence Barber, Raymond Wormley, James Arnold, Christopher Walters, Rodney Miller | |
| Subs | Otterbein | William Fehr (PG), Aaron Forberg (SG), Andrew Oliphant (SF), David Murray (PF), James Agustin (C) Arnold Smith, Frank Shope, Harry Wilson, Jeff Profit, Randy Stukes | |
| 16:26 | Muskingum | Karl Dimick misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by William Fehr - foul #1 on William Fehr, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| 16:26 | Muskingum | Karl Dimick makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:26 | Muskingum | Karl Dimick makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:58 | Otterbein | David Murray hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 8-6 |
| 15:56 | Otterbein | David Murray tips it back up and in | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Muskingum | PG - Karl Dimick (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steve Sullivan (fresh) SF - Lonnie Steed (fresh) PF - Michael Bishop (fresh) C - Antonio Berry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - William Fehr (fresh) SG - Aaron Forberg (fresh) SF - Andrew Oliphant (fresh) PF - David Murray (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Agustin (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Muskingum | Steve Sullivan's layup is rejected by James Agustin | 8-8 |
| 15:40 | Muskingum | Steve Sullivan grabs the offensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 15:20 | Muskingum | James Agustin is called for the reach on Steve Sullivan - foul #1 on James Agustin, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Lawrence Barber (PG), James Arnold (SF) Steve Sullivan, Lonnie Steed | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Larry Beam (PG), Frank Shope (SG), Howard Smith (PF) William Fehr, Aaron Forberg, James Agustin | |
| 15:08 | Muskingum | Michael Bishop drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Karl Dimick | 10-8 |
| 14:45 | Otterbein | Frank Shope buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Howard Smith | 10-11 |
| 14:16 | Muskingum | Lawrence Barber is alone and drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Bishop | 12-11 |
| 13:49 | Otterbein | Frank Shope connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 13:25 | Muskingum | Karl Dimick banks in the layup on a great pass from Lawrence Barber | 14-13 |
| 13:01 | Otterbein | Frank Shope misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-13 |
| 13:00 | Otterbein | Andrew Oliphant misses the tip | 14-13 |
| 12:58 | Muskingum | The rebound goes to Michael Bishop | 14-13 |
| 12:48 | Muskingum | Lawrence Barber is called for 10 seconds | 14-13 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Raymond Wormley (SG), Christopher Walters (PF), Rodney Miller (C) Lawrence Barber, James Arnold, Antonio Berry | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Arnold Smith (PG), William Fehr (SG), Aaron Forberg (SF), Jeff Profit (PF), Randy Stukes (C) Larry Beam, Frank Shope, Andrew Oliphant, Howard Smith, David Murray | |
| 12:37 | Otterbein | Rodney Miller blocks the short jumper by Randy Stukes | 14-13 |
| 12:35 | Muskingum | The rebound goes to Rodney Miller | 14-13 |
| 12:24 | Muskingum | Michael Bishop misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-13 |
| 12:23 | Otterbein | Randy Stukes grabs the board | 14-13 |
| 12:18 | Otterbein | Randy Stukes loses the dribble to Raymond Wormley | 14-13 |
| 11:57 | Muskingum | Raymond Wormley loses the ball out of bounds | 14-13 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Lawrence Barber (PG) Karl Dimick | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Harry Wilson (SF) William Fehr | |
| Lineup | Muskingum | PG - Lawrence Barber (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Wormley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Bishop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Walters (fresh) C - Rodney Miller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Arnold Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Forberg (fresh) SF - Harry Wilson (fresh) PF - Jeff Profit (fresh) C - Randy Stukes (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Otterbein | Harry Wilson is fouled on the floor by Michael Bishop - foul #1 on Michael Bishop, team foul #3 | 14-13 |
| 11:25 | Otterbein | Randy Stukes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 14-13 |
| 11:23 | Muskingum | The rebound goes to Rodney Miller | 14-13 |
| 11:19 | Muskingum | Raymond Wormley buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Walters | 17-13 |
| 11:03 | Otterbein | Harry Wilson misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Bishop - foul #2 on Michael Bishop, team foul #4 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Karl Dimick (SG), James Arnold (SF) Raymond Wormley, Michael Bishop | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Larry Beam (PG), William Fehr (SG) Arnold Smith, Aaron Forberg | |
| 11:03 | Otterbein | Harry Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 11:03 | Otterbein | Harry Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 10:40 | Muskingum | Karl Dimick connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Barber | 20-15 |
| 10:27 | Otterbein | Harry Wilson misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 20-15 |
| 10:25 | Muskingum | Rodney Miller grabs the board | 20-15 |
| 10:11 | Muskingum | Christopher Walters is open and scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Lawrence Barber | 22-15 |
| 09:47 | Otterbein | Christopher Walters swats the layup by Larry Beam | 22-15 |
| 09:46 | Otterbein | William Fehr grabs the offensive rebound | 22-15 |
| 09:37 | Otterbein | James Arnold takes the ball from Harry Wilson | 22-15 |
| 09:35 | Muskingum | Larry Beam is called for the reach on Lawrence Barber in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Beam, team foul #4 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Raymond Wormley (SG), Lonnie Steed (PF) Karl Dimick, Christopher Walters | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Arnold Smith (PG), Andrew Oliphant (SG), Howard Smith (PF), James Agustin (C) Larry Beam, William Fehr, Jeff Profit, Randy Stukes | |
| 09:08 | Muskingum | James Arnold is alone and drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Raymond Wormley | 24-15 |
| 09:01 | Otterbein | James Agustin loses the dribble to Lonnie Steed | 24-15 |
| 08:33 | Muskingum | James Arnold misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Agustin - foul #2 on James Agustin, team foul #5 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Karl Dimick (PG), Christopher Walters (PF), Antonio Berry (C) Lawrence Barber, Lonnie Steed, Rodney Miller | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Aaron Forberg (SG), David Murray (C) Harry Wilson, James Agustin | |
| 08:33 | Muskingum | James Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 25-15 |
| 08:33 | Muskingum | James Arnold misses the 2nd free throw | 25-15 |
| 08:33 | Muskingum | Antonio Berry gets the offensive rebound | 25-15 |
| 08:14 | Muskingum | Christopher Walters is whistled for traveling | 25-15 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Lawrence Barber (PG), Lonnie Steed (SF), Rodney Miller (C) Karl Dimick, James Arnold, Antonio Berry | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Larry Beam (PG) Arnold Smith | |
| 08:03 | Otterbein | Rodney Miller steals the ball from Aaron Forberg | 25-15 |
| 08:00 | Muskingum | Andrew Oliphant takes the ball from Rodney Miller in the backcourt | 25-15 |
| 07:54 | Otterbein | David Murray knocks in the floater from the right wing and he's fouled by Raymond Wormley - foul #1 on Raymond Wormley, team foul #5 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Karl Dimick (SG), Antonio Berry (C) Raymond Wormley, Rodney Miller | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Frank Shope (SG), Randy Stukes (C) Andrew Oliphant, Howard Smith | |
| 07:54 | Otterbein | David Murray misses the free throw | 25-17 |
| 07:54 | Otterbein | The offensive rebound goes to David Murray | 25-17 |
| Lineup | Muskingum | PG - Lawrence Barber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Karl Dimick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lonnie Steed (fresh) PF - Christopher Walters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Antonio Berry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Larry Beam (fresh) SG - Frank Shope (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Aaron Forberg (fresh) PF - David Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Stukes (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:37 | Otterbein | Larry Beam is fouled on the floor by Lonnie Steed - foul #1 on Lonnie Steed, team foul #6 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Raymond Wormley (SG), James Arnold (SF), Rodney Miller (C) Lawrence Barber, Christopher Walters, Antonio Berry | |
| Subs | Otterbein | William Fehr (PG) Larry Beam | |
| 07:19 | Otterbein | Aaron Forberg is fouled on the floor by James Arnold - foul #1 on James Arnold, team foul #7 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Lawrence Barber (PG), Christopher Walters (PF), Antonio Berry (C) Raymond Wormley, James Arnold, Rodney Miller | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Jeff Profit (PF) Randy Stukes | |
| 07:19 | Otterbein | Aaron Forberg makes the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 07:19 | Otterbein | Aaron Forberg misses the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 07:19 | Muskingum | The rebound goes to Antonio Berry | 25-18 |
| 06:58 | Muskingum | Christopher Walters misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Jeff Profit - foul #1 on Jeff Profit, team foul #6 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Raymond Wormley (SG), James Arnold (SF), Rodney Miller (C) Karl Dimick, Lonnie Steed, Antonio Berry | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Arnold Smith (PG), Andrew Oliphant (SG), Howard Smith (SF), Randy Stukes (C) William Fehr, Frank Shope, Aaron Forberg, David Murray | |
| 06:58 | Muskingum | Christopher Walters makes the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 06:58 | Muskingum | Christopher Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 27-18 |
| 06:33 | Otterbein | Rodney Miller blocks the short jumper by Randy Stukes | 27-18 |
| 06:31 | Otterbein | Randy Stukes misses the tip | 27-18 |
| 06:30 | Muskingum | The rebound goes to Rodney Miller | 27-18 |
| 06:07 | Muskingum | Raymond Wormley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-18 |
| 06:06 | Otterbein | Jeff Profit grabs the board | 27-18 |
| 05:59 | Otterbein | Howard Smith misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 27-18 |
| 05:58 | Muskingum | Christopher Walters gets the rebound | 27-18 |
| 05:34 | Muskingum | Jeff Profit is called for the reach on Christopher Walters - foul #2 on Jeff Profit, team foul #7 | 27-18 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Karl Dimick (SG), Lonnie Steed (SF), Michael Bishop (C) Raymond Wormley, James Arnold, Rodney Miller | |
| Subs | Otterbein | William Fehr (PG), Frank Shope (SG), Aaron Forberg (SF), David Murray (PF) Arnold Smith, Andrew Oliphant, Howard Smith, Jeff Profit | |
| 05:34 | Muskingum | Christopher Walters misses the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 05:34 | Otterbein | David Murray grabs the board | 27-18 |
| 05:10 | Otterbein | Randy Stukes makes the contested fadeaway from the baseline and he's fouled by Lonnie Steed - foul #2 on Lonnie Steed, team foul #8 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Muskingum | James Arnold (SF) Christopher Walters | |
| Subs | Otterbein | | |
| 05:10 | Otterbein | Randy Stukes makes the free throw | 27-21 |
| 05:05 | Muskingum | William Fehr steals the ball from Lawrence Barber in the backcourt | 27-21 |
| 04:45 | Otterbein | William Fehr comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Michael Bishop - foul #3 on Michael Bishop, team foul #9 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Raymond Wormley (SG), Antonio Berry (C) Lawrence Barber, Michael Bishop | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Harry Wilson (SF) Aaron Forberg | |
| 04:45 | Otterbein | William Fehr makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 04:45 | Otterbein | William Fehr makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 04:43 | Muskingum | William Fehr is called for the reach on James Arnold in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Fehr, team foul #8 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Muskingum | | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Larry Beam (PG) William Fehr | |
| 04:43 | Muskingum | James Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 04:43 | Muskingum | James Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 04:19 | Otterbein | Harry Wilson drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Frank Shope | 29-25 |
| 03:54 | Muskingum | Raymond Wormley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-25 |
| 03:52 | Otterbein | Harry Wilson snags the defensive board | 29-25 |
| Lineup | Muskingum | PG - Karl Dimick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Wormley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Arnold (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lonnie Steed (fairly fresh) C - Antonio Berry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Larry Beam (fresh) SG - Frank Shope (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Murray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Stukes (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:46 | Otterbein | James Arnold is called for the reach on Harry Wilson - foul #2 on James Arnold, team foul #10 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Lawrence Barber (PG), Christopher Walters (PF), Rodney Miller (C) Raymond Wormley, Lonnie Steed, Antonio Berry | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Arnold Smith (PG), Andrew Oliphant (SG), Jeff Profit (PF), James Agustin (C) Larry Beam, Frank Shope, David Murray, Randy Stukes | |
| 03:46 | Otterbein | Harry Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 03:46 | Otterbein | Harry Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 03:41 | Muskingum | Arnold Smith is called for the reach on Lawrence Barber in the backcourt - foul #2 on Arnold Smith, team foul #9 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Muskingum | | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Howard Smith (SF) Harry Wilson | |
| 03:41 | Muskingum | Lawrence Barber makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 03:41 | Muskingum | Lawrence Barber makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 03:25 | Otterbein | Andrew Oliphant is called for traveling | 31-26 |
| Subs | Muskingum | | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Aaron Forberg (SG) Howard Smith | |
| 03:22 | Muskingum | Andrew Oliphant is called for the reach on Karl Dimick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andrew Oliphant, team foul #10 | 31-26 |
| 03:22 | Muskingum | Karl Dimick misses the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 03:22 | Muskingum | Karl Dimick makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 03:07 | Otterbein | James Agustin misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Lawrence Barber - foul #1 on Lawrence Barber, team foul #11 | 32-26 |
| 03:07 | Otterbein | James Agustin misses the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 03:07 | Otterbein | James Agustin makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 02:47 | Muskingum | Christopher Walters lays it in | 34-27 |
| 02:43 | Otterbein | Christopher Walters denies the turnaround by Andrew Oliphant | 34-27 |
| 02:42 | Muskingum | Christopher Walters grabs the board | 34-27 |
| 02:28 | Muskingum | Christopher Walters misses the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Jeff Profit - foul #3 on Jeff Profit, team foul #11 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Raymond Wormley (SG), Lonnie Steed (SF), Antonio Berry (C) Karl Dimick, James Arnold, Rodney Miller | |
| Subs | Otterbein | William Fehr (PG), Harry Wilson (SF), Howard Smith (PF), Randy Stukes (C) Arnold Smith, Aaron Forberg, Jeff Profit, James Agustin | |
| 02:28 | Muskingum | Christopher Walters makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 02:28 | Muskingum | Christopher Walters misses the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 02:28 | Otterbein | Randy Stukes snags the defensive board | 35-27 |
| 02:14 | Otterbein | Howard Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Lawrence Barber - foul #2 on Lawrence Barber, team foul #12 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Muskingum | James Arnold (SF), Rodney Miller (C) Christopher Walters, Antonio Berry | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Frank Shope (SG) Andrew Oliphant | |
| 02:14 | Otterbein | Howard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 02:14 | Otterbein | Howard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 01:52 | Muskingum | James Arnold drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Lawrence Barber | 37-29 |
| 01:40 | Otterbein | William Fehr misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lawrence Barber - foul #3 on Lawrence Barber, team foul #13 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Karl Dimick (PG), Christopher Walters (PF), Antonio Berry (C) Lawrence Barber, Lonnie Steed, Rodney Miller | |
| Subs | Otterbein | David Murray (C) Randy Stukes | |
| 01:40 | Otterbein | William Fehr makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 01:40 | Otterbein | William Fehr misses the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 01:40 | Muskingum | Christopher Walters gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 01:20 | Muskingum | Raymond Wormley knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Antonio Berry | 40-30 |
| 01:11 | Otterbein | David Murray blows the layup | 40-30 |
| 01:10 | Otterbein | Frank Shope tips it but misses | 40-30 |
| 01:09 | Otterbein | David Murray pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 00:57 | Otterbein | Harry Wilson drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by William Fehr | 40-32 |
| 00:39 | Muskingum | Christopher Walters connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Karl Dimick | 42-32 |
| 00:17 | Otterbein | James Arnold steals the ball from Frank Shope | 42-32 |
| 00:13 | Muskingum | Raymond Wormley lays it up and in set up by James Arnold | 44-32 |
| 00:03 | Otterbein | David Murray buries a jump hook from the left block set up by William Fehr | 44-34 |
| 00:00 | Muskingum | James Arnold misses the halfcourt shot | 44-34 |