| Lineup | Ohio Wesleyan | PG - Thomas Bear (fresh) SG - Paul Joseph (fresh) SF - Brian Collins (fresh) PF - Nicholas Dennis (fresh) C - Carlos Slater (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Sal Baker (fresh) SG - Donald Illovsky (fresh) SF - Gary Babbitt (fresh) PF - Scott Eldridge (fresh) C - Robert McKay (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Thiel | Robert McKay wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio Wesleyan | Ohio Wesleyan is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Thiel | Sal Baker throws it down on a nice dish by Donald Illovsky | 0-2 |
| 19:42 | Ohio Wesleyan | Thomas Bear can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:40 | Thiel | Scott Eldridge pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:36 | Thiel | Thomas Bear is called for the reach on Donald Illovsky - foul #1 on Thomas Bear, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Thiel | Sal Baker misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Nicholas Dennis - foul #1 on Nicholas Dennis, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Thiel | Sal Baker misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Thiel | Sal Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:56 | Ohio Wesleyan | Thomas Bear is fouled on the floor by Scott Eldridge - foul #1 on Scott Eldridge, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:44 | Ohio Wesleyan | Thomas Bear is hacked by Sal Baker - foul #1 on Sal Baker, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 18:29 | Ohio Wesleyan | Nicholas Dennis clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-3 |
| 18:28 | Thiel | Scott Eldridge snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:21 | Thiel | Donald Illovsky clanks a 3 from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 18:19 | Ohio Wesleyan | Nicholas Dennis pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:13 | Ohio Wesleyan | Scott Eldridge picks off the pass by Nicholas Dennis | 0-3 |
| 17:45 | Thiel | Gary Babbitt makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Sal Baker | 0-5 |
| 17:31 | Ohio Wesleyan | Nicholas Dennis's floater is knocked away by Gary Babbitt | 0-5 |
| 17:30 | Thiel | The rebound goes to Scott Eldridge | 0-5 |
| 17:15 | Thiel | Gary Babbitt misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 17:14 | Ohio Wesleyan | Carlos Slater gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:10 | Ohio Wesleyan | Paul Joseph connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 16:51 | Thiel | Gary Babbitt connects on the 3 from the left corner | 3-8 |
| 16:28 | Ohio Wesleyan | Nicholas Dennis is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Nicholas Dennis, team foul #3 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | Gary Grinnell (PG), Kelvin Staley (SG), Troy Lykins (SF), Patrick Askew (PF), George Hendren (C) Thomas Bear, Paul Joseph, Brian Collins, Nicholas Dennis, Carlos Slater | |
| Subs | Thiel | Howard Childress (PG), Stanton Forte (SG), Clifton Bernard (SF), Richard Earl (PF), Bruce Graham (C) Sal Baker, Donald Illovsky, Gary Babbitt, Scott Eldridge, Robert McKay | |
| 16:08 | Thiel | Clifton Bernard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 3-8 |
| 16:06 | Thiel | Richard Earl tips it but misses | 3-8 |
| 16:05 | Ohio Wesleyan | The rebound goes to George Hendren | 3-8 |
| 16:01 | Ohio Wesleyan | Troy Lykins hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Bruce Graham - foul #1 on Bruce Graham, team foul #3 | 3-8 |
| 16:01 | Ohio Wesleyan | Troy Lykins makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 16:01 | Ohio Wesleyan | Troy Lykins makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| Lineup | Ohio Wesleyan | PG - Gary Grinnell (fresh) SG - Kelvin Staley (fresh) SF - Troy Lykins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Askew (fresh) C - George Hendren (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Howard Childress (fresh) SG - Stanton Forte (fresh) SF - Clifton Bernard (fresh) PF - Richard Earl (fresh) C - Bruce Graham (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Thiel | Richard Earl buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Howard Childress | 5-10 |
| 15:19 | Ohio Wesleyan | Troy Lykins hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Gary Grinnell | 7-10 |
| 15:14 | Thiel | Stanton Forte lays it in set up by Howard Childress | 7-12 |
| 15:08 | Ohio Wesleyan | George Hendren misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Bruce Graham - foul #2 on Bruce Graham, team foul #4 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | Thomas Bear (PG), Paul Joseph (SG), Brian Collins (SF) Gary Grinnell, Kelvin Staley, Patrick Askew | |
| Subs | Thiel | Sal Baker (PG), Gary Babbitt (SF), Robert McKay (C) Stanton Forte, Clifton Bernard, Bruce Graham | |
| 15:08 | Ohio Wesleyan | George Hendren misses the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 15:08 | Ohio Wesleyan | George Hendren makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 14:56 | Thiel | Howard Childress is hacked by George Hendren - foul #1 on George Hendren, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | Carlos Slater (C) George Hendren | |
| Subs | Thiel | Donald Illovsky (SG) Howard Childress | |
| 14:43 | Thiel | Gary Babbitt can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 14:42 | Ohio Wesleyan | Carlos Slater grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 14:40 | Ohio Wesleyan | Thomas Bear is hacked by Sal Baker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sal Baker, team foul #5 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Thiel | Stanton Forte (PG), Scott Eldridge (PF) Sal Baker, Richard Earl | |
| 14:29 | Ohio Wesleyan | Brian Collins misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Stanton Forte - foul #1 on Stanton Forte, team foul #6 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Thiel | Howard Childress (PG) Stanton Forte | |
| 14:29 | Ohio Wesleyan | Brian Collins makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:29 | Ohio Wesleyan | Brian Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 14:13 | Thiel | Troy Lykins swats the layup by Robert McKay | 10-12 |
| 14:11 | Thiel | Scott Eldridge grabs the offensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 13:56 | Thiel | Gary Babbitt loses the dribble to Thomas Bear | 10-12 |
| 13:31 | Ohio Wesleyan | Gary Babbitt steals it from Troy Lykins | 10-12 |
| 13:11 | Thiel | Gary Babbitt hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 13:10 | Thiel | Robert McKay can't tip it in | 10-12 |
| 13:08 | Ohio Wesleyan | Brian Collins snags the defensive board | 10-12 |
| 13:03 | Ohio Wesleyan | Thomas Bear is denied on a layup by Robert McKay | 10-12 |
| 13:01 | Ohio Wesleyan | Carlos Slater tips it back up and in | 12-12 |
| 12:43 | Thiel | Robert McKay knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Donald Illovsky | 12-14 |
| 12:26 | Ohio Wesleyan | Paul Joseph buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Brian Collins | 15-14 |
| 12:06 | Thiel | Robert McKay's pass is intercepted by Paul Joseph | 15-14 |
| 11:45 | Ohio Wesleyan | Brian Collins drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Thomas Bear | 17-14 |
| Lineup | Ohio Wesleyan | PG - Thomas Bear (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Joseph (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian Collins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Troy Lykins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Carlos Slater (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Howard Childress (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Illovsky (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gary Babbitt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Scott Eldridge (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert McKay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Thiel | Donald Illovsky hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 11:20 | Ohio Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Brian Collins | 17-14 |
| 11:16 | Ohio Wesleyan | Thomas Bear misses short on a floater from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 11:15 | Thiel | The rebound goes to Donald Illovsky | 17-14 |
| 11:10 | Thiel | Gary Babbitt makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Howard Childress and he's fouled by Paul Joseph - foul #1 on Paul Joseph, team foul #5 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | Gary Grinnell (PG), Willy Rogers (SG), Kelvin Staley (SF), Patrick Askew (PF), George Hendren (C) Thomas Bear, Paul Joseph, Brian Collins, Troy Lykins, Carlos Slater | |
| Subs | Thiel | Stanton Forte (PG), Eric Cortes (SG), Clifton Bernard (PF), Richard Earl (C) Howard Childress, Donald Illovsky, Scott Eldridge, Robert McKay | |
| 11:10 | Thiel | Gary Babbitt makes the free throw | 17-17 |
| 10:52 | Ohio Wesleyan | Kelvin Staley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-17 |
| 10:51 | Ohio Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Askew | 17-17 |
| 10:32 | Ohio Wesleyan | Patrick Askew is hacked by Richard Earl - foul #1 on Richard Earl, team foul #7 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Thiel | Carmen Pfeifer (C) Gary Babbitt | |
| 10:32 | Ohio Wesleyan | Patrick Askew misses the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 10:32 | Thiel | Richard Earl snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| 10:08 | Thiel | Carmen Pfeifer's pass is intercepted by Kelvin Staley | 17-17 |
| 10:05 | Ohio Wesleyan | Kelvin Staley misses the easy layup | 17-17 |
| 10:03 | Thiel | Stanton Forte grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 09:56 | Thiel | George Hendren blocks the short jumper by Carmen Pfeifer | 17-17 |
| 09:54 | Thiel | Richard Earl gets the offensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 09:49 | Thiel | Stanton Forte is fouled on the floor by Gary Grinnell - foul #1 on Gary Grinnell, team foul #6 | 17-17 |
| 09:41 | Thiel | Carmen Pfeifer misses the easy layup but he's hacked by George Hendren - foul #2 on George Hendren, team foul #7 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | Carlos Slater (C) George Hendren | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 09:41 | Thiel | Carmen Pfeifer makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:41 | Thiel | Carmen Pfeifer makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:30 | Ohio Wesleyan | Gary Grinnell clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-19 |
| 09:29 | Thiel | Richard Earl grabs the defensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 09:26 | Thiel | Gary Grinnell takes the ball from Stanton Forte in the backcourt | 17-19 |
| 09:12 | Ohio Wesleyan | Patrick Askew comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 17-19 |
| 09:11 | Ohio Wesleyan | Carlos Slater tips it home | 19-19 |
| 08:54 | Thiel | Stanton Forte drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Earl | 19-21 |
| 08:30 | Ohio Wesleyan | Patrick Askew can't connect on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Carmen Pfeifer - foul #1 on Carmen Pfeifer, team foul #8 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | James McNeill (PG), Brian Collins (SF) Gary Grinnell, Kelvin Staley | |
| Subs | Thiel | Howard Childress (PG), Donald Illovsky (SG), Gary Babbitt (SF), Scott Eldridge (PF), Robert McKay (C) Stanton Forte, Eric Cortes, Clifton Bernard, Richard Earl, Carmen Pfeifer | |
| 08:30 | Ohio Wesleyan | Patrick Askew makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 08:30 | Ohio Wesleyan | Patrick Askew makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 08:14 | Thiel | Donald Illovsky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-21 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | Paul Joseph (SG), Troy Lykins (PF) Willy Rogers, Patrick Askew | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 08:01 | Ohio Wesleyan | Paul Joseph comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-21 |
| 08:00 | Thiel | Donald Illovsky pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 07:54 | Thiel | Scott Eldridge travels with the ball | 21-21 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | Thomas Bear (PG) James McNeill | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 07:37 | Ohio Wesleyan | Thomas Bear is hacked by Howard Childress - foul #1 on Howard Childress, team foul #9 | 21-21 |
| 07:37 | Ohio Wesleyan | Thomas Bear makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 07:37 | Ohio Wesleyan | Thomas Bear makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| Lineup | Ohio Wesleyan | PG - Thomas Bear (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Joseph (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Troy Lykins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Carlos Slater (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Howard Childress (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Donald Illovsky (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gary Babbitt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Scott Eldridge (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert McKay (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Thiel | Gary Babbitt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-21 |
| 07:22 | Thiel | Donald Illovsky grabs the offensive board | 23-21 |
| 07:10 | Thiel | Paul Joseph is called for the reach on Donald Illovsky - foul #2 on Paul Joseph, team foul #8 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | Gary Grinnell (SG), Kelvin Staley (C) Paul Joseph, Carlos Slater | |
| Subs | Thiel | Clifton Bernard (SF) Gary Babbitt | |
| 07:10 | Thiel | Donald Illovsky makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 07:10 | Thiel | Donald Illovsky makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 06:50 | Ohio Wesleyan | Gary Grinnell is hacked by Clifton Bernard - foul #1 on Clifton Bernard, team foul #10 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Thiel | Stanton Forte (PG) Howard Childress | |
| 06:50 | Ohio Wesleyan | Gary Grinnell misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 06:50 | Ohio Wesleyan | Gary Grinnell misses the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 06:50 | Thiel | Donald Illovsky grabs the board | 23-23 |
| 06:46 | Thiel | Stanton Forte is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Stanton Forte, team foul #11 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Thiel | Howard Childress (PG) Stanton Forte | |
| 06:27 | Ohio Wesleyan | Howard Childress is called for the reach on Thomas Bear - foul #2 on Howard Childress, team foul #12 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | Patrick Askew (PF) Troy Lykins | |
| Subs | Thiel | Eric Cortes (PG), Richard Earl (PF), Carmen Pfeifer (C) Howard Childress, Scott Eldridge, Robert McKay | |
| 06:27 | Ohio Wesleyan | Thomas Bear makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 06:27 | Ohio Wesleyan | Thomas Bear misses the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 06:27 | Thiel | Donald Illovsky snags the defensive board | 24-23 |
| 06:18 | Thiel | Clifton Bernard knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Illovsky | 24-25 |
| 06:06 | Ohio Wesleyan | Brian Collins drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 26-25 |
| 05:47 | Thiel | Clifton Bernard comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 26-25 |
| 05:45 | Thiel | Richard Earl tips it home | 26-27 |
| 05:41 | Ohio Wesleyan | Thomas Bear can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-27 |
| 05:39 | Thiel | The rebound goes to Carmen Pfeifer | 26-27 |
| 05:34 | Thiel | Donald Illovsky buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 05:11 | Ohio Wesleyan | Gary Grinnell is called for traveling | 26-30 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | Willy Rogers (SG), Troy Lykins (PF), Carlos Slater (C) Thomas Bear, Patrick Askew, Kelvin Staley | |
| Subs | Thiel | Gary Babbitt (SF), Scott Eldridge (PF), Robert McKay (C) Clifton Bernard, Richard Earl, Carmen Pfeifer | |
| 04:54 | Thiel | Scott Eldridge scores on a fadeaway from close range | 26-32 |
| 04:33 | Ohio Wesleyan | Carlos Slater misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-32 |
| 04:32 | Thiel | Donald Illovsky grabs the defensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 04:27 | Thiel | Donald Illovsky is fouled on the floor by Willy Rogers - foul #1 on Willy Rogers, team foul #9 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | James McNeill (PG) Gary Grinnell | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 04:27 | Thiel | Donald Illovsky makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 04:27 | Thiel | Donald Illovsky makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 04:12 | Ohio Wesleyan | Willy Rogers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-34 |
| 03:59 | Thiel | Gary Babbitt banks in the layup | 26-36 |
| 03:38 | Ohio Wesleyan | Willy Rogers misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-36 |
| 03:36 | Ohio Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Troy Lykins | 26-36 |
| Lineup | Ohio Wesleyan | PG - James McNeill (fresh) SG - Willy Rogers (fresh) SF - Brian Collins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Troy Lykins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Carlos Slater (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Eric Cortes (fairly fresh) SG - Donald Illovsky (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Babbitt (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Scott Eldridge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert McKay (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:22 | Ohio Wesleyan | Brian Collins misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 26-36 |
| 03:20 | Thiel | Donald Illovsky pulls down the rebound | 26-36 |
| 03:08 | Thiel | Gary Babbitt makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Donald Illovsky | 26-39 |
| 02:47 | Ohio Wesleyan | Willy Rogers connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Collins | 29-39 |
| 02:32 | Thiel | Robert McKay connects on the runner in the paint set up by Eric Cortes and he's fouled by Carlos Slater - foul #1 on Carlos Slater, team foul #10 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | Thomas Bear (PG), Paul Joseph (SG), Kelvin Staley (SF), Nicholas Dennis (PF), George Hendren (C) James McNeill, Willy Rogers, Brian Collins, Troy Lykins, Carlos Slater | |
| Subs | Thiel | Sal Baker (PG), Howard Childress (SG), Clifton Bernard (SF), Richard Earl (PF) Eric Cortes, Donald Illovsky, Gary Babbitt, Scott Eldridge | |
| 02:32 | Thiel | Robert McKay makes the free throw | 29-42 |
| 02:16 | Ohio Wesleyan | Nicholas Dennis misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Clifton Bernard - foul #2 on Clifton Bernard, team foul #13 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Thiel | Bruce Graham (C) Robert McKay | |
| 02:16 | Ohio Wesleyan | Nicholas Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 02:16 | Ohio Wesleyan | Nicholas Dennis misses the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 02:16 | Thiel | The rebound goes to Bruce Graham | 30-42 |
| 01:58 | Thiel | Kelvin Staley picks off the pass by Sal Baker | 30-42 |
| 01:38 | Ohio Wesleyan | Richard Earl steps in front of the Thomas Bear pass | 30-42 |
| 01:20 | Thiel | Clifton Bernard comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Paul Joseph - foul #3 on Paul Joseph, team foul #11 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | Gary Grinnell (SG) Paul Joseph | |
| Subs | Thiel | Gary Babbitt (SF) Bruce Graham | |
| 01:20 | Thiel | Clifton Bernard misses the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 01:20 | Thiel | Clifton Bernard makes the 2nd free throw | 30-43 |
| 01:10 | Ohio Wesleyan | Kelvin Staley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-43 |
| 01:08 | Ohio Wesleyan | Nicholas Dennis tips it home | 32-43 |
| 00:43 | Thiel | Thomas Bear steals the ball from Clifton Bernard | 32-43 |
| 00:39 | Ohio Wesleyan | Thomas Bear lays it in | 34-43 |
| 00:34 | Thiel | Sal Baker's floater is tipped away by Nicholas Dennis | 34-43 |
| 00:33 | Ohio Wesleyan | George Hendren snags the defensive board | 34-43 |
| 00:31 | Ohio Wesleyan | Howard Childress steps in front of the Thomas Bear pass in the backcourt | 34-43 |
| 00:14 | Thiel | Sal Baker misses long on a jumper from the left side | 34-43 |
| 00:13 | Ohio Wesleyan | Nicholas Dennis grabs the board | 34-43 |
| 00:04 | Ohio Wesleyan | Nicholas Dennis misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-43 |
| 00:02 | Ohio Wesleyan | Gary Grinnell tips it in | 36-43 |
| 00:00 | Thiel | Howard Childress misses the fullcourt shot | 36-43 |