| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Richard Ballard (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary Fisher (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jack Clark (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jacob Butts (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jerry Regan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Ronald Blue (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Allen Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Cheek (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Lane (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Zeidman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Defiance | Richard Cheek inbounds the ball | 43-35 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Defiance | Ronald Blue misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 19:42 | Defiance | Douglas Lane hits the follow up shot | 43-37 |
| 19:28 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Bobby Zeidman - foul #2 on Bobby Zeidman, team foul #1 | 43-37 |
| 19:28 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 19:28 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 19:06 | Defiance | Allen Clark misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 19:04 | Bluffton | Jack Clark grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 18:59 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Ronald Blue - foul #2 on Ronald Blue, team foul #2 | 45-37 |
| 18:59 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard misses the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 18:59 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard misses the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 18:59 | Defiance | Richard Cheek grabs the defensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 18:45 | Defiance | Allen Clark clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-37 |
| 18:44 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 18:38 | Bluffton | Ronald Blue is called for the reach on Richard Ballard - foul #3 on Ronald Blue, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Billy Lamy (SG) Ronald Blue | |
| 18:21 | Bluffton | Billy Lamy steals it from Richard Ballard | 45-37 |
| 18:04 | Defiance | Jerry Regan is called for the reach on Douglas Lane - foul #1 on Jerry Regan, team foul #1 | 45-37 |
| 17:49 | Defiance | Richard Cheek is called for a charge - foul #2 on Richard Cheek, team foul #4 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Courtney Seiter (PF) Jacob Butts | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 17:21 | Bluffton | Jack Clark misses the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Billy Lamy - foul #2 on Billy Lamy, team foul #5 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Robert Taylor (C) Jerry Regan | |
| Subs | Defiance | Stanley Campanelli (SG), Timothy Davis (SF), James Goode (C) Allen Clark, Richard Cheek, Bobby Zeidman | |
| 17:21 | Bluffton | Jack Clark misses the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 17:21 | Bluffton | Jack Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 17:07 | Defiance | Stanley Campanelli is fouled on the floor by Gary Fisher - foul #2 on Gary Fisher, team foul #2 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Josh May (SF) Jack Clark | |
| Subs | Defiance | Richard Cheek (SF) Douglas Lane | |
| 16:51 | Defiance | Richard Cheek loses the dribble to Josh May | 46-37 |
| 16:31 | Bluffton | Courtney Seiter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by James Goode - foul #2 on James Goode, team foul #6 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Gary Solem (SG), Jacob Butts (PF) Gary Fisher, Josh May | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 16:31 | Bluffton | Courtney Seiter makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 16:31 | Bluffton | Courtney Seiter makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 16:10 | Defiance | Stanley Campanelli loses the dribble to Jacob Butts | 48-37 |
| 16:00 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 48-37 |
| 15:59 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard can't tip it in | 48-37 |
| 15:58 | Bluffton | Robert Taylor snags the offensive board | 48-37 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Richard Ballard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary Solem (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Courtney Seiter (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jacob Butts (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Billy Lamy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Campanelli (fresh) SF - Richard Cheek (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Davis (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Goode (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Bluffton | Jacob Butts is fouled on the floor by James Goode - foul #3 on James Goode, team foul #7 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Josh May (SG), Jack Clark (SF), Jerry Regan (C) Richard Ballard, Courtney Seiter, Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Defiance | Ronald Blue (PG), Wilbert Murphy (SG), Allen Clark (SF), Douglas Lane (PF), Bobby Zeidman (C) Billy Lamy, Stanley Campanelli, Richard Cheek, Timothy Davis, James Goode | |
| 15:38 | Bluffton | Jacob Butts misses the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 15:38 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Douglas Lane | 48-37 |
| 15:23 | Defiance | Allen Clark makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Blue | 48-40 |
| 15:02 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 48-40 |
| 15:01 | Defiance | Douglas Lane snags the defensive board | 48-40 |
| 14:37 | Defiance | Douglas Lane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-40 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Richard Ballard (PG), Gary Fisher (SG), Courtney Seiter (PF) Gary Solem, Josh May, Jacob Butts | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 14:17 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-40 |
| 14:16 | Defiance | Douglas Lane gets the rebound | 48-40 |
| 13:55 | Defiance | Allen Clark misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Jack Clark - foul #1 on Jack Clark, team foul #3 | 48-40 |
| 13:55 | Defiance | Allen Clark misses the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 13:55 | Defiance | Allen Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 13:39 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan is hacked by Allen Clark - foul #2 on Allen Clark, team foul #8 | 48-41 |
| 13:39 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 13:39 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan misses the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 13:39 | Defiance | Bobby Zeidman pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 13:16 | Defiance | Jerry Regan takes the ball from Wilbert Murphy | 49-41 |
| 13:06 | Bluffton | Bobby Zeidman is called for the reach on Jerry Regan - foul #3 on Bobby Zeidman, team foul #9 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Richard Cheek (SF), Timothy Davis (PF), James Goode (C) Allen Clark, Douglas Lane, Bobby Zeidman | |
| 13:06 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 13:06 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 12:57 | Defiance | Richard Cheek misses long on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Jack Clark - foul #2 on Jack Clark, team foul #4 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Josh May (SF), Robert Taylor (C) Jack Clark, Jerry Regan | |
| Subs | Defiance | Billy Lamy (SG) Wilbert Murphy | |
| 12:57 | Defiance | Richard Cheek makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 12:57 | Defiance | Richard Cheek makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 12:39 | Bluffton | Josh May throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-43 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Jacob Butts (PF) Courtney Seiter | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 12:28 | Defiance | Timothy Davis clanks a 3 from straight away | 51-43 |
| 12:26 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard pulls down the rebound | 51-43 |
| 12:21 | Bluffton | Billy Lamy is called for the reach on Gary Fisher - foul #3 on Billy Lamy, team foul #10 | 51-43 |
| 12:21 | Bluffton | Gary Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 12:21 | Bluffton | Gary Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 12:04 | Defiance | Richard Cheek lays it in | 52-45 |
| 11:43 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Fisher | 54-45 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Richard Ballard (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary Fisher (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Josh May (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jacob Butts (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Ronald Blue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Billy Lamy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Cheek (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Davis (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Goode (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Defiance | James Goode clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 11:24 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard grabs the board | 54-45 |
| 11:10 | Bluffton | Josh May can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 54-45 |
| 11:08 | Bluffton | Jacob Butts tips it back up and in | 56-45 |
| 10:42 | Defiance | Robert Taylor steals the ball from Timothy Davis | 56-45 |
| 10:25 | Bluffton | Jacob Butts can't connect on a runner in the paint | 56-45 |
| 10:24 | Defiance | Timothy Davis snags the defensive board | 56-45 |
| 10:04 | Defiance | Billy Lamy hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronald Blue | 56-48 |
| 09:58 | Bluffton | Jacob Butts comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Timothy Davis - foul #2 on Timothy Davis, team foul #11 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Gary Solem (SG), Jack Clark (SF), Jerry Regan (C) Gary Fisher, Josh May, Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Defiance | Ronny Holland (PG), Wilbert Murphy (SG), Allen Clark (SF), Douglas Lane (PF), Bobby Zeidman (C) Ronald Blue, Billy Lamy, Richard Cheek, Timothy Davis, James Goode | |
| 09:58 | Bluffton | Jacob Butts makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 09:58 | Bluffton | Jacob Butts misses the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 09:58 | Defiance | Bobby Zeidman grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 09:42 | Defiance | Douglas Lane misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 09:40 | Bluffton | Gary Solem grabs the board | 57-48 |
| 09:14 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard misses the easy layup | 57-48 |
| 09:13 | Defiance | Douglas Lane grabs the board | 57-48 |
| 09:07 | Defiance | Ronny Holland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-48 |
| 09:05 | Bluffton | Jacob Butts gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| 08:48 | Bluffton | Jack Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-48 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Gary Fisher (SG), Courtney Seiter (PF) Richard Ballard, Jacob Butts | |
| Subs | Defiance | James Goode (SF) Ronny Holland | |
| 08:27 | Defiance | Bobby Zeidman is called for traveling | 57-48 |
| 08:13 | Bluffton | Jack Clark scores on a runner from the right block | 59-48 |
| 07:48 | Defiance | James Goode loses the ball out of bounds | 59-48 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Josh May (SG) Gary Fisher | |
| Subs | Defiance | Ronald Blue (PG), Richard Cheek (SF) Allen Clark, James Goode | |
| 07:37 | Bluffton | Douglas Lane steals it from Jerry Regan | 59-48 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Gary Solem (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Josh May (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jack Clark (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Courtney Seiter (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Regan (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Ronald Blue (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Wilbert Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Cheek (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Lane (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Bobby Zeidman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:10 | Defiance | Bobby Zeidman misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-48 |
| 07:09 | Defiance | Ronald Blue grabs the offensive board | 59-48 |
| 06:52 | Defiance | Ronald Blue misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-48 |
| 06:51 | Bluffton | Jack Clark snags the defensive board | 59-48 |
| 06:31 | Bluffton | Courtney Seiter clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bobby Zeidman - foul #4 on Bobby Zeidman, team foul #12 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Richard Ballard (PG), Gary Fisher (SG), Robert Taylor (C) Gary Solem, Jack Clark, Jerry Regan | |
| Subs | Defiance | Billy Lamy (SG), Allen Clark (SF), Timothy Davis (PF), James Goode (C) Wilbert Murphy, Richard Cheek, Douglas Lane, Bobby Zeidman | |
| 06:31 | Bluffton | Courtney Seiter makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 06:31 | Bluffton | Courtney Seiter makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 06:15 | Defiance | Allen Clark misses the floater from the left side | 61-48 |
| 06:14 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Courtney Seiter | 61-48 |
| 05:58 | Bluffton | Robert Taylor jams it on a nice dish by Courtney Seiter | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:35 | Defiance | James Goode misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-48 |
| 05:33 | Defiance | James Goode tips it in | 63-50 |
| 05:18 | Bluffton | Gary Fisher hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-50 |
| 05:17 | Bluffton | Courtney Seiter grabs the offensive rebound | 63-50 |
| 05:01 | Bluffton | Gary Fisher's floater is tipped away by James Goode | 63-50 |
| 04:59 | Bluffton | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Taylor | 63-50 |
| 04:42 | Bluffton | Gary Fisher is hacked by Ronald Blue - foul #4 on Ronald Blue, team foul #13 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Jack Clark (SF), Jacob Butts (PF), Jerry Regan (C) Josh May, Courtney Seiter, Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Defiance | Wilbert Murphy (SG), Richard Cheek (SF), Douglas Lane (PF), Bobby Zeidman (C) Billy Lamy, Allen Clark, Timothy Davis, James Goode | |
| 04:42 | Bluffton | Gary Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 04:42 | Bluffton | Gary Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 04:27 | Defiance | Wilbert Murphy misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 64-50 |
| 04:26 | Bluffton | Jacob Butts gets the rebound | 64-50 |
| 04:16 | Bluffton | Jack Clark connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Richard Ballard | 66-50 |
| 03:55 | Defiance | Jack Clark picks off the pass by Ronald Blue | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Gary Fisher | 68-50 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Richard Ballard (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gary Fisher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jack Clark (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jacob Butts (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Regan (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Ronald Blue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Wilbert Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Cheek (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Lane (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Bobby Zeidman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Defiance | Ronald Blue makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 68-53 |
| 02:48 | Bluffton | Gary Fisher misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-53 |
| 02:46 | Defiance | Richard Cheek gets the rebound | 68-53 |
| 02:28 | Defiance | Bobby Zeidman is whistled for a carry | 68-53 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Gary Solem (SG), Courtney Seiter (PF), Robert Taylor (C) Gary Fisher, Jacob Butts, Jerry Regan | |
| Subs | Defiance | Billy Lamy (PG), Stanley Campanelli (SG), Allen Clark (SF), Timothy Davis (PF), James Goode (C) Ronald Blue, Wilbert Murphy, Richard Cheek, Douglas Lane, Bobby Zeidman | |
| 01:59 | Bluffton | Jack Clark misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 68-53 |
| 01:58 | Defiance | Timothy Davis snags the defensive board | 68-53 |
| 01:44 | Defiance | Allen Clark makes the 3 from the right wing | 68-56 |
| 01:18 | Bluffton | Robert Taylor can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 68-56 |
| 01:16 | Bluffton | Courtney Seiter can't tip it in | 68-56 |
| 01:14 | Bluffton | Jack Clark tips it back up and in | 70-56 |
| 01:04 | Defiance | Stanley Campanelli is hacked by Gary Solem - foul #1 on Gary Solem, team foul #5 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Gary Fisher (SG), Jacob Butts (PF), Jerry Regan (C) Gary Solem, Courtney Seiter, Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 00:42 | Defiance | Allen Clark clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-56 |
| 00:41 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan pulls down the rebound | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard clanks a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Timothy Davis - foul #3 on Timothy Davis, team foul #14 | 70-56 |
| 00:12 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard misses the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 00:12 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard makes the 2nd free throw | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Defiance | Timothy Davis misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jacob Butts - foul #1 on Jacob Butts, team foul #6 | 71-56 |
| 00:07 | Defiance | Timothy Davis misses the 1st free throw | 71-56 |
| 00:07 | Defiance | Timothy Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 00:00 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard runs out the clock | 71-57 |