| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Rob Elkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Garf Merritt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Woods (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Roger Early (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Rose (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brad Hicks (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Bobby Wayland (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Defiance | Scott Woods inbounds the ball | 38-33 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Defiance | Garf Merritt connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Scott Woods | 41-33 |
| 19:38 | Bluffton | Roger Early is fouled on the floor by Garf Merritt - foul #2 on Garf Merritt, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| 19:33 | Bluffton | Roger Early misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-33 |
| 19:31 | Defiance | Rob Elkins grabs the board | 41-33 |
| 19:26 | Defiance | Garf Merritt misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-33 |
| 19:25 | Bluffton | Roger Early snags the defensive board | 41-33 |
| 19:21 | Bluffton | Roger Early buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Christopher Rose | 41-35 |
| 19:04 | Defiance | Scott Woods is hacked by Brad Hicks - foul #3 on Brad Hicks, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Thomas Barga (SF) Brad Hicks | |
| 18:49 | Defiance | Garf Merritt is fouled on the floor by Christopher Rose - foul #3 on Christopher Rose, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Vincent Stroinski (SF) Christopher Rose | |
| 18:38 | Defiance | James Hayes misses the easy layup | 41-35 |
| 18:36 | Bluffton | Jeffrey Wilson grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 18:20 | Bluffton | Jeffrey Wilson hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Roger Early | 41-37 |
| 18:02 | Defiance | James Hayes scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Anthony Saleh | 43-37 |
| 17:52 | Bluffton | Roger Early knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Barga | 43-39 |
| 17:33 | Defiance | James Hayes is fouled on the floor by Bobby Wayland - foul #2 on Bobby Wayland, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| 17:17 | Defiance | Garf Merritt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 17:16 | Defiance | Scott Woods tips it back up and in | 45-39 |
| 17:10 | Bluffton | Scott Woods steals it from Bobby Wayland | 45-39 |
| 16:51 | Defiance | Anthony Saleh makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Rob Elkins | 47-39 |
| 16:33 | Bluffton | Thomas Barga drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Vincent Stroinski | 47-42 |
| 16:19 | Defiance | Scott Woods connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Garf Merritt | 49-42 |
| 16:04 | Bluffton | Vincent Stroinski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-42 |
| 16:03 | Bluffton | Jeffrey Wilson misses the tip | 49-42 |
| 16:01 | Defiance | Garf Merritt pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Rob Elkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Garf Merritt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Woods (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Anthony Saleh (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - James Hayes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Roger Early (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Barga (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vincent Stroinski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Bobby Wayland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:43 | Defiance | James Hayes connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Garf Merritt | 51-42 |
| 15:26 | Bluffton | Garf Merritt steps in front of the Vincent Stroinski pass | 51-42 |
| 15:08 | Defiance | Garf Merritt misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 51-42 |
| 15:07 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Bobby Wayland | 51-42 |
| 15:05 | Bluffton | Roger Early loses the dribble to Rob Elkins in the backcourt | 51-42 |
| 15:04 | Defiance | Rob Elkins hits the finger roll | 53-42 |
| 14:45 | Bluffton | Vincent Stroinski connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Bobby Wayland | 53-44 |
| 14:24 | Defiance | Anthony Saleh hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Jeffrey Wilson - foul #2 on Jeffrey Wilson, team foul #4 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Defiance | Marc Mikkelson (PG), Rob Lackey (SG), Mike Johnson (SF), Richard Fortuna (C) Rob Elkins, Garf Merritt, Scott Woods, James Hayes | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Thomas Gardin (PG), Christopher Rose (SG), Brad Hicks (SF), Richard Flynn (PF), Bobby Haak (C) Roger Early, Thomas Barga, Vincent Stroinski, Jeffrey Wilson, Bobby Wayland | |
| 14:24 | Defiance | Anthony Saleh misses the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 14:24 | Defiance | Anthony Saleh misses the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 14:24 | Bluffton | Christopher Rose gets the rebound | 53-44 |
| 14:07 | Bluffton | Richard Flynn comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Anthony Saleh - foul #1 on Anthony Saleh, team foul #2 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Defiance | Dale Johnston (SF) Anthony Saleh | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 14:07 | Bluffton | Richard Flynn makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 14:07 | Bluffton | Richard Flynn makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 13:49 | Defiance | Dale Johnston travels with the ball | 53-46 |
| 13:33 | Bluffton | Brad Hicks knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Bobby Haak | 53-49 |
| 13:23 | Defiance | Rob Lackey scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Mike Johnson | 56-49 |
| 12:57 | Bluffton | Brad Hicks misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 56-49 |
| 12:56 | Defiance | Richard Fortuna grabs the defensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 12:31 | Defiance | Thomas Gardin takes the ball from Rob Lackey | 56-49 |
| 12:27 | Bluffton | Christopher Rose blows the layup | 56-49 |
| 12:26 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Richard Fortuna | 56-49 |
| 12:19 | Defiance | Dale Johnston clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Bobby Haak - foul #2 on Bobby Haak, team foul #5 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Vincent Stroinski (PG), Jeffrey Wilson (PF), Bobby Wayland (C) Thomas Gardin, Richard Flynn, Bobby Haak | |
| 12:19 | Defiance | Dale Johnston misses the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 12:19 | Defiance | Dale Johnston misses the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 12:19 | Bluffton | Bobby Wayland grabs the board | 56-49 |
| 12:15 | Bluffton | Christopher Rose's pass is intercepted by Dale Johnston | 56-49 |
| 12:06 | Defiance | Dale Johnston can't finish the layup | 56-49 |
| 12:04 | Defiance | Dale Johnston tips it back up and in | 58-49 |
| 12:00 | Bluffton | Marc Mikkelson is called for the reach on Vincent Stroinski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marc Mikkelson, team foul #3 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Defiance | Scott Woods (SF) Dale Johnston | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 11:47 | Bluffton | Jeffrey Wilson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-49 |
| 11:46 | Bluffton | Bobby Wayland hits the follow up shot | 58-51 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Marc Mikkelson (fresh) SG - Rob Lackey (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Scott Woods (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Fortuna (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Mike Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Vincent Stroinski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Rose (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brad Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Bobby Wayland (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:22 | Defiance | Scott Woods misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Brad Hicks - foul #4 on Brad Hicks, team foul #6 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Defiance | Rob Elkins (PG), Garf Merritt (SG), Anthony Saleh (PF), James Hayes (C) Marc Mikkelson, Rob Lackey, Richard Fortuna, Mike Johnson | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Roger Early (PG), Thomas Barga (SG) Christopher Rose, Brad Hicks | |
| 11:22 | Defiance | Scott Woods misses the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 11:22 | Defiance | Scott Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 11:11 | Bluffton | Jeffrey Wilson misses the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Anthony Saleh - foul #2 on Anthony Saleh, team foul #4 | 59-51 |
| 11:11 | Bluffton | Jeffrey Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 11:11 | Bluffton | Jeffrey Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 10:53 | Defiance | Garf Merritt knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Scott Woods | 62-53 |
| 10:26 | Bluffton | Jeffrey Wilson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 10:24 | Bluffton | Bobby Wayland misses the tip | 62-53 |
| 10:23 | Defiance | Scott Woods grabs the board | 62-53 |
| 09:58 | Defiance | Garf Merritt's pass is intercepted by Roger Early | 62-53 |
| 09:55 | Bluffton | Roger Early hits the finger roll | 62-55 |
| 09:36 | Defiance | James Hayes is whistled for traveling | 62-55 |
| 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 | Bluffton | Thomas Gardin (PG), Christopher Rose (SG), Richard Flynn (C) Roger Early, Vincent Stroinski, Bobby Wayland | |
| 09:09 | Bluffton | Richard Flynn hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Barga | 62-57 |
| 08:56 | Defiance | Marc Mikkelson hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Mike Johnson | 64-57 |
| 08:35 | Bluffton | Thomas Barga comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-57 |
| 08:34 | Defiance | Richard Fortuna snags the defensive board | 64-57 |
| 08:18 | Defiance | Dale Johnston drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Rob Lackey and he's fouled by Richard Flynn - foul #1 on Richard Flynn, team foul #7 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Defiance | Garf Merritt (SG), Scott Woods (SF) Marc Mikkelson, Rob Lackey | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Roger Early (PG), Bobby Wayland (C) Thomas Gardin, Jeffrey Wilson | |
| 08:18 | Defiance | Dale Johnston makes the free throw | 67-57 |
| 07:54 | Bluffton | Thomas Barga clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-57 |
| 07:52 | Defiance | Scott Woods pulls down the rebound | 67-57 |
| 07:35 | Defiance | Garf Merritt clanks a 3 from the right corner | 67-57 |
| 07:34 | Defiance | Richard Fortuna grabs the offensive board | 67-57 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Dale Johnston (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Garf Merritt (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Scott Woods (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Richard Fortuna (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Mike Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Roger Early (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Rose (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Barga (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - Richard Flynn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Wayland (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:25 | Defiance | Dale Johnston connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-57 |
| 07:10 | Bluffton | Roger Early drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Rose | 70-60 |
| 07:05 | Defiance | Garf Merritt misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-60 |
| 07:04 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Bobby Wayland | 70-60 |
| 06:59 | Bluffton | Christopher Rose can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-60 |
| 06:58 | Defiance | Dale Johnston gets the rebound | 70-60 |
| 06:39 | Defiance | Dale Johnston misses the shot from the right side | 70-60 |
| 06:37 | Bluffton | Thomas Barga grabs the board | 70-60 |
| 06:32 | Bluffton | Christopher Rose misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-60 |
| 06:30 | Defiance | Mike Johnson pulls down the rebound | 70-60 |
| 06:24 | Defiance | Dale Johnston's floater is knocked away by Bobby Wayland | 70-60 |
| 06:23 | Defiance | Richard Fortuna tips it in | 72-60 |
| 06:15 | Bluffton | Richard Flynn makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Roger Early | 72-63 |
| 05:46 | Defiance | Dale Johnston misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 72-63 |
| 05:44 | Bluffton | Richard Flynn grabs the board | 72-63 |
| 05:44 | Bluffton | Bluffton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-63 |
| Subs | Defiance | Rob Elkins (PG), Anthony Saleh (PF), James Hayes (C) Dale Johnston, Richard Fortuna, Mike Johnson | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Brad Hicks (SF), Jeffrey Wilson (PF) Thomas Barga, Richard Flynn | |
| 05:27 | Bluffton | Brad Hicks hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 72-63 |
| 05:26 | Defiance | Garf Merritt gets the rebound | 72-63 |
| 05:02 | Defiance | Scott Woods buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by James Hayes | 74-63 |
| 04:42 | Bluffton | Christopher Rose buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Brad Hicks | 74-66 |
| 04:15 | Defiance | James Hayes hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Bobby Wayland - foul #3 on Bobby Wayland, team foul #8 | 74-66 |
| Subs | Defiance | Rob Lackey (SG), Mike Johnson (SF) Garf Merritt, Scott Woods | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Vincent Stroinski (PG), Thomas Barga (SG) Roger Early, Christopher Rose | |
| 04:15 | Defiance | James Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 04:15 | Defiance | James Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 04:15 | Bluffton | Thomas Barga snags the defensive board | 74-66 |
| 03:58 | Bluffton | Jeffrey Wilson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Anthony Saleh - foul #3 on Anthony Saleh, team foul #5 | 74-66 |
| 03:58 | Bluffton | Jeffrey Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 03:58 | Bluffton | Jeffrey Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 03:58 | Defiance | The rebound goes to James Hayes | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Defiance | Rob Lackey drills a 3 from straight away set up by Mike Johnson | 77-66 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Rob Elkins (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rob Lackey (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Mike Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Hayes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Vincent Stroinski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Barga (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brad Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Jeffrey Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Bobby Wayland (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Bluffton | Thomas Barga hits a 3 from the right corner | 77-69 |
| 02:56 | Defiance | Bobby Wayland picks off the pass by Anthony Saleh | 77-69 |
| 02:56 | Bluffton | Bluffton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-69 |
| Subs | Defiance | Garf Merritt (SG), Scott Woods (SF) Rob Lackey, Mike Johnson | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Roger Early (PG), Christopher Rose (SG) Vincent Stroinski, Thomas Barga | |
| 02:48 | Bluffton | Brad Hicks knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Rose | 77-71 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:30 | Defiance | Garf Merritt travels with the ball | 77-71 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:03 | Bluffton | The short jumper by Roger Early is denied by James Hayes | 77-71 |
| 02:01 | Defiance | James Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 77-71 |
| 01:47 | Defiance | Scott Woods hits a runner in the paint | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:35 | Bluffton | Jeffrey Wilson knocks in the runner in the paint | 79-73 |
| 01:21 | Defiance | Bobby Wayland steals it from Anthony Saleh | 79-73 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:06 | Bluffton | Christopher Rose hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Roger Early and he's fouled by Rob Elkins - foul #1 on Rob Elkins, team foul #6 | 79-75 |
| 01:06 | Bluffton | Christopher Rose makes the free throw | 79-76 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Defiance | Garf Merritt hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 79-76 |
| 00:44 | Bluffton | Bobby Wayland gets the rebound | 79-76 |
| 00:40 | Bluffton | Brad Hicks is fouled on the floor by James Hayes - foul #1 on James Hayes, team foul #7 | 79-76 |
| 00:40 | Bluffton | Brad Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:40 | Defiance | Anthony Saleh grabs the board | 79-76 |
| 00:11 | Defiance | Scott Woods misses the lay-in but the foul's on Brad Hicks - foul #5 on Brad Hicks, team foul #9 | 79-76 |
| Subs | Defiance | Rob Lackey (PF) Anthony Saleh | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Thomas Barga (SF) Brad Hicks | |
| 00:11 | Defiance | Scott Woods makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:11 | Defiance | Scott Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:11 | Defiance | James Hayes grabs the offensive board | 80-76 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Defiance | James Hayes is hacked by Jeffrey Wilson - foul #3 on Jeffrey Wilson, team foul #10 | 80-76 |
| Subs | Defiance | Anthony Saleh (PF) Scott Woods | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 00:10 | Defiance | James Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:10 | Defiance | James Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 82-76 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Bluffton | Thomas Barga misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 82-76 |
| 00:01 | Defiance | James Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 82-76 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Defiance | James Hayes runs out the clock | 82-76 |