| Lineup | Grove City | PG - John Holub (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Benjamin Lyons (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Merlin Vanburen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - David Hallman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Sal Baker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Illovsky (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Babbitt (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Scott Eldridge (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert McKay (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Grove City | Merlin Vanburen inbounds the ball | 39-38 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Grove City | Richard Cooper's fadeaway is rejected by Scott Eldridge | 39-38 |
| 19:43 | Thiel | Scott Eldridge pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 19:38 | Thiel | Donald Illovsky misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 19:37 | Thiel | Robert McKay misses the tip | 39-38 |
| 19:35 | Grove City | The rebound goes to John Holub | 39-38 |
| 19:13 | Grove City | Richard Cooper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-38 |
| 19:12 | Thiel | Sal Baker grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 19:08 | Thiel | Sal Baker misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Holub - foul #1 on John Holub, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| 19:08 | Thiel | Sal Baker makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 19:08 | Thiel | Sal Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 19:08 | Grove City | David Hallman pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 18:45 | Grove City | Richard Cooper connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-39 |
| 18:27 | Thiel | Gary Babbitt travels with the ball | 42-39 |
| 17:59 | Grove City | Richard Cooper scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Benjamin Lyons | 44-39 |
| 17:47 | Thiel | Sal Baker double dribbles | 44-39 |
| Subs | Grove City | Charles Haas (C) David Hallman | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 17:34 | Grove City | Charles Haas blows the layup | 44-39 |
| 17:32 | Thiel | Donald Illovsky gets the rebound | 44-39 |
| 17:18 | Thiel | Scott Eldridge is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Scott Eldridge, team foul #1 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Grove City | William Loiselle (SG) Benjamin Lyons | |
| Subs | Thiel | Richard Earl (PF) Scott Eldridge | |
| 17:02 | Grove City | William Loiselle is hacked by Donald Illovsky - foul #1 on Donald Illovsky, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Grove City | Donald Mitkowski (SG), Wilson Harris (C) John Holub, Merlin Vanburen | |
| Subs | Thiel | Howard Childress (SG) Donald Illovsky | |
| 16:49 | Grove City | Charles Haas hits a turnaround from close range and he's hacked by Gary Babbitt - foul #2 on Gary Babbitt, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Grove City | Jeff Underwood (SF) Richard Cooper | |
| Subs | Thiel | Stanton Forte (SG), Clifton Bernard (SF), Bruce Graham (C) Sal Baker, Gary Babbitt, Robert McKay | |
| 16:49 | Grove City | Charles Haas makes the free throw | 47-39 |
| 16:33 | Thiel | Richard Earl hits the finger roll set up by Howard Childress | 47-41 |
| 16:20 | Grove City | Stanton Forte picks off the pass by Jeff Underwood | 47-41 |
| 16:06 | Thiel | Richard Earl comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-41 |
| 16:04 | Grove City | Wilson Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 15:50 | Grove City | Wilson Harris clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Bruce Graham - foul #1 on Bruce Graham, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Grove City | John Holub (PG), Benjamin Lyons (SG), Merlin Vanburen (SF), David Hallman (C) William Loiselle, Donald Mitkowski, Jeff Underwood, Charles Haas | |
| Subs | Thiel | Sal Baker (PG), Donald Illovsky (SG), Gary Babbitt (SF), Scott Eldridge (PF), Robert McKay (C) Howard Childress, Stanton Forte, Clifton Bernard, Richard Earl, Bruce Graham | |
| 15:50 | Grove City | Wilson Harris makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 15:50 | Grove City | Wilson Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 15:50 | Thiel | The rebound goes to Scott Eldridge | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - John Holub (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Benjamin Lyons (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Merlin Vanburen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilson Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - David Hallman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Sal Baker (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Illovsky (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Babbitt (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Scott Eldridge (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert McKay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Thiel | Sal Baker knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Scott Eldridge | 48-43 |
| 15:21 | Grove City | Scott Eldridge is called for the reach on Benjamin Lyons - foul #3 on Scott Eldridge, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Grove City | Richard Cooper (PF) Wilson Harris | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 15:06 | Grove City | John Holub makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Merlin Vanburen | 51-43 |
| 15:02 | Thiel | Scott Eldridge is denied on a layup by David Hallman | 51-43 |
| 15:00 | Grove City | Benjamin Lyons gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 14:48 | Grove City | David Hallman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-43 |
| 14:47 | Grove City | Richard Cooper tips it in | 53-43 |
| 14:42 | Thiel | Gary Babbitt misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 53-43 |
| 14:40 | Thiel | Robert McKay grabs the offensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 14:26 | Thiel | Sal Baker clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-43 |
| 14:25 | Grove City | Merlin Vanburen pulls down the rebound | 53-43 |
| 14:06 | Grove City | Merlin Vanburen scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by John Holub and the foul's on Robert McKay - foul #2 on Robert McKay, team foul #6 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Thiel | Richard Earl (C) Robert McKay | |
| 14:06 | Grove City | Merlin Vanburen makes the free throw | 56-43 |
| 13:59 | Thiel | Merlin Vanburen steals it from Richard Earl | 56-43 |
| 13:34 | Grove City | Richard Cooper is hacked by Scott Eldridge - foul #4 on Scott Eldridge, team foul #7 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Grove City | William Loiselle (PG), Donald Mitkowski (SG), Charles Haas (SF), Wilson Harris (C) John Holub, Benjamin Lyons, Merlin Vanburen, David Hallman | |
| Subs | Thiel | Howard Childress (PG), Stanton Forte (SG), Clifton Bernard (SF), Bruce Graham (C) Sal Baker, Donald Illovsky, Gary Babbitt, Scott Eldridge | |
| 13:34 | Grove City | Richard Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 13:34 | Grove City | Richard Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 13:13 | Thiel | Stanton Forte hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Donald Mitkowski - foul #1 on Donald Mitkowski, team foul #2 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Thiel | Robert McKay (C) Bruce Graham | |
| 13:13 | Thiel | Stanton Forte makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 13:13 | Thiel | Stanton Forte makes the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 12:57 | Grove City | Richard Cooper hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Robert McKay - foul #3 on Robert McKay, team foul #8 | 58-45 |
| 12:57 | Grove City | Richard Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 12:57 | Grove City | Richard Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 12:37 | Thiel | Stanton Forte misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 60-45 |
| 12:36 | Grove City | Richard Cooper gets the rebound | 60-45 |
| 12:26 | Grove City | Charles Haas hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Donald Mitkowski | 62-45 |
| 12:11 | Thiel | Stanton Forte makes the shot from close range set up by Howard Childress and the foul's on Donald Mitkowski - foul #2 on Donald Mitkowski, team foul #3 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Grove City | John Holub (PG), Benjamin Lyons (SG), Merlin Vanburen (SF) William Loiselle, Donald Mitkowski, Richard Cooper | |
| Subs | Thiel | Donald Illovsky (SG), Gary Babbitt (SF) Howard Childress, Clifton Bernard | |
| 12:11 | Thiel | Stanton Forte misses the free throw | 62-47 |
| 12:11 | Grove City | Charles Haas snags the defensive board | 62-47 |
| 11:50 | Grove City | Benjamin Lyons misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 62-47 |
| 11:49 | Grove City | Charles Haas gets the offensive rebound | 62-47 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - John Holub (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Benjamin Lyons (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Merlin Vanburen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Haas (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Wilson Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Stanton Forte (fresh) 18 pts. SG - Donald Illovsky (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Babbitt (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Richard Earl (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert McKay (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Grove City | Charles Haas banks in the layup on a great pass from Benjamin Lyons | 64-47 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:22 | Thiel | Donald Illovsky hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 64-47 |
| 11:20 | Thiel | Robert McKay hits the follow up shot | 64-49 |
| 11:04 | Grove City | Richard Earl is called for the reach on Charles Haas - foul #2 on Richard Earl, team foul #9 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Grove City | Richard Cooper (PF), David Hallman (C) Merlin Vanburen, Wilson Harris | |
| Subs | Thiel | Sal Baker (PG), Clifton Bernard (PF), Bruce Graham (C) Stanton Forte, Richard Earl, Robert McKay | |
| 11:04 | Grove City | Charles Haas makes the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 11:04 | Grove City | Charles Haas misses the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| 11:04 | Thiel | Bruce Graham pulls down the rebound | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:36 | Thiel | Gary Babbitt misses the fadeaway from the right side | 65-49 |
| 10:34 | Grove City | Richard Cooper snags the defensive board | 65-49 |
| 10:14 | Grove City | John Holub misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 65-49 |
| 10:12 | Grove City | Richard Cooper pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-49 |
| 09:58 | Grove City | Richard Cooper lays it up and in set up by David Hallman | 67-49 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:39 | Thiel | Richard Cooper steals the ball from Gary Babbitt | 67-49 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:11 | Grove City | Benjamin Lyons is hacked by Donald Illovsky - foul #2 on Donald Illovsky, team foul #10 | 67-49 |
| Subs | Grove City | William Loiselle (PG), Merlin Vanburen (SF), Wilson Harris (PF) John Holub, Charles Haas, Richard Cooper | |
| Subs | Thiel | Howard Childress (SG), Richard Earl (PF), Robert McKay (C) Donald Illovsky, Gary Babbitt, Bruce Graham | |
| 09:11 | Grove City | Benjamin Lyons misses the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 09:11 | Grove City | Benjamin Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 68-49 |
| 08:54 | Thiel | Richard Earl scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Howard Childress | 68-51 |
| 08:29 | Grove City | David Hallman's floater is tipped away by Robert McKay | 68-51 |
| 08:27 | Thiel | Robert McKay pulls down the rebound | 68-51 |
| 08:14 | Thiel | Clifton Bernard can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 68-51 |
| 08:12 | Grove City | Benjamin Lyons gets the rebound | 68-51 |
| 07:43 | Grove City | David Hallman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 68-51 |
| 07:41 | Grove City | Merlin Vanburen pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-51 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - William Loiselle (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Lyons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Merlin Vanburen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wilson Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - David Hallman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Sal Baker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Childress (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clifton Bernard (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Earl (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert McKay (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:15 | Grove City | Wilson Harris hits the finger roll on a great pass from Merlin Vanburen | 70-51 |
| 06:57 | Thiel | Clifton Bernard drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Howard Childress | 70-54 |
| 06:44 | Grove City | Merlin Vanburen makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Loiselle | 72-54 |
| 06:27 | Thiel | Robert McKay hits a shot from the left side set up by Sal Baker | 72-56 |
| 06:00 | Grove City | Sal Baker is called for the reach on William Loiselle - foul #2 on Sal Baker, team foul #11 | 72-56 |
| Subs | Grove City | John Holub (PG), Jeff Underwood (SF), Richard Cooper (PF), Charles Haas (C) Benjamin Lyons, Merlin Vanburen, Wilson Harris, David Hallman | |
| Subs | Thiel | Stanton Forte (PG), Donald Illovsky (SG), Gary Babbitt (SF), Scott Eldridge (PF), Bruce Graham (C) Sal Baker, Howard Childress, Clifton Bernard, Richard Earl, Robert McKay | |
| 06:00 | Grove City | William Loiselle makes the 1st free throw | 73-56 |
| 06:00 | Grove City | William Loiselle makes the 2nd free throw | 74-56 |
| 05:45 | Thiel | Scott Eldridge makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Illovsky | 74-58 |
| 05:23 | Grove City | Charles Haas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-58 |
| Subs | Grove City | Donald Mitkowski (SG) William Loiselle | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 05:01 | Thiel | Donald Illovsky is hacked by Richard Cooper - foul #1 on Richard Cooper, team foul #4 | 74-58 |
| Subs | Grove City | Merlin Vanburen (SF) Jeff Underwood | |
| Subs | Thiel | Robert McKay (C) Bruce Graham | |
| 04:41 | Thiel | Donald Illovsky makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Gary Babbitt | 74-61 |
| 04:12 | Grove City | Charles Haas hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Scott Eldridge - foul #5 on Scott Eldridge, team foul #12 | 74-61 |
| Subs | Grove City | William Loiselle (SG) Donald Mitkowski | |
| Subs | Thiel | Sal Baker (PG), Bruce Graham (PF) Stanton Forte, Scott Eldridge | |
| 04:12 | Grove City | Charles Haas makes the 1st free throw | 75-61 |
| 04:12 | Grove City | Charles Haas misses the 2nd free throw | 75-61 |
| 04:12 | Thiel | Robert McKay grabs the board | 75-61 |
| 03:44 | Thiel | Sal Baker makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gary Babbitt | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Grove City | William Loiselle makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Haas | 77-63 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - John Holub (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Loiselle (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Merlin Vanburen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Cooper (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Haas (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Sal Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Illovsky (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Babbitt (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Bruce Graham (fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert McKay (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Thiel | Gary Babbitt can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 77-63 |
| 03:22 | Grove City | Charles Haas gets the rebound | 77-63 |
| 03:15 | Grove City | John Holub double dribbles | 77-63 |
| Subs | Grove City | Wilson Harris (C) Charles Haas | |
| Subs | Thiel | Richard Earl (PF) Bruce Graham | |
| 02:58 | Thiel | Gary Babbitt drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Sal Baker | 77-65 |
| 02:58 | Grove City | Grove City calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-65 |
| Subs | Grove City | Benjamin Lyons (SG), David Hallman (C) William Loiselle, Wilson Harris | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 02:33 | Grove City | Benjamin Lyons knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Cooper | 79-65 |
| 02:18 | Thiel | Donald Illovsky hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 79-68 |
| 01:50 | Grove City | John Holub comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 79-68 |
| 01:49 | Thiel | Richard Earl pulls down the rebound | 79-68 |
| 01:47 | Thiel | Sal Baker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-68 |
| Subs | Grove City | William Loiselle (PG), Donald Mitkowski (SG), Jeff Underwood (SF), Charles Haas (PF), Wilson Harris (C) John Holub, Benjamin Lyons, Merlin Vanburen, Richard Cooper, David Hallman | |
| Subs | Thiel | Howard Childress (PG), Stanton Forte (SG), Clifton Bernard (SF), Bruce Graham (C) Sal Baker, Donald Illovsky, Gary Babbitt, Robert McKay | |
| 01:18 | Grove City | Wilson Harris dunks the ball on a great pass from William Loiselle | 81-68 |
| 01:07 | Thiel | Wilson Harris steals it from Howard Childress | 81-68 |
| 00:38 | Grove City | Charles Haas makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 84-68 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Thiel | Stanton Forte's floater is tipped away by Charles Haas | 84-68 |
| 00:32 | Grove City | Wilson Harris pulls down the rebound | 84-68 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Grove City | Jeff Underwood hits the finger roll | 86-68 |
| 00:06 | Thiel | Bruce Graham hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 86-71 |
| 00:00 | Grove City | William Loiselle runs out the clock | 86-71 |