| Lineup | Grove City | PG - John Holub (fresh) SG - Benjamin Lyons (fresh) SF - Merlin Vanburen (fresh) PF - Richard Cooper (fresh) C - David Hallman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Allegheny | PG - James Alexander (fresh) SG - Donald Carlson (fresh) SF - Larry Morse (fresh) PF - Lloyd Averett (fresh) C - James Chase (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Grove City | Benjamin Lyons wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Allegheny | Allegheny is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Grove City | John Holub hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Allegheny | Lloyd Averett grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Allegheny | Larry Morse misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Merlin Vanburen - foul #1 on Merlin Vanburen, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Allegheny | Larry Morse makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:31 | Allegheny | Larry Morse misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:31 | Grove City | Richard Cooper gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:07 | Grove City | David Hallman is hacked by James Chase - foul #1 on James Chase, team foul #1 | 0-1 |
| 18:50 | Grove City | John Holub can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 0-1 |
| 18:48 | Allegheny | Lloyd Averett gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:37 | Allegheny | Donald Carlson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 0-1 |
| 18:36 | Allegheny | The offensive rebound goes to Lloyd Averett | 0-1 |
| 18:26 | Allegheny | Lloyd Averett hits the finger roll | 0-3 |
| 18:05 | Grove City | Benjamin Lyons misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-3 |
| 18:04 | Allegheny | Larry Morse pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:45 | Allegheny | John Holub picks off the pass by Lloyd Averett | 0-3 |
| 17:32 | Grove City | John Holub hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 17:31 | Allegheny | James Chase pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:26 | Allegheny | James Alexander clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 0-3 |
| 17:25 | Allegheny | Lloyd Averett tips it in | 0-5 |
| 17:12 | Grove City | David Hallman is denied on a layup by Donald Carlson | 0-5 |
| 17:10 | Grove City | Merlin Vanburen tips it home | 2-5 |
| 16:48 | Allegheny | Lloyd Averett hits the finger roll set up by James Alexander | 2-7 |
| 16:38 | Grove City | Merlin Vanburen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-7 |
| 16:37 | Grove City | Richard Cooper grabs the offensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 16:22 | Grove City | David Hallman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-7 |
| Subs | Grove City | Charles Haas (C) David Hallman | |
| Subs | Allegheny | | |
| 16:03 | Allegheny | James Chase blows the dunk | 2-7 |
| 16:01 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Charles Haas | 2-7 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - John Holub (fresh) SG - Benjamin Lyons (fairly fresh) SF - Merlin Vanburen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Cooper (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Haas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Allegheny | PG - James Alexander (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Carlson (fresh) SF - Larry Morse (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Lloyd Averett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Chase (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Grove City | Benjamin Lyons is hacked by James Alexander - foul #1 on James Alexander, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Grove City | William Loiselle (PG), Donald Mitkowski (SG) John Holub, Benjamin Lyons | |
| Subs | Allegheny | | |
| 15:47 | Grove City | Merlin Vanburen connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Charles Haas | 4-7 |
| 15:30 | Allegheny | Donald Carlson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 15:28 | Grove City | Merlin Vanburen pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 15:21 | Grove City | Donald Mitkowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-7 |
| Subs | Grove City | Jeff Underwood (SF), Wilson Harris (C) Merlin Vanburen, Richard Cooper | |
| Subs | Allegheny | Charles Nebel (PF), Ronald Yerkes (C) Lloyd Averett, James Chase | |
| 15:02 | Allegheny | William Loiselle is called for the reach on James Alexander - foul #1 on William Loiselle, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Grove City | John Holub (PG) Donald Mitkowski | |
| Subs | Allegheny | Jerry Marsala (SG) Donald Carlson | |
| 14:55 | Allegheny | Jerry Marsala can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 4-7 |
| 14:53 | Grove City | Wilson Harris snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 14:30 | Grove City | John Holub misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 14:29 | Grove City | The offensive rebound goes to Jeff Underwood | 4-7 |
| 14:21 | Grove City | Wilson Harris clanks a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Charles Nebel - foul #1 on Charles Nebel, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Grove City | Benjamin Lyons (SG), Merlin Vanburen (SF), David Hallman (C) William Loiselle, Jeff Underwood, Charles Haas | |
| Subs | Allegheny | John Jenkins (PG), Johnnie McAusland (SF), James Chase (C) James Alexander, Larry Morse, Ronald Yerkes | |
| 14:21 | Grove City | Wilson Harris makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 14:21 | Grove City | Wilson Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:10 | Allegheny | Charles Nebel hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Wilson Harris - foul #1 on Wilson Harris, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Grove City | Richard Cooper (PF) Wilson Harris | |
| Subs | Allegheny | | |
| 14:10 | Allegheny | Charles Nebel makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:10 | Allegheny | Charles Nebel misses the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:10 | Grove City | Richard Cooper snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| 13:57 | Grove City | Richard Cooper makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Merlin Vanburen | 8-8 |
| 13:32 | Allegheny | John Jenkins knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Johnnie McAusland | 8-11 |
| 13:04 | Grove City | Richard Cooper makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by John Holub | 10-11 |
| 12:52 | Allegheny | Johnnie McAusland misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by David Hallman - foul #1 on David Hallman, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Grove City | William Loiselle (PG) John Holub | |
| Subs | Allegheny | James Alexander (PG), Donald Carlson (SG), Lloyd Averett (PF) John Jenkins, Jerry Marsala, Charles Nebel | |
| 12:52 | Allegheny | Johnnie McAusland makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:52 | Allegheny | Johnnie McAusland misses the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:52 | Grove City | David Hallman grabs the board | 10-12 |
| 12:28 | Grove City | David Hallman travels with the ball | 10-12 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Allegheny | Larry Morse (SF), Ronald Yerkes (C) Johnnie McAusland, James Chase | |
| 12:14 | Allegheny | James Alexander misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-12 |
| 12:12 | Grove City | Richard Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 11:48 | Grove City | Benjamin Lyons clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-12 |
| 11:46 | Allegheny | Lloyd Averett snags the defensive board | 10-12 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - William Loiselle (fresh) SG - Benjamin Lyons (fresh) SF - Merlin Vanburen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Hallman (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Allegheny | PG - James Alexander (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Carlson (fresh) SF - Larry Morse (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Lloyd Averett (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Yerkes (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Allegheny | The short jumper by Donald Carlson is denied by Richard Cooper | 10-12 |
| 11:22 | Allegheny | Donald Carlson tips it home | 10-14 |
| 11:03 | Grove City | David Hallman makes the jump hook from close range set up by Richard Cooper | 12-14 |
| 10:51 | Allegheny | James Alexander is hacked by Merlin Vanburen - foul #2 on Merlin Vanburen, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Grove City | John Holub (PG), Jeff Underwood (SF), Charles Haas (PF), Wilson Harris (C) Benjamin Lyons, Merlin Vanburen, Richard Cooper, David Hallman | |
| Subs | Allegheny | James Chase (C) Ronald Yerkes | |
| 10:34 | Allegheny | Donald Carlson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-14 |
| 10:06 | Grove City | Jeff Underwood hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 10:04 | Allegheny | James Alexander grabs the board | 12-14 |
| 09:59 | Allegheny | Donald Carlson buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Alexander | 12-16 |
| 09:40 | Grove City | John Holub misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Alexander - foul #2 on James Alexander, team foul #4 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Grove City | Richard Cooper (PF) Jeff Underwood | |
| Subs | Allegheny | Jerry Marsala (PG), Charles Nebel (PF) James Alexander, Lloyd Averett | |
| 09:40 | Grove City | John Holub makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:40 | Grove City | John Holub makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 09:23 | Allegheny | Larry Morse knocks in the shot from close range set up by Jerry Marsala | 14-18 |
| 09:00 | Grove City | Charles Haas misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-18 |
| 08:59 | Grove City | Charles Haas snags the offensive board | 14-18 |
| 08:43 | Grove City | John Holub knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Charles Haas | 16-18 |
| 08:31 | Allegheny | Donald Carlson drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Jerry Marsala | 16-20 |
| 08:07 | Grove City | Wilson Harris is whistled for a carry | 16-20 |
| Subs | Grove City | Benjamin Lyons (SG), David Hallman (C) William Loiselle, Wilson Harris | |
| Subs | Allegheny | John Jenkins (PG), Johnnie McAusland (SF), Lloyd Averett (PF) Donald Carlson, Larry Morse, Charles Nebel | |
| 07:44 | Allegheny | Jerry Marsala misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-20 |
| 07:43 | Grove City | Richard Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 16-20 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - John Holub (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Lyons (fresh) SF - Charles Haas (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Hallman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Allegheny | PG - John Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jerry Marsala (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Johnnie McAusland (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lloyd Averett (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - James Chase (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Grove City | Richard Cooper clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 16-20 |
| 07:28 | Allegheny | James Chase snags the defensive board | 16-20 |
| 07:02 | Allegheny | Johnnie McAusland can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Cooper - foul #1 on Richard Cooper, team foul #6 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Grove City | Herman Weber (PG), Jeff Underwood (SF), Wilson Harris (PF) John Holub, Charles Haas, Richard Cooper | |
| Subs | Allegheny | Larry Morse (SF), Charles Nebel (C) John Jenkins, James Chase | |
| 07:02 | Allegheny | Johnnie McAusland makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 07:02 | Allegheny | Johnnie McAusland makes the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 06:47 | Grove City | Wilson Harris lays it up and in on a great pass from Jeff Underwood | 18-22 |
| 06:33 | Allegheny | Lloyd Averett misses short on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by David Hallman - foul #2 on David Hallman, team foul #7 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Grove City | William Loiselle (PG), Fred Arellano (C) Herman Weber, David Hallman | |
| Subs | Allegheny | Donald Carlson (SG) Johnnie McAusland | |
| 06:33 | Allegheny | Lloyd Averett makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 06:33 | Allegheny | Lloyd Averett makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 06:11 | Grove City | Fred Arellano misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Lloyd Averett - foul #1 on Lloyd Averett, team foul #5 | 18-24 |
| 06:11 | Grove City | Fred Arellano makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 06:11 | Grove City | Fred Arellano makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 05:54 | Allegheny | Lloyd Averett misses the lay-in | 20-24 |
| 05:53 | Allegheny | Jerry Marsala can't tip it in | 20-24 |
| 05:51 | Grove City | Jeff Underwood gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 05:39 | Grove City | Jeff Underwood knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Benjamin Lyons | 23-24 |
| 05:18 | Allegheny | Benjamin Lyons is called for the reach on Donald Carlson - foul #1 on Benjamin Lyons, team foul #8 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Grove City | John Holub (PG), Charles Haas (SF), Richard Cooper (PF) William Loiselle, Jeff Underwood, Fred Arellano | |
| Subs | Allegheny | John Jenkins (PG), James Chase (C) Jerry Marsala, Lloyd Averett | |
| 05:18 | Allegheny | Donald Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:18 | Allegheny | Donald Carlson misses the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:18 | Grove City | Richard Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 04:57 | Grove City | Richard Cooper misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-25 |
| 04:55 | Grove City | Charles Haas tips it in | 25-25 |
| 04:33 | Allegheny | Larry Morse knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Carlson | 25-27 |
| 04:15 | Grove City | Wilson Harris knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 28-27 |
| 03:50 | Allegheny | Charles Nebel makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Chase | 28-29 |
| 03:41 | Grove City | Charles Haas hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Larry Morse - foul #1 on Larry Morse, team foul #6 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Grove City | William Loiselle (SG), David Hallman (C) Benjamin Lyons, Wilson Harris | |
| Subs | Allegheny | James Alexander (PG), Jerry Marsala (SG), Johnnie McAusland (SF), Lloyd Averett (PF) John Jenkins, Donald Carlson, Larry Morse, Charles Nebel | |
| 03:41 | Grove City | Charles Haas makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 03:41 | Grove City | Charles Haas makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - John Holub (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Loiselle (fresh) SF - Charles Haas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Hallman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Allegheny | PG - James Alexander (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jerry Marsala (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Johnnie McAusland (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lloyd Averett (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - James Chase (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Allegheny | James Chase slams it home on a great pass from Jerry Marsala | 30-31 |
| 03:07 | Grove City | Richard Cooper misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 03:05 | Grove City | David Hallman hits the follow up shot | 32-31 |
| 02:46 | Allegheny | Johnnie McAusland's pass is intercepted by John Holub | 32-31 |
| 02:24 | Grove City | William Loiselle hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from David Hallman | 35-31 |
| 02:15 | Allegheny | Jerry Marsala buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Alexander | 35-34 |
| 02:03 | Grove City | John Holub double dribbles | 35-34 |
| Subs | Grove City | Benjamin Lyons (SG), Merlin Vanburen (SF) William Loiselle, Charles Haas | |
| Subs | Allegheny | Donald Carlson (SG), Larry Morse (SF), Charles Nebel (C) Jerry Marsala, Johnnie McAusland, James Chase | |
| 01:42 | Allegheny | Donald Carlson misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Cooper - foul #2 on Richard Cooper, team foul #9 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Grove City | William Loiselle (PG) John Holub | |
| Subs | Allegheny | | |
| 01:42 | Allegheny | Donald Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 01:42 | Allegheny | Donald Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 01:29 | Grove City | Donald Carlson steals it from Merlin Vanburen | 35-36 |
| 01:15 | Allegheny | Donald Carlson knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Larry Morse | 35-38 |
| 01:05 | Grove City | Benjamin Lyons misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 35-38 |
| 01:03 | Allegheny | Lloyd Averett grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 00:46 | Allegheny | Charles Nebel loses the dribble to Merlin Vanburen | 35-38 |
| 00:41 | Grove City | Merlin Vanburen hits the finger roll | 37-38 |
| 00:33 | Allegheny | Lloyd Averett can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 37-38 |
| 00:31 | Grove City | Merlin Vanburen pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 00:27 | Grove City | Merlin Vanburen misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Larry Morse - foul #2 on Larry Morse, team foul #7 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Grove City | John Holub (PG), Charles Haas (PF), Wilson Harris (C) William Loiselle, Richard Cooper, David Hallman | |
| Subs | Allegheny | James Chase (C) Lloyd Averett | |
| 00:27 | Grove City | Merlin Vanburen makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 00:27 | Grove City | Merlin Vanburen makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 00:24 | Allegheny | John Holub is called for the reach on James Alexander in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Holub, team foul #10 | 39-38 |
| 00:24 | Allegheny | James Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 00:24 | Allegheny | James Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 00:05 | Grove City | Merlin Vanburen makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Benjamin Lyons | 42-40 |
| 00:01 | Allegheny | Donald Carlson travels with the ball | 42-40 |
| Subs | Grove City | William Loiselle (SG) Benjamin Lyons | |
| Subs | Allegheny | | |
| 00:00 | Grove City | Merlin Vanburen comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 42-40 |