| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Edmundo Morales (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Emery Benard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Harris (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jerry Neale (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Watson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Bryan Fickes (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Sanford Loewen (fresh) SF - Jerry Westfall (fresh) PF - Charles France (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Alexander Bensen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Thiel | Jerry Westfall inbounds the ball | 41-33 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Thiel | Alexander Bensen misses long on a floater from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 19:38 | Thiel | Sanford Loewen tips it home | 41-35 |
| 19:14 | Grove City | Edmundo Morales throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-35 |
| 18:53 | Thiel | Alexander Bensen can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 41-35 |
| 18:51 | Grove City | Jeffrey Watson gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 18:27 | Grove City | Jerry Neale misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 18:26 | Thiel | Alexander Bensen grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 18:22 | Thiel | Bryan Fickes makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Jerry Westfall | 41-37 |
| 18:08 | Grove City | Jerry Neale is whistled for a carry | 41-37 |
| 17:51 | Thiel | Jerry Westfall drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-40 |
| 17:29 | Grove City | Michael Harris clanks a floater in the lane | 41-40 |
| 17:28 | Thiel | Charles France pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 17:23 | Thiel | Sanford Loewen drills a 3 from straight away | 41-43 |
| 17:09 | Grove City | Michael Harris connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Jerry Neale | 43-43 |
| 16:46 | Thiel | Bryan Fickes misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 43-43 |
| 16:45 | Grove City | Jerry Neale pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 16:23 | Grove City | Jeffrey Watson drills a 3 from straight away set up by Emery Benard | 46-43 |
| 16:10 | Thiel | Bryan Fickes clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-43 |
| 16:08 | Grove City | Jeffrey Watson snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 15:57 | Grove City | Sanford Loewen is called for the reach on Michael Harris - foul #2 on Sanford Loewen, team foul #1 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Grove City | Timothy Defeo (PG), Timothy Black (SG), Ronnie Rhodes (SF), Bobby Funderburk (C) Edmundo Morales, Emery Benard, Michael Harris, Jeffrey Watson | |
| Subs | Thiel | Paul Caldwell (PG), Sherman Zawislak (SG), Joseph Lancaster (SF), James Street (PF), William Golden (C) Bryan Fickes, Sanford Loewen, Jerry Westfall, Charles France, Alexander Bensen | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Timothy Defeo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Black (fresh) SF - Ronnie Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Neale (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Funderburk (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Paul Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sherman Zawislak (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Lancaster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Street (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Golden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Grove City | Ronnie Rhodes clanks a jumper from the left side | 46-43 |
| 15:41 | Thiel | James Street grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 15:36 | Thiel | Sherman Zawislak drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 15:30 | Grove City | Jerry Neale is hacked by James Street - foul #3 on James Street, team foul #2 | 46-46 |
| 15:15 | Grove City | Ronnie Rhodes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 15:14 | Thiel | James Street gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 15:09 | Thiel | Sherman Zawislak hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 15:08 | Thiel | James Street tips it home | 46-48 |
| 15:02 | Grove City | Jerry Neale misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-48 |
| 15:01 | Grove City | Ronnie Rhodes tips it home | 48-48 |
| 14:57 | Thiel | Paul Caldwell is whistled for a carry | 48-48 |
| Subs | Grove City | Michael Harris (PF), Jeffrey Watson (C) Jerry Neale, Bobby Funderburk | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 14:36 | Grove City | Ronnie Rhodes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-48 |
| Subs | Grove City | Emery Benard (SG) Timothy Black | |
| Subs | Thiel | Bryan Fickes (PG) Sherman Zawislak | |
| 14:25 | Thiel | Ronnie Rhodes steals the ball from Joseph Lancaster | 48-48 |
| 14:15 | Grove City | Michael Harris makes the floater from the left block set up by Timothy Defeo | 50-48 |
| 13:56 | Thiel | William Golden comes up short on the shot from the left side | 50-48 |
| 13:54 | Grove City | Michael Harris grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 13:33 | Grove City | Michael Harris clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 13:32 | Thiel | William Golden gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 13:26 | Thiel | Bryan Fickes knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Caldwell | 50-51 |
| 13:10 | Grove City | Michael Harris buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Timothy Defeo | 52-51 |
| 12:48 | Thiel | Bryan Fickes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 12:47 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Emery Benard | 52-51 |
| 12:42 | Grove City | Ronnie Rhodes drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Jeffrey Watson | 54-51 |
| 12:35 | Thiel | Bryan Fickes makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by James Street | 54-53 |
| 12:06 | Grove City | Jeffrey Watson misses the 3 from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 12:05 | Grove City | Michael Harris tips it back up and in | 56-53 |
| 12:00 | Thiel | Bryan Fickes comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-53 |
| 11:58 | Grove City | Ronnie Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Timothy Defeo (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Emery Benard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronnie Rhodes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Harris (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeffrey Watson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Bryan Fickes (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Paul Caldwell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Lancaster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Street (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Golden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Grove City | Michael Harris clanks a runner in the lane | 56-53 |
| 11:32 | Thiel | James Street snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 11:28 | Thiel | Paul Caldwell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-53 |
| 11:27 | Thiel | William Golden grabs the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 11:14 | Thiel | Paul Caldwell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-53 |
| Subs | Grove City | Edmundo Morales (PG), Timothy Black (SG), Jerry Neale (PF), Bobby Funderburk (C) Timothy Defeo, Emery Benard, Ronnie Rhodes, Jeffrey Watson | |
| Subs | Thiel | Ricky Brown (PG), Sanford Loewen (SG), Jerry Westfall (SF), Charles France (PF), Alexander Bensen (C) Bryan Fickes, Paul Caldwell, Joseph Lancaster, James Street, William Golden | |
| 11:05 | Grove City | The jump hook by Michael Harris is blocked by Charles France | 56-53 |
| 11:04 | Thiel | Charles France grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 10:57 | Thiel | Charles France's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Harris | 56-53 |
| 10:56 | Thiel | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Westfall | 56-53 |
| 10:41 | Thiel | Charles France throws it down on a great pass from Sanford Loewen and he's fouled by Jerry Neale - foul #1 on Jerry Neale, team foul #1 | 56-55 |
| 10:41 | Thiel | Charles France misses the free throw | 56-55 |
| 10:41 | Grove City | Bobby Funderburk grabs the board | 56-55 |
| 10:30 | Grove City | Edmundo Morales's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-55 |
| 10:20 | Thiel | Ricky Brown travels with the ball | 56-55 |
| 09:56 | Grove City | Edmundo Morales is fouled on the floor by Ricky Brown - foul #1 on Ricky Brown, team foul #3 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Grove City | Jeffrey Watson (C) Bobby Funderburk | |
| Subs | Thiel | Bryan Fickes (PG) Ricky Brown | |
| 09:40 | Grove City | Michael Harris hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Edmundo Morales and the foul's on Jerry Westfall - foul #3 on Jerry Westfall, team foul #4 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Grove City | Emery Benard (SG) Timothy Black | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 09:40 | Grove City | Michael Harris makes the free throw | 59-55 |
| 09:20 | Thiel | Edmundo Morales takes the ball from Bryan Fickes | 59-55 |
| 09:17 | Grove City | Edmundo Morales hits the finger roll | 61-55 |
| 09:02 | Thiel | Charles France misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-55 |
| 09:01 | Grove City | Michael Harris gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| 08:46 | Grove City | Jeffrey Watson misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-55 |
| 08:44 | Grove City | Jerry Neale gets the offensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 08:24 | Grove City | Jeffrey Watson misses short on a shot from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 08:23 | Grove City | Jeffrey Watson misses the tip | 61-55 |
| 08:21 | Grove City | Michael Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 08:04 | Grove City | Jerry Westfall is called for the reach on Michael Harris - foul #4 on Jerry Westfall, team foul #5 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Grove City | Timothy Defeo (PG), Ronnie Rhodes (SF) Edmundo Morales, Michael Harris | |
| Subs | Thiel | Paul Caldwell (PG), Sherman Zawislak (SG), Joseph Lancaster (SF), James Street (PF), William Golden (C) Bryan Fickes, Sanford Loewen, Jerry Westfall, Charles France, Alexander Bensen | |
| 07:46 | Grove City | Timothy Defeo is fouled on the floor by Paul Caldwell - foul #2 on Paul Caldwell, team foul #6 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Grove City | Timothy Black (SG) Emery Benard | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Timothy Defeo (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Timothy Black (fresh) SF - Ronnie Rhodes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Neale (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Watson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Paul Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sherman Zawislak (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Lancaster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Street (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - William Golden (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Grove City | Jeffrey Watson connects on the jumper from the right block | 63-55 |
| 07:07 | Thiel | Joseph Lancaster misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jeffrey Watson - foul #2 on Jeffrey Watson, team foul #2 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Grove City | Bobby Funderburk (C) Jeffrey Watson | |
| Subs | Thiel | Bryan Fickes (PG) Sherman Zawislak | |
| 07:07 | Thiel | Joseph Lancaster makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 07:07 | Thiel | Joseph Lancaster makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 06:47 | Grove City | Ronnie Rhodes misses the easy layup but he's hacked by William Golden - foul #1 on William Golden, team foul #7 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Grove City | Edmundo Morales (PG), Emery Benard (SG) Timothy Defeo, Timothy Black | |
| Subs | Thiel | Jerry Westfall (SF), Charles France (PF), Alexander Bensen (C) Joseph Lancaster, James Street, William Golden | |
| 06:47 | Grove City | Ronnie Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 06:47 | Grove City | Ronnie Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 06:26 | Thiel | Jerry Neale swats the layup by Charles France | 65-57 |
| 06:25 | Grove City | Jerry Neale grabs the defensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 06:11 | Grove City | Ronnie Rhodes hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Neale | 68-57 |
| 05:55 | Thiel | Jerry Westfall misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-57 |
| 05:54 | Grove City | Emery Benard gets the rebound | 68-57 |
| 05:43 | Grove City | Jerry Neale scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Emery Benard | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:25 | Thiel | Charles France misses badly on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Jerry Neale - foul #2 on Jerry Neale, team foul #3 | 71-57 |
| Subs | Grove City | Michael Harris (PF), Jeffrey Watson (C) Jerry Neale, Bobby Funderburk | |
| Subs | Thiel | Sanford Loewen (SG) Paul Caldwell | |
| 05:25 | Thiel | Charles France makes the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 05:25 | Thiel | Charles France misses the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| 05:25 | Grove City | Michael Harris grabs the board | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:56 | Grove City | Edmundo Morales connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Harris | 74-58 |
| 04:52 | Thiel | Sanford Loewen travels with the ball | 74-58 |
| Subs | Grove City | Timothy Defeo (PG), Timothy Black (SG), Bobby Funderburk (C) Edmundo Morales, Emery Benard, Ronnie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Thiel | Joseph Lancaster (PG), Ricky Brown (SF), James Street (PF), William Golden (C) Bryan Fickes, Jerry Westfall, Charles France, Alexander Bensen | |
| 04:25 | Grove City | Michael Harris can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-58 |
| 04:23 | Thiel | James Street gets the rebound | 74-58 |
| 04:18 | Thiel | Joseph Lancaster misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 74-58 |
| 04:17 | Thiel | Ricky Brown hits the follow up shot | 74-60 |
| 03:56 | Grove City | Michael Harris misses long on a runner in the paint | 74-60 |
| 03:54 | Grove City | Timothy Black grabs the offensive rebound | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Grove City | Michael Harris can't connect on a floater in the lane | 74-60 |
| 03:29 | Grove City | Jeffrey Watson snags the offensive board | 74-60 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Timothy Defeo (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Timothy Black (fresh) SF - Michael Harris (fresh) 29 pts. 10 reb. PF - Jeffrey Watson (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Bobby Funderburk (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Joseph Lancaster (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sanford Loewen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Street (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - William Golden (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Grove City | Michael Harris buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Timothy Defeo | 76-60 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Thiel | Joseph Lancaster throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-60 |
| Subs | Grove City | Ronnie Rhodes (SF) Jeffrey Watson | |
| Subs | Thiel | Paul Caldwell (PG), Sherman Zawislak (SG) Sanford Loewen, Ricky Brown | |
| 02:49 | Grove City | Timothy Defeo is hacked by James Street - foul #4 on James Street, team foul #8 | 76-60 |
| Subs | Grove City | Troy Bishop (PG) Michael Harris | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 02:49 | Grove City | Timothy Defeo makes the 1st free throw | 77-60 |
| 02:49 | Grove City | Timothy Defeo makes the 2nd free throw | 78-60 |
| 02:34 | Thiel | Sherman Zawislak can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 78-60 |
| 02:32 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Troy Bishop | 78-60 |
| 02:27 | Grove City | Timothy Black travels with the ball | 78-60 |
| Subs | Grove City | Jeffrey Watson (PF) Troy Bishop | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 02:12 | Thiel | Sherman Zawislak misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 78-60 |
| 02:11 | Thiel | James Street snags the offensive board | 78-60 |
| 01:55 | Thiel | Joseph Lancaster is fouled on the floor by Timothy Defeo - foul #3 on Timothy Defeo, team foul #4 | 78-60 |
| Subs | Grove City | Jerry Neale (PF) Jeffrey Watson | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 01:45 | Thiel | Paul Caldwell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 78-60 |
| 01:44 | Grove City | Jerry Neale pulls down the rebound | 78-60 |
| 01:23 | Grove City | Jerry Neale misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 78-60 |
| 01:22 | Thiel | Joseph Lancaster pulls down the rebound | 78-60 |
| 01:16 | Thiel | Sherman Zawislak misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 78-60 |
| 01:14 | Thiel | James Street snags the offensive board | 78-60 |
| 01:06 | Thiel | Bobby Funderburk swats the short shot by Joseph Lancaster | 78-60 |
| 01:04 | Grove City | Timothy Defeo pulls down the rebound | 78-60 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Grove City | Jerry Neale banks in the layup set up by Ronnie Rhodes and he's hacked by Sherman Zawislak - foul #1 on Sherman Zawislak, team foul #9 | 80-60 |
| 00:44 | Grove City | Jerry Neale makes the free throw | 81-60 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Thiel | Sherman Zawislak misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 81-60 |
| 00:37 | Grove City | Bobby Funderburk gets the rebound | 81-60 |
| 00:17 | Grove City | Sherman Zawislak is called for the reach on Jerry Neale - foul #2 on Sherman Zawislak, team foul #10 | 81-60 |
| 00:17 | Grove City | Jerry Neale misses the 1st free throw | 81-60 |
| 00:17 | Grove City | Jerry Neale makes the 2nd free throw | 82-60 |
| 00:13 | Thiel | Jerry Neale swats the short shot by William Golden | 82-60 |
| 00:11 | Grove City | Jerry Neale grabs the board | 82-60 |
| 00:00 | Grove City | Timothy Defeo runs out the clock | 82-60 |