| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Ronald Blue (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilbert Murphy (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Cheek (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Zeidman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Richard Ballard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Clark (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jacob Butts (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jerry Regan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Defiance | Richard Cheek inbounds the ball | 22-31 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:51 | Defiance | Richard Cheek can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Jacob Butts - foul #1 on Jacob Butts, team foul #1 | 22-31 |
| 19:51 | Defiance | Richard Cheek makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 19:51 | Defiance | Richard Cheek makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 19:30 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan is whistled for a carry | 24-31 |
| 19:08 | Defiance | Wilbert Murphy comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gary Fisher - foul #2 on Gary Fisher, team foul #2 | 24-31 |
| 19:08 | Defiance | Wilbert Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 19:08 | Defiance | Wilbert Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 18:51 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gary Fisher | 26-33 |
| 18:38 | Defiance | Ronald Blue misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-33 |
| 18:36 | Defiance | Bobby Zeidman tips it back up and in | 28-33 |
| 18:19 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Richard Ballard and he's fouled by Bobby Zeidman - foul #2 on Bobby Zeidman, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| 18:19 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan makes the free throw | 28-36 |
| 17:59 | Defiance | Ronald Blue can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-36 |
| 17:57 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Jacob Butts | 28-36 |
| 17:39 | Bluffton | Ronald Blue is called for the reach on Jerry Regan - foul #3 on Ronald Blue, team foul #2 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Defiance | Allen Clark (PG) Ronald Blue | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 17:21 | Bluffton | Jack Clark buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Fisher | 28-39 |
| 17:10 | Defiance | Wilbert Murphy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-39 |
| Subs | Defiance | Billy Lamy (SG), Timothy Davis (SF), James Goode (C) Wilbert Murphy, Richard Cheek, Bobby Zeidman | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Robert Taylor (PF) Jacob Butts | |
| 16:57 | Bluffton | James Goode is called for the reach on Jerry Regan - foul #2 on James Goode, team foul #3 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Jacob Butts (PF) Jerry Regan | |
| 16:43 | Bluffton | Timothy Davis is called for the reach on Jack Clark - foul #1 on Timothy Davis, team foul #4 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Defiance | Stanley Campanelli (SG) Douglas Lane | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Josh May (SF) Jack Clark | |
| 16:28 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-39 |
| 16:27 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard snags the offensive board | 28-39 |
| 16:10 | Bluffton | Jacob Butts can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 28-39 |
| 16:08 | Defiance | Allen Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 15:44 | Defiance | Allen Clark connects on the runner from close range set up by Stanley Campanelli | 30-39 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Billy Lamy (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Stanley Campanelli (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Allen Clark (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Timothy Davis (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Goode (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Richard Ballard (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Fisher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Josh May (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jacob Butts (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Taylor (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-39 |
| 15:29 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard grabs the offensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 15:13 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard blows the layup but the foul's on Allen Clark - foul #2 on Allen Clark, team foul #5 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Defiance | Ronald Blue (PG), Wilbert Murphy (SG), Richard Cheek (SF), Douglas Lane (PF), Bobby Zeidman (C) Billy Lamy, Stanley Campanelli, Allen Clark, Timothy Davis, James Goode | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Gary Solem (SG), Jack Clark (SF), Courtney Seiter (PF), Jerry Regan (C) Gary Fisher, Josh May, Jacob Butts, Robert Taylor | |
| 15:13 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 15:13 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 14:51 | Defiance | Wilbert Murphy misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-41 |
| 14:50 | Bluffton | Courtney Seiter grabs the board | 30-41 |
| 14:35 | Bluffton | Jack Clark scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Richard Ballard | 30-43 |
| 14:19 | Defiance | Richard Cheek can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-43 |
| 14:18 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan grabs the defensive rebound | 30-43 |
| 14:14 | Bluffton | Jack Clark is fouled on the floor by Wilbert Murphy - foul #2 on Wilbert Murphy, team foul #6 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Josh May (SG) Richard Ballard | |
| 14:00 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan banks in the layup on a great pass from Josh May | 30-45 |
| 13:40 | Defiance | Courtney Seiter steals the ball from Richard Cheek | 30-45 |
| 13:19 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan misses long on a jumper from the left block | 30-45 |
| 13:18 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan misses the tip | 30-45 |
| 13:17 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-45 |
| 13:06 | Bluffton | Jack Clark banks in the layup on a great pass from Gary Solem | 30-47 |
| 13:01 | Defiance | Wilbert Murphy connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Ronald Blue | 32-47 |
| 12:50 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan jams it set up by Courtney Seiter and the foul's on Wilbert Murphy - foul #3 on Wilbert Murphy, team foul #7 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Richard Ballard (PG), Gary Fisher (SG) Gary Solem, Josh May | |
| 12:50 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan misses the free throw | 32-49 |
| 12:50 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Douglas Lane | 32-49 |
| 12:39 | Defiance | Douglas Lane misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-49 |
| 12:37 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard grabs the defensive rebound | 32-49 |
| 12:31 | Bluffton | Jack Clark can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ronald Blue - foul #4 on Ronald Blue, team foul #8 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Defiance | Allen Clark (PG), James Goode (SF) Ronald Blue, Richard Cheek | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Jacob Butts (PF) Courtney Seiter | |
| 12:31 | Bluffton | Jack Clark misses the 1st free throw | 32-49 |
| 12:31 | Bluffton | Jack Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 32-50 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:24 | Defiance | James Goode double dribbles | 32-50 |
| Subs | Defiance | Billy Lamy (PG) Douglas Lane | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Josh May (SF) Jack Clark | |
| 12:09 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Gary Fisher | 32-52 |
| 11:51 | Defiance | Wilbert Murphy connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 34-52 |
| 11:35 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard hits the finger roll set up by Gary Fisher | 34-54 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Billy Lamy (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Wilbert Murphy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Allen Clark (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Goode (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bobby Zeidman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Richard Ballard (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Josh May (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jacob Butts (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jerry Regan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Defiance | Allen Clark misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 34-54 |
| 11:13 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard pulls down the rebound | 34-54 |
| 10:53 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-54 |
| 10:52 | Defiance | Bobby Zeidman grabs the board | 34-54 |
| 10:47 | Defiance | Billy Lamy misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-54 |
| 10:46 | Bluffton | Gary Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 34-54 |
| 10:40 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan misses the shot in the paint but the foul's on Billy Lamy - foul #2 on Billy Lamy, team foul #9 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Defiance | Richard Cheek (SF), Douglas Lane (PF) Wilbert Murphy, Bobby Zeidman | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Jack Clark (SF), Courtney Seiter (PF) Josh May, Jacob Butts | |
| 10:40 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan misses the 1st free throw | 34-54 |
| 10:40 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan makes the 2nd free throw | 34-55 |
| 10:29 | Defiance | Allen Clark misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-55 |
| 10:28 | Bluffton | Courtney Seiter grabs the board | 34-55 |
| 10:10 | Bluffton | Jack Clark can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 34-55 |
| 10:09 | Bluffton | Courtney Seiter gets the offensive rebound | 34-55 |
| 09:53 | Bluffton | Richard Cheek is called for the reach on Jack Clark - foul #2 on Richard Cheek, team foul #10 | 34-55 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Robert Taylor (C) Jerry Regan | |
| 09:53 | Bluffton | Jack Clark misses the 1st free throw | 34-55 |
| 09:53 | Bluffton | Jack Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 34-56 |
| 09:37 | Defiance | Courtney Seiter blocks the jumper by James Goode | 34-56 |
| 09:35 | Bluffton | Jack Clark gets the rebound | 34-56 |
| 09:20 | Bluffton | Robert Taylor knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Richard Ballard | 34-58 |
| 09:18 | Defiance | Allen Clark loses the dribble to Richard Ballard in the backcourt | 34-58 |
| 09:17 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard throws it down | 34-60 |
| 09:08 | Defiance | James Goode hits a runner from the right block | 36-60 |
| 08:58 | Bluffton | Jack Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-60 |
| Subs | Defiance | Ronny Holland (PG), Stanley Campanelli (SG), Nigel Gorby (C) Allen Clark, Billy Lamy, James Goode | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Gary Solem (PG), Josh May (SG), Jacob Butts (PF) Richard Ballard, Gary Fisher, Courtney Seiter | |
| 08:47 | Defiance | Stanley Campanelli is fouled on the floor by Josh May - foul #1 on Josh May, team foul #3 | 36-60 |
| 08:39 | Defiance | Ronny Holland is fouled on the floor by Gary Solem - foul #1 on Gary Solem, team foul #4 | 36-60 |
| Subs | Defiance | Wilbert Murphy (SG) Stanley Campanelli | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 08:34 | Defiance | Wilbert Murphy connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Nigel Gorby | 39-60 |
| 08:05 | Bluffton | Josh May misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Wilbert Murphy - foul #4 on Wilbert Murphy, team foul #11 | 39-60 |
| Subs | Defiance | Stanley Campanelli (SG), Timothy Davis (SF), Bobby Zeidman (C) Wilbert Murphy, Richard Cheek, Nigel Gorby | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Richard Ballard (PG) Gary Solem | |
| 08:05 | Bluffton | Josh May makes the 1st free throw | 39-61 |
| 08:05 | Bluffton | Josh May makes the 2nd free throw | 39-62 |
| 07:42 | Defiance | Timothy Davis misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-62 |
| 07:40 | Bluffton | Josh May gets the rebound | 39-62 |
| 07:14 | Bluffton | Josh May can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-62 |
| 07:13 | Defiance | Douglas Lane grabs the board | 39-62 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Ronny Holland (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stanley Campanelli (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Davis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Douglas Lane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Bobby Zeidman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Richard Ballard (fresh) 15 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Josh May (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Clark (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jacob Butts (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Defiance | Jacob Butts swats the short shot by Bobby Zeidman | 39-62 |
| 07:00 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Robert Taylor | 39-62 |
| 06:42 | Bluffton | Jack Clark misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 39-62 |
| 06:40 | Bluffton | Robert Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 39-62 |
| 06:20 | Bluffton | Stanley Campanelli picks off the pass by Jacob Butts | 39-62 |
| 06:04 | Defiance | Bobby Zeidman hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-62 |
| 05:58 | Bluffton | Bluffton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-62 |
| Subs | Defiance | Ronald Blue (PG), Wilbert Murphy (SG), Richard Cheek (SF) Ronny Holland, Stanley Campanelli, Timothy Davis | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Gary Fisher (SG), Courtney Seiter (PF), Jerry Regan (C) Josh May, Jacob Butts, Robert Taylor | |
| 05:35 | Bluffton | Jack Clark scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Richard Ballard | 41-64 |
| 05:27 | Defiance | Ronald Blue can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-64 |
| 05:25 | Defiance | Bobby Zeidman grabs the offensive board | 41-64 |
| 05:17 | Defiance | Wilbert Murphy drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-64 |
| 05:08 | Bluffton | Jack Clark misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-64 |
| 05:07 | Defiance | Douglas Lane snags the defensive board | 44-64 |
| 05:03 | Defiance | Ronald Blue hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 44-64 |
| 05:01 | Defiance | Douglas Lane tips it in | 46-64 |
| 04:32 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 46-64 |
| 04:30 | Defiance | Richard Cheek pulls down the rebound | 46-64 |
| 04:26 | Defiance | Wilbert Murphy misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-64 |
| 04:25 | Defiance | Bobby Zeidman gets the offensive rebound | 46-64 |
| 04:08 | Defiance | Bobby Zeidman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-64 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Josh May (SF), Jacob Butts (PF) Jack Clark, Courtney Seiter | |
| 03:53 | Bluffton | Jacob Butts buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Richard Ballard | 46-66 |
| 03:44 | Defiance | Billy Lamy scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-66 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Bluffton | Jerry Regan clanks a shot in the lane | 48-66 |
| 03:21 | Defiance | Timothy Davis snags the defensive board | 48-66 |
| 03:08 | Defiance | James Goode's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-66 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Robert Taylor (C) Jerry Regan | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Billy Lamy (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Stanley Campanelli (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Allen Clark (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Timothy Davis (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Goode (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Richard Ballard (fresh) 15 pts. 9 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gary Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Josh May (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jacob Butts (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:42 | Bluffton | Gary Fisher comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 48-66 |
| 02:41 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-66 |
| 02:23 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 48-66 |
| 02:22 | Defiance | The rebound goes to James Goode | 48-66 |
| 02:09 | Defiance | Billy Lamy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-66 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Gary Solem (SG), Jack Clark (SF), Courtney Seiter (PF), Jerry Regan (C) Gary Fisher, Josh May, Jacob Butts, Robert Taylor | |
| 01:48 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Billy Lamy - foul #3 on Billy Lamy, team foul #12 | 48-66 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Gary Fisher (SG), Jacob Butts (PF) Gary Solem, Courtney Seiter | |
| 01:48 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard makes the 1st free throw | 48-67 |
| 01:48 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard makes the 2nd free throw | 48-68 |
| 01:26 | Defiance | Timothy Davis misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Jacob Butts - foul #2 on Jacob Butts, team foul #5 | 48-68 |
| 01:26 | Defiance | Timothy Davis makes the 1st free throw | 49-68 |
| 01:26 | Defiance | Timothy Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 49-68 |
| 01:26 | Bluffton | Jacob Butts gets the rebound | 49-68 |
| 01:10 | Bluffton | Gary Fisher buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Jack Clark | 49-70 |
| 00:56 | Defiance | Timothy Davis buries a 3 from the right wing | 52-70 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Bluffton | Jack Clark misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on James Goode - foul #3 on James Goode, team foul #13 | 52-70 |
| 00:30 | Bluffton | Jack Clark makes the 1st free throw | 52-71 |
| 00:30 | Bluffton | Jack Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 52-72 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Defiance | James Goode comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 52-72 |
| 00:21 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard snags the defensive board | 52-72 |
| 00:00 | Bluffton | Richard Ballard runs out the clock | 52-72 |