| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Rodney Baker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Pickens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Werner (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gilbert Graziano (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Lepkowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tom Ingalls (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Beveridge (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dennis Hudkins (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenneth Stockton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bluffton | Larry Beveridge inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:57 | Bluffton | Rodney Baker steals the ball from Clayton Ellis in the backcourt | 29-32 |
| 19:53 | Howard Payne | Gilbert Graziano misses the lay-in | 29-32 |
| 19:52 | Howard Payne | Gilbert Graziano grabs the offensive board | 29-32 |
| 19:36 | Howard Payne | Rodney Baker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 29-32 |
| 19:34 | Bluffton | Kenneth Stockton gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 19:28 | Bluffton | Dennis Hudkins loses the dribble to Rodney Baker | 29-32 |
| 19:17 | Howard Payne | Mark Pickens knocks in the shot from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 19:14 | Bluffton | Tom Ingalls travels in the backcourt | 31-32 |
| 18:52 | Howard Payne | Mark Pickens can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 18:51 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Kenneth Stockton | 31-32 |
| 18:40 | Bluffton | Rodney Baker steps in front of the Clayton Ellis pass | 31-32 |
| 18:17 | Howard Payne | Charles Lepkowski drills a jumpshot from the right side | 33-32 |
| 18:02 | Bluffton | Larry Beveridge misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Rodney Baker - foul #3 on Rodney Baker, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Brandon Peachey (PG), Leon Varela (SG), Christopher Anderson (SF), William Edmiston (PF), Robert Macrae (C) Rodney Baker, Mark Pickens, Matthew Werner, Gilbert Graziano, Charles Lepkowski | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Curtis Elsberry (PG), Charles Escamilla (PF), Timothy McBroome (C) Clayton Ellis, Dennis Hudkins, Kenneth Stockton | |
| 18:02 | Bluffton | Larry Beveridge makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:02 | Bluffton | Larry Beveridge makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 17:43 | Howard Payne | Leon Varela hits a turnaround from the right block | 35-34 |
| 17:27 | Bluffton | Curtis Elsberry connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 17:06 | Howard Payne | Robert Macrae misses the easy layup but the foul's on Larry Beveridge - foul #1 on Larry Beveridge, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Paul Nickel (SG), Dennis Hudkins (PF) Tom Ingalls, Larry Beveridge | |
| 17:06 | Howard Payne | Robert Macrae makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 17:06 | Howard Payne | Robert Macrae makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 16:53 | Bluffton | Christopher Anderson swats the short shot by Dennis Hudkins | 37-37 |
| 16:52 | Howard Payne | Christopher Anderson gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 16:35 | Howard Payne | Christopher Anderson buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Leon Varela | 39-37 |
| 16:12 | Bluffton | Paul Nickel knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Curtis Elsberry | 39-40 |
| 16:03 | Howard Payne | William Edmiston hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 16:02 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Timothy McBroome | 39-40 |
| 15:59 | Bluffton | Curtis Elsberry is hacked by Brandon Peachey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brandon Peachey, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Rodney Baker (PG), Mark Pickens (SG), Matthew Werner (SF), Gilbert Graziano (PF), Charles Lepkowski (C) Brandon Peachey, Leon Varela, Christopher Anderson, William Edmiston, Robert Macrae | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Clayton Ellis (PG), Larry Beveridge (SF), Kenneth Stockton (C) Curtis Elsberry, Charles Escamilla, Timothy McBroome | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Rodney Baker (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mark Pickens (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Werner (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gilbert Graziano (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Lepkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Nickel (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Larry Beveridge (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Dennis Hudkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenneth Stockton (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Bluffton | Kenneth Stockton comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Mark Pickens - foul #1 on Mark Pickens, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Tom Ingalls (SG) Dennis Hudkins | |
| 15:51 | Bluffton | Kenneth Stockton makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 15:51 | Bluffton | Kenneth Stockton misses the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 15:51 | Howard Payne | Charles Lepkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 15:28 | Howard Payne | Paul Nickel steals the ball from Rodney Baker | 39-41 |
| 15:25 | Bluffton | Larry Beveridge loses the dribble to Gilbert Graziano in the backcourt | 39-41 |
| 15:03 | Howard Payne | Mark Pickens can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 15:02 | Bluffton | Kenneth Stockton grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 14:59 | Bluffton | Tom Ingalls is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Werner - foul #2 on Matthew Werner, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Corey Alexander (SF) Matthew Werner | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Dennis Hudkins (PF) Paul Nickel | |
| 14:47 | Bluffton | Dennis Hudkins hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 39-41 |
| 14:45 | Bluffton | Kenneth Stockton misses the tip | 39-41 |
| 14:43 | Howard Payne | Charles Lepkowski grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 14:37 | Howard Payne | Corey Alexander comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 14:35 | Howard Payne | Gilbert Graziano misses the tip | 39-41 |
| 14:34 | Howard Payne | Gilbert Graziano grabs the offensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 14:16 | Howard Payne | Kenneth Stockton is called for the reach on Gilbert Graziano - foul #1 on Kenneth Stockton, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Leon Varela (SG), William Edmiston (PF), Robert Macrae (C) Mark Pickens, Gilbert Graziano, Charles Lepkowski | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Curtis Elsberry (PG), David Skelton (SG), Charles Escamilla (SF) Clayton Ellis, Tom Ingalls, Larry Beveridge | |
| 14:05 | Howard Payne | Rodney Baker hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Macrae | 41-41 |
| 13:50 | Bluffton | Dennis Hudkins clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 41-41 |
| 13:49 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Leon Varela | 41-41 |
| 13:43 | Howard Payne | Leon Varela scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Rodney Baker and he's fouled by Charles Escamilla - foul #2 on Charles Escamilla, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Christopher Anderson (SG), Matthew Werner (SF) Rodney Baker, Corey Alexander | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Timothy McBroome (PF) Dennis Hudkins | |
| 13:43 | Howard Payne | Leon Varela makes the free throw | 44-41 |
| 13:41 | Bluffton | Charles Escamilla's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-41 |
| 13:24 | Howard Payne | Matthew Werner hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Leon Varela | 46-41 |
| 13:22 | Bluffton | David Skelton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-41 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Brandon Peachey (PG), Thomas Hodge (PF) Leon Varela, William Edmiston | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Larry Beveridge (SF) Kenneth Stockton | |
| 13:15 | Howard Payne | Christopher Anderson misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Larry Beveridge - foul #2 on Larry Beveridge, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Gilbert Graziano (PF) Thomas Hodge | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Harry Reed (PG), Tom Ingalls (SG) Curtis Elsberry, David Skelton | |
| 13:15 | Howard Payne | Christopher Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 13:15 | Howard Payne | Christopher Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 13:05 | Bluffton | Tom Ingalls comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 13:04 | Bluffton | Harry Reed grabs the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 12:47 | Bluffton | Larry Beveridge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-41 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Mark Pickens (SG), Corey Alexander (SF) Christopher Anderson, Matthew Werner | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Dennis Hudkins (PF), Kenneth Stockton (C) Charles Escamilla, Timothy McBroome | |
| 12:20 | Howard Payne | Kenneth Stockton swats the layup by Brandon Peachey | 48-41 |
| 12:19 | Bluffton | Tom Ingalls gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 12:06 | Bluffton | Dennis Hudkins misses the easy layup but the foul's on Gilbert Graziano - foul #3 on Gilbert Graziano, team foul #5 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Rodney Baker (PG), William Edmiston (PF), Charles Lepkowski (C) Brandon Peachey, Gilbert Graziano, Robert Macrae | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Clayton Ellis (PG), Curtis Elsberry (SF), Paul Nickel (C) Harry Reed, Larry Beveridge, Kenneth Stockton | |
| 12:06 | Bluffton | Dennis Hudkins makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 12:06 | Bluffton | Dennis Hudkins makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 11:44 | Howard Payne | Corey Alexander hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Mark Pickens | 51-43 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Rodney Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mark Pickens (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Corey Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - William Edmiston (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Lepkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tom Ingalls (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Elsberry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Dennis Hudkins (tiring) 6 pts. C - Paul Nickel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:42 | Bluffton | Corey Alexander is called for the reach on Tom Ingalls in the backcourt - foul #4 on Corey Alexander, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Leon Varela (SG), Matthew Werner (SF) Mark Pickens, Corey Alexander | |
| Subs | Bluffton | David Skelton (SG), Charles Escamilla (C) Tom Ingalls, Dennis Hudkins | |
| 11:28 | Bluffton | Charles Escamilla connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Clayton Ellis | 51-45 |
| 11:10 | Howard Payne | Rodney Baker lays it up and in on a nice dish by Leon Varela | 53-45 |
| 10:47 | Bluffton | Paul Nickel is called for traveling | 53-45 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Christopher Anderson (SF), Gilbert Graziano (PF) Matthew Werner, William Edmiston | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Harry Reed (PG), Tom Ingalls (SG), Larry Beveridge (SF), Timothy McBroome (PF), Kenneth Stockton (C) Clayton Ellis, David Skelton, Curtis Elsberry, Paul Nickel, Charles Escamilla | |
| 10:33 | Howard Payne | The jump hook by Christopher Anderson is blocked by Timothy McBroome | 53-45 |
| 10:31 | Howard Payne | The offensive rebound goes to Gilbert Graziano | 53-45 |
| 10:22 | Howard Payne | Christopher Anderson clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Tom Ingalls - foul #1 on Tom Ingalls, team foul #5 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Mark Pickens (SG), Robert Macrae (C) Rodney Baker, Charles Lepkowski | |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| 10:22 | Howard Payne | Christopher Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 10:22 | Howard Payne | Christopher Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 10:02 | Bluffton | Tom Ingalls's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-45 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Brandon Peachey (PG) Leon Varela | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Dennis Hudkins (PF) Kenneth Stockton | |
| 09:38 | Howard Payne | Christopher Anderson buries a jump hook near the basket | 57-45 |
| 09:27 | Bluffton | Tom Ingalls scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 09:03 | Howard Payne | Brandon Peachey's pass is intercepted by Dennis Hudkins | 57-48 |
| 08:53 | Bluffton | Tom Ingalls can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-48 |
| 08:51 | Howard Payne | Robert Macrae snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| 08:35 | Howard Payne | Christopher Anderson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-48 |
| 08:34 | Bluffton | Dennis Hudkins grabs the board | 57-48 |
| 08:15 | Bluffton | Dennis Hudkins misses short on a jumper near the basket | 57-48 |
| 08:13 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Gilbert Graziano | 57-48 |
| 08:06 | Howard Payne | Mark Pickens jams it | 59-48 |
| 07:46 | Bluffton | Larry Beveridge misses the lay-in but the foul's on Christopher Anderson - foul #1 on Christopher Anderson, team foul #7 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Rodney Baker (PG), Leon Varela (SG), Matthew Werner (SF), William Edmiston (PF), Charles Lepkowski (C) Brandon Peachey, Mark Pickens, Christopher Anderson, Gilbert Graziano, Robert Macrae | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Clayton Ellis (PG), Curtis Elsberry (SG), Charles Escamilla (PF), Paul Nickel (C) Harry Reed, Tom Ingalls, Dennis Hudkins, Timothy McBroome | |
| 07:46 | Bluffton | Larry Beveridge misses the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 07:46 | Bluffton | Larry Beveridge makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Rodney Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Leon Varela (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Matthew Werner (fresh) 9 pts. PF - William Edmiston (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Lepkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Curtis Elsberry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Beveridge (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Charles Escamilla (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Nickel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:28 | Howard Payne | Rodney Baker hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Clayton Ellis - foul #3 on Clayton Ellis, team foul #6 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Kenneth Stockton (C) Larry Beveridge | |
| 07:28 | Howard Payne | Rodney Baker misses the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 07:28 | Howard Payne | Rodney Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 07:25 | Bluffton | Leon Varela is called for the reach on Paul Nickel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leon Varela, team foul #8 | 60-49 |
| 07:25 | Bluffton | Paul Nickel makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 07:25 | Bluffton | Paul Nickel misses the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 07:25 | Howard Payne | William Edmiston gets the rebound | 60-50 |
| 07:07 | Howard Payne | Rodney Baker misses the jump hook from the baseline | 60-50 |
| 07:06 | Bluffton | Charles Escamilla pulls down the rebound | 60-50 |
| 07:00 | Bluffton | Charles Escamilla can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-50 |
| 06:58 | Bluffton | Kenneth Stockton grabs the offensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 06:40 | Bluffton | Paul Nickel lays it up and in on a great pass from Clayton Ellis and the foul's on Leon Varela - foul #3 on Leon Varela, team foul #9 | 60-52 |
| 06:40 | Bluffton | Paul Nickel misses the free throw | 60-52 |
| 06:40 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to William Edmiston | 60-52 |
| 06:29 | Howard Payne | Charles Lepkowski is called for a charge - foul #3 on Charles Lepkowski, team foul #10 | 60-52 |
| 06:08 | Bluffton | Paul Nickel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 06:06 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Matthew Werner | 60-52 |
| 05:47 | Howard Payne | Charles Escamilla is called for the reach on Matthew Werner - foul #3 on Charles Escamilla, team foul #7 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Brandon Peachey (PG), Corey Alexander (SG), Thomas Hodge (PF) Rodney Baker, Leon Varela, William Edmiston | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Tom Ingalls (SG), Dennis Hudkins (PF) Curtis Elsberry, Paul Nickel | |
| 05:47 | Howard Payne | Matthew Werner makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 05:47 | Howard Payne | Matthew Werner makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 05:31 | Bluffton | Tom Ingalls can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-52 |
| 05:29 | Bluffton | Kenneth Stockton misses the tip | 62-52 |
| 05:28 | Howard Payne | Brandon Peachey grabs the board | 62-52 |
| 05:12 | Howard Payne | Tom Ingalls steals the ball from Matthew Werner | 62-52 |
| 05:07 | Bluffton | Clayton Ellis misses short on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 62-52 |
| 05:06 | Bluffton | Dennis Hudkins tips it home | 62-54 |
| 04:46 | Howard Payne | Tom Ingalls is called for the reach on Corey Alexander - foul #2 on Tom Ingalls, team foul #8 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Rodney Baker (PG), Mark Pickens (SG), Robert Macrae (C) Brandon Peachey, Matthew Werner, Charles Lepkowski | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Harry Reed (PG), Larry Beveridge (SF) Clayton Ellis, Kenneth Stockton | |
| 04:46 | Howard Payne | Corey Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 04:46 | Howard Payne | Corey Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 04:36 | Bluffton | Tom Ingalls hits a 3 from the left wing | 64-57 |
| 04:18 | Howard Payne | Mark Pickens buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Rodney Baker | 67-57 |
| 04:00 | Bluffton | Tom Ingalls hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left wing | 67-57 |
| 03:59 | Bluffton | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Hudkins | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:49 | Bluffton | Larry Beveridge is fouled on the floor by Corey Alexander - foul #5 on Corey Alexander, team foul #11 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | William Edmiston (SF), Gilbert Graziano (PF) Corey Alexander, Thomas Hodge | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Curtis Elsberry (PG), David Skelton (SG), Kenneth Stockton (C) Harry Reed, Tom Ingalls, Dennis Hudkins | |
| 03:49 | Bluffton | Larry Beveridge misses the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 03:49 | Bluffton | Larry Beveridge makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Howard Payne | Gilbert Graziano makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Mark Pickens | 69-58 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Rodney Baker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mark Pickens (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Edmiston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gilbert Graziano (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Macrae (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Curtis Elsberry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Skelton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Beveridge (tiring) 11 pts. PF - Charles Escamilla (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Stockton (tiring) 3 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Bluffton | Charles Escamilla misses the dunk attempt | 69-58 |
| 03:01 | Howard Payne | William Edmiston gets the rebound | 69-58 |
| 02:59 | Howard Payne | Howard Payne calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-58 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Christopher Anderson (SF) William Edmiston | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Clayton Ellis (PG), Tom Ingalls (SG), Timothy McBroome (PF), Paul Nickel (C) David Skelton, Larry Beveridge, Charles Escamilla, Kenneth Stockton | |
| 02:40 | Howard Payne | Rodney Baker hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Anderson | 71-58 |
| 02:33 | Bluffton | Timothy McBroome clanks a 3 from the left corner | 71-58 |
| 02:32 | Bluffton | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy McBroome | 71-58 |
| 02:20 | Bluffton | Robert Macrae blocks the jumper by Paul Nickel | 71-58 |
| 02:18 | Bluffton | Tom Ingalls can't tip it in | 71-58 |
| 02:17 | Howard Payne | Rodney Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 71-58 |
| 02:05 | Howard Payne | Christopher Anderson lays it in on a nice dish by Rodney Baker | 73-58 |
| 01:56 | Bluffton | Curtis Elsberry can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 73-58 |
| 01:55 | Bluffton | Timothy McBroome pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-58 |
| 01:39 | Bluffton | Curtis Elsberry misses the 3 from the right corner | 73-58 |
| 01:38 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Mark Pickens | 73-58 |
| 01:18 | Howard Payne | Rodney Baker hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Pickens | 76-58 |
| 01:04 | Bluffton | Clayton Ellis knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Tom Ingalls | 76-61 |
| 00:35 | Howard Payne | Christopher Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-61 |
| 00:34 | Bluffton | Paul Nickel grabs the defensive rebound | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Bluffton | Curtis Elsberry's pass is intercepted by Gilbert Graziano in the backcourt | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Howard Payne | Robert Macrae connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 78-61 |
| 00:06 | Bluffton | Mark Pickens is called for the reach on Tom Ingalls in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Pickens, team foul #12 | 78-61 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Brandon Peachey (PG), Leon Varela (SG), William Edmiston (PF) Rodney Baker, Mark Pickens, Gilbert Graziano | |
| Subs | Bluffton | Charles Escamilla (SF) Clayton Ellis | |
| 00:06 | Bluffton | Tom Ingalls makes the 1st free throw | 78-62 |
| 00:06 | Bluffton | Tom Ingalls makes the 2nd free throw | 78-63 |
| 00:00 | Howard Payne | Brandon Peachey runs out the clock | 78-63 |