| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Terry Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Keppler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Camara (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leroy Boden (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - Douglas Harper (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Blackwell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bobby Mathews (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Hance (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Yelton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wittenberg | Bobby Mathews inbounds the ball | 30-41 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wittenberg | Wittenberg is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Wittenberg | Douglas Harper clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-41 |
| 19:42 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Leroy Boden | 30-41 |
| 19:20 | Grove City | Leroy Boden can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by James Hance - foul #1 on James Hance, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| 19:20 | Grove City | Leroy Boden makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 19:20 | Grove City | Leroy Boden makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 18:58 | Wittenberg | Bobby Mathews can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 18:56 | Grove City | Terry Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 18:31 | Grove City | Terry Thompson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 18:30 | Grove City | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Smith | 32-41 |
| 18:17 | Grove City | Frank Smith knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Paul Keppler | 34-41 |
| 18:10 | Wittenberg | James Hance lays it up and in | 34-43 |
| 17:49 | Grove City | Terry Thompson clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-43 |
| 17:47 | Wittenberg | The rebound goes to Harold Blackwell | 34-43 |
| 17:18 | Wittenberg | Harold Blackwell is fouled on the floor by Paul Keppler - foul #1 on Paul Keppler, team foul #1 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Grove City | Dale Allen (PG), Jerry Prince (SG), Elbert Toribio (PF) Terry Thompson, Paul Keppler, Leroy Boden | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Shawn Seaver (SF), Frank Snapp (PF), Mitchell Heady (C) Bobby Mathews, James Hance, Charles Yelton | |
| 17:05 | Wittenberg | Shawn Seaver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-43 |
| Subs | Grove City | Reginald Henderson (C) Frank Smith | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Melvin Marten (SG) Harold Blackwell | |
| 16:52 | Grove City | Reginald Henderson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-43 |
| 16:50 | Wittenberg | Douglas Harper grabs the board | 34-43 |
| 16:35 | Wittenberg | Mitchell Heady's floater is tipped away by Elbert Toribio | 34-43 |
| 16:34 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Elbert Toribio | 34-43 |
| 16:22 | Grove City | James Camara is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on James Camara, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Grove City | Douglas Harrison (PF) James Camara | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Brian Janicki (PG), James Hance (PF) Douglas Harper, Mitchell Heady | |
| 16:01 | Wittenberg | Shawn Seaver hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Elbert Toribio - foul #2 on Elbert Toribio, team foul #3 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Grove City | Paul Keppler (SG), Leroy Boden (PF), Frank Smith (C) Jerry Prince, Douglas Harrison, Reginald Henderson | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Harold Blackwell (SG), Charles Yelton (C) Brian Janicki, Frank Snapp | |
| 16:01 | Wittenberg | Shawn Seaver makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 16:01 | Wittenberg | Shawn Seaver misses the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 16:01 | Grove City | Leroy Boden grabs the board | 34-44 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Dale Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Keppler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elbert Toribio (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leroy Boden (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - Melvin Marten (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Blackwell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Seaver (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Hance (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Yelton (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Grove City | Elbert Toribio buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Smith | 36-44 |
| 15:22 | Wittenberg | Charles Yelton can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 36-44 |
| 15:21 | Wittenberg | Harold Blackwell grabs the offensive board | 36-44 |
| 14:59 | Wittenberg | Harold Blackwell comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 14:57 | Wittenberg | Charles Yelton hits the follow up shot | 36-46 |
| 14:46 | Grove City | Elbert Toribio is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Elbert Toribio, team foul #4 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Grove City | Terry Thompson (PG), Jerry Prince (SG), James Camara (SF) Dale Allen, Paul Keppler, Elbert Toribio | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Douglas Harper (PG), Bobby Mathews (SF), Charles Jones (PF) Melvin Marten, Shawn Seaver, James Hance | |
| 14:27 | Wittenberg | Douglas Harper makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Harold Blackwell | 36-48 |
| 14:11 | Grove City | Jerry Prince scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-48 |
| 13:55 | Wittenberg | Douglas Harper misses short on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Leroy Boden - foul #2 on Leroy Boden, team foul #5 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Grove City | Elbert Toribio (PF), Reginald Henderson (C) Leroy Boden, Frank Smith | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Melvin Marten (SG), Frank Snapp (C) Harold Blackwell, Charles Yelton | |
| 13:55 | Wittenberg | Douglas Harper makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 13:55 | Wittenberg | Douglas Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 13:55 | Grove City | Jerry Prince grabs the board | 38-49 |
| 13:40 | Grove City | Terry Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-49 |
| Subs | Grove City | Paul Keppler (SG) Jerry Prince | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | James Hance (C) Frank Snapp | |
| 13:25 | Wittenberg | Melvin Marten is fouled on the floor by Paul Keppler - foul #2 on Paul Keppler, team foul #6 | 38-49 |
| 13:08 | Wittenberg | Charles Jones's pass is intercepted by James Camara | 38-49 |
| 12:46 | Grove City | James Camara buries a shot from the baseline | 40-49 |
| 12:30 | Wittenberg | Bobby Mathews hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-49 |
| 12:28 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Elbert Toribio | 40-49 |
| 12:23 | Grove City | Terry Thompson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 12:21 | Wittenberg | Charles Jones grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 12:03 | Wittenberg | Bobby Mathews misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-49 |
| 12:01 | Grove City | Reginald Henderson pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 11:46 | Grove City | James Camara misses the driving attempt in the paint | 40-49 |
| 11:44 | Wittenberg | The rebound goes to Melvin Marten | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Terry Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Keppler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Camara (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Elbert Toribio (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Reginald Henderson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - Douglas Harper (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Marten (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bobby Mathews (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Hance (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:27 | Wittenberg | James Hance drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Douglas Harper | 40-51 |
| 11:02 | Grove City | James Camara drills a jump hook in the paint | 42-51 |
| 10:45 | Wittenberg | Douglas Harper misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-51 |
| 10:44 | Grove City | Reginald Henderson gets the rebound | 42-51 |
| 10:24 | Grove City | Paul Keppler can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Melvin Marten - foul #2 on Melvin Marten, team foul #2 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Grove City | Dale Allen (PG), Jerry Prince (SF), Leroy Boden (PF), Frank Smith (C) Terry Thompson, James Camara, Elbert Toribio, Reginald Henderson | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Brian Janicki (PG), Harold Blackwell (SG), Shawn Seaver (SF), Frank Snapp (PF), Charles Yelton (C) Douglas Harper, Melvin Marten, Bobby Mathews, Charles Jones, James Hance | |
| 10:24 | Grove City | Paul Keppler makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 10:24 | Grove City | Paul Keppler makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 10:11 | Wittenberg | Brian Janicki misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Dale Allen - foul #1 on Dale Allen, team foul #7 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Grove City | Thomas Rohrbach (SF) Paul Keppler | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | | |
| 10:11 | Wittenberg | Brian Janicki makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 10:11 | Wittenberg | Brian Janicki makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 10:02 | Grove City | Thomas Rohrbach misses badly on a floater from the left block | 44-53 |
| 10:00 | Wittenberg | Charles Yelton gets the rebound | 44-53 |
| 09:48 | Wittenberg | Frank Snapp is hacked by Thomas Rohrbach - foul #1 on Thomas Rohrbach, team foul #8 | 44-53 |
| 09:48 | Wittenberg | Frank Snapp makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 09:48 | Wittenberg | Frank Snapp makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 09:24 | Grove City | Brian Janicki is called for the reach on Jerry Prince - foul #1 on Brian Janicki, team foul #3 | 44-55 |
| 09:12 | Grove City | Jerry Prince comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Yelton - foul #2 on Charles Yelton, team foul #4 | 44-55 |
| 09:12 | Grove City | Jerry Prince makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 09:12 | Grove City | Jerry Prince makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 08:59 | Wittenberg | Charles Yelton buries a turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Leroy Boden - foul #3 on Leroy Boden, team foul #9 | 46-57 |
| 08:59 | Wittenberg | Charles Yelton misses the free throw | 46-57 |
| 08:59 | Grove City | Frank Smith gets the rebound | 46-57 |
| 08:38 | Grove City | Leroy Boden misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-57 |
| 08:37 | Grove City | Jerry Prince gets the offensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 08:32 | Grove City | Jerry Prince misses badly on a floater from the right side | 46-57 |
| 08:31 | Grove City | Leroy Boden grabs the offensive board | 46-57 |
| 08:19 | Grove City | Leroy Boden scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Dale Allen | 48-57 |
| 08:01 | Wittenberg | Brian Janicki misses the shot from the free throw line | 48-57 |
| 08:00 | Grove City | Leroy Boden gets the rebound | 48-57 |
| 07:46 | Grove City | Dale Allen comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 48-57 |
| 07:45 | Wittenberg | Charles Yelton grabs the board | 48-57 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Dale Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Prince (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Thomas Rohrbach (fresh) PF - Leroy Boden (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - Brian Janicki (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Blackwell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shawn Seaver (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Frank Snapp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Yelton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Wittenberg | Shawn Seaver banks in the layup on a nice dish by Brian Janicki | 48-59 |
| 07:22 | Grove City | Dale Allen misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 48-59 |
| 07:20 | Grove City | Frank Smith tips it in | 50-59 |
| 07:05 | Wittenberg | Harold Blackwell drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-62 |
| 06:52 | Grove City | Leroy Boden can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-62 |
| 06:51 | Wittenberg | Shawn Seaver gets the rebound | 50-62 |
| 06:47 | Wittenberg | Harold Blackwell misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-62 |
| 06:46 | Grove City | Frank Smith gets the rebound | 50-62 |
| 06:28 | Grove City | Dale Allen comes up short on the runner from close range | 50-62 |
| 06:26 | Grove City | Frank Smith hits the follow up shot | 52-62 |
| 05:59 | Wittenberg | Charles Yelton can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Frank Smith - foul #1 on Frank Smith, team foul #10 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Grove City | Terry Thompson (PG), Paul Keppler (SG), James Camara (SF), Elbert Toribio (PF), Reginald Henderson (C) Dale Allen, Jerry Prince, Thomas Rohrbach, Leroy Boden, Frank Smith | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Douglas Harper (PG), Melvin Marten (SG), Bobby Mathews (SF), Charles Jones (PF) Brian Janicki, Harold Blackwell, Shawn Seaver, Frank Snapp | |
| 05:59 | Wittenberg | Charles Yelton makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 05:59 | Wittenberg | Charles Yelton misses the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 05:59 | Grove City | James Camara grabs the board | 52-63 |
| 05:48 | Grove City | James Camara is hacked by Bobby Mathews - foul #2 on Bobby Mathews, team foul #5 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | James Hance (C) Charles Yelton | |
| 05:31 | Grove City | James Camara is hacked by Bobby Mathews - foul #3 on Bobby Mathews, team foul #6 | 52-63 |
| 05:10 | Grove City | Terry Thompson is hacked by Bobby Mathews - foul #4 on Bobby Mathews, team foul #7 | 52-63 |
| 05:10 | Grove City | Terry Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 05:10 | Wittenberg | Charles Jones pulls down the rebound | 52-63 |
| 04:58 | Wittenberg | Douglas Harper misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-63 |
| 04:57 | Wittenberg | Douglas Harper grabs the offensive board | 52-63 |
| 04:52 | Wittenberg | Charles Jones's pass is intercepted by Terry Thompson | 52-63 |
| 04:49 | Grove City | James Camara banks in the layup on a nice dish by Terry Thompson | 54-63 |
| 04:36 | Wittenberg | Melvin Marten scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Douglas Harper | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wittenberg | Wittenberg is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:18 | Grove City | Paul Keppler misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Melvin Marten - foul #3 on Melvin Marten, team foul #8 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Grove City | Frank Smith (C) Reginald Henderson | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | | |
| 04:18 | Grove City | Paul Keppler makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 04:18 | Grove City | Paul Keppler makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 04:07 | Wittenberg | Melvin Marten hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 56-66 |
| 04:05 | Wittenberg | Charles Jones snags the offensive board | 56-66 |
| 03:50 | Wittenberg | James Hance misses the dunk attempt | 56-66 |
| 03:49 | Grove City | Frank Smith grabs the board | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wittenberg | Wittenberg is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Grove City | Frank Smith hits the finger roll and he's fouled by James Hance - foul #2 on James Hance, team foul #9 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Grove City | Scotty Smith (PG) Terry Thompson | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Harold Blackwell (SG), Shawn Seaver (SF) Melvin Marten, Bobby Mathews | |
| 03:41 | Grove City | Frank Smith makes the free throw | 59-66 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Scotty Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Keppler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Camara (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Elbert Toribio (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - Douglas Harper (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Blackwell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shawn Seaver (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Charles Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - James Hance (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:27 | Wittenberg | Harold Blackwell is hacked by Scotty Smith - foul #1 on Scotty Smith, team foul #11 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Grove City | Jerry Prince (SG), Leroy Boden (PF) Paul Keppler, Elbert Toribio | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Charles Yelton (C) James Hance | |
| 03:27 | Wittenberg | Harold Blackwell misses the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 03:27 | Wittenberg | Harold Blackwell makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 02:58 | Grove City | Leroy Boden hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by James Camara | 61-67 |
| 02:44 | Wittenberg | Charles Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-67 |
| 02:43 | Grove City | James Camara grabs the board | 61-67 |
| 02:43 | Grove City | Grove City calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-67 |
| Subs | Grove City | Terry Thompson (PG), Paul Keppler (SG) Scotty Smith, Jerry Prince | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Bobby Mathews (SF) Shawn Seaver | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wittenberg | Wittenberg is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:32 | Grove City | Frank Smith misses the dunk | 61-67 |
| 02:30 | Grove City | Frank Smith tips it in | 63-67 |
| 02:21 | Wittenberg | Leroy Boden swats the short shot by Douglas Harper | 63-67 |
| 02:19 | Grove City | Frank Smith gets the rebound | 63-67 |
| 02:14 | Grove City | Paul Keppler scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Terry Thompson | 65-67 |
| 01:52 | Wittenberg | Charles Jones misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 65-67 |
| 01:51 | Grove City | Terry Thompson snags the defensive board | 65-67 |
| 01:36 | Grove City | Frank Smith drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Terry Thompson | 68-67 |
| 01:34 | Wittenberg | Douglas Harper is called for traveling in the backcourt | 68-67 |
| 01:27 | Grove City | Leroy Boden comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-67 |
| 01:25 | Wittenberg | Charles Yelton gets the rebound | 68-67 |
| 00:56 | Wittenberg | Harold Blackwell can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 68-67 |
| 00:54 | Grove City | Leroy Boden snags the defensive board | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wittenberg | Wittenberg is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Grove City | Leroy Boden banks in the layup on a nice dish by Frank Smith | 70-67 |
| 00:16 | Wittenberg | Harold Blackwell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-67 |
| Subs | Grove City | Scotty Smith (PG) Terry Thompson | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wittenberg | Wittenberg is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Grove City | James Camara is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Blackwell - foul #3 on Harold Blackwell, team foul #10 | 70-67 |
| 00:15 | Grove City | James Camara makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:15 | Grove City | James Camara makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wittenberg | Wittenberg is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Wittenberg | Harold Blackwell is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Harold Blackwell, team foul #11 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Grove City | Jerry Prince (SG), Elbert Toribio (PF) Paul Keppler, Leroy Boden | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | | |
| 00:07 | Grove City | Harold Blackwell is called for the reach on Scotty Smith in the backcourt - foul #5 on Harold Blackwell, team foul #12 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Melvin Marten (SG) Harold Blackwell | |
| 00:07 | Grove City | Scotty Smith misses the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:07 | Grove City | Scotty Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:01 | Wittenberg | Melvin Marten misses the 3 from the left wing | 73-67 |
| 00:00 | Grove City | The rebound goes to James Camara | 73-67 |