| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Carl Etheridge (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Beatty (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Enos (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Woodrow Dosch (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Payton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Daniel McDorman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Walter Sharp (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Terrell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Eastman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Merrill Puga (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Thiel | Kenneth Terrell inbounds the ball | 41-32 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Thiel | Walter Sharp misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-32 |
| 19:41 | Grove City | Eugene Payton pulls down the rebound | 41-32 |
| 19:22 | Grove City | Carl Etheridge can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-32 |
| 19:21 | Thiel | Merrill Puga snags the defensive board | 41-32 |
| 19:14 | Thiel | Merrill Puga is hacked by Eugene Payton - foul #1 on Eugene Payton, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| 19:01 | Thiel | Eugene Payton takes the ball from James Eastman | 41-32 |
| 18:41 | Grove City | Eugene Payton misses long on a jumper from the left block | 41-32 |
| 18:39 | Thiel | The rebound goes to Merrill Puga | 41-32 |
| 18:35 | Thiel | Kenneth Terrell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-32 |
| 18:15 | Grove City | Carl Etheridge buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Larry Beatty | 43-32 |
| 17:56 | Thiel | Richard Enos is called for the reach on Kenneth Terrell - foul #2 on Richard Enos, team foul #2 | 43-32 |
| 17:42 | Thiel | Daniel McDorman is fouled on the floor by Carl Etheridge - foul #1 on Carl Etheridge, team foul #3 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Thiel | Shaun Meneses (SG) Walter Sharp | |
| 17:25 | Thiel | Daniel McDorman drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 17:09 | Grove City | Daniel McDorman takes the ball from Larry Beatty | 43-35 |
| 16:43 | Thiel | James Eastman misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Carl Etheridge - foul #2 on Carl Etheridge, team foul #4 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Grove City | James Smith (PG), Leroy Parish (SG), Terry Rickett (SF), John Dawson (PF), Jerry Massie (C) Carl Etheridge, Larry Beatty, Richard Enos, Woodrow Dosch, Eugene Payton | |
| Subs | Thiel | Sean Collier (PG), Ralph Baker (SF), Alan Miramontes (C) Daniel McDorman, Kenneth Terrell, Merrill Puga | |
| 16:43 | Thiel | James Eastman makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 16:43 | Thiel | James Eastman makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 16:39 | Grove City | Shaun Meneses steals it from James Smith in the backcourt | 43-37 |
| 16:20 | Thiel | James Eastman clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 16:19 | Thiel | Shaun Meneses gets the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 16:05 | Thiel | James Eastman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-37 |
| 16:04 | Grove City | Jerry Massie pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| 15:45 | Grove City | Jerry Massie misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 15:43 | Thiel | Sean Collier gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - James Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Leroy Parish (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Terry Rickett (fresh) PF - John Dawson (fresh) C - Jerry Massie (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Sean Collier (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shaun Meneses (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ralph Baker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Eastman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Alan Miramontes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Thiel | James Smith picks off the pass by Sean Collier in the backcourt | 43-37 |
| 15:29 | Grove City | Leroy Parish makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Terry Rickett | 45-37 |
| 15:11 | Thiel | Shaun Meneses loses the dribble to James Smith | 45-37 |
| 14:56 | Grove City | John Dawson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Alan Miramontes - foul #3 on Alan Miramontes, team foul #1 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Grove City | Carl Etheridge (PG), Larry Beatty (SG), Richard Enos (SF), Eugene Payton (C) James Smith, Leroy Parish, Terry Rickett, Jerry Massie | |
| Subs | Thiel | Daniel McDorman (PG), Walter Sharp (SG), Kenneth Terrell (SF), Merrill Puga (C) Sean Collier, Shaun Meneses, Ralph Baker, James Eastman | |
| 14:56 | Grove City | John Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 14:56 | Grove City | John Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 14:39 | Thiel | Walter Sharp can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-37 |
| 14:38 | Thiel | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Terrell | 47-37 |
| 14:33 | Thiel | Kenneth Terrell can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Eugene Payton - foul #2 on Eugene Payton, team foul #5 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Grove City | Woodrow Dosch (PF) John Dawson | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 14:33 | Thiel | Kenneth Terrell makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 14:33 | Thiel | Kenneth Terrell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 14:08 | Grove City | Eugene Payton misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Alan Miramontes - foul #4 on Alan Miramontes, team foul #2 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Thiel | Ralph Baker (PF) Alan Miramontes | |
| 14:08 | Grove City | Eugene Payton makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 14:08 | Grove City | Eugene Payton makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 13:54 | Thiel | Merrill Puga misses long on a floater in the paint | 49-39 |
| 13:52 | Grove City | Eugene Payton grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 13:31 | Grove City | Woodrow Dosch dunks the ball on a great pass from Carl Etheridge | 51-39 |
| 13:20 | Thiel | Woodrow Dosch is called for the reach on Kenneth Terrell - foul #1 on Woodrow Dosch, team foul #6 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Thiel | Sean Collier (PG) Daniel McDorman | |
| 13:03 | Thiel | Sean Collier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-39 |
| 13:01 | Grove City | Eugene Payton grabs the defensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 12:47 | Grove City | Merrill Puga blocks the short jumper by Woodrow Dosch | 51-39 |
| 12:46 | Grove City | Richard Enos tips it in | 53-39 |
| 12:25 | Thiel | Ralph Baker makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Sean Collier | 53-41 |
| 12:17 | Grove City | Woodrow Dosch lays it in set up by Richard Enos | 55-41 |
| 11:59 | Thiel | Sean Collier misses long on a floater from the right side | 55-41 |
| 11:58 | Thiel | Merrill Puga can't tip it in | 55-41 |
| 11:57 | Grove City | Eugene Payton gets the rebound | 55-41 |
| 11:31 | Grove City | Carl Etheridge jams it and he's hacked by Merrill Puga - foul #3 on Merrill Puga, team foul #3 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Grove City | Leroy Parish (SG), Terry Rickett (SF), John Dawson (PF), Jerry Massie (C) Larry Beatty, Richard Enos, Woodrow Dosch, Eugene Payton | |
| Subs | Thiel | Daniel McDorman (PG), Shaun Meneses (SF), James Eastman (PF) Walter Sharp, Kenneth Terrell, Ralph Baker | |
| 11:31 | Grove City | Carl Etheridge misses the free throw | 57-41 |
| 11:31 | Thiel | Shaun Meneses snags the defensive board | 57-41 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Carl Etheridge (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leroy Parish (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Terry Rickett (fresh) PF - John Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry Massie (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Daniel McDorman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sean Collier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shaun Meneses (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Eastman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Merrill Puga (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:16 | Thiel | Shaun Meneses hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-41 |
| 11:14 | Grove City | John Dawson pulls down the rebound | 57-41 |
| 10:49 | Grove City | Sean Collier is called for the reach on Leroy Parish - foul #2 on Sean Collier, team foul #4 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Grove City | James Smith (PG) Carl Etheridge | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 10:32 | Grove City | Leroy Parish's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-41 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Thiel | Kenneth Terrell (SF) Sean Collier | |
| 10:17 | Thiel | Jerry Massie steps in front of the Merrill Puga pass | 57-41 |
| 10:05 | Grove City | James Smith comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 57-41 |
| 10:04 | Thiel | Merrill Puga gets the rebound | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:58 | Thiel | Shaun Meneses hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 57-41 |
| 09:57 | Thiel | Kenneth Terrell tips it back up and in | 57-43 |
| 09:41 | Grove City | Jerry Massie misses the floater from the right block | 57-43 |
| 09:39 | Thiel | The rebound goes to Merrill Puga | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:33 | Thiel | Shaun Meneses connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel McDorman | 57-46 |
| 09:13 | Grove City | Leroy Parish connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Smith | 60-46 |
| 09:07 | Thiel | James Eastman can't connect on a runner in the lane | 60-46 |
| 09:06 | Grove City | Leroy Parish gets the rebound | 60-46 |
| 08:52 | Grove City | John Dawson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Eastman - foul #3 on James Eastman, team foul #5 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Grove City | Larry Beatty (SG), Richard Enos (SF), Eugene Payton (C) Leroy Parish, Terry Rickett, Jerry Massie | |
| Subs | Thiel | Sean Collier (PG), Walter Sharp (SG), William Meixelberger (SF), Ralph Baker (C) Daniel McDorman, Shaun Meneses, Kenneth Terrell, Merrill Puga | |
| 08:52 | Grove City | John Dawson misses the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 08:52 | Grove City | John Dawson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 08:52 | Thiel | James Eastman snags the defensive board | 60-46 |
| 08:26 | Thiel | Walter Sharp is fouled on the floor by Larry Beatty - foul #3 on Larry Beatty, team foul #7 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Grove City | Carl Etheridge (PG), Woodrow Dosch (PF) James Smith, John Dawson | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 08:26 | Thiel | Walter Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 08:26 | Thiel | Walter Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 08:04 | Grove City | Woodrow Dosch makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Larry Beatty and the foul's on Sean Collier - foul #3 on Sean Collier, team foul #6 | 62-48 |
| 08:04 | Grove City | Woodrow Dosch makes the free throw | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:55 | Thiel | William Meixelberger hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 63-48 |
| 07:54 | Grove City | Carl Etheridge grabs the defensive rebound | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:25 | Grove City | Larry Beatty drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Carl Etheridge | 66-48 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Carl Etheridge (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Beatty (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Enos (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Woodrow Dosch (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Payton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Sean Collier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Sharp (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Meixelberger (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Eastman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ralph Baker (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:06 | Thiel | Walter Sharp drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-51 |
| 06:44 | Grove City | Carl Etheridge is hacked by Sean Collier - foul #4 on Sean Collier, team foul #7 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Grove City | Leroy Parish (SG), Terry Rickett (SF) Larry Beatty, Richard Enos | |
| Subs | Thiel | Daniel McDorman (PG), Shaun Meneses (SG), Kenneth Terrell (SF), Alan Miramontes (PF), Merrill Puga (C) Sean Collier, Walter Sharp, William Meixelberger, James Eastman, Ralph Baker | |
| 06:44 | Grove City | Carl Etheridge makes the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 06:44 | Grove City | Carl Etheridge misses the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 06:44 | Thiel | The rebound goes to Alan Miramontes | 67-51 |
| 06:29 | Thiel | Shaun Meneses misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-51 |
| 06:27 | Thiel | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Terrell | 67-51 |
| 06:16 | Thiel | Daniel McDorman travels with the ball | 67-51 |
| Subs | Grove City | James Smith (PG) Carl Etheridge | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 05:52 | Grove City | James Smith connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Leroy Parish | 69-51 |
| 05:32 | Thiel | Shaun Meneses clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-51 |
| 05:31 | Grove City | Eugene Payton snags the defensive board | 69-51 |
| 05:12 | Grove City | Eugene Payton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-51 |
| Subs | Grove City | Larry Beatty (SG), Richard Enos (SF), John Dawson (PF), Jerry Massie (C) Leroy Parish, Terry Rickett, Woodrow Dosch, Eugene Payton | |
| Subs | Thiel | Walter Sharp (SG) Shaun Meneses | |
| 04:53 | Thiel | Daniel McDorman connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Merrill Puga | 69-54 |
| 04:24 | Grove City | Richard Enos connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Larry Beatty | 71-54 |
| 04:20 | Thiel | Walter Sharp clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-54 |
| 04:19 | Thiel | Merrill Puga tips it in | 71-56 |
| 04:07 | Grove City | James Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Daniel McDorman - foul #1 on Daniel McDorman, team foul #8 | 71-56 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Thiel | Sean Collier (PG), Ralph Baker (PF), Shaun Meneses (C) Daniel McDorman, Alan Miramontes, Merrill Puga | |
| 04:07 | Grove City | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 72-56 |
| 04:07 | Grove City | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 73-56 |
| 04:00 | Thiel | Walter Sharp buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Grove City | Larry Beatty knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 76-59 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Thiel | Sean Collier loses the dribble to Richard Enos | 76-59 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - James Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Beatty (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Enos (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Massie (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Sean Collier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Walter Sharp (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Terrell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Baker (fresh) 7 pts. C - Shaun Meneses (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 02:56 | Grove City | Richard Enos hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 76-59 |
| 02:55 | Grove City | Jerry Massie pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-59 |
| 02:34 | Grove City | Jerry Massie is hacked by Shaun Meneses - foul #3 on Shaun Meneses, team foul #9 | 76-59 |
| Subs | Grove City | James Ono (PG), Leroy Parish (SG), Terry Rickett (SF) James Smith, Larry Beatty, Richard Enos | |
| Subs | Thiel | William Meixelberger (SF), Alan Miramontes (PF) Walter Sharp, Kenneth Terrell | |
| 02:34 | Grove City | Jerry Massie makes the 1st free throw | 77-59 |
| 02:34 | Grove City | Jerry Massie makes the 2nd free throw | 78-59 |
| 02:15 | Thiel | William Meixelberger can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jerry Massie - foul #2 on Jerry Massie, team foul #8 | 78-59 |
| Subs | Grove City | Dale Givens (SF) Jerry Massie | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 02:15 | Thiel | William Meixelberger misses the 1st free throw | 78-59 |
| 02:15 | Thiel | William Meixelberger makes the 2nd free throw | 78-60 |
| 01:57 | Grove City | John Dawson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-60 |
| Subs | Grove City | James Smith (PG), Jerry Massie (C) James Ono, Dale Givens | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 01:45 | Thiel | Alan Miramontes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-60 |
| 01:21 | Grove City | Jerry Massie misses short on a jumper near the basket | 78-60 |
| 01:20 | Grove City | Jerry Massie grabs the offensive board | 78-60 |
| 00:53 | Grove City | Leroy Parish's pass is intercepted by Sean Collier | 78-60 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Thiel | Sean Collier scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Shaun Meneses | 78-63 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Grove City | Jerry Massie hits a jumper from the left block set up by Terry Rickett and the foul's on Ralph Baker - foul #2 on Ralph Baker, team foul #10 | 80-63 |
| 00:27 | Grove City | Jerry Massie makes the free throw | 81-63 |
| 00:21 | Thiel | Ralph Baker misses badly on a shot in the paint | 81-63 |
| 00:19 | Grove City | Terry Rickett pulls down the rebound | 81-63 |
| 00:00 | Grove City | James Smith runs out the clock | 81-63 |