| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Pyatt (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Bailey (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Eugene Pieper (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Tim Savala (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Olivet | PG - John Near (fresh) SG - Robert Clayton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Butler (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Turco (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Skomsky (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Olivet | Timothy Butler inbounds the ball | 40-33 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Olivet | Olivet is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Olivet | John Near's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-33 |
| 19:34 | Defiance | Gerald Pyatt is whistled for a carry | 40-33 |
| 19:24 | Olivet | John Near connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-36 |
| 19:10 | Defiance | Robert Johnson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 19:08 | Olivet | William Turco grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 18:47 | Olivet | Robert Clayton clanks a 3 from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 18:45 | Defiance | Robert Bailey gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 18:41 | Defiance | Robert Johnson hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Gerald Pyatt | 42-36 |
| 18:23 | Olivet | Tim Savala steals the ball from Robert Clayton | 42-36 |
| 18:08 | Defiance | Robert Bailey makes the runner from the baseline set up by Gerald Pyatt | 44-36 |
| 17:47 | Olivet | John Near can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 17:46 | Defiance | Tim Savala grabs the board | 44-36 |
| 17:26 | Defiance | Robert Bailey can't finish the layup | 44-36 |
| 17:25 | Olivet | Keith Skomsky grabs the defensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 17:15 | Olivet | The pull-up jumper by William Turco is blocked by Tim Savala | 44-36 |
| 17:14 | Defiance | Robert Johnson snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 17:04 | Defiance | Robert Johnson drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Bailey | 46-36 |
| 16:45 | Olivet | Robert Clayton scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Timothy Butler | 46-39 |
| 16:25 | Defiance | Robert Bailey makes the floater from the left side set up by Tim Savala | 48-39 |
| 16:03 | Olivet | Robert Clayton is denied on a layup by Tim Savala | 48-39 |
| 16:02 | Defiance | Robert Johnson pulls down the rebound | 48-39 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Pyatt (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. SF - Robert Bailey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Pieper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Tim Savala (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Olivet | PG - John Near (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Clayton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Timothy Butler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Turco (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Skomsky (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Defiance | Robert Johnson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 48-39 |
| 15:37 | Defiance | Tim Savala grabs the offensive board | 48-39 |
| 15:28 | Defiance | Robert Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-39 |
| 15:26 | Defiance | Eugene Pieper grabs the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 15:06 | Defiance | Gerald Pyatt can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 15:04 | Olivet | William Turco pulls down the rebound | 48-39 |
| 14:45 | Olivet | Keith Skomsky misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Tim Savala - foul #2 on Tim Savala, team foul #1 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Defiance | Brandon Robinson (PG), Daniel Johnston (SG), Julian Mitchell (SF), Timothy Mather (PF), James Witter (C) Robert Johnson, Gerald Pyatt, Robert Bailey, Eugene Pieper, Tim Savala | |
| Subs | Olivet | Kevin Garner (PG), Randolph French (SG), Thomas Rosenstein (SF), Richard Clark (C) John Near, Robert Clayton, Timothy Butler, William Turco | |
| 14:45 | Olivet | Keith Skomsky makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 14:45 | Olivet | Keith Skomsky makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 14:31 | Defiance | Daniel Johnston connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-41 |
| 14:12 | Olivet | Richard Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-41 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Olivet | Clint Bridges (PF) Keith Skomsky | |
| 13:55 | Defiance | Julian Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 51-41 |
| 13:53 | Olivet | Kevin Garner pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| 13:26 | Olivet | Thomas Rosenstein clanks a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Timothy Mather - foul #1 on Timothy Mather, team foul #2 | 51-41 |
| 13:26 | Olivet | Thomas Rosenstein makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 13:26 | Olivet | Thomas Rosenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 13:05 | Defiance | Julian Mitchell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 13:04 | Defiance | James Witter tips it home | 53-43 |
| 12:47 | Olivet | Kevin Garner can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Brandon Robinson - foul #2 on Brandon Robinson, team foul #3 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Defiance | Robert Johnson (PG), Eugene Pieper (PF) Brandon Robinson, Timothy Mather | |
| Subs | Olivet | | |
| 12:47 | Olivet | Kevin Garner makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 12:47 | Olivet | Kevin Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 12:35 | Defiance | Julian Mitchell is called for traveling | 53-45 |
| Subs | Defiance | Robert Bailey (SF) Julian Mitchell | |
| Subs | Olivet | | |
| 12:23 | Olivet | Daniel Johnston is called for the reach on Kevin Garner - foul #2 on Daniel Johnston, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Olivet | Timothy Butler (SF) Thomas Rosenstein | |
| 12:07 | Olivet | Timothy Butler makes the runner from close range | 53-47 |
| 12:02 | Defiance | Daniel Johnston misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-47 |
| 12:00 | Defiance | Robert Bailey tips it home | 55-47 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Johnston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Robert Bailey (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Pieper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Witter (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Olivet | PG - Kevin Garner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Randolph French (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Timothy Butler (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clint Bridges (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:41 | Olivet | Kevin Garner misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-47 |
| 11:39 | Olivet | Clint Bridges grabs the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 11:23 | Olivet | Kevin Garner connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Clint Bridges | 55-49 |
| 10:58 | Defiance | Eugene Pieper misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Clint Bridges - foul #1 on Clint Bridges, team foul #1 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Defiance | Gerald Pyatt (SG), Julian Mitchell (SF), Tim Savala (C) Daniel Johnston, Robert Bailey, James Witter | |
| Subs | Olivet | John Near (PG), Robert Clayton (SG), William Turco (PF), Keith Skomsky (C) Kevin Garner, Randolph French, Clint Bridges, Richard Clark | |
| 10:58 | Defiance | Eugene Pieper makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 10:58 | Defiance | Eugene Pieper makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 10:45 | Olivet | John Near is hacked by Eugene Pieper - foul #1 on Eugene Pieper, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Olivet | Thomas Rosenstein (SF) Timothy Butler | |
| 10:26 | Olivet | Thomas Rosenstein is whistled for traveling | 57-49 |
| 10:13 | Defiance | Thomas Rosenstein takes the ball from Robert Johnson | 57-49 |
| 10:09 | Olivet | John Near slams it home on a nice dish by Thomas Rosenstein | 57-51 |
| 09:49 | Defiance | Eugene Pieper knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Johnson | 59-51 |
| 09:21 | Olivet | Thomas Rosenstein scores on a floater from the right block | 59-53 |
| 08:52 | Defiance | Robert Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 59-53 |
| 08:50 | Olivet | Keith Skomsky snags the defensive board | 59-53 |
| 08:44 | Olivet | Thomas Rosenstein's floater is tipped away by Tim Savala | 59-53 |
| 08:42 | Olivet | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Skomsky | 59-53 |
| 08:32 | Olivet | Keith Skomsky connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by John Near | 59-55 |
| 08:17 | Defiance | Gerald Pyatt clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Clayton - foul #2 on Robert Clayton, team foul #2 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Defiance | Brandon Robinson (PG), Robert Bailey (SF), James Witter (C) Robert Johnson, Julian Mitchell, Eugene Pieper | |
| Subs | Olivet | Kevin Garner (PG), Randolph French (SG), Timothy Butler (SF), Clint Bridges (PF), Richard Clark (C) John Near, Robert Clayton, Thomas Rosenstein, William Turco, Keith Skomsky | |
| 08:17 | Defiance | Gerald Pyatt makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 08:17 | Defiance | Gerald Pyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 08:06 | Olivet | Robert Bailey steals the ball from Clint Bridges | 61-55 |
| 08:02 | Defiance | Gerald Pyatt lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Bailey | 63-55 |
| 07:48 | Olivet | Kevin Garner makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-58 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Brandon Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gerald Pyatt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SF - Robert Bailey (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tim Savala (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. C - James Witter (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Olivet | PG - Kevin Garner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Randolph French (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Timothy Butler (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clint Bridges (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Defiance | Brandon Robinson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 63-58 |
| 07:27 | Olivet | Richard Clark gets the rebound | 63-58 |
| 07:20 | Olivet | Timothy Butler makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Clint Bridges | 63-60 |
| 07:11 | Defiance | Brandon Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-60 |
| Subs | Defiance | Daniel Johnston (SG), Timothy Mather (PF) Gerald Pyatt, Tim Savala | |
| Subs | Olivet | | |
| 07:02 | Olivet | Richard Clark knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kevin Garner | 63-62 |
| 06:39 | Defiance | Robert Bailey misses long on a jumper from the right side | 63-62 |
| 06:38 | Olivet | The rebound goes to Timothy Butler | 63-62 |
| 06:20 | Olivet | Timothy Butler can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Bailey - foul #2 on Robert Bailey, team foul #6 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Defiance | Robert Johnson (PG), Eugene Pieper (PF) Brandon Robinson, Timothy Mather | |
| Subs | Olivet | John Near (PG), Robert Clayton (SG), William Turco (PF) Kevin Garner, Randolph French, Clint Bridges | |
| 06:20 | Olivet | Timothy Butler makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 06:20 | Olivet | Timothy Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 06:20 | Defiance | James Witter pulls down the rebound | 63-63 |
| 06:13 | Defiance | Robert Bailey can't connect on a floater from the right side | 63-63 |
| 06:12 | Olivet | William Turco pulls down the rebound | 63-63 |
| 06:04 | Olivet | John Near connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-66 |
| 05:54 | Defiance | Richard Clark blocks the short jumper by Eugene Pieper | 63-66 |
| 05:52 | Olivet | Robert Clayton grabs the defensive rebound | 63-66 |
| 05:46 | Olivet | Robert Clayton connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-69 |
| 05:38 | Defiance | Robert Bailey makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Eugene Pieper | 66-69 |
| 05:31 | Olivet | John Near clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 66-69 |
| 05:30 | Defiance | Eugene Pieper grabs the defensive rebound | 66-69 |
| 05:12 | Defiance | Eugene Pieper misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 66-69 |
| 05:11 | Olivet | William Turco gets the rebound | 66-69 |
| 04:52 | Olivet | John Near drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Robert Clayton | 66-71 |
| 04:38 | Defiance | Robert Bailey misses the runner in the paint but the foul's on Timothy Butler - foul #1 on Timothy Butler, team foul #3 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Defiance | Gerald Pyatt (SG), Tim Savala (C) Daniel Johnston, James Witter | |
| Subs | Olivet | Kevin Garner (PG), Thomas Rosenstein (SF), Randolph French (PF), Keith Skomsky (C) John Near, Timothy Butler, William Turco, Richard Clark | |
| 04:38 | Defiance | Robert Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 04:38 | Defiance | Robert Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 04:27 | Olivet | Eugene Pieper blocks the short jumper by Robert Clayton | 68-71 |
| 04:26 | Defiance | Eugene Pieper grabs the defensive rebound | 68-71 |
| 04:12 | Defiance | Tim Savala's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-71 |
| Subs | Defiance | Julian Mitchell (SF) Robert Bailey | |
| Subs | Olivet | | |
| 03:46 | Olivet | Kevin Garner misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 68-71 |
| 03:45 | Defiance | Tim Savala grabs the board | 68-71 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Pyatt (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SF - Julian Mitchell (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Eugene Pieper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Tim Savala (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Olivet | PG - Kevin Garner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Clayton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Rosenstein (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randolph French (fresh) 4 pts. C - Keith Skomsky (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Defiance | Keith Skomsky picks off the pass by Eugene Pieper | 68-71 |
| 03:09 | Olivet | Thomas Rosenstein hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Johnson - foul #2 on Robert Johnson, team foul #7 | 68-71 |
| Subs | Defiance | Daniel Johnston (SF), Timothy Mather (C) Julian Mitchell, Eugene Pieper | |
| Subs | Olivet | John Near (PG), William Turco (PF) Kevin Garner, Robert Clayton | |
| 03:09 | Olivet | Thomas Rosenstein misses the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 03:09 | Olivet | Thomas Rosenstein misses the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 03:09 | Defiance | Tim Savala gets the rebound | 68-71 |
| 02:45 | Defiance | Gerald Pyatt travels with the ball | 68-71 |
| Subs | Defiance | Brandon Robinson (PG), Julian Mitchell (SF), James Witter (C) Robert Johnson, Gerald Pyatt, Timothy Mather | |
| Subs | Olivet | Timothy Butler (SF), Richard Clark (C) Thomas Rosenstein, Keith Skomsky | |
| 02:36 | Olivet | Randolph French's pass is intercepted by Tim Savala | 68-71 |
| 02:36 | Defiance | Defiance calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| Subs | Defiance | Robert Johnson (PG), Gerald Pyatt (SG), Robert Bailey (SF), Eugene Pieper (PF) Brandon Robinson, Daniel Johnston, Julian Mitchell, Tim Savala | |
| Subs | Olivet | Robert Clayton (SG) Randolph French | |
| 02:20 | Defiance | James Witter misses the lay-in | 68-71 |
| 02:19 | Defiance | Eugene Pieper tips it but misses | 68-71 |
| 02:17 | Defiance | James Witter can't tip it in | 68-71 |
| 02:16 | Olivet | Timothy Butler snags the defensive board | 68-71 |
| 01:55 | Olivet | Timothy Butler misses the jump hook from close range | 68-71 |
| 01:54 | Defiance | Eugene Pieper pulls down the rebound | 68-71 |
| 01:41 | Defiance | Eugene Pieper lays it up and in and the foul's on William Turco - foul #3 on William Turco, team foul #4 | 70-71 |
| 01:41 | Defiance | Eugene Pieper makes the free throw | 71-71 |
| 01:12 | Olivet | John Near can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Johnson - foul #3 on Robert Johnson, team foul #8 | 71-71 |
| 01:12 | Olivet | John Near makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 01:12 | Olivet | John Near misses the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 01:12 | Defiance | The rebound goes to James Witter | 71-72 |
| 01:00 | Defiance | James Witter lays it in on a great pass from Robert Johnson | 73-72 |
| 00:54 | Olivet | Robert Bailey is called for the reach on Timothy Butler - foul #3 on Robert Bailey, team foul #9 | 73-72 |
| 00:54 | Olivet | Timothy Butler makes the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 00:54 | Olivet | Timothy Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| 00:54 | Defiance | Eugene Pieper gets the rebound | 73-73 |
| 00:38 | Defiance | Robert Johnson loses the dribble to Timothy Butler | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Olivet | Olivet is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Olivet | Robert Clayton hits a jumpshot from the right side | 73-75 |
| 00:09 | Defiance | Robert Bailey clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-75 |
| 00:08 | Defiance | The offensive rebound goes to James Witter | 73-75 |
| 00:02 | Defiance | James Witter misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 73-75 |
| 00:00 | Olivet | Robert Clayton pulls down the rebound | 73-75 |