| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Lester Coe (fresh) SG - Melvin Lewis (fresh) SF - Terence Mouser (fresh) PF - Cliff Austin (fresh) C - James Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Brian Morris (fresh) SG - Samuel Cosgrove (fresh) SF - Manuel Thomas (fresh) PF - Willie Deegan (fresh) C - James Winer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Defiance | James Winer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Defiance | James Winer hits the finger roll set up by Brian Morris and he's hacked by James Davis - foul #1 on James Davis, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:43 | Defiance | James Winer makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:23 | Bluffton | Cliff Austin drills a shot near the basket set up by Melvin Lewis | 2-3 |
| 19:05 | Defiance | Brian Morris buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Manuel Thomas | 2-6 |
| 18:52 | Bluffton | Melvin Lewis is alone and drills a 3 from the right corner | 5-6 |
| 18:39 | Defiance | Brian Morris hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Samuel Cosgrove | 5-9 |
| 18:26 | Bluffton | Cliff Austin's fadeaway is rejected by Willie Deegan | 5-9 |
| 18:24 | Bluffton | Cliff Austin grabs the offensive board | 5-9 |
| 18:13 | Bluffton | Willie Deegan steals it from James Davis | 5-9 |
| 18:07 | Defiance | Brian Morris is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Brian Morris, team foul #1 | 5-9 |
| 18:05 | Bluffton | Terence Mouser's pass is intercepted by Manuel Thomas in the backcourt | 5-9 |
| 17:56 | Defiance | Brian Morris can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 5-9 |
| 17:54 | Bluffton | Terence Mouser gets the rebound | 5-9 |
| 17:31 | Bluffton | Melvin Lewis is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Cliff Austin | 8-9 |
| 17:16 | Defiance | Brian Morris misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 17:15 | Bluffton | James Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 16:55 | Bluffton | Lester Coe comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-9 |
| 16:54 | Defiance | Willie Deegan grabs the board | 8-9 |
| 16:37 | Defiance | Manuel Thomas is hacked by Melvin Lewis - foul #1 on Melvin Lewis, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Kent McGlothen (PG), Jim Dudley (SG), Ernest Harte (SF), Benjamin Fletcher (PF), Jermaine Mallory (C) Lester Coe, Melvin Lewis, Terence Mouser, Cliff Austin, James Davis | |
| Subs | Defiance | Walter Whicker (PG), Otto Kelley (SG), Joseph Wicinsky (SF), Don Marks (PF) Brian Morris, Samuel Cosgrove, Manuel Thomas, Willie Deegan | |
| 16:30 | Defiance | Don Marks makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Walter Whicker and he's hacked by Jermaine Mallory - foul #1 on Jermaine Mallory, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| 16:30 | Defiance | Don Marks makes the free throw | 8-12 |
| 16:27 | Bluffton | Jim Dudley's pass is intercepted by Otto Kelley in the backcourt | 8-12 |
| 16:19 | Defiance | Walter Whicker can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 8-12 |
| 16:18 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Jim Dudley | 8-12 |
| 16:12 | Bluffton | Jim Dudley misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 8-12 |
| 16:10 | Defiance | Don Marks snags the defensive board | 8-12 |
| 16:01 | Defiance | Don Marks is hacked by Kent McGlothen - foul #1 on Kent McGlothen, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| 15:51 | Defiance | Walter Whicker hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Otto Kelley | 8-15 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Kent McGlothen (fresh) SG - Jim Dudley (fresh) SF - Ernest Harte (fresh) PF - Benjamin Fletcher (fresh) C - Jermaine Mallory (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Walter Whicker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Otto Kelley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Wicinsky (fresh) PF - Don Marks (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Winer (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Bluffton | Don Marks steps in front of the Ernest Harte pass | 8-15 |
| 15:23 | Defiance | Don Marks misses short on a shot from the left block | 8-15 |
| 15:22 | Defiance | Don Marks tips it in | 8-17 |
| 15:03 | Bluffton | Jim Dudley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-17 |
| 15:01 | Bluffton | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Harte | 8-17 |
| 14:46 | Bluffton | Jim Dudley misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-17 |
| 14:45 | Defiance | Joseph Wicinsky grabs the board | 8-17 |
| 14:34 | Defiance | Joseph Wicinsky blows the layup | 8-17 |
| 14:32 | Bluffton | Kent McGlothen gets the rebound | 8-17 |
| 14:28 | Bluffton | Benjamin Fletcher hits a jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by James Winer - foul #1 on James Winer, team foul #2 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Lester Coe (PG), Melvin Lewis (SG), Cliff Austin (PF), James Davis (C) Kent McGlothen, Jim Dudley, Ernest Harte, Jermaine Mallory | |
| Subs | Defiance | Brian Morris (PG), Samuel Cosgrove (SG), Gregory Hall (SF), Craig White (PF) Walter Whicker, Otto Kelley, Joseph Wicinsky, Don Marks | |
| 14:28 | Bluffton | Benjamin Fletcher misses the free throw | 10-17 |
| 14:28 | Defiance | Craig White snags the defensive board | 10-17 |
| 14:17 | Defiance | Craig White connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Morris | 10-19 |
| 14:13 | Bluffton | Benjamin Fletcher hits the finger roll set up by Lester Coe | 12-19 |
| 13:59 | Defiance | Samuel Cosgrove scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Craig White | 12-22 |
| 13:50 | Bluffton | Cliff Austin is hacked by Craig White - foul #1 on Craig White, team foul #3 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Terence Mouser (SF) Benjamin Fletcher | |
| Subs | Defiance | Willie Deegan (PF) James Winer | |
| 13:31 | Bluffton | Melvin Lewis misses the 3 from straight away | 12-22 |
| 13:29 | Defiance | Willie Deegan grabs the defensive rebound | 12-22 |
| 13:04 | Defiance | Willie Deegan lays it up and in set up by Brian Morris | 12-24 |
| 13:01 | Bluffton | Melvin Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Cosgrove - foul #1 on Samuel Cosgrove, team foul #4 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Kent McGlothen (PG), Ernest Harte (C) Lester Coe, James Davis | |
| Subs | Defiance | Manuel Thomas (SF), James Winer (C) Gregory Hall, Craig White | |
| 12:46 | Bluffton | Melvin Lewis clanks a 3 from straight away | 12-24 |
| 12:44 | Defiance | Willie Deegan gets the rebound | 12-24 |
| 12:30 | Defiance | Samuel Cosgrove is hacked by Melvin Lewis - foul #2 on Melvin Lewis, team foul #5 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Jim Dudley (SG), James Davis (C) Melvin Lewis, Cliff Austin | |
| Subs | Defiance | Walter Whicker (PG), Otto Kelley (SG) Brian Morris, Samuel Cosgrove | |
| 12:13 | Defiance | Otto Kelley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-24 |
| 12:12 | Defiance | Walter Whicker hits the follow up shot | 12-26 |
| 12:05 | Bluffton | Jim Dudley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-26 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Joseph Hood (PG), Cliff Austin (PF), Jermaine Mallory (C) Kent McGlothen, Ernest Harte, James Davis | |
| Subs | Defiance | Don Marks (C) James Winer | |
| 11:54 | Defiance | Walter Whicker misses long on a floater from the left side | 12-26 |
| 11:53 | Bluffton | Jim Dudley snags the defensive board | 12-26 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Joseph Hood (fresh) SG - Jim Dudley (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Terence Mouser (fairly fresh) PF - Cliff Austin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jermaine Mallory (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Walter Whicker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Otto Kelley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Manuel Thomas (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Willie Deegan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Don Marks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Bluffton | Jermaine Mallory hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-26 |
| 11:33 | Bluffton | Jermaine Mallory snags the offensive board | 12-26 |
| 11:11 | Bluffton | Jim Dudley knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Terence Mouser | 15-26 |
| 10:55 | Defiance | Don Marks's fadeaway is rejected by Cliff Austin | 15-26 |
| 10:53 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Terence Mouser | 15-26 |
| 10:51 | Bluffton | Joseph Hood throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-26 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Lester Coe (PG), Kent McGlothen (SG), Ernest Harte (SF), Benjamin Fletcher (PF), James Davis (C) Joseph Hood, Jim Dudley, Terence Mouser, Cliff Austin, Jermaine Mallory | |
| Subs | Defiance | Brian Morris (PG), Samuel Cosgrove (SG), Joseph Wicinsky (SF), Gregory Hall (PF), Craig White (C) Walter Whicker, Otto Kelley, Manuel Thomas, Willie Deegan, Don Marks | |
| 10:46 | Defiance | Samuel Cosgrove makes the shot from the right side | 15-28 |
| 10:33 | Bluffton | James Davis buries a floater from the right side set up by Lester Coe | 17-28 |
| 10:13 | Defiance | Joseph Wicinsky hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Samuel Cosgrove | 17-30 |
| 10:08 | Bluffton | Samuel Cosgrove is called for the reach on Kent McGlothen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Samuel Cosgrove, team foul #5 | 17-30 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Otto Kelley (SG), James Winer (C) Samuel Cosgrove, Craig White | |
| 09:55 | Bluffton | Lester Coe is fouled on the floor by Brian Morris - foul #2 on Brian Morris, team foul #6 | 17-30 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Terence Mouser (SF) Benjamin Fletcher | |
| Subs | Defiance | Walter Whicker (PG), Willie Deegan (PF) Brian Morris, Gregory Hall | |
| 09:42 | Bluffton | James Davis hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Lester Coe | 19-30 |
| 09:36 | Defiance | Otto Kelley connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Whicker | 19-33 |
| 09:13 | Bluffton | James Davis misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Wicinsky - foul #1 on Joseph Wicinsky, team foul #7 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Joseph Hood (PG), Jim Dudley (SG), Cliff Austin (PF) Lester Coe, Kent McGlothen, Ernest Harte | |
| Subs | Defiance | Manuel Thomas (SF), Don Marks (PF) Joseph Wicinsky, Willie Deegan | |
| 09:13 | Bluffton | James Davis makes the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 09:13 | Bluffton | James Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| 09:13 | Defiance | Don Marks gets the rebound | 20-33 |
| 08:58 | Defiance | Don Marks knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Manuel Thomas | 20-35 |
| 08:45 | Bluffton | Joseph Hood is hacked by Walter Whicker - foul #1 on Walter Whicker, team foul #8 | 20-35 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Benjamin Fletcher (SF), Jermaine Mallory (C) Terence Mouser, James Davis | |
| Subs | Defiance | Craig White (C) James Winer | |
| 08:45 | Bluffton | Joseph Hood misses the 1st free throw | 20-35 |
| 08:45 | Defiance | Craig White gets the rebound | 20-35 |
| 08:43 | Defiance | Walter Whicker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-35 |
| 08:27 | Bluffton | Jermaine Mallory scores on a fadeaway from close range | 22-35 |
| 08:15 | Defiance | Don Marks misses long on a jumper from the left side | 22-35 |
| 08:14 | Defiance | The offensive rebound goes to Don Marks | 22-35 |
| 07:57 | Defiance | Walter Whicker misses short on a 3 from the right corner but the foul's on Jermaine Mallory - foul #2 on Jermaine Mallory, team foul #6 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Lester Coe (PG), Terence Mouser (SF), Ernest Harte (C) Jim Dudley, Benjamin Fletcher, Jermaine Mallory | |
| Subs | Defiance | Gregory Hall (SF), Willie Deegan (PF), James Winer (C) Manuel Thomas, Don Marks, Craig White | |
| 07:57 | Defiance | Walter Whicker makes the 1st free throw | 22-36 |
| 07:57 | Defiance | Walter Whicker makes the 2nd free throw | 22-37 |
| 07:57 | Defiance | Walter Whicker makes the 3rd free throw | 22-38 |
| 07:40 | Bluffton | Otto Kelley steps in front of the Terence Mouser pass | 22-38 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Lester Coe (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joseph Hood (fresh) SF - Terence Mouser (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cliff Austin (tiring) 2 pts. C - Ernest Harte (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Walter Whicker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Otto Kelley (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Hall (fresh) PF - Willie Deegan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Winer (tired) 3 pts. | |
| 07:13 | Defiance | Willie Deegan misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 22-38 |
| 07:11 | Defiance | Walter Whicker pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-38 |
| 06:55 | Defiance | Otto Kelley is called for traveling | 22-38 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Kent McGlothen (PG), Jim Dudley (SG), Benjamin Fletcher (PF), James Davis (C) Lester Coe, Joseph Hood, Cliff Austin, Ernest Harte | |
| Subs | Defiance | Joseph Wicinsky (SF), Don Marks (C) Gregory Hall, James Winer | |
| 06:39 | Bluffton | Benjamin Fletcher misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-38 |
| 06:37 | Defiance | Willie Deegan gets the rebound | 22-38 |
| 06:27 | Defiance | Joseph Wicinsky comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 22-38 |
| 06:26 | Defiance | Walter Whicker gets the offensive rebound | 22-38 |
| 06:15 | Defiance | Willie Deegan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-38 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Manuel Thomas (SF), Craig White (C) Otto Kelley, Don Marks | |
| 05:56 | Bluffton | Jim Dudley travels with the ball | 22-38 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Joseph Hood (SG), Ernest Harte (PF) Jim Dudley, Benjamin Fletcher | |
| Subs | Defiance | James Winer (C) Willie Deegan | |
| 05:37 | Defiance | James Winer scores on a floater near the basket | 22-40 |
| 05:33 | Bluffton | Joseph Wicinsky takes the ball from Terence Mouser | 22-40 |
| 05:29 | Defiance | Joseph Wicinsky lays it in | 22-42 |
| 05:10 | Bluffton | James Davis misses long on a floater from close range | 22-42 |
| 05:08 | Bluffton | Terence Mouser pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-42 |
| 04:59 | Bluffton | Ernest Harte's pass is intercepted by James Winer | 22-42 |
| 04:47 | Defiance | James Winer's floater is tipped away by James Davis | 22-42 |
| 04:46 | Bluffton | James Davis snags the defensive board | 22-42 |
| 04:36 | Bluffton | Terence Mouser is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Terence Mouser, team foul #7 | 22-42 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Lester Coe (PG), Jim Dudley (SG), Benjamin Fletcher (SF), Cliff Austin (PF) Kent McGlothen, Joseph Hood, Terence Mouser, James Davis | |
| Subs | Defiance | Otto Kelley (SG), Gregory Hall (SF), Willie Deegan (PF), Don Marks (C) Walter Whicker, Manuel Thomas, Craig White, James Winer | |
| 04:15 | Defiance | Otto Kelley hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Joseph Wicinsky | 22-45 |
| 03:52 | Bluffton | Jim Dudley buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Lester Coe and he's fouled by Willie Deegan - foul #1 on Willie Deegan, team foul #9 | 24-45 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Melvin Lewis (SG), Jermaine Mallory (C) Cliff Austin, Ernest Harte | |
| Subs | Defiance | Brian Morris (PG), Samuel Cosgrove (SG) Joseph Wicinsky, Otto Kelley | |
| 03:52 | Bluffton | Jim Dudley makes the free throw | 25-45 |
| 03:32 | Defiance | Brian Morris scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Don Marks | 25-48 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Lester Coe (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Melvin Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Dudley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Fletcher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jermaine Mallory (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Brian Morris (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Cosgrove (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Hall (fresh) PF - Willie Deegan (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Don Marks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Bluffton | Lester Coe connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Melvin Lewis | 27-48 |
| 03:19 | Defiance | Brian Morris buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-51 |
| 02:50 | Bluffton | Melvin Lewis is whistled for traveling | 27-51 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Kent McGlothen (PG), Terence Mouser (SF), Cliff Austin (PF) Lester Coe, Jim Dudley, Benjamin Fletcher | |
| Subs | Defiance | Manuel Thomas (SF), James Winer (C) Gregory Hall, Willie Deegan | |
| 02:29 | Defiance | Samuel Cosgrove misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-51 |
| 02:27 | Bluffton | Terence Mouser gets the rebound | 27-51 |
| 02:11 | Bluffton | Kent McGlothen hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Melvin Lewis | 30-51 |
| 01:59 | Defiance | Brian Morris drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Samuel Cosgrove | 30-54 |
| 01:38 | Bluffton | Cliff Austin hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 32-54 |
| 01:22 | Defiance | Don Marks comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 32-54 |
| 01:20 | Bluffton | Cliff Austin grabs the defensive rebound | 32-54 |
| 01:18 | Bluffton | Manuel Thomas steals it from Melvin Lewis in the backcourt | 32-54 |
| 01:17 | Defiance | Samuel Cosgrove hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Manuel Thomas | 32-56 |
| 00:51 | Bluffton | Kent McGlothen misses long on a floater from the left wing | 32-56 |
| 00:49 | Bluffton | Kent McGlothen grabs the offensive rebound | 32-56 |
| 00:32 | Bluffton | Kent McGlothen hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Jermaine Mallory | 34-56 |
| 00:16 | Defiance | Samuel Cosgrove drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Brian Morris | 34-59 |
| 00:10 | Bluffton | Samuel Cosgrove steals it from Terence Mouser in the backcourt | 34-59 |
| 00:00 | Defiance | Samuel Cosgrove misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-59 |