| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Franklin Rahm (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Brinkley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Shaver (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Akins (fresh) 10 pts. C - Rubin Chastain (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Bruce Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Chong (fresh) 12 pts. SF - John Kohl (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Valentine (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Leon Talavera (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grove City | Fred Shaver inbounds the ball | 38-37 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Grove City | Charles Valentine swats the layup by Fred Shaver | 38-37 |
| 19:46 | Thiel | The rebound goes to Charles Valentine | 38-37 |
| 19:44 | Thiel | Shawn Brinkley picks off the pass by Bruce Nichols in the backcourt | 38-37 |
| 19:28 | Grove City | Franklin Rahm is fouled on the floor by Bruce Nichols - foul #2 on Bruce Nichols, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| 19:13 | Grove City | Daniel Akins double dribbles | 38-37 |
| 18:55 | Thiel | Robert Chong misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Daniel Akins - foul #1 on Daniel Akins, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| 18:55 | Thiel | Robert Chong makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 18:55 | Thiel | Robert Chong misses the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 18:55 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Rubin Chastain | 38-38 |
| 18:32 | Grove City | Leon Talavera picks off the pass by Shawn Brinkley | 38-38 |
| 18:15 | Thiel | Robert Chong clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 18:14 | Grove City | Fred Shaver grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 17:51 | Grove City | Daniel Akins clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 17:49 | Grove City | Rubin Chastain tips it but misses | 38-38 |
| 17:48 | Thiel | Bruce Nichols snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 17:39 | Thiel | Charles Valentine clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-38 |
| 17:37 | Thiel | Leon Talavera hits the follow up shot | 38-40 |
| 17:19 | Grove City | Rubin Chastain travels with the ball | 38-40 |
| Subs | Grove City | Jeremy Dowdy (PG), David Clough (SG), Bryan Swingle (SF), Erin Green (PF), Richard Smith (C) Franklin Rahm, Shawn Brinkley, Fred Shaver, Daniel Akins, Rubin Chastain | |
| Subs | Thiel | Albert West (PG), Milton McGloster (SG), Quincy Silver (SF), Walter Browning (PF), Steven Godinez (C) Bruce Nichols, Robert Chong, John Kohl, Charles Valentine, Leon Talavera | |
| 17:07 | Thiel | Milton McGloster misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 17:06 | Grove City | Erin Green grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 17:02 | Grove City | Jeremy Dowdy drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by David Clough | 40-40 |
| 16:48 | Thiel | Quincy Silver hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 40-40 |
| 16:47 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Erin Green | 40-40 |
| 16:43 | Grove City | Jeremy Dowdy scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Erin Green and he's hacked by Steven Godinez - foul #2 on Steven Godinez, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| 16:43 | Grove City | Jeremy Dowdy misses the free throw | 42-40 |
| 16:43 | Thiel | Steven Godinez grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 16:39 | Thiel | Walter Browning misses the easy layup | 42-40 |
| 16:37 | Grove City | Richard Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 16:20 | Grove City | Richard Smith misses the shot in the lane | 42-40 |
| 16:19 | Grove City | The offensive rebound goes to Erin Green | 42-40 |
| 16:03 | Grove City | Jeremy Dowdy misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-40 |
| 16:02 | Thiel | Walter Browning snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Jeremy Dowdy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Clough (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Swingle (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Erin Green (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Albert West (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Milton McGloster (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Quincy Silver (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Walter Browning (fresh) 1 ast. C - Steven Godinez (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Thiel | Walter Browning hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Godinez | 42-43 |
| 15:49 | Grove City | David Clough misses the 3 from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 15:48 | Thiel | Steven Godinez pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 15:37 | Thiel | Walter Browning loses the dribble to David Clough | 42-43 |
| 15:23 | Grove City | Richard Smith clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Milton McGloster - foul #2 on Milton McGloster, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Grove City | Franklin Rahm (PG), Shawn Brinkley (SG), Rubin Chastain (C) David Clough, Bryan Swingle, Erin Green | |
| Subs | Thiel | Bruce Nichols (PG), Robert Chong (SG), John Kohl (SF), Charles Valentine (PF), Leon Talavera (C) Albert West, Milton McGloster, Quincy Silver, Walter Browning, Steven Godinez | |
| 15:23 | Grove City | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 15:23 | Grove City | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 15:09 | Thiel | Robert Chong is whistled for a carry | 44-43 |
| Subs | Grove City | Daniel Akins (PF) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 14:50 | Grove City | Jeremy Dowdy is denied on a layup by Leon Talavera | 44-43 |
| 14:49 | Thiel | Leon Talavera grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 14:45 | Thiel | Robert Chong buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Kohl | 44-46 |
| 14:40 | Grove City | Shawn Brinkley connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Franklin Rahm | 47-46 |
| 14:31 | Thiel | John Kohl hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 14:30 | Grove City | Rubin Chastain snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 14:20 | Grove City | Daniel Akins makes the shot from the baseline | 49-46 |
| 14:07 | Thiel | Leon Talavera comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 49-46 |
| 14:06 | Grove City | Daniel Akins gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 13:41 | Grove City | Rubin Chastain buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 13:28 | Thiel | Robert Chong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-46 |
| Subs | Grove City | David Clough (PG), Fred Shaver (SF), Erin Green (PF), Bryan Swingle (C) Franklin Rahm, Jeremy Dowdy, Daniel Akins, Rubin Chastain | |
| Subs | Thiel | Quincy Silver (SF), Walter Browning (PF), Steven Godinez (C) John Kohl, Charles Valentine, Leon Talavera | |
| 13:17 | Grove City | Bryan Swingle misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-46 |
| 13:16 | Grove City | Erin Green hits the follow up shot | 53-46 |
| 13:04 | Thiel | Shawn Brinkley is called for the reach on Quincy Silver - foul #3 on Shawn Brinkley, team foul #2 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Grove City | Preston Ross (SG) Shawn Brinkley | |
| Subs | Thiel | Albert West (PG) Bruce Nichols | |
| 12:59 | Thiel | Robert Chong makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Albert West | 53-49 |
| 12:48 | Grove City | Steven Godinez is called for the reach on Bryan Swingle - foul #3 on Steven Godinez, team foul #4 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Thiel | Milton McGloster (SG) Robert Chong | |
| 12:33 | Grove City | David Clough misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-49 |
| 12:31 | Grove City | Erin Green snags the offensive board | 53-49 |
| 12:14 | Grove City | Quincy Silver takes the ball from Fred Shaver | 53-49 |
| 11:55 | Thiel | Walter Browning scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Albert West | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - David Clough (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Preston Ross (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Fred Shaver (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Erin Green (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Bryan Swingle (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Albert West (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Milton McGloster (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Quincy Silver (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Walter Browning (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. C - Steven Godinez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Grove City | David Clough loses the ball out of bounds | 53-52 |
| Subs | Grove City | Franklin Rahm (PG), Shawn Brinkley (SG), Jeremy Dowdy (SF), Daniel Akins (PF), Rubin Chastain (C) David Clough, Preston Ross, Fred Shaver, Erin Green, Bryan Swingle | |
| Subs | Thiel | Bruce Nichols (PG), Robert Chong (SG), Charles Valentine (PF), Leon Talavera (C) Albert West, Milton McGloster, Walter Browning, Steven Godinez | |
| 11:20 | Thiel | Charles Valentine misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 53-52 |
| 11:18 | Thiel | The offensive rebound goes to Leon Talavera | 53-52 |
| 10:54 | Thiel | Robert Chong comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 10:53 | Grove City | Daniel Akins grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 10:35 | Grove City | Bruce Nichols steals it from Rubin Chastain | 53-52 |
| 10:32 | Thiel | Quincy Silver can't finish the layup | 53-52 |
| 10:31 | Grove City | Rubin Chastain snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 10:19 | Grove City | Daniel Akins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 10:17 | Thiel | Quincy Silver snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 10:06 | Thiel | Robert Chong scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 09:53 | Grove City | Bruce Nichols steps in front of the Daniel Akins pass | 53-55 |
| 09:48 | Thiel | Bruce Nichols lays it in | 53-57 |
| 09:30 | Grove City | Shawn Brinkley travels with the ball | 53-57 |
| Subs | Grove City | David Clough (PG), Preston Ross (SG), Fred Shaver (SF), Erin Green (PF), Bryan Swingle (C) Franklin Rahm, Shawn Brinkley, Jeremy Dowdy, Daniel Akins, Rubin Chastain | |
| Subs | Thiel | Milton McGloster (SG), John Kohl (SF), Walter Browning (PF), Steven Godinez (C) Robert Chong, Quincy Silver, Charles Valentine, Leon Talavera | |
| 09:11 | Thiel | Steven Godinez is hacked by Fred Shaver - foul #2 on Fred Shaver, team foul #3 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Thiel | Albert West (PG) Bruce Nichols | |
| 08:52 | Thiel | Milton McGloster buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Godinez | 53-60 |
| 08:33 | Grove City | Bryan Swingle comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-60 |
| 08:32 | Thiel | Milton McGloster snags the defensive board | 53-60 |
| 08:13 | Thiel | John Kohl blows the dunk but the foul's on Fred Shaver - foul #3 on Fred Shaver, team foul #4 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Grove City | Jeremy Dowdy (PG), Richard Smith (C) Preston Ross, Erin Green | |
| Subs | Thiel | Bruce Nichols (PG), Robert Chong (SG), Charles Valentine (C) Albert West, Milton McGloster, Steven Godinez | |
| 08:13 | Thiel | John Kohl misses the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 08:13 | Thiel | John Kohl makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 07:58 | Grove City | Bryan Swingle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-61 |
| 07:57 | Thiel | Charles Valentine snags the defensive board | 53-61 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Jeremy Dowdy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Clough (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fred Shaver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bryan Swingle (fresh) 1 pts. C - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Bruce Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Chong (fresh) 22 pts. SF - John Kohl (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Browning (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. C - Charles Valentine (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:41 | Thiel | Robert Chong misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-61 |
| 07:39 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Bryan Swingle | 53-61 |
| 07:20 | Grove City | Fred Shaver misses short on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Chong - foul #3 on Robert Chong, team foul #5 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Grove City | Franklin Rahm (PG), Shawn Brinkley (SG), Daniel Akins (PF), Rubin Chastain (C) Jeremy Dowdy, David Clough, Bryan Swingle, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Thiel | Leon Talavera (C) Walter Browning | |
| 07:20 | Grove City | Fred Shaver makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 07:20 | Grove City | Fred Shaver makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 07:07 | Thiel | Leon Talavera throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-61 |
| Subs | Grove City | Jeremy Dowdy (SF) Fred Shaver | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 06:50 | Grove City | Shawn Brinkley misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Leon Talavera - foul #3 on Leon Talavera, team foul #6 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Thiel | Quincy Silver (SF) John Kohl | |
| 06:50 | Grove City | Shawn Brinkley makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 06:50 | Grove City | Shawn Brinkley makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 06:42 | Thiel | Robert Chong can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-61 |
| 06:40 | Thiel | Bruce Nichols can't tip it in | 57-61 |
| 06:38 | Thiel | Robert Chong tips it but misses | 57-61 |
| 06:36 | Grove City | Daniel Akins grabs the board | 57-61 |
| 06:26 | Grove City | Franklin Rahm's pass is intercepted by Leon Talavera | 57-61 |
| 06:17 | Thiel | Charles Valentine is whistled for a carry | 57-61 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Thiel | Albert West (PG), Steven Godinez (PF) Bruce Nichols, Charles Valentine | |
| 05:56 | Grove City | Jeremy Dowdy misses the wide open driving attempt in the paint | 57-61 |
| 05:54 | Thiel | Quincy Silver snags the defensive board | 57-61 |
| 05:33 | Thiel | Robert Chong comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-61 |
| 05:32 | Grove City | Rubin Chastain grabs the defensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 05:10 | Grove City | Rubin Chastain misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 57-61 |
| 05:08 | Grove City | Rubin Chastain tips it back up and in | 59-61 |
| 04:58 | Thiel | Robert Chong knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-64 |
| 04:38 | Grove City | Rubin Chastain hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Franklin Rahm | 62-64 |
| 04:27 | Thiel | Leon Talavera misses the jumpshot from the left side | 62-64 |
| 04:26 | Grove City | Daniel Akins gets the rebound | 62-64 |
| 04:00 | Grove City | Franklin Rahm comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 62-64 |
| 03:58 | Thiel | Leon Talavera grabs the defensive rebound | 62-64 |
| 03:58 | Thiel | Thiel calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| Subs | Grove City | Fred Shaver (SF), Erin Green (PF), Bryan Swingle (C) Franklin Rahm, Daniel Akins, Rubin Chastain | |
| Subs | Thiel | Bruce Nichols (PG), Milton McGloster (SG), John Kohl (SF), Walter Browning (PF), Charles Valentine (C) Albert West, Robert Chong, Quincy Silver, Steven Godinez, Leon Talavera | |
| 03:48 | Thiel | John Kohl misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-64 |
| 03:47 | Grove City | Erin Green grabs the board | 62-64 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Jeremy Dowdy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Brinkley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Fred Shaver (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Erin Green (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Bryan Swingle (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Bruce Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Milton McGloster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Kohl (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Browning (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. C - Charles Valentine (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:30 | Grove City | Jeremy Dowdy misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-64 |
| 03:28 | Thiel | Charles Valentine grabs the board | 62-64 |
| 03:14 | Thiel | Walter Browning hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-64 |
| 03:13 | Grove City | Jeremy Dowdy pulls down the rebound | 62-64 |
| 02:54 | Grove City | Jeremy Dowdy connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Fred Shaver | 65-64 |
| 02:54 | Thiel | Thiel calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| Subs | Grove City | Franklin Rahm (PG), Daniel Akins (PF), Rubin Chastain (C) Jeremy Dowdy, Erin Green, Bryan Swingle | |
| Subs | Thiel | Robert Chong (SG), Leon Talavera (C) Milton McGloster, Walter Browning | |
| 02:45 | Thiel | Leon Talavera can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Fred Shaver - foul #4 on Fred Shaver, team foul #5 | 65-64 |
| 02:45 | Thiel | Leon Talavera makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 02:45 | Thiel | Leon Talavera makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 02:27 | Grove City | The pull-up jumper by Shawn Brinkley is blocked by Leon Talavera | 65-66 |
| 02:26 | Grove City | Daniel Akins tips it in | 67-66 |
| 02:21 | Thiel | Robert Chong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-66 |
| 02:14 | Grove City | Shawn Brinkley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-66 |
| 01:59 | Thiel | Leon Talavera comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 67-66 |
| 01:58 | Grove City | Daniel Akins grabs the board | 67-66 |
| 01:37 | Grove City | Franklin Rahm clanks a 3 from the right corner | 67-66 |
| 01:35 | Grove City | Daniel Akins pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-66 |
| 01:24 | Grove City | Daniel Akins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-66 |
| 01:02 | Thiel | Charles Valentine comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Rubin Chastain - foul #2 on Rubin Chastain, team foul #6 | 67-66 |
| 01:02 | Thiel | Charles Valentine makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 01:02 | Thiel | Charles Valentine makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:57 | Grove City | Bruce Nichols takes the ball from Franklin Rahm in the backcourt | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:35 | Thiel | Leon Talavera knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bruce Nichols | 67-70 |
| 00:12 | Grove City | Franklin Rahm is hacked by Leon Talavera - foul #4 on Leon Talavera, team foul #7 | 67-70 |
| 00:12 | Grove City | Franklin Rahm makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:12 | Grove City | Franklin Rahm makes the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:11 | Thiel | Bruce Nichols is hacked by Franklin Rahm in the backcourt - foul #1 on Franklin Rahm, team foul #7 | 69-70 |
| 00:11 | Thiel | Bruce Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 00:11 | Grove City | Rubin Chastain grabs the defensive rebound | 69-70 |
| 00:02 | Grove City | The jump hook by Fred Shaver is blocked by Leon Talavera | 69-70 |
| 00:00 | Thiel | John Kohl snags the defensive board | 69-70 |