| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Duane Leith (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Beggs (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jeffrey Green (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Kent O'Hanlon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marietta | PG - Marc Anders (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Fries (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Vernon Silas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Weiner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Denton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio Northern | Victor Cooper inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marietta | Marietta is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Ohio Northern | Jeffrey Green drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Beggs and the foul's on Thomas Weiner - foul #1 on Thomas Weiner, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| 19:39 | Ohio Northern | Jeffrey Green makes the free throw | 33-30 |
| 19:22 | Marietta | Vernon Silas knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Weiner | 33-33 |
| 19:03 | Ohio Northern | Victor Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-33 |
| 18:46 | Marietta | Marc Anders throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-33 |
| 18:29 | Ohio Northern | Robert Beggs misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 18:27 | Marietta | Donald Denton gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 18:22 | Marietta | Vernon Silas scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Donald Fries | 33-35 |
| 18:08 | Ohio Northern | Victor Cooper blows the layup | 33-35 |
| 18:06 | Ohio Northern | Victor Cooper misses the tip | 33-35 |
| 18:04 | Marietta | Thomas Weiner gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 17:45 | Marietta | Donald Denton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 17:44 | Ohio Northern | Robert Beggs snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 17:31 | Ohio Northern | Robert Beggs is open but misses the lay-in | 33-35 |
| 17:30 | Ohio Northern | Kent O'Hanlon tips it in | 35-35 |
| 17:09 | Marietta | Marc Anders misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 17:07 | Ohio Northern | Jeffrey Green pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 16:54 | Ohio Northern | Victor Cooper can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 16:52 | Marietta | Donald Denton gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 16:27 | Marietta | Duane Leith steals the ball from Thomas Weiner | 35-35 |
| 16:25 | Ohio Northern | Kent O'Hanlon loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-35 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Sean Collins (PG), Bradley Eatman (SG), Lester Allen (SF), Bill Graber (PF), Jerry Gibson (C) Duane Leith, Robert Beggs, Victor Cooper, Jeffrey Green, Kent O'Hanlon | |
| Subs | Marietta | Daniel Tack (PG), Jerry Amburgey (SG), Harold Bowlby (SF), Dean Young (PF), Robert Dominowski (C) Marc Anders, Donald Fries, Vernon Silas, Thomas Weiner, Donald Denton | |
| 16:17 | Marietta | Jerry Amburgey connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Dominowski | 35-38 |
| 16:13 | Ohio Northern | Lester Allen is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Bowlby - foul #1 on Harold Bowlby, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| 15:57 | Ohio Northern | Bradley Eatman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-38 |
| 15:56 | Ohio Northern | Bill Graber tips it but misses | 35-38 |
| 15:55 | Marietta | The rebound goes to Robert Dominowski | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Sean Collins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bradley Eatman (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lester Allen (fresh) PF - Bill Graber (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerry Gibson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marietta | PG - Daniel Tack (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Amburgey (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Harold Bowlby (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dean Young (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Dominowski (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Marietta | Daniel Tack loses the ball out of bounds | 35-38 |
| 15:29 | Ohio Northern | Jerry Gibson throws it down on a nice dish by Bradley Eatman | 37-38 |
| 15:07 | Marietta | Robert Dominowski misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jerry Gibson - foul #1 on Jerry Gibson, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| 15:07 | Marietta | Robert Dominowski misses the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 15:07 | Marietta | Robert Dominowski makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 15:03 | Ohio Northern | Bradley Eatman is hacked by Jerry Amburgey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Amburgey, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Robert Beggs (SG) Lester Allen | |
| Subs | Marietta | Brian Brown (SG), Warren Winters (C) Jerry Amburgey, Robert Dominowski | |
| 14:42 | Ohio Northern | Sean Collins buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Robert Beggs | 40-39 |
| 14:26 | Marietta | Harold Bowlby misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 40-39 |
| 14:25 | Ohio Northern | Bill Graber gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 14:09 | Ohio Northern | Jerry Gibson slams it home set up by Sean Collins | 42-39 |
| 13:47 | Marietta | Brian Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 13:46 | Ohio Northern | Jerry Gibson snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 13:43 | Ohio Northern | Robert Beggs is fouled in the backcourt by Warren Winters - foul #2 on Warren Winters, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Duane Leith (PG), Willis Caldwell (SG), Victor Cooper (SF), Lester Allen (PF), Kent O'Hanlon (C) Sean Collins, Robert Beggs, Bradley Eatman, Bill Graber, Jerry Gibson | |
| Subs | Marietta | Marc Anders (PG), Donald Fries (SG), Jerry Amburgey (SF), Thomas Weiner (PF), Robert Dominowski (C) Daniel Tack, Brian Brown, Harold Bowlby, Dean Young, Warren Winters | |
| 13:28 | Ohio Northern | Victor Cooper misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 13:26 | Ohio Northern | Kent O'Hanlon can't tip it in | 42-39 |
| 13:24 | Marietta | Marc Anders grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 13:10 | Marietta | Donald Fries buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Marc Anders | 42-42 |
| 12:53 | Ohio Northern | Victor Cooper makes the jumper from the free throw line | 44-42 |
| 12:35 | Marietta | Robert Dominowski misses long on a floater in the paint | 44-42 |
| 12:34 | Ohio Northern | Lester Allen pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 12:10 | Ohio Northern | Lester Allen connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 11:50 | Marietta | Marc Anders misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 47-42 |
| 11:48 | Ohio Northern | Kent O'Hanlon pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Duane Leith (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Willis Caldwell (fresh) SF - Victor Cooper (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lester Allen (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kent O'Hanlon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marietta | PG - Marc Anders (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Fries (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Amburgey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Weiner (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Dominowski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Ohio Northern | Duane Leith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 11:42 | Ohio Northern | Victor Cooper tips it in | 49-42 |
| 11:19 | Marietta | Jerry Amburgey travels with the ball | 49-42 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Sean Collins (PG), Robert Beggs (SG), Bradley Eatman (SF), Jeffrey Green (PF), Bill Graber (C) Duane Leith, Willis Caldwell, Victor Cooper, Lester Allen, Kent O'Hanlon | |
| Subs | Marietta | Daniel Tack (PG), Dean Young (SG), Vernon Silas (SF), Harold Bowlby (PF), Donald Denton (C) Marc Anders, Donald Fries, Jerry Amburgey, Thomas Weiner, Robert Dominowski | |
| 11:02 | Ohio Northern | Vernon Silas takes the ball from Jeffrey Green | 49-42 |
| 10:48 | Marietta | Vernon Silas knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Tack | 49-45 |
| 10:41 | Ohio Northern | Dean Young takes the ball from Bill Graber | 49-45 |
| 10:21 | Marietta | Daniel Tack drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Dean Young | 49-47 |
| 10:01 | Ohio Northern | Dean Young is called for the reach on Bradley Eatman - foul #1 on Dean Young, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Duane Leith (PG), Jerry Gibson (C) Bradley Eatman, Bill Graber | |
| Subs | Marietta | Brian Brown (SG) Harold Bowlby | |
| 09:52 | Ohio Northern | Robert Beggs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-47 |
| 09:50 | Marietta | The rebound goes to Dean Young | 49-47 |
| 09:34 | Marietta | Vernon Silas clanks a shot from the left block but the foul's on Sean Collins - foul #1 on Sean Collins, team foul #2 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Lester Allen (PF) Jeffrey Green | |
| Subs | Marietta | Donald Fries (SG), Warren Winters (C) Daniel Tack, Donald Denton | |
| 09:34 | Marietta | Vernon Silas makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 09:34 | Marietta | Vernon Silas makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 09:32 | Ohio Northern | Duane Leith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-49 |
| 09:03 | Marietta | Dean Young comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 09:02 | Ohio Northern | Jerry Gibson snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 08:47 | Ohio Northern | Sean Collins is called for a backcourt violation | 49-49 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Bradley Eatman (SG), Victor Cooper (SF), Bill Graber (PF) Robert Beggs, Sean Collins, Lester Allen | |
| Subs | Marietta | Marc Anders (PG), Thomas Weiner (PF) Brian Brown, Dean Young | |
| 08:32 | Marietta | Vernon Silas hits a jumper near the basket set up by Donald Fries | 49-51 |
| 08:15 | Ohio Northern | Jerry Gibson misses the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Vernon Silas - foul #3 on Vernon Silas, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Willis Caldwell (SG) Duane Leith | |
| Subs | Marietta | Harold Bowlby (SF), Donald Denton (C) Vernon Silas, Warren Winters | |
| 08:15 | Ohio Northern | Jerry Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 08:15 | Ohio Northern | Jerry Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 08:03 | Marietta | Marc Anders misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 51-51 |
| 08:02 | Marietta | Harold Bowlby gets the offensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 07:51 | Marietta | Donald Fries is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Donald Fries, team foul #7 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Robert Beggs (SG), Jeffrey Green (PF), Kent O'Hanlon (C) Willis Caldwell, Bill Graber, Jerry Gibson | |
| Subs | Marietta | Jerry Amburgey (SG), Robert Dominowski (PF) Donald Fries, Thomas Weiner | |
| 07:32 | Ohio Northern | Bradley Eatman misses the jumper from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 07:30 | Marietta | Robert Dominowski grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Bradley Eatman (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Beggs (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Victor Cooper (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Green (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kent O'Hanlon (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marietta | PG - Marc Anders (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Amburgey (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Harold Bowlby (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Dominowski (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Denton (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Marietta | Victor Cooper picks off the pass by Donald Denton | 51-51 |
| 06:41 | Ohio Northern | Victor Cooper hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 06:40 | Marietta | Marc Anders grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 06:36 | Marietta | Marc Anders misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 06:34 | Marietta | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Amburgey | 51-51 |
| 06:15 | Marietta | Marc Anders scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Robert Dominowski and the foul's on Jeffrey Green - foul #3 on Jeffrey Green, team foul #3 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Duane Leith (PG), Sean Collins (SG), Lester Allen (SF), Bill Graber (PF), Jerry Gibson (C) Bradley Eatman, Robert Beggs, Victor Cooper, Jeffrey Green, Kent O'Hanlon | |
| Subs | Marietta | Donald Fries (SG), Vernon Silas (SF), Dean Young (PF), Warren Winters (C) Jerry Amburgey, Harold Bowlby, Robert Dominowski, Donald Denton | |
| 06:15 | Marietta | Marc Anders makes the free throw | 51-54 |
| 05:58 | Ohio Northern | Sean Collins misses the lay-in | 51-54 |
| 05:56 | Ohio Northern | Bill Graber pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 05:48 | Ohio Northern | Duane Leith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dean Young - foul #2 on Dean Young, team foul #8 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | | |
| Subs | Marietta | Daniel Tack (PG) Marc Anders | |
| 05:48 | Ohio Northern | Duane Leith makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 05:48 | Ohio Northern | Duane Leith makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 05:31 | Marietta | Daniel Tack hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 05:30 | Marietta | The offensive rebound goes to Dean Young | 53-54 |
| 05:16 | Marietta | Dean Young makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Fries | 53-56 |
| 04:54 | Ohio Northern | Sean Collins hits the finger roll and the foul's on Warren Winters - foul #3 on Warren Winters, team foul #9 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Robert Beggs (SG) Jerry Gibson | |
| Subs | Marietta | Brian Brown (SG), Thomas Weiner (PF), Donald Denton (C) Donald Fries, Vernon Silas, Warren Winters | |
| 04:54 | Ohio Northern | Sean Collins makes the free throw | 56-56 |
| 04:38 | Marietta | Brian Brown is fouled on the floor by Sean Collins - foul #2 on Sean Collins, team foul #4 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Kent O'Hanlon (C) Bill Graber | |
| Subs | Marietta | | |
| 04:15 | Marietta | Dean Young knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Daniel Tack and he's hacked by Kent O'Hanlon - foul #2 on Kent O'Hanlon, team foul #5 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Bradley Eatman (PG), Victor Cooper (SF), Jeffrey Green (PF) Duane Leith, Sean Collins, Lester Allen | |
| Subs | Marietta | Jerry Amburgey (SG), Harold Bowlby (SF), Robert Dominowski (C) Brian Brown, Thomas Weiner, Donald Denton | |
| 04:15 | Marietta | Dean Young misses the free throw | 56-58 |
| 04:15 | Ohio Northern | Kent O'Hanlon gets the rebound | 56-58 |
| 03:55 | Ohio Northern | Robert Beggs knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Bradley Eatman | 58-58 |
| 03:33 | Marietta | Robert Dominowski scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 58-60 |
| 03:15 | Ohio Northern | Victor Cooper is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Bradley Eatman | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Bradley Eatman (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Beggs (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Victor Cooper (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Green (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kent O'Hanlon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marietta | PG - Daniel Tack (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jerry Amburgey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Harold Bowlby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dean Young (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Dominowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Marietta | Robert Dominowski knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Daniel Tack | 60-62 |
| 02:57 | Ohio Northern | Victor Cooper is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Bowlby - foul #2 on Harold Bowlby, team foul #10 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Duane Leith (PG), Bill Graber (PF), Jerry Gibson (C) Bradley Eatman, Jeffrey Green, Kent O'Hanlon | |
| Subs | Marietta | Marc Anders (PG), Donald Fries (SG), Vernon Silas (SF), Thomas Weiner (PF), Warren Winters (C) Daniel Tack, Jerry Amburgey, Harold Bowlby, Dean Young, Robert Dominowski | |
| 02:57 | Ohio Northern | Victor Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 02:57 | Ohio Northern | Victor Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 02:55 | Marietta | Robert Beggs steps in front of the Marc Anders pass in the backcourt | 62-62 |
| 02:54 | Ohio Northern | Duane Leith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Beggs | 64-62 |
| 02:42 | Marietta | Vernon Silas slams it home on a nice dish by Donald Fries | 64-64 |
| 02:42 | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | | |
| Subs | Marietta | Donald Denton (C) Warren Winters | |
| 02:26 | Ohio Northern | Victor Cooper comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-64 |
| 02:25 | Ohio Northern | Robert Beggs tips it back up and in | 66-64 |
| 02:04 | Marietta | Vernon Silas connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Marc Anders and the foul's on Robert Beggs - foul #2 on Robert Beggs, team foul #6 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Jeffrey Green (PF) Jerry Gibson | |
| Subs | Marietta | | |
| 02:04 | Marietta | Vernon Silas makes the free throw | 66-67 |
| 01:41 | Ohio Northern | Bill Graber comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-67 |
| 01:39 | Ohio Northern | Victor Cooper tips it home | 68-67 |
| 01:18 | Marietta | Marc Anders connects on the shot from the left side set up by Vernon Silas | 68-69 |
| 00:54 | Ohio Northern | Victor Cooper misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Marc Anders - foul #3 on Marc Anders, team foul #11 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Kent O'Hanlon (C) Bill Graber | |
| Subs | Marietta | | |
| 00:54 | Ohio Northern | Victor Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 00:54 | Ohio Northern | Victor Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:31 | Marietta | Donald Fries comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 70-69 |
| 00:30 | Ohio Northern | Kent O'Hanlon grabs the board | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marietta | Marietta is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Ohio Northern | Marc Anders is called for the reach on Kent O'Hanlon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Marc Anders, team foul #12 | 70-69 |
| 00:27 | Ohio Northern | Kent O'Hanlon makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:27 | Ohio Northern | Kent O'Hanlon makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:10 | Marietta | Vernon Silas misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-69 |
| 00:09 | Marietta | Marc Anders grabs the offensive rebound | 72-69 |
| 00:07 | Marietta | Vernon Silas misses the 3 from the right wing | 72-69 |
| 00:05 | Marietta | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Weiner | 72-69 |
| 00:01 | Marietta | Vernon Silas misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 72-69 |
| 00:00 | Ohio Northern | Duane Leith snags the defensive board | 72-69 |