| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Gary Delariva (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Ramsey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Belvin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Samples (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Anthony Jennings (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roderick Moore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Littlejohn (fresh) C - Elliot Kalberg (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio Northern | Roderick Moore inbounds the ball | 24-31 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Ohio Northern | George Littlejohn loses the dribble to Barry Samples | 24-31 |
| 19:22 | Defiance | Richard Belvin misses the lay-in but he's hacked by George Littlejohn - foul #1 on George Littlejohn, team foul #1 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Defiance | Kenneth McCullough (PG), Paul Gillen (SG), Carl Sewell (SF), John Zwicker (C) Gary Delariva, John Williams, David Ramsey, Barry Samples | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | | |
| 19:22 | Defiance | Richard Belvin makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 19:22 | Defiance | Richard Belvin makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 19:05 | Ohio Northern | Steven Smith connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Roderick Moore | 26-33 |
| 18:44 | Defiance | Carl Sewell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Steven Smith - foul #1 on Steven Smith, team foul #2 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Defiance | David Ramsey (SF) Richard Belvin | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | | |
| 18:44 | Defiance | Carl Sewell makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 18:44 | Defiance | Carl Sewell makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 18:23 | Ohio Northern | Elliot Kalberg is fouled on the floor by John Zwicker - foul #1 on John Zwicker, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Defiance | Gary Delariva (PG), Rodney Politte (PF) Kenneth McCullough, Carl Sewell | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | | |
| 18:12 | Ohio Northern | George Littlejohn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-33 |
| 18:11 | Ohio Northern | Steven Smith grabs the offensive board | 28-33 |
| 17:48 | Ohio Northern | George Littlejohn is called for a charge - foul #2 on George Littlejohn, team foul #3 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Defiance | Kenneth McCullough (PG), Carl Sewell (PF), Barry Samples (C) Gary Delariva, Rodney Politte, John Zwicker | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Randall Batten (SF), Brian Barr (PF) Roderick Moore, George Littlejohn | |
| 17:35 | Defiance | Barry Samples is fouled on the floor by Steven Smith - foul #2 on Steven Smith, team foul #4 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Defiance | Rodney Politte (PF) Carl Sewell | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Steven Griffin (PG), Robert Newell (SF), Daniel Kitchen (C) Anthony Jennings, Steven Smith, Elliot Kalberg | |
| 17:24 | Defiance | Paul Gillen knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth McCullough | 31-33 |
| 17:05 | Ohio Northern | Robert Newell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-33 |
| Subs | Defiance | Brian Dominowski (PG), Carl Sewell (SF), Richard Belvin (PF), John Zwicker (C) Kenneth McCullough, David Ramsey, Rodney Politte, Barry Samples | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | | |
| 16:47 | Defiance | Paul Gillen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 16:45 | Defiance | Richard Belvin grabs the offensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 16:29 | Defiance | Robert Newell is called for the reach on Carl Sewell - foul #1 on Robert Newell, team foul #5 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Defiance | Kenneth McCullough (PG), David Ramsey (SF), Rodney Politte (PF), Barry Samples (C) Brian Dominowski, Carl Sewell, Richard Belvin, John Zwicker | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Anthony Jennings (PG), Steven Smith (SG), Roderick Moore (SF), Elliot Kalberg (C) Steven Griffin, Randall Batten, Robert Newell, Daniel Kitchen | |
| 16:09 | Defiance | Elliot Kalberg denies the turnaround by David Ramsey | 31-33 |
| 16:08 | Defiance | David Ramsey can't tip it in | 31-33 |
| 16:07 | Defiance | Barry Samples tips it but misses | 31-33 |
| 16:05 | Ohio Northern | Elliot Kalberg gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Kenneth McCullough (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Gillen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Ramsey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rodney Politte (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Samples (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Anthony Jennings (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Roderick Moore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Barr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Elliot Kalberg (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Ohio Northern | Anthony Jennings knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 15:27 | Defiance | Kenneth McCullough drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-36 |
| 15:08 | Ohio Northern | Steven Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Paul Gillen - foul #3 on Paul Gillen, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Defiance | Gary Delariva (PG), Carl Sewell (SF), Joshua Pridmore (PF), John Zwicker (C) Kenneth McCullough, David Ramsey, Rodney Politte, Barry Samples | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Randall Batten (SF), George Littlejohn (PF), Daniel Kitchen (C) Roderick Moore, Brian Barr, Elliot Kalberg | |
| 15:08 | Ohio Northern | Steven Smith makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 15:08 | Ohio Northern | Steven Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 14:43 | Defiance | Randall Batten steals the ball from Carl Sewell | 34-38 |
| 14:38 | Ohio Northern | Randall Batten hits the finger roll | 34-40 |
| 14:14 | Defiance | Carl Sewell buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Gary Delariva | 36-40 |
| 14:04 | Ohio Northern | Anthony Jennings evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Steven Smith | 36-42 |
| 13:59 | Defiance | Gary Delariva's pass is intercepted by Daniel Kitchen | 36-42 |
| 13:39 | Ohio Northern | Gary Delariva picks off the pass by Anthony Jennings | 36-42 |
| 13:12 | Defiance | Paul Gillen drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Delariva | 39-42 |
| 13:01 | Ohio Northern | Steven Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 39-42 |
| Subs | Defiance | Kenneth McCullough (PG), David Ramsey (SF), Barry Samples (C) Gary Delariva, Carl Sewell, John Zwicker | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Steven Griffin (PG), Roderick Moore (SF), Brian Barr (PF), Elliot Kalberg (C) Anthony Jennings, Steven Smith, George Littlejohn, Daniel Kitchen | |
| 12:37 | Defiance | Barry Samples misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-42 |
| 12:36 | Defiance | Barry Samples grabs the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 12:25 | Defiance | Paul Gillen misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 12:24 | Defiance | David Ramsey snags the offensive board | 39-42 |
| 12:06 | Defiance | Paul Gillen buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth McCullough | 42-42 |
| 11:47 | Ohio Northern | Steven Griffin knocks in the floater from the right side | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Kenneth McCullough (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Gillen (tiring) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Ramsey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joshua Pridmore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Barry Samples (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Steven Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Batten (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Roderick Moore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Barr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Elliot Kalberg (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Defiance | David Ramsey comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-44 |
| 11:26 | Ohio Northern | The rebound goes to Roderick Moore | 42-44 |
| 11:01 | Ohio Northern | Elliot Kalberg is alone and drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Randall Batten | 42-46 |
| 10:46 | Defiance | David Ramsey misses the shot from the left block | 42-46 |
| 10:45 | Ohio Northern | Elliot Kalberg pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 10:25 | Ohio Northern | Roderick Moore misses short on a jumper near the basket | 42-46 |
| 10:23 | Defiance | Paul Gillen snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 10:10 | Defiance | Paul Gillen misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 10:08 | Ohio Northern | Brian Barr grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 09:47 | Ohio Northern | Randall Batten misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 09:45 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Joshua Pridmore | 42-46 |
| 09:16 | Defiance | Paul Gillen hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Barry Samples | 45-46 |
| 08:59 | Ohio Northern | Barry Samples steals it from Steven Griffin | 45-46 |
| 08:35 | Defiance | Kenneth McCullough misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 08:34 | Ohio Northern | Elliot Kalberg pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 08:10 | Ohio Northern | Roderick Moore connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Brian Barr | 45-48 |
| 07:57 | Defiance | Kenneth McCullough scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Joshua Pridmore | 48-48 |
| 07:46 | Ohio Northern | Randall Batten hits a wide open 3 from straight away | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Kenneth McCullough (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Gillen (tired) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Ramsey (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joshua Pridmore (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Barry Samples (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Steven Griffin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Batten (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Roderick Moore (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Brian Barr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Elliot Kalberg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Defiance | David Ramsey connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Kenneth McCullough | 50-51 |
| 07:11 | Ohio Northern | Randall Batten is fouled on the floor by Joshua Pridmore - foul #4 on Joshua Pridmore, team foul #3 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Defiance | Gary Delariva (PG), John Williams (SG), Carl Sewell (SF), Richard Belvin (PF), John Zwicker (C) Kenneth McCullough, Paul Gillen, David Ramsey, Joshua Pridmore, Barry Samples | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Anthony Jennings (PG), Steven Smith (SG), Robert Newell (SF), George Littlejohn (PF), Daniel Kitchen (C) Steven Griffin, Randall Batten, Roderick Moore, Brian Barr, Elliot Kalberg | |
| 06:57 | Ohio Northern | Daniel Kitchen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-51 |
| 06:56 | Ohio Northern | George Littlejohn grabs the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 06:34 | Ohio Northern | Steven Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-51 |
| Subs | Defiance | Brian Dominowski (PG), Rodney Politte (SF), Joshua Pridmore (C) Gary Delariva, Carl Sewell, John Zwicker | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | | |
| 06:16 | Defiance | Joshua Pridmore clanks a shot from the right side | 50-51 |
| 06:15 | Ohio Northern | George Littlejohn gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 05:53 | Ohio Northern | Steven Smith double dribbles | 50-51 |
| Subs | Defiance | Gary Delariva (PG), Carl Sewell (SF), John Zwicker (C) Brian Dominowski, Rodney Politte, Richard Belvin | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | | |
| 05:29 | Defiance | Robert Newell swats the short shot by Carl Sewell | 50-51 |
| 05:27 | Ohio Northern | The rebound goes to Robert Newell | 50-51 |
| 05:07 | Ohio Northern | John Williams steals the ball from Robert Newell | 50-51 |
| 05:04 | Defiance | Carl Sewell lays it in set up by John Williams | 52-51 |
| 04:45 | Ohio Northern | Steven Smith is fouled on the floor by Gary Delariva - foul #1 on Gary Delariva, team foul #4 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Defiance | Paul Gillen (PG), Rodney Politte (SF), Richard Belvin (PF) Gary Delariva, Carl Sewell, John Zwicker | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | | |
| 04:35 | Ohio Northern | Anthony Jennings works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Newell | 52-54 |
| 04:06 | Defiance | Joshua Pridmore misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Daniel Kitchen - foul #1 on Daniel Kitchen, team foul #6 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Defiance | Brian Dominowski (PG), Carl Sewell (SF), John Zwicker (C) John Williams, Rodney Politte, Richard Belvin | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Bobby Slater (PG), Roderick Moore (SF), Elliot Kalberg (C) Anthony Jennings, Robert Newell, Daniel Kitchen | |
| 04:06 | Defiance | Joshua Pridmore makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 04:06 | Defiance | Joshua Pridmore makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 03:49 | Ohio Northern | Elliot Kalberg is fouled on the floor by John Zwicker - foul #2 on John Zwicker, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| 03:31 | Ohio Northern | Roderick Moore is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 03:29 | Defiance | Brian Dominowski snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Brian Dominowski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Gillen (tired) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Carl Sewell (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joshua Pridmore (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - John Zwicker (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Bobby Slater (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roderick Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Littlejohn (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Elliot Kalberg (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Defiance | Joshua Pridmore is hacked by George Littlejohn - foul #3 on George Littlejohn, team foul #7 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Defiance | John Williams (SG), Rodney Politte (SF), Richard Belvin (PF) Brian Dominowski, Carl Sewell, John Zwicker | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | | |
| 03:24 | Defiance | Joshua Pridmore misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 03:24 | Defiance | Richard Belvin gets the offensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 03:08 | Defiance | John Williams knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-54 |
| 02:42 | Ohio Northern | Steven Smith misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 02:40 | Defiance | Rodney Politte gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 02:36 | Defiance | Paul Gillen loses the dribble to Bobby Slater | 56-54 |
| 02:23 | Ohio Northern | Roderick Moore comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 02:21 | Ohio Northern | Roderick Moore can't tip it in | 56-54 |
| 02:20 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Rodney Politte | 56-54 |
| 02:06 | Defiance | John Williams can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Steven Smith - foul #3 on Steven Smith, team foul #8 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Defiance | Kenneth McCullough (PG), Carl Sewell (SF), John Zwicker (C) Paul Gillen, Rodney Politte, Richard Belvin | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Anthony Jennings (PG), Robert Newell (SG), Steven Griffin (SF), Brian Barr (PF), Daniel Kitchen (C) Bobby Slater, Steven Smith, Roderick Moore, George Littlejohn, Elliot Kalberg | |
| 02:06 | Defiance | John Williams misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 02:06 | Defiance | John Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 01:48 | Ohio Northern | Steven Griffin misses the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-54 |
| 01:47 | Defiance | Kenneth McCullough gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| 01:30 | Defiance | Anthony Jennings is called for the reach on Kenneth McCullough - foul #2 on Anthony Jennings, team foul #9 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Defiance | David Ramsey (SF), Richard Belvin (PF), Barry Samples (C) Carl Sewell, Joshua Pridmore, John Zwicker | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Steven Smith (SG), Roderick Moore (SF), George Littlejohn (PF), Elliot Kalberg (C) Robert Newell, Steven Griffin, Brian Barr, Daniel Kitchen | |
| 01:30 | Defiance | Kenneth McCullough misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 01:30 | Ohio Northern | Elliot Kalberg snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 01:19 | Ohio Northern | Steven Smith knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-57 |
| 01:13 | Defiance | John Williams misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Steven Smith - foul #4 on Steven Smith, team foul #10 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Defiance | Gary Delariva (PG) Kenneth McCullough | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | | |
| 01:13 | Defiance | John Williams misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 01:13 | Defiance | John Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 01:13 | Ohio Northern | George Littlejohn grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 01:02 | Ohio Northern | Steven Smith can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Williams - foul #2 on John Williams, team foul #6 | 57-57 |
| 01:02 | Ohio Northern | Steven Smith makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 01:02 | Ohio Northern | Steven Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:52 | Defiance | Anthony Jennings takes the ball from Richard Belvin | 57-59 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | Ohio Northern | Roderick Moore makes the wide open jumper in the lane | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | Defiance | Barry Samples makes the runner from the right block | 59-61 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:24 | Ohio Northern | Anthony Jennings is hacked by Gary Delariva in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Delariva, team foul #7 | 59-61 |
| 00:24 | Ohio Northern | Anthony Jennings misses the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:24 | Defiance | Barry Samples gets the rebound | 59-61 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:09 | Defiance | Anthony Jennings picks off the pass by Barry Samples | 59-61 |
| 00:07 | Ohio Northern | Gary Delariva is called for the reach on Anthony Jennings in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Delariva, team foul #8 | 59-61 |
| 00:07 | Ohio Northern | Anthony Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:07 | Ohio Northern | Anthony Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Defiance | David Ramsey is hacked by Roderick Moore - foul #3 on Roderick Moore, team foul #11 | 59-63 |
| 00:00 | Defiance | David Ramsey makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:00 | Defiance | David Ramsey makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |