| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Ernest Skidmore (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Piercy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Charles Walls (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeremy Knox (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Gregory Givens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randal Reynolds (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian McMillan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Leinberger (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul Craig (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Grove City | James Thompson inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Grove City | Brian McMillan steals it from Charles Walls | 30-28 |
| 19:31 | Thiel | Brian McMillan hits the finger roll | 30-30 |
| 19:16 | Grove City | James Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-30 |
| 18:55 | Thiel | Brian McMillan is denied on a layup by James Thompson | 30-30 |
| 18:54 | Grove City | James Thompson grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 18:39 | Grove City | William Piercy hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Ernest Skidmore | 33-30 |
| 18:22 | Thiel | Randal Reynolds hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Gregory Givens | 33-33 |
| 18:06 | Grove City | Jeremy Knox misses the turnaround from the right block | 33-33 |
| 18:04 | Grove City | James Thompson grabs the offensive board | 33-33 |
| 17:45 | Grove City | Charles Walls knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by William Piercy | 35-33 |
| 17:18 | Thiel | James Thompson steps in front of the Paul Craig pass | 35-33 |
| 17:02 | Grove City | William Piercy scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Ernest Skidmore | 38-33 |
| 16:47 | Thiel | Brian McMillan is hacked by James Thompson - foul #3 on James Thompson, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Grove City | Kenneth Feely (PG), Allen Kushner (SF), Gregory Hamblin (C) William Piercy, James Thompson, Jeremy Knox | |
| Subs | Thiel | Heath Landes (PG), Kelvin Cresswell (SG), Shelby Iversen (SF), Lewis Milford (PF), Roger Rosen (C) Gregory Givens, Randal Reynolds, Brian McMillan, Andrew Leinberger, Paul Craig | |
| 16:38 | Thiel | Charles Walls blocks the short jumper by Heath Landes | 38-33 |
| 16:37 | Grove City | Gregory Hamblin pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 16:14 | Thiel | The refs have stopped play. Lewis Milford is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 38-33 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Thiel | David Gilliam (PF) Lewis Milford | |
| 16:08 | Grove City | Ernest Skidmore makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Feely | 41-33 |
| 15:49 | Thiel | Roger Rosen misses the lay-in | 41-33 |
| 15:47 | Thiel | Roger Rosen grabs the offensive board | 41-33 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Kenneth Feely (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ernest Skidmore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Kushner (fresh) PF - Charles Walls (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Gregory Hamblin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Heath Landes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kelvin Cresswell (fresh) SF - Shelby Iversen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Gilliam (fresh) C - Roger Rosen (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Thiel | David Gilliam scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Roger Rosen | 41-35 |
| 15:29 | Grove City | Ernest Skidmore misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-35 |
| 15:27 | Thiel | David Gilliam gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 15:23 | Thiel | Shelby Iversen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 15:22 | Grove City | Charles Walls grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 15:09 | Grove City | Roger Rosen swats the layup by Charles Walls | 41-35 |
| 15:08 | Thiel | David Gilliam snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 15:02 | Thiel | Roger Rosen misses the lay-in but the foul's on Gregory Hamblin - foul #1 on Gregory Hamblin, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Grove City | Lawrence Howell (PG), William Piercy (SG), James Thompson (SF), Jeremy Knox (C) Kenneth Feely, Ernest Skidmore, Allen Kushner, Gregory Hamblin | |
| Subs | Thiel | Randal Reynolds (SG), Brian McMillan (SF), Paul Craig (C) Kelvin Cresswell, Shelby Iversen, David Gilliam | |
| 15:02 | Thiel | Roger Rosen makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 15:02 | Thiel | Roger Rosen misses the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 15:02 | Grove City | Jeremy Knox gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 14:49 | Grove City | Roger Rosen swats the short shot by James Thompson | 41-36 |
| 14:47 | Thiel | Heath Landes grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 14:43 | Thiel | Randal Reynolds misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 14:41 | Grove City | The rebound goes to James Thompson | 41-36 |
| 14:33 | Grove City | William Piercy misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 14:32 | Thiel | Paul Craig grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 14:26 | Thiel | Heath Landes misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Lawrence Howell - foul #4 on Lawrence Howell, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Grove City | Ernest Skidmore (PG) Lawrence Howell | |
| Subs | Thiel | Andrew Leinberger (PF) Roger Rosen | |
| 14:26 | Thiel | Heath Landes makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 14:26 | Thiel | Heath Landes makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 14:09 | Grove City | Charles Walls is called for traveling | 41-38 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Thiel | Gregory Givens (PG) Heath Landes | |
| 13:53 | Thiel | Randal Reynolds knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Gregory Givens | 41-41 |
| 13:39 | Grove City | Charles Walls's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Craig | 41-41 |
| 13:37 | Thiel | Andrew Leinberger pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 13:32 | Thiel | Randal Reynolds misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 13:30 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Jeremy Knox | 41-41 |
| 13:26 | Grove City | Ernest Skidmore buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Walls | 44-41 |
| 13:12 | Thiel | Randal Reynolds misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 13:10 | Thiel | Paul Craig tips it back up and in | 44-43 |
| 12:53 | Grove City | Ernest Skidmore misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 12:51 | Grove City | Charles Walls grabs the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 12:31 | Grove City | James Thompson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 12:19 | Thiel | Paul Craig drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Andrew Leinberger and the foul's on Jeremy Knox - foul #1 on Jeremy Knox, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Grove City | Kenneth Feely (PG), Matthew Coleman (PF), Gregory Hamblin (C) William Piercy, Charles Walls, Jeremy Knox | |
| Subs | Thiel | Heath Landes (PG), Kelvin Cresswell (SG), Shelby Iversen (SF) Gregory Givens, Randal Reynolds, Brian McMillan | |
| 12:19 | Thiel | Paul Craig misses the free throw | 47-45 |
| 12:19 | Grove City | Gregory Hamblin grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 12:04 | Grove City | James Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 12:02 | Grove City | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Coleman | 47-45 |
| 11:46 | Grove City | Shelby Iversen takes the ball from James Thompson | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Kenneth Feely (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ernest Skidmore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Thompson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Coleman (fresh) C - Gregory Hamblin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Heath Landes (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kelvin Cresswell (fresh) SF - Shelby Iversen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Leinberger (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Paul Craig (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:17 | Thiel | Heath Landes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 11:16 | Thiel | Andrew Leinberger grabs the offensive board | 47-45 |
| 11:03 | Thiel | Shelby Iversen makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Heath Landes | 47-48 |
| 10:46 | Grove City | Matthew Coleman is fouled on the floor by Andrew Leinberger - foul #2 on Andrew Leinberger, team foul #1 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Grove City | William Piercy (SG), Jeremy Knox (C) Ernest Skidmore, Gregory Hamblin | |
| Subs | Thiel | Gregory Givens (PG), Randal Reynolds (SG), Lewis Milford (PF), Roger Rosen (C) Heath Landes, Kelvin Cresswell, Andrew Leinberger, Paul Craig | |
| 10:29 | Grove City | William Piercy buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Thompson | 50-48 |
| 10:24 | Thiel | Randal Reynolds drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Gregory Givens | 50-51 |
| 10:14 | Grove City | Jeremy Knox banks in the layup and he's hacked by Roger Rosen - foul #2 on Roger Rosen, team foul #2 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Grove City | Charles Walls (PF) Matthew Coleman | |
| Subs | Thiel | Brian McMillan (SF) Shelby Iversen | |
| 10:14 | Grove City | Jeremy Knox makes the free throw | 53-51 |
| 09:50 | Thiel | Brian McMillan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 09:49 | Thiel | Brian McMillan pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 09:35 | Thiel | Roger Rosen buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gregory Givens | 53-53 |
| 09:09 | Grove City | Charles Walls scores on a jumper near the basket and he's fouled by Lewis Milford - foul #3 on Lewis Milford, team foul #3 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Grove City | Ernest Skidmore (PG), Allen Kushner (SF) Kenneth Feely, James Thompson | |
| Subs | Thiel | Heath Landes (PG), Andrew Leinberger (PF) Gregory Givens, Roger Rosen | |
| 09:09 | Grove City | Charles Walls makes the free throw | 56-53 |
| 08:54 | Thiel | Andrew Leinberger's layup is rejected by Jeremy Knox | 56-53 |
| 08:52 | Grove City | Ernest Skidmore grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 08:37 | Grove City | Allen Kushner is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Allen Kushner, team foul #5 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Grove City | Gregory Hamblin (C) Jeremy Knox | |
| Subs | Thiel | Shelby Iversen (SF) Brian McMillan | |
| 08:13 | Thiel | Andrew Leinberger misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-53 |
| 08:12 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Gregory Hamblin | 56-53 |
| 07:54 | Grove City | Lewis Milford swats the short shot by Gregory Hamblin | 56-53 |
| 07:52 | Thiel | The rebound goes to Heath Landes | 56-53 |
| 07:45 | Thiel | Heath Landes hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 56-53 |
| 07:43 | Grove City | Charles Walls gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Ernest Skidmore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Piercy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Allen Kushner (fresh) PF - Charles Walls (tiring) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - Gregory Hamblin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Heath Landes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randal Reynolds (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shelby Iversen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Leinberger (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Lewis Milford (fairly fresh) 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Grove City | William Piercy can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 07:14 | Thiel | Lewis Milford grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 07:07 | Thiel | Gregory Hamblin swats the short shot by Andrew Leinberger | 56-53 |
| 07:06 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Allen Kushner | 56-53 |
| 06:59 | Grove City | Charles Walls is denied on a layup by Lewis Milford | 56-53 |
| 06:57 | Grove City | Gregory Hamblin pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 06:40 | Grove City | Charles Walls buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Allen Kushner | 58-53 |
| 06:28 | Thiel | Shelby Iversen makes the fadeaway near the basket | 58-55 |
| 06:10 | Grove City | Charles Walls buries a runner near the basket | 60-55 |
| 06:03 | Thiel | Shelby Iversen makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Heath Landes | 60-57 |
| 05:59 | Grove City | Ernest Skidmore hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 60-57 |
| 05:57 | Thiel | Lewis Milford snags the defensive board | 60-57 |
| 05:57 | Thiel | Thiel calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-57 |
| Subs | Grove City | Lawrence Howell (PG), James Thompson (SF), Matthew Coleman (PF), Jeremy Knox (C) William Piercy, Allen Kushner, Charles Walls, Gregory Hamblin | |
| Subs | Thiel | Gregory Givens (PG), Brian McMillan (SF), Paul Craig (C) Heath Landes, Shelby Iversen, Lewis Milford | |
| 05:41 | Thiel | Gregory Givens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-57 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Thiel | Heath Landes (SG) Randal Reynolds | |
| 05:27 | Grove City | Lawrence Howell scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Ernest Skidmore | 63-57 |
| 05:22 | Thiel | Heath Landes's pass is intercepted by Ernest Skidmore | 63-57 |
| 04:55 | Grove City | Jeremy Knox lays it in on a great pass from Ernest Skidmore | 65-57 |
| 04:27 | Thiel | Heath Landes scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Brian McMillan | 65-59 |
| 04:10 | Grove City | Jeremy Knox lays it in on a nice dish by Lawrence Howell | 67-59 |
| 03:48 | Thiel | Brian McMillan travels with the ball | 67-59 |
| Subs | Grove City | William Piercy (SG), Charles Walls (PF) Ernest Skidmore, Matthew Coleman | |
| Subs | Thiel | Randal Reynolds (SG), Roger Rosen (PF) Gregory Givens, Andrew Leinberger | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Grove City | Charles Walls's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-59 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Thiel | Shelby Iversen (SF), Lewis Milford (PF) Brian McMillan, Paul Craig | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Lawrence Howell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Piercy (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Thompson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Walls (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. C - Jeremy Knox (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Heath Landes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randal Reynolds (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shelby Iversen (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lewis Milford (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Roger Rosen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Thiel | Shelby Iversen is denied on a dunk by Charles Walls | 67-59 |
| 03:16 | Thiel | Lewis Milford grabs the offensive rebound | 67-59 |
| 03:08 | Thiel | Shelby Iversen misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-59 |
| 03:07 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Charles Walls | 67-59 |
| 02:40 | Grove City | Lawrence Howell is fouled on the floor by Heath Landes - foul #3 on Heath Landes, team foul #4 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Grove City | Ernest Skidmore (SG), Gregory Hamblin (C) William Piercy, Jeremy Knox | |
| Subs | Thiel | Gregory Givens (PG) Heath Landes | |
| 02:31 | Grove City | Ernest Skidmore makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Thompson | 70-59 |
| 02:31 | Thiel | Thiel calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-59 |
| Subs | Grove City | William Piercy (SG), Jeremy Knox (C) Ernest Skidmore, Gregory Hamblin | |
| Subs | Thiel | Brian McMillan (SF), Andrew Leinberger (PF), Paul Craig (C) Shelby Iversen, Lewis Milford, Roger Rosen | |
| 02:17 | Thiel | Randal Reynolds hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Gregory Givens | 70-62 |
| 01:55 | Grove City | William Piercy misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away but the foul's on Paul Craig - foul #2 on Paul Craig, team foul #5 | 70-62 |
| 01:55 | Grove City | William Piercy misses the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 01:55 | Grove City | William Piercy misses the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 01:55 | Grove City | William Piercy makes the 3rd free throw | 71-62 |
| 01:41 | Thiel | Paul Craig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-62 |
| 01:25 | Grove City | Lawrence Howell misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 71-62 |
| 01:23 | Thiel | Andrew Leinberger grabs the board | 71-62 |
| 01:13 | Thiel | Gregory Givens comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 71-62 |
| 01:12 | Grove City | James Thompson gets the rebound | 71-62 |
| 00:46 | Grove City | Lawrence Howell is fouled on the floor by Gregory Givens - foul #2 on Gregory Givens, team foul #6 | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Grove City | Jeremy Knox is hacked by Paul Craig - foul #3 on Paul Craig, team foul #7 | 71-62 |
| 00:45 | Grove City | Jeremy Knox makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:45 | Grove City | Jeremy Knox makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Thiel | Randal Reynolds connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Paul Craig | 73-64 |
| 00:35 | Grove City | Gregory Givens is called for the reach on Jeremy Knox in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregory Givens, team foul #8 | 73-64 |
| 00:35 | Grove City | Jeremy Knox makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:35 | Grove City | Jeremy Knox makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:29 | Thiel | Randal Reynolds connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Gregory Givens | 75-67 |
| 00:26 | Grove City | Gregory Givens is called for the reach on Jeremy Knox in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gregory Givens, team foul #9 | 75-67 |
| 00:26 | Grove City | Jeremy Knox makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:26 | Grove City | Jeremy Knox makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:19 | Thiel | Brian McMillan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 77-67 |
| 00:18 | Thiel | Andrew Leinberger grabs the offensive board | 77-67 |
| 00:15 | Thiel | Randal Reynolds clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 77-67 |
| 00:14 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Charles Walls | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Grove City | Lawrence Howell runs out the clock | 77-67 |