| Lineup | Muskingum | PG - Thomas Crosby (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jonathan Mauro (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Preston Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Daniel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Bonar (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Dennis Wiegand (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Nichols (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Max Gordy (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Victor Garrett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Muskingum | Preston Smith inbounds the ball | 36-35 |
| Game Plan | Muskingum | Muskingum is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Otterbein | Otterbein is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Muskingum | Scott Daniel misses the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Joshua Nichols - foul #2 on Joshua Nichols, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| 19:35 | Muskingum | Scott Daniel misses the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 19:35 | Muskingum | Scott Daniel misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 19:35 | Otterbein | Joseph Gray snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 19:16 | Otterbein | Bobby Bonar blocks the jumper by Max Gordy | 36-35 |
| 19:15 | Muskingum | The rebound goes to Scott Daniel | 36-35 |
| 19:11 | Muskingum | Thomas Crosby hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dennis Wiegand - foul #3 on Dennis Wiegand, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Muskingum | | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Ron Stivers (PG) Dennis Wiegand | |
| 19:11 | Muskingum | Thomas Crosby makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 19:11 | Muskingum | Thomas Crosby makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 18:55 | Otterbein | The pull-up jumper by Joshua Nichols is blocked by Bobby Bonar | 38-35 |
| 18:53 | Otterbein | Victor Garrett tips it home | 38-37 |
| 18:41 | Muskingum | Bobby Bonar lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Crosby | 40-37 |
| 18:24 | Otterbein | Max Gordy hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 40-37 |
| 18:23 | Muskingum | Bobby Bonar grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 18:20 | Muskingum | Thomas Crosby is fouled in the backcourt by Ron Stivers - foul #2 on Ron Stivers, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Dylan Kostka (PG), David Howe (SF), Tracy Walker (PF), Tyler Wade (C) Thomas Crosby, Preston Smith, Scott Daniel, Bobby Bonar | |
| Subs | Otterbein | James Zeno (SG), Fred Snider (SF), Harry Erickson (PF), Anthony Hacker (C) Joshua Nichols, Max Gordy, Joseph Gray, Victor Garrett | |
| 18:04 | Muskingum | Jonathan Mauro hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-37 |
| 17:46 | Otterbein | James Zeno hits a jump hook in the paint | 43-39 |
| 17:34 | Muskingum | Tyler Wade hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 17:32 | Otterbein | The rebound goes to Harry Erickson | 43-39 |
| 17:21 | Otterbein | David Howe steps in front of the Fred Snider pass | 43-39 |
| 17:19 | Muskingum | Ron Stivers is called for the reach on Dylan Kostka in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ron Stivers, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Thomas Crosby (PG), Bobby Bonar (C) Jonathan Mauro, Tyler Wade | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Joshua Nichols (SG), Joseph Gray (PF) Ron Stivers, Anthony Hacker | |
| 17:12 | Muskingum | Thomas Crosby drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bobby Bonar | 45-39 |
| 16:55 | Otterbein | Joshua Nichols misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 16:53 | Otterbein | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Erickson | 45-39 |
| 16:36 | Otterbein | Joshua Nichols misses the 3 from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 16:34 | Muskingum | Tracy Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 16:27 | Muskingum | Thomas Crosby hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from close range | 45-39 |
| 16:25 | Otterbein | Harry Erickson grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 16:19 | Otterbein | Dylan Kostka is called for the reach on Joshua Nichols - foul #2 on Dylan Kostka, team foul #1 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Clifford Lema (PG), Robert Sutton (SG), Preston Smith (SF), Scott Daniel (PF), Tyler Wade (C) Thomas Crosby, Dylan Kostka, David Howe, Tracy Walker, Bobby Bonar | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Troy Kohler (PG), Max Gordy (SF), Anthony Hacker (PF), Victor Garrett (C) James Zeno, Fred Snider, Joseph Gray, Harry Erickson | |
| 16:03 | Otterbein | Troy Kohler misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Tyler Wade - foul #1 on Tyler Wade, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| 16:03 | Otterbein | Troy Kohler makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 16:03 | Otterbein | Troy Kohler makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Muskingum | PG - Clifford Lema (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Sutton (fresh) SF - Preston Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Daniel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Tyler Wade (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Troy Kohler (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joshua Nichols (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Max Gordy (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Hacker (fresh) C - Victor Garrett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Muskingum | Robert Sutton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 15:46 | Muskingum | Preston Smith grabs the offensive board | 45-41 |
| 15:26 | Muskingum | Tyler Wade hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Sutton | 47-41 |
| 15:14 | Otterbein | Troy Kohler is hacked by Clifford Lema - foul #3 on Clifford Lema, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Thomas Crosby (PG), Jonathan Mauro (SG), Bobby Bonar (C) Clifford Lema, Preston Smith, Tyler Wade | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Dennis Wiegand (PG), Ron Stivers (SG), Joseph Gray (PF) Troy Kohler, Joshua Nichols, Victor Garrett | |
| 15:02 | Otterbein | Scott Daniel steals it from Anthony Hacker | 47-41 |
| 14:47 | Muskingum | Thomas Crosby drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Bobby Bonar | 50-41 |
| 14:39 | Otterbein | Anthony Hacker misses long on a floater near the basket | 50-41 |
| 14:38 | Muskingum | Scott Daniel pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 14:33 | Muskingum | Jonathan Mauro loses the dribble to Max Gordy | 50-41 |
| 14:30 | Otterbein | Max Gordy lays it up and in | 50-43 |
| 14:12 | Muskingum | Robert Sutton connects on the shot near the basket set up by Thomas Crosby | 52-43 |
| 14:00 | Otterbein | Max Gordy is hacked by Robert Sutton - foul #2 on Robert Sutton, team foul #4 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Dylan Kostka (PG), David Howe (SF), Tracy Walker (PF), Tyler Wade (C) Thomas Crosby, Robert Sutton, Scott Daniel, Bobby Bonar | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Joshua Nichols (SG), Fred Snider (SF), Victor Garrett (C) Ron Stivers, Max Gordy, Anthony Hacker | |
| 13:43 | Otterbein | Joseph Gray comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Tyler Wade - foul #2 on Tyler Wade, team foul #5 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Clifford Lema (SG), Preston Smith (SF) Jonathan Mauro, Tyler Wade | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Troy Kohler (PG), James Zeno (SG) Dennis Wiegand, Joshua Nichols | |
| 13:43 | Otterbein | Joseph Gray misses the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 13:43 | Otterbein | Joseph Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 13:41 | Muskingum | Victor Garrett steals it from Tracy Walker in the backcourt | 52-44 |
| 13:22 | Otterbein | Fred Snider can't finish the layup | 52-44 |
| 13:20 | Otterbein | Victor Garrett pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 13:05 | Otterbein | Victor Garrett lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Zeno and the foul's on David Howe - foul #2 on David Howe, team foul #6 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Muskingum | | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Harry Erickson (PF) Joseph Gray | |
| 13:05 | Otterbein | Victor Garrett misses the free throw | 52-46 |
| 13:05 | Muskingum | Tracy Walker grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 12:43 | Muskingum | Clifford Lema buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from David Howe and the foul's on Victor Garrett - foul #3 on Victor Garrett, team foul #5 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Jonathan Mauro (SG), Tyler Wade (PF), Bobby Bonar (C) Dylan Kostka, Preston Smith, Tracy Walker | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Dennis Wiegand (PG), Ron Stivers (SG), Max Gordy (SF) Troy Kohler, James Zeno, Victor Garrett | |
| 12:43 | Muskingum | Clifford Lema makes the free throw | 55-46 |
| 12:29 | Otterbein | Fred Snider connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Dennis Wiegand | 55-48 |
| 12:06 | Muskingum | Ron Stivers steps in front of the Tyler Wade pass | 55-48 |
| 11:49 | Otterbein | Harry Erickson loses the ball out of bounds | 55-48 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Thomas Crosby (PG), Timothy Weigand (SF) Clifford Lema, David Howe | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Joshua Nichols (SG), Joseph Gray (PF), Anthony Hacker (C) Ron Stivers, Fred Snider, Harry Erickson | |
| Lineup | Muskingum | PG - Thomas Crosby (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Mauro (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Weigand (fresh) PF - Tyler Wade (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Bonar (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Dennis Wiegand (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Nichols (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Max Gordy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Hacker (fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Muskingum | Jonathan Mauro's pass is intercepted by Dennis Wiegand in the backcourt | 55-48 |
| 11:40 | Otterbein | Joshua Nichols scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Max Gordy | 55-50 |
| 11:14 | Muskingum | Timothy Weigand misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 11:12 | Muskingum | Jonathan Mauro tips it but misses | 55-50 |
| 11:11 | Otterbein | Joseph Gray gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 11:05 | Otterbein | Joseph Gray knocks in the shot from the left side | 55-52 |
| 10:53 | Muskingum | Thomas Crosby is hacked by Dennis Wiegand - foul #4 on Dennis Wiegand, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Dylan Kostka (SG), Preston Smith (SF), Scott Daniel (PF), Tracy Walker (C) Jonathan Mauro, Timothy Weigand, Tyler Wade, Bobby Bonar | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Troy Kohler (PG), James Zeno (SF) Dennis Wiegand, Max Gordy | |
| 10:48 | Muskingum | Joshua Nichols is called for the reach on Dylan Kostka - foul #3 on Joshua Nichols, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Muskingum | | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Victor Garrett (C) Joseph Gray | |
| 10:48 | Muskingum | Dylan Kostka makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 10:48 | Muskingum | Dylan Kostka makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 10:38 | Otterbein | Joshua Nichols misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 10:36 | Muskingum | Scott Daniel pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 10:22 | Muskingum | Thomas Crosby misses badly on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Troy Kohler - foul #1 on Troy Kohler, team foul #8 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Muskingum | | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Ron Stivers (PG), Fred Snider (SF), Harry Erickson (PF) Troy Kohler, Joshua Nichols, Anthony Hacker | |
| 10:22 | Muskingum | Thomas Crosby makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 10:22 | Muskingum | Thomas Crosby makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 10:02 | Otterbein | Harry Erickson hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 59-54 |
| 09:40 | Muskingum | Scott Daniel hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Ron Stivers - foul #4 on Ron Stivers, team foul #9 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Clifford Lema (SG), David Howe (SF), Tyler Wade (C) Thomas Crosby, Preston Smith, Tracy Walker | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Joshua Nichols (SG), Joseph Gray (PF) Ron Stivers, Harry Erickson | |
| 09:40 | Muskingum | Scott Daniel misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 09:40 | Muskingum | Scott Daniel misses the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 09:40 | Muskingum | David Howe grabs the offensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 09:24 | Muskingum | Scott Daniel misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 59-54 |
| 09:22 | Otterbein | Joseph Gray pulls down the rebound | 59-54 |
| 09:16 | Otterbein | Joshua Nichols is fouled on the floor by Scott Daniel - foul #1 on Scott Daniel, team foul #7 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Jonathan Mauro (SG), Robert Sutton (SF) Clifford Lema, Scott Daniel | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Troy Kohler (PG), Anthony Hacker (C) James Zeno, Victor Garrett | |
| 09:16 | Otterbein | Joshua Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 09:16 | Otterbein | Joshua Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 09:16 | Muskingum | David Howe grabs the defensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 09:14 | Muskingum | Dylan Kostka is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dylan Kostka, team foul #8 | 59-55 |
| 09:00 | Otterbein | Dylan Kostka is called for the reach on Troy Kohler - foul #4 on Dylan Kostka, team foul #9 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Clifford Lema (PG) Dylan Kostka | |
| Subs | Otterbein | | |
| 09:00 | Otterbein | Troy Kohler misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 09:00 | Otterbein | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Gray | 59-55 |
| 08:48 | Otterbein | Joshua Nichols knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Troy Kohler | 59-58 |
| 08:26 | Muskingum | Robert Sutton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-58 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Bobby Bonar (C) Tyler Wade | |
| Subs | Otterbein | James Zeno (PG), Max Gordy (SF), Harry Erickson (PF) Troy Kohler, Fred Snider, Joseph Gray | |
| 08:17 | Otterbein | Harry Erickson misses long on a shot in the paint | 59-58 |
| 08:16 | Muskingum | Bobby Bonar gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 07:59 | Muskingum | Robert Sutton misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 07:58 | Otterbein | James Zeno pulls down the rebound | 59-58 |
| 07:51 | Otterbein | Clifford Lema is called for the reach on James Zeno - foul #4 on Clifford Lema, team foul #10 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Thomas Crosby (PG), Dylan Kostka (SG), Preston Smith (SF), Tracy Walker (PF) Clifford Lema, Jonathan Mauro, Robert Sutton, David Howe | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Dennis Wiegand (PG), Ron Stivers (SG), Joseph Gray (PF) Joshua Nichols, Max Gordy, Anthony Hacker | |
| 07:51 | Otterbein | James Zeno makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 07:51 | Otterbein | James Zeno makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| Lineup | Muskingum | PG - Thomas Crosby (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dylan Kostka (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - Preston Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tracy Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Bonar (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Dennis Wiegand (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ron Stivers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Zeno (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Gray (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Harry Erickson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Muskingum | Preston Smith is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Dylan Kostka | 62-60 |
| 07:19 | Otterbein | The jumper by Dennis Wiegand is denied by Tracy Walker | 62-60 |
| 07:17 | Muskingum | The rebound goes to Bobby Bonar | 62-60 |
| 06:59 | Muskingum | Bobby Bonar makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Thomas Crosby and the foul's on Dennis Wiegand - foul #5 on Dennis Wiegand, team foul #10 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Scott Daniel (PF) Tracy Walker | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Joshua Nichols (SG), Max Gordy (SF), Fred Snider (PF), Victor Garrett (C) Dennis Wiegand, James Zeno, Joseph Gray, Harry Erickson | |
| 06:59 | Muskingum | Bobby Bonar makes the free throw | 65-60 |
| 06:40 | Otterbein | Fred Snider is hacked by Scott Daniel - foul #2 on Scott Daniel, team foul #11 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Clifford Lema (PG), Jonathan Mauro (SG), Robert Sutton (SF), Tyler Wade (C) Thomas Crosby, Dylan Kostka, Preston Smith, Bobby Bonar | |
| Subs | Otterbein | | |
| 06:40 | Otterbein | Fred Snider misses the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 06:40 | Otterbein | Fred Snider makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 06:37 | Muskingum | Clifford Lema is hacked by Max Gordy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Max Gordy, team foul #11 | 65-61 |
| 06:37 | Muskingum | Clifford Lema misses the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 06:37 | Muskingum | Clifford Lema misses the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 06:37 | Otterbein | Victor Garrett snags the defensive board | 65-61 |
| 06:33 | Otterbein | Victor Garrett loses the ball out of bounds | 65-61 |
| Subs | Muskingum | | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Troy Kohler (PG) Ron Stivers | |
| 06:15 | Muskingum | Tyler Wade connects on the fadeaway from the left block and he's fouled by Max Gordy - foul #2 on Max Gordy, team foul #12 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Muskingum | David Howe (SF) Robert Sutton | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Anthony Hacker (C) Victor Garrett | |
| 06:15 | Muskingum | Tyler Wade makes the free throw | 68-61 |
| 06:05 | Otterbein | Anthony Hacker scores on a floater from the free throw line | 68-63 |
| 05:57 | Muskingum | Troy Kohler steps in front of the David Howe pass | 68-63 |
| 05:36 | Otterbein | Troy Kohler loses the dribble to Jonathan Mauro | 68-63 |
| 05:29 | Muskingum | Tyler Wade throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-63 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Thomas Crosby (PG), Dylan Kostka (SG), Tracy Walker (PF) Clifford Lema, Jonathan Mauro, Scott Daniel | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Ron Stivers (PG), Joseph Gray (PF) Troy Kohler, Fred Snider | |
| 05:10 | Otterbein | Joseph Gray comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Tracy Walker - foul #3 on Tracy Walker, team foul #12 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Robert Sutton (SF) David Howe | |
| Subs | Otterbein | | |
| 05:10 | Otterbein | Joseph Gray misses the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 05:10 | Otterbein | Joseph Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 05:10 | Muskingum | Robert Sutton grabs the board | 68-63 |
| 04:51 | Muskingum | Tyler Wade clanks a 3 from the right corner | 68-63 |
| 04:50 | Muskingum | Dylan Kostka grabs the offensive board | 68-63 |
| 04:40 | Muskingum | Robert Sutton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-63 |
| 04:38 | Otterbein | Max Gordy pulls down the rebound | 68-63 |
| 04:20 | Otterbein | Anthony Hacker is fouled on the floor by Tyler Wade - foul #3 on Tyler Wade, team foul #13 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Jonathan Mauro (SG), Preston Smith (SF), Scott Daniel (PF), Bobby Bonar (C) Thomas Crosby, Robert Sutton, Tracy Walker, Tyler Wade | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Fred Snider (SG), Harry Erickson (PF), Victor Garrett (C) Joshua Nichols, Max Gordy, Joseph Gray | |
| 04:20 | Otterbein | Anthony Hacker misses the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 04:20 | Otterbein | Anthony Hacker misses the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 04:20 | Muskingum | Bobby Bonar grabs the defensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 04:16 | Muskingum | Fred Snider steps in front of the Bobby Bonar pass | 68-63 |
| 04:13 | Otterbein | Ron Stivers banks in the layup on a nice dish by Fred Snider | 68-65 |
| 04:02 | Muskingum | Scott Daniel is open and buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Preston Smith | 70-65 |
| 03:56 | Otterbein | Dylan Kostka takes the ball from Anthony Hacker | 70-65 |
| 03:54 | Muskingum | Fred Snider steps in front of the Preston Smith pass in the backcourt | 70-65 |
| 03:53 | Otterbein | Fred Snider can't finish the layup | 70-65 |
| 03:51 | Otterbein | Fred Snider gets the offensive rebound | 70-65 |
| 03:34 | Otterbein | Ron Stivers is hacked by Dylan Kostka - foul #5 on Dylan Kostka, team foul #14 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Clifford Lema (PG), David Howe (PF) Dylan Kostka, Scott Daniel | |
| Subs | Otterbein | James Zeno (SG) Anthony Hacker | |
| 03:34 | Otterbein | Ron Stivers makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 03:34 | Otterbein | Ron Stivers makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| Lineup | Muskingum | PG - Clifford Lema (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jonathan Mauro (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Preston Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Howe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Bonar (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Ron Stivers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Zeno (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Snider (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harry Erickson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Victor Garrett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Muskingum | The 3pt attempt by Jonathan Mauro is denied by Harry Erickson | 70-67 |
| 03:07 | Otterbein | Harry Erickson pulls down the rebound | 70-67 |
| 03:02 | Otterbein | Fred Snider connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Victor Garrett | 70-69 |
| 02:59 | Muskingum | Muskingum calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-69 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Thomas Crosby (PG), Tracy Walker (PF) Clifford Lema, David Howe | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Troy Kohler (PG), Joseph Gray (PF) Ron Stivers, Harry Erickson | |
| 02:47 | Muskingum | Preston Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Joseph Gray - foul #2 on Joseph Gray, team foul #13 | 70-69 |
| Subs | Muskingum | Scott Daniel (PF) Tracy Walker | |
| Subs | Otterbein | | |
| 02:47 | Muskingum | Preston Smith misses the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 02:47 | Muskingum | Preston Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 02:45 | Otterbein | Otterbein calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-69 |
| Subs | Muskingum | | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Max Gordy (SF) Fred Snider | |
| 02:22 | Otterbein | Victor Garrett connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Troy Kohler | 71-71 |
| 02:04 | Muskingum | Bobby Bonar is fouled on the floor by Troy Kohler - foul #2 on Troy Kohler, team foul #14 | 71-71 |
| Subs | Muskingum | | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Joshua Nichols (SG) James Zeno | |
| 02:04 | Muskingum | Bobby Bonar makes the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 02:04 | Muskingum | Bobby Bonar makes the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 01:48 | Otterbein | Troy Kohler can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-71 |
| 01:46 | Muskingum | Jonathan Mauro pulls down the rebound | 73-71 |
| 01:21 | Muskingum | Jonathan Mauro misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Joseph Gray - foul #3 on Joseph Gray, team foul #15 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Muskingum | | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Ron Stivers (PG) Troy Kohler | |
| 01:21 | Muskingum | Jonathan Mauro makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 01:21 | Muskingum | Jonathan Mauro makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 01:02 | Otterbein | Joseph Gray misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 75-71 |
| 01:01 | Otterbein | Joseph Gray tips it home | 75-73 |
| Game Plan | Muskingum | Muskingum is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Otterbein | Otterbein is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Muskingum | Bobby Bonar drills a shot in the lane set up by Jonathan Mauro | 77-73 |
| Game Plan | Muskingum | Muskingum is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Otterbein | Otterbein is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Otterbein | Joshua Nichols misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Jonathan Mauro - foul #3 on Jonathan Mauro, team foul #15 | 77-73 |
| 00:35 | Otterbein | Joshua Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:35 | Otterbein | Joshua Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:35 | Muskingum | Bobby Bonar pulls down the rebound | 77-74 |
| Game Plan | Muskingum | Muskingum is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Otterbein | Otterbein is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Muskingum | Ron Stivers is called for the reach on Bobby Bonar in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ron Stivers, team foul #16 | 77-74 |
| Subs | Muskingum | | |
| Subs | Otterbein | James Zeno (PG) Ron Stivers | |
| 00:34 | Muskingum | Bobby Bonar makes the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:34 | Muskingum | Bobby Bonar makes the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:29 | Otterbein | Max Gordy knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 79-76 |
| 00:26 | Muskingum | Thomas Crosby is hacked by James Zeno in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Zeno, team foul #17 | 79-76 |
| 00:26 | Muskingum | Thomas Crosby misses the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:26 | Muskingum | Thomas Crosby makes the 2nd free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:19 | Otterbein | Joshua Nichols misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 80-76 |
| 00:17 | Otterbein | Joseph Gray grabs the offensive board | 80-76 |
| 00:13 | Otterbein | Max Gordy can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 80-76 |
| 00:11 | Otterbein | The offensive rebound goes to James Zeno | 80-76 |
| 00:08 | Otterbein | Joshua Nichols clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 80-76 |
| 00:07 | Muskingum | Bobby Bonar snags the defensive board | 80-76 |
| 00:05 | Muskingum | Bobby Bonar is hacked by James Zeno in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Zeno, team foul #18 | 80-76 |
| 00:05 | Muskingum | Bobby Bonar makes the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:05 | Muskingum | Bobby Bonar makes the 2nd free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:00 | Otterbein | Joshua Nichols clanks a 3 from the right corner | 82-76 |