| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Armando Lopez (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Brescia (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Ruth (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Reynolds (fresh) 5 reb. C - Patrick Dials (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Dennis Harris (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Imai (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter McHattie (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Markowski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grove City | Peter McHattie inbounds the ball | 45-33 |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Grove City | Patrick Dials steals the ball from Dennis Harris | 45-33 |
| 19:19 | Thiel | Patrick Dials comes up short on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Earl Markowski - foul #1 on Earl Markowski, team foul #1 | 45-33 |
| 19:19 | Thiel | Patrick Dials makes the 1st free throw | 46-33 |
| 19:19 | Thiel | Patrick Dials misses the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 19:19 | Grove City | Earl Markowski gets the rebound | 46-33 |
| 19:02 | Grove City | Dennis Harris misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 46-33 |
| 19:00 | Grove City | Earl Markowski tips it in | 46-35 |
| 18:43 | Thiel | Patrick Dials comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 46-35 |
| 18:41 | Thiel | Armando Lopez hits the follow up shot | 48-35 |
| 18:23 | Grove City | James Imai misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 48-35 |
| 18:22 | Thiel | The rebound goes to Patrick Dials | 48-35 |
| 18:09 | Thiel | Floyd Brescia's layup is rejected by Earl Markowski | 48-35 |
| 18:07 | Grove City | Earl Markowski pulls down the rebound | 48-35 |
| 17:56 | Grove City | Dennis Harris can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-35 |
| 17:54 | Thiel | The rebound goes to Armando Lopez | 48-35 |
| 17:50 | Thiel | Earl Markowski swats the layup by Armando Lopez | 48-35 |
| 17:48 | Grove City | Peter McHattie pulls down the rebound | 48-35 |
| 17:32 | Grove City | Dennis Harris scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Peter McHattie | 48-37 |
| 17:20 | Thiel | Jeffery Ruth hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-37 |
| 17:04 | Grove City | Floyd Brescia is called for the reach on James Imai - foul #3 on Floyd Brescia, team foul #1 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Thiel | Charles Carberry (PG), Gregory Fuller (SG), James Mileski (SF), Robert Jonson (PF), John Davidson (C) Armando Lopez, Floyd Brescia, Jeffery Ruth, Joseph Reynolds, Patrick Dials | |
| Subs | Grove City | John Zonker (PG), Arthur Gardner (SG), Scott Knights (SF), Steve Law (C) Dennis Harris, James Imai, Peter McHattie, Earl Markowski | |
| 16:41 | Grove City | Arthur Gardner comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-37 |
| 16:39 | Grove City | Steve Law pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 16:15 | Grove City | Scott Knights clanks a floater from the baseline | 50-37 |
| 16:13 | Grove City | Scott Knights grabs the offensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 15:57 | Grove City | Robert Jonson steps in front of the John Zonker pass | 50-37 |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Charles Carberry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Fuller (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Mileski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Jonson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - John Zonker (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Arthur Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Knights (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Law (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Thiel | Gregory Fuller hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-37 |
| 15:43 | Grove City | John Davis gets the rebound | 50-37 |
| 15:29 | Grove City | Steve Law hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 50-37 |
| 15:28 | Grove City | Steve Law tips it but misses | 50-37 |
| 15:27 | Thiel | John Davidson grabs the board | 50-37 |
| 15:21 | Thiel | Gregory Fuller misses short on a shot from the right side | 50-37 |
| 15:20 | Grove City | John Zonker snags the defensive board | 50-37 |
| 15:02 | Grove City | John Davis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Scott Knights | 50-39 |
| 14:52 | Thiel | John Zonker picks off the pass by Charles Carberry | 50-39 |
| 14:49 | Grove City | John Zonker hits the finger roll | 50-41 |
| 14:37 | Thiel | James Mileski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 14:36 | Thiel | James Mileski grabs the offensive board | 50-41 |
| 14:24 | Thiel | John Davis steals it from John Davidson | 50-41 |
| 14:04 | Grove City | Steve Law misses the easy layup | 50-41 |
| 14:02 | Thiel | Robert Jonson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 13:56 | Thiel | Robert Jonson misses badly on a shot from close range but he's hacked by John Davis - foul #2 on John Davis, team foul #2 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Thiel | Armando Lopez (PG), Floyd Brescia (SG), Jeffery Ruth (SF), Patrick Dials (C) Charles Carberry, Gregory Fuller, James Mileski, John Davidson | |
| Subs | Grove City | Dennis Harris (PG), James Imai (SG), Peter McHattie (SF), Earl Markowski (C) John Zonker, Arthur Gardner, Scott Knights, Steve Law | |
| 13:56 | Thiel | Robert Jonson makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 13:56 | Thiel | Robert Jonson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 13:56 | Grove City | John Davis snags the defensive board | 51-41 |
| 13:34 | Grove City | John Davis connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Dennis Harris | 51-44 |
| 13:29 | Thiel | Jeffery Ruth is fouled on the floor by Peter McHattie - foul #2 on Peter McHattie, team foul #3 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Thiel | Joseph Reynolds (PF) Robert Jonson | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 13:22 | Thiel | John Davis steps in front of the Jeffery Ruth pass | 51-44 |
| 13:05 | Grove City | Peter McHattie is hacked by Floyd Brescia - foul #4 on Floyd Brescia, team foul #2 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Thiel | Linwood Thomas (SG) Floyd Brescia | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 12:53 | Grove City | John Davis misses long on a jumper from the right side | 51-44 |
| 12:51 | Thiel | Joseph Reynolds snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 12:44 | Thiel | Linwood Thomas can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 12:43 | Grove City | Earl Markowski grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 12:36 | Grove City | Earl Markowski is called for traveling | 51-44 |
| Subs | Thiel | Charles Carberry (SG) Linwood Thomas | |
| Subs | Grove City | Scott Knights (PF) John Davis | |
| 12:14 | Thiel | Patrick Dials's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-44 |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Steve Law (PF) Scott Knights | |
| 11:58 | Grove City | Peter McHattie is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Peter McHattie, team foul #4 | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Armando Lopez (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Carberry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffery Ruth (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Reynolds (fresh) 6 reb. C - Patrick Dials (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Dennis Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Imai (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter McHattie (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steve Law (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Earl Markowski (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:38 | Thiel | Patrick Dials's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-44 |
| Subs | Thiel | Gregory Fuller (SG), John Davidson (C) Charles Carberry, Patrick Dials | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 11:20 | Grove City | James Imai hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 11:19 | Thiel | Gregory Fuller pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 11:11 | Thiel | Armando Lopez knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Gregory Fuller | 53-44 |
| 10:47 | Grove City | Peter McHattie misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 53-44 |
| 10:46 | Thiel | John Davidson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 10:40 | Thiel | Earl Markowski swats the short shot by Joseph Reynolds | 53-44 |
| 10:38 | Grove City | Steve Law grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 10:34 | Grove City | Dennis Harris clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Armando Lopez - foul #1 on Armando Lopez, team foul #3 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Thiel | Charles Carberry (PG), James Mileski (SF), Robert Jonson (PF), Patrick Dials (C) Armando Lopez, Jeffery Ruth, Joseph Reynolds, John Davidson | |
| Subs | Grove City | John Zonker (SG), Arthur Gardner (SF), Scott Knights (PF) James Imai, Peter McHattie, Steve Law | |
| 10:34 | Grove City | Dennis Harris makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 10:34 | Grove City | Dennis Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 10:09 | Thiel | James Mileski knocks in the shot from the right side | 55-46 |
| 09:52 | Grove City | Earl Markowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-46 |
| Subs | Thiel | Linwood Thomas (SG) Gregory Fuller | |
| Subs | Grove City | John Davis (PF) Dennis Harris | |
| 09:39 | Thiel | Scott Knights steals the ball from Linwood Thomas | 55-46 |
| 09:35 | Grove City | John Davis lays it in on a nice dish by Scott Knights | 55-48 |
| 09:22 | Thiel | Patrick Dials misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 09:21 | Grove City | John Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 08:54 | Grove City | John Zonker drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 08:48 | Thiel | Linwood Thomas misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-51 |
| 08:46 | Thiel | Robert Jonson grabs the offensive board | 55-51 |
| 08:25 | Thiel | Linwood Thomas can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Arthur Gardner - foul #1 on Arthur Gardner, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Thiel | Gregory Fuller (SG), Jeffery Ruth (SF), Joseph Reynolds (PF) Charles Carberry, James Mileski, Patrick Dials | |
| Subs | Grove City | James Imai (SG), Peter McHattie (SF), Steve Law (PF) Scott Knights, John Davis, Earl Markowski | |
| 08:25 | Thiel | Linwood Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 08:25 | Thiel | Linwood Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 08:16 | Grove City | James Imai misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 57-51 |
| 08:15 | Grove City | Arthur Gardner grabs the offensive board | 57-51 |
| 07:54 | Grove City | Gregory Fuller steals the ball from Arthur Gardner | 57-51 |
| 07:50 | Thiel | Jeffery Ruth hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gregory Fuller | 59-51 |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Linwood Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Fuller (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffery Ruth (fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Reynolds (fresh) 6 reb. C - Robert Jonson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - John Zonker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Imai (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter McHattie (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steve Law (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Arthur Gardner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:34 | Grove City | John Zonker hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Steve Law | 59-53 |
| 07:15 | Thiel | Gregory Fuller comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-53 |
| 07:14 | Thiel | Linwood Thomas hits the follow up shot | 61-53 |
| 07:02 | Grove City | John Zonker comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-53 |
| 07:01 | Grove City | Steve Law snags the offensive board | 61-53 |
| 06:46 | Grove City | James Imai is hacked by Joseph Reynolds - foul #2 on Joseph Reynolds, team foul #4 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Thiel | Armando Lopez (PG), Floyd Brescia (SG), John Davidson (C) Linwood Thomas, Gregory Fuller, Robert Jonson | |
| Subs | Grove City | Dennis Harris (PG), Scott Knights (C) John Zonker, Arthur Gardner | |
| 06:25 | Grove City | Steve Law can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 06:24 | Thiel | Jeffery Ruth snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| 06:19 | Thiel | Jeffery Ruth misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Peter McHattie - foul #4 on Peter McHattie, team foul #6 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Thiel | Patrick Dials (C) Joseph Reynolds | |
| Subs | Grove City | John Davis (PF) Scott Knights | |
| 06:19 | Thiel | Jeffery Ruth makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 06:19 | Thiel | Jeffery Ruth misses the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 06:19 | Grove City | John Davis pulls down the rebound | 62-53 |
| 06:00 | Grove City | Steve Law can't connect on a floater from the left side | 62-53 |
| 05:59 | Thiel | Jeffery Ruth grabs the defensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 05:53 | Thiel | Floyd Brescia clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 05:51 | Grove City | Steve Law grabs the defensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 05:46 | Grove City | Dennis Harris misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 62-53 |
| 05:44 | Grove City | Steve Law gets the offensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 05:28 | Grove City | Peter McHattie misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 05:26 | Thiel | Patrick Dials snags the defensive board | 62-53 |
| 05:22 | Thiel | Jeffery Ruth misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 62-53 |
| 05:20 | Grove City | John Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 05:14 | Grove City | Dennis Harris makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-56 |
| 04:53 | Thiel | Armando Lopez loses the dribble to Peter McHattie | 62-56 |
| 04:32 | Grove City | Dennis Harris misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 04:30 | Thiel | Floyd Brescia grabs the board | 62-56 |
| 04:11 | Thiel | John Davidson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Steve Law - foul #1 on Steve Law, team foul #7 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Thiel | Gregory Fuller (SG), Charles Carberry (SF), Joseph Reynolds (PF) Floyd Brescia, Jeffery Ruth, Patrick Dials | |
| Subs | Grove City | John Zonker (PG), Arthur Gardner (SG), Scott Knights (SF), Earl Markowski (C) Dennis Harris, James Imai, Peter McHattie, Steve Law | |
| 04:11 | Thiel | John Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 04:11 | Thiel | John Davidson misses the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 04:11 | Grove City | Arthur Gardner grabs the board | 63-56 |
| 04:03 | Grove City | Arthur Gardner comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 63-56 |
| 04:02 | Thiel | Joseph Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 03:58 | Thiel | Charles Carberry misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 03:57 | Grove City | Arthur Gardner grabs the board | 63-56 |
| 03:36 | Grove City | Scott Knights knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from John Zonker | 63-58 |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Armando Lopez (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Fuller (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Carberry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joseph Reynolds (fresh) 7 reb. C - John Davidson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - John Zonker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Scott Knights (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Davis (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Earl Markowski (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Thiel | John Davidson misses the lay-in | 63-58 |
| 03:10 | Grove City | Earl Markowski grabs the board | 63-58 |
| 02:54 | Grove City | Scott Knights drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Earl Markowski | 63-60 |
| 02:54 | Thiel | Thiel calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| Subs | Thiel | Floyd Brescia (SG), Jeffery Ruth (SF), Patrick Dials (C) Gregory Fuller, Charles Carberry, John Davidson | |
| Subs | Grove City | Dennis Harris (PG), James Imai (SG), Peter McHattie (SF) John Zonker, Arthur Gardner, Scott Knights | |
| 02:37 | Thiel | Joseph Reynolds misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Davis - foul #3 on John Davis, team foul #8 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Steve Law (PF) John Davis | |
| 02:37 | Thiel | Joseph Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 02:37 | Thiel | Joseph Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 02:30 | Grove City | Steve Law comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Joseph Reynolds - foul #3 on Joseph Reynolds, team foul #5 | 65-60 |
| 02:30 | Grove City | Steve Law misses the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 02:30 | Grove City | Steve Law misses the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 02:30 | Thiel | Jeffery Ruth snags the defensive board | 65-60 |
| 02:12 | Thiel | Dennis Harris is called for the reach on Armando Lopez - foul #3 on Dennis Harris, team foul #9 | 65-60 |
| 02:12 | Thiel | Armando Lopez misses the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 02:12 | Grove City | Earl Markowski grabs the defensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 01:49 | Grove City | Steve Law drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Earl Markowski | 65-62 |
| 01:34 | Thiel | Jeffery Ruth misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 65-62 |
| 01:33 | Thiel | Joseph Reynolds snags the offensive board | 65-62 |
| 01:09 | Thiel | Joseph Reynolds can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-62 |
| 01:08 | Grove City | Earl Markowski grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 01:03 | Grove City | Dennis Harris drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-65 |
| 00:52 | Thiel | Joseph Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 65-65 |
| 00:50 | Thiel | Patrick Dials snags the offensive board | 65-65 |
| 00:44 | Thiel | Joseph Reynolds lays it up and in | 67-65 |
| 00:32 | Grove City | Dennis Harris comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-65 |
| 00:31 | Thiel | Patrick Dials pulls down the rebound | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Thiel | Patrick Dials is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Harris - foul #4 on Dennis Harris, team foul #10 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| Subs | Grove City | John Davis (PF) Steve Law | |
| 00:30 | Thiel | Patrick Dials makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:30 | Thiel | Patrick Dials misses the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:30 | Grove City | Peter McHattie grabs the defensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 00:08 | Grove City | Dennis Harris misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-65 |
| 00:06 | Thiel | Jeffery Ruth grabs the board | 68-65 |
| 00:03 | Thiel | James Imai is called for the reach on Jeffery Ruth in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Imai, team foul #11 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Thiel | Charles Carberry (PG) Armando Lopez | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 00:03 | Thiel | Jeffery Ruth makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:03 | Thiel | Jeffery Ruth makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Grove City | Peter McHattie clanks a halfcourt shot | 70-65 |