| Lineup | Nebraska Wesleyan | PG - William Skaggs (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Douglas Filler (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Egan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gary Keith (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Bruce Polito (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Adam Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Banks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alan Barclay (fresh) PF - Roy Riffe (fresh) 2 reb. C - Keith Deanda (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Earlham | Alan Barclay inbounds the ball | 27-23 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska Wesleyan | Nebraska Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:35 | Earlham | Keith Deanda blows the layup but he's hacked by Douglas Filler - foul #1 on Douglas Filler, team foul #1 | 27-23 |
| 19:35 | Earlham | Keith Deanda makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 19:35 | Earlham | Keith Deanda makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 19:17 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Bruce Polito hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Gary Keith | 29-25 |
| 18:53 | Earlham | William Skaggs steals the ball from Keith Deanda | 29-25 |
| 18:30 | Nebraska Wesleyan | William Skaggs comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 29-25 |
| 18:28 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Bruce Polito tips it in | 31-25 |
| 18:06 | Earlham | David Banks is fouled on the floor by Bruce Polito - foul #3 on Bruce Polito, team foul #2 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Matthew Texeira (SF), James Zender (C) Keith Egan, Bruce Polito | |
| Subs | Earlham | James Hunt (PG), Mike King (SG), Joseph Hardy (SF), Russell Brown (PF), William Little (C) Adam Edwards, David Banks, Alan Barclay, Roy Riffe, Keith Deanda | |
| 17:47 | Earlham | James Hunt shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-25 |
| 17:45 | Earlham | James Hunt tips it back up and in | 31-27 |
| 17:43 | Nebraska Wesleyan | William Skaggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-27 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Raymond Naber (SG), Gregory Banks (C) Douglas Filler, Gary Keith | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 17:23 | Earlham | James Hunt's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Raymond Naber | 31-27 |
| 17:20 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Raymond Naber lays it up and in | 33-27 |
| 16:56 | Earlham | Russell Brown knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Mike King | 33-29 |
| 16:52 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Matthew Texeira's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-29 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Keith Egan (PG) William Skaggs | |
| Subs | Earlham | David Banks (SG) Mike King | |
| 16:31 | Earlham | Joseph Hardy connects on the shot from the left block set up by James Hunt and he's hacked by James Zender - foul #1 on James Zender, team foul #3 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Douglas Filler (PG), Gary Keith (PF) Raymond Naber, Gregory Banks | |
| Subs | Earlham | Roy Riffe (PF), Keith Deanda (C) Russell Brown, William Little | |
| 16:31 | Earlham | Joseph Hardy misses the free throw | 33-31 |
| 16:31 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Gary Keith snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 16:14 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Gary Keith loses the ball out of bounds | 33-31 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | William Skaggs (PG) Matthew Texeira | |
| Subs | Earlham | Adam Edwards (PG), Alan Barclay (SF) James Hunt, Joseph Hardy | |
| 15:45 | Earlham | Adam Edwards misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by James Zender - foul #2 on James Zender, team foul #4 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Raymond Naber (SG), Bruce Polito (C) William Skaggs, James Zender | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 15:45 | Earlham | Adam Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 15:45 | Earlham | Adam Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| Lineup | Nebraska Wesleyan | PG - Douglas Filler (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Naber (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Keith Egan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gary Keith (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Bruce Polito (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Adam Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Banks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alan Barclay (fresh) PF - Roy Riffe (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Keith Deanda (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Nebraska Wesleyan | David Banks is called for the reach on Raymond Naber in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Banks, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | William Skaggs (PG) Keith Egan | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 15:29 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Douglas Filler is fouled on the floor by Alan Barclay - foul #2 on Alan Barclay, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Robert Moss (SF) Douglas Filler | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 15:07 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Robert Moss is whistled for traveling | 33-33 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Mike King (SG), James Hunt (SF), Russell Brown (PF), William Little (C) David Banks, Alan Barclay, Roy Riffe, Keith Deanda | |
| 14:40 | Earlham | James Hunt splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-35 |
| 14:23 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Raymond Naber drills a turnaround near the basket | 35-35 |
| 14:05 | Earlham | The short jumper by Russell Brown is denied by Bruce Polito | 35-35 |
| 14:03 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Bruce Polito pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 14:01 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Bruce Polito double dribbles in the backcourt | 35-35 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Douglas Filler (PG), Keith Egan (SG), Matthew Texeira (SF), Gregory Banks (PF) William Skaggs, Raymond Naber, Robert Moss, Gary Keith | |
| Subs | Earlham | David Banks (SG), Joseph Hardy (SF), Roy Riffe (PF), Keith Deanda (C) Adam Edwards, Mike King, Russell Brown, William Little | |
| 13:37 | Earlham | Joseph Hardy makes the wide open fadeaway in the paint | 35-37 |
| 13:20 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Douglas Filler comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on James Hunt - foul #2 on James Hunt, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | James Zender (PF) Bruce Polito | |
| Subs | Earlham | Alan Barclay (SF) Roy Riffe | |
| 13:20 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Douglas Filler makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 13:20 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Douglas Filler misses the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 13:20 | Earlham | Keith Deanda snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 12:55 | Earlham | Keith Deanda comes up short on the runner from the right block | 36-37 |
| 12:54 | Nebraska Wesleyan | James Zender grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 12:29 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Matthew Texeira's floater is knocked away by Keith Deanda | 36-37 |
| 12:28 | Earlham | Alan Barclay gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 12:04 | Earlham | David Banks comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 12:03 | Earlham | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Hardy | 36-37 |
| 11:45 | Earlham | Alan Barclay misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 11:44 | Nebraska Wesleyan | James Zender gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Nebraska Wesleyan | PG - Douglas Filler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Egan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Texeira (fairly fresh) PF - James Zender (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory Banks (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - James Hunt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Banks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Alan Barclay (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Hardy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Keith Deanda (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Douglas Filler misses the lay-in | 36-37 |
| 11:37 | Earlham | Alan Barclay pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| 11:16 | Earlham | Keith Deanda drills a floater from close range | 36-39 |
| 11:03 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Matthew Texeira hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Keith Deanda - foul #3 on Keith Deanda, team foul #4 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | William Skaggs (PG), Raymond Naber (SG), Gary Keith (PF), Bruce Polito (C) Douglas Filler, Keith Egan, James Zender, Gregory Banks | |
| Subs | Earlham | Adam Edwards (PG), Mike King (SG), Russell Brown (PF), William Little (C) James Hunt, David Banks, Joseph Hardy, Keith Deanda | |
| 11:03 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Matthew Texeira makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 11:03 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Matthew Texeira makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 10:37 | Earlham | William Little knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Mike King | 38-41 |
| 10:22 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Bruce Polito comes up short on the shot from close range | 38-41 |
| 10:20 | Earlham | Russell Brown gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 09:51 | Earlham | Russell Brown makes the turnaround from the baseline | 38-43 |
| 09:31 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Russell Brown swats the layup by Bruce Polito | 38-43 |
| 09:30 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Bruce Polito grabs the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 09:09 | Nebraska Wesleyan | William Skaggs hits a wide open jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Russell Brown - foul #1 on Russell Brown, team foul #5 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Douglas Filler (SG), Robert Moss (SF) Raymond Naber, Matthew Texeira | |
| Subs | Earlham | David Banks (SG), James Hunt (SF), Roy Riffe (PF), Keith Deanda (C) Mike King, Alan Barclay, Russell Brown, William Little | |
| 09:09 | Nebraska Wesleyan | William Skaggs makes the free throw | 41-43 |
| 08:51 | Earlham | Keith Deanda hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 41-43 |
| 08:49 | Nebraska Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Robert Moss | 41-43 |
| 08:46 | Nebraska Wesleyan | David Banks is called for the reach on William Skaggs in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Banks, team foul #6 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Keith Egan (SF), James Nelson (PF), James Zender (C) Robert Moss, Gary Keith, Bruce Polito | |
| Subs | Earlham | Alan Barclay (SF) David Banks | |
| 08:32 | Nebraska Wesleyan | William Skaggs hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Douglas Filler | 43-43 |
| 08:16 | Earlham | James Hunt shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 43-43 |
| 08:14 | Nebraska Wesleyan | James Zender grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 08:10 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Roy Riffe steals the ball from Douglas Filler | 43-43 |
| 07:42 | Earlham | Douglas Filler takes the ball from James Hunt | 43-43 |
| 07:39 | Nebraska Wesleyan | William Skaggs blows the layup | 43-43 |
| 07:37 | Earlham | Keith Deanda gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Nebraska Wesleyan | PG - William Skaggs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Douglas Filler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Keith Egan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Zender (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Adam Edwards (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Hunt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alan Barclay (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Roy Riffe (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Keith Deanda (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:08 | Earlham | Keith Deanda scores on a jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Keith Egan - foul #2 on Keith Egan, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Raymond Naber (SG), Robert Moss (SF), Gary Keith (PF), Bruce Polito (C) Douglas Filler, Keith Egan, James Nelson, James Zender | |
| Subs | Earlham | David Banks (SG), Russell Brown (PF) Alan Barclay, Roy Riffe | |
| 07:08 | Earlham | Keith Deanda makes the free throw | 43-46 |
| 06:40 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Russell Brown steals it from Raymond Naber | 43-46 |
| 06:21 | Earlham | James Hunt evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 43-46 |
| 06:19 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Raymond Naber grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 05:50 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Gary Keith misses long on an open jump hook from close range | 43-46 |
| 05:48 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Bruce Polito misses the tip | 43-46 |
| 05:47 | Earlham | Keith Deanda pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| 05:18 | Earlham | Russell Brown misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Gary Keith - foul #1 on Gary Keith, team foul #6 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Douglas Filler (SG), Keith Egan (SF), James Zender (C) Raymond Naber, Robert Moss, Bruce Polito | |
| Subs | Earlham | Mike King (SG), Joseph Hardy (SF), William Little (C) Adam Edwards, James Hunt, Keith Deanda | |
| 05:18 | Earlham | Russell Brown makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 05:18 | Earlham | Russell Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 05:06 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Douglas Filler can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 05:04 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Gary Keith gets the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 04:51 | Nebraska Wesleyan | William Little swats the shot by Douglas Filler | 43-48 |
| 04:49 | Earlham | Russell Brown snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 04:24 | Earlham | William Little makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Mike King | 43-50 |
| 04:09 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Douglas Filler knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Skaggs | 45-50 |
| 03:46 | Earlham | William Little misses short on a floater from the right side | 45-50 |
| 03:44 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Gary Keith snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 03:20 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Douglas Filler hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 03:18 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Gary Keith hits the follow up shot | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Nebraska Wesleyan | PG - William Skaggs (tiring) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Douglas Filler (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Keith Egan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gary Keith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - James Zender (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - David Banks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Mike King (fairly fresh) SF - Joseph Hardy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Russell Brown (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - William Little (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:13 | Earlham | The jump hook by David Banks is blocked by Gary Keith | 47-50 |
| 03:12 | Nebraska Wesleyan | William Skaggs pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 03:08 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Keith Egan lays it in on a great pass from William Skaggs | 49-50 |
| 02:48 | Earlham | William Little scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 49-52 |
| 02:36 | Nebraska Wesleyan | William Skaggs is hacked by David Banks - foul #5 on David Banks, team foul #7 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Raymond Naber (SG), Matthew Texeira (SF), Gregory Banks (PF), Bruce Polito (C) Douglas Filler, Keith Egan, Gary Keith, James Zender | |
| Subs | Earlham | Adam Edwards (PG), James Hunt (SG), Alan Barclay (SF), Roy Riffe (PF), Keith Deanda (C) David Banks, Mike King, Joseph Hardy, Russell Brown, William Little | |
| 02:36 | Nebraska Wesleyan | William Skaggs makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 02:36 | Nebraska Wesleyan | William Skaggs makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 02:07 | Earlham | Bruce Polito blocks the short jumper by James Hunt | 51-52 |
| 02:06 | Nebraska Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Bruce Polito | 51-52 |
| 02:06 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Nebraska Wesleyan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-52 |
| 01:51 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Raymond Naber misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Roy Riffe - foul #2 on Roy Riffe, team foul #8 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Keith Egan (SF), Gary Keith (PF) Matthew Texeira, Gregory Banks | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 01:51 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Raymond Naber misses the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 01:51 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Raymond Naber makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 01:31 | Earlham | Keith Egan steals it from Adam Edwards | 52-52 |
| 01:28 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Raymond Naber is fouled in the backcourt by James Hunt - foul #3 on James Hunt, team foul #9 | 52-52 |
| 01:28 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Raymond Naber makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 01:28 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Raymond Naber misses the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 01:28 | Earlham | Keith Deanda grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 01:03 | Earlham | James Hunt banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a nice dish by Adam Edwards | 53-54 |
| 01:01 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Bruce Polito is hacked by Alan Barclay in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alan Barclay, team foul #10 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Douglas Filler (SG) Raymond Naber | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 01:01 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Bruce Polito makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 01:01 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Bruce Polito makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 00:33 | Earlham | Adam Edwards misses long on a shot from the right side | 55-54 |
| 00:32 | Earlham | Keith Deanda tips it but misses | 55-54 |
| 00:30 | Earlham | Roy Riffe tips it in | 55-56 |
| 00:17 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Bruce Polito makes the wide open jump hook from the baseline | 57-56 |
| 00:07 | Earlham | William Skaggs steals it from Alan Barclay | 57-56 |
| 00:03 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Keith Egan banks in the layup set up by William Skaggs | 59-56 |
| 00:03 | Earlham | Earlham calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska Wesleyan | Nebraska Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Earlham | Alan Barclay hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 59-56 |