| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Howard Spinney (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Terence Elizondo (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Benjamin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Young (fresh) 4 reb. C - Daniel Shellman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Michael Meyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jacob Goodnight (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Peter Barton (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Philip Montelongo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Henkle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grove City | Jason Benjamin inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Grove City | Adam Young comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 19:40 | Grove City | Terence Elizondo grabs the offensive board | 32-30 |
| 19:24 | Grove City | Daniel Shellman scores on a floater from the baseline | 34-30 |
| 19:05 | Earlham | Peter Barton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 34-30 |
| 19:04 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Adam Young | 34-30 |
| 18:59 | Grove City | Philip Montelongo blocks the short jumper by Terence Elizondo | 34-30 |
| 18:58 | Earlham | Peter Barton pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 18:44 | Earlham | Peter Barton buries a shot in the lane | 34-32 |
| 18:42 | Grove City | Michael Meyer is called for the reach on Howard Spinney in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Meyer, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Everett Harvey (PG) Michael Meyer | |
| 18:25 | Grove City | Daniel Shellman lays it in | 36-32 |
| 17:57 | Earlham | Peter Barton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 17:56 | Earlham | Peter Barton tips it home | 36-34 |
| 17:35 | Grove City | Adam Young hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 17:34 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Peter Barton | 36-34 |
| 17:11 | Earlham | Howard Spinney is called for the reach on Peter Barton - foul #2 on Howard Spinney, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Grove City | Bobby Wilson (SG), Jeff Lent (SF), Larry Ptaschinski (PF) Terence Elizondo, Jason Benjamin, Adam Young | |
| Subs | Earlham | James Nguyen (SG), Arnold Poteet (PF) Jacob Goodnight, Philip Montelongo | |
| 16:48 | Earlham | Benjamin Henkle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | Grove City | Kenneth Gilmore (SF), Troy Fuller (C) Howard Spinney, Daniel Shellman | |
| Subs | Earlham | Ralph Rollins (SF), Harold Troyer (C) Peter Barton, Benjamin Henkle | |
| 16:29 | Grove City | Arnold Poteet takes the ball from Larry Ptaschinski | 36-34 |
| 16:10 | Earlham | James Nguyen misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 16:09 | Grove City | Troy Fuller grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 15:57 | Grove City | Harold Troyer swats the short shot by Jeff Lent | 36-34 |
| 15:56 | Grove City | Larry Ptaschinski snags the offensive board | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Bobby Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeff Lent (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Gilmore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Ptaschinski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Troy Fuller (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Everett Harvey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Nguyen (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ralph Rollins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Arnold Poteet (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Harold Troyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:44 | Grove City | Larry Ptaschinski dunks the ball | 38-34 |
| 15:26 | Earlham | Ralph Rollins scores on a runner in the lane set up by Everett Harvey | 38-36 |
| 15:15 | Grove City | Jeff Lent misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 15:13 | Earlham | Ralph Rollins pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 15:05 | Earlham | Harold Troyer misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-36 |
| 15:04 | Grove City | Larry Ptaschinski grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 14:58 | Grove City | Larry Ptaschinski scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bobby Wilson | 40-36 |
| 14:42 | Earlham | Ralph Rollins knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 40-38 |
| 14:17 | Grove City | Kenneth Gilmore drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jeff Lent | 43-38 |
| 13:48 | Earlham | Ralph Rollins misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-38 |
| 13:47 | Earlham | James Nguyen gets the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 13:29 | Earlham | James Nguyen clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 13:28 | Earlham | Ralph Rollins tips it back up and in | 43-40 |
| 13:15 | Grove City | Bobby Wilson hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Kenneth Gilmore | 45-40 |
| 12:57 | Earlham | Ralph Rollins misses long on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Kenneth Gilmore - foul #1 on Kenneth Gilmore, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Grove City | Howard Spinney (PG), Terence Elizondo (SG), Jason Benjamin (SF), Adam Young (PF), Daniel Shellman (C) Bobby Wilson, Jeff Lent, Kenneth Gilmore, Larry Ptaschinski, Troy Fuller | |
| Subs | Earlham | Michael Meyer (PG), Peter Barton (SF), Philip Montelongo (PF), Benjamin Henkle (C) Everett Harvey, James Nguyen, Arnold Poteet, Harold Troyer | |
| 12:57 | Earlham | Ralph Rollins misses the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 12:57 | Earlham | Ralph Rollins makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 12:36 | Grove City | Howard Spinney knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 47-41 |
| 12:21 | Earlham | Adam Young swats the short shot by Ralph Rollins | 47-41 |
| 12:19 | Grove City | Daniel Shellman snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 12:01 | Grove City | Howard Spinney is hacked by Philip Montelongo - foul #1 on Philip Montelongo, team foul #2 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Jacob Goodnight (SG) Ralph Rollins | |
| 11:55 | Grove City | The short jumper by Daniel Shellman is denied by Peter Barton | 47-41 |
| 11:53 | Earlham | Michael Meyer snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Howard Spinney (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Terence Elizondo (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Benjamin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Young (fresh) 5 reb. C - Daniel Shellman (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Michael Meyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jacob Goodnight (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Peter Barton (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Philip Montelongo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Benjamin Henkle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Earlham | Peter Barton misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 11:37 | Grove City | Daniel Shellman grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 11:17 | Grove City | Howard Spinney misses the floater from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 11:16 | Grove City | Adam Young snags the offensive board | 47-41 |
| 10:55 | Grove City | Adam Young knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 49-41 |
| 10:27 | Earlham | Peter Barton knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Michael Meyer | 49-43 |
| 10:17 | Grove City | Terence Elizondo scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 09:58 | Earlham | Peter Barton misses short on a shot in the lane | 52-43 |
| 09:57 | Earlham | Jacob Goodnight gets the offensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 09:36 | Earlham | Benjamin Henkle scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Peter Barton | 52-46 |
| 09:16 | Grove City | Howard Spinney is fouled on the floor by Jacob Goodnight - foul #1 on Jacob Goodnight, team foul #3 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Grove City | Bobby Wilson (PG), Jeff Lent (SG), Kenneth Gilmore (SF), Larry Ptaschinski (PF), Troy Fuller (C) Howard Spinney, Terence Elizondo, Jason Benjamin, Adam Young, Daniel Shellman | |
| Subs | Earlham | James Nguyen (SG), Ralph Rollins (SF), Arnold Poteet (PF), Harold Troyer (C) Jacob Goodnight, Peter Barton, Philip Montelongo, Benjamin Henkle | |
| 09:04 | Grove City | Troy Fuller hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Bobby Wilson and he's fouled by Harold Troyer - foul #1 on Harold Troyer, team foul #4 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Everett Harvey (PG) Michael Meyer | |
| 09:04 | Grove City | Troy Fuller makes the free throw | 55-46 |
| 08:47 | Earlham | Larry Ptaschinski picks off the pass by Arnold Poteet | 55-46 |
| 08:39 | Grove City | James Nguyen picks off the pass by Jeff Lent | 55-46 |
| 08:28 | Earlham | James Nguyen connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Everett Harvey | 55-49 |
| 08:09 | Grove City | Jeff Lent double dribbles | 55-49 |
| Subs | Grove City | Daniel Shellman (C) Troy Fuller | |
| Subs | Earlham | Michael Meyer (PG), Peter Barton (SF), Benjamin Henkle (C) Everett Harvey, Ralph Rollins, Harold Troyer | |
| 07:57 | Earlham | Michael Meyer can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Bobby Wilson - foul #1 on Bobby Wilson, team foul #3 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Grove City | Howard Spinney (PG) Kenneth Gilmore | |
| Subs | Earlham | Jacob Goodnight (SG) Arnold Poteet | |
| 07:57 | Earlham | Michael Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 07:57 | Earlham | Michael Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 07:35 | Grove City | Michael Meyer is called for the reach on Howard Spinney - foul #4 on Michael Meyer, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Grove City | Terence Elizondo (SG) Bobby Wilson | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Howard Spinney (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Terence Elizondo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Lent (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Larry Ptaschinski (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Shellman (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Michael Meyer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jacob Goodnight (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Peter Barton (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Nguyen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Henkle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Grove City | James Nguyen picks off the pass by Terence Elizondo | 55-51 |
| 07:14 | Earlham | Peter Barton clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 07:13 | Grove City | Larry Ptaschinski grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 07:02 | Grove City | Daniel Shellman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 07:01 | Earlham | The rebound goes to James Nguyen | 55-51 |
| 06:33 | Earlham | Peter Barton hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Jeff Lent - foul #1 on Jeff Lent, team foul #4 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Grove City | Jason Benjamin (SF), Adam Young (PF) Jeff Lent, Larry Ptaschinski | |
| Subs | Earlham | Philip Montelongo (PF), Harold Troyer (C) Jacob Goodnight, Benjamin Henkle | |
| 06:33 | Earlham | Peter Barton misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 06:33 | Earlham | Peter Barton misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 06:33 | Grove City | Daniel Shellman gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 06:18 | Grove City | Daniel Shellman lays it in on a great pass from Howard Spinney and the foul's on Harold Troyer - foul #2 on Harold Troyer, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Ralph Rollins (SG) James Nguyen | |
| 06:18 | Grove City | Daniel Shellman makes the free throw | 58-51 |
| 06:02 | Earlham | Harold Troyer misses the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Terence Elizondo - foul #1 on Terence Elizondo, team foul #5 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Grove City | Bobby Wilson (PG), Troy Fuller (C) Howard Spinney, Daniel Shellman | |
| Subs | Earlham | Arnold Poteet (SF) Peter Barton | |
| 06:02 | Earlham | Harold Troyer makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 06:02 | Earlham | Harold Troyer misses the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 06:02 | Grove City | Troy Fuller snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| 05:37 | Grove City | Adam Young misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Ralph Rollins - foul #1 on Ralph Rollins, team foul #7 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Grove City | Craig Murphy (SG), Larry Ptaschinski (C) Terence Elizondo, Troy Fuller | |
| Subs | Earlham | Everett Harvey (PG), Benjamin Henkle (C) Michael Meyer, Harold Troyer | |
| 05:37 | Grove City | Adam Young makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 05:37 | Grove City | Adam Young misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 05:37 | Earlham | Benjamin Henkle grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 05:22 | Earlham | Arnold Poteet is hacked by Jason Benjamin - foul #3 on Jason Benjamin, team foul #6 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Jacob Goodnight (SG), James Nguyen (SF) Ralph Rollins, Arnold Poteet | |
| 05:13 | Earlham | James Nguyen is fouled on the floor by Larry Ptaschinski - foul #1 on Larry Ptaschinski, team foul #7 | 59-52 |
| 05:13 | Earlham | James Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 05:13 | Earlham | James Nguyen misses the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 05:13 | Grove City | Larry Ptaschinski pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| 04:58 | Grove City | James Nguyen takes the ball from Jason Benjamin | 59-53 |
| 04:34 | Earlham | Benjamin Henkle comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 04:33 | Earlham | The offensive rebound goes to James Nguyen | 59-53 |
| 04:24 | Earlham | James Nguyen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 04:22 | Earlham | The offensive rebound goes to James Nguyen | 59-53 |
| 04:08 | Earlham | Philip Montelongo is hacked by Adam Young - foul #2 on Adam Young, team foul #8 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Grove City | Howard Spinney (PG), Terence Elizondo (SG), Jeff Lent (SF), Daniel Shellman (C) Bobby Wilson, Craig Murphy, Jason Benjamin, Larry Ptaschinski | |
| Subs | Earlham | Michael Meyer (PG), Peter Barton (SF) Everett Harvey, James Nguyen | |
| 04:08 | Earlham | Philip Montelongo makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 04:08 | Earlham | Philip Montelongo misses the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 04:08 | Grove City | Adam Young grabs the board | 59-54 |
| 03:49 | Grove City | Terence Elizondo is hacked by Jacob Goodnight - foul #2 on Jacob Goodnight, team foul #8 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Grove City | Troy Fuller (PF) Adam Young | |
| Subs | Earlham | Ralph Rollins (SG), Arnold Poteet (PF) Jacob Goodnight, Philip Montelongo | |
| 03:49 | Grove City | Terence Elizondo makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 03:49 | Grove City | Terence Elizondo misses the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 03:49 | Earlham | Arnold Poteet pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 03:25 | Earlham | Ralph Rollins banks in the layup | 60-56 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Howard Spinney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terence Elizondo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Lent (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Troy Fuller (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Shellman (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Michael Meyer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ralph Rollins (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Peter Barton (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arnold Poteet (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Benjamin Henkle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Grove City | Ralph Rollins steals the ball from Terence Elizondo | 60-56 |
| 03:00 | Earlham | Earlham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-56 |
| Subs | Grove City | Jason Benjamin (SF), Adam Young (PF) Jeff Lent, Troy Fuller | |
| Subs | Earlham | Jacob Goodnight (SG), Philip Montelongo (PF) Ralph Rollins, Arnold Poteet | |
| 02:37 | Earlham | Peter Barton buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Jacob Goodnight | 60-58 |
| 02:13 | Grove City | Jason Benjamin clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Philip Montelongo - foul #2 on Philip Montelongo, team foul #9 | 60-58 |
| 02:13 | Grove City | Jason Benjamin makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 02:13 | Grove City | Jason Benjamin makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 01:55 | Earlham | Michael Meyer misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-58 |
| 01:54 | Earlham | Benjamin Henkle tips it but misses | 62-58 |
| 01:52 | Earlham | Michael Meyer snags the offensive board | 62-58 |
| 01:37 | Earlham | Peter Barton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Meyer | 62-61 |
| 01:24 | Grove City | Jason Benjamin connects on the floater in the paint and he's hacked by Benjamin Henkle - foul #1 on Benjamin Henkle, team foul #10 | 64-61 |
| 01:24 | Grove City | Jason Benjamin misses the free throw | 64-61 |
| 01:24 | Grove City | Daniel Shellman snags the offensive board | 64-61 |
| 01:08 | Grove City | Benjamin Henkle is called for the reach on Jason Benjamin - foul #2 on Benjamin Henkle, team foul #11 | 64-61 |
| 01:08 | Grove City | Jason Benjamin makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 01:08 | Grove City | Jason Benjamin makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:53 | Earlham | Peter Barton loses the dribble to Adam Young | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | Grove City | Howard Spinney can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 66-61 |
| 00:27 | Earlham | Michael Meyer grabs the board | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | Earlham | Jacob Goodnight can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 66-61 |
| 00:20 | Grove City | Jason Benjamin snags the defensive board | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:18 | Grove City | Jason Benjamin is hacked by Jacob Goodnight in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jacob Goodnight, team foul #12 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Grove City | Kenneth Gilmore (C) Daniel Shellman | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 00:18 | Grove City | Jason Benjamin makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:18 | Grove City | Jason Benjamin misses the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:18 | Earlham | Benjamin Henkle grabs the board | 67-61 |
| 00:11 | Earlham | Michael Meyer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-61 |
| 00:09 | Grove City | Adam Young pulls down the rebound | 67-61 |
| 00:06 | Grove City | Adam Young is hacked by Jacob Goodnight in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jacob Goodnight, team foul #13 | 67-61 |
| 00:06 | Grove City | Adam Young misses the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:06 | Grove City | Adam Young makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:01 | Earlham | Jacob Goodnight misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 68-61 |
| 00:00 | Grove City | Jason Benjamin grabs the board | 68-61 |