| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Jason Sperber (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Seibel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ricky Corby (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Albert Jones (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenneth Straka (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Phillip Sacco (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tom Hagan (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Nelson Kidd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Ricky Corby inbounds the ball | 24-26 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Alabama | Albert Jones connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Ricky Corby and the foul's on Nelson Kidd - foul #1 on Nelson Kidd, team foul #1 | 26-26 |
| 19:36 | Alabama | Albert Jones makes the free throw | 27-26 |
| 19:09 | Earlham | Nelson Kidd can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Albert Jones - foul #1 on Albert Jones, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| 19:09 | Earlham | Nelson Kidd makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 19:09 | Earlham | Nelson Kidd misses the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 19:09 | Alabama | Albert Jones gets the rebound | 27-27 |
| 19:05 | Alabama | William Seibel makes the 3 from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 18:45 | Earlham | Nelson Kidd banks in the layup on a nice dish by Tom Hagan | 30-29 |
| 18:22 | Alabama | Jason Sperber makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Straka | 33-29 |
| 18:01 | Earlham | Daniel Campbell is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Daniel Campbell, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| 17:46 | Alabama | Albert Jones blows the layup | 33-29 |
| 17:44 | Earlham | Tom Hagan grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 17:15 | Earlham | Phillip Sacco misses short on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Jason Sperber - foul #2 on Jason Sperber, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Alabama | Franklin Smith (PF) Albert Jones | |
| Subs | Earlham | Ernest Wilkins (PF), Jeffrey Hoskins (C) Nelson Kidd, Daniel Campbell | |
| 17:15 | Earlham | Phillip Sacco makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 17:15 | Earlham | Phillip Sacco misses the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 17:15 | Alabama | Kenneth Straka pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 17:01 | Alabama | William Seibel comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Moore - foul #1 on Michael Moore, team foul #3 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ronald Walker (C) Kenneth Straka | |
| Subs | Earlham | Darren Laplante (PG), David Luckett (SG), Richard Turley (SF) Phillip Sacco, Michael Moore, Tom Hagan | |
| 17:01 | Alabama | William Seibel makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 17:01 | Alabama | William Seibel makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 16:32 | Earlham | Darren Laplante can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 16:31 | Earlham | Jeffrey Hoskins grabs the offensive board | 35-30 |
| 16:10 | Earlham | Ernest Wilkins hits the finger roll | 35-32 |
| 15:57 | Alabama | Ronald Walker drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-32 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Jason Sperber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Seibel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ricky Corby (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Franklin Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Walker (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Darren Laplante (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Luckett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Turley (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ernest Wilkins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Hoskins (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:30 | Earlham | David Luckett can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-32 |
| 15:29 | Alabama | Franklin Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 15:23 | Alabama | Ricky Corby misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 37-32 |
| 15:22 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Hoskins | 37-32 |
| 15:02 | Earlham | Richard Turley comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 15:00 | Alabama | Franklin Smith pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 14:54 | Alabama | Ricky Corby can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Jeffrey Hoskins - foul #1 on Jeffrey Hoskins, team foul #4 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | Dwayne Czapski (PG), Jeremy Stapler (SG), Albert Jones (PF), Kenneth Straka (C) Jason Sperber, William Seibel, Franklin Smith, Ronald Walker | |
| Subs | Earlham | Phillip Sacco (PG), Michael Moore (SG), Tom Hagan (SF), Nelson Kidd (PF), Daniel Campbell (C) Darren Laplante, David Luckett, Richard Turley, Ernest Wilkins, Jeffrey Hoskins | |
| 14:54 | Alabama | Ricky Corby makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 14:54 | Alabama | Ricky Corby misses the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 14:54 | Earlham | Tom Hagan grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 14:30 | Earlham | Tom Hagan can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 38-32 |
| 14:28 | Alabama | Dwayne Czapski grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 14:05 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Dwayne Czapski | 40-32 |
| 13:48 | Earlham | Michael Moore is hacked by Jeremy Stapler - foul #2 on Jeremy Stapler, team foul #3 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ronald Walker (SF) Ricky Corby | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 13:26 | Earlham | Tom Hagan knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Phillip Sacco | 40-35 |
| 13:09 | Alabama | Albert Jones's pass is intercepted by Tom Hagan | 40-35 |
| 12:47 | Earlham | Nelson Kidd connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Phillip Sacco | 40-37 |
| 12:20 | Alabama | Daniel Campbell swats the layup by Kenneth Straka | 40-37 |
| 12:18 | Alabama | Albert Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 12:02 | Alabama | Ronald Walker misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Tom Hagan - foul #3 on Tom Hagan, team foul #5 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jason Sperber (PG), William Seibel (SG), Franklin Smith (C) Jeremy Stapler, Albert Jones, Kenneth Straka | |
| Subs | Earlham | David Luckett (SG), Richard Turley (SF), Ernest Wilkins (PF), Jeffrey Hoskins (C) Michael Moore, Tom Hagan, Nelson Kidd, Daniel Campbell | |
| 12:02 | Alabama | Ronald Walker misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 12:02 | Alabama | Ronald Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Jason Sperber (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Seibel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dwayne Czapski (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Ronald Walker (fresh) 5 pts. C - Franklin Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Phillip Sacco (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Luckett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Turley (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ernest Wilkins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Hoskins (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:43 | Earlham | David Luckett buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-39 |
| 11:24 | Alabama | Dwayne Czapski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-39 |
| 11:23 | Alabama | Franklin Smith tips it in | 43-39 |
| 11:04 | Earlham | The jump hook by Ernest Wilkins is blocked by Ronald Walker | 43-39 |
| 11:03 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Franklin Smith | 43-39 |
| 10:59 | Alabama | Jason Sperber comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-39 |
| 10:58 | Earlham | Jeffrey Hoskins snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 10:36 | Earlham | Ernest Wilkins hits a driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on Ronald Walker - foul #2 on Ronald Walker, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ricky Corby (SF), Albert Jones (PF), Kenneth Straka (C) Dwayne Czapski, Ronald Walker, Franklin Smith | |
| Subs | Earlham | Darren Laplante (PG), Michael Moore (SG), Tom Hagan (SF), Daniel Campbell (C) Phillip Sacco, David Luckett, Richard Turley, Jeffrey Hoskins | |
| 10:36 | Earlham | Ernest Wilkins makes the free throw | 43-42 |
| 10:11 | Alabama | Daniel Campbell is called for the reach on Kenneth Straka - foul #3 on Daniel Campbell, team foul #6 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Nelson Kidd (PF) Ernest Wilkins | |
| 10:01 | Alabama | Michael Moore steps in front of the Albert Jones pass | 43-42 |
| 09:38 | Earlham | Tom Hagan knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Darren Laplante | 43-45 |
| 09:34 | Alabama | William Seibel misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 09:32 | Alabama | Kenneth Straka hits the follow up shot | 45-45 |
| 09:09 | Earlham | Nelson Kidd misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 09:08 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Kenneth Straka | 45-45 |
| 09:02 | Alabama | Albert Jones hits the finger roll set up by Jason Sperber | 47-45 |
| 08:43 | Earlham | Tom Hagan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 08:42 | Earlham | Daniel Campbell gets the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 08:19 | Earlham | Tom Hagan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 08:18 | Alabama | William Seibel gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 08:14 | Alabama | Jason Sperber can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 08:12 | Earlham | Nelson Kidd snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 08:06 | Earlham | Daniel Campbell hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Darren Laplante | 47-47 |
| 07:59 | Alabama | Jason Sperber knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ricky Corby | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Jason Sperber (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Seibel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ricky Corby (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Albert Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Straka (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Darren Laplante (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Michael Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tom Hagan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Nelson Kidd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Campbell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:42 | Earlham | Nelson Kidd banks in the layup on a nice dish by Darren Laplante | 49-49 |
| 07:19 | Alabama | Ricky Corby's pass is intercepted by Daniel Campbell | 49-49 |
| 07:03 | Earlham | Tom Hagan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 07:02 | Alabama | Jason Sperber snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 06:58 | Alabama | Jason Sperber misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-49 |
| 06:56 | Earlham | Nelson Kidd pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 06:36 | Earlham | Daniel Campbell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | Christopher Tupper (PG), Jeremy Stapler (SG), Dwayne Czapski (SF), Franklin Smith (PF), Ronald Walker (C) Jason Sperber, William Seibel, Ricky Corby, Albert Jones, Kenneth Straka | |
| Subs | Earlham | Phillip Sacco (PG), David Luckett (SG), Richard Turley (SF), Ernest Wilkins (PF), Jeffrey Hoskins (C) Darren Laplante, Michael Moore, Tom Hagan, Nelson Kidd, Daniel Campbell | |
| 06:18 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-49 |
| 06:17 | Alabama | Franklin Smith snags the offensive board | 49-49 |
| 06:04 | Alabama | Dwayne Czapski is fouled on the floor by Richard Turley - foul #2 on Richard Turley, team foul #7 | 49-49 |
| 06:04 | Alabama | Dwayne Czapski misses the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 06:04 | Earlham | Jeffrey Hoskins grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 05:42 | Earlham | Ernest Wilkins misses the jumper from the free throw line | 49-49 |
| 05:41 | Earlham | Ernest Wilkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 05:34 | Earlham | Ernest Wilkins hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Phillip Sacco | 49-51 |
| 05:19 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Franklin Smith | 52-51 |
| 04:50 | Earlham | Franklin Smith blocks the short jumper by Ernest Wilkins | 52-51 |
| 04:49 | Earlham | Ernest Wilkins tips it but misses | 52-51 |
| 04:48 | Earlham | Jeffrey Hoskins grabs the offensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 04:24 | Earlham | Ernest Wilkins can't finish the layup | 52-51 |
| 04:22 | Alabama | Christopher Tupper snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 04:22 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jason Sperber (PG), William Seibel (SG), Ricky Corby (SF), Albert Jones (PF), Kenneth Straka (C) Christopher Tupper, Jeremy Stapler, Dwayne Czapski, Franklin Smith, Ronald Walker | |
| Subs | Earlham | Michael Moore (SG), Tom Hagan (SF), Nelson Kidd (PF), Daniel Campbell (C) David Luckett, Richard Turley, Ernest Wilkins, Jeffrey Hoskins | |
| 03:59 | Alabama | William Seibel misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 03:58 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Daniel Campbell | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Jason Sperber (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Seibel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ricky Corby (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Albert Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Straka (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Phillip Sacco (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tom Hagan (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Nelson Kidd (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:34 | Earlham | Daniel Campbell hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Nelson Kidd | 52-53 |
| 03:18 | Alabama | Kenneth Straka hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Ricky Corby and the foul's on Daniel Campbell - foul #4 on Daniel Campbell, team foul #8 | 54-53 |
| 03:18 | Alabama | Kenneth Straka makes the free throw | 55-53 |
| 02:51 | Earlham | Nelson Kidd can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Albert Jones - foul #2 on Albert Jones, team foul #5 | 55-53 |
| 02:51 | Earlham | Nelson Kidd misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 02:51 | Earlham | Nelson Kidd makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 02:39 | Alabama | Ricky Corby comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 02:37 | Earlham | Tom Hagan grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 02:10 | Earlham | Tom Hagan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Phillip Sacco | 55-57 |
| 01:51 | Alabama | William Seibel knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Jason Sperber | 57-57 |
| 01:34 | Earlham | Daniel Campbell's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Straka | 57-57 |
| 01:22 | Alabama | Jason Sperber misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Phillip Sacco - foul #3 on Phillip Sacco, team foul #9 | 57-57 |
| 01:22 | Alabama | Jason Sperber makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 01:22 | Alabama | Jason Sperber makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:55 | Earlham | Tom Hagan knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Phillip Sacco | 59-60 |
| 00:28 | Alabama | Jason Sperber is fouled on the floor by Daniel Campbell - foul #5 on Daniel Campbell, team foul #10 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Jeffrey Hoskins (C) Daniel Campbell | |
| 00:28 | Alabama | Jason Sperber makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 00:28 | Alabama | Jason Sperber makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:03 | Earlham | Phillip Sacco drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Moore | 61-62 |
| 00:03 | Alabama | Alabama calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Jason Sperber can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 61-62 |