| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Joel Hayes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Danny Melberg (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Edward Salley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Byrne (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Mark Decicco (fresh) SG - Richard Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Kitchen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Coles (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Guan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Earlham | Edward Salley inbounds the ball | 49-23 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Earlham | Edward Salley is whistled for a carry | 49-23 |
| 19:07 | Carthage | Ricky Kitchen is fouled on the floor by Paul Byrne - foul #1 on Paul Byrne, team foul #1 | 49-23 |
| 19:02 | Carthage | Richard Carter drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Mark Decicco | 49-26 |
| 18:41 | Earlham | Paul Byrne is fouled on the floor by James Coles - foul #3 on James Coles, team foul #1 | 49-26 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Carthage | David Thomas (PF) James Coles | |
| 18:12 | Earlham | Joel Hayes scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from David Sanders | 51-26 |
| 17:56 | Carthage | Ricky Kitchen's 3 pointer is rejected by David Sanders | 51-26 |
| 17:55 | Carthage | David Thomas tips it but misses | 51-26 |
| 17:54 | Carthage | John Guan hits the follow up shot | 51-28 |
| 17:32 | Earlham | Edward Salley knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Paul Byrne | 53-28 |
| 17:27 | Carthage | Mark Decicco is hacked by Danny Melberg - foul #1 on Danny Melberg, team foul #2 | 53-28 |
| Subs | Earlham | Doug Reda (PG) Joel Hayes | |
| Subs | Carthage | James Smith (SF), Leonard Fuhr (C) Ricky Kitchen, John Guan | |
| 17:19 | Carthage | Mark Decicco makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by James Smith | 53-30 |
| 16:57 | Earlham | Paul Byrne misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David Thomas - foul #1 on David Thomas, team foul #2 | 53-30 |
| Subs | Earlham | Steven Chon (SG), Thomas Eiler (SF), John Lewis (C) Danny Melberg, Edward Salley, David Sanders | |
| Subs | Carthage | Michael Stewart (PG) Mark Decicco | |
| 16:57 | Earlham | Paul Byrne misses the 1st free throw | 53-30 |
| 16:57 | Earlham | Paul Byrne makes the 2nd free throw | 54-30 |
| 16:40 | Carthage | Michael Stewart blows the dunk | 54-30 |
| 16:39 | Earlham | Paul Byrne gets the rebound | 54-30 |
| 16:21 | Earlham | Steven Chon blows the layup | 54-30 |
| 16:19 | Earlham | Thomas Eiler tips it in | 56-30 |
| 16:10 | Carthage | David Thomas misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Paul Byrne - foul #2 on Paul Byrne, team foul #3 | 56-30 |
| Subs | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski (PF) Paul Byrne | |
| Subs | Carthage | John Dark (PG), Ricky Kitchen (SF), John Guan (C) Richard Carter, James Smith, Leonard Fuhr | |
| 16:10 | Carthage | David Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 56-30 |
| 16:10 | Carthage | David Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 56-30 |
| 16:10 | Carthage | Ricky Kitchen grabs the offensive rebound | 56-30 |
| 15:51 | Carthage | Ricky Kitchen buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Dark | 56-33 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Doug Reda (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Chon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Eiler (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clinton Ulatowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - John Dark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ricky Kitchen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Guan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Steven Chon | 58-33 |
| 15:12 | Carthage | John Guan hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by John Lewis - foul #1 on John Lewis, team foul #4 | 58-33 |
| Subs | Earlham | Joel Hayes (PG), Danny Melberg (SG), Edward Salley (SF), David Sanders (C) Doug Reda, Steven Chon, Clinton Ulatowski, John Lewis | |
| Subs | Carthage | Willie Jordan (PG), Richard Carter (SG), James Coles (PF) John Dark, Michael Stewart, David Thomas | |
| 15:12 | Carthage | John Guan makes the 1st free throw | 58-34 |
| 15:12 | Carthage | John Guan misses the 2nd free throw | 58-34 |
| 15:12 | Earlham | Thomas Eiler grabs the board | 58-34 |
| 14:49 | Earlham | Edward Salley can't finish the layup | 58-34 |
| 14:47 | Carthage | Ricky Kitchen snags the defensive board | 58-34 |
| 14:31 | Carthage | John Guan misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-34 |
| 14:30 | Earlham | Edward Salley snags the defensive board | 58-34 |
| 14:11 | Earlham | Edward Salley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-34 |
| 14:09 | Carthage | Willie Jordan snags the defensive board | 58-34 |
| 13:47 | Carthage | David Sanders swats the short shot by James Coles | 58-34 |
| 13:45 | Carthage | James Coles hits the follow up shot | 58-36 |
| 13:24 | Earlham | Edward Salley connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Joel Hayes | 61-36 |
| 12:58 | Carthage | John Guan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-36 |
| 12:57 | Earlham | Thomas Eiler snags the defensive board | 61-36 |
| 12:51 | Earlham | Danny Melberg misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-36 |
| 12:49 | Earlham | Thomas Eiler tips it in | 63-36 |
| 12:30 | Carthage | Ricky Kitchen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-36 |
| 12:29 | Carthage | James Coles misses the tip | 63-36 |
| 12:28 | Carthage | John Guan can't tip it in | 63-36 |
| 12:27 | Earlham | Joel Hayes snags the defensive board | 63-36 |
| 12:03 | Earlham | John Guan blocks the short jumper by Thomas Eiler | 63-36 |
| 12:02 | Carthage | The rebound goes to James Coles | 63-36 |
| 11:47 | Carthage | Willie Jordan loses the dribble to Edward Salley | 63-36 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Joel Hayes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Danny Melberg (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Edward Salley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Eiler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - David Sanders (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Willie Jordan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Carter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Kitchen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Coles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Guan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:21 | Earlham | Joel Hayes misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Ricky Kitchen - foul #3 on Ricky Kitchen, team foul #3 | 63-36 |
| Subs | Earlham | Doug Reda (SG), Clinton Ulatowski (SF), Paul Byrne (PF), John Lewis (C) Danny Melberg, Edward Salley, Thomas Eiler, David Sanders | |
| Subs | Carthage | Mark Decicco (PG), Michael Stewart (SG), James Smith (SF), David Thomas (PF), Leonard Fuhr (C) Willie Jordan, Richard Carter, Ricky Kitchen, James Coles, John Guan | |
| 11:21 | Earlham | Joel Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 64-36 |
| 11:21 | Earlham | Joel Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 64-36 |
| 11:21 | Carthage | The rebound goes to David Thomas | 64-36 |
| 11:07 | Carthage | Leonard Fuhr is fouled on the floor by John Lewis - foul #2 on John Lewis, team foul #5 | 64-36 |
| Subs | Earlham | Steven Chon (SG) Joel Hayes | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 10:58 | Carthage | James Smith makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Mark Decicco and he's hacked by Doug Reda - foul #3 on Doug Reda, team foul #6 | 64-38 |
| 10:58 | Carthage | James Smith makes the free throw | 64-39 |
| 10:35 | Earlham | Paul Byrne hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Doug Reda | 66-39 |
| 10:22 | Carthage | James Smith makes the jumper from close range set up by Leonard Fuhr | 66-41 |
| 10:00 | Earlham | Doug Reda misses long on a shot from the left wing | 66-41 |
| 09:58 | Carthage | The rebound goes to James Smith | 66-41 |
| 09:53 | Carthage | Mark Decicco misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 66-41 |
| 09:51 | Earlham | John Lewis snags the defensive board | 66-41 |
| 09:31 | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski loses the dribble to David Thomas | 66-41 |
| 09:15 | Carthage | Mark Decicco is fouled on the floor by Doug Reda - foul #4 on Doug Reda, team foul #7 | 66-41 |
| Subs | Earlham | Danny Melberg (SG), Edward Salley (SF), David Sanders (C) Doug Reda, Clinton Ulatowski, John Lewis | |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Carter (SG), James Coles (PF) Michael Stewart, David Thomas | |
| 09:15 | Carthage | Mark Decicco makes the 1st free throw | 66-42 |
| 09:15 | Carthage | Mark Decicco makes the 2nd free throw | 66-43 |
| 08:47 | Earlham | Steven Chon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-43 |
| Subs | Earlham | Howard Reimer (PG) Steven Chon | |
| Subs | Carthage | Willie Jordan (PG) Mark Decicco | |
| 08:24 | Carthage | James Coles blows the layup | 66-43 |
| 08:23 | Carthage | Richard Carter misses the tip | 66-43 |
| 08:21 | Carthage | Richard Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-43 |
| 08:16 | Carthage | Richard Carter hits the finger roll | 66-45 |
| 07:54 | Earlham | Paul Byrne comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 66-45 |
| 07:52 | Carthage | Richard Carter snags the defensive board | 66-45 |
| 07:35 | Carthage | Edward Salley is called for the reach on Richard Carter - foul #3 on Edward Salley, team foul #8 | 66-45 |
| Subs | Earlham | Joel Hayes (PG), Thomas Eiler (SF), Clinton Ulatowski (PF), John Lewis (C) Howard Reimer, Edward Salley, Paul Byrne, David Sanders | |
| Subs | Carthage | Mark Decicco (SF), John Guan (C) James Smith, Leonard Fuhr | |
| 07:35 | Carthage | Richard Carter misses the 1st free throw | 66-45 |
| 07:35 | Earlham | John Lewis gets the rebound | 66-45 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Joel Hayes (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Danny Melberg (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Thomas Eiler (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Clinton Ulatowski (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Lewis (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Willie Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Carter (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Decicco (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Coles (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Guan (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Earlham | Thomas Eiler loses the dribble to James Coles | 66-45 |
| 07:10 | Carthage | Richard Carter misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-45 |
| 07:08 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to John Guan | 66-45 |
| 06:58 | Carthage | Richard Carter drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Willie Jordan and he's hacked by Clinton Ulatowski - foul #2 on Clinton Ulatowski, team foul #9 | 66-47 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Ricky Kitchen (SF), David Thomas (PF) Mark Decicco, James Coles | |
| 06:58 | Carthage | Richard Carter makes the free throw | 66-48 |
| 06:34 | Earlham | Danny Melberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 66-48 |
| 06:32 | Carthage | David Thomas snags the defensive board | 66-48 |
| 06:16 | Carthage | John Guan hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Willie Jordan and he's hacked by John Lewis - foul #3 on John Lewis, team foul #10 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Earlham | Edward Salley (SF), David Sanders (C) Clinton Ulatowski, John Lewis | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 06:16 | Carthage | John Guan misses the free throw | 66-50 |
| 06:16 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to Ricky Kitchen | 66-50 |
| 06:06 | Carthage | Ricky Kitchen makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Willie Jordan | 66-52 |
| 05:45 | Earlham | Danny Melberg misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-52 |
| 05:43 | Earlham | Thomas Eiler misses the tip | 66-52 |
| 05:42 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Richard Carter | 66-52 |
| 05:32 | Carthage | John Guan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-52 |
| Subs | Earlham | Doug Reda (PG), Steven Chon (SG), Paul Byrne (PF) Joel Hayes, Danny Melberg, Thomas Eiler | |
| Subs | Carthage | Mark Decicco (PG), Michael Stewart (SG), James Coles (PF), Leonard Fuhr (C) Willie Jordan, Richard Carter, David Thomas, John Guan | |
| 05:10 | Earlham | Edward Salley misses the lay-in | 66-52 |
| 05:09 | Carthage | Leonard Fuhr pulls down the rebound | 66-52 |
| 04:57 | Carthage | David Sanders steals it from James Coles | 66-52 |
| 04:35 | Earlham | Doug Reda misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Mark Decicco - foul #1 on Mark Decicco, team foul #4 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Earlham | Thomas Eiler (SF) Edward Salley | |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Carter (SG), James Smith (SF) Michael Stewart, Ricky Kitchen | |
| 04:35 | Earlham | Doug Reda misses the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 04:35 | Earlham | Doug Reda makes the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 04:18 | Carthage | Mark Decicco is hacked by Thomas Eiler - foul #2 on Thomas Eiler, team foul #11 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Earlham | Danny Melberg (SG), John Lewis (C) Steven Chon, David Sanders | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 04:18 | Carthage | Mark Decicco makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 04:18 | Carthage | Mark Decicco makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 03:55 | Earlham | John Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-54 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Willie Jordan (PG), John Guan (C) Mark Decicco, Leonard Fuhr | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:39 | Carthage | James Coles is whistled for traveling | 67-54 |
| Subs | Earlham | Joel Hayes (PG), Edward Salley (SF) Doug Reda, John Lewis | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Earlham | Thomas Eiler hits a turnaround near the basket and the foul's on James Coles - foul #4 on James Coles, team foul #5 | 69-54 |
| Subs | Earlham | Doug Reda (PG), Steven Chon (SG), Clinton Ulatowski (PF), John Lewis (C) Joel Hayes, Danny Melberg, Edward Salley, Paul Byrne | |
| Subs | Carthage | Mark Decicco (PG), Michael Stewart (SG), David Thomas (PF), Leonard Fuhr (C) Willie Jordan, Richard Carter, James Coles, John Guan | |
| 03:10 | Earlham | Thomas Eiler makes the free throw | 70-54 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Doug Reda (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Steven Chon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Eiler (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - Clinton Ulatowski (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Lewis (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Mark Decicco (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Leonard Fuhr (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:46 | Carthage | Mark Decicco is fouled on the floor by Doug Reda - foul #5 on Doug Reda, team foul #12 | 70-54 |
| Subs | Earlham | Jack Holder (SG) Doug Reda | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 02:46 | Carthage | Mark Decicco misses the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 02:46 | Carthage | Mark Decicco makes the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 02:28 | Earlham | Steven Chon misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 70-55 |
| 02:27 | Earlham | Thomas Eiler gets the offensive rebound | 70-55 |
| 02:03 | Earlham | John Lewis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-55 |
| 02:01 | Carthage | Michael Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 70-55 |
| 01:44 | Carthage | James Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-55 |
| 01:42 | Carthage | Leonard Fuhr misses the tip | 70-55 |
| 01:41 | Earlham | John Lewis grabs the board | 70-55 |
| 01:12 | Earlham | Mark Decicco steals it from Thomas Eiler | 70-55 |
| 00:47 | Carthage | James Smith comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 70-55 |
| 00:45 | Carthage | Leonard Fuhr tips it home | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Earlham | Steven Chon is hacked by David Thomas - foul #2 on David Thomas, team foul #6 | 70-57 |
| 00:00 | Earlham | Steven Chon runs out the clock | 70-57 |