| Lineup | Denison | PG - Rick Tyrell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derrick Richards (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Christopher Wolf (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Eric Parks (fresh) 4 reb. C - Chester Groh (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Joel Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Danny Melberg (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Edward Salley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Byrne (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Earlham | Edward Salley inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Earlham | David Sanders hits the finger roll set up by Joel Hayes and he's hacked by Eric Parks - foul #1 on Eric Parks, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| 19:33 | Earlham | David Sanders makes the free throw | 35-38 |
| 19:19 | Denison | Rick Tyrell misses short on a jumper from the left block | 35-38 |
| 19:18 | Earlham | David Sanders grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 18:56 | Earlham | David Sanders misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 18:55 | Earlham | Paul Byrne tips it home | 35-40 |
| 18:30 | Denison | Christopher Wolf misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-40 |
| 18:29 | Denison | Chester Groh pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 18:12 | Denison | Paul Byrne swats the layup by Eric Parks | 35-40 |
| 18:11 | Earlham | Paul Byrne pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 17:59 | Earlham | Derrick Richards is called for the reach on Paul Byrne - foul #3 on Derrick Richards, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Denison | Jay Hill (SG) Derrick Richards | |
| Subs | Earlham | Doug Reda (PG) Joel Hayes | |
| 17:52 | Earlham | Danny Melberg connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Edward Salley | 35-43 |
| 17:40 | Denison | Rick Tyrell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 17:39 | Earlham | Edward Salley gets the rebound | 35-43 |
| 17:20 | Earlham | Paul Byrne misses the jumper from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 17:18 | Denison | Eric Parks snags the defensive board | 35-43 |
| 17:12 | Denison | Eric Parks comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 17:11 | Earlham | Danny Melberg grabs the board | 35-43 |
| 16:43 | Earlham | Chester Groh is called for the reach on Edward Salley - foul #2 on Chester Groh, team foul #3 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Denison | Ernest Curley (PG), David Bartlett (SF), Ervin Maynard (PF), Christopher Hill (C) Rick Tyrell, Christopher Wolf, Eric Parks, Chester Groh | |
| Subs | Earlham | Steven Chon (SG), Thomas Eiler (SF), Clinton Ulatowski (PF), John Lewis (C) Danny Melberg, Edward Salley, Paul Byrne, David Sanders | |
| 16:30 | Earlham | John Lewis is hacked by Ernest Curley - foul #1 on Ernest Curley, team foul #4 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Joel Hayes (PG) Steven Chon | |
| 16:22 | Earlham | Jay Hill steals it from Joel Hayes | 35-43 |
| 16:17 | Denison | Jay Hill misses the lay-in | 35-43 |
| 16:15 | Denison | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Hill | 35-43 |
| 15:55 | Denison | Ervin Maynard can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 15:54 | Denison | The offensive rebound goes to Ervin Maynard | 35-43 |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Ernest Curley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jay Hill (fairly fresh) SF - David Bartlett (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ervin Maynard (fresh) 3 reb. C - Christopher Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Joel Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Doug Reda (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Eiler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Clinton Ulatowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Denison | David Bartlett blows the layup | 35-43 |
| 15:47 | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski gets the rebound | 35-43 |
| 15:41 | Earlham | Jay Hill steals it from Doug Reda | 35-43 |
| 15:22 | Denison | Jay Hill can't finish the layup but the foul's on Joel Hayes - foul #2 on Joel Hayes, team foul #1 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Denison | Derrick Richards (SG), Christopher Wolf (SF), Chester Groh (C) Ernest Curley, Ervin Maynard, Christopher Hill | |
| Subs | Earlham | Steven Chon (PG), Danny Melberg (SG) Joel Hayes, Doug Reda | |
| 15:22 | Denison | Jay Hill makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 15:22 | Denison | Jay Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 15:00 | Earlham | John Lewis hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 37-43 |
| 14:59 | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski tips it in | 37-45 |
| 14:45 | Denison | Derrick Richards scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jay Hill | 40-45 |
| 14:37 | Earlham | Steven Chon's fadeaway is rejected by David Bartlett | 40-45 |
| 14:35 | Denison | Christopher Wolf snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 14:29 | Denison | Christopher Wolf is whistled for traveling | 40-45 |
| Subs | Denison | Rick Tyrell (PG), Eric Parks (PF) Jay Hill, David Bartlett | |
| Subs | Earlham | Edward Salley (SF), Paul Byrne (PF), David Sanders (C) Thomas Eiler, Clinton Ulatowski, John Lewis | |
| 14:15 | Earlham | Edward Salley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Christopher Wolf - foul #2 on Christopher Wolf, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Doug Reda (PG) Steven Chon | |
| 14:15 | Earlham | Edward Salley makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 14:15 | Earlham | Edward Salley makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 13:59 | Denison | Christopher Wolf comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-47 |
| 13:57 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Edward Salley | 40-47 |
| 13:40 | Earlham | Doug Reda scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Edward Salley | 40-49 |
| 13:23 | Denison | Edward Salley is called for the reach on Christopher Wolf - foul #2 on Edward Salley, team foul #2 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Denison | David Bartlett (SF), Christopher Hill (C) Christopher Wolf, Chester Groh | |
| Subs | Earlham | Joel Hayes (PG) Danny Melberg | |
| 13:09 | Denison | David Bartlett scores on a shot from the right block | 42-49 |
| 12:48 | Earlham | Joel Hayes is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Joel Hayes, team foul #3 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Denison | Ernest Curley (SG), Ervin Maynard (PF) Derrick Richards, Eric Parks | |
| Subs | Earlham | Steven Chon (SG), Thomas Eiler (SF), John Lewis (C) Doug Reda, Edward Salley, David Sanders | |
| 12:26 | Denison | Ervin Maynard hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Rick Tyrell and he's fouled by Steven Chon - foul #3 on Steven Chon, team foul #4 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Denison | Chester Groh (C) Christopher Hill | |
| Subs | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski (PF) Paul Byrne | |
| 12:26 | Denison | Ervin Maynard makes the free throw | 45-49 |
| 12:05 | Earlham | Thomas Eiler jams it set up by Joel Hayes and the foul's on Ervin Maynard - foul #1 on Ervin Maynard, team foul #6 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Denison | Christopher Wolf (SF) Rick Tyrell | |
| Subs | Earlham | Danny Melberg (SG) Steven Chon | |
| 12:05 | Earlham | Thomas Eiler makes the free throw | 45-52 |
| 11:48 | Denison | Chester Groh knocks in the floater from the baseline | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Ernest Curley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Bartlett (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Christopher Wolf (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Ervin Maynard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Chester Groh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Joel Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Danny Melberg (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Thomas Eiler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Clinton Ulatowski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Earlham | Joel Hayes is hacked by Ernest Curley - foul #2 on Ernest Curley, team foul #7 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Denison | Derrick Richards (SG) Ervin Maynard | |
| Subs | Earlham | Edward Salley (SF), David Sanders (C) Clinton Ulatowski, John Lewis | |
| 11:36 | Earlham | Joel Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 11:36 | Earlham | Joel Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 11:21 | Denison | Derrick Richards drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-54 |
| 10:58 | Earlham | Joel Hayes's floater is tipped away by David Bartlett | 50-54 |
| 10:57 | Earlham | Thomas Eiler tips it home | 50-56 |
| 10:35 | Denison | Joel Hayes steals it from Chester Groh | 50-56 |
| 10:19 | Earlham | David Sanders misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 10:18 | Denison | The rebound goes to Chester Groh | 50-56 |
| 10:13 | Denison | Derrick Richards travels with the ball | 50-56 |
| Subs | Denison | Rick Tyrell (PG), Ervin Maynard (SF), Eric Parks (PF), Christopher Hill (C) Ernest Curley, Christopher Wolf, David Bartlett, Chester Groh | |
| Subs | Earlham | Doug Reda (PG), Steven Chon (SG), Paul Byrne (PF) Joel Hayes, Danny Melberg, Edward Salley | |
| 10:04 | Earlham | Doug Reda misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Ervin Maynard - foul #2 on Ervin Maynard, team foul #8 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Denison | Jay Hill (SG) Derrick Richards | |
| Subs | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski (SF), John Lewis (C) Thomas Eiler, David Sanders | |
| 10:04 | Earlham | Doug Reda makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 10:04 | Earlham | Doug Reda makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 09:44 | Denison | Jay Hill connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Eric Parks | 53-58 |
| 09:18 | Earlham | Ervin Maynard picks off the pass by Steven Chon | 53-58 |
| 09:14 | Denison | Ervin Maynard slams it home | 55-58 |
| 09:05 | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-58 |
| 09:03 | Denison | Eric Parks grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 08:37 | Denison | Jay Hill drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Rick Tyrell | 58-58 |
| 08:20 | Earlham | Paul Byrne double dribbles | 58-58 |
| Subs | Denison | Derrick Richards (SG), Christopher Wolf (SF), Chester Groh (C) Jay Hill, Ervin Maynard, Christopher Hill | |
| Subs | Earlham | Danny Melberg (SG), Edward Salley (SF), David Sanders (C) Steven Chon, Clinton Ulatowski, John Lewis | |
| 08:00 | Denison | Derrick Richards connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Eric Parks | 60-58 |
| 07:42 | Earlham | Derrick Richards takes the ball from Paul Byrne | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Rick Tyrell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Derrick Richards (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Wolf (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Eric Parks (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Chester Groh (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Doug Reda (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Danny Melberg (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Edward Salley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Byrne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - David Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Denison | Edward Salley is called for the reach on Rick Tyrell - foul #3 on Edward Salley, team foul #5 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Denison | Ernest Curley (PG), David Bartlett (PF) Rick Tyrell, Eric Parks | |
| Subs | Earlham | Howard Reimer (PG), Thomas Eiler (PF) Doug Reda, Paul Byrne | |
| 07:22 | Denison | Howard Reimer steps in front of the Ernest Curley pass | 60-58 |
| 07:17 | Earlham | Danny Melberg banks in the layup set up by Howard Reimer | 60-60 |
| 07:12 | Denison | Ernest Curley misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Howard Reimer - foul #1 on Howard Reimer, team foul #6 | 60-60 |
| 07:12 | Denison | Ernest Curley makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 07:12 | Denison | Ernest Curley makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 06:55 | Earlham | Edward Salley misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 62-60 |
| 06:53 | Denison | Derrick Richards gets the rebound | 62-60 |
| 06:47 | Denison | Derrick Richards misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Danny Melberg - foul #3 on Danny Melberg, team foul #7 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Denison | Jay Hill (PG) Ernest Curley | |
| Subs | Earlham | Joel Hayes (PG) Howard Reimer | |
| 06:47 | Denison | Derrick Richards misses the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 06:47 | Denison | Derrick Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 06:26 | Earlham | Thomas Eiler misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-60 |
| 06:24 | Earlham | The offensive rebound goes to David Sanders | 63-60 |
| 06:08 | Earlham | Edward Salley knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Joel Hayes | 63-62 |
| 05:42 | Denison | Christopher Wolf buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Jay Hill | 65-62 |
| 05:21 | Earlham | Edward Salley comes up short on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Derrick Richards - foul #4 on Derrick Richards, team foul #9 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Denison | Rick Tyrell (PG), Eric Parks (PF), Christopher Hill (C) Derrick Richards, Christopher Wolf, Chester Groh | |
| Subs | Earlham | Doug Reda (PG), Steven Chon (SG), Paul Byrne (PF) Joel Hayes, Danny Melberg, David Sanders | |
| 05:21 | Earlham | Edward Salley makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 05:21 | Earlham | Edward Salley misses the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 05:21 | Denison | Christopher Hill snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| 04:59 | Denison | Eric Parks lays it in on a nice dish by David Bartlett | 67-63 |
| 04:42 | Earlham | Thomas Eiler scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Edward Salley | 67-65 |
| 04:17 | Denison | Eric Parks double dribbles | 67-65 |
| Subs | Denison | Ernest Curley (SG), Christopher Wolf (SF) Jay Hill, David Bartlett | |
| Subs | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski (SF), John Lewis (C) Edward Salley, Thomas Eiler | |
| 03:58 | Earlham | Paul Byrne double dribbles | 67-65 |
| Subs | Denison | Chester Groh (C) Christopher Hill | |
| Subs | Earlham | Joel Hayes (PG), Danny Melberg (SG) Doug Reda, Steven Chon | |
| 03:42 | Denison | Joel Hayes picks off the pass by Christopher Wolf | 67-65 |
| 03:38 | Earlham | Joel Hayes hits the finger roll | 67-67 |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Rick Tyrell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ernest Curley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Wolf (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Eric Parks (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Chester Groh (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Joel Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Danny Melberg (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Clinton Ulatowski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Byrne (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - John Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:15 | Denison | Rick Tyrell hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Christopher Wolf | 70-67 |
| 02:53 | Earlham | Joel Hayes is hacked by Rick Tyrell - foul #3 on Rick Tyrell, team foul #10 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Denison | Derrick Richards (SG), David Bartlett (SF), Ervin Maynard (PF) Rick Tyrell, Christopher Wolf, Eric Parks | |
| Subs | Earlham | Thomas Eiler (SF), David Sanders (C) Paul Byrne, John Lewis | |
| 02:53 | Earlham | Joel Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 02:53 | Earlham | Joel Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 02:53 | Denison | Chester Groh pulls down the rebound | 70-67 |
| 02:53 | Denison | Denison calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| 02:33 | Denison | Ervin Maynard is fouled on the floor by Clinton Ulatowski - foul #2 on Clinton Ulatowski, team foul #8 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Denison | Rick Tyrell (PG), Eric Parks (PF) Ernest Curley, David Bartlett | |
| Subs | Earlham | Edward Salley (SF), Paul Byrne (PF) Thomas Eiler, Clinton Ulatowski | |
| 02:33 | Denison | Ervin Maynard makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 02:33 | Denison | Ervin Maynard makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 02:26 | Earlham | Joel Hayes misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 72-67 |
| 02:25 | Denison | Derrick Richards grabs the board | 72-67 |
| 02:18 | Denison | Rick Tyrell misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 72-67 |
| 02:17 | Earlham | Joel Hayes gets the rebound | 72-67 |
| 02:12 | Earlham | Joel Hayes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-67 |
| 02:10 | Earlham | Paul Byrne gets the offensive rebound | 72-67 |
| 01:49 | Earlham | Joel Hayes knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-70 |
| 01:30 | Denison | Derrick Richards knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Rick Tyrell | 74-70 |
| 01:24 | Earlham | Edward Salley is fouled on the floor by Ervin Maynard - foul #3 on Ervin Maynard, team foul #11 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Denison | Christopher Wolf (SF) Ervin Maynard | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 01:24 | Earlham | Edward Salley makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 01:24 | Earlham | Edward Salley misses the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 01:24 | Denison | Eric Parks gets the rebound | 74-71 |
| 01:18 | Denison | Chester Groh can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-71 |
| 01:16 | Earlham | Danny Melberg pulls down the rebound | 74-71 |
| 01:11 | Earlham | Joel Hayes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-71 |
| 01:10 | Denison | Eric Parks snags the defensive board | 74-71 |
| 01:03 | Denison | Rick Tyrell clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 74-71 |
| 01:01 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Paul Byrne | 74-71 |
| 00:53 | Earlham | Joel Hayes misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 74-71 |
| 00:52 | Denison | Eric Parks gets the rebound | 74-71 |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Denison | Chester Groh misses badly on a shot from the left side | 74-71 |
| 00:45 | Denison | Christopher Wolf pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-71 |
| 00:25 | Denison | Derrick Richards blows the layup | 74-71 |
| 00:24 | Earlham | Joel Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 74-71 |
| 00:11 | Earlham | Danny Melberg is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Danny Melberg, team foul #9 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Denison | Jay Hill (SG) Derrick Richards | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Denison | Christopher Wolf is fouled in the backcourt by Joel Hayes - foul #4 on Joel Hayes, team foul #10 | 74-71 |
| 00:09 | Denison | Christopher Wolf makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:09 | Denison | Christopher Wolf misses the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:09 | Earlham | David Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Earlham | Edward Salley can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 75-71 |
| 00:04 | Denison | Chester Groh pulls down the rebound | 75-71 |
| 00:01 | Denison | Danny Melberg is called for the reach on Chester Groh in the backcourt - foul #5 on Danny Melberg, team foul #11 | 75-71 |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Doug Reda (SG) Danny Melberg | |
| 00:01 | Denison | Chester Groh misses the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:01 | Denison | Chester Groh makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:00 | Earlham | Edward Salley misses the fullcourt shot | 76-71 |