| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Michael Coleman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Keith Barker (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ricky Spurlock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Peterson (fresh) 13 pts. C - Mickey Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Jonathan Chadwick (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bobby Marlow (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Chambless (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dino Scott (fresh) 4 pts. C - Andrew Shellenbarger (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Thiel | William Chambless inbounds the ball | 38-35 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Thiel | Mickey Smith is called for the reach on Dino Scott - foul #3 on Mickey Smith, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Earlham | Donald Keeling (C) Mickey Smith | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 19:22 | Thiel | Bobby Marlow clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-35 |
| 19:21 | Thiel | William Chambless snags the offensive board | 38-35 |
| 19:15 | Thiel | Andrew Shellenbarger makes the driving attempt from close range | 38-37 |
| 19:09 | Earlham | Michael Coleman misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dino Scott - foul #3 on Dino Scott, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Thiel | Bradley Litteral (PF) Dino Scott | |
| 19:09 | Earlham | Michael Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 19:09 | Earlham | Michael Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 19:09 | Thiel | The rebound goes to Andrew Shellenbarger | 39-37 |
| 18:42 | Thiel | Jonathan Chadwick comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-37 |
| 18:41 | Earlham | Donald Keeling gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 18:16 | Earlham | Michael Coleman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-37 |
| 18:14 | Thiel | Bradley Litteral grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 18:08 | Thiel | Andrew Shellenbarger misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-37 |
| 18:06 | Thiel | The offensive rebound goes to Bradley Litteral | 39-37 |
| 17:59 | Thiel | Bradley Litteral buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Bobby Marlow | 39-39 |
| 17:31 | Earlham | Michael Coleman knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Keith Barker | 42-39 |
| 17:27 | Thiel | Jonathan Chadwick clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 17:25 | Earlham | Donald Keeling snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 17:12 | Earlham | Thomas Peterson is called for 3 seconds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Earlham | Ronald Sims (PG), Thomas Coleman (SG), David Fraizer (C) Michael Coleman, Keith Barker, Thomas Peterson | |
| Subs | Thiel | Duane Williams (SF) William Chambless | |
| 16:51 | Thiel | Duane Williams misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 16:50 | Earlham | Thomas Coleman snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 16:41 | Earlham | Ronald Sims throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Earlham | Ryan Lipscomb (PG), Robin Morefield (C) Ricky Spurlock, Donald Keeling | |
| Subs | Thiel | John Horst (PG), James Yarbrough (SG), William Coleman (PF), Zane Moyes (C) Jonathan Chadwick, Bobby Marlow, Bradley Litteral, Andrew Shellenbarger | |
| 16:18 | Thiel | Robin Morefield steals the ball from James Yarbrough | 42-39 |
| 16:02 | Earlham | James Yarbrough takes the ball from Thomas Coleman | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Ryan Lipscomb (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Sims (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Coleman (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Fraizer (fresh) C - Robin Morefield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - John Horst (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Yarbrough (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Duane Williams (fresh) PF - William Coleman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Zane Moyes (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Thiel | James Yarbrough connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Zane Moyes | 42-42 |
| 15:26 | Earlham | Thomas Coleman misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-42 |
| 15:24 | Thiel | Zane Moyes grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 15:20 | Thiel | James Yarbrough hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Ronald Sims - foul #1 on Ronald Sims, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Earlham | Michael Coleman (PG), Keith Barker (SG), Ricky Spurlock (SF), Thomas Peterson (PF), Mickey Smith (C) Ryan Lipscomb, Ronald Sims, Thomas Coleman, David Fraizer, Robin Morefield | |
| Subs | Thiel | Bobby Marlow (SG), William Chambless (SF), Dino Scott (PF), Andrew Shellenbarger (C) John Horst, Duane Williams, William Coleman, Zane Moyes | |
| 15:20 | Thiel | James Yarbrough makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 15:20 | Thiel | James Yarbrough makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 15:06 | Earlham | Ricky Spurlock connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Mickey Smith and he's fouled by William Chambless - foul #2 on William Chambless, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Thiel | Jonathan Chadwick (PG) James Yarbrough | |
| 15:06 | Earlham | Ricky Spurlock makes the free throw | 45-44 |
| 14:54 | Thiel | Dino Scott misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 14:53 | Earlham | Mickey Smith gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 14:38 | Earlham | Keith Barker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-44 |
| 14:20 | Thiel | Jonathan Chadwick misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-44 |
| 14:18 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Mickey Smith | 45-44 |
| 14:01 | Earlham | Michael Coleman buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ricky Spurlock | 47-44 |
| 13:39 | Thiel | Andrew Shellenbarger drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Jonathan Chadwick | 47-46 |
| 13:19 | Earlham | Thomas Peterson banks in the layup on a great pass from Keith Barker and he's fouled by Jonathan Chadwick - foul #2 on Jonathan Chadwick, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Earlham | Thomas Coleman (SF) Ricky Spurlock | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 13:19 | Earlham | Thomas Peterson makes the free throw | 50-46 |
| 13:01 | Thiel | Andrew Shellenbarger buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by William Chambless | 50-48 |
| 12:40 | Earlham | Keith Barker hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Peterson | 53-48 |
| 12:19 | Thiel | Andrew Shellenbarger drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathan Chadwick | 53-51 |
| 12:15 | Earlham | Michael Coleman's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Chadwick in the backcourt | 53-51 |
| 12:13 | Thiel | William Chambless blows the layup | 53-51 |
| 12:12 | Thiel | Andrew Shellenbarger tips it home | 53-53 |
| 11:50 | Earlham | Thomas Coleman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Coleman and the foul's on William Chambless - foul #3 on William Chambless, team foul #4 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Earlham | Ronald Sims (PG), Ricky Spurlock (SF), Donald Keeling (PF), David Fraizer (C) Michael Coleman, Keith Barker, Thomas Peterson, Mickey Smith | |
| Subs | Thiel | John Horst (PG), James Yarbrough (SG), Duane Williams (SF), Bradley Litteral (PF), William Coleman (C) Jonathan Chadwick, Bobby Marlow, William Chambless, Dino Scott, Andrew Shellenbarger | |
| 11:50 | Earlham | Thomas Coleman misses the free throw | 55-53 |
| 11:50 | Thiel | The rebound goes to William Coleman | 55-53 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Ronald Sims (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Coleman (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Ricky Spurlock (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Donald Keeling (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - David Fraizer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - John Horst (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Yarbrough (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Duane Williams (fresh) PF - Bradley Litteral (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - William Coleman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Thiel | James Yarbrough clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Thomas Coleman - foul #1 on Thomas Coleman, team foul #3 | 55-53 |
| 11:31 | Thiel | James Yarbrough makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 11:31 | Thiel | James Yarbrough makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 11:22 | Earlham | David Fraizer is hacked by William Coleman - foul #2 on William Coleman, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| 11:08 | Earlham | Ronald Sims scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ricky Spurlock | 58-55 |
| 10:52 | Thiel | Bradley Litteral can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-55 |
| 10:50 | Earlham | The rebound goes to David Fraizer | 58-55 |
| 10:37 | Earlham | Donald Keeling is hacked by Bradley Litteral - foul #1 on Bradley Litteral, team foul #6 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Thiel | Bobby Marlow (SG) John Horst | |
| 10:24 | Earlham | Duane Williams steals the ball from Ricky Spurlock | 58-55 |
| 10:19 | Thiel | James Yarbrough misses the lay-in | 58-55 |
| 10:17 | Earlham | David Fraizer grabs the board | 58-55 |
| 10:03 | Earlham | James Yarbrough steps in front of the Ronald Sims pass | 58-55 |
| 09:59 | Thiel | James Yarbrough lays it up and in | 58-57 |
| 09:45 | Earlham | William Coleman swats the layup by David Fraizer | 58-57 |
| 09:43 | Thiel | Bradley Litteral snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 09:24 | Thiel | Bobby Marlow's layup is rejected by David Fraizer | 58-57 |
| 09:22 | Thiel | Bobby Marlow snags the offensive board | 58-57 |
| 09:10 | Thiel | Duane Williams's pass is intercepted by Donald Keeling | 58-57 |
| 08:48 | Earlham | Ricky Spurlock loses the dribble to Bobby Marlow | 58-57 |
| 08:27 | Thiel | Duane Williams buries a 3 from the right wing set up by James Yarbrough | 58-60 |
| 08:10 | Earlham | Ronald Sims buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Ricky Spurlock | 61-60 |
| 08:03 | Thiel | William Coleman drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Bobby Marlow | 61-62 |
| 07:47 | Earlham | Ricky Spurlock misses the jumper from the baseline | 61-62 |
| 07:45 | Earlham | Donald Keeling gets the offensive rebound | 61-62 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Ronald Sims (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Thomas Coleman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Ricky Spurlock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Donald Keeling (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - David Fraizer (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - James Yarbrough (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bobby Marlow (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Duane Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bradley Litteral (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - William Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Earlham | Thomas Coleman hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Ronald Sims | 63-62 |
| 07:12 | Thiel | William Coleman hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from James Yarbrough | 63-64 |
| 07:05 | Earlham | Ronald Sims is fouled on the floor by Bradley Litteral - foul #2 on Bradley Litteral, team foul #7 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Earlham | Michael Coleman (PG), Keith Barker (SG), Thomas Peterson (PF), Mickey Smith (C) Thomas Coleman, Ricky Spurlock, Donald Keeling, David Fraizer | |
| Subs | Thiel | Jonathan Chadwick (PG), John Horst (SG), William Chambless (SF), Dino Scott (PF), Andrew Shellenbarger (C) James Yarbrough, Bobby Marlow, Duane Williams, Bradley Litteral, William Coleman | |
| 07:05 | Earlham | Ronald Sims makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 07:05 | Earlham | Ronald Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 06:47 | Thiel | Andrew Shellenbarger misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 65-64 |
| 06:45 | Thiel | Dino Scott snags the offensive board | 65-64 |
| 06:24 | Thiel | John Horst is hacked by Mickey Smith - foul #4 on Mickey Smith, team foul #4 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Earlham | Ricky Spurlock (SF) Ronald Sims | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 06:05 | Thiel | Jonathan Chadwick hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 65-64 |
| 06:03 | Earlham | Thomas Peterson snags the defensive board | 65-64 |
| 05:57 | Earlham | Thomas Peterson misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 65-64 |
| 05:55 | Thiel | William Chambless pulls down the rebound | 65-64 |
| 05:48 | Thiel | Thomas Peterson steals the ball from Andrew Shellenbarger | 65-64 |
| 05:28 | Earlham | Keith Barker clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by John Horst - foul #1 on John Horst, team foul #8 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Thiel | Bobby Marlow (SG) John Horst | |
| 05:28 | Earlham | Keith Barker makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 05:28 | Earlham | Keith Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 05:07 | Thiel | Andrew Shellenbarger scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Jonathan Chadwick | 67-66 |
| 04:53 | Earlham | Michael Coleman knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 69-66 |
| 04:48 | Thiel | Jonathan Chadwick misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Mickey Smith - foul #5 on Mickey Smith, team foul #5 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Earlham | Ryan Lipscomb (PG), Thomas Coleman (SF), Robin Morefield (C) Michael Coleman, Ricky Spurlock, Mickey Smith | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 04:48 | Thiel | Jonathan Chadwick makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 04:48 | Thiel | Jonathan Chadwick makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 04:34 | Earlham | Robin Morefield hits a turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Andrew Shellenbarger - foul #2 on Andrew Shellenbarger, team foul #9 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Thiel | Jim Lam (SF) William Chambless | |
| 04:34 | Earlham | Robin Morefield makes the free throw | 72-68 |
| 04:12 | Thiel | Jonathan Chadwick connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Bobby Marlow | 72-70 |
| 03:50 | Earlham | Thomas Peterson travels with the ball | 72-70 |
| Subs | Earlham | Michael Coleman (PG), Donald Keeling (PF), David Fraizer (C) Keith Barker, Thomas Peterson, Robin Morefield | |
| Subs | Thiel | John Horst (PG), Duane Williams (SF), William Coleman (PF), Zane Moyes (C) Jonathan Chadwick, Jim Lam, Dino Scott, Andrew Shellenbarger | |
| 03:37 | Thiel | William Coleman misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-70 |
| 03:36 | Thiel | Duane Williams snags the offensive board | 72-70 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Michael Coleman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Lipscomb (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Coleman (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Donald Keeling (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - David Fraizer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - John Horst (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Marlow (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - Duane Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Zane Moyes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Thiel | Bobby Marlow misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 72-70 |
| 03:18 | Earlham | The rebound goes to David Fraizer | 72-70 |
| 02:58 | Earlham | Michael Coleman buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Ryan Lipscomb | 75-70 |
| 02:58 | Thiel | Thiel calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-70 |
| Subs | Earlham | Keith Barker (SG), Ricky Spurlock (SF), Thomas Peterson (PF) Ryan Lipscomb, Thomas Coleman, David Fraizer | |
| Subs | Thiel | Jonathan Chadwick (PG), William Chambless (SF), Dino Scott (PF), Andrew Shellenbarger (C) John Horst, Duane Williams, William Coleman, Zane Moyes | |
| 02:41 | Thiel | Jonathan Chadwick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 75-70 |
| 02:39 | Earlham | Thomas Peterson grabs the board | 75-70 |
| 02:18 | Earlham | Thomas Peterson clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Andrew Shellenbarger - foul #3 on Andrew Shellenbarger, team foul #10 | 75-70 |
| 02:18 | Earlham | Thomas Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 02:18 | Earlham | Thomas Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 01:58 | Thiel | Thomas Peterson blocks the short jumper by Dino Scott | 77-70 |
| 01:57 | Earlham | Thomas Peterson pulls down the rebound | 77-70 |
| 01:52 | Earlham | William Chambless steals the ball from Michael Coleman | 77-70 |
| 01:47 | Thiel | Jonathan Chadwick buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by William Chambless and he's hacked by Michael Coleman - foul #2 on Michael Coleman, team foul #6 | 77-72 |
| 01:47 | Thiel | Jonathan Chadwick makes the free throw | 77-73 |
| 01:35 | Earlham | Ricky Spurlock hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Dino Scott - foul #4 on Dino Scott, team foul #11 | 77-73 |
| 01:35 | Earlham | Ricky Spurlock makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 01:35 | Earlham | Ricky Spurlock makes the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 01:18 | Thiel | Bobby Marlow's layup is rejected by Ricky Spurlock | 79-73 |
| 01:17 | Earlham | Ricky Spurlock pulls down the rebound | 79-73 |
| 01:11 | Earlham | Michael Coleman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 79-73 |
| 01:09 | Thiel | The rebound goes to Dino Scott | 79-73 |
| 01:04 | Thiel | William Chambless misses the 3 from the left corner | 79-73 |
| 01:02 | Earlham | Thomas Peterson snags the defensive board | 79-73 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:57 | Earlham | Michael Coleman is fouled on the floor by Dino Scott - foul #5 on Dino Scott, team foul #12 | 79-73 |
| Subs | Earlham | Ronald Sims (SG) Keith Barker | |
| Subs | Thiel | Bradley Litteral (PF) Dino Scott | |
| 00:57 | Earlham | Michael Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:57 | Earlham | Michael Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:51 | Thiel | Jonathan Chadwick loses the ball out of bounds | 80-73 |
| 00:50 | Earlham | Ricky Spurlock is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Chadwick - foul #3 on Jonathan Chadwick, team foul #13 | 80-73 |
| 00:50 | Earlham | Ricky Spurlock makes the 1st free throw | 81-73 |
| 00:50 | Earlham | Ricky Spurlock makes the 2nd free throw | 82-73 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Thiel | Bradley Litteral's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Ricky Spurlock | 82-73 |
| 00:43 | Earlham | Donald Keeling snags the defensive board | 82-73 |
| 00:43 | Earlham | Earlham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-73 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Earlham | Bobby Marlow is called for the reach on Ronald Sims in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bobby Marlow, team foul #14 | 82-73 |
| 00:40 | Earlham | Ronald Sims makes the 1st free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:40 | Earlham | Ronald Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 84-73 |
| 00:34 | Thiel | Andrew Shellenbarger drills a shot from the left wing | 84-75 |
| 00:33 | Earlham | Ronald Sims is fouled in the backcourt by Bobby Marlow - foul #3 on Bobby Marlow, team foul #15 | 84-75 |
| 00:33 | Earlham | Ronald Sims makes the 1st free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:33 | Earlham | Ronald Sims misses the 2nd free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:33 | Thiel | Bradley Litteral grabs the defensive rebound | 85-75 |
| 00:27 | Thiel | Andrew Shellenbarger misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 85-75 |
| 00:26 | Earlham | Donald Keeling snags the defensive board | 85-75 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Earlham | Michael Coleman runs out the clock | 85-75 |