| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - Patrick Pirtle (fresh) SG - William Schwall (fresh) SF - Rodney Mason (fresh) PF - Mark Gotcher (fresh) C - Steve Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Ron Manchester (fresh) SG - Kenneth Rocheleau (fresh) SF - Nelson Kidd (fresh) PF - Ernest Wilkins (fresh) C - Daniel Campbell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Earlham | Nelson Kidd wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:41 | Earlham | Ron Manchester drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Campbell | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Buffalo St. | Rodney Mason hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Pirtle | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | Earlham | Kenneth Rocheleau is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Kenneth Rocheleau, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Buffalo St. | Kenneth Rocheleau takes the ball from William Schwall | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | Earlham | Nelson Kidd misses the jumper in the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | Earlham | Ernest Wilkins tips it back up and in | 2-4 |
| 17:53 | Buffalo St. | William Schwall can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-4 |
| 17:52 | Buffalo St. | Steve Smith gets the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:40 | Buffalo St. | Ernest Wilkins steps in front of the Rodney Mason pass | 2-4 |
| 17:18 | Earlham | Nelson Kidd can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 17:17 | Buffalo St. | Patrick Pirtle pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:57 | Buffalo St. | Mark Gotcher knocks in the jumper in the lane | 4-4 |
| 16:46 | Earlham | Ron Manchester is fouled on the floor by Patrick Pirtle - foul #1 on Patrick Pirtle, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | | |
| Subs | Earlham | David Luckett (SG), Frederick Tuttle (SF) Kenneth Rocheleau, Nelson Kidd | |
| 16:36 | Earlham | Ernest Wilkins buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 4-6 |
| 16:16 | Buffalo St. | Rodney Mason hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 16:15 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Daniel Campbell | 4-6 |
| 16:10 | Earlham | David Luckett is hacked by William Schwall - foul #1 on William Schwall, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Sol Mathis (SG), Michael Jolly (SF), Charles Coolidge (PF) William Schwall, Rodney Mason, Mark Gotcher | |
| Subs | Earlham | David Doane (PF), Jeffrey Hoskins (C) Ernest Wilkins, Daniel Campbell | |
| 15:54 | Earlham | David Luckett knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-9 |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - Patrick Pirtle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sol Mathis (fresh) SF - Michael Jolly (fresh) PF - Charles Coolidge (fresh) C - Steve Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Ron Manchester (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Luckett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frederick Tuttle (fresh) PF - David Doane (fresh) C - Jeffrey Hoskins (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Buffalo St. | Patrick Pirtle clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 4-9 |
| 15:34 | Earlham | Frederick Tuttle grabs the board | 4-9 |
| 15:17 | Earlham | David Doane misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 4-9 |
| 15:16 | Buffalo St. | The rebound goes to Steve Smith | 4-9 |
| 15:11 | Buffalo St. | The jumper by Sol Mathis is denied by David Doane | 4-9 |
| 15:10 | Earlham | Frederick Tuttle pulls down the rebound | 4-9 |
| 14:51 | Earlham | David Doane hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 4-9 |
| 14:49 | Buffalo St. | Sol Mathis grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 14:30 | Buffalo St. | Charles Coolidge buries a shot from the right block set up by Patrick Pirtle | 6-9 |
| 14:14 | Earlham | Frederick Tuttle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-9 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | William Schwall (SG), Rodney Mason (SF), Mark Gotcher (PF) Patrick Pirtle, Michael Jolly, Steve Smith | |
| Subs | Earlham | Kenneth Rocheleau (SG), Nelson Kidd (SF), Ernest Wilkins (PF), Daniel Campbell (C) David Luckett, Frederick Tuttle, David Doane, Jeffrey Hoskins | |
| 13:59 | Buffalo St. | Nelson Kidd swats the shot by Sol Mathis | 6-9 |
| 13:57 | Earlham | Nelson Kidd snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 13:40 | Earlham | Daniel Campbell hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ron Manchester | 6-11 |
| 13:15 | Buffalo St. | Daniel Campbell blocks the jumper by Mark Gotcher | 6-11 |
| 13:14 | Earlham | Ron Manchester snags the defensive board | 6-11 |
| 13:03 | Earlham | Kenneth Rocheleau lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ron Manchester | 6-13 |
| 12:46 | Buffalo St. | Rodney Mason throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-13 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Joseph Brooks (PG), William Bangs (C) Sol Mathis, Charles Coolidge | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 12:30 | Earlham | Nelson Kidd is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Nelson Kidd, team foul #2 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Patrick Pirtle (PG), Steve Smith (C) Joseph Brooks, William Bangs | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 12:13 | Buffalo St. | Mark Gotcher's floater is tipped away by Daniel Campbell | 6-13 |
| 12:11 | Buffalo St. | Rodney Mason misses the tip | 6-13 |
| 12:09 | Earlham | Daniel Campbell snags the defensive board | 6-13 |
| 11:56 | Earlham | William Schwall steps in front of the Daniel Campbell pass | 6-13 |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - Patrick Pirtle (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Schwall (fresh) SF - Rodney Mason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Gotcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Steve Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Ron Manchester (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Rocheleau (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nelson Kidd (fresh) PF - Ernest Wilkins (fresh) 4 pts. C - Daniel Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:39 | Buffalo St. | Rodney Mason hits a jumper from close range | 8-13 |
| 11:31 | Earlham | Nelson Kidd can't connect on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Rodney Mason - foul #1 on Rodney Mason, team foul #3 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Sol Mathis (SG), Andy Jorgensen (SF), Michael Jolly (PF) William Schwall, Rodney Mason, Mark Gotcher | |
| Subs | Earlham | Mark Cox (PG), David Luckett (SG) Ron Manchester, Kenneth Rocheleau | |
| 11:31 | Earlham | Nelson Kidd makes the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 11:31 | Earlham | Nelson Kidd misses the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 11:31 | Buffalo St. | Steve Smith gets the rebound | 8-14 |
| 11:04 | Buffalo St. | Andy Jorgensen misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 8-14 |
| 11:03 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Ernest Wilkins | 8-14 |
| 10:53 | Earlham | Daniel Campbell knocks in the jumper in the paint | 8-16 |
| 10:38 | Buffalo St. | Michael Jolly drills a floater in the paint | 10-16 |
| 10:23 | Earlham | Mark Cox can't connect on a floater in the paint | 10-16 |
| 10:22 | Earlham | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Wilkins | 10-16 |
| 10:02 | Earlham | David Luckett misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-16 |
| 10:00 | Earlham | Mark Cox misses the tip | 10-16 |
| 09:58 | Buffalo St. | Michael Jolly grabs the defensive rebound | 10-16 |
| 09:39 | Buffalo St. | Michael Jolly lays it in and he's fouled by Ernest Wilkins - foul #1 on Ernest Wilkins, team foul #3 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Joseph Brooks (PG), William Schwall (SG), Rodney Mason (SF), Charles Coolidge (C) Patrick Pirtle, Sol Mathis, Andy Jorgensen, Steve Smith | |
| Subs | Earlham | Ron Manchester (PG), Kenneth Rocheleau (SG), Frederick Tuttle (SF), David Doane (PF), Jeffrey Hoskins (C) Mark Cox, David Luckett, Nelson Kidd, Ernest Wilkins, Daniel Campbell | |
| 09:39 | Buffalo St. | Michael Jolly makes the free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:23 | Earlham | Kenneth Rocheleau misses the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by William Schwall - foul #2 on William Schwall, team foul #4 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Mark Gotcher (PF) William Schwall | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 09:23 | Earlham | Kenneth Rocheleau makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 09:23 | Earlham | Kenneth Rocheleau makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 09:03 | Buffalo St. | Charles Coolidge hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 15-18 |
| 08:48 | Earlham | David Doane hits the finger roll set up by Ron Manchester | 15-20 |
| 08:29 | Buffalo St. | Kenneth Rocheleau is called for the reach on Michael Jolly - foul #2 on Kenneth Rocheleau, team foul #4 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Sol Mathis (SG) Michael Jolly | |
| Subs | Earlham | David Luckett (SG) Kenneth Rocheleau | |
| 08:05 | Buffalo St. | Frederick Tuttle steps in front of the Joseph Brooks pass | 15-20 |
| 07:50 | Earlham | David Luckett misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 15-20 |
| 07:49 | Earlham | David Doane grabs the offensive board | 15-20 |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - Joseph Brooks (fresh) SG - Sol Mathis (fresh) SF - Rodney Mason (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Gotcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Coolidge (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Ron Manchester (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Luckett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frederick Tuttle (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Doane (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Hoskins (fresh) | |
| 07:39 | Earlham | David Doane hits a jumper in the paint and he's hacked by Mark Gotcher - foul #1 on Mark Gotcher, team foul #5 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Patrick Pirtle (PG), Andy Jorgensen (SF), Steve Smith (C) Joseph Brooks, Rodney Mason, Mark Gotcher | |
| Subs | Earlham | Daniel Campbell (C) Jeffrey Hoskins | |
| 07:39 | Earlham | David Doane misses the free throw | 15-22 |
| 07:39 | Buffalo St. | Steve Smith gets the rebound | 15-22 |
| 07:21 | Buffalo St. | Charles Coolidge misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-22 |
| 07:19 | Buffalo St. | Andy Jorgensen tips it back up and in | 17-22 |
| 07:03 | Earlham | David Luckett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-22 |
| 07:02 | Buffalo St. | Andy Jorgensen gets the rebound | 17-22 |
| 06:58 | Buffalo St. | Patrick Pirtle hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 17-22 |
| 06:57 | Earlham | David Luckett grabs the defensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 06:50 | Earlham | David Luckett double dribbles | 17-22 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Michael Jolly (PF) Charles Coolidge | |
| Subs | Earlham | Mark Cox (PG), Nelson Kidd (SF), Ernest Wilkins (PF) Ron Manchester, Frederick Tuttle, David Doane | |
| 06:31 | Buffalo St. | Daniel Campbell is called for the reach on Steve Smith - foul #1 on Daniel Campbell, team foul #5 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Mark Webber (SG) Sol Mathis | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 06:21 | Buffalo St. | Mark Webber lays it up and in on a nice dish by Patrick Pirtle | 19-22 |
| 06:03 | Earlham | David Luckett drills a jumpshot from the right side | 19-24 |
| 05:40 | Buffalo St. | Michael Jolly can't throw it down | 19-24 |
| 05:39 | Earlham | Mark Cox gets the rebound | 19-24 |
| 05:33 | Earlham | David Luckett drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Nelson Kidd and he's hacked by Mark Webber - foul #1 on Mark Webber, team foul #6 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Joseph Brooks (PG), Rodney Mason (SF), Mark Gotcher (PF) Patrick Pirtle, Andy Jorgensen, Michael Jolly | |
| Subs | Earlham | Ron Manchester (PG) Mark Cox | |
| 05:33 | Earlham | David Luckett makes the free throw | 19-27 |
| 05:16 | Buffalo St. | Steve Smith is hacked by David Luckett - foul #1 on David Luckett, team foul #6 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Sol Mathis (SG), Charles Coolidge (C) Mark Webber, Steve Smith | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 05:01 | Buffalo St. | Rodney Mason misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 19-27 |
| 05:00 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Ernest Wilkins | 19-27 |
| 04:42 | Earlham | Ernest Wilkins hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Ron Manchester | 19-29 |
| 04:30 | Buffalo St. | Charles Coolidge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Michael Jolly (SG) Joseph Brooks | |
| Subs | Earlham | Frederick Tuttle (SF), Jeffrey Hoskins (C) Nelson Kidd, Daniel Campbell | |
| 04:14 | Earlham | Charles Coolidge picks off the pass by David Luckett | 19-29 |
| 04:04 | Buffalo St. | Rodney Mason scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Sol Mathis | 22-29 |
| 03:47 | Earlham | David Luckett scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Ron Manchester | 22-32 |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - Sol Mathis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Jolly (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Rodney Mason (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mark Gotcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Coolidge (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Ron Manchester (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Luckett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Frederick Tuttle (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ernest Wilkins (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Hoskins (fresh) | |
| 03:31 | Buffalo St. | Mark Gotcher misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Frederick Tuttle - foul #1 on Frederick Tuttle, team foul #7 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Patrick Pirtle (PG), William Schwall (SG), Steve Smith (C) Sol Mathis, Rodney Mason, Charles Coolidge | |
| Subs | Earlham | Mark Cox (PG), Kenneth Rocheleau (SG), David Doane (PF) Ron Manchester, David Luckett, Ernest Wilkins | |
| 03:31 | Buffalo St. | Mark Gotcher misses the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 03:31 | Buffalo St. | Mark Gotcher makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 03:17 | Earlham | David Doane is fouled on the floor by Mark Gotcher - foul #2 on Mark Gotcher, team foul #7 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Andy Jorgensen (SF) Michael Jolly | |
| Subs | Earlham | Daniel Campbell (C) Jeffrey Hoskins | |
| 03:17 | Earlham | David Doane misses the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 03:17 | Buffalo St. | Steve Smith gets the rebound | 23-32 |
| 02:58 | Buffalo St. | Patrick Pirtle knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by Mark Cox - foul #1 on Mark Cox, team foul #8 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Nelson Kidd (SF) Frederick Tuttle | |
| 02:58 | Buffalo St. | Patrick Pirtle makes the free throw | 26-32 |
| 02:36 | Earlham | Nelson Kidd is hacked by Steve Smith - foul #1 on Steve Smith, team foul #8 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Charles Coolidge (PF) Mark Gotcher | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 02:36 | Earlham | Nelson Kidd makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 02:36 | Earlham | Nelson Kidd makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 02:15 | Buffalo St. | Charles Coolidge misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away but the foul's on David Doane - foul #1 on David Doane, team foul #9 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Michael Jolly (SF) Andy Jorgensen | |
| Subs | Earlham | Ron Manchester (PG), Ernest Wilkins (PF) Mark Cox, David Doane | |
| 02:15 | Buffalo St. | Charles Coolidge makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 02:15 | Buffalo St. | Charles Coolidge makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 02:15 | Buffalo St. | Charles Coolidge makes the 3rd free throw | 29-34 |
| 01:51 | Earlham | Kenneth Rocheleau buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Nelson Kidd | 29-37 |
| 01:29 | Buffalo St. | Charles Coolidge can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-37 |
| 01:27 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Nelson Kidd | 29-37 |
| 01:05 | Earlham | Patrick Pirtle takes the ball from Ernest Wilkins | 29-37 |
| 01:00 | Buffalo St. | Patrick Pirtle misses the lay-in | 29-37 |
| 00:58 | Earlham | Daniel Campbell gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| 00:38 | Earlham | Ernest Wilkins scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Ron Manchester and the foul's on Patrick Pirtle - foul #2 on Patrick Pirtle, team foul #9 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Joseph Brooks (PG), Sol Mathis (SG), Rodney Mason (SF), Andy Jorgensen (PF), William Bangs (C) Patrick Pirtle, William Schwall, Michael Jolly, Charles Coolidge, Steve Smith | |
| Subs | Earlham | Mark Cox (PG), Frederick Tuttle (SF), Jeffrey Hoskins (C) Ron Manchester, Nelson Kidd, Daniel Campbell | |
| 00:38 | Earlham | Ernest Wilkins makes the free throw | 29-40 |
| 00:14 | Buffalo St. | William Bangs can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Jeffrey Hoskins - foul #1 on Jeffrey Hoskins, team foul #10 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | | |
| Subs | Earlham | David Luckett (SG) Kenneth Rocheleau | |
| 00:14 | Buffalo St. | William Bangs misses the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 00:14 | Buffalo St. | William Bangs misses the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 00:14 | Earlham | Frederick Tuttle grabs the defensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 00:02 | Earlham | David Luckett drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-43 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo St. | Joseph Brooks misses long on a fullcourt shot | 29-43 |