| Lineup | Denison | PG - Wesley Key (fresh) SG - Johnny Jackson (fresh) SF - James Himes (fresh) PF - Paul Graves (fresh) C - Beau Berning (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Gregory Lee (fresh) SG - Danny Melberg (fresh) SF - Clinton Ulatowski (fresh) PF - David Jackson (fresh) C - John Lewis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Denison | Beau Berning wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Denison | Beau Berning is hacked by Clinton Ulatowski - foul #1 on Clinton Ulatowski, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Denison | Johnny Jackson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Himes | 3-0 |
| 19:01 | Earlham | John Lewis connects on the runner near the basket and he's fouled by Johnny Jackson - foul #1 on Johnny Jackson, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 19:01 | Earlham | John Lewis misses the free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:01 | Denison | Beau Berning gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:57 | Denison | Wesley Key is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Wesley Key, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 18:39 | Earlham | Gregory Lee is fouled on the floor by Wesley Key - foul #2 on Wesley Key, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Denison | Clarence Webb (PG) Wesley Key | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 18:22 | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski loses the ball out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 18:04 | Denison | Johnny Jackson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:03 | Earlham | John Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:56 | Earlham | John Lewis can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Beau Berning - foul #1 on Beau Berning, team foul #4 | 3-2 |
| 17:56 | Earlham | John Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:56 | Earlham | John Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:56 | Denison | Paul Graves grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:30 | Denison | Johnny Jackson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Johnny Jackson, team foul #5 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Denison | Ryan Byer (SG) Johnny Jackson | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 17:07 | Earlham | Danny Melberg clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 17:05 | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski grabs the offensive board | 3-3 |
| 16:49 | Earlham | Danny Melberg drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Clinton Ulatowski | 3-6 |
| 16:30 | Denison | Paul Graves's fadeaway is rejected by John Lewis | 3-6 |
| 16:29 | Denison | Paul Graves hits the follow up shot | 5-6 |
| 16:12 | Earlham | David Jackson hits a jump hook from close range set up by John Lewis | 5-8 |
| 15:55 | Denison | James Himes is hacked by Clinton Ulatowski - foul #2 on Clinton Ulatowski, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Denison | Steven Lovenduski (PG), Bradley Walker (SF), James Bryant (PF), Christopher Hill (C) Clarence Webb, James Himes, Paul Graves, Beau Berning | |
| Subs | Earlham | Howard Reimer (SF), Johnny Anderson (PF), Grover Penning (C) Clinton Ulatowski, David Jackson, John Lewis | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Steven Lovenduski (fresh) SG - Ryan Byer (fresh) SF - Bradley Walker (fresh) PF - James Bryant (fresh) C - Christopher Hill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Gregory Lee (fresh) SG - Danny Melberg (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Howard Reimer (fresh) PF - Johnny Anderson (fresh) C - Grover Penning (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Denison | Steven Lovenduski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-8 |
| 15:40 | Earlham | Johnny Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 15:21 | Earlham | Gregory Lee misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-8 |
| 15:20 | Denison | Christopher Hill gets the rebound | 5-8 |
| 15:12 | Denison | Ryan Byer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-8 |
| 15:10 | Denison | James Bryant tips it home | 7-8 |
| 15:03 | Earlham | Howard Reimer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-8 |
| 15:02 | Denison | Christopher Hill gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:57 | Denison | Bradley Walker misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Howard Reimer - foul #1 on Howard Reimer, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Denison | Paul Graves (PF) Ryan Byer | |
| Subs | Earlham | Jack Holder (PG), James Bush (SF), David Jackson (PF), John Lewis (C) Gregory Lee, Danny Melberg, Johnny Anderson, Grover Penning | |
| 14:57 | Denison | Bradley Walker misses the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:57 | Denison | Bradley Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:39 | Earlham | Howard Reimer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 8-8 |
| 14:37 | Denison | The rebound goes to James Bryant | 8-8 |
| 14:33 | Denison | James Bryant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-8 |
| Subs | Denison | Clarence Webb (PG), James Himes (SF) Steven Lovenduski, James Bryant | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 14:19 | Earlham | David Jackson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 8-8 |
| 14:17 | Earlham | Howard Reimer tips it home | 8-10 |
| 13:51 | Denison | Paul Graves knocks in the turnaround from close range and the foul's on David Jackson - foul #1 on David Jackson, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Denison | Beau Berning (C) Christopher Hill | |
| Subs | Earlham | Gregory Lee (PG), Danny Melberg (SG) Jack Holder, James Bush | |
| 13:51 | Denison | Paul Graves makes the free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:40 | Earlham | Howard Reimer loses the dribble to Paul Graves | 11-10 |
| 13:21 | Denison | James Himes makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Bradley Walker and he's fouled by Gregory Lee - foul #1 on Gregory Lee, team foul #5 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Denison | Ryan Byer (SG), James Bryant (PF) Bradley Walker, Paul Graves | |
| Subs | Earlham | James Bush (SF), Johnny Anderson (PF), Grover Penning (C) Howard Reimer, David Jackson, John Lewis | |
| 13:21 | Denison | James Himes makes the free throw | 14-10 |
| 13:02 | Earlham | Clarence Webb is called for the reach on Gregory Lee - foul #1 on Clarence Webb, team foul #6 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Denison | Steven Lovenduski (PG) Clarence Webb | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 12:46 | Earlham | James Bush hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 14-10 |
| 12:45 | Earlham | Johnny Anderson tips it back up and in | 14-12 |
| 12:36 | Denison | Beau Berning misses badly on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Grover Penning - foul #1 on Grover Penning, team foul #6 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Denison | Bradley Walker (SF) James Himes | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 12:36 | Denison | Beau Berning makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 12:36 | Denison | Beau Berning misses the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 12:36 | Earlham | Johnny Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 12:13 | Earlham | Danny Melberg clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ryan Byer - foul #1 on Ryan Byer, team foul #7 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Denison | Paul Graves (PF) James Bryant | |
| Subs | Earlham | Howard Reimer (PG), David Jackson (PF) Gregory Lee, Johnny Anderson | |
| 12:13 | Earlham | Danny Melberg makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 12:13 | Earlham | Danny Melberg makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 11:52 | Denison | Paul Graves buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-14 |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Steven Lovenduski (fresh) SG - Ryan Byer (fresh) SF - Bradley Walker (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Paul Graves (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Beau Berning (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Howard Reimer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Danny Melberg (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Bush (fresh) PF - David Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Grover Penning (fresh) | |
| 11:50 | Earlham | Howard Reimer is hacked by Steven Lovenduski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Lovenduski, team foul #8 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Denison | Clarence Webb (PG), James Bryant (SF), Christopher Hill (C) Steven Lovenduski, Ryan Byer, Beau Berning | |
| Subs | Earlham | Jack Holder (PG), John Lewis (C) Danny Melberg, Grover Penning | |
| 11:50 | Earlham | Howard Reimer makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 11:50 | Earlham | Howard Reimer makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 11:41 | Denison | Clarence Webb connects on the 3 from the left wing | 21-16 |
| 11:34 | Earlham | James Bush lays it up and in on a great pass from Howard Reimer | 21-18 |
| 11:27 | Denison | Paul Graves can't finish the layup | 21-18 |
| 11:26 | Denison | Christopher Hill misses the tip | 21-18 |
| 11:25 | Earlham | James Bush grabs the defensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 11:20 | Earlham | Jack Holder hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Lewis | 21-21 |
| 11:15 | Denison | Christopher Hill is fouled on the floor by Howard Reimer - foul #2 on Howard Reimer, team foul #7 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Denison | James Himes (SF) James Bryant | |
| Subs | Earlham | Gregory Lee (PG), Johnny Anderson (SF) Jack Holder, Howard Reimer | |
| 11:15 | Denison | Christopher Hill makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 11:15 | Denison | Christopher Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 11:15 | Earlham | The rebound goes to David Jackson | 22-21 |
| 10:55 | Earlham | James Bush's floater is tipped away by Christopher Hill | 22-21 |
| 10:53 | Denison | Paul Graves gets the rebound | 22-21 |
| 10:47 | Denison | Clarence Webb misses the 3 from the left corner | 22-21 |
| 10:46 | Earlham | James Bush grabs the board | 22-21 |
| 10:30 | Earlham | John Lewis makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Johnny Anderson | 22-23 |
| 10:19 | Denison | Clarence Webb loses the dribble to Johnny Anderson | 22-23 |
| 10:16 | Earlham | Johnny Anderson lays it in | 22-25 |
| 10:03 | Denison | Clarence Webb loses the ball out of bounds | 22-25 |
| Subs | Denison | Steven Lovenduski (PG), Ryan Byer (SG), James Bryant (PF), Beau Berning (C) Clarence Webb, Bradley Walker, Paul Graves, Christopher Hill | |
| Subs | Earlham | Danny Melberg (SG), Michael Wagner (PF), Grover Penning (C) James Bush, David Jackson, John Lewis | |
| 09:41 | Earlham | Gregory Lee misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-25 |
| 09:40 | Denison | Beau Berning pulls down the rebound | 22-25 |
| 09:35 | Denison | Ryan Byer knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Himes | 25-25 |
| 09:22 | Earlham | Michael Wagner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Ryan Byer - foul #2 on Ryan Byer, team foul #9 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Denison | Kerry Marshall (SG) Ryan Byer | |
| Subs | Earlham | Jack Holder (PG) Gregory Lee | |
| 09:22 | Earlham | Michael Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 09:22 | Earlham | Michael Wagner misses the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 09:22 | Denison | Beau Berning snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 09:01 | Denison | Beau Berning throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-26 |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| Subs | Earlham | James Bush (SF) Johnny Anderson | |
| 08:45 | Earlham | Jack Holder steps out of bounds on the baseline | 25-26 |
| Subs | Denison | Paul Graves (PF) James Himes | |
| Subs | Earlham | John Lewis (C) Grover Penning | |
| 08:30 | Denison | James Bryant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-26 |
| 08:18 | Earlham | Jack Holder can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-26 |
| 08:16 | Denison | Kerry Marshall pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| 08:11 | Denison | John Lewis is called for the reach on James Bryant - foul #1 on John Lewis, team foul #8 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Denison | Clarence Webb (PG), Bradley Walker (SG), Christopher Hill (C) Steven Lovenduski, Kerry Marshall, Beau Berning | |
| Subs | Earlham | Gregory Lee (PG), David Jackson (PF) Jack Holder, Michael Wagner | |
| 08:11 | Denison | James Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 08:11 | Denison | James Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 07:53 | Earlham | Gregory Lee is called for a charge - foul #2 on Gregory Lee, team foul #9 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Denison | James Himes (SF) James Bryant | |
| Subs | Earlham | Jack Holder (PG), Johnny Anderson (SF) Gregory Lee, James Bush | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Clarence Webb (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bradley Walker (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Himes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Graves (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Hill (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Jack Holder (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Danny Melberg (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Johnny Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Denison | David Jackson steals the ball from Bradley Walker | 27-26 |
| 07:20 | Earlham | James Himes is called for the reach on Jack Holder - foul #1 on James Himes, team foul #10 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Denison | Kerry Marshall (SG) James Himes | |
| Subs | Earlham | Grover Penning (C) John Lewis | |
| 07:20 | Earlham | Jack Holder makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 07:20 | Earlham | Jack Holder makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 06:59 | Denison | Paul Graves hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 27-28 |
| 06:58 | Earlham | Grover Penning pulls down the rebound | 27-28 |
| 06:38 | Earlham | Danny Melberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-28 |
| Subs | Denison | Steven Lovenduski (PG), James Himes (SF), James Bryant (PF), Beau Berning (C) Clarence Webb, Bradley Walker, Paul Graves, Christopher Hill | |
| Subs | Earlham | James Bush (SF), Michael Wagner (PF) Johnny Anderson, David Jackson | |
| 06:20 | Denison | Beau Berning's floater is tipped away by Michael Wagner | 27-28 |
| 06:19 | Earlham | Michael Wagner gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| 06:10 | Earlham | Michael Wagner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 06:09 | Denison | Steven Lovenduski gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| 06:02 | Denison | James Bryant is hacked by Grover Penning - foul #2 on Grover Penning, team foul #10 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Denison | Bradley Walker (SG) Kerry Marshall | |
| Subs | Earlham | Walter Valentine (PG), John Lewis (C) Jack Holder, Grover Penning | |
| 06:02 | Denison | James Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 06:02 | Denison | James Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 06:02 | Earlham | John Lewis snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 05:36 | Earlham | James Bush is fouled on the floor by James Himes - foul #2 on James Himes, team foul #11 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Denison | Christopher Hill (PF) James Himes | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 05:36 | Earlham | James Bush misses the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 05:36 | Earlham | James Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 05:16 | Denison | Christopher Hill loses the dribble to Walter Valentine | 27-29 |
| 04:55 | Earlham | James Bush knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from John Lewis | 27-31 |
| 04:34 | Denison | Christopher Hill misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-31 |
| 04:32 | Denison | James Bryant grabs the offensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 04:13 | Denison | Beau Berning misses long on a jump hook from close range | 27-31 |
| 04:12 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Michael Wagner | 27-31 |
| 04:02 | Earlham | Danny Melberg clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-31 |
| 04:00 | Earlham | Michael Wagner tips it back up and in | 27-33 |
| 03:48 | Denison | James Bryant misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-33 |
| 03:46 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Walter Valentine | 27-33 |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Steven Lovenduski (fairly fresh) SG - Bradley Walker (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Bryant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Hill (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Beau Berning (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Walter Valentine (fairly fresh) SG - Danny Melberg (tiring) 5 pts. SF - James Bush (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Wagner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:42 | Earlham | Danny Melberg makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Walter Valentine | 27-36 |
| 03:20 | Denison | Christopher Hill is whistled for traveling | 27-36 |
| Subs | Denison | Wesley Key (PG), Johnny Jackson (SG), James Himes (SF), Paul Graves (PF), Ryan Byer (C) Steven Lovenduski, Bradley Walker, James Bryant, Christopher Hill, Beau Berning | |
| Subs | Earlham | Gregory Lee (PG), Howard Reimer (SG), Clinton Ulatowski (SF), David Jackson (PF), Grover Penning (C) Walter Valentine, Danny Melberg, James Bush, Michael Wagner, John Lewis | |
| 03:01 | Earlham | Howard Reimer comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 27-36 |
| 02:59 | Denison | Ryan Byer snags the defensive board | 27-36 |
| 02:54 | Denison | Johnny Jackson scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Himes | 29-36 |
| 02:40 | Earlham | Howard Reimer drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Clinton Ulatowski | 29-39 |
| 02:24 | Denison | Ryan Byer misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-39 |
| 02:22 | Denison | James Himes tips it home | 31-39 |
| 02:08 | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski is hacked by Johnny Jackson - foul #3 on Johnny Jackson, team foul #12 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Denison | Beau Berning (C) Johnny Jackson | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 02:08 | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 02:08 | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski misses the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 02:08 | Earlham | David Jackson grabs the offensive board | 31-40 |
| 01:52 | Earlham | Ryan Byer is called for the reach on Clinton Ulatowski - foul #3 on Ryan Byer, team foul #13 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Denison | Kerry Marshall (SG) Ryan Byer | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 01:52 | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 01:52 | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski makes the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 01:30 | Denison | James Himes hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Grover Penning - foul #3 on Grover Penning, team foul #11 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Johnny Anderson (C) Grover Penning | |
| 01:30 | Denison | James Himes misses the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 01:30 | Denison | James Himes makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 01:09 | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from David Jackson | 32-45 |
| 00:40 | Denison | Howard Reimer takes the ball from James Himes | 32-45 |
| 00:17 | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Howard Reimer | 32-47 |
| 00:05 | Denison | Gregory Lee steals the ball from James Himes | 32-47 |
| 00:02 | Earlham | Gregory Lee banks in the layup | 32-49 |
| 00:00 | Denison | Kerry Marshall clanks a fullcourt shot | 32-49 |