| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Daniel Elzey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jerry Dey (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Leonard Monroe (fresh) 4 reb. PF - John Shingleton (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Werner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - Wayne Dempsey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Cadwell (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Alex Towle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Morton Blackshire (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Ted Christensen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Earlham | Leonard Monroe inbounds the ball | 26-32 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wittenberg | Wittenberg is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Earlham | Alex Towle is called for the reach on John Shingleton - foul #1 on Alex Towle, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| 19:26 | Earlham | Mark Werner buries a shot from the right block and the foul's on Ted Christensen - foul #1 on Ted Christensen, team foul #2 | 28-32 |
| 19:26 | Earlham | Mark Werner misses the free throw | 28-32 |
| 19:26 | Wittenberg | Morton Blackshire snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 19:13 | Wittenberg | Alex Towle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 19:12 | Wittenberg | Ted Christensen tips it in | 28-34 |
| 18:58 | Earlham | Jerry Dey clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Morton Blackshire - foul #2 on Morton Blackshire, team foul #3 | 28-34 |
| 18:58 | Earlham | Jerry Dey misses the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 18:58 | Earlham | Jerry Dey misses the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 18:58 | Wittenberg | Ted Christensen grabs the board | 28-34 |
| 18:37 | Wittenberg | Morton Blackshire connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Dempsey | 28-37 |
| 18:22 | Earlham | Jerry Dey hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Elzey | 31-37 |
| 18:11 | Wittenberg | Michael Cadwell comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-37 |
| 18:10 | Earlham | Leonard Monroe gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| 17:51 | Earlham | Leonard Monroe clanks a floater from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 17:49 | Wittenberg | The rebound goes to Michael Cadwell | 31-37 |
| 17:32 | Wittenberg | Ted Christensen is fouled on the floor by Mark Werner - foul #1 on Mark Werner, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Earlham | Mike Schroeter (SF), Clifton Boulton (C) Leonard Monroe, Mark Werner | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Lloyd Ward (SG), Robert Allen (SF), Joseph Newlon (PF), Gary Sistrunk (C) Michael Cadwell, Alex Towle, Morton Blackshire, Ted Christensen | |
| 17:22 | Wittenberg | Joseph Newlon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 17:21 | Earlham | The rebound goes to John Shingleton | 31-37 |
| 16:58 | Earlham | Daniel Elzey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-37 |
| 16:56 | Earlham | Jerry Dey snags the offensive board | 31-37 |
| 16:44 | Earlham | Jerry Dey misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 16:42 | Wittenberg | Gary Sistrunk gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| 16:23 | Wittenberg | Wayne Dempsey connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Lloyd Ward | 31-40 |
| 15:54 | Earlham | Clifton Boulton misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Joseph Newlon - foul #1 on Joseph Newlon, team foul #4 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Earlham | Roger Tucker (SG), Leonard Monroe (SF), Mark Werner (C) Daniel Elzey, Jerry Dey, John Shingleton | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Michael Cadwell (SG), Alex Towle (SF), Morton Blackshire (PF), Ted Christensen (C) Wayne Dempsey, Robert Allen, Joseph Newlon, Gary Sistrunk | |
| 15:54 | Earlham | Clifton Boulton misses the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 15:54 | Earlham | Clifton Boulton makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Mike Schroeter (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Roger Tucker (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Leonard Monroe (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Clifton Boulton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Werner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - Lloyd Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Cadwell (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Alex Towle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Morton Blackshire (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Ted Christensen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Wittenberg | Lloyd Ward comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 32-40 |
| 15:25 | Earlham | Roger Tucker pulls down the rebound | 32-40 |
| 15:04 | Earlham | Mark Werner hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 32-40 |
| 15:02 | Earlham | Mark Werner grabs the offensive board | 32-40 |
| 14:42 | Earlham | Clifton Boulton misses short on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Michael Cadwell - foul #1 on Michael Cadwell, team foul #5 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Earlham | Daniel Elzey (PG), Jerry Dey (SG) Mike Schroeter, Roger Tucker | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | | |
| 14:42 | Earlham | Clifton Boulton misses the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 14:42 | Earlham | Clifton Boulton makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 14:23 | Wittenberg | Ted Christensen comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 14:22 | Earlham | Leonard Monroe gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 14:07 | Earlham | Leonard Monroe is denied on a layup by Ted Christensen | 33-40 |
| 14:06 | Wittenberg | Michael Cadwell pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 14:01 | Wittenberg | Alex Towle connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-43 |
| 13:47 | Earlham | Clifton Boulton connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Jerry Dey | 35-43 |
| 13:33 | Wittenberg | Ted Christensen is called for traveling | 35-43 |
| Subs | Earlham | Roger Tucker (SF), Ronald Caskey (PF), John Shingleton (C) Leonard Monroe, Clifton Boulton, Mark Werner | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Wayne Dempsey (PG), Gordon Lovern (SG), Robert Allen (PF), Gary Sistrunk (C) Lloyd Ward, Michael Cadwell, Morton Blackshire, Ted Christensen | |
| 13:14 | Earlham | Roger Tucker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-43 |
| Subs | Earlham | Mike Schroeter (SF) Roger Tucker | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Joseph Newlon (PF) Alex Towle | |
| 12:53 | Wittenberg | Robert Allen scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Gordon Lovern | 35-45 |
| 12:45 | Earlham | Daniel Elzey clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-45 |
| 12:44 | Wittenberg | Joseph Newlon gets the rebound | 35-45 |
| 12:25 | Wittenberg | Wayne Dempsey makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Sistrunk | 35-48 |
| 12:03 | Earlham | John Shingleton drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Ronald Caskey | 38-48 |
| 11:39 | Wittenberg | Robert Allen scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Wayne Dempsey | 38-50 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Daniel Elzey (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jerry Dey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Schroeter (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Ronald Caskey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Shingleton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - Wayne Dempsey (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gordon Lovern (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Newlon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Sistrunk (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Earlham | John Shingleton buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Mike Schroeter | 40-50 |
| 10:54 | Wittenberg | Wayne Dempsey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-50 |
| 10:53 | Earlham | John Shingleton grabs the defensive rebound | 40-50 |
| 10:41 | Earlham | Jerry Dey clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-50 |
| 10:40 | Wittenberg | The rebound goes to Joseph Newlon | 40-50 |
| 10:15 | Wittenberg | Wayne Dempsey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-50 |
| 10:14 | Earlham | John Shingleton grabs the defensive rebound | 40-50 |
| 10:07 | Earlham | John Shingleton can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Wayne Dempsey - foul #1 on Wayne Dempsey, team foul #6 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Earlham | Roger Tucker (PG), Cody Everette (SG), Leonard Monroe (SF), Mark Werner (C) Daniel Elzey, Jerry Dey, Mike Schroeter, Ronald Caskey | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Lloyd Ward (PG), Michael Cadwell (SG), Alex Towle (SF), Morton Blackshire (PF), Ted Christensen (C) Wayne Dempsey, Gordon Lovern, Robert Allen, Joseph Newlon, Gary Sistrunk | |
| 10:07 | Earlham | John Shingleton makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 10:07 | Earlham | John Shingleton makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 09:49 | Wittenberg | Lloyd Ward clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Roger Tucker - foul #1 on Roger Tucker, team foul #2 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Earlham | Clifton Boulton (PF) John Shingleton | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | | |
| 09:49 | Wittenberg | Lloyd Ward misses the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 09:49 | Wittenberg | Lloyd Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 09:28 | Earlham | Roger Tucker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-51 |
| 09:26 | Earlham | Mark Werner pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 09:18 | Earlham | Roger Tucker lays it in | 44-51 |
| 09:09 | Wittenberg | Lloyd Ward is hacked by Roger Tucker - foul #2 on Roger Tucker, team foul #3 | 44-51 |
| 08:52 | Wittenberg | Michael Cadwell misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Cody Everette - foul #2 on Cody Everette, team foul #4 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Earlham | John Shingleton (PF) Clifton Boulton | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | | |
| 08:52 | Wittenberg | Michael Cadwell misses the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 08:52 | Wittenberg | Michael Cadwell misses the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 08:52 | Earlham | John Shingleton gets the rebound | 44-51 |
| 08:44 | Earlham | Leonard Monroe scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Cody Everette | 47-51 |
| 08:29 | Wittenberg | Morton Blackshire hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Alex Towle | 47-53 |
| 08:15 | Earlham | Cody Everette buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Roger Tucker | 49-53 |
| 08:01 | Wittenberg | Morton Blackshire misses long on a floater from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 07:59 | Wittenberg | Michael Cadwell tips it back up and in | 49-55 |
| 07:47 | Earlham | John Shingleton blows the layup | 49-55 |
| 07:45 | Earlham | Leonard Monroe tips it in | 51-55 |
| 07:29 | Wittenberg | Alex Towle misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 07:28 | Earlham | Roger Tucker snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Roger Tucker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cody Everette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leonard Monroe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Shingleton (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Werner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - Lloyd Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Cadwell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Alex Towle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Morton Blackshire (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Ted Christensen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Earlham | Mark Werner can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Ted Christensen - foul #2 on Ted Christensen, team foul #7 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Earlham | Daniel Elzey (PG), Jerry Dey (SG), Mike Schroeter (SF), Ronald Caskey (PF) Roger Tucker, Cody Everette, Leonard Monroe, John Shingleton | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Wayne Dempsey (PG), Robert Allen (SF), Joseph Newlon (PF), Gary Sistrunk (C) Michael Cadwell, Alex Towle, Morton Blackshire, Ted Christensen | |
| 07:22 | Earlham | Mark Werner misses the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 07:22 | Earlham | Mark Werner makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 07:11 | Wittenberg | Gary Sistrunk misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Mark Werner - foul #2 on Mark Werner, team foul #5 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Earlham | Clifton Boulton (C) Mark Werner | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | | |
| 07:11 | Wittenberg | Gary Sistrunk makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 07:11 | Wittenberg | Gary Sistrunk makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 07:00 | Earlham | Mike Schroeter comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 52-57 |
| 06:59 | Wittenberg | Joseph Newlon grabs the board | 52-57 |
| 06:38 | Wittenberg | Daniel Elzey takes the ball from Lloyd Ward | 52-57 |
| 06:33 | Earlham | Daniel Elzey blows the layup | 52-57 |
| 06:32 | Wittenberg | Joseph Newlon grabs the board | 52-57 |
| 06:18 | Wittenberg | Lloyd Ward can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 06:17 | Wittenberg | Wayne Dempsey tips it back up and in | 52-59 |
| 05:48 | Earlham | Clifton Boulton jams it on a great pass from Daniel Elzey | 54-59 |
| 05:27 | Wittenberg | Robert Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-59 |
| 05:25 | Wittenberg | Gary Sistrunk hits the follow up shot | 54-61 |
| 05:02 | Earlham | Daniel Elzey banks in the layup on a great pass from Jerry Dey | 56-61 |
| 05:02 | Wittenberg | Wittenberg calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-61 |
| Subs | Earlham | Leonard Monroe (SF), Mark Werner (C) Mike Schroeter, Clifton Boulton | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Michael Cadwell (SG), Alex Towle (SF), Morton Blackshire (PF), Ted Christensen (C) Lloyd Ward, Gary Sistrunk, Joseph Newlon, Robert Allen | |
| 04:50 | Wittenberg | Alex Towle hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Wayne Dempsey | 56-63 |
| 04:27 | Earlham | Leonard Monroe is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Leonard Monroe, team foul #6 | 56-63 |
| 04:07 | Wittenberg | Alex Towle misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 56-63 |
| 04:05 | Earlham | Mark Werner grabs the defensive rebound | 56-63 |
| 03:56 | Earlham | Michael Cadwell steals it from Jerry Dey | 56-63 |
| 03:52 | Wittenberg | Wayne Dempsey lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Cadwell | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wittenberg | Wittenberg is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Earlham | Ronald Caskey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-65 |
| Subs | Earlham | John Shingleton (PF) Ronald Caskey | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wittenberg | Wittenberg is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:04 | Wittenberg | Wayne Dempsey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-65 |
| 03:02 | Wittenberg | Ted Christensen hits the follow up shot | 56-67 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Daniel Elzey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Dey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Monroe (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Shingleton (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Werner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - Wayne Dempsey (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Cadwell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alex Towle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Morton Blackshire (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Ted Christensen (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Earlham | Jerry Dey clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-67 |
| 02:48 | Wittenberg | Alex Towle gets the rebound | 56-67 |
| 02:30 | Wittenberg | Alex Towle can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mark Werner - foul #3 on Mark Werner, team foul #7 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Earlham | Mike Schroeter (SF), Clifton Boulton (C) Leonard Monroe, Mark Werner | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Lloyd Ward (PG), Gordon Lovern (SG), Robert Allen (PF), Gary Sistrunk (C) Wayne Dempsey, Michael Cadwell, Morton Blackshire, Ted Christensen | |
| 02:30 | Wittenberg | Alex Towle misses the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 02:30 | Wittenberg | Alex Towle makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 02:12 | Earlham | Daniel Elzey clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-68 |
| 02:11 | Earlham | Clifton Boulton tips it back up and in | 58-68 |
| 02:11 | Wittenberg | Wittenberg calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-68 |
| Subs | Earlham | Leonard Monroe (SF), Ronald Caskey (PF), Mark Werner (C) Mike Schroeter, John Shingleton, Clifton Boulton | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Wayne Dempsey (PG), Michael Cadwell (SG), Morton Blackshire (PF), Ted Christensen (C) Lloyd Ward, Gordon Lovern, Robert Allen, Gary Sistrunk | |
| 01:52 | Wittenberg | Alex Towle is whistled for traveling | 58-68 |
| Subs | Earlham | Mike Schroeter (PG), Roger Tucker (SG), James Lawson (SF), John Shingleton (PF), Clifton Boulton (C) Daniel Elzey, Jerry Dey, Leonard Monroe, Ronald Caskey, Mark Werner | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Lloyd Ward (PG), Gordon Lovern (SG), Robert Allen (SF), Joseph Newlon (PF), Gary Sistrunk (C) Wayne Dempsey, Michael Cadwell, Alex Towle, Morton Blackshire, Ted Christensen | |
| 01:35 | Earlham | Roger Tucker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-68 |
| 01:11 | Wittenberg | Lloyd Ward makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Sistrunk | 58-71 |
| 00:58 | Earlham | Gary Sistrunk takes the ball from Mike Schroeter | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wittenberg | Wittenberg is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Wittenberg | Lloyd Ward hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 58-71 |
| 00:36 | Earlham | Clifton Boulton grabs the defensive rebound | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wittenberg | Wittenberg is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Earlham | Gordon Lovern steals it from Clifton Boulton | 58-71 |
| 00:00 | Wittenberg | Lloyd Ward runs out the clock | 58-71 |