| Lineup | Denison | PG - Dennis Nguyen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steve Norris (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terry Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Boggs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Young (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Gregory Earl (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Clinton Merchant (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Burchette (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Buck Keller (fresh) 7 pts. C - Thomas Shaw (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denison | Terry Davis inbounds the ball | 36-30 |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Denison | Steve Norris misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Shaw - foul #3 on Thomas Shaw, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski (C) Thomas Shaw | |
| 19:47 | Denison | Steve Norris makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 19:47 | Denison | Steve Norris makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 19:30 | Grove City | Clinton Merchant blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Boggs - foul #2 on Robert Boggs, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| 19:30 | Grove City | Clinton Merchant makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 19:30 | Grove City | Clinton Merchant makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 19:19 | Denison | Gregory Earl steals it from Terry Davis | 38-32 |
| 18:58 | Grove City | David Burchette is hacked by Steve Norris - foul #1 on Steve Norris, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| 18:37 | Grove City | Clinton Merchant can't finish the layup | 38-32 |
| 18:35 | Grove City | David Burchette grabs the offensive board | 38-32 |
| 18:09 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Earl | 38-34 |
| 17:46 | Denison | Terry Davis misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-34 |
| 17:44 | Denison | John Young hits the follow up shot | 40-34 |
| 17:26 | Grove City | Gregory Earl is whistled for traveling | 40-34 |
| Subs | Denison | Robert Ouimet (PG), Bobby Robertson (SF), Shane Corlett (PF), Patrick Brunet (C) Dennis Nguyen, Terry Davis, Robert Boggs, John Young | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 17:07 | Denison | Patrick Brunet scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Steve Norris | 42-34 |
| 16:41 | Grove City | Buck Keller drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Bojan Mierzejewski | 42-36 |
| 16:21 | Denison | Robert Ouimet misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 16:19 | Grove City | Clinton Merchant grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 15:50 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Bojan Mierzejewski, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Denison | Dennis Nguyen (PG), Victor Lemons (PF), John Young (C) Steve Norris, Shane Corlett, Patrick Brunet | |
| Subs | Grove City | David Croyle (SG), Thomas Shaw (C) Clinton Merchant, Bojan Mierzejewski | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Dennis Nguyen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bobby Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Ouimet (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Victor Lemons (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Young (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Gregory Earl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - David Croyle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Burchette (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Buck Keller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Thomas Shaw (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:31 | Denison | Robert Ouimet comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Shaw - foul #4 on Thomas Shaw, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Denison | Terry Davis (SF) Dennis Nguyen | |
| Subs | Grove City | Michael Harris (C) Thomas Shaw | |
| 15:31 | Denison | Robert Ouimet makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 15:31 | Denison | Robert Ouimet makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 15:03 | Grove City | Buck Keller is hacked by Bobby Robertson - foul #1 on Bobby Robertson, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Denison | Dennis Nguyen (PG) Robert Ouimet | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 14:38 | Grove City | David Burchette scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Earl | 44-39 |
| 14:24 | Denison | Bobby Robertson buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-39 |
| 14:10 | Grove City | David Burchette misses the shot from the right side | 46-39 |
| 14:08 | Denison | Victor Lemons grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 14:03 | Denison | David Croyle is called for the reach on Bobby Robertson - foul #4 on David Croyle, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Denison | Steve Norris (SG) Terry Davis | |
| Subs | Grove City | Clinton Merchant (SG) David Croyle | |
| 13:53 | Denison | Bobby Robertson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Bobby Robertson, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Denison | Robert Ouimet (SF) Bobby Robertson | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 13:42 | Grove City | David Burchette hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Earl | 46-41 |
| 13:15 | Denison | John Young misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-41 |
| 13:14 | Grove City | Buck Keller grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 12:50 | Grove City | Buck Keller misses the easy layup | 46-41 |
| 12:48 | Grove City | David Burchette tips it home | 46-43 |
| 12:26 | Denison | John Young connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Ouimet and he's fouled by David Burchette - foul #3 on David Burchette, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Denison | Terry Davis (SF), Robert Boggs (PF) Dennis Nguyen, Victor Lemons | |
| Subs | Grove City | Edmundo Morales (SG), Bojan Mierzejewski (C) David Burchette, Michael Harris | |
| 12:26 | Denison | John Young makes the free throw | 49-43 |
| 12:05 | Grove City | Edmundo Morales is fouled on the floor by Steve Norris - foul #2 on Steve Norris, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Denison | Bobby Robertson (SG), Patrick Brunet (C) Steve Norris, John Young | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 11:51 | Grove City | Buck Keller hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Patrick Brunet - foul #3 on Patrick Brunet, team foul #6 | 49-43 |
| 11:51 | Grove City | Buck Keller makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 11:51 | Grove City | Buck Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Robert Ouimet (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Terry Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Boggs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Brunet (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Gregory Earl (tiring) 2 pts. 8 ast. 4 stl. SG - Edmundo Morales (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clinton Merchant (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Buck Keller (tiring) 11 pts. C - Bojan Mierzejewski (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Denison | Terry Davis is fouled on the floor by Buck Keller - foul #1 on Buck Keller, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| Subs | Grove City | David Burchette (SF), Michael Harris (C) Gregory Earl, Buck Keller | |
| 11:26 | Denison | Terry Davis's floater is tipped away by Michael Harris | 49-45 |
| 11:24 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 10:55 | Grove City | Robert Boggs is called for the reach on Edmundo Morales - foul #3 on Robert Boggs, team foul #7 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Denison | Steve Norris (SG), Victor Lemons (PF) Robert Ouimet, Robert Boggs | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 10:55 | Grove City | Edmundo Morales makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 10:55 | Grove City | Edmundo Morales makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 10:41 | Denison | Terry Davis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-47 |
| 10:39 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 10:10 | Grove City | Clinton Merchant connects on the jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Bobby Robertson - foul #3 on Bobby Robertson, team foul #8 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Denison | Dennis Nguyen (PG) Terry Davis | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 10:10 | Grove City | Clinton Merchant makes the free throw | 49-50 |
| 09:46 | Denison | Patrick Brunet misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 09:45 | Grove City | Clinton Merchant grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 09:20 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski loses the ball out of bounds | 49-50 |
| Subs | Denison | John Young (C) Patrick Brunet | |
| Subs | Grove City | Gregory Earl (PG), Buck Keller (PF) Edmundo Morales, Michael Harris | |
| 09:08 | Denison | Gregory Earl steps in front of the Dennis Nguyen pass | 49-50 |
| 08:54 | Grove City | Buck Keller buries a jumper from the left block | 49-52 |
| 08:44 | Denison | Dennis Nguyen connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Bobby Robertson | 51-52 |
| 08:24 | Grove City | David Burchette makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-55 |
| 08:02 | Denison | John Young drills a shot from the left wing set up by Steve Norris | 53-55 |
| 07:47 | Grove City | Bobby Robertson picks off the pass by Buck Keller | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Dennis Nguyen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steve Norris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bobby Robertson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Victor Lemons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Young (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Gregory Earl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 ast. 5 stl. SG - Clinton Merchant (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - David Burchette (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Buck Keller (tiring) 13 pts. C - Bojan Mierzejewski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Denison | Dennis Nguyen can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-55 |
| 07:22 | Grove City | The rebound goes to David Burchette | 53-55 |
| 07:05 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 07:03 | Denison | Victor Lemons grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 06:56 | Denison | Victor Lemons misses long on a shot in the paint | 53-55 |
| 06:54 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 06:27 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Young - foul #2 on John Young, team foul #9 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Denison | Robert Ouimet (PG), Shane Corlett (SG), Terry Davis (SF), Robert Boggs (PF), Patrick Brunet (C) Dennis Nguyen, Steve Norris, Bobby Robertson, Victor Lemons, John Young | |
| Subs | Grove City | David Croyle (PG), Edmundo Morales (SG), Thomas Shaw (C) Gregory Earl, Clinton Merchant, Buck Keller | |
| 06:27 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 06:27 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski misses the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 06:27 | Grove City | David Burchette grabs the offensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 06:02 | Grove City | David Croyle knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Shaw | 53-59 |
| 05:58 | Denison | Robert Ouimet misses the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Thomas Shaw - foul #5 on Thomas Shaw, team foul #7 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Buck Keller (PF), Michael Harris (C) Bojan Mierzejewski, Thomas Shaw | |
| 05:58 | Denison | Robert Ouimet misses the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 05:58 | Denison | Robert Ouimet makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 05:45 | Grove City | David Burchette buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Edmundo Morales | 54-61 |
| 05:41 | Denison | Robert Ouimet misses long on a shot from close range | 54-61 |
| 05:40 | Denison | Patrick Brunet grabs the offensive board | 54-61 |
| 05:31 | Denison | Terry Davis misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on David Burchette - foul #4 on David Burchette, team foul #8 | 54-61 |
| 05:31 | Denison | Terry Davis makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 05:31 | Denison | Terry Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 05:06 | Grove City | Patrick Brunet blocks the short jumper by Buck Keller | 56-61 |
| 05:04 | Grove City | Michael Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 04:45 | Grove City | Buck Keller misses long on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Robert Boggs - foul #4 on Robert Boggs, team foul #10 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Denison | Bobby Robertson (SG), John Young (C) Shane Corlett, Patrick Brunet | |
| Subs | Grove City | Gregory Earl (PG) Edmundo Morales | |
| 04:45 | Grove City | Buck Keller makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 04:45 | Grove City | Buck Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 04:23 | Denison | Bobby Robertson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-63 |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Clinton Merchant (SF) David Burchette | |
| 04:21 | Grove City | Gregory Earl is hacked by Robert Ouimet in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Ouimet, team foul #11 | 56-63 |
| 04:21 | Grove City | Gregory Earl misses the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 04:21 | Grove City | Gregory Earl makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 04:04 | Denison | Terry Davis can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 56-64 |
| 04:02 | Grove City | Michael Harris grabs the board | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Grove City | Clinton Merchant comes up short on the shot from the right block | 56-64 |
| 03:40 | Denison | Bobby Robertson pulls down the rebound | 56-64 |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Robert Ouimet (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bobby Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terry Davis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Boggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - John Young (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Gregory Earl (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 ast. 5 stl. SG - David Croyle (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Clinton Merchant (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Buck Keller (tiring) 15 pts. C - Michael Harris (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Denison | Robert Boggs comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 56-64 |
| 03:30 | Denison | Terry Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 56-64 |
| 03:18 | Denison | Terry Davis misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-64 |
| 03:17 | Grove City | Clinton Merchant pulls down the rebound | 56-64 |
| 02:49 | Grove City | Clinton Merchant is fouled on the floor by Terry Davis - foul #2 on Terry Davis, team foul #12 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Denison | Dennis Nguyen (PG), Steve Norris (SG), Victor Lemons (PF) Robert Ouimet, Terry Davis, Robert Boggs | |
| Subs | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski (C) Michael Harris | |
| 02:49 | Grove City | Clinton Merchant makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 02:49 | Grove City | Clinton Merchant makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 02:39 | Denison | John Young's pass is intercepted by Bojan Mierzejewski | 56-66 |
| 02:39 | Grove City | Grove City calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-66 |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Michael Harris (C) Buck Keller | |
| 02:12 | Grove City | Clinton Merchant knocks in the floater near the basket | 56-68 |
| 01:56 | Denison | Victor Lemons drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Dennis Nguyen | 58-68 |
| 01:28 | Grove City | Clinton Merchant scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Gregory Earl | 58-70 |
| 01:16 | Denison | Victor Lemons is fouled on the floor by Bojan Mierzejewski - foul #2 on Bojan Mierzejewski, team foul #9 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Denison | Robert Ouimet (PG), Shane Corlett (SF), Patrick Brunet (C) Dennis Nguyen, Steve Norris, John Young | |
| Subs | Grove City | Edmundo Morales (SG) David Croyle | |
| 01:16 | Denison | Victor Lemons misses the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 01:16 | Grove City | Michael Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 58-70 |
| 01:01 | Grove City | Gregory Earl is fouled on the floor by Robert Ouimet - foul #4 on Robert Ouimet, team foul #13 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Denison | Robert Boggs (PF) Victor Lemons | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 01:01 | Grove City | Gregory Earl makes the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 01:01 | Grove City | Gregory Earl makes the 2nd free throw | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:56 | Denison | Clinton Merchant takes the ball from Robert Boggs | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:28 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gregory Earl and he's fouled by Robert Boggs - foul #5 on Robert Boggs, team foul #14 | 58-74 |
| Subs | Denison | Thomas Petri (PG) Robert Boggs | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 00:28 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski makes the free throw | 58-75 |
| 00:22 | Denison | Robert Ouimet is open and scores on a fadeaway from close range | 60-75 |
| 00:00 | Grove City | Gregory Earl runs out the clock | 60-75 |