| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Sal Baker (fresh) SG - Scott Mason (fresh) SF - Gary Babbitt (fresh) PF - Scott Eldridge (fresh) C - Robert McKay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Christopher Tiedemann (fresh) SG - Jerry Bendel (fresh) SF - Norman Smith (fresh) PF - David Schweikert (fresh) C - Robert Lehman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Earlham | Robert Lehman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel 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 (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Earlham | Norman Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Scott Eldridge | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Thiel | Robert McKay snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Thiel | Robert Lehman swats the short shot by Gary Babbitt | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Earlham | David Schweikert gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Earlham | Norman Smith comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Earlham | David Schweikert pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Earlham | David Schweikert lays it in | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Thiel | Sal Baker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Earlham | Robert Lehman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Thiel | Robert McKay snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Thiel | The short jumper by Robert McKay is denied by David Schweikert | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | Thiel | Robert McKay grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:09 | Thiel | Scott Mason is hacked by Jerry Bendel - foul #1 on Jerry Bendel, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:00 | Thiel | Robert Lehman picks off the pass by Sal Baker | 0-2 |
| 17:46 | Earlham | Robert Lehman misses short on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Robert McKay - foul #1 on Robert McKay, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Troy Ezell (PG), Richard Hetrick (SG), Joe Rankins (SF), Jeffrey Wilson (PF) Christopher Tiedemann, Jerry Bendel, Norman Smith, David Schweikert | |
| 17:46 | Earlham | Robert Lehman makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 17:46 | Earlham | Robert Lehman makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 17:23 | Thiel | Robert McKay makes the floater from the left side set up by Sal Baker | 2-4 |
| 17:08 | Earlham | Robert Lehman blows the dunk but he's hacked by Scott Mason - foul #1 on Scott Mason, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 17:08 | Earlham | Robert Lehman misses the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:08 | Earlham | Robert Lehman misses the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:08 | Thiel | Scott Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:49 | Thiel | Scott Eldridge loses the ball out of bounds | 2-4 |
| Subs | Thiel | Clifton Bernard (PF) Scott Eldridge | |
| Subs | Earlham | William Current (C) Robert Lehman | |
| 16:30 | Earlham | Troy Ezell misses the jumpshot from the right side | 2-4 |
| 16:28 | Earlham | Jeffrey Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:19 | Earlham | William Current drills a shot from the baseline set up by Richard Hetrick | 2-6 |
| 16:04 | Thiel | Scott Mason misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 16:02 | Earlham | Joe Rankins snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Sal Baker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Mason (fresh) SF - Gary Babbitt (fairly fresh) PF - Clifton Bernard (fresh) C - Robert McKay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Troy Ezell (fresh) SG - Richard Hetrick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe Rankins (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Wilson (fresh) C - William Current (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-6 |
| Subs | Thiel | Donnell Keefe (PG), Christopher Hite (SG), Brandon Ivery (SF), Scott Eldridge (PF) Sal Baker, Scott Mason, Gary Babbitt, Robert McKay | |
| Subs | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Jerry Bendel (SG), Norman Smith (SF), David Schweikert (PF) Troy Ezell, Richard Hetrick, Joe Rankins, Jeffrey Wilson | |
| 15:15 | Thiel | Brandon Ivery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-6 |
| 15:07 | Earlham | Norman Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-6 |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Richard Hetrick (SG), Robert Lehman (C) Jerry Bendel, William Current | |
| 14:49 | Thiel | Clifton Bernard clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 14:48 | Thiel | Scott Eldridge tips it back up and in | 4-6 |
| 14:30 | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann misses long on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Donnell Keefe - foul #1 on Donnell Keefe, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Thiel | Scott Mason (SG) Christopher Hite | |
| Subs | Earlham | Jerry Bendel (SG), Jeffrey Wilson (PF), William Current (C) Richard Hetrick, David Schweikert, Robert Lehman | |
| 14:30 | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann makes the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 14:30 | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann makes the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 14:05 | Thiel | Brandon Ivery makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Scott Mason | 6-8 |
| 13:45 | Earlham | Jerry Bendel misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-8 |
| 13:44 | Thiel | Donnell Keefe snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| 13:25 | Thiel | Scott Mason misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-8 |
| 13:24 | Earlham | The rebound goes to William Current | 6-8 |
| 13:18 | Earlham | Norman Smith buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Jerry Bendel and the foul's on Clifton Bernard - foul #1 on Clifton Bernard, team foul #4 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Thiel | Sal Baker (PG), Gary Babbitt (SF), Robert McKay (C) Donnell Keefe, Scott Eldridge, Clifton Bernard | |
| Subs | Earlham | Troy Ezell (PG), Richard Hetrick (SG), David Schweikert (PF), Robert Lehman (C) Christopher Tiedemann, Jerry Bendel, Jeffrey Wilson, William Current | |
| 13:18 | Earlham | Norman Smith misses the free throw | 6-10 |
| 13:18 | Thiel | Robert McKay grabs the board | 6-10 |
| 13:10 | Thiel | Scott Mason double dribbles | 6-10 |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Joe Rankins (SF) Troy Ezell, Norman Smith | |
| 12:58 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick is hacked by Brandon Ivery - foul #1 on Brandon Ivery, team foul #5 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Troy Ezell (PG), Norman Smith (SF) Christopher Tiedemann, Joe Rankins | |
| 12:45 | Earlham | Norman Smith lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Hetrick | 6-12 |
| 12:38 | Thiel | Gary Babbitt misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-12 |
| 12:36 | Earlham | David Schweikert grabs the defensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 12:29 | Earlham | Robert Lehman misses the easy layup | 6-12 |
| 12:27 | Thiel | The rebound goes to Robert McKay | 6-12 |
| 12:23 | Thiel | Sal Baker misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Troy Ezell - foul #1 on Troy Ezell, team foul #2 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Jerry Bendel (SG), Joe Rankins (SF) Troy Ezell, Richard Hetrick, Norman Smith | |
| 12:23 | Thiel | Sal Baker makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 12:23 | Thiel | Sal Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 12:23 | Earlham | Robert Lehman pulls down the rebound | 7-12 |
| 12:03 | Earlham | Sal Baker steals it from Joe Rankins | 7-12 |
| 11:34 | Thiel | Gary Babbitt drills a fadeaway from the right side | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Sal Baker (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Mason (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Babbitt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brandon Ivery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert McKay (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Christopher Tiedemann (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerry Bendel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe Rankins (fresh) PF - David Schweikert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Lehman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Earlham | Gary Babbitt steals it from Joe Rankins | 9-12 |
| 11:02 | Thiel | Scott Mason hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 10:39 | Earlham | Robert McKay denies the turnaround by Joe Rankins | 12-12 |
| 10:38 | Thiel | Sal Baker snags the defensive board | 12-12 |
| 10:34 | Thiel | Scott Mason misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 12-12 |
| 10:32 | Thiel | Gary Babbitt hits the follow up shot | 14-12 |
| 10:07 | Earlham | Robert Lehman hits a floater from close range | 14-14 |
| 09:54 | Thiel | Sal Baker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-14 |
| 09:52 | Earlham | Robert Lehman pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| 09:39 | Earlham | Joe Rankins makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by David Schweikert and he's hacked by Gary Babbitt - foul #1 on Gary Babbitt, team foul #6 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Thiel | Donnell Keefe (PG), Christopher Hite (SG), Scott Eldridge (PF), Clifton Bernard (C) Sal Baker, Scott Mason, Brandon Ivery, Robert McKay | |
| Subs | Earlham | Troy Ezell (PG), Richard Hetrick (SG), Jeffrey Wilson (PF), William Current (C) Christopher Tiedemann, Jerry Bendel, David Schweikert, Robert Lehman | |
| 09:39 | Earlham | Joe Rankins misses the free throw | 14-16 |
| 09:39 | Thiel | Christopher Hite pulls down the rebound | 14-16 |
| 09:19 | Thiel | Gary Babbitt is hacked by Troy Ezell - foul #2 on Troy Ezell, team foul #3 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Norman Smith (SF) Troy Ezell, Joe Rankins | |
| 09:14 | Thiel | Scott Eldridge buries a shot from close range set up by Christopher Hite | 16-16 |
| 08:59 | Earlham | Norman Smith blows the layup but the foul's on Gary Babbitt - foul #2 on Gary Babbitt, team foul #7 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Thiel | Robert McKay (C) Gary Babbitt | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 08:59 | Earlham | Norman Smith makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:59 | Earlham | Norman Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 08:39 | Thiel | Donnell Keefe buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-18 |
| 08:22 | Earlham | Norman Smith banks in the layup | 19-20 |
| 08:10 | Thiel | Christopher Hite travels with the ball | 19-20 |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Jerry Bendel (PG), Robert Lehman (C) Christopher Tiedemann, William Current | |
| 07:58 | Earlham | Robert Lehman clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 19-20 |
| 07:57 | Earlham | Jeffrey Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 07:40 | Earlham | Robert Lehman is whistled for a carry | 19-20 |
| Subs | Thiel | Sal Baker (PG), Scott Mason (SG) Christopher Hite, Robert McKay | |
| Subs | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Robert Caldwell (PF) Jerry Bendel, Jeffrey Wilson | |
| 07:22 | Thiel | Donnell Keefe is whistled for traveling | 19-20 |
| Subs | Thiel | Brandon Ivery (SF) Scott Eldridge | |
| Subs | Earlham | David Schweikert (PF) Robert Caldwell | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Sal Baker (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Mason (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Ivery (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clifton Bernard (fresh) C - Donnell Keefe (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Christopher Tiedemann (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Hetrick (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Norman Smith (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Schweikert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Lehman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Earlham | Norman Smith connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Christopher Tiedemann | 19-22 |
| 07:10 | Thiel | Scott Mason scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Sal Baker | 22-22 |
| 06:55 | Earlham | David Schweikert misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-22 |
| 06:53 | Thiel | Brandon Ivery grabs the board | 22-22 |
| 06:46 | Thiel | Brandon Ivery misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 22-22 |
| 06:44 | Thiel | Brandon Ivery tips it back up and in | 24-22 |
| 06:27 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick loses the dribble to Brandon Ivery | 24-22 |
| 06:23 | Thiel | Scott Mason is fouled on the floor by Christopher Tiedemann - foul #1 on Christopher Tiedemann, team foul #4 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Thiel | Scott Eldridge (PF), Robert McKay (C) Clifton Bernard, Donnell Keefe | |
| Subs | Earlham | Jerry Bendel (PG), Jeffrey Wilson (PF), William Current (C) Christopher Tiedemann, David Schweikert, Robert Lehman | |
| 06:06 | Thiel | Brandon Ivery connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Scott Mason and he's fouled by William Current - foul #1 on William Current, team foul #5 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Thiel | Howard Childress (PG) Sal Baker | |
| Subs | Earlham | Robert Lehman (C) William Current | |
| 06:06 | Thiel | Brandon Ivery makes the free throw | 27-22 |
| 05:42 | Earlham | Jerry Bendel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-22 |
| 05:40 | Thiel | Robert McKay gets the rebound | 27-22 |
| 05:34 | Thiel | Howard Childress makes the 3pt shot from the right wing and he's hacked by Jeffrey Wilson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Wilson, team foul #6 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Thiel | Christopher Hite (SG) Scott Mason | |
| Subs | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), David Schweikert (PF), William Current (C) Richard Hetrick, Jeffrey Wilson, Robert Lehman | |
| 05:34 | Thiel | Howard Childress makes the free throw | 31-22 |
| 05:21 | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann misses the fadeaway from the left side | 31-22 |
| 05:19 | Thiel | Robert McKay gets the rebound | 31-22 |
| 05:13 | Thiel | Norman Smith steals the ball from Howard Childress | 31-22 |
| 04:54 | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann is hacked by Howard Childress - foul #1 on Howard Childress, team foul #8 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Thiel | Sal Baker (PG), Donnell Keefe (SF), Clifton Bernard (PF) Howard Childress, Brandon Ivery, Scott Eldridge | |
| Subs | Earlham | Richard Hetrick (SG), Jeffrey Wilson (PF), Robert Lehman (C) Jerry Bendel, David Schweikert, William Current | |
| 04:54 | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 04:54 | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 04:43 | Thiel | Christopher Hite can't connect on a shot from the right side | 31-24 |
| 04:41 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick gets the rebound | 31-24 |
| 04:35 | Earlham | Norman Smith can't throw it down | 31-24 |
| 04:34 | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann tips it back up and in | 31-26 |
| 04:18 | Thiel | Sal Baker misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Christopher Tiedemann - foul #2 on Christopher Tiedemann, team foul #7 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Thiel | Scott Mason (SG) Christopher Hite | |
| Subs | Earlham | Jerry Bendel (PG), David Schweikert (PF) Christopher Tiedemann, Jeffrey Wilson | |
| 04:18 | Thiel | Sal Baker makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 04:18 | Thiel | Sal Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 04:18 | Thiel | Sal Baker misses the 3rd free throw | 33-26 |
| 04:18 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Robert Lehman | 33-26 |
| 04:00 | Earlham | Robert Lehman is called for 5 seconds | 33-26 |
| Subs | Thiel | Gary Babbitt (SF) Robert McKay | |
| Subs | Earlham | Troy Ezell (PG) Richard Hetrick | |
| 03:48 | Thiel | Robert Lehman blocks the short jumper by Scott Mason | 33-26 |
| 03:47 | Thiel | Scott Mason tips it in | 35-26 |
| 03:27 | Earlham | Robert Lehman makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Troy Ezell | 35-28 |
| 03:05 | Thiel | Norman Smith swats the short shot by Sal Baker | 35-28 |
| 03:03 | Earlham | Robert Lehman grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Sal Baker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Mason (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Babbitt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clifton Bernard (fairly fresh) C - Donnell Keefe (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Troy Ezell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Bendel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Norman Smith (tiring) 10 pts. PF - David Schweikert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Lehman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:52 | Earlham | David Schweikert misses the driving attempt from the left block | 35-28 |
| 02:51 | Thiel | Scott Mason pulls down the rebound | 35-28 |
| 02:32 | Thiel | Jerry Bendel picks off the pass by Gary Babbitt | 35-28 |
| 02:17 | Earlham | Troy Ezell misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 35-28 |
| 02:15 | Thiel | The rebound goes to Sal Baker | 35-28 |
| 02:12 | Thiel | Sal Baker is hacked by Troy Ezell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Troy Ezell, team foul #8 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Thiel | Christopher Hite (SG), Scott Eldridge (PF), Brandon Ivery (C) Scott Mason, Clifton Bernard, Donnell Keefe | |
| Subs | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Richard Hetrick (SG), Joe Rankins (SF), Jeffrey Wilson (PF), William Current (C) Troy Ezell, Jerry Bendel, Norman Smith, David Schweikert, Robert Lehman | |
| 02:12 | Thiel | Sal Baker makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 02:12 | Thiel | Sal Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 01:58 | Earlham | Joe Rankins misses short on a runner from the right block | 37-28 |
| 01:57 | Earlham | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Wilson | 37-28 |
| 01:45 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick can't throw it down | 37-28 |
| 01:44 | Thiel | Brandon Ivery grabs the defensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 01:36 | Thiel | Gary Babbitt clanks a shot from the right side | 37-28 |
| 01:34 | Earlham | William Current grabs the board | 37-28 |
| 01:28 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick is hacked by Christopher Hite - foul #1 on Christopher Hite, team foul #9 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Thiel | Howard Childress (PG), Robert McKay (C) Sal Baker, Gary Babbitt | |
| Subs | Earlham | Norman Smith (SF) Joe Rankins | |
| 01:28 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 01:28 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 01:02 | Thiel | Christopher Hite buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Brandon Ivery | 40-30 |
| 00:48 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-30 |
| 00:47 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick gets the offensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 00:32 | Earlham | Brandon Ivery swats the dunk try by Christopher Tiedemann | 40-30 |
| 00:31 | Earlham | Jeffrey Wilson snags the offensive board | 40-30 |
| 00:20 | Earlham | Robert McKay swats the short shot by Norman Smith | 40-30 |
| 00:18 | Thiel | The rebound goes to Scott Eldridge | 40-30 |
| 00:12 | Thiel | Howard Childress clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-30 |
| 00:10 | Earlham | Norman Smith gets the rebound | 40-30 |
| 00:04 | Earlham | Norman Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-30 |
| Subs | Thiel | Donnell Keefe (PG), Scott Mason (SG), Gary Babbitt (SF), Clifton Bernard (PF) Howard Childress, Christopher Hite, Brandon Ivery, Scott Eldridge | |
| Subs | Earlham | Jerry Bendel (SG), Joe Rankins (SF), David Schweikert (PF), Robert Lehman (C) Richard Hetrick, Norman Smith, Jeffrey Wilson, William Current | |
| 00:00 | Thiel | Scott Mason misses short on a halfcourt shot | 40-30 |