| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Troy Ezell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Hetrick (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joe Rankins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Schweikert (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Current (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hiram | PG - Richard Williams (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Dickison (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jessie Owens (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Keith Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joseph Guimond (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Hiram | Jessie Owens inbounds the ball | 25-23 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Hiram | Hiram is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Hiram | Joseph Guimond can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 25-23 |
| 19:46 | Hiram | Jessie Owens tips it in | 25-25 |
| 19:26 | Earlham | David Schweikert misses the lay-in | 25-25 |
| 19:25 | Hiram | Richard Williams pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| 19:10 | Hiram | Joseph Guimond is hacked by William Current - foul #2 on William Current, team foul #1 | 25-25 |
| 18:49 | Hiram | Anthony Dickison misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 18:47 | Earlham | William Current grabs the defensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 18:27 | Earlham | David Schweikert misses the jumper from the left wing | 25-25 |
| 18:25 | Hiram | Keith Robinson gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 18:12 | Hiram | Keith Robinson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-25 |
| 18:10 | Hiram | Jessie Owens gets the offensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 17:54 | Hiram | Anthony Dickison hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Hetrick - foul #1 on Richard Hetrick, team foul #2 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Earlham | William Bell (C) William Current | |
| Subs | Hiram | | |
| 17:54 | Hiram | Anthony Dickison misses the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 17:54 | Hiram | Anthony Dickison makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 17:25 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Anthony Dickison - foul #1 on Anthony Dickison, team foul #1 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Earlham | William Current (C) William Bell | |
| Subs | Hiram | Chris Branch (SF), Larry Butler (C) Jessie Owens, Joseph Guimond | |
| 17:25 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 17:25 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 17:08 | Hiram | Anthony Dickison buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-28 |
| 16:58 | Earlham | Troy Ezell drills a floater from the left side and he's fouled by Keith Robinson - foul #1 on Keith Robinson, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Hiram | Randy Hamilton (C) Keith Robinson | |
| 16:58 | Earlham | Troy Ezell misses the free throw | 29-28 |
| 16:58 | Earlham | David Schweikert grabs the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 16:38 | Earlham | William Current clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Chris Branch - foul #1 on Chris Branch, team foul #3 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Hiram | Gene Kwon (SG), Mark Langhorne (SF) Richard Williams, Anthony Dickison | |
| 16:38 | Earlham | William Current makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 16:38 | Earlham | William Current misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 16:38 | Hiram | The rebound goes to Randy Hamilton | 30-28 |
| 16:23 | Hiram | Randy Hamilton connects on the jumper from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 15:54 | Earlham | Mark Langhorne is called for the reach on Joe Rankins - foul #1 on Mark Langhorne, team foul #4 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Earlham | William Bell (C) William Current | |
| Subs | Hiram | Jessie Owens (SF), Joseph Guimond (C) Mark Langhorne, Randy Hamilton | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Troy Ezell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Hetrick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joe Rankins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Schweikert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Bell (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hiram | PG - Chris Branch (fresh) SG - Gene Kwon (fresh) SF - Jessie Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Butler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Guimond (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Earlham | William Bell misses the jumpshot from the left side | 30-30 |
| 15:26 | Hiram | Chris Branch grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 15:22 | Hiram | Gene Kwon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-30 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Hiram | Richard Williams (PG), Anthony Dickison (SG), Keith Robinson (PF) Chris Branch, Gene Kwon, Larry Butler | |
| 15:04 | Earlham | Troy Ezell misses short on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Richard Williams - foul #3 on Richard Williams, team foul #5 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Earlham | William Current (C) William Bell | |
| Subs | Hiram | | |
| 15:04 | Earlham | Troy Ezell makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 15:04 | Earlham | Troy Ezell misses the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 15:04 | Hiram | Joseph Guimond pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 14:38 | Hiram | Jessie Owens hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-32 |
| 14:11 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick is hacked by Anthony Dickison - foul #2 on Anthony Dickison, team foul #6 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson (PG), Aaron Roney (SG), Perry Yung (SF), William Bell (C) Troy Ezell, Richard Hetrick, Joe Rankins, William Current | |
| Subs | Hiram | | |
| 13:49 | Earlham | David Schweikert misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 13:48 | Hiram | Joseph Guimond grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 13:43 | Hiram | Richard Williams clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-32 |
| 13:41 | Earlham | William Bell pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 13:12 | Earlham | David Schweikert is fouled on the floor by Richard Williams - foul #4 on Richard Williams, team foul #7 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Earlham | Troy Ezell (PG), Richard Hetrick (SG), Joe Rankins (SF), William Current (C) Lloyd Johnson, Aaron Roney, Perry Yung, William Bell | |
| Subs | Hiram | Chris Branch (PG), Mark Langhorne (SF), Larry Butler (PF), Randy Hamilton (C) Richard Williams, Jessie Owens, Keith Robinson, Joseph Guimond | |
| 13:12 | Earlham | David Schweikert makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 13:12 | Earlham | David Schweikert makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 13:01 | Hiram | Anthony Dickison is called for traveling | 33-32 |
| Subs | Earlham | Robert Caldwell (PF) David Schweikert | |
| Subs | Hiram | | |
| 12:35 | Earlham | Robert Caldwell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Mark Langhorne - foul #2 on Mark Langhorne, team foul #8 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Earlham | William Bell (C) William Current | |
| Subs | Hiram | | |
| 12:35 | Earlham | Robert Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 12:35 | Earlham | Robert Caldwell makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 12:23 | Hiram | Anthony Dickison clanks a jumper from the left side | 35-32 |
| 12:21 | Earlham | William Bell pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 11:52 | Earlham | Troy Ezell can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-32 |
| 11:51 | Hiram | The rebound goes to Mark Langhorne | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Troy Ezell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Hetrick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joe Rankins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Caldwell (fresh) 8 pts. C - William Bell (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hiram | PG - Chris Branch (fresh) SG - Anthony Dickison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Langhorne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Butler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Randy Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Hiram | Chris Branch misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-32 |
| 11:44 | Hiram | Larry Butler gets the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 11:21 | Hiram | Richard Hetrick is called for the reach on Chris Branch - foul #2 on Richard Hetrick, team foul #3 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson (PG), Aaron Roney (SG), Perry Yung (SF), David Schweikert (PF), William Current (C) Troy Ezell, Richard Hetrick, Joe Rankins, Robert Caldwell, William Bell | |
| Subs | Hiram | Gene Kwon (SG), Jessie Owens (SF), Keith Robinson (PF), Joseph Guimond (C) Anthony Dickison, Mark Langhorne, Larry Butler, Randy Hamilton | |
| 11:11 | Hiram | Chris Branch clanks a shot from the free throw line | 35-32 |
| 11:09 | Earlham | David Schweikert snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 11:04 | Earlham | Perry Yung is whistled for traveling | 35-32 |
| Subs | Earlham | Troy Ezell (PG), Richard Hetrick (SG), Joe Rankins (SF) Lloyd Johnson, Aaron Roney, Perry Yung | |
| Subs | Hiram | | |
| 10:40 | Hiram | Jessie Owens misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 35-32 |
| 10:39 | Earlham | David Schweikert grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 10:21 | Earlham | William Current comes up short on the shot in the paint | 35-32 |
| 10:19 | Hiram | Keith Robinson gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 09:58 | Hiram | Keith Robinson misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Schweikert - foul #3 on David Schweikert, team foul #4 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson (PG), Aaron Roney (SG), Perry Yung (SF) Troy Ezell, Richard Hetrick, Joe Rankins | |
| Subs | Hiram | Anthony Dickison (SG) Chris Branch | |
| 09:58 | Hiram | Keith Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 09:58 | Hiram | Keith Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 09:36 | Earlham | David Schweikert hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Keith Robinson - foul #2 on Keith Robinson, team foul #9 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Earlham | William Bell (C) William Current | |
| Subs | Hiram | Larry Butler (C) Joseph Guimond | |
| 09:36 | Earlham | David Schweikert makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 09:15 | Hiram | Jessie Owens knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Keith Robinson | 38-37 |
| 08:56 | Earlham | David Schweikert hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from William Bell | 40-37 |
| 08:42 | Hiram | Keith Robinson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-37 |
| 08:41 | Earlham | The rebound goes to William Bell | 40-37 |
| 08:23 | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson loses the dribble to Keith Robinson | 40-37 |
| 08:00 | Hiram | Anthony Dickison hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gene Kwon | 40-39 |
| 07:54 | Earlham | David Schweikert comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 07:53 | Hiram | Larry Butler grabs the board | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Lloyd Johnson (fresh) SG - Aaron Roney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Perry Yung (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Schweikert (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Bell (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hiram | PG - Gene Kwon (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Dickison (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jessie Owens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Keith Robinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Larry Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Hiram | Larry Butler clanks a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on William Bell - foul #1 on William Bell, team foul #5 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Earlham | Troy Ezell (PG), Richard Hetrick (SG), Joe Rankins (SF), Robert Caldwell (PF), William Current (C) Lloyd Johnson, Aaron Roney, Perry Yung, David Schweikert, William Bell | |
| Subs | Hiram | Richard Williams (PG), Chris Branch (SG), Mark Langhorne (SF), Joseph Guimond (C) Gene Kwon, Anthony Dickison, Jessie Owens, Keith Robinson | |
| 07:36 | Hiram | Larry Butler makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 07:36 | Hiram | Larry Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 07:27 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick misses the shot from the baseline | 40-41 |
| 07:25 | Earlham | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Rankins | 40-41 |
| 07:10 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Caldwell | 42-41 |
| 06:50 | Hiram | Chris Branch scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Williams | 42-44 |
| 06:36 | Earlham | Chris Branch steals the ball from Troy Ezell | 42-44 |
| 06:19 | Hiram | Joseph Guimond buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Mark Langhorne | 42-46 |
| 05:54 | Earlham | William Current comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Chris Branch - foul #2 on Chris Branch, team foul #10 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Earlham | David Schweikert (PF) Robert Caldwell | |
| Subs | Hiram | Anthony Dickison (SG), Randy Hamilton (PF) Mark Langhorne, Larry Butler | |
| 05:54 | Earlham | William Current misses the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 05:54 | Earlham | William Current makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 05:35 | Hiram | Chris Branch misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-46 |
| 05:33 | Hiram | Richard Williams snags the offensive board | 43-46 |
| 05:18 | Hiram | The jumper by Chris Branch is denied by David Schweikert | 43-46 |
| 05:16 | Earlham | David Schweikert grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 04:49 | Earlham | Joe Rankins lays it in on a nice dish by Troy Ezell and the foul's on Anthony Dickison - foul #3 on Anthony Dickison, team foul #11 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Earlham | William Bell (C) William Current | |
| Subs | Hiram | Jessie Owens (SF), Keith Robinson (PF) Chris Branch, Joseph Guimond | |
| 04:49 | Earlham | Joe Rankins makes the free throw | 46-46 |
| 04:21 | Hiram | Richard Williams makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Dickison | 46-49 |
| 03:56 | Earlham | Troy Ezell clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-49 |
| 03:55 | Hiram | Anthony Dickison snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Troy Ezell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Hetrick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joe Rankins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Schweikert (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - William Bell (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hiram | PG - Richard Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Anthony Dickison (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jessie Owens (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Keith Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Randy Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Hiram | Randy Hamilton misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-49 |
| 03:29 | Earlham | The rebound goes to David Schweikert | 46-49 |
| 03:11 | Earlham | Joe Rankins misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 46-49 |
| 03:10 | Hiram | Randy Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 03:06 | Hiram | Joe Rankins is called for the reach on Keith Robinson - foul #1 on Joe Rankins, team foul #6 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson (PG), Aaron Roney (SG), Perry Yung (SF), Robert Caldwell (PF), William Current (C) Troy Ezell, Richard Hetrick, Joe Rankins, David Schweikert, William Bell | |
| Subs | Hiram | Chris Branch (PG), Joseph Guimond (C) Richard Williams, Randy Hamilton | |
| 02:51 | Hiram | Anthony Dickison clanks a jumper from the left side | 46-49 |
| 02:50 | Earlham | William Current pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| 02:28 | Earlham | Robert Caldwell's fadeaway is rejected by Keith Robinson | 46-49 |
| 02:26 | Hiram | Keith Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 02:06 | Hiram | Jessie Owens drills a jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by Perry Yung - foul #1 on Perry Yung, team foul #7 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Earlham | Troy Ezell (PG), Richard Hetrick (SG), Joe Rankins (SF), David Schweikert (PF) Lloyd Johnson, Aaron Roney, Perry Yung, Robert Caldwell | |
| Subs | Hiram | Gene Kwon (SG), Larry Butler (PF) Anthony Dickison, Keith Robinson | |
| 02:06 | Hiram | Jessie Owens makes the free throw | 46-52 |
| 01:51 | Earlham | Troy Ezell connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Hetrick | 48-52 |
| 01:51 | Hiram | Hiram calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-52 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Hiram | Richard Williams (PG), Anthony Dickison (SG), Keith Robinson (PF) Chris Branch, Gene Kwon, Larry Butler | |
| 01:29 | Hiram | Richard Williams is called for traveling | 48-52 |
| 01:07 | Earlham | Troy Ezell makes the jump hook from close range set up by Joe Rankins | 50-52 |
| 00:46 | Hiram | Anthony Dickison misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-52 |
| 00:45 | Earlham | The rebound goes to David Schweikert | 50-52 |
| 00:16 | Earlham | William Current misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-52 |
| 00:15 | Earlham | David Schweikert tips it home | 52-52 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Hiram | Hiram is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Hiram | Jessie Owens drills a shot from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 00:04 | Earlham | Earlham calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 52-54 |
| 00:00 | Earlham | Joe Rankins misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 52-54 |