| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Sal Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Illovsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clifton Bernard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Scott Eldridge (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Earl (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Troy Ezell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Hetrick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joe Rankins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Schweikert (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - William Current (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Thiel | Clifton Bernard inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:46 | Thiel | Clifton Bernard blows the layup | 28-32 |
| 19:45 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Richard Hetrick | 28-32 |
| 19:16 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick is fouled on the floor by Donald Illovsky - foul #2 on Donald Illovsky, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson (PG), Aaron Roney (SG), Perry Yung (SF), William Bell (C) Troy Ezell, Richard Hetrick, Joe Rankins, William Current | |
| 19:05 | Earlham | Aaron Roney is hacked by Donald Illovsky - foul #3 on Donald Illovsky, team foul #2 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Thiel | Howard Childress (SG) Donald Illovsky | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 18:39 | Earlham | Perry Yung hits the finger roll on a great pass from Aaron Roney | 28-34 |
| 18:23 | Thiel | The jump hook by Scott Eldridge is blocked by Aaron Roney | 28-34 |
| 18:22 | Earlham | William Bell grabs the board | 28-34 |
| 17:58 | Earlham | Aaron Roney misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-34 |
| 17:57 | Thiel | Scott Eldridge gets the rebound | 28-34 |
| 17:51 | Thiel | Perry Yung is called for the reach on Sal Baker - foul #1 on Perry Yung, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 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 | |
| 17:38 | Thiel | Sal Baker knocks in the shot from close range | 30-34 |
| 17:14 | Earlham | Joe Rankins hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Troy Ezell | 30-36 |
| 17:01 | Thiel | Clifton Bernard can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Joe Rankins - foul #2 on Joe Rankins, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Thiel | Bruce Graham (PF), Aaron Raczkowski (C) Scott Eldridge, Richard Earl | |
| Subs | Earlham | David Schweikert (PF) Robert Caldwell | |
| 17:01 | Thiel | Clifton Bernard makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 17:01 | Thiel | Clifton Bernard makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 16:39 | Earlham | David Schweikert makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Troy Ezell and he's hacked by Bruce Graham - foul #1 on Bruce Graham, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Thiel | Eric Cortes (SF) Clifton Bernard | |
| Subs | Earlham | William Bell (C) William Current | |
| 16:39 | Earlham | David Schweikert makes the free throw | 32-39 |
| 16:26 | Thiel | Eric Cortes makes the shot from the left wing set up by Sal Baker | 34-39 |
| 15:58 | Earlham | Joe Rankins lays it in set up by David Schweikert | 34-41 |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Sal Baker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Childress (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Eric Cortes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bruce Graham (fresh) 3 pts. C - Aaron Raczkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Troy Ezell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Hetrick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joe Rankins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Schweikert (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - William Bell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Thiel | Sal Baker hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Bruce Graham | 37-41 |
| 15:23 | Earlham | David Schweikert lays it in | 37-43 |
| 15:16 | Thiel | Bruce Graham hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Sal Baker | 40-43 |
| 14:47 | Earlham | David Schweikert makes the turnaround from the left block | 40-45 |
| 14:19 | Thiel | Howard Childress is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 40-45 |
| Subs | Thiel | Stanton Forte (PG), Donald Illovsky (SG), Clifton Bernard (SF), Scott Eldridge (PF), Richard Earl (C) Sal Baker, Howard Childress, Eric Cortes, Bruce Graham, Aaron Raczkowski | |
| 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 | |
| 14:09 | Earlham | Aaron Roney clanks a 3 from the right corner | 40-45 |
| 14:08 | Thiel | Clifton Bernard grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 14:02 | Thiel | Richard Earl misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 14:00 | Thiel | Scott Eldridge grabs the offensive board | 40-45 |
| 13:41 | Thiel | Richard Earl can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-45 |
| 13:39 | Earlham | Robert Caldwell grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 13:10 | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson is hacked by Stanton Forte - foul #1 on Stanton Forte, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Troy Ezell (PG), Richard Hetrick (SG), Joe Rankins (SF), David Schweikert (PF) Lloyd Johnson, Aaron Roney, Perry Yung, Robert Caldwell | |
| 12:49 | Earlham | William Current hits a runner near the basket set up by Richard Hetrick | 40-47 |
| 12:29 | Thiel | Clifton Bernard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-47 |
| Subs | Thiel | Sal Baker (PG) Stanton Forte | |
| Subs | Earlham | Robert Caldwell (PF) David Schweikert | |
| 12:08 | Earlham | Joe Rankins drills a turnaround in the paint | 40-49 |
| 11:49 | Thiel | Scott Eldridge connects on the floater from close range and the foul's on Joe Rankins - foul #3 on Joe Rankins, team foul #3 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson (PG), Aaron Roney (SG), Perry Yung (SF), David Schweikert (PF) Troy Ezell, Richard Hetrick, Joe Rankins, Robert Caldwell | |
| 11:49 | Thiel | Scott Eldridge makes the free throw | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Sal Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Illovsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clifton Bernard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Eldridge (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Earl (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Lloyd Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Aaron Roney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Perry Yung (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Schweikert (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - William Current (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Earlham | William Current hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Clifton Bernard - foul #2 on Clifton Bernard, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Thiel | Bruce Graham (PF), Aaron Raczkowski (C) Scott Eldridge, Richard Earl | |
| Subs | Earlham | Troy Ezell (PG), Richard Hetrick (SG), Joe Rankins (SF) Lloyd Johnson, Aaron Roney, Perry Yung | |
| 11:22 | Earlham | William Current makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 11:22 | Earlham | William Current makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 11:06 | Thiel | Clifton Bernard comes up short on the shot from the right side | 43-51 |
| 11:04 | Thiel | Clifton Bernard grabs the offensive board | 43-51 |
| 10:46 | Thiel | Aaron Raczkowski's floater is tipped away by David Schweikert | 43-51 |
| 10:44 | Earlham | William Current gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| 10:20 | Earlham | Joe Rankins blows the layup but he's fouled by Aaron Raczkowski - foul #2 on Aaron Raczkowski, team foul #6 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Thiel | Howard Childress (SG), Eric Cortes (SF), Scott Eldridge (PF) Donald Illovsky, Clifton Bernard, Bruce Graham | |
| Subs | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson (PG), Aaron Roney (SG), Robert Caldwell (PF), William Bell (C) Troy Ezell, Richard Hetrick, David Schweikert, William Current | |
| 10:20 | Earlham | Joe Rankins misses the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 10:20 | Earlham | Joe Rankins makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 09:56 | Thiel | Sal Baker misses short on a jumper from the left side | 43-52 |
| 09:55 | Earlham | Aaron Roney grabs the board | 43-52 |
| 09:29 | Earlham | Joe Rankins misses the runner in the paint | 43-52 |
| 09:27 | Earlham | Joe Rankins snags the offensive board | 43-52 |
| 08:59 | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-52 |
| Subs | Thiel | Donald Illovsky (SG), Clifton Bernard (SF), Richard Earl (C) Sal Baker, Eric Cortes, Aaron Raczkowski | |
| Subs | Earlham | Troy Ezell (PG), Richard Hetrick (SG), Perry Yung (SF), David Schweikert (PF), William Current (C) Lloyd Johnson, Aaron Roney, Joe Rankins, Robert Caldwell, William Bell | |
| 08:36 | Thiel | Scott Eldridge makes the jumper near the basket set up by Howard Childress | 45-52 |
| 08:10 | Earlham | Perry Yung's pass is intercepted by Donald Illovsky | 45-52 |
| 07:49 | Thiel | Richard Earl makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Howard Childress | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Howard Childress (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Illovsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Clifton Bernard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Eldridge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Earl (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Troy Ezell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Hetrick (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Perry Yung (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Schweikert (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - William Current (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Earlham | William Current comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 07:31 | Earlham | Perry Yung tips it in | 48-54 |
| 07:25 | Thiel | Troy Ezell picks off the pass by Clifton Bernard | 48-54 |
| 06:58 | Earlham | David Schweikert misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-54 |
| 06:56 | Thiel | Richard Earl gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 06:49 | Thiel | Richard Earl is called for traveling | 48-54 |
| Subs | Thiel | Sal Baker (PG), Eric Cortes (SF), Bruce Graham (PF) Howard Childress, Clifton Bernard, Scott Eldridge | |
| Subs | Earlham | Joe Rankins (SF), William Bell (C) Perry Yung, William Current | |
| 06:21 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Donald Illovsky - foul #4 on Donald Illovsky, team foul #7 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Thiel | Stanton Forte (SG) Donald Illovsky | |
| Subs | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson (PG), Robert Caldwell (PF) Troy Ezell, David Schweikert | |
| 06:21 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 06:21 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 05:58 | Thiel | Stanton Forte clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Caldwell - foul #1 on Robert Caldwell, team foul #4 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Thiel | Aaron Raczkowski (C) Richard Earl | |
| Subs | Earlham | Troy Ezell (PG), Aaron Roney (SG), David Schweikert (PF) Lloyd Johnson, Richard Hetrick, Robert Caldwell | |
| 05:58 | Thiel | Stanton Forte makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 05:58 | Thiel | Stanton Forte makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 05:30 | Earlham | Joe Rankins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-56 |
| Subs | Thiel | Howard Childress (SG), Clifton Bernard (SF) Stanton Forte, Eric Cortes | |
| Subs | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson (PG), Richard Hetrick (SG), Robert Caldwell (PF), William Current (C) Troy Ezell, Aaron Roney, David Schweikert, William Bell | |
| 05:06 | Thiel | Bruce Graham knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Sal Baker | 52-56 |
| 04:46 | Earlham | Robert Caldwell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 52-56 |
| 04:45 | Thiel | Aaron Raczkowski gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| 04:40 | Thiel | Howard Childress connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Clifton Bernard | 55-56 |
| 04:16 | Earlham | Robert Caldwell hits the finger roll set up by William Current | 55-58 |
| 04:05 | Thiel | Clifton Bernard buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Howard Childress | 57-58 |
| 04:05 | Earlham | Earlham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| Subs | Thiel | Donald Illovsky (SG), Scott Eldridge (PF), Richard Earl (C) Howard Childress, Bruce Graham, Aaron Raczkowski | |
| Subs | Earlham | Troy Ezell (PG), Aaron Roney (SG), Perry Yung (SF), David Schweikert (PF), William Bell (C) Lloyd Johnson, Richard Hetrick, Joe Rankins, Robert Caldwell, William Current | |
| 03:37 | Earlham | Aaron Roney hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Schweikert | 57-61 |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Sal Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Illovsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Clifton Bernard (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Eldridge (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Earl (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Troy Ezell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aaron Roney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Perry Yung (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Schweikert (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - William Bell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Thiel | Aaron Roney is called for the reach on Donald Illovsky - foul #1 on Aaron Roney, team foul #5 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Joe Rankins (SF) Perry Yung | |
| 03:17 | Thiel | Scott Eldridge misses short on a jumper from the right block | 57-61 |
| 03:15 | Earlham | The rebound goes to David Schweikert | 57-61 |
| 02:50 | Earlham | David Schweikert clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Clifton Bernard - foul #3 on Clifton Bernard, team foul #8 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Richard Hetrick (SG), William Current (C) Aaron Roney, William Bell | |
| 02:50 | Earlham | David Schweikert makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 02:50 | Earlham | David Schweikert misses the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 02:50 | Thiel | The rebound goes to Scott Eldridge | 57-62 |
| 02:46 | Thiel | Sal Baker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by David Schweikert - foul #3 on David Schweikert, team foul #6 | 57-62 |
| 02:46 | Thiel | Sal Baker makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 02:46 | Thiel | Sal Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 02:21 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 02:20 | Thiel | Richard Earl snags the defensive board | 59-62 |
| 02:16 | Thiel | Sal Baker misses long on a shot in the paint | 59-62 |
| 02:15 | Thiel | Richard Earl hits the follow up shot | 61-62 |
| 02:03 | Earlham | Scott Eldridge denies the turnaround by David Schweikert | 61-62 |
| 02:02 | Thiel | Scott Eldridge grabs the board | 61-62 |
| 01:57 | Thiel | Donald Illovsky connects on the 3 from straight away | 64-62 |
| 01:34 | Earlham | Joe Rankins clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 64-62 |
| 01:32 | Earlham | Troy Ezell grabs the offensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 01:07 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Donald Illovsky - foul #5 on Donald Illovsky, team foul #9 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Thiel | Howard Childress (SG) Donald Illovsky | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 01:07 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 01:07 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 00:46 | Thiel | Howard Childress misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 00:44 | Thiel | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Earl | 64-64 |
| 00:38 | Thiel | Sal Baker misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-64 |
| 00:37 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick grabs the defensive rebound | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:09 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Joe Rankins | 64-67 |
| 00:09 | Thiel | Thiel calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-67 |
| 00:04 | Thiel | Howard Childress hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 64-67 |
| 00:03 | Earlham | William Current pulls down the rebound | 64-67 |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Earlham | William Current runs out the clock | 64-67 |