| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Troy Ezell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Roney (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joe Rankins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Schweikert (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - William Current (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Robert Miller (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Pratt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert McGibboney (fresh) PF - Joseph Fricke (fresh) 3 pts. C - Neil Stites (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Earlham | Joe Rankins inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Earlham | William Current clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-26 |
| 19:38 | Earlham | William Current pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 19:26 | Earlham | William Current can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Neil Stites - foul #2 on Neil Stites, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Earlham | Perry Yung (SF) Joe Rankins | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 19:26 | Earlham | William Current makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 19:26 | Earlham | William Current misses the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 19:26 | Denison | Joseph Fricke grabs the board | 34-26 |
| 19:22 | Denison | Robert Miller connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Steven Pratt | 34-29 |
| 19:00 | Earlham | William Current is hacked by Neil Stites - foul #3 on Neil Stites, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson (PG), Joe Rankins (SF), Robert Caldwell (PF), William Bell (C) Troy Ezell, Perry Yung, David Schweikert, William Current | |
| Subs | Denison | Mark Winston (C) Neil Stites | |
| 18:31 | Earlham | Robert Caldwell misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-29 |
| 18:29 | Denison | Joseph Fricke snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 18:12 | Denison | Robert McGibboney knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Mark Winston | 34-31 |
| 17:57 | Earlham | Joe Rankins banks in the layup | 36-31 |
| 17:29 | Denison | Joseph Fricke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-31 |
| Subs | Earlham | Troy Ezell (PG), Perry Yung (SF), David Schweikert (PF), William Current (C) Lloyd Johnson, Joe Rankins, Robert Caldwell, William Bell | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 17:04 | Earlham | Robert Miller picks off the pass by David Schweikert | 36-31 |
| 17:00 | Denison | Steven Pratt throws it down on a great pass from Robert Miller | 36-33 |
| 16:39 | Earlham | Robert Miller is called for the reach on Troy Ezell - foul #3 on Robert Miller, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Earlham | Joe Rankins (SF) Perry Yung | |
| Subs | Denison | Daniel Groce (PG), Jimmy Burnell (SG), Brian Bunn (SF) Robert Miller, Steven Pratt, Robert McGibboney | |
| 16:20 | Earlham | David Schweikert makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Troy Ezell and he's hacked by Joseph Fricke - foul #3 on Joseph Fricke, team foul #4 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Earlham | William Bell (C) William Current | |
| Subs | Denison | Robert Holman (C) Joseph Fricke | |
| 16:20 | Earlham | David Schweikert misses the free throw | 38-33 |
| 16:20 | Denison | Mark Winston pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 16:01 | Denison | Jimmy Burnell misses the fadeaway from the right side | 38-33 |
| 16:00 | Earlham | Joe Rankins grabs the board | 38-33 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Troy Ezell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Roney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joe Rankins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Schweikert (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - William Bell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Daniel Groce (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Burnell (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Brian Bunn (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mark Winston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Holman (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Earlham | Troy Ezell misses the floater from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 15:39 | Denison | The rebound goes to Mark Winston | 38-33 |
| 15:34 | Denison | Daniel Groce misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 15:32 | Earlham | Joe Rankins grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 15:13 | Earlham | David Schweikert misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 15:12 | Denison | The rebound goes to Robert Holman | 38-33 |
| 15:02 | Denison | Daniel Groce knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Brian Bunn | 38-36 |
| 14:41 | Earlham | Aaron Roney hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 14:39 | Earlham | David Schweikert grabs the offensive board | 38-36 |
| 14:25 | Earlham | Joe Rankins connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Aaron Roney | 40-36 |
| 13:58 | Denison | Jimmy Burnell connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Daniel Groce and he's fouled by Aaron Roney - foul #1 on Aaron Roney, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson (PG), Richard Hetrick (SG), Perry Yung (SF), Robert Caldwell (PF), William Current (C) Troy Ezell, Aaron Roney, Joe Rankins, David Schweikert, William Bell | |
| Subs | Denison | Steven Pratt (SG), Robert McGibboney (SF), Joseph Fricke (PF), Neil Stites (C) Daniel Groce, Brian Bunn, Mark Winston, Robert Holman | |
| 13:58 | Denison | Jimmy Burnell makes the free throw | 40-39 |
| 13:37 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick drills a turnaround from the baseline | 42-39 |
| 13:28 | Denison | Robert McGibboney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Earlham | Troy Ezell (PG), David Schweikert (PF) Lloyd Johnson, Robert Caldwell | |
| Subs | Denison | Robert Miller (PG) Jimmy Burnell | |
| 13:08 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick is hacked by Neil Stites - foul #4 on Neil Stites, team foul #5 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson (PG), Robert Caldwell (PF) Troy Ezell, David Schweikert | |
| Subs | Denison | Robert Holman (C) Neil Stites | |
| 12:47 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Caldwell | 44-39 |
| 12:36 | Denison | Robert Holman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Caldwell - foul #2 on Robert Caldwell, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Earlham | Troy Ezell (PG), Joe Rankins (SF), David Schweikert (PF) Lloyd Johnson, Perry Yung, Robert Caldwell | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 12:36 | Denison | Robert Holman makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 12:36 | Denison | Robert Holman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 12:07 | Earlham | Joe Rankins makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Hetrick and he's hacked by Robert McGibboney - foul #1 on Robert McGibboney, team foul #6 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Denison | Mark Winston (C) Robert Holman | |
| 12:07 | Earlham | Joe Rankins makes the free throw | 47-41 |
| 11:49 | Denison | Robert Miller hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Winston | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Troy Ezell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Hetrick (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joe Rankins (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Schweikert (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - William Current (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Robert Miller (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Pratt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert McGibboney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Fricke (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Winston (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Earlham | David Schweikert is called for 3 seconds | 47-44 |
| Subs | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson (PG), Perry Yung (SF), Robert Caldwell (PF) Troy Ezell, Joe Rankins, David Schweikert | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 11:01 | Denison | Joseph Fricke knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Miller | 47-46 |
| 10:32 | Earlham | William Current comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mark Winston - foul #1 on Mark Winston, team foul #7 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Earlham | Troy Ezell (PG), Joe Rankins (SF), David Schweikert (PF) Lloyd Johnson, Perry Yung, Robert Caldwell | |
| Subs | Denison | Jimmy Burnell (SG), Brian Bunn (SF), Robert Holman (C) Steven Pratt, Robert McGibboney, Joseph Fricke | |
| 10:32 | Earlham | William Current misses the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 10:32 | Earlham | William Current makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 10:17 | Denison | Robert Holman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on William Current - foul #1 on William Current, team foul #3 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Earlham | William Bell (C) William Current | |
| Subs | Denison | Daniel Groce (PG), John Niehaus (PF) Robert Miller, Mark Winston | |
| 10:17 | Denison | Robert Holman makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 10:17 | Denison | Robert Holman misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 10:17 | Earlham | David Schweikert grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 10:10 | Earlham | Joe Rankins is fouled on the floor by John Niehaus - foul #2 on John Niehaus, team foul #8 | 48-47 |
| 10:10 | Earlham | Joe Rankins makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 10:10 | Earlham | Joe Rankins misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 10:10 | Denison | Robert Holman grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 09:55 | Denison | Jimmy Burnell drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-49 |
| 09:33 | Earlham | Daniel Groce picks off the pass by David Schweikert | 49-49 |
| 09:14 | Denison | John Niehaus is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on John Niehaus, team foul #9 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Earlham | Robert Caldwell (PF), William Current (C) David Schweikert, William Bell | |
| Subs | Denison | Robert Miller (PG), Steven Pratt (SG), Joseph Fricke (PF), Mark Winston (C) Daniel Groce, Jimmy Burnell, John Niehaus, Robert Holman | |
| 08:46 | Earlham | Joe Rankins's floater is tipped away by Mark Winston | 49-49 |
| 08:44 | Denison | Joseph Fricke gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 08:19 | Denison | Steven Pratt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 08:18 | Earlham | William Current snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 07:55 | Earlham | Troy Ezell hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Caldwell | 51-49 |
| 07:33 | Denison | William Current swats the short shot by Joseph Fricke | 51-49 |
| 07:32 | Denison | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Winston | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Troy Ezell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Hetrick (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joe Rankins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Caldwell (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - William Current (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Robert Miller (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Pratt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Bunn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Fricke (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Winston (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:12 | Denison | Brian Bunn's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Caldwell | 51-49 |
| 07:10 | Earlham | Robert Caldwell gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 06:54 | Earlham | Joe Rankins misses long on a shot from the left block | 51-49 |
| 06:52 | Denison | Joseph Fricke grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 06:37 | Denison | Richard Hetrick picks off the pass by Steven Pratt | 51-49 |
| 06:11 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Joe Rankins | 53-49 |
| 05:53 | Denison | Robert Miller comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 05:52 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Robert Caldwell | 53-49 |
| 05:34 | Earlham | Troy Ezell is hacked by Joseph Fricke - foul #4 on Joseph Fricke, team foul #10 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Earlham | Perry Yung (SF), David Schweikert (PF), William Bell (C) Joe Rankins, Robert Caldwell, William Current | |
| Subs | Denison | Daniel Groce (PG), Jimmy Burnell (SG), Robert McGibboney (SF), Robert Holman (PF), Neil Stites (C) Robert Miller, Steven Pratt, Brian Bunn, Joseph Fricke, Mark Winston | |
| 05:34 | Earlham | Troy Ezell makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 05:34 | Earlham | Troy Ezell misses the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 05:34 | Earlham | David Schweikert grabs the offensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 05:15 | Earlham | Robert Holman is called for the reach on William Bell - foul #1 on Robert Holman, team foul #11 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson (PG) Troy Ezell | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 05:15 | Earlham | William Bell misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 05:15 | Earlham | William Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 05:15 | Earlham | David Schweikert snags the offensive board | 54-49 |
| 05:01 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 05:00 | Denison | Neil Stites grabs the board | 54-49 |
| 04:55 | Denison | Daniel Groce connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Holman | 54-51 |
| 04:26 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-51 |
| 04:24 | Denison | Neil Stites grabs the board | 54-51 |
| 04:03 | Denison | Jimmy Burnell clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 04:01 | Earlham | David Schweikert pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 03:50 | Earlham | David Schweikert knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from William Bell | 56-51 |
| 03:45 | Denison | Jimmy Burnell misses the lay-in | 56-51 |
| 03:43 | Earlham | William Bell gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 03:22 | Earlham | David Schweikert makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Lloyd Johnson and the foul's on Robert Holman - foul #2 on Robert Holman, team foul #12 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Earlham | Joe Rankins (SF), Robert Caldwell (C) Perry Yung, William Bell | |
| Subs | Denison | Robert Miller (PG), Steven Pratt (SG), Joseph Fricke (PF) Daniel Groce, Jimmy Burnell, Robert Holman | |
| 03:22 | Earlham | David Schweikert misses the free throw | 58-51 |
| 03:22 | Denison | The rebound goes to Neil Stites | 58-51 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Lloyd Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Hetrick (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joe Rankins (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Schweikert (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Caldwell (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Robert Miller (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Pratt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert McGibboney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Fricke (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Neil Stites (fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Denison | Joseph Fricke blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Caldwell - foul #3 on Robert Caldwell, team foul #4 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Earlham | Troy Ezell (PG) Lloyd Johnson | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 03:15 | Denison | Joseph Fricke misses the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 03:15 | Denison | Joseph Fricke makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 02:47 | Earlham | 3 seconds is called on Troy Ezell | 58-52 |
| Subs | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson (PG), William Current (C) Troy Ezell, Robert Caldwell | |
| Subs | Denison | John Niehaus (SF), Mark Winston (C) Robert McGibboney, Neil Stites | |
| 02:45 | Denison | Denison calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-52 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Denison | Robert McGibboney (SF), Neil Stites (C) John Niehaus, Mark Winston | |
| 02:26 | Denison | Robert Miller is hacked by Lloyd Johnson - foul #1 on Lloyd Johnson, team foul #5 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Earlham | Troy Ezell (PG), Perry Yung (SF), William Bell (C) Lloyd Johnson, Joe Rankins, William Current | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 02:08 | Denison | The jumper by Joseph Fricke is denied by David Schweikert | 58-52 |
| 02:06 | Earlham | David Schweikert snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| 01:42 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Miller - foul #4 on Robert Miller, team foul #13 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Earlham | Joe Rankins (SF), William Current (C) Perry Yung, William Bell | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 01:42 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick misses the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 01:42 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 01:28 | Denison | Robert Miller misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-52 |
| 01:26 | Denison | Neil Stites tips it home | 59-54 |
| 01:12 | Earlham | William Current banks in the layup | 61-54 |
| 00:52 | Denison | Steven Pratt hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Robert Miller | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | Denison | Robert Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-57 |
| 00:20 | Earlham | David Schweikert gets the rebound | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:18 | Earlham | David Schweikert is hacked by Steven Pratt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Pratt, team foul #14 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Earlham | Aaron Roney (PG), Robert Caldwell (C) Troy Ezell, William Current | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 00:18 | Earlham | David Schweikert makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:18 | Earlham | David Schweikert makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:13 | Denison | Robert Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-57 |
| Subs | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson (PG), William Current (C) Aaron Roney, Joe Rankins | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Earlham | David Schweikert is hacked by Robert Miller in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Miller, team foul #15 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Denison | Jimmy Burnell (PG) Robert Miller | |
| 00:11 | Earlham | David Schweikert makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:11 | Earlham | David Schweikert misses the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:11 | Denison | Neil Stites pulls down the rebound | 66-57 |
| 00:06 | Denison | Jimmy Burnell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-57 |
| 00:04 | Earlham | William Current snags the defensive board | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson runs out the clock | 66-57 |