| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Murray Kuklinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bob Struthers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vince Riddell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Larkin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Fred Mozingo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerard Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Reggie Terrell (fresh) C - Alan Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Messiah | Gerard Nelson inbounds the ball | 29-24 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Messiah | Gerard Nelson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-24 |
| 19:38 | Earlham | Dennis Harrison pulls down the rebound | 29-24 |
| 19:19 | Earlham | Vince Riddell drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Murray Kuklinski | 32-24 |
| 19:01 | Messiah | Murray Kuklinski is called for the reach on Phillip Jackson - foul #3 on Murray Kuklinski, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Earlham | Archie Reid (PG) Murray Kuklinski | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 18:46 | Messiah | Fred Mozingo misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-24 |
| 18:44 | Earlham | Bob Struthers grabs the defensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 18:31 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin is called for a charge - foul #2 on Wayne Larkin, team foul #2 | 32-24 |
| 18:19 | Messiah | Fred Mozingo scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Alan Burke | 32-26 |
| 18:10 | Earlham | Dennis Harrison is hacked by Fred Mozingo - foul #1 on Fred Mozingo, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| 17:56 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-26 |
| 17:55 | Messiah | Reggie Terrell grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 17:33 | Messiah | Phillip Jackson is hacked by Archie Reid - foul #1 on Archie Reid, team foul #3 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Earlham | Joseph Straus (C) Wayne Larkin | |
| Subs | Messiah | William Rose (C) Alan Burke | |
| 17:23 | Messiah | William Rose can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Joseph Straus - foul #2 on Joseph Straus, team foul #4 | 32-26 |
| 17:23 | Messiah | William Rose makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 17:23 | Messiah | William Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 17:14 | Earlham | Dennis Harrison misses the runner near the basket | 32-28 |
| 17:12 | Messiah | William Rose gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 16:45 | Messiah | William Rose misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 32-28 |
| 16:44 | Earlham | Vince Riddell snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 16:27 | Earlham | Vince Riddell misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 32-28 |
| 16:26 | Messiah | Phillip Jackson gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 16:02 | Messiah | Reggie Terrell loses the dribble to Vince Riddell | 32-28 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Archie Reid (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bob Struthers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vince Riddell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dennis Harrison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Straus (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Fred Mozingo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerard Nelson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Reggie Terrell (fairly fresh) C - William Rose (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Earlham | Vince Riddell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-28 |
| Subs | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski (PG), Benjamin Jacques (SG), Johnny Hower (SF), Wayne Larkin (C) Archie Reid, Bob Struthers, Vince Riddell, Dennis Harrison | |
| Subs | Messiah | Daniel Roberts (PG), Dwight Murrin (SG), Mark Kreutzer (SF), Alan Burke (C) Fred Mozingo, Phillip Jackson, Gerard Nelson, Reggie Terrell | |
| 15:23 | Messiah | Mark Kreutzer knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 15:09 | Earlham | William Rose is called for the reach on Johnny Hower - foul #3 on William Rose, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| 14:59 | Earlham | Daniel Roberts takes the ball from Joseph Straus | 32-31 |
| 14:56 | Messiah | Daniel Roberts lays it in | 32-33 |
| 14:33 | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski is fouled on the floor by Mark Kreutzer - foul #2 on Mark Kreutzer, team foul #3 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Earlham | Alex Leland (PF) Joseph Straus | |
| Subs | Messiah | Gerard Nelson (SF), Paul Kania (PF) Mark Kreutzer, William Rose | |
| 14:14 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 32-33 |
| 14:13 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin tips it home | 34-33 |
| 14:00 | Messiah | Dwight Murrin loses the dribble to Benjamin Jacques | 34-33 |
| 13:54 | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Paul Kania - foul #1 on Paul Kania, team foul #4 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Earlham | Bob Struthers (SG), Dennis Harrison (PF) Johnny Hower, Alex Leland | |
| Subs | Messiah | Fred Mozingo (PG) Dwight Murrin | |
| 13:54 | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 13:54 | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 13:28 | Messiah | Daniel Roberts misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-33 |
| 13:26 | Messiah | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Burke | 36-33 |
| 13:13 | Messiah | Gerard Nelson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 36-33 |
| 13:11 | Earlham | Dennis Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 12:58 | Earlham | A charge is called on Dennis Harrison - foul #2 on Dennis Harrison, team foul #5 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Earlham | Archie Reid (PG), Vince Riddell (SF), Alex Leland (C) Murray Kuklinski, Benjamin Jacques, Wayne Larkin | |
| Subs | Messiah | Phillip Jackson (SG), Reggie Terrell (PF), William Rose (C) Daniel Roberts, Paul Kania, Alan Burke | |
| 12:39 | Messiah | Reggie Terrell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 12:38 | Messiah | Phillip Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 12:18 | Messiah | The short jumper by Gerard Nelson is denied by Dennis Harrison | 36-33 |
| 12:17 | Earlham | Alex Leland grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 12:12 | Earlham | Archie Reid misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 12:11 | Earlham | Dennis Harrison snags the offensive board | 36-33 |
| 11:59 | Earlham | Archie Reid is fouled on the floor by Fred Mozingo - foul #2 on Fred Mozingo, team foul #5 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Earlham | Benjamin Jacques (SG), Joseph Straus (C) Bob Struthers, Alex Leland | |
| Subs | Messiah | Mark Kreutzer (SF) Gerard Nelson | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Archie Reid (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Benjamin Jacques (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Vince Riddell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dennis Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Straus (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Fred Mozingo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Kreutzer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Reggie Terrell (fresh) C - William Rose (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:40 | Earlham | Archie Reid scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Dennis Harrison | 39-33 |
| 11:23 | Messiah | Mark Kreutzer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 11:21 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Archie Reid | 39-33 |
| 11:14 | Earlham | Dennis Harrison drills a fadeaway from the right block | 41-33 |
| 10:58 | Messiah | Reggie Terrell makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Phillip Jackson and he's hacked by Archie Reid - foul #2 on Archie Reid, team foul #6 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski (PG), Bob Struthers (SG), Wayne Larkin (C) Archie Reid, Dennis Harrison, Joseph Straus | |
| Subs | Messiah | Alan Burke (C) William Rose | |
| 10:58 | Messiah | Reggie Terrell misses the free throw | 41-35 |
| 10:58 | Earlham | Benjamin Jacques pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 10:37 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Vince Riddell | 44-35 |
| 10:30 | Messiah | Fred Mozingo scores on a fadeaway from the left side and he's fouled by Murray Kuklinski - foul #4 on Murray Kuklinski, team foul #7 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Earlham | Archie Reid (PG) Murray Kuklinski | |
| Subs | Messiah | Daniel Roberts (SG), Gerard Nelson (SF) Phillip Jackson, Mark Kreutzer | |
| 10:30 | Messiah | Fred Mozingo makes the free throw | 44-38 |
| 10:21 | Earlham | Benjamin Jacques buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Archie Reid | 47-38 |
| 09:58 | Messiah | Fred Mozingo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-38 |
| Subs | Earlham | Joseph Straus (PF) Vince Riddell | |
| Subs | Messiah | Dwight Murrin (SG), Paul Kania (PF) Fred Mozingo, Reggie Terrell | |
| 09:45 | Earlham | Dwight Murrin steals it from Benjamin Jacques | 47-38 |
| 09:40 | Messiah | Daniel Roberts lays it up and in set up by Dwight Murrin | 47-40 |
| 09:29 | Earlham | Archie Reid makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Benjamin Jacques | 49-40 |
| 09:16 | Messiah | Dwight Murrin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-40 |
| 09:15 | Messiah | Alan Burke snags the offensive board | 49-40 |
| 09:01 | Messiah | Paul Kania is fouled on the floor by Joseph Straus - foul #3 on Joseph Straus, team foul #8 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Earlham | Johnny Hower (SF), Dennis Harrison (PF) Bob Struthers, Wayne Larkin | |
| Subs | Messiah | Phillip Jackson (SG), William Rose (C) Dwight Murrin, Alan Burke | |
| 09:01 | Messiah | Paul Kania makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 09:01 | Messiah | Paul Kania misses the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 09:01 | Earlham | Benjamin Jacques gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 08:39 | Earlham | Benjamin Jacques connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Johnny Hower | 51-41 |
| 08:14 | Messiah | Gerard Nelson hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Daniel Roberts | 51-43 |
| 08:02 | Earlham | Dennis Harrison knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Archie Reid | 53-43 |
| 07:49 | Messiah | Gerard Nelson connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by William Rose | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Archie Reid (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Jacques (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. SF - Johnny Hower (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dennis Harrison (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Straus (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Daniel Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Phillip Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerard Nelson (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Paul Kania (fresh) 1 pts. C - William Rose (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Earlham | Archie Reid misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 07:26 | Messiah | Paul Kania grabs the board | 53-46 |
| 07:10 | Messiah | Phillip Jackson hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Rose | 53-49 |
| 07:01 | Earlham | Johnny Hower misses short on a runner from the right block | 53-49 |
| 07:00 | Messiah | Paul Kania pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 06:37 | Messiah | Paul Kania is hacked by Benjamin Jacques - foul #1 on Benjamin Jacques, team foul #9 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski (PG), Bob Struthers (SG), Vince Riddell (SF), Wayne Larkin (C) Archie Reid, Benjamin Jacques, Johnny Hower, Joseph Straus | |
| Subs | Messiah | Fred Mozingo (PG), Dwight Murrin (SG), Mark Kreutzer (SF), Alan Burke (C) Daniel Roberts, Phillip Jackson, Gerard Nelson, William Rose | |
| 06:37 | Messiah | Paul Kania misses the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 06:37 | Earlham | Dennis Harrison pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 06:23 | Earlham | Dennis Harrison's fadeaway is rejected by Alan Burke | 53-49 |
| 06:22 | Earlham | Vince Riddell grabs the offensive board | 53-49 |
| 06:16 | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 53-49 |
| 06:14 | Messiah | The rebound goes to Alan Burke | 53-49 |
| 05:55 | Messiah | Fred Mozingo buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Mark Kreutzer | 53-52 |
| 05:27 | Earlham | Vince Riddell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dwight Murrin - foul #1 on Dwight Murrin, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Earlham | Alex Leland (PF) Dennis Harrison | |
| Subs | Messiah | Reggie Terrell (PF) Paul Kania | |
| 05:27 | Earlham | Vince Riddell makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 05:27 | Earlham | Vince Riddell misses the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 05:27 | Messiah | Reggie Terrell grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 05:20 | Messiah | Mark Kreutzer clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-52 |
| 05:19 | Earlham | Vince Riddell pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| 05:08 | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski hits a turnaround from close range | 56-52 |
| 04:53 | Messiah | Wayne Larkin is called for the reach on Reggie Terrell - foul #3 on Wayne Larkin, team foul #10 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Earlham | Benjamin Jacques (PF) Alex Leland | |
| Subs | Messiah | Phillip Jackson (SG), Gerard Nelson (SF) Dwight Murrin, Mark Kreutzer | |
| 04:53 | Messiah | Reggie Terrell makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 04:53 | Messiah | Reggie Terrell makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 04:42 | Earlham | Benjamin Jacques hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Vince Riddell | 58-54 |
| 04:30 | Messiah | Gerard Nelson clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Vince Riddell - foul #2 on Vince Riddell, team foul #11 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Earlham | Joseph Straus (C) Wayne Larkin | |
| Subs | Messiah | William Rose (C) Alan Burke | |
| 04:30 | Messiah | Gerard Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 04:30 | Messiah | Gerard Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 04:30 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Vince Riddell | 58-55 |
| 04:06 | Earlham | Phillip Jackson is called for the reach on Benjamin Jacques - foul #3 on Phillip Jackson, team foul #7 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Earlham | Archie Reid (PG), Dennis Harrison (PF) Murray Kuklinski, Bob Struthers | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 04:06 | Earlham | Benjamin Jacques makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 04:06 | Earlham | Benjamin Jacques makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 03:50 | Messiah | Gerard Nelson comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Benjamin Jacques - foul #2 on Benjamin Jacques, team foul #12 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Earlham | Johnny Hower (SF) Vince Riddell | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 03:50 | Messiah | Gerard Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 03:50 | Messiah | Gerard Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Archie Reid (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Jacques (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. SF - Johnny Hower (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dennis Harrison (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Straus (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Fred Mozingo (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gerard Nelson (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Reggie Terrell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Rose (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:35 | Earlham | Dennis Harrison misses short on a shot from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 03:33 | Messiah | Reggie Terrell grabs the defensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 03:17 | Messiah | Gerard Nelson hits a floater from the left side | 60-59 |
| 03:11 | Earlham | Benjamin Jacques scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Archie Reid | 62-59 |
| 02:49 | Messiah | William Rose hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 62-59 |
| 02:47 | Earlham | Dennis Harrison pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| 02:47 | Earlham | Earlham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski (PG), Bob Struthers (SG), Vince Riddell (SF), Wayne Larkin (C) Archie Reid, Benjamin Jacques, Johnny Hower, Joseph Straus | |
| Subs | Messiah | Alan Burke (C) William Rose | |
| 02:37 | Earlham | Vince Riddell hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Murray Kuklinski | 64-59 |
| 02:35 | Messiah | Fred Mozingo loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-59 |
| 02:21 | Earlham | Vince Riddell misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 64-59 |
| 02:19 | Messiah | Phillip Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 02:03 | Messiah | Alan Burke is hacked by Bob Struthers - foul #2 on Bob Struthers, team foul #13 | 64-59 |
| 02:03 | Messiah | Alan Burke makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 02:03 | Messiah | Alan Burke misses the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 02:03 | Earlham | Dennis Harrison gets the rebound | 64-60 |
| 01:42 | Earlham | Vince Riddell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-60 |
| 01:41 | Messiah | The rebound goes to Reggie Terrell | 64-60 |
| 01:34 | Messiah | Fred Mozingo misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-60 |
| 01:33 | Earlham | Vince Riddell grabs the defensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 01:12 | Earlham | Bob Struthers misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 64-60 |
| 01:11 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin grabs the offensive board | 64-60 |
| 01:01 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-60 |
| 01:00 | Earlham | Dennis Harrison grabs the offensive board | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin scores on a jumper from the left side | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Messiah | Reggie Terrell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-60 |
| 00:23 | Messiah | Alan Burke snags the offensive board | 66-60 |
| 00:21 | Messiah | Phillip Jackson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-60 |
| 00:19 | Earlham | Vince Riddell snags the defensive board | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Earlham | Vince Riddell is hacked by Fred Mozingo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Fred Mozingo, team foul #8 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Earlham | Archie Reid (PG), Benjamin Jacques (PF) Murray Kuklinski, Dennis Harrison | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 00:16 | Earlham | Vince Riddell makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:16 | Earlham | Vince Riddell misses the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:16 | Messiah | Alan Burke snags the defensive board | 67-60 |
| 00:10 | Messiah | Phillip Jackson misses the 3 from the left wing | 67-60 |
| 00:08 | Messiah | Gerard Nelson grabs the offensive rebound | 67-60 |
| 00:06 | Messiah | Gerard Nelson double dribbles | 67-60 |
| Subs | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski (PG), Johnny Hower (SF) Archie Reid, Vince Riddell | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski runs out the clock | 67-60 |