| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Lloyd Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Don Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Perry Yung (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ray Ovalle (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - William Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Stanton Forte (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Donald Illovsky (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Siniard (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carmen Pfeifer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Earl (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Thiel | Joseph Siniard inbounds the ball | 41-35 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Thiel | Donald Illovsky knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Carmen Pfeifer | 41-38 |
| 19:35 | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 19:19 | Thiel | Stanton Forte loses the dribble to Ray Ovalle | 44-38 |
| 18:54 | Earlham | Stanton Forte steps in front of the Don Reed pass | 44-38 |
| 18:32 | Thiel | Carmen Pfeifer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 18:31 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Don Reed | 44-38 |
| 18:11 | Earlham | Perry Yung makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Lloyd Johnson | 46-38 |
| 17:53 | Thiel | Richard Earl comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-38 |
| 17:51 | Earlham | Perry Yung grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 17:41 | Earlham | Richard Earl is called for the reach on William Bell - foul #1 on Richard Earl, team foul #1 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Earlham | Wendell Wilson (SG), Jason Spina (SF), Richard Rau (PF), Willie Packer (C) Don Reed, Perry Yung, Ray Ovalle, William Bell | |
| Subs | Thiel | Eric Cortes (PG) Stanton Forte | |
| 17:23 | Earlham | Richard Rau misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-38 |
| 17:21 | Thiel | Joseph Siniard gets the rebound | 46-38 |
| 17:16 | Thiel | Joseph Siniard lays it up and in on a great pass from Eric Cortes | 46-40 |
| 16:58 | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-40 |
| 16:57 | Thiel | Eric Cortes gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 16:51 | Thiel | Joseph Siniard misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 16:50 | Earlham | Willie Packer pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 16:44 | Earlham | Wendell Wilson is fouled on the floor by Donald Illovsky - foul #3 on Donald Illovsky, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Earlham | Don Reed (SG) Wendell Wilson | |
| Subs | Thiel | Willie Yanosky (PG), Scott Finnerty (SG), Patrick Masuda (PF), Aaron Raczkowski (C) Donald Illovsky, Joseph Siniard, Carmen Pfeifer, Richard Earl | |
| 16:24 | Earlham | Don Reed misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 16:23 | Earlham | Don Reed snags the offensive board | 46-40 |
| 16:08 | Earlham | Don Reed hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lloyd Johnson | 48-40 |
| 15:54 | Thiel | Patrick Masuda scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Willie Yanosky | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Lloyd Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Don Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Spina (fresh) PF - Richard Rau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Packer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Willie Yanosky (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Finnerty (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eric Cortes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Patrick Masuda (fresh) 4 pts. C - Aaron Raczkowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Earlham | Richard Rau misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 15:36 | Earlham | Richard Rau grabs the offensive board | 48-42 |
| 15:25 | Earlham | Richard Rau drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 15:07 | Thiel | Don Reed steals it from Patrick Masuda | 51-42 |
| 14:45 | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 51-42 |
| 14:43 | Thiel | Aaron Raczkowski grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 14:37 | Thiel | Scott Finnerty makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Willie Yanosky | 51-45 |
| 14:18 | Earlham | Jason Spina is hacked by Willie Yanosky - foul #1 on Willie Yanosky, team foul #3 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Earlham | Wendell Wilson (SG), Perry Yung (SF), Ray Ovalle (PF), William Bell (C) Don Reed, Jason Spina, Richard Rau, Willie Packer | |
| Subs | Thiel | Stanton Forte (PG), Donald Illovsky (SG), Joseph Siniard (SF), Bruce Graham (PF), Richard Earl (C) Willie Yanosky, Scott Finnerty, Eric Cortes, Patrick Masuda, Aaron Raczkowski | |
| 14:07 | Earlham | Donald Illovsky is called for the reach on Wendell Wilson - foul #4 on Donald Illovsky, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Thiel | Eric Cortes (SG) Donald Illovsky | |
| 13:56 | Earlham | Wendell Wilson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 13:54 | Thiel | Bruce Graham pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 13:30 | Thiel | Eric Cortes scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Siniard | 51-47 |
| 13:01 | Earlham | Wendell Wilson misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eric Cortes - foul #3 on Eric Cortes, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Thiel | Scott Finnerty (SG) Eric Cortes | |
| 13:01 | Earlham | Wendell Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 13:01 | Earlham | Wendell Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 13:01 | Thiel | Scott Finnerty grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 12:45 | Thiel | Joseph Siniard can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-47 |
| 12:44 | Thiel | Bruce Graham can't tip it in | 51-47 |
| 12:42 | Thiel | Bruce Graham pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 12:37 | Thiel | Richard Earl misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-47 |
| 12:36 | Earlham | Perry Yung pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 12:15 | Earlham | William Bell can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 12:13 | Thiel | Richard Earl pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 12:08 | Thiel | Scott Finnerty double dribbles | 51-47 |
| Subs | Earlham | Don Reed (SG) Wendell Wilson | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 11:49 | Earlham | Joseph Siniard steals it from William Bell | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Lloyd Johnson (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Don Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Perry Yung (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ray Ovalle (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - William Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Stanton Forte (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Scott Finnerty (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joseph Siniard (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Graham (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Earl (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Thiel | Stanton Forte jams it set up by Scott Finnerty | 51-49 |
| 11:20 | Earlham | William Bell loses the dribble to Stanton Forte | 51-49 |
| 11:15 | Thiel | Joseph Siniard lays it in set up by Stanton Forte | 51-51 |
| 10:52 | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ray Ovalle and the foul's on Stanton Forte - foul #2 on Stanton Forte, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Thiel | Willie Yanosky (PG), Patrick Masuda (SG), Carmen Pfeifer (PF), Aaron Raczkowski (C) Stanton Forte, Scott Finnerty, Bruce Graham, Richard Earl | |
| 10:52 | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson makes the free throw | 54-51 |
| 10:31 | Thiel | Joseph Siniard hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Yanosky | 54-53 |
| 10:16 | Earlham | Ray Ovalle connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by Lloyd Johnson | 56-53 |
| 09:57 | Thiel | Aaron Raczkowski misses the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Lloyd Johnson - foul #3 on Lloyd Johnson, team foul #1 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Earlham | Willie Packer (C) William Bell | |
| Subs | Thiel | Eric Cortes (SG) Joseph Siniard | |
| 09:57 | Thiel | Aaron Raczkowski makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 09:57 | Thiel | Aaron Raczkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 09:45 | Earlham | Don Reed can't finish the layup but the foul's on Eric Cortes - foul #4 on Eric Cortes, team foul #7 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Earlham | Jason Spina (SF), William Bell (C) Perry Yung, Willie Packer | |
| Subs | Thiel | Joseph Siniard (SF) Eric Cortes | |
| 09:45 | Earlham | Don Reed makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 09:45 | Earlham | Don Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 09:16 | Thiel | Patrick Masuda misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 58-55 |
| 09:14 | Thiel | Joseph Siniard tips it but misses | 58-55 |
| 09:13 | Earlham | William Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 09:04 | Earlham | Ray Ovalle banks in the layup on a great pass from Lloyd Johnson | 60-55 |
| 08:41 | Thiel | Lloyd Johnson takes the ball from Aaron Raczkowski | 60-55 |
| 08:37 | Earlham | Don Reed banks in the layup on a great pass from Lloyd Johnson | 62-55 |
| 08:20 | Thiel | Joseph Siniard banks in the layup on a great pass from Willie Yanosky | 62-57 |
| 08:00 | Earlham | William Bell misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-57 |
| 07:58 | Thiel | The rebound goes to Aaron Raczkowski | 62-57 |
| 07:54 | Thiel | Joseph Siniard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Lloyd Johnson - foul #4 on Lloyd Johnson, team foul #2 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Earlham | Wendell Wilson (SG), Perry Yung (SF), Richard Rau (PF), Willie Packer (C) Don Reed, Jason Spina, Ray Ovalle, William Bell | |
| Subs | Thiel | Stanton Forte (PG), Donald Illovsky (SG), Bruce Graham (PF), Richard Earl (C) Willie Yanosky, Patrick Masuda, Carmen Pfeifer, Aaron Raczkowski | |
| 07:54 | Thiel | Joseph Siniard makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 07:54 | Thiel | Joseph Siniard makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 07:39 | Earlham | Stanton Forte takes the ball from Richard Rau | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Lloyd Johnson (tiring) 6 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Wendell Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Perry Yung (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Rau (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Packer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Stanton Forte (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald Illovsky (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Siniard (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Graham (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Earl (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Thiel | Lloyd Johnson takes the ball from Stanton Forte | 62-59 |
| 07:06 | Earlham | Perry Yung misses long on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Joseph Siniard - foul #2 on Joseph Siniard, team foul #8 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Earlham | William Bell (C) Willie Packer | |
| Subs | Thiel | Eric Cortes (SF) Joseph Siniard | |
| 07:06 | Earlham | Perry Yung misses the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 07:06 | Earlham | Perry Yung makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 06:52 | Thiel | Stanton Forte buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Cortes | 63-62 |
| 06:34 | Earlham | Richard Rau scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Wendell Wilson | 65-62 |
| 06:21 | Thiel | Richard Earl misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 65-62 |
| 06:20 | Earlham | Perry Yung grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 06:08 | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson clanks a floater from the right wing | 65-62 |
| 06:06 | Thiel | Stanton Forte grabs the board | 65-62 |
| 06:00 | Thiel | Richard Earl hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by William Bell - foul #2 on William Bell, team foul #3 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Earlham | Paul Ingles (PG), Don Reed (SG), Ray Ovalle (PF), Willie Packer (C) Lloyd Johnson, Wendell Wilson, Richard Rau, William Bell | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 06:00 | Thiel | Richard Earl makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 06:00 | Thiel | Richard Earl makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 05:52 | Earlham | Perry Yung scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Paul Ingles | 67-64 |
| 05:36 | Thiel | Eric Cortes knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-67 |
| 05:19 | Earlham | Paul Ingles clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Stanton Forte - foul #3 on Stanton Forte, team foul #9 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Earlham | William Bell (C) Willie Packer | |
| Subs | Thiel | Scott Finnerty (PG), Carmen Pfeifer (C) Stanton Forte, Richard Earl | |
| 05:19 | Earlham | Paul Ingles makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 05:19 | Earlham | Paul Ingles misses the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 05:19 | Thiel | Carmen Pfeifer grabs the defensive rebound | 68-67 |
| 05:02 | Thiel | Bruce Graham misses short on a turnaround from close range | 68-67 |
| 05:01 | Earlham | Ray Ovalle gets the rebound | 68-67 |
| 04:56 | Earlham | Don Reed misses short on a floater from close range | 68-67 |
| 04:55 | Thiel | The rebound goes to Eric Cortes | 68-67 |
| 04:38 | Thiel | Eric Cortes misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-67 |
| 04:36 | Earlham | Ray Ovalle grabs the defensive rebound | 68-67 |
| 04:13 | Earlham | Don Reed drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Perry Yung | 71-67 |
| 03:47 | Thiel | Donald Illovsky can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 71-67 |
| 03:46 | Earlham | Ray Ovalle pulls down the rebound | 71-67 |
| 03:38 | Earlham | William Bell misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 71-67 |
| 03:37 | Earlham | Don Reed grabs the offensive rebound | 71-67 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Paul Ingles (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Don Reed (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Perry Yung (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ray Ovalle (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - William Bell (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Scott Finnerty (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Illovsky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Eric Cortes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - Bruce Graham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Carmen Pfeifer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Earlham | Ray Ovalle misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Scott Finnerty - foul #1 on Scott Finnerty, team foul #10 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson (PG), Wendell Wilson (SG), Jason Spina (SF), Willie Packer (C) Paul Ingles, Don Reed, Perry Yung, William Bell | |
| Subs | Thiel | Stanton Forte (PG), Aaron Raczkowski (PF), Richard Earl (C) Donald Illovsky, Eric Cortes, Bruce Graham | |
| 03:22 | Earlham | Ray Ovalle makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 03:22 | Earlham | Ray Ovalle makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 03:00 | Thiel | Richard Earl can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-67 |
| 02:58 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Ray Ovalle | 73-67 |
| 02:36 | Earlham | The short jumper by Willie Packer is denied by Aaron Raczkowski | 73-67 |
| 02:34 | Thiel | Richard Earl gets the rebound | 73-67 |
| 02:34 | Thiel | Thiel calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-67 |
| Subs | Earlham | Don Reed (SG), Perry Yung (SF), Richard Rau (PF) Wendell Wilson, Jason Spina, Ray Ovalle | |
| Subs | Thiel | Donald Illovsky (SG), Joseph Siniard (SF), Bruce Graham (PF) Scott Finnerty, Carmen Pfeifer, Aaron Raczkowski | |
| 02:17 | Thiel | Joseph Siniard can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-67 |
| 02:15 | Thiel | Stanton Forte pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-67 |
| 01:56 | Thiel | Bruce Graham can't connect on a runner in the lane | 73-67 |
| 01:54 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Don Reed | 73-67 |
| 01:33 | Earlham | Perry Yung hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 73-67 |
| 01:31 | Thiel | Richard Earl snags the defensive board | 73-67 |
| 01:25 | Thiel | Richard Earl makes the fadeaway from close range | 73-69 |
| 01:00 | Earlham | Don Reed comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 73-69 |
| 00:58 | Thiel | Stanton Forte pulls down the rebound | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:53 | Thiel | Donald Illovsky misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Don Reed - foul #2 on Don Reed, team foul #4 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Earlham | Ray Ovalle (PF), William Bell (C) Richard Rau, Willie Packer | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 00:53 | Thiel | Donald Illovsky misses the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:53 | Thiel | Donald Illovsky makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 73-70 |
| 00:29 | Earlham | William Bell hits the follow up shot | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Thiel | Donald Illovsky drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-73 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Stanton Forte - foul #4 on Stanton Forte, team foul #11 | 75-73 |
| 00:21 | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:21 | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:15 | Thiel | Stanton Forte is whistled for a carry | 77-73 |
| Subs | Earlham | Paul Ingles (PG), Wendell Wilson (SG), James Myers (SF) Lloyd Johnson, Don Reed, Perry Yung | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 00:14 | Earlham | William Bell is hacked by Donald Illovsky in the backcourt - foul #5 on Donald Illovsky, team foul #12 | 77-73 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Thiel | Eric Cortes (SG) Donald Illovsky | |
| 00:14 | Earlham | William Bell makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:14 | Earlham | William Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:08 | Thiel | Bruce Graham scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Siniard | 79-76 |
| 00:06 | Earlham | Paul Ingles is fouled in the backcourt by Stanton Forte - foul #5 on Stanton Forte, team foul #13 | 79-76 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Thiel | Scott Finnerty (SG) Stanton Forte | |
| 00:06 | Earlham | Paul Ingles makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:06 | Earlham | Paul Ingles makes the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:03 | Thiel | Thiel calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-76 |
| Subs | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson (PG), Don Reed (SG), Perry Yung (SF) Paul Ingles, Wendell Wilson, James Myers | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 00:00 | Thiel | Scott Finnerty connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 81-79 |