| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - Robert Nix (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Carey (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Perry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daryl Mehl (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Bishop (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Murray Kuklinski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bob Struthers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adam Hill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Harrison (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Larkin (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Earlham | Adam Hill inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | Wittenberg | Wittenberg is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-34 |
| 19:44 | Wittenberg | Daryl Mehl snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| 19:28 | Wittenberg | Dennis Harrison is called for the reach on George Carey - foul #1 on Dennis Harrison, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| 19:14 | Wittenberg | Robert Perry is hacked by Dennis Harrison - foul #2 on Dennis Harrison, team foul #2 | 30-34 |
| 19:01 | Wittenberg | George Carey comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Bob Struthers - foul #3 on Bob Struthers, team foul #3 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Archie Reid (SG) Bob Struthers | |
| 19:01 | Wittenberg | George Carey misses the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 19:01 | Wittenberg | George Carey makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 18:44 | Earlham | Adam Hill makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Murray Kuklinski | 31-36 |
| 18:22 | Wittenberg | William Bishop misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 31-36 |
| 18:21 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 18:02 | Earlham | Archie Reid hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Murray Kuklinski | 31-39 |
| 17:40 | Wittenberg | Robert Perry knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 33-39 |
| 17:22 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin throws it down | 33-41 |
| 17:05 | Wittenberg | Robert Nix buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 16:41 | Earlham | George Carey steps in front of the Dennis Harrison pass | 36-41 |
| 16:22 | Wittenberg | Robert Nix scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from George Carey | 39-41 |
| 16:08 | Earlham | Adam Hill misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-41 |
| 16:07 | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski snags the offensive board | 39-41 |
| 15:53 | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski is whistled for traveling | 39-41 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Bennett Ransom (PG), David Tillman (SG), Larry Robinson (SF), John Steffey (PF), William Clark (C) Robert Nix, George Carey, Robert Perry, Daryl Mehl, William Bishop | |
| Subs | Earlham | Michael Wallace (PG), Bob Struthers (SG), Wayne Jackson (SF), Joseph Straus (PF), Alex Leland (C) Murray Kuklinski, Archie Reid, Adam Hill, Dennis Harrison, Wayne Larkin | |
| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - Bennett Ransom (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Tillman (fresh) SF - Larry Robinson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Steffey (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Clark (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Michael Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bob Struthers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Wayne Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Straus (fresh) C - Alex Leland (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:39 | Wittenberg | John Steffey is whistled for traveling | 39-41 |
| 15:20 | Earlham | Wayne Jackson makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Bob Struthers | 39-44 |
| 15:07 | Wittenberg | Larry Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-44 |
| 14:55 | Earlham | Michael Wallace clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-44 |
| 14:54 | Earlham | Joseph Straus gets the offensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 14:39 | Earlham | Wayne Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-44 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | George Carey (SG) David Tillman | |
| Subs | Earlham | Dennis Harrison (PF) Alex Leland | |
| 14:37 | Wittenberg | Bennett Ransom is hacked by Michael Wallace in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Wallace, team foul #4 | 39-44 |
| 14:25 | Wittenberg | Bennett Ransom comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-44 |
| 14:23 | Wittenberg | Larry Robinson tips it in | 41-44 |
| 14:06 | Earlham | Bennett Ransom steps in front of the Wayne Jackson pass | 41-44 |
| 14:03 | Wittenberg | Bennett Ransom banks in the layup | 43-44 |
| 13:46 | Earlham | Wayne Jackson double dribbles | 43-44 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Robert Perry (SF), Daryl Mehl (PF), William Bishop (C) Larry Robinson, John Steffey, William Clark | |
| Subs | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski (PG) Michael Wallace | |
| 13:25 | Wittenberg | Daryl Mehl misses the lay-in but the foul's on Murray Kuklinski - foul #1 on Murray Kuklinski, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Robert Nix (PG) Bennett Ransom | |
| Subs | Earlham | Adam Hill (SF), Wayne Larkin (C) Wayne Jackson, Joseph Straus | |
| 13:25 | Wittenberg | Daryl Mehl misses the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 13:25 | Wittenberg | Daryl Mehl makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 13:04 | Earlham | Dennis Harrison scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Bob Struthers | 44-46 |
| 12:45 | Wittenberg | Robert Nix clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 12:44 | Wittenberg | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Perry | 44-46 |
| 12:20 | Wittenberg | Murray Kuklinski steals it from Daryl Mehl | 44-46 |
| 12:09 | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski makes the shot from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 12:02 | Wittenberg | Robert Nix is fouled on the floor by Dennis Harrison - foul #3 on Dennis Harrison, team foul #6 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Bennett Ransom (PG), Larry Robinson (SF) Robert Nix, Robert Perry | |
| Subs | Earlham | Archie Reid (SG), Wayne Jackson (SF), Joseph Straus (PF), Alex Leland (C) Bob Struthers, Adam Hill, Dennis Harrison, Wayne Larkin | |
| 11:56 | Wittenberg | Daryl Mehl knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Bennett Ransom | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - Bennett Ransom (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Carey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daryl Mehl (fresh) 7 pts. C - William Bishop (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Murray Kuklinski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Archie Reid (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wayne Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Straus (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alex Leland (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Earlham | Archie Reid comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by George Carey - foul #3 on George Carey, team foul #1 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | David Tillman (SG) George Carey | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 11:30 | Earlham | Archie Reid makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 11:30 | Earlham | Archie Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 11:08 | Wittenberg | William Bishop misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-50 |
| 11:07 | Earlham | Archie Reid snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 10:50 | Earlham | Wayne Jackson knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Murray Kuklinski | 46-52 |
| 10:40 | Wittenberg | Alex Leland steals it from Daryl Mehl | 46-52 |
| 10:21 | Earlham | Archie Reid can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 46-52 |
| 10:19 | Wittenberg | Daryl Mehl grabs the board | 46-52 |
| 10:05 | Wittenberg | Bennett Ransom banks in the layup on a nice dish by Larry Robinson | 48-52 |
| 09:49 | Earlham | Bennett Ransom picks off the pass by Joseph Straus | 48-52 |
| 09:29 | Wittenberg | Larry Robinson is hacked by Wayne Jackson - foul #1 on Wayne Jackson, team foul #7 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Robert Nix (PG), George Carey (SG), John Steffey (PF), William Clark (C) Bennett Ransom, David Tillman, Daryl Mehl, William Bishop | |
| Subs | Earlham | Michael Wallace (PG), Bob Struthers (SG), Adam Hill (SF), Dennis Harrison (PF), Wayne Larkin (C) Murray Kuklinski, Archie Reid, Wayne Jackson, Joseph Straus, Alex Leland | |
| 09:29 | Wittenberg | Larry Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 09:29 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Dennis Harrison | 48-52 |
| 09:08 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Steffey - foul #1 on John Steffey, team foul #2 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Robert Perry (SF) Larry Robinson | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 09:08 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 09:08 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin misses the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 09:08 | Wittenberg | William Clark snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 08:48 | Wittenberg | Dennis Harrison picks off the pass by John Steffey | 48-53 |
| 08:45 | Earlham | Michael Wallace is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 48-53 |
| 08:29 | Wittenberg | Robert Perry slams it home on a great pass from George Carey and he's hacked by Adam Hill - foul #2 on Adam Hill, team foul #8 | 50-53 |
| 08:29 | Wittenberg | Robert Perry makes the free throw | 51-53 |
| 08:12 | Earlham | Adam Hill misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 51-53 |
| 08:11 | Wittenberg | John Steffey grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 07:48 | Wittenberg | John Steffey comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Dennis Harrison - foul #4 on Dennis Harrison, team foul #9 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski (PG) Michael Wallace | |
| 07:48 | Wittenberg | John Steffey makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 07:48 | Wittenberg | John Steffey misses the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 07:48 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - Robert Nix (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Carey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Perry (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Steffey (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Murray Kuklinski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bob Struthers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Adam Hill (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dennis Harrison (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Wayne Larkin (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Earlham | Robert Nix is called for the reach on Bob Struthers - foul #1 on Robert Nix, team foul #3 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Daryl Mehl (PF), William Bishop (C) John Steffey, William Clark | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 07:20 | Earlham | Bob Struthers misses the 3 from straight away | 52-53 |
| 07:18 | Wittenberg | Robert Perry pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 07:08 | Wittenberg | Murray Kuklinski steals it from William Bishop | 52-53 |
| 06:51 | Earlham | Dennis Harrison knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Murray Kuklinski | 52-55 |
| 06:31 | Wittenberg | Daryl Mehl drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Robert Nix | 54-55 |
| 06:12 | Earlham | Adam Hill can't finish the layup | 54-55 |
| 06:10 | Wittenberg | Robert Perry snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 05:52 | Wittenberg | Robert Perry misses badly on a shot from the left block | 54-55 |
| 05:51 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 05:47 | Earlham | Bob Struthers loses the ball out of bounds | 54-55 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Bennett Ransom (PG), David Tillman (SG), Larry Robinson (SF), William Clark (C) Robert Nix, George Carey, Robert Perry, William Bishop | |
| Subs | Earlham | Michael Wallace (PG), Archie Reid (SG), Wayne Jackson (SF), Joseph Straus (PF), Alex Leland (C) Murray Kuklinski, Bob Struthers, Adam Hill, Dennis Harrison, Wayne Larkin | |
| 05:30 | Wittenberg | Bennett Ransom clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Wallace - foul #4 on Michael Wallace, team foul #10 | 54-55 |
| 05:30 | Wittenberg | Bennett Ransom makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 05:30 | Wittenberg | Bennett Ransom makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 05:09 | Earlham | Archie Reid buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 05:02 | Wittenberg | Bennett Ransom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-57 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | George Carey (SG), John Steffey (PF) David Tillman, Daryl Mehl | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 04:45 | Earlham | Alex Leland hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 56-57 |
| 04:44 | Earlham | Joseph Straus hits the follow up shot | 56-59 |
| 04:16 | Wittenberg | George Carey buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-59 |
| 04:08 | Earlham | Michael Wallace scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Archie Reid | 59-61 |
| 03:56 | Wittenberg | Bennett Ransom can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 59-61 |
| 03:54 | Earlham | Alex Leland snags the defensive board | 59-61 |
| 03:54 | Earlham | Earlham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Robert Nix (PG), Robert Perry (SF), Daryl Mehl (PF), William Bishop (C) Bennett Ransom, Larry Robinson, John Steffey, William Clark | |
| Subs | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski (PG), Bob Struthers (SG), Adam Hill (SF), Dennis Harrison (PF), Wayne Larkin (C) Michael Wallace, Archie Reid, Wayne Jackson, Joseph Straus, Alex Leland | |
| 03:26 | Earlham | Adam Hill clanks a floater from the left wing | 59-61 |
| 03:24 | Wittenberg | William Bishop pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |
| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - Robert Nix (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Carey (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Perry (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daryl Mehl (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - William Bishop (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Murray Kuklinski (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bob Struthers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Adam Hill (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dennis Harrison (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Wayne Larkin (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Wittenberg | George Carey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-61 |
| 03:07 | Earlham | Adam Hill gets the rebound | 59-61 |
| 02:59 | Earlham | Bob Struthers is fouled on the floor by George Carey - foul #4 on George Carey, team foul #4 | 59-61 |
| 02:47 | Earlham | Adam Hill comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-61 |
| 02:46 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin tips it back up and in | 59-63 |
| 02:29 | Wittenberg | Robert Nix scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Perry | 62-63 |
| 02:11 | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski clanks a 3 from the left corner | 62-63 |
| 02:10 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin misses the tip | 62-63 |
| 02:09 | Wittenberg | George Carey grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 01:52 | Wittenberg | Robert Nix loses the dribble to Bob Struthers | 62-63 |
| 01:31 | Earlham | Dennis Harrison is called for 5 seconds | 62-63 |
| 01:24 | Wittenberg | Robert Nix's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-63 |
| 01:09 | Earlham | Adam Hill can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Perry - foul #2 on Robert Perry, team foul #5 | 62-63 |
| 01:09 | Earlham | Adam Hill makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 01:09 | Earlham | Adam Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:57 | Wittenberg | Robert Perry hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Robert Nix | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | Wittenberg | Wittenberg is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Earlham | Adam Hill is hacked by Robert Perry - foul #3 on Robert Perry, team foul #6 | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | Wittenberg | Wittenberg is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:33 | Earlham | George Carey is called for the reach on Bob Struthers - foul #5 on George Carey, team foul #7 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Bennett Ransom (SG) George Carey | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 00:33 | Earlham | Bob Struthers misses the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:33 | Wittenberg | Daryl Mehl grabs the board | 64-65 |
| 00:17 | Wittenberg | Robert Nix comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 64-65 |
| 00:15 | Wittenberg | Daryl Mehl snags the offensive board | 64-65 |
| 00:13 | Wittenberg | Adam Hill steals it from William Bishop | 64-65 |
| 00:10 | Earlham | Bob Struthers is hacked by Bennett Ransom in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bennett Ransom, team foul #8 | 64-65 |
| 00:10 | Earlham | Bob Struthers misses the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:10 | Wittenberg | Daryl Mehl pulls down the rebound | 64-65 |
| 00:10 | Wittenberg | Wittenberg calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-65 |
| 00:03 | Wittenberg | Robert Nix misses the jumper from the left side | 64-65 |
| 00:01 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin grabs the defensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 00:00 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin runs out the clock | 64-65 |