| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Joseph Mueller (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Miller (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Hancock (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Satterfield (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Larry Sutliff (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Avery Lambert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Horvath (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Goree (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerome Belew (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grove City | James Rogers inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Grove City | Michael Hancock misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 34-32 |
| 19:36 | Denison | Jerome Belew snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 19:30 | Denison | James Goree hits a fadeaway near the basket | 34-34 |
| 19:07 | Grove City | Christopher Satterfield travels with the ball | 34-34 |
| 18:50 | Denison | Jerome Belew is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 34-34 |
| 18:31 | Grove City | James Rogers lays it in and he's fouled by Larry Sutliff - foul #1 on Larry Sutliff, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| 18:31 | Grove City | James Rogers makes the free throw | 37-34 |
| 18:17 | Denison | Christopher Satterfield blocks the short jumper by Avery Lambert | 37-34 |
| 18:16 | Grove City | Kenneth Miller pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 17:56 | Grove City | Christopher Satterfield misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Avery Lambert - foul #1 on Avery Lambert, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| 17:56 | Grove City | Christopher Satterfield misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 17:56 | Grove City | Christopher Satterfield misses the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 17:56 | Denison | Jerome Belew grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 17:46 | Denison | Larry Sutliff hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 17:45 | Grove City | Michael Hancock gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 17:28 | Grove City | Kenneth Miller misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 37-34 |
| 17:27 | Denison | Avery Lambert gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 17:23 | Denison | Avery Lambert misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 37-34 |
| 17:22 | Grove City | Joseph Mueller gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 17:10 | Grove City | James Rogers is fouled on the floor by Larry Sutliff - foul #2 on Larry Sutliff, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Grove City | Phillip Rix (SF), Mark Meader (PF), Joshua Webb (C) James Rogers, Michael Hancock, Christopher Satterfield | |
| Subs | Denison | Henry Wallner (PG), Allen Byrd (SG), James Collins (SF), Anthony Duong (C) Larry Sutliff, Avery Lambert, John Horvath, Jerome Belew | |
| 16:56 | Grove City | Kenneth Miller's pass is intercepted by Allen Byrd | 37-34 |
| 16:35 | Denison | Joseph Mueller steps in front of the James Collins pass | 37-34 |
| 16:32 | Grove City | Kenneth Miller banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joseph Mueller | 39-34 |
| 16:17 | Denison | James Collins misses badly on a shot in the paint | 39-34 |
| 16:15 | Denison | Henry Wallner grabs the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 15:51 | Denison | Allen Byrd buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Henry Wallner | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Joseph Mueller (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Miller (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phillip Rix (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Meader (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Webb (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Henry Wallner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Byrd (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Collins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Goree (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Duong (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Grove City | Phillip Rix banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joseph Mueller | 41-37 |
| 15:24 | Denison | Allen Byrd misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Kenneth Miller - foul #1 on Kenneth Miller, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Grove City | Teddy Miles (PG), Roland Martino (SG), James Rogers (SF), Michael Hancock (PF), Justin Bailey (C) Joseph Mueller, Kenneth Miller, Phillip Rix, Mark Meader, Joshua Webb | |
| Subs | Denison | Avery Lambert (SG), John Horvath (SF), Jerome Belew (C) Henry Wallner, James Goree, Anthony Duong | |
| 15:24 | Denison | Allen Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 15:24 | Denison | Allen Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 15:09 | Grove City | Roland Martino connects on the turnaround from the left block and the foul's on Avery Lambert - foul #2 on Avery Lambert, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Denison | Larry Sutliff (PG) Allen Byrd | |
| 15:09 | Grove City | Roland Martino makes the free throw | 44-39 |
| 14:54 | Denison | James Collins misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 44-39 |
| 14:52 | Denison | Avery Lambert tips it back up and in | 44-41 |
| 14:37 | Grove City | Roland Martino misses badly on a runner from the right block | 44-41 |
| 14:36 | Grove City | Justin Bailey hits the follow up shot | 46-41 |
| 14:20 | Denison | John Horvath is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on John Horvath, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| 14:16 | Grove City | Larry Sutliff steps in front of the Teddy Miles pass in the backcourt | 46-41 |
| 14:13 | Denison | Larry Sutliff hits the finger roll | 46-43 |
| 14:03 | Grove City | Justin Bailey makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Teddy Miles | 48-43 |
| 13:42 | Denison | James Collins lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Horvath | 48-45 |
| 13:27 | Grove City | Teddy Miles misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-45 |
| 13:26 | Denison | Larry Sutliff gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 13:21 | Denison | Larry Sutliff misses short on a shot from the left side | 48-45 |
| 13:20 | Grove City | Michael Hancock grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 13:16 | Grove City | James Rogers comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 48-45 |
| 13:14 | Denison | James Collins pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 13:09 | Denison | John Horvath buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Sutliff | 48-48 |
| 12:55 | Grove City | James Collins steals the ball from Roland Martino | 48-48 |
| 12:27 | Denison | Avery Lambert hits a shot from the left side set up by Larry Sutliff | 48-50 |
| 12:11 | Grove City | James Rogers can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 12:10 | Grove City | Roland Martino snags the offensive board | 48-50 |
| 11:56 | Grove City | Michael Hancock misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Horvath - foul #3 on John Horvath, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Grove City | Joseph Mueller (PG), Kenneth Miller (SG), Mark Meader (SF), Christopher Satterfield (C) Teddy Miles, Roland Martino, James Rogers, Justin Bailey | |
| Subs | Denison | Henry Wallner (PG), Allen Byrd (SG), Vincent Dale (SF), James Goree (PF), Anthony Duong (C) Larry Sutliff, Avery Lambert, John Horvath, James Collins, Jerome Belew | |
| 11:56 | Grove City | Michael Hancock misses the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 11:56 | Grove City | Michael Hancock makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 11:46 | Denison | Allen Byrd clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 11:44 | Grove City | Mark Meader snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Joseph Mueller (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Miller (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Meader (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Hancock (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Christopher Satterfield (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Henry Wallner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Byrd (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Dale (fresh) PF - James Goree (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Duong (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Grove City | Kenneth Miller misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 11:39 | Denison | The rebound goes to Henry Wallner | 49-50 |
| 11:24 | Denison | Anthony Duong is fouled on the floor by Christopher Satterfield - foul #2 on Christopher Satterfield, team foul #2 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Grove City | Joshua Webb (C) Michael Hancock | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 11:07 | Denison | Allen Byrd travels with the ball | 49-50 |
| 10:52 | Grove City | Mark Meader misses the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Allen Byrd - foul #1 on Allen Byrd, team foul #7 | 49-50 |
| 10:52 | Grove City | Mark Meader makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 10:52 | Grove City | Mark Meader makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 10:35 | Denison | Mark Meader takes the ball from Allen Byrd | 51-50 |
| 10:16 | Grove City | Kenneth Miller hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Vincent Dale - foul #1 on Vincent Dale, team foul #8 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Grove City | James Rogers (SF) Mark Meader | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 10:16 | Grove City | Kenneth Miller makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 10:16 | Grove City | Kenneth Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 09:55 | Denison | Allen Byrd misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's fouled by Kenneth Miller - foul #2 on Kenneth Miller, team foul #3 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Denison | Larry Sutliff (PG), James Collins (C) Vincent Dale, Anthony Duong | |
| 09:55 | Denison | Allen Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 09:55 | Denison | Allen Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 09:55 | Denison | Allen Byrd makes the 3rd free throw | 53-53 |
| 09:43 | Grove City | Kenneth Miller scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Mueller | 56-53 |
| 09:34 | Denison | The jump hook by James Collins is blocked by Joshua Webb | 56-53 |
| 09:33 | Grove City | James Rogers gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 09:13 | Grove City | James Collins steals the ball from Joseph Mueller | 56-53 |
| 08:59 | Denison | Larry Sutliff drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Henry Wallner and he's fouled by Joshua Webb - foul #3 on Joshua Webb, team foul #4 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Grove City | Teddy Miles (PG), Roland Martino (SG), Mark Meader (PF) Joseph Mueller, Kenneth Miller, Christopher Satterfield | |
| Subs | Denison | Avery Lambert (SG), John Horvath (SF), Jerome Belew (C) Henry Wallner, Allen Byrd, James Goree | |
| 08:59 | Denison | Larry Sutliff makes the free throw | 56-56 |
| 08:46 | Grove City | Mark Meader comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 56-56 |
| 08:44 | Denison | Avery Lambert grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 08:32 | Denison | John Horvath misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-56 |
| 08:31 | Grove City | Mark Meader grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 08:23 | Grove City | James Rogers can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-56 |
| 08:21 | Grove City | Roland Martino can't tip it in | 56-56 |
| 08:19 | Denison | Jerome Belew grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 08:15 | Denison | Avery Lambert loses the dribble to Joshua Webb | 56-56 |
| 07:58 | Grove City | Mark Meader knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Teddy Miles | 58-56 |
| 07:51 | Denison | James Collins misses badly on a floater from the left block | 58-56 |
| 07:50 | Denison | James Collins grabs the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 07:38 | Denison | Joshua Webb is called for the reach on John Horvath - foul #4 on Joshua Webb, team foul #5 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Grove City | Joseph Mueller (PG), Kenneth Miller (SG), Michael Hancock (PF), Justin Bailey (C) Teddy Miles, Roland Martino, James Rogers, Joshua Webb | |
| Subs | Denison | Henry Wallner (PG), James Goree (PF) Larry Sutliff, James Collins | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Joseph Mueller (fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Miller (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Meader (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Hancock (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Justin Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Henry Wallner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Avery Lambert (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Horvath (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Goree (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerome Belew (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Denison | James Goree buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Jerome Belew | 58-58 |
| 07:05 | Grove City | Joseph Mueller is hacked by Henry Wallner - foul #2 on Henry Wallner, team foul #9 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Denison | Allen Byrd (SG), Vincent Dale (SF) Avery Lambert, John Horvath | |
| 07:05 | Grove City | Joseph Mueller makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 07:05 | Grove City | Joseph Mueller makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 06:43 | Denison | Henry Wallner knocks in the shot from the right wing | 60-60 |
| 06:30 | Grove City | Mark Meader misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Vincent Dale - foul #2 on Vincent Dale, team foul #10 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Denison | James Collins (SF), Anthony Duong (C) Vincent Dale, Jerome Belew | |
| 06:30 | Grove City | Mark Meader makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 06:30 | Grove City | Mark Meader makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 06:13 | Denison | Allen Byrd connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Anthony Duong | 62-63 |
| 05:49 | Grove City | Anthony Duong blocks the short jumper by Justin Bailey | 62-63 |
| 05:48 | Grove City | Mark Meader grabs the offensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 05:33 | Grove City | James Goree swats the layup by Justin Bailey | 62-63 |
| 05:31 | Denison | Anthony Duong gets the rebound | 62-63 |
| 05:23 | Denison | James Goree's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Hancock | 62-63 |
| 05:21 | Grove City | Joseph Mueller pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| 04:53 | Grove City | Joseph Mueller knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Hancock | 64-63 |
| 04:53 | Denison | Denison calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| Subs | Grove City | James Rogers (SF), Christopher Satterfield (C) Mark Meader, Justin Bailey | |
| Subs | Denison | Larry Sutliff (PG), Avery Lambert (SG), John Horvath (SF), Jerome Belew (C) Henry Wallner, Allen Byrd, James Collins, Anthony Duong | |
| 04:29 | Denison | John Horvath misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 64-63 |
| 04:27 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Christopher Satterfield | 64-63 |
| 04:23 | Grove City | Joseph Mueller misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Avery Lambert - foul #3 on Avery Lambert, team foul #11 | 64-63 |
| 04:23 | Grove City | Joseph Mueller makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 04:23 | Grove City | Joseph Mueller makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 03:58 | Denison | Jerome Belew clanks a jumper from the left block | 66-63 |
| 03:56 | Denison | Jerome Belew tips it in | 66-65 |
| 03:37 | Grove City | Michael Hancock drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Mueller and he's hacked by James Goree - foul #2 on James Goree, team foul #12 | 68-65 |
| 03:37 | Grove City | Michael Hancock makes the free throw | 69-65 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Joseph Mueller (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Miller (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Hancock (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Christopher Satterfield (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Larry Sutliff (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Avery Lambert (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Horvath (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Goree (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerome Belew (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Denison | Larry Sutliff misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-65 |
| 03:24 | Denison | Avery Lambert tips it but misses | 69-65 |
| 03:22 | Denison | Jerome Belew snags the offensive board | 69-65 |
| 03:06 | Denison | Jerome Belew misses the fadeaway in the lane | 69-65 |
| 03:05 | Denison | The offensive rebound goes to James Goree | 69-65 |
| 02:52 | Denison | Larry Sutliff connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Avery Lambert | 69-67 |
| 02:41 | Grove City | Kenneth Miller makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-67 |
| 02:31 | Denison | Jerome Belew scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from James Goree | 72-69 |
| 02:11 | Grove City | James Rogers buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Kenneth Miller | 74-69 |
| 01:51 | Denison | Jerome Belew knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Larry Sutliff | 74-72 |
| 01:44 | Grove City | Michael Hancock can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 74-72 |
| 01:43 | Denison | Jerome Belew pulls down the rebound | 74-72 |
| 01:38 | Denison | Avery Lambert comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 74-72 |
| 01:37 | Grove City | James Rogers gets the rebound | 74-72 |
| 01:30 | Grove City | Kenneth Miller misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-72 |
| 01:29 | Denison | James Goree gets the rebound | 74-72 |
| 01:23 | Denison | John Horvath comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-72 |
| 01:22 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Joseph Mueller | 74-72 |
| 01:00 | Grove City | Kenneth Miller misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 74-72 |
| 00:58 | Denison | James Goree snags the defensive board | 74-72 |
| 00:52 | Denison | James Goree misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Joseph Mueller - foul #1 on Joseph Mueller, team foul #6 | 74-72 |
| Subs | Grove City | Justin Bailey (C) Christopher Satterfield | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 00:52 | Denison | James Goree makes the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 00:52 | Denison | James Goree makes the 2nd free throw | 74-74 |
| 00:37 | Grove City | Kenneth Miller misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 74-74 |
| 00:36 | Denison | The rebound goes to John Horvath | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Denison | John Horvath makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Sutliff | 74-77 |
| 00:13 | Grove City | Kenneth Miller misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-77 |
| 00:11 | Grove City | Joseph Mueller pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-77 |
| 00:08 | Grove City | Kenneth Miller buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Mueller | 77-77 |
| 00:08 | Denison | Denison calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-77 |
| 00:00 | Denison | James Goree knocks in the jumper near the basket | 77-79 |