| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Lloyd Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Don Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Perry Yung (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ray Ovalle (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - William Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Herman Weber (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Mitkowski (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Steve White (fresh) 3 reb. C - Wilson Harris (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Grove City | Donald Mitkowski inbounds the ball | 27-34 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Grove City | Steve White misses the lay-in but the foul's on Perry Yung - foul #2 on Perry Yung, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Earlham | Wendell Wilson (PG), Jason Spina (SF), Richard Rau (PF) Lloyd Johnson, Perry Yung, Ray Ovalle | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 19:39 | Grove City | Steve White makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 19:39 | Grove City | Steve White makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 19:30 | Earlham | Herman Weber steals the ball from Don Reed | 27-36 |
| 19:06 | Grove City | Wilson Harris drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Herman Weber | 27-38 |
| 18:57 | Earlham | Wendell Wilson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-38 |
| 18:55 | Earlham | William Bell gets the offensive rebound | 27-38 |
| 18:34 | Earlham | William Bell is fouled on the floor by Wilson Harris - foul #1 on Wilson Harris, team foul #1 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson (PG), Perry Yung (SF), Ray Ovalle (PF) Wendell Wilson, Jason Spina, Richard Rau | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 18:21 | Earlham | William Bell scores on a shot from close range | 29-38 |
| 18:06 | Grove City | Don Reed steals it from Steve White | 29-38 |
| 18:01 | Earlham | Don Reed dunks the ball | 31-38 |
| 17:44 | Grove City | Steve White misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Perry Yung - foul #3 on Perry Yung, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Earlham | Jason Spina (SF) Perry Yung | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 17:44 | Grove City | Steve White misses the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 17:44 | Grove City | Steve White makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 17:26 | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 17:25 | Grove City | Herman Weber pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 17:01 | Grove City | Robert Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-39 |
| 17:00 | Grove City | Wilson Harris snags the offensive board | 31-39 |
| 16:48 | Grove City | Robert Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-39 |
| Subs | Earlham | Wendell Wilson (SG), Richard Rau (PF) Don Reed, Ray Ovalle | |
| Subs | Grove City | Kenneth Thomas (PG), Curtis Stayton (SG), Howard Palos (SF), Fred Arellano (PF), David Hallman (C) Robert Johnson, Herman Weber, Donald Mitkowski, Steve White, Wilson Harris | |
| 16:29 | Earlham | David Hallman takes the ball from Jason Spina | 31-39 |
| 16:10 | Grove City | Curtis Stayton makes the 3 from the right corner set up by David Hallman | 31-42 |
| 15:47 | Earlham | Jason Spina hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Curtis Stayton - foul #1 on Curtis Stayton, team foul #2 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Earlham | Don Reed (SG), Ray Ovalle (PF) Wendell Wilson, Richard Rau | |
| Subs | Grove City | Robert Johnson (PG), Herman Weber (SG), Stephen Moore (SF) Kenneth Thomas, Curtis Stayton, Howard Palos | |
| 15:47 | Earlham | Jason Spina makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 15:47 | Earlham | Jason Spina makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Lloyd Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Don Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jason Spina (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Ovalle (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - William Bell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Herman Weber (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Fred Arellano (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - David Hallman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Grove City | Robert Johnson buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Herman Weber | 33-44 |
| 15:25 | Earlham | William Bell's fadeaway is rejected by David Hallman | 33-44 |
| 15:23 | Earlham | William Bell tips it in | 35-44 |
| 15:14 | Grove City | Herman Weber is fouled on the floor by Don Reed - foul #1 on Don Reed, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Earlham | Perry Yung (SF) Jason Spina | |
| Subs | Grove City | Wilson Harris (C) David Hallman | |
| 14:50 | Grove City | Perry Yung steals it from Stephen Moore | 35-44 |
| 14:30 | Earlham | Ray Ovalle hits a jump hook from close range set up by Lloyd Johnson | 37-44 |
| 14:06 | Grove City | Robert Johnson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Herman Weber and he's fouled by Lloyd Johnson - foul #1 on Lloyd Johnson, team foul #4 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Earlham | Wendell Wilson (PG) Lloyd Johnson | |
| Subs | Grove City | Steve White (PF) Fred Arellano | |
| 14:06 | Grove City | Robert Johnson makes the free throw | 37-47 |
| 13:43 | Earlham | William Bell makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Wendell Wilson | 39-47 |
| 13:14 | Grove City | Wilson Harris's floater is tipped away by Ray Ovalle | 39-47 |
| 13:12 | Grove City | Herman Weber tips it back up and in | 39-49 |
| 13:01 | Earlham | Wendell Wilson misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 39-49 |
| 12:59 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Steve White | 39-49 |
| 12:43 | Grove City | Herman Weber makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Stephen Moore | 39-51 |
| 12:36 | Earlham | Perry Yung hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Herman Weber - foul #3 on Herman Weber, team foul #3 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson (PG), Richard Rau (PF) Wendell Wilson, Ray Ovalle | |
| Subs | Grove City | Donald Mitkowski (PG), Kenneth Thomas (SG), Fred Arellano (C) Robert Johnson, Herman Weber, Wilson Harris | |
| 12:36 | Earlham | Perry Yung misses the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 12:36 | Earlham | Perry Yung makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 12:13 | Grove City | Fred Arellano is whistled for traveling | 40-51 |
| Subs | Earlham | Wendell Wilson (SG) Don Reed | |
| Subs | Grove City | Howard Palos (SF) Stephen Moore | |
| 12:11 | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-51 |
| 11:48 | Grove City | Fred Arellano comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-51 |
| 11:46 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Perry Yung | 40-51 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Lloyd Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wendell Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Perry Yung (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Rau (fresh) C - William Bell (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Donald Mitkowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Thomas (fresh) SF - Howard Palos (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steve White (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Arellano (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson double dribbles | 40-51 |
| Subs | Earlham | Don Reed (SG), Ray Ovalle (PF) Wendell Wilson, Richard Rau | |
| Subs | Grove City | Herman Weber (SG), Stephen Moore (SF), David Hallman (C) Kenneth Thomas, Howard Palos, Steve White | |
| 10:53 | Grove City | Donald Mitkowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-51 |
| 10:51 | Earlham | William Bell grabs the board | 40-51 |
| 10:33 | Earlham | Perry Yung lays it in | 42-51 |
| 10:18 | Grove City | David Hallman hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 42-51 |
| 10:17 | Grove City | David Hallman tips it in | 42-53 |
| 09:57 | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Don Reed | 45-53 |
| 09:39 | Grove City | Stephen Moore makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Herman Weber | 45-55 |
| 09:24 | Earlham | Don Reed hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 45-55 |
| 09:23 | Grove City | Donald Mitkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 09:16 | Grove City | Herman Weber comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 45-55 |
| 09:15 | Grove City | Donald Mitkowski gets the offensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 08:59 | Grove City | Herman Weber double dribbles | 45-55 |
| Subs | Earlham | Jason Spina (SF), Richard Rau (PF), Willie Packer (C) Perry Yung, Ray Ovalle, William Bell | |
| Subs | Grove City | Robert Johnson (PG), Kenneth Thomas (SG), Howard Palos (SF), Steve White (PF), Wilson Harris (C) Donald Mitkowski, Herman Weber, Stephen Moore, Fred Arellano, David Hallman | |
| 08:34 | Earlham | Robert Johnson steals the ball from Willie Packer | 45-55 |
| 08:13 | Grove City | Kenneth Thomas is hacked by Richard Rau - foul #2 on Richard Rau, team foul #5 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Earlham | Perry Yung (SF), Ray Ovalle (PF) Jason Spina, Richard Rau | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 07:58 | Grove City | Wilson Harris connects on the floater near the basket | 45-57 |
| 07:43 | Earlham | Robert Johnson picks off the pass by Willie Packer | 45-57 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Lloyd Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Don Reed (tiring) 4 pts. 6 ast. SF - Perry Yung (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ray Ovalle (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Willie Packer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 5 stl. SG - Kenneth Thomas (fresh) SF - Howard Palos (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steve White (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Wilson Harris (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Grove City | Steve White misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-57 |
| 07:14 | Grove City | Howard Palos tips it but misses | 45-57 |
| 07:12 | Grove City | Wilson Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-57 |
| 07:01 | Grove City | Lloyd Johnson steps in front of the Robert Johnson pass | 45-57 |
| 06:58 | Earlham | Perry Yung misses the easy layup | 45-57 |
| 06:56 | Earlham | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Packer | 45-57 |
| 06:43 | Earlham | Don Reed makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lloyd Johnson | 47-57 |
| 06:23 | Grove City | Don Reed steals it from Howard Palos | 47-57 |
| 06:02 | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Willie Packer | 49-57 |
| 05:59 | Grove City | Grove City calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-57 |
| Subs | Earlham | Wendell Wilson (SG), Jason Spina (SF), Richard Rau (PF), William Bell (C) Don Reed, Perry Yung, Ray Ovalle, Willie Packer | |
| Subs | Grove City | Herman Weber (SG), Stephen Moore (SF) Kenneth Thomas, Howard Palos | |
| 05:36 | Grove City | Herman Weber is hacked by Jason Spina - foul #1 on Jason Spina, team foul #6 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Earlham | Don Reed (SG) Lloyd Johnson | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 05:27 | Grove City | Herman Weber knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 49-60 |
| 05:00 | Earlham | Wendell Wilson buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Don Reed | 52-60 |
| 04:45 | Grove City | Robert Johnson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-60 |
| 04:44 | Earlham | Richard Rau grabs the board | 52-60 |
| 04:25 | Earlham | Herman Weber takes the ball from Wendell Wilson | 52-60 |
| 04:08 | Grove City | Herman Weber misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Rau - foul #3 on Richard Rau, team foul #7 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson (PG), Perry Yung (SF), Ray Ovalle (PF) Don Reed, Jason Spina, Richard Rau | |
| Subs | Grove City | Fred Arellano (PF), David Hallman (C) Steve White, Wilson Harris | |
| 04:08 | Grove City | Herman Weber makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 04:08 | Grove City | Herman Weber misses the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 04:08 | Earlham | William Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 03:47 | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-61 |
| 03:46 | Earlham | Perry Yung grabs the offensive board | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Earlham | The short jumper by Perry Yung is denied by David Hallman | 52-61 |
| 03:24 | Earlham | The offensive rebound goes to William Bell | 52-61 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Lloyd Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Wendell Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Perry Yung (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ray Ovalle (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - William Bell (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 5 stl. SG - Herman Weber (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Fred Arellano (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - David Hallman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:15 | Earlham | Fred Arellano blocks the short jumper by Perry Yung | 52-61 |
| 03:13 | Grove City | Stephen Moore grabs the board | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:46 | Grove City | David Hallman lays it up and in | 52-63 |
| 02:30 | Earlham | William Bell's floater is tipped away by Fred Arellano | 52-63 |
| 02:28 | Grove City | Stephen Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 52-63 |
| 02:08 | Grove City | David Hallman jams it on a nice dish by Herman Weber and the foul's on William Bell - foul #3 on William Bell, team foul #8 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Earlham | Don Reed (SG), Richard Rau (PF) Wendell Wilson, Ray Ovalle | |
| Subs | Grove City | Donald Mitkowski (PG), Kenneth Thomas (SG), Howard Palos (SF) Robert Johnson, Herman Weber, Stephen Moore | |
| 02:08 | Grove City | David Hallman makes the free throw | 52-66 |
| 01:52 | Earlham | Don Reed buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Richard Rau | 55-66 |
| 01:27 | Grove City | Kenneth Thomas makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Donald Mitkowski | 55-68 |
| 01:14 | Earlham | Don Reed is hacked by Kenneth Thomas - foul #3 on Kenneth Thomas, team foul #4 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Earlham | Ray Ovalle (PF) Richard Rau | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 01:04 | Earlham | William Bell banks in the layup on a great pass from Ray Ovalle | 57-68 |
| 00:45 | Grove City | David Hallman misses the lay-in | 57-68 |
| 00:44 | Earlham | The rebound goes to William Bell | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Earlham | Perry Yung makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Lloyd Johnson | 59-68 |
| 00:38 | Grove City | Grove City calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-68 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Robert Johnson (PG), Herman Weber (SG), Stephen Moore (SF), Steve White (PF), Wilson Harris (C) Donald Mitkowski, Kenneth Thomas, Howard Palos, Fred Arellano, David Hallman | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Grove City | Robert Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Lloyd Johnson - foul #2 on Lloyd Johnson, team foul #9 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Donald Mitkowski (SF), Howard Palos (PF) Stephen Moore, Steve White | |
| 00:35 | Grove City | Robert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:35 | Grove City | Robert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:31 | Earlham | Perry Yung hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Donald Mitkowski - foul #1 on Donald Mitkowski, team foul #5 | 59-70 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Kenneth Thomas (SG), Fred Arellano (PF), David Hallman (C) Robert Johnson, Herman Weber, Wilson Harris | |
| 00:31 | Earlham | Perry Yung makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:31 | Earlham | Perry Yung makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:28 | Grove City | Donald Mitkowski is fouled in the backcourt by Lloyd Johnson - foul #3 on Lloyd Johnson, team foul #10 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Robert Johnson (PG), Herman Weber (SG), Wilson Harris (C) Kenneth Thomas, Fred Arellano, David Hallman | |
| 00:28 | Grove City | Donald Mitkowski makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:28 | Grove City | Donald Mitkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:22 | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Ray Ovalle | 63-72 |
| 00:22 | Grove City | Grove City calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-72 |
| 00:21 | Grove City | Howard Palos is hacked by Lloyd Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lloyd Johnson, team foul #11 | 63-72 |
| 00:21 | Grove City | Howard Palos misses the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:21 | Grove City | Howard Palos makes the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:16 | Earlham | Perry Yung slams it home on a great pass from Ray Ovalle | 65-73 |
| 00:13 | Grove City | Howard Palos is fouled in the backcourt by Lloyd Johnson - foul #5 on Lloyd Johnson, team foul #12 | 65-73 |
| Subs | Earlham | Wendell Wilson (PG) Lloyd Johnson | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 00:13 | Grove City | Howard Palos misses the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:13 | Grove City | Howard Palos makes the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:09 | Earlham | Wendell Wilson drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Don Reed | 68-74 |
| 00:09 | Grove City | Grove City calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 68-74 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Steve White (PF) Wilson Harris | |
| 00:08 | Grove City | Don Reed is called for the reach on Herman Weber in the backcourt - foul #2 on Don Reed, team foul #13 | 68-74 |
| 00:08 | Grove City | Herman Weber makes the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:08 | Grove City | Herman Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| 00:02 | Earlham | Don Reed misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-76 |
| 00:00 | Earlham | William Bell grabs the offensive rebound | 68-76 |