| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - David Morphis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Seaver (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Etheridge (fresh) PF - Jamie Ashcroft (fresh) 11 pts. C - Glen Haydon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - John Acord (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Cloud (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Booker Brinkley (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Reed (fresh) 3 reb. C - George Clay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Earlham | Booker Brinkley inbounds the ball | 42-31 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Earlham | George Clay makes the jumper from the right side set up by John Acord | 42-33 |
| 19:18 | Wittenberg | George Clay steals it from James Etheridge | 42-33 |
| 18:55 | Earlham | Philip Cloud is fouled on the floor by Glen Haydon - foul #1 on Glen Haydon, team foul #1 | 42-33 |
| 18:39 | Earlham | Booker Brinkley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 18:38 | Earlham | Philip Cloud grabs the offensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 18:21 | Earlham | Michael Reed drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Acord and the foul's on James Etheridge - foul #1 on James Etheridge, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| 18:21 | Earlham | Michael Reed makes the free throw | 42-36 |
| 18:01 | Wittenberg | David Seaver drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from David Morphis and he's hacked by Michael Reed - foul #2 on Michael Reed, team foul #1 | 44-36 |
| 18:01 | Wittenberg | David Seaver makes the free throw | 45-36 |
| 17:52 | Earlham | George Clay misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 17:50 | Earlham | Michael Reed pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 17:32 | Earlham | Philip Cloud buries a shot from the free throw line | 45-38 |
| 17:12 | Wittenberg | James Etheridge connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from David Morphis | 47-38 |
| 16:58 | Earlham | Jamie Ashcroft steps in front of the Booker Brinkley pass | 47-38 |
| 16:40 | Wittenberg | David Morphis's pass is intercepted by George Clay | 47-38 |
| 16:17 | Earlham | Jamie Ashcroft steps in front of the Booker Brinkley pass | 47-38 |
| 15:53 | Wittenberg | David Seaver misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-38 |
| 15:52 | Wittenberg | James Etheridge can't tip it in | 47-38 |
| 15:50 | Earlham | John Acord pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - David Morphis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Seaver (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Etheridge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jamie Ashcroft (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. C - Glen Haydon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - John Acord (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Philip Cloud (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Booker Brinkley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Reed (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - George Clay (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:42 | Earlham | Michael Reed misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 15:40 | Earlham | John Acord grabs the offensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 15:26 | Earlham | Booker Brinkley misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-38 |
| 15:25 | Wittenberg | Jamie Ashcroft grabs the board | 47-38 |
| 15:00 | Wittenberg | Glen Haydon can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Michael Reed - foul #3 on Michael Reed, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Stephen Pugh (PG), Calvin Nystrom (SG), Charles Welch (SF), Nathan Sims (PF) David Morphis, David Seaver, James Etheridge, Jamie Ashcroft | |
| Subs | Earlham | Edward Hicks (PG), Calvin Byrd (SG), Shaun Carr (SF), Dennis Batton (PF), Ernest Short (C) John Acord, Philip Cloud, Booker Brinkley, Michael Reed, George Clay | |
| 15:00 | Wittenberg | Glen Haydon misses the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 15:00 | Wittenberg | Glen Haydon makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 14:42 | Earlham | Dennis Batton's floater is tipped away by Glen Haydon | 48-38 |
| 14:40 | Wittenberg | Glen Haydon gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 14:33 | Wittenberg | Glen Haydon lays it up and in set up by Stephen Pugh | 50-38 |
| 14:17 | Earlham | Shaun Carr misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 50-38 |
| 14:15 | Earlham | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Short | 50-38 |
| 14:02 | Earlham | Shaun Carr comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-38 |
| 14:00 | Wittenberg | The rebound goes to Calvin Nystrom | 50-38 |
| 13:46 | Wittenberg | Nathan Sims hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 50-38 |
| 13:45 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Ernest Short | 50-38 |
| 13:33 | Earlham | Shaun Carr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-38 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Nicolas Bell (C) Glen Haydon | |
| Subs | Earlham | John Acord (PG) Edward Hicks | |
| 13:07 | Wittenberg | Calvin Nystrom misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-38 |
| 13:05 | Earlham | Ernest Short grabs the defensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 12:37 | Earlham | Dennis Batton connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by John Acord and he's fouled by Nicolas Bell - foul #1 on Nicolas Bell, team foul #3 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Jason Fernald (SG), Jamie Ashcroft (PF) Charles Welch, Nathan Sims | |
| Subs | Earlham | Philip Cloud (SG) Shaun Carr | |
| 12:37 | Earlham | Dennis Batton makes the free throw | 50-41 |
| 12:16 | Wittenberg | Calvin Nystrom comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 50-41 |
| 12:15 | Earlham | Calvin Byrd snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 11:59 | Earlham | Calvin Byrd's pass is intercepted by Jamie Ashcroft | 50-41 |
| 11:44 | Wittenberg | Nicolas Bell is fouled on the floor by Dennis Batton - foul #1 on Dennis Batton, team foul #3 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | David Morphis (PG), David Seaver (SG), James Etheridge (SF) Stephen Pugh, Jason Fernald, Calvin Nystrom | |
| Subs | Earlham | Booker Brinkley (SF), Michael Reed (PF), Walter Dickerson (C) Calvin Byrd, Dennis Batton, Ernest Short | |
| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - David Morphis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Seaver (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Etheridge (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jamie Ashcroft (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Nicolas Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - John Acord (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Philip Cloud (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Booker Brinkley (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Walter Dickerson (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Wittenberg | Nicolas Bell loses the dribble to Michael Reed | 50-41 |
| 11:15 | Earlham | Booker Brinkley misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Etheridge - foul #2 on James Etheridge, team foul #4 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Nathan Sims (PF) Jamie Ashcroft | |
| Subs | Earlham | George Clay (C) Walter Dickerson | |
| 11:15 | Earlham | Booker Brinkley makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 11:15 | Earlham | Booker Brinkley misses the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 11:15 | Earlham | George Clay grabs the offensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 10:57 | Earlham | Michael Reed banks in the layup on a nice dish by George Clay | 50-44 |
| 10:44 | Wittenberg | Nathan Sims scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by David Morphis | 52-44 |
| 10:39 | Earlham | Philip Cloud knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Booker Brinkley | 52-46 |
| 10:22 | Wittenberg | James Etheridge misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Philip Cloud - foul #1 on Philip Cloud, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Charles Welch (PF) Nicolas Bell | |
| Subs | Earlham | Calvin Byrd (PG), Shaun Carr (SG) John Acord, Philip Cloud | |
| 10:22 | Wittenberg | James Etheridge makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 10:22 | Wittenberg | James Etheridge makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 10:01 | Earlham | Shaun Carr's pass is intercepted by David Seaver | 54-46 |
| 09:56 | Wittenberg | David Morphis blows the layup | 54-46 |
| 09:54 | Earlham | George Clay snags the defensive board | 54-46 |
| 09:42 | Earlham | Michael Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-46 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Stephen Pugh (SF), Glen Haydon (C) James Etheridge, Nathan Sims | |
| Subs | Earlham | Edward Hicks (PG), Ernest Short (PF), Walter Dickerson (C) Booker Brinkley, Michael Reed, George Clay | |
| 09:23 | Wittenberg | Shaun Carr is called for the reach on David Seaver - foul #1 on Shaun Carr, team foul #5 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Calvin Nystrom (SF), Jamie Ashcroft (PF), Nicolas Bell (C) David Seaver, Charles Welch, Glen Haydon | |
| Subs | Earlham | John Acord (PG) Edward Hicks | |
| 09:18 | Wittenberg | Jamie Ashcroft misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-46 |
| 09:17 | Earlham | Walter Dickerson pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| 09:07 | Earlham | Calvin Nystrom picks off the pass by Shaun Carr | 54-46 |
| 09:04 | Wittenberg | Stephen Pugh lays it up and in set up by Calvin Nystrom | 56-46 |
| 08:47 | Earlham | Walter Dickerson knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Acord | 56-49 |
| 08:34 | Wittenberg | David Morphis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-49 |
| 08:32 | Earlham | Ernest Short gets the rebound | 56-49 |
| 08:26 | Earlham | Walter Dickerson is hacked by Nicolas Bell - foul #2 on Nicolas Bell, team foul #5 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | James Etheridge (SF), Nathan Sims (C) David Morphis, Nicolas Bell | |
| Subs | Earlham | Philip Cloud (SG), Michael Reed (PF), George Clay (C) Calvin Byrd, Ernest Short, Walter Dickerson | |
| 08:08 | Earlham | John Acord drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from George Clay | 56-52 |
| 07:51 | Wittenberg | Nathan Sims throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-52 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | David Seaver (SG), Nicolas Bell (C) Calvin Nystrom, Jamie Ashcroft | |
| Subs | Earlham | Booker Brinkley (SF) Shaun Carr | |
| 07:39 | Earlham | Philip Cloud misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 07:38 | Wittenberg | Nathan Sims gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - Stephen Pugh (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Seaver (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Etheridge (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nathan Sims (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicolas Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - John Acord (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Philip Cloud (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Booker Brinkley (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - George Clay (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:33 | Wittenberg | David Seaver clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 07:32 | Earlham | John Acord pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| 07:12 | Earlham | Booker Brinkley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-52 |
| 07:10 | Earlham | George Clay tips it back up and in | 56-54 |
| 06:45 | Wittenberg | Stephen Pugh clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 06:44 | Earlham | Michael Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 06:19 | Earlham | John Acord misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 06:18 | Earlham | Michael Reed misses the tip | 56-54 |
| 06:16 | Earlham | Michael Reed snags the offensive board | 56-54 |
| 05:55 | Earlham | George Clay scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Booker Brinkley | 56-56 |
| 05:55 | Wittenberg | Wittenberg calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | David Morphis (PG), Jamie Ashcroft (PF), Glen Haydon (C) Stephen Pugh, Nathan Sims, Nicolas Bell | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 05:44 | Wittenberg | David Morphis scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Jamie Ashcroft | 58-56 |
| 05:28 | Earlham | John Acord scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Philip Cloud | 58-58 |
| 05:14 | Wittenberg | Glen Haydon is fouled on the floor by John Acord - foul #3 on John Acord, team foul #6 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Dennis Batton (PF), Ernest Short (C) Michael Reed, George Clay | |
| 04:55 | Wittenberg | David Seaver drills a 3 from the right wing set up by David Morphis | 61-58 |
| 04:36 | Earlham | David Seaver is called for the reach on Booker Brinkley - foul #1 on David Seaver, team foul #6 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Stephen Pugh (SF) James Etheridge | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 04:16 | Earlham | John Acord drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Philip Cloud | 61-61 |
| 04:01 | Wittenberg | Dennis Batton is called for the reach on Stephen Pugh - foul #2 on Dennis Batton, team foul #7 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Calvin Nystrom (SF) David Seaver | |
| Subs | Earlham | Calvin Byrd (PG), Shaun Carr (SF) John Acord, Booker Brinkley | |
| 04:01 | Wittenberg | Stephen Pugh misses the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 04:01 | Earlham | Ernest Short snags the defensive board | 61-61 |
| 03:49 | Earlham | Calvin Byrd lays it up and in | 61-63 |
| 03:33 | Wittenberg | Jamie Ashcroft drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Glen Haydon | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - David Morphis (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Stephen Pugh (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Calvin Nystrom (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jamie Ashcroft (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Glen Haydon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Calvin Byrd (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Cloud (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shaun Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Batton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Short (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Earlham | Dennis Batton misses the shot from the free throw line | 63-63 |
| 03:16 | Earlham | Shaun Carr can't tip it in | 63-63 |
| 03:15 | Earlham | Shaun Carr grabs the offensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 03:08 | Earlham | Shaun Carr knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Ernest Short and he's hacked by Jamie Ashcroft - foul #3 on Jamie Ashcroft, team foul #7 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | James Etheridge (SF), Nathan Sims (PF), Nicolas Bell (C) David Morphis, Jamie Ashcroft, Glen Haydon | |
| Subs | Earlham | John Acord (PG), Michael Reed (PF), George Clay (C) Philip Cloud, Dennis Batton, Ernest Short | |
| 03:08 | Earlham | Shaun Carr makes the free throw | 63-66 |
| 02:43 | Wittenberg | Stephen Pugh knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Calvin Nystrom | 66-66 |
| 02:43 | Earlham | Earlham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | David Morphis (PG), David Seaver (SG), Jamie Ashcroft (PF), Glen Haydon (C) Stephen Pugh, Calvin Nystrom, Nathan Sims, Nicolas Bell | |
| Subs | Earlham | Philip Cloud (SG), Booker Brinkley (SF) Shaun Carr, Calvin Byrd | |
| 02:17 | Earlham | Philip Cloud scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Reed | 66-68 |
| 01:48 | Wittenberg | James Etheridge comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 66-68 |
| 01:47 | Wittenberg | The offensive rebound goes to David Seaver | 66-68 |
| 01:38 | Wittenberg | David Morphis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-68 |
| 01:36 | Wittenberg | Glen Haydon tips it home | 68-68 |
| 01:26 | Earlham | Michael Reed misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on James Etheridge - foul #3 on James Etheridge, team foul #8 | 68-68 |
| 01:26 | Earlham | Michael Reed makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 01:26 | Earlham | Michael Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 01:04 | Wittenberg | Glen Haydon banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Morphis | 70-70 |
| 00:50 | Earlham | Philip Cloud clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-70 |
| 00:49 | Wittenberg | The rebound goes to Glen Haydon | 70-70 |
| 00:33 | Wittenberg | David Morphis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Acord - foul #4 on John Acord, team foul #8 | 70-70 |
| 00:33 | Wittenberg | David Morphis makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 00:33 | Wittenberg | David Morphis makes the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:33 | Wittenberg | David Morphis misses the 3rd free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:33 | Earlham | George Clay pulls down the rebound | 72-70 |
| 00:14 | Earlham | Philip Cloud misses badly on a shot from the left side | 72-70 |
| 00:12 | Wittenberg | Glen Haydon gets the rebound | 72-70 |
| Game Plan | Wittenberg | Wittenberg is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Wittenberg | Glen Haydon is hacked by John Acord in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Acord, team foul #9 | 72-70 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Calvin Byrd (PG) John Acord | |
| 00:11 | Wittenberg | Glen Haydon misses the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:11 | Earlham | George Clay grabs the board | 72-70 |
| 00:07 | Earlham | Philip Cloud misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Glen Haydon - foul #2 on Glen Haydon, team foul #9 | 72-70 |
| 00:07 | Earlham | Philip Cloud makes the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 00:07 | Earlham | Philip Cloud misses the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 00:07 | Wittenberg | Jamie Ashcroft grabs the defensive rebound | 72-71 |
| 00:06 | Wittenberg | Calvin Byrd is called for the reach on Jamie Ashcroft in the backcourt - foul #1 on Calvin Byrd, team foul #10 | 72-71 |
| 00:06 | Wittenberg | Jamie Ashcroft makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:06 | Wittenberg | Jamie Ashcroft misses the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:06 | Earlham | Philip Cloud grabs the defensive rebound | 73-71 |
| 00:06 | Earlham | Earlham calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-71 |
| 00:02 | Earlham | David Morphis steals it from Booker Brinkley | 73-71 |
| 00:00 | Wittenberg | David Morphis runs out the clock | 73-71 |