| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Joseph Harkins (fresh) SG - John Paolucci (fresh) SF - Tom Manning (fresh) PF - Jacob Reynolds (fresh) C - Ronald Almanzar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Michael Hooser (fresh) SG - Mark Downey (fresh) SF - Kevin Segers (fresh) PF - Scott McClain (fresh) C - Byron Devore (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Grove City | Scott McClain wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:43 | Grove City | Byron Devore misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Earlham | Tom Manning gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Earlham | Ronald Almanzar buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Harkins | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Grove City | Kevin Segers clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Earlham | Ronald Almanzar grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Earlham | Jacob Reynolds buries a jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Scott McClain - foul #1 on Scott McClain, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 19:01 | Earlham | Jacob Reynolds misses the free throw | 4-0 |
| 19:01 | Grove City | Scott McClain pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:42 | Grove City | Byron Devore scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Kevin Segers | 4-2 |
| 18:40 | Earlham | John Paolucci is hacked by Kevin Segers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Segers, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 18:11 | Earlham | Ronald Almanzar is fouled on the floor by Byron Devore - foul #1 on Byron Devore, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| 17:55 | Earlham | Jacob Reynolds loses the ball out of bounds | 4-2 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Jeremy Beaver (PF) Scott McClain | |
| 17:33 | Grove City | Byron Devore travels with the ball | 4-2 |
| 17:04 | Earlham | Jacob Reynolds's fadeaway is rejected by Byron Devore | 4-2 |
| 17:03 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Jeremy Beaver | 4-2 |
| 16:42 | Grove City | Jacob Reynolds blocks the short jumper by Byron Devore | 4-2 |
| 16:40 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Ronald Almanzar | 4-2 |
| 16:38 | Earlham | Joseph Harkins is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| Subs | Earlham | Scott Sill (SG) Joseph Harkins | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 16:25 | Grove City | Byron Devore dunks the ball | 4-4 |
| 16:09 | Earlham | Mark Downey steps in front of the Jacob Reynolds pass | 4-4 |
| 16:06 | Grove City | Mark Downey blows the layup | 4-4 |
| 16:04 | Earlham | Tom Manning snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - John Paolucci (fairly fresh) SG - Scott Sill (fresh) SF - Tom Manning (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jacob Reynolds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Almanzar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Michael Hooser (fairly fresh) SG - Mark Downey (fairly fresh) SF - Kevin Segers (fairly fresh) PF - Jeremy Beaver (fairly fresh) C - Byron Devore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Earlham | Scott Sill is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-4 |
| 15:38 | Grove City | Byron Devore gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 15:16 | Grove City | John Paolucci is called for the reach on Michael Hooser - foul #1 on John Paolucci, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Earlham | Joseph Harkins (PG) Scott Sill | |
| Subs | Grove City | Jesse Windsor (SG), Scott McClain (PF) Mark Downey, Byron Devore | |
| 15:10 | Grove City | The jumper by Jesse Windsor is denied by Tom Manning | 4-4 |
| 15:09 | Grove City | Jeremy Beaver gets the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 14:57 | Grove City | The short jumper by Michael Hooser is denied by Jacob Reynolds | 4-4 |
| 14:55 | Grove City | Kevin Segers hits the follow up shot | 4-6 |
| 14:38 | Earlham | Jacob Reynolds can't connect on a shot in the paint | 4-6 |
| 14:37 | Earlham | Ronald Almanzar snags the offensive board | 4-6 |
| 14:18 | Earlham | Scott McClain is called for the reach on John Paolucci - foul #2 on Scott McClain, team foul #4 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Earlham | Scott Sill (SG), Glenn Johnson (PF) John Paolucci, Jacob Reynolds | |
| Subs | Grove City | Ronald Webb (PG), Richard Hood (SF), Cody Guice (C) Michael Hooser, Kevin Segers, Scott McClain | |
| 13:54 | Earlham | Ronald Almanzar hits a wide open shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Harkins | 6-6 |
| 13:36 | Grove City | Jesse Windsor loses the dribble to Tom Manning | 6-6 |
| 13:33 | Earlham | Tom Manning banks in the layup | 8-6 |
| 13:12 | Grove City | Scott Sill steps in front of the Ronald Webb pass | 8-6 |
| 13:09 | Earlham | Joseph Harkins hits the finger roll set up by Scott Sill | 10-6 |
| 12:46 | Grove City | Jesse Windsor's floater is tipped away by Glenn Johnson | 10-6 |
| 12:45 | Earlham | Ronald Almanzar gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| 12:41 | Earlham | Joseph Harkins's pass is intercepted by Jeremy Beaver in the backcourt | 10-6 |
| 12:20 | Grove City | Jesse Windsor connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Ronald Webb | 10-8 |
| 11:56 | Earlham | Ronald Almanzar clanks a shot near the basket | 10-8 |
| 11:54 | Earlham | Glenn Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Joseph Harkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Sill (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tom Manning (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Johnson (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Almanzar (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Ronald Webb (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jesse Windsor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Hood (fairly fresh) PF - Jeremy Beaver (tiring) 2 reb. C - Cody Guice (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Earlham | Tom Manning comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Cody Guice - foul #1 on Cody Guice, team foul #5 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Earlham | John Paolucci (SG), Jacob Reynolds (PF) Scott Sill, Glenn Johnson | |
| Subs | Grove City | Michael Hooser (PG), Mark Downey (SG), Kevin Segers (SF), Daniel Bourgeois (PF), Byron Devore (C) Ronald Webb, Jesse Windsor, Richard Hood, Jeremy Beaver, Cody Guice | |
| 11:27 | Earlham | Tom Manning makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 11:27 | Earlham | Tom Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 11:08 | Grove City | Kevin Segers works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Byron Devore | 12-11 |
| 10:46 | Earlham | Jacob Reynolds knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Harkins | 14-11 |
| 10:30 | Grove City | Byron Devore is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Mark Downey | 14-13 |
| 10:10 | Earlham | Jacob Reynolds clanks a floater in the lane but the foul's on Daniel Bourgeois - foul #1 on Daniel Bourgeois, team foul #6 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Earlham | Gerald Huskey (SF) Tom Manning | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 10:10 | Earlham | Jacob Reynolds misses the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 10:10 | Earlham | Jacob Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 09:50 | Grove City | Kevin Segers travels with the ball | 15-13 |
| 09:32 | Earlham | Ronald Almanzar misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 15-13 |
| 09:30 | Grove City | Byron Devore grabs the board | 15-13 |
| 09:12 | Grove City | Kevin Segers is hacked by Joseph Harkins - foul #1 on Joseph Harkins, team foul #2 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Earlham | Glenn Johnson (C) Ronald Almanzar | |
| Subs | Grove City | Jeremy Beaver (PF) Daniel Bourgeois | |
| 08:59 | Grove City | Mark Downey is called for traveling | 15-13 |
| 08:54 | Earlham | Joseph Harkins is hacked by Michael Hooser in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Hooser, team foul #7 | 15-13 |
| 08:54 | Earlham | Joseph Harkins makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 08:54 | Earlham | Joseph Harkins misses the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 08:54 | Grove City | Mark Downey gets the rebound | 16-13 |
| 08:47 | Grove City | Byron Devore misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Jacob Reynolds - foul #1 on Jacob Reynolds, team foul #3 | 16-13 |
| 08:47 | Grove City | Byron Devore misses the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 08:47 | Grove City | Byron Devore makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 08:28 | Earlham | John Paolucci misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 16-14 |
| 08:26 | Grove City | Byron Devore pulls down the rebound | 16-14 |
| 08:21 | Grove City | Kevin Segers knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Michael Hooser | 16-17 |
| 08:19 | Earlham | Mark Downey takes the ball from John Paolucci in the backcourt | 16-17 |
| 08:17 | Grove City | Michael Hooser lays it up and in on a great pass from Mark Downey | 16-19 |
| 07:48 | Earlham | John Paolucci throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-19 |
| Subs | Earlham | Scott Sill (PG), Tom Manning (SF), Ronald Almanzar (C) Joseph Harkins, Gerald Huskey, Glenn Johnson | |
| Subs | Grove City | Jesse Windsor (SG), Richard Hood (SF), Daniel Bourgeois (PF), Cody Guice (C) Michael Hooser, Kevin Segers, Jeremy Beaver, Byron Devore | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Scott Sill (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Paolucci (tiring) SF - Tom Manning (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jacob Reynolds (tiring) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Ronald Almanzar (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Mark Downey (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jesse Windsor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Hood (fresh) PF - Daniel Bourgeois (fresh) C - Cody Guice (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Grove City | Jesse Windsor misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Paolucci - foul #2 on John Paolucci, team foul #4 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Earlham | Joseph Harkins (PG) John Paolucci | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 07:32 | Grove City | Jesse Windsor makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 07:32 | Grove City | Jesse Windsor misses the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 07:32 | Earlham | Ronald Almanzar grabs the defensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 07:10 | Earlham | Tom Manning loses the dribble to Daniel Bourgeois | 16-20 |
| 06:59 | Grove City | Mark Downey buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Daniel Bourgeois | 16-22 |
| 06:57 | Earlham | Richard Hood picks off the pass by Tom Manning in the backcourt | 16-22 |
| 06:41 | Grove City | Jesse Windsor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-22 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Michael Hooser (PG), Kevin Segers (SF) Mark Downey, Daniel Bourgeois | |
| 06:20 | Earlham | Jacob Reynolds misses the easy layup | 16-22 |
| 06:18 | Earlham | Scott Sill gets the offensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 05:58 | Earlham | Scott Sill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-22 |
| 05:56 | Grove City | Kevin Segers gets the rebound | 16-22 |
| 05:39 | Grove City | Jesse Windsor misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 16-22 |
| 05:37 | Grove City | Jesse Windsor tips it back up and in | 16-24 |
| 05:35 | Earlham | Joseph Harkins is hacked by Kevin Segers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Segers, team foul #8 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Earlham | Gerald Huskey (SF), Glenn Johnson (PF) Tom Manning, Jacob Reynolds | |
| Subs | Grove City | Corey Crockett (SG), Scott McClain (PF), Byron Devore (C) Richard Hood, Jesse Windsor, Cody Guice | |
| 05:35 | Earlham | Joseph Harkins makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 05:35 | Earlham | Joseph Harkins makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 05:23 | Grove City | Kevin Segers works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-24 |
| 05:21 | Earlham | Scott Sill pulls down the rebound | 18-24 |
| 05:15 | Earlham | Corey Crockett steals it from Ronald Almanzar in the backcourt | 18-24 |
| 05:09 | Grove City | Byron Devore is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 18-24 |
| 05:08 | Grove City | Michael Hooser pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 04:58 | Grove City | Kevin Segers connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Hooser | 18-27 |
| 04:39 | Earlham | Joseph Harkins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-27 |
| 04:38 | Grove City | Byron Devore pulls down the rebound | 18-27 |
| 04:34 | Grove City | Michael Hooser's floater is tipped away by Glenn Johnson | 18-27 |
| 04:33 | Earlham | Ronald Almanzar pulls down the rebound | 18-27 |
| 04:30 | Earlham | Kevin Segers is called for the reach on Gerald Huskey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Segers, team foul #9 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Earlham | Jacob Reynolds (PF) Ronald Almanzar | |
| Subs | Grove City | Ronald Webb (PG), Mark Downey (SG), Jesse Windsor (SF) Michael Hooser, Corey Crockett, Kevin Segers | |
| 04:30 | Earlham | Gerald Huskey makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 04:30 | Earlham | Gerald Huskey makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 04:13 | Grove City | Ronald Webb is fouled on the floor by Jacob Reynolds - foul #2 on Jacob Reynolds, team foul #5 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Earlham | Tom Manning (SF), Ronald Almanzar (C) Gerald Huskey, Jacob Reynolds | |
| Subs | Grove City | Richard Hood (SF), Daniel Bourgeois (PF) Jesse Windsor, Scott McClain | |
| 04:01 | Grove City | Byron Devore misses long on a floater from the right side | 20-27 |
| 04:00 | Grove City | Richard Hood snags the offensive board | 20-27 |
| 03:44 | Grove City | Mark Downey is fouled on the floor by Ronald Almanzar - foul #1 on Ronald Almanzar, team foul #6 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Earlham | John Paolucci (PG), Jacob Reynolds (PF) Joseph Harkins, Glenn Johnson | |
| Subs | Grove City | Jeremy Beaver (PF), Cody Guice (C) Daniel Bourgeois, Byron Devore | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - John Paolucci (fresh) SG - Scott Sill (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Tom Manning (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jacob Reynolds (tiring) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Ronald Almanzar (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Ronald Webb (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Downey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Hood (fresh) PF - Jeremy Beaver (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Cody Guice (fresh) | |
| 03:28 | Grove City | Mark Downey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-27 |
| 03:03 | Earlham | Tom Manning hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 20-27 |
| 03:02 | Earlham | Ronald Almanzar tips it back up and in | 22-27 |
| 02:48 | Grove City | Mark Downey clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Scott Sill - foul #1 on Scott Sill, team foul #7 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Earlham | Joseph Harkins (PG) Scott Sill | |
| Subs | Grove City | Michael Hooser (PG), Jesse Windsor (SF), Scott McClain (PF) Ronald Webb, Richard Hood, Cody Guice | |
| 02:48 | Earlham | Earlham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 22-27 |
| 02:48 | Grove City | Mark Downey misses the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 02:48 | Grove City | Mark Downey misses the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 02:48 | Earlham | Ronald Almanzar pulls down the rebound | 22-27 |
| 02:21 | Earlham | Tom Manning slams it home set up by Joseph Harkins | 24-27 |
| 02:08 | Grove City | Jesse Windsor buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Scott McClain | 24-29 |
| 01:44 | Earlham | Ronald Almanzar can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Scott McClain - foul #3 on Scott McClain, team foul #10 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Earlham | Gerald Huskey (SF), Glenn Johnson (PF) Tom Manning, Jacob Reynolds | |
| Subs | Grove City | Daniel Bourgeois (PF), Byron Devore (C) Scott McClain, Jeremy Beaver | |
| 01:44 | Earlham | Ronald Almanzar makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 01:44 | Earlham | Ronald Almanzar misses the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 01:44 | Grove City | Byron Devore grabs the board | 25-29 |
| 01:30 | Grove City | Daniel Bourgeois is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 25-29 |
| 01:04 | Earlham | Gerald Huskey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 01:02 | Grove City | Daniel Bourgeois grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 00:41 | Grove City | The jump hook by Byron Devore is blocked by Glenn Johnson | 25-29 |
| 00:39 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Glenn Johnson | 25-29 |
| 00:15 | Earlham | Joseph Harkins can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 25-29 |
| 00:14 | Earlham | John Paolucci hits the follow up shot | 27-29 |
| 00:04 | Grove City | Byron Devore hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Ronald Almanzar - foul #2 on Ronald Almanzar, team foul #8 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Earlham | Scott Sill (SG), Tom Manning (SF), Jacob Reynolds (PF) Joseph Harkins, Gerald Huskey, Ronald Almanzar | |
| Subs | Grove City | Corey Crockett (SG), Richard Hood (SF), Jeremy Beaver (PF) Mark Downey, Jesse Windsor, Daniel Bourgeois | |
| 00:04 | Grove City | Byron Devore misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 00:04 | Grove City | Byron Devore misses the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 00:04 | Earlham | Jacob Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 00:00 | Earlham | Jacob Reynolds clanks a halfcourt shot | 27-29 |