| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Robert Mazzone (fresh) SG - Chad Lewis (fresh) SF - Mark Smith (fresh) PF - William Horton (fresh) C - Thomas Truesdale (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Nicholas Workman (fresh) SG - Aaron Robinson (fresh) SF - Jeremy Peterson (fresh) PF - Derek Whitfield (fresh) C - James Waller (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Earlham | Thomas Truesdale wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:56 | Earlham | Nicholas Workman picks off the pass by Robert Mazzone in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:55 | Thiel | Nicholas Workman lays it up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:37 | Earlham | Chad Lewis knocks in the floater from close range | 2-2 |
| 19:12 | Thiel | Jeremy Peterson hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Nicholas Workman | 2-5 |
| 19:05 | Earlham | Mark Smith buries a jumper in the paint | 4-5 |
| 18:53 | Thiel | Derek Whitfield misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by William Horton - foul #1 on William Horton, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 18:53 | Thiel | Derek Whitfield makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 18:53 | Thiel | Derek Whitfield makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 18:38 | Earlham | Mark Smith misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 18:36 | Thiel | James Waller gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 18:31 | Thiel | William Horton steals it from Aaron Robinson | 4-7 |
| 18:20 | Earlham | Thomas Truesdale is fouled on the floor by Aaron Robinson - foul #1 on Aaron Robinson, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| 18:04 | Earlham | Mark Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-7 |
| 18:02 | Thiel | The rebound goes to James Waller | 4-7 |
| 17:58 | Thiel | Nicholas Workman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 17:56 | Thiel | Derek Whitfield gets the offensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 17:39 | Thiel | Aaron Robinson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Nicholas Workman | 4-9 |
| 17:22 | Earlham | William Horton connects on the turnaround from close range | 6-9 |
| 16:55 | Thiel | James Waller drills a floater in the paint | 6-11 |
| 16:39 | Earlham | William Horton is fouled on the floor by Derek Whitfield - foul #1 on Derek Whitfield, team foul #2 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Earlham | Bryan Mathis (PG), David Latham (SG), Jeffrey Evans (SF), Christopher Jackson (PF), Guy Hagy (C) Robert Mazzone, Chad Lewis, Mark Smith, William Horton, Thomas Truesdale | |
| Subs | Thiel | Michael Beard (PG), Eddie Flynn (SG), Wayne Samuel (SF), Frank Fitzgibbon (PF), William Baker (C) Nicholas Workman, Aaron Robinson, Jeremy Peterson, Derek Whitfield, James Waller | |
| 16:18 | Earlham | Jeffrey Evans scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Guy Hagy and he's hacked by Frank Fitzgibbon - foul #1 on Frank Fitzgibbon, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| 16:18 | Earlham | Jeffrey Evans makes the free throw | 9-11 |
| 16:06 | Thiel | Michael Beard scores on a jumper from the right side | 9-13 |
| 15:52 | Earlham | Christopher Jackson connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 11-13 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Bryan Mathis (fresh) SG - David Latham (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Evans (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Guy Hagy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Michael Beard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eddie Flynn (fresh) SF - Wayne Samuel (fresh) PF - Frank Fitzgibbon (fresh) C - William Baker (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Thiel | Michael Beard knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Frank Fitzgibbon | 11-15 |
| 15:18 | Earlham | David Latham knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jeffrey Evans | 13-15 |
| 14:58 | Thiel | Christopher Jackson swats the short shot by Michael Beard | 13-15 |
| 14:56 | Thiel | William Baker grabs the offensive board | 13-15 |
| 14:40 | Thiel | David Latham is called for the reach on Michael Beard - foul #1 on David Latham, team foul #2 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Earlham | Chad Tirado (SG), Mark Smith (SF), Thomas Truesdale (C) David Latham, Jeffrey Evans, Guy Hagy | |
| Subs | Thiel | Nicholas Workman (PG), Aaron Robinson (SG) Michael Beard, Eddie Flynn | |
| 14:21 | Thiel | Christopher Jackson picks off the pass by Aaron Robinson | 13-15 |
| 13:59 | Earlham | Chad Tirado connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Bryan Mathis | 15-15 |
| 13:53 | Thiel | Frank Fitzgibbon knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Nicholas Workman | 15-17 |
| 13:39 | Earlham | Christopher Jackson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-17 |
| 13:37 | Earlham | Mark Smith snags the offensive board | 15-17 |
| 13:17 | Earlham | Bryan Mathis is fouled on the floor by Aaron Robinson - foul #2 on Aaron Robinson, team foul #4 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Earlham | Robert Mazzone (PG), Chad Lewis (SG), David Latham (SF), Jeffrey Evans (PF) Bryan Mathis, Chad Tirado, Mark Smith, Christopher Jackson | |
| Subs | Thiel | Michael Beard (SG), Jeremy Peterson (SF), Derek Whitfield (PF), James Waller (C) Aaron Robinson, Wayne Samuel, Frank Fitzgibbon, William Baker | |
| 13:00 | Earlham | Jeffrey Evans loses the dribble to Nicholas Workman | 15-17 |
| 12:42 | Thiel | Jeremy Peterson misses the floater in the paint | 15-17 |
| 12:40 | Thiel | Derek Whitfield grabs the offensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 12:26 | Thiel | Michael Beard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 12:25 | Thiel | Derek Whitfield tips it in | 15-19 |
| 12:08 | Earlham | Chad Lewis scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-19 |
| 11:56 | Thiel | James Waller connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Nicholas Workman | 18-21 |
| 11:52 | Earlham | Michael Beard is called for the reach on Robert Mazzone in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Beard, team foul #5 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Earlham | William Horton (PF), Guy Hagy (C) David Latham, Thomas Truesdale | |
| Subs | Thiel | Eddie Flynn (SG) Nicholas Workman | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Robert Mazzone (fresh) SG - Chad Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffrey Evans (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Horton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Guy Hagy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Michael Beard (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Eddie Flynn (fresh) SF - Jeremy Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Derek Whitfield (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Waller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Earlham | Chad Lewis scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Mazzone | 21-21 |
| 11:32 | Thiel | Jeffrey Evans steals it from Jeremy Peterson | 21-21 |
| 11:27 | Earlham | Robert Mazzone misses the easy layup | 21-21 |
| 11:25 | Thiel | Jeremy Peterson gets the rebound | 21-21 |
| 11:18 | Thiel | Robert Mazzone is called for the reach on Michael Beard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Mazzone, team foul #3 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Earlham | Mark Smith (SF) Jeffrey Evans | |
| Subs | Thiel | David Scheetz (SG) Michael Beard | |
| 10:59 | Thiel | Eddie Flynn comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 21-21 |
| 10:57 | Earlham | Guy Hagy gets the rebound | 21-21 |
| 10:52 | Earlham | James Waller steals the ball from Mark Smith | 21-21 |
| 10:46 | Thiel | David Scheetz misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-21 |
| 10:45 | Earlham | Guy Hagy gets the rebound | 21-21 |
| 10:30 | Earlham | Mark Smith makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Chad Lewis | 24-21 |
| 10:11 | Thiel | Robert Mazzone steals it from Eddie Flynn | 24-21 |
| 10:08 | Earlham | Chad Lewis blows the layup | 24-21 |
| 10:06 | Earlham | Mark Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 09:54 | Earlham | William Horton misses badly on a runner from close range | 24-21 |
| 09:53 | Thiel | David Scheetz snags the defensive board | 24-21 |
| 09:46 | Thiel | Jeremy Peterson misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 24-21 |
| 09:45 | Earlham | Mark Smith grabs the board | 24-21 |
| 09:39 | Earlham | Mark Smith is fouled on the floor by Eddie Flynn - foul #1 on Eddie Flynn, team foul #6 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Earlham | Bryan Mathis (PG), David Latham (SG), Jeffrey Evans (PF), Christopher Jackson (C) Robert Mazzone, Chad Lewis, William Horton, Guy Hagy | |
| Subs | Thiel | Nicholas Workman (PG), Michael Beard (SG), Wayne Samuel (SF), Frank Fitzgibbon (PF), William Baker (C) Eddie Flynn, David Scheetz, Jeremy Peterson, Derek Whitfield, James Waller | |
| 09:23 | Earlham | Mark Smith connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Evans | 26-21 |
| 09:19 | Thiel | Michael Beard comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by David Latham - foul #2 on David Latham, team foul #4 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Earlham | Chad Tirado (SG), Thomas Truesdale (C) David Latham, Mark Smith | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 09:19 | Thiel | Michael Beard makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 09:19 | Thiel | Michael Beard misses the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 09:19 | Earlham | Christopher Jackson pulls down the rebound | 26-22 |
| 09:07 | Earlham | Christopher Jackson hits a runner in the lane set up by Bryan Mathis | 28-22 |
| 09:00 | Thiel | Wayne Samuel hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Nicholas Workman | 28-25 |
| 08:49 | Earlham | Christopher Jackson's fadeaway is rejected by William Baker | 28-25 |
| 08:47 | Earlham | Thomas Truesdale tips it home | 30-25 |
| 08:39 | Thiel | Michael Beard makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-28 |
| 08:26 | Earlham | Chad Tirado comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-28 |
| 08:24 | Thiel | William Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 08:19 | Thiel | Christopher Jackson steals it from William Baker | 30-28 |
| 08:03 | Earlham | Chad Tirado can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 30-28 |
| 08:02 | Earlham | Thomas Truesdale grabs the offensive board | 30-28 |
| 07:55 | Earlham | Chad Tirado clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Wayne Samuel - foul #1 on Wayne Samuel, team foul #7 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Earlham | Robert Mazzone (PG), Mark Smith (SF), William Horton (PF), Guy Hagy (C) Bryan Mathis, Jeffrey Evans, Christopher Jackson, Thomas Truesdale | |
| Subs | Thiel | Eddie Flynn (SG), Jeremy Peterson (SF), Derek Whitfield (PF) Michael Beard, Wayne Samuel, William Baker | |
| 07:55 | Earlham | Chad Tirado makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 07:55 | Earlham | Chad Tirado makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 07:40 | Thiel | Nicholas Workman knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Jeremy Peterson | 32-31 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Robert Mazzone (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chad Tirado (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mark Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Horton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Guy Hagy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Nicholas Workman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eddie Flynn (fresh) SF - Jeremy Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Derek Whitfield (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Fitzgibbon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Earlham | William Horton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner but the foul's on Derek Whitfield - foul #2 on Derek Whitfield, team foul #8 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Earlham | Chad Lewis (SG) Chad Tirado | |
| Subs | Thiel | James Waller (C) Derek Whitfield | |
| 07:24 | Earlham | William Horton misses the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 07:24 | Earlham | William Horton misses the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 07:24 | Earlham | William Horton makes the 3rd free throw | 33-31 |
| 07:08 | Thiel | Jeremy Peterson is hacked by Chad Lewis - foul #1 on Chad Lewis, team foul #5 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Thiel | David Scheetz (SG), William Baker (PF) Nicholas Workman, Frank Fitzgibbon | |
| 06:46 | Thiel | Chad Lewis picks off the pass by Eddie Flynn | 33-31 |
| 06:43 | Earlham | Mark Smith misses the easy layup | 33-31 |
| 06:41 | Thiel | David Scheetz grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 06:37 | Thiel | Eddie Flynn scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 06:15 | Earlham | Robert Mazzone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-34 |
| Subs | Earlham | Jeffrey Evans (SF), Christopher Jackson (PF), Thomas Truesdale (C) Mark Smith, William Horton, Guy Hagy | |
| Subs | Thiel | Nicholas Workman (PG), Michael Beard (SG), Wayne Samuel (SF), Frank Fitzgibbon (PF) Eddie Flynn, David Scheetz, Jeremy Peterson, William Baker | |
| 06:02 | Thiel | Wayne Samuel hits a floater from the left wing set up by Nicholas Workman | 33-36 |
| 05:57 | Earlham | Wayne Samuel picks off the pass by Thomas Truesdale | 33-36 |
| 05:54 | Thiel | Nicholas Workman lays it in on a great pass from Wayne Samuel | 33-38 |
| 05:47 | Earlham | Robert Mazzone misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-38 |
| 05:45 | Earlham | Thomas Truesdale grabs the offensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 05:26 | Earlham | Chad Lewis can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-38 |
| 05:25 | Thiel | James Waller grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 05:20 | Thiel | Nicholas Workman misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-38 |
| 05:19 | Earlham | Chad Lewis pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 04:58 | Earlham | Robert Mazzone scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeffrey Evans | 35-38 |
| 04:52 | Thiel | Nicholas Workman makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Wayne Samuel | 35-41 |
| 04:42 | Earlham | Christopher Jackson connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Chad Lewis | 38-41 |
| 04:21 | Thiel | James Waller misses long on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Truesdale - foul #1 on Thomas Truesdale, team foul #6 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Earlham | Bryan Mathis (PG), Chad Tirado (SG), Mark Smith (SF), Guy Hagy (C) Robert Mazzone, Chad Lewis, Jeffrey Evans, Thomas Truesdale | |
| Subs | Thiel | Eddie Flynn (PG), David Scheetz (SG), Jeremy Peterson (SF), William Baker (PF) Nicholas Workman, Michael Beard, Wayne Samuel, Frank Fitzgibbon | |
| 04:21 | Thiel | James Waller makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 04:21 | Thiel | James Waller makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 04:04 | Earlham | James Waller steps in front of the Chad Tirado pass | 38-43 |
| 03:52 | Thiel | Christopher Jackson is called for the reach on William Baker - foul #1 on Christopher Jackson, team foul #7 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Earlham | David Latham (SG), William Horton (PF) Chad Tirado, Christopher Jackson | |
| Subs | Thiel | Aaron Robinson (SG), Derek Whitfield (PF) David Scheetz, James Waller | |
| 03:52 | Thiel | William Baker makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 03:52 | Thiel | William Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 03:26 | Earlham | Bryan Mathis clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-45 |
| 03:25 | Thiel | Derek Whitfield snags the defensive board | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Bryan Mathis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Latham (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Horton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Guy Hagy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Eddie Flynn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Aaron Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeremy Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Derek Whitfield (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Thiel | Guy Hagy steals it from William Baker | 38-45 |
| 02:53 | Earlham | Guy Hagy misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 02:52 | Thiel | William Baker grabs the board | 38-45 |
| 02:48 | Thiel | Eddie Flynn clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 02:46 | Earlham | Mark Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 02:39 | Earlham | Mark Smith can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jeremy Peterson - foul #1 on Jeremy Peterson, team foul #9 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Earlham | Chad Lewis (SG), Jeffrey Evans (C) David Latham, Guy Hagy | |
| Subs | Thiel | Nicholas Workman (PG), Frank Fitzgibbon (C) Eddie Flynn, William Baker | |
| 02:39 | Earlham | Mark Smith makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 02:39 | Earlham | Mark Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 02:26 | Thiel | Nicholas Workman is hacked by Bryan Mathis - foul #1 on Bryan Mathis, team foul #8 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Earlham | Christopher Jackson (C) William Horton | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 02:26 | Thiel | Nicholas Workman makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 02:26 | Thiel | Nicholas Workman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 02:07 | Earlham | Chad Lewis misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-47 |
| 02:05 | Thiel | Frank Fitzgibbon gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 02:00 | Thiel | Aaron Robinson hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Nicholas Workman | 40-49 |
| 01:39 | Earlham | Christopher Jackson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 01:37 | Thiel | Frank Fitzgibbon grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 01:32 | Thiel | Nicholas Workman loses the dribble to Jeffrey Evans | 40-49 |
| 01:13 | Earlham | Bryan Mathis scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Jeffrey Evans | 42-49 |
| 01:09 | Thiel | Jeremy Peterson misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Mark Smith - foul #1 on Mark Smith, team foul #9 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Earlham | Robert Mazzone (PG), Chad Tirado (SG), David Latham (SF), Thomas Truesdale (C) Bryan Mathis, Chad Lewis, Mark Smith, Jeffrey Evans | |
| Subs | Thiel | Michael Beard (SG), James Waller (C) Aaron Robinson, Derek Whitfield | |
| 01:09 | Thiel | Jeremy Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 01:09 | Thiel | Jeremy Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 01:09 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Thomas Truesdale | 42-50 |
| 00:50 | Earlham | Thomas Truesdale connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 44-50 |
| 00:25 | Thiel | James Waller can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 00:23 | Thiel | Frank Fitzgibbon tips it home | 44-52 |
| 00:05 | Earlham | Christopher Jackson misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeremy Peterson - foul #2 on Jeremy Peterson, team foul #10 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Earlham | William Horton (PF) Chad Tirado | |
| Subs | Thiel | Eddie Flynn (SG), Wayne Samuel (SF), William Baker (PF) Nicholas Workman, Jeremy Peterson, Frank Fitzgibbon | |
| 00:05 | Earlham | Christopher Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 00:05 | Earlham | Christopher Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 00:00 | Thiel | Wayne Samuel misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-52 |