| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Philip Holley (fresh) SG - Mark Gumm (fresh) SF - Samuel Winters (fresh) PF - Elijah Perry (fresh) C - Billy Puleo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - James Wilson (fresh) SG - Bob Lawton (fresh) SF - Bill Smith (fresh) PF - Ralph Diggs (fresh) C - Jeremy Gerling (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley drills a floater from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | Earlham | James Wilson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Howard Payne | Elijah Perry clanks a floater from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Earlham | Jeremy Gerling grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Earlham | James Wilson is hacked by Mark Gumm - foul #1 on Mark Gumm, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Earlham | Ralph Diggs's pass is intercepted by Mark Gumm | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters lays it in on a great pass from Mark Gumm | 4-0 |
| 18:34 | Earlham | Bill Smith connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 18:18 | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo is hacked by James Wilson - foul #1 on James Wilson, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:01 | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Billy Puleo | 7-2 |
| 17:49 | Earlham | James Wilson misses long on a shot from the left wing | 7-2 |
| 17:48 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Samuel Winters | 7-2 |
| 17:36 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Mark Gumm | 9-2 |
| 17:14 | Earlham | James Wilson scores on a shot from the left wing | 9-4 |
| 17:03 | Howard Payne | Elijah Perry makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Gumm and he's fouled by Ralph Diggs - foul #1 on Ralph Diggs, team foul #2 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino (PG), Anthony Leonard (SG), Richard Mack (SF), Richard Neely (C) Philip Holley, Mark Gumm, Samuel Winters, Billy Puleo | |
| Subs | Earlham | Robert Slinkard (SF), Derrick Dunning (C) Bill Smith, Jeremy Gerling | |
| 17:03 | Howard Payne | Elijah Perry makes the free throw | 12-4 |
| 16:47 | Earlham | Richard Neely swats the short shot by Ralph Diggs | 12-4 |
| 16:45 | Howard Payne | Elijah Perry gets the rebound | 12-4 |
| 16:29 | Howard Payne | Richard Neely lays it up and in | 14-4 |
| 16:13 | Earlham | Derrick Dunning clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 14-4 |
| 16:11 | Earlham | Ralph Diggs snags the offensive board | 14-4 |
| 15:57 | Earlham | James Wilson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-7 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Joseph Merino (fresh) SG - Anthony Leonard (fresh) SF - Richard Mack (fresh) PF - Elijah Perry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Neely (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bob Lawton (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Slinkard (fresh) PF - Ralph Diggs (fairly fresh) C - Derrick Dunning (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Howard Payne | Richard Neely knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Mack | 16-7 |
| 15:28 | Earlham | Richard Neely is called for the reach on Ralph Diggs - foul #1 on Richard Neely, team foul #2 | 16-7 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Philip Holley (PG), Mark Gumm (SG), Samuel Winters (SF), James Albert (PF) Joseph Merino, Anthony Leonard, Richard Mack, Elijah Perry | |
| Subs | Earlham | Sean Walker (PG), Bert Hall (SG), Bill Smith (SF), Jeremy Gerling (C) James Wilson, Bob Lawton, Robert Slinkard, Ralph Diggs | |
| 15:14 | Earlham | Derrick Dunning can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Mark Gumm - foul #2 on Mark Gumm, team foul #3 | 16-7 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Anthony Leonard (SG) Mark Gumm | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 15:14 | Earlham | Derrick Dunning makes the 1st free throw | 16-8 |
| 15:14 | Earlham | Derrick Dunning makes the 2nd free throw | 16-9 |
| 15:00 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley loses the dribble to Derrick Dunning | 16-9 |
| 14:37 | Earlham | Bill Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 16-9 |
| 14:35 | Earlham | Bert Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 14:19 | Earlham | Bill Smith comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 16-9 |
| 14:18 | Earlham | Bert Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 14:04 | Earlham | Sean Walker misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 16-9 |
| 14:03 | Earlham | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Gerling | 16-9 |
| 13:46 | Earlham | Bert Hall's pass is intercepted by Anthony Leonard | 16-9 |
| 13:29 | Howard Payne | Richard Neely misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 16-9 |
| 13:28 | Earlham | Jeremy Gerling pulls down the rebound | 16-9 |
| 13:11 | Earlham | Bill Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-9 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino (PG), Richard Mack (SF), Elijah Perry (PF), Billy Puleo (C) Anthony Leonard, Samuel Winters, James Albert, Richard Neely | |
| Subs | Earlham | James Wilson (PG), Bob Lawton (SG), Robert Slinkard (SF), Ralph Diggs (PF) Bert Hall, Bill Smith, Derrick Dunning, Jeremy Gerling | |
| 12:58 | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 16-9 |
| 12:57 | Howard Payne | Elijah Perry tips it back up and in | 18-9 |
| 12:45 | Earlham | Philip Holley steps in front of the Sean Walker pass | 18-9 |
| 12:34 | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino misses the lay-in | 18-9 |
| 12:33 | Earlham | Ralph Diggs snags the defensive board | 18-9 |
| 12:17 | Earlham | Ralph Diggs can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 18-9 |
| 12:16 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Billy Puleo | 18-9 |
| 12:14 | Howard Payne | James Wilson is called for the reach on Joseph Merino in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Wilson, team foul #3 | 18-9 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Anthony Leonard (SG) Philip Holley | |
| Subs | Earlham | Bert Hall (PG), Jeremy Gerling (C) James Wilson, Sean Walker | |
| 12:02 | Howard Payne | Anthony Leonard is fouled on the floor by Bob Lawton - foul #1 on Bob Lawton, team foul #4 | 18-9 |
| 11:55 | Howard Payne | Ralph Diggs steals the ball from Anthony Leonard | 18-9 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Joseph Merino (fresh) SG - Anthony Leonard (fresh) SF - Richard Mack (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Elijah Perry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Puleo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Bert Hall (fresh) SG - Bob Lawton (fresh) SF - Robert Slinkard (fresh) PF - Ralph Diggs (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeremy Gerling (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Earlham | Ralph Diggs is called for 5 seconds | 18-9 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters (SF) Richard Mack | |
| Subs | Earlham | Bill Smith (SF) Robert Slinkard | |
| 11:20 | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino banks in the layup set up by Elijah Perry | 20-9 |
| 11:06 | Earlham | Bill Smith misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Samuel Winters - foul #1 on Samuel Winters, team foul #4 | 20-9 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Philip Holley (PG), James Albert (PF) Joseph Merino, Elijah Perry | |
| Subs | Earlham | Sean Walker (PG), Robert Slinkard (C) Bert Hall, Jeremy Gerling | |
| 11:06 | Earlham | Bill Smith makes the 1st free throw | 20-10 |
| 11:06 | Earlham | Bill Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 20-11 |
| 10:48 | Howard Payne | Anthony Leonard hits a runner from close range set up by James Albert and he's fouled by Sean Walker - foul #1 on Sean Walker, team foul #5 | 22-11 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Derrick Dunning (C) Robert Slinkard | |
| 10:48 | Howard Payne | Anthony Leonard makes the free throw | 23-11 |
| 10:28 | Earlham | James Albert is called for the reach on Sean Walker - foul #1 on James Albert, team foul #5 | 23-11 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Richard Mack (SG) Anthony Leonard | |
| Subs | Earlham | Robert Slinkard (PF) Ralph Diggs | |
| 10:15 | Earlham | James Albert swats the short shot by Derrick Dunning | 23-11 |
| 10:13 | Earlham | Sean Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 23-11 |
| 09:53 | Earlham | Bob Lawton clanks a 3 from the right corner | 23-11 |
| 09:52 | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo pulls down the rebound | 23-11 |
| 09:42 | Howard Payne | James Albert is hacked by Robert Slinkard - foul #1 on Robert Slinkard, team foul #6 | 23-11 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino (PG), Elijah Perry (PF), Richard Neely (C) Samuel Winters, James Albert, Billy Puleo | |
| Subs | Earlham | Bert Hall (SG), Jeremy Gerling (C) Bob Lawton, Bill Smith | |
| 09:35 | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino lays it up and in on a great pass from Elijah Perry and the foul's on Sean Walker - foul #2 on Sean Walker, team foul #7 | 25-11 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Anthony Leonard (SG) Philip Holley | |
| Subs | Earlham | Wayne Strong (SG) Sean Walker | |
| 09:35 | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino makes the free throw | 26-11 |
| 09:08 | Earlham | Jeremy Gerling hits the finger roll | 26-13 |
| 09:02 | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 26-13 |
| 09:01 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Wayne Strong | 26-13 |
| 08:38 | Earlham | Bert Hall comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 26-13 |
| 08:36 | Earlham | Jeremy Gerling tips it in | 26-15 |
| 08:30 | Howard Payne | Elijah Perry is fouled on the floor by Derrick Dunning - foul #1 on Derrick Dunning, team foul #8 | 26-15 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Philip Holley (PG), Samuel Winters (SF) Joseph Merino, Richard Mack | |
| Subs | Earlham | Bob Lawton (SG), Ralph Diggs (PF) Wayne Strong, Derrick Dunning | |
| 08:30 | Howard Payne | Elijah Perry makes the 1st free throw | 27-15 |
| 08:30 | Howard Payne | Elijah Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 28-15 |
| 08:13 | Earlham | Bert Hall travels with the ball | 28-15 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Bill Smith (SF) Robert Slinkard | |
| 07:58 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-15 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Philip Holley (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Anthony Leonard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Samuel Winters (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elijah Perry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Neely (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Bert Hall (fresh) SG - Bob Lawton (fresh) SF - Bill Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ralph Diggs (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeremy Gerling (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Earlham | Jeremy Gerling knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bob Lawton | 28-18 |
| 07:25 | Howard Payne | Elijah Perry loses the ball out of bounds | 28-18 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Richard Mack (SG), James Albert (PF), Billy Puleo (C) Anthony Leonard, Elijah Perry, Richard Neely | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 07:06 | Earlham | Bert Hall is hacked by James Albert - foul #2 on James Albert, team foul #6 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino (PG), Elijah Perry (PF) Samuel Winters, James Albert | |
| Subs | Earlham | Robert Slinkard (C) Jeremy Gerling | |
| 06:46 | Earlham | Bert Hall clanks a 3 from the right corner | 28-18 |
| 06:44 | Earlham | Bill Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 28-18 |
| 06:29 | Earlham | Bob Lawton clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-18 |
| 06:27 | Earlham | Bill Smith tips it in | 28-20 |
| 06:14 | Howard Payne | Bill Smith is called for the reach on Richard Mack - foul #1 on Bill Smith, team foul #9 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Anthony Leonard (SG) Joseph Merino | |
| Subs | Earlham | Ross Schultz (PG), Wayne Strong (SG), Derrick Dunning (C) Bert Hall, Bob Lawton, Bill Smith | |
| 06:14 | Howard Payne | Richard Mack makes the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 06:14 | Howard Payne | Richard Mack makes the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 06:00 | Earlham | Billy Puleo is called for the reach on Robert Slinkard - foul #1 on Billy Puleo, team foul #7 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters (SF), Richard Neely (C) Richard Mack, Billy Puleo | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 06:00 | Earlham | Robert Slinkard makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 06:00 | Earlham | Robert Slinkard makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 05:47 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Philip Holley | 32-22 |
| 05:31 | Earlham | Wayne Strong misses the easy layup | 32-22 |
| 05:29 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters gets the rebound | 32-22 |
| 05:13 | Howard Payne | Richard Neely misses short on a jumper from the left block | 32-22 |
| 05:12 | Earlham | Derrick Dunning grabs the defensive rebound | 32-22 |
| 04:52 | Earlham | Ralph Diggs buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-24 |
| 04:36 | Howard Payne | Elijah Perry connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Philip Holley | 34-24 |
| 04:12 | Earlham | Ralph Diggs can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Elijah Perry - foul #1 on Elijah Perry, team foul #8 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino (PG), Richard Mack (SF), Billy Puleo (C) Philip Holley, Samuel Winters, Richard Neely | |
| Subs | Earlham | Bert Hall (PG), Bob Lawton (SG), Bill Smith (SF), Jeremy Gerling (C) Ross Schultz, Wayne Strong, Robert Slinkard, Derrick Dunning | |
| 04:12 | Earlham | Ralph Diggs makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 04:12 | Earlham | Ralph Diggs makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 04:05 | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 34-26 |
| 04:03 | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo tips it but misses | 34-26 |
| 04:02 | Earlham | Ralph Diggs grabs the board | 34-26 |
| 03:46 | Earlham | Bert Hall misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-26 |
| 03:44 | Howard Payne | Richard Mack grabs the defensive rebound | 34-26 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Joseph Merino (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Anthony Leonard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Mack (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Elijah Perry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Puleo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Bert Hall (fresh) SG - Bob Lawton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bill Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Diggs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Gerling (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Leonard and the foul's on Bert Hall - foul #1 on Bert Hall, team foul #10 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm (SG), James Albert (PF) Anthony Leonard, Elijah Perry | |
| Subs | Earlham | James Wilson (PG), Brian Wadley (PF) Bert Hall, Ralph Diggs | |
| 03:30 | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino misses the free throw | 36-26 |
| 03:30 | Earlham | Jeremy Gerling gets the rebound | 36-26 |
| 03:10 | Earlham | Bob Lawton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-26 |
| 03:09 | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo grabs the board | 36-26 |
| 03:05 | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino travels in the backcourt | 36-26 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters (SF) Richard Mack | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 02:53 | Earlham | Jeremy Gerling hits a jumper from the baseline set up by James Wilson | 36-28 |
| 02:33 | Howard Payne | The pull-up jumper by Joseph Merino is blocked by Jeremy Gerling | 36-28 |
| 02:32 | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo can't tip it in | 36-28 |
| 02:31 | Earlham | Jeremy Gerling pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |
| 02:14 | Earlham | James Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-28 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Philip Holley (PG), Richard Neely (C) Joseph Merino, Billy Puleo | |
| Subs | Earlham | Wayne Strong (SF), Derrick Dunning (PF) Bill Smith, Brian Wadley | |
| 01:59 | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Albert | 39-28 |
| 01:41 | Earlham | James Wilson misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on James Albert - foul #3 on James Albert, team foul #9 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Richard Mack (SF), Elijah Perry (PF) Samuel Winters, James Albert | |
| Subs | Earlham | Robert Slinkard (SF), Sean Walker (C) Wayne Strong, Jeremy Gerling | |
| 01:41 | Earlham | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 01:41 | Earlham | James Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 01:31 | Howard Payne | Elijah Perry makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Neely | 41-30 |
| 01:12 | Earlham | James Wilson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-30 |
| 01:11 | Howard Payne | Richard Neely snags the defensive board | 41-30 |
| 01:04 | Howard Payne | Richard Neely is fouled on the floor by Robert Slinkard - foul #2 on Robert Slinkard, team foul #11 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Ralph Diggs (PF) Bob Lawton | |
| 01:04 | Howard Payne | Richard Neely misses the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 01:04 | Howard Payne | Richard Neely makes the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 00:36 | Earlham | Ralph Diggs misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Elijah Perry - foul #2 on Elijah Perry, team foul #10 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Anthony Leonard (SG), Samuel Winters (SF), Billy Puleo (C) Mark Gumm, Richard Mack, Richard Neely | |
| Subs | Earlham | Bill Smith (SF) Robert Slinkard | |
| 00:36 | Earlham | Ralph Diggs makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 00:36 | Earlham | Ralph Diggs misses the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 00:36 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Billy Puleo | 42-31 |
| 00:33 | Howard Payne | Sean Walker takes the ball from Philip Holley in the backcourt | 42-31 |
| 00:32 | Earlham | James Wilson lays it in on a nice dish by Sean Walker | 42-33 |
| 00:18 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by James Wilson - foul #3 on James Wilson, team foul #12 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Bert Hall (SG), Jeremy Gerling (C) James Wilson, Derrick Dunning | |
| 00:18 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley misses the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 00:18 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley misses the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 00:18 | Earlham | Jeremy Gerling grabs the defensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 00:03 | Earlham | Jeremy Gerling knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Bert Hall and he's fouled by Billy Puleo - foul #2 on Billy Puleo, team foul #11 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Bob Lawton (SG) Bert Hall | |
| 00:03 | Earlham | Jeremy Gerling makes the free throw | 42-36 |
| 00:00 | Howard Payne | Anthony Leonard clanks a halfcourt shot | 42-36 |