| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Michael Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Earl (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Burchette (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Buck Keller (fresh) 7 pts. C - Thomas Shaw (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - John Heath (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Steve Norris (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terry Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Victor Lemons (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andre Milano (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grove City | David Burchette inbounds the ball | 38-34 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Terry Davis - foul #3 on Terry Davis, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Denison | Bobby Robertson (SF) Terry Davis | |
| 19:31 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 19:31 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 19:13 | Denison | Andre Milano misses short on a shot from the right side | 40-34 |
| 19:11 | Grove City | David Burchette grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 19:07 | Grove City | Victor Lemons swats the short shot by Gregory Earl | 40-34 |
| 19:05 | Denison | Andre Milano gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| 19:01 | Denison | Steve Norris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-34 |
| 18:45 | Grove City | Buck Keller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-34 |
| 18:26 | Denison | Andre Milano comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 18:25 | Grove City | Michael Nelson grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 18:03 | Grove City | Gregory Earl is fouled on the floor by Victor Lemons - foul #3 on Victor Lemons, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Denison | John Young (PF) Victor Lemons | |
| 17:46 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw misses long on a shot from the right side | 40-34 |
| 17:44 | Denison | The rebound goes to Andre Milano | 40-34 |
| 17:24 | Denison | Buck Keller is called for the reach on John Heath - foul #3 on Buck Keller, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Grove City | David Croyle (PG), Larry Barker (SG), Clinton Merchant (SF), Bojan Mierzejewski (PF) Michael Nelson, Gregory Earl, David Burchette, Buck Keller | |
| Subs | Denison | Walter Inman (SG), Robert Boggs (C) Steve Norris, Andre Milano | |
| 17:13 | Denison | Bobby Robertson makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from John Heath | 40-36 |
| 16:44 | Grove City | Clinton Merchant makes the jumpshot from the left side and he's fouled by Bobby Robertson - foul #1 on Bobby Robertson, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Denison | Robert Ouimet (PG), Leroy Gordon (SF) John Heath, Bobby Robertson | |
| 16:44 | Grove City | Clinton Merchant makes the free throw | 43-36 |
| 16:21 | Denison | Larry Barker is called for the reach on Robert Ouimet - foul #2 on Larry Barker, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Grove City | David Burchette (SF) Clinton Merchant | |
| Subs | Denison | Steve Norris (SG) Leroy Gordon | |
| 16:10 | Denison | David Burchette takes the ball from Walter Inman | 43-36 |
| 15:53 | Grove City | David Croyle comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 15:51 | Denison | Robert Boggs snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - David Croyle (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Barker (fresh) SF - David Burchette (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bojan Mierzejewski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Shaw (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Walter Inman (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Steve Norris (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Ouimet (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Young (fresh) C - Robert Boggs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Denison | Walter Inman misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-36 |
| 15:46 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 15:17 | Grove City | Larry Barker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-36 |
| 15:16 | Denison | John Young grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 15:10 | Denison | Robert Boggs clanks a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Thomas Shaw - foul #1 on Thomas Shaw, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Grove City | Michael Nelson (PG), Gregory Earl (SG), Buck Keller (PF) David Croyle, Larry Barker, Bojan Mierzejewski | |
| Subs | Denison | John Heath (PG), Terry Davis (SF), Andre Milano (C) Walter Inman, Robert Ouimet, John Young | |
| 15:10 | Denison | Robert Boggs makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 15:10 | Denison | Robert Boggs makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 14:44 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Michael Nelson | 45-38 |
| 14:32 | Denison | Terry Davis is whistled for traveling | 45-38 |
| Subs | Grove City | Clinton Merchant (SF) David Burchette | |
| Subs | Denison | Bobby Robertson (SG), Victor Lemons (PF) Steve Norris, Robert Boggs | |
| 14:06 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw is denied on a layup by Andre Milano | 45-38 |
| 14:04 | Denison | The rebound goes to Andre Milano | 45-38 |
| 13:58 | Denison | Bobby Robertson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-38 |
| 13:56 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Buck Keller | 45-38 |
| 13:40 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by John Heath - foul #3 on John Heath, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Denison | Walter Inman (SG) Bobby Robertson | |
| 13:40 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw misses the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 13:40 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 13:23 | Denison | Clinton Merchant steals the ball from John Heath | 46-38 |
| 12:59 | Grove City | Gregory Earl loses the dribble to Andre Milano | 46-38 |
| 12:42 | Denison | Andre Milano is whistled for traveling | 46-38 |
| Subs | Grove City | David Croyle (PG), Larry Barker (SG), David Burchette (SF), Bojan Mierzejewski (C) Michael Nelson, Gregory Earl, Clinton Merchant, Thomas Shaw | |
| Subs | Denison | Steve Norris (SG), Bobby Robertson (SF), John Young (C) John Heath, Terry Davis, Andre Milano | |
| 12:20 | Grove City | Buck Keller is hacked by Victor Lemons - foul #4 on Victor Lemons, team foul #5 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Denison | Robert Boggs (C) Victor Lemons | |
| 11:57 | Grove City | David Croyle misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-38 |
| 11:55 | Denison | Robert Boggs snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| 11:49 | Denison | Bojan Mierzejewski steals the ball from Bobby Robertson | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - David Croyle (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Barker (fresh) SF - David Burchette (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Buck Keller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Bojan Mierzejewski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Walter Inman (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Steve Norris (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bobby Robertson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Young (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Boggs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Grove City | Buck Keller clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-38 |
| 11:22 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski tips it in | 48-38 |
| 11:02 | Denison | John Young connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Steve Norris | 48-40 |
| 10:56 | Grove City | John Young swats the short shot by Buck Keller | 48-40 |
| 10:55 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski tips it in | 50-40 |
| 10:33 | Denison | Walter Inman's layup is rejected by Buck Keller | 50-40 |
| 10:32 | Denison | Bobby Robertson hits the follow up shot | 50-42 |
| 10:06 | Grove City | Buck Keller drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from David Croyle and he's fouled by Bobby Robertson - foul #2 on Bobby Robertson, team foul #6 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Grove City | Michael Nelson (PG), Gregory Earl (SG), Clinton Merchant (SF), Thomas Shaw (C) David Croyle, Larry Barker, David Burchette, Bojan Mierzejewski | |
| Subs | Denison | John Heath (PG), Terry Davis (SF), Andre Milano (C) Walter Inman, Steve Norris, John Young | |
| 10:06 | Grove City | Buck Keller makes the free throw | 53-42 |
| 09:42 | Denison | Andre Milano misses long on a floater in the lane | 53-42 |
| 09:40 | Grove City | Clinton Merchant grabs the defensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 09:27 | Grove City | Buck Keller banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Nelson | 55-42 |
| 09:02 | Denison | Michael Nelson steps in front of the Bobby Robertson pass | 55-42 |
| 08:58 | Grove City | Michael Nelson lays it in | 57-42 |
| 08:37 | Denison | Bobby Robertson is fouled on the floor by Gregory Earl - foul #1 on Gregory Earl, team foul #4 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Grove City | David Burchette (SF), Bojan Mierzejewski (PF) Clinton Merchant, Buck Keller | |
| Subs | Denison | Steve Norris (SG), John Young (PF) Bobby Robertson, Robert Boggs | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:24 | Denison | Bojan Mierzejewski blocks the short jumper by Steve Norris | 57-42 |
| 08:23 | Denison | Andre Milano can't tip it in | 57-42 |
| 08:21 | Grove City | David Burchette pulls down the rebound | 57-42 |
| 07:57 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski misses the turnaround near the basket | 57-42 |
| 07:55 | Denison | Andre Milano pulls down the rebound | 57-42 |
| 07:47 | Denison | Andre Milano comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 57-42 |
| 07:45 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Thomas Shaw | 57-42 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Michael Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Earl (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Burchette (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bojan Mierzejewski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Shaw (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - John Heath (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steve Norris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andre Milano (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski throws it down on a nice dish by Michael Nelson | 59-42 |
| 07:22 | Denison | Terry Davis hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-45 |
| 07:03 | Grove City | Gregory Earl misses the floater from just outside the lane | 59-45 |
| 07:01 | Denison | Terry Davis grabs the board | 59-45 |
| 06:54 | Denison | Michael Nelson steals the ball from Steve Norris | 59-45 |
| 06:35 | Grove City | Gregory Earl misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-45 |
| 06:34 | Denison | John Young grabs the defensive rebound | 59-45 |
| 06:30 | Denison | Steve Norris can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-45 |
| 06:28 | Grove City | David Burchette pulls down the rebound | 59-45 |
| 06:15 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski's pass is intercepted by Steve Norris | 59-45 |
| 05:56 | Denison | Steve Norris knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-47 |
| 05:27 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by John Young - foul #2 on John Young, team foul #7 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Grove City | David Croyle (PG), Larry Barker (SG), Clinton Merchant (SF) Michael Nelson, Gregory Earl, David Burchette | |
| Subs | Denison | Robert Ouimet (PG), Walter Inman (SG), Bobby Robertson (SF), Victor Lemons (PF), Robert Boggs (C) John Heath, Steve Norris, Terry Davis, John Young, Andre Milano | |
| 05:27 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski misses the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 05:27 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 05:12 | Denison | Bobby Robertson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-47 |
| 05:11 | Denison | Bobby Robertson grabs the offensive board | 60-47 |
| 05:03 | Denison | Victor Lemons's pass is intercepted by David Croyle | 60-47 |
| 04:49 | Grove City | David Croyle's pass is intercepted by Walter Inman | 60-47 |
| 04:27 | Denison | Robert Ouimet knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Victor Lemons | 60-49 |
| 04:06 | Grove City | Larry Barker comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Victor Lemons - foul #5 on Victor Lemons, team foul #8 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Grove City | Buck Keller (PF) Bojan Mierzejewski | |
| Subs | Denison | Leroy Gordon (PF) Victor Lemons | |
| 04:06 | Grove City | Larry Barker makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 04:06 | Grove City | Larry Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 03:52 | Denison | Robert Ouimet misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 62-49 |
| 03:50 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw snags the defensive board | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Grove City | Clinton Merchant is hacked by Bobby Robertson - foul #3 on Bobby Robertson, team foul #9 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Denison | John Heath (PG), Steve Norris (SG) Robert Ouimet, Leroy Gordon | |
| 03:34 | Grove City | Clinton Merchant makes the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 03:34 | Grove City | Clinton Merchant misses the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| 03:34 | Denison | Walter Inman snags the defensive board | 63-49 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - David Croyle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Barker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clinton Merchant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Buck Keller (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Shaw (tiring) 18 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - John Heath (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steve Norris (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Robertson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Robert Boggs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Inman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:19 | Denison | John Heath can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 63-49 |
| 03:18 | Denison | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Boggs | 63-49 |
| 03:13 | Denison | Bobby Robertson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-49 |
| 03:11 | Denison | Robert Boggs pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-49 |
| 02:54 | Denison | Buck Keller is called for the reach on Steve Norris - foul #4 on Buck Keller, team foul #5 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Grove City | David Burchette (SF), Bojan Mierzejewski (C) Buck Keller, Thomas Shaw | |
| Subs | Denison | Robert Ouimet (PG), Leroy Gordon (PF), John Young (C) John Heath, Steve Norris, Robert Boggs | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:43 | Denison | Walter Inman misses badly on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Clinton Merchant - foul #1 on Clinton Merchant, team foul #6 | 63-49 |
| 02:43 | Denison | Walter Inman misses the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 02:43 | Denison | Walter Inman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 02:23 | Grove City | Larry Barker connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from David Croyle | 65-50 |
| 02:08 | Denison | Bobby Robertson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-50 |
| 02:07 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski pulls down the rebound | 65-50 |
| 01:45 | Grove City | David Croyle connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by David Burchette | 68-50 |
| 01:42 | Denison | Walter Inman double dribbles in the backcourt | 68-50 |
| Subs | Grove City | Thomas Shaw (C) David Burchette | |
| Subs | Denison | Robert Boggs (C) Leroy Gordon | |
| 01:26 | Grove City | David Croyle blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Ouimet - foul #2 on Robert Ouimet, team foul #10 | 68-50 |
| 01:26 | Grove City | David Croyle makes the 1st free throw | 69-50 |
| 01:26 | Grove City | David Croyle makes the 2nd free throw | 70-50 |
| 01:23 | Denison | Robert Ouimet's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-50 |
| 01:06 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by David Croyle | 72-50 |
| 00:58 | Denison | John Young comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bojan Mierzejewski - foul #1 on Bojan Mierzejewski, team foul #7 | 72-50 |
| 00:58 | Denison | John Young makes the 1st free throw | 72-51 |
| 00:58 | Denison | John Young makes the 2nd free throw | 72-52 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Grove City | David Croyle hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Robert Ouimet - foul #3 on Robert Ouimet, team foul #11 | 72-52 |
| 00:36 | Grove City | David Croyle misses the 1st free throw | 72-52 |
| 00:36 | Grove City | David Croyle makes the 2nd free throw | 73-52 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Denison | Robert Ouimet misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-52 |
| 00:29 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw snags the defensive board | 73-52 |
| 00:00 | Grove City | David Croyle runs out the clock | 73-52 |