| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - Wayne Dempsey (fresh) SG - Michael Cadwell (fresh) SF - Alex Towle (fresh) PF - Morton Blackshire (fresh) C - Newton Strang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Michael Kreutzer (fresh) SG - Jerry Dey (fresh) SF - Leonard Monroe (fresh) PF - Ronald Caskey (fresh) C - Mark Werner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wittenberg | Newton Strang wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wittenberg | Wittenberg is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Wittenberg | Newton Strang comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Wittenberg | Newton Strang tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Earlham | Michael Kreutzer hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Jerry Dey | 2-2 |
| 19:11 | Wittenberg | Alex Towle buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-2 |
| 18:56 | Earlham | Jerry Dey misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 5-2 |
| 18:55 | Earlham | Ronald Caskey tips it but misses | 5-2 |
| 18:53 | Earlham | Mark Werner misses the tip | 5-2 |
| 18:51 | Wittenberg | Wayne Dempsey grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 18:35 | Wittenberg | Alex Towle misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 18:34 | Earlham | Michael Kreutzer pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:18 | Earlham | Jerry Dey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-2 |
| 18:09 | Wittenberg | Newton Strang hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Alex Towle | 7-2 |
| 18:05 | Earlham | Newton Strang swats the layup by Ronald Caskey | 7-2 |
| 18:03 | Wittenberg | Morton Blackshire pulls down the rebound | 7-2 |
| 17:44 | Wittenberg | A charge is called on Michael Cadwell - foul #1 on Michael Cadwell, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| 17:27 | Earlham | Michael Kreutzer clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Wayne Dempsey - foul #1 on Wayne Dempsey, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Lloyd Ward (SG), Jeffery Londono (PF), Robert Allen (C) Michael Cadwell, Morton Blackshire, Newton Strang | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 17:27 | Earlham | Michael Kreutzer makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:27 | Earlham | Michael Kreutzer makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 17:09 | Wittenberg | Ronald Caskey picks off the pass by Alex Towle | 7-4 |
| 16:57 | Earlham | Mark Werner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-4 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Gordon Lovern (SG), Gary Sistrunk (C) Wayne Dempsey, Alex Towle | |
| Subs | Earlham | Walter Goodman (PG), Mike Schroeter (SF), James Lawson (PF), John Shingleton (C) Michael Kreutzer, Leonard Monroe, Ronald Caskey, Mark Werner | |
| 16:37 | Wittenberg | Lloyd Ward knocks in the shot from close range | 9-4 |
| 16:25 | Earlham | Jerry Dey knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Walter Goodman | 9-7 |
| 16:07 | Wittenberg | Jeffery Londono can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 16:06 | Earlham | John Shingleton snags the defensive board | 9-7 |
| 16:02 | Earlham | Jerry Dey blows the layup | 9-7 |
| 16:00 | Wittenberg | Jeffery Londono gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - Lloyd Ward (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gordon Lovern (fresh) SF - Robert Allen (fresh) PF - Jeffery Londono (fresh) C - Gary Sistrunk (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Walter Goodman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Dey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Schroeter (fresh) PF - James Lawson (fresh) C - John Shingleton (fresh) | |
| 15:56 | Wittenberg | Lloyd Ward scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Gordon Lovern | 12-7 |
| 15:34 | Earlham | James Lawson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-7 |
| 15:33 | Wittenberg | Gary Sistrunk grabs the board | 12-7 |
| 15:27 | Wittenberg | Robert Allen misses the lay-in | 12-7 |
| 15:25 | Wittenberg | Jeffery Londono tips it but misses | 12-7 |
| 15:24 | Earlham | John Shingleton grabs the defensive rebound | 12-7 |
| 15:02 | Earlham | Jerry Dey comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 12-7 |
| 15:01 | Wittenberg | Lloyd Ward snags the defensive board | 12-7 |
| 14:56 | Wittenberg | John Shingleton is called for the reach on Gary Sistrunk - foul #1 on John Shingleton, team foul #1 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Wayne Dempsey (PG), Michael Cadwell (SG), Alex Towle (SF), Morton Blackshire (PF), Newton Strang (C) Lloyd Ward, Gordon Lovern, Robert Allen, Jeffery Londono, Gary Sistrunk | |
| Subs | Earlham | Michael Kreutzer (PG), Leonard Monroe (SF), Ronald Caskey (PF), Mark Werner (C) Jerry Dey, Mike Schroeter, James Lawson, John Shingleton | |
| 14:47 | Wittenberg | Michael Kreutzer picks off the pass by Wayne Dempsey | 12-7 |
| 14:30 | Earlham | Walter Goodman scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Kreutzer | 12-9 |
| 14:05 | Wittenberg | Newton Strang hits the finger roll set up by Wayne Dempsey and the foul's on Leonard Monroe - foul #1 on Leonard Monroe, team foul #2 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Roger Tucker (SG) Walter Goodman | |
| 14:05 | Wittenberg | Newton Strang makes the free throw | 15-9 |
| 13:38 | Earlham | Roger Tucker's floater is knocked away by Newton Strang | 15-9 |
| 13:37 | Earlham | Mark Werner gets the offensive rebound | 15-9 |
| 13:22 | Earlham | Michael Kreutzer buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Leonard Monroe | 15-11 |
| 13:01 | Wittenberg | Morton Blackshire hits a shot from the left wing and he's hacked by Ronald Caskey - foul #1 on Ronald Caskey, team foul #3 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Lloyd Ward (SG), Gary Sistrunk (C) Michael Cadwell, Newton Strang | |
| Subs | Earlham | Walter Goodman (PG), Jerry Dey (SG), Mike Schroeter (SF) Michael Kreutzer, Roger Tucker, Leonard Monroe | |
| 13:01 | Wittenberg | Morton Blackshire makes the free throw | 18-11 |
| 12:47 | Earlham | Jerry Dey is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Ward - foul #1 on Lloyd Ward, team foul #3 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Gordon Lovern (SG), Jeffery Londono (PF), Robert Allen (C) Wayne Dempsey, Morton Blackshire, Gary Sistrunk | |
| Subs | Earlham | James Lawson (PF), John Shingleton (C) Ronald Caskey, Mark Werner | |
| 12:40 | Earlham | Mike Schroeter comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 18-11 |
| 12:38 | Wittenberg | Robert Allen pulls down the rebound | 18-11 |
| 12:23 | Wittenberg | Jeffery Londono misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 18-11 |
| 12:22 | Wittenberg | Lloyd Ward tips it home | 20-11 |
| 11:59 | Earlham | Jerry Dey misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-11 |
| 11:57 | Earlham | John Shingleton snags the offensive board | 20-11 |
| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - Lloyd Ward (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Gordon Lovern (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alex Towle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffery Londono (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Walter Goodman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Dey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Schroeter (fresh) PF - James Lawson (fresh) C - John Shingleton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Earlham | John Shingleton connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Mike Schroeter | 20-14 |
| 11:15 | Wittenberg | Gordon Lovern is hacked by James Lawson - foul #1 on James Lawson, team foul #4 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Wayne Dempsey (PG), Michael Cadwell (SG), Joseph Newlon (SF), Morton Blackshire (PF), Newton Strang (C) Lloyd Ward, Gordon Lovern, Alex Towle, Jeffery Londono, Robert Allen | |
| Subs | Earlham | Michael Kreutzer (PG), Leonard Monroe (SF), Ronald Caskey (PF), Mark Werner (C) Walter Goodman, Mike Schroeter, James Lawson, John Shingleton | |
| 11:10 | Wittenberg | Michael Kreutzer steals the ball from Joseph Newlon | 20-14 |
| 10:53 | Earlham | Mark Werner is fouled on the floor by Joseph Newlon - foul #1 on Joseph Newlon, team foul #4 | 20-14 |
| 10:47 | Earlham | Ronald Caskey misses the turnaround from the left block | 20-14 |
| 10:45 | Wittenberg | The rebound goes to Newton Strang | 20-14 |
| 10:41 | Wittenberg | Joseph Newlon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-14 |
| 10:22 | Earlham | Newton Strang is called for the reach on Michael Kreutzer - foul #1 on Newton Strang, team foul #5 | 20-14 |
| 10:05 | Earlham | Jerry Dey is fouled on the floor by Michael Cadwell - foul #2 on Michael Cadwell, team foul #6 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Lloyd Ward (SG) Michael Cadwell | |
| Subs | Earlham | Walter Goodman (SG) Jerry Dey | |
| 09:49 | Earlham | Lloyd Ward steals it from Walter Goodman | 20-14 |
| 09:28 | Wittenberg | Lloyd Ward misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-14 |
| 09:26 | Earlham | Mark Werner snags the defensive board | 20-14 |
| 09:06 | Earlham | Ronald Caskey lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Kreutzer and he's fouled by Morton Blackshire - foul #1 on Morton Blackshire, team foul #7 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Gordon Lovern (SG), Alex Towle (SF), Jeffery Londono (PF), Robert Allen (C) Wayne Dempsey, Joseph Newlon, Morton Blackshire, Newton Strang | |
| Subs | Earlham | Jerry Dey (SG), Mike Schroeter (SF), John Shingleton (C) Michael Kreutzer, Leonard Monroe, Mark Werner | |
| 09:06 | Earlham | Ronald Caskey makes the free throw | 20-17 |
| 08:53 | Wittenberg | Jeffery Londono can't throw it down | 20-17 |
| 08:52 | Earlham | John Shingleton snags the defensive board | 20-17 |
| 08:48 | Earlham | Jerry Dey is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jerry Dey, team foul #5 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | | |
| Subs | Earlham | James Lawson (PF) Ronald Caskey | |
| 08:21 | Wittenberg | Robert Allen can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-17 |
| 08:19 | Earlham | Mike Schroeter grabs the defensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 08:01 | Earlham | James Lawson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-17 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Wayne Dempsey (PG) Gordon Lovern | |
| Subs | Earlham | Michael Kreutzer (PG) Walter Goodman | |
| 07:44 | Wittenberg | Lloyd Ward misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-17 |
| 07:43 | Earlham | The rebound goes to John Shingleton | 20-17 |
| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - Wayne Dempsey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Ward (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Alex Towle (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffery Londono (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Michael Kreutzer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Dey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Schroeter (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Lawson (fresh) C - John Shingleton (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Earlham | Jerry Dey comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 20-17 |
| 07:36 | Wittenberg | The rebound goes to Wayne Dempsey | 20-17 |
| 07:31 | Wittenberg | Mike Schroeter takes the ball from Lloyd Ward | 20-17 |
| 07:15 | Earlham | James Lawson hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 20-17 |
| 07:13 | Earlham | James Lawson pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 06:54 | Earlham | Jerry Dey makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Kreutzer | 20-20 |
| 06:39 | Wittenberg | Lloyd Ward misses the jumper from the right side | 20-20 |
| 06:38 | Wittenberg | Lloyd Ward tips it but misses | 20-20 |
| 06:36 | Wittenberg | Wayne Dempsey gets the offensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 06:14 | Wittenberg | James Lawson blocks the short jumper by Alex Towle | 20-20 |
| 06:13 | Wittenberg | Robert Allen hits the follow up shot | 22-20 |
| 06:07 | Earlham | Michael Kreutzer can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 22-20 |
| 06:05 | Wittenberg | Jeffery Londono pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| 05:58 | Wittenberg | James Lawson picks off the pass by Lloyd Ward | 22-20 |
| 05:54 | Earlham | Mike Schroeter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-20 |
| 05:52 | Wittenberg | Robert Allen pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| 05:32 | Wittenberg | Alex Towle knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Wayne Dempsey | 24-20 |
| 05:08 | Earlham | Jerry Dey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-20 |
| 05:07 | Wittenberg | Robert Allen pulls down the rebound | 24-20 |
| 04:49 | Wittenberg | Wayne Dempsey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-20 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Gordon Lovern (PG), Elliot Wright (SG), Joseph Newlon (SF), Morton Blackshire (PF), Newton Strang (C) Wayne Dempsey, Lloyd Ward, Alex Towle, Jeffery Londono, Robert Allen | |
| Subs | Earlham | Walter Goodman (PG), Roger Tucker (SG), Leonard Monroe (SF), Ronald Caskey (PF), Mark Werner (C) Michael Kreutzer, Jerry Dey, Mike Schroeter, James Lawson, John Shingleton | |
| 04:34 | Earlham | Leonard Monroe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-20 |
| 04:33 | Earlham | Ronald Caskey can't tip it in | 24-20 |
| 04:31 | Wittenberg | Joseph Newlon snags the defensive board | 24-20 |
| 04:12 | Wittenberg | Leonard Monroe picks off the pass by Newton Strang | 24-20 |
| 04:08 | Earlham | Leonard Monroe hits the finger roll | 24-22 |
| 03:49 | Wittenberg | Joseph Newlon is fouled on the floor by Leonard Monroe - foul #2 on Leonard Monroe, team foul #6 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Michael Cadwell (SG) Elliot Wright | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 03:27 | Wittenberg | Morton Blackshire knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Gordon Lovern and he's hacked by Ronald Caskey - foul #2 on Ronald Caskey, team foul #7 | 26-22 |
| 03:27 | Wittenberg | Morton Blackshire misses the free throw | 26-22 |
| 03:27 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Ronald Caskey | 26-22 |
| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - Gordon Lovern (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Cadwell (fresh) SF - Joseph Newlon (fresh) PF - Morton Blackshire (fresh) 5 pts. C - Newton Strang (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Walter Goodman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Tucker (fresh) SF - Leonard Monroe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Caskey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Werner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Earlham | Morton Blackshire blocks the short jumper by Roger Tucker | 26-22 |
| 03:02 | Wittenberg | Michael Cadwell pulls down the rebound | 26-22 |
| 02:47 | Wittenberg | Mark Werner steals it from Joseph Newlon | 26-22 |
| 02:32 | Earlham | Walter Goodman loses the dribble to Morton Blackshire | 26-22 |
| 02:14 | Wittenberg | Ronald Caskey is called for the reach on Newton Strang - foul #3 on Ronald Caskey, team foul #8 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Wayne Dempsey (PG), Alex Towle (SF), Gary Sistrunk (PF) Gordon Lovern, Joseph Newlon, Morton Blackshire | |
| Subs | Earlham | Jerry Dey (SG), Mike Schroeter (SF), James Lawson (PF), John Shingleton (C) Roger Tucker, Leonard Monroe, Ronald Caskey, Mark Werner | |
| 02:14 | Wittenberg | Newton Strang misses the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 02:14 | Earlham | John Shingleton gets the rebound | 26-22 |
| 01:51 | Earlham | Mike Schroeter is fouled on the floor by Michael Cadwell - foul #3 on Michael Cadwell, team foul #8 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Lloyd Ward (SG) Michael Cadwell | |
| Subs | Earlham | Michael Kreutzer (PG) Walter Goodman | |
| 01:51 | Earlham | Mike Schroeter makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 01:51 | Earlham | Mike Schroeter makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 01:30 | Wittenberg | Gary Sistrunk double dribbles | 26-24 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Morton Blackshire (PF) Newton Strang | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 01:19 | Earlham | Mike Schroeter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-24 |
| 00:58 | Wittenberg | Lloyd Ward is whistled for traveling | 26-24 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Jeffery Londono (PF), Robert Allen (C) Morton Blackshire, Gary Sistrunk | |
| Subs | Earlham | Roger Tucker (SF), Mark Werner (C) Mike Schroeter, James Lawson | |
| 00:40 | Earlham | Michael Kreutzer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-24 |
| 00:38 | Earlham | Mark Werner grabs the offensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 00:21 | Earlham | Michael Kreutzer scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jerry Dey | 26-27 |
| 00:01 | Wittenberg | Lloyd Ward misses badly on a shot from the right side | 26-27 |
| 00:00 | Earlham | John Shingleton gets the rebound | 26-27 |