| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Gregory Lee (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Danny Melberg (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clinton Ulatowski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Herbert Dart (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edwin Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Tillotson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Rainey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jacob Ahlstrom (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard Payne | James Tillotson inbounds the ball | 43-32 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Howard Payne | Jacob Ahlstrom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-32 |
| 19:31 | Earlham | Danny Melberg is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Danny Melberg, team foul #1 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Earlham | Howard Reimer (SG) Danny Melberg | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 19:14 | Howard Payne | James Tillotson drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Herbert Dart | 43-34 |
| 18:49 | Earlham | Gregory Lee comes up short on the shot from the left side | 43-34 |
| 18:48 | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski tips it but misses | 43-34 |
| 18:46 | Howard Payne | James Tillotson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 18:24 | Howard Payne | Edwin Ferguson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 18:22 | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 18:03 | Earlham | John Lewis is open and scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Jackson | 45-34 |
| 17:58 | Howard Payne | Herbert Dart knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by James Tillotson | 45-36 |
| 17:50 | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski connects on the floater in the lane and the foul's on Edwin Ferguson - foul #1 on Edwin Ferguson, team foul #1 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Earlham | Walter Valentine (PG), Jack Holder (SG), Johnny Anderson (PF), Grover Penning (C) Gregory Lee, Howard Reimer, David Jackson, John Lewis | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Maurice Gore (PG), John Caldwell (SG), Carl Kemp (SF), Donald Davis (PF), Raymond Justus (C) Herbert Dart, Edwin Ferguson, James Tillotson, Kevin Rainey, Jacob Ahlstrom | |
| 17:50 | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski misses the free throw | 47-36 |
| 17:50 | Howard Payne | Raymond Justus grabs the board | 47-36 |
| 17:46 | Howard Payne | Johnny Anderson takes the ball from John Caldwell | 47-36 |
| 17:25 | Earlham | Johnny Anderson is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-36 |
| 17:24 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Carl Kemp | 47-36 |
| 17:11 | Howard Payne | Raymond Justus blows the layup but he's hacked by Clinton Ulatowski - foul #2 on Clinton Ulatowski, team foul #2 | 47-36 |
| 17:11 | Howard Payne | Raymond Justus misses the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 17:11 | Howard Payne | Raymond Justus makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 17:01 | Earlham | Grover Penning loses the dribble to Maurice Gore | 47-37 |
| 16:57 | Howard Payne | John Caldwell lays it in on a nice dish by Maurice Gore | 47-39 |
| 16:53 | Earlham | Maurice Gore steps in front of the Clinton Ulatowski pass in the backcourt | 47-39 |
| 16:44 | Howard Payne | John Caldwell is fouled on the floor by Jack Holder - foul #1 on Jack Holder, team foul #3 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Larry Strong (SG), Jacob Ahlstrom (C) Carl Kemp, Raymond Justus | |
| 16:21 | Howard Payne | Grover Penning steps in front of the Maurice Gore pass | 47-39 |
| 16:09 | Earlham | Jack Holder misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 16:07 | Howard Payne | Jacob Ahlstrom gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 15:45 | Howard Payne | Jacob Ahlstrom misses the turnaround near the basket | 47-39 |
| 15:43 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Walter Valentine | 47-39 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Walter Valentine (fairly fresh) SG - Jack Holder (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clinton Ulatowski (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Johnny Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Grover Penning (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Maurice Gore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Larry Strong (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Caldwell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Jacob Ahlstrom (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Earlham | Walter Valentine clanks a shot from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 15:37 | Earlham | Johnny Anderson tips it back up and in | 49-39 |
| 15:09 | Howard Payne | Maurice Gore hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jacob Ahlstrom | 49-41 |
| 14:49 | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-41 |
| 14:33 | Howard Payne | Maurice Gore banks in the layup on a nice dish by Larry Strong | 51-43 |
| 14:15 | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-43 |
| 14:13 | Howard Payne | Maurice Gore pulls down the rebound | 51-43 |
| 14:08 | Howard Payne | Maurice Gore misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 51-43 |
| 14:07 | Earlham | Johnny Anderson gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 13:56 | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski's floater is tipped away by Jacob Ahlstrom | 51-43 |
| 13:55 | Howard Payne | John Caldwell snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| 13:50 | Howard Payne | John Caldwell scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Donald Davis | 51-46 |
| 13:47 | Earlham | Maurice Gore steals the ball from Walter Valentine in the backcourt | 51-46 |
| 13:31 | Howard Payne | Maurice Gore is fouled on the floor by Walter Valentine - foul #1 on Walter Valentine, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Earlham | Gregory Lee (PG), Danny Melberg (SG), Howard Reimer (SF), David Jackson (PF), John Lewis (C) Walter Valentine, Jack Holder, Clinton Ulatowski, Johnny Anderson, Grover Penning | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Herbert Dart (PG), Edwin Ferguson (SG), James Tillotson (SF), Kevin Rainey (PF), Raymond Justus (C) Maurice Gore, Larry Strong, John Caldwell, Donald Davis, Jacob Ahlstrom | |
| 13:20 | Howard Payne | Raymond Justus drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Herbert Dart | 51-49 |
| 13:05 | Earlham | Gregory Lee can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Raymond Justus - foul #1 on Raymond Justus, team foul #2 | 51-49 |
| 13:05 | Earlham | Gregory Lee makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 13:05 | Earlham | Gregory Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 13:05 | Howard Payne | Raymond Justus grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 12:50 | Howard Payne | Herbert Dart hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Edwin Ferguson | 52-52 |
| 12:29 | Earlham | Danny Melberg comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-52 |
| 12:28 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to James Tillotson | 52-52 |
| 12:21 | Howard Payne | James Tillotson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-52 |
| 12:20 | Earlham | David Jackson gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 12:17 | Earlham | John Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-52 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Carl Kemp (C) Raymond Justus | |
| 11:57 | Howard Payne | James Tillotson connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Edwin Ferguson | 52-54 |
| 11:38 | Earlham | Danny Melberg misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-54 |
| 11:36 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Kevin Rainey | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Gregory Lee (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Danny Melberg (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Howard Reimer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Herbert Dart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edwin Ferguson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Tillotson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Rainey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Kemp (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Howard Payne | Danny Melberg steals it from Kevin Rainey | 52-54 |
| 11:01 | Earlham | Danny Melberg is fouled on the floor by Edwin Ferguson - foul #2 on Edwin Ferguson, team foul #3 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Earlham | James Bush (SF), Michael Wagner (C) Howard Reimer, John Lewis | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Jacob Ahlstrom (C) Carl Kemp | |
| 10:48 | Earlham | Jacob Ahlstrom takes the ball from David Jackson | 52-54 |
| 10:42 | Howard Payne | Herbert Dart scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by James Bush - foul #4 on James Bush, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski (SF) James Bush | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Raymond Justus (PF) Kevin Rainey | |
| 10:42 | Howard Payne | Herbert Dart makes the free throw | 52-57 |
| 10:40 | Earlham | Gregory Lee is fouled in the backcourt by Herbert Dart - foul #1 on Herbert Dart, team foul #4 | 52-57 |
| 10:27 | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 10:26 | Howard Payne | Herbert Dart gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 10:06 | Howard Payne | Edwin Ferguson comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 52-57 |
| 10:04 | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski grabs the board | 52-57 |
| 09:51 | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Michael Wagner | 55-57 |
| 09:25 | Howard Payne | Raymond Justus knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by James Tillotson | 55-59 |
| 09:21 | Earlham | Gregory Lee's pass is intercepted by Jacob Ahlstrom in the backcourt | 55-59 |
| 09:10 | Howard Payne | Edwin Ferguson clanks a shot from the left side | 55-59 |
| 09:09 | Earlham | Danny Melberg grabs the board | 55-59 |
| 08:49 | Earlham | Gregory Lee misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-59 |
| 08:47 | Howard Payne | Jacob Ahlstrom snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 08:31 | Howard Payne | Edwin Ferguson lays it up and in and the foul's on Clinton Ulatowski - foul #3 on Clinton Ulatowski, team foul #6 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Earlham | Walter Valentine (PG), Jack Holder (SG), Howard Reimer (SF), Johnny Anderson (PF), John Lewis (C) Gregory Lee, Danny Melberg, Clinton Ulatowski, David Jackson, Michael Wagner | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Larry Strong (PG), John Caldwell (SF), Kevin Rainey (PF), Carl Kemp (C) Herbert Dart, James Tillotson, Raymond Justus, Jacob Ahlstrom | |
| 08:31 | Howard Payne | Edwin Ferguson makes the free throw | 55-62 |
| 08:13 | Earlham | Jack Holder is hacked by Edwin Ferguson - foul #3 on Edwin Ferguson, team foul #5 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Maurice Gore (SG) Edwin Ferguson | |
| 07:55 | Earlham | Johnny Anderson makes the driving attempt in the paint | 57-62 |
| 07:44 | Howard Payne | Carl Kemp comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-62 |
| 07:42 | Earlham | Johnny Anderson gets the rebound | 57-62 |
| 07:19 | Earlham | Howard Reimer misses short on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 57-62 |
| 07:18 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Larry Strong | 57-62 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Walter Valentine (fairly fresh) SG - Jack Holder (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Howard Reimer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Johnny Anderson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Larry Strong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Maurice Gore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - John Caldwell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kevin Rainey (tiring) 2 pts. C - Carl Kemp (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Howard Payne | Larry Strong can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 57-62 |
| 06:57 | Howard Payne | Kevin Rainey hits the follow up shot | 57-64 |
| 06:44 | Earlham | Howard Reimer makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Johnny Anderson | 60-64 |
| 06:32 | Howard Payne | Kevin Rainey misses the 3 from the right wing | 60-64 |
| 06:30 | Earlham | John Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 60-64 |
| 06:11 | Earlham | Jack Holder is hacked by Larry Strong - foul #1 on Larry Strong, team foul #6 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Earlham | Gregory Lee (PG), Danny Melberg (SG), James Bush (SF), David Jackson (PF), Grover Penning (C) Walter Valentine, Jack Holder, Howard Reimer, Johnny Anderson, John Lewis | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Herbert Dart (PG), James Tillotson (SF), Donald Davis (PF), Jacob Ahlstrom (C) Larry Strong, John Caldwell, Kevin Rainey, Carl Kemp | |
| 05:56 | Earlham | Danny Melberg drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-64 |
| 05:44 | Howard Payne | Herbert Dart comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 63-64 |
| 05:43 | Howard Payne | Jacob Ahlstrom misses the tip | 63-64 |
| 05:41 | Howard Payne | James Tillotson grabs the offensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 05:30 | Howard Payne | James Bush picks off the pass by James Tillotson | 63-64 |
| 05:10 | Earlham | Danny Melberg misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-64 |
| 05:09 | Earlham | Gregory Lee grabs the offensive board | 63-64 |
| 04:52 | Earlham | David Jackson lays it in | 65-64 |
| 04:28 | Howard Payne | Jacob Ahlstrom is hacked by Grover Penning - foul #2 on Grover Penning, team foul #7 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Earlham | Jack Holder (PG), Clinton Ulatowski (SF), Michael Wagner (PF), John Lewis (C) Gregory Lee, James Bush, David Jackson, Grover Penning | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Edwin Ferguson (SG), Raymond Justus (PF) Maurice Gore, Donald Davis | |
| 04:28 | Howard Payne | Jacob Ahlstrom makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 04:28 | Howard Payne | Jacob Ahlstrom makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 04:08 | Earlham | Raymond Justus is called for the reach on Michael Wagner - foul #2 on Raymond Justus, team foul #7 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | John Caldwell (PG), Carl Kemp (SF), Kevin Rainey (PF) Herbert Dart, James Tillotson, Jacob Ahlstrom | |
| 04:08 | Earlham | Michael Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 04:08 | Earlham | Michael Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 03:50 | Howard Payne | John Caldwell misses the floater from the left side | 67-66 |
| 03:49 | Howard Payne | Raymond Justus tips it home | 67-68 |
| 03:28 | Earlham | Danny Melberg scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Clinton Ulatowski | 70-68 |
| 03:21 | Howard Payne | Edwin Ferguson loses the dribble to John Lewis | 70-68 |
| 03:19 | Earlham | Edwin Ferguson is called for the reach on Danny Melberg in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edwin Ferguson, team foul #8 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Earlham | Walter Valentine (PG), Howard Reimer (SF), James Bush (PF) Jack Holder, Clinton Ulatowski, John Lewis | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Larry Strong (PG), James Tillotson (SF) John Caldwell, Carl Kemp | |
| 03:19 | Earlham | Danny Melberg makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 03:19 | Earlham | Danny Melberg misses the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 03:19 | Howard Payne | James Tillotson gets the rebound | 71-68 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Walter Valentine (fresh) SG - Danny Melberg (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Howard Reimer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Bush (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Michael Wagner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Larry Strong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edwin Ferguson (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Tillotson (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Kevin Rainey (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Justus (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Howard Payne | James Tillotson connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Raymond Justus | 71-71 |
| 02:51 | Earlham | James Bush misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 71-71 |
| 02:49 | Howard Payne | Kevin Rainey grabs the defensive rebound | 71-71 |
| 02:35 | Howard Payne | Michael Wagner is called for the reach on Larry Strong - foul #1 on Michael Wagner, team foul #8 | 71-71 |
| Subs | Earlham | Johnny Anderson (PF), Grover Penning (C) Danny Melberg, Michael Wagner | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Donald Davis (SF), Jacob Ahlstrom (C) James Tillotson, Kevin Rainey | |
| 02:35 | Howard Payne | Larry Strong misses the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 02:35 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Grover Penning | 71-71 |
| 02:35 | Earlham | Earlham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| 02:28 | Earlham | The short jumper by James Bush is denied by Raymond Justus | 71-71 |
| 02:27 | Earlham | Grover Penning gets the offensive rebound | 71-71 |
| 02:14 | Earlham | Jacob Ahlstrom picks off the pass by Grover Penning | 71-71 |
| 01:59 | Howard Payne | Larry Strong loses the ball out of bounds | 71-71 |
| Subs | Earlham | Gregory Lee (PG), Danny Melberg (SG), Clinton Ulatowski (SF), David Jackson (PF), John Lewis (C) Walter Valentine, James Bush, Howard Reimer, Johnny Anderson, Grover Penning | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Herbert Dart (PG), James Tillotson (SF), Kevin Rainey (PF) Larry Strong, Donald Davis, Raymond Justus | |
| 01:57 | Earlham | James Tillotson takes the ball from Gregory Lee in the backcourt | 71-71 |
| 01:32 | Howard Payne | Kevin Rainey can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Danny Melberg - foul #4 on Danny Melberg, team foul #9 | 71-71 |
| 01:32 | Howard Payne | Kevin Rainey misses the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 01:32 | Howard Payne | Kevin Rainey makes the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 01:24 | Earlham | Danny Melberg misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-72 |
| 01:22 | Earlham | John Lewis grabs the offensive rebound | 71-72 |
| 01:12 | Earlham | Herbert Dart picks off the pass by Danny Melberg | 71-72 |
| 00:55 | Howard Payne | Edwin Ferguson scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Kevin Rainey | 71-75 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Earlham | Danny Melberg is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gregory Lee | 73-75 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Howard Payne | John Lewis denies the turnaround by Kevin Rainey | 73-75 |
| 00:20 | Earlham | David Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 73-75 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Earlham | Danny Melberg knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Clinton Ulatowski | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Howard Payne | Herbert Dart misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 76-75 |
| 00:00 | Earlham | David Jackson gets the rebound | 76-75 |