| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Michael Kreutzer (fresh) SG - Jerry Dey (fresh) SF - Leonard Monroe (fresh) PF - Ronald Caskey (fresh) C - Mark Werner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Homer McCook (fresh) SG - Anthony Wilson (fresh) SF - Philip Leitch (fresh) PF - Adam Preslar (fresh) C - Ricky Gibbs (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Denison | Ricky Gibbs wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Denison | Adam Preslar clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Denison | Ricky Gibbs gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Denison | Homer McCook hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Earlham | Jerry Dey gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Earlham | Ronald Caskey loses the dribble to Philip Leitch | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Denison | Philip Leitch is fouled on the floor by Leonard Monroe - foul #1 on Leonard Monroe, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:27 | Denison | Philip Leitch can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:26 | Earlham | Mark Werner pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:14 | Earlham | Ronald Caskey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:13 | Denison | Philip Leitch snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:08 | Denison | Philip Leitch can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ronald Caskey - foul #1 on Ronald Caskey, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:08 | Denison | Philip Leitch makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:08 | Denison | Philip Leitch misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:08 | Earlham | Mark Werner pulls down the rebound | 0-1 |
| 17:54 | Earlham | Ronald Caskey drills a shot from the free throw line | 2-1 |
| 17:26 | Denison | Ricky Gibbs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 2-1 |
| 17:25 | Denison | Adam Preslar pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 17:05 | Denison | Ricky Gibbs can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-1 |
| 17:04 | Earlham | Ronald Caskey gets the rebound | 2-1 |
| 16:47 | Earlham | Leonard Monroe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-1 |
| 16:25 | Denison | Adam Preslar can't connect on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Ronald Caskey - foul #2 on Ronald Caskey, team foul #3 | 2-1 |
| Subs | Earlham | John Shingleton (PF) Ronald Caskey | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 16:25 | Denison | Adam Preslar makes the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 16:25 | Denison | Adam Preslar makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 16:09 | Earlham | Michael Kreutzer is fouled on the floor by Homer McCook - foul #1 on Homer McCook, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Denison | Marvin Collins (PF) Adam Preslar | |
| 16:01 | Earlham | Mark Werner misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 15:59 | Earlham | Jerry Dey grabs the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Michael Kreutzer (fresh) SG - Jerry Dey (fresh) SF - Leonard Monroe (fresh) PF - John Shingleton (fresh) C - Mark Werner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Homer McCook (fresh) SG - Anthony Wilson (fresh) SF - Philip Leitch (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Marvin Collins (fresh) C - Ricky Gibbs (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Earlham | Leonard Monroe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-3 |
| Subs | Earlham | Mike Schroeter (SF) Leonard Monroe | |
| Subs | Denison | David Hilton (PG), Allen Kipp (SG), George Leventhal (SF), Guy Boden (C) Homer McCook, Anthony Wilson, Philip Leitch, Ricky Gibbs | |
| 15:16 | Denison | Allen Kipp comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 2-3 |
| 15:15 | Earlham | John Shingleton grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 14:47 | Earlham | John Shingleton comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Guy Boden - foul #1 on Guy Boden, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Earlham | Walter Goodman (PG), James Lawson (PF) Michael Kreutzer, Mark Werner | |
| Subs | Denison | Adam Preslar (PF) Allen Kipp | |
| 14:47 | Earlham | John Shingleton makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 14:47 | Earlham | John Shingleton misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 14:47 | Denison | Guy Boden gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 14:43 | Denison | David Hilton clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 3-3 |
| 14:41 | Earlham | Walter Goodman gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 14:15 | Earlham | Walter Goodman makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Jerry Dey and he's fouled by David Hilton - foul #1 on David Hilton, team foul #3 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Earlham | Leonard Monroe (SF) Mike Schroeter | |
| Subs | Denison | Homer McCook (PG), Anthony Wilson (SG), Philip Leitch (SF), Ricky Gibbs (C) David Hilton, George Leventhal, Marvin Collins, Guy Boden | |
| 14:15 | Earlham | Walter Goodman makes the free throw | 6-3 |
| 13:57 | Denison | Adam Preslar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-3 |
| Subs | Earlham | Mike Schroeter (SG) Jerry Dey | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 13:49 | Earlham | John Shingleton comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 6-3 |
| 13:47 | Denison | The rebound goes to Ricky Gibbs | 6-3 |
| 13:43 | Denison | Anthony Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-3 |
| 13:42 | Denison | Ricky Gibbs pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 13:30 | Denison | Homer McCook can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-3 |
| 13:28 | Earlham | The rebound goes to John Shingleton | 6-3 |
| 13:05 | Earlham | Mike Schroeter is fouled on the floor by Homer McCook - foul #2 on Homer McCook, team foul #4 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Earlham | Michael Kreutzer (PG), Jerry Dey (SG), Mark Werner (C) Walter Goodman, Mike Schroeter, James Lawson | |
| Subs | Denison | David Hilton (PG), Marvin Collins (PF) Homer McCook, Adam Preslar | |
| 12:52 | Earlham | Jerry Dey misses long on a jumper from the right block | 6-3 |
| 12:51 | Denison | The rebound goes to Philip Leitch | 6-3 |
| 12:46 | Denison | Mark Werner is called for the reach on Ricky Gibbs - foul #1 on Mark Werner, team foul #4 | 6-3 |
| 12:25 | Denison | Marvin Collins misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Michael Kreutzer - foul #1 on Michael Kreutzer, team foul #5 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Earlham | Mike Schroeter (SF) Leonard Monroe | |
| Subs | Denison | George Leventhal (SF) Philip Leitch | |
| 12:25 | Denison | Marvin Collins makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 12:25 | Denison | Marvin Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 12:25 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Mark Werner | 6-4 |
| 12:03 | Earlham | John Shingleton clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 12:01 | Earlham | Jerry Dey tips it home | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Michael Kreutzer (fresh) SG - Jerry Dey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Schroeter (fresh) PF - John Shingleton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Werner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - David Hilton (fresh) SG - Anthony Wilson (fresh) SF - George Leventhal (fresh) PF - Marvin Collins (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ricky Gibbs (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Denison | David Hilton hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Anthony Wilson | 8-6 |
| 11:16 | Earlham | Mark Werner makes the fadeaway in the paint | 10-6 |
| 11:11 | Denison | George Leventhal misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 10-6 |
| 11:10 | Earlham | John Shingleton gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| 10:57 | Earlham | Mike Schroeter misses short on a 3 from straight away | 10-6 |
| 10:56 | Earlham | Mark Werner grabs the offensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 10:50 | Earlham | Mike Schroeter scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Kreutzer | 13-6 |
| 10:33 | Denison | Anthony Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-6 |
| Subs | Earlham | Walter Goodman (PG), Leonard Monroe (SF), James Lawson (PF) Michael Kreutzer, Jerry Dey, John Shingleton | |
| Subs | Denison | Philip Leitch (SF), Adam Preslar (PF), Guy Boden (C) Anthony Wilson, Marvin Collins, Ricky Gibbs | |
| 10:15 | Earlham | Adam Preslar is called for the reach on Mark Werner - foul #1 on Adam Preslar, team foul #5 | 13-6 |
| 10:02 | Earlham | James Lawson misses the easy layup | 13-6 |
| 10:01 | Denison | The rebound goes to Guy Boden | 13-6 |
| 09:55 | Denison | Adam Preslar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-6 |
| Subs | Earlham | Roger Tucker (SG) Mike Schroeter | |
| Subs | Denison | Allen Kipp (SG) David Hilton | |
| 09:43 | Earlham | Walter Goodman scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Roger Tucker | 15-6 |
| 09:38 | Denison | George Leventhal loses the ball out of bounds | 15-6 |
| Subs | Earlham | Jerry Dey (SG) Roger Tucker | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 09:23 | Earlham | Jerry Dey connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Goodman | 17-6 |
| 09:02 | Denison | George Leventhal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-6 |
| 09:00 | Earlham | Jerry Dey gets the rebound | 17-6 |
| 08:54 | Earlham | Walter Goodman misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by George Leventhal - foul #1 on George Leventhal, team foul #6 | 17-6 |
| Subs | Earlham | Michael Kreutzer (PG), John Shingleton (PF) James Lawson, Mark Werner | |
| Subs | Denison | David Hilton (PG), Ricky Gibbs (C) George Leventhal, Guy Boden | |
| 08:54 | Earlham | Walter Goodman makes the 1st free throw | 18-6 |
| 08:54 | Earlham | Walter Goodman makes the 2nd free throw | 19-6 |
| 08:39 | Denison | Philip Leitch comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 19-6 |
| 08:37 | Denison | Ricky Gibbs tips it home | 19-8 |
| 08:25 | Earlham | Walter Goodman connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Jerry Dey | 21-8 |
| 08:10 | Denison | David Hilton scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 21-10 |
| 07:56 | Earlham | Leonard Monroe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-10 |
| Subs | Earlham | Mike Schroeter (SF) Leonard Monroe | |
| Subs | Denison | Anthony Wilson (SG), Marvin Collins (SF), Guy Boden (PF) Allen Kipp, Philip Leitch, Adam Preslar | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Michael Kreutzer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Dey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Schroeter (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Shingleton (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Goodman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - David Hilton (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Anthony Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marvin Collins (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Guy Boden (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ricky Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Denison | Anthony Wilson drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Marvin Collins | 21-12 |
| 07:14 | Earlham | Michael Kreutzer is hacked by Marvin Collins - foul #1 on Marvin Collins, team foul #7 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Earlham | Roger Tucker (SF), James Lawson (PF) Jerry Dey, Walter Goodman | |
| Subs | Denison | Allen Kipp (PG), George Leventhal (SF) David Hilton, Guy Boden | |
| 07:14 | Earlham | Michael Kreutzer makes the 1st free throw | 22-12 |
| 07:14 | Earlham | Michael Kreutzer misses the 2nd free throw | 22-12 |
| 07:14 | Denison | Ricky Gibbs gets the rebound | 22-12 |
| 07:07 | Denison | George Leventhal is fouled on the floor by John Shingleton - foul #1 on John Shingleton, team foul #6 | 22-12 |
| Subs | Earlham | Daniel Elzey (PG) Michael Kreutzer | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 06:53 | Denison | The jump hook by Marvin Collins is blocked by John Shingleton | 22-12 |
| 06:52 | Earlham | Mike Schroeter snags the defensive board | 22-12 |
| 06:44 | Earlham | John Shingleton scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-12 |
| 06:30 | Denison | Allen Kipp is fouled on the floor by Daniel Elzey - foul #1 on Daniel Elzey, team foul #7 | 24-12 |
| Subs | Earlham | Mark Werner (C) James Lawson | |
| Subs | Denison | Philip Leitch (SF), Adam Preslar (PF), Guy Boden (C) George Leventhal, Marvin Collins, Ricky Gibbs | |
| 06:30 | Denison | Allen Kipp makes the 1st free throw | 24-13 |
| 06:30 | Denison | Allen Kipp misses the 2nd free throw | 24-13 |
| 06:30 | Earlham | John Shingleton grabs the defensive rebound | 24-13 |
| 06:01 | Earlham | Mark Werner comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 24-13 |
| 05:59 | Denison | Guy Boden pulls down the rebound | 24-13 |
| 05:42 | Denison | Anthony Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-13 |
| 05:40 | Denison | Guy Boden gets the offensive rebound | 24-13 |
| 05:16 | Denison | Allen Kipp lays it in and he's fouled by Daniel Elzey - foul #2 on Daniel Elzey, team foul #8 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Earlham | Michael Kreutzer (PG), Jerry Dey (SG), Leonard Monroe (SF), James Lawson (PF) Daniel Elzey, Mike Schroeter, Roger Tucker, John Shingleton | |
| Subs | Denison | Ricky Gibbs (C) Guy Boden | |
| 05:16 | Denison | Allen Kipp makes the free throw | 24-16 |
| 04:59 | Earlham | Michael Kreutzer misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 24-16 |
| 04:57 | Earlham | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Dey | 24-16 |
| 04:38 | Earlham | Mark Werner hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Ricky Gibbs - foul #1 on Ricky Gibbs, team foul #8 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Denison | David Hilton (PG), George Leventhal (SF), Marvin Collins (PF) Allen Kipp, Philip Leitch, Adam Preslar | |
| 04:38 | Earlham | Mark Werner makes the 1st free throw | 25-16 |
| 04:38 | Earlham | Mark Werner makes the 2nd free throw | 26-16 |
| 04:20 | Denison | Marvin Collins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-16 |
| Subs | Earlham | Walter Goodman (C) Mark Werner | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 04:02 | Earlham | George Leventhal is called for the reach on Leonard Monroe - foul #2 on George Leventhal, team foul #9 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Earlham | John Shingleton (PF) James Lawson | |
| Subs | Denison | Guy Boden (PF) George Leventhal | |
| 04:02 | Earlham | Leonard Monroe misses the 1st free throw | 26-16 |
| 04:02 | Earlham | John Shingleton pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-16 |
| 03:40 | Earlham | Michael Kreutzer comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 26-16 |
| 03:38 | Denison | Guy Boden grabs the defensive rebound | 26-16 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Michael Kreutzer (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Dey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Monroe (fresh) PF - John Shingleton (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Goodman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - David Hilton (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Anthony Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Collins (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Guy Boden (fresh) 5 reb. C - Ricky Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Denison | Anthony Wilson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-19 |
| 03:15 | Earlham | Jerry Dey misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-19 |
| 03:14 | Denison | David Hilton snags the defensive board | 26-19 |
| 03:10 | Denison | Michael Kreutzer picks off the pass by David Hilton | 26-19 |
| 02:56 | Earlham | Leonard Monroe clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Anthony Wilson - foul #1 on Anthony Wilson, team foul #10 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Earlham | Ronald Caskey (PF), Mark Werner (C) Michael Kreutzer, John Shingleton | |
| Subs | Denison | Homer McCook (PG), Philip Leitch (SF), Adam Preslar (PF) Anthony Wilson, Marvin Collins, Ricky Gibbs | |
| 02:56 | Earlham | Leonard Monroe makes the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 02:56 | Earlham | Leonard Monroe misses the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 02:56 | Denison | Philip Leitch pulls down the rebound | 27-19 |
| 02:47 | Denison | Walter Goodman takes the ball from Philip Leitch | 27-19 |
| 02:43 | Earlham | Walter Goodman hits the finger roll | 29-19 |
| 02:38 | Denison | Homer McCook connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Philip Leitch | 29-22 |
| 02:27 | Earlham | Walter Goodman loses the ball out of bounds | 29-22 |
| Subs | Earlham | Mike Schroeter (SF) Leonard Monroe | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 02:09 | Denison | Homer McCook is fouled on the floor by Walter Goodman - foul #1 on Walter Goodman, team foul #9 | 29-22 |
| 02:09 | Denison | Homer McCook misses the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 02:09 | Earlham | Ronald Caskey grabs the board | 29-22 |
| 01:50 | Earlham | Walter Goodman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by David Hilton - foul #2 on David Hilton, team foul #11 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Denison | George Leventhal (SG) David Hilton | |
| 01:50 | Earlham | Walter Goodman makes the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 01:50 | Earlham | Walter Goodman makes the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 01:25 | Denison | Jerry Dey is called for the reach on Homer McCook - foul #1 on Jerry Dey, team foul #10 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Earlham | Michael Kreutzer (PG), John Shingleton (C) Jerry Dey, Mark Werner | |
| Subs | Denison | Marvin Collins (PF), Ricky Gibbs (C) Adam Preslar, Guy Boden | |
| 01:25 | Denison | Homer McCook makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 01:25 | Denison | Homer McCook makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 01:10 | Earlham | Ronald Caskey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-24 |
| 01:08 | Denison | Ricky Gibbs gets the rebound | 31-24 |
| 00:53 | Denison | Marvin Collins makes the runner in the paint | 31-26 |
| 00:39 | Earlham | Walter Goodman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-26 |
| 00:37 | Earlham | Mike Schroeter tips it in | 33-26 |
| 00:20 | Denison | Homer McCook misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-26 |
| 00:19 | Denison | The offensive rebound goes to George Leventhal | 33-26 |
| 00:03 | Denison | Marvin Collins drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Homer McCook | 33-28 |
| 00:00 | Earlham | Walter Goodman misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 33-28 |