| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Mark Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - David Luckett (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Frederick Tuttle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Doane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Sung (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - William Britt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Schwall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Mason (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Gotcher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. C - Steve Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo St. | Rodney Mason inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Buffalo St. | William Schwall loses the dribble to Frederick Tuttle | 33-29 |
| 19:28 | Earlham | David Luckett misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-29 |
| 19:27 | Buffalo St. | Steve Smith gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 19:07 | Buffalo St. | William Schwall clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 33-29 |
| 19:06 | Earlham | David Luckett pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| 18:56 | Earlham | David Luckett makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Frederick Tuttle | 36-29 |
| 18:41 | Buffalo St. | William Schwall comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 18:40 | Earlham | Frederick Tuttle grabs the defensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 18:20 | Earlham | David Luckett is hacked by Rodney Mason - foul #2 on Rodney Mason, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| 18:15 | Earlham | David Luckett can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 18:14 | Earlham | David Doane pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 17:57 | Earlham | William Britt steps in front of the Frederick Tuttle pass | 36-29 |
| 17:40 | Buffalo St. | William Britt is whistled for a carry | 36-29 |
| Subs | Earlham | Donald Batz (C) Donald Sung | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Robert Early (PG), Michael Jolly (SG), Andy Jorgensen (SF), Charles Coolidge (PF) William Britt, William Schwall, Rodney Mason, Mark Gotcher | |
| 17:19 | Earlham | David Doane clanks a fadeaway from close range | 36-29 |
| 17:18 | Buffalo St. | Andy Jorgensen gets the rebound | 36-29 |
| 16:55 | Buffalo St. | David Doane swats the short shot by Michael Jolly | 36-29 |
| 16:54 | Buffalo St. | Steve Smith snags the offensive board | 36-29 |
| 16:41 | Buffalo St. | Steve Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Donald Batz - foul #2 on Donald Batz, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Earlham | Keith Parker (PG), Kenneth Rocheleau (SG), Ron Robinson (SF), Steven Brown (PF) Mark Cox, David Luckett, Frederick Tuttle, David Doane | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | William Schwall (SG) Andy Jorgensen | |
| 16:41 | Buffalo St. | Steve Smith makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 16:41 | Buffalo St. | Steve Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 16:41 | Earlham | Steven Brown grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 16:25 | Earlham | Keith Parker loses the dribble to Steve Smith | 36-30 |
| 15:57 | Buffalo St. | Charles Coolidge connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from William Schwall | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Keith Parker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Rocheleau (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ron Robinson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Steven Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Batz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - Robert Early (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Schwall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Jolly (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Coolidge (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Earlham | Ron Robinson misses the shot from the free throw line | 36-33 |
| 15:48 | Buffalo St. | The rebound goes to William Schwall | 36-33 |
| 15:29 | Buffalo St. | Robert Early makes the 3 from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 15:11 | Earlham | William Schwall takes the ball from Donald Batz | 36-36 |
| 15:06 | Buffalo St. | William Schwall misses the easy layup | 36-36 |
| 15:05 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Donald Batz | 36-36 |
| 14:51 | Earlham | Kenneth Rocheleau misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-36 |
| 14:50 | Buffalo St. | The rebound goes to Charles Coolidge | 36-36 |
| 14:35 | Buffalo St. | William Schwall is hacked by Kenneth Rocheleau - foul #2 on Kenneth Rocheleau, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Earlham | Mark Cox (PG), David Luckett (SG), Frederick Tuttle (SF), David Doane (PF), Donald Sung (C) Keith Parker, Kenneth Rocheleau, Ron Robinson, Steven Brown, Donald Batz | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | William Britt (PG), Mark Webber (SG), Rodney Mason (SF), Mark Gotcher (PF), William Bangs (C) Robert Early, William Schwall, Michael Jolly, Charles Coolidge, Steve Smith | |
| 14:15 | Buffalo St. | Mark Cox is called for the reach on William Britt - foul #2 on Mark Cox, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| 13:56 | Buffalo St. | William Britt comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 13:55 | Earlham | Donald Sung grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 13:41 | Earlham | Donald Sung hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-36 |
| 13:39 | Earlham | Donald Sung misses the tip | 36-36 |
| 13:38 | Earlham | The offensive rebound goes to David Doane | 36-36 |
| 13:19 | Earlham | David Doane makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Mark Cox | 38-36 |
| 12:51 | Buffalo St. | Rodney Mason makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from William Britt | 38-39 |
| 12:31 | Earlham | David Luckett scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Mark Cox | 41-39 |
| 12:10 | Buffalo St. | William Britt misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 12:09 | Earlham | Donald Sung gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 11:52 | Earlham | Frederick Tuttle comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 11:51 | Buffalo St. | William Bangs snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Mark Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 8 ast. SG - David Luckett (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SF - Frederick Tuttle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Doane (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Sung (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - William Britt (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Webber (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rodney Mason (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Gotcher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. C - William Bangs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Buffalo St. | William Bangs misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 11:29 | Buffalo St. | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Gotcher | 41-39 |
| 11:12 | Buffalo St. | Mark Gotcher misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 41-39 |
| 11:10 | Earlham | Donald Sung grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 10:57 | Earlham | David Doane hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on William Bangs - foul #1 on William Bangs, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Earlham | Keith Parker (PG), Kenneth Rocheleau (SG), Ron Robinson (SF), Donald Batz (C) Mark Cox, David Luckett, Frederick Tuttle, Donald Sung | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Robert Early (PG), William Schwall (SG), Michael Jolly (SF), Charles Coolidge (PF), Steve Smith (C) William Britt, Mark Webber, Rodney Mason, Mark Gotcher, William Bangs | |
| 10:57 | Earlham | David Doane misses the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 10:57 | Earlham | David Doane makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 10:43 | Buffalo St. | Robert Early knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by William Schwall | 42-42 |
| 10:28 | Earlham | Kenneth Rocheleau's pass is intercepted by Robert Early | 42-42 |
| 10:24 | Buffalo St. | Michael Jolly lays it in on a great pass from Robert Early | 42-44 |
| 10:05 | Earlham | Kenneth Rocheleau knocks in the shot from the right block | 44-44 |
| 09:43 | Buffalo St. | Charles Coolidge comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 44-44 |
| 09:42 | Earlham | Donald Batz gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 09:38 | Earlham | Kenneth Rocheleau misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-44 |
| 09:36 | Earlham | David Doane grabs the offensive board | 44-44 |
| 09:25 | Earlham | Kenneth Rocheleau misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 09:24 | Buffalo St. | Michael Jolly grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 09:14 | Buffalo St. | Charles Coolidge buries a jumper in the lane and he's fouled by David Doane - foul #3 on David Doane, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Earlham | Mark Cox (PG), David Luckett (SG), Steven Brown (PF) Keith Parker, Kenneth Rocheleau, David Doane | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | | |
| 09:14 | Buffalo St. | Charles Coolidge makes the free throw | 44-47 |
| 08:58 | Earlham | Charles Coolidge swats the layup by Donald Batz | 44-47 |
| 08:57 | Buffalo St. | Steve Smith pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| 08:49 | Buffalo St. | Michael Jolly connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Coolidge | 44-49 |
| 08:39 | Earlham | Donald Batz jams it | 46-49 |
| 08:21 | Buffalo St. | Robert Early comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 08:19 | Earlham | Steven Brown gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 08:06 | Earlham | David Luckett double dribbles | 46-49 |
| Subs | Earlham | Frederick Tuttle (SF), Donald Sung (C) Ron Robinson, Donald Batz | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | William Britt (PG), Mark Webber (SG), Rodney Mason (SF), Mark Gotcher (PF) Robert Early, William Schwall, Michael Jolly, Charles Coolidge | |
| 07:45 | Buffalo St. | Mark Gotcher can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Steven Brown - foul #1 on Steven Brown, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Earlham | Kenneth Rocheleau (SG) David Luckett | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | William Bangs (C) Steve Smith | |
| 07:45 | Buffalo St. | Mark Gotcher makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 07:45 | Buffalo St. | Mark Gotcher misses the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 07:45 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Donald Sung | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Mark Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 8 ast. SG - Kenneth Rocheleau (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frederick Tuttle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Brown (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Sung (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - William Britt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Webber (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rodney Mason (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Gotcher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - William Bangs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Earlham | Mark Webber is called for the reach on Kenneth Rocheleau - foul #2 on Mark Webber, team foul #3 | 46-50 |
| 07:22 | Earlham | Kenneth Rocheleau can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on William Britt - foul #2 on William Britt, team foul #4 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Earlham | Keith Parker (PG) Mark Cox | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Charles Coolidge (C) William Bangs | |
| 07:22 | Earlham | Kenneth Rocheleau makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 07:22 | Earlham | Kenneth Rocheleau makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 07:03 | Buffalo St. | William Britt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-50 |
| 06:43 | Earlham | Kenneth Rocheleau can't connect on a floater in the paint | 48-50 |
| 06:42 | Earlham | Frederick Tuttle tips it back up and in | 50-50 |
| 06:24 | Buffalo St. | Charles Coolidge drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by William Britt | 50-52 |
| 06:08 | Earlham | Kenneth Rocheleau misses long on a shot from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 06:06 | Earlham | Steven Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 05:48 | Earlham | Kenneth Rocheleau comes up short on the runner from the right block | 50-52 |
| 05:46 | Earlham | Donald Sung grabs the offensive board | 50-52 |
| 05:30 | Earlham | Kenneth Rocheleau drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Keith Parker | 52-52 |
| 05:30 | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-52 |
| Subs | Earlham | Mark Cox (PG), David Luckett (SG), David Doane (PF), Donald Batz (C) Keith Parker, Kenneth Rocheleau, Steven Brown, Donald Sung | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Robert Early (PG), William Schwall (SG), Steve Smith (C) William Britt, Mark Webber, Charles Coolidge | |
| 05:07 | Buffalo St. | Robert Early misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-52 |
| 05:05 | Buffalo St. | Mark Gotcher gets the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 04:51 | Buffalo St. | William Schwall clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-52 |
| 04:49 | Earlham | The rebound goes to David Doane | 52-52 |
| 04:32 | Earlham | Donald Batz misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 52-52 |
| 04:31 | Buffalo St. | Steve Smith pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 04:08 | Buffalo St. | Steve Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-52 |
| Subs | Earlham | Donald Sung (C) Donald Batz | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | William Britt (PG), Michael Jolly (SF), Charles Coolidge (PF) Robert Early, Rodney Mason, Mark Gotcher | |
| 03:52 | Earlham | David Luckett misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 03:50 | Earlham | The offensive rebound goes to David Doane | 52-52 |
| 03:32 | Earlham | Donald Sung can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Steve Smith - foul #2 on Steve Smith, team foul #5 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Earlham | Ron Robinson (SF) Frederick Tuttle | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | | |
| 03:32 | Earlham | Donald Sung makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 03:32 | Earlham | Donald Sung makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Mark Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 8 ast. SG - David Luckett (fresh) 18 pts. SF - Ron Robinson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Doane (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Donald Sung (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - William Britt (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Schwall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Jolly (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Coolidge (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Steve Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Buffalo St. | William Britt is fouled on the floor by David Luckett - foul #1 on David Luckett, team foul #6 | 54-52 |
| 02:58 | Buffalo St. | The short jumper by Charles Coolidge is denied by Donald Sung | 54-52 |
| 02:56 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Ron Robinson | 54-52 |
| 02:33 | Earlham | Mark Cox's layup is rejected by Charles Coolidge | 54-52 |
| 02:31 | Buffalo St. | Steve Smith snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 02:31 | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-52 |
| Subs | Earlham | Frederick Tuttle (SF) Ron Robinson | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Rodney Mason (SF), Mark Gotcher (PF) Michael Jolly, Charles Coolidge | |
| 02:08 | Buffalo St. | Mark Gotcher drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by William Britt | 54-54 |
| 01:49 | Earlham | David Doane is whistled for a carry | 54-54 |
| 01:38 | Buffalo St. | Steve Smith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 01:37 | Earlham | David Doane pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 01:18 | Earlham | David Doane is fouled on the floor by Mark Gotcher - foul #1 on Mark Gotcher, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| 00:59 | Earlham | William Schwall is called for the reach on David Luckett - foul #1 on William Schwall, team foul #7 | 54-54 |
| 00:59 | Earlham | David Luckett makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 00:59 | Earlham | David Luckett makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:38 | Buffalo St. | Steve Smith connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from William Schwall | 56-57 |
| 00:18 | Earlham | Mark Cox is fouled on the floor by William Schwall - foul #2 on William Schwall, team foul #8 | 56-57 |
| 00:18 | Earlham | Mark Cox misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 00:18 | Buffalo St. | Mark Gotcher pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Buffalo St. | David Luckett is called for the reach on Mark Gotcher in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Luckett, team foul #7 | 56-57 |
| 00:15 | Buffalo St. | Mark Gotcher makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:15 | Buffalo St. | Mark Gotcher makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:09 | Earlham | Mark Cox comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 56-59 |
| 00:08 | Earlham | The offensive rebound goes to David Doane | 56-59 |
| 00:06 | Earlham | David Luckett can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 00:05 | Buffalo St. | Mark Gotcher grabs the board | 56-59 |
| 00:03 | Buffalo St. | Mark Gotcher is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Cox - foul #3 on Mark Cox, team foul #8 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Robert Early (PG) William Britt | |
| 00:03 | Buffalo St. | Mark Gotcher makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:03 | Buffalo St. | Mark Gotcher makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Earlham | Mark Cox hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 56-61 |