| Lineup | Denison | PG - John Heath (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steve Norris (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Davis (fresh) PF - Victor Lemons (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Andre Milano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Michael Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Earl (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Burchette (fresh) PF - Buck Keller (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Shaw (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denison | Terry Davis inbounds the ball | 26-43 |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Denison | Andre Milano hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Steve Norris | 28-43 |
| 19:15 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by John Heath - foul #2 on John Heath, team foul #1 | 28-43 |
| 19:15 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw misses the 1st free throw | 28-43 |
| 19:15 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 28-44 |
| 19:01 | Denison | John Heath misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-44 |
| 18:59 | Grove City | Buck Keller snags the defensive board | 28-44 |
| 18:37 | Grove City | Buck Keller connects on the jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Victor Lemons - foul #3 on Victor Lemons, team foul #2 | 28-46 |
| Subs | Denison | John Young (PF) Victor Lemons | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 18:37 | Grove City | Buck Keller makes the free throw | 28-47 |
| 18:19 | Denison | Steve Norris clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-47 |
| 18:18 | Denison | Andre Milano tips it but misses | 28-47 |
| 18:17 | Grove City | David Burchette grabs the board | 28-47 |
| 17:54 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw misses the easy layup | 28-47 |
| 17:52 | Grove City | David Burchette tips it but misses | 28-47 |
| 17:50 | Denison | The rebound goes to John Young | 28-47 |
| 17:43 | Denison | Terry Davis misses long on an open shot from just outside the lane | 28-47 |
| 17:41 | Denison | John Young misses the tip | 28-47 |
| 17:40 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw snags the defensive board | 28-47 |
| 17:17 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Gregory Earl | 28-49 |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 17:10 | Denison | John Heath comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-49 |
| 17:09 | Denison | Terry Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 28-49 |
| 17:03 | Denison | David Burchette picks off the pass by Terry Davis | 28-49 |
| 16:37 | Grove City | Buck Keller loses the dribble to John Heath | 28-49 |
| 16:30 | Denison | Terry Davis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-49 |
| 16:29 | Grove City | Michael Nelson gets the rebound | 28-49 |
| 16:23 | Grove City | Buck Keller is hacked by Terry Davis - foul #2 on Terry Davis, team foul #3 | 28-49 |
| Subs | Denison | Walter Inman (SG), Robert Ouimet (SF), Leroy Gordon (PF), Robert Boggs (C) Steve Norris, Terry Davis, John Young, Andre Milano | |
| Subs | Grove City | David Croyle (PG), Larry Barker (SG), Clinton Merchant (SF), Bojan Mierzejewski (PF) Michael Nelson, Gregory Earl, David Burchette, Buck Keller | |
| 16:01 | Grove City | Larry Barker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-49 |
| 16:00 | Denison | The rebound goes to John Heath | 28-49 |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - John Heath (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Walter Inman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Ouimet (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Leroy Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Boggs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - David Croyle (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Barker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clinton Merchant (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bojan Mierzejewski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Shaw (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Denison | Leroy Gordon connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from John Heath | 30-49 |
| 15:39 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw is hacked by Robert Boggs - foul #1 on Robert Boggs, team foul #4 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Denison | Bobby Robertson (SF), Victor Lemons (PF) John Heath, Leroy Gordon | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 15:20 | Grove City | Larry Barker is fouled on the floor by Walter Inman - foul #3 on Walter Inman, team foul #5 | 30-49 |
| 15:04 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw drills a runner from the baseline | 30-51 |
| 14:56 | Denison | Robert Ouimet clanks a runner in the paint | 30-51 |
| 14:55 | Grove City | David Croyle grabs the defensive rebound | 30-51 |
| 14:50 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 30-51 |
| 14:48 | Denison | Robert Boggs grabs the board | 30-51 |
| 14:32 | Denison | Robert Ouimet makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Bobby Robertson | 33-51 |
| 14:16 | Grove City | Larry Barker lays it up and in set up by David Croyle | 33-53 |
| 14:04 | Denison | Walter Inman is hacked by Larry Barker - foul #1 on Larry Barker, team foul #1 | 33-53 |
| Subs | Denison | Steve Norris (SG), Andre Milano (C) Robert Ouimet, Robert Boggs | |
| Subs | Grove City | Michael Nelson (PG), Gregory Earl (SG), David Burchette (SF), Buck Keller (PF) David Croyle, Larry Barker, Clinton Merchant, Bojan Mierzejewski | |
| 13:59 | Denison | Andre Milano clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-53 |
| 13:57 | Grove City | David Burchette pulls down the rebound | 33-53 |
| 13:28 | Grove City | A charge is called on Buck Keller - foul #1 on Buck Keller, team foul #2 | 33-53 |
| Subs | Denison | John Heath (PG) Walter Inman | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 13:10 | Denison | Andre Milano is whistled for traveling | 33-53 |
| Subs | Denison | John Young (PF) Victor Lemons | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 12:43 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw misses the driving attempt from close range | 33-53 |
| 12:42 | Denison | John Young grabs the board | 33-53 |
| 12:37 | Denison | John Heath comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-53 |
| 12:36 | Denison | John Young tips it in | 35-53 |
| 12:15 | Grove City | Gregory Earl misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by John Young - foul #2 on John Young, team foul #6 | 35-53 |
| Subs | Denison | Terry Davis (SF), Victor Lemons (PF) Bobby Robertson, Andre Milano | |
| Subs | Grove City | David Croyle (PG), Clinton Merchant (PF), Bojan Mierzejewski (C) Michael Nelson, Buck Keller, Thomas Shaw | |
| 12:15 | Grove City | Gregory Earl misses the 1st free throw | 35-53 |
| 12:15 | Grove City | Gregory Earl makes the 2nd free throw | 35-54 |
| 11:57 | Denison | Steve Norris misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-54 |
| 11:55 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski grabs the board | 35-54 |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - John Heath (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steve Norris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Davis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Victor Lemons (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Young (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - David Croyle (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gregory Earl (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Burchette (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Clinton Merchant (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bojan Mierzejewski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Grove City | David Croyle can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 35-54 |
| 11:28 | Denison | John Young grabs the board | 35-54 |
| 11:23 | Denison | John Heath hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Terry Davis | 38-54 |
| 11:06 | Grove City | Steve Norris takes the ball from Bojan Mierzejewski | 38-54 |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 10:49 | Denison | John Heath is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on John Heath, team foul #7 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Denison | Walter Inman (PG), Bobby Robertson (SG), Robert Boggs (PF), Andre Milano (C) John Heath, Steve Norris, Victor Lemons, John Young | |
| Subs | Grove City | Michael Nelson (PG), Larry Barker (SF), Buck Keller (PF) Gregory Earl, David Burchette, Clinton Merchant | |
| 10:21 | Grove City | Larry Barker is whistled for traveling | 38-54 |
| Subs | Denison | Robert Ouimet (PG) Terry Davis | |
| Subs | Grove City | Thomas Shaw (C) Bojan Mierzejewski | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 10:08 | Denison | Bobby Robertson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-54 |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| Subs | Grove City | David Burchette (SF) David Croyle | |
| 09:50 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw hits a shot from the right block set up by Michael Nelson and the foul's on Andre Milano - foul #3 on Andre Milano, team foul #8 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Denison | John Heath (PG), Victor Lemons (PF) Robert Ouimet, Robert Boggs | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 09:50 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw misses the free throw | 38-56 |
| 09:50 | Denison | Victor Lemons snags the defensive board | 38-56 |
| 09:44 | Denison | Victor Lemons misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Buck Keller - foul #2 on Buck Keller, team foul #3 | 38-56 |
| 09:44 | Denison | Victor Lemons misses the 1st free throw | 38-56 |
| 09:44 | Denison | Victor Lemons makes the 2nd free throw | 39-56 |
| 09:21 | Grove City | Michael Nelson is hacked by Walter Inman - foul #4 on Walter Inman, team foul #9 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Denison | Steve Norris (SG), John Young (C) Walter Inman, Andre Milano | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 09:21 | Grove City | Michael Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 39-57 |
| 09:21 | Grove City | Michael Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-58 |
| 09:07 | Denison | John Heath drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-58 |
| 08:42 | Grove City | Buck Keller makes the shot from the left side set up by Larry Barker | 42-60 |
| 08:30 | Denison | John Heath buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Steve Norris | 45-60 |
| 08:18 | Grove City | Larry Barker clanks a jumper from the left block | 45-60 |
| 08:16 | Grove City | Larry Barker tips it but misses | 45-60 |
| 08:14 | Grove City | The offensive rebound goes to Buck Keller | 45-60 |
| 07:53 | Grove City | Larry Barker buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Nelson | 45-62 |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - John Heath (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Steve Norris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bobby Robertson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Victor Lemons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Young (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Michael Nelson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Larry Barker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Burchette (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Buck Keller (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Shaw (tiring) 16 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Denison | Steve Norris scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from John Heath | 47-62 |
| 07:17 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw scores on a runner near the basket set up by Michael Nelson | 47-64 |
| 07:05 | Denison | Steve Norris misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Buck Keller - foul #3 on Buck Keller, team foul #4 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Denison | Walter Inman (PG), Terry Davis (SF), Robert Boggs (PF), Andre Milano (C) John Heath, Bobby Robertson, Victor Lemons, John Young | |
| Subs | Grove City | David Croyle (PG), Gregory Earl (SG), Clinton Merchant (SF), Bojan Mierzejewski (PF) Michael Nelson, Larry Barker, David Burchette, Buck Keller | |
| 07:05 | Denison | Steve Norris makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 07:05 | Denison | Steve Norris misses the 2nd free throw | 48-64 |
| 07:05 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw grabs the board | 48-64 |
| 06:36 | Grove City | The jump hook by Bojan Mierzejewski is blocked by Robert Boggs | 48-64 |
| 06:35 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski tips it but misses | 48-64 |
| 06:34 | Denison | The rebound goes to Robert Boggs | 48-64 |
| 06:28 | Denison | Steve Norris lays it up and in set up by Walter Inman | 50-64 |
| 06:22 | Grove City | Gregory Earl drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Croyle | 50-66 |
| 06:12 | Denison | Terry Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-66 |
| Subs | Denison | Robert Ouimet (PG) Steve Norris | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 05:49 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Gregory Earl and he's hacked by Robert Boggs - foul #2 on Robert Boggs, team foul #10 | 50-68 |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Buck Keller (PF) Thomas Shaw | |
| 05:49 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski makes the free throw | 50-69 |
| 05:35 | Denison | Robert Boggs hits a driving attempt in the lane | 52-69 |
| 05:08 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 52-69 |
| 05:07 | Grove City | Clinton Merchant snags the offensive board | 52-69 |
| 04:40 | Grove City | Terry Davis swats the dunk try by Buck Keller | 52-69 |
| 04:38 | Grove City | Clinton Merchant grabs the offensive rebound | 52-69 |
| 04:30 | Grove City | Andre Milano takes the ball from David Croyle | 52-69 |
| 04:30 | Denison | Denison calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-69 |
| Subs | Denison | John Heath (PG), Steve Norris (SG), Victor Lemons (PF) Robert Ouimet, Walter Inman, Robert Boggs | |
| Subs | Grove City | Michael Nelson (PG), David Burchette (SF) David Croyle, Buck Keller | |
| 04:09 | Denison | Victor Lemons hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-69 |
| 04:08 | Denison | Andre Milano misses the tip | 52-69 |
| 04:07 | Grove City | Michael Nelson snags the defensive board | 52-69 |
| 03:45 | Grove City | Bojan Mierzejewski lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Nelson | 52-71 |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - John Heath (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Steve Norris (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terry Davis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Victor Lemons (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Andre Milano (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Michael Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Gregory Earl (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Burchette (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Clinton Merchant (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Bojan Mierzejewski (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Denison | Victor Lemons misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 52-71 |
| 03:32 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Michael Nelson | 52-71 |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 03:27 | Grove City | Gregory Earl misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-71 |
| 03:25 | Denison | Andre Milano snags the defensive board | 52-71 |
| 03:19 | Denison | Andre Milano's fadeaway is rejected by David Burchette | 52-71 |
| 03:17 | Denison | Victor Lemons grabs the offensive board | 52-71 |
| 02:57 | Denison | Gregory Earl steps in front of the Terry Davis pass | 52-71 |
| 02:34 | Grove City | Gregory Earl is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Gregory Earl, team foul #5 | 52-71 |
| Subs | Denison | Robert Ouimet (PG), Walter Inman (SG), Bobby Robertson (SF), John Young (PF), Robert Boggs (C) John Heath, Steve Norris, Terry Davis, Victor Lemons, Andre Milano | |
| Subs | Grove City | David Croyle (PG), Larry Barker (SG), Thomas Shaw (C) Michael Nelson, Gregory Earl, David Burchette | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 02:22 | Denison | Bobby Robertson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 52-71 |
| 02:21 | Denison | Robert Boggs grabs the offensive rebound | 52-71 |
| 02:01 | Denison | Larry Barker steals the ball from Walter Inman | 52-71 |
| 01:43 | Grove City | Larry Barker is fouled on the floor by Robert Boggs - foul #3 on Robert Boggs, team foul #11 | 52-71 |
| 01:43 | Grove City | Larry Barker makes the 1st free throw | 52-72 |
| 01:43 | Grove City | Larry Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 52-73 |
| 01:31 | Denison | Robert Ouimet hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 52-73 |
| 01:29 | Denison | Robert Boggs tips it back up and in | 54-73 |
| 01:00 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Clinton Merchant | 54-75 |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:55 | Denison | Bobby Robertson misses badly on the uncontested floater in the lane | 54-75 |
| 00:53 | Denison | Robert Boggs grabs the offensive rebound | 54-75 |
| 00:50 | Denison | David Croyle picks off the pass by Walter Inman | 54-75 |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:29 | Grove City | Thomas Shaw can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 54-75 |
| 00:28 | Denison | Walter Inman gets the rebound | 54-75 |
| 00:24 | Denison | Walter Inman is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Barker - foul #2 on Larry Barker, team foul #6 | 54-75 |
| 00:21 | Denison | Bobby Robertson loses the dribble to Clinton Merchant | 54-75 |
| 00:00 | Grove City | David Croyle runs out the clock | 54-75 |