| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Brian Rodgers (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Booker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Travis Pendleton (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Mebane (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Homer McCook (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Leitch (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Adam Preslar (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Gibbs (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denison | Philip Leitch inbounds the ball | 36-27 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Denison | Anthony Wilson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-27 |
| 19:36 | Denison | Ricky Gibbs grabs the offensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 19:26 | Denison | Homer McCook misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-27 |
| 19:24 | Grove City | Daniel Mebane gets the rebound | 36-27 |
| 19:04 | Grove City | Ricky Gibbs steps in front of the Travis Pendleton pass | 36-27 |
| 18:59 | Denison | Anthony Wilson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-27 |
| 18:57 | Grove City | Brian Rodgers pulls down the rebound | 36-27 |
| 18:51 | Grove City | John Lewis misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-27 |
| 18:49 | Grove City | Brian Rodgers snags the offensive board | 36-27 |
| 18:21 | Grove City | Daniel Mebane misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 36-27 |
| 18:20 | Denison | Philip Leitch gets the rebound | 36-27 |
| 18:14 | Denison | Adam Preslar buries a jump hook from the baseline | 36-29 |
| 17:49 | Grove City | Philip Leitch is called for the reach on Brian Rodgers - foul #3 on Philip Leitch, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Denison | George Leventhal (SF) Philip Leitch | |
| 17:28 | Grove City | Ricky Gibbs is called for the reach on George Booker - foul #2 on Ricky Gibbs, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| 17:12 | Grove City | John Lewis clanks a runner in the lane | 36-29 |
| 17:10 | Grove City | Daniel Mebane gets the offensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 16:46 | Grove City | John Lewis is hacked by Adam Preslar - foul #2 on Adam Preslar, team foul #3 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Grove City | Ted Kangas (PF), Zachary Whittle (C) Travis Pendleton, Daniel Mebane | |
| Subs | Denison | David Hilton (SG), Marvin Collins (PF) Anthony Wilson, Adam Preslar | |
| 16:35 | Grove City | John Lewis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 16:34 | Grove City | Ted Kangas gets the offensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 16:12 | Grove City | John Lewis buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Brian Rodgers | 39-29 |
| 15:52 | Denison | David Hilton is called for traveling | 39-29 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Denison | Anthony Wilson (SG), Philip Leitch (SF), Guy Boden (C) Homer McCook, George Leventhal, Ricky Gibbs | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Brian Rodgers (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - George Booker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ted Kangas (fresh) 3 reb. C - Zachary Whittle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - David Hilton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Leitch (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Marvin Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Guy Boden (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Grove City | John Lewis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-29 |
| 15:25 | Denison | Marvin Collins gets the rebound | 39-29 |
| 15:21 | Denison | David Hilton drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Philip Leitch | 39-32 |
| 15:00 | Grove City | Brian Rodgers can't throw it down but he's hacked by Anthony Wilson - foul #2 on Anthony Wilson, team foul #4 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Grove City | Travis Pendleton (PF), Daniel Mebane (C) Ted Kangas, Zachary Whittle | |
| Subs | Denison | Adam Preslar (PF) Marvin Collins | |
| 15:00 | Grove City | Brian Rodgers makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 15:00 | Grove City | Brian Rodgers makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 14:45 | Denison | The pull-up jumper by Philip Leitch is blocked by Daniel Mebane | 41-32 |
| 14:43 | Denison | Adam Preslar grabs the offensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 14:22 | Denison | Philip Leitch misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-32 |
| 14:20 | Denison | Adam Preslar hits the follow up shot | 41-34 |
| 13:58 | Grove City | Travis Pendleton scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Rodgers | 43-34 |
| 13:46 | Denison | David Hilton clanks a shot from the right side | 43-34 |
| 13:44 | Grove City | George Booker grabs the defensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 13:24 | Grove City | George Booker is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on George Booker, team foul #1 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Denison | Homer McCook (PG), George Leventhal (SG), Ricky Gibbs (C) David Hilton, Anthony Wilson, Guy Boden | |
| 13:09 | Denison | Ricky Gibbs loses the dribble to George Booker | 43-34 |
| 12:53 | Grove City | George Booker comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Adam Preslar - foul #3 on Adam Preslar, team foul #5 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Denison | Marvin Collins (PF) Adam Preslar | |
| 12:53 | Grove City | George Booker makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 12:53 | Grove City | George Booker makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 12:35 | Denison | Philip Leitch can't finish the layup | 45-34 |
| 12:33 | Denison | Philip Leitch snags the offensive board | 45-34 |
| 12:15 | Denison | Marvin Collins comes up short on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Travis Pendleton - foul #1 on Travis Pendleton, team foul #2 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Grove City | Ted Kangas (C) Daniel Mebane | |
| Subs | Denison | David Hilton (SG) Philip Leitch | |
| 12:15 | Denison | Marvin Collins makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 12:15 | Denison | Marvin Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 11:55 | Grove City | David Hilton is called for the reach on George Booker - foul #2 on David Hilton, team foul #6 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Denison | Anthony Wilson (SG) David Hilton | |
| 11:33 | Grove City | Brian Rodgers hits the finger roll set up by George Booker | 47-36 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Brian Rodgers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SG - George Booker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Travis Pendleton (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Ted Kangas (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Homer McCook (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Leventhal (fresh) PF - Marvin Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ricky Gibbs (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Denison | Ricky Gibbs connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-39 |
| 11:04 | Grove City | John Lewis makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Travis Pendleton | 50-39 |
| 10:54 | Denison | Marvin Collins misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 50-39 |
| 10:53 | Denison | George Leventhal grabs the offensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 10:43 | Denison | Ted Kangas swats the short shot by Marvin Collins | 50-39 |
| 10:42 | Grove City | Ted Kangas gets the rebound | 50-39 |
| 10:26 | Grove City | John Lewis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-39 |
| 10:24 | Denison | Ricky Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 10:12 | Denison | Ricky Gibbs clanks a turnaround from close range | 50-39 |
| 10:11 | Grove City | Ted Kangas snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| 09:48 | Grove City | Travis Pendleton hits a fadeaway from the right side | 52-39 |
| 09:41 | Denison | Marvin Collins misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-39 |
| 09:40 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Ted Kangas | 52-39 |
| 09:38 | Grove City | Homer McCook picks off the pass by Brian Rodgers in the backcourt | 52-39 |
| 09:28 | Denison | Anthony Wilson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-39 |
| 09:27 | Grove City | Ted Kangas snags the defensive board | 52-39 |
| 09:04 | Grove City | Brian Rodgers drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from George Booker and the foul's on Anthony Wilson - foul #3 on Anthony Wilson, team foul #7 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Grove City | Gary Coker (SG), Eric Turner (SF), Daniel Mebane (C) George Booker, John Lewis, Travis Pendleton | |
| Subs | Denison | David Hilton (PG), Allen Kipp (SG), Philip Leitch (SF), Adam Preslar (PF), Guy Boden (C) Homer McCook, Anthony Wilson, George Leventhal, Marvin Collins, Ricky Gibbs | |
| 09:04 | Grove City | Brian Rodgers misses the free throw | 54-39 |
| 09:04 | Denison | Guy Boden pulls down the rebound | 54-39 |
| 09:00 | Denison | Brian Rodgers picks off the pass by David Hilton in the backcourt | 54-39 |
| 08:37 | Grove City | Eric Turner is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Eric Turner, team foul #3 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Grove City | Zachary Whittle (PF) Ted Kangas | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:19 | Denison | David Hilton makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Adam Preslar | 54-41 |
| 07:55 | Grove City | Zachary Whittle knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Brian Rodgers | 56-41 |
| 07:32 | Denison | Adam Preslar makes the jumper from the left wing | 56-43 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Brian Rodgers (tiring) 13 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Coker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Turner (fresh) PF - Zachary Whittle (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Mebane (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - David Hilton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Kipp (fresh) SF - Philip Leitch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Adam Preslar (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Guy Boden (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Grove City | Brian Rodgers clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Philip Leitch - foul #4 on Philip Leitch, team foul #8 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Grove City | George Booker (SG), John Lewis (SF), Ted Kangas (PF) Gary Coker, Eric Turner, Zachary Whittle | |
| Subs | Denison | Homer McCook (PG), Anthony Wilson (SG), Ricky Gibbs (C) David Hilton, Allen Kipp, Guy Boden | |
| 07:10 | Grove City | Brian Rodgers makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 07:10 | Grove City | Brian Rodgers makes the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 06:48 | Denison | Philip Leitch clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-43 |
| 06:47 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Ted Kangas | 58-43 |
| 06:26 | Grove City | George Booker makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Brian Rodgers | 60-43 |
| 06:12 | Denison | Philip Leitch comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-43 |
| 06:11 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Ted Kangas | 60-43 |
| 05:48 | Grove City | John Lewis can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 60-43 |
| 05:46 | Denison | Homer McCook gets the rebound | 60-43 |
| 05:27 | Denison | Philip Leitch buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Homer McCook | 60-46 |
| 05:02 | Grove City | Brian Rodgers's layup is rejected by Ricky Gibbs | 60-46 |
| 05:00 | Grove City | John Lewis misses the tip | 60-46 |
| 04:59 | Grove City | John Lewis tips it in | 62-46 |
| 04:54 | Denison | Homer McCook misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brian Rodgers - foul #3 on Brian Rodgers, team foul #4 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Grove City | Eric Turner (PG), Travis Pendleton (PF), Zachary Whittle (C) Brian Rodgers, Ted Kangas, Daniel Mebane | |
| Subs | Denison | George Leventhal (SF), Marvin Collins (PF) Philip Leitch, Adam Preslar | |
| 04:54 | Denison | Homer McCook makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 04:54 | Denison | Homer McCook makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 04:32 | Grove City | Marvin Collins steals it from Travis Pendleton | 62-48 |
| 04:15 | Denison | Ricky Gibbs travels with the ball | 62-48 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Denison | David Hilton (PG), Allen Kipp (SG) Homer McCook, Anthony Wilson | |
| 03:46 | Grove City | John Lewis buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Travis Pendleton and he's hacked by Ricky Gibbs - foul #3 on Ricky Gibbs, team foul #9 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Grove City | Gary Coker (SG), Ted Kangas (PF) George Booker, Travis Pendleton | |
| Subs | Denison | Guy Boden (C) Ricky Gibbs | |
| 03:46 | Grove City | John Lewis misses the free throw | 64-48 |
| 03:46 | Denison | Guy Boden gets the rebound | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Denison | George Leventhal connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Allen Kipp | 64-50 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Eric Turner (fresh) SG - Gary Coker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Lewis (tiring) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ted Kangas (fresh) 9 reb. C - Zachary Whittle (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - David Hilton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Kipp (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Leventhal (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marvin Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Guy Boden (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Grove City | John Lewis misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 64-50 |
| 03:12 | Grove City | Eric Turner tips it home | 66-50 |
| 02:59 | Denison | George Leventhal misses the easy layup but the foul's on Gary Coker - foul #1 on Gary Coker, team foul #5 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Grove City | Rick Williams (C) John Lewis | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 02:59 | Denison | George Leventhal makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 02:59 | Denison | George Leventhal makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 02:50 | Grove City | Rick Williams clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 66-52 |
| 02:48 | Denison | Allen Kipp pulls down the rebound | 66-52 |
| 02:43 | Denison | Guy Boden loses the ball out of bounds | 66-52 |
| 02:22 | Grove City | Ted Kangas makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Rick Williams | 68-52 |
| 02:17 | Denison | Allen Kipp misses the easy layup | 68-52 |
| 02:15 | Denison | The offensive rebound goes to Allen Kipp | 68-52 |
| 02:10 | Denison | Marvin Collins hits the finger roll | 68-54 |
| 01:54 | Grove City | Eric Turner comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 68-54 |
| 01:53 | Grove City | Zachary Whittle tips it in | 70-54 |
| 01:45 | Denison | Marvin Collins makes the driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Zachary Whittle - foul #1 on Zachary Whittle, team foul #6 | 70-56 |
| 01:45 | Denison | Marvin Collins makes the free throw | 70-57 |
| 01:24 | Grove City | Zachary Whittle clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 70-57 |
| 01:22 | Grove City | The offensive rebound goes to Rick Williams | 70-57 |
| 01:08 | Grove City | Ted Kangas hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on George Leventhal - foul #1 on George Leventhal, team foul #10 | 70-57 |
| 01:08 | Grove City | Ted Kangas makes the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 01:08 | Grove City | Ted Kangas makes the 2nd free throw | 72-57 |
| 01:00 | Denison | George Leventhal hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from David Hilton | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Grove City | Rick Williams is hacked by Guy Boden - foul #2 on Guy Boden, team foul #11 | 72-59 |
| 00:37 | Grove City | Rick Williams makes the 1st free throw | 73-59 |
| 00:37 | Grove City | Rick Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 74-59 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Denison | David Hilton's pass is intercepted by Gary Coker | 74-59 |
| 00:04 | Grove City | Ted Kangas makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 76-59 |
| 00:00 | Denison | George Leventhal misses the halfcourt shot | 76-59 |