| Lineup | Earlham | PG - James Drozdowski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Maxey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Calvin Zimm (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Dowe (fresh) 5 reb. C - Marc Burton (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Irvin Stephenson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Huth (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Grady Mason (fresh) 4 reb. C - Tony Blake (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denison | Larry Huth inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Denison | Tony Blake misses the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Marc Burton - foul #2 on Marc Burton, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| 19:42 | Denison | Tony Blake misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 19:42 | Denison | Tony Blake makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 19:22 | Earlham | Michael Maxey makes the fadeaway from the right block | 32-29 |
| 19:03 | Denison | Tony Blake comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 32-29 |
| 19:02 | Earlham | Marc Burton pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 18:57 | Earlham | James Drozdowski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Dowe | 35-29 |
| 18:53 | Denison | Irvin Stephenson makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Huth | 35-31 |
| 18:35 | Earlham | Calvin Zimm knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by James Drozdowski | 37-31 |
| 18:15 | Denison | Tony Blake is whistled for traveling | 37-31 |
| 18:08 | Earlham | Tony Blake takes the ball from Calvin Zimm | 37-31 |
| 17:51 | Denison | Irvin Stephenson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 17:49 | Earlham | Marc Burton grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 17:29 | Earlham | Tony Blake swats the layup by Charles Dowe | 37-31 |
| 17:27 | Denison | The rebound goes to William Davidson | 37-31 |
| 17:20 | Denison | William Davidson buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Irvin Stephenson | 37-34 |
| 17:03 | Earlham | Calvin Zimm knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Drozdowski | 39-34 |
| 16:51 | Denison | Larry Huth knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Grady Mason | 39-36 |
| 16:33 | Earlham | James Drozdowski knocks in the jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Tony Blake - foul #1 on Tony Blake, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Earlham | Allen Bremer (SG), William Buckmaster (SF), Nathan Black (PF), Jared Zieglen (C) Michael Maxey, Calvin Zimm, Charles Dowe, Marc Burton | |
| Subs | Denison | Dustin Hubbs (PG), Donald Yeates (SG), Shane Ekberg (SF), David Jones (C) Irvin Stephenson, William Davidson, Larry Huth, Tony Blake | |
| 16:33 | Earlham | James Drozdowski misses the free throw | 41-36 |
| 16:33 | Denison | Grady Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 16:28 | Denison | Grady Mason comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 16:27 | Denison | Grady Mason grabs the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 16:19 | Denison | Donald Yeates hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Dustin Hubbs | 41-39 |
| 16:00 | Earlham | Allen Bremer misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 15:59 | Denison | David Jones pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - James Drozdowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Allen Bremer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Buckmaster (fresh) PF - Nathan Black (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jared Zieglen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Dustin Hubbs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Yeates (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Shane Ekberg (fresh) PF - Grady Mason (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - David Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Denison | Shane Ekberg misses the dunk but he's fouled by James Drozdowski - foul #3 on James Drozdowski, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Earlham | Henry Aguiar (PG) James Drozdowski | |
| Subs | Denison | Thomas Nixon (PG), Terry Dorsey (PF) Dustin Hubbs, Grady Mason | |
| 15:54 | Denison | Shane Ekberg makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 15:54 | Denison | Shane Ekberg makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 15:36 | Earlham | William Buckmaster misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 41-41 |
| 15:35 | Denison | The rebound goes to David Jones | 41-41 |
| 15:18 | Denison | Donald Yeates hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-41 |
| 15:16 | Earlham | Jared Zieglen grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 14:58 | Earlham | William Buckmaster clanks a 3 from the right corner | 41-41 |
| 14:56 | Denison | The rebound goes to Shane Ekberg | 41-41 |
| 14:52 | Denison | Shane Ekberg is hacked by Henry Aguiar - foul #1 on Henry Aguiar, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Earlham | Michael Maxey (SG), Marc Burton (C) William Buckmaster, Jared Zieglen | |
| Subs | Denison | Irvin Stephenson (PG), Larry Huth (SF) Thomas Nixon, David Jones | |
| 14:43 | Denison | Shane Ekberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 14:41 | Denison | Irvin Stephenson gets the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 14:19 | Denison | Allen Bremer is called for the reach on Shane Ekberg - foul #1 on Allen Bremer, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Earlham | Calvin Zimm (SF), Charles Dowe (PF) Allen Bremer, Nathan Black | |
| Subs | Denison | William Davidson (SG), Grady Mason (PF), Tony Blake (C) Shane Ekberg, Donald Yeates, Terry Dorsey | |
| 14:03 | Denison | William Davidson is called for traveling | 41-41 |
| 13:49 | Earlham | Irvin Stephenson takes the ball from Charles Dowe | 41-41 |
| 13:44 | Denison | Irvin Stephenson dunks the ball | 41-43 |
| 13:31 | Earlham | Calvin Zimm comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-43 |
| 13:30 | Earlham | Marc Burton tips it back up and in | 43-43 |
| 13:15 | Denison | Charles Dowe swats the layup by Tony Blake | 43-43 |
| 13:13 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Henry Aguiar | 43-43 |
| 12:56 | Earlham | Charles Dowe knocks in the floater from close range set up by Michael Maxey | 45-43 |
| 12:43 | Denison | William Davidson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 12:42 | Earlham | Henry Aguiar gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 12:36 | Earlham | Calvin Zimm knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Charles Dowe | 48-43 |
| 12:23 | Denison | William Davidson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 12:21 | Earlham | Charles Dowe snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 12:12 | Earlham | Michael Maxey scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Irvin Stephenson - foul #1 on Irvin Stephenson, team foul #2 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Earlham | James Drozdowski (PG), Allen Bremer (SF), Nathan Black (PF) Henry Aguiar, Calvin Zimm, Charles Dowe | |
| Subs | Denison | Donald Yeates (SG), Shane Ekberg (SF), Terry Dorsey (PF), David Jones (C) William Davidson, Larry Huth, Grady Mason, Tony Blake | |
| 12:12 | Earlham | Michael Maxey makes the free throw | 51-43 |
| 11:48 | Denison | Shane Ekberg clanks a runner from close range | 51-43 |
| 11:47 | Denison | Terry Dorsey tips it home | 51-45 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - James Drozdowski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Maxey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Allen Bremer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nathan Black (fresh) 6 pts. C - Marc Burton (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Irvin Stephenson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Yeates (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Shane Ekberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Dorsey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Earlham | Nathan Black hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Michael Maxey | 53-45 |
| 11:17 | Denison | Terry Dorsey blows the layup | 53-45 |
| 11:15 | Denison | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Dorsey | 53-45 |
| 11:10 | Denison | Donald Yeates buries a floater from close range set up by David Jones | 53-47 |
| 10:55 | Earlham | Michael Maxey misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 10:53 | Denison | Shane Ekberg gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 10:35 | Denison | Terry Dorsey buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Irvin Stephenson | 53-49 |
| 10:28 | Earlham | Michael Maxey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 53-49 |
| 10:27 | Denison | Terry Dorsey gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 10:20 | Denison | Terry Dorsey is hacked by Nathan Black - foul #2 on Nathan Black, team foul #5 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Earlham | Calvin Zimm (SF), Jared Zieglen (C) Michael Maxey, Marc Burton | |
| Subs | Denison | Thomas Nixon (PG), William Davidson (SG), Larry Huth (SF), Grady Mason (PF), Tony Blake (C) Irvin Stephenson, Donald Yeates, Shane Ekberg, Terry Dorsey, David Jones | |
| 10:02 | Denison | Larry Huth hits a turnaround from the left block set up by William Davidson and he's fouled by Calvin Zimm - foul #3 on Calvin Zimm, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Earlham | Dwight Alexander (SG), Charles Dowe (PF) Allen Bremer, Jared Zieglen | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 10:02 | Denison | Larry Huth makes the free throw | 53-52 |
| 09:35 | Earlham | Nathan Black misses short on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Grady Mason - foul #2 on Grady Mason, team foul #3 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Earlham | Henry Aguiar (PG) James Drozdowski | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 09:35 | Earlham | Nathan Black makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 09:35 | Earlham | Nathan Black misses the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 09:35 | Denison | The rebound goes to Tony Blake | 54-52 |
| 09:30 | Denison | Larry Huth blows the layup | 54-52 |
| 09:28 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Nathan Black | 54-52 |
| 09:08 | Earlham | Thomas Nixon picks off the pass by Nathan Black | 54-52 |
| 08:41 | Denison | Thomas Nixon is hacked by Dwight Alexander - foul #1 on Dwight Alexander, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Earlham | Allen Bremer (SG), William Buckmaster (SF), Jared Zieglen (PF), Marc Burton (C) Dwight Alexander, Calvin Zimm, Charles Dowe, Nathan Black | |
| Subs | Denison | Donald Yeates (SG), Shane Ekberg (SF), Terry Dorsey (C) William Davidson, Larry Huth, Tony Blake | |
| 08:41 | Denison | Thomas Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 08:41 | Denison | Thomas Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 08:19 | Earlham | William Buckmaster hits a driving attempt near the basket | 56-54 |
| 07:57 | Denison | Donald Yeates misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 07:55 | Denison | Grady Mason gets the offensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 07:36 | Denison | Shane Ekberg makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Nixon and the foul's on Henry Aguiar - foul #2 on Henry Aguiar, team foul #8 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Earlham | James Drozdowski (PG), Dwight Alexander (SG), Charles Dowe (PF) Henry Aguiar, Allen Bremer, Jared Zieglen | |
| Subs | Denison | Irvin Stephenson (PG), Larry Huth (SF) Thomas Nixon, Donald Yeates | |
| 07:36 | Denison | Shane Ekberg makes the free throw | 56-57 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - James Drozdowski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dwight Alexander (fresh) SF - William Buckmaster (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Dowe (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Marc Burton (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Irvin Stephenson (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shane Ekberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Larry Huth (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Grady Mason (fresh) 7 reb. C - Terry Dorsey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:15 | Earlham | Charles Dowe knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from James Drozdowski | 58-57 |
| 07:11 | Denison | Shane Ekberg comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 07:10 | Earlham | William Buckmaster snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 06:47 | Earlham | Dwight Alexander hits a jumpshot from the right side | 60-57 |
| 06:25 | Denison | Charles Dowe steps in front of the Terry Dorsey pass | 60-57 |
| 06:12 | Earlham | Dwight Alexander misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Terry Dorsey - foul #4 on Terry Dorsey, team foul #4 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Earlham | Calvin Zimm (SF), Nathan Black (PF), Jared Zieglen (C) William Buckmaster, Charles Dowe, Marc Burton | |
| Subs | Denison | William Davidson (SG), Donald Yeates (PF), Tony Blake (C) Shane Ekberg, Grady Mason, Terry Dorsey | |
| 06:12 | Earlham | Dwight Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 06:12 | Earlham | Dwight Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 05:59 | Denison | Calvin Zimm steps in front of the Donald Yeates pass | 61-57 |
| 05:46 | Earlham | Nathan Black lays it in set up by James Drozdowski | 63-57 |
| 05:38 | Denison | Irvin Stephenson misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Dwight Alexander - foul #2 on Dwight Alexander, team foul #9 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Earlham | Michael Maxey (SG) Dwight Alexander | |
| Subs | Denison | David Jones (PF) Larry Huth | |
| 05:38 | Denison | Irvin Stephenson misses the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 05:38 | Denison | Irvin Stephenson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 05:22 | Earlham | Jared Zieglen misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 63-58 |
| 05:20 | Denison | Tony Blake grabs the board | 63-58 |
| 05:05 | Denison | James Drozdowski is called for the reach on Irvin Stephenson - foul #4 on James Drozdowski, team foul #10 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Earlham | Henry Aguiar (PG), Marc Burton (C) James Drozdowski, Jared Zieglen | |
| Subs | Denison | Shane Ekberg (SF) David Jones | |
| 05:05 | Denison | Irvin Stephenson misses the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 05:05 | Denison | Irvin Stephenson misses the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 05:05 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Marc Burton | 63-58 |
| 04:43 | Earlham | Calvin Zimm can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Davidson - foul #2 on William Davidson, team foul #5 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Earlham | Charles Dowe (PF) Nathan Black | |
| Subs | Denison | Thomas Nixon (PG), Grady Mason (PF) Irvin Stephenson, Shane Ekberg | |
| 04:43 | Earlham | Calvin Zimm makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 04:43 | Earlham | Calvin Zimm makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 04:22 | Denison | Donald Yeates knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Nixon | 65-61 |
| 04:05 | Earlham | Calvin Zimm is hacked by Tony Blake - foul #2 on Tony Blake, team foul #6 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Earlham | James Drozdowski (PG), Allen Bremer (SF) Henry Aguiar, Calvin Zimm | |
| Subs | Denison | Larry Huth (SF), Terry Dorsey (C) Donald Yeates, Tony Blake | |
| 03:50 | Earlham | Allen Bremer can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-61 |
| 03:49 | Earlham | Marc Burton can't tip it in | 65-61 |
| 03:47 | Denison | Grady Mason gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| 03:41 | Denison | Grady Mason is fouled on the floor by Charles Dowe - foul #1 on Charles Dowe, team foul #11 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Denison | Irvin Stephenson (PG), Shane Ekberg (SG) Thomas Nixon, William Davidson | |
| 03:41 | Denison | Grady Mason makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 03:41 | Denison | Grady Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 03:22 | Earlham | Allen Bremer makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Maxey | 68-63 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - James Drozdowski (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Maxey (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SF - Allen Bremer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Dowe (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Marc Burton (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Irvin Stephenson (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shane Ekberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Larry Huth (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Grady Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Terry Dorsey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Denison | Grady Mason comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Charles Dowe - foul #2 on Charles Dowe, team foul #12 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Earlham | Nathan Black (PF), Jared Zieglen (C) Charles Dowe, Marc Burton | |
| Subs | Denison | Donald Yeates (SG) Shane Ekberg | |
| 03:16 | Denison | Grady Mason misses the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 03:16 | Denison | Grady Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 02:55 | Earlham | Michael Maxey misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 68-64 |
| 02:53 | Denison | Grady Mason grabs the board | 68-64 |
| 02:53 | Denison | Denison calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-64 |
| Subs | Earlham | Calvin Zimm (SF), Charles Dowe (PF), Marc Burton (C) Allen Bremer, Nathan Black, Jared Zieglen | |
| Subs | Denison | William Davidson (SG), Tony Blake (C) Donald Yeates, Terry Dorsey | |
| 02:40 | Denison | Larry Huth misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 68-64 |
| 02:39 | Denison | Larry Huth tips it in | 68-66 |
| 02:19 | Earlham | William Davidson takes the ball from Marc Burton | 68-66 |
| 02:16 | Denison | Larry Huth blows the layup | 68-66 |
| 02:15 | Earlham | Marc Burton gets the rebound | 68-66 |
| 01:56 | Earlham | James Drozdowski misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 68-66 |
| 01:55 | Earlham | Marc Burton tips it home | 70-66 |
| 01:33 | Denison | Grady Mason buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Tony Blake | 70-69 |
| 01:17 | Earlham | James Drozdowski comes up short on the shot from the left side | 70-69 |
| 01:16 | Denison | Grady Mason pulls down the rebound | 70-69 |
| 01:09 | Denison | Irvin Stephenson misses the 3 from the left corner | 70-69 |
| 01:07 | Denison | Larry Huth gets the offensive rebound | 70-69 |
| 00:50 | Denison | William Davidson connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 70-71 |
| 00:33 | Earlham | Calvin Zimm can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 70-71 |
| 00:32 | Earlham | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Dowe | 70-71 |
| 00:19 | Earlham | Calvin Zimm misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 70-71 |
| 00:18 | Earlham | The offensive rebound goes to Marc Burton | 70-71 |
| 00:11 | Earlham | Calvin Zimm loses the dribble to Grady Mason | 70-71 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Denison | James Drozdowski is called for the reach on Irvin Stephenson in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Drozdowski, team foul #13 | 70-71 |
| Subs | Earlham | Henry Aguiar (PG) James Drozdowski | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 00:08 | Denison | Irvin Stephenson makes the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:08 | Denison | Irvin Stephenson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:08 | Earlham | Earlham calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-73 |
| 00:04 | Earlham | Michael Maxey misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-73 |
| 00:02 | Earlham | Henry Aguiar pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-73 |
| 00:00 | Earlham | The clock runs out | 70-73 |