| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Gregory Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Danny Melberg (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clinton Ulatowski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Jeffrey Tietjen (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Wheeler (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - James James (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gregory Monier (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Sherrell (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grove City | James James inbounds the ball | 35-38 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Grove City | Gregory Monier knocks in the runner from close range set up by John Wheeler | 35-40 |
| 19:24 | Earlham | Gregory Lee clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 19:22 | Earlham | John Lewis snags the offensive board | 35-40 |
| 19:12 | Earlham | Danny Melberg knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Gregory Lee | 37-40 |
| 18:50 | Grove City | John Wheeler knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James James | 37-43 |
| 18:35 | Earlham | John Lewis knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Gregory Lee | 39-43 |
| 18:23 | Grove City | James James hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 18:21 | Grove City | Martin Sherrell pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 18:02 | Grove City | Gregory Monier comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on David Jackson - foul #2 on David Jackson, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| 18:02 | Grove City | Gregory Monier makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 18:02 | Grove City | Gregory Monier makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 17:47 | Earlham | The jump hook by David Jackson is blocked by Martin Sherrell | 39-45 |
| 17:46 | Earlham | David Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 17:26 | Earlham | Gregory Lee hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 39-45 |
| 17:25 | Grove City | Gregory Monier grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 17:02 | Grove City | Jeffrey Tietjen buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from James James | 39-48 |
| 16:42 | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-48 |
| 16:40 | Earlham | David Jackson tips it in | 41-48 |
| 16:25 | Grove City | John Wheeler misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Danny Melberg - foul #3 on Danny Melberg, team foul #2 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Earlham | Jack Holder (PG), Howard Reimer (SG), James Bush (SF), Johnny Anderson (PF), Grover Penning (C) Gregory Lee, Danny Melberg, Clinton Ulatowski, David Jackson, John Lewis | |
| Subs | Grove City | John Wallace (PG), Walter Brady (SF), Darwin Starling (PF), George Ptaschinski (C) Jeffrey Tietjen, James James, Gregory Monier, Martin Sherrell | |
| 16:25 | Grove City | John Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 16:25 | Grove City | John Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 16:06 | Earlham | James Bush scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Jack Holder and he's fouled by Walter Brady - foul #3 on Walter Brady, team foul #1 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | James Motley (SG), Robert Hart (PF) John Wheeler, Walter Brady | |
| 16:06 | Earlham | James Bush misses the free throw | 43-50 |
| 16:06 | Grove City | George Ptaschinski gets the rebound | 43-50 |
| 16:00 | Grove City | Johnny Anderson steps in front of the Darwin Starling pass | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Jack Holder (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Bush (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Howard Reimer (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Johnny Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. C - Grover Penning (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - John Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Motley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Darwin Starling (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Hart (fresh) C - George Ptaschinski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Earlham | Johnny Anderson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-50 |
| 15:41 | Earlham | Howard Reimer tips it in | 45-50 |
| 15:26 | Grove City | George Ptaschinski knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Motley | 45-52 |
| 15:09 | Earlham | Johnny Anderson hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Jack Holder | 47-52 |
| 14:42 | Grove City | Robert Hart loses the ball out of bounds | 47-52 |
| Subs | Earlham | Gregory Lee (PG), Danny Melberg (SG), Clinton Ulatowski (SF), David Jackson (PF) Jack Holder, James Bush, Howard Reimer, Johnny Anderson | |
| Subs | Grove City | Jeffrey Tietjen (PG), James James (SF) James Motley, Robert Hart | |
| 14:32 | Earlham | James James steals the ball from Clinton Ulatowski | 47-52 |
| 14:29 | Grove City | James James hits the finger roll | 47-54 |
| 14:12 | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-54 |
| 14:10 | Grove City | Darwin Starling grabs the board | 47-54 |
| 14:02 | Grove City | Darwin Starling loses the dribble to David Jackson | 47-54 |
| 13:47 | Earlham | David Jackson lays it in | 49-54 |
| 13:36 | Grove City | Jeffrey Tietjen clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Gregory Lee - foul #1 on Gregory Lee, team foul #3 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Earlham | John Lewis (C) Grover Penning | |
| Subs | Grove City | John Wheeler (SG), Gregory Monier (PF), Martin Sherrell (C) John Wallace, Darwin Starling, George Ptaschinski | |
| 13:36 | Grove City | Jeffrey Tietjen makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 13:36 | Grove City | Jeffrey Tietjen misses the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 13:36 | Earlham | David Jackson pulls down the rebound | 49-55 |
| 13:20 | Earlham | Gregory Monier swats the layup by John Lewis | 49-55 |
| 13:18 | Grove City | Gregory Monier snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 12:53 | Grove City | James James misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-55 |
| 12:52 | Grove City | John Wheeler gets the offensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 12:38 | Grove City | John Wheeler hits the finger roll set up by Gregory Monier | 49-57 |
| 12:24 | Earlham | Danny Melberg hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from David Jackson | 52-57 |
| 12:07 | Grove City | Jeffrey Tietjen's pass is intercepted by Gregory Lee | 52-57 |
| 11:46 | Earlham | Danny Melberg connects on the 3 from the right corner | 55-57 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Gregory Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Danny Melberg (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clinton Ulatowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - John Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Jeffrey Tietjen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Wheeler (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - James James (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Gregory Monier (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Martin Sherrell (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Grove City | James James drills a runner from close range | 55-59 |
| 11:08 | Earlham | Danny Melberg clanks a floater from the left side | 55-59 |
| 11:07 | Earlham | Gregory Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 10:57 | Earlham | Gregory Lee is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Tietjen - foul #1 on Jeffrey Tietjen, team foul #2 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Earlham | Jack Holder (PG), Howard Reimer (SG), James Bush (SF), Johnny Anderson (PF), Grover Penning (C) Gregory Lee, Danny Melberg, Clinton Ulatowski, David Jackson, John Lewis | |
| Subs | Grove City | John Wallace (PG), James Motley (SG), Walter Brady (SF), Darwin Starling (PF), George Ptaschinski (C) Jeffrey Tietjen, John Wheeler, James James, Gregory Monier, Martin Sherrell | |
| 10:48 | Earlham | The jump hook by James Bush is blocked by George Ptaschinski | 55-59 |
| 10:47 | Grove City | George Ptaschinski pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| 10:40 | Grove City | James Motley scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by John Wallace | 55-62 |
| 10:17 | Earlham | Jack Holder can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-62 |
| 10:16 | Earlham | Johnny Anderson tips it home | 57-62 |
| 10:08 | Grove City | John Wallace is fouled on the floor by Howard Reimer - foul #2 on Howard Reimer, team foul #4 | 57-62 |
| 09:48 | Grove City | Walter Brady double dribbles | 57-62 |
| Subs | Earlham | John Lewis (C) Grover Penning | |
| Subs | Grove City | John Wheeler (SG) James Motley | |
| 09:30 | Earlham | Jack Holder misses the 3 from the right wing | 57-62 |
| 09:29 | Grove City | George Ptaschinski gets the rebound | 57-62 |
| 09:08 | Grove City | John Wheeler is hacked by John Lewis - foul #1 on John Lewis, team foul #5 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Earlham | Gregory Lee (PG), Danny Melberg (SG) Jack Holder, James Bush | |
| Subs | Grove City | Martin Sherrell (C) Walter Brady | |
| 08:55 | Grove City | George Ptaschinski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 57-62 |
| 08:53 | Grove City | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Sherrell | 57-62 |
| 08:44 | Grove City | Darwin Starling misses the jump hook from the baseline | 57-62 |
| 08:42 | Earlham | Johnny Anderson pulls down the rebound | 57-62 |
| 08:24 | Earlham | Johnny Anderson clanks a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by George Ptaschinski - foul #1 on George Ptaschinski, team foul #3 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski (SF), Grover Penning (C) Howard Reimer, John Lewis | |
| Subs | Grove City | Jeffrey Tietjen (PG), James James (SF), Gregory Monier (PF) John Wallace, Darwin Starling, George Ptaschinski | |
| 08:24 | Earlham | Johnny Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 08:24 | Earlham | Johnny Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 08:02 | Grove City | Grover Penning is called for the reach on Martin Sherrell - foul #2 on Grover Penning, team foul #6 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Earlham | David Jackson (PF) Johnny Anderson | |
| Subs | Grove City | James Motley (SG) John Wheeler | |
| 07:53 | Grove City | Gregory Monier buries a jump hook from close range | 59-64 |
| 07:26 | Earlham | Grover Penning is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Grover Penning, team foul #7 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | John Wallace (SG), Darwin Starling (C) James Motley, Martin Sherrell | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Gregory Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Danny Melberg (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clinton Ulatowski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Grover Penning (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Jeffrey Tietjen (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James James (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Gregory Monier (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Darwin Starling (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Grove City | James James buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-67 |
| 07:02 | Earlham | Gregory Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-67 |
| Subs | Earlham | Howard Reimer (PG), John Lewis (C) Gregory Lee, Grover Penning | |
| Subs | Grove City | John Wheeler (SG) John Wallace | |
| 06:50 | Grove City | Jeffrey Tietjen buries a shot from the left side and he's hacked by Howard Reimer - foul #3 on Howard Reimer, team foul #8 | 59-69 |
| 06:50 | Grove City | Jeffrey Tietjen makes the free throw | 59-70 |
| 06:26 | Earlham | John Lewis makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Howard Reimer and he's fouled by Darwin Starling - foul #1 on Darwin Starling, team foul #4 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Earlham | Johnny Anderson (PF) David Jackson | |
| Subs | Grove City | John Wallace (PG), George Ptaschinski (C) Jeffrey Tietjen, Gregory Monier | |
| 06:26 | Earlham | John Lewis makes the free throw | 62-70 |
| 06:09 | Grove City | John Wheeler comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-70 |
| 06:07 | Earlham | John Lewis grabs the board | 62-70 |
| 05:57 | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Howard Reimer | 65-70 |
| 05:35 | Grove City | Darwin Starling banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Wallace | 65-72 |
| 05:19 | Earlham | John Lewis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 65-72 |
| 05:18 | Grove City | John Wallace snags the defensive board | 65-72 |
| 05:01 | Grove City | James James can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 65-72 |
| 04:59 | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski snags the defensive board | 65-72 |
| 04:40 | Earlham | John Lewis clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-72 |
| 04:38 | Earlham | Johnny Anderson misses the tip | 65-72 |
| 04:37 | Grove City | The rebound goes to James James | 65-72 |
| 04:26 | Grove City | James James misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-72 |
| 04:25 | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski pulls down the rebound | 65-72 |
| 04:25 | Earlham | Earlham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-72 |
| Subs | Earlham | Gregory Lee (PG), David Jackson (PF) Clinton Ulatowski, Johnny Anderson | |
| Subs | Grove City | Jeffrey Tietjen (PG), Gregory Monier (PF), Martin Sherrell (C) John Wallace, Darwin Starling, George Ptaschinski | |
| 04:07 | Earlham | John Lewis is hacked by Martin Sherrell - foul #3 on Martin Sherrell, team foul #5 | 65-72 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Walter Brady (SF) James James | |
| 04:02 | Earlham | Danny Melberg clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-72 |
| 04:00 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Gregory Monier | 65-72 |
| 03:42 | Grove City | John Wheeler scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Martin Sherrell | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:38 | Earlham | David Jackson's pass is intercepted by Martin Sherrell | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Grove City | John Wheeler misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-74 |
| 03:23 | Grove City | Martin Sherrell hits the follow up shot | 65-76 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Gregory Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Danny Melberg (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Howard Reimer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - David Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - John Lewis (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Jeffrey Tietjen (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Wheeler (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SF - Walter Brady (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Gregory Monier (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Martin Sherrell (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Earlham | David Jackson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 65-76 |
| 03:09 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Martin Sherrell | 65-76 |
| 02:45 | Grove City | Gregory Monier clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-76 |
| 02:43 | Earlham | John Lewis grabs the board | 65-76 |
| 02:31 | Earlham | Gregory Lee scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Howard Reimer | 67-76 |
| 02:11 | Grove City | John Wheeler misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-76 |
| 02:09 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Howard Reimer | 67-76 |
| 02:03 | Earlham | Danny Melberg scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Howard Reimer | 70-76 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:40 | Grove City | Martin Sherrell is whistled for traveling | 70-76 |
| Subs | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski (SF) Howard Reimer | |
| Subs | Grove City | James James (SF) Walter Brady | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:21 | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-76 |
| 01:19 | Grove City | Martin Sherrell grabs the board | 70-76 |
| 01:14 | Grove City | John Wheeler misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Jackson - foul #3 on David Jackson, team foul #9 | 70-76 |
| 01:14 | Grove City | John Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 70-77 |
| 01:14 | Grove City | John Wheeler misses the 2nd free throw | 70-77 |
| 01:14 | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski gets the rebound | 70-77 |
| 00:55 | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-77 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Grove City | James James hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 73-77 |
| 00:33 | Earlham | The rebound goes to David Jackson | 73-77 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham 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 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski loses the dribble to Martin Sherrell | 73-77 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Grove City | Jeffrey Tietjen is hacked by Gregory Lee in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Lee, team foul #10 | 73-77 |
| 00:25 | Grove City | Jeffrey Tietjen misses the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:25 | Grove City | Jeffrey Tietjen misses the 2nd free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:25 | Grove City | Martin Sherrell grabs the offensive board | 73-77 |
| 00:22 | Grove City | Clinton Ulatowski is called for the reach on Martin Sherrell - foul #2 on Clinton Ulatowski, team foul #11 | 73-77 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | John Wallace (PG) Jeffrey Tietjen | |
| 00:22 | Grove City | Martin Sherrell misses the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:22 | Grove City | Martin Sherrell makes the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:17 | Earlham | James James steals the ball from Clinton Ulatowski | 73-78 |
| 00:14 | Grove City | John Wallace misses the easy layup | 73-78 |
| 00:13 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Clinton Ulatowski | 73-78 |
| 00:08 | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 73-78 |
| 00:06 | Grove City | John Wheeler gets the rebound | 73-78 |
| 00:04 | Grove City | Danny Melberg is called for the reach on John Wheeler in the backcourt - foul #4 on Danny Melberg, team foul #12 | 73-78 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Robert Hart (PF), Darwin Starling (C) Gregory Monier, Martin Sherrell | |
| 00:04 | Grove City | John Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:04 | Grove City | John Wheeler misses the 2nd free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:04 | Earlham | John Lewis gets the rebound | 73-79 |
| 00:00 | Earlham | John Lewis misses the halfcourt shot | 73-79 |