| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Brian Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Spurr (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Downs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Kevin Crossland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Lazar (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Roy Biondo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Keith Brown (fresh) 3 pts. C - Craig Bates (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Messiah | Roy Biondo inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Messiah | Roy Biondo banks in the layup and he's hacked by Norman Smith - foul #1 on Norman Smith, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Earlham | Jeffrey Durham (PF) Jason Spurr | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 19:38 | Messiah | Roy Biondo misses the free throw | 26-30 |
| 19:38 | Earlham | Robert Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 19:14 | Earlham | Brian Brown is hacked by Keith Brown - foul #3 on Keith Brown, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Messiah | Shannon Helfer (PF) Keith Brown | |
| 18:50 | Earlham | Norman Smith's floater is tipped away by Craig Bates | 26-30 |
| 18:48 | Earlham | Norman Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 18:19 | Earlham | Robert Davis makes the jump hook in the paint | 28-30 |
| 18:05 | Messiah | Robert Lazar is hacked by Robert Davis - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #2 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Earlham | Dusty Sevigny (SF), Jason Spurr (PF), Robert Lehman (C) Norman Smith, Jeffrey Durham, Kenneth Downs | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 17:48 | Messiah | Craig Bates lays it up and in | 28-32 |
| 17:28 | Earlham | Brian Brown misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Kevin Crossland - foul #3 on Kevin Crossland, team foul #2 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Earlham | Norman Smith (SF), Kenneth Downs (C) Dusty Sevigny, Robert Lehman | |
| Subs | Messiah | Jerry Sears (PG) Kevin Crossland | |
| 17:28 | Earlham | Brian Brown makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 17:28 | Earlham | Brian Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 17:07 | Messiah | Roy Biondo knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Jerry Sears | 30-34 |
| 16:43 | Earlham | Jason Spurr is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Jason Spurr, team foul #3 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Earlham | Jerry Bendel (SG), Dusty Sevigny (SF), Robert Lehman (C) Robert Davis, Norman Smith, Kenneth Downs | |
| Subs | Messiah | David Holt (SG), Robert Jones (SF) Robert Lazar, Roy Biondo | |
| 16:29 | Messiah | Robert Lehman steals it from David Holt | 30-34 |
| 16:00 | Earlham | Jerry Bendel is hacked by David Holt - foul #2 on David Holt, team foul #3 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Earlham | Robert Davis (SG), Kenneth Downs (C) Jerry Bendel, Robert Lehman | |
| Subs | Messiah | Kevin Crossland (PG), Keith Brown (PF), Louie Penn (C) David Holt, Shannon Helfer, Craig Bates | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Brian Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dusty Sevigny (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Spurr (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Downs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Kevin Crossland (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Sears (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Louie Penn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Earlham | Dusty Sevigny misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 30-34 |
| 15:31 | Earlham | Kenneth Downs pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 15:02 | Earlham | Keith Brown swats the layup by Jason Spurr | 30-34 |
| 15:01 | Earlham | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Davis | 30-34 |
| 14:38 | Earlham | Robert Davis loses the dribble to Kevin Crossland | 30-34 |
| 14:34 | Messiah | Jerry Sears blows the layup | 30-34 |
| 14:33 | Earlham | Kenneth Downs gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 14:05 | Earlham | Dusty Sevigny buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Davis | 33-34 |
| 13:47 | Messiah | Louie Penn loses the dribble to Brian Brown | 33-34 |
| 13:35 | Earlham | Brian Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 13:34 | Messiah | Louie Penn snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 13:25 | Messiah | Louie Penn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 13:24 | Earlham | Dusty Sevigny grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 13:03 | Earlham | Jason Spurr comes up short on the shot from close range | 33-34 |
| 13:01 | Earlham | Dusty Sevigny hits the follow up shot | 35-34 |
| 12:33 | Messiah | Jerry Sears's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-34 |
| Subs | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Jerry Bendel (SG), Norman Smith (SF), Jeffrey Durham (PF), Robert Lehman (C) Brian Brown, Robert Davis, Dusty Sevigny, Jason Spurr, Kenneth Downs | |
| Subs | Messiah | David Holt (PG), Robert Lazar (SG), Roy Biondo (SF), Shannon Helfer (PF), Craig Bates (C) Kevin Crossland, Jerry Sears, Robert Jones, Keith Brown, Louie Penn | |
| 12:04 | Earlham | Norman Smith hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Christopher Tiedemann | 37-34 |
| 11:36 | Messiah | Robert Lazar misses long on a 3 from straight away | 37-34 |
| 11:35 | Earlham | Robert Lehman pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Christopher Tiedemann (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Bendel (fresh) SF - Norman Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Durham (fresh) C - Robert Lehman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - David Holt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Lazar (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Roy Biondo (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Shannon Helfer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Bates (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Earlham | Robert Lehman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Lazar - foul #3 on Robert Lazar, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Earlham | Brian Brown (PG), Robert Davis (SG), Jason Spurr (PF) Christopher Tiedemann, Jerry Bendel, Jeffrey Durham | |
| Subs | Messiah | Kevin Crossland (PG) David Holt | |
| 11:14 | Earlham | Robert Lehman makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 11:14 | Earlham | Robert Lehman misses the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 11:14 | Messiah | Craig Bates snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 10:48 | Messiah | Shannon Helfer misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-34 |
| 10:47 | Earlham | Robert Lehman grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 10:18 | Earlham | Robert Davis comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 10:16 | Messiah | Craig Bates snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 10:05 | Messiah | Robert Lazar misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 10:03 | Messiah | Roy Biondo hits the follow up shot | 38-36 |
| 09:42 | Earlham | Brian Brown misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 09:41 | Messiah | Shannon Helfer gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 09:24 | Messiah | Shannon Helfer connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Kevin Crossland | 38-39 |
| 09:05 | Earlham | Norman Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-39 |
| Subs | Earlham | Jerry Bendel (SG), Dusty Sevigny (SF), Kenneth Downs (C) Robert Davis, Norman Smith, Robert Lehman | |
| Subs | Messiah | Jerry Sears (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Keith Brown (PF) Robert Lazar, Roy Biondo, Shannon Helfer | |
| 08:37 | Messiah | Keith Brown comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 38-39 |
| 08:35 | Earlham | Dusty Sevigny gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 08:10 | Earlham | Dusty Sevigny clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 08:08 | Earlham | Kenneth Downs hits the follow up shot | 40-39 |
| 08:01 | Messiah | Jerry Sears hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Kevin Crossland | 40-42 |
| 07:40 | Earlham | Brian Brown hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kenneth Downs | 42-42 |
| 07:31 | Messiah | Jerry Sears misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 07:29 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Jerry Bendel | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Brian Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Bendel (fresh) SF - Dusty Sevigny (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jason Spurr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Downs (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Kevin Crossland (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Sears (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Craig Bates (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Earlham | Jerry Bendel blows the layup | 42-42 |
| 07:06 | Messiah | Craig Bates pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 06:44 | Messiah | Robert Jones is fouled on the floor by Dusty Sevigny - foul #2 on Dusty Sevigny, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Robert Davis (SG), Norman Smith (SF), Jeffrey Durham (PF), Robert Lehman (C) Brian Brown, Jerry Bendel, Dusty Sevigny, Jason Spurr, Kenneth Downs | |
| Subs | Messiah | David Holt (PG), Robert Lazar (SG), Roy Biondo (SF), Louie Penn (C) Kevin Crossland, Jerry Sears, Robert Jones, Craig Bates | |
| 06:31 | Messiah | Robert Lazar misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 06:29 | Messiah | Louie Penn snags the offensive board | 42-42 |
| 06:19 | Messiah | Keith Brown scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Roy Biondo and he's fouled by Robert Davis - foul #2 on Robert Davis, team foul #5 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Earlham | Brian Brown (PG), Jason Spurr (PF) Christopher Tiedemann, Jeffrey Durham | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 06:19 | Messiah | Keith Brown makes the free throw | 42-45 |
| 05:51 | Earlham | Louie Penn steals the ball from Norman Smith | 42-45 |
| 05:34 | Messiah | Robert Lazar clanks a 3 from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 05:33 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Norman Smith | 42-45 |
| 05:04 | Earlham | Brian Brown is hacked by Keith Brown - foul #4 on Keith Brown, team foul #5 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Dusty Sevigny (SF), Jeffrey Durham (PF), Kenneth Downs (C) Brian Brown, Norman Smith, Jason Spurr, Robert Lehman | |
| Subs | Messiah | Jerry Sears (PG), Shannon Helfer (PF) David Holt, Keith Brown | |
| 04:44 | Earlham | Kenneth Downs misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 42-45 |
| 04:43 | Earlham | Kenneth Downs tips it in | 44-45 |
| 04:16 | Messiah | Louie Penn can't finish the layup | 44-45 |
| 04:15 | Earlham | Kenneth Downs snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 03:50 | Earlham | Jeffrey Durham misses the lay-in | 44-45 |
| 03:48 | Earlham | Jeffrey Durham grabs the offensive board | 44-45 |
| 03:48 | Earlham | Earlham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-45 |
| Subs | Earlham | Brian Brown (PG), Jerry Bendel (SG), Jason Spurr (PF), Robert Lehman (C) Christopher Tiedemann, Robert Davis, Jeffrey Durham, Kenneth Downs | |
| Subs | Messiah | Kevin Crossland (PG), Keith Brown (PF), Craig Bates (C) Jerry Sears, Shannon Helfer, Louie Penn | |
| 03:27 | Earlham | Dusty Sevigny makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Brian Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Bendel (fresh) SF - Dusty Sevigny (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jason Spurr (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Lehman (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Kevin Crossland (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Lazar (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Roy Biondo (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Keith Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - Craig Bates (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Messiah | Roy Biondo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 03:08 | Earlham | Robert Lehman snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 02:40 | Earlham | Jerry Bendel loses the dribble to Keith Brown | 46-45 |
| 02:27 | Messiah | Dusty Sevigny steals it from Roy Biondo | 46-45 |
| 02:05 | Earlham | Jason Spurr buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Brian Brown | 48-45 |
| 01:54 | Messiah | Craig Bates hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 48-45 |
| 01:52 | Earlham | Robert Lehman gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 01:52 | Earlham | Earlham calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-45 |
| Subs | Earlham | Robert Davis (SG), Norman Smith (SF), Kenneth Downs (C) Jerry Bendel, Dusty Sevigny, Robert Lehman | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 01:30 | Earlham | Jason Spurr scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Brian Brown | 50-45 |
| 01:10 | Messiah | Keith Brown is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Keith Brown, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Messiah | Shannon Helfer (PF) Keith Brown | |
| 00:51 | Earlham | Robert Davis knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Brown | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Messiah | Craig Bates throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Earlham | Brian Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Crossland - foul #4 on Kevin Crossland, team foul #7 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Earlham | Dusty Sevigny (SF), Jeffrey Durham (PF) Norman Smith, Jason Spurr | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 00:43 | Earlham | Brian Brown makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 00:43 | Earlham | Brian Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Messiah | Roy Biondo can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-45 |
| 00:33 | Messiah | Craig Bates grabs the offensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 00:31 | Messiah | Robert Lazar makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Shannon Helfer | 54-48 |
| 00:28 | Earlham | Kevin Crossland is called for the reach on Brian Brown in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kevin Crossland, team foul #8 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Messiah | Jerry Sears (PG) Kevin Crossland | |
| 00:28 | Earlham | Brian Brown makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:28 | Earlham | Brian Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:25 | Messiah | Messiah calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-48 |
| Subs | Earlham | Norman Smith (SF), Jason Spurr (PF) Dusty Sevigny, Jeffrey Durham | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 00:23 | Messiah | Kenneth Downs is called for the reach on Jerry Sears - foul #1 on Kenneth Downs, team foul #6 | 56-48 |
| 00:20 | Messiah | Robert Lazar is called for traveling | 56-48 |
| Subs | Earlham | Dusty Sevigny (SF), Jeffrey Durham (PF) Norman Smith, Jason Spurr | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 00:19 | Earlham | Dusty Sevigny is hacked by Robert Lazar in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Lazar, team foul #9 | 56-48 |
| 00:19 | Earlham | Dusty Sevigny makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 00:19 | Earlham | Dusty Sevigny makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:15 | Messiah | Jerry Sears loses the dribble to Brian Brown in the backcourt | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Earlham | Brian Brown runs out the clock | 58-48 |