| Lineup | Earlham | PG - James Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bob Lawton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Greenwood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Hartman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Randy Stevenson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Walter Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Edward Cothran (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darren Huntsberger (fresh) C - Harry Conyers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Earlham | Bill Smith inbounds the ball | 45-47 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Earlham | Timothy Hartman blows the layup | 45-47 |
| 19:35 | Denison | Walter Lewis snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 19:30 | Denison | Randy Stevenson buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Walter Lewis | 45-50 |
| 19:08 | Earlham | Edward Greenwood knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 47-50 |
| 18:47 | Denison | Edward Cothran scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Randy Stevenson | 47-52 |
| 18:24 | Earlham | James Wilson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 47-52 |
| 18:23 | Denison | Walter Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 18:17 | Denison | Walter Lewis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-52 |
| 18:16 | Earlham | Bill Smith grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 17:55 | Earlham | Bob Lawton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-52 |
| Subs | Earlham | Robert Slinkard (PF) Edward Greenwood | |
| Subs | Denison | Edward Dibella (PF), Donald Goss (C) Darren Huntsberger, Harry Conyers | |
| 17:32 | Denison | Edward Dibella's layup is rejected by Timothy Hartman | 47-52 |
| 17:31 | Earlham | Robert Slinkard grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 17:14 | Earlham | Edward Dibella steals the ball from Timothy Hartman | 47-52 |
| 17:08 | Denison | Randy Stevenson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Donald Goss | 47-55 |
| 17:01 | Earlham | Bill Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-55 |
| 17:00 | Denison | The rebound goes to Donald Goss | 47-55 |
| 16:53 | Denison | Robert Slinkard is called for the reach on Edward Dibella - foul #2 on Robert Slinkard, team foul #1 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Earlham | Bert Hall (PG), Wayne Strong (SG), Edward Greenwood (PF), Frank Fleetwood (C) James Wilson, Bob Lawton, Bill Smith, Timothy Hartman | |
| Subs | Denison | Peter Mayer (SG), Scott Daniel (SF), Harry Conyers (C) Walter Lewis, Edward Cothran, Donald Goss | |
| 16:40 | Denison | Harry Conyers lays it up and in on a great pass from Randy Stevenson | 47-57 |
| 16:13 | Earlham | Wayne Strong clanks a 3 from straight away | 47-57 |
| 16:11 | Denison | The rebound goes to Scott Daniel | 47-57 |
| 16:06 | Denison | Randy Stevenson buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Harry Conyers | 47-59 |
| 15:44 | Earlham | Edward Greenwood buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Robert Slinkard | 49-59 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Bert Hall (fresh) SG - Wayne Strong (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Slinkard (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Edward Greenwood (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Fleetwood (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Randy Stevenson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 ast. SG - Peter Mayer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Daniel (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. PF - Edward Dibella (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Harry Conyers (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Denison | Robert Slinkard is called for the reach on Scott Daniel - foul #3 on Robert Slinkard, team foul #2 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Earlham | Sean Walker (PG), Bob Lawton (SG), Brian Wadley (PF) Bert Hall, Robert Slinkard, Edward Greenwood | |
| Subs | Denison | Edward Cothran (SF), Darren Huntsberger (PF), Donald Goss (C) Randy Stevenson, Edward Dibella, Harry Conyers | |
| 15:09 | Denison | Edward Cothran comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 49-59 |
| 15:07 | Earlham | Sean Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 15:03 | Earlham | Sean Walker is whistled for a carry | 49-59 |
| Subs | Earlham | Bill Smith (SF), Timothy Hartman (C) Wayne Strong, Frank Fleetwood | |
| Subs | Denison | Walter Lewis (SG) Peter Mayer | |
| 14:46 | Denison | Darren Huntsberger clanks a turnaround in the lane | 49-59 |
| 14:44 | Earlham | Bill Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 14:21 | Earlham | Bob Lawton misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-59 |
| 14:20 | Denison | Donald Goss snags the defensive board | 49-59 |
| 14:14 | Denison | Bob Lawton steps in front of the Scott Daniel pass | 49-59 |
| 14:10 | Earlham | Bob Lawton lays it in | 51-59 |
| 14:03 | Denison | Walter Lewis is called for a charge - foul #2 on Walter Lewis, team foul #1 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Earlham | Edward Greenwood (PF) Brian Wadley | |
| Subs | Denison | Randy Stevenson (PG), Peter Mayer (SF), Harry Conyers (C) Scott Daniel, Edward Cothran, Donald Goss | |
| 13:38 | Earlham | Bill Smith misses long on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Randy Stevenson - foul #2 on Randy Stevenson, team foul #2 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Earlham | James Wilson (SG), Frank Fleetwood (C) Bob Lawton, Timothy Hartman | |
| Subs | Denison | Jack Porterfield (SF) Walter Lewis | |
| 13:38 | Earlham | Bill Smith makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 13:38 | Earlham | Bill Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 13:38 | Denison | Jack Porterfield grabs the board | 52-59 |
| 13:30 | Denison | Harry Conyers can't finish the layup | 52-59 |
| 13:29 | Denison | Harry Conyers pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 13:09 | Denison | Darren Huntsberger hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-59 |
| 13:07 | Denison | Harry Conyers pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 12:53 | Denison | Peter Mayer scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Randy Stevenson | 52-61 |
| 12:44 | Earlham | Bill Smith scores on a jump hook from close range | 54-61 |
| 12:39 | Denison | Peter Mayer misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Frank Fleetwood - foul #2 on Frank Fleetwood, team foul #3 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Earlham | Bert Hall (SG), Robert Slinkard (SF), Timothy Hartman (C) Sean Walker, Bill Smith, Edward Greenwood | |
| Subs | Denison | Edward Cothran (SF), Edward Dibella (PF), Donald Goss (C) Jack Porterfield, Darren Huntsberger, Harry Conyers | |
| 12:39 | Denison | Peter Mayer misses the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 12:39 | Denison | Peter Mayer makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 12:24 | Earlham | James Wilson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-62 |
| 12:22 | Earlham | Timothy Hartman snags the offensive board | 54-62 |
| 12:10 | Earlham | Frank Fleetwood misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 54-62 |
| 12:09 | Earlham | James Wilson tips it back up and in | 56-62 |
| 11:46 | Denison | Edward Dibella is denied on a layup by Frank Fleetwood | 56-62 |
| 11:45 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Robert Slinkard | 56-62 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - James Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bert Hall (fresh) SF - Robert Slinkard (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frank Fleetwood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Timothy Hartman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Randy Stevenson (fresh) 16 pts. 8 ast. SG - Peter Mayer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Cothran (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Dibella (fresh) 1 pts. C - Donald Goss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Earlham | James Wilson buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bert Hall | 58-62 |
| 11:14 | Denison | Frank Fleetwood is called for the reach on Edward Cothran - foul #3 on Frank Fleetwood, team foul #4 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Earlham | Sean Walker (PG), Bob Lawton (SG), Edward Greenwood (PF), Wayne Strong (C) James Wilson, Bert Hall, Frank Fleetwood, Timothy Hartman | |
| Subs | Denison | Scott Daniel (PG), Walter Lewis (SG), Harry Conyers (C) Randy Stevenson, Peter Mayer, Donald Goss | |
| 11:06 | Denison | Edward Cothran connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Daniel and he's fouled by Wayne Strong - foul #1 on Wayne Strong, team foul #5 | 58-64 |
| 11:06 | Denison | Edward Cothran misses the free throw | 58-64 |
| 11:06 | Earlham | Robert Slinkard gets the rebound | 58-64 |
| 10:53 | Earlham | Edward Greenwood comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Edward Dibella - foul #2 on Edward Dibella, team foul #3 | 58-64 |
| 10:53 | Earlham | Edward Greenwood makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 10:53 | Earlham | Edward Greenwood misses the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 10:53 | Denison | Harry Conyers snags the defensive board | 59-64 |
| 10:35 | Denison | Scott Daniel comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 59-64 |
| 10:34 | Denison | Edward Cothran pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-64 |
| 10:24 | Denison | Harry Conyers lays it up and in on a nice dish by Walter Lewis | 59-66 |
| 10:11 | Earlham | Edward Greenwood misses short on a turnaround from close range | 59-66 |
| 10:10 | Earlham | Robert Slinkard grabs the offensive rebound | 59-66 |
| 09:45 | Earlham | Sean Walker drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Slinkard | 62-66 |
| 09:28 | Denison | Robert Slinkard steps in front of the Edward Cothran pass | 62-66 |
| 09:10 | Earlham | Robert Slinkard misses the driving attempt from close range | 62-66 |
| 09:09 | Denison | Edward Dibella grabs the defensive rebound | 62-66 |
| 09:04 | Denison | Edward Cothran misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-66 |
| 09:02 | Earlham | Sean Walker grabs the board | 62-66 |
| 08:38 | Earlham | Robert Slinkard makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Sean Walker | 64-66 |
| 08:15 | Denison | Harry Conyers misses the dunk attempt | 64-66 |
| 08:14 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Robert Slinkard | 64-66 |
| 07:45 | Earlham | Bob Lawton clanks a 3 from the right wing | 64-66 |
| 07:44 | Earlham | Sean Walker tips it but misses | 64-66 |
| 07:43 | Denison | The rebound goes to Harry Conyers | 64-66 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Sean Walker (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bob Lawton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Slinkard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Edward Greenwood (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Strong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Scott Daniel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Walter Lewis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Cothran (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Dibella (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Conyers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Denison | Edward Cothran misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-66 |
| 07:36 | Earlham | Bob Lawton snags the defensive board | 64-66 |
| 07:17 | Earlham | Robert Slinkard misses long on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Edward Cothran - foul #3 on Edward Cothran, team foul #4 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Earlham | James Wilson (PG), Bert Hall (SG), Bill Smith (SF), Timothy Hartman (C) Sean Walker, Bob Lawton, Edward Greenwood, Wayne Strong | |
| Subs | Denison | Randy Stevenson (PG), Peter Mayer (SG), Jack Porterfield (SF), Darren Huntsberger (PF), Donald Goss (C) Scott Daniel, Walter Lewis, Edward Cothran, Edward Dibella, Harry Conyers | |
| 07:17 | Earlham | Robert Slinkard makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 07:17 | Earlham | Robert Slinkard makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 06:55 | Denison | Randy Stevenson knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Goss | 66-69 |
| 06:36 | Earlham | Jack Porterfield steals it from Robert Slinkard | 66-69 |
| 06:31 | Denison | Randy Stevenson lays it up and in on a great pass from Jack Porterfield | 66-71 |
| 06:14 | Earlham | Robert Slinkard connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Bill Smith | 68-71 |
| 05:57 | Denison | Peter Mayer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-71 |
| 05:55 | Denison | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Goss | 68-71 |
| 05:42 | Denison | James Wilson steals it from Randy Stevenson | 68-71 |
| 05:29 | Earlham | Timothy Hartman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-71 |
| 05:28 | Earlham | Timothy Hartman grabs the offensive board | 68-71 |
| 05:07 | Earlham | James Wilson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-71 |
| 05:05 | Earlham | Timothy Hartman tips it in | 70-71 |
| 04:47 | Denison | Darren Huntsberger connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Randy Stevenson | 70-74 |
| 04:47 | Earlham | Earlham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-74 |
| Subs | Earlham | Sean Walker (PG), Bob Lawton (SG), Edward Greenwood (PF) James Wilson, Bert Hall, Robert Slinkard | |
| Subs | Denison | Walter Lewis (SG), Edward Cothran (SF), Harry Conyers (C) Peter Mayer, Jack Porterfield, Donald Goss | |
| 04:31 | Earlham | Bob Lawton connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Bill Smith | 73-74 |
| 04:06 | Denison | Walter Lewis misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 73-74 |
| 04:05 | Denison | Harry Conyers hits the follow up shot | 73-76 |
| 03:38 | Earlham | Sean Walker misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 73-76 |
| 03:37 | Denison | Harry Conyers gets the rebound | 73-76 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Sean Walker (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bob Lawton (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Greenwood (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Hartman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Randy Stevenson (fresh) 21 pts. 9 ast. SG - Walter Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Cothran (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Darren Huntsberger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Harry Conyers (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Denison | Darren Huntsberger loses the ball out of bounds | 73-76 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Denison | Edward Dibella (PF) Darren Huntsberger | |
| 03:21 | Earlham | Bill Smith connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Bob Lawton | 75-76 |
| 03:17 | Denison | Walter Lewis buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Dibella | 75-78 |
| 03:01 | Earlham | Edward Greenwood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-78 |
| Subs | Earlham | Wayne Strong (SF), Brian Wadley (PF), Frank Fleetwood (C) Bill Smith, Edward Greenwood, Timothy Hartman | |
| Subs | Denison | Donald Goss (C) Harry Conyers | |
| 02:58 | Denison | Denison calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-78 |
| Subs | Earlham | Bill Smith (SF), Edward Greenwood (PF), Timothy Hartman (C) Wayne Strong, Brian Wadley, Frank Fleetwood | |
| Subs | Denison | Darren Huntsberger (PF) Donald Goss | |
| 02:47 | Denison | Walter Lewis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 75-78 |
| 02:45 | Denison | Edward Dibella grabs the offensive board | 75-78 |
| 02:37 | Denison | Bob Lawton is called for the reach on Randy Stevenson - foul #3 on Bob Lawton, team foul #6 | 75-78 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Denison | Harry Conyers (C) Edward Dibella | |
| 02:16 | Denison | Edward Cothran misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 75-78 |
| 02:14 | Earlham | Timothy Hartman pulls down the rebound | 75-78 |
| 01:54 | Earlham | Bill Smith misses the jumper from the free throw line | 75-78 |
| 01:52 | Denison | Harry Conyers snags the defensive board | 75-78 |
| 01:45 | Denison | Edward Cothran is called for traveling | 75-78 |
| 01:24 | Earlham | Harry Conyers takes the ball from Timothy Hartman | 75-78 |
| 01:18 | Denison | Harry Conyers is hacked by Timothy Hartman - foul #1 on Timothy Hartman, team foul #7 | 75-78 |
| 01:18 | Denison | Harry Conyers misses the 1st free throw | 75-78 |
| 01:18 | Earlham | Timothy Hartman gets the rebound | 75-78 |
| 00:51 | Earlham | Bill Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 75-78 |
| 00:50 | Denison | The rebound goes to Harry Conyers | 75-78 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:45 | Denison | Randy Stevenson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Sean Walker - foul #4 on Sean Walker, team foul #8 | 75-78 |
| 00:45 | Denison | Randy Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:45 | Denison | Randy Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-80 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:39 | Earlham | Edward Greenwood loses the ball out of bounds | 75-80 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Denison | Randy Stevenson is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Walker - foul #5 on Sean Walker, team foul #9 | 75-80 |
| Subs | Earlham | James Wilson (PG) Sean Walker | |
| Subs | Denison | Peter Mayer (SF), Robert Wicker (C) Edward Cothran, Harry Conyers | |
| 00:36 | Denison | Randy Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:36 | Denison | Randy Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-82 |
| 00:31 | Earlham | Bill Smith makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Bob Lawton | 78-82 |
| 00:31 | Denison | Denison calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-82 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Denison | Edward Cothran (SF), Harry Conyers (C) Walter Lewis, Robert Wicker | |
| 00:30 | Denison | Randy Stevenson is fouled in the backcourt by James Wilson - foul #2 on James Wilson, team foul #10 | 78-82 |
| 00:30 | Denison | Randy Stevenson misses the 1st free throw | 78-82 |
| 00:30 | Denison | Randy Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 78-83 |
| 00:23 | Earlham | Bob Lawton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 78-83 |
| 00:22 | Earlham | Edward Greenwood gets the offensive rebound | 78-83 |
| 00:19 | Earlham | Bob Lawton hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Wilson | 81-83 |
| 00:16 | Denison | James Wilson is called for the reach on Randy Stevenson in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Wilson, team foul #11 | 81-83 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Denison | Walter Lewis (SG) Peter Mayer | |
| 00:16 | Denison | Randy Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 81-84 |
| 00:16 | Denison | Randy Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 81-85 |
| 00:10 | Earlham | Bob Lawton misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 81-85 |
| 00:08 | Denison | Harry Conyers pulls down the rebound | 81-85 |
| 00:05 | Denison | Harry Conyers is fouled in the backcourt by James Wilson - foul #4 on James Wilson, team foul #12 | 81-85 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Denison | Peter Mayer (SG) Walter Lewis | |
| 00:05 | Denison | Harry Conyers misses the 1st free throw | 81-85 |
| 00:05 | Denison | Harry Conyers misses the 2nd free throw | 81-85 |
| 00:05 | Earlham | Timothy Hartman grabs the defensive rebound | 81-85 |
| 00:00 | Earlham | Bob Lawton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 81-85 |