| Lineup | Earlham | PG - David Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alex Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Alex Aylward (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tony Plank (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Woodland (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Daniel Graham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roy Humphreys (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kirby Brzuchalski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roland Gallop (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Trull (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nichols | Kirby Brzuchalski inbounds the ball | 32-27 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Nichols | Daniel Graham loses the ball out of bounds | 32-27 |
| 19:30 | Earlham | David Chandler can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Daniel Graham - foul #2 on Daniel Graham, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| 19:30 | Earlham | David Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 19:30 | Earlham | David Chandler makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 19:13 | Nichols | Roy Humphreys misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Tony Plank - foul #2 on Tony Plank, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| 19:13 | Nichols | Roy Humphreys misses the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 19:13 | Nichols | Roy Humphreys misses the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 19:13 | Earlham | Alex Aylward pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 18:54 | Earlham | Frank Woodland hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Roland Gallop - foul #3 on Roland Gallop, team foul #2 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Nichols | William Sabb (PF) Roland Gallop | |
| 18:54 | Earlham | Frank Woodland makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 18:54 | Earlham | Frank Woodland misses the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 18:54 | Nichols | The rebound goes to Daniel Trull | 35-27 |
| 18:36 | Nichols | The short jumper by Kirby Brzuchalski is denied by Alex Aylward | 35-27 |
| 18:35 | Earlham | Alex Aylward pulls down the rebound | 35-27 |
| 18:18 | Earlham | Tony Plank is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Tony Plank, team foul #2 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Earlham | David Williams (PF) Tony Plank | |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| 17:51 | Nichols | Kirby Brzuchalski hits the finger roll set up by Daniel Graham and he's fouled by David Williams - foul #2 on David Williams, team foul #3 | 35-29 |
| 17:51 | Nichols | Kirby Brzuchalski misses the free throw | 35-29 |
| 17:51 | Earlham | Frank Woodland grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 17:38 | Earlham | Alex Aylward clanks a floater in the paint | 35-29 |
| 17:37 | Earlham | David Williams tips it but misses | 35-29 |
| 17:35 | Nichols | William Sabb gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| 17:09 | Nichols | Daniel Trull's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-29 |
| Subs | Earlham | Brian Strub (SG), Fredrick Shuff (SF), Lincoln Frederick (C) Alex Cooper, Alex Aylward, Frank Woodland | |
| Subs | Nichols | Morton Moore (PG), Bradley Zirkle (SG), Phillip Hackler (SF), Herbert Richmond (C) Daniel Graham, Roy Humphreys, Kirby Brzuchalski, Daniel Trull | |
| 16:40 | Earlham | Fredrick Shuff hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-29 |
| 16:39 | Earlham | Lincoln Frederick grabs the offensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 16:32 | Earlham | David Chandler scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Williams | 38-29 |
| 16:21 | Nichols | Bradley Zirkle is fouled on the floor by Lincoln Frederick - foul #1 on Lincoln Frederick, team foul #4 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Earlham | Ted Follett (PG) David Chandler | |
| Subs | Nichols | Wendell Tassone (PF) William Sabb | |
| 16:13 | Nichols | Herbert Richmond can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by David Williams - foul #3 on David Williams, team foul #5 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Earlham | Richard Hayes (C) David Williams | |
| Subs | Nichols | Kirby Brzuchalski (SF) Morton Moore | |
| 16:13 | Nichols | Herbert Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 16:13 | Nichols | Herbert Richmond misses the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 16:13 | Earlham | Richard Hayes snags the defensive board | 38-30 |
| 15:52 | Earlham | Ted Follett misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 15:50 | Nichols | Herbert Richmond grabs the board | 38-30 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Ted Follett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Strub (fresh) SF - Fredrick Shuff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lincoln Frederick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Hayes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Bradley Zirkle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Phillip Hackler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kirby Brzuchalski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wendell Tassone (fresh) 2 pts. C - Herbert Richmond (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Nichols | Wendell Tassone is whistled for traveling | 38-30 |
| Subs | Earlham | Alex Cooper (SG), Alex Aylward (SF), Tony Plank (PF), Frank Woodland (C) Brian Strub, Fredrick Shuff, Lincoln Frederick, Richard Hayes | |
| Subs | Nichols | Daniel Graham (PG), Roy Humphreys (SG), Roland Gallop (PF), Daniel Trull (C) Bradley Zirkle, Phillip Hackler, Wendell Tassone, Herbert Richmond | |
| 15:09 | Earlham | Alex Cooper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-30 |
| 15:07 | Nichols | Daniel Trull grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 14:50 | Nichols | Daniel Graham makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Kirby Brzuchalski | 38-33 |
| 14:36 | Earlham | Alex Cooper comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 14:35 | Nichols | Kirby Brzuchalski snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 14:28 | Nichols | Daniel Graham is fouled on the floor by Alex Cooper - foul #1 on Alex Cooper, team foul #6 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Earlham | David Chandler (PG) Ted Follett | |
| Subs | Nichols | Bradley Zirkle (SF) Kirby Brzuchalski | |
| 14:14 | Nichols | Roland Gallop misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by David Chandler - foul #3 on David Chandler, team foul #7 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Nichols | Herbert Richmond (C) Daniel Trull | |
| 14:14 | Nichols | Roland Gallop misses the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 14:14 | Nichols | Roland Gallop misses the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 14:14 | Earlham | Frank Woodland snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 13:57 | Earlham | Alex Cooper misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-33 |
| 13:55 | Nichols | Bradley Zirkle snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 13:35 | Nichols | Roy Humphreys misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-33 |
| 13:33 | Earlham | Tony Plank pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 13:18 | Earlham | Alex Cooper clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 13:16 | Earlham | Alex Aylward snags the offensive board | 38-33 |
| 13:11 | Earlham | Alex Cooper is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Alex Cooper, team foul #8 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Earlham | Brian Strub (SG), Fredrick Shuff (SF), David Williams (PF), Lincoln Frederick (C) Alex Cooper, Alex Aylward, Tony Plank, Frank Woodland | |
| Subs | Nichols | Phillip Hackler (SG), Kirby Brzuchalski (SF) Daniel Graham, Roy Humphreys | |
| 12:57 | Nichols | Herbert Richmond clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 12:56 | Earlham | Brian Strub gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 12:41 | Earlham | Brian Strub knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Williams | 40-33 |
| 12:23 | Nichols | Kirby Brzuchalski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bradley Zirkle | 40-36 |
| 11:58 | Earlham | David Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 40-36 |
| Subs | Earlham | Tony Plank (PF), Frank Woodland (C) Brian Strub, Lincoln Frederick | |
| Subs | Nichols | Daniel Graham (PG), William Sabb (PF), Daniel Trull (C) Phillip Hackler, Roland Gallop, Herbert Richmond | |
| 11:36 | Nichols | Bradley Zirkle misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 11:35 | Earlham | Tony Plank grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - David Chandler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Fredrick Shuff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - David Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tony Plank (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Woodland (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Daniel Graham (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bradley Zirkle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kirby Brzuchalski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Sabb (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Trull (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Earlham | David Chandler connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Fredrick Shuff | 42-36 |
| 11:18 | Nichols | Kirby Brzuchalski comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Frank Woodland - foul #2 on Frank Woodland, team foul #9 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Earlham | Ted Follett (PG), Alex Cooper (SG), Alex Aylward (SF) David Chandler, Fredrick Shuff, David Williams | |
| Subs | Nichols | Roy Humphreys (SG) Bradley Zirkle | |
| 11:18 | Nichols | Kirby Brzuchalski makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 11:18 | Nichols | Kirby Brzuchalski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 11:10 | Earlham | Frank Woodland's pass is intercepted by William Sabb | 42-38 |
| 11:01 | Nichols | William Sabb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-38 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Nichols | Phillip Hackler (SF) Kirby Brzuchalski | |
| 10:38 | Earlham | Daniel Graham is called for the reach on Tony Plank - foul #3 on Daniel Graham, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Earlham | David Williams (PF) Tony Plank | |
| Subs | Nichols | Morton Moore (PG) Daniel Graham | |
| 10:22 | Earlham | Alex Aylward clanks a 3 from straight away | 42-38 |
| 10:20 | Earlham | Frank Woodland tips it home | 44-38 |
| 10:14 | Nichols | William Sabb misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-38 |
| 10:13 | Nichols | Daniel Trull tips it in | 44-40 |
| 09:59 | Earlham | David Williams misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 44-40 |
| 09:58 | Nichols | The rebound goes to Roy Humphreys | 44-40 |
| 09:44 | Nichols | William Sabb is hacked by Alex Cooper - foul #3 on Alex Cooper, team foul #10 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Earlham | David Chandler (PG), Brian Strub (SG), Fredrick Shuff (SF), Lincoln Frederick (C) Ted Follett, Alex Cooper, Alex Aylward, Frank Woodland | |
| Subs | Nichols | Bradley Zirkle (PG), Kirby Brzuchalski (SF), Roland Gallop (PF), Herbert Richmond (C) Morton Moore, Roy Humphreys, Phillip Hackler, Daniel Trull | |
| 09:44 | Nichols | William Sabb misses the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 09:44 | Nichols | William Sabb makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 09:20 | Earlham | Brian Strub misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-41 |
| 09:18 | Nichols | Roland Gallop snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 09:02 | Nichols | Kirby Brzuchalski misses the jumpshot from the right side | 44-41 |
| 09:01 | Earlham | Brian Strub grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 08:44 | Earlham | Brian Strub drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Fredrick Shuff | 47-41 |
| 08:25 | Nichols | Bradley Zirkle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-41 |
| Subs | Earlham | Alex Cooper (SG), Alex Aylward (SF), Tony Plank (PF), Frank Woodland (C) Brian Strub, Fredrick Shuff, David Williams, Lincoln Frederick | |
| Subs | Nichols | Daniel Graham (PG), Roy Humphreys (SG), Daniel Trull (C) Bradley Zirkle, William Sabb, Herbert Richmond | |
| 08:00 | Earlham | Alex Aylward blows the layup but he's hacked by Kirby Brzuchalski - foul #2 on Kirby Brzuchalski, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Nichols | Bradley Zirkle (SF) Kirby Brzuchalski | |
| 08:00 | Earlham | Alex Aylward makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 08:00 | Earlham | Alex Aylward makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 07:44 | Nichols | Daniel Trull connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Roy Humphreys | 49-43 |
| 07:26 | Earlham | Frank Woodland misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 07:25 | Nichols | Bradley Zirkle gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - David Chandler (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alex Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Alex Aylward (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Tony Plank (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Woodland (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Daniel Graham (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roy Humphreys (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bradley Zirkle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Roland Gallop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Trull (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Nichols | Bradley Zirkle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-43 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Nichols | Kirby Brzuchalski (SF), Wendell Tassone (PF) Bradley Zirkle, Roland Gallop | |
| 06:35 | Earlham | Tony Plank connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Woodland | 52-43 |
| 06:27 | Nichols | Daniel Graham can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-43 |
| 06:25 | Nichols | Daniel Trull tips it but misses | 52-43 |
| 06:24 | Earlham | Frank Woodland pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 06:01 | Earlham | Alex Aylward misses the jumper from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 05:59 | Nichols | Kirby Brzuchalski pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 05:48 | Nichols | Kirby Brzuchalski connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-46 |
| 05:23 | Earlham | Tony Plank scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Chandler | 54-46 |
| 04:58 | Nichols | Kirby Brzuchalski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-46 |
| Subs | Earlham | Ted Follett (PG), Brian Strub (SG), Fredrick Shuff (SF), David Williams (PF), Lincoln Frederick (C) David Chandler, Alex Cooper, Alex Aylward, Tony Plank, Frank Woodland | |
| Subs | Nichols | Bradley Zirkle (PG), Phillip Hackler (SG), William Sabb (SF), Roland Gallop (PF), Herbert Richmond (C) Daniel Graham, Roy Humphreys, Kirby Brzuchalski, Wendell Tassone, Daniel Trull | |
| 04:41 | Earlham | Herbert Richmond denies the turnaround by Lincoln Frederick | 54-46 |
| 04:40 | Nichols | The rebound goes to Roland Gallop | 54-46 |
| 04:24 | Nichols | Bradley Zirkle lays it up and in on a nice dish by Phillip Hackler | 54-48 |
| 03:56 | Earlham | David Williams connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Brian Strub and the foul's on William Sabb - foul #2 on William Sabb, team foul #5 | 56-48 |
| 03:56 | Earlham | David Williams makes the free throw | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Nichols | William Sabb hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Bradley Zirkle | 57-50 |
| 03:16 | Earlham | Fredrick Shuff scores on a floater from the right side | 59-50 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Ted Follett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Strub (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fredrick Shuff (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Lincoln Frederick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Bradley Zirkle (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Phillip Hackler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Sabb (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roland Gallop (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Herbert Richmond (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Nichols | Phillip Hackler hits a floater from the right block set up by William Sabb | 59-52 |
| 02:59 | Earlham | Earlham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-52 |
| Subs | Earlham | David Chandler (PG), Alex Cooper (SG), Alex Aylward (SF), Tony Plank (PF), Frank Woodland (C) Ted Follett, Brian Strub, Fredrick Shuff, David Williams, Lincoln Frederick | |
| Subs | Nichols | Daniel Graham (PG), Roy Humphreys (SG), Kirby Brzuchalski (SF), Daniel Trull (C) Bradley Zirkle, Phillip Hackler, William Sabb, Herbert Richmond | |
| 02:41 | Earlham | David Chandler drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Alex Cooper | 62-52 |
| 02:22 | Nichols | Roy Humphreys misses long on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on David Chandler - foul #4 on David Chandler, team foul #11 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Earlham | Ted Follett (PG), Brian Strub (SG), Fredrick Shuff (SF), David Williams (PF), Lincoln Frederick (C) David Chandler, Alex Cooper, Alex Aylward, Tony Plank, Frank Woodland | |
| Subs | Nichols | Bradley Zirkle (PG), Phillip Hackler (SF), William Sabb (PF), Herbert Richmond (C) Daniel Graham, Kirby Brzuchalski, Roland Gallop, Daniel Trull | |
| 02:22 | Nichols | Roy Humphreys makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 02:22 | Nichols | Roy Humphreys misses the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 02:22 | Earlham | Lincoln Frederick grabs the defensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 02:22 | Earlham | Earlham calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:02 | Earlham | Fredrick Shuff hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Roy Humphreys - foul #1 on Roy Humphreys, team foul #6 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Earlham | David Chandler (PG), Alex Aylward (SF), Tony Plank (PF), Frank Woodland (C) Ted Follett, Brian Strub, David Williams, Lincoln Frederick | |
| Subs | Nichols | Daniel Graham (PG), Kirby Brzuchalski (SF), Roland Gallop (PF), Daniel Trull (C) Bradley Zirkle, Phillip Hackler, William Sabb, Herbert Richmond | |
| 02:02 | Earlham | Fredrick Shuff makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 02:02 | Earlham | Fredrick Shuff makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 01:47 | Nichols | Roy Humphreys lays it up and in on a great pass from Daniel Graham | 64-55 |
| 01:31 | Earlham | David Chandler misses the jumper from the left wing | 64-55 |
| 01:29 | Earlham | Frank Woodland can't tip it in | 64-55 |
| 01:27 | Nichols | Roy Humphreys grabs the defensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 01:21 | Nichols | Kirby Brzuchalski drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Roy Humphreys | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Earlham | Tony Plank clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-57 |
| 00:54 | Earlham | Frank Woodland tips it but misses | 64-57 |
| 00:52 | Nichols | Kirby Brzuchalski pulls down the rebound | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Nichols | Roy Humphreys makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Daniel Graham | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Earlham | Fredrick Shuff is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Humphreys - foul #2 on Roy Humphreys, team foul #7 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Earlham | Alex Cooper (SG), David Williams (PF) Alex Aylward, Tony Plank | |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| 00:44 | Earlham | Fredrick Shuff makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:44 | Earlham | Fredrick Shuff makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:37 | Nichols | Kirby Brzuchalski makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Daniel Graham | 66-61 |
| 00:37 | Earlham | Earlham calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| Subs | Earlham | Alex Aylward (SF) Fredrick Shuff | |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| 00:36 | Earlham | Daniel Graham is called for the reach on David Chandler in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel Graham, team foul #8 | 66-61 |
| 00:36 | Earlham | David Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:36 | Earlham | David Chandler misses the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:36 | Nichols | Daniel Trull snags the defensive board | 67-61 |
| 00:31 | Nichols | Roy Humphreys's pass is intercepted by Alex Aylward | 67-61 |
| 00:30 | Earlham | Alex Cooper is hacked by Daniel Graham in the backcourt - foul #5 on Daniel Graham, team foul #9 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Earlham | Fredrick Shuff (SF) Alex Aylward | |
| Subs | Nichols | Bradley Zirkle (PG) Daniel Graham | |
| 00:30 | Earlham | Alex Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:30 | Earlham | Alex Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:30 | Nichols | Roland Gallop grabs the board | 68-61 |
| 00:25 | Nichols | Roy Humphreys misses long on a 3 from straight away | 68-61 |
| 00:24 | Earlham | Frank Woodland grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 00:24 | Earlham | Earlham calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 68-61 |
| Subs | Earlham | Alex Aylward (SF) Fredrick Shuff | |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| 00:22 | Earlham | Bradley Zirkle is called for the reach on Alex Cooper in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bradley Zirkle, team foul #10 | 68-61 |
| 00:22 | Earlham | Alex Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:22 | Earlham | Alex Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:16 | Nichols | Alex Cooper is called for the reach on Roy Humphreys - foul #4 on Alex Cooper, team foul #12 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Earlham | Tony Plank (PF) David Williams | |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| 00:16 | Nichols | Roy Humphreys makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:16 | Nichols | Roy Humphreys makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:15 | Earlham | David Chandler is fouled in the backcourt by Bradley Zirkle - foul #2 on Bradley Zirkle, team foul #11 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Earlham | David Williams (PF) Tony Plank | |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| 00:15 | Earlham | David Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:15 | Earlham | David Chandler makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:09 | Nichols | Roy Humphreys scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-66 |
| 00:06 | Earlham | David Williams is hacked by Bradley Zirkle in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bradley Zirkle, team foul #12 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Earlham | Fredrick Shuff (SF) Alex Aylward | |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| 00:06 | Earlham | David Williams makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:06 | Earlham | David Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:06 | Nichols | Roland Gallop grabs the defensive rebound | 73-66 |
| 00:00 | Nichols | Roy Humphreys hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-66 |