| Lineup | Earlham | PG - David Chandler (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Cooper (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Alex Aylward (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tony Plank (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Woodland (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oberlin | PG - James Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Desmond Mansfield (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Wells (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steve Nelson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Mark Twitchell (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Oberlin | Walter Wells inbounds the ball | 33-24 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Oberlin | Oberlin is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Oberlin | Steve Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-24 |
| 19:24 | Earlham | Tony Plank is denied on a layup by Mark Twitchell | 33-24 |
| 19:23 | Oberlin | Desmond Mansfield grabs the defensive rebound | 33-24 |
| 19:08 | Oberlin | Desmond Mansfield banks in the layup on a nice dish by Walter Wells | 33-26 |
| 18:55 | Earlham | Alex Cooper misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-26 |
| 18:54 | Oberlin | Walter Wells grabs the board | 33-26 |
| 18:46 | Oberlin | Walter Wells misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 33-26 |
| 18:45 | Oberlin | Walter Wells pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 18:33 | Oberlin | Mark Twitchell knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-28 |
| 18:26 | Earlham | David Chandler drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Tony Plank | 36-28 |
| 18:09 | Oberlin | Desmond Mansfield can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 36-28 |
| 18:07 | Earlham | Tony Plank grabs the board | 36-28 |
| 17:39 | Earlham | James Jones steals it from Alex Cooper | 36-28 |
| 17:27 | Oberlin | James Jones connects on the floater near the basket set up by Desmond Mansfield | 36-30 |
| 17:12 | Earlham | Alex Aylward double dribbles | 36-30 |
| Subs | Earlham | Brian Strub (SG), Fredrick Shuff (SF), David Williams (PF), Lincoln Frederick (C) Alex Cooper, Alex Aylward, Tony Plank, Frank Woodland | |
| Subs | Oberlin | William Lee (PG), Stephen Comacho (SG), Scott Robinson (SF), Paul Cutright (PF), Virgil Hansell (C) James Jones, Desmond Mansfield, Walter Wells, Steve Nelson, Mark Twitchell | |
| 16:52 | Oberlin | Stephen Comacho knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-32 |
| 16:33 | Earlham | Brian Strub is fouled on the floor by Stephen Comacho - foul #1 on Stephen Comacho, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Earlham | Ted Follett (PG) David Chandler | |
| Subs | Oberlin | | |
| 16:08 | Earlham | Scott Robinson picks off the pass by Brian Strub | 36-32 |
| 15:52 | Oberlin | Scott Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-32 |
| 15:50 | Oberlin | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Cutright | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Ted Follett (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brian Strub (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fredrick Shuff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Williams (fresh) C - Lincoln Frederick (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Oberlin | PG - William Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Comacho (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Robinson (fresh) PF - Paul Cutright (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Virgil Hansell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Oberlin | The short jumper by Virgil Hansell is denied by David Williams | 36-32 |
| 15:38 | Oberlin | William Lee gets the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 15:25 | Oberlin | William Lee misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Ted Follett - foul #2 on Ted Follett, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| 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 | Oberlin | Paul Richardson (PG), Walter Wells (SF), Steve Nelson (PF), Mark Twitchell (C) Stephen Comacho, Scott Robinson, Paul Cutright, Virgil Hansell | |
| 15:25 | Oberlin | William Lee makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 15:25 | Oberlin | William Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 15:17 | Earlham | Frank Woodland misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 15:16 | Oberlin | William Lee snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 15:00 | Oberlin | Paul Richardson misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by David Chandler - foul #3 on David Chandler, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Desmond Mansfield (SG) William Lee | |
| 15:00 | Oberlin | Paul Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 15:00 | Oberlin | Paul Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 15:00 | Earlham | Tony Plank grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 14:44 | Earlham | David Chandler connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Alex Cooper and the foul's on Paul Richardson - foul #4 on Paul Richardson, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Oberlin | James Jones (PG) Paul Richardson | |
| 14:44 | Earlham | David Chandler makes the free throw | 39-35 |
| 14:27 | Oberlin | Steve Nelson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 14:25 | Oberlin | Mark Twitchell grabs the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 14:12 | Oberlin | Desmond Mansfield buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Wells and he's hacked by Tony Plank - foul #1 on Tony Plank, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| 14:12 | Oberlin | Desmond Mansfield makes the free throw | 39-38 |
| 14:02 | Earlham | David Chandler knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Alex Aylward | 41-38 |
| 13:42 | Oberlin | James Jones comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 41-38 |
| 13:41 | Oberlin | Steve Nelson grabs the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 13:36 | Oberlin | Mark Twitchell loses the dribble to Alex Aylward | 41-38 |
| 13:16 | Earlham | Tony Plank misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-38 |
| 13:15 | Earlham | Alex Aylward tips it but misses | 41-38 |
| 13:14 | Oberlin | James Jones snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 12:56 | Oberlin | Mark Twitchell can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Frank Woodland - foul #1 on Frank Woodland, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Earlham | Ted Follett (PG), Brian Strub (SG), Fredrick Shuff (SF), David Williams (PF) David Chandler, Alex Cooper, Alex Aylward, Tony Plank | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Scott Robinson (PF) Steve Nelson | |
| 12:56 | Oberlin | Mark Twitchell makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 12:56 | Oberlin | Mark Twitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 12:56 | Earlham | Frank Woodland grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 12:34 | Earlham | Desmond Mansfield steals it from Brian Strub | 41-39 |
| 12:05 | Oberlin | Scott Robinson scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by James Jones | 41-41 |
| 11:49 | Earlham | Desmond Mansfield steals it from David Williams | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Ted Follett (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brian Strub (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fredrick Shuff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Williams (fresh) C - Frank Woodland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oberlin | PG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Desmond Mansfield (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Wells (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Scott Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Twitchell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Oberlin | James Jones misses the dunk but he's hacked by Ted Follett - foul #3 on Ted Follett, team foul #5 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Earlham | David Chandler (PG), Lincoln Frederick (C) Ted Follett, Frank Woodland | |
| Subs | Oberlin | William Lee (SG), Steve Nelson (PF), Paul Cutright (C) Desmond Mansfield, Walter Wells, Mark Twitchell | |
| 11:37 | Oberlin | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 11:37 | Oberlin | James Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 11:37 | Earlham | Lincoln Frederick pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 11:18 | Earlham | Lincoln Frederick misses short on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Paul Cutright - foul #1 on Paul Cutright, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Earlham | Alex Cooper (SG), Alex Aylward (SF) Brian Strub, Fredrick Shuff | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Stephen Comacho (SG) James Jones | |
| 11:18 | Earlham | Lincoln Frederick makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 11:18 | Earlham | Lincoln Frederick makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 11:08 | Oberlin | Paul Cutright hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 10:49 | Earlham | Alex Aylward is fouled on the floor by Stephen Comacho - foul #2 on Stephen Comacho, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Earlham | Tony Plank (PF) David Williams | |
| Subs | Oberlin | | |
| 10:39 | Earlham | Scott Robinson steals the ball from Lincoln Frederick | 43-45 |
| 10:21 | Oberlin | Alex Cooper steps in front of the Steve Nelson pass | 43-45 |
| 10:08 | Earlham | David Chandler misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on William Lee - foul #2 on William Lee, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Walter Wells (SF) Paul Cutright | |
| 10:08 | Earlham | David Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 10:08 | Earlham | David Chandler misses the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 10:08 | Oberlin | Steve Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 09:39 | Oberlin | Scott Robinson banks in the layup set up by Stephen Comacho | 44-47 |
| 09:26 | Earlham | Alex Cooper misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-47 |
| 09:25 | Earlham | Tony Plank tips it back up and in | 46-47 |
| 08:56 | Oberlin | Steve Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 08:54 | Earlham | Lincoln Frederick grabs the defensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 08:32 | Earlham | Lincoln Frederick is hacked by Stephen Comacho - foul #3 on Stephen Comacho, team foul #6 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Earlham | Ted Follett (PG), Brian Strub (SG), Fredrick Shuff (SF), David Williams (PF), Frank Woodland (C) David Chandler, Alex Cooper, Alex Aylward, Tony Plank, Lincoln Frederick | |
| Subs | Oberlin | James Jones (PG), Desmond Mansfield (SG), Paul Cutright (PF), Mark Twitchell (C) William Lee, Stephen Comacho, Steve Nelson, Scott Robinson | |
| 08:19 | Earlham | Brian Strub comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-47 |
| 08:17 | Earlham | Frank Woodland gets the offensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 08:10 | Earlham | Ted Follett knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Brian Strub | 48-47 |
| 07:56 | Oberlin | The short jumper by Mark Twitchell is denied by Frank Woodland | 48-47 |
| 07:54 | Earlham | Frank Woodland gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 07:39 | Earlham | Brian Strub knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Fredrick Shuff | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Ted Follett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Brian Strub (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fredrick Shuff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Williams (fresh) C - Frank Woodland (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oberlin | PG - James Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Desmond Mansfield (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Wells (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Paul Cutright (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Twitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Oberlin | Ted Follett steals the ball from Desmond Mansfield | 51-47 |
| 06:54 | Earlham | Fredrick Shuff misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Desmond Mansfield - foul #1 on Desmond Mansfield, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Earlham | David Chandler (PG) Ted Follett | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Paul Richardson (PG), Scott Robinson (SF) James Jones, Walter Wells | |
| 06:54 | Earlham | Fredrick Shuff makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 06:54 | Earlham | Fredrick Shuff misses the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 06:54 | Oberlin | Desmond Mansfield snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 06:32 | Oberlin | Mark Twitchell misses badly on a floater from close range | 52-47 |
| 06:31 | Earlham | Frank Woodland gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 06:08 | Earlham | David Williams makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by David Chandler | 54-47 |
| 05:52 | Oberlin | Desmond Mansfield knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Scott Robinson | 54-50 |
| 05:36 | Earlham | David Chandler is fouled on the floor by Paul Richardson - foul #5 on Paul Richardson, team foul #8 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Earlham | Alex Cooper (SG), Alex Aylward (SF), Tony Plank (PF), Lincoln Frederick (C) Brian Strub, Fredrick Shuff, David Williams, Frank Woodland | |
| Subs | Oberlin | James Jones (PG), William Lee (SG), Steve Nelson (PF), Virgil Hansell (C) Paul Richardson, Desmond Mansfield, Paul Cutright, Mark Twitchell | |
| 05:36 | Earlham | David Chandler misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 05:36 | Oberlin | Virgil Hansell gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 05:17 | Oberlin | Steve Nelson knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from William Lee and he's hacked by David Chandler - foul #4 on David Chandler, team foul #6 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Walter Wells (SF) Virgil Hansell | |
| 05:17 | Oberlin | Steve Nelson makes the free throw | 54-53 |
| 04:57 | Earlham | Tony Plank misses the runner in the paint | 54-53 |
| 04:55 | Earlham | Tony Plank can't tip it in | 54-53 |
| 04:54 | Oberlin | William Lee snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 04:33 | Oberlin | James Jones banks in the layup | 54-55 |
| 04:14 | Earlham | Alex Cooper connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from David Chandler | 57-55 |
| 03:58 | Oberlin | Steve Nelson hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 57-55 |
| 03:57 | Earlham | Alex Aylward snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| 03:35 | Earlham | David Chandler misses the jumper from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 03:34 | Oberlin | Steve Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - David Chandler (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Alex Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alex Aylward (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tony Plank (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Lincoln Frederick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oberlin | PG - James Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Wells (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Steve Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Scott Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:14 | Oberlin | William Lee loses the ball out of bounds | 57-55 |
| Subs | Earlham | Ted Follett (PG), Fredrick Shuff (SF), David Williams (PF), Frank Woodland (C) David Chandler, Alex Aylward, Tony Plank, Lincoln Frederick | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Desmond Mansfield (SG), Paul Cutright (SF), Mark Twitchell (C) William Lee, Walter Wells, Scott Robinson | |
| 02:56 | Earlham | Ted Follett can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 02:55 | Oberlin | Mark Twitchell pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 02:55 | Oberlin | Oberlin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| Subs | Earlham | David Chandler (PG), Alex Aylward (SF), Tony Plank (PF) Ted Follett, Fredrick Shuff, David Williams | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Walter Wells (SF) Paul Cutright | |
| 02:53 | Oberlin | David Chandler is called for the reach on James Jones in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Chandler, team foul #7 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Earlham | Ted Follett (PG) David Chandler | |
| Subs | Oberlin | | |
| 02:53 | Oberlin | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 02:53 | Oberlin | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 02:37 | Earlham | Alex Aylward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-57 |
| 02:21 | Oberlin | Alex Cooper picks off the pass by James Jones | 57-57 |
| 02:01 | Earlham | Steve Nelson is called for the reach on Tony Plank - foul #1 on Steve Nelson, team foul #9 | 57-57 |
| 02:01 | Earlham | Tony Plank makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 02:01 | Earlham | Tony Plank makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 01:35 | Oberlin | James Jones can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Ted Follett - foul #4 on Ted Follett, team foul #8 | 59-57 |
| 01:35 | Oberlin | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 01:35 | Oberlin | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 01:19 | Earlham | Alex Cooper knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Ted Follett | 62-59 |
| 00:59 | Oberlin | Mark Twitchell buries a runner from the left block | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Oberlin | Oberlin is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Earlham | The jumper by Ted Follett is denied by Mark Twitchell | 62-61 |
| 00:38 | Oberlin | Mark Twitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 00:19 | Oberlin | James Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Woodland | 62-61 |
| 00:18 | Earlham | Frank Woodland snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Oberlin | Oberlin is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Earlham | Desmond Mansfield is called for the reach on Frank Woodland in the backcourt - foul #2 on Desmond Mansfield, team foul #10 | 62-61 |
| 00:16 | Earlham | Frank Woodland misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:16 | Earlham | Frank Woodland misses the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:16 | Oberlin | Mark Twitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 00:07 | Oberlin | Desmond Mansfield clanks a floater from the right side | 62-61 |
| 00:05 | Oberlin | Steve Nelson tips it but misses | 62-61 |
| 00:03 | Earlham | Alex Aylward gets the rebound | 62-61 |
| 00:00 | Earlham | Alex Aylward runs out the clock | 62-61 |