| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - Louie South (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Hughey (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Alan Petrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Reed (fresh) 4 pts. C - Neville Walton (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Brian Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Bendel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Schweikert (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Lehman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Earlham | Norman Smith inbounds the ball | 21-32 |
| Game Plan | Rensselaer | Rensselaer is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:34 | Earlham | Jerry Bendel can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 21-32 |
| 19:33 | Earlham | David Schweikert tips it in | 21-34 |
| 19:16 | Rensselaer | Alan Petrick connects on the shot from the left block | 23-34 |
| 18:54 | Earlham | Neville Walton picks off the pass by Norman Smith | 23-34 |
| 18:33 | Rensselaer | Stephen Hughey misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-34 |
| 18:32 | Earlham | Norman Smith gets the rebound | 23-34 |
| 18:07 | Earlham | David Schweikert misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-34 |
| 18:05 | Rensselaer | Stephen Hughey gets the rebound | 23-34 |
| 17:47 | Rensselaer | Stephen Hughey loses the dribble to Brian Brown | 23-34 |
| 17:43 | Earlham | Brian Brown hits the finger roll | 23-36 |
| 17:31 | Rensselaer | Alan Petrick connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-36 |
| 17:13 | Earlham | Louie South picks off the pass by Norman Smith | 26-36 |
| 16:50 | Rensselaer | Alan Petrick is fouled on the floor by Norman Smith - foul #1 on Norman Smith, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | David Stubbs (PG), John Pedro (SG), Mark Keller (SF), Ernie Jones (PF), Lee Swanson (C) Louie South, Stephen Hughey, Alan Petrick, James Reed, Neville Walton | |
| Subs | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Richard Hetrick (SG), Joe Rankins (SF), Jeffrey Wilson (PF), William Current (C) Brian Brown, Jerry Bendel, Norman Smith, David Schweikert, Robert Lehman | |
| 16:34 | Rensselaer | Mark Keller misses long on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Jeffrey Wilson - foul #2 on Jeffrey Wilson, team foul #2 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Brian Brown (PG) Christopher Tiedemann | |
| 16:34 | Rensselaer | Mark Keller makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 16:34 | Rensselaer | Mark Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 16:12 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick is fouled on the floor by John Pedro - foul #2 on John Pedro, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| 15:47 | Earlham | Jeffrey Wilson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 28-36 |
| 15:45 | Rensselaer | Ernie Jones pulls down the rebound | 28-36 |
| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - David Stubbs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Pedro (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Keller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ernie Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Brian Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Hetrick (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joe Rankins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeffrey Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Current (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Rensselaer | David Stubbs makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-36 |
| 15:17 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lee Swanson - foul #1 on Lee Swanson, team foul #2 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Louie South (PG), Stephen Hughey (SG), Alan Petrick (SF), James Reed (PF) David Stubbs, John Pedro, Mark Keller, Lee Swanson | |
| Subs | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann (PG) Brian Brown | |
| 15:17 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick misses the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 15:17 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 14:48 | Rensselaer | James Reed comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Jeffrey Wilson - foul #3 on Jeffrey Wilson, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Neville Walton (C) Ernie Jones | |
| Subs | Earlham | Brian Brown (PG), Norman Smith (SF), Robert Lehman (C) Christopher Tiedemann, Joe Rankins, William Current | |
| 14:48 | Rensselaer | James Reed makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 14:48 | Rensselaer | James Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 14:46 | Earlham | Brian Brown travels in the backcourt | 33-37 |
| 14:38 | Rensselaer | Alan Petrick comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 33-37 |
| 14:37 | Earlham | Jeffrey Wilson pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 14:14 | Earlham | Norman Smith clanks a 3 from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 14:12 | Earlham | Robert Lehman grabs the offensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 14:06 | Earlham | Louie South steals the ball from Richard Hetrick | 33-37 |
| 14:02 | Rensselaer | Stephen Hughey lays it up and in set up by Louie South | 35-37 |
| 13:36 | Earlham | Norman Smith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 13:35 | Earlham | Jeffrey Wilson tips it but misses | 35-37 |
| 13:34 | Rensselaer | Alan Petrick gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 13:11 | Rensselaer | Louie South hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Reed | 38-37 |
| 12:43 | Earlham | Brian Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-37 |
| 12:42 | Rensselaer | Louie South grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 12:30 | Rensselaer | Stephen Hughey comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Richard Hetrick - foul #1 on Richard Hetrick, team foul #4 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | John Pedro (PG), David Stubbs (SF), Ernie Jones (PF), Mark Keller (C) Louie South, Alan Petrick, James Reed, Neville Walton | |
| Subs | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Jerry Bendel (SG), Joe Rankins (SF), David Schweikert (PF), William Current (C) Brian Brown, Richard Hetrick, Norman Smith, Jeffrey Wilson, Robert Lehman | |
| 12:30 | Rensselaer | Stephen Hughey misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 12:30 | Rensselaer | Stephen Hughey misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 12:30 | Earlham | William Current grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 12:13 | Earlham | David Schweikert connects on the shot from the right block set up by Jerry Bendel | 38-39 |
| 11:56 | Rensselaer | David Stubbs is fouled on the floor by Joe Rankins - foul #3 on Joe Rankins, team foul #5 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Lee Swanson (C) Stephen Hughey | |
| Subs | Earlham | Brian Brown (PG) Christopher Tiedemann | |
| 11:46 | Rensselaer | Mark Keller knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - David Stubbs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Pedro (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Keller (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ernie Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Brian Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Bendel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Rankins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Schweikert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Current (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Earlham | Brian Brown knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Bendel | 41-42 |
| 11:15 | Rensselaer | David Stubbs can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-42 |
| 11:13 | Earlham | Joe Rankins grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 10:52 | Earlham | William Current blows the layup but he's hacked by Ernie Jones - foul #1 on Ernie Jones, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Louie South (PG), Alan Petrick (SF), James Reed (PF) John Pedro, Mark Keller, Lee Swanson | |
| Subs | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Norman Smith (SF) Brian Brown, Joe Rankins | |
| 10:52 | Earlham | William Current makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 10:52 | Earlham | William Current makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 10:31 | Rensselaer | Norman Smith is called for the reach on David Stubbs - foul #2 on Norman Smith, team foul #6 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Brian Brown (PG), Robert Lehman (C) Christopher Tiedemann, William Current | |
| 10:16 | Rensselaer | Ernie Jones is called for a charge - foul #2 on Ernie Jones, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Mark Keller (C) Ernie Jones | |
| Subs | Earlham | Richard Hetrick (SG) Jerry Bendel | |
| 09:59 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 09:58 | Rensselaer | Alan Petrick grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 09:54 | Rensselaer | David Stubbs hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Mark Keller | 44-44 |
| 09:28 | Earlham | David Schweikert buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Richard Hetrick | 44-46 |
| 09:11 | Rensselaer | David Stubbs's pass is intercepted by Robert Lehman | 44-46 |
| 08:42 | Earlham | Norman Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 08:41 | Earlham | Robert Lehman snags the offensive board | 44-46 |
| 08:20 | Earlham | Norman Smith misses short on a floater from the left side | 44-46 |
| 08:19 | Earlham | Norman Smith tips it but misses | 44-46 |
| 08:17 | Rensselaer | The rebound goes to Louie South | 44-46 |
| 07:58 | Rensselaer | Alan Petrick is called for 3 seconds | 44-46 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | John Pedro (PG), Stephen Hughey (SG), Thomas Turner (SF), Ernie Jones (PF), Neville Walton (C) Louie South, David Stubbs, Alan Petrick, James Reed, Mark Keller | |
| Subs | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Jerry Bendel (SG), Joe Rankins (SF), Jeffrey Wilson (PF), William Current (C) Brian Brown, Richard Hetrick, Norman Smith, David Schweikert, Robert Lehman | |
| 07:32 | Earlham | Joe Rankins connects on the jumper from the right wing | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - John Pedro (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Hughey (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Turner (fresh) PF - Ernie Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Neville Walton (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Christopher Tiedemann (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Bendel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joe Rankins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Wilson (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Current (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:12 | Rensselaer | Thomas Turner makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 06:59 | Earlham | Joe Rankins double dribbles | 47-48 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Brian Brown (PG), Norman Smith (SF), Robert Lehman (C) Christopher Tiedemann, Joe Rankins, William Current | |
| 06:45 | Rensselaer | Jerry Bendel is called for the reach on Stephen Hughey - foul #2 on Jerry Bendel, team foul #7 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Alan Petrick (SF) Thomas Turner | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 06:45 | Rensselaer | Stephen Hughey misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 06:45 | Rensselaer | Ernie Jones grabs the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 06:32 | Rensselaer | Jeffrey Wilson is called for the reach on Alan Petrick - foul #4 on Jeffrey Wilson, team foul #8 | 47-48 |
| 06:32 | Rensselaer | Alan Petrick misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 06:32 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Robert Lehman | 47-48 |
| 06:08 | Earlham | Jerry Bendel is hacked by Stephen Hughey - foul #2 on Stephen Hughey, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Lee Swanson (PF) Ernie Jones | |
| Subs | Earlham | Joe Rankins (SF), David Schweikert (PF) Norman Smith, Jeffrey Wilson | |
| 05:53 | Earlham | Alan Petrick steals the ball from Brian Brown | 47-48 |
| 05:31 | Rensselaer | Stephen Hughey misses the jumper from the free throw line | 47-48 |
| 05:29 | Earlham | Robert Lehman grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 05:23 | Earlham | David Schweikert comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 47-48 |
| 05:22 | Earlham | Joe Rankins tips it back up and in | 47-50 |
| 05:07 | Rensselaer | Stephen Hughey clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 05:05 | Earlham | Joe Rankins snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 04:38 | Earlham | Jerry Bendel drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Brown | 47-53 |
| 04:38 | Rensselaer | Rensselaer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-53 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Louie South (PG), James Reed (PF) John Pedro, Lee Swanson | |
| Subs | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Richard Hetrick (SG), Norman Smith (SF), Jeffrey Wilson (PF), William Current (C) Brian Brown, Jerry Bendel, Joe Rankins, David Schweikert, Robert Lehman | |
| 04:29 | Rensselaer | Neville Walton can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by William Current - foul #1 on William Current, team foul #9 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Brian Brown (PG) Christopher Tiedemann | |
| 04:29 | Rensselaer | Neville Walton makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 04:29 | Rensselaer | Neville Walton makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 04:07 | Earlham | Norman Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-53 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Ernie Jones (C) Neville Walton | |
| Subs | Earlham | Robert Lehman (C) William Current | |
| 03:46 | Rensselaer | James Reed loses the ball out of bounds | 49-53 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Jerry Bendel (SG), David Schweikert (PF) Brian Brown, Richard Hetrick, Jeffrey Wilson | |
| 03:22 | Earlham | Jerry Bendel misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-53 |
| 03:21 | Rensselaer | James Reed snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - Louie South (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Hughey (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Alan Petrick (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernie Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Christopher Tiedemann (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Bendel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Norman Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Schweikert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Lehman (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Rensselaer | Stephen Hughey buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 02:50 | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-53 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | David Stubbs (SG) Stephen Hughey | |
| Subs | Earlham | Brian Brown (PG), Richard Hetrick (SG), Jeffrey Wilson (PF), William Current (C) Christopher Tiedemann, Jerry Bendel, David Schweikert, Robert Lehman | |
| 02:48 | Rensselaer | Rensselaer calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-53 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Stephen Hughey (SG), Neville Walton (C) David Stubbs, Ernie Jones | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 02:34 | Rensselaer | Stephen Hughey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 02:33 | Earlham | Brian Brown pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 02:07 | Earlham | Norman Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 02:05 | Rensselaer | James Reed snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 01:45 | Rensselaer | Neville Walton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-53 |
| 01:44 | Rensselaer | Stephen Hughey gets the offensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 01:27 | Rensselaer | Louie South misses the jumpshot from the left side | 52-53 |
| 01:25 | Earlham | The rebound goes to William Current | 52-53 |
| 01:21 | Earlham | Brian Brown can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 01:19 | Rensselaer | James Reed grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 01:01 | Rensselaer | Louie South misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 01:00 | Rensselaer | Neville Walton snags the offensive board | 52-53 |
| 00:49 | Rensselaer | Stephen Hughey misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-53 |
| 00:47 | Rensselaer | James Reed gets the offensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 00:41 | Rensselaer | Louie South misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-53 |
| 00:39 | Earlham | William Current grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 00:39 | Earlham | Earlham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-53 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Jerry Bendel (SG), David Schweikert (PF), Robert Lehman (C) Richard Hetrick, Jeffrey Wilson, William Current | |
| Game Plan | Rensselaer | Rensselaer is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:13 | Earlham | Norman Smith misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Alan Petrick - foul #2 on Alan Petrick, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| 00:13 | Earlham | Norman Smith makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:13 | Earlham | Norman Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:07 | Rensselaer | Robert Lehman picks off the pass by Stephen Hughey | 52-55 |
| Game Plan | Rensselaer | Rensselaer is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:04 | Earlham | Louie South is called for the reach on Brian Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Louie South, team foul #7 | 52-55 |
| 00:04 | Earlham | Brian Brown misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:04 | Rensselaer | Neville Walton grabs the defensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 00:04 | Rensselaer | Rensselaer calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-55 |
| 00:00 | Rensselaer | Stephen Hughey clanks a halfcourt shot | 52-55 |