| Lineup | Grove City | PG - William Loiselle (fresh) SG - James Blair (fresh) SF - James Whitcomb (fresh) PF - Charles Haas (fresh) C - Jeffery Rossetti (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Brian Brown (fresh) SG - Jerry Bendel (fresh) SF - Norman Smith (fresh) PF - David Schweikert (fresh) C - Robert Lehman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Grove City | Charles Haas wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Grove City | Charles Haas is fouled on the floor by David Schweikert - foul #1 on David Schweikert, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Grove City | Jerry Bendel is called for the reach on James Blair - foul #1 on Jerry Bendel, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Grove City | Charles Haas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Robert Lehman | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Earlham | Norman Smith hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Brown | 0-2 |
| 18:31 | Grove City | William Loiselle scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Blair | 3-2 |
| 18:02 | Earlham | Jerry Bendel is hacked by Charles Haas - foul #1 on Charles Haas, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 17:41 | Earlham | Jeffery Rossetti picks off the pass by Robert Lehman | 3-2 |
| 17:27 | Grove City | Robert Lehman blocks the short jumper by James Whitcomb | 3-2 |
| 17:25 | Earlham | David Schweikert snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 17:13 | Earlham | David Schweikert misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 3-2 |
| 17:12 | Grove City | James Blair pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:07 | Grove City | William Loiselle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-2 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 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 | |
| 16:50 | Earlham | William Current hits the finger roll set up by Christopher Tiedemann | 3-4 |
| 16:30 | Grove City | Charles Haas hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by William Loiselle | 5-4 |
| 16:05 | Earlham | William Current misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 5-4 |
| 16:04 | Earlham | Jeffrey Wilson snags the offensive board | 5-4 |
| 15:50 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 5-4 |
| 15:49 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Charles Haas | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - William Loiselle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Blair (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Whitcomb (fresh) PF - Charles Haas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffery Rossetti (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Christopher Tiedemann (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Hetrick (fresh) SF - Joe Rankins (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Wilson (fresh) C - William Current (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Grove City | James Blair loses the ball out of bounds | 5-4 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Brian Brown (PG), Norman Smith (SF), Robert Lehman (C) Christopher Tiedemann, Joe Rankins, William Current | |
| 15:28 | Earlham | Norman Smith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 15:27 | Grove City | Charles Haas grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 15:09 | Grove City | James Whitcomb hits the finger roll | 7-4 |
| 14:51 | Earlham | William Loiselle is called for the reach on Norman Smith - foul #1 on William Loiselle, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Grove City | John Holub (PG), John Thomas (SG), William Broderick (SF), Gerald Brown (PF), Richard Cooper (C) William Loiselle, James Blair, James Whitcomb, Charles Haas, Jeffery Rossetti | |
| Subs | Earlham | Joe Rankins (SF), William Current (C) Norman Smith, Robert Lehman | |
| 14:30 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 14:29 | Earlham | Joe Rankins tips it home | 7-6 |
| 14:07 | Grove City | Brian Brown steals the ball from William Broderick | 7-6 |
| 14:04 | Earlham | Brian Brown lays it up and in | 7-8 |
| 13:40 | Grove City | Richard Cooper misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-8 |
| 13:38 | Earlham | William Current snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 13:22 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Joe Rankins | 7-11 |
| 13:07 | Grove City | Richard Hetrick picks off the pass by John Holub | 7-11 |
| 12:44 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-11 |
| 12:42 | Grove City | Gerald Brown snags the defensive board | 7-11 |
| 12:37 | Grove City | John Holub misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 7-11 |
| 12:36 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 12:30 | Earlham | Jeffrey Wilson is called for traveling | 7-11 |
| Subs | Grove City | William Loiselle (PG), James Blair (SG), James Whitcomb (SF), Charles Haas (PF), Jeffery Rossetti (C) John Holub, John Thomas, William Broderick, Gerald Brown, Richard Cooper | |
| Subs | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Jerry Bendel (SG), Norman Smith (SF), David Schweikert (PF), Robert Lehman (C) Brian Brown, Richard Hetrick, Joe Rankins, Jeffrey Wilson, William Current | |
| 12:12 | Grove City | James Blair misses the fadeaway from the left side | 7-11 |
| 12:10 | Grove City | James Whitcomb grabs the offensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 12:00 | Grove City | Jeffery Rossetti lays it up and in | 9-11 |
| 11:44 | Earlham | Robert Lehman misses the jump hook from close range | 9-11 |
| 11:43 | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann can't tip it in | 9-11 |
| 11:41 | Grove City | Jeffery Rossetti grabs the defensive rebound | 9-11 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - William Loiselle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Blair (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Whitcomb (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Haas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffery Rossetti (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Christopher Tiedemann (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Bendel (fresh) SF - Norman Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Schweikert (fresh) C - Robert Lehman (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Grove City | James Whitcomb is called for traveling | 9-11 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Brian Brown (PG) Christopher Tiedemann | |
| 10:53 | Earlham | Robert Lehman is called for traveling | 9-11 |
| 10:41 | Grove City | James Blair misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 9-11 |
| 10:39 | Grove City | Jeffery Rossetti grabs the offensive board | 9-11 |
| 10:23 | Grove City | James Whitcomb is whistled for traveling | 9-11 |
| 10:09 | Earlham | James Blair is called for the reach on Robert Lehman - foul #1 on James Blair, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| 09:51 | Earlham | Jerry Bendel makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Norman Smith | 9-14 |
| 09:34 | Grove City | Charles Haas buries a shot from the right block set up by William Loiselle and the foul's on Robert Lehman - foul #1 on Robert Lehman, team foul #3 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Grove City | Gerald Brown (C) Jeffery Rossetti | |
| Subs | Earlham | Richard Hetrick (SG) Jerry Bendel | |
| 09:34 | Grove City | Charles Haas misses the free throw | 11-14 |
| 09:34 | Earlham | David Schweikert pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 09:20 | Earlham | Brian Brown misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 11-14 |
| 09:18 | Earlham | Robert Lehman misses the tip | 11-14 |
| 09:16 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick grabs the offensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 09:00 | Earlham | The pull-up jumper by Brian Brown is blocked by Charles Haas | 11-14 |
| 08:59 | Grove City | William Loiselle pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 08:37 | Grove City | James Whitcomb is fouled on the floor by David Schweikert - foul #2 on David Schweikert, team foul #4 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Grove City | John Holub (PG), John Thomas (SG), William Broderick (SF), Richard Cooper (C) William Loiselle, James Blair, James Whitcomb, Charles Haas | |
| Subs | Earlham | Jerry Bendel (SG), Jeffrey Wilson (PF) Richard Hetrick, David Schweikert | |
| 08:21 | Grove City | Gerald Brown connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from John Thomas | 13-14 |
| 08:03 | Earlham | Richard Cooper takes the ball from Norman Smith | 13-14 |
| 07:51 | Grove City | John Holub misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Jeffrey Wilson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Wilson, team foul #5 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Grove City | Jeffery Rossetti (C) Richard Cooper | |
| Subs | Earlham | Richard Hetrick (SG), Joe Rankins (SF), William Current (C) Jerry Bendel, Norman Smith, Robert Lehman | |
| 07:51 | Grove City | John Holub makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 07:51 | Grove City | John Holub makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 07:37 | Earlham | William Current drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Brian Brown | 15-16 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - John Holub (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Broderick (fresh) PF - Gerald Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffery Rossetti (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Brian Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Hetrick (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joe Rankins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Wilson (fresh) C - William Current (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Grove City | John Holub comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-16 |
| 07:13 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick snags the defensive board | 15-16 |
| 06:52 | Earlham | William Current misses long on a runner from close range but the foul's on Jeffery Rossetti - foul #1 on Jeffery Rossetti, team foul #4 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Grove City | William Loiselle (PG), James Blair (SG), James Whitcomb (SF), Charles Haas (PF) John Holub, John Thomas, William Broderick, Gerald Brown | |
| Subs | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Jerry Bendel (SG), Norman Smith (SF) Brian Brown, Richard Hetrick, Joe Rankins | |
| 06:52 | Earlham | William Current makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 06:52 | Earlham | William Current misses the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 06:52 | Grove City | Charles Haas gets the rebound | 15-17 |
| 06:46 | Grove City | James Whitcomb hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Loiselle | 17-17 |
| 06:36 | Earlham | Norman Smith is fouled on the floor by William Loiselle - foul #2 on William Loiselle, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Grove City | John Thomas (PG) William Loiselle | |
| Subs | Earlham | Brian Brown (PG), Robert Lehman (C) Christopher Tiedemann, William Current | |
| 06:14 | Earlham | Robert Lehman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 17-17 |
| 06:13 | Grove City | Charles Haas snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| 05:50 | Grove City | Charles Haas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-17 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann (PG) Brian Brown | |
| 05:34 | Earlham | Robert Lehman is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Rossetti - foul #2 on Jeffery Rossetti, team foul #6 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Grove City | Gerald Brown (C) Jeffery Rossetti | |
| Subs | Earlham | Brian Brown (PG), Richard Hetrick (SG), Joe Rankins (SF) Christopher Tiedemann, Jerry Bendel, Norman Smith | |
| 05:23 | Earlham | Brian Brown is hacked by Gerald Brown - foul #1 on Gerald Brown, team foul #7 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Jerry Bendel (SG), Norman Smith (SF) Richard Hetrick, Joe Rankins | |
| 05:23 | Earlham | Brian Brown makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 05:23 | Earlham | Brian Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 05:05 | Grove City | Gerald Brown comes up short on the floater in the lane | 17-19 |
| 05:04 | Grove City | Gerald Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 04:46 | Grove City | John Thomas scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-19 |
| 04:33 | Earlham | Jerry Bendel's pass is intercepted by Gerald Brown | 20-19 |
| 04:24 | Grove City | James Whitcomb can't finish the layup but the foul's on Norman Smith - foul #1 on Norman Smith, team foul #6 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Grove City | John Holub (PG), William Broderick (SG), Richard Cooper (C) John Thomas, James Blair, Charles Haas | |
| Subs | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Richard Hetrick (SG), Joe Rankins (SF), William Current (C) Brian Brown, Jerry Bendel, Norman Smith, Robert Lehman | |
| 04:24 | Grove City | James Whitcomb makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 04:24 | Grove City | James Whitcomb makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 04:21 | Earlham | John Holub picks off the pass by Christopher Tiedemann in the backcourt | 22-19 |
| 04:20 | Grove City | John Holub lays it up and in | 24-19 |
| 04:02 | Earlham | John Holub takes the ball from Christopher Tiedemann | 24-19 |
| 03:58 | Grove City | William Broderick can't finish the layup | 24-19 |
| 03:56 | Earlham | Jeffrey Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 03:40 | Earlham | Jeffrey Wilson makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Tiedemann | 24-22 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - John Holub (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Broderick (fresh) SF - James Whitcomb (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gerald Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Cooper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Christopher Tiedemann (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Hetrick (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joe Rankins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Current (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:19 | Grove City | James Whitcomb scores on a 3 from the left corner | 27-22 |
| 03:11 | Earlham | James Whitcomb steals the ball from Christopher Tiedemann | 27-22 |
| 03:08 | Grove City | James Whitcomb lays it up and in | 29-22 |
| 02:54 | Earlham | Joe Rankins connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Christopher Tiedemann and he's fouled by Gerald Brown - foul #2 on Gerald Brown, team foul #8 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Grove City | William Loiselle (PG), James Blair (SG), John Thomas (SF), Charles Haas (PF), Jeffery Rossetti (C) John Holub, William Broderick, James Whitcomb, Gerald Brown, Richard Cooper | |
| Subs | Earlham | Brian Brown (PG), Jerry Bendel (SG), David Schweikert (PF), Robert Lehman (C) Christopher Tiedemann, Richard Hetrick, Jeffrey Wilson, William Current | |
| 02:54 | Earlham | Joe Rankins makes the free throw | 29-25 |
| 02:46 | Grove City | William Loiselle is fouled on the floor by Robert Lehman - foul #2 on Robert Lehman, team foul #7 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Norman Smith (SF) Joe Rankins | |
| 02:46 | Grove City | William Loiselle makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 02:46 | Grove City | William Loiselle makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 02:31 | Earlham | Norman Smith misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on Jeffery Rossetti - foul #3 on Jeffery Rossetti, team foul #9 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Grove City | Richard Cooper (C) Jeffery Rossetti | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 02:31 | Earlham | Norman Smith misses the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 02:31 | Earlham | Norman Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 02:31 | Grove City | Richard Cooper snags the defensive board | 31-25 |
| 02:17 | Grove City | William Loiselle comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-25 |
| 02:16 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Norman Smith | 31-25 |
| 02:12 | Earlham | Brian Brown misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 02:11 | Grove City | Charles Haas gets the rebound | 31-25 |
| 01:55 | Grove City | James Blair knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Thomas | 34-25 |
| 01:35 | Earlham | Jerry Bendel misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 34-25 |
| 01:33 | Grove City | William Loiselle grabs the board | 34-25 |
| 01:12 | Grove City | William Loiselle misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-25 |
| 01:11 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Norman Smith | 34-25 |
| 01:05 | Earlham | Jerry Bendel misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-25 |
| 01:03 | Earlham | Robert Lehman grabs the offensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 00:35 | Earlham | Robert Lehman comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-25 |
| 00:34 | Earlham | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Smith | 34-25 |
| 00:21 | Earlham | David Schweikert misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Loiselle - foul #3 on William Loiselle, team foul #10 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Grove City | John Holub (PG), William Broderick (SG), James Whitcomb (SF), Gerald Brown (PF), Merlin Vanburen (C) William Loiselle, James Blair, John Thomas, Charles Haas, Richard Cooper | |
| Subs | Earlham | Richard Hetrick (SG) Jerry Bendel | |
| 00:21 | Earlham | David Schweikert makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 00:21 | Earlham | David Schweikert misses the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 00:21 | Grove City | Gerald Brown gets the rebound | 34-26 |
| 00:02 | Grove City | William Broderick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-26 |
| 00:01 | Earlham | David Schweikert gets the rebound | 34-26 |
| 00:00 | Earlham | David Schweikert hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 34-26 |