| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Brian Brown (fresh) SG - Jerry Bendel (fresh) SF - Norman Smith (fresh) PF - David Schweikert (fresh) C - Robert Lehman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Thomas Swain (fresh) SG - George Walsh (fresh) SF - Ryan Rhinehart (fresh) PF - David Taylor (fresh) C - Mark Winston (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Earlham | Robert Lehman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Earlham | David Taylor steals it from Norman Smith | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Denison | Thomas Swain misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Earlham | David Schweikert grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Earlham | Ryan Rhinehart is called for the reach on Norman Smith - foul #1 on Ryan Rhinehart, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Earlham | Brian Brown is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Brian Brown, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:29 | Denison | Thomas Swain misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:27 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Jerry Bendel | 0-0 |
| 18:05 | Earlham | Norman Smith travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 17:43 | Denison | George Walsh misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 17:41 | Denison | Mark Winston gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:27 | Denison | Ryan Rhinehart misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 17:26 | Denison | Thomas Swain grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 17:14 | Denison | Thomas Swain throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 16:59 | Earlham | Joe Rankins is fouled on the floor by Mark Winston - foul #1 on Mark Winston, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 16:42 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 16:40 | Earlham | William Current gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 16:23 | Earlham | George Walsh picks off the pass by Joe Rankins | 0-0 |
| 16:19 | Denison | Thomas Swain lays it up and in set up by George Walsh | 0-2 |
| 15:58 | Earlham | Ryan Rhinehart steals it from Christopher Tiedemann | 0-2 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Christopher Tiedemann (fresh) SG - Richard Hetrick (fresh) SF - Joe Rankins (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Wilson (fresh) C - William Current (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Thomas Swain (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Walsh (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ryan Rhinehart (fresh) PF - David Taylor (fresh) C - Mark Winston (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Denison | Mark Winston is hacked by Christopher Tiedemann - foul #1 on Christopher Tiedemann, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Earlham | Brian Brown (PG), Norman Smith (SF), Robert Lehman (C) Christopher Tiedemann, Joe Rankins, William Current | |
| Subs | Denison | Lloyd McCreadie (PF) David Taylor | |
| 15:25 | Denison | Thomas Swain hits a 3 from the left corner | 0-5 |
| 15:12 | Earlham | Norman Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-5 |
| 15:10 | Denison | Ryan Rhinehart snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 15:04 | Denison | The jumper by Mark Winston is denied by Norman Smith | 0-5 |
| 15:03 | Earlham | Jeffrey Wilson grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 14:53 | Earlham | Norman Smith misses the easy layup | 0-5 |
| 14:52 | Denison | Thomas Swain pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 14:48 | Denison | Lloyd McCreadie is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Wilson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Wilson, team foul #3 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Earlham | Jerry Bendel (SG), Joe Rankins (SF), David Schweikert (PF), William Current (C) Richard Hetrick, Norman Smith, Jeffrey Wilson, Robert Lehman | |
| Subs | Denison | Andrew Kaplowitz (PG), Jonathan Canon (SG), Jay Brown (PF), Ronald Coley (C) Thomas Swain, George Walsh, Ryan Rhinehart, Mark Winston | |
| 14:27 | Denison | Jonathan Canon clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-5 |
| 14:25 | Earlham | William Current grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 14:08 | Earlham | Brian Brown misses long on a floater from the left side | 0-5 |
| 14:06 | Earlham | Brian Brown tips it home | 2-5 |
| 14:01 | Denison | Andrew Kaplowitz misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 14:00 | Earlham | Joe Rankins grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 13:49 | Earlham | David Schweikert misses long on a runner in the lane | 2-5 |
| 13:48 | Denison | Ronald Coley pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 13:44 | Denison | Andrew Kaplowitz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-5 |
| Subs | Earlham | Richard Hetrick (SG), Norman Smith (SF), Jeffrey Wilson (PF), Robert Lehman (C) Jerry Bendel, Joe Rankins, David Schweikert, William Current | |
| Subs | Denison | Ryan Rhinehart (SF), David Taylor (PF) Andrew Kaplowitz, Jay Brown | |
| 13:19 | Earlham | Norman Smith hits a runner in the paint set up by Brian Brown and he's hacked by Ryan Rhinehart - foul #2 on Ryan Rhinehart, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Denison | Thomas Swain (PG), George Walsh (SG), Mark Winston (C) Jonathan Canon, Ryan Rhinehart, Ronald Coley | |
| 13:19 | Earlham | Norman Smith misses the free throw | 4-5 |
| 13:19 | Denison | David Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 13:02 | Denison | David Taylor clanks a floater from the right block | 4-5 |
| 13:00 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Norman Smith | 4-5 |
| 12:54 | Earlham | Norman Smith connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Brian Brown | 6-5 |
| 12:37 | Denison | Jeffrey Wilson takes the ball from Thomas Swain | 6-5 |
| 12:21 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick loses the dribble to Lloyd McCreadie | 6-5 |
| 12:12 | Denison | Thomas Swain misses the jumper from the left side | 6-5 |
| 12:10 | Denison | George Walsh grabs the offensive board | 6-5 |
| 11:57 | Denison | Jeffrey Wilson blocks the short jumper by George Walsh | 6-5 |
| 11:56 | Earlham | Jeffrey Wilson snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Brian Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Hetrick (fresh) SF - Norman Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Lehman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Thomas Swain (fresh) 5 pts. SG - George Walsh (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lloyd McCreadie (fresh) PF - David Taylor (fresh) C - Mark Winston (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Earlham | Norman Smith misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 6-5 |
| 11:34 | Denison | David Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 11:28 | Denison | David Taylor misses the fadeaway in the paint | 6-5 |
| 11:27 | Denison | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Winston | 6-5 |
| 11:13 | Denison | George Walsh can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Hetrick - foul #1 on Richard Hetrick, team foul #4 | 6-5 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Denison | Jonathan Canon (PG), Jay Brown (SF), Ronald Coley (C) Thomas Swain, Lloyd McCreadie, Mark Winston | |
| 11:13 | Denison | George Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 11:13 | Denison | George Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 10:58 | Earlham | David Schweikert hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joe Rankins | 8-7 |
| 10:39 | Denison | George Walsh is whistled for traveling | 8-7 |
| Subs | Earlham | Brian Brown (PG), Norman Smith (SF), Robert Lehman (C) Christopher Tiedemann, Joe Rankins, William Current | |
| Subs | Denison | Andrew Kaplowitz (PG) George Walsh | |
| 10:23 | Earlham | Norman Smith makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-7 |
| 09:55 | Denison | The jump hook by Ronald Coley is blocked by Robert Lehman | 11-7 |
| 09:53 | Earlham | David Schweikert snags the defensive board | 11-7 |
| 09:30 | Earlham | Brian Brown is fouled on the floor by Andrew Kaplowitz - foul #1 on Andrew Kaplowitz, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Joe Rankins (SF), William Current (C) Brian Brown, Norman Smith, Robert Lehman | |
| Subs | Denison | Thomas Swain (PG), Lloyd McCreadie (SF), Mark Winston (C) Andrew Kaplowitz, David Taylor, Ronald Coley | |
| 09:21 | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann connects on the runner in the lane set up by David Schweikert | 13-7 |
| 09:17 | Denison | Thomas Swain connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Lloyd McCreadie | 13-9 |
| 08:55 | Earlham | Lloyd McCreadie is called for the reach on Joe Rankins - foul #1 on Lloyd McCreadie, team foul #5 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Earlham | Brian Brown (PG), Richard Hetrick (SG), Norman Smith (SF), Robert Lehman (C) Christopher Tiedemann, Jerry Bendel, Joe Rankins, William Current | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 08:42 | Earlham | Brian Brown misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 08:41 | Denison | Thomas Swain grabs the board | 13-9 |
| 08:24 | Denison | Thomas Swain misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 08:23 | Earlham | Brian Brown grabs the board | 13-9 |
| 07:56 | Earlham | Norman Smith scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Lehman | 15-9 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Brian Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Hetrick (fresh) SF - Norman Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - David Schweikert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Lehman (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Thomas Swain (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jonathan Canon (fairly fresh) SF - Lloyd McCreadie (fresh) PF - Jay Brown (fairly fresh) C - Mark Winston (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Denison | Robert Lehman is called for the reach on Jonathan Canon - foul #1 on Robert Lehman, team foul #5 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Earlham | Jerry Bendel (SG), Joe Rankins (SF), Jeffrey Wilson (PF), William Current (C) Richard Hetrick, Norman Smith, David Schweikert, Robert Lehman | |
| Subs | Denison | George Walsh (SG), Ronald Coley (PF) Jonathan Canon, Jay Brown | |
| 07:14 | Denison | George Walsh makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Coley | 15-12 |
| 06:51 | Earlham | Brian Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Swain - foul #1 on Thomas Swain, team foul #6 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Earlham | Norman Smith (SF), Robert Lehman (C) Joe Rankins, William Current | |
| Subs | Denison | Andrew Kaplowitz (PG), David Taylor (PF) Thomas Swain, Mark Winston | |
| 06:51 | Earlham | Brian Brown misses the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 06:51 | Earlham | Brian Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 06:37 | Denison | Ronald Coley misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-12 |
| 06:35 | Earlham | Robert Lehman gets the rebound | 16-12 |
| 06:30 | Earlham | Norman Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-12 |
| Subs | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), David Schweikert (PF) Brian Brown, Jeffrey Wilson | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 06:13 | Denison | Lloyd McCreadie misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-12 |
| 06:12 | Earlham | Jerry Bendel pulls down the rebound | 16-12 |
| 05:52 | Earlham | Norman Smith misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Lloyd McCreadie - foul #2 on Lloyd McCreadie, team foul #7 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Earlham | Brian Brown (PG), Richard Hetrick (SG), Jeffrey Wilson (PF), William Current (C) Christopher Tiedemann, Jerry Bendel, David Schweikert, Robert Lehman | |
| Subs | Denison | Jonathan Canon (PG), Jay Brown (SF), Mark Winston (C) Andrew Kaplowitz, Lloyd McCreadie, Ronald Coley | |
| 05:52 | Earlham | Norman Smith makes the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 05:52 | Earlham | Norman Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 05:52 | Denison | Mark Winston pulls down the rebound | 17-12 |
| 05:33 | Denison | David Taylor drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Jonathan Canon and he's fouled by Norman Smith - foul #1 on Norman Smith, team foul #6 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Earlham | Joe Rankins (SF), David Schweikert (PF), Robert Lehman (C) Norman Smith, Jeffrey Wilson, William Current | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 05:33 | Denison | David Taylor misses the free throw | 17-14 |
| 05:33 | Earlham | David Schweikert gets the rebound | 17-14 |
| 05:18 | Earlham | Brian Brown knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Richard Hetrick | 19-14 |
| 04:56 | Denison | Brian Brown takes the ball from Jonathan Canon | 19-14 |
| 04:53 | Earlham | Brian Brown can't finish the layup | 19-14 |
| 04:51 | Denison | David Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 04:47 | Denison | Jonathan Canon makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by George Walsh and he's fouled by Robert Lehman - foul #2 on Robert Lehman, team foul #7 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Earlham | Jerry Bendel (SG), Norman Smith (SF), Jeffrey Wilson (PF), William Current (C) Richard Hetrick, Joe Rankins, David Schweikert, Robert Lehman | |
| Subs | Denison | Thomas Swain (PG), Ronald Coley (PF) George Walsh, David Taylor | |
| 04:47 | Denison | Jonathan Canon makes the free throw | 19-17 |
| 04:35 | Earlham | Brian Brown comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-17 |
| 04:33 | Earlham | Jeffrey Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 04:16 | Earlham | Brian Brown misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-17 |
| 04:15 | Denison | Jay Brown gets the rebound | 19-17 |
| 04:09 | Denison | Brian Brown picks off the pass by Ronald Coley | 19-17 |
| 04:06 | Earlham | Brian Brown blows the dunk | 19-17 |
| 04:05 | Denison | Jay Brown grabs the board | 19-17 |
| 03:59 | Denison | The jump hook by Ronald Coley is blocked by Jeffrey Wilson | 19-17 |
| 03:58 | Earlham | Jerry Bendel grabs the board | 19-17 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Brian Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Bendel (fresh) SF - Norman Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jeffrey Wilson (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - William Current (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Thomas Swain (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jonathan Canon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronald Coley (fresh) C - Mark Winston (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Earlham | Brian Brown knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Norman Smith | 22-17 |
| 03:16 | Denison | Ronald Coley is hacked by Jeffrey Wilson - foul #2 on Jeffrey Wilson, team foul #8 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Richard Hetrick (SG), Joe Rankins (SF), David Schweikert (PF), Robert Lehman (C) Brian Brown, Jerry Bendel, Norman Smith, Jeffrey Wilson, William Current | |
| Subs | Denison | George Walsh (SG), Ryan Rhinehart (SF), Lloyd McCreadie (PF) Jonathan Canon, Jay Brown, Mark Winston | |
| 03:16 | Denison | Ronald Coley makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 03:16 | Denison | Ronald Coley makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 02:57 | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann buries a 3 from the right corner | 25-19 |
| 02:32 | Denison | Lloyd McCreadie misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-19 |
| 02:31 | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann pulls down the rebound | 25-19 |
| 02:18 | Earlham | Robert Lehman lays it in | 27-19 |
| 01:53 | Denison | Ryan Rhinehart misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-19 |
| 01:52 | Earlham | Robert Lehman pulls down the rebound | 27-19 |
| 01:34 | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-19 |
| 01:32 | Earlham | David Schweikert tips it but misses | 27-19 |
| 01:31 | Earlham | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Lehman | 27-19 |
| 01:17 | Earlham | Thomas Swain steals it from David Schweikert | 27-19 |
| 01:14 | Denison | Thomas Swain hits the finger roll | 27-21 |
| 01:01 | Earlham | George Walsh takes the ball from Christopher Tiedemann | 27-21 |
| 00:55 | Denison | George Walsh clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 27-21 |
| 00:53 | Denison | Thomas Swain tips it but misses | 27-21 |
| 00:52 | Earlham | Robert Lehman grabs the board | 27-21 |
| 00:48 | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-21 |
| 00:44 | Denison | Thomas Swain misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-21 |
| 00:43 | Earlham | Joe Rankins grabs the board | 30-21 |
| 00:40 | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann is hacked by Thomas Swain in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Swain, team foul #8 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Earlham | Jerry Bendel (SG), Norman Smith (SF), Jeffrey Wilson (PF) Richard Hetrick, Joe Rankins, David Schweikert | |
| Subs | Denison | Andrew Kaplowitz (PG), Jonathan Canon (SG), David Taylor (PF), Mark Winston (C) Thomas Swain, George Walsh, Ryan Rhinehart, Ronald Coley | |
| 00:40 | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann makes the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 00:40 | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann makes the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| 00:18 | Denison | Andrew Kaplowitz is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Wilson - foul #3 on Jeffrey Wilson, team foul #9 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Earlham | Brian Brown (PG), David Schweikert (PF), William Current (C) Christopher Tiedemann, Jeffrey Wilson, Robert Lehman | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 00:18 | Denison | Andrew Kaplowitz makes the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 00:18 | Denison | Andrew Kaplowitz misses the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| 00:18 | Earlham | William Current grabs the defensive rebound | 32-22 |
| 00:04 | Earlham | Jerry Bendel is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Canon - foul #1 on Jonathan Canon, team foul #9 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Earlham | Robert Lehman (C) William Current | |
| Subs | Denison | Jay Brown (SF) Lloyd McCreadie | |
| 00:04 | Earlham | Jerry Bendel makes the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 00:04 | Earlham | Jerry Bendel makes the 2nd free throw | 34-22 |
| 00:00 | Denison | Jonathan Canon comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 34-22 |