| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Paul Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Mason (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Ivery (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Scott Eldridge (fresh) 2 stl. C - Robert McKay (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Brian Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Bendel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Norman Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Schweikert (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Lehman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Earlham | Norman Smith inbounds the ball | 38-31 |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Earlham | Robert Lehman travels with the ball | 38-31 |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Richard Hetrick (SG), Joe Rankins (SF) Jerry Bendel, Norman Smith | |
| 19:31 | Thiel | Scott Mason makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robert McKay | 41-31 |
| 19:13 | Earlham | Joe Rankins knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from David Schweikert | 41-34 |
| 19:08 | Thiel | Brandon Ivery blows the layup | 41-34 |
| 19:07 | Thiel | Robert McKay pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 18:54 | Thiel | Scott Mason misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-34 |
| 18:52 | Earlham | Robert Lehman gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| 18:34 | Earlham | Robert McKay denies the turnaround by Brian Brown | 41-34 |
| 18:33 | Earlham | David Schweikert hits the follow up shot | 41-36 |
| 18:18 | Thiel | Scott Eldridge loses the dribble to Brian Brown | 41-36 |
| 17:58 | Earlham | Robert Lehman clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-36 |
| 17:56 | Thiel | Robert McKay grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 17:50 | Thiel | Brandon Ivery misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Joe Rankins - foul #1 on Joe Rankins, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Thiel | Clifton Bernard (PF), Donnell Keefe (C) Scott Eldridge, Robert McKay | |
| Subs | Earlham | Jerry Bendel (SG), Norman Smith (SF), Jeffrey Wilson (PF), William Current (C) Richard Hetrick, Joe Rankins, David Schweikert, Robert Lehman | |
| 17:50 | Thiel | Brandon Ivery makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 17:50 | Thiel | Brandon Ivery misses the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 17:50 | Earlham | William Current pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 17:30 | Earlham | Norman Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 42-36 |
| 17:29 | Earlham | William Current tips it back up and in | 42-38 |
| 17:12 | Thiel | Scott Mason hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Paul Tyler | 45-38 |
| 17:08 | Earlham | Brian Brown connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jerry Bendel | 45-41 |
| 17:03 | Thiel | Clifton Bernard is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Wilson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Wilson, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Thiel | Sal Baker (PG), Christopher Hite (SG), John Austin (C) Paul Tyler, Scott Mason, Brandon Ivery | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 16:42 | Thiel | Norman Smith takes the ball from John Austin | 45-41 |
| 16:21 | Earlham | Norman Smith clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-41 |
| 16:20 | Thiel | Clifton Bernard snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 16:06 | Thiel | John Austin hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 15:37 | Earlham | Brian Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 48-41 |
| Subs | Thiel | Paul Tyler (PG), Scott Mason (SG), Gary Babbitt (SF), Scott Eldridge (PF), Robert McKay (C) Sal Baker, Christopher Hite, Donnell Keefe, Clifton Bernard, John Austin | |
| Subs | Earlham | Richard Hetrick (SG), David Schweikert (PF), Robert Lehman (C) Jerry Bendel, Jeffrey Wilson, William Current | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Paul Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Mason (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Babbitt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Scott Eldridge (fresh) 2 stl. C - Robert McKay (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Brian Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Hetrick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Norman Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Schweikert (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Lehman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Thiel | Gary Babbitt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-41 |
| 15:16 | Earlham | Robert Lehman drills a runner from the right block set up by Richard Hetrick | 48-43 |
| 15:02 | Thiel | Brian Brown takes the ball from Paul Tyler | 48-43 |
| 14:59 | Earlham | Brian Brown lays it in | 48-45 |
| 14:42 | Thiel | Gary Babbitt is fouled on the floor by Norman Smith - foul #1 on Norman Smith, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Jerry Bendel (SG) Brian Brown, Richard Hetrick | |
| 14:32 | Thiel | Gary Babbitt makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 14:06 | Earlham | Scott Eldridge steps in front of the Christopher Tiedemann pass | 51-45 |
| 13:48 | Thiel | Scott Mason misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 13:46 | Earlham | Robert Lehman gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 13:30 | Earlham | Norman Smith makes the floater near the basket set up by Christopher Tiedemann and the foul's on Robert McKay - foul #1 on Robert McKay, team foul #1 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Thiel | Donnell Keefe (PG), Brandon Ivery (SG), Clifton Bernard (PF) Paul Tyler, Scott Mason, Scott Eldridge | |
| Subs | Earlham | Brian Brown (PG), Richard Hetrick (SG), Jeffrey Wilson (PF) Christopher Tiedemann, Jerry Bendel, David Schweikert | |
| 13:30 | Earlham | Norman Smith misses the free throw | 51-47 |
| 13:30 | Thiel | The rebound goes to Robert McKay | 51-47 |
| 13:28 | Thiel | Richard Hetrick picks off the pass by Donnell Keefe in the backcourt | 51-47 |
| 13:14 | Earlham | Robert Lehman misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Robert McKay - foul #2 on Robert McKay, team foul #2 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Thiel | John Austin (C) Robert McKay | |
| Subs | Earlham | Joe Rankins (SF) Norman Smith | |
| 13:14 | Earlham | Robert Lehman misses the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 13:14 | Earlham | Robert Lehman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 12:58 | Thiel | Brandon Ivery can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 51-48 |
| 12:56 | Earlham | Jeffrey Wilson grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 12:41 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 12:40 | Earlham | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Lehman | 51-48 |
| 12:29 | Earlham | Joe Rankins is fouled on the floor by Gary Babbitt - foul #4 on Gary Babbitt, team foul #3 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Thiel | Scott Mason (SG) Gary Babbitt | |
| Subs | Earlham | Jerry Bendel (SG), Norman Smith (SF), David Schweikert (PF), William Current (C) Richard Hetrick, Joe Rankins, Jeffrey Wilson, Robert Lehman | |
| 12:13 | Earlham | Donnell Keefe is called for the reach on Brian Brown - foul #2 on Donnell Keefe, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Thiel | Paul Tyler (PG) John Austin | |
| Subs | Earlham | Jeffrey Wilson (PF), Robert Lehman (C) David Schweikert, William Current | |
| 11:55 | Earlham | Jerry Bendel misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 11:54 | Earlham | Jeffrey Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 11:41 | Earlham | Jerry Bendel drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Brian Brown | 51-51 |
| 11:31 | Thiel | Donnell Keefe loses the dribble to Brian Brown | 51-51 |
| 11:26 | Earlham | Brian Brown blows the layup | 51-51 |
| 11:24 | Earlham | Jerry Bendel grabs the offensive board | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Paul Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Mason (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Ivery (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clifton Bernard (fresh) 5 reb. C - Donnell Keefe (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Brian Brown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 5 stl. SG - Jerry Bendel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Lehman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Earlham | Norman Smith comes up short on the shot near the basket | 51-51 |
| 11:07 | Thiel | Scott Mason grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 11:03 | Thiel | Scott Mason is fouled on the floor by Jerry Bendel - foul #1 on Jerry Bendel, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Thiel | Scott Eldridge (PF), Robert McKay (C) Clifton Bernard, Donnell Keefe | |
| Subs | Earlham | Richard Hetrick (SG), Joe Rankins (SF), David Schweikert (PF), William Current (C) Jerry Bendel, Norman Smith, Jeffrey Wilson, Robert Lehman | |
| 10:47 | Thiel | Scott Mason misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-51 |
| 10:45 | Earlham | Joe Rankins pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 10:28 | Earlham | Joe Rankins clanks a jumper from the left block | 51-51 |
| 10:26 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick gets the offensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 10:11 | Earlham | David Schweikert scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Joe Rankins | 51-53 |
| 09:55 | Thiel | Brandon Ivery knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Paul Tyler | 53-53 |
| 09:49 | Earlham | William Current's pass is intercepted by Scott Mason | 53-53 |
| 09:25 | Thiel | Paul Tyler buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Brandon Ivery | 56-53 |
| 09:08 | Earlham | Brandon Ivery swats the shot by Richard Hetrick | 56-53 |
| 09:07 | Thiel | Robert McKay snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 09:02 | Thiel | Scott Eldridge is fouled on the floor by David Schweikert - foul #2 on David Schweikert, team foul #5 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Thiel | Sal Baker (PG), Christopher Hite (SG), Donnell Keefe (SF), Clifton Bernard (PF) Paul Tyler, Scott Mason, Brandon Ivery, Scott Eldridge | |
| Subs | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Jerry Bendel (SG), Norman Smith (SF), Jeffrey Wilson (PF), Robert Lehman (C) Brian Brown, Richard Hetrick, Joe Rankins, David Schweikert, William Current | |
| 08:43 | Thiel | Christopher Hite misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-53 |
| 08:42 | Thiel | Christopher Hite grabs the offensive board | 56-53 |
| 08:29 | Thiel | Christopher Hite drills a jumper from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 08:22 | Earlham | Jerry Bendel knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Tiedemann | 58-56 |
| 08:06 | Thiel | Jerry Bendel picks off the pass by Sal Baker | 58-56 |
| 07:50 | Earlham | Jeffrey Wilson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-56 |
| 07:49 | Earlham | Robert Lehman tips it in | 58-58 |
| 07:28 | Thiel | Sal Baker makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-58 |
| 07:00 | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann is hacked by Clifton Bernard - foul #2 on Clifton Bernard, team foul #5 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Thiel | Paul Tyler (PG), Scott Mason (SG), Gary Babbitt (SF), Scott Eldridge (PF) Sal Baker, Christopher Hite, Clifton Bernard, Robert McKay | |
| Subs | Earlham | Brian Brown (PG), Richard Hetrick (SG), David Schweikert (PF) Christopher Tiedemann, Jerry Bendel, Jeffrey Wilson | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Paul Tyler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Mason (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gary Babbitt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Scott Eldridge (fresh) 3 stl. C - Donnell Keefe (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Brian Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 5 stl. SG - Richard Hetrick (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Norman Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Schweikert (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Lehman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 06:42 | Earlham | Brian Brown hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Hetrick | 60-61 |
| 06:36 | Thiel | Gary Babbitt clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Norman Smith - foul #2 on Norman Smith, team foul #6 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Thiel | Brandon Ivery (C) Donnell Keefe | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 06:36 | Thiel | Gary Babbitt makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 06:36 | Thiel | Gary Babbitt misses the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 06:36 | Earlham | The rebound goes to David Schweikert | 61-61 |
| 06:13 | Earlham | Norman Smith hits the finger roll | 61-63 |
| 05:58 | Thiel | Gary Babbitt buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-63 |
| 05:39 | Earlham | David Schweikert connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Brian Brown | 64-65 |
| 05:24 | Thiel | Scott Mason's pass is intercepted by David Schweikert | 64-65 |
| 05:12 | Earlham | Norman Smith buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Brian Brown | 64-67 |
| 05:07 | Thiel | Paul Tyler scores on a floater from the right block set up by Gary Babbitt | 66-67 |
| 04:49 | Earlham | David Schweikert blows the layup | 66-67 |
| 04:48 | Earlham | Norman Smith gets the offensive rebound | 66-67 |
| 04:43 | Earlham | The short jumper by Robert Lehman is denied by Scott Eldridge | 66-67 |
| 04:42 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick hits the follow up shot | 66-69 |
| 04:14 | Thiel | Paul Tyler is hacked by Richard Hetrick - foul #2 on Richard Hetrick, team foul #7 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Thiel | Christopher Hite (SG), Donnell Keefe (SF), Clifton Bernard (PF), Robert McKay (C) Scott Mason, Gary Babbitt, Scott Eldridge, Brandon Ivery | |
| Subs | Earlham | Jerry Bendel (SG), Joe Rankins (SF), Jeffrey Wilson (PF), William Current (C) Richard Hetrick, Norman Smith, David Schweikert, Robert Lehman | |
| 04:14 | Thiel | Paul Tyler misses the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 04:14 | Earlham | Jeffrey Wilson grabs the board | 66-69 |
| 04:01 | Earlham | Brian Brown misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 66-69 |
| 04:00 | Thiel | Robert McKay grabs the defensive rebound | 66-69 |
| 03:56 | Thiel | Christopher Hite comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-69 |
| 03:55 | Earlham | William Current grabs the board | 66-69 |
| 03:32 | Earlham | Joe Rankins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-69 |
| Subs | Thiel | Gary Babbitt (SF) Paul Tyler | |
| Subs | Earlham | David Schweikert (PF) Jeffrey Wilson | |
| 03:12 | Thiel | Clifton Bernard scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Donnell Keefe | 68-69 |
| 03:00 | Earlham | Joe Rankins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 68-69 |
| 02:58 | Thiel | The rebound goes to Robert McKay | 68-69 |
| 02:58 | Thiel | Thiel calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-69 |
| Subs | Thiel | Scott Mason (SG) Christopher Hite | |
| Subs | Earlham | Norman Smith (SF), Jeffrey Wilson (PF), Robert Lehman (C) Joe Rankins, David Schweikert, William Current | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Donnell Keefe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Mason (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gary Babbitt (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. PF - Clifton Bernard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert McKay (fresh) 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Brian Brown (fresh) 15 pts. 7 ast. 5 stl. SG - Jerry Bendel (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Norman Smith (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Lehman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:34 | Thiel | Jeffrey Wilson steals the ball from Clifton Bernard | 68-69 |
| 02:22 | Earlham | Norman Smith knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Brian Brown | 68-71 |
| 02:22 | Thiel | Thiel calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| Subs | Thiel | Paul Tyler (PG), Scott Eldridge (PF) Donnell Keefe, Clifton Bernard | |
| Subs | Earlham | David Schweikert (PF) Jeffrey Wilson | |
| 02:03 | Thiel | Gary Babbitt misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-71 |
| 02:01 | Thiel | Paul Tyler snags the offensive board | 68-71 |
| 01:44 | Thiel | Scott Mason can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Jerry Bendel - foul #2 on Jerry Bendel, team foul #8 | 68-71 |
| 01:44 | Thiel | Scott Mason makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 01:44 | Thiel | Scott Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 01:17 | Earlham | David Schweikert misses the easy layup | 70-71 |
| 01:16 | Thiel | Robert McKay snags the defensive board | 70-71 |
| 01:05 | Thiel | Scott Eldridge makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Robert McKay | 72-71 |
| 00:46 | Earlham | Brian Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-71 |
| 00:44 | Earlham | David Schweikert tips it but misses | 72-71 |
| 00:42 | Thiel | Scott Mason snags the defensive board | 72-71 |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Thiel | Robert McKay drills a shot from the left side | 74-71 |
| 00:12 | Earlham | Brian Brown is hacked by Paul Tyler - foul #2 on Paul Tyler, team foul #6 | 74-71 |
| 00:04 | Earlham | Norman Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 74-71 |
| Subs | Thiel | Donnell Keefe (PG), Brandon Ivery (PF) Paul Tyler, Scott Eldridge | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Thiel | Jerry Bendel is called for the reach on Donnell Keefe in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerry Bendel, team foul #9 | 74-71 |
| 00:03 | Thiel | Donnell Keefe makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:03 | Thiel | Donnell Keefe makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Earlham | Brian Brown misses short on a halfcourt shot | 76-71 |