| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Brian Strub (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SG - Fredrick Shuff (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alex Aylward (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tony Plank (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Woodland (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Joe Hackenberg (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Bormann (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony James (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Hayes (fresh) 6 reb. C - Calvin Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Earlham | Alex Aylward inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Earlham | Brian Strub misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 19:51 | Denison | Anthony James gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 19:46 | Denison | Harold Bormann scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 19:36 | Earlham | Harold Bormann picks off the pass by Brian Strub | 30-31 |
| 19:32 | Denison | Harold Bormann misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-31 |
| 19:31 | Denison | Calvin Gray hits the follow up shot | 30-33 |
| 19:09 | Earlham | Brian Strub is hacked by Calvin Gray - foul #1 on Calvin Gray, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| 18:59 | Earlham | Frank Woodland misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 30-33 |
| 18:57 | Earlham | Fredrick Shuff tips it back up and in | 32-33 |
| 18:42 | Denison | Anthony James misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 18:41 | Earlham | Brian Strub gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 18:37 | Earlham | Alex Aylward lays it in on a great pass from Fredrick Shuff | 34-33 |
| 18:09 | Denison | Fredrick Shuff steals it from Anthony James | 34-33 |
| 17:57 | Earlham | Fredrick Shuff misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 34-33 |
| 17:56 | Earlham | Brian Strub hits the follow up shot | 36-33 |
| 17:35 | Denison | Anthony James connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Joe Hackenberg | 36-36 |
| 17:14 | Earlham | Brian Strub comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-36 |
| 17:12 | Denison | Calvin Gray gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 17:07 | Denison | Joe Hackenberg is denied on a layup by Alex Aylward | 36-36 |
| 17:05 | Earlham | Alex Aylward gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 17:01 | Earlham | Fredrick Shuff scores on a fadeaway from the right side and he's fouled by Harold Bormann - foul #1 on Harold Bormann, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Earlham | David Williams (SF), Lincoln Frederick (PF), Richard Hayes (C) Alex Aylward, Tony Plank, Frank Woodland | |
| Subs | Denison | Paul Chewning (PG), Rodney Greene (SG), Gary Archibald (SF), Clifton Waldrop (PF), John Gilland (C) Joe Hackenberg, Harold Bormann, Anthony James, Paul Hayes, Calvin Gray | |
| 17:01 | Earlham | Fredrick Shuff makes the free throw | 39-36 |
| 16:46 | Denison | Clifton Waldrop misses the easy layup | 39-36 |
| 16:45 | Earlham | Lincoln Frederick pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 16:24 | Earlham | Lincoln Frederick knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Fredrick Shuff | 41-36 |
| 16:15 | Denison | Paul Chewning connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gary Archibald | 41-38 |
| 15:56 | Earlham | Lincoln Frederick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-38 |
| 15:54 | Denison | Gary Archibald pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Fredrick Shuff (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - Brian Strub (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. SF - David Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lincoln Frederick (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Hayes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Paul Chewning (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Rodney Greene (fresh) SF - Gary Archibald (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clifton Waldrop (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Gilland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:50 | Denison | Gary Archibald throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-38 |
| Subs | Earlham | Ted Follett (PG), Alex Cooper (SG), Frank Woodland (C) Fredrick Shuff, Brian Strub, Richard Hayes | |
| Subs | Denison | Harold Bormann (SG) Gary Archibald | |
| 15:34 | Earlham | Lincoln Frederick can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Paul Chewning - foul #3 on Paul Chewning, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Denison | Anthony James (SF) Rodney Greene | |
| 15:34 | Earlham | Lincoln Frederick makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 15:34 | Earlham | Lincoln Frederick makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 15:26 | Denison | Clifton Waldrop misses the lay-in | 43-38 |
| 15:25 | Earlham | Frank Woodland grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 15:09 | Earlham | David Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-38 |
| Subs | Earlham | Alex Aylward (SF) Lincoln Frederick | |
| Subs | Denison | Joe Hackenberg (PG), Calvin Gray (C) Paul Chewning, John Gilland | |
| 14:53 | Denison | Calvin Gray comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-38 |
| 14:52 | Earlham | Alex Aylward grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 14:34 | Earlham | David Williams hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Harold Bormann - foul #2 on Harold Bormann, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Earlham | Tony Plank (PF) Alex Aylward | |
| Subs | Denison | Gary Archibald (PF) Clifton Waldrop | |
| 14:34 | Earlham | David Williams makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 14:34 | Earlham | David Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 14:12 | Denison | Joe Hackenberg buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Anthony James | 45-40 |
| 13:47 | Earlham | Tony Plank lays it in on a great pass from Ted Follett and the foul's on Anthony James - foul #2 on Anthony James, team foul #5 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Earlham | Alex Aylward (SF), Lincoln Frederick (C) David Williams, Frank Woodland | |
| Subs | Denison | Rodney Greene (SG), Paul Hayes (PF) Harold Bormann, Anthony James | |
| 13:47 | Earlham | Tony Plank makes the free throw | 48-40 |
| 13:18 | Denison | Gary Archibald travels with the ball | 48-40 |
| Subs | Earlham | Brian Strub (PG), Fredrick Shuff (SG), Richard Hayes (C) Ted Follett, Alex Cooper, Tony Plank | |
| Subs | Denison | Paul Chewning (PG), Clifton Waldrop (C) Joe Hackenberg, Calvin Gray | |
| 12:58 | Earlham | Richard Hayes hits the finger roll set up by Fredrick Shuff | 50-40 |
| 12:52 | Denison | Rodney Greene drills a floater from the left side | 50-42 |
| 12:33 | Earlham | Lincoln Frederick can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-42 |
| 12:32 | Earlham | Lincoln Frederick grabs the offensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 12:15 | Earlham | Alex Aylward misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 50-42 |
| 12:13 | Denison | Clifton Waldrop snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 12:09 | Denison | Gary Archibald misses short on a floater from the left side | 50-42 |
| 12:07 | Earlham | Lincoln Frederick snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 11:46 | Earlham | Brian Strub buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Alex Aylward | 53-42 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Brian Strub (fresh) 12 pts. 3 stl. SG - Fredrick Shuff (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Alex Aylward (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lincoln Frederick (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Paul Chewning (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Rodney Greene (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Archibald (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Hayes (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Clifton Waldrop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Denison | Gary Archibald is fouled on the floor by Fredrick Shuff - foul #1 on Fredrick Shuff, team foul #1 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Earlham | Ted Follett (PG), Alex Cooper (SG), Tony Plank (PF), Frank Woodland (C) Brian Strub, Alex Aylward, Lincoln Frederick, Richard Hayes | |
| Subs | Denison | Joe Hackenberg (PG), Harold Bormann (SG), Anthony James (SF), John Gilland (PF), Calvin Gray (C) Paul Chewning, Rodney Greene, Gary Archibald, Paul Hayes, Clifton Waldrop | |
| 11:17 | Denison | Fredrick Shuff is called for the reach on Anthony James - foul #2 on Fredrick Shuff, team foul #2 | 53-42 |
| 11:02 | Denison | John Gilland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-42 |
| 10:42 | Earlham | Alex Cooper is hacked by Harold Bormann - foul #3 on Harold Bormann, team foul #6 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Earlham | David Williams (SF) Fredrick Shuff | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 10:30 | Earlham | Ted Follett can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 53-42 |
| 10:29 | Earlham | Frank Woodland can't tip it in | 53-42 |
| 10:27 | Denison | Calvin Gray snags the defensive board | 53-42 |
| 10:20 | Denison | Harold Bormann drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-45 |
| 10:05 | Earlham | David Williams's floater is tipped away by John Gilland | 53-45 |
| 10:04 | Earlham | Tony Plank snags the offensive board | 53-45 |
| 09:47 | Earlham | Calvin Gray is called for the reach on Ted Follett - foul #2 on Calvin Gray, team foul #7 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Earlham | Brian Strub (SG), Alex Aylward (SF) Alex Cooper, Tony Plank | |
| Subs | Denison | Paul Chewning (PG), Paul Hayes (PF), Clifton Waldrop (C) Joe Hackenberg, John Gilland, Calvin Gray | |
| 09:47 | Earlham | Ted Follett makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 09:47 | Earlham | Ted Follett makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 09:28 | Denison | Anthony James connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Paul Chewning | 55-47 |
| 09:13 | Earlham | Ted Follett misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 55-47 |
| 09:11 | Denison | Harold Bormann grabs the board | 55-47 |
| 09:07 | Denison | Paul Chewning misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Brian Strub - foul #2 on Brian Strub, team foul #3 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Earlham | Fredrick Shuff (SG), Lincoln Frederick (PF), Richard Hayes (C) Ted Follett, David Williams, Frank Woodland | |
| Subs | Denison | Rodney Greene (SF) Anthony James | |
| 09:07 | Denison | Paul Chewning makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 09:07 | Denison | Paul Chewning makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 09:00 | Earlham | Paul Hayes is called for the reach on Fredrick Shuff - foul #2 on Paul Hayes, team foul #8 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Denison | Gary Archibald (SF) Harold Bormann | |
| 09:00 | Earlham | Fredrick Shuff makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 09:00 | Earlham | Fredrick Shuff makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 08:40 | Denison | Brian Strub is called for the reach on Clifton Waldrop - foul #3 on Brian Strub, team foul #4 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Earlham | Alex Cooper (SG) Fredrick Shuff | |
| Subs | Denison | Calvin Gray (C) Paul Hayes | |
| 08:22 | Denison | Rodney Greene's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-49 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Denison | Joe Hackenberg (PG) Paul Chewning | |
| 08:07 | Earlham | Alex Cooper buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-49 |
| 07:49 | Denison | Clifton Waldrop is whistled for traveling | 60-49 |
| Subs | Earlham | Fredrick Shuff (SF), Tony Plank (PF), Frank Woodland (C) Alex Aylward, Lincoln Frederick, Richard Hayes | |
| Subs | Denison | Harold Bormann (SG), Anthony James (SF) Rodney Greene, Gary Archibald | |
| 07:37 | Earlham | The jump hook by Tony Plank is blocked by Clifton Waldrop | 60-49 |
| 07:36 | Earlham | Frank Woodland hits the follow up shot | 62-49 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Brian Strub (fresh) 12 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Alex Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Fredrick Shuff (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Plank (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Woodland (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Joe Hackenberg (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Bormann (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Anthony James (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clifton Waldrop (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Calvin Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Denison | Harold Bormann loses the dribble to Fredrick Shuff | 62-49 |
| 07:10 | Earlham | Alex Cooper banks in the layup set up by Fredrick Shuff | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:49 | Denison | Harold Bormann comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 64-49 |
| 06:48 | Denison | Calvin Gray pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-49 |
| 06:29 | Denison | Anthony James comes up short on the runner from the left block | 64-49 |
| 06:27 | Earlham | Fredrick Shuff gets the rebound | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:23 | Earlham | Alex Cooper misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-49 |
| 06:21 | Denison | The rebound goes to Calvin Gray | 64-49 |
| 06:16 | Denison | Joe Hackenberg travels with the ball | 64-49 |
| Subs | Earlham | Ted Follett (PG), Alex Aylward (SF), Lincoln Frederick (PF) Brian Strub, Alex Cooper, Tony Plank | |
| Subs | Denison | Paul Chewning (PG), Paul Hayes (PF), John Gilland (C) Joe Hackenberg, Clifton Waldrop, Calvin Gray | |
| 05:47 | Earlham | Paul Chewning is called for the reach on Ted Follett - foul #4 on Paul Chewning, team foul #9 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Denison | Rodney Greene (SF) Anthony James | |
| 05:47 | Earlham | Ted Follett makes the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 05:47 | Earlham | Ted Follett makes the 2nd free throw | 66-49 |
| 05:21 | Denison | Harold Bormann buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-52 |
| 04:56 | Earlham | Lincoln Frederick is whistled for traveling | 66-52 |
| Subs | Earlham | Alex Cooper (SG), David Williams (SF), Tony Plank (PF), Richard Hayes (C) Fredrick Shuff, Alex Aylward, Lincoln Frederick, Frank Woodland | |
| Subs | Denison | Gary Archibald (SF) Harold Bormann | |
| 04:46 | Denison | Paul Chewning misses the lay-in | 66-52 |
| 04:45 | Earlham | Richard Hayes grabs the board | 66-52 |
| 04:23 | Earlham | Rodney Greene steals it from Ted Follett | 66-52 |
| 03:59 | Denison | Ted Follett takes the ball from Paul Chewning | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Earlham | David Williams drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Tony Plank | 68-52 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Ted Follett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alex Cooper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Plank (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Paul Chewning (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Rodney Greene (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Archibald (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Hayes (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - John Gilland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Denison | Rodney Greene connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Paul Chewning and the foul's on Richard Hayes - foul #2 on Richard Hayes, team foul #5 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Earlham | Brian Strub (PG), Fredrick Shuff (SG), Alex Aylward (SF), Lincoln Frederick (PF), Frank Woodland (C) Ted Follett, Alex Cooper, David Williams, Tony Plank, Richard Hayes | |
| Subs | Denison | Joe Hackenberg (PG), Anthony James (SF), Clifton Waldrop (PF), Calvin Gray (C) Paul Chewning, Gary Archibald, Paul Hayes, John Gilland | |
| 03:16 | Denison | Rodney Greene makes the free throw | 68-55 |
| 03:04 | Earlham | Fredrick Shuff misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-55 |
| 03:03 | Denison | Calvin Gray pulls down the rebound | 68-55 |
| 02:43 | Denison | Anthony James can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 68-55 |
| 02:42 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Lincoln Frederick | 68-55 |
| 02:13 | Earlham | Anthony James is called for the reach on Frank Woodland - foul #3 on Anthony James, team foul #10 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Earlham | David Williams (SF) Alex Aylward | |
| Subs | Denison | Justin Hurt (PG), Paul Chewning (SG), Gary Archibald (PF) Joe Hackenberg, Anthony James, Calvin Gray | |
| 02:13 | Earlham | Frank Woodland misses the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 02:13 | Earlham | Frank Woodland makes the 2nd free throw | 69-55 |
| 02:05 | Denison | Frank Woodland blocks the jumper by Clifton Waldrop | 69-55 |
| 02:03 | Earlham | Fredrick Shuff grabs the board | 69-55 |
| 01:43 | Earlham | Fredrick Shuff is whistled for a carry | 69-55 |
| Subs | Earlham | Richard Hayes (C) Frank Woodland | |
| Subs | Denison | John Gilland (C) Justin Hurt | |
| 01:27 | Denison | John Gilland knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Gary Archibald and he's hacked by Brian Strub - foul #4 on Brian Strub, team foul #6 | 69-57 |
| 01:27 | Denison | John Gilland misses the free throw | 69-57 |
| 01:27 | Earlham | Richard Hayes gets the rebound | 69-57 |
| 00:58 | Earlham | Brian Strub's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Denison | Gary Archibald is fouled on the floor by Brian Strub - foul #5 on Brian Strub, team foul #7 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Earlham | Alex Cooper (SG) Brian Strub | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 00:51 | Denison | Gary Archibald misses the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 00:51 | Earlham | Richard Hayes snags the defensive board | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Earlham | Lincoln Frederick clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 69-57 |
| 00:21 | Denison | Clifton Waldrop grabs the board | 69-57 |
| 00:14 | Denison | Gary Archibald misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-57 |
| 00:12 | Denison | Clifton Waldrop gets the offensive rebound | 69-57 |
| 00:09 | Denison | The jump hook by Paul Chewning is blocked by Lincoln Frederick | 69-57 |
| 00:08 | Denison | Rodney Greene gets the offensive rebound | 69-57 |
| 00:04 | Denison | Rodney Greene connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Gilland | 69-60 |
| 00:04 | Earlham | Earlham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-60 |
| Subs | Earlham | Ted Follett (PG), Alex Aylward (SF), Tony Plank (PF), Frank Woodland (C) Fredrick Shuff, David Williams, Lincoln Frederick, Richard Hayes | |
| Subs | Denison | Joe Hackenberg (PG), Harold Bormann (SG), Anthony James (SF), Paul Hayes (PF), Calvin Gray (C) Paul Chewning, Rodney Greene, Gary Archibald, Clifton Waldrop, John Gilland | |
| 00:00 | Earlham | Ted Follett runs out the clock | 69-60 |