| Lineup | Hiram | PG - Christopher Warren (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mikey Dean (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Stemple (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Gill (fresh) 3 reb. C - Peter Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - James Hendricks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brian Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Bergerson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alvin Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Hiram | Jack Stemple inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| Game Plan | Hiram | Hiram is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Hiram | Jack Stemple drills a jump hook in the paint | 34-30 |
| 19:41 | Denison | Donald Smith hits a shot from the left wing set up by James Hendricks | 34-32 |
| 19:18 | Hiram | John Bergerson steals it from William Gill | 34-32 |
| 19:15 | Denison | James Hendricks lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Bergerson | 34-34 |
| 18:55 | Hiram | Jack Stemple comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 34-34 |
| 18:54 | Denison | The rebound goes to Donald Smith | 34-34 |
| 18:47 | Denison | Mikey Dean takes the ball from Alvin Smith | 34-34 |
| 18:30 | Hiram | William Gill's fadeaway is rejected by Alvin Smith | 34-34 |
| 18:28 | Denison | Alvin Smith grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 18:23 | Denison | James Hendricks scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Powell | 34-37 |
| 18:08 | Hiram | Mikey Dean loses the dribble to John Bergerson | 34-37 |
| 18:05 | Denison | James Hendricks misses the easy layup | 34-37 |
| 18:03 | Hiram | William Gill gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 17:39 | Hiram | Jack Stemple can't finish the layup | 34-37 |
| 17:38 | Denison | John Bergerson gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 17:34 | Denison | Alvin Smith blows the layup | 34-37 |
| 17:33 | Denison | Donald Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 17:19 | Denison | Jack Stemple steps in front of the John Bergerson pass | 34-37 |
| 17:04 | Hiram | Mikey Dean misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 34-37 |
| 17:03 | Hiram | Mikey Dean tips it home | 36-37 |
| 16:42 | Denison | Donald Smith comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Mikey Dean - foul #2 on Mikey Dean, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Hiram | Cecil Graves (PG), John Scholz (SG), Raymond Williams (SF), Mark Zachman (PF), Mark McCloskey (C) Christopher Warren, Mikey Dean, Jack Stemple, William Gill, Peter Fisher | |
| Subs | Denison | Samuel David (PG), Terry Reed (SG), Ralph Hughes (SF), Gary Buchanan (PF) James Hendricks, Brian Powell, John Bergerson, Alvin Smith | |
| 16:42 | Denison | Donald Smith misses the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 16:42 | Denison | Donald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 16:28 | Hiram | Terry Reed steals the ball from Raymond Williams | 36-38 |
| 16:07 | Denison | Ralph Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-38 |
| Subs | Hiram | | |
| Subs | Denison | Loren Breshears (PG) Donald Smith | |
| 15:45 | Hiram | Raymond Williams drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Mark McCloskey | 38-38 |
| Lineup | Hiram | PG - Cecil Graves (fresh) SG - John Scholz (fresh) SF - Raymond Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Zachman (fresh) C - Mark McCloskey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Loren Breshears (fresh) SG - Terry Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Samuel David (fresh) PF - Gary Buchanan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Denison | Ralph Hughes comes up short on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Mark Zachman - foul #1 on Mark Zachman, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Hiram | Christopher Warren (PG), Mark Brewster (C) Cecil Graves, John Scholz | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 15:36 | Denison | Ralph Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 15:36 | Denison | Ralph Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 15:23 | Hiram | Mark Brewster misses short on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Ralph Hughes - foul #3 on Ralph Hughes, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| 15:23 | Hiram | Mark Brewster misses the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 15:23 | Hiram | Mark Brewster makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 15:03 | Denison | Samuel David knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-43 |
| 14:45 | Hiram | Mark McCloskey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-43 |
| Subs | Hiram | Mikey Dean (SG), Peter Fisher (C) Mark Zachman, Mark Brewster | |
| Subs | Denison | Brian Powell (SG), John Bergerson (SF), Alvin Smith (PF), Donald Smith (C) Terry Reed, Samuel David, Gary Buchanan, Ralph Hughes | |
| 14:29 | Denison | John Bergerson drills a jump hook from close range | 39-45 |
| 14:08 | Hiram | Loren Breshears is called for the reach on Christopher Warren - foul #2 on Loren Breshears, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Hiram | Jack Stemple (SF), William Gill (PF) Christopher Warren, Mark McCloskey | |
| Subs | Denison | James Hendricks (PG) Loren Breshears | |
| 13:52 | Hiram | William Gill can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Donald Smith - foul #2 on Donald Smith, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Hiram | Cecil Graves (PG) Raymond Williams | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 13:52 | Hiram | William Gill misses the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 13:52 | Hiram | William Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 13:42 | Denison | The short jumper by John Bergerson is denied by Peter Fisher | 40-45 |
| 13:40 | Hiram | Peter Fisher gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 13:20 | Hiram | Peter Fisher hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Donald Smith - foul #3 on Donald Smith, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Hiram | Christopher Warren (PG) Cecil Graves | |
| Subs | Denison | Gary Buchanan (PF) Alvin Smith | |
| 13:20 | Hiram | Peter Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 13:20 | Hiram | Peter Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 12:59 | Denison | William Gill steals it from Brian Powell | 42-45 |
| 12:36 | Hiram | William Gill misses the lay-in | 42-45 |
| 12:35 | Hiram | Peter Fisher gets the offensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 12:24 | Hiram | Peter Fisher is whistled for a carry | 42-45 |
| Subs | Hiram | Raymond Williams (SG), Mark Zachman (SF), Mark McCloskey (PF), Mark Brewster (C) Mikey Dean, Jack Stemple, William Gill, Peter Fisher | |
| Subs | Denison | Loren Breshears (PG), Terry Reed (SG), Samuel David (SF), Ralph Hughes (C) James Hendricks, Brian Powell, John Bergerson, Donald Smith | |
| 12:06 | Denison | Ralph Hughes travels with the ball | 42-45 |
| Subs | Hiram | | |
| Subs | Denison | Alvin Smith (PF) Loren Breshears | |
| 11:47 | Hiram | Samuel David is called for the reach on Raymond Williams - foul #2 on Samuel David, team foul #5 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Hiram | John Scholz (SG) Christopher Warren | |
| Subs | Denison | Loren Breshears (PG) Gary Buchanan | |
| 11:34 | Hiram | John Scholz makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Hiram | PG - Raymond Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Scholz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Zachman (fresh) PF - Mark McCloskey (fresh) C - Mark Brewster (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Loren Breshears (fresh) SG - Terry Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Samuel David (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alvin Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:19 | Denison | Mark Zachman is called for the reach on Terry Reed - foul #2 on Mark Zachman, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Hiram | William Gill (PF) Mark Brewster | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 11:10 | Denison | Ralph Hughes is fouled on the floor by Raymond Williams - foul #2 on Raymond Williams, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Hiram | Jack Stemple (SF) Mark Zachman | |
| Subs | Denison | James Hendricks (PG), Brian Powell (SG), Donald Smith (C) Loren Breshears, Terry Reed, Ralph Hughes | |
| 10:55 | Denison | James Hendricks comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-45 |
| 10:53 | Denison | Donald Smith snags the offensive board | 45-45 |
| 10:47 | Denison | Alvin Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 45-45 |
| 10:45 | Hiram | Jack Stemple grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 10:27 | Hiram | John Scholz misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-45 |
| 10:25 | Denison | The rebound goes to Donald Smith | 45-45 |
| 10:20 | Denison | Samuel David misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Jack Stemple - foul #2 on Jack Stemple, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Hiram | Christopher Warren (PG), Mikey Dean (SG), Peter Fisher (C) Raymond Williams, John Scholz, Mark McCloskey | |
| Subs | Denison | John Bergerson (SF), Gary Buchanan (PF) James Hendricks, Alvin Smith | |
| 10:20 | Denison | Samuel David misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 10:20 | Denison | Samuel David makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 10:00 | Hiram | Mikey Dean comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 09:59 | Denison | The rebound goes to Donald Smith | 45-46 |
| 09:52 | Denison | Gary Buchanan drills a runner in the paint set up by Donald Smith | 45-48 |
| 09:40 | Hiram | Gary Buchanan denies the turnaround by Peter Fisher | 45-48 |
| 09:39 | Hiram | Mikey Dean gets the offensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 09:33 | Hiram | William Gill can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 45-48 |
| 09:32 | Denison | Gary Buchanan snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 09:25 | Denison | Brian Powell can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-48 |
| 09:24 | Hiram | The rebound goes to Christopher Warren | 45-48 |
| 09:04 | Hiram | Mikey Dean scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-48 |
| 08:40 | Denison | Gary Buchanan banks in the layup set up by Donald Smith | 47-50 |
| 08:13 | Hiram | Christopher Warren buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from William Gill | 49-50 |
| 08:08 | Denison | Jack Stemple steals the ball from Samuel David | 49-50 |
| 07:48 | Hiram | Jack Stemple misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 49-50 |
| 07:47 | Denison | The rebound goes to Samuel David | 49-50 |
| 07:42 | Denison | John Bergerson buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Samuel David | 49-52 |
| 07:25 | Hiram | Jack Stemple scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Christopher Warren and the foul's on Donald Smith - foul #4 on Donald Smith, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Hiram | Raymond Williams (PG), John Scholz (SG), Mark McCloskey (PF), Mark Brewster (C) Christopher Warren, Mikey Dean, William Gill, Peter Fisher | |
| Subs | Denison | James Hendricks (PG), Terry Reed (SG), Alvin Smith (PF), Ralph Hughes (C) Samuel David, Brian Powell, Gary Buchanan, Donald Smith | |
| 07:25 | Hiram | Jack Stemple makes the free throw | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Hiram | PG - Raymond Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Scholz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jack Stemple (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Mark McCloskey (fresh) C - Mark Brewster (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - James Hendricks (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Terry Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Bergerson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alvin Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:05 | Denison | Alvin Smith lays it in on a great pass from James Hendricks and he's fouled by Mark McCloskey - foul #3 on Mark McCloskey, team foul #6 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Hiram | Mark Zachman (SF) Jack Stemple | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 07:05 | Denison | Alvin Smith makes the free throw | 52-55 |
| 06:41 | Hiram | Mark Zachman hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-55 |
| 06:23 | Denison | John Scholz is called for the reach on Terry Reed - foul #2 on John Scholz, team foul #7 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Hiram | Christopher Warren (PG) John Scholz | |
| Subs | Denison | Donald Smith (C) John Bergerson | |
| 06:23 | Denison | Terry Reed makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 06:23 | Denison | Terry Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 06:02 | Hiram | Christopher Warren knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 57-57 |
| 05:52 | Denison | James Hendricks hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Christopher Warren - foul #1 on Christopher Warren, team foul #8 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Hiram | Peter Fisher (C) Mark Brewster | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 05:52 | Denison | James Hendricks makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 05:52 | Denison | James Hendricks makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 05:40 | Hiram | Christopher Warren comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Ralph Hughes - foul #4 on Ralph Hughes, team foul #7 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Hiram | Mikey Dean (SG) Mark Zachman | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 05:40 | Hiram | Christopher Warren makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 05:40 | Hiram | Christopher Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 05:28 | Denison | Ralph Hughes scores on a jumper from close range set up by Alvin Smith | 59-61 |
| 05:10 | Hiram | Mark McCloskey is hacked by Alvin Smith - foul #1 on Alvin Smith, team foul #8 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Hiram | | |
| Subs | Denison | Loren Breshears (PG), Brian Powell (SG), John Bergerson (SF), Gary Buchanan (C) James Hendricks, Terry Reed, Ralph Hughes, Donald Smith | |
| 05:10 | Hiram | Mark McCloskey misses the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 05:10 | Hiram | Peter Fisher gets the offensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 04:50 | Hiram | Mikey Dean misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Gary Buchanan - foul #1 on Gary Buchanan, team foul #9 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Hiram | Mark Brewster (PF) Mark McCloskey | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 04:50 | Hiram | Mikey Dean makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 04:50 | Hiram | Mikey Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 04:38 | Denison | Loren Breshears connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-63 |
| 04:27 | Hiram | Peter Fisher drills a jump hook from close range | 63-63 |
| 04:13 | Denison | Brian Powell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 04:11 | Denison | Gary Buchanan can't tip it in | 63-63 |
| 04:09 | Hiram | Peter Fisher grabs the board | 63-63 |
| 03:50 | Hiram | Mark Brewster comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 63-63 |
| 03:48 | Hiram | Raymond Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 03:34 | Hiram | Christopher Warren connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Mikey Dean | 65-63 |
| 03:11 | Denison | Gary Buchanan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-63 |
| Subs | Hiram | Cecil Graves (PG), John Scholz (SG), Jack Stemple (SF), William Gill (PF), Mark McCloskey (C) Christopher Warren, Mikey Dean, Raymond Williams, Mark Brewster, Peter Fisher | |
| Subs | Denison | James Hendricks (PG), Terry Reed (SG), Samuel David (SF), Ralph Hughes (PF), Donald Smith (C) Loren Breshears, Brian Powell, John Bergerson, Alvin Smith, Gary Buchanan | |
| Lineup | Hiram | PG - Cecil Graves (fresh) SG - John Scholz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jack Stemple (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - William Gill (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark McCloskey (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - James Hendricks (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Terry Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Samuel David (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ralph Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - Donald Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Hiram | James Hendricks steals the ball from Cecil Graves in the backcourt | 65-63 |
| 03:03 | Denison | James Hendricks lays it in | 65-65 |
| 03:00 | Hiram | Hiram calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Subs | Hiram | Raymond Williams (PG) Cecil Graves | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 02:48 | Hiram | William Gill hits the finger roll | 67-65 |
| 02:48 | Denison | Denison calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| Subs | Hiram | Christopher Warren (PG), Mikey Dean (SG), Peter Fisher (C) Raymond Williams, John Scholz, Mark McCloskey | |
| Subs | Denison | Brian Powell (SG), John Bergerson (SF), Alvin Smith (PF) Terry Reed, Samuel David, Ralph Hughes | |
| 02:24 | Denison | Donald Smith comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 67-65 |
| 02:22 | Denison | James Hendricks gets the offensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 02:08 | Denison | Alvin Smith misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Jack Stemple - foul #3 on Jack Stemple, team foul #9 | 67-65 |
| 02:08 | Denison | Alvin Smith misses the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 02:08 | Denison | Alvin Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 02:08 | Hiram | Peter Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 01:59 | Hiram | William Gill is hacked by Alvin Smith - foul #2 on Alvin Smith, team foul #10 | 67-65 |
| 01:59 | Hiram | William Gill misses the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 01:59 | Hiram | William Gill misses the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 01:59 | Denison | Alvin Smith grabs the board | 67-65 |
| 01:38 | Denison | Peter Fisher is called for the reach on John Bergerson - foul #2 on Peter Fisher, team foul #10 | 67-65 |
| 01:38 | Denison | John Bergerson makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 01:38 | Denison | John Bergerson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 01:23 | Hiram | Mikey Dean misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-67 |
| 01:22 | Hiram | William Gill misses the tip | 67-67 |
| 01:20 | Denison | The rebound goes to James Hendricks | 67-67 |
| 01:15 | Denison | Brian Powell misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-67 |
| 01:14 | Hiram | The rebound goes to Peter Fisher | 67-67 |
| 00:53 | Hiram | Christopher Warren hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 67-67 |
| 00:52 | Denison | Donald Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 00:47 | Denison | Brian Powell misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-67 |
| 00:45 | Denison | Donald Smith tips it in | 67-69 |
| 00:23 | Hiram | Christopher Warren misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 67-69 |
| 00:22 | Denison | Alvin Smith grabs the board | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Hiram | Hiram is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Denison | Alvin Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Warren - foul #2 on Christopher Warren, team foul #11 | 67-69 |
| 00:21 | Denison | Alvin Smith makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:21 | Denison | Alvin Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:21 | Hiram | William Gill gets the rebound | 67-70 |
| 00:10 | Hiram | Mikey Dean hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-70 |
| 00:10 | Denison | Denison calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Hiram | Hiram is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Denison | Alvin Smith is fouled on the floor by William Gill - foul #1 on William Gill, team foul #12 | 70-70 |
| 00:03 | Denison | Alvin Smith misses the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:03 | Denison | Alvin Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 00:03 | Hiram | Hiram calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-71 |
| Game Plan | Hiram | Hiram is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Hiram | Jack Stemple misses long on a halfcourt shot | 70-71 |