| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Craig Ware (fresh) SG - Robert Kern (fresh) SF - Tommy May (fresh) PF - Edward Hill (fresh) C - Harry Slagle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - James Hendricks (fresh) SG - Brian Powell (fresh) SF - John Bergerson (fresh) PF - Alvin Smith (fresh) C - Donald Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Earlham | Edward Hill wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Earlham | Craig Ware clanks a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Denison | The rebound goes to Donald Smith | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Denison | James Hendricks misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Denison | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Smith | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Denison | Alvin Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Earlham | Edward Hill grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Earlham | Craig Ware drills a shot from the left wing set up by Robert Kern | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Denison | James Hendricks buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:36 | Earlham | Tommy May is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Tommy May, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:22 | Denison | James Hendricks misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 18:20 | Earlham | Tommy May pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:05 | Earlham | Edward Hill travels with the ball | 2-3 |
| 17:47 | Denison | Edward Hill swats the short shot by John Bergerson | 2-3 |
| 17:46 | Denison | Alvin Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:35 | Denison | Brian Powell is hacked by Harry Slagle - foul #1 on Harry Slagle, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Earlham | Daniel Keppler (SF) Tommy May | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 17:20 | Denison | James Hendricks misses short on a 3 from straight away | 2-3 |
| 17:19 | Earlham | Edward Hill pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:01 | Earlham | Daniel Keppler hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 2-3 |
| 16:59 | Denison | Donald Smith gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:47 | Denison | Brian Powell connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Hendricks | 2-5 |
| 16:37 | Earlham | Harry Slagle misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 16:36 | Denison | Donald Smith gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:31 | Denison | Alvin Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-5 |
| Subs | Earlham | Lonnie Black (PG), Marvin Connell (SG), Howard Pugh (PF), Kevin Green (C) Craig Ware, Robert Kern, Edward Hill, Harry Slagle | |
| Subs | Denison | Samuel David (PG), Gary Buchanan (PF) James Hendricks, Alvin Smith | |
| 16:24 | Earlham | Marvin Connell knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-5 |
| 16:10 | Denison | Brian Powell knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-8 |
| 15:58 | Earlham | Kevin Green blows the layup | 5-8 |
| 15:56 | Earlham | Daniel Keppler tips it in | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Lonnie Black (fresh) SG - Marvin Connell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Keppler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Howard Pugh (fresh) C - Kevin Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Samuel David (fresh) SG - Brian Powell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Bergerson (fairly fresh) PF - Gary Buchanan (fresh) C - Donald Smith (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Denison | Donald Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Samuel David | 7-10 |
| 15:13 | Earlham | Daniel Keppler misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 7-10 |
| 15:11 | Earlham | Daniel Keppler tips it back up and in | 9-10 |
| 14:57 | Denison | John Bergerson misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 9-10 |
| 14:56 | Earlham | Howard Pugh pulls down the rebound | 9-10 |
| 14:38 | Earlham | Marvin Connell loses the dribble to John Bergerson | 9-10 |
| 14:35 | Denison | Brian Powell banks in the layup on a great pass from John Bergerson | 9-12 |
| 14:33 | Earlham | Lonnie Black is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lonnie Black, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Earlham | Craig Ware (PG), Robert Kern (SG), Tommy May (SF), Edward Hill (PF), Harry Slagle (C) Lonnie Black, Marvin Connell, Daniel Keppler, Howard Pugh, Kevin Green | |
| Subs | Denison | James Hendricks (PG), Ralph Hughes (SF), Alvin Smith (PF) Brian Powell, John Bergerson, Donald Smith | |
| 14:13 | Denison | Alvin Smith misses long on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Craig Ware - foul #1 on Craig Ware, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Denison | Terry Reed (SG), Donald Smith (C) Samuel David, Gary Buchanan | |
| 14:13 | Denison | Alvin Smith makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 14:13 | Denison | Alvin Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 14:13 | Earlham | Edward Hill gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 13:55 | Earlham | Craig Ware knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Robert Kern | 12-13 |
| 13:44 | Denison | Terry Reed connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 12-15 |
| 13:26 | Earlham | Craig Ware scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Kern | 14-15 |
| 13:12 | Denison | Ralph Hughes hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 14-15 |
| 13:11 | Denison | Ralph Hughes grabs the offensive board | 14-15 |
| 12:55 | Denison | Terry Reed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-15 |
| Subs | Earlham | Daniel Keppler (C) Harry Slagle | |
| Subs | Denison | Samuel David (SG), Gary Buchanan (C) Terry Reed, Donald Smith | |
| 12:38 | Earlham | Tommy May is fouled on the floor by Ralph Hughes - foul #1 on Ralph Hughes, team foul #1 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Earlham | Kevin Green (C) Tommy May | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 12:22 | Earlham | Edward Hill is denied on a layup by Alvin Smith | 14-15 |
| 12:20 | Earlham | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Kern | 14-15 |
| 12:07 | Earlham | Kevin Green can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 14-15 |
| 12:06 | Denison | Ralph Hughes grabs the board | 14-15 |
| 12:02 | Denison | Ralph Hughes blows the layup | 14-15 |
| 12:01 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Kevin Green | 14-15 |
| 11:49 | Earlham | Edward Hill misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-15 |
| 11:48 | Earlham | Edward Hill grabs the offensive board | 14-15 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Craig Ware (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Kern (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Daniel Keppler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Hill (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kevin Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - James Hendricks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel David (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ralph Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Alvin Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Gary Buchanan (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Earlham | Edward Hill is called for traveling | 14-15 |
| Subs | Earlham | Lonnie Black (PG), Marvin Connell (SG), Howard Pugh (SF), Harry Slagle (C) Craig Ware, Robert Kern, Daniel Keppler, Edward Hill | |
| Subs | Denison | Loren Breshears (PG), Brian Powell (SG), John Bergerson (SF), Terry Reed (PF), Donald Smith (C) James Hendricks, Samuel David, Ralph Hughes, Alvin Smith, Gary Buchanan | |
| 11:15 | Denison | Terry Reed misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing but the foul's on Kevin Green - foul #1 on Kevin Green, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| 11:15 | Denison | Terry Reed makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 11:15 | Denison | Terry Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 11:15 | Denison | Terry Reed makes the 3rd free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:54 | Earlham | Lonnie Black misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-17 |
| 10:53 | Denison | Donald Smith gets the rebound | 14-17 |
| 10:47 | Denison | Terry Reed misses the 3 from the left corner | 14-17 |
| 10:46 | Earlham | Harry Slagle snags the defensive board | 14-17 |
| 10:26 | Earlham | Marvin Connell is fouled on the floor by Brian Powell - foul #1 on Brian Powell, team foul #2 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Earlham | Craig Ware (PG), Robert Kern (SG), Tommy May (SF), Edward Hill (PF) Lonnie Black, Marvin Connell, Howard Pugh, Kevin Green | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 10:11 | Earlham | Craig Ware misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 14-17 |
| 10:10 | Denison | The rebound goes to Donald Smith | 14-17 |
| 10:05 | Denison | Tommy May takes the ball from John Bergerson | 14-17 |
| 09:45 | Earlham | Edward Hill blows the layup but the foul's on Loren Breshears - foul #1 on Loren Breshears, team foul #3 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Denison | Samuel David (PG), Alvin Smith (PF), Gary Buchanan (C) Loren Breshears, Terry Reed, Donald Smith | |
| 09:45 | Earlham | Edward Hill makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:45 | Earlham | Edward Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:45 | Denison | Alvin Smith pulls down the rebound | 15-17 |
| 09:38 | Denison | Alvin Smith is fouled on the floor by Harry Slagle - foul #2 on Harry Slagle, team foul #6 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Earlham | Daniel Keppler (C) Harry Slagle | |
| Subs | Denison | James Hendricks (PG) Samuel David | |
| 09:28 | Denison | John Bergerson is fouled on the floor by Tommy May - foul #2 on Tommy May, team foul #7 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Earlham | Marvin Connell (SF) Tommy May | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 09:28 | Denison | John Bergerson makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 09:28 | Denison | John Bergerson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 09:12 | Earlham | Marvin Connell is fouled on the floor by Brian Powell - foul #2 on Brian Powell, team foul #4 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Denison | Samuel David (SG) Brian Powell | |
| 08:57 | Earlham | Edward Hill misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-19 |
| 08:56 | Denison | James Hendricks snags the defensive board | 15-19 |
| 08:50 | Denison | The jump hook by Gary Buchanan is blocked by Edward Hill | 15-19 |
| 08:49 | Earlham | Edward Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 08:45 | Earlham | Robert Kern hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Daniel Keppler | 18-19 |
| 08:30 | Denison | Samuel David misses the floater in the lane | 18-19 |
| 08:28 | Denison | John Bergerson grabs the offensive board | 18-19 |
| 08:14 | Denison | Samuel David double dribbles | 18-19 |
| Subs | Earlham | Lonnie Black (PG), Kevin Green (C) Craig Ware, Marvin Connell | |
| Subs | Denison | Terry Reed (SG), Ralph Hughes (SF), Donald Smith (C) James Hendricks, John Bergerson, Alvin Smith | |
| 07:56 | Earlham | Donald Smith takes the ball from Daniel Keppler | 18-19 |
| 07:31 | Denison | Robert Kern is called for the reach on Terry Reed - foul #1 on Robert Kern, team foul #8 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Earlham | Steve Crum (SG), Howard Pugh (PF) Robert Kern, Edward Hill | |
| Subs | Denison | Loren Breshears (PG) Gary Buchanan | |
| 07:31 | Denison | Terry Reed misses the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:31 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Kevin Green | 18-19 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Lonnie Black (fresh) SG - Steve Crum (fresh) SF - Daniel Keppler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Pugh (fresh) C - Kevin Green (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Loren Breshears (fresh) SG - Terry Reed (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Samuel David (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ralph Hughes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Earlham | Howard Pugh can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-19 |
| 07:00 | Denison | Terry Reed snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| 06:57 | Denison | Loren Breshears loses the dribble to Lonnie Black in the backcourt | 18-19 |
| 06:37 | Earlham | Daniel Keppler lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lonnie Black and the foul's on Samuel David - foul #1 on Samuel David, team foul #5 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Earlham | Craig Ware (PG), Robert Kern (SG), Edward Hill (PF) Lonnie Black, Steve Crum, Howard Pugh | |
| Subs | Denison | James Hendricks (PG), John Bergerson (SF), Alvin Smith (PF) Loren Breshears, Samuel David, Ralph Hughes | |
| 06:37 | Earlham | Daniel Keppler makes the free throw | 21-19 |
| 06:21 | Denison | John Bergerson knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 21-21 |
| 06:05 | Earlham | Kevin Green misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Alvin Smith - foul #1 on Alvin Smith, team foul #6 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Earlham | Marvin Connell (SF) Daniel Keppler | |
| Subs | Denison | Loren Breshears (SG) Terry Reed | |
| 06:05 | Earlham | Kevin Green makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:05 | Earlham | Kevin Green makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 05:57 | Denison | John Bergerson lays it up and in and the foul's on Craig Ware - foul #2 on Craig Ware, team foul #9 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Earlham | Lonnie Black (PG), Daniel Keppler (C) Craig Ware, Kevin Green | |
| Subs | Denison | Gary Buchanan (C) Donald Smith | |
| 05:57 | Denison | John Bergerson makes the free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:39 | Earlham | Edward Hill knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Kern | 25-24 |
| 05:30 | Denison | Marvin Connell steals it from John Bergerson | 25-24 |
| 05:13 | Earlham | Marvin Connell scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Keppler | 28-24 |
| 05:02 | Denison | Loren Breshears drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Bergerson | 28-26 |
| 04:40 | Earlham | Daniel Keppler knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Lonnie Black | 30-26 |
| 04:22 | Denison | John Bergerson drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-29 |
| 04:08 | Earlham | Daniel Keppler misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 30-29 |
| 04:07 | Denison | Alvin Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 04:02 | Denison | Loren Breshears can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 30-29 |
| 04:01 | Earlham | Daniel Keppler pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 03:37 | Earlham | Marvin Connell hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lonnie Black | 32-29 |
| 03:14 | Denison | Loren Breshears misses short on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Kern - foul #2 on Robert Kern, team foul #10 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Earlham | Craig Ware (PG), Steve Crum (SG), Tommy May (SF), Kevin Green (PF), Harry Slagle (C) Lonnie Black, Robert Kern, Marvin Connell, Edward Hill, Daniel Keppler | |
| Subs | Denison | Brian Powell (SG), Samuel David (SF), Ralph Hughes (PF), Donald Smith (C) James Hendricks, John Bergerson, Alvin Smith, Gary Buchanan | |
| 03:14 | Denison | Loren Breshears makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 03:14 | Denison | Loren Breshears makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Craig Ware (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Steve Crum (fresh) SF - Tommy May (fresh) PF - Kevin Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Slagle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Loren Breshears (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Brian Powell (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Samuel David (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ralph Hughes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Earlham | Harry Slagle connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steve Crum | 34-31 |
| 02:54 | Denison | Loren Breshears clanks a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Steve Crum - foul #1 on Steve Crum, team foul #11 | 34-31 |
| 02:54 | Denison | Loren Breshears makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 02:54 | Denison | Loren Breshears makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 02:32 | Earlham | Loren Breshears steals the ball from Kevin Green | 34-33 |
| 02:16 | Denison | Steve Crum steals the ball from Donald Smith | 34-33 |
| 01:58 | Earlham | Craig Ware hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Loren Breshears - foul #2 on Loren Breshears, team foul #7 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Denison | Terry Reed (PF) Loren Breshears | |
| 01:58 | Earlham | Craig Ware makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 01:58 | Earlham | Craig Ware makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 01:40 | Denison | Samuel David is fouled on the floor by Craig Ware - foul #3 on Craig Ware, team foul #12 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Earlham | Richard Kadlubowski (PG), Robert Kern (SG), Edward Hill (PF) Craig Ware, Steve Crum, Kevin Green | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 01:40 | Denison | Samuel David misses the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 01:40 | Denison | Samuel David makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 01:23 | Earlham | Harry Slagle misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 36-34 |
| 01:21 | Earlham | Tommy May grabs the offensive board | 36-34 |
| 01:13 | Earlham | Tommy May drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-34 |
| 00:58 | Denison | Samuel David loses the dribble to Tommy May | 39-34 |
| 00:31 | Earlham | Richard Kadlubowski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-34 |
| 00:30 | Denison | Ralph Hughes snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 00:26 | Denison | Brian Powell is denied on a layup by Harry Slagle | 39-34 |
| 00:25 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Edward Hill | 39-34 |
| 00:01 | Earlham | Robert Kern misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-34 |
| 00:00 | Denison | Ralph Hughes gets the rebound | 39-34 |