| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Donald Simmons (fresh) SG - Clyde Cooper (fresh) SF - Henry Jeffers (fresh) PF - Jared Zieglen (fresh) C - John Harden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Ty Boyd (fresh) SG - John Harris (fresh) SF - Neal Hedrick (fresh) PF - Gerald Durbin (fresh) C - Charles Robinson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Earlham | Jared Zieglen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Earlham | John Harden knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:35 | Grove City | Henry Jeffers is called for the reach on Neal Hedrick - foul #1 on Henry Jeffers, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:22 | Grove City | Neal Hedrick misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | Earlham | John Harden snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 19:14 | Earlham | Henry Jeffers misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:12 | Grove City | Charles Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:55 | Grove City | John Harris makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ty Boyd | 3-2 |
| 18:34 | Earlham | The jump hook by Jared Zieglen is blocked by Charles Robinson | 3-2 |
| 18:32 | Grove City | John Harris gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:15 | Grove City | John Harris is denied on a layup by Henry Jeffers | 3-2 |
| 18:13 | Earlham | Jared Zieglen pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:49 | Earlham | John Harden can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Harris - foul #1 on John Harris, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 17:49 | Earlham | John Harden makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:49 | Earlham | John Harden makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:38 | Grove City | Neal Hedrick is fouled on the floor by John Harden - foul #1 on John Harden, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 17:33 | Grove City | The pull-up jumper by Ty Boyd is blocked by John Harden | 5-2 |
| 17:31 | Grove City | Charles Robinson hits the follow up shot | 5-4 |
| 17:11 | Earlham | John Harden comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 17:09 | Grove City | John Harris grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 16:54 | Grove City | Henry Jeffers steps in front of the Neal Hedrick pass | 5-4 |
| 16:48 | Earlham | Jared Zieglen clanks a runner from the right block | 5-4 |
| 16:47 | Grove City | Charles Robinson snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 16:33 | Grove City | John Harris misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 16:32 | Earlham | John Harden grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 16:19 | Earlham | Clyde Cooper comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 5-4 |
| 16:18 | Earlham | Donald Simmons hits the follow up shot | 7-4 |
| 15:58 | Grove City | Ty Boyd hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 15:57 | Grove City | John Harris tips it in | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Donald Simmons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clyde Cooper (fairly fresh) SF - Henry Jeffers (fairly fresh) PF - Jared Zieglen (fairly fresh) C - John Harden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Ty Boyd (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Harris (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Neal Hedrick (fresh) PF - Gerald Durbin (fresh) C - Charles Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Earlham | John Harris is called for the reach on Jared Zieglen - foul #2 on John Harris, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Earlham | William Zinke (PG), Claude Jackson (SG), Charles Dowe (SF), Troy McCord (PF), Robert Trumbauer (C) Donald Simmons, Clyde Cooper, Henry Jeffers, Jared Zieglen, John Harden | |
| Subs | Grove City | Gregg Ronald (PG), Richard Burke (SG), Curtis Corbett (PF), James Williams (C) Ty Boyd, John Harris, Gerald Durbin, Charles Robinson | |
| 15:23 | Earlham | William Zinke can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on James Williams - foul #1 on James Williams, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Otis Pinkney (SF) Neal Hedrick | |
| 15:23 | Earlham | William Zinke makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:23 | Earlham | William Zinke makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:14 | Grove City | Richard Burke connects on the floater from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 15:05 | Earlham | Robert Trumbauer connects on the turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by James Williams - foul #2 on James Williams, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Thomas McCafferty (PG) James Williams | |
| 15:05 | Earlham | Robert Trumbauer misses the free throw | 11-8 |
| 15:05 | Grove City | Curtis Corbett pulls down the rebound | 11-8 |
| 14:44 | Grove City | Thomas McCafferty is fouled on the floor by Charles Dowe - foul #1 on Charles Dowe, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| 14:32 | Grove City | Gregg Ronald hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Burke | 11-11 |
| 14:13 | Earlham | Charles Dowe comes up short on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Richard Burke - foul #1 on Richard Burke, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Earlham | Donald Simmons (PG), Jared Zieglen (PF), John Harden (C) Claude Jackson, Troy McCord, Robert Trumbauer | |
| Subs | Grove City | Ty Boyd (PG), Neal Hedrick (SF), Gerald Durbin (PF), Charles Robinson (C) Thomas McCafferty, Richard Burke, Otis Pinkney, Curtis Corbett | |
| 14:13 | Earlham | Charles Dowe misses the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 14:13 | Earlham | Charles Dowe misses the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 14:13 | Grove City | Charles Robinson snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 14:07 | Grove City | Ty Boyd double dribbles | 11-11 |
| Subs | Earlham | Henry Jeffers (SF) Charles Dowe | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 13:46 | Earlham | Jared Zieglen is fouled on the floor by Gregg Ronald - foul #1 on Gregg Ronald, team foul #6 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Earlham | Clyde Cooper (SG) William Zinke | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 13:41 | Earlham | John Harden is fouled on the floor by Gregg Ronald - foul #2 on Gregg Ronald, team foul #7 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Richard Burke (SG) Gregg Ronald | |
| 13:41 | Earlham | John Harden misses the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:41 | Earlham | Jared Zieglen snags the offensive board | 11-11 |
| 13:21 | Earlham | Donald Simmons buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Clyde Cooper | 13-11 |
| 13:13 | Grove City | Charles Robinson makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Neal Hedrick | 13-13 |
| 13:04 | Earlham | John Harden misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 13:03 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Gerald Durbin | 13-13 |
| 12:39 | Grove City | Charles Robinson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Harden - foul #2 on John Harden, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Earlham | William Zinke (PG), Charles Dowe (C) Donald Simmons, John Harden | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 12:39 | Grove City | Charles Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 12:39 | Grove City | Charles Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 12:25 | Earlham | Henry Jeffers misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 13-14 |
| 12:24 | Earlham | Charles Dowe tips it back up and in | 15-14 |
| 12:10 | Grove City | Ty Boyd throws it down | 15-16 |
| 12:08 | Earlham | Ty Boyd is called for the reach on William Zinke in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ty Boyd, team foul #8 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Earlham | Claude Jackson (SG), Robert Trumbauer (C) Clyde Cooper, Henry Jeffers | |
| Subs | Grove City | Otis Pinkney (SG), Curtis Corbett (C) Ty Boyd, Charles Robinson | |
| 12:08 | Earlham | William Zinke makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 12:08 | Earlham | William Zinke makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 11:56 | Grove City | Charles Dowe denies the turnaround by Neal Hedrick | 17-16 |
| 11:54 | Grove City | Richard Burke tips it but misses | 17-16 |
| 11:52 | Earlham | Jared Zieglen grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - William Zinke (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Claude Jackson (fresh) SF - Charles Dowe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jared Zieglen (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Trumbauer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Richard Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Otis Pinkney (fresh) SF - Neal Hedrick (fresh) PF - Gerald Durbin (fresh) C - Curtis Corbett (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Earlham | William Zinke clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-16 |
| 11:30 | Grove City | Otis Pinkney gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 11:14 | Grove City | The jump hook by Curtis Corbett is blocked by Jared Zieglen | 17-16 |
| 11:12 | Earlham | William Zinke pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 10:51 | Earlham | Robert Trumbauer buries a jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by Otis Pinkney - foul #1 on Otis Pinkney, team foul #9 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Earlham | Donald Simmons (PG), Clyde Cooper (SG), Henry Jeffers (SF) William Zinke, Claude Jackson, Jared Zieglen | |
| Subs | Grove City | Ty Boyd (PG), Charles Robinson (C) Richard Burke, Gerald Durbin | |
| 10:51 | Earlham | Robert Trumbauer makes the free throw | 20-16 |
| 10:30 | Grove City | Neal Hedrick hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 20-16 |
| 10:28 | Grove City | Curtis Corbett tips it home | 20-18 |
| 10:09 | Earlham | Henry Jeffers scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Donald Simmons | 22-18 |
| 09:54 | Grove City | Charles Robinson loses the ball out of bounds | 22-18 |
| Subs | Earlham | Jared Zieglen (PF), Claude Jackson (C) Robert Trumbauer, Charles Dowe | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 09:38 | Earlham | Donald Simmons misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-18 |
| 09:37 | Earlham | Jared Zieglen hits the follow up shot | 24-18 |
| 09:24 | Grove City | Clyde Cooper is called for the reach on Neal Hedrick - foul #1 on Clyde Cooper, team foul #5 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Gerald Durbin (PF) Curtis Corbett | |
| 09:07 | Grove City | Gerald Durbin comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Donald Simmons - foul #1 on Donald Simmons, team foul #6 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Earlham | William Zinke (SG) Clyde Cooper | |
| Subs | Grove City | Thomas McCafferty (PG), Richard Burke (SG) Ty Boyd, Otis Pinkney | |
| 09:07 | Grove City | Gerald Durbin makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 09:07 | Grove City | Gerald Durbin misses the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 09:07 | Earlham | Jared Zieglen gets the rebound | 24-19 |
| 08:41 | Earlham | Jared Zieglen knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Zinke | 26-19 |
| 08:29 | Grove City | Neal Hedrick makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Thomas McCafferty | 26-21 |
| 08:15 | Earlham | Henry Jeffers is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Henry Jeffers, team foul #7 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Earlham | Charles Dowe (SF), Robert Trumbauer (PF) Henry Jeffers, Jared Zieglen | |
| Subs | Grove City | Otis Pinkney (SF), Curtis Corbett (C) Neal Hedrick, Charles Robinson | |
| 08:02 | Grove City | Gerald Durbin can't finish the layup | 26-21 |
| 08:01 | Earlham | Donald Simmons snags the defensive board | 26-21 |
| 07:55 | Earlham | Donald Simmons comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Curtis Corbett - foul #1 on Curtis Corbett, team foul #10 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Earlham | Clyde Cooper (SG) Claude Jackson | |
| Subs | Grove City | Ty Boyd (PG) Thomas McCafferty | |
| 07:55 | Earlham | Donald Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 07:55 | Earlham | Donald Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 07:43 | Grove City | Curtis Corbett is whistled for a carry | 28-21 |
| Subs | Earlham | Troy McCord (PF) Donald Simmons | |
| Subs | Grove City | Neal Hedrick (SF) Richard Burke | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - William Zinke (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clyde Cooper (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Dowe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Troy McCord (fresh) C - Robert Trumbauer (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Ty Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Otis Pinkney (fresh) SF - Neal Hedrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerald Durbin (fresh) 1 pts. C - Curtis Corbett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Earlham | Charles Dowe misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-21 |
| 07:30 | Grove City | Otis Pinkney snags the defensive board | 28-21 |
| 07:26 | Grove City | Robert Trumbauer blocks the short jumper by Ty Boyd | 28-21 |
| 07:25 | Grove City | Gerald Durbin grabs the offensive board | 28-21 |
| 07:09 | Grove City | Gerald Durbin scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Neal Hedrick | 28-23 |
| 06:53 | Earlham | Clyde Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-23 |
| Subs | Earlham | Jared Zieglen (PF) Troy McCord | |
| Subs | Grove City | Charles Robinson (C) Gerald Durbin | |
| 06:31 | Grove City | Otis Pinkney is fouled on the floor by Clyde Cooper - foul #2 on Clyde Cooper, team foul #8 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Earlham | Donald Simmons (PG), Charles Reed (SG), Troy McCord (SF), Claude Jackson (C) William Zinke, Clyde Cooper, Charles Dowe, Robert Trumbauer | |
| Subs | Grove City | Richard Burke (SF), Gerald Durbin (PF) Neal Hedrick, Curtis Corbett | |
| 06:31 | Grove City | Otis Pinkney makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 06:31 | Grove City | Otis Pinkney misses the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 06:31 | Earlham | Jared Zieglen pulls down the rebound | 28-24 |
| 06:13 | Earlham | Troy McCord hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jared Zieglen | 31-24 |
| 05:53 | Grove City | Ty Boyd misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Troy McCord - foul #1 on Troy McCord, team foul #9 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Neal Hedrick (SF) Otis Pinkney | |
| 05:53 | Grove City | Ty Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 05:53 | Grove City | Ty Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 05:29 | Earlham | Troy McCord's floater is knocked away by Charles Robinson | 31-25 |
| 05:28 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Neal Hedrick | 31-25 |
| 05:10 | Grove City | The jumper by Gerald Durbin is denied by Jared Zieglen | 31-25 |
| 05:08 | Earlham | Claude Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 05:03 | Earlham | Donald Simmons is hacked by Ty Boyd - foul #2 on Ty Boyd, team foul #11 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Earlham | William Zinke (SG), Charles Dowe (SF), Robert Trumbauer (C) Charles Reed, Troy McCord, Claude Jackson | |
| Subs | Grove City | Thomas McCafferty (PG), Curtis Corbett (PF) Ty Boyd, Gerald Durbin | |
| 05:03 | Earlham | Donald Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 05:03 | Earlham | Donald Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 04:43 | Grove City | Robert Trumbauer is called for the reach on Charles Robinson - foul #1 on Robert Trumbauer, team foul #10 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Earlham | Claude Jackson (SG) Donald Simmons | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 04:43 | Grove City | Charles Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 04:43 | Grove City | Charles Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 04:31 | Earlham | Robert Trumbauer misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 33-27 |
| 04:30 | Grove City | Curtis Corbett grabs the defensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 04:15 | Grove City | Thomas McCafferty connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Curtis Corbett | 33-30 |
| 03:56 | Earlham | Thomas McCafferty picks off the pass by Claude Jackson | 33-30 |
| 03:35 | Grove City | Neal Hedrick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-30 |
| Subs | Earlham | Donald Simmons (PG), Clyde Cooper (SG), Henry Jeffers (SF), Troy McCord (PF), John Harden (C) William Zinke, Claude Jackson, Charles Dowe, Jared Zieglen, Robert Trumbauer | |
| Subs | Grove City | Gregg Ronald (PG), John Harris (SG), Otis Pinkney (SF), James Williams (C) Thomas McCafferty, Richard Burke, Neal Hedrick, Charles Robinson | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Donald Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clyde Cooper (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Jeffers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Troy McCord (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Harden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Gregg Ronald (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Harris (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Otis Pinkney (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Corbett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Williams (fresh) | |
| 03:27 | Earlham | Henry Jeffers misses the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Gregg Ronald - foul #3 on Gregg Ronald, team foul #12 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Ty Boyd (PG) Gregg Ronald | |
| 03:27 | Earlham | Henry Jeffers misses the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 03:27 | Earlham | Henry Jeffers misses the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 03:27 | Earlham | John Harden gets the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 03:19 | Earlham | John Harden is hacked by Ty Boyd - foul #3 on Ty Boyd, team foul #13 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Thomas McCafferty (PG) Ty Boyd | |
| 03:19 | Earlham | John Harden makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 03:19 | Earlham | John Harden makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 02:50 | Grove City | Otis Pinkney clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-30 |
| 02:49 | Grove City | Thomas McCafferty gets the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 02:29 | Grove City | Donald Simmons steals the ball from James Williams | 35-30 |
| 02:26 | Earlham | Donald Simmons lays it up and in | 37-30 |
| 02:08 | Grove City | Otis Pinkney lays it in and he's fouled by Henry Jeffers - foul #3 on Henry Jeffers, team foul #11 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Earlham | Charles Dowe (SF), Jared Zieglen (PF) Henry Jeffers, Troy McCord | |
| Subs | Grove City | Gerald Durbin (PF) Curtis Corbett | |
| 02:08 | Grove City | Otis Pinkney makes the free throw | 37-33 |
| 01:46 | Earlham | Clyde Cooper misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-33 |
| 01:45 | Earlham | Charles Dowe grabs the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 01:36 | Earlham | Jared Zieglen hits a shot in the lane set up by Charles Dowe and he's hacked by Otis Pinkney - foul #2 on Otis Pinkney, team foul #14 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Earlham | William Zinke (PG) Donald Simmons | |
| Subs | Grove City | Richard Burke (PG) Thomas McCafferty | |
| 01:36 | Earlham | Jared Zieglen makes the free throw | 40-33 |
| 01:16 | Grove City | John Harris misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 01:15 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Jared Zieglen | 40-33 |
| 00:57 | Earlham | Jared Zieglen banks in the layup | 42-33 |
| 00:42 | Grove City | Otis Pinkney is hacked by Charles Dowe - foul #2 on Charles Dowe, team foul #12 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Earlham | Claude Jackson (SG), Robert Trumbauer (C) Clyde Cooper, John Harden | |
| Subs | Grove City | Neal Hedrick (SF), Charles Robinson (C) John Harris, James Williams | |
| 00:42 | Grove City | Otis Pinkney misses the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 00:42 | Grove City | Otis Pinkney makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 00:29 | Earlham | Jared Zieglen loses the dribble to Gerald Durbin | 42-34 |
| 00:25 | Grove City | William Zinke is called for the reach on Richard Burke in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Zinke, team foul #13 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Earlham | Donald Simmons (PG), Troy McCord (SF) Claude Jackson, Charles Dowe | |
| Subs | Grove City | John Harris (SG) Otis Pinkney | |
| 00:25 | Grove City | Richard Burke misses the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 00:25 | Grove City | Richard Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 00:03 | Earlham | Troy McCord hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 00:02 | Grove City | Richard Burke snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 00:00 | Grove City | Richard Burke clanks a fullcourt shot | 42-35 |