| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Alex Campion (fresh) SG - Adrian George (fresh) SF - Frederick Tuttle (fresh) PF - Steven Brown (fresh) C - Donald Sung (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Robert Cooper (fresh) SG - Lawrence Hawkins (fresh) SF - Joseph Majors (fresh) PF - Edgar Peterson (fresh) C - William Jenning (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Earlham | Steven Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:57 | Earlham | Alex Campion is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alex Campion, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Grove City | William Jenning banks in the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Earlham | Donald Sung misses long on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Joseph Majors - foul #1 on Joseph Majors, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Earlham | Donald Sung makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:31 | Earlham | Donald Sung misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:31 | Grove City | Edgar Peterson snags the defensive board | 1-2 |
| 19:15 | Grove City | Edgar Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 1-2 |
| 18:54 | Earlham | Frederick Tuttle is alone and drills a shot from the baseline | 3-2 |
| 18:49 | Grove City | Lawrence Hawkins comes up short on the runner from close range | 3-2 |
| 18:48 | Grove City | Lawrence Hawkins grabs the offensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:37 | Grove City | Lawrence Hawkins clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Alex Campion - foul #2 on Alex Campion, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Earlham | Keith Parker (PG) Alex Campion | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 18:37 | Grove City | Lawrence Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:37 | Grove City | Lawrence Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:25 | Earlham | Steven Brown comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 3-4 |
| 18:24 | Grove City | Edgar Peterson snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 18:15 | Grove City | William Jenning's floater is tipped away by Donald Sung | 3-4 |
| 18:14 | Earlham | Frederick Tuttle pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:04 | Earlham | Keith Parker misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 3-4 |
| 18:02 | Grove City | The rebound goes to William Jenning | 3-4 |
| 17:56 | Grove City | Lawrence Hawkins connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 3-6 |
| 17:39 | Earlham | Keith Parker misses the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Joseph Majors - foul #2 on Joseph Majors, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Earlham | William Doty (SG), Jeff Fuerstenberg (SF), Willard Jackson (PF), Donald Batz (C) Adrian George, Frederick Tuttle, Steven Brown, Donald Sung | |
| Subs | Grove City | Douglas Wilson (PG), Michael Wood (SG), Gregory Troutt (SF), Allan Borja (PF), Kevin Wiseman (C) Robert Cooper, Lawrence Hawkins, Joseph Majors, Edgar Peterson, William Jenning | |
| 17:39 | Earlham | Keith Parker makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:39 | Earlham | Keith Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:24 | Grove City | Allan Borja misses short on a runner near the basket but the foul's on William Doty - foul #1 on William Doty, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| 17:24 | Grove City | Allan Borja misses the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:24 | Grove City | Allan Borja makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:11 | Earlham | Willard Jackson lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Keith Parker | 7-7 |
| 16:55 | Grove City | Keith Parker steps in front of the Allan Borja pass | 7-7 |
| 16:44 | Earlham | William Doty misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 16:43 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Douglas Wilson | 7-7 |
| 16:37 | Grove City | Michael Wood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-7 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Jon McDoe (SF) Gregory Troutt | |
| 16:35 | Earlham | Jeff Fuerstenberg travels in the backcourt | 7-7 |
| Subs | Earlham | Steven Brown (PF) Willard Jackson | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 16:17 | Grove City | Donald Batz swats the layup by Michael Wood | 7-7 |
| 16:16 | Grove City | Douglas Wilson snags the offensive board | 7-7 |
| 16:03 | Grove City | The short jumper by Kevin Wiseman is denied by Jeff Fuerstenberg | 7-7 |
| 16:01 | Earlham | Steven Brown gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:57 | Earlham | Jeff Fuerstenberg is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Wilson - foul #1 on Douglas Wilson, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Earlham | Adrian George (SG), Frederick Tuttle (SF), Donald Sung (C) William Doty, Jeff Fuerstenberg, Donald Batz | |
| Subs | Grove City | Robert Cooper (PG), Gordon Griffin (SG), Edgar Peterson (PF), William Jenning (C) Douglas Wilson, Michael Wood, Allan Borja, Kevin Wiseman | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Keith Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adrian George (fresh) SF - Frederick Tuttle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Brown (fairly fresh) C - Donald Sung (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Robert Cooper (fresh) SG - Gordon Griffin (fresh) SF - Jon McDoe (fresh) PF - Edgar Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Jenning (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Earlham | Gordon Griffin steals it from Keith Parker | 7-7 |
| 15:26 | Grove City | Robert Cooper clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Steven Brown - foul #1 on Steven Brown, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Earlham | Willard Jackson (PF) Steven Brown | |
| Subs | Grove City | Gregory Troutt (SF) Jon McDoe | |
| 15:26 | Grove City | Robert Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:26 | Grove City | Robert Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:26 | Earlham | Frederick Tuttle grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 15:06 | Earlham | Donald Sung comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 15:05 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Edgar Peterson | 7-7 |
| 15:00 | Grove City | William Jenning is hacked by Adrian George - foul #1 on Adrian George, team foul #5 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Lawrence Hawkins (SG) Robert Cooper | |
| 14:55 | Grove City | Keith Parker steps in front of the William Jenning pass | 7-7 |
| 14:37 | Earlham | Frederick Tuttle misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-7 |
| 14:36 | Earlham | Donald Sung tips it but misses | 7-7 |
| 14:34 | Earlham | Frederick Tuttle tips it in | 9-7 |
| 14:28 | Grove City | Edgar Peterson clanks a jumper from the right block | 9-7 |
| 14:27 | Earlham | Donald Sung grabs the board | 9-7 |
| 14:14 | Earlham | Donald Sung buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Keith Parker | 12-7 |
| 14:10 | Grove City | Willard Jackson picks off the pass by Lawrence Hawkins | 12-7 |
| 14:07 | Earlham | Gregory Troutt is called for the reach on Willard Jackson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Troutt, team foul #4 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Earlham | William Doty (SG), Steven Brown (PF), Donald Batz (C) Adrian George, Willard Jackson, Donald Sung | |
| Subs | Grove City | Robert Cooper (PG), Jon McDoe (SF), Allan Borja (PF), Kevin Wiseman (C) Gordon Griffin, Gregory Troutt, Edgar Peterson, William Jenning | |
| 13:57 | Earlham | Donald Batz is whistled for a carry | 12-7 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Douglas Wilson (PG), Michael Wood (SG) Robert Cooper, Lawrence Hawkins | |
| 13:44 | Grove City | Allan Borja is hacked by Steven Brown - foul #2 on Steven Brown, team foul #6 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Earlham | Jeff Fuerstenberg (SF), Willard Jackson (PF) Frederick Tuttle, Steven Brown | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 13:36 | Grove City | Jeff Fuerstenberg is called for the reach on Jon McDoe - foul #1 on Jeff Fuerstenberg, team foul #7 | 12-7 |
| 13:36 | Grove City | Jon McDoe misses the 1st free throw | 12-7 |
| 13:36 | Earlham | Willard Jackson grabs the board | 12-7 |
| 13:19 | Earlham | Donald Batz hits a wide open 3 from straight away set up by Willard Jackson | 15-7 |
| 13:12 | Grove City | Douglas Wilson misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 15-7 |
| 13:11 | Earlham | Jeff Fuerstenberg grabs the board | 15-7 |
| 13:04 | Earlham | Keith Parker's pass is intercepted by Kevin Wiseman in the backcourt | 15-7 |
| 12:52 | Grove City | Michael Wood comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 15-7 |
| 12:51 | Grove City | Douglas Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-7 |
| 12:39 | Grove City | Douglas Wilson makes the jumper from the left block set up by Michael Wood | 15-9 |
| 12:27 | Earlham | Douglas Wilson steals the ball from William Doty | 15-9 |
| 12:24 | Grove City | Jon McDoe banks in the layup on a great pass from Douglas Wilson | 15-11 |
| 12:12 | Earlham | Douglas Wilson is called for the reach on Jeff Fuerstenberg - foul #2 on Douglas Wilson, team foul #5 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Earlham | Adrian George (SG), Frederick Tuttle (SF), Donald Sung (C) William Doty, Jeff Fuerstenberg, Donald Batz | |
| Subs | Grove City | Robert Cooper (PG), Lawrence Hawkins (SG), Gregory Troutt (SF), Edgar Peterson (PF), William Jenning (C) Douglas Wilson, Michael Wood, Jon McDoe, Allan Borja, Kevin Wiseman | |
| 12:01 | Earlham | The jump hook by Frederick Tuttle is blocked by Edgar Peterson | 15-11 |
| 12:00 | Earlham | Frederick Tuttle tips it back up and in | 17-11 |
| 11:56 | Grove City | Robert Cooper scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gregory Troutt | 17-13 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Keith Parker (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adrian George (fairly fresh) SF - Frederick Tuttle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Willard Jackson (tiring) 2 pts. C - Donald Sung (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Robert Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lawrence Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gregory Troutt (fairly fresh) PF - Edgar Peterson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - William Jenning (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Earlham | Frederick Tuttle makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Adrian George | 20-13 |
| 11:15 | Grove City | Lawrence Hawkins's fadeaway is rejected by Willard Jackson | 20-13 |
| 11:14 | Earlham | Frederick Tuttle grabs the board | 20-13 |
| 10:52 | Earlham | Keith Parker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 20-13 |
| 10:50 | Grove City | Edgar Peterson gets the rebound | 20-13 |
| 10:46 | Grove City | Lawrence Hawkins clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Adrian George - foul #2 on Adrian George, team foul #8 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Earlham | William Doty (SG), Donald Batz (C) Adrian George, Donald Sung | |
| Subs | Grove City | Gordon Griffin (PG), Kevin Wiseman (C) Robert Cooper, William Jenning | |
| 10:46 | Grove City | Lawrence Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 10:46 | Grove City | Lawrence Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 10:25 | Earlham | Kevin Wiseman blocks the short jumper by Willard Jackson | 20-14 |
| 10:24 | Earlham | Frederick Tuttle grabs the offensive rebound | 20-14 |
| 10:12 | Earlham | Donald Batz connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Frederick Tuttle | 22-14 |
| 10:01 | Grove City | Edgar Peterson hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Frederick Tuttle - foul #1 on Frederick Tuttle, team foul #9 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Robert Cooper (PG), Jon McDoe (SF) Lawrence Hawkins, Gregory Troutt | |
| 10:01 | Grove City | Edgar Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 10:01 | Grove City | Edgar Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 09:58 | Earlham | William Doty's pass is intercepted by Kevin Wiseman in the backcourt | 22-16 |
| 09:53 | Grove City | Edgar Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-16 |
| Subs | Earlham | Jeff Fuerstenberg (SF), Donald Sung (C) Frederick Tuttle, Donald Batz | |
| Subs | Grove City | Allan Borja (PF) Edgar Peterson | |
| 09:45 | Earlham | Donald Sung is whistled for traveling | 22-16 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | William Jenning (C) Kevin Wiseman | |
| 09:34 | Grove City | William Jenning misses long on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Donald Sung - foul #1 on Donald Sung, team foul #10 | 22-16 |
| 09:34 | Grove City | William Jenning misses the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 09:34 | Grove City | William Jenning makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 09:13 | Earlham | Willard Jackson is fouled on the floor by Allan Borja - foul #1 on Allan Borja, team foul #6 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Michael Wood (SG) Gordon Griffin | |
| 09:04 | Earlham | Keith Parker misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-17 |
| 09:03 | Grove City | Allan Borja pulls down the rebound | 22-17 |
| 08:51 | Grove City | Michael Wood scores on a floater from the left side | 22-19 |
| 08:31 | Earlham | Willard Jackson is open but misses the lay-in but the foul's on Allan Borja - foul #2 on Allan Borja, team foul #7 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Earlham | Frederick Tuttle (SF), Donald Batz (C) Jeff Fuerstenberg, Donald Sung | |
| Subs | Grove City | Lawrence Hawkins (SG), Gregory Troutt (SF), Edgar Peterson (PF), Kevin Wiseman (C) Michael Wood, Jon McDoe, Allan Borja, William Jenning | |
| 08:31 | Earlham | Willard Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 08:31 | Earlham | Willard Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 08:21 | Grove City | Robert Cooper comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 23-19 |
| 08:20 | Grove City | Kevin Wiseman can't tip it in | 23-19 |
| 08:18 | Grove City | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Wiseman | 23-19 |
| 08:08 | Grove City | The jump hook by Edgar Peterson is blocked by Donald Batz | 23-19 |
| 08:07 | Earlham | Willard Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 07:51 | Earlham | Frederick Tuttle misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 23-19 |
| 07:50 | Earlham | Frederick Tuttle snags the offensive board | 23-19 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Keith Parker (very tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Doty (tiring) SF - Frederick Tuttle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Willard Jackson (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Batz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Robert Cooper (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Lawrence Hawkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gregory Troutt (tiring) PF - Edgar Peterson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Wiseman (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:36 | Earlham | Frederick Tuttle hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Willard Jackson | 26-19 |
| 07:23 | Grove City | Lawrence Hawkins hits a floater from the baseline | 26-21 |
| 07:21 | Earlham | Lawrence Hawkins steps in front of the Keith Parker pass in the backcourt | 26-21 |
| 07:08 | Grove City | Edgar Peterson buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Cooper and the foul's on Keith Parker - foul #1 on Keith Parker, team foul #11 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Gordon Griffin (PG), Michael Wood (SG), Jon McDoe (SF) Robert Cooper, Lawrence Hawkins, Gregory Troutt | |
| 07:08 | Grove City | Edgar Peterson makes the free throw | 26-24 |
| 06:48 | Earlham | Willard Jackson drills a floater from the baseline | 28-24 |
| 06:27 | Grove City | Edgar Peterson scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Gordon Griffin | 28-26 |
| 06:27 | Earlham | Earlham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 28-26 |
| Subs | Earlham | Jeff Fuerstenberg (SF), Donald Sung (C) Frederick Tuttle, Donald Batz | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 06:15 | Earlham | William Doty drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-26 |
| 06:03 | Grove City | Kevin Wiseman scores on a turnaround in the paint | 31-28 |
| 05:40 | Earlham | William Doty misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-28 |
| 05:38 | Grove City | Jon McDoe grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 05:33 | Grove City | Gordon Griffin scores on a jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Keith Parker - foul #2 on Keith Parker, team foul #12 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Earlham | Alex Campion (PG) Keith Parker | |
| Subs | Grove City | Lawrence Hawkins (SG), Gregory Troutt (SF), William Jenning (C) Michael Wood, Edgar Peterson, Kevin Wiseman | |
| 05:33 | Grove City | Gordon Griffin makes the free throw | 31-31 |
| 05:30 | Earlham | Gregory Troutt is called for the reach on Alex Campion in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Troutt, team foul #8 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Earlham | Donald Batz (C) Donald Sung | |
| Subs | Grove City | Edgar Peterson (PF) Gregory Troutt | |
| 05:30 | Earlham | Alex Campion makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 05:30 | Earlham | Alex Campion makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 05:22 | Grove City | Gordon Griffin is fouled on the floor by William Doty - foul #2 on William Doty, team foul #13 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Earlham | Adrian George (SG) William Doty | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 05:22 | Grove City | Gordon Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 05:22 | Grove City | Gordon Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 05:22 | Earlham | Donald Batz pulls down the rebound | 33-32 |
| 04:55 | Earlham | Donald Batz knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Adrian George | 35-32 |
| 04:38 | Grove City | Edgar Peterson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 35-32 |
| 04:37 | Earlham | Willard Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 04:32 | Earlham | Adrian George misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 04:30 | Grove City | Jon McDoe grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 04:23 | Grove City | William Jenning loses the dribble to Jeff Fuerstenberg | 35-32 |
| 04:19 | Earlham | Adrian George banks in the layup on a great pass from Jeff Fuerstenberg | 37-32 |
| 03:57 | Grove City | Lawrence Hawkins is hacked by Willard Jackson - foul #1 on Willard Jackson, team foul #14 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Earlham | Frederick Tuttle (SF), Steven Brown (PF), Donald Sung (C) Jeff Fuerstenberg, Willard Jackson, Donald Batz | |
| Subs | Grove City | Douglas Wilson (PG), Joseph Majors (SF), Allan Borja (PF), Kevin Wiseman (C) Gordon Griffin, Jon McDoe, Edgar Peterson, William Jenning | |
| 03:57 | Grove City | Lawrence Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 03:57 | Grove City | Lawrence Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 03:50 | Earlham | Frederick Tuttle can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-33 |
| 03:49 | Grove City | Kevin Wiseman grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Alex Campion (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Adrian George (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frederick Tuttle (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Steven Brown (fresh) C - Donald Sung (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Douglas Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Hawkins (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Joseph Majors (fresh) PF - Allan Borja (fresh) 1 pts. C - Kevin Wiseman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:45 | Grove City | Douglas Wilson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Alex Campion - foul #3 on Alex Campion, team foul #15 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Earlham | Keith Parker (PG) Alex Campion | |
| Subs | Grove City | Michael Wood (SG) Lawrence Hawkins | |
| 03:45 | Grove City | Douglas Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 03:45 | Grove City | Douglas Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 03:27 | Earlham | Steven Brown hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Adrian George | 39-35 |
| 03:06 | Grove City | Donald Sung steals the ball from Douglas Wilson | 39-35 |
| 03:04 | Earlham | Adrian George is hacked by Michael Wood in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Wood, team foul #9 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Robert Cooper (PG) Douglas Wilson | |
| 03:04 | Earlham | Adrian George makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 03:04 | Earlham | Adrian George makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 02:56 | Grove City | Michael Wood clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Donald Sung - foul #2 on Donald Sung, team foul #16 | 41-35 |
| 02:56 | Grove City | Michael Wood misses the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 02:56 | Grove City | Michael Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 02:31 | Earlham | Frederick Tuttle misses the dunk but he's hacked by Michael Wood - foul #2 on Michael Wood, team foul #10 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | William Jenning (C) Kevin Wiseman | |
| 02:31 | Earlham | Frederick Tuttle makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 02:31 | Earlham | Frederick Tuttle makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 02:10 | Grove City | William Jenning misses the lay-in | 43-36 |
| 02:08 | Earlham | Donald Sung grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 01:56 | Earlham | Donald Sung can't finish the layup | 43-36 |
| 01:55 | Grove City | Joseph Majors pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 01:50 | Grove City | Robert Cooper connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 01:48 | Earlham | Joseph Majors is called for the reach on Frederick Tuttle in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Majors, team foul #11 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Earlham | Donald Batz (C) Donald Sung | |
| Subs | Grove City | Douglas Wilson (PG), Lawrence Hawkins (SG), Gregory Troutt (SF) Robert Cooper, Michael Wood, Joseph Majors | |
| 01:48 | Earlham | Frederick Tuttle makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 01:48 | Earlham | Frederick Tuttle misses the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 01:48 | Earlham | Steven Brown gets the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 01:33 | Earlham | Adrian George drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-38 |
| 01:25 | Grove City | Allan Borja can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 47-38 |
| 01:24 | Earlham | Steven Brown pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 01:03 | Earlham | Donald Batz misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Gregory Troutt - foul #3 on Gregory Troutt, team foul #12 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Gordon Griffin (SG), Jon McDoe (SF), Kevin Wiseman (C) Lawrence Hawkins, Gregory Troutt, William Jenning | |
| 01:03 | Earlham | Donald Batz misses the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 01:03 | Earlham | Donald Batz misses the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 01:03 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Allan Borja | 47-38 |
| 00:48 | Grove City | Douglas Wilson is hacked by Keith Parker - foul #3 on Keith Parker, team foul #17 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Earlham | Alex Campion (PG), Jeff Fuerstenberg (SF) Keith Parker, Frederick Tuttle | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 00:48 | Grove City | Douglas Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 00:48 | Grove City | Douglas Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 00:24 | Earlham | Adrian George can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-40 |
| 00:22 | Earlham | Donald Batz can't tip it in | 47-40 |
| 00:21 | Grove City | Gordon Griffin gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 00:15 | Grove City | Jon McDoe scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Douglas Wilson | 47-42 |
| 00:00 | Earlham | Jon McDoe takes the ball from Donald Batz | 47-42 |