| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Craig Ware (fresh) SG - Steve Crum (fresh) SF - Tommy May (fresh) PF - Daniel Keppler (fresh) C - Harry Slagle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Marlin Kim (fresh) SG - Brian Powell (fresh) SF - Terry Reed (fresh) PF - Alvin Smith (fresh) C - Gary Buchanan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Earlham | Harry Slagle 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) | |
| 19:51 | Earlham | Tommy May scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Craig Ware | 3-0 |
| 19:33 | Denison | Marlin Kim misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:31 | Denison | Gary Buchanan pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:22 | Denison | Alvin Smith drills a floater from the left block and he's fouled by Daniel Keppler - foul #1 on Daniel Keppler, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 19:22 | Denison | Alvin Smith makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 19:01 | Earlham | Harry Slagle misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 3-3 |
| 19:00 | Denison | Marlin Kim grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:56 | Denison | Terry Reed misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Keppler - foul #2 on Daniel Keppler, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Earlham | Kevin Green (PF) Daniel Keppler | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 18:56 | Denison | Terry Reed makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:56 | Denison | Terry Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:36 | Earlham | Tommy May misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 18:35 | Denison | Brian Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 18:30 | Denison | Terry Reed comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 18:29 | Earlham | Kevin Green grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 18:13 | Earlham | Steve Crum misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 3-5 |
| 18:11 | Earlham | Tommy May pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 18:01 | Earlham | Alvin Smith takes the ball from Tommy May | 3-5 |
| 17:39 | Denison | Harry Slagle swats the short shot by Gary Buchanan | 3-5 |
| 17:38 | Denison | Terry Reed tips it in | 3-7 |
| 17:23 | Earlham | Steve Crum connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Craig Ware | 5-7 |
| 17:04 | Denison | Brian Powell is denied on a layup by Kevin Green | 5-7 |
| 17:03 | Earlham | Kevin Green gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:57 | Earlham | Craig Ware can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 5-7 |
| 16:56 | Denison | Alvin Smith gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:52 | Denison | Terry Reed is hacked by Tommy May - foul #1 on Tommy May, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Earlham | Lonnie Black (PG), Richard Kadlubowski (SG), Howard Pugh (SF), Jarvis Bryant (PF) Craig Ware, Steve Crum, Tommy May, Kevin Green | |
| Subs | Denison | Samuel David (PG), John Bergerson (SF), Ralph Hughes (PF), Gary Gile (C) Marlin Kim, Terry Reed, Alvin Smith, Gary Buchanan | |
| 16:35 | Denison | Lonnie Black steals the ball from Gary Gile | 5-7 |
| 16:12 | Earlham | John Bergerson is called for the reach on Howard Pugh - foul #1 on John Bergerson, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Denison | Loren Breshears (SG) Brian Powell | |
| 15:51 | Earlham | Jarvis Bryant can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 15:49 | Denison | The rebound goes to Samuel David | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Lonnie Black (fresh) SG - Richard Kadlubowski (fresh) SF - Howard Pugh (fresh) PF - Jarvis Bryant (fresh) C - Harry Slagle (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Samuel David (fresh) SG - Loren Breshears (fresh) SF - John Bergerson (fresh) PF - Ralph Hughes (fresh) C - Gary Gile (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Denison | Loren Breshears drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Samuel David | 5-10 |
| 15:34 | Earlham | Lonnie Black comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-10 |
| 15:32 | Denison | Ralph Hughes grabs the board | 5-10 |
| 15:28 | Denison | Loren Breshears buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ralph Hughes and the foul's on Harry Slagle - foul #1 on Harry Slagle, team foul #4 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Earlham | Craig Ware (PG), Steve Crum (SG), Kevin Green (PF) Lonnie Black, Richard Kadlubowski, Harry Slagle | |
| Subs | Denison | Marlin Kim (PG), Terry Reed (SF), Alvin Smith (PF), Gary Buchanan (C) Samuel David, John Bergerson, Ralph Hughes, Gary Gile | |
| 15:28 | Denison | Loren Breshears makes the free throw | 5-13 |
| 15:13 | Earlham | Jarvis Bryant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-13 |
| 15:12 | Earlham | Kevin Green tips it home | 7-13 |
| 15:03 | Denison | Terry Reed misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner but he's fouled by Craig Ware - foul #1 on Craig Ware, team foul #5 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Denison | Brian Powell (SG) Loren Breshears | |
| 15:03 | Denison | Terry Reed misses the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 15:03 | Denison | Terry Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| 15:03 | Denison | Terry Reed misses the 3rd free throw | 7-14 |
| 15:03 | Earlham | Jarvis Bryant snags the defensive board | 7-14 |
| 14:48 | Earlham | Gary Buchanan swats the layup by Jarvis Bryant | 7-14 |
| 14:46 | Earlham | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Green | 7-14 |
| 14:20 | Earlham | Howard Pugh drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Craig Ware and the foul's on Alvin Smith - foul #1 on Alvin Smith, team foul #2 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Earlham | Tommy May (SF) Jarvis Bryant | |
| Subs | Denison | Samuel David (PG), Ralph Hughes (C) Marlin Kim, Gary Buchanan | |
| 14:20 | Earlham | Howard Pugh makes the free throw | 10-14 |
| 14:01 | Denison | Ralph Hughes is fouled on the floor by Kevin Green - foul #1 on Kevin Green, team foul #6 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Earlham | Lonnie Black (C) Howard Pugh | |
| Subs | Denison | John Bergerson (SF) Terry Reed | |
| 13:53 | Denison | John Bergerson connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by Samuel David | 10-16 |
| 13:42 | Earlham | Steve Crum misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Ralph Hughes - foul #1 on Ralph Hughes, team foul #3 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Denison | Loren Breshears (SG) Brian Powell | |
| 13:42 | Earlham | Steve Crum makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 13:42 | Earlham | Steve Crum misses the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 13:42 | Denison | Alvin Smith snags the defensive board | 11-16 |
| 13:13 | Denison | Samuel David hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Craig Ware - foul #2 on Craig Ware, team foul #7 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Earlham | Richard Kadlubowski (SG), Harry Slagle (C) Craig Ware, Steve Crum | |
| Subs | Denison | Marlin Kim (PG), Gary Buchanan (C) Loren Breshears, Alvin Smith | |
| 13:13 | Denison | Samuel David makes the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 13:13 | Denison | Samuel David makes the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 12:55 | Earlham | Tommy May misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-18 |
| 12:53 | Earlham | Tommy May snags the offensive board | 11-18 |
| 12:27 | Earlham | Marlin Kim is called for the reach on Richard Kadlubowski - foul #1 on Marlin Kim, team foul #4 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Earlham | Howard Pugh (SF), Jarvis Bryant (PF) Tommy May, Kevin Green | |
| Subs | Denison | Brian Powell (SG), Terry Reed (SF) Samuel David, John Bergerson | |
| 12:16 | Earlham | Jarvis Bryant lays it up and in set up by Richard Kadlubowski and he's hacked by Gary Buchanan - foul #1 on Gary Buchanan, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| 12:16 | Earlham | Jarvis Bryant misses the free throw | 13-18 |
| 12:16 | Denison | Gary Buchanan grabs the defensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 12:01 | Denison | Marlin Kim buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Gary Buchanan | 13-20 |
| 11:41 | Earlham | Lonnie Black clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-20 |
| 11:39 | Denison | Terry Reed gets the rebound | 13-20 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Lonnie Black (fresh) SG - Richard Kadlubowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Howard Pugh (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jarvis Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harry Slagle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Marlin Kim (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Powell (fresh) SF - Terry Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Hughes (fairly fresh) C - Gary Buchanan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Denison | Harry Slagle swats the dunk try by Terry Reed | 13-20 |
| 11:31 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Harry Slagle | 13-20 |
| 11:04 | Earlham | Lonnie Black buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-20 |
| 10:59 | Denison | Brian Powell is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Brian Powell, team foul #6 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Earlham | Steve Crum (SG), Sebastian Atkins (SF), Kevin Green (PF) Lonnie Black, Howard Pugh, Jarvis Bryant | |
| Subs | Denison | Samuel David (PG), Alvin Smith (PF), Gary Gile (C) Marlin Kim, Ralph Hughes, Gary Buchanan | |
| 10:43 | Earlham | Harry Slagle makes the driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by Brian Powell - foul #2 on Brian Powell, team foul #7 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Earlham | Tommy May (SF) Richard Kadlubowski | |
| Subs | Denison | Loren Breshears (SG), John Bergerson (SF) Brian Powell, Terry Reed | |
| 10:43 | Earlham | Harry Slagle misses the free throw | 18-20 |
| 10:43 | Denison | Gary Gile grabs the board | 18-20 |
| 10:30 | Denison | Loren Breshears hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Samuel David | 18-22 |
| 10:09 | Earlham | Harry Slagle double dribbles | 18-22 |
| 09:48 | Denison | Alvin Smith misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 18-22 |
| 09:47 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Harry Slagle | 18-22 |
| 09:26 | Earlham | Harry Slagle is hacked by Gary Gile - foul #1 on Gary Gile, team foul #8 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Earlham | Lonnie Black (PG), Howard Pugh (SF), Jarvis Bryant (PF) Sebastian Atkins, Tommy May, Kevin Green | |
| Subs | Denison | Terry Reed (SF) Samuel David | |
| 09:26 | Earlham | Harry Slagle misses the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 09:26 | Denison | Terry Reed gets the rebound | 18-22 |
| 09:07 | Denison | John Bergerson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Steve Crum - foul #1 on Steve Crum, team foul #8 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Denison | Gary Buchanan (C) Gary Gile | |
| 09:07 | Denison | John Bergerson makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 09:07 | Denison | John Bergerson misses the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 09:07 | Earlham | Jarvis Bryant snags the defensive board | 18-23 |
| 08:54 | Earlham | Jarvis Bryant misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 18-23 |
| 08:52 | Denison | Terry Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 08:47 | Denison | John Bergerson misses short on a runner from the baseline | 18-23 |
| 08:45 | Earlham | Howard Pugh grabs the defensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 08:39 | Earlham | Harry Slagle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-23 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Denison | Marlin Kim (PG) John Bergerson | |
| 08:22 | Denison | Harry Slagle steals the ball from Loren Breshears | 18-23 |
| 08:02 | Earlham | Howard Pugh can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 18-23 |
| 08:00 | Denison | Alvin Smith pulls down the rebound | 18-23 |
| 07:45 | Denison | Alvin Smith drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Marlin Kim | 18-25 |
| 07:27 | Earlham | Marlin Kim takes the ball from Steve Crum | 18-25 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Lonnie Black (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steve Crum (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Howard Pugh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jarvis Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Slagle (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Marlin Kim (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Loren Breshears (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Terry Reed (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alvin Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Buchanan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Denison | Howard Pugh is called for the reach on Terry Reed - foul #1 on Howard Pugh, team foul #9 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Earlham | Richard Kadlubowski (PG), Sebastian Atkins (SG), Tommy May (SF), Kevin Green (PF) Lonnie Black, Steve Crum, Howard Pugh, Jarvis Bryant | |
| Subs | Denison | Samuel David (SG), Ralph Hughes (PF), Gary Gile (C) Loren Breshears, Alvin Smith, Gary Buchanan | |
| 07:12 | Denison | Terry Reed makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 07:12 | Denison | Terry Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 07:04 | Earlham | Sebastian Atkins can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-27 |
| 07:02 | Denison | Ralph Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 18-27 |
| 06:55 | Denison | Ralph Hughes blows the layup but he's hacked by Richard Kadlubowski - foul #1 on Richard Kadlubowski, team foul #10 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Denison | Charles Burr (PG), John Bergerson (SF) Marlin Kim, Terry Reed | |
| 06:55 | Denison | Ralph Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 06:55 | Denison | Ralph Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 06:41 | Earlham | Richard Kadlubowski's floater is tipped away by Gary Gile | 18-28 |
| 06:39 | Denison | Ralph Hughes gets the rebound | 18-28 |
| 06:35 | Denison | Sebastian Atkins is called for the reach on Samuel David - foul #1 on Sebastian Atkins, team foul #11 | 18-28 |
| 06:35 | Denison | Samuel David makes the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 06:35 | Denison | Samuel David misses the 2nd free throw | 18-29 |
| 06:35 | Earlham | Sebastian Atkins gets the rebound | 18-29 |
| 06:22 | Earlham | Kevin Green misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 18-29 |
| 06:21 | Earlham | Richard Kadlubowski misses the tip | 18-29 |
| 06:20 | Denison | John Bergerson snags the defensive board | 18-29 |
| 06:14 | Denison | Samuel David hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-29 |
| 06:12 | Denison | John Bergerson misses the tip | 18-29 |
| 06:11 | Earlham | Richard Kadlubowski gets the rebound | 18-29 |
| 06:04 | Earlham | Harry Slagle can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Gary Gile - foul #2 on Gary Gile, team foul #9 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Denison | Gary Buchanan (C) Gary Gile | |
| 06:04 | Earlham | Harry Slagle misses the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 06:04 | Earlham | Harry Slagle misses the 2nd free throw | 18-29 |
| 06:04 | Denison | Gary Buchanan snags the defensive board | 18-29 |
| 05:37 | Denison | John Bergerson drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Burr | 18-31 |
| 05:19 | Earlham | Tommy May comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 18-31 |
| 05:17 | Earlham | Harry Slagle pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-31 |
| 05:06 | Earlham | Tommy May can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 18-31 |
| 05:05 | Denison | Ralph Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 18-31 |
| 05:01 | Denison | Samuel David misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Harry Slagle - foul #2 on Harry Slagle, team foul #12 | 18-31 |
| Subs | Earlham | Lonnie Black (PG), Steve Crum (SG), Howard Pugh (SF), Jarvis Bryant (C) Richard Kadlubowski, Sebastian Atkins, Tommy May, Harry Slagle | |
| Subs | Denison | Marlin Kim (PG), Terry Reed (SF), Alvin Smith (PF) Charles Burr, Ralph Hughes, Gary Buchanan | |
| 05:01 | Denison | Samuel David misses the 1st free throw | 18-31 |
| 05:01 | Denison | Samuel David makes the 2nd free throw | 18-32 |
| 04:48 | Earlham | Kevin Green misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-32 |
| 04:47 | Denison | Alvin Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 18-32 |
| 04:43 | Denison | Terry Reed misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 18-32 |
| 04:41 | Earlham | Howard Pugh pulls down the rebound | 18-32 |
| 04:24 | Earlham | Lonnie Black hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Howard Pugh | 21-32 |
| 04:02 | Denison | Samuel David can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 21-32 |
| 04:01 | Denison | Alvin Smith grabs the offensive board | 21-32 |
| 03:49 | Denison | Samuel David clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-32 |
| 03:48 | Denison | Terry Reed pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-32 |
| 03:33 | Denison | Terry Reed loses the dribble to Kevin Green | 21-32 |
| 03:31 | Earlham | Samuel David is called for the reach on Lonnie Black in the backcourt - foul #1 on Samuel David, team foul #10 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Earlham | Craig Ware (PG), Tommy May (SF), Daniel Keppler (PF) Howard Pugh, Kevin Green, Jarvis Bryant | |
| Subs | Denison | Brian Powell (SG), Loren Breshears (SF), Gary Buchanan (C) Samuel David, Terry Reed, John Bergerson | |
| 03:31 | Earlham | Lonnie Black misses the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 03:31 | Earlham | Lonnie Black misses the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 03:31 | Denison | Gary Buchanan grabs the defensive rebound | 21-32 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Craig Ware (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Steve Crum (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tommy May (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Keppler (fresh) C - Lonnie Black (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Marlin Kim (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Powell (fresh) SF - Loren Breshears (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Alvin Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Buchanan (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Denison | Marlin Kim misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 21-32 |
| 03:01 | Earlham | Daniel Keppler snags the defensive board | 21-32 |
| 02:49 | Earlham | Lonnie Black misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-32 |
| 02:48 | Denison | Alvin Smith gets the rebound | 21-32 |
| 02:43 | Denison | Loren Breshears makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Marlin Kim | 21-34 |
| 02:15 | Earlham | Tommy May misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-34 |
| 02:14 | Denison | Alvin Smith snags the defensive board | 21-34 |
| 02:10 | Denison | Loren Breshears misses the 3 from the right wing | 21-34 |
| 02:09 | Denison | Gary Buchanan misses the tip | 21-34 |
| 02:08 | Earlham | Craig Ware snags the defensive board | 21-34 |
| 01:51 | Earlham | Daniel Keppler hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 21-34 |
| 01:49 | Denison | Alvin Smith gets the rebound | 21-34 |
| 01:43 | Denison | Brian Powell misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-34 |
| 01:42 | Earlham | Daniel Keppler pulls down the rebound | 21-34 |
| 01:27 | Earlham | Brian Powell steals the ball from Lonnie Black | 21-34 |
| 01:23 | Denison | Lonnie Black swats the shot by Loren Breshears | 21-34 |
| 01:22 | Denison | Gary Buchanan gets the offensive rebound | 21-34 |
| 01:09 | Denison | Marlin Kim hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brian Powell | 21-36 |
| 00:55 | Earlham | Lonnie Black is fouled on the floor by Loren Breshears - foul #1 on Loren Breshears, team foul #11 | 21-36 |
| Subs | Earlham | Howard Pugh (SF), Jarvis Bryant (C) Steve Crum, Tommy May | |
| Subs | Denison | Charles Burr (PG), John Bergerson (SG), Terry Reed (SF), Ralph Hughes (PF), Gary Gile (C) Marlin Kim, Brian Powell, Loren Breshears, Alvin Smith, Gary Buchanan | |
| 00:55 | Earlham | Lonnie Black misses the 1st free throw | 21-36 |
| 00:55 | Earlham | Lonnie Black makes the 2nd free throw | 22-36 |
| 00:36 | Denison | Gary Gile hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Bergerson | 22-39 |
| 00:23 | Earlham | Howard Pugh misses long on a runner from the right block | 22-39 |
| 00:21 | Denison | John Bergerson snags the defensive board | 22-39 |
| 00:15 | Denison | Charles Burr drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from John Bergerson | 22-41 |
| 00:02 | Earlham | Craig Ware misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 22-41 |
| 00:00 | Denison | The rebound goes to Terry Reed | 22-41 |