| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Roland Smart (fresh) SG - Alex Cooper (fresh) SF - Jean Atkinson (fresh) PF - Tony Plank (fresh) C - Lincoln Frederick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Andy Ducharme (fresh) SG - Paul Chewning (fresh) SF - Anthony James (fresh) PF - Paul Hayes (fresh) C - Vincent Oakes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Denison | Vincent Oakes 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) | |
| 19:39 | Denison | Tony Plank steals it from Vincent Oakes | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Earlham | Vincent Oakes is called for the reach on Alex Cooper - foul #1 on Vincent Oakes, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Earlham | Anthony James picks off the pass by Roland Smart | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Denison | Jean Atkinson takes the ball from Anthony James | 0-0 |
| 18:25 | Earlham | Alex Cooper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:24 | Earlham | Roland Smart grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:05 | Earlham | Roland Smart connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Tony Plank | 2-0 |
| 17:59 | Denison | Vincent Oakes comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-0 |
| 17:58 | Earlham | Lincoln Frederick pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:53 | Earlham | Tony Plank drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Roland Smart | 4-0 |
| 17:35 | Denison | Anthony James hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Andy Ducharme | 4-3 |
| 17:23 | Earlham | Anthony James takes the ball from Tony Plank | 4-3 |
| 17:18 | Denison | Alex Cooper takes the ball from Paul Chewning | 4-3 |
| 17:03 | Earlham | Alex Cooper misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-3 |
| 17:02 | Denison | Andy Ducharme grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:56 | Denison | Andy Ducharme misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Tony Plank - foul #1 on Tony Plank, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Denison | Gary Archibald (PF) Paul Hayes | |
| 16:56 | Denison | Andy Ducharme makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:56 | Denison | Andy Ducharme misses the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:56 | Earlham | Alex Cooper gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:35 | Earlham | Tony Plank hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 16:34 | Denison | Andy Ducharme grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:32 | Denison | Roland Smart steals it from Andy Ducharme in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| 16:19 | Earlham | Alex Cooper makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 16:07 | Denison | Gary Archibald clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 16:06 | Earlham | Lincoln Frederick grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 15:48 | Earlham | Tony Plank hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 15:47 | Denison | The rebound goes to Vincent Oakes | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Roland Smart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jean Atkinson (fresh) PF - Tony Plank (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Lincoln Frederick (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Andy Ducharme (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Chewning (fairly fresh) SF - Anthony James (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gary Archibald (fresh) C - Vincent Oakes (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Denison | Paul Chewning drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Andy Ducharme | 7-6 |
| 15:27 | Earlham | Jean Atkinson misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Anthony James - foul #1 on Anthony James, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Earlham | Brian Strub (PG), David Hogan (SG), Richard Hayes (PF), Boyce Norris (C) Roland Smart, Alex Cooper, Tony Plank, Lincoln Frederick | |
| Subs | Denison | Kyle McKenney (PG), John Gilland (SF), Paul Hayes (PF), Donald Pavelski (C) Andy Ducharme, Paul Chewning, Anthony James, Vincent Oakes | |
| 15:27 | Earlham | Jean Atkinson makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:27 | Earlham | Jean Atkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:16 | Denison | Kyle McKenney scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 15:07 | Earlham | David Hogan knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Brian Strub and the foul's on Paul Hayes - foul #1 on Paul Hayes, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Earlham | Clayton Kenyon (SF) Jean Atkinson | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 15:07 | Earlham | David Hogan makes the free throw | 12-9 |
| 14:56 | Denison | Kyle McKenney can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-9 |
| 14:55 | Earlham | Richard Hayes gets the rebound | 12-9 |
| 14:51 | Earlham | Richard Hayes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-9 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Denison | Christopher Kennison (SG) Gary Archibald | |
| 14:35 | Denison | Paul Hayes comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 12-9 |
| 14:33 | Earlham | Boyce Norris snags the defensive board | 12-9 |
| 14:09 | Earlham | Clayton Kenyon misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-9 |
| 14:07 | Denison | Kyle McKenney gets the rebound | 12-9 |
| 14:02 | Denison | Richard Hayes denies the turnaround by John Gilland | 12-9 |
| 14:01 | Denison | John Gilland pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 13:42 | Denison | Christopher Kennison drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from John Gilland | 12-11 |
| 13:17 | Earlham | Richard Hayes misses the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Christopher Kennison - foul #1 on Christopher Kennison, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Earlham | Roland Smart (PG), Alex Cooper (SG), Jean Atkinson (SF), Lincoln Frederick (C) Brian Strub, David Hogan, Clayton Kenyon, Boyce Norris | |
| Subs | Denison | Andy Ducharme (PG), Paul Chewning (SG), Anthony James (SF), Gary Archibald (PF), Vincent Oakes (C) Kyle McKenney, Christopher Kennison, John Gilland, Paul Hayes, Donald Pavelski | |
| 13:17 | Earlham | Richard Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 13:17 | Earlham | Richard Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 13:02 | Denison | Anthony James drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Vincent Oakes | 14-13 |
| 12:41 | Earlham | Richard Hayes is fouled on the floor by Gary Archibald - foul #1 on Gary Archibald, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Earlham | Tony Plank (PF) Richard Hayes | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 12:32 | Earlham | Alex Cooper buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 16-13 |
| 12:17 | Denison | Andy Ducharme is hacked by Roland Smart - foul #1 on Roland Smart, team foul #2 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Denison | John Gilland (C) Vincent Oakes | |
| 12:03 | Denison | Gary Archibald's pass is intercepted by Lincoln Frederick | 16-13 |
| 11:42 | Earlham | Alex Cooper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-13 |
| 11:41 | Earlham | Roland Smart tips it home | 18-13 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Roland Smart (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jean Atkinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Plank (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lincoln Frederick (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Andy Ducharme (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Chewning (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony James (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gary Archibald (fresh) C - John Gilland (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Denison | John Gilland knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Andy Ducharme | 18-15 |
| 11:10 | Earlham | Lincoln Frederick hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 20-15 |
| 11:04 | Denison | Paul Chewning is hacked by Alex Cooper - foul #1 on Alex Cooper, team foul #3 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Earlham | Brian Strub (SF), Boyce Norris (C) Jean Atkinson, Lincoln Frederick | |
| Subs | Denison | Kyle McKenney (SG), Donald Pavelski (PF), Vincent Oakes (C) Paul Chewning, Anthony James, Gary Archibald | |
| 10:47 | Denison | Vincent Oakes misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 20-15 |
| 10:45 | Denison | Donald Pavelski tips it home | 20-17 |
| 10:37 | Earlham | Alex Cooper's layup is rejected by John Gilland | 20-17 |
| 10:35 | Earlham | Tony Plank can't tip it in | 20-17 |
| 10:34 | Denison | John Gilland gets the rebound | 20-17 |
| 10:30 | Denison | Kyle McKenney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-17 |
| Subs | Earlham | David Hogan (SG), Clayton Kenyon (SF), Richard Hayes (PF) Roland Smart, Alex Cooper, Tony Plank | |
| Subs | Denison | Christopher Kennison (SG), Jerry Felder (SF), Paul Hayes (PF) Andy Ducharme, John Gilland, Donald Pavelski | |
| 10:13 | Earlham | Richard Hayes comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Paul Hayes - foul #2 on Paul Hayes, team foul #6 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Denison | Anthony James (SF), Donald Pavelski (PF) Jerry Felder, Paul Hayes | |
| 10:13 | Earlham | Richard Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 10:13 | Earlham | Richard Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 09:54 | Denison | Donald Pavelski misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 22-17 |
| 09:52 | Earlham | Brian Strub snags the defensive board | 22-17 |
| 09:39 | Earlham | Boyce Norris hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by David Hogan | 25-17 |
| 09:12 | Denison | Anthony James lays it in and the foul's on Clayton Kenyon - foul #1 on Clayton Kenyon, team foul #4 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Earlham | Roland Smart (PG), Alex Cooper (SG), Jean Atkinson (SF), Tony Plank (PF), Stephen Popowski (C) Brian Strub, David Hogan, Clayton Kenyon, Richard Hayes, Boyce Norris | |
| Subs | Denison | Andy Ducharme (PG), Paul Chewning (SG), Gary Archibald (PF), John Gilland (C) Kyle McKenney, Christopher Kennison, Donald Pavelski, Vincent Oakes | |
| 09:12 | Denison | Anthony James misses the free throw | 25-19 |
| 09:12 | Earlham | Stephen Popowski grabs the defensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 08:54 | Earlham | Anthony James takes the ball from Jean Atkinson | 25-19 |
| 08:49 | Denison | Stephen Popowski swats the dunk try by Anthony James | 25-19 |
| 08:47 | Earlham | Tony Plank grabs the defensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 08:30 | Earlham | Jean Atkinson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 25-19 |
| 08:29 | Earlham | Jean Atkinson grabs the offensive board | 25-19 |
| 08:11 | Earlham | Tony Plank misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Andy Ducharme - foul #1 on Andy Ducharme, team foul #7 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Earlham | Lincoln Frederick (C) Stephen Popowski | |
| Subs | Denison | Donald Pavelski (C) Anthony James | |
| 08:11 | Earlham | Tony Plank makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 08:11 | Earlham | Tony Plank makes the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 07:53 | Denison | John Gilland's pass is intercepted by Roland Smart | 27-19 |
| 07:49 | Earlham | Roland Smart blows the layup | 27-19 |
| 07:47 | Denison | Gary Archibald grabs the board | 27-19 |
| 07:25 | Denison | Donald Pavelski hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Andy Ducharme | 27-21 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Roland Smart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alex Cooper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jean Atkinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Plank (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lincoln Frederick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Andy Ducharme (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Chewning (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Archibald (fairly fresh) PF - John Gilland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Pavelski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Earlham | Roland Smart is fouled in the backcourt by Andy Ducharme - foul #2 on Andy Ducharme, team foul #8 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Earlham | Brian Strub (SG), Richard Hayes (PF) Alex Cooper, Tony Plank | |
| Subs | Denison | Kyle McKenney (PG), Jerry Felder (SF), Vincent Oakes (C) Andy Ducharme, Gary Archibald, John Gilland | |
| 07:20 | Earlham | Roland Smart makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 07:20 | Earlham | Roland Smart misses the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 07:20 | Earlham | Lincoln Frederick pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-21 |
| 07:10 | Earlham | Jerry Felder is called for the reach on Richard Hayes - foul #1 on Jerry Felder, team foul #9 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Earlham | David Hogan (SG) Roland Smart | |
| Subs | Denison | Christopher Kennison (SG) Paul Chewning | |
| 07:10 | Earlham | Richard Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 07:10 | Earlham | Richard Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 06:58 | Denison | Vincent Oakes banks in the layup | 30-23 |
| 06:44 | Earlham | Lincoln Frederick hits a jump hook from the right block | 32-23 |
| 06:37 | Denison | Donald Pavelski comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-23 |
| 06:35 | Denison | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Pavelski | 32-23 |
| 06:20 | Denison | Jerry Felder misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 32-23 |
| 06:19 | Denison | Donald Pavelski tips it home | 32-25 |
| 06:09 | Earlham | Brian Strub buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by David Hogan | 35-25 |
| 05:53 | Denison | Christopher Kennison buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Pavelski | 35-27 |
| 05:38 | Earlham | Jean Atkinson banks in the layup | 37-27 |
| 05:26 | Denison | Vincent Oakes hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Jerry Felder and the foul's on Brian Strub - foul #1 on Brian Strub, team foul #5 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Earlham | Roland Smart (PG), Alex Cooper (SG), Tony Plank (PF), Boyce Norris (C) David Hogan, Jean Atkinson, Richard Hayes, Lincoln Frederick | |
| Subs | Denison | Paul Chewning (SG), Anthony James (SF), Gary Archibald (PF) Christopher Kennison, Jerry Felder, Donald Pavelski | |
| 05:26 | Denison | Vincent Oakes misses the free throw | 37-29 |
| 05:26 | Earlham | Tony Plank snags the defensive board | 37-29 |
| 05:08 | Earlham | Tony Plank misses badly on a jumper from close range | 37-29 |
| 05:07 | Denison | Vincent Oakes grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 04:51 | Denison | Paul Chewning comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Roland Smart - foul #2 on Roland Smart, team foul #6 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Earlham | David Hogan (PG) Roland Smart | |
| Subs | Denison | Ronald Winterberg (PG), John Gilland (C) Kyle McKenney, Vincent Oakes | |
| 04:51 | Denison | Paul Chewning misses the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 04:51 | Denison | Paul Chewning makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 04:33 | Earlham | Tony Plank lays it in | 39-30 |
| 04:13 | Denison | Gary Archibald buries a floater from the right side | 39-32 |
| 03:57 | Earlham | Alex Cooper connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from David Hogan | 42-32 |
| 03:55 | Denison | Alex Cooper takes the ball from Ronald Winterberg in the backcourt | 42-32 |
| 03:38 | Earlham | Alex Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-32 |
| Subs | Earlham | Roland Smart (PG), Clayton Kenyon (SF), Richard Hayes (PF) David Hogan, Brian Strub, Tony Plank | |
| Subs | Denison | Andy Ducharme (PG), Paul Hayes (PF) Ronald Winterberg, Gary Archibald | |
| 03:15 | Denison | Anthony James misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Clayton Kenyon - foul #2 on Clayton Kenyon, team foul #7 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Earlham | David Abraham (SG), Jean Atkinson (SF), Stephen Popowski (C) Alex Cooper, Clayton Kenyon, Boyce Norris | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 03:15 | Denison | Anthony James makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 03:15 | Denison | Anthony James misses the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 03:15 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Richard Hayes | 42-33 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Roland Smart (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Abraham (fresh) SF - Jean Atkinson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Popowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Andy Ducharme (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Chewning (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony James (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. PF - Paul Hayes (fresh) C - John Gilland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Earlham | Jean Atkinson is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jean Atkinson, team foul #8 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Denison | Kyle McKenney (SG), Jerry Felder (SF) Paul Chewning, Anthony James | |
| 02:41 | Denison | Andy Ducharme misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Stephen Popowski - foul #1 on Stephen Popowski, team foul #9 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Earlham | Lincoln Frederick (C) Stephen Popowski | |
| Subs | Denison | Gary Archibald (SG), Vincent Oakes (C) Kyle McKenney, Jerry Felder | |
| 02:41 | Denison | Andy Ducharme makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 02:41 | Denison | Andy Ducharme makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 02:29 | Earlham | Richard Hayes knocks in the runner from the right block | 44-35 |
| 02:07 | Denison | John Gilland can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jean Atkinson - foul #2 on Jean Atkinson, team foul #10 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Earlham | Alex Cooper (SG) David Abraham | |
| Subs | Denison | Anthony James (SF) Vincent Oakes | |
| 02:07 | Denison | John Gilland makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 02:07 | Denison | John Gilland misses the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 02:07 | Earlham | Lincoln Frederick grabs the defensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 01:43 | Earlham | Gary Archibald is called for the reach on Richard Hayes - foul #2 on Gary Archibald, team foul #10 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Earlham | Brian Strub (SF), Tony Plank (PF) Jean Atkinson, Lincoln Frederick | |
| Subs | Denison | Paul Chewning (SG), Donald Pavelski (C) Paul Hayes, John Gilland | |
| 01:43 | Earlham | Richard Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 01:43 | Earlham | Richard Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 01:43 | Denison | Gary Archibald grabs the board | 45-36 |
| 01:29 | Denison | Gary Archibald misses the jumper in the lane | 45-36 |
| 01:27 | Earlham | Alex Cooper gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| 01:12 | Earlham | Gary Archibald takes the ball from Brian Strub | 45-36 |
| 00:55 | Denison | Gary Archibald misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Tony Plank - foul #2 on Tony Plank, team foul #11 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Earlham | David Hogan (PG), Boyce Norris (C) Roland Smart, Richard Hayes | |
| Subs | Denison | Kyle McKenney (PG), Vincent Oakes (C) Andy Ducharme, Anthony James | |
| 00:55 | Denison | Gary Archibald makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 00:55 | Denison | Gary Archibald misses the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 00:55 | Earlham | Tony Plank snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 00:40 | Earlham | Alex Cooper clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 00:38 | Denison | The rebound goes to Vincent Oakes | 45-37 |
| 00:32 | Denison | Kyle McKenney is whistled for a carry | 45-37 |
| Subs | Earlham | Jean Atkinson (SF), Lincoln Frederick (C) David Hogan, Boyce Norris | |
| Subs | Denison | Jerry Felder (SF) Gary Archibald | |
| 00:25 | Earlham | Jerry Felder is called for the reach on Alex Cooper - foul #2 on Jerry Felder, team foul #11 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Earlham | Boyce Norris (PF) Tony Plank | |
| Subs | Denison | Paul Hayes (PF) Donald Pavelski | |
| 00:25 | Earlham | Alex Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 00:25 | Earlham | Alex Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 00:03 | Denison | Paul Chewning misses long on a shot from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 00:01 | Denison | Vincent Oakes tips it back up and in | 47-39 |
| 00:00 | Earlham | Alex Cooper hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 47-39 |