| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Christopher Cliff (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Hudson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Deherrera (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Schafer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Lawson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Justin Luebke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dannie Larkin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Butler (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mathew Gandy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio Northern | Douglas Deherrera inbounds the ball | 29-35 |
| Game Plan | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:33 | Ohio Northern | Douglas Hudson is whistled for a carry | 29-35 |
| 19:23 | Denison | Dannie Larkin evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-35 |
| 19:21 | Ohio Northern | Richard Schafer snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 19:14 | Ohio Northern | Christopher Cliff drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Douglas Deherrera | 32-35 |
| 18:59 | Denison | Dannie Larkin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-35 |
| 18:30 | Ohio Northern | Gary Lawson is hacked by Richard Bailey - foul #2 on Richard Bailey, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| 18:09 | Ohio Northern | Mathew Gandy is called for the reach on Christopher Cliff - foul #2 on Mathew Gandy, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| 17:54 | Ohio Northern | Douglas Deherrera is whistled for a carry | 32-35 |
| 17:37 | Denison | Mathew Gandy misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Gary Lawson - foul #1 on Gary Lawson, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| 17:37 | Denison | Mathew Gandy makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 17:37 | Denison | Mathew Gandy makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 17:13 | Ohio Northern | Douglas Deherrera connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Christopher Cliff | 34-37 |
| 16:57 | Denison | Dannie Larkin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-37 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Kevin Rose (PG), Sam Weaver (SG), Steven Woodward (SF), James Hammes (C) Christopher Cliff, Douglas Hudson, Douglas Deherrera, Gary Lawson | |
| Subs | Denison | Thomas Anderson (PG), Gabriel Conti (SF), Joe Cook (C) Justin Luebke, Howard Butler, Richard Bailey | |
| 16:37 | Ohio Northern | James Hammes is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Hammes, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Chad Rakowski (PF) Richard Schafer | |
| Subs | Denison | Ivan Zanders (SG) Dannie Larkin | |
| 16:20 | Denison | Ivan Zanders hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-37 |
| 16:19 | Ohio Northern | The rebound goes to Chad Rakowski | 34-37 |
| 15:58 | Ohio Northern | James Hammes can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Joe Cook - foul #3 on Joe Cook, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Christopher Cliff (PG), Douglas Hudson (SG), Douglas Deherrera (SF) Kevin Rose, Sam Weaver, Steven Woodward | |
| Subs | Denison | Richard Bailey (C) Mathew Gandy | |
| 15:58 | Ohio Northern | James Hammes makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 15:58 | Ohio Northern | James Hammes makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Christopher Cliff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Hudson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Deherrera (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chad Rakowski (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Hammes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Thomas Anderson (fresh) SG - Ivan Zanders (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gabriel Conti (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joe Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Denison | Ivan Zanders scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-40 |
| 15:24 | Ohio Northern | Chad Rakowski scores on a driving attempt from close range | 38-40 |
| 15:03 | Denison | Ivan Zanders is hacked by James Hammes - foul #2 on James Hammes, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Richard Schafer (PF), Gary Lawson (C) Chad Rakowski, James Hammes | |
| Subs | Denison | Justin Luebke (PG), Dannie Larkin (SG), Howard Butler (PF) Thomas Anderson, Ivan Zanders, Richard Bailey | |
| 14:57 | Denison | Howard Butler is hacked by Richard Schafer - foul #2 on Richard Schafer, team foul #4 | 38-40 |
| 14:39 | Denison | Gary Lawson steals it from Gabriel Conti | 38-40 |
| 14:23 | Ohio Northern | Douglas Deherrera hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-40 |
| 14:21 | Ohio Northern | Douglas Deherrera can't tip it in | 38-40 |
| 14:19 | Denison | Howard Butler grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 14:13 | Denison | Joe Cook makes the wide open shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Howard Butler | 38-42 |
| 13:52 | Ohio Northern | Gary Lawson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-42 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Kevin Rose (PG), Sam Weaver (SG), Steven Woodward (SF) Christopher Cliff, Douglas Hudson, Douglas Deherrera | |
| Subs | Denison | Glenn Korman (SF), Mathew Gandy (PF) Gabriel Conti, Joe Cook | |
| 13:35 | Denison | Mathew Gandy is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Mathew Gandy, team foul #4 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | | |
| Subs | Denison | Richard Bailey (C) Glenn Korman | |
| 13:11 | Ohio Northern | Richard Schafer clanks a floater in the paint | 38-42 |
| 13:10 | Denison | Justin Luebke snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 13:03 | Denison | Justin Luebke makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Dannie Larkin out of the doubleteam | 38-45 |
| 12:34 | Ohio Northern | Richard Schafer knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Kevin Rose | 40-45 |
| 12:19 | Denison | Justin Luebke drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Dannie Larkin | 40-48 |
| 12:13 | Ohio Northern | Sam Weaver drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Rose | 43-48 |
| 11:54 | Denison | Mathew Gandy connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Kevin Rose (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Sam Weaver (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Woodward (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Schafer (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Lawson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Justin Luebke (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dannie Larkin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Howard Butler (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mathew Gandy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Ohio Northern | Richard Schafer is hacked by Justin Luebke - foul #1 on Justin Luebke, team foul #5 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Christopher Cliff (PG), Douglas Hudson (SG), Douglas Deherrera (SF), Chad Rakowski (PF), James Hammes (C) Kevin Rose, Sam Weaver, Steven Woodward, Richard Schafer, Gary Lawson | |
| Subs | Denison | Thomas Anderson (PG), Ivan Zanders (SG), Gabriel Conti (SF), Joe Cook (C) Justin Luebke, Dannie Larkin, Howard Butler, Richard Bailey | |
| 11:18 | Ohio Northern | James Hammes misses the lay-in | 43-50 |
| 11:17 | Ohio Northern | Chad Rakowski tips it home | 45-50 |
| 11:12 | Denison | Ivan Zanders misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-50 |
| 11:11 | Denison | Joe Cook pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 10:57 | Denison | Thomas Anderson buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 10:29 | Ohio Northern | Douglas Hudson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 10:28 | Denison | Mathew Gandy grabs the board | 45-53 |
| 10:14 | Denison | Ivan Zanders misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-53 |
| 10:13 | Ohio Northern | Douglas Deherrera snags the defensive board | 45-53 |
| 09:50 | Ohio Northern | Douglas Hudson is fouled on the floor by Ivan Zanders - foul #2 on Ivan Zanders, team foul #6 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Richard Schafer (PF), Gary Lawson (C) Chad Rakowski, James Hammes | |
| Subs | Denison | Justin Luebke (PG), Dannie Larkin (SG), Howard Butler (SF), Richard Bailey (C) Thomas Anderson, Ivan Zanders, Gabriel Conti, Mathew Gandy | |
| 09:32 | Ohio Northern | Douglas Hudson connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 09:17 | Denison | Joe Cook is called for traveling | 48-53 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | | |
| Subs | Denison | Glenn Korman (SF) Joe Cook | |
| 08:51 | Ohio Northern | Douglas Hudson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 08:49 | Ohio Northern | Gary Lawson tips it back up and in | 50-53 |
| 08:40 | Denison | Justin Luebke misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 08:39 | Ohio Northern | The rebound goes to Douglas Deherrera | 50-53 |
| 08:11 | Ohio Northern | Douglas Hudson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 08:10 | Denison | Richard Bailey grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 08:05 | Denison | Glenn Korman can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 50-53 |
| 08:03 | Ohio Northern | Gary Lawson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 07:57 | Ohio Northern | Gary Lawson can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 07:55 | Ohio Northern | Douglas Hudson can't tip it in | 50-53 |
| 07:54 | Ohio Northern | Douglas Deherrera hits the follow up shot | 52-53 |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Christopher Cliff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Hudson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Deherrera (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Schafer (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Lawson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Justin Luebke (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dannie Larkin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Glenn Korman (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Howard Butler (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:37 | Denison | Howard Butler scores on a shot from the right side | 52-55 |
| 07:17 | Ohio Northern | Richard Schafer clanks a floater from the left block | 52-55 |
| 07:16 | Denison | Howard Butler gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| 06:53 | Denison | Justin Luebke is fouled on the floor by Douglas Hudson - foul #3 on Douglas Hudson, team foul #5 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Kevin Rose (PG), Sam Weaver (SG), Steven Woodward (SF), James Hammes (C) Christopher Cliff, Douglas Hudson, Douglas Deherrera, Gary Lawson | |
| Subs | Denison | Thomas Anderson (PG), Ivan Zanders (SG), Gabriel Conti (SF), Mathew Gandy (PF), Joe Cook (C) Justin Luebke, Dannie Larkin, Glenn Korman, Howard Butler, Richard Bailey | |
| 06:45 | Denison | Mathew Gandy clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 52-55 |
| 06:44 | Ohio Northern | Richard Schafer grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 06:26 | Ohio Northern | Richard Schafer makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Kevin Rose | 55-55 |
| 06:10 | Denison | Thomas Anderson is called for a charge - foul #1 on Thomas Anderson, team foul #7 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Chad Rakowski (PF) Richard Schafer | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 05:51 | Ohio Northern | Chad Rakowski is hacked by Thomas Anderson - foul #2 on Thomas Anderson, team foul #8 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | | |
| Subs | Denison | Dannie Larkin (SG) Ivan Zanders | |
| 05:51 | Ohio Northern | Chad Rakowski makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 05:51 | Ohio Northern | Chad Rakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 05:38 | Denison | Dannie Larkin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 05:36 | Denison | Thomas Anderson tips it but misses | 57-55 |
| 05:35 | Ohio Northern | James Hammes gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 05:07 | Ohio Northern | Sam Weaver misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-55 |
| 05:05 | Denison | Thomas Anderson snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| 04:59 | Denison | Thomas Anderson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 04:57 | Denison | Joe Cook misses the tip | 57-55 |
| 04:56 | Ohio Northern | Sam Weaver grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 04:38 | Ohio Northern | Sam Weaver misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-55 |
| 04:37 | Denison | Joe Cook grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 04:25 | Denison | Dannie Larkin misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 04:23 | Denison | Gabriel Conti grabs the offensive board | 57-55 |
| 04:11 | Denison | Mathew Gandy comes up short on the floater from the right side | 57-55 |
| 04:10 | Ohio Northern | The rebound goes to Steven Woodward | 57-55 |
| 04:10 | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Christopher Cliff (PG), Douglas Hudson (SG), Douglas Deherrera (SF), Richard Schafer (PF), Gary Lawson (C) Kevin Rose, Sam Weaver, Steven Woodward, Chad Rakowski, James Hammes | |
| Subs | Denison | Justin Luebke (PG), Howard Butler (SF), Richard Bailey (C) Thomas Anderson, Gabriel Conti, Joe Cook | |
| 03:41 | Ohio Northern | Christopher Cliff knocks in the shot from the right wing | 59-55 |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Christopher Cliff (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Hudson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Douglas Deherrera (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Schafer (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Justin Luebke (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dannie Larkin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Howard Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mathew Gandy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:30 | Denison | Dannie Larkin misses the shot from the left side | 59-55 |
| 03:29 | Ohio Northern | Gary Lawson snags the defensive board | 59-55 |
| 03:14 | Ohio Northern | Douglas Hudson hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-55 |
| 03:01 | Denison | Mathew Gandy lays it up and in set up by Dannie Larkin | 62-57 |
| 02:36 | Ohio Northern | Christopher Cliff misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 62-57 |
| 02:34 | Denison | The rebound goes to Howard Butler | 62-57 |
| 02:19 | Denison | Mathew Gandy drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Richard Bailey | 62-59 |
| 01:57 | Ohio Northern | Douglas Hudson double dribbles | 62-59 |
| 01:54 | Denison | Justin Luebke throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-59 |
| 01:38 | Ohio Northern | Gary Lawson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-59 |
| 01:21 | Denison | Douglas Hudson takes the ball from Richard Bailey | 62-59 |
| 00:56 | Ohio Northern | Gary Lawson misses the easy layup | 62-59 |
| 00:54 | Denison | Richard Bailey snags the defensive board | 62-59 |
| 00:47 | Denison | Christopher Cliff picks off the pass by Justin Luebke | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:26 | Ohio Northern | Richard Schafer jams it set up by Douglas Hudson and he's hacked by Mathew Gandy - foul #4 on Mathew Gandy, team foul #9 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Sam Weaver (SF) Douglas Deherrera | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 00:26 | Ohio Northern | Richard Schafer makes the free throw | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:19 | Denison | Dannie Larkin misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 65-59 |
| 00:18 | Ohio Northern | Richard Schafer pulls down the rebound | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:16 | Ohio Northern | Justin Luebke is called for the reach on Richard Schafer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Justin Luebke, team foul #10 | 65-59 |
| 00:16 | Ohio Northern | Richard Schafer makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:16 | Ohio Northern | Richard Schafer misses the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:16 | Denison | Mathew Gandy grabs the defensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 00:09 | Denison | Richard Bailey is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Richard Bailey, team foul #11 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Douglas Deherrera (SF) Sam Weaver | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 00:06 | Ohio Northern | Justin Luebke is called for the reach on Richard Schafer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Justin Luebke, team foul #12 | 66-59 |
| 00:06 | Ohio Northern | Richard Schafer misses the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:06 | Ohio Northern | Richard Schafer misses the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:06 | Denison | The rebound goes to Richard Bailey | 66-59 |
| 00:00 | Denison | Dannie Larkin hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-62 |