| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Donald Simmons (fresh) SG - Clyde Cooper (fresh) SF - Troy McCord (fresh) PF - Matt Henderson (fresh) C - Richard Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wabash | PG - Stanley Ayers (fresh) SG - Jeff Kizer (fresh) SF - Mark Roberson (fresh) PF - Sidney Davis (fresh) C - Owen Young (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Earlham | Richard Green wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wabash | Wabash is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | Earlham | Matt Henderson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Wabash | Jeff Kizer gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Wabash | Sidney Davis clanks a turnaround near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Wabash | Owen Young tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Earlham | Clyde Cooper lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Troy McCord | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | Wabash | Owen Young hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Earlham | Matt Henderson grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | Earlham | Donald Simmons is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Wabash | Mark Roberson snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | Wabash | Sidney Davis hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Mark Roberson | 2-4 |
| 17:55 | Earlham | Donald Simmons is open and buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Troy McCord | 5-4 |
| 17:31 | Wabash | Owen Young hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeff Kizer | 5-6 |
| 17:16 | Earlham | Matt Henderson blows the layup | 5-6 |
| 17:15 | Wabash | Sidney Davis pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:58 | Wabash | Jeff Kizer is fouled on the floor by Matt Henderson - foul #1 on Matt Henderson, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Earlham | Charles Reed (PG), Louis Netto (SG), William Zinke (SF), David Carr (PF), Jon Burton (C) Donald Simmons, Clyde Cooper, Troy McCord, Matt Henderson, Richard Green | |
| Subs | Wabash | Alfred Bonner (PG), Robert Guthrie (SG), Jerry McClenaghan (SF), Peter Smith (PF), David Newsome (C) Stanley Ayers, Jeff Kizer, Mark Roberson, Sidney Davis, Owen Young | |
| 16:40 | Wabash | William Zinke takes the ball from Jerry McClenaghan | 5-6 |
| 16:22 | Earlham | Alfred Bonner steps in front of the Jon Burton pass | 5-6 |
| 16:17 | Wabash | Robert Guthrie lays it in set up by Alfred Bonner | 5-8 |
| 15:56 | Earlham | Louis Netto connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Charles Reed | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Charles Reed (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Netto (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Zinke (fresh) PF - David Carr (fresh) C - Jon Burton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wabash | PG - Alfred Bonner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Guthrie (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry McClenaghan (fresh) PF - Peter Smith (fresh) C - David Newsome (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Wabash | Jon Burton swats the shot by Robert Guthrie | 8-8 |
| 15:39 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Jon Burton | 8-8 |
| 15:24 | Earlham | Jon Burton misses short on a jumper from the right side | 8-8 |
| 15:22 | Wabash | David Newsome grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 15:09 | Wabash | Peter Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 15:07 | Earlham | Jon Burton grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 15:00 | Earlham | Jon Burton can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Newsome - foul #1 on David Newsome, team foul #1 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Earlham | Donald Simmons (PG), Clyde Cooper (SG), Troy McCord (SF), Henry Jeffers (PF) Charles Reed, Louis Netto, William Zinke, David Carr | |
| Subs | Wabash | Stanley Ayers (PG), Jeff Kizer (SG), Mark Roberson (SF), Sidney Davis (PF), Owen Young (C) Alfred Bonner, Robert Guthrie, Jerry McClenaghan, Peter Smith, David Newsome | |
| 15:00 | Earlham | Jon Burton makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:00 | Earlham | Jon Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:31 | Wabash | Jeff Kizer knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Roberson | 10-11 |
| 14:19 | Earlham | Troy McCord can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Mark Roberson - foul #1 on Mark Roberson, team foul #2 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Earlham | Richard Green (C) Jon Burton | |
| Subs | Wabash | | |
| 14:19 | Earlham | Troy McCord makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 14:19 | Earlham | Troy McCord makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 14:00 | Wabash | Owen Young drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Mark Roberson and he's fouled by Donald Simmons - foul #1 on Donald Simmons, team foul #2 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Earlham | Matt Henderson (PF) Henry Jeffers | |
| Subs | Wabash | | |
| 14:00 | Wabash | Owen Young misses the free throw | 12-13 |
| 14:00 | Earlham | Matt Henderson pulls down the rebound | 12-13 |
| 13:44 | Earlham | Matt Henderson is wide open but clanks a shot from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 13:42 | Earlham | Richard Green snags the offensive board | 12-13 |
| 13:31 | Earlham | Troy McCord misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 12-13 |
| 13:29 | Earlham | Richard Green tips it in | 14-13 |
| 13:22 | Wabash | Owen Young is whistled for traveling | 14-13 |
| Subs | Earlham | Charles Reed (SG), David Carr (C) Clyde Cooper, Richard Green | |
| Subs | Wabash | Alfred Bonner (SG), Norman Murry (PF) Jeff Kizer, Sidney Davis | |
| 13:20 | Earlham | Stanley Ayers is called for the reach on Donald Simmons in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stanley Ayers, team foul #3 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Wabash | Robert Guthrie (SG) Stanley Ayers | |
| 13:05 | Earlham | Troy McCord comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 14-13 |
| 13:03 | Wabash | Owen Young grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 12:49 | Wabash | Charles Reed picks off the pass by Owen Young | 14-13 |
| 12:37 | Earlham | Matt Henderson blows the layup but he's hacked by Mark Roberson - foul #2 on Mark Roberson, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Earlham | Louis Netto (SG), William Zinke (SF) Donald Simmons, Troy McCord | |
| Subs | Wabash | David Newsome (SG), Jerry McClenaghan (SF), Peter Smith (C) Robert Guthrie, Mark Roberson, Owen Young | |
| 12:37 | Earlham | Matt Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 12:37 | Earlham | Matt Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 12:14 | Wabash | Peter Smith banks in the layup and he's fouled by Matt Henderson - foul #2 on Matt Henderson, team foul #3 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Earlham | Clyde Cooper (SG), Henry Jeffers (PF), Richard Green (C) Louis Netto, Matt Henderson, David Carr | |
| Subs | Wabash | Stanley Ayers (PG), Sidney Davis (PF) Alfred Bonner, Norman Murry | |
| 12:14 | Wabash | Peter Smith makes the free throw | 16-16 |
| 12:07 | Earlham | Clyde Cooper is hacked by Stanley Ayers - foul #2 on Stanley Ayers, team foul #5 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Wabash | James Williams (PG) Stanley Ayers | |
| 12:00 | Earlham | Henry Jeffers's pass is intercepted by Sidney Davis | 16-16 |
| 11:35 | Wabash | Henry Jeffers steals it from David Newsome | 16-16 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Charles Reed (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clyde Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Zinke (fresh) PF - Henry Jeffers (fresh) C - Richard Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wabash | PG - James Williams (fresh) SG - David Newsome (fairly fresh) SF - Jerry McClenaghan (fairly fresh) PF - Sidney Davis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Earlham | Henry Jeffers is called for traveling in the backcourt | 16-16 |
| Subs | Earlham | Donald Simmons (PG), Troy McCord (SF), Jon Burton (PF) Charles Reed, Henry Jeffers, Richard Green | |
| Subs | Wabash | Robert Guthrie (PG), Jeff Kizer (SG), Norman Murry (SF), Owen Young (C) James Williams, David Newsome, Jerry McClenaghan, Peter Smith | |
| 11:05 | Wabash | Jeff Kizer clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-16 |
| 11:04 | Earlham | Troy McCord gets the rebound | 16-16 |
| 10:35 | Earlham | Donald Simmons drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Clyde Cooper | 19-16 |
| 10:21 | Wabash | Donald Simmons steals the ball from Sidney Davis | 19-16 |
| 10:06 | Earlham | Jon Burton lays it in on a nice dish by Donald Simmons | 21-16 |
| 09:43 | Wabash | Owen Young clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-16 |
| 09:41 | Wabash | Owen Young pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-16 |
| 09:22 | Wabash | Owen Young double dribbles | 21-16 |
| Subs | Earlham | Charles Reed (PG), Louis Netto (SG), Henry Jeffers (PF), David Carr (C) Donald Simmons, Clyde Cooper, Jon Burton, William Zinke | |
| Subs | Wabash | James Williams (PG), Alfred Bonner (SG), Jerry McClenaghan (SF), Peter Smith (PF), David Newsome (C) Robert Guthrie, Jeff Kizer, Norman Murry, Sidney Davis, Owen Young | |
| 09:20 | Earlham | Charles Reed is fouled in the backcourt by James Williams - foul #1 on James Williams, team foul #6 | 21-16 |
| 09:07 | Earlham | David Carr misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-16 |
| 09:06 | Wabash | Peter Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 21-16 |
| 08:48 | Wabash | Jerry McClenaghan misses long on a shot from the right wing | 21-16 |
| 08:46 | Wabash | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry McClenaghan | 21-16 |
| 08:32 | Wabash | David Newsome misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 21-16 |
| 08:30 | Earlham | Troy McCord snags the defensive board | 21-16 |
| 08:26 | Earlham | Charles Reed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-16 |
| Subs | Earlham | Richard Green (C) Troy McCord | |
| Subs | Wabash | Owen Young (C) David Newsome | |
| 08:24 | Wabash | James Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-16 |
| Subs | Earlham | Donald Simmons (PG) Louis Netto | |
| Subs | Wabash | | |
| 08:02 | Earlham | Richard Green buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Simmons | 24-16 |
| 07:38 | Wabash | Alfred Bonner misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-16 |
| 07:37 | Earlham | Charles Reed gets the rebound | 24-16 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Donald Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Reed (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Jeffers (fresh) PF - David Carr (fairly fresh) C - Richard Green (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wabash | PG - James Williams (fairly fresh) SG - Alfred Bonner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry McClenaghan (fairly fresh) PF - Peter Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Owen Young (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Earlham | Donald Simmons misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-16 |
| 07:31 | Wabash | Peter Smith snags the defensive board | 24-16 |
| 07:21 | Wabash | David Carr is called for the reach on Peter Smith - foul #1 on David Carr, team foul #4 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Earlham | Louis Netto (SG), Troy McCord (SF) Charles Reed, Henry Jeffers | |
| Subs | Wabash | Jeff Kizer (SG), Sidney Davis (PF) James Williams, Peter Smith | |
| 07:01 | Wabash | David Carr denies the turnaround by Jerry McClenaghan | 24-16 |
| 06:59 | Wabash | Alfred Bonner gets the offensive rebound | 24-16 |
| 06:43 | Wabash | Jeff Kizer is fouled on the floor by Troy McCord - foul #1 on Troy McCord, team foul #5 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Earlham | Jeffrey Sorg (PG), Clyde Cooper (SG) Donald Simmons, Louis Netto | |
| Subs | Wabash | David Newsome (SF) Jerry McClenaghan | |
| 06:24 | Wabash | David Newsome scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Jeff Kizer | 24-18 |
| 05:57 | Earlham | Clyde Cooper misses long on an open floater from just outside the lane | 24-18 |
| 05:55 | Wabash | The rebound goes to Owen Young | 24-18 |
| 05:49 | Wabash | Jeff Kizer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Green - foul #1 on Richard Green, team foul #6 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Earlham | Charles Reed (PG), William Zinke (SF), Henry Jeffers (PF), Jon Burton (C) Jeffrey Sorg, Troy McCord, David Carr, Richard Green | |
| Subs | Wabash | Robert Guthrie (PG), Norman Murry (SF) Alfred Bonner, Owen Young | |
| 05:49 | Wabash | Jeff Kizer misses the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 05:49 | Wabash | Jeff Kizer makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 05:35 | Earlham | Clyde Cooper can't finish the layup | 24-19 |
| 05:34 | Earlham | Clyde Cooper hits the follow up shot | 26-19 |
| 05:19 | Wabash | Clyde Cooper steals it from Jeff Kizer | 26-19 |
| 05:11 | Earlham | Clyde Cooper misses the easy open layup but he's hacked by Jeff Kizer - foul #1 on Jeff Kizer, team foul #7 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Earlham | Donald Simmons (PG) Charles Reed | |
| Subs | Wabash | James Williams (PG), Peter Smith (C) Jeff Kizer, David Newsome | |
| 05:11 | Earlham | Clyde Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 05:11 | Earlham | Clyde Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 05:11 | Wabash | Peter Smith grabs the board | 26-19 |
| 04:55 | Wabash | James Williams misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 26-19 |
| 04:53 | Wabash | Norman Murry gets the offensive rebound | 26-19 |
| 04:38 | Wabash | Norman Murry is hacked by William Zinke - foul #1 on William Zinke, team foul #7 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Earlham | Charles Reed (SG), Troy McCord (SF), Richard Green (C) Clyde Cooper, William Zinke, Jon Burton | |
| Subs | Wabash | Jeff Kizer (SG) Robert Guthrie | |
| 04:38 | Wabash | Norman Murry makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 04:38 | Wabash | Norman Murry makes the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 04:21 | Earlham | Charles Reed hits a wide open fadeaway from the right side set up by Donald Simmons | 28-21 |
| 04:10 | Wabash | James Williams comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Donald Simmons - foul #2 on Donald Simmons, team foul #8 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Earlham | Louis Netto (SG) Donald Simmons | |
| Subs | Wabash | Jerry McClenaghan (SF), Owen Young (C) Norman Murry, Sidney Davis | |
| 04:10 | Wabash | James Williams makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 04:10 | Wabash | James Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 03:56 | Earlham | Charles Reed's fadeaway is rejected by Owen Young | 28-23 |
| 03:54 | Wabash | The rebound goes to Jerry McClenaghan | 28-23 |
| 03:35 | Wabash | Jerry McClenaghan's pass is intercepted by Henry Jeffers | 28-23 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Charles Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Netto (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Troy McCord (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Jeffers (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Richard Green (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wabash | PG - James Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeff Kizer (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry McClenaghan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Peter Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Owen Young (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Earlham | Louis Netto throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-23 |
| Subs | Earlham | Donald Simmons (PG), Matt Henderson (PF), Jon Burton (C) Louis Netto, Henry Jeffers, Richard Green | |
| Subs | Wabash | Stanley Ayers (PG), Mark Roberson (SF), Sidney Davis (PF) James Williams, Jerry McClenaghan, Peter Smith | |
| 03:26 | Wabash | Jeff Kizer clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-23 |
| 03:25 | Earlham | Matt Henderson grabs the board | 28-23 |
| 03:15 | Earlham | Stanley Ayers takes the ball from Troy McCord | 28-23 |
| 02:55 | Wabash | Owen Young comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 28-23 |
| 02:54 | Wabash | Owen Young pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 02:41 | Wabash | Donald Simmons is called for the reach on Stanley Ayers - foul #3 on Donald Simmons, team foul #9 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Earlham | Jeffrey Sorg (PG), Clyde Cooper (SG), William Zinke (SF), David Carr (C) Donald Simmons, Charles Reed, Troy McCord, Jon Burton | |
| Subs | Wabash | Robert Guthrie (SG), David Newsome (C) Jeff Kizer, Owen Young | |
| 02:41 | Wabash | Stanley Ayers misses the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 02:41 | Earlham | Matt Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 02:39 | Earlham | William Zinke is hacked by Mark Roberson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Roberson, team foul #8 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Wabash | Jerry McClenaghan (SF) Mark Roberson | |
| 02:39 | Earlham | William Zinke makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 02:39 | Earlham | William Zinke makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 02:24 | Wabash | Sidney Davis misses badly on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Matt Henderson - foul #3 on Matt Henderson, team foul #10 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Earlham | Henry Jeffers (PF) Matt Henderson | |
| Subs | Wabash | Norman Murry (SF) Jerry McClenaghan | |
| 02:24 | Wabash | Sidney Davis misses the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 02:24 | Wabash | Sidney Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 02:05 | Earlham | David Carr hits a jumper from the right block and he's hacked by Stanley Ayers - foul #3 on Stanley Ayers, team foul #9 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Wabash | Alfred Bonner (PG), Peter Smith (PF) Stanley Ayers, Sidney Davis | |
| 02:05 | Earlham | David Carr makes the free throw | 33-24 |
| 01:57 | Wabash | Robert Guthrie drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Norman Murry | 33-27 |
| 01:28 | Earlham | David Carr loses the ball out of bounds | 33-27 |
| Subs | Earlham | Charles Reed (PG), Troy McCord (SF), Jon Burton (C) Jeffrey Sorg, William Zinke, David Carr | |
| Subs | Wabash | James Williams (PG), Jerry McClenaghan (SF), Owen Young (C) Robert Guthrie, Norman Murry, David Newsome | |
| 01:16 | Wabash | Peter Smith connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by James Williams | 33-29 |
| 01:03 | Earlham | Troy McCord misses the wide open jumper from close range | 33-29 |
| 01:01 | Wabash | Peter Smith gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 00:45 | Wabash | Peter Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-29 |
| 00:43 | Wabash | Peter Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 00:24 | Wabash | Peter Smith misses long on a runner from the left block | 33-29 |
| 00:22 | Earlham | Troy McCord gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 00:19 | Earlham | Clyde Cooper is fouled in the backcourt by James Williams - foul #2 on James Williams, team foul #10 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Earlham | David Carr (PF), Richard Green (C) Henry Jeffers, Jon Burton | |
| Subs | Wabash | Robert Guthrie (SG), Sidney Davis (PF) Alfred Bonner, Peter Smith | |
| 00:19 | Earlham | Clyde Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 00:19 | Earlham | Clyde Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 00:02 | Wabash | James Williams misses the floater near the basket | 35-29 |
| 00:01 | Earlham | Richard Green grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 00:00 | Earlham | Richard Green hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 35-29 |