| Lineup | Oberlin | PG - Michael Henneberg (fresh) SG - John Vaughan (fresh) SF - Edward Angell (fresh) PF - Richard Ervin (fresh) C - Robert Housman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Donald Simmons (fresh) SG - Clyde Cooper (fresh) SF - Troy McCord (fresh) PF - Matt Henderson (fresh) C - Richard Green (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Earlham | Richard Green wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Oberlin | Oberlin is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Earlham | Edward Angell takes the ball from Clyde Cooper | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Oberlin | Michael Henneberg scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Edward Angell | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Earlham | Richard Green can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Earlham | Troy McCord pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | Earlham | Matt Henderson buries a turnaround from the baseline | 2-2 |
| 18:24 | Oberlin | Robert Housman is hacked by Troy McCord - foul #1 on Troy McCord, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Oberlin | Michael Henneberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | Oberlin | Robert Housman gets the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:56 | Oberlin | Edward Angell is called for a charge - foul #1 on Edward Angell, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:46 | Earlham | Donald Simmons makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-5 |
| 17:29 | Oberlin | Clyde Cooper steals it from John Vaughan | 2-5 |
| 17:25 | Earlham | Clyde Cooper throws it down | 2-7 |
| 17:07 | Oberlin | Clyde Cooper takes the ball from John Vaughan | 2-7 |
| 17:03 | Earlham | Donald Simmons banks in the layup set up by Clyde Cooper | 2-9 |
| 16:54 | Oberlin | Richard Ervin misses badly on a floater from close range but the foul's on Matt Henderson - foul #1 on Matt Henderson, team foul #2 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Oberlin | | |
| Subs | Earlham | David Carr (C) Richard Green | |
| 16:54 | Oberlin | Richard Ervin makes the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 16:54 | Oberlin | Richard Ervin misses the 2nd free throw | 3-9 |
| 16:54 | Oberlin | Edward Angell snags the offensive board | 3-9 |
| 16:49 | Oberlin | Donald Simmons is called for the reach on Michael Henneberg - foul #1 on Donald Simmons, team foul #3 | 3-9 |
| 16:36 | Oberlin | John Vaughan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-9 |
| 16:35 | Earlham | Matt Henderson pulls down the rebound | 3-9 |
| 16:18 | Earlham | Clyde Cooper is hacked by Edward Angell - foul #2 on Edward Angell, team foul #2 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Oberlin | Jason Hazelwood (SF) Edward Angell | |
| Subs | Earlham | Jon Burton (C) Matt Henderson | |
| 16:13 | Earlham | Donald Simmons clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-9 |
| 16:12 | Oberlin | Robert Housman snags the defensive board | 3-9 |
| 15:58 | Oberlin | Michael Henneberg connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from John Vaughan | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Oberlin | PG - Michael Henneberg (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Vaughan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Hazelwood (fresh) PF - Richard Ervin (fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert Housman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Donald Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Clyde Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Troy McCord (fresh) PF - David Carr (fresh) C - Jon Burton (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Earlham | Clyde Cooper misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-9 |
| 15:44 | Oberlin | The rebound goes to Robert Housman | 6-9 |
| 15:29 | Oberlin | Jon Burton denies the turnaround by Richard Ervin | 6-9 |
| 15:28 | Earlham | Troy McCord gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 15:14 | Earlham | David Carr hits the finger roll | 6-11 |
| 15:08 | Oberlin | Robert Housman knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Ervin | 8-11 |
| 15:03 | Earlham | Troy McCord makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Clyde Cooper | 8-14 |
| 14:42 | Oberlin | John Vaughan misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-14 |
| 14:41 | Earlham | David Carr gets the rebound | 8-14 |
| 14:19 | Earlham | Clyde Cooper hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 8-14 |
| 14:17 | Earlham | Jon Burton grabs the offensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 14:03 | Earlham | David Carr is fouled on the floor by Jason Hazelwood - foul #1 on Jason Hazelwood, team foul #3 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Oberlin | David Belsky (PG), Robert Poe (SF), John Brown (PF), Seth Sligh (C) Michael Henneberg, John Vaughan, Richard Ervin, Robert Housman | |
| Subs | Earlham | Charles Reed (PG), Louis Netto (SG), William Zinke (SF), Matt Henderson (PF), Richard Green (C) Donald Simmons, Clyde Cooper, Troy McCord, David Carr, Jon Burton | |
| 13:51 | Earlham | Matt Henderson misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Poe - foul #1 on Robert Poe, team foul #4 | 8-14 |
| 13:51 | Earlham | Matt Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 13:51 | Earlham | Matt Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 8-15 |
| 13:51 | Oberlin | Jason Hazelwood snags the defensive board | 8-15 |
| 13:32 | Oberlin | Seth Sligh lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jason Hazelwood | 10-15 |
| 13:12 | Earlham | John Brown steals the ball from William Zinke | 10-15 |
| 13:01 | Oberlin | Seth Sligh misses the fadeaway in the paint | 10-15 |
| 12:59 | Oberlin | Seth Sligh misses the tip | 10-15 |
| 12:57 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Matt Henderson | 10-15 |
| 12:50 | Earlham | Charles Reed clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-15 |
| 12:48 | Oberlin | Jason Hazelwood snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 12:31 | Oberlin | Jason Hazelwood clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 10-15 |
| 12:30 | Earlham | Matt Henderson snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 12:27 | Earlham | Charles Reed is hacked by David Belsky in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Belsky, team foul #5 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Oberlin | John Vaughan (SG), Richard Ervin (SF), Robert Housman (C) Jason Hazelwood, Robert Poe, Seth Sligh | |
| Subs | Earlham | Donald Simmons (PG), Troy McCord (SF) Louis Netto, William Zinke | |
| 12:15 | Earlham | Donald Simmons is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Donald Simmons, team foul #4 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Oberlin | Michael Henneberg (PG) David Belsky | |
| Subs | Earlham | Louis Netto (SG) Donald Simmons | |
| 12:01 | Oberlin | Robert Housman misses the easy layup | 10-15 |
| 12:00 | Oberlin | Robert Housman tips it but misses | 10-15 |
| 11:58 | Earlham | Matt Henderson gets the rebound | 10-15 |
| Lineup | Oberlin | PG - Michael Henneberg (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Vaughan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Ervin (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Brown (fresh) C - Robert Housman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Charles Reed (fresh) SG - Louis Netto (fresh) SF - Troy McCord (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matt Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Green (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Earlham | Louis Netto misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-15 |
| 11:31 | Oberlin | Richard Ervin grabs the board | 10-15 |
| 11:07 | Oberlin | John Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 10-15 |
| 11:06 | Oberlin | Michael Henneberg hits the follow up shot | 12-15 |
| 10:40 | Earlham | Matt Henderson comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 12-15 |
| 10:39 | Oberlin | Richard Ervin grabs the defensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 10:33 | Oberlin | John Brown is hacked by Louis Netto - foul #1 on Louis Netto, team foul #5 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Oberlin | David Belsky (PG), Jason Hazelwood (SG), Robert Poe (SF), Seth Sligh (C) Michael Henneberg, John Vaughan, John Brown, Robert Housman | |
| Subs | Earlham | William Zinke (PG), Clyde Cooper (SG), David Carr (PF), Jon Burton (C) Charles Reed, Louis Netto, Matt Henderson, Richard Green | |
| 10:22 | Oberlin | Seth Sligh buries a shot from close range and the foul's on William Zinke - foul #1 on William Zinke, team foul #6 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Oberlin | Calvin Gibby (PF) Richard Ervin | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 10:22 | Oberlin | Seth Sligh misses the free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:22 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Jon Burton | 14-15 |
| 10:18 | Earlham | Calvin Gibby swats the layup by William Zinke | 14-15 |
| 10:16 | Oberlin | Seth Sligh snags the defensive board | 14-15 |
| 09:55 | Oberlin | Jason Hazelwood connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by David Belsky and he's fouled by Clyde Cooper - foul #1 on Clyde Cooper, team foul #7 | 16-15 |
| 09:55 | Oberlin | Jason Hazelwood misses the free throw | 16-15 |
| 09:55 | Earlham | Jon Burton pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 09:49 | Earlham | William Zinke hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Belsky - foul #2 on David Belsky, team foul #6 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Oberlin | Michael Henneberg (PG) David Belsky | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 09:49 | Earlham | William Zinke misses the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 09:49 | Earlham | William Zinke misses the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 09:49 | Earlham | Jon Burton grabs the offensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 09:36 | Earlham | Jon Burton knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Troy McCord | 16-17 |
| 09:21 | Oberlin | Jason Hazelwood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-17 |
| Subs | Oberlin | John Vaughan (SG), Richard Ervin (PF), Robert Housman (C) Robert Poe, Calvin Gibby, Seth Sligh | |
| Subs | Earlham | Charles Reed (PG) Troy McCord | |
| 08:52 | Earlham | William Zinke hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 16-17 |
| 08:50 | Earlham | Jon Burton gets the offensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 08:39 | Earlham | Robert Housman denies the turnaround by Clyde Cooper | 16-17 |
| 08:38 | Oberlin | Richard Ervin grabs the defensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 08:31 | Oberlin | Michael Henneberg drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jason Hazelwood | 19-17 |
| 08:27 | Earlham | William Zinke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-17 |
| Subs | Oberlin | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Troy McCord (SF), Matt Henderson (PF) William Zinke, Jon Burton | |
| 08:19 | Oberlin | John Vaughan buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jason Hazelwood | 22-17 |
| 08:07 | Earlham | Charles Reed clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-17 |
| 08:06 | Oberlin | The rebound goes to John Vaughan | 22-17 |
| 07:52 | Oberlin | John Vaughan is hacked by Charles Reed - foul #1 on Charles Reed, team foul #8 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Oberlin | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Richard Green (C) David Carr | |
| 07:52 | Oberlin | John Vaughan misses the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 07:52 | Earlham | Matt Henderson grabs the board | 22-17 |
| Lineup | Oberlin | PG - Michael Henneberg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - John Vaughan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Hazelwood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Richard Ervin (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Housman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Charles Reed (fresh) SG - Clyde Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Troy McCord (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matt Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Green (fresh) | |
| 07:50 | Earlham | Charles Reed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-17 |
| 07:28 | Oberlin | Michael Henneberg misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Charles Reed - foul #2 on Charles Reed, team foul #9 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Oberlin | Robert Poe (SF), John Brown (PF), Seth Sligh (C) Jason Hazelwood, Richard Ervin, Robert Housman | |
| Subs | Earlham | William Zinke (PG), Louis Netto (SG) Charles Reed, Clyde Cooper | |
| 07:28 | Oberlin | Michael Henneberg makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 07:28 | Oberlin | Michael Henneberg makes the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 07:14 | Earlham | Troy McCord drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by William Zinke | 24-20 |
| 06:53 | Oberlin | John Vaughan is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on John Vaughan, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Oberlin | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Henry Jeffers (PF), Jon Burton (C) Matt Henderson, Richard Green | |
| 06:26 | Earlham | William Zinke comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 24-20 |
| 06:25 | Earlham | Jon Burton snags the offensive board | 24-20 |
| 06:11 | Earlham | Troy McCord evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Seth Sligh - foul #1 on Seth Sligh, team foul #8 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Oberlin | David Belsky (PG), Jason Hazelwood (SG), Richard Ervin (SF), Robert Housman (C) Michael Henneberg, John Vaughan, Robert Poe, Seth Sligh | |
| Subs | Earlham | Jeffrey Sorg (PG), Clyde Cooper (SG), David Carr (PF) William Zinke, Louis Netto, Henry Jeffers | |
| 06:11 | Earlham | Troy McCord makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 06:11 | Earlham | Troy McCord makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 05:56 | Oberlin | Troy McCord steals the ball from Richard Ervin | 24-22 |
| 05:32 | Earlham | David Carr drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Sorg | 24-25 |
| 05:15 | Oberlin | David Carr swats the layup by Richard Ervin | 24-25 |
| 05:14 | Earlham | Jeffrey Sorg pulls down the rebound | 24-25 |
| 05:10 | Earlham | Robert Housman swats the short shot by Clyde Cooper | 24-25 |
| 05:08 | Oberlin | The rebound goes to Robert Housman | 24-25 |
| 05:02 | Oberlin | John Brown is hacked by Jon Burton - foul #1 on Jon Burton, team foul #10 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Oberlin | | |
| Subs | Earlham | William Zinke (PG), Matt Henderson (PF), Richard Green (C) Jeffrey Sorg, Troy McCord, Jon Burton | |
| 05:02 | Oberlin | John Brown makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 05:02 | Oberlin | John Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 04:44 | Earlham | Richard Green misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 26-25 |
| 04:42 | Oberlin | John Brown snags the defensive board | 26-25 |
| 04:29 | Oberlin | John Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-25 |
| Subs | Oberlin | John Vaughan (SG) John Brown | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 04:15 | Earlham | David Carr knocks in the shot from the left wing and he's fouled by Jason Hazelwood - foul #2 on Jason Hazelwood, team foul #9 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Oberlin | Robert Poe (SF) Jason Hazelwood | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 04:15 | Earlham | David Carr makes the free throw | 26-28 |
| 04:06 | Oberlin | Robert Housman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-28 |
| 04:05 | Oberlin | Richard Ervin pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 03:54 | Oberlin | Robert Housman hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Ervin | 28-28 |
| Lineup | Oberlin | PG - David Belsky (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Vaughan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Poe (fresh) PF - Richard Ervin (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Housman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - William Zinke (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clyde Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Carr (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Matt Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Green (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:30 | Earlham | Clyde Cooper is called for a charge - foul #2 on Clyde Cooper, team foul #11 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Oberlin | Jason Hazelwood (SG), Edward Angell (SF), Calvin Gibby (PF), Seth Sligh (C) David Belsky, Robert Poe, Richard Ervin, Robert Housman | |
| Subs | Earlham | Donald Simmons (PG), Charles Reed (SG), Troy McCord (SF), Jon Burton (C) William Zinke, Clyde Cooper, David Carr, Richard Green | |
| 03:12 | Oberlin | Jason Hazelwood buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Edward Angell | 30-28 |
| 02:58 | Earlham | Donald Simmons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 02:57 | Oberlin | The rebound goes to Jason Hazelwood | 30-28 |
| 02:50 | Oberlin | Calvin Gibby misses the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Charles Reed - foul #3 on Charles Reed, team foul #12 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Oberlin | Michael Henneberg (PG) John Vaughan | |
| Subs | Earlham | Louis Netto (SG), Henry Jeffers (PF) Charles Reed, Matt Henderson | |
| 02:50 | Oberlin | Calvin Gibby misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:50 | Oberlin | Calvin Gibby makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 02:37 | Earlham | Louis Netto is alone and drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Donald Simmons | 31-30 |
| 02:22 | Oberlin | Michael Henneberg clanks a 3 from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 02:21 | Oberlin | Calvin Gibby pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 02:05 | Oberlin | Donald Simmons is called for the reach on Jason Hazelwood - foul #3 on Donald Simmons, team foul #13 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Oberlin | Richard Ervin (PF), Robert Housman (C) Calvin Gibby, Seth Sligh | |
| Subs | Earlham | William Zinke (PG), Clyde Cooper (SG) Donald Simmons, Louis Netto | |
| 02:05 | Oberlin | Jason Hazelwood misses the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 02:05 | Oberlin | Jason Hazelwood misses the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 02:05 | Earlham | Henry Jeffers snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 01:52 | Earlham | Henry Jeffers misses long on a 3 from straight away | 31-30 |
| 01:50 | Earlham | William Zinke grabs the offensive board | 31-30 |
| 01:42 | Earlham | William Zinke clanks a 3 from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 01:40 | Earlham | Henry Jeffers hits the follow up shot | 31-32 |
| 01:15 | Oberlin | Michael Henneberg misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 01:14 | Earlham | Jon Burton pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 00:55 | Earlham | Jon Burton misses the easy layup | 31-32 |
| 00:53 | Oberlin | Richard Ervin snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 00:48 | Oberlin | Troy McCord is called for the reach on Jason Hazelwood - foul #2 on Troy McCord, team foul #14 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Oberlin | David Belsky (PG), John Vaughan (SG) Michael Henneberg, Edward Angell | |
| Subs | Earlham | Jeffrey Sorg (PG), Matt Henderson (PF), Richard Green (C) William Zinke, Henry Jeffers, Jon Burton | |
| 00:48 | Oberlin | Jason Hazelwood makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 00:48 | Oberlin | Jason Hazelwood misses the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 00:48 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Richard Green | 32-32 |
| 00:32 | Earlham | Jason Hazelwood steals it from Troy McCord out of a doubleteam | 32-32 |
| 00:13 | Oberlin | John Vaughan scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by David Belsky | 35-32 |
| 00:01 | Earlham | Troy McCord shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 00:00 | Earlham | The clock runs out | 35-32 |