| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Christopher Tiedemann (fresh) SG - Jerry Bendel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Norman Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Schweikert (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Lehman (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - John Holub (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Lyons (fresh) SF - Merlin Vanburen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Haas (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Hallman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Earlham | Norman Smith inbounds the ball | 28-16 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Earlham | Norman Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-16 |
| 19:33 | Grove City | Merlin Vanburen grabs the defensive rebound | 28-16 |
| 19:20 | Grove City | John Holub is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on John Holub, team foul #1 | 28-16 |
| Subs | Earlham | Richard Hetrick (SG), Joe Rankins (SF), Robert Caldwell (PF), William Current (C) Jerry Bendel, Norman Smith, David Schweikert, Robert Lehman | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 18:54 | Earlham | Joe Rankins makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Robert Caldwell | 30-16 |
| 18:39 | Grove City | John Holub comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Christopher Tiedemann - foul #3 on Christopher Tiedemann, team foul #1 | 30-16 |
| Subs | Earlham | Troy Ezell (PG), Jerry Bendel (SG), Norman Smith (SF), David Schweikert (PF), Robert Lehman (C) Christopher Tiedemann, Richard Hetrick, Joe Rankins, Robert Caldwell, William Current | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 18:39 | Grove City | John Holub makes the 1st free throw | 30-17 |
| 18:39 | Grove City | John Holub makes the 2nd free throw | 30-18 |
| 18:14 | Earlham | David Schweikert loses the ball out of bounds | 30-18 |
| 18:02 | Grove City | Charles Haas scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from John Holub | 30-20 |
| 17:39 | Earlham | Norman Smith misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 30-20 |
| 17:37 | Earlham | Norman Smith tips it home | 32-20 |
| 17:10 | Grove City | Merlin Vanburen can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Norman Smith - foul #1 on Norman Smith, team foul #2 | 32-20 |
| Subs | Earlham | Richard Hetrick (SG), Joe Rankins (SF), Robert Caldwell (PF), William Current (C) Jerry Bendel, Norman Smith, David Schweikert, Robert Lehman | |
| Subs | Grove City | Wilson Harris (C) David Hallman | |
| 17:10 | Grove City | Merlin Vanburen makes the 1st free throw | 32-21 |
| 17:10 | Grove City | Merlin Vanburen makes the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| 16:49 | Earlham | Joe Rankins is fouled on the floor by John Holub - foul #3 on John Holub, team foul #2 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Earlham | Jerry Bendel (PG) Troy Ezell | |
| Subs | Grove City | William Loiselle (PG), Fred Arellano (C) John Holub, Charles Haas | |
| 16:25 | Earlham | Joe Rankins can't connect on a floater from close range | 32-22 |
| 16:24 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Wilson Harris | 32-22 |
| 16:04 | Grove City | Benjamin Lyons hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-22 |
| 16:03 | Grove City | Merlin Vanburen tips it home | 32-24 |
| 15:41 | Earlham | Merlin Vanburen is called for the reach on Richard Hetrick - foul #2 on Merlin Vanburen, team foul #3 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Norman Smith (SF), David Schweikert (PF), Robert Lehman (C) Jerry Bendel, Joe Rankins, Robert Caldwell, William Current | |
| Subs | Grove City | John Holub (PG), Charles Haas (SF), Richard Cooper (PF), David Hallman (C) Benjamin Lyons, Merlin Vanburen, Wilson Harris, Fred Arellano | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Christopher Tiedemann (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Richard Hetrick (fresh) SF - Norman Smith (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Schweikert (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Lehman (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - John Holub (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Loiselle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Haas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Cooper (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Hallman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Earlham | Norman Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-24 |
| 15:23 | Earlham | David Schweikert grabs the offensive board | 32-24 |
| 15:06 | Earlham | Norman Smith banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Hetrick | 34-24 |
| 14:41 | Grove City | Richard Cooper knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-26 |
| 14:20 | Earlham | Robert Lehman can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 34-26 |
| 14:18 | Grove City | Richard Cooper pulls down the rebound | 34-26 |
| 14:10 | Grove City | Charles Haas misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-26 |
| 14:08 | Earlham | David Schweikert snags the defensive board | 34-26 |
| 14:02 | Earlham | David Schweikert buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Norman Smith | 36-26 |
| 13:41 | Grove City | David Hallman misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Lehman - foul #2 on Robert Lehman, team foul #3 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Earlham | Jerry Bendel (SG), Joe Rankins (SF), Robert Caldwell (PF), William Current (C) Richard Hetrick, Norman Smith, David Schweikert, Robert Lehman | |
| Subs | Grove City | Benjamin Lyons (SG), Merlin Vanburen (SF) William Loiselle, Charles Haas | |
| 13:41 | Grove City | David Hallman makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 13:41 | Grove City | David Hallman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 13:12 | Earlham | Robert Caldwell buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Christopher Tiedemann and he's hacked by Richard Cooper - foul #4 on Richard Cooper, team foul #4 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Earlham | Norman Smith (SF), Robert Lehman (C) Joe Rankins, William Current | |
| Subs | Grove City | Wilson Harris (PF), Fred Arellano (C) Richard Cooper, David Hallman | |
| 13:12 | Earlham | Robert Caldwell makes the free throw | 39-28 |
| 12:51 | Grove City | John Holub comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 12:50 | Earlham | Robert Lehman gets the rebound | 39-28 |
| 12:31 | Earlham | Robert Lehman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Christopher Tiedemann and the foul's on Fred Arellano - foul #1 on Fred Arellano, team foul #5 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Earlham | Richard Hetrick (SG), David Schweikert (PF) Jerry Bendel, Robert Caldwell | |
| Subs | Grove City | William Loiselle (PG), Charles Haas (PF) John Holub, Fred Arellano | |
| 12:31 | Earlham | Robert Lehman makes the free throw | 42-28 |
| 12:18 | Grove City | William Loiselle hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Merlin Vanburen | 42-31 |
| 11:50 | Earlham | Norman Smith connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Richard Hetrick | 44-31 |
| 11:40 | Grove City | Benjamin Lyons comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 44-31 |
| 11:38 | Grove City | Charles Haas grabs the offensive rebound | 44-31 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Christopher Tiedemann (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Hetrick (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Norman Smith (fresh) 12 pts. PF - David Schweikert (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Lehman (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - William Loiselle (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Lyons (fresh) SF - Merlin Vanburen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Haas (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Wilson Harris (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Grove City | Charles Haas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-31 |
| Subs | Earlham | Jerry Bendel (SG), Joe Rankins (SF), William Current (C) Richard Hetrick, Norman Smith, Robert Lehman | |
| Subs | Grove City | John Holub (PG), David Hallman (C) William Loiselle, Wilson Harris | |
| 11:08 | Earlham | David Schweikert misses the fadeaway from the left side | 44-31 |
| 11:06 | Grove City | Charles Haas gets the rebound | 44-31 |
| 10:43 | Grove City | Benjamin Lyons hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Joe Rankins - foul #2 on Joe Rankins, team foul #4 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Earlham | Norman Smith (SF), Robert Lehman (C) Joe Rankins, William Current | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 10:43 | Grove City | Benjamin Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 10:43 | Grove City | Benjamin Lyons misses the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 10:43 | Earlham | Robert Lehman grabs the defensive rebound | 44-32 |
| 10:19 | Earlham | John Holub is called for the reach on Christopher Tiedemann - foul #4 on John Holub, team foul #6 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Earlham | Richard Hetrick (SG), Joe Rankins (SF), William Current (C) Jerry Bendel, Norman Smith, Robert Lehman | |
| Subs | Grove City | William Loiselle (PG), Donald Mitkowski (SG), Wilson Harris (PF) John Holub, Benjamin Lyons, Charles Haas | |
| 09:58 | Earlham | David Schweikert makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by William Current | 46-32 |
| 09:43 | Grove City | Merlin Vanburen makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from William Loiselle | 46-35 |
| 09:22 | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann can't connect on a runner in the paint | 46-35 |
| 09:21 | Earlham | William Current snags the offensive board | 46-35 |
| 09:04 | Earlham | Joe Rankins clanks a jump hook from the right block | 46-35 |
| 09:02 | Grove City | Merlin Vanburen gets the rebound | 46-35 |
| 08:58 | Grove City | David Schweikert swats the shot by William Loiselle | 46-35 |
| 08:56 | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann grabs the defensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 08:41 | Earlham | David Schweikert loses the dribble to Wilson Harris | 46-35 |
| 08:19 | Grove City | Donald Mitkowski misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 46-35 |
| 08:17 | Earlham | Joe Rankins grabs the board | 46-35 |
| 07:57 | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-35 |
| 07:56 | Earlham | David Schweikert gets the offensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 07:42 | Earlham | William Current misses short on a floater in the lane | 46-35 |
| 07:41 | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann grabs the offensive board | 46-35 |
| 07:21 | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by David Schweikert | 49-35 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Christopher Tiedemann (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Hetrick (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joe Rankins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Schweikert (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - William Current (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - William Loiselle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Mitkowski (fresh) SF - Merlin Vanburen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wilson Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Hallman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:04 | Grove City | Wilson Harris knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from William Loiselle | 49-37 |
| 06:36 | Earlham | Joe Rankins is fouled on the floor by Wilson Harris - foul #2 on Wilson Harris, team foul #7 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Earlham | Jerry Bendel (SG), Robert Caldwell (PF), Robert Lehman (C) Richard Hetrick, David Schweikert, William Current | |
| Subs | Grove City | John Holub (PG), Benjamin Lyons (SG), Jeff Underwood (SF), Richard Cooper (PF), Charles Haas (C) William Loiselle, Donald Mitkowski, Merlin Vanburen, Wilson Harris, David Hallman | |
| 06:36 | Earlham | Joe Rankins makes the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 06:36 | Earlham | Joe Rankins misses the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 06:36 | Grove City | Richard Cooper grabs the board | 50-37 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:17 | Grove City | John Holub drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeff Underwood | 50-39 |
| 05:49 | Earlham | Joe Rankins buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Christopher Tiedemann and he's fouled by Jeff Underwood - foul #1 on Jeff Underwood, team foul #8 | 52-39 |
| 05:49 | Earlham | Joe Rankins misses the free throw | 52-39 |
| 05:49 | Grove City | Charles Haas pulls down the rebound | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:40 | Grove City | Benjamin Lyons connects on the jumper from the right wing | 52-41 |
| 05:18 | Earlham | Robert Lehman lays it up and in set up by Christopher Tiedemann | 54-41 |
| 04:58 | Grove City | Benjamin Lyons hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Holub | 54-43 |
| 04:51 | Earlham | Jerry Bendel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-43 |
| 04:50 | Earlham | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Lehman | 54-43 |
| 04:34 | Earlham | Joe Rankins clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-43 |
| 04:33 | Grove City | Charles Haas grabs the board | 54-43 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:16 | Grove City | Benjamin Lyons knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by John Holub | 54-45 |
| 03:47 | Earlham | The jump hook by Robert Caldwell is blocked by Charles Haas | 54-45 |
| 03:46 | Grove City | Richard Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:22 | Grove City | Benjamin Lyons misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-45 |
| 03:20 | Grove City | Jeff Underwood tips it but misses | 54-45 |
| 03:18 | Grove City | Richard Cooper tips it in | 54-47 |
| 03:18 | Earlham | Earlham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-47 |
| Subs | Earlham | Troy Ezell (PG), Norman Smith (SF), David Schweikert (PF) Christopher Tiedemann, Joe Rankins, Robert Caldwell | |
| Subs | Grove City | Merlin Vanburen (SF), David Hallman (C) Jeff Underwood, Charles Haas | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Troy Ezell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Bendel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Norman Smith (fresh) 12 pts. PF - David Schweikert (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Lehman (fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - John Holub (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Benjamin Lyons (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Merlin Vanburen (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - David Hallman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Earlham | Troy Ezell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:29 | Grove City | Norman Smith steps in front of the Richard Cooper pass | 54-47 |
| 02:10 | Earlham | 3 seconds is called on Troy Ezell | 54-47 |
| Subs | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Richard Hetrick (SG) Troy Ezell, Jerry Bendel | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 01:51 | Grove City | John Holub can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-47 |
| 01:50 | Grove City | Merlin Vanburen snags the offensive board | 54-47 |
| 01:44 | Grove City | Benjamin Lyons knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Merlin Vanburen | 54-50 |
| 01:19 | Earlham | Robert Lehman is fouled on the floor by David Hallman - foul #1 on David Hallman, team foul #9 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Earlham | Jerry Bendel (SG) Richard Hetrick | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 01:19 | Earlham | Robert Lehman makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 01:19 | Earlham | Robert Lehman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:58 | Grove City | Merlin Vanburen knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Benjamin Lyons | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Earlham | Norman Smith misses the easy layup | 56-52 |
| 00:31 | Earlham | David Schweikert grabs the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Earlham | David Schweikert is fouled on the floor by Richard Cooper - foul #5 on Richard Cooper, team foul #10 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Charles Haas (PF) Richard Cooper | |
| 00:29 | Earlham | David Schweikert makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:29 | Earlham | David Schweikert misses the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:29 | Grove City | Charles Haas grabs the board | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Grove City | Merlin Vanburen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 00:21 | Earlham | Robert Lehman grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 00:18 | Earlham | Robert Lehman is fouled in the backcourt by John Holub - foul #5 on John Holub, team foul #11 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | William Loiselle (PG) John Holub | |
| 00:18 | Earlham | Robert Lehman makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:18 | Earlham | Robert Lehman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:15 | Grove City | Grove City calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-52 |
| 00:11 | Grove City | William Loiselle hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 00:09 | Grove City | Benjamin Lyons pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 00:07 | Grove City | William Loiselle can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-52 |
| 00:05 | Earlham | Robert Lehman grabs the board | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann runs out the clock | 59-52 |