| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Keith Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Doty (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Jeff Fuerstenberg (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Sung (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Robert Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Hawkins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Majors (fresh) PF - William Jenning (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Kevin Wiseman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Earlham | Jeff Fuerstenberg inbounds the ball | 34-26 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 19:35 | Earlham | Jeff Fuerstenberg is fouled on the floor by Joseph Majors - foul #3 on Joseph Majors, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Gregory Troutt (SF) Joseph Majors | |
| 19:13 | Earlham | Steven Brown buries a floater from the right block | 36-26 |
| 19:09 | Grove City | Robert Cooper connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lawrence Hawkins | 36-28 |
| 18:42 | Earlham | William Doty misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 18:41 | Grove City | Gregory Troutt snags the defensive board | 36-28 |
| 18:36 | Grove City | Robert Cooper misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 18:35 | Earlham | Steven Brown pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |
| 18:14 | Earlham | Lawrence Hawkins steps in front of the Donald Sung pass | 36-28 |
| 18:11 | Grove City | Lawrence Hawkins banks in the layup | 36-30 |
| 17:43 | Earlham | Keith Parker misses long on an open shot from just outside the lane | 36-30 |
| 17:41 | Grove City | Kevin Wiseman grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 17:33 | Grove City | Lawrence Hawkins blows the layup | 36-30 |
| 17:31 | Earlham | Donald Sung gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 17:29 | Earlham | Steven Brown is hacked by Gregory Troutt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Troutt, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Earlham | Adrian George (PG), Christopher White (SG), Elmer Maston (SF), Willard Jackson (PF), Donald Batz (C) Keith Parker, William Doty, Jeff Fuerstenberg, Steven Brown, Donald Sung | |
| Subs | Grove City | Douglas Wilson (PG), Michael Wood (SG), Jon McDoe (SF), William Cordova (PF), Allan Borja (C) Robert Cooper, Lawrence Hawkins, Gregory Troutt, William Jenning, Kevin Wiseman | |
| 17:10 | Earlham | Christopher White hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Adrian George | 38-30 |
| 16:57 | Grove City | Christopher White steals it from Michael Wood | 38-30 |
| 16:41 | Earlham | Adrian George misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-30 |
| 16:40 | Grove City | Allan Borja grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 16:34 | Grove City | Douglas Wilson's fadeaway is rejected by Willard Jackson | 38-30 |
| 16:33 | Grove City | Michael Wood hits the follow up shot | 38-32 |
| 16:31 | Earlham | Adrian George loses the dribble to Allan Borja in the backcourt | 38-32 |
| 16:06 | Grove City | William Cordova misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Willard Jackson - foul #1 on Willard Jackson, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Earlham | Keith Parker (PG) Adrian George | |
| Subs | Grove City | Gordon Griffin (PG), Gregory Troutt (SF), Kevin Wiseman (C) Douglas Wilson, Jon McDoe, Allan Borja | |
| 16:06 | Grove City | William Cordova makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 16:06 | Grove City | William Cordova makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 15:54 | Earlham | Willard Jackson connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Christopher White | 40-34 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Keith Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elmer Maston (fairly fresh) PF - Willard Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Batz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Gordon Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Wood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Troutt (fairly fresh) PF - William Cordova (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Kevin Wiseman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Grove City | Donald Batz steps in front of the Gordon Griffin pass | 40-34 |
| 14:57 | Earlham | Elmer Maston is fouled on the floor by Gregory Troutt - foul #2 on Gregory Troutt, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Earlham | Adrian George (PG), William Doty (SG), Jeff Fuerstenberg (SF), Steven Brown (PF), Donald Sung (C) Keith Parker, Christopher White, Elmer Maston, Willard Jackson, Donald Batz | |
| Subs | Grove City | Robert Cooper (PG), Lawrence Hawkins (SG), Joseph Majors (SF), William Jenning (PF) Gordon Griffin, Michael Wood, Gregory Troutt, William Cordova | |
| 14:40 | Earlham | Donald Sung banks in the layup | 42-34 |
| 14:28 | Grove City | Kevin Wiseman comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 42-34 |
| 14:27 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Donald Sung | 42-34 |
| 14:17 | Earlham | Adrian George is called for 10 seconds | 42-34 |
| 14:12 | Grove City | Steven Brown steals the ball from Kevin Wiseman | 42-34 |
| 13:50 | Earlham | Steven Brown clanks a floater from the right block but he's hacked by William Jenning - foul #1 on William Jenning, team foul #4 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Earlham | Keith Parker (PG) Adrian George | |
| Subs | Grove City | Gordon Griffin (SG), Allan Borja (C) Lawrence Hawkins, Kevin Wiseman | |
| 13:50 | Earlham | Steven Brown misses the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 13:50 | Earlham | Steven Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 13:34 | Grove City | Robert Cooper is fouled on the floor by Donald Sung - foul #2 on Donald Sung, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| 13:21 | Grove City | Robert Cooper's pass is intercepted by Jeff Fuerstenberg | 43-34 |
| 13:18 | Earlham | Keith Parker lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeff Fuerstenberg | 45-34 |
| 12:58 | Grove City | Robert Cooper connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 12:30 | Earlham | William Doty is open and buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Keith Parker | 48-37 |
| 12:16 | Grove City | Gordon Griffin can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Jeff Fuerstenberg - foul #1 on Jeff Fuerstenberg, team foul #3 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Earlham | Adrian George (PG), Christopher White (SG), Elmer Maston (SF), Willard Jackson (PF), Donald Batz (C) Keith Parker, William Doty, Jeff Fuerstenberg, Steven Brown, Donald Sung | |
| Subs | Grove City | Lawrence Hawkins (SG), Jon McDoe (PF), Kevin Wiseman (C) Robert Cooper, William Jenning, Allan Borja | |
| 12:16 | Grove City | Gordon Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 12:16 | Grove City | Gordon Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 12:16 | Grove City | Kevin Wiseman snags the offensive board | 48-38 |
| 11:58 | Grove City | Lawrence Hawkins is whistled for traveling | 48-38 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Douglas Wilson (PG) Gordon Griffin | |
| 11:35 | Earlham | Kevin Wiseman blocks the short jumper by Willard Jackson | 48-38 |
| 11:34 | Grove City | Kevin Wiseman pulls down the rebound | 48-38 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Adrian George (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elmer Maston (fresh) PF - Willard Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Batz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Douglas Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Hawkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Majors (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Jon McDoe (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Wiseman (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:28 | Grove City | Kevin Wiseman hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Donald Batz - foul #2 on Donald Batz, team foul #4 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Earlham | William Doty (SG) Christopher White | |
| Subs | Grove City | William Cordova (PF) Joseph Majors | |
| 11:28 | Grove City | Kevin Wiseman misses the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 11:28 | Grove City | Kevin Wiseman makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 11:07 | Earlham | Kevin Wiseman swats the short shot by Donald Batz | 48-39 |
| 11:06 | Grove City | Kevin Wiseman snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 11:01 | Grove City | Douglas Wilson drills a shot from the free throw line | 48-41 |
| 10:45 | Earlham | Donald Batz knocks in the turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Lawrence Hawkins - foul #1 on Lawrence Hawkins, team foul #5 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Earlham | Keith Parker (PG), Jeff Fuerstenberg (SF), Steven Brown (PF) Adrian George, Elmer Maston, Willard Jackson | |
| Subs | Grove City | Michael Wood (SG), Gregory Troutt (SF), William Jenning (PF) Lawrence Hawkins, Jon McDoe, William Cordova | |
| 10:45 | Earlham | Donald Batz misses the free throw | 50-41 |
| 10:45 | Grove City | Kevin Wiseman grabs the defensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 10:36 | Grove City | Steven Brown steals it from William Jenning | 50-41 |
| 10:17 | Earlham | Steven Brown misses the easy layup | 50-41 |
| 10:16 | Earlham | Steven Brown grabs the offensive board | 50-41 |
| 10:00 | Earlham | William Doty comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 50-41 |
| 09:59 | Grove City | Kevin Wiseman pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 09:53 | Grove City | Michael Wood clanks a runner near the basket but he's fouled by William Doty - foul #1 on William Doty, team foul #5 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Earlham | Christopher White (SG), Donald Sung (C) William Doty, Donald Batz | |
| Subs | Grove City | Robert Cooper (PG), Joseph Majors (SF), Allan Borja (C) Douglas Wilson, Gregory Troutt, Kevin Wiseman | |
| 09:53 | Grove City | Michael Wood makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 09:53 | Grove City | Michael Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 09:53 | Earlham | Donald Sung snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 09:34 | Earlham | Steven Brown's pass is intercepted by William Jenning | 50-42 |
| 09:15 | Grove City | Allan Borja misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Keith Parker - foul #2 on Keith Parker, team foul #6 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Earlham | Adrian George (PG), Willard Jackson (PF) Keith Parker, Steven Brown | |
| Subs | Grove City | Gordon Griffin (SG), Jon McDoe (SF), William Cordova (PF) Michael Wood, Joseph Majors, William Jenning | |
| 09:15 | Grove City | Allan Borja misses the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 09:15 | Grove City | Allan Borja misses the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 09:15 | Earlham | Donald Sung gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| 08:51 | Earlham | Christopher White can't finish the layup but the foul's on William Cordova - foul #2 on William Cordova, team foul #6 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Earlham | Elmer Maston (SF) Jeff Fuerstenberg | |
| Subs | Grove City | Lawrence Hawkins (SG), Kevin Wiseman (C) Robert Cooper, Allan Borja | |
| 08:51 | Earlham | Christopher White makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 08:51 | Earlham | Christopher White makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 08:31 | Grove City | Gordon Griffin misses long on a shot from close range | 52-42 |
| 08:30 | Earlham | Donald Sung pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| 08:28 | Earlham | Jon McDoe takes the ball from Adrian George in the backcourt | 52-42 |
| 08:08 | Grove City | Lawrence Hawkins makes the shot from the left side | 52-44 |
| 07:52 | Earlham | Donald Sung is fouled on the floor by Kevin Wiseman - foul #2 on Kevin Wiseman, team foul #7 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Earlham | Keith Parker (PG), William Doty (SG), Jeff Fuerstenberg (SF), Steven Brown (PF) Adrian George, Christopher White, Elmer Maston, Willard Jackson | |
| Subs | Grove City | Robert Cooper (PG), Michael Wood (SG), Gregory Troutt (SF), William Jenning (PF) Gordon Griffin, Lawrence Hawkins, Jon McDoe, William Cordova | |
| 07:52 | Earlham | Donald Sung misses the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 07:52 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Kevin Wiseman | 52-44 |
| 07:44 | Grove City | Keith Parker takes the ball from William Jenning | 52-44 |
| 07:21 | Earlham | William Jenning is called for the reach on Steven Brown - foul #2 on William Jenning, team foul #8 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Earlham | Donald Batz (C) Donald Sung | |
| Subs | Grove City | Joseph Majors (SF), Allan Borja (C) Gregory Troutt, Kevin Wiseman | |
| 07:21 | Earlham | Steven Brown misses the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 07:21 | Earlham | Jeff Fuerstenberg grabs the offensive rebound | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Keith Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Doty (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Jeff Fuerstenberg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steven Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Donald Batz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Robert Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Majors (fresh) 3 pf. PF - William Jenning (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Allan Borja (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 06:54 | Earlham | Keith Parker knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jeff Fuerstenberg | 54-44 |
| 06:32 | Grove City | Allan Borja blows the layup | 54-44 |
| 06:30 | Earlham | Donald Batz grabs the board | 54-44 |
| 06:06 | Earlham | Keith Parker buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Steven Brown | 57-44 |
| 05:59 | Grove City | Steven Brown steals the ball from Allan Borja | 57-44 |
| 05:57 | Earlham | Robert Cooper picks off the pass by William Doty in the backcourt | 57-44 |
| 05:57 | Grove City | Grove City calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-44 |
| Subs | Earlham | Christopher White (SG), Elmer Maston (SF), Donald Sung (C) William Doty, Jeff Fuerstenberg, Donald Batz | |
| Subs | Grove City | Lawrence Hawkins (SG), William Cordova (PF), Kevin Wiseman (C) Michael Wood, William Jenning, Allan Borja | |
| 05:39 | Grove City | Robert Cooper misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-44 |
| 05:37 | Earlham | Elmer Maston gets the rebound | 57-44 |
| 05:32 | Earlham | Keith Parker is fouled on the floor by Joseph Majors - foul #4 on Joseph Majors, team foul #9 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Earlham | Willard Jackson (PF) Steven Brown | |
| Subs | Grove City | Douglas Wilson (PG) Robert Cooper | |
| 05:32 | Earlham | Keith Parker makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 05:32 | Earlham | Keith Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 05:14 | Grove City | Douglas Wilson is hacked by Keith Parker - foul #3 on Keith Parker, team foul #7 | 59-44 |
| 05:14 | Grove City | Douglas Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 05:14 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Willard Jackson | 59-44 |
| 04:55 | Earlham | Donald Sung is denied on a layup by Kevin Wiseman | 59-44 |
| 04:53 | Grove City | Lawrence Hawkins snags the defensive board | 59-44 |
| 04:47 | Grove City | Kevin Wiseman knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Douglas Wilson | 59-46 |
| 04:18 | Earlham | Lawrence Hawkins takes the ball from Willard Jackson | 59-46 |
| 04:11 | Grove City | Lawrence Hawkins makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Kevin Wiseman | 59-48 |
| 03:59 | Earlham | Keith Parker misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-48 |
| 03:58 | Earlham | Elmer Maston gets the offensive rebound | 59-48 |
| 03:34 | Earlham | Donald Sung hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-48 |
| 03:32 | Grove City | Lawrence Hawkins snags the defensive board | 59-48 |
| 03:27 | Grove City | Douglas Wilson double dribbles | 59-48 |
| Subs | Earlham | Adrian George (PG), William Doty (SG), Jeff Fuerstenberg (SF), Steven Brown (PF), Donald Batz (C) Keith Parker, Christopher White, Elmer Maston, Willard Jackson, Donald Sung | |
| Subs | Grove City | Robert Cooper (PG), Michael Wood (SG), Gregory Troutt (SF), William Jenning (PF), Allan Borja (C) Douglas Wilson, Lawrence Hawkins, Joseph Majors, William Cordova, Kevin Wiseman | |
| 03:25 | Earlham | William Doty double dribbles in the backcourt | 59-48 |
| 03:13 | Grove City | Allan Borja's floater is tipped away by Donald Batz | 59-48 |
| 03:12 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Jeff Fuerstenberg | 59-48 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Adrian George (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Doty (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Jeff Fuerstenberg (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Steven Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 4 stl. C - Donald Batz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Robert Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Troutt (fresh) PF - William Jenning (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Allan Borja (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:53 | Earlham | Donald Batz lays it in | 61-48 |
| 02:48 | Grove City | Robert Cooper loses the ball out of bounds | 61-48 |
| Subs | Earlham | Christopher White (SG), Elmer Maston (SF), Willard Jackson (PF) William Doty, Jeff Fuerstenberg, Steven Brown | |
| Subs | Grove City | Gordon Griffin (PG), Jon McDoe (PF) Robert Cooper, William Jenning | |
| 02:26 | Earlham | Adrian George is hacked by Michael Wood - foul #1 on Michael Wood, team foul #10 | 61-48 |
| 02:26 | Earlham | Adrian George misses the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 02:26 | Earlham | Adrian George misses the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 02:26 | Grove City | Jon McDoe grabs the board | 61-48 |
| 02:09 | Grove City | Michael Wood misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 02:07 | Earlham | Donald Batz snags the defensive board | 61-48 |
| 01:43 | Earlham | Donald Batz loses the dribble to Jon McDoe | 61-48 |
| 01:38 | Grove City | Gordon Griffin scores on a turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Willard Jackson - foul #2 on Willard Jackson, team foul #8 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | William Cordova (PF) Jon McDoe | |
| 01:38 | Grove City | Gordon Griffin makes the free throw | 61-51 |
| 01:19 | Earlham | Adrian George scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-51 |
| 01:01 | Grove City | The jump hook by Michael Wood is blocked by Donald Batz | 64-51 |
| 00:59 | Earlham | Elmer Maston grabs the defensive rebound | 64-51 |
| 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 fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:39 | Earlham | Elmer Maston is fouled on the floor by Gregory Troutt - foul #3 on Gregory Troutt, team foul #11 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Douglas Wilson (PG) Gordon Griffin | |
| 00:39 | Earlham | Elmer Maston makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 00:39 | Earlham | Elmer Maston makes the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:33 | Grove City | William Cordova makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Michael Wood | 66-53 |
| 00:30 | Earlham | Elmer Maston is hacked by Gregory Troutt in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gregory Troutt, team foul #12 | 66-53 |
| 00:30 | Earlham | Elmer Maston makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 00:30 | Earlham | Elmer Maston misses the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 00:30 | Grove City | William Cordova grabs the board | 67-53 |
| 00:26 | Grove City | Douglas Wilson comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 67-53 |
| 00:24 | Earlham | Elmer Maston snags the defensive board | 67-53 |
| 00:00 | Earlham | Adrian George runs out the clock | 67-53 |