| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Christopher Tiedemann (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Bendel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Norman Smith (fresh) 9 pts. PF - David Schweikert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Lehman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Sal Baker (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Donald Illovsky (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clifton Bernard (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Scott Eldridge (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert McKay (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Earlham | Norman Smith inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Earlham | Clifton Bernard is called for the reach on Norman Smith - foul #1 on Clifton Bernard, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Earlham | Richard Hetrick (SG) Jerry Bendel | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 19:21 | Earlham | David Schweikert blows the layup but he's fouled by Clifton Bernard - foul #2 on Clifton Bernard, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Earlham | Jerry Bendel (SG) Richard Hetrick | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 19:21 | Earlham | David Schweikert makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 19:21 | Earlham | David Schweikert misses the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 19:21 | Thiel | Scott Eldridge grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 18:57 | Thiel | Scott Eldridge's pass is intercepted by Norman Smith | 35-28 |
| 18:31 | Earlham | Robert Lehman can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 35-28 |
| 18:29 | Thiel | Scott Eldridge grabs the board | 35-28 |
| 18:23 | Thiel | Scott Eldridge can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-28 |
| 18:22 | Earlham | Robert Lehman snags the defensive board | 35-28 |
| 17:57 | Earlham | Robert McKay steps in front of the Robert Lehman pass | 35-28 |
| 17:37 | Thiel | Robert McKay's layup is rejected by Robert Lehman | 35-28 |
| 17:36 | Earlham | David Schweikert snags the defensive board | 35-28 |
| 17:23 | Earlham | Scott Eldridge is called for the reach on Jerry Bendel - foul #1 on Scott Eldridge, team foul #3 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Earlham | Troy Ezell (PG), Richard Hetrick (SG), Robert Caldwell (PF), William Current (C) Christopher Tiedemann, Jerry Bendel, David Schweikert, Robert Lehman | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 17:04 | Earlham | Norman Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert McKay - foul #2 on Robert McKay, team foul #4 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Thiel | Eric Cortes (SF), Richard Earl (PF) Clifton Bernard, Scott Eldridge | |
| 17:04 | Earlham | Norman Smith misses the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 17:04 | Earlham | Norman Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 17:04 | Thiel | Richard Earl grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 16:47 | Thiel | Troy Ezell is called for the reach on Robert McKay - foul #2 on Troy Ezell, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Thiel | Howard Childress (PG), Stanton Forte (SG), Bruce Graham (C) Sal Baker, Donald Illovsky, Robert McKay | |
| 16:35 | Thiel | Howard Childress comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-28 |
| 16:33 | Earlham | William Current gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| 16:14 | Earlham | Troy Ezell is fouled on the floor by Stanton Forte - foul #1 on Stanton Forte, team foul #5 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), David Schweikert (PF), Robert Lehman (C) Troy Ezell, Robert Caldwell, William Current | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 15:56 | Earlham | Robert Lehman misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Bruce Graham - foul #2 on Bruce Graham, team foul #6 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Thiel | Sal Baker (PG), Gary Babbitt (SF), Scott Eldridge (PF) Stanton Forte, Eric Cortes, Bruce Graham | |
| 15:56 | Earlham | Robert Lehman makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 15:56 | Earlham | Robert Lehman makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Christopher Tiedemann (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Hetrick (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Norman Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - David Schweikert (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Lehman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Sal Baker (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Howard Childress (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Babbitt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Scott Eldridge (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Earl (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Thiel | Howard Childress drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Sal Baker | 37-31 |
| 15:15 | Earlham | Norman Smith misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 37-31 |
| 15:13 | Earlham | Robert Lehman grabs the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 14:57 | Earlham | Norman Smith scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Christopher Tiedemann and he's fouled by Gary Babbitt - foul #4 on Gary Babbitt, team foul #7 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Earlham | Troy Ezell (PG), Jerry Bendel (SG), Robert Caldwell (PF), William Current (C) Christopher Tiedemann, Richard Hetrick, David Schweikert, Robert Lehman | |
| Subs | Thiel | Donald Illovsky (SG), Clifton Bernard (SF), Robert McKay (C) Howard Childress, Gary Babbitt, Richard Earl | |
| 14:57 | Earlham | Norman Smith makes the free throw | 40-31 |
| 14:45 | Thiel | Clifton Bernard makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Donald Illovsky and the foul's on Robert Caldwell - foul #1 on Robert Caldwell, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| 14:45 | Thiel | Clifton Bernard makes the free throw | 40-34 |
| 14:18 | Earlham | Norman Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 14:16 | Thiel | Scott Eldridge gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| 14:11 | Thiel | Robert McKay makes the jump hook from close range set up by Sal Baker | 40-36 |
| 13:51 | Earlham | Norman Smith misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 40-36 |
| 13:49 | Earlham | Robert Caldwell snags the offensive board | 40-36 |
| 13:28 | Earlham | Norman Smith's floater is tipped away by Robert McKay | 40-36 |
| 13:26 | Thiel | Scott Eldridge snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 13:22 | Thiel | Donald Illovsky clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-36 |
| 13:20 | Thiel | Clifton Bernard tips it back up and in | 40-38 |
| 12:51 | Earlham | Jerry Bendel is hacked by Donald Illovsky - foul #1 on Donald Illovsky, team foul #8 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), David Schweikert (PF), Robert Lehman (C) Troy Ezell, Robert Caldwell, William Current | |
| Subs | Thiel | Howard Childress (PG), Richard Earl (PF) Sal Baker, Scott Eldridge | |
| 12:51 | Earlham | Jerry Bendel makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 12:51 | Earlham | Jerry Bendel makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 12:36 | Thiel | Clifton Bernard drills a shot from just outside the lane | 42-40 |
| 12:17 | Earlham | Norman Smith hits a shot from the left block | 44-40 |
| 11:55 | Thiel | Richard Earl loses the dribble to David Schweikert | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Christopher Tiedemann (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jerry Bendel (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Norman Smith (tiring) 14 pts. PF - David Schweikert (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Lehman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Howard Childress (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Donald Illovsky (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clifton Bernard (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Earl (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert McKay (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:31 | Earlham | Norman Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jerry Bendel | 46-40 |
| 11:16 | Thiel | Donald Illovsky is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 46-40 |
| Subs | Earlham | Richard Hetrick (SG) Jerry Bendel | |
| Subs | Thiel | Sal Baker (PG), Eric Cortes (SF), Bruce Graham (C) Donald Illovsky, Clifton Bernard, Robert McKay | |
| 10:56 | Earlham | Norman Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Sal Baker | 46-40 |
| 10:54 | Thiel | Richard Earl gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 10:49 | Thiel | Howard Childress makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Earl | 46-43 |
| 10:39 | Earlham | Norman Smith can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Richard Earl - foul #1 on Richard Earl, team foul #9 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Thiel | Scott Eldridge (PF) Bruce Graham | |
| 10:39 | Earlham | Norman Smith misses the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 10:39 | Earlham | Norman Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 10:16 | Thiel | Richard Earl misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-43 |
| 10:15 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Christopher Tiedemann | 47-43 |
| 09:51 | Earlham | Scott Eldridge blocks the short jumper by Norman Smith | 47-43 |
| 09:50 | Earlham | Robert Lehman misses the tip | 47-43 |
| 09:48 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick misses the tip | 47-43 |
| 09:47 | Thiel | Eric Cortes pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 09:41 | Thiel | Richard Earl hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 09:39 | Earlham | David Schweikert grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 09:24 | Earlham | David Schweikert makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Richard Hetrick | 49-43 |
| 09:07 | Thiel | Eric Cortes hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 08:39 | Earlham | David Schweikert comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 08:38 | Earlham | Norman Smith grabs the offensive board | 49-46 |
| 08:17 | Earlham | David Schweikert clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 08:15 | Thiel | Eric Cortes grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 08:00 | Thiel | Scott Eldridge misses the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Christopher Tiedemann - foul #1 on Christopher Tiedemann, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Earlham | Troy Ezell (PG), Jerry Bendel (SG), Joe Rankins (SF), Robert Caldwell (PF), William Current (C) Christopher Tiedemann, Richard Hetrick, Norman Smith, David Schweikert, Robert Lehman | |
| Subs | Thiel | Stanton Forte (PG), Donald Illovsky (SG), Gary Babbitt (SF), Robert McKay (C) Sal Baker, Howard Childress, Eric Cortes, Richard Earl | |
| 08:00 | Thiel | Scott Eldridge misses the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 08:00 | Thiel | Scott Eldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 07:36 | Earlham | Robert Caldwell lays it up and in set up by Troy Ezell | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Troy Ezell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Bendel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Rankins (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Caldwell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Current (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Stanton Forte (fresh) SG - Donald Illovsky (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Babbitt (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Scott Eldridge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert McKay (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:17 | Thiel | Scott Eldridge scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Stanton Forte | 51-49 |
| 06:58 | Earlham | Robert Caldwell connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joe Rankins | 53-49 |
| 06:35 | Thiel | Stanton Forte loses the dribble to Troy Ezell | 53-49 |
| 06:32 | Earlham | Troy Ezell banks in the layup | 55-49 |
| 06:14 | Thiel | Gary Babbitt misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 06:12 | Earlham | Troy Ezell grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 05:52 | Earlham | William Current comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 55-49 |
| 05:51 | Thiel | Gary Babbitt snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 05:45 | Thiel | Donald Illovsky misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-49 |
| 05:43 | Earlham | Robert Caldwell snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 05:43 | Earlham | Earlham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-49 |
| Subs | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Richard Hetrick (SG), Norman Smith (SF), David Schweikert (PF), Robert Lehman (C) Troy Ezell, Jerry Bendel, Joe Rankins, Robert Caldwell, William Current | |
| Subs | Thiel | Sal Baker (PG), Richard Earl (PF) Stanton Forte, Scott Eldridge | |
| 05:19 | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Lehman | 58-49 |
| 05:06 | Thiel | Gary Babbitt blows the dunk | 58-49 |
| 05:04 | Thiel | Richard Earl pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 04:47 | Thiel | Sal Baker hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Earl | 58-52 |
| 04:18 | Earlham | Robert Lehman lays it in | 60-52 |
| 04:01 | Thiel | Sal Baker banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Earl | 60-54 |
| 03:42 | Earlham | Robert Lehman misses long on a floater from close range but the foul's on Robert McKay - foul #3 on Robert McKay, team foul #10 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Earlham | Jerry Bendel (SG), Joe Rankins (SF) Richard Hetrick, Norman Smith | |
| Subs | Thiel | Scott Eldridge (PF) Richard Earl | |
| 03:42 | Earlham | Robert Lehman misses the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 03:42 | Earlham | Robert Lehman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 03:30 | Thiel | Robert McKay misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 61-54 |
| 03:29 | Thiel | Robert McKay tips it home | 61-56 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Christopher Tiedemann (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jerry Bendel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Rankins (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Schweikert (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Lehman (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Sal Baker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Illovsky (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Babbitt (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Scott Eldridge (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert McKay (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:05 | Earlham | Robert Lehman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joe Rankins | 63-56 |
| 02:51 | Thiel | Robert Lehman swats the short shot by Robert McKay | 63-56 |
| 02:49 | Thiel | Scott Eldridge pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 02:30 | Thiel | Scott Eldridge is whistled for traveling | 63-56 |
| Subs | Earlham | Richard Hetrick (SG), Norman Smith (SF) Jerry Bendel, Joe Rankins | |
| Subs | Thiel | Howard Childress (PG), Stanton Forte (SG), Clifton Bernard (SF), Richard Earl (C) Sal Baker, Donald Illovsky, Gary Babbitt, Robert McKay | |
| 02:11 | Earlham | David Schweikert clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Clifton Bernard - foul #3 on Clifton Bernard, team foul #11 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Earlham | Troy Ezell (PG), William Current (C) Christopher Tiedemann, Robert Lehman | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 02:11 | Earlham | David Schweikert makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 02:11 | Earlham | David Schweikert makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:08 | Thiel | Thiel calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-56 |
| Subs | Earlham | Robert Caldwell (PF) David Schweikert | |
| Subs | Thiel | Sal Baker (PG), Donald Illovsky (SG), Gary Babbitt (SF), Robert McKay (C) Howard Childress, Stanton Forte, Clifton Bernard, Richard Earl | |
| 01:53 | Thiel | Robert McKay misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 65-56 |
| 01:51 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick gets the rebound | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:22 | Earlham | Robert Caldwell misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Robert McKay - foul #4 on Robert McKay, team foul #12 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Jerry Bendel (SG), Robert Lehman (C) Troy Ezell, Richard Hetrick, William Current | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 01:22 | Earlham | Robert Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 01:22 | Earlham | Robert Caldwell makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 01:08 | Thiel | Gary Babbitt is hacked by Norman Smith - foul #3 on Norman Smith, team foul #4 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Earlham | David Schweikert (PF) Robert Caldwell | |
| Subs | Thiel | Howard Childress (PG), Stanton Forte (SG), Clifton Bernard (SF), Richard Earl (PF), Bruce Graham (C) Sal Baker, Donald Illovsky, Gary Babbitt, Scott Eldridge, Robert McKay | |
| 00:50 | Thiel | Clifton Bernard can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 67-56 |
| 00:48 | Earlham | Jerry Bendel gets the rebound | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Earlham | Norman Smith can't throw it down | 67-56 |
| 00:26 | Thiel | Bruce Graham snags the defensive board | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Thiel | Howard Childress misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-56 |
| 00:17 | Earlham | Robert Lehman pulls down the rebound | 67-56 |
| 00:00 | Earlham | Christopher Tiedemann runs out the clock | 67-56 |