| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Donald Simmons (fresh) SG - Louis Netto (fresh) SF - Troy McCord (fresh) PF - Matt Henderson (fresh) C - Jon Burton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Jesse Galdamez (fresh) SG - Clarence Lewis (fresh) SF - Dan Chandler (fresh) PF - Philip Reed (fresh) C - Patrick Dorsey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's (MN) | Patrick Dorsey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | St. John's (MN) | Patrick Dorsey drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Jesse Galdamez | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Earlham | Jon Burton hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Simmons | 3-2 |
| 19:09 | St. John's (MN) | Clarence Lewis is fouled on the floor by Matt Henderson - foul #1 on Matt Henderson, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:54 | St. John's (MN) | Philip Reed is fouled on the floor by Jon Burton - foul #1 on Jon Burton, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 18:48 | St. John's (MN) | Patrick Dorsey scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Philip Reed | 3-4 |
| 18:33 | Earlham | Troy McCord is called for 3 seconds | 3-4 |
| 18:11 | St. John's (MN) | Patrick Dorsey steps out of bounds on the baseline | 3-4 |
| 17:54 | Earlham | Louis Netto hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 17:52 | St. John's (MN) | Patrick Dorsey grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 17:38 | St. John's (MN) | Patrick Dorsey comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Louis Netto - foul #1 on Louis Netto, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| 17:38 | St. John's (MN) | Patrick Dorsey misses the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:38 | St. John's (MN) | Patrick Dorsey misses the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:38 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Matt Henderson | 3-4 |
| 17:24 | Earlham | Donald Simmons connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Troy McCord | 6-4 |
| 17:20 | St. John's (MN) | Donald Simmons picks off the pass by Jesse Galdamez in the backcourt | 6-4 |
| 17:17 | Earlham | Donald Simmons lays it up and in | 8-4 |
| 16:56 | St. John's (MN) | Dan Chandler buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Jesse Galdamez | 8-6 |
| 16:44 | Earlham | Louis Netto is fouled on the floor by Dan Chandler - foul #1 on Dan Chandler, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| 16:24 | Earlham | Troy McCord misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Jesse Galdamez - foul #1 on Jesse Galdamez, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Paul McNair (PG), David Hamilton (SG), Floyd Hamilton (PF), Dennis Robinson (C) Jesse Galdamez, Clarence Lewis, Philip Reed, Patrick Dorsey | |
| 16:24 | Earlham | Troy McCord makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 16:24 | Earlham | Troy McCord makes the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 16:01 | St. John's (MN) | Dan Chandler blows the layup | 10-6 |
| 15:59 | St. John's (MN) | David Hamilton tips it in | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Donald Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Netto (fresh) SF - Troy McCord (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matt Henderson (fresh) C - Jon Burton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Paul McNair (fresh) SG - David Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dan Chandler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Floyd Hamilton (fresh) C - Dennis Robinson (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Earlham | Louis Netto scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-8 |
| 15:16 | St. John's (MN) | Paul McNair buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by David Hamilton and the foul's on Jon Burton - foul #2 on Jon Burton, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Earlham | Charles Reed (SG), David Carr (PF), Richard Green (C) Louis Netto, Matt Henderson, Jon Burton | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Clarence Lewis (SG), Philip Reed (PF), Patrick Dorsey (C) Dan Chandler, Floyd Hamilton, Dennis Robinson | |
| 15:16 | St. John's (MN) | Paul McNair misses the free throw | 13-11 |
| 15:16 | Earlham | Richard Green snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| 14:53 | Earlham | Troy McCord misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-11 |
| 14:52 | St. John's (MN) | Patrick Dorsey gets the rebound | 13-11 |
| 14:37 | St. John's (MN) | Philip Reed hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Paul McNair | 13-13 |
| 14:19 | Earlham | Donald Simmons drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-13 |
| 14:00 | St. John's (MN) | Philip Reed hits a shot from the left side | 16-15 |
| 13:47 | Earlham | Troy McCord can't connect on a runner in the paint | 16-15 |
| 13:45 | Earlham | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Reed | 16-15 |
| 13:34 | Earlham | Richard Green comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 16-15 |
| 13:33 | St. John's (MN) | Philip Reed pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 13:08 | St. John's (MN) | Paul McNair buries a jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Charles Reed - foul #1 on Charles Reed, team foul #5 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Earlham | Louis Netto (SG), Matt Henderson (PF) Donald Simmons, Troy McCord | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Jesse Galdamez (PG), Dan Chandler (SF), Floyd Hamilton (PF), Dennis Robinson (C) Clarence Lewis, David Hamilton, Philip Reed, Patrick Dorsey | |
| 13:08 | St. John's (MN) | Paul McNair misses the free throw | 16-17 |
| 13:08 | Earlham | Richard Green grabs the board | 16-17 |
| 12:55 | Earlham | Louis Netto misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-17 |
| 12:53 | Earlham | Richard Green gets the offensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 12:41 | Earlham | Charles Reed misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-17 |
| 12:39 | St. John's (MN) | Dan Chandler gets the rebound | 16-17 |
| 12:18 | St. John's (MN) | Jesse Galdamez connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Paul McNair and the foul's on Charles Reed - foul #2 on Charles Reed, team foul #6 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Earlham | Jeffrey Sorg (PG), Henry Jeffers (SF), Donald Harper (C) Charles Reed, David Carr, Richard Green | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Wilburn Fulmore (SG) Paul McNair | |
| 12:18 | St. John's (MN) | Jesse Galdamez makes the free throw | 16-20 |
| 11:57 | Earlham | Jeffrey Sorg misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Jesse Galdamez - foul #2 on Jesse Galdamez, team foul #3 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Clarence Lewis (SG), Patrick Dorsey (C) Jesse Galdamez, Dennis Robinson | |
| 11:57 | Earlham | Jeffrey Sorg makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 11:57 | Earlham | Jeffrey Sorg makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Jeffrey Sorg (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Louis Netto (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Henry Jeffers (fresh) PF - Matt Henderson (fresh) C - Donald Harper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Wilburn Fulmore (fresh) SG - Clarence Lewis (fresh) SF - Dan Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Floyd Hamilton (fresh) C - Patrick Dorsey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | St. John's (MN) | Patrick Dorsey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-20 |
| 11:36 | Earlham | Matt Henderson grabs the board | 18-20 |
| 11:22 | Earlham | Matt Henderson makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Sorg | 20-20 |
| 11:18 | St. John's (MN) | Clarence Lewis misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 20-20 |
| 11:16 | St. John's (MN) | The offensive rebound goes to Floyd Hamilton | 20-20 |
| 11:02 | St. John's (MN) | Clarence Lewis misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 20-20 |
| 11:00 | St. John's (MN) | Patrick Dorsey hits the follow up shot | 20-22 |
| 10:53 | Earlham | Louis Netto drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Sorg | 23-22 |
| 10:35 | St. John's (MN) | Floyd Hamilton misses short on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Matt Henderson - foul #2 on Matt Henderson, team foul #7 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Earlham | Donald Simmons (PG), Troy McCord (SF), David Carr (PF) Jeffrey Sorg, Henry Jeffers, Matt Henderson | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| 10:35 | St. John's (MN) | Floyd Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 10:35 | St. John's (MN) | Floyd Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 10:17 | Earlham | Donald Simmons clanks a shot from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 10:16 | St. John's (MN) | Wilburn Fulmore grabs the defensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 10:05 | St. John's (MN) | Donald Harper is called for the reach on Patrick Dorsey - foul #1 on Donald Harper, team foul #8 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Earlham | Richard Green (C) Donald Harper | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | David Hamilton (SF), Philip Reed (PF) Dan Chandler, Floyd Hamilton | |
| 10:05 | St. John's (MN) | Patrick Dorsey misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 10:05 | Earlham | Richard Green grabs the defensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 09:53 | Earlham | Donald Simmons misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 23-23 |
| 09:51 | St. John's (MN) | Philip Reed pulls down the rebound | 23-23 |
| 09:32 | St. John's (MN) | Clarence Lewis misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 23-23 |
| 09:31 | Earlham | Troy McCord gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 09:08 | Earlham | Louis Netto can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-23 |
| 09:07 | Earlham | Richard Green grabs the offensive board | 23-23 |
| 08:51 | Earlham | Troy McCord comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 08:50 | Earlham | The offensive rebound goes to Troy McCord | 23-23 |
| 08:32 | Earlham | Richard Green loses the ball out of bounds | 23-23 |
| Subs | Earlham | Jeffrey Sorg (SG), Donald Harper (C) Louis Netto, Richard Green | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Paul McNair (PG), Dan Chandler (SF), Dennis Robinson (C) Wilburn Fulmore, Clarence Lewis, Patrick Dorsey | |
| 08:15 | St. John's (MN) | Philip Reed misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-23 |
| 08:13 | Earlham | Jeffrey Sorg grabs the defensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 07:55 | Earlham | Jeffrey Sorg scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Donald Simmons | 25-23 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Donald Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Sorg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy McCord (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Carr (fresh) C - Donald Harper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Paul McNair (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Philip Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Robinson (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | St. John's (MN) | Philip Reed can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-23 |
| 07:34 | St. John's (MN) | David Hamilton can't tip it in | 25-23 |
| 07:33 | Earlham | Troy McCord pulls down the rebound | 25-23 |
| 07:14 | Earlham | David Carr misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-23 |
| 07:13 | St. John's (MN) | Philip Reed pulls down the rebound | 25-23 |
| 06:58 | St. John's (MN) | Philip Reed misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 25-23 |
| 06:57 | St. John's (MN) | Paul McNair hits the follow up shot | 25-25 |
| 06:48 | Earlham | Donald Harper hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-25 |
| 06:46 | St. John's (MN) | Dennis Robinson grabs the board | 25-25 |
| 06:19 | St. John's (MN) | Dan Chandler misses the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Troy McCord - foul #1 on Troy McCord, team foul #9 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Earlham | Louis Netto (SG), Henry Jeffers (PF), Richard Green (C) Donald Simmons, David Carr, Donald Harper | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Clarence Lewis (SG), Floyd Hamilton (PF), Patrick Dorsey (C) David Hamilton, Philip Reed, Dennis Robinson | |
| 06:19 | St. John's (MN) | Dan Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 06:19 | St. John's (MN) | Dan Chandler makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 06:17 | Earlham | Paul McNair steps in front of the Jeffrey Sorg pass in the backcourt | 25-27 |
| 06:05 | St. John's (MN) | Patrick Dorsey can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 25-27 |
| 06:04 | Earlham | Jeffrey Sorg pulls down the rebound | 25-27 |
| 05:44 | Earlham | Dan Chandler steals the ball from Louis Netto | 25-27 |
| 05:29 | St. John's (MN) | Floyd Hamilton misses the easy layup but the foul's on Henry Jeffers - foul #1 on Henry Jeffers, team foul #10 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Earlham | Donald Simmons (PG) Jeffrey Sorg | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Wilburn Fulmore (PG) Paul McNair | |
| 05:29 | St. John's (MN) | Floyd Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 05:29 | St. John's (MN) | Floyd Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 05:29 | Earlham | Troy McCord pulls down the rebound | 25-27 |
| 05:09 | Earlham | Troy McCord knocks in the shot from the right block | 27-27 |
| 04:52 | St. John's (MN) | Wilburn Fulmore is whistled for a carry | 27-27 |
| Subs | Earlham | Donald Harper (SF) Troy McCord | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Lawrence Mullens (SF) Dan Chandler | |
| 04:31 | Earlham | Donald Harper is whistled for traveling | 27-27 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Philip Reed (PF) Floyd Hamilton | |
| 04:18 | St. John's (MN) | Lawrence Mullens comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-27 |
| 04:16 | Earlham | Richard Green pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 04:11 | Earlham | Donald Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-27 |
| Subs | Earlham | David Carr (C) Richard Green | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | David Hamilton (SF) Lawrence Mullens | |
| 04:00 | St. John's (MN) | Patrick Dorsey lays it up and in | 27-29 |
| 03:43 | Earlham | Donald Harper clanks a 3 from straight away | 27-29 |
| 03:41 | St. John's (MN) | Patrick Dorsey grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Donald Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Netto (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Donald Harper (fresh) PF - Henry Jeffers (fresh) C - David Carr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Wilburn Fulmore (fresh) SG - Clarence Lewis (fairly fresh) SF - David Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Philip Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Dorsey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | St. John's (MN) | David Hamilton loses the dribble to Donald Simmons | 27-29 |
| 03:03 | Earlham | David Carr misses the floater in the lane but the foul's on Wilburn Fulmore - foul #1 on Wilburn Fulmore, team foul #4 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Earlham | Charles Reed (PG), Matt Henderson (PF), Jon Burton (C) Donald Simmons, Donald Harper, Henry Jeffers | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Jesse Galdamez (PG), Paul McNair (SG), Dan Chandler (SF), Floyd Hamilton (C) Wilburn Fulmore, Clarence Lewis, David Hamilton, Patrick Dorsey | |
| 03:03 | Earlham | David Carr makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 03:03 | Earlham | David Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 02:44 | St. John's (MN) | Paul McNair can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 29-29 |
| 02:43 | Earlham | Jon Burton gets the rebound | 29-29 |
| 02:32 | Earlham | Dan Chandler swats the short shot by Matt Henderson | 29-29 |
| 02:31 | St. John's (MN) | Philip Reed pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| 02:23 | St. John's (MN) | Floyd Hamilton blows the dunk | 29-29 |
| 02:21 | Earlham | Louis Netto grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 02:14 | Earlham | Louis Netto buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Reed | 32-29 |
| 01:59 | St. John's (MN) | Philip Reed hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Matt Henderson - foul #3 on Matt Henderson, team foul #11 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Earlham | Donald Simmons (PG), Troy McCord (SF), Richard Green (PF) Louis Netto, David Carr, Matt Henderson | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| 01:59 | St. John's (MN) | Philip Reed makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 01:59 | St. John's (MN) | Philip Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 01:43 | Earlham | Jon Burton makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Simmons and he's fouled by Philip Reed - foul #1 on Philip Reed, team foul #5 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Dennis Robinson (C) Philip Reed | |
| 01:43 | Earlham | Jon Burton misses the free throw | 34-31 |
| 01:43 | St. John's (MN) | Dennis Robinson snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 01:24 | St. John's (MN) | Floyd Hamilton is hacked by Richard Green - foul #1 on Richard Green, team foul #12 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Clarence Lewis (SG), Patrick Dorsey (C) Paul McNair, Dennis Robinson | |
| 01:24 | St. John's (MN) | Floyd Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 01:24 | St. John's (MN) | Floyd Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 01:24 | Earlham | Charles Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 01:06 | Earlham | Charles Reed comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jesse Galdamez - foul #3 on Jesse Galdamez, team foul #6 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Wilburn Fulmore (PG) Jesse Galdamez | |
| 01:06 | Earlham | Charles Reed makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 01:06 | Earlham | Charles Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 00:56 | St. John's (MN) | Patrick Dorsey is hacked by Richard Green - foul #2 on Richard Green, team foul #13 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Paul McNair (PG) Wilburn Fulmore | |
| 00:56 | St. John's (MN) | Patrick Dorsey makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 00:56 | St. John's (MN) | Patrick Dorsey misses the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 00:56 | Earlham | Jon Burton grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 00:41 | Earlham | Donald Simmons misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 00:39 | Earlham | Jon Burton tips it back up and in | 38-33 |
| 00:25 | St. John's (MN) | Floyd Hamilton's layup is rejected by Richard Green | 38-33 |
| 00:24 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Jon Burton | 38-33 |
| 00:04 | Earlham | Floyd Hamilton swats the short shot by Jon Burton | 38-33 |
| 00:02 | St. John's (MN) | Paul McNair snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 00:00 | St. John's (MN) | Paul McNair misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 38-33 |