| Lineup | Denison | PG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) SG - David Castle (fresh) SF - Benjamin Scott (fresh) PF - Timothy Brown (fresh) C - Steven Haggins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Raymond Harper (fresh) SG - Paul Morris (fresh) SF - Scott Faulkner (fresh) PF - Michael Millett (fresh) C - Gene Lander (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Grove City | Gene Lander wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Grove City | Paul Morris can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Steven Haggins - foul #1 on Steven Haggins, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Grove City | Paul Morris makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:41 | Grove City | Paul Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Denison | David Castle is called for a charge - foul #1 on David Castle, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Grove City | Scott Faulkner can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Grove City | Gene Lander misses the tip | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Grove City | Scott Faulkner hits the follow up shot | 0-4 |
| 18:45 | Denison | Timothy Brown makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 18:29 | Grove City | Michael Millett lays it up and in on a nice dish by Scott Faulkner | 3-6 |
| 18:09 | Denison | Robert Jenkins connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-6 |
| 17:52 | Grove City | Raymond Harper buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by David Castle - foul #2 on David Castle, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Denison | Paul Lewis (SG) David Castle | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 17:52 | Grove City | Raymond Harper makes the free throw | 6-9 |
| 17:43 | Denison | Steven Haggins comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 6-9 |
| 17:41 | Grove City | Gene Lander snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 17:21 | Grove City | Michael Millett hits a shot from the free throw line | 6-11 |
| 17:10 | Denison | Michael Millett is called for the reach on Timothy Brown - foul #1 on Michael Millett, team foul #1 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Paul Zagar (SG), Devon Clayton (SF) Paul Morris, Scott Faulkner | |
| 16:56 | Denison | Robert Jenkins drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Lewis | 9-11 |
| 16:45 | Grove City | Paul Zagar misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-11 |
| 16:43 | Denison | Timothy Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 16:38 | Denison | Benjamin Scott makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Jenkins | 12-11 |
| 16:20 | Grove City | Michael Millett's pass is intercepted by Robert Jenkins | 12-11 |
| 16:06 | Denison | Benjamin Scott's floater is knocked away by Devon Clayton | 12-11 |
| 16:05 | Denison | Timothy Brown can't tip it in | 12-11 |
| 16:04 | Grove City | Paul Zagar gets the rebound | 12-11 |
| 15:42 | Grove City | Michael Millett hits a jumpshot from the left side | 12-13 |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Haggins (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Raymond Harper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Zagar (fresh) SF - Devon Clayton (fresh) PF - Michael Millett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Gene Lander (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Denison | Steven Haggins misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Paul Zagar - foul #1 on Paul Zagar, team foul #2 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Denison | Jeffrey Vannatter (SG), Stewart Harsh (SF), Joshua Coffman (PF) Robert Jenkins, Benjamin Scott, Timothy Brown | |
| Subs | Grove City | Thomas Wilson (PG), Paul Morris (SG), Scott Faulkner (SF), Billy Marzano (PF) Raymond Harper, Paul Zagar, Michael Millett, Gene Lander | |
| 15:19 | Denison | Steven Haggins makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 15:19 | Denison | Steven Haggins makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 14:55 | Grove City | Thomas Wilson makes the fadeaway in the paint and he's fouled by Paul Lewis - foul #1 on Paul Lewis, team foul #4 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Denison | Melvin Crane (SG), Ricky Sobel (C) Paul Lewis, Steven Haggins | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 14:55 | Grove City | Thomas Wilson makes the free throw | 14-16 |
| 14:26 | Denison | Stewart Harsh hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 14-16 |
| 14:24 | Grove City | Scott Faulkner grabs the defensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 14:01 | Grove City | Paul Morris misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-16 |
| 13:59 | Grove City | The offensive rebound goes to Devon Clayton | 14-16 |
| 13:39 | Grove City | Billy Marzano is fouled on the floor by Joshua Coffman - foul #1 on Joshua Coffman, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Denison | Robert Jenkins (PG), Paul Lewis (SG), Timothy Brown (PF) Jeffrey Vannatter, Melvin Crane, Ricky Sobel | |
| Subs | Grove City | Raymond Harper (PG), Gene Lander (C) Thomas Wilson, Devon Clayton | |
| 13:29 | Grove City | Raymond Harper can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-16 |
| 13:28 | Denison | The rebound goes to Timothy Brown | 14-16 |
| 13:22 | Denison | Timothy Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 13:21 | Denison | Joshua Coffman tips it back up and in | 16-16 |
| 13:07 | Grove City | Billy Marzano misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-16 |
| 13:06 | Denison | Timothy Brown pulls down the rebound | 16-16 |
| 13:02 | Denison | Robert Jenkins's pass is intercepted by Scott Faulkner | 16-16 |
| 12:59 | Grove City | Billy Marzano lays it up and in on a great pass from Scott Faulkner | 16-18 |
| 12:41 | Denison | Robert Jenkins misses short on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Billy Marzano - foul #1 on Billy Marzano, team foul #3 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Denison | Benjamin Scott (SF), Steven Haggins (C) Stewart Harsh, Joshua Coffman | |
| Subs | Grove City | Paul Zagar (SG), Kenneth Loden (SF), Michael Millett (PF) Paul Morris, Scott Faulkner, Billy Marzano | |
| 12:41 | Denison | Robert Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 12:41 | Denison | Robert Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 12:30 | Grove City | Gene Lander drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Raymond Harper | 18-20 |
| 12:18 | Denison | Robert Jenkins misses badly on a floater from the right side | 18-20 |
| 12:17 | Grove City | Gene Lander pulls down the rebound | 18-20 |
| 12:04 | Grove City | Steven Haggins is called for the reach on Paul Zagar - foul #2 on Steven Haggins, team foul #6 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Denison | Jeffrey Vannatter (SG), Michael Harper (PF), Ricky Sobel (C) Paul Lewis, Timothy Brown, Steven Haggins | |
| Subs | Grove City | Devon Clayton (SF) Kenneth Loden | |
| 11:55 | Grove City | Michael Millett misses the jumper in the paint | 18-20 |
| 11:53 | Denison | Ricky Sobel gets the rebound | 18-20 |
| 11:47 | Denison | Robert Jenkins knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Michael Harper | 20-20 |
| 11:27 | Grove City | Michael Millett misses long on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Michael Harper - foul #1 on Michael Harper, team foul #7 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Denison | Stewart Harsh (PF), Joshua Coffman (C) Michael Harper, Ricky Sobel | |
| Subs | Grove City | Thomas Wilson (PG), Paul Morris (SG), Billy Marzano (C) Raymond Harper, Paul Zagar, Gene Lander | |
| 11:27 | Grove City | Michael Millett misses the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 11:27 | Grove City | Michael Millett makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Vannatter (fresh) SF - Benjamin Scott (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stewart Harsh (fresh) C - Joshua Coffman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Thomas Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Morris (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Devon Clayton (fresh) PF - Michael Millett (fresh) 7 pts. C - Billy Marzano (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:12 | Denison | Stewart Harsh misses the floater from just outside the lane | 20-21 |
| 11:10 | Grove City | Thomas Wilson pulls down the rebound | 20-21 |
| 10:48 | Grove City | Michael Millett hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Wilson | 20-23 |
| 10:32 | Denison | Jeffrey Vannatter is fouled on the floor by Paul Morris - foul #1 on Paul Morris, team foul #4 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Denison | Paul Lewis (PG), Timothy Brown (PF) Robert Jenkins, Joshua Coffman | |
| Subs | Grove City | Scott Faulkner (SF) Michael Millett | |
| 10:14 | Denison | Stewart Harsh misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-23 |
| 10:13 | Denison | Timothy Brown can't tip it in | 20-23 |
| 10:11 | Grove City | Scott Faulkner snags the defensive board | 20-23 |
| 09:58 | Grove City | Benjamin Scott steals it from Thomas Wilson | 20-23 |
| 09:51 | Denison | Timothy Brown comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Paul Morris - foul #2 on Paul Morris, team foul #5 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Denison | Joshua Coffman (C) Benjamin Scott | |
| Subs | Grove City | Raymond Harper (PG), Paul Zagar (SG), Gene Lander (C) Thomas Wilson, Paul Morris, Billy Marzano | |
| 09:51 | Denison | Timothy Brown makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 09:51 | Denison | Timothy Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 09:28 | Grove City | Paul Zagar is hacked by Jeffrey Vannatter - foul #1 on Jeffrey Vannatter, team foul #8 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Denison | Robert Jenkins (PG) Jeffrey Vannatter | |
| Subs | Grove City | Michael Millett (PF) Devon Clayton | |
| 09:28 | Grove City | Paul Zagar makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 09:28 | Grove City | Paul Zagar makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 09:15 | Denison | Robert Jenkins makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Paul Lewis | 24-25 |
| 08:53 | Grove City | Scott Faulkner can't finish the layup | 24-25 |
| 08:51 | Denison | Joshua Coffman gets the rebound | 24-25 |
| 08:44 | Denison | Raymond Harper steals it from Joshua Coffman | 24-25 |
| 08:18 | Grove City | Michael Millett misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Jenkins - foul #1 on Robert Jenkins, team foul #9 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Denison | Jeffrey Vannatter (SG), Benjamin Scott (SF), Michael Harper (PF), Ricky Sobel (C) Paul Lewis, Stewart Harsh, Timothy Brown, Joshua Coffman | |
| Subs | Grove City | Devon Clayton (SF) Scott Faulkner | |
| 08:18 | Grove City | Michael Millett makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 08:18 | Grove City | Michael Millett makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 08:04 | Denison | Benjamin Scott clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-27 |
| 08:03 | Denison | Jeffrey Vannatter tips it in | 26-27 |
| 07:37 | Grove City | Michael Millett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-27 |
| Subs | Denison | Melvin Crane (SG) Robert Jenkins | |
| Subs | Grove City | Thomas Wilson (SG), Billy Marzano (PF) Paul Zagar, Michael Millett | |
| 07:18 | Denison | Ricky Sobel knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Benjamin Scott | 28-27 |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Jeffrey Vannatter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Melvin Crane (fresh) SF - Benjamin Scott (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Harper (fresh) C - Ricky Sobel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Raymond Harper (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Devon Clayton (fresh) PF - Billy Marzano (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gene Lander (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:56 | Grove City | Devon Clayton blows the layup but he's hacked by Benjamin Scott - foul #1 on Benjamin Scott, team foul #10 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Denison | Paul Lewis (PG), Timothy Brown (PF), Joshua Coffman (C) Melvin Crane, Michael Harper, Ricky Sobel | |
| Subs | Grove City | Joshua Salls (SG), Scott Faulkner (SF) Raymond Harper, Gene Lander | |
| 06:56 | Grove City | Devon Clayton misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 06:56 | Grove City | Devon Clayton misses the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 06:56 | Denison | Timothy Brown snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 06:45 | Denison | Scott Faulkner steps in front of the Timothy Brown pass | 28-27 |
| 06:42 | Grove City | Scott Faulkner hits the finger roll | 28-29 |
| 06:22 | Denison | Benjamin Scott misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 06:20 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Devon Clayton | 28-29 |
| 06:15 | Grove City | The short jumper by Thomas Wilson is denied by Timothy Brown | 28-29 |
| 06:13 | Denison | Joshua Coffman grabs the board | 28-29 |
| 06:09 | Denison | Jeffrey Vannatter is hacked by Scott Faulkner - foul #1 on Scott Faulkner, team foul #6 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Denison | Robert Jenkins (PG), Stewart Harsh (SF) Jeffrey Vannatter, Benjamin Scott | |
| Subs | Grove City | Paul Zagar (SG), Michael Millett (PF) Joshua Salls, Devon Clayton | |
| 06:04 | Denison | Robert Jenkins can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Wilson - foul #1 on Thomas Wilson, team foul #7 | 28-29 |
| 06:04 | Denison | Robert Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 06:04 | Denison | Robert Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 05:51 | Grove City | Billy Marzano clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-29 |
| 05:50 | Denison | Robert Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 05:31 | Denison | Robert Jenkins double dribbles | 30-29 |
| Subs | Denison | Melvin Crane (SG), Michael Harper (PF), Ricky Sobel (C) Paul Lewis, Timothy Brown, Joshua Coffman | |
| Subs | Grove City | Raymond Harper (PG), Gene Lander (C) Thomas Wilson, Billy Marzano | |
| 05:18 | Grove City | Gene Lander misses the fadeaway from the left side | 30-29 |
| 05:16 | Denison | The rebound goes to Robert Jenkins | 30-29 |
| 04:58 | Denison | Robert Jenkins makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Melvin Crane | 32-29 |
| 04:41 | Grove City | Ricky Sobel steps in front of the Scott Faulkner pass | 32-29 |
| 04:22 | Denison | Robert Jenkins loses the dribble to Paul Zagar | 32-29 |
| 04:17 | Grove City | Scott Faulkner lays it up and in on a great pass from Paul Zagar | 32-31 |
| 04:12 | Denison | Melvin Crane can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 32-31 |
| 04:11 | Grove City | Michael Millett snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 03:49 | Grove City | Paul Zagar hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 32-31 |
| 03:48 | Denison | Robert Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 03:43 | Denison | Robert Jenkins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-31 |
| 03:41 | Grove City | Paul Zagar grabs the board | 32-31 |
| 03:36 | Grove City | Raymond Harper hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Millett | 32-33 |
| 03:24 | Denison | Ricky Sobel knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 34-33 |
| 03:03 | Grove City | Gene Lander hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 34-33 |
| 03:02 | Denison | Ricky Sobel gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Robert Jenkins (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Crane (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stewart Harsh (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Harper (fresh) C - Ricky Sobel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Raymond Harper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Zagar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Faulkner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Millett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. C - Gene Lander (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:43 | Denison | Michael Harper connects on the shot from the right block | 36-33 |
| 02:28 | Grove City | Scott Faulkner lays it up and in and he's fouled by Ricky Sobel - foul #1 on Ricky Sobel, team foul #11 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Denison | Paul Lewis (PG), David Castle (SG), Benjamin Scott (SF), Timothy Brown (PF), Steven Haggins (C) Robert Jenkins, Melvin Crane, Stewart Harsh, Michael Harper, Ricky Sobel | |
| Subs | Grove City | Thomas Wilson (PG), Paul Morris (SG), Billy Marzano (PF), Devon Clayton (C) Raymond Harper, Paul Zagar, Michael Millett, Gene Lander | |
| 02:28 | Grove City | Scott Faulkner misses the free throw | 36-35 |
| 02:28 | Denison | The rebound goes to Steven Haggins | 36-35 |
| 02:04 | Denison | Steven Haggins is fouled on the floor by Thomas Wilson - foul #2 on Thomas Wilson, team foul #8 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Gregory Sievers (C) Scott Faulkner | |
| 02:04 | Denison | Steven Haggins makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 02:04 | Denison | Steven Haggins makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 01:39 | Grove City | Gregory Sievers buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Wilson | 38-37 |
| 01:34 | Denison | Benjamin Scott clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 01:32 | Denison | Benjamin Scott hits the follow up shot | 40-37 |
| 01:03 | Grove City | Gregory Sievers's floater is tipped away by Timothy Brown | 40-37 |
| 01:01 | Grove City | Gregory Sievers tips it home | 40-39 |
| 00:56 | Denison | Paul Lewis misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-39 |
| 00:54 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Devon Clayton | 40-39 |
| 00:35 | Grove City | Devon Clayton misses badly on a runner in the lane | 40-39 |
| 00:33 | Grove City | Gregory Sievers misses the tip | 40-39 |
| 00:31 | Denison | David Castle snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 00:26 | Denison | Devon Clayton takes the ball from Paul Lewis | 40-39 |
| 00:22 | Grove City | Paul Morris can't throw it down | 40-39 |
| 00:21 | Denison | Timothy Brown grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 00:15 | Denison | David Castle misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 40-39 |
| 00:13 | Denison | Timothy Brown tips it back up and in | 42-39 |
| 00:02 | Grove City | Benjamin Scott is called for the reach on Paul Morris - foul #2 on Benjamin Scott, team foul #12 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Denison | Robert Jenkins (PG), Stewart Harsh (SF), Joshua Coffman (PF), Ricky Sobel (C) Paul Lewis, Benjamin Scott, Timothy Brown, Steven Haggins | |
| Subs | Grove City | Raymond Harper (PG), Michael Millett (PF), Gene Lander (C) Thomas Wilson, Billy Marzano, Gregory Sievers | |
| 00:02 | Grove City | Paul Morris makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 00:02 | Grove City | Paul Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 00:00 | Denison | Robert Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 42-41 |