| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Troy Ezell (fresh) SG - Richard Hetrick (fresh) SF - Joe Rankins (fresh) PF - David Schweikert (fresh) C - William Current (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central | PG - Hugh Flannagan (fresh) SG - Clarence Rice (fresh) SF - Larry Larkin (fresh) PF - Virgil Pennington (fresh) C - David Desir (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central | Larry Larkin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Central | Central is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:51 | Central | Clarence Rice makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-3 |
| 19:47 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joe Rankins | 2-3 |
| 19:26 | Central | David Desir's dunk attempt is rejected by William Current | 2-3 |
| 19:24 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:56 | Earlham | David Schweikert misses the runner in the paint | 2-3 |
| 18:54 | Earlham | David Schweikert grabs the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:34 | Earlham | William Current buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Hetrick | 4-3 |
| 18:16 | Central | David Desir's pass is intercepted by Troy Ezell | 4-3 |
| 18:13 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick lays it in set up by Troy Ezell | 6-3 |
| 17:47 | Central | Virgil Pennington misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 6-3 |
| 17:46 | Central | Virgil Pennington gets the offensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:34 | Central | David Desir misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 6-3 |
| 17:32 | Earlham | David Schweikert grabs the defensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:07 | Earlham | David Schweikert hits a wide open jumper from the baseline set up by Joe Rankins | 8-3 |
| 16:52 | Central | Hugh Flannagan is hacked by Troy Ezell - foul #1 on Troy Ezell, team foul #1 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson (PG), Aaron Roney (SG), Perry Yung (SF), Robert Caldwell (PF), William Bell (C) Troy Ezell, Richard Hetrick, Joe Rankins, David Schweikert, William Current | |
| Subs | Central | Mark Honey (PG), Ernest Edwards (SG), Fred Whaley (SF), James Parmelee (PF), John Renner (C) Hugh Flannagan, Clarence Rice, Larry Larkin, Virgil Pennington, David Desir | |
| 16:44 | Central | Aaron Roney picks off the pass by James Parmelee | 8-3 |
| 16:23 | Earlham | Perry Yung is hacked by James Parmelee - foul #1 on James Parmelee, team foul #1 | 8-3 |
| 15:56 | Earlham | Aaron Roney misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-3 |
| 15:54 | Central | Mark Honey snags the defensive board | 8-3 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Lloyd Johnson (fresh) SG - Aaron Roney (fresh) SF - Perry Yung (fresh) PF - Robert Caldwell (fresh) C - William Bell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central | PG - Mark Honey (fresh) SG - Ernest Edwards (fresh) SF - Fred Whaley (fresh) PF - James Parmelee (fresh) C - John Renner (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Central | Mark Honey buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ernest Edwards | 8-5 |
| 15:24 | Earlham | James Parmelee steals it from William Bell | 8-5 |
| 15:11 | Central | Mark Honey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-5 |
| 15:09 | Earlham | Robert Caldwell grabs the defensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 14:40 | Earlham | Robert Caldwell hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from close range | 8-5 |
| 14:39 | Central | The rebound goes to Fred Whaley | 8-5 |
| 14:17 | Central | Aaron Roney takes the ball from Mark Honey | 8-5 |
| 13:52 | Earlham | Robert Caldwell throws it down on a great pass from Lloyd Johnson | 10-5 |
| 13:37 | Central | Ernest Edwards misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 10-5 |
| 13:35 | Central | Fred Whaley tips it but misses | 10-5 |
| 13:34 | Earlham | Robert Caldwell grabs the defensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 13:32 | Earlham | Mark Honey picks off the pass by Aaron Roney in the backcourt | 10-5 |
| 13:27 | Central | Aaron Roney steals it from John Renner | 10-5 |
| 13:23 | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson hits the finger roll set up by Aaron Roney | 12-5 |
| 13:12 | Central | Fred Whaley comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 12-5 |
| 13:11 | Earlham | William Bell gets the rebound | 12-5 |
| 13:08 | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-5 |
| Subs | Earlham | Troy Ezell (PG), Richard Hetrick (SG), Joe Rankins (SF), David Schweikert (PF), William Current (C) Lloyd Johnson, Aaron Roney, Perry Yung, Robert Caldwell, William Bell | |
| Subs | Central | Hugh Flannagan (PG), Clarence Rice (SG), Larry Larkin (SF), Virgil Pennington (PF), David Desir (C) Mark Honey, Ernest Edwards, Fred Whaley, James Parmelee, John Renner | |
| 12:57 | Central | Joe Rankins steals it from Hugh Flannagan | 12-5 |
| 12:39 | Earlham | Troy Ezell knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by David Schweikert | 14-5 |
| 12:18 | Central | David Desir buries a runner in the paint and the foul's on William Current - foul #1 on William Current, team foul #2 | 14-7 |
| 12:18 | Central | David Desir makes the free throw | 14-8 |
| 12:16 | Earlham | Clarence Rice is called for the reach on Richard Hetrick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clarence Rice, team foul #2 | 14-8 |
| 12:04 | Earlham | William Current knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 16-8 |
| 11:37 | Central | Larry Larkin misses the floater in the paint but he's fouled by David Schweikert - foul #1 on David Schweikert, team foul #3 | 16-8 |
| 11:37 | Central | Larry Larkin makes the 1st free throw | 16-9 |
| 11:37 | Central | Larry Larkin makes the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Troy Ezell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Hetrick (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Rankins (fresh) PF - David Schweikert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Current (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central | PG - Hugh Flannagan (fresh) SG - Clarence Rice (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Larkin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Virgil Pennington (fresh) C - David Desir (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:08 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 16-10 |
| 11:06 | Earlham | David Schweikert hits the follow up shot | 18-10 |
| 10:48 | Central | Richard Hetrick is called for the reach on Clarence Rice - foul #1 on Richard Hetrick, team foul #4 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Earlham | William Bell (C) William Current | |
| Subs | Central | Daniel Morris (PG), Matthew Clark (SG), Fred Whaley (C) Hugh Flannagan, Clarence Rice, David Desir | |
| 10:31 | Central | Virgil Pennington can't finish the layup | 18-10 |
| 10:30 | Earlham | Joe Rankins snags the defensive board | 18-10 |
| 10:13 | Earlham | David Schweikert knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Richard Hetrick and the foul's on Virgil Pennington - foul #1 on Virgil Pennington, team foul #3 | 20-10 |
| Subs | Earlham | Robert Caldwell (C) William Bell | |
| Subs | Central | David Desir (C) Larry Larkin | |
| 10:13 | Earlham | David Schweikert makes the free throw | 21-10 |
| 09:58 | Central | Virgil Pennington hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 21-10 |
| 09:57 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick grabs the board | 21-10 |
| 09:34 | Earlham | Troy Ezell misses long on a runner from close range | 21-10 |
| 09:32 | Central | David Desir pulls down the rebound | 21-10 |
| 09:10 | Central | Fred Whaley knocks in the floater near the basket and the foul's on Joe Rankins - foul #1 on Joe Rankins, team foul #5 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Earlham | William Current (C) Robert Caldwell | |
| Subs | Central | Hugh Flannagan (PG), Clarence Rice (SG), Ernest Edwards (SF), John Renner (C) Daniel Morris, Matthew Clark, Virgil Pennington, David Desir | |
| 09:10 | Central | Fred Whaley makes the free throw | 21-13 |
| 09:07 | Earlham | Joe Rankins is hacked by Ernest Edwards in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ernest Edwards, team foul #4 | 21-13 |
| 08:49 | Earlham | Joe Rankins misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 21-13 |
| 08:48 | Earlham | David Schweikert grabs the offensive board | 21-13 |
| 08:26 | Earlham | John Renner is called for the reach on David Schweikert - foul #1 on John Renner, team foul #5 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson (PG), Aaron Roney (SG), Perry Yung (SF), Robert Caldwell (PF) Troy Ezell, Richard Hetrick, Joe Rankins, David Schweikert | |
| Subs | Central | Virgil Pennington (PF) Fred Whaley | |
| 08:00 | Earlham | Robert Caldwell blows the layup but he's fouled by Virgil Pennington - foul #2 on Virgil Pennington, team foul #6 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Earlham | Troy Ezell (PG), Richard Hetrick (SG), Joe Rankins (SF), William Bell (C) Lloyd Johnson, Aaron Roney, Perry Yung, William Current | |
| Subs | Central | Mark Honey (PG), Matthew Clark (SG), Larry Larkin (SF), James Parmelee (PF) Hugh Flannagan, Clarence Rice, Ernest Edwards, Virgil Pennington | |
| 08:00 | Earlham | Robert Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 22-13 |
| 08:00 | Earlham | Robert Caldwell makes the 2nd free throw | 23-13 |
| 07:50 | Central | Larry Larkin misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Troy Ezell - foul #2 on Troy Ezell, team foul #6 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson (PG), David Schweikert (PF) Troy Ezell, Robert Caldwell | |
| Subs | Central | | |
| 07:50 | Central | Larry Larkin makes the 1st free throw | 23-14 |
| 07:50 | Central | Larry Larkin makes the 2nd free throw | 23-15 |
| 07:48 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-15 |
| 07:36 | Central | Mark Honey misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 23-15 |
| 07:35 | Central | Larry Larkin pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-15 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Lloyd Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Hetrick (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Rankins (tiring) PF - David Schweikert (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - William Bell (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central | PG - Mark Honey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Clark (fresh) SF - Larry Larkin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Parmelee (fresh) C - John Renner (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Central | Matthew Clark is fouled on the floor by Richard Hetrick - foul #2 on Richard Hetrick, team foul #7 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Earlham | Aaron Roney (SG), Perry Yung (SF), William Current (C) Richard Hetrick, Joe Rankins, William Bell | |
| Subs | Central | David Desir (C) John Renner | |
| 07:23 | Central | Matthew Clark makes the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 07:23 | Central | Matthew Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 07:23 | Central | David Desir gets the offensive rebound | 23-16 |
| 07:13 | Central | Mark Honey misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on William Current - foul #2 on William Current, team foul #8 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Earlham | Joe Rankins (SF), William Bell (C) Perry Yung, William Current | |
| Subs | Central | Clarence Rice (SG), Fred Whaley (PF) Matthew Clark, James Parmelee | |
| 07:13 | Central | Mark Honey makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 07:13 | Central | Mark Honey makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 07:11 | Earlham | Mark Honey is called for the reach on Lloyd Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Honey, team foul #7 | 23-18 |
| 07:11 | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 07:11 | Central | David Desir gets the rebound | 23-18 |
| 06:55 | Central | Larry Larkin scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Honey | 23-21 |
| 06:31 | Earlham | David Desir takes the ball from William Bell | 23-21 |
| 06:10 | Central | David Schweikert picks off the pass by Fred Whaley | 23-21 |
| 05:53 | Earlham | Aaron Roney misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-21 |
| 05:52 | Central | Larry Larkin gets the rebound | 23-21 |
| 05:36 | Central | Mark Honey clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-21 |
| 05:34 | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson grabs the board | 23-21 |
| 05:31 | Earlham | Mark Honey is called for the reach on Lloyd Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Honey, team foul #8 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Earlham | Perry Yung (SF), Robert Caldwell (C) Joe Rankins, William Bell | |
| Subs | Central | Hugh Flannagan (PG), Matthew Clark (SG), Ernest Edwards (SF), James Parmelee (PF), John Renner (C) Mark Honey, Clarence Rice, Larry Larkin, Fred Whaley, David Desir | |
| 05:31 | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 05:31 | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 05:17 | Central | Hugh Flannagan comes up short on the shot from the right side | 25-21 |
| 05:15 | Earlham | Robert Caldwell snags the defensive board | 25-21 |
| 04:54 | Earlham | John Renner takes the ball from Lloyd Johnson | 25-21 |
| 04:35 | Central | Hugh Flannagan misses badly on a floater from the right side | 25-21 |
| 04:33 | Central | Hugh Flannagan grabs the offensive board | 25-21 |
| 04:24 | Central | John Renner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-21 |
| 04:23 | Central | John Renner snags the offensive board | 25-21 |
| 04:04 | Central | Matthew Clark can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 25-21 |
| 04:02 | Earlham | Perry Yung grabs the defensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 03:43 | Earlham | Robert Caldwell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Aaron Roney | 27-21 |
| 03:22 | Central | Hugh Flannagan clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-21 |
| 03:20 | Earlham | David Schweikert grabs the board | 27-21 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Lloyd Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Roney (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Perry Yung (fairly fresh) PF - David Schweikert (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Caldwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central | PG - Hugh Flannagan (fairly fresh) SG - Matthew Clark (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Ernest Edwards (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Parmelee (fairly fresh) C - John Renner (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:04 | Earlham | Aaron Roney drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Perry Yung | 30-21 |
| 02:46 | Central | James Parmelee misses the lay-in | 30-21 |
| 02:45 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Perry Yung | 30-21 |
| 02:28 | Earlham | David Schweikert comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-21 |
| 02:26 | Central | John Renner grabs the defensive rebound | 30-21 |
| 02:02 | Central | John Renner misses the 3 from straight away | 30-21 |
| 02:00 | Earlham | Perry Yung snags the defensive board | 30-21 |
| 01:51 | Earlham | Matthew Clark is called for the reach on Aaron Roney - foul #1 on Matthew Clark, team foul #9 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Earlham | Troy Ezell (PG), Joe Rankins (SF), William Current (C) Lloyd Johnson, Perry Yung, David Schweikert | |
| Subs | Central | Mark Honey (PG), Clarence Rice (SG), Larry Larkin (SF), Virgil Pennington (PF), Fred Whaley (C) Hugh Flannagan, Matthew Clark, Ernest Edwards, James Parmelee, John Renner | |
| 01:51 | Earlham | Aaron Roney makes the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 01:51 | Earlham | Aaron Roney misses the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 01:51 | Central | Virgil Pennington grabs the board | 31-21 |
| 01:34 | Central | Virgil Pennington scores on a jumper from the right block and the foul's on Robert Caldwell - foul #1 on Robert Caldwell, team foul #9 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Earlham | Richard Hetrick (SG) Aaron Roney | |
| Subs | Central | | |
| 01:34 | Central | Virgil Pennington makes the free throw | 31-24 |
| 01:30 | Earlham | Virgil Pennington steals the ball from William Current in the backcourt | 31-24 |
| 01:15 | Central | Joe Rankins is called for the reach on Clarence Rice - foul #2 on Joe Rankins, team foul #10 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Central | David Desir (C) Larry Larkin | |
| 01:15 | Central | Clarence Rice misses the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 01:15 | Central | Clarence Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 00:55 | Earlham | Joe Rankins misses the wide open driving attempt near the basket | 31-25 |
| 00:53 | Earlham | William Current snags the offensive board | 31-25 |
| 00:27 | Earlham | Robert Caldwell makes the wide open driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Joe Rankins | 33-25 |
| 00:04 | Central | David Desir scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Mark Honey | 33-27 |
| 00:00 | Earlham | Richard Hetrick misses short on a halfcourt shot | 33-27 |