| Lineup | Wilmington | PG - Ernest Conner (fresh) SG - Terrence Singletary (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Tucci (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lamar Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Steve Mott (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Charles Pope (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mervin Proffitt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Connolly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Frost (fresh) 5 pts. C - Wayne Thompson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Earlham | George Connolly inbounds the ball | 31-34 |
| Game Plan | Wilmington | Wilmington is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Earlham | Jeffrey Frost blows the layup | 31-34 |
| 19:47 | Wilmington | Lamar Harris grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 19:36 | Wilmington | Steve Mott misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 31-34 |
| 19:35 | Wilmington | Terrence Singletary grabs the offensive board | 31-34 |
| 19:21 | Wilmington | Lamar Harris clanks a jumper in the lane | 31-34 |
| 19:19 | Earlham | Charles Pope pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 19:14 | Earlham | Charles Pope misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Ernest Conner - foul #3 on Ernest Conner, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Wilmington | Christopher Unrein (PG) Ernest Conner | |
| Subs | Earlham | Walter Haun (PF), Edward Hall (C) Jeffrey Frost, Wayne Thompson | |
| 19:14 | Earlham | Charles Pope misses the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 19:14 | Earlham | Charles Pope misses the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 19:14 | Wilmington | Steve Mott grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 19:02 | Wilmington | Terrence Singletary hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 31-34 |
| 19:01 | Earlham | Edward Hall snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 18:55 | Earlham | Walter Haun misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Christopher Unrein - foul #3 on Christopher Unrein, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Wilmington | Thomas Cook (SG), Emmett Jeffreys (SF), Bruce Sevin (PF), Peter Velasco (C) Terrence Singletary, Stanley Tucci, Lamar Harris, Steve Mott | |
| Subs | Earlham | Derek Riordan (SF) George Connolly | |
| 18:55 | Earlham | Walter Haun misses the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 18:55 | Earlham | Walter Haun makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 18:48 | Wilmington | Peter Velasco is hacked by Edward Hall - foul #2 on Edward Hall, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| 18:43 | Wilmington | Christopher Unrein misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-35 |
| 18:42 | Earlham | Derek Riordan grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 18:36 | Earlham | Mervin Proffitt banks in the wide open layup | 31-37 |
| 18:24 | Wilmington | Christopher Unrein comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Edward Hall - foul #3 on Edward Hall, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Jeffrey Frost (PF), Brian Mullenax (C) Walter Haun, Edward Hall | |
| 18:24 | Wilmington | Christopher Unrein makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 18:24 | Wilmington | Christopher Unrein makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 17:55 | Earlham | Jeffrey Frost banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Mervin Proffitt | 33-39 |
| 17:53 | Wilmington | Mervin Proffitt is called for the reach on Thomas Cook in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mervin Proffitt, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Wilmington | Ernest Conner (PG), Terrence Singletary (SG), Stanley Tucci (SF), Lamar Harris (PF), Steve Mott (C) Christopher Unrein, Thomas Cook, Emmett Jeffreys, Bruce Sevin, Peter Velasco | |
| Subs | Earlham | Percy Lamay (PG), John Stormer (SG), George Connolly (SF), Wayne Thompson (C) Charles Pope, Mervin Proffitt, Derek Riordan, Jeffrey Frost | |
| 17:42 | Wilmington | Terrence Singletary knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Ernest Conner and the foul's on Wayne Thompson - foul #2 on Wayne Thompson, team foul #4 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Jeffrey Frost (PF) Brian Mullenax | |
| 17:42 | Wilmington | Terrence Singletary misses the free throw | 35-39 |
| 17:42 | Earlham | Jeffrey Frost grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 17:29 | Earlham | George Connolly misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Stanley Tucci - foul #3 on Stanley Tucci, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Wilmington | Emmett Jeffreys (SF) Stanley Tucci | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 17:29 | Earlham | George Connolly makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 17:29 | Earlham | George Connolly misses the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 17:29 | Wilmington | Steve Mott grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 17:16 | Wilmington | Terrence Singletary misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 17:15 | Wilmington | Steve Mott pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 16:52 | Wilmington | Lamar Harris misses short on a floater from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 16:51 | Earlham | Wayne Thompson gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 16:46 | Earlham | Percy Lamay makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by John Stormer | 35-42 |
| 16:44 | Wilmington | Terrence Singletary throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-42 |
| Subs | Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Charles Pope (PG), Mervin Proffitt (SG), Walter Haun (PF) Percy Lamay, John Stormer, Jeffrey Frost | |
| 16:27 | Earlham | Mervin Proffitt hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Terrence Singletary - foul #2 on Terrence Singletary, team foul #4 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Wilmington | Thomas Cook (SG) Terrence Singletary | |
| Subs | Earlham | Derek Riordan (SF) George Connolly | |
| 16:27 | Earlham | Mervin Proffitt misses the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 16:27 | Earlham | Mervin Proffitt misses the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 16:27 | Wilmington | Steve Mott pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| 16:09 | Wilmington | Lamar Harris knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 37-42 |
| 15:48 | Earlham | Walter Haun can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 15:47 | Wilmington | Lamar Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Wilmington | PG - Ernest Conner (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Cook (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Emmett Jeffreys (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Lamar Harris (tiring) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Steve Mott (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Charles Pope (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mervin Proffitt (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derek Riordan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Walter Haun (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Thompson (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Wilmington | Steve Mott lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Cook and the foul's on Charles Pope - foul #1 on Charles Pope, team foul #5 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Wilmington | Christopher Unrein (PG), Terrence Singletary (SG), Stanley Tucci (SF), Bruce Sevin (PF) Ernest Conner, Thomas Cook, Emmett Jeffreys, Lamar Harris | |
| Subs | Earlham | John Stormer (SG), George Connolly (SF), Brian Mullenax (PF), Edward Hall (C) Mervin Proffitt, Derek Riordan, Walter Haun, Wayne Thompson | |
| 15:27 | Wilmington | Steve Mott makes the free throw | 40-42 |
| 15:25 | Earlham | Terrence Singletary is called for the reach on John Stormer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terrence Singletary, team foul #5 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Wilmington | Peter Velasco (C) Steve Mott | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 15:18 | Earlham | Charles Pope misses the jumper from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 15:16 | Earlham | George Connolly tips it but misses | 40-42 |
| 15:14 | Earlham | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Pope | 40-42 |
| 15:07 | Earlham | Edward Hall misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Peter Velasco - foul #1 on Peter Velasco, team foul #6 | 40-42 |
| 15:07 | Earlham | Edward Hall makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 15:07 | Earlham | Edward Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 14:43 | Wilmington | Stanley Tucci misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 14:42 | Earlham | John Stormer snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 14:35 | Earlham | Charles Pope misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Bruce Sevin - foul #1 on Bruce Sevin, team foul #7 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Wilmington | Lamar Harris (PF), Steve Mott (C) Bruce Sevin, Peter Velasco | |
| Subs | Earlham | Mervin Proffitt (SG), Jeffrey Frost (PF) John Stormer, Brian Mullenax | |
| 14:35 | Earlham | Charles Pope makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 14:35 | Earlham | Charles Pope misses the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 14:35 | Wilmington | Lamar Harris snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 14:22 | Wilmington | Terrence Singletary hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 40-45 |
| 14:20 | Earlham | George Connolly grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 14:16 | Earlham | Mervin Proffitt is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Unrein - foul #4 on Christopher Unrein, team foul #8 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Wilmington | Ernest Conner (PG), Thomas Cook (SG) Christopher Unrein, Terrence Singletary | |
| Subs | Earlham | Percy Lamay (PG), Derek Riordan (SF) Charles Pope, George Connolly | |
| 14:16 | Earlham | Mervin Proffitt misses the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 14:16 | Wilmington | Steve Mott grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 14:01 | Wilmington | Thomas Cook's pass is intercepted by Percy Lamay | 40-45 |
| 13:57 | Earlham | Mervin Proffitt blows the layup | 40-45 |
| 13:55 | Wilmington | Stanley Tucci grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 13:53 | Wilmington | Percy Lamay steps in front of the Thomas Cook pass in the backcourt | 40-45 |
| 13:32 | Earlham | Derek Riordan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Subs | Wilmington | Terrence Singletary (SG), Peter Velasco (C) Thomas Cook, Steve Mott | |
| Subs | Earlham | John Stormer (SG), George Connolly (SF), Wayne Thompson (C) Mervin Proffitt, Derek Riordan, Edward Hall | |
| 13:28 | Wilmington | Stanley Tucci loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-45 |
| Subs | Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Charles Pope (PG), Walter Haun (PF) Percy Lamay, Jeffrey Frost | |
| 13:10 | Earlham | Stanley Tucci is called for the reach on George Connolly - foul #4 on Stanley Tucci, team foul #9 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Wilmington | Emmett Jeffreys (SF), Bruce Sevin (PF) Stanley Tucci, Lamar Harris | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 13:10 | Earlham | George Connolly misses the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 13:10 | Wilmington | The rebound goes to Peter Velasco | 40-45 |
| 13:03 | Wilmington | Ernest Conner buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Terrence Singletary | 43-45 |
| 13:00 | Earlham | Terrence Singletary steals the ball from John Stormer in the backcourt | 43-45 |
| 12:48 | Wilmington | Ernest Conner misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-45 |
| 12:46 | Wilmington | Bruce Sevin misses the tip | 43-45 |
| 12:45 | Earlham | Wayne Thompson snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 12:43 | Earlham | Charles Pope's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-45 |
| Subs | Wilmington | Thomas Cook (SG), Lamar Harris (PF), Steve Mott (C) Terrence Singletary, Bruce Sevin, Peter Velasco | |
| Subs | Earlham | Percy Lamay (PG), Derek Riordan (SF), Jeffrey Frost (PF), Brian Mullenax (C) Charles Pope, George Connolly, Walter Haun, Wayne Thompson | |
| 12:34 | Wilmington | The pull-up jumper by Steve Mott is blocked by Jeffrey Frost | 43-45 |
| 12:33 | Earlham | Brian Mullenax snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 12:27 | Earlham | Percy Lamay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-45 |
| 12:07 | Wilmington | Steve Mott's pass is intercepted by Brian Mullenax | 43-45 |
| 11:49 | Earlham | John Stormer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 11:48 | Earlham | John Stormer gets the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 11:29 | Earlham | Percy Lamay can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from the baseline | 43-45 |
| 11:28 | Earlham | Brian Mullenax snags the offensive board | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Wilmington | PG - Ernest Conner (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Cook (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Emmett Jeffreys (tired) 2 reb. PF - Lamar Harris (tired) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Steve Mott (tired) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Percy Lamay (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Stormer (tiring) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Derek Riordan (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Frost (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Mullenax (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:15 | Earlham | Jeffrey Frost blows the wide open layup | 43-45 |
| 11:13 | Earlham | Brian Mullenax grabs the offensive board | 43-45 |
| 10:58 | Earlham | Derek Riordan misses short on an open floater from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 10:56 | Wilmington | Lamar Harris grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 10:56 | Wilmington | Wilmington calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 43-45 |
| Subs | Wilmington | Terrence Singletary (SG), Bruce Sevin (PF), Peter Velasco (C) Thomas Cook, Lamar Harris, Steve Mott | |
| Subs | Earlham | Charles Pope (PG), Mervin Proffitt (SG), George Connolly (SF), Walter Haun (PF), Edward Hall (C) Percy Lamay, John Stormer, Derek Riordan, Jeffrey Frost, Brian Mullenax | |
| 10:36 | Wilmington | Ernest Conner makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Emmett Jeffreys | 46-45 |
| 10:34 | Earlham | Mervin Proffitt is fouled in the backcourt by Ernest Conner - foul #4 on Ernest Conner, team foul #10 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Wilmington | Christopher Unrein (PG) Ernest Conner | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 10:34 | Earlham | Mervin Proffitt makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 10:34 | Earlham | Mervin Proffitt misses the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 10:34 | Earlham | Edward Hall grabs the offensive board | 46-46 |
| 10:18 | Earlham | George Connolly connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Mervin Proffitt | 46-49 |
| 10:11 | Wilmington | A charge is called on Emmett Jeffreys - foul #3 on Emmett Jeffreys, team foul #11 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Wayne Thompson (C) Edward Hall | |
| 10:07 | Earlham | Charles Pope is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 46-49 |
| 09:45 | Wilmington | Christopher Unrein drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Terrence Singletary | 48-49 |
| 09:26 | Earlham | Charles Pope is fouled on the floor by Terrence Singletary - foul #4 on Terrence Singletary, team foul #12 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Wilmington | Thomas Cook (SG), Lamar Harris (PF), Steve Mott (C) Terrence Singletary, Bruce Sevin, Peter Velasco | |
| Subs | Earlham | Edward Hall (C) Wayne Thompson | |
| 09:26 | Earlham | Charles Pope misses the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 09:26 | Earlham | Charles Pope makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 09:14 | Wilmington | Christopher Unrein is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Steve Mott | 51-50 |
| 08:59 | Earlham | Walter Haun's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Cook | 51-50 |
| 08:58 | Wilmington | Lamar Harris grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 08:54 | Wilmington | Christopher Unrein can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left side | 51-50 |
| 08:53 | Wilmington | Thomas Cook snags the offensive board | 51-50 |
| 08:30 | Wilmington | Lamar Harris blows the layup | 51-50 |
| 08:29 | Wilmington | Lamar Harris tips it in | 53-50 |
| 08:27 | Earlham | Earlham calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 53-50 |
| Subs | Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Earlham | John Stormer (SG), Derek Riordan (SF), Jeffrey Frost (PF), Wayne Thompson (C) Mervin Proffitt, George Connolly, Walter Haun, Edward Hall | |
| 08:17 | Earlham | Charles Pope loses the ball out of bounds | 53-50 |
| Subs | Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Percy Lamay (PG) Charles Pope | |
| 07:59 | Wilmington | Lamar Harris misses short on a runner from the right block | 53-50 |
| 07:58 | Wilmington | Christopher Unrein can't tip it in | 53-50 |
| 07:57 | Earlham | Jeffrey Frost snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| 07:53 | Earlham | John Stormer is fouled on the floor by Thomas Cook - foul #1 on Thomas Cook, team foul #13 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Wilmington | Terrence Singletary (SG), Stanley Tucci (SF), Peter Velasco (C) Thomas Cook, Emmett Jeffreys, Steve Mott | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 07:53 | Earlham | John Stormer makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 07:53 | Earlham | John Stormer misses the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 07:53 | Wilmington | Lamar Harris grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 07:39 | Wilmington | Lamar Harris is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 07:38 | Earlham | John Stormer pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 07:33 | Earlham | Derek Riordan misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Terrence Singletary - foul #5 on Terrence Singletary, team foul #14 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Wilmington | Ernest Conner (PG), Thomas Cook (SG) Christopher Unrein, Terrence Singletary | |
| Subs | Earlham | Charles Pope (PG), Brian Mullenax (C) Percy Lamay, Wayne Thompson | |
| 07:33 | Earlham | Derek Riordan makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 07:33 | Earlham | Derek Riordan makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 07:31 | Wilmington | Jeffrey Frost steals the ball from Ernest Conner in the backcourt | 53-53 |
| 07:21 | Earlham | Charles Pope makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Wilmington | PG - Ernest Conner (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Cook (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Stanley Tucci (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Lamar Harris (tired) 12 pts. 14 reb. C - Peter Velasco (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Charles Pope (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Stormer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Derek Riordan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Frost (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Mullenax (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:08 | Wilmington | Ernest Conner misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 53-55 |
| 07:07 | Earlham | Jeffrey Frost snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 07:03 | Earlham | Derek Riordan is fouled on the floor by Ernest Conner - foul #5 on Ernest Conner, team foul #15 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Wilmington | Christopher Unrein (PG), Bruce Sevin (PF), Steve Mott (C) Ernest Conner, Lamar Harris, Peter Velasco | |
| Subs | Earlham | Walter Haun (PF), Edward Hall (C) Jeffrey Frost, Brian Mullenax | |
| 07:03 | Earlham | Derek Riordan makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 07:03 | Earlham | Derek Riordan makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 06:46 | Wilmington | Steve Mott hits a floater from the right wing set up by Stanley Tucci and the foul's on Edward Hall - foul #4 on Edward Hall, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Earlham | George Connolly (SF) Derek Riordan | |
| 06:46 | Wilmington | Steve Mott makes the free throw | 56-57 |
| 06:39 | Earlham | John Stormer is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Cook - foul #2 on Thomas Cook, team foul #16 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Percy Lamay (PG) Charles Pope | |
| 06:39 | Earlham | John Stormer makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 06:39 | Earlham | John Stormer makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 06:14 | Wilmington | Stanley Tucci drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Cook and he's fouled by George Connolly - foul #1 on George Connolly, team foul #7 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Wilmington | Lamar Harris (PF) Bruce Sevin | |
| Subs | Earlham | Mervin Proffitt (SG), Jeffrey Frost (PF), Wayne Thompson (C) John Stormer, Walter Haun, Edward Hall | |
| 06:14 | Wilmington | Stanley Tucci makes the free throw | 59-59 |
| 05:45 | Earlham | Jeffrey Frost hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from George Connolly | 59-61 |
| 05:27 | Wilmington | Wayne Thompson swats the layup by Steve Mott | 59-61 |
| 05:26 | Earlham | The rebound goes to George Connolly | 59-61 |
| 05:22 | Earlham | Mervin Proffitt blows the layup but he's hacked by Steve Mott - foul #3 on Steve Mott, team foul #17 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Wilmington | Peter Velasco (C) Steve Mott | |
| Subs | Earlham | Charles Pope (PG), Derek Riordan (SF), Walter Haun (PF), Brian Mullenax (C) Percy Lamay, George Connolly, Jeffrey Frost, Wayne Thompson | |
| 05:22 | Earlham | Mervin Proffitt misses the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 05:22 | Earlham | Mervin Proffitt makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 05:19 | Wilmington | Thomas Cook is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Cook, team foul #18 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Earlham | John Stormer (SG) Mervin Proffitt | |
| 05:07 | Earlham | Thomas Cook is called for the reach on Charles Pope - foul #4 on Thomas Cook, team foul #19 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Wilmington | Bruce Sevin (PF) Lamar Harris | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 05:07 | Earlham | Charles Pope makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 05:07 | Earlham | Charles Pope misses the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 05:07 | Wilmington | Peter Velasco snags the defensive board | 59-63 |
| 04:52 | Wilmington | Brian Mullenax takes the ball from Stanley Tucci | 59-63 |
| 04:47 | Earlham | Charles Pope makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Haun | 59-65 |
| 04:44 | Wilmington | Christopher Unrein's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-65 |
| Subs | Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Edward Hall (C) Walter Haun | |
| 04:35 | Earlham | John Stormer can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-65 |
| 04:34 | Wilmington | Stanley Tucci gets the rebound | 59-65 |
| 04:23 | Wilmington | Peter Velasco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-65 |
| Subs | Wilmington | Lamar Harris (PF), Steve Mott (C) Bruce Sevin, Peter Velasco | |
| Subs | Earlham | Mervin Proffitt (SG), Jeffrey Frost (PF) John Stormer, Brian Mullenax | |
| 04:21 | Earlham | Edward Hall is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Cook - foul #5 on Thomas Cook, team foul #20 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Wilmington | Emmett Jeffreys (SG) Thomas Cook | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 04:21 | Earlham | Edward Hall makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 04:21 | Earlham | Edward Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 04:00 | Wilmington | Emmett Jeffreys's 3 pointer is rejected by Charles Pope | 59-67 |
| 03:58 | Earlham | Jeffrey Frost pulls down the rebound | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Wilmington | Wilmington is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:53 | Earlham | Derek Riordan misses short on an open turnaround near the basket | 59-67 |
| 03:51 | Wilmington | Steve Mott grabs the board | 59-67 |
| 03:51 | Wilmington | Wilmington calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-67 |
| Subs | Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Earlham | George Connolly (SF), Walter Haun (PF), Wayne Thompson (C) Derek Riordan, Jeffrey Frost, Edward Hall | |
| 03:49 | Wilmington | Walter Haun picks off the pass by Emmett Jeffreys in the backcourt | 59-67 |
| 03:42 | Earlham | Mervin Proffitt can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-67 |
| 03:41 | Wilmington | Lamar Harris snags the defensive board | 59-67 |
| 03:28 | Wilmington | George Connolly takes the ball from Stanley Tucci | 59-67 |
| 03:25 | Earlham | George Connolly lays it in | 59-69 |
| 03:21 | Wilmington | Stanley Tucci throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-69 |
| Subs | Wilmington | Peter Velasco (C) Steve Mott | |
| Subs | Earlham | Percy Lamay (PG), John Stormer (SG), Brian Mullenax (C) Charles Pope, Mervin Proffitt, Wayne Thompson | |
| Lineup | Wilmington | PG - Christopher Unrein (very tired) 9 pts. 4 pf. SG - Emmett Jeffreys (very tired) 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Stanley Tucci (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Lamar Harris (tired) 12 pts. 15 reb. C - Peter Velasco (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Percy Lamay (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Stormer (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Connolly (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Walter Haun (tiring) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Mullenax (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 03:08 | Earlham | Brian Mullenax misses short on an open jumper from the right wing | 59-69 |
| 03:07 | Wilmington | Lamar Harris snags the defensive board | 59-69 |
| 02:49 | Wilmington | Lamar Harris misses the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Brian Mullenax - foul #2 on Brian Mullenax, team foul #8 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Wilmington | Bruce Sevin (PF) Emmett Jeffreys | |
| Subs | Earlham | Derek Riordan (PG), Jeffrey Frost (PF), Edward Hall (C) Percy Lamay, Walter Haun, Brian Mullenax | |
| 02:49 | Wilmington | Wilmington calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 59-69 |
| 02:49 | Wilmington | Lamar Harris misses the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 02:49 | Wilmington | Lamar Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 02:49 | Earlham | Jeffrey Frost grabs the board | 59-69 |
| 02:31 | Earlham | Edward Hall hits a floater from the right wing set up by Derek Riordan | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Wilmington | Wilmington is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 02:15 | Wilmington | Stanley Tucci misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-71 |
| 02:14 | Earlham | John Stormer grabs the board | 59-71 |
| 02:08 | Earlham | Edward Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-71 |
| Subs | Wilmington | Patrick Smith (SG), Emmett Jeffreys (SF) Lamar Harris, Stanley Tucci | |
| Subs | Earlham | Percy Lamay (PG), Brian Mullenax (PF) George Connolly, Jeffrey Frost | |
| 02:04 | Wilmington | Percy Lamay picks off the pass by Christopher Unrein in the backcourt | 59-71 |
| 01:51 | Earlham | Percy Lamay connects on the open runner in the paint set up by John Stormer | 59-73 |
| 01:36 | Wilmington | Christopher Unrein comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-73 |
| 01:35 | Earlham | John Stormer pulls down the rebound | 59-73 |
| 01:17 | Earlham | Edward Hall hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-73 |
| 01:16 | Wilmington | Peter Velasco gets the rebound | 59-73 |
| 01:11 | Wilmington | The pull-up jumper by Christopher Unrein is blocked by Edward Hall | 59-73 |
| 01:10 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Edward Hall | 59-73 |
| 01:03 | Earlham | Edward Hall is open and buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Derek Riordan | 59-75 |
| 00:43 | Wilmington | Edward Hall swats the shot by Christopher Unrein | 59-75 |
| 00:42 | Wilmington | Bruce Sevin snags the offensive board | 59-75 |
| Game Plan | Wilmington | Wilmington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:40 | Wilmington | Christopher Unrein misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-75 |
| 00:39 | Earlham | Edward Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 59-75 |
| Game Plan | Wilmington | Wilmington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:37 | Earlham | Percy Lamay is hacked by Emmett Jeffreys in the backcourt - foul #4 on Emmett Jeffreys, team foul #21 | 59-75 |
| Subs | Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Walter Haun (PF) Brian Mullenax | |
| 00:37 | Earlham | Percy Lamay makes the 1st free throw | 59-76 |
| 00:37 | Earlham | Percy Lamay misses the 2nd free throw | 59-76 |
| 00:37 | Wilmington | Bruce Sevin snags the defensive board | 59-76 |
| 00:32 | Wilmington | Christopher Unrein clanks a jumper from the right wing | 59-76 |
| 00:30 | Wilmington | Bruce Sevin misses the tip | 59-76 |
| 00:28 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Percy Lamay | 59-76 |
| 00:00 | Earlham | Percy Lamay runs out the clock | 59-76 |