| Lineup | Earlham | PG - David Hogan (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Abraham (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Clayton Kenyon (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Boyce Norris (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Joseph Underwood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Quarles (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Rick Beasley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Bryson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Earl Ridout (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Grove City | Rick Beasley inbounds the ball | 42-27 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Grove City | Rick Beasley comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Clayton Kenyon - foul #1 on Clayton Kenyon, team foul #1 | 42-27 |
| 19:43 | Grove City | Rick Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 19:43 | Grove City | Rick Beasley makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 19:28 | Earlham | Boyce Norris drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from David Hogan | 44-29 |
| 19:07 | Grove City | Robert Bryson connects on the floater from the left wing | 44-31 |
| 18:50 | Earlham | Clayton Kenyon comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 44-31 |
| 18:48 | Grove City | Earl Ridout pulls down the rebound | 44-31 |
| 18:34 | Grove City | Rick Beasley is hacked by Boyce Norris - foul #2 on Boyce Norris, team foul #2 | 44-31 |
| 18:27 | Grove City | Earl Ridout misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by David Hogan - foul #2 on David Hogan, team foul #3 | 44-31 |
| 18:27 | Grove City | Earl Ridout makes the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 18:27 | Grove City | Earl Ridout makes the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 18:15 | Earlham | David Abraham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-33 |
| 18:13 | Grove City | Robert Bryson snags the defensive board | 44-33 |
| 18:06 | Grove City | Boyce Norris steals it from Rick Beasley | 44-33 |
| 17:50 | Earlham | Clayton Kenyon drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by David Abraham | 47-33 |
| 17:30 | Grove City | Charles Jones steps in front of the Joseph Underwood pass | 47-33 |
| 17:25 | Earlham | Joseph Underwood is called for the reach on David Hogan - foul #1 on Joseph Underwood, team foul #1 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Earlham | Charles Smith (SG), Jean Atkinson (SF), Marvin Knisely (PF), Edgar Thomas (C) David Abraham, Clayton Kenyon, Boyce Norris, Charles Jones | |
| Subs | Grove City | William Rice (PG), Edward Brown (SG), Richard Jones (PF) Joseph Underwood, Jesse Quarles, Robert Bryson | |
| 17:17 | Earlham | Jean Atkinson is whistled for traveling | 47-33 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Reginald Bonney (SF) Rick Beasley | |
| 16:55 | Grove City | Edward Brown makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-36 |
| 16:36 | Earlham | David Hogan makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jean Atkinson | 49-36 |
| 16:15 | Grove City | Earl Ridout hits a jump hook from the left block | 49-38 |
| 15:56 | Earlham | David Hogan makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-38 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - David Hogan (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Smith (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jean Atkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marvin Knisely (fresh) C - Edgar Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - William Rice (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Reginald Bonney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Earl Ridout (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Grove City | Jean Atkinson denies the turnaround by Earl Ridout | 52-38 |
| 15:41 | Earlham | Jean Atkinson gets the rebound | 52-38 |
| 15:36 | Earlham | David Hogan clanks a floater from the left wing | 52-38 |
| 15:35 | Grove City | Richard Jones snags the defensive board | 52-38 |
| 15:15 | Grove City | William Rice scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Reginald Bonney | 52-41 |
| 15:02 | Earlham | Edgar Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-41 |
| Subs | Earlham | David Abraham (PG), Clayton Kenyon (SF), Boyce Norris (PF), Charles Jones (C) David Hogan, Jean Atkinson, Marvin Knisely, Edgar Thomas | |
| Subs | Grove City | Joseph Underwood (PG), Jesse Quarles (SG), Rick Beasley (SF), Robert Bryson (PF), Thomas Jackson (C) William Rice, Edward Brown, Reginald Bonney, Richard Jones, Earl Ridout | |
| 14:42 | Grove City | Robert Bryson lays it up and in set up by Joseph Underwood | 52-43 |
| 14:24 | Earlham | Rick Beasley takes the ball from Charles Smith | 52-43 |
| 14:12 | Grove City | Robert Bryson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 52-43 |
| 14:10 | Grove City | Jesse Quarles tips it in | 52-45 |
| 13:53 | Earlham | Charles Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-45 |
| 13:52 | Earlham | Boyce Norris tips it in | 54-45 |
| 13:35 | Grove City | Robert Bryson clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Clayton Kenyon - foul #2 on Clayton Kenyon, team foul #4 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Earlham | Roland Smart (PG) Charles Smith | |
| Subs | Grove City | Earl Ridout (C) Thomas Jackson | |
| 13:35 | Grove City | Robert Bryson misses the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 13:35 | Grove City | Robert Bryson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 13:13 | Earlham | David Abraham misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-46 |
| 13:12 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Robert Bryson | 54-46 |
| 13:04 | Grove City | Robert Bryson hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Underwood | 54-48 |
| 12:48 | Earlham | David Abraham knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-48 |
| 12:36 | Grove City | Jesse Quarles misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-48 |
| 12:34 | Earlham | Clayton Kenyon grabs the board | 57-48 |
| 12:21 | Earlham | David Abraham misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Underwood - foul #2 on Joseph Underwood, team foul #2 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Earlham | David Hogan (PG), Jean Atkinson (SF), Marvin Knisely (PF), Edgar Thomas (C) Roland Smart, Clayton Kenyon, Boyce Norris, Charles Jones | |
| Subs | Grove City | William Rice (PG), Edward Brown (SG), Reginald Bonney (SF), Richard Jones (PF) Joseph Underwood, Jesse Quarles, Rick Beasley, Robert Bryson | |
| 12:21 | Earlham | David Abraham makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 12:21 | Earlham | David Abraham misses the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 12:21 | Grove City | Richard Jones pulls down the rebound | 58-48 |
| 12:06 | Grove City | Edward Brown makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Rice | 58-50 |
| 11:55 | Earlham | The short jumper by Marvin Knisely is denied by Earl Ridout | 58-50 |
| 11:53 | Grove City | Richard Jones grabs the board | 58-50 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - David Hogan (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Abraham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jean Atkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Marvin Knisely (fresh) C - Edgar Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - William Rice (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Reginald Bonney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. C - Earl Ridout (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:47 | Grove City | William Rice double dribbles | 58-50 |
| Subs | Earlham | Ivan Johnson (SG) David Abraham | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 11:29 | Earlham | David Hogan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 11:28 | Earlham | Edgar Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 11:15 | Earlham | The jump hook by Jean Atkinson is blocked by Richard Jones | 58-50 |
| 11:13 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Earl Ridout | 58-50 |
| 10:56 | Grove City | William Rice scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Earl Ridout and he's fouled by Marvin Knisely - foul #3 on Marvin Knisely, team foul #5 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Earlham | Charles Smith (SG), Clayton Kenyon (SF), Boyce Norris (PF) Ivan Johnson, Jean Atkinson, Edgar Thomas | |
| Subs | Grove City | Jesse Quarles (SG), Rick Beasley (SF), Robert Bryson (PF) Edward Brown, Reginald Bonney, Earl Ridout | |
| 10:56 | Grove City | William Rice makes the free throw | 58-53 |
| 10:48 | Earlham | David Hogan buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-53 |
| 10:35 | Grove City | William Rice misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 10:34 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Clayton Kenyon | 61-53 |
| 10:19 | Earlham | Clayton Kenyon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-53 |
| 10:17 | Earlham | David Hogan snags the offensive board | 61-53 |
| 09:55 | Earlham | David Hogan misses long on a floater from the left side | 61-53 |
| 09:54 | Grove City | Richard Jones snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| 09:32 | Grove City | Rick Beasley hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jesse Quarles | 61-56 |
| 09:07 | Earlham | Charles Smith knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-56 |
| 08:47 | Grove City | Jesse Quarles misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 64-56 |
| 08:45 | Earlham | Clayton Kenyon gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| 08:27 | Earlham | Clayton Kenyon knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Boyce Norris | 67-56 |
| 08:20 | Grove City | Richard Jones connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-59 |
| 08:01 | Earlham | Charles Smith is hacked by Jesse Quarles - foul #1 on Jesse Quarles, team foul #3 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Earlham | Roland Smart (PG), David Abraham (SG), Jean Atkinson (SF), Charles Jones (C) David Hogan, Charles Smith, Clayton Kenyon, Marvin Knisely | |
| Subs | Grove City | Joseph Underwood (PG), Edward Brown (SG), Reginald Bonney (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF), Earl Ridout (C) William Rice, Jesse Quarles, Rick Beasley, Robert Bryson, Richard Jones | |
| 07:46 | Earlham | David Abraham hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Roland Smart | 70-59 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Roland Smart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Abraham (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jean Atkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Boyce Norris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. C - Charles Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Joseph Underwood (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Reginald Bonney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Earl Ridout (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:25 | Grove City | Roland Smart is called for the reach on Joseph Underwood - foul #1 on Roland Smart, team foul #6 | 70-59 |
| 07:10 | Grove City | Thomas Jackson misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Jean Atkinson - foul #1 on Jean Atkinson, team foul #7 | 70-59 |
| Subs | Earlham | Clayton Kenyon (SF) Boyce Norris | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 07:10 | Grove City | Thomas Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 07:10 | Grove City | Thomas Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 07:06 | Earlham | Joseph Underwood takes the ball from Roland Smart in the backcourt | 70-61 |
| 07:01 | Grove City | Edward Brown misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 70-61 |
| 07:00 | Earlham | Jean Atkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 70-61 |
| 06:55 | Earlham | David Abraham is fouled on the floor by Joseph Underwood - foul #3 on Joseph Underwood, team foul #4 | 70-61 |
| 06:48 | Earlham | David Abraham misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-61 |
| 06:46 | Earlham | Clayton Kenyon snags the offensive board | 70-61 |
| 06:37 | Earlham | David Abraham is hacked by Reginald Bonney - foul #2 on Reginald Bonney, team foul #5 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Earlham | David Hogan (PG), Charles Smith (SF) Roland Smart, Clayton Kenyon | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 06:19 | Earlham | David Hogan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-61 |
| 06:18 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Thomas Jackson | 70-61 |
| 06:00 | Grove City | Thomas Jackson hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-64 |
| 05:51 | Earlham | David Hogan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-64 |
| 05:50 | Grove City | Earl Ridout pulls down the rebound | 70-64 |
| 05:24 | Grove City | Thomas Jackson is called for a charge - foul #1 on Thomas Jackson, team foul #6 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Earlham | Ivan Johnson (SG), Edgar Thomas (C) David Abraham, Charles Jones | |
| Subs | Grove City | William Rice (PG), Jesse Quarles (SG), Rick Beasley (SF), Robert Bryson (PF) Joseph Underwood, Edward Brown, Reginald Bonney, Thomas Jackson | |
| 05:16 | Earlham | David Hogan buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 73-64 |
| 05:04 | Grove City | Rick Beasley loses the ball out of bounds | 73-64 |
| Subs | Earlham | Clayton Kenyon (SF), Marvin Knisely (PF) Charles Smith, Jean Atkinson | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 04:56 | Earlham | Clayton Kenyon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-64 |
| 04:55 | Grove City | Robert Bryson grabs the defensive rebound | 73-64 |
| 04:37 | Grove City | Robert Bryson lays it in set up by Earl Ridout and he's fouled by Marvin Knisely - foul #4 on Marvin Knisely, team foul #8 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Earlham | Roland Smart (PG), Boyce Norris (PF) David Hogan, Edgar Thomas | |
| Subs | Grove City | Jonathan Piercy (C) Earl Ridout | |
| 04:37 | Grove City | Robert Bryson misses the free throw | 73-66 |
| 04:37 | Earlham | Boyce Norris grabs the defensive rebound | 73-66 |
| 04:31 | Earlham | Clayton Kenyon buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Ivan Johnson | 75-66 |
| 04:10 | Grove City | Rick Beasley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-66 |
| 04:08 | Earlham | Marvin Knisely grabs the board | 75-66 |
| 03:52 | Earlham | Clayton Kenyon can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 75-66 |
| 03:51 | Earlham | Boyce Norris gets the offensive rebound | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Earlham | Clayton Kenyon scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 78-66 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Roland Smart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ivan Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clayton Kenyon (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. PF - Boyce Norris (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 3 stl. C - Marvin Knisely (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - William Rice (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Quarles (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Beasley (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Robert Bryson (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Jonathan Piercy (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Grove City | William Rice can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 78-66 |
| 03:34 | Earlham | Ivan Johnson pulls down the rebound | 78-66 |
| 03:13 | Earlham | Clayton Kenyon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 78-66 |
| 03:12 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Robert Bryson | 78-66 |
| 03:02 | Grove City | Jonathan Piercy is whistled for traveling | 78-66 |
| Subs | Earlham | David Hogan (PG), David Abraham (SG), Jean Atkinson (SF), Charles Jones (C) Roland Smart, Ivan Johnson, Clayton Kenyon, Marvin Knisely | |
| Subs | Grove City | Joseph Underwood (PG), Richard Jones (PF), Earl Ridout (C) William Rice, Robert Bryson, Jonathan Piercy | |
| 02:41 | Earlham | David Hogan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 78-66 |
| 02:39 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Rick Beasley | 78-66 |
| 02:26 | Grove City | Jesse Quarles comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 78-66 |
| 02:25 | Grove City | Richard Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-66 |
| 02:09 | Grove City | Earl Ridout scores on a floater from the right block set up by Joseph Underwood | 78-68 |
| 01:41 | Earlham | David Hogan misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 78-68 |
| 01:39 | Grove City | Rick Beasley grabs the defensive rebound | 78-68 |
| 01:25 | Grove City | David Hogan steals it from Richard Jones | 78-68 |
| 01:01 | Earlham | David Abraham hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 78-68 |
| 00:59 | Grove City | Richard Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 78-68 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Grove City | Rick Beasley misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 78-68 |
| 00:53 | Earlham | Jean Atkinson pulls down the rebound | 78-68 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Earlham | Jean Atkinson is fouled in the backcourt by Jesse Quarles - foul #2 on Jesse Quarles, team foul #7 | 78-68 |
| Subs | Earlham | Roland Smart (PG), Charles Smith (SG), Marvin Knisely (PF), Edgar Thomas (C) David Hogan, David Abraham, Boyce Norris, Charles Jones | |
| Subs | Grove City | William Rice (PG), Edward Brown (SG), Reginald Bonney (SF), Thomas Jackson (C) Joseph Underwood, Jesse Quarles, Rick Beasley, Earl Ridout | |
| 00:50 | Earlham | Jean Atkinson makes the 1st free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:50 | Earlham | Jean Atkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 80-68 |
| 00:44 | Grove City | Richard Jones drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Jackson | 80-70 |
| 00:42 | Earlham | William Rice is called for the reach on Roland Smart in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Rice, team foul #8 | 80-70 |
| 00:42 | Earlham | Roland Smart makes the 1st free throw | 81-70 |
| 00:42 | Earlham | Roland Smart makes the 2nd free throw | 82-70 |
| 00:37 | Grove City | Edward Brown clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 82-70 |
| 00:36 | Grove City | Thomas Jackson grabs the offensive board | 82-70 |
| 00:33 | Grove City | Thomas Jackson misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 82-70 |
| 00:31 | Earlham | Edgar Thomas grabs the board | 82-70 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Earlham | Jean Atkinson hits the finger roll | 84-70 |
| 00:04 | Grove City | Edward Brown is fouled on the floor by Jean Atkinson - foul #2 on Jean Atkinson, team foul #9 | 84-70 |
| 00:04 | Grove City | Edward Brown makes the 1st free throw | 84-71 |
| 00:04 | Grove City | Edward Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 84-72 |
| 00:00 | Earlham | Roland Smart runs out the clock | 84-72 |