| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Lloyd Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Don Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Spina (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Ovalle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Jimmy Burnell (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Steven Pratt (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert McGibboney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Fricke (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Herbert Bailey (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Earlham | Jason Spina inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Earlham | Jason Spina's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-30 |
| Subs | Earlham | Richard Rau (PF), Willie Packer (C) Ray Ovalle, William Bell | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 19:25 | Denison | Richard Rau picks off the pass by Robert McGibboney | 30-30 |
| 19:12 | Earlham | Willie Packer misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Herbert Bailey - foul #3 on Herbert Bailey, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Earlham | Ray Ovalle (PF) Richard Rau | |
| Subs | Denison | Robert Holman (C) Herbert Bailey | |
| 19:12 | Earlham | Willie Packer misses the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 19:12 | Earlham | Willie Packer makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 19:00 | Denison | Jimmy Burnell drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert McGibboney | 31-33 |
| 18:31 | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Don Reed | 33-33 |
| 18:19 | Denison | Steven Pratt is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Johnson - foul #1 on Lloyd Johnson, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Earlham | Aaron Roney (SG), Richard Rau (PF), William Bell (C) Don Reed, Ray Ovalle, Willie Packer | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 17:52 | Denison | Robert Holman misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 33-33 |
| 17:50 | Denison | Robert McGibboney gets the offensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 17:44 | Denison | Joseph Fricke misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-33 |
| 17:43 | Earlham | Aaron Roney grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 17:14 | Earlham | William Bell misses the easy layup | 33-33 |
| 17:12 | Denison | Robert McGibboney pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 16:52 | Denison | Steven Pratt double dribbles | 33-33 |
| Subs | Earlham | Troy Ezell (PG), Don Reed (SG), Ray Ovalle (PF), Willie Packer (C) Lloyd Johnson, Aaron Roney, Richard Rau, William Bell | |
| Subs | Denison | Brian Bunn (PG), Daniel Groce (SF) Jimmy Burnell, Robert McGibboney | |
| 16:37 | Earlham | Troy Ezell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 16:36 | Earlham | Jason Spina tips it in | 35-33 |
| 16:19 | Denison | Robert Holman travels with the ball | 35-33 |
| Subs | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson (PG) Troy Ezell | |
| Subs | Denison | David Zubik (SG), Nick Moore (C) Steven Pratt, Robert Holman | |
| 16:01 | Earlham | Ray Ovalle scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Lloyd Johnson | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Lloyd Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Don Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Spina (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ray Ovalle (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Packer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Brian Bunn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Zubik (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Groce (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Joseph Fricke (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Nick Moore (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Denison | Nick Moore misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-33 |
| 15:34 | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 15:21 | Earlham | Ray Ovalle can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 15:20 | Earlham | Willie Packer hits the follow up shot | 39-33 |
| 15:07 | Denison | David Zubik buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Nick Moore | 39-35 |
| 14:50 | Earlham | Ray Ovalle misses the lay-in | 39-35 |
| 14:49 | Denison | Daniel Groce grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 14:42 | Denison | Daniel Groce connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by David Zubik and the foul's on Jason Spina - foul #1 on Jason Spina, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Earlham | Troy Ezell (PG), Perry Yung (SF), Richard Rau (PF), William Bell (C) Lloyd Johnson, Jason Spina, Ray Ovalle, Willie Packer | |
| Subs | Denison | Steven Pratt (SG), Robert McGibboney (SF), Robert Holman (PF), Herbert Bailey (C) Brian Bunn, David Zubik, Joseph Fricke, Nick Moore | |
| 14:42 | Denison | Daniel Groce makes the free throw | 39-38 |
| 14:13 | Earlham | Richard Rau is fouled on the floor by Robert Holman - foul #2 on Robert Holman, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson (PG), Aaron Roney (SG), Ray Ovalle (PF) Troy Ezell, Don Reed, Richard Rau | |
| Subs | Denison | Jimmy Burnell (PG) Daniel Groce | |
| 13:54 | Earlham | Perry Yung misses badly on a runner from close range | 39-38 |
| 13:52 | Earlham | Ray Ovalle pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 13:34 | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Steven Pratt - foul #2 on Steven Pratt, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Earlham | Don Reed (SG) Aaron Roney | |
| Subs | Denison | Joseph Fricke (PF) Robert Holman | |
| 13:34 | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 13:34 | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 13:15 | Denison | Jimmy Burnell is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Johnson - foul #2 on Lloyd Johnson, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Earlham | Troy Ezell (PG), Richard Rau (PF), Willie Packer (C) Lloyd Johnson, Ray Ovalle, William Bell | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 12:54 | Denison | Joseph Fricke buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 12:25 | Earlham | Troy Ezell double dribbles | 40-41 |
| Subs | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson (PG), Aaron Roney (SG), Ray Ovalle (PF), William Bell (C) Troy Ezell, Don Reed, Richard Rau, Willie Packer | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 12:06 | Denison | Joseph Fricke banks in the layup | 40-43 |
| 11:42 | Earlham | William Bell comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 40-43 |
| 11:41 | Denison | Robert McGibboney grabs the board | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Lloyd Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Aaron Roney (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Perry Yung (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Ray Ovalle (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - William Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Jimmy Burnell (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Steven Pratt (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert McGibboney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Fricke (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Herbert Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Denison | Robert McGibboney misses the dunk attempt | 40-43 |
| 11:35 | Earlham | William Bell pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 11:06 | Earlham | Ray Ovalle hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 11:04 | Earlham | Perry Yung tips it in | 42-43 |
| 10:45 | Denison | Steven Pratt is hacked by Aaron Roney - foul #1 on Aaron Roney, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Earlham | Don Reed (SG), Richard Rau (PF), Willie Packer (C) Aaron Roney, Ray Ovalle, William Bell | |
| Subs | Denison | Brian Bunn (PG), David Zubik (SG), Daniel Groce (SF), Robert Holman (PF), Nick Moore (C) Jimmy Burnell, Steven Pratt, Robert McGibboney, Joseph Fricke, Herbert Bailey | |
| 10:32 | Denison | Robert Holman makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Brian Bunn | 42-45 |
| 10:06 | Earlham | Don Reed is hacked by David Zubik - foul #1 on David Zubik, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Earlham | Ray Ovalle (PF) Richard Rau | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 09:56 | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Lloyd Johnson, team foul #5 | 42-45 |
| 09:41 | Denison | Brian Bunn's pass is intercepted by Perry Yung | 42-45 |
| 09:36 | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Perry Yung | 44-45 |
| 09:32 | Denison | Daniel Groce can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 09:30 | Earlham | Ray Ovalle grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 09:12 | Earlham | Perry Yung lays it in on a nice dish by Lloyd Johnson and the foul's on Daniel Groce - foul #1 on Daniel Groce, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Earlham | Troy Ezell (PG), William Bell (C) Lloyd Johnson, Willie Packer | |
| Subs | Denison | Jimmy Burnell (PG), Steven Pratt (SG), Joseph Fricke (PF) David Zubik, Daniel Groce, Nick Moore | |
| 09:12 | Earlham | Perry Yung makes the free throw | 47-45 |
| 08:55 | Denison | Jimmy Burnell comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Don Reed - foul #2 on Don Reed, team foul #6 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson (PG) Troy Ezell | |
| Subs | Denison | Robert McGibboney (SF), Herbert Bailey (C) Brian Bunn, Robert Holman | |
| 08:55 | Denison | Jimmy Burnell misses the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 08:55 | Denison | Jimmy Burnell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 08:26 | Earlham | Perry Yung throws it down set up by Ray Ovalle | 49-46 |
| 07:59 | Denison | Steven Pratt blows the layup but the foul's on Don Reed - foul #3 on Don Reed, team foul #7 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Earlham | Richard Rau (PF), Willie Packer (C) Ray Ovalle, William Bell | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 07:59 | Denison | Steven Pratt misses the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 07:59 | Denison | Steven Pratt misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 07:59 | Denison | Herbert Bailey grabs the offensive board | 49-46 |
| 07:49 | Denison | Robert McGibboney scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Steven Pratt and he's hacked by Lloyd Johnson - foul #4 on Lloyd Johnson, team foul #8 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Earlham | Troy Ezell (PG) Lloyd Johnson | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 07:49 | Denison | Robert McGibboney misses the free throw | 49-48 |
| 07:49 | Earlham | Richard Rau pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 07:25 | Earlham | Herbert Bailey swats the short shot by Perry Yung | 49-48 |
| 07:23 | Denison | Herbert Bailey snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Troy Ezell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Don Reed (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Perry Yung (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Rau (fresh) 3 reb. C - Willie Packer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Jimmy Burnell (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Steven Pratt (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert McGibboney (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Fricke (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Herbert Bailey (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:07 | Denison | Joseph Fricke is denied on a layup by Richard Rau | 49-48 |
| 07:06 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Willie Packer | 49-48 |
| 06:37 | Earlham | Troy Ezell scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Don Reed | 52-48 |
| 06:10 | Denison | Richard Rau is called for the reach on Jimmy Burnell - foul #1 on Richard Rau, team foul #9 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson (PG), Aaron Roney (SG), Ray Ovalle (PF), William Bell (C) Troy Ezell, Don Reed, Richard Rau, Willie Packer | |
| Subs | Denison | Brian Bunn (SF), Robert Holman (C) Robert McGibboney, Herbert Bailey | |
| 06:10 | Denison | Jimmy Burnell makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 06:10 | Denison | Jimmy Burnell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 05:48 | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 52-50 |
| 05:46 | Earlham | William Bell snags the offensive board | 52-50 |
| 05:21 | Earlham | Perry Yung buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by William Bell | 54-50 |
| 05:11 | Denison | Joseph Fricke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-50 |
| Subs | Earlham | Don Reed (SG) Aaron Roney | |
| Subs | Denison | David Zubik (SG), Daniel Groce (SF), Nick Moore (C) Jimmy Burnell, Steven Pratt, Joseph Fricke | |
| 04:46 | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson loses the dribble to David Zubik | 54-50 |
| 04:41 | Denison | David Zubik blows the layup | 54-50 |
| 04:39 | Denison | Brian Bunn snags the offensive board | 54-50 |
| 04:26 | Denison | Lloyd Johnson picks off the pass by David Zubik | 54-50 |
| 04:21 | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson hits the finger roll | 56-50 |
| 04:15 | Denison | Don Reed steals the ball from Brian Bunn | 56-50 |
| 04:10 | Earlham | Don Reed lays it in | 58-50 |
| 03:58 | Denison | Robert Holman travels with the ball | 58-50 |
| Subs | Earlham | Aaron Roney (SG), Willie Packer (C) Don Reed, William Bell | |
| Subs | Denison | Steven Pratt (SG), Robert McGibboney (SF), Joseph Fricke (PF), Herbert Bailey (C) David Zubik, Daniel Groce, Robert Holman, Nick Moore | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Earlham | Aaron Roney misses the 3 from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 03:35 | Earlham | Ray Ovalle snags the offensive board | 58-50 |
| 03:21 | Earlham | Ray Ovalle comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Herbert Bailey - foul #4 on Herbert Bailey, team foul #6 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Earlham | Don Reed (SG), William Bell (C) Aaron Roney, Willie Packer | |
| Subs | Denison | Jimmy Burnell (PG) Brian Bunn | |
| 03:21 | Earlham | Ray Ovalle misses the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 03:21 | Earlham | Ray Ovalle makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Lloyd Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Don Reed (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Perry Yung (tiring) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ray Ovalle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - William Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Jimmy Burnell (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Steven Pratt (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert McGibboney (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Fricke (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Herbert Bailey (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:07 | Denison | Robert McGibboney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-50 |
| Subs | Earlham | Richard Rau (PF) Ray Ovalle | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 02:38 | Earlham | Jimmy Burnell steals it from Perry Yung | 59-50 |
| 02:34 | Denison | Robert McGibboney drills a floater in the paint | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:06 | Earlham | Perry Yung can't throw it down | 59-52 |
| 02:04 | Denison | Robert McGibboney grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:59 | Denison | Steven Pratt misses long on a runner from close range | 59-52 |
| 01:57 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Richard Rau | 59-52 |
| 01:38 | Earlham | Lloyd Johnson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 59-52 |
| 01:37 | Denison | Herbert Bailey snags the defensive board | 59-52 |
| 01:32 | Denison | Jimmy Burnell is hacked by Lloyd Johnson - foul #5 on Lloyd Johnson, team foul #10 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Earlham | Troy Ezell (PG), Ray Ovalle (PF) Lloyd Johnson, Richard Rau | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 01:32 | Denison | Jimmy Burnell misses the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 01:32 | Denison | Jimmy Burnell makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 01:11 | Earlham | William Bell can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 59-53 |
| 01:10 | Denison | Jimmy Burnell snags the defensive board | 59-53 |
| 01:05 | Denison | Jimmy Burnell misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 59-53 |
| 01:03 | Earlham | Ray Ovalle gets the rebound | 59-53 |
| 00:42 | Earlham | Troy Ezell connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by William Bell | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Denison | Joseph Fricke misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-53 |
| 00:36 | Denison | The offensive rebound goes to Robert McGibboney | 62-53 |
| 00:32 | Denison | Jimmy Burnell is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Jimmy Burnell, team foul #7 | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Earlham | Don Reed is fouled in the backcourt by Jimmy Burnell - foul #4 on Jimmy Burnell, team foul #8 | 62-53 |
| 00:31 | Earlham | Don Reed makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:31 | Earlham | Don Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:25 | Denison | Herbert Bailey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-53 |
| 00:24 | Earlham | Troy Ezell pulls down the rebound | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Earlham | Troy Ezell runs out the clock | 64-53 |