| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Murray Kuklinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bob Struthers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Vince Riddell (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Larkin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Timothy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Vogel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Dowd (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Clyde Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Max Wilkinson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Earlham | Vince Riddell inbounds the ball | 36-29 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Earlham | Vince Riddell loses the dribble to Max Wilkinson | 36-29 |
| 19:17 | Grove City | Clyde Allen hits a jump hook in the lane | 36-31 |
| 19:06 | Earlham | Dennis Harrison scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 18:42 | Grove City | Christopher Dowd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-31 |
| 18:32 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 18:30 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Matthew Vogel | 39-31 |
| 18:11 | Grove City | Wayne Larkin is called for the reach on Max Wilkinson - foul #1 on Wayne Larkin, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| 17:54 | Grove City | Christopher Dowd is fouled on the floor by Wayne Larkin - foul #2 on Wayne Larkin, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| 17:39 | Grove City | Clyde Allen misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Bob Struthers - foul #1 on Bob Struthers, team foul #3 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Earlham | Joseph Straus (C) Wayne Larkin | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 17:39 | Grove City | Clyde Allen misses the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 17:39 | Grove City | Clyde Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 17:29 | Earlham | Dennis Harrison drills a fadeaway near the basket | 41-32 |
| 17:16 | Grove City | Timothy Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bob Struthers - foul #2 on Bob Struthers, team foul #4 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Earlham | Michael Wallace (PG), Benjamin Jacques (SF) Murray Kuklinski, Vince Riddell | |
| Subs | Grove City | Alex Collins (C) Max Wilkinson | |
| 17:16 | Grove City | Timothy Smith makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 17:16 | Grove City | Timothy Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 16:56 | Earlham | Benjamin Jacques comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-34 |
| 16:55 | Grove City | Clyde Allen gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| 16:38 | Grove City | Christopher Dowd makes the jump hook from the baseline | 41-36 |
| 16:18 | Earlham | Joseph Straus comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 41-36 |
| 16:17 | Grove City | Christopher Dowd pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| 16:05 | Grove City | Timothy Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-36 |
| 16:04 | Grove City | Clyde Allen grabs the offensive board | 41-36 |
| 15:38 | Grove City | Clyde Allen knocks in the runner in the lane | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Michael Wallace (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bob Struthers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Benjamin Jacques (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Harrison (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Straus (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Timothy Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Vogel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Dowd (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clyde Allen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Alex Collins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Earlham | Benjamin Jacques comes up short on the runner from the right block | 41-38 |
| 15:24 | Grove City | Clyde Allen pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 15:04 | Grove City | Clyde Allen misses the jump hook from the right block | 41-38 |
| 15:03 | Earlham | Joseph Straus grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 14:58 | Earlham | Dennis Harrison is hacked by Alex Collins - foul #2 on Alex Collins, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski (PG), Archie Reid (SG), Vince Riddell (SF), Wayne Larkin (C) Michael Wallace, Bob Struthers, Dennis Harrison, Joseph Straus | |
| Subs | Grove City | Chuck Good (PG), Ross Hatcher (SG), Robert Moore (SF), Max Wilkinson (C) Timothy Smith, Matthew Vogel, Christopher Dowd, Clyde Allen | |
| 14:35 | Earlham | Benjamin Jacques misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-38 |
| 14:34 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Max Wilkinson | 41-38 |
| 14:18 | Grove City | Ross Hatcher is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Ross Hatcher, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| 14:11 | Earlham | Vince Riddell misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 41-38 |
| 14:09 | Grove City | Chuck Good snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 13:47 | Grove City | Chuck Good misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Vince Riddell - foul #2 on Vince Riddell, team foul #5 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Bradley Chipps (PF) Alex Collins | |
| 13:47 | Grove City | Chuck Good makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 13:47 | Grove City | Chuck Good misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 13:47 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 13:30 | Earlham | Benjamin Jacques can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Bradley Chipps - foul #1 on Bradley Chipps, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Earlham | Joseph Straus (PF) Archie Reid | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 13:30 | Earlham | Benjamin Jacques makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 13:30 | Earlham | Benjamin Jacques makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 13:12 | Grove City | Ross Hatcher misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 13:11 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 13:07 | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Benjamin Jacques and he's fouled by Robert Moore - foul #2 on Robert Moore, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Earlham | Archie Reid (SG), Dennis Harrison (PF) Benjamin Jacques, Joseph Straus | |
| Subs | Grove City | Timothy Smith (PG), Clyde Allen (PF) Chuck Good, Bradley Chipps | |
| 13:07 | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski makes the free throw | 46-39 |
| 12:55 | Grove City | Robert Moore connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Timothy Smith | 46-41 |
| 12:41 | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Timothy Smith - foul #2 on Timothy Smith, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Earlham | Bob Struthers (SG) Archie Reid | |
| Subs | Grove City | Matthew Vogel (SG) Ross Hatcher | |
| 12:41 | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski misses the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 12:41 | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 12:22 | Grove City | Vince Riddell swats the short shot by Max Wilkinson | 47-41 |
| 12:20 | Grove City | Clyde Allen hits the follow up shot | 47-43 |
| 11:58 | Earlham | Vince Riddell scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Murray Kuklinski | 50-43 |
| 11:40 | Grove City | Robert Moore clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 11:39 | Grove City | Max Wilkinson tips it back up and in | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Murray Kuklinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bob Struthers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Vince Riddell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Harrison (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Larkin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Timothy Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Vogel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clyde Allen (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Max Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:24 | Earlham | Bob Struthers clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 11:22 | Grove City | Robert Moore grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 11:18 | Grove City | Robert Moore misses the 3 from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 11:16 | Earlham | Vince Riddell snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 10:59 | Earlham | Max Wilkinson picks off the pass by Dennis Harrison | 50-45 |
| 10:55 | Grove City | Matthew Vogel clanks a 3 from straight away | 50-45 |
| 10:54 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 10:36 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin double dribbles | 50-45 |
| Subs | Earlham | Archie Reid (PG), Benjamin Jacques (SG), Johnny Hower (SF), Joseph Straus (PF), Alex Leland (C) Murray Kuklinski, Bob Struthers, Vince Riddell, Dennis Harrison, Wayne Larkin | |
| Subs | Grove City | Chuck Good (PG), Ross Hatcher (SG), Christopher Dowd (SF), Alex Collins (PF), Bradley Chipps (C) Timothy Smith, Matthew Vogel, Robert Moore, Clyde Allen, Max Wilkinson | |
| 10:13 | Grove City | Christopher Dowd hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Chuck Good | 50-47 |
| 10:01 | Earlham | Alex Leland can't connect on a floater from close range | 50-47 |
| 10:00 | Earlham | Joseph Straus tips it home | 52-47 |
| 09:36 | Grove City | Bradley Chipps's pass is intercepted by Johnny Hower | 52-47 |
| 09:16 | Earlham | Benjamin Jacques clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 09:14 | Grove City | Bradley Chipps snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 09:04 | Grove City | Ross Hatcher hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Christopher Dowd | 52-49 |
| 08:51 | Earlham | Joseph Straus is called for traveling | 52-49 |
| Subs | Earlham | Bob Struthers (SG), Dennis Harrison (PF) Johnny Hower, Alex Leland | |
| Subs | Grove City | Timothy Smith (PG), Matthew Vogel (SG), Clyde Allen (PF) Chuck Good, Ross Hatcher, Bradley Chipps | |
| 08:38 | Grove City | Clyde Allen misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 52-49 |
| 08:36 | Grove City | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Dowd | 52-49 |
| 08:29 | Grove City | Clyde Allen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-49 |
| 08:27 | Earlham | Benjamin Jacques pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| 08:09 | Earlham | Benjamin Jacques hits the finger roll on a great pass from Archie Reid | 54-49 |
| 08:07 | Grove City | Archie Reid is called for the reach on Timothy Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Archie Reid, team foul #6 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski (PG), Vince Riddell (SF), Alex Leland (C) Archie Reid, Benjamin Jacques, Joseph Straus | |
| Subs | Grove City | Max Wilkinson (C) Alex Collins | |
| 07:55 | Grove City | Christopher Dowd clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-49 |
| 07:54 | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski grabs the board | 54-49 |
| 07:35 | Earlham | Vince Riddell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Subs | Earlham | Wayne Larkin (C) Alex Leland | |
| Subs | Grove City | Robert Moore (SF) Christopher Dowd | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Murray Kuklinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bob Struthers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Vince Riddell (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dennis Harrison (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Larkin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Timothy Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Vogel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Moore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clyde Allen (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Max Wilkinson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:17 | Grove City | Clyde Allen loses the dribble to Murray Kuklinski | 54-49 |
| 06:54 | Earlham | Bob Struthers double dribbles | 54-49 |
| 06:29 | Grove City | Bob Struthers picks off the pass by Max Wilkinson | 54-49 |
| 06:00 | Earlham | Vince Riddell clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 05:58 | Earlham | Vince Riddell tips it but misses | 54-49 |
| 05:57 | Grove City | Clyde Allen snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 05:37 | Grove City | Robert Moore blows the dunk | 54-49 |
| 05:36 | Grove City | Max Wilkinson tips it in | 54-51 |
| 05:17 | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Dennis Harrison | 57-51 |
| 05:07 | Grove City | Clyde Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-51 |
| 05:06 | Earlham | Vince Riddell snags the defensive board | 57-51 |
| 04:40 | Earlham | Dennis Harrison misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Matthew Vogel - foul #2 on Matthew Vogel, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Earlham | Archie Reid (PG), Benjamin Jacques (SG), Johnny Hower (SF), Joseph Straus (C) Murray Kuklinski, Bob Struthers, Vince Riddell, Wayne Larkin | |
| Subs | Grove City | Chuck Good (PG), Ross Hatcher (SG), Christopher Dowd (SF), Alex Collins (PF), Bradley Chipps (C) Timothy Smith, Matthew Vogel, Robert Moore, Clyde Allen, Max Wilkinson | |
| 04:40 | Earlham | Dennis Harrison misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 04:40 | Earlham | Dennis Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 04:32 | Grove City | Christopher Dowd buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Chuck Good | 58-53 |
| 04:22 | Earlham | Benjamin Jacques's layup is rejected by Alex Collins | 58-53 |
| 04:21 | Grove City | Chuck Good pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 03:59 | Grove City | Ross Hatcher connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Chuck Good | 58-55 |
| 03:54 | Earlham | Archie Reid's pass is intercepted by Chuck Good in the backcourt | 58-55 |
| 03:52 | Grove City | Ross Hatcher hits the finger roll set up by Chuck Good | 58-57 |
| 03:42 | Earlham | Joseph Straus drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Archie Reid | 60-57 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Archie Reid (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Benjamin Jacques (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. SF - Johnny Hower (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Dennis Harrison (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Straus (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Chuck Good (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ross Hatcher (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Christopher Dowd (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alex Collins (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bradley Chipps (fresh) | |
| 03:16 | Grove City | Alex Collins drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Chuck Good | 60-59 |
| 02:56 | Earlham | The jump hook by Dennis Harrison is blocked by Alex Collins | 60-59 |
| 02:54 | Earlham | Dennis Harrison tips it in | 62-59 |
| 02:54 | Grove City | Grove City calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski (PG), Bob Struthers (SG), Vince Riddell (SF), Wayne Larkin (C) Archie Reid, Johnny Hower, Dennis Harrison, Joseph Straus | |
| Subs | Grove City | Timothy Smith (PG), Matthew Vogel (SG), Clyde Allen (PF), Max Wilkinson (C) Chuck Good, Ross Hatcher, Alex Collins, Bradley Chipps | |
| 02:26 | Grove City | Clyde Allen connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Matthew Vogel | 62-61 |
| 02:04 | Earlham | Clyde Allen swats the dunk try by Vince Riddell | 62-61 |
| 02:02 | Earlham | Vince Riddell snags the offensive board | 62-61 |
| 01:54 | Earlham | Christopher Dowd steals the ball from Vince Riddell | 62-61 |
| 01:50 | Grove City | Matthew Vogel lays it up and in on a nice dish by Christopher Dowd | 62-63 |
| 01:32 | Earlham | Bob Struthers can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 62-63 |
| 01:31 | Grove City | Clyde Allen pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| 01:15 | Grove City | Max Wilkinson misses long on a runner from the baseline | 62-63 |
| 01:13 | Earlham | Vince Riddell pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| 01:07 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Matthew Vogel - foul #3 on Matthew Vogel, team foul #7 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Earlham | Dennis Harrison (PF) Benjamin Jacques | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 01:07 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 01:07 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin misses the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 01:07 | Grove City | Max Wilkinson gets the rebound | 63-63 |
| 00:44 | Grove City | Clyde Allen knocks in the floater from close range and he's fouled by Murray Kuklinski - foul #3 on Murray Kuklinski, team foul #7 | 63-65 |
| 00:44 | Grove City | Clyde Allen misses the free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:44 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin grabs the board | 63-65 |
| 00:30 | Earlham | Dennis Harrison hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Clyde Allen - foul #1 on Clyde Allen, team foul #8 | 63-65 |
| 00:30 | Earlham | Dennis Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:30 | Earlham | Dennis Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Grove City | Wayne Larkin blocks the short jumper by Christopher Dowd | 65-65 |
| 00:00 | Earlham | Vince Riddell grabs the board | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Murray Kuklinski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bob Struthers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Vince Riddell (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. PF - Dennis Harrison (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Larkin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Timothy Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Vogel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Dowd (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clyde Allen (fresh) 19 pts. 10 reb. C - Max Wilkinson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Earlham | Vince Riddell wins the tip | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:37 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-65 |
| 04:35 | Earlham | Dennis Harrison can't tip it in | 65-65 |
| 04:33 | Grove City | Christopher Dowd grabs the board | 65-65 |
| 04:11 | Grove City | Timothy Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-65 |
| 04:10 | Grove City | Matthew Vogel snags the offensive board | 65-65 |
| 03:51 | Grove City | Clyde Allen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 03:49 | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski snags the defensive board | 65-65 |
| 03:43 | Earlham | Bob Struthers misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Christopher Dowd - foul #1 on Christopher Dowd, team foul #9 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Earlham | Joseph Straus (C) Wayne Larkin | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 03:43 | Earlham | Bob Struthers makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 03:43 | Earlham | Bob Struthers makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 03:24 | Grove City | Matthew Vogel misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 67-65 |
| 03:22 | Earlham | Vince Riddell grabs the defensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 03:04 | Earlham | Joseph Straus misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Max Wilkinson - foul #3 on Max Wilkinson, team foul #10 | 67-65 |
| 03:04 | Earlham | Joseph Straus makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 03:04 | Earlham | Joseph Straus makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 02:47 | Grove City | Vince Riddell steps in front of the Matthew Vogel pass | 69-65 |
| 02:33 | Earlham | Matthew Vogel picks off the pass by Vince Riddell | 69-65 |
| 02:11 | Grove City | Dennis Harrison denies the turnaround by Timothy Smith | 69-65 |
| 02:10 | Earlham | Joseph Straus pulls down the rebound | 69-65 |
| 02:06 | Earlham | Max Wilkinson is called for the reach on Dennis Harrison - foul #4 on Max Wilkinson, team foul #11 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Earlham | Archie Reid (PG), Benjamin Jacques (SG), Johnny Hower (SF), Wayne Larkin (C) Murray Kuklinski, Bob Struthers, Vince Riddell, Joseph Straus | |
| Subs | Grove City | Ross Hatcher (SG), Robert Moore (SF), Alex Collins (C) Matthew Vogel, Christopher Dowd, Max Wilkinson | |
| 02:06 | Earlham | Dennis Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 02:06 | Earlham | Dennis Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 02:04 | Grove City | Grove City calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-65 |
| Subs | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski (PG), Bob Struthers (SG), Vince Riddell (SF) Archie Reid, Benjamin Jacques, Johnny Hower | |
| Subs | Grove City | Matthew Vogel (SG), Christopher Dowd (SF), Max Wilkinson (C) Ross Hatcher, Robert Moore, Alex Collins | |
| 01:55 | Grove City | Matthew Vogel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-65 |
| 01:41 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Vince Riddell | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:34 | Grove City | Max Wilkinson lays it in on a nice dish by Timothy Smith | 73-67 |
| 01:15 | Earlham | Vince Riddell misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Timothy Smith - foul #3 on Timothy Smith, team foul #12 | 73-67 |
| 01:15 | Earlham | Vince Riddell makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 01:15 | Earlham | Vince Riddell misses the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 01:15 | Grove City | Clyde Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:08 | Grove City | Bob Struthers is called for the reach on Matthew Vogel - foul #3 on Bob Struthers, team foul #8 | 74-67 |
| 01:08 | Grove City | Matthew Vogel makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 01:08 | Grove City | Matthew Vogel makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:49 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Murray Kuklinski | 76-69 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Murray Kuklinski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bob Struthers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Vince Riddell (fresh) 16 pts. 11 reb. PF - Dennis Harrison (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Wayne Larkin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Timothy Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Vogel (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Dowd (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clyde Allen (fresh) 19 pts. 11 reb. C - Max Wilkinson (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Grove City | Max Wilkinson buries a floater from close range | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Earlham | Bob Struthers is hacked by Matthew Vogel in the backcourt - foul #4 on Matthew Vogel, team foul #13 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Earlham | Johnny Hower (SF), Benjamin Jacques (PF) Vince Riddell, Dennis Harrison | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 00:40 | Earlham | Bob Struthers makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:40 | Earlham | Bob Struthers makes the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:35 | Grove City | Christopher Dowd clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 78-71 |
| 00:34 | Grove City | Clyde Allen grabs the offensive board | 78-71 |
| 00:30 | Grove City | Christopher Dowd misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 78-71 |
| 00:28 | Grove City | Matthew Vogel snags the offensive board | 78-71 |
| 00:24 | Grove City | Christopher Dowd buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Clyde Allen | 78-74 |
| 00:24 | Earlham | Earlham calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 78-74 |
| Subs | Earlham | Archie Reid (SG), Vince Riddell (SF) Bob Struthers, Johnny Hower | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 00:21 | Earlham | Benjamin Jacques is hacked by Timothy Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Timothy Smith, team foul #14 | 78-74 |
| 00:21 | Earlham | Benjamin Jacques makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:21 | Earlham | Benjamin Jacques makes the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:14 | Grove City | Timothy Smith hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 80-77 |
| 00:14 | Earlham | Earlham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-77 |
| 00:11 | Earlham | Timothy Smith is called for the reach on Murray Kuklinski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Timothy Smith, team foul #15 | 80-77 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Chuck Good (PG) Timothy Smith | |
| 00:11 | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski misses the 1st free throw | 80-77 |
| 00:11 | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski makes the 2nd free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:04 | Grove City | Chuck Good scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Clyde Allen | 81-80 |
| 00:04 | Earlham | Earlham calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-80 |
| Subs | Earlham | Bob Struthers (SG), Dennis Harrison (PF) Archie Reid, Benjamin Jacques | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 00:02 | Earlham | Bob Struthers is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Vogel - foul #5 on Matthew Vogel, team foul #16 | 81-80 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Ross Hatcher (SG) Matthew Vogel | |
| 00:02 | Earlham | Bob Struthers misses the 1st free throw | 81-80 |
| 00:02 | Earlham | Bob Struthers makes the 2nd free throw | 82-80 |
| 00:02 | Grove City | Grove City calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-80 |
| 00:00 | Grove City | Chuck Good clanks a fullcourt shot | 82-80 |