| Lineup | E. Nazarene | PG - James Oliver (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Maltby (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alan Plummer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Hugh Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremiah Leach (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Murray Kuklinski (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bob Struthers (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Adam Hill (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dennis Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Wayne Larkin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | E. Nazarene | Alan Plummer inbounds the ball | 27-23 |
| Game Plan | E. Nazarene | E. Nazarene is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | E. Nazarene | William Maltby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-23 |
| 19:44 | Earlham | Dennis Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 19:28 | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 27-23 |
| 19:27 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin gets the offensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 19:13 | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski is fouled on the floor by Jeremiah Leach - foul #2 on Jeremiah Leach, team foul #1 | 27-23 |
| 18:59 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Alan Plummer - foul #3 on Alan Plummer, team foul #2 | 27-23 |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | Thomas Barnett (SF) Alan Plummer | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 18:59 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 18:59 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 18:39 | E. Nazarene | Thomas Barnett is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Thomas Barnett, team foul #3 | 27-25 |
| 18:15 | Earlham | Adam Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-25 |
| 18:14 | Earlham | Dennis Harrison pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 18:09 | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-25 |
| 18:07 | E. Nazarene | Thomas Barnett snags the defensive board | 27-25 |
| 17:49 | E. Nazarene | Bob Struthers steps in front of the William Maltby pass | 27-25 |
| 17:37 | Earlham | Bob Struthers clanks a floater from the right side | 27-25 |
| 17:36 | Earlham | Dennis Harrison tips it back up and in | 27-27 |
| 17:10 | E. Nazarene | Thomas Barnett can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 27-27 |
| 17:08 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin snags the defensive board | 27-27 |
| 16:52 | Earlham | Dennis Harrison misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jeremiah Leach - foul #3 on Jeremiah Leach, team foul #4 | 27-27 |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | Billy Cooley (PG), Ronald Williams (PF), Kevin Peppers (C) James Oliver, Hugh Shaw, Jeremiah Leach | |
| Subs | Earlham | Wayne Jackson (SF), Joseph Straus (C) Adam Hill, Wayne Larkin | |
| 16:52 | Earlham | Dennis Harrison misses the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 16:52 | Earlham | Dennis Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 16:35 | E. Nazarene | Ronald Williams misses long on a shot from the left side | 27-28 |
| 16:33 | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski grabs the board | 27-28 |
| 16:21 | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-28 |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | Robert Zimmer (SF) Thomas Barnett | |
| Subs | Earlham | Michael Wallace (PG), Archie Reid (SG) Murray Kuklinski, Bob Struthers | |
| 16:01 | E. Nazarene | William Maltby loses the dribble to Michael Wallace | 27-28 |
| Lineup | E. Nazarene | PG - Billy Cooley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Maltby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Zimmer (fresh) PF - Ronald Williams (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kevin Peppers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Michael Wallace (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Archie Reid (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wayne Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Harrison (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Straus (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Earlham | Archie Reid misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-28 |
| 15:43 | E. Nazarene | Billy Cooley gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| 15:38 | E. Nazarene | William Maltby makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Robert Zimmer | 30-28 |
| 15:36 | Earlham | Billy Cooley is called for the reach on Michael Wallace in the backcourt - foul #1 on Billy Cooley, team foul #5 | 30-28 |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | James Oliver (PG), Alan Plummer (SF), Jeremiah Leach (C) Billy Cooley, William Maltby, Kevin Peppers | |
| Subs | Earlham | Wayne Larkin (C) Dennis Harrison | |
| 15:20 | Earlham | Joseph Straus misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 30-28 |
| 15:18 | E. Nazarene | Jeremiah Leach gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 15:09 | E. Nazarene | Archie Reid is called for the reach on Robert Zimmer - foul #2 on Archie Reid, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | Thomas Barnett (SG), Hugh Shaw (PF) Robert Zimmer, Ronald Williams | |
| Subs | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski (PG), Bob Struthers (SG), Adam Hill (SF) Michael Wallace, Archie Reid, Wayne Jackson | |
| 14:48 | E. Nazarene | James Oliver is hacked by Adam Hill - foul #1 on Adam Hill, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| 14:39 | E. Nazarene | Alan Plummer knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Oliver | 33-28 |
| 14:26 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 14:25 | E. Nazarene | The rebound goes to Jeremiah Leach | 33-28 |
| 14:10 | E. Nazarene | Alan Plummer misses short on a 3 from straight away | 33-28 |
| 14:08 | E. Nazarene | Thomas Barnett misses the tip | 33-28 |
| 14:07 | E. Nazarene | Alan Plummer gets the offensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 13:48 | E. Nazarene | Alan Plummer clanks a runner from close range but he's fouled by Wayne Larkin - foul #1 on Wayne Larkin, team foul #3 | 33-28 |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | Billy Cooley (PG), William Maltby (SG) James Oliver, Thomas Barnett | |
| Subs | Earlham | Dennis Harrison (PF), Alex Leland (C) Joseph Straus, Wayne Larkin | |
| 13:48 | E. Nazarene | Alan Plummer makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 13:48 | E. Nazarene | Alan Plummer misses the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 13:48 | Earlham | Bob Struthers grabs the board | 34-28 |
| 13:26 | Earlham | Jeremiah Leach steals it from Dennis Harrison | 34-28 |
| 13:08 | E. Nazarene | Alan Plummer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-28 |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | Ronald Williams (PF), Kevin Peppers (C) Hugh Shaw, Jeremiah Leach | |
| Subs | Earlham | Michael Wallace (PG), Archie Reid (SG), Wayne Jackson (SF) Murray Kuklinski, Bob Struthers, Adam Hill | |
| 12:53 | Earlham | Archie Reid hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Alan Plummer - foul #4 on Alan Plummer, team foul #6 | 34-28 |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | Robert Zimmer (SF) Alan Plummer | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 12:53 | Earlham | Archie Reid makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 12:53 | Earlham | Archie Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 12:31 | E. Nazarene | Robert Zimmer misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 12:30 | Earlham | Alex Leland pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 12:07 | Earlham | Dennis Harrison makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Michael Wallace | 34-32 |
| 11:47 | E. Nazarene | Kevin Peppers can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 34-32 |
| 11:46 | Earlham | Alex Leland grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| Lineup | E. Nazarene | PG - Billy Cooley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Maltby (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Zimmer (fresh) PF - Ronald Williams (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kevin Peppers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Michael Wallace (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Archie Reid (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Wayne Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Harrison (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Alex Leland (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Earlham | Archie Reid loses the ball out of bounds | 34-32 |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | James Oliver (PG), Thomas Barnett (SG), Hugh Shaw (PF), Jeremiah Leach (C) Billy Cooley, William Maltby, Ronald Williams, Kevin Peppers | |
| Subs | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski (PG), Bob Struthers (SG), Adam Hill (SF), Wayne Larkin (C) Michael Wallace, Archie Reid, Wayne Jackson, Alex Leland | |
| 11:11 | E. Nazarene | Robert Zimmer blows the layup but the foul's on Adam Hill - foul #2 on Adam Hill, team foul #4 | 34-32 |
| 11:11 | E. Nazarene | Robert Zimmer makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 11:11 | E. Nazarene | Robert Zimmer misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 11:11 | Earlham | Dennis Harrison pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 10:54 | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 10:53 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin can't tip it in | 35-32 |
| 10:51 | E. Nazarene | James Oliver grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 10:46 | E. Nazarene | Murray Kuklinski is called for the reach on Robert Zimmer - foul #3 on Murray Kuklinski, team foul #5 | 35-32 |
| 10:36 | E. Nazarene | Robert Zimmer drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-32 |
| 10:15 | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Oliver - foul #2 on James Oliver, team foul #7 | 37-32 |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | William Maltby (SG) Robert Zimmer | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 10:15 | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski misses the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 10:15 | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 09:53 | E. Nazarene | James Oliver misses the driving attempt in the paint | 37-33 |
| 09:52 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 09:34 | Earlham | Adam Hill misses long on a floater from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 09:32 | E. Nazarene | The rebound goes to Jeremiah Leach | 37-33 |
| 09:08 | E. Nazarene | James Oliver makes the jumper from close range | 39-33 |
| 08:57 | Earlham | Dennis Harrison comes up short on the floater in the lane | 39-33 |
| 08:55 | E. Nazarene | Thomas Barnett pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 08:50 | E. Nazarene | James Oliver buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Hugh Shaw | 41-33 |
| 08:30 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin is fouled on the floor by Jeremiah Leach - foul #4 on Jeremiah Leach, team foul #8 | 41-33 |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | Billy Cooley (PG), Robert Zimmer (SF), Ronald Williams (PF), Kevin Peppers (C) James Oliver, Thomas Barnett, Hugh Shaw, Jeremiah Leach | |
| Subs | Earlham | Michael Wallace (PG), Archie Reid (SG), Wayne Jackson (SF), Joseph Straus (PF) Murray Kuklinski, Bob Struthers, Adam Hill, Dennis Harrison | |
| 08:30 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 08:30 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 08:24 | E. Nazarene | Archie Reid steps in front of the Billy Cooley pass in the backcourt | 41-35 |
| 08:17 | Earlham | Archie Reid misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-35 |
| 08:15 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin snags the offensive board | 41-35 |
| 08:00 | Earlham | Archie Reid connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Wayne Jackson | 41-37 |
| 07:36 | E. Nazarene | Ronald Williams misses long on a shot from the left side | 41-37 |
| 07:34 | Earlham | Joseph Straus grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| Lineup | E. Nazarene | PG - Billy Cooley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Maltby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Zimmer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Williams (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kevin Peppers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Michael Wallace (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Archie Reid (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Wayne Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Straus (fresh) 3 reb. C - Wayne Larkin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-37 |
| 07:11 | E. Nazarene | Billy Cooley snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 06:53 | E. Nazarene | William Maltby drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Zimmer | 44-37 |
| 06:34 | Earlham | Archie Reid misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-37 |
| 06:32 | Earlham | Wayne Larkin can't tip it in | 44-37 |
| 06:31 | E. Nazarene | The rebound goes to William Maltby | 44-37 |
| 06:06 | E. Nazarene | William Maltby misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 06:05 | E. Nazarene | Kevin Peppers tips it back up and in | 46-37 |
| 05:48 | Earlham | Michael Wallace buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Archie Reid | 46-40 |
| 05:48 | E. Nazarene | E. Nazarene calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-40 |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | James Oliver (PG), Thomas Barnett (SG), Alan Plummer (SF), Hugh Shaw (PF), Jeremiah Leach (C) Billy Cooley, William Maltby, Robert Zimmer, Ronald Williams, Kevin Peppers | |
| Subs | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski (PG), Bob Struthers (SG), Adam Hill (SF), Dennis Harrison (PF) Michael Wallace, Archie Reid, Wayne Jackson, Wayne Larkin | |
| 05:34 | E. Nazarene | Thomas Barnett drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-40 |
| 05:17 | Earlham | Thomas Barnett takes the ball from Adam Hill | 49-40 |
| 05:02 | E. Nazarene | Thomas Barnett misses long on a 3 from the right corner but he's hacked by Bob Struthers - foul #2 on Bob Struthers, team foul #6 | 49-40 |
| 05:02 | E. Nazarene | Thomas Barnett makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 05:02 | E. Nazarene | Thomas Barnett makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 05:02 | E. Nazarene | Thomas Barnett misses the 3rd free throw | 51-40 |
| 05:02 | E. Nazarene | Jeremiah Leach grabs the offensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 04:51 | E. Nazarene | Dennis Harrison is called for the reach on James Oliver - foul #3 on Dennis Harrison, team foul #7 | 51-40 |
| 04:51 | E. Nazarene | James Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 04:51 | E. Nazarene | James Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| Game Plan | E. Nazarene | E. Nazarene is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:33 | Earlham | Adam Hill misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-40 |
| 04:32 | E. Nazarene | Jeremiah Leach grabs the board | 53-40 |
| Game Plan | E. Nazarene | E. Nazarene is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:14 | E. Nazarene | Jeremiah Leach's pass is intercepted by Adam Hill | 53-40 |
| 04:07 | Earlham | Murray Kuklinski misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 53-40 |
| 04:06 | E. Nazarene | Jeremiah Leach grabs the board | 53-40 |
| 03:48 | E. Nazarene | Jeremiah Leach hits a fadeaway from the baseline and he's fouled by Bob Struthers - foul #3 on Bob Struthers, team foul #8 | 55-40 |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | Billy Cooley (PG), Robert Zimmer (SF), Ronald Williams (PF) James Oliver, Alan Plummer, Hugh Shaw | |
| Subs | Earlham | Michael Wallace (PG), Archie Reid (SG), Wayne Jackson (SF), John McTiernan (PF), Alex Leland (C) Murray Kuklinski, Bob Struthers, Adam Hill, Dennis Harrison, Joseph Straus | |
| 03:48 | E. Nazarene | Jeremiah Leach misses the free throw | 55-40 |
| 03:48 | Earlham | John McTiernan grabs the defensive rebound | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | E. Nazarene | E. Nazarene is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:34 | Earlham | Alex Leland's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Williams | 55-40 |
| 03:33 | E. Nazarene | Thomas Barnett gets the rebound | 55-40 |
| Lineup | E. Nazarene | PG - Billy Cooley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Barnett (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. SF - Robert Zimmer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Williams (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeremiah Leach (fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Michael Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Archie Reid (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John McTiernan (fresh) C - Alex Leland (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | E. Nazarene | E. Nazarene is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:04 | E. Nazarene | Jeremiah Leach scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Barnett | 57-40 |
| 02:48 | Earlham | Wayne Jackson knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Michael Wallace | 57-43 |
| 02:33 | E. Nazarene | Ronald Williams banks in the layup on a nice dish by Billy Cooley and he's hacked by Wayne Jackson - foul #1 on Wayne Jackson, team foul #9 | 59-43 |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | Brian Coggin (PG), Kevin Peppers (C) Thomas Barnett, Jeremiah Leach | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 02:33 | E. Nazarene | Ronald Williams makes the free throw | 60-43 |
| 02:10 | Earlham | Alex Leland makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Archie Reid | 60-45 |
| 01:47 | E. Nazarene | Ronald Williams hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 60-45 |
| 01:46 | Earlham | Michael Wallace snags the defensive board | 60-45 |
| 01:26 | Earlham | Michael Wallace misses the 3 from the right corner | 60-45 |
| 01:24 | E. Nazarene | Kevin Peppers snags the defensive board | 60-45 |
| 01:01 | E. Nazarene | Brian Coggin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-45 |
| 01:00 | Earlham | Wayne Jackson gets the rebound | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | E. Nazarene | E. Nazarene is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Earlham | Archie Reid's pass is intercepted by Ronald Williams | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | E. Nazarene | E. Nazarene is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | E. Nazarene | Billy Cooley makes the jumper near the basket | 62-45 |
| 00:25 | Earlham | Wayne Jackson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-45 |
| 00:23 | E. Nazarene | Kevin Peppers pulls down the rebound | 62-45 |
| 00:00 | E. Nazarene | Brian Coggin runs out the clock | 62-45 |