| Lineup | N. Carolina Wesleyan | PG - Willie Patchett (fresh) SG - William Russell (fresh) SF - Aaron Pope (fresh) PF - Robert Osborne (fresh) C - John Hatch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Christopher Bailey (fresh) SG - Charles Smith (fresh) SF - Roland Cooks (fresh) PF - Marvin Knisely (fresh) C - Timothy Powell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Earlham | Timothy Powell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Wesleyan | N. Carolina Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Earlham | Aaron Pope swats the short shot by Timothy Powell | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Robert Osborne grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | John Hatch is fouled on the floor by Christopher Bailey - foul #1 on Christopher Bailey, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Willie Patchett is called for 5 seconds | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Earlham | Marvin Knisely misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Osborne - foul #1 on Robert Osborne, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Earlham | Marvin Knisely misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Earlham | Marvin Knisely misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Aaron Pope gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Aaron Pope comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | John Hatch tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Earlham | Christopher Bailey drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Smith | 2-3 |
| 18:29 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | John Hatch's layup is rejected by Timothy Powell | 2-3 |
| 18:27 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Aaron Pope tips it in | 4-3 |
| 18:15 | Earlham | Marvin Knisely makes the turnaround in the lane | 4-5 |
| 18:10 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Aaron Pope misses short on a shot in the lane | 4-5 |
| 18:08 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Aaron Pope tips it but misses | 4-5 |
| 18:07 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | John Hatch grabs the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:50 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | John Hatch hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 4-5 |
| 17:48 | Earlham | Marvin Knisely grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 17:32 | Earlham | Aaron Pope is called for the reach on Christopher Bailey - foul #1 on Aaron Pope, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Robert Iddings (SG), Ivan Johnson (SF), Charles Jones (C) Charles Smith, Roland Cooks, Timothy Powell | |
| 17:19 | Earlham | Charles Jones scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Christopher Bailey | 4-7 |
| 17:02 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | John Hatch is hacked by Christopher Bailey - foul #2 on Christopher Bailey, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Lester Zaner (SF), Edgar Thomas (C) Christopher Bailey, Marvin Knisely | |
| 16:52 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Aaron Pope drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Osborne and he's hacked by Charles Jones - foul #1 on Charles Jones, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Robert Ruley (PF) Robert Osborne | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 16:52 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Aaron Pope makes the free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:39 | Earlham | William Russell steals it from Ivan Johnson | 7-7 |
| 16:28 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | John Hatch travels with the ball | 7-7 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Zachary Adams (SG), William Ronning (SF) William Russell, Aaron Pope | |
| Subs | Earlham | Charles Smith (SG), Timothy Powell (C) Lester Zaner, Edgar Thomas | |
| 16:10 | Earlham | Charles Smith misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 16:09 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Willie Patchett snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 15:57 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | John Hatch lays it up and in | 9-7 |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Wesleyan | PG - Willie Patchett (fairly fresh) SG - Zachary Adams (fresh) SF - William Ronning (fresh) PF - Robert Ruley (fresh) C - John Hatch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Robert Iddings (fresh) SG - Charles Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ivan Johnson (fresh) PF - Charles Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Powell (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Earlham | Robert Iddings hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 15:38 | Earlham | Ivan Johnson hits the follow up shot | 9-9 |
| 15:30 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Willie Patchett misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 15:28 | Earlham | Robert Iddings grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 15:12 | Earlham | Robert Iddings is fouled on the floor by William Ronning - foul #1 on William Ronning, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | William Russell (SG), Robert Osborne (PF) Willie Patchett, Robert Ruley | |
| Subs | Earlham | Roland Cooks (SF), Marvin Knisely (PF), Edgar Thomas (C) Charles Smith, Charles Jones, Timothy Powell | |
| 15:00 | Earlham | Edgar Thomas comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by William Ronning - foul #2 on William Ronning, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Aaron Pope (SF) William Ronning | |
| Subs | Earlham | Philip Ruyle (SG) Robert Iddings | |
| 15:00 | Earlham | Edgar Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 15:00 | Earlham | Edgar Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:49 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Aaron Pope hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Russell | 11-11 |
| 14:30 | Earlham | Edgar Thomas is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Edgar Thomas, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Charles Smith (SG) Ivan Johnson | |
| 14:13 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Robert Osborne buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-11 |
| 13:57 | Earlham | Charles Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-11 |
| 13:55 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | The rebound goes to John Hatch | 14-11 |
| 13:47 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Aaron Pope buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by William Russell | 16-11 |
| 13:30 | Earlham | Charles Smith lays it in | 16-13 |
| 13:19 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Robert Osborne misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-13 |
| 13:18 | Earlham | Edgar Thomas pulls down the rebound | 16-13 |
| 13:02 | Earlham | Edgar Thomas misses the turnaround near the basket | 16-13 |
| 13:00 | Earlham | Charles Smith grabs the offensive board | 16-13 |
| 12:38 | Earlham | Roland Cooks is called for traveling | 16-13 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Willie Patchett (PG), Mark Matthews (SF), Robert Ruley (PF), Alan Guillen (C) Zachary Adams, Aaron Pope, Robert Osborne, John Hatch | |
| Subs | Earlham | Robert Iddings (PG), Ivan Johnson (SG), Lester Zaner (SF), Charles Jones (PF), Timothy Powell (C) Philip Ruyle, Charles Smith, Roland Cooks, Marvin Knisely, Edgar Thomas | |
| 12:20 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Mark Matthews misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-13 |
| 12:18 | Earlham | Charles Jones grabs the board | 16-13 |
| 12:03 | Earlham | Lester Zaner is called for traveling | 16-13 |
| 11:52 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Mark Matthews hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 16-13 |
| 11:51 | Earlham | Charles Jones snags the defensive board | 16-13 |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Wesleyan | PG - Willie Patchett (fresh) SG - William Russell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mark Matthews (fresh) PF - Robert Ruley (fresh) C - Alan Guillen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Robert Iddings (fresh) SG - Ivan Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lester Zaner (fresh) PF - Charles Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Powell (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Earlham | William Russell picks off the pass by Timothy Powell | 16-13 |
| 11:27 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | William Russell can't throw it down | 16-13 |
| 11:26 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Robert Iddings | 16-13 |
| 11:15 | Earlham | William Russell is called for the reach on Timothy Powell - foul #1 on William Russell, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | John Hatch (C) Alan Guillen | |
| Subs | Earlham | Marvin Knisely (PF) Charles Jones | |
| 11:10 | Earlham | Timothy Powell buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Robert Iddings | 16-15 |
| 10:53 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | John Hatch connects on the jumper from the right side and the foul's on Lester Zaner - foul #1 on Lester Zaner, team foul #5 | 18-15 |
| 10:53 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | John Hatch misses the free throw | 18-15 |
| 10:53 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Mark Matthews grabs the offensive board | 18-15 |
| 10:40 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Mark Matthews hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 18-15 |
| 10:39 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Marvin Knisely | 18-15 |
| 10:14 | Earlham | Timothy Powell misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by John Hatch - foul #1 on John Hatch, team foul #6 | 18-15 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Aaron Pope (SF), Robert Osborne (PF) Mark Matthews, Robert Ruley | |
| Subs | Earlham | Charles Smith (SG), Roland Cooks (SF) Robert Iddings, Lester Zaner | |
| 10:14 | Earlham | Timothy Powell makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 10:14 | Earlham | Timothy Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 10:14 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | The rebound goes to John Hatch | 18-16 |
| 10:01 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Robert Osborne misses short on a jump hook from close range | 18-16 |
| 10:00 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Robert Osborne pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 09:48 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | John Hatch scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Willie Patchett | 20-16 |
| 09:27 | Earlham | Ivan Johnson scores on a jumper from the left side | 20-18 |
| 09:13 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | John Hatch misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 20-18 |
| 09:12 | Earlham | Timothy Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 08:47 | Earlham | Ivan Johnson hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-21 |
| 08:32 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Aaron Pope hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 20-21 |
| 08:30 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Robert Osborne can't tip it in | 20-21 |
| 08:29 | Earlham | Marvin Knisely gets the rebound | 20-21 |
| 08:14 | Earlham | Charles Smith misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Aaron Pope - foul #2 on Aaron Pope, team foul #7 | 20-21 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Zachary Adams (SG), Mark Matthews (SF), Robert Ruley (PF), Alan Guillen (C) William Russell, Aaron Pope, Robert Osborne, John Hatch | |
| Subs | Earlham | Robert Iddings (PG), Lester Zaner (SF), Charles Jones (PF), Edgar Thomas (C) Ivan Johnson, Roland Cooks, Marvin Knisely, Timothy Powell | |
| 08:14 | Earlham | Charles Smith makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 08:14 | Earlham | Charles Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 08:14 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Alan Guillen grabs the board | 20-22 |
| 08:08 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Robert Ruley travels with the ball | 20-22 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Philip Ruyle (SG) Charles Smith | |
| 07:48 | Earlham | Alan Guillen swats the short shot by Robert Iddings | 20-22 |
| 07:46 | Earlham | Charles Jones hits the follow up shot | 20-24 |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Wesleyan | PG - Willie Patchett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Zachary Adams (fresh) SF - Mark Matthews (fresh) PF - Robert Ruley (fresh) C - Alan Guillen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Robert Iddings (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Philip Ruyle (fresh) SF - Lester Zaner (fresh) PF - Charles Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edgar Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:35 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Willie Patchett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-24 |
| 07:26 | Earlham | Charles Jones misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 20-24 |
| 07:24 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Robert Ruley grabs the board | 20-24 |
| 07:19 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Zachary Adams is hacked by Philip Ruyle - foul #1 on Philip Ruyle, team foul #6 | 20-24 |
| 07:13 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Mark Matthews can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-24 |
| 07:12 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Robert Ruley gets the offensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 06:47 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Willie Patchett clanks a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Edgar Thomas - foul #2 on Edgar Thomas, team foul #7 | 20-24 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Charles Smith (SG), Joseph Frailey (C) Philip Ruyle, Edgar Thomas | |
| 06:47 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Willie Patchett makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:47 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Willie Patchett makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 06:26 | Earlham | Charles Smith comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Zachary Adams - foul #1 on Zachary Adams, team foul #8 | 22-24 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Louis Wright (PF) Alan Guillen | |
| Subs | Earlham | Roland Cooks (SF) Lester Zaner | |
| 06:26 | Earlham | Charles Smith misses the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 06:26 | Earlham | Charles Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 06:04 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Charles Smith steals the ball from Mark Matthews | 22-25 |
| 05:47 | Earlham | Joseph Frailey misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 22-25 |
| 05:45 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Zachary Adams pulls down the rebound | 22-25 |
| 05:41 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Mark Matthews misses the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Roland Cooks - foul #1 on Roland Cooks, team foul #8 | 22-25 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | William Russell (SG), Robert Osborne (PF), John Hatch (C) Zachary Adams, Louis Wright, Robert Ruley | |
| Subs | Earlham | Ivan Johnson (PG), Marvin Knisely (PF) Robert Iddings, Charles Jones | |
| 05:41 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Mark Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:41 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Mark Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:41 | Earlham | Marvin Knisely snags the defensive board | 22-25 |
| 05:19 | Earlham | Ivan Johnson connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Smith | 22-28 |
| 05:14 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Willie Patchett is fouled on the floor by Ivan Johnson - foul #1 on Ivan Johnson, team foul #9 | 22-28 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Louis Wright (PF) Mark Matthews | |
| Subs | Earlham | Philip Ruyle (SG), Lester Zaner (SF), Timothy Powell (C) Charles Smith, Roland Cooks, Joseph Frailey | |
| 05:14 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Willie Patchett makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 05:14 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Willie Patchett makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 04:55 | Earlham | John Hatch picks off the pass by Ivan Johnson | 24-28 |
| 04:45 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | John Hatch can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-28 |
| 04:43 | Earlham | Timothy Powell pulls down the rebound | 24-28 |
| 04:36 | Earlham | Willie Patchett picks off the pass by Ivan Johnson | 24-28 |
| 04:33 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Willie Patchett banks in the layup | 26-28 |
| 04:21 | Earlham | Philip Ruyle can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-28 |
| 04:20 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | John Hatch snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 04:02 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Robert Osborne connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by John Hatch | 28-28 |
| 03:46 | Earlham | Ivan Johnson is fouled on the floor by William Russell - foul #2 on William Russell, team foul #9 | 28-28 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Zachary Adams (PG), Aaron Pope (SG), William Ronning (SF), Robert Ruley (PF) Willie Patchett, William Russell, Robert Osborne, Louis Wright | |
| Subs | Earlham | Charles Smith (SG), Roland Cooks (SF), Charles Jones (C) Philip Ruyle, Lester Zaner, Timothy Powell | |
| 03:46 | Earlham | Ivan Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 03:46 | Earlham | Ivan Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Wesleyan | PG - Zachary Adams (fresh) SG - Aaron Pope (fresh) 9 pts. SF - William Ronning (fresh) PF - Robert Ruley (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Hatch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Ivan Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Charles Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roland Cooks (fresh) PF - Marvin Knisely (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:35 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Charles Smith is called for the reach on Aaron Pope - foul #1 on Charles Smith, team foul #10 | 28-30 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Alan Guillen (C) John Hatch | |
| Subs | Earlham | Christopher Bailey (PG), Edgar Thomas (C) Ivan Johnson, Marvin Knisely | |
| 03:35 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Aaron Pope misses the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 03:35 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Aaron Pope makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 03:19 | Earlham | Christopher Bailey hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 03:18 | Earlham | Charles Jones misses the tip | 29-30 |
| 03:17 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Robert Ruley grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 02:56 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Aaron Pope is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Aaron Pope, team foul #10 | 29-30 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | William Russell (SG) Aaron Pope | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 02:39 | Earlham | Charles Jones hits a floater from the free throw line | 29-32 |
| 02:33 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | William Russell scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by William Ronning | 32-32 |
| 02:17 | Earlham | Edgar Thomas is fouled on the floor by William Ronning - foul #3 on William Ronning, team foul #11 | 32-32 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Robert Osborne (PG), Mark Matthews (SF), John Hatch (C) William Russell, William Ronning, Alan Guillen | |
| Subs | Earlham | Robert Iddings (SG), Ivan Johnson (SF), Timothy Powell (C) Charles Smith, Roland Cooks, Charles Jones | |
| 02:17 | Earlham | Edgar Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 02:17 | Earlham | Edgar Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 02:08 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | The jump hook by John Hatch is blocked by Edgar Thomas | 32-34 |
| 02:07 | Earlham | Timothy Powell snags the defensive board | 32-34 |
| 01:46 | Earlham | Timothy Powell hits the finger roll set up by Edgar Thomas | 32-36 |
| 01:30 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Timothy Powell steps in front of the Mark Matthews pass | 32-36 |
| 01:10 | Earlham | Ivan Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-36 |
| 01:08 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Robert Osborne gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 00:58 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Ivan Johnson steps in front of the Robert Osborne pass | 32-36 |
| 00:50 | Earlham | Robert Iddings is hacked by Robert Ruley - foul #1 on Robert Ruley, team foul #12 | 32-36 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Willie Patchett (PG), William Russell (SG), Louis Wright (PF) Robert Osborne, Zachary Adams, Robert Ruley | |
| Subs | Earlham | Charles Smith (SG), Marvin Knisely (PF), Charles Jones (C) Christopher Bailey, Edgar Thomas, Timothy Powell | |
| 00:50 | Earlham | Robert Iddings makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 00:50 | Earlham | Robert Iddings makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 00:31 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Louis Wright clanks a 3 from straight away | 32-38 |
| 00:29 | Earlham | Charles Smith gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 00:00 | Earlham | Willie Patchett steals it from Charles Jones | 32-38 |