| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Lawrence Alamo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Morton (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Hough (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Montague (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John O'Donell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Joseph Hoff (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Billy Powell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Rader (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Earlham | George Hough inbounds the ball | 26-33 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Earlham | George Hough scores on a jumper from the right side set up by George Morton | 28-33 |
| 19:27 | Denison | Joseph Hoff misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by George Hough - foul #2 on George Hough, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| 19:27 | Denison | Joseph Hoff misses the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 19:27 | Denison | Joseph Hoff makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 19:13 | Earlham | George Morton is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on George Morton, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| 19:02 | Denison | Timothy Rader is hacked by John O'Donell - foul #3 on John O'Donell, team foul #3 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Earlham | Noel Desmond (C) John O'Donell | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 18:47 | Denison | Billy Powell lays it in set up by Michael Baker | 28-36 |
| 18:36 | Earlham | George Morton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Billy Powell - foul #3 on Billy Powell, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Denison | Brian Kimberly (SG) Billy Powell | |
| 18:36 | Earlham | George Morton misses the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 18:36 | Earlham | George Morton makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 18:10 | Denison | Michael Baker clanks a shot from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 18:09 | Earlham | Noel Desmond pulls down the rebound | 29-36 |
| 18:01 | Earlham | Lawrence Alamo scores on a jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Joseph Hoff - foul #1 on Joseph Hoff, team foul #2 | 31-36 |
| 18:01 | Earlham | Lawrence Alamo makes the free throw | 32-36 |
| 17:45 | Denison | Joseph Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 17:44 | Earlham | Noel Desmond grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 17:20 | Earlham | Lawrence Alamo misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 17:19 | Denison | The rebound goes to Joseph Johnson | 32-36 |
| 17:06 | Denison | Joseph Hoff drills a 3 from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 16:47 | Earlham | George Morton hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Lawrence Alamo | 35-39 |
| 16:43 | Denison | Michael Baker connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Joseph Johnson | 35-41 |
| 16:28 | Earlham | Joseph Montague can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Baker - foul #1 on Michael Baker, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Earlham | Kevin Blackman (PG), Bobby Taylor (SG), Edward Crawford (SF), Evan Graham (C) Lawrence Alamo, George Morton, George Hough, Noel Desmond | |
| Subs | Denison | Roger Neuman (PG), Mathew Tibbetts (SF), Paul Frisina (PF), Daniel Fitzwater (C) Joseph Hoff, Joseph Johnson, Michael Baker, Timothy Rader | |
| 16:28 | Earlham | Joseph Montague makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 16:28 | Earlham | Joseph Montague makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 16:16 | Denison | Paul Frisina misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 16:15 | Denison | Daniel Fitzwater tips it back up and in | 37-43 |
| 16:00 | Earlham | Kevin Blackman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mathew Tibbetts - foul #1 on Mathew Tibbetts, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Earlham | John O'Donell (PF), Jack Charlton (C) Bobby Taylor, Joseph Montague | |
| Subs | Denison | Brian Kinney (SG), Billy Powell (SF) Brian Kimberly, Mathew Tibbetts | |
| 16:00 | Earlham | Kevin Blackman misses the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 16:00 | Earlham | Kevin Blackman misses the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 16:00 | Denison | Paul Frisina snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Kevin Blackman (fresh) SG - Evan Graham (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Crawford (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John O'Donell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jack Charlton (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Roger Neuman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Kinney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Billy Powell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Frisina (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Fitzwater (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Denison | Billy Powell is fouled on the floor by Edward Crawford - foul #1 on Edward Crawford, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Earlham | Walter Zemaitis (PG) Kevin Blackman | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 15:27 | Denison | Billy Powell's pass is intercepted by Walter Zemaitis | 37-43 |
| 15:16 | Earlham | Paul Frisina steals it from Edward Crawford | 37-43 |
| 15:05 | Denison | Paul Frisina drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Roger Neuman | 37-45 |
| 14:38 | Earlham | John O'Donell connects on the jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Paul Frisina - foul #1 on Paul Frisina, team foul #5 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Earlham | George Morton (SG), George Hough (SF) Evan Graham, Edward Crawford | |
| Subs | Denison | Joseph Johnson (SF), Michael Baker (PF) Billy Powell, Daniel Fitzwater | |
| 14:38 | Earlham | John O'Donell misses the free throw | 39-45 |
| 14:38 | Denison | Paul Frisina grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 14:34 | Denison | Brian Kinney comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-45 |
| 14:32 | Earlham | Jack Charlton snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 14:13 | Earlham | Walter Zemaitis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-45 |
| 14:11 | Earlham | George Hough tips it in | 41-45 |
| 13:58 | Denison | Brian Kinney hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Roger Neuman | 41-48 |
| 13:38 | Earlham | Joseph Johnson swats the short shot by John O'Donell | 41-48 |
| 13:37 | Earlham | Jack Charlton tips it home | 43-48 |
| 13:30 | Denison | Joseph Johnson lays it up and in on a great pass from Roger Neuman | 43-50 |
| 13:09 | Earlham | Jack Charlton connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-50 |
| 12:48 | Denison | Michael Baker knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Johnson | 46-53 |
| 12:28 | Earlham | George Hough misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-53 |
| 12:27 | Denison | Paul Frisina gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| 12:22 | Denison | Joseph Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-53 |
| 12:21 | Earlham | John O'Donell pulls down the rebound | 46-53 |
| 12:07 | Earlham | Walter Zemaitis knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by George Morton | 49-53 |
| 12:03 | Denison | Jack Charlton picks off the pass by Paul Frisina | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Walter Zemaitis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - George Morton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Hough (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John O'Donell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Jack Charlton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Roger Neuman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Kinney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Baker (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Frisina (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Earlham | George Hough hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by George Morton | 52-53 |
| 11:26 | Denison | Brian Kinney hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 52-53 |
| 11:24 | Earlham | George Hough pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 11:15 | Earlham | George Hough can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Roger Neuman - foul #1 on Roger Neuman, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Earlham | Lawrence Alamo (PG), Evan Graham (SG), Joseph Montague (PF), Noel Desmond (C) Walter Zemaitis, George Morton, John O'Donell, Jack Charlton | |
| Subs | Denison | Joseph Hoff (PG), Billy Powell (SG), Brian Kimberly (SF), Daniel Fitzwater (PF), Timothy Rader (C) Roger Neuman, Brian Kinney, Joseph Johnson, Michael Baker, Paul Frisina | |
| 11:15 | Earlham | George Hough misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 11:15 | Earlham | George Hough makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 10:46 | Denison | Brian Kimberly misses short on a jumper from the left block | 53-53 |
| 10:44 | Denison | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Hoff | 53-53 |
| 10:29 | Denison | Brian Kimberly scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Timothy Rader | 53-55 |
| 10:13 | Earlham | Evan Graham scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 09:53 | Denison | Joseph Hoff misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 09:51 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Noel Desmond | 56-55 |
| 09:43 | Earlham | Timothy Rader picks off the pass by Lawrence Alamo | 56-55 |
| 09:27 | Denison | Daniel Fitzwater is hacked by Noel Desmond - foul #3 on Noel Desmond, team foul #5 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Earlham | George Morton (SG) George Hough | |
| Subs | Denison | Joseph Johnson (SF) Brian Kimberly | |
| 09:09 | Denison | The jump hook by Billy Powell is blocked by Noel Desmond | 56-55 |
| 09:08 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Joseph Montague | 56-55 |
| 08:51 | Earlham | Evan Graham makes the floater from the right side | 58-55 |
| 08:37 | Denison | Joseph Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 58-55 |
| 08:36 | Denison | Daniel Fitzwater tips it home | 58-57 |
| 08:18 | Earlham | Noel Desmond misses the 3 from the right corner | 58-57 |
| 08:16 | Earlham | Joseph Montague hits the follow up shot | 60-57 |
| 08:02 | Denison | Billy Powell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 60-57 |
| 08:01 | Denison | Timothy Rader grabs the offensive board | 60-57 |
| 07:44 | Denison | Billy Powell's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Alamo | 60-57 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Lawrence Alamo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Morton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Evan Graham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joseph Montague (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Noel Desmond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Joseph Hoff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Billy Powell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Daniel Fitzwater (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Rader (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Earlham | Lawrence Alamo misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 07:23 | Denison | Billy Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 07:06 | Denison | Joseph Hoff is called for traveling | 60-57 |
| Subs | Earlham | Walter Zemaitis (PG), Bobby Taylor (SG), Edward Crawford (SF), John O'Donell (PF), Jack Charlton (C) Lawrence Alamo, George Morton, Evan Graham, Joseph Montague, Noel Desmond | |
| Subs | Denison | Roger Neuman (PG), Brian Kinney (SG), Michael Baker (PF), Mathew Tibbetts (C) Joseph Hoff, Billy Powell, Daniel Fitzwater, Timothy Rader | |
| 06:42 | Earlham | Edward Crawford misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 06:41 | Earlham | Edward Crawford grabs the offensive board | 60-57 |
| 06:31 | Earlham | Bobby Taylor comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 06:29 | Denison | Joseph Johnson pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 06:12 | Denison | Joseph Johnson is hacked by John O'Donell - foul #4 on John O'Donell, team foul #6 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Earlham | George Hough (SF) Bobby Taylor | |
| Subs | Denison | Brian Kimberly (SF), Paul Frisina (C) Joseph Johnson, Mathew Tibbetts | |
| 06:06 | Denison | Brian Kinney is hacked by Edward Crawford - foul #2 on Edward Crawford, team foul #7 | 60-57 |
| 06:06 | Denison | Brian Kinney makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 06:06 | Denison | Brian Kinney misses the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 06:06 | Earlham | George Hough gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 05:50 | Earlham | Roger Neuman takes the ball from John O'Donell | 60-58 |
| 05:37 | Denison | Michael Baker misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by John O'Donell - foul #5 on John O'Donell, team foul #8 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Earlham | George Morton (SG), Joseph Montague (PF) Edward Crawford, John O'Donell | |
| Subs | Denison | Richard Finch (PG) Roger Neuman | |
| 05:37 | Denison | Michael Baker makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 05:37 | Denison | Michael Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 05:37 | Earlham | George Hough pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 05:13 | Earlham | Walter Zemaitis misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Finch - foul #1 on Richard Finch, team foul #7 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Denison | Joseph Johnson (SF) Brian Kimberly | |
| 05:13 | Earlham | Walter Zemaitis makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 05:13 | Earlham | Walter Zemaitis makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 05:06 | Denison | Brian Kinney misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-59 |
| 05:04 | Earlham | Walter Zemaitis snags the defensive board | 62-59 |
| 04:46 | Earlham | Jack Charlton makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-59 |
| 04:26 | Denison | Brian Kinney knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Finch and the foul's on Joseph Montague - foul #1 on Joseph Montague, team foul #9 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Earlham | Lawrence Alamo (PG), Evan Graham (C) Walter Zemaitis, Jack Charlton | |
| Subs | Denison | Joseph Hoff (PG), Mathew Tibbetts (C) Richard Finch, Paul Frisina | |
| 04:26 | Denison | Brian Kinney makes the free throw | 65-62 |
| 04:06 | Earlham | George Morton is hacked by Brian Kinney - foul #4 on Brian Kinney, team foul #8 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Earlham | Noel Desmond (C) Joseph Montague | |
| Subs | Denison | Billy Powell (SG), Timothy Rader (C) Brian Kinney, Michael Baker | |
| 04:06 | Earlham | George Morton makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 04:06 | Earlham | George Morton makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 03:53 | Denison | Mathew Tibbetts can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 67-62 |
| 03:52 | Denison | Joseph Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 03:37 | Denison | Mathew Tibbetts makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Hoff | 67-65 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Lawrence Alamo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Morton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - George Hough (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Evan Graham (fresh) 8 pts. C - Noel Desmond (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Joseph Hoff (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Powell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mathew Tibbetts (fresh) 3 pts. C - Timothy Rader (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Earlham | Evan Graham misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-65 |
| 03:19 | Denison | Timothy Rader grabs the defensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 03:15 | Denison | Joseph Johnson clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by George Hough - foul #3 on George Hough, team foul #10 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Earlham | Walter Zemaitis (PG), Edward Crawford (SF), Joseph Montague (PF) Lawrence Alamo, George Morton, George Hough | |
| Subs | Denison | Daniel Fitzwater (PF) Timothy Rader | |
| 03:15 | Denison | Joseph Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 03:15 | Denison | Joseph Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:57 | Earlham | Walter Zemaitis hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-67 |
| 02:57 | Denison | Denison calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| Subs | Earlham | George Morton (SG), George Hough (SF) Evan Graham, Edward Crawford | |
| Subs | Denison | Brian Kinney (SG), Michael Baker (PF), Timothy Rader (C) Billy Powell, Daniel Fitzwater, Mathew Tibbetts | |
| 02:32 | Denison | Timothy Rader can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-67 |
| 02:30 | Earlham | George Morton grabs the defensive rebound | 70-67 |
| 02:18 | Earlham | George Hough travels with the ball | 70-67 |
| Subs | Earlham | Jack Charlton (C) Noel Desmond | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 02:07 | Denison | Joseph Johnson hits the finger roll | 70-69 |
| 01:40 | Earlham | Walter Zemaitis drills a jumper from the left side set up by George Morton | 72-69 |
| 01:24 | Denison | Joseph Hoff misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Jack Charlton - foul #4 on Jack Charlton, team foul #11 | 72-69 |
| 01:24 | Denison | Joseph Hoff makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 01:24 | Denison | Joseph Hoff makes the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 01:03 | Earlham | Walter Zemaitis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-71 |
| 01:02 | Denison | Timothy Rader grabs the defensive rebound | 72-71 |
| 00:55 | Denison | Joseph Montague picks off the pass by Joseph Hoff | 72-71 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Earlham | Jack Charlton's layup is rejected by Michael Baker | 72-71 |
| 00:34 | Denison | Michael Baker snags the defensive board | 72-71 |
| 00:15 | Denison | Joseph Johnson is hacked by George Morton - foul #3 on George Morton, team foul #12 | 72-71 |
| 00:15 | Denison | Joseph Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 00:15 | Denison | Joseph Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Earlham | Joseph Montague drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Walter Zemaitis | 74-73 |
| 00:04 | Denison | Denison calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-73 |
| 00:00 | Denison | Brian Kinney misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 74-73 |