| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Sidney Critchlow (fresh) SG - John Mobley (fresh) SF - Lee Holman (fresh) PF - Nicholas Glaze (fresh) C - Rodney Berry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oberlin | PG - Rufus Gardiner (fresh) SG - Michael Evans (fresh) SF - Gerald Pettaway (fresh) PF - Robert Crawford (fresh) C - Harvey Garner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Oberlin | Harvey Garner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oberlin | Oberlin is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Oberlin | Robert Crawford is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Earlham | Sidney Critchlow is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Oberlin | Michael Evans misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Oberlin | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Pettaway | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Oberlin | Rufus Gardiner misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Oberlin | Harvey Garner pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Oberlin | Gerald Pettaway misses long on a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Earlham | Nicholas Glaze snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | Earlham | Sidney Critchlow buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 18:14 | Oberlin | Harvey Garner blows the layup | 3-0 |
| 18:13 | Earlham | Nicholas Glaze gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:08 | Earlham | Lee Holman lays it up and in | 5-0 |
| 17:47 | Oberlin | Rufus Gardiner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-0 |
| 17:45 | Earlham | Nicholas Glaze pulls down the rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:28 | Earlham | Nicholas Glaze drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Sidney Critchlow | 8-0 |
| 17:14 | Oberlin | Robert Crawford clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 8-0 |
| 17:12 | Earlham | Nicholas Glaze gets the rebound | 8-0 |
| 17:02 | Earlham | Nicholas Glaze double dribbles | 8-0 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Richard Slagle (SF), Walter Curren (PF), Christopher Witt (C) Gerald Pettaway, Robert Crawford, Harvey Garner | |
| 16:54 | Oberlin | Walter Curren knocks in the jumper from close range | 8-2 |
| 16:39 | Earlham | Lee Holman loses the ball out of bounds | 8-2 |
| Subs | Earlham | Gerald Zodrow (C) Rodney Berry | |
| Subs | Oberlin | | |
| 16:24 | Oberlin | Michael Evans is hacked by Gerald Zodrow - foul #1 on Gerald Zodrow, team foul #1 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Earlham | William Caldwell (SF), Roy Adams (PF) Lee Holman, Nicholas Glaze | |
| Subs | Oberlin | David Threadgill (PG), Bradford Carson (SG) Rufus Gardiner, Michael Evans | |
| 16:19 | Oberlin | Walter Curren can't finish the layup | 8-2 |
| 16:18 | Earlham | William Caldwell gets the rebound | 8-2 |
| 16:01 | Earlham | Gerald Zodrow misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 8-2 |
| 15:59 | Oberlin | The rebound goes to Richard Slagle | 8-2 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Sidney Critchlow (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Mobley (fresh) SF - William Caldwell (fresh) PF - Roy Adams (fresh) C - Gerald Zodrow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oberlin | PG - David Threadgill (fresh) SG - Bradford Carson (fresh) SF - Richard Slagle (fresh) PF - Walter Curren (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Witt (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Oberlin | Richard Slagle hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 8-2 |
| 15:45 | Oberlin | Bradford Carson pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-2 |
| 15:38 | Oberlin | David Threadgill double dribbles | 8-2 |
| Subs | Earlham | Stephen Forsythe (SG) John Mobley | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Gerald Pettaway (SG), Robert Crawford (SF), Harvey Garner (C) Bradford Carson, Richard Slagle, Christopher Witt | |
| 15:21 | Earlham | Stephen Forsythe misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-2 |
| 15:20 | Oberlin | Harvey Garner snags the defensive board | 8-2 |
| 15:14 | Oberlin | Harvey Garner is fouled on the floor by Gerald Zodrow - foul #2 on Gerald Zodrow, team foul #2 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Earlham | Lee Holman (SF), Nicholas Glaze (PF), Rodney Berry (C) Stephen Forsythe, Roy Adams, Gerald Zodrow | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Rufus Gardiner (PG), Michael Evans (SG) David Threadgill, Walter Curren | |
| 15:07 | Oberlin | Robert Crawford misses the easy layup but the foul's on Nicholas Glaze - foul #1 on Nicholas Glaze, team foul #3 | 8-2 |
| 15:07 | Oberlin | Robert Crawford misses the 1st free throw | 8-2 |
| 15:07 | Oberlin | Robert Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 14:53 | Earlham | Lee Holman misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Crawford - foul #1 on Robert Crawford, team foul #1 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Earlham | John Mobley (SG) Sidney Critchlow | |
| Subs | Oberlin | | |
| 14:53 | Earlham | Lee Holman makes the 1st free throw | 9-3 |
| 14:53 | Earlham | Lee Holman makes the 2nd free throw | 10-3 |
| 14:45 | Oberlin | Rufus Gardiner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 10-3 |
| 14:43 | Earlham | Lee Holman pulls down the rebound | 10-3 |
| 14:32 | Earlham | Rodney Berry lays it up and in | 12-3 |
| 14:14 | Oberlin | Rufus Gardiner is hacked by William Caldwell - foul #1 on William Caldwell, team foul #4 | 12-3 |
| Subs | Earlham | Sidney Critchlow (PG) William Caldwell | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Walter Curren (PF), Christopher Witt (C) Robert Crawford, Harvey Garner | |
| 14:05 | Oberlin | Walter Curren misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Sidney Critchlow - foul #1 on Sidney Critchlow, team foul #5 | 12-3 |
| Subs | Earlham | Charles Jones (C) Rodney Berry | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Richard Slagle (SF) Gerald Pettaway | |
| 14:05 | Oberlin | Walter Curren misses the 1st free throw | 12-3 |
| 14:05 | Oberlin | Walter Curren makes the 2nd free throw | 12-4 |
| 13:48 | Earlham | John Mobley clanks a 3 from straight away | 12-4 |
| 13:47 | Oberlin | Christopher Witt grabs the defensive rebound | 12-4 |
| 13:42 | Oberlin | Rufus Gardiner buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Evans | 12-6 |
| 13:22 | Earlham | John Mobley comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Christopher Witt - foul #1 on Christopher Witt, team foul #2 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Earlham | William Caldwell (SF), Roy Adams (PF) Lee Holman, Nicholas Glaze | |
| Subs | Oberlin | | |
| 13:22 | Earlham | John Mobley makes the 1st free throw | 13-6 |
| 13:22 | Earlham | John Mobley makes the 2nd free throw | 14-6 |
| 13:11 | Oberlin | Richard Slagle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-6 |
| Subs | Earlham | Stephen Forsythe (SG) John Mobley | |
| Subs | Oberlin | David Threadgill (PG), Bradford Carson (SG), Robert Crawford (SF) Rufus Gardiner, Michael Evans, Richard Slagle | |
| 12:51 | Earlham | William Caldwell makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Sidney Critchlow | 16-6 |
| 12:34 | Oberlin | David Threadgill hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Bradford Carson | 16-8 |
| 12:16 | Earlham | Roy Adams blows the layup but he's fouled by Christopher Witt - foul #2 on Christopher Witt, team foul #3 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Earlham | John Mobley (SG), Rodney Berry (C) Sidney Critchlow, Charles Jones | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Rufus Gardiner (PG), Michael Evans (SG), Gerald Pettaway (SF), Harvey Garner (C) David Threadgill, Bradford Carson, Walter Curren, Christopher Witt | |
| 12:16 | Earlham | Roy Adams makes the 1st free throw | 17-8 |
| 12:16 | Earlham | Roy Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 18-8 |
| 11:59 | Oberlin | Rufus Gardiner can't connect on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Roy Adams - foul #1 on Roy Adams, team foul #6 | 18-8 |
| Subs | Earlham | Nicholas Glaze (PF) William Caldwell | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Samuel Doud (PF) Robert Crawford | |
| 11:59 | Oberlin | Rufus Gardiner misses the 1st free throw | 18-8 |
| 11:59 | Oberlin | Rufus Gardiner makes the 2nd free throw | 18-9 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Stephen Forsythe (fresh) SG - John Mobley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roy Adams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Glaze (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney Berry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Oberlin | PG - Rufus Gardiner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Evans (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerald Pettaway (fresh) PF - Samuel Doud (fresh) C - Harvey Garner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Earlham | John Mobley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-9 |
| Subs | Earlham | Lee Holman (SF) Roy Adams | |
| Subs | Oberlin | | |
| 11:36 | Oberlin | Gerald Pettaway drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Evans | 18-12 |
| 11:21 | Earlham | Nicholas Glaze makes the jump hook from close range | 20-12 |
| 11:09 | Oberlin | Rufus Gardiner clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Stephen Forsythe - foul #1 on Stephen Forsythe, team foul #7 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Earlham | Sidney Critchlow (PG) Stephen Forsythe | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Walter Curren (PF) Samuel Doud | |
| 11:09 | Oberlin | Rufus Gardiner makes the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 11:09 | Oberlin | Rufus Gardiner misses the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| 11:09 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Rodney Berry | 20-13 |
| 10:40 | Earlham | John Mobley misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-13 |
| 10:38 | Oberlin | Rufus Gardiner grabs the board | 20-13 |
| 10:34 | Oberlin | Walter Curren's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-13 |
| Subs | Earlham | William Caldwell (SG), Jesse Harrington (SF), Roy Adams (PF), Charles Jones (C) John Mobley, Lee Holman, Nicholas Glaze, Rodney Berry | |
| Subs | Oberlin | David Threadgill (PG), Bradford Carson (SG), Robert Crawford (PF) Rufus Gardiner, Michael Evans, Harvey Garner | |
| 10:22 | Earlham | Roy Adams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-13 |
| 10:21 | Earlham | Jesse Harrington grabs the offensive rebound | 20-13 |
| 10:10 | Earlham | Jesse Harrington lays it up and in | 22-13 |
| 09:48 | Oberlin | Robert Crawford can't connect on a runner from the right block | 22-13 |
| 09:47 | Oberlin | Robert Crawford can't tip it in | 22-13 |
| 09:45 | Oberlin | Bradford Carson grabs the offensive rebound | 22-13 |
| 09:35 | Oberlin | Robert Crawford connects on the shot from the left block and he's fouled by Sidney Critchlow - foul #2 on Sidney Critchlow, team foul #8 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Earlham | Stephen Forsythe (PG), John Mobley (SG) Sidney Critchlow, Jesse Harrington | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Rufus Gardiner (PG), Michael Evans (SG), Samuel Doud (C) David Threadgill, Bradford Carson, Gerald Pettaway | |
| 09:35 | Oberlin | Robert Crawford misses the free throw | 22-15 |
| 09:35 | Earlham | William Caldwell pulls down the rebound | 22-15 |
| 09:18 | Earlham | Roy Adams is hacked by Walter Curren - foul #1 on Walter Curren, team foul #4 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Earlham | Lee Holman (SF), Nicholas Glaze (PF) Stephen Forsythe, Roy Adams | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Harvey Garner (C) Samuel Doud | |
| 09:09 | Earlham | The jump hook by Charles Jones is blocked by Walter Curren | 22-15 |
| 09:08 | Earlham | Nicholas Glaze grabs the offensive rebound | 22-15 |
| 08:54 | Earlham | Nicholas Glaze drills a shot from the left wing | 24-15 |
| 08:40 | Oberlin | Harvey Garner comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Charles Jones - foul #1 on Charles Jones, team foul #9 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Earlham | Stephen Forsythe (PG), Rodney Berry (C) William Caldwell, Charles Jones | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Richard Slagle (SF), Samuel Doud (PF) Robert Crawford, Walter Curren | |
| 08:40 | Oberlin | Harvey Garner makes the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 08:40 | Oberlin | Harvey Garner misses the 2nd free throw | 24-16 |
| 08:40 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Rodney Berry | 24-16 |
| 08:15 | Earlham | Stephen Forsythe misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 24-16 |
| 08:13 | Oberlin | Samuel Doud grabs the defensive rebound | 24-16 |
| 07:57 | Oberlin | Rufus Gardiner scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Samuel Doud | 24-18 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Stephen Forsythe (fresh) SG - John Mobley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lee Holman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nicholas Glaze (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Rodney Berry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oberlin | PG - Rufus Gardiner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Evans (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Slagle (fresh) PF - Samuel Doud (fresh) C - Harvey Garner (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Earlham | Harvey Garner swats the short shot by John Mobley | 24-18 |
| 07:34 | Oberlin | The rebound goes to Harvey Garner | 24-18 |
| 07:16 | Oberlin | Michael Evans connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Rufus Gardiner | 24-20 |
| 06:58 | Earlham | John Mobley's fadeaway is rejected by Harvey Garner | 24-20 |
| 06:56 | Earlham | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Glaze | 24-20 |
| 06:43 | Earlham | Harvey Garner swats the layup by Nicholas Glaze | 24-20 |
| 06:42 | Oberlin | Harvey Garner grabs the board | 24-20 |
| 06:36 | Oberlin | A charge is called on Rufus Gardiner - foul #1 on Rufus Gardiner, team foul #5 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Earlham | William Caldwell (PG), Jesse Harrington (SF), Roy Adams (PF), Charles Jones (C) John Mobley, Lee Holman, Nicholas Glaze, Rodney Berry | |
| Subs | Oberlin | David Threadgill (PG), Gerald Pettaway (SG), Robert Crawford (SF), Walter Curren (PF), Christopher Witt (C) Rufus Gardiner, Michael Evans, Richard Slagle, Samuel Doud, Harvey Garner | |
| 06:14 | Earlham | Charles Jones loses the dribble to Walter Curren | 24-20 |
| 06:05 | Oberlin | Robert Crawford lays it up and in | 24-22 |
| 05:56 | Earlham | William Caldwell comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 24-22 |
| 05:55 | Earlham | Jesse Harrington snags the offensive board | 24-22 |
| 05:47 | Earlham | Roy Adams hits a turnaround from close range | 26-22 |
| 05:31 | Oberlin | Walter Curren hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Gerald Pettaway | 26-24 |
| 05:10 | Earlham | Jesse Harrington misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 26-24 |
| 05:09 | Oberlin | The rebound goes to Walter Curren | 26-24 |
| 04:52 | Oberlin | David Threadgill is whistled for traveling | 26-24 |
| Subs | Earlham | John Mobley (SG) Stephen Forsythe | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Rufus Gardiner (PG), Michael Evans (SG) David Threadgill, Robert Crawford | |
| 04:30 | Earlham | William Caldwell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-24 |
| 04:28 | Oberlin | Michael Evans gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 04:24 | Oberlin | Gerald Pettaway connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Walter Curren and he's hacked by Jesse Harrington - foul #1 on Jesse Harrington, team foul #10 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Earlham | Lee Holman (SF), Nicholas Glaze (PF), Rodney Berry (C) Jesse Harrington, Roy Adams, Charles Jones | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Samuel Doud (C) Christopher Witt | |
| 04:24 | Oberlin | Gerald Pettaway misses the free throw | 26-26 |
| 04:24 | Earlham | Nicholas Glaze snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 04:00 | Earlham | John Mobley hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 03:46 | Oberlin | Michael Evans buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Rufus Gardiner | 29-29 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - William Caldwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Mobley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lee Holman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nicholas Glaze (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Rodney Berry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oberlin | PG - Rufus Gardiner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Evans (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Pettaway (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walter Curren (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Samuel Doud (fresh) | |
| 03:38 | Earlham | Lee Holman clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 03:37 | Earlham | Nicholas Glaze gets the offensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 03:25 | Earlham | John Mobley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 03:24 | Oberlin | The rebound goes to Walter Curren | 29-29 |
| 03:03 | Oberlin | Rufus Gardiner makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Evans | 29-31 |
| 02:39 | Earlham | The pull-up jumper by Lee Holman is blocked by Samuel Doud | 29-31 |
| 02:37 | Oberlin | The rebound goes to Gerald Pettaway | 29-31 |
| 02:31 | Oberlin | Samuel Doud clanks a jumper in the paint | 29-31 |
| 02:29 | Oberlin | Rufus Gardiner snags the offensive board | 29-31 |
| 02:21 | Oberlin | Michael Evans clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 02:20 | Oberlin | Gerald Pettaway grabs the offensive board | 29-31 |
| 02:15 | Oberlin | Rufus Gardiner scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Michael Evans | 29-33 |
| 01:54 | Earlham | Samuel Doud is called for the reach on John Mobley - foul #1 on Samuel Doud, team foul #6 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Earlham | Sidney Critchlow (PG), Stephen Forsythe (SG), Roy Adams (SF), Charles Jones (PF), Gerald Zodrow (C) William Caldwell, John Mobley, Lee Holman, Nicholas Glaze, Rodney Berry | |
| Subs | Oberlin | David Threadgill (PG), Bradford Carson (SG), Harvey Garner (SF), Robert Crawford (PF), Christopher Witt (C) Rufus Gardiner, Michael Evans, Gerald Pettaway, Walter Curren, Samuel Doud | |
| 01:41 | Earlham | Bradford Carson steals the ball from Gerald Zodrow | 29-33 |
| 01:38 | Oberlin | Robert Crawford slams it home on a great pass from Bradford Carson | 29-35 |
| 01:25 | Earlham | Robert Crawford denies the turnaround by Stephen Forsythe | 29-35 |
| 01:23 | Oberlin | Harvey Garner pulls down the rebound | 29-35 |
| 00:59 | Oberlin | Christopher Witt scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from David Threadgill | 29-37 |
| 00:33 | Earlham | Roy Adams's pass is intercepted by Christopher Witt | 29-37 |
| 00:25 | Oberlin | Harvey Garner buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Bradford Carson | 29-39 |
| 00:02 | Earlham | Christopher Witt swats the layup by Gerald Zodrow | 29-39 |
| 00:01 | Oberlin | Harvey Garner gets the rebound | 29-39 |
| 00:00 | Oberlin | Harvey Garner misses short on a fullcourt shot | 29-39 |