| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Leigh Alford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hugh Filer (fresh) SF - Jonathon Buckles (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Peter Curran (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Riley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Dick Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lucas Allen (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Inman (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrel Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. C - Spencer Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grove City | Jonathon Buckles inbounds the ball | 32-35 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Grove City | Anthony Riley connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Leigh Alford | 34-35 |
| 19:37 | Denison | Lucas Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-35 |
| 19:23 | Grove City | Hugh Filer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 19:22 | Grove City | Jonathon Buckles tips it home | 36-35 |
| 18:58 | Denison | Darrel Griffin misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Hugh Filer - foul #2 on Hugh Filer, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| 18:58 | Denison | Darrel Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 18:58 | Denison | Darrel Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:45 | Grove City | Hugh Filer scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Leigh Alford | 39-37 |
| 18:36 | Denison | Lucas Allen travels with the ball | 39-37 |
| 18:09 | Grove City | Peter Curran hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 39-37 |
| 18:08 | Denison | Dick Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 18:04 | Denison | Lucas Allen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 18:03 | Denison | Darrel Griffin tips it but misses | 39-37 |
| 18:01 | Denison | Lucas Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 17:50 | Denison | Anthony Riley steals it from Lucas Allen | 39-37 |
| 17:38 | Grove City | Anthony Riley misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Dick Jones - foul #1 on Dick Jones, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Grove City | John Hilburn (PG), Richard Hill (SF), Timothy Shover (PF) Leigh Alford, Jonathon Buckles, Peter Curran | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 17:38 | Grove City | Anthony Riley makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 17:38 | Grove City | Anthony Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 17:13 | Denison | Dick Jones double dribbles | 41-37 |
| Subs | Grove City | Rodney Coachman (C) Anthony Riley | |
| Subs | Denison | Dean Ashford (PG), Walter Self (SG), Thad Sayre (C) Dick Jones, Lucas Allen, Spencer Davidson | |
| 17:04 | Grove City | Richard Hill buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Hugh Filer | 43-37 |
| 16:41 | Denison | Dean Ashford misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 16:40 | Denison | Thad Sayre grabs the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 16:27 | Denison | Arthur Inman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-37 |
| 16:26 | Grove City | Rodney Coachman snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 16:22 | Grove City | John Hilburn banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Hill | 45-37 |
| 16:16 | Denison | Walter Self makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dean Ashford and the foul's on Rodney Coachman - foul #1 on Rodney Coachman, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Grove City | Leigh Alford (PG), Jonathon Buckles (SF) John Hilburn, Hugh Filer | |
| Subs | Denison | Jesse Trinkle (SF), William Delrosario (C) Arthur Inman, Darrel Griffin | |
| 16:16 | Denison | Walter Self makes the free throw | 45-40 |
| 16:00 | Grove City | Jonathon Buckles knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Leigh Alford (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jonathon Buckles (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Timothy Shover (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Coachman (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Dean Ashford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter Self (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jesse Trinkle (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thad Sayre (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Delrosario (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Denison | Walter Self comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 15:37 | Grove City | Rodney Coachman snags the defensive board | 48-40 |
| 15:10 | Grove City | Richard Hill misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Delrosario - foul #1 on William Delrosario, team foul #2 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Grove City | Patrick Drews (SF), Peter Curran (PF), Anthony Riley (C) Jonathon Buckles, Timothy Shover, Rodney Coachman | |
| Subs | Denison | Dick Jones (PG), Lucas Allen (SG), Spencer Davidson (C) Dean Ashford, Jesse Trinkle, William Delrosario | |
| 15:10 | Grove City | Richard Hill makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 15:10 | Grove City | Richard Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 14:44 | Denison | Walter Self connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Dick Jones | 50-43 |
| 14:30 | Grove City | Peter Curran misses the driving attempt from close range | 50-43 |
| 14:29 | Denison | Lucas Allen snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| 14:22 | Denison | Lucas Allen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 14:20 | Grove City | Patrick Drews grabs the defensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 14:05 | Grove City | Richard Hill steps out of bounds on the sideline | 50-43 |
| Subs | Grove City | John Hilburn (PG), Hugh Filer (SG) Leigh Alford, Richard Hill | |
| Subs | Denison | Arthur Inman (SF), Darrel Griffin (PF) Walter Self, Thad Sayre | |
| 14:01 | Denison | Dick Jones is fouled in the backcourt by John Hilburn - foul #2 on John Hilburn, team foul #3 | 50-43 |
| 13:46 | Denison | Lucas Allen misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 13:45 | Grove City | Patrick Drews snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| 13:27 | Grove City | Hugh Filer is hacked by Lucas Allen - foul #1 on Lucas Allen, team foul #3 | 50-43 |
| 13:08 | Grove City | John Hilburn misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Dick Jones - foul #2 on Dick Jones, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| 13:08 | Grove City | John Hilburn makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 13:08 | Grove City | John Hilburn misses the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 13:08 | Denison | Darrel Griffin pulls down the rebound | 51-43 |
| 12:50 | Denison | Peter Curran takes the ball from Darrel Griffin | 51-43 |
| 12:32 | Grove City | Hugh Filer misses badly on a runner from the right block | 51-43 |
| 12:30 | Denison | Darrel Griffin gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 12:26 | Denison | Lucas Allen connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Dick Jones | 51-46 |
| 12:03 | Grove City | Anthony Riley scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by John Hilburn | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - John Hilburn (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hugh Filer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Drews (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Peter Curran (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Riley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Dick Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Lucas Allen (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Inman (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrel Griffin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Spencer Davidson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Denison | Arthur Inman connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 11:25 | Grove City | Dick Jones steps in front of the Anthony Riley pass | 53-48 |
| 11:17 | Denison | Darrel Griffin misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-48 |
| 11:15 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Peter Curran | 53-48 |
| 11:10 | Grove City | Hugh Filer is hacked by Arthur Inman - foul #1 on Arthur Inman, team foul #5 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Grove City | Leigh Alford (PG), Richard Hill (SG), Jonathon Buckles (SF), Timothy Shover (PF), Rodney Coachman (C) John Hilburn, Hugh Filer, Patrick Drews, Peter Curran, Anthony Riley | |
| Subs | Denison | Dean Ashford (PG), Walter Self (SG), Jesse Trinkle (SF), Thad Sayre (PF), William Delrosario (C) Dick Jones, Lucas Allen, Arthur Inman, Darrel Griffin, Spencer Davidson | |
| 11:01 | Grove City | Richard Hill makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Leigh Alford | 55-48 |
| 10:50 | Denison | Thad Sayre scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jesse Trinkle | 55-50 |
| 10:34 | Grove City | Richard Hill scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Leigh Alford | 57-50 |
| 10:16 | Denison | Walter Self misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-50 |
| 10:14 | Grove City | Jonathon Buckles snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| 09:59 | Grove City | Leigh Alford loses the ball out of bounds | 57-50 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Denison | Arthur Inman (SF), Darrel Griffin (PF) Jesse Trinkle, William Delrosario | |
| 09:46 | Denison | Walter Self can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-50 |
| 09:45 | Denison | Thad Sayre misses the tip | 57-50 |
| 09:44 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Timothy Shover | 57-50 |
| 09:38 | Grove City | Jonathon Buckles hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Leigh Alford and he's hacked by Arthur Inman - foul #2 on Arthur Inman, team foul #6 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Grove City | Patrick Drews (SF) Richard Hill | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 09:38 | Grove City | Jonathon Buckles makes the free throw | 60-50 |
| 09:22 | Denison | Walter Self is fouled on the floor by Leigh Alford - foul #2 on Leigh Alford, team foul #4 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Grove City | Richard Hill (SG), Anthony Riley (C) Jonathon Buckles, Rodney Coachman | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 09:17 | Denison | Dean Ashford hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-53 |
| 08:53 | Grove City | Leigh Alford comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-53 |
| 08:52 | Denison | Thad Sayre snags the defensive board | 60-53 |
| 08:46 | Denison | Thad Sayre knocks in the shot from the right wing | 60-55 |
| 08:35 | Grove City | Patrick Drews scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Leigh Alford | 62-55 |
| 08:13 | Denison | Dean Ashford misses the lay-in | 62-55 |
| 08:11 | Grove City | Richard Hill grabs the board | 62-55 |
| 08:05 | Grove City | Patrick Drews slams it home | 64-55 |
| 08:01 | Denison | Dean Ashford hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Walter Self | 64-58 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Leigh Alford (fairly fresh) 7 ast. SG - Richard Hill (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Patrick Drews (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Shover (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Riley (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Dean Ashford (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter Self (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Arthur Inman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrel Griffin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Thad Sayre (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Grove City | Timothy Shover misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-58 |
| 07:41 | Grove City | Anthony Riley tips it but misses | 64-58 |
| 07:39 | Denison | Darrel Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 07:33 | Denison | Dean Ashford comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-58 |
| 07:32 | Denison | Walter Self grabs the offensive board | 64-58 |
| 07:11 | Denison | Arthur Inman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Patrick Drews - foul #4 on Patrick Drews, team foul #5 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Grove City | John Hilburn (PG), Hugh Filer (SG), Jonathon Buckles (SF), Peter Curran (PF), Rodney Coachman (C) Leigh Alford, Richard Hill, Patrick Drews, Timothy Shover, Anthony Riley | |
| Subs | Denison | Dick Jones (PG), Lucas Allen (SG), William Delrosario (PF), Spencer Davidson (C) Dean Ashford, Walter Self, Darrel Griffin, Thad Sayre | |
| 07:11 | Denison | Arthur Inman makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 07:11 | Denison | Arthur Inman makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 06:50 | Grove City | John Hilburn misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 64-60 |
| 06:49 | Grove City | Hugh Filer gets the offensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 06:39 | Grove City | Jonathon Buckles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-60 |
| 06:37 | Denison | Lucas Allen pulls down the rebound | 64-60 |
| 06:33 | Denison | Arthur Inman buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Dick Jones | 64-62 |
| 06:27 | Grove City | John Hilburn is fouled in the backcourt by Dick Jones - foul #3 on Dick Jones, team foul #7 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Denison | Jesse Trinkle (SF) Arthur Inman | |
| 06:27 | Grove City | John Hilburn makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 06:27 | Grove City | John Hilburn makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 06:14 | Denison | Lucas Allen hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Dick Jones | 66-65 |
| 06:01 | Grove City | Hugh Filer buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jonathon Buckles | 69-65 |
| 05:47 | Denison | Spencer Davidson dunks the ball on a nice dish by Jesse Trinkle | 69-67 |
| 05:32 | Grove City | Hugh Filer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-67 |
| 05:30 | Grove City | Jonathon Buckles tips it home | 71-67 |
| 05:10 | Denison | William Delrosario throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-67 |
| Subs | Grove City | Patrick Drews (SF), Anthony Riley (C) Jonathon Buckles, Peter Curran | |
| Subs | Denison | Dean Ashford (SF), Darrel Griffin (PF) Jesse Trinkle, William Delrosario | |
| 04:55 | Grove City | John Hilburn knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Rodney Coachman and he's fouled by Dick Jones - foul #4 on Dick Jones, team foul #8 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Grove City | Richard Hill (SG) Hugh Filer | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 04:55 | Grove City | John Hilburn makes the free throw | 74-67 |
| 04:36 | Denison | Lucas Allen can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 74-67 |
| 04:34 | Grove City | Rodney Coachman snags the defensive board | 74-67 |
| 04:32 | Grove City | Lucas Allen steals it from John Hilburn in the backcourt | 74-67 |
| 04:03 | Denison | Dick Jones connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Lucas Allen | 74-70 |
| 03:42 | Grove City | Anthony Riley drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by John Hilburn | 76-70 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - John Hilburn (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Hill (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Patrick Drews (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Rodney Coachman (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Anthony Riley (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Dick Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lucas Allen (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dean Ashford (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Darrel Griffin (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Spencer Davidson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Denison | Lucas Allen misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Rodney Coachman - foul #2 on Rodney Coachman, team foul #6 | 76-70 |
| Subs | Grove City | Leigh Alford (PG), Hugh Filer (SG), Peter Curran (PF) John Hilburn, Richard Hill, Rodney Coachman | |
| Subs | Denison | William Finney (PG), Arthur Inman (SF), Thad Sayre (C) Dick Jones, Dean Ashford, Spencer Davidson | |
| 03:15 | Denison | Lucas Allen makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 03:15 | Denison | Lucas Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 03:07 | Grove City | Leigh Alford is fouled on the floor by William Finney - foul #1 on William Finney, team foul #9 | 76-72 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Denison | Walter Self (SG) Lucas Allen | |
| 03:07 | Grove City | Leigh Alford misses the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 03:07 | Denison | Thad Sayre grabs the defensive rebound | 76-72 |
| 02:55 | Denison | Peter Curran swats the short shot by Darrel Griffin | 76-72 |
| 02:54 | Denison | Walter Self snags the offensive board | 76-72 |
| 02:54 | Denison | Denison calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-72 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Denison | Dean Ashford (PG) William Finney | |
| 02:32 | Denison | Arthur Inman's layup is rejected by Peter Curran | 76-72 |
| 02:31 | Grove City | Anthony Riley pulls down the rebound | 76-72 |
| 02:08 | Grove City | Leigh Alford misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 76-72 |
| 02:06 | Denison | Arthur Inman grabs the board | 76-72 |
| 02:06 | Denison | Denison calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-72 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Denison | Dick Jones (PG), Lucas Allen (SG), Spencer Davidson (C) Dean Ashford, Walter Self, Thad Sayre | |
| 01:43 | Denison | Lucas Allen misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 76-72 |
| 01:42 | Denison | Arthur Inman hits the follow up shot | 76-74 |
| 01:19 | Grove City | Patrick Drews misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dick Jones - foul #5 on Dick Jones, team foul #10 | 76-74 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Denison | Dean Ashford (PG) Dick Jones | |
| 01:19 | Grove City | Patrick Drews misses the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 01:19 | Grove City | Patrick Drews makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 01:01 | Denison | Arthur Inman scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Lucas Allen | 77-76 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:38 | Grove City | Hugh Filer hits a driving attempt from close range | 79-76 |
| 00:32 | Denison | Dean Ashford's pass is intercepted by Leigh Alford | 79-76 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:31 | Grove City | Patrick Drews is fouled in the backcourt by Dean Ashford - foul #1 on Dean Ashford, team foul #11 | 79-76 |
| 00:31 | Grove City | Patrick Drews makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:31 | Grove City | Patrick Drews makes the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:23 | Denison | Lucas Allen misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 81-76 |
| 00:22 | Denison | Arthur Inman snags the offensive board | 81-76 |
| 00:19 | Denison | Lucas Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 81-76 |
| 00:17 | Grove City | Anthony Riley pulls down the rebound | 81-76 |
| 00:14 | Grove City | Anthony Riley is hacked by Dean Ashford in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dean Ashford, team foul #12 | 81-76 |
| Subs | Grove City | John Hilburn (PG), Jonathon Buckles (SG), Rodney Coachman (PF) Leigh Alford, Hugh Filer, Peter Curran | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 00:14 | Grove City | Anthony Riley misses the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:14 | Grove City | Anthony Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:10 | Denison | Dean Ashford clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 82-76 |
| 00:09 | Grove City | Rodney Coachman grabs the board | 82-76 |
| 00:09 | Grove City | Grove City calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-76 |
| 00:08 | Grove City | Patrick Drews is hacked by Lucas Allen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lucas Allen, team foul #13 | 82-76 |
| 00:08 | Grove City | Patrick Drews makes the 1st free throw | 83-76 |
| 00:08 | Grove City | Patrick Drews misses the 2nd free throw | 83-76 |
| 00:08 | Denison | Darrel Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 83-76 |
| 00:02 | Denison | Patrick Drews steals the ball from Arthur Inman | 83-76 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Grove City | Patrick Drews runs out the clock | 83-76 |