| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Michael Luke (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Felix Conway (fresh) SF - Forrest Clark (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jerry Ellefson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Denis Craven (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Shane Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Johnson (fresh) SF - Jack Cashin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Glenn Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - George Lewis (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grove City | Forrest Clark inbounds the ball | 45-41 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 19:43 | Grove City | George Lewis swats the layup by Forrest Clark | 45-41 |
| 19:41 | Earlham | Glenn Johnson gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 19:26 | Earlham | Jack Cashin hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Shane Lewis | 45-43 |
| 19:22 | Grove City | Felix Conway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-43 |
| 19:20 | Earlham | Jack Cashin is fouled in the backcourt by Felix Conway - foul #1 on Felix Conway, team foul #1 | 45-43 |
| 19:10 | Earlham | Shane Lewis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-43 |
| 19:09 | Earlham | George Lewis hits the follow up shot | 45-45 |
| 18:58 | Grove City | Forrest Clark evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Ellefson | 48-45 |
| 18:30 | Earlham | Shane Lewis connects on the shot from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 18:17 | Grove City | Felix Conway is fouled on the floor by John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #1 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Grove City | Ronald Webb (PG), Travis Higginbotham (SG), Richard Clarke (C) Michael Luke, Felix Conway, Denis Craven | |
| Subs | Earlham | Charles Vanwormer (SG), Gerald Huskey (SF), John Grove (PF), Adam Kramer (C) John Johnson, Jack Cashin, Glenn Johnson, George Lewis | |
| 17:58 | Grove City | Gerald Huskey blocks the jumper by Richard Clarke | 48-47 |
| 17:56 | Earlham | The rebound goes to John Grove | 48-47 |
| 17:34 | Earlham | Charles Vanwormer misses the jumpshot from the right side | 48-47 |
| 17:32 | Earlham | John Grove can't tip it in | 48-47 |
| 17:31 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Richard Clarke | 48-47 |
| 17:16 | Grove City | Charles Vanwormer takes the ball from Forrest Clark | 48-47 |
| 17:13 | Earlham | Gerald Huskey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-47 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Earlham | John Johnson (SG), Jack Cashin (SF) Shane Lewis, Gerald Huskey | |
| 16:44 | Grove City | Travis Higginbotham is fouled on the floor by Jack Cashin - foul #3 on Jack Cashin, team foul #2 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Grove City | Michael Luke (PG), Felix Conway (SG), Denis Craven (C) Ronald Webb, Travis Higginbotham, Richard Clarke | |
| Subs | Earlham | Gerald Huskey (SF), Glenn Johnson (PF), George Lewis (C) Jack Cashin, John Grove, Adam Kramer | |
| 16:31 | Grove City | Forrest Clark misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Vanwormer - foul #3 on Charles Vanwormer, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Shane Lewis (PG) Charles Vanwormer | |
| 16:31 | Grove City | Forrest Clark makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 16:31 | Grove City | Forrest Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 16:09 | Earlham | Shane Lewis is hacked by Michael Luke - foul #3 on Michael Luke, team foul #2 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Grove City | Ronald Webb (PG), Gerald Turner (SF) Michael Luke, Forrest Clark | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 15:53 | Earlham | Glenn Johnson can't connect on a shot in the lane | 50-47 |
| 15:51 | Grove City | Gerald Turner gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Ronald Webb (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Felix Conway (fairly fresh) SF - Gerald Turner (fresh) PF - Jerry Ellefson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Denis Craven (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Shane Lewis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Johnson (fairly fresh) SF - Gerald Huskey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - George Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Grove City | Ronald Webb misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 15:33 | Grove City | Denis Craven grabs the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 15:23 | Grove City | Felix Conway hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 15:07 | Earlham | Gerald Huskey knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Shane Lewis | 52-49 |
| 14:50 | Grove City | Felix Conway is hacked by John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #4 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Grove City | Michael Luke (PG), Travis Higginbotham (SG), Forrest Clark (SF), Richard Clarke (PF), Cody Guice (C) Ronald Webb, Felix Conway, Gerald Turner, Jerry Ellefson, Denis Craven | |
| Subs | Earlham | Charles Vanwormer (PG), Scott Sill (SG), Jack Cashin (SF), John Grove (PF), Adam Kramer (C) Shane Lewis, John Johnson, Gerald Huskey, Glenn Johnson, George Lewis | |
| 14:37 | Grove City | Cody Guice connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-49 |
| 14:25 | Earlham | John Grove lays it in uncontested | 54-51 |
| 14:13 | Grove City | Cody Guice shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-51 |
| 14:11 | Earlham | John Grove grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 14:02 | Earlham | Forrest Clark picks off the pass by Charles Vanwormer | 54-51 |
| 13:38 | Grove City | Forrest Clark can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-51 |
| 13:37 | Earlham | John Grove snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 13:12 | Earlham | Forrest Clark steals it from Scott Sill | 54-51 |
| 13:08 | Grove City | Forrest Clark lays it up and in | 56-51 |
| 12:53 | Earlham | Adam Kramer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Travis Higginbotham - foul #2 on Travis Higginbotham, team foul #3 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Grove City | Ronald Webb (PG), Felix Conway (SG), Gerald Turner (SF), Denis Craven (PF) Michael Luke, Travis Higginbotham, Forrest Clark, Richard Clarke | |
| Subs | Earlham | Shane Lewis (PG), Gerald Huskey (SF), Glenn Johnson (PF) Charles Vanwormer, Jack Cashin, John Grove | |
| 12:53 | Earlham | Adam Kramer misses the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 12:53 | Earlham | Adam Kramer misses the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 12:53 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Denis Craven | 56-51 |
| 12:27 | Grove City | Cody Guice hits the finger roll | 58-51 |
| 12:25 | Earlham | Shane Lewis's pass is intercepted by Ronald Webb in the backcourt | 58-51 |
| 12:13 | Grove City | The jump hook by Cody Guice is blocked by Adam Kramer | 58-51 |
| 12:11 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Scott Sill | 58-51 |
| 12:04 | Earlham | Glenn Johnson knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Shane Lewis | 58-53 |
| 11:58 | Grove City | Ronald Webb's layup is rejected by Glenn Johnson | 58-53 |
| 11:56 | Grove City | Felix Conway pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 11:44 | Grove City | Denis Craven misses the easy layup | 58-53 |
| 11:42 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Glenn Johnson | 58-53 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Ronald Webb (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Felix Conway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Turner (fresh) PF - Denis Craven (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Cody Guice (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Shane Lewis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scott Sill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Huskey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Adam Kramer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Earlham | Glenn Johnson is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 11:24 | Grove City | Gerald Turner pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 11:05 | Grove City | Cody Guice splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-53 |
| 11:03 | Grove City | Cody Guice hits the follow up shot | 60-53 |
| 10:50 | Earlham | Adam Kramer is open and scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Gerald Huskey | 60-55 |
| 10:35 | Grove City | Cody Guice clanks a jump hook near the basket | 60-55 |
| 10:33 | Earlham | Gerald Huskey grabs the defensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 10:11 | Earlham | Adam Kramer misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt in the lane | 60-55 |
| 10:09 | Earlham | Adam Kramer gets the offensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 09:55 | Earlham | Scott Sill clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 09:53 | Grove City | Denis Craven grabs the board | 60-55 |
| 09:40 | Grove City | Cody Guice splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Adam Kramer - foul #2 on Adam Kramer, team foul #5 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Grove City | Michael Luke (PG), Travis Higginbotham (SG), Forrest Clark (SF), Richard Clarke (PF) Ronald Webb, Felix Conway, Gerald Turner, Denis Craven | |
| Subs | Earlham | Charles Vanwormer (PG), John Johnson (SG), Jack Cashin (SF), John Grove (PF), George Lewis (C) Shane Lewis, Scott Sill, Gerald Huskey, Glenn Johnson, Adam Kramer | |
| 09:40 | Grove City | Cody Guice makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 09:40 | Grove City | Cody Guice makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 09:14 | Earlham | John Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-55 |
| 09:12 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Richard Clarke | 62-55 |
| 09:00 | Grove City | Forrest Clark comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-55 |
| 08:58 | Grove City | Richard Clarke tips it in | 64-55 |
| 08:43 | Earlham | Jack Cashin is whistled for traveling | 64-55 |
| Subs | Grove City | Jerry Ellefson (PF) Cody Guice | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 08:24 | Grove City | John Grove blocks the short jumper by Forrest Clark | 64-55 |
| 08:23 | Earlham | George Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 08:19 | Earlham | John Grove loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-55 |
| Subs | Grove City | Cody Guice (C) Richard Clarke | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 08:12 | Grove City | Cody Guice hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Luke | 66-55 |
| 08:08 | Earlham | Michael Luke picks off the pass by John Johnson in the backcourt | 66-55 |
| 07:56 | Grove City | Cody Guice shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-55 |
| 07:54 | Earlham | George Lewis pulls down the rebound | 66-55 |
| 07:48 | Earlham | Charles Vanwormer drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jack Cashin | 66-57 |
| 07:39 | Grove City | Forrest Clark is whistled for a carry | 66-57 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Shane Lewis (PG), Scott Sill (SG), Glenn Johnson (PF) Charles Vanwormer, John Johnson, John Grove | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Michael Luke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Travis Higginbotham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Forrest Clark (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 stl. PF - Jerry Ellefson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Cody Guice (tiring) 21 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Shane Lewis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scott Sill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jack Cashin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Glenn Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - George Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:37 | Earlham | Shane Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by Travis Higginbotham - foul #3 on Travis Higginbotham, team foul #4 | 66-57 |
| 07:30 | Earlham | Jack Cashin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-57 |
| 07:28 | Grove City | Cody Guice pulls down the rebound | 66-57 |
| 07:23 | Grove City | Forrest Clark makes the wide open jumper from the right wing set up by Jerry Ellefson | 68-57 |
| 07:09 | Earlham | Scott Sill is whistled for traveling | 68-57 |
| Subs | Grove City | Felix Conway (SG), Joel Cornett (SF), Richard Clarke (C) Travis Higginbotham, Forrest Clark, Cody Guice | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 06:49 | Grove City | The jump hook by Richard Clarke is blocked by Glenn Johnson | 68-57 |
| 06:48 | Earlham | Shane Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 68-57 |
| 06:45 | Earlham | Glenn Johnson is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Glenn Johnson, team foul #6 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Gerald Huskey (SF) Jack Cashin | |
| 06:31 | Grove City | George Lewis is called for the reach on Joel Cornett - foul #2 on George Lewis, team foul #7 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Earlham | John Grove (PF) Glenn Johnson | |
| 06:31 | Grove City | Joel Cornett makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 06:31 | Grove City | Joel Cornett misses the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 06:31 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Scott Sill | 69-57 |
| 06:11 | Earlham | George Lewis knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Shane Lewis and the foul's on Richard Clarke - foul #3 on Richard Clarke, team foul #5 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Grove City | Ronald Webb (PG), Travis Higginbotham (SG), Forrest Clark (SF), Denis Craven (C) Michael Luke, Felix Conway, Joel Cornett, Richard Clarke | |
| Subs | Earlham | Charles Vanwormer (PG), John Johnson (SG) Shane Lewis, Scott Sill | |
| 06:11 | Earlham | George Lewis makes the free throw | 69-60 |
| 05:55 | Grove City | Travis Higginbotham clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-60 |
| 05:53 | Earlham | The rebound goes to John Grove | 69-60 |
| 05:35 | Earlham | John Grove can't throw it down | 69-60 |
| 05:34 | Earlham | Charles Vanwormer snags the offensive board | 69-60 |
| 05:16 | Earlham | John Grove is hacked by Jerry Ellefson - foul #2 on Jerry Ellefson, team foul #6 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Grove City | Michael Luke (PG), Felix Conway (SG), Cody Guice (C) Ronald Webb, Travis Higginbotham, Denis Craven | |
| Subs | Earlham | Shane Lewis (PG), Glenn Johnson (PF) Gerald Huskey, John Grove | |
| 05:11 | Earlham | George Lewis comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Jerry Ellefson - foul #3 on Jerry Ellefson, team foul #7 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Grove City | Gerald Turner (SF) Forrest Clark | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 05:11 | Earlham | George Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 05:11 | Earlham | George Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 04:57 | Grove City | Cody Guice misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on George Lewis - foul #3 on George Lewis, team foul #8 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Scott Sill (SG), Jack Cashin (SF), Adam Kramer (C) John Johnson, Charles Vanwormer, George Lewis | |
| 04:57 | Grove City | Cody Guice makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 04:57 | Grove City | Cody Guice makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 04:53 | Earlham | Scott Sill double dribbles in the backcourt | 71-62 |
| 04:36 | Grove City | Adam Kramer blocks the short jumper by Cody Guice | 71-62 |
| 04:34 | Grove City | Gerald Turner grabs the offensive board | 71-62 |
| 04:24 | Grove City | Cody Guice splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 71-62 |
| 04:23 | Earlham | Adam Kramer gets the rebound | 71-62 |
| 04:15 | Earlham | Adam Kramer connects on the open jumpshot from the right side set up by Jack Cashin | 71-64 |
| 04:04 | Grove City | Michael Luke misses the shot from the right wing | 71-64 |
| 04:03 | Grove City | Cody Guice grabs the offensive board | 71-64 |
| 03:45 | Grove City | Michael Luke comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 71-64 |
| 03:43 | Grove City | Cody Guice snags the offensive board | 71-64 |
| 03:32 | Grove City | Felix Conway is fouled on the floor by Scott Sill - foul #4 on Scott Sill, team foul #9 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Grove City | Ronald Webb (PG), Forrest Clark (SF), Denis Craven (PF), Richard Clarke (C) Michael Luke, Gerald Turner, Jerry Ellefson, Cody Guice | |
| Subs | Earlham | Charles Vanwormer (PG), John Johnson (SG), Gerald Huskey (SF), John Grove (PF), George Lewis (C) Shane Lewis, Scott Sill, Jack Cashin, Glenn Johnson, Adam Kramer | |
| 03:32 | Grove City | Felix Conway misses the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 03:32 | Earlham | George Lewis snags the defensive board | 71-64 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Ronald Webb (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Felix Conway (tired) 2 pts. SF - Forrest Clark (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 stl. PF - Denis Craven (fresh) 5 reb. C - Richard Clarke (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Charles Vanwormer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Johnson (fresh) SF - Gerald Huskey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Grove (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - George Lewis (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Earlham | Ronald Webb is called for the reach on Charles Vanwormer - foul #2 on Ronald Webb, team foul #8 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Grove City | Travis Higginbotham (SG) Felix Conway | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 03:16 | Earlham | Charles Vanwormer makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 03:16 | Earlham | Charles Vanwormer makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 02:53 | Grove City | John Johnson is called for the reach on Travis Higginbotham - foul #3 on John Johnson, team foul #10 | 71-66 |
| 02:53 | Grove City | Travis Higginbotham makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 02:53 | Grove City | Travis Higginbotham makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 02:39 | Earlham | Ronald Webb takes the ball from Charles Vanwormer | 73-66 |
| 02:23 | Grove City | Ronald Webb connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Denis Craven | 75-66 |
| 02:23 | Earlham | Earlham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-66 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Jack Cashin (SF) Gerald Huskey | |
| 02:12 | Earlham | George Lewis buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Vanwormer | 75-68 |
| 02:12 | Grove City | Grove City calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-68 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Scott Sill (PG), Adam Kramer (C) Charles Vanwormer, George Lewis | |
| 01:54 | Grove City | Forrest Clark misses the layup against the doubleteam | 75-68 |
| 01:53 | Earlham | Adam Kramer snags the defensive board | 75-68 |
| 01:53 | Earlham | Earlham calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-68 |
| Subs | Grove City | Michael Luke (PG), Felix Conway (SG), Jerry Ellefson (PF), Cody Guice (C) Ronald Webb, Travis Higginbotham, Denis Craven, Richard Clarke | |
| Subs | Earlham | Shane Lewis (PG), Glenn Johnson (PF), George Lewis (C) John Johnson, John Grove, Adam Kramer | |
| 01:30 | Earlham | Glenn Johnson makes the shot from the right block | 75-70 |
| 01:08 | Grove City | Cody Guice makes the contested shot in the lane on a great pass from Michael Luke | 77-70 |
| 01:03 | Earlham | Jack Cashin is fouled on the floor by Forrest Clark - foul #3 on Forrest Clark, team foul #9 | 77-70 |
| 01:03 | Earlham | Jack Cashin makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 01:03 | Earlham | Jack Cashin misses the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 01:03 | Grove City | Jerry Ellefson pulls down the rebound | 77-71 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:56 | Grove City | Jerry Ellefson is fouled on the floor by Jack Cashin - foul #4 on Jack Cashin, team foul #11 | 77-71 |
| Subs | Grove City | Richard Clarke (C) Cody Guice | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 00:56 | Grove City | Jerry Ellefson misses the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:56 | Grove City | Jerry Ellefson makes the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:49 | Earlham | Shane Lewis clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 78-71 |
| 00:48 | Grove City | Forrest Clark gets the rebound | 78-71 |
| 00:47 | Grove City | Forrest Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Shane Lewis - foul #3 on Shane Lewis, team foul #12 | 78-71 |
| 00:47 | Grove City | Forrest Clark makes the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:47 | Grove City | Forrest Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:47 | Earlham | Glenn Johnson snags the defensive board | 79-71 |
| 00:43 | Earlham | Jack Cashin misses the 3 from the right corner | 79-71 |
| 00:42 | Earlham | George Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-71 |
| 00:40 | Earlham | Shane Lewis makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 79-74 |
| 00:39 | Grove City | Felix Conway is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Sill - foul #5 on Scott Sill, team foul #13 | 79-74 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Earlham | John Johnson (SG) Scott Sill | |
| 00:39 | Grove City | Felix Conway makes the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:39 | Grove City | Felix Conway makes the 2nd free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:36 | Earlham | John Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-74 |
| 00:33 | Grove City | George Lewis is called for the reach on Richard Clarke - foul #4 on George Lewis, team foul #14 | 81-74 |
| 00:33 | Grove City | Richard Clarke makes the 1st free throw | 82-74 |
| 00:33 | Grove City | Richard Clarke makes the 2nd free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:25 | Earlham | Glenn Johnson is called for traveling | 83-74 |
| 00:24 | Grove City | Shane Lewis is called for the reach on Richard Clarke in the backcourt - foul #4 on Shane Lewis, team foul #15 | 83-74 |
| 00:24 | Grove City | Richard Clarke misses the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:24 | Grove City | Richard Clarke misses the 2nd free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:24 | Earlham | George Lewis snags the defensive board | 83-74 |
| 00:20 | Earlham | Shane Lewis is hacked by Forrest Clark in the backcourt - foul #4 on Forrest Clark, team foul #10 | 83-74 |
| Subs | Grove City | Cody Guice (C) Richard Clarke | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 00:20 | Earlham | Shane Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 83-75 |
| 00:20 | Earlham | Shane Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 83-76 |
| 00:18 | Grove City | Shane Lewis is called for the reach on Forrest Clark in the backcourt - foul #5 on Shane Lewis, team foul #16 | 83-76 |
| Subs | Grove City | Richard Clarke (C) Cody Guice | |
| Subs | Earlham | Charles Vanwormer (PG) Shane Lewis | |
| 00:18 | Grove City | Forrest Clark makes the 1st free throw | 84-76 |
| 00:18 | Grove City | Forrest Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 85-76 |
| 00:15 | Earlham | Earlham calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 85-76 |
| Subs | Grove City | Cody Guice (C) Richard Clarke | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 00:11 | Earlham | Charles Vanwormer hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Johnson | 85-79 |
| 00:09 | Grove City | Jerry Ellefson is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Vanwormer - foul #4 on Charles Vanwormer, team foul #17 | 85-79 |
| Subs | Grove City | Travis Higginbotham (SG), Richard Clarke (C) Felix Conway, Cody Guice | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 00:09 | Grove City | Jerry Ellefson makes the 1st free throw | 86-79 |
| 00:09 | Grove City | Jerry Ellefson makes the 2nd free throw | 87-79 |
| 00:07 | Earlham | Charles Vanwormer is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 87-79 |
| Subs | Grove City | Felix Conway (SG) Travis Higginbotham | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Grove City | Michael Luke runs out the clock | 87-79 |