| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Robert Evans (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Shane McCullough (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Ryan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marc Balcom (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Murphree (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Kevin Hickmon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Eberhard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ernest Dumais (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Elvin Gavin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grove City | David Ryan inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Grove City | Shane McCullough drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Evans | 37-32 |
| 19:24 | Earlham | Ernest Dumais hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 19:22 | Earlham | Thomas Kelly grabs the offensive board | 37-32 |
| 19:13 | Earlham | Thomas Kelly is fouled on the floor by Donald Murphree - foul #2 on Donald Murphree, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| 19:05 | Earlham | Kevin Hickmon connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Eberhard and he's hacked by Robert Evans - foul #2 on Robert Evans, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| 19:05 | Earlham | Kevin Hickmon makes the free throw | 37-35 |
| 18:47 | Grove City | Marc Balcom clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 37-35 |
| 18:46 | Grove City | Marc Balcom tips it in | 39-35 |
| 18:24 | Earlham | David Ryan is called for the reach on Mark Eberhard - foul #2 on David Ryan, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| 18:12 | Earlham | Elvin Gavin drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Kevin Hickmon | 39-37 |
| 17:50 | Grove City | David Ryan buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Shane McCullough and the foul's on Ernest Dumais - foul #2 on Ernest Dumais, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| 17:50 | Grove City | David Ryan misses the free throw | 41-37 |
| 17:50 | Earlham | Ernest Dumais snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 17:33 | Earlham | Elvin Gavin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-37 |
| 17:31 | Earlham | Elvin Gavin tips it in | 41-39 |
| 17:28 | Grove City | Kevin Hickmon picks off the pass by Robert Evans in the backcourt | 41-39 |
| 17:10 | Earlham | Elvin Gavin misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 17:08 | Grove City | David Ryan snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 16:46 | Grove City | David Ryan blows the layup | 41-39 |
| 16:44 | Earlham | Thomas Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 16:31 | Earlham | Thomas Kelly can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-39 |
| 16:29 | Earlham | Ernest Dumais tips it home | 41-41 |
| 16:11 | Grove City | David Ryan clanks a 3 from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 16:10 | Earlham | Ernest Dumais gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 15:48 | Earlham | Mark Eberhard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-41 |
| Subs | Grove City | Bryan Collins (PG), David Kirby (SG), Shaun Cedeno (SF), Randolph Shelton (PF), Orlando Naber (C) Robert Evans, Shane McCullough, David Ryan, Marc Balcom, Donald Murphree | |
| Subs | Earlham | Timothy Stehle (PG), Howard Davis (SG), Daniel Furst (SF), Harry Smotherman (PF), Carlton Piatt (C) Kevin Hickmon, Mark Eberhard, Thomas Kelly, Ernest Dumais, Elvin Gavin | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Bryan Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Kirby (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Shaun Cedeno (fresh) PF - Randolph Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Orlando Naber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Timothy Stehle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Furst (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Harry Smotherman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlton Piatt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:23 | Grove City | Randolph Shelton loses the dribble to Harry Smotherman | 41-41 |
| 15:08 | Earlham | Carlton Piatt hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Timothy Stehle and he's fouled by Orlando Naber - foul #4 on Orlando Naber, team foul #4 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Grove City | Curtis James (C) Orlando Naber | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 15:08 | Earlham | Carlton Piatt makes the free throw | 41-44 |
| 14:57 | Grove City | Daniel Furst is called for the reach on Shaun Cedeno - foul #1 on Daniel Furst, team foul #2 | 41-44 |
| 14:38 | Grove City | Timothy Stehle takes the ball from David Kirby | 41-44 |
| 14:33 | Earlham | Timothy Stehle lays it in | 41-46 |
| 14:11 | Grove City | Harry Smotherman is called for the reach on Randolph Shelton - foul #1 on Harry Smotherman, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Grove City | Robert Evans (PG), Marc Balcom (PF) David Kirby, Curtis James | |
| Subs | Earlham | Thomas Kelly (SF) Daniel Furst | |
| 13:59 | Grove City | Marc Balcom can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Timothy Stehle - foul #2 on Timothy Stehle, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Kevin Hickmon (PG) Howard Davis | |
| 13:59 | Grove City | Marc Balcom makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 13:59 | Grove City | Marc Balcom makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 13:43 | Earlham | Timothy Stehle hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Thomas Kelly | 43-48 |
| 13:34 | Grove City | Bryan Collins scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Shaun Cedeno | 46-48 |
| 13:16 | Earlham | Thomas Kelly is fouled on the floor by Robert Evans - foul #3 on Robert Evans, team foul #5 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Grove City | Shane McCullough (SG), David Ryan (SF), Donald Murphree (C) Bryan Collins, Shaun Cedeno, Randolph Shelton | |
| Subs | Earlham | Mark Eberhard (SG), Ernest Dumais (PF), Elvin Gavin (C) Timothy Stehle, Harry Smotherman, Carlton Piatt | |
| 13:00 | Earlham | Kevin Hickmon misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 12:59 | Grove City | Marc Balcom grabs the board | 46-48 |
| 12:55 | Grove City | Shane McCullough loses the ball out of bounds | 46-48 |
| 12:52 | Earlham | Kevin Hickmon is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 46-48 |
| 12:41 | Grove City | Donald Murphree hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Shane McCullough and the foul's on Ernest Dumais - foul #3 on Ernest Dumais, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| 12:41 | Grove City | Donald Murphree makes the free throw | 49-48 |
| 12:25 | Earlham | Kevin Hickmon is fouled on the floor by Donald Murphree - foul #3 on Donald Murphree, team foul #6 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Grove City | David Kirby (PG), Randolph Shelton (C) Robert Evans, Marc Balcom | |
| Subs | Earlham | Daniel Furst (SF) Thomas Kelly | |
| 12:14 | Earlham | Elvin Gavin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-48 |
| 12:12 | Grove City | David Ryan grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 12:08 | Grove City | Kevin Hickmon steps in front of the David Kirby pass in the backcourt | 49-48 |
| 12:07 | Earlham | Kevin Hickmon hits the finger roll | 49-50 |
| 11:48 | Grove City | David Ryan misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-50 |
| 11:47 | Grove City | Randolph Shelton grabs the offensive board | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - David Kirby (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Shane McCullough (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - David Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Murphree (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. C - Randolph Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Kevin Hickmon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Eberhard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Daniel Furst (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Ernest Dumais (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Elvin Gavin (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Grove City | Donald Murphree misses the lay-in | 49-50 |
| 11:31 | Earlham | Elvin Gavin grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 11:13 | Earlham | Daniel Furst loses the dribble to Shane McCullough | 49-50 |
| 11:09 | Grove City | David Kirby can't finish the layup | 49-50 |
| 11:08 | Grove City | Donald Murphree pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 10:44 | Grove City | David Ryan can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 49-50 |
| 10:43 | Grove City | David Kirby grabs the offensive board | 49-50 |
| 10:34 | Grove City | David Ryan misses the 3 from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 10:33 | Grove City | Shane McCullough grabs the offensive board | 49-50 |
| 10:10 | Grove City | Donald Murphree hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Ernest Dumais - foul #4 on Ernest Dumais, team foul #6 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Grove City | Robert Evans (PG), Bryan Collins (SG), Shaun Cedeno (SF), Marc Balcom (PF) David Kirby, Shane McCullough, David Ryan, Randolph Shelton | |
| Subs | Earlham | Timothy Stehle (PG), Howard Davis (SG), Thomas Kelly (SF), Harry Smotherman (PF), Carlton Piatt (C) Kevin Hickmon, Mark Eberhard, Daniel Furst, Ernest Dumais, Elvin Gavin | |
| 10:10 | Grove City | Donald Murphree makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 10:10 | Grove City | Donald Murphree makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 09:53 | Earlham | Shaun Cedeno steals it from Harry Smotherman | 51-50 |
| 09:39 | Grove City | Bryan Collins is fouled on the floor by Howard Davis - foul #2 on Howard Davis, team foul #7 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Grove City | Curtis James (C) Donald Murphree | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 09:39 | Grove City | Bryan Collins makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 09:39 | Grove City | Bryan Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 09:15 | Earlham | Robert Evans picks off the pass by Timothy Stehle | 53-50 |
| 09:12 | Grove City | Shaun Cedeno hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Evans | 55-50 |
| 08:58 | Earlham | Timothy Stehle clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 08:56 | Earlham | Carlton Piatt misses the tip | 55-50 |
| 08:55 | Grove City | Robert Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 08:42 | Grove City | Carlton Piatt blocks the short jumper by Shaun Cedeno | 55-50 |
| 08:40 | Earlham | Timothy Stehle pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| 08:36 | Earlham | Timothy Stehle clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 08:34 | Grove City | Marc Balcom snags the defensive board | 55-50 |
| 08:09 | Grove City | Bryan Collins clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 08:07 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Timothy Stehle | 55-50 |
| 08:01 | Earlham | Thomas Kelly misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-50 |
| 07:59 | Grove City | Marc Balcom grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 07:42 | Grove City | Marc Balcom lays it up and in | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Robert Evans (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Collins (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shaun Cedeno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marc Balcom (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Curtis James (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Timothy Stehle (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Harry Smotherman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlton Piatt (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Earlham | Thomas Kelly misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-50 |
| 07:25 | Earlham | Harry Smotherman grabs the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 07:13 | Earlham | Howard Davis misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 07:11 | Grove City | Curtis James gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| 06:55 | Grove City | Marc Balcom loses the dribble to Carlton Piatt | 57-50 |
| 06:37 | Earlham | Thomas Kelly connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Stehle | 57-52 |
| 06:29 | Grove City | Marc Balcom misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 06:28 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Thomas Kelly | 57-52 |
| 06:05 | Earlham | Thomas Kelly loses the ball out of bounds | 57-52 |
| Subs | Grove City | David Kirby (PG), Shane McCullough (SG), David Ryan (SF), Donald Murphree (PF), Orlando Naber (C) Robert Evans, Bryan Collins, Shaun Cedeno, Marc Balcom, Curtis James | |
| Subs | Earlham | Kevin Hickmon (PG), Mark Eberhard (SG), Daniel Furst (SF), Ernest Dumais (PF), Elvin Gavin (C) Timothy Stehle, Howard Davis, Thomas Kelly, Harry Smotherman, Carlton Piatt | |
| 05:51 | Grove City | Donald Murphree buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by David Kirby | 59-52 |
| 05:32 | Earlham | Ernest Dumais connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Mark Eberhard | 59-54 |
| 05:23 | Grove City | Ernest Dumais is called for the reach on Shane McCullough - foul #5 on Ernest Dumais, team foul #8 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Earlham | William Buchmiller (SF) Ernest Dumais | |
| 05:23 | Grove City | Shane McCullough makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 05:23 | Grove City | Shane McCullough makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 05:07 | Earlham | Mark Eberhard is called for traveling | 61-54 |
| 04:45 | Grove City | Orlando Naber is fouled on the floor by Elvin Gavin - foul #2 on Elvin Gavin, team foul #9 | 61-54 |
| 04:45 | Grove City | Orlando Naber misses the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 04:45 | Earlham | Daniel Furst grabs the defensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 04:24 | Earlham | William Buchmiller drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Eberhard | 61-57 |
| 04:05 | Grove City | Donald Murphree clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-57 |
| 04:03 | Earlham | Elvin Gavin pulls down the rebound | 61-57 |
| 03:54 | Earlham | Elvin Gavin comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 61-57 |
| 03:52 | Grove City | Donald Murphree grabs the board | 61-57 |
| 03:30 | Grove City | Orlando Naber can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-57 |
| 03:29 | Grove City | Donald Murphree tips it in | 63-57 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - David Kirby (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane McCullough (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SF - David Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Murphree (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Orlando Naber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Kevin Hickmon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Eberhard (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SF - William Buchmiller (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Furst (fresh) 5 reb. C - Elvin Gavin (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Earlham | Kevin Hickmon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-57 |
| Subs | Grove City | Robert Evans (PG), Bryan Collins (SG), Curtis Mooney (SF), Marc Balcom (PF), Randolph Shelton (C) David Kirby, Shane McCullough, David Ryan, Donald Murphree, Orlando Naber | |
| Subs | Earlham | Timothy Stehle (SG), Thomas Kelly (SF), Harry Smotherman (PF), Carlton Piatt (C) Mark Eberhard, William Buchmiller, Daniel Furst, Elvin Gavin | |
| 03:13 | Grove City | Robert Evans misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-57 |
| 03:12 | Grove City | Marc Balcom gets the offensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 03:04 | Grove City | Randolph Shelton misses the jumper in the paint | 63-57 |
| 03:02 | Earlham | Carlton Piatt grabs the board | 63-57 |
| 02:57 | Earlham | Earlham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-57 |
| Subs | Grove City | Shane McCullough (SG), David Ryan (SF), Orlando Naber (C) Bryan Collins, Curtis Mooney, Randolph Shelton | |
| Subs | Earlham | Mark Eberhard (SG), Elvin Gavin (C) Timothy Stehle, Carlton Piatt | |
| 02:45 | Earlham | Kevin Hickmon knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Mark Eberhard | 63-59 |
| 02:20 | Grove City | David Ryan makes the fadeaway in the paint | 65-59 |
| 02:01 | Earlham | Elvin Gavin hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kevin Hickmon and he's hacked by David Ryan - foul #3 on David Ryan, team foul #7 | 65-61 |
| 02:01 | Earlham | Elvin Gavin misses the free throw | 65-61 |
| 02:01 | Grove City | Marc Balcom pulls down the rebound | 65-61 |
| 01:52 | Grove City | Orlando Naber misses the fadeaway from the left side | 65-61 |
| 01:51 | Earlham | Elvin Gavin grabs the defensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 01:47 | Earlham | Kevin Hickmon buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Mark Eberhard | 65-64 |
| 01:25 | Grove City | David Ryan buries a jump hook from the baseline | 67-64 |
| 01:12 | Earlham | Kevin Hickmon scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-67 |
| 00:44 | Grove City | Shane McCullough misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-67 |
| 00:42 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Harry Smotherman | 67-67 |
| 00:23 | Earlham | Thomas Kelly misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 67-67 |
| 00:22 | Grove City | Orlando Naber gets the rebound | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Grove City | David Ryan hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-67 |