| Lineup | Denison | PG - Howard Whitton (fresh) SG - William Maggard (fresh) SF - Todd Jahosky (fresh) PF - Michael Strang (fresh) C - John Ferri (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Shane Lewis (fresh) SG - John Johnson (fresh) SF - Jack Cashin (fresh) PF - John Grove (fresh) C - George Lewis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Earlham | George Lewis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:51 | Earlham | Shane Lewis makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Jack Cashin | 0-2 |
| 19:35 | Denison | Michael Strang misses short on a shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:33 | Denison | Michael Strang grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Denison | William Maggard is whistled for a carry | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Earlham | John Ferri is called for the reach on George Lewis - foul #1 on John Ferri, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Earlham | John Grove comes up short on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Todd Jahosky - foul #1 on Todd Jahosky, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Earlham | John Grove misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Earlham | John Grove misses the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Earlham | Jack Cashin grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | Earlham | John Johnson knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Shane Lewis | 0-4 |
| 18:14 | Denison | Todd Jahosky hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Howard Whitton | 3-4 |
| 18:04 | Earlham | Todd Jahosky is called for the reach on John Grove - foul #2 on Todd Jahosky, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Denison | Christopher Kan (SF) Todd Jahosky | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 17:48 | Earlham | John Grove misses the lay-in | 3-4 |
| 17:46 | Denison | The rebound goes to William Maggard | 3-4 |
| 17:39 | Denison | Christopher Kan is hacked by John Grove - foul #1 on John Grove, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 17:21 | Denison | Christopher Kan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-4 |
| 17:06 | Earlham | John Grove hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 3-4 |
| 17:05 | Denison | Christopher Kan grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:59 | Denison | Christopher Kan misses the jumper from the baseline | 3-4 |
| 16:57 | Denison | John Ferri misses the tip | 3-4 |
| 16:55 | Denison | Michael Strang gets the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:38 | Denison | William Maggard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-4 |
| 16:36 | Denison | Christopher Kan misses the tip | 3-4 |
| 16:35 | Earlham | John Johnson pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:22 | Earlham | Jack Cashin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 16:21 | Earlham | John Grove hits the follow up shot | 3-6 |
| 16:03 | Denison | Michael Strang clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-6 |
| 16:01 | Earlham | George Lewis grabs the board | 3-6 |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Howard Whitton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Maggard (fresh) SF - Christopher Kan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Strang (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Ferri (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Shane Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jack Cashin (fresh) PF - John Grove (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - George Lewis (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Earlham | George Lewis clanks a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by John Ferri - foul #2 on John Ferri, team foul #4 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Denison | Troy Moore (C) John Ferri | |
| Subs | Earlham | William Carrow (PG), Charles Vanwormer (SG), Donald Brewer (SF), Adam Kramer (PF) Shane Lewis, John Johnson, Jack Cashin, John Grove | |
| 15:49 | Earlham | George Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 15:49 | Earlham | George Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 15:41 | Denison | Howard Whitton can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by George Lewis - foul #1 on George Lewis, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| Subs | Earlham | William Stravinski (C) George Lewis | |
| 15:41 | Denison | Howard Whitton makes the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:41 | Denison | Howard Whitton makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:23 | Earlham | William Stravinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-7 |
| 15:04 | Denison | Howard Whitton is hacked by William Carrow - foul #1 on William Carrow, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Denison | William Norman (SG) William Maggard | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 14:50 | Denison | Troy Moore scores on a jumper from the right block | 7-7 |
| 14:22 | Earlham | William Carrow misses long on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Howard Whitton - foul #1 on Howard Whitton, team foul #5 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Denison | Sammie Cornwall (SF), Harry Hendry (PF) Christopher Kan, Michael Strang | |
| Subs | Earlham | John Johnson (SG), Jack Cashin (SF) Charles Vanwormer, Donald Brewer | |
| 14:22 | Earlham | William Carrow misses the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:22 | Earlham | William Carrow misses the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:22 | Denison | Harry Hendry grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:15 | Denison | Howard Whitton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 14:14 | Earlham | Adam Kramer snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 14:12 | Earlham | Howard Whitton steals the ball from William Carrow in the backcourt | 7-7 |
| 13:56 | Denison | Sammie Cornwall misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 7-7 |
| 13:55 | Earlham | William Stravinski grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 13:36 | Earlham | John Johnson misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 7-7 |
| 13:34 | Denison | Troy Moore snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 13:29 | Denison | William Norman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 13:28 | Earlham | Adam Kramer pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 13:02 | Earlham | Jack Cashin blows the layup | 7-7 |
| 13:01 | Earlham | William Stravinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 12:50 | Earlham | Adam Kramer buries a jumper near the basket set up by William Carrow and he's hacked by William Norman - foul #1 on William Norman, team foul #6 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Denison | William Maggard (SG), Michael Strang (PF), Christopher Kan (C) Howard Whitton, Harry Hendry, Troy Moore | |
| Subs | Earlham | Shane Lewis (PG), George Lewis (C) William Carrow, William Stravinski | |
| 12:50 | Earlham | Adam Kramer makes the free throw | 7-10 |
| 12:30 | Denison | Michael Strang clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-10 |
| 12:29 | Earlham | Shane Lewis grabs the board | 7-10 |
| 12:25 | Earlham | Shane Lewis knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-13 |
| 12:12 | Denison | William Maggard comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-13 |
| 12:11 | Denison | Michael Strang grabs the offensive board | 7-13 |
| 11:58 | Denison | William Maggard's pass is intercepted by Shane Lewis | 7-13 |
| 11:54 | Earlham | Shane Lewis hits the finger roll | 7-15 |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - William Norman (fresh) SG - William Maggard (fresh) SF - Sammie Cornwall (fresh) PF - Michael Strang (fresh) 3 reb. C - Christopher Kan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Shane Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jack Cashin (fresh) PF - Adam Kramer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - George Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:50 | Denison | William Maggard drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-15 |
| 11:33 | Earlham | Adam Kramer can't throw it down | 10-15 |
| 11:32 | Earlham | Adam Kramer can't tip it in | 10-15 |
| 11:30 | Denison | Michael Strang snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 11:24 | Denison | Christopher Kan buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by William Maggard | 12-15 |
| 11:06 | Earlham | Sammie Cornwall steps in front of the Jack Cashin pass | 12-15 |
| 10:55 | Denison | Sammie Cornwall can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 12-15 |
| 10:53 | Earlham | George Lewis gets the rebound | 12-15 |
| 10:37 | Earlham | Jack Cashin misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 12-15 |
| 10:36 | Earlham | George Lewis tips it but misses | 12-15 |
| 10:35 | Denison | William Norman pulls down the rebound | 12-15 |
| 10:29 | Denison | Adam Kramer swats the short shot by Christopher Kan | 12-15 |
| 10:28 | Earlham | George Lewis gets the rebound | 12-15 |
| 10:19 | Earlham | Shane Lewis misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Sammie Cornwall - foul #1 on Sammie Cornwall, team foul #7 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Denison | Howard Whitton (PG), Harry Hendry (SF), Troy Moore (C) William Norman, Sammie Cornwall, Christopher Kan | |
| Subs | Earlham | Charles Vanwormer (SG), Donald Brewer (SF), John Grove (PF), William Stravinski (C) John Johnson, Jack Cashin, Adam Kramer, George Lewis | |
| 10:19 | Earlham | Shane Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 10:19 | Earlham | Shane Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 10:01 | Denison | John Grove steals it from Harry Hendry | 12-17 |
| 09:43 | Earlham | Shane Lewis knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from John Grove and he's fouled by Troy Moore - foul #1 on Troy Moore, team foul #8 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Denison | Joseph Roe (SG) William Maggard | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 09:43 | Earlham | Shane Lewis misses the free throw | 12-19 |
| 09:43 | Denison | Michael Strang pulls down the rebound | 12-19 |
| 09:22 | Denison | Howard Whitton misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 12-19 |
| 09:21 | Earlham | John Grove gets the rebound | 12-19 |
| 09:03 | Earlham | John Grove drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Shane Lewis | 12-21 |
| 08:58 | Denison | Howard Whitton knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 14-21 |
| 08:43 | Earlham | Shane Lewis comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 14-21 |
| 08:41 | Denison | Joseph Roe pulls down the rebound | 14-21 |
| 08:36 | Denison | Harry Hendry clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 14-21 |
| 08:35 | Denison | Troy Moore tips it but misses | 14-21 |
| 08:34 | Earlham | William Stravinski gets the rebound | 14-21 |
| 08:20 | Earlham | Shane Lewis drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Charles Vanwormer | 14-24 |
| 08:10 | Denison | Howard Whitton is fouled on the floor by Shane Lewis - foul #1 on Shane Lewis, team foul #4 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Denison | William Maggard (SG), Sammie Cornwall (SF), Christopher Kan (PF) Joseph Roe, Harry Hendry, Michael Strang | |
| Subs | Earlham | William Carrow (PG), John Johnson (SG), Jack Cashin (SF), George Lewis (C) Shane Lewis, Charles Vanwormer, Donald Brewer, William Stravinski | |
| 07:48 | Denison | Howard Whitton loses the ball out of bounds | 14-24 |
| Subs | Denison | William Norman (C) Troy Moore | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Howard Whitton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Maggard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sammie Cornwall (fresh) PF - Christopher Kan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Norman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - William Carrow (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jack Cashin (fresh) PF - John Grove (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Earlham | George Lewis is hacked by William Maggard - foul #1 on William Maggard, team foul #9 | 14-24 |
| 07:35 | Earlham | George Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 14-25 |
| 07:35 | Earlham | George Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 14-25 |
| 07:35 | Denison | Christopher Kan grabs the defensive rebound | 14-25 |
| 07:23 | Denison | Christopher Kan connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Maggard | 16-25 |
| 06:58 | Earlham | John Grove buries a shot in the lane set up by Jack Cashin | 16-27 |
| 06:52 | Denison | Christopher Kan loses the dribble to John Johnson | 16-27 |
| 06:36 | Earlham | William Carrow is fouled on the floor by William Maggard - foul #2 on William Maggard, team foul #10 | 16-27 |
| Subs | Denison | Joseph Roe (SG), Troy Moore (C) Howard Whitton, William Maggard | |
| Subs | Earlham | Adam Kramer (PF) John Grove | |
| 06:36 | Earlham | William Carrow makes the 1st free throw | 16-28 |
| 06:36 | Earlham | William Carrow misses the 2nd free throw | 16-28 |
| 06:36 | Denison | The rebound goes to Troy Moore | 16-28 |
| 06:17 | Denison | William Norman misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 16-28 |
| 06:15 | Denison | Troy Moore grabs the offensive board | 16-28 |
| 06:01 | Denison | Christopher Kan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 16-28 |
| 06:00 | Earlham | George Lewis snags the defensive board | 16-28 |
| 05:38 | Earlham | George Lewis blows the layup but he's hacked by Troy Moore - foul #2 on Troy Moore, team foul #11 | 16-28 |
| Subs | Denison | Howard Whitton (PG), Michael Strang (PF) Christopher Kan, Troy Moore | |
| Subs | Earlham | Shane Lewis (PG), Donald Brewer (SF) William Carrow, Jack Cashin | |
| 05:38 | Earlham | George Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 16-29 |
| 05:38 | Earlham | George Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 16-30 |
| 05:24 | Denison | Shane Lewis is called for the reach on Joseph Roe - foul #2 on Shane Lewis, team foul #5 | 16-30 |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Charles Vanwormer (PG), Edward Merkle (SG), William Stravinski (C) Shane Lewis, John Johnson, George Lewis | |
| 05:03 | Denison | William Stravinski is called for the reach on William Norman - foul #1 on William Stravinski, team foul #6 | 16-30 |
| Subs | Denison | Harry Hendry (SF), Christopher Kan (C) Sammie Cornwall, William Norman | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 04:48 | Denison | William Stravinski takes the ball from Joseph Roe | 16-30 |
| 04:31 | Earlham | Edward Merkle is whistled for a carry | 16-30 |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| Subs | Earlham | William Carrow (PG), John Johnson (SG), Jack Cashin (SF), John Grove (PF) Charles Vanwormer, Edward Merkle, Donald Brewer, Adam Kramer | |
| 04:09 | Denison | Joseph Roe is hacked by John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #7 | 16-30 |
| Subs | Denison | Sammie Cornwall (SF), William Norman (C) Harry Hendry, Christopher Kan | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 04:09 | Denison | Joseph Roe makes the 1st free throw | 17-30 |
| 04:09 | Denison | Joseph Roe makes the 2nd free throw | 18-30 |
| 03:51 | Earlham | Jack Cashin is hacked by Sammie Cornwall - foul #2 on Sammie Cornwall, team foul #12 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Denison | William Maggard (SG), Todd Jahosky (SF), John Ferri (C) Joseph Roe, Sammie Cornwall, William Norman | |
| Subs | Earlham | Shane Lewis (PG), George Lewis (C) William Carrow, William Stravinski | |
| 03:51 | Earlham | Jack Cashin makes the 1st free throw | 18-31 |
| 03:51 | Earlham | Jack Cashin makes the 2nd free throw | 18-32 |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Howard Whitton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Maggard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Jahosky (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Strang (fresh) 5 reb. C - John Ferri (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Shane Lewis (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jack Cashin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Grove (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - George Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Denison | Howard Whitton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Shane Lewis - foul #3 on Shane Lewis, team foul #8 | 18-32 |
| Subs | Denison | Troy Moore (PF) Michael Strang | |
| Subs | Earlham | William Carrow (PG), William Stravinski (PF) Shane Lewis, John Grove | |
| 03:23 | Denison | Howard Whitton makes the 1st free throw | 19-32 |
| 03:23 | Denison | Howard Whitton makes the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| 03:07 | Earlham | William Carrow scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by William Stravinski | 20-34 |
| 03:02 | Denison | Howard Whitton scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by John Ferri | 23-34 |
| 02:54 | Earlham | John Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-34 |
| 02:53 | Earlham | William Stravinski hits the follow up shot | 23-36 |
| 02:40 | Denison | John Ferri is hacked by George Lewis - foul #2 on George Lewis, team foul #9 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Denison | William Norman (PG) Howard Whitton | |
| Subs | Earlham | Charles Vanwormer (SG), Adam Kramer (PF) John Johnson, William Stravinski | |
| 02:40 | Denison | John Ferri makes the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 02:40 | Denison | John Ferri misses the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 02:40 | Earlham | George Lewis grabs the board | 24-36 |
| 02:22 | Earlham | Charles Vanwormer's pass is intercepted by William Maggard | 24-36 |
| 02:08 | Denison | William Maggard misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-36 |
| 02:06 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Adam Kramer | 24-36 |
| 01:48 | Earlham | William Carrow misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 24-36 |
| 01:46 | Denison | John Ferri gets the rebound | 24-36 |
| 01:41 | Denison | William Maggard misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-36 |
| 01:39 | Earlham | Jack Cashin gets the rebound | 24-36 |
| 01:35 | Earlham | Troy Moore is called for the reach on Charles Vanwormer - foul #3 on Troy Moore, team foul #13 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Denison | Howard Whitton (PG), Michael Strang (PF) William Norman, Troy Moore | |
| Subs | Earlham | Donald Brewer (SF), John Grove (PF) Jack Cashin, George Lewis | |
| 01:35 | Earlham | Charles Vanwormer misses the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 01:35 | Earlham | Charles Vanwormer misses the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 01:35 | Denison | The rebound goes to Michael Strang | 24-36 |
| 01:24 | Denison | Todd Jahosky is called for traveling | 24-36 |
| Subs | Denison | Christopher Kan (SF) Todd Jahosky | |
| Subs | Earlham | John Johnson (SG) Charles Vanwormer | |
| 01:17 | Earlham | William Carrow hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Ferri - foul #3 on John Ferri, team foul #14 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Denison | William Norman (SG), Sammie Cornwall (SF) William Maggard, John Ferri | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 01:17 | Earlham | William Carrow misses the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 01:17 | Earlham | William Carrow misses the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 01:17 | Denison | Christopher Kan grabs the defensive rebound | 24-36 |
| 00:52 | Denison | Howard Whitton drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Christopher Kan | 26-36 |
| 00:40 | Earlham | John Grove is whistled for traveling | 26-36 |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Charles Vanwormer (SG), William Stravinski (C) William Carrow, Adam Kramer | |
| 00:21 | Denison | John Johnson takes the ball from Michael Strang | 26-36 |
| 00:16 | Earlham | Charles Vanwormer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-36 |
| 00:14 | Earlham | John Grove grabs the offensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 00:05 | Earlham | Howard Whitton steps in front of the John Grove pass | 26-36 |
| 00:01 | Denison | Howard Whitton misses the easy layup | 26-36 |
| 00:00 | Earlham | John Grove snags the defensive board | 26-36 |