| Lineup | Denison | PG - Joseph Hoff (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Finch (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Dustin Thyberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Ritch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hiram | PG - Charles Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Patton (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Abel Toliver (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jesse Stoudt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Wilmer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denison | Dustin Thyberg inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hiram | Hiram is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Denison | Charles Turner steals the ball from Dustin Thyberg | 30-33 |
| 19:25 | Hiram | Abel Toliver connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from David Patton and he's hacked by Dustin Thyberg - foul #1 on Dustin Thyberg, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| 19:25 | Hiram | Abel Toliver misses the free throw | 30-35 |
| 19:25 | Denison | The rebound goes to Roy Ford | 30-35 |
| 19:21 | Denison | Dustin Thyberg can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Abel Toliver - foul #2 on Abel Toliver, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| 19:21 | Denison | Dustin Thyberg makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 19:21 | Denison | Dustin Thyberg misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 19:21 | Hiram | Charles Wilmer grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 19:00 | Hiram | Charles Turner travels with the ball | 31-35 |
| 18:38 | Denison | Dustin Thyberg drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Roy Ford | 33-35 |
| 18:16 | Hiram | Jesse Stoudt comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 33-35 |
| 18:14 | Hiram | Abel Toliver pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 18:02 | Hiram | Charles Wilmer hits a driving attempt from close range | 33-37 |
| 17:42 | Denison | Larry Ritch comes up short on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Jesse Stoudt - foul #2 on Jesse Stoudt, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Denison | Scott King (SF) Dustin Thyberg | |
| Subs | Hiram | William Boyle (SG), Thomas Buck (SF), Jefferson Steinbach (PF), Darryl Cary (C) David Patton, Abel Toliver, Jesse Stoudt, Charles Wilmer | |
| 17:42 | Denison | Larry Ritch makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 17:42 | Denison | Larry Ritch makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 17:40 | Hiram | Joseph Hoff steals it from Charles Turner in the backcourt | 35-37 |
| 17:26 | Denison | Joseph Hoff misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 35-37 |
| 17:25 | Hiram | The rebound goes to Thomas Buck | 35-37 |
| 17:21 | Hiram | Charles Turner misses short on a shot from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 17:20 | Hiram | The offensive rebound goes to Darryl Cary | 35-37 |
| 17:03 | Hiram | Thomas Buck knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Darryl Cary and he's hacked by Scott King - foul #1 on Scott King, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Denison | Peter Shinn (PG), Roger Neuman (SG), Warren Dimattia (PF), David Perkins (C) Joseph Hoff, Richard Finch, Larry Ritch, Roy Ford | |
| Subs | Hiram | Michael Jay (SG) Charles Turner | |
| 17:03 | Hiram | Thomas Buck makes the free throw | 35-40 |
| 16:44 | Denison | David Perkins misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-40 |
| 16:42 | Hiram | The rebound goes to Thomas Buck | 35-40 |
| 16:33 | Hiram | Michael Jay clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 16:31 | Denison | Warren Dimattia pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 16:25 | Denison | Warren Dimattia connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Peter Shinn | 37-40 |
| 16:14 | Hiram | Jefferson Steinbach knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by William Boyle | 37-43 |
| 16:07 | Denison | Roger Neuman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 16:05 | Hiram | The rebound goes to Jefferson Steinbach | 37-43 |
| 15:47 | Hiram | William Boyle connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Jay | 37-45 |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Peter Shinn (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roger Neuman (fresh) SF - Scott King (fresh) PF - Warren Dimattia (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hiram | PG - William Boyle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Jay (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Buck (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jefferson Steinbach (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Darryl Cary (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Denison | Scott King connects on the shot in the paint | 39-45 |
| 15:22 | Hiram | Darryl Cary is denied on a layup by Warren Dimattia | 39-45 |
| 15:20 | Hiram | Thomas Buck gets the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 15:00 | Hiram | Darryl Cary's pass is intercepted by Peter Shinn | 39-45 |
| 14:56 | Denison | Roger Neuman can't finish the layup | 39-45 |
| 14:55 | Denison | Roger Neuman grabs the offensive board | 39-45 |
| 14:30 | Denison | Scott King knocks in the floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Thomas Buck - foul #1 on Thomas Buck, team foul #3 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Denison | Joseph Hoff (PG), Richard Finch (SG), Larry Ritch (PF), Roy Ford (C) Peter Shinn, Roger Neuman, Warren Dimattia, David Perkins | |
| Subs | Hiram | Charles Turner (PG), David Patton (SG), Abel Toliver (SF), Jesse Stoudt (PF), Charles Wilmer (C) William Boyle, Michael Jay, Thomas Buck, Jefferson Steinbach, Darryl Cary | |
| 14:30 | Denison | Scott King makes the free throw | 42-45 |
| 14:11 | Hiram | Charles Wilmer is denied on a layup by Scott King | 42-45 |
| 14:10 | Denison | Larry Ritch snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 14:02 | Denison | Scott King blows the layup but he's hacked by Abel Toliver - foul #3 on Abel Toliver, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| 14:02 | Denison | Scott King misses the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 14:02 | Denison | Scott King makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 13:39 | Hiram | Jesse Stoudt slams it home | 43-47 |
| 13:34 | Denison | Scott King is fouled on the floor by Jesse Stoudt - foul #3 on Jesse Stoudt, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Denison | Dustin Thyberg (SF) Scott King | |
| Subs | Hiram | | |
| 13:17 | Denison | Joseph Hoff misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Charles Turner - foul #2 on Charles Turner, team foul #6 | 43-47 |
| 13:17 | Denison | Joseph Hoff makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 13:17 | Denison | Joseph Hoff makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 13:05 | Hiram | Charles Wilmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-47 |
| 12:56 | Denison | Richard Finch misses the floater from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 12:55 | Hiram | The rebound goes to Charles Wilmer | 45-47 |
| 12:41 | Hiram | Charles Turner comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-47 |
| 12:39 | Denison | Dustin Thyberg grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 12:34 | Denison | Dustin Thyberg misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-47 |
| 12:32 | Hiram | Charles Turner snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 12:06 | Hiram | Jesse Stoudt clanks a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Larry Ritch - foul #3 on Larry Ritch, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Denison | Peter Shinn (SG), Warren Dimattia (PF) Richard Finch, Larry Ritch | |
| Subs | Hiram | William Boyle (PG), Michael Jay (SG), Jefferson Steinbach (SF), Thomas Buck (C) Charles Turner, David Patton, Abel Toliver, Charles Wilmer | |
| 12:06 | Hiram | Jesse Stoudt makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 12:06 | Hiram | Jesse Stoudt makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 11:51 | Denison | Joseph Hoff hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Peter Shinn | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Joseph Hoff (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Shinn (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dustin Thyberg (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Warren Dimattia (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Ford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hiram | PG - William Boyle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Jay (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jefferson Steinbach (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jesse Stoudt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Buck (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:34 | Hiram | Thomas Buck hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Boyle | 47-51 |
| 11:14 | Denison | Dustin Thyberg buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Roy Ford and he's hacked by Michael Jay - foul #2 on Michael Jay, team foul #7 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Denison | Richard Finch (SG), David Perkins (C) Joseph Hoff, Roy Ford | |
| Subs | Hiram | Darryl Cary (C) Jesse Stoudt | |
| 11:14 | Denison | Dustin Thyberg makes the free throw | 50-51 |
| 10:59 | Hiram | Darryl Cary misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-51 |
| 10:57 | Denison | The rebound goes to Dustin Thyberg | 50-51 |
| 10:45 | Denison | Dustin Thyberg misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-51 |
| 10:43 | Hiram | The rebound goes to Jefferson Steinbach | 50-51 |
| 10:39 | Hiram | Darryl Cary misses the lay-in but he's hacked by David Perkins - foul #2 on David Perkins, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Denison | Scott King (SF), Larry Ritch (PF) Dustin Thyberg, Warren Dimattia | |
| Subs | Hiram | Charles Turner (PG), David Patton (SG), Abel Toliver (SF), Charles Wilmer (C) William Boyle, Michael Jay, Thomas Buck, Jefferson Steinbach | |
| 10:39 | Hiram | Darryl Cary makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 10:39 | Hiram | Darryl Cary misses the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 10:39 | Denison | David Perkins grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 10:18 | Denison | Richard Finch loses the dribble to Abel Toliver | 50-52 |
| 10:05 | Hiram | Charles Wilmer steps out of bounds on the baseline | 50-52 |
| Subs | Denison | Joseph Hoff (PG) Peter Shinn | |
| Subs | Hiram | Thomas Buck (PF) Darryl Cary | |
| 09:56 | Denison | Scott King misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 50-52 |
| 09:54 | Hiram | Thomas Buck pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 09:40 | Hiram | Charles Wilmer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 09:39 | Denison | Joseph Hoff snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 09:35 | Denison | David Perkins clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Charles Wilmer - foul #3 on Charles Wilmer, team foul #8 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Denison | Roger Neuman (SG), Roy Ford (C) Richard Finch, Scott King | |
| Subs | Hiram | | |
| 09:35 | Denison | David Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 09:35 | Denison | David Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 09:35 | Hiram | The rebound goes to Thomas Buck | 51-52 |
| 09:09 | Hiram | Charles Wilmer is hacked by Roy Ford - foul #2 on Roy Ford, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Denison | Peter Shinn (SG), Dustin Thyberg (SF), Warren Dimattia (PF) Roger Neuman, David Perkins, Larry Ritch | |
| Subs | Hiram | William Boyle (SG), Jefferson Steinbach (SF), Jesse Stoudt (PF) David Patton, Abel Toliver, Charles Wilmer | |
| 08:57 | Hiram | Peter Shinn takes the ball from William Boyle | 51-52 |
| 08:35 | Denison | Joseph Hoff knocks in the shot from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 08:14 | Hiram | Jesse Stoudt knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 53-54 |
| 07:56 | Denison | Peter Shinn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 07:55 | Hiram | Jefferson Steinbach grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 07:34 | Hiram | Joseph Hoff is called for the reach on Jefferson Steinbach - foul #3 on Joseph Hoff, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Denison | Richard Finch (SG), Scott King (SF), Larry Ritch (PF), David Perkins (C) Joseph Hoff, Dustin Thyberg, Warren Dimattia, Roy Ford | |
| Subs | Hiram | David Patton (SG), Abel Toliver (SF), Charles Wilmer (C) Charles Turner, Jesse Stoudt, Thomas Buck | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Peter Shinn (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Finch (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Scott King (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Larry Ritch (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Perkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hiram | PG - William Boyle (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Patton (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Abel Toliver (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jefferson Steinbach (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Wilmer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Hiram | William Boyle misses long on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Peter Shinn - foul #3 on Peter Shinn, team foul #7 | 53-54 |
| 07:23 | Hiram | William Boyle misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 07:23 | Hiram | William Boyle misses the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 07:23 | Denison | Larry Ritch grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 07:02 | Denison | Larry Ritch makes the floater from just outside the lane | 55-54 |
| 06:52 | Hiram | David Patton buries a shot from the left wing set up by William Boyle | 55-56 |
| 06:39 | Denison | Scott King misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Abel Toliver - foul #4 on Abel Toliver, team foul #9 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Denison | Roger Neuman (PG) Peter Shinn | |
| Subs | Hiram | Darryl Cary (PF) Jefferson Steinbach | |
| 06:39 | Denison | Scott King makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 06:39 | Denison | Scott King makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 06:15 | Hiram | Charles Wilmer clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-56 |
| 06:14 | Hiram | Darryl Cary grabs the offensive board | 57-56 |
| 05:57 | Hiram | Darryl Cary's pass is intercepted by Scott King | 57-56 |
| 05:45 | Denison | Darryl Cary steals it from Roger Neuman | 57-56 |
| 05:38 | Hiram | William Boyle comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 57-56 |
| 05:37 | Hiram | Abel Toliver grabs the offensive board | 57-56 |
| 05:24 | Hiram | Darryl Cary makes the floater from the left block | 57-58 |
| 05:22 | Denison | Denison calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| Subs | Denison | Joseph Hoff (PG), Dustin Thyberg (SF), Roy Ford (C) Roger Neuman, Scott King, David Perkins | |
| Subs | Hiram | Charles Turner (PG), Jesse Stoudt (PF) William Boyle, Darryl Cary | |
| 05:14 | Denison | Larry Ritch misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 05:13 | Denison | Dustin Thyberg tips it in | 59-58 |
| 05:06 | Hiram | Charles Turner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-58 |
| 05:04 | Hiram | Charles Wilmer tips it home | 59-60 |
| 04:57 | Denison | Dustin Thyberg makes the shot from the left block | 61-60 |
| 04:40 | Hiram | Charles Wilmer misses the jumper from the free throw line | 61-60 |
| 04:39 | Denison | Joseph Hoff pulls down the rebound | 61-60 |
| 04:34 | Denison | Richard Finch clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-60 |
| 04:33 | Denison | Joseph Hoff hits the follow up shot | 63-60 |
| 04:21 | Hiram | Abel Toliver misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 63-60 |
| 04:19 | Hiram | Charles Wilmer hits the follow up shot | 63-62 |
| 03:59 | Denison | Richard Finch can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jesse Stoudt - foul #4 on Jesse Stoudt, team foul #10 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Denison | Warren Dimattia (PF) Larry Ritch | |
| Subs | Hiram | William Boyle (SG), Thomas Buck (SF), Darryl Cary (C) David Patton, Abel Toliver, Charles Wilmer | |
| 03:59 | Denison | Richard Finch makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 03:59 | Denison | Richard Finch misses the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 03:59 | Hiram | Thomas Buck pulls down the rebound | 64-62 |
| 03:48 | Hiram | Thomas Buck buries a shot from the right block set up by Jesse Stoudt | 64-64 |
| 03:34 | Denison | William Boyle steps in front of the Warren Dimattia pass | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Joseph Hoff (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard Finch (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Dustin Thyberg (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Warren Dimattia (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hiram | PG - Charles Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Boyle (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Buck (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jesse Stoudt (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Darryl Cary (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Hiram | A charge is called on Thomas Buck - foul #2 on Thomas Buck, team foul #11 | 64-64 |
| 03:13 | Denison | Warren Dimattia hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Hoff | 66-64 |
| 03:05 | Hiram | Thomas Buck misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-64 |
| 03:04 | Denison | Warren Dimattia snags the defensive board | 66-64 |
| 02:59 | Denison | Dustin Thyberg misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 66-64 |
| 02:58 | Hiram | Jesse Stoudt grabs the defensive rebound | 66-64 |
| 02:58 | Hiram | Hiram calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| Subs | Denison | Larry Ritch (PF) Warren Dimattia | |
| Subs | Hiram | David Patton (SG), Abel Toliver (SF), Charles Wilmer (C) William Boyle, Thomas Buck, Darryl Cary | |
| 02:39 | Hiram | David Patton buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Abel Toliver | 66-67 |
| 02:22 | Denison | Richard Finch misses the jumpshot from the right side | 66-67 |
| 02:21 | Denison | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Ford | 66-67 |
| 02:14 | Denison | Larry Ritch is denied on a layup by Jesse Stoudt | 66-67 |
| 02:12 | Hiram | Charles Wilmer gets the rebound | 66-67 |
| 01:47 | Hiram | Charles Wilmer makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Charles Turner and he's fouled by Joseph Hoff - foul #4 on Joseph Hoff, team foul #8 | 66-69 |
| 01:47 | Hiram | Charles Wilmer makes the free throw | 66-70 |
| 01:27 | Denison | Larry Ritch knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Joseph Hoff | 68-70 |
| 01:00 | Hiram | Charles Wilmer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-70 |
| 00:59 | Denison | The rebound goes to Roy Ford | 68-70 |
| 00:36 | Denison | Dustin Thyberg connects on the floater from the baseline | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hiram | Hiram is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Hiram | Abel Toliver misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 70-70 |
| 00:10 | Hiram | Jesse Stoudt grabs the offensive board | 70-70 |
| 00:03 | Hiram | Abel Toliver scores on a shot in the lane | 70-72 |
| 00:03 | Denison | Denison calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-72 |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hiram | Hiram is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Denison | Richard Finch misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 70-72 |