| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Derek Gross (fresh) SG - Stephen Mullins (fresh) SF - Michael Rafferty (fresh) PF - Irvin Bonenfant (fresh) C - Gary Melia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Stephen Forsythe (fresh) SG - Cory Boston (fresh) SF - Nathan Degregorio (fresh) PF - Nicholas Glaze (fresh) C - Rodney Berry (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Thiel | Gary Melia wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Thiel | Stephen Mullins is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Glaze - foul #1 on Nicholas Glaze, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Thiel | Michael Rafferty buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Derek Gross | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Earlham | Cory Boston misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Thiel | Irvin Bonenfant grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Thiel | Gary Melia is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Glaze - foul #2 on Nicholas Glaze, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Charles Jones (PF) Nicholas Glaze | |
| 18:58 | Thiel | Stephen Mullins lays it in on a nice dish by Derek Gross | 4-0 |
| 18:37 | Earlham | Stephen Forsythe can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 18:35 | Earlham | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Berry | 4-0 |
| 18:23 | Earlham | Stephen Forsythe buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Cory Boston | 4-2 |
| 18:21 | Thiel | Derek Gross is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Forsythe - foul #1 on Stephen Forsythe, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| 18:05 | Thiel | The short jumper by Irvin Bonenfant is denied by Rodney Berry | 4-2 |
| 18:04 | Earlham | Charles Jones grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 17:59 | Earlham | Cory Boston misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 4-2 |
| 17:57 | Thiel | Gary Melia snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:51 | Thiel | Gary Melia can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Rodney Berry - foul #1 on Rodney Berry, team foul #4 | 4-2 |
| 17:51 | Thiel | Gary Melia misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:51 | Thiel | Gary Melia misses the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:51 | Earlham | Rodney Berry gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:36 | Earlham | Rodney Berry scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Nathan Degregorio | 4-4 |
| 17:18 | Thiel | Gary Melia misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 17:16 | Earlham | Cory Boston pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:53 | Earlham | Stephen Forsythe comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Derek Gross - foul #1 on Derek Gross, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Thiel | Joseph Thao (SG), Marcus Yeary (SF), Dennis Zirker (PF) Stephen Mullins, Michael Rafferty, Irvin Bonenfant | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 16:53 | Earlham | Stephen Forsythe makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:53 | Earlham | Stephen Forsythe makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:43 | Thiel | Gary Melia loses the ball out of bounds | 4-6 |
| Subs | Thiel | John Woods (SG), David Guarino (C) Derek Gross, Gary Melia | |
| Subs | Earlham | Jesse Harrington (SF) Nathan Degregorio | |
| 16:30 | Earlham | Stephen Forsythe misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 16:29 | Earlham | Jesse Harrington grabs the offensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:10 | Earlham | Charles Jones knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Stephen Forsythe | 4-8 |
| 16:03 | Thiel | John Woods's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-8 |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Bryan Matthews (PG), Ellis Whistler (SG), John Gonsalez (SF), Gerald Zodrow (C) Stephen Forsythe, Cory Boston, Charles Jones, Rodney Berry | |
| 15:52 | Earlham | Gerald Zodrow lays it up and in | 4-10 |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Joseph Thao (fresh) SG - John Woods (fresh) SF - Marcus Yeary (fresh) PF - Dennis Zirker (fresh) C - David Guarino (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Bryan Matthews (fresh) SG - Ellis Whistler (fresh) SF - John Gonsalez (fresh) PF - Jesse Harrington (fresh) C - Gerald Zodrow (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Thiel | David Guarino lays it in set up by Joseph Thao | 6-10 |
| 15:20 | Earlham | Gerald Zodrow travels with the ball | 6-10 |
| Subs | Thiel | Derek Gross (PG), Stephen Mullins (SG), Michael Rafferty (SF), Irvin Bonenfant (PF), Gary Melia (C) Joseph Thao, John Woods, Marcus Yeary, Dennis Zirker, David Guarino | |
| Subs | Earlham | Nathan Degregorio (SF) John Gonsalez | |
| 15:08 | Thiel | Ellis Whistler is called for the reach on Stephen Mullins - foul #1 on Ellis Whistler, team foul #5 | 6-10 |
| 14:47 | Thiel | Gary Melia's fadeaway is rejected by Gerald Zodrow | 6-10 |
| 14:46 | Earlham | Jesse Harrington pulls down the rebound | 6-10 |
| 14:41 | Earlham | Ellis Whistler drills a shot from the right side set up by Bryan Matthews | 6-12 |
| 14:36 | Thiel | Stephen Mullins hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Gerald Zodrow - foul #1 on Gerald Zodrow, team foul #6 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Stephen Forsythe (PG), Cory Boston (SG), Charles Jones (PF), Rodney Berry (C) Bryan Matthews, Ellis Whistler, Jesse Harrington, Gerald Zodrow | |
| 14:36 | Thiel | Stephen Mullins misses the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 14:36 | Thiel | Stephen Mullins misses the 2nd free throw | 6-12 |
| 14:36 | Earlham | Rodney Berry grabs the defensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 14:27 | Earlham | Rodney Berry misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 6-12 |
| 14:25 | Thiel | Stephen Mullins grabs the defensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 14:03 | Thiel | Michael Rafferty comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Nathan Degregorio - foul #1 on Nathan Degregorio, team foul #7 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Gerald Zodrow (SF) Nathan Degregorio | |
| 14:03 | Thiel | Michael Rafferty makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:03 | Thiel | Michael Rafferty makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 13:42 | Earlham | Gerald Zodrow is hacked by Michael Rafferty - foul #1 on Michael Rafferty, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Thiel | Joseph Thao (SG), Dennis Zirker (PF) Stephen Mullins, Irvin Bonenfant | |
| Subs | Earlham | Jesse Harrington (SF) Gerald Zodrow | |
| 13:16 | Earlham | Rodney Berry can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Gary Melia - foul #1 on Gary Melia, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Thiel | John Woods (SG), Marcus Yeary (SF), David Guarino (C) Derek Gross, Michael Rafferty, Gary Melia | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 13:16 | Earlham | Rodney Berry misses the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 13:16 | Earlham | Rodney Berry misses the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 13:16 | Thiel | Dennis Zirker pulls down the rebound | 8-12 |
| 13:11 | Thiel | Joseph Thao misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-12 |
| 13:09 | Earlham | Jesse Harrington pulls down the rebound | 8-12 |
| 12:51 | Earlham | Stephen Forsythe scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Cory Boston | 8-15 |
| 12:33 | Thiel | Cory Boston is called for the reach on John Woods - foul #1 on Cory Boston, team foul #8 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Bryan Matthews (PG), Ellis Whistler (SG), Nathan Degregorio (SF), Gerald Zodrow (C) Stephen Forsythe, Cory Boston, Charles Jones, Rodney Berry | |
| 12:33 | Thiel | John Woods misses the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 12:33 | Earlham | Jesse Harrington gets the rebound | 8-15 |
| 12:06 | Earlham | Marcus Yeary is called for the reach on Bryan Matthews - foul #1 on Marcus Yeary, team foul #4 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Thiel | Derek Gross (PG), Stephen Mullins (SG), Michael Rafferty (SF), Irvin Bonenfant (PF) John Woods, Joseph Thao, Marcus Yeary, David Guarino | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 11:43 | Earlham | Bryan Matthews is fouled on the floor by Michael Rafferty - foul #2 on Michael Rafferty, team foul #5 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Thiel | Marcus Yeary (SF), Gary Melia (C) Michael Rafferty, Dennis Zirker | |
| Subs | Earlham | Charles Jones (PF) Jesse Harrington | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Derek Gross (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marcus Yeary (fresh) PF - Irvin Bonenfant (fresh) C - Gary Melia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Bryan Matthews (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ellis Whistler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathan Degregorio (fresh) PF - Charles Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gerald Zodrow (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Earlham | Bryan Matthews hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-18 |
| 11:10 | Thiel | Marcus Yeary loses the dribble to Gerald Zodrow | 8-18 |
| 10:58 | Earlham | Charles Jones can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 8-18 |
| 10:56 | Thiel | Gary Melia pulls down the rebound | 8-18 |
| 10:37 | Thiel | Stephen Mullins misses long on a floater from the right side | 8-18 |
| 10:35 | Thiel | Gary Melia tips it home | 10-18 |
| 10:12 | Earlham | Bryan Matthews clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Stephen Mullins - foul #1 on Stephen Mullins, team foul #6 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Thiel | Joseph Thao (PG), John Woods (SG), Dennis Zirker (PF) Derek Gross, Stephen Mullins, Irvin Bonenfant | |
| Subs | Earlham | Cory Boston (SG), Jesse Harrington (SF), Rodney Berry (C) Ellis Whistler, Nathan Degregorio, Charles Jones | |
| 10:12 | Earlham | Bryan Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 10:12 | Earlham | Bryan Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 10-19 |
| 09:45 | Thiel | Dennis Zirker misses long on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Gerald Zodrow - foul #2 on Gerald Zodrow, team foul #9 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Thiel | David Guarino (C) Gary Melia | |
| Subs | Earlham | Stephen Forsythe (PG), John Gonsalez (SF) Bryan Matthews, Gerald Zodrow | |
| 09:45 | Thiel | Dennis Zirker makes the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 09:45 | Thiel | Dennis Zirker makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 09:31 | Earlham | Cory Boston hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Forsythe and he's hacked by Dennis Zirker - foul #1 on Dennis Zirker, team foul #7 | 12-21 |
| 09:31 | Earlham | Cory Boston makes the free throw | 12-22 |
| 09:13 | Thiel | David Guarino loses the ball out of bounds | 12-22 |
| Subs | Thiel | Roger Hrabovsky (SF) Marcus Yeary | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 09:06 | Earlham | Cory Boston buries a jumper from the left block set up by John Gonsalez | 12-24 |
| 09:00 | Thiel | John Woods misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-24 |
| 08:58 | Earlham | Rodney Berry grabs the defensive rebound | 12-24 |
| 08:51 | Earlham | John Gonsalez is called for a charge - foul #1 on John Gonsalez, team foul #10 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Thiel | Derek Gross (PG), Stephen Mullins (SG), Irvin Bonenfant (PF) Joseph Thao, John Woods, David Guarino | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 08:25 | Thiel | Roger Hrabovsky misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-24 |
| 08:24 | Thiel | Roger Hrabovsky gets the offensive rebound | 12-24 |
| 08:05 | Thiel | Dennis Zirker hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Irvin Bonenfant | 14-24 |
| 07:49 | Earlham | Rodney Berry can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-24 |
| 07:48 | Thiel | Stephen Mullins pulls down the rebound | 14-24 |
| 07:44 | Thiel | Stephen Mullins connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Derek Gross | 16-24 |
| 07:38 | Earlham | Stephen Forsythe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-24 |
| Subs | Thiel | Joseph Thao (SG), Marcus Yeary (SF), Gary Melia (C) Stephen Mullins, Roger Hrabovsky, Dennis Zirker | |
| Subs | Earlham | Bryan Matthews (SG), Charles Jones (PF) Cory Boston, Jesse Harrington | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Derek Gross (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joseph Thao (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marcus Yeary (fresh) PF - Irvin Bonenfant (fresh) C - Gary Melia (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Stephen Forsythe (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Gonsalez (fresh) PF - Charles Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rodney Berry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Thiel | Irvin Bonenfant hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Marcus Yeary | 19-24 |
| 07:06 | Earlham | Marcus Yeary takes the ball from Bryan Matthews | 19-24 |
| 06:38 | Thiel | Joseph Thao buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Derek Gross | 21-24 |
| 06:18 | Earlham | Charles Jones travels with the ball | 21-24 |
| Subs | Thiel | Stephen Mullins (SG), Johnathan Blackwell (PF) Derek Gross, Irvin Bonenfant | |
| Subs | Earlham | Cory Boston (SG), Nathan Degregorio (SF) Stephen Forsythe, John Gonsalez | |
| 06:02 | Thiel | Gary Melia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-24 |
| Subs | Thiel | Dennis Zirker (PF) Johnathan Blackwell | |
| Subs | Earlham | Jesse Harrington (PF) Rodney Berry | |
| 05:45 | Earlham | Jesse Harrington is hacked by Gary Melia - foul #2 on Gary Melia, team foul #8 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Thiel | David Guarino (C) Gary Melia | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 05:45 | Earlham | Jesse Harrington makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 05:45 | Earlham | Jesse Harrington makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 05:38 | Thiel | David Guarino is denied on a layup by Jesse Harrington | 21-26 |
| 05:37 | Earlham | Charles Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 05:17 | Earlham | Charles Jones misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Stephen Mullins - foul #2 on Stephen Mullins, team foul #9 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Thiel | John Woods (SG), Roger Hrabovsky (SF) Stephen Mullins, Marcus Yeary | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 05:17 | Earlham | Charles Jones makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 05:17 | Earlham | Charles Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 05:17 | Thiel | David Guarino grabs the board | 21-27 |
| 05:07 | Thiel | Joseph Thao misses badly on a 3 from straight away but he's fouled by Nathan Degregorio - foul #2 on Nathan Degregorio, team foul #11 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Rodney Berry (C) Nathan Degregorio | |
| 05:07 | Thiel | Joseph Thao makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 05:07 | Thiel | Joseph Thao makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 05:07 | Thiel | Joseph Thao misses the 3rd free throw | 23-27 |
| 05:07 | Earlham | Charles Jones snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| 04:38 | Earlham | Rodney Berry makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Cory Boston | 23-29 |
| 04:21 | Thiel | Roger Hrabovsky lays it up and in set up by Joseph Thao and the foul's on Cory Boston - foul #2 on Cory Boston, team foul #12 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Thiel | Derek Gross (PG), Marcus Yeary (PF) Joseph Thao, Dennis Zirker | |
| Subs | Earlham | Stephen Forsythe (PG), Ellis Whistler (SG), John Gonsalez (SF) Bryan Matthews, Cory Boston, Jesse Harrington | |
| 04:21 | Thiel | Roger Hrabovsky makes the free throw | 26-29 |
| 04:13 | Earlham | Marcus Yeary steals it from Rodney Berry | 26-29 |
| 03:55 | Thiel | John Woods throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-29 |
| Subs | Thiel | Stephen Mullins (SG), Michael Rafferty (SF), Irvin Bonenfant (PF), Gary Melia (C) John Woods, Roger Hrabovsky, Marcus Yeary, David Guarino | |
| Subs | Earlham | Nathan Degregorio (SF), Nicholas Glaze (PF), Gerald Zodrow (C) John Gonsalez, Charles Jones, Rodney Berry | |
| 03:40 | Earlham | Ellis Whistler clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-29 |
| 03:38 | Thiel | Irvin Bonenfant snags the defensive board | 26-29 |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Derek Gross (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Stephen Mullins (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Rafferty (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Irvin Bonenfant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Melia (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Stephen Forsythe (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ellis Whistler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathan Degregorio (fresh) PF - Nicholas Glaze (fresh) C - Gerald Zodrow (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:34 | Thiel | Stephen Mullins misses the 3 from the left wing | 26-29 |
| 03:32 | Earlham | Nathan Degregorio grabs the defensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 03:24 | Earlham | Stephen Forsythe knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-31 |
| 03:20 | Thiel | Gerald Zodrow is called for the reach on Michael Rafferty - foul #3 on Gerald Zodrow, team foul #13 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Rodney Berry (C) Gerald Zodrow | |
| 03:20 | Thiel | Michael Rafferty makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 03:20 | Thiel | Michael Rafferty makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 02:54 | Earlham | Ellis Whistler loses the dribble to Irvin Bonenfant | 28-31 |
| 02:36 | Thiel | Stephen Mullins connects on the jumper from the left side | 30-31 |
| 02:21 | Earlham | Nicholas Glaze hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Gary Melia - foul #3 on Gary Melia, team foul #10 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Thiel | Joseph Thao (PG), Dennis Zirker (PF), Marcus Yeary (C) Derek Gross, Irvin Bonenfant, Gary Melia | |
| Subs | Earlham | Bryan Matthews (PG), Cory Boston (SG), Jesse Harrington (SF) Stephen Forsythe, Ellis Whistler, Nathan Degregorio | |
| 02:21 | Earlham | Nicholas Glaze makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 02:21 | Earlham | Nicholas Glaze makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 02:00 | Thiel | Marcus Yeary clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 01:59 | Earlham | Nicholas Glaze grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 01:37 | Earlham | Nicholas Glaze misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 01:36 | Thiel | Stephen Mullins grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 01:32 | Thiel | Michael Rafferty knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Thao | 32-33 |
| 01:05 | Earlham | Jesse Harrington is called for 3 seconds | 32-33 |
| Subs | Thiel | Derek Gross (PG), David Guarino (C) Stephen Mullins, Michael Rafferty | |
| Subs | Earlham | Nathan Degregorio (SF), Charles Jones (C) Nicholas Glaze, Rodney Berry | |
| 00:41 | Thiel | Charles Jones is called for the reach on Marcus Yeary - foul #1 on Charles Jones, team foul #14 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Thiel | Irvin Bonenfant (PF) David Guarino | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 00:41 | Thiel | Marcus Yeary misses the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 00:41 | Thiel | Marcus Yeary makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:22 | Earlham | Bryan Matthews clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Derek Gross - foul #2 on Derek Gross, team foul #11 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Thiel | David Guarino (C) Dennis Zirker | |
| Subs | Earlham | Stephen Forsythe (PG) Cory Boston | |
| 00:22 | Earlham | Bryan Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 00:22 | Earlham | Bryan Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 00:05 | Thiel | Marcus Yeary drills a turnaround from the left block | 35-35 |
| 00:00 | Earlham | Stephen Forsythe misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-35 |