| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Michael Luke (fresh) SG - Terry Miura (fresh) SF - Gerald Turner (fresh) PF - Jerry Ellefson (fresh) C - Denis Craven (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 | Grove City | Jerry Ellefson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Grove City | Gerald Turner misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Grove City | Gerald Turner misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Grove City | Gerald Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:25 | Earlham | Denis Craven denies the turnaround by Shane Lewis | 1-0 |
| 19:23 | Grove City | Denis Craven grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 19:17 | Grove City | John Grove is called for the reach on Gerald Turner - foul #1 on John Grove, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| 18:56 | Grove City | Terry Miura hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 1-0 |
| 18:54 | Grove City | The offensive rebound goes to Denis Craven | 1-0 |
| 18:45 | Grove City | George Lewis is called for the reach on Terry Miura - foul #1 on George Lewis, team foul #3 | 1-0 |
| 18:32 | Grove City | Gerald Turner's floater is tipped away by John Grove | 1-0 |
| 18:31 | Grove City | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Miura | 1-0 |
| 18:12 | Grove City | Michael Luke misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 1-0 |
| 18:11 | Earlham | George Lewis snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 18:09 | Earlham | Shane Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Luke - foul #1 on Michael Luke, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 17:54 | Earlham | Jack Cashin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 1-0 |
| 17:53 | Earlham | George Lewis tips it in | 1-2 |
| 17:39 | Grove City | Jerry Ellefson connects on the shot in the lane set up by Michael Luke and he's fouled by John Grove - foul #2 on John Grove, team foul #4 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Adam Kramer (PF) John Grove | |
| 17:39 | Grove City | Jerry Ellefson makes the free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:27 | Earlham | John Johnson is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jack Cashin | 4-5 |
| 17:11 | Grove City | Michael Luke drills a jumpshot from the left side | 6-5 |
| 16:55 | Earlham | John Johnson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 6-5 |
| 16:53 | Earlham | George Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:36 | Earlham | Shane Lewis is hacked by Michael Luke - foul #2 on Michael Luke, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Grove City | Felix Conway (PG), Nathan Laguerre (SG), Travis Higginbotham (SF), Richard Clarke (PF), Henry Crawford (C) Michael Luke, Terry Miura, Gerald Turner, Jerry Ellefson, Denis Craven | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 16:13 | Earlham | George Lewis knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by John Johnson | 6-7 |
| 15:52 | Grove City | Felix Conway misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 15:51 | Earlham | George Lewis grabs the board | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Felix Conway (fresh) SG - Nathan Laguerre (fresh) SF - Travis Higginbotham (fresh) PF - Richard Clarke (fresh) C - Henry Crawford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Shane Lewis (fresh) SG - John Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Cashin (fresh) PF - Adam Kramer (fresh) C - George Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Earlham | Henry Crawford steps in front of the Jack Cashin pass | 6-7 |
| 15:22 | Grove City | Felix Conway is called for traveling | 6-7 |
| Subs | Grove City | Terry Miura (SG), Gerald Turner (SF), Jerry Ellefson (PF), Denis Craven (C) Nathan Laguerre, Travis Higginbotham, Richard Clarke, Henry Crawford | |
| Subs | Earlham | William Carrow (PG), Charles Vanwormer (SG), Donald Brewer (SF), William Stravinski (C) Shane Lewis, John Johnson, Jack Cashin, George Lewis | |
| 15:19 | Earlham | Charles Vanwormer double dribbles in the backcourt | 6-7 |
| 15:05 | Grove City | Gerald Turner slams it home set up by Terry Miura | 8-7 |
| 15:03 | Earlham | Charles Vanwormer's pass is intercepted by Felix Conway in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| 15:01 | Grove City | Felix Conway hits the finger roll | 10-7 |
| 14:41 | Earlham | Adam Kramer is hacked by Felix Conway - foul #1 on Felix Conway, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Earlham | George Lewis (C) Adam Kramer | |
| 14:30 | Earlham | Terry Miura steals it from Donald Brewer | 10-7 |
| 14:26 | Grove City | Terry Miura throws it down | 12-7 |
| 14:20 | Earlham | William Stravinski can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jerry Ellefson - foul #1 on Jerry Ellefson, team foul #4 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Grove City | Nathan Laguerre (PG), Richard Clarke (C) Felix Conway, Denis Craven | |
| Subs | Earlham | John Johnson (SG), Jack Cashin (SF) Charles Vanwormer, Donald Brewer | |
| 14:20 | Earlham | William Stravinski misses the 1st free throw | 12-7 |
| 14:20 | Earlham | William Stravinski makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 14:07 | Grove City | Richard Clarke lays it up and in on a great pass from Terry Miura | 14-8 |
| 13:43 | Earlham | Jack Cashin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 14-8 |
| 13:41 | Grove City | Jerry Ellefson grabs the board | 14-8 |
| 13:36 | Grove City | Terry Miura misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-8 |
| 13:34 | Earlham | George Lewis pulls down the rebound | 14-8 |
| 13:14 | Earlham | Jack Cashin misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Clarke - foul #1 on Richard Clarke, team foul #5 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Grove City | Travis Higginbotham (SF), Denis Craven (C) Gerald Turner, Jerry Ellefson | |
| Subs | Earlham | Shane Lewis (PG), Adam Kramer (PF) William Carrow, William Stravinski | |
| 13:14 | Earlham | Jack Cashin misses the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 13:14 | Earlham | Jack Cashin makes the 2nd free throw | 14-9 |
| 12:52 | Grove City | Richard Clarke can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Adam Kramer - foul #1 on Adam Kramer, team foul #5 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Grove City | Felix Conway (PG) Nathan Laguerre | |
| Subs | Earlham | Charles Vanwormer (SG), Donald Brewer (SF) John Johnson, Jack Cashin | |
| 12:52 | Grove City | Richard Clarke makes the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 12:52 | Grove City | Richard Clarke makes the 2nd free throw | 16-9 |
| 12:50 | Earlham | Donald Brewer is hacked by Felix Conway in the backcourt - foul #2 on Felix Conway, team foul #6 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Grove City | Nathan Laguerre (PG) Felix Conway | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 12:31 | Earlham | George Lewis misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Denis Craven - foul #1 on Denis Craven, team foul #7 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Grove City | Henry Crawford (PF) Richard Clarke | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 12:31 | Earlham | George Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 12:31 | Earlham | George Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 12:10 | Grove City | Terry Miura connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Henry Crawford | 19-11 |
| 11:52 | Earlham | Shane Lewis clanks a jumper near the basket | 19-11 |
| 11:51 | Grove City | Denis Craven grabs the board | 19-11 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Nathan Laguerre (fairly fresh) SG - Terry Miura (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Travis Higginbotham (fresh) PF - Henry Crawford (fresh) C - Denis Craven (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Shane Lewis (fresh) SG - Charles Vanwormer (fresh) SF - Donald Brewer (fresh) PF - Adam Kramer (fairly fresh) C - George Lewis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Grove City | Nathan Laguerre knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Charles Vanwormer - foul #1 on Charles Vanwormer, team foul #6 | 21-11 |
| Subs | Grove City | Joel Cornett (SF) Travis Higginbotham | |
| Subs | Earlham | John Johnson (SG), Jack Cashin (SF), William Stravinski (PF) Charles Vanwormer, Donald Brewer, Adam Kramer | |
| 11:47 | Grove City | Nathan Laguerre makes the free throw | 22-11 |
| 11:27 | Earlham | George Lewis's floater is knocked away by Denis Craven | 22-11 |
| 11:26 | Grove City | Joel Cornett grabs the defensive rebound | 22-11 |
| 11:20 | Grove City | Nathan Laguerre clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-11 |
| 11:18 | Earlham | Jack Cashin snags the defensive board | 22-11 |
| 11:03 | Earlham | Shane Lewis is whistled for traveling | 22-11 |
| Subs | Grove City | Gerald Turner (SF), Jerry Ellefson (PF), Richard Clarke (C) Joel Cornett, Henry Crawford, Denis Craven | |
| Subs | Earlham | William Carrow (PG), Adam Kramer (C) Shane Lewis, George Lewis | |
| 10:48 | Grove City | Nathan Laguerre throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-11 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Earlham | George Lewis (C) William Stravinski | |
| 10:19 | Earlham | William Carrow is hacked by Richard Clarke - foul #2 on Richard Clarke, team foul #8 | 22-11 |
| Subs | Grove City | Henry Crawford (C) Richard Clarke | |
| Subs | Earlham | Charles Vanwormer (SG), Donald Brewer (SF) John Johnson, Jack Cashin | |
| 10:19 | Earlham | William Carrow makes the 1st free throw | 22-12 |
| 10:19 | Earlham | William Carrow makes the 2nd free throw | 22-13 |
| 09:57 | Grove City | Nathan Laguerre can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-13 |
| 09:56 | Earlham | Donald Brewer pulls down the rebound | 22-13 |
| 09:29 | Earlham | Adam Kramer travels with the ball | 22-13 |
| Subs | Grove City | Travis Higginbotham (SF), Denis Craven (C) Gerald Turner, Jerry Ellefson | |
| Subs | Earlham | Shane Lewis (PG), John Johnson (SG), William Stravinski (PF) William Carrow, Charles Vanwormer, George Lewis | |
| 09:09 | Grove City | Henry Crawford clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 22-13 |
| 09:08 | Grove City | Terry Miura snags the offensive board | 22-13 |
| 08:59 | Grove City | Terry Miura makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Nathan Laguerre | 24-13 |
| 08:57 | Earlham | Travis Higginbotham steals the ball from Shane Lewis in the backcourt | 24-13 |
| 08:41 | Grove City | Nathan Laguerre misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-13 |
| 08:40 | Earlham | Shane Lewis grabs the board | 24-13 |
| 08:27 | Earlham | The jump hook by William Stravinski is blocked by Henry Crawford | 24-13 |
| 08:25 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Henry Crawford | 24-13 |
| 08:20 | Grove City | Shane Lewis steps in front of the Nathan Laguerre pass in the backcourt | 24-13 |
| 08:18 | Earlham | William Stravinski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Shane Lewis | 24-15 |
| 08:02 | Grove City | Henry Crawford misses long on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by William Stravinski - foul #1 on William Stravinski, team foul #7 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Grove City | Gerald Turner (SF), Jerry Ellefson (PF) Travis Higginbotham, Denis Craven | |
| Subs | Earlham | Charles Vanwormer (SG), Jack Cashin (SF), George Lewis (C) John Johnson, Donald Brewer, William Stravinski | |
| 08:02 | Grove City | Henry Crawford misses the 1st free throw | 24-15 |
| 08:02 | Grove City | Henry Crawford misses the 2nd free throw | 24-15 |
| 08:02 | Earlham | George Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 24-15 |
| 08:00 | Earlham | Shane Lewis is hacked by Nathan Laguerre in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nathan Laguerre, team foul #9 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Grove City | Denis Craven (C) Henry Crawford | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 08:00 | Earlham | Shane Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 08:00 | Earlham | Shane Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 24-16 |
| 08:00 | Earlham | The offensive rebound goes to George Lewis | 24-16 |
| 07:41 | Earlham | Charles Vanwormer misses the 3 from the left corner | 24-16 |
| 07:40 | Earlham | Adam Kramer misses the tip | 24-16 |
| 07:39 | Earlham | Jack Cashin hits the follow up shot | 24-18 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Nathan Laguerre (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Miura (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Turner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Ellefson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Denis Craven (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Shane Lewis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Vanwormer (fresh) SF - Jack Cashin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Kramer (tiring) C - George Lewis (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Grove City | Terry Miura hits a 3 from the right corner | 27-18 |
| 06:54 | Earlham | Nathan Laguerre is called for the reach on George Lewis - foul #2 on Nathan Laguerre, team foul #10 | 27-18 |
| Subs | Grove City | Michael Luke (PG), Joel Cornett (SF) Nathan Laguerre, Gerald Turner | |
| Subs | Earlham | William Carrow (PG), John Johnson (SG) Shane Lewis, Charles Vanwormer | |
| 06:54 | Earlham | George Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 06:54 | Earlham | George Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 27-18 |
| 06:54 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Jerry Ellefson | 27-18 |
| 06:42 | Grove City | Joel Cornett is denied on a layup by Adam Kramer | 27-18 |
| 06:41 | Earlham | John Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-18 |
| 06:22 | Earlham | George Lewis slams it home on a great pass from William Carrow | 27-20 |
| 05:59 | Grove City | Jack Cashin steals it from Michael Luke | 27-20 |
| 05:45 | Earlham | Adam Kramer buries a shot from the left side | 27-22 |
| 05:29 | Grove City | Michael Luke is hacked by William Carrow - foul #1 on William Carrow, team foul #8 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Grove City | Gerald Turner (SF), Henry Crawford (C) Joel Cornett, Denis Craven | |
| Subs | Earlham | Charles Vanwormer (SG), Donald Brewer (SF), William Stravinski (PF) John Johnson, Jack Cashin, Adam Kramer | |
| 05:29 | Grove City | Michael Luke makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 05:29 | Grove City | Michael Luke makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 05:00 | Earlham | William Carrow is denied on a layup by Henry Crawford | 29-22 |
| 04:59 | Grove City | Henry Crawford pulls down the rebound | 29-22 |
| 04:33 | Grove City | Terry Miura can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 29-22 |
| 04:32 | Earlham | George Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 29-22 |
| 04:27 | Earlham | Charles Vanwormer is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Miura - foul #1 on Terry Miura, team foul #11 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Shane Lewis (PG) William Carrow | |
| 04:27 | Earlham | Charles Vanwormer makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 04:27 | Earlham | Charles Vanwormer misses the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 04:27 | Grove City | Henry Crawford grabs the board | 29-23 |
| 04:04 | Grove City | Michael Luke hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-23 |
| 03:48 | Earlham | George Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-23 |
| Subs | Grove City | Felix Conway (SG), Travis Higginbotham (SF), Richard Clarke (PF), Denis Craven (C) Terry Miura, Gerald Turner, Jerry Ellefson, Henry Crawford | |
| Subs | Earlham | John Johnson (SG), Jack Cashin (SF), John Grove (PF) Charles Vanwormer, Donald Brewer, William Stravinski | |
| 03:27 | Grove City | Denis Craven is fouled on the floor by George Lewis - foul #2 on George Lewis, team foul #9 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Adam Kramer (C) George Lewis | |
| 03:27 | Grove City | Denis Craven misses the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 03:27 | Earlham | Jack Cashin snags the defensive board | 32-23 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Michael Luke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Felix Conway (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Travis Higginbotham (fresh) PF - Richard Clarke (fresh) 4 pts. C - Denis Craven (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Shane Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Cashin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Grove (fresh) C - Adam Kramer (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 02:58 | Earlham | Shane Lewis clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-23 |
| 02:57 | Grove City | Richard Clarke snags the defensive board | 32-23 |
| 02:29 | Grove City | Felix Conway misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Grove - foul #3 on John Grove, team foul #10 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Grove City | Gerald Turner (SF), Henry Crawford (C) Travis Higginbotham, Denis Craven | |
| Subs | Earlham | William Carrow (PG), William Stravinski (PF) Shane Lewis, John Grove | |
| 02:29 | Grove City | Felix Conway makes the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 02:29 | Grove City | Felix Conway makes the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 02:27 | Earlham | William Carrow throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-23 |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Subs | Earlham | George Lewis (C) Adam Kramer | |
| 02:13 | Grove City | Henry Crawford is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Henry Crawford, team foul #12 | 34-23 |
| 02:11 | Earlham | William Stravinski double dribbles in the backcourt | 34-23 |
| Subs | Grove City | Jerry Ellefson (PF) Richard Clarke | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 01:53 | Grove City | Michael Luke clanks a jumper from the right wing | 34-23 |
| 01:51 | Earlham | William Stravinski gets the rebound | 34-23 |
| 01:36 | Earlham | William Stravinski's pass is intercepted by Gerald Turner | 34-23 |
| 01:15 | Grove City | Jerry Ellefson misses the runner from the left block | 34-23 |
| 01:14 | Earlham | John Johnson grabs the board | 34-23 |
| 00:50 | Earlham | George Lewis misses the lay-in | 34-23 |
| 00:49 | Grove City | Jerry Ellefson snags the defensive board | 34-23 |
| 00:35 | Grove City | Michael Luke misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-23 |
| 00:33 | Grove City | Henry Crawford tips it back up and in | 36-23 |
| 00:28 | Earlham | John Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-23 |
| Subs | Grove City | Travis Higginbotham (SF), Richard Clarke (PF), Denis Craven (C) Gerald Turner, Jerry Ellefson, Henry Crawford | |
| Subs | Earlham | Shane Lewis (PG), Charles Vanwormer (SG), Donald Brewer (SF), Adam Kramer (PF) William Carrow, John Johnson, Jack Cashin, William Stravinski | |
| 00:00 | Grove City | Felix Conway can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-23 |