| Lineup | Denison | PG - Joseph Hoff (fresh) SG - Richard Finch (fresh) SF - Dustin Thyberg (fresh) PF - Larry Ritch (fresh) C - Roy Ford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Jerry Fridley (fresh) SG - John Keating (fresh) SF - Richard Whitney (fresh) PF - Michael Demmer (fresh) C - Glenn Bruhn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Grove City | Glenn Bruhn wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Grove City | Michael Demmer drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Jerry Fridley and he's hacked by Larry Ritch - foul #1 on Larry Ritch, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:44 | Grove City | Michael Demmer misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:44 | Denison | Roy Ford gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Denison | Joseph Hoff misses the shot in the lane but the foul's on Glenn Bruhn - foul #1 on Glenn Bruhn, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Denison | Joseph Hoff makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:30 | Denison | Joseph Hoff makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:11 | Grove City | Richard Whitney comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | Grove City | Glenn Bruhn grabs the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Grove City | John Keating is fouled on the floor by Roy Ford - foul #1 on Roy Ford, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Grove City | Glenn Bruhn's fadeaway is rejected by Dustin Thyberg | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Grove City | Glenn Bruhn misses the tip | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Denison | Larry Ritch snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:22 | Denison | Dustin Thyberg misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Grove City | Michael Demmer pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | Grove City | Michael Demmer can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Larry Ritch - foul #2 on Larry Ritch, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Denison | Warren Dimattia (PF) Larry Ritch | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 18:13 | Grove City | Michael Demmer makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:13 | Grove City | Michael Demmer misses the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:13 | Denison | Warren Dimattia snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:06 | Denison | Roy Ford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 17:47 | Grove City | Jerry Fridley is hacked by Richard Finch - foul #1 on Richard Finch, team foul #4 | 2-3 |
| 17:35 | Grove City | Jerry Fridley is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Jerry Fridley, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 17:17 | Denison | Roy Ford misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by John Keating - foul #1 on John Keating, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| Subs | Grove City | John Fiecke (C) Glenn Bruhn | |
| 17:17 | Denison | Roy Ford makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:17 | Denison | Roy Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:17 | Grove City | John Fiecke grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:01 | Grove City | Jerry Fridley's floater is knocked away by Roy Ford | 3-3 |
| 16:59 | Denison | Warren Dimattia gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 16:54 | Denison | Richard Finch misses the floater from the right side | 3-3 |
| 16:53 | Grove City | Richard Whitney gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 16:34 | Grove City | Jerry Fridley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 16:33 | Denison | Richard Finch grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 16:28 | Denison | Joseph Hoff connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Richard Finch | 5-3 |
| 16:13 | Grove City | Jerry Fridley drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Richard Whitney | 5-6 |
| 15:48 | Denison | Richard Whitney steps in front of the Warren Dimattia pass | 5-6 |
| 15:44 | Grove City | Michael Demmer lays it up and in set up by Richard Whitney | 5-8 |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Joseph Hoff (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Finch (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dustin Thyberg (fresh) PF - Warren Dimattia (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roy Ford (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Jerry Fridley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Keating (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Whitney (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Demmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - John Fiecke (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Denison | Joseph Hoff blows the layup | 5-8 |
| 15:37 | Denison | Joseph Hoff misses the tip | 5-8 |
| 15:35 | Denison | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Hoff | 5-8 |
| 15:15 | Denison | Dustin Thyberg makes the floater from the baseline set up by Joseph Hoff | 7-8 |
| 14:59 | Grove City | Jerry Fridley misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-8 |
| 14:58 | Grove City | The offensive rebound goes to John Fiecke | 7-8 |
| 14:47 | Grove City | Michael Demmer buries a floater from the right block | 7-10 |
| 14:20 | Denison | Roy Ford comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-10 |
| 14:18 | Grove City | Michael Demmer gets the rebound | 7-10 |
| 13:53 | Grove City | John Keating is hacked by Dustin Thyberg - foul #1 on Dustin Thyberg, team foul #5 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Denison | Peter Shinn (PG), Roger Neuman (SG), Scott King (SF), David Perkins (PF), Dustin Williamson (C) Joseph Hoff, Richard Finch, Dustin Thyberg, Warren Dimattia, Roy Ford | |
| Subs | Grove City | Brian Mathews (PG), Matthew Westfall (SG), Greg Potter (SF), Kevin Robinson (PF), Glenn Bruhn (C) Jerry Fridley, John Keating, Richard Whitney, Michael Demmer, John Fiecke | |
| 13:35 | Grove City | Kevin Robinson blows the layup but the foul's on David Perkins - foul #1 on David Perkins, team foul #6 | 7-10 |
| 13:35 | Grove City | Kevin Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 13:35 | Grove City | Kevin Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 13:20 | Denison | Scott King clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 7-12 |
| 13:19 | Denison | The offensive rebound goes to David Perkins | 7-12 |
| 13:05 | Denison | Peter Shinn scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 9-12 |
| 12:46 | Grove City | Brian Mathews is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Brian Mathews, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| 12:41 | Denison | Brian Mathews is called for the reach on Peter Shinn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Mathews, team foul #5 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Richard Whitney (SF) Brian Mathews | |
| 12:35 | Denison | Peter Shinn misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 12:34 | Grove City | Kevin Robinson pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 12:10 | Grove City | Matthew Westfall loses the dribble to Peter Shinn | 9-12 |
| 11:51 | Denison | Roger Neuman is fouled on the floor by Greg Potter - foul #1 on Greg Potter, team foul #6 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Denison | Joseph Hoff (PG), Richard Finch (SG), Warren Dimattia (PF), Roy Ford (C) Peter Shinn, Roger Neuman, David Perkins, Dustin Williamson | |
| Subs | Grove City | Jerry Fridley (PG), John Fiecke (PF) Matthew Westfall, Richard Whitney | |
| 11:28 | Denison | Roy Ford hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Glenn Bruhn - foul #2 on Glenn Bruhn, team foul #7 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Denison | Dustin Thyberg (SF) Scott King | |
| Subs | Grove City | John Keating (SG) Glenn Bruhn | |
| 11:28 | Denison | Roy Ford misses the free throw | 11-12 |
| 11:28 | Grove City | John Fiecke gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Joseph Hoff (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Finch (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dustin Thyberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Warren Dimattia (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roy Ford (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Jerry Fridley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Keating (fresh) SF - Greg Potter (fresh) PF - John Fiecke (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kevin Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:11 | Grove City | Greg Potter drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Keating | 11-14 |
| 10:46 | Denison | Warren Dimattia lays it in | 13-14 |
| 10:17 | Grove City | Jerry Fridley's floater is knocked away by Warren Dimattia | 13-14 |
| 10:16 | Denison | Roy Ford pulls down the rebound | 13-14 |
| 10:11 | Denison | Joseph Hoff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-14 |
| Subs | Denison | David Perkins (PF) Warren Dimattia | |
| Subs | Grove City | Matthew Westfall (SG), Richard Whitney (SF), Michael Demmer (PF) John Keating, Greg Potter, Kevin Robinson | |
| 09:45 | Grove City | John Fiecke's pass is intercepted by Dustin Thyberg | 13-14 |
| 09:24 | Denison | Richard Finch is hacked by John Fiecke - foul #1 on John Fiecke, team foul #8 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Denison | Scott King (SF) Dustin Thyberg | |
| Subs | Grove City | John Keating (SG), Michael Polite (C) Jerry Fridley, John Fiecke | |
| 09:24 | Denison | Richard Finch misses the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 09:24 | Grove City | Michael Demmer gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 09:15 | Grove City | Michael Polite hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 13-14 |
| 09:13 | Grove City | Michael Demmer grabs the offensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 08:52 | Grove City | Michael Demmer can't throw it down | 13-14 |
| 08:51 | Denison | Scott King grabs the board | 13-14 |
| 08:31 | Denison | Scott King misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Whitney - foul #1 on Richard Whitney, team foul #9 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Denison | Peter Shinn (SG), Warren Dimattia (PF) Richard Finch, Roy Ford | |
| Subs | Grove City | Jerry Fridley (PG), Kevin Robinson (C) Matthew Westfall, Michael Polite | |
| 08:31 | Denison | Scott King makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 08:31 | Denison | Scott King makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 08:17 | Grove City | Michael Demmer misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 15-14 |
| 08:15 | Denison | The rebound goes to Joseph Hoff | 15-14 |
| 08:09 | Denison | Joseph Hoff misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 15-14 |
| 08:07 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Michael Demmer | 15-14 |
| 07:50 | Grove City | John Keating is hacked by Warren Dimattia - foul #1 on Warren Dimattia, team foul #7 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Denison | Roger Neuman (SG), Dustin Thyberg (SF) Joseph Hoff, Scott King | |
| Subs | Grove City | Greg Potter (SF), John Fiecke (C) Richard Whitney, Kevin Robinson | |
| 07:50 | Grove City | John Keating makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 07:50 | Grove City | John Keating makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 07:28 | Denison | Roger Neuman clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 15-16 |
| 07:26 | Grove City | Greg Potter pulls down the rebound | 15-16 |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Peter Shinn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roger Neuman (fresh) SF - Dustin Thyberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Warren Dimattia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Perkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Jerry Fridley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Keating (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Potter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Demmer (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John Fiecke (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Grove City | John Keating throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-16 |
| Subs | Denison | Roy Ford (C) David Perkins | |
| Subs | Grove City | Kevin Robinson (SF) John Keating | |
| 07:06 | Denison | Dustin Thyberg connects on the jumper from the right wing | 17-16 |
| 06:59 | Grove City | Greg Potter hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 17-16 |
| 06:57 | Denison | Roy Ford pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 06:52 | Denison | Roger Neuman is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Roger Neuman, team foul #8 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Denison | Joseph Hoff (PG), Richard Finch (SG) Peter Shinn, Roger Neuman | |
| Subs | Grove City | Richard Whitney (SF) Michael Demmer | |
| 06:35 | Grove City | Greg Potter comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 17-16 |
| 06:33 | Denison | Joseph Hoff gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 06:28 | Denison | Richard Finch scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Dustin Thyberg | 19-16 |
| 06:08 | Grove City | Jerry Fridley makes the jumper from the left block set up by Richard Whitney and the foul's on Joseph Hoff - foul #1 on Joseph Hoff, team foul #9 | 19-18 |
| 06:08 | Grove City | Jerry Fridley makes the free throw | 19-19 |
| 05:52 | Denison | Warren Dimattia is hacked by Kevin Robinson - foul #1 on Kevin Robinson, team foul #10 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Matthew Westfall (PG), John Keating (SG), Michael Demmer (PF) Jerry Fridley, Greg Potter, Kevin Robinson | |
| 05:52 | Denison | Warren Dimattia makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 05:52 | Denison | Warren Dimattia makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 05:38 | Grove City | Richard Whitney double dribbles | 21-19 |
| Subs | Denison | David Perkins (PF), Dustin Williamson (C) Warren Dimattia, Roy Ford | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 05:35 | Denison | John Keating takes the ball from Joseph Hoff in the backcourt | 21-19 |
| 05:21 | Grove City | John Keating buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Richard Whitney | 21-22 |
| 05:15 | Denison | Richard Whitney steals the ball from Dustin Williamson | 21-22 |
| 04:55 | Grove City | Michael Demmer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by David Perkins - foul #2 on David Perkins, team foul #10 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Denison | Scott King (SF), Roy Ford (C) Dustin Thyberg, David Perkins | |
| Subs | Grove City | Greg Potter (SF), Kevin Robinson (C) Richard Whitney, John Fiecke | |
| 04:55 | Grove City | Michael Demmer misses the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 04:55 | Grove City | Michael Demmer misses the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 04:55 | Denison | Dustin Williamson grabs the defensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 04:37 | Denison | Joseph Hoff makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Scott King | 24-22 |
| 04:18 | Grove City | Greg Potter is fouled on the floor by Scott King - foul #1 on Scott King, team foul #11 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Denison | Peter Shinn (PG), Roger Neuman (SG), Warren Dimattia (PF) Joseph Hoff, Richard Finch, Dustin Williamson | |
| Subs | Grove City | Jerry Fridley (PG) Matthew Westfall | |
| 04:18 | Grove City | Greg Potter makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 04:18 | Grove City | Greg Potter misses the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 04:18 | Denison | The rebound goes to Roger Neuman | 24-23 |
| 04:05 | Denison | Scott King is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Scott King, team foul #12 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Denison | Dustin Thyberg (SF) Scott King | |
| Subs | Grove City | Richard Whitney (SF), Michael Polite (C) John Keating, Michael Demmer | |
| 03:43 | Grove City | Greg Potter knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerry Fridley and he's fouled by Peter Shinn - foul #1 on Peter Shinn, team foul #13 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Denison | Larry Ritch (PF) Warren Dimattia | |
| Subs | Grove City | Glenn Bruhn (C) Michael Polite | |
| 03:43 | Grove City | Greg Potter makes the free throw | 24-26 |
| 03:24 | Denison | Larry Ritch is hacked by Kevin Robinson - foul #2 on Kevin Robinson, team foul #11 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Denison | David Perkins (C) Roy Ford | |
| Subs | Grove City | John Fiecke (PF) Kevin Robinson | |
| 03:24 | Denison | Larry Ritch makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:24 | Denison | Larry Ritch makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Peter Shinn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roger Neuman (fresh) SF - Dustin Thyberg (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Larry Ritch (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Perkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Jerry Fridley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Greg Potter (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Whitney (fresh) 2 stl. PF - John Fiecke (fresh) 3 reb. C - Glenn Bruhn (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Grove City | David Perkins blocks the short jumper by Richard Whitney | 26-26 |
| 03:07 | Grove City | Glenn Bruhn hits the follow up shot | 26-28 |
| 02:50 | Denison | Peter Shinn misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 26-28 |
| 02:48 | Denison | David Perkins gets the offensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 02:32 | Denison | David Perkins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-28 |
| 02:30 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Greg Potter | 26-28 |
| 02:17 | Grove City | Richard Whitney knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Jerry Fridley and he's hacked by Peter Shinn - foul #2 on Peter Shinn, team foul #14 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Denison | Joseph Hoff (PG), Richard Finch (SG), Scott King (SF), Roy Ford (C) Peter Shinn, Roger Neuman, Dustin Thyberg, David Perkins | |
| Subs | Grove City | John Keating (SG), Michael Demmer (PF) Greg Potter, John Fiecke | |
| 02:17 | Grove City | Richard Whitney makes the free throw | 26-31 |
| 01:59 | Denison | Joseph Hoff hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 26-31 |
| 01:57 | Denison | Roy Ford tips it back up and in | 28-31 |
| 01:49 | Grove City | Glenn Bruhn's floater is knocked away by Larry Ritch | 28-31 |
| 01:47 | Grove City | Michael Demmer snags the offensive board | 28-31 |
| 01:32 | Grove City | Michael Demmer scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Jerry Fridley | 28-33 |
| 01:18 | Denison | Larry Ritch can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 28-33 |
| 01:17 | Grove City | Jerry Fridley grabs the defensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 00:56 | Grove City | Glenn Bruhn can't finish the layup | 28-33 |
| 00:54 | Grove City | Michael Demmer tips it back up and in | 28-35 |
| 00:28 | Denison | Scott King loses the ball out of bounds | 28-35 |
| Subs | Denison | Dustin Thyberg (SF), Warren Dimattia (PF) Scott King, Larry Ritch | |
| Subs | Grove City | Brian Mathews (PG), Greg Potter (SF), John Fiecke (C) Jerry Fridley, Richard Whitney, Glenn Bruhn | |
| 00:03 | Grove City | Michael Demmer connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 28-37 |
| 00:00 | Denison | Richard Finch misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 28-37 |