| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Rick Deas (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Leija (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Fetzer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Stahl (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Cone (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - James Barnhill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kelvin Fogle (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Micheal Patrick (fresh) PF - Peter Gargano (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Howard Payne | Larry Fetzer inbounds the ball | 40-39 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Howard Payne | Robert Stahl misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 19:43 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Ralph Roberts | 40-39 |
| 19:31 | Earlham | James Barnhill can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left side | 40-39 |
| 19:30 | Howard Payne | Danny Cone grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 19:14 | Howard Payne | Danny Cone knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Rick Deas | 43-39 |
| 18:54 | Earlham | Peter Gargano hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 43-39 |
| 18:52 | Howard Payne | Robert Stahl gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 18:35 | Howard Payne | Robert Stahl travels with the ball | 43-39 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | John Ackermann (PG), Thomas Washburn (SG), Jeffrey Morris (SF), Kenneth Blade (PF), Richard Teller (C) Rick Deas, Thomas Leija, Larry Fetzer, Robert Stahl, Danny Cone | |
| Subs | Earlham | Gregory Benjamin (PG), Mark Starnes (SG), Darin Webb (SF), David Sanders (C) James Barnhill, Kelvin Fogle, Micheal Patrick, Ralph Roberts | |
| 18:33 | Earlham | Mark Starnes is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Washburn - foul #2 on Thomas Washburn, team foul #1 | 43-39 |
| 18:13 | Earlham | Gregory Benjamin misses long on an open shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Washburn - foul #3 on Thomas Washburn, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Thomas Deady (PG) Thomas Washburn | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 18:13 | Earlham | Gregory Benjamin misses the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 18:13 | Earlham | Gregory Benjamin makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 18:01 | Howard Payne | Kenneth Blade connects on the shot from the free throw line | 45-40 |
| 17:40 | Earlham | Peter Gargano misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-40 |
| 17:39 | Howard Payne | John Ackermann grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 17:24 | Howard Payne | Thomas Deady hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 45-40 |
| 17:23 | Earlham | Darin Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 17:07 | Earlham | Peter Gargano can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 45-40 |
| 17:06 | Earlham | Mark Starnes pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 16:55 | Earlham | Darin Webb knocks in the shot from the left side and the foul's on Thomas Deady - foul #3 on Thomas Deady, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Rick Deas (PG), Thomas Leija (SG), Larry Fetzer (SF), Robert Stahl (PF), Danny Cone (C) Thomas Deady, John Ackermann, Jeffrey Morris, Kenneth Blade, Richard Teller | |
| Subs | Earlham | James Barnhill (PG), Kelvin Fogle (SG), Micheal Patrick (SF), Ralph Roberts (C) Gregory Benjamin, Mark Starnes, Peter Gargano, David Sanders | |
| 16:55 | Earlham | Darin Webb makes the free throw | 45-43 |
| 16:42 | Howard Payne | Larry Fetzer misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 16:41 | Earlham | James Barnhill grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 16:21 | Earlham | Ralph Roberts is open but misses the lay-in | 45-43 |
| 16:20 | Earlham | Ralph Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 16:10 | Earlham | Ralph Roberts misses badly on a shot in the lane | 45-43 |
| 16:08 | Howard Payne | Robert Stahl grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 16:03 | Howard Payne | Rick Deas connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Larry Fetzer | 47-43 |
| 15:50 | Earlham | James Barnhill hits a wide open driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Kelvin Fogle | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Rick Deas (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Leija (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Fetzer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Stahl (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Danny Cone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - James Barnhill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kelvin Fogle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Patrick (fresh) PF - Darin Webb (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Roberts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:22 | Howard Payne | Robert Stahl misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 47-45 |
| 15:20 | Earlham | Darin Webb pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 15:15 | Earlham | James Barnhill misses short on an open fadeaway from the left block | 47-45 |
| 15:14 | Howard Payne | Robert Stahl grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 14:54 | Howard Payne | Rick Deas connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Thomas Leija | 49-45 |
| 14:44 | Earlham | Darin Webb can't finish the layup | 49-45 |
| 14:43 | Howard Payne | Danny Cone snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 14:22 | Howard Payne | Larry Fetzer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 49-45 |
| 14:21 | Howard Payne | Danny Cone tips it in | 51-45 |
| 14:06 | Earlham | Danny Cone is called for the reach on Kelvin Fogle - foul #1 on Danny Cone, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | John Ackermann (PG), Thomas Washburn (SG), Jeffrey Morris (SF), Kenneth Blade (PF), Richard Teller (C) Rick Deas, Thomas Leija, Larry Fetzer, Robert Stahl, Danny Cone | |
| Subs | Earlham | Gregory Benjamin (PG), Paul Berning (SG), Edward Salley (SF), Peter Gargano (PF), David Sanders (C) James Barnhill, Kelvin Fogle, Micheal Patrick, Darin Webb, Ralph Roberts | |
| 13:48 | Earlham | Peter Gargano is by himself and knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 51-47 |
| 13:31 | Howard Payne | Richard Teller scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Washburn | 53-47 |
| 13:28 | Earlham | Edward Salley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-47 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Eddie Moore (PF) Richard Teller | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 13:10 | Howard Payne | Jeffrey Morris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-47 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Thomas Deady (PG), Danny Cone (C) Jeffrey Morris, Kenneth Blade | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 13:00 | Earlham | Gregory Benjamin hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 12:46 | Howard Payne | Thomas Washburn is fouled on the floor by Paul Berning - foul #4 on Paul Berning, team foul #1 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Larry Fetzer (SF) John Ackermann | |
| Subs | Earlham | Mark Starnes (SG), Timothy Johnson (C) Paul Berning, David Sanders | |
| 12:36 | Howard Payne | Mark Starnes is called for the reach on Larry Fetzer - foul #1 on Mark Starnes, team foul #2 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Thomas Leija (SG) Thomas Washburn | |
| Subs | Earlham | Micheal Patrick (SF) Edward Salley | |
| 12:20 | Howard Payne | Danny Cone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-49 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Kenneth Blade (C) Danny Cone | |
| Subs | Earlham | Kelvin Fogle (SG) Gregory Benjamin | |
| 12:10 | Earlham | Timothy Johnson blows the dunk but the foul's on Kenneth Blade - foul #2 on Kenneth Blade, team foul #5 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Robert Stahl (PF) Eddie Moore | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 12:10 | Earlham | Timothy Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 12:10 | Earlham | Timothy Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 12:10 | Howard Payne | Robert Stahl grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 12:01 | Howard Payne | Kelvin Fogle steals the ball from Kenneth Blade | 53-50 |
| 11:46 | Earlham | Timothy Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-50 |
| 11:44 | Howard Payne | Kenneth Blade gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Thomas Deady (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Leija (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Fetzer (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Stahl (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Blade (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Mark Starnes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kelvin Fogle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Patrick (fairly fresh) PF - Peter Gargano (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 11:23 | Howard Payne | Kenneth Blade can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 11:21 | Earlham | Kelvin Fogle snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| 11:07 | Earlham | Peter Gargano is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-53 |
| 10:56 | Howard Payne | Robert Stahl's pass is intercepted by Micheal Patrick | 53-53 |
| 10:40 | Earlham | Mark Starnes misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-53 |
| 10:39 | Earlham | Peter Gargano pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 10:23 | Earlham | Peter Gargano misses the lay-in | 53-53 |
| 10:22 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Larry Fetzer | 53-53 |
| 10:07 | Howard Payne | Kenneth Blade misses the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Peter Gargano - foul #3 on Peter Gargano, team foul #3 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Rick Deas (PG), John Ackermann (SG), Jeffrey Morris (SF), Richard Teller (C) Thomas Deady, Thomas Leija, Larry Fetzer, Robert Stahl | |
| Subs | Earlham | James Barnhill (PG), Gregory Benjamin (SG), Edward Salley (SF), David Sanders (PF), Ralph Roberts (C) Mark Starnes, Kelvin Fogle, Micheal Patrick, Peter Gargano, Timothy Johnson | |
| 10:07 | Howard Payne | Kenneth Blade makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 10:07 | Howard Payne | Kenneth Blade makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 10:04 | Earlham | Edward Salley is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Salley, team foul #4 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Eddie Moore (PF) Kenneth Blade | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 09:47 | Howard Payne | Jeffrey Morris misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-53 |
| 09:46 | Howard Payne | Eddie Moore tips it but misses | 55-53 |
| 09:44 | Howard Payne | Rick Deas pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 09:32 | Howard Payne | The short jumper by Jeffrey Morris is denied by David Sanders | 55-53 |
| 09:30 | Earlham | Ralph Roberts grabs the board | 55-53 |
| 09:27 | Earlham | Gregory Benjamin is hacked by Jeffrey Morris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Morris, team foul #6 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Darin Webb (SF) David Sanders | |
| 09:16 | Earlham | John Ackermann takes the ball from Edward Salley | 55-53 |
| 08:55 | Howard Payne | Ralph Roberts swats the short shot by Jeffrey Morris | 55-53 |
| 08:54 | Earlham | Ralph Roberts snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 08:51 | Earlham | Gregory Benjamin is fouled in the backcourt by John Ackermann - foul #2 on John Ackermann, team foul #7 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Thomas Washburn (SG), Danny Cone (C) Jeffrey Morris, Richard Teller | |
| Subs | Earlham | David Sanders (C) Ralph Roberts | |
| 08:51 | Earlham | Gregory Benjamin misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 08:51 | Howard Payne | Danny Cone snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 08:27 | Howard Payne | Eddie Moore connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 57-53 |
| 07:58 | Earlham | James Barnhill connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Sanders | 57-55 |
| 07:53 | Howard Payne | Rick Deas misses the easy layup | 57-55 |
| 07:52 | Howard Payne | Rick Deas gets the offensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 07:35 | Howard Payne | Eddie Moore clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 07:34 | Earlham | Darin Webb gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Rick Deas (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Washburn (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Ackermann (tiring) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Eddie Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Danny Cone (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - James Barnhill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Benjamin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darin Webb (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Edward Salley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - David Sanders (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Earlham | Thomas Washburn picks off the pass by Gregory Benjamin in the backcourt | 57-55 |
| 07:28 | Howard Payne | Thomas Washburn throws it down | 59-55 |
| 07:14 | Earlham | Edward Salley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-55 |
| 07:12 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to John Ackermann | 59-55 |
| 06:54 | Howard Payne | Thomas Washburn clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-55 |
| 06:53 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Darin Webb | 59-55 |
| 06:32 | Earlham | Gregory Benjamin misses short on an open floater from close range | 59-55 |
| 06:30 | Earlham | Edward Salley pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 06:13 | Earlham | John Ackermann takes the ball from James Barnhill | 59-55 |
| 05:50 | Howard Payne | Rick Deas misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 05:49 | Howard Payne | Danny Cone grabs the offensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 05:23 | Howard Payne | Rick Deas is fouled on the floor by James Barnhill - foul #2 on James Barnhill, team foul #5 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Thomas Deady (PG), Thomas Leija (SG), Jeffrey Morris (SF), Robert Stahl (PF), Richard Teller (C) Rick Deas, Thomas Washburn, John Ackermann, Eddie Moore, Danny Cone | |
| Subs | Earlham | Mark Starnes (PG), Paul Berning (SG), Micheal Patrick (SF), Peter Gargano (PF), Ralph Roberts (C) James Barnhill, Gregory Benjamin, Darin Webb, Edward Salley, David Sanders | |
| 05:08 | Howard Payne | The jumper by Richard Teller is denied by Ralph Roberts | 59-55 |
| 05:07 | Earlham | Micheal Patrick grabs the defensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 04:44 | Earlham | Paul Berning throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-55 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Kenneth Blade (PF) Robert Stahl | |
| Subs | Earlham | Kelvin Fogle (SG) Paul Berning | |
| 04:24 | Howard Payne | The short jumper by Jeffrey Morris is denied by Peter Gargano | 59-55 |
| 04:23 | Earlham | Ralph Roberts grabs the board | 59-55 |
| 03:56 | Earlham | Mark Starnes connects on the open 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-58 |
| 03:36 | Howard Payne | Richard Teller is whistled for a carry | 59-58 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Rick Deas (PG), Larry Fetzer (SF), Robert Stahl (PF) Thomas Deady, Jeffrey Morris, Richard Teller | |
| Subs | Earlham | James Barnhill (PG), Paul Berning (SG), Timothy Johnson (C) Mark Starnes, Kelvin Fogle, Ralph Roberts | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Rick Deas (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Leija (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Fetzer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Stahl (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Blade (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - James Barnhill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Berning (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Micheal Patrick (fairly fresh) PF - Peter Gargano (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 03:14 | Earlham | Paul Berning hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-58 |
| 03:13 | Earlham | James Barnhill pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 03:08 | Earlham | Micheal Patrick is hacked by Larry Fetzer - foul #2 on Larry Fetzer, team foul #8 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Danny Cone (C) Kenneth Blade | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 03:08 | Earlham | Micheal Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 03:08 | Earlham | Micheal Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 02:50 | Howard Payne | Robert Stahl misses the easy layup | 59-60 |
| 02:48 | Earlham | Timothy Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 02:48 | Earlham | Earlham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Thomas Deady (PG), Thomas Washburn (SG) Rick Deas, Thomas Leija | |
| Subs | Earlham | Gregory Benjamin (PG), Kelvin Fogle (SG), Ralph Roberts (C) James Barnhill, Micheal Patrick, Timothy Johnson | |
| 02:29 | Earlham | Peter Gargano comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-60 |
| 02:27 | Earlham | Ralph Roberts tips it back up and in | 59-62 |
| 02:11 | Howard Payne | Larry Fetzer is hacked by Paul Berning - foul #5 on Paul Berning, team foul #6 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Jeffrey Morris (SF) Larry Fetzer | |
| Subs | Earlham | Micheal Patrick (SF) Paul Berning | |
| 02:00 | Howard Payne | Ralph Roberts is called for the reach on Danny Cone - foul #2 on Ralph Roberts, team foul #7 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Rick Deas (PG), Thomas Leija (SG), Larry Fetzer (SF) Thomas Deady, Thomas Washburn, Jeffrey Morris | |
| Subs | Earlham | James Barnhill (PG) Gregory Benjamin | |
| 02:00 | Howard Payne | Danny Cone misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 02:00 | Earlham | Peter Gargano snags the defensive board | 59-62 |
| 01:36 | Earlham | Micheal Patrick clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-62 |
| 01:34 | Howard Payne | Danny Cone snags the defensive board | 59-62 |
| 01:05 | Howard Payne | Thomas Leija blows the layup | 59-62 |
| 01:04 | Howard Payne | Robert Stahl grabs the offensive board | 59-62 |
| 00:49 | Howard Payne | Thomas Leija misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-62 |
| 00:47 | Earlham | Ralph Roberts gets the rebound | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Earlham | James Barnhill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-62 |
| 00:11 | Howard Payne | Thomas Leija makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Rick Deas | 62-62 |
| 00:01 | Earlham | Ralph Roberts can't connect on an uncontested runner from the right block | 62-62 |
| 00:00 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Robert Stahl | 62-62 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Rick Deas (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Leija (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Fetzer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Stahl (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Danny Cone (tiring) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - James Barnhill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kelvin Fogle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Patrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Gargano (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ralph Roberts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Earlham | Peter Gargano wins the tip | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:39 | Earlham | Kelvin Fogle is whistled for traveling | 62-62 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | John Ackermann (PG), Thomas Washburn (SG), Jeffrey Morris (SF), Kenneth Blade (PF), Richard Teller (C) Rick Deas, Thomas Leija, Larry Fetzer, Robert Stahl, Danny Cone | |
| Subs | Earlham | Gregory Benjamin (PG), Mark Starnes (SG), Darin Webb (SF), David Sanders (C) James Barnhill, Kelvin Fogle, Micheal Patrick, Ralph Roberts | |
| 04:14 | Howard Payne | Jeffrey Morris misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 62-62 |
| 04:12 | Howard Payne | Kenneth Blade snags the offensive board | 62-62 |
| 04:03 | Howard Payne | Richard Teller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-62 |
| 04:02 | Howard Payne | Kenneth Blade gets the offensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 03:48 | Howard Payne | John Ackermann makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Blade | 65-62 |
| 03:22 | Earlham | Darin Webb is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 65-62 |
| 03:20 | Howard Payne | Kenneth Blade grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 03:14 | Howard Payne | Thomas Washburn hits a 3 from the right wing set up by John Ackermann | 68-62 |
| 02:56 | Earlham | Darin Webb clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-62 |
| 02:55 | Earlham | David Sanders grabs the offensive board | 68-62 |
| 02:55 | Earlham | Earlham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-62 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Thomas Leija (SG), Robert Stahl (PF) John Ackermann, Richard Teller | |
| Subs | Earlham | James Barnhill (PG), Kelvin Fogle (SG), Micheal Patrick (SF), Ralph Roberts (C) Gregory Benjamin, Mark Starnes, Darin Webb, David Sanders | |
| 02:45 | Earlham | Micheal Patrick is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Micheal Patrick, team foul #8 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Eddie Moore (SF), Danny Cone (C) Jeffrey Morris, Kenneth Blade | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 02:41 | Howard Payne | Howard Payne calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 68-62 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Rick Deas (PG), Larry Fetzer (SF) Thomas Washburn, Eddie Moore | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 02:34 | Howard Payne | Thomas Leija is fouled on the floor by Peter Gargano - foul #4 on Peter Gargano, team foul #9 | 68-62 |
| 02:34 | Howard Payne | Thomas Leija makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 02:34 | Howard Payne | Thomas Leija makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:13 | Earlham | James Barnhill is fouled on the floor by Rick Deas - foul #3 on Rick Deas, team foul #9 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Kenneth Blade (C) Danny Cone | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 02:13 | Earlham | James Barnhill misses the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 02:13 | Howard Payne | Kenneth Blade grabs the board | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:55 | Howard Payne | Larry Fetzer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-62 |
| 01:53 | Howard Payne | Larry Fetzer snags the offensive board | 70-62 |
| 01:37 | Howard Payne | Thomas Leija misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's fouled by Peter Gargano - foul #5 on Peter Gargano, team foul #10 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Danny Cone (C) Kenneth Blade | |
| Subs | Earlham | Darin Webb (PF) Peter Gargano | |
| 01:37 | Howard Payne | Thomas Leija makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 01:37 | Howard Payne | Thomas Leija makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 01:37 | Howard Payne | Thomas Leija makes the 3rd free throw | 73-62 |
| 01:17 | Earlham | Kelvin Fogle makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Barnhill | 73-65 |
| 00:55 | Howard Payne | The short jumper by Larry Fetzer is denied by Darin Webb | 73-65 |
| 00:54 | Howard Payne | Danny Cone grabs the offensive board | 73-65 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Rick Deas (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Leija (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Fetzer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Stahl (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Danny Cone (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - James Barnhill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kelvin Fogle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Patrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darin Webb (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Ralph Roberts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Howard Payne | Danny Cone is fouled on the floor by Ralph Roberts - foul #3 on Ralph Roberts, team foul #11 | 73-65 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | John Ackermann (SF) Larry Fetzer | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 00:51 | Howard Payne | Danny Cone misses the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:51 | Howard Payne | Danny Cone makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Earlham | Ralph Roberts can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-65 |
| 00:44 | Howard Payne | John Ackermann gets the rebound | 74-65 |
| 00:42 | Howard Payne | John Ackermann is fouled in the backcourt by James Barnhill - foul #3 on James Barnhill, team foul #12 | 74-65 |
| 00:42 | Howard Payne | John Ackermann makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:42 | Howard Payne | John Ackermann makes the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:36 | Earlham | Micheal Patrick can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by John Ackermann - foul #3 on John Ackermann, team foul #10 | 76-65 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Thomas Washburn (SG), Jeffrey Morris (SF), Kenneth Blade (PF), Richard Teller (C) Rick Deas, Thomas Leija, Robert Stahl, Danny Cone | |
| Subs | Earlham | Gregory Benjamin (PG), Mark Starnes (SG), David Sanders (C) James Barnhill, Kelvin Fogle, Ralph Roberts | |
| 00:36 | Earlham | Micheal Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:36 | Earlham | Micheal Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:35 | Howard Payne | Thomas Washburn is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Starnes - foul #2 on Mark Starnes, team foul #13 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Rick Deas (PG), Robert Stahl (PF), Danny Cone (C) Jeffrey Morris, Kenneth Blade, Richard Teller | |
| Subs | Earlham | James Barnhill (PG), Kelvin Fogle (SG), Ralph Roberts (C) Gregory Benjamin, Mark Starnes, David Sanders | |
| 00:35 | Howard Payne | Thomas Washburn makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:35 | Howard Payne | Thomas Washburn makes the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| 00:28 | Earlham | Micheal Patrick comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Danny Cone - foul #2 on Danny Cone, team foul #11 | 78-67 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Jeffrey Morris (SF), Kenneth Blade (PF), Richard Teller (C) Rick Deas, Robert Stahl, Danny Cone | |
| Subs | Earlham | Gregory Benjamin (PG), Mark Starnes (SG), David Sanders (C) James Barnhill, Kelvin Fogle, Ralph Roberts | |
| 00:28 | Earlham | Micheal Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:28 | Earlham | Micheal Patrick misses the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:28 | Howard Payne | Richard Teller snags the defensive board | 78-68 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Howard Payne | John Ackermann runs out the clock | 78-68 |