| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Earl Dotson (fresh) SG - Tom Hagan (fresh) SF - John Petrowski (fresh) PF - David Dunkle (fresh) C - Dean Lucas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - James Zielke (fresh) SG - Mark Hagen (fresh) SF - Frank Stamps (fresh) PF - Michael Anderson (fresh) C - Phillip Pedro (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Thiel | Michael Anderson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Thiel | Michael Anderson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Thiel | James Zielke tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Earlham | Tom Hagan connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by John Petrowski | 3-2 |
| 19:03 | Thiel | Phillip Pedro misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Dean Lucas - foul #1 on Dean Lucas, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 19:03 | Thiel | Phillip Pedro makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 19:03 | Thiel | Phillip Pedro misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 19:03 | Earlham | Tom Hagan grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:56 | Earlham | Mark Hagen steals the ball from John Petrowski | 3-3 |
| 18:51 | Thiel | James Zielke lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mark Hagen | 3-5 |
| 18:46 | Earlham | David Dunkle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-5 |
| 18:23 | Thiel | Frank Stamps misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 3-5 |
| 18:21 | Earlham | Earl Dotson grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 17:57 | Earlham | John Petrowski misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-5 |
| 17:56 | Earlham | The offensive rebound goes to Dean Lucas | 3-5 |
| 17:40 | Earlham | Tom Hagan scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Earl Dotson | 6-5 |
| 17:19 | Thiel | James Zielke comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 6-5 |
| 17:17 | Earlham | Earl Dotson gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 17:12 | Earlham | Dean Lucas is hacked by Mark Hagen - foul #1 on Mark Hagen, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Thiel | Bobby Robertson (SG), William Pieper (PF), Robert Jenkins (C) Mark Hagen, Michael Anderson, Phillip Pedro | |
| 16:58 | Earlham | Tom Hagan misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 16:56 | Earlham | Dean Lucas hits the follow up shot | 8-5 |
| 16:51 | Thiel | Bobby Robertson is hacked by David Dunkle - foul #1 on David Dunkle, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Earlham | Kenneth Johnson (SG) Tom Hagan | |
| Subs | Thiel | James Carr (SG), Harold Delrosario (SF) James Zielke, Frank Stamps | |
| 16:40 | Thiel | Dean Lucas takes the ball from William Pieper | 8-5 |
| 16:24 | Earlham | Dean Lucas misses the lay-in | 8-5 |
| 16:22 | Thiel | Bobby Robertson grabs the board | 8-5 |
| 16:17 | Thiel | James Carr scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 16:13 | Earlham | Kenneth Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 16:12 | Earlham | Kenneth Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 15:58 | Earlham | David Dunkle comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 8-7 |
| 15:57 | Thiel | Harold Delrosario gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Earl Dotson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) SF - John Petrowski (fairly fresh) PF - David Dunkle (fairly fresh) C - Dean Lucas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Bobby Robertson (fresh) SG - James Carr (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Delrosario (fresh) PF - William Pieper (fresh) C - Robert Jenkins (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Thiel | William Pieper hits a shot in the paint set up by Harold Delrosario | 8-9 |
| 15:37 | Earlham | Dean Lucas travels with the ball | 8-9 |
| Subs | Earlham | Tom Hagan (SG), Keith Fletcher (PF), Michael Guion (C) Kenneth Johnson, David Dunkle, Dean Lucas | |
| Subs | Thiel | James Zielke (PG), Mark Hagen (SG), Frank Stamps (SF), Michael Anderson (PF), Phillip Pedro (C) Bobby Robertson, James Carr, Harold Delrosario, William Pieper, Robert Jenkins | |
| 15:18 | Thiel | Michael Anderson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 8-9 |
| 15:16 | Earlham | John Petrowski grabs the board | 8-9 |
| 15:07 | Earlham | John Petrowski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-9 |
| 15:06 | Thiel | The rebound goes to Phillip Pedro | 8-9 |
| 15:01 | Thiel | James Zielke makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-12 |
| 14:48 | Earlham | Earl Dotson misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 8-12 |
| 14:47 | Earlham | Keith Fletcher tips it home | 10-12 |
| 14:31 | Thiel | James Zielke is hacked by Tom Hagan - foul #1 on Tom Hagan, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| 14:09 | Thiel | Mark Hagen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-12 |
| 14:07 | Earlham | Keith Fletcher grabs the board | 10-12 |
| 13:50 | Earlham | John Petrowski clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 10-12 |
| 13:49 | Earlham | Keith Fletcher tips it in | 12-12 |
| 13:22 | Thiel | James Zielke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-12 |
| Subs | Earlham | Kenneth Johnson (SG), Robert Kim (SF), David Dunkle (PF), Dean Lucas (C) Tom Hagan, John Petrowski, Keith Fletcher, Michael Guion | |
| Subs | Thiel | Bobby Robertson (PG), James Carr (SG), Harold Delrosario (SF), William Pieper (PF), Robert Jenkins (C) James Zielke, Mark Hagen, Frank Stamps, Michael Anderson, Phillip Pedro | |
| 13:04 | Earlham | Earl Dotson buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Kenneth Johnson | 15-12 |
| 12:37 | Thiel | Bobby Robertson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 15-12 |
| 12:36 | Earlham | Dean Lucas pulls down the rebound | 15-12 |
| 12:32 | Earlham | Harold Delrosario takes the ball from Kenneth Johnson | 15-12 |
| 12:10 | Thiel | Harold Delrosario is called for 5 seconds | 15-12 |
| Subs | Earlham | Phillip Sacco (PG), John Petrowski (SF) Earl Dotson, Robert Kim | |
| Subs | Thiel | James Zielke (PG), Frank Stamps (SF), Phillip Pedro (C) James Carr, Harold Delrosario, Robert Jenkins | |
| 11:52 | Earlham | Bobby Robertson takes the ball from Phillip Sacco | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Phillip Sacco (fresh) SG - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Petrowski (fairly fresh) PF - David Dunkle (fresh) C - Dean Lucas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - James Zielke (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Bobby Robertson (fresh) SF - Frank Stamps (fresh) PF - William Pieper (fresh) 2 pts. C - Phillip Pedro (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:45 | Thiel | Phillip Pedro comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 15-12 |
| 11:43 | Thiel | Phillip Pedro snags the offensive board | 15-12 |
| 11:32 | Thiel | James Zielke is whistled for traveling | 15-12 |
| Subs | Earlham | Tom Hagan (SG) Kenneth Johnson | |
| Subs | Thiel | Mark Hagen (SG), Michael Anderson (PF) Bobby Robertson, William Pieper | |
| 11:19 | Earlham | Frank Stamps steals the ball from Tom Hagan | 15-12 |
| 11:02 | Thiel | Michael Anderson misses the runner in the paint but the foul's on Tom Hagan - foul #2 on Tom Hagan, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Earlham | Kenneth Johnson (SG), Keith Fletcher (PF) Tom Hagan, David Dunkle | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 11:02 | Thiel | Michael Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 11:02 | Thiel | Michael Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:48 | Earlham | Mark Hagen is called for the reach on Kenneth Johnson - foul #2 on Mark Hagen, team foul #2 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Earlham | Robert Kim (SF) John Petrowski | |
| Subs | Thiel | Bobby Robertson (SG) Mark Hagen | |
| 10:37 | Earlham | Robert Kim can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 15-14 |
| 10:36 | Thiel | Michael Anderson pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:31 | Thiel | Bobby Robertson misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 15-14 |
| 10:29 | Earlham | Keith Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:22 | Earlham | Keith Fletcher makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Phillip Sacco and he's hacked by Frank Stamps - foul #1 on Frank Stamps, team foul #3 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Earlham | Earl Dotson (PG), Michael Guion (C) Phillip Sacco, Dean Lucas | |
| Subs | Thiel | James Carr (SG), William Pieper (PF), Robert Jenkins (C) James Zielke, Michael Anderson, Phillip Pedro | |
| 10:22 | Earlham | Keith Fletcher makes the free throw | 18-14 |
| 09:59 | Thiel | William Pieper makes the runner from the left block | 18-16 |
| 09:42 | Earlham | Kenneth Johnson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Guion | 21-16 |
| 09:20 | Thiel | James Carr misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 21-16 |
| 09:18 | Thiel | Bobby Robertson tips it back up and in | 21-18 |
| 09:13 | Earlham | Kenneth Johnson is fouled on the floor by Frank Stamps - foul #2 on Frank Stamps, team foul #4 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Earlham | John Petrowski (SF), David Dunkle (PF), Dean Lucas (C) Robert Kim, Keith Fletcher, Michael Guion | |
| Subs | Thiel | James Zielke (PG), Harold Delrosario (SF), Michael Anderson (PF), Phillip Pedro (C) Bobby Robertson, Frank Stamps, William Pieper, Robert Jenkins | |
| 09:00 | Earlham | James Zielke takes the ball from Earl Dotson | 21-18 |
| 08:39 | Thiel | James Carr is called for traveling | 21-18 |
| Subs | Earlham | Phillip Sacco (PG) Earl Dotson | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 08:28 | Earlham | Kenneth Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-18 |
| 08:27 | Thiel | The rebound goes to Phillip Pedro | 21-18 |
| 08:21 | Thiel | James Zielke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-18 |
| 08:19 | Thiel | Phillip Pedro can't tip it in | 21-18 |
| 08:17 | Earlham | The rebound goes to David Dunkle | 21-18 |
| 08:02 | Earlham | Dean Lucas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 21-18 |
| 08:00 | Thiel | Michael Anderson snags the defensive board | 21-18 |
| 07:56 | Thiel | James Carr can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-18 |
| 07:55 | Earlham | David Dunkle grabs the defensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 07:51 | Earlham | John Petrowski lays it up and in on a great pass from Phillip Sacco | 23-18 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Phillip Sacco (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Petrowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Dunkle (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dean Lucas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - James Zielke (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Carr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Delrosario (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Phillip Pedro (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Thiel | Michael Anderson misses the lay-in | 23-18 |
| 07:36 | Earlham | John Petrowski grabs the defensive rebound | 23-18 |
| 07:21 | Earlham | Kenneth Johnson makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Petrowski | 26-18 |
| 07:16 | Thiel | James Zielke clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-18 |
| 07:15 | Earlham | Dean Lucas grabs the board | 26-18 |
| 07:06 | Earlham | Dean Lucas misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Phillip Pedro - foul #1 on Phillip Pedro, team foul #5 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Earlham | Earl Dotson (PG), Robert Kim (SF), Keith Fletcher (PF) Phillip Sacco, John Petrowski, David Dunkle | |
| Subs | Thiel | Bobby Robertson (PG), Arthur Walko (SG), William Pieper (PF), Robert Jenkins (C) James Zielke, James Carr, Michael Anderson, Phillip Pedro | |
| 07:06 | Earlham | Dean Lucas makes the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 07:06 | Earlham | Dean Lucas misses the 2nd free throw | 27-18 |
| 07:06 | Thiel | Robert Jenkins grabs the board | 27-18 |
| 06:50 | Thiel | Arthur Walko steps out of bounds on the sideline | 27-18 |
| Subs | Earlham | Michael Guion (C) Dean Lucas | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 06:36 | Earlham | Kenneth Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-18 |
| 06:34 | Earlham | Earl Dotson tips it back up and in | 29-18 |
| 06:27 | Thiel | Robert Kim steals it from William Pieper | 29-18 |
| 06:14 | Earlham | Earl Dotson buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Kim | 32-18 |
| 05:57 | Thiel | Robert Jenkins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-18 |
| 05:55 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Robert Kim | 32-18 |
| 05:50 | Earlham | Kenneth Johnson connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Kim | 35-18 |
| 05:43 | Thiel | Bobby Robertson is fouled on the floor by Earl Dotson - foul #1 on Earl Dotson, team foul #5 | 35-18 |
| Subs | Earlham | John Petrowski (SF), David Dunkle (PF) Robert Kim, Keith Fletcher | |
| Subs | Thiel | James Zielke (PG), Phillip Pedro (C) Arthur Walko, Harold Delrosario | |
| 05:31 | Thiel | James Zielke clanks a floater from the right wing | 35-18 |
| 05:30 | Earlham | David Dunkle gets the rebound | 35-18 |
| 05:20 | Earlham | Kenneth Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-18 |
| 05:18 | Earlham | Michael Guion pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-18 |
| 05:09 | Earlham | John Petrowski blows the layup but the foul's on Bobby Robertson - foul #1 on Bobby Robertson, team foul #6 | 35-18 |
| Subs | Earlham | Phillip Sacco (PG), Dean Lucas (C) Earl Dotson, Michael Guion | |
| Subs | Thiel | Walter Nagy (SF), Michael Anderson (PF) William Pieper, Robert Jenkins | |
| 05:09 | Earlham | John Petrowski makes the 1st free throw | 36-18 |
| 05:09 | Earlham | John Petrowski makes the 2nd free throw | 37-18 |
| 05:00 | Thiel | Walter Nagy comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 37-18 |
| 04:59 | Earlham | David Dunkle snags the defensive board | 37-18 |
| 04:53 | Earlham | David Dunkle loses the dribble to Michael Anderson | 37-18 |
| 04:35 | Thiel | Bobby Robertson misses short on a floater from the right wing | 37-18 |
| 04:34 | Earlham | David Dunkle pulls down the rebound | 37-18 |
| 04:15 | Earlham | David Dunkle is hacked by Bobby Robertson - foul #2 on Bobby Robertson, team foul #7 | 37-18 |
| Subs | Earlham | Robert Kim (SF) John Petrowski | |
| Subs | Thiel | James Carr (PG), Arthur Walko (SG), Harold Delrosario (SF) James Zielke, Bobby Robertson, Walter Nagy | |
| 04:15 | Earlham | David Dunkle makes the 1st free throw | 38-18 |
| 04:15 | Earlham | David Dunkle misses the 2nd free throw | 38-18 |
| 04:15 | Thiel | Michael Anderson pulls down the rebound | 38-18 |
| 04:01 | Thiel | Arthur Walko misses the floater from the right side | 38-18 |
| 04:00 | Thiel | Michael Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 38-18 |
| 03:39 | Thiel | Michael Anderson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Anderson, team foul #8 | 38-18 |
| Subs | Earlham | Earl Dotson (PG), Tom Hagan (SG), Keith Fletcher (PF) Phillip Sacco, Kenneth Johnson, David Dunkle | |
| Subs | Thiel | Mark Hagen (SG), Frank Stamps (SF), William Pieper (PF), Robert Jenkins (C) Arthur Walko, Harold Delrosario, Michael Anderson, Phillip Pedro | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Earl Dotson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Hagan (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Kim (fresh) PF - Keith Fletcher (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Dean Lucas (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - James Carr (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Hagen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Stamps (fresh) PF - William Pieper (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Jenkins (fresh) | |
| 03:22 | Earlham | Dean Lucas is hacked by Mark Hagen - foul #3 on Mark Hagen, team foul #9 | 38-18 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Thiel | James Zielke (PG) Mark Hagen | |
| 03:22 | Earlham | Dean Lucas makes the 1st free throw | 39-18 |
| 03:22 | Earlham | Dean Lucas makes the 2nd free throw | 40-18 |
| 03:12 | Thiel | Frank Stamps makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from James Zielke | 40-20 |
| 03:05 | Earlham | Earl Dotson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-20 |
| 03:03 | Earlham | Robert Kim hits the follow up shot | 42-20 |
| 02:45 | Thiel | James Carr clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-20 |
| 02:44 | Thiel | James Carr can't tip it in | 42-20 |
| 02:42 | Earlham | Robert Kim grabs the board | 42-20 |
| 02:35 | Earlham | Earl Dotson connects on the shot from the right wing | 44-20 |
| 02:23 | Thiel | Robert Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-20 |
| 02:21 | Thiel | Frank Stamps grabs the offensive rebound | 44-20 |
| 02:01 | Thiel | Robert Jenkins makes the turnaround in the lane | 44-22 |
| 01:48 | Earlham | Robert Kim hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-22 |
| 01:46 | Thiel | William Pieper grabs the board | 44-22 |
| 01:42 | Thiel | James Zielke misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-22 |
| 01:41 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Dean Lucas | 44-22 |
| 01:22 | Earlham | Tom Hagan clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-22 |
| 01:20 | Thiel | Robert Jenkins snags the defensive board | 44-22 |
| 01:13 | Thiel | Dean Lucas blocks the short jumper by James Carr | 44-22 |
| 01:12 | Thiel | William Pieper tips it in | 44-24 |
| 01:03 | Earlham | Keith Fletcher can't finish the layup | 44-24 |
| 01:01 | Thiel | James Zielke pulls down the rebound | 44-24 |
| 00:57 | Thiel | James Carr drills a turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Tom Hagan - foul #3 on Tom Hagan, team foul #6 | 44-26 |
| Subs | Earlham | Phillip Sacco (PG), Kenneth Johnson (SG), John Petrowski (SF), David Dunkle (PF), Michael Guion (C) Earl Dotson, Tom Hagan, Robert Kim, Keith Fletcher, Dean Lucas | |
| Subs | Thiel | Bobby Robertson (SG), Harold Delrosario (SF), Michael Anderson (PF), Phillip Pedro (C) James Zielke, Frank Stamps, William Pieper, Robert Jenkins | |
| 00:57 | Thiel | James Carr misses the free throw | 44-26 |
| 00:57 | Thiel | Michael Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-26 |
| 00:39 | Thiel | James Carr misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Phillip Sacco - foul #1 on Phillip Sacco, team foul #7 | 44-26 |
| 00:39 | Thiel | James Carr misses the 1st free throw | 44-26 |
| 00:39 | Thiel | James Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 44-27 |
| 00:22 | Earlham | John Petrowski misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-27 |
| 00:20 | Thiel | Phillip Pedro grabs the defensive rebound | 44-27 |
| 00:16 | Thiel | James Carr buries a shot from the right block set up by Bobby Robertson | 44-29 |
| 00:04 | Earlham | John Petrowski drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Phillip Sacco and he's fouled by Harold Delrosario - foul #1 on Harold Delrosario, team foul #10 | 46-29 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Thiel | Arthur Walko (SG), Frank Stamps (SF) James Carr, Harold Delrosario | |
| 00:04 | Earlham | John Petrowski makes the free throw | 47-29 |
| 00:00 | Thiel | Bobby Robertson comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 47-29 |