| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - George Odle (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Grabonski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Morris Tate (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Bill Pursell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dick Jain (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Robert Anthony (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Wittenberg | Eric Brown inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | Wittenberg | Wittenberg is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Wittenberg | Eric Brown makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by George Odle | 32-26 |
| 19:36 | Earlham | William Davis hits the finger roll | 32-28 |
| 19:20 | Wittenberg | George Odle drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from David Baker | 35-28 |
| 18:55 | Earlham | Bill Pursell makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by William Davis | 35-31 |
| 18:49 | Wittenberg | David Grabonski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 18:48 | Earlham | William Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 18:27 | Earlham | Bill Pursell drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Dick Jain | 35-34 |
| 18:14 | Wittenberg | A charge is called on David Grabonski - foul #2 on David Grabonski, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| 18:00 | Earlham | Bill Pursell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by David Baker - foul #1 on David Baker, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| 18:00 | Earlham | Bill Pursell makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 18:00 | Earlham | Bill Pursell misses the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 18:00 | Wittenberg | Morris Tate grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 17:37 | Wittenberg | David Baker banks in the layup | 37-35 |
| 17:13 | Earlham | Robert Anthony makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 17:08 | Wittenberg | David Grabonski comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-38 |
| 17:07 | Earlham | Bill Pursell grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 16:52 | Earlham | William Davis misses the jumper in the lane | 37-38 |
| 16:50 | Wittenberg | The rebound goes to David Baker | 37-38 |
| 16:31 | Wittenberg | David Grabonski drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by George Odle | 40-38 |
| 16:12 | Earlham | Dick Jain misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Morris Tate - foul #1 on Morris Tate, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | George McGray (PG), Michael Gowdy (SG), Dean Bunton (SF), Ed Carter (PF), Gerald Liszewski (C) George Odle, David Grabonski, Eric Brown, David Baker, Morris Tate | |
| Subs | Earlham | Patrick Easley (PG), Thomas Hammes (SF), Joseph Kallenberg (PF), Thomas Toribio (C) Bill Pursell, Robert Anthony, Walter Williams, William Davis | |
| 16:12 | Earlham | Dick Jain makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 16:12 | Earlham | Dick Jain misses the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 16:12 | Wittenberg | Dean Bunton gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 15:51 | Wittenberg | Ed Carter misses long on a runner from the baseline | 40-39 |
| 15:50 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Thomas Toribio | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - George McGray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Michael Gowdy (fresh) SF - Dean Bunton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ed Carter (fresh) 1 pts. C - Gerald Liszewski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Patrick Easley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dick Jain (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Thomas Hammes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Kallenberg (fresh) C - Thomas Toribio (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Earlham | Dick Jain misses long on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on George McGray - foul #1 on George McGray, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Richard Kulakowski (PG) Gerald Liszewski | |
| Subs | Earlham | Gregory Basler (SG) Thomas Hammes | |
| 15:45 | Earlham | Dick Jain misses the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 15:45 | Earlham | Dick Jain misses the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 15:45 | Wittenberg | Ed Carter grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 15:26 | Wittenberg | Dick Jain is called for the reach on Dean Bunton - foul #2 on Dick Jain, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Thomas Hammes (SF) Dick Jain | |
| 15:13 | Wittenberg | Ed Carter can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 40-39 |
| 15:12 | Earlham | Patrick Easley pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 14:52 | Earlham | Joseph Kallenberg knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Patrick Easley | 40-41 |
| 14:39 | Wittenberg | Michael Gowdy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-41 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | David Grabonski (SG) Michael Gowdy | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 14:25 | Earlham | Joseph Kallenberg is called for traveling | 40-41 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Robert Anthony (SF), William Davis (C) Thomas Hammes, Thomas Toribio | |
| 14:11 | Wittenberg | George McGray buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Richard Kulakowski | 42-41 |
| 13:51 | Earlham | George McGray is called for the reach on William Davis - foul #2 on George McGray, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Eric Brown (SF), David Baker (PF) Dean Bunton, George McGray | |
| Subs | Earlham | Dick Jain (SG) Gregory Basler | |
| 13:31 | Earlham | William Davis lays it up and in | 42-43 |
| 13:13 | Wittenberg | David Grabonski buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-43 |
| 13:06 | Earlham | Patrick Easley drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Robert Anthony | 45-45 |
| 12:50 | Wittenberg | Richard Kulakowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-45 |
| 12:48 | Earlham | Robert Anthony pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 12:33 | Earlham | William Davis hits the finger roll | 45-47 |
| 12:12 | Wittenberg | David Baker comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-47 |
| 12:10 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Robert Anthony | 45-47 |
| 12:02 | Earlham | Robert Anthony misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Ed Carter - foul #2 on Ed Carter, team foul #6 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | George Odle (PG), Michael Gowdy (SG), Dean Bunton (SF), Morris Tate (C) Richard Kulakowski, David Grabonski, Eric Brown, Ed Carter | |
| Subs | Earlham | Bill Pursell (PG), Gregory Basler (SG), Walter Williams (PF), Thomas Toribio (C) Patrick Easley, Dick Jain, Joseph Kallenberg, William Davis | |
| 12:02 | Earlham | Robert Anthony makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 12:02 | Earlham | Robert Anthony makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 11:45 | Wittenberg | Morris Tate hits a floater from the right wing | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - George Odle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Gowdy (fresh) SF - Dean Bunton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Baker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Morris Tate (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Bill Pursell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Basler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Anthony (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Toribio (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Earlham | Gregory Basler lays it up and in on a great pass from Bill Pursell and he's hacked by David Baker - foul #2 on David Baker, team foul #7 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | George McGray (PF) David Baker | |
| Subs | Earlham | Thomas Hammes (SF) Robert Anthony | |
| 11:19 | Earlham | Gregory Basler makes the free throw | 47-52 |
| 11:01 | Wittenberg | Bill Pursell is called for the reach on George McGray - foul #2 on Bill Pursell, team foul #2 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | David Grabonski (SG) Michael Gowdy | |
| Subs | Earlham | Dick Jain (SF) Thomas Hammes | |
| 10:46 | Wittenberg | Gregory Basler takes the ball from Dean Bunton | 47-52 |
| 10:42 | Earlham | Gregory Basler misses the easy layup | 47-52 |
| 10:41 | Earlham | Bill Pursell pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 10:22 | Earlham | George McGray steps in front of the Dick Jain pass | 47-52 |
| 10:10 | Wittenberg | Bill Pursell is called for the reach on George Odle - foul #3 on Bill Pursell, team foul #3 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Richard Kulakowski (PG), Eric Brown (SF) George Odle, Dean Bunton | |
| Subs | Earlham | Patrick Easley (SG), William Davis (C) Gregory Basler, Thomas Toribio | |
| 10:01 | Wittenberg | George McGray misses short on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Bill Pursell - foul #4 on Bill Pursell, team foul #4 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Thomas Hammes (SF) Bill Pursell | |
| 10:01 | Wittenberg | George McGray makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 10:01 | Wittenberg | George McGray makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 09:46 | Earlham | Thomas Hammes hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-55 |
| 09:28 | Wittenberg | Richard Kulakowski connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from George McGray | 52-55 |
| 09:14 | Earlham | William Davis clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-55 |
| 09:12 | Wittenberg | David Grabonski gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| 08:50 | Wittenberg | David Grabonski drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Richard Kulakowski | 55-55 |
| 08:35 | Earlham | The jump hook by Dick Jain is blocked by Morris Tate | 55-55 |
| 08:33 | Wittenberg | Morris Tate snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 08:16 | Wittenberg | Richard Kulakowski lays it up and in set up by George McGray | 57-55 |
| 08:00 | Earlham | Patrick Easley makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 07:43 | Wittenberg | Walter Williams is called for the reach on Richard Kulakowski - foul #1 on Walter Williams, team foul #5 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | George Odle (PG), Michael Gowdy (SG), Dean Bunton (SF), David Baker (PF), Ed Carter (C) Richard Kulakowski, David Grabonski, Eric Brown, George McGray, Morris Tate | |
| Subs | Earlham | Bill Pursell (PG), Gregory Basler (SG), Robert Anthony (SF), Joseph Kallenberg (PF), Thomas Toribio (C) Patrick Easley, Dick Jain, Thomas Hammes, Walter Williams, William Davis | |
| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - George Odle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Gowdy (fresh) SF - Dean Bunton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Ed Carter (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Bill Pursell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gregory Basler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Anthony (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Kallenberg (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Toribio (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Wittenberg | Ed Carter knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from George Odle | 59-58 |
| 07:19 | Earlham | Bill Pursell is hacked by Ed Carter - foul #3 on Ed Carter, team foul #8 | 59-58 |
| 07:19 | Earlham | Bill Pursell misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 07:19 | Wittenberg | Ed Carter grabs the board | 59-58 |
| 07:01 | Wittenberg | Michael Gowdy misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-58 |
| 06:59 | Wittenberg | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Gowdy | 59-58 |
| 06:39 | Wittenberg | George Odle buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ed Carter | 62-58 |
| 06:13 | Earlham | Joseph Kallenberg can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by David Baker - foul #3 on David Baker, team foul #9 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Richard Kulakowski (PG), David Grabonski (SG), Eric Brown (SF) George Odle, Michael Gowdy, Dean Bunton | |
| Subs | Earlham | William Davis (C) Thomas Toribio | |
| 06:13 | Earlham | Joseph Kallenberg makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 06:13 | Earlham | Joseph Kallenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 06:13 | Wittenberg | Ed Carter gets the rebound | 62-59 |
| 05:55 | Wittenberg | Eric Brown is hacked by William Davis - foul #1 on William Davis, team foul #6 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Dick Jain (SG) Gregory Basler | |
| 05:43 | Wittenberg | Ed Carter makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Richard Kulakowski | 64-59 |
| 05:19 | Earlham | Dick Jain hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 64-59 |
| 05:17 | Earlham | Bill Pursell misses the tip | 64-59 |
| 05:16 | Earlham | William Davis misses the tip | 64-59 |
| 05:15 | Wittenberg | David Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 05:11 | Wittenberg | David Grabonski clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 64-59 |
| 05:09 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Dick Jain | 64-59 |
| 04:46 | Earlham | Joseph Kallenberg drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Bill Pursell | 64-61 |
| 04:26 | Wittenberg | Dick Jain steals the ball from Eric Brown | 64-61 |
| 04:15 | Earlham | Joseph Kallenberg scores on a 3 from the right corner | 64-64 |
| 03:51 | Wittenberg | David Grabonski misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 03:49 | Earlham | Dick Jain grabs the defensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 03:45 | Earlham | Bill Pursell connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-67 |
| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - Richard Kulakowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Grabonski (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Baker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Ed Carter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Bill Pursell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dick Jain (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. SF - Robert Anthony (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Kallenberg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - William Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:26 | Wittenberg | Richard Kulakowski hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Grabonski | 66-67 |
| 03:08 | Earlham | William Davis misses short on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Ed Carter - foul #4 on Ed Carter, team foul #10 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | George Odle (PG), Michael Gowdy (SG), Dean Bunton (SF), George McGray (PF), Morris Tate (C) Richard Kulakowski, David Grabonski, Eric Brown, David Baker, Ed Carter | |
| Subs | Earlham | Patrick Easley (PG), Gregory Basler (SG), Thomas Hammes (SF), Walter Williams (PF) Bill Pursell, Dick Jain, Robert Anthony, Joseph Kallenberg | |
| 03:08 | Earlham | William Davis makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 03:08 | Earlham | William Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 03:02 | Wittenberg | George Odle is hacked by Patrick Easley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Easley, team foul #7 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Thomas Toribio (C) William Davis | |
| 03:02 | Wittenberg | George Odle misses the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 03:02 | Earlham | Thomas Toribio pulls down the rebound | 66-69 |
| 03:00 | Earlham | Earlham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-69 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | David Grabonski (SG) Michael Gowdy | |
| Subs | Earlham | Dick Jain (SF) Thomas Hammes | |
| 02:55 | Earlham | Patrick Easley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-69 |
| 02:54 | Earlham | Dick Jain pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-69 |
| 02:47 | Earlham | Patrick Easley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-69 |
| 02:46 | Wittenberg | Dean Bunton snags the defensive board | 66-69 |
| 02:46 | Wittenberg | Wittenberg calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-69 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Richard Kulakowski (PG), Eric Brown (SF), David Baker (PF) George Odle, Dean Bunton, George McGray | |
| Subs | Earlham | Robert Anthony (SF), William Davis (C) Dick Jain, Thomas Toribio | |
| 02:27 | Wittenberg | David Baker can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Walter Williams - foul #2 on Walter Williams, team foul #8 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Bill Pursell (PG) Patrick Easley | |
| 02:27 | Wittenberg | David Baker makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 02:27 | Wittenberg | David Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 02:27 | Earlham | Walter Williams grabs the board | 67-69 |
| 02:08 | Earlham | William Davis misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by David Baker - foul #4 on David Baker, team foul #11 | 67-69 |
| 02:08 | Earlham | William Davis misses the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 02:08 | Earlham | William Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 01:49 | Wittenberg | David Baker drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side and the foul's on Walter Williams - foul #3 on Walter Williams, team foul #9 | 69-70 |
| 01:49 | Wittenberg | David Baker makes the free throw | 70-70 |
| 01:32 | Earlham | Morris Tate swats the layup by Bill Pursell | 70-70 |
| 01:30 | Wittenberg | Eric Brown gets the rebound | 70-70 |
| 01:12 | Wittenberg | David Baker is called for traveling | 70-70 |
| 00:48 | Earlham | Gregory Basler comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 70-70 |
| 00:46 | Earlham | William Davis hits the follow up shot | 70-72 |
| 00:36 | Wittenberg | Eric Brown's floater is tipped away by William Davis | 70-72 |
| 00:35 | Wittenberg | David Baker grabs the offensive board | 70-72 |
| 00:25 | Wittenberg | Morris Tate is hacked by William Davis - foul #2 on William Davis, team foul #10 | 70-72 |
| 00:25 | Wittenberg | Morris Tate makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:25 | Wittenberg | Morris Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Wittenberg | Wittenberg is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Earlham | Gregory Basler is called for a charge - foul #4 on Gregory Basler, team foul #11 | 72-72 |
| 00:04 | Wittenberg | Wittenberg calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Wittenberg | Wittenberg is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Wittenberg | Richard Kulakowski comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 72-72 |
| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - Richard Kulakowski (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Grabonski (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eric Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Baker (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Morris Tate (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Bill Pursell (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gregory Basler (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Robert Anthony (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Davis (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Wittenberg | Morris Tate wins the tip | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Wittenberg | Wittenberg is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:40 | Wittenberg | David Grabonski loses the dribble to Gregory Basler | 72-72 |
| 04:14 | Earlham | Robert Anthony misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Morris Tate - foul #2 on Morris Tate, team foul #12 | 72-72 |
| 04:14 | Earlham | Robert Anthony makes the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 04:14 | Earlham | Robert Anthony misses the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 04:14 | Wittenberg | Morris Tate pulls down the rebound | 72-73 |
| 04:10 | Wittenberg | Richard Kulakowski comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 72-73 |
| 04:08 | Wittenberg | Richard Kulakowski grabs the offensive rebound | 72-73 |
| 03:55 | Wittenberg | Eric Brown lays it in on a nice dish by David Grabonski and he's fouled by Robert Anthony - foul #2 on Robert Anthony, team foul #12 | 74-73 |
| 03:55 | Wittenberg | Eric Brown misses the free throw | 74-73 |
| 03:55 | Earlham | The rebound goes to William Davis | 74-73 |
| 03:36 | Earlham | William Davis is denied on a layup by Morris Tate | 74-73 |
| 03:35 | Wittenberg | David Grabonski grabs the board | 74-73 |
| 03:17 | Wittenberg | The pull-up jumper by Richard Kulakowski is blocked by Robert Anthony | 74-73 |
| 03:16 | Earlham | Robert Anthony pulls down the rebound | 74-73 |
| 02:56 | Earlham | Bill Pursell clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-73 |
| 02:55 | Wittenberg | David Grabonski grabs the defensive rebound | 74-73 |
| 02:34 | Wittenberg | Morris Tate loses the dribble to William Davis | 74-73 |
| 02:13 | Earlham | Gregory Basler travels with the ball | 74-73 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | George Odle (PG), Dean Bunton (SF), Ed Carter (PF), George McGray (C) Richard Kulakowski, Eric Brown, David Baker, Morris Tate | |
| Subs | Earlham | Patrick Easley (PG), Dick Jain (SG), Thomas Hammes (SF), Joseph Kallenberg (PF), Thomas Toribio (C) Bill Pursell, Gregory Basler, Robert Anthony, Walter Williams, William Davis | |
| 02:11 | Wittenberg | Wittenberg calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-73 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Richard Kulakowski (PG), Eric Brown (SF), David Baker (PF) George Odle, Dean Bunton, George McGray | |
| Subs | Earlham | Robert Anthony (SF), William Davis (C) Thomas Hammes, Thomas Toribio | |
| 01:53 | Wittenberg | David Grabonski misses long on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Dick Jain - foul #3 on Dick Jain, team foul #13 | 74-73 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Morris Tate (C) Ed Carter | |
| Subs | Earlham | Bill Pursell (PG), Gregory Basler (SG), Walter Williams (PF) Patrick Easley, Dick Jain, Joseph Kallenberg | |
| 01:53 | Wittenberg | David Grabonski makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 01:53 | Wittenberg | David Grabonski makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 01:30 | Earlham | Bill Pursell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-73 |
| 01:28 | Wittenberg | David Baker snags the defensive board | 76-73 |
| 01:06 | Wittenberg | Walter Williams steals the ball from Richard Kulakowski | 76-73 |
| 00:46 | Earlham | Robert Anthony is fouled on the floor by Eric Brown - foul #2 on Eric Brown, team foul #13 | 76-73 |
| 00:46 | Earlham | Robert Anthony makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:46 | Earlham | Robert Anthony misses the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:46 | Wittenberg | David Baker snags the defensive board | 76-74 |
| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - Richard Kulakowski (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Grabonski (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SF - Eric Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Baker (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. C - Morris Tate (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Bill Pursell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gregory Basler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Robert Anthony (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Walter Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - William Davis (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Wittenberg | Wittenberg is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Wittenberg | Morris Tate's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-74 |
| 00:11 | Earlham | William Davis scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Robert Anthony | 76-76 |
| 00:00 | Wittenberg | Richard Kulakowski is hacked by Bill Pursell - foul #5 on Bill Pursell, team foul #14 | 76-76 |
| Subs | Wittenberg | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Patrick Easley (PG) Bill Pursell | |
| 00:00 | Wittenberg | Richard Kulakowski makes the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 00:00 | Wittenberg | Richard Kulakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 78-76 |