| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Clarence McCleary (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Weldon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Michael Boehme (fresh) PF - Nolan Metzler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Richard Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Plewinski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marvin Ellis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathaniel Foley (fresh) 7 pts. C - William Riley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grove City | Marvin Ellis inbounds the ball | 35-31 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Grove City | Nathaniel Foley is called for traveling | 35-31 |
| 19:32 | Earlham | Michael Boehme is hacked by Marvin Ellis - foul #1 on Marvin Ellis, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| 19:13 | Earlham | Clarence McCleary hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 19:11 | Earlham | James Weldon tips it but misses | 35-31 |
| 19:10 | Earlham | James Weldon grabs the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 18:44 | Earlham | Nolan Metzler misses the lay-in but the foul's on William Riley - foul #1 on William Riley, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| 18:44 | Earlham | Nolan Metzler misses the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 18:44 | Earlham | Nolan Metzler misses the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 18:44 | Grove City | William Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 18:20 | Grove City | William Riley misses short on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Robert Smith - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| 18:20 | Grove City | William Riley makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 18:20 | Grove City | William Riley misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 18:20 | Grove City | Nathaniel Foley grabs the offensive board | 35-32 |
| 18:04 | Grove City | Nathaniel Foley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-32 |
| 18:02 | Earlham | James Weldon pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 17:39 | Earlham | Michael Boehme makes the floater from the right side set up by Nolan Metzler | 37-32 |
| 17:20 | Grove City | Nathaniel Foley drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Williams | 37-34 |
| 17:03 | Earlham | Michael Boehme misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-34 |
| 17:02 | Grove City | William Riley pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 16:53 | Grove City | Marvin Ellis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-34 |
| Subs | Earlham | John Holmes (PG), James Guion (SG), Reuben Sumner (SF), David Skokowski (PF), Johnny Linke (C) Clarence McCleary, James Weldon, Michael Boehme, Nolan Metzler, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Grove City | Kevin Forrester (SG), Carlos Fletcher (PF) Warren Plewinski, Nathaniel Foley | |
| 16:34 | Earlham | Carlos Fletcher is called for the reach on James Guion - foul #2 on Carlos Fletcher, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Rolando Ogan (PG) Richard Williams | |
| 16:21 | Earlham | James Guion can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Carlos Fletcher - foul #3 on Carlos Fletcher, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Don Finn (PF), Stewart Hall (C) Carlos Fletcher, William Riley | |
| 16:21 | Earlham | James Guion misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 16:21 | Earlham | James Guion makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 15:58 | Grove City | Don Finn misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by David Skokowski - foul #2 on David Skokowski, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Earlham | James Weldon (SG) John Holmes | |
| Subs | Grove City | Carlos Fletcher (C) Marvin Ellis | |
| 15:58 | Grove City | Don Finn makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 15:58 | Grove City | Don Finn makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - James Guion (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Weldon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Reuben Sumner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Skokowski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Johnny Linke (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Rolando Ogan (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Forrester (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stewart Hall (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Don Finn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carlos Fletcher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:49 | Earlham | Johnny Linke lays it up and in set up by Reuben Sumner | 40-36 |
| 15:30 | Grove City | Kevin Forrester comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 15:28 | Grove City | Rolando Ogan tips it home | 40-38 |
| 15:12 | Earlham | Reuben Sumner is called for traveling | 40-38 |
| Subs | Earlham | Clarence McCleary (PG), Michael Boehme (SF), Nolan Metzler (PF) James Guion, Reuben Sumner, Johnny Linke | |
| Subs | Grove City | Richard Williams (PG), Warren Plewinski (SG), Marvin Ellis (SF), Nathaniel Foley (PF), William Riley (C) Rolando Ogan, Kevin Forrester, Stewart Hall, Don Finn, Carlos Fletcher | |
| 14:52 | Grove City | William Riley misses the easy layup | 40-38 |
| 14:50 | Earlham | Nolan Metzler grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 14:32 | Earlham | James Weldon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 14:30 | Grove City | William Riley snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 14:14 | Grove City | James Weldon is called for the reach on Richard Williams - foul #1 on James Weldon, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Earlham | James Guion (SG), Robert Smith (C) James Weldon, David Skokowski | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 13:53 | Grove City | Nathaniel Foley banks in the layup set up by Richard Williams | 40-40 |
| 13:40 | Earlham | The short jumper by Robert Smith is denied by William Riley | 40-40 |
| 13:38 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Marvin Ellis | 40-40 |
| 13:31 | Grove City | William Riley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Williams | 40-42 |
| 13:11 | Earlham | Nolan Metzler blows the layup | 40-42 |
| 13:10 | Grove City | Marvin Ellis gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 12:56 | Grove City | Marvin Ellis scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Williams | 40-44 |
| 12:43 | Earlham | Michael Boehme hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 40-44 |
| 12:41 | Grove City | Warren Plewinski grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 12:21 | Grove City | Marvin Ellis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 40-44 |
| 12:19 | Grove City | William Riley tips it back up and in | 40-46 |
| 11:58 | Earlham | Nathaniel Foley steps in front of the Robert Smith pass | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Clarence McCleary (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Guion (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Boehme (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nolan Metzler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Richard Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Warren Plewinski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marvin Ellis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nathaniel Foley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - William Riley (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Grove City | Clarence McCleary is called for the reach on Richard Williams - foul #1 on Clarence McCleary, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Earlham | James Weldon (SG), Reuben Sumner (SF), David Skokowski (PF), Johnny Linke (C) Clarence McCleary, Michael Boehme, Nolan Metzler, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Grove City | Rolando Ogan (PG), Kevin Forrester (SG), Stewart Hall (SF), Don Finn (PF), Carlos Fletcher (C) Richard Williams, Warren Plewinski, Marvin Ellis, Nathaniel Foley, William Riley | |
| 11:26 | Grove City | Kevin Forrester knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Rolando Ogan | 40-48 |
| 11:06 | Earlham | James Weldon misses the dunk attempt | 40-48 |
| 11:04 | Grove City | Stewart Hall pulls down the rebound | 40-48 |
| 10:45 | Grove City | Don Finn connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Stewart Hall | 40-50 |
| 10:29 | Earlham | David Skokowski clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-50 |
| 10:28 | Earlham | Johnny Linke tips it back up and in | 42-50 |
| 10:17 | Grove City | Kevin Forrester misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 42-50 |
| 10:16 | Earlham | Johnny Linke grabs the board | 42-50 |
| 10:07 | Earlham | James Guion is hacked by Rolando Ogan - foul #2 on Rolando Ogan, team foul #5 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Earlham | Clarence McCleary (PG), Robert Smith (C) James Guion, Johnny Linke | |
| Subs | Grove City | Richard Williams (PG), Warren Plewinski (SG), Marvin Ellis (SF), William Riley (C) Rolando Ogan, Kevin Forrester, Stewart Hall, Don Finn | |
| 09:50 | Earlham | David Skokowski clanks a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Richard Williams - foul #3 on Richard Williams, team foul #6 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Nathaniel Foley (PF) Carlos Fletcher | |
| 09:50 | Earlham | David Skokowski makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 09:50 | Earlham | David Skokowski makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 09:25 | Grove City | James Weldon picks off the pass by Warren Plewinski | 44-50 |
| 09:21 | Earlham | Clarence McCleary hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Weldon | 46-50 |
| 09:10 | Grove City | Warren Plewinski's pass is intercepted by Clarence McCleary | 46-50 |
| 08:58 | Earlham | James Weldon clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 08:56 | Earlham | Robert Smith snags the offensive board | 46-50 |
| 08:51 | Earlham | David Skokowski scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Reuben Sumner | 48-50 |
| 08:36 | Grove City | Richard Williams is hacked by Robert Smith - foul #3 on Robert Smith, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Earlham | James Guion (SG), Michael Boehme (SF), Nolan Metzler (PF), Johnny Linke (C) James Weldon, Reuben Sumner, David Skokowski, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 08:25 | Grove City | Marvin Ellis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 08:24 | Grove City | William Riley hits the follow up shot | 48-52 |
| 08:19 | Earlham | James Guion is denied on a layup by William Riley | 48-52 |
| 08:18 | Grove City | Warren Plewinski grabs the defensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 08:11 | Grove City | Marvin Ellis drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Williams | 48-55 |
| 07:52 | Earlham | James Guion is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 48-55 |
| Subs | Earlham | John Holmes (PG) Clarence McCleary | |
| Subs | Grove City | Kevin Forrester (SG), Carlos Fletcher (PF) Warren Plewinski, Nathaniel Foley | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - John Holmes (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Guion (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Boehme (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nolan Metzler (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnny Linke (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Richard Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Forrester (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Marvin Ellis (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carlos Fletcher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - William Riley (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Grove City | William Riley misses the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Johnny Linke - foul #2 on Johnny Linke, team foul #6 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Earlham | James Weldon (SG) John Holmes | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 07:31 | Grove City | William Riley makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 07:31 | Grove City | William Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 07:14 | Earlham | Johnny Linke is whistled for traveling | 48-57 |
| Subs | Earlham | Robert Smith (C) Johnny Linke | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 06:57 | Grove City | Richard Williams misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-57 |
| 06:56 | Earlham | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 48-57 |
| 06:49 | Earlham | Robert Smith lays it up and in and he's hacked by William Riley - foul #2 on William Riley, team foul #7 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Nathaniel Foley (PF) Carlos Fletcher | |
| 06:49 | Earlham | Robert Smith makes the free throw | 51-57 |
| 06:24 | Grove City | Richard Williams can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 51-57 |
| 06:23 | Grove City | Marvin Ellis can't tip it in | 51-57 |
| 06:21 | Earlham | Nolan Metzler snags the defensive board | 51-57 |
| 06:12 | Earlham | Robert Smith comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 51-57 |
| 06:11 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Kevin Forrester | 51-57 |
| 05:50 | Grove City | Richard Williams scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kevin Forrester | 51-59 |
| 05:30 | Earlham | James Weldon misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-59 |
| 05:29 | Earlham | Michael Boehme tips it but misses | 51-59 |
| 05:28 | Earlham | Robert Smith gets the offensive rebound | 51-59 |
| 05:11 | Earlham | Michael Boehme misses the lay-in | 51-59 |
| 05:09 | Earlham | The offensive rebound goes to Nolan Metzler | 51-59 |
| 05:02 | Earlham | James Weldon connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-59 |
| 04:40 | Grove City | Marvin Ellis drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Williams | 53-62 |
| 04:17 | Earlham | Michael Boehme is fouled on the floor by Kevin Forrester - foul #1 on Kevin Forrester, team foul #8 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Earlham | Clarence McCleary (PG), Reuben Sumner (SG), David Skokowski (PF), Johnny Linke (C) James Guion, James Weldon, Nolan Metzler, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Grove City | Rolando Ogan (PG), Warren Plewinski (SG), Stewart Hall (SF), Don Finn (PF), Carlos Fletcher (C) Richard Williams, Kevin Forrester, Marvin Ellis, Nathaniel Foley, William Riley | |
| 04:17 | Earlham | Michael Boehme makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 04:17 | Earlham | Michael Boehme makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 03:57 | Grove City | Carlos Fletcher hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Warren Plewinski | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:46 | Earlham | Johnny Linke drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Clarence McCleary and he's hacked by Carlos Fletcher - foul #4 on Carlos Fletcher, team foul #9 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Earlham | Leonard Simmons (SG) Michael Boehme | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 03:46 | Earlham | Johnny Linke makes the free throw | 58-64 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Clarence McCleary (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leonard Simmons (fresh) SF - Reuben Sumner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Johnny Linke (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - David Skokowski (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Rolando Ogan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Warren Plewinski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stewart Hall (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Don Finn (fresh) 4 pts. C - Carlos Fletcher (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Grove City | Rolando Ogan clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-64 |
| 03:18 | Earlham | Leonard Simmons grabs the board | 58-64 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:06 | Earlham | Johnny Linke misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-64 |
| 03:05 | Grove City | Carlos Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 02:38 | Grove City | Reuben Sumner steals the ball from Warren Plewinski | 58-64 |
| 02:38 | Earlham | Earlham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-64 |
| Subs | Earlham | James Weldon (SG), Robert Smith (C) Leonard Simmons, Johnny Linke | |
| Subs | Grove City | Richard Williams (PG), Marvin Ellis (SF), Nathaniel Foley (PF), William Riley (C) Rolando Ogan, Stewart Hall, Don Finn, Carlos Fletcher | |
| 02:14 | Earlham | Marvin Ellis is called for the reach on Clarence McCleary - foul #2 on Marvin Ellis, team foul #10 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Earlham | Michael Boehme (SF), Nolan Metzler (PF) Reuben Sumner, David Skokowski | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 02:14 | Earlham | Clarence McCleary makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 02:14 | Earlham | Clarence McCleary makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 01:59 | Grove City | Marvin Ellis clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Nolan Metzler - foul #2 on Nolan Metzler, team foul #7 | 60-64 |
| 01:59 | Grove City | Marvin Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 01:59 | Grove City | Marvin Ellis misses the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 01:59 | Earlham | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 60-65 |
| 01:34 | Earlham | Warren Plewinski is called for the reach on James Weldon - foul #1 on Warren Plewinski, team foul #11 | 60-65 |
| 01:34 | Earlham | James Weldon makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 01:34 | Earlham | James Weldon makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 01:23 | Grove City | Marvin Ellis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-65 |
| 01:21 | Earlham | Clarence McCleary grabs the board | 62-65 |
| 01:16 | Earlham | Clarence McCleary scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Weldon | 65-65 |
| 00:53 | Grove City | Nathaniel Foley can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 65-65 |
| 00:51 | Grove City | Marvin Ellis gets the offensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 00:31 | Grove City | Nathaniel Foley clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-65 |
| 00:29 | Grove City | William Riley misses the tip | 65-65 |
| 00:28 | Grove City | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Williams | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Grove City | William Riley loses the dribble to Robert Smith | 65-65 |
| 00:02 | Earlham | Earlham calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Earlham | James Weldon misses long on a fullcourt shot | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Clarence McCleary (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Weldon (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Michael Boehme (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nolan Metzler (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Richard Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Warren Plewinski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Marvin Ellis (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Nathaniel Foley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - William Riley (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Earlham | Nolan Metzler wins the tip | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:37 | Earlham | Robert Smith knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Clarence McCleary | 67-65 |
| 04:22 | Grove City | Marvin Ellis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-65 |
| 04:20 | Earlham | Robert Smith grabs the board | 67-65 |
| 04:02 | Earlham | James Weldon is whistled for a carry | 67-65 |
| 03:48 | Grove City | William Riley is fouled on the floor by Robert Smith - foul #4 on Robert Smith, team foul #8 | 67-65 |
| 03:48 | Grove City | William Riley makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 03:48 | Grove City | William Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 03:36 | Earlham | William Riley swats the short shot by Nolan Metzler | 67-67 |
| 03:34 | Grove City | Richard Williams grabs the board | 67-67 |
| 03:29 | Grove City | Nathaniel Foley is hacked by Clarence McCleary - foul #2 on Clarence McCleary, team foul #9 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Earlham | David Skokowski (C) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 03:29 | Grove City | Nathaniel Foley misses the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 03:29 | Earlham | David Skokowski gets the rebound | 67-67 |
| 03:07 | Earlham | Nolan Metzler misses the easy layup | 67-67 |
| 03:05 | Grove City | Richard Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 02:59 | Grove City | Marvin Ellis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-67 |
| 02:58 | Grove City | Warren Plewinski tips it back up and in | 67-69 |
| 02:41 | Earlham | James Weldon misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-69 |
| 02:39 | Grove City | William Riley grabs the board | 67-69 |
| 02:22 | Grove City | Marvin Ellis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-69 |
| 02:20 | Earlham | The rebound goes to James Weldon | 67-69 |
| 02:00 | Earlham | Nolan Metzler makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Clarence McCleary | 69-69 |
| 01:45 | Grove City | Warren Plewinski connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Marvin Ellis | 69-72 |
| 01:17 | Earlham | Clarence McCleary banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Boehme | 71-72 |
| 00:50 | Grove City | Nathaniel Foley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-72 |
| 00:48 | Earlham | James Weldon grabs the board | 71-72 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Clarence McCleary (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Weldon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Michael Boehme (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nolan Metzler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - David Skokowski (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Richard Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Warren Plewinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Ellis (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Nathaniel Foley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - William Riley (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 00:42 | Earlham | Michael Boehme can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 71-72 |
| 00:41 | Earlham | Michael Boehme grabs the offensive rebound | 71-72 |
| 00:23 | Earlham | Warren Plewinski is called for the reach on James Weldon - foul #2 on Warren Plewinski, team foul #12 | 71-72 |
| Subs | Earlham | Robert Smith (C) David Skokowski | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 00:23 | Earlham | James Weldon misses the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:23 | Earlham | James Weldon misses the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:23 | Grove City | Warren Plewinski grabs the defensive rebound | 71-72 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Grove City | Warren Plewinski is fouled in the backcourt by James Weldon - foul #2 on James Weldon, team foul #10 | 71-72 |
| 00:22 | Grove City | Warren Plewinski misses the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:22 | Grove City | Warren Plewinski misses the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:22 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 71-72 |
| 00:08 | Earlham | Clarence McCleary clanks a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Marvin Ellis - foul #3 on Marvin Ellis, team foul #13 | 71-72 |
| 00:08 | Earlham | Clarence McCleary makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 00:08 | Earlham | Clarence McCleary misses the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 00:08 | Grove City | Nathaniel Foley grabs the defensive rebound | 72-72 |
| 00:08 | Grove City | Grove City calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Grove City | Richard Williams comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 72-72 |
| 00:01 | Earlham | Robert Smith snags the defensive board | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Earlham | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 72-72 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Clarence McCleary (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Weldon (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Michael Boehme (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nolan Metzler (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Richard Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Warren Plewinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Ellis (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nathaniel Foley (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - William Riley (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Grove City | William Riley wins the tip | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:45 | Grove City | Marvin Ellis clanks a shot from the left wing | 72-72 |
| 04:43 | Grove City | The offensive rebound goes to William Riley | 72-72 |
| 04:31 | Grove City | Nathaniel Foley loses the dribble to Clarence McCleary | 72-72 |
| 04:13 | Earlham | James Weldon can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Warren Plewinski - foul #3 on Warren Plewinski, team foul #14 | 72-72 |
| Subs | Earlham | David Skokowski (PF) Nolan Metzler | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 04:13 | Earlham | James Weldon makes the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 04:13 | Earlham | James Weldon makes the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 04:03 | Grove City | William Riley lays it up and in set up by Marvin Ellis | 74-74 |
| 03:43 | Earlham | Marvin Ellis is called for the reach on Michael Boehme - foul #4 on Marvin Ellis, team foul #15 | 74-74 |
| 03:43 | Earlham | Michael Boehme makes the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 03:43 | Earlham | Michael Boehme makes the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| 03:16 | Grove City | David Skokowski blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Nathaniel Foley | 76-74 |
| 03:14 | Earlham | Michael Boehme grabs the defensive rebound | 76-74 |
| 02:59 | Earlham | Robert Smith clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 76-74 |
| 02:57 | Earlham | Robert Smith tips it home | 78-74 |
| 02:43 | Grove City | Marvin Ellis can't finish the layup but the foul's on James Weldon - foul #3 on James Weldon, team foul #11 | 78-74 |
| Subs | Earlham | James Guion (PG), Reuben Sumner (SF), Nolan Metzler (PF) Clarence McCleary, Michael Boehme, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Grove City | Kevin Forrester (SG), Carlos Fletcher (PF) Warren Plewinski, Nathaniel Foley | |
| 02:43 | Grove City | Marvin Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 78-75 |
| 02:43 | Grove City | Marvin Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 78-76 |
| 02:41 | Earlham | Earlham calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 78-76 |
| Subs | Earlham | Clarence McCleary (PG), Robert Smith (C) James Guion, David Skokowski | |
| Subs | Grove City | Warren Plewinski (SG) Kevin Forrester | |
| 02:24 | Earlham | Clarence McCleary misses badly on a runner in the paint | 78-76 |
| 02:23 | Grove City | Carlos Fletcher gets the rebound | 78-76 |
| 02:16 | Grove City | Marvin Ellis connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 78-79 |
| 01:54 | Earlham | James Weldon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Warren Plewinski - foul #4 on Warren Plewinski, team foul #16 | 78-79 |
| Subs | Earlham | Michael Boehme (SF) Reuben Sumner | |
| Subs | Grove City | Nathaniel Foley (PF) Carlos Fletcher | |
| 01:54 | Earlham | James Weldon makes the 1st free throw | 79-79 |
| 01:54 | Earlham | James Weldon makes the 2nd free throw | 80-79 |
| 01:33 | Grove City | Michael Boehme picks off the pass by Richard Williams | 80-79 |
| 01:11 | Earlham | Clarence McCleary connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Nolan Metzler | 82-79 |
| 01:03 | Grove City | William Riley loses the dribble to Robert Smith | 82-79 |
| 00:48 | Earlham | Clarence McCleary connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Nolan Metzler and the foul's on Marvin Ellis - foul #5 on Marvin Ellis, team foul #17 | 84-79 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Kevin Forrester (SF) Marvin Ellis | |
| 00:48 | Earlham | Clarence McCleary makes the free throw | 85-79 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Clarence McCleary (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Weldon (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Michael Boehme (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nolan Metzler (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Richard Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Warren Plewinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kevin Forrester (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathaniel Foley (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - William Riley (fresh) 17 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Grove City | Nathaniel Foley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Smith - foul #5 on Robert Smith, team foul #12 | 85-79 |
| Subs | Earlham | David Skokowski (C) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 00:44 | Grove City | Nathaniel Foley makes the 1st free throw | 85-80 |
| 00:44 | Grove City | Nathaniel Foley makes the 2nd free throw | 85-81 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Earlham | Clarence McCleary is hacked by Richard Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Williams, team foul #18 | 85-81 |
| 00:41 | Earlham | Clarence McCleary makes the 1st free throw | 86-81 |
| 00:41 | Earlham | Clarence McCleary makes the 2nd free throw | 87-81 |
| 00:37 | Grove City | Kevin Forrester scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by David Skokowski - foul #3 on David Skokowski, team foul #13 | 87-83 |
| 00:37 | Grove City | Kevin Forrester makes the free throw | 87-84 |
| 00:36 | Earlham | James Weldon is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Williams - foul #5 on Richard Williams, team foul #19 | 87-84 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Rolando Ogan (PG) Richard Williams | |
| 00:36 | Earlham | James Weldon makes the 1st free throw | 88-84 |
| 00:36 | Earlham | James Weldon makes the 2nd free throw | 89-84 |
| 00:32 | Grove City | Grove City calls a full timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 89-84 |
| 00:30 | Grove City | William Riley hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 89-84 |
| 00:29 | Earlham | Nolan Metzler snags the defensive board | 89-84 |
| 00:28 | Earlham | Warren Plewinski is called for the reach on Nolan Metzler in the backcourt - foul #5 on Warren Plewinski, team foul #20 | 89-84 |
| Subs | Earlham | Reuben Sumner (SF), Johnny Linke (C) Michael Boehme, David Skokowski | |
| Subs | Grove City | Stewart Hall (SF) Warren Plewinski | |
| 00:28 | Earlham | Nolan Metzler misses the 1st free throw | 89-84 |
| 00:28 | Earlham | Nolan Metzler makes the 2nd free throw | 90-84 |
| 00:22 | Grove City | Rolando Ogan makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 90-87 |
| 00:22 | Earlham | Earlham calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 90-87 |
| Subs | Earlham | Mike Randolph (PF), David Skokowski (C) Nolan Metzler, Johnny Linke | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 00:19 | Earlham | Clarence McCleary is fouled in the backcourt by Rolando Ogan - foul #3 on Rolando Ogan, team foul #21 | 90-87 |
| 00:19 | Earlham | Clarence McCleary makes the 1st free throw | 91-87 |
| 00:19 | Earlham | Clarence McCleary makes the 2nd free throw | 92-87 |
| 00:16 | Grove City | Grove City calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 92-87 |
| Subs | Earlham | Michael Boehme (SF), Nolan Metzler (PF) Reuben Sumner, Mike Randolph | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 00:12 | Grove City | Nathaniel Foley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 92-87 |
| 00:11 | Earlham | David Skokowski grabs the board | 92-87 |
| 00:08 | Earlham | David Skokowski is fouled in the backcourt by Rolando Ogan - foul #4 on Rolando Ogan, team foul #22 | 92-87 |
| Subs | Earlham | Reuben Sumner (SF), Johnny Linke (C) Michael Boehme, Nolan Metzler | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 00:08 | Earlham | David Skokowski misses the 1st free throw | 92-87 |
| 00:08 | Earlham | David Skokowski makes the 2nd free throw | 93-87 |
| 00:06 | Grove City | Grove City calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 93-87 |
| Subs | Earlham | Michael Boehme (SF), Nolan Metzler (PF) Reuben Sumner, Johnny Linke | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 00:02 | Grove City | Nathaniel Foley scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 93-90 |
| 00:00 | Earlham | Clarence McCleary runs out the clock | 93-90 |