| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Roger Niedzielski (fresh) SG - Gregory Basler (fresh) SF - Frank Oblinski (fresh) PF - Andrew Elliott (fresh) C - Thomas Toribio (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Thomas Harris (fresh) SG - Clifford Laskey (fresh) SF - Mark Towne (fresh) PF - Stephen Fox (fresh) C - Robert Nilles (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Messiah | Robert Nilles wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Messiah | Clifford Laskey clanks a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Thomas Toribio | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Earlham | Gregory Basler drills a jumpshot from the right wing and he's hacked by Mark Towne - foul #1 on Mark Towne, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Earlham | Gregory Basler makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:13 | Messiah | Mark Towne knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Stephen Fox | 3-2 |
| 19:02 | Earlham | Andrew Elliott clanks a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Thomas Harris - foul #1 on Thomas Harris, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 19:02 | Earlham | Andrew Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 19:02 | Earlham | Andrew Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:44 | Messiah | Stephen Fox can't connect on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Andrew Elliott - foul #1 on Andrew Elliott, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:44 | Messiah | Stephen Fox misses the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:44 | Messiah | Stephen Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:29 | Earlham | Robert Nilles takes the ball from Roger Niedzielski | 5-3 |
| 18:09 | Messiah | Clifford Laskey connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 5-5 |
| 17:55 | Earlham | Roger Niedzielski buries a 3 from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 17:37 | Messiah | Mark Towne is fouled on the floor by Andrew Elliott - foul #2 on Andrew Elliott, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Earlham | Larry Buck (PF) Andrew Elliott | |
| Subs | Messiah | Michael Lee (PF), Derek Davidson (C) Stephen Fox, Robert Nilles | |
| 17:17 | Messiah | Thomas Harris misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 8-5 |
| 17:15 | Messiah | Thomas Harris tips it back up and in | 8-7 |
| 16:57 | Earlham | Thomas Toribio makes the jumper from the right block | 10-7 |
| 16:44 | Messiah | Derek Davidson's pass is intercepted by Frank Oblinski | 10-7 |
| 16:41 | Earlham | Frank Oblinski banks in the layup | 12-7 |
| 16:26 | Messiah | Derek Davidson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-7 |
| Subs | Earlham | Donald Crockett (PG), Brandon Burke (SF), Ray Session (C) Roger Niedzielski, Frank Oblinski, Thomas Toribio | |
| Subs | Messiah | Anthony Jones (PG), Brent Roper (SG), Robert Steiger (SF), Robert Nilles (C) Thomas Harris, Clifford Laskey, Mark Towne, Derek Davidson | |
| 16:10 | Earlham | Brandon Burke scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Gregory Basler and he's fouled by Robert Steiger - foul #1 on Robert Steiger, team foul #3 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Earlham | Paul Hathcock (SG) Gregory Basler | |
| Subs | Messiah | Stephen Fox (PF) Michael Lee | |
| 16:10 | Earlham | Brandon Burke makes the free throw | 15-7 |
| 15:56 | Messiah | Robert Nilles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-7 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Donald Crockett (fresh) SG - Paul Hathcock (fresh) SF - Brandon Burke (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Buck (fresh) C - Ray Session (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Anthony Jones (fresh) SG - Brent Roper (fresh) SF - Robert Steiger (fresh) PF - Stephen Fox (fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert Nilles (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Earlham | Donald Crockett misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-7 |
| 15:42 | Messiah | Robert Nilles snags the defensive board | 15-7 |
| 15:24 | Messiah | Anthony Jones makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 15-10 |
| 15:07 | Earlham | Brandon Burke's floater is tipped away by Stephen Fox | 15-10 |
| 15:05 | Messiah | Stephen Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 14:45 | Messiah | Stephen Fox hits the finger roll set up by Anthony Jones | 15-12 |
| 14:30 | Earlham | Larry Buck buries a runner from the baseline | 17-12 |
| 14:18 | Messiah | Stephen Fox hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Anthony Jones | 17-14 |
| 14:09 | Earlham | Brent Roper steals it from Larry Buck | 17-14 |
| 13:54 | Messiah | Brent Roper clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 13:53 | Earlham | Brandon Burke pulls down the rebound | 17-14 |
| 13:31 | Earlham | Ray Session misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-14 |
| 13:30 | Messiah | Robert Nilles grabs the board | 17-14 |
| 13:25 | Messiah | Robert Steiger is denied on a layup by Ray Session | 17-14 |
| 13:23 | Messiah | Stephen Fox hits the follow up shot | 17-16 |
| 13:03 | Earlham | Donald Crockett makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Brandon Burke | 20-16 |
| 12:45 | Messiah | Anthony Jones misses the jumper from the left side | 20-16 |
| 12:44 | Earlham | Ray Session gets the rebound | 20-16 |
| 12:40 | Earlham | Donald Crockett misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 20-16 |
| 12:39 | Messiah | Robert Nilles grabs the defensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 12:19 | Messiah | Robert Nilles buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Anthony Jones and the foul's on Larry Buck - foul #1 on Larry Buck, team foul #3 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Earlham | Roger Niedzielski (PG), Gregory Basler (SG), Frank Oblinski (SF), Ray Sapp (PF), Thomas Toribio (C) Donald Crockett, Paul Hathcock, Brandon Burke, Larry Buck, Ray Session | |
| Subs | Messiah | Thomas Harris (PG), Clifford Laskey (SG), Mark Towne (SF), Michael Lee (PF) Anthony Jones, Brent Roper, Robert Steiger, Stephen Fox | |
| 12:19 | Messiah | Robert Nilles makes the free throw | 20-19 |
| 12:00 | Earlham | Gregory Basler drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-19 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Roger Niedzielski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gregory Basler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Oblinski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ray Sapp (fresh) C - Thomas Toribio (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Thomas Harris (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clifford Laskey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Towne (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Lee (fresh) C - Robert Nilles (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Messiah | Michael Lee loses the ball out of bounds | 22-19 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Messiah | Derek Davidson (C) Robert Nilles | |
| 11:32 | Earlham | Michael Lee steals it from Ray Sapp | 22-19 |
| 11:24 | Messiah | Mark Towne hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Thomas Harris | 22-22 |
| 11:08 | Earlham | Roger Niedzielski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Derek Davidson - foul #1 on Derek Davidson, team foul #4 | 22-22 |
| 11:08 | Earlham | Roger Niedzielski makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 11:08 | Earlham | Roger Niedzielski makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 10:57 | Messiah | Mark Towne hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Thomas Harris | 24-24 |
| 10:35 | Earlham | Roger Niedzielski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-24 |
| 10:33 | Earlham | Roger Niedzielski pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 10:23 | Earlham | Gregory Basler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-24 |
| 10:21 | Earlham | Ray Sapp snags the offensive board | 24-24 |
| 10:04 | Earlham | Gregory Basler steps out of bounds on the baseline | 24-24 |
| Subs | Earlham | Kenneth McMellen (PF) Ray Sapp | |
| Subs | Messiah | Oliver Mitchell (SF), Henry Hopkins (C) Mark Towne, Michael Lee | |
| 09:43 | Messiah | Derek Davidson is hacked by Thomas Toribio - foul #1 on Thomas Toribio, team foul #4 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Earlham | Brandon Burke (SF) Frank Oblinski | |
| Subs | Messiah | Anthony Jones (SG), Stephen Fox (PF) Clifford Laskey, Derek Davidson | |
| 09:29 | Messiah | Henry Hopkins misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 24-24 |
| 09:28 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Thomas Toribio | 24-24 |
| 09:09 | Earlham | Thomas Toribio comes up short on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Henry Hopkins - foul #1 on Henry Hopkins, team foul #5 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Earlham | Donald Crockett (PG), Paul Hathcock (SG) Roger Niedzielski, Gregory Basler | |
| Subs | Messiah | Mark Towne (SF) Thomas Harris | |
| 09:09 | Earlham | Thomas Toribio makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 09:09 | Earlham | Thomas Toribio makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 08:48 | Messiah | Anthony Jones drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-26 |
| 08:31 | Earlham | Kenneth McMellen misses the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Henry Hopkins - foul #2 on Henry Hopkins, team foul #6 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Earlham | Ray Session (C) Thomas Toribio | |
| Subs | Messiah | Brent Roper (SG), Michael Lee (PF), Derek Davidson (C) Oliver Mitchell, Stephen Fox, Henry Hopkins | |
| 08:31 | Earlham | Kenneth McMellen makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 08:31 | Earlham | Kenneth McMellen makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 08:18 | Messiah | Brandon Burke is called for the reach on Mark Towne - foul #1 on Brandon Burke, team foul #5 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Earlham | Gregory Basler (SG), Larry Buck (SF), Ray Sapp (PF) Paul Hathcock, Brandon Burke, Kenneth McMellen | |
| Subs | Messiah | Clifford Laskey (SG), Robert Steiger (SF) Anthony Jones, Mark Towne | |
| 08:07 | Messiah | Brent Roper clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 08:05 | Earlham | Ray Session grabs the defensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 07:40 | Earlham | Donald Crockett misses long on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Brent Roper - foul #1 on Brent Roper, team foul #7 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Earlham | Frank Oblinski (SF) Ray Sapp | |
| Subs | Messiah | Thomas Harris (PG) Robert Steiger | |
| 07:40 | Earlham | Donald Crockett makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 07:40 | Earlham | Donald Crockett misses the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 07:40 | Messiah | The rebound goes to Michael Lee | 29-26 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Donald Crockett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gregory Basler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Oblinski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Buck (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ray Session (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Thomas Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifford Laskey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brent Roper (fresh) PF - Michael Lee (fresh) C - Derek Davidson (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Messiah | Brent Roper misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-26 |
| 07:28 | Messiah | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Lee | 29-26 |
| 07:13 | Messiah | Michael Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 07:12 | Earlham | Gregory Basler gets the rebound | 29-26 |
| 07:00 | Earlham | Gregory Basler makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Crockett | 32-26 |
| 06:42 | Messiah | Clifford Laskey connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brent Roper | 32-28 |
| 06:25 | Earlham | Gregory Basler misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 06:24 | Messiah | Michael Lee grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 06:06 | Messiah | Thomas Harris buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Clifford Laskey | 32-30 |
| 05:43 | Earlham | Frank Oblinski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 32-30 |
| 05:42 | Messiah | Brent Roper grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 05:15 | Messiah | Derek Davidson misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gregory Basler - foul #1 on Gregory Basler, team foul #6 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Earlham | Roger Niedzielski (PG), Paul Hathcock (SG), Brandon Burke (SF), Ray Sapp (PF), Thomas Toribio (C) Donald Crockett, Gregory Basler, Frank Oblinski, Larry Buck, Ray Session | |
| Subs | Messiah | Anthony Jones (PG), Oliver Mitchell (SG), Mark Towne (SF), Robert Nilles (C) Thomas Harris, Clifford Laskey, Brent Roper, Michael Lee | |
| 05:15 | Messiah | Derek Davidson misses the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 05:15 | Messiah | Derek Davidson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 05:15 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Thomas Toribio | 32-30 |
| 04:54 | Earlham | Roger Niedzielski's pass is intercepted by Mark Towne | 32-30 |
| 04:32 | Messiah | Robert Nilles connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Mark Towne | 32-32 |
| 04:08 | Earlham | Brandon Burke clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 04:06 | Earlham | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Toribio | 32-32 |
| 03:48 | Earlham | Paul Hathcock is fouled on the floor by Robert Nilles - foul #1 on Robert Nilles, team foul #8 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Earlham | Frank Oblinski (SF), Andrew Elliott (PF) Brandon Burke, Ray Sapp | |
| Subs | Messiah | Stephen Fox (PF) Derek Davidson | |
| 03:48 | Earlham | Paul Hathcock makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 03:48 | Earlham | Paul Hathcock misses the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 03:48 | Messiah | Robert Nilles grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 03:32 | Messiah | Oliver Mitchell connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Robert Nilles | 33-34 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Roger Niedzielski (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Hathcock (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Frank Oblinski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Toribio (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Anthony Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Oliver Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Towne (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Stephen Fox (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Nilles (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Earlham | Roger Niedzielski is hacked by Robert Nilles - foul #2 on Robert Nilles, team foul #9 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Earlham | Gregory Basler (SG) Paul Hathcock | |
| Subs | Messiah | Thomas Harris (PG) Oliver Mitchell | |
| 03:19 | Earlham | Roger Niedzielski makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 03:19 | Earlham | Roger Niedzielski makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 03:06 | Messiah | Thomas Harris misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 03:05 | Messiah | Robert Nilles tips it back up and in | 35-36 |
| 02:51 | Earlham | Andrew Elliott misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Stephen Fox - foul #1 on Stephen Fox, team foul #10 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Earlham | Brandon Burke (PG), Ray Session (C) Roger Niedzielski, Thomas Toribio | |
| Subs | Messiah | Clifford Laskey (SG), Robert Steiger (SF), Henry Hopkins (C) Anthony Jones, Mark Towne, Robert Nilles | |
| 02:51 | Earlham | Andrew Elliott misses the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 02:51 | Earlham | Andrew Elliott misses the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 02:51 | Messiah | Henry Hopkins gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 02:35 | Messiah | Thomas Harris is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Thomas Harris, team foul #11 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Earlham | Larry Buck (C) Frank Oblinski | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 02:20 | Earlham | Clifford Laskey picks off the pass by Brandon Burke | 35-36 |
| 02:17 | Messiah | Clifford Laskey hits the finger roll | 35-38 |
| 01:56 | Earlham | Brandon Burke hits a floater near the basket set up by Ray Session | 37-38 |
| 01:35 | Messiah | Thomas Harris is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Thomas Harris, team foul #12 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Earlham | Roger Niedzielski (PG), Frank Oblinski (SF), Thomas Toribio (C) Ray Session, Brandon Burke, Andrew Elliott | |
| Subs | Messiah | Anthony Jones (PG), Brent Roper (SG), Mark Towne (SF), Michael Lee (PF), Robert Nilles (C) Thomas Harris, Clifford Laskey, Robert Steiger, Stephen Fox, Henry Hopkins | |
| 01:19 | Earlham | Roger Niedzielski steps out of bounds on the sideline | 37-38 |
| 00:57 | Messiah | Gregory Basler steps in front of the Brent Roper pass | 37-38 |
| 00:42 | Earlham | Anthony Jones picks off the pass by Roger Niedzielski | 37-38 |
| 00:31 | Messiah | Anthony Jones lays it up and in on a great pass from Mark Towne | 37-40 |
| 00:14 | Earlham | Roger Niedzielski lays it up and in | 39-40 |
| 00:04 | Messiah | Mark Towne is hacked by Gregory Basler - foul #2 on Gregory Basler, team foul #7 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Earlham | Donald Crockett (PG), Brandon Burke (SF), Andrew Elliott (PF), Ray Session (C) Roger Niedzielski, Frank Oblinski, Larry Buck, Thomas Toribio | |
| Subs | Messiah | Clifford Laskey (SG), Stephen Fox (PF), Henry Hopkins (C) Brent Roper, Michael Lee, Robert Nilles | |
| 00:04 | Messiah | Mark Towne makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 00:04 | Messiah | Mark Towne makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 00:00 | Earlham | Donald Crockett misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 39-42 |