| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Roger Niedzielski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Basler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Burke (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Andrew Elliott (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Toribio (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Dan Zepp (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Paris (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Gustafson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tyron Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Day (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Earlham | Brandon Burke inbounds the ball | 34-37 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Earlham | Gregory Basler loses the dribble to Jerry Day | 34-37 |
| 19:25 | Denison | Peter Gustafson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner but he's hacked by Andrew Elliott - foul #1 on Andrew Elliott, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| 19:25 | Denison | Peter Gustafson makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 19:25 | Denison | Peter Gustafson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 19:25 | Denison | Peter Gustafson misses the 3rd free throw | 34-39 |
| 19:25 | Denison | Tyron Hicks pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 19:07 | Denison | Dan Zepp buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Peter Gustafson | 34-41 |
| 18:50 | Earlham | Andrew Elliott hits a jumper near the basket | 36-41 |
| 18:32 | Denison | Andrew Elliott is called for the reach on James Paris - foul #2 on Andrew Elliott, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| 18:16 | Denison | Jerry Day is hacked by Thomas Toribio - foul #2 on Thomas Toribio, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| 17:59 | Denison | Jerry Day scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Peter Gustafson and he's fouled by Roger Niedzielski - foul #3 on Roger Niedzielski, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Earlham | Donald Crockett (PG) Roger Niedzielski | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 17:59 | Denison | Jerry Day makes the free throw | 36-44 |
| 17:46 | Earlham | Gregory Basler buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 17:29 | Denison | Andrew Elliott steps in front of the Peter Gustafson pass | 39-44 |
| 17:12 | Earlham | Gregory Basler misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Paris - foul #2 on James Paris, team foul #1 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Earlham | Larry Buck (PF), Ray Session (C) Andrew Elliott, Thomas Toribio | |
| Subs | Denison | Larry Kidd (C) Jerry Day | |
| 17:12 | Earlham | Gregory Basler misses the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 17:12 | Earlham | Gregory Basler makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 16:55 | Denison | Larry Kidd misses short on a shot in the paint | 40-44 |
| 16:54 | Denison | Tyron Hicks tips it but misses | 40-44 |
| 16:52 | Earlham | Donald Crockett grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 16:36 | Earlham | Ray Session misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Peter Gustafson - foul #3 on Peter Gustafson, team foul #2 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Earlham | Ray Sapp (PF) Brandon Burke | |
| Subs | Denison | John Fidsky (PG), John Williams (SF) Dan Zepp, Peter Gustafson | |
| 16:36 | Earlham | Ray Session misses the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 16:36 | Earlham | Ray Session makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 16:16 | Denison | Donald Crockett steps in front of the John Fidsky pass | 41-44 |
| 16:13 | Earlham | Donald Crockett banks in the layup | 43-44 |
| 16:10 | Denison | John Fidsky loses the dribble to Gregory Basler in the backcourt | 43-44 |
| 16:01 | Earlham | Donald Crockett misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by John Fidsky - foul #1 on John Fidsky, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Earlham | Thomas Toribio (C) Ray Session | |
| Subs | Denison | Jerry Day (C) Tyron Hicks | |
| 16:01 | Earlham | Donald Crockett makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 16:01 | Earlham | Donald Crockett makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Donald Crockett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Basler (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Buck (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ray Sapp (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Toribio (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - John Fidsky (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Paris (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Kidd (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jerry Day (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Denison | James Paris hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 15:37 | Earlham | Gregory Basler grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 15:27 | Earlham | Gregory Basler is hacked by James Paris - foul #3 on James Paris, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Earlham | Roger Niedzielski (PG), Frank Oblinski (SF), Andrew Elliott (PF) Gregory Basler, Larry Buck, Ray Sapp | |
| Subs | Denison | Dan Zepp (PG), Peter Gustafson (SF) John Fidsky, James Paris | |
| 15:16 | Earlham | Thomas Toribio misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 15:15 | Denison | Dan Zepp grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 15:09 | Denison | Larry Kidd comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Thomas Toribio - foul #3 on Thomas Toribio, team foul #5 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Earlham | Brandon Burke (SG) Donald Crockett | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 15:09 | Denison | Larry Kidd makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 15:09 | Denison | Larry Kidd makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 14:50 | Earlham | Thomas Toribio is called for traveling | 45-46 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Denison | Tyron Hicks (PF) Larry Kidd | |
| 14:31 | Denison | Tyron Hicks buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Jerry Day and he's hacked by Andrew Elliott - foul #3 on Andrew Elliott, team foul #6 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Earlham | Gregory Basler (SG) Brandon Burke | |
| Subs | Denison | James Paris (SG) John Williams | |
| 14:31 | Denison | Tyron Hicks makes the free throw | 45-49 |
| 14:13 | Earlham | Roger Niedzielski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-49 |
| 14:11 | Denison | Tyron Hicks snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 14:05 | Denison | James Paris is hacked by Roger Niedzielski - foul #4 on Roger Niedzielski, team foul #7 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Earlham | Donald Crockett (PG), Larry Buck (C) Roger Niedzielski, Thomas Toribio | |
| Subs | Denison | James Poole (C) Jerry Day | |
| 14:05 | Denison | James Paris makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 14:05 | Denison | James Paris misses the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 14:05 | Earlham | Larry Buck grabs the board | 45-50 |
| 13:49 | Earlham | Larry Buck loses the dribble to Tyron Hicks | 45-50 |
| 13:39 | Denison | Peter Gustafson blows the layup but the foul's on Donald Crockett - foul #1 on Donald Crockett, team foul #8 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Earlham | Ray Session (C) Andrew Elliott | |
| Subs | Denison | Larry Kidd (C) James Poole | |
| 13:39 | Denison | Peter Gustafson misses the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 13:39 | Denison | Peter Gustafson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 13:39 | Earlham | Gregory Basler gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 13:21 | Earlham | Ray Session scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Donald Crockett | 48-50 |
| 13:02 | Denison | Peter Gustafson misses the easy layup | 48-50 |
| 13:01 | Earlham | Donald Crockett grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 12:53 | Earlham | Larry Buck can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-50 |
| 12:51 | Earlham | Donald Crockett snags the offensive board | 48-50 |
| 12:35 | Earlham | Peter Gustafson steps in front of the Frank Oblinski pass | 48-50 |
| 12:32 | Denison | Peter Gustafson hits the finger roll | 48-52 |
| 12:13 | Earlham | Frank Oblinski misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 12:12 | Denison | Larry Kidd gets the rebound | 48-52 |
| 12:08 | Denison | Dan Zepp makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Tyron Hicks | 48-55 |
| 11:44 | Earlham | Frank Oblinski clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-55 |
| 11:42 | Denison | Larry Kidd grabs the defensive rebound | 48-55 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Donald Crockett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Basler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Oblinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Larry Buck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ray Session (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Dan Zepp (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Paris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Peter Gustafson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tyron Hicks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Larry Kidd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Denison | Dan Zepp is fouled on the floor by Donald Crockett - foul #2 on Donald Crockett, team foul #9 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Earlham | Paul Hathcock (SG), Brandon Burke (SF), Andrew Elliott (PF), Thomas Toribio (C) Donald Crockett, Gregory Basler, Frank Oblinski, Larry Buck | |
| Subs | Denison | Raymond Yokum (SG), John Williams (SF), James Poole (PF), Jerry Day (C) James Paris, Peter Gustafson, Tyron Hicks, Larry Kidd | |
| 11:25 | Denison | Dan Zepp makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 11:25 | Denison | Dan Zepp misses the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 11:25 | Earlham | Andrew Elliott gets the rebound | 48-56 |
| 11:07 | Earlham | Ray Session is called for 3 seconds | 48-56 |
| Subs | Earlham | Gregory Basler (SG) Ray Session | |
| Subs | Denison | John Fidsky (PG) Dan Zepp | |
| 10:49 | Denison | John Williams clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 48-56 |
| 10:47 | Earlham | Gregory Basler snags the defensive board | 48-56 |
| 10:28 | Earlham | Thomas Toribio knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 51-56 |
| 10:17 | Denison | Raymond Yokum comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-56 |
| 10:16 | Earlham | Thomas Toribio grabs the board | 51-56 |
| 10:02 | Earlham | Thomas Toribio drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 09:46 | Denison | The pull-up jumper by John Fidsky is blocked by Thomas Toribio | 53-56 |
| 09:44 | Denison | Jerry Day gets the offensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 09:27 | Denison | Raymond Yokum misses the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Toribio - foul #4 on Thomas Toribio, team foul #10 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Earlham | Donald Crockett (PG), Larry Buck (C) Gregory Basler, Thomas Toribio | |
| Subs | Denison | Dan Zepp (PG), Tyron Hicks (PF) John Fidsky, James Poole | |
| 09:27 | Denison | Raymond Yokum makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 09:27 | Denison | Raymond Yokum makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 09:06 | Earlham | Paul Hathcock misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-58 |
| 09:05 | Earlham | Andrew Elliott tips it back up and in | 55-58 |
| 08:59 | Denison | Donald Crockett steals it from Tyron Hicks | 55-58 |
| 08:47 | Earlham | Brandon Burke banks in the layup | 57-58 |
| 08:42 | Denison | Dan Zepp misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-58 |
| 08:40 | Earlham | Brandon Burke gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 08:18 | Earlham | Brandon Burke misses the lay-in | 57-58 |
| 08:16 | Denison | Jerry Day gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 08:10 | Denison | Dan Zepp knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Tyron Hicks | 57-60 |
| 07:53 | Earlham | Andrew Elliott comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-60 |
| 07:51 | Denison | The rebound goes to Dan Zepp | 57-60 |
| 07:25 | Denison | John Williams makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-63 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Donald Crockett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Hathcock (fairly fresh) SF - Brandon Burke (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Andrew Elliott (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Buck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Dan Zepp (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Yokum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tyron Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerry Day (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Earlham | Andrew Elliott misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jerry Day - foul #1 on Jerry Day, team foul #5 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Earlham | Roger Niedzielski (PG), Gregory Basler (SG), Frank Oblinski (SF), Thomas Toribio (C) Donald Crockett, Paul Hathcock, Brandon Burke, Larry Buck | |
| Subs | Denison | John Fidsky (PG), James Paris (SG), Peter Gustafson (SF), Larry Kidd (C) Dan Zepp, Raymond Yokum, John Williams, Jerry Day | |
| 07:15 | Earlham | Andrew Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 07:15 | Earlham | Andrew Elliott misses the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 07:15 | Denison | Peter Gustafson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 07:09 | Denison | James Paris connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Fidsky | 58-65 |
| 07:07 | Earlham | John Fidsky steals the ball from Roger Niedzielski in the backcourt | 58-65 |
| 06:53 | Denison | Tyron Hicks misses the shot from just outside the lane | 58-65 |
| 06:51 | Earlham | Frank Oblinski gets the rebound | 58-65 |
| 06:45 | Earlham | Gregory Basler misses badly on a floater in the lane | 58-65 |
| 06:43 | Denison | Larry Kidd snags the defensive board | 58-65 |
| 06:14 | Denison | Gregory Basler steps in front of the John Fidsky pass | 58-65 |
| 06:09 | Earlham | Gregory Basler lays it up and in | 60-65 |
| 05:58 | Denison | Peter Gustafson buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by John Fidsky | 60-67 |
| 05:36 | Earlham | Andrew Elliott knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 63-67 |
| 05:13 | Denison | Peter Gustafson knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 63-69 |
| 04:47 | Earlham | The jump hook by Roger Niedzielski is blocked by Tyron Hicks | 63-69 |
| 04:46 | Denison | John Fidsky snags the defensive board | 63-69 |
| 04:37 | Denison | Larry Kidd's layup is rejected by Andrew Elliott | 63-69 |
| 04:35 | Denison | Larry Kidd can't tip it in | 63-69 |
| 04:34 | Denison | Peter Gustafson grabs the offensive board | 63-69 |
| 04:29 | Denison | Peter Gustafson clanks a floater from the right side | 63-69 |
| 04:28 | Denison | James Paris pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-69 |
| 04:17 | Denison | James Paris is fouled on the floor by Gregory Basler - foul #2 on Gregory Basler, team foul #11 | 63-69 |
| Subs | Earlham | Donald Crockett (PG), Brandon Burke (SF), Larry Buck (PF), Ray Session (C) Roger Niedzielski, Frank Oblinski, Andrew Elliott, Thomas Toribio | |
| Subs | Denison | Dan Zepp (PG), John Williams (SF), James Poole (PF), Jerry Day (C) John Fidsky, Peter Gustafson, Tyron Hicks, Larry Kidd | |
| 04:17 | Denison | James Paris makes the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 04:17 | Denison | James Paris misses the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| 04:17 | Earlham | Larry Buck gets the rebound | 63-70 |
| 03:56 | Earlham | Larry Buck misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-70 |
| 03:55 | Earlham | Brandon Burke grabs the offensive rebound | 63-70 |
| 03:39 | Earlham | Donald Crockett's floater is knocked away by James Poole | 63-70 |
| 03:38 | Denison | Jerry Day snags the defensive board | 63-70 |
| 03:14 | Denison | John Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-70 |
| 03:13 | Earlham | Larry Buck gets the rebound | 63-70 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Donald Crockett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Basler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Burke (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Larry Buck (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ray Session (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Dan Zepp (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Paris (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Poole (fresh) C - Jerry Day (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Earlham | Larry Buck hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Crockett | 66-70 |
| 02:56 | Denison | Denison calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-70 |
| Subs | Earlham | Roger Niedzielski (PG), Frank Oblinski (SF), Thomas Toribio (C) Donald Crockett, Brandon Burke, Ray Session | |
| Subs | Denison | Peter Gustafson (SF), Tyron Hicks (PF) John Williams, James Poole | |
| 02:37 | Denison | Dan Zepp clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Gregory Basler - foul #3 on Gregory Basler, team foul #12 | 66-70 |
| 02:37 | Denison | Dan Zepp makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 02:37 | Denison | Dan Zepp makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 02:21 | Earlham | Roger Niedzielski misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Dan Zepp - foul #2 on Dan Zepp, team foul #6 | 66-72 |
| 02:21 | Earlham | Roger Niedzielski makes the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 02:21 | Earlham | Roger Niedzielski makes the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| 02:00 | Denison | Roger Niedzielski picks off the pass by James Paris | 68-72 |
| 01:38 | Earlham | Larry Buck connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gregory Basler | 70-72 |
| 01:32 | Denison | Peter Gustafson can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Roger Niedzielski - foul #5 on Roger Niedzielski, team foul #13 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Earlham | Donald Crockett (PG), Andrew Elliott (PF) Roger Niedzielski, Larry Buck | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 01:32 | Denison | Peter Gustafson makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 01:32 | Denison | Peter Gustafson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 01:17 | Earlham | Donald Crockett drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Andrew Elliott | 73-74 |
| 00:53 | Denison | Thomas Toribio picks off the pass by Jerry Day | 73-74 |
| 00:32 | Earlham | Thomas Toribio misses the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Peter Gustafson - foul #4 on Peter Gustafson, team foul #7 | 73-74 |
| 00:32 | Earlham | Thomas Toribio makes the 1st free throw | 74-74 |
| 00:32 | Earlham | Thomas Toribio makes the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 00:15 | Denison | Tyron Hicks misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 75-74 |
| 00:14 | Earlham | Gregory Basler grabs the board | 75-74 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Earlham | James Paris is called for the reach on Gregory Basler in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Paris, team foul #8 | 75-74 |
| 00:13 | Earlham | Gregory Basler makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:13 | Earlham | Gregory Basler makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:08 | Denison | Dan Zepp clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 77-74 |
| 00:07 | Earlham | Andrew Elliott grabs the defensive rebound | 77-74 |
| 00:04 | Earlham | Andrew Elliott is fouled in the backcourt by Dan Zepp - foul #3 on Dan Zepp, team foul #9 | 77-74 |
| 00:04 | Earlham | Andrew Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:04 | Earlham | Andrew Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Denison | Peter Gustafson can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 79-74 |