| Lineup | Denison | PG - Dan Zepp (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Gustafson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tyron Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerry Day (fresh) 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Roger Niedzielski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Basler (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Frank Oblinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Elliott (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Toribio (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Earlham | Frank Oblinski inbounds the ball | 41-30 |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Earlham | Dan Zepp takes the ball from Andrew Elliott | 41-30 |
| 19:39 | Denison | Tyron Hicks is whistled for traveling | 41-30 |
| 19:19 | Earlham | Gregory Basler comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Jerry Day - foul #1 on Jerry Day, team foul #1 | 41-30 |
| 19:19 | Earlham | Gregory Basler makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 19:19 | Earlham | Gregory Basler makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 19:09 | Denison | Dan Zepp is called for 10 seconds | 41-32 |
| 18:51 | Earlham | Thomas Toribio clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Jerry Day - foul #2 on Jerry Day, team foul #2 | 41-32 |
| 18:51 | Earlham | Thomas Toribio misses the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 18:51 | Earlham | Thomas Toribio makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 18:28 | Denison | Peter Gustafson hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Dan Zepp and he's hacked by Frank Oblinski - foul #1 on Frank Oblinski, team foul #1 | 43-33 |
| 18:28 | Denison | Peter Gustafson makes the free throw | 44-33 |
| 18:18 | Earlham | Gregory Basler comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 44-33 |
| 18:17 | Denison | John Williams snags the defensive board | 44-33 |
| 18:11 | Denison | Tyron Hicks knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-33 |
| 17:49 | Earlham | Frank Oblinski is hacked by Peter Gustafson - foul #2 on Peter Gustafson, team foul #3 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Larry Buck (PF) Andrew Elliott | |
| 17:37 | Earlham | Gregory Basler connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Frank Oblinski | 46-35 |
| 17:21 | Denison | Tyron Hicks is fouled on the floor by Larry Buck - foul #1 on Larry Buck, team foul #2 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Denison | Raymond Yokum (SG), Larry Kidd (SF), James Poole (C) John Williams, Peter Gustafson, Jerry Day | |
| Subs | Earlham | Donald Crockett (PG), Brandon Burke (SF), Ray Session (C) Roger Niedzielski, Frank Oblinski, Thomas Toribio | |
| 17:11 | Denison | Larry Kidd connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 48-35 |
| 17:07 | Earlham | Gregory Basler makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Crockett | 48-37 |
| 16:47 | Denison | Larry Kidd loses the dribble to Gregory Basler | 48-37 |
| 16:28 | Earlham | James Poole blocks the short jumper by Brandon Burke | 48-37 |
| 16:26 | Denison | The rebound goes to Tyron Hicks | 48-37 |
| 16:22 | Denison | Dan Zepp drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Kidd | 51-37 |
| 16:04 | Earlham | Ray Session can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-37 |
| 16:02 | Denison | Larry Kidd gets the rebound | 51-37 |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Dan Zepp (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Yokum (fresh) SF - Larry Kidd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tyron Hicks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - James Poole (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Donald Crockett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Basler (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Burke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Larry Buck (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ray Session (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Denison | Raymond Yokum comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 51-37 |
| 15:51 | Earlham | Ray Session snags the defensive board | 51-37 |
| 15:22 | Earlham | Donald Crockett knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Basler | 51-40 |
| 15:04 | Denison | Raymond Yokum clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-40 |
| 15:03 | Earlham | Donald Crockett pulls down the rebound | 51-40 |
| 14:49 | Earlham | Raymond Yokum is called for the reach on Gregory Basler - foul #2 on Raymond Yokum, team foul #4 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Denison | John Williams (PG), James Paris (SG), Peter Gustafson (SF), Brett Frazier (PF), Jerry Day (C) Dan Zepp, Raymond Yokum, Larry Kidd, Tyron Hicks, James Poole | |
| Subs | Earlham | Roger Niedzielski (PG), Paul Hathcock (SG), Frank Oblinski (SF), Andrew Elliott (PF), Thomas Toribio (C) Donald Crockett, Gregory Basler, Brandon Burke, Larry Buck, Ray Session | |
| 14:41 | Earlham | Paul Hathcock double dribbles | 51-40 |
| 14:20 | Denison | Roger Niedzielski steals it from Peter Gustafson | 51-40 |
| 13:56 | Earlham | Jerry Day swats the dunk try by Andrew Elliott | 51-40 |
| 13:54 | Denison | John Williams gets the rebound | 51-40 |
| 13:49 | Denison | Peter Gustafson buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Brett Frazier | 54-40 |
| 13:33 | Earlham | Paul Hathcock buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Thomas Toribio and the foul's on Brett Frazier - foul #2 on Brett Frazier, team foul #5 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Denison | Larry Kidd (PF) Brett Frazier | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 13:33 | Earlham | Paul Hathcock makes the free throw | 54-43 |
| 13:13 | Denison | John Williams misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-43 |
| 13:11 | Earlham | Andrew Elliott grabs the board | 54-43 |
| 13:01 | Earlham | Andrew Elliott scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Paul Hathcock and he's hacked by Peter Gustafson - foul #3 on Peter Gustafson, team foul #6 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Denison | Dan Zepp (PG), Tyron Hicks (PF) John Williams, Larry Kidd | |
| Subs | Earlham | Gregory Basler (SG) Paul Hathcock | |
| 13:01 | Earlham | Andrew Elliott misses the free throw | 54-45 |
| 13:01 | Denison | Jerry Day grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 12:55 | Denison | James Paris can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 12:53 | Denison | Dan Zepp grabs the offensive board | 54-45 |
| 12:37 | Denison | James Paris hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Dan Zepp | 57-45 |
| 12:15 | Earlham | Frank Oblinski misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jerry Day - foul #3 on Jerry Day, team foul #7 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Denison | Larry Kidd (C) Jerry Day | |
| Subs | Earlham | Donald Crockett (PG), Larry Buck (PF), Ray Session (C) Roger Niedzielski, Andrew Elliott, Thomas Toribio | |
| 12:15 | Earlham | Frank Oblinski makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 12:15 | Earlham | Frank Oblinski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 11:59 | Denison | Peter Gustafson buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from James Paris | 59-47 |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Dan Zepp (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Paris (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Peter Gustafson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tyron Hicks (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Larry Kidd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Donald Crockett (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Basler (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Oblinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Buck (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ray Session (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Earlham | Donald Crockett knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Frank Oblinski | 59-49 |
| 11:27 | Denison | Dan Zepp misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-49 |
| 11:25 | Earlham | Gregory Basler grabs the board | 59-49 |
| 11:12 | Earlham | James Paris takes the ball from Gregory Basler | 59-49 |
| 11:08 | Denison | Dan Zepp banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Paris | 61-49 |
| 10:53 | Earlham | Ray Session banks in the layup on a nice dish by Larry Buck and the foul's on Larry Kidd - foul #3 on Larry Kidd, team foul #8 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Denison | John Williams (PG), Raymond Yokum (SG), Jerry Day (C) Dan Zepp, James Paris, Peter Gustafson | |
| Subs | Earlham | Roger Niedzielski (PG), Brandon Burke (SF) Donald Crockett, Frank Oblinski | |
| 10:53 | Earlham | Ray Session makes the free throw | 61-52 |
| 10:39 | Denison | Larry Kidd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-52 |
| 10:38 | Denison | John Williams snags the offensive board | 61-52 |
| 10:28 | Denison | Raymond Yokum loses the dribble to Brandon Burke | 61-52 |
| 10:03 | Earlham | Roger Niedzielski knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Basler and he's fouled by Raymond Yokum - foul #3 on Raymond Yokum, team foul #9 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Denison | John Fidsky (PG), James Paris (SG), James Poole (PF) Raymond Yokum, Larry Kidd, Tyron Hicks | |
| Subs | Earlham | Andrew Elliott (PF), Thomas Toribio (C) Larry Buck, Ray Session | |
| 10:03 | Earlham | Roger Niedzielski makes the free throw | 61-55 |
| 09:50 | Denison | John Fidsky's pass is intercepted by Brandon Burke | 61-55 |
| 09:23 | Earlham | Andrew Elliott misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Williams - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #10 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Denison | Dan Zepp (PG) John Fidsky | |
| Subs | Earlham | Donald Crockett (PG), Paul Hathcock (SG) Roger Niedzielski, Gregory Basler | |
| 09:23 | Earlham | Andrew Elliott misses the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 09:23 | Earlham | Andrew Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 09:01 | Denison | James Poole clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-56 |
| 08:59 | Denison | Jerry Day can't tip it in | 61-56 |
| 08:57 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Andrew Elliott | 61-56 |
| 08:37 | Earlham | Paul Hathcock is fouled on the floor by John Williams - foul #2 on John Williams, team foul #11 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Denison | Peter Gustafson (SF), Tyron Hicks (PF) John Williams, Jerry Day | |
| Subs | Earlham | Frank Oblinski (SF) Brandon Burke | |
| 08:37 | Earlham | Paul Hathcock misses the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 08:37 | Earlham | Paul Hathcock makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 08:18 | Denison | James Paris is fouled on the floor by Paul Hathcock - foul #2 on Paul Hathcock, team foul #3 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Denison | Larry Kidd (C) James Poole | |
| Subs | Earlham | Roger Niedzielski (PG), Gregory Basler (SG) Donald Crockett, Paul Hathcock | |
| 07:56 | Denison | Tyron Hicks loses the ball out of bounds | 61-57 |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Larry Buck (PF) Andrew Elliott | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Dan Zepp (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Paris (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SF - Peter Gustafson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tyron Hicks (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Larry Kidd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Roger Niedzielski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Basler (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Oblinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Buck (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Toribio (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Earlham | Dan Zepp picks off the pass by Frank Oblinski | 61-57 |
| 07:38 | Denison | Dan Zepp banks in the layup | 63-57 |
| 07:09 | Earlham | Roger Niedzielski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-57 |
| 07:08 | Denison | Peter Gustafson gets the rebound | 63-57 |
| 07:04 | Denison | James Paris knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Peter Gustafson | 66-57 |
| 06:49 | Earlham | Gregory Basler comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-57 |
| 06:47 | Denison | Peter Gustafson snags the defensive board | 66-57 |
| 06:29 | Denison | Tyron Hicks misses the floater from the baseline | 66-57 |
| 06:28 | Denison | James Paris tips it in | 68-57 |
| 06:01 | Earlham | Roger Niedzielski misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 68-57 |
| 06:00 | Denison | Tyron Hicks snags the defensive board | 68-57 |
| 05:54 | Denison | Peter Gustafson makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dan Zepp and the foul's on Frank Oblinski - foul #2 on Frank Oblinski, team foul #4 | 70-57 |
| Subs | Denison | John Williams (PG), Raymond Yokum (SG), Jerry Day (C) Dan Zepp, James Paris, Larry Kidd | |
| Subs | Earlham | Donald Crockett (PG), Brandon Burke (SF), Andrew Elliott (PF) Roger Niedzielski, Frank Oblinski, Thomas Toribio | |
| 05:54 | Denison | Peter Gustafson makes the free throw | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:34 | Earlham | Gregory Basler buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Donald Crockett | 71-60 |
| 05:22 | Denison | Larry Buck is called for the reach on Jerry Day - foul #2 on Larry Buck, team foul #5 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Denison | John Fidsky (PG), James Poole (PF) Peter Gustafson, Tyron Hicks | |
| Subs | Earlham | Ray Session (C) Larry Buck | |
| 05:03 | Denison | John Williams hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jerry Day | 74-60 |
| 04:48 | Earlham | Gregory Basler misses long on a 3 from straight away | 74-60 |
| 04:46 | Denison | James Poole pulls down the rebound | 74-60 |
| 04:41 | Denison | John Fidsky misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-60 |
| 04:39 | Earlham | Donald Crockett grabs the board | 74-60 |
| 04:20 | Earlham | Andrew Elliott's pass is intercepted by Raymond Yokum | 74-60 |
| 03:54 | Denison | Raymond Yokum blows the layup | 74-60 |
| 03:52 | Earlham | Brandon Burke grabs the board | 74-60 |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - John Fidsky (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Raymond Yokum (fresh) 3 pf. SF - John Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Poole (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerry Day (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Donald Crockett (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Basler (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Burke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Andrew Elliott (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ray Session (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:41 | Earlham | John Fidsky is called for the reach on Donald Crockett - foul #1 on John Fidsky, team foul #12 | 74-60 |
| Subs | Denison | Dan Zepp (PG), James Paris (SG), Peter Gustafson (SF), Tyron Hicks (PF) John Fidsky, Raymond Yokum, John Williams, James Poole | |
| Subs | Earlham | Roger Niedzielski (PG), Frank Oblinski (SF), Larry Buck (PF) Gregory Basler, Brandon Burke, Andrew Elliott | |
| 03:41 | Earlham | Donald Crockett makes the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 03:41 | Earlham | Donald Crockett makes the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Denison | Peter Gustafson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-62 |
| 03:17 | Earlham | Donald Crockett grabs the defensive rebound | 74-62 |
| 03:15 | Earlham | Dan Zepp steps in front of the Roger Niedzielski pass in the backcourt | 74-62 |
| 03:04 | Denison | James Paris is fouled on the floor by Donald Crockett - foul #3 on Donald Crockett, team foul #6 | 74-62 |
| Subs | Denison | Larry Kidd (C) Jerry Day | |
| Subs | Earlham | Paul Hathcock (SG), Thomas Toribio (C) Donald Crockett, Ray Session | |
| 02:52 | Denison | Larry Kidd misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Thomas Toribio - foul #2 on Thomas Toribio, team foul #7 | 74-62 |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Brandon Burke (SG) Paul Hathcock | |
| 02:52 | Denison | Larry Kidd makes the 1st free throw | 75-62 |
| 02:52 | Denison | Larry Kidd misses the 2nd free throw | 75-62 |
| 02:52 | Earlham | Larry Buck pulls down the rebound | 75-62 |
| 02:52 | Earlham | Earlham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-62 |
| 02:29 | Earlham | Roger Niedzielski can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 75-62 |
| 02:28 | Earlham | Brandon Burke tips it back up and in | 75-64 |
| 02:01 | Denison | James Paris hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Peter Gustafson | 77-64 |
| 01:48 | Earlham | Larry Buck blows the dunk but the foul's on Tyron Hicks - foul #1 on Tyron Hicks, team foul #13 | 77-64 |
| Subs | Denison | John Fidsky (PG), Raymond Yokum (SG), John Williams (SF), James Poole (C) Dan Zepp, James Paris, Peter Gustafson, Tyron Hicks | |
| Subs | Earlham | Donald Crockett (PG), Paul Hathcock (SG), Ray Session (C) Roger Niedzielski, Frank Oblinski, Thomas Toribio | |
| 01:48 | Earlham | Larry Buck makes the 1st free throw | 77-65 |
| 01:48 | Earlham | Larry Buck makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 01:33 | Denison | James Poole is hacked by Donald Crockett - foul #4 on Donald Crockett, team foul #8 | 77-66 |
| 01:33 | Denison | James Poole makes the 1st free throw | 78-66 |
| 01:33 | Denison | James Poole misses the 2nd free throw | 78-66 |
| 01:33 | Denison | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Kidd | 78-66 |
| 01:15 | Denison | John Fidsky is whistled for a carry | 78-66 |
| 01:00 | Earlham | Ray Session misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 78-66 |
| 00:59 | Denison | The rebound goes to Larry Kidd | 78-66 |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Denison | John Williams scores on a turnaround in the paint | 80-66 |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Earlham | Ray Session hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 80-66 |
| 00:44 | Denison | John Fidsky snags the defensive board | 80-66 |
| 00:40 | Denison | John Williams misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 80-66 |
| 00:38 | Earlham | Brandon Burke pulls down the rebound | 80-66 |
| 00:30 | Earlham | Larry Buck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-66 |
| 00:00 | Denison | John Fidsky runs out the clock | 80-66 |