| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Robert Stamper (fresh) SG - John Loggins (fresh) SF - Forrest Blanch (fresh) PF - Courtney Gholson (fresh) C - John Ramsay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - Jaime Schantz (fresh) SG - Rick Pettit (fresh) SF - Alan Eberhard (fresh) PF - Allen Cross (fresh) C - Paul Lewis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Earlham | John Ramsay wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wittenberg | Wittenberg is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Earlham | Robert Stamper misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Rick Pettit - foul #1 on Rick Pettit, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Earlham | Robert Stamper misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Earlham | Robert Stamper makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:21 | Wittenberg | Rick Pettit misses long on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on John Loggins - foul #1 on John Loggins, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 19:21 | Wittenberg | Rick Pettit makes the 1st free throw | 1-1 |
| 19:21 | Wittenberg | Rick Pettit misses the 2nd free throw | 1-1 |
| 19:21 | Earlham | John Ramsay gets the rebound | 1-1 |
| 19:02 | Earlham | Allen Cross steals the ball from Forrest Blanch | 1-1 |
| 18:55 | Wittenberg | John Ramsay swats the layup by Alan Eberhard | 1-1 |
| 18:54 | Earlham | Forrest Blanch grabs the defensive rebound | 1-1 |
| 18:45 | Earlham | Courtney Gholson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 1-1 |
| 18:44 | Wittenberg | Allen Cross snags the defensive board | 1-1 |
| 18:38 | Wittenberg | Alan Eberhard hits a fadeaway in the lane | 1-3 |
| 18:22 | Earlham | Courtney Gholson clanks a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Allen Cross - foul #1 on Allen Cross, team foul #2 | 1-3 |
| 18:22 | Earlham | Courtney Gholson makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:22 | Earlham | Courtney Gholson makes the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:15 | Wittenberg | Jaime Schantz clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 18:13 | Earlham | John Ramsay grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 17:53 | Earlham | John Loggins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 17:51 | Wittenberg | Allen Cross pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:38 | Wittenberg | Courtney Gholson steals the ball from Paul Lewis | 3-3 |
| 17:17 | Earlham | Forrest Blanch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 17:16 | Wittenberg | Paul Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 16:56 | Wittenberg | Alan Eberhard misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Stamper - foul #1 on Robert Stamper, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Earlham | Gabriel Desouza (PG), Frank Bolling (SG), Melvin Casey (SF), Clarence Mitchell (PF), John Olsen (C) Robert Stamper, John Loggins, Forrest Blanch, Courtney Gholson, John Ramsay | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Jessie Sacco (SG), Thomas Witt (PF), Clinton Dutton (C) Rick Pettit, Allen Cross, Paul Lewis | |
| 16:56 | Wittenberg | Alan Eberhard makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:56 | Wittenberg | Alan Eberhard misses the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:56 | Earlham | Frank Bolling grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:37 | Earlham | Jessie Sacco is called for the reach on John Olsen - foul #1 on Jessie Sacco, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | John Chapman (PG), Luther Anderson (SF) Jaime Schantz, Alan Eberhard | |
| 16:23 | Earlham | Melvin Casey misses long on a 3 from straight away | 3-4 |
| 16:21 | Wittenberg | Thomas Witt grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 15:54 | Wittenberg | John Olsen blocks the short jumper by Clinton Dutton | 3-4 |
| 15:53 | Earlham | Melvin Casey gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Gabriel Desouza (fresh) SG - Frank Bolling (fresh) SF - Melvin Casey (fresh) PF - Clarence Mitchell (fresh) C - John Olsen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - John Chapman (fresh) SG - Jessie Sacco (fresh) SF - Luther Anderson (fresh) PF - Thomas Witt (fresh) C - Clinton Dutton (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Earlham | Frank Bolling misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 15:39 | Earlham | Melvin Casey gets the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 15:26 | Earlham | Clarence Mitchell is hacked by John Chapman - foul #1 on John Chapman, team foul #4 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Earlham | Robert Stamper (PG), Courtney Gholson (PF), John Ramsay (C) Gabriel Desouza, Clarence Mitchell, John Olsen | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Jaime Schantz (PG), Rick Pettit (SG), Allen Cross (PF), Paul Lewis (C) John Chapman, Jessie Sacco, Thomas Witt, Clinton Dutton | |
| 15:11 | Earlham | Melvin Casey scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Robert Stamper and the foul's on Jaime Schantz - foul #1 on Jaime Schantz, team foul #5 | 5-4 |
| 15:11 | Earlham | Melvin Casey makes the free throw | 6-4 |
| 14:56 | Wittenberg | Paul Lewis knocks in the shot in the paint | 6-6 |
| 14:40 | Earlham | Rick Pettit takes the ball from Courtney Gholson | 6-6 |
| 14:32 | Wittenberg | Rick Pettit hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 14:31 | Earlham | Courtney Gholson grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:23 | Earlham | Melvin Casey buries a jumper from close range and he's hacked by Rick Pettit - foul #2 on Rick Pettit, team foul #6 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Earlham | John Loggins (SG) Frank Bolling | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Jessie Sacco (SG), Alan Eberhard (SF) Rick Pettit, Luther Anderson | |
| 14:23 | Earlham | Melvin Casey misses the free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:23 | Wittenberg | Paul Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:07 | Wittenberg | Jessie Sacco can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 8-6 |
| 14:05 | Wittenberg | Allen Cross snags the offensive board | 8-6 |
| 13:52 | Wittenberg | Jaime Schantz misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Stamper - foul #2 on Robert Stamper, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Earlham | Gabriel Desouza (PG), Forrest Blanch (SF), Clarence Mitchell (C) Robert Stamper, Melvin Casey, John Ramsay | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | | |
| 13:52 | Wittenberg | Jaime Schantz makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 13:52 | Wittenberg | Jaime Schantz makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 13:52 | Wittenberg | Jaime Schantz makes the 3rd free throw | 8-9 |
| 13:30 | Earlham | Courtney Gholson lays it up and in | 10-9 |
| 13:14 | Wittenberg | Jessie Sacco loses the dribble to Forrest Blanch | 10-9 |
| 13:09 | Earlham | Gabriel Desouza connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 12:49 | Wittenberg | Paul Lewis loses the dribble to Courtney Gholson | 13-9 |
| 12:20 | Earlham | Clarence Mitchell comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Paul Lewis - foul #1 on Paul Lewis, team foul #7 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Earlham | Frank Bolling (SG), John Ramsay (C) John Loggins, Courtney Gholson | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | John Chapman (PG), Luther Anderson (SF), Thomas Witt (PF), Clinton Dutton (C) Jaime Schantz, Alan Eberhard, Allen Cross, Paul Lewis | |
| 12:20 | Earlham | Clarence Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 12:20 | Earlham | Clarence Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 14-9 |
| 12:02 | Wittenberg | Clinton Dutton buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Luther Anderson | 14-11 |
| 11:45 | Earlham | John Ramsay misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jessie Sacco - foul #2 on Jessie Sacco, team foul #8 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Earlham | Melvin Casey (SF) Forrest Blanch | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | David Edmondson (SG) Jessie Sacco | |
| 11:45 | Earlham | John Ramsay makes the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 11:45 | Earlham | John Ramsay makes the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Gabriel Desouza (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Frank Bolling (fresh) SF - Melvin Casey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Mitchell (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Ramsay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - John Chapman (fresh) SG - David Edmondson (fresh) SF - Luther Anderson (fresh) PF - Thomas Witt (fresh) C - Clinton Dutton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Wittenberg | Clinton Dutton hits the finger roll set up by David Edmondson and the foul's on Gabriel Desouza - foul #1 on Gabriel Desouza, team foul #4 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Earlham | Steve McLain (SG), John Olsen (PF) Frank Bolling, Clarence Mitchell | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | | |
| 11:22 | Wittenberg | Clinton Dutton makes the free throw | 16-14 |
| 11:00 | Earlham | John Ramsay misses the floater from the left block | 16-14 |
| 10:59 | Wittenberg | The rebound goes to Clinton Dutton | 16-14 |
| 10:36 | Wittenberg | Thomas Witt is fouled on the floor by John Olsen - foul #1 on John Olsen, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Earlham | John Loggins (SG), Courtney Gholson (PF) Gabriel Desouza, John Olsen | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Jaime Schantz (PG), Alan Eberhard (SF), Paul Lewis (C) David Edmondson, Luther Anderson, Clinton Dutton | |
| 10:18 | Wittenberg | Paul Lewis scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jaime Schantz | 16-17 |
| 10:06 | Earlham | Melvin Casey is called for traveling | 16-17 |
| Subs | Earlham | Forrest Blanch (SF), Clarence Mitchell (C) Melvin Casey, John Ramsay | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Allen Cross (PF) Thomas Witt | |
| 09:48 | Wittenberg | Jaime Schantz's pass is intercepted by Courtney Gholson | 16-17 |
| 09:30 | Earlham | Forrest Blanch loses the dribble to Alan Eberhard | 16-17 |
| 09:15 | Wittenberg | Jaime Schantz buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by John Chapman | 16-19 |
| 09:13 | Earlham | Steve McLain loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-19 |
| Subs | Earlham | Gabriel Desouza (PG), Frank Bolling (SG) Steve McLain, John Loggins | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | David Edmondson (SG) John Chapman | |
| 08:55 | Wittenberg | David Edmondson buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jaime Schantz | 16-21 |
| 08:38 | Earlham | Frank Bolling can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-21 |
| 08:37 | Earlham | Forrest Blanch hits the follow up shot | 18-21 |
| 08:24 | Wittenberg | David Edmondson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 18-21 |
| 08:23 | Earlham | Clarence Mitchell grabs the board | 18-21 |
| 08:10 | Earlham | Allen Cross steals it from Courtney Gholson | 18-21 |
| 08:04 | Wittenberg | Jaime Schantz misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-21 |
| 08:02 | Earlham | Courtney Gholson pulls down the rebound | 18-21 |
| 07:56 | Earlham | Frank Bolling scores on a shot from the left wing | 20-21 |
| 07:45 | Wittenberg | David Edmondson banks in the layup and he's hacked by Clarence Mitchell - foul #1 on Clarence Mitchell, team foul #6 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Earlham | John Loggins (SG), Melvin Casey (SF), John Olsen (PF), John Ramsay (C) Frank Bolling, Forrest Blanch, Courtney Gholson, Clarence Mitchell | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | John Chapman (PG), Luther Anderson (SF), Thomas Witt (PF), Clinton Dutton (C) Jaime Schantz, Alan Eberhard, Allen Cross, Paul Lewis | |
| 07:45 | Wittenberg | David Edmondson misses the free throw | 20-23 |
| 07:45 | Earlham | John Ramsay gets the rebound | 20-23 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Gabriel Desouza (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Loggins (fresh) SF - Melvin Casey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Olsen (fresh) C - John Ramsay (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - John Chapman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Edmondson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luther Anderson (fresh) PF - Thomas Witt (fresh) C - Clinton Dutton (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Earlham | Melvin Casey can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Luther Anderson - foul #1 on Luther Anderson, team foul #9 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Earlham | Steve McLain (PG) Gabriel Desouza | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | | |
| 07:25 | Earlham | Melvin Casey makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 07:25 | Earlham | Melvin Casey makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 07:11 | Wittenberg | David Edmondson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on David Edmondson, team foul #10 | 22-23 |
| 06:55 | Earlham | Melvin Casey's pass is intercepted by David Edmondson | 22-23 |
| 06:38 | Wittenberg | David Edmondson comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Loggins - foul #2 on John Loggins, team foul #7 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Earlham | Frank Bolling (SG), Courtney Gholson (PF) John Loggins, John Olsen | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | | |
| 06:38 | Wittenberg | David Edmondson misses the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 06:38 | Wittenberg | David Edmondson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 06:20 | Earlham | Melvin Casey is hacked by Luther Anderson - foul #2 on Luther Anderson, team foul #11 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Earlham | Gabriel Desouza (PG) Steve McLain | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Jaime Schantz (PG), Allen Cross (PF) David Edmondson, Luther Anderson | |
| 06:20 | Earlham | Melvin Casey misses the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 06:20 | Earlham | Melvin Casey makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:57 | Wittenberg | Clinton Dutton makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by John Chapman | 23-27 |
| 05:38 | Earlham | Gabriel Desouza is hacked by Jaime Schantz - foul #2 on Jaime Schantz, team foul #12 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Earlham | Forrest Blanch (SF) Melvin Casey | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | David Edmondson (SG), Alan Eberhard (SF), Paul Lewis (C) Jaime Schantz, Clinton Dutton, Thomas Witt | |
| 05:38 | Earlham | Gabriel Desouza makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:38 | Earlham | Gabriel Desouza makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 05:13 | Wittenberg | John Chapman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-27 |
| 05:11 | Earlham | Frank Bolling grabs the board | 25-27 |
| 05:00 | Earlham | Courtney Gholson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-27 |
| 04:40 | Wittenberg | David Edmondson is fouled on the floor by Gabriel Desouza - foul #2 on Gabriel Desouza, team foul #8 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Earlham | Steve McLain (PG), Clarence Mitchell (PF), John Olsen (C) Gabriel Desouza, Courtney Gholson, John Ramsay | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Thomas Witt (PF) Allen Cross | |
| 04:40 | Wittenberg | David Edmondson misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 04:40 | Earlham | Clarence Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 04:28 | Earlham | Forrest Blanch clanks a shot in the paint | 28-27 |
| 04:27 | Wittenberg | David Edmondson grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 04:09 | Wittenberg | Alan Eberhard clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 04:08 | Wittenberg | David Edmondson pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 03:57 | Wittenberg | John Olsen swats the layup by David Edmondson | 28-27 |
| 03:55 | Wittenberg | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Eberhard | 28-27 |
| 03:41 | Wittenberg | Thomas Witt is hacked by Steve McLain - foul #1 on Steve McLain, team foul #9 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Earlham | Robert Stamper (PG), John Loggins (SG), Melvin Casey (SF), Courtney Gholson (PF) Steve McLain, Frank Bolling, Forrest Blanch, John Olsen | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Jaime Schantz (PG), Rick Pettit (SG), Jessie Sacco (SF), Luther Anderson (PF) John Chapman, David Edmondson, Alan Eberhard, Paul Lewis | |
| 03:41 | Wittenberg | Thomas Witt makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 03:41 | Wittenberg | Thomas Witt makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Robert Stamper (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Loggins (fresh) SF - Melvin Casey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Courtney Gholson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Clarence Mitchell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wittenberg | PG - Jaime Schantz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rick Pettit (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jessie Sacco (fresh) PF - Luther Anderson (fresh) C - Thomas Witt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:28 | Earlham | Melvin Casey makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 03:10 | Wittenberg | Jaime Schantz scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jessie Sacco | 31-32 |
| 02:57 | Earlham | Courtney Gholson double dribbles | 31-32 |
| Subs | Earlham | John Ramsay (C) Clarence Mitchell | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Allen Cross (PF), Clinton Dutton (C) Jessie Sacco, Thomas Witt | |
| 02:39 | Wittenberg | Clinton Dutton is whistled for a carry | 31-32 |
| 02:18 | Earlham | Melvin Casey is fouled on the floor by Luther Anderson - foul #3 on Luther Anderson, team foul #13 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | Jessie Sacco (SF) Luther Anderson | |
| 02:18 | Earlham | Melvin Casey makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 02:18 | Earlham | Melvin Casey misses the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 02:18 | Earlham | Courtney Gholson grabs the offensive board | 32-32 |
| 01:49 | Earlham | Robert Stamper hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-32 |
| 01:35 | Wittenberg | Jaime Schantz buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Rick Pettit | 35-35 |
| 01:17 | Earlham | John Ramsay can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 01:15 | Earlham | John Ramsay misses the tip | 35-35 |
| 01:13 | Earlham | John Ramsay tips it back up and in | 37-35 |
| 00:44 | Wittenberg | Allen Cross makes the jumper from the left side set up by Clinton Dutton | 37-37 |
| 00:30 | Earlham | John Loggins makes the 3 from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 00:05 | Wittenberg | Jessie Sacco's pass is intercepted by John Ramsay | 40-37 |
| 00:01 | Earlham | Jessie Sacco is called for the reach on Robert Stamper - foul #3 on Jessie Sacco, team foul #14 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Earlham | Frank Bolling (SG), Forrest Blanch (SF), Clarence Mitchell (PF), John Olsen (C) John Loggins, Melvin Casey, Courtney Gholson, John Ramsay | |
| Subs | Wittenberg | John Chapman (PG), David Edmondson (SG), Alan Eberhard (SF), Thomas Witt (PF), Paul Lewis (C) Jaime Schantz, Rick Pettit, Jessie Sacco, Allen Cross, Clinton Dutton | |
| 00:01 | Earlham | Robert Stamper makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 00:01 | Earlham | Robert Stamper makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 00:00 | Wittenberg | David Edmondson misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 42-37 |