| Lineup | Denison | PG - Wesley Becker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lowell Frank (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Hawkins (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Jeffrey Fields (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leroy Gould (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Harry Goodrich (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - George Jenning (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denison | Lowell Frank inbounds the ball | 31-39 |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Denison | Lowell Frank's pass is intercepted by Leroy Gould | 31-39 |
| 19:33 | Grove City | John Johnson misses short on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Ryan Smith - foul #2 on Ryan Smith, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| 19:33 | Grove City | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 19:33 | Grove City | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 19:15 | Denison | Lowell Frank misses the lay-in | 31-41 |
| 19:13 | Grove City | John Johnson pulls down the rebound | 31-41 |
| 19:04 | Grove City | Lowell Frank steals it from John Johnson | 31-41 |
| 18:37 | Denison | George Jenning denies the turnaround by Michael Lee | 31-41 |
| 18:36 | Denison | Ryan Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 18:23 | Denison | The jumper by Wesley Becker is denied by Harry Goodrich | 31-41 |
| 18:22 | Denison | Lowell Frank gets the offensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 18:16 | Denison | Daniel Hawkins drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Wesley Becker | 33-41 |
| 18:13 | Grove City | Wesley Becker is called for the reach on Jeffrey Fields in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wesley Becker, team foul #2 | 33-41 |
| 17:51 | Grove City | John Johnson connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-43 |
| 17:22 | Denison | Ryan Smith scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Lowell Frank | 35-43 |
| 17:01 | Grove City | Jeffrey Fields misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 16:59 | Denison | Lowell Frank gets the rebound | 35-43 |
| 16:42 | Denison | Ryan Smith knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 16:28 | Grove City | Jeffrey Fields clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-43 |
| 16:27 | Grove City | George Jenning gets the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 16:18 | Grove City | Leroy Gould comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-43 |
| 16:17 | Denison | Michael Lee snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 16:12 | Denison | Lowell Frank hits a driving attempt from close range and the foul's on John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Denison | David Ross (PG), Charlie Beals (SG), Darrel Clancy (PF), Timothy Manning (C) Wesley Becker, Ryan Smith, Michael Lee, Daniel Hawkins | |
| Subs | Grove City | Marc Richards (PG), William Kipp (SG), Fredric Larocco (SF), Thomas Ballenger (PF), Andrew Ball (C) Jeffrey Fields, Leroy Gould, John Johnson, Harry Goodrich, George Jenning | |
| 16:12 | Denison | Lowell Frank misses the free throw | 40-43 |
| 16:12 | Grove City | Andrew Ball grabs the board | 40-43 |
| 15:49 | Grove City | William Kipp connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Andrew Ball | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - David Ross (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charlie Beals (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lowell Frank (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Darrel Clancy (fresh) 8 pts. C - Timothy Manning (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Marc Richards (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Kipp (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fredric Larocco (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Ballenger (fresh) 4 pts. C - Andrew Ball (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Denison | Charlie Beals misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 40-45 |
| 15:31 | Denison | Darrel Clancy tips it home | 42-45 |
| 15:10 | Grove City | Charlie Beals takes the ball from Fredric Larocco | 42-45 |
| 14:56 | Denison | Lowell Frank double dribbles | 42-45 |
| Subs | Denison | Ryan Smith (SG), Earl Vergara (SF) Charlie Beals, Lowell Frank | |
| Subs | Grove City | Jeffrey Fields (PG) William Kipp | |
| 14:38 | Grove City | Fredric Larocco misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 14:37 | Denison | Ryan Smith grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 14:17 | Denison | Earl Vergara connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 13:59 | Grove City | Fredric Larocco is hacked by Earl Vergara - foul #1 on Earl Vergara, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Denison | Michael Lee (PF) Earl Vergara | |
| Subs | Grove City | Leroy Gould (SG), John Johnson (SF), Harry Goodrich (PF) Marc Richards, Fredric Larocco, Thomas Ballenger | |
| 13:36 | Grove City | Andrew Ball loses the dribble to Michael Lee | 45-45 |
| 13:15 | Denison | Andrew Ball steals it from Darrel Clancy | 45-45 |
| 12:56 | Grove City | John Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 12:54 | Grove City | Harry Goodrich hits the follow up shot | 45-47 |
| 12:35 | Denison | Jeffrey Fields is called for the reach on Ryan Smith - foul #2 on Jeffrey Fields, team foul #2 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Denison | Wesley Becker (PG), Charlie Beals (SG), Lowell Frank (SF), Daniel Hawkins (C) David Ross, Ryan Smith, Darrel Clancy, Timothy Manning | |
| Subs | Grove City | Marc Richards (PG), Fredric Larocco (SF), George Jenning (C) Jeffrey Fields, John Johnson, Andrew Ball | |
| 12:13 | Denison | Lowell Frank's floater is tipped away by Harry Goodrich | 45-47 |
| 12:11 | Denison | Daniel Hawkins grabs the offensive board | 45-47 |
| 11:57 | Denison | Daniel Hawkins is fouled on the floor by Marc Richards - foul #2 on Marc Richards, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| 11:38 | Denison | Charlie Beals connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Wesley Becker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charlie Beals (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lowell Frank (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Marc Richards (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leroy Gould (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fredric Larocco (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harry Goodrich (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - George Jenning (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Grove City | Marc Richards misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-47 |
| 11:17 | Grove City | Leroy Gould snags the offensive board | 47-47 |
| 10:56 | Grove City | Leroy Gould throws it down set up by Harry Goodrich | 47-49 |
| 10:35 | Denison | Charlie Beals can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 10:33 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Harry Goodrich | 47-49 |
| 10:10 | Grove City | Leroy Gould drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Marc Richards | 47-52 |
| 10:01 | Denison | Wesley Becker hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-52 |
| 09:39 | Grove City | Marc Richards is hacked by Daniel Hawkins - foul #3 on Daniel Hawkins, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Denison | David Ross (PG), Ryan Smith (SG), Earl Vergara (SF), Darrel Clancy (PF), Timothy Manning (C) Wesley Becker, Charlie Beals, Lowell Frank, Michael Lee, Daniel Hawkins | |
| Subs | Grove City | Jeffrey Fields (PG), John Johnson (SF), Thomas Ballenger (PF), Andrew Ball (C) Leroy Gould, Fredric Larocco, Harry Goodrich, George Jenning | |
| 09:28 | Grove City | Thomas Ballenger misses badly on a runner in the paint | 50-52 |
| 09:27 | Denison | Earl Vergara snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 09:10 | Denison | Darrel Clancy can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Marc Richards - foul #3 on Marc Richards, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| 09:10 | Denison | Darrel Clancy makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 09:10 | Denison | Darrel Clancy makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 08:53 | Grove City | Jeffrey Fields misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 08:51 | Denison | Timothy Manning gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 08:45 | Denison | David Ross is hacked by Thomas Ballenger - foul #2 on Thomas Ballenger, team foul #5 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Fredric Larocco (SG) Marc Richards | |
| 08:29 | Denison | Timothy Manning travels with the ball | 52-52 |
| 08:05 | Grove City | Thomas Ballenger drills a jumper from the left block set up by Jeffrey Fields | 52-54 |
| 07:45 | Denison | Ryan Smith misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 07:43 | Grove City | John Johnson gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 07:28 | Grove City | Andrew Ball's floater is tipped away by Darrel Clancy | 52-54 |
| 07:26 | Denison | Ryan Smith gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - David Ross (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ryan Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Vergara (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Darrel Clancy (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Manning (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Jeffrey Fields (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Fredric Larocco (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Ballenger (fresh) 6 pts. C - Andrew Ball (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:13 | Denison | Darrel Clancy misses the 3 from the right corner | 52-54 |
| 07:12 | Denison | Earl Vergara grabs the offensive board | 52-54 |
| 06:51 | Denison | Ryan Smith's floater is tipped away by Andrew Ball | 52-54 |
| 06:49 | Grove City | Jeffrey Fields pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 06:45 | Grove City | John Johnson drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jeffrey Fields | 52-57 |
| 06:21 | Denison | David Ross can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 06:20 | Denison | Timothy Manning grabs the offensive board | 52-57 |
| 06:09 | Denison | Earl Vergara can't finish the layup | 52-57 |
| 06:08 | Grove City | Andrew Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 05:53 | Grove City | Andrew Ball hits a shot in the paint | 52-59 |
| 05:53 | Denison | Denison calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-59 |
| Subs | Denison | Wesley Becker (PG), Lowell Frank (SF), Michael Lee (PF), Daniel Hawkins (C) David Ross, Earl Vergara, Darrel Clancy, Timothy Manning | |
| Subs | Grove City | Leroy Gould (SG), Harry Goodrich (PF), George Jenning (C) Fredric Larocco, Thomas Ballenger, Andrew Ball | |
| 05:38 | Denison | Ryan Smith misses the jumper from the left side | 52-59 |
| 05:36 | Grove City | George Jenning gets the rebound | 52-59 |
| 05:25 | Grove City | Leroy Gould clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-59 |
| 05:23 | Denison | Ryan Smith gets the rebound | 52-59 |
| 05:18 | Denison | Ryan Smith knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Daniel Hawkins | 54-59 |
| 04:59 | Grove City | Harry Goodrich is fouled on the floor by Daniel Hawkins - foul #4 on Daniel Hawkins, team foul #5 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Marc Richards (SF) John Johnson | |
| 04:37 | Grove City | Leroy Gould buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Harry Goodrich | 54-61 |
| 04:24 | Denison | Lowell Frank lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Lee | 56-61 |
| 04:18 | Grove City | Marc Richards connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from George Jenning and he's fouled by Lowell Frank - foul #3 on Lowell Frank, team foul #6 | 56-63 |
| 04:18 | Grove City | Marc Richards misses the free throw | 56-63 |
| 04:18 | Denison | Michael Lee pulls down the rebound | 56-63 |
| 04:09 | Denison | Michael Lee comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Marc Richards - foul #4 on Marc Richards, team foul #6 | 56-63 |
| 04:09 | Denison | Michael Lee misses the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 04:09 | Denison | Michael Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 03:44 | Grove City | Leroy Gould knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Marc Richards | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak 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) | |
| 03:32 | Denison | Michael Lee's floater is tipped away by Harry Goodrich | 57-65 |
| 03:30 | Grove City | Leroy Gould grabs the board | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Wesley Becker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lowell Frank (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Hawkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Jeffrey Fields (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Leroy Gould (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marc Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. PF - Harry Goodrich (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - George Jenning (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Grove City | Leroy Gould can't connect on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Daniel Hawkins - foul #5 on Daniel Hawkins, team foul #7 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Denison | David Ross (PG), Charlie Beals (SG), Darrel Clancy (C) Wesley Becker, Ryan Smith, Daniel Hawkins | |
| Subs | Grove City | John Johnson (SF), Andrew Ball (C) Jeffrey Fields, George Jenning | |
| 03:08 | Grove City | Leroy Gould makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 03:08 | Grove City | Leroy Gould makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 02:53 | Denison | Darrel Clancy misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 57-67 |
| 02:51 | Grove City | Harry Goodrich gets the rebound | 57-67 |
| 02:51 | Grove City | Grove City calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-67 |
| Subs | Denison | Wesley Becker (PG), Ryan Smith (SG) David Ross, Charlie Beals | |
| Subs | Grove City | Jeffrey Fields (PG) Marc Richards | |
| 02:26 | Grove City | Leroy Gould comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ryan Smith - foul #3 on Ryan Smith, team foul #8 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| Subs | Grove City | George Jenning (C) Andrew Ball | |
| 02:26 | Grove City | Leroy Gould misses the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 02:26 | Grove City | Leroy Gould misses the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 02:26 | Grove City | Harry Goodrich pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-67 |
| 02:03 | Grove City | Leroy Gould can't connect on a floater from the right block | 57-67 |
| 02:01 | Denison | The rebound goes to Lowell Frank | 57-67 |
| 01:56 | Denison | Wesley Becker is hacked by Leroy Gould - foul #1 on Leroy Gould, team foul #7 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Denison | Charlie Beals (SG), Earl Vergara (SF), Timothy Manning (C) Ryan Smith, Lowell Frank, Michael Lee | |
| Subs | Grove City | Marc Richards (PG), William Kipp (SG), Fredric Larocco (SF), Thomas Ballenger (PF), Andrew Ball (C) Jeffrey Fields, Leroy Gould, John Johnson, Harry Goodrich, George Jenning | |
| 01:56 | Denison | Wesley Becker makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 01:56 | Denison | Wesley Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 01:54 | Grove City | Grove City calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-67 |
| Subs | Denison | Ryan Smith (SG), Lowell Frank (SF), Michael Lee (PF) Charlie Beals, Earl Vergara, Timothy Manning | |
| Subs | Grove City | Jeffrey Fields (PG), Leroy Gould (SG), John Johnson (SF), Harry Goodrich (PF), George Jenning (C) Marc Richards, William Kipp, Fredric Larocco, Thomas Ballenger, Andrew Ball | |
| 01:35 | Grove City | Harry Goodrich is fouled on the floor by Wesley Becker - foul #2 on Wesley Becker, team foul #9 | 59-67 |
| 01:35 | Grove City | Harry Goodrich makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 01:35 | Grove City | Harry Goodrich misses the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 01:35 | Denison | Lowell Frank pulls down the rebound | 59-68 |
| 01:12 | Denison | Ryan Smith misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 59-68 |
| 01:11 | Grove City | Harry Goodrich snags the defensive board | 59-68 |
| 00:56 | Grove City | Jeffrey Fields is fouled on the floor by Wesley Becker - foul #3 on Wesley Becker, team foul #10 | 59-68 |
| 00:56 | Grove City | Jeffrey Fields makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:56 | Grove City | Jeffrey Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Denison | Ryan Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-70 |
| 00:50 | Grove City | John Johnson pulls down the rebound | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Grove City | Leroy Gould can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ryan Smith - foul #4 on Ryan Smith, team foul #11 | 59-70 |
| Subs | Denison | David Ross (PG), Charlie Beals (SG), Earl Vergara (SF), Timothy Manning (C) Wesley Becker, Ryan Smith, Lowell Frank, Michael Lee | |
| Subs | Grove City | Marc Richards (PG), Fredric Larocco (SF), Thomas Ballenger (PF), Andrew Ball (C) Jeffrey Fields, John Johnson, Harry Goodrich, George Jenning | |
| 00:26 | Grove City | Leroy Gould makes the 1st free throw | 59-71 |
| 00:26 | Grove City | Leroy Gould makes the 2nd free throw | 59-72 |
| 00:19 | Denison | Earl Vergara misses the easy layup but the foul's on Marc Richards - foul #5 on Marc Richards, team foul #8 | 59-72 |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Steven Bentley (PG), William Kipp (SG) Marc Richards, Leroy Gould | |
| 00:19 | Denison | Earl Vergara misses the 1st free throw | 59-72 |
| 00:19 | Denison | Earl Vergara misses the 2nd free throw | 59-72 |
| 00:19 | Grove City | Thomas Ballenger grabs the defensive rebound | 59-72 |
| 00:00 | Grove City | Steven Bentley runs out the clock | 59-72 |