| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Paul Bueno (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Ashford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Gunn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gordon Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. C - Evan Howell (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Brett Alston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Parks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John McAbee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Herman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Marc Swing (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Earlham | James Gunn inbounds the ball | 33-33 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Earlham | Joe Ashford throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-33 |
| 19:39 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Herman loses the dribble to Gordon Edwards | 33-33 |
| 19:24 | Earlham | Paul Parks is called for the reach on Joe Ashford - foul #3 on Paul Parks, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Tom Smith (SG) Paul Parks | |
| 19:16 | Earlham | Paul Bueno connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Evan Howell | 36-33 |
| 19:09 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Tom Smith is hacked by Paul Bueno - foul #2 on Paul Bueno, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| 18:53 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Marc Swing is whistled for traveling | 36-33 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Robert Marshall (C) Marc Swing | |
| 18:42 | Earlham | Evan Howell loses the dribble to Paul Herman | 36-33 |
| 18:19 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Gordon Edwards steals it from Robert Marshall | 36-33 |
| 18:15 | Earlham | Tom Smith steps in front of the Evan Howell pass in the backcourt | 36-33 |
| 17:59 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John McAbee drills a shot from the left side set up by Brett Alston | 36-35 |
| 17:47 | Earlham | Joe Ashford misses short on an open jumper from the right block | 36-35 |
| 17:45 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Brett Alston grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 17:35 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John McAbee buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Brett Alston | 36-37 |
| 17:16 | Earlham | James Gunn misses long on an open fadeaway from the right side | 36-37 |
| 17:14 | Earlham | Paul Bueno grabs the offensive board | 36-37 |
| 17:01 | Earlham | Brett Alston steals it from Joe Ashford | 36-37 |
| 16:48 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John McAbee can't connect on a floater in the paint | 36-37 |
| 16:46 | Earlham | Evan Howell pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| 16:30 | Earlham | Gordon Edwards lays it in and he's fouled by Robert Marshall - foul #3 on Robert Marshall, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Earlham | Shawn Henry (PG), Jay Baptiste (SG), Jesse Leone (SF), Walter Mitchell (C) Paul Bueno, Joe Ashford, James Gunn, Evan Howell | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Bobby McKean (PG), Rod Armstrong (SG), Steven Westrick (SF), William Rose (PF), Marc Swing (C) Brett Alston, Tom Smith, John McAbee, Paul Herman, Robert Marshall | |
| 16:30 | Earlham | Gordon Edwards misses the free throw | 38-37 |
| 16:30 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Marc Swing snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 16:23 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Walter Mitchell steals it from Marc Swing | 38-37 |
| 16:21 | Earlham | Bobby McKean is called for the reach on Jay Baptiste in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bobby McKean, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Earlham | Joel Mangus (PF) Gordon Edwards | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | | |
| 16:10 | Earlham | Jay Baptiste is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 16:08 | U.S. Merchant Marines | William Rose gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 16:02 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Steven Westrick misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-37 |
| 16:01 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Marc Swing tips it in | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Shawn Henry (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jay Baptiste (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jesse Leone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joel Mangus (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Mitchell (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Bobby McKean (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Rod Armstrong (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Steven Westrick (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Rose (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marc Swing (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Earlham | Walter Mitchell is alone and drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Shawn Henry | 40-39 |
| 15:44 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Bobby McKean can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 15:42 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Walter Mitchell | 40-39 |
| 15:28 | Earlham | Walter Mitchell hits the finger roll set up by Jesse Leone | 42-39 |
| 15:15 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Bobby McKean misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Shawn Henry - foul #1 on Shawn Henry, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Earlham | Neil Hartl (PF) Walter Mitchell | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Parks (SG), John McAbee (SF), Paul Herman (PF), Glenn Burns (C) Rod Armstrong, Steven Westrick, William Rose, Marc Swing | |
| 15:15 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Bobby McKean makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 15:15 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Bobby McKean makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 14:53 | Earlham | Neil Hartl lays it up and in on a nice dish by Shawn Henry | 44-41 |
| 14:36 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John McAbee blows the layup but the foul's on Jesse Leone - foul #1 on Jesse Leone, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Earlham | Paul Bueno (PG), Joe Ashford (SG), James Gunn (SF), Walter Mitchell (C) Shawn Henry, Jay Baptiste, Jesse Leone, Joel Mangus | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Brett Alston (PG), Tom Smith (PF) Bobby McKean, Paul Herman | |
| 14:36 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John McAbee makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 14:36 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John McAbee makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 14:16 | Earlham | James Gunn is fouled on the floor by Glenn Burns - foul #2 on Glenn Burns, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| 14:01 | Earlham | James Gunn misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 44-43 |
| 14:00 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John McAbee grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 13:56 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Parks loses the dribble to Joe Ashford | 44-43 |
| 13:34 | Earlham | James Gunn scores on a floater near the basket and he's fouled by John McAbee - foul #2 on John McAbee, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Earlham | Jesse Leone (SG), Gordon Edwards (PF), Evan Howell (C) Joe Ashford, Neil Hartl, Walter Mitchell | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Steven Westrick (PG), Robert Marshall (PF), Marc Swing (C) Brett Alston, John McAbee, Glenn Burns | |
| 13:34 | Earlham | James Gunn makes the free throw | 47-43 |
| 13:14 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Marc Swing misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Jesse Leone - foul #2 on Jesse Leone, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Earlham | Shawn Henry (SG) James Gunn | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Rod Armstrong (PG) Tom Smith | |
| 13:14 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Marc Swing makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 13:14 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Marc Swing makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 12:54 | Earlham | Jesse Leone knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Shawn Henry | 49-45 |
| 12:31 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Bueno picks off the pass by Marc Swing | 49-45 |
| 12:29 | Earlham | Rod Armstrong is called for the reach on Jesse Leone in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rod Armstrong, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Earlham | Jay Baptiste (PG), Joe Ashford (SG), Joel Mangus (PF) Paul Bueno, Shawn Henry, Gordon Edwards | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Bobby McKean (PG), Tom Smith (SF), Paul Herman (PF), William Rose (C) Rod Armstrong, Steven Westrick, Robert Marshall, Marc Swing | |
| 12:18 | Earlham | Jesse Leone misses short on an open jumpshot from the right side | 49-45 |
| 12:16 | Earlham | Evan Howell gets the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 12:09 | Earlham | Jay Baptiste can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left side | 49-45 |
| 12:08 | Earlham | Joel Mangus snags the offensive board | 49-45 |
| 12:01 | Earlham | Evan Howell clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Bobby McKean - foul #3 on Bobby McKean, team foul #7 | 49-45 |
| 12:01 | Earlham | Evan Howell makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 12:01 | Earlham | Evan Howell misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 12:01 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Herman snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Jay Baptiste (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joe Ashford (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jesse Leone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joel Mangus (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Evan Howell (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Bobby McKean (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Paul Parks (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Tom Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Herman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - William Rose (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Parks is fouled on the floor by Joe Ashford - foul #2 on Joe Ashford, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Earlham | James Gunn (SF), Walter Mitchell (C) Jesse Leone, Evan Howell | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Brett Alston (PG), John McAbee (SF), Glenn Burns (C) Bobby McKean, Paul Parks, Paul Herman | |
| 11:31 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John McAbee banks in the layup set up by Tom Smith | 50-47 |
| 11:08 | Earlham | Joe Ashford comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-47 |
| 11:07 | U.S. Merchant Marines | William Rose grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 11:00 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Tom Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 10:59 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Brett Alston can't tip it in | 50-47 |
| 10:58 | Earlham | Joel Mangus gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 10:41 | Earlham | James Gunn hits the finger roll on a great pass from Walter Mitchell | 52-47 |
| 10:24 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John McAbee hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 52-47 |
| 10:23 | Earlham | Joe Ashford snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 10:21 | Earlham | Jay Baptiste is hacked by Brett Alston in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brett Alston, team foul #8 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Earlham | Paul Bueno (PG), Jesse Leone (SF), Gordon Edwards (PF), Shawn Henry (C) Joe Ashford, James Gunn, Joel Mangus, Walter Mitchell | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Bobby McKean (PG), Rod Armstrong (SG), Steven Westrick (SF), Robert Marshall (PF), Marc Swing (C) Brett Alston, Tom Smith, John McAbee, William Rose, Glenn Burns | |
| 10:21 | Earlham | Jay Baptiste makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 10:21 | Earlham | Jay Baptiste misses the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 10:21 | U.S. Merchant Marines | The rebound goes to Marc Swing | 53-47 |
| 09:59 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Gordon Edwards steps in front of the Rod Armstrong pass | 53-47 |
| 09:40 | Earlham | Paul Bueno is by himself and knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jesse Leone | 55-47 |
| 09:13 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Gordon Edwards steals the ball from Rod Armstrong | 55-47 |
| 09:09 | Earlham | Paul Bueno misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 09:08 | Earlham | Gordon Edwards grabs the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 08:50 | Earlham | The jumper by Paul Bueno is denied by Steven Westrick | 55-47 |
| 08:48 | Earlham | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Henry | 55-47 |
| 08:43 | Earlham | Jesse Leone misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 08:41 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Robert Marshall grabs the board | 55-47 |
| 08:34 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Marc Swing can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 55-47 |
| 08:33 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Robert Marshall tips it home | 55-49 |
| 08:15 | Earlham | Rod Armstrong takes the ball from Jesse Leone | 55-49 |
| 07:58 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Bueno is called for the reach on Rod Armstrong - foul #3 on Paul Bueno, team foul #6 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Earlham | Joe Ashford (SG), Joel Mangus (SF), Neil Hartl (PF), Walter Mitchell (C) Jay Baptiste, Jesse Leone, Gordon Edwards, Shawn Henry | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Brett Alston (PG), Paul Parks (SG), John McAbee (SF), Paul Herman (PF), Glenn Burns (C) Bobby McKean, Rod Armstrong, Steven Westrick, Robert Marshall, Marc Swing | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Paul Bueno (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joe Ashford (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joel Mangus (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Neil Hartl (fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Brett Alston (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Parks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - John McAbee (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Herman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Glenn Burns (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:38 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Glenn Burns connects on the shot from the right side | 55-51 |
| 07:34 | Earlham | Joe Ashford misses long on a shot from the right block | 55-51 |
| 07:32 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Herman grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 07:25 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Brett Alston can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 07:23 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Herman tips it back up and in | 55-53 |
| 07:12 | Earlham | Joel Mangus hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 07:11 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John McAbee grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 06:54 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Parks scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Paul Herman | 55-55 |
| 06:33 | Earlham | Walter Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 55-55 |
| 06:32 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John McAbee grabs the board | 55-55 |
| 06:14 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Neil Hartl steals it from Glenn Burns | 55-55 |
| 06:03 | Earlham | Joe Ashford drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Paul Bueno and he's fouled by Paul Herman - foul #1 on Paul Herman, team foul #9 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Earlham | Shawn Henry (PG), James Gunn (SF), Gordon Edwards (PF), Evan Howell (C) Paul Bueno, Joel Mangus, Neil Hartl, Walter Mitchell | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Tom Smith (SF), William Rose (C) John McAbee, Glenn Burns | |
| 06:03 | Earlham | Joe Ashford makes the free throw | 58-55 |
| 05:48 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Herman is hacked by Shawn Henry - foul #2 on Shawn Henry, team foul #7 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Earlham | Jesse Leone (SF) James Gunn | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | | |
| 05:48 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Herman makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 05:48 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Herman makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 05:31 | Earlham | Paul Herman is called for the reach on Jesse Leone - foul #2 on Paul Herman, team foul #10 | 58-57 |
| 05:31 | Earlham | Jesse Leone makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 05:31 | Earlham | Jesse Leone misses the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 05:31 | U.S. Merchant Marines | William Rose grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 05:29 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Shawn Henry takes the ball from Brett Alston in the backcourt | 59-57 |
| 05:15 | Earlham | Joe Ashford is wide open and dunks the ball | 61-57 |
| 04:49 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Herman's floater is knocked away by Evan Howell | 61-57 |
| 04:48 | U.S. Merchant Marines | William Rose grabs the offensive board | 61-57 |
| 04:38 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Parks misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-57 |
| 04:36 | Earlham | Jesse Leone grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 04:30 | Earlham | Evan Howell makes the runner in the lane set up by Jesse Leone | 63-57 |
| 04:06 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Brett Alston can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 63-57 |
| 04:04 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Evan Howell | 63-57 |
| 03:50 | Earlham | Gordon Edwards clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Parks - foul #4 on Paul Parks, team foul #11 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Earlham | Paul Bueno (PG), James Gunn (SF), Joel Mangus (C) Joe Ashford, Jesse Leone, Evan Howell | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Bobby McKean (PG), Steven Westrick (SG), Robert Marshall (PF), Marc Swing (C) Brett Alston, Paul Parks, Paul Herman, William Rose | |
| 03:50 | Earlham | Gordon Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 03:50 | Earlham | Gordon Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 03:50 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Tom Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 64-57 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Paul Bueno (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Henry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Gunn (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gordon Edwards (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. C - Joel Mangus (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Bobby McKean (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Steven Westrick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tom Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Marc Swing (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:44 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Tom Smith comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Shawn Henry - foul #3 on Shawn Henry, team foul #8 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Earlham | Walter Mitchell (C) Gordon Edwards | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | | |
| 03:44 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Tom Smith makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 03:44 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Tom Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 03:44 | Earlham | Joel Mangus grabs the defensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 03:25 | Earlham | Shawn Henry hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Paul Bueno | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:10 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Steven Westrick drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Bobby McKean | 66-60 |
| 02:47 | Earlham | Steven Westrick is called for the reach on Walter Mitchell - foul #2 on Steven Westrick, team foul #12 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Earlham | Joe Ashford (SG), Neil Hartl (PF) Shawn Henry, Joel Mangus | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Rod Armstrong (SG), John McAbee (SF), Glenn Burns (C) Tom Smith, Steven Westrick, Marc Swing | |
| 02:47 | Earlham | Walter Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 02:47 | Earlham | Walter Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 02:47 | Earlham | Neil Hartl grabs the offensive rebound | 67-60 |
| 02:41 | Earlham | James Gunn hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 67-60 |
| 02:39 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Robert Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 67-60 |
| 02:39 | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-60 |
| Subs | Earlham | Jay Baptiste (PG), Jesse Leone (SG), Gordon Edwards (PF), Joel Mangus (C) Paul Bueno, Joe Ashford, Neil Hartl, Walter Mitchell | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Steven Westrick (SG), Marc Swing (C) Bobby McKean, Glenn Burns | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:15 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Robert Marshall blows the layup | 67-60 |
| 02:13 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John McAbee tips it in | 67-62 |
| 02:13 | Earlham | Earlham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| Subs | Earlham | Paul Bueno (PG), Walter Mitchell (C) Jesse Leone, Joel Mangus | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Brett Alston (PG), Tom Smith (SG) Rod Armstrong, Steven Westrick | |
| 02:02 | Earlham | Jay Baptiste makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Bueno | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:45 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John McAbee misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by James Gunn - foul #2 on James Gunn, team foul #9 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Earlham | Joe Ashford (SG), Evan Howell (C) Jay Baptiste, Walter Mitchell | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Parks (SG), Paul Herman (PF) Tom Smith, Robert Marshall | |
| 01:45 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John McAbee misses the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 01:45 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John McAbee makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 01:31 | Earlham | Paul Bueno clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-63 |
| 01:30 | Earlham | Joe Ashford tips it back up and in | 72-63 |
| 01:20 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John McAbee scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-66 |
| 01:18 | Earlham | Joe Ashford loses the dribble to Brett Alston in the backcourt | 72-66 |
| 01:16 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Brett Alston lays it in | 72-68 |
| 00:52 | Earlham | Paul Bueno misses short on an open fadeaway from the left wing | 72-68 |
| 00:50 | Earlham | Joe Ashford pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Earlham | Paul Bueno scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from James Gunn | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:22 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Brett Alston is fouled on the floor by Paul Bueno - foul #4 on Paul Bueno, team foul #10 | 74-68 |
| 00:22 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Brett Alston makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:22 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Brett Alston makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Earlham | Paul Bueno is fouled in the backcourt by Brett Alston - foul #3 on Brett Alston, team foul #13 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Earlham | Shawn Henry (SG), Jesse Leone (SF), Joel Mangus (PF) Joe Ashford, James Gunn, Gordon Edwards | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | | |
| 00:19 | Earlham | Paul Bueno makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:19 | Earlham | Paul Bueno makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:13 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Shawn Henry steals the ball from Brett Alston | 76-70 |
| 00:13 | Earlham | Earlham calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-70 |
| Subs | Earlham | Joe Ashford (SG), James Gunn (SF) Jesse Leone, Evan Howell | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | | |
| 00:12 | Earlham | Paul Bueno is fouled in the backcourt by Brett Alston - foul #4 on Brett Alston, team foul #14 | 76-70 |
| 00:12 | Earlham | Paul Bueno makes the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:12 | Earlham | Paul Bueno makes the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:06 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Parks comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 78-70 |
| 00:05 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Shawn Henry | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Earlham | Paul Bueno runs out the clock | 78-70 |