| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Gerald Shasky (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bob Cary (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Nolan (fresh) PF - James Ross (fresh) 2 pts. C - Willie Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Edward Broomfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Snyder (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Will Beeler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joe Wyckoff (fresh) C - Thomas Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Earlham | Will Beeler inbounds the ball | 25-31 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Earlham | Will Beeler loses the ball out of bounds | 25-31 |
| 19:20 | Defiance | The short jumper by Willie Alexander is denied by Thomas Kelly | 25-31 |
| 19:19 | Earlham | Joe Wyckoff snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 19:10 | Earlham | Donald Nolan steps in front of the Will Beeler pass | 25-31 |
| 19:05 | Defiance | Bob Cary misses the dunk attempt | 25-31 |
| 19:03 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Thomas Kelly | 25-31 |
| 18:46 | Earlham | Donald Snyder misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Bob Cary - foul #1 on Bob Cary, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| 18:46 | Earlham | Donald Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 18:46 | Earlham | Donald Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 18:28 | Defiance | Gerald Shasky comes up short on the floater near the basket | 25-33 |
| 18:26 | Earlham | Joe Wyckoff snags the defensive board | 25-33 |
| 18:07 | Earlham | Willie Alexander blocks the short jumper by Joe Wyckoff | 25-33 |
| 18:06 | Defiance | James Ross pulls down the rebound | 25-33 |
| 17:48 | Defiance | Willie Alexander misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-33 |
| 17:46 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Joe Wyckoff | 25-33 |
| 17:34 | Earlham | Will Beeler knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Broomfield | 25-36 |
| 17:17 | Defiance | Willie Alexander misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Kelly - foul #2 on Thomas Kelly, team foul #1 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Defiance | David Lahti (PG), John Molden (SF) Gerald Shasky, Donald Nolan | |
| Subs | Earlham | Albert Nixon (PG), Robert Shriner (SG), Paul Wright (PF), Glenn Sandlin (C) Edward Broomfield, Donald Snyder, Joe Wyckoff, Thomas Kelly | |
| 17:17 | Defiance | Willie Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 17:17 | Defiance | Willie Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 16:54 | Earlham | Bob Cary is called for the reach on Glenn Sandlin - foul #2 on Bob Cary, team foul #2 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Defiance | John Yates (SG), James Brown (PF), George Latham (C) Bob Cary, James Ross, Willie Alexander | |
| Subs | Earlham | Henry Shelton (SF) Will Beeler | |
| 16:42 | Earlham | John Yates is called for the reach on Albert Nixon - foul #1 on John Yates, team foul #3 | 26-36 |
| 16:31 | Earlham | Glenn Sandlin misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-36 |
| 16:29 | Earlham | Glenn Sandlin grabs the offensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 16:13 | Earlham | Robert Shriner misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-36 |
| 16:11 | Defiance | James Brown snags the defensive board | 26-36 |
| 16:06 | Defiance | John Yates is whistled for traveling | 26-36 |
| Subs | Defiance | Gerald Shasky (PG), Bob Cary (SG), Donald Nolan (SF) David Lahti, John Yates, John Molden | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 15:48 | Earlham | Paul Wright connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Albert Nixon | 26-38 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Gerald Shasky (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bob Cary (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Nolan (fresh) PF - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Latham (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Albert Nixon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Shriner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Henry Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Sandlin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Defiance | Gerald Shasky lays it in on a nice dish by George Latham and he's fouled by Albert Nixon - foul #2 on Albert Nixon, team foul #2 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Defiance | James Ross (PF) George Latham | |
| Subs | Earlham | Edward Broomfield (PG), Donald Snyder (SG), Will Beeler (SF), Joe Wyckoff (PF), Thomas Kelly (C) Albert Nixon, Robert Shriner, Henry Shelton, Paul Wright, Glenn Sandlin | |
| 15:43 | Defiance | Gerald Shasky makes the free throw | 29-38 |
| 15:18 | Earlham | James Brown is called for the reach on Thomas Kelly - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #4 | 29-38 |
| 15:06 | Earlham | Thomas Kelly's fadeaway is rejected by James Brown | 29-38 |
| 15:05 | Defiance | James Ross grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 15:01 | Defiance | Donald Nolan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-38 |
| 14:59 | Defiance | James Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 14:47 | Defiance | Gerald Shasky is hacked by Will Beeler - foul #1 on Will Beeler, team foul #3 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Defiance | Willie Alexander (C) James Brown | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 14:31 | Defiance | Willie Alexander hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by James Ross | 31-38 |
| 14:10 | Earlham | Gerald Shasky takes the ball from Donald Snyder | 31-38 |
| 14:07 | Defiance | Donald Nolan throws it down on a nice dish by Gerald Shasky | 33-38 |
| 13:38 | Earlham | Joe Wyckoff misses long on a shot from the right side | 33-38 |
| 13:36 | Defiance | Willie Alexander pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 13:31 | Defiance | Donald Nolan loses the ball out of bounds | 33-38 |
| Subs | Defiance | David Lahti (PG), John Yates (SG), John Molden (SF), James Brown (PF) Gerald Shasky, Bob Cary, Donald Nolan, James Ross | |
| Subs | Earlham | Albert Nixon (PG), Robert Shriner (SG), Henry Shelton (SF), Paul Wright (PF), Glenn Sandlin (C) Edward Broomfield, Donald Snyder, Will Beeler, Joe Wyckoff, Thomas Kelly | |
| 13:18 | Earlham | Albert Nixon misses the easy layup | 33-38 |
| 13:17 | Defiance | Willie Alexander gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 12:58 | Defiance | Albert Nixon is called for the reach on John Molden - foul #3 on Albert Nixon, team foul #4 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Defiance | George Latham (C) Willie Alexander | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 12:49 | Defiance | John Molden misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Henry Shelton - foul #1 on Henry Shelton, team foul #5 | 33-38 |
| 12:49 | Defiance | John Molden makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 12:49 | Defiance | John Molden makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 12:33 | Earlham | Glenn Sandlin hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Henry Shelton | 35-40 |
| 12:15 | Defiance | Robert Shriner picks off the pass by James Brown | 35-40 |
| 12:12 | Earlham | Robert Shriner lays it up and in | 35-42 |
| 11:47 | Defiance | George Latham misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Glenn Sandlin - foul #2 on Glenn Sandlin, team foul #6 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Defiance | Gerald Shasky (PG), Bob Cary (SG), James Ross (PF) David Lahti, John Yates, James Brown | |
| Subs | Earlham | Edward Broomfield (PG), Donald Snyder (SG), Will Beeler (SF), Joe Wyckoff (PF), Thomas Kelly (C) Albert Nixon, Robert Shriner, Henry Shelton, Paul Wright, Glenn Sandlin | |
| 11:47 | Defiance | George Latham makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 11:47 | Defiance | George Latham makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Gerald Shasky (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bob Cary (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Molden (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Latham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Edward Broomfield (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Snyder (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Will Beeler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joe Wyckoff (fresh) 4 reb. C - Thomas Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Earlham | Edward Broomfield misses the dunk attempt | 37-42 |
| 11:30 | Earlham | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Kelly | 37-42 |
| 11:16 | Earlham | Will Beeler misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 11:15 | Earlham | Thomas Kelly snags the offensive board | 37-42 |
| 11:00 | Earlham | Will Beeler misses the 3 from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 10:58 | Defiance | George Latham snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 10:50 | Defiance | John Molden clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-42 |
| 10:49 | Earlham | Thomas Kelly grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 10:32 | Earlham | Thomas Kelly is fouled on the floor by George Latham - foul #1 on George Latham, team foul #5 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Defiance | Donald Nolan (SF), Willie Alexander (C) John Molden, George Latham | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 10:19 | Earlham | Edward Broomfield can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Gerald Shasky - foul #1 on Gerald Shasky, team foul #6 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Albert Nixon (SG) Donald Snyder | |
| 10:19 | Earlham | Edward Broomfield makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 10:19 | Earlham | Edward Broomfield makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 09:58 | Defiance | Donald Nolan is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Donald Nolan, team foul #7 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Robert Shriner (SG), Paul Wright (PF), Glenn Sandlin (C) Edward Broomfield, Joe Wyckoff, Thomas Kelly | |
| 09:36 | Earlham | Robert Shriner misses the floater from the left side | 37-44 |
| 09:34 | Defiance | Donald Nolan grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 09:30 | Defiance | Bob Cary hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerald Shasky | 40-44 |
| 09:15 | Earlham | Robert Shriner makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Albert Nixon and he's fouled by Willie Alexander - foul #2 on Willie Alexander, team foul #8 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Defiance | David Lahti (PG), John Yates (SG) Gerald Shasky, Bob Cary | |
| Subs | Earlham | Donald Snyder (SG) Will Beeler | |
| 09:15 | Earlham | Robert Shriner makes the free throw | 40-47 |
| 08:56 | Defiance | Glenn Sandlin is called for the reach on Willie Alexander - foul #3 on Glenn Sandlin, team foul #7 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Defiance | James Brown (PF) James Ross | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 08:56 | Defiance | Willie Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 08:56 | Defiance | Willie Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 08:56 | Earlham | Paul Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 08:37 | Earlham | Paul Wright connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Shriner | 41-49 |
| 08:26 | Defiance | David Lahti misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 08:25 | Earlham | Glenn Sandlin gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| 08:01 | Earlham | Paul Wright is hacked by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #9 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Defiance | Bob Cary (SG), James Ross (PF) John Yates, Willie Alexander | |
| Subs | Earlham | Edward Broomfield (PG), Will Beeler (SF), Thomas Kelly (C) Robert Shriner, Donald Snyder, Glenn Sandlin | |
| 08:01 | Earlham | Paul Wright makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 08:01 | Earlham | Paul Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 08:01 | Defiance | Bob Cary grabs the board | 41-50 |
| 07:40 | Defiance | Bob Cary misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Paul Wright - foul #2 on Paul Wright, team foul #8 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Defiance | Gerald Shasky (PG), John Molden (SF) David Lahti, Donald Nolan | |
| Subs | Earlham | Joe Wyckoff (PF) Paul Wright | |
| 07:40 | Defiance | Bob Cary makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 07:40 | Defiance | Bob Cary makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Gerald Shasky (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bob Cary (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Molden (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Edward Broomfield (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Nixon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Will Beeler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joe Wyckoff (fresh) 4 reb. C - Thomas Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Earlham | James Brown denies the turnaround by Thomas Kelly | 43-50 |
| 07:11 | Defiance | James Ross grabs the board | 43-50 |
| 07:06 | Defiance | John Molden lays it in on a nice dish by Gerald Shasky and the foul's on Will Beeler - foul #2 on Will Beeler, team foul #9 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Robert Shriner (SG) Albert Nixon | |
| 07:06 | Defiance | John Molden misses the free throw | 45-50 |
| 07:06 | Earlham | Robert Shriner pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 06:59 | Earlham | Edward Broomfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-50 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Donald Snyder (SG) Robert Shriner | |
| 06:37 | Defiance | Gerald Shasky misses the easy layup | 45-50 |
| 06:35 | Earlham | Donald Snyder pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 06:30 | Earlham | Edward Broomfield comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 06:29 | Defiance | The rebound goes to James Ross | 45-50 |
| 06:12 | Defiance | Gerald Shasky buries a fadeaway near the basket | 47-50 |
| 05:58 | Earlham | Thomas Kelly is hacked by James Ross - foul #3 on James Ross, team foul #10 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Defiance | Donald Nolan (SF), George Latham (PF), Willie Alexander (C) John Molden, James Ross, James Brown | |
| Subs | Earlham | Paul Wright (SF) Will Beeler | |
| 05:58 | Earlham | Thomas Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 05:58 | Earlham | Thomas Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 05:37 | Defiance | Donald Nolan misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Thomas Kelly - foul #3 on Thomas Kelly, team foul #10 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Defiance | David Lahti (PG) Gerald Shasky | |
| Subs | Earlham | Albert Nixon (PG), Robert Shriner (SG), Glenn Sandlin (C) Edward Broomfield, Donald Snyder, Thomas Kelly | |
| 05:37 | Defiance | Donald Nolan misses the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 05:37 | Defiance | Donald Nolan makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 05:18 | Earlham | Robert Shriner can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 48-52 |
| 05:16 | Earlham | Joe Wyckoff can't tip it in | 48-52 |
| 05:15 | Earlham | Albert Nixon tips it back up and in | 48-54 |
| 04:57 | Defiance | Bob Cary misses the shot from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 04:56 | Defiance | Donald Nolan grabs the offensive board | 48-54 |
| 04:49 | Defiance | Willie Alexander misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 48-54 |
| 04:48 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Joe Wyckoff | 48-54 |
| 04:36 | Earlham | Glenn Sandlin clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-54 |
| 04:35 | Defiance | Willie Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 04:29 | Defiance | George Latham misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Joe Wyckoff - foul #3 on Joe Wyckoff, team foul #11 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Defiance | Gerald Shasky (PG) Bob Cary | |
| Subs | Earlham | Edward Broomfield (PG), Will Beeler (SF) Robert Shriner, Joe Wyckoff | |
| 04:29 | Defiance | George Latham makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 04:29 | Defiance | George Latham makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 04:19 | Earlham | Glenn Sandlin misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 04:18 | Defiance | Willie Alexander snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| 03:58 | Defiance | David Lahti connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-54 |
| 03:36 | Earlham | Albert Nixon misses the easy layup | 53-54 |
| 03:35 | Defiance | Donald Nolan grabs the board | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Gerald Shasky (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Lahti (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Donald Nolan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Latham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Alexander (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Edward Broomfield (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Nixon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Will Beeler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Sandlin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Defiance | Gerald Shasky clanks a 3 from the right corner | 53-54 |
| 03:19 | Earlham | Edward Broomfield grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 03:19 | Earlham | Earlham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-54 |
| Subs | Defiance | Bob Cary (SG), James Ross (PF) David Lahti, George Latham | |
| Subs | Earlham | Donald Snyder (SG), Joe Wyckoff (PF), Thomas Kelly (C) Albert Nixon, Paul Wright, Glenn Sandlin | |
| 03:05 | Earlham | Donald Snyder misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Donald Nolan - foul #2 on Donald Nolan, team foul #11 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Defiance | James Brown (C) Willie Alexander | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 03:05 | Earlham | Donald Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 03:05 | Earlham | Donald Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 02:44 | Defiance | Donald Nolan clanks a floater from the free throw line | 53-56 |
| 02:43 | Defiance | Donald Nolan snags the offensive board | 53-56 |
| 02:30 | Defiance | Edward Broomfield steals it from Bob Cary | 53-56 |
| 02:06 | Earlham | Donald Snyder is hacked by Bob Cary - foul #3 on Bob Cary, team foul #12 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Defiance | John Molden (SF) Donald Nolan | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 02:06 | Earlham | Donald Snyder misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 02:06 | Earlham | Donald Snyder misses the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 02:06 | Defiance | James Ross snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 02:06 | Defiance | Defiance calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-56 |
| 01:46 | Defiance | Gerald Shasky hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 53-56 |
| 01:44 | Defiance | The offensive rebound goes to Bob Cary | 53-56 |
| 01:26 | Defiance | Bob Cary misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-56 |
| 01:25 | Earlham | Edward Broomfield grabs the board | 53-56 |
| 01:09 | Earlham | Will Beeler misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 01:07 | Defiance | James Ross gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| 01:07 | Defiance | Defiance calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-56 |
| Subs | Defiance | Donald Nolan (SF), Willie Alexander (C) John Molden, James Brown | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 00:48 | Defiance | Bob Cary travels with the ball | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Earlham | Joe Wyckoff comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 00:24 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Bob Cary | 53-56 |
| 00:13 | Defiance | Donald Nolan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 00:11 | Earlham | Thomas Kelly grabs the board | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Earlham | Thomas Kelly is hacked by Bob Cary in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bob Cary, team foul #13 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Paul Wright (PF) Joe Wyckoff | |
| 00:09 | Earlham | Thomas Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:09 | Earlham | Thomas Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Defiance | Bob Cary comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 00:02 | Defiance | Bob Cary grabs the offensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 00:00 | Defiance | The clock runs out | 53-58 |