The first run started from the bus to the locker room as the Little Giant players discovered the starting time of the game had been changed from 2 pm to a 1 pm. After agreeing to start at 1:30 pm, the Little Giants still did not come out ready to play, struggling offensively in the early going.
Wabash trailed 25-10 in the first half after a 12-0 run by the Yeomen midway through the period before the Little Giants responded with a 15-2 run to cut the lead to two points. But after trading baskets for another two-minute stretch, Oberlin finished the half with a 6-0 scoring run to take a 36-28 halftime lead.
Wabash cut into the Yeomen lead in the second half, tying the game at 41-41 with 14:35 remaining before Oberlin made another run, this time a 7-0 streak. Wabash would see the lead drop to four points with 6:33 remaining in the contest, but would get no closer.
Wabash was led by the 20-point efforts of Ryan Short (Indianapolis, IN/Perry Meridian) and Brady Claxton (Shelbyville, IN/Shelbyville). Joe DesJean (Indianapolis, IN/Perry Meridian) added 13 points, 19 rebounds and five blocked shots. James Bartlett (Louisville, KY/DuPont Manual) finished with 10 points.