| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Darrell Gay (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Alba (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Pedersen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Keller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Young (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Gregory Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Danny Melberg (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clinton Ulatowski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Lewis (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | Joseph Pedersen inbounds the ball | 19-29 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Grinnell | Robert Alba throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-29 |
| 19:16 | Earlham | John Lewis is hacked by Richard Young - foul #3 on Richard Young, team foul #1 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jeffrey McGray (C) Richard Young | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 19:03 | Earlham | Gregory Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-29 |
| 18:42 | Grinnell | Jeffrey McGray can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by John Lewis - foul #1 on John Lewis, team foul #1 | 19-29 |
| 18:42 | Grinnell | Jeffrey McGray makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 18:42 | Grinnell | Jeffrey McGray misses the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 18:42 | Earlham | John Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 20-29 |
| 18:25 | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Pedersen - foul #1 on Joseph Pedersen, team foul #2 | 20-29 |
| 18:25 | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski misses the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 18:25 | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski makes the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 18:18 | Grinnell | Robert Alba hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-30 |
| 18:16 | Earlham | David Jackson pulls down the rebound | 20-30 |
| 17:55 | Earlham | John Lewis is whistled for traveling | 20-30 |
| 17:35 | Grinnell | Darrell Gay clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-30 |
| 17:34 | Earlham | Danny Melberg gets the rebound | 20-30 |
| 17:23 | Earlham | Danny Melberg double dribbles | 20-30 |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Harris (SG) Robert Alba | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 17:08 | Grinnell | David Harris connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Darrell Gay | 23-30 |
| 16:51 | Earlham | David Harris is called for the reach on Danny Melberg - foul #1 on David Harris, team foul #3 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Brown (SF), Chad McMickle (C) Joseph Pedersen, Jeffrey McGray | |
| Subs | Earlham | Howard Reimer (PG), James Bush (SF), Johnny Anderson (PF), Grover Penning (C) Gregory Lee, Clinton Ulatowski, David Jackson, John Lewis | |
| 16:41 | Earlham | Grover Penning throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-30 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Williams (PG) Darrell Gay | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 16:25 | Grinnell | Robert Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-30 |
| 16:23 | Earlham | Johnny Anderson gets the rebound | 23-30 |
| 16:04 | Earlham | Howard Reimer makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from James Bush | 23-32 |
| 15:47 | Grinnell | Richard Brown is whistled for a carry | 23-32 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Darrell Gay (PG), Robert Alba (SG), Joseph Pedersen (SF), Richard Young (C) Robert Williams, David Harris, John Keller, Chad McMickle | |
| Subs | Earlham | Gregory Lee (PG) Danny Melberg | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Darrell Gay (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Alba (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Pedersen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Brown (fresh) C - Richard Young (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Gregory Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Howard Reimer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Bush (fresh) PF - Johnny Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Grover Penning (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Earlham | Howard Reimer misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 23-32 |
| 15:24 | Grinnell | Joseph Pedersen snags the defensive board | 23-32 |
| 15:03 | Grinnell | Richard Young misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-32 |
| 15:02 | Grinnell | Joseph Pedersen pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-32 |
| 14:47 | Grinnell | Joseph Pedersen makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Brown | 25-32 |
| 14:36 | Earlham | Grover Penning misses the easy layup | 25-32 |
| 14:34 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Richard Young | 25-32 |
| 14:19 | Grinnell | Darrell Gay connects on the shot from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 13:59 | Earlham | Grover Penning connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Johnny Anderson and he's hacked by Robert Alba - foul #2 on Robert Alba, team foul #4 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Harris (PG), Chad McMickle (SF), John Keller (PF) Darrell Gay, Joseph Pedersen, Richard Brown | |
| Subs | Earlham | Danny Melberg (SG), Clinton Ulatowski (SF), David Jackson (PF) Howard Reimer, James Bush, Johnny Anderson | |
| 13:59 | Earlham | Grover Penning misses the free throw | 27-34 |
| 13:59 | Grinnell | Richard Young grabs the board | 27-34 |
| 13:37 | Grinnell | Chad McMickle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-34 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Williams (PG) Robert Alba | |
| Subs | Earlham | Jack Holder (PG), John Lewis (C) Gregory Lee, Grover Penning | |
| 13:18 | Earlham | Robert Williams steals the ball from Danny Melberg | 27-34 |
| 12:56 | Grinnell | Chad McMickle misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-34 |
| 12:54 | Grinnell | Richard Young pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 12:33 | Grinnell | John Lewis steals it from Richard Young | 27-34 |
| 12:18 | Earlham | John Lewis is whistled for traveling | 27-34 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Darrell Gay (PG), Robert Alba (SG), Joseph Pedersen (SF), Jeffrey McGray (PF) Robert Williams, David Harris, John Keller, Richard Young | |
| Subs | Earlham | Gregory Lee (PG) Jack Holder | |
| 11:55 | Grinnell | Darrell Gay is hacked by Gregory Lee - foul #3 on Gregory Lee, team foul #2 | 27-34 |
| 11:44 | Grinnell | Chad McMickle misses short on a runner from the left block | 27-34 |
| 11:43 | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski gets the rebound | 27-34 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Darrell Gay (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Alba (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Pedersen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey McGray (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. C - Chad McMickle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Gregory Lee (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Danny Melberg (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clinton Ulatowski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Lewis (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Earlham | Gregory Lee misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 27-34 |
| 11:28 | Grinnell | Darrell Gay snags the defensive board | 27-34 |
| 11:10 | Grinnell | Chad McMickle makes the shot near the basket and the foul's on Danny Melberg - foul #2 on Danny Melberg, team foul #3 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Grinnell | John Keller (PF) Jeffrey McGray | |
| Subs | Earlham | Howard Reimer (SF), Johnny Anderson (PF) Clinton Ulatowski, David Jackson | |
| 11:10 | Grinnell | Chad McMickle misses the free throw | 29-34 |
| 11:10 | Earlham | Howard Reimer grabs the defensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 10:55 | Earlham | Gregory Lee is hacked by Darrell Gay - foul #2 on Darrell Gay, team foul #5 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Young (C) Chad McMickle | |
| Subs | Earlham | Grover Penning (C) John Lewis | |
| 10:39 | Earlham | Gregory Lee is fouled on the floor by Darrell Gay - foul #3 on Darrell Gay, team foul #6 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Harris (SG) Robert Alba | |
| Subs | Earlham | James Bush (SF) Danny Melberg | |
| 10:34 | Earlham | John Keller takes the ball from Johnny Anderson | 29-34 |
| 10:22 | Grinnell | Joseph Pedersen misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Grover Penning - foul #3 on Grover Penning, team foul #4 | 29-34 |
| 10:22 | Grinnell | Joseph Pedersen misses the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 10:22 | Grinnell | Joseph Pedersen makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 09:59 | Earlham | James Bush can't finish the layup | 30-34 |
| 09:58 | Grinnell | Joseph Pedersen grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 09:34 | Grinnell | Joseph Pedersen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 09:32 | Grinnell | Richard Young grabs the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 09:16 | Grinnell | Joseph Pedersen makes the shot from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 09:04 | Earlham | Grover Penning hits a floater from the right block set up by James Bush | 32-36 |
| 08:59 | Grinnell | David Harris misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 32-36 |
| 08:57 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Grover Penning | 32-36 |
| 08:52 | Earlham | Howard Reimer scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Gregory Lee | 32-39 |
| 08:29 | Grinnell | Darrell Gay can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 32-39 |
| 08:28 | Earlham | Gregory Lee gets the rebound | 32-39 |
| 08:07 | Earlham | Johnny Anderson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-42 |
| 07:38 | Grinnell | David Harris misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gregory Lee - foul #4 on Gregory Lee, team foul #5 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Alba (SG), Richard Brown (SF), Jeffrey McGray (PF), Chad McMickle (C) Darrell Gay, Joseph Pedersen, John Keller, Richard Young | |
| Subs | Earlham | Jack Holder (PG), Danny Melberg (SG), Clinton Ulatowski (SF), David Jackson (PF), John Lewis (C) Gregory Lee, Howard Reimer, James Bush, Johnny Anderson, Grover Penning | |
| 07:38 | Grinnell | David Harris misses the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 07:38 | Grinnell | David Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 07:38 | Earlham | The rebound goes to David Jackson | 32-42 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - David Harris (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Alba (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Brown (fresh) PF - Jeffrey McGray (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. C - Chad McMickle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Jack Holder (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Danny Melberg (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clinton Ulatowski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Lewis (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Earlham | Jack Holder misses the jumpshot from the right side | 32-42 |
| 07:15 | Grinnell | Jeffrey McGray grabs the board | 32-42 |
| 06:52 | Grinnell | Chad McMickle hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Harris | 34-42 |
| 06:41 | Earlham | Danny Melberg misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-42 |
| 06:39 | Earlham | David Jackson tips it home | 34-44 |
| 06:24 | Grinnell | Jeffrey McGray buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Robert Alba | 36-44 |
| 05:59 | Earlham | Jeffrey McGray picks off the pass by Danny Melberg | 36-44 |
| 05:50 | Grinnell | Jeffrey McGray hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Robert Alba | 38-44 |
| 05:36 | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 05:34 | Grinnell | Jeffrey McGray gets the rebound | 38-44 |
| 05:11 | Grinnell | Jeffrey McGray makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 04:45 | Earlham | The short jumper by Clinton Ulatowski is denied by Jeffrey McGray | 41-44 |
| 04:44 | Earlham | John Lewis tips it home | 41-46 |
| 04:44 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-46 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Darrell Gay (PG), Joseph Pedersen (SF), John Keller (PF), Richard Young (C) David Harris, Richard Brown, Jeffrey McGray, Chad McMickle | |
| Subs | Earlham | Gregory Lee (PG) Jack Holder | |
| 04:33 | Grinnell | Darrell Gay double dribbles | 41-46 |
| 04:14 | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Gregory Lee | 41-48 |
| 04:11 | Grinnell | Darrell Gay is hacked by Gregory Lee in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gregory Lee, team foul #6 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Howard Reimer (PG) Gregory Lee | |
| 04:06 | Grinnell | Richard Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-48 |
| 03:56 | Earlham | The jump hook by David Jackson is blocked by John Keller | 41-48 |
| 03:55 | Earlham | David Jackson tips it back up and in | 41-50 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Grinnell | Joseph Pedersen clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-50 |
| 03:40 | Earlham | David Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Darrell Gay (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Alba (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Pedersen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Keller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Richard Young (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Howard Reimer (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Danny Melberg (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clinton Ulatowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - John Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Earlham | Clinton Ulatowski drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Danny Melberg | 41-53 |
| 03:01 | Grinnell | Darrell Gay hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 41-53 |
| 02:59 | Earlham | David Jackson gets the rebound | 41-53 |
| 02:54 | Earlham | Howard Reimer double dribbles in the backcourt | 41-53 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Williams (PG), David Harris (SG), Richard Brown (SF), Jeffrey McGray (PF), Chad McMickle (C) Darrell Gay, Robert Alba, Joseph Pedersen, John Keller, Richard Young | |
| Subs | Earlham | Jack Holder (PG), James Bush (SF), Johnny Anderson (PF), Grover Penning (C) Danny Melberg, Clinton Ulatowski, David Jackson, John Lewis | |
| 02:38 | Grinnell | Chad McMickle hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Grover Penning - foul #4 on Grover Penning, team foul #7 | 41-53 |
| 02:38 | Grinnell | Chad McMickle makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 02:38 | Grinnell | Chad McMickle makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 02:13 | Earlham | Richard Brown steals it from Jack Holder | 43-53 |
| 01:58 | Grinnell | Robert Williams misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-53 |
| 01:56 | Earlham | Johnny Anderson gets the rebound | 43-53 |
| 01:36 | Earlham | Grover Penning's floater is tipped away by Chad McMickle | 43-53 |
| 01:34 | Grinnell | Richard Brown gets the rebound | 43-53 |
| 01:17 | Grinnell | Chad McMickle blows the layup | 43-53 |
| 01:16 | Earlham | Howard Reimer pulls down the rebound | 43-53 |
| 00:53 | Earlham | Jack Holder clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-53 |
| 00:52 | Earlham | Howard Reimer tips it back up and in | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Grinnell | David Harris scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeffrey McGray | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Earlham | David Harris is called for the reach on Howard Reimer in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Harris, team foul #7 | 45-55 |
| 00:43 | Earlham | Howard Reimer makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 00:43 | Earlham | Howard Reimer makes the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 00:37 | Grinnell | David Harris scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Brown | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Earlham | Chad McMickle is called for the reach on Johnny Anderson - foul #2 on Chad McMickle, team foul #8 | 47-57 |
| 00:14 | Earlham | Johnny Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 00:14 | Earlham | Johnny Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 00:14 | Grinnell | Jeffrey McGray grabs the board | 47-58 |
| 00:07 | Grinnell | Jeffrey McGray comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 47-58 |
| 00:05 | Earlham | James Bush grabs the board | 47-58 |
| 00:00 | Earlham | Jack Holder runs out the clock | 47-58 |