| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Brad Spears (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Douglas Bessler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Cadena (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Eberhard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Ronan (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Emmanuel Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dave Conway (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shannon Riemer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edwin Roberson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Johnny Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Knox | Shannon Riemer inbounds the ball | 27-34 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Knox | Brad Spears steps in front of the Emmanuel Washington pass | 27-34 |
| 19:35 | Grinnell | William Eberhard blows the layup | 27-34 |
| 19:34 | Grinnell | Patrick Ronan grabs the offensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 19:17 | Grinnell | Patrick Ronan is fouled on the floor by Johnny Butler - foul #1 on Johnny Butler, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| 19:05 | Grinnell | Brad Spears is hacked by Johnny Butler - foul #2 on Johnny Butler, team foul #2 | 27-34 |
| 18:49 | Grinnell | Douglas Bessler connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Ronan | 30-34 |
| 18:30 | Knox | Edwin Roberson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Edwin Roberson, team foul #3 | 30-34 |
| 18:10 | Grinnell | Patrick Ronan scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Richard Cadena | 32-34 |
| 18:00 | Knox | Shannon Riemer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-34 |
| 17:58 | Grinnell | William Eberhard snags the defensive board | 32-34 |
| 17:41 | Grinnell | Brad Spears is fouled on the floor by Emmanuel Washington - foul #2 on Emmanuel Washington, team foul #4 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Knox | Ray Yarger (SF), Ray Langford (PF) Shannon Riemer, Edwin Roberson | |
| 17:33 | Grinnell | Brad Spears clanks a 3 from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 17:31 | Knox | Johnny Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 17:25 | Knox | Dave Conway clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-34 |
| 17:23 | Grinnell | William Eberhard grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 16:58 | Grinnell | Patrick Ronan makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Brad Spears | 34-34 |
| 16:47 | Knox | A charge is called on Emmanuel Washington - foul #3 on Emmanuel Washington, team foul #5 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Tommy Norsworthy (SG), Alan Ouimet (PF), Robert McSpadden (C) Douglas Bessler, William Eberhard, Patrick Ronan | |
| Subs | Knox | Grant Blakeney (SG), John White (SF), Jonathan Patterson (C) Emmanuel Washington, Dave Conway, Johnny Butler | |
| 16:32 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 34-34 |
| 16:30 | Knox | The rebound goes to John White | 34-34 |
| 16:25 | Knox | Grant Blakeney hits a turnaround from the right block set up by John White | 34-36 |
| 16:07 | Grinnell | Tommy Norsworthy double dribbles | 34-36 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Todd Hodge (SG), Jason Mercer (SF) Brad Spears, Richard Cadena | |
| Subs | Knox | Shannon Riemer (SF), Edwin Roberson (PF) John White, Jonathan Patterson | |
| 15:52 | Knox | Todd Hodge picks off the pass by Shannon Riemer | 34-36 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Tommy Norsworthy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Hodge (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Mercer (fresh) PF - Alan Ouimet (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert McSpadden (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Ray Yarger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Grant Blakeney (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shannon Riemer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edwin Roberson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ray Langford (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Grinnell | Alan Ouimet clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Edwin Roberson - foul #3 on Edwin Roberson, team foul #6 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Eberhard (PF) Todd Hodge | |
| Subs | Knox | Emmanuel Washington (PG) Grant Blakeney | |
| 15:41 | Grinnell | Alan Ouimet makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 15:41 | Grinnell | Alan Ouimet misses the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 15:41 | Knox | Ray Langford gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 15:17 | Knox | Ray Langford can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 35-36 |
| 15:15 | Grinnell | Jason Mercer snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 15:10 | Grinnell | Tommy Norsworthy connects on the jumper from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 15:06 | Knox | Emmanuel Washington misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 15:04 | Knox | Edwin Roberson pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 14:57 | Knox | Emmanuel Washington hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Shannon Riemer | 37-39 |
| 14:46 | Grinnell | Tommy Norsworthy misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 14:44 | Knox | Ray Yarger grabs the defensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 14:38 | Knox | Shannon Riemer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jason Mercer - foul #2 on Jason Mercer, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Brad Spears (PG), Douglas Bessler (SG), Richard Cadena (SF), Patrick Ronan (C) Tommy Norsworthy, Alan Ouimet, Jason Mercer, Robert McSpadden | |
| Subs | Knox | Dave Conway (SG), Johnny Butler (C) Ray Yarger, Ray Langford | |
| 14:38 | Knox | Shannon Riemer makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 14:38 | Knox | Shannon Riemer makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 14:18 | Grinnell | William Eberhard lays it up and in on a nice dish by Brad Spears | 39-41 |
| 14:03 | Knox | Dave Conway is fouled on the floor by Douglas Bessler - foul #1 on Douglas Bessler, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Knox | Grant Blakeney (PG), John White (SF), Jonathan Patterson (PF) Emmanuel Washington, Shannon Riemer, Edwin Roberson | |
| 13:52 | Knox | William Eberhard steals it from Grant Blakeney | 39-41 |
| 13:37 | Grinnell | Johnny Butler swats the short shot by William Eberhard | 39-41 |
| 13:36 | Knox | John White pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 13:30 | Knox | Jonathan Patterson buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Dave Conway | 39-43 |
| 13:16 | Grinnell | John White is called for the reach on Brad Spears - foul #2 on John White, team foul #7 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Alan Ouimet (PF) William Eberhard | |
| Subs | Knox | Ray Yarger (PG), Ray Langford (PF) Grant Blakeney, Jonathan Patterson | |
| 13:16 | Grinnell | Brad Spears makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 13:16 | Grinnell | Brad Spears makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 12:57 | Knox | Brad Spears steals the ball from Ray Yarger | 41-43 |
| 12:37 | Grinnell | Brad Spears is fouled on the floor by Ray Yarger - foul #2 on Ray Yarger, team foul #8 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Knox | Emmanuel Washington (PG), Edwin Roberson (PF) Dave Conway, Ray Langford | |
| 12:37 | Grinnell | Brad Spears makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 12:37 | Grinnell | Brad Spears makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 12:08 | Knox | Johnny Butler hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ray Yarger | 43-45 |
| 11:43 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena misses the driving attempt in the lane | 43-45 |
| 11:42 | Knox | Edwin Roberson gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Brad Spears (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Bessler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Cadena (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alan Ouimet (fresh) 5 pts. C - Patrick Ronan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Emmanuel Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ray Yarger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - John White (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edwin Roberson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Johnny Butler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:14 | Knox | Emmanuel Washington comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-45 |
| 11:13 | Knox | Johnny Butler tips it but misses | 43-45 |
| 11:11 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 10:47 | Grinnell | Douglas Bessler is called for traveling | 43-45 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Tommy Norsworthy (PG), Jason Mercer (SF), William Eberhard (PF), Robert McSpadden (C) Brad Spears, Douglas Bessler, Richard Cadena, Patrick Ronan | |
| Subs | Knox | Dave Conway (SG), Shannon Riemer (SF), Ray Langford (PF), Jonathan Patterson (C) Ray Yarger, John White, Edwin Roberson, Johnny Butler | |
| 10:22 | Knox | Jonathan Patterson is fouled on the floor by Robert McSpadden - foul #2 on Robert McSpadden, team foul #3 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Knox | Grant Blakeney (PG) Emmanuel Washington | |
| 10:06 | Knox | Shannon Riemer is fouled on the floor by Jason Mercer - foul #3 on Jason Mercer, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Todd Hodge (SG) Alan Ouimet | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 09:50 | Knox | Jonathan Patterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-45 |
| 09:31 | Grinnell | Jason Mercer knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Tommy Norsworthy | 45-45 |
| 09:25 | Knox | Grant Blakeney hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 09:23 | Knox | Jonathan Patterson can't tip it in | 45-45 |
| 09:21 | Grinnell | Robert McSpadden grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 08:57 | Grinnell | Jason Mercer is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Jason Mercer, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Brad Spears (PG), Douglas Bessler (SG), Richard Cadena (SF), Patrick Ronan (C) Tommy Norsworthy, Todd Hodge, Jason Mercer, Robert McSpadden | |
| Subs | Knox | Emmanuel Washington (PG), Edwin Roberson (PF), Johnny Butler (C) Grant Blakeney, Ray Langford, Jonathan Patterson | |
| 08:43 | Knox | Shannon Riemer knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 45-47 |
| 08:22 | Grinnell | Brad Spears misses short on a floater from the left side | 45-47 |
| 08:20 | Grinnell | Brad Spears tips it in | 47-47 |
| 07:56 | Knox | Dave Conway clanks a floater from close range but he's fouled by Douglas Bessler - foul #2 on Douglas Bessler, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Knox | Ray Yarger (SF) Shannon Riemer | |
| 07:56 | Knox | Dave Conway misses the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 07:56 | Knox | Dave Conway makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 07:47 | Grinnell | Brad Spears buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Brad Spears (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Bessler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Cadena (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Eberhard (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Patrick Ronan (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Emmanuel Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dave Conway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Yarger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Edwin Roberson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Johnny Butler (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:28 | Knox | Dave Conway comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 50-48 |
| 07:26 | Knox | Ray Yarger tips it in | 50-50 |
| 07:21 | Grinnell | Brad Spears is hacked by Emmanuel Washington - foul #4 on Emmanuel Washington, team foul #9 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Alan Ouimet (SG), Robert McSpadden (PF) Douglas Bessler, William Eberhard | |
| Subs | Knox | John White (SF), Ray Langford (PF) Dave Conway, Edwin Roberson | |
| 07:21 | Grinnell | Brad Spears misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 07:21 | Knox | Ray Langford snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 07:07 | Knox | Johnny Butler steps out of bounds on the baseline | 50-50 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Knox | Jonathan Patterson (C) Johnny Butler | |
| 06:49 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 52-50 |
| 06:29 | Knox | Ray Yarger can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 06:28 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Richard Cadena | 52-50 |
| 06:08 | Grinnell | Alan Ouimet knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Cadena | 54-50 |
| 05:46 | Knox | Ray Langford blows the layup but the foul's on Richard Cadena - foul #2 on Richard Cadena, team foul #7 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Douglas Bessler (SG), William Eberhard (PF) Alan Ouimet, Patrick Ronan | |
| Subs | Knox | Grant Blakeney (SG), Shannon Riemer (SF), Johnny Butler (C) Emmanuel Washington, John White, Jonathan Patterson | |
| 05:46 | Knox | Ray Langford makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 05:46 | Knox | Ray Langford makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 05:34 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Brad Spears and the foul's on Shannon Riemer - foul #2 on Shannon Riemer, team foul #10 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Tommy Norsworthy (PG), Jason Mercer (C) Brad Spears, Robert McSpadden | |
| Subs | Knox | Edwin Roberson (PF) Ray Langford | |
| 05:34 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena makes the free throw | 57-52 |
| 05:12 | Knox | Edwin Roberson clanks a floater from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 05:11 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Richard Cadena | 57-52 |
| 04:48 | Grinnell | Tommy Norsworthy knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Cadena | 60-52 |
| 04:40 | Knox | Grant Blakeney hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 04:23 | Grinnell | Douglas Bessler drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Cadena | 63-55 |
| 04:08 | Knox | Edwin Roberson blows the layup | 63-55 |
| 04:06 | Grinnell | William Eberhard grabs the board | 63-55 |
| 03:40 | Grinnell | William Eberhard is hacked by Edwin Roberson - foul #4 on Edwin Roberson, team foul #11 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Brad Spears (PG), Alan Ouimet (SF), Patrick Ronan (C) Tommy Norsworthy, Richard Cadena, Jason Mercer | |
| Subs | Knox | Emmanuel Washington (PG), Dave Conway (SG), John White (SF), Ray Langford (C) Ray Yarger, Grant Blakeney, Shannon Riemer, Johnny Butler | |
| 03:40 | Grinnell | William Eberhard makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 03:40 | Grinnell | William Eberhard misses the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 03:40 | Knox | John White snags the defensive board | 64-55 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Brad Spears (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Bessler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Ouimet (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Eberhard (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Patrick Ronan (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Emmanuel Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dave Conway (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John White (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Edwin Roberson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Ray Langford (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Knox | John White drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-58 |
| 03:03 | Grinnell | Brad Spears buries a 3 from the right corner | 67-58 |
| 02:59 | Knox | Knox calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Cadena (SF) Alan Ouimet | |
| Subs | Knox | Shannon Riemer (SF), Johnny Butler (C) John White, Ray Langford | |
| 02:54 | Knox | Emmanuel Washington drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Dave Conway | 67-60 |
| 02:52 | Grinnell | Dave Conway steps in front of the Brad Spears pass in the backcourt | 67-60 |
| 02:51 | Knox | Emmanuel Washington lays it up and in on a great pass from Dave Conway | 67-62 |
| 02:29 | Grinnell | William Eberhard loses the dribble to Emmanuel Washington | 67-62 |
| 02:24 | Knox | Emmanuel Washington lays it up and in | 67-64 |
| 02:03 | Grinnell | Brad Spears is hacked by Shannon Riemer - foul #3 on Shannon Riemer, team foul #12 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Knox | Ray Langford (PF) Edwin Roberson | |
| 02:03 | Grinnell | Brad Spears misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 02:03 | Grinnell | Brad Spears makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:50 | Knox | Johnny Butler hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Emmanuel Washington | 68-66 |
| 01:37 | Grinnell | Brad Spears misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-66 |
| 01:35 | Knox | Shannon Riemer gets the rebound | 68-66 |
| 01:31 | Knox | Emmanuel Washington hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Eberhard - foul #1 on William Eberhard, team foul #8 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Knox | Edwin Roberson (PF) Ray Langford | |
| 01:31 | Knox | Emmanuel Washington makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 01:31 | Knox | Emmanuel Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 01:31 | Grinnell | William Eberhard snags the defensive board | 68-67 |
| 01:15 | Grinnell | Brad Spears throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-67 |
| 00:59 | Knox | Emmanuel Washington is hacked by Patrick Ronan - foul #3 on Patrick Ronan, team foul #9 | 68-67 |
| 00:59 | Knox | Emmanuel Washington makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 00:59 | Knox | Emmanuel Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:43 | Grinnell | Patrick Ronan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 68-69 |
| 00:41 | Knox | Edwin Roberson pulls down the rebound | 68-69 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Knox | Shannon Riemer hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 68-71 |
| 00:22 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-71 |
| 00:00 | Knox | Emmanuel Washington is fouled on the floor by Brad Spears - foul #3 on Brad Spears, team foul #10 | 71-71 |
| 00:00 | Knox | Emmanuel Washington makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:00 | Knox | Emmanuel Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |