| Lineup | Carroll | PG - William Beeson (fresh) SG - Herbert Harris (fresh) SF - Gil Vibbert (fresh) PF - Howard Ashcraft (fresh) C - Joe Ostlund (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Michael Templeman (fresh) SG - Garrett Harvey (fresh) SF - Paul Williams (fresh) PF - Jeremy Brown (fresh) C - Willie Carino (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Carroll | Joe Ostlund wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Carroll | Gil Vibbert misses the floater from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Carroll | Joe Ostlund snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Carroll | Willie Carino blocks the jumper by William Beeson | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Grinnell | Paul Williams grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Grinnell | Willie Carino misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Carroll | Gil Vibbert grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Carroll | Howard Ashcraft is hacked by Paul Williams - foul #1 on Paul Williams, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Carroll | Herbert Harris lays it in | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Grinnell | Willie Carino hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | Carroll | Jeremy Brown denies the turnaround by William Beeson | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | Grinnell | Paul Williams gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:51 | Grinnell | Jeremy Brown is whistled for traveling | 2-2 |
| Subs | Carroll | William Shumsky (PF), Raymond Matthews (C) Howard Ashcraft, Joe Ostlund | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 17:39 | Carroll | Raymond Matthews scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Herbert Harris | 4-2 |
| 17:15 | Grinnell | Willie Carino scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Paul Williams | 4-4 |
| 17:03 | Carroll | William Beeson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-4 |
| 17:02 | Grinnell | Paul Williams gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:56 | Grinnell | Herbert Harris is called for the reach on Paul Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Herbert Harris, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Carroll | Jeff Gilbreath (PG), Maurice Freeman (SG), Eric Brennan (SF) William Beeson, Herbert Harris, Gil Vibbert | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Roy Maez (PG) Michael Templeman | |
| 16:51 | Grinnell | Garrett Harvey is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 16:33 | Carroll | Raymond Matthews hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Willie Carino - foul #1 on Willie Carino, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Carroll | Howard Ashcraft (PF) William Shumsky | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby (SF), Gene Hoehn (PF) Paul Williams, Jeremy Brown | |
| 16:33 | Carroll | Raymond Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:33 | Carroll | Raymond Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:15 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Gene Hoehn and he's fouled by Eric Brennan - foul #1 on Eric Brennan, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Carroll | Joe Ostlund (C) Raymond Matthews | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Collins (SG), Mark Bittner (C) Garrett Harvey, Willie Carino | |
| 16:15 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby makes the free throw | 5-10 |
| 16:03 | Carroll | Maurice Freeman misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 5-10 |
| 16:02 | Grinnell | Mark Bittner gets the rebound | 5-10 |
| 16:00 | Grinnell | Joe Ostlund picks off the pass by Roy Maez in the backcourt | 5-10 |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Jeff Gilbreath (fresh) SG - Maurice Freeman (fresh) SF - Eric Brennan (fresh) PF - Howard Ashcraft (fresh) C - Joe Ostlund (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Roy Maez (fresh) SG - Michael Collins (fresh) SF - Coleman Frisby (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gene Hoehn (fresh) C - Mark Bittner (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Carroll | Maurice Freeman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-10 |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Templeman (PG), Jeremy Brown (PF) Michael Collins, Mark Bittner | |
| 15:29 | Grinnell | Jeremy Brown misses short on an open jumpshot from the right wing | 5-10 |
| 15:28 | Carroll | Howard Ashcraft grabs the board | 5-10 |
| 15:09 | Carroll | Jeff Gilbreath is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jeff Gilbreath, team foul #3 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Carroll | Laurence Garner (PG), Herbert Harris (SG), Gil Vibbert (SF), William Shumsky (PF) Jeff Gilbreath, Maurice Freeman, Eric Brennan, Howard Ashcraft | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Garrett Harvey (SG), Paul Williams (SF), Willie Carino (C) Roy Maez, Coleman Frisby, Gene Hoehn | |
| 14:59 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Williams | 5-13 |
| 14:48 | Carroll | Laurence Garner hits a 3 from straight away set up by Joe Ostlund | 8-13 |
| 14:29 | Grinnell | Joe Ostlund blocks the short jumper by Paul Williams | 8-13 |
| 14:28 | Carroll | William Shumsky snags the defensive board | 8-13 |
| 14:11 | Carroll | William Shumsky can't finish the layup | 8-13 |
| 14:10 | Carroll | Joe Ostlund tips it back up and in | 10-13 |
| 13:47 | Grinnell | Garrett Harvey misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 10-13 |
| 13:45 | Grinnell | Willie Carino misses the tip | 10-13 |
| 13:43 | Carroll | Herbert Harris gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| 13:36 | Carroll | Gil Vibbert misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 13:34 | Grinnell | Garrett Harvey pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| 13:23 | Grinnell | Garrett Harvey is fouled on the floor by Joe Ostlund - foul #1 on Joe Ostlund, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Carroll | William Beeson (PG), Jeff Gilbreath (SG), Eric Brennan (SF), Howard Ashcraft (PF), Raymond Matthews (C) Laurence Garner, Herbert Harris, Gil Vibbert, William Shumsky, Joe Ostlund | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Roy Maez (PG), Michael Collins (SG), Coleman Frisby (SF), Gene Hoehn (PF), Mark Bittner (C) Michael Templeman, Garrett Harvey, Paul Williams, Jeremy Brown, Willie Carino | |
| 13:15 | Grinnell | Michael Collins misses the turnaround from the baseline | 10-13 |
| 13:14 | Carroll | Raymond Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 13:08 | Carroll | William Beeson hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Raymond Matthews | 13-13 |
| 12:49 | Grinnell | Roy Maez misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 12:47 | Carroll | Howard Ashcraft grabs the defensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 12:32 | Carroll | Coleman Frisby steals it from Howard Ashcraft | 13-13 |
| 12:28 | Grinnell | Roy Maez lays it in on a great pass from Coleman Frisby | 13-15 |
| 12:07 | Carroll | Coleman Frisby steps in front of the William Beeson pass | 13-15 |
| 12:04 | Grinnell | Roy Maez hits the finger roll on a great pass from Coleman Frisby | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - William Beeson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeff Gilbreath (fresh) SF - Eric Brennan (fairly fresh) PF - Howard Ashcraft (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Matthews (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Roy Maez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Collins (fairly fresh) SF - Coleman Frisby (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gene Hoehn (fresh) C - Mark Bittner (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Carroll | Howard Ashcraft misses the lay-in | 13-17 |
| 11:41 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Mark Bittner | 13-17 |
| 11:24 | Grinnell | Michael Collins misses long on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Jeff Gilbreath - foul #2 on Jeff Gilbreath, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Carroll | Maurice Freeman (PG), Herbert Harris (SG), Gil Vibbert (SF), William Shumsky (C) William Beeson, Jeff Gilbreath, Eric Brennan, Raymond Matthews | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Garrett Harvey (SG), Jason Cohn (SF), Frank Weiss (PF), Willie Carino (C) Roy Maez, Coleman Frisby, Gene Hoehn, Mark Bittner | |
| 11:24 | Grinnell | Michael Collins makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 11:24 | Grinnell | Michael Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 11:07 | Carroll | Jason Cohn is called for the reach on Howard Ashcraft - foul #1 on Jason Cohn, team foul #3 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Carroll | Joe Ostlund (C) Howard Ashcraft | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Templeman (PG), Paul Williams (SF), Jeremy Brown (PF) Michael Collins, Jason Cohn, Frank Weiss | |
| 11:02 | Carroll | Herbert Harris is fouled on the floor by Garrett Harvey - foul #1 on Garrett Harvey, team foul #4 | 13-19 |
| 10:47 | Carroll | William Shumsky lays it in set up by Maurice Freeman and the foul's on Jeremy Brown - foul #1 on Jeremy Brown, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| 10:47 | Carroll | William Shumsky makes the free throw | 16-19 |
| 10:26 | Grinnell | Paul Williams blows the wide open layup | 16-19 |
| 10:24 | Carroll | Gil Vibbert pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 10:02 | Carroll | Maurice Freeman misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 16-19 |
| 10:01 | Grinnell | Jeremy Brown pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 09:47 | Grinnell | Jeremy Brown misses long on a jumper from the left block | 16-19 |
| 09:46 | Grinnell | Jeremy Brown tips it home | 16-21 |
| 09:23 | Carroll | Maurice Freeman loses the ball out of bounds | 16-21 |
| Subs | Carroll | William Beeson (PG), Michael Erickson (SG), Howard Ashcraft (PF) Maurice Freeman, Herbert Harris, William Shumsky | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby (SF), Gene Hoehn (PF), Mark Bittner (C) Paul Williams, Jeremy Brown, Willie Carino | |
| 09:04 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Gil Vibbert - foul #1 on Gil Vibbert, team foul #6 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Roy Maez (PG) Michael Templeman | |
| 09:04 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 09:04 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby misses the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 09:04 | Carroll | Joe Ostlund grabs the board | 16-22 |
| 08:35 | Carroll | Howard Ashcraft hits a driving attempt from the left block | 18-22 |
| 08:17 | Grinnell | Garrett Harvey is hacked by William Beeson - foul #1 on William Beeson, team foul #7 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Carroll | Laurence Garner (PG), William Shumsky (C) William Beeson, Joe Ostlund | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Frank Weiss (C) Gene Hoehn | |
| 08:17 | Grinnell | Garrett Harvey misses the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 08:17 | Carroll | William Shumsky grabs the defensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 08:02 | Carroll | Gil Vibbert is hacked by Mark Bittner - foul #1 on Mark Bittner, team foul #6 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Carroll | Herbert Harris (SG), Eric Brennan (SF) Michael Erickson, Gil Vibbert | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Collins (PG), Jason Cohn (SF), Willie Carino (C) Roy Maez, Coleman Frisby, Frank Weiss | |
| 07:49 | Carroll | Eric Brennan makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Laurence Garner | 20-22 |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Laurence Garner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Brennan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Howard Ashcraft (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Shumsky (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Michael Collins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Garrett Harvey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Cohn (fresh) PF - Mark Bittner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Willie Carino (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Cohn, team foul #7 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Paul Williams (SF), Jeremy Brown (PF) Jason Cohn, Mark Bittner | |
| 07:33 | Carroll | Herbert Harris knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Shumsky | 23-22 |
| 07:21 | Grinnell | Michael Collins lays it in | 23-24 |
| 07:01 | Carroll | Howard Ashcraft hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from William Shumsky | 25-24 |
| 06:57 | Grinnell | William Shumsky picks off the pass by Garrett Harvey | 25-24 |
| 06:31 | Carroll | Michael Collins steals the ball from Herbert Harris | 25-24 |
| 06:08 | Grinnell | Michael Collins misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-24 |
| 06:07 | Grinnell | Michael Collins grabs the offensive board | 25-24 |
| 05:40 | Grinnell | Jeremy Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 25-24 |
| 05:38 | Carroll | The rebound goes to William Shumsky | 25-24 |
| 05:14 | Carroll | Laurence Garner misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-24 |
| 05:13 | Grinnell | Paul Williams grabs the board | 25-24 |
| 05:02 | Grinnell | Michael Collins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-24 |
| Subs | Carroll | William Beeson (PG), Maurice Freeman (SG), Gil Vibbert (SF), Raymond Matthews (PF), Joe Ostlund (C) Laurence Garner, Herbert Harris, Eric Brennan, Howard Ashcraft, William Shumsky | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Templeman (PG), Roy Maez (SG), Coleman Frisby (SF), Gene Hoehn (PF), Mark Bittner (C) Michael Collins, Garrett Harvey, Paul Williams, Jeremy Brown, Willie Carino | |
| 04:49 | Carroll | Maurice Freeman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 25-24 |
| 04:48 | Grinnell | Gene Hoehn grabs the board | 25-24 |
| 04:45 | Grinnell | Mark Bittner loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-24 |
| 04:34 | Carroll | Maurice Freeman misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 25-24 |
| 04:33 | Carroll | Joe Ostlund pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 04:19 | Carroll | Michael Templeman steps in front of the Gil Vibbert pass | 25-24 |
| 04:16 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman misses the lay-in | 25-24 |
| 04:14 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby tips it in | 25-26 |
| 04:00 | Carroll | Gil Vibbert clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-26 |
| 03:58 | Carroll | Raymond Matthews gets the offensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 03:47 | Carroll | Joe Ostlund misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Gene Hoehn - foul #1 on Gene Hoehn, team foul #8 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Carroll | Jeff Gilbreath (SF), Howard Ashcraft (PF) Gil Vibbert, Raymond Matthews | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 03:47 | Carroll | Joe Ostlund makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 03:47 | Carroll | Joe Ostlund misses the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 03:47 | Grinnell | Gene Hoehn grabs the defensive rebound | 26-26 |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - William Beeson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Maurice Freeman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeff Gilbreath (fresh) PF - Howard Ashcraft (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Ostlund (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Michael Templeman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roy Maez (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Coleman Frisby (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gene Hoehn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Bittner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Grinnell | Gene Hoehn hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from the baseline | 26-26 |
| 03:27 | Grinnell | Gene Hoehn grabs the offensive board | 26-26 |
| 03:19 | Grinnell | Gene Hoehn drills a fadeaway from the right block | 26-28 |
| 03:07 | Carroll | William Beeson's pass is intercepted by Michael Templeman | 26-28 |
| 03:05 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby is fouled in the backcourt by Jeff Gilbreath - foul #3 on Jeff Gilbreath, team foul #8 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Carroll | Michael Erickson (SG), Gil Vibbert (SF), William Shumsky (PF) Maurice Freeman, Jeff Gilbreath, Howard Ashcraft | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jason Cohn (SF), Jeremy Brown (PF), Frank Weiss (C) Roy Maez, Gene Hoehn, Mark Bittner | |
| 03:05 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 03:05 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 02:43 | Carroll | Gil Vibbert banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Erickson | 28-30 |
| 02:36 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 28-30 |
| 02:34 | Carroll | Joe Ostlund pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 02:30 | Carroll | William Beeson misses short on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Jason Cohn - foul #3 on Jason Cohn, team foul #9 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Carroll | Raymond Matthews (C) Joe Ostlund | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Garrett Harvey (SG), Paul Williams (SF) Coleman Frisby, Jason Cohn | |
| 02:30 | Carroll | William Beeson misses the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:30 | Carroll | William Beeson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:30 | Grinnell | Jeremy Brown pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 02:08 | Grinnell | Garrett Harvey misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 02:07 | Grinnell | Frank Weiss gets the offensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 01:49 | Grinnell | Garrett Harvey scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-33 |
| 01:30 | Carroll | Gil Vibbert misses the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Jeremy Brown - foul #2 on Jeremy Brown, team foul #10 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Carroll | Laurence Garner (PG), Herbert Harris (SG), Howard Ashcraft (PF) William Beeson, Michael Erickson, William Shumsky | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Roy Maez (PG), Michael Collins (SG), Gene Hoehn (PF), Willie Carino (C) Michael Templeman, Garrett Harvey, Jeremy Brown, Frank Weiss | |
| 01:30 | Carroll | Gil Vibbert makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 01:30 | Carroll | Gil Vibbert makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 01:28 | Grinnell | Laurence Garner is called for the reach on Roy Maez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Laurence Garner, team foul #9 | 30-33 |
| 01:28 | Grinnell | Roy Maez misses the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 01:28 | Carroll | Raymond Matthews snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 01:11 | Carroll | Paul Williams picks off the pass by Herbert Harris | 30-33 |
| 00:46 | Grinnell | Raymond Matthews is called for the reach on Willie Carino - foul #1 on Raymond Matthews, team foul #10 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Carroll | Maurice Freeman (SG), Eric Brennan (PF), Joe Ostlund (C) Herbert Harris, Howard Ashcraft, Raymond Matthews | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 00:46 | Grinnell | Willie Carino misses the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 00:46 | Grinnell | Willie Carino makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 00:37 | Carroll | Laurence Garner scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Joe Ostlund | 32-34 |
| 00:22 | Grinnell | Roy Maez is hacked by Gil Vibbert - foul #2 on Gil Vibbert, team foul #11 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Garrett Harvey (SG), Coleman Frisby (SF), Mark Bittner (PF) Michael Collins, Paul Williams, Gene Hoehn | |
| 00:22 | Grinnell | Roy Maez makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 00:22 | Grinnell | Roy Maez makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 00:01 | Carroll | Gil Vibbert can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-36 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Garrett Harvey grabs the board | 32-36 |