| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Donald Clifford (fresh) SG - John Even (fresh) SF - Jerald McGartland (fresh) PF - Victor Pyanowski (fresh) C - Andrew Wilkinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Darrell Gay (fresh) SG - Robert Alba (fresh) SF - Joseph Pedersen (fresh) PF - John Keller (fresh) C - Richard Young (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ripon | Andrew Wilkinson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Ripon | John Keller steps in front of the John Even pass | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Grinnell | Richard Young is fouled on the floor by Andrew Wilkinson - foul #1 on Andrew Wilkinson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Grinnell | Richard Young misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Andrew Wilkinson - foul #2 on Andrew Wilkinson, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Ripon | Tracy Davis (C) Andrew Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 19:20 | Grinnell | Richard Young makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:20 | Grinnell | Richard Young makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Ripon | Joseph Pedersen is called for the reach on Victor Pyanowski - foul #1 on Joseph Pedersen, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Ripon | Victor Pyanowski scores on a runner from the left block | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Grinnell | Richard Young hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Darrell Gay | 2-5 |
| 18:31 | Ripon | John Even's pass is intercepted by John Keller | 2-5 |
| 18:09 | Grinnell | John Keller connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Darrell Gay | 2-7 |
| 17:50 | Ripon | Donald Clifford makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Tracy Davis | 4-7 |
| 17:47 | Grinnell | Darrell Gay double dribbles in the backcourt | 4-7 |
| 17:32 | Ripon | Tracy Davis misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 4-7 |
| 17:31 | Grinnell | Joseph Pedersen grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 17:24 | Grinnell | Darrell Gay's pass is intercepted by Donald Clifford | 4-7 |
| 17:11 | Ripon | Tracy Davis is hacked by Richard Young - foul #1 on Richard Young, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Ripon | Harry Salisbury (C) Tracy Davis | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 17:01 | Ripon | Donald Clifford comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 4-7 |
| 17:00 | Grinnell | Joseph Pedersen grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 16:43 | Grinnell | Darrell Gay hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 4-7 |
| 16:41 | Grinnell | John Keller grabs the offensive board | 4-7 |
| 16:36 | Grinnell | Robert Alba scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Richard Young | 4-9 |
| 16:07 | Ripon | Victor Pyanowski buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Donald Clifford and he's hacked by Joseph Pedersen - foul #2 on Joseph Pedersen, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Ripon | Tim Alford (PG), Preston Smith (SG), Dean Greiner (SF) Donald Clifford, John Even, Jerald McGartland | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Harris (SG), Richard Brown (SF), Jeffrey McGray (PF), Chad McMickle (C) Robert Alba, Joseph Pedersen, John Keller, Richard Young | |
| 16:07 | Ripon | Victor Pyanowski misses the free throw | 6-9 |
| 16:07 | Grinnell | David Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 15:48 | Grinnell | David Harris can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 6-9 |
| 15:47 | Ripon | Victor Pyanowski grabs the defensive rebound | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Tim Alford (fresh) SG - Preston Smith (fresh) SF - Dean Greiner (fresh) PF - Victor Pyanowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Harry Salisbury (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Darrell Gay (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Harris (fresh) SF - Richard Brown (fresh) PF - Jeffrey McGray (fresh) C - Chad McMickle (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Ripon | Tim Alford misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-9 |
| 15:31 | Grinnell | Richard Brown grabs the board | 6-9 |
| 15:18 | Grinnell | Darrell Gay misses the floater from the left side | 6-9 |
| 15:17 | Grinnell | Richard Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 15:05 | Grinnell | David Harris clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 15:04 | Ripon | Victor Pyanowski snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 14:39 | Ripon | Dean Greiner clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 6-9 |
| 14:37 | Grinnell | Darrell Gay grabs the board | 6-9 |
| 14:33 | Grinnell | Darrell Gay makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Harris and the foul's on Dean Greiner - foul #1 on Dean Greiner, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Ripon | Donald Clifford (PG), John Even (SG), Joseph Sapp (PF), Tracy Davis (C) Tim Alford, Preston Smith, Victor Pyanowski, Harry Salisbury | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Alba (SG), John Keller (PF), Richard Young (C) David Harris, Jeffrey McGray, Chad McMickle | |
| 14:33 | Grinnell | Darrell Gay makes the free throw | 6-12 |
| 14:17 | Ripon | Joseph Sapp misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-12 |
| 14:16 | Ripon | Donald Clifford grabs the offensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 14:07 | Ripon | Donald Clifford hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Tracy Davis | 9-12 |
| 13:46 | Grinnell | Donald Clifford is called for the reach on Darrell Gay - foul #1 on Donald Clifford, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Ripon | Jerald McGartland (SF) Dean Greiner | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Harris (PG) Darrell Gay | |
| 13:33 | Grinnell | Joseph Sapp swats the layup by Richard Brown | 9-12 |
| 13:31 | Ripon | Tracy Davis grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 13:27 | Ripon | David Harris is called for the reach on Donald Clifford - foul #1 on David Harris, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Chad McMickle (SF) Richard Brown | |
| 13:17 | Ripon | Donald Clifford connects on the 3 from the left corner | 12-12 |
| 12:58 | Grinnell | Chad McMickle clanks a jumper from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 12:57 | Grinnell | John Keller tips it back up and in | 12-14 |
| 12:41 | Ripon | Tracy Davis misses short on a floater from close range | 12-14 |
| 12:39 | Ripon | Donald Clifford grabs the offensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 12:26 | Ripon | Tracy Davis knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Clifford | 14-14 |
| 12:19 | Grinnell | John Keller misses long on a floater from the left block | 14-14 |
| 12:18 | Ripon | Jerald McGartland grabs the board | 14-14 |
| 12:00 | Ripon | Tracy Davis is fouled on the floor by David Harris - foul #2 on David Harris, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Ripon | Tim Alford (PG), Preston Smith (SG), Victor Pyanowski (PF), Harry Salisbury (C) Donald Clifford, John Even, Joseph Sapp, Tracy Davis | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Darrell Gay (PG), Robert Williams (SG), Richard Brown (SF), Jeffrey McGray (PF) David Harris, Robert Alba, John Keller, Richard Young | |
| 11:51 | Ripon | Tim Alford knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Preston Smith | 16-14 |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Tim Alford (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Preston Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerald McGartland (fresh) PF - Victor Pyanowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Salisbury (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Darrell Gay (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Williams (fresh) SF - Richard Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey McGray (fresh) C - Chad McMickle (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Grinnell | Preston Smith steals the ball from Jeffrey McGray | 16-14 |
| 11:27 | Ripon | Jerald McGartland misses the easy layup | 16-14 |
| 11:25 | Grinnell | Jeffrey McGray pulls down the rebound | 16-14 |
| 10:59 | Grinnell | Jerald McGartland steals the ball from Robert Williams | 16-14 |
| 10:40 | Ripon | Jerald McGartland's layup is rejected by Darrell Gay | 16-14 |
| 10:38 | Grinnell | Jeffrey McGray pulls down the rebound | 16-14 |
| 10:20 | Grinnell | Robert Williams misses the 3 from straight away | 16-14 |
| 10:18 | Grinnell | Chad McMickle snags the offensive board | 16-14 |
| 09:58 | Grinnell | Chad McMickle connects on the shot from close range | 16-16 |
| 09:38 | Ripon | Preston Smith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 16-16 |
| 09:36 | Grinnell | Darrell Gay grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 09:26 | Grinnell | Chad McMickle buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Richard Brown | 16-19 |
| 09:03 | Ripon | Victor Pyanowski can't connect on a floater from close range | 16-19 |
| 09:02 | Grinnell | Jeffrey McGray pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 08:43 | Grinnell | Darrell Gay clanks a jumper from the left wing | 16-19 |
| 08:41 | Ripon | Tim Alford grabs the board | 16-19 |
| 08:32 | Ripon | Victor Pyanowski is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Victor Pyanowski, team foul #5 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Ripon | Donald Clifford (PG), John Even (SG), Dean Greiner (SF), Joseph Sapp (PF), Tracy Davis (C) Tim Alford, Preston Smith, Jerald McGartland, Victor Pyanowski, Harry Salisbury | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Alba (SG), Adam Bell (SF), John Keller (PF), Richard Young (C) Robert Williams, Richard Brown, Jeffrey McGray, Chad McMickle | |
| 08:10 | Grinnell | Tracy Davis swats the layup by Richard Young | 16-19 |
| 08:08 | Ripon | Tracy Davis snags the defensive board | 16-19 |
| 07:56 | Ripon | Dean Greiner is fouled on the floor by Adam Bell - foul #1 on Adam Bell, team foul #6 | 16-19 |
| 07:45 | Ripon | Tracy Davis can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Richard Young - foul #2 on Richard Young, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Calvin Porter (C) Richard Young | |
| 07:45 | Ripon | Tracy Davis makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 07:45 | Ripon | Tracy Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Donald Clifford (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Even (fresh) SF - Dean Greiner (fresh) PF - Joseph Sapp (fresh) C - Tracy Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Darrell Gay (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Alba (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Adam Bell (fresh) PF - John Keller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Calvin Porter (fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Grinnell | Adam Bell misses long on a shot from close range | 18-19 |
| 07:30 | Ripon | Joseph Sapp snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| 07:16 | Ripon | John Even is whistled for a carry | 18-19 |
| 07:02 | Grinnell | John Keller is fouled on the floor by Joseph Sapp - foul #1 on Joseph Sapp, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| 06:44 | Grinnell | John Keller's pass is intercepted by Joseph Sapp | 18-19 |
| 06:29 | Ripon | Dean Greiner drills a shot from the baseline | 20-19 |
| 06:25 | Grinnell | Darrell Gay drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 20-21 |
| 06:06 | Ripon | Donald Clifford knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 22-21 |
| 05:44 | Grinnell | Darrell Gay misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-21 |
| 05:42 | Ripon | Tracy Davis snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| 05:37 | Ripon | Dean Greiner is hacked by Adam Bell - foul #2 on Adam Bell, team foul #8 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Ripon | Tim Alford (SG), Jerald McGartland (SF), Victor Pyanowski (PF), Harry Salisbury (C) Donald Clifford, John Even, Joseph Sapp, Tracy Davis | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Williams (PG), Richard Brown (SF), Jeffrey McGray (PF), Chad McMickle (C) Darrell Gay, Adam Bell, John Keller, Calvin Porter | |
| 05:37 | Ripon | Dean Greiner misses the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 05:37 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Chad McMickle | 22-21 |
| 05:33 | Grinnell | Jeffrey McGray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-21 |
| Subs | Ripon | Preston Smith (SG) Dean Greiner | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 05:19 | Ripon | Preston Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerald McGartland | 25-21 |
| 04:52 | Grinnell | Richard Brown misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jerald McGartland - foul #1 on Jerald McGartland, team foul #7 | 25-21 |
| 04:52 | Grinnell | Richard Brown makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 04:52 | Grinnell | Richard Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 04:35 | Ripon | A charge is called on Tim Alford - foul #1 on Tim Alford, team foul #8 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Ripon | Donald Clifford (PG), John Even (SG) Tim Alford, Preston Smith | |
| Subs | Grinnell | John Keller (PF) Robert Alba | |
| 04:14 | Grinnell | Robert Williams hits a runner in the lane | 25-25 |
| 04:09 | Ripon | John Even comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-25 |
| 04:07 | Ripon | Victor Pyanowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 03:50 | Ripon | The jump hook by Victor Pyanowski is blocked by Jeffrey McGray | 25-25 |
| 03:49 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Jeffrey McGray | 25-25 |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Donald Clifford (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Even (fresh) SF - Jerald McGartland (fairly fresh) PF - Victor Pyanowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Salisbury (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Chad McMickle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Keller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeffrey McGray (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:43 | Grinnell | John Even is called for the reach on Richard Brown - foul #1 on John Even, team foul #9 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Ripon | Dean Greiner (SF), Andrew Wilkinson (C) Jerald McGartland, Harry Salisbury | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Harris (PG), Joseph Pedersen (SF), Richard Young (C) Robert Williams, Chad McMickle, Jeffrey McGray | |
| 03:43 | Grinnell | Richard Brown makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:43 | Grinnell | Richard Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 03:22 | Ripon | Donald Clifford's pass is intercepted by David Harris | 25-27 |
| 03:01 | Grinnell | Joseph Pedersen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dean Greiner - foul #2 on Dean Greiner, team foul #10 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Ripon | Tim Alford (SG) John Even | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Williams (PG) Richard Brown | |
| 03:01 | Grinnell | Joseph Pedersen misses the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 03:01 | Grinnell | Joseph Pedersen misses the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 03:01 | Ripon | Victor Pyanowski gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 02:45 | Ripon | Andrew Wilkinson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Andrew Wilkinson, team foul #11 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Ripon | Preston Smith (SG), Joseph Sapp (PF), Tracy Davis (C) Donald Clifford, Victor Pyanowski, Andrew Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Darrell Gay (PG) Robert Williams | |
| 02:33 | Grinnell | Richard Young comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 25-27 |
| 02:31 | Grinnell | John Keller grabs the offensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 02:22 | Grinnell | John Keller buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Pedersen | 25-30 |
| 02:05 | Ripon | Dean Greiner misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-30 |
| 02:03 | Ripon | Tim Alford grabs the offensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 01:40 | Ripon | Tracy Davis drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Dean Greiner | 28-30 |
| 01:27 | Grinnell | Richard Young is fouled on the floor by Joseph Sapp - foul #2 on Joseph Sapp, team foul #12 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Ripon | Donald Clifford (PG), John Even (SG), Jerald McGartland (SF), Victor Pyanowski (PF) Tim Alford, Preston Smith, Dean Greiner, Joseph Sapp | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Alba (SG), Jeffrey McGray (PF) David Harris, John Keller | |
| 01:27 | Grinnell | Richard Young misses the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 01:27 | Grinnell | Richard Young makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 01:11 | Ripon | Victor Pyanowski clanks a jumper from the left block | 28-31 |
| 01:10 | Grinnell | Jeffrey McGray snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 00:44 | Grinnell | Tracy Davis steals the ball from Richard Young | 28-31 |
| 00:28 | Ripon | Victor Pyanowski misses badly on a runner in the paint | 28-31 |
| 00:27 | Ripon | Victor Pyanowski tips it back up and in | 30-31 |
| 00:03 | Grinnell | Joseph Pedersen misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-31 |
| 00:02 | Ripon | Tracy Davis snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 00:00 | Ripon | Tracy Davis misses short on a fullcourt shot | 30-31 |