| Lineup | La Verne | PG - Bruce Nicola (fresh) SG - Jeremy Shelton (fresh) SF - Jim Wilbert (fresh) PF - George Bechtold (fresh) C - Howard Payne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Homer Johnson (fresh) SG - Jurica Ruszkowski (fresh) SF - Randall Beale (fresh) PF - Roberto Ferrari (fresh) C - Roy Hammond (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | Roy Hammond wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | La Verne | La Verne is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:52 | Grinnell | Randall Beale is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Randall Beale, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | La Verne | George Bechtold misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Grinnell | Roy Hammond pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Grinnell | Roberto Ferrari double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | La Verne | Jim Wilbert misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Grinnell | Roberto Ferrari snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Grinnell | Randall Beale makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Homer Johnson | 0-3 |
| 18:34 | La Verne | George Bechtold misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:32 | La Verne | Howard Payne grabs the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:10 | La Verne | Jim Wilbert banks in the layup set up by Bruce Nicola | 2-3 |
| 17:47 | Grinnell | Roy Hammond clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Howard Payne - foul #1 on Howard Payne, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| Subs | La Verne | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Henry Desalvo (SG), Osayaba Suleiman (PF) Jurica Ruszkowski, Roberto Ferrari | |
| 17:47 | Grinnell | Roy Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:47 | Grinnell | Roy Hammond misses the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:47 | La Verne | George Bechtold pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:31 | La Verne | Randall Beale is called for the reach on Jim Wilbert - foul #2 on Randall Beale, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | La Verne | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Roland Raya (SF), Jay Papineau (C) Randall Beale, Roy Hammond | |
| 17:15 | La Verne | The pull-up jumper by Jeremy Shelton is blocked by Jay Papineau | 2-4 |
| 17:14 | Grinnell | Roland Raya gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:06 | Grinnell | Roland Raya drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Homer Johnson | 2-7 |
| 16:48 | La Verne | Jeremy Shelton misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-7 |
| 16:47 | La Verne | George Bechtold grabs the offensive board | 2-7 |
| 16:37 | La Verne | Jeremy Shelton is fouled on the floor by Roland Raya - foul #1 on Roland Raya, team foul #3 | 2-7 |
| Subs | La Verne | Jerry Colburn (PF), Andrew Sieg (C) George Bechtold, Howard Payne | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jurica Ruszkowski (SG), Roberto Ferrari (PF) Homer Johnson, Osayaba Suleiman | |
| 16:18 | La Verne | Jay Papineau swats the layup by Jeremy Shelton | 2-7 |
| 16:16 | Grinnell | Roberto Ferrari grabs the defensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 16:00 | Grinnell | Roland Raya misses the floater from just outside the lane | 2-7 |
| 15:59 | La Verne | Andrew Sieg pulls down the rebound | 2-7 |
| Lineup | La Verne | PG - Bruce Nicola (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Shelton (fresh) SF - Jim Wilbert (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Colburn (fresh) C - Andrew Sieg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Henry Desalvo (fresh) SG - Jurica Ruszkowski (fresh) SF - Roland Raya (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roberto Ferrari (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jay Papineau (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:30 | La Verne | Jeremy Shelton clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Roberto Ferrari - foul #1 on Roberto Ferrari, team foul #4 | 2-7 |
| Subs | La Verne | Jesse Morrison (PG), Peter Edwards (SF), Howard Payne (C) Bruce Nicola, Jim Wilbert, Andrew Sieg | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Homer Johnson (PG), Roy Hammond (C) Henry Desalvo, Jay Papineau | |
| 15:30 | La Verne | Jeremy Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 15:30 | La Verne | Jeremy Shelton misses the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 15:30 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Roberto Ferrari | 3-7 |
| 15:14 | Grinnell | Howard Payne is called for the reach on Jurica Ruszkowski - foul #2 on Howard Payne, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | La Verne | Willard Lewis (SF), George Bechtold (PF) Jeremy Shelton, Howard Payne | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 15:04 | Grinnell | Roy Hammond knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Jurica Ruszkowski | 3-9 |
| 14:38 | La Verne | Jerry Colburn misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 3-9 |
| 14:36 | La Verne | Willard Lewis tips it back up and in | 5-9 |
| 14:20 | Grinnell | Roland Raya hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 14:18 | Grinnell | Homer Johnson tips it but misses | 5-9 |
| 14:17 | La Verne | The rebound goes to Willard Lewis | 5-9 |
| 14:08 | La Verne | George Bechtold hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Peter Edwards | 8-9 |
| 13:53 | Grinnell | Roland Raya misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 13:52 | La Verne | The rebound goes to Peter Edwards | 8-9 |
| 13:42 | La Verne | George Bechtold misses badly on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Roy Hammond - foul #1 on Roy Hammond, team foul #5 | 8-9 |
| Subs | La Verne | Bruce Nicola (PG), Jeremy Shelton (SG), Jim Wilbert (SF), Andrew Sieg (C) Jesse Morrison, Peter Edwards, Willard Lewis, Jerry Colburn | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Henry Desalvo (SG), Osayaba Suleiman (PF) Jurica Ruszkowski, Roberto Ferrari | |
| 13:42 | La Verne | George Bechtold makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:42 | La Verne | George Bechtold makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:25 | Grinnell | Osayaba Suleiman scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Homer Johnson | 10-11 |
| 13:08 | La Verne | Roland Raya takes the ball from Jim Wilbert | 10-11 |
| 13:00 | Grinnell | Roland Raya makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Homer Johnson | 10-14 |
| 12:37 | La Verne | George Bechtold misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-14 |
| 12:35 | Grinnell | Henry Desalvo snags the defensive board | 10-14 |
| 12:30 | Grinnell | Andrew Sieg is called for the reach on Roy Hammond - foul #1 on Andrew Sieg, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | La Verne | Jerry Colburn (PF) George Bechtold | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jurica Ruszkowski (SG), Jay Papineau (C) Homer Johnson, Roy Hammond | |
| 12:23 | Grinnell | Jurica Ruszkowski drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 10-16 |
| 12:04 | La Verne | Andrew Sieg misses the shot from the right side | 10-16 |
| 12:03 | Grinnell | Osayaba Suleiman grabs the board | 10-16 |
| 11:59 | Grinnell | Jeremy Shelton takes the ball from Roland Raya | 10-16 |
| 11:56 | La Verne | Jeremy Shelton hits the finger roll | 12-16 |
| Lineup | La Verne | PG - Bruce Nicola (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jim Wilbert (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Colburn (fresh) C - Andrew Sieg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Henry Desalvo (fresh) SG - Jurica Ruszkowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roland Raya (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Osayaba Suleiman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jay Papineau (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:42 | Grinnell | Roland Raya connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Henry Desalvo | 12-19 |
| 11:35 | La Verne | Andrew Sieg misses long on a runner from the baseline | 12-19 |
| 11:33 | Grinnell | Osayaba Suleiman grabs the board | 12-19 |
| 11:20 | Grinnell | Andrew Sieg is called for the reach on Henry Desalvo - foul #2 on Andrew Sieg, team foul #4 | 12-19 |
| Subs | La Verne | Jesse Morrison (PG), George Bechtold (PF), Fred Clark (C) Bruce Nicola, Jerry Colburn, Andrew Sieg | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Homer Johnson (PG), Roberto Ferrari (PF) Jurica Ruszkowski, Osayaba Suleiman | |
| 11:08 | Grinnell | Roland Raya misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-19 |
| 11:06 | Grinnell | Roberto Ferrari gets the offensive rebound | 12-19 |
| 10:49 | Grinnell | Roland Raya hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 12-19 |
| 10:47 | La Verne | George Bechtold snags the defensive board | 12-19 |
| 10:43 | La Verne | Jeremy Shelton is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jeremy Shelton, team foul #5 | 12-19 |
| Subs | La Verne | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jurica Ruszkowski (SG), Roy Hammond (C) Henry Desalvo, Jay Papineau | |
| 10:35 | Grinnell | Jurica Ruszkowski comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 12-19 |
| 10:34 | Grinnell | Roy Hammond can't tip it in | 12-19 |
| 10:33 | La Verne | Fred Clark pulls down the rebound | 12-19 |
| 10:14 | La Verne | Homer Johnson is called for the reach on Jesse Morrison - foul #1 on Homer Johnson, team foul #6 | 12-19 |
| Subs | La Verne | Bruce Nicola (PG), Peter Edwards (SG), Willard Lewis (SF), Jerry Colburn (PF) Jesse Morrison, Jeremy Shelton, Jim Wilbert, George Bechtold | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 09:55 | La Verne | Fred Clark comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 12-19 |
| 09:53 | La Verne | Peter Edwards gets the offensive rebound | 12-19 |
| 09:30 | La Verne | Jerry Colburn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-19 |
| 09:28 | Grinnell | Roberto Ferrari pulls down the rebound | 12-19 |
| 09:19 | Grinnell | Roy Hammond blows the layup | 12-19 |
| 09:17 | La Verne | Jerry Colburn snags the defensive board | 12-19 |
| 09:03 | La Verne | Peter Edwards is hacked by Jurica Ruszkowski - foul #1 on Jurica Ruszkowski, team foul #7 | 12-19 |
| Subs | La Verne | Jim Wilbert (SF), George Bechtold (PF) Willard Lewis, Fred Clark | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Henry Desalvo (SG) Jurica Ruszkowski | |
| 09:03 | La Verne | Peter Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 09:03 | La Verne | Peter Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 09:03 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Roberto Ferrari | 13-19 |
| 08:40 | Grinnell | Roland Raya is whistled for traveling | 13-19 |
| Subs | La Verne | Jesse Morrison (PG), Jeremy Shelton (SG) Bruce Nicola, Peter Edwards | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jurica Ruszkowski (SG), Osayaba Suleiman (PF), Jay Papineau (C) Homer Johnson, Roberto Ferrari, Roy Hammond | |
| 08:21 | La Verne | George Bechtold misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-19 |
| 08:20 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Jay Papineau | 13-19 |
| 08:10 | Grinnell | Henry Desalvo is fouled on the floor by Jesse Morrison - foul #1 on Jesse Morrison, team foul #6 | 13-19 |
| 07:56 | Grinnell | Roland Raya hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-19 |
| 07:55 | Grinnell | Osayaba Suleiman pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-19 |
| Lineup | La Verne | PG - Jesse Morrison (fresh) SG - Jeremy Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jim Wilbert (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Bechtold (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Colburn (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Henry Desalvo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jurica Ruszkowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roland Raya (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Osayaba Suleiman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jay Papineau (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 07:43 | Grinnell | Roland Raya misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 13-19 |
| 07:41 | Grinnell | Jurica Ruszkowski hits the follow up shot | 13-21 |
| 07:27 | La Verne | Jerry Colburn is called for 5 seconds | 13-21 |
| Subs | La Verne | Bruce Nicola (PG), Fred Clark (C) Jesse Morrison, Jerry Colburn | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Homer Johnson (PG), Roberto Ferrari (PF), Roy Hammond (C) Jurica Ruszkowski, Osayaba Suleiman, Jay Papineau | |
| 07:13 | Grinnell | Roland Raya throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-21 |
| 07:00 | La Verne | Bruce Nicola drills a jumper from the right side | 15-21 |
| 06:44 | Grinnell | Roland Raya misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 15-21 |
| 06:43 | La Verne | Fred Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 15-21 |
| 06:25 | La Verne | Bruce Nicola knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Fred Clark | 17-21 |
| 06:08 | Grinnell | Roy Hammond is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Roy Hammond, team foul #8 | 17-21 |
| Subs | La Verne | Jerry Colburn (C) Fred Clark | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Randall Beale (SF) Roland Raya | |
| 05:48 | La Verne | Jerry Colburn clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Roy Hammond - foul #3 on Roy Hammond, team foul #9 | 17-21 |
| Subs | La Verne | Peter Edwards (SF) Jim Wilbert | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jurica Ruszkowski (SG), Osayaba Suleiman (PF), Jay Papineau (C) Henry Desalvo, Roberto Ferrari, Roy Hammond | |
| 05:48 | La Verne | Jerry Colburn makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 05:48 | La Verne | Jerry Colburn makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 05:37 | Grinnell | Randall Beale scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Homer Johnson | 19-24 |
| 05:21 | La Verne | George Bechtold hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Jay Papineau - foul #1 on Jay Papineau, team foul #10 | 19-24 |
| Subs | La Verne | Jesse Morrison (PG) Bruce Nicola | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 05:21 | La Verne | George Bechtold makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 05:21 | La Verne | George Bechtold makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 05:13 | Grinnell | Randall Beale hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Homer Johnson | 21-26 |
| 04:53 | La Verne | Jesse Morrison misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-26 |
| 04:52 | Grinnell | Randall Beale grabs the defensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 04:45 | Grinnell | Jesse Morrison steals it from Randall Beale | 21-26 |
| 04:20 | La Verne | George Bechtold banks in the layup | 23-26 |
| 04:09 | Grinnell | Randall Beale misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-26 |
| 04:08 | La Verne | Jerry Colburn grabs the defensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 03:50 | La Verne | Peter Edwards makes the jumper in the lane | 25-26 |
| Lineup | La Verne | PG - Jesse Morrison (fresh) SG - Jeremy Shelton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Peter Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Bechtold (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Colburn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Homer Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - Jurica Ruszkowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Beale (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Osayaba Suleiman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jay Papineau (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 03:41 | Grinnell | Jay Papineau scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Randall Beale | 25-28 |
| 03:27 | La Verne | George Bechtold is whistled for traveling | 25-28 |
| Subs | La Verne | Bruce Nicola (PG), Jim Wilbert (SF), Andrew Sieg (PF), Howard Payne (C) Jesse Morrison, Jeremy Shelton, George Bechtold, Jerry Colburn | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Henry Desalvo (PG), Roberto Ferrari (PF) Homer Johnson, Osayaba Suleiman | |
| 03:14 | Grinnell | Roberto Ferrari comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 25-28 |
| 03:12 | La Verne | The rebound goes to Peter Edwards | 25-28 |
| 02:54 | La Verne | Jim Wilbert hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-28 |
| 02:52 | La Verne | Peter Edwards snags the offensive board | 25-28 |
| 02:39 | La Verne | Andrew Sieg misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 02:37 | Grinnell | Henry Desalvo snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| 02:29 | Grinnell | Jurica Ruszkowski can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 25-28 |
| 02:27 | Grinnell | Roberto Ferrari hits the follow up shot | 25-30 |
| 02:10 | La Verne | Roberto Ferrari is called for the reach on Andrew Sieg - foul #2 on Roberto Ferrari, team foul #11 | 25-30 |
| Subs | La Verne | Willard Lewis (SG) Peter Edwards | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Homer Johnson (PG), Osayaba Suleiman (C) Jurica Ruszkowski, Jay Papineau | |
| 02:10 | La Verne | Andrew Sieg makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 02:10 | La Verne | Andrew Sieg makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 02:03 | Grinnell | Homer Johnson scores on a floater from close range set up by Henry Desalvo | 27-32 |
| 01:43 | La Verne | Henry Desalvo steals the ball from Bruce Nicola | 27-32 |
| 01:35 | Grinnell | Randall Beale hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-32 |
| 01:34 | La Verne | Andrew Sieg gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 01:29 | La Verne | Homer Johnson picks off the pass by Willard Lewis | 27-32 |
| 01:21 | Grinnell | Homer Johnson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 27-32 |
| 01:19 | Grinnell | Henry Desalvo tips it but misses | 27-32 |
| 01:18 | La Verne | Andrew Sieg grabs the board | 27-32 |
| 01:04 | La Verne | Bruce Nicola's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-32 |
| Subs | La Verne | Jeremy Shelton (SG), Fred Clark (PF) Willard Lewis, Andrew Sieg | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Roland Raya (SF), Jay Papineau (C) Randall Beale, Roberto Ferrari | |
| 00:49 | Grinnell | Homer Johnson misses the easy layup | 27-32 |
| 00:47 | Grinnell | Homer Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 00:32 | Grinnell | Roland Raya buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Homer Johnson | 27-35 |
| 00:18 | La Verne | Jim Wilbert can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-35 |
| 00:16 | La Verne | Howard Payne tips it home | 29-35 |
| 00:04 | Grinnell | Henry Desalvo hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Homer Johnson and the foul's on Jeremy Shelton - foul #2 on Jeremy Shelton, team foul #7 | 29-37 |
| Subs | La Verne | Jesse Morrison (PG), Peter Edwards (SF) Bruce Nicola, Jim Wilbert | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jurica Ruszkowski (SG), Roberto Ferrari (PF) Homer Johnson, Osayaba Suleiman | |
| 00:04 | Grinnell | Henry Desalvo makes the free throw | 29-38 |
| 00:00 | La Verne | Jesse Morrison hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 29-38 |