| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Michael Templeman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Singleton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Coleman Frisby (fresh) PF - William Ballard (fresh) C - Paul Britton (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wesleyan | PG - Charles Wink (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Bush (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerome Hood (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Burton (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wesleyan | Jerome Hood inbounds the ball | 31-38 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wesleyan | Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Wesleyan | Paul Britton is called for the reach on Charles Wink - foul #1 on Paul Britton, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| 19:39 | Wesleyan | James Bush misses badly on a floater from the left side | 31-38 |
| 19:37 | Grinnell | Paul Britton grabs the board | 31-38 |
| 19:18 | Grinnell | William Ballard hits a runner in the paint | 33-38 |
| 19:14 | Wesleyan | Jerome Hood connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from James Bush | 33-40 |
| 19:01 | Grinnell | The jump hook by Edward Singleton is blocked by Michael Jones | 33-40 |
| 19:00 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman can't tip it in | 33-40 |
| 18:58 | Grinnell | Paul Britton grabs the offensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 18:45 | Grinnell | William Ballard connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Michael Templeman and he's hacked by Jerome Hood - foul #3 on Jerome Hood, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Wesleyan | Floyd Morris (SF) Jerome Hood | |
| 18:45 | Grinnell | William Ballard makes the free throw | 36-40 |
| 18:34 | Wesleyan | A charge is called on Richard Burton - foul #1 on Richard Burton, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| 18:32 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman is hacked by Charles Wink in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Wink, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| 18:17 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman loses the dribble to Richard Burton | 36-40 |
| 17:48 | Wesleyan | Richard Burton misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Paul Britton - foul #2 on Paul Britton, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jason Cohn (PF), Hubert Paulus (C) William Ballard, Paul Britton | |
| Subs | Wesleyan | William Jones (PF) Michael Jones | |
| 17:48 | Wesleyan | Richard Burton misses the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 17:48 | Wesleyan | Richard Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 17:28 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby is hacked by Charles Wink - foul #3 on Charles Wink, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Allen Gray (PG), Richard Dunn (SG), William Bozek (SF) Michael Templeman, Edward Singleton, Coleman Frisby | |
| Subs | Wesleyan | Gabriel Morris (SG) Charles Wink | |
| 17:19 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Bush - foul #1 on James Bush, team foul #5 | 36-41 |
| 17:19 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn misses the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 17:19 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 17:08 | Wesleyan | William Jones makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Gabriel Morris | 37-43 |
| 16:44 | Grinnell | Allen Gray knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-43 |
| 16:20 | Wesleyan | William Jones can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Allen Gray - foul #3 on Allen Gray, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Edward Singleton (SG), Coleman Frisby (SF), William Ballard (PF), Paul Britton (C) Allen Gray, Richard Dunn, Jason Cohn, Hubert Paulus | |
| Subs | Wesleyan | | |
| 16:20 | Wesleyan | William Jones makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 16:20 | Wesleyan | William Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 16:13 | Grinnell | William Bozek lays it in and he's hacked by James Bush - foul #2 on James Bush, team foul #6 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Wesleyan | Michael Jones (PF) William Jones | |
| 16:13 | Grinnell | William Bozek misses the free throw | 41-45 |
| 16:13 | Grinnell | William Ballard grabs the offensive board | 41-45 |
| 15:56 | Grinnell | Edward Singleton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on James Bush - foul #3 on James Bush, team foul #7 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Templeman (PG) William Bozek | |
| Subs | Wesleyan | Charles Wink (PG), Joe Oliver (SG), Jerome Hood (SF) James Bush, Gabriel Morris, Floyd Morris | |
| 15:56 | Grinnell | Edward Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 15:56 | Grinnell | Edward Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Michael Templeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Singleton (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Coleman Frisby (fresh) PF - William Ballard (fresh) 5 pts. C - Paul Britton (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wesleyan | PG - Charles Wink (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joe Oliver (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerome Hood (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Burton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:43 | Wesleyan | Michael Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 15:42 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 15:18 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Singleton | 46-45 |
| 15:10 | Wesleyan | Jerome Hood is hacked by Coleman Frisby - foul #3 on Coleman Frisby, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Wesleyan | William Jones (PF) Michael Jones | |
| 14:55 | Wesleyan | Charles Wink loses the ball out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jason Cohn (SF), Hubert Paulus (PF) Coleman Frisby, William Ballard | |
| Subs | Wesleyan | | |
| 14:43 | Grinnell | Edward Singleton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-45 |
| 14:41 | Wesleyan | Richard Burton grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 14:15 | Wesleyan | Jerome Hood makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Charles Wink | 46-47 |
| 13:54 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-47 |
| 13:52 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn can't tip it in | 46-47 |
| 13:50 | Wesleyan | Richard Burton grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 13:36 | Wesleyan | Jerome Hood misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-47 |
| 13:34 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Jason Cohn | 46-47 |
| 13:16 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 46-47 |
| 13:15 | Grinnell | Hubert Paulus snags the offensive board | 46-47 |
| 13:00 | Grinnell | Edward Singleton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-47 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Allen Gray (PG), Coleman Frisby (SF), William Ballard (PF) Michael Templeman, Edward Singleton, Paul Britton | |
| Subs | Wesleyan | Michael Jones (PF) William Jones | |
| 12:44 | Wesleyan | Hubert Paulus takes the ball from Richard Burton | 46-47 |
| 12:30 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby is fouled on the floor by Jerome Hood - foul #4 on Jerome Hood, team foul #8 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Neil Zymowski (C) Hubert Paulus | |
| Subs | Wesleyan | Floyd Morris (SF) Jerome Hood | |
| 12:30 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 12:30 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 12:19 | Wesleyan | Floyd Morris misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-47 |
| 12:18 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Neil Zymowski | 48-47 |
| 12:04 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 48-47 |
| 12:02 | Grinnell | Allen Gray gets the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 11:55 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby lays it up and in on a nice dish by Allen Gray and he's fouled by Richard Burton - foul #2 on Richard Burton, team foul #9 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Dunn (SG) Jason Cohn | |
| Subs | Wesleyan | | |
| 11:55 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby makes the free throw | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Allen Gray (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Dunn (fresh) SF - Coleman Frisby (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Ballard (fresh) 5 pts. C - Neil Zymowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wesleyan | PG - Charles Wink (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joe Oliver (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Floyd Morris (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Burton (tiring) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:33 | Wesleyan | Richard Burton misses badly on a shot near the basket | 51-47 |
| 11:32 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 11:15 | Grinnell | Allen Gray misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-47 |
| 11:13 | Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Joe Oliver | 51-47 |
| 11:08 | Wesleyan | Richard Burton is hacked by Neil Zymowski - foul #1 on Neil Zymowski, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Edward Singleton (SG), Hubert Paulus (PF) Richard Dunn, William Ballard | |
| Subs | Wesleyan | | |
| 11:02 | Wesleyan | Richard Burton connects on the shot in the paint | 51-49 |
| 10:45 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Allen Gray | 53-49 |
| 10:31 | Wesleyan | Michael Jones misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 10:29 | Wesleyan | Richard Burton misses the tip | 53-49 |
| 10:27 | Wesleyan | Richard Burton can't tip it in | 53-49 |
| 10:25 | Wesleyan | Floyd Morris misses the tip | 53-49 |
| 10:23 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 10:09 | Grinnell | Edward Singleton misses short on a shot from the right side | 53-49 |
| 10:08 | Wesleyan | Floyd Morris snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 09:44 | Wesleyan | Charles Wink is whistled for a carry | 53-49 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Templeman (PG), Jason Cohn (SG), William Bozek (SF), William Ballard (PF), Paul Britton (C) Allen Gray, Edward Singleton, Coleman Frisby, Hubert Paulus, Neil Zymowski | |
| Subs | Wesleyan | James Bush (SG), William Jones (PF) Joe Oliver, Michael Jones | |
| 09:20 | Grinnell | Floyd Morris steals it from William Bozek | 53-49 |
| 09:02 | Wesleyan | James Bush clanks a 3 from the left corner | 53-49 |
| 09:00 | Wesleyan | William Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 08:41 | Wesleyan | Charles Wink clanks a shot from the right side | 53-49 |
| 08:39 | Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Floyd Morris | 53-49 |
| 08:24 | Wesleyan | Charles Wink clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 08:23 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 08:03 | Grinnell | Floyd Morris picks off the pass by Michael Templeman | 53-49 |
| 07:39 | Wesleyan | Charles Wink is hacked by Michael Templeman - foul #3 on Michael Templeman, team foul #6 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Edward Singleton (SG), Coleman Frisby (SF) William Bozek, William Ballard | |
| Subs | Wesleyan | Joe Oliver (SG), Jerome Hood (SF), Michael Jones (PF), Harvey Richardson (C) Charles Wink, Floyd Morris, William Jones, Richard Burton | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Michael Templeman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Singleton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Coleman Frisby (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jason Cohn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Britton (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wesleyan | PG - James Bush (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joe Oliver (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerome Hood (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Harvey Richardson (fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Wesleyan | Jerome Hood can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Paul Britton - foul #3 on Paul Britton, team foul #7 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Hubert Paulus (C) Paul Britton | |
| Subs | Wesleyan | | |
| 07:31 | Wesleyan | Jerome Hood makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 07:31 | Wesleyan | Jerome Hood makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 07:11 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Edward Singleton | 55-51 |
| 06:56 | Wesleyan | Coleman Frisby picks off the pass by James Bush | 55-51 |
| 06:53 | Grinnell | Edward Singleton banks in the layup on a great pass from Coleman Frisby | 57-51 |
| 06:34 | Wesleyan | Jerome Hood is fouled on the floor by Coleman Frisby - foul #4 on Coleman Frisby, team foul #8 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Allen Gray (PG), Neil Zymowski (C) Michael Templeman, Jason Cohn | |
| Subs | Wesleyan | | |
| 06:34 | Wesleyan | Jerome Hood makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 06:34 | Wesleyan | Jerome Hood makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 06:19 | Grinnell | Edward Singleton makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Allen Gray | 60-53 |
| 06:03 | Wesleyan | Jerome Hood buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Bush | 60-56 |
| 05:49 | Grinnell | Hubert Paulus's pass is intercepted by James Bush | 60-56 |
| 05:45 | Wesleyan | Jerome Hood hits the finger roll set up by James Bush | 60-58 |
| 05:27 | Grinnell | Allen Gray is hacked by James Bush - foul #4 on James Bush, team foul #10 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Bozek (SF), William Ballard (PF), Paul Britton (C) Coleman Frisby, Hubert Paulus, Neil Zymowski | |
| Subs | Wesleyan | Charles Wink (PG), William Jones (PF), Richard Burton (C) James Bush, Michael Jones, Harvey Richardson | |
| 05:27 | Grinnell | Allen Gray misses the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 05:27 | Grinnell | Allen Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 05:11 | Wesleyan | Richard Burton's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Britton | 61-58 |
| 05:09 | Wesleyan | Richard Burton gets the offensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 04:59 | Wesleyan | Charles Wink is fouled on the floor by Allen Gray - foul #4 on Allen Gray, team foul #9 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jason Cohn (SG) Edward Singleton | |
| Subs | Wesleyan | James Bush (SG) Joe Oliver | |
| 04:59 | Wesleyan | Charles Wink makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 04:59 | Wesleyan | Charles Wink misses the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 04:59 | Grinnell | William Ballard grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 04:35 | Grinnell | Jerome Hood is called for the reach on William Bozek - foul #5 on Jerome Hood, team foul #11 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Templeman (PG) Allen Gray | |
| Subs | Wesleyan | Floyd Morris (SF) Jerome Hood | |
| 04:35 | Grinnell | William Bozek makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 04:35 | Grinnell | William Bozek makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 04:21 | Wesleyan | Floyd Morris clanks a turnaround near the basket | 63-59 |
| 04:20 | Grinnell | Paul Britton snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| 04:13 | Grinnell | Paul Britton knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Michael Templeman | 65-59 |
| 03:53 | Wesleyan | James Bush misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-59 |
| 03:52 | Wesleyan | Charles Wink snags the offensive board | 65-59 |
| 03:36 | Wesleyan | James Bush is whistled for traveling | 65-59 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Edward Singleton (SG), Coleman Frisby (SF) William Bozek, William Ballard | |
| Subs | Wesleyan | Joe Oliver (SG) James Bush | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Michael Templeman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Singleton (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Coleman Frisby (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jason Cohn (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Britton (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wesleyan | PG - Charles Wink (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joe Oliver (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Floyd Morris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Jones (fresh) 8 pts. C - Richard Burton (tiring) 11 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:18 | Grinnell | Edward Singleton loses the ball out of bounds | 65-59 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Hubert Paulus (PF) Jason Cohn | |
| Subs | Wesleyan | Michael Jones (PF), Harvey Richardson (C) William Jones, Richard Burton | |
| 03:01 | Wesleyan | Michael Jones is whistled for a carry | 65-59 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Allen Gray (PG), Neil Zymowski (C) Michael Templeman, Paul Britton | |
| Subs | Wesleyan | | |
| 02:57 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-59 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Templeman (PG), William Ballard (PF), Paul Britton (C) Allen Gray, Hubert Paulus, Neil Zymowski | |
| Subs | Wesleyan | Richard Burton (C) Harvey Richardson | |
| 02:43 | Grinnell | Edward Singleton steps out of bounds on the baseline | 65-59 |
| 02:14 | Wesleyan | Richard Burton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Paul Britton - foul #4 on Paul Britton, team foul #10 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Wesleyan | William Jones (PF) Michael Jones | |
| 02:14 | Wesleyan | Richard Burton makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 02:14 | Wesleyan | Richard Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 01:49 | Grinnell | Paul Britton comes up short on the shot from the left block but the foul's on William Jones - foul #1 on William Jones, team foul #12 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Wesleyan | Michael Jones (PF) William Jones | |
| 01:49 | Grinnell | Paul Britton makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 01:49 | Grinnell | Paul Britton misses the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 01:49 | Wesleyan | Michael Jones pulls down the rebound | 66-61 |
| 01:35 | Wesleyan | Floyd Morris connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Joe Oliver | 66-63 |
| 01:29 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Templeman | 68-63 |
| 01:16 | Wesleyan | Joe Oliver drills a floater from the left wing | 68-65 |
| 00:59 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 68-65 |
| 00:57 | Wesleyan | Joe Oliver grabs the defensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 00:40 | Wesleyan | Joe Oliver's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Britton | 68-65 |
| 00:39 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman gets the rebound | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wesleyan | Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Grinnell | Edward Singleton misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 68-65 |
| 00:09 | Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Richard Burton | 68-65 |
| 00:09 | Wesleyan | Wesleyan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| 00:05 | Wesleyan | Charles Wink misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-65 |
| 00:03 | Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Oliver | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wesleyan | Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Wesleyan | Edward Singleton is called for the reach on Joe Oliver - foul #1 on Edward Singleton, team foul #11 | 68-65 |
| 00:00 | Wesleyan | Joe Oliver misses the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:00 | Wesleyan | Joe Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |