| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Timothy Pfeffer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Lampley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willis Vinci (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ollie Price (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dean Kelly (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Michael Templeman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Singleton (fresh) SF - Coleman Frisby (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Ballard (fresh) 3 pts. C - Paul Britton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ripon | Willis Vinci inbounds the ball | 22-27 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Ripon | Timothy Pfeffer can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on William Ballard - foul #1 on William Ballard, team foul #1 | 22-27 |
| 19:52 | Ripon | Timothy Pfeffer misses the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 19:52 | Ripon | Timothy Pfeffer makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 19:27 | Grinnell | Edward Singleton misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-27 |
| 19:25 | Ripon | Dean Kelly grabs the board | 23-27 |
| 19:19 | Ripon | Ollie Price misses the easy layup | 23-27 |
| 19:18 | Grinnell | Paul Britton grabs the board | 23-27 |
| 18:53 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby misses the jump hook near the basket | 23-27 |
| 18:52 | Ripon | Donald Lampley pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| 18:34 | Ripon | Ollie Price lays it up and in and he's hacked by Michael Templeman - foul #1 on Michael Templeman, team foul #2 | 25-27 |
| 18:34 | Ripon | Ollie Price misses the free throw | 25-27 |
| 18:34 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby grabs the defensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 18:19 | Grinnell | Paul Britton can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Timothy Pfeffer - foul #2 on Timothy Pfeffer, team foul #1 | 25-27 |
| 18:19 | Grinnell | Paul Britton makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 18:19 | Grinnell | Paul Britton makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 18:04 | Ripon | Ollie Price dunks the ball on a great pass from Timothy Pfeffer | 27-29 |
| 17:51 | Grinnell | Paul Britton hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Dean Kelly - foul #3 on Dean Kelly, team foul #2 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Ripon | Michael Rothstein (PF), Claude Condie (C) Ollie Price, Dean Kelly | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 17:51 | Grinnell | Paul Britton misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 17:51 | Grinnell | Paul Britton misses the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 17:51 | Ripon | The rebound goes to Claude Condie | 27-29 |
| 17:27 | Ripon | Timothy Pfeffer clanks a 3 from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 17:25 | Ripon | Willis Vinci gets the offensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 17:12 | Ripon | Michael Rothstein misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by William Ballard - foul #2 on William Ballard, team foul #3 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Ripon | John Robertson (PG), David James (SG) Timothy Pfeffer, Donald Lampley | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Allen Gray (PG), William Bozek (SF), Jason Cohn (PF), Hubert Paulus (C) Michael Templeman, Coleman Frisby, William Ballard, Paul Britton | |
| 17:12 | Ripon | Michael Rothstein misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 17:12 | Ripon | Michael Rothstein makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 16:51 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn hits a jumper in the paint | 28-31 |
| 16:22 | Ripon | Willis Vinci can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Edward Singleton - foul #3 on Edward Singleton, team foul #4 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Ripon | Ollie Price (PF) Claude Condie | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Dunn (SG) Edward Singleton | |
| 16:22 | Ripon | Willis Vinci misses the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 16:22 | Ripon | Willis Vinci makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 16:09 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Allen Gray | 29-33 |
| 16:04 | Ripon | Willis Vinci comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 29-33 |
| 16:03 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - John Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David James (fresh) SF - Willis Vinci (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Ollie Price (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Rothstein (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Allen Gray (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Dunn (fresh) SF - William Bozek (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Cohn (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Hubert Paulus (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:58 | Grinnell | Allen Gray misses the easy layup | 29-33 |
| 15:56 | Ripon | Willis Vinci snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 15:31 | Ripon | Michael Rothstein makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from David James | 31-33 |
| 15:09 | Grinnell | Allen Gray misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 15:07 | Ripon | Ollie Price pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 14:43 | Ripon | David James misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 14:41 | Ripon | Ollie Price pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 14:29 | Ripon | The short jumper by Michael Rothstein is denied by Hubert Paulus | 31-33 |
| 14:28 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to William Bozek | 31-33 |
| 14:09 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn loses the dribble to Ollie Price | 31-33 |
| 14:04 | Ripon | Willis Vinci can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 14:02 | Grinnell | Hubert Paulus grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 13:40 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ollie Price - foul #1 on Ollie Price, team foul #3 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Ripon | Timothy Pfeffer (PG), Donald Lampley (SG), Lawrence Sorensen (SF), Donald Jacobs (PF), Dean Kelly (C) John Robertson, David James, Willis Vinci, Ollie Price, Michael Rothstein | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Templeman (PG), Coleman Frisby (SF), William Ballard (PF), Paul Britton (C) Allen Gray, Richard Dunn, William Bozek, Hubert Paulus | |
| 13:40 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 13:40 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 13:16 | Ripon | Paul Britton is called for the reach on Dean Kelly - foul #2 on Paul Britton, team foul #5 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Edward Singleton (SG) Jason Cohn | |
| 13:04 | Ripon | Dean Kelly lays it in set up by Donald Lampley and the foul's on William Ballard - foul #3 on William Ballard, team foul #6 | 33-35 |
| 13:04 | Ripon | Dean Kelly makes the free throw | 34-35 |
| 12:40 | Grinnell | Paul Britton double dribbles | 34-35 |
| 12:20 | Ripon | Lawrence Sorensen comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-35 |
| 12:18 | Grinnell | Edward Singleton grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 12:04 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman lays it in on a great pass from Coleman Frisby | 34-37 |
| 11:45 | Ripon | Lawrence Sorensen connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Timothy Pfeffer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Lampley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Sorensen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Jacobs (fresh) C - Dean Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Michael Templeman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Singleton (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Coleman Frisby (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Ballard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Paul Britton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Grinnell | Paul Britton makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Michael Templeman | 36-40 |
| 11:13 | Ripon | Lawrence Sorensen makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy Pfeffer | 39-40 |
| 10:51 | Grinnell | William Ballard can't finish the layup | 39-40 |
| 10:49 | Ripon | Donald Jacobs gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 10:34 | Ripon | Donald Jacobs buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Dean Kelly | 42-40 |
| 10:09 | Grinnell | Edward Singleton is fouled on the floor by Dean Kelly - foul #4 on Dean Kelly, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Ripon | John Robertson (PG), David James (SG), Willis Vinci (SF), Ollie Price (PF), Michael Rothstein (C) Timothy Pfeffer, Donald Lampley, Lawrence Sorensen, Donald Jacobs, Dean Kelly | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Allen Gray (PG), Richard Dunn (SG), William Bozek (SF), Jason Cohn (PF), Hubert Paulus (C) Michael Templeman, Edward Singleton, Coleman Frisby, William Ballard, Paul Britton | |
| 09:52 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn can't connect on a runner in the lane | 42-40 |
| 09:50 | Ripon | David James grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 09:23 | Ripon | John Robertson misses the shot from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 09:21 | Ripon | Ollie Price tips it home | 44-40 |
| 09:01 | Grinnell | Hubert Paulus connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from William Bozek and the foul's on Michael Rothstein - foul #2 on Michael Rothstein, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Edward Singleton (SG) Richard Dunn | |
| 09:01 | Grinnell | Hubert Paulus makes the free throw | 44-43 |
| 08:40 | Ripon | Michael Rothstein is fouled on the floor by Hubert Paulus - foul #2 on Hubert Paulus, team foul #7 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Ripon | Donald Lampley (SG) David James | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 08:40 | Ripon | Michael Rothstein makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 08:40 | Ripon | Michael Rothstein makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 08:24 | Grinnell | Hubert Paulus misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 46-43 |
| 08:23 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn grabs the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 08:06 | Grinnell | Allen Gray hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 07:46 | Ripon | Michael Rothstein's layup is rejected by Jason Cohn | 46-46 |
| 07:44 | Ripon | Michael Rothstein snags the offensive board | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - John Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Lampley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willis Vinci (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ollie Price (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Rothstein (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Allen Gray (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Singleton (fresh) 3 pf. SF - William Bozek (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jason Cohn (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Hubert Paulus (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Ripon | Ollie Price drills a shot from close range | 48-46 |
| 07:14 | Grinnell | William Bozek knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-48 |
| 06:59 | Ripon | William Bozek steals it from Donald Lampley | 48-48 |
| 06:46 | Grinnell | Allen Gray is hacked by Donald Lampley - foul #1 on Donald Lampley, team foul #6 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Ripon | Timothy Pfeffer (PG), David James (SG), Lawrence Sorensen (SF), Donald Jacobs (PF), Dean Kelly (C) John Robertson, Donald Lampley, Willis Vinci, Ollie Price, Michael Rothstein | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Templeman (PG), Richard Dunn (SG), Coleman Frisby (SF), William Ballard (PF), Paul Britton (C) Allen Gray, Edward Singleton, William Bozek, Jason Cohn, Hubert Paulus | |
| 06:34 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 48-48 |
| 06:32 | Grinnell | Paul Britton grabs the offensive board | 48-48 |
| 06:24 | Grinnell | Richard Dunn drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Michael Templeman | 48-51 |
| 06:08 | Ripon | Dean Kelly drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-51 |
| 06:00 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by David James - foul #2 on David James, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| 06:00 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 06:00 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby misses the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 06:00 | Ripon | Donald Jacobs gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 05:46 | Ripon | Donald Jacobs makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from David James | 52-52 |
| 05:34 | Grinnell | William Ballard misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 05:32 | Ripon | Dean Kelly gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 05:23 | Ripon | Timothy Pfeffer is whistled for a carry | 52-52 |
| Subs | Ripon | Donald Lampley (SG), Willis Vinci (SF) David James, Lawrence Sorensen | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Edward Singleton (SG) Richard Dunn | |
| 05:08 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby is hacked by Donald Lampley - foul #2 on Donald Lampley, team foul #8 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Ripon | Michael Rothstein (PF) Donald Jacobs | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 05:08 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby misses the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 05:08 | Ripon | Michael Rothstein snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 04:49 | Ripon | Willis Vinci misses the 3 from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 04:48 | Ripon | Dean Kelly tips it in | 54-52 |
| 04:36 | Grinnell | Dean Kelly is called for the reach on Michael Templeman - foul #5 on Dean Kelly, team foul #9 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Ripon | Claude Condie (C) Dean Kelly | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 04:36 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 04:36 | Ripon | Claude Condie grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 04:23 | Ripon | Donald Lampley hits a driving attempt in the lane | 56-52 |
| 04:02 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby clanks a runner from the baseline | 56-52 |
| 04:00 | Grinnell | Edward Singleton tips it home | 56-54 |
| 03:31 | Ripon | Timothy Pfeffer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 56-54 |
| 03:30 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Timothy Pfeffer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Lampley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willis Vinci (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Rothstein (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Claude Condie (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Michael Templeman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Coleman Frisby (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Ballard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Paul Britton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Grinnell | Paul Britton's pass is intercepted by Donald Lampley | 56-54 |
| 03:10 | Ripon | William Ballard takes the ball from Timothy Pfeffer | 56-54 |
| 02:48 | Grinnell | Willis Vinci is called for the reach on Coleman Frisby - foul #1 on Willis Vinci, team foul #10 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Ripon | John Robertson (PG), David James (SG), Lawrence Sorensen (SF), Ollie Price (PF) Timothy Pfeffer, Donald Lampley, Willis Vinci, Michael Rothstein | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Allen Gray (PG), Richard Dunn (SG), Jason Cohn (PF), Hubert Paulus (C) Michael Templeman, Edward Singleton, William Ballard, Paul Britton | |
| 02:48 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 02:48 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby misses the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 02:48 | Ripon | Claude Condie grabs the board | 56-54 |
| 02:48 | Ripon | Ripon calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-54 |
| 02:30 | Ripon | Ollie Price is hacked by Jason Cohn - foul #1 on Jason Cohn, team foul #8 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Ripon | Donald Lampley (SG), Willis Vinci (SF), Michael Rothstein (C) David James, Lawrence Sorensen, Claude Condie | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Edward Singleton (SG) Richard Dunn | |
| 02:30 | Ripon | Ollie Price makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 02:30 | Ripon | Ollie Price makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 02:27 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-54 |
| Subs | Ripon | Timothy Pfeffer (PG) John Robertson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Templeman (PG), William Ballard (PF), Paul Britton (C) Allen Gray, Jason Cohn, Hubert Paulus | |
| 02:08 | Grinnell | Edward Singleton connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Templeman | 58-56 |
| 01:46 | Ripon | Donald Lampley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Coleman Frisby - foul #1 on Coleman Frisby, team foul #9 | 58-56 |
| 01:46 | Ripon | Donald Lampley misses the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 01:46 | Ripon | Donald Lampley makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 01:21 | Grinnell | Paul Britton buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Michael Templeman | 59-58 |
| 01:06 | Ripon | Donald Lampley loses the dribble to Michael Templeman | 59-58 |
| 01:00 | Grinnell | Paul Britton is denied on a layup by Michael Rothstein | 59-58 |
| 00:58 | Grinnell | Paul Britton hits the follow up shot | 59-60 |
| 00:38 | Ripon | Ollie Price misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 59-60 |
| 00:37 | Ripon | Michael Rothstein tips it home | 61-60 |
| 00:22 | Grinnell | Paul Britton lays it in on a great pass from Michael Templeman | 61-62 |
| 00:13 | Ripon | Donald Lampley hits the finger roll | 63-62 |
| 00:01 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby misses short on a jumper in the paint | 63-62 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | The clock runs out | 63-62 |