| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Jeffrey Vick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Crane (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Earl Marchand (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Johnny Jones (fresh) 11 pts. C - Paul Bongiorno (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Jerry Vincent (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Ruffner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Mullins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Garfield Presler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Nitta (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ripon | Earl Marchand inbounds the ball | 26-34 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Ripon | The jump hook by Johnny Jones is blocked by Charles Nitta | 26-34 |
| 19:39 | Ripon | Earl Marchand hits the follow up shot | 28-34 |
| 19:10 | Grinnell | Garfield Presler misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 28-34 |
| 19:08 | Grinnell | Michael Mullins tips it back up and in | 28-36 |
| 18:51 | Ripon | Charles Nitta takes the ball from Jeffrey Vick | 28-36 |
| 18:38 | Grinnell | Jeffrey Vick picks off the pass by Corey Ruffner | 28-36 |
| 18:17 | Ripon | Earl Marchand comes up short on the floater from the left side | 28-36 |
| 18:16 | Ripon | Earl Marchand misses the tip | 28-36 |
| 18:14 | Grinnell | Garfield Presler snags the defensive board | 28-36 |
| 17:51 | Grinnell | Garfield Presler buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-38 |
| 17:23 | Ripon | Jeffrey Vick is hacked by Jerry Vincent - foul #1 on Jerry Vincent, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Ripon | Marc Bramblett (PG), Michael Weiss (SF), Philip Thomas (C) Jeffrey Vick, Earl Marchand, Paul Bongiorno | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Billy Dinan (SG), Harry Young (SF) Corey Ruffner, Michael Mullins | |
| 17:14 | Ripon | Billy Dinan steps in front of the Michael Weiss pass | 28-38 |
| 16:57 | Grinnell | Billy Dinan misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 28-38 |
| 16:56 | Ripon | Johnny Jones pulls down the rebound | 28-38 |
| 16:36 | Ripon | Jerry Vincent steals the ball from Johnny Jones | 28-38 |
| 16:16 | Grinnell | Billy Dinan misses short on a shot in the lane | 28-38 |
| 16:15 | Grinnell | Charles Nitta grabs the offensive board | 28-38 |
| 15:56 | Grinnell | Harry Young misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 28-38 |
| 15:54 | Grinnell | Billy Dinan pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-38 |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Marc Bramblett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bruce Crane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Weiss (fresh) PF - Johnny Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Philip Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Jerry Vincent (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy Dinan (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harry Young (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Garfield Presler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Nitta (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:42 | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-38 |
| 15:41 | Ripon | Johnny Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 15:12 | Ripon | Johnny Jones banks in the layup | 30-38 |
| 14:59 | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-38 |
| 14:57 | Ripon | Philip Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 14:43 | Ripon | Johnny Jones hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Marc Bramblett | 32-38 |
| 14:40 | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent is fouled in the backcourt by Marc Bramblett - foul #1 on Marc Bramblett, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Ripon | Steven Otani (PG), Jeffrey Vick (SG), Earl Marchand (SF), Paul Bongiorno (C) Marc Bramblett, Bruce Crane, Michael Weiss, Johnny Jones | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Don Carr (PG), Corey Ruffner (SG), Michael Mullins (SF), Dylan Blum (PF), Jeremy Whitfield (C) Jerry Vincent, Billy Dinan, Harry Young, Garfield Presler, Charles Nitta | |
| 14:33 | Grinnell | Paul Bongiorno steals the ball from Don Carr | 32-38 |
| 14:10 | Ripon | Steven Otani misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 14:09 | Grinnell | Jeremy Whitfield grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 13:55 | Grinnell | Dylan Blum's floater is tipped away by Philip Thomas | 32-38 |
| 13:54 | Grinnell | Jeremy Whitfield hits the follow up shot | 32-40 |
| 13:46 | Ripon | Paul Bongiorno is fouled on the floor by Don Carr - foul #2 on Don Carr, team foul #2 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Ripon | Johnny Jones (PF) Philip Thomas | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Harry Young (PF) Dylan Blum | |
| 13:28 | Ripon | Steven Otani clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 13:26 | Grinnell | Jeremy Whitfield snags the defensive board | 32-40 |
| 13:21 | Grinnell | Michael Mullins drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Corey Ruffner | 32-42 |
| 13:06 | Ripon | Jeffrey Vick buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 12:53 | Grinnell | Don Carr misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-42 |
| 12:52 | Ripon | Johnny Jones pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| 12:34 | Ripon | Johnny Jones comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 12:32 | Ripon | Paul Bongiorno tips it but misses | 35-42 |
| 12:31 | Grinnell | Jeremy Whitfield snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 12:15 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner misses the jumper from the left side | 35-42 |
| 12:13 | Ripon | Paul Bongiorno pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| 11:50 | Ripon | Johnny Jones misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Harry Young - foul #1 on Harry Young, team foul #3 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Ripon | Bruce Crane (SG), Michael Weiss (SF), Philip Thomas (C) Jeffrey Vick, Earl Marchand, Paul Bongiorno | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent (PG), Billy Dinan (SG), Dylan Blum (SF), Garfield Presler (PF), Charles Nitta (C) Don Carr, Corey Ruffner, Michael Mullins, Harry Young, Jeremy Whitfield | |
| 11:50 | Ripon | Johnny Jones makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 11:50 | Ripon | Johnny Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Steven Otani (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bruce Crane (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Weiss (fresh) PF - Johnny Jones (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Philip Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Jerry Vincent (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy Dinan (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dylan Blum (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Garfield Presler (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Nitta (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:36 | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 11:35 | Ripon | Philip Thomas gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 11:29 | Ripon | Steven Otani scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Philip Thomas | 40-42 |
| 11:23 | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Billy Dinan | 40-44 |
| 11:10 | Ripon | Johnny Jones misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-44 |
| 11:08 | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 10:40 | Grinnell | Philip Thomas steals the ball from Dylan Blum | 40-44 |
| 10:34 | Ripon | Philip Thomas is hacked by Charles Nitta - foul #2 on Charles Nitta, team foul #4 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Ripon | Marc Bramblett (PG), Jeffrey Vick (SF) Steven Otani, Johnny Jones | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Mullins (SF) Dylan Blum | |
| 10:18 | Ripon | Michael Weiss hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 40-44 |
| 10:16 | Ripon | Philip Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 10:04 | Ripon | Bruce Crane drills a jumper from the right side set up by Philip Thomas | 42-44 |
| 09:52 | Grinnell | Billy Dinan's pass is intercepted by Marc Bramblett | 42-44 |
| 09:49 | Ripon | Bruce Crane throws it down on a nice dish by Marc Bramblett | 44-44 |
| 09:39 | Grinnell | Michael Mullins misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Jeffrey Vick - foul #2 on Jeffrey Vick, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Ripon | Earl Marchand (SF), Paul Bongiorno (C) Marc Bramblett, Bruce Crane | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner (SG), Jeremy Whitfield (C) Jerry Vincent, Charles Nitta | |
| 09:39 | Grinnell | Michael Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 09:39 | Grinnell | Michael Mullins makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 09:23 | Ripon | Paul Bongiorno misses the shot in the paint | 44-46 |
| 09:22 | Grinnell | Garfield Presler pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 09:05 | Grinnell | Philip Thomas steals the ball from Michael Mullins | 44-46 |
| 09:00 | Ripon | Jeffrey Vick hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Philip Thomas | 46-46 |
| 08:38 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-46 |
| 08:37 | Grinnell | Jeremy Whitfield tips it back up and in | 46-48 |
| 08:16 | Ripon | Philip Thomas can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Mullins - foul #1 on Michael Mullins, team foul #5 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Ripon | Steven Otani (PG), Bruce Crane (SG) Jeffrey Vick, Michael Weiss | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent (PG), Harry Young (SF), Charles Nitta (C) Billy Dinan, Michael Mullins, Garfield Presler | |
| 08:16 | Ripon | Philip Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 08:16 | Ripon | Philip Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 08:14 | Grinnell | Steven Otani is called for the reach on Jerry Vincent in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steven Otani, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Ripon | Marc Bramblett (PG), Johnny Jones (PF) Steven Otani, Philip Thomas | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 08:03 | Grinnell | Marc Bramblett is called for the reach on Corey Ruffner - foul #2 on Marc Bramblett, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| 07:48 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Marc Bramblett (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Bruce Crane (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Earl Marchand (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Johnny Jones (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Bongiorno (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Jerry Vincent (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Corey Ruffner (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harry Young (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Whitfield (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Nitta (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:37 | Ripon | Corey Ruffner picks off the pass by Marc Bramblett | 48-51 |
| 07:34 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner blows the layup | 48-51 |
| 07:33 | Ripon | Earl Marchand pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 07:27 | Ripon | Johnny Jones misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 48-51 |
| 07:26 | Grinnell | Charles Nitta snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 07:09 | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Corey Ruffner | 48-54 |
| 06:53 | Ripon | Charles Nitta is called for the reach on Paul Bongiorno - foul #3 on Charles Nitta, team foul #6 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Ripon | Steven Otani (PG), Jeffrey Vick (SF) Marc Bramblett, Earl Marchand | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Don Carr (SG), Garfield Presler (PF) Corey Ruffner, Jeremy Whitfield | |
| 06:46 | Ripon | Jeffrey Vick hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Otani and he's fouled by Jerry Vincent - foul #2 on Jerry Vincent, team foul #7 | 50-54 |
| 06:46 | Ripon | Jeffrey Vick misses the free throw | 50-54 |
| 06:46 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Garfield Presler | 50-54 |
| 06:30 | Grinnell | Don Carr is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Don Carr, team foul #8 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Ripon | Philip Thomas (C) Paul Bongiorno | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Billy Dinan (SG), Michael Mullins (SF) Don Carr, Harry Young | |
| 06:26 | Ripon | Jerry Vincent steals the ball from Steven Otani in the backcourt | 50-54 |
| 06:17 | Grinnell | Steven Otani takes the ball from Garfield Presler | 50-54 |
| 06:06 | Ripon | Johnny Jones is whistled for a carry | 50-54 |
| Subs | Ripon | Marc Bramblett (SG), Michael Weiss (PF) Bruce Crane, Johnny Jones | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Don Carr (SG), Jeremy Whitfield (C) Jerry Vincent, Charles Nitta | |
| 05:44 | Grinnell | Garfield Presler misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 50-54 |
| 05:42 | Ripon | Philip Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 05:27 | Ripon | Jeffrey Vick can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 50-54 |
| 05:25 | Grinnell | Garfield Presler snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| 05:10 | Grinnell | Garfield Presler makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Billy Dinan and he's fouled by Michael Weiss - foul #1 on Michael Weiss, team foul #5 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Ripon | Earl Marchand (SF) Jeffrey Vick | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner (SG), Harry Young (SF) Don Carr, Michael Mullins | |
| 05:10 | Grinnell | Garfield Presler makes the free throw | 50-57 |
| 04:53 | Ripon | Marc Bramblett loses the dribble to Garfield Presler | 50-57 |
| 04:41 | Grinnell | Steven Otani is called for the reach on Billy Dinan - foul #5 on Steven Otani, team foul #6 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Ripon | Bruce Crane (SG), Paul Bongiorno (C) Steven Otani, Philip Thomas | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent (PG), Charles Nitta (C) Billy Dinan, Jeremy Whitfield | |
| 04:35 | Grinnell | Garfield Presler buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Jerry Vincent | 50-59 |
| 04:12 | Ripon | Marc Bramblett hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Bruce Crane | 53-59 |
| 03:58 | Grinnell | Garfield Presler is hacked by Michael Weiss - foul #2 on Michael Weiss, team foul #7 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Ripon | Jeffrey Vick (PG), Johnny Jones (PF) Marc Bramblett, Michael Weiss | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Mullins (SF) Harry Young | |
| 03:58 | Grinnell | Garfield Presler makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 03:58 | Grinnell | Garfield Presler makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Ripon | Paul Bongiorno knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Jeffrey Vick and the foul's on Charles Nitta - foul #4 on Charles Nitta, team foul #9 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Harry Young (PF) Garfield Presler | |
| 03:45 | Ripon | Paul Bongiorno makes the free throw | 56-61 |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Jeffrey Vick (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Crane (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Marchand (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Johnny Jones (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Bongiorno (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Jerry Vincent (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Corey Ruffner (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Mullins (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harry Young (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Nitta (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Grinnell | Charles Nitta misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-61 |
| 03:25 | Ripon | Paul Bongiorno pulls down the rebound | 56-61 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 03:00 | Ripon | Johnny Jones loses the dribble to Jerry Vincent | 56-61 |
| 02:56 | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent blows the layup | 56-61 |
| 02:55 | Ripon | The rebound goes to Bruce Crane | 56-61 |
| 02:33 | Ripon | Jerry Vincent is called for the reach on Earl Marchand - foul #3 on Jerry Vincent, team foul #10 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Ripon | Marc Bramblett (PG), Philip Thomas (C) Jeffrey Vick, Paul Bongiorno | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Billy Dinan (PG), Don Carr (SG), Garfield Presler (PF), Jeremy Whitfield (C) Jerry Vincent, Corey Ruffner, Michael Mullins, Charles Nitta | |
| 02:33 | Ripon | Earl Marchand makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 02:33 | Ripon | Earl Marchand makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 02:31 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| Subs | Ripon | Jeffrey Vick (PG) Marc Bramblett | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent (PG), Michael Mullins (SF), Charles Nitta (C) Don Carr, Harry Young, Jeremy Whitfield | |
| 02:21 | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-61 |
| 02:20 | Grinnell | Charles Nitta tips it but misses | 58-61 |
| 02:18 | Ripon | Jeffrey Vick grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 02:18 | Ripon | Ripon calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| Subs | Ripon | Paul Bongiorno (C) Philip Thomas | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner (SG) Billy Dinan | |
| 02:07 | Ripon | Johnny Jones misses the easy layup | 58-61 |
| 02:05 | Ripon | Johnny Jones tips it but misses | 58-61 |
| 02:04 | Ripon | Bruce Crane tips it home | 60-61 |
| 01:41 | Grinnell | Jeffrey Vick picks off the pass by Jerry Vincent | 60-61 |
| 01:38 | Ripon | Jeffrey Vick hits the finger roll | 62-61 |
| 01:14 | Grinnell | Bruce Crane is called for the reach on Corey Ruffner - foul #1 on Bruce Crane, team foul #8 | 62-61 |
| 01:14 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 01:14 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:50 | Ripon | Paul Bongiorno lays it up and in | 64-63 |
| 00:25 | Grinnell | Michael Mullins comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 64-63 |
| 00:24 | Grinnell | Charles Nitta tips it in | 64-65 |
| 00:19 | Ripon | Jeffrey Vick can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 64-65 |
| 00:18 | Ripon | Earl Marchand gets the offensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 00:10 | Ripon | Johnny Jones hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Earl Marchand | 66-65 |
| 00:10 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| 00:05 | Grinnell | Johnny Jones blocks the short jumper by Garfield Presler | 66-65 |
| 00:04 | Grinnell | Charles Nitta gets the offensive rebound | 66-65 |
| 00:02 | Grinnell | Michael Mullins misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 66-65 |
| 00:00 | Ripon | Paul Bongiorno snags the defensive board | 66-65 |