| Lineup | Marian | PG - Scott Armentrout (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert McKinnon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Toney Burns (fresh) C - Ray Vivian (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Richard Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Luther Amar (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Ballard (fresh) C - Paul Britton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | Michael Roberts inbounds the ball | 34-39 |
| Game Plan | Marian | Marian is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Grinnell | Richard Dunn makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Luther Amar | 34-42 |
| 19:37 | Marian | Toney Burns misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 19:36 | Grinnell | Michael Roberts gets the rebound | 34-42 |
| 19:12 | Grinnell | Richard Dunn misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 19:10 | Marian | Toney Burns snags the defensive board | 34-42 |
| 18:49 | Marian | Scott Armentrout is hacked by William Ballard - foul #1 on William Ballard, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| 18:44 | Marian | Robert McKinnon hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 34-42 |
| 18:42 | Marian | Toney Burns gets the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 18:37 | Marian | Daniel Brown clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-42 |
| 18:36 | Grinnell | Paul Britton snags the defensive board | 34-42 |
| 18:32 | Grinnell | Scott Armentrout steps in front of the Richard Dunn pass | 34-42 |
| 18:17 | Marian | Daniel Brown makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-42 |
| 18:04 | Grinnell | Daniel Brown picks off the pass by Paul Britton | 37-42 |
| 17:45 | Marian | Scott Armentrout misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 17:43 | Grinnell | Michael Roberts gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 17:25 | Grinnell | Michael Roberts hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-45 |
| 17:19 | Marian | Scott Armentrout clanks a floater in the lane but he's hacked by William Ballard - foul #2 on William Ballard, team foul #2 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Marian | Terry Smitreski (SG), Robert Voris (SF), Todd Hunt (PF), Michael Maher (C) Daniel Brown, Robert McKinnon, Toney Burns, Ray Vivian | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Allen Gray (SG), William Bozek (SF), Hubert Paulus (PF), Neil Zymowski (C) Luther Amar, Michael Roberts, William Ballard, Paul Britton | |
| 17:19 | Marian | Scott Armentrout makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 17:19 | Marian | Scott Armentrout makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 17:00 | Grinnell | Hubert Paulus misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 39-45 |
| 16:58 | Marian | Robert Voris pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 16:43 | Marian | Scott Armentrout lays it in | 41-45 |
| 16:24 | Grinnell | Hubert Paulus misses the lay-in | 41-45 |
| 16:22 | Marian | Robert Voris snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 16:05 | Marian | Michael Maher misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Allen Gray - foul #1 on Allen Gray, team foul #3 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Marian | Daniel Brown (SG), Toney Burns (PF), Ray Vivian (C) Scott Armentrout, Robert Voris, Todd Hunt | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Luther Amar (SG), Paul Britton (C) Richard Dunn, Neil Zymowski | |
| 16:05 | Marian | Michael Maher misses the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 16:05 | Marian | Michael Maher makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 15:58 | Grinnell | Paul Britton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-45 |
| 15:56 | Marian | Terry Smitreski pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Marian | PG - Terry Smitreski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Maher (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Toney Burns (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ray Vivian (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Allen Gray (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Luther Amar (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Bozek (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Hubert Paulus (fresh) 6 pts. C - Paul Britton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Marian | Ray Vivian is fouled on the floor by Hubert Paulus - foul #1 on Hubert Paulus, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Marian | Robert Voris (SF) Michael Maher | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Ballard (PF) Hubert Paulus | |
| 15:38 | Marian | Ray Vivian hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 15:37 | Marian | Toney Burns tips it in | 44-45 |
| 15:19 | Grinnell | Allen Gray hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 15:18 | Marian | Ray Vivian gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 14:56 | Marian | Ray Vivian hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Toney Burns | 46-45 |
| 14:37 | Grinnell | Luther Amar's pass is intercepted by Toney Burns | 46-45 |
| 14:09 | Marian | Daniel Brown is hacked by Luther Amar - foul #1 on Luther Amar, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Marian | Scott Armentrout (PG), Ronnie Brown (SG), Robert McKinnon (SF), Todd Hunt (C) Terry Smitreski, Daniel Brown, Robert Voris, Ray Vivian | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Dunn (PG), Edward Singleton (SG), Michael Roberts (SF), Hubert Paulus (PF), Neil Zymowski (C) Allen Gray, Luther Amar, William Bozek, William Ballard, Paul Britton | |
| 13:58 | Marian | Robert McKinnon hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Armentrout | 49-45 |
| 13:41 | Grinnell | Hubert Paulus makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Neil Zymowski and he's fouled by Toney Burns - foul #1 on Toney Burns, team foul #1 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Marian | Michael Maher (C) Toney Burns | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 13:41 | Grinnell | Hubert Paulus misses the free throw | 49-47 |
| 13:41 | Marian | Michael Maher grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 13:29 | Marian | Robert McKinnon is fouled on the floor by Edward Singleton - foul #2 on Edward Singleton, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| 13:05 | Marian | Scott Armentrout comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-47 |
| 13:04 | Grinnell | Neil Zymowski grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 12:57 | Grinnell | Edward Singleton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-47 |
| 12:55 | Marian | Michael Maher grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 12:33 | Marian | Michael Maher comes up short on the floater from the left block | 49-47 |
| 12:31 | Grinnell | Michael Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 12:19 | Grinnell | Neil Zymowski is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 49-47 |
| Subs | Marian | Daniel Brown (SG), Robert Voris (SF), Toney Burns (PF), Ray Vivian (C) Ronnie Brown, Robert McKinnon, Todd Hunt, Michael Maher | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Luther Amar (SG), William Ballard (PF), Paul Britton (C) Edward Singleton, Hubert Paulus, Neil Zymowski | |
| 12:00 | Marian | Robert Voris is whistled for a carry | 49-47 |
| Subs | Marian | Dale Siewert (PG) Scott Armentrout | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Joseph Clarkson (SF) Michael Roberts | |
| 11:49 | Grinnell | Paul Britton hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 49-47 |
| 11:47 | Marian | Robert Voris snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Marian | PG - Dale Siewert (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Voris (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Toney Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ray Vivian (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Richard Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Luther Amar (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Clarkson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Ballard (fresh) C - Paul Britton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Marian | Dale Siewert knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Daniel Brown | 51-47 |
| 11:05 | Grinnell | William Ballard misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 11:03 | Grinnell | Paul Britton snags the offensive board | 51-47 |
| 10:54 | Grinnell | Luther Amar makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Richard Dunn | 51-50 |
| 10:36 | Marian | Robert Voris buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 10:15 | Grinnell | William Ballard is whistled for traveling | 53-50 |
| Subs | Marian | Scott Armentrout (PG), Terry Smitreski (SG), Robert McKinnon (SF), Todd Hunt (PF) Dale Siewert, Daniel Brown, Toney Burns, Ray Vivian | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Allen Gray (PG), Edward Singleton (SG), Michael Roberts (SF), Hubert Paulus (PF) Richard Dunn, Luther Amar, Joseph Clarkson, William Ballard | |
| 09:52 | Marian | Todd Hunt is called for traveling | 53-50 |
| Subs | Marian | Michael Maher (C) Robert Voris | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 09:32 | Grinnell | Hubert Paulus scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Allen Gray and he's fouled by Todd Hunt - foul #1 on Todd Hunt, team foul #2 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Marian | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Neil Zymowski (C) Paul Britton | |
| 09:32 | Grinnell | Hubert Paulus misses the free throw | 53-52 |
| 09:32 | Marian | Todd Hunt grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 09:18 | Marian | Scott Armentrout hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Robert McKinnon | 56-52 |
| 08:52 | Grinnell | Michael Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-52 |
| 08:50 | Marian | Todd Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 08:44 | Marian | Terry Smitreski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Hubert Paulus - foul #2 on Hubert Paulus, team foul #7 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Marian | Daniel Brown (SG), Robert Voris (SF), Toney Burns (PF), Ray Vivian (C) Scott Armentrout, Robert McKinnon, Todd Hunt, Michael Maher | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Luther Amar (SG), William Bozek (SF) Edward Singleton, Michael Roberts | |
| 08:44 | Marian | Terry Smitreski makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 08:44 | Marian | Terry Smitreski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 08:42 | Grinnell | Allen Gray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-52 |
| 08:28 | Marian | Terry Smitreski misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 08:27 | Grinnell | Hubert Paulus snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| 08:08 | Grinnell | William Bozek steps out of bounds on the sideline | 58-52 |
| Subs | Marian | Scott Armentrout (PG) Terry Smitreski | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Dunn (PG), William Ballard (PF), Paul Britton (C) Allen Gray, Hubert Paulus, Neil Zymowski | |
| 08:01 | Marian | Daniel Brown clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-52 |
| 08:00 | Marian | Ray Vivian pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 07:51 | Marian | Ray Vivian misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by William Bozek - foul #2 on William Bozek, team foul #8 | 58-52 |
| 07:51 | Marian | Ray Vivian makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 07:51 | Marian | Ray Vivian misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 07:51 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to William Ballard | 59-52 |
| 07:31 | Grinnell | Daniel Brown is called for the reach on Paul Britton - foul #1 on Daniel Brown, team foul #3 | 59-52 |
| Lineup | Marian | PG - Scott Armentrout (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Voris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Toney Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ray Vivian (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Richard Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Luther Amar (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Bozek (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Ballard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Britton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Grinnell | Paul Britton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-52 |
| 07:12 | Grinnell | Paul Britton grabs the offensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 07:05 | Grinnell | Luther Amar can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-52 |
| 07:03 | Marian | Toney Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 06:39 | Marian | Ray Vivian misses the turnaround in the paint | 59-52 |
| 06:37 | Grinnell | Luther Amar snags the defensive board | 59-52 |
| 06:10 | Grinnell | Luther Amar is hacked by Daniel Brown - foul #2 on Daniel Brown, team foul #4 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Marian | Terry Smitreski (SG), Robert McKinnon (SF), Todd Hunt (PF), Michael Maher (C) Daniel Brown, Robert Voris, Toney Burns, Ray Vivian | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Allen Gray (SG), Michael Roberts (SF), Hubert Paulus (PF), Neil Zymowski (C) Luther Amar, William Bozek, William Ballard, Paul Britton | |
| 05:58 | Grinnell | Michael Roberts misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-52 |
| 05:57 | Marian | Todd Hunt snags the defensive board | 59-52 |
| 05:43 | Marian | Hubert Paulus denies the turnaround by Todd Hunt | 59-52 |
| 05:42 | Marian | Todd Hunt tips it in | 61-52 |
| 05:37 | Grinnell | Richard Dunn can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-52 |
| 05:36 | Grinnell | Allen Gray can't tip it in | 61-52 |
| 05:35 | Grinnell | Neil Zymowski grabs the offensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 05:26 | Grinnell | Allen Gray hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Michael Roberts | 61-54 |
| 04:59 | Marian | Scott Armentrout is denied on a layup by Hubert Paulus | 61-54 |
| 04:58 | Marian | Todd Hunt grabs the offensive board | 61-54 |
| 04:47 | Marian | Scott Armentrout hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Allen Gray - foul #2 on Allen Gray, team foul #9 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Marian | Toney Burns (PF) Michael Maher | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Edward Singleton (SG), William Ballard (PF), Paul Britton (C) Richard Dunn, Hubert Paulus, Neil Zymowski | |
| 04:47 | Marian | Scott Armentrout makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 04:47 | Marian | Scott Armentrout makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 04:37 | Grinnell | Michael Roberts drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Allen Gray | 63-56 |
| 04:15 | Marian | Todd Hunt can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Paul Britton - foul #2 on Paul Britton, team foul #10 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Marian | Ronnie Brown (PG), Daniel Brown (SG), Robert Voris (SF), Ray Vivian (C) Scott Armentrout, Terry Smitreski, Robert McKinnon, Toney Burns | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Luther Amar (SG), Neil Zymowski (SF) Edward Singleton, Michael Roberts | |
| 04:15 | Marian | Todd Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 04:15 | Marian | Todd Hunt misses the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 04:15 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to William Ballard | 64-56 |
| 03:56 | Grinnell | Ray Vivian swats the layup by Neil Zymowski | 64-56 |
| 03:54 | Grinnell | William Ballard can't tip it in | 64-56 |
| 03:52 | Marian | Todd Hunt grabs the board | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Marian | Marian is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Marian | Todd Hunt buries a floater from the right block | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Marian | Marian is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Grinnell | Neil Zymowski hits the finger roll set up by Luther Amar and the foul's on Ray Vivian - foul #3 on Ray Vivian, team foul #5 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Marian | Toney Burns (PF) Todd Hunt | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Dunn (PG), Hubert Paulus (PF) Allen Gray, William Ballard | |
| 03:10 | Grinnell | Neil Zymowski misses the free throw | 66-58 |
| 03:10 | Marian | Ray Vivian grabs the board | 66-58 |
| Lineup | Marian | PG - Ronnie Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Voris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Toney Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Ray Vivian (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Richard Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Luther Amar (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Neil Zymowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hubert Paulus (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Paul Britton (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:47 | Marian | Daniel Brown drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Ronnie Brown | 69-58 |
| 02:47 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-58 |
| Subs | Marian | Scott Armentrout (PG), Robert McKinnon (SF) Ronnie Brown, Robert Voris | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Roberts (SF), William Ballard (PF) Neil Zymowski, Hubert Paulus | |
| 02:26 | Grinnell | Richard Dunn misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-58 |
| 02:24 | Marian | Robert McKinnon snags the defensive board | 69-58 |
| 01:55 | Marian | Scott Armentrout hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Robert McKinnon and he's hacked by Richard Dunn - foul #2 on Richard Dunn, team foul #11 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Marian | Terry Smitreski (SG), Robert Voris (SF), Todd Hunt (PF), Michael Maher (C) Daniel Brown, Robert McKinnon, Toney Burns, Ray Vivian | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Allen Gray (PG), Edward Singleton (SG), William Bozek (SF), Hubert Paulus (PF), Neil Zymowski (C) Richard Dunn, Luther Amar, Michael Roberts, William Ballard, Paul Britton | |
| 01:55 | Marian | Scott Armentrout makes the free throw | 72-58 |
| 01:30 | Grinnell | Edward Singleton makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Hubert Paulus | 72-60 |
| 01:10 | Marian | Michael Maher buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Scott Armentrout | 74-60 |
| 01:01 | Grinnell | Robert Voris steals it from Allen Gray | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | Marian | Marian is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Marian | Todd Hunt misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 74-60 |
| 00:32 | Marian | Terry Smitreski snags the offensive board | 74-60 |
| 00:05 | Marian | Robert Voris misses the fadeaway in the paint | 74-60 |
| 00:03 | Marian | Todd Hunt tips it back up and in | 76-60 |
| Game Plan | Marian | Marian is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | William Bozek clanks a halfcourt shot | 76-60 |