| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Timothy Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randall Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Charles Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roland Willey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Zerring (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Joseph Silverman (fresh) SG - Robert McFadyen (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Willis Horn (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Glen Brumfield (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Miles (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rockford | Willis Horn inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Rockford | Glen Brumfield misses the 3 from the left wing | 28-25 |
| 19:47 | Grinnell | Timothy Brooks pulls down the rebound | 28-25 |
| 19:29 | Grinnell | Charles Holmes banks in the layup set up by Timothy Brooks | 30-25 |
| 19:02 | Rockford | Jerry Miles can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Brian Zerring - foul #1 on Brian Zerring, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| 19:02 | Rockford | Jerry Miles misses the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 19:02 | Rockford | Jerry Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 18:44 | Grinnell | Timothy Brooks is called for traveling | 30-26 |
| 18:20 | Rockford | Glen Brumfield hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Timothy Brooks - foul #1 on Timothy Brooks, team foul #2 | 30-26 |
| 18:20 | Rockford | Glen Brumfield makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 18:20 | Rockford | Glen Brumfield makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 18:01 | Grinnell | Willis Horn steals it from Timothy Brooks | 30-28 |
| 17:32 | Rockford | Randall Jackson is called for the reach on Robert McFadyen - foul #1 on Randall Jackson, team foul #3 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Mark Warner (PF) Roland Willey | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 17:17 | Rockford | Willis Horn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-28 |
| 17:16 | Rockford | Glen Brumfield gets the offensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 17:06 | Rockford | Jerry Miles makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Silverman | 30-30 |
| 16:49 | Grinnell | Mark Warner can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 30-30 |
| 16:47 | Grinnell | Charles Holmes tips it back up and in | 32-30 |
| 16:33 | Rockford | Brian Zerring denies the turnaround by Willis Horn | 32-30 |
| 16:32 | Grinnell | Mark Warner gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 16:14 | Grinnell | Randall Jackson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert McFadyen - foul #3 on Robert McFadyen, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Donald King (PG), Donald Couch (SF), Roland Willey (PF) Timothy Brooks, Charles Holmes, Brian Zerring | |
| Subs | Rockford | Stephen Perkinson (PG), Kevin Myers (SG), Clay Slate (SF), Brian Collins (PF), Charles Porath (C) Joseph Silverman, Robert McFadyen, Willis Horn, Glen Brumfield, Jerry Miles | |
| 16:14 | Grinnell | Randall Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 16:14 | Grinnell | Randall Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 15:59 | Rockford | Clay Slate drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stephen Perkinson | 33-32 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Donald King (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randall Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Donald Couch (fresh) PF - Roland Willey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Warner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Stephen Perkinson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Myers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clay Slate (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Collins (fresh) C - Charles Porath (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Grinnell | Donald King clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 15:46 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Roland Willey | 33-32 |
| 15:30 | Grinnell | Brian Collins is called for the reach on Roland Willey - foul #1 on Brian Collins, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bernard James (SG), Terry Boer (PF) Randall Jackson, Mark Warner | |
| Subs | Rockford | Elwood Coburn (PF) Clay Slate | |
| 15:18 | Grinnell | Donald King hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 15:17 | Grinnell | Donald Couch tips it in | 35-32 |
| 15:03 | Rockford | Elwood Coburn hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-32 |
| 15:02 | Rockford | Elwood Coburn tips it in | 35-34 |
| 14:46 | Grinnell | Elwood Coburn steps in front of the Bernard James pass | 35-34 |
| 14:27 | Rockford | Kevin Myers hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Charles Porath and the foul's on Bernard James - foul #1 on Bernard James, team foul #4 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Timothy Brooks (PG), Charles Holmes (SF), Brian Zerring (C) Bernard James, Donald Couch, Roland Willey | |
| Subs | Rockford | Robert McFadyen (SG), Willis Horn (SF), Jerry Miles (C) Stephen Perkinson, Brian Collins, Charles Porath | |
| 14:27 | Rockford | Kevin Myers makes the free throw | 35-37 |
| 14:13 | Grinnell | Donald King hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Timothy Brooks | 37-37 |
| 14:09 | Rockford | Kevin Myers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-37 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Randall Jackson (SG) Donald King | |
| Subs | Rockford | Joseph Silverman (PG) Kevin Myers | |
| 14:04 | Grinnell | Randall Jackson misses short on a jumper from the left side | 37-37 |
| 14:02 | Rockford | Robert McFadyen grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 13:39 | Rockford | Elwood Coburn connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Robert McFadyen | 37-40 |
| 13:24 | Grinnell | Timothy Brooks comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 13:22 | Rockford | Elwood Coburn gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 13:12 | Rockford | Robert McFadyen knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Willis Horn | 37-42 |
| 12:47 | Grinnell | Brian Zerring comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 37-42 |
| 12:46 | Grinnell | Randall Jackson grabs the offensive board | 37-42 |
| 12:32 | Grinnell | Terry Boer misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 12:30 | Rockford | Elwood Coburn pulls down the rebound | 37-42 |
| 12:26 | Rockford | Joseph Silverman scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Willis Horn | 37-45 |
| 12:17 | Grinnell | Timothy Brooks is hacked by Joseph Silverman - foul #2 on Joseph Silverman, team foul #3 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Donald King (SF) Charles Holmes | |
| Subs | Rockford | Brian Collins (SF), Glen Brumfield (PF) Willis Horn, Elwood Coburn | |
| 12:08 | Grinnell | Terry Boer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-45 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Donald Couch (SF), Roland Willey (PF) Randall Jackson, Terry Boer | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 11:45 | Rockford | Glen Brumfield connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-48 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Timothy Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald King (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Couch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roland Willey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Zerring (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Joseph Silverman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert McFadyen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Collins (fresh) PF - Glen Brumfield (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Miles (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Grinnell | Brian Zerring misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 37-48 |
| 11:23 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Robert McFadyen | 37-48 |
| 11:19 | Rockford | Robert McFadyen misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 11:17 | Rockford | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Collins | 37-48 |
| 11:07 | Rockford | Jerry Miles is hacked by Donald King - foul #1 on Donald King, team foul #5 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Randall Jackson (SG), Terry Boer (PF) Timothy Brooks, Brian Zerring | |
| Subs | Rockford | Kevin Myers (PG), Willis Horn (SF), Charles Porath (C) Joseph Silverman, Robert McFadyen, Jerry Miles | |
| 10:47 | Rockford | Willis Horn scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brian Collins | 37-50 |
| 10:33 | Grinnell | Randall Jackson misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-50 |
| 10:32 | Rockford | Willis Horn snags the defensive board | 37-50 |
| 10:13 | Rockford | Kevin Myers misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-50 |
| 10:12 | Grinnell | Terry Boer grabs the defensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 09:48 | Grinnell | Roland Willey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-50 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Timothy Brooks (PG), Charles Holmes (SF), Brian Zerring (C) Donald King, Donald Couch, Roland Willey | |
| Subs | Rockford | Robert McFadyen (SG), Elwood Coburn (PF), Jerry Miles (C) Brian Collins, Glen Brumfield, Charles Porath | |
| 09:26 | Rockford | Robert McFadyen loses the dribble to Randall Jackson | 37-50 |
| 09:23 | Grinnell | Timothy Brooks hits the finger roll on a great pass from Randall Jackson | 39-50 |
| 09:01 | Rockford | Willis Horn drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Robert McFadyen | 39-52 |
| 08:47 | Grinnell | Randall Jackson's pass is intercepted by Kevin Myers | 39-52 |
| 08:33 | Rockford | Robert McFadyen hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 39-52 |
| 08:32 | Grinnell | Brian Zerring grabs the board | 39-52 |
| 08:18 | Grinnell | Jerry Miles denies the turnaround by Charles Holmes | 39-52 |
| 08:17 | Grinnell | Timothy Brooks hits the follow up shot | 41-52 |
| 08:02 | Rockford | Willis Horn is hacked by Timothy Brooks - foul #2 on Timothy Brooks, team foul #6 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Donald King (SG), Roland Willey (PF) Randall Jackson, Terry Boer | |
| Subs | Rockford | Joseph Silverman (PG), Brian Collins (SF) Kevin Myers, Willis Horn | |
| 07:43 | Rockford | Charles Holmes picks off the pass by Robert McFadyen | 41-52 |
| 07:38 | Grinnell | Charles Holmes misses the lay-in | 41-52 |
| 07:36 | Rockford | Jerry Miles gets the rebound | 41-52 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Timothy Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald King (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Holmes (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roland Willey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Zerring (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Joseph Silverman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert McFadyen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Collins (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Elwood Coburn (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerry Miles (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Rockford | Robert McFadyen connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Silverman | 41-55 |
| 07:03 | Grinnell | Brian Zerring misses short on a shot in the paint | 41-55 |
| 07:01 | Rockford | Jerry Miles grabs the defensive rebound | 41-55 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:57 | Rockford | Joseph Silverman hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Elwood Coburn | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:45 | Grinnell | Elwood Coburn swats the layup by Donald King | 41-58 |
| 06:44 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Roland Willey | 41-58 |
| 06:39 | Grinnell | Brian Zerring makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Timothy Brooks | 43-58 |
| 06:20 | Rockford | Jerry Miles misses long on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Donald King - foul #2 on Donald King, team foul #7 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Randall Jackson (SG), Donald Couch (SF), Terry Boer (PF) Timothy Brooks, Charles Holmes, Brian Zerring | |
| Subs | Rockford | Kevin Myers (SG), Glen Brumfield (PF) Robert McFadyen, Elwood Coburn | |
| 06:20 | Rockford | Jerry Miles makes the 1st free throw | 43-59 |
| 06:20 | Rockford | Jerry Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 43-60 |
| 06:11 | Grinnell | Randall Jackson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-60 |
| 06:09 | Rockford | Jerry Miles snags the defensive board | 43-60 |
| 05:56 | Rockford | Joseph Silverman is whistled for traveling | 43-60 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Mark Warner (C) Roland Willey | |
| Subs | Rockford | Willis Horn (SF), Charles Porath (C) Brian Collins, Jerry Miles | |
| 05:48 | Grinnell | Donald King hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Donald Couch | 46-60 |
| 05:28 | Rockford | Willis Horn makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Charles Porath | 46-63 |
| 04:59 | Grinnell | Mark Warner hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Randall Jackson | 48-63 |
| 04:34 | Rockford | Kevin Myers lays it up and in set up by Joseph Silverman | 48-65 |
| 04:20 | Grinnell | Terry Boer buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Randall Jackson | 51-65 |
| 04:16 | Rockford | Joseph Silverman is hacked by Terry Boer - foul #4 on Terry Boer, team foul #8 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Timothy Brooks (PG), Charles Holmes (SF), Brian Zerring (C) Donald King, Donald Couch, Mark Warner | |
| Subs | Rockford | Robert McFadyen (SG), Brian Collins (SF), Elwood Coburn (PF) Kevin Myers, Willis Horn, Charles Porath | |
| 04:16 | Rockford | Joseph Silverman makes the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 04:16 | Rockford | Joseph Silverman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-67 |
| 03:58 | Grinnell | Charles Holmes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-67 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Roland Willey (PF) Terry Boer | |
| Subs | Rockford | Stephen Perkinson (PG), Jerry Miles (C) Joseph Silverman, Glen Brumfield | |
| 03:36 | Rockford | Stephen Perkinson misses the 3 from the right wing | 51-67 |
| 03:34 | Rockford | Elwood Coburn pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-67 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Timothy Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Randall Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Holmes (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roland Willey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Zerring (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Stephen Perkinson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert McFadyen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Collins (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Elwood Coburn (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerry Miles (fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:15 | Rockford | Robert McFadyen misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 51-67 |
| 03:14 | Grinnell | Brian Zerring pulls down the rebound | 51-67 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:01 | Grinnell | Charles Holmes scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Timothy Brooks | 53-67 |
| 02:42 | Rockford | Jerry Miles is fouled on the floor by Brian Zerring - foul #2 on Brian Zerring, team foul #9 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Donald King (PG), Bernard James (SG), Donald Couch (SF), Mark Warner (C) Timothy Brooks, Randall Jackson, Charles Holmes, Brian Zerring | |
| Subs | Rockford | Kevin Myers (SG), Glen Brumfield (PF) Robert McFadyen, Elwood Coburn | |
| 02:42 | Rockford | Jerry Miles makes the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 02:42 | Rockford | Jerry Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| 02:30 | Grinnell | Donald Couch scores on a driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by Kevin Myers - foul #2 on Kevin Myers, team foul #4 | 55-69 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Charles Porath (C) Jerry Miles | |
| 02:30 | Grinnell | Donald Couch makes the free throw | 56-69 |
| 02:15 | Rockford | Glen Brumfield is fouled on the floor by Roland Willey - foul #2 on Roland Willey, team foul #10 | 56-69 |
| 02:15 | Rockford | Glen Brumfield misses the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 02:15 | Rockford | Glen Brumfield misses the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| 02:15 | Grinnell | Mark Warner snags the defensive board | 56-69 |
| 02:02 | Grinnell | Bernard James's floater is knocked away by Glen Brumfield | 56-69 |
| 02:00 | Rockford | Glen Brumfield gets the rebound | 56-69 |
| 01:31 | Rockford | Stephen Perkinson buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Glen Brumfield | 56-71 |
| 01:23 | Grinnell | Bernard James's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-71 |
| 00:54 | Rockford | Charles Porath misses short on a shot from the right side | 56-71 |
| 00:53 | Rockford | Glen Brumfield snags the offensive board | 56-71 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Rockford | Charles Porath throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-71 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Grinnell | Donald Couch misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Glen Brumfield - foul #2 on Glen Brumfield, team foul #5 | 56-71 |
| 00:23 | Grinnell | Donald Couch misses the 1st free throw | 56-71 |
| 00:23 | Grinnell | Donald Couch misses the 2nd free throw | 56-71 |
| 00:23 | Rockford | Charles Porath pulls down the rebound | 56-71 |
| 00:00 | Rockford | Stephen Perkinson runs out the clock | 56-71 |