| Lineup | Knox | PG - Wesley Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Manion (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Hubbard (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Bradway (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Stock (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Bruce Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Milliner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Bailey (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Larry Drees (fresh) 4 pts. C - Eugene Conley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | Carl Bailey inbounds the ball | 44-47 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Grinnell | Larry Drees knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Bruce Robinson | 44-49 |
| 19:37 | Knox | Wesley Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 44-49 |
| 19:35 | Knox | Gary Hubbard misses the tip | 44-49 |
| 19:33 | Knox | Thomas Stock can't tip it in | 44-49 |
| 19:32 | Knox | Thomas Bradway tips it in | 46-49 |
| 19:12 | Grinnell | Carl Bailey misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 46-49 |
| 19:11 | Knox | Thomas Stock snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 19:07 | Knox | Thomas Bradway lays it in on a great pass from Wesley Johnson | 48-49 |
| 18:56 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley is whistled for a carry | 48-49 |
| 18:37 | Knox | William Manion misses the 3 from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 18:36 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 18:25 | Grinnell | Carl Bailey scores on a jumper from close range set up by Bruce Robinson | 48-51 |
| 18:04 | Knox | Wesley Johnson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-51 |
| 18:02 | Knox | Thomas Stock tips it back up and in | 50-51 |
| 17:57 | Grinnell | Carl Bailey can't finish the layup | 50-51 |
| 17:56 | Grinnell | Larry Drees pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 17:33 | Grinnell | Carl Bailey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 17:31 | Knox | The rebound goes to Thomas Stock | 50-51 |
| 17:25 | Knox | Thomas Stock is fouled on the floor by Eugene Conley - foul #2 on Eugene Conley, team foul #1 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Knox | Donald Gabriel (PF), John Iliff (C) Thomas Bradway, Thomas Stock | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Gary Schleicher (SF), Frank Bowen (PF) Carl Bailey, Larry Drees | |
| 17:05 | Knox | William Manion travels with the ball | 50-51 |
| Subs | Knox | John Marini (SF) Wesley Johnson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Kenneth Bradley (C) Eugene Conley | |
| 16:42 | Grinnell | William Milliner is whistled for a carry | 50-51 |
| Subs | Knox | Wesley Johnson (PG), Charles Mosley (SG) William Manion, Gary Hubbard | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bill Drinnon (SG) William Milliner | |
| 16:23 | Knox | John Iliff makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Charles Mosley | 52-51 |
| 16:08 | Grinnell | Kenneth Bradley misses the lay-in | 52-51 |
| 16:07 | Knox | Donald Gabriel pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 15:50 | Knox | Charles Mosley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Frank Bowen - foul #2 on Frank Bowen, team foul #2 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Knox | David Shinkle (SG), Rodrick Small (SF), Thomas Stock (C) Wesley Johnson, John Marini, John Iliff | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Carl Bailey (SF), Larry Drees (PF), Eugene Conley (C) Bruce Robinson, Frank Bowen, Kenneth Bradley | |
| 15:50 | Knox | Charles Mosley misses the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 15:50 | Knox | Charles Mosley misses the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 15:50 | Grinnell | Larry Drees gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Charles Mosley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Shinkle (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Rodrick Small (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Gabriel (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Stock (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Gary Schleicher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Drinnon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carl Bailey (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Larry Drees (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Conley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:43 | Grinnell | Bill Drinnon misses the floater from just outside the lane | 52-51 |
| 15:41 | Knox | The rebound goes to Thomas Stock | 52-51 |
| 15:27 | Knox | David Shinkle drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Mosley | 55-51 |
| 15:11 | Grinnell | Rodrick Small takes the ball from Larry Drees | 55-51 |
| 15:06 | Knox | Charles Mosley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Rodrick Small | 57-51 |
| 14:46 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 57-51 |
| 14:44 | Knox | Thomas Stock gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 14:39 | Knox | Carl Bailey takes the ball from Charles Mosley | 57-51 |
| 14:15 | Grinnell | Carl Bailey drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Larry Drees | 57-53 |
| 14:10 | Knox | Rodrick Small knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Charles Mosley and he's fouled by Bill Drinnon - foul #3 on Bill Drinnon, team foul #3 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Knox | Wesley Johnson (PG), Thomas Bradway (PF) Charles Mosley, Donald Gabriel | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bruce Robinson (PG), William Milliner (SG), Frank Bowen (PF) Gary Schleicher, Bill Drinnon, Larry Drees | |
| 14:10 | Knox | Rodrick Small makes the free throw | 60-53 |
| 13:46 | Grinnell | Bruce Robinson is hacked by Wesley Johnson - foul #1 on Wesley Johnson, team foul #1 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Kenneth Bradley (C) Eugene Conley | |
| 13:29 | Grinnell | Rodrick Small is called for the reach on Carl Bailey - foul #4 on Rodrick Small, team foul #2 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Knox | William Manion (SF), John Iliff (C) Rodrick Small, Thomas Stock | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Lester Harris (SF) Carl Bailey | |
| 13:16 | Grinnell | William Milliner's pass is intercepted by David Shinkle | 60-53 |
| 13:02 | Knox | William Manion buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-53 |
| 12:42 | Grinnell | Frank Bowen knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Bruce Robinson | 63-55 |
| 12:31 | Knox | Wesley Johnson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Shinkle | 65-55 |
| 12:17 | Grinnell | William Manion takes the ball from Bruce Robinson | 65-55 |
| 12:01 | Knox | William Manion misses short on a jumper from the right side | 65-55 |
| 12:00 | Knox | Thomas Bradway misses the tip | 65-55 |
| 11:58 | Grinnell | Kenneth Bradley pulls down the rebound | 65-55 |
| 11:36 | Grinnell | Kenneth Bradley's floater is tipped away by John Iliff | 65-55 |
| 11:35 | Knox | David Shinkle grabs the defensive rebound | 65-55 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Wesley Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Shinkle (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Manion (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Bradway (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Iliff (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Bruce Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Milliner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lester Harris (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Bowen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Bradley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Knox | Wesley Johnson buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from William Manion | 68-55 |
| 11:16 | Grinnell | Bruce Robinson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-55 |
| 11:14 | Knox | Thomas Bradway pulls down the rebound | 68-55 |
| 10:46 | Knox | Thomas Bradway's pass is intercepted by William Milliner | 68-55 |
| 10:39 | Grinnell | William Milliner makes the shot from the left block set up by Lester Harris | 68-57 |
| 10:25 | Knox | David Shinkle hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Bradway | 70-57 |
| 10:23 | Grinnell | Bruce Robinson is fouled in the backcourt by Wesley Johnson - foul #2 on Wesley Johnson, team foul #3 | 70-57 |
| Subs | Knox | Gary Hubbard (PG), Charles Mosley (SG), John Marini (SF), Donald Gabriel (PF), Thomas Stock (C) Wesley Johnson, David Shinkle, William Manion, Thomas Bradway, John Iliff | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Gary Schleicher (PG), Bill Drinnon (SG), Carl Bailey (SF), Larry Drees (PF), Eugene Conley (C) Bruce Robinson, William Milliner, Lester Harris, Frank Bowen, Kenneth Bradley | |
| 10:07 | Grinnell | Gary Schleicher hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 70-57 |
| 10:05 | Knox | Thomas Stock grabs the board | 70-57 |
| 09:46 | Knox | Donald Gabriel clanks a runner from the right block | 70-57 |
| 09:44 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley snags the defensive board | 70-57 |
| 09:28 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley is fouled on the floor by John Marini - foul #1 on John Marini, team foul #4 | 70-57 |
| Subs | Knox | William Manion (PG) Charles Mosley | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bruce Robinson (PG) Bill Drinnon | |
| 09:09 | Grinnell | John Marini is called for the reach on Larry Drees - foul #2 on John Marini, team foul #5 | 70-57 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Milliner (SG) Gary Schleicher | |
| 09:00 | Grinnell | William Milliner misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-57 |
| 08:59 | Knox | Thomas Stock grabs the board | 70-57 |
| 08:54 | Knox | Gary Hubbard clanks a jumper from the left wing | 70-57 |
| 08:53 | Grinnell | Bruce Robinson snags the defensive board | 70-57 |
| 08:39 | Grinnell | Carl Bailey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bruce Robinson | 70-59 |
| 08:24 | Knox | Gary Hubbard can't connect on a floater from the right side | 70-59 |
| 08:23 | Knox | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Stock | 70-59 |
| 08:04 | Knox | William Manion can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-59 |
| 08:03 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Eugene Conley | 70-59 |
| 07:47 | Grinnell | William Milliner drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Carl Bailey | 70-62 |
| 07:41 | Knox | William Manion misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-62 |
| 07:40 | Grinnell | Larry Drees pulls down the rebound | 70-62 |
| 07:27 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley's layup is rejected by Thomas Stock | 70-62 |
| 07:26 | Knox | Donald Gabriel gets the rebound | 70-62 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - William Manion (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Hubbard (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Marini (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Gabriel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Stock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Bruce Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Milliner (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Bailey (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. PF - Larry Drees (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Conley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:20 | Knox | Bruce Robinson is called for the reach on William Manion - foul #3 on Bruce Robinson, team foul #4 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Knox | Wesley Johnson (PG), David Shinkle (SG), Rodrick Small (SF), Thomas Bradway (PF), John Iliff (C) William Manion, Gary Hubbard, John Marini, Donald Gabriel, Thomas Stock | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Core (PG), Bill Drinnon (SG), Gary Schleicher (SF), Frank Bowen (PF), Kenneth Bradley (C) Bruce Robinson, William Milliner, Carl Bailey, Larry Drees, Eugene Conley | |
| 07:04 | Knox | Rodrick Small blows the layup | 70-62 |
| 07:02 | Knox | David Shinkle misses the tip | 70-62 |
| 07:01 | Grinnell | Frank Bowen pulls down the rebound | 70-62 |
| 06:37 | Grinnell | Frank Bowen misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-62 |
| 06:35 | Knox | Wesley Johnson snags the defensive board | 70-62 |
| 06:28 | Knox | Wesley Johnson is hacked by Robert Core - foul #2 on Robert Core, team foul #5 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bruce Robinson (PG), William Milliner (SG) Robert Core, Bill Drinnon | |
| 06:12 | Knox | Thomas Bradway is hacked by Gary Schleicher - foul #3 on Gary Schleicher, team foul #6 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Knox | William Manion (C) Thomas Bradway | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Eugene Conley (C) Kenneth Bradley | |
| 06:02 | Knox | Rodrick Small blows the layup but the foul's on Gary Schleicher - foul #4 on Gary Schleicher, team foul #7 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Knox | Thomas Stock (C) William Manion | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Carl Bailey (SF) Gary Schleicher | |
| 06:02 | Knox | Rodrick Small misses the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 06:02 | Knox | Rodrick Small makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 05:46 | Grinnell | John Iliff takes the ball from William Milliner | 71-62 |
| 05:26 | Knox | Frank Bowen is called for the reach on John Iliff - foul #3 on Frank Bowen, team foul #8 | 71-62 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Larry Drees (PF) Frank Bowen | |
| 05:26 | Knox | John Iliff makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 05:26 | Knox | John Iliff makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 05:12 | Grinnell | Bruce Robinson is fouled on the floor by Wesley Johnson - foul #3 on Wesley Johnson, team foul #6 | 73-62 |
| 05:00 | Grinnell | William Milliner is fouled on the floor by David Shinkle - foul #4 on David Shinkle, team foul #7 | 73-62 |
| Subs | Knox | Donald Gabriel (PF) John Iliff | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 05:00 | Grinnell | William Milliner makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 05:00 | Grinnell | William Milliner makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 04:43 | Knox | Wesley Johnson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-64 |
| 04:41 | Grinnell | Larry Drees grabs the defensive rebound | 73-64 |
| 04:16 | Grinnell | Bruce Robinson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by William Milliner | 73-66 |
| 03:47 | Knox | Bruce Robinson picks off the pass by Wesley Johnson | 73-66 |
| 03:31 | Grinnell | William Milliner is fouled on the floor by Thomas Stock - foul #1 on Thomas Stock, team foul #8 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Knox | William Manion (PG), Gary Hubbard (SG), John Marini (SF), Thomas Bradway (PF), John Iliff (C) Wesley Johnson, David Shinkle, Rodrick Small, Donald Gabriel, Thomas Stock | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Core (PG), Gary Schleicher (SF), Frank Bowen (PF), Kenneth Bradley (C) Bruce Robinson, Carl Bailey, Larry Drees, Eugene Conley | |
| 03:31 | Grinnell | William Milliner misses the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 03:31 | Knox | The rebound goes to John Iliff | 73-66 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - William Manion (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Hubbard (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Marini (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Bradway (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John Iliff (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Robert Core (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Milliner (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gary Schleicher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Frank Bowen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Bradley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Knox | John Iliff misses long on a floater from the right block | 73-66 |
| 03:11 | Knox | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Hubbard | 73-66 |
| 02:51 | Knox | John Iliff can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Core - foul #3 on Robert Core, team foul #9 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bill Drinnon (SG) William Milliner | |
| 02:51 | Knox | John Iliff makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 02:51 | Knox | John Iliff makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:48 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-66 |
| Subs | Knox | Wesley Johnson (PG), David Shinkle (SG), Rodrick Small (SF), Thomas Stock (C) William Manion, Gary Hubbard, John Marini, John Iliff | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bruce Robinson (PG), Carl Bailey (SF), Larry Drees (PF), Eugene Conley (C) Robert Core, Bill Drinnon, Frank Bowen, Kenneth Bradley | |
| 02:37 | Grinnell | Larry Drees comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 75-66 |
| 02:35 | Knox | Thomas Stock grabs the board | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:30 | Knox | Rodrick Small hits a jump hook from close range set up by Wesley Johnson | 77-66 |
| 02:10 | Grinnell | Gary Schleicher connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-69 |
| 02:04 | Knox | Wesley Johnson lays it up and in set up by David Shinkle | 79-69 |
| 01:55 | Grinnell | Carl Bailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-69 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Milliner (SG) Gary Schleicher | |
| 01:32 | Knox | Larry Drees blocks the jumper by Wesley Johnson | 79-69 |
| 01:31 | Knox | Thomas Stock hits the follow up shot | 81-69 |
| 01:25 | Grinnell | Thomas Bradway picks off the pass by Larry Drees | 81-69 |
| 01:00 | Knox | Thomas Stock misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 81-69 |
| 00:58 | Grinnell | Carl Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 81-69 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley double dribbles | 81-69 |
| Subs | Knox | William Manion (PG), Gary Hubbard (SG), John Marini (SF), Donald Gabriel (PF), John Iliff (C) Wesley Johnson, David Shinkle, Rodrick Small, Thomas Bradway, Thomas Stock | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Core (PG), Bill Drinnon (SG), Gary Schleicher (SF), Frank Bowen (PF), Kenneth Bradley (C) Bruce Robinson, William Milliner, Carl Bailey, Larry Drees, Eugene Conley | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Knox | William Manion hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 83-69 |
| 00:25 | Grinnell | Frank Bowen misses the easy layup | 83-69 |
| 00:24 | Grinnell | Frank Bowen tips it in | 83-71 |
| 00:00 | Knox | William Manion runs out the clock | 83-71 |