| Lineup | UMass, Boston | PG - Michael Averill (fresh) SG - Charles Losada (fresh) SF - Nicholas Johnston (fresh) PF - Benny Goldstein (fresh) C - Eric Buie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Robert Core (fresh) SG - Patrick Metcalf (fresh) SF - Lester Harris (fresh) PF - Larry Drees (fresh) C - Eugene Conley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMass, Boston | UMass, Boston is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | UMass, Boston | Benny Goldstein is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Benny Goldstein, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Grinnell | Robert Core double dribbles in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | UMass, Boston | Eric Buie comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | UMass, Boston | Eric Buie gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | UMass, Boston | Michael Averill hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Nicholas Johnston | 3-0 |
| 18:40 | Grinnell | Lester Harris makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-3 |
| 18:21 | UMass, Boston | Eric Buie misses long on a floater from the right side | 3-3 |
| 18:19 | Grinnell | Robert Core grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:01 | Grinnell | Robert Core misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 17:59 | UMass, Boston | Nicholas Johnston grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 17:33 | UMass, Boston | Michael Averill misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 17:31 | UMass, Boston | Charles Losada pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:14 | UMass, Boston | Nicholas Johnston can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 3-3 |
| 17:13 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Larry Drees | 3-3 |
| 16:58 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Benny Goldstein - foul #2 on Benny Goldstein, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | UMass, Boston | Leonard King (PF) Benny Goldstein | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Gibson (PG), David Hendry (SG), Michael Albert (SF), Harold Dye (PF) Robert Core, Patrick Metcalf, Lester Harris, Larry Drees | |
| 16:58 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley misses the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 16:58 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:49 | UMass, Boston | Charles Losada comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 16:47 | Grinnell | Harold Dye gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:35 | Grinnell | Michael Albert scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Richard Gibson | 3-6 |
| 16:19 | UMass, Boston | Michael Averill misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 16:17 | Grinnell | Harold Dye gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| 15:58 | Grinnell | David Hendry hits a floater from close range | 3-8 |
| Lineup | UMass, Boston | PG - Michael Averill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Losada (fairly fresh) SF - Nicholas Johnston (fairly fresh) PF - Leonard King (fresh) C - Eric Buie (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Richard Gibson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Hendry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Albert (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Dye (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eugene Conley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:37 | UMass, Boston | Michael Averill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-8 |
| Subs | UMass, Boston | Oscar Deshotel (PG), James Murry (SG), John Morris (SF), Roger Lavallee (C) Michael Averill, Charles Losada, Nicholas Johnston, Eric Buie | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Core (PG), Patrick Metcalf (SG), Lester Harris (SF) Richard Gibson, David Hendry, Eugene Conley | |
| 15:21 | Grinnell | Lester Harris makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Metcalf | 3-10 |
| 15:08 | UMass, Boston | John Morris misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-10 |
| 15:06 | Grinnell | Michael Albert grabs the defensive rebound | 3-10 |
| 15:06 | UMass, Boston | The refs have stopped play. John Morris is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 3-10 |
| Subs | UMass, Boston | Marcelo Hernandez (C) John Morris | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Larry Drees (PF) Harold Dye | |
| 14:58 | Grinnell | Oscar Deshotel steals the ball from Patrick Metcalf | 3-10 |
| 14:53 | UMass, Boston | Oscar Deshotel slams it home | 5-10 |
| 14:29 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Robert Core | 5-12 |
| 14:22 | UMass, Boston | Roger Lavallee's fadeaway is rejected by Lester Harris | 5-12 |
| 14:20 | UMass, Boston | Leonard King hits the follow up shot | 7-12 |
| 13:57 | Grinnell | Lester Harris connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-15 |
| 13:39 | UMass, Boston | Oscar Deshotel is fouled on the floor by Robert Core - foul #1 on Robert Core, team foul #1 | 7-15 |
| Subs | UMass, Boston | Michael Averill (PG), Charles Losada (SG), Nicholas Johnston (SF) Oscar Deshotel, James Murry, Leonard King | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Gibson (PG), David Hendry (SF), Harold Dye (C) Robert Core, Lester Harris, Michael Albert | |
| 13:28 | UMass, Boston | Michael Averill misses the 3 from the left wing | 7-15 |
| 13:27 | UMass, Boston | Roger Lavallee snags the offensive board | 7-15 |
| 13:08 | UMass, Boston | Michael Averill misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 7-15 |
| 13:06 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Larry Drees | 7-15 |
| 12:50 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf comes up short on the 3 from the left corner but he's hacked by Roger Lavallee - foul #1 on Roger Lavallee, team foul #3 | 7-15 |
| Subs | UMass, Boston | Leonard King (PF), Eric Buie (C) Roger Lavallee, Marcelo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Eugene Conley (C) Larry Drees | |
| 12:50 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf makes the 1st free throw | 7-16 |
| 12:50 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf misses the 2nd free throw | 7-16 |
| 12:50 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf misses the 3rd free throw | 7-16 |
| 12:50 | UMass, Boston | Leonard King grabs the defensive rebound | 7-16 |
| 12:29 | UMass, Boston | Nicholas Johnston hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 7-16 |
| 12:27 | UMass, Boston | Leonard King tips it back up and in | 9-16 |
| 12:15 | Grinnell | Richard Gibson is fouled on the floor by Charles Losada - foul #1 on Charles Losada, team foul #4 | 9-16 |
| Subs | UMass, Boston | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Core (PG), Lester Harris (SF) Richard Gibson, Patrick Metcalf | |
| 12:00 | Grinnell | Lester Harris hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Nicholas Johnston - foul #1 on Nicholas Johnston, team foul #5 | 9-16 |
| Subs | UMass, Boston | Oscar Deshotel (SF) Nicholas Johnston | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Albert (PF) Harold Dye | |
| 12:00 | Grinnell | Lester Harris misses the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 12:00 | Grinnell | Lester Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 12:00 | UMass, Boston | Eric Buie pulls down the rebound | 9-16 |
| Lineup | UMass, Boston | PG - Michael Averill (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Losada (fresh) SF - Oscar Deshotel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leonard King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Buie (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Robert Core (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Hendry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lester Harris (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Albert (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eugene Conley (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:55 | UMass, Boston | Michael Averill is hacked by Robert Core - foul #2 on Robert Core, team foul #2 | 9-16 |
| Subs | UMass, Boston | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Gibson (PG) Robert Core | |
| 11:49 | UMass, Boston | Michael Averill hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Charles Losada | 12-16 |
| 11:44 | Grinnell | Charles Losada is called for the reach on Richard Gibson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Losada, team foul #6 | 12-16 |
| Subs | UMass, Boston | James Murry (SG), Nicholas Johnston (SF), Roger Lavallee (PF) Michael Averill, Charles Losada, Leonard King | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 11:29 | Grinnell | Lester Harris misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 12-16 |
| 11:28 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley snags the offensive board | 12-16 |
| 11:08 | Grinnell | Nicholas Johnston steals the ball from Eugene Conley | 12-16 |
| 10:51 | UMass, Boston | Eric Buie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-16 |
| Subs | UMass, Boston | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Robinson (SG), Larry Drees (PF) David Hendry, Eugene Conley | |
| 10:33 | Grinnell | Lester Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-16 |
| 10:31 | UMass, Boston | Oscar Deshotel grabs the defensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 10:26 | UMass, Boston | Oscar Deshotel knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Murry | 15-16 |
| 10:05 | Grinnell | Larry Drees is whistled for a carry | 15-16 |
| Subs | UMass, Boston | Michael Averill (PG), Leonard King (PF), Marcelo Hernandez (C) James Murry, Roger Lavallee, Eric Buie | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Clark (PG), Patrick Metcalf (SG), Harold Dye (C) Richard Gibson, Lester Harris, Michael Albert | |
| 09:52 | UMass, Boston | Oscar Deshotel is fouled on the floor by William Clark - foul #1 on William Clark, team foul #3 | 15-16 |
| 09:44 | UMass, Boston | Leonard King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-16 |
| Subs | UMass, Boston | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Eugene Conley (C) Harold Dye | |
| 09:21 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 15-16 |
| 09:19 | UMass, Boston | Marcelo Hernandez grabs the board | 15-16 |
| 09:07 | UMass, Boston | Oscar Deshotel knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Averill | 17-16 |
| 08:55 | Grinnell | Larry Drees hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Nicholas Johnston - foul #2 on Nicholas Johnston, team foul #7 | 17-16 |
| Subs | UMass, Boston | James Murry (SG), Roger Lavallee (SF) Oscar Deshotel, Nicholas Johnston | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Gibson (PG), Lester Harris (SF) William Clark, David Robinson | |
| 08:55 | Grinnell | Larry Drees makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:55 | Grinnell | Larry Drees makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:38 | UMass, Boston | James Murry drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Averill | 20-18 |
| 08:17 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 20-18 |
| 08:15 | Grinnell | Larry Drees tips it home | 20-20 |
| 07:55 | UMass, Boston | Roger Lavallee connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Averill | 22-20 |
| Lineup | UMass, Boston | PG - Michael Averill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Murry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Lavallee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leonard King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcelo Hernandez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Richard Gibson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Metcalf (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Harris (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Larry Drees (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Conley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Grinnell | Lester Harris knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Patrick Metcalf and he's fouled by Michael Averill - foul #1 on Michael Averill, team foul #8 | 22-22 |
| Subs | UMass, Boston | Oscar Deshotel (PG), Eric Buie (C) Michael Averill, Marcelo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Clark (PG), David Hendry (SG), Michael Albert (PF), Harold Dye (C) Richard Gibson, Patrick Metcalf, Larry Drees, Eugene Conley | |
| 07:29 | Grinnell | Lester Harris makes the free throw | 22-23 |
| 07:00 | UMass, Boston | Leonard King hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 22-23 |
| 06:59 | Grinnell | Michael Albert pulls down the rebound | 22-23 |
| 06:46 | Grinnell | Leonard King blocks the jumper by William Clark | 22-23 |
| 06:45 | UMass, Boston | Eric Buie grabs the board | 22-23 |
| 06:40 | UMass, Boston | Oscar Deshotel misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-23 |
| 06:38 | Grinnell | David Hendry pulls down the rebound | 22-23 |
| 06:20 | Grinnell | Lester Harris makes the shot from the left block and he's hacked by Eric Buie - foul #1 on Eric Buie, team foul #9 | 22-25 |
| Subs | UMass, Boston | Michael Averill (PG) James Murry | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Gibson (PG), Patrick Metcalf (SG) William Clark, David Hendry | |
| 06:20 | Grinnell | Lester Harris makes the free throw | 22-26 |
| 06:02 | UMass, Boston | Oscar Deshotel hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 22-26 |
| 06:00 | Grinnell | Harold Dye grabs the defensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 05:42 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-26 |
| 05:41 | Grinnell | Michael Albert snags the offensive board | 22-26 |
| 05:26 | Grinnell | Michael Albert scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Richard Gibson | 22-28 |
| 05:01 | UMass, Boston | Michael Averill connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Oscar Deshotel | 25-28 |
| 04:57 | Grinnell | Richard Gibson clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Eric Buie - foul #2 on Eric Buie, team foul #10 | 25-28 |
| Subs | UMass, Boston | James Murry (SG), Marcelo Hernandez (C) Oscar Deshotel, Eric Buie | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Larry Drees (PF), Eugene Conley (C) Lester Harris, Harold Dye | |
| 04:57 | Grinnell | Richard Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 04:57 | Grinnell | Richard Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 04:34 | UMass, Boston | Michael Averill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 04:32 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley grabs the board | 25-30 |
| 04:13 | Grinnell | Leonard King swats the short shot by Michael Albert | 25-30 |
| 04:12 | UMass, Boston | Marcelo Hernandez grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 03:54 | UMass, Boston | James Murry misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Patrick Metcalf - foul #1 on Patrick Metcalf, team foul #4 | 25-30 |
| Subs | UMass, Boston | Charles Losada (SG), Nicholas Johnston (SF), Benny Goldstein (PF) Michael Averill, Roger Lavallee, Leonard King | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Core (PG), David Hendry (SG), David Robinson (SF) Richard Gibson, Patrick Metcalf, Michael Albert | |
| 03:54 | UMass, Boston | James Murry makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 03:54 | UMass, Boston | James Murry makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| Lineup | UMass, Boston | PG - James Murry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Losada (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Johnston (fresh) PF - Benny Goldstein (fresh) C - Marcelo Hernandez (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Robert Core (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Hendry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Robinson (fresh) PF - Larry Drees (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Conley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:47 | Grinnell | Robert Core is hacked by Charles Losada - foul #3 on Charles Losada, team foul #11 | 27-30 |
| Subs | UMass, Boston | Michael Averill (PG), Eric Buie (C) Charles Losada, Marcelo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 03:47 | Grinnell | Robert Core makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 03:47 | Grinnell | Robert Core makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 03:28 | UMass, Boston | Nicholas Johnston is whistled for traveling | 27-32 |
| Subs | UMass, Boston | Oscar Deshotel (PG) Michael Averill | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 03:11 | Grinnell | Robert Core hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 03:10 | UMass, Boston | Benny Goldstein snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| 03:01 | UMass, Boston | Oscar Deshotel scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Nicholas Johnston | 29-32 |
| 02:34 | Grinnell | Larry Drees lays it up and in on a great pass from Eugene Conley and the foul's on Benny Goldstein - foul #3 on Benny Goldstein, team foul #12 | 29-34 |
| Subs | UMass, Boston | Michael Averill (PG), Leonard King (PF), Marcelo Hernandez (C) James Murry, Benny Goldstein, Eric Buie | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf (SG) David Robinson | |
| 02:34 | Grinnell | Larry Drees makes the free throw | 29-35 |
| 02:19 | UMass, Boston | Nicholas Johnston comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 29-35 |
| 02:17 | Grinnell | Larry Drees snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 02:00 | Grinnell | David Hendry can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Oscar Deshotel - foul #1 on Oscar Deshotel, team foul #13 | 29-35 |
| Subs | UMass, Boston | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Lester Harris (SF), Michael Albert (C) Larry Drees, Eugene Conley | |
| 02:00 | Grinnell | David Hendry misses the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 02:00 | Grinnell | David Hendry misses the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 02:00 | UMass, Boston | The rebound goes to Leonard King | 29-35 |
| 01:48 | UMass, Boston | Oscar Deshotel is hacked by Robert Core - foul #3 on Robert Core, team foul #5 | 29-35 |
| Subs | UMass, Boston | Roger Lavallee (PF) Leonard King | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Gibson (PG), Harold Dye (C) Robert Core, David Hendry | |
| 01:31 | UMass, Boston | Oscar Deshotel misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Gibson - foul #1 on Richard Gibson, team foul #6 | 29-35 |
| Subs | UMass, Boston | Eric Buie (C) Marcelo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 01:31 | UMass, Boston | Oscar Deshotel misses the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 01:31 | UMass, Boston | Oscar Deshotel makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 01:09 | Grinnell | Michael Albert is fouled on the floor by Eric Buie - foul #3 on Eric Buie, team foul #14 | 30-35 |
| Subs | UMass, Boston | James Murry (SG), Marcelo Hernandez (C) Oscar Deshotel, Eric Buie | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 01:09 | Grinnell | Michael Albert makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 01:09 | Grinnell | Michael Albert makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 00:46 | UMass, Boston | James Murry comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 00:44 | UMass, Boston | Roger Lavallee pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 00:39 | UMass, Boston | Nicholas Johnston clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 00:38 | Grinnell | Harold Dye gets the rebound | 30-37 |
| 00:25 | Grinnell | Michael Albert loses the dribble to James Murry | 30-37 |
| 00:01 | UMass, Boston | Michael Averill makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-37 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 33-37 |