| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Ralph Bristol (fresh) SG - Reginald Murray (fresh) SF - Anthony Leslie (fresh) PF - William Hunter (fresh) C - Cody Harrison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Richard Gibson (fresh) SG - Patrick Metcalf (fresh) SF - David Hendry (fresh) PF - Michael Albert (fresh) C - Eugene Conley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Otterbein | Otterbein is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Grinnell | Ralph Bristol takes the ball from Richard Gibson | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Otterbein | Richard Gibson is called for the reach on Ralph Bristol in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Gibson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Otterbein | Richard Gibson steps in front of the Ralph Bristol pass | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf buries a floater from the left side set up by David Hendry | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Otterbein | Cody Harrison misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Otterbein | Cody Harrison gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | Otterbein | Reginald Murray misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:29 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 18:09 | Otterbein | Richard Gibson is called for the reach on Ralph Bristol - foul #2 on Richard Gibson, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Otterbein | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Clark (PG) Richard Gibson | |
| 18:04 | Otterbein | Reginald Murray hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 0-5 |
| 18:02 | Grinnell | Michael Albert grabs the defensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:00 | Grinnell | Ralph Bristol is called for the reach on David Hendry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ralph Bristol, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 17:52 | Grinnell | David Hendry buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Patrick Metcalf | 0-7 |
| 17:40 | Otterbein | Ralph Bristol scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Reginald Murray | 3-7 |
| 17:38 | Grinnell | Reginald Murray steals the ball from William Clark in the backcourt | 3-7 |
| 17:13 | Otterbein | Reginald Murray hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 17:12 | Otterbein | Cody Harrison tips it back up and in | 5-7 |
| 17:00 | Grinnell | Michael Albert drills a runner from close range set up by Patrick Metcalf | 5-9 |
| 16:40 | Otterbein | Ralph Bristol comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-9 |
| 16:38 | Grinnell | David Hendry grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 16:24 | Grinnell | William Clark can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-9 |
| 16:22 | Grinnell | Michael Albert grabs the offensive board | 5-9 |
| 16:05 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 16:03 | Otterbein | The rebound goes to Cody Harrison | 5-9 |
| 15:59 | Otterbein | Ralph Bristol comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 15:57 | Otterbein | Cody Harrison tips it home | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Ralph Bristol (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Reginald Murray (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Leslie (tiring) PF - William Hunter (tiring) C - Cody Harrison (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - William Clark (fairly fresh) SG - Patrick Metcalf (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hendry (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Michael Albert (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Conley (tiring) | |
| 15:53 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf is fouled on the floor by William Hunter - foul #1 on William Hunter, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Michael Gies (PG), Shelby Coppola (SG), Edward Green (SF), Chad Marquardt (PF), Clarence Hutcherson (C) Ralph Bristol, Reginald Murray, Anthony Leslie, William Hunter, Cody Harrison | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ralph Teague (PG), David Robinson (SG), Larry Drees (SF), Harold Dye (PF), Kenneth Bradley (C) William Clark, Patrick Metcalf, David Hendry, Michael Albert, Eugene Conley | |
| 15:41 | Grinnell | David Robinson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 7-9 |
| 15:40 | Otterbein | Edward Green snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 15:36 | Otterbein | Shelby Coppola misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 7-9 |
| 15:34 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Larry Drees | 7-9 |
| 15:12 | Grinnell | Harold Dye is open but misses the lay-in | 7-9 |
| 15:10 | Grinnell | Kenneth Bradley tips it home | 7-11 |
| 14:54 | Otterbein | Shelby Coppola misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by David Robinson - foul #1 on David Robinson, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| 14:54 | Otterbein | Shelby Coppola misses the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:54 | Otterbein | Shelby Coppola makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:35 | Grinnell | Larry Drees misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Chad Marquardt - foul #1 on Chad Marquardt, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Ralph Griffin (SG), James Hamberg (SF), William Hunter (PF) Michael Gies, Edward Green, Clarence Hutcherson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Clark (PG), Mark Stephenson (SF) Ralph Teague, Harold Dye | |
| 14:35 | Grinnell | Larry Drees makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 14:35 | Grinnell | Larry Drees makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 14:11 | Otterbein | Shelby Coppola is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Bradley - foul #1 on Kenneth Bradley, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Ralph Bristol (PG), Cody Harrison (C) Shelby Coppola, Chad Marquardt | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf (SG), Michael Albert (PF), Eugene Conley (C) David Robinson, Larry Drees, Kenneth Bradley | |
| 13:53 | Otterbein | William Hunter misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 8-13 |
| 13:52 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley gets the rebound | 8-13 |
| 13:27 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 13:25 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Metcalf | 8-13 |
| 13:14 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ralph Griffin - foul #1 on Ralph Griffin, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Michael Gies (PG), Reginald Murray (SG), Anthony Leslie (SF), Chad Marquardt (PF) Ralph Bristol, Ralph Griffin, James Hamberg, William Hunter | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ralph Teague (PG), Harold Dye (PF), Kenneth Bradley (C) William Clark, Michael Albert, Eugene Conley | |
| 13:14 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf makes the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 13:14 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf makes the 2nd free throw | 8-15 |
| 12:53 | Otterbein | Michael Gies misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-15 |
| 12:52 | Otterbein | Anthony Leslie grabs the offensive rebound | 8-15 |
| 12:42 | Otterbein | Michael Gies misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Mark Stephenson - foul #1 on Mark Stephenson, team foul #5 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Shelby Coppola (SF), Clarence Hutcherson (PF), Edward Green (C) Anthony Leslie, Chad Marquardt, Cody Harrison | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Robinson (SG), David Hendry (SF) Patrick Metcalf, Mark Stephenson | |
| 12:42 | Otterbein | Michael Gies makes the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 12:42 | Otterbein | Michael Gies makes the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 12:29 | Grinnell | Reginald Murray is called for the reach on David Robinson - foul #1 on Reginald Murray, team foul #5 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Otterbein | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Larry Drees (SF) David Hendry | |
| 12:21 | Grinnell | Harold Dye hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 10-15 |
| 12:20 | Otterbein | Edward Green pulls down the rebound | 10-15 |
| 12:14 | Otterbein | Edward Green scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Shelby Coppola | 12-15 |
| 11:56 | Grinnell | Kenneth Bradley misses short on an open driving attempt near the basket | 12-15 |
| 11:54 | Otterbein | Clarence Hutcherson snags the defensive board | 12-15 |
| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Michael Gies (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Reginald Murray (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Shelby Coppola (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clarence Hutcherson (fairly fresh) C - Edward Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Ralph Teague (fairly fresh) SG - David Robinson (fresh) SF - Larry Drees (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Dye (fairly fresh) C - Kenneth Bradley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:48 | Otterbein | Reginald Murray drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Shelby Coppola | 15-15 |
| 11:32 | Grinnell | Larry Drees comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 15-15 |
| 11:30 | Otterbein | Edward Green gets the rebound | 15-15 |
| 11:25 | Otterbein | Reginald Murray is hacked by Harold Dye - foul #1 on Harold Dye, team foul #6 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Ralph Bristol (PG), Ralph Griffin (SG), James Hamberg (SF), William Hunter (PF), Chad Marquardt (C) Michael Gies, Reginald Murray, Shelby Coppola, Clarence Hutcherson, Edward Green | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Clark (PG), Patrick Metcalf (SG), David Hendry (SF), Michael Albert (PF), Eugene Conley (C) Ralph Teague, David Robinson, Larry Drees, Harold Dye, Kenneth Bradley | |
| 11:07 | Otterbein | William Hunter is hacked by Michael Albert - foul #1 on Michael Albert, team foul #7 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Otterbein | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Mark Stephenson (SF) David Hendry | |
| 11:07 | Otterbein | William Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 11:07 | Otterbein | William Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 11:05 | Grinnell | Ralph Bristol picks off the pass by Eugene Conley in the backcourt | 17-15 |
| 11:04 | Otterbein | Ralph Griffin hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ralph Bristol | 19-15 |
| 11:02 | Grinnell | Mark Stephenson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-15 |
| 10:53 | Otterbein | Ralph Bristol clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-15 |
| 10:51 | Grinnell | Michael Albert grabs the board | 19-15 |
| 10:48 | Grinnell | Ralph Bristol is called for the reach on William Clark in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ralph Bristol, team foul #6 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Reginald Murray (SG) Ralph Bristol | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 10:36 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Clark | 19-17 |
| 10:22 | Otterbein | Reginald Murray loses the dribble to Mark Stephenson | 19-17 |
| 10:04 | Grinnell | Mark Stephenson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-17 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Shelby Coppola (PG), Michael Gies (SG), Anthony Leslie (SF), Cody Harrison (C) Ralph Griffin, Reginald Murray, James Hamberg, William Hunter | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Hendry (SF), Larry Drees (PF), Kenneth Bradley (C) Mark Stephenson, Michael Albert, Eugene Conley | |
| 09:46 | Otterbein | Patrick Metcalf picks off the pass by Michael Gies | 19-17 |
| 09:43 | Grinnell | Larry Drees misses the lay-in | 19-17 |
| 09:42 | Otterbein | Cody Harrison snags the defensive board | 19-17 |
| 09:37 | Otterbein | Shelby Coppola loses the dribble to William Clark | 19-17 |
| 09:18 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf is open but misses the lay-in | 19-17 |
| 09:17 | Otterbein | Anthony Leslie snags the defensive board | 19-17 |
| 09:11 | Otterbein | Anthony Leslie comes up short on the shot from the left side | 19-17 |
| 09:09 | Otterbein | Cody Harrison can't tip it in | 19-17 |
| 09:08 | Grinnell | Kenneth Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 08:57 | Grinnell | Kenneth Bradley misses short on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Shelby Coppola - foul #1 on Shelby Coppola, team foul #7 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Reginald Murray (SG), Edward Green (SF), Clarence Hutcherson (PF) Shelby Coppola, Anthony Leslie, Chad Marquardt | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ralph Teague (PG), David Robinson (SG), Mark Stephenson (SF), Harold Dye (C) William Clark, Patrick Metcalf, David Hendry, Larry Drees | |
| 08:57 | Grinnell | Kenneth Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:57 | Grinnell | Kenneth Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 08:36 | Otterbein | Michael Gies is fouled on the floor by Ralph Teague - foul #1 on Ralph Teague, team foul #8 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Ralph Griffin (SG), William Hunter (PF) Reginald Murray, Cody Harrison | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Eugene Conley (C) Kenneth Bradley | |
| 08:36 | Otterbein | Michael Gies misses the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 08:36 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley pulls down the rebound | 19-19 |
| 08:20 | Grinnell | Clarence Hutcherson is called for the reach on David Robinson - foul #1 on Clarence Hutcherson, team foul #8 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Reginald Murray (SG), Anthony Leslie (SF) Michael Gies, Edward Green | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 08:20 | Grinnell | David Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 08:20 | Otterbein | Anthony Leslie grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 08:04 | Otterbein | Anthony Leslie comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 08:02 | Otterbein | William Hunter snags the offensive board | 19-19 |
| 07:46 | Otterbein | Ralph Griffin misses the 3 from the right wing | 19-19 |
| 07:45 | Otterbein | Clarence Hutcherson tips it back up and in | 21-19 |
| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Ralph Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Reginald Murray (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Leslie (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Hunter (tiring) 2 pts. C - Clarence Hutcherson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Ralph Teague (fairly fresh) SG - David Robinson (fresh) SF - Mark Stephenson (fairly fresh) PF - Harold Dye (fairly fresh) C - Eugene Conley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Grinnell | Harold Dye is hacked by Ralph Griffin - foul #2 on Ralph Griffin, team foul #9 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Shelby Coppola (PG), Michael Gies (SG), James Hamberg (SF), Chad Marquardt (PF), Cody Harrison (C) Ralph Griffin, Reginald Murray, Anthony Leslie, William Hunter, Clarence Hutcherson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf (SG), David Hendry (SF), Michael Albert (PF) David Robinson, Mark Stephenson, Eugene Conley | |
| 07:28 | Grinnell | Harold Dye makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 07:28 | Grinnell | Harold Dye makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 07:09 | Otterbein | Cody Harrison lays it in set up by Michael Gies | 23-21 |
| 06:49 | Grinnell | Harold Dye makes the jump hook from close range | 23-23 |
| 06:41 | Otterbein | Michael Gies comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 23-23 |
| 06:40 | Grinnell | Harold Dye grabs the board | 23-23 |
| 06:36 | Grinnell | James Hamberg is called for the reach on David Hendry - foul #1 on James Hamberg, team foul #10 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Reginald Murray (SG), William Hunter (PF), Edward Green (C) Michael Gies, Chad Marquardt, Cody Harrison | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Clark (PG), Larry Drees (PF), Kenneth Bradley (C) Ralph Teague, Michael Albert, Harold Dye | |
| 06:36 | Grinnell | David Hendry makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 06:36 | Grinnell | David Hendry makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 06:19 | Otterbein | James Hamberg clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-25 |
| 06:18 | Grinnell | Larry Drees grabs the defensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 06:14 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 23-25 |
| 06:12 | Grinnell | Kenneth Bradley tips it but misses | 23-25 |
| 06:11 | Grinnell | Kenneth Bradley grabs the offensive board | 23-25 |
| 05:55 | Grinnell | The pull-up jumper by Patrick Metcalf is blocked by William Hunter | 23-25 |
| 05:53 | Otterbein | Edward Green snags the defensive board | 23-25 |
| 05:47 | Otterbein | William Hunter is fouled on the floor by Patrick Metcalf - foul #1 on Patrick Metcalf, team foul #9 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Michael Gies (PG), Chad Marquardt (C) Shelby Coppola, James Hamberg | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Robinson (SG), Eugene Conley (C) Patrick Metcalf, David Hendry | |
| 05:47 | Otterbein | William Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 05:47 | Otterbein | William Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 05:45 | Grinnell | Reginald Murray is called for the reach on David Robinson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Reginald Murray, team foul #11 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Shelby Coppola (SG), Anthony Leslie (SF), Cody Harrison (C) Reginald Murray, Edward Green, William Hunter | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Mark Stephenson (SF) Eugene Conley | |
| 05:45 | Grinnell | David Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 05:45 | Grinnell | David Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 05:45 | Otterbein | Chad Marquardt snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 05:23 | Otterbein | Michael Gies is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Gies, team foul #12 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Otterbein | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ralph Teague (PG), Eugene Conley (C) William Clark, Larry Drees | |
| 04:56 | Grinnell | Kenneth Bradley comes up short on the runner near the basket | 25-26 |
| 04:55 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley snags the offensive board | 25-26 |
| 04:49 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley is wide open but clanks a floater from close range | 25-26 |
| 04:48 | Otterbein | Anthony Leslie gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 04:23 | Otterbein | Anthony Leslie misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Ralph Teague - foul #2 on Ralph Teague, team foul #10 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Clarence Hutcherson (PF), Edward Green (C) Chad Marquardt, Cody Harrison | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Clark (PG), Patrick Metcalf (SG), Larry Drees (SF), Michael Albert (PF) Ralph Teague, David Robinson, Mark Stephenson, Kenneth Bradley | |
| 04:23 | Otterbein | Anthony Leslie makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 04:23 | Otterbein | Anthony Leslie makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 04:23 | Otterbein | Anthony Leslie misses the 3rd free throw | 27-26 |
| 04:23 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 04:13 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Drees | 27-29 |
| 03:57 | Otterbein | Michael Albert steps in front of the Edward Green pass | 27-29 |
| 03:46 | Grinnell | Clarence Hutcherson is called for the reach on Michael Albert - foul #2 on Clarence Hutcherson, team foul #13 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Ralph Bristol (PG), Ralph Griffin (SG), William Hunter (PF) Michael Gies, Shelby Coppola, Anthony Leslie | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Gibson (PG), David Hendry (SF) William Clark, Eugene Conley | |
| 03:46 | Grinnell | Michael Albert makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 03:46 | Grinnell | Michael Albert makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Ralph Bristol (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Green (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Hunter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Clarence Hutcherson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Richard Gibson (fresh) SG - Patrick Metcalf (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hendry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Albert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Drees (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Otterbein | Ralph Bristol clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-31 |
| 03:23 | Grinnell | Richard Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 03:04 | Grinnell | David Hendry drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-34 |
| 02:37 | Otterbein | Ralph Bristol drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Ralph Griffin | 30-34 |
| 02:31 | Grinnell | David Hendry blows the layup but the foul's on Edward Green - foul #1 on Edward Green, team foul #14 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Reginald Murray (SG), James Hamberg (SF), Chad Marquardt (C) Ralph Griffin, Edward Green, Clarence Hutcherson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Robinson (SG), Harold Dye (PF), Kenneth Bradley (C) Patrick Metcalf, Michael Albert, Larry Drees | |
| 02:31 | Grinnell | David Hendry makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 02:31 | Grinnell | David Hendry makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 02:24 | Otterbein | Reginald Murray hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 02:22 | Grinnell | David Hendry snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 02:15 | Grinnell | Kenneth Bradley is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Gibson | 30-38 |
| 02:10 | Otterbein | Reginald Murray drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Ralph Bristol | 32-38 |
| 01:47 | Grinnell | David Robinson misses the floater from just outside the lane | 32-38 |
| 01:45 | Otterbein | James Hamberg pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 01:38 | Otterbein | Reginald Murray's pass is intercepted by Richard Gibson | 32-38 |
| 01:27 | Grinnell | David Hendry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-38 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Ralph Griffin (SG), Shelby Coppola (SF), Cody Harrison (C) Reginald Murray, James Hamberg, William Hunter | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Mark Stephenson (SF) David Hendry | |
| 01:02 | Otterbein | Ralph Bristol hits a jumpshot from the right side and he's hacked by Richard Gibson - foul #3 on Richard Gibson, team foul #11 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Otterbein | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ralph Teague (PG), Patrick Metcalf (SG), Eugene Conley (C) Richard Gibson, David Robinson, Harold Dye | |
| 01:02 | Otterbein | Ralph Bristol makes the free throw | 35-38 |
| 01:00 | Grinnell | Kenneth Bradley's pass is intercepted by Ralph Bristol in the backcourt | 35-38 |
| 00:59 | Otterbein | Shelby Coppola hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ralph Bristol | 37-38 |
| 00:56 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf is hacked by Ralph Griffin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ralph Griffin, team foul #15 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Reginald Murray (SG) Ralph Griffin | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 00:56 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 00:56 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 00:36 | Otterbein | Eugene Conley is called for the reach on Ralph Bristol - foul #1 on Eugene Conley, team foul #12 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Anthony Leslie (SF) Shelby Coppola | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Albert (PF) Kenneth Bradley | |
| 00:36 | Otterbein | Ralph Bristol makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 00:36 | Otterbein | Ralph Bristol makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 00:30 | Grinnell | Reginald Murray is called for the reach on Patrick Metcalf in the backcourt - foul #3 on Reginald Murray, team foul #16 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Michael Gies (SG) Reginald Murray | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 00:30 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf misses the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 00:30 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf misses the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 00:30 | Otterbein | The rebound goes to Cody Harrison | 39-40 |
| 00:02 | Otterbein | Chad Marquardt misses the dunk attempt | 39-40 |
| 00:01 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 39-40 |