| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Richard Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Metcalf (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. SF - David Hendry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Albert (fresh) 4 pts. C - Eugene Conley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Phillip Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Peters (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chester Oliva (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Denson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Bill Cluck (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Ripon | Chester Oliva inbounds the ball | 29-38 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Ripon | Bill Cluck lays it in | 29-40 |
| 19:22 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley banks in the layup set up by Richard Gibson | 31-40 |
| 19:04 | Ripon | Russell Denson hits a jumper from the right block set up by David Peters | 31-42 |
| 18:44 | Grinnell | Richard Gibson misses the shot from the right wing | 31-42 |
| 18:42 | Grinnell | David Hendry pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 18:22 | Grinnell | David Hendry misses the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Phillip Parker - foul #2 on Phillip Parker, team foul #1 | 31-42 |
| 18:22 | Grinnell | David Hendry makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 18:22 | Grinnell | David Hendry makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 17:57 | Ripon | David Peters scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Phillip Parker | 33-45 |
| 17:47 | Grinnell | David Peters steals the ball from David Hendry | 33-45 |
| 17:27 | Ripon | Russell Denson knocks in the runner in the paint set up by David Peters | 33-47 |
| 17:06 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf drills a jumper from the left wing | 35-47 |
| 16:50 | Ripon | Bill Cluck is whistled for traveling | 35-47 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ralph Teague (PG), David Robinson (SG), Larry Drees (SF), Harold Dye (PF), Kenneth Bradley (C) Richard Gibson, Patrick Metcalf, David Hendry, Michael Albert, Eugene Conley | |
| Subs | Ripon | Tim Pascarella (PG), Anthony Keown (SG), Jerry Davis (SF), Gregory Butler (PF), Ronald Ferguson (C) Phillip Parker, David Peters, Chester Oliva, Russell Denson, Bill Cluck | |
| 16:37 | Grinnell | Ronald Ferguson is called for the reach on David Robinson - foul #2 on Ronald Ferguson, team foul #2 | 35-47 |
| 16:28 | Grinnell | Anthony Keown steals the ball from Larry Drees | 35-47 |
| 16:09 | Ripon | Harold Dye denies the turnaround by Tim Pascarella | 35-47 |
| 16:07 | Grinnell | Larry Drees snags the defensive board | 35-47 |
| 15:57 | Grinnell | Larry Drees misses long on a runner from the right block | 35-47 |
| 15:56 | Ripon | Jerry Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 35-47 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Ralph Teague (fresh) SG - David Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Larry Drees (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harold Dye (fresh) C - Kenneth Bradley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Tim Pascarella (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Keown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Butler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Ferguson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Ripon | Gregory Butler scores on a floater in the paint set up by Anthony Keown and he's fouled by Larry Drees - foul #2 on Larry Drees, team foul #1 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Clark (PG), Patrick Metcalf (SG) Ralph Teague, Kenneth Bradley | |
| Subs | Ripon | Phillip Parker (PG), David Peters (SG) Tim Pascarella, Anthony Keown | |
| 15:38 | Ripon | Gregory Butler makes the free throw | 35-50 |
| 15:16 | Grinnell | William Clark is fouled on the floor by Ronald Ferguson - foul #3 on Ronald Ferguson, team foul #3 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Gibson (PG), Michael Albert (PF), Eugene Conley (C) William Clark, David Robinson, Harold Dye | |
| Subs | Ripon | Chester Oliva (SF), Bill Cluck (C) Jerry Davis, Ronald Ferguson | |
| 14:58 | Grinnell | Richard Gibson clanks a shot from the left wing | 35-50 |
| 14:56 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 14:46 | Grinnell | Richard Gibson is fouled on the floor by Gregory Butler - foul #1 on Gregory Butler, team foul #4 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Hendry (SF) Larry Drees | |
| Subs | Ripon | Russell Denson (PF) Gregory Butler | |
| 14:28 | Grinnell | Michael Albert makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Eugene Conley | 37-50 |
| 14:10 | Ripon | Chester Oliva banks in the layup set up by Phillip Parker | 37-52 |
| 14:06 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 37-52 |
| 14:05 | Ripon | Bill Cluck pulls down the rebound | 37-52 |
| 13:49 | Ripon | Chester Oliva misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 37-52 |
| 13:48 | Grinnell | David Hendry grabs the defensive rebound | 37-52 |
| 13:33 | Grinnell | Michael Albert loses the dribble to Phillip Parker | 37-52 |
| 13:23 | Ripon | Russell Denson makes the 3 from the left wing | 37-55 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:15 | Grinnell | David Hendry comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 37-55 |
| 13:14 | Ripon | Russell Denson grabs the board | 37-55 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:10 | Ripon | Patrick Metcalf steals it from Chester Oliva | 37-55 |
| 12:53 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-55 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ralph Teague (PG), William Clark (SG), David Robinson (SF), Larry Drees (PF), Harold Dye (C) Richard Gibson, Patrick Metcalf, David Hendry, Michael Albert, Eugene Conley | |
| Subs | Ripon | Tim Pascarella (PG), Anthony Keown (SG), Jerry Davis (SF), Gregory Butler (PF), Ronald Ferguson (C) Phillip Parker, David Peters, Chester Oliva, Russell Denson, Bill Cluck | |
| 12:26 | Ripon | Ronald Ferguson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-55 |
| 12:25 | Ripon | Gregory Butler tips it back up and in | 37-57 |
| 12:07 | Grinnell | Harold Dye clanks a floater from the left side | 37-57 |
| 12:05 | Ripon | Ronald Ferguson grabs the board | 37-57 |
| 11:52 | Ripon | Ronald Ferguson buries a floater from the baseline set up by Jerry Davis | 37-59 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Ralph Teague (fresh) SG - William Clark (fresh) 3 pf. SF - David Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Larry Drees (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Dye (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Tim Pascarella (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Keown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Butler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:36 | Grinnell | William Clark drills a 3 from straight away | 40-59 |
| 11:07 | Ripon | The pull-up jumper by Jerry Davis is blocked by David Robinson | 40-59 |
| 11:05 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Larry Drees | 40-59 |
| 10:46 | Grinnell | William Clark loses the dribble to Anthony Keown | 40-59 |
| 10:43 | Ripon | Gregory Butler lays it in on a great pass from Anthony Keown | 40-61 |
| 10:25 | Grinnell | William Clark connects on the turnaround near the basket | 42-61 |
| 09:56 | Ripon | Tim Pascarella loses the dribble to Ralph Teague | 42-61 |
| 09:52 | Grinnell | Ralph Teague hits the finger roll | 44-61 |
| 09:40 | Ripon | Ralph Teague steals the ball from Anthony Keown | 44-61 |
| 09:27 | Grinnell | Larry Drees misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-61 |
| 09:25 | Ripon | Ronald Ferguson gets the rebound | 44-61 |
| 09:06 | Ripon | Jerry Davis misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by David Robinson - foul #1 on David Robinson, team foul #2 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Gibson (PG), Patrick Metcalf (SG), David Hendry (SF), Michael Albert (PF), Eugene Conley (C) Ralph Teague, William Clark, David Robinson, Larry Drees, Harold Dye | |
| Subs | Ripon | Phillip Parker (PG), David Peters (SG), Russell Denson (PF), Bill Cluck (C) Tim Pascarella, Anthony Keown, Gregory Butler, Ronald Ferguson | |
| 09:06 | Ripon | Jerry Davis misses the 1st free throw | 44-61 |
| 09:06 | Ripon | Jerry Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 44-61 |
| 09:06 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf gets the rebound | 44-61 |
| 08:51 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley clanks a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Phillip Parker - foul #3 on Phillip Parker, team foul #5 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Ripon | Chester Oliva (SF) Jerry Davis | |
| 08:51 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley misses the 1st free throw | 44-61 |
| 08:51 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-61 |
| 08:36 | Ripon | David Peters is fouled on the floor by Patrick Metcalf - foul #1 on Patrick Metcalf, team foul #3 | 45-61 |
| 08:14 | Ripon | The short jumper by Bill Cluck is denied by Eugene Conley | 45-61 |
| 08:13 | Ripon | Russell Denson grabs the offensive rebound | 45-61 |
| 07:54 | Ripon | David Peters clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-61 |
| 07:52 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf grabs the defensive rebound | 45-61 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Richard Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Metcalf (fresh) 10 pts. 4 stl. SF - David Hendry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Albert (fresh) 6 pts. C - Eugene Conley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Phillip Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Peters (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Chester Oliva (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Denson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Bill Cluck (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:34 | Grinnell | Michael Albert misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by David Peters - foul #1 on David Peters, team foul #6 | 45-61 |
| 07:34 | Grinnell | Michael Albert makes the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 07:34 | Grinnell | Michael Albert makes the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:20 | Ripon | Russell Denson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Albert - foul #3 on Michael Albert, team foul #4 | 47-61 |
| 07:20 | Ripon | Russell Denson makes the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 07:20 | Ripon | Russell Denson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| 07:20 | Grinnell | Michael Albert snags the defensive board | 47-62 |
| 07:03 | Grinnell | Richard Gibson comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 47-62 |
| 07:01 | Ripon | The rebound goes to Russell Denson | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:45 | Ripon | David Peters misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-62 |
| 06:44 | Grinnell | Michael Albert grabs the defensive rebound | 47-62 |
| 06:38 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by David Hendry | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:29 | Ripon | Chester Oliva slams it home on a nice dish by David Peters | 50-64 |
| 06:22 | Grinnell | Bill Cluck blocks the short jumper by Michael Albert | 50-64 |
| 06:20 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to David Hendry | 50-64 |
| 06:10 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Albert | 52-64 |
| 05:46 | Ripon | Michael Albert is called for the reach on David Peters - foul #4 on Michael Albert, team foul #5 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ralph Teague (PG), William Clark (SG), David Robinson (SF), Larry Drees (PF), Harold Dye (C) Richard Gibson, Patrick Metcalf, David Hendry, Michael Albert, Eugene Conley | |
| Subs | Ripon | Tim Pascarella (PG), Anthony Keown (SG), Jerry Davis (SF), Gregory Butler (PF), Ronald Ferguson (C) Phillip Parker, David Peters, Chester Oliva, Russell Denson, Bill Cluck | |
| 05:30 | Ripon | Gregory Butler hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Anthony Keown | 52-66 |
| 05:08 | Grinnell | Ralph Teague is called for traveling | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:45 | Ripon | Anthony Keown drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Tim Pascarella | 52-69 |
| 04:30 | Grinnell | William Clark hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-69 |
| 04:01 | Ripon | Gregory Butler misses the easy layup but the foul's on Larry Drees - foul #3 on Larry Drees, team foul #6 | 54-69 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Gibson (PG), Patrick Metcalf (SG), Michael Albert (PF), Eugene Conley (C) Ralph Teague, William Clark, David Robinson, Harold Dye | |
| Subs | Ripon | Phillip Parker (PG), David Peters (SG), Chester Oliva (SF), Bill Cluck (C) Tim Pascarella, Anthony Keown, Jerry Davis, Ronald Ferguson | |
| 04:01 | Ripon | Gregory Butler makes the 1st free throw | 54-70 |
| 04:01 | Ripon | Gregory Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 54-70 |
| 04:01 | Ripon | Bill Cluck snags the offensive board | 54-70 |
| 03:37 | Ripon | Chester Oliva can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Larry Drees - foul #4 on Larry Drees, team foul #7 | 54-70 |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Hendry (SF) Larry Drees | |
| Subs | Ripon | Russell Denson (PF) Gregory Butler | |
| 03:37 | Ripon | Chester Oliva makes the 1st free throw | 54-71 |
| 03:37 | Ripon | Chester Oliva makes the 2nd free throw | 54-72 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Richard Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Metcalf (fresh) 15 pts. 4 stl. SF - David Hendry (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Albert (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Eugene Conley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Phillip Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Peters (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Chester Oliva (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Denson (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Bill Cluck (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Grinnell | David Hendry drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Metcalf | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:06 | Ripon | David Hendry is called for the reach on Russell Denson - foul #3 on David Hendry, team foul #8 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ralph Teague (PG), William Clark (SG), David Robinson (SF), Harold Dye (PF), Kenneth Bradley (C) Richard Gibson, Patrick Metcalf, David Hendry, Michael Albert, Eugene Conley | |
| Subs | Ripon | Tim Pascarella (PG), Anthony Keown (SG), Stephen Stephens (SF), Ronald Ferguson (C) Phillip Parker, David Peters, Chester Oliva, Bill Cluck | |
| 03:06 | Ripon | Russell Denson misses the 1st free throw | 57-72 |
| 03:06 | Grinnell | Kenneth Bradley grabs the board | 57-72 |
| 02:53 | Grinnell | Russell Denson picks off the pass by David Robinson | 57-72 |
| 02:25 | Ripon | Russell Denson misses the floater from the baseline | 57-72 |
| 02:23 | Grinnell | Kenneth Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 57-72 |
| 02:16 | Grinnell | David Robinson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-72 |
| 02:15 | Ripon | Ronald Ferguson grabs the board | 57-72 |
| 01:49 | Ripon | Anthony Keown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-72 |
| 01:48 | Ripon | Tim Pascarella grabs the offensive board | 57-72 |
| 01:30 | Ripon | Stephen Stephens drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Anthony Keown | 57-75 |
| 01:28 | Grinnell | Tim Pascarella steals the ball from Ralph Teague in the backcourt | 57-75 |
| 01:11 | Ripon | Kenneth Bradley is called for the reach on Anthony Keown - foul #1 on Kenneth Bradley, team foul #9 | 57-75 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Larry Drees (PF) Kenneth Bradley | |
| Subs | Ripon | Jerry Davis (SF), Gregory Butler (PF) Stephen Stephens, Russell Denson | |
| 01:11 | Ripon | Anthony Keown makes the 1st free throw | 57-76 |
| 01:11 | Ripon | Anthony Keown makes the 2nd free throw | 57-77 |
| 00:56 | Grinnell | David Robinson's layup is rejected by Gregory Butler | 57-77 |
| 00:54 | Grinnell | Harold Dye pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-77 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Grinnell | Ralph Teague comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Tim Pascarella - foul #3 on Tim Pascarella, team foul #7 | 57-77 |
| 00:50 | Grinnell | Ralph Teague makes the 1st free throw | 58-77 |
| 00:50 | Grinnell | Ralph Teague makes the 2nd free throw | 59-77 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Ripon | Anthony Keown misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 59-77 |
| 00:28 | Ripon | Gregory Butler tips it home | 59-79 |
| 00:22 | Grinnell | David Robinson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-79 |
| 00:20 | Ripon | Gregory Butler gets the rebound | 59-79 |
| 00:00 | Ripon | Tim Pascarella runs out the clock | 59-79 |