| Lineup | Knox | PG - Robert Gordon (fresh) SG - Gerald Egan (fresh) SF - James Silcox (fresh) PF - Troy Brown (fresh) C - Larry Coster (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 | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf clanks a jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Knox | The rebound goes to Gerald Egan | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Knox | Gerald Egan is hacked by Patrick Metcalf - foul #1 on Patrick Metcalf, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Knox | Troy Brown buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by James Silcox | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Grinnell | David Hendry can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Knox | Troy Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Knox | Robert Gordon throws it down set up by Gerald Egan and the foul's on Michael Albert - foul #1 on Michael Albert, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| 19:17 | Knox | Robert Gordon misses the free throw | 4-0 |
| 19:17 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 19:13 | Grinnell | The short jumper by David Hendry is denied by Larry Coster | 4-0 |
| 19:12 | Knox | Robert Gordon grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 19:06 | Knox | Robert Gordon misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 4-0 |
| 19:04 | Knox | Larry Coster tips it but misses | 4-0 |
| 19:02 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Patrick Metcalf | 4-0 |
| 18:47 | Grinnell | David Hendry travels with the ball | 4-0 |
| 18:28 | Knox | Troy Brown lays it up and in | 6-0 |
| 18:21 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley hits a jumpshot from the right side | 6-2 |
| 18:00 | Knox | Gerald Egan connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Gordon | 9-2 |
| 17:50 | Grinnell | Michael Albert slams it home | 9-4 |
| 17:22 | Knox | Michael Albert steps in front of the Troy Brown pass | 9-4 |
| 17:03 | Grinnell | Robert Gordon takes the ball from Richard Gibson | 9-4 |
| 16:51 | Knox | Larry Coster misses the easy layup | 9-4 |
| 16:50 | Knox | Troy Brown gets the offensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 16:42 | Knox | Larry Coster misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Richard Gibson - foul #1 on Richard Gibson, team foul #3 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Knox | Gregory Forbes (PG), Eddy Griffith (SG), Mark Albrecht (SF), Brandon Clark (PF) Robert Gordon, Gerald Egan, James Silcox, Troy Brown | |
| 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 | |
| 16:42 | Knox | Larry Coster makes the 1st free throw | 10-4 |
| 16:42 | Knox | Larry Coster misses the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| 16:42 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Larry Drees | 10-4 |
| 16:24 | Grinnell | Larry Drees buries a runner from close range | 10-6 |
| 16:09 | Knox | The jump hook by Gregory Forbes is blocked by Harold Dye | 10-6 |
| 16:07 | Grinnell | Harold Dye gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Gregory Forbes (fresh) SG - Eddy Griffith (fresh) SF - Mark Albrecht (fresh) PF - Brandon Clark (fresh) C - Larry Coster (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Ralph Teague (fresh) SG - William Clark (fresh) SF - David Robinson (fresh) PF - Larry Drees (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Dye (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Grinnell | William Clark comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 10-6 |
| 15:50 | Grinnell | Harold Dye tips it home | 10-8 |
| 15:34 | Knox | Eddy Griffith is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Eddy Griffith, team foul #1 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Knox | Christopher Oliver (C) Larry Coster | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 15:14 | Grinnell | Larry Drees connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 10-10 |
| 14:48 | Knox | Christopher Oliver misses the lay-in | 10-10 |
| 14:46 | Grinnell | Larry Drees pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| 14:26 | Grinnell | Brandon Clark steals it from David Robinson | 10-10 |
| 14:06 | Knox | Mark Albrecht can't finish the layup | 10-10 |
| 14:05 | Grinnell | Harold Dye pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| 13:51 | Grinnell | David Robinson is fouled on the floor by Mark Albrecht - foul #1 on Mark Albrecht, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Gordon (PG), Gerald Egan (SG), James Silcox (SF), Troy Brown (PF) Gregory Forbes, Eddy Griffith, Mark Albrecht, Brandon Clark | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Gibson (PG), Patrick Metcalf (SG), Mark Stephenson (SF), Michael Albert (PF), Eugene Conley (C) Ralph Teague, William Clark, David Robinson, Larry Drees, Harold Dye | |
| 13:41 | Grinnell | Troy Brown denies the turnaround by Michael Albert | 10-10 |
| 13:40 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 13:20 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley clanks a jumper from the left block | 10-10 |
| 13:18 | Knox | The rebound goes to Robert Gordon | 10-10 |
| 13:12 | Knox | Robert Gordon is fouled on the floor by Richard Gibson - foul #2 on Richard Gibson, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Knox | John Raley (C) Christopher Oliver | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Clark (PG), David Hendry (SF) Richard Gibson, Mark Stephenson | |
| 12:53 | Knox | Robert Gordon banks in the layup on a great pass from James Silcox | 12-10 |
| 12:36 | Grinnell | John Raley is called for the reach on Eugene Conley - foul #1 on John Raley, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Knox | Larry Coster (C) John Raley | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 12:15 | Grinnell | Michael Albert buries a jumper near the basket set up by William Clark and the foul's on Troy Brown - foul #1 on Troy Brown, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Robinson (PG) William Clark | |
| 12:15 | Grinnell | Michael Albert makes the free throw | 12-13 |
| 11:51 | Knox | Robert Gordon misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 12-13 |
| 11:49 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to David Hendry | 12-13 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Robert Gordon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Egan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Silcox (fairly fresh) PF - Troy Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Coster (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - David Robinson (fresh) SG - Patrick Metcalf (fresh) SF - David Hendry (fresh) PF - Michael Albert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Eugene Conley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Grinnell | David Robinson clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 12-13 |
| 11:29 | Knox | Robert Gordon grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 11:13 | Knox | Troy Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-13 |
| 11:12 | Knox | Gerald Egan grabs the offensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 10:56 | Knox | Larry Coster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-13 |
| Subs | Knox | Gregory Forbes (PG), Eddy Griffith (SG), Mark Albrecht (SF), Brandon Clark (PF) Robert Gordon, Gerald Egan, James Silcox, Troy Brown | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ralph Teague (PG), Larry Drees (SF), Harold Dye (PF), Kenneth Bradley (C) Patrick Metcalf, David Hendry, Michael Albert, Eugene Conley | |
| 10:36 | Grinnell | Ralph Teague is called for a charge - foul #1 on Ralph Teague, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Knox | Christopher Oliver (C) Larry Coster | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf (SG) David Robinson | |
| 10:17 | Knox | Eddy Griffith clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kenneth Bradley - foul #1 on Kenneth Bradley, team foul #6 | 12-13 |
| 10:17 | Knox | Eddy Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 10:17 | Knox | Eddy Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 10:00 | Grinnell | Eddy Griffith steps in front of the Larry Drees pass | 14-13 |
| 09:38 | Knox | Christopher Oliver's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Bradley | 14-13 |
| 09:37 | Grinnell | Kenneth Bradley gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 09:24 | Grinnell | Kenneth Bradley buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Ralph Teague | 14-15 |
| 09:10 | Knox | Christopher Oliver is fouled on the floor by Harold Dye - foul #1 on Harold Dye, team foul #7 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Gordon (PG), Gerald Egan (SG), Troy Brown (PF) Eddy Griffith, Mark Albrecht, Brandon Clark | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Clark (PG), David Robinson (SG), David Hendry (SF), Eugene Conley (C) Ralph Teague, Patrick Metcalf, Harold Dye, Kenneth Bradley | |
| 09:10 | Knox | Christopher Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 09:10 | Knox | Christopher Oliver misses the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 09:10 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley pulls down the rebound | 15-15 |
| 08:54 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by William Clark | 15-17 |
| 08:49 | Knox | Robert Gordon misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 15-17 |
| 08:48 | Grinnell | David Hendry gets the rebound | 15-17 |
| 08:26 | Grinnell | David Hendry is hacked by Troy Brown - foul #2 on Troy Brown, team foul #5 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Knox | James Silcox (SF), Brandon Clark (PF), Larry Coster (C) Gregory Forbes, Troy Brown, Christopher Oliver | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Albert (PF) Larry Drees | |
| 08:12 | Grinnell | David Hendry misses short on a 3 from straight away | 15-17 |
| 08:11 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley tips it in | 15-19 |
| 07:46 | Knox | James Silcox drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Brandon Clark | 17-19 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Robert Gordon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Egan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Silcox (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brandon Clark (fresh) C - Larry Coster (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - William Clark (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Robinson (fresh) SF - David Hendry (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Albert (fresh) 5 pts. C - Eugene Conley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Grinnell | David Robinson clanks a shot from the left wing | 17-19 |
| 07:26 | Grinnell | David Robinson tips it in | 17-21 |
| 07:12 | Knox | Gerald Egan clanks a 3 from straight away | 17-21 |
| 07:11 | Grinnell | Michael Albert grabs the defensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 07:05 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Coster | 17-21 |
| 07:04 | Knox | Gerald Egan snags the defensive board | 17-21 |
| 06:59 | Knox | Robert Gordon can't connect on a shot from the left block | 17-21 |
| 06:58 | Knox | Larry Coster snags the offensive board | 17-21 |
| 06:46 | Knox | Larry Coster is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Larry Coster, team foul #6 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Knox | Mark Albrecht (PF) Brandon Clark | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ralph Teague (PG), Patrick Metcalf (SG), Larry Drees (SF), Harold Dye (C) William Clark, David Robinson, David Hendry, Eugene Conley | |
| 06:22 | Grinnell | Larry Drees misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Silcox - foul #1 on James Silcox, team foul #7 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Knox | Gregory Forbes (PG), Raymond Schmidt (SG), Eddy Griffith (SF) Robert Gordon, Gerald Egan, James Silcox | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Kenneth Bradley (C) Michael Albert | |
| 06:22 | Grinnell | Larry Drees makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 06:22 | Grinnell | Larry Drees makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 06:06 | Knox | Raymond Schmidt is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 17-23 |
| 05:38 | Grinnell | Harold Dye hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 17-23 |
| 05:37 | Knox | The rebound goes to Larry Coster | 17-23 |
| 05:31 | Knox | Raymond Schmidt is fouled on the floor by Patrick Metcalf - foul #2 on Patrick Metcalf, team foul #8 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Knox | Brandon Clark (PF), Christopher Oliver (C) Mark Albrecht, Larry Coster | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Clark (SG), David Robinson (SF) Patrick Metcalf, Kenneth Bradley | |
| 05:31 | Knox | Raymond Schmidt makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 05:31 | Knox | Raymond Schmidt makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 05:19 | Grinnell | Harold Dye buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by William Clark | 19-26 |
| 05:15 | Knox | David Robinson denies the turnaround by Gregory Forbes | 19-26 |
| 05:14 | Knox | The offensive rebound goes to Eddy Griffith | 19-26 |
| 05:00 | Knox | Brandon Clark misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 19-26 |
| 04:58 | Grinnell | Larry Drees grabs the defensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 04:40 | Grinnell | Harold Dye is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Harold Dye, team foul #9 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Gordon (PG), Gerald Egan (SG), James Silcox (SF) Raymond Schmidt, Gregory Forbes, Eddy Griffith | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Hendry (SF), Michael Albert (PF), Eugene Conley (C) Ralph Teague, Larry Drees, Harold Dye | |
| 04:31 | Knox | Brandon Clark buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Gerald Egan | 21-26 |
| 04:24 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Brandon Clark - foul #1 on Brandon Clark, team foul #8 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Knox | Larry Coster (C) Christopher Oliver | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 04:24 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 04:24 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley misses the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 04:24 | Knox | The rebound goes to Brandon Clark | 21-27 |
| 04:15 | Knox | Gerald Egan misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 21-27 |
| 04:13 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Michael Albert | 21-27 |
| 03:57 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by James Silcox - foul #2 on James Silcox, team foul #9 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Knox | Troy Brown (PF) Brandon Clark | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Gibson (PG), Patrick Metcalf (SG) William Clark, David Robinson | |
| 03:57 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley misses the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 03:57 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 03:48 | Knox | James Silcox's pass is intercepted by Patrick Metcalf | 21-28 |
| 03:44 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf lays it up and in | 21-30 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Robert Gordon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Egan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Silcox (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Troy Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Coster (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Richard Gibson (fresh) SG - Patrick Metcalf (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Hendry (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Albert (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Conley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Knox | Gerald Egan comes up short on the floater from the left side | 21-30 |
| 03:34 | Grinnell | David Hendry grabs the board | 21-30 |
| 03:23 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf blows the layup but he's fouled by Gerald Egan - foul #1 on Gerald Egan, team foul #10 | 21-30 |
| 03:23 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf misses the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 03:23 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 02:59 | Knox | Larry Coster can't connect on a shot from the left block | 21-31 |
| 02:58 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley snags the defensive board | 21-31 |
| 02:40 | Grinnell | Eugene Conley misses short on a jump hook from close range | 21-31 |
| 02:38 | Grinnell | Michael Albert snags the offensive board | 21-31 |
| 02:25 | Grinnell | A charge is called on Eugene Conley - foul #1 on Eugene Conley, team foul #10 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Knox | Gregory Forbes (SF), Brandon Clark (C) James Silcox, Larry Coster | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Larry Drees (SF), Harold Dye (PF) David Hendry, Michael Albert | |
| 02:18 | Knox | Robert Gordon knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerald Egan and he's fouled by Harold Dye - foul #3 on Harold Dye, team foul #11 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Robinson (SF) Harold Dye | |
| 02:18 | Knox | Robert Gordon makes the free throw | 24-31 |
| 02:01 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-31 |
| 02:00 | Knox | Troy Brown gets the rebound | 24-31 |
| 01:54 | Knox | Troy Brown misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Eugene Conley - foul #2 on Eugene Conley, team foul #12 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Knox | Eddy Griffith (SG), Mark Albrecht (SF) Robert Gordon, Gerald Egan | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Kenneth Bradley (C) Eugene Conley | |
| 01:54 | Knox | Troy Brown makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 01:54 | Knox | Troy Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 01:54 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Kenneth Bradley | 25-31 |
| 01:42 | Grinnell | Brandon Clark denies the turnaround by Kenneth Bradley | 25-31 |
| 01:40 | Grinnell | Kenneth Bradley snags the offensive board | 25-31 |
| 01:26 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Bradley | 25-34 |
| 01:20 | Knox | Eddy Griffith knocks in the jumper from the right side | 27-34 |
| 01:02 | Grinnell | Larry Drees hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-34 |
| 01:01 | Knox | Mark Albrecht grabs the defensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 00:55 | Knox | David Robinson takes the ball from Eddy Griffith | 27-34 |
| 00:32 | Grinnell | Larry Drees misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 27-34 |
| 00:30 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf gets the offensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 00:04 | Grinnell | Larry Drees buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-37 |
| 00:00 | Knox | Gregory Forbes misses the halfcourt shot | 27-37 |