| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Richard Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Metcalf (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hendry (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Felton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Dye (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wilkes | PG - Anthony Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John McKasson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Wayne Zdanowicz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Conway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Ewing (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | David Hendry inbounds the ball | 40-35 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wilkes | Wilkes is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 19:35 | Grinnell | David Hendry grabs the offensive board | 40-35 |
| 19:20 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf loses the dribble to Donald Conway | 40-35 |
| 19:04 | Wilkes | Donald Conway misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 40-35 |
| 19:02 | Wilkes | David Ewing pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 18:49 | Wilkes | John McKasson misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Patrick Metcalf - foul #1 on Patrick Metcalf, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| 18:49 | Wilkes | John McKasson makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 18:49 | Wilkes | John McKasson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 18:49 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 18:36 | Grinnell | David Hendry can't finish the layup | 40-36 |
| 18:34 | Grinnell | David Hendry tips it home | 42-36 |
| 18:14 | Wilkes | David Felton swats the short shot by Donald Conway | 42-36 |
| 18:12 | Grinnell | David Hendry pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 18:00 | Grinnell | Richard Gibson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 17:58 | Wilkes | Wayne Zdanowicz pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 17:39 | Wilkes | Donald Conway makes the shot from the baseline set up by Anthony Lee | 42-38 |
| 17:13 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf misses the jumper from close range | 42-38 |
| 17:12 | Grinnell | Harold Dye tips it in | 44-38 |
| 16:58 | Wilkes | Donald Conway loses the dribble to Patrick Metcalf | 44-38 |
| 16:55 | Grinnell | David Felton lays it in on a nice dish by Patrick Metcalf | 46-38 |
| 16:32 | Wilkes | David Ewing misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-38 |
| 16:31 | Grinnell | Harold Dye snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| 16:19 | Grinnell | Harold Dye hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Gibson | 48-38 |
| 16:02 | Wilkes | Donald Conway can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 16:01 | Wilkes | Wayne Zdanowicz tips it home | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Richard Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Metcalf (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Hendry (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Felton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Dye (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wilkes | PG - Anthony Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - John McKasson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Wayne Zdanowicz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Conway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Ewing (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Grinnell | Richard Gibson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 48-40 |
| 15:42 | Wilkes | Donald Conway grabs the board | 48-40 |
| 15:20 | Wilkes | Donald Conway hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-40 |
| 15:18 | Wilkes | David Ewing grabs the offensive board | 48-40 |
| 15:00 | Wilkes | David Hendry steals it from Wayne Zdanowicz | 48-40 |
| 14:35 | Grinnell | David Ewing denies the turnaround by Richard Gibson | 48-40 |
| 14:33 | Wilkes | Anthony Lee gets the rebound | 48-40 |
| 14:16 | Wilkes | Anthony Lee can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by David Felton - foul #1 on David Felton, team foul #2 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ralph Teague (PG), William Clark (SG), David Robinson (SF), Josef Rosato (PF), Ted Pritchard (C) Richard Gibson, Patrick Metcalf, David Hendry, David Felton, Harold Dye | |
| Subs | Wilkes | Nicolas Klawinski (SG), Kelly Noland (SF), Ronald Hendershot (PF), Kenneth Bussey (C) John McKasson, Wayne Zdanowicz, Donald Conway, David Ewing | |
| 14:16 | Wilkes | Anthony Lee makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 14:16 | Wilkes | Anthony Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 13:55 | Grinnell | William Clark clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-42 |
| 13:53 | Grinnell | Ralph Teague gets the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 13:42 | Grinnell | Ralph Teague double dribbles | 48-42 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Wilkes | Charles Mitchell (PG) Anthony Lee | |
| 13:22 | Wilkes | David Robinson is called for the reach on Kelly Noland - foul #1 on David Robinson, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| 13:13 | Wilkes | Kelly Noland is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Kelly Noland, team foul #1 | 48-42 |
| 12:59 | Grinnell | 3 seconds is called on Ted Pritchard | 48-42 |
| 12:37 | Wilkes | Kelly Noland lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Mitchell | 48-44 |
| 12:25 | Grinnell | Ted Pritchard hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Clark | 50-44 |
| 12:14 | Wilkes | Nicolas Klawinski's floater is knocked away by Ted Pritchard | 50-44 |
| 12:13 | Wilkes | The offensive rebound goes to Nicolas Klawinski | 50-44 |
| 11:55 | Wilkes | Nicolas Klawinski misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by William Clark - foul #2 on William Clark, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf (SG), Mark Stephenson (SF), Robert Kyle (PF), Harold Dye (C) William Clark, David Robinson, Josef Rosato, Ted Pritchard | |
| Subs | Wilkes | | |
| 11:55 | Wilkes | Nicolas Klawinski makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 11:55 | Wilkes | Nicolas Klawinski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Ralph Teague (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Metcalf (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Stephenson (fresh) PF - Robert Kyle (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Dye (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wilkes | PG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicolas Klawinski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kelly Noland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Hendershot (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Bussey (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Grinnell | Harold Dye misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Kenneth Bussey - foul #2 on Kenneth Bussey, team foul #2 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Gibson (PG) Ralph Teague | |
| Subs | Wilkes | John McKasson (SG), Wayne Zdanowicz (SF), Donald Conway (PF), Jamaal Callender (C) Nicolas Klawinski, Kelly Noland, Ronald Hendershot, Kenneth Bussey | |
| 11:33 | Grinnell | Harold Dye makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 11:33 | Grinnell | Harold Dye makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 11:11 | Wilkes | Wayne Zdanowicz misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 11:10 | Grinnell | Robert Kyle snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 11:05 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 11:03 | Wilkes | Wayne Zdanowicz snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 10:58 | Wilkes | Patrick Metcalf steps in front of the Charles Mitchell pass in the backcourt | 52-46 |
| 10:43 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Wayne Zdanowicz - foul #2 on Wayne Zdanowicz, team foul #3 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Clark (PG), David Robinson (SF) Richard Gibson, Mark Stephenson | |
| Subs | Wilkes | Anthony Lee (PG) Charles Mitchell | |
| 10:43 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 10:43 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 10:27 | Wilkes | Wayne Zdanowicz connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 54-48 |
| 10:08 | Grinnell | David Robinson is hacked by Wayne Zdanowicz - foul #3 on Wayne Zdanowicz, team foul #4 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ralph Teague (PG), Josef Rosato (PF), Ted Pritchard (C) Patrick Metcalf, Robert Kyle, Harold Dye | |
| Subs | Wilkes | Nicolas Klawinski (SG), Kelly Noland (SF), Ronald Hendershot (PF), Kenneth Bussey (C) Anthony Lee, John McKasson, Wayne Zdanowicz, Donald Conway | |
| 09:50 | Grinnell | Kelly Noland denies the turnaround by William Clark | 54-48 |
| 09:48 | Wilkes | Ronald Hendershot grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 09:34 | Wilkes | Jamaal Callender makes the jumper from close range | 54-50 |
| 09:15 | Grinnell | William Clark misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-50 |
| 09:13 | Grinnell | Ted Pritchard tips it home | 56-50 |
| 08:54 | Wilkes | Nicolas Klawinski connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Ronald Hendershot | 56-53 |
| 08:41 | Grinnell | Ted Pritchard misses short on a jumper near the basket | 56-53 |
| 08:40 | Wilkes | Kenneth Bussey grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 08:27 | Wilkes | Ronald Hendershot connects on the shot in the paint | 56-55 |
| 08:16 | Grinnell | Ted Pritchard comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jamaal Callender - foul #1 on Jamaal Callender, team foul #5 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Gibson (PG), Patrick Metcalf (SG), David Hendry (SF), David Felton (PF) Ralph Teague, William Clark, David Robinson, Josef Rosato | |
| Subs | Wilkes | Anthony Lee (PG), Charles Mitchell (SG), Donald Conway (PF), David Ewing (C) Jamaal Callender, Nicolas Klawinski, Ronald Hendershot, Kenneth Bussey | |
| 08:16 | Grinnell | Ted Pritchard makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 08:16 | Grinnell | Ted Pritchard makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 07:53 | Wilkes | Donald Conway buries a driving attempt near the basket | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Richard Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Metcalf (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Hendry (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Felton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ted Pritchard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wilkes | PG - Anthony Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kelly Noland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Conway (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Ewing (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Grinnell | David Hendry misses long on a jumper in the lane | 58-57 |
| 07:32 | Wilkes | Donald Conway pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| 07:19 | Wilkes | Charles Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Patrick Metcalf - foul #2 on Patrick Metcalf, team foul #5 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Harold Dye (C) Ted Pritchard | |
| Subs | Wilkes | John McKasson (SG), Wayne Zdanowicz (SF) Charles Mitchell, Kelly Noland | |
| 07:07 | Wilkes | David Felton picks off the pass by John McKasson | 58-57 |
| 06:49 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf comes up short on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Wayne Zdanowicz - foul #4 on Wayne Zdanowicz, team foul #6 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Wilkes | Ronald Hendershot (PF), Kenneth Bussey (C) Donald Conway, David Ewing | |
| 06:49 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 06:49 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf misses the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 06:49 | Wilkes | Kenneth Bussey pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 06:33 | Wilkes | John McKasson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-57 |
| 06:32 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to David Felton | 59-57 |
| 06:14 | Grinnell | David Felton hits the finger roll set up by Patrick Metcalf | 61-57 |
| 06:04 | Wilkes | Ronald Hendershot throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-57 |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Clark (SG), David Robinson (SF), Josef Rosato (PF) Patrick Metcalf, David Hendry, David Felton | |
| Subs | Wilkes | | |
| 05:44 | Grinnell | Richard Gibson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-57 |
| 05:42 | Wilkes | Wayne Zdanowicz gets the rebound | 61-57 |
| 05:19 | Wilkes | Ronald Hendershot hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 61-59 |
| 05:02 | Grinnell | Josef Rosato can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Wayne Zdanowicz - foul #5 on Wayne Zdanowicz, team foul #7 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ralph Teague (PG), Patrick Metcalf (SG), Robert Kyle (C) Richard Gibson, William Clark, Harold Dye | |
| Subs | Wilkes | Charles Mitchell (PG), Nicolas Klawinski (SG), Kelly Noland (SF), Donald Conway (PF), Jamaal Callender (C) Anthony Lee, John McKasson, Wayne Zdanowicz, Ronald Hendershot, Kenneth Bussey | |
| 05:02 | Grinnell | Josef Rosato makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 05:02 | Grinnell | Josef Rosato makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 04:37 | Wilkes | Jamaal Callender scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Mitchell and the foul's on Ralph Teague - foul #2 on Ralph Teague, team foul #6 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Hendry (SF) David Robinson | |
| Subs | Wilkes | | |
| 04:37 | Wilkes | Jamaal Callender makes the free throw | 63-62 |
| 04:15 | Grinnell | David Hendry buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Patrick Metcalf and he's fouled by Jamaal Callender - foul #2 on Jamaal Callender, team foul #8 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Felton (PF) Robert Kyle | |
| Subs | Wilkes | | |
| 04:15 | Grinnell | David Hendry makes the free throw | 66-62 |
| 04:02 | Wilkes | Kelly Noland knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Charles Mitchell | 66-64 |
| 03:45 | Grinnell | Ralph Teague is hacked by Charles Mitchell - foul #1 on Charles Mitchell, team foul #9 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Harold Dye (C) Josef Rosato | |
| Subs | Wilkes | Ronald Hendershot (PF), Kenneth Bussey (C) Donald Conway, Jamaal Callender | |
| 03:45 | Grinnell | Ralph Teague misses the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 03:45 | Wilkes | Ronald Hendershot grabs the defensive rebound | 66-64 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Ralph Teague (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Metcalf (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Hendry (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Felton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Dye (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wilkes | PG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Nicolas Klawinski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kelly Noland (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Hendershot (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Bussey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Wilkes | Ronald Hendershot misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Felton - foul #2 on David Felton, team foul #7 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Wilkes | Anthony Lee (PG) Charles Mitchell | |
| 03:29 | Wilkes | Ronald Hendershot makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 03:29 | Wilkes | Ronald Hendershot misses the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 03:29 | Grinnell | Harold Dye grabs the defensive rebound | 66-65 |
| 03:04 | Grinnell | Nicolas Klawinski steals the ball from David Hendry | 66-65 |
| 02:51 | Wilkes | Kenneth Bussey misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-65 |
| 02:50 | Wilkes | Kelly Noland grabs the offensive board | 66-65 |
| 02:50 | Wilkes | Wilkes calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Gibson (PG) Ralph Teague | |
| Subs | Wilkes | John McKasson (SG), Donald Conway (PF), David Ewing (C) Nicolas Klawinski, Ronald Hendershot, Kenneth Bussey | |
| 02:33 | Wilkes | Anthony Lee scores on a turnaround from the left block | 66-67 |
| 02:19 | Grinnell | Harold Dye scores on a floater from the baseline | 68-67 |
| 02:07 | Wilkes | Anthony Lee is hacked by Richard Gibson - foul #3 on Richard Gibson, team foul #8 | 68-67 |
| 02:07 | Wilkes | Anthony Lee misses the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 02:07 | Grinnell | Harold Dye grabs the defensive rebound | 68-67 |
| 02:02 | Grinnell | Anthony Lee steals the ball from Patrick Metcalf | 68-67 |
| 01:48 | Wilkes | A charge is called on David Ewing - foul #1 on David Ewing, team foul #10 | 68-67 |
| 01:30 | Grinnell | Richard Gibson drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Harold Dye | 71-67 |
| 01:08 | Wilkes | John McKasson blows the layup but he's hacked by Patrick Metcalf - foul #3 on Patrick Metcalf, team foul #9 | 71-67 |
| 01:08 | Wilkes | John McKasson makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 01:08 | Wilkes | John McKasson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:54 | Grinnell | David Felton is hacked by Donald Conway - foul #2 on Donald Conway, team foul #11 | 71-69 |
| 00:54 | Grinnell | David Felton makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:54 | Grinnell | David Felton misses the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:54 | Grinnell | David Hendry grabs the offensive board | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wilkes | Wilkes is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Grinnell | David Hendry misses the jumper from the right side | 72-69 |
| 00:30 | Wilkes | Kelly Noland grabs the defensive rebound | 72-69 |
| 00:24 | Wilkes | David Hendry steals the ball from Anthony Lee | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wilkes | Wilkes is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf is fouled in the backcourt by John McKasson - foul #3 on John McKasson, team foul #12 | 72-69 |
| 00:23 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:23 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wilkes | Wilkes is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Wilkes | David Ewing comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-69 |
| 00:15 | Grinnell | David Felton grabs the board | 74-69 |
| 00:12 | Grinnell | David Felton is hacked by John McKasson in the backcourt - foul #4 on John McKasson, team foul #13 | 74-69 |
| 00:12 | Grinnell | David Felton misses the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:12 | Grinnell | David Felton misses the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:12 | Wilkes | David Ewing pulls down the rebound | 74-69 |
| 00:04 | Wilkes | John McKasson loses the dribble to David Hendry | 74-69 |
| 00:01 | Grinnell | John McKasson is called for the reach on Patrick Metcalf in the backcourt - foul #5 on John McKasson, team foul #14 | 74-69 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Josef Rosato (PF) David Felton | |
| Subs | Wilkes | Nicolas Klawinski (SG) John McKasson | |
| 00:01 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:01 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:00 | Wilkes | Nicolas Klawinski misses short on a fullcourt shot | 76-69 |