| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - George Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ellis Larimer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Arnold Snell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Glenn Rosenberry (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. C - Joseph Dodson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Richard Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Metcalf (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hendry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Felton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Dye (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rensselaer | Arnold Snell inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Rensselaer | Rensselaer is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Rensselaer | Joseph Dodson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by George Jones | 32-29 |
| 19:18 | Grinnell | Glenn Rosenberry denies the turnaround by Patrick Metcalf | 32-29 |
| 19:17 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf misses the tip | 32-29 |
| 19:16 | Rensselaer | The rebound goes to Arnold Snell | 32-29 |
| 19:02 | Rensselaer | Arnold Snell misses the lay-in | 32-29 |
| 19:00 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 18:39 | Grinnell | David Felton misses long on a jumper near the basket | 32-29 |
| 18:37 | Rensselaer | Glenn Rosenberry snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 18:20 | Rensselaer | Joseph Dodson loses the ball out of bounds | 32-29 |
| 18:06 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf is hacked by Joseph Dodson - foul #2 on Joseph Dodson, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| 17:49 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 32-31 |
| 17:29 | Rensselaer | George Jones is called for traveling | 32-31 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Bryan Coleman (SF), Darrin Benites (C) Glenn Rosenberry, Joseph Dodson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ralph Teague (PG), David Robinson (SF), Josef Rosato (PF), Ted Pritchard (C) Richard Gibson, David Hendry, David Felton, Harold Dye | |
| 17:12 | Grinnell | Ted Pritchard scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Ralph Teague | 32-33 |
| 16:55 | Rensselaer | George Jones clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Robinson - foul #1 on David Robinson, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Willie Throop (SG) Ellis Larimer | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Clark (SG) Patrick Metcalf | |
| 16:55 | Rensselaer | George Jones makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 16:55 | Rensselaer | George Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 16:36 | Grinnell | Josef Rosato drills a jump hook from the baseline | 34-35 |
| 16:18 | Rensselaer | Willie Throop connects on the floater from the right side | 36-35 |
| 15:58 | Grinnell | William Clark misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 36-35 |
| 15:57 | Rensselaer | Bryan Coleman grabs the board | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - George Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Throop (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bryan Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arnold Snell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Darrin Benites (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Ralph Teague (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Clark (fresh) SF - David Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Josef Rosato (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ted Pritchard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Rensselaer | Arnold Snell hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Bryan Coleman | 38-35 |
| 15:21 | Grinnell | William Clark misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 15:20 | Rensselaer | Darrin Benites gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 15:00 | Rensselaer | Arnold Snell makes the floater from the baseline | 40-35 |
| 14:31 | Grinnell | David Robinson makes the 3 from straight away | 40-38 |
| 14:11 | Rensselaer | Arnold Snell is fouled on the floor by Josef Rosato - foul #2 on Josef Rosato, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Stephen Mullins (PG), Eddie Spurlock (SG), Allen Harwood (SF), Glenn Rosenberry (PF), Joseph Dodson (C) George Jones, Willie Throop, Bryan Coleman, Arnold Snell, Darrin Benites | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Gibson (PG), Patrick Metcalf (SG), David Hendry (SF), David Felton (PF), Harold Dye (C) Ralph Teague, William Clark, David Robinson, Josef Rosato, Ted Pritchard | |
| 14:00 | Rensselaer | Joseph Dodson's fadeaway is rejected by Harold Dye | 40-38 |
| 13:59 | Grinnell | Harold Dye grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 13:39 | Grinnell | Richard Gibson's pass is intercepted by Joseph Dodson | 40-38 |
| 13:15 | Rensselaer | Allen Harwood loses the dribble to David Felton | 40-38 |
| 12:58 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-40 |
| 12:36 | Rensselaer | Stephen Mullins is fouled on the floor by Richard Gibson - foul #1 on Richard Gibson, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| 12:17 | Rensselaer | Joseph Dodson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Eddie Spurlock | 42-40 |
| 11:59 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-40 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | George Jones (PG), Paul Fryar (C) Stephen Mullins, Joseph Dodson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Josef Rosato (PF) David Felton | |
| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - George Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie Spurlock (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Allen Harwood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Glenn Rosenberry (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Fryar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Richard Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Metcalf (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hendry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Josef Rosato (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Dye (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:39 | Rensselaer | Josef Rosato takes the ball from Eddie Spurlock | 42-40 |
| 11:19 | Grinnell | David Hendry loses the dribble to Paul Fryar | 42-40 |
| 11:01 | Rensselaer | George Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-40 |
| 11:00 | Rensselaer | Glenn Rosenberry tips it home | 44-40 |
| 10:36 | Grinnell | Allen Harwood is called for the reach on Harold Dye - foul #4 on Allen Harwood, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Ellis Larimer (SG), Arnold Snell (SF), Darrin Benites (PF), Joseph Dodson (C) Eddie Spurlock, Allen Harwood, Glenn Rosenberry, Paul Fryar | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ralph Teague (PG), William Clark (SG), David Robinson (SF), David Felton (PF), Ted Pritchard (C) Richard Gibson, Patrick Metcalf, David Hendry, Josef Rosato, Harold Dye | |
| 10:25 | Grinnell | David Robinson misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Arnold Snell - foul #1 on Arnold Snell, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| 10:25 | Grinnell | David Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 10:25 | Grinnell | David Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 10:25 | Rensselaer | The rebound goes to Darrin Benites | 44-41 |
| 10:00 | Rensselaer | George Jones is called for 3 seconds | 44-41 |
| 09:42 | Grinnell | David Robinson buries a shot from the left side | 44-43 |
| 09:32 | Rensselaer | Arnold Snell misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-43 |
| 09:30 | Rensselaer | Joseph Dodson pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 09:15 | Rensselaer | Darrin Benites comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ted Pritchard - foul #1 on Ted Pritchard, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Stephen Mullins (PG) George Jones | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf (SG), Josef Rosato (PF) William Clark, David Felton | |
| 09:15 | Rensselaer | Darrin Benites makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 09:15 | Rensselaer | Darrin Benites makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 08:46 | Grinnell | Ralph Teague comes up short on the shot from the right side | 46-43 |
| 08:45 | Rensselaer | Arnold Snell gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 08:27 | Rensselaer | Ted Pritchard steps in front of the Joseph Dodson pass | 46-43 |
| 08:13 | Grinnell | Darrin Benites steps in front of the Ralph Teague pass | 46-43 |
| 07:57 | Rensselaer | Stephen Mullins is fouled on the floor by Ralph Teague - foul #2 on Ralph Teague, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | George Jones (PG), Eddie Spurlock (SG), Allen Harwood (SF), Glenn Rosenberry (PF), Paul Fryar (C) Stephen Mullins, Ellis Larimer, Arnold Snell, Darrin Benites, Joseph Dodson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Gibson (PG), David Hendry (SF), David Felton (PF), Harold Dye (C) Ralph Teague, David Robinson, Josef Rosato, Ted Pritchard | |
| 07:41 | Rensselaer | Eddie Spurlock makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by George Jones and the foul's on David Hendry - foul #3 on David Hendry, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| 07:41 | Rensselaer | Eddie Spurlock misses the free throw | 48-43 |
| 07:41 | Grinnell | Harold Dye snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - George Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eddie Spurlock (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Allen Harwood (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Glenn Rosenberry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Fryar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Richard Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Metcalf (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hendry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Felton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Dye (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:28 | Grinnell | David Hendry comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-43 |
| 07:27 | Rensselaer | Glenn Rosenberry snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 07:19 | Rensselaer | Paul Fryar comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 07:18 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 06:54 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Eddie Spurlock - foul #4 on Eddie Spurlock, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| 06:54 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 06:54 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 06:36 | Rensselaer | Allen Harwood misses the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Harold Dye - foul #3 on Harold Dye, team foul #7 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Clark (SG), Josef Rosato (PF) Patrick Metcalf, David Felton | |
| 06:36 | Rensselaer | Allen Harwood makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 06:36 | Rensselaer | Allen Harwood makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 06:09 | Grinnell | David Hendry misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Allen Harwood - foul #5 on Allen Harwood, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Ellis Larimer (SF), Arnold Snell (PF) Allen Harwood, Glenn Rosenberry | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 06:09 | Grinnell | David Hendry makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 06:09 | Grinnell | David Hendry misses the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 06:09 | Rensselaer | The rebound goes to Ellis Larimer | 50-46 |
| 05:54 | Rensselaer | Arnold Snell is fouled on the floor by Josef Rosato - foul #3 on Josef Rosato, team foul #8 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Darrin Benites (C) Paul Fryar | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Robinson (SF) David Hendry | |
| 05:54 | Rensselaer | Arnold Snell makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 05:54 | Rensselaer | Arnold Snell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 05:35 | Grinnell | Arnold Snell takes the ball from William Clark | 52-46 |
| 05:14 | Rensselaer | George Jones misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 52-46 |
| 05:12 | Rensselaer | Darrin Benites hits the follow up shot | 54-46 |
| 04:54 | Grinnell | Richard Gibson misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-46 |
| 04:52 | Grinnell | David Robinson snags the offensive board | 54-46 |
| 04:44 | Grinnell | David Robinson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-46 |
| 04:43 | Rensselaer | Darrin Benites gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| 04:20 | Rensselaer | Eddie Spurlock connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ellis Larimer | 57-46 |
| 04:20 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-46 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Glenn Rosenberry (PF), Joseph Dodson (C) Arnold Snell, Darrin Benites | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf (SG), David Hendry (SF), David Felton (PF) William Clark, David Robinson, Josef Rosato | |
| 04:05 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf banks in the layup set up by Harold Dye | 57-48 |
| 03:45 | Rensselaer | Ellis Larimer buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by George Jones | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Rensselaer | Rensselaer is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:36 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Ellis Larimer - foul #2 on Ellis Larimer, team foul #6 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ralph Teague (PG) Richard Gibson | |
| 03:36 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf misses the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 03:36 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf misses the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 03:36 | Rensselaer | Joseph Dodson gets the rebound | 59-48 |
| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - George Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eddie Spurlock (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ellis Larimer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Rosenberry (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Dodson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Ralph Teague (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Metcalf (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hendry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Felton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Dye (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Rensselaer | Rensselaer is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:07 | Rensselaer | Joseph Dodson can't finish the layup | 59-48 |
| 03:05 | Rensselaer | Eddie Spurlock tips it back up and in | 61-48 |
| 03:01 | Grinnell | George Jones steals the ball from Ralph Teague in the backcourt | 61-48 |
| 02:42 | Rensselaer | Ellis Larimer loses the dribble to David Hendry | 61-48 |
| 02:27 | Grinnell | Ralph Teague knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from David Hendry | 61-50 |
| 02:09 | Rensselaer | Patrick Metcalf steps in front of the Ellis Larimer pass | 61-50 |
| 02:00 | Grinnell | David Felton misses the lay-in | 61-50 |
| 01:58 | Rensselaer | The rebound goes to Ellis Larimer | 61-50 |
| 01:32 | Rensselaer | Eddie Spurlock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-50 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Stephen Mullins (PG), Bryan Coleman (SF), Arnold Snell (PF), Darrin Benites (C) George Jones, Eddie Spurlock, Glenn Rosenberry, Joseph Dodson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Clark (SG), David Robinson (SF), Josef Rosato (PF), Ted Pritchard (C) Patrick Metcalf, David Hendry, David Felton, Harold Dye | |
| 01:21 | Grinnell | Ralph Teague is hacked by Arnold Snell - foul #2 on Arnold Snell, team foul #7 | 61-50 |
| 01:21 | Grinnell | Ralph Teague makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 01:21 | Grinnell | Ralph Teague makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 01:18 | Rensselaer | Rensselaer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | George Jones (PG), Eddie Spurlock (SG), Glenn Rosenberry (PF), Joseph Dodson (C) Stephen Mullins, Bryan Coleman, Arnold Snell, Darrin Benites | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Gibson (PG), Patrick Metcalf (SG), David Hendry (SF), David Felton (PF), Harold Dye (C) Ralph Teague, William Clark, David Robinson, Josef Rosato, Ted Pritchard | |
| 01:00 | Rensselaer | George Jones makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Ellis Larimer | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Rensselaer | Rensselaer is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Grinnell | David Hendry buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Patrick Metcalf | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Rensselaer | Rensselaer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Rensselaer | Richard Gibson is called for the reach on George Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Gibson, team foul #9 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Bryan Coleman (PF), Darrin Benites (C) Glenn Rosenberry, Joseph Dodson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 00:53 | Rensselaer | George Jones makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:53 | Rensselaer | George Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:49 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Richard Gibson | 65-57 |
| 00:47 | Rensselaer | Eddie Spurlock is hacked by Patrick Metcalf in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Metcalf, team foul #10 | 65-57 |
| 00:47 | Rensselaer | Eddie Spurlock makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:47 | Rensselaer | Eddie Spurlock makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:41 | Grinnell | David Felton drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Patrick Metcalf | 67-59 |
| 00:41 | Rensselaer | Rensselaer calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-59 |
| 00:38 | Rensselaer | Richard Gibson is called for the reach on Darrin Benites in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Gibson, team foul #11 | 67-59 |
| 00:38 | Rensselaer | Darrin Benites makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:38 | Rensselaer | Darrin Benites makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:33 | Grinnell | David Hendry misses badly on a shot from the left side | 69-59 |
| 00:31 | Rensselaer | Darrin Benites grabs the board | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Rensselaer | Rensselaer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Rensselaer | Eddie Spurlock can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 69-59 |
| 00:03 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf pulls down the rebound | 69-59 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf misses the halfcourt shot | 69-59 |