| Lineup | John Jay | PG - William Graham (fresh) SG - Leslie Frazier (fresh) SF - Ronald Weiss (fresh) PF - Zachery Quirion (fresh) C - Horace Hart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Richard Gibson (fresh) SG - Patrick Metcalf (fresh) SF - David Hendry (fresh) PF - David Felton (fresh) C - Harold Dye (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | David Felton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | John Jay | John Jay is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Grinnell | The jump hook by David Hendry is blocked by Horace Hart | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to David Hendry | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Grinnell | Zachery Quirion takes the ball from Patrick Metcalf | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | John Jay | Leslie Frazier misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | John Jay | Horace Hart hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Grinnell | David Felton slams it home and he's hacked by Leslie Frazier - foul #1 on Leslie Frazier, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:12 | Grinnell | David Felton makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:53 | John Jay | Ronald Weiss lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Graham and the foul's on Harold Dye - foul #1 on Harold Dye, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 18:53 | John Jay | Ronald Weiss makes the free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:31 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf clanks a floater from the left side | 5-3 |
| 18:30 | John Jay | The rebound goes to Horace Hart | 5-3 |
| 18:01 | John Jay | Horace Hart loses the ball out of bounds | 5-3 |
| 17:47 | Grinnell | David Hendry scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Patrick Metcalf | 5-5 |
| 17:23 | John Jay | Horace Hart blows the layup | 5-5 |
| 17:21 | Grinnell | Harold Dye pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:05 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf is fouled on the floor by Leslie Frazier - foul #2 on Leslie Frazier, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | John Jay | Danny Crocker (SG), David Johnson (C) Leslie Frazier, Horace Hart | |
| 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 | |
| 16:50 | Grinnell | Ronald Weiss steals the ball from Ted Pritchard | 5-5 |
| 16:47 | John Jay | William Graham banks in the layup on a great pass from Ronald Weiss | 7-5 |
| 16:35 | Grinnell | David Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | John Jay | Thomas Paredes (PG), John Redding (SF), William Thomas (C) William Graham, Ronald Weiss, Zachery Quirion | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 16:19 | John Jay | Danny Crocker makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-5 |
| 16:09 | Grinnell | David Robinson hits a shot from the free throw line and he's fouled by David Johnson - foul #1 on David Johnson, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | John Jay | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf (SG) William Clark | |
| 16:09 | Grinnell | David Robinson misses the free throw | 10-7 |
| 16:09 | John Jay | David Johnson pulls down the rebound | 10-7 |
| 15:59 | John Jay | David Johnson is hacked by Josef Rosato - foul #1 on Josef Rosato, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Lineup | John Jay | PG - Thomas Paredes (fresh) SG - Danny Crocker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Redding (fresh) PF - David Johnson (fresh) C - William Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Ralph Teague (fresh) SG - Patrick Metcalf (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Josef Rosato (fresh) C - Ted Pritchard (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | John Jay | William Thomas double dribbles | 10-7 |
| Subs | John Jay | Horace Hart (C) William Thomas | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Gibson (PG), Harold Dye (C) Ralph Teague, Ted Pritchard | |
| 15:27 | Grinnell | David Robinson clanks a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Thomas Paredes - foul #1 on Thomas Paredes, team foul #4 | 10-7 |
| Subs | John Jay | William Graham (PG) Thomas Paredes | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 15:27 | Grinnell | David Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 15:27 | Grinnell | David Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 15:07 | John Jay | David Johnson lays it in set up by Danny Crocker | 12-8 |
| 14:50 | Grinnell | Horace Hart swats the short shot by Patrick Metcalf | 12-8 |
| 14:49 | John Jay | John Redding snags the defensive board | 12-8 |
| 14:26 | John Jay | William Graham makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by David Johnson | 15-8 |
| 14:11 | Grinnell | Josef Rosato's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-8 |
| Subs | John Jay | Ronald Weiss (SF), Zachery Quirion (PF), William Thomas (C) Danny Crocker, David Johnson, Horace Hart | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ralph Teague (PG), William Clark (SG), David Hendry (SF), David Felton (PF), Ted Pritchard (C) Richard Gibson, Patrick Metcalf, David Robinson, Josef Rosato, Harold Dye | |
| 13:47 | John Jay | Zachery Quirion scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by William Graham and the foul's on David Felton - foul #1 on David Felton, team foul #3 | 17-8 |
| Subs | John Jay | Milton Leathers (PG), Thomas Paredes (SG) William Graham, John Redding | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 13:47 | John Jay | Zachery Quirion makes the free throw | 18-8 |
| 13:36 | Grinnell | Ted Pritchard connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 18-10 |
| 13:14 | John Jay | David Felton is called for the reach on Ronald Weiss - foul #2 on David Felton, team foul #4 | 18-10 |
| Subs | John Jay | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Kyle (C) David Felton | |
| 13:03 | John Jay | Thomas Paredes clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-10 |
| 13:01 | John Jay | William Thomas tips it but misses | 18-10 |
| 12:59 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to William Clark | 18-10 |
| 12:54 | Grinnell | Ralph Teague knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by William Clark | 18-12 |
| 12:35 | John Jay | William Clark steals it from William Thomas | 18-12 |
| 12:15 | Grinnell | Thomas Paredes is called for the reach on William Clark - foul #2 on Thomas Paredes, team foul #5 | 18-12 |
| Subs | John Jay | William Graham (PG), Danny Crocker (SG), Horace Hart (C) Milton Leathers, Thomas Paredes, William Thomas | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Gibson (PG), Patrick Metcalf (SG), Harold Dye (C) Ralph Teague, William Clark, Ted Pritchard | |
| 12:10 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf loses the ball out of bounds | 18-12 |
| Subs | John Jay | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Robinson (SF), Josef Rosato (PF) David Hendry, Robert Kyle | |
| 11:49 | John Jay | Zachery Quirion is fouled on the floor by Josef Rosato - foul #2 on Josef Rosato, team foul #5 | 18-12 |
| Subs | John Jay | John Redding (SF), David Johnson (PF) Ronald Weiss, Zachery Quirion | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Kyle (PF) Josef Rosato | |
| Lineup | John Jay | PG - William Graham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Danny Crocker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Redding (fresh) PF - David Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Horace Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Richard Gibson (fresh) SG - Patrick Metcalf (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Kyle (fresh) C - Harold Dye (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | John Jay | John Redding connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by David Johnson | 20-12 |
| 11:19 | Grinnell | David Robinson misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-12 |
| 11:18 | John Jay | The rebound goes to Horace Hart | 20-12 |
| 11:02 | John Jay | John Redding clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 20-12 |
| 11:01 | John Jay | Horace Hart gets the offensive rebound | 20-12 |
| 10:52 | John Jay | David Johnson clanks a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Robert Kyle - foul #1 on Robert Kyle, team foul #6 | 20-12 |
| Subs | John Jay | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Hendry (SF), Ted Pritchard (PF) David Robinson, Robert Kyle | |
| 10:52 | John Jay | David Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 21-12 |
| 10:52 | John Jay | David Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 21-12 |
| 10:52 | Grinnell | Ted Pritchard grabs the defensive rebound | 21-12 |
| 10:46 | Grinnell | Harold Dye makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Gibson | 21-14 |
| 10:33 | John Jay | William Graham lays it up and in on a great pass from Horace Hart | 23-14 |
| 10:14 | Grinnell | David Hendry misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by David Johnson - foul #2 on David Johnson, team foul #6 | 23-14 |
| Subs | John Jay | Ronald Weiss (SF), Zachery Quirion (PF), William Thomas (C) Danny Crocker, David Johnson, Horace Hart | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ralph Teague (PG) Richard Gibson | |
| 10:14 | Grinnell | David Hendry makes the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 10:14 | Grinnell | David Hendry misses the 2nd free throw | 23-15 |
| 10:14 | Grinnell | Harold Dye snags the offensive board | 23-15 |
| 10:06 | Grinnell | Harold Dye hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Patrick Metcalf | 23-17 |
| 09:55 | John Jay | Zachery Quirion misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Hendry - foul #1 on David Hendry, team foul #7 | 23-17 |
| Subs | John Jay | Milton Leathers (PG) William Graham | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Kyle (C) Harold Dye | |
| 09:55 | John Jay | Zachery Quirion misses the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 09:55 | John Jay | Zachery Quirion makes the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 09:36 | Grinnell | Ralph Teague hits the finger roll on a great pass from Patrick Metcalf and he's fouled by Milton Leathers - foul #1 on Milton Leathers, team foul #7 | 24-19 |
| Subs | John Jay | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Clark (SG), Harold Dye (C) Patrick Metcalf, Ted Pritchard | |
| 09:36 | Grinnell | Ralph Teague misses the free throw | 24-19 |
| 09:36 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to David Hendry | 24-19 |
| 09:15 | Grinnell | Ralph Teague is fouled on the floor by Milton Leathers - foul #2 on Milton Leathers, team foul #8 | 24-19 |
| Subs | John Jay | William Graham (PG) Milton Leathers | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Robinson (SF) David Hendry | |
| 09:15 | Grinnell | Ralph Teague makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 09:15 | Grinnell | Ralph Teague makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 09:04 | John Jay | Zachery Quirion misses the easy layup | 24-21 |
| 09:03 | Grinnell | Harold Dye grabs the board | 24-21 |
| 08:47 | Grinnell | Harold Dye hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Clark | 24-23 |
| 08:37 | John Jay | William Thomas is fouled on the floor by David Robinson - foul #1 on David Robinson, team foul #8 | 24-23 |
| Subs | John Jay | Danny Crocker (SG) John Redding | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Gibson (PG), Patrick Metcalf (SG), Ted Pritchard (PF) Ralph Teague, William Clark, Robert Kyle | |
| 08:37 | John Jay | William Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 08:37 | Grinnell | Harold Dye pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| 08:19 | Grinnell | David Robinson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 24-23 |
| 08:17 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf tips it home | 24-25 |
| 07:51 | John Jay | Ronald Weiss clanks a 3 from the left corner | 24-25 |
| 07:49 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Patrick Metcalf | 24-25 |
| Lineup | John Jay | PG - William Graham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Danny Crocker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Weiss (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Zachery Quirion (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - William Thomas (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Richard Gibson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Metcalf (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ted Pritchard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Dye (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Grinnell | David Robinson misses short on a runner from close range | 24-25 |
| 07:32 | John Jay | The rebound goes to Ronald Weiss | 24-25 |
| 07:17 | John Jay | Ronald Weiss's pass is intercepted by Patrick Metcalf | 24-25 |
| 06:57 | Grinnell | Ted Pritchard clanks a shot from the right wing | 24-25 |
| 06:55 | John Jay | William Thomas grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 06:38 | John Jay | Ronald Weiss misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 24-25 |
| 06:37 | John Jay | Danny Crocker grabs the offensive board | 24-25 |
| 06:25 | John Jay | William Graham knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Zachery Quirion | 26-25 |
| 06:17 | Grinnell | Richard Gibson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-25 |
| 06:16 | Grinnell | Ted Pritchard tips it in | 26-27 |
| 06:02 | John Jay | Zachery Quirion connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by William Graham | 28-27 |
| 05:52 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Gibson | 28-29 |
| 05:25 | John Jay | William Graham misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-29 |
| 05:23 | Grinnell | Harold Dye grabs the board | 28-29 |
| 05:09 | Grinnell | Danny Crocker takes the ball from Harold Dye | 28-29 |
| 04:51 | John Jay | William Graham comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 28-29 |
| 04:49 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf gets the rebound | 28-29 |
| 04:37 | Grinnell | Harold Dye misses badly on a shot from close range but the foul's on William Graham - foul #1 on William Graham, team foul #9 | 28-29 |
| Subs | John Jay | Harold Baker (SF), John Redding (PF), Horace Hart (C) Ronald Weiss, Zachery Quirion, William Thomas | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ralph Teague (PG), William Clark (SG), David Hendry (SF), Robert Kyle (PF) Richard Gibson, Patrick Metcalf, David Robinson, Ted Pritchard | |
| 04:37 | Grinnell | Harold Dye makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 04:37 | Grinnell | Harold Dye makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 04:18 | John Jay | Harold Baker misses the lay-in | 28-31 |
| 04:16 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to David Hendry | 28-31 |
| 03:58 | Grinnell | David Hendry comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 03:57 | John Jay | John Redding gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| 03:37 | John Jay | Harold Baker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-31 |
| Subs | John Jay | Thomas Paredes (PG), Leslie Frazier (SG), David Johnson (PF) William Graham, Danny Crocker, Harold Baker | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Felton (PF), Josef Rosato (C) Robert Kyle, Harold Dye | |
| Lineup | John Jay | PG - Thomas Paredes (fresh) SG - Leslie Frazier (fresh) SF - John Redding (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Horace Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Ralph Teague (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Clark (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Hendry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Felton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Josef Rosato (fresh) | |
| 03:11 | Grinnell | Josef Rosato double dribbles | 28-31 |
| 02:59 | John Jay | John Redding knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Paredes and he's fouled by David Hendry - foul #2 on David Hendry, team foul #9 | 30-31 |
| 02:59 | John Jay | John Redding makes the free throw | 31-31 |
| 02:38 | Grinnell | David Felton is hacked by David Johnson - foul #3 on David Johnson, team foul #10 | 31-31 |
| Subs | John Jay | Harold Baker (SF) David Johnson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 02:38 | Grinnell | David Felton makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 02:38 | Grinnell | David Felton makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 02:29 | John Jay | David Felton swats the shot by Harold Baker | 31-33 |
| 02:27 | John Jay | John Redding gets the offensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 02:20 | John Jay | Leslie Frazier misses the lay-in | 31-33 |
| 02:18 | Grinnell | David Hendry grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 01:59 | Grinnell | David Felton misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 01:57 | John Jay | The rebound goes to Harold Baker | 31-33 |
| 01:28 | John Jay | John Redding's pass is intercepted by William Clark | 31-33 |
| 01:25 | Grinnell | David Hendry hits the finger roll set up by William Clark | 31-35 |
| 01:18 | John Jay | David Felton takes the ball from Leslie Frazier | 31-35 |
| 01:04 | Grinnell | David Hendry makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by William Clark | 31-37 |
| 00:51 | John Jay | David Hendry swats the layup by Harold Baker | 31-37 |
| 00:50 | Grinnell | Josef Rosato snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 00:46 | Grinnell | Ralph Teague hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-37 |
| 00:45 | Grinnell | David Hendry tips it but misses | 31-37 |
| 00:44 | John Jay | Horace Hart snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 00:28 | John Jay | David Hendry steals it from Horace Hart | 31-37 |
| 00:01 | Grinnell | William Clark loses the ball out of bounds | 31-37 |
| Subs | John Jay | Milton Leathers (PG), Danny Crocker (SG), Ronald Weiss (SF), Zachery Quirion (PF) Thomas Paredes, Leslie Frazier, Harold Baker, John Redding | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Gibson (PG), Patrick Metcalf (SG), David Robinson (SF), Robert Kyle (PF), Harold Dye (C) Ralph Teague, William Clark, David Hendry, David Felton, Josef Rosato | |
| 00:00 | John Jay | Ronald Weiss clanks a fullcourt shot | 31-37 |