| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Richard Gibson (fresh) SG - Patrick Metcalf (fresh) SF - David Hendry (fresh) PF - David Felton (fresh) C - Harold Dye (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Williams | PG - James Brooks (fresh) SG - Richard Leach (fresh) SF - Paul Bailey (fresh) PF - David James (fresh) C - Randy Mitchell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | David Felton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Williams | Williams is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Grinnell | David Hendry scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:43 | Williams | James Brooks double dribbles | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf is fouled on the floor by Richard Leach - foul #1 on Richard Leach, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf is called for traveling | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Williams | James Brooks knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David James | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Grinnell | Richard Gibson buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from David Felton | 5-2 |
| 18:17 | Williams | Richard Leach hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 18:15 | Williams | Paul Bailey pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:59 | Williams | James Brooks comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Patrick Metcalf - foul #1 on Patrick Metcalf, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Robinson (SF), Josef Rosato (PF) David Hendry, David Felton | |
| Subs | Williams | | |
| 17:59 | Williams | James Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:59 | Williams | James Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:37 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 8-3 |
| 17:19 | Williams | Richard Leach can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-3 |
| 17:17 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Harold Dye | 8-3 |
| 16:48 | Grinnell | Richard Gibson misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 8-3 |
| 16:47 | Williams | The rebound goes to Paul Bailey | 8-3 |
| 16:36 | Williams | Paul Bailey misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-3 |
| 16:34 | Williams | Randy Mitchell tips it in | 8-5 |
| 16:22 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-5 |
| 16:12 | Williams | James Brooks misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 11-5 |
| 16:10 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Patrick Metcalf | 11-5 |
| 16:03 | Grinnell | David Robinson misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on David James - foul #1 on David James, team foul #2 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ralph Teague (PG), David Hendry (SF), David Felton (PF) Richard Gibson, Patrick Metcalf, Harold Dye | |
| Subs | Williams | Raymond Balch (SG), James Roche (SF), Brian Gravely (PF), Ronald Lee (C) Richard Leach, Paul Bailey, David James, Randy Mitchell | |
| 16:03 | Grinnell | David Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 16:03 | Grinnell | David Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| 16:03 | Williams | Brian Gravely snags the defensive board | 11-5 |
| 15:51 | Williams | Brian Gravely scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Brooks | 11-8 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Ralph Teague (fresh) SG - David Robinson (fresh) SF - David Hendry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Felton (fresh) C - Josef Rosato (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Williams | PG - James Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Balch (fresh) SF - James Roche (fresh) PF - Brian Gravely (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Lee (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Grinnell | Ralph Teague drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-8 |
| 15:31 | Williams | Ralph Teague steals it from Raymond Balch | 13-8 |
| 15:15 | Grinnell | David Robinson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 13-8 |
| 15:14 | Grinnell | David Hendry pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-8 |
| 15:08 | Grinnell | David Robinson is hacked by James Roche - foul #1 on James Roche, team foul #3 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Clark (SG), Ted Pritchard (C) David Robinson, Josef Rosato | |
| Subs | Williams | Phillip Banfield (SF) James Brooks | |
| 14:46 | Grinnell | David Hendry hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 13-8 |
| 14:45 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Teague | 13-8 |
| 14:40 | Grinnell | David Hendry misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-8 |
| 14:39 | Williams | Ronald Lee pulls down the rebound | 13-8 |
| 14:22 | Williams | Phillip Banfield is fouled on the floor by William Clark - foul #1 on William Clark, team foul #2 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf (SG), Robert Kyle (C) William Clark, David Felton | |
| Subs | Williams | Richard Leach (SG), David James (PF), Randy Mitchell (C) Phillip Banfield, Brian Gravely, Ronald Lee | |
| 14:14 | Williams | Richard Leach can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ralph Teague - foul #1 on Ralph Teague, team foul #3 | 13-8 |
| 14:14 | Williams | Richard Leach makes the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 14:14 | Williams | Richard Leach makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:45 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-10 |
| 13:43 | Grinnell | David Hendry grabs the offensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 13:27 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf makes the jumpshot from the left side | 15-10 |
| 13:00 | Williams | Raymond Balch comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-10 |
| 12:59 | Grinnell | Ted Pritchard grabs the board | 15-10 |
| 12:38 | Grinnell | Ted Pritchard misses long on a shot from the baseline | 15-10 |
| 12:36 | Williams | Randy Mitchell grabs the board | 15-10 |
| 12:24 | Williams | James Roche drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Leach | 15-13 |
| 12:04 | Grinnell | David Hendry loses the dribble to Richard Leach | 15-13 |
| 11:42 | Williams | Richard Leach hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 15-13 |
| 11:41 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf pulls down the rebound | 15-13 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Ralph Teague (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Patrick Metcalf (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Hendry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ted Pritchard (fairly fresh) C - Robert Kyle (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Williams | PG - Raymond Balch (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Leach (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Roche (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - David James (fairly fresh) C - Randy Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Grinnell | Ralph Teague's pass is intercepted by Raymond Balch in the backcourt | 15-13 |
| 11:17 | Williams | James Roche misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 15-13 |
| 11:16 | Williams | Raymond Balch tips it in | 15-15 |
| 10:56 | Grinnell | David Hendry misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 10:55 | Williams | The rebound goes to Randy Mitchell | 15-15 |
| 10:48 | Williams | Raymond Balch misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-15 |
| 10:46 | Williams | David James snags the offensive board | 15-15 |
| 10:37 | Williams | Raymond Balch knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Leach | 15-18 |
| 10:22 | Grinnell | Robert Kyle misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-18 |
| 10:20 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf tips it back up and in | 17-18 |
| 10:02 | Williams | Randy Mitchell misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Ted Pritchard - foul #1 on Ted Pritchard, team foul #4 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Gibson (PG), William Clark (SG), David Robinson (SF), David Felton (PF), Harold Dye (C) Ralph Teague, Patrick Metcalf, David Hendry, Ted Pritchard, Robert Kyle | |
| Subs | Williams | James Brooks (PG), Phillip Banfield (SG), Paul Bailey (SF), Brian Gravely (PF) Raymond Balch, Richard Leach, James Roche, David James | |
| 10:02 | Williams | Randy Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 10:02 | Williams | Randy Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 10:02 | Grinnell | David Felton grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 09:47 | Grinnell | Harold Dye connects on the runner from the baseline | 19-19 |
| 09:31 | Williams | Brian Gravely can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-19 |
| 09:29 | Grinnell | David Robinson grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 09:16 | Grinnell | David Robinson hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 19-19 |
| 09:15 | Williams | Randy Mitchell grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 09:11 | Williams | Randy Mitchell is fouled on the floor by William Clark - foul #2 on William Clark, team foul #5 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf (SG) William Clark | |
| Subs | Williams | Ronald Lee (C) Randy Mitchell | |
| 08:55 | Williams | James Brooks knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Paul Bailey | 19-21 |
| 08:32 | Grinnell | Harold Dye lays it in on a great pass from David Robinson | 21-21 |
| 08:13 | Williams | James Brooks's pass is intercepted by Richard Gibson | 21-21 |
| 08:02 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-21 |
| 08:01 | Williams | The rebound goes to Brian Gravely | 21-21 |
| 07:44 | Williams | James Brooks is whistled for traveling | 21-21 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Josef Rosato (PF) David Felton | |
| Subs | Williams | Richard Leach (SG) Paul Bailey | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Richard Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Patrick Metcalf (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - David Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Josef Rosato (fresh) C - Harold Dye (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Williams | PG - James Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Leach (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phillip Banfield (fresh) PF - Brian Gravely (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Lee (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Grinnell | Richard Gibson loses the dribble to Brian Gravely | 21-21 |
| 07:03 | Williams | Ronald Lee is whistled for traveling | 21-21 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Mark Stephenson (SF), Robert Kyle (C) David Robinson, Harold Dye | |
| Subs | Williams | Paul Bailey (SF), David James (PF) Phillip Banfield, Brian Gravely | |
| 06:44 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Lee - foul #1 on Ronald Lee, team foul #4 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Williams | Raymond Balch (PG), Randy Mitchell (C) James Brooks, Ronald Lee | |
| 06:44 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:44 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:35 | Williams | Randy Mitchell can't finish the layup | 23-21 |
| 06:34 | Grinnell | Josef Rosato snags the defensive board | 23-21 |
| 06:17 | Grinnell | Mark Stephenson is fouled on the floor by Randy Mitchell - foul #1 on Randy Mitchell, team foul #5 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ralph Teague (PG), David Felton (PF) Richard Gibson, Robert Kyle | |
| Subs | Williams | | |
| 05:55 | Grinnell | Mark Stephenson double dribbles | 23-21 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ted Pritchard (SF) Mark Stephenson | |
| Subs | Williams | James Brooks (PG) Richard Leach | |
| 05:36 | Williams | James Brooks clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-21 |
| 05:34 | Williams | Paul Bailey grabs the offensive board | 23-21 |
| 05:18 | Williams | David James banks in the layup on a great pass from James Brooks | 23-23 |
| 05:02 | Grinnell | Josef Rosato misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 23-23 |
| 05:01 | Williams | David James pulls down the rebound | 23-23 |
| 04:50 | Williams | Randy Mitchell hits a shot from close range set up by James Brooks and he's fouled by Josef Rosato - foul #1 on Josef Rosato, team foul #6 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Robinson (SG), David Hendry (SF), Harold Dye (C) Patrick Metcalf, David Felton, Josef Rosato | |
| Subs | Williams | James Roche (SF), Brian Gravely (PF) Paul Bailey, David James | |
| 04:50 | Williams | Randy Mitchell makes the free throw | 23-26 |
| 04:41 | Grinnell | David Robinson loses the dribble to Randy Mitchell | 23-26 |
| 04:23 | Williams | Ted Pritchard is called for the reach on James Brooks - foul #2 on Ted Pritchard, team foul #7 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Gibson (PG), Robert Kyle (PF) Ralph Teague, Ted Pritchard | |
| Subs | Williams | Richard Leach (SG), Ronald Lee (C) Raymond Balch, Randy Mitchell | |
| 04:23 | Williams | James Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 04:23 | Williams | James Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 04:07 | Grinnell | David Hendry misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 04:05 | Williams | Brian Gravely pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |
| 03:54 | Williams | James Brooks knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Richard Leach | 23-30 |
| 03:37 | Grinnell | David Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-30 |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Clark (SG), David Felton (PF) David Robinson, Robert Kyle | |
| Subs | Williams | Phillip Banfield (SF) James Brooks | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Richard Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Clark (fresh) SF - David Hendry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Felton (fresh) C - Harold Dye (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Williams | PG - James Roche (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Leach (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Phillip Banfield (fresh) PF - Brian Gravely (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Lee (fresh) | |
| 03:22 | Williams | Richard Leach is hacked by Harold Dye - foul #1 on Harold Dye, team foul #8 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Williams | Raymond Balch (PG) Phillip Banfield | |
| 03:22 | Williams | Richard Leach makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 03:22 | Williams | Richard Leach makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 03:04 | Grinnell | David Felton hits a shot near the basket | 25-32 |
| 02:49 | Williams | Richard Leach's floater is knocked away by Harold Dye | 25-32 |
| 02:47 | Grinnell | William Clark grabs the board | 25-32 |
| 02:34 | Grinnell | William Clark hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 25-32 |
| 02:32 | Williams | Ronald Lee pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| 02:18 | Williams | James Roche makes the floater from the left wing set up by Ronald Lee | 25-34 |
| 02:06 | Grinnell | Harold Dye comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Ronald Lee - foul #2 on Ronald Lee, team foul #6 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ralph Teague (PG), David Robinson (SF), Josef Rosato (PF) Richard Gibson, David Hendry, David Felton | |
| Subs | Williams | James Brooks (PG), Phillip Banfield (SF), David James (PF), Randy Mitchell (C) Richard Leach, James Roche, Brian Gravely, Ronald Lee | |
| 02:06 | Grinnell | Harold Dye misses the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 02:06 | Grinnell | Harold Dye misses the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 02:06 | Williams | Randy Mitchell gets the rebound | 25-34 |
| 01:54 | Williams | James Brooks misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 25-34 |
| 01:52 | Grinnell | Josef Rosato grabs the board | 25-34 |
| 01:42 | Grinnell | David Robinson misses the 3 from straight away | 25-34 |
| 01:41 | Williams | Randy Mitchell snags the defensive board | 25-34 |
| 01:16 | Williams | Randy Mitchell banks in the layup | 25-36 |
| 00:56 | Grinnell | William Clark misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-36 |
| 00:55 | Williams | The rebound goes to Randy Mitchell | 25-36 |
| 00:33 | Williams | Raymond Balch scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Phillip Banfield | 25-39 |
| 00:09 | Grinnell | Harold Dye misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-39 |
| 00:07 | Williams | The rebound goes to David James | 25-39 |
| 00:01 | Williams | Harold Dye is called for the reach on Randy Mitchell - foul #2 on Harold Dye, team foul #9 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Gibson (PG), Patrick Metcalf (SG), David Hendry (SF), David Felton (PF) Ralph Teague, William Clark, David Robinson, Harold Dye | |
| Subs | Williams | Richard Leach (SG), Paul Bailey (SF) Raymond Balch, Phillip Banfield | |
| 00:01 | Williams | Randy Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 25-40 |
| 00:01 | Williams | Randy Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 25-40 |
| 00:01 | Grinnell | Josef Rosato snags the defensive board | 25-40 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Josef Rosato misses long on a fullcourt shot | 25-40 |