| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Phillip Parker (fresh) SG - David Peters (fresh) SF - Scott Abernathy (fresh) PF - Russell Denson (fresh) C - Ronald Ferguson (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 | Ripon | Ronald Ferguson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon 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) | |
| 19:42 | Ripon | Phillip Parker scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by David Peters | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | Grinnell | Ronald Ferguson is called for the reach on Harold Dye - foul #1 on Ronald Ferguson, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:08 | Grinnell | David Felton is denied on a layup by Ronald Ferguson | 3-0 |
| 19:07 | Grinnell | Harold Dye gets the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:49 | Grinnell | Phillip Parker takes the ball from Patrick Metcalf | 3-0 |
| 18:45 | Ripon | David Peters misses the easy layup | 3-0 |
| 18:43 | Grinnell | David Hendry gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:32 | Grinnell | Harold Dye connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Patrick Metcalf | 3-2 |
| 18:21 | Ripon | David Peters is hacked by Harold Dye - foul #1 on Harold Dye, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:00 | Ripon | Harold Dye swats the layup by Scott Abernathy | 3-2 |
| 17:59 | Ripon | Ronald Ferguson grabs the offensive board | 3-2 |
| 17:46 | Ripon | Scott Abernathy comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 17:44 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:39 | Grinnell | David Hendry makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Richard Gibson | 3-4 |
| 17:24 | Ripon | Scott Abernathy knocks in the shot from the left side | 5-4 |
| 17:02 | Grinnell | Harold Dye misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 5-4 |
| 17:00 | Ripon | Ronald Ferguson snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 16:36 | Ripon | Phillip Parker blows the layup but he's hacked by Harold Dye - foul #2 on Harold Dye, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Ripon | Craig Geyer (PF), Jerry Davis (C) Russell Denson, Ronald Ferguson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Josef Rosato (C) Harold Dye | |
| 16:36 | Ripon | Phillip Parker makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:36 | Ripon | Phillip Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:36 | Grinnell | Josef Rosato grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:15 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 6-4 |
| 16:13 | Ripon | Scott Abernathy gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 15:56 | Ripon | Craig Geyer can't finish the layup | 6-4 |
| 15:55 | Grinnell | Josef Rosato grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Phillip Parker (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Peters (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Abernathy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Craig Geyer (fresh) C - Jerry Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Richard Gibson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Metcalf (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Hendry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Felton (fresh) C - Josef Rosato (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 15:39 | Ripon | The rebound goes to Scott Abernathy | 6-4 |
| 15:18 | Ripon | Jerry Davis misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 6-4 |
| 15:16 | Ripon | Craig Geyer gets the offensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 15:00 | Ripon | Scott Abernathy comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by David Hendry - foul #1 on David Hendry, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Ripon | Tim Pascarella (PG), Anthony Keown (SG), Russell Denson (PF), Ronald Ferguson (C) Phillip Parker, David Peters, Craig Geyer, Jerry Davis | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ralph Teague (PG), David Robinson (SF), Ted Pritchard (C) Richard Gibson, David Hendry, David Felton | |
| 15:00 | Ripon | Scott Abernathy misses the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 15:00 | Ripon | Scott Abernathy makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 14:38 | Grinnell | Ted Pritchard buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Patrick Metcalf | 7-6 |
| 14:22 | Ripon | Russell Denson is hacked by Ted Pritchard - foul #1 on Ted Pritchard, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Ripon | Jerry Davis (SF) Scott Abernathy | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Clark (SG) Patrick Metcalf | |
| 14:06 | Ripon | Jerry Davis misses the lay-in | 7-6 |
| 14:05 | Grinnell | David Robinson pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 13:47 | Grinnell | David Robinson misses badly on a floater in the lane | 7-6 |
| 13:45 | Ripon | Ronald Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 13:23 | Ripon | Russell Denson comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Ralph Teague - foul #1 on Ralph Teague, team foul #5 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Ripon | Phillip Parker (PG), David Peters (SG) Tim Pascarella, Anthony Keown | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Gibson (PG), David Hendry (SF), Robert Kyle (C) Ralph Teague, David Robinson, Josef Rosato | |
| 13:23 | Ripon | Russell Denson makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 13:23 | Ripon | Russell Denson misses the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 13:23 | Ripon | Jerry Davis snags the offensive board | 8-6 |
| 13:02 | Ripon | Jerry Davis clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-6 |
| 13:00 | Ripon | Ronald Ferguson can't tip it in | 8-6 |
| 12:58 | Grinnell | David Hendry snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 12:43 | Grinnell | Richard Gibson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 8-6 |
| 12:42 | Grinnell | Robert Kyle tips it home | 8-8 |
| 12:32 | Ripon | Ronald Ferguson connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 10-8 |
| 12:12 | Grinnell | The jump hook by Robert Kyle is blocked by Jerry Davis | 10-8 |
| 12:11 | Ripon | Jerry Davis snags the defensive board | 10-8 |
| 11:57 | Ripon | Russell Denson comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 10-8 |
| 11:55 | Grinnell | Ted Pritchard gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Phillip Parker (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Peters (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Davis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Russell Denson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Ronald Ferguson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Richard Gibson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Clark (fresh) SF - David Hendry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ted Pritchard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Kyle (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:43 | Grinnell | The short jumper by David Hendry is denied by Russell Denson | 10-8 |
| 11:42 | Ripon | Phillip Parker snags the defensive board | 10-8 |
| 11:38 | Ripon | David Peters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-8 |
| Subs | Ripon | Scott Abernathy (SF), Craig Geyer (PF), Delbert Miller (C) Jerry Davis, Russell Denson, Ronald Ferguson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf (SG), David Robinson (SF), David Felton (PF), Josef Rosato (C) William Clark, David Hendry, Ted Pritchard, Robert Kyle | |
| 11:22 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf blows the layup | 10-8 |
| 11:20 | Ripon | Scott Abernathy grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 11:00 | Ripon | Delbert Miller misses the lay-in | 10-8 |
| 10:59 | Ripon | Phillip Parker snags the offensive board | 10-8 |
| 10:44 | Ripon | Delbert Miller misses the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Gibson - foul #1 on Richard Gibson, team foul #6 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Ripon | Anthony Keown (SG) David Peters | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ralph Teague (PG) Richard Gibson | |
| 10:44 | Ripon | Delbert Miller makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 10:44 | Ripon | Delbert Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 10:18 | Grinnell | Craig Geyer takes the ball from Josef Rosato | 12-8 |
| 09:56 | Ripon | Phillip Parker drills a shot from the left side set up by Craig Geyer | 14-8 |
| 09:43 | Grinnell | David Robinson is fouled on the floor by Scott Abernathy - foul #1 on Scott Abernathy, team foul #2 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Ripon | David Peters (SG), Russell Denson (PF), Ronald Ferguson (C) Anthony Keown, Delbert Miller, Craig Geyer | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Hendry (SF) David Robinson | |
| 09:29 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-8 |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Gibson (PG), Ted Pritchard (C) Ralph Teague, Josef Rosato | |
| 09:12 | Ripon | Russell Denson loses the ball out of bounds | 14-8 |
| Subs | Ripon | Tim Pascarella (PG) Phillip Parker | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 08:59 | Grinnell | Richard Gibson connects on the shot from the left wing | 14-10 |
| 08:41 | Ripon | Scott Abernathy clanks a jump hook in the paint | 14-10 |
| 08:40 | Ripon | Ronald Ferguson tips it back up and in | 16-10 |
| 08:23 | Grinnell | Ronald Ferguson is called for the reach on Ted Pritchard - foul #2 on Ronald Ferguson, team foul #3 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Ripon | Phillip Parker (PG), Jerry Davis (SF), Craig Geyer (C) Tim Pascarella, Scott Abernathy, Ronald Ferguson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Josef Rosato (PF) David Felton | |
| 07:54 | Grinnell | David Hendry misses the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Jerry Davis - foul #1 on Jerry Davis, team foul #4 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Ripon | Delbert Miller (C) Russell Denson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Clark (SG) Patrick Metcalf | |
| 07:54 | Grinnell | David Hendry makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 07:54 | Grinnell | David Hendry misses the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 07:54 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Ted Pritchard | 16-11 |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Phillip Parker (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Peters (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Davis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Craig Geyer (fresh) C - Delbert Miller (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Richard Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Clark (fresh) SF - David Hendry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Josef Rosato (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ted Pritchard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Grinnell | David Hendry hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Richard Gibson | 16-13 |
| 07:24 | Ripon | Jerry Davis is called for traveling | 16-13 |
| Subs | Ripon | Anthony Keown (SG), Scott Abernathy (SF) David Peters, Delbert Miller | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ralph Teague (PG), Robert Kyle (C) Richard Gibson, Ted Pritchard | |
| 07:10 | Grinnell | Robert Kyle scores on a shot from the left side | 16-15 |
| 06:56 | Ripon | Jerry Davis makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Phillip Parker | 19-15 |
| 06:52 | Grinnell | William Clark lays it up and in on a great pass from Ralph Teague and he's hacked by Anthony Keown - foul #1 on Anthony Keown, team foul #5 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf (SG), David Robinson (SF), David Felton (PF) Ralph Teague, David Hendry, Josef Rosato | |
| 06:52 | Grinnell | William Clark makes the free throw | 19-18 |
| 06:40 | Ripon | Jerry Davis drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Scott Abernathy | 21-18 |
| 06:27 | Grinnell | David Felton can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 21-18 |
| 06:25 | Grinnell | David Felton pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 06:12 | Grinnell | David Robinson clanks a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Craig Geyer - foul #1 on Craig Geyer, team foul #6 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Ripon | Tim Pascarella (PG), David Peters (SG), Russell Denson (PF) Phillip Parker, Anthony Keown, Craig Geyer | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Gibson (PG) William Clark | |
| 06:12 | Grinnell | David Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 06:12 | Grinnell | David Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 06:02 | Ripon | Jerry Davis makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-20 |
| 05:38 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on David Peters - foul #1 on David Peters, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Ripon | Stephen Stephens (SF), Delbert Miller (C) Scott Abernathy, Jerry Davis | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Hendry (SF), Josef Rosato (PF), Ted Pritchard (C) David Robinson, David Felton, Robert Kyle | |
| 05:38 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 05:38 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 05:19 | Ripon | David Peters hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Tim Pascarella | 26-22 |
| 05:02 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-22 |
| 05:00 | Ripon | Delbert Miller gets the rebound | 26-22 |
| 04:47 | Ripon | David Peters scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Tim Pascarella | 28-22 |
| 04:43 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 28-22 |
| 04:42 | Ripon | Delbert Miller pulls down the rebound | 28-22 |
| 04:22 | Ripon | Stephen Stephens is hacked by Richard Gibson - foul #2 on Richard Gibson, team foul #7 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Ripon | Phillip Parker (PG), Craig Geyer (C) Tim Pascarella, Delbert Miller | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ralph Teague (PG), William Clark (SG), David Felton (PF) Richard Gibson, Patrick Metcalf, Ted Pritchard | |
| 04:22 | Ripon | Stephen Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 04:22 | Grinnell | David Hendry gets the rebound | 28-22 |
| 04:16 | Grinnell | Josef Rosato scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Clark and he's fouled by David Peters - foul #2 on David Peters, team foul #8 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Ripon | Anthony Keown (SG), Scott Abernathy (SF), Jerry Davis (C) David Peters, Stephen Stephens, Russell Denson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 04:16 | Grinnell | Josef Rosato makes the free throw | 28-25 |
| 04:01 | Ripon | Jerry Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 28-25 |
| 04:00 | Grinnell | David Felton snags the defensive board | 28-25 |
| 03:56 | Grinnell | William Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 28-25 |
| 03:54 | Grinnell | Ralph Teague tips it in | 28-27 |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Phillip Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Keown (fresh) SF - Scott Abernathy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Geyer (fresh) C - Jerry Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Ralph Teague (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hendry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Felton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Josef Rosato (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Ripon | Anthony Keown connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Scott Abernathy | 31-27 |
| 03:31 | Grinnell | David Hendry misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 31-27 |
| 03:30 | Ripon | Craig Geyer gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| 03:10 | Ripon | Anthony Keown misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-27 |
| 03:08 | Grinnell | David Hendry gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| 02:52 | Grinnell | David Felton buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ralph Teague | 31-30 |
| 02:34 | Ripon | Jerry Davis makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Phillip Parker | 34-30 |
| 02:12 | Grinnell | Josef Rosato travels with the ball | 34-30 |
| Subs | Ripon | David Peters (SG), Russell Denson (PF), Ronald Ferguson (C) Anthony Keown, Craig Geyer, Jerry Davis | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Gibson (PG), Patrick Metcalf (SG), David Robinson (SF), Ted Pritchard (PF), Harold Dye (C) Ralph Teague, William Clark, David Hendry, David Felton, Josef Rosato | |
| 01:52 | Ripon | Russell Denson connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Phillip Parker | 36-30 |
| 01:36 | Grinnell | Harold Dye clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by David Peters - foul #3 on David Peters, team foul #9 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Ripon | Anthony Keown (SG), Stephen Stephens (SF) David Peters, Scott Abernathy | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 01:36 | Grinnell | Harold Dye misses the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 01:36 | Grinnell | Harold Dye misses the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 01:36 | Ripon | Ronald Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 01:15 | Ripon | A charge is called on Phillip Parker - foul #1 on Phillip Parker, team foul #10 | 36-30 |
| 00:56 | Grinnell | Patrick Metcalf is whistled for a carry | 36-30 |
| 00:41 | Ripon | Phillip Parker is fouled on the floor by Richard Gibson - foul #3 on Richard Gibson, team foul #8 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Ripon | Jerry Davis (SF) Stephen Stephens | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ralph Teague (PG) Richard Gibson | |
| 00:41 | Ripon | Phillip Parker makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 00:41 | Ripon | Phillip Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 00:28 | Grinnell | David Robinson buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ralph Teague | 38-33 |
| 00:02 | Ripon | Phillip Parker comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 38-33 |
| 00:01 | Grinnell | Harold Dye snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Harold Dye misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 38-33 |