| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Edward Tovar (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Linwood Healey (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Harry Kugler (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Tom (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Tony Cooney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jay Watson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph McGettigan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Mark Cartwright (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Bruch (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Knox | Joseph McGettigan inbounds the ball | 38-36 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Knox | Jay Watson is fouled on the floor by Linwood Healey - foul #1 on Linwood Healey, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| 19:33 | Knox | Mark Cartwright misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Edward Tovar - foul #3 on Edward Tovar, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Harold Bowden (PG) Edward Tovar | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 19:33 | Knox | Mark Cartwright makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 19:33 | Knox | Mark Cartwright makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 19:13 | Grinnell | John Gordon clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 19:11 | Knox | Jay Watson pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 19:06 | Knox | Tony Cooney buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 18:41 | Grinnell | Harry Kugler clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Mark Cartwright - foul #1 on Mark Cartwright, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| 18:41 | Grinnell | Harry Kugler misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 18:41 | Grinnell | Harry Kugler misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 18:41 | Knox | Joseph McGettigan grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 18:37 | Knox | Tony Cooney is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Tony Cooney, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| 18:19 | Grinnell | Harry Kugler can't connect on a shot from the left side | 38-41 |
| 18:17 | Knox | Charles Bruch snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 18:13 | Knox | Tony Cooney comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Harold Bowden - foul #3 on Harold Bowden, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Reid (PG) Harold Bowden | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 18:13 | Knox | Tony Cooney makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 18:13 | Knox | Tony Cooney makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 18:00 | Grinnell | Robert Reid clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-43 |
| 17:59 | Grinnell | Joe Tom pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 17:48 | Grinnell | Mark Cartwright steps in front of the John Gordon pass | 38-43 |
| 17:41 | Knox | Robert Reid steps in front of the Joseph McGettigan pass | 38-43 |
| 17:32 | Grinnell | Linwood Healey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-43 |
| 17:30 | Grinnell | Joe Tom grabs the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 17:16 | Grinnell | Linwood Healey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 17:15 | Knox | The rebound goes to Charles Bruch | 38-43 |
| 17:07 | Knox | Mark Cartwright is called for traveling | 38-43 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Johnathan Grubbs (SG), Matthew Thomas (SF), Toby Dobbs (PF) Linwood Healey, Harry Kugler, John Gordon | |
| Subs | Knox | Carlos Weaver (SF), Vincent Davis (PF), Jeffrey Almaraz (C) Joseph McGettigan, Mark Cartwright, Charles Bruch | |
| 16:53 | Grinnell | Matthew Thomas comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 38-43 |
| 16:51 | Knox | Jay Watson gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 16:47 | Knox | Jay Watson connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Vincent Davis | 38-45 |
| 16:27 | Grinnell | Robert Reid clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Tony Cooney - foul #2 on Tony Cooney, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Paul Hastings (C) Joe Tom | |
| Subs | Knox | Michael Pfeifer (PG), Harold Reasoner (SG) Tony Cooney, Jay Watson | |
| 16:27 | Grinnell | Robert Reid makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 16:27 | Grinnell | Robert Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 16:14 | Knox | Vincent Davis lays it in | 40-47 |
| 15:59 | Grinnell | Matthew Thomas drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Reid | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Robert Reid (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnathan Grubbs (fresh) SF - Matthew Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Toby Dobbs (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Hastings (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Michael Pfeifer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Reasoner (fresh) SF - Carlos Weaver (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vincent Davis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Almaraz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Knox | Harold Reasoner knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-49 |
| 15:19 | Grinnell | Carlos Weaver picks off the pass by Robert Reid | 42-49 |
| 15:02 | Knox | Michael Pfeifer hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 42-49 |
| 15:00 | Grinnell | Johnathan Grubbs grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 14:45 | Grinnell | Paul Hastings comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 42-49 |
| 14:44 | Grinnell | Paul Hastings grabs the offensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 14:25 | Grinnell | Toby Dobbs misses the jumper in the paint | 42-49 |
| 14:24 | Knox | Jeffrey Almaraz pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 14:21 | Knox | Michael Pfeifer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-49 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Edward Tovar (PG), Linwood Healey (SG), Harry Kugler (SF), John Gordon (PF), Joe Tom (C) Robert Reid, Johnathan Grubbs, Matthew Thomas, Toby Dobbs, Paul Hastings | |
| Subs | Knox | Tony Cooney (PG), Jay Watson (SG), Leon Easley (SF), Mark Cartwright (PF), Charles Bruch (C) Michael Pfeifer, Harold Reasoner, Carlos Weaver, Vincent Davis, Jeffrey Almaraz | |
| 14:08 | Grinnell | Joe Tom knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Harry Kugler and he's fouled by Charles Bruch - foul #1 on Charles Bruch, team foul #4 | 44-49 |
| 14:08 | Grinnell | Joe Tom makes the free throw | 45-49 |
| 13:46 | Knox | Leon Easley is fouled on the floor by Harry Kugler - foul #1 on Harry Kugler, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| 13:37 | Knox | Mark Cartwright hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by John Gordon - foul #1 on John Gordon, team foul #5 | 45-49 |
| 13:37 | Knox | Mark Cartwright misses the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 13:37 | Knox | Mark Cartwright makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 13:17 | Grinnell | Harry Kugler misses long on a shot from the left side | 45-50 |
| 13:16 | Knox | Mark Cartwright gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 13:08 | Knox | Charles Bruch misses the floater from the right side | 45-50 |
| 13:07 | Grinnell | Linwood Healey snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 12:45 | Grinnell | Edward Tovar buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Joe Tom | 48-50 |
| 12:27 | Knox | Tony Cooney clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-50 |
| 12:25 | Knox | Tony Cooney misses the tip | 48-50 |
| 12:23 | Grinnell | Linwood Healey pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 12:05 | Grinnell | Leon Easley is called for the reach on Edward Tovar - foul #4 on Leon Easley, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Knox | Joseph McGettigan (SF) Leon Easley | |
| 11:55 | Grinnell | John Gordon is fouled on the floor by Mark Cartwright - foul #2 on Mark Cartwright, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Edward Tovar (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Linwood Healey (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Harry Kugler (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Tom (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Tony Cooney (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jay Watson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph McGettigan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Mark Cartwright (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Bruch (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Grinnell | Charles Bruch blocks the jumper by Edward Tovar | 48-50 |
| 11:48 | Grinnell | Linwood Healey can't tip it in | 48-50 |
| 11:47 | Knox | Mark Cartwright grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 11:41 | Knox | Mark Cartwright makes the runner near the basket set up by Tony Cooney | 48-52 |
| 11:21 | Grinnell | John Gordon travels with the ball | 48-52 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Reid (PG), Harold Bowden (SG), Johnathan Grubbs (SF), Toby Dobbs (PF), Paul Hastings (C) Edward Tovar, Linwood Healey, Harry Kugler, John Gordon, Joe Tom | |
| Subs | Knox | Vincent Davis (PF), Jeffrey Almaraz (C) Mark Cartwright, Charles Bruch | |
| 10:54 | Knox | Harold Bowden picks off the pass by Tony Cooney | 48-52 |
| 10:38 | Grinnell | Vincent Davis blocks the short jumper by Toby Dobbs | 48-52 |
| 10:37 | Grinnell | Toby Dobbs hits the follow up shot | 50-52 |
| 10:32 | Knox | Tony Cooney misses the fadeaway from the left side | 50-52 |
| 10:31 | Knox | Joseph McGettigan pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 10:20 | Knox | Jay Watson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 10:18 | Grinnell | Paul Hastings snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 10:14 | Grinnell | Robert Reid makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Johnathan Grubbs | 52-52 |
| 09:52 | Knox | Tony Cooney connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-55 |
| 09:32 | Grinnell | Robert Reid makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Toby Dobbs | 55-55 |
| 09:11 | Knox | Toby Dobbs takes the ball from Joseph McGettigan | 55-55 |
| 08:48 | Grinnell | Harold Bowden misses badly on a runner from close range | 55-55 |
| 08:46 | Grinnell | Johnathan Grubbs grabs the offensive board | 55-55 |
| 08:34 | Grinnell | Harold Bowden knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Johnathan Grubbs | 58-55 |
| 08:17 | Knox | Joseph McGettigan can't finish the layup | 58-55 |
| 08:15 | Grinnell | Robert Reid grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 07:55 | Grinnell | Harold Bowden connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Reid | 61-55 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Robert Reid (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Bowden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Johnathan Grubbs (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Toby Dobbs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Hastings (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Tony Cooney (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jay Watson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph McGettigan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Vincent Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Almaraz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:50 | Knox | Jay Watson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-55 |
| 07:48 | Grinnell | Toby Dobbs gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| 07:27 | Grinnell | Robert Reid misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 07:26 | Knox | The rebound goes to Joseph McGettigan | 61-55 |
| 07:21 | Knox | Jay Watson is fouled on the floor by Harold Bowden - foul #4 on Harold Bowden, team foul #6 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Edward Tovar (PG), Linwood Healey (SG), Harry Kugler (SF), John Gordon (PF), Joe Tom (C) Robert Reid, Harold Bowden, Johnathan Grubbs, Toby Dobbs, Paul Hastings | |
| Subs | Knox | Michael Pfeifer (PG), Harold Reasoner (SG), Leon Easley (SF), Mark Cartwright (PF), Charles Bruch (C) Tony Cooney, Jay Watson, Joseph McGettigan, Vincent Davis, Jeffrey Almaraz | |
| 07:08 | Knox | Leon Easley lays it up and in | 61-57 |
| 06:58 | Grinnell | Joe Tom misses the runner in the paint | 61-57 |
| 06:56 | Knox | The rebound goes to Charles Bruch | 61-57 |
| 06:42 | Knox | Michael Pfeifer hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Cartwright | 61-60 |
| 06:29 | Grinnell | Edward Tovar connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Linwood Healey | 64-60 |
| 06:24 | Knox | Michael Pfeifer hits a fadeaway from the left side | 64-62 |
| 06:20 | Grinnell | Linwood Healey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-62 |
| 06:19 | Knox | Leon Easley grabs the defensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 06:14 | Knox | Edward Tovar steals it from Michael Pfeifer | 64-62 |
| 05:52 | Grinnell | Linwood Healey buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Tovar | 67-62 |
| 05:32 | Knox | Michael Pfeifer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-62 |
| 05:30 | Knox | Mark Cartwright tips it in | 67-64 |
| 05:10 | Grinnell | Joe Tom hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 67-64 |
| 05:09 | Knox | Leon Easley grabs the board | 67-64 |
| 05:05 | Knox | John Gordon picks off the pass by Harold Reasoner | 67-64 |
| 04:50 | Grinnell | Edward Tovar knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Harry Kugler | 70-64 |
| 04:35 | Knox | Charles Bruch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-64 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Reid (PG), Harold Bowden (SG), Matthew Thomas (SF), Toby Dobbs (PF) Edward Tovar, Linwood Healey, Harry Kugler, John Gordon | |
| Subs | Knox | Tony Cooney (PG), Jay Watson (SG), Carlos Weaver (SF) Michael Pfeifer, Harold Reasoner, Leon Easley | |
| 04:21 | Grinnell | Harold Bowden's floater is tipped away by Charles Bruch | 70-64 |
| 04:19 | Knox | Jay Watson gets the rebound | 70-64 |
| 04:14 | Knox | Tony Cooney buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Carlos Weaver | 70-66 |
| 03:56 | Grinnell | Harold Bowden is fouled on the floor by Jay Watson - foul #3 on Jay Watson, team foul #7 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Paul Hastings (C) Joe Tom | |
| Subs | Knox | Vincent Davis (C) Charles Bruch | |
| 03:56 | Grinnell | Harold Bowden misses the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 03:56 | Knox | Mark Cartwright grabs the board | 70-66 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Robert Reid (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Bowden (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Matthew Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Toby Dobbs (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Hastings (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Tony Cooney (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jay Watson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carlos Weaver (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Cartwright (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Vincent Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:39 | Knox | Matthew Thomas picks off the pass by Vincent Davis | 70-66 |
| 03:36 | Grinnell | Harold Bowden blows the layup | 70-66 |
| 03:35 | Grinnell | Paul Hastings tips it home | 72-66 |
| 03:31 | Knox | Tony Cooney knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jay Watson | 72-68 |
| 03:14 | Grinnell | Toby Dobbs connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 74-68 |
| 02:48 | Knox | Vincent Davis hits the finger roll | 74-70 |
| 02:48 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-70 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Edward Tovar (PG), Linwood Healey (SG), Harry Kugler (SF), John Gordon (PF), Joe Tom (C) Robert Reid, Harold Bowden, Matthew Thomas, Toby Dobbs, Paul Hastings | |
| Subs | Knox | Leon Easley (SF), Charles Bruch (C) Carlos Weaver, Vincent Davis | |
| 02:29 | Grinnell | Joe Tom is fouled on the floor by Mark Cartwright - foul #3 on Mark Cartwright, team foul #8 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Knox | Vincent Davis (PF) Mark Cartwright | |
| 02:29 | Grinnell | Joe Tom makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 02:29 | Grinnell | Joe Tom misses the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 02:29 | Knox | The rebound goes to Vincent Davis | 75-70 |
| 02:11 | Knox | Jay Watson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-70 |
| 01:55 | Grinnell | Joe Tom drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Harry Kugler | 77-70 |
| 01:47 | Knox | Vincent Davis misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Edward Tovar - foul #4 on Edward Tovar, team foul #7 | 77-70 |
| 01:47 | Knox | Vincent Davis misses the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 01:47 | Knox | Vincent Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 01:38 | Grinnell | Joe Tom lays it up and in on a nice dish by Edward Tovar and he's fouled by Charles Bruch - foul #2 on Charles Bruch, team foul #9 | 79-71 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Knox | Mark Cartwright (PF) Vincent Davis | |
| 01:38 | Grinnell | Joe Tom makes the free throw | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:28 | Knox | Charles Bruch misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 80-71 |
| 01:27 | Grinnell | Joe Tom grabs the defensive rebound | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:03 | Grinnell | Harry Kugler buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Edward Tovar | 82-71 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Knox | Charles Bruch hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 82-71 |
| 00:56 | Grinnell | John Gordon pulls down the rebound | 82-71 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Grinnell | Edward Tovar is fouled on the floor by Charles Bruch - foul #3 on Charles Bruch, team foul #10 | 82-71 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Harold Bowden (SG), Johnathan Grubbs (SF), Toby Dobbs (PF), Paul Hastings (C) Linwood Healey, Harry Kugler, John Gordon, Joe Tom | |
| Subs | Knox | Michael Pfeifer (PG), Joseph McGettigan (SG), Carlos Weaver (SF), Vincent Davis (PF), Jeffrey Almaraz (C) Tony Cooney, Jay Watson, Leon Easley, Mark Cartwright, Charles Bruch | |
| 00:34 | Grinnell | Edward Tovar makes the 1st free throw | 83-71 |
| 00:34 | Grinnell | Edward Tovar makes the 2nd free throw | 84-71 |
| 00:29 | Knox | Carlos Weaver can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 84-71 |
| 00:28 | Grinnell | Paul Hastings grabs the board | 84-71 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Edward Tovar runs out the clock | 84-71 |