| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Jim Conaway (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Nicholas Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clint Strong (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bart Paulsen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - David Millett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gustavus Adolphus | PG - William Barr (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brett Grondin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Upshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeffrey Roe (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | Clint Strong inbounds the ball | 45-41 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gustavus Adolphus | Gustavus Adolphus is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Grinnell | Nicholas Allen loses the ball out of bounds | 45-41 |
| 19:17 | Gustavus Adolphus | Brett Grondin is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Allen - foul #2 on Nicholas Allen, team foul #1 | 45-41 |
| 18:55 | Gustavus Adolphus | William Barr buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Brett Grondin | 45-44 |
| 18:34 | Grinnell | Bart Paulsen misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 18:33 | Gustavus Adolphus | David Upshaw pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 18:27 | Gustavus Adolphus | William Barr misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-44 |
| 18:26 | Gustavus Adolphus | Dennis Murray grabs the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 18:15 | Gustavus Adolphus | Brett Grondin is fouled on the floor by Jim Conaway - foul #2 on Jim Conaway, team foul #2 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Mark Davenport (PG), Forrest Ferrera (SG), Junior Wattenberg (SF), Don Anderson (PF), Roger Anderson (C) Jim Conaway, Nicholas Allen, Clint Strong, Bart Paulsen, David Millett | |
| Subs | Gustavus Adolphus | David Sluder (PG), Robert Becton (SG), Joseph Averill (PF), Donald Barrie (C) William Barr, Brett Grondin, Dennis Murray, Jeffrey Roe | |
| 18:01 | Gustavus Adolphus | David Upshaw buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Robert Becton | 45-46 |
| 17:41 | Grinnell | Forrest Ferrera comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 17:40 | Gustavus Adolphus | Joseph Averill gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 17:21 | Gustavus Adolphus | Joseph Averill's fadeaway is rejected by Don Anderson | 45-46 |
| 17:19 | Grinnell | Junior Wattenberg gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 17:15 | Grinnell | Forrest Ferrera's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-46 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Nicholas Allen (SG), Bart Paulsen (PF) Forrest Ferrera, Roger Anderson | |
| Subs | Gustavus Adolphus | Brett Grondin (SG) David Upshaw | |
| 17:01 | Gustavus Adolphus | David Sluder connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 16:44 | Grinnell | Mark Davenport connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Nicholas Allen | 48-49 |
| 16:25 | Gustavus Adolphus | The short jumper by Joseph Averill is denied by Bart Paulsen | 48-49 |
| 16:24 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Bart Paulsen | 48-49 |
| 16:07 | Grinnell | Nicholas Allen misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 16:06 | Grinnell | Junior Wattenberg tips it back up and in | 50-49 |
| 15:50 | Gustavus Adolphus | David Sluder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-49 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jim Conaway (PG), Forrest Ferrera (SG), Clint Strong (SF), Roger Anderson (PF), David Millett (C) Mark Davenport, Nicholas Allen, Junior Wattenberg, Bart Paulsen, Don Anderson | |
| Subs | Gustavus Adolphus | Bert O'Herron (PG), David Upshaw (SF), Dennis Murray (PF), Jeffrey Roe (C) David Sluder, Robert Becton, Joseph Averill, Donald Barrie | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Jim Conaway (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Forrest Ferrera (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clint Strong (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roger Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Millett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gustavus Adolphus | PG - Bert O'Herron (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brett Grondin (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Upshaw (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeffrey Roe (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Grinnell | Forrest Ferrera buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jim Conaway | 53-49 |
| 15:16 | Gustavus Adolphus | Bert O'Herron comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-49 |
| 15:14 | Gustavus Adolphus | Jeffrey Roe gets the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 14:56 | Gustavus Adolphus | Clint Strong is called for the reach on David Upshaw - foul #1 on Clint Strong, team foul #3 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bart Paulsen (PF) David Millett | |
| Subs | Gustavus Adolphus | William Barr (SG), Joshua Arnold (C) Brett Grondin, Jeffrey Roe | |
| 14:46 | Gustavus Adolphus | Bert O'Herron is fouled on the floor by Clint Strong - foul #2 on Clint Strong, team foul #4 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Gustavus Adolphus | Clifford Messerly (PG) Bert O'Herron | |
| 14:29 | Gustavus Adolphus | Dennis Murray hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Joshua Arnold | 53-52 |
| 14:25 | Grinnell | Clint Strong can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-52 |
| 14:24 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Bart Paulsen | 53-52 |
| 13:59 | Grinnell | Bart Paulsen can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Upshaw - foul #3 on David Upshaw, team foul #1 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jessie Lowe (PG), Nicholas Allen (SG), Byron Mondor (SF), Junior Wattenberg (C) Jim Conaway, Forrest Ferrera, Clint Strong, Roger Anderson | |
| Subs | Gustavus Adolphus | | |
| 13:59 | Grinnell | Bart Paulsen makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 13:59 | Grinnell | Bart Paulsen makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 13:40 | Gustavus Adolphus | David Upshaw clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Nicholas Allen - foul #3 on Nicholas Allen, team foul #5 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Mark Davenport (PG), David Millett (C) Jessie Lowe, Bart Paulsen | |
| Subs | Gustavus Adolphus | Bert O'Herron (PG), Robert Becton (SG), Jeffrey Roe (C) Clifford Messerly, William Barr, Joshua Arnold | |
| 13:40 | Gustavus Adolphus | David Upshaw makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 13:40 | Gustavus Adolphus | David Upshaw misses the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 13:40 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to David Millett | 55-53 |
| 13:37 | Grinnell | Nicholas Allen is hacked by Robert Becton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Becton, team foul #2 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Gustavus Adolphus | Brett Grondin (SG) David Upshaw | |
| 13:18 | Grinnell | David Millett connects on the open jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Junior Wattenberg | 57-53 |
| 13:07 | Gustavus Adolphus | Dennis Murray is whistled for traveling | 57-53 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Don Anderson (C) David Millett | |
| Subs | Gustavus Adolphus | | |
| 12:49 | Grinnell | Junior Wattenberg misses the wide open 3 from the left corner | 57-53 |
| 12:47 | Gustavus Adolphus | Jeffrey Roe snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 12:25 | Gustavus Adolphus | Dennis Murray clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Junior Wattenberg - foul #1 on Junior Wattenberg, team foul #6 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jim Conaway (PG), Clint Strong (SF), Roger Anderson (C) Mark Davenport, Byron Mondor, Junior Wattenberg | |
| Subs | Gustavus Adolphus | Clifford Messerly (PG), Joseph Averill (SF) Bert O'Herron, Brett Grondin | |
| 12:25 | Gustavus Adolphus | Dennis Murray misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 12:25 | Gustavus Adolphus | Dennis Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 12:05 | Grinnell | Nicholas Allen buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jim Conaway | 60-54 |
| 11:49 | Gustavus Adolphus | Robert Becton misses long on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Nicholas Allen - foul #4 on Nicholas Allen, team foul #7 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Forrest Ferrera (SG), Bart Paulsen (PF) Nicholas Allen, Don Anderson | |
| Subs | Gustavus Adolphus | William Barr (PG), David Sluder (SF), Joshua Arnold (C) Clifford Messerly, Dennis Murray, Jeffrey Roe | |
| 11:49 | Gustavus Adolphus | Robert Becton makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 11:49 | Gustavus Adolphus | Robert Becton makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Jim Conaway (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Forrest Ferrera (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clint Strong (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bart Paulsen (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Roger Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gustavus Adolphus | PG - William Barr (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Becton (tiring) 4 pts. SF - David Sluder (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Averill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Arnold (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Grinnell | Bart Paulsen is fouled on the floor by William Barr - foul #2 on William Barr, team foul #3 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jessie Lowe (PG) Jim Conaway | |
| Subs | Gustavus Adolphus | Clifford Messerly (PG), Donald Barrie (C) Robert Becton, Joshua Arnold | |
| 11:16 | Grinnell | Clint Strong connects on the open floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bart Paulsen | 62-56 |
| 10:52 | Gustavus Adolphus | William Barr misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-56 |
| 10:51 | Gustavus Adolphus | David Sluder gets the offensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 10:38 | Gustavus Adolphus | Joseph Averill drills a shot in the paint set up by Clifford Messerly and he's hacked by Clint Strong - foul #3 on Clint Strong, team foul #8 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Mark Davenport (PG), Byron Mondor (SF), Junior Wattenberg (PF), David Millett (C) Forrest Ferrera, Clint Strong, Bart Paulsen, Roger Anderson | |
| Subs | Gustavus Adolphus | Brett Grondin (SG), David Upshaw (SF), Joshua Arnold (C) William Barr, David Sluder, Donald Barrie | |
| 10:38 | Gustavus Adolphus | Joseph Averill makes the free throw | 62-59 |
| 10:26 | Grinnell | Mark Davenport comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Brett Grondin - foul #2 on Brett Grondin, team foul #4 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jim Conaway (PG) Jessie Lowe | |
| Subs | Gustavus Adolphus | Bert O'Herron (PG), Dennis Murray (PF) Clifford Messerly, Joseph Averill | |
| 10:26 | Grinnell | Mark Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 10:26 | Grinnell | Mark Davenport makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 10:06 | Gustavus Adolphus | Joshua Arnold comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-59 |
| 10:05 | Gustavus Adolphus | Dennis Murray snags the offensive board | 64-59 |
| 09:50 | Gustavus Adolphus | Joshua Arnold scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Bert O'Herron | 64-61 |
| 09:23 | Grinnell | Mark Davenport knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by David Millett and he's hacked by David Upshaw - foul #4 on David Upshaw, team foul #5 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Forrest Ferrera (SG), Bart Paulsen (PF), Don Anderson (C) Jim Conaway, Byron Mondor, David Millett | |
| Subs | Gustavus Adolphus | Clifford Messerly (PG), William Barr (SG), Robert Becton (SF), Joseph Averill (PF), Jeffrey Roe (C) Bert O'Herron, Brett Grondin, David Upshaw, Dennis Murray, Joshua Arnold | |
| 09:23 | Grinnell | Mark Davenport makes the free throw | 67-61 |
| 09:06 | Gustavus Adolphus | Clifford Messerly's fadeaway is rejected by Bart Paulsen | 67-61 |
| 09:05 | Grinnell | Don Anderson gets the rebound | 67-61 |
| 08:43 | Grinnell | Mark Davenport misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-61 |
| 08:42 | Gustavus Adolphus | Robert Becton snags the defensive board | 67-61 |
| 08:26 | Gustavus Adolphus | William Barr loses the ball out of bounds | 67-61 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jim Conaway (PG), Jessie Lowe (SG), Clint Strong (SF) Mark Davenport, Forrest Ferrera, Junior Wattenberg | |
| Subs | Gustavus Adolphus | Bert O'Herron (PG), Brett Grondin (SG), David Sluder (SF), Donald Barrie (PF) Clifford Messerly, William Barr, Robert Becton, Joseph Averill | |
| 08:08 | Grinnell | Jim Conaway is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 67-61 |
| 08:06 | Gustavus Adolphus | Jeffrey Roe grabs the defensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 07:37 | Gustavus Adolphus | David Sluder is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on David Sluder, team foul #6 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Nicholas Allen (SG), Byron Mondor (SF), Roger Anderson (PF), David Millett (C) Jim Conaway, Clint Strong, Bart Paulsen, Don Anderson | |
| Subs | Gustavus Adolphus | David Upshaw (SF), Joshua Arnold (C) David Sluder, Jeffrey Roe | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Jessie Lowe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Byron Mondor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roger Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Millett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gustavus Adolphus | PG - Bert O'Herron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brett Grondin (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Upshaw (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Donald Barrie (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Grinnell | Roger Anderson is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Nicholas Allen | 69-61 |
| 07:02 | Gustavus Adolphus | Byron Mondor steals the ball from Bert O'Herron | 69-61 |
| 06:43 | Grinnell | Nicholas Allen loses the dribble to Donald Barrie | 69-61 |
| 06:30 | Gustavus Adolphus | Brett Grondin misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 69-61 |
| 06:28 | Grinnell | David Millett grabs the defensive rebound | 69-61 |
| 06:07 | Grinnell | Byron Mondor is whistled for a carry | 69-61 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jim Conaway (PG), Junior Wattenberg (SF), Bart Paulsen (PF), Don Anderson (C) Jessie Lowe, Byron Mondor, Roger Anderson, David Millett | |
| Subs | Gustavus Adolphus | Clifford Messerly (PG), William Barr (SG), David Sluder (SF), Dennis Murray (PF), Jeffrey Roe (C) Bert O'Herron, Brett Grondin, David Upshaw, Donald Barrie, Joshua Arnold | |
| 05:46 | Gustavus Adolphus | William Barr is hacked by Nicholas Allen - foul #5 on Nicholas Allen, team foul #9 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Forrest Ferrera (SG), Clint Strong (SF) Nicholas Allen, Don Anderson | |
| Subs | Gustavus Adolphus | | |
| 05:46 | Gustavus Adolphus | William Barr makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 05:46 | Gustavus Adolphus | William Barr makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 05:32 | Grinnell | Forrest Ferrera hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Junior Wattenberg | 72-63 |
| 05:14 | Gustavus Adolphus | David Sluder can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-63 |
| 05:13 | Grinnell | Junior Wattenberg gets the rebound | 72-63 |
| 04:52 | Grinnell | Forrest Ferrera loses the ball out of bounds | 72-63 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Mark Davenport (PG), Don Anderson (C) Jim Conaway, Bart Paulsen | |
| Subs | Gustavus Adolphus | Robert Becton (SG), David Upshaw (SF), Joseph Averill (C) William Barr, David Sluder, Jeffrey Roe | |
| 04:37 | Gustavus Adolphus | Joseph Averill is whistled for traveling | 72-63 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Roger Anderson (C) Clint Strong | |
| Subs | Gustavus Adolphus | Bert O'Herron (PG) Clifford Messerly | |
| 04:20 | Grinnell | Roger Anderson misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 72-63 |
| 04:19 | Gustavus Adolphus | Joseph Averill gets the rebound | 72-63 |
| 04:05 | Gustavus Adolphus | Don Anderson blocks the short jumper by Dennis Murray | 72-63 |
| 04:04 | Grinnell | Forrest Ferrera gets the rebound | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gustavus Adolphus | Gustavus Adolphus is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Grinnell | Mark Davenport can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 72-63 |
| 03:41 | Grinnell | Junior Wattenberg tips it home | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gustavus Adolphus | Gustavus Adolphus is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Mark Davenport (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Forrest Ferrera (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Junior Wattenberg (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Don Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Roger Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gustavus Adolphus | PG - Bert O'Herron (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Becton (tiring) 4 pts. SF - David Upshaw (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Dennis Murray (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Averill (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Gustavus Adolphus | Joseph Averill knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Robert Becton and he's fouled by Roger Anderson - foul #1 on Roger Anderson, team foul #10 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jim Conaway (PG), Byron Mondor (SF), Bart Paulsen (PF) Forrest Ferrera, Junior Wattenberg, Don Anderson | |
| Subs | Gustavus Adolphus | Clifford Messerly (PG), William Barr (SG), Joshua Arnold (C) Bert O'Herron, Robert Becton, Dennis Murray | |
| 03:31 | Gustavus Adolphus | Joseph Averill misses the free throw | 74-65 |
| 03:31 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Bart Paulsen | 74-65 |
| 03:02 | Grinnell | Joseph Averill is called for the reach on Byron Mondor - foul #1 on Joseph Averill, team foul #7 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jessie Lowe (SG), David Millett (C) Mark Davenport, Roger Anderson | |
| Subs | Gustavus Adolphus | | |
| 03:02 | Grinnell | Byron Mondor makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 03:02 | Grinnell | Byron Mondor makes the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 02:48 | Gustavus Adolphus | Joseph Averill drills a jump hook from close range | 76-67 |
| 02:48 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-67 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Mark Davenport (SG), Clint Strong (SF) Jessie Lowe, Byron Mondor | |
| Subs | Gustavus Adolphus | David Sluder (SF), Donald Barrie (C) David Upshaw, Joshua Arnold | |
| 02:24 | Grinnell | Mark Davenport scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jim Conaway | 78-67 |
| 02:15 | Gustavus Adolphus | David Sluder clanks a 3 from the right corner | 78-67 |
| 02:14 | Gustavus Adolphus | Donald Barrie snags the offensive board | 78-67 |
| 02:07 | Gustavus Adolphus | Joseph Averill knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by William Barr and he's hacked by Jim Conaway - foul #3 on Jim Conaway, team foul #11 | 78-69 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Forrest Ferrera (SG) Mark Davenport | |
| Subs | Gustavus Adolphus | Robert Becton (SF) William Barr | |
| 02:07 | Gustavus Adolphus | Joseph Averill misses the free throw | 78-69 |
| 02:07 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to David Millett | 78-69 |
| 02:05 | Grinnell | Jim Conaway is hacked by David Sluder in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Sluder, team foul #8 | 78-69 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Gustavus Adolphus | Joshua Arnold (C) Joseph Averill | |
| 02:05 | Grinnell | Jim Conaway makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 02:05 | Grinnell | Jim Conaway makes the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| 01:53 | Gustavus Adolphus | Joshua Arnold drills a jumper from close range | 80-71 |
| 01:51 | Grinnell | Clifford Messerly steps in front of the Bart Paulsen pass in the backcourt | 80-71 |
| 01:51 | Gustavus Adolphus | Gustavus Adolphus calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-71 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Gustavus Adolphus | Bert O'Herron (PG), Brett Grondin (SG), David Upshaw (SF), Dennis Murray (PF), Jeffrey Roe (C) Clifford Messerly, David Sluder, Robert Becton, Donald Barrie, Joshua Arnold | |
| 01:43 | Gustavus Adolphus | Brett Grondin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 80-71 |
| 01:42 | Gustavus Adolphus | David Upshaw gets the offensive rebound | 80-71 |
| 01:37 | Gustavus Adolphus | David Upshaw's pass is intercepted by Forrest Ferrera | 80-71 |
| 01:21 | Grinnell | Forrest Ferrera can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 80-71 |
| 01:19 | Grinnell | Bart Paulsen grabs the offensive rebound | 80-71 |
| 01:02 | Grinnell | Jim Conaway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gustavus Adolphus | Gustavus Adolphus is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Gustavus Adolphus | Brett Grondin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 80-71 |
| 00:54 | Grinnell | Bart Paulsen grabs the board | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gustavus Adolphus | Gustavus Adolphus is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Grinnell | Bart Paulsen is hacked by Bert O'Herron in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bert O'Herron, team foul #9 | 80-71 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Mark Davenport (PG), Junior Wattenberg (SF) Jim Conaway, Clint Strong | |
| Subs | Gustavus Adolphus | | |
| 00:51 | Grinnell | Bart Paulsen makes the 1st free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:51 | Grinnell | Bart Paulsen makes the 2nd free throw | 82-71 |
| 00:44 | Gustavus Adolphus | Bert O'Herron is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Bert O'Herron, team foul #10 | 82-71 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Don Anderson (PF), Roger Anderson (C) Bart Paulsen, David Millett | |
| Subs | Gustavus Adolphus | William Barr (PG), Robert Becton (SG), David Sluder (SF), Joseph Averill (PF), Donald Barrie (C) Bert O'Herron, Brett Grondin, David Upshaw, Dennis Murray, Jeffrey Roe | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gustavus Adolphus | Gustavus Adolphus is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Grinnell | William Barr is called for the reach on Junior Wattenberg in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Barr, team foul #11 | 82-71 |
| 00:42 | Grinnell | Junior Wattenberg misses the 1st free throw | 82-71 |
| 00:42 | Grinnell | Junior Wattenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 83-71 |
| 00:36 | Gustavus Adolphus | Forrest Ferrera takes the ball from Robert Becton | 83-71 |
| 00:09 | Grinnell | Don Anderson is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Davenport | 86-71 |
| 00:03 | Gustavus Adolphus | William Barr misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 86-71 |
| 00:01 | Grinnell | Forrest Ferrera pulls down the rebound | 86-71 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Forrest Ferrera runs out the clock | 86-71 |