| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Timothy Brooks (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald King (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Charles Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Terry Boer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Zerring (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Joseph Garvin (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Slane (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Guy Corder (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Leo Jewell (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Knox | Guy Corder inbounds the ball | 45-31 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Knox | Guy Corder loses the dribble to Brian Zerring | 45-31 |
| 19:25 | Grinnell | Terry Boer knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Donald King | 47-31 |
| 19:07 | Knox | Brian Zerring picks off the pass by John Slane | 47-31 |
| 18:45 | Grinnell | Timothy Brooks comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Garvin - foul #4 on Joseph Garvin, team foul #1 | 47-31 |
| 18:45 | Grinnell | Timothy Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 48-31 |
| 18:45 | Grinnell | Timothy Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 49-31 |
| 18:34 | Knox | Guy Corder lays it up and in set up by William Cox and he's fouled by Terry Boer - foul #3 on Terry Boer, team foul #1 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Roland Willey (PF) Terry Boer | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 18:34 | Knox | Guy Corder makes the free throw | 49-34 |
| 18:23 | Grinnell | Roland Willey clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by William Cox - foul #3 on William Cox, team foul #2 | 49-34 |
| 18:23 | Grinnell | Roland Willey misses the 1st free throw | 49-34 |
| 18:23 | Grinnell | Roland Willey misses the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| 18:23 | Knox | William Cox snags the defensive board | 49-34 |
| 18:08 | Knox | William Cox misses long on a jumper near the basket | 49-34 |
| 18:06 | Grinnell | Donald King pulls down the rebound | 49-34 |
| 17:50 | Grinnell | Charles Holmes misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 49-34 |
| 17:49 | Knox | Guy Corder grabs the board | 49-34 |
| 17:45 | Knox | Guy Corder is hacked by Timothy Brooks - foul #1 on Timothy Brooks, team foul #2 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Donald Couch (SF) Charles Holmes | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 17:40 | Knox | William Cox throws it down set up by Joseph Garvin | 49-36 |
| 17:12 | Grinnell | Brian Zerring hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 49-36 |
| 17:10 | Grinnell | Brian Zerring tips it back up and in | 51-36 |
| 16:56 | Knox | Leo Jewell misses the easy layup | 51-36 |
| 16:55 | Grinnell | Roland Willey snags the defensive board | 51-36 |
| 16:42 | Grinnell | Donald Couch is hacked by Guy Corder - foul #2 on Guy Corder, team foul #3 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bernard James (PG), Charles Holmes (SF), Mark Warner (C) Timothy Brooks, Donald King, Brian Zerring | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 16:27 | Grinnell | Bernard James can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 51-36 |
| 16:25 | Knox | Leo Jewell grabs the board | 51-36 |
| 16:18 | Knox | Mark Warner steals it from John Slane | 51-36 |
| 16:10 | Grinnell | Donald Couch misses the driving attempt in the lane | 51-36 |
| 16:08 | Knox | Joseph Garvin snags the defensive board | 51-36 |
| 16:03 | Knox | John Slane comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-36 |
| 16:01 | Grinnell | Charles Holmes pulls down the rebound | 51-36 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Bernard James (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Couch (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Roland Willey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Warner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Joseph Garvin (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Slane (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leo Jewell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Cox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Guy Corder (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:48 | Grinnell | Bernard James misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-36 |
| 15:46 | Knox | Leo Jewell grabs the board | 51-36 |
| 15:40 | Knox | Leo Jewell makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Slane | 51-38 |
| 15:24 | Grinnell | Donald Couch makes the floater from close range set up by Mark Warner | 53-38 |
| 15:19 | Knox | John Slane misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's hacked by Donald Couch - foul #1 on Donald Couch, team foul #3 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Timothy Brooks (PG), Donald King (SG), Terry Boer (PF), Brian Zerring (C) Bernard James, Charles Holmes, Roland Willey, Mark Warner | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 15:19 | Knox | John Slane misses the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 15:19 | Knox | John Slane misses the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| 15:19 | Knox | John Slane misses the 3rd free throw | 53-38 |
| 15:19 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Brian Zerring | 53-38 |
| 15:14 | Grinnell | Donald King clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 53-38 |
| 15:13 | Grinnell | Timothy Brooks tips it but misses | 53-38 |
| 15:11 | Knox | Guy Corder grabs the defensive rebound | 53-38 |
| 15:04 | Knox | John Slane hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Garvin | 53-41 |
| 14:45 | Grinnell | Donald King misses the floater from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 14:44 | Grinnell | Donald Couch gets the offensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 14:31 | Grinnell | Leo Jewell is called for the reach on Donald Couch - foul #4 on Leo Jewell, team foul #4 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jonathan Young (SF) Donald Couch | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 14:17 | Grinnell | Brian Zerring misses short on a 3 from straight away | 53-41 |
| 14:15 | Knox | Leo Jewell snags the defensive board | 53-41 |
| 14:11 | Knox | Donald King swats the shot by John Slane | 53-41 |
| 14:09 | Knox | Guy Corder grabs the offensive board | 53-41 |
| 14:00 | Knox | William Cox scores on a 3 from the left corner | 53-44 |
| 13:39 | Grinnell | William Cox blocks the short jumper by Jonathan Young | 53-44 |
| 13:38 | Knox | Joseph Garvin grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 13:22 | Knox | William Cox clanks a floater from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 13:21 | Grinnell | Jonathan Young snags the defensive board | 53-44 |
| 12:58 | Grinnell | Brian Zerring can't finish the layup | 53-44 |
| 12:56 | Knox | John Slane grabs the board | 53-44 |
| 12:50 | Knox | Leo Jewell misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-44 |
| 12:48 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Donald King | 53-44 |
| 12:32 | Grinnell | Jonathan Young knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Timothy Brooks | 55-44 |
| 12:15 | Knox | William Cox is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on William Cox, team foul #5 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bernard James (PG), Donald Couch (SG), Charles Holmes (SF), Roland Willey (PF), Mark Warner (C) Timothy Brooks, Donald King, Jonathan Young, Terry Boer, Brian Zerring | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 11:53 | Grinnell | Donald Couch misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Slane - foul #2 on John Slane, team foul #6 | 55-44 |
| 11:53 | Grinnell | Donald Couch misses the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 11:53 | Grinnell | Donald Couch makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Bernard James (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Couch (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Roland Willey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Warner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Joseph Garvin (tiring) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Slane (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Guy Corder (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Cox (tiring) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Leo Jewell (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:36 | Knox | John Slane misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-44 |
| 11:35 | Grinnell | Charles Holmes gets the rebound | 56-44 |
| 11:14 | Grinnell | Leo Jewell steals the ball from Bernard James | 56-44 |
| 10:56 | Knox | John Slane comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-44 |
| 10:55 | Knox | William Cox grabs the offensive rebound | 56-44 |
| 10:46 | Knox | Joseph Garvin makes the floater from the free throw line | 56-46 |
| 10:31 | Grinnell | Roland Willey misses the 3 from the right wing | 56-46 |
| 10:30 | Knox | Guy Corder grabs the defensive rebound | 56-46 |
| 10:18 | Knox | Leo Jewell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-46 |
| 10:16 | Grinnell | Roland Willey grabs the defensive rebound | 56-46 |
| 10:00 | Grinnell | Charles Holmes drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Mark Warner and the foul's on John Slane - foul #3 on John Slane, team foul #7 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Timothy Brooks (PG), Donald King (SG), Terry Boer (PF), Brian Zerring (C) Bernard James, Donald Couch, Roland Willey, Mark Warner | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 10:00 | Grinnell | Charles Holmes misses the free throw | 58-46 |
| 10:00 | Knox | William Cox snags the defensive board | 58-46 |
| 09:50 | Knox | Joseph Garvin comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 58-46 |
| 09:48 | Grinnell | Brian Zerring grabs the defensive rebound | 58-46 |
| 09:25 | Grinnell | Brian Zerring is hacked by Guy Corder - foul #3 on Guy Corder, team foul #8 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Donald Couch (SF) Charles Holmes | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 09:25 | Knox | Knox calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-46 |
| 09:25 | Grinnell | Brian Zerring misses the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 09:25 | Knox | William Cox pulls down the rebound | 58-46 |
| 09:04 | Knox | Guy Corder comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-46 |
| 09:03 | Grinnell | Timothy Brooks snags the defensive board | 58-46 |
| 08:52 | Grinnell | Timothy Brooks misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 58-46 |
| 08:51 | Knox | Leo Jewell grabs the board | 58-46 |
| 08:47 | Knox | John Slane is called for traveling | 58-46 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Charles Holmes (SF) Donald Couch | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 08:29 | Grinnell | Donald King is whistled for a carry | 58-46 |
| 08:22 | Knox | Brian Zerring steals it from Leo Jewell | 58-46 |
| 08:17 | Grinnell | Charles Holmes misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-46 |
| 08:16 | Grinnell | Timothy Brooks grabs the offensive rebound | 58-46 |
| 07:55 | Grinnell | Terry Boer knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Holmes and the foul's on William Cox - foul #5 on William Cox, team foul #9 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Knox | Mark Burke (SF) William Cox | |
| 07:55 | Grinnell | Terry Boer makes the free throw | 61-46 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Timothy Brooks (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald King (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SF - Charles Holmes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Terry Boer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Zerring (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Joseph Garvin (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Slane (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Burke (fresh) PF - Guy Corder (tired) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Leo Jewell (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 07:43 | Knox | Timothy Brooks steals the ball from Leo Jewell | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:21 | Grinnell | Terry Boer comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 61-46 |
| 07:20 | Knox | Mark Burke pulls down the rebound | 61-46 |
| 07:15 | Knox | Mark Burke misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-46 |
| 07:14 | Knox | Guy Corder grabs the offensive rebound | 61-46 |
| 07:03 | Knox | Joseph Garvin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-46 |
| 07:01 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Charles Holmes | 61-46 |
| 06:37 | Grinnell | Charles Holmes is hacked by Mark Burke - foul #2 on Mark Burke, team foul #10 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bernard James (SG), Roland Willey (C) Donald King, Brian Zerring | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 06:37 | Grinnell | Charles Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 06:37 | Grinnell | Charles Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| 06:23 | Knox | Bernard James is called for the reach on John Slane - foul #2 on Bernard James, team foul #4 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Johnnie Leopold (PG), Donald Couch (SF), Mark Warner (C) Timothy Brooks, Charles Holmes, Terry Boer | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 06:16 | Knox | Joseph Garvin misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Johnnie Leopold - foul #1 on Johnnie Leopold, team foul #5 | 62-46 |
| 06:16 | Knox | Joseph Garvin misses the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 06:16 | Knox | Joseph Garvin misses the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| 06:16 | Grinnell | Mark Warner snags the defensive board | 62-46 |
| 06:03 | Grinnell | Donald Couch comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 62-46 |
| 06:02 | Knox | The rebound goes to Mark Burke | 62-46 |
| 05:55 | Knox | John Slane comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-46 |
| 05:54 | Knox | Leo Jewell grabs the offensive rebound | 62-46 |
| 05:40 | Knox | Guy Corder double dribbles | 62-46 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Donald King (SG), Brian Zerring (C) Johnnie Leopold, Mark Warner | |
| Subs | Knox | Raymond Kulp (SF) Mark Burke | |
| 05:18 | Grinnell | Bernard James hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-46 |
| 05:16 | Knox | Guy Corder snags the defensive board | 62-46 |
| 05:10 | Knox | John Slane buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-49 |
| 04:41 | Grinnell | Donald Couch knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Donald King | 64-49 |
| 04:28 | Knox | Guy Corder misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-49 |
| 04:27 | Grinnell | Bernard James pulls down the rebound | 64-49 |
| 04:27 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-49 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Timothy Brooks (PG), Charles Holmes (SF), Terry Boer (PF) Bernard James, Donald Couch, Roland Willey | |
| Subs | Knox | Mark Burke (SF) Raymond Kulp | |
| 04:10 | Grinnell | Terry Boer can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 64-49 |
| 04:09 | Knox | John Slane gets the rebound | 64-49 |
| 04:04 | Knox | Timothy Brooks is called for the reach on Joseph Garvin - foul #2 on Timothy Brooks, team foul #6 | 64-49 |
| 03:47 | Knox | Joseph Garvin knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Slane | 64-51 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Timothy Brooks (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald King (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SF - Charles Holmes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Terry Boer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Zerring (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Joseph Garvin (tired) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Slane (tired) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Burke (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Guy Corder (tired) 11 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Leo Jewell (tired) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Grinnell | Brian Zerring makes the shot in the lane set up by Terry Boer and he's fouled by Leo Jewell - foul #5 on Leo Jewell, team foul #11 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Johnnie Leopold (PG), Bernard James (SG), Donald Couch (SF), Roland Willey (PF) Timothy Brooks, Donald King, Charles Holmes, Terry Boer | |
| Subs | Knox | Caleb Lablanc (C) Leo Jewell | |
| 03:18 | Grinnell | Brian Zerring misses the free throw | 66-51 |
| 03:18 | Knox | Guy Corder grabs the board | 66-51 |
| 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) | |
| 03:11 | Knox | Caleb Lablanc is fouled on the floor by Brian Zerring - foul #1 on Brian Zerring, team foul #7 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Mark Warner (C) Brian Zerring | |
| Subs | Knox | Walter Hinds (PF) Mark Burke | |
| 03:11 | Knox | Caleb Lablanc misses the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 03:11 | Knox | Walter Hinds grabs the offensive board | 66-51 |
| 03:00 | Knox | John Slane hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-51 |
| 02:58 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Roland Willey | 66-51 |
| 02:29 | Grinnell | Roland Willey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 66-51 |
| 02:27 | Grinnell | Mark Warner grabs the offensive rebound | 66-51 |
| 02:07 | Grinnell | Johnnie Leopold lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bernard James | 68-51 |
| 01:47 | Knox | Johnnie Leopold takes the ball from John Slane | 68-51 |
| 01:18 | Grinnell | Mark Warner is hacked by Guy Corder - foul #4 on Guy Corder, team foul #12 | 68-51 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Knox | Mark Burke (SF) Walter Hinds | |
| 01:18 | Grinnell | Mark Warner misses the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 01:18 | Grinnell | Mark Warner makes the 2nd free throw | 69-51 |
| 01:01 | Knox | Guy Corder hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Mark Burke | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Grinnell | Mark Warner hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Bernard James | 71-54 |
| 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) | |
| 00:33 | Knox | Joseph Garvin misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-54 |
| 00:32 | Grinnell | Roland Willey pulls down the rebound | 71-54 |
| 00:05 | Grinnell | Mark Warner misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Slane - foul #4 on John Slane, team foul #13 | 71-54 |
| 00:05 | Grinnell | Mark Warner makes the 1st free throw | 72-54 |
| 00:05 | Grinnell | Mark Warner makes the 2nd free throw | 73-54 |
| 00:00 | Knox | Mark Burke misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-54 |