| Lineup | Knox | PG - Robert Woodfin (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Micheal Richburg (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Troy Long (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Swoboda (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryant Berke (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Larry Larrick (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Corey Ruffner (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Mullins (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Donald Michalec (fresh) 4 reb. C - Charles Nitta (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | Michael Mullins inbounds the ball | 39-36 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Larry Larrick | 39-38 |
| 19:11 | Knox | John Swoboda hits a turnaround from close range | 41-38 |
| 18:57 | Grinnell | Donald Michalec scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Larry Larrick | 41-40 |
| 18:42 | Knox | Micheal Richburg comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 18:40 | Grinnell | Charles Nitta grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 18:14 | Grinnell | The short jumper by Larry Larrick is denied by Bryant Berke | 41-40 |
| 18:12 | Knox | The rebound goes to Bryant Berke | 41-40 |
| 18:06 | Knox | John Swoboda can't finish the layup | 41-40 |
| 18:05 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 17:41 | Grinnell | Donald Michalec connects on the floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Bryant Berke - foul #1 on Bryant Berke, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| 17:41 | Grinnell | Donald Michalec misses the free throw | 41-42 |
| 17:41 | Knox | Bryant Berke gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 17:29 | Knox | Troy Long clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 17:28 | Knox | John Swoboda snags the offensive board | 41-42 |
| 17:14 | Knox | Robert Woodfin drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Micheal Richburg | 44-42 |
| 17:01 | Grinnell | Bryant Berke is called for the reach on Charles Nitta - foul #2 on Bryant Berke, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Knox | Thomas Chesson (SG), Michael Smith (PF), Chester York (C) Micheal Richburg, John Swoboda, Bryant Berke | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Don Carr (PG), Lewis Brown (SG), Dylan Blum (SF), Paul Veasey (PF), Ronald Dean (C) Larry Larrick, Corey Ruffner, Michael Mullins, Donald Michalec, Charles Nitta | |
| 16:38 | Grinnell | Dylan Blum is called for a charge - foul #1 on Dylan Blum, team foul #1 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Knox | Marshall Cato (PG), Jerry David (SF) Robert Woodfin, Troy Long | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 16:25 | Knox | Jerry David misses short on a shot from the right side | 44-42 |
| 16:23 | Knox | Chester York tips it home | 46-42 |
| 16:16 | Grinnell | Ronald Dean misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-42 |
| 16:15 | Grinnell | Dylan Blum tips it back up and in | 46-44 |
| 15:53 | Knox | Michael Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by Marshall Cato | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Marshall Cato (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Chesson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry David (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chester York (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Don Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lewis Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dylan Blum (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Veasey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Dean (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Grinnell | Dylan Blum's floater is tipped away by Michael Smith | 48-44 |
| 15:47 | Knox | Thomas Chesson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 15:41 | Knox | Lewis Brown picks off the pass by Chester York | 48-44 |
| 15:19 | Grinnell | Marshall Cato steals the ball from Don Carr | 48-44 |
| 15:10 | Knox | Jerry David connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Chester York | 50-44 |
| 14:48 | Grinnell | Don Carr can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 14:46 | Grinnell | Lewis Brown can't tip it in | 50-44 |
| 14:45 | Knox | Chester York pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 14:39 | Knox | Lewis Brown picks off the pass by Thomas Chesson | 50-44 |
| 14:36 | Grinnell | Lewis Brown throws it down | 50-46 |
| 14:21 | Knox | Jerry David hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-46 |
| 14:19 | Grinnell | Paul Veasey grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 13:59 | Grinnell | Dylan Blum misses short on a shot near the basket | 50-46 |
| 13:57 | Grinnell | Ronald Dean can't tip it in | 50-46 |
| 13:55 | Knox | Chester York gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 13:50 | Knox | Dylan Blum is called for the reach on Jerry David - foul #2 on Dylan Blum, team foul #2 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Woodfin (PG), Micheal Richburg (SG), Troy Long (SF), John Swoboda (PF), Bryant Berke (C) Marshall Cato, Thomas Chesson, Jerry David, Michael Smith, Chester York | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Larry Larrick (PG), Corey Ruffner (SG), Michael Mullins (SF), Donald Michalec (PF), Charles Nitta (C) Don Carr, Lewis Brown, Dylan Blum, Paul Veasey, Ronald Dean | |
| 13:37 | Knox | Troy Long misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 50-46 |
| 13:35 | Grinnell | Michael Mullins grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 13:26 | Grinnell | Charles Nitta drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Corey Ruffner | 50-48 |
| 13:14 | Knox | Micheal Richburg clanks a 3 from the left corner | 50-48 |
| 13:12 | Grinnell | Michael Mullins snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 13:03 | Grinnell | Michael Mullins connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Larry Larrick and the foul's on Troy Long - foul #3 on Troy Long, team foul #3 | 50-50 |
| 13:03 | Grinnell | Michael Mullins makes the free throw | 50-51 |
| 12:46 | Knox | Micheal Richburg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-51 |
| 12:29 | Grinnell | Robert Woodfin steps in front of the Michael Mullins pass | 50-51 |
| 12:09 | Knox | Robert Woodfin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 12:07 | Knox | Robert Woodfin snags the offensive board | 50-51 |
| 11:53 | Knox | John Swoboda misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 11:51 | Grinnell | Charles Nitta pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Robert Woodfin (fresh) 17 pts. SG - Micheal Richburg (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Troy Long (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Swoboda (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Bryant Berke (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Larry Larrick (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Corey Ruffner (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Mullins (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Michalec (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Nitta (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner clanks a 3 from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 11:32 | Knox | John Swoboda gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 11:28 | Knox | Larry Larrick is called for the reach on Robert Woodfin - foul #3 on Larry Larrick, team foul #3 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Knox | Thomas Chesson (SG), Michael Smith (PF) Micheal Richburg, John Swoboda | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 11:14 | Knox | Bryant Berke hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 50-51 |
| 11:12 | Knox | Bryant Berke tips it in | 52-51 |
| 10:47 | Grinnell | Larry Larrick misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 52-51 |
| 10:46 | Knox | Bryant Berke gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 10:40 | Knox | Bryant Berke misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Mullins - foul #2 on Michael Mullins, team foul #4 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Knox | Jerry David (SF) Troy Long | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Don Carr (PG), Lewis Brown (SG), Dylan Blum (SF), Paul Veasey (PF), Ronald Dean (C) Larry Larrick, Corey Ruffner, Michael Mullins, Donald Michalec, Charles Nitta | |
| 10:40 | Knox | Bryant Berke misses the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 10:40 | Knox | Bryant Berke misses the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 10:40 | Grinnell | Ronald Dean snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 10:24 | Grinnell | Don Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 10:22 | Grinnell | Ronald Dean grabs the offensive board | 52-51 |
| 10:10 | Grinnell | Ronald Dean's pass is intercepted by Thomas Chesson | 52-51 |
| 10:06 | Knox | Thomas Chesson hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-51 |
| 09:44 | Grinnell | Ronald Dean clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-51 |
| 09:42 | Knox | Michael Smith gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 09:38 | Knox | Robert Woodfin misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-51 |
| 09:37 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Lewis Brown | 54-51 |
| 09:29 | Grinnell | Dylan Blum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 09:27 | Knox | Bryant Berke pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 09:13 | Knox | Robert Woodfin is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Robert Woodfin, team foul #4 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Knox | Marshall Cato (PG), Micheal Richburg (SG), Troy Long (SF), John Swoboda (PF) Robert Woodfin, Thomas Chesson, Jerry David, Bryant Berke | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Larry Larrick (PG), Corey Ruffner (SG), Michael Mullins (SF), Donald Michalec (PF), Charles Nitta (C) Don Carr, Lewis Brown, Dylan Blum, Paul Veasey, Ronald Dean | |
| 09:01 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-54 |
| 08:50 | Knox | John Swoboda misses long on a shot from the right block | 54-54 |
| 08:48 | Knox | Troy Long can't tip it in | 54-54 |
| 08:47 | Knox | John Swoboda hits the follow up shot | 56-54 |
| 08:28 | Grinnell | Michael Mullins misses long on a floater from the baseline | 56-54 |
| 08:26 | Grinnell | Michael Mullins hits the follow up shot | 56-56 |
| 08:03 | Knox | Marshall Cato misses long on a 3 from straight away | 56-56 |
| 08:01 | Knox | Michael Smith tips it but misses | 56-56 |
| 08:00 | Grinnell | Larry Larrick gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 07:56 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Charles Nitta | 56-58 |
| 07:54 | Knox | Marshall Cato double dribbles in the backcourt | 56-58 |
| Subs | Knox | Chester York (C) Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 07:42 | Grinnell | Charles Nitta drills a runner in the lane set up by Corey Ruffner | 56-60 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Marshall Cato (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Micheal Richburg (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Troy Long (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Swoboda (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Chester York (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Larry Larrick (fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Corey Ruffner (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Mullins (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Michalec (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Nitta (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Knox | Micheal Richburg connects on the floater from the left wing and he's hacked by Corey Ruffner - foul #1 on Corey Ruffner, team foul #5 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Woodfin (PG) Marshall Cato | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Don Carr (PG) Larry Larrick | |
| 07:37 | Knox | Micheal Richburg makes the free throw | 59-60 |
| 07:24 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-63 |
| 07:00 | Knox | Troy Long hits a runner in the lane and he's hacked by Charles Nitta - foul #2 on Charles Nitta, team foul #6 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Knox | Bryant Berke (C) Chester York | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Lewis Brown (SG), Dylan Blum (SF), Paul Veasey (PF), Ronald Dean (C) Corey Ruffner, Michael Mullins, Donald Michalec, Charles Nitta | |
| 07:00 | Knox | Troy Long makes the free throw | 62-63 |
| 06:37 | Grinnell | Lewis Brown comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 06:35 | Knox | Troy Long gets the rebound | 62-63 |
| 06:31 | Knox | Paul Veasey steals the ball from Troy Long | 62-63 |
| 06:15 | Grinnell | Lewis Brown knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Ronald Dean | 62-66 |
| 06:11 | Knox | John Swoboda is fouled on the floor by Paul Veasey - foul #1 on Paul Veasey, team foul #7 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Knox | Thomas Chesson (SG), Jerry David (SF) Micheal Richburg, Troy Long | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Larry Larrick (PG) Dylan Blum | |
| 06:11 | Knox | John Swoboda misses the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 06:11 | Grinnell | Paul Veasey grabs the board | 62-66 |
| 05:45 | Grinnell | Larry Larrick connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-69 |
| 05:30 | Knox | Thomas Chesson scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Robert Woodfin | 65-69 |
| 05:17 | Grinnell | John Swoboda steals the ball from Paul Veasey | 65-69 |
| 05:01 | Knox | John Swoboda clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 65-69 |
| 05:00 | Grinnell | Don Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 65-69 |
| 04:43 | Grinnell | Paul Veasey comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 65-69 |
| 04:41 | Knox | John Swoboda pulls down the rebound | 65-69 |
| 04:34 | Knox | Thomas Chesson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Paul Veasey - foul #2 on Paul Veasey, team foul #8 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Knox | Marshall Cato (PG), Troy Long (SF), Michael Smith (PF), Chester York (C) Robert Woodfin, Jerry David, John Swoboda, Bryant Berke | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner (SG), Michael Mullins (SF), Donald Michalec (PF), Charles Nitta (C) Lewis Brown, Don Carr, Paul Veasey, Ronald Dean | |
| 04:34 | Knox | Thomas Chesson makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 04:34 | Knox | Thomas Chesson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 04:15 | Grinnell | Michael Smith swats the short shot by Michael Mullins | 67-69 |
| 04:14 | Knox | Marshall Cato snags the defensive board | 67-69 |
| 04:09 | Knox | Marshall Cato misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 67-69 |
| 04:08 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Michael Mullins | 67-69 |
| 03:58 | Grinnell | Larry Larrick buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Nitta | 67-72 |
| 03:47 | Knox | Troy Long misses the lay-in | 67-72 |
| 03:45 | Knox | Thomas Chesson grabs the offensive rebound | 67-72 |
| 03:30 | Knox | Marshall Cato buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Troy Long | 69-72 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Marshall Cato (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Chesson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Troy Long (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Chester York (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Larry Larrick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Corey Ruffner (fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Mullins (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Michalec (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Nitta (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Grinnell | Donald Michalec hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Smith - foul #1 on Michael Smith, team foul #5 | 69-72 |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Woodfin (PG), Micheal Richburg (SG) Marshall Cato, Thomas Chesson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Don Carr (PG) Larry Larrick | |
| 03:19 | Grinnell | Donald Michalec makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 03:19 | Grinnell | Donald Michalec misses the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 03:19 | Knox | Michael Smith snags the defensive board | 69-73 |
| 03:05 | Knox | Robert Woodfin misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-73 |
| 03:04 | Grinnell | Donald Michalec snags the defensive board | 69-73 |
| 02:42 | Grinnell | Don Carr hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Charles Nitta | 69-76 |
| 02:42 | Knox | Knox calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-76 |
| Subs | Knox | Bryant Berke (C) Chester York | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Larry Larrick (PG) Don Carr | |
| 02:13 | Knox | Troy Long banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Woodfin | 71-76 |
| 01:48 | Grinnell | Larry Larrick can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-76 |
| 01:46 | Knox | Michael Smith snags the defensive board | 71-76 |
| 01:41 | Knox | A charge is called on Bryant Berke - foul #3 on Bryant Berke, team foul #6 | 71-76 |
| Subs | Knox | John Swoboda (PF) Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 01:37 | Grinnell | Larry Larrick double dribbles in the backcourt | 71-76 |
| 01:22 | Knox | Robert Woodfin makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Swoboda | 73-76 |
| 01:03 | Grinnell | Troy Long takes the ball from Corey Ruffner | 73-76 |
| 00:41 | Knox | John Swoboda misses the 3 from the left corner | 73-76 |
| 00:39 | Grinnell | Charles Nitta gets the rebound | 73-76 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robert Woodfin - foul #3 on Robert Woodfin, team foul #7 | 73-76 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Don Carr (PG), Lewis Brown (SF) Larry Larrick, Michael Mullins | |
| 00:12 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner makes the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:12 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner makes the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Knox | Robert Woodfin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-78 |
| 00:04 | Knox | Bryant Berke pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-78 |
| 00:02 | Knox | Robert Woodfin comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 73-78 |
| 00:01 | Knox | Bryant Berke gets the offensive rebound | 73-78 |
| 00:00 | Knox | The clock runs out | 73-78 |