| Lineup | Rochester | PG - Todd Pittman (fresh) SG - Charles Holcomb (fresh) SF - Ken Chambers (fresh) PF - James Ruppert (fresh) C - Scott Law (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) SG - Scott Delavega (fresh) SF - Robert Hatch (fresh) PF - Keith Tooley (fresh) C - Glen Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | Glen Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rochester | Rochester is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Grinnell | Scott Delavega clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Grinnell | Keith Tooley tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Rochester | Charles Holcomb is hacked by Scott Delavega - foul #1 on Scott Delavega, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Rochester | James Ruppert makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Scott Law | 3-2 |
| 18:46 | Grinnell | Glen Johnson is hacked by Scott Law - foul #1 on Scott Law, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:40 | Grinnell | Robert Hatch misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 18:39 | Rochester | The rebound goes to Scott Law | 3-2 |
| 18:20 | Rochester | James Ruppert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 18:10 | Grinnell | Scott Delavega hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 3-2 |
| 18:09 | Rochester | Ken Chambers grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 17:54 | Rochester | Todd Pittman hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Charles Holcomb | 6-2 |
| 17:38 | Grinnell | Robert Hatch makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Keith Tooley | 6-5 |
| 17:34 | Rochester | Todd Pittman knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 17:12 | Grinnell | Scott Delavega's fadeaway is rejected by Scott Law | 9-5 |
| 17:11 | Rochester | Ken Chambers pulls down the rebound | 9-5 |
| 16:55 | Rochester | Todd Pittman is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Todd Pittman, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Rochester | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bradley Hosey (C) Glen Johnson | |
| 16:46 | Grinnell | Robert Hatch is hacked by Todd Pittman - foul #2 on Todd Pittman, team foul #3 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Rochester | David Prince (PG) Todd Pittman | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Anthony Manna (PG), Tom Bissette (SG) Walter Peterson, Scott Delavega | |
| 16:29 | Grinnell | Robert Hatch can't throw it down | 9-5 |
| 16:28 | Grinnell | Keith Tooley tips it but misses | 9-5 |
| 16:27 | Rochester | The rebound goes to Scott Law | 9-5 |
| 16:23 | Rochester | Scott Law's pass is intercepted by Anthony Manna | 9-5 |
| 16:06 | Grinnell | David Prince steals it from Robert Hatch | 9-5 |
| 16:02 | Rochester | Ken Chambers hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Prince | 11-5 |
| Lineup | Rochester | PG - David Prince (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Holcomb (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ken Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Ruppert (fresh) 3 pts. C - Scott Law (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Anthony Manna (fresh) SG - Tom Bissette (fresh) SF - Robert Hatch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Keith Tooley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Hosey (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Grinnell | Keith Tooley is hacked by Ken Chambers - foul #1 on Ken Chambers, team foul #4 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Rochester | Mark Anderson (SF) Ken Chambers | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jeremy Basquez (SF), Michael Redden (PF), Glen Johnson (C) Robert Hatch, Keith Tooley, Bradley Hosey | |
| 15:46 | Grinnell | David Prince steals it from Glen Johnson | 11-5 |
| 15:41 | Rochester | Charles Holcomb misses the easy layup | 11-5 |
| 15:40 | Grinnell | Jeremy Basquez grabs the defensive rebound | 11-5 |
| 15:23 | Grinnell | Scott Law swats the layup by Glen Johnson | 11-5 |
| 15:21 | Grinnell | Tom Bissette tips it but misses | 11-5 |
| 15:19 | Grinnell | Glen Johnson misses the tip | 11-5 |
| 15:17 | Rochester | David Prince snags the defensive board | 11-5 |
| 15:13 | Rochester | David Prince comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 11-5 |
| 15:11 | Grinnell | Glen Johnson pulls down the rebound | 11-5 |
| 15:05 | Grinnell | Michael Redden misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 11-5 |
| 15:04 | Rochester | Scott Law grabs the board | 11-5 |
| 14:44 | Rochester | Scott Law's pass is intercepted by Glen Johnson | 11-5 |
| 14:28 | Grinnell | Anthony Manna is fouled on the floor by David Prince - foul #1 on David Prince, team foul #5 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Rochester | Ken Chambers (SF), Ralph Gaston (PF), Frank Wright (C) Charles Holcomb, James Ruppert, Scott Law | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Walter Peterson (PG), Scott Delavega (SG), Robert Hatch (SF), Keith Tooley (PF), Bradley Hosey (C) Anthony Manna, Tom Bissette, Jeremy Basquez, Michael Redden, Glen Johnson | |
| 14:17 | Grinnell | Scott Delavega misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 11-5 |
| 14:15 | Rochester | Frank Wright pulls down the rebound | 11-5 |
| 14:11 | Rochester | Ken Chambers's pass is intercepted by Bradley Hosey | 11-5 |
| 14:06 | Grinnell | Robert Hatch connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Keith Tooley | 11-8 |
| 13:45 | Rochester | Frank Wright clanks a jump hook from the right block | 11-8 |
| 13:43 | Rochester | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Anderson | 11-8 |
| 13:29 | Rochester | Ken Chambers misses the floater from the free throw line | 11-8 |
| 13:27 | Grinnell | Bradley Hosey snags the defensive board | 11-8 |
| 13:08 | Grinnell | Robert Hatch knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Walter Peterson | 11-10 |
| 12:59 | Rochester | Ralph Gaston clanks a turnaround from the left block | 11-10 |
| 12:57 | Grinnell | Robert Hatch pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 12:46 | Grinnell | Scott Delavega knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Walter Peterson | 11-13 |
| 12:17 | Rochester | Walter Peterson steals it from Frank Wright | 11-13 |
| 12:05 | Grinnell | Mark Anderson is called for the reach on Scott Delavega - foul #1 on Mark Anderson, team foul #6 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Rochester | Keith Turner (PG), Charles Holcomb (SG), Robert Mullins (SF), James Ruppert (PF), Scott Law (C) David Prince, Mark Anderson, Ken Chambers, Ralph Gaston, Frank Wright | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Anthony Manna (PG), Tom Bissette (SG), Jeremy Basquez (SF), Michael Redden (PF), Glen Johnson (C) Walter Peterson, Scott Delavega, Robert Hatch, Keith Tooley, Bradley Hosey | |
| 11:57 | Grinnell | Glen Johnson knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Anthony Manna | 11-15 |
| Lineup | Rochester | PG - Keith Turner (fresh) SG - Charles Holcomb (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Mullins (fresh) PF - James Ruppert (fresh) 3 pts. C - Scott Law (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Anthony Manna (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tom Bissette (fresh) SF - Jeremy Basquez (fresh) PF - Michael Redden (fresh) C - Glen Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Rochester | Michael Redden blocks the short jumper by Scott Law | 11-15 |
| 11:38 | Rochester | Scott Law grabs the offensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 11:25 | Rochester | Charles Holcomb makes the floater from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 11:04 | Grinnell | Michael Redden connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Tom Bissette | 13-17 |
| 10:44 | Rochester | Charles Holcomb misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Jeremy Basquez - foul #1 on Jeremy Basquez, team foul #2 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Rochester | Ralph Gaston (SF) Robert Mullins | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Walter Peterson (PG), Scott Delavega (SG), Keith Tooley (PF) Anthony Manna, Tom Bissette, Michael Redden | |
| 10:44 | Rochester | Charles Holcomb makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:44 | Rochester | Charles Holcomb makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:30 | Grinnell | Scott Delavega scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Peterson | 15-20 |
| 10:24 | Rochester | James Ruppert misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-20 |
| 10:22 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Glen Johnson | 15-20 |
| 10:17 | Grinnell | Jeremy Basquez is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jeremy Basquez, team foul #3 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Rochester | Ken Chambers (SF) Scott Law | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Hatch (SF) Jeremy Basquez | |
| 10:07 | Rochester | Charles Holcomb can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-20 |
| 10:06 | Grinnell | Robert Hatch pulls down the rebound | 15-20 |
| 10:01 | Grinnell | Robert Hatch misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-20 |
| 10:00 | Grinnell | Keith Tooley tips it home | 15-22 |
| 09:46 | Rochester | Ken Chambers clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Scott Delavega - foul #2 on Scott Delavega, team foul #4 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Rochester | David Prince (PG), Frank Wright (C) Charles Holcomb, James Ruppert | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Tom Bissette (SG), Bradley Hosey (C) Scott Delavega, Glen Johnson | |
| 09:46 | Rochester | Ken Chambers misses the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 09:46 | Rochester | Ken Chambers misses the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 09:46 | Grinnell | Bradley Hosey gets the rebound | 15-22 |
| 09:29 | Grinnell | Robert Hatch knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Walter Peterson | 15-25 |
| 09:18 | Rochester | Frank Wright connects on the floater from the right wing | 17-25 |
| 09:00 | Grinnell | Robert Hatch misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-25 |
| 08:59 | Grinnell | Keith Tooley hits the follow up shot | 17-27 |
| 08:39 | Rochester | Keith Turner misses the lay-in | 17-27 |
| 08:38 | Rochester | Ralph Gaston tips it in | 19-27 |
| 08:27 | Grinnell | Robert Hatch makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Walter Peterson | 19-29 |
| 08:08 | Rochester | Keith Turner misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Bradley Hosey - foul #1 on Bradley Hosey, team foul #5 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Rochester | Charles Holcomb (SG), Mark Anderson (SF), James Ruppert (PF), Scott Law (C) David Prince, Ken Chambers, Ralph Gaston, Frank Wright | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Anthony Manna (PG), Harry Short (SG), Michael Redden (SF), Charles Schiller (PF), Glen Johnson (C) Walter Peterson, Tom Bissette, Robert Hatch, Keith Tooley, Bradley Hosey | |
| 08:08 | Rochester | Keith Turner makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 08:08 | Rochester | Keith Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 08:08 | Grinnell | Charles Schiller gets the rebound | 20-29 |
| 07:45 | Grinnell | Harry Short is called for 5 seconds | 20-29 |
| Subs | Rochester | Robert Mullins (SF) Keith Turner | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Lineup | Rochester | PG - Mark Anderson (fresh) SG - Charles Holcomb (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Mullins (fresh) PF - James Ruppert (fresh) 3 pts. C - Scott Law (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Anthony Manna (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harry Short (fresh) SF - Michael Redden (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Schiller (fresh) C - Glen Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Rochester | Charles Holcomb loses the dribble to Michael Redden | 20-29 |
| 07:08 | Grinnell | Scott Law is called for the reach on Michael Redden - foul #2 on Scott Law, team foul #7 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Rochester | David Prince (PG), Ralph Gaston (C) Robert Mullins, Scott Law | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 07:08 | Grinnell | Michael Redden makes the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 07:08 | Grinnell | Michael Redden makes the 2nd free throw | 20-31 |
| 06:56 | Rochester | James Ruppert clanks a driving attempt from close range | 20-31 |
| 06:54 | Grinnell | Glen Johnson grabs the board | 20-31 |
| 06:35 | Grinnell | Michael Redden comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 20-31 |
| 06:34 | Rochester | Mark Anderson grabs the board | 20-31 |
| 06:20 | Rochester | Mark Anderson misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Redden - foul #1 on Michael Redden, team foul #6 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Rochester | Frank Wright (C) Ralph Gaston | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Tom Bissette (SG), Robert Hatch (SF), Keith Tooley (PF) Harry Short, Michael Redden, Glen Johnson | |
| 06:20 | Rochester | Mark Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 06:20 | Rochester | Mark Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 06:02 | Grinnell | Robert Hatch misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by David Prince - foul #2 on David Prince, team foul #8 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Rochester | Ken Chambers (SF) David Prince | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Walter Peterson (PG), Bradley Hosey (C) Anthony Manna, Charles Schiller | |
| 06:02 | Grinnell | Robert Hatch misses the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 06:02 | Grinnell | Robert Hatch misses the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 06:02 | Grinnell | Bradley Hosey gets the offensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 05:48 | Grinnell | Robert Hatch knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Walter Peterson | 22-34 |
| 05:32 | Rochester | Frank Wright buries a floater from the right wing and the foul's on Bradley Hosey - foul #2 on Bradley Hosey, team foul #7 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Rochester | Robert Mullins (PF) James Ruppert | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Glen Johnson (C) Bradley Hosey | |
| 05:32 | Rochester | Frank Wright makes the free throw | 25-34 |
| 05:15 | Grinnell | Glen Johnson knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Walter Peterson and the foul's on Ken Chambers - foul #2 on Ken Chambers, team foul #9 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Rochester | Keith Turner (PG), Ralph Gaston (PF) Mark Anderson, Ken Chambers | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 05:15 | Grinnell | Glen Johnson makes the free throw | 25-37 |
| 04:58 | Rochester | Robert Mullins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-37 |
| 04:57 | Grinnell | Tom Bissette snags the defensive board | 25-37 |
| 04:34 | Grinnell | Glen Johnson drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Walter Peterson | 25-39 |
| 04:13 | Rochester | Charles Holcomb hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 25-39 |
| 04:11 | Grinnell | Glen Johnson grabs the board | 25-39 |
| 03:47 | Grinnell | Robert Hatch can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-39 |
| 03:45 | Grinnell | Robert Hatch gets the offensive rebound | 25-39 |
| Lineup | Rochester | PG - Keith Turner (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Charles Holcomb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Mullins (fresh) PF - Ralph Gaston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Wright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Walter Peterson (fairly fresh) 8 ast. SG - Tom Bissette (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Robert Hatch (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keith Tooley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Glen Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Grinnell | Glen Johnson can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 25-39 |
| 03:34 | Rochester | Ralph Gaston snags the defensive board | 25-39 |
| 03:18 | Rochester | Ralph Gaston buries a jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Robert Hatch - foul #1 on Robert Hatch, team foul #8 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Rochester | Todd Pittman (PG), David Prince (SG), Ken Chambers (SF), Scott Law (C) Keith Turner, Charles Holcomb, Robert Mullins, Frank Wright | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Anthony Manna (PG), Scott Delavega (SG), Jeremy Basquez (SF), Michael Redden (PF), Bradley Hosey (C) Walter Peterson, Tom Bissette, Robert Hatch, Keith Tooley, Glen Johnson | |
| 03:18 | Rochester | Ralph Gaston misses the free throw | 27-39 |
| 03:18 | Grinnell | Bradley Hosey gets the rebound | 27-39 |
| 02:59 | Grinnell | Todd Pittman takes the ball from Michael Redden | 27-39 |
| 02:44 | Rochester | Ralph Gaston clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 27-39 |
| 02:43 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Michael Redden | 27-39 |
| 02:29 | Grinnell | Scott Delavega buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Basquez | 27-42 |
| 02:15 | Rochester | Ralph Gaston loses the ball out of bounds | 27-42 |
| Subs | Rochester | James Ruppert (PF) Ralph Gaston | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 02:00 | Grinnell | Jeremy Basquez is hacked by James Ruppert - foul #1 on James Ruppert, team foul #10 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Rochester | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Keith Tooley (PF) Michael Redden | |
| 02:00 | Grinnell | Jeremy Basquez makes the 1st free throw | 27-43 |
| 02:00 | Grinnell | Jeremy Basquez makes the 2nd free throw | 27-44 |
| 01:42 | Rochester | Scott Law loses the dribble to Bradley Hosey | 27-44 |
| 01:29 | Grinnell | Scott Law is called for the reach on Anthony Manna - foul #3 on Scott Law, team foul #11 | 27-44 |
| Subs | Rochester | Mark Anderson (C) Scott Law | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Charles Schiller (C) Bradley Hosey | |
| 01:29 | Grinnell | Anthony Manna makes the 1st free throw | 27-45 |
| 01:29 | Grinnell | Anthony Manna makes the 2nd free throw | 27-46 |
| 01:15 | Rochester | Mark Anderson misses short on a floater from close range | 27-46 |
| 01:13 | Grinnell | Keith Tooley gets the rebound | 27-46 |
| 01:06 | Grinnell | Scott Delavega lays it up and in on a nice dish by Keith Tooley | 27-48 |
| 00:52 | Rochester | David Prince knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Mark Anderson | 30-48 |
| 00:40 | Grinnell | David Prince steals it from Scott Delavega | 30-48 |
| 00:26 | Rochester | Jeremy Basquez is called for the reach on Todd Pittman - foul #3 on Jeremy Basquez, team foul #9 | 30-48 |
| Subs | Rochester | Charles Holcomb (SG), Frank Wright (C) David Prince, Ken Chambers | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Walter Peterson (PG), Harry Short (SG), Robert Hatch (SF), Michael Redden (PF), Glen Johnson (C) Anthony Manna, Scott Delavega, Jeremy Basquez, Keith Tooley, Charles Schiller | |
| 00:26 | Rochester | Todd Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 31-48 |
| 00:26 | Rochester | Todd Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 32-48 |
| 00:02 | Grinnell | Michael Redden makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-51 |
| 00:00 | Rochester | Todd Pittman clanks a fullcourt shot | 32-51 |