| Lineup | Southwestern | PG - Jeffrey Firestein (fresh) SG - John Grinnell (fresh) SF - Warren Bakowski (fresh) PF - Ralph Sailer (fresh) C - Rodney Diedrich (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Donald Connolly (fresh) SG - Albert Tignor (fresh) SF - Ronald Ramsay (fresh) PF - Jimmie Jackson (fresh) C - Willard Stephenson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | Willard Stephenson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southwestern | Southwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Grinnell | Jimmie Jackson misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Southwestern | Ralph Sailer pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Southwestern | Jeffrey Firestein clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Grinnell | Willard Stephenson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Grinnell | Jimmie Jackson is denied on a layup by Rodney Diedrich | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Grinnell | Jimmie Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Grinnell | Ronald Ramsay misses the fadeaway from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Grinnell | Albert Tignor grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Grinnell | Jimmie Jackson can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Grinnell | Willard Stephenson tips it home | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | Southwestern | John Grinnell connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Ralph Sailer | 3-2 |
| 18:10 | Grinnell | Ronald Ramsay is fouled on the floor by John Grinnell - foul #1 on John Grinnell, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 17:54 | Grinnell | Jimmie Jackson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jimmie Jackson, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 17:38 | Southwestern | Jeffrey Firestein knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ralph Sailer | 5-2 |
| 17:24 | Grinnell | Ralph Sailer blocks the short jumper by Ronald Ramsay | 5-2 |
| 17:23 | Southwestern | The rebound goes to Ralph Sailer | 5-2 |
| 17:02 | Southwestern | Ralph Sailer buries a fadeaway near the basket | 7-2 |
| 16:44 | Grinnell | Ronald Ramsay makes the turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Warren Bakowski - foul #1 on Warren Bakowski, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Joseph Starowitz (SF) Warren Bakowski | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Adam Tucker (PG), Neal Pipkin (SG), Charles Bell (PF), Harold Colwell (C) Donald Connolly, Albert Tignor, Jimmie Jackson, Willard Stephenson | |
| 16:44 | Grinnell | Ronald Ramsay makes the free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:16 | Southwestern | Jeffrey Firestein comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-5 |
| 16:15 | Grinnell | Neal Pipkin grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:09 | Grinnell | John Grinnell picks off the pass by Neal Pipkin | 7-5 |
| 16:05 | Southwestern | Jeffrey Firestein banks in the layup on a great pass from John Grinnell | 9-5 |
| 15:43 | Grinnell | Neal Pipkin misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 15:42 | Southwestern | Rodney Diedrich snags the defensive board | 9-5 |
| Lineup | Southwestern | PG - Jeffrey Firestein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Grinnell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Starowitz (fresh) PF - Ralph Sailer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Diedrich (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Adam Tucker (fresh) SG - Neal Pipkin (fresh) SF - Ronald Ramsay (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) C - Harold Colwell (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Southwestern | Ralph Sailer is fouled on the floor by Charles Bell - foul #1 on Charles Bell, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Benjamin Banks (PG), Warren Bakowski (SF), Timothy Snodgrass (PF), Stephen Coleman (C) Jeffrey Firestein, John Grinnell, Ralph Sailer, Rodney Diedrich | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Albert Tignor (SG) Ronald Ramsay | |
| 15:16 | Southwestern | Benjamin Banks clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 9-5 |
| 15:15 | Grinnell | Adam Tucker pulls down the rebound | 9-5 |
| 15:07 | Grinnell | Adam Tucker hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Neal Pipkin | 9-8 |
| 14:40 | Southwestern | Timothy Snodgrass's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-8 |
| Subs | Southwestern | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Donald Connolly (PG), Jimmie Jackson (PF), Willard Stephenson (C) Adam Tucker, Charles Bell, Harold Colwell | |
| 14:25 | Grinnell | Donald Connolly can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 9-8 |
| 14:23 | Grinnell | Willard Stephenson gets the offensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:13 | Grinnell | Albert Tignor hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Jimmie Jackson | 9-10 |
| 13:57 | Southwestern | The jumper by Benjamin Banks is denied by Willard Stephenson | 9-10 |
| 13:56 | Grinnell | Jimmie Jackson snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 13:51 | Grinnell | Donald Connolly is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Connolly, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Jeffrey Firestein (PG), John Grinnell (SG), Ralph Sailer (PF), Rodney Diedrich (C) Benjamin Banks, Warren Bakowski, Timothy Snodgrass, Stephen Coleman | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ronald Ramsay (SF) Neal Pipkin | |
| 13:46 | Southwestern | Ralph Sailer knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Jeffrey Firestein and the foul's on Donald Connolly - foul #2 on Donald Connolly, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Southwestern | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Adam Tucker (PG) Donald Connolly | |
| 13:46 | Southwestern | Ralph Sailer misses the free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:46 | Grinnell | Willard Stephenson grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:28 | Grinnell | Willard Stephenson loses the dribble to John Grinnell | 11-10 |
| 13:24 | Southwestern | John Grinnell can't finish the layup | 11-10 |
| 13:22 | Southwestern | Rodney Diedrich tips it but misses | 11-10 |
| 13:20 | Southwestern | Ralph Sailer tips it in | 13-10 |
| 13:04 | Grinnell | Albert Tignor misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Rodney Diedrich - foul #1 on Rodney Diedrich, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Bobby Cook (SF) Joseph Starowitz | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Harold Colwell (PF), Neal Pipkin (C) Jimmie Jackson, Willard Stephenson | |
| 13:04 | Grinnell | Albert Tignor misses the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:04 | Grinnell | Albert Tignor makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:55 | Southwestern | Ralph Sailer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-11 |
| Subs | Southwestern | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Charles Bell (PF) Albert Tignor | |
| 12:34 | Grinnell | Harold Colwell lays it up and in on a great pass from Adam Tucker | 13-13 |
| 12:22 | Southwestern | Bobby Cook misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 12:21 | Grinnell | Neal Pipkin grabs the board | 13-13 |
| 11:54 | Grinnell | Charles Bell is fouled on the floor by Ralph Sailer - foul #1 on Ralph Sailer, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Benjamin Banks (PG), Warren Bakowski (SF), Timothy Snodgrass (PF), Stephen Coleman (C) Jeffrey Firestein, Bobby Cook, Ralph Sailer, Rodney Diedrich | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Alfred Hassler (PG), Albert Tignor (SG) Adam Tucker, Ronald Ramsay | |
| 11:44 | Grinnell | Charles Bell scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Alfred Hassler | 13-15 |
| Lineup | Southwestern | PG - Benjamin Banks (fresh) SG - John Grinnell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Warren Bakowski (fresh) PF - Timothy Snodgrass (fresh) C - Stephen Coleman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Alfred Hassler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Albert Tignor (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Neal Pipkin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Colwell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Southwestern | John Grinnell makes the shot from the right wing set up by Benjamin Banks | 15-15 |
| 11:06 | Grinnell | Albert Tignor hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 15-15 |
| 11:04 | Grinnell | Harold Colwell tips it home | 15-17 |
| 10:44 | Southwestern | Stephen Coleman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 15-17 |
| 10:42 | Southwestern | Stephen Coleman snags the offensive board | 15-17 |
| 10:32 | Southwestern | John Grinnell buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Benjamin Banks | 18-17 |
| 10:28 | Grinnell | Albert Tignor scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alfred Hassler | 18-19 |
| 10:11 | Southwestern | John Grinnell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-19 |
| 10:10 | Grinnell | Neal Pipkin gets the rebound | 18-19 |
| 10:05 | Grinnell | Warren Bakowski steals the ball from Albert Tignor | 18-19 |
| 09:58 | Southwestern | Timothy Snodgrass misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 18-19 |
| 09:57 | Grinnell | Charles Bell grabs the board | 18-19 |
| 09:50 | Grinnell | Neal Pipkin misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Stephen Coleman - foul #1 on Stephen Coleman, team foul #5 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Jeffrey Firestein (PG), Joseph Starowitz (SG), Bobby Cook (SF), Ralph Sailer (PF), Rodney Diedrich (C) Benjamin Banks, John Grinnell, Warren Bakowski, Timothy Snodgrass, Stephen Coleman | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Adam Tucker (PG), Ronald Ramsay (SF), Jimmie Jackson (PF), Willard Stephenson (C) Alfred Hassler, Albert Tignor, Charles Bell, Harold Colwell | |
| 09:50 | Grinnell | Neal Pipkin makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 09:50 | Grinnell | Neal Pipkin makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 09:38 | Southwestern | The short jumper by Ralph Sailer is denied by Jimmie Jackson | 18-21 |
| 09:36 | Grinnell | Adam Tucker gets the rebound | 18-21 |
| 09:18 | Grinnell | Ralph Sailer is called for the reach on Jimmie Jackson - foul #2 on Ralph Sailer, team foul #6 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Southwestern | William Smith (PF) Ralph Sailer | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Travis Nolette (PG) Neal Pipkin | |
| 09:06 | Grinnell | Adam Tucker misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 18-21 |
| 09:04 | Southwestern | Jeffrey Firestein snags the defensive board | 18-21 |
| 08:46 | Southwestern | Rodney Diedrich loses the dribble to Travis Nolette | 18-21 |
| 08:23 | Grinnell | Jimmie Jackson lays it in | 18-23 |
| 08:08 | Southwestern | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 18-23 |
| 08:07 | Grinnell | Jimmie Jackson gets the rebound | 18-23 |
| 08:03 | Grinnell | Travis Nolette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-23 |
| Subs | Southwestern | John Grinnell (SG), Warren Bakowski (SF), Timothy Snodgrass (PF), Stephen Coleman (C) Joseph Starowitz, Bobby Cook, William Smith, Rodney Diedrich | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Albert Tignor (SG), Harold Colwell (C) Travis Nolette, Willard Stephenson | |
| 07:51 | Southwestern | John Grinnell is whistled for traveling | 18-23 |
| Subs | Southwestern | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | George Boone (PF) Jimmie Jackson | |
| 07:33 | Grinnell | Adam Tucker knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Ramsay | 18-25 |
| Lineup | Southwestern | PG - Jeffrey Firestein (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Grinnell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Warren Bakowski (fresh) PF - Timothy Snodgrass (fresh) C - Stephen Coleman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Adam Tucker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Tignor (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Ramsay (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Boone (fresh) C - Harold Colwell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Southwestern | Warren Bakowski is hacked by Ronald Ramsay - foul #1 on Ronald Ramsay, team foul #5 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Benjamin Banks (PG) Jeffrey Firestein | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Alfred Hassler (PG), Charles Bell (SF) Adam Tucker, Ronald Ramsay | |
| 06:55 | Southwestern | Benjamin Banks hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Alfred Hassler - foul #1 on Alfred Hassler, team foul #6 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Joseph Starowitz (SF), William Smith (PF) Warren Bakowski, Stephen Coleman | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Neal Pipkin (SF) George Boone | |
| 06:55 | Southwestern | Benjamin Banks makes the free throw | 21-25 |
| 06:44 | Grinnell | Albert Tignor comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 21-25 |
| 06:43 | Southwestern | The rebound goes to Timothy Snodgrass | 21-25 |
| 06:39 | Southwestern | Joseph Starowitz connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 23-25 |
| 06:18 | Grinnell | Harold Colwell's pass is intercepted by Benjamin Banks | 23-25 |
| 06:11 | Southwestern | Timothy Snodgrass hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Benjamin Banks | 25-25 |
| 05:51 | Grinnell | Harold Colwell misses short on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by John Grinnell - foul #2 on John Grinnell, team foul #7 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Jeffrey Firestein (PG), Bobby Cook (SF), Rodney Diedrich (C) Benjamin Banks, John Grinnell, Timothy Snodgrass | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Adam Tucker (PG), Ronald Ramsay (SF), Willard Stephenson (C) Alfred Hassler, Albert Tignor, Charles Bell | |
| 05:51 | Grinnell | Harold Colwell makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 05:51 | Grinnell | Harold Colwell makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 05:37 | Southwestern | Bobby Cook is hacked by Ronald Ramsay - foul #2 on Ronald Ramsay, team foul #7 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Warren Bakowski (SF) Joseph Starowitz | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Travis Nolette (PG), Jimmie Jackson (PF) Ronald Ramsay, Harold Colwell | |
| 05:37 | Southwestern | Bobby Cook makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 05:37 | Southwestern | Bobby Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 05:37 | Grinnell | Jimmie Jackson snags the defensive board | 26-27 |
| 05:22 | Grinnell | Travis Nolette can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-27 |
| 05:21 | Southwestern | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 05:07 | Southwestern | William Smith double dribbles | 26-27 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Joseph Starowitz (SG) Bobby Cook | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Alfred Hassler (PG) Travis Nolette | |
| 04:45 | Grinnell | Alfred Hassler can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 26-27 |
| 04:43 | Southwestern | William Smith gets the rebound | 26-27 |
| 04:32 | Southwestern | Alfred Hassler steals the ball from Jeffrey Firestein | 26-27 |
| 04:19 | Grinnell | Willard Stephenson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-27 |
| 04:18 | Southwestern | Jeffrey Firestein gets the rebound | 26-27 |
| 03:59 | Southwestern | Joseph Starowitz makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Jeffrey Firestein | 28-27 |
| 03:48 | Grinnell | Willard Stephenson is called for traveling | 28-27 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Benjamin Banks (PG), John Grinnell (SG), Ralph Sailer (PF), Timothy Snodgrass (C) Jeffrey Firestein, Warren Bakowski, William Smith, Rodney Diedrich | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Donald Connolly (PG), Albert Tignor (SG), Ronald Ramsay (SF), Charles Bell (PF), Harold Colwell (C) Alfred Hassler, Adam Tucker, Neal Pipkin, Jimmie Jackson, Willard Stephenson | |
| 03:34 | Southwestern | John Grinnell comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-27 |
| 03:32 | Grinnell | Ronald Ramsay grabs the board | 28-27 |
| Lineup | Southwestern | PG - Benjamin Banks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Grinnell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Starowitz (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ralph Sailer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Snodgrass (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Donald Connolly (fresh) SG - Albert Tignor (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Ramsay (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Colwell (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:27 | Grinnell | Donald Connolly hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-27 |
| 03:25 | Southwestern | Ralph Sailer gets the rebound | 28-27 |
| 03:20 | Southwestern | Albert Tignor is called for the reach on Joseph Starowitz - foul #1 on Albert Tignor, team foul #8 | 28-27 |
| 03:20 | Southwestern | Joseph Starowitz makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 03:20 | Southwestern | Joseph Starowitz makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 03:07 | Grinnell | Albert Tignor misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 03:05 | Southwestern | The rebound goes to Timothy Snodgrass | 30-27 |
| 02:57 | Southwestern | Joseph Starowitz misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-27 |
| 02:55 | Southwestern | John Grinnell hits the follow up shot | 32-27 |
| 02:32 | Grinnell | Harold Colwell misses short on a runner near the basket | 32-27 |
| 02:31 | Southwestern | The rebound goes to Timothy Snodgrass | 32-27 |
| 02:22 | Southwestern | Joseph Starowitz is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Joseph Starowitz, team foul #8 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Bobby Cook (SF), Rodney Diedrich (C) Joseph Starowitz, Timothy Snodgrass | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jimmie Jackson (PF) Charles Bell | |
| 02:03 | Grinnell | Jimmie Jackson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 01:41 | Southwestern | John Grinnell hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Benjamin Banks | 35-29 |
| 01:21 | Grinnell | Ralph Sailer steps in front of the Donald Connolly pass | 35-29 |
| 01:06 | Southwestern | Jimmie Jackson swats the layup by Ralph Sailer | 35-29 |
| 01:04 | Southwestern | Ralph Sailer grabs the offensive board | 35-29 |
| 00:41 | Southwestern | John Grinnell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-29 |
| 00:40 | Grinnell | Jimmie Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 00:30 | Grinnell | Harold Colwell misses long on a jumper near the basket | 35-29 |
| 00:29 | Southwestern | Ralph Sailer grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 00:25 | Southwestern | John Grinnell double dribbles | 35-29 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Jeffrey Firestein (PG), Joseph Starowitz (SG), Warren Bakowski (SF), Timothy Snodgrass (PF), Stephen Coleman (C) Benjamin Banks, John Grinnell, Bobby Cook, Ralph Sailer, Rodney Diedrich | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Alfred Hassler (PG), Adam Tucker (SG), Neal Pipkin (SF), Charles Bell (PF), Willard Stephenson (C) Donald Connolly, Albert Tignor, Ronald Ramsay, Jimmie Jackson, Harold Colwell | |
| 00:04 | Grinnell | Adam Tucker scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Alfred Hassler | 35-31 |
| 00:00 | Southwestern | Warren Bakowski misses long on a halfcourt shot | 35-31 |