| Lineup | Rockford | PG - William Holcomb (fresh) SG - Jamie Ford (fresh) SF - Mike Perry (fresh) PF - Marshall Grego (fresh) C - Billy Corman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Darrell Cota (fresh) SG - Kevin Kraus (fresh) SF - Michael Ward (fresh) PF - Russell Simpson (fresh) C - Russel Humphrey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | Russel Humphrey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:57 | Grinnell | Darrell Cota is fouled in the backcourt by William Holcomb - foul #1 on William Holcomb, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Grinnell | Darrell Cota can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Marshall Grego | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Rockford | William Holcomb blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Rockford | Marshall Grego tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Grinnell | Russell Simpson is fouled on the floor by Marshall Grego - foul #1 on Marshall Grego, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Grinnell | Russel Humphrey misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Grinnell | Michael Ward hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 18:37 | Rockford | Mike Perry drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Jamie Ford and he's hacked by Michael Ward - foul #1 on Michael Ward, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:37 | Rockford | Mike Perry makes the free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:13 | Grinnell | Michael Ward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-2 |
| 17:51 | Rockford | Marshall Grego misses the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Kevin Kraus - foul #1 on Kevin Kraus, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 17:51 | Rockford | Marshall Grego makes the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:51 | Rockford | Marshall Grego makes the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:39 | Grinnell | Darrell Cota clanks a 3 from the right corner | 7-2 |
| 17:38 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Billy Corman | 7-2 |
| 17:33 | Rockford | William Holcomb scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Billy Corman | 9-2 |
| 17:13 | Grinnell | Russel Humphrey hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 9-2 |
| 17:11 | Grinnell | Michael Ward grabs the offensive rebound | 9-2 |
| 16:56 | Grinnell | Russel Humphrey is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Russel Humphrey, team foul #3 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Irving Scheiber (C) Russel Humphrey | |
| 16:39 | Rockford | Billy Corman is fouled on the floor by Irving Scheiber - foul #1 on Irving Scheiber, team foul #4 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Rockford | Jerome Bertrand (PG) William Holcomb | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Eric Hall (PG) Darrell Cota | |
| 16:20 | Rockford | Billy Corman buries a shot from close range | 11-2 |
| 16:02 | Grinnell | Kevin Kraus misses the 3 from straight away | 11-2 |
| 16:01 | Rockford | Billy Corman gets the rebound | 11-2 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Jerome Bertrand (fresh) SG - Jamie Ford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mike Perry (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marshall Grego (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Corman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Eric Hall (fresh) SG - Kevin Kraus (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Simpson (fairly fresh) C - Irving Scheiber (fresh) | |
| 15:57 | Rockford | Jamie Ford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-2 |
| 15:56 | Grinnell | Russell Simpson pulls down the rebound | 11-2 |
| 15:35 | Grinnell | Kevin Kraus throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-2 |
| Subs | Rockford | Jeffrey Lackey (SG), Cecil Daniel (SF), Charles Foster (PF), Richard Johnson (C) Jamie Ford, Mike Perry, Marshall Grego, Billy Corman | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Darrell Cota (PG), Robert Hassell (SF), Russel Humphrey (C) Kevin Kraus, Michael Ward, Russell Simpson | |
| 15:31 | Rockford | Jerome Bertrand is hacked by Darrell Cota in the backcourt - foul #1 on Darrell Cota, team foul #5 | 11-2 |
| 15:16 | Rockford | Jeffrey Lackey misses short on a jumper from the left side | 11-2 |
| 15:15 | Grinnell | Robert Hassell gets the rebound | 11-2 |
| 15:03 | Grinnell | Russel Humphrey clanks a floater from the left block but the foul's on Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #3 | 11-2 |
| Subs | Rockford | William Holcomb (PG) Jerome Bertrand | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 15:03 | Grinnell | Russel Humphrey makes the 1st free throw | 11-3 |
| 15:03 | Grinnell | Russel Humphrey makes the 2nd free throw | 11-4 |
| 14:40 | Rockford | Cecil Daniel misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Hassell - foul #1 on Robert Hassell, team foul #6 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Rockford | Jamie Ford (SG), Mike Perry (SF) Jeffrey Lackey, Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 14:40 | Rockford | Cecil Daniel makes the 1st free throw | 12-4 |
| 14:40 | Rockford | Cecil Daniel makes the 2nd free throw | 13-4 |
| 14:27 | Grinnell | Cecil Daniel takes the ball from Darrell Cota | 13-4 |
| 14:09 | Rockford | Charles Foster makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from William Holcomb | 16-4 |
| 13:51 | Grinnell | Darrell Cota hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Irving Scheiber | 16-6 |
| 13:29 | Rockford | Cecil Daniel can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 16-6 |
| 13:28 | Rockford | Jamie Ford grabs the offensive rebound | 16-6 |
| 13:22 | Rockford | Cecil Daniel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-6 |
| Subs | Rockford | Marshall Grego (PF), Billy Corman (C) Cecil Daniel, Charles Foster | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Kevin Kraus (SG), Michael Ward (SF), Russell Simpson (PF), Ronald Porter (C) Darrell Cota, Robert Hassell, Irving Scheiber, Russel Humphrey | |
| 13:10 | Grinnell | Kevin Kraus clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 16-6 |
| 13:08 | Rockford | William Holcomb grabs the board | 16-6 |
| 13:04 | Rockford | Jamie Ford hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 16-6 |
| 13:03 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Ronald Porter | 16-6 |
| 12:59 | Grinnell | Michael Ward is hacked by Mike Perry - foul #1 on Mike Perry, team foul #4 | 16-6 |
| Subs | Rockford | Jerome Bertrand (PG), Steven Ikeda (SG), Jeffrey Lackey (SF) William Holcomb, Jamie Ford, Mike Perry | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Timothy Rogers (PG) Eric Hall | |
| 12:39 | Grinnell | Timothy Rogers is whistled for traveling | 16-6 |
| Subs | Rockford | Cecil Daniel (SF) Steven Ikeda | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 12:15 | Rockford | Jerome Bertrand knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Lackey and he's fouled by Timothy Rogers - foul #1 on Timothy Rogers, team foul #7 | 18-6 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Irving Scheiber (C) Ronald Porter | |
| 12:15 | Rockford | Jerome Bertrand makes the free throw | 19-6 |
| 12:00 | Grinnell | Irving Scheiber is fouled on the floor by Jerome Bertrand - foul #1 on Jerome Bertrand, team foul #5 | 19-6 |
| Subs | Rockford | Jamie Ford (SG), Mike Perry (SF) Jeffrey Lackey, Cecil Daniel | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Darrell Cota (PG) Timothy Rogers | |
| 11:45 | Grinnell | Kevin Kraus knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Ward | 19-8 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Jerome Bertrand (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jamie Ford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mike Perry (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marshall Grego (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Corman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Darrell Cota (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Kraus (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Simpson (fresh) C - Irving Scheiber (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Rockford | Darrell Cota steals it from Jamie Ford | 19-8 |
| 11:22 | Grinnell | Michael Ward lays it in on a nice dish by Darrell Cota | 19-10 |
| 10:55 | Rockford | Jamie Ford misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-10 |
| 10:54 | Grinnell | Russell Simpson snags the defensive board | 19-10 |
| 10:38 | Grinnell | Kevin Kraus misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 19-10 |
| 10:37 | Rockford | Billy Corman grabs the defensive rebound | 19-10 |
| 10:32 | Rockford | Jamie Ford connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Mike Perry | 21-10 |
| 10:20 | Grinnell | Darrell Cota clanks a shot from the right side | 21-10 |
| 10:19 | Rockford | Mike Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 21-10 |
| 10:06 | Rockford | Jerome Bertrand can't finish the layup | 21-10 |
| 10:05 | Grinnell | Russell Simpson gets the rebound | 21-10 |
| 09:51 | Grinnell | Darrell Cota misses the fadeaway from the right side | 21-10 |
| 09:50 | Grinnell | Michael Ward misses the tip | 21-10 |
| 09:48 | Rockford | Marshall Grego grabs the defensive rebound | 21-10 |
| 09:23 | Rockford | Mike Perry hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jamie Ford | 23-10 |
| 09:16 | Grinnell | Darrell Cota scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Michael Ward and he's hacked by Marshall Grego - foul #2 on Marshall Grego, team foul #6 | 23-12 |
| Subs | Rockford | William Holcomb (PG), Jeffrey Lackey (SG), Cecil Daniel (SF), Charles Foster (PF), Richard Johnson (C) Jerome Bertrand, Jamie Ford, Mike Perry, Marshall Grego, Billy Corman | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Eric Hall (SG), Robert Hassell (SF), Ronald Porter (PF), Russel Humphrey (C) Kevin Kraus, Michael Ward, Russell Simpson, Irving Scheiber | |
| 09:16 | Grinnell | Darrell Cota makes the free throw | 23-13 |
| 08:53 | Rockford | Cecil Daniel drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from William Holcomb | 26-13 |
| 08:43 | Grinnell | Eric Hall misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Foster - foul #1 on Charles Foster, team foul #7 | 26-13 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Timothy Rogers (PG) Darrell Cota | |
| 08:43 | Grinnell | Eric Hall misses the 1st free throw | 26-13 |
| 08:43 | Grinnell | Eric Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 26-14 |
| 08:25 | Rockford | Richard Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-14 |
| 08:05 | Grinnell | Eric Hall is hacked by Charles Foster - foul #2 on Charles Foster, team foul #8 | 26-14 |
| Subs | Rockford | Steven Ikeda (SG) Charles Foster | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Ward (SF) Timothy Rogers | |
| 08:05 | Grinnell | Eric Hall makes the 1st free throw | 26-15 |
| 08:05 | Grinnell | Eric Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 26-15 |
| 08:05 | Rockford | Cecil Daniel pulls down the rebound | 26-15 |
| 07:42 | Rockford | Steven Ikeda hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 26-15 |
| 07:41 | Grinnell | Russel Humphrey snags the defensive board | 26-15 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - William Holcomb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Ikeda (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Lackey (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Cecil Daniel (fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Eric Hall (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Hassell (fresh) SF - Michael Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Porter (fresh) C - Russel Humphrey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Grinnell | Ronald Porter is whistled for a carry | 26-15 |
| Subs | Rockford | Jamie Ford (SG), Mike Perry (SF), Billy Corman (C) Steven Ikeda, Jeffrey Lackey, Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Kevin Kraus (SG), Russell Simpson (PF) Robert Hassell, Ronald Porter | |
| 07:10 | Rockford | Mike Perry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-15 |
| 06:55 | Grinnell | Michael Ward drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Kraus | 26-18 |
| 06:32 | Rockford | William Holcomb hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Mike Perry | 28-18 |
| 06:13 | Grinnell | Michael Ward clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Mike Perry - foul #2 on Mike Perry, team foul #9 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Rockford | Jerome Bertrand (PG), Jeffrey Lackey (SF), Richard Johnson (PF) William Holcomb, Mike Perry, Cecil Daniel | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Darrell Cota (PG), Irving Scheiber (C) Eric Hall, Russel Humphrey | |
| 06:13 | Grinnell | Michael Ward makes the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 06:13 | Grinnell | Michael Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 05:56 | Rockford | Jamie Ford hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 28-20 |
| 05:55 | Rockford | Jamie Ford grabs the offensive rebound | 28-20 |
| 05:48 | Rockford | Jamie Ford is fouled on the floor by Kevin Kraus - foul #2 on Kevin Kraus, team foul #8 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Rockford | Jordan Phillips (C) Billy Corman | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Hassell (SG), Daniel Rollings (SF) Kevin Kraus, Michael Ward | |
| 05:48 | Rockford | Jamie Ford misses the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 05:48 | Grinnell | Robert Hassell grabs the defensive rebound | 28-20 |
| 05:23 | Grinnell | Daniel Rollings misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-20 |
| 05:22 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Jamie Ford | 28-20 |
| 05:04 | Rockford | Jordan Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-20 |
| 05:03 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Daniel Rollings | 28-20 |
| 04:49 | Grinnell | Irving Scheiber makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Hassell | 28-23 |
| 04:42 | Rockford | Jeffrey Lackey is called for traveling | 28-23 |
| Subs | Rockford | Steven Ikeda (SG), Cecil Daniel (PF), Billy Corman (C) Jamie Ford, Richard Johnson, Jordan Phillips | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Eric Hall (SG), Ronald Porter (C) Daniel Rollings, Russell Simpson | |
| 04:16 | Grinnell | Darrell Cota misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 28-23 |
| 04:14 | Rockford | Billy Corman pulls down the rebound | 28-23 |
| 03:57 | Rockford | Jeffrey Lackey clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-23 |
| 03:56 | Rockford | Billy Corman grabs the offensive board | 28-23 |
| 03:48 | Rockford | Billy Corman misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-23 |
| 03:47 | Grinnell | Ronald Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 03:31 | Grinnell | Robert Hassell makes the runner from close range set up by Irving Scheiber and he's hacked by Jeffrey Lackey - foul #1 on Jeffrey Lackey, team foul #10 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Rockford | William Holcomb (PG), Jamie Ford (SG), Mike Perry (SF), Marshall Grego (PF) Jerome Bertrand, Steven Ikeda, Jeffrey Lackey, Cecil Daniel | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Kevin Kraus (SG), Russell Simpson (PF), Russel Humphrey (C) Darrell Cota, Irving Scheiber, Ronald Porter | |
| 03:31 | Grinnell | Robert Hassell misses the free throw | 28-25 |
| 03:31 | Rockford | Billy Corman gets the rebound | 28-25 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - William Holcomb (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jamie Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Perry (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Marshall Grego (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Corman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Eric Hall (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Kraus (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hassell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Simpson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Russel Humphrey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:03 | Rockford | Mike Perry misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 28-25 |
| 03:02 | Rockford | Billy Corman tips it in | 30-25 |
| 02:43 | Grinnell | Robert Hassell misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 30-25 |
| 02:41 | Grinnell | Russel Humphrey misses the tip | 30-25 |
| 02:39 | Rockford | Billy Corman snags the defensive board | 30-25 |
| 02:18 | Rockford | Billy Corman loses the dribble to Kevin Kraus | 30-25 |
| 02:06 | Grinnell | Robert Hassell blows the layup | 30-25 |
| 02:05 | Rockford | Jamie Ford grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 01:43 | Rockford | Billy Corman misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 01:41 | Rockford | Mike Perry grabs the offensive board | 30-25 |
| 01:30 | Rockford | Marshall Grego throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-25 |
| Subs | Rockford | Jerome Bertrand (PG), Charles Foster (C) William Holcomb, Billy Corman | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Darrell Cota (PG), Michael Ward (SF), Irving Scheiber (PF), Ronald Porter (C) Eric Hall, Robert Hassell, Russell Simpson, Russel Humphrey | |
| 01:11 | Grinnell | Michael Ward misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-25 |
| 01:09 | Grinnell | Irving Scheiber grabs the offensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 01:01 | Grinnell | Ronald Porter connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Ward | 30-27 |
| 00:46 | Rockford | Marshall Grego loses the dribble to Irving Scheiber | 30-27 |
| 00:25 | Grinnell | Irving Scheiber clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-27 |
| 00:24 | Grinnell | Ronald Porter snags the offensive board | 30-27 |
| 00:01 | Grinnell | Kevin Kraus hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-30 |
| 00:00 | Rockford | Jerome Bertrand misses the fullcourt shot | 30-30 |