| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Jimmie Funderberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rick Olmo (fresh) SF - Jason Orellana (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Mitts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Christopher Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Tony Henrich (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jimmy Gasper (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Pete Ralph (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth McKissick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's (MN) | Jimmy Gasper inbounds the ball | 19-29 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:39 | St. John's (MN) | Kenneth McKissick travels with the ball | 19-29 |
| 19:36 | Grinnell | Christopher Nichols is called for the reach on Jimmie Funderberg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Nichols, team foul #1 | 19-29 |
| 19:15 | Grinnell | Pete Ralph blocks the jumper by Mark Mitts | 19-29 |
| 19:13 | St. John's (MN) | The rebound goes to Pete Ralph | 19-29 |
| 18:44 | St. John's (MN) | Kenneth McKissick misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 19-29 |
| 18:43 | St. John's (MN) | Kenneth McKissick tips it in | 19-31 |
| 18:26 | Grinnell | Mark Mitts's floater is tipped away by Kenneth McKissick | 19-31 |
| 18:24 | St. John's (MN) | The rebound goes to Kenneth McKissick | 19-31 |
| 18:04 | St. John's (MN) | Christopher Nichols loses the dribble to Jimmie Funderberg | 19-31 |
| 17:58 | Grinnell | Rick Olmo misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-31 |
| 17:56 | Grinnell | John Smith can't tip it in | 19-31 |
| 17:54 | St. John's (MN) | Christopher Nichols grabs the board | 19-31 |
| 17:32 | St. John's (MN) | Jimmy Gasper scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Nichols | 19-33 |
| 17:28 | Grinnell | Pete Ralph is called for the reach on Jimmie Funderberg in the backcourt - foul #1 on Pete Ralph, team foul #2 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Derek Antonelli (PG), Frank Leet (SG), Sylvester Carter (SF), James King (PF) Jimmie Funderberg, Rick Olmo, Jason Orellana, Mark Mitts | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Stephen Williams (PG), Ronald Michels (SG), Marcelino Russo (PF), Robert Feng (C) Christopher Nichols, Tony Henrich, Pete Ralph, Kenneth McKissick | |
| 17:22 | Grinnell | Marcelino Russo denies the turnaround by Derek Antonelli | 19-33 |
| 17:20 | St. John's (MN) | Marcelino Russo pulls down the rebound | 19-33 |
| 17:14 | St. John's (MN) | Ronald Michels is fouled on the floor by Sylvester Carter - foul #1 on Sylvester Carter, team foul #1 | 19-33 |
| 16:57 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Feng misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Frank Leet - foul #2 on Frank Leet, team foul #2 | 19-33 |
| 16:57 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Feng makes the 1st free throw | 19-34 |
| 16:57 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Feng makes the 2nd free throw | 19-35 |
| 16:45 | Grinnell | James King makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Sylvester Carter | 21-35 |
| 16:17 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Feng drills a floater from the left wing set up by Stephen Williams | 21-37 |
| 15:50 | Grinnell | Sylvester Carter can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Jimmy Gasper - foul #3 on Jimmy Gasper, team foul #3 | 21-37 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jimmie Funderberg (PG), Ronald Regalado (PF) Frank Leet, John Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Christopher Nichols (PG), Tony Henrich (SG), Warren Maly (C) Stephen Williams, Ronald Michels, Robert Feng | |
| 15:50 | Grinnell | Sylvester Carter misses the 1st free throw | 21-37 |
| 15:50 | Grinnell | Sylvester Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 22-37 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Jimmie Funderberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derek Antonelli (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sylvester Carter (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Regalado (fresh) 3 pf. C - James King (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Christopher Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Tony Henrich (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jimmy Gasper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Marcelino Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Warren Maly (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | St. John's (MN) | The short jumper by Christopher Nichols is denied by Ronald Regalado | 22-37 |
| 15:29 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to James King | 22-37 |
| 15:23 | Grinnell | Sylvester Carter misses the 3 from straight away | 22-37 |
| 15:21 | St. John's (MN) | Marcelino Russo pulls down the rebound | 22-37 |
| 15:02 | St. John's (MN) | James King takes the ball from Tony Henrich | 22-37 |
| 14:52 | Grinnell | Jimmie Funderberg is called for 10 seconds | 22-37 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Rick Olmo (SG), Jason Orellana (SF), Mark Mitts (C) Derek Antonelli, Sylvester Carter, James King | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Ronald Michels (SF), Pete Ralph (PF), Kenneth McKissick (C) Jimmy Gasper, Marcelino Russo, Warren Maly | |
| 14:38 | St. John's (MN) | Tony Henrich misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Jimmie Funderberg - foul #3 on Jimmie Funderberg, team foul #3 | 22-37 |
| 14:38 | St. John's (MN) | Tony Henrich makes the 1st free throw | 22-38 |
| 14:38 | St. John's (MN) | Tony Henrich makes the 2nd free throw | 22-39 |
| 14:24 | Grinnell | Mark Mitts is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Mark Mitts, team foul #4 | 22-39 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Stephen Williams (PG) Christopher Nichols | |
| 14:04 | St. John's (MN) | Pete Ralph is fouled on the floor by Ronald Regalado - foul #4 on Ronald Regalado, team foul #5 | 22-39 |
| Subs | Grinnell | John Smith (C) Ronald Regalado | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Robert Feng (C) Ronald Michels | |
| 13:51 | St. John's (MN) | Kenneth McKissick's pass is intercepted by Mark Mitts | 22-39 |
| 13:40 | Grinnell | John Smith clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 22-39 |
| 13:38 | St. John's (MN) | Pete Ralph gets the rebound | 22-39 |
| 13:18 | St. John's (MN) | Tony Henrich can't throw it down | 22-39 |
| 13:17 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Feng hits the follow up shot | 22-41 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 13:10 | Grinnell | Stephen Williams steals the ball from Rick Olmo | 22-41 |
| 12:57 | St. John's (MN) | Kenneth McKissick comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jason Orellana - foul #3 on Jason Orellana, team foul #6 | 22-41 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Derek Antonelli (PG), Frank Leet (SG), Sylvester Carter (SF), James King (PF) Jimmie Funderberg, Rick Olmo, Jason Orellana, Mark Mitts | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Christopher Nichols (PG), Ronald Michels (SG), Jimmy Gasper (SF), Marcelino Russo (PF) Stephen Williams, Tony Henrich, Pete Ralph, Robert Feng | |
| 12:57 | St. John's (MN) | Kenneth McKissick makes the 1st free throw | 22-42 |
| 12:57 | St. John's (MN) | Kenneth McKissick makes the 2nd free throw | 22-43 |
| 12:43 | Grinnell | Sylvester Carter is fouled on the floor by Ronald Michels - foul #2 on Ronald Michels, team foul #4 | 22-43 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Warren Maly (C) Kenneth McKissick | |
| 12:33 | Grinnell | James King travels with the ball | 22-43 |
| 12:10 | St. John's (MN) | James King takes the ball from Jimmy Gasper | 22-43 |
| 11:56 | Grinnell | Sylvester Carter steps out of bounds on the sideline | 22-43 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jason Orellana (SF) John Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Pete Ralph (PF) Marcelino Russo | |
| 11:27 | St. John's (MN) | Ronald Michels's pass is intercepted by James King | 22-43 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Derek Antonelli (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Leet (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Orellana (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - James King (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Sylvester Carter (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Christopher Nichols (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ronald Michels (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Jimmy Gasper (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Pete Ralph (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Warren Maly (fresh) | |
| 11:12 | Grinnell | Jason Orellana buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Derek Antonelli | 24-43 |
| 10:55 | St. John's (MN) | Frank Leet is called for the reach on Ronald Michels - foul #3 on Frank Leet, team foul #7 | 24-43 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jimmie Funderberg (PG), Rick Olmo (SG), Mark Mitts (PF) Derek Antonelli, Frank Leet, Sylvester Carter | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Stephen Williams (PG), Kenneth McKissick (SF), Marcelino Russo (PF), Robert Feng (C) Christopher Nichols, Jimmy Gasper, Pete Ralph, Warren Maly | |
| 10:55 | St. John's (MN) | Ronald Michels misses the 1st free throw | 24-43 |
| 10:55 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to James King | 24-43 |
| 10:38 | Grinnell | Rick Olmo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-43 |
| 10:37 | St. John's (MN) | Ronald Michels gets the rebound | 24-43 |
| 10:19 | St. John's (MN) | Marcelino Russo clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Rick Olmo - foul #3 on Rick Olmo, team foul #8 | 24-43 |
| Subs | Grinnell | John Smith (C) James King | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Tony Henrich (SG) Ronald Michels | |
| 10:19 | St. John's (MN) | Marcelino Russo makes the 1st free throw | 24-44 |
| 10:19 | St. John's (MN) | Marcelino Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 24-45 |
| 10:15 | Grinnell | Tony Henrich picks off the pass by Rick Olmo in the backcourt | 24-45 |
| 09:59 | St. John's (MN) | Tony Henrich is hacked by Rick Olmo - foul #4 on Rick Olmo, team foul #9 | 24-45 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Cazares (SG) Rick Olmo | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Christopher Nichols (PG), Jimmy Gasper (SF), Pete Ralph (PF) Stephen Williams, Kenneth McKissick, Marcelino Russo | |
| 09:59 | St. John's (MN) | Tony Henrich misses the 1st free throw | 24-45 |
| 09:59 | Grinnell | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 24-45 |
| 09:52 | Grinnell | Jason Orellana misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 24-45 |
| 09:50 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Feng pulls down the rebound | 24-45 |
| 09:27 | St. John's (MN) | Christopher Nichols buries a floater from the right side and the foul's on John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #10 | 24-47 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Derek Antonelli (PG), Sylvester Carter (SF), James King (C) Jimmie Funderberg, Jason Orellana, John Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Kenneth McKissick (C) Robert Feng | |
| 09:27 | St. John's (MN) | Christopher Nichols misses the free throw | 24-47 |
| 09:27 | Grinnell | James King grabs the board | 24-47 |
| 09:18 | Grinnell | Derek Antonelli makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Cazares | 26-47 |
| 08:57 | St. John's (MN) | Christopher Nichols lays it in on a great pass from Jimmy Gasper | 26-49 |
| 08:40 | Grinnell | James King can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-49 |
| 08:38 | St. John's (MN) | Pete Ralph pulls down the rebound | 26-49 |
| 08:18 | St. John's (MN) | Kenneth McKissick knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Tony Henrich and he's hacked by James King - foul #2 on James King, team foul #11 | 26-51 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Peter Burgess (PG), Frank Leet (SF) Derek Antonelli, Sylvester Carter | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Stephen Williams (PG), Marcelino Russo (PF) Christopher Nichols, Pete Ralph | |
| 08:18 | St. John's (MN) | Kenneth McKissick misses the free throw | 26-51 |
| 08:18 | Grinnell | James King snags the defensive board | 26-51 |
| 08:07 | Grinnell | Frank Leet misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jimmy Gasper - foul #4 on Jimmy Gasper, team foul #5 | 26-51 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Sylvester Carter (SF) Robert Cazares | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Ronald Michels (SF), Warren Maly (C) Jimmy Gasper, Kenneth McKissick | |
| 08:07 | Grinnell | Frank Leet makes the 1st free throw | 27-51 |
| 08:07 | Grinnell | Frank Leet misses the 2nd free throw | 27-51 |
| 08:07 | St. John's (MN) | Marcelino Russo grabs the board | 27-51 |
| 07:40 | St. John's (MN) | Tony Henrich clanks a shot from the left wing | 27-51 |
| 07:38 | Grinnell | Mark Mitts gets the rebound | 27-51 |
| 07:31 | Grinnell | Frank Leet comes up short on the shot from the right side | 27-51 |
| 07:29 | St. John's (MN) | Ronald Michels pulls down the rebound | 27-51 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Peter Burgess (fresh) SG - Frank Leet (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sylvester Carter (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Mitts (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Stephen Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Henrich (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Michels (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Marcelino Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Warren Maly (fresh) | |
| 07:01 | St. John's (MN) | Frank Leet picks off the pass by Marcelino Russo | 27-51 |
| 06:56 | Grinnell | Peter Burgess lays it up and in on a great pass from Frank Leet | 29-51 |
| 06:32 | St. John's (MN) | Ronald Michels knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Tony Henrich | 29-53 |
| 06:17 | Grinnell | Peter Burgess misses the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-53 |
| 06:15 | St. John's (MN) | Marcelino Russo snags the defensive board | 29-53 |
| 05:54 | St. John's (MN) | Ronald Michels is hacked by Sylvester Carter - foul #2 on Sylvester Carter, team foul #12 | 29-53 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Derek Antonelli (PG), Robert Cazares (SG) Peter Burgess, Frank Leet | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Christopher Nichols (PG), Jimmy Gasper (SF), Robert Feng (PF), Kenneth McKissick (C) Stephen Williams, Tony Henrich, Marcelino Russo, Warren Maly | |
| 05:54 | St. John's (MN) | Ronald Michels makes the 1st free throw | 29-54 |
| 05:54 | St. John's (MN) | Ronald Michels makes the 2nd free throw | 29-55 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:44 | Grinnell | Mark Mitts misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-55 |
| 05:43 | St. John's (MN) | Jimmy Gasper gets the rebound | 29-55 |
| 05:20 | St. John's (MN) | Ronald Michels buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Jimmy Gasper | 29-57 |
| 05:16 | Grinnell | Christopher Nichols is called for the reach on Derek Antonelli in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Nichols, team foul #6 | 29-57 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Stephen Williams (SG), Pete Ralph (PF) Ronald Michels, Jimmy Gasper | |
| 05:06 | Grinnell | Derek Antonelli misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 29-57 |
| 05:05 | Grinnell | James King grabs the offensive board | 29-57 |
| 04:49 | Grinnell | Robert Cazares buries a floater from close range | 31-57 |
| 04:26 | St. John's (MN) | Christopher Nichols buries a shot from close range | 31-59 |
| 04:12 | Grinnell | Sylvester Carter hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Robert Cazares | 33-59 |
| 03:49 | St. John's (MN) | Pete Ralph buries a floater from the baseline | 33-61 |
| 03:47 | Grinnell | Christopher Nichols steps in front of the Derek Antonelli pass in the backcourt | 33-61 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:28 | St. John's (MN) | Kenneth McKissick hits the finger roll | 33-63 |
| 02:59 | Grinnell | Mark Mitts misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-63 |
| 02:57 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Feng grabs the board | 33-63 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Derek Antonelli (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Cazares (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sylvester Carter (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James King (tiring) 2 pts. 11 reb. 3 stl. C - Mark Mitts (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Christopher Nichols (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Williams (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth McKissick (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Pete Ralph (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Robert Feng (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:37 | St. John's (MN) | Pete Ralph hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 33-63 |
| 02:36 | Grinnell | Sylvester Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 33-63 |
| 02:18 | Grinnell | Robert Feng is called for the reach on James King - foul #2 on Robert Feng, team foul #7 | 33-63 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Peter Burgess (PG), Frank Leet (SF) Robert Cazares, Sylvester Carter | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Tony Henrich (SG), Jimmy Gasper (SF), Marcelino Russo (PF), Warren Maly (C) Stephen Williams, Kenneth McKissick, Pete Ralph, Robert Feng | |
| 02:18 | Grinnell | James King makes the 1st free throw | 34-63 |
| 02:18 | Grinnell | James King makes the 2nd free throw | 35-63 |
| 01:53 | St. John's (MN) | Christopher Nichols makes the shot from the free throw line | 35-65 |
| 01:42 | Grinnell | Derek Antonelli hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner in the paint | 35-65 |
| 01:41 | St. John's (MN) | Warren Maly gets the rebound | 35-65 |
| 01:16 | St. John's (MN) | Christopher Nichols hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James King - foul #3 on James King, team foul #13 | 35-65 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Sylvester Carter (SF) Peter Burgess | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Pete Ralph (PF), Kenneth McKissick (C) Marcelino Russo, Warren Maly | |
| 01:16 | St. John's (MN) | Christopher Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 35-66 |
| 01:16 | St. John's (MN) | Christopher Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 35-66 |
| 01:16 | St. John's (MN) | Kenneth McKissick pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-66 |
| 00:56 | St. John's (MN) | Tony Henrich makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Nichols | 35-68 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:51 | Grinnell | Mark Mitts misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-68 |
| 00:50 | St. John's (MN) | Kenneth McKissick snags the defensive board | 35-68 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:27 | St. John's (MN) | Christopher Nichols is hacked by Derek Antonelli - foul #2 on Derek Antonelli, team foul #14 | 35-68 |
| 00:27 | St. John's (MN) | Christopher Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 35-68 |
| 00:27 | St. John's (MN) | Christopher Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 35-69 |
| 00:20 | Grinnell | Jimmy Gasper is called for the reach on James King - foul #5 on Jimmy Gasper, team foul #8 | 35-69 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Ronald Michels (SF) Jimmy Gasper | |
| 00:20 | Grinnell | James King makes the 1st free throw | 36-69 |
| 00:20 | Grinnell | James King makes the 2nd free throw | 37-69 |
| 00:00 | St. John's (MN) | Christopher Nichols runs out the clock | 37-69 |