| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Tommy Norsworthy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Bessler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Cadena (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Eberhard (fresh) 4 reb. C - Patrick Ronan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Ivan Unknow (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Henn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Forshee (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Lester Ozuna (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Herman Kovar (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Defiance | Danny Forshee inbounds the ball | 36-41 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Defiance | Lester Ozuna can't finish the layup | 36-41 |
| 19:52 | Defiance | Herman Kovar tips it home | 36-43 |
| 19:33 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 19:14 | Defiance | Danny Forshee drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ivan Unknow | 39-46 |
| 18:55 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Raymond Henn - foul #2 on Raymond Henn, team foul #1 | 39-46 |
| 18:55 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 18:55 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena misses the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 18:55 | Defiance | Herman Kovar grabs the board | 40-46 |
| 18:42 | Defiance | Douglas Bessler is called for the reach on Ivan Unknow - foul #3 on Douglas Bessler, team foul #1 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Alan Ouimet (SG) Douglas Bessler | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 18:30 | Defiance | Ivan Unknow hits a turnaround from the baseline | 40-48 |
| 18:23 | Grinnell | Alan Ouimet drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-48 |
| 18:04 | Defiance | Lester Ozuna misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-48 |
| 18:03 | Grinnell | William Eberhard grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 17:59 | Grinnell | Raymond Henn steals the ball from Richard Cadena | 43-48 |
| 17:44 | Defiance | Danny Forshee is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Danny Forshee, team foul #2 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Defiance | William Kalinski (PF) Lester Ozuna | |
| 17:23 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena misses long on a shot from the right side | 43-48 |
| 17:21 | Defiance | Herman Kovar gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 17:11 | Defiance | Ivan Unknow drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-50 |
| 16:52 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena lays it up and in | 45-50 |
| 16:30 | Defiance | Tommy Norsworthy steals the ball from Raymond Henn | 45-50 |
| 16:11 | Grinnell | Alan Ouimet scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Tommy Norsworthy and he's hacked by Raymond Henn - foul #3 on Raymond Henn, team foul #3 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Daniel Spivey (PG), Todd Hodge (SG), Jason Mercer (SF), Robert McSpadden (C) Tommy Norsworthy, Richard Cadena, William Eberhard, Patrick Ronan | |
| Subs | Defiance | Martin Getz (PG), Nicholas Jones (SG), Wayne Byrum (SF), Louis Swan (C) Ivan Unknow, Raymond Henn, Danny Forshee, Herman Kovar | |
| 16:11 | Grinnell | Alan Ouimet misses the free throw | 47-50 |
| 16:11 | Grinnell | Robert McSpadden grabs the offensive board | 47-50 |
| 15:52 | Grinnell | Daniel Spivey hits a fadeaway from the left side | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Daniel Spivey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Todd Hodge (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Mercer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alan Ouimet (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert McSpadden (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Martin Getz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wayne Byrum (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Kalinski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Swan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Defiance | Louis Swan knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-52 |
| 15:05 | Grinnell | The jump hook by Alan Ouimet is blocked by Louis Swan | 49-52 |
| 15:03 | Defiance | William Kalinski gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 14:44 | Defiance | William Kalinski's floater is knocked away by Robert McSpadden | 49-52 |
| 14:43 | Grinnell | Todd Hodge gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 14:27 | Grinnell | Nicholas Jones steals the ball from Robert McSpadden | 49-52 |
| 14:15 | Defiance | Wayne Byrum hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Martin Getz | 49-54 |
| 14:03 | Grinnell | Daniel Spivey clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-54 |
| 14:02 | Grinnell | Robert McSpadden can't tip it in | 49-54 |
| 14:00 | Grinnell | Alan Ouimet tips it but misses | 49-54 |
| 13:59 | Defiance | Martin Getz pulls down the rebound | 49-54 |
| 13:33 | Defiance | Nicholas Jones connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Martin Getz | 49-56 |
| 13:16 | Grinnell | Robert McSpadden clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-56 |
| 13:15 | Grinnell | Jason Mercer tips it but misses | 49-56 |
| 13:14 | Defiance | Martin Getz grabs the defensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 13:08 | Defiance | William Kalinski misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-56 |
| 13:06 | Grinnell | Alan Ouimet grabs the board | 49-56 |
| 12:44 | Grinnell | Todd Hodge misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-56 |
| 12:42 | Defiance | William Kalinski snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| 12:31 | Defiance | Daniel Spivey takes the ball from Nicholas Jones | 49-56 |
| 12:12 | Grinnell | Todd Hodge can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-56 |
| 12:10 | Defiance | Louis Swan gets the rebound | 49-56 |
| 11:53 | Defiance | William Kalinski is hacked by Alan Ouimet - foul #2 on Alan Ouimet, team foul #2 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Brad Spears (PG), Douglas Bessler (SG), Richard Cadena (SF), William Eberhard (PF), Patrick Ronan (C) Daniel Spivey, Todd Hodge, Jason Mercer, Alan Ouimet, Robert McSpadden | |
| Subs | Defiance | Ivan Unknow (PG), Raymond Henn (SG), Danny Forshee (SF), Lester Ozuna (PF), Herman Kovar (C) Martin Getz, Nicholas Jones, Wayne Byrum, William Kalinski, Louis Swan | |
| 11:46 | Defiance | Raymond Henn hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 49-56 |
| 11:45 | Defiance | Herman Kovar snags the offensive board | 49-56 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Brad Spears (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Bessler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Cadena (fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Eberhard (fresh) 5 reb. C - Patrick Ronan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Ivan Unknow (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Henn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Danny Forshee (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Lester Ozuna (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Herman Kovar (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Defiance | Raymond Henn comes up short on the floater from the left side | 49-56 |
| 11:32 | Grinnell | William Eberhard grabs the board | 49-56 |
| 11:18 | Grinnell | William Eberhard connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by Richard Cadena and the foul's on Raymond Henn - foul #4 on Raymond Henn, team foul #4 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Victor Arruda (SG) Raymond Henn | |
| 11:18 | Grinnell | William Eberhard misses the free throw | 51-56 |
| 11:18 | Defiance | Danny Forshee grabs the board | 51-56 |
| 10:56 | Defiance | Danny Forshee can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 10:54 | Defiance | Herman Kovar grabs the offensive board | 51-56 |
| 10:40 | Defiance | Danny Forshee misses the jump hook from the baseline | 51-56 |
| 10:39 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Douglas Bessler | 51-56 |
| 10:35 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-56 |
| 10:34 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Herman Kovar | 51-56 |
| 10:12 | Defiance | Ivan Unknow is fouled on the floor by Brad Spears - foul #4 on Brad Spears, team foul #3 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Tommy Norsworthy (PG) Brad Spears | |
| Subs | Defiance | Nicholas Jones (SG) Victor Arruda | |
| 09:49 | Defiance | Lester Ozuna hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by William Eberhard - foul #2 on William Eberhard, team foul #4 | 51-56 |
| 09:49 | Defiance | Lester Ozuna makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 09:49 | Defiance | Lester Ozuna makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 09:38 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena misses badly on a floater from the right block | 51-58 |
| 09:36 | Grinnell | William Eberhard pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 09:23 | Grinnell | Patrick Ronan is hacked by Nicholas Jones - foul #1 on Nicholas Jones, team foul #5 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Martin Getz (SG), Victor Arruda (SF), Louis Swan (C) Nicholas Jones, Danny Forshee, Herman Kovar | |
| 09:12 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena clanks a jump hook in the paint | 51-58 |
| 09:10 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Lester Ozuna | 51-58 |
| 09:01 | Defiance | Ivan Unknow clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-58 |
| 09:00 | Grinnell | Douglas Bessler gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| 08:43 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Tommy Norsworthy | 54-58 |
| 08:24 | Defiance | Martin Getz misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-58 |
| 08:23 | Grinnell | Patrick Ronan gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| 08:05 | Grinnell | Patrick Ronan can't finish the layup | 54-58 |
| 08:04 | Defiance | Ivan Unknow gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| 08:00 | Defiance | Victor Arruda loses the dribble to Richard Cadena | 54-58 |
| 07:44 | Grinnell | Douglas Bessler clanks a 3 from straight away | 54-58 |
| 07:43 | Grinnell | William Eberhard tips it back up and in | 56-58 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Tommy Norsworthy (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Douglas Bessler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Cadena (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Eberhard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Patrick Ronan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Ivan Unknow (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Martin Getz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Victor Arruda (fresh) PF - Lester Ozuna (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Swan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Defiance | Ivan Unknow is fouled on the floor by Tommy Norsworthy - foul #1 on Tommy Norsworthy, team foul #5 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Brad Spears (PG), Todd Hodge (SG), Jason Mercer (SF), Alan Ouimet (PF), Robert McSpadden (C) Tommy Norsworthy, Douglas Bessler, Richard Cadena, William Eberhard, Patrick Ronan | |
| Subs | Defiance | Nicholas Jones (PG), Raymond Henn (SG), Danny Forshee (SF), William Kalinski (PF), Herman Kovar (C) Ivan Unknow, Martin Getz, Victor Arruda, Lester Ozuna, Louis Swan | |
| 07:08 | Defiance | Danny Forshee misses short on a jumper from the right side | 56-58 |
| 07:07 | Grinnell | Brad Spears snags the defensive board | 56-58 |
| 06:48 | Grinnell | Robert McSpadden loses the ball out of bounds | 56-58 |
| 06:25 | Defiance | Alan Ouimet swats the layup by Herman Kovar | 56-58 |
| 06:24 | Grinnell | Jason Mercer snags the defensive board | 56-58 |
| 06:04 | Grinnell | Alan Ouimet clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-58 |
| 06:02 | Grinnell | Jason Mercer gets the offensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 05:51 | Grinnell | Jason Mercer can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 56-58 |
| 05:49 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Brad Spears | 56-58 |
| 05:28 | Grinnell | Jason Mercer is fouled on the floor by Danny Forshee - foul #2 on Danny Forshee, team foul #6 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Cadena (SF), William Eberhard (PF) Todd Hodge, Robert McSpadden | |
| Subs | Defiance | Ivan Unknow (PG) Nicholas Jones | |
| 05:20 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena is hacked by Danny Forshee - foul #3 on Danny Forshee, team foul #7 | 56-58 |
| 05:20 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena misses the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 05:20 | Defiance | Herman Kovar grabs the board | 56-58 |
| 05:05 | Defiance | Ivan Unknow connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-61 |
| 04:57 | Grinnell | William Kalinski steals the ball from Brad Spears | 56-61 |
| 04:45 | Defiance | William Kalinski buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ivan Unknow and the foul's on Jason Mercer - foul #3 on Jason Mercer, team foul #6 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Douglas Bessler (SG), Patrick Ronan (C) Alan Ouimet, Jason Mercer | |
| Subs | Defiance | Wayne Byrum (SF), Louis Swan (C) Danny Forshee, Herman Kovar | |
| 04:45 | Defiance | William Kalinski misses the free throw | 56-63 |
| 04:45 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena grabs the defensive rebound | 56-63 |
| 04:21 | Grinnell | Ivan Unknow steals it from William Eberhard | 56-63 |
| 04:04 | Defiance | Wayne Byrum comes up short on the floater from the right side | 56-63 |
| 04:02 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena pulls down the rebound | 56-63 |
| 03:46 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Wayne Byrum - foul #3 on Wayne Byrum, team foul #8 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Tommy Norsworthy (PG), Alan Ouimet (PF) Brad Spears, William Eberhard | |
| Subs | Defiance | Martin Getz (SG), Lester Ozuna (PF) Raymond Henn, William Kalinski | |
| 03:46 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena misses the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 03:46 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena misses the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 03:46 | Defiance | Lester Ozuna grabs the board | 56-63 |
| 03:25 | Defiance | Lester Ozuna can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 56-63 |
| 03:23 | Grinnell | Patrick Ronan pulls down the rebound | 56-63 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Tommy Norsworthy (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Douglas Bessler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Cadena (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alan Ouimet (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Ronan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Ivan Unknow (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Martin Getz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Wayne Byrum (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lester Ozuna (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Swan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Grinnell | Tommy Norsworthy misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-63 |
| 02:58 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Ouimet | 56-63 |
| 02:58 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-63 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Brad Spears (PG), William Eberhard (PF) Tommy Norsworthy, Alan Ouimet | |
| Subs | Defiance | Raymond Henn (SG), Danny Forshee (SF), Herman Kovar (C) Martin Getz, Wayne Byrum, Louis Swan | |
| 02:36 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-63 |
| 02:34 | Grinnell | William Eberhard tips it home | 58-63 |
| 02:12 | Defiance | Ivan Unknow is hacked by Brad Spears - foul #5 on Brad Spears, team foul #7 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Tommy Norsworthy (PG) Brad Spears | |
| Subs | Defiance | William Kalinski (PF) Lester Ozuna | |
| 02:12 | Defiance | Ivan Unknow makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 02:12 | Defiance | Ivan Unknow makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 01:43 | Grinnell | William Kalinski is called for the reach on William Eberhard - foul #1 on William Kalinski, team foul #9 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Lester Ozuna (PF) William Kalinski | |
| 01:43 | Grinnell | William Eberhard misses the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 01:43 | Defiance | Herman Kovar grabs the defensive rebound | 58-65 |
| 01:31 | Defiance | Raymond Henn drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Danny Forshee | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:24 | Grinnell | Douglas Bessler scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-67 |
| 01:14 | Defiance | Raymond Henn clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-67 |
| 01:12 | Defiance | Herman Kovar tips it back up and in | 61-69 |
| 00:56 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Douglas Bessler | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Defiance | Danny Forshee is hacked by William Eberhard - foul #3 on William Eberhard, team foul #8 | 64-69 |
| 00:30 | Defiance | Danny Forshee makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:30 | Defiance | Danny Forshee makes the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Tommy Norsworthy | 67-71 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Defiance | Ivan Unknow is fouled in the backcourt by Tommy Norsworthy - foul #2 on Tommy Norsworthy, team foul #9 | 67-71 |
| 00:21 | Defiance | Ivan Unknow misses the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:21 | Grinnell | William Eberhard gets the rebound | 67-71 |
| 00:16 | Grinnell | Douglas Bessler's pass is intercepted by Danny Forshee | 67-71 |
| 00:13 | Defiance | Tommy Norsworthy is called for the reach on Ivan Unknow in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tommy Norsworthy, team foul #10 | 67-71 |
| 00:13 | Defiance | Ivan Unknow makes the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:13 | Defiance | Ivan Unknow makes the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:05 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-73 |
| 00:04 | Defiance | Danny Forshee grabs the defensive rebound | 67-73 |
| 00:03 | Defiance | Danny Forshee is hacked by Tommy Norsworthy in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tommy Norsworthy, team foul #11 | 67-73 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Martin Getz (SG), William Kalinski (PF) Raymond Henn, Lester Ozuna | |
| 00:03 | Defiance | Danny Forshee makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:03 | Defiance | Danny Forshee makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Tommy Norsworthy misses long on a halfcourt shot | 67-75 |