| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Jerry French (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Anglin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Cheeseman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Michael Templeman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Garrett Harvey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Carino (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Monmouth | John Cooper inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Monmouth | Richard Anglin loses the dribble to Jeremy Brown | 30-35 |
| 19:27 | Grinnell | Garrett Harvey misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 19:25 | Monmouth | Paul Cheeseman gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| 19:07 | Monmouth | Paul Cheeseman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-35 |
| 18:49 | Grinnell | Paul Cheeseman steals it from Jeremy Brown | 30-35 |
| 18:39 | Monmouth | John Cooper loses the dribble to Paul Williams | 30-35 |
| 18:32 | Grinnell | Paul Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 18:30 | Grinnell | Jeremy Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 18:22 | Grinnell | Jeremy Brown can't finish the layup | 30-35 |
| 18:20 | Monmouth | John Cooper grabs the board | 30-35 |
| 18:00 | Monmouth | John Hall clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-35 |
| 17:59 | Grinnell | Paul Williams grabs the board | 30-35 |
| 17:34 | Grinnell | Paul Williams misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on John Hall - foul #2 on John Hall, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Monmouth | James Davis (PG), Oscar Westfall (PF), Keneth Phillips (C) Jerry French, Richard Anglin, Paul Cheeseman | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Roy Maez (PG) Michael Templeman | |
| 17:34 | Grinnell | Paul Williams makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 17:34 | Grinnell | Paul Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 17:34 | Monmouth | John Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 17:13 | Monmouth | John Cooper banks in the layup and he's fouled by Roy Maez - foul #1 on Roy Maez, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Patrick Griffith (SG) John Hall | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby (SF), Gene Hoehn (PF), Mark Bittner (C) Paul Williams, Jeremy Brown, Willie Carino | |
| 17:13 | Monmouth | John Cooper makes the free throw | 33-36 |
| 16:49 | Grinnell | Mark Bittner can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 33-36 |
| 16:48 | Monmouth | Keneth Phillips pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 16:28 | Monmouth | Oscar Westfall can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-36 |
| 16:27 | Grinnell | Roy Maez pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 15:58 | Grinnell | Roy Maez misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 15:56 | Monmouth | Oscar Westfall pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - James Davis (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Patrick Griffith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Cooper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Oscar Westfall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Keneth Phillips (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Roy Maez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Garrett Harvey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Coleman Frisby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gene Hoehn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Bittner (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Monmouth | John Cooper connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Patrick Griffith | 35-36 |
| 15:27 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 15:26 | Monmouth | Patrick Griffith grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 15:22 | Monmouth | James Davis hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Oscar Westfall | 37-36 |
| 15:03 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby is fouled on the floor by John Cooper - foul #2 on John Cooper, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Jerry French (PG), John Hall (SG), Richard Anglin (PF), Paul Cheeseman (C) James Davis, John Cooper, Oscar Westfall, Keneth Phillips | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Templeman (PG), Michael Collins (SG), Paul Williams (SF), Jeremy Brown (PF), Willie Carino (C) Roy Maez, Garrett Harvey, Coleman Frisby, Gene Hoehn, Mark Bittner | |
| 14:51 | Grinnell | Michael Collins hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Paul Williams | 37-38 |
| 14:33 | Monmouth | John Hall hits the finger roll on a great pass from Patrick Griffith | 39-38 |
| 14:25 | Grinnell | Jeremy Brown's floater is tipped away by Paul Cheeseman | 39-38 |
| 14:23 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Brown | 39-38 |
| 14:06 | Grinnell | Jeremy Brown blows the layup | 39-38 |
| 14:04 | Grinnell | Jeremy Brown tips it home | 39-40 |
| 13:58 | Monmouth | Jerry French hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 13:56 | Grinnell | Willie Carino snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 13:39 | Grinnell | Patrick Griffith is called for the reach on Willie Carino - foul #2 on Patrick Griffith, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Monmouth | James Davis (SF) Patrick Griffith | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Roy Maez (SG) Michael Collins | |
| 13:27 | Grinnell | Jeremy Brown buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Carino | 39-43 |
| 13:13 | Monmouth | Jerry French knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by John Hall | 42-43 |
| 13:01 | Grinnell | Paul Cheeseman steals it from Willie Carino | 42-43 |
| 12:44 | Monmouth | Jerry French misses badly on a floater from the left side | 42-43 |
| 12:42 | Grinnell | Willie Carino snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 12:22 | Grinnell | Roy Maez misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 42-43 |
| 12:20 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Carino | 42-43 |
| 12:11 | Grinnell | Willie Carino misses the runner from the right block | 42-43 |
| 12:10 | Monmouth | James Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 12:05 | Monmouth | John Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-43 |
| 12:04 | Monmouth | Paul Cheeseman tips it in | 44-43 |
| 11:50 | Grinnell | Roy Maez misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 11:48 | Monmouth | John Hall gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Jerry French (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Davis (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Richard Anglin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Cheeseman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Michael Templeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roy Maez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Williams (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Willie Carino (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:26 | Monmouth | Paul Cheeseman lays it up and in on a great pass from Jerry French | 46-43 |
| 11:14 | Grinnell | Richard Anglin is called for the reach on Jeremy Brown - foul #1 on Richard Anglin, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Glen Long (PG), Patrick Griffith (SG), John Cooper (SF), Oscar Westfall (PF), Keneth Phillips (C) Jerry French, John Hall, James Davis, Richard Anglin, Paul Cheeseman | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Collins (PG), Garrett Harvey (SG), Coleman Frisby (SF), Gene Hoehn (PF), Mark Bittner (C) Michael Templeman, Roy Maez, Paul Williams, Jeremy Brown, Willie Carino | |
| 11:02 | Grinnell | Gene Hoehn buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Mark Bittner | 46-45 |
| 10:45 | Monmouth | John Cooper's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Bittner | 46-45 |
| 10:43 | Grinnell | Gene Hoehn pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 10:21 | Grinnell | Michael Collins is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Michael Collins, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| 10:02 | Monmouth | Glen Long drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Oscar Westfall | 48-45 |
| 09:44 | Grinnell | Mark Bittner is hacked by Keneth Phillips - foul #2 on Keneth Phillips, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Monmouth | James Davis (PG), John Hall (SG) Glen Long, Patrick Griffith | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jeremy Brown (PF), Willie Carino (C) Gene Hoehn, Mark Bittner | |
| 09:36 | Grinnell | Michael Collins can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by James Davis - foul #2 on James Davis, team foul #6 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Roy Maez (SF) Coleman Frisby | |
| 09:36 | Grinnell | Michael Collins makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 09:36 | Grinnell | Michael Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 09:36 | Monmouth | John Cooper grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 09:11 | Monmouth | Oscar Westfall scores on a jumper in the lane and the foul's on Jeremy Brown - foul #1 on Jeremy Brown, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Paul Cheeseman (C) Keneth Phillips | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby (SF) Michael Collins | |
| 09:11 | Monmouth | Oscar Westfall makes the free throw | 51-46 |
| 08:50 | Grinnell | Roy Maez drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-49 |
| 08:33 | Monmouth | Jeremy Brown is called for the reach on Oscar Westfall - foul #2 on Jeremy Brown, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Jerry French (PG), Patrick Griffith (SF), Richard Anglin (PF) James Davis, John Cooper, Oscar Westfall | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Templeman (PG), Paul Williams (SF) Roy Maez, Coleman Frisby | |
| 08:25 | Monmouth | Patrick Griffith drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Richard Anglin and he's hacked by Michael Templeman - foul #1 on Michael Templeman, team foul #5 | 53-49 |
| 08:25 | Monmouth | Patrick Griffith makes the free throw | 54-49 |
| 08:20 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman is fouled in the backcourt by John Hall - foul #3 on John Hall, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Monmouth | James Davis (SG) John Hall | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Collins (SG) Garrett Harvey | |
| 08:20 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 08:20 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 08:06 | Monmouth | Willie Carino denies the turnaround by Paul Cheeseman | 54-51 |
| 08:04 | Grinnell | Willie Carino gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 07:39 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-51 |
| 07:37 | Grinnell | Willie Carino tips it home | 54-53 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Jerry French (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Davis (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Patrick Griffith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Richard Anglin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Cheeseman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Michael Templeman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Collins (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Williams (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Willie Carino (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Monmouth | Michael Collins is called for the reach on James Davis - foul #3 on Michael Collins, team foul #6 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Monmouth | John Hall (SG), John Cooper (SF), Keneth Phillips (C) James Davis, Patrick Griffith, Paul Cheeseman | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Garrett Harvey (SG), Gene Hoehn (PF), Mark Bittner (C) Michael Collins, Jeremy Brown, Willie Carino | |
| 07:07 | Monmouth | John Hall drills a shot from the left wing set up by Jerry French | 56-53 |
| 06:44 | Grinnell | Garrett Harvey is whistled for traveling | 56-53 |
| Subs | Monmouth | James Davis (PG), Oscar Westfall (PF) Jerry French, Richard Anglin | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Roy Maez (PG), Coleman Frisby (SF) Michael Templeman, Paul Williams | |
| 06:24 | Monmouth | Keneth Phillips knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 06:02 | Grinnell | Garrett Harvey drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Roy Maez | 59-56 |
| 05:39 | Monmouth | John Hall can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-56 |
| 05:37 | Grinnell | Roy Maez snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 05:23 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 05:22 | Monmouth | Oscar Westfall pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 05:08 | Monmouth | John Hall blows the layup but the foul's on Mark Bittner - foul #2 on Mark Bittner, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Jerry French (PG), Patrick Griffith (SF), Richard Anglin (PF), Paul Cheeseman (C) James Davis, John Cooper, Oscar Westfall, Keneth Phillips | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Collins (SG), Paul Williams (SF), Jeremy Brown (PF), Willie Carino (C) Garrett Harvey, Coleman Frisby, Gene Hoehn, Mark Bittner | |
| 05:08 | Monmouth | John Hall makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 05:08 | Monmouth | John Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 04:55 | Grinnell | Jeremy Brown is hacked by Paul Cheeseman - foul #3 on Paul Cheeseman, team foul #8 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Monmouth | John Holloway (SG) John Hall | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Templeman (PG) Michael Collins | |
| 04:55 | Grinnell | Jeremy Brown makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 04:55 | Grinnell | Jeremy Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 04:34 | Monmouth | Paul Williams takes the ball from Jerry French | 61-58 |
| 04:08 | Grinnell | Paul Cheeseman takes the ball from Michael Templeman | 61-58 |
| 03:51 | Monmouth | Jerry French is hacked by Roy Maez - foul #2 on Roy Maez, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Monmouth | James Davis (SG), John Cooper (SF) John Holloway, Patrick Griffith | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Garrett Harvey (SG) Roy Maez | |
| 03:51 | Monmouth | Jerry French makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 03:51 | Monmouth | Jerry French makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 03:30 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman is hacked by James Davis - foul #3 on James Davis, team foul #9 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Monmouth | John Hall (SG) Jerry French | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 03:30 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 03:30 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - James Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Hall (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Richard Anglin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Cheeseman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Michael Templeman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Garrett Harvey (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Williams (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeremy Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Willie Carino (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:01 | Monmouth | John Cooper misses the lay-in but the foul's on Paul Williams - foul #2 on Paul Williams, team foul #9 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Oscar Westfall (PF) Richard Anglin | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Collins (PG), Coleman Frisby (SF) Michael Templeman, Paul Williams | |
| 03:01 | Monmouth | John Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 03:01 | Monmouth | John Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 02:55 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-60 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Jerry French (PG) James Davis | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Roy Maez (PG), Paul Williams (SF) Michael Collins, Coleman Frisby | |
| 02:32 | Grinnell | Roy Maez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-60 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Richard Anglin (PF) Oscar Westfall | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Templeman (PG) Roy Maez | |
| 02:14 | Monmouth | John Hall is called for traveling | 64-60 |
| 01:58 | Grinnell | Jeremy Brown hits the finger roll set up by Michael Templeman and he's fouled by Richard Anglin - foul #2 on Richard Anglin, team foul #10 | 64-62 |
| 01:58 | Grinnell | Jeremy Brown misses the free throw | 64-62 |
| 01:58 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Paul Cheeseman | 64-62 |
| 01:47 | Monmouth | Jerry French misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-62 |
| 01:45 | Grinnell | Jeremy Brown gets the rebound | 64-62 |
| 01:30 | Grinnell | Garrett Harvey drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Williams | 64-64 |
| 01:09 | Monmouth | John Hall misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 64-64 |
| 01:07 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Willie Carino | 64-64 |
| 00:44 | Grinnell | Jerry French picks off the pass by Michael Templeman | 64-64 |
| 00:37 | Monmouth | Richard Anglin misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-64 |
| 00:35 | Monmouth | John Cooper tips it in | 66-64 |
| 00:24 | Grinnell | John Cooper steals the ball from Garrett Harvey | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Monmouth | John Hall is hacked by Garrett Harvey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Garrett Harvey, team foul #10 | 66-64 |
| 00:21 | Monmouth | John Hall makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:21 | Monmouth | John Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Grinnell | Garrett Harvey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-64 |
| 00:15 | Monmouth | Paul Cheeseman pulls down the rebound | 68-64 |
| 00:13 | Monmouth | Paul Cheeseman is hacked by Michael Templeman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Templeman, team foul #11 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Patrick Griffith (SF), John Holloway (PF) John Cooper, Richard Anglin | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 00:13 | Monmouth | Paul Cheeseman misses the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:13 | Monmouth | Paul Cheeseman makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:07 | Grinnell | Garrett Harvey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-64 |
| 00:06 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Carino | 69-64 |
| 00:04 | Grinnell | Garrett Harvey misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-64 |
| 00:03 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Brown | 69-64 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Garrett Harvey misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-64 |