| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - David Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Herren (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steve Shirk (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Jones (fresh) 4 pts. C - Daniel Ainsworth (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Brad Spears (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Bessler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Cadena (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Eberhard (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Ronan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Monmouth | Steve Shirk inbounds the ball | 26-29 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Monmouth | Robert Herren misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-29 |
| 19:32 | Monmouth | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Ainsworth | 26-29 |
| 19:24 | Monmouth | Robert Herren's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-29 |
| 19:03 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Steve Shirk - foul #1 on Steve Shirk, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| 19:03 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 19:03 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 18:50 | Monmouth | Steve Shirk misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on William Eberhard - foul #2 on William Eberhard, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| 18:50 | Monmouth | Steve Shirk misses the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 18:50 | Monmouth | Steve Shirk makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 18:30 | Grinnell | Douglas Bessler is hacked by Robert Herren - foul #3 on Robert Herren, team foul #2 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Thomas Harris (SG) Robert Herren | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 18:14 | Grinnell | Brad Spears knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Douglas Bessler | 27-33 |
| 17:52 | Monmouth | Thomas Harris's layup is rejected by Patrick Ronan | 27-33 |
| 17:51 | Monmouth | Brian Jones gets the offensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 17:35 | Monmouth | David Miller comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Eberhard - foul #3 on William Eberhard, team foul #2 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Dwayne Balling (C) Daniel Ainsworth | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Alan Ouimet (PF) William Eberhard | |
| 17:35 | Monmouth | David Miller makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 17:35 | Monmouth | David Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 17:14 | Grinnell | Patrick Ronan is fouled on the floor by Dwayne Balling - foul #1 on Dwayne Balling, team foul #3 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Stephen Mobley (SG), Donald Dalton (SF), Jacob Anderson (C) David Miller, Steve Shirk, Brian Jones | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 17:02 | Grinnell | Brad Spears hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-33 |
| 17:01 | Grinnell | Patrick Ronan pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 16:44 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena loses the dribble to Thomas Harris | 29-33 |
| 16:29 | Monmouth | Stephen Mobley drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Thomas Harris | 31-33 |
| 16:14 | Grinnell | Alan Ouimet buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Cadena | 31-35 |
| 15:57 | Monmouth | Dwayne Balling makes the driving attempt from the left block | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Thomas Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Mobley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Dalton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dwayne Balling (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jacob Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Brad Spears (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Bessler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Cadena (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alan Ouimet (fresh) 5 pts. C - Patrick Ronan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena makes the floater from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 15:10 | Monmouth | Jacob Anderson is whistled for traveling | 33-37 |
| Subs | Monmouth | David Miller (PG), Robert Herren (SG), Steve Shirk (SF), Brian Jones (PF), Daniel Ainsworth (C) Thomas Harris, Stephen Mobley, Donald Dalton, Dwayne Balling, Jacob Anderson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Tommy Norsworthy (PG), Jason Mercer (SF), William Eberhard (PF), Robert McSpadden (C) Brad Spears, Douglas Bessler, Richard Cadena, Patrick Ronan | |
| 14:49 | Grinnell | Tommy Norsworthy clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-37 |
| 14:47 | Monmouth | Daniel Ainsworth pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 14:32 | Monmouth | Brian Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Alan Ouimet - foul #1 on Alan Ouimet, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| 14:32 | Monmouth | Brian Jones makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 14:32 | Monmouth | Brian Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 14:13 | Grinnell | Alan Ouimet drills a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by Steve Shirk - foul #2 on Steve Shirk, team foul #4 | 35-39 |
| 14:13 | Grinnell | Alan Ouimet makes the free throw | 35-40 |
| 13:51 | Monmouth | Tommy Norsworthy is called for the reach on David Miller - foul #1 on Tommy Norsworthy, team foul #4 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Brad Spears (PG), Richard Cadena (SF) Alan Ouimet, Jason Mercer | |
| 13:31 | Monmouth | Brian Jones misses short on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by William Eberhard - foul #4 on William Eberhard, team foul #5 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jason Mercer (C) William Eberhard | |
| 13:31 | Monmouth | Brian Jones makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 13:31 | Monmouth | Brian Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 13:31 | Grinnell | Jason Mercer pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 13:26 | Grinnell | Brad Spears drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Richard Cadena | 36-43 |
| 13:05 | Monmouth | Daniel Ainsworth misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-43 |
| 13:03 | Monmouth | Brian Jones gets the offensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 12:46 | Monmouth | Richard Cadena steals it from David Miller | 36-43 |
| 12:31 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Brad Spears | 36-45 |
| 12:09 | Monmouth | Robert Herren connects on the shot from the left side | 38-45 |
| 11:56 | Grinnell | Tommy Norsworthy drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Jason Mercer | 38-47 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - David Miller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Herren (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Steve Shirk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Ainsworth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Brad Spears (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tommy Norsworthy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Cadena (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert McSpadden (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Mercer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Monmouth | Jason Mercer steps in front of the Brian Jones pass | 38-47 |
| 11:10 | Grinnell | Brad Spears clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-47 |
| 11:09 | Monmouth | Daniel Ainsworth snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| 10:54 | Monmouth | Steve Shirk misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-47 |
| 10:52 | Monmouth | Daniel Ainsworth snags the offensive board | 38-47 |
| 10:36 | Monmouth | Brian Jones misses the dunk | 38-47 |
| 10:34 | Monmouth | Steve Shirk snags the offensive board | 38-47 |
| 10:23 | Monmouth | Robert Herren comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 10:21 | Grinnell | Brad Spears grabs the board | 38-47 |
| 10:07 | Grinnell | Tommy Norsworthy misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Herren - foul #4 on Robert Herren, team foul #5 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Thomas Harris (PG), Stephen Mobley (SG), Donald Dalton (SF), Dwayne Balling (PF), Jacob Anderson (C) David Miller, Robert Herren, Steve Shirk, Brian Jones, Daniel Ainsworth | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Douglas Bessler (SG), Luther Middendorf (SF), Alan Ouimet (PF), Patrick Ronan (C) Brad Spears, Richard Cadena, Robert McSpadden, Jason Mercer | |
| 10:07 | Grinnell | Tommy Norsworthy makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 10:07 | Grinnell | Tommy Norsworthy misses the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 10:07 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Jacob Anderson | 38-48 |
| 09:53 | Monmouth | Donald Dalton misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Luther Middendorf - foul #1 on Luther Middendorf, team foul #6 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Daniel Spivey (PG) Tommy Norsworthy | |
| 09:53 | Monmouth | Donald Dalton misses the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 09:53 | Monmouth | Donald Dalton makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 09:32 | Grinnell | Patrick Ronan's layup is rejected by Jacob Anderson | 39-48 |
| 09:31 | Monmouth | Jacob Anderson gets the rebound | 39-48 |
| 09:05 | Monmouth | Thomas Harris scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Mobley | 41-48 |
| 08:43 | Grinnell | Daniel Spivey hits a 3 from the right wing | 41-51 |
| 08:24 | Monmouth | Stephen Mobley misses the 3 from the right wing | 41-51 |
| 08:23 | Monmouth | Jacob Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 08:05 | Monmouth | Jacob Anderson misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Alan Ouimet - foul #2 on Alan Ouimet, team foul #7 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Brad Spears (PG), Richard Cadena (SF) Daniel Spivey, Luther Middendorf | |
| 08:05 | Monmouth | Jacob Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 08:05 | Monmouth | Jacob Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 08:05 | Grinnell | Douglas Bessler snags the defensive board | 41-51 |
| 07:45 | Grinnell | Brad Spears misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Harris - foul #2 on Thomas Harris, team foul #6 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Robert Herren (SG) Stephen Mobley | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Eberhard (PF) Alan Ouimet | |
| 07:45 | Grinnell | Brad Spears misses the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 07:45 | Grinnell | Brad Spears makes the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Thomas Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Herren (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Donald Dalton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dwayne Balling (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jacob Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Brad Spears (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Bessler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Cadena (fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Eberhard (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Patrick Ronan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Monmouth | Brad Spears is called for the reach on Thomas Harris - foul #1 on Brad Spears, team foul #8 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Terence Rose (SF) Donald Dalton | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 07:38 | Monmouth | Thomas Harris misses the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 07:38 | Grinnell | William Eberhard gets the rebound | 41-52 |
| 07:15 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Douglas Bessler and he's fouled by Dwayne Balling - foul #2 on Dwayne Balling, team foul #7 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Steve Shirk (SF), Daniel Ainsworth (C) Dwayne Balling, Jacob Anderson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Alan Ouimet (SG) Douglas Bessler | |
| 07:15 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena makes the free throw | 41-55 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:58 | Monmouth | Steve Shirk misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-55 |
| 06:57 | Grinnell | William Eberhard snags the defensive board | 41-55 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:31 | Grinnell | Steve Shirk steps in front of the Alan Ouimet pass | 41-55 |
| 06:16 | Monmouth | The jump hook by Terence Rose is blocked by Richard Cadena | 41-55 |
| 06:14 | Grinnell | Patrick Ronan grabs the defensive rebound | 41-55 |
| 05:53 | Grinnell | William Eberhard is whistled for a carry | 41-55 |
| Subs | Monmouth | David Miller (PG), Stephen Mobley (SG), Brian Jones (PF), Dwayne Balling (C) Thomas Harris, Robert Herren, Terence Rose, Daniel Ainsworth | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Douglas Bessler (SG), Robert McSpadden (C) Alan Ouimet, Patrick Ronan | |
| 05:27 | Monmouth | Robert McSpadden takes the ball from Stephen Mobley | 41-55 |
| 05:23 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena buries a shot from the baseline | 41-57 |
| 05:16 | Monmouth | Steve Shirk knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-57 |
| 04:56 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-60 |
| 04:48 | Monmouth | Stephen Mobley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-60 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Robert Herren (SG), Donald Dalton (SF) Stephen Mobley, Steve Shirk | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 04:19 | Grinnell | Douglas Bessler is hacked by Robert Herren - foul #5 on Robert Herren, team foul #8 | 44-60 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Thomas Harris (PG), Stephen Mobley (SG), Jacob Anderson (C) David Miller, Robert Herren, Brian Jones | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Tommy Norsworthy (PG), Luther Middendorf (SF), Alan Ouimet (PF), Jason Mercer (C) Brad Spears, Richard Cadena, William Eberhard, Robert McSpadden | |
| 04:19 | Grinnell | Douglas Bessler misses the 1st free throw | 44-60 |
| 04:19 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Dwayne Balling | 44-60 |
| 04:06 | Monmouth | Dwayne Balling throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-60 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Terence Rose (PF) Dwayne Balling | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Todd Hodge (SG) Douglas Bessler | |
| 03:38 | Grinnell | Alan Ouimet misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 44-60 |
| 03:37 | Monmouth | Terence Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 44-60 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Thomas Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Mobley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Dalton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terence Rose (fresh) C - Jacob Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Tommy Norsworthy (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Todd Hodge (fresh) SF - Luther Middendorf (fresh) PF - Alan Ouimet (fresh) 8 pts. C - Jason Mercer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Monmouth | Stephen Mobley knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Terence Rose | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:14 | Grinnell | Terence Rose swats the shot by Todd Hodge | 46-60 |
| 03:12 | Grinnell | Jason Mercer can't tip it in | 46-60 |
| 03:10 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Jacob Anderson | 46-60 |
| 03:03 | Monmouth | Thomas Harris can't finish the layup | 46-60 |
| 03:01 | Monmouth | Terence Rose grabs the offensive board | 46-60 |
| 02:55 | Monmouth | Donald Dalton drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Harris | 48-60 |
| 02:33 | Grinnell | Alan Ouimet's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-60 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Bill Smith (SG), Dwayne Balling (PF) Thomas Harris, Terence Rose | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert McSpadden (C) Luther Middendorf | |
| 02:20 | Monmouth | Stephen Mobley can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Tommy Norsworthy - foul #2 on Tommy Norsworthy, team foul #9 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Terence Rose (SF) Donald Dalton | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 02:20 | Monmouth | Stephen Mobley makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 02:20 | Monmouth | Stephen Mobley misses the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 02:20 | Grinnell | Robert McSpadden grabs the board | 49-60 |
| 01:57 | Grinnell | Stephen Mobley swats the shot by Tommy Norsworthy | 49-60 |
| 01:56 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Jacob Anderson | 49-60 |
| 01:52 | Monmouth | Stephen Mobley misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-60 |
| 01:51 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Todd Hodge | 49-60 |
| 01:31 | Grinnell | Alan Ouimet hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-63 |
| 01:12 | Monmouth | Bill Smith misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Alan Ouimet - foul #3 on Alan Ouimet, team foul #10 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Thomas Harris (SG), Donald Dalton (SF) Stephen Mobley, Terence Rose | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 01:12 | Monmouth | Bill Smith makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 01:12 | Monmouth | Bill Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 01:01 | Grinnell | Tommy Norsworthy knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Monmouth | Jacob Anderson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 51-66 |
| 00:53 | Grinnell | Jason Mercer snags the defensive board | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Grinnell | Tommy Norsworthy lays it in | 51-68 |
| 00:19 | Monmouth | Thomas Harris is hacked by Todd Hodge - foul #1 on Todd Hodge, team foul #11 | 51-68 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Stephen Mobley (SG) Bill Smith | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 00:19 | Monmouth | Thomas Harris makes the 1st free throw | 52-68 |
| 00:19 | Monmouth | Thomas Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 53-68 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Tommy Norsworthy runs out the clock | 53-68 |