| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Joseph Messinger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tim Lathrop (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Kamp (fresh) PF - Waylon Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Marc Alexis (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Gale Bonanno (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dean Loomis (fresh) 6 pts. C - Leroy Hoeppner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Richardson inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dean Loomis connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Gale Bonanno | 32-35 |
| 19:32 | Grinnell | Kenneth Richardson picks off the pass by Tim Lathrop | 32-35 |
| 19:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Richardson lays it in | 32-37 |
| 19:12 | Grinnell | Gregory Campbell takes the ball from Tim Lathrop | 32-37 |
| 18:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gale Bonanno clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-37 |
| 18:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Leroy Hoeppner | 32-37 |
| 18:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dean Loomis loses the ball out of bounds | 32-37 |
| 18:19 | Grinnell | Gale Bonanno steals the ball from Thomas Kamp | 32-37 |
| 18:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gale Bonanno lays it up and in | 32-39 |
| 17:59 | Grinnell | Thomas Kamp misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-39 |
| 17:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leroy Hoeppner snags the defensive board | 32-39 |
| 17:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Waylon Brown swats the layup by Gregory Campbell | 32-39 |
| 17:38 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Waylon Brown | 32-39 |
| 17:26 | Grinnell | Joseph Messinger buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Marc Alexis | 34-39 |
| 17:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Richardson clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-39 |
| 17:09 | Grinnell | Marc Alexis pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 16:50 | Grinnell | Thomas Kamp's floater is tipped away by Dean Loomis | 34-39 |
| 16:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dean Loomis pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 16:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dean Loomis misses the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Waylon Brown - foul #1 on Waylon Brown, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Raymond Karlinsky (PG), Steven Fullerton (SF), Kevin Brinkmann (PF), Shayne Jackson (C) Joseph Messinger, Thomas Kamp, Waylon Brown, Marc Alexis | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Freudenstein (PG), James Davis (SG), Joseph Wells (SF), Dennis Saad (C) Gale Bonanno, Gregory Campbell, Kenneth Richardson, Leroy Hoeppner | |
| 16:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dean Loomis misses the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 16:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dean Loomis misses the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 16:32 | Grinnell | Shayne Jackson grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 16:14 | Grinnell | Dennis Saad steals the ball from Steven Fullerton | 34-39 |
| 15:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Davis scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Wells | 34-41 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Raymond Karlinsky (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Tim Lathrop (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Fullerton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Brinkmann (fresh) 3 pts. C - Shayne Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Charles Freudenstein (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Wells (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dean Loomis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Saad (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Grinnell | Raymond Karlinsky loses the dribble to James Davis | 34-41 |
| 15:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Freudenstein drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Davis | 34-43 |
| 15:17 | Grinnell | Kevin Brinkmann can't finish the layup | 34-43 |
| 15:16 | Grinnell | Kevin Brinkmann tips it home | 36-43 |
| 14:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Freudenstein is fouled on the floor by Shayne Jackson - foul #1 on Shayne Jackson, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Thomas Kamp (SF), Waylon Brown (PF) Tim Lathrop, Shayne Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Campbell (SG), Kenneth Richardson (SF), Leroy Hoeppner (C) Charles Freudenstein, Dean Loomis, Dennis Saad | |
| 14:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leroy Hoeppner hits the finger roll set up by James Davis and he's fouled by Kevin Brinkmann - foul #1 on Kevin Brinkmann, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Marc Alexis (C) Kevin Brinkmann | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Gale Bonanno (PG) James Davis | |
| 14:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leroy Hoeppner makes the free throw | 36-46 |
| 14:09 | Grinnell | Marc Alexis misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-46 |
| 14:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Wells grabs the board | 36-46 |
| 13:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gale Bonanno is hacked by Raymond Karlinsky - foul #2 on Raymond Karlinsky, team foul #4 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Joseph Messinger (PG) Steven Fullerton | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dennis Saad (PF) Joseph Wells | |
| 13:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Richardson connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Gale Bonanno and he's fouled by Thomas Kamp - foul #3 on Thomas Kamp, team foul #5 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Tim Lathrop (SG) Raymond Karlinsky | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 13:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Richardson misses the free throw | 36-48 |
| 13:32 | Grinnell | Marc Alexis gets the rebound | 36-48 |
| 13:12 | Grinnell | Thomas Kamp drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Joseph Messinger | 39-48 |
| 12:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leroy Hoeppner connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 39-50 |
| 12:43 | Grinnell | Tim Lathrop comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-50 |
| 12:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leroy Hoeppner pulls down the rebound | 39-50 |
| 12:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Campbell hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-52 |
| 12:07 | Grinnell | Thomas Kamp knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Messinger | 41-52 |
| 11:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dennis Saad lays it in | 41-54 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Joseph Messinger (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tim Lathrop (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Kamp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Waylon Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Marc Alexis (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Gale Bonanno (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Richardson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Dennis Saad (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Hoeppner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Grinnell | Waylon Brown is denied on a layup by Leroy Hoeppner | 41-54 |
| 11:20 | Grinnell | Tim Lathrop tips it in | 43-54 |
| 11:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Richardson clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 43-54 |
| 11:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dennis Saad snags the offensive board | 43-54 |
| 11:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Messinger steps in front of the Gregory Campbell pass | 43-54 |
| 10:59 | Grinnell | Joseph Messinger blows the layup | 43-54 |
| 10:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gale Bonanno gets the rebound | 43-54 |
| 10:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leroy Hoeppner hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 43-54 |
| 10:39 | Grinnell | Thomas Kamp snags the defensive board | 43-54 |
| 10:32 | Grinnell | Tim Lathrop can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-54 |
| 10:30 | Grinnell | Marc Alexis hits the follow up shot | 45-54 |
| 10:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Campbell is hacked by Tim Lathrop - foul #1 on Tim Lathrop, team foul #6 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Raymond Karlinsky (PG), Stephen Horner (SG), Steven Fullerton (SF), Kevin Brinkmann (PF), Shayne Jackson (C) Joseph Messinger, Tim Lathrop, Thomas Kamp, Waylon Brown, Marc Alexis | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Freudenstein (PG), James Davis (SG), Joseph Wells (SF), Dean Loomis (PF), Robert Applin (C) Gale Bonanno, Gregory Campbell, Kenneth Richardson, Dennis Saad, Leroy Hoeppner | |
| 09:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Davis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Shayne Jackson - foul #2 on Shayne Jackson, team foul #7 | 45-54 |
| 09:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Davis makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 09:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 09:22 | Grinnell | Kevin Brinkmann misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 45-56 |
| 09:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 09:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Wells hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 45-56 |
| 09:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dean Loomis gets the offensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 08:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Davis scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-59 |
| 08:43 | Grinnell | Shayne Jackson is whistled for traveling | 45-59 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Tim Lathrop (SG) Stephen Horner | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 08:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Wells comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 45-59 |
| 08:21 | Grinnell | Shayne Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-59 |
| 08:03 | Grinnell | Shayne Jackson loses the dribble to Dean Loomis | 45-59 |
| 07:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Davis misses the shot from the right side | 45-59 |
| 07:36 | Grinnell | Steven Fullerton snags the defensive board | 45-59 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Raymond Karlinsky (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Tim Lathrop (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Fullerton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Brinkmann (fresh) 5 pts. C - Shayne Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Charles Freudenstein (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Davis (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Wells (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dean Loomis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Applin (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:15 | Grinnell | Steven Fullerton blows the layup | 45-59 |
| 07:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Wells gets the rebound | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Freudenstein connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:52 | Grinnell | Steven Fullerton is whistled for traveling | 45-61 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Joseph Messinger (PG), Thomas Kamp (SF), Waylon Brown (PF), Marc Alexis (C) Raymond Karlinsky, Steven Fullerton, Kevin Brinkmann, Shayne Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Isiah Henderson (PG), Gregory Campbell (SG), Kenneth Richardson (SF), Leroy Hoeppner (C) Charles Freudenstein, James Davis, Joseph Wells, Robert Applin | |
| 06:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Marc Alexis steals it from Kenneth Richardson | 45-61 |
| 06:17 | Grinnell | Waylon Brown buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Messinger | 47-61 |
| 06:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Campbell is hacked by Thomas Kamp - foul #4 on Thomas Kamp, team foul #8 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Stephen Horner (SG) Tim Lathrop | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Gale Bonanno (PG), Dennis Saad (PF) Isiah Henderson, Dean Loomis | |
| 06:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 06:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-63 |
| 05:54 | Grinnell | Stephen Horner is whistled for a carry | 47-63 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Kevin Brinkmann (C) Marc Alexis | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 05:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Campbell misses the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Joseph Messinger - foul #2 on Joseph Messinger, team foul #9 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Raymond Karlinsky (SG) Stephen Horner | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Wells (PF) Leroy Hoeppner | |
| 05:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 05:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-64 |
| 05:10 | Grinnell | Gale Bonanno steps in front of the Thomas Kamp pass | 47-64 |
| 05:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Wells banks in the layup on a great pass from Gale Bonanno | 47-66 |
| 04:50 | Grinnell | Waylon Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Joseph Wells - foul #2 on Joseph Wells, team foul #1 | 47-66 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Tim Lathrop (SG) Raymond Karlinsky | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 04:50 | Grinnell | Waylon Brown misses the 1st free throw | 47-66 |
| 04:50 | Grinnell | Waylon Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 47-66 |
| 04:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Richardson snags the defensive board | 47-66 |
| 04:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kevin Brinkmann steals it from Joseph Wells | 47-66 |
| 04:14 | Grinnell | Tim Lathrop makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Messinger and he's fouled by Kenneth Richardson - foul #2 on Kenneth Richardson, team foul #2 | 49-66 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Raymond Karlinsky (PG), Shayne Jackson (PF), Marc Alexis (C) Joseph Messinger, Waylon Brown, Kevin Brinkmann | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dean Loomis (PF), Leroy Hoeppner (C) Joseph Wells, Dennis Saad | |
| 04:14 | Grinnell | Tim Lathrop makes the free throw | 50-66 |
| 03:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Leroy Hoeppner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-66 |
| 03:47 | Grinnell | Shayne Jackson snags the defensive board | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Grinnell | Thomas Kamp connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Raymond Karlinsky | 52-66 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Raymond Karlinsky (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Tim Lathrop (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Kamp (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. PF - Shayne Jackson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Marc Alexis (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Gale Bonanno (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gregory Campbell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Richardson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dean Loomis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Leroy Hoeppner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Campbell connects on the shot from the left side set up by Gale Bonanno | 52-68 |
| 03:01 | Grinnell | Shayne Jackson drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Raymond Karlinsky | 54-68 |
| 02:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Richardson lays it in | 54-70 |
| 02:25 | Grinnell | Tim Lathrop hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Raymond Karlinsky | 56-70 |
| 01:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Campbell is fouled on the floor by Tim Lathrop - foul #2 on Tim Lathrop, team foul #10 | 56-70 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Stephen Horner (SG), Steven Fullerton (SF), Kevin Brinkmann (PF) Tim Lathrop, Thomas Kamp, Marc Alexis | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | James Davis (PG), Joseph Wells (SF), Dennis Saad (PF), Robert Applin (C) Gale Bonanno, Kenneth Richardson, Dean Loomis, Leroy Hoeppner | |
| 01:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 56-71 |
| 01:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 56-72 |
| 01:42 | Grinnell | Raymond Karlinsky is hacked by Robert Applin - foul #2 on Robert Applin, team foul #3 | 56-72 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Freudenstein (PG) Gregory Campbell | |
| 01:27 | Grinnell | Steven Fullerton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-72 |
| 01:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 56-72 |
| 00:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Wells comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 56-72 |
| 00:55 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Shayne Jackson | 56-72 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Grinnell | Kevin Brinkmann connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Stephen Horner and he's fouled by Charles Freudenstein - foul #1 on Charles Freudenstein, team foul #4 | 58-72 |
| 00:48 | Grinnell | Kevin Brinkmann misses the free throw | 58-72 |
| 00:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Applin grabs the defensive rebound | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Davis misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 58-72 |
| 00:21 | Grinnell | Steven Fullerton grabs the board | 58-72 |
| 00:15 | Grinnell | Kevin Brinkmann hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Steven Fullerton | 60-72 |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Freudenstein runs out the clock | 60-72 |