| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Justin Estes (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Samuel Sane (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Ruppe (fresh) C - Charles Love (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Robert Brink (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Marie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Kurz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darryl Watson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Clarence Dostie (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Peter Kurz inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Brink's pass is intercepted by Charles Love | 30-32 |
| 19:19 | Grinnell | Walter Ruppe lays it in on a nice dish by Samuel Sane | 32-32 |
| 19:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Charles Love takes the ball from Peter Kurz | 32-32 |
| 18:51 | Grinnell | Samuel Sane's floater is knocked away by Clarence Dostie | 32-32 |
| 18:50 | California, Santa Cruz | Jonathan Marie snags the defensive board | 32-32 |
| 18:25 | California, Santa Cruz | William Butler steps in front of the Darryl Watson pass | 32-32 |
| 18:05 | Grinnell | Walter Ruppe misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 18:03 | California, Santa Cruz | Jonathan Marie grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 17:42 | California, Santa Cruz | Jonathan Marie misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Samuel Sane - foul #1 on Samuel Sane, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 17:42 | California, Santa Cruz | Jonathan Marie makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 17:42 | California, Santa Cruz | Jonathan Marie makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 17:26 | Grinnell | Peter Kurz is called for the reach on William Butler - foul #1 on Peter Kurz, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ronnie Meyers (PG), Charles Hall (SF), Stephen Morris (PF), Duane Hope (C) Samuel Sane, William Butler, Walter Ruppe, Charles Love | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Josh Earls (SG), Martin Perkins (SF) Jonathan Marie, Peter Kurz | |
| 17:11 | Grinnell | Charles Hall misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 17:10 | California, Santa Cruz | Darryl Watson pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 16:51 | California, Santa Cruz | Josh Earls connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Martin Perkins | 32-36 |
| 16:46 | Grinnell | Justin Estes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-36 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Samuel Sane (SG) Justin Estes | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Salvador Dominguez (PF), Andrew Mershon (C) Darryl Watson, Clarence Dostie | |
| 16:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Brink comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 32-36 |
| 16:28 | California, Santa Cruz | Andrew Mershon snags the offensive board | 32-36 |
| 16:08 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Brink loses the ball out of bounds | 32-36 |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Butler (SF), Walter Ruppe (PF), Charles Love (C) Charles Hall, Stephen Morris, Duane Hope | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jonathan Marie (SG), Peter Kurz (SF) Robert Brink, Martin Perkins | |
| 15:49 | Grinnell | Charles Love misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Andrew Mershon - foul #2 on Andrew Mershon, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Fred Cousin (SG) Samuel Sane | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Daniel Fraser (SG) Jonathan Marie | |
| 15:49 | Grinnell | Charles Love makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 15:49 | Grinnell | Charles Love makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Ronnie Meyers (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Fred Cousin (fresh) 3 pf. SF - William Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Ruppe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Love (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Josh Earls (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Fraser (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Peter Kurz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salvador Dominguez (fresh) C - Andrew Mershon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:23 | California, Santa Cruz | Peter Kurz scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Salvador Dominguez | 34-38 |
| 15:10 | Grinnell | Fred Cousin can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-38 |
| 15:08 | Grinnell | Walter Ruppe grabs the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 15:03 | Grinnell | Fred Cousin shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Walter Ruppe | 37-38 |
| 14:35 | California, Santa Cruz | Peter Kurz hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Josh Earls | 37-40 |
| 14:24 | Grinnell | Ronnie Meyers can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 37-40 |
| 14:22 | Grinnell | Walter Ruppe hits the follow up shot | 39-40 |
| 14:09 | California, Santa Cruz | Daniel Fraser misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Charles Love - foul #1 on Charles Love, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Justin Estes (PG), Stephen Morris (PF), Duane Hope (C) Ronnie Meyers, Walter Ruppe, Charles Love | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Brink (PG), Martin Perkins (SF), Darryl Watson (PF), Clarence Dostie (C) Josh Earls, Peter Kurz, Salvador Dominguez, Andrew Mershon | |
| 14:09 | California, Santa Cruz | Daniel Fraser makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 14:09 | California, Santa Cruz | Daniel Fraser makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 14:01 | Grinnell | Stephen Morris misses badly on a runner from close range | 39-42 |
| 13:59 | California, Santa Cruz | Clarence Dostie snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 13:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Clarence Dostie slams it home on a nice dish by Robert Brink | 39-44 |
| 13:25 | Grinnell | Fred Cousin is fouled on the floor by Martin Perkins - foul #1 on Martin Perkins, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Charles Hall (SF) William Butler | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 13:14 | Grinnell | Stephen Morris misses the jumper in the lane | 39-44 |
| 13:13 | California, Santa Cruz | Darryl Watson grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 12:55 | California, Santa Cruz | Martin Perkins drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Brink | 39-46 |
| 12:33 | Grinnell | Duane Hope's pass is intercepted by Darryl Watson | 39-46 |
| 12:04 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Brink comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 39-46 |
| 12:02 | Grinnell | Stephen Morris snags the defensive board | 39-46 |
| 11:50 | Grinnell | Justin Estes makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Fred Cousin | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Justin Estes (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Fred Cousin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Hall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Morris (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Duane Hope (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Robert Brink (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Fraser (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Martin Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Darryl Watson (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Clarence Dostie (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:21 | California, Santa Cruz | Clarence Dostie knocks in the jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Duane Hope - foul #1 on Duane Hope, team foul #3 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ronnie Meyers (PG), Samuel Sane (SG), William Butler (SF), Walter Ruppe (PF), Charles Love (C) Justin Estes, Fred Cousin, Charles Hall, Stephen Morris, Duane Hope | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jonathan Marie (SG), Peter Kurz (SF) Daniel Fraser, Martin Perkins | |
| 11:21 | California, Santa Cruz | Clarence Dostie makes the free throw | 41-49 |
| 11:10 | Grinnell | William Butler comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 11:09 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Brink pulls down the rebound | 41-49 |
| 10:53 | California, Santa Cruz | Darryl Watson clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Walter Ruppe - foul #3 on Walter Ruppe, team foul #4 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Andrew Mershon (C) Clarence Dostie | |
| 10:53 | California, Santa Cruz | Darryl Watson makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 10:53 | California, Santa Cruz | Darryl Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 10:38 | Grinnell | Ronnie Meyers hits a floater from the left side set up by Samuel Sane and he's fouled by Peter Kurz - foul #2 on Peter Kurz, team foul #4 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Josh Earls (PG), Salvador Dominguez (PF) Robert Brink, Darryl Watson | |
| 10:38 | Grinnell | Ronnie Meyers misses the free throw | 43-51 |
| 10:38 | California, Santa Cruz | Andrew Mershon grabs the board | 43-51 |
| 10:14 | California, Santa Cruz | Jonathan Marie double dribbles | 43-51 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Justin Estes (PG) Ronnie Meyers | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 10:02 | Grinnell | Samuel Sane evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from straight away set up by Justin Estes | 46-51 |
| 09:39 | California, Santa Cruz | Peter Kurz comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 46-51 |
| 09:38 | Grinnell | William Butler grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 09:31 | Grinnell | William Butler scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Justin Estes | 48-51 |
| 09:06 | California, Santa Cruz | Peter Kurz misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 09:05 | California, Santa Cruz | Peter Kurz grabs the offensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 08:46 | California, Santa Cruz | The pull-up jumper by Peter Kurz is blocked by Walter Ruppe | 48-51 |
| 08:45 | Grinnell | Charles Love snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 08:38 | Grinnell | William Butler's pass is intercepted by Andrew Mershon | 48-51 |
| 08:26 | California, Santa Cruz | Josh Earls misses the jumpshot from the left side | 48-51 |
| 08:25 | Grinnell | Walter Ruppe snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 08:16 | Grinnell | Justin Estes misses the jumper from the right block | 48-51 |
| 08:14 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Sane | 48-51 |
| 07:52 | Grinnell | Samuel Sane evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by William Butler | 51-51 |
| 07:31 | California, Santa Cruz | Peter Kurz misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 07:29 | California, Santa Cruz | Josh Earls snags the offensive board | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Justin Estes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Sane (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Butler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Walter Ruppe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Love (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Josh Earls (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Marie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Kurz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Salvador Dominguez (fairly fresh) C - Andrew Mershon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:04 | California, Santa Cruz | Andrew Mershon is fouled on the floor by Walter Ruppe - foul #4 on Walter Ruppe, team foul #5 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ronnie Meyers (PG), Fred Cousin (SG), Charles Hall (SF), Stephen Morris (PF), Duane Hope (C) Justin Estes, Samuel Sane, William Butler, Walter Ruppe, Charles Love | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Brink (PG), Daniel Fraser (SG), Martin Perkins (SF), Darryl Watson (PF), Clarence Dostie (C) Josh Earls, Jonathan Marie, Peter Kurz, Salvador Dominguez, Andrew Mershon | |
| 06:49 | California, Santa Cruz | Duane Hope steals it from Darryl Watson | 51-51 |
| 06:35 | Grinnell | Charles Hall misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 06:33 | Grinnell | Ronnie Meyers grabs the offensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 06:17 | Grinnell | Ronnie Meyers is whistled for a carry | 51-51 |
| 05:56 | California, Santa Cruz | Darryl Watson connects on the runner near the basket set up by Daniel Fraser and he's fouled by Stephen Morris - foul #1 on Stephen Morris, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| 05:56 | California, Santa Cruz | Darryl Watson makes the free throw | 51-54 |
| 05:48 | Grinnell | Ronnie Meyers is open and buries a shot from just outside the lane | 53-54 |
| 05:26 | California, Santa Cruz | Clarence Dostie hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 53-54 |
| 05:25 | Grinnell | Ronnie Meyers snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 05:17 | Grinnell | Duane Hope's pass is intercepted by Martin Perkins | 53-54 |
| 05:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Brink makes the floater from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 04:40 | Grinnell | Stephen Morris hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Fred Cousin | 55-56 |
| 04:15 | California, Santa Cruz | Stephen Morris is called for the reach on Darryl Watson - foul #2 on Stephen Morris, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Justin Estes (PG), William Butler (SF), Walter Ruppe (PF), Charles Love (C) Ronnie Meyers, Charles Hall, Stephen Morris, Duane Hope | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Peter Kurz (SF), Andrew Mershon (C) Martin Perkins, Clarence Dostie | |
| 04:15 | California, Santa Cruz | Darryl Watson misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 04:15 | Grinnell | Walter Ruppe pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 04:10 | Grinnell | Justin Estes misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 04:08 | California, Santa Cruz | Andrew Mershon grabs the board | 55-56 |
| 03:46 | California, Santa Cruz | Daniel Fraser misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 03:44 | California, Santa Cruz | Darryl Watson tips it back up and in | 55-58 |
| 03:40 | Grinnell | Fred Cousin is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 55-58 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Samuel Sane (SG) Fred Cousin | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Josh Earls (PG), Jonathan Marie (SG), Salvador Dominguez (PF) Robert Brink, Daniel Fraser, Darryl Watson | |
| 03:19 | California, Santa Cruz | Andrew Mershon is called for traveling | 55-58 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Justin Estes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Sane (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Walter Ruppe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Charles Love (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Josh Earls (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Marie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Kurz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Salvador Dominguez (fresh) C - Andrew Mershon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Grinnell | Walter Ruppe comes up short on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Salvador Dominguez - foul #2 on Salvador Dominguez, team foul #5 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Clarence Dostie (C) Andrew Mershon | |
| 03:04 | Grinnell | Walter Ruppe makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 03:04 | Grinnell | Walter Ruppe makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 02:59 | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Fred Cousin (SG) Samuel Sane | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Brink (PG), Daniel Fraser (SG), Darryl Watson (PF) Josh Earls, Jonathan Marie, Salvador Dominguez | |
| 02:35 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Brink misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 57-58 |
| 02:33 | California, Santa Cruz | Peter Kurz pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 02:12 | California, Santa Cruz | Darryl Watson drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Peter Kurz | 57-60 |
| 01:58 | Grinnell | Fred Cousin misses the shot from the left side | 57-60 |
| 01:56 | California, Santa Cruz | Darryl Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 01:52 | California, Santa Cruz | Justin Estes is called for the reach on Robert Brink in the backcourt - foul #1 on Justin Estes, team foul #8 | 57-60 |
| 01:52 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Brink makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 01:52 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Brink makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 01:39 | Grinnell | Fred Cousin hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Justin Estes | 60-62 |
| 01:11 | California, Santa Cruz | 3 seconds is called on Clarence Dostie | 60-62 |
| 00:53 | Grinnell | Justin Estes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Clarence Dostie's floater is tipped away by Charles Love | 60-62 |
| 00:29 | Grinnell | Walter Ruppe gets the rebound | 60-62 |
| 00:25 | Grinnell | Fred Cousin shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Daniel Fraser - foul #4 on Daniel Fraser, team foul #6 | 60-62 |
| 00:25 | Grinnell | Fred Cousin makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 00:25 | Grinnell | Fred Cousin misses the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 00:25 | California, Santa Cruz | Peter Kurz grabs the board | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | California, Santa Cruz | Peter Kurz is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Estes - foul #2 on Justin Estes, team foul #9 | 61-62 |
| 00:24 | California, Santa Cruz | Peter Kurz makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:24 | California, Santa Cruz | Peter Kurz makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:12 | Grinnell | Fred Cousin misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-64 |
| 00:11 | California, Santa Cruz | Darryl Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 00:09 | California, Santa Cruz | Darryl Watson is hacked by Fred Cousin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Fred Cousin, team foul #10 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jonathan Marie (SG) Daniel Fraser | |
| 00:09 | California, Santa Cruz | Darryl Watson makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:09 | California, Santa Cruz | Darryl Watson misses the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:09 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Walter Ruppe | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:04 | Grinnell | Fred Cousin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-65 |
| 00:03 | California, Santa Cruz | Clarence Dostie grabs the board | 61-65 |
| 00:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Clarence Dostie runs out the clock | 61-65 |