| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Homer Johnson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jurica Ruszkowski (fresh) SF - Randall Beale (fresh) PF - Roberto Ferrari (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Roy Hammond (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Robert Murrieta (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Christopher (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Tinsley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frank Rodgers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thad Collier (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Tinsley inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Randall Beale steals it from Roger Tinsley | 31-33 |
| 19:47 | Grinnell | Homer Johnson blows the layup | 31-33 |
| 19:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 19:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Homer Johnson steals the ball from Robert Murrieta | 31-33 |
| 19:36 | Grinnell | Homer Johnson banks in the layup | 33-33 |
| 19:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Roger Tinsley | 33-35 |
| 19:03 | Grinnell | Roberto Ferrari hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 33-35 |
| 19:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Rodgers pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 18:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Tinsley buries a 3 from the right corner | 33-38 |
| 18:27 | Grinnell | Roberto Ferrari can't connect on a floater in the paint | 33-38 |
| 18:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Rodgers gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 18:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-38 |
| 18:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Tinsley tips it but misses | 33-38 |
| 18:04 | Grinnell | Roberto Ferrari pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 17:36 | Grinnell | Roberto Ferrari is whistled for a carry | 33-38 |
| 17:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Johnny Christopher | 33-40 |
| 16:59 | Grinnell | Roy Hammond knocks in the driving attempt from close range and the foul's on Thad Collier - foul #1 on Thad Collier, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Wilfredo Colombo (SG), Osayaba Suleiman (PF) Jurica Ruszkowski, Roberto Ferrari | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin McKeon (PG), Ernest Holland (PF), Wayne Appel (C) Robert Murrieta, Frank Rodgers, Thad Collier | |
| 16:59 | Grinnell | Roy Hammond makes the free throw | 36-40 |
| 16:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ernest Holland double dribbles | 36-40 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Roland Raya (SF), Jay Papineau (C) Randall Beale, Roy Hammond | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Roy Theus (SF) Roger Tinsley | |
| 16:23 | Grinnell | Homer Johnson is hacked by Dustin McKeon - foul #1 on Dustin McKeon, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Henry Desalvo (PG) Homer Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | James Rice (SG) Johnny Christopher | |
| 15:59 | Grinnell | Wilfredo Colombo connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Henry Desalvo | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Henry Desalvo (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Wilfredo Colombo (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Roland Raya (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Osayaba Suleiman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Jay Papineau (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Dustin McKeon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Rice (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roy Theus (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ernest Holland (fresh) C - Wayne Appel (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roland Raya is called for the reach on Roy Theus - foul #1 on Roland Raya, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jurica Ruszkowski (SG), Randall Beale (SF) Wilfredo Colombo, Roland Raya | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Hackenberg (PF), Thad Collier (C) Ernest Holland, Wayne Appel | |
| 15:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thad Collier hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jay Papineau - foul #2 on Jay Papineau, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Homer Johnson (PG), Roberto Ferrari (PF) Henry Desalvo, Osayaba Suleiman | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta (PG), Roger Tinsley (SF) James Rice, Roy Theus | |
| 15:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thad Collier makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 15:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thad Collier makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 15:19 | Grinnell | Roberto Ferrari misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 39-42 |
| 15:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Tinsley grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 15:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 15:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin McKeon hits the follow up shot | 39-44 |
| 14:48 | Grinnell | Jay Papineau is whistled for a carry | 39-44 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Roy Hammond (C) Jay Papineau | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher (SG) Dustin McKeon | |
| 14:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Roy Hammond - foul #2 on Roy Hammond, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| 14:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 14:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 14:12 | Grinnell | Roberto Ferrari can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 14:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Hackenberg pulls down the rebound | 39-46 |
| 13:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thad Collier's pass is intercepted by Homer Johnson | 39-46 |
| 13:30 | Grinnell | Roberto Ferrari lays it in on a nice dish by Randall Beale | 41-46 |
| 13:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Tinsley can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Randall Beale - foul #2 on Randall Beale, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Henry Desalvo (PG), Wilfredo Colombo (SG), Roland Raya (SF), Osayaba Suleiman (PF) Homer Johnson, Jurica Ruszkowski, Randall Beale, Roberto Ferrari | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin McKeon (PG), Frank Rodgers (C) Robert Murrieta, Thad Collier | |
| 13:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Tinsley makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 13:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Tinsley makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 12:43 | Grinnell | Wilfredo Colombo hits the finger roll | 43-48 |
| 12:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Tinsley is hacked by Roland Raya - foul #2 on Roland Raya, team foul #5 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Roy Theus (SF), Wayne Appel (C) Roger Tinsley, Jeffrey Hackenberg | |
| 12:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin McKeon loses the dribble to Roland Raya | 43-48 |
| 12:17 | Grinnell | Wilfredo Colombo misses the lay-in | 43-48 |
| 12:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Rodgers grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 12:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin McKeon is hacked by Henry Desalvo - foul #1 on Henry Desalvo, team foul #6 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jay Papineau (C) Roy Hammond | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 12:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Rodgers is whistled for traveling | 43-48 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Henry Desalvo (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Wilfredo Colombo (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Roland Raya (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Osayaba Suleiman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Jay Papineau (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Dustin McKeon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Christopher (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Theus (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank Rodgers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Appel (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Grinnell | Roland Raya misses badly on a floater from the right side | 43-48 |
| 11:32 | Grinnell | Osayaba Suleiman tips it back up and in | 45-48 |
| 11:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Rodgers banks in the layup on a great pass from Johnny Christopher | 45-50 |
| 10:49 | Grinnell | Wilfredo Colombo misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 45-50 |
| 10:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher grabs the board | 45-50 |
| 10:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Wayne Appel hits the finger roll | 45-52 |
| 10:01 | Grinnell | Roland Raya misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-52 |
| 10:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 09:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roy Theus can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-52 |
| 09:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin McKeon grabs the offensive board | 45-52 |
| 09:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roy Theus is fouled on the floor by Roland Raya - foul #3 on Roland Raya, team foul #7 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Homer Johnson (PG), Jurica Ruszkowski (SG), Randall Beale (SF), Roberto Ferrari (PF), Roy Hammond (C) Henry Desalvo, Wilfredo Colombo, Roland Raya, Osayaba Suleiman, Jay Papineau | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta (PG), Roger Tinsley (SF), Jeffrey Hackenberg (PF), Thad Collier (C) Dustin McKeon, Johnny Christopher, Frank Rodgers, Wayne Appel | |
| 09:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roy Theus misses the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 09:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Hackenberg | 45-52 |
| 08:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roger Tinsley makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 08:36 | Grinnell | Roy Hammond misses the jump hook from the baseline | 45-54 |
| 08:35 | Grinnell | Jurica Ruszkowski can't tip it in | 45-54 |
| 08:34 | Grinnell | Roy Hammond pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 08:17 | Grinnell | Roy Hammond hits a jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Thad Collier - foul #2 on Thad Collier, team foul #3 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | James Rice (SG) Roy Theus | |
| 08:17 | Grinnell | Roy Hammond makes the free throw | 48-54 |
| 07:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Hackenberg's floater is tipped away by Roy Hammond | 48-54 |
| 07:56 | Grinnell | Roy Hammond grabs the defensive rebound | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Homer Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jurica Ruszkowski (fresh) SF - Randall Beale (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Roberto Ferrari (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Roy Hammond (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Robert Murrieta (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Rice (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Tinsley (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Hackenberg (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Thad Collier (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Grinnell | Thad Collier blocks the short jumper by Roberto Ferrari | 48-54 |
| 07:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Hackenberg pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 07:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 48-54 |
| 07:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Hackenberg tips it home | 48-56 |
| 06:47 | Grinnell | Roy Hammond buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Randall Beale | 50-56 |
| 06:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Rice clanks a floater from the right side | 50-56 |
| 06:40 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Roy Hammond | 50-56 |
| 06:18 | Grinnell | Roger Tinsley is called for the reach on Roberto Ferrari - foul #2 on Roger Tinsley, team foul #4 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Wilfredo Colombo (SG), Osayaba Suleiman (PF), Jay Papineau (C) Jurica Ruszkowski, Roberto Ferrari, Roy Hammond | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin McKeon (PG), Johnny Christopher (SG), Frank Rodgers (C) Robert Murrieta, James Rice, Thad Collier | |
| 05:56 | Grinnell | Homer Johnson is fouled on the floor by Johnny Christopher - foul #1 on Johnny Christopher, team foul #5 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Roland Raya (SF) Randall Beale | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Roy Theus (SF), Wayne Appel (C) Roger Tinsley, Jeffrey Hackenberg | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:46 | Grinnell | Roland Raya misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 05:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin McKeon gets the rebound | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin McKeon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 05:28 | Grinnell | Jay Papineau grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 05:09 | Grinnell | Jay Papineau knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Roland Raya | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Wilfredo Colombo steps in front of the Johnny Christopher pass | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:23 | Grinnell | The jump hook by Wilfredo Colombo is blocked by Frank Rodgers | 52-56 |
| 04:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Rodgers gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| 04:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-56 |
| 04:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Rodgers | 52-56 |
| 03:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jay Papineau takes the ball from Wayne Appel | 52-56 |
| 03:59 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-56 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jurica Ruszkowski (SG), Randall Beale (SF), Roberto Ferrari (PF), Roy Hammond (C) Wilfredo Colombo, Roland Raya, Osayaba Suleiman, Jay Papineau | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta (PG), Roger Tinsley (SF), Jeffrey Hackenberg (PF), Thad Collier (C) Dustin McKeon, Roy Theus, Frank Rodgers, Wayne Appel | |
| 03:56 | Grinnell | Homer Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-56 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Homer Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jurica Ruszkowski (fresh) SF - Randall Beale (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Roberto Ferrari (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Roy Hammond (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Robert Murrieta (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Christopher (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roger Tinsley (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Hackenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Thad Collier (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Homer Johnson takes the ball from Roger Tinsley | 52-56 |
| 03:32 | Grinnell | Randall Beale blows the layup | 52-56 |
| 03:30 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Hammond | 52-56 |
| 03:10 | Grinnell | Roy Hammond can't finish the layup | 52-56 |
| 03:08 | Grinnell | Roberto Ferrari tips it back up and in | 54-56 |
| 02:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Johnny Christopher hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-59 |
| 02:29 | Grinnell | Roberto Ferrari misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jeffrey Hackenberg - foul #4 on Jeffrey Hackenberg, team foul #6 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Henry Desalvo (PG) Homer Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 02:29 | Grinnell | Roberto Ferrari makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 02:29 | Grinnell | Roberto Ferrari makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 02:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Henry Desalvo takes the ball from Jeffrey Hackenberg | 56-59 |
| 01:43 | Grinnell | Jeffrey Hackenberg is called for the reach on Roberto Ferrari - foul #5 on Jeffrey Hackenberg, team foul #7 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Homer Johnson (PG) Henry Desalvo | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Rodgers (PF) Jeffrey Hackenberg | |
| 01:43 | Grinnell | Roberto Ferrari misses the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 01:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thad Collier grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 01:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Murrieta can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 56-59 |
| 01:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Rodgers snags the offensive board | 56-59 |
| 01:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Roberto Ferrari swats the short shot by Roger Tinsley | 56-59 |
| 01:04 | Grinnell | Roy Hammond grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 00:59 | Grinnell | Homer Johnson misses the lay-in | 56-59 |
| 00:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thad Collier gets the rebound | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thad Collier misses badly on a floater from the left side | 56-59 |
| 00:32 | Grinnell | Roy Hammond gets the rebound | 56-59 |
| 00:14 | Grinnell | Roy Hammond comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-59 |
| 00:13 | Grinnell | Roberto Ferrari gets the offensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 00:03 | Grinnell | Randall Beale comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-59 |
| 00:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Rodgers grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frank Rodgers runs out the clock | 56-59 |