| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Michael Templeman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roy Maez (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Coleman Frisby (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Frank Weiss (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Paul Britton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Lon Piccolo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ben Speight (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stanley Rincon (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott James (fresh) 2 pts. C - Morgan Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby inbounds the ball | 38-36 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Grinnell | Scott James is called for the reach on Frank Weiss - foul #3 on Scott James, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Kevin Lewis (PF) Scott James | |
| 19:30 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Coleman Frisby | 40-36 |
| 19:11 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Michael Templeman steals the ball from Kevin Lewis | 40-36 |
| 19:08 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman hits the finger roll | 42-36 |
| 18:52 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Kevin Lewis scores on a fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Paul Britton - foul #3 on Paul Britton, team foul #1 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Hubert Paulus (C) Paul Britton | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | George Grimm (SF) Stanley Rincon | |
| 18:52 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Kevin Lewis makes the free throw | 42-39 |
| 18:34 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 18:33 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Kevin Lewis grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 18:27 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Michael Templeman steals it from Morgan Simmons | 42-39 |
| 18:11 | Grinnell | Frank Weiss misses the 3 from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 18:10 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Ben Speight pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 18:05 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Lon Piccolo hits a runner in the paint and he's fouled by Coleman Frisby - foul #3 on Coleman Frisby, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Allen Gray (PG), Michael Collins (SG), William Bozek (SF), Jason Cohn (PF) Michael Templeman, Roy Maez, Coleman Frisby, Frank Weiss | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Brian Hunter (SG), Sam Hill (PF) Ben Speight, Kevin Lewis | |
| 18:05 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Lon Piccolo misses the free throw | 42-41 |
| 18:05 | Grinnell | Hubert Paulus gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 17:45 | Grinnell | Allen Gray hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 17:20 | U.S. Merchant Marines | George Grimm misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Bozek - foul #1 on William Bozek, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Ballard (C) Hubert Paulus | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Stanley Rincon (SF) Lon Piccolo | |
| 17:20 | U.S. Merchant Marines | George Grimm makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 17:20 | U.S. Merchant Marines | George Grimm makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 17:04 | Grinnell | William Ballard misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 17:02 | Grinnell | Allen Gray hits the follow up shot | 47-43 |
| 16:48 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Stanley Rincon is fouled on the floor by Allen Gray - foul #2 on Allen Gray, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Frank Weiss (PF) William Bozek | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Todd Krogman (PG), Kevin Lewis (PF) George Grimm, Sam Hill | |
| 16:38 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Brian Hunter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 47-43 |
| 16:36 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Jason Cohn | 47-43 |
| 16:32 | Grinnell | Allen Gray can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-43 |
| 16:31 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Stanley Rincon gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 16:25 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Todd Krogman comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Allen Gray - foul #3 on Allen Gray, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Templeman (PG), Roy Maez (SG) Allen Gray, Michael Collins | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Ben Speight (SG) Brian Hunter | |
| 16:25 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Todd Krogman makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 16:25 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Todd Krogman misses the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 16:25 | Grinnell | Roy Maez gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 16:05 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Templeman | 50-44 |
| 15:47 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Ben Speight is whistled for a carry | 50-44 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby (SF), Paul Britton (C) Jason Cohn, William Ballard | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Michael O'Hanley (PG), Sam Hill (SF), Scott James (PF) Todd Krogman, Stanley Rincon, Morgan Simmons | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Michael Templeman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Roy Maez (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Coleman Frisby (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Frank Weiss (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Paul Britton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Michael O'Hanley (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ben Speight (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Sam Hill (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Scott James (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Kevin Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:22 | Grinnell | Sam Hill takes the ball from Michael Templeman | 50-44 |
| 15:06 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Roy Maez is called for the reach on Ben Speight - foul #1 on Roy Maez, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Allen Gray (PG), William Bozek (SG), Hubert Paulus (PF) Michael Templeman, Roy Maez, Frank Weiss | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Brian Hunter (SG), Lon Piccolo (SF) Ben Speight, Sam Hill | |
| 14:44 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Scott James's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-44 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Collins (SG) William Bozek | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Todd Krogman (PG), Stanley Rincon (SF) Michael O'Hanley, Kevin Lewis | |
| 14:19 | Grinnell | Michael Collins's fadeaway is rejected by Scott James | 50-44 |
| 14:18 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Scott James snags the defensive board | 50-44 |
| 14:14 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Stanley Rincon can't connect on a floater from the right side | 50-44 |
| 14:13 | Grinnell | Allen Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 14:10 | Grinnell | Allen Gray loses the dribble to Stanley Rincon in the backcourt | 50-44 |
| 13:54 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Todd Krogman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 13:53 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Scott James grabs the offensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 13:45 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Stanley Rincon scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brian Hunter | 50-46 |
| 13:24 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby can't finish the layup | 50-46 |
| 13:22 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby tips it home | 52-46 |
| 12:53 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Scott James is fouled on the floor by Hubert Paulus - foul #1 on Hubert Paulus, team foul #7 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Bozek (PG), Roy Maez (SG), Jason Cohn (SF), Frank Weiss (PF), William Ballard (C) Allen Gray, Michael Collins, Coleman Frisby, Hubert Paulus, Paul Britton | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Michael O'Hanley (PG), Ben Speight (SG), Sam Hill (SF), George Grimm (C) Todd Krogman, Brian Hunter, Stanley Rincon, Lon Piccolo | |
| 12:53 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Scott James misses the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 12:53 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Frank Weiss | 52-46 |
| 12:51 | Grinnell | George Grimm is called for the reach on Roy Maez in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Grimm, team foul #2 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Morgan Simmons (C) Scott James | |
| 12:38 | Grinnell | Roy Maez comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-46 |
| 12:37 | U.S. Merchant Marines | The rebound goes to George Grimm | 52-46 |
| 12:33 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Michael O'Hanley misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Jason Cohn - foul #1 on Jason Cohn, team foul #8 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Templeman (PG) William Bozek | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | | |
| 12:33 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Michael O'Hanley makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 12:33 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Michael O'Hanley makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 12:15 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-48 |
| 12:01 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Ben Speight hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Roy Maez - foul #2 on Roy Maez, team foul #9 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Bozek (SF) Frank Weiss | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Kevin Lewis (C) Morgan Simmons | |
| 12:01 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Ben Speight makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 12:01 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Ben Speight makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 11:48 | Grinnell | William Ballard misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 11:46 | Grinnell | William Bozek pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Michael Templeman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Roy Maez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Bozek (fresh) PF - Jason Cohn (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - William Ballard (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Michael O'Hanley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ben Speight (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - George Grimm (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Sam Hill (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Kevin Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:31 | Grinnell | William Bozek knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Templeman | 56-50 |
| 11:14 | U.S. Merchant Marines | George Grimm can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-50 |
| 11:13 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Ben Speight can't tip it in | 56-50 |
| 11:12 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Kevin Lewis can't tip it in | 56-50 |
| 11:11 | U.S. Merchant Marines | George Grimm tips it home | 56-52 |
| 10:52 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman is hacked by Ben Speight - foul #3 on Ben Speight, team foul #3 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby (SF), Frank Weiss (PF), Paul Britton (C) William Bozek, Jason Cohn, William Ballard | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Lon Piccolo (SF), Scott James (PF) George Grimm, Sam Hill | |
| 10:28 | Grinnell | Frank Weiss hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 56-52 |
| 10:26 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Scott James pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| 10:10 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Ben Speight misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-52 |
| 10:08 | Grinnell | Paul Britton grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 09:53 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Coleman Frisby, team foul #10 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Allen Gray (PG), Michael Collins (SG), Jason Cohn (SF) Michael Templeman, Roy Maez, Coleman Frisby | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Todd Krogman (PG), Brian Hunter (SG), Stanley Rincon (SF), Morgan Simmons (C) Michael O'Hanley, Ben Speight, Lon Piccolo, Kevin Lewis | |
| 09:33 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Todd Krogman misses long on a floater from the left block | 56-52 |
| 09:32 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Brian Hunter pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 09:14 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Scott James hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Todd Krogman | 56-54 |
| 09:10 | Grinnell | Brian Hunter is called for the reach on Frank Weiss in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Hunter, team foul #4 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Bozek (SF), Hubert Paulus (C) Jason Cohn, Paul Britton | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Lon Piccolo (PG) Todd Krogman | |
| 08:47 | Grinnell | Scott James is called for the reach on Allen Gray - foul #4 on Scott James, team foul #5 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | George Grimm (SF), Sam Hill (PF) Stanley Rincon, Scott James | |
| 08:18 | Grinnell | William Bozek misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Sam Hill - foul #1 on Sam Hill, team foul #6 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Roy Maez (SG), William Ballard (C) Michael Collins, Hubert Paulus | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Michael O'Hanley (PG), Kevin Lewis (C) Brian Hunter, Morgan Simmons | |
| 08:18 | Grinnell | William Bozek misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 08:18 | Grinnell | William Bozek misses the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 08:18 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Lon Piccolo snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| 08:03 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Frank Weiss denies the turnaround by George Grimm | 56-54 |
| 08:02 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Sam Hill hits the follow up shot | 56-56 |
| 07:59 | Grinnell | Allen Gray is fouled in the backcourt by Sam Hill - foul #2 on Sam Hill, team foul #7 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby (SF) William Bozek | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Todd Krogman (PG), Ben Speight (SG), Stanley Rincon (SF), Morgan Simmons (C) Michael O'Hanley, George Grimm, Lon Piccolo, Sam Hill | |
| 07:59 | Grinnell | Allen Gray misses the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 07:59 | U.S. Merchant Marines | The rebound goes to Morgan Simmons | 56-56 |
| 07:38 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Todd Krogman scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ben Speight | 56-58 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Allen Gray (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roy Maez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Coleman Frisby (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Frank Weiss (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - William Ballard (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Todd Krogman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ben Speight (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stanley Rincon (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Morgan Simmons (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Grinnell | Morgan Simmons is called for the reach on William Ballard - foul #3 on Morgan Simmons, team foul #8 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Templeman (PG), Jason Cohn (PF) Allen Gray, Frank Weiss | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Scott James (PF) Morgan Simmons | |
| 07:25 | Grinnell | William Ballard misses the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 07:25 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Scott James pulls down the rebound | 56-58 |
| 07:03 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Kevin Lewis drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Ben Speight | 56-60 |
| 07:00 | Grinnell | Ben Speight is called for the reach on Michael Templeman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ben Speight, team foul #9 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Collins (SG), Hubert Paulus (C) Roy Maez, William Ballard | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Michael O'Hanley (PG), Brian Hunter (SG), Lon Piccolo (SF), Sam Hill (PF) Todd Krogman, Ben Speight, Stanley Rincon, Scott James | |
| 07:00 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 07:00 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 06:46 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Kevin Lewis misses long on a jump hook from close range | 58-60 |
| 06:44 | Grinnell | Hubert Paulus grabs the defensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 06:21 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn is open but comes up short on the shot in the lane | 58-60 |
| 06:19 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Brian Hunter grabs the board | 58-60 |
| 06:14 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Lon Piccolo buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-63 |
| 06:02 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael O'Hanley - foul #4 on Michael O'Hanley, team foul #10 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Roy Maez (SG), William Bozek (SF), Frank Weiss (PF), Paul Britton (C) Michael Collins, Coleman Frisby, Jason Cohn, Hubert Paulus | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Ben Speight (SG), George Grimm (SF), Scott James (PF), Morgan Simmons (C) Brian Hunter, Lon Piccolo, Sam Hill, Kevin Lewis | |
| 06:02 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 06:02 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 05:52 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Paul Britton is called for the reach on Ben Speight - foul #4 on Paul Britton, team foul #11 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby (SF) Michael Templeman | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | | |
| 05:52 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Ben Speight makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 05:52 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Ben Speight makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 05:48 | Grinnell | Michael O'Hanley picks off the pass by William Bozek in the backcourt | 60-65 |
| 05:29 | U.S. Merchant Marines | George Grimm misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 60-65 |
| 05:28 | Grinnell | Frank Weiss snags the defensive board | 60-65 |
| 05:11 | Grinnell | William Bozek connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Frank Weiss and the foul's on Morgan Simmons - foul #4 on Morgan Simmons, team foul #11 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Allen Gray (PG) Coleman Frisby | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Todd Krogman (PG), Lon Piccolo (SF) Michael O'Hanley, Ben Speight | |
| 05:11 | Grinnell | William Bozek makes the free throw | 63-65 |
| 05:02 | U.S. Merchant Marines | William Bozek takes the ball from Scott James | 63-65 |
| 04:35 | Grinnell | William Bozek misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-65 |
| 04:33 | Grinnell | Frank Weiss pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-65 |
| 04:13 | Grinnell | Roy Maez misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-65 |
| 04:12 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Morgan Simmons gets the rebound | 63-65 |
| 04:08 | U.S. Merchant Marines | George Grimm clanks a runner from the right block | 63-65 |
| 04:06 | Grinnell | Paul Britton snags the defensive board | 63-65 |
| 04:02 | Grinnell | William Bozek drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-65 |
| 03:37 | U.S. Merchant Marines | George Grimm lays it up and in on a nice dish by Todd Krogman and the foul's on Roy Maez - foul #3 on Roy Maez, team foul #12 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Templeman (PG), Michael Collins (SG), Jason Cohn (SF), Hubert Paulus (PF), William Ballard (C) Allen Gray, Roy Maez, William Bozek, Frank Weiss, Paul Britton | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Brian Hunter (SG), Stanley Rincon (SF), Sam Hill (PF), Kevin Lewis (C) Todd Krogman, Lon Piccolo, Scott James, Morgan Simmons | |
| 03:37 | U.S. Merchant Marines | George Grimm misses the free throw | 65-67 |
| 03:37 | Grinnell | Michael Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 65-67 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Michael Templeman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Collins (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jason Cohn (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Hubert Paulus (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. C - William Ballard (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - George Grimm (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Rincon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sam Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Kevin Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:35 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Cohn, team foul #13 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Michael O'Hanley (PG) George Grimm | |
| 03:19 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Sam Hill blows the layup | 65-67 |
| 03:17 | Grinnell | Michael Collins snags the defensive board | 65-67 |
| 03:04 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Templeman | 67-67 |
| 02:52 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Brian Hunter misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 67-67 |
| 02:51 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Sam Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 02:31 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Michael O'Hanley misses the fadeaway from the left side | 67-67 |
| 02:29 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman grabs the board | 67-67 |
| 02:26 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jason Cohn, team foul #14 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Allen Gray (PG), Coleman Frisby (SF) Michael Templeman, Hubert Paulus | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Lon Piccolo (PG) Michael O'Hanley | |
| 02:13 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Brian Hunter knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Lon Piccolo | 67-69 |
| 01:58 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby is hacked by Stanley Rincon - foul #1 on Stanley Rincon, team foul #12 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Templeman (PG), Roy Maez (SG), Frank Weiss (PF), Paul Britton (C) Allen Gray, Michael Collins, Jason Cohn, William Ballard | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Michael O'Hanley (PG), Ben Speight (SG), Scott James (PF), Morgan Simmons (C) Lon Piccolo, Brian Hunter, Sam Hill, Kevin Lewis | |
| 01:58 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 01:58 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby misses the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 01:58 | U.S. Merchant Marines | The rebound goes to Scott James | 68-69 |
| 01:53 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Ben Speight misses long on a jumper from the right side | 68-69 |
| 01:51 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby pulls down the rebound | 68-69 |
| 01:32 | Grinnell | Frank Weiss knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-69 |
| 01:15 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Scott James misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Frank Weiss - foul #1 on Frank Weiss, team foul #15 | 71-69 |
| 01:15 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Scott James makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 01:15 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Scott James makes the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| 00:58 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 73-71 |
| 00:39 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Stanley Rincon misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 73-71 |
| 00:37 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Morgan Simmons pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-71 |
| 00:24 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Michael O'Hanley knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby blows the wide open layup | 73-73 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby snags the offensive board | 73-73 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Michael Templeman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Roy Maez (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Coleman Frisby (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Frank Weiss (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - Paul Britton (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Michael O'Hanley (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Ben Speight (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Stanley Rincon (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott James (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Morgan Simmons (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Grinnell | Paul Britton wins the tip | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:55 | Grinnell | Michael O'Hanley is called for the reach on Michael Templeman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael O'Hanley, team foul #13 | 73-73 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Collins (SG), William Bozek (SF), Jason Cohn (PF), Hubert Paulus (C) Roy Maez, Coleman Frisby, Frank Weiss, Paul Britton | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Lon Piccolo (PG), Brian Hunter (SG), George Grimm (SF), Sam Hill (PF), Kevin Lewis (C) Michael O'Hanley, Ben Speight, Stanley Rincon, Scott James, Morgan Simmons | |
| 04:55 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman makes the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 04:55 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman makes the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| 04:47 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Sam Hill can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 75-73 |
| 04:45 | Grinnell | William Bozek grabs the defensive rebound | 75-73 |
| 04:23 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 78-73 |
| 04:21 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Lon Piccolo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-73 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Allen Gray (PG) Michael Templeman | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | | |
| 04:03 | Grinnell | Michael Collins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 78-73 |
| 04:01 | U.S. Merchant Marines | George Grimm grabs the board | 78-73 |
| 03:56 | U.S. Merchant Marines | George Grimm misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 78-73 |
| 03:55 | U.S. Merchant Marines | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Hunter | 78-73 |
| 03:33 | U.S. Merchant Marines | George Grimm hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Brian Hunter | 78-76 |
| 03:09 | Grinnell | Michael Collins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 78-76 |
| 03:07 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Kevin Lewis gets the rebound | 78-76 |
| 03:03 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Lon Piccolo drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Kevin Lewis | 78-78 |
| 03:00 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 78-78 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby (SF) William Bozek | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Ben Speight (SG) Brian Hunter | |
| 02:46 | Grinnell | Hubert Paulus misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Kevin Lewis - foul #3 on Kevin Lewis, team foul #14 | 78-78 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Todd Krogman (PG) George Grimm | |
| 02:46 | Grinnell | Hubert Paulus makes the 1st free throw | 79-78 |
| 02:46 | Grinnell | Hubert Paulus makes the 2nd free throw | 80-78 |
| 02:25 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Kevin Lewis clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 80-78 |
| 02:24 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn grabs the defensive rebound | 80-78 |
| 02:24 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-78 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Frank Weiss (PF) Jason Cohn | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | George Grimm (SF) Todd Krogman | |
| 02:22 | Grinnell | Allen Gray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 80-78 |
| 02:11 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Ben Speight comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 80-78 |
| 02:09 | U.S. Merchant Marines | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Lewis | 80-78 |
| 02:09 | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 80-78 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Templeman (PG), Roy Maez (SG), Paul Britton (C) Allen Gray, Michael Collins, Hubert Paulus | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Scott James (PF), Morgan Simmons (C) Sam Hill, Kevin Lewis | |
| 01:50 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Lon Piccolo misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 80-78 |
| 01:49 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Ben Speight grabs the offensive board | 80-78 |
| 01:31 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Lon Piccolo is called for traveling | 80-78 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Stanley Rincon (SF) George Grimm | |
| 01:02 | Grinnell | Roy Maez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 80-78 |
| 01:01 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Morgan Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 80-78 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Michael Templeman (fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Roy Maez (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Coleman Frisby (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Frank Weiss (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - Paul Britton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Lon Piccolo (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ben Speight (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Stanley Rincon (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott James (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Morgan Simmons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 00:54 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Ben Speight buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott James | 80-80 |
| 00:38 | Grinnell | Roy Maez makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Templeman | 83-80 |
| 00:32 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Ben Speight makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Lon Piccolo | 83-82 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Grinnell | Ben Speight is called for the reach on Roy Maez in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ben Speight, team foul #15 | 83-82 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | George Grimm (SG) Ben Speight | |
| 00:31 | Grinnell | Roy Maez makes the 1st free throw | 84-82 |
| 00:31 | Grinnell | Roy Maez misses the 2nd free throw | 84-82 |
| 00:31 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Morgan Simmons pulls down the rebound | 84-82 |
| 00:31 | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-82 |
| 00:11 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Scott James comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 84-82 |
| 00:09 | Grinnell | Frank Weiss snags the defensive board | 84-82 |
| 00:08 | Grinnell | Frank Weiss is fouled in the backcourt by George Grimm - foul #2 on George Grimm, team foul #16 | 84-82 |
| 00:08 | Grinnell | Frank Weiss makes the 1st free throw | 85-82 |
| 00:08 | Grinnell | Frank Weiss misses the 2nd free throw | 85-82 |
| 00:08 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Morgan Simmons grabs the board | 85-82 |
| 00:08 | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 85-82 |
| 00:04 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Stanley Rincon clanks a 3 from the right corner | 85-82 |
| 00:03 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Lon Piccolo snags the offensive board | 85-82 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:01 | U.S. Merchant Marines | George Grimm misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 85-82 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby grabs the defensive rebound | 85-82 |