| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Robert Dubose (fresh) SG - Ben Lovely (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Jones (fresh) PF - Warren Steinke (fresh) C - Justin Frank (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - William Barlett (fresh) SG - Nathan Zufelt (fresh) SF - Steven Jeffries (fresh) PF - William Dixon (fresh) C - Jeremy Whitfield (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Simpson | Justin Frank wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Simpson | Simpson is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Simpson | Robert Dubose is hacked by William Barlett - foul #1 on William Barlett, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Simpson | Warren Steinke misses long on a floater from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Simpson | Justin Frank tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Grinnell | Steven Jeffries grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Grinnell | William Barlett buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Nathan Zufelt | 0-3 |
| 18:56 | Simpson | Robert Dubose comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 18:54 | Grinnell | Jeremy Whitfield grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:45 | Grinnell | William Dixon buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Nathan Zufelt | 0-6 |
| 18:21 | Simpson | Jeffrey Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-6 |
| 18:19 | Grinnell | William Dixon grabs the board | 0-6 |
| 18:17 | Grinnell | Robert Dubose is called for the reach on William Barlett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Dubose, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| 17:57 | Grinnell | William Dixon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-6 |
| 17:38 | Simpson | Robert Dubose misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Barlett - foul #2 on William Barlett, team foul #2 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Simpson | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent (PG) William Barlett | |
| 17:38 | Simpson | Robert Dubose makes the 1st free throw | 1-6 |
| 17:38 | Simpson | Robert Dubose makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:09 | Grinnell | William Dixon scores on a runner from the baseline | 2-8 |
| 16:48 | Simpson | Justin Frank loses the ball out of bounds | 2-8 |
| Subs | Simpson | Larry Triplett (C) Justin Frank | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 16:29 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 2-8 |
| 16:27 | Simpson | Larry Triplett gets the rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:17 | Simpson | Larry Triplett connects on the fadeaway from the right wing and the foul's on Jeremy Whitfield - foul #1 on Jeremy Whitfield, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Simpson | Shane Wise (SG), Elias Dyson (SF) Ben Lovely, Jeffrey Jones | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 16:17 | Simpson | Larry Triplett makes the free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:58 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 5-10 |
| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Robert Dubose (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shane Wise (fresh) SF - Elias Dyson (fresh) PF - Warren Steinke (fresh) C - Larry Triplett (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Jerry Vincent (fresh) SG - Nathan Zufelt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Jeffries (fresh) PF - William Dixon (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jeremy Whitfield (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Simpson | Robert Dubose throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-10 |
| Subs | Simpson | Dwayne Breece (PG), Wallace Ford (C) Robert Dubose, Warren Steinke | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Donald Minarik (SG), Garfield Presler (PF), Harry Young (C) Nathan Zufelt, William Dixon, Jeremy Whitfield | |
| 15:28 | Grinnell | Garfield Presler lays it up and in on a great pass from Jerry Vincent | 5-12 |
| 15:14 | Simpson | Dwayne Breece is called for traveling | 5-12 |
| Subs | Simpson | Justin Frank (C) Wallace Ford | |
| Subs | Grinnell | James Smith (SF) Steven Jeffries | |
| 14:55 | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent makes the floater from the left side | 5-14 |
| 14:33 | Simpson | Shane Wise misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 5-14 |
| 14:32 | Simpson | Justin Frank misses the tip | 5-14 |
| 14:31 | Simpson | Justin Frank tips it home | 7-14 |
| 14:12 | Grinnell | Harry Young drills a fadeaway from the right block | 7-16 |
| 14:02 | Simpson | Justin Frank misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 7-16 |
| 14:01 | Grinnell | Donald Minarik pulls down the rebound | 7-16 |
| 13:48 | Grinnell | Garfield Presler hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 7-18 |
| 13:26 | Simpson | Elias Dyson misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 7-18 |
| 13:24 | Grinnell | Donald Minarik gets the rebound | 7-18 |
| 12:58 | Grinnell | Harry Young can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 7-18 |
| 12:56 | Simpson | Larry Triplett gets the rebound | 7-18 |
| 12:36 | Simpson | Dwayne Breece misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 7-18 |
| 12:34 | Simpson | Larry Triplett grabs the offensive board | 7-18 |
| 12:23 | Simpson | Elias Dyson is fouled on the floor by Donald Minarik - foul #1 on Donald Minarik, team foul #4 | 7-18 |
| Subs | Simpson | Robert Dubose (PG), Ben Lovely (SG), Jeffrey Jones (SF), Warren Steinke (PF), Wallace Ford (C) Dwayne Breece, Shane Wise, Elias Dyson, Larry Triplett, Justin Frank | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt (SG), Steven Jeffries (SF), William Dixon (PF), Jeremy Whitfield (C) Jerry Vincent, Donald Minarik, Garfield Presler, Harry Young | |
| 12:09 | Simpson | Warren Steinke lays it up and in set up by Wallace Ford and he's hacked by William Dixon - foul #1 on William Dixon, team foul #5 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Simpson | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Billy Dinan (PG) James Smith | |
| 12:09 | Simpson | Warren Steinke makes the free throw | 10-18 |
| 11:53 | Grinnell | Ben Lovely is called for the reach on Billy Dinan - foul #1 on Ben Lovely, team foul #2 | 10-18 |
| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Robert Dubose (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ben Lovely (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Jones (fresh) PF - Warren Steinke (fresh) 3 pts. C - Wallace Ford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Billy Dinan (fresh) SG - Nathan Zufelt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Jeffries (fresh) PF - William Dixon (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jeremy Whitfield (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Grinnell | William Dixon misses the jumper from the right side | 10-18 |
| 11:33 | Grinnell | Jeremy Whitfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-18 |
| 11:20 | Grinnell | William Dixon misses long on a shot from the left block | 10-18 |
| 11:18 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Whitfield | 10-18 |
| 10:59 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt drills a shot in the lane and the foul's on Ben Lovely - foul #2 on Ben Lovely, team foul #3 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Simpson | Shane Wise (SG) Ben Lovely | |
| Subs | Grinnell | James Smith (PG) Billy Dinan | |
| 10:59 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt makes the free throw | 10-21 |
| 10:33 | Simpson | Shane Wise misses short on a floater from the right side | 10-21 |
| 10:32 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Steven Jeffries | 10-21 |
| 10:13 | Grinnell | James Smith misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 10-21 |
| 10:11 | Simpson | The rebound goes to Shane Wise | 10-21 |
| 10:00 | Simpson | Robert Dubose buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-21 |
| 09:40 | Grinnell | William Dixon blows the layup but the foul's on Warren Steinke - foul #1 on Warren Steinke, team foul #4 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Simpson | Elias Dyson (SF), Justin Frank (C) Jeffrey Jones, Wallace Ford | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent (PG), Donald Minarik (SG), Garfield Presler (C) James Smith, Nathan Zufelt, Jeremy Whitfield | |
| 09:40 | Grinnell | William Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 13-22 |
| 09:40 | Grinnell | William Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 13-23 |
| 09:23 | Simpson | Robert Dubose connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Elias Dyson | 16-23 |
| 08:59 | Grinnell | Garfield Presler makes the turnaround in the lane | 16-25 |
| 08:32 | Simpson | Warren Steinke hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Elias Dyson | 18-25 |
| 08:13 | Grinnell | Garfield Presler hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Dixon | 18-27 |
| 07:56 | Simpson | Warren Steinke banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Dubose | 20-27 |
| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Robert Dubose (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Wise (fairly fresh) SF - Elias Dyson (fairly fresh) PF - Warren Steinke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Justin Frank (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Jerry Vincent (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Minarik (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Steven Jeffries (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Dixon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Garfield Presler (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Grinnell | Robert Dubose steals it from Donald Minarik | 20-27 |
| 07:33 | Simpson | Elias Dyson throws it down set up by Robert Dubose | 22-27 |
| 07:18 | Grinnell | Garfield Presler blows the layup but he's fouled by Elias Dyson - foul #1 on Elias Dyson, team foul #5 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Simpson | Dwayne Breece (PG), Jeffrey Jones (SF), Larry Triplett (PF), Wallace Ford (C) Robert Dubose, Elias Dyson, Warren Steinke, Justin Frank | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt (SG), James Smith (SF), Jeremy Whitfield (C) Donald Minarik, Steven Jeffries, William Dixon | |
| 07:18 | Grinnell | Garfield Presler makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 07:18 | Grinnell | Garfield Presler misses the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 07:18 | Simpson | The rebound goes to Larry Triplett | 22-28 |
| 07:07 | Simpson | Jeremy Whitfield steals the ball from Jeffrey Jones | 22-28 |
| 06:49 | Grinnell | James Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 22-28 |
| 06:48 | Simpson | Larry Triplett gets the rebound | 22-28 |
| 06:36 | Simpson | Larry Triplett hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Dwayne Breece and the foul's on Garfield Presler - foul #1 on Garfield Presler, team foul #6 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Simpson | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Billy Dinan (PG), Harry Young (PF) Jerry Vincent, Garfield Presler | |
| 06:36 | Simpson | Larry Triplett makes the free throw | 25-28 |
| 06:25 | Grinnell | James Smith misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Jeffrey Jones - foul #1 on Jeffrey Jones, team foul #6 | 25-28 |
| 06:25 | Grinnell | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 06:25 | Grinnell | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 06:03 | Simpson | Larry Triplett hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 06:01 | Grinnell | Harry Young snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 05:42 | Grinnell | Wallace Ford swats the short shot by Jeremy Whitfield | 25-30 |
| 05:40 | Grinnell | Harry Young tips it home | 25-32 |
| 05:34 | Simpson | Jeffrey Jones misses short on a 3 from straight away | 25-32 |
| 05:32 | Simpson | The offensive rebound goes to Dwayne Breece | 25-32 |
| 05:23 | Simpson | Jeffrey Jones hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Shane Wise | 28-32 |
| 05:16 | Grinnell | The short jumper by Jeremy Whitfield is denied by Larry Triplett | 28-32 |
| 05:15 | Simpson | Shane Wise pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 05:07 | Simpson | Jeffrey Jones scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Dwayne Breece | 31-32 |
| 04:56 | Grinnell | Harry Young misses the easy layup | 31-32 |
| 04:55 | Grinnell | Harry Young can't tip it in | 31-32 |
| 04:54 | Simpson | Wallace Ford grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 04:44 | Simpson | Dwayne Breece is called for 10 seconds | 31-32 |
| Subs | Simpson | Robert Dubose (PG), Elias Dyson (SF), Warren Steinke (PF), Justin Frank (C) Dwayne Breece, Jeffrey Jones, Larry Triplett, Wallace Ford | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent (PG), Donald Minarik (SG), Steven Jeffries (SF) Billy Dinan, Nathan Zufelt, James Smith | |
| 04:38 | Grinnell | Steven Jeffries is hacked by Elias Dyson - foul #2 on Elias Dyson, team foul #7 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Simpson | Jeffrey Jones (SF) Elias Dyson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Dixon (PF) Jeremy Whitfield | |
| 04:38 | Grinnell | Steven Jeffries makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 04:38 | Grinnell | Steven Jeffries makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 04:17 | Simpson | Justin Frank can't connect on a runner from close range | 31-34 |
| 04:15 | Grinnell | Harry Young grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 03:57 | Grinnell | William Dixon is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on William Dixon, team foul #7 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Simpson | Ben Lovely (SG), Elias Dyson (SF) Shane Wise, Jeffrey Jones | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Barlett (PG), Garfield Presler (C) Jerry Vincent, Harry Young | |
| 03:49 | Simpson | Robert Dubose scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Warren Steinke | 33-34 |
| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Robert Dubose (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ben Lovely (fresh) SF - Elias Dyson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Warren Steinke (fresh) 7 pts. C - Justin Frank (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - William Barlett (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Minarik (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Steven Jeffries (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Dixon (fresh) 7 pts. C - Garfield Presler (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 03:30 | Grinnell | Elias Dyson swats the short shot by William Dixon | 33-34 |
| 03:29 | Simpson | Warren Steinke grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 03:06 | Simpson | Robert Dubose clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 03:04 | Simpson | Elias Dyson grabs the offensive board | 33-34 |
| 02:52 | Simpson | Justin Frank lays it in on a great pass from Robert Dubose and the foul's on Donald Minarik - foul #2 on Donald Minarik, team foul #8 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Simpson | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt (SG), Jeremy Whitfield (C) Donald Minarik, William Dixon | |
| 02:52 | Simpson | Justin Frank makes the free throw | 36-34 |
| 02:39 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt is denied on a layup by Justin Frank | 36-34 |
| 02:37 | Simpson | The rebound goes to Justin Frank | 36-34 |
| 02:32 | Simpson | Warren Steinke misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Nathan Zufelt - foul #1 on Nathan Zufelt, team foul #9 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Simpson | Larry Triplett (C) Justin Frank | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 02:32 | Simpson | Warren Steinke makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 02:32 | Simpson | Warren Steinke makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 02:10 | Grinnell | The short jumper by William Barlett is denied by Larry Triplett | 38-34 |
| 02:09 | Simpson | The rebound goes to Larry Triplett | 38-34 |
| 01:52 | Simpson | Ben Lovely is hacked by Nathan Zufelt - foul #2 on Nathan Zufelt, team foul #10 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Simpson | Dwayne Breece (PG), Jeffrey Jones (SF), Wallace Ford (C) Robert Dubose, Elias Dyson, Warren Steinke | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Harry Young (PF) Garfield Presler | |
| 01:52 | Simpson | Ben Lovely makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 01:52 | Simpson | Ben Lovely misses the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 01:52 | Grinnell | Harry Young grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 01:39 | Grinnell | William Barlett's pass is intercepted by Ben Lovely | 39-34 |
| 01:28 | Simpson | Jeffrey Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-34 |
| Subs | Simpson | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Donald Minarik (SF) Steven Jeffries | |
| 01:10 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Larry Triplett - foul #1 on Larry Triplett, team foul #8 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Simpson | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Dixon (PF) Harry Young | |
| 01:10 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt misses the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 01:10 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 00:59 | Simpson | Jeffrey Jones clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's hacked by Donald Minarik - foul #3 on Donald Minarik, team foul #11 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Simpson | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | James Smith (SF), Harry Young (C) Donald Minarik, Jeremy Whitfield | |
| 00:59 | Simpson | Jeffrey Jones makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 00:59 | Simpson | Jeffrey Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 00:59 | Simpson | Jeffrey Jones makes the 3rd free throw | 42-35 |
| 00:35 | Grinnell | William Barlett buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Harry Young | 42-37 |
| 00:21 | Simpson | Jeffrey Jones is hacked by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #12 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Simpson | Robert Dubose (PG), Warren Steinke (PF), Justin Frank (C) Dwayne Breece, Larry Triplett, Wallace Ford | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent (PG), Steven Jeffries (SF), Garfield Presler (C) William Barlett, Nathan Zufelt, Harry Young | |
| 00:21 | Simpson | Jeffrey Jones makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 00:21 | Simpson | Jeffrey Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 00:04 | Grinnell | Warren Steinke steps in front of the James Smith pass | 44-37 |
| 00:00 | Simpson | Warren Steinke misses short on a halfcourt shot | 44-37 |