| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Samuel Sane (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darren Mattison (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Butler (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Love (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southwestern | PG - Bradley Brown (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Joel Alt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Wheeler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Morris Everett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southwestern | Harold Carter inbounds the ball | 50-37 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southwestern | Southwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Southwestern | Bradley Brown comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 50-37 |
| 19:45 | Southwestern | Morris Everett hits the follow up shot | 50-39 |
| 19:16 | Grinnell | Samuel Sane can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-39 |
| 19:15 | Grinnell | William Butler tips it home | 52-39 |
| 18:53 | Southwestern | Christopher Wheeler misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-39 |
| 18:51 | Grinnell | Charles Love snags the defensive board | 52-39 |
| 18:33 | Grinnell | Stephen Morris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-39 |
| 18:11 | Southwestern | Stephen Morris steals the ball from Christopher Wheeler | 52-39 |
| 17:57 | Grinnell | William Butler clanks a 3 from straight away | 52-39 |
| 17:56 | Southwestern | The rebound goes to Christopher Wheeler | 52-39 |
| 17:39 | Southwestern | Harold Carter clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-39 |
| 17:38 | Grinnell | Charles Love pulls down the rebound | 52-39 |
| 17:34 | Grinnell | Christopher Wheeler picks off the pass by William Butler | 52-39 |
| 17:19 | Southwestern | Joel Alt hits a 3 from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 17:06 | Grinnell | Samuel Sane drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from William Butler | 54-42 |
| 16:37 | Southwestern | Harold Carter is called for traveling | 54-42 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Frank McNitt (PG), Charles Hall (SG), Duane Hope (PF), Lynn Dansby (C) Samuel Sane, Darren Mattison, Stephen Morris, Charles Love | |
| Subs | Southwestern | John Lee (PG), Dwayne Gaskins (SG), Mathew Hodges (SF), Arthur Lehoux (PF), John White (C) Bradley Brown, Joel Alt, Harold Carter, Christopher Wheeler, Morris Everett | |
| 16:23 | Grinnell | Frank McNitt connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Charles Hall | 56-42 |
| 16:09 | Southwestern | John White misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-42 |
| 16:08 | Grinnell | Charles Hall grabs the board | 56-42 |
| 15:59 | Grinnell | Charles Hall misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-42 |
| 15:57 | Southwestern | John White grabs the defensive rebound | 56-42 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Frank McNitt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Hall (fresh) 13 pts. SF - William Butler (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Duane Hope (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Lynn Dansby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southwestern | PG - John Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwayne Gaskins (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mathew Hodges (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Arthur Lehoux (fresh) 3 pts. C - John White (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Southwestern | John Lee comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 56-42 |
| 15:31 | Grinnell | Duane Hope pulls down the rebound | 56-42 |
| 15:21 | Grinnell | William Butler hits a jumper in the lane set up by Charles Hall and he's fouled by John White - foul #1 on John White, team foul #1 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Southwestern | Bradley Brown (PG), Harold Carter (SF), Richard Duley (PF), Morris Everett (C) Dwayne Gaskins, Mathew Hodges, Arthur Lehoux, John White | |
| 15:21 | Grinnell | William Butler makes the free throw | 59-42 |
| 15:02 | Southwestern | Harold Carter makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bradley Brown | 59-44 |
| 14:46 | Grinnell | Duane Hope misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 59-44 |
| 14:45 | Southwestern | Harold Carter pulls down the rebound | 59-44 |
| 14:39 | Southwestern | Richard Duley connects on the floater in the lane set up by Morris Everett | 59-46 |
| 14:26 | Grinnell | Charles Hall knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lynn Dansby | 61-46 |
| 14:05 | Southwestern | Richard Duley misses badly on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Duane Hope - foul #1 on Duane Hope, team foul #1 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Samuel Sane (PG), Darren Mattison (SG), Stephen Morris (PF), Charles Love (C) Frank McNitt, William Butler, Duane Hope, Lynn Dansby | |
| Subs | Southwestern | Joel Alt (SG) John Lee | |
| 14:05 | Southwestern | Richard Duley misses the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 14:05 | Southwestern | Richard Duley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 13:59 | Grinnell | Samuel Sane loses the dribble to Bradley Brown in the backcourt | 61-47 |
| 13:36 | Southwestern | Morris Everett steps out of bounds on the baseline | 61-47 |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Butler (SF) Charles Hall | |
| Subs | Southwestern | Christopher Wheeler (SF), John White (C) Harold Carter, Morris Everett | |
| 13:14 | Grinnell | William Butler misses the turnaround near the basket | 61-47 |
| 13:12 | Southwestern | The rebound goes to Richard Duley | 61-47 |
| 12:59 | Southwestern | Christopher Wheeler misses the easy layup | 61-47 |
| 12:57 | Southwestern | John White gets the offensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 12:37 | Southwestern | John White scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Samuel Sane - foul #1 on Samuel Sane, team foul #2 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Charles Hall (SF), William Weir (PF) William Butler, Stephen Morris | |
| Subs | Southwestern | John Lee (PG), Dwayne Gaskins (SG), Harold Carter (SF) Bradley Brown, Joel Alt, Richard Duley | |
| 12:37 | Southwestern | John White makes the free throw | 61-50 |
| 12:08 | Grinnell | Charles Hall connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Darren Mattison | 64-50 |
| 11:47 | Southwestern | John Lee hits a jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Samuel Sane - foul #2 on Samuel Sane, team foul #3 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Frank McNitt (PG), Duane Hope (PF) Samuel Sane, William Weir | |
| Subs | Southwestern | Morris Everett (C) John White | |
| 11:47 | Southwestern | John Lee misses the free throw | 64-52 |
| 11:47 | Grinnell | Charles Love pulls down the rebound | 64-52 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Frank McNitt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darren Mattison (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SF - Charles Hall (fresh) 18 pts. PF - Duane Hope (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Love (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southwestern | PG - John Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwayne Gaskins (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Carter (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Wheeler (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Morris Everett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Grinnell | Darren Mattison misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-52 |
| 11:30 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Duane Hope | 64-52 |
| 11:16 | Grinnell | Dwayne Gaskins steals the ball from Frank McNitt | 64-52 |
| 11:13 | Southwestern | Dwayne Gaskins lays it in | 64-54 |
| 10:58 | Grinnell | Frank McNitt is hacked by Harold Carter - foul #3 on Harold Carter, team foul #2 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Butler (SF), Stephen Morris (PF), Lynn Dansby (C) Darren Mattison, Charles Hall, Charles Love | |
| Subs | Southwestern | Bradley Brown (PG), Joel Alt (SG), Richard Duley (PF) John Lee, Dwayne Gaskins, Harold Carter | |
| 10:40 | Grinnell | Duane Hope is fouled on the floor by Bradley Brown - foul #3 on Bradley Brown, team foul #3 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Samuel Sane (PG) Duane Hope | |
| Subs | Southwestern | Mathew Hodges (SF) Christopher Wheeler | |
| 10:21 | Grinnell | William Butler buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Samuel Sane | 66-54 |
| 10:11 | Southwestern | Frank McNitt steals it from Bradley Brown | 66-54 |
| 09:47 | Grinnell | William Butler makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Frank McNitt | 68-54 |
| 09:32 | Southwestern | Bradley Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 68-54 |
| 09:30 | Southwestern | Morris Everett pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-54 |
| 09:14 | Southwestern | Bradley Brown is fouled on the floor by William Butler - foul #1 on William Butler, team foul #4 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Darren Mattison (SG), Charles Hall (SF), Duane Hope (PF), Charles Love (C) Frank McNitt, William Butler, Stephen Morris, Lynn Dansby | |
| Subs | Southwestern | John Lee (SG), Harold Carter (SF), Christopher Wheeler (PF), John White (C) Joel Alt, Mathew Hodges, Richard Duley, Morris Everett | |
| 09:04 | Southwestern | John White banks in the layup and he's fouled by Samuel Sane - foul #3 on Samuel Sane, team foul #5 | 68-56 |
| 09:04 | Southwestern | John White makes the free throw | 68-57 |
| 08:55 | Grinnell | Charles Hall misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-57 |
| 08:54 | Grinnell | Charles Love hits the follow up shot | 70-57 |
| 08:28 | Southwestern | Harold Carter hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Bradley Brown | 70-60 |
| 08:14 | Grinnell | Charles Hall misses short on a runner in the lane | 70-60 |
| 08:12 | Southwestern | John White pulls down the rebound | 70-60 |
| 07:51 | Southwestern | John Lee misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-60 |
| 07:50 | Grinnell | Charles Love grabs the defensive rebound | 70-60 |
| 07:36 | Grinnell | Duane Hope can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John White - foul #2 on John White, team foul #4 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Stephen Morris (PF), Lynn Dansby (C) Samuel Sane, Charles Love | |
| Subs | Southwestern | Joel Alt (SG), Richard Duley (PF), Morris Everett (C) Bradley Brown, John White, Christopher Wheeler | |
| 07:36 | Grinnell | Duane Hope makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 07:36 | Grinnell | Duane Hope misses the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 07:36 | Grinnell | Lynn Dansby grabs the offensive board | 71-60 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Duane Hope (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. SG - Darren Mattison (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SF - Charles Hall (fresh) 18 pts. PF - Stephen Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Lynn Dansby (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southwestern | PG - John Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joel Alt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Carter (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Richard Duley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Morris Everett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Grinnell | Richard Duley blocks the jumper by Lynn Dansby | 71-60 |
| 07:19 | Southwestern | Joel Alt grabs the board | 71-60 |
| 07:03 | Southwestern | Richard Duley makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Lee and the foul's on Stephen Morris - foul #3 on Stephen Morris, team foul #6 | 71-62 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Frank McNitt (PG) Duane Hope | |
| Subs | Southwestern | | |
| 07:03 | Southwestern | Richard Duley makes the free throw | 71-63 |
| 06:34 | Grinnell | Harold Carter steals it from Stephen Morris | 71-63 |
| 06:21 | Southwestern | Richard Duley lays it up and in on a great pass from John Lee | 71-65 |
| 06:05 | Grinnell | Stephen Morris is whistled for a carry | 71-65 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Samuel Sane (PG), William Butler (SF), Charles Love (C) Darren Mattison, Charles Hall, Lynn Dansby | |
| Subs | Southwestern | Bradley Brown (PG), Dwayne Gaskins (SG), Christopher Wheeler (SF), John White (PF) John Lee, Joel Alt, Harold Carter, Richard Duley | |
| 05:43 | Southwestern | Dwayne Gaskins knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-68 |
| 05:28 | Grinnell | William Butler is fouled on the floor by John White - foul #3 on John White, team foul #5 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Darren Mattison (SG), Duane Hope (PF) Frank McNitt, Stephen Morris | |
| Subs | Southwestern | | |
| 05:16 | Grinnell | Duane Hope connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Samuel Sane | 73-68 |
| 05:00 | Southwestern | Dwayne Gaskins is hacked by Darren Mattison - foul #2 on Darren Mattison, team foul #7 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Charles Hall (SG) Darren Mattison | |
| Subs | Southwestern | Joel Alt (SG) Bradley Brown | |
| 05:00 | Southwestern | Dwayne Gaskins makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 05:00 | Southwestern | Dwayne Gaskins makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 04:41 | Grinnell | The jump hook by Charles Love is blocked by Morris Everett | 73-70 |
| 04:39 | Southwestern | The rebound goes to Christopher Wheeler | 73-70 |
| 04:14 | Southwestern | John White comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-70 |
| 04:12 | Grinnell | Charles Love snags the defensive board | 73-70 |
| 03:57 | Grinnell | Samuel Sane comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-70 |
| 03:56 | Grinnell | Charles Hall tips it in | 75-70 |
| 03:56 | Southwestern | Southwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-70 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Darren Mattison (SG), Stephen Morris (PF) Samuel Sane, Duane Hope | |
| Subs | Southwestern | Bradley Brown (PG), Harold Carter (SF), Richard Duley (PF) Dwayne Gaskins, Christopher Wheeler, John White | |
| 03:41 | Southwestern | Harold Carter double dribbles | 75-70 |
| 03:27 | Grinnell | Harold Carter steals the ball from Darren Mattison | 75-70 |
| 03:24 | Southwestern | Harold Carter lays it in | 75-72 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - William Butler (fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. SG - Darren Mattison (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SF - Charles Hall (fresh) 20 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Charles Love (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southwestern | PG - Bradley Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joel Alt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Carter (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. PF - Richard Duley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Morris Everett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Grinnell | Charles Love hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 75-72 |
| 03:06 | Grinnell | Charles Love snags the offensive board | 75-72 |
| 02:50 | Grinnell | Charles Love buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by William Butler | 77-72 |
| 02:37 | Southwestern | Bradley Brown misses the shot from the left side | 77-72 |
| 02:35 | Southwestern | Morris Everett grabs the offensive rebound | 77-72 |
| 02:13 | Southwestern | Bradley Brown misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 77-72 |
| 02:12 | Southwestern | Harold Carter tips it in | 77-74 |
| 01:50 | Grinnell | Charles Love hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Butler and the foul's on Morris Everett - foul #1 on Morris Everett, team foul #6 | 79-74 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Samuel Sane (PG) Charles Hall | |
| Subs | Southwestern | | |
| 01:50 | Grinnell | Charles Love misses the free throw | 79-74 |
| 01:50 | Southwestern | Richard Duley grabs the defensive rebound | 79-74 |
| 01:23 | Southwestern | Charles Love swats the layup by Richard Duley | 79-74 |
| 01:21 | Grinnell | Charles Love snags the defensive board | 79-74 |
| 01:10 | Grinnell | Samuel Sane misses short on a floater from the left wing | 79-74 |
| 01:09 | Southwestern | Harold Carter gets the rebound | 79-74 |
| 00:55 | Southwestern | Joel Alt misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 79-74 |
| 00:53 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Stephen Morris | 79-74 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southwestern | Southwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Grinnell | Charles Love is hacked by Richard Duley - foul #4 on Richard Duley, team foul #7 | 79-74 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Charles Hall (SG), Lynn Dansby (C) Darren Mattison, Stephen Morris | |
| Subs | Southwestern | | |
| 00:28 | Grinnell | Charles Love makes the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:28 | Grinnell | Charles Love makes the 2nd free throw | 81-74 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southwestern | Southwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Southwestern | Joel Alt misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 81-74 |
| 00:21 | Grinnell | Samuel Sane grabs the defensive rebound | 81-74 |
| 00:21 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-74 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Darren Mattison (SG), Stephen Morris (PF) Charles Hall, Lynn Dansby | |
| Subs | Southwestern | | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southwestern | Southwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Grinnell | William Butler is hacked by Bradley Brown in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bradley Brown, team foul #8 | 81-74 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Charles Hall (SG) Darren Mattison | |
| Subs | Southwestern | | |
| 00:20 | Grinnell | William Butler makes the 1st free throw | 82-74 |
| 00:20 | Grinnell | William Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 82-74 |
| 00:20 | Southwestern | Harold Carter snags the defensive board | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southwestern | Southwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Southwestern | Bradley Brown hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 82-77 |
| 00:10 | Grinnell | William Butler is fouled in the backcourt by Bradley Brown - foul #5 on Bradley Brown, team foul #9 | 82-77 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Southwestern | John Lee (PG) Bradley Brown | |
| 00:10 | Grinnell | William Butler makes the 1st free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:10 | Grinnell | William Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 84-77 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southwestern | Southwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Southwestern | John Lee comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 84-77 |
| 00:02 | Southwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Carter | 84-77 |
| 00:00 | Southwestern | The clock runs out | 84-77 |