| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Samuel Sane (fresh) SG - Darren Mattison (fresh) SF - William Butler (fresh) PF - Stephen Morris (fresh) C - Charles Love (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Aaron Cooper (fresh) SG - Stanley Zoltek (fresh) SF - John Young (fresh) PF - Stephen Pahl (fresh) C - Benny Young (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Carroll | Benny Young wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Carroll | Stanley Zoltek makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 19:27 | Grinnell | Stephen Morris hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 0-3 |
| 19:26 | Carroll | Stephen Pahl gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | Carroll | Stephen Pahl misses long on a floater from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:11 | Grinnell | William Butler pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:00 | Grinnell | Samuel Sane misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 18:58 | Carroll | Stephen Pahl grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:35 | Carroll | Stanley Zoltek's pass is intercepted by Charles Love | 0-3 |
| 18:19 | Grinnell | Aaron Cooper steps in front of the Darren Mattison pass | 0-3 |
| 17:57 | Carroll | Stephen Pahl buries a jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Darren Mattison - foul #1 on Darren Mattison, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Carroll | Patrick Daily (PG), Tracy Corbett (SG), John Dillon (SF), David Tibbetts (C) Aaron Cooper, Stanley Zoltek, John Young, Benny Young | |
| 17:57 | Carroll | Stephen Pahl makes the free throw | 0-6 |
| 17:36 | Grinnell | Darren Mattison is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 0-6 |
| 17:34 | Carroll | David Tibbetts grabs the defensive rebound | 0-6 |
| 17:21 | Carroll | David Tibbetts loses the ball out of bounds | 0-6 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Frank McNitt (PG), Charles Hall (SF), Duane Hope (PF), Lynn Dansby (C) Samuel Sane, William Butler, Stephen Morris, Charles Love | |
| Subs | Carroll | John Young (SF) Stephen Pahl | |
| 17:18 | Grinnell | Darren Mattison is fouled in the backcourt by John Dillon - foul #1 on John Dillon, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| 17:07 | Grinnell | Charles Hall misses the 3 from the right corner | 0-6 |
| 17:05 | Grinnell | Lynn Dansby tips it back up and in | 2-6 |
| 16:46 | Carroll | John Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-6 |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Butler (SF) Darren Mattison | |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| 16:31 | Grinnell | Frank McNitt is hacked by Patrick Daily - foul #1 on Patrick Daily, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Carroll | Nathan Russell (PG), Stanley Zoltek (SG), Owen Cheney (PF), Benny Young (C) Patrick Daily, Tracy Corbett, John Dillon, David Tibbetts | |
| 16:20 | Grinnell | Duane Hope loses the dribble to Nathan Russell | 2-6 |
| 16:14 | Carroll | Frank McNitt steps in front of the Nathan Russell pass in the backcourt | 2-6 |
| 16:00 | Grinnell | Lynn Dansby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-6 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Samuel Sane (PG), Charles Love (C) William Butler, Lynn Dansby | |
| Subs | Carroll | Aaron Cooper (PG) Nathan Russell | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Samuel Sane (fresh) SG - Frank McNitt (fresh) SF - Charles Hall (fresh) PF - Duane Hope (fresh) C - Charles Love (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Aaron Cooper (fresh) SG - Stanley Zoltek (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Young (fairly fresh) PF - Owen Cheney (fresh) C - Benny Young (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Carroll | Benny Young is whistled for traveling | 2-6 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Darren Mattison (SG), Stephen Morris (PF) Frank McNitt, Duane Hope | |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| 15:25 | Grinnell | Charles Love can't finish the layup but the foul's on Benny Young - foul #1 on Benny Young, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Carroll | Patrick Daily (SG), Stephen Pahl (PF) Stanley Zoltek, Owen Cheney | |
| 15:25 | Grinnell | Charles Love misses the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 15:25 | Grinnell | Charles Love misses the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 15:25 | Carroll | Stephen Pahl grabs the board | 2-6 |
| 14:58 | Carroll | Benny Young makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Aaron Cooper and the foul's on Charles Love - foul #1 on Charles Love, team foul #2 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Butler (SF) Charles Hall | |
| Subs | Carroll | Tracy Corbett (SG), David Tibbetts (SF) Aaron Cooper, John Young | |
| 14:58 | Carroll | Benny Young makes the free throw | 2-9 |
| 14:45 | Grinnell | Charles Love connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Samuel Sane | 4-9 |
| 14:32 | Carroll | Benny Young makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Patrick Daily | 4-11 |
| 14:29 | Grinnell | Patrick Daily steps in front of the Darren Mattison pass in the backcourt | 4-11 |
| 14:05 | Carroll | Benny Young connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-14 |
| 13:48 | Grinnell | Stephen Pahl is called for the reach on Stephen Morris - foul #1 on Stephen Pahl, team foul #4 | 4-14 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Frank McNitt (PG), Charles Hall (SG), Duane Hope (PF), Lynn Dansby (C) Samuel Sane, Darren Mattison, Stephen Morris, Charles Love | |
| Subs | Carroll | Aaron Cooper (PG), Stanley Zoltek (SG), John Young (SF), Owen Cheney (PF), John Dillon (C) Patrick Daily, Tracy Corbett, David Tibbetts, Stephen Pahl, Benny Young | |
| 13:39 | Grinnell | Frank McNitt is fouled on the floor by Aaron Cooper - foul #1 on Aaron Cooper, team foul #5 | 4-14 |
| 13:34 | Grinnell | William Butler misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by John Young - foul #1 on John Young, team foul #6 | 4-14 |
| 13:34 | Grinnell | William Butler makes the 1st free throw | 5-14 |
| 13:34 | Grinnell | William Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 6-14 |
| 13:27 | Carroll | John Dillon misses the jumper from the right block | 6-14 |
| 13:26 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Lynn Dansby | 6-14 |
| 13:24 | Grinnell | William Butler is hacked by John Young in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Young, team foul #7 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Carroll | David Tibbetts (C) John Young | |
| 13:24 | Grinnell | William Butler makes the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 13:24 | Grinnell | William Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 13:02 | Carroll | John Dillon's floater is tipped away by Lynn Dansby | 8-14 |
| 13:01 | Grinnell | Frank McNitt pulls down the rebound | 8-14 |
| 12:38 | Grinnell | Duane Hope is wide open and dunks the ball on a nice dish by Charles Hall | 10-14 |
| 12:29 | Carroll | Aaron Cooper can't connect on a shot from close range | 10-14 |
| 12:28 | Carroll | The offensive rebound goes to David Tibbetts | 10-14 |
| 12:13 | Carroll | Owen Cheney drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 10-16 |
| 12:11 | Grinnell | Frank McNitt is fouled in the backcourt by Stanley Zoltek - foul #1 on Stanley Zoltek, team foul #8 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Darren Mattison (SG), William Weir (PF), Charles Love (C) Charles Hall, Duane Hope, Lynn Dansby | |
| Subs | Carroll | Nathan Russell (PG), Tracy Corbett (SG), Stephen Pahl (PF), Benny Young (C) Aaron Cooper, John Dillon, Owen Cheney, David Tibbetts | |
| 12:11 | Grinnell | Frank McNitt makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 12:11 | Grinnell | Frank McNitt misses the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 12:11 | Carroll | Benny Young grabs the board | 11-16 |
| 12:02 | Carroll | Darren Mattison picks off the pass by Stephen Pahl | 11-16 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Frank McNitt (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Darren Mattison (fresh) SF - William Butler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Weir (fresh) C - Charles Love (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Nathan Russell (fresh) SG - Tracy Corbett (fresh) SF - Stanley Zoltek (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Pahl (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Benny Young (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Grinnell | Charles Love misses the easy layup | 11-16 |
| 11:40 | Grinnell | Charles Love tips it home | 13-16 |
| 11:11 | Carroll | Darren Mattison is called for the reach on Stephen Pahl - foul #2 on Darren Mattison, team foul #3 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Samuel Sane (PG), Charles Hall (SG), Stephen Morris (PF) Frank McNitt, Darren Mattison, Charles Love | |
| Subs | Carroll | Patrick Daily (SG) Tracy Corbett | |
| 10:54 | Carroll | Patrick Daily's pass is intercepted by William Weir | 13-16 |
| 10:39 | Grinnell | Samuel Sane connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stephen Morris | 15-16 |
| 10:22 | Carroll | Nathan Russell double dribbles | 15-16 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Lynn Dansby (C) William Weir | |
| Subs | Carroll | Aaron Cooper (PG), John Dillon (SF), David Tibbetts (C) Nathan Russell, Stanley Zoltek, Benny Young | |
| 10:10 | Grinnell | John Dillon takes the ball from William Butler | 15-16 |
| 09:47 | Carroll | David Tibbetts misses badly on a runner in the paint | 15-16 |
| 09:45 | Grinnell | William Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 09:28 | Grinnell | William Butler misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-16 |
| 09:26 | Grinnell | Lynn Dansby hits the follow up shot | 17-16 |
| 09:10 | Carroll | The pull-up jumper by John Dillon is blocked by Stephen Morris | 17-16 |
| 09:09 | Grinnell | Lynn Dansby grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 08:57 | Grinnell | David Tibbetts picks off the pass by William Butler | 17-16 |
| 08:28 | Carroll | Aaron Cooper misses the 3 from the left wing | 17-16 |
| 08:26 | Carroll | John Dillon tips it but misses | 17-16 |
| 08:24 | Carroll | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Pahl | 17-16 |
| 08:16 | Carroll | John Dillon clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Butler - foul #1 on William Butler, team foul #4 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Duane Hope (PF), Charles Love (C) Stephen Morris, Lynn Dansby | |
| Subs | Carroll | Nathan Russell (PG), Tracy Corbett (SG), Owen Cheney (PF), Benny Young (C) Aaron Cooper, Patrick Daily, Stephen Pahl, David Tibbetts | |
| 08:16 | Carroll | John Dillon makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:16 | Carroll | John Dillon makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:01 | Grinnell | William Butler is wide open but clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 17-18 |
| 07:59 | Carroll | Benny Young grabs the board | 17-18 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Samuel Sane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Hall (fairly fresh) SF - William Butler (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Duane Hope (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Love (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Nathan Russell (fresh) SG - Tracy Corbett (fresh) SF - John Dillon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Owen Cheney (fresh) 2 pts. C - Benny Young (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Carroll | Nathan Russell makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Tracy Corbett | 17-20 |
| 07:32 | Grinnell | Charles Hall is hacked by Tracy Corbett - foul #1 on Tracy Corbett, team foul #9 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Frank McNitt (SG) William Butler | |
| Subs | Carroll | Stanley Zoltek (SF) John Dillon | |
| 07:32 | Grinnell | Charles Hall makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 07:32 | Grinnell | Charles Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 07:12 | Carroll | Owen Cheney misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 19-20 |
| 07:10 | Grinnell | Charles Love gets the rebound | 19-20 |
| 07:06 | Grinnell | Frank McNitt loses the dribble to Stanley Zoltek in the backcourt | 19-20 |
| 06:52 | Carroll | Nathan Russell misses the jumper from the free throw line | 19-20 |
| 06:51 | Grinnell | Samuel Sane pulls down the rebound | 19-20 |
| 06:48 | Grinnell | Charles Hall is hacked by Benny Young in the backcourt - foul #2 on Benny Young, team foul #10 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Weir (PF) Duane Hope | |
| Subs | Carroll | Aaron Cooper (PG), Patrick Daily (SG), Stephen Pahl (PF), David Tibbetts (C) Nathan Russell, Tracy Corbett, Owen Cheney, Benny Young | |
| 06:48 | Grinnell | Charles Hall makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 06:48 | Grinnell | Charles Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 06:37 | Carroll | Stephen Pahl buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Patrick Daily and he's fouled by Frank McNitt - foul #1 on Frank McNitt, team foul #5 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Butler (SF) Samuel Sane | |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| 06:37 | Carroll | Stephen Pahl makes the free throw | 21-23 |
| 06:33 | Grinnell | Charles Love's pass is intercepted by Patrick Daily in the backcourt | 21-23 |
| 06:19 | Carroll | David Tibbetts misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-23 |
| 06:18 | Grinnell | Charles Love gets the rebound | 21-23 |
| 05:59 | Grinnell | Charles Love jams it set up by Frank McNitt | 23-23 |
| 05:40 | Carroll | Stanley Zoltek is hacked by William Butler - foul #2 on William Butler, team foul #6 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Samuel Sane (PG), Duane Hope (PF) William Butler, Charles Love | |
| Subs | Carroll | Tracy Corbett (SG) Patrick Daily | |
| 05:30 | Carroll | Tracy Corbett buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Aaron Cooper | 23-26 |
| 05:25 | Grinnell | Samuel Sane blows the layup but the foul's on Aaron Cooper - foul #2 on Aaron Cooper, team foul #11 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Charles Love (C) William Weir | |
| Subs | Carroll | Patrick Daily (PG) Aaron Cooper | |
| 05:25 | Grinnell | Samuel Sane misses the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 05:25 | Grinnell | Samuel Sane misses the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 05:25 | Carroll | David Tibbetts grabs the board | 23-26 |
| 05:06 | Carroll | Patrick Daily misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-26 |
| 05:04 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Charles Love | 23-26 |
| 04:45 | Grinnell | Samuel Sane is fouled on the floor by Patrick Daily - foul #2 on Patrick Daily, team foul #12 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Stephen Morris (PF), Lynn Dansby (C) Duane Hope, Charles Love | |
| Subs | Carroll | Nathan Russell (PG), John Dillon (SF), Owen Cheney (PF) Patrick Daily, Stanley Zoltek, Stephen Pahl | |
| 04:45 | Grinnell | Samuel Sane makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 04:45 | Grinnell | Samuel Sane misses the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 04:45 | Grinnell | Stephen Morris gets the offensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 04:25 | Grinnell | Samuel Sane misses the lay-in | 24-26 |
| 04:23 | Carroll | The rebound goes to Tracy Corbett | 24-26 |
| 04:05 | Carroll | John Dillon scores on a jumper in the lane and he's fouled by Charles Hall - foul #1 on Charles Hall, team foul #7 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Charles Love (C) Lynn Dansby | |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| 04:05 | Carroll | John Dillon makes the free throw | 24-29 |
| 03:56 | Grinnell | Charles Hall clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 24-29 |
| 03:54 | Carroll | Owen Cheney gets the rebound | 24-29 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Samuel Sane (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank McNitt (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Hall (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Stephen Morris (fairly fresh) C - Charles Love (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Nathan Russell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tracy Corbett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Dillon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Owen Cheney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Tibbetts (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Carroll | Tracy Corbett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-29 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Darren Mattison (SG), William Butler (SF), William Weir (C) Frank McNitt, Charles Hall, Charles Love | |
| Subs | Carroll | Aaron Cooper (PG), Patrick Daily (SG), John Young (SF), Stephen Pahl (PF), Benny Young (C) Nathan Russell, Tracy Corbett, John Dillon, Owen Cheney, David Tibbetts | |
| 03:32 | Grinnell | Darren Mattison is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Cooper - foul #3 on Aaron Cooper, team foul #13 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Carroll | Stanley Zoltek (SG) Aaron Cooper | |
| 03:32 | Grinnell | Darren Mattison misses the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 03:32 | Grinnell | Darren Mattison makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 03:19 | Carroll | Stanley Zoltek misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 25-29 |
| 03:18 | Carroll | Stephen Pahl tips it but misses | 25-29 |
| 03:17 | Carroll | Benny Young tips it back up and in | 25-31 |
| 03:15 | Grinnell | John Young steals the ball from Darren Mattison in the backcourt | 25-31 |
| 03:02 | Carroll | Stanley Zoltek misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-31 |
| 03:00 | Grinnell | Stephen Morris grabs the board | 25-31 |
| 02:55 | Grinnell | Darren Mattison is hacked by Stanley Zoltek - foul #2 on Stanley Zoltek, team foul #14 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Duane Hope (PF), Lynn Dansby (C) Stephen Morris, William Weir | |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| 02:55 | Grinnell | Darren Mattison makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 02:55 | Grinnell | Darren Mattison makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 02:36 | Carroll | Stanley Zoltek misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-31 |
| 02:34 | Carroll | Benny Young pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 02:21 | Carroll | Benny Young is hacked by Lynn Dansby - foul #1 on Lynn Dansby, team foul #8 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Carroll | Tracy Corbett (SG), John Dillon (PF) Stanley Zoltek, Stephen Pahl | |
| 02:21 | Carroll | Benny Young makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 02:21 | Carroll | Benny Young makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 02:04 | Grinnell | Samuel Sane can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-33 |
| 02:02 | Grinnell | Duane Hope misses the tip | 27-33 |
| 02:00 | Grinnell | William Butler hits the follow up shot | 29-33 |
| 01:40 | Carroll | Patrick Daily clanks a 3 from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 01:38 | Grinnell | Lynn Dansby grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 01:32 | Grinnell | Tracy Corbett picks off the pass by Duane Hope | 29-33 |
| 01:22 | Carroll | John Young loses the dribble to Darren Mattison | 29-33 |
| 01:19 | Grinnell | John Young is called for the reach on Darren Mattison in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Young, team foul #15 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Frank McNitt (PG), Charles Hall (SF), William Weir (PF), Charles Love (C) Samuel Sane, William Butler, Duane Hope, Lynn Dansby | |
| Subs | Carroll | Nathan Russell (PG), Owen Cheney (PF) Tracy Corbett, John Young | |
| 01:19 | Grinnell | Darren Mattison makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 01:19 | Grinnell | Darren Mattison makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 01:04 | Carroll | Charles Love is called for the reach on Owen Cheney - foul #2 on Charles Love, team foul #9 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Carroll | Stanley Zoltek (SG), David Tibbetts (SF) Patrick Daily, John Dillon | |
| 01:04 | Carroll | Owen Cheney misses the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 01:04 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to William Weir | 31-33 |
| 00:48 | Grinnell | Charles Love's pass is intercepted by David Tibbetts | 31-33 |
| 00:25 | Carroll | Stanley Zoltek hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 00:03 | Grinnell | Charles Love misses short on an open floater from close range | 31-35 |
| 00:02 | Carroll | Benny Young gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 00:00 | Carroll | Benny Young misses short on a fullcourt shot | 31-35 |