| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Brian Burner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marvin Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Pinski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Escamilla (fresh) 3 reb. C - Eric Kowalski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Anthony Lerner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Bessler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alex French (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Eberhard (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert McSpadden (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | Alex French inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Grinnell | Douglas Bessler knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Anthony Lerner | 35-35 |
| 19:33 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski scores on a floater in the paint set up by Brian Burner and the foul's on Anthony Lerner - foul #1 on Anthony Lerner, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| 19:33 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski makes the free throw | 38-35 |
| 19:12 | Grinnell | Alex French misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-35 |
| 19:10 | Bluffton | Charles Escamilla grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 19:03 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Brian Burner | 40-35 |
| 18:44 | Grinnell | Alex French connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Eric Kowalski - foul #2 on Eric Kowalski, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| 18:44 | Grinnell | Alex French makes the free throw | 40-38 |
| 18:28 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Alex French - foul #1 on Alex French, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| 18:28 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 18:28 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 18:14 | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 18:13 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 18:07 | Bluffton | Marvin Palmer loses the dribble to Douglas Bessler | 42-38 |
| 17:42 | Grinnell | Douglas Bessler is fouled on the floor by Marvin Palmer - foul #3 on Marvin Palmer, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Ricky Grau (PG), Bradley Langford (SG) Brian Burner, Marvin Palmer | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jason Mercer (C) Robert McSpadden | |
| 17:22 | Grinnell | Douglas Bessler misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 17:20 | Bluffton | Ricky Grau gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 17:04 | Bluffton | Ricky Grau is fouled on the floor by Alex French - foul #2 on Alex French, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Gregory Washington (SF), David Beech (PF), Kyle Couture (C) James Pinski, Charles Escamilla, Eric Kowalski | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Todd Hodge (PG), Luther Middendorf (SG), Gene Steele (C) Anthony Lerner, Douglas Bessler, Alex French | |
| 16:59 | Bluffton | Kyle Couture knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Ricky Grau | 44-38 |
| 16:39 | Grinnell | Jason Mercer is whistled for a carry | 44-38 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert McSpadden (C) William Eberhard | |
| 16:20 | Bluffton | Bradley Langford misses the 3 from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 16:19 | Grinnell | Gene Steele grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 16:08 | Grinnell | Jason Mercer misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Kyle Couture - foul #2 on Kyle Couture, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Brian Burner (PG), Eric Kowalski (C) Ricky Grau, Kyle Couture | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 16:08 | Grinnell | Jason Mercer misses the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 16:08 | Grinnell | Jason Mercer misses the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 16:08 | Bluffton | David Beech gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 15:58 | Bluffton | Bradley Langford can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 15:57 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Jason Mercer | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Brian Burner (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bradley Langford (fresh) SF - Gregory Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - David Beech (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Kowalski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Todd Hodge (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Luther Middendorf (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Mercer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gene Steele (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert McSpadden (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Grinnell | Jason Mercer comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 44-38 |
| 15:47 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 15:42 | Bluffton | Brian Burner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 15:40 | Grinnell | Todd Hodge pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 15:24 | Grinnell | Luther Middendorf drills a floater from the right wing set up by Todd Hodge | 44-40 |
| 15:06 | Bluffton | Todd Hodge is called for the reach on Brian Burner - foul #2 on Todd Hodge, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Marvin Palmer (SG), James Pinski (SF), Charles Escamilla (PF) Bradley Langford, Gregory Washington, David Beech | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner (PG), Douglas Bessler (SG), Alex French (SF), William Eberhard (PF) Todd Hodge, Luther Middendorf, Gene Steele, Robert McSpadden | |
| 14:58 | Bluffton | Marvin Palmer is fouled on the floor by Jason Mercer - foul #3 on Jason Mercer, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| 14:42 | Bluffton | Marvin Palmer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 44-40 |
| 14:41 | Grinnell | William Eberhard pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 14:36 | Grinnell | Douglas Bessler drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from William Eberhard | 44-42 |
| 14:32 | Bluffton | Marvin Palmer clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 14:30 | Grinnell | William Eberhard snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 14:11 | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 14:09 | Bluffton | James Pinski grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 14:04 | Bluffton | James Pinski is hacked by Alex French - foul #3 on Alex French, team foul #6 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Ricky Grau (PG), David Beech (C) Brian Burner, Eric Kowalski | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Gene Steele (C) Jason Mercer | |
| 13:49 | Bluffton | Marvin Palmer is hacked by Douglas Bessler - foul #3 on Douglas Bessler, team foul #7 | 44-42 |
| 13:49 | Bluffton | Marvin Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 13:49 | Bluffton | Marvin Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 13:33 | Grinnell | Alex French drills a fadeaway in the lane | 46-44 |
| 13:31 | Bluffton | Douglas Bessler steps in front of the Ricky Grau pass in the backcourt | 46-44 |
| 13:20 | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Anthony Lerner, team foul #8 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert McSpadden (C) Gene Steele | |
| 12:58 | Bluffton | William Eberhard takes the ball from James Pinski | 46-44 |
| 12:33 | Grinnell | William Eberhard misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Charles Escamilla - foul #2 on Charles Escamilla, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Gregory Washington (SF), Kyle Couture (PF), Eric Kowalski (C) James Pinski, Charles Escamilla, David Beech | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Todd Hodge (PG), Jason Mercer (SF) Anthony Lerner, Alex French | |
| 12:33 | Grinnell | William Eberhard makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 12:33 | Grinnell | William Eberhard makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 12:18 | Bluffton | Gregory Washington clanks a 3 from straight away | 46-46 |
| 12:17 | Grinnell | Todd Hodge gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 12:05 | Grinnell | Jason Mercer connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Todd Hodge | 46-48 |
| 11:46 | Bluffton | Gregory Washington connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Ricky Grau (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Marvin Palmer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Washington (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kyle Couture (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Kowalski (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Todd Hodge (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Douglas Bessler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jason Mercer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Eberhard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Robert McSpadden (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Grinnell | Jason Mercer scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Todd Hodge | 48-51 |
| 11:11 | Bluffton | Gregory Washington misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 48-51 |
| 11:10 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to William Eberhard | 48-51 |
| 10:43 | Grinnell | William Eberhard misses the easy layup | 48-51 |
| 10:41 | Grinnell | Jason Mercer gets the offensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 10:26 | Grinnell | William Eberhard lays it up and in | 48-53 |
| 09:57 | Bluffton | Jason Mercer is called for the reach on Gregory Washington - foul #4 on Jason Mercer, team foul #9 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Brian Burner (PG), James Pinski (SF), Charles Escamilla (PF), David Beech (C) Ricky Grau, Marvin Palmer, Kyle Couture, Eric Kowalski | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner (PG), Luther Middendorf (SG), Alex French (SF), Gene Steele (C) Todd Hodge, Douglas Bessler, Jason Mercer, Robert McSpadden | |
| 09:57 | Bluffton | Gregory Washington misses the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 09:57 | Bluffton | David Beech pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 09:48 | Bluffton | David Beech hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by William Eberhard - foul #1 on William Eberhard, team foul #10 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Bradley Langford (SG) Gregory Washington | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 09:48 | Bluffton | David Beech makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 09:48 | Bluffton | David Beech makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 09:29 | Grinnell | Gene Steele scores on a floater from the baseline and the foul's on Brian Burner - foul #1 on Brian Burner, team foul #5 | 50-55 |
| 09:29 | Grinnell | Gene Steele makes the free throw | 50-56 |
| 09:18 | Bluffton | Brian Burner is fouled on the floor by Anthony Lerner - foul #3 on Anthony Lerner, team foul #11 | 50-56 |
| 09:18 | Bluffton | Brian Burner misses the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 09:18 | Bluffton | Brian Burner makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 09:16 | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner is called for traveling in the backcourt | 51-56 |
| 09:05 | Bluffton | James Pinski knocks in the runner from close range set up by Brian Burner and the foul's on Gene Steele - foul #1 on Gene Steele, team foul #12 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert McSpadden (C) William Eberhard | |
| 09:05 | Bluffton | James Pinski makes the free throw | 54-56 |
| 08:43 | Grinnell | Gene Steele loses the dribble to James Pinski | 54-56 |
| 08:40 | Bluffton | Brian Burner banks in the layup set up by James Pinski | 56-56 |
| 08:24 | Grinnell | Alex French knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-59 |
| 08:09 | Bluffton | Brian Burner's pass is intercepted by Gene Steele | 56-59 |
| 07:54 | Grinnell | Luther Middendorf buries a floater from the right side | 56-61 |
| 07:33 | Bluffton | Bradley Langford loses the dribble to Robert McSpadden | 56-61 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Brian Burner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Bradley Langford (fresh) SF - James Pinski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Escamilla (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Beech (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Anthony Lerner (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Luther Middendorf (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Alex French (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Gene Steele (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert McSpadden (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 56-61 |
| 07:08 | Bluffton | James Pinski gets the rebound | 56-61 |
| 06:53 | Bluffton | Bradley Langford buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Escamilla | 59-61 |
| 06:38 | Grinnell | Luther Middendorf is fouled on the floor by Bradley Langford - foul #2 on Bradley Langford, team foul #6 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Ricky Grau (PG), Marvin Palmer (SG), Gregory Washington (SF), Kyle Couture (PF), Eric Kowalski (C) Brian Burner, Bradley Langford, James Pinski, Charles Escamilla, David Beech | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Todd Hodge (PG), Douglas Bessler (SG), William Eberhard (PF), Jason Mercer (C) Anthony Lerner, Luther Middendorf, Gene Steele, Robert McSpadden | |
| 06:19 | Grinnell | Douglas Bessler misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-61 |
| 06:18 | Bluffton | Gregory Washington gets the rebound | 59-61 |
| 06:12 | Bluffton | Ricky Grau misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 59-61 |
| 06:11 | Grinnell | William Eberhard pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |
| 05:42 | Grinnell | Jason Mercer buries a jump hook from the left block | 59-63 |
| 05:27 | Bluffton | Gregory Washington can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-63 |
| 05:25 | Bluffton | Marvin Palmer snags the offensive board | 59-63 |
| 05:07 | Bluffton | Kyle Couture hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 59-63 |
| 05:05 | Grinnell | William Eberhard grabs the board | 59-63 |
| 04:43 | Grinnell | Todd Hodge knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by William Eberhard and he's hacked by Ricky Grau - foul #2 on Ricky Grau, team foul #7 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Bluffton | James Pinski (SF), Charles Escamilla (PF) Gregory Washington, Kyle Couture | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Luther Middendorf (SF) Alex French | |
| 04:43 | Grinnell | Todd Hodge makes the free throw | 59-66 |
| 04:18 | Bluffton | Marvin Palmer drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-66 |
| 04:01 | Grinnell | Jason Mercer comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-66 |
| 03:59 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Bessler | 62-66 |
| 03:44 | Grinnell | Luther Middendorf throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-66 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Brian Burner (PG), David Beech (C) Ricky Grau, Eric Kowalski | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner (PG), Gene Steele (C) Todd Hodge, Douglas Bessler | |
| 03:24 | Bluffton | Marvin Palmer is fouled on the floor by Luther Middendorf - foul #1 on Luther Middendorf, team foul #13 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Alex French (SF), Robert McSpadden (C) Jason Mercer, William Eberhard | |
| 03:24 | Bluffton | Marvin Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 03:24 | Bluffton | Marvin Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Brian Burner (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Marvin Palmer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Pinski (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Escamilla (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Beech (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Anthony Lerner (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Luther Middendorf (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Alex French (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Gene Steele (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert McSpadden (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Grinnell | David Beech is called for the reach on Luther Middendorf - foul #1 on David Beech, team foul #8 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Bradley Langford (SG), Gregory Washington (SF) Marvin Palmer, James Pinski | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 03:03 | Grinnell | Luther Middendorf makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 03:03 | Grinnell | Luther Middendorf makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 02:46 | Bluffton | Luther Middendorf is called for the reach on David Beech - foul #2 on Luther Middendorf, team foul #14 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski (C) Charles Escamilla | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 02:46 | Bluffton | David Beech makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 02:46 | Bluffton | David Beech makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 02:44 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-68 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Marvin Palmer (SG), James Pinski (SF), Charles Escamilla (PF) Bradley Langford, Gregory Washington, David Beech | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Douglas Bessler (SG), Jason Mercer (SF), William Eberhard (PF) Luther Middendorf, Alex French, Gene Steele | |
| 02:26 | Grinnell | Douglas Bessler makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Anthony Lerner | 66-70 |
| 02:17 | Bluffton | James Pinski hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Brian Burner | 68-70 |
| 02:05 | Grinnell | Jason Mercer misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 68-70 |
| 02:04 | Bluffton | Charles Escamilla gets the rebound | 68-70 |
| 01:43 | Bluffton | Charles Escamilla misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 68-70 |
| 01:41 | Grinnell | William Eberhard pulls down the rebound | 68-70 |
| 01:26 | Grinnell | Douglas Bessler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-70 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Alex French (SF) Jason Mercer | |
| 01:07 | Bluffton | Marvin Palmer comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Alex French - foul #4 on Alex French, team foul #15 | 68-70 |
| 01:07 | Bluffton | Marvin Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 01:07 | Bluffton | Marvin Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 00:47 | Grinnell | Alex French misses long on a jumper from the left block | 69-70 |
| 00:45 | Bluffton | James Pinski gets the rebound | 69-70 |
| 00:37 | Bluffton | Marvin Palmer misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 69-70 |
| 00:36 | Bluffton | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Kowalski | 69-70 |
| 00:22 | Bluffton | Charles Escamilla is hacked by William Eberhard - foul #2 on William Eberhard, team foul #16 | 69-70 |
| 00:22 | Bluffton | Charles Escamilla misses the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 00:22 | Bluffton | Charles Escamilla misses the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 00:22 | Grinnell | William Eberhard grabs the defensive rebound | 69-70 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | Grinnell | William Eberhard is hacked by Brian Burner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Burner, team foul #9 | 69-70 |
| 00:21 | Grinnell | William Eberhard makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:21 | Grinnell | William Eberhard makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:15 | Bluffton | Brian Burner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-72 |
| 00:13 | Grinnell | Alex French snags the defensive board | 69-72 |
| 00:10 | Grinnell | Brian Burner is called for the reach on Alex French in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brian Burner, team foul #10 | 69-72 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Todd Hodge (PG), Jason Mercer (PF) Anthony Lerner, William Eberhard | |
| 00:10 | Grinnell | Alex French makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:10 | Grinnell | Alex French makes the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:03 | Bluffton | Marvin Palmer buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-74 |
| 00:03 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-74 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner (PG), William Eberhard (PF) Todd Hodge, Jason Mercer | |
| 00:02 | Grinnell | Robert McSpadden is hacked by Marvin Palmer in the backcourt - foul #4 on Marvin Palmer, team foul #11 | 72-74 |
| 00:02 | Grinnell | Robert McSpadden misses the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:02 | Grinnell | Robert McSpadden misses the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:02 | Bluffton | Eric Kowalski snags the defensive board | 72-74 |
| 00:02 | Bluffton | Bluffton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 72-74 |
| 00:00 | Bluffton | Brian Burner misses short on a fullcourt shot | 72-74 |