| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Todd Renfro (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Richardson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Troy White (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Xavier Bryant (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Lonnie Burkhead (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Erik Vance (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad White (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Ross (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Timothy Dotson (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Cecil Scruggs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | Dale Ross inbounds the ball | 28-33 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 28-33 |
| 19:40 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Lonnie Burkhead | 28-33 |
| 19:25 | Monmouth | Timothy Dotson steals it from Lonnie Burkhead | 28-33 |
| 19:11 | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Erik Vance | 28-35 |
| 18:45 | Monmouth | Xavier Bryant misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Timothy Dotson - foul #2 on Timothy Dotson, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| 18:45 | Monmouth | Xavier Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 18:45 | Monmouth | Xavier Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 18:25 | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson misses the shot in the lane | 29-35 |
| 18:24 | Monmouth | Xavier Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 17:57 | Monmouth | Xavier Bryant misses the lay-in | 29-35 |
| 17:55 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Chad White | 29-35 |
| 17:40 | Grinnell | Chad White clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-35 |
| 17:38 | Monmouth | Lonnie Burkhead grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 17:20 | Monmouth | Lonnie Burkhead can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Dale Ross - foul #3 on Dale Ross, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Monmouth | David Busick (SG), Andrew Stilwell (C) George Richardson, Xavier Bryant | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bradley Powers (SG), David Fox (SF) Chad White, Dale Ross | |
| 17:20 | Monmouth | Lonnie Burkhead makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 17:20 | Monmouth | Lonnie Burkhead misses the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 17:20 | Grinnell | David Fox pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 16:58 | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Lonnie Burkhead - foul #1 on Lonnie Burkhead, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Joseph Hilton (SG), Louis Brooks (PF) Todd Renfro, Lonnie Burkhead | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Thomas Lyman (PG) Erik Vance | |
| 16:58 | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson misses the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 16:58 | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 16:48 | Monmouth | Andrew Stilwell buries a driving attempt in the lane and he's fouled by Cecil Scruggs - foul #2 on Cecil Scruggs, team foul #3 | 32-36 |
| 16:48 | Monmouth | Andrew Stilwell makes the free throw | 33-36 |
| 16:31 | Grinnell | Cecil Scruggs makes the contested shot from the baseline | 33-38 |
| 16:05 | Monmouth | David Fox is called for the reach on Joseph Hilton - foul #1 on David Fox, team foul #4 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Todd Renfro (PG) Joseph Hilton | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Erik Vance (PG), Chad White (SG) Thomas Lyman, David Fox | |
| 15:46 | Monmouth | David Busick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 15:45 | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Todd Renfro (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Busick (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy White (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Louis Brooks (fresh) 3 reb. C - Andrew Stilwell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Erik Vance (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chad White (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Powers (fresh) PF - Timothy Dotson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Cecil Scruggs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:40 | Grinnell | Todd Renfro is called for the reach on Erik Vance - foul #2 on Todd Renfro, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Monmouth | George Richardson (SG), Xavier Bryant (PF), Lonnie Burkhead (C) David Busick, Louis Brooks, Andrew Stilwell | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Dale Ross (SF) Bradley Powers | |
| 15:27 | Grinnell | Dale Ross is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #4 on Dale Ross, team foul #5 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Fox (SF) Dale Ross | |
| 15:05 | Monmouth | Todd Renfro hits a shot from the right block set up by Xavier Bryant | 35-38 |
| 14:55 | Grinnell | Erik Vance misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 14:53 | Monmouth | Lonnie Burkhead grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 14:39 | Monmouth | Xavier Bryant lays it in set up by Todd Renfro | 37-38 |
| 14:28 | Grinnell | Erik Vance misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 14:27 | Monmouth | Troy White grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 14:11 | Monmouth | Todd Renfro travels with the ball | 37-38 |
| Subs | Monmouth | David Busick (PG), Joseph Hilton (SG) Todd Renfro, George Richardson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Thomas Lyman (PG), Bradley Powers (SG), James Adame (C) Erik Vance, Chad White, Cecil Scruggs | |
| 13:53 | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson makes the runner from the left block set up by Thomas Lyman | 37-40 |
| 13:29 | Monmouth | David Fox picks off the pass by David Busick | 37-40 |
| 13:25 | Grinnell | Bradley Powers lays it up and in on a great pass from David Fox | 37-42 |
| 13:03 | Monmouth | The short jumper by Xavier Bryant is denied by Timothy Dotson | 37-42 |
| 13:01 | Grinnell | James Adame pulls down the rebound | 37-42 |
| 12:55 | Grinnell | Troy White steps in front of the Bradley Powers pass | 37-42 |
| 12:38 | Monmouth | The short jumper by Xavier Bryant is denied by James Adame | 37-42 |
| 12:36 | Monmouth | Xavier Bryant pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 12:15 | Monmouth | David Busick is fouled on the floor by Bradley Powers - foul #1 on Bradley Powers, team foul #6 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Todd Renfro (PG), George Richardson (SG), Louis Brooks (PF), Andrew Stilwell (C) David Busick, Joseph Hilton, Xavier Bryant, Lonnie Burkhead | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Erik Vance (PG), Chad White (SG), Cecil Scruggs (C) Thomas Lyman, David Fox, Timothy Dotson | |
| 12:05 | Monmouth | Louis Brooks comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Chad White - foul #1 on Chad White, team foul #7 | 37-42 |
| 12:05 | Monmouth | Louis Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 12:05 | Monmouth | Louis Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 11:57 | Grinnell | James Adame can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 11:55 | Monmouth | Andrew Stilwell gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 11:49 | Monmouth | Andrew Stilwell makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Todd Renfro | 40-42 |
| 11:34 | Grinnell | Cecil Scruggs scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Bradley Powers | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Todd Renfro (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Richardson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Troy White (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Louis Brooks (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Stilwell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Erik Vance (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chad White (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Powers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Adame (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Cecil Scruggs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:12 | Monmouth | Louis Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-44 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Joseph Heald (SF), Raymond Bertram (PF) Bradley Powers, James Adame | |
| 11:02 | Grinnell | Cecil Scruggs shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 40-44 |
| 11:00 | Monmouth | Louis Brooks snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 10:45 | Monmouth | Troy White loses the dribble to Raymond Bertram | 40-44 |
| 10:41 | Grinnell | Chad White travels with the ball | 40-44 |
| Subs | Monmouth | David Busick (SG) Troy White | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson (PF) Raymond Bertram | |
| 10:23 | Monmouth | Andrew Stilwell can't finish the layup | 40-44 |
| 10:21 | Monmouth | Todd Renfro can't tip it in | 40-44 |
| 10:19 | Monmouth | Louis Brooks tips it back up and in | 42-44 |
| 10:09 | Grinnell | Erik Vance drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Chad White | 42-47 |
| 09:52 | Monmouth | Joseph Heald is called for the reach on George Richardson - foul #1 on Joseph Heald, team foul #8 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Lonnie Burkhead (C) Andrew Stilwell | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bradley Powers (SF), Raymond Bertram (C) Joseph Heald, Cecil Scruggs | |
| 09:52 | Monmouth | George Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 09:52 | Monmouth | George Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 09:36 | Grinnell | Louis Brooks steals the ball from Timothy Dotson | 44-47 |
| 09:18 | Monmouth | Lonnie Burkhead scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Todd Renfro | 46-47 |
| 09:07 | Grinnell | Todd Renfro steals it from Timothy Dotson | 46-47 |
| 09:03 | Monmouth | Todd Renfro throws it down | 48-47 |
| 08:49 | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson can't connect on a shot from the left block | 48-47 |
| 08:48 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Chad White | 48-47 |
| 08:39 | Grinnell | Bradley Powers scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Erik Vance | 48-50 |
| 08:15 | Monmouth | David Busick connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Todd Renfro | 51-50 |
| 08:05 | Grinnell | Bradley Powers is fouled on the floor by George Richardson - foul #1 on George Richardson, team foul #3 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Joseph Hilton (SG), Troy White (SF), Xavier Bryant (PF) Todd Renfro, George Richardson, Louis Brooks | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Thomas Lyman (PG), David Fox (SF), James Adame (PF), Cecil Scruggs (C) Erik Vance, Bradley Powers, Timothy Dotson, Raymond Bertram | |
| 07:58 | Grinnell | Chad White misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 07:57 | Monmouth | Xavier Bryant gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 07:43 | Monmouth | Xavier Bryant knocks in the shot from the left wing and the foul's on Chad White - foul #2 on Chad White, team foul #9 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Todd Renfro (PG), Andrew Stilwell (C) David Busick, Lonnie Burkhead | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Dale Ross (SF) David Fox | |
| 07:43 | Monmouth | Xavier Bryant misses the free throw | 53-50 |
| 07:43 | Grinnell | Cecil Scruggs grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 07:35 | Grinnell | Dale Ross can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-50 |
| 07:34 | Monmouth | Xavier Bryant snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Todd Renfro (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Hilton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy White (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Xavier Bryant (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Andrew Stilwell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Thomas Lyman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Ross (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - James Adame (fresh) 2 reb. C - Cecil Scruggs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Monmouth | Xavier Bryant is hacked by James Adame - foul #3 on James Adame, team foul #10 | 53-50 |
| 07:21 | Monmouth | Xavier Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 07:21 | Monmouth | Xavier Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 07:21 | Grinnell | Dale Ross grabs the board | 54-50 |
| 07:10 | Grinnell | Dale Ross misses the dunk | 54-50 |
| 07:08 | Grinnell | Chad White tips it in | 54-52 |
| 06:46 | Monmouth | Todd Renfro buries a jumper from the left side set up by Joseph Hilton | 56-52 |
| 06:33 | Grinnell | Cecil Scruggs is whistled for traveling | 56-52 |
| Subs | Monmouth | David Busick (PG), Lonnie Burkhead (C) Todd Renfro, Andrew Stilwell | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Erik Vance (PG), Bradley Powers (SG), Timothy Dotson (PF) Thomas Lyman, Chad White, James Adame | |
| 06:13 | Monmouth | Joseph Hilton is hacked by Erik Vance - foul #2 on Erik Vance, team foul #11 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Raymond Bertram (C) Cecil Scruggs | |
| 06:13 | Monmouth | Joseph Hilton misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 06:13 | Monmouth | Joseph Hilton makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 05:59 | Grinnell | Dale Ross is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 05:58 | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson hits the follow up shot | 57-54 |
| 05:38 | Monmouth | Xavier Bryant throws it down | 59-54 |
| 05:19 | Grinnell | Dale Ross works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 59-54 |
| 05:18 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Dotson | 59-54 |
| 05:01 | Grinnell | Dale Ross evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Bertram and he's hacked by Troy White - foul #3 on Troy White, team foul #4 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Todd Renfro (PG), Louis Brooks (SF), Andrew Stilwell (C) Joseph Hilton, Troy White, Xavier Bryant | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Thomas Lyman (PG), Cecil Scruggs (C) Erik Vance, Raymond Bertram | |
| 05:01 | Grinnell | Dale Ross makes the free throw | 59-57 |
| 04:38 | Monmouth | David Busick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 04:36 | Grinnell | Cecil Scruggs gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| 04:30 | Grinnell | Thomas Lyman is hacked by Todd Renfro - foul #3 on Todd Renfro, team foul #5 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Monmouth | George Richardson (SF) Lonnie Burkhead | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Chad White (SG), David Fox (SF) Bradley Powers, Dale Ross | |
| 04:12 | Grinnell | Cecil Scruggs scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by Thomas Lyman | 59-59 |
| 03:59 | Monmouth | Andrew Stilwell scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from David Busick | 61-59 |
| 03:50 | Grinnell | Cecil Scruggs is denied on a dunk by Louis Brooks | 61-59 |
| 03:48 | Monmouth | Louis Brooks grabs the board | 61-59 |
| 03:27 | Monmouth | Andrew Stilwell hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Thomas Lyman - foul #1 on Thomas Lyman, team foul #12 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Joseph Hilton (PG), Lonnie Burkhead (PF) Todd Renfro, David Busick | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Erik Vance (PG), Bradley Powers (SG), Dale Ross (SF), James Adame (PF), Raymond Bertram (C) Thomas Lyman, Chad White, David Fox, Timothy Dotson, Cecil Scruggs | |
| 03:27 | Monmouth | Andrew Stilwell makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 03:27 | Monmouth | Andrew Stilwell misses the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 03:27 | Monmouth | Lonnie Burkhead gets the offensive rebound | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Joseph Hilton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lonnie Burkhead (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Stilwell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Erik Vance (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bradley Powers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Ross (fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. PF - James Adame (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Bertram (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 03:17 | Monmouth | Andrew Stilwell lays it up and in | 64-59 |
| 03:08 | Grinnell | Dale Ross splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-59 |
| 03:06 | Grinnell | James Adame tips it back up and in | 64-61 |
| 02:37 | Monmouth | Louis Brooks comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 64-61 |
| 02:35 | Grinnell | Raymond Bertram pulls down the rebound | 64-61 |
| 02:35 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Todd Renfro (PG), Troy White (SF), Xavier Bryant (PF) Joseph Hilton, Louis Brooks, Andrew Stilwell | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Chad White (SG), Timothy Dotson (PF), Cecil Scruggs (C) Bradley Powers, James Adame, Raymond Bertram | |
| 02:27 | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson loses the dribble to George Richardson | 64-61 |
| 02:03 | Monmouth | Todd Renfro clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 64-61 |
| 02:01 | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson pulls down the rebound | 64-61 |
| 01:56 | Grinnell | Chad White is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Erik Vance | 64-63 |
| 01:42 | Monmouth | Xavier Bryant misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Dale Ross - foul #5 on Dale Ross, team foul #13 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bradley Powers (SF) Dale Ross | |
| 01:42 | Monmouth | Xavier Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 01:42 | Monmouth | Xavier Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 01:32 | Grinnell | Erik Vance connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Dotson | 66-66 |
| 01:23 | Monmouth | Xavier Bryant hits the finger roll | 68-66 |
| 01:10 | Grinnell | Cecil Scruggs misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Troy White - foul #4 on Troy White, team foul #6 | 68-66 |
| 01:10 | Grinnell | Cecil Scruggs makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 01:10 | Grinnell | Cecil Scruggs makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 00:54 | Monmouth | George Richardson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 68-68 |
| 00:52 | Monmouth | George Richardson pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-68 |
| 00:37 | Monmouth | Xavier Bryant misses short on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Timothy Dotson - foul #3 on Timothy Dotson, team foul #14 | 68-68 |
| 00:37 | Monmouth | Xavier Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 00:37 | Monmouth | Xavier Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:21 | Grinnell | Erik Vance drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Chad White | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Monmouth | Troy White is hacked by Bradley Powers - foul #2 on Bradley Powers, team foul #15 | 70-70 |
| 00:03 | Monmouth | Troy White makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 00:03 | Monmouth | Troy White misses the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 00:03 | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson snags the defensive board | 71-70 |
| 00:03 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Chad White misses the halfcourt shot | 71-70 |