| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Jerry Vincent (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Donald Minarik (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Nitta (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Dwayne Breece (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ben Lovely (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Elias Dyson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Frank (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Simpson | Jeffrey Jones inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Simpson | Simpson is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Simpson | Elias Dyson can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 19:42 | Simpson | Justin Frank hits the follow up shot | 28-33 |
| 19:26 | Grinnell | Donald Minarik makes the 3 from the left corner | 31-33 |
| 19:11 | Simpson | Ben Lovely's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Nitta | 31-33 |
| 19:09 | Simpson | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Jones | 31-33 |
| 18:43 | Simpson | Elias Dyson misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Dixon - foul #3 on William Dixon, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Garfield Presler (PF) William Dixon | |
| Subs | Simpson | | |
| 18:43 | Simpson | Elias Dyson makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 18:43 | Simpson | Elias Dyson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 18:26 | Grinnell | Charles Nitta scores on a turnaround from the left block | 33-35 |
| 18:07 | Simpson | Jeffrey Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-35 |
| 18:05 | Simpson | Ben Lovely tips it but misses | 33-35 |
| 18:03 | Grinnell | Garfield Presler snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 17:57 | Grinnell | Donald Minarik makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jerry Vincent | 35-35 |
| 17:37 | Simpson | Dwayne Breece clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Jerry Vincent - foul #3 on Jerry Vincent, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Billy Dinan (SG), Harry Young (PF) Jerry Vincent, Donald Minarik | |
| Subs | Simpson | Shane Wise (SG), Wallace Ford (PF) Ben Lovely, Elias Dyson | |
| 17:37 | Simpson | Dwayne Breece misses the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 17:37 | Simpson | Dwayne Breece makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 17:08 | Grinnell | Billy Dinan is whistled for a carry | 35-36 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Wilson McGibbon (SG), Jeremy Whitfield (C) James Smith, Charles Nitta | |
| Subs | Simpson | Steven Kratz (PG), Bradley Collins (SF) Dwayne Breece, Jeffrey Jones | |
| 16:44 | Simpson | Wallace Ford blows the layup | 35-36 |
| 16:42 | Grinnell | Harry Young snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 16:21 | Grinnell | Wallace Ford is called for the reach on Billy Dinan - foul #1 on Wallace Ford, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Grinnell | James Smith (PG), Donald Minarik (SF) Wilson McGibbon, Jeremy Whitfield | |
| Subs | Simpson | Ben Lovely (SG), Elias Dyson (PF) Bradley Collins, Wallace Ford | |
| 15:58 | Grinnell | James Smith is hacked by Steven Kratz - foul #2 on Steven Kratz, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent (PG), Nathan Zufelt (SG), William Dixon (PF) James Smith, Billy Dinan, Garfield Presler | |
| Subs | Simpson | Dwayne Breece (PG) Steven Kratz | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Jerry Vincent (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nathan Zufelt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Donald Minarik (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Harry Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Dwayne Breece (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ben Lovely (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shane Wise (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Elias Dyson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Frank (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-36 |
| 15:41 | Simpson | The rebound goes to Dwayne Breece | 35-36 |
| 15:25 | Simpson | Justin Frank's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-36 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Charles Nitta (C) Harry Young | |
| Subs | Simpson | Jeffrey Jones (SF) Shane Wise | |
| 15:13 | Grinnell | The short jumper by Nathan Zufelt is denied by Elias Dyson | 35-36 |
| 15:12 | Grinnell | Charles Nitta grabs the offensive board | 35-36 |
| 14:58 | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent misses the floater from just outside the lane | 35-36 |
| 14:56 | Simpson | Jeffrey Jones pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 14:32 | Simpson | Elias Dyson knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Dwayne Breece | 35-38 |
| 14:19 | Grinnell | Donald Minarik connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 13:58 | Simpson | Dwayne Breece misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-38 |
| 13:57 | Simpson | Elias Dyson tips it in | 38-40 |
| 13:42 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Ben Lovely - foul #1 on Ben Lovely, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Garfield Presler (SF) Donald Minarik | |
| Subs | Simpson | Steven Kratz (PG), Shane Wise (SG), Wallace Ford (PF), Michael Palmer (C) Dwayne Breece, Ben Lovely, Elias Dyson, Justin Frank | |
| 13:42 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt misses the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 13:42 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 13:20 | Simpson | Jeffrey Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 13:18 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Charles Nitta | 39-40 |
| 13:02 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt hits a wide open floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerry Vincent | 41-40 |
| 12:42 | Simpson | Steven Kratz's floater is tipped away by Charles Nitta | 41-40 |
| 12:40 | Grinnell | William Dixon pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 12:34 | Grinnell | William Dixon travels with the ball | 41-40 |
| Subs | Grinnell | James Smith (PG), Billy Dinan (SG), Harry Young (PF), Jeremy Whitfield (C) Jerry Vincent, Nathan Zufelt, William Dixon, Charles Nitta | |
| Subs | Simpson | Bradley Collins (SF) Jeffrey Jones | |
| 12:15 | Simpson | Michael Palmer is hacked by Jeremy Whitfield - foul #1 on Jeremy Whitfield, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| 11:53 | Simpson | Shane Wise hits the finger roll on a great pass from Steven Kratz | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - James Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Billy Dinan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garfield Presler (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harry Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Whitfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Steven Kratz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Shane Wise (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bradley Collins (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wallace Ford (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:32 | Grinnell | Harry Young's pass is intercepted by Shane Wise | 41-42 |
| 11:07 | Simpson | Harry Young steals it from Bradley Collins | 41-42 |
| 11:02 | Grinnell | Wallace Ford steals the ball from James Smith | 41-42 |
| 10:41 | Simpson | Steven Kratz is called for traveling | 41-42 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent (PG), Nathan Zufelt (SG), Donald Minarik (SF), William Dixon (PF), Charles Nitta (C) James Smith, Billy Dinan, Garfield Presler, Harry Young, Jeremy Whitfield | |
| Subs | Simpson | Dwayne Breece (PG), Ben Lovely (SG), Jeffrey Jones (SF), Elias Dyson (PF), Justin Frank (C) Steven Kratz, Shane Wise, Bradley Collins, Wallace Ford, Michael Palmer | |
| 10:21 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Jerry Vincent | 43-42 |
| 10:02 | Simpson | William Dixon denies the turnaround by Elias Dyson | 43-42 |
| 10:01 | Simpson | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Jones | 43-42 |
| 09:47 | Simpson | Elias Dyson lays it in set up by Justin Frank and he's fouled by Jerry Vincent - foul #4 on Jerry Vincent, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Grinnell | James Smith (PG) Jerry Vincent | |
| Subs | Simpson | | |
| 09:47 | Simpson | Elias Dyson misses the free throw | 43-44 |
| 09:47 | Simpson | Justin Frank gets the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 09:26 | Simpson | Justin Frank makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Elias Dyson | 43-46 |
| 09:16 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt can't connect on a runner from the left block | 43-46 |
| 09:14 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt grabs the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 09:01 | Grinnell | James Smith misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Elias Dyson - foul #3 on Elias Dyson, team foul #4 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Garfield Presler (PF) William Dixon | |
| Subs | Simpson | Michael Palmer (C) Justin Frank | |
| 09:01 | Grinnell | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 09:01 | Grinnell | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 08:40 | Simpson | Dwayne Breece misses the lay-in | 45-46 |
| 08:39 | Simpson | Elias Dyson tips it but misses | 45-46 |
| 08:38 | Grinnell | James Smith snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 08:18 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Jones - foul #1 on Jeffrey Jones, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Billy Dinan (SG), Harry Young (PF), Jeremy Whitfield (C) Nathan Zufelt, Donald Minarik, Charles Nitta | |
| Subs | Simpson | Shane Wise (SG), Bradley Collins (SF), Wallace Ford (PF) Ben Lovely, Jeffrey Jones, Elias Dyson | |
| 08:10 | Grinnell | Billy Dinan can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 08:09 | Grinnell | Jeremy Whitfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 07:54 | Grinnell | Garfield Presler misses long on a floater from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 07:53 | Simpson | Wallace Ford pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - James Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Billy Dinan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garfield Presler (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harry Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Whitfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Dwayne Breece (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shane Wise (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bradley Collins (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wallace Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:34 | Simpson | Michael Palmer clanks a runner in the lane | 45-46 |
| 07:32 | Simpson | Wallace Ford grabs the offensive board | 45-46 |
| 07:14 | Simpson | Shane Wise connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dwayne Breece | 45-48 |
| 07:02 | Grinnell | James Smith is fouled on the floor by Michael Palmer - foul #3 on Michael Palmer, team foul #6 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent (PG), Michael Mullins (SF), William Dixon (PF), Charles Nitta (C) Billy Dinan, Garfield Presler, Harry Young, Jeremy Whitfield | |
| Subs | Simpson | Ben Lovely (PG), Jeffrey Jones (SF), Justin Frank (C) Dwayne Breece, Bradley Collins, Michael Palmer | |
| 06:52 | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeffrey Jones - foul #2 on Jeffrey Jones, team foul #7 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt (SG) James Smith | |
| Subs | Simpson | Elias Dyson (PF) Wallace Ford | |
| 06:52 | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 06:52 | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 06:32 | Simpson | Elias Dyson comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 47-48 |
| 06:31 | Grinnell | Charles Nitta grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 06:07 | Grinnell | The jump hook by William Dixon is blocked by Justin Frank | 47-48 |
| 06:06 | Simpson | Elias Dyson gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 05:39 | Simpson | Shane Wise drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Ben Lovely and he's fouled by Nathan Zufelt - foul #4 on Nathan Zufelt, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Donald Minarik (SF) Michael Mullins | |
| Subs | Simpson | Steven Kratz (PG), Bradley Collins (SF), Wallace Ford (PF) Ben Lovely, Jeffrey Jones, Elias Dyson | |
| 05:39 | Simpson | Shane Wise makes the free throw | 47-51 |
| 05:21 | Grinnell | Donald Minarik hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 05:20 | Simpson | Wallace Ford snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 05:14 | Simpson | Wallace Ford makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Steven Kratz | 47-53 |
| 04:57 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by William Dixon | 49-53 |
| 04:33 | Simpson | Shane Wise knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Bradley Collins | 49-55 |
| 04:18 | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent is fouled on the floor by Steven Kratz - foul #3 on Steven Kratz, team foul #8 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Grinnell | James Smith (SG), Garfield Presler (PF), Harry Young (C) Nathan Zufelt, William Dixon, Charles Nitta | |
| Subs | Simpson | Dwayne Breece (PG), Ben Lovely (SG), Jeffrey Jones (SF), Elias Dyson (PF), Michael Palmer (C) Steven Kratz, Shane Wise, Bradley Collins, Wallace Ford, Justin Frank | |
| 04:18 | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent misses the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 04:18 | Simpson | The rebound goes to Elias Dyson | 49-55 |
| 04:00 | Simpson | Elias Dyson blows the dunk | 49-55 |
| 03:59 | Grinnell | Garfield Presler grabs the board | 49-55 |
| 03:48 | Grinnell | James Smith knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-55 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Jerry Vincent (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Donald Minarik (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Garfield Presler (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Harry Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Dwayne Breece (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ben Lovely (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. PF - Elias Dyson (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Simpson | Dwayne Breece scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Jeffrey Jones | 52-57 |
| 02:57 | Grinnell | Donald Minarik misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-57 |
| 02:56 | Simpson | Elias Dyson snags the defensive board | 52-57 |
| 02:36 | Simpson | Dwayne Breece comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 02:35 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Garfield Presler | 52-57 |
| 02:35 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-57 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt (SG), William Dixon (PF), Charles Nitta (C) James Smith, Garfield Presler, Harry Young | |
| Subs | Simpson | Justin Frank (C) Michael Palmer | |
| 02:21 | Grinnell | Donald Minarik can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 02:19 | Simpson | Ben Lovely grabs the defensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 01:53 | Simpson | Ben Lovely is fouled on the floor by Jerry Vincent - foul #5 on Jerry Vincent, team foul #6 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Grinnell | James Smith (PG) Jerry Vincent | |
| Subs | Simpson | | |
| 01:36 | Simpson | Elias Dyson buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Dwayne Breece and he's hacked by William Dixon - foul #4 on William Dixon, team foul #7 | 52-59 |
| 01:36 | Simpson | Elias Dyson makes the free throw | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Simpson | Simpson is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 01:24 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt is hacked by Ben Lovely - foul #2 on Ben Lovely, team foul #9 | 52-60 |
| 01:24 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 01:24 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 01:04 | Simpson | Jeffrey Jones makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ben Lovely | 54-62 |
| 00:51 | Grinnell | Charles Nitta's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Simpson | Simpson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Simpson | Jeffrey Jones is hacked by Nathan Zufelt in the backcourt - foul #5 on Nathan Zufelt, team foul #8 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Billy Dinan (SG) Nathan Zufelt | |
| Subs | Simpson | Steven Kratz (PG), Michael Palmer (C) Dwayne Breece, Justin Frank | |
| 00:48 | Simpson | Jeffrey Jones makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:48 | Simpson | Jeffrey Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Simpson | Simpson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:43 | Grinnell | Billy Dinan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-64 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Garfield Presler (SF), Harry Young (PF), Jeremy Whitfield (C) Donald Minarik, William Dixon, Charles Nitta | |
| Subs | Simpson | Justin Frank (C) Elias Dyson | |
| 00:40 | Simpson | Michael Palmer is fouled in the backcourt by James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #9 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Simpson | Elias Dyson (PF) Justin Frank | |
| 00:40 | Simpson | Michael Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:40 | Simpson | Michael Palmer grabs the offensive rebound | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Simpson | Simpson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:20 | Simpson | Michael Palmer's pass is intercepted by Harry Young | 54-64 |
| 00:14 | Grinnell | Steven Kratz steps in front of the James Smith pass | 54-64 |
| 00:00 | Simpson | Steven Kratz runs out the clock | 54-64 |