| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Darren Mattison (fresh) 4 ast. SG - David Spero (fresh) SF - Charles Hall (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Duane Hope (fresh) 4 reb. C - Lynn Dansby (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elizabethtown | PG - Gary Winchester (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Strickland (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Welborn (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Steven Swain (fresh) 2 reb. C - Terry Pafford (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Elizabethtown | Steven Welborn inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Elizabethtown | Elizabethtown is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Elizabethtown | Gary Winchester drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Strickland | 32-33 |
| 19:11 | Grinnell | Lynn Dansby hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Spero | 34-33 |
| 18:58 | Elizabethtown | Steven Welborn drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Strickland | 34-36 |
| 18:35 | Grinnell | David Spero blows the layup | 34-36 |
| 18:34 | Elizabethtown | Steven Welborn pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 18:29 | Elizabethtown | Steven Welborn misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 18:27 | Grinnell | Duane Hope grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 18:18 | Grinnell | David Spero hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Hall | 37-36 |
| 18:04 | Elizabethtown | Darren Mattison takes the ball from Terry Pafford | 37-36 |
| 17:46 | Grinnell | Lynn Dansby connects on the jump hook near the basket | 39-36 |
| 17:33 | Elizabethtown | Steven Welborn loses the dribble to Charles Hall | 39-36 |
| 17:28 | Grinnell | David Spero lays it up and in set up by Charles Hall | 41-36 |
| 17:05 | Elizabethtown | Joseph Strickland hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 17:04 | Elizabethtown | Steven Swain can't tip it in | 41-36 |
| 17:02 | Elizabethtown | Terry Pafford tips it in | 41-38 |
| 16:46 | Grinnell | Steven Swain steps in front of the David Spero pass | 41-38 |
| 16:33 | Elizabethtown | Gary Winchester is whistled for traveling | 41-38 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Frank McNitt (PG), Ronald Sullivan (SG), William Weir (PF), Thomas Hayashi (C) Darren Mattison, David Spero, Duane Hope, Lynn Dansby | |
| Subs | Elizabethtown | Michael Havens (PG), Edward Kalb (SF), Jeffrey Marcum (PF), Gregory Lindsay (C) Gary Winchester, Steven Welborn, Steven Swain, Terry Pafford | |
| 16:08 | Grinnell | Frank McNitt scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Ronald Sullivan | 43-38 |
| 15:40 | Elizabethtown | Edward Kalb misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-38 |
| 15:38 | Elizabethtown | Jeffrey Marcum gets the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Frank McNitt (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Ronald Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Hall (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Weir (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Hayashi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elizabethtown | PG - Michael Havens (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Strickland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Kalb (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Marcum (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Lindsay (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | Elizabethtown | Gregory Lindsay misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-38 |
| 15:20 | Grinnell | William Weir gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 15:14 | Grinnell | Gregory Lindsay is called for the reach on Frank McNitt - foul #3 on Gregory Lindsay, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Darren Mattison (PG), James Whited (SF) Frank McNitt, Charles Hall | |
| Subs | Elizabethtown | Gary Winchester (PG), Fred Loughman (SG), Terry Pafford (C) Michael Havens, Joseph Strickland, Gregory Lindsay | |
| 15:09 | Grinnell | Darren Mattison hits a shot from the right wing set up by Ronald Sullivan | 45-38 |
| 14:56 | Elizabethtown | Jeffrey Marcum knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Fred Loughman | 45-41 |
| 14:38 | Grinnell | William Weir lays it up and in | 47-41 |
| 14:27 | Elizabethtown | Darren Mattison is called for the reach on Gary Winchester - foul #2 on Darren Mattison, team foul #1 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Spero (SG), Duane Hope (PF) Ronald Sullivan, Thomas Hayashi | |
| Subs | Elizabethtown | Steven Welborn (SF), Steven Swain (PF) Edward Kalb, Jeffrey Marcum | |
| 14:20 | Elizabethtown | Steven Welborn misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 14:18 | Grinnell | William Weir snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 14:14 | Grinnell | Darren Mattison misses the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Steven Welborn - foul #2 on Steven Welborn, team foul #2 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Charles Hall (SF), Lynn Dansby (C) James Whited, William Weir | |
| Subs | Elizabethtown | | |
| 14:14 | Grinnell | Darren Mattison misses the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 14:14 | Grinnell | Darren Mattison misses the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 14:14 | Elizabethtown | Terry Pafford gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 13:57 | Elizabethtown | Gary Winchester connects on the runner from close range and he's hacked by Darren Mattison - foul #3 on Darren Mattison, team foul #2 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Elizabethtown | Joseph Strickland (SG) Fred Loughman | |
| 13:57 | Elizabethtown | Gary Winchester misses the free throw | 47-43 |
| 13:57 | Grinnell | Duane Hope grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 13:49 | Grinnell | Gary Winchester is called for the reach on Charles Hall - foul #3 on Gary Winchester, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| 13:30 | Grinnell | Duane Hope connects on the jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Joseph Strickland - foul #2 on Joseph Strickland, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| 13:30 | Grinnell | Duane Hope makes the free throw | 50-43 |
| 13:16 | Elizabethtown | Terry Pafford clanks a floater in the lane | 50-43 |
| 13:14 | Grinnell | Charles Hall grabs the board | 50-43 |
| 13:00 | Grinnell | Lynn Dansby drills a jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Terry Pafford - foul #2 on Terry Pafford, team foul #5 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Elizabethtown | Michael Havens (PG), Jeffrey Marcum (C) Gary Winchester, Terry Pafford | |
| 13:00 | Grinnell | Lynn Dansby makes the free throw | 53-43 |
| 12:37 | Elizabethtown | Steven Welborn misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 12:36 | Elizabethtown | Jeffrey Marcum tips it in | 53-45 |
| 12:17 | Grinnell | Lynn Dansby hits the finger roll | 55-45 |
| 12:04 | Elizabethtown | Joseph Strickland misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 12:02 | Grinnell | Charles Hall gets the rebound | 55-45 |
| 11:58 | Grinnell | David Spero hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-45 |
| 11:56 | Grinnell | Darren Mattison can't tip it in | 55-45 |
| 11:55 | Elizabethtown | Steven Swain snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 11:31 | Elizabethtown | Steven Welborn misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Charles Hall - foul #1 on Charles Hall, team foul #3 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Frank McNitt (PG), Ronald Sullivan (SG), James Whited (SF), William Weir (PF), Thomas Hayashi (C) Darren Mattison, David Spero, Charles Hall, Duane Hope, Lynn Dansby | |
| Subs | Elizabethtown | Gary Winchester (PG), Fred Loughman (SG), Terry Pafford (C) Michael Havens, Joseph Strickland, Steven Swain | |
| 11:31 | Elizabethtown | Steven Welborn misses the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 11:31 | Elizabethtown | Steven Welborn misses the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 11:31 | Grinnell | William Weir snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Frank McNitt (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Ronald Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Whited (fresh) PF - William Weir (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Hayashi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elizabethtown | PG - Gary Winchester (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Fred Loughman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Welborn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jeffrey Marcum (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Pafford (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:06 | Grinnell | William Weir is denied on a layup by Terry Pafford | 55-45 |
| 11:05 | Elizabethtown | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Marcum | 55-45 |
| 11:01 | Elizabethtown | Gary Winchester misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 11:00 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Frank McNitt | 55-45 |
| 10:47 | Grinnell | Frank McNitt misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 55-45 |
| 10:46 | Elizabethtown | Jeffrey Marcum grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 10:40 | Elizabethtown | Steven Welborn is hacked by James Whited - foul #1 on James Whited, team foul #4 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Charles Hall (SF) James Whited | |
| Subs | Elizabethtown | Joseph Strickland (SG), Edward Kalb (SF), Gregory Lindsay (PF) Fred Loughman, Steven Welborn, Jeffrey Marcum | |
| 10:25 | Elizabethtown | Charles Hall swats the short shot by Terry Pafford | 55-45 |
| 10:23 | Elizabethtown | Gregory Lindsay tips it back up and in | 55-47 |
| 10:00 | Grinnell | Frank McNitt scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-47 |
| 09:44 | Elizabethtown | Joseph Strickland knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Gary Winchester | 57-49 |
| 09:29 | Grinnell | Frank McNitt can't throw it down but he's hacked by Gary Winchester - foul #4 on Gary Winchester, team foul #6 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Spero (SG) Ronald Sullivan | |
| Subs | Elizabethtown | Michael Havens (PG), Steven Swain (PF) Gary Winchester, Gregory Lindsay | |
| 09:29 | Grinnell | Frank McNitt makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 09:29 | Grinnell | Frank McNitt makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 09:08 | Elizabethtown | Terry Pafford hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Michael Havens | 59-51 |
| 08:50 | Grinnell | Charles Hall misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-51 |
| 08:49 | Elizabethtown | The rebound goes to Terry Pafford | 59-51 |
| 08:29 | Elizabethtown | Edward Kalb misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 08:27 | Grinnell | William Weir snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| 08:06 | Grinnell | Charles Hall buries a 3 from the right corner | 62-51 |
| 07:59 | Elizabethtown | Steven Swain hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 62-51 |
| 07:57 | Elizabethtown | Edward Kalb snags the offensive board | 62-51 |
| 07:46 | Elizabethtown | Terry Pafford misses the turnaround from the right block | 62-51 |
| 07:44 | Grinnell | Frank McNitt grabs the defensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 07:15 | Grinnell | William Weir hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 62-51 |
| 07:14 | Elizabethtown | The rebound goes to Terry Pafford | 62-51 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Frank McNitt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - David Spero (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Hall (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Weir (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Hayashi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elizabethtown | PG - Michael Havens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Strickland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Kalb (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Steven Swain (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Terry Pafford (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 06:46 | Elizabethtown | Michael Havens hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 06:19 | Grinnell | Charles Hall misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-53 |
| 06:17 | Grinnell | Thomas Hayashi snags the offensive board | 62-53 |
| 06:11 | Grinnell | William Weir misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Steven Swain - foul #2 on Steven Swain, team foul #7 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Darren Mattison (PG), Ronald Sullivan (SG), James Whited (SF), Lynn Dansby (C) Frank McNitt, David Spero, Charles Hall, Thomas Hayashi | |
| Subs | Elizabethtown | Gary Winchester (PG), Fred Loughman (SG), Steven Welborn (SF), Jeffrey Marcum (PF), Gregory Lindsay (C) Michael Havens, Joseph Strickland, Edward Kalb, Steven Swain, Terry Pafford | |
| 06:11 | Grinnell | William Weir misses the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 06:11 | Grinnell | William Weir makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 05:54 | Elizabethtown | Steven Welborn is fouled on the floor by James Whited - foul #2 on James Whited, team foul #5 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Duane Hope (PF) William Weir | |
| Subs | Elizabethtown | | |
| 05:42 | Elizabethtown | Gregory Lindsay comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-53 |
| 05:41 | Grinnell | Lynn Dansby grabs the board | 63-53 |
| 05:39 | Grinnell | Gary Winchester steals it from Darren Mattison in the backcourt | 63-53 |
| 05:26 | Elizabethtown | Steven Welborn connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gary Winchester | 63-56 |
| 05:12 | Grinnell | Gary Winchester steps in front of the Darren Mattison pass | 63-56 |
| 04:56 | Elizabethtown | Fred Loughman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 04:54 | Elizabethtown | Steven Welborn tips it back up and in | 63-58 |
| 04:41 | Grinnell | Lynn Dansby clanks a shot from the free throw line | 63-58 |
| 04:39 | Elizabethtown | Gregory Lindsay pulls down the rebound | 63-58 |
| 04:28 | Elizabethtown | Gregory Lindsay buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Winchester | 63-61 |
| 04:02 | Grinnell | Darren Mattison hits the finger roll | 65-61 |
| 03:34 | Elizabethtown | Jeffrey Marcum misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 65-61 |
| 03:32 | Grinnell | Lynn Dansby pulls down the rebound | 65-61 |
| 03:28 | Grinnell | Steven Welborn is called for the reach on James Whited - foul #3 on Steven Welborn, team foul #8 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Charles Hall (SF) Ronald Sullivan | |
| Subs | Elizabethtown | Joseph Strickland (SG), Timothy Joyner (SF), Steven Swain (PF), Terry Pafford (C) Fred Loughman, Steven Welborn, Jeffrey Marcum, Gregory Lindsay | |
| 03:28 | Grinnell | James Whited makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 03:28 | Grinnell | James Whited makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 03:08 | Elizabethtown | Terry Pafford can't finish the layup | 67-61 |
| 03:07 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Charles Hall | 67-61 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Darren Mattison (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Whited (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Hall (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Duane Hope (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Lynn Dansby (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elizabethtown | PG - Gary Winchester (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Joseph Strickland (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Joyner (fresh) PF - Steven Swain (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Terry Pafford (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 02:48 | Grinnell | Charles Hall comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 67-61 |
| 02:46 | Elizabethtown | Steven Swain gets the rebound | 67-61 |
| 02:23 | Elizabethtown | Charles Hall picks off the pass by Joseph Strickland | 67-61 |
| 02:05 | Grinnell | Duane Hope drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Darren Mattison | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Elizabethtown | Elizabethtown is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:57 | Elizabethtown | Terry Pafford misses the easy layup but the foul's on Lynn Dansby - foul #2 on Lynn Dansby, team foul #6 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Spero (SG) James Whited | |
| Subs | Elizabethtown | Steven Welborn (SF) Timothy Joyner | |
| 01:57 | Elizabethtown | Terry Pafford makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 01:57 | Elizabethtown | Terry Pafford misses the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 01:57 | Grinnell | Lynn Dansby grabs the defensive rebound | 69-62 |
| 01:42 | Grinnell | Charles Hall connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-62 |
| 01:25 | Elizabethtown | Terry Pafford loses the dribble to Lynn Dansby | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Elizabethtown | Elizabethtown is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:07 | Grinnell | Duane Hope lays it in and the foul's on Steven Swain - foul #3 on Steven Swain, team foul #9 | 74-62 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Frank McNitt (PG), Ronald Sullivan (SG), James Whited (SF), William Weir (C) Darren Mattison, David Spero, Charles Hall, Lynn Dansby | |
| Subs | Elizabethtown | Michael Havens (PG), Fred Loughman (SG), Edward Kalb (SF), Jeffrey Marcum (PF), Gregory Lindsay (C) Gary Winchester, Joseph Strickland, Steven Welborn, Steven Swain, Terry Pafford | |
| 01:07 | Grinnell | Duane Hope makes the free throw | 75-62 |
| 00:50 | Elizabethtown | James Whited steps in front of the Jeffrey Marcum pass | 75-62 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Elizabethtown | Elizabethtown is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Grinnell | Ronald Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Marcum - foul #1 on Jeffrey Marcum, team foul #10 | 75-62 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Thomas Hayashi (C) Duane Hope | |
| Subs | Elizabethtown | | |
| 00:26 | Grinnell | Ronald Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 76-62 |
| 00:26 | Grinnell | Ronald Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 77-62 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Elizabethtown | Elizabethtown is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Elizabethtown | Edward Kalb is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Edward Kalb, team foul #11 | 77-62 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Frank McNitt runs out the clock | 77-62 |