| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - David Spero (fresh) SG - Frank McNitt (fresh) SF - Darren Mattison (fresh) PF - Duane Hope (fresh) C - Lynn Dansby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (ME) | PG - Christopher Cooper (fresh) SG - Willie Lee (fresh) SF - Brian Hunt (fresh) PF - Raymond Welch (fresh) C - Keith Harrill (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | Lynn Dansby wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (ME) | St. Joseph's (ME) is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Grinnell | Darren Mattison makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Raymond Welch loses the ball out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Grinnell | Darren Mattison hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Duane Hope | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Grinnell | David Spero misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Grinnell | Lynn Dansby can't tip it in | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Willie Lee pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | St. Joseph's (ME) | The refs have stopped play. Brian Hunt is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 2-0 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (ME) | Rufus Wilson (SF) Brian Hunt | |
| 18:04 | St. Joseph's (ME) | The short jumper by Keith Harrill is denied by Duane Hope | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | Grinnell | David Spero gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:43 | Grinnell | Rufus Wilson swats the layup by Lynn Dansby | 2-0 |
| 17:41 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Willie Lee pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:12 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Keith Harrill lays it up and in on a great pass from Raymond Welch and he's hacked by Lynn Dansby - foul #1 on Lynn Dansby, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:12 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Keith Harrill makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 16:57 | Grinnell | Darren Mattison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 16:32 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Willie Lee is fouled on the floor by Lynn Dansby - foul #2 on Lynn Dansby, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Weir (C) Lynn Dansby | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (ME) | | |
| 16:15 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Keith Harrill drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Willie Lee | 2-5 |
| 16:05 | Grinnell | David Spero drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 15:46 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Raymond Welch hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Duane Hope - foul #1 on Duane Hope, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ronald Sullivan (SG), James Whited (SF), Thomas Hayashi (PF) David Spero, Frank McNitt, Duane Hope | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (ME) | | |
| 15:46 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Raymond Welch misses the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:46 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Raymond Welch misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:46 | Grinnell | William Weir grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Darren Mattison (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Sullivan (fresh) SF - James Whited (fresh) PF - Thomas Hayashi (fresh) C - William Weir (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (ME) | PG - Christopher Cooper (fresh) SG - Willie Lee (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Rufus Wilson (fresh) PF - Raymond Welch (fresh) C - Keith Harrill (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Grinnell | Ronald Sullivan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-5 |
| 15:03 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Keith Harrill comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 5-5 |
| 15:01 | Grinnell | Darren Mattison grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 14:52 | Grinnell | Ronald Sullivan misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 14:51 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Willie Lee snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 14:30 | St. Joseph's (ME) | James Whited is called for the reach on Rufus Wilson - foul #1 on James Whited, team foul #4 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Hamner (PG), Frank McNitt (SG) Darren Mattison, Ronald Sullivan | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (ME) | Andre Smith (PG), David Boes (PF), Eric Jenkins (C) Christopher Cooper, Raymond Welch, Keith Harrill | |
| 14:10 | St. Joseph's (ME) | David Boes misses the runner from close range | 5-5 |
| 14:09 | Grinnell | Thomas Hayashi grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 14:04 | Grinnell | Frank McNitt misses the lay-in | 5-5 |
| 14:02 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to William Weir | 5-5 |
| 13:46 | Grinnell | William Weir hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 5-5 |
| 13:45 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Rufus Wilson gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 13:26 | St. Joseph's (ME) | David Boes comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 5-5 |
| 13:25 | Grinnell | William Hamner pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 13:19 | Grinnell | William Weir misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 5-5 |
| 13:17 | Grinnell | William Weir tips it back up and in | 7-5 |
| 12:53 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Frank McNitt takes the ball from Eric Jenkins | 7-5 |
| 12:48 | Grinnell | Frank McNitt lays it up and in | 9-5 |
| 12:35 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Willie Lee drills a jumpshot from the left side | 9-7 |
| 12:11 | Grinnell | Rufus Wilson steps in front of the Frank McNitt pass | 9-7 |
| 11:48 | St. Joseph's (ME) | David Boes misses short on a jump hook from close range | 9-7 |
| 11:47 | St. Joseph's (ME) | David Boes tips it in | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - William Hamner (fresh) SG - Frank McNitt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Whited (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Hayashi (fairly fresh) C - William Weir (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (ME) | PG - Andre Smith (fairly fresh) SG - Willie Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Rufus Wilson (fairly fresh) PF - David Boes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Jenkins (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Grinnell | William Hamner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-9 |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Spero (PG), Ronald Sullivan (SG), Darren Mattison (SF), Duane Hope (PF) William Hamner, Frank McNitt, James Whited, Thomas Hayashi | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (ME) | Christopher Cooper (PG), Manuel Logan (SG), Brian Hunt (SF), Raymond Welch (PF), Keith Harrill (C) Andre Smith, Willie Lee, Rufus Wilson, David Boes, Eric Jenkins | |
| 11:09 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Keith Harrill's floater is tipped away by William Weir | 9-9 |
| 11:08 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Keith Harrill can't tip it in | 9-9 |
| 11:07 | Grinnell | Darren Mattison grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 10:50 | Grinnell | Duane Hope misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Raymond Welch - foul #1 on Raymond Welch, team foul #1 | 9-9 |
| 10:50 | Grinnell | Duane Hope makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 10:50 | Grinnell | Duane Hope misses the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 10:50 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Keith Harrill snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 10:46 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Keith Harrill buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Manuel Logan | 10-11 |
| 10:33 | Grinnell | Duane Hope hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Keith Harrill - foul #1 on Keith Harrill, team foul #2 | 10-11 |
| 10:33 | Grinnell | Duane Hope misses the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 10:33 | Grinnell | Duane Hope misses the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 10:33 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Keith Harrill pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| 10:11 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Christopher Cooper misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 10:09 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Raymond Welch tips it but misses | 10-11 |
| 10:07 | St. Joseph's (ME) | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Hunt | 10-11 |
| 09:54 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Keith Harrill double dribbles | 10-11 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Frank McNitt (SG) Ronald Sullivan | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (ME) | | |
| 09:33 | Grinnell | Christopher Cooper is called for the reach on Darren Mattison - foul #1 on Christopher Cooper, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (ME) | Willie Lee (SG) Manuel Logan | |
| 09:19 | Grinnell | Raymond Welch blocks the short jumper by Duane Hope | 10-11 |
| 09:18 | St. Joseph's (ME) | The rebound goes to Keith Harrill | 10-11 |
| 08:50 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Willie Lee can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by David Spero - foul #1 on David Spero, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Hamner (PG), Thomas Hayashi (PF) David Spero, William Weir | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (ME) | | |
| 08:50 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Willie Lee makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 08:50 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Willie Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 08:43 | Grinnell | Duane Hope clanks a shot in the paint | 10-13 |
| 08:41 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Keith Harrill pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| 08:27 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Keith Harrill clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Darren Mattison - foul #1 on Darren Mattison, team foul #6 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Grinnell | James Whited (SF) William Hamner | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (ME) | Andre Smith (PG), David Boes (PF) Christopher Cooper, Raymond Welch | |
| 08:27 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Keith Harrill makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 08:27 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Keith Harrill makes the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 08:17 | Grinnell | Darren Mattison knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-15 |
| 07:48 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Willie Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-15 |
| 07:46 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Keith Harrill hits the follow up shot | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Darren Mattison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Frank McNitt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Whited (fresh) PF - Thomas Hayashi (fresh) C - Duane Hope (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (ME) | PG - Andre Smith (fresh) SG - Willie Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Brian Hunt (fairly fresh) PF - David Boes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Keith Harrill (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Grinnell | Thomas Hayashi misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by David Boes - foul #1 on David Boes, team foul #4 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Spero (PG), Ronald Sullivan (SG), William Weir (C) Darren Mattison, Frank McNitt, Duane Hope | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (ME) | Raymond Welch (PF), Eric Jenkins (C) David Boes, Keith Harrill | |
| 07:31 | Grinnell | Thomas Hayashi makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 07:31 | Grinnell | Thomas Hayashi misses the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 07:31 | Grinnell | Thomas Hayashi grabs the offensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 07:22 | Grinnell | David Spero misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-17 |
| 07:21 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Eric Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 14-17 |
| 06:59 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Eric Jenkins blows the layup but the foul's on James Whited - foul #2 on James Whited, team foul #7 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Darren Mattison (SF), Duane Hope (PF) James Whited, Thomas Hayashi | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (ME) | Christopher Cooper (PG), Manuel Logan (SG) Andre Smith, Willie Lee | |
| 06:59 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Eric Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 06:59 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Eric Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 06:38 | Grinnell | Darren Mattison misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-18 |
| 06:37 | Grinnell | William Weir tips it home | 16-18 |
| 06:13 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Ronald Sullivan is called for the reach on Manuel Logan - foul #1 on Ronald Sullivan, team foul #8 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Frank McNitt (SG) Ronald Sullivan | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (ME) | Rufus Wilson (SF), Keith Harrill (C) Brian Hunt, Eric Jenkins | |
| 06:13 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Manuel Logan makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 06:13 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Manuel Logan misses the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 06:13 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Keith Harrill pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 05:56 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Keith Harrill can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 16-19 |
| 05:55 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Raymond Welch misses the tip | 16-19 |
| 05:54 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Keith Harrill tips it in | 16-21 |
| 05:43 | Grinnell | Frank McNitt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-21 |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Hamner (PG), Thomas Hayashi (PF) David Spero, Duane Hope | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (ME) | Willie Lee (SG), David Boes (PF) Manuel Logan, Raymond Welch | |
| 05:24 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Thomas Hayashi takes the ball from Keith Harrill | 16-21 |
| 05:18 | Grinnell | Frank McNitt misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 16-21 |
| 05:16 | Grinnell | William Weir tips it but misses | 16-21 |
| 05:14 | St. Joseph's (ME) | David Boes snags the defensive board | 16-21 |
| 04:58 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Keith Harrill misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by William Weir - foul #1 on William Weir, team foul #9 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ronald Sullivan (SF) Darren Mattison | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (ME) | | |
| 04:58 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Keith Harrill misses the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 04:58 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Keith Harrill misses the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 04:58 | Grinnell | William Weir snags the defensive board | 16-21 |
| 04:39 | Grinnell | William Weir throws it down and the foul's on Keith Harrill - foul #2 on Keith Harrill, team foul #5 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Spero (PG) William Hamner | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (ME) | Andre Smith (PG), Raymond Welch (PF), Eric Jenkins (C) Christopher Cooper, David Boes, Keith Harrill | |
| 04:39 | Grinnell | William Weir makes the free throw | 19-21 |
| 04:17 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Eric Jenkins misses long on a shot from the right wing | 19-21 |
| 04:16 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Frank McNitt | 19-21 |
| 03:55 | Grinnell | Frank McNitt is fouled on the floor by Rufus Wilson - foul #1 on Rufus Wilson, team foul #6 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Darren Mattison (SF), Duane Hope (PF), Lynn Dansby (C) Frank McNitt, Thomas Hayashi, William Weir | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (ME) | Brian Hunt (SF) Rufus Wilson | |
| 03:44 | Grinnell | Darren Mattison makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 22-21 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - David Spero (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronald Sullivan (fresh) SF - Darren Mattison (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Duane Hope (fresh) 1 pts. C - Lynn Dansby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (ME) | PG - Andre Smith (fresh) SG - Willie Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Brian Hunt (fairly fresh) PF - Raymond Welch (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Jenkins (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:15 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Andre Smith comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on David Spero - foul #2 on David Spero, team foul #10 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Grinnell | James Whited (SF) David Spero | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (ME) | Keith Harrill (C) Eric Jenkins | |
| 03:15 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Andre Smith makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 03:15 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Andre Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 03:15 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Raymond Welch snags the offensive board | 22-22 |
| 03:00 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Keith Harrill's layup is rejected by Lynn Dansby | 22-22 |
| 02:59 | Grinnell | James Whited grabs the defensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 02:37 | Grinnell | Darren Mattison splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Andre Smith - foul #1 on Andre Smith, team foul #7 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Frank McNitt (SG), Thomas Hayashi (PF) Ronald Sullivan, Duane Hope | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (ME) | Christopher Cooper (PG), Manuel Logan (SG), David Boes (PF) Andre Smith, Willie Lee, Raymond Welch | |
| 02:37 | Grinnell | Darren Mattison misses the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 02:37 | Grinnell | Darren Mattison makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 02:08 | St. Joseph's (ME) | David Boes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Darren Mattison - foul #2 on Darren Mattison, team foul #11 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Spero (PG) James Whited | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (ME) | Rufus Wilson (SF) Brian Hunt | |
| 02:08 | St. Joseph's (ME) | David Boes makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 02:08 | St. Joseph's (ME) | David Boes makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 01:58 | Grinnell | Darren Mattison makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from David Spero | 25-24 |
| 01:41 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Keith Harrill connects on the jumper near the basket | 25-26 |
| 01:24 | Grinnell | Lynn Dansby's floater is tipped away by Rufus Wilson | 25-26 |
| 01:22 | St. Joseph's (ME) | The rebound goes to Rufus Wilson | 25-26 |
| 01:04 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Frank McNitt steals it from David Boes | 25-26 |
| 00:49 | Grinnell | Darren Mattison splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-26 |
| 00:48 | St. Joseph's (ME) | David Boes grabs the board | 25-26 |
| 00:30 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Christopher Cooper clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-26 |
| 00:29 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Lynn Dansby | 25-26 |
| 00:01 | Grinnell | Lynn Dansby buries a jump hook from the left block | 27-26 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Manuel Logan comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 27-26 |