| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Jerry Vincent (fresh) SG - Corey Ruffner (fresh) SF - Michael Mullins (fresh) PF - Garfield Presler (fresh) C - Charles Nitta (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Mark Campbell (fresh) SG - Anthony Hinderliter (fresh) SF - Michael Casselman (fresh) PF - Vaughn Dugger (fresh) C - Julian French (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Monmouth | Vaughn Dugger wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Monmouth | Michael Casselman makes the floater from the left block | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Grinnell | Charles Nitta misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Grinnell | Garfield Presler tips it in | 2-2 |
| 19:05 | Monmouth | Anthony Hinderliter misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 19:03 | Monmouth | Vaughn Dugger gets the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | Monmouth | Vaughn Dugger misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:46 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:24 | Monmouth | Julian French gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:08 | Monmouth | Mark Campbell comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:06 | Grinnell | Garfield Presler snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:53 | Grinnell | Mark Campbell steps in front of the Jerry Vincent pass | 2-2 |
| 17:41 | Monmouth | Mark Campbell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jerry Vincent - foul #1 on Jerry Vincent, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:41 | Monmouth | Mark Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:41 | Monmouth | Mark Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:22 | Grinnell | Garfield Presler misses the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Vaughn Dugger - foul #1 on Vaughn Dugger, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 17:22 | Grinnell | Garfield Presler makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:22 | Grinnell | Garfield Presler makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:03 | Monmouth | Anthony Hinderliter knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Casselman | 4-7 |
| 16:52 | Grinnell | Garfield Presler misses long on a floater in the paint | 4-7 |
| 16:51 | Monmouth | Mark Campbell pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:41 | Monmouth | Vaughn Dugger hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 4-7 |
| 16:40 | Monmouth | Anthony Hinderliter snags the offensive board | 4-7 |
| 16:30 | Monmouth | Anthony Hinderliter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 16:28 | Grinnell | Charles Nitta grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 16:18 | Grinnell | Garfield Presler travels with the ball | 4-7 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Billy Dinan (SG) Corey Ruffner | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Jerry Williams (PG), James Craver (SG), Melvin Cross (SF), Brian Gallien (PF), Mathew Hyatt (C) Mark Campbell, Anthony Hinderliter, Michael Casselman, Vaughn Dugger, Julian French | |
| 15:57 | Monmouth | Melvin Cross misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Michael Mullins - foul #1 on Michael Mullins, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Don Carr (SG), Harry Young (SF) Jerry Vincent, Michael Mullins | |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| 15:57 | Monmouth | Melvin Cross misses the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:57 | Monmouth | Melvin Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Billy Dinan (fresh) SG - Don Carr (fresh) SF - Harry Young (fresh) PF - Garfield Presler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Nitta (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Jerry Williams (fresh) SG - James Craver (fresh) SF - Melvin Cross (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Brian Gallien (fresh) C - Mathew Hyatt (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Grinnell | Jerry Williams steps in front of the Charles Nitta pass | 4-8 |
| 15:35 | Monmouth | Melvin Cross hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jerry Williams | 4-10 |
| 15:10 | Grinnell | Don Carr misses the lay-in | 4-10 |
| 15:09 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Brian Gallien | 4-10 |
| 14:47 | Monmouth | James Craver is fouled on the floor by Garfield Presler - foul #1 on Garfield Presler, team foul #3 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent (PG), Corey Ruffner (SG), Jeremy Whitfield (C) Billy Dinan, Garfield Presler, Charles Nitta | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Anthony Hinderliter (SG), Michael Casselman (SF), Vaughn Dugger (PF) Jerry Williams, James Craver, Mathew Hyatt | |
| 14:33 | Monmouth | Anthony Hinderliter misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-10 |
| 14:31 | Grinnell | Don Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 14:26 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner is fouled on the floor by Brian Gallien - foul #1 on Brian Gallien, team foul #2 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Mullins (SF) Don Carr | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Mark Campbell (PG), Julian French (C) Melvin Cross, Brian Gallien | |
| 14:16 | Grinnell | Harry Young's floater is tipped away by Vaughn Dugger | 4-10 |
| 14:14 | Grinnell | Harry Young gets the offensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 14:04 | Grinnell | Michael Casselman steals the ball from Jerry Vincent | 4-10 |
| 14:00 | Monmouth | Michael Casselman can't finish the layup | 4-10 |
| 13:58 | Grinnell | Harry Young grabs the board | 4-10 |
| 13:54 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Mullins | 7-10 |
| 13:42 | Monmouth | Anthony Hinderliter banks in the layup | 7-12 |
| 13:16 | Grinnell | Vaughn Dugger is called for the reach on Jerry Vincent - foul #2 on Vaughn Dugger, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Garfield Presler (PF) Harry Young | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Melvin Cross (SF), Mathew Hyatt (PF) Michael Casselman, Vaughn Dugger | |
| 13:11 | Grinnell | Garfield Presler is hacked by Mathew Hyatt - foul #1 on Mathew Hyatt, team foul #4 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Charles Nitta (C) Jeremy Whitfield | |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| 12:50 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 12:37 | Monmouth | Melvin Cross scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Campbell | 10-15 |
| 12:19 | Grinnell | Garfield Presler hits a floater from the right wing set up by Jerry Vincent | 12-15 |
| 11:56 | Monmouth | Mark Campbell is called for traveling | 12-15 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Billy Dinan (PG), Don Carr (SG), Harry Young (SF) Jerry Vincent, Corey Ruffner, Michael Mullins | |
| Subs | Monmouth | James Craver (SG), Michael Casselman (SF), Brian Gallien (PF) Mark Campbell, Anthony Hinderliter, Julian French | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Billy Dinan (fresh) SG - Don Carr (fresh) SF - Harry Young (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Garfield Presler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Nitta (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Melvin Cross (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Craver (fresh) SF - Michael Casselman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Gallien (fresh) C - Mathew Hyatt (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Grinnell | James Craver is called for the reach on Don Carr - foul #1 on James Craver, team foul #5 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jeremy Whitfield (C) Charles Nitta | |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| 11:26 | Grinnell | Mathew Hyatt steals the ball from Jeremy Whitfield | 12-15 |
| 11:07 | Monmouth | Michael Casselman connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Melvin Cross | 12-17 |
| 10:52 | Grinnell | Harry Young comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 12-17 |
| 10:51 | Monmouth | Mathew Hyatt gets the rebound | 12-17 |
| 10:26 | Monmouth | Michael Casselman clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 12-17 |
| 10:24 | Grinnell | Garfield Presler grabs the board | 12-17 |
| 10:18 | Grinnell | Don Carr hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 12-17 |
| 10:17 | Monmouth | James Craver grabs the board | 12-17 |
| 10:06 | Monmouth | Brian Gallien misses the lay-in | 12-17 |
| 10:05 | Grinnell | Harry Young pulls down the rebound | 12-17 |
| 10:00 | Grinnell | Billy Dinan scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Garfield Presler and he's fouled by Brian Gallien - foul #2 on Brian Gallien, team foul #6 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner (SG), Michael Mullins (SF), Charles Nitta (C) Don Carr, Garfield Presler, Jeremy Whitfield | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Mark Campbell (PG), Anthony Hinderliter (SG), Julian French (C) Melvin Cross, James Craver, Brian Gallien | |
| 10:00 | Grinnell | Billy Dinan makes the free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:33 | Monmouth | Julian French hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 15-17 |
| 09:31 | Monmouth | Michael Casselman gets the offensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 09:12 | Monmouth | Anthony Hinderliter knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-20 |
| 08:50 | Grinnell | Billy Dinan can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Mark Campbell - foul #1 on Mark Campbell, team foul #7 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jeremy Whitfield (PF) Harry Young | |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| 08:50 | Grinnell | Billy Dinan makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 08:50 | Grinnell | Billy Dinan makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 08:41 | Monmouth | Mark Campbell double dribbles | 17-20 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent (PG), Don Carr (SG) Billy Dinan, Corey Ruffner | |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| 08:27 | Grinnell | Mathew Hyatt picks off the pass by Don Carr | 17-20 |
| 08:13 | Monmouth | Anthony Hinderliter can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 17-20 |
| 08:11 | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent snags the defensive board | 17-20 |
| 08:06 | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-20 |
| 08:05 | Monmouth | Anthony Hinderliter snags the defensive board | 17-20 |
| 07:51 | Monmouth | Mathew Hyatt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-20 |
| 07:50 | Monmouth | Anthony Hinderliter tips it home | 17-22 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Jerry Vincent (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Don Carr (fresh) SF - Michael Mullins (fairly fresh) PF - Jeremy Whitfield (fresh) C - Charles Nitta (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Mark Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Hinderliter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Michael Casselman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mathew Hyatt (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Julian French (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Grinnell | Charles Nitta misses the easy layup but the foul's on Julian French - foul #1 on Julian French, team foul #8 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner (SG), Garfield Presler (PF) Michael Mullins, Jeremy Whitfield | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Jerry Williams (PG), James Craver (SG), Melvin Cross (SF) Mark Campbell, Anthony Hinderliter, Michael Casselman | |
| 07:31 | Grinnell | Charles Nitta makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 07:31 | Grinnell | Charles Nitta misses the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 07:31 | Monmouth | Julian French gets the rebound | 18-22 |
| 07:07 | Monmouth | James Craver hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-22 |
| 07:06 | Grinnell | Garfield Presler gets the rebound | 18-22 |
| 06:57 | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Don Carr | 20-22 |
| 06:43 | Monmouth | The jumper by Melvin Cross is denied by Garfield Presler | 20-22 |
| 06:42 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner pulls down the rebound | 20-22 |
| 06:37 | Grinnell | Don Carr misses long on a floater from the baseline | 20-22 |
| 06:36 | Grinnell | Don Carr can't tip it in | 20-22 |
| 06:34 | Grinnell | Charles Nitta misses the tip | 20-22 |
| 06:32 | Grinnell | Garfield Presler tips it in | 22-22 |
| 06:15 | Monmouth | Julian French misses short on a runner in the lane | 22-22 |
| 06:14 | Monmouth | Julian French gets the offensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 06:00 | Monmouth | Julian French is whistled for a carry | 22-22 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Billy Dinan (PG), Lewis Brown (SG), Harry Young (SF), Jeremy Whitfield (C) Jerry Vincent, Corey Ruffner, Don Carr, Charles Nitta | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Anthony Hinderliter (SG), Michael Casselman (SF) James Craver, Mathew Hyatt | |
| 05:38 | Grinnell | Anthony Hinderliter steps in front of the Lewis Brown pass | 22-22 |
| 05:19 | Monmouth | Billy Dinan is called for the reach on Jerry Williams - foul #1 on Billy Dinan, team foul #4 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Mullins (SF) Harry Young | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Mark Campbell (PG) Jerry Williams | |
| 05:06 | Monmouth | Melvin Cross is called for traveling | 22-22 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Mathew Hyatt (PF) Melvin Cross | |
| 04:41 | Grinnell | Jeremy Whitfield scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Billy Dinan | 25-22 |
| 04:26 | Monmouth | Mark Campbell is hacked by Billy Dinan - foul #2 on Billy Dinan, team foul #5 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent (PG), Corey Ruffner (SG), Harry Young (PF) Billy Dinan, Lewis Brown, Garfield Presler | |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| 04:12 | Monmouth | Michael Casselman scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Campbell | 25-24 |
| 03:50 | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 25-24 |
| 03:49 | Monmouth | Mathew Hyatt snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Jerry Vincent (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Ruffner (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Mullins (fresh) PF - Harry Young (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeremy Whitfield (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Mark Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Hinderliter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Michael Casselman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mathew Hyatt (tiring) 2 stl. C - Julian French (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Monmouth | Mathew Hyatt comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-24 |
| 03:24 | Monmouth | Mathew Hyatt grabs the offensive board | 25-24 |
| 03:15 | Monmouth | Michael Casselman misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on Jeremy Whitfield - foul #1 on Jeremy Whitfield, team foul #6 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Garfield Presler (PF), Charles Nitta (C) Michael Mullins, Jeremy Whitfield | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Melvin Cross (PG), James Craver (SG), Vaughn Dugger (PF), Brian Gallien (C) Mark Campbell, Anthony Hinderliter, Mathew Hyatt, Julian French | |
| 03:15 | Monmouth | Michael Casselman makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 03:15 | Monmouth | Michael Casselman misses the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 03:15 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Garfield Presler | 25-25 |
| 02:48 | Grinnell | Charles Nitta comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 25-25 |
| 02:47 | Grinnell | Garfield Presler can't tip it in | 25-25 |
| 02:46 | Grinnell | Charles Nitta grabs the offensive board | 25-25 |
| 02:23 | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Vaughn Dugger - foul #3 on Vaughn Dugger, team foul #9 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Billy Dinan (SG) Corey Ruffner | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Jerry Williams (PG), Julian French (C) Michael Casselman, Vaughn Dugger | |
| 02:23 | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 02:23 | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent misses the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 02:23 | Monmouth | Julian French snags the defensive board | 26-25 |
| 02:09 | Monmouth | Melvin Cross's floater is knocked away by Charles Nitta | 26-25 |
| 02:08 | Monmouth | Julian French can't tip it in | 26-25 |
| 02:06 | Monmouth | Brian Gallien pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 01:55 | Monmouth | James Craver loses the ball out of bounds | 26-25 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Don Carr (SG) Jerry Vincent | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Mark Campbell (PG) Jerry Williams | |
| 01:42 | Grinnell | Billy Dinan misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 26-25 |
| 01:40 | Grinnell | Garfield Presler grabs the offensive board | 26-25 |
| 01:35 | Grinnell | Billy Dinan's pass is intercepted by Mark Campbell | 26-25 |
| 01:30 | Monmouth | James Craver misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 01:28 | Grinnell | Harry Young gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| 01:05 | Grinnell | Billy Dinan is hacked by James Craver - foul #2 on James Craver, team foul #10 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Mullins (SF), Jeremy Whitfield (PF) Harry Young, Garfield Presler | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Anthony Hinderliter (SG), Michael Casselman (SF) James Craver, Melvin Cross | |
| 01:05 | Grinnell | Billy Dinan misses the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 01:05 | Grinnell | Billy Dinan makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 00:45 | Monmouth | Anthony Hinderliter buries a floater from the left wing set up by Mark Campbell | 27-27 |
| 00:25 | Grinnell | Julian French picks off the pass by Charles Nitta | 27-27 |
| 00:03 | Monmouth | Anthony Hinderliter can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 00:01 | Grinnell | Jeremy Whitfield snags the defensive board | 27-27 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Jeremy Whitfield misses long on a fullcourt shot | 27-27 |