| Lineup | Coe | PG - Steve Grimes (fresh) SG - James Abramson (fresh) SF - Vernon Cortese (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Willis (fresh) C - Randall Santee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Anthony Lerner (fresh) SG - Terrence Alcocer (fresh) SF - Gene Steele (fresh) PF - Randall Cook (fresh) C - Thomas Harrison (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | Thomas Harrison wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Coe | Coe is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Grinnell | Terrence Alcocer loses the dribble to Steve Grimes | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Coe | James Abramson double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Grinnell | Randall Cook misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Coe | James Abramson snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Coe | James Abramson drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Steve Grimes | 3-0 |
| 18:53 | Grinnell | Gene Steele buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 18:40 | Coe | Randall Santee is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Randall Santee, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:12 | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner is hacked by Steve Grimes - foul #1 on Steve Grimes, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 17:56 | Grinnell | Thomas Harrison hits the finger roll | 3-4 |
| 17:42 | Coe | Vernon Cortese lays it in on a nice dish by James Abramson | 5-4 |
| 17:31 | Grinnell | Thomas Harrison buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Anthony Lerner | 5-6 |
| 17:20 | Coe | Vernon Cortese comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-6 |
| 17:18 | Coe | Jeffrey Willis tips it home | 7-6 |
| 17:01 | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner clanks a 3 from the left corner | 7-6 |
| 17:00 | Grinnell | Gene Steele pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:49 | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner knocks in the jumper from the right block | 7-8 |
| 16:23 | Coe | James Abramson scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Steve Grimes | 10-8 |
| 16:20 | Grinnell | Vernon Cortese steals it from Gene Steele in the backcourt | 10-8 |
| 16:10 | Coe | Randall Santee is fouled on the floor by Terrence Alcocer - foul #1 on Terrence Alcocer, team foul #1 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Coe | Kevin Colosimo (PG), Edward Bates (SG), Matthew Ferrante (SF), Chris Duclos (PF), John Otten (C) Steve Grimes, James Abramson, Vernon Cortese, Jeffrey Willis, Randall Santee | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Johnnie Faulkner (PG), Alex French (SG), Chris Schwartz (SF), Paul Arend (PF), Karl Gehrke (C) Anthony Lerner, Terrence Alcocer, Gene Steele, Randall Cook, Thomas Harrison | |
| 16:02 | Coe | Chris Duclos is hacked by Karl Gehrke - foul #1 on Karl Gehrke, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| 15:56 | Coe | Matthew Ferrante hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by John Otten and the foul's on Chris Schwartz - foul #1 on Chris Schwartz, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| 15:56 | Coe | Matthew Ferrante makes the free throw | 13-8 |
| Lineup | Coe | PG - Kevin Colosimo (fresh) SG - Edward Bates (fresh) SF - Matthew Ferrante (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chris Duclos (fresh) C - John Otten (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Johnnie Faulkner (fresh) SG - Alex French (fresh) SF - Chris Schwartz (fresh) PF - Paul Arend (fresh) C - Karl Gehrke (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Grinnell | Alex French clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 13-8 |
| 15:38 | Coe | The rebound goes to Edward Bates | 13-8 |
| 15:34 | Coe | Edward Bates misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Johnnie Faulkner - foul #1 on Johnnie Faulkner, team foul #4 | 13-8 |
| 15:34 | Coe | Edward Bates makes the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 15:34 | Coe | Edward Bates makes the 2nd free throw | 15-8 |
| 15:13 | Grinnell | Johnnie Faulkner is whistled for traveling | 15-8 |
| 15:01 | Coe | John Otten travels with the ball | 15-8 |
| Subs | Coe | Vernon Cortese (SF) Chris Duclos | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Joseph Jennings (PG) Paul Arend | |
| 14:56 | Grinnell | Kevin Colosimo is called for the reach on Joseph Jennings in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Colosimo, team foul #3 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Coe | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Randall Cook (PF) Johnnie Faulkner | |
| 14:34 | Grinnell | Karl Gehrke connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 15-10 |
| 14:23 | Coe | Vernon Cortese misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 15-10 |
| 14:21 | Coe | Vernon Cortese grabs the offensive board | 15-10 |
| 14:06 | Coe | John Otten banks in the layup | 17-10 |
| 14:03 | Grinnell | Vernon Cortese takes the ball from Karl Gehrke in the backcourt | 17-10 |
| 13:51 | Coe | Edward Bates double dribbles | 17-10 |
| Subs | Coe | Tony Brindle (PG), James Abramson (SG), Chris Duclos (SF), Jeffrey Willis (PF), Randall Santee (C) Kevin Colosimo, Edward Bates, Vernon Cortese, Matthew Ferrante, John Otten | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Terrence Alcocer (SG), Gene Steele (SF), Paul Arend (C) Alex French, Chris Schwartz, Karl Gehrke | |
| 13:22 | Grinnell | Randall Cook dunks the ball | 17-12 |
| 13:02 | Coe | Tony Brindle connects on the floater from the left side | 19-12 |
| 12:43 | Grinnell | Joseph Jennings misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-12 |
| 12:41 | Coe | Chris Duclos snags the defensive board | 19-12 |
| 12:20 | Coe | Chris Duclos connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Tony Brindle | 21-12 |
| 12:01 | Grinnell | Randall Cook connects on the turnaround in the lane | 21-14 |
| 11:40 | Coe | Jeffrey Willis is hacked by Terrence Alcocer - foul #2 on Terrence Alcocer, team foul #5 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Coe | Steve Grimes (PG), Edward Bates (SG), Vernon Cortese (SF), Matthew Ferrante (PF), John Otten (C) Tony Brindle, James Abramson, Chris Duclos, Jeffrey Willis, Randall Santee | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner (PG), Johnnie Faulkner (SG), Alex French (PF), Thomas Harrison (C) Joseph Jennings, Terrence Alcocer, Randall Cook, Paul Arend | |
| Lineup | Coe | PG - Steve Grimes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edward Bates (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Vernon Cortese (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Ferrante (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Otten (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Anthony Lerner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnnie Faulkner (fresh) SF - Gene Steele (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alex French (fresh) C - Thomas Harrison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Coe | Matthew Ferrante misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-14 |
| 11:18 | Grinnell | Johnnie Faulkner gets the rebound | 21-14 |
| 11:06 | Grinnell | Gene Steele can't connect on a runner from the left block | 21-14 |
| 11:04 | Grinnell | Gene Steele gets the offensive rebound | 21-14 |
| 10:50 | Grinnell | Gene Steele misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane | 21-14 |
| 10:49 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Alex French | 21-14 |
| 10:36 | Grinnell | Thomas Harrison hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left block | 21-14 |
| 10:34 | Coe | John Otten pulls down the rebound | 21-14 |
| 10:30 | Coe | Matthew Ferrante misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 21-14 |
| 10:29 | Grinnell | Thomas Harrison grabs the board | 21-14 |
| 10:17 | Grinnell | Edward Bates picks off the pass by Alex French | 21-14 |
| 10:13 | Coe | Vernon Cortese blows the dunk | 21-14 |
| 10:11 | Grinnell | Thomas Harrison gets the rebound | 21-14 |
| 09:43 | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 21-14 |
| 09:42 | Coe | Steve Grimes snags the defensive board | 21-14 |
| 09:34 | Coe | Matthew Ferrante knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Steve Grimes | 24-14 |
| 09:30 | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner travels in the backcourt | 24-14 |
| Subs | Coe | Kevin Colosimo (PG), James Abramson (SG), Jeffrey Willis (PF), Randall Santee (C) Steve Grimes, Edward Bates, Matthew Ferrante, John Otten | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Darrel Richards (PG), Chris Schwartz (SG), Randall Cook (PF), Karl Gehrke (C) Anthony Lerner, Johnnie Faulkner, Alex French, Thomas Harrison | |
| 09:13 | Coe | James Abramson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-14 |
| 09:12 | Grinnell | Gene Steele snags the defensive board | 24-14 |
| 08:43 | Grinnell | Randall Cook knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-17 |
| 08:28 | Coe | Karl Gehrke blocks the jumper by Kevin Colosimo | 24-17 |
| 08:27 | Coe | Randall Santee grabs the offensive board | 24-17 |
| 08:07 | Coe | The pull-up jumper by Kevin Colosimo is blocked by Karl Gehrke | 24-17 |
| 08:05 | Grinnell | Darrel Richards grabs the board | 24-17 |
| 08:03 | Grinnell | Kevin Colosimo picks off the pass by Chris Schwartz in the backcourt | 24-17 |
| 07:54 | Coe | Randall Santee misses long on a 3 from straight away | 24-17 |
| 07:53 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Chris Schwartz | 24-17 |
| 07:47 | Grinnell | Randall Cook clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 24-17 |
| 07:46 | Coe | Kevin Colosimo pulls down the rebound | 24-17 |
| 07:41 | Coe | A charge is called on Jeffrey Willis - foul #1 on Jeffrey Willis, team foul #4 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Coe | Tony Brindle (PG), Chris Duclos (SF), Matthew Ferrante (PF), John Otten (C) Kevin Colosimo, Vernon Cortese, Jeffrey Willis, Randall Santee | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner (PG), Alex French (SG), Paul Arend (PF), Thomas Harrison (C) Darrel Richards, Chris Schwartz, Randall Cook, Karl Gehrke | |
| Lineup | Coe | PG - Tony Brindle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Abramson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Duclos (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Ferrante (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Otten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Anthony Lerner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex French (fresh) SF - Gene Steele (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Arend (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Harrison (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-17 |
| 07:23 | Coe | The rebound goes to John Otten | 24-17 |
| 07:12 | Coe | John Otten misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Thomas Harrison - foul #1 on Thomas Harrison, team foul #6 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Coe | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Johnnie Faulkner (SG) Gene Steele | |
| 07:12 | Coe | John Otten makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 07:12 | Coe | John Otten misses the 2nd free throw | 25-17 |
| 07:12 | Grinnell | Johnnie Faulkner pulls down the rebound | 25-17 |
| 07:10 | Grinnell | Tony Brindle steps in front of the Paul Arend pass in the backcourt | 25-17 |
| 06:57 | Coe | Thomas Harrison takes the ball from Chris Duclos | 25-17 |
| 06:44 | Grinnell | Paul Arend connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Johnnie Faulkner | 25-19 |
| 06:26 | Coe | James Abramson loses the dribble to Alex French | 25-19 |
| 06:24 | Grinnell | Thomas Harrison is fouled in the backcourt by Tony Brindle - foul #1 on Tony Brindle, team foul #5 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Coe | Edward Bates (SG), Vernon Cortese (SF), Randall Santee (C) James Abramson, Chris Duclos, John Otten | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Karl Gehrke (SF), Randall Cook (PF) Johnnie Faulkner, Thomas Harrison | |
| 06:09 | Grinnell | Alex French misses short on an open 3 from the left wing | 25-19 |
| 06:08 | Coe | Randall Santee gets the rebound | 25-19 |
| 05:48 | Coe | Randall Santee can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-19 |
| 05:46 | Grinnell | Randall Cook grabs the board | 25-19 |
| 05:39 | Grinnell | Alex French can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 25-19 |
| 05:38 | Grinnell | Karl Gehrke tips it in | 25-21 |
| 05:19 | Coe | Vernon Cortese misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-21 |
| 05:17 | Coe | Matthew Ferrante snags the offensive board | 25-21 |
| 05:01 | Coe | Randall Santee scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 27-21 |
| 04:39 | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner misses the lay-in but the foul's on Edward Bates - foul #1 on Edward Bates, team foul #6 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Coe | Steve Grimes (PG), Kevin Colosimo (SG), Jeffrey Willis (PF), John Otten (C) Tony Brindle, Edward Bates, Matthew Ferrante, Randall Santee | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Chris Schwartz (SG), Gene Steele (SF), Thomas Harrison (C) Alex French, Karl Gehrke, Paul Arend | |
| 04:39 | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner misses the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 04:39 | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 04:23 | Coe | Kevin Colosimo buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-22 |
| 04:11 | Grinnell | Gene Steele banks in the layup set up by Chris Schwartz | 30-24 |
| 03:44 | Coe | Steve Grimes is hacked by Thomas Harrison - foul #2 on Thomas Harrison, team foul #7 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Coe | Chris Duclos (SF) Vernon Cortese | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Johnnie Faulkner (PG), Terrence Alcocer (SG) Anthony Lerner, Gene Steele | |
| 03:44 | Coe | Steve Grimes makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 03:44 | Coe | Steve Grimes makes the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 03:42 | Grinnell | Chris Schwartz is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Colosimo - foul #2 on Kevin Colosimo, team foul #7 | 32-24 |
| 03:42 | Grinnell | Chris Schwartz makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 03:42 | Grinnell | Chris Schwartz makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 03:25 | Coe | Jeffrey Willis misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-26 |
| 03:23 | Grinnell | Chris Schwartz grabs the defensive rebound | 32-26 |
| Lineup | Coe | PG - Steve Grimes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Colosimo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chris Duclos (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Willis (tiring) 2 pts. C - John Otten (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Johnnie Faulkner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terrence Alcocer (fresh) SF - Chris Schwartz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randall Cook (tired) 7 pts. C - Thomas Harrison (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Grinnell | Chris Schwartz is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Colosimo - foul #3 on Kevin Colosimo, team foul #8 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Coe | James Abramson (SG), Edward Bates (SF) Kevin Colosimo, John Otten | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Paul Arend (PF), Karl Gehrke (C) Randall Cook, Thomas Harrison | |
| 03:21 | Grinnell | Chris Schwartz makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 03:21 | Grinnell | Chris Schwartz makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 03:12 | Coe | Steve Grimes comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-28 |
| 03:11 | Grinnell | Paul Arend pulls down the rebound | 32-28 |
| 03:07 | Grinnell | James Abramson picks off the pass by Johnnie Faulkner in the backcourt | 32-28 |
| 02:52 | Coe | James Abramson is called for 5 seconds | 32-28 |
| Subs | Coe | Matthew Ferrante (PF) Jeffrey Willis | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Gene Steele (SF) Chris Schwartz | |
| 02:36 | Grinnell | Gene Steele makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Terrence Alcocer and he's fouled by Edward Bates - foul #2 on Edward Bates, team foul #9 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Coe | Randall Santee (C) Chris Duclos | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Joseph Jennings (PG), Alex French (PF) Johnnie Faulkner, Paul Arend | |
| 02:36 | Grinnell | Gene Steele misses the free throw | 32-30 |
| 02:36 | Coe | Randall Santee grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 02:17 | Coe | James Abramson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-30 |
| 02:15 | Coe | Randall Santee grabs the offensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 02:05 | Coe | James Abramson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-30 |
| 02:04 | Coe | Randall Santee snags the offensive board | 32-30 |
| 01:42 | Coe | Edward Bates can't finish the layup | 32-30 |
| 01:41 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Gene Steele | 32-30 |
| 01:39 | Grinnell | Alex French is hacked by Steve Grimes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steve Grimes, team foul #10 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Coe | Tony Brindle (PG), Vernon Cortese (SF), Jeffrey Willis (PF), John Otten (C) Steve Grimes, Edward Bates, Matthew Ferrante, Randall Santee | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Thomas Harrison (C) Karl Gehrke | |
| 01:39 | Grinnell | Alex French makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 01:39 | Grinnell | Alex French makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 01:12 | Coe | Vernon Cortese hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 32-32 |
| 01:11 | Grinnell | Joseph Jennings snags the defensive board | 32-32 |
| 00:50 | Grinnell | Alex French can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Vernon Cortese - foul #1 on Vernon Cortese, team foul #11 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Coe | Steve Grimes (PG), Chris Duclos (C) Tony Brindle, John Otten | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Johnnie Faulkner (PG), Chris Schwartz (SF) Joseph Jennings, Gene Steele | |
| 00:50 | Grinnell | Alex French misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 00:50 | Grinnell | Alex French makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 00:46 | Coe | Steve Grimes is fouled in the backcourt by Johnnie Faulkner - foul #2 on Johnnie Faulkner, team foul #8 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Coe | Matthew Ferrante (PF) Jeffrey Willis | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Randall Cook (PF) Alex French | |
| 00:46 | Coe | Steve Grimes makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:46 | Coe | Steve Grimes makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 00:31 | Grinnell | Thomas Harrison double dribbles | 34-33 |
| Subs | Coe | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner (PG), Karl Gehrke (C) Terrence Alcocer, Thomas Harrison | |
| 00:10 | Coe | James Abramson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 00:08 | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 00:03 | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner buries a 3 from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 00:00 | Coe | Vernon Cortese hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 34-36 |