| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Thomas Lyman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bradley Powers (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Adame (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Fox (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Bertram (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wilmington | PG - Ricky Lucus (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Matthew Austin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Babbitt (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ronald Upton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Cameron Craft (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | James Adame inbounds the ball | 31-23 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wilmington | Wilmington is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Grinnell | Bradley Powers misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-23 |
| 19:48 | Grinnell | James Adame gets the offensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 19:31 | Grinnell | David Fox connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Thomas Lyman | 33-23 |
| 19:12 | Wilmington | Cameron Craft misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Raymond Bertram - foul #1 on Raymond Bertram, team foul #1 | 33-23 |
| 19:12 | Wilmington | Cameron Craft makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 19:12 | Wilmington | Cameron Craft misses the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 19:12 | Grinnell | Raymond Bertram grabs the defensive rebound | 33-24 |
| 19:03 | Grinnell | James Adame travels with the ball | 33-24 |
| 18:45 | Wilmington | Cameron Craft connects on the turnaround from close range | 33-26 |
| 18:39 | Grinnell | David Fox is hacked by Matthew Austin - foul #1 on Matthew Austin, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| 18:26 | Grinnell | James Adame is whistled for traveling | 33-26 |
| 18:06 | Wilmington | Matthew Austin buries a jumper from the right side and the foul's on Bradley Powers - foul #2 on Bradley Powers, team foul #2 | 33-28 |
| 18:06 | Wilmington | Matthew Austin makes the free throw | 33-29 |
| 17:57 | Grinnell | Raymond Bertram hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Ricky Lucus - foul #2 on Ricky Lucus, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| 17:57 | Grinnell | Raymond Bertram misses the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 17:57 | Grinnell | Raymond Bertram makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 17:40 | Wilmington | Cameron Craft comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Raymond Bertram - foul #2 on Raymond Bertram, team foul #3 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Howard Pace (PG) Thomas Lyman | |
| Subs | Wilmington | | |
| 17:40 | Wilmington | Cameron Craft misses the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 17:40 | Wilmington | Cameron Craft misses the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 17:40 | Grinnell | Raymond Bertram pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 17:26 | Grinnell | James Adame clanks a floater from the left block | 34-29 |
| 17:25 | Grinnell | David Fox can't tip it in | 34-29 |
| 17:23 | Wilmington | Matthew Austin gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 17:15 | Wilmington | Cameron Craft knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 16:49 | Grinnell | Bradley Powers comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 16:47 | Wilmington | The rebound goes to Ricky Lucus | 34-32 |
| 16:33 | Wilmington | Howard Pace is called for the reach on Ricky Lucus - foul #1 on Howard Pace, team foul #4 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Joseph Heald (SG), Richard Marshall (SF), Robert Vickery (PF), Jayson Ross (C) Bradley Powers, James Adame, David Fox, Raymond Bertram | |
| Subs | Wilmington | | |
| 16:28 | Wilmington | Richard Marshall steps in front of the Matthew Austin pass | 34-32 |
| 16:08 | Grinnell | Robert Vickery scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 15:54 | Wilmington | Robert Vickery picks off the pass by Ronald Upton | 37-32 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Howard Pace (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Heald (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Marshall (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Vickery (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jayson Ross (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wilmington | PG - Ricky Lucus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Matthew Austin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Babbitt (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ronald Upton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Cameron Craft (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Grinnell | Howard Pace misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-32 |
| 15:33 | Wilmington | Cameron Craft grabs the board | 37-32 |
| 15:26 | Wilmington | Cameron Craft comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 37-32 |
| 15:25 | Grinnell | Richard Marshall gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 15:15 | Grinnell | Joseph Heald is called for a charge - foul #3 on Joseph Heald, team foul #5 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Thomas Lyman (PG), Bradley Powers (SG) Howard Pace, Richard Marshall | |
| Subs | Wilmington | James Winemiller (SG) Matthew Austin | |
| 15:02 | Wilmington | Ronald Upton makes the jumper from close range | 37-34 |
| 14:46 | Grinnell | Jayson Ross makes the jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by Ronald Upton - foul #2 on Ronald Upton, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| 14:46 | Grinnell | Jayson Ross makes the free throw | 40-34 |
| 14:35 | Wilmington | Cameron Craft lays it in | 40-36 |
| 14:14 | Grinnell | Bradley Powers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-36 |
| Subs | Grinnell | James Adame (SF), David Fox (PF), Raymond Bertram (C) Joseph Heald, Jayson Ross, Robert Vickery | |
| Subs | Wilmington | Christopher McGrapth (SF) Brian Babbitt | |
| 13:58 | Wilmington | James Winemiller misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 13:57 | Wilmington | Cameron Craft grabs the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 13:44 | Wilmington | Cameron Craft can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 40-36 |
| 13:42 | Wilmington | Christopher McGrapth pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 13:29 | Wilmington | Cameron Craft lays it in on a great pass from James Winemiller | 40-38 |
| 13:15 | Grinnell | James Adame clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 40-38 |
| 13:14 | Grinnell | Raymond Bertram gets the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 12:58 | Grinnell | Thomas Lyman is fouled on the floor by Ricky Lucus - foul #3 on Ricky Lucus, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Howard Pace (PG) Thomas Lyman | |
| Subs | Wilmington | Brian Babbitt (SF), Charles Carter (PF) Christopher McGrapth, Ronald Upton | |
| 12:47 | Grinnell | Bradley Powers can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 12:46 | Wilmington | Ricky Lucus gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 12:22 | Wilmington | Brian Babbitt's pass is intercepted by James Adame | 40-38 |
| 11:57 | Grinnell | Raymond Bertram scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Howard Pace | 42-38 |
| 11:43 | Wilmington | Ricky Lucus comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-38 |
| 11:42 | Grinnell | Bradley Powers grabs the board | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Howard Pace (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bradley Powers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Adame (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Fox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Bertram (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wilmington | PG - Ricky Lucus (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Winemiller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Babbitt (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Charles Carter (fresh) C - Cameron Craft (tiring) 18 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Grinnell | Raymond Bertram is whistled for a carry | 42-38 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Thomas Lyman (PG), Joseph Heald (SF), Robert Vickery (PF), Jayson Ross (C) Bradley Powers, James Adame, David Fox, Raymond Bertram | |
| Subs | Wilmington | Christopher McGrapth (SF) Brian Babbitt | |
| 11:07 | Wilmington | Ricky Lucus is whistled for traveling | 42-38 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Wilmington | Ronald Upton (PF) Charles Carter | |
| 10:38 | Grinnell | Ronald Upton steals the ball from Jayson Ross | 42-38 |
| 10:26 | Wilmington | Cameron Craft misses short on a floater near the basket | 42-38 |
| 10:25 | Grinnell | Jayson Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 10:04 | Grinnell | Robert Vickery can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-38 |
| 10:02 | Grinnell | Robert Vickery pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 09:40 | Grinnell | Robert Vickery misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 42-38 |
| 09:39 | Grinnell | Jayson Ross tips it home | 44-38 |
| 09:20 | Wilmington | Robert Vickery steals it from Cameron Craft | 44-38 |
| 08:53 | Grinnell | Jayson Ross lays it in on a great pass from Joseph Heald | 46-38 |
| 08:33 | Wilmington | Cameron Craft can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Howard Pace - foul #2 on Howard Pace, team foul #6 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bradley Powers (SG), James Adame (SF), David Fox (PF), Raymond Bertram (C) Thomas Lyman, Howard Pace, Robert Vickery, Jayson Ross | |
| Subs | Wilmington | Brian Babbitt (SF), Charles Carter (PF) Christopher McGrapth, Ronald Upton | |
| 08:33 | Wilmington | Cameron Craft misses the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 08:33 | Wilmington | Cameron Craft makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 08:06 | Grinnell | James Adame drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Heald | 49-39 |
| 07:50 | Wilmington | Cameron Craft knocks in the shot from the left side | 49-41 |
| 07:45 | Grinnell | Cameron Craft denies the turnaround by James Adame | 49-41 |
| 07:44 | Wilmington | Cameron Craft snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Joseph Heald (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Bradley Powers (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Adame (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Bertram (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wilmington | PG - Ricky Lucus (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Winemiller (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Babbitt (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Charles Carter (fresh) C - Cameron Craft (tired) 21 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Wilmington | Ricky Lucus knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 06:54 | Grinnell | David Fox can't finish the layup | 49-44 |
| 06:53 | Wilmington | Brian Babbitt grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 06:41 | Wilmington | James Adame steals the ball from Cameron Craft | 49-44 |
| 06:26 | Grinnell | Charles Carter is called for the reach on David Fox - foul #2 on Charles Carter, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ralph Tripp (PG), Robert Vickery (C) Joseph Heald, Raymond Bertram | |
| Subs | Wilmington | Michael Kerstein (PG), Christopher McGrapth (SF), Ronald Upton (PF) Ricky Lucus, Charles Carter, Cameron Craft | |
| 06:11 | Grinnell | James Adame scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Bradley Powers and the foul's on Christopher McGrapth - foul #3 on Christopher McGrapth, team foul #6 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jayson Ross (C) David Fox | |
| Subs | Wilmington | | |
| 06:11 | Grinnell | James Adame makes the free throw | 52-44 |
| 05:46 | Wilmington | James Winemiller scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Michael Kerstein | 52-46 |
| 05:35 | Grinnell | James Adame misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-46 |
| 05:33 | Grinnell | Ralph Tripp pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 05:20 | Grinnell | James Adame makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Ralph Tripp | 54-46 |
| 04:58 | Wilmington | Brian Babbitt is fouled on the floor by Jayson Ross - foul #1 on Jayson Ross, team foul #7 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Thomas Lyman (PG), Howard Pace (SG), David Fox (PF), Raymond Bertram (C) Ralph Tripp, Bradley Powers, James Adame, Jayson Ross | |
| Subs | Wilmington | Ricky Lucus (PG), Charles Carter (PF) Michael Kerstein, Ronald Upton | |
| 04:58 | Wilmington | Brian Babbitt makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 04:58 | Wilmington | Brian Babbitt makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 04:35 | Grinnell | Robert Vickery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Wilmington | Cameron Craft (C) Brian Babbitt | |
| 04:17 | Wilmington | Cameron Craft misses long on a shot from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 04:15 | Wilmington | Cameron Craft tips it home | 54-50 |
| 03:46 | Grinnell | Thomas Lyman knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Howard Pace and he's hacked by Christopher McGrapth - foul #4 on Christopher McGrapth, team foul #7 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bradley Powers (SG), Joseph Heald (SF) Howard Pace, Robert Vickery | |
| Subs | Wilmington | Matthew Austin (SG), Ronald Upton (C) James Winemiller, Cameron Craft | |
| 03:46 | Grinnell | Thomas Lyman makes the free throw | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Thomas Lyman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bradley Powers (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Heald (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - David Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Bertram (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wilmington | PG - Ricky Lucus (tiring) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Austin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher McGrapth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Charles Carter (fresh) C - Ronald Upton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Wilmington | Ronald Upton clanks a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Raymond Bertram - foul #3 on Raymond Bertram, team foul #8 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jayson Ross (PF) David Fox | |
| Subs | Wilmington | | |
| 03:23 | Wilmington | Ronald Upton makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 03:23 | Wilmington | Ronald Upton makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 03:00 | Grinnell | Thomas Lyman is fouled on the floor by Christopher McGrapth - foul #5 on Christopher McGrapth, team foul #8 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ralph Tripp (C) Raymond Bertram | |
| Subs | Wilmington | Michael Kerstein (PG), Bradford Brown (SF) Ricky Lucus, Christopher McGrapth | |
| 03:00 | Grinnell | Thomas Lyman makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 03:00 | Grinnell | Thomas Lyman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 02:57 | Wilmington | Wilmington calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-52 |
| Subs | Grinnell | James Adame (SF), David Fox (PF), Raymond Bertram (C) Joseph Heald, Jayson Ross, Ralph Tripp | |
| Subs | Wilmington | Ricky Lucus (PG), James Winemiller (SG), Brian Babbitt (SF), Cameron Craft (C) Michael Kerstein, Matthew Austin, Bradford Brown, Charles Carter | |
| 02:46 | Wilmington | Cameron Craft misses the lay-in | 59-52 |
| 02:45 | Grinnell | Raymond Bertram gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| 02:39 | Grinnell | Bradley Powers comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Winemiller - foul #4 on James Winemiller, team foul #9 | 59-52 |
| 02:39 | Grinnell | Bradley Powers makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 02:39 | Grinnell | Bradley Powers makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wilmington | Wilmington is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:27 | Wilmington | Cameron Craft is called for a charge - foul #3 on Cameron Craft, team foul #10 | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wilmington | Wilmington is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:06 | Grinnell | Bradley Powers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-52 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Howard Pace (PG) Thomas Lyman | |
| Subs | Wilmington | | |
| 01:53 | Wilmington | Brian Babbitt is fouled on the floor by James Adame - foul #1 on James Adame, team foul #9 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Thomas Lyman (PG) Howard Pace | |
| Subs | Wilmington | | |
| 01:53 | Wilmington | Brian Babbitt misses the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 01:53 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to David Fox | 61-52 |
| 01:30 | Grinnell | Thomas Lyman misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-52 |
| 01:29 | Grinnell | Raymond Bertram gets the offensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 01:14 | Grinnell | Thomas Lyman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 01:12 | Wilmington | The rebound goes to Cameron Craft | 61-52 |
| 01:12 | Wilmington | Wilmington calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| 00:59 | Wilmington | Ricky Lucus hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 00:57 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Bradley Powers | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wilmington | Wilmington is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Grinnell | Bradley Powers is fouled in the backcourt by James Winemiller - foul #5 on James Winemiller, team foul #11 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jayson Ross (PF) David Fox | |
| Subs | Wilmington | Matthew Austin (SG) James Winemiller | |
| 00:55 | Grinnell | Bradley Powers makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:55 | Grinnell | Bradley Powers makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wilmington | Wilmington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Wilmington | Bradley Powers steals the ball from Matthew Austin | 63-52 |
| 00:45 | Grinnell | Thomas Lyman slams it home on a nice dish by Bradley Powers | 65-52 |
| 00:39 | Wilmington | Matthew Austin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-52 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Howard Pace (PG), Joseph Heald (SG), Richard Marshall (SF), Robert Vickery (C) Thomas Lyman, Bradley Powers, James Adame, Raymond Bertram | |
| Subs | Wilmington | Michael Kerstein (PG), Bradford Brown (SF), Charles Carter (PF) Ricky Lucus, Brian Babbitt, Ronald Upton | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wilmington | Wilmington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Grinnell | Robert Vickery double dribbles in the backcourt | 65-52 |
| 00:34 | Wilmington | Bradford Brown misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 65-52 |
| 00:33 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Joseph Heald | 65-52 |
| 00:11 | Grinnell | Joseph Heald misses the easy open layup | 65-52 |
| 00:09 | Wilmington | Michael Kerstein gets the rebound | 65-52 |
| 00:05 | Wilmington | Matthew Austin misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 65-52 |
| 00:03 | Grinnell | Robert Vickery snags the defensive board | 65-52 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Howard Pace runs out the clock | 65-52 |