| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - David Spero (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Darren Mattison (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frank McNitt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Weir (fresh) 6 pts. C - Lynn Dansby (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington and Lee | PG - John Armstrong (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Lefevre (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Allen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harold True (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Fails (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | Frank McNitt inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington and Lee | Washington and Lee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:40 | Grinnell | William Weir comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 26-28 |
| 19:38 | Washington and Lee | Harold True gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| 19:09 | Washington and Lee | Timothy Fails knocks in the shot in the lane | 26-30 |
| 18:51 | Grinnell | Jeffrey Lefevre is called for the reach on William Weir - foul #2 on Jeffrey Lefevre, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| 18:38 | Grinnell | Harold True swats the shot by Darren Mattison | 26-30 |
| 18:37 | Grinnell | Frank McNitt tips it but misses | 26-30 |
| 18:35 | Washington and Lee | Timothy Fails gets the rebound | 26-30 |
| 18:24 | Washington and Lee | Robert Allen drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by John Armstrong | 26-32 |
| 18:19 | Grinnell | David Spero hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-32 |
| 18:18 | Washington and Lee | Harold True gets the rebound | 26-32 |
| 17:52 | Washington and Lee | Robert Allen loses the ball out of bounds | 26-32 |
| 17:37 | Grinnell | William Weir scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Darren Mattison out of a doubleteam | 28-32 |
| 17:15 | Washington and Lee | Robert Allen buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from John Armstrong | 28-34 |
| 16:54 | Grinnell | Darren Mattison evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 16:52 | Grinnell | William Weir tips it but misses | 28-34 |
| 16:51 | Grinnell | Lynn Dansby tips it in | 30-34 |
| 16:24 | Washington and Lee | Timothy Fails's fadeaway is rejected by Lynn Dansby | 30-34 |
| 16:22 | Washington and Lee | Timothy Fails snags the offensive board | 30-34 |
| 16:04 | Washington and Lee | David Spero picks off the pass by Timothy Fails | 30-34 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - David Spero (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darren Mattison (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frank McNitt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Weir (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Lynn Dansby (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington and Lee | PG - John Armstrong (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeffrey Lefevre (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Allen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Harold True (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Fails (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Grinnell | Timothy Fails denies the turnaround by Lynn Dansby | 30-34 |
| 15:37 | Grinnell | William Weir misses the tip | 30-34 |
| 15:35 | Washington and Lee | John Armstrong grabs the board | 30-34 |
| 15:12 | Washington and Lee | Frank McNitt is called for the reach on Jeffrey Lefevre - foul #1 on Frank McNitt, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Hamner (PG), James Whited (SF), Thomas Hayashi (C) David Spero, Frank McNitt, Lynn Dansby | |
| Subs | Washington and Lee | Stephen Redmond (PG), John Dowd (SG), Richard Ryan (SF), Jason Cox (PF), Gary Palmer (C) John Armstrong, Jeffrey Lefevre, Robert Allen, Harold True, Timothy Fails | |
| 15:00 | Washington and Lee | James Whited steps in front of the Stephen Redmond pass | 30-34 |
| 14:55 | Grinnell | William Hamner misses the easy layup | 30-34 |
| 14:53 | Washington and Lee | Gary Palmer snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| 14:32 | Washington and Lee | Richard Ryan loses the ball out of bounds | 30-34 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ronald Sullivan (SG) Darren Mattison | |
| Subs | Washington and Lee | | |
| 14:15 | Grinnell | James Whited clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-34 |
| 14:13 | Grinnell | Thomas Hayashi snags the offensive board | 30-34 |
| 13:52 | Grinnell | William Weir misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-34 |
| 13:51 | Washington and Lee | The rebound goes to Jason Cox | 30-34 |
| 13:28 | Washington and Lee | John Dowd loses the ball out of bounds | 30-34 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Darren Mattison (SG), Frank McNitt (SF), Lynn Dansby (C) Ronald Sullivan, James Whited, William Weir | |
| Subs | Washington and Lee | John Armstrong (PG), Harold True (PF), Timothy Fails (C) Stephen Redmond, Jason Cox, Gary Palmer | |
| 13:08 | Grinnell | Lynn Dansby misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Timothy Fails - foul #1 on Timothy Fails, team foul #2 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Spero (PG) William Hamner | |
| Subs | Washington and Lee | Jeffrey Lefevre (SG) John Dowd | |
| 13:08 | Grinnell | Lynn Dansby misses the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 13:08 | Grinnell | Lynn Dansby makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 12:52 | Washington and Lee | John Armstrong scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 12:37 | Grinnell | Lynn Dansby makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David Spero | 33-37 |
| 12:08 | Washington and Lee | Jeffrey Lefevre knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by John Armstrong | 33-40 |
| 11:50 | Grinnell | David Spero is hacked by Timothy Fails - foul #2 on Timothy Fails, team foul #3 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Washington and Lee | Robert Allen (SF) Richard Ryan | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - David Spero (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darren Mattison (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frank McNitt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Hayashi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lynn Dansby (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington and Lee | PG - John Armstrong (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jeffrey Lefevre (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Allen (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Harold True (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Fails (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Grinnell | Lynn Dansby can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 33-40 |
| 11:23 | Washington and Lee | Harold True grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 11:16 | Washington and Lee | Jeffrey Lefevre is whistled for a carry | 33-40 |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Weir (PF) Thomas Hayashi | |
| Subs | Washington and Lee | John Dowd (SG) Jeffrey Lefevre | |
| 10:57 | Grinnell | Robert Allen picks off the pass by Frank McNitt | 33-40 |
| 10:28 | Washington and Lee | Timothy Fails misses the dunk | 33-40 |
| 10:26 | Grinnell | Lynn Dansby grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 10:10 | Grinnell | Darren Mattison evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-40 |
| 10:09 | Washington and Lee | Harold True grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 09:52 | Washington and Lee | Lynn Dansby denies the turnaround by Harold True | 33-40 |
| 09:51 | Washington and Lee | Harold True snags the offensive board | 33-40 |
| 09:35 | Washington and Lee | Harold True comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-40 |
| 09:34 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to William Weir | 33-40 |
| 09:12 | Grinnell | Darren Mattison works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by David Spero | 36-40 |
| 08:44 | Washington and Lee | Robert Allen's pass is intercepted by Lynn Dansby | 36-40 |
| 08:28 | Grinnell | Frank McNitt banks in the layup on a great pass from William Weir | 38-40 |
| 08:02 | Washington and Lee | Lynn Dansby denies the turnaround by Timothy Fails | 38-40 |
| 08:01 | Washington and Lee | Robert Allen tips it but misses | 38-40 |
| 07:59 | Grinnell | Lynn Dansby gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 07:55 | Grinnell | David Spero misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Armstrong - foul #2 on John Armstrong, team foul #4 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ronald Sullivan (SG), James Whited (SF), Thomas Hayashi (C) Darren Mattison, Frank McNitt, Lynn Dansby | |
| Subs | Washington and Lee | Stephen Redmond (PG), Jeffrey Lefevre (SG), Richard Ryan (SF), Jason Cox (PF), Gary Palmer (C) John Armstrong, John Dowd, Robert Allen, Harold True, Timothy Fails | |
| 07:55 | Grinnell | David Spero makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 07:55 | Grinnell | David Spero makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 07:29 | Washington and Lee | Jeffrey Lefevre can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-40 |
| 07:27 | Grinnell | Thomas Hayashi gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - David Spero (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Sullivan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Whited (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Weir (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Hayashi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington and Lee | PG - Stephen Redmond (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Lefevre (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Cox (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gary Palmer (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Grinnell | William Weir loses the ball out of bounds | 40-40 |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Hamner (PG) David Spero | |
| Subs | Washington and Lee | | |
| 06:58 | Washington and Lee | Jeffrey Lefevre hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Ryan | 40-43 |
| 06:46 | Grinnell | William Hamner misses the shot from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 06:45 | Washington and Lee | Jeffrey Lefevre gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 06:24 | Washington and Lee | Jeffrey Lefevre is fouled on the floor by William Weir - foul #2 on William Weir, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Darren Mattison (SG), Frank McNitt (SF) Ronald Sullivan, James Whited | |
| Subs | Washington and Lee | John Armstrong (PG) Gary Palmer | |
| 06:12 | Washington and Lee | Jeffrey Lefevre comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 06:10 | Grinnell | William Hamner pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 05:48 | Grinnell | William Weir clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 40-43 |
| 05:46 | Washington and Lee | The rebound goes to Jason Cox | 40-43 |
| 05:27 | Washington and Lee | Jeffrey Lefevre misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by William Weir - foul #3 on William Weir, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Lynn Dansby (C) William Weir | |
| Subs | Washington and Lee | Robert Allen (SF), Harold True (PF), Timothy Fails (C) Stephen Redmond, Richard Ryan, Jason Cox | |
| 05:27 | Washington and Lee | Jeffrey Lefevre misses the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 05:27 | Washington and Lee | Jeffrey Lefevre misses the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 05:27 | Grinnell | Lynn Dansby snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 05:13 | Grinnell | William Hamner hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Darren Mattison | 43-43 |
| 04:56 | Washington and Lee | Jeffrey Lefevre misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 04:54 | Grinnell | Thomas Hayashi pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 04:35 | Grinnell | Darren Mattison shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Lynn Dansby and he's fouled by Harold True - foul #2 on Harold True, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Washington and Lee | John Dowd (SG) Jeffrey Lefevre | |
| 04:35 | Grinnell | Darren Mattison misses the free throw | 45-43 |
| 04:35 | Washington and Lee | Harold True pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 04:06 | Washington and Lee | Timothy Fails scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-45 |
| 03:45 | Grinnell | Lynn Dansby connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Frank McNitt | 47-45 |
| 03:22 | Washington and Lee | Harold True misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Thomas Hayashi - foul #2 on Thomas Hayashi, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Spero (PG), James Whited (SF), William Weir (PF) William Hamner, Frank McNitt, Thomas Hayashi | |
| Subs | Washington and Lee | Jeffrey Lefevre (SG), Jason Cox (C) John Armstrong, Timothy Fails | |
| 03:22 | Washington and Lee | Harold True misses the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 03:22 | Washington and Lee | Harold True makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - David Spero (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darren Mattison (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Whited (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Weir (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Lynn Dansby (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 13 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Washington and Lee | PG - John Dowd (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Lefevre (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Harold True (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Cox (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Grinnell | Lynn Dansby is hacked by Jason Cox - foul #1 on Jason Cox, team foul #6 | 47-46 |
| 02:47 | Grinnell | Lynn Dansby connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 49-46 |
| 02:47 | Washington and Lee | Washington and Lee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-46 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Frank McNitt (SF), Thomas Hayashi (C) James Whited, Lynn Dansby | |
| Subs | Washington and Lee | John Armstrong (PG), Timothy Fails (C) John Dowd, Jason Cox | |
| 02:25 | Washington and Lee | Robert Allen is hacked by William Weir - foul #4 on William Weir, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| 02:06 | Washington and Lee | John Armstrong misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on David Spero - foul #2 on David Spero, team foul #6 | 49-46 |
| 02:06 | Washington and Lee | John Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 02:06 | Washington and Lee | John Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 01:53 | Grinnell | David Spero connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Frank McNitt | 51-48 |
| 01:31 | Washington and Lee | Harold True lays it in | 51-50 |
| 01:15 | Grinnell | Frank McNitt clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-50 |
| 01:14 | Washington and Lee | Timothy Fails pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 00:52 | Washington and Lee | Robert Allen misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-50 |
| 00:50 | Grinnell | Thomas Hayashi grabs the board | 51-50 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington and Lee | Washington and Lee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:23 | Grinnell | William Weir is open but misses the lay-in | 51-50 |
| 00:22 | Grinnell | William Weir tips it home | 53-50 |
| 00:07 | Washington and Lee | Robert Allen misses long on a 3 from straight away | 53-50 |
| 00:06 | Grinnell | Thomas Hayashi pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington and Lee | Washington and Lee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:04 | Grinnell | John Armstrong is called for the reach on Thomas Hayashi in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Armstrong, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Lynn Dansby (C) William Weir | |
| Subs | Washington and Lee | | |
| 00:04 | Grinnell | Thomas Hayashi makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 00:04 | Grinnell | Thomas Hayashi makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington and Lee | Washington and Lee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Washington and Lee | Robert Allen comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 55-50 |