| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Larry Larrick (fresh) SG - Corey Ruffner (fresh) SF - Michael Mullins (fresh) PF - Donald Michalec (fresh) C - Charles Nitta (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Piedmont | PG - Earnest Barb (fresh) SG - William Sunderland (fresh) SF - Reuben Arnold (fresh) PF - Douglas Day (fresh) C - Curtis Albrecht (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Piedmont | Curtis Albrecht wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Piedmont | Piedmont is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Piedmont | Douglas Day comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Donald Michalec - foul #1 on Donald Michalec, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Piedmont | Douglas Day makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:40 | Piedmont | Douglas Day makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Grinnell | Larry Larrick can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Grinnell | Charles Nitta grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Grinnell | Charles Nitta comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Piedmont | Douglas Day snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Piedmont | William Sunderland misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner misses badly on a shot near the basket | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Piedmont | The rebound goes to Curtis Albrecht | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | Piedmont | Douglas Day drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Reuben Arnold | 0-4 |
| 18:14 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Nitta | 3-4 |
| 17:55 | Piedmont | Curtis Albrecht buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Reuben Arnold and he's fouled by Charles Nitta - foul #1 on Charles Nitta, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| 17:55 | Piedmont | Curtis Albrecht misses the free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:55 | Grinnell | Charles Nitta pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| 17:35 | Grinnell | Earnest Barb picks off the pass by Charles Nitta | 3-6 |
| 17:15 | Piedmont | Corey Ruffner is called for the reach on Earnest Barb - foul #1 on Corey Ruffner, team foul #3 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Piedmont | Laurence Blakeney (SF), Brett Deleon (PF) Reuben Arnold, Douglas Day | |
| 17:04 | Piedmont | Brett Deleon is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Brett Deleon, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Piedmont | Andrew Truskowski (SG) William Sunderland | |
| 16:47 | Grinnell | Charles Nitta scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Corey Ruffner | 5-6 |
| 16:30 | Piedmont | Brett Deleon misses the floater in the paint | 5-6 |
| 16:28 | Grinnell | Donald Michalec pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:11 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Laurence Blakeney - foul #1 on Laurence Blakeney, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Don Carr (PG), Lewis Brown (SF), Paul Veasey (PF), Ronald Dean (C) Larry Larrick, Michael Mullins, Donald Michalec, Charles Nitta | |
| Subs | Piedmont | Gary Burns (PG), Douglas Day (PF) Earnest Barb, Curtis Albrecht | |
| 16:11 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner misses the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:11 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner misses the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:11 | Piedmont | Laurence Blakeney grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 15:53 | Piedmont | Gary Burns knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Laurence Blakeney | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Don Carr (fresh) SG - Corey Ruffner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Brown (fresh) PF - Paul Veasey (fresh) C - Ronald Dean (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Piedmont | PG - Gary Burns (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andrew Truskowski (fresh) SF - Laurence Blakeney (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Douglas Day (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brett Deleon (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Laurence Blakeney - foul #2 on Laurence Blakeney, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Piedmont | William Sunderland (SG), Reuben Arnold (SF) Gary Burns, Laurence Blakeney | |
| 15:25 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:25 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner misses the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:25 | Piedmont | William Sunderland gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 15:09 | Piedmont | Douglas Day knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Andrew Truskowski | 6-12 |
| 14:41 | Grinnell | Ronald Dean can't finish the layup but the foul's on Brett Deleon - foul #2 on Brett Deleon, team foul #4 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Larry Larrick (PG), Michael Mullins (SF), Donald Michalec (PF) Don Carr, Corey Ruffner, Paul Veasey | |
| Subs | Piedmont | Earnest Barb (PG), James Guy (PF), Curtis Albrecht (C) Andrew Truskowski, Douglas Day, Brett Deleon | |
| 14:41 | Grinnell | Ronald Dean makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:41 | Grinnell | Ronald Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 14:25 | Piedmont | Reuben Arnold can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 14:23 | Piedmont | Curtis Albrecht tips it back up and in | 8-14 |
| 14:01 | Grinnell | Ronald Dean misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-14 |
| 13:59 | Piedmont | James Guy snags the defensive board | 8-14 |
| 13:39 | Piedmont | James Guy misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 8-14 |
| 13:38 | Piedmont | James Guy pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 13:17 | Piedmont | Earnest Barb's pass is intercepted by Michael Mullins | 8-14 |
| 13:02 | Grinnell | Lewis Brown is fouled on the floor by Earnest Barb - foul #1 on Earnest Barb, team foul #5 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Don Carr (SG), Charles Nitta (C) Lewis Brown, Ronald Dean | |
| Subs | Piedmont | Gary Burns (SF), Douglas Day (PF) Reuben Arnold, James Guy | |
| 12:45 | Grinnell | Donald Michalec buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Charles Nitta | 11-14 |
| 12:22 | Piedmont | Douglas Day hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-14 |
| 12:21 | Grinnell | Larry Larrick gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:16 | Grinnell | Earnest Barb is called for the reach on Larry Larrick - foul #2 on Earnest Barb, team foul #6 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner (SG), Dylan Blum (SF), Paul Veasey (PF) Larry Larrick, Michael Mullins, Donald Michalec | |
| Subs | Piedmont | Andrew Truskowski (SG), Martin Krupansky (SF), James Guy (C) Earnest Barb, William Sunderland, Curtis Albrecht | |
| 12:01 | Grinnell | Charles Nitta is hacked by Martin Krupansky - foul #1 on Martin Krupansky, team foul #7 | 11-14 |
| 12:01 | Grinnell | Charles Nitta misses the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 12:01 | Piedmont | Douglas Day snags the defensive board | 11-14 |
| 11:38 | Piedmont | Douglas Day can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-14 |
| 11:37 | Grinnell | Paul Veasey grabs the board | 11-14 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Don Carr (fresh) SG - Corey Ruffner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dylan Blum (fresh) PF - Paul Veasey (fresh) C - Charles Nitta (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Piedmont | PG - Gary Burns (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andrew Truskowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Martin Krupansky (fresh) PF - Douglas Day (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Guy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Grinnell | Charles Nitta misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 11-14 |
| 11:15 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner grabs the offensive board | 11-14 |
| 11:00 | Grinnell | Paul Veasey knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Corey Ruffner | 13-14 |
| 10:48 | Piedmont | Dylan Blum is called for the reach on Martin Krupansky - foul #1 on Dylan Blum, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Larry Larrick (PG), Michael Mullins (SF), Donald Michalec (PF) Don Carr, Dylan Blum, Paul Veasey | |
| Subs | Piedmont | William Sunderland (SG), Reuben Arnold (SF), Curtis Albrecht (C) Gary Burns, Martin Krupansky, James Guy | |
| 10:38 | Piedmont | Curtis Albrecht drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by William Sunderland | 13-16 |
| 10:22 | Grinnell | Donald Michalec misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-16 |
| 10:21 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner tips it home | 15-16 |
| 10:07 | Piedmont | Reuben Arnold misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Charles Nitta - foul #2 on Charles Nitta, team foul #5 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Lewis Brown (SG), Paul Veasey (C) Corey Ruffner, Charles Nitta | |
| Subs | Piedmont | James Guy (PF) Douglas Day | |
| 10:07 | Piedmont | Reuben Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:07 | Piedmont | Reuben Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 09:59 | Grinnell | Paul Veasey comes up short on the floater in the paint | 15-18 |
| 09:57 | Piedmont | Curtis Albrecht gets the rebound | 15-18 |
| 09:41 | Piedmont | Andrew Truskowski clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Larry Larrick - foul #1 on Larry Larrick, team foul #6 | 15-18 |
| 09:41 | Piedmont | Andrew Truskowski makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 09:41 | Piedmont | Andrew Truskowski misses the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 09:41 | Piedmont | Curtis Albrecht grabs the offensive board | 15-19 |
| 09:17 | Piedmont | William Sunderland drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Truskowski | 15-21 |
| 08:57 | Grinnell | Donald Michalec knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Larry Larrick | 17-21 |
| 08:53 | Piedmont | Andrew Truskowski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 17-21 |
| 08:51 | Piedmont | The offensive rebound goes to James Guy | 17-21 |
| 08:38 | Piedmont | Curtis Albrecht blows the layup | 17-21 |
| 08:36 | Grinnell | Lewis Brown pulls down the rebound | 17-21 |
| 08:16 | Grinnell | Larry Larrick is called for traveling | 17-21 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Don Carr (PG), Corey Ruffner (SG), Ronald Dean (C) Larry Larrick, Michael Mullins, Donald Michalec | |
| Subs | Piedmont | Gary Burns (PG), Martin Krupansky (SF), Douglas Day (PF) Andrew Truskowski, Reuben Arnold, James Guy | |
| 08:00 | Piedmont | Martin Krupansky hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Gary Burns | 17-23 |
| 07:37 | Grinnell | Lewis Brown knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Don Carr | 20-23 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Don Carr (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Corey Ruffner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lewis Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Veasey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Dean (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Piedmont | PG - Gary Burns (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Sunderland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Krupansky (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Day (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Albrecht (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Piedmont | The refs have stopped play. William Sunderland is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 20-23 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Dylan Blum (PF) Paul Veasey | |
| Subs | Piedmont | Andrew Truskowski (SG), James Guy (C) William Sunderland, Curtis Albrecht | |
| 07:14 | Piedmont | James Guy is fouled on the floor by Ronald Dean - foul #1 on Ronald Dean, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Mullins (SF) Lewis Brown | |
| Subs | Piedmont | Reuben Arnold (SF) Martin Krupansky | |
| 07:14 | Piedmont | James Guy makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 07:14 | Piedmont | James Guy misses the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 07:14 | Piedmont | Douglas Day pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 06:54 | Piedmont | Gary Burns can't finish the layup | 20-24 |
| 06:52 | Piedmont | Douglas Day hits the follow up shot | 20-26 |
| 06:37 | Grinnell | Michael Mullins scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Don Carr | 22-26 |
| 06:34 | Piedmont | Don Carr picks off the pass by Gary Burns in the backcourt | 22-26 |
| 06:33 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner banks in the layup on a nice dish by Don Carr | 24-26 |
| 06:16 | Piedmont | Andrew Truskowski knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by James Guy | 24-29 |
| 06:06 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-29 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Larry Larrick (PG), Donald Michalec (PF), Paul Veasey (C) Don Carr, Dylan Blum, Ronald Dean | |
| Subs | Piedmont | Curtis Albrecht (C) Douglas Day | |
| 05:58 | Piedmont | Gary Burns misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-29 |
| 05:57 | Piedmont | James Guy grabs the offensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 05:46 | Piedmont | James Guy hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Gary Burns | 24-31 |
| 05:33 | Grinnell | Michael Mullins banks in the layup and the foul's on Reuben Arnold - foul #1 on Reuben Arnold, team foul #8 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Piedmont | Martin Krupansky (SF) Reuben Arnold | |
| 05:33 | Grinnell | Michael Mullins makes the free throw | 27-31 |
| 05:20 | Piedmont | Curtis Albrecht misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Paul Veasey - foul #1 on Paul Veasey, team foul #8 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Lewis Brown (SG), Don Carr (SF) Corey Ruffner, Michael Mullins | |
| Subs | Piedmont | | |
| 05:20 | Piedmont | Curtis Albrecht makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 05:20 | Piedmont | Curtis Albrecht makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 05:05 | Grinnell | Paul Veasey double dribbles | 27-33 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Piedmont | Douglas Day (PF) James Guy | |
| 04:49 | Piedmont | Andrew Truskowski loses the dribble to Donald Michalec | 27-33 |
| 04:33 | Grinnell | Paul Veasey misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 04:31 | Piedmont | Gary Burns gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 04:15 | Piedmont | Andrew Truskowski hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Martin Krupansky | 27-35 |
| 04:06 | Grinnell | The jump hook by Paul Veasey is blocked by Curtis Albrecht | 27-35 |
| 04:04 | Grinnell | Paul Veasey gets the offensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 03:53 | Grinnell | Lewis Brown is hacked by Douglas Day - foul #1 on Douglas Day, team foul #9 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Mullins (SF), Charles Nitta (C) Don Carr, Paul Veasey | |
| Subs | Piedmont | Earnest Barb (PG), Laurence Blakeney (SG), Reuben Arnold (SF), Brett Deleon (C) Gary Burns, Andrew Truskowski, Martin Krupansky, Curtis Albrecht | |
| 03:53 | Grinnell | Lewis Brown makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 03:53 | Grinnell | Lewis Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 03:30 | Piedmont | Douglas Day clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 03:29 | Piedmont | Laurence Blakeney grabs the offensive rebound | 29-35 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Larry Larrick (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lewis Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Mullins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Michalec (fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Nitta (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Piedmont | PG - Earnest Barb (fresh) SG - Laurence Blakeney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Reuben Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Day (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Brett Deleon (fresh) | |
| 03:19 | Piedmont | Laurence Blakeney clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 03:18 | Grinnell | Charles Nitta pulls down the rebound | 29-35 |
| 02:59 | Grinnell | Michael Mullins's fadeaway is rejected by Douglas Day | 29-35 |
| 02:58 | Grinnell | Donald Michalec tips it but misses | 29-35 |
| 02:56 | Piedmont | Brett Deleon snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 02:43 | Piedmont | Laurence Blakeney scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Reuben Arnold | 29-37 |
| 02:35 | Grinnell | Brett Deleon swats the short shot by Charles Nitta | 29-37 |
| 02:34 | Piedmont | Laurence Blakeney grabs the defensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 02:18 | Piedmont | Michael Mullins is called for the reach on Earnest Barb - foul #1 on Michael Mullins, team foul #9 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Don Carr (PG), Corey Ruffner (SG), Paul Veasey (PF) Larry Larrick, Lewis Brown, Donald Michalec | |
| Subs | Piedmont | Andrew Truskowski (SG), Curtis Albrecht (C) Laurence Blakeney, Douglas Day | |
| 02:18 | Piedmont | Earnest Barb misses the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 02:18 | Grinnell | Paul Veasey grabs the defensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 02:00 | Grinnell | Charles Nitta hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Corey Ruffner | 31-37 |
| 01:38 | Piedmont | Brett Deleon connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Reuben Arnold | 31-40 |
| 01:22 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner clanks a 3 from straight away | 31-40 |
| 01:20 | Piedmont | Curtis Albrecht pulls down the rebound | 31-40 |
| 01:01 | Piedmont | Earnest Barb hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-40 |
| 00:59 | Grinnell | Michael Mullins gets the rebound | 31-40 |
| 00:33 | Grinnell | Don Carr misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Andrew Truskowski - foul #1 on Andrew Truskowski, team foul #10 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Lewis Brown (SF), Donald Michalec (PF), Ronald Dean (C) Michael Mullins, Paul Veasey, Charles Nitta | |
| Subs | Piedmont | Gary Burns (PG), Laurence Blakeney (SF), James Guy (PF) Earnest Barb, Reuben Arnold, Brett Deleon | |
| 00:33 | Grinnell | Don Carr misses the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 00:33 | Grinnell | Don Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 00:33 | Piedmont | Curtis Albrecht grabs the defensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 00:23 | Piedmont | James Guy's pass is intercepted by Lewis Brown | 31-40 |
| 00:18 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner misses the easy layup | 31-40 |
| 00:17 | Grinnell | Donald Michalec tips it home | 33-40 |
| 00:04 | Piedmont | Don Carr is called for the reach on Gary Burns - foul #1 on Don Carr, team foul #10 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Larry Larrick (PG) Don Carr | |
| Subs | Piedmont | Douglas Day (PF) James Guy | |
| 00:04 | Piedmont | Gary Burns makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 00:04 | Piedmont | Gary Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 33-42 |