| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - James Poole (fresh) SG - Roland Baker (fresh) SF - Kenneth Nguyen (fresh) PF - David Norman (fresh) C - Brian Zbinden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Bradley Jacobson (fresh) SG - Harold Lee (fresh) SF - Matthew McCain (fresh) PF - William Friedberg (fresh) C - Jason Collins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Elmhurst | Brian Zbinden wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Elmhurst | Elmhurst 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) | |
| 19:31 | Elmhurst | Roland Baker misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Harold Lee - foul #1 on Harold Lee, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Elmhurst | Roland Baker makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:31 | Elmhurst | Roland Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Grinnell | Jason Collins is wide open but clanks a floater near the basket | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Grinnell | Matthew McCain grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Grinnell | Matthew McCain blows the wide open dunk | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Grinnell | Matthew McCain gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | Grinnell | Matthew McCain is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by William Friedberg | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | Elmhurst | James Poole misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Matthew McCain | 2-2 |
| 17:57 | Grinnell | Harold Lee blows the wide open layup | 2-2 |
| 17:56 | Grinnell | Jason Collins hits the follow up shot | 2-4 |
| 17:53 | Elmhurst | Bradley Jacobson is called for the reach on James Poole in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bradley Jacobson, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 17:30 | Elmhurst | David Norman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 17:29 | Grinnell | Jason Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:10 | Grinnell | Bradley Jacobson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Matthew McCain and the foul's on James Poole - foul #1 on James Poole, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Dean Harrington (SG), Ruben Rinaldi (SF), Ahmed Nash (C) Roland Baker, Kenneth Nguyen, Brian Zbinden | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 17:10 | Grinnell | Bradley Jacobson makes the free throw | 2-7 |
| 16:51 | Elmhurst | Dean Harrington scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Ahmed Nash | 5-7 |
| 16:49 | Grinnell | Bradley Jacobson is fouled in the backcourt by Ruben Rinaldi - foul #1 on Ruben Rinaldi, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Louis Rock (SG), John Daniels (C) James Poole, David Norman | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 16:34 | Grinnell | Matthew McCain makes the wide open turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Harold Lee | 5-9 |
| 16:20 | Elmhurst | Dean Harrington is hacked by Matthew McCain - foul #1 on Matthew McCain, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| 16:14 | Elmhurst | Ahmed Nash comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 5-9 |
| 16:13 | Grinnell | William Friedberg gets the rebound | 5-9 |
| 16:11 | Grinnell | Dean Harrington steps in front of the Bradley Jacobson pass in the backcourt | 5-9 |
| 15:55 | Elmhurst | Dean Harrington's pass is intercepted by William Friedberg | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - Dean Harrington (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Louis Rock (fresh) SF - Ruben Rinaldi (fresh) PF - Ahmed Nash (fresh) C - John Daniels (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Bradley Jacobson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harold Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew McCain (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Friedberg (fresh) C - Jason Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Grinnell | Bradley Jacobson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-9 |
| 15:33 | Grinnell | Matthew McCain gets the offensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 15:13 | Grinnell | Jason Collins hits a wide open floater near the basket on a great pass from Harold Lee | 5-11 |
| 14:58 | Elmhurst | Dean Harrington comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 5-11 |
| 14:57 | Elmhurst | Ruben Rinaldi hits the follow up shot | 7-11 |
| 14:40 | Grinnell | William Friedberg can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ahmed Nash - foul #1 on Ahmed Nash, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | James Poole (PG), Roland Baker (SG), Kenneth Nguyen (SF), David Norman (PF), Brian Zbinden (C) Dean Harrington, Louis Rock, Ruben Rinaldi, Ahmed Nash, John Daniels | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Victor Jackson (PG), Keith Millican (SG), Leonard Baggett (SF), John Gingrich (C) Bradley Jacobson, Harold Lee, Matthew McCain, Jason Collins | |
| 14:40 | Grinnell | William Friedberg makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:40 | Grinnell | William Friedberg makes the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 14:26 | Elmhurst | Brian Zbinden hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 7-13 |
| 14:25 | Grinnell | Leonard Baggett gets the rebound | 7-13 |
| 14:13 | Grinnell | John Gingrich misses short on a shot from the left wing | 7-13 |
| 14:11 | Elmhurst | David Norman gets the rebound | 7-13 |
| 14:06 | Elmhurst | Roland Baker travels with the ball | 7-13 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jimmy Guenther (PF) William Friedberg | |
| 13:48 | Grinnell | Jimmy Guenther hits a wide open driving attempt from the baseline | 7-15 |
| 13:24 | Elmhurst | Roland Baker misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-15 |
| 13:22 | Elmhurst | David Norman snags the offensive board | 7-15 |
| 13:05 | Elmhurst | James Poole makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Roland Baker | 9-15 |
| 12:50 | Grinnell | Keith Millican is fouled on the floor by Brian Zbinden - foul #1 on Brian Zbinden, team foul #4 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Dean Harrington (PG), Louis Rock (SG), Gene Parker (SF) James Poole, Roland Baker, Kenneth Nguyen | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Harold Lee (SG), Donald Wydra (C) Keith Millican, John Gingrich | |
| 12:43 | Grinnell | Leonard Baggett misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 9-15 |
| 12:41 | Elmhurst | David Norman grabs the board | 9-15 |
| 12:23 | Elmhurst | Dean Harrington misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 9-15 |
| 12:22 | Elmhurst | The offensive rebound goes to Dean Harrington | 9-15 |
| 12:11 | Elmhurst | David Norman is fouled on the floor by Harold Lee - foul #2 on Harold Lee, team foul #4 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Ruben Rinaldi (SF), Ahmed Nash (PF), John Daniels (C) Gene Parker, David Norman, Brian Zbinden | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bradley Jacobson (PG), Matthew McCain (SF), Jamie Williams (PF), Jason Collins (C) Harold Lee, Leonard Baggett, Jimmy Guenther, Donald Wydra | |
| 11:47 | Elmhurst | Dean Harrington hits a runner from close range set up by John Daniels | 11-15 |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - Dean Harrington (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Louis Rock (fresh) SF - Ruben Rinaldi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ahmed Nash (fresh) C - John Daniels (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Bradley Jacobson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Victor Jackson (fairly fresh) SF - Matthew McCain (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jamie Williams (fresh) C - Jason Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Grinnell | Matthew McCain clanks a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Ruben Rinaldi - foul #2 on Ruben Rinaldi, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | James Poole (PG), Gene Parker (SF) Dean Harrington, Ruben Rinaldi | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Keith Millican (SG), John Gingrich (PF) Victor Jackson, Jamie Williams | |
| 11:29 | Grinnell | Matthew McCain makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 11:29 | Grinnell | Matthew McCain makes the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 11:22 | Elmhurst | Louis Rock misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 11-17 |
| 11:20 | Elmhurst | Ahmed Nash grabs the offensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 11:06 | Elmhurst | James Poole comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-17 |
| 11:04 | Grinnell | Jason Collins pulls down the rebound | 11-17 |
| 10:46 | Grinnell | Jason Collins is hacked by John Daniels - foul #1 on John Daniels, team foul #6 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Roland Baker (SG), Kenneth Nguyen (SF), David Norman (PF), Brian Zbinden (C) Louis Rock, Gene Parker, Ahmed Nash, John Daniels | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jimmy Guenther (SF), William Friedberg (PF) Matthew McCain, Jason Collins | |
| 10:28 | Grinnell | Keith Millican hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by David Norman - foul #1 on David Norman, team foul #7 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Leonard Baggett (SF) Jimmy Guenther | |
| 10:28 | Grinnell | Keith Millican misses the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 10:28 | Grinnell | Keith Millican makes the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 10:12 | Elmhurst | David Norman's fadeaway is rejected by William Friedberg | 11-18 |
| 10:11 | Grinnell | Leonard Baggett gets the rebound | 11-18 |
| 10:06 | Grinnell | Bradley Jacobson loses the ball out of bounds | 11-18 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Donald Wydra (C) John Gingrich | |
| 09:49 | Elmhurst | Kenneth Nguyen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 11-18 |
| 09:48 | Grinnell | Donald Wydra grabs the board | 11-18 |
| 09:29 | Grinnell | Keith Millican drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Leonard Baggett | 11-21 |
| 09:07 | Elmhurst | James Poole misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Bradley Jacobson - foul #2 on Bradley Jacobson, team foul #5 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Dean Harrington (SG), Gene Parker (SF), Ahmed Nash (C) Roland Baker, Kenneth Nguyen, Brian Zbinden | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Victor Jackson (PG), Matthew McCain (SF), Jimmy Guenther (PF), Jason Collins (C) Bradley Jacobson, Leonard Baggett, William Friedberg, Donald Wydra | |
| 09:07 | Elmhurst | James Poole misses the 1st free throw | 11-21 |
| 09:07 | Elmhurst | James Poole makes the 2nd free throw | 12-21 |
| 08:51 | Grinnell | Matthew McCain buries a runner in the lane | 12-23 |
| 08:27 | Elmhurst | Dean Harrington misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jason Collins - foul #1 on Jason Collins, team foul #6 | 12-23 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Louis Rock (SG), John Daniels (C) James Poole, David Norman | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 08:27 | Elmhurst | Dean Harrington makes the 1st free throw | 13-23 |
| 08:27 | Elmhurst | Dean Harrington makes the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 08:06 | Grinnell | Victor Jackson clanks a shot from the left wing | 14-23 |
| 08:04 | Elmhurst | The rebound goes to Ahmed Nash | 14-23 |
| 07:58 | Elmhurst | John Daniels is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on John Daniels, team foul #8 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | David Norman (PF) John Daniels | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Leonard Baggett (SG) Keith Millican | |
| 07:33 | Grinnell | Gene Parker is called for the reach on Matthew McCain - foul #1 on Gene Parker, team foul #9 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Kenneth Nguyen (SF), Brian Zbinden (C) Gene Parker, Ahmed Nash | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Friedberg (PF), John Gingrich (C) Jimmy Guenther, Jason Collins | |
| 07:33 | Grinnell | Matthew McCain makes the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 07:33 | Grinnell | Matthew McCain misses the 2nd free throw | 14-24 |
| 07:33 | Elmhurst | David Norman grabs the defensive rebound | 14-24 |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - Dean Harrington (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Louis Rock (fresh) SF - Kenneth Nguyen (fresh) PF - David Norman (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Brian Zbinden (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Victor Jackson (fresh) SG - Leonard Baggett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew McCain (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Friedberg (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Gingrich (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Elmhurst | Kenneth Nguyen misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 14-24 |
| 07:22 | Elmhurst | The offensive rebound goes to David Norman | 14-24 |
| 07:04 | Elmhurst | Matthew McCain steps in front of the Louis Rock pass | 14-24 |
| 06:59 | Grinnell | Matthew McCain is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Victor Jackson | 14-26 |
| 06:44 | Elmhurst | Victor Jackson is called for the reach on Kenneth Nguyen - foul #1 on Victor Jackson, team foul #7 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Roland Baker (SG), Ahmed Nash (C) Dean Harrington, Brian Zbinden | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Keith Millican (SG), Jimmy Guenther (SF) Leonard Baggett, Matthew McCain | |
| 06:44 | Elmhurst | Kenneth Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 15-26 |
| 06:44 | Elmhurst | Kenneth Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 06:26 | Grinnell | William Friedberg connects on the jumper from the baseline | 16-28 |
| 06:21 | Elmhurst | Kenneth Nguyen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-28 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Willie Roland (PG), Gene Parker (SF) Louis Rock, Kenneth Nguyen | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Matthew McCain (SF), Jason Collins (C) William Friedberg, John Gingrich | |
| 06:19 | Grinnell | Gene Parker is called for the reach on Matthew McCain in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gene Parker, team foul #10 | 16-28 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Kenneth Nguyen (SF) Gene Parker | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 06:19 | Grinnell | Matthew McCain misses the 1st free throw | 16-28 |
| 06:19 | Grinnell | Matthew McCain misses the 2nd free throw | 16-28 |
| 06:19 | Elmhurst | Ahmed Nash gets the rebound | 16-28 |
| 05:53 | Elmhurst | Willie Roland hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Norman | 19-28 |
| 05:35 | Grinnell | Jimmy Guenther is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 19-30 |
| 05:17 | Elmhurst | Victor Jackson is called for the reach on Willie Roland - foul #2 on Victor Jackson, team foul #8 | 19-30 |
| 05:17 | Elmhurst | The refs have stopped play. David Norman is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 19-30 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | James Poole (PG), Brian Zbinden (C) Roland Baker, David Norman | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Leonard Baggett (PG), John Gingrich (PF), Donald Wydra (C) Victor Jackson, Jimmy Guenther, Jason Collins | |
| 05:17 | Elmhurst | Willie Roland makes the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 05:17 | Elmhurst | Willie Roland makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 05:00 | Grinnell | Matthew McCain can't connect on a floater from the left block | 21-30 |
| 04:58 | Elmhurst | James Poole pulls down the rebound | 21-30 |
| 04:53 | Elmhurst | James Poole misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-30 |
| 04:52 | Grinnell | Keith Millican grabs the defensive rebound | 21-30 |
| 04:49 | Grinnell | James Poole steps in front of the Leonard Baggett pass in the backcourt | 21-30 |
| 04:47 | Elmhurst | James Poole lays it up and in | 23-30 |
| 04:44 | Grinnell | Matthew McCain is hacked by Brian Zbinden in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Zbinden, team foul #11 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Dean Harrington (SG), Ruben Rinaldi (C) Willie Roland, Brian Zbinden | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Friedberg (PF) Donald Wydra | |
| 04:44 | Grinnell | Matthew McCain makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 04:44 | Grinnell | Matthew McCain makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 04:32 | Elmhurst | James Poole hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Dean Harrington | 26-32 |
| 04:17 | Grinnell | Leonard Baggett scores on a jumper in the paint | 26-34 |
| 03:54 | Elmhurst | Ruben Rinaldi can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Gingrich - foul #1 on John Gingrich, team foul #9 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Gene Parker (SF), John Daniels (C) Kenneth Nguyen, Ahmed Nash | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bradley Jacobson (PG), Harold Lee (SG), Jimmy Guenther (SF), Jason Collins (C) Leonard Baggett, Keith Millican, Matthew McCain, John Gingrich | |
| 03:54 | Elmhurst | Ruben Rinaldi makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 03:54 | Elmhurst | Ruben Rinaldi misses the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 03:54 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to William Friedberg | 27-34 |
| 03:37 | Grinnell | John Daniels denies the turnaround by Jimmy Guenther | 27-34 |
| 03:35 | Elmhurst | The rebound goes to Ruben Rinaldi | 27-34 |
| Lineup | Elmhurst | PG - James Poole (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Dean Harrington (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Parker (fresh) PF - Ruben Rinaldi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Daniels (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Bradley Jacobson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harold Lee (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Guenther (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Friedberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Elmhurst | Jimmy Guenther is called for the reach on Ruben Rinaldi - foul #1 on Jimmy Guenther, team foul #10 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Louis Rock (PG), Roland Baker (SG) James Poole, Dean Harrington | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Victor Jackson (SF) William Friedberg | |
| 03:20 | Elmhurst | Ruben Rinaldi makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 03:20 | Elmhurst | Ruben Rinaldi makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 02:59 | Grinnell | Ruben Rinaldi denies the turnaround by Bradley Jacobson | 29-34 |
| 02:57 | Elmhurst | John Daniels pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| 02:38 | Elmhurst | Ruben Rinaldi loses the dribble to Jason Collins | 29-34 |
| 02:35 | Grinnell | Harold Lee is fouled in the backcourt by Roland Baker - foul #1 on Roland Baker, team foul #12 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Kenneth Nguyen (SF), Brian Zbinden (C) Gene Parker, John Daniels | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Leonard Baggett (SF), John Gingrich (PF), Donald Wydra (C) Victor Jackson, Jimmy Guenther, Jason Collins | |
| 02:35 | Grinnell | Harold Lee makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 02:35 | Grinnell | Harold Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 02:35 | Elmhurst | Brian Zbinden gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 02:25 | Elmhurst | Brian Zbinden can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 02:23 | Elmhurst | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Rock | 29-35 |
| 02:08 | Elmhurst | Roland Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-35 |
| 02:06 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Leonard Baggett | 29-35 |
| 02:04 | Grinnell | Bradley Jacobson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 29-35 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | James Poole (PG), Ahmed Nash (PF) Roland Baker, Ruben Rinaldi | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 01:45 | Elmhurst | James Poole clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 01:44 | Elmhurst | Ahmed Nash snags the offensive board | 29-35 |
| 01:33 | Elmhurst | Kenneth Nguyen buries a jumpshot from the right side | 31-35 |
| 01:10 | Grinnell | Leonard Baggett is called for a charge - foul #1 on Leonard Baggett, team foul #11 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Elmhurst | Dean Harrington (PG), Willie Roland (SG), Gene Parker (SF), John Daniels (PF) James Poole, Louis Rock, Kenneth Nguyen, Ahmed Nash | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Victor Jackson (PG), Jimmy Guenther (SF), William Friedberg (PF), Jason Collins (C) Bradley Jacobson, Leonard Baggett, John Gingrich, Donald Wydra | |
| 00:53 | Elmhurst | Dean Harrington drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Willie Roland | 33-35 |
| 00:30 | Grinnell | Harold Lee misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 00:29 | Grinnell | Jason Collins tips it home | 33-37 |
| 00:05 | Elmhurst | The jump hook by Willie Roland is blocked by William Friedberg | 33-37 |
| 00:04 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Jimmy Guenther | 33-37 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Jimmy Guenther makes the halfcourt shot | 33-40 |