| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - William Woodard (fresh) SG - Claude Leonard (fresh) SF - John Bohon (fresh) PF - Gerald Ford (fresh) C - Craig Nevels (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - John Harrell (fresh) SG - Thomas Tant (fresh) SF - John Revels (fresh) PF - William Miracle (fresh) C - Simon Dority (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | Simon Dority wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Grinnell | John Revels is called for 5 seconds | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Monmouth | Gerald Ford can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Grinnell | Simon Dority grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Grinnell | Simon Dority misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Craig Nevels | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | Monmouth | Gerald Ford drills a floater from close range | 2-0 |
| 18:18 | Grinnell | William Miracle misses the easy layup | 2-0 |
| 18:17 | Grinnell | Simon Dority gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:11 | Grinnell | John Harrell scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Simon Dority | 2-3 |
| 17:59 | Monmouth | William Woodard is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 17:57 | Monmouth | Craig Nevels tips it back up and in | 4-3 |
| 17:37 | Grinnell | Claude Leonard steals the ball from Simon Dority | 4-3 |
| 17:20 | Monmouth | Craig Nevels misses the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Thomas Tant - foul #1 on Thomas Tant, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Darrin Garst (PF) Gerald Ford | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Christopher Russell (PG), Larry Swift (SG), Jim Hampton (SF), Grant Tucker (PF), Russell Carlson (C) John Harrell, Thomas Tant, John Revels, William Miracle, Simon Dority | |
| 17:20 | Monmouth | Craig Nevels makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:20 | Monmouth | Craig Nevels makes the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:00 | Grinnell | Russell Carlson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 6-3 |
| 16:59 | Grinnell | Jim Hampton grabs the offensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:45 | Grinnell | Christopher Russell can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Craig Nevels - foul #1 on Craig Nevels, team foul #1 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Tobias Stratton (PG), Phillip Isbell (SG), Johnathan Morrow (C) William Woodard, Claude Leonard, Craig Nevels | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 16:45 | Grinnell | Christopher Russell makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:45 | Grinnell | Christopher Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:34 | Monmouth | Phillip Isbell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-5 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | John Revels (SG) Larry Swift | |
| 16:32 | Grinnell | Tobias Stratton is called for the reach on Christopher Russell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tobias Stratton, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| 16:16 | Grinnell | Darrin Garst is called for the reach on Grant Tucker - foul #1 on Darrin Garst, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Gerald Ford (PF) Darrin Garst | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 16:00 | Grinnell | Jim Hampton can't connect on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Johnathan Morrow - foul #1 on Johnathan Morrow, team foul #4 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Darrin Garst (SF) John Bohon | |
| Subs | Grinnell | John Harrell (PG), Thomas Tant (SG) Christopher Russell, John Revels | |
| 16:00 | Grinnell | Jim Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:00 | Grinnell | Jim Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Tobias Stratton (fresh) SG - Phillip Isbell (fresh) SF - Darrin Garst (fresh) PF - Gerald Ford (fresh) 2 pts. C - Johnathan Morrow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - John Harrell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Tant (fresh) SF - Jim Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Grant Tucker (fresh) C - Russell Carlson (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Monmouth | Darrin Garst is open and scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Tobias Stratton | 8-7 |
| 15:18 | Grinnell | John Harrell knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Grant Tucker | 8-9 |
| 14:57 | Monmouth | Tobias Stratton is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Tobias Stratton, team foul #5 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Monmouth | William Woodard (PG), Claude Leonard (SG), John Bohon (SF), Craig Nevels (C) Tobias Stratton, Phillip Isbell, Gerald Ford, Johnathan Morrow | |
| Subs | Grinnell | John Revels (SF), William Miracle (PF), Simon Dority (C) Jim Hampton, Grant Tucker, Russell Carlson | |
| 14:48 | Grinnell | Simon Dority lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Tant and the foul's on Craig Nevels - foul #2 on Craig Nevels, team foul #6 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Christopher Anders (C) Craig Nevels | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 14:48 | Grinnell | Simon Dority makes the free throw | 8-12 |
| 14:29 | Monmouth | William Woodard misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 14:28 | Grinnell | John Revels pulls down the rebound | 8-12 |
| 14:24 | Grinnell | John Harrell misses badly on a runner in the paint | 8-12 |
| 14:23 | Grinnell | John Harrell tips it home | 8-14 |
| 14:03 | Monmouth | William Woodard makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Darrin Garst | 10-14 |
| 13:42 | Grinnell | William Miracle drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from John Harrell and he's hacked by Darrin Garst - foul #2 on Darrin Garst, team foul #7 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Abel Cox (PG), Johnathan Morrow (PF) William Woodard, Darrin Garst | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Christopher Russell (PG), Jim Hampton (SF), Russell Carlson (C) John Harrell, Thomas Tant, Simon Dority | |
| 13:42 | Grinnell | William Miracle misses the free throw | 10-16 |
| 13:42 | Monmouth | John Bohon grabs the defensive rebound | 10-16 |
| 13:39 | Monmouth | John Revels picks off the pass by John Bohon in the backcourt | 10-16 |
| 13:36 | Grinnell | Jim Hampton slams it home on a nice dish by John Revels | 10-18 |
| 13:20 | Monmouth | John Bohon is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Abel Cox | 13-18 |
| 12:58 | Grinnell | Christopher Russell is hacked by Christopher Anders - foul #1 on Christopher Anders, team foul #8 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Gerald Ford (PF) Christopher Anders | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Larry Swift (SG), Grant Tucker (PF) John Revels, William Miracle | |
| 12:58 | Grinnell | Christopher Russell makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 12:58 | Grinnell | Christopher Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 12:40 | Monmouth | Gerald Ford comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Grant Tucker - foul #1 on Grant Tucker, team foul #2 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Phillip Isbell (SG) Claude Leonard | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bryan Henderson (SF), Brad Mollberg (PF) Jim Hampton, Russell Carlson | |
| 12:40 | Monmouth | Gerald Ford makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 12:40 | Monmouth | Gerald Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 12:40 | Grinnell | Larry Swift pulls down the rebound | 14-20 |
| 12:24 | Grinnell | Christopher Russell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 14-20 |
| 12:22 | Monmouth | Gerald Ford pulls down the rebound | 14-20 |
| 11:59 | Monmouth | Johnathan Morrow misses badly on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Grant Tucker - foul #2 on Grant Tucker, team foul #3 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Monmouth | William Woodard (PG) Abel Cox | |
| Subs | Grinnell | John Harrell (PG), Thomas Tant (SG), John Revels (SF), Simon Dority (C) Christopher Russell, Larry Swift, Bryan Henderson, Grant Tucker | |
| 11:59 | Monmouth | Johnathan Morrow makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 11:59 | Monmouth | Johnathan Morrow makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - William Woodard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Phillip Isbell (fresh) SF - John Bohon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gerald Ford (fresh) 3 pts. C - Johnathan Morrow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - John Harrell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Tant (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Revels (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Brad Mollberg (fresh) C - Simon Dority (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Grinnell | Simon Dority's floater is tipped away by Johnathan Morrow | 16-20 |
| 11:34 | Monmouth | John Bohon pulls down the rebound | 16-20 |
| 11:27 | Monmouth | Phillip Isbell's floater is knocked away by Brad Mollberg | 16-20 |
| 11:26 | Grinnell | Simon Dority snags the defensive board | 16-20 |
| 11:09 | Grinnell | Thomas Tant is whistled for a carry | 16-20 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Claude Leonard (SG), Christopher Anders (C) Phillip Isbell, Johnathan Morrow | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Miracle (PF) Brad Mollberg | |
| 11:07 | Monmouth | John Revels steps in front of the John Bohon pass in the backcourt | 16-20 |
| 10:51 | Grinnell | John Harrell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-20 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jim Hampton (SF), Russell Carlson (C) Thomas Tant, Simon Dority | |
| 10:42 | Monmouth | Claude Leonard can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 16-20 |
| 10:41 | Monmouth | William Woodard grabs the offensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 10:31 | Monmouth | John Revels is called for the reach on John Bohon - foul #1 on John Revels, team foul #4 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Abel Cox (PG) William Woodard | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Larry Swift (SG) John Revels | |
| 10:16 | Monmouth | Christopher Anders lays it up and in | 18-20 |
| 09:57 | Grinnell | John Harrell misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Bohon - foul #1 on John Bohon, team foul #9 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Johnathan Morrow (C) Christopher Anders | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 09:57 | Grinnell | John Harrell makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 09:57 | Grinnell | John Harrell makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 09:36 | Monmouth | Claude Leonard connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Abel Cox | 20-22 |
| 09:20 | Grinnell | Jim Hampton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 20-22 |
| 09:19 | Monmouth | Gerald Ford snags the defensive board | 20-22 |
| 09:17 | Monmouth | Claude Leonard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-22 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Ruben Ryan (PG), Phillip Isbell (SG) Abel Cox, Claude Leonard | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Christopher Russell (PG), Thomas Tant (SG), John Revels (SF), Brad Mollberg (PF), Simon Dority (C) John Harrell, Larry Swift, Jim Hampton, William Miracle, Russell Carlson | |
| 09:09 | Grinnell | John Revels misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Gerald Ford - foul #1 on Gerald Ford, team foul #10 | 20-22 |
| 09:09 | Grinnell | John Revels misses the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 09:09 | Grinnell | John Revels makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 09:06 | Monmouth | Ruben Ryan is hacked by Christopher Russell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Russell, team foul #5 | 20-23 |
| 08:50 | Monmouth | Ruben Ryan misses the lay-in | 20-23 |
| 08:48 | Grinnell | Simon Dority grabs the board | 20-23 |
| 08:28 | Grinnell | John Revels misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 20-23 |
| 08:27 | Monmouth | Johnathan Morrow snags the defensive board | 20-23 |
| 08:08 | Monmouth | Gerald Ford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-23 |
| Subs | Monmouth | William Woodard (PG), Claude Leonard (SG) Ruben Ryan, Phillip Isbell | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jim Hampton (PF), Russell Carlson (C) Brad Mollberg, Simon Dority | |
| 07:51 | Grinnell | John Revels scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jim Hampton | 20-26 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - William Woodard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Claude Leonard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Bohon (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Ford (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnathan Morrow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Christopher Russell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Tant (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Revels (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jim Hampton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. C - Russell Carlson (fresh) | |
| 07:36 | Monmouth | William Woodard clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-26 |
| 07:35 | Monmouth | Johnathan Morrow snags the offensive board | 20-26 |
| 07:21 | Monmouth | Jim Hampton steals the ball from John Bohon | 20-26 |
| 07:07 | Grinnell | Thomas Tant hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Russell and he's fouled by Gerald Ford - foul #2 on Gerald Ford, team foul #11 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Christopher Anders (PF) Gerald Ford | |
| Subs | Grinnell | John Harrell (PG), William Miracle (PF), Simon Dority (C) Christopher Russell, John Revels, Russell Carlson | |
| 07:07 | Grinnell | Thomas Tant makes the free throw | 20-29 |
| 07:05 | Monmouth | William Woodard is hacked by John Harrell in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Harrell, team foul #6 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Larry Swift (SG), Bryan Henderson (SF) Thomas Tant, Jim Hampton | |
| 06:50 | Monmouth | Claude Leonard comes up short on the shot from the right side | 20-29 |
| 06:48 | Monmouth | Claude Leonard tips it back up and in | 22-29 |
| 06:25 | Grinnell | William Miracle misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-29 |
| 06:24 | Monmouth | John Bohon grabs the defensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 06:22 | Monmouth | William Woodard loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-29 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Abel Cox (PG), Phillip Isbell (SG) William Woodard, Claude Leonard | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Brad Mollberg (PF) William Miracle | |
| 06:07 | Grinnell | John Harrell banks in the layup | 22-31 |
| 05:47 | Monmouth | Johnathan Morrow can't connect on a runner from the right block | 22-31 |
| 05:45 | Grinnell | Simon Dority snags the defensive board | 22-31 |
| 05:34 | Grinnell | John Harrell hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Larry Swift | 22-33 |
| 05:32 | Monmouth | Phillip Isbell's pass is intercepted by Larry Swift in the backcourt | 22-33 |
| 05:29 | Grinnell | Larry Swift lays it in | 22-35 |
| 05:11 | Monmouth | John Bohon misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-35 |
| 05:09 | Monmouth | Christopher Anders grabs the offensive board | 22-35 |
| 04:52 | Monmouth | John Bohon's fadeaway is rejected by Simon Dority | 22-35 |
| 04:50 | Grinnell | Brad Mollberg grabs the defensive rebound | 22-35 |
| 04:34 | Grinnell | John Harrell misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Phillip Isbell - foul #1 on Phillip Isbell, team foul #12 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Monmouth | William Woodard (PG), Claude Leonard (SG) Abel Cox, Phillip Isbell | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Thomas Tant (SG), John Revels (SF), William Miracle (PF), Russell Carlson (C) Larry Swift, Bryan Henderson, Brad Mollberg, Simon Dority | |
| 04:34 | Grinnell | John Harrell makes the 1st free throw | 22-36 |
| 04:34 | Grinnell | John Harrell makes the 2nd free throw | 22-37 |
| 04:10 | Monmouth | Claude Leonard hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from William Woodard | 25-37 |
| 04:00 | Grinnell | Christopher Anders is called for the reach on Russell Carlson - foul #2 on Christopher Anders, team foul #13 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Tobias Stratton (SF), Darrin Garst (PF), Craig Nevels (C) John Bohon, Johnathan Morrow, Christopher Anders | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Christopher Russell (PG) John Harrell | |
| 04:00 | Grinnell | Russell Carlson misses the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 04:00 | Grinnell | Russell Carlson misses the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| 04:00 | Monmouth | Darrin Garst snags the defensive board | 25-37 |
| 03:45 | Monmouth | Claude Leonard misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-37 |
| 03:44 | Grinnell | Russell Carlson pulls down the rebound | 25-37 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - William Woodard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Leonard (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Tobias Stratton (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Darrin Garst (fresh) 2 pts. C - Craig Nevels (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Christopher Russell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Tant (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Revels (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - William Miracle (fresh) 2 pts. C - Russell Carlson (fresh) | |
| 03:29 | Grinnell | Christopher Russell makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Revels | 25-39 |
| 03:26 | Monmouth | Claude Leonard is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Tant - foul #2 on Thomas Tant, team foul #7 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Ruben Ryan (PG) William Woodard | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 03:26 | Monmouth | Claude Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 26-39 |
| 03:26 | Monmouth | Claude Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 03:23 | Grinnell | Ruben Ryan is called for the reach on Christopher Russell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ruben Ryan, team foul #14 | 27-39 |
| 03:23 | Grinnell | Christopher Russell misses the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 03:23 | Grinnell | Christopher Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 02:58 | Monmouth | Claude Leonard's layup is rejected by William Miracle | 27-40 |
| 02:57 | Monmouth | Darrin Garst grabs the offensive rebound | 27-40 |
| 02:35 | Monmouth | Ruben Ryan can't finish the layup | 27-40 |
| 02:34 | Monmouth | Darrin Garst tips it but misses | 27-40 |
| 02:33 | Monmouth | Darrin Garst gets the offensive rebound | 27-40 |
| 02:19 | Monmouth | Tobias Stratton misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-40 |
| 02:18 | Monmouth | Craig Nevels gets the offensive rebound | 27-40 |
| 01:55 | Monmouth | Claude Leonard can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-40 |
| 01:53 | Monmouth | Tobias Stratton tips it home | 29-40 |
| 01:42 | Grinnell | Christopher Russell scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Tant | 29-42 |
| 01:23 | Monmouth | Christopher Russell takes the ball from Craig Nevels | 29-42 |
| 01:09 | Grinnell | John Revels's pass is intercepted by Claude Leonard | 29-42 |
| 01:06 | Monmouth | Ruben Ryan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-42 |
| Subs | Monmouth | William Woodard (PG), Phillip Isbell (SG), John Bohon (SF), Gerald Ford (PF) Ruben Ryan, Claude Leonard, Tobias Stratton, Darrin Garst | |
| Subs | Grinnell | John Harrell (PG), Larry Swift (SG), Jim Hampton (SF), Brad Mollberg (PF), Simon Dority (C) Christopher Russell, Thomas Tant, John Revels, William Miracle, Russell Carlson | |
| 00:55 | Grinnell | Jim Hampton steps out of bounds on the sideline | 29-42 |
| 00:53 | Monmouth | Phillip Isbell loses the dribble to Simon Dority in the backcourt | 29-42 |
| 00:39 | Grinnell | John Harrell makes the turnaround in the paint | 29-44 |
| 00:33 | Monmouth | Brad Mollberg is called for the reach on Gerald Ford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brad Mollberg, team foul #8 | 29-44 |
| 00:33 | Monmouth | Gerald Ford misses the 1st free throw | 29-44 |
| 00:33 | Grinnell | Simon Dority pulls down the rebound | 29-44 |
| 00:15 | Grinnell | John Harrell scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-47 |
| 00:00 | Monmouth | Phillip Isbell comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 29-47 |