| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Samuel Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rick Dalessandro (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Gallien (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Harvey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Clayton Cuffee (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Stephen Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Barlett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Jeffries (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Dixon (fresh) 5 reb. C - Ryan Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Monmouth | Brian Gallien inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Monmouth | Rick Dalessandro misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 32-30 |
| 19:52 | Monmouth | Joseph Harvey tips it back up and in | 34-30 |
| 19:37 | Grinnell | William Barlett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-30 |
| 19:08 | Monmouth | Clayton Cuffee misses the lay-in but he's hacked by William Barlett - foul #2 on William Barlett, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 19:08 | Monmouth | Clayton Cuffee misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 19:08 | Monmouth | Clayton Cuffee makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 18:48 | Grinnell | William Barlett knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Stephen Smith | 35-32 |
| 18:28 | Monmouth | Clayton Cuffee drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Harvey | 37-32 |
| 18:14 | Grinnell | Ryan Simmons hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Stephen Smith | 37-34 |
| 18:00 | Monmouth | Clayton Cuffee connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 17:51 | Grinnell | Stephen Smith drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Jeffries | 40-37 |
| 17:25 | Monmouth | Rick Dalessandro misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-37 |
| 17:23 | Grinnell | Stephen Smith snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 17:18 | Grinnell | William Barlett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-37 |
| 17:17 | Monmouth | Rick Dalessandro grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 17:06 | Monmouth | Rick Dalessandro hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 40-37 |
| 17:05 | Monmouth | Clayton Cuffee gets the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 16:51 | Monmouth | William Dixon is called for the reach on Rick Dalessandro - foul #2 on William Dixon, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Kevin Shields (PG), David Brown (SG), James Pastrana (SF), Damien Gerken (PF), Jack Walker (C) Samuel Jenkins, Rick Dalessandro, Brian Gallien, Joseph Harvey, Clayton Cuffee | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Olson (PG), James Smith (SG), Donald Minarik (SF), Robert Washington (PF), Luke Coronado (C) Stephen Smith, William Barlett, Steven Jeffries, William Dixon, Ryan Simmons | |
| 16:38 | Monmouth | James Pastrana knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by David Brown | 42-37 |
| 16:13 | Grinnell | David Olson travels with the ball | 42-37 |
| 16:03 | Monmouth | Jack Walker makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by David Brown | 44-37 |
| 15:42 | Grinnell | David Olson buries a jumper from the left side | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Kevin Shields (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Pastrana (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Damien Gerken (fresh) C - Jack Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - David Olson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Minarik (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Washington (fresh) 6 pts. C - Luke Coronado (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Monmouth | Kevin Shields's pass is intercepted by James Smith | 44-39 |
| 15:05 | Grinnell | Luke Coronado makes the shot from the left block | 44-41 |
| 14:48 | Monmouth | James Pastrana is hacked by Robert Washington - foul #1 on Robert Washington, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Samuel Jenkins (PG), Rick Dalessandro (SG), Clayton Cuffee (SF), Joseph Harvey (PF), Daniel Imel (C) Kevin Shields, David Brown, James Pastrana, Damien Gerken, Jack Walker | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Stephen Smith (PG), Nathan Zufelt (SG), Steven Jeffries (SF), William Dixon (PF), Ryan Simmons (C) David Olson, James Smith, Donald Minarik, Robert Washington, Luke Coronado | |
| 14:32 | Monmouth | Steven Jeffries picks off the pass by Samuel Jenkins | 44-41 |
| 14:11 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 14:10 | Grinnell | Ryan Simmons grabs the offensive board | 44-41 |
| 13:59 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 13:58 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Clayton Cuffee | 44-41 |
| 13:36 | Monmouth | Joseph Harvey makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Rick Dalessandro | 46-41 |
| 13:20 | Grinnell | Stephen Smith hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by William Dixon and he's hacked by Samuel Jenkins - foul #3 on Samuel Jenkins, team foul #1 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Brian Gallien (SF) Clayton Cuffee | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Washington (PF) William Dixon | |
| 13:20 | Grinnell | Stephen Smith makes the free throw | 46-44 |
| 13:09 | Monmouth | Samuel Jenkins misses the shot from the left side | 46-44 |
| 13:07 | Monmouth | Daniel Imel misses the tip | 46-44 |
| 13:06 | Grinnell | Ryan Simmons gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 12:44 | Grinnell | Robert Washington connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Nathan Zufelt | 46-46 |
| 12:20 | Monmouth | Brian Gallien is fouled on the floor by Ryan Simmons - foul #2 on Ryan Simmons, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Clayton Cuffee (C) Daniel Imel | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Barlett (SG), Luke Coronado (C) Nathan Zufelt, Ryan Simmons | |
| 12:03 | Monmouth | Joseph Harvey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-46 |
| 12:01 | Grinnell | Luke Coronado pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 11:41 | Grinnell | William Barlett's pass is intercepted by Clayton Cuffee | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Samuel Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rick Dalessandro (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Gallien (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Harvey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Clayton Cuffee (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Stephen Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Barlett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Jeffries (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Washington (fresh) 8 pts. C - Luke Coronado (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Monmouth | Samuel Jenkins is fouled in the backcourt by William Barlett - foul #3 on William Barlett, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Kevin Shields (PG), David Brown (SG), James Pastrana (SF), Damien Gerken (C) Samuel Jenkins, Rick Dalessandro, Brian Gallien, Joseph Harvey | |
| Subs | Grinnell | James Smith (SG), Donald Minarik (SF), William Dixon (PF) Stephen Smith, Steven Jeffries, Luke Coronado | |
| 11:25 | Monmouth | Damien Gerken comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 46-46 |
| 11:23 | Monmouth | James Pastrana misses the tip | 46-46 |
| 11:22 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Robert Washington | 46-46 |
| 11:18 | Grinnell | James Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-46 |
| 11:10 | Monmouth | David Brown misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on James Smith - foul #3 on James Smith, team foul #6 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt (SG) Donald Minarik | |
| 11:10 | Monmouth | David Brown makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 11:10 | Monmouth | David Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 10:52 | Grinnell | James Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 48-46 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Rick Dalessandro (SG) David Brown | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ryan Simmons (C) Robert Washington | |
| 10:37 | Monmouth | Damien Gerken is hacked by William Dixon - foul #3 on William Dixon, team foul #7 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Samuel Jenkins (PG), Daniel Imel (C) Kevin Shields, James Pastrana | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 10:37 | Monmouth | Damien Gerken makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 10:37 | Monmouth | Damien Gerken makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 10:25 | Grinnell | Ryan Simmons is hacked by Daniel Imel - foul #4 on Daniel Imel, team foul #2 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Joseph Harvey (PF) Daniel Imel | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Stephen Smith (PG), Steven Jeffries (SF) William Barlett, James Smith | |
| 10:20 | Grinnell | William Dixon comes up short on the runner from close range but the foul's on Damien Gerken - foul #3 on Damien Gerken, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| 10:20 | Grinnell | William Dixon misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 10:20 | Grinnell | William Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 09:54 | Monmouth | Nathan Zufelt steals it from Rick Dalessandro | 50-47 |
| 09:50 | Grinnell | Stephen Smith hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 09:40 | Monmouth | Rick Dalessandro buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Samuel Jenkins | 53-50 |
| 09:36 | Grinnell | Samuel Jenkins is called for the reach on Stephen Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Samuel Jenkins, team foul #4 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Kevin Shields (PG), Brian Gallien (SF) Samuel Jenkins, Clayton Cuffee | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Barlett (SG), Robert Washington (PF) Nathan Zufelt, William Dixon | |
| 09:18 | Grinnell | Stephen Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 09:17 | Monmouth | Brian Gallien gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 08:58 | Monmouth | Damien Gerken misses the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Ryan Simmons - foul #3 on Ryan Simmons, team foul #8 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Monmouth | David Brown (SG) Rick Dalessandro | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Luke Coronado (C) Ryan Simmons | |
| 08:58 | Monmouth | Damien Gerken makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 08:58 | Monmouth | Damien Gerken makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 08:40 | Grinnell | William Barlett clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Brown - foul #1 on David Brown, team foul #5 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Jack Walker (C) Damien Gerken | |
| Subs | Grinnell | James Smith (SG), Donald Minarik (SF) Stephen Smith, Steven Jeffries | |
| 08:40 | Grinnell | William Barlett makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 08:40 | Grinnell | William Barlett makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 08:24 | Monmouth | Joseph Harvey banks in the layup on a great pass from Kevin Shields | 57-52 |
| 08:04 | Grinnell | William Barlett makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-54 |
| 07:43 | Monmouth | Jack Walker blows the layup | 57-54 |
| 07:42 | Monmouth | Brian Gallien can't tip it in | 57-54 |
| 07:40 | Grinnell | Robert Washington snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Kevin Shields (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Gallien (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Harvey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jack Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - William Barlett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Donald Minarik (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Luke Coronado (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Grinnell | Luke Coronado hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 57-54 |
| 07:14 | Grinnell | Luke Coronado grabs the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 06:59 | Grinnell | William Barlett loses the dribble to Joseph Harvey | 57-54 |
| 06:45 | Monmouth | William Barlett is called for the reach on David Brown - foul #4 on William Barlett, team foul #9 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Rick Dalessandro (SG), Clayton Cuffee (SF), Damien Gerken (PF), Daniel Imel (C) Kevin Shields, Brian Gallien, Joseph Harvey, Jack Walker | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Stephen Smith (PG), Nathan Zufelt (SG), Steven Jeffries (SF), William Dixon (PF), Ryan Simmons (C) William Barlett, James Smith, Donald Minarik, Robert Washington, Luke Coronado | |
| 06:45 | Monmouth | David Brown makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 06:45 | Monmouth | David Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 06:27 | Grinnell | Stephen Smith buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Dixon | 59-57 |
| 06:14 | Monmouth | Damien Gerken is fouled on the floor by William Dixon - foul #4 on William Dixon, team foul #10 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Samuel Jenkins (PG) David Brown | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 06:14 | Monmouth | Damien Gerken misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 06:14 | Monmouth | Damien Gerken misses the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 06:14 | Grinnell | Ryan Simmons grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 06:02 | Grinnell | Ryan Simmons knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Stephen Smith and the foul's on Daniel Imel - foul #5 on Daniel Imel, team foul #6 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Monmouth | James Pastrana (SF) Daniel Imel | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 06:02 | Grinnell | Ryan Simmons makes the free throw | 59-60 |
| 05:40 | Monmouth | Stephen Smith steps in front of the Samuel Jenkins pass | 59-60 |
| 05:23 | Grinnell | William Dixon misses the easy layup | 59-60 |
| 05:21 | Monmouth | Rick Dalessandro grabs the board | 59-60 |
| 05:07 | Monmouth | Nathan Zufelt is called for the reach on Rick Dalessandro - foul #4 on Nathan Zufelt, team foul #11 | 59-60 |
| 05:07 | Monmouth | Rick Dalessandro makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 05:07 | Monmouth | Rick Dalessandro makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 04:57 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-60 |
| 04:55 | Monmouth | Clayton Cuffee pulls down the rebound | 61-60 |
| 04:49 | Monmouth | Damien Gerken's floater is tipped away by William Dixon | 61-60 |
| 04:47 | Grinnell | Stephen Smith pulls down the rebound | 61-60 |
| 04:33 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt's fadeaway is rejected by James Pastrana | 61-60 |
| 04:32 | Grinnell | William Dixon pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 04:19 | Grinnell | Ryan Simmons can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 61-60 |
| 04:18 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Jeffries | 61-60 |
| 04:07 | Grinnell | Stephen Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-60 |
| 04:05 | Monmouth | Clayton Cuffee gets the rebound | 61-60 |
| 03:50 | Monmouth | James Pastrana misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-60 |
| 03:49 | Monmouth | Clayton Cuffee gets the offensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 03:39 | Monmouth | Samuel Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-60 |
| 03:37 | Grinnell | Ryan Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 61-60 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Samuel Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Rick Dalessandro (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Pastrana (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clayton Cuffee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Damien Gerken (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Stephen Smith (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nathan Zufelt (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Steven Jeffries (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Dixon (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Ryan Simmons (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Grinnell | Ryan Simmons hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 61-60 |
| 03:12 | Monmouth | Samuel Jenkins gets the rebound | 61-60 |
| 03:07 | Monmouth | Samuel Jenkins connects on the jumpshot from the left wing and he's hacked by Stephen Smith - foul #2 on Stephen Smith, team foul #12 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Kevin Shields (SG), Brian Gallien (SF), Joseph Harvey (PF), Jack Walker (C) Rick Dalessandro, James Pastrana, Clayton Cuffee, Damien Gerken | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Barlett (PG), James Smith (SG), Donald Minarik (SF), Robert Washington (PF), Luke Coronado (C) Stephen Smith, Nathan Zufelt, Steven Jeffries, William Dixon, Ryan Simmons | |
| 03:07 | Monmouth | Samuel Jenkins makes the free throw | 64-60 |
| 02:41 | Grinnell | William Barlett hits a 3 from the right wing set up by James Smith | 64-63 |
| 02:41 | Monmouth | Monmouth calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Rick Dalessandro (SG), Clayton Cuffee (C) Kevin Shields, Jack Walker | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Stephen Smith (PG), Steven Jeffries (SF) James Smith, Donald Minarik | |
| 02:18 | Monmouth | Rick Dalessandro is fouled on the floor by Steven Jeffries - foul #3 on Steven Jeffries, team foul #13 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ryan Simmons (C) Luke Coronado | |
| 02:18 | Monmouth | Rick Dalessandro makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 02:18 | Monmouth | Rick Dalessandro makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 02:13 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-63 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt (SG), William Dixon (PF) William Barlett, Robert Washington | |
| 01:59 | Grinnell | Ryan Simmons misses long on a runner in the lane | 66-63 |
| 01:58 | Monmouth | Rick Dalessandro pulls down the rebound | 66-63 |
| 01:53 | Monmouth | Samuel Jenkins blows the layup over the doubleteam | 66-63 |
| 01:52 | Monmouth | Rick Dalessandro snags the offensive board | 66-63 |
| 01:36 | Monmouth | Samuel Jenkins splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 01:34 | Monmouth | Clayton Cuffee snags the offensive board | 66-63 |
| 01:14 | Monmouth | Joseph Harvey can't finish the layup | 66-63 |
| 01:13 | Grinnell | Ryan Simmons gets the rebound | 66-63 |
| 01:02 | Grinnell | William Dixon hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Stephen Smith | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Monmouth | Steven Jeffries steals the ball from Samuel Jenkins | 66-65 |
| 00:09 | Grinnell | Steven Jeffries clanks a floater from the right side | 66-65 |
| 00:07 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt gets the offensive rebound | 66-65 |
| 00:05 | Grinnell | Ryan Simmons misses the dunk attempt | 66-65 |
| 00:03 | Grinnell | Steven Jeffries hits the follow up shot | 66-67 |
| 00:03 | Monmouth | Monmouth calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Monmouth | Brian Gallien misses long on a halfcourt shot | 66-67 |