| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Michael Templeman (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Roy Maez (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Coleman Frisby (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Weiss (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Britton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Jerry French (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glen Long (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Holloway (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Anglin (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Cheeseman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Monmouth | John Holloway inbounds the ball | 41-36 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Monmouth | Jerry French hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 19:39 | Monmouth | Richard Anglin grabs the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 19:24 | Monmouth | Jerry French knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Holloway | 41-39 |
| 19:00 | Grinnell | Paul Britton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 41-39 |
| 18:58 | Monmouth | John Holloway gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 18:29 | Monmouth | Glen Long's floater is tipped away by Coleman Frisby | 41-39 |
| 18:28 | Monmouth | John Holloway gets the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 18:06 | Monmouth | Michael Templeman takes the ball from Glen Long | 41-39 |
| 17:38 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 17:36 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Jerry French | 41-39 |
| 17:11 | Monmouth | Jerry French clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 41-39 |
| 17:10 | Monmouth | Richard Anglin tips it in | 41-41 |
| 16:59 | Grinnell | Richard Anglin steals it from Coleman Frisby | 41-41 |
| 16:39 | Monmouth | Jerry French loses the dribble to Michael Templeman | 41-41 |
| 16:22 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Frank Weiss | 43-41 |
| 16:00 | Monmouth | Glen Long misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Roy Maez - foul #2 on Roy Maez, team foul #1 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Allen Gray (PG), Michael Collins (SG), William Bozek (SF), Jason Cohn (PF), Hubert Paulus (C) Michael Templeman, Roy Maez, Coleman Frisby, Frank Weiss, Paul Britton | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Charles Stever (SG), Clyde Cosgrove (SF), Oscar Westfall (PF), Keneth Phillips (C) Jerry French, John Holloway, Richard Anglin, Paul Cheeseman | |
| 16:00 | Monmouth | Glen Long makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 16:00 | Monmouth | Glen Long makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Allen Gray (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Collins (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Bozek (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jason Cohn (fresh) 6 pts. C - Hubert Paulus (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Glen Long (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Stever (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Clyde Cosgrove (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Oscar Westfall (fresh) 3 reb. C - Keneth Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Grinnell | Glen Long is called for the reach on William Bozek - foul #3 on Glen Long, team foul #1 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Eugene Blanchard (PG) Glen Long | |
| 15:31 | Grinnell | William Bozek is fouled on the floor by Clyde Cosgrove - foul #3 on Clyde Cosgrove, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| 15:15 | Grinnell | Michael Collins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 15:14 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Keneth Phillips | 43-43 |
| 14:56 | Monmouth | Clyde Cosgrove's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-43 |
| 14:34 | Grinnell | Allen Gray makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 14:13 | Monmouth | Charles Stever drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eugene Blanchard | 46-45 |
| 13:57 | Grinnell | Michael Collins makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Allen Gray and he's fouled by Clyde Cosgrove - foul #4 on Clyde Cosgrove, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby (SF), Frank Weiss (PF) William Bozek, Jason Cohn | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Jerry French (PG), Paul Edwards (SF), Paul Cheeseman (C) Eugene Blanchard, Clyde Cosgrove, Keneth Phillips | |
| 13:57 | Grinnell | Michael Collins makes the free throw | 49-45 |
| 13:43 | Monmouth | Hubert Paulus is called for the reach on Jerry French - foul #1 on Hubert Paulus, team foul #2 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Roy Maez (SG), William Ballard (C) Michael Collins, Hubert Paulus | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Richard Anglin (PF) Oscar Westfall | |
| 13:23 | Monmouth | Charles Stever misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Roy Maez - foul #3 on Roy Maez, team foul #3 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Templeman (PG) Allen Gray | |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| 13:23 | Monmouth | Charles Stever makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 13:23 | Monmouth | Charles Stever makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 12:59 | Grinnell | Roy Maez connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Templeman | 52-47 |
| 12:43 | Monmouth | Paul Edwards travels with the ball | 52-47 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Paul Britton (C) William Ballard | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Glen Long (SG), John Holloway (SF) Charles Stever, Paul Edwards | |
| 12:25 | Grinnell | Glen Long steals the ball from Frank Weiss | 52-47 |
| 12:21 | Monmouth | Glen Long banks in the layup | 52-49 |
| 12:01 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby misses the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Richard Anglin - foul #1 on Richard Anglin, team foul #4 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Collins (SG) Roy Maez | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Eugene Blanchard (PG), Oscar Westfall (PF) Jerry French, Richard Anglin | |
| 12:01 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 12:01 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Michael Templeman (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Collins (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Coleman Frisby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Frank Weiss (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Britton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Eugene Blanchard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Glen Long (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Holloway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oscar Westfall (fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Cheeseman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Monmouth | Glen Long knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Cheeseman | 53-51 |
| 11:20 | Grinnell | Michael Collins is fouled on the floor by John Holloway - foul #1 on John Holloway, team foul #5 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Allen Gray (PG), Jason Cohn (SF), Hubert Paulus (PF) Michael Templeman, Coleman Frisby, Frank Weiss | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Keneth Phillips (C) Paul Cheeseman | |
| 11:03 | Grinnell | Michael Collins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-51 |
| 11:02 | Monmouth | John Holloway grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 10:39 | Monmouth | The short jumper by Eugene Blanchard is denied by Hubert Paulus | 53-51 |
| 10:38 | Grinnell | Allen Gray pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 10:23 | Grinnell | Michael Collins is hacked by Keneth Phillips - foul #3 on Keneth Phillips, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Roy Maez (SG), William Bozek (SF) Michael Collins, Paul Britton | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Jerry French (PG), Charles Stever (SG), Paul Edwards (SF), Richard Anglin (PF) Eugene Blanchard, Glen Long, John Holloway, Keneth Phillips | |
| 10:08 | Grinnell | Roy Maez connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by William Bozek | 56-51 |
| 09:45 | Monmouth | Charles Stever can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 56-51 |
| 09:44 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to William Bozek | 56-51 |
| 09:38 | Grinnell | Charles Stever steals it from William Bozek | 56-51 |
| 09:27 | Monmouth | Oscar Westfall comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-51 |
| 09:25 | Grinnell | Hubert Paulus snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 09:08 | Grinnell | Hubert Paulus can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Oscar Westfall - foul #2 on Oscar Westfall, team foul #7 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Templeman (PG), Coleman Frisby (SF), Frank Weiss (PF) Allen Gray, William Bozek, Jason Cohn | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Paul Cheeseman (C) Oscar Westfall | |
| 09:08 | Grinnell | Hubert Paulus makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 09:08 | Grinnell | Hubert Paulus misses the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 09:08 | Monmouth | Richard Anglin grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 08:43 | Monmouth | Richard Anglin can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Michael Templeman - foul #3 on Michael Templeman, team foul #4 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Paul Britton (C) Hubert Paulus | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Glen Long (SG), John Holloway (SF) Charles Stever, Paul Edwards | |
| 08:43 | Monmouth | Richard Anglin makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 08:43 | Monmouth | Richard Anglin makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 08:26 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Templeman | 60-53 |
| 07:57 | Monmouth | Jerry French hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 60-53 |
| 07:55 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby pulls down the rebound | 60-53 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Michael Templeman (fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Roy Maez (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Coleman Frisby (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Weiss (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Britton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Jerry French (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glen Long (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Holloway (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Anglin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Paul Cheeseman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Grinnell | Paul Britton clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 60-53 |
| 07:29 | Monmouth | Paul Cheeseman snags the defensive board | 60-53 |
| 07:05 | Monmouth | Glen Long is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Glen Long, team foul #8 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Collins (SG), Hubert Paulus (C) Roy Maez, Paul Britton | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Charles Stever (SG), Clyde Cosgrove (SF), Oscar Westfall (PF) Jerry French, John Holloway, Richard Anglin | |
| 06:51 | Grinnell | Michael Collins misses short on a 3 from the left corner but the foul's on Charles Stever - foul #4 on Charles Stever, team foul #9 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Allen Gray (PG), Jason Cohn (SF) Michael Templeman, Coleman Frisby | |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| 06:51 | Grinnell | Michael Collins makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 06:51 | Grinnell | Michael Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 06:51 | Grinnell | Michael Collins makes the 3rd free throw | 62-53 |
| 06:30 | Monmouth | Paul Cheeseman comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 06:28 | Monmouth | Glen Long tips it but misses | 62-53 |
| 06:27 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Frank Weiss | 62-53 |
| 06:14 | Grinnell | Hubert Paulus is hacked by Paul Cheeseman - foul #1 on Paul Cheeseman, team foul #10 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Bozek (SF) Frank Weiss | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Keneth Phillips (C) Paul Cheeseman | |
| 06:14 | Grinnell | Hubert Paulus makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 06:14 | Grinnell | Hubert Paulus misses the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 06:14 | Monmouth | Oscar Westfall grabs the defensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 05:59 | Monmouth | Oscar Westfall is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Oscar Westfall, team foul #11 | 63-53 |
| 05:48 | Grinnell | Allen Gray drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Collins | 65-53 |
| 05:24 | Monmouth | William Bozek is called for the reach on Glen Long - foul #1 on William Bozek, team foul #5 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Templeman (PG), Coleman Frisby (SF), Paul Britton (C) Allen Gray, William Bozek, Hubert Paulus | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Eugene Blanchard (PG), John Holloway (SF) Glen Long, Clyde Cosgrove | |
| 05:07 | Monmouth | Oscar Westfall connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Eugene Blanchard | 65-55 |
| 04:50 | Grinnell | Paul Britton scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Michael Templeman | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:35 | Monmouth | Charles Stever hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Eugene Blanchard | 67-57 |
| 04:16 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Holloway - foul #2 on John Holloway, team foul #12 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Roy Maez (SG), Frank Weiss (PF) Michael Collins, Jason Cohn | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Jerry French (PG), Glen Long (SG), Richard Anglin (PF), Paul Cheeseman (C) Eugene Blanchard, Charles Stever, Oscar Westfall, Keneth Phillips | |
| 04:16 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 04:16 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman misses the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 04:16 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to John Holloway | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:01 | Monmouth | Frank Weiss steals it from Paul Cheeseman | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:54 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 68-57 |
| 03:53 | Monmouth | Paul Cheeseman pulls down the rebound | 68-57 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Michael Templeman (fresh) 1 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Roy Maez (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Coleman Frisby (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Weiss (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Britton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Jerry French (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glen Long (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Holloway (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Anglin (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Paul Cheeseman (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Monmouth | Paul Cheeseman hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Paul Britton - foul #1 on Paul Britton, team foul #6 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Hubert Paulus (C) Paul Britton | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Clyde Cosgrove (SF) John Holloway | |
| 03:41 | Monmouth | Paul Cheeseman makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 03:41 | Monmouth | Paul Cheeseman makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 03:14 | Grinnell | The pull-up jumper by Michael Templeman is blocked by Richard Anglin | 68-59 |
| 03:12 | Grinnell | Roy Maez tips it back up and in | 70-59 |
| 02:59 | Monmouth | Jerry French clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-59 |
| 02:58 | Grinnell | Hubert Paulus snags the defensive board | 70-59 |
| 02:32 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 70-59 |
| 02:31 | Monmouth | Richard Anglin snags the defensive board | 70-59 |
| 02:31 | Monmouth | Monmouth calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-59 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Paul Britton (C) Hubert Paulus | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Charles Stever (SG), John Holloway (SF) Glen Long, Clyde Cosgrove | |
| 02:23 | Monmouth | John Holloway is whistled for a carry | 70-59 |
| 01:55 | Grinnell | Roy Maez hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 70-59 |
| 01:54 | Monmouth | Paul Cheeseman gets the rebound | 70-59 |
| 01:49 | Monmouth | Jerry French knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Holloway | 70-62 |
| 01:43 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Roy Maez | 73-62 |
| 01:35 | Monmouth | Richard Anglin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-62 |
| 01:33 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman grabs the board | 73-62 |
| 01:07 | Grinnell | Roy Maez hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Frank Weiss and he's hacked by Charles Stever - foul #5 on Charles Stever, team foul #13 | 75-62 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Allen Gray (PG), William Bozek (SF), Jason Cohn (PF), Hubert Paulus (C) Michael Templeman, Coleman Frisby, Frank Weiss, Paul Britton | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Eugene Blanchard (PG), Glen Long (SG), Clyde Cosgrove (SF), Oscar Westfall (PF), Keneth Phillips (C) Jerry French, Charles Stever, John Holloway, Richard Anglin, Paul Cheeseman | |
| 01:07 | Grinnell | Roy Maez makes the free throw | 76-62 |
| 00:52 | Monmouth | Eugene Blanchard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 76-62 |
| 00:50 | Monmouth | Oscar Westfall tips it home | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Grinnell | Roy Maez buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Allen Gray | 78-64 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Monmouth | Clyde Cosgrove comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 78-64 |
| 00:21 | Grinnell | Roy Maez gets the rebound | 78-64 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Allen Gray runs out the clock | 78-64 |