| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Jerry Elson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Tuggle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gerald Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Roland Willey (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Worcester St. | PG - James Felton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Linde (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lawrence York (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Sprague (fresh) 6 pts. C - Eric Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | Charles Holmes inbounds the ball | 30-39 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Worcester St. | Worcester St. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Grinnell | Jerry Elson is fouled on the floor by James Felton - foul #1 on James Felton, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| 19:20 | Grinnell | Charles Holmes clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 30-39 |
| 19:18 | Worcester St. | Lawrence York grabs the defensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 18:56 | Worcester St. | James Felton connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Sprague | 30-41 |
| 18:34 | Grinnell | Jerry Elson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-41 |
| 18:32 | Worcester St. | David Linde pulls down the rebound | 30-41 |
| 18:25 | Worcester St. | Jerry Elson steps in front of the Lawrence York pass | 30-41 |
| 18:22 | Grinnell | Jerry Elson banks in the layup | 32-41 |
| 17:59 | Worcester St. | Charles Holmes steals it from Paul Sprague | 32-41 |
| 17:46 | Grinnell | Gerald Peterson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Anthony Tuggle | 34-41 |
| 17:33 | Worcester St. | Paul Sprague clanks a floater near the basket | 34-41 |
| 17:32 | Grinnell | Charles Holmes gets the rebound | 34-41 |
| 17:25 | Grinnell | Gerald Peterson lays it in on a great pass from Jerry Elson | 36-41 |
| 17:04 | Worcester St. | Charles Holmes is called for the reach on Lawrence York - foul #2 on Charles Holmes, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Calvin Grant (SF), Mark Warner (PF), Brian Zerring (C) Charles Holmes, Gerald Peterson, Roland Willey | |
| Subs | Worcester St. | Bryan Lister (SG), James Prim (SF), Fred Burchett (PF), Dustin Owsley (C) David Linde, Lawrence York, Paul Sprague, Eric Smith | |
| 16:55 | Worcester St. | Mark Warner blocks the short jumper by James Felton | 36-41 |
| 16:53 | Worcester St. | Bryan Lister grabs the offensive board | 36-41 |
| 16:40 | Worcester St. | Mark Warner steals it from Bryan Lister | 36-41 |
| 16:22 | Grinnell | Jerry Elson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 36-41 |
| 16:21 | Worcester St. | Dustin Owsley pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 16:16 | Worcester St. | Bryan Lister is hacked by Anthony Tuggle - foul #1 on Anthony Tuggle, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jeffrey Potter (PG), Jason Keller (SG) Jerry Elson, Anthony Tuggle | |
| Subs | Worcester St. | Christopher Cole (SG) James Felton | |
| 16:00 | Worcester St. | Christopher Cole clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 15:58 | Grinnell | Brian Zerring snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Jeffrey Potter (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jason Keller (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Calvin Grant (fresh) PF - Mark Warner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Zerring (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Worcester St. | PG - Bryan Lister (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Cole (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Prim (fresh) PF - Fred Burchett (fresh) C - Dustin Owsley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Grinnell | Mark Warner buries a floater from just outside the lane | 38-41 |
| 15:15 | Worcester St. | Fred Burchett clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-41 |
| 15:14 | Grinnell | Jeffrey Potter grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 14:53 | Grinnell | Jeffrey Potter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-41 |
| 14:52 | Worcester St. | The rebound goes to Fred Burchett | 38-41 |
| 14:31 | Worcester St. | Christopher Cole misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-41 |
| 14:30 | Worcester St. | Dustin Owsley can't tip it in | 38-41 |
| 14:28 | Grinnell | Brian Zerring gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 14:10 | Grinnell | Calvin Grant misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Bryan Lister - foul #1 on Bryan Lister, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jerry Elson (PG), Anthony Tuggle (SG), Gerald Peterson (PF), Roland Willey (C) Jeffrey Potter, Jason Keller, Mark Warner, Brian Zerring | |
| Subs | Worcester St. | James Felton (PG), David Linde (SG), Lawrence York (SF), Paul Sprague (PF), Eric Smith (C) Bryan Lister, Christopher Cole, James Prim, Fred Burchett, Dustin Owsley | |
| 14:10 | Grinnell | Calvin Grant makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 14:10 | Grinnell | Calvin Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 13:49 | Worcester St. | Paul Sprague misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Gerald Peterson - foul #2 on Gerald Peterson, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Charles Holmes (SF) Calvin Grant | |
| Subs | Worcester St. | | |
| 13:49 | Worcester St. | Paul Sprague makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 13:49 | Worcester St. | Paul Sprague makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 13:33 | Grinnell | Jerry Elson misses the 3 from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 13:32 | Worcester St. | Eric Smith pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 13:12 | Worcester St. | James Felton is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on James Felton, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| 12:50 | Grinnell | Charles Holmes clanks a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Lawrence York - foul #2 on Lawrence York, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| 12:50 | Grinnell | Charles Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 12:50 | Grinnell | Charles Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 12:50 | Worcester St. | Eric Smith grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 12:32 | Worcester St. | Paul Sprague drills a runner near the basket set up by Lawrence York | 41-45 |
| 12:11 | Grinnell | Jerry Elson hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Tuggle | 44-45 |
| 11:51 | Worcester St. | Paul Sprague makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Lawrence York and he's hacked by Anthony Tuggle - foul #2 on Anthony Tuggle, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Calvin Grant (C) Roland Willey | |
| Subs | Worcester St. | Bryan Lister (SG), James Prim (SF) David Linde, Lawrence York | |
| 11:51 | Worcester St. | Paul Sprague makes the free throw | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Jerry Elson (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Tuggle (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gerald Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Calvin Grant (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Worcester St. | PG - James Felton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bryan Lister (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Prim (fresh) PF - Paul Sprague (fresh) 13 pts. C - Eric Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Grinnell | James Felton is called for the reach on Charles Holmes - foul #3 on James Felton, team foul #5 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Brian Zerring (C) Gerald Peterson | |
| Subs | Worcester St. | Fred Burchett (PF), Dustin Owsley (C) Paul Sprague, Eric Smith | |
| 11:23 | Grinnell | Dustin Owsley is called for the reach on Jerry Elson - foul #1 on Dustin Owsley, team foul #6 | 44-48 |
| 11:11 | Grinnell | Jerry Elson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 11:10 | Worcester St. | James Prim grabs the board | 44-48 |
| 10:50 | Worcester St. | James Felton misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-48 |
| 10:48 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Brian Zerring | 44-48 |
| 10:43 | Grinnell | Bryan Lister picks off the pass by Jerry Elson in the backcourt | 44-48 |
| 10:36 | Worcester St. | Fred Burchett is fouled on the floor by Charles Holmes - foul #3 on Charles Holmes, team foul #5 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jeffrey Potter (PG), Jason Keller (SG), Mark Warner (PF) Jerry Elson, Anthony Tuggle, Charles Holmes | |
| Subs | Worcester St. | David Linde (SG), Lawrence York (SF) James Felton, James Prim | |
| 10:20 | Worcester St. | Dustin Owsley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Worcester St. | Paul Sprague (PF) Fred Burchett | |
| 10:09 | Grinnell | Mark Warner misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-48 |
| 10:07 | Worcester St. | Dustin Owsley snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 09:47 | Worcester St. | Bryan Lister misses badly on a floater from close range | 44-48 |
| 09:45 | Worcester St. | Dustin Owsley snags the offensive board | 44-48 |
| 09:40 | Worcester St. | Dustin Owsley comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 44-48 |
| 09:39 | Worcester St. | Bryan Lister can't tip it in | 44-48 |
| 09:38 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Calvin Grant | 44-48 |
| 09:14 | Grinnell | Jeffrey Potter connects on the floater from the right wing and he's hacked by Paul Sprague - foul #1 on Paul Sprague, team foul #7 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Anthony Tuggle (SG), Randall Jackson (SF), Gerald Peterson (PF) Jason Keller, Calvin Grant, Mark Warner | |
| Subs | Worcester St. | James Felton (PG), James Prim (SF), Eric Smith (C) David Linde, Lawrence York, Dustin Owsley | |
| 09:14 | Grinnell | Jeffrey Potter makes the free throw | 47-48 |
| 08:57 | Worcester St. | Bryan Lister misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 47-48 |
| 08:56 | Worcester St. | Paul Sprague pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 08:46 | Worcester St. | James Prim misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 08:44 | Grinnell | Gerald Peterson snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 08:25 | Grinnell | Randall Jackson comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 08:23 | Worcester St. | James Felton grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 07:58 | Worcester St. | A charge is called on James Felton - foul #4 on James Felton, team foul #8 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jerry Elson (PG), Charles Holmes (SF), Roland Willey (C) Jeffrey Potter, Randall Jackson, Brian Zerring | |
| Subs | Worcester St. | David Linde (SG), Lawrence York (SF), Fred Burchett (PF) Bryan Lister, James Prim, Paul Sprague | |
| 07:37 | Grinnell | Roland Willey clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 07:35 | Grinnell | Roland Willey can't tip it in | 47-48 |
| 07:33 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Peterson | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Jerry Elson (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Tuggle (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Gerald Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Roland Willey (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Worcester St. | PG - James Felton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Linde (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lawrence York (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Burchett (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Grinnell | Roland Willey is hacked by Eric Smith - foul #1 on Eric Smith, team foul #9 | 47-48 |
| 07:19 | Grinnell | Roland Willey misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 07:19 | Grinnell | Roland Willey grabs the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 07:02 | Grinnell | Charles Holmes drills a jumper from the baseline | 49-48 |
| 06:43 | Worcester St. | Lawrence York is fouled on the floor by Charles Holmes - foul #4 on Charles Holmes, team foul #6 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jeffrey Potter (SG), Calvin Grant (PF) Anthony Tuggle, Gerald Peterson | |
| Subs | Worcester St. | Bryan Lister (PG), Dustin Owsley (C) James Felton, Eric Smith | |
| 06:21 | Worcester St. | Lawrence York clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-48 |
| 06:19 | Worcester St. | Fred Burchett tips it but misses | 49-48 |
| 06:18 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Roland Willey | 49-48 |
| 05:56 | Grinnell | Roland Willey misses the lay-in | 49-48 |
| 05:54 | Grinnell | Calvin Grant grabs the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 05:36 | Grinnell | Roland Willey blows the layup but he's hacked by Lawrence York - foul #3 on Lawrence York, team foul #10 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Anthony Tuggle (SG), Gerald Peterson (PF) Jeffrey Potter, Calvin Grant | |
| Subs | Worcester St. | James Felton (PG), James Prim (SF), Paul Sprague (PF), Eric Smith (C) David Linde, Lawrence York, Fred Burchett, Dustin Owsley | |
| 05:36 | Grinnell | Roland Willey misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 05:36 | Grinnell | Roland Willey misses the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 05:36 | Worcester St. | Eric Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 05:19 | Worcester St. | James Felton misses the 3 from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 05:18 | Grinnell | Gerald Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 04:49 | Grinnell | Gerald Peterson hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Jerry Elson and he's hacked by Bryan Lister - foul #2 on Bryan Lister, team foul #11 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Calvin Grant (SF), Brian Zerring (C) Charles Holmes, Roland Willey | |
| Subs | Worcester St. | Christopher Cole (SG) Bryan Lister | |
| 04:49 | Grinnell | Gerald Peterson misses the free throw | 51-48 |
| 04:49 | Worcester St. | The rebound goes to Paul Sprague | 51-48 |
| 04:32 | Worcester St. | Eric Smith clanks a jump hook in the lane | 51-48 |
| 04:31 | Grinnell | Gerald Peterson pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 04:09 | Grinnell | Anthony Tuggle misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 04:07 | Worcester St. | James Prim gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 03:53 | Worcester St. | James Felton misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-48 |
| 03:51 | Grinnell | Gerald Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 03:22 | Grinnell | Jerry Elson connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Anthony Tuggle | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Jerry Elson (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Tuggle (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Calvin Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Peterson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Brian Zerring (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Worcester St. | PG - James Felton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Christopher Cole (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Prim (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Sprague (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Worcester St. | James Felton clanks a jumper from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 03:15 | Grinnell | Calvin Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 02:59 | Grinnell | Gerald Peterson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 54-48 |
| 02:57 | Grinnell | Brian Zerring can't tip it in | 54-48 |
| 02:55 | Worcester St. | James Prim snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 02:55 | Worcester St. | Worcester St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Charles Holmes (SF), Roland Willey (C) Calvin Grant, Brian Zerring | |
| Subs | Worcester St. | David Linde (SG), Lawrence York (SF) Christopher Cole, James Prim | |
| 02:30 | Worcester St. | David Linde misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-48 |
| 02:28 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Jerry Elson | 54-48 |
| 02:14 | Grinnell | Charles Holmes blows the layup | 54-48 |
| 02:12 | Worcester St. | Eric Smith gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 02:07 | Worcester St. | James Felton comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 54-48 |
| 02:06 | Grinnell | Charles Holmes grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 02:03 | Grinnell | Jerry Elson is fouled in the backcourt by James Felton - foul #5 on James Felton, team foul #12 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Calvin Grant (PF) Gerald Peterson | |
| Subs | Worcester St. | Bryan Lister (PG), Fred Burchett (C) James Felton, Eric Smith | |
| 02:03 | Grinnell | Jerry Elson misses the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 02:03 | Grinnell | Jerry Elson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 02:03 | Worcester St. | The rebound goes to Fred Burchett | 54-48 |
| 02:03 | Worcester St. | Worcester St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-48 |
| 01:48 | Worcester St. | Lawrence York misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-48 |
| 01:47 | Worcester St. | The offensive rebound goes to David Linde | 54-48 |
| 01:38 | Worcester St. | Bryan Lister is fouled on the floor by Roland Willey - foul #1 on Roland Willey, team foul #7 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Gerald Peterson (PF) Calvin Grant | |
| Subs | Worcester St. | Eric Smith (C) Fred Burchett | |
| 01:38 | Worcester St. | Bryan Lister makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 01:38 | Worcester St. | Bryan Lister makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 01:12 | Grinnell | Anthony Tuggle hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-50 |
| 01:10 | Worcester St. | Paul Sprague grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 00:49 | Worcester St. | David Linde scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Worcester St. | Worcester St. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Grinnell | Anthony Tuggle buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Jerry Elson | 56-53 |
| 00:12 | Worcester St. | Eric Smith buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Bryan Lister | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Worcester St. | Worcester St. is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Grinnell | Bryan Lister is called for the reach on Jerry Elson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bryan Lister, team foul #13 | 56-55 |
| 00:09 | Grinnell | Jerry Elson misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 00:09 | Grinnell | Jerry Elson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:09 | Worcester St. | Worcester St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| 00:01 | Worcester St. | Roland Willey blocks the short jumper by Lawrence York | 57-55 |
| 00:00 | Worcester St. | David Linde snags the offensive board | 57-55 |