| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Johnny Whitcomb (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Blair (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Pinegar (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Carl Leonard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Dustin Dao (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - Justin Land (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Douglas Koch (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Allred (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Berry Collier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Emerson | Dwayne Allred inbounds the ball | 41-34 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Emerson | Emerson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Emerson | Timothy Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-34 |
| 19:27 | Grinnell | Thomas Pinegar is denied on a layup by Berry Collier | 41-34 |
| 19:25 | Grinnell | Dustin Dao can't tip it in | 41-34 |
| 19:23 | Emerson | Timothy Jackson grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 19:08 | Emerson | Douglas Koch buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Berry Collier | 41-37 |
| 18:45 | Grinnell | Dustin Dao's pass is intercepted by Douglas Koch | 41-37 |
| 18:26 | Emerson | Timothy Jackson misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-37 |
| 18:25 | Emerson | Berry Collier can't tip it in | 41-37 |
| 18:23 | Grinnell | Thomas Pinegar grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 18:09 | Grinnell | Carl Leonard drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Johnny Whitcomb | 43-37 |
| 17:49 | Emerson | Berry Collier clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 17:48 | Grinnell | Carl Leonard snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 17:38 | Grinnell | Dustin Dao hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Johnny Whitcomb and he's hacked by Timothy Jackson - foul #2 on Timothy Jackson, team foul #1 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Mark Morris (PF) Carl Leonard | |
| Subs | Emerson | Joel Hardy (PG), Clyde Fleming (SG), Casey Roughton (SF), Derrick Heppner (PF), Calvin Lambert (C) Justin Land, Douglas Koch, Dwayne Allred, Timothy Jackson, Berry Collier | |
| 17:38 | Grinnell | Dustin Dao makes the free throw | 46-37 |
| 17:18 | Emerson | Derrick Heppner blows the dunk | 46-37 |
| 17:16 | Grinnell | Mark Morris pulls down the rebound | 46-37 |
| 17:00 | Grinnell | John Blair misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Clyde Fleming - foul #1 on Clyde Fleming, team foul #2 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Figgs (PG), Bryan Perrotta (SF), Rick Plourde (C) Johnny Whitcomb, Thomas Pinegar, Dustin Dao | |
| Subs | Emerson | | |
| 17:00 | Grinnell | John Blair misses the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 17:00 | Grinnell | John Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 16:43 | Emerson | Joel Hardy makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Calvin Lambert | 47-39 |
| 16:23 | Grinnell | Bryan Perrotta hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by John Blair | 49-39 |
| 16:02 | Emerson | Calvin Lambert clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on John Blair - foul #1 on John Blair, team foul #1 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Tack (SG), Carl Leonard (PF) John Blair, Mark Morris | |
| Subs | Emerson | Justin Land (PG), Douglas Koch (SG), Dwayne Allred (SF), Berry Collier (C) Joel Hardy, Clyde Fleming, Casey Roughton, Derrick Heppner | |
| 16:02 | Emerson | Calvin Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 16:02 | Emerson | Calvin Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Robert Figgs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Tack (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Bryan Perrotta (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Carl Leonard (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Rick Plourde (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - Justin Land (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Douglas Koch (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dwayne Allred (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Calvin Lambert (fresh) 4 pts. C - Berry Collier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:46 | Grinnell | Rick Plourde buries a driving attempt from close range | 51-41 |
| 15:30 | Emerson | Robert Figgs is called for the reach on Douglas Koch - foul #1 on Robert Figgs, team foul #2 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Johnny Whitcomb (PG), Thomas Pinegar (SF), Dustin Dao (C) Robert Figgs, Bryan Perrotta, Rick Plourde | |
| Subs | Emerson | Ryan Johnson (SG), Timothy Jackson (PF) Douglas Koch, Calvin Lambert | |
| 15:10 | Emerson | Timothy Jackson is fouled on the floor by Carl Leonard - foul #1 on Carl Leonard, team foul #3 | 51-41 |
| 15:01 | Emerson | Dwayne Allred hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Justin Land | 51-43 |
| 14:38 | Grinnell | Johnny Whitcomb's pass is intercepted by Berry Collier | 51-43 |
| 14:30 | Emerson | Justin Land hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Timothy Jackson | 51-45 |
| 14:15 | Grinnell | Thomas Pinegar misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-45 |
| 14:14 | Grinnell | Carl Leonard can't tip it in | 51-45 |
| 14:13 | Emerson | Justin Land grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 13:56 | Emerson | Timothy Jackson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 13:54 | Grinnell | Dustin Dao grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 13:33 | Grinnell | Carl Leonard is denied on a layup by Berry Collier | 51-45 |
| 13:31 | Grinnell | Carl Leonard tips it back up and in | 53-45 |
| 13:16 | Emerson | Dustin Dao is called for the reach on Ryan Johnson - foul #2 on Dustin Dao, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Figgs (PG), John Blair (SG), Bryan Perrotta (SF), Mark Morris (PF), Rick Plourde (C) Johnny Whitcomb, Richard Tack, Thomas Pinegar, Carl Leonard, Dustin Dao | |
| Subs | Emerson | Douglas Koch (PG), Casey Roughton (SF), Derrick Heppner (PF), Calvin Lambert (C) Justin Land, Dwayne Allred, Timothy Jackson, Berry Collier | |
| 13:04 | Emerson | Casey Roughton misses the jumpshot from the left side | 53-45 |
| 13:03 | Grinnell | Bryan Perrotta pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| 12:57 | Grinnell | Mark Morris misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 12:55 | Emerson | Derrick Heppner pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| 12:40 | Emerson | Rick Plourde steps in front of the Casey Roughton pass | 53-45 |
| 12:15 | Grinnell | John Blair is fouled on the floor by Casey Roughton - foul #3 on Casey Roughton, team foul #3 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Thomas Pinegar (SF), Dustin Dao (C) Bryan Perrotta, Rick Plourde | |
| Subs | Emerson | Timothy Jackson (PF) Calvin Lambert | |
| 11:59 | Grinnell | Mark Morris misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-45 |
| 11:58 | Emerson | Casey Roughton snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Robert Figgs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Blair (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Pinegar (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Morris (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Dustin Dao (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - Douglas Koch (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ryan Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Casey Roughton (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Derrick Heppner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Emerson | Douglas Koch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-45 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Johnny Whitcomb (PG) Robert Figgs | |
| Subs | Emerson | Clyde Fleming (SG), Berry Collier (C) Ryan Johnson, Derrick Heppner | |
| 11:25 | Grinnell | Casey Roughton is called for the reach on John Blair - foul #4 on Casey Roughton, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Emerson | Edmond Smith (SF) Casey Roughton | |
| 11:06 | Grinnell | John Blair is fouled on the floor by Clyde Fleming - foul #2 on Clyde Fleming, team foul #5 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Carl Leonard (PF) Mark Morris | |
| Subs | Emerson | Justin Land (PG) Douglas Koch | |
| 10:53 | Grinnell | Dustin Dao hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 53-45 |
| 10:52 | Emerson | Edmond Smith snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| 10:32 | Emerson | Timothy Jackson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 10:31 | Grinnell | John Blair pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| 10:15 | Grinnell | John Blair hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Justin Land - foul #2 on Justin Land, team foul #6 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Figgs (PG), Bryan Perrotta (SF), Rick Plourde (C) Johnny Whitcomb, Thomas Pinegar, Dustin Dao | |
| Subs | Emerson | Ryan Johnson (SG), Dwayne Allred (SF), Derrick Heppner (PF), Calvin Lambert (C) Clyde Fleming, Edmond Smith, Timothy Jackson, Berry Collier | |
| 10:15 | Grinnell | John Blair makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 10:15 | Grinnell | John Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 09:54 | Emerson | Ryan Johnson misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-45 |
| 09:53 | Emerson | Derrick Heppner grabs the offensive board | 55-45 |
| 09:41 | Emerson | Derrick Heppner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-45 |
| 09:40 | Grinnell | Bryan Perrotta snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 09:18 | Grinnell | Derrick Heppner denies the turnaround by Bryan Perrotta | 55-45 |
| 09:16 | Emerson | Ryan Johnson gets the rebound | 55-45 |
| 08:55 | Emerson | Justin Land is fouled on the floor by Rick Plourde - foul #3 on Rick Plourde, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Johnny Whitcomb (PG), Richard Tack (SG), Thomas Pinegar (SF), Mark Morris (PF), Dustin Dao (C) Robert Figgs, John Blair, Bryan Perrotta, Carl Leonard, Rick Plourde | |
| Subs | Emerson | Douglas Koch (PG), Berry Collier (C) Justin Land, Calvin Lambert | |
| 08:41 | Emerson | Derrick Heppner is hacked by Richard Tack - foul #2 on Richard Tack, team foul #6 | 55-45 |
| 08:29 | Emerson | Derrick Heppner misses long on a runner in the lane | 55-45 |
| 08:28 | Emerson | Derrick Heppner misses the tip | 55-45 |
| 08:27 | Grinnell | Dustin Dao grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 08:06 | Grinnell | Johnny Whitcomb hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 08:04 | Emerson | Derrick Heppner grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 07:59 | Emerson | Douglas Koch clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 55-45 |
| 07:58 | Grinnell | Thomas Pinegar pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Johnny Whitcomb (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Tack (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Thomas Pinegar (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Morris (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Dustin Dao (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - Douglas Koch (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ryan Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dwayne Allred (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Derrick Heppner (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Berry Collier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:52 | Grinnell | Thomas Pinegar drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Johnny Whitcomb | 57-45 |
| 07:32 | Emerson | Berry Collier misses the shot from just outside the lane | 57-45 |
| 07:31 | Grinnell | Richard Tack grabs the board | 57-45 |
| 07:11 | Grinnell | Richard Tack misses the floater from the right block | 57-45 |
| 07:09 | Grinnell | Mark Morris tips it back up and in | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Emerson | Emerson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:00 | Emerson | Johnny Whitcomb steals it from Berry Collier | 59-45 |
| 06:57 | Grinnell | Mark Morris blows the dunk | 59-45 |
| 06:55 | Emerson | Berry Collier grabs the defensive rebound | 59-45 |
| 06:46 | Emerson | Johnny Whitcomb steals it from Dwayne Allred | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Emerson | Emerson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:31 | Grinnell | Mark Morris hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Tack | 61-45 |
| 06:17 | Emerson | Derrick Heppner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-45 |
| 06:16 | Grinnell | Mark Morris grabs the board | 61-45 |
| 05:52 | Grinnell | The jump hook by Thomas Pinegar is blocked by Berry Collier | 61-45 |
| 05:50 | Emerson | Berry Collier gets the rebound | 61-45 |
| 05:50 | Emerson | Emerson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-45 |
| Subs | Grinnell | John Blair (SG), Carl Leonard (PF) Richard Tack, Mark Morris | |
| Subs | Emerson | Justin Land (PG), Casey Roughton (SF), Timothy Jackson (PF) Douglas Koch, Dwayne Allred, Derrick Heppner | |
| 05:33 | Emerson | Justin Land scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ryan Johnson | 61-47 |
| 05:04 | Grinnell | Ryan Johnson is called for the reach on Johnny Whitcomb - foul #4 on Ryan Johnson, team foul #7 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Rick Plourde (C) Dustin Dao | |
| Subs | Emerson | Calvin Lambert (C) Berry Collier | |
| 05:04 | Grinnell | Johnny Whitcomb makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 05:04 | Grinnell | Johnny Whitcomb makes the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 04:50 | Emerson | Justin Land can't connect on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Carl Leonard - foul #2 on Carl Leonard, team foul #7 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Figgs (PG), Bryan Perrotta (SF) Johnny Whitcomb, Thomas Pinegar | |
| Subs | Emerson | | |
| 04:50 | Emerson | Justin Land makes the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 04:50 | Emerson | Justin Land misses the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 04:50 | Grinnell | Carl Leonard gets the rebound | 63-48 |
| 04:26 | Grinnell | John Blair hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Figgs | 65-48 |
| 04:03 | Emerson | Timothy Jackson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-48 |
| 04:01 | Emerson | Casey Roughton snags the offensive board | 65-48 |
| 03:54 | Emerson | Timothy Jackson clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Rick Plourde - foul #4 on Rick Plourde, team foul #8 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Tack (SG), Mark Morris (PF) John Blair, Carl Leonard | |
| Subs | Emerson | Douglas Koch (PG), Clyde Fleming (SG), Derrick Heppner (C) Justin Land, Ryan Johnson, Calvin Lambert | |
| 03:54 | Emerson | Timothy Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 65-48 |
| 03:54 | Emerson | Timothy Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Robert Figgs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Tack (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Perrotta (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Morris (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Rick Plourde (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - Douglas Koch (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clyde Fleming (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Casey Roughton (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Timothy Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Derrick Heppner (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Emerson | Emerson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Grinnell | Timothy Jackson takes the ball from Robert Figgs | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Emerson | Emerson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Emerson | Derrick Heppner is whistled for a carry | 65-49 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Emerson | Calvin Lambert (C) Timothy Jackson | |
| 03:01 | Grinnell | Robert Figgs is hacked by Douglas Koch - foul #2 on Douglas Koch, team foul #8 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Emerson | Edmond Smith (SF) Casey Roughton | |
| 03:01 | Grinnell | Robert Figgs misses the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 03:01 | Emerson | Calvin Lambert snags the defensive board | 65-49 |
| 02:43 | Emerson | Douglas Koch is fouled on the floor by Robert Figgs - foul #2 on Robert Figgs, team foul #9 | 65-49 |
| 02:43 | Emerson | Douglas Koch makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 02:43 | Emerson | Douglas Koch makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 02:25 | Grinnell | Mark Morris is called for traveling | 65-51 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jesse Menard (SF) Bryan Perrotta | |
| Subs | Emerson | | |
| 02:09 | Emerson | Clyde Fleming connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 65-53 |
| 01:45 | Grinnell | Robert Figgs makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Rick Plourde | 68-53 |
| 01:16 | Emerson | The jump hook by Derrick Heppner is blocked by Mark Morris | 68-53 |
| 01:14 | Grinnell | Richard Tack snags the defensive board | 68-53 |
| 00:51 | Grinnell | Mark Morris scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Figgs | 70-53 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Emerson | Emerson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Emerson | Derrick Heppner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 70-53 |
| 00:43 | Emerson | Clyde Fleming grabs the offensive rebound | 70-53 |
| 00:39 | Emerson | Clyde Fleming misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 70-53 |
| 00:38 | Grinnell | Robert Figgs gets the rebound | 70-53 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Emerson | Emerson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Grinnell | Robert Figgs drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Tack | 72-53 |
| 00:06 | Emerson | Clyde Fleming knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Calvin Lambert | 72-56 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Robert Figgs runs out the clock | 72-56 |