| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Andrew Griffith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Blankenship (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Chad Cates (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marc Mack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Timothy Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald King (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Couch (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Boer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Brendan Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | Donald Couch inbounds the ball | 26-22 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Grinnell | Terry Boer misses short on a jumper from the left side | 26-22 |
| 19:40 | Grinnell | Donald King tips it but misses | 26-22 |
| 19:38 | Monmouth | Andrew Griffith grabs the board | 26-22 |
| 19:24 | Monmouth | A charge is called on Chad Cates - foul #3 on Chad Cates, team foul #1 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Monmouth | John Apodaca (SF) Chad Cates | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 19:13 | Grinnell | Donald Couch lays it up and in | 26-24 |
| 19:00 | Monmouth | Robert Blankenship makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Andrew Griffith | 29-24 |
| 18:50 | Grinnell | Donald King misses the shot from the right side | 29-24 |
| 18:49 | Monmouth | Patrick Hardy grabs the board | 29-24 |
| 18:39 | Monmouth | John Apodaca clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-24 |
| 18:38 | Monmouth | Marc Mack tips it but misses | 29-24 |
| 18:36 | Monmouth | John Apodaca snags the offensive board | 29-24 |
| 18:22 | Monmouth | John Apodaca buries a 3 from the left wing and the foul's on Terry Boer - foul #3 on Terry Boer, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jonathan Young (PF) Terry Boer | |
| 18:22 | Monmouth | John Apodaca makes the free throw | 33-24 |
| 17:59 | Grinnell | Donald King misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-24 |
| 17:58 | Monmouth | Patrick Hardy grabs the defensive rebound | 33-24 |
| 17:45 | Monmouth | Andrew Griffith is whistled for a carry | 33-24 |
| 17:21 | Grinnell | Timothy Brooks misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-24 |
| 17:19 | Monmouth | John Apodaca grabs the board | 33-24 |
| 17:11 | Monmouth | Andrew Griffith misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Timothy Brooks - foul #2 on Timothy Brooks, team foul #2 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Aaron Fritsche (SG), Wallace McCravy (SF), Jesse Parks (C) Robert Blankenship, Marc Mack, Patrick Hardy | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Thomas Woods (C) Brendan Bell | |
| 17:11 | Monmouth | Andrew Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 17:11 | Monmouth | Andrew Griffith misses the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 17:11 | Grinnell | Thomas Woods pulls down the rebound | 34-24 |
| 16:49 | Grinnell | Thomas Woods lays it up and in set up by Donald King | 34-26 |
| 16:33 | Monmouth | Aaron Fritsche buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Andrew Griffith | 37-26 |
| 16:08 | Grinnell | Jonathan Young knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Timothy Brooks | 37-29 |
| 15:55 | Monmouth | John Apodaca banks in the layup | 39-29 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Andrew Griffith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Aaron Fritsche (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wallace McCravy (fresh) PF - John Apodaca (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Jesse Parks (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Timothy Brooks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Couch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Young (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Grinnell | Timothy Brooks can't finish the layup | 39-29 |
| 15:31 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to John Apodaca | 39-29 |
| 15:11 | Monmouth | Aaron Fritsche hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 39-29 |
| 15:10 | Grinnell | Donald King grabs the board | 39-29 |
| 14:53 | Grinnell | Jonathan Young is hacked by Jesse Parks - foul #1 on Jesse Parks, team foul #2 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Robert Blankenship (SG), Chad Cates (SF), Marc Mack (PF), Patrick Hardy (C) Andrew Griffith, Wallace McCravy, John Apodaca, Jesse Parks | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bernard James (PG), Johnnie Leopold (SG), Rodney Ashcraft (SF), Terry Boer (PF), Brendan Bell (C) Timothy Brooks, Donald King, Donald Couch, Jonathan Young, Thomas Woods | |
| 14:36 | Grinnell | Robert Blankenship is called for the reach on Rodney Ashcraft - foul #1 on Robert Blankenship, team foul #3 | 39-29 |
| 14:21 | Grinnell | Terry Boer knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Bernard James | 39-32 |
| 13:59 | Monmouth | Patrick Hardy misses the easy layup | 39-32 |
| 13:57 | Monmouth | Patrick Hardy tips it but misses | 39-32 |
| 13:56 | Grinnell | Johnnie Leopold snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 13:51 | Grinnell | Johnnie Leopold is hacked by Chad Cates - foul #4 on Chad Cates, team foul #4 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Tim Allmon (PG), Wallace McCravy (SF) Aaron Fritsche, Chad Cates | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 13:41 | Grinnell | Johnnie Leopold hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Bernard James | 39-34 |
| 13:13 | Monmouth | The jump hook by Wallace McCravy is blocked by Brendan Bell | 39-34 |
| 13:12 | Grinnell | Brendan Bell gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 12:56 | Grinnell | Rodney Ashcraft is whistled for traveling | 39-34 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Aaron Fritsche (PG), John Apodaca (SF) Tim Allmon, Wallace McCravy | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Timothy Brooks (PG), Donald King (SG), Donald Couch (SF) Bernard James, Johnnie Leopold, Rodney Ashcraft | |
| 12:41 | Monmouth | Patrick Hardy scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from John Apodaca and he's fouled by Donald Couch - foul #1 on Donald Couch, team foul #3 | 41-34 |
| 12:41 | Monmouth | Patrick Hardy makes the free throw | 42-34 |
| 12:23 | Grinnell | Terry Boer drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald King | 42-36 |
| 12:12 | Monmouth | Aaron Fritsche drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-36 |
| 12:02 | Grinnell | Terry Boer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Marc Mack - foul #1 on Marc Mack, team foul #5 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Andrew Griffith (PG), Wallace McCravy (SF), Jesse Parks (C) Robert Blankenship, Marc Mack, Patrick Hardy | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jonathan Young (C) Brendan Bell | |
| 12:02 | Grinnell | Terry Boer makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 12:02 | Grinnell | Terry Boer makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 11:46 | Monmouth | Andrew Griffith is fouled on the floor by Timothy Brooks - foul #3 on Timothy Brooks, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Andrew Griffith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Aaron Fritsche (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wallace McCravy (fresh) PF - John Apodaca (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Jesse Parks (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Timothy Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald King (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Couch (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Boer (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Young (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Monmouth | Andrew Griffith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 11:24 | Grinnell | Donald Couch grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 11:16 | Grinnell | Donald King comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 11:14 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Andrew Griffith | 44-38 |
| 10:58 | Monmouth | Andrew Griffith misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 44-38 |
| 10:57 | Monmouth | Aaron Fritsche grabs the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 10:41 | Monmouth | Donald King is called for the reach on Aaron Fritsche - foul #2 on Donald King, team foul #5 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Robert Blankenship (SG), Marc Mack (PF), Patrick Hardy (C) Aaron Fritsche, John Apodaca, Jesse Parks | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Thomas Woods (PF), Brendan Bell (C) Donald Couch, Terry Boer | |
| 10:35 | Monmouth | Robert Blankenship drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Griffith | 46-38 |
| 10:22 | Grinnell | Donald King travels with the ball | 46-38 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Tim Allmon (SF) Wallace McCravy | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bernard James (SG) Donald King | |
| 10:02 | Monmouth | Patrick Hardy drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Blankenship | 48-38 |
| 09:46 | Grinnell | Timothy Brooks misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Andrew Griffith - foul #2 on Andrew Griffith, team foul #6 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Aaron Fritsche (PG) Andrew Griffith | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Donald Couch (SF) Thomas Woods | |
| 09:46 | Grinnell | Timothy Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 09:46 | Grinnell | Timothy Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 09:23 | Monmouth | Marc Mack connects on the runner from close range and he's hacked by Donald Couch - foul #2 on Donald Couch, team foul #6 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Monmouth | John Apodaca (SF) Tim Allmon | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Donald King (SG), Terry Boer (PF) Timothy Brooks, Jonathan Young | |
| 09:23 | Monmouth | Marc Mack makes the free throw | 51-40 |
| 09:04 | Grinnell | Donald Couch can't connect on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Patrick Hardy - foul #2 on Patrick Hardy, team foul #7 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Jesse Parks (PF) Marc Mack | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Thomas Woods (C) Brendan Bell | |
| 09:04 | Grinnell | Donald Couch makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 09:04 | Grinnell | Donald Couch misses the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 09:04 | Monmouth | Patrick Hardy gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| 08:46 | Monmouth | John Apodaca misses the 3 from the right corner | 51-41 |
| 08:44 | Grinnell | Thomas Woods gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| 08:26 | Grinnell | Donald Couch comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 51-41 |
| 08:25 | Monmouth | Jesse Parks grabs the board | 51-41 |
| 08:08 | Monmouth | Jesse Parks scores on a shot from the right wing | 53-41 |
| 07:51 | Grinnell | Donald Couch misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-41 |
| 07:50 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Patrick Hardy | 53-41 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Aaron Fritsche (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Blankenship (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Apodaca (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jesse Parks (fresh) 6 pts. C - Patrick Hardy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Bernard James (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald King (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Couch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Boer (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Monmouth | Jesse Parks clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 07:30 | Monmouth | John Apodaca tips it home | 55-41 |
| 07:16 | Grinnell | Thomas Woods hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bernard James and he's fouled by Patrick Hardy - foul #3 on Patrick Hardy, team foul #8 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Andrew Griffith (PG), Tim Allmon (SG), Chad Cates (SF), Marc Mack (PF) Aaron Fritsche, Robert Blankenship, John Apodaca, Patrick Hardy | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Timothy Brooks (PG), Johnnie Leopold (SG), Jonathan Young (SF), Brendan Bell (C) Bernard James, Donald King, Donald Couch, Terry Boer | |
| 07:16 | Grinnell | Thomas Woods makes the free throw | 55-44 |
| 07:03 | Monmouth | Tim Allmon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 07:02 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Brendan Bell | 55-44 |
| 06:56 | Grinnell | Jonathan Young can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 06:54 | Monmouth | Jesse Parks grabs the board | 55-44 |
| 06:38 | Monmouth | Chad Cates misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 06:36 | Grinnell | Brendan Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 06:19 | Grinnell | Jonathan Young misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 06:17 | Monmouth | Marc Mack snags the defensive board | 55-44 |
| 05:51 | Monmouth | Tim Allmon hits a 3 from the right wing | 58-44 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:45 | Grinnell | Jonathan Young hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-44 |
| 05:44 | Grinnell | Johnnie Leopold hits the follow up shot | 58-46 |
| 05:29 | Monmouth | Jesse Parks knocks in the jumper from close range set up by Tim Allmon and he's hacked by Timothy Brooks - foul #4 on Timothy Brooks, team foul #7 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Aaron Fritsche (SG) Tim Allmon | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Donald King (SG), Donald Couch (SF), Terry Boer (PF) Johnnie Leopold, Jonathan Young, Thomas Woods | |
| 05:29 | Monmouth | Jesse Parks misses the free throw | 60-46 |
| 05:29 | Grinnell | Brendan Bell pulls down the rebound | 60-46 |
| 05:24 | Grinnell | Timothy Brooks misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-46 |
| 05:22 | Monmouth | Andrew Griffith grabs the board | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:11 | Monmouth | Marc Mack buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jesse Parks | 63-46 |
| 04:53 | Grinnell | Donald King buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Timothy Brooks | 63-48 |
| 04:31 | Monmouth | Aaron Fritsche knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Chad Cates | 65-48 |
| 04:10 | Grinnell | Donald King clanks a floater from close range but he's hacked by Aaron Fritsche - foul #1 on Aaron Fritsche, team foul #9 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Tim Allmon (PG), Wallace McCravy (SF), John Apodaca (PF), Mark Osterhout (C) Andrew Griffith, Chad Cates, Marc Mack, Jesse Parks | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bernard James (PG), Rodney Ashcraft (SF), Jonathan Young (PF), Michael Jenkins (C) Timothy Brooks, Donald Couch, Terry Boer, Brendan Bell | |
| 04:10 | Grinnell | Donald King makes the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 04:10 | Grinnell | Donald King misses the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| 04:10 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Mark Osterhout | 65-49 |
| 04:10 | Monmouth | Monmouth calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-49 |
| 03:46 | Monmouth | Wallace McCravy hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 65-49 |
| 03:45 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Bernard James | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:42 | Grinnell | Bernard James is fouled in the backcourt by Tim Allmon - foul #3 on Tim Allmon, team foul #10 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Johnnie Leopold (SG), Thomas Woods (C) Donald King, Michael Jenkins | |
| 03:42 | Grinnell | Bernard James makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 03:42 | Grinnell | Bernard James makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Tim Allmon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Aaron Fritsche (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wallace McCravy (fresh) PF - John Apodaca (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Mark Osterhout (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Bernard James (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnnie Leopold (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Rodney Ashcraft (fresh) PF - Jonathan Young (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Monmouth | Tim Allmon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-51 |
| 03:17 | Grinnell | Rodney Ashcraft grabs the defensive rebound | 65-51 |
| 03:05 | Grinnell | Jonathan Young hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on John Apodaca - foul #2 on John Apodaca, team foul #11 | 65-51 |
| 03:05 | Grinnell | Jonathan Young makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 03:05 | Grinnell | Jonathan Young makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 02:47 | Monmouth | Mark Osterhout loses the dribble to Johnnie Leopold | 65-53 |
| 02:44 | Grinnell | Johnnie Leopold lays it in | 65-55 |
| 02:44 | Monmouth | Monmouth calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-55 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Andrew Griffith (PG), Robert Blankenship (SG), Chad Cates (SF), Marc Mack (PF), Patrick Hardy (C) Tim Allmon, Aaron Fritsche, Wallace McCravy, John Apodaca, Mark Osterhout | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Timothy Brooks (PG), Donald King (SG), Donald Couch (SF), Terry Boer (PF), Brendan Bell (C) Bernard James, Johnnie Leopold, Rodney Ashcraft, Jonathan Young, Thomas Woods | |
| 02:25 | Monmouth | Timothy Brooks takes the ball from Patrick Hardy | 65-55 |
| 02:22 | Grinnell | Donald Couch hits the finger roll set up by Timothy Brooks | 65-57 |
| 02:02 | Monmouth | Marc Mack throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-57 |
| 01:44 | Grinnell | Andrew Griffith steals it from Timothy Brooks | 65-57 |
| 01:16 | Monmouth | Chad Cates comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-57 |
| 01:14 | Monmouth | Andrew Griffith hits the follow up shot | 67-57 |
| 00:50 | Grinnell | Brendan Bell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 67-57 |
| 00:49 | Monmouth | Patrick Hardy snags the defensive board | 67-57 |
| 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 (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Monmouth | Patrick Hardy is hacked by Donald King in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald King, team foul #8 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Eugene Kober (PG), Aaron Fritsche (SG), John Apodaca (SF), Jesse Parks (PF) Andrew Griffith, Robert Blankenship, Chad Cates, Marc Mack | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bernard James (PG), Johnnie Leopold (SG), Rodney Ashcraft (SF), Jonathan Young (PF), Thomas Woods (C) Timothy Brooks, Donald King, Donald Couch, Terry Boer, Brendan Bell | |
| 00:47 | Monmouth | Patrick Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:47 | Monmouth | Patrick Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Grinnell | Jonathan Young banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Woods | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Monmouth | John Apodaca is hacked by Thomas Woods - foul #2 on Thomas Woods, team foul #9 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Tim Allmon (PG), Wallace McCravy (SF) Eugene Kober, Patrick Hardy | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 00:15 | Monmouth | John Apodaca makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:15 | Monmouth | John Apodaca makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 00:09 | Grinnell | Thomas Woods hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 71-59 |
| 00:08 | Grinnell | Thomas Woods tips it home | 71-61 |
| 00:00 | Monmouth | Tim Allmon runs out the clock | 71-61 |