| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - William Landers (fresh) SG - Steven Curry (fresh) SF - John Grenier (fresh) PF - James Shaffer (fresh) C - Micheal Guzik (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Jeffrey Malott (fresh) SG - Rodney Ashcraft (fresh) SF - Douglas Adams (fresh) PF - William Thornley (fresh) C - Paul Henry (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Lincoln | Micheal Guzik wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Lincoln | John Grenier hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Douglas Adams - foul #1 on Douglas Adams, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Lincoln | John Grenier makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:44 | Lincoln | John Grenier makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Grinnell | Paul Henry knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Rodney Ashcraft | 2-2 |
| 19:14 | Lincoln | Steven Curry scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from William Landers and the foul's on Rodney Ashcraft - foul #1 on Rodney Ashcraft, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 19:14 | Lincoln | Steven Curry misses the free throw | 5-2 |
| 19:14 | Grinnell | Paul Henry grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 19:06 | Grinnell | William Thornley is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-2 |
| 19:04 | Lincoln | James Shaffer snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 18:41 | Lincoln | Micheal Guzik misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Paul Henry - foul #1 on Paul Henry, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| 18:41 | Lincoln | Micheal Guzik makes the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 18:41 | Lincoln | Micheal Guzik makes the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 18:24 | Grinnell | Douglas Adams can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-2 |
| 18:23 | Grinnell | Jeffrey Malott tips it but misses | 7-2 |
| 18:21 | Lincoln | Micheal Guzik pulls down the rebound | 7-2 |
| 18:04 | Lincoln | William Landers's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Henry | 7-2 |
| 18:03 | Grinnell | William Thornley grabs the board | 7-2 |
| 18:00 | Grinnell | Douglas Adams is called for traveling in the backcourt | 7-2 |
| 17:45 | Lincoln | Steven Curry hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from William Landers | 10-2 |
| 17:42 | Grinnell | Rodney Ashcraft is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Curry - foul #1 on Steven Curry, team foul #1 | 10-2 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Scott Halton (PG), Jerry Watkins (SG), Edward Young (SF), Paul Sims (PF), Ronald Black (C) William Landers, Steven Curry, John Grenier, James Shaffer, Micheal Guzik | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Claudio (SF), Brendan Bell (PF), Thomas Woods (C) Douglas Adams, William Thornley, Paul Henry | |
| 17:21 | Grinnell | Jeffrey Malott makes the wide open fadeaway from the left side set up by Brendan Bell | 10-4 |
| 17:10 | Lincoln | Scott Halton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-4 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Bandy (SG), Milton Hall (SF) Jeffrey Malott, Rodney Ashcraft | |
| 16:49 | Grinnell | Michael Bandy misses short on an open 3 from the right wing | 10-4 |
| 16:48 | Lincoln | Paul Sims snags the defensive board | 10-4 |
| 16:27 | Lincoln | Edward Young can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Milton Hall - foul #1 on Milton Hall, team foul #4 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Lincoln | William Landers (PG), Steven Curry (SG), Brian Williams (PF), Micheal Guzik (C) Scott Halton, Jerry Watkins, Paul Sims, Ronald Black | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Douglas Adams (SF), William Thornley (PF), Paul Henry (C) Milton Hall, Brendan Bell, Thomas Woods | |
| 16:27 | Lincoln | Edward Young misses the 1st free throw | 10-4 |
| 16:27 | Lincoln | Edward Young makes the 2nd free throw | 11-4 |
| 16:05 | Grinnell | Paul Henry hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Brian Williams - foul #1 on Brian Williams, team foul #2 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Lincoln | John Grenier (SF) Edward Young | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Rodney Ashcraft (SG) David Claudio | |
| 16:05 | Grinnell | Paul Henry misses the free throw | 11-6 |
| 16:05 | Lincoln | Micheal Guzik pulls down the rebound | 11-6 |
| 15:48 | Lincoln | Steven Curry is hacked by Rodney Ashcraft - foul #2 on Rodney Ashcraft, team foul #5 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jeffrey Malott (PG) Rodney Ashcraft | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - William Landers (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Curry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Grenier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Williams (fresh) C - Micheal Guzik (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Jeffrey Malott (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Bandy (fresh) SF - Douglas Adams (fresh) PF - William Thornley (fresh) C - Paul Henry (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Lincoln | John Grenier can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 11-6 |
| 15:28 | Lincoln | Steven Curry hits the follow up shot | 13-6 |
| 15:05 | Grinnell | Douglas Adams misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-6 |
| 15:04 | Grinnell | Douglas Adams gets the offensive rebound | 13-6 |
| 14:53 | Grinnell | Paul Henry misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 13-6 |
| 14:51 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Brian Williams | 13-6 |
| 14:39 | Lincoln | John Grenier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-6 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Scott Halton (PG), Jerry Watkins (SG), James Shaffer (PF), Ronald Black (C) William Landers, Steven Curry, Brian Williams, Micheal Guzik | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Claudio (SG), Milton Hall (SF), Brendan Bell (PF), Thomas Woods (C) Michael Bandy, Douglas Adams, William Thornley, Paul Henry | |
| 14:34 | Grinnell | David Claudio is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Watkins - foul #1 on Jerry Watkins, team foul #3 | 13-6 |
| 14:29 | Grinnell | Jeffrey Malott can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 13-6 |
| 14:28 | Lincoln | Scott Halton snags the defensive board | 13-6 |
| 14:24 | Lincoln | David Claudio takes the ball from Ronald Black | 13-6 |
| 14:20 | Grinnell | David Claudio hits the finger roll | 13-8 |
| 13:58 | Lincoln | James Shaffer knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by John Grenier | 15-8 |
| 13:56 | Grinnell | Ronald Black steals the ball from David Claudio in the backcourt | 15-8 |
| 13:42 | Lincoln | Jerry Watkins scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Shaffer | 17-8 |
| 13:20 | Grinnell | Milton Hall is wide open but clanks a jumper in the paint | 17-8 |
| 13:19 | Grinnell | David Claudio gets the offensive rebound | 17-8 |
| 12:56 | Grinnell | Milton Hall clanks a driving attempt from close range | 17-8 |
| 12:55 | Lincoln | Scott Halton pulls down the rebound | 17-8 |
| 12:37 | Lincoln | Brendan Bell steals the ball from Ronald Black | 17-8 |
| 12:25 | Grinnell | Scott Halton is called for the reach on Jeffrey Malott - foul #1 on Scott Halton, team foul #4 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Lincoln | William Landers (PG), Steven Curry (SG), Edward Young (SF), Brian Williams (PF), Paul Sims (C) Scott Halton, Jerry Watkins, John Grenier, James Shaffer, Ronald Black | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Bandy (SG), Preston Norris (SF), William Thornley (PF), Paul Henry (C) David Claudio, Milton Hall, Brendan Bell, Thomas Woods | |
| 12:08 | Grinnell | Preston Norris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-8 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Douglas Adams (SF) Preston Norris | |
| 11:48 | Lincoln | Steven Curry comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-8 |
| 11:46 | Grinnell | Paul Henry grabs the board | 17-8 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - William Landers (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Curry (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Edward Young (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Brian Williams (fresh) C - Paul Sims (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Jeffrey Malott (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Michael Bandy (fresh) SF - Douglas Adams (fresh) PF - William Thornley (fresh) C - Paul Henry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Grinnell | Jeffrey Malott's pass is intercepted by William Landers in the backcourt | 17-8 |
| 11:42 | Lincoln | Steven Curry lays it in on a nice dish by William Landers | 19-8 |
| 11:13 | Grinnell | William Thornley makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Bandy | 19-10 |
| 11:04 | Lincoln | Paul Sims hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Landers | 21-10 |
| 10:49 | Grinnell | Paul Henry can't finish the layup | 21-10 |
| 10:47 | Grinnell | William Thornley misses the tip | 21-10 |
| 10:46 | Grinnell | Douglas Adams tips it in | 21-12 |
| 10:27 | Lincoln | Paul Sims makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Steven Curry | 24-12 |
| 10:08 | Grinnell | Douglas Adams misses short on a shot from the right side | 24-12 |
| 10:06 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Brian Williams | 24-12 |
| 09:58 | Lincoln | Douglas Adams takes the ball from Edward Young | 24-12 |
| 09:41 | Grinnell | Michael Bandy hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Steven Curry - foul #2 on Steven Curry, team foul #5 | 24-12 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Scott Halton (SG), John Grenier (SF), James Shaffer (PF), Micheal Guzik (C) Steven Curry, Edward Young, Brian Williams, Paul Sims | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Claudio (SG), Milton Hall (SF), Brendan Bell (PF), Thomas Woods (C) Jeffrey Malott, Douglas Adams, William Thornley, Paul Henry | |
| 09:41 | Grinnell | Michael Bandy misses the 1st free throw | 24-12 |
| 09:41 | Grinnell | Michael Bandy misses the 2nd free throw | 24-12 |
| 09:41 | Lincoln | James Shaffer grabs the board | 24-12 |
| 09:23 | Lincoln | William Landers misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 24-12 |
| 09:22 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Thomas Woods | 24-12 |
| 09:19 | Grinnell | David Claudio is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 24-12 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Jerry Watkins (PG) William Landers | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Preston Norris (SF) Michael Bandy | |
| 09:08 | Lincoln | Scott Halton clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 24-12 |
| 09:07 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Milton Hall | 24-12 |
| 08:51 | Grinnell | Jerry Watkins steps in front of the Milton Hall pass | 24-12 |
| 08:39 | Lincoln | Scott Halton knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jerry Watkins | 27-12 |
| 08:26 | Grinnell | Micheal Guzik is called for the reach on Milton Hall - foul #1 on Micheal Guzik, team foul #6 | 27-12 |
| Subs | Lincoln | William Landers (PG), Edward Young (SF), Ronald Black (C) Jerry Watkins, John Grenier, Micheal Guzik | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Jenkins (C) Thomas Woods | |
| 08:12 | Grinnell | Michael Jenkins hits the finger roll | 27-14 |
| 07:55 | Lincoln | Milton Hall steals the ball from William Landers | 27-14 |
| 07:36 | Grinnell | Milton Hall misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 27-14 |
| 07:34 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to James Shaffer | 27-14 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - William Landers (tiring) 4 ast. SG - Scott Halton (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Edward Young (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Shaffer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Black (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Milton Hall (fairly fresh) SG - David Claudio (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Preston Norris (fairly fresh) PF - Brendan Bell (fairly fresh) C - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:19 | Lincoln | William Landers loses the ball out of bounds | 27-14 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Jerry Watkins (PG), John Grenier (SF), Micheal Guzik (C) William Landers, Edward Young, Ronald Black | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jeffrey Malott (PG), Michael Bandy (SG), Douglas Adams (SF), William Thornley (PF), Thomas Woods (C) Milton Hall, David Claudio, Preston Norris, Brendan Bell, Michael Jenkins | |
| 07:17 | Grinnell | Michael Bandy is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Watkins - foul #2 on Jerry Watkins, team foul #7 | 27-14 |
| Subs | Lincoln | William Landers (PG) Jerry Watkins | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 07:17 | Grinnell | Michael Bandy makes the 1st free throw | 27-15 |
| 07:17 | Grinnell | Michael Bandy makes the 2nd free throw | 27-16 |
| 06:58 | Lincoln | James Shaffer misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 27-16 |
| 06:57 | Grinnell | Jeffrey Malott pulls down the rebound | 27-16 |
| 06:43 | Grinnell | Michael Bandy misses long on an open runner in the lane | 27-16 |
| 06:42 | Lincoln | Micheal Guzik gets the rebound | 27-16 |
| 06:31 | Lincoln | William Landers makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Shaffer | 30-16 |
| 06:20 | Grinnell | Jeffrey Malott is called for traveling | 30-16 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Claudio (SG), Michael Jenkins (C) Michael Bandy, Thomas Woods | |
| 05:51 | Lincoln | David Claudio is called for the reach on Scott Halton - foul #1 on David Claudio, team foul #6 | 30-16 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Edward Young (PG), Paul Sims (PF), Ronald Black (C) William Landers, James Shaffer, Micheal Guzik | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Milton Hall (SF), Paul Henry (C) Douglas Adams, Michael Jenkins | |
| 05:32 | Lincoln | Paul Henry is called for the reach on Ronald Black - foul #2 on Paul Henry, team foul #7 | 30-16 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Brian Williams (SF) John Grenier | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Brendan Bell (PF), Michael Jenkins (C) William Thornley, Paul Henry | |
| 05:32 | Lincoln | Ronald Black misses the 1st free throw | 30-16 |
| 05:32 | Grinnell | Brendan Bell pulls down the rebound | 30-16 |
| 05:12 | Grinnell | Milton Hall buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Malott | 30-19 |
| 04:58 | Lincoln | Paul Sims travels with the ball | 30-19 |
| Subs | Lincoln | William Landers (PG), James Shaffer (PF), Micheal Guzik (C) Scott Halton, Paul Sims, Ronald Black | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Bandy (PG), Douglas Adams (SF), Thomas Woods (C) Jeffrey Malott, David Claudio, Michael Jenkins | |
| 04:46 | Grinnell | Michael Bandy can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by William Landers - foul #1 on William Landers, team foul #8 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Lincoln | John Grenier (SF) Brian Williams | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Preston Norris (SF) Douglas Adams | |
| 04:46 | Grinnell | Michael Bandy makes the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 04:46 | Grinnell | Michael Bandy misses the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 04:46 | Lincoln | Micheal Guzik gets the rebound | 30-20 |
| 04:29 | Lincoln | John Grenier hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-20 |
| 04:27 | Grinnell | Milton Hall pulls down the rebound | 30-20 |
| 04:01 | Grinnell | Milton Hall misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-20 |
| 03:59 | Grinnell | Thomas Woods gets the offensive rebound | 30-20 |
| 03:42 | Grinnell | Michael Bandy is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-20 |
| 03:41 | Lincoln | James Shaffer grabs the board | 30-20 |
| 03:21 | Lincoln | Thomas Woods blocks the short jumper by James Shaffer | 30-20 |
| 03:19 | Grinnell | Preston Norris grabs the board | 30-20 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - William Landers (tired) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Young (tiring) 1 pts. SF - John Grenier (tired) 2 pts. PF - James Shaffer (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Micheal Guzik (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Michael Bandy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Milton Hall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Preston Norris (fairly fresh) PF - Brendan Bell (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Woods (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Grinnell | Milton Hall connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Bandy | 30-22 |
| 03:07 | Lincoln | Milton Hall takes the ball from John Grenier | 30-22 |
| 03:03 | Grinnell | Edward Young is called for the reach on Milton Hall in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Young, team foul #9 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Jerry Watkins (PG), Steven Curry (SG), Brian Williams (SF), Paul Sims (PF), Ronald Black (C) William Landers, Edward Young, John Grenier, James Shaffer, Micheal Guzik | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Rodney Ashcraft (SG), Douglas Adams (SF), William Thornley (PF), Paul Henry (C) Michael Bandy, Preston Norris, Brendan Bell, Thomas Woods | |
| 03:03 | Grinnell | Milton Hall makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 03:03 | Grinnell | Milton Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 03:03 | Lincoln | Paul Sims gets the rebound | 30-23 |
| 02:50 | Lincoln | Brian Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-23 |
| 02:48 | Lincoln | Brian Williams snags the offensive board | 30-23 |
| 02:35 | Lincoln | Rodney Ashcraft steals the ball from Brian Williams | 30-23 |
| 02:24 | Grinnell | Paul Henry double dribbles | 30-23 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Claudio (PG) Milton Hall | |
| 02:09 | Lincoln | Jerry Watkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-23 |
| 02:08 | Grinnell | Douglas Adams pulls down the rebound | 30-23 |
| 02:05 | Grinnell | David Claudio is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Williams - foul #2 on Brian Williams, team foul #10 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Micheal Guzik (C) Ronald Black | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 02:05 | Grinnell | David Claudio makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 02:05 | Grinnell | David Claudio makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 01:36 | Lincoln | Paul Sims hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jerry Watkins and he's fouled by William Thornley - foul #1 on William Thornley, team foul #8 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Scott Halton (PG), John Grenier (SF) Jerry Watkins, Brian Williams | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Bandy (PG), Michael Jenkins (C) David Claudio, Paul Henry | |
| 01:36 | Lincoln | Paul Sims makes the free throw | 33-25 |
| 01:23 | Grinnell | William Thornley misses badly on a floater from the right block | 33-25 |
| 01:22 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Bandy | 33-25 |
| 01:07 | Grinnell | Michael Bandy misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-25 |
| 01:06 | Lincoln | Paul Sims grabs the board | 33-25 |
| 01:03 | Lincoln | Rodney Ashcraft picks off the pass by Scott Halton in the backcourt | 33-25 |
| 00:53 | Grinnell | Rodney Ashcraft makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Michael Bandy | 33-28 |
| 00:27 | Lincoln | Scott Halton can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 33-28 |
| 00:25 | Grinnell | Michael Jenkins snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| 00:05 | Grinnell | Michael Jenkins makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Rodney Ashcraft | 33-30 |
| 00:01 | Lincoln | Steven Curry can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 00:00 | Lincoln | The clock runs out | 33-30 |