| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Eric Branch (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Roy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kyle Chang (fresh) PF - Ernest Dupree (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Mallet (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Richard Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Hendry (fresh) PF - David Felton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Dye (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Defiance | Kyle Chang inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Defiance | Justin Mallet misses short on a runner in the paint | 31-30 |
| 19:45 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to David Felton | 31-30 |
| 19:28 | Grinnell | Eric Branch is called for the reach on Richard Gibson - foul #2 on Eric Branch, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 19:10 | Grinnell | David Hendry's pass is intercepted by Kyle Chang | 31-30 |
| 18:57 | Defiance | David Robinson is called for the reach on Michael Roy - foul #2 on David Robinson, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 18:38 | Defiance | Ernest Dupree misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 31-30 |
| 18:36 | Grinnell | Richard Gibson grabs the board | 31-30 |
| 18:24 | Grinnell | David Robinson clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 18:23 | Grinnell | David Felton grabs the offensive board | 31-30 |
| 18:10 | Grinnell | David Hendry buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-33 |
| 17:53 | Defiance | Ernest Dupree misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by David Robinson - foul #3 on David Robinson, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Clark (SG) David Robinson | |
| 17:53 | Defiance | Ernest Dupree makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 17:53 | Defiance | Ernest Dupree misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 17:53 | Grinnell | David Felton grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 17:33 | Grinnell | David Hendry hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 17:31 | Grinnell | Richard Gibson pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 17:13 | Grinnell | David Felton hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 32-33 |
| 17:12 | Defiance | Ernest Dupree gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 17:01 | Defiance | Michael Roy misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-33 |
| 17:00 | Defiance | Ernest Dupree gets the offensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 16:55 | Defiance | Kyle Chang is fouled on the floor by David Hendry - foul #1 on David Hendry, team foul #3 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Defiance | Frank Harry (PF) Ernest Dupree | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ralph Teague (PG), Henry Taylor (SF), Josef Rosato (PF), Ted Pritchard (C) Richard Gibson, David Hendry, David Felton, Harold Dye | |
| 16:39 | Defiance | Eric Branch is called for a backcourt violation | 32-33 |
| Subs | Defiance | Jeffrey Bowman (PG), Herbert Zurmiller (SG), Darren Perry (SF), Ronald Kilichowski (PF) Eric Branch, Michael Roy, Kyle Chang, Justin Mallet | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 16:23 | Grinnell | Ralph Teague lays it up and in set up by Henry Taylor | 32-35 |
| 16:05 | Defiance | Frank Harry misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Ted Pritchard - foul #1 on Ted Pritchard, team foul #4 | 32-35 |
| 16:05 | Defiance | Frank Harry misses the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 16:05 | Defiance | Frank Harry makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Jeffrey Bowman (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Herbert Zurmiller (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Darren Perry (fresh) PF - Ronald Kilichowski (fresh) C - Frank Harry (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Ralph Teague (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Josef Rosato (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ted Pritchard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Grinnell | Ted Pritchard hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Frank Harry - foul #1 on Frank Harry, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Defiance | Eric Branch (PG), Michael Roy (SG), Milford Garduno (SF), Ernest Dupree (PF), Justin Mallet (C) Jeffrey Bowman, Herbert Zurmiller, Darren Perry, Ronald Kilichowski, Frank Harry | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Gibson (PG), David Robinson (SG), Harold Dye (C) Ralph Teague, William Clark, Henry Taylor | |
| 15:40 | Grinnell | Ted Pritchard misses the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 15:40 | Grinnell | Ted Pritchard makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 15:25 | Defiance | Milford Garduno throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-36 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Henry Taylor (SF) Ted Pritchard | |
| 15:07 | Grinnell | David Robinson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 15:06 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Justin Mallet | 33-36 |
| 14:46 | Defiance | Eric Branch loses the dribble to Harold Dye | 33-36 |
| 14:27 | Grinnell | The pull-up jumper by Richard Gibson is blocked by Ernest Dupree | 33-36 |
| 14:26 | Defiance | Ernest Dupree pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 14:08 | Defiance | Justin Mallet banks in the layup on a nice dish by Eric Branch and he's hacked by Harold Dye - foul #2 on Harold Dye, team foul #5 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ralph Teague (PG), David Hendry (SF), David Felton (PF) Richard Gibson, Henry Taylor, Josef Rosato | |
| 14:08 | Defiance | Justin Mallet makes the free throw | 36-36 |
| 13:44 | Grinnell | David Hendry misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 13:43 | Grinnell | David Felton grabs the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 13:25 | Grinnell | Ralph Teague is fouled on the floor by Eric Branch - foul #3 on Eric Branch, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Defiance | Jeffrey Bowman (PG), Kyle Chang (SG), Frank Harry (PF), Darren Perry (C) Eric Branch, Michael Roy, Ernest Dupree, Justin Mallet | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ted Pritchard (C) Harold Dye | |
| 13:06 | Grinnell | David Hendry comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 13:05 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Kyle Chang | 36-36 |
| 12:44 | Defiance | Frank Harry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-36 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Gibson (PG), William Clark (SG), Josef Rosato (C) Ralph Teague, David Robinson, Ted Pritchard | |
| 12:25 | Grinnell | David Hendry scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-39 |
| 12:07 | Defiance | Kyle Chang can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 36-39 |
| 12:06 | Grinnell | Josef Rosato gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 11:53 | Grinnell | Darren Perry is called for the reach on William Clark - foul #2 on Darren Perry, team foul #4 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Defiance | Eric Branch (PG), Michael Roy (SG), Ernest Dupree (PF), Justin Mallet (C) Jeffrey Bowman, Milford Garduno, Frank Harry, Darren Perry | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Harold Dye (C) Josef Rosato | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Eric Branch (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Roy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kyle Chang (fresh) PF - Ernest Dupree (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Justin Mallet (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Richard Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hendry (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Felton (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Harold Dye (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Grinnell | David Felton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 11:40 | Defiance | Kyle Chang grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 11:24 | Defiance | Michael Roy misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 36-39 |
| 11:23 | Defiance | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Mallet | 36-39 |
| 11:01 | Defiance | Ernest Dupree hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Branch | 39-39 |
| 10:51 | Grinnell | David Felton connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Richard Gibson and he's fouled by Michael Roy - foul #3 on Michael Roy, team foul #5 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Robinson (SG), Henry Taylor (SF) William Clark, David Hendry | |
| 10:51 | Grinnell | David Felton makes the free throw | 39-42 |
| 10:22 | Defiance | Eric Branch misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 10:21 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Henry Taylor | 39-42 |
| 10:02 | Grinnell | Richard Gibson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 39-42 |
| 10:01 | Grinnell | Henry Taylor grabs the offensive board | 39-42 |
| 09:36 | Grinnell | Harold Dye misses the lay-in | 39-42 |
| 09:35 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to David Felton | 39-42 |
| 09:24 | Grinnell | Michael Roy is called for the reach on Harold Dye - foul #4 on Michael Roy, team foul #6 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Defiance | Jeffrey Bowman (SG), Milford Garduno (SF), Frank Harry (PF) Michael Roy, Kyle Chang, Ernest Dupree | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ralph Teague (PG), Josef Rosato (PF) Richard Gibson, David Felton | |
| 09:10 | Grinnell | Josef Rosato connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Ralph Teague | 39-44 |
| 08:59 | Defiance | Frank Harry is hacked by Josef Rosato - foul #2 on Josef Rosato, team foul #6 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Defiance | Darren Perry (C) Justin Mallet | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Hendry (SF), Ted Pritchard (C) Henry Taylor, Harold Dye | |
| 08:39 | Defiance | Darren Perry misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 39-44 |
| 08:38 | Defiance | Frank Harry tips it back up and in | 41-44 |
| 08:14 | Grinnell | Ralph Teague loses the dribble to Jeffrey Bowman | 41-44 |
| 08:09 | Defiance | Jeffrey Bowman comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Josef Rosato - foul #3 on Josef Rosato, team foul #7 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Defiance | Kyle Chang (SG), Ernest Dupree (PF) Eric Branch, Darren Perry | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 08:09 | Defiance | Jeffrey Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 08:09 | Defiance | Jeffrey Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 07:51 | Grinnell | David Robinson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 07:49 | Defiance | Ernest Dupree grabs the board | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Jeffrey Bowman (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Kyle Chang (fresh) SF - Milford Garduno (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ernest Dupree (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Frank Harry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Ralph Teague (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Hendry (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Josef Rosato (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ted Pritchard (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:39 | Defiance | Milford Garduno scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Jeffrey Bowman | 45-44 |
| 07:18 | Grinnell | Ted Pritchard knocks in the shot from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 06:58 | Defiance | Ernest Dupree misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-46 |
| 06:57 | Defiance | Frank Harry tips it in | 47-46 |
| 06:46 | Grinnell | David Robinson misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 47-46 |
| 06:45 | Grinnell | Josef Rosato gets the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 06:24 | Grinnell | Ralph Teague banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Hendry | 47-48 |
| 06:12 | Defiance | Ernest Dupree drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Kyle Chang and the foul's on Ted Pritchard - foul #2 on Ted Pritchard, team foul #8 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Defiance | Eric Branch (PG), Michael Roy (SG), Darren Perry (SF), Justin Mallet (C) Jeffrey Bowman, Kyle Chang, Milford Garduno, Frank Harry | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Gibson (PG), William Clark (SG), Henry Taylor (SF), David Felton (PF), Harold Dye (C) Ralph Teague, David Robinson, David Hendry, Josef Rosato, Ted Pritchard | |
| 06:12 | Defiance | Ernest Dupree makes the free throw | 50-48 |
| 05:49 | Grinnell | Richard Gibson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-50 |
| 05:28 | Defiance | Ernest Dupree hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Michael Roy | 52-50 |
| 05:11 | Grinnell | Richard Gibson connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by David Felton | 52-52 |
| 05:07 | Defiance | Eric Branch is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Branch, team foul #7 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Defiance | Milford Garduno (SF), Ronald Kilichowski (PF) Darren Perry, Ernest Dupree | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 04:59 | Grinnell | William Clark comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 04:58 | Defiance | Justin Mallet gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 04:53 | Defiance | Justin Mallet is fouled on the floor by Harold Dye - foul #3 on Harold Dye, team foul #9 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Defiance | Frank Harry (PF) Ronald Kilichowski | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 04:53 | Defiance | Justin Mallet makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 04:53 | Defiance | Justin Mallet misses the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 04:53 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Harold Dye | 53-52 |
| 04:33 | Grinnell | Henry Taylor misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 04:31 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Dye | 53-52 |
| 04:15 | Grinnell | Henry Taylor can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 04:13 | Defiance | Frank Harry grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 04:08 | Defiance | Eric Branch can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Gibson - foul #1 on Richard Gibson, team foul #10 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Robinson (SG), David Hendry (SF), Josef Rosato (PF) William Clark, Henry Taylor, David Felton | |
| 04:08 | Defiance | Eric Branch makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 04:08 | Defiance | Eric Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 03:58 | Grinnell | David Robinson is fouled on the floor by Frank Harry - foul #2 on Frank Harry, team foul #8 | 55-52 |
| 03:58 | Grinnell | David Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 03:58 | Grinnell | David Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 03:36 | Defiance | Justin Mallet clanks a jumper from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 03:35 | Grinnell | David Hendry grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Eric Branch (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Roy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Milford Garduno (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Frank Harry (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Justin Mallet (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Richard Gibson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Hendry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Josef Rosato (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold Dye (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:29 | Grinnell | David Robinson comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Frank Harry - foul #3 on Frank Harry, team foul #9 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Defiance | Ernest Dupree (PF) Frank Harry | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 03:29 | Grinnell | David Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 03:29 | Grinnell | David Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 03:11 | Defiance | Milford Garduno hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-56 |
| 03:10 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to David Robinson | 55-56 |
| 03:05 | Grinnell | Richard Gibson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-59 |
| 02:51 | Defiance | Michael Roy misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 02:50 | Grinnell | Harold Dye snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 02:35 | Grinnell | David Hendry misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Milford Garduno - foul #4 on Milford Garduno, team foul #10 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Defiance | Jeffrey Bowman (PG), Herbert Zurmiller (SG), Kyle Chang (SF), Darren Perry (C) Eric Branch, Michael Roy, Milford Garduno, Justin Mallet | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ralph Teague (PG), William Clark (SG), David Felton (PF) Richard Gibson, David Robinson, Harold Dye | |
| 02:35 | Grinnell | David Hendry makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 02:35 | Grinnell | David Hendry makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 02:33 | Defiance | Defiance calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-61 |
| Subs | Defiance | Eric Branch (PG), Michael Roy (SG), Milford Garduno (SF), Justin Mallet (C) Jeffrey Bowman, Herbert Zurmiller, Kyle Chang, Darren Perry | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Robinson (SG), Harold Dye (C) William Clark, Josef Rosato | |
| 02:17 | Defiance | Milford Garduno clanks a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Harold Dye - foul #4 on Harold Dye, team foul #11 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Gibson (PG) Ralph Teague | |
| 02:17 | Defiance | Milford Garduno misses the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 02:17 | Defiance | Milford Garduno makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 01:57 | Grinnell | David Robinson hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 56-61 |
| 01:56 | Defiance | Justin Mallet grabs the defensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 01:38 | Defiance | Ernest Dupree drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Branch | 58-61 |
| 01:29 | Grinnell | David Hendry's pass is intercepted by Eric Branch | 58-61 |
| 01:00 | Defiance | Eric Branch hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-61 |
| 00:51 | Grinnell | David Robinson's fadeaway is rejected by Justin Mallet | 61-61 |
| 00:50 | Defiance | Justin Mallet grabs the defensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 00:34 | Defiance | Eric Branch misses the 3 from the right corner | 61-61 |
| 00:32 | Defiance | Ernest Dupree snags the offensive board | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Defiance | Justin Mallet lays it in set up by Michael Roy | 63-61 |
| 00:06 | Grinnell | David Hendry blows the layup | 63-61 |
| 00:04 | Defiance | Justin Mallet grabs the defensive rebound | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Defiance | Justin Mallet is hacked by Richard Gibson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Gibson, team foul #12 | 63-61 |
| 00:01 | Defiance | Justin Mallet makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:01 | Defiance | Justin Mallet makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | David Hendry can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 65-61 |