| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Richard Gibson (fresh) SG - David Robinson (fresh) SF - David Hendry (fresh) PF - David Felton (fresh) C - Harold Dye (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Thomas Samowitz (fresh) SG - Robert McGlaughlin (fresh) SF - Scott Schumacher (fresh) PF - Joseph Nguyen (fresh) C - Cruz Elrod (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Monmouth | Cruz Elrod wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Monmouth | Cruz Elrod misses long on a runner in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Grinnell | David Robinson gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Grinnell | David Hendry scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:16 | Monmouth | Thomas Samowitz misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:15 | Grinnell | Harold Dye pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:51 | Grinnell | Harold Dye connects on the jumper from close range set up by David Robinson | 5-0 |
| 18:35 | Monmouth | David Felton is called for the reach on Joseph Nguyen - foul #1 on David Felton, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:24 | Monmouth | David Felton swats the short shot by Joseph Nguyen | 5-0 |
| 18:23 | Grinnell | Richard Gibson pulls down the rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:11 | Grinnell | David Robinson clanks a floater near the basket but the foul's on Robert McGlaughlin - foul #1 on Robert McGlaughlin, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:11 | Grinnell | David Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 6-0 |
| 18:11 | Grinnell | David Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 6-0 |
| 18:11 | Monmouth | Cruz Elrod snags the defensive board | 6-0 |
| 18:07 | Monmouth | Scott Schumacher misses the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on David Hendry - foul #1 on David Hendry, team foul #2 | 6-0 |
| 18:07 | Monmouth | Scott Schumacher misses the 1st free throw | 6-0 |
| 18:07 | Monmouth | Scott Schumacher makes the 2nd free throw | 6-1 |
| 17:53 | Grinnell | Richard Gibson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 6-1 |
| 17:51 | Monmouth | Joseph Nguyen grabs the board | 6-1 |
| 17:22 | Monmouth | Harold Dye steals it from Thomas Samowitz | 6-1 |
| 17:11 | Grinnell | Harold Dye's pass is intercepted by Cruz Elrod | 6-1 |
| 17:01 | Monmouth | David Hendry swats the layup by Thomas Samowitz | 6-1 |
| 17:00 | Monmouth | Cruz Elrod hits the follow up shot | 6-3 |
| 16:41 | Grinnell | Richard Gibson is hacked by Thomas Samowitz - foul #1 on Thomas Samowitz, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ralph Teague (PG), William Clark (SG), Henry Taylor (SF), Josef Rosato (PF) Richard Gibson, David Robinson, David Hendry, David Felton | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Edward Chadwick (PG), Robert Finley (SG), Joshua King (SF), William Quinn (PF), Sam Robinett (C) Thomas Samowitz, Robert McGlaughlin, Scott Schumacher, Joseph Nguyen, Cruz Elrod | |
| 16:28 | Grinnell | Josef Rosato knocks in the floater from the left wing | 8-3 |
| 16:12 | Monmouth | Sam Robinett lays it up and in set up by Robert Finley | 8-5 |
| 15:57 | Grinnell | William Clark can't connect on a runner in the lane | 8-5 |
| 15:55 | Monmouth | William Quinn gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Ralph Teague (fresh) SG - William Clark (fresh) SF - Henry Taylor (fresh) PF - Josef Rosato (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Dye (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Edward Chadwick (fresh) SG - Robert Finley (fresh) SF - Joshua King (fresh) PF - William Quinn (fresh) C - Sam Robinett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Monmouth | Harold Dye swats the shot by Sam Robinett | 8-5 |
| 15:36 | Monmouth | Robert Finley gets the offensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 15:31 | Monmouth | William Clark steps in front of the Edward Chadwick pass | 8-5 |
| 15:28 | Grinnell | Ralph Teague jams it set up by William Clark | 10-5 |
| 15:06 | Monmouth | Henry Taylor blocks the short jumper by Joshua King | 10-5 |
| 15:05 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Henry Taylor | 10-5 |
| 14:46 | Grinnell | Josef Rosato misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 10-5 |
| 14:45 | Monmouth | Joshua King gets the rebound | 10-5 |
| 14:32 | Monmouth | William Quinn can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 10-5 |
| 14:31 | Monmouth | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua King | 10-5 |
| 14:25 | Monmouth | Sam Robinett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-5 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Gibson (PG), David Robinson (SG), David Hendry (SF), David Felton (PF) Ralph Teague, William Clark, Henry Taylor, Harold Dye | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Thomas Samowitz (PG), Robert McGlaughlin (SG), Scott Schumacher (SF), Joseph Nguyen (PF), Cruz Elrod (C) Edward Chadwick, Robert Finley, Joshua King, William Quinn, Sam Robinett | |
| 14:12 | Grinnell | Josef Rosato's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-5 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ted Pritchard (C) Josef Rosato | |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| 13:51 | Monmouth | Cruz Elrod hits a jumper near the basket and the foul's on David Hendry - foul #2 on David Hendry, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Henry Taylor (SF) David Hendry | |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| 13:51 | Monmouth | Cruz Elrod misses the free throw | 10-7 |
| 13:51 | Grinnell | David Felton snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| 13:33 | Grinnell | Ted Pritchard misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-7 |
| 13:31 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Scott Schumacher | 10-7 |
| 13:13 | Monmouth | Joseph Nguyen hits the finger roll and he's fouled by David Felton - foul #2 on David Felton, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Josef Rosato (PF) David Felton | |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| 13:13 | Monmouth | Joseph Nguyen makes the free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:00 | Grinnell | Josef Rosato misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 12:59 | Grinnell | Richard Gibson snags the offensive board | 10-10 |
| 12:50 | Grinnell | Josef Rosato misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Nguyen - foul #1 on Joseph Nguyen, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Monmouth | William Quinn (PF) Joseph Nguyen | |
| 12:50 | Grinnell | Josef Rosato makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 12:50 | Grinnell | Josef Rosato makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 12:36 | Monmouth | Scott Schumacher is fouled on the floor by Ted Pritchard - foul #1 on Ted Pritchard, team foul #5 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Edward Chadwick (PG) Thomas Samowitz | |
| 12:24 | Monmouth | William Quinn makes the turnaround in the paint | 12-12 |
| 12:10 | Grinnell | Josef Rosato makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Richard Gibson | 15-12 |
| 11:47 | Monmouth | William Quinn is hacked by David Robinson - foul #1 on David Robinson, team foul #6 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ralph Teague (PG), William Clark (SG), Mark Stephenson (SF), Robert Kyle (PF), Harold Dye (C) Richard Gibson, David Robinson, Henry Taylor, Josef Rosato, Ted Pritchard | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Robert Finley (SG), Joshua King (SF), Joseph Nguyen (PF) Robert McGlaughlin, Scott Schumacher, Cruz Elrod | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Ralph Teague (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Stephenson (fresh) PF - Robert Kyle (fresh) C - Harold Dye (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Edward Chadwick (fresh) SG - Robert Finley (fresh) SF - Joshua King (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Nguyen (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Quinn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Monmouth | Robert Finley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Harold Dye - foul #1 on Harold Dye, team foul #7 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Thomas Samowitz (PG) Edward Chadwick | |
| 11:33 | Monmouth | Robert Finley misses the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:33 | Monmouth | Robert Finley makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 11:13 | Grinnell | William Clark misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 15-13 |
| 11:11 | Grinnell | Harold Dye tips it home | 17-13 |
| 10:48 | Monmouth | William Quinn buries a runner from the right block set up by Joshua King | 17-15 |
| 10:19 | Grinnell | Harold Dye can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 10:18 | Monmouth | Joshua King grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 10:04 | Monmouth | Robert Finley makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua King | 17-18 |
| 09:42 | Grinnell | Robert Kyle misses the lay-in | 17-18 |
| 09:41 | Monmouth | Joshua King grabs the defensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 09:20 | Monmouth | Mark Stephenson is called for the reach on William Quinn - foul #1 on Mark Stephenson, team foul #8 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Gibson (PG), David Robinson (SG), Henry Taylor (SF), Josef Rosato (PF), Ted Pritchard (C) Ralph Teague, William Clark, Mark Stephenson, Robert Kyle, Harold Dye | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Edward Chadwick (PG), Robert McGlaughlin (SG), Scott Schumacher (SF), Cruz Elrod (C) Thomas Samowitz, Robert Finley, Joshua King, Joseph Nguyen | |
| 09:20 | Monmouth | William Quinn misses the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:20 | Grinnell | Josef Rosato grabs the defensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 09:01 | Grinnell | Ted Pritchard can't finish the layup but the foul's on Cruz Elrod - foul #1 on Cruz Elrod, team foul #4 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Richard Sawyer (PF) William Quinn | |
| 09:01 | Grinnell | Ted Pritchard makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 09:01 | Grinnell | Ted Pritchard misses the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 09:01 | Monmouth | Robert McGlaughlin snags the defensive board | 18-18 |
| 08:40 | Monmouth | Scott Schumacher hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 18-18 |
| 08:39 | Grinnell | Richard Gibson grabs the board | 18-18 |
| 08:16 | Grinnell | David Robinson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Sawyer - foul #1 on Richard Sawyer, team foul #5 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Harold Dye (C) Ted Pritchard | |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| 08:16 | Grinnell | David Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:16 | Grinnell | David Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 07:47 | Monmouth | Robert McGlaughlin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-18 |
| 07:46 | Grinnell | Josef Rosato gets the rebound | 20-18 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Richard Gibson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Taylor (fresh) PF - Josef Rosato (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Dye (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Edward Chadwick (fresh) SG - Robert McGlaughlin (fresh) SF - Scott Schumacher (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Richard Sawyer (fresh) C - Cruz Elrod (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Grinnell | Richard Gibson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Sawyer - foul #2 on Richard Sawyer, team foul #6 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Robert Finley (PF) Richard Sawyer | |
| 07:42 | Grinnell | Richard Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 07:42 | Grinnell | Richard Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 07:42 | Monmouth | Robert Finley gets the rebound | 20-18 |
| 07:23 | Monmouth | Edward Chadwick lays it in on a nice dish by Scott Schumacher | 20-20 |
| 06:56 | Grinnell | Josef Rosato hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Richard Gibson | 22-20 |
| 06:52 | Monmouth | Robert McGlaughlin's pass is intercepted by David Robinson | 22-20 |
| 06:32 | Grinnell | Richard Gibson hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-20 |
| 06:15 | Monmouth | Edward Chadwick scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert McGlaughlin | 25-22 |
| 06:09 | Grinnell | Scott Schumacher steals it from David Robinson | 25-22 |
| 06:00 | Monmouth | Henry Taylor is called for the reach on Scott Schumacher - foul #1 on Henry Taylor, team foul #9 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ralph Teague (PG), William Clark (SG), Mark Stephenson (SF), Ted Pritchard (PF), Robert Kyle (C) Richard Gibson, David Robinson, Henry Taylor, Josef Rosato, Harold Dye | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Thomas Samowitz (PG), Joshua King (SG), Joseph Nguyen (PF), William Quinn (C) Edward Chadwick, Robert McGlaughlin, Robert Finley, Cruz Elrod | |
| 06:00 | Monmouth | Scott Schumacher makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 06:00 | Monmouth | Scott Schumacher makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 05:42 | Grinnell | Ralph Teague comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 25-24 |
| 05:40 | Monmouth | Joseph Nguyen snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 05:35 | Monmouth | Robert Kyle steps in front of the Scott Schumacher pass | 25-24 |
| 05:17 | Grinnell | Ted Pritchard connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Mark Stephenson | 27-24 |
| 05:09 | Monmouth | Ted Pritchard is called for the reach on Scott Schumacher - foul #2 on Ted Pritchard, team foul #10 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Harold Dye (C) Ted Pritchard | |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| 05:09 | Monmouth | Scott Schumacher makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 05:09 | Monmouth | Scott Schumacher makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 04:53 | Grinnell | William Clark is whistled for a carry | 27-26 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Henry Taylor (SF) Mark Stephenson | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Kenneth Baumbach (SG) Scott Schumacher | |
| 04:31 | Monmouth | Thomas Samowitz clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Henry Taylor - foul #2 on Henry Taylor, team foul #11 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Gibson (PG), David Robinson (SG), Mark Stephenson (SF), Josef Rosato (PF) Ralph Teague, William Clark, Henry Taylor, Robert Kyle | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Robert McGlaughlin (SG), Robert Finley (SF), Cruz Elrod (C) Kenneth Baumbach, Joshua King, William Quinn | |
| 04:31 | Monmouth | Thomas Samowitz makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 04:31 | Monmouth | Thomas Samowitz makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 04:02 | Grinnell | David Robinson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 04:00 | Monmouth | Cruz Elrod grabs the board | 27-28 |
| 03:37 | Monmouth | Cruz Elrod misses badly on a shot from the right side | 27-28 |
| 03:36 | Grinnell | Harold Dye pulls down the rebound | 27-28 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Richard Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Stephenson (fresh) PF - Josef Rosato (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Dye (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Thomas Samowitz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert McGlaughlin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Finley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Nguyen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Cruz Elrod (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Grinnell | Richard Gibson is fouled on the floor by Thomas Samowitz - foul #2 on Thomas Samowitz, team foul #7 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Hendry (SF), David Felton (PF) Mark Stephenson, Harold Dye | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Edward Chadwick (PG), William Quinn (PF) Thomas Samowitz, Joseph Nguyen | |
| 03:25 | Grinnell | Richard Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 03:25 | Grinnell | Josef Rosato gets the offensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 03:11 | Grinnell | Josef Rosato misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 27-28 |
| 03:10 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Josef Rosato | 27-28 |
| 03:01 | Grinnell | David Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-28 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ralph Teague (PG), William Clark (SG), Ted Pritchard (C) Richard Gibson, David Robinson, Josef Rosato | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Joshua King (SF), Sam Robinett (C) Robert Finley, Cruz Elrod | |
| 02:44 | Monmouth | Robert McGlaughlin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-28 |
| 02:43 | Monmouth | Sam Robinett tips it back up and in | 27-30 |
| 02:26 | Grinnell | Ted Pritchard is called for traveling | 27-30 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Scott Schumacher (SF) Robert McGlaughlin | |
| 02:13 | Monmouth | Scott Schumacher hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-33 |
| 01:50 | Grinnell | Ted Pritchard blows the layup | 27-33 |
| 01:49 | Grinnell | William Clark tips it home | 29-33 |
| 01:20 | Monmouth | William Quinn misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 29-33 |
| 01:19 | Grinnell | David Hendry grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 00:59 | Grinnell | David Hendry hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-33 |
| 00:57 | Grinnell | Ralph Teague can't tip it in | 29-33 |
| 00:56 | Monmouth | Scott Schumacher grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 00:36 | Monmouth | Joshua King misses the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by William Clark - foul #1 on William Clark, team foul #12 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Gibson (PG), David Robinson (SG), Henry Taylor (SF), Josef Rosato (PF), Harold Dye (C) Ralph Teague, William Clark, David Hendry, David Felton, Ted Pritchard | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Thomas Samowitz (PG), Robert McGlaughlin (SG), Joseph Nguyen (PF), Cruz Elrod (C) Edward Chadwick, Scott Schumacher, William Quinn, Sam Robinett | |
| 00:36 | Monmouth | Joshua King misses the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 00:36 | Monmouth | Joshua King makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 00:15 | Grinnell | Henry Taylor misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 29-34 |
| 00:14 | Monmouth | Joseph Nguyen grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 00:02 | Monmouth | Henry Taylor is called for the reach on Joseph Nguyen - foul #3 on Henry Taylor, team foul #13 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Mark Stephenson (SF) Henry Taylor | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Robert Finley (SF) Joshua King | |
| 00:02 | Monmouth | Joseph Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 00:02 | Monmouth | Joseph Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | David Robinson misses the halfcourt shot | 29-36 |