| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Jason Anderson (fresh) SG - Timothy Sutton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Sykes (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard Katz (fresh) 7 pts. C - Gary Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Jim Conaway (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clint Strong (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bart Paulsen (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - David Millett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | Clint Strong inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Grinnell | Bart Paulsen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-30 |
| 19:36 | Grinnell | Jim Conaway pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 19:22 | Grinnell | Nicholas Allen misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Timothy Sutton - foul #1 on Timothy Sutton, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| 19:22 | Grinnell | Nicholas Allen makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 19:22 | Grinnell | Nicholas Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 19:07 | Messiah | Steven Sykes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 19:05 | Messiah | Gary Brown can't tip it in | 32-32 |
| 19:03 | Grinnell | Clint Strong grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 18:38 | Grinnell | Nicholas Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-32 |
| 18:36 | Messiah | Steven Sykes snags the defensive board | 32-32 |
| 18:19 | Messiah | Jason Anderson drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Timothy Sutton | 34-32 |
| 18:02 | Grinnell | Nicholas Allen knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 17:57 | Messiah | Timothy Sutton is fouled on the floor by Clint Strong - foul #2 on Clint Strong, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Messiah | Kenneth Antoine (PG) Jason Anderson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Junior Wattenberg (C) David Millett | |
| 17:41 | Messiah | Gary Brown is fouled on the floor by Junior Wattenberg - foul #3 on Junior Wattenberg, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Messiah | John Jones (SG), Robert Wear (SF), Daniel Clough (PF) Timothy Sutton, Steven Sykes, Richard Katz | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Forrest Ferrera (SF), Don Anderson (C) Clint Strong, Junior Wattenberg | |
| 17:23 | Messiah | Daniel Clough hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-35 |
| 17:22 | Grinnell | Bart Paulsen grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 17:15 | Grinnell | Bart Paulsen scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Forrest Ferrera | 34-37 |
| 16:56 | Messiah | Gary Brown can't finish the layup | 34-37 |
| 16:54 | Messiah | John Jones grabs the offensive board | 34-37 |
| 16:38 | Messiah | Gary Brown makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side and the foul's on Bart Paulsen - foul #2 on Bart Paulsen, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Messiah | Jason Anderson (PG), Richard Katz (PF) John Jones, Daniel Clough | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Mark Davenport (PG), Clint Strong (SF), Roger Anderson (C) Jim Conaway, Nicholas Allen, Bart Paulsen | |
| 16:38 | Messiah | Gary Brown makes the free throw | 37-37 |
| 16:11 | Grinnell | Roger Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-37 |
| Subs | Messiah | Timothy Sutton (SG), Steven Sykes (SF), Daniel Clough (C) Robert Wear, Kenneth Antoine, Gary Brown | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Millett (C) Roger Anderson | |
| 15:59 | Messiah | Timothy Sutton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-37 |
| Subs | Messiah | Damion Ames (PG) Jason Anderson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Junior Wattenberg (PF) Don Anderson | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Damion Ames (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Timothy Sutton (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Steven Sykes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Katz (fresh) 7 pts. C - Daniel Clough (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Mark Davenport (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Forrest Ferrera (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clint Strong (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Junior Wattenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - David Millett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Grinnell | Mark Davenport drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Clint Strong | 37-40 |
| 15:20 | Messiah | Steven Sykes drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Damion Ames | 40-40 |
| 14:55 | Grinnell | Daniel Clough steals the ball from Junior Wattenberg | 40-40 |
| 14:51 | Messiah | Richard Katz can't connect on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Clint Strong - foul #3 on Clint Strong, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Messiah | Robert Wear (SG), Gary Brown (C) Timothy Sutton, Daniel Clough | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jim Conaway (PG), Nicholas Allen (SG), Bart Paulsen (PF), Don Anderson (C) Mark Davenport, Forrest Ferrera, Clint Strong, David Millett | |
| 14:51 | Messiah | Richard Katz makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 14:51 | Messiah | Richard Katz misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 14:51 | Grinnell | Don Anderson gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 14:35 | Grinnell | Nicholas Allen comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 41-40 |
| 14:33 | Messiah | Gary Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 14:29 | Messiah | Damion Ames misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-40 |
| 14:27 | Grinnell | Don Anderson gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 14:23 | Grinnell | Richard Katz is called for the reach on Nicholas Allen - foul #1 on Richard Katz, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Messiah | John Jones (SG), Kenneth Antoine (SF) Steven Sykes, Richard Katz | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 14:13 | Grinnell | Gary Brown swats the short shot by Bart Paulsen | 41-40 |
| 14:12 | Grinnell | Don Anderson hits the follow up shot | 41-42 |
| 13:54 | Messiah | Damion Ames scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Kenneth Antoine and he's hacked by Jim Conaway - foul #2 on Jim Conaway, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| 13:54 | Messiah | Damion Ames makes the free throw | 44-42 |
| 13:39 | Grinnell | Kenneth Antoine steps in front of the Don Anderson pass | 44-42 |
| 13:19 | Messiah | Bart Paulsen steals it from Robert Wear | 44-42 |
| 12:50 | Grinnell | Jim Conaway misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 12:49 | Messiah | John Jones gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 12:25 | Messiah | Kenneth Antoine misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 12:23 | Grinnell | Bart Paulsen grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 12:02 | Grinnell | Junior Wattenberg can't finish the layup but the foul's on Kenneth Antoine - foul #1 on Kenneth Antoine, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Messiah | Jason Anderson (PG), Timothy Sutton (SG), Steven Sykes (SF), Richard Katz (PF), Daniel Clough (C) Damion Ames, John Jones, Kenneth Antoine, Robert Wear, Gary Brown | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Mark Davenport (PG), Clint Strong (SF), David Millett (C) Jim Conaway, Bart Paulsen, Don Anderson | |
| 12:02 | Grinnell | Junior Wattenberg makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 12:02 | Grinnell | Junior Wattenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Jason Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Timothy Sutton (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Steven Sykes (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Katz (fresh) 8 pts. C - Daniel Clough (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Mark Davenport (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clint Strong (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Junior Wattenberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - David Millett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Messiah | Timothy Sutton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 11:40 | Grinnell | Clint Strong pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 11:33 | Grinnell | Clint Strong is hacked by Richard Katz - foul #2 on Richard Katz, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Forrest Ferrera (SG), Roger Anderson (PF) Nicholas Allen, Junior Wattenberg | |
| 11:12 | Grinnell | Timothy Sutton is called for the reach on Forrest Ferrera - foul #2 on Timothy Sutton, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| 11:02 | Grinnell | David Millett misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Katz - foul #3 on Richard Katz, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bart Paulsen (PF) Roger Anderson | |
| 11:02 | Grinnell | David Millett makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 11:02 | Grinnell | David Millett makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 10:41 | Messiah | Richard Katz scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jason Anderson | 47-46 |
| 10:20 | Grinnell | Mark Davenport's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-46 |
| Subs | Messiah | Robert Wear (PF), Gary Brown (C) Richard Katz, Daniel Clough | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Nicholas Allen (SG) Forrest Ferrera | |
| 10:02 | Messiah | Steven Sykes makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Jason Anderson | 49-46 |
| 09:47 | Grinnell | Mark Davenport is hacked by Robert Wear - foul #3 on Robert Wear, team foul #7 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Messiah | Michael Lentini (PG), John Jones (SG), Kenneth Antoine (SF) Jason Anderson, Timothy Sutton, Steven Sykes | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Don Anderson (C) David Millett | |
| 09:47 | Grinnell | Mark Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 09:47 | Grinnell | Mark Davenport misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 09:47 | Messiah | The rebound goes to Gary Brown | 49-47 |
| 09:29 | Messiah | Kenneth Antoine buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Lentini | 51-47 |
| 09:14 | Grinnell | Nicholas Allen drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Mark Davenport | 51-50 |
| 08:51 | Messiah | Kenneth Antoine lays it in set up by Robert Wear | 53-50 |
| 08:25 | Grinnell | Kenneth Antoine steals the ball from Bart Paulsen | 53-50 |
| 08:21 | Messiah | Kenneth Antoine dunks the ball | 55-50 |
| 08:08 | Grinnell | Bart Paulsen hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Mark Davenport | 55-52 |
| 07:51 | Messiah | Don Anderson picks off the pass by Kenneth Antoine | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Michael Lentini (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Kenneth Antoine (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Wear (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Brown (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Mark Davenport (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nicholas Allen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clint Strong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bart Paulsen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. C - Don Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Grinnell | Mark Davenport misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-52 |
| 07:26 | Messiah | John Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 07:19 | Messiah | Gary Brown buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Lentini | 57-52 |
| 07:04 | Grinnell | Clint Strong can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 07:02 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Don Anderson | 57-52 |
| 06:42 | Grinnell | Clint Strong blows the layup | 57-52 |
| 06:41 | Messiah | John Jones gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 06:17 | Messiah | Kenneth Antoine hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Michael Lentini | 60-52 |
| 05:54 | Grinnell | The pull-up jumper by Nicholas Allen is blocked by Kenneth Antoine | 60-52 |
| 05:53 | Messiah | John Jones pulls down the rebound | 60-52 |
| 05:53 | Messiah | Messiah calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| Subs | Messiah | Damion Ames (PG), Timothy Sutton (SG), Steven Sykes (SF), Richard Katz (PF), Daniel Clough (C) Michael Lentini, John Jones, Kenneth Antoine, Robert Wear, Gary Brown | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jim Conaway (PG), Forrest Ferrera (SG), Junior Wattenberg (SF), Roger Anderson (PF), David Millett (C) Mark Davenport, Nicholas Allen, Clint Strong, Bart Paulsen, Don Anderson | |
| 05:33 | Messiah | Steven Sykes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-52 |
| 05:20 | Grinnell | Jim Conaway can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Daniel Clough - foul #3 on Daniel Clough, team foul #8 | 60-52 |
| 05:20 | Grinnell | Jim Conaway makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 05:20 | Grinnell | Jim Conaway misses the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 05:20 | Messiah | Richard Katz gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| 05:09 | Messiah | Daniel Clough loses the dribble to Roger Anderson | 60-53 |
| 04:57 | Grinnell | Steven Sykes steals it from Jim Conaway | 60-53 |
| 04:33 | Messiah | Daniel Clough travels with the ball | 60-53 |
| Subs | Messiah | Gary Brown (C) Daniel Clough | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Nicholas Allen (SG) Roger Anderson | |
| 04:11 | Grinnell | Nicholas Allen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-53 |
| 04:09 | Messiah | The rebound goes to Gary Brown | 60-53 |
| 03:47 | Messiah | Timothy Sutton hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Damion Ames | 62-53 |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Damion Ames (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Sutton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Sykes (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Katz (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Brown (fresh) 15 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Jim Conaway (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Forrest Ferrera (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Junior Wattenberg (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - David Millett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:27 | Grinnell | Junior Wattenberg lays it in set up by Forrest Ferrera | 62-55 |
| 03:11 | Messiah | Steven Sykes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-55 |
| 03:09 | Grinnell | Junior Wattenberg grabs the board | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:04 | Grinnell | Nicholas Allen connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jim Conaway | 62-57 |
| 02:43 | Messiah | Richard Katz knocks in the shot from the left wing | 64-57 |
| 02:43 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-57 |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Clint Strong (SF), Bart Paulsen (PF) Forrest Ferrera, David Millett | |
| 02:22 | Grinnell | Nicholas Allen misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 64-57 |
| 02:21 | Messiah | Steven Sykes grabs the board | 64-57 |
| 02:01 | Messiah | Timothy Sutton is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Timothy Sutton, team foul #9 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Messiah | Jason Anderson (PG), Robert Wear (SG), Kenneth Antoine (SF), Daniel Clough (PF) Damion Ames, Timothy Sutton, Steven Sykes, Richard Katz | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 01:39 | Grinnell | Bart Paulsen clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Daniel Clough - foul #4 on Daniel Clough, team foul #10 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Messiah | Damion Ames (PG), Timothy Sutton (SG), Steven Sykes (SF), Richard Katz (PF) Jason Anderson, Robert Wear, Kenneth Antoine, Daniel Clough | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Millett (C) Junior Wattenberg | |
| 01:39 | Grinnell | Bart Paulsen misses the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 01:39 | Grinnell | Bart Paulsen makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 01:39 | Grinnell | Bart Paulsen misses the 3rd free throw | 64-58 |
| 01:39 | Messiah | The rebound goes to Gary Brown | 64-58 |
| 01:21 | Messiah | Richard Katz misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 64-58 |
| 01:20 | Messiah | Gary Brown tips it but misses | 64-58 |
| 01:19 | Grinnell | David Millett gets the rebound | 64-58 |
| 01:10 | Grinnell | Bart Paulsen misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-58 |
| 01:09 | Messiah | The rebound goes to Gary Brown | 64-58 |
| 00:46 | Messiah | Damion Ames makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Timothy Sutton | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Grinnell | Nicholas Allen hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jim Conaway | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah 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 (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Messiah | Steven Sykes is fouled in the backcourt by Jim Conaway - foul #3 on Jim Conaway, team foul #6 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Messiah | John Jones (SG), Robert Wear (PF) Timothy Sutton, Richard Katz | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 00:34 | Messiah | Clint Strong is called for the reach on Steven Sykes - foul #4 on Clint Strong, team foul #7 | 66-61 |
| 00:34 | Messiah | Steven Sykes misses the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:34 | Grinnell | David Millett grabs the board | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Grinnell | Nicholas Allen comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 66-61 |
| 00:28 | Messiah | Gary Brown pulls down the rebound | 66-61 |
| 00:28 | Messiah | Messiah calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| 00:25 | Messiah | Steven Sykes is fouled in the backcourt by Jim Conaway - foul #4 on Jim Conaway, team foul #8 | 66-61 |
| 00:25 | Messiah | Steven Sykes misses the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:25 | Grinnell | David Millett snags the defensive board | 66-61 |
| 00:18 | Grinnell | Nicholas Allen buries a 3 from the right corner | 66-64 |
| 00:18 | Messiah | Messiah calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| Subs | Messiah | Timothy Sutton (SG), Richard Katz (PF) John Jones, Robert Wear | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 00:17 | Messiah | Steven Sykes is fouled in the backcourt by Jim Conaway - foul #5 on Jim Conaway, team foul #9 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Mark Davenport (PG) Jim Conaway | |
| 00:17 | Messiah | Steven Sykes makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:17 | Messiah | Steven Sykes makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:10 | Grinnell | Nicholas Allen knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Davenport | 68-67 |
| 00:07 | Messiah | Steven Sykes is hacked by Nicholas Allen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nicholas Allen, team foul #10 | 68-67 |
| 00:07 | Messiah | Steven Sykes makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:07 | Messiah | Steven Sykes misses the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:07 | Grinnell | David Millett gets the rebound | 69-67 |
| 00:07 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Grinnell | Nicholas Allen clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 69-67 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | The clock runs out | 69-67 |