| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeremy Flowers (fresh) SG - Kelly Gil (fresh) SF - Richard Klemm (fresh) PF - Michael Davis (fresh) C - Delmer Hammon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Shane Lewis (fresh) SG - Russell Hoover (fresh) SF - Matthew Bullock (fresh) PF - Richard Hardy (fresh) C - Brian Elwell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon misses the driving attempt in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Grinnell | Russell Hoover snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Grinnell | Delmer Hammon is called for the reach on Brian Elwell - foul #1 on Delmer Hammon, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Grinnell | Russell Hoover makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Shane Lewis | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Russell Hoover steps in front of the Jeremy Flowers pass in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Grinnell | Russell Hoover lays it up and in | 0-4 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | Richard Klemm misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Michael Davis tips it in | 2-4 |
| 18:48 | Grinnell | Matthew Bullock clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 18:46 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:40 | Illinois | Richard Klemm makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 18:21 | Grinnell | Matthew Bullock comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 18:19 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Russell Hoover is called for the reach on Jeremy Flowers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Russell Hoover, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-4 |
| 18:01 | Grinnell | Matthew Bullock pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:44 | Grinnell | Russell Hoover drills a 3 from the right corner | 4-7 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Michael Davis scores on a jumper in the paint | 6-7 |
| 17:25 | Grinnell | Russell Hoover hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Kelly Gil grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 17:21 | Illinois | Matthew Bullock picks off the pass by Jeremy Flowers in the backcourt | 6-7 |
| 17:08 | Grinnell | Matthew Bullock double dribbles | 6-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard (PG), Jeff Bookman (SG), Steven Merchant (SF), Michael Stone (PF), Cody Hood (C) Jeremy Flowers, Kelly Gil, Richard Klemm, Michael Davis, Delmer Hammon | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Mark Cabral (PG), Robert Evans (SG), Lloyd Anderson (SF), Thomas Moris (PF), William Cordova (C) Shane Lewis, Russell Hoover, Matthew Bullock, Richard Hardy, Brian Elwell | |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard is fouled on the floor by Mark Cabral - foul #1 on Mark Cabral, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| 16:45 | Illinois | Cody Hood misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by William Cordova - foul #1 on William Cordova, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| 16:45 | Illinois | Cody Hood makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:45 | Illinois | Cody Hood misses the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:45 | Grinnell | William Cordova grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:30 | Grinnell | Mark Cabral scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Evans | 7-10 |
| 16:11 | Illinois | Jeff Bookman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Gregory Freund (SG), Brian Elwell (C) Robert Evans, William Cordova | |
| 15:59 | Grinnell | Mark Cabral makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Moris | 7-13 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Gilliard (fresh) SG - Jeff Bookman (fresh) SF - Steven Merchant (fresh) PF - Michael Stone (fresh) C - Cody Hood (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Mark Cabral (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gregory Freund (fresh) SF - Lloyd Anderson (fresh) PF - Thomas Moris (fairly fresh) C - Brian Elwell (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard misses the shot from the free throw line | 7-13 |
| 15:43 | Grinnell | Brian Elwell gets the rebound | 7-13 |
| 15:30 | Grinnell | Brian Elwell comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Cody Hood - foul #1 on Cody Hood, team foul #2 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Finn (PG), Kelly Gil (SG), Daniel Patterson (SF), Michael Davis (PF), Delmer Hammon (C) Christopher Gilliard, Jeff Bookman, Steven Merchant, Michael Stone, Cody Hood | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Shane Lewis (PG), Timothy Proulx (SF), Richard Hardy (PF) Mark Cabral, Lloyd Anderson, Thomas Moris | |
| 15:30 | Grinnell | Brian Elwell makes the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 15:30 | Grinnell | Brian Elwell misses the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| 15:30 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon gets the rebound | 7-14 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Gary Finn is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Gary Finn, team foul #3 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Matthew Bullock (SF) Timothy Proulx | |
| 15:15 | Grinnell | Shane Lewis drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Bullock | 7-17 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Matthew Bullock steps in front of the Gary Finn pass in the backcourt | 7-17 |
| 14:53 | Grinnell | Matthew Bullock buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-20 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Kelly Gil's floater is knocked away by Brian Elwell | 7-20 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Daniel Patterson gets the offensive rebound | 7-20 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Michael Davis drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Daniel Patterson and he's hacked by Richard Hardy - foul #1 on Richard Hardy, team foul #4 | 9-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers (PG), Jeff Bookman (SG), Steven Merchant (SF), Michael Stone (C) Gary Finn, Kelly Gil, Daniel Patterson, Delmer Hammon | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Mark Cabral (PG), Russell Hoover (SG), Timothy Proulx (SF), William Cordova (C) Shane Lewis, Gregory Freund, Matthew Bullock, Brian Elwell | |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Michael Davis makes the free throw | 10-20 |
| 14:04 | Grinnell | Timothy Proulx is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Timothy Proulx, team foul #5 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Thomas Moris (PF) Richard Hardy | |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-20 |
| 13:40 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to William Cordova | 10-20 |
| 13:20 | Grinnell | Timothy Proulx is hacked by Steven Merchant - foul #1 on Steven Merchant, team foul #4 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard (SG), Richard Klemm (SF), Cody Hood (C) Jeff Bookman, Michael Davis, Michael Stone | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Evans (PG), Lloyd Anderson (PF), Brian Elwell (C) Mark Cabral, Thomas Moris, William Cordova | |
| 13:14 | Grinnell | Russell Hoover scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Brian Elwell | 10-23 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Richard Klemm drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-23 |
| 12:40 | Grinnell | Richard Klemm is called for the reach on Russell Hoover - foul #1 on Richard Klemm, team foul #5 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Finn (SG), Delmer Hammon (C) Jeremy Flowers, Steven Merchant | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Shane Lewis (PG), Matthew Bullock (SF) Russell Hoover, Timothy Proulx | |
| 12:28 | Grinnell | Matthew Bullock can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 13-23 |
| 12:27 | Grinnell | Lloyd Anderson misses the tip | 13-23 |
| 12:26 | Illinois | Cody Hood grabs the board | 13-23 |
| 12:21 | Illinois | Gary Finn makes the shot from the left side set up by Christopher Gilliard | 15-23 |
| 12:10 | Grinnell | Matthew Bullock misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 15-23 |
| 12:08 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Klemm | 15-23 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Shane Lewis picks off the pass by Gary Finn in the backcourt | 15-23 |
| 11:51 | Grinnell | Shane Lewis misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-23 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Richard Klemm pulls down the rebound | 15-23 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Gilliard (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Finn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Klemm (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cody Hood (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Delmer Hammon (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Shane Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Evans (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Bullock (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Lloyd Anderson (fairly fresh) C - Brian Elwell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Gary Finn clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 15-23 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Cody Hood gets the offensive rebound | 15-23 |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-23 |
| 11:31 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Matthew Bullock | 15-23 |
| 11:27 | Grinnell | Shane Lewis misses the 3 from the right wing | 15-23 |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Cody Hood grabs the defensive rebound | 15-23 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard is hacked by Shane Lewis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shane Lewis, team foul #6 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers (PG), Jeff Bookman (SG), Daniel Patterson (SF), Michael Davis (PF), Michael Stone (C) Christopher Gilliard, Gary Finn, Richard Klemm, Cody Hood, Delmer Hammon | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Mark Cabral (PG), Russell Hoover (SG), Gregory Freund (SF), Richard Hardy (PF), William Cordova (C) Shane Lewis, Robert Evans, Matthew Bullock, Lloyd Anderson, Brian Elwell | |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Jeff Bookman misses long on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-23 |
| 11:06 | Grinnell | Russell Hoover snags the defensive board | 15-23 |
| 10:44 | Grinnell | Russell Hoover banks in the layup | 15-25 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Michael Davis misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-25 |
| 10:35 | Illinois | Michael Stone pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-25 |
| 10:29 | Illinois | Mark Cabral is called for the reach on Michael Davis - foul #2 on Mark Cabral, team foul #7 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Gil (SG), Steven Merchant (SF) Jeff Bookman, Daniel Patterson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Shane Lewis (PG), Matthew Bullock (SF), Thomas Moris (PF), Brian Elwell (C) Mark Cabral, Russell Hoover, Richard Hardy, William Cordova | |
| 10:29 | Illinois | Michael Davis makes the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 10:29 | Illinois | Michael Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 10:22 | Grinnell | Matthew Bullock scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Shane Lewis and he's hacked by Jeremy Flowers - foul #1 on Jeremy Flowers, team foul #6 | 17-27 |
| 10:22 | Grinnell | Matthew Bullock misses the free throw | 17-27 |
| 10:22 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Stone | 17-27 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Steven Merchant misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Brian Elwell - foul #1 on Brian Elwell, team foul #8 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Russell Hoover (SG) Gregory Freund | |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Steven Merchant makes the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Steven Merchant misses the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 10:09 | Grinnell | Brian Elwell grabs the board | 18-27 |
| 09:53 | Grinnell | Matthew Bullock scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Moris | 18-29 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Michael Stone misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Shane Lewis - foul #2 on Shane Lewis, team foul #9 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard (PG), Daniel Patterson (SF) Jeremy Flowers, Michael Davis | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Evans (PG), Timothy Proulx (SF), Richard Hardy (PF) Shane Lewis, Matthew Bullock, Thomas Moris | |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Michael Stone makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Michael Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 09:19 | Grinnell | Russell Hoover can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-29 |
| 09:18 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Elwell | 20-29 |
| 09:11 | Grinnell | Timothy Proulx misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 20-29 |
| 09:10 | Grinnell | Robert Evans can't tip it in | 20-29 |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Daniel Patterson gets the rebound | 20-29 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-29 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Steven Merchant hits the follow up shot | 22-29 |
| 08:44 | Grinnell | Russell Hoover hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 22-29 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Kelly Gil grabs the board | 22-29 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Daniel Patterson connects on the shot from the left wing | 24-29 |
| 08:07 | Grinnell | Russell Hoover misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 24-29 |
| 08:06 | Grinnell | Brian Elwell grabs the offensive board | 24-29 |
| 07:52 | Grinnell | Brian Elwell double dribbles | 24-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Finn (PG), Jeff Bookman (SG), Richard Klemm (SF), Cody Hood (PF), Delmer Hammon (C) Christopher Gilliard, Kelly Gil, Daniel Patterson, Michael Stone, Steven Merchant | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Gregory Freund (SG), Matthew Bullock (SF), Thomas Moris (PF), William Cordova (C) Russell Hoover, Timothy Proulx, Richard Hardy, Brian Elwell | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Finn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeff Bookman (fresh) SF - Richard Klemm (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cody Hood (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Delmer Hammon (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Robert Evans (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Freund (fresh) SF - Matthew Bullock (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Moris (fresh) C - William Cordova (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Gary Finn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-29 |
| 07:12 | Grinnell | Thomas Moris is whistled for traveling | 24-29 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | William Cordova blocks the short jumper by Cody Hood | 24-29 |
| 07:02 | Grinnell | Matthew Bullock grabs the defensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 06:52 | Grinnell | Matthew Bullock drills a fadeaway in the lane | 24-31 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Jeff Bookman travels in the backcourt | 24-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Lloyd Anderson (PF) Thomas Moris | |
| 06:40 | Grinnell | Lloyd Anderson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 24-31 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeff Bookman | 24-31 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon lays it up and in and he's fouled by Gregory Freund - foul #1 on Gregory Freund, team foul #10 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers (PG), Michael Davis (PF) Gary Finn, Cody Hood | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Russell Hoover (SG) Gregory Freund | |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon makes the free throw | 27-31 |
| 06:11 | Grinnell | Russell Hoover hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 27-31 |
| 06:09 | Illinois | Michael Davis pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Delmer Hammon | 30-31 |
| 05:44 | Grinnell | Jeremy Flowers is called for the reach on Robert Evans - foul #2 on Jeremy Flowers, team foul #7 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard (PG), Kelly Gil (SG), Daniel Patterson (SF), Steven Merchant (C) Jeremy Flowers, Jeff Bookman, Richard Klemm, Delmer Hammon | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Thomas Moris (PF), Brian Elwell (C) Matthew Bullock, William Cordova | |
| 05:44 | Grinnell | Robert Evans makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 05:44 | Grinnell | Robert Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 05:30 | Illinois | Kelly Gil is called for a backcourt violation | 30-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Gregory Freund (SG), Matthew Bullock (SF) Russell Hoover, Lloyd Anderson | |
| 05:09 | Grinnell | Gregory Freund is hacked by Steven Merchant - foul #2 on Steven Merchant, team foul #8 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Finn (PG), Cody Hood (C) Christopher Gilliard, Steven Merchant | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Timothy Proulx (SF) Matthew Bullock | |
| 05:09 | Grinnell | Gregory Freund makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 05:09 | Grinnell | Gregory Freund misses the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 05:09 | Grinnell | Thomas Moris pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 05:01 | Grinnell | Brian Elwell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-34 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Michael Davis grabs the board | 30-34 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Daniel Patterson travels in the backcourt | 30-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Hardy (PF) Thomas Moris | |
| 04:30 | Grinnell | Brian Elwell can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 30-34 |
| 04:29 | Grinnell | Brian Elwell snags the offensive board | 30-34 |
| 04:24 | Grinnell | Richard Hardy drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Robert Evans | 30-36 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Kelly Gil misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Robert Evans - foul #1 on Robert Evans, team foul #11 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard (PG), Richard Klemm (SF), Michael Stone (PF), Delmer Hammon (C) Gary Finn, Daniel Patterson, Michael Davis, Cody Hood | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Russell Hoover (SG), Lloyd Anderson (SF) Gregory Freund, Timothy Proulx | |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Kelly Gil makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Kelly Gil makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 03:56 | Grinnell | Russell Hoover's pass is intercepted by Kelly Gil | 32-36 |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Richard Klemm misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 03:32 | Illinois | Michael Stone misses the tip | 32-36 |
| 03:30 | Grinnell | Robert Evans gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Gilliard (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kelly Gil (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Richard Klemm (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Delmer Hammon (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Robert Evans (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Hoover (tiring) 12 pts. SF - Lloyd Anderson (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Hardy (tiring) 2 pts. C - Brian Elwell (tiring) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Grinnell | Brian Elwell makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Richard Klemm drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Gilliard | 34-38 |
| 02:39 | Grinnell | Russell Hoover can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Stone - foul #1 on Michael Stone, team foul #9 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers (PG), Jeff Bookman (SG), Daniel Patterson (SF), Steven Merchant (PF), Cody Hood (C) Christopher Gilliard, Kelly Gil, Richard Klemm, Michael Stone, Delmer Hammon | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Shane Lewis (PG), Matthew Bullock (SF), Thomas Moris (PF), William Cordova (C) Robert Evans, Lloyd Anderson, Richard Hardy, Brian Elwell | |
| 02:39 | Grinnell | Russell Hoover misses the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 02:39 | Grinnell | Russell Hoover misses the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Jeff Bookman grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Jeremy Flowers, team foul #10 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Finn (PG) Jeremy Flowers | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Mark Cabral (SG) Russell Hoover | |
| 02:05 | Grinnell | Mark Cabral comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-38 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Daniel Patterson pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | William Cordova steps in front of the Gary Finn pass in the backcourt | 34-38 |
| 01:54 | Grinnell | Mark Cabral can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Daniel Patterson grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Daniel Patterson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Gary Finn misses the tip | 34-38 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Steven Merchant grabs the offensive board | 34-38 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Daniel Patterson can't finish the layup | 34-38 |
| 01:31 | Grinnell | William Cordova grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 01:16 | Grinnell | Shane Lewis misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 01:15 | Grinnell | William Cordova can't tip it in | 34-38 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Steven Merchant pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Jeff Bookman clanks a 3 from the left corner | 34-38 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Steven Merchant tips it back up and in | 36-38 |
| 00:58 | Grinnell | Thomas Moris lays it in set up by Shane Lewis | 36-40 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Cody Hood can't finish the layup | 36-40 |
| 00:41 | Grinnell | Mark Cabral pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 00:26 | Grinnell | Mark Cabral buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Shane Lewis | 36-43 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Gary Finn's pass is intercepted by William Cordova in the backcourt | 36-43 |
| 00:03 | Grinnell | Thomas Moris comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Gary Finn - foul #2 on Gary Finn, team foul #11 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard (PG), Richard Klemm (SF), Michael Davis (PF), Michael Stone (C) Gary Finn, Daniel Patterson, Steven Merchant, Cody Hood | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Gregory Freund (SG), Lloyd Anderson (SF), Brian Elwell (C) Mark Cabral, Matthew Bullock, William Cordova | |
| 00:03 | Grinnell | Thomas Moris makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 00:03 | Grinnell | Thomas Moris misses the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Michael Stone snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Michael Stone can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 36-44 |