| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lloyd Hargrove (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jessie Fletcher (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brent Torbett (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Henry (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Boatwright (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Justin Estes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Sane (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Hall (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Love (fresh) 5 pts. C - Stephen Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | Charles Hall inbounds the ball | 36-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Grinnell | Stephen Morris misses the lay-in | 36-39 |
| 19:43 | Grinnell | Samuel Sane snags the offensive board | 36-39 |
| 19:29 | Grinnell | Samuel Sane makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Justin Estes | 36-41 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Lloyd Hargrove is fouled on the floor by Charles Love - foul #2 on Charles Love, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Brent Torbett makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Lloyd Hargrove | 39-41 |
| 18:45 | Grinnell | Justin Estes misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 18:43 | Grinnell | Samuel Sane grabs the offensive board | 39-41 |
| 18:24 | Grinnell | Charles Love misses the runner from close range | 39-41 |
| 18:22 | Illinois | Richard Boatwright gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | Justin Estes steals it from Brent Torbett | 39-41 |
| 17:59 | Grinnell | Stephen Morris hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 39-41 |
| 17:58 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Love | 39-41 |
| 17:39 | Grinnell | Samuel Sane knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Justin Estes | 39-44 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Jessie Fletcher makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Lloyd Hargrove | 42-44 |
| 17:06 | Grinnell | Samuel Sane is hacked by Jessie Fletcher - foul #1 on Jessie Fletcher, team foul #1 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timmy Moline (PG), Clay Navarrette (SG), Paul Allen (SF), James Love (PF), Daniel Quevedo (C) Lloyd Hargrove, Jessie Fletcher, Brent Torbett, David Henry, Richard Boatwright | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ronnie Meyers (PG), Fred Cousin (SG), William Butler (SF), Walter Ruppe (PF), David Lewis (C) Justin Estes, Samuel Sane, Charles Hall, Charles Love, Stephen Morris | |
| 16:43 | Grinnell | Fred Cousin misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-44 |
| 16:41 | Grinnell | David Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 16:28 | Grinnell | Fred Cousin drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Ronnie Meyers | 42-47 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Clay Navarrette misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-47 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | James Love grabs the offensive board | 42-47 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Clay Navarrette hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Fred Cousin - foul #2 on Fred Cousin, team foul #2 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lloyd Hargrove (PG), Jessie Fletcher (SG), David Henry (PF) Timmy Moline, Paul Allen, Daniel Quevedo | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Clay Navarrette makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Clay Navarrette misses the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 15:59 | Grinnell | Walter Ruppe grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lloyd Hargrove (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jessie Fletcher (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clay Navarrette (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Henry (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Love (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Ronnie Meyers (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Fred Cousin (fresh) 12 pts. SF - William Butler (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Walter Ruppe (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Grinnell | William Butler misses the 3 from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 15:39 | Grinnell | Fred Cousin grabs the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 15:30 | Grinnell | Walter Ruppe loses the ball out of bounds | 43-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brent Torbett (SF) Clay Navarrette | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Justin Estes (PG), Samuel Sane (SG), Stephen Morris (C) Ronnie Meyers, Fred Cousin, David Lewis | |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Jessie Fletcher loses the dribble to William Butler | 43-47 |
| 14:51 | Grinnell | Walter Ruppe is fouled on the floor by Jessie Fletcher - foul #2 on Jessie Fletcher, team foul #2 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Boatwright (C) James Love | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Charles Hall (SF), Charles Love (PF) William Butler, Walter Ruppe | |
| 14:45 | Grinnell | Samuel Sane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-47 |
| 14:33 | Illinois | Jessie Fletcher clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-47 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Lloyd Hargrove grabs the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | Charles Love is called for the reach on Jessie Fletcher - foul #3 on Charles Love, team foul #3 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Lewis (C) Stephen Morris | |
| 14:04 | Illinois | Jessie Fletcher misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 14:03 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Justin Estes | 43-47 |
| 13:45 | Grinnell | Justin Estes hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Samuel Sane | 43-49 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | Jessie Fletcher makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-49 |
| 13:09 | Grinnell | Charles Love comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by David Henry - foul #2 on David Henry, team foul #3 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timmy Moline (PG), Clay Navarrette (SG), Paul Allen (SF), James Love (PF), Daniel Quevedo (C) Lloyd Hargrove, Jessie Fletcher, Brent Torbett, David Henry, Richard Boatwright | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ronnie Meyers (PG), Fred Cousin (SG), William Butler (SF), Stephen Morris (C) Justin Estes, Samuel Sane, Charles Hall, David Lewis | |
| 13:09 | Grinnell | Charles Love makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 13:09 | Grinnell | Charles Love makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Clay Navarrette connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Timmy Moline | 49-51 |
| 12:47 | Grinnell | Stephen Morris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Walter Ruppe (PF) Charles Love | |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Clay Navarrette can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-51 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | James Love tips it back up and in | 51-51 |
| 12:16 | Grinnell | Fred Cousin drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Walter Ruppe | 51-54 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | Clay Navarrette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Justin Estes (PG) Ronnie Meyers | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timmy Moline (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clay Navarrette (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Paul Allen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Love (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Quevedo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Justin Estes (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Fred Cousin (fresh) 15 pts. SF - William Butler (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Walter Ruppe (fresh) 4 reb. C - Stephen Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Grinnell | Daniel Quevedo is called for the reach on Stephen Morris - foul #2 on Daniel Quevedo, team foul #4 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lloyd Hargrove (PG), Jessie Fletcher (SG), David Henry (PF), Richard Boatwright (C) Timmy Moline, Paul Allen, James Love, Daniel Quevedo | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Charles Hall (SF), David Lewis (C) William Butler, Stephen Morris | |
| 11:23 | Grinnell | David Henry steps in front of the Justin Estes pass | 51-54 |
| 11:17 | Illinois | Clay Navarrette hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-54 |
| 11:16 | Grinnell | Charles Hall grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 10:58 | Grinnell | David Lewis hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Justin Estes | 51-56 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Clay Navarrette misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-56 |
| 10:32 | Illinois | Lloyd Hargrove snags the offensive board | 51-56 |
| 10:22 | Illinois | Justin Estes steals the ball from David Henry | 51-56 |
| 10:10 | Grinnell | Fred Cousin hits a runner from the right block set up by Charles Hall | 51-58 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | Jessie Fletcher misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-58 |
| 09:46 | Grinnell | David Lewis grabs the board | 51-58 |
| 09:22 | Grinnell | David Lewis misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Jessie Fletcher - foul #3 on Jessie Fletcher, team foul #5 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timmy Moline (PG), Paul Allen (SG), Brent Torbett (SF), James Love (PF), Daniel Quevedo (C) Lloyd Hargrove, Jessie Fletcher, Clay Navarrette, David Henry, Richard Boatwright | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ronnie Meyers (PG), Samuel Sane (SG), William Butler (SF), Charles Love (PF) Justin Estes, Fred Cousin, Charles Hall, Walter Ruppe | |
| 09:22 | Grinnell | David Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 09:22 | Grinnell | David Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | James Love pulls down the rebound | 51-58 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Charles Love steals it from Paul Allen | 51-58 |
| 08:58 | Grinnell | David Lewis hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-60 |
| 08:46 | Illinois | Brent Torbett is fouled on the floor by William Butler - foul #1 on William Butler, team foul #4 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Stephen Morris (C) David Lewis | |
| 08:39 | Illinois | James Love misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 51-60 |
| 08:38 | Grinnell | Charles Love grabs the board | 51-60 |
| 08:34 | Grinnell | Samuel Sane misses the 3 from straight away | 51-60 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Brent Torbett grabs the board | 51-60 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Brent Torbett throws it down set up by Timmy Moline | 53-60 |
| 08:14 | Grinnell | Samuel Sane is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Samuel Sane, team foul #5 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lloyd Hargrove (PG), Jessie Fletcher (SG), David Henry (PF) Timmy Moline, Paul Allen, Daniel Quevedo | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Jessie Fletcher scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Brent Torbett | 56-60 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lloyd Hargrove (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jessie Fletcher (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brent Torbett (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Henry (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Love (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Ronnie Meyers (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Samuel Sane (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Butler (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Charles Love (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Grinnell | David Henry is called for the reach on William Butler - foul #3 on David Henry, team foul #6 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Justin Estes (PG) Ronnie Meyers | |
| 07:22 | Grinnell | Justin Estes comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Brent Torbett - foul #2 on Brent Torbett, team foul #7 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Boatwright (C) James Love | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Charles Hall (SF) William Butler | |
| 07:22 | Grinnell | Justin Estes misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 07:22 | Grinnell | Justin Estes misses the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 07:22 | Illinois | Richard Boatwright grabs the board | 56-60 |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Jessie Fletcher misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-60 |
| 07:12 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Charles Hall | 56-60 |
| 06:52 | Grinnell | Stephen Morris jams it set up by Justin Estes and he's hacked by Richard Boatwright - foul #2 on Richard Boatwright, team foul #8 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clay Navarrette (SF) Brent Torbett | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Fred Cousin (SG), Walter Ruppe (PF) Samuel Sane, Charles Love | |
| 06:52 | Grinnell | Stephen Morris makes the free throw | 56-63 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Richard Boatwright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Quevedo (PF) David Henry | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 06:15 | Grinnell | Stephen Morris loses the ball out of bounds | 56-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timmy Moline (PG), Paul Allen (SF), James Love (PF) Lloyd Hargrove, Jessie Fletcher, Daniel Quevedo | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Lewis (C) Stephen Morris | |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Richard Boatwright comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Walter Ruppe - foul #1 on Walter Ruppe, team foul #6 | 56-63 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Richard Boatwright makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Richard Boatwright makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 05:43 | Grinnell | David Lewis is fouled on the floor by Timmy Moline - foul #2 on Timmy Moline, team foul #9 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brent Torbett (SF), David Henry (PF) Timmy Moline, Richard Boatwright | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ronnie Meyers (PG), Samuel Sane (SG), William Butler (SF) Justin Estes, Fred Cousin, Charles Hall | |
| 05:43 | Grinnell | David Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Brent Torbett | 58-63 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | David Henry can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Walter Ruppe - foul #2 on Walter Ruppe, team foul #7 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lloyd Hargrove (PG) Paul Allen | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Charles Love (PF) Walter Ruppe | |
| 05:24 | Illinois | David Henry makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | David Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 05:11 | Grinnell | Lloyd Hargrove is called for the reach on Ronnie Meyers - foul #1 on Lloyd Hargrove, team foul #10 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jessie Fletcher (SG) Clay Navarrette | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 05:11 | Grinnell | Ronnie Meyers misses the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 05:11 | Grinnell | Ronnie Meyers misses the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Jessie Fletcher gets the rebound | 60-63 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | Samuel Sane is called for the reach on Jessie Fletcher - foul #3 on Samuel Sane, team foul #8 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Quevedo (C) James Love | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Stephen Morris (C) David Lewis | |
| 04:56 | Illinois | Jessie Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | Jessie Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 04:38 | Grinnell | Stephen Morris makes the runner from the right block | 62-65 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Jessie Fletcher loses the dribble to Stephen Morris | 62-65 |
| 04:09 | Grinnell | William Butler is hacked by Brent Torbett - foul #3 on Brent Torbett, team foul #11 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clay Navarrette (SF), Richard Boatwright (C) Brent Torbett, Daniel Quevedo | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Justin Estes (PG), Fred Cousin (SG) Ronnie Meyers, Samuel Sane | |
| 04:09 | Grinnell | William Butler makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 04:09 | Grinnell | William Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Clay Navarrette scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-67 |
| 03:32 | Grinnell | Stephen Morris misses the dunk attempt | 64-67 |
| 03:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Lloyd Hargrove | 64-67 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lloyd Hargrove (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jessie Fletcher (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clay Navarrette (fresh) 9 pts. PF - David Henry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Richard Boatwright (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Justin Estes (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 4 stl. SG - Fred Cousin (fresh) 17 pts. SF - William Butler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Love (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Morris (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Clay Navarrette buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jessie Fletcher | 67-67 |
| 02:58 | Grinnell | Fred Cousin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-67 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Richard Boatwright gets the rebound | 67-67 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Clay Navarrette comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-67 |
| 02:49 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Justin Estes | 67-67 |
| 02:49 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brent Torbett (SF) Clay Navarrette | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Samuel Sane (SG), Charles Hall (SF) Fred Cousin, William Butler | |
| 02:27 | Grinnell | Justin Estes clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 67-67 |
| 02:26 | Grinnell | Stephen Morris can't tip it in | 67-67 |
| 02:25 | Grinnell | Samuel Sane grabs the offensive board | 67-67 |
| 02:15 | Grinnell | Charles Hall hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Love | 67-69 |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Lloyd Hargrove misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Stephen Morris - foul #1 on Stephen Morris, team foul #9 | 67-69 |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Lloyd Hargrove makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Lloyd Hargrove makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 01:43 | Grinnell | Charles Love buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Morris | 69-71 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Jessie Fletcher misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-71 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Richard Boatwright tips it in | 71-71 |
| 01:14 | Grinnell | Charles Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-71 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Lloyd Hargrove is whistled for a carry | 71-71 |
| 00:48 | Grinnell | Justin Estes clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Boatwright - foul #3 on Richard Boatwright, team foul #12 | 71-71 |
| 00:48 | Grinnell | Justin Estes misses the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 00:48 | Grinnell | Justin Estes makes the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Lloyd Hargrove connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 73-72 |
| 00:17 | Grinnell | Samuel Sane misses the lay-in but the foul's on Richard Boatwright - foul #4 on Richard Boatwright, team foul #13 | 73-72 |
| 00:17 | Grinnell | Samuel Sane makes the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 00:17 | Grinnell | Samuel Sane makes the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Jessie Fletcher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-74 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Grinnell | Justin Estes is hacked by Lloyd Hargrove in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lloyd Hargrove, team foul #14 | 73-74 |
| 00:05 | Grinnell | Justin Estes misses the 1st free throw | 73-74 |
| 00:05 | Grinnell | Justin Estes makes the 2nd free throw | 73-75 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 73-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Richard Boatwright is fouled on the floor by Charles Hall - foul #1 on Charles Hall, team foul #10 | 73-75 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Richard Boatwright misses the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Richard Boatwright makes the 2nd free throw | 74-75 |