| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Homer Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Roland Raya (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Wilfredo Colombo (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Roy Hammond (fresh) C - Roberto Ferrari (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dustin Fraga (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey John (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Melvin Hickmon (fresh) PF - Vincent Rykaczewski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Harper (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | Wilfredo Colombo inbounds the ball | 41-23 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Grinnell | Roland Raya knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Roy Hammond | 44-23 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Homer Johnson picks off the pass by Dustin Fraga in the backcourt | 44-23 |
| 19:14 | Grinnell | Wilfredo Colombo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-23 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga snags the defensive board | 44-23 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Dustin Fraga | 44-26 |
| 18:31 | Grinnell | Roland Raya is hacked by Jeffrey John - foul #2 on Jeffrey John, team foul #1 | 44-26 |
| 18:19 | Grinnell | Wilfredo Colombo drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Roland Raya | 47-26 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Roy Hammond picks off the pass by Jeffrey John | 47-26 |
| 17:43 | Grinnell | Wilfredo Colombo misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 47-26 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga grabs the defensive rebound | 47-26 |
| 17:34 | Illinois | Thomas Harper misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Roberto Ferrari - foul #1 on Roberto Ferrari, team foul #1 | 47-26 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jay Papineau (PF), Osayaba Suleiman (C) Roy Hammond, Roberto Ferrari | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Wilson (SF) Melvin Hickmon | |
| 17:34 | Illinois | Thomas Harper makes the 1st free throw | 47-27 |
| 17:34 | Illinois | Thomas Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 47-27 |
| 17:34 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Osayaba Suleiman | 47-27 |
| 17:05 | Grinnell | Roland Raya makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Jay Papineau | 49-27 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Jeffrey John lays it up and in on a great pass from Dustin Fraga | 49-29 |
| 16:26 | Grinnell | Roland Raya travels with the ball | 49-29 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Henry Moore (PG), Lee Charlton (SG), Henry Desalvo (SF), Roy Hammond (PF) Homer Johnson, Roland Raya, Wilfredo Colombo, Jay Papineau | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh (PG), Brandon Dejesus (SG), David Stokes (PF), Mario Cotta (C) Dustin Fraga, Jeffrey John, Vincent Rykaczewski, Thomas Harper | |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Mario Cotta can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-29 |
| 16:14 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Roy Hammond | 49-29 |
| 15:49 | Grinnell | Lee Charlton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-29 |
| 15:48 | Illinois | Mario Cotta grabs the defensive rebound | 49-29 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Henry Moore (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Lee Charlton (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Henry Desalvo (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Roy Hammond (fresh) C - Osayaba Suleiman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gerald McVaigh (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Brandon Dejesus (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Wilson (fresh) 4 reb. PF - David Stokes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mario Cotta (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Mario Cotta | 49-31 |
| 15:06 | Grinnell | Henry Moore is hacked by Gerald McVaigh - foul #2 on Gerald McVaigh, team foul #2 | 49-31 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Homer Johnson (PG), Wilfredo Colombo (SF), Jay Papineau (PF), Roberto Ferrari (C) Henry Moore, Henry Desalvo, Roy Hammond, Osayaba Suleiman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dustin Fraga (PG), Melvin Hickmon (SF) Brandon Dejesus, Michael Wilson | |
| 14:46 | Grinnell | Wilfredo Colombo is fouled on the floor by Melvin Hickmon - foul #3 on Melvin Hickmon, team foul #3 | 49-31 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Roland Raya (SG) Lee Charlton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey John (SG), Vincent Rykaczewski (PF) Gerald McVaigh, David Stokes | |
| 14:30 | Grinnell | Wilfredo Colombo knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Homer Johnson | 52-31 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jay Papineau - foul #1 on Jay Papineau, team foul #2 | 52-31 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga makes the 1st free throw | 52-32 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga misses the 2nd free throw | 52-32 |
| 14:24 | Grinnell | Roberto Ferrari snags the defensive board | 52-32 |
| 14:05 | Grinnell | Vincent Rykaczewski takes the ball from Wilfredo Colombo | 52-32 |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Homer Johnson steals it from Jeffrey John | 52-32 |
| 13:51 | Grinnell | Roland Raya hits the finger roll set up by Homer Johnson | 54-32 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Melvin Hickmon | 54-34 |
| 13:24 | Grinnell | Wilfredo Colombo misses the 3 from the right wing | 54-34 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Mario Cotta | 54-34 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon loses the ball out of bounds | 54-34 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Lee Charlton (SG), Henry Desalvo (SF), Roy Hammond (PF) Roland Raya, Wilfredo Colombo, Jay Papineau | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh (PG), Thomas Harper (C) Dustin Fraga, Mario Cotta | |
| 12:52 | Grinnell | Lee Charlton connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Homer Johnson | 57-34 |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-37 |
| 12:24 | Grinnell | Lee Charlton clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-37 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Thomas Harper | 57-37 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-37 |
| 12:15 | Grinnell | Homer Johnson grabs the board | 57-37 |
| 11:49 | Grinnell | Lee Charlton hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-37 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Homer Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lee Charlton (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Henry Desalvo (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Roy Hammond (fresh) C - Roberto Ferrari (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gerald McVaigh (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jeffrey John (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Melvin Hickmon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Vincent Rykaczewski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Harper (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Roberto Ferrari swats the short shot by Thomas Harper | 60-37 |
| 11:40 | Grinnell | Roy Hammond snags the defensive board | 60-37 |
| 11:21 | Grinnell | Lee Charlton misses long on a 3 from straight away | 60-37 |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon snags the defensive board | 60-37 |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Thomas Harper buries a runner from the baseline | 60-39 |
| 10:47 | Grinnell | Thomas Harper blocks the short jumper by Roberto Ferrari | 60-39 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Thomas Harper grabs the board | 60-39 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh is fouled on the floor by Lee Charlton - foul #1 on Lee Charlton, team foul #3 | 60-39 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Henry Moore (PG), Roland Raya (SG), Wilfredo Colombo (SF), Jay Papineau (PF), Osayaba Suleiman (C) Homer Johnson, Lee Charlton, Henry Desalvo, Roy Hammond, Roberto Ferrari | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dustin Fraga (PG), Brandon Dejesus (SG), Michael Wilson (SF), David Stokes (PF), Mario Cotta (C) Gerald McVaigh, Jeffrey John, Melvin Hickmon, Vincent Rykaczewski, Thomas Harper | |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Wilson | 60-41 |
| 10:11 | Grinnell | Roland Raya misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-41 |
| 10:10 | Grinnell | Jay Papineau grabs the offensive board | 60-41 |
| 09:54 | Grinnell | Osayaba Suleiman knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Henry Moore | 62-41 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 62-43 |
| 09:17 | Grinnell | Roland Raya comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 62-43 |
| 09:15 | Illinois | Mario Cotta pulls down the rebound | 62-43 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus loses the dribble to Osayaba Suleiman | 62-43 |
| 08:43 | Grinnell | Roland Raya can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-43 |
| 08:42 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Jay Papineau | 62-43 |
| 08:27 | Grinnell | Wilfredo Colombo knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Roland Raya | 65-43 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Mario Cotta misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Osayaba Suleiman - foul #2 on Osayaba Suleiman, team foul #4 | 65-43 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Homer Johnson (PG), Roy Hammond (PF) Henry Moore, Jay Papineau | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh (SG), Vincent Rykaczewski (PF) Brandon Dejesus, David Stokes | |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Mario Cotta makes the 1st free throw | 65-44 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Mario Cotta makes the 2nd free throw | 65-45 |
| 07:46 | Grinnell | Roland Raya knocks in the shot from the left wing | 67-45 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Homer Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SG - Roland Raya (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wilfredo Colombo (fresh) 23 pts. PF - Roy Hammond (fresh) 2 reb. C - Osayaba Suleiman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dustin Fraga (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gerald McVaigh (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Vincent Rykaczewski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Mario Cotta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Michael Wilson comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Roland Raya - foul #2 on Roland Raya, team foul #5 | 67-45 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Lee Charlton (SG), Henry Desalvo (SF), Dennis Marsh (C) Roland Raya, Wilfredo Colombo, Osayaba Suleiman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey John (SG), Thomas Harper (C) Dustin Fraga, Mario Cotta | |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Michael Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 67-45 |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Michael Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-46 |
| 07:10 | Grinnell | Roy Hammond travels with the ball | 67-46 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Roberto Ferrari (C) Dennis Marsh | |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon (SF) Michael Wilson | |
| 06:56 | Illinois | Roy Hammond denies the turnaround by Thomas Harper | 67-46 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh gets the offensive rebound | 67-46 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Jeffrey John can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-46 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh grabs the offensive rebound | 67-46 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-48 |
| 06:09 | Grinnell | Lee Charlton's pass is intercepted by Thomas Harper | 67-48 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Lee Charlton steals it from Jeffrey John | 67-48 |
| 05:40 | Grinnell | Lee Charlton clanks a jumper from the left side | 67-48 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Thomas Harper gets the rebound | 67-48 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Melvin Hickmon | 67-51 |
| 05:14 | Grinnell | Lee Charlton connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Henry Desalvo | 70-51 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Roy Hammond - foul #2 on Roy Hammond, team foul #6 | 70-51 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Henry Moore (PG), Roland Raya (SG), Wilfredo Colombo (SF), Jay Papineau (PF), Osayaba Suleiman (C) Homer Johnson, Lee Charlton, Henry Desalvo, Roy Hammond, Roberto Ferrari | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dustin Fraga (PG), Brandon Dejesus (SG), Michael Wilson (SF), Mario Cotta (C) Gerald McVaigh, Jeffrey John, Melvin Hickmon, Thomas Harper | |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski misses the 1st free throw | 70-51 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski makes the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| 04:47 | Grinnell | Wilfredo Colombo buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Henry Moore | 73-52 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-55 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 04:02 | Grinnell | Wilfredo Colombo lays it up and in | 75-55 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Roland Raya - foul #3 on Roland Raya, team foul #7 | 75-55 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Lee Charlton (SG), Henry Desalvo (SF) Roland Raya, Wilfredo Colombo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh (PG) Dustin Fraga | |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski makes the 1st free throw | 75-56 |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski makes the 2nd free throw | 75-57 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Henry Moore (fresh) 8 ast. SG - Lee Charlton (fresh) 18 pts. SF - Henry Desalvo (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jay Papineau (fresh) 7 reb. C - Osayaba Suleiman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gerald McVaigh (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Brandon Dejesus (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Vincent Rykaczewski (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Mario Cotta (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Grinnell | Lee Charlton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Wilson - foul #1 on Michael Wilson, team foul #4 | 75-57 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Stokes (PF) Vincent Rykaczewski | |
| 03:22 | Grinnell | Lee Charlton makes the 1st free throw | 76-57 |
| 03:22 | Grinnell | Lee Charlton makes the 2nd free throw | 77-57 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 77-57 |
| 03:08 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Osayaba Suleiman | 77-57 |
| 03:04 | Grinnell | Lee Charlton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-57 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Henry Moore steps in front of the David Stokes pass | 77-57 |
| 02:36 | Grinnell | Lee Charlton comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 77-57 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Wilson | 77-57 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Mario Cotta connects on the floater from the right side | 77-59 |
| 02:02 | Grinnell | Lee Charlton drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Henry Moore | 79-59 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 79-59 |
| 01:40 | Grinnell | Jay Papineau snags the defensive board | 79-59 |
| 01:35 | Grinnell | Lee Charlton scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Henry Moore | 81-59 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Henry Moore steals it from Gerald McVaigh | 81-59 |
| 01:05 | Grinnell | Jay Papineau buries a turnaround from close range set up by Lee Charlton and the foul's on David Stokes - foul #1 on David Stokes, team foul #5 | 83-59 |
| 01:05 | Grinnell | Jay Papineau makes the free throw | 84-59 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Michael Wilson comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 84-59 |
| 00:47 | Grinnell | Jay Papineau grabs the board | 84-59 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Grinnell | Mario Cotta is called for the reach on Henry Desalvo - foul #1 on Mario Cotta, team foul #6 | 84-59 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Henry Moore runs out the clock | 84-59 |