| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Clarence Kovach (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Mark Freel (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Cristobal (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Douglas Redfern (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Cecil Scruggs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Andy Close (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Reed Fuston (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Frederick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Binette (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - James Lowe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | William Frederick inbounds the ball | 42-32 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Reed Fuston hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Frederick | 42-35 |
| 19:33 | Grinnell | Andy Close is called for the reach on Clarence Kovach - foul #2 on Andy Close, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| 19:24 | Grinnell | Robert Cristobal lays it up and in on a nice dish by Clarence Kovach | 44-35 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | William Frederick comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-35 |
| 19:15 | Grinnell | Mark Freel grabs the defensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 19:10 | Grinnell | Mark Freel comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 44-35 |
| 19:08 | Grinnell | Cecil Scruggs pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 19:03 | Grinnell | Robert Cristobal is fouled on the floor by William Frederick - foul #3 on William Frederick, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander (SF) William Frederick | |
| 18:51 | Grinnell | James Lowe picks off the pass by Robert Cristobal | 44-35 |
| 18:46 | Illinois | Andy Close misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-35 |
| 18:44 | Grinnell | Douglas Redfern pulls down the rebound | 44-35 |
| 18:40 | Grinnell | Robert Cristobal can't finish the layup | 44-35 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | James Lowe gets the rebound | 44-35 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | Robert Cristobal steps in front of the Jimmy Alexander pass | 44-35 |
| 18:29 | Grinnell | Mark Freel lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Cristobal | 46-35 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander makes the jumper from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 18:11 | Grinnell | Robert Cristobal misses long on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Jimmy Alexander - foul #2 on Jimmy Alexander, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Blake (C) James Lowe | |
| 18:11 | Grinnell | Robert Cristobal makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 18:11 | Grinnell | Robert Cristobal makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 17:53 | Illinois | Terry Binette clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-37 |
| 17:51 | Grinnell | Clarence Kovach pulls down the rebound | 48-37 |
| 17:45 | Grinnell | Robert Cristobal lays it in on a nice dish by Clarence Kovach | 50-37 |
| 17:28 | Illinois | Andy Close hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-40 |
| 17:16 | Grinnell | Robert Cristobal makes the runner from close range set up by Clarence Kovach | 52-40 |
| 17:10 | Illinois | Terry Binette knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 52-42 |
| 16:59 | Grinnell | Mark Freel is whistled for traveling | 52-42 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Chad White (PG), Sidney Brasher (PF), David Hara (C) Clarence Kovach, Douglas Redfern, Cecil Scruggs | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Winsor (PG), Robert Bonneau (SG), David Page (SF), James Lowe (C) Andy Close, Reed Fuston, Jimmy Alexander, Terry Binette | |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Wesley Winsor hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 52-42 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | James Blake snags the offensive board | 52-42 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Wesley Winsor misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-42 |
| 16:25 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| 16:19 | Grinnell | David Page is called for the reach on Robert Cristobal - foul #2 on David Page, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Terry Binette (PF) James Blake | |
| 16:10 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 16:08 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher grabs the offensive board | 52-42 |
| 15:54 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Sidney Brasher, team foul #1 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson (C) David Hara | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Shattuck (PG), William Frederick (SF) Wesley Winsor, David Page | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Chad White (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Freel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Cristobal (fairly fresh) 20 pts. PF - Sidney Brasher (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Timothy Dotson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Shattuck (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Bonneau (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Frederick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Terry Binette (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - James Lowe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Illinois | Chad White steps in front of the James Lowe pass | 52-42 |
| 15:30 | Grinnell | Mark Freel hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Chad White | 54-42 |
| 15:21 | Illinois | William Frederick misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-42 |
| 15:19 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Timothy Dotson | 54-42 |
| 15:10 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 54-42 |
| 15:08 | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson can't tip it in | 54-42 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to William Frederick | 54-42 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck misses long on a jumper near the basket | 54-42 |
| 15:00 | Grinnell | Robert Cristobal snags the defensive board | 54-42 |
| 14:55 | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson can't finish the layup | 54-42 |
| 14:53 | Illinois | Terry Binette snags the defensive board | 54-42 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Shattuck | 54-45 |
| 14:27 | Grinnell | Mark Freel blows the layup but the foul's on Eric Shattuck - foul #4 on Eric Shattuck, team foul #5 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Clarence Kovach (PG), Dale Ross (SF), Douglas Redfern (PF) Chad White, Robert Cristobal, Sidney Brasher | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Close (PG), Reed Fuston (SG), James Blake (PF), Jimmy Alexander (C) Eric Shattuck, Robert Bonneau, Terry Binette, James Lowe | |
| 14:27 | Grinnell | Mark Freel misses the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 14:27 | Grinnell | Mark Freel makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Andy Close's pass is intercepted by Dale Ross | 55-45 |
| 13:59 | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Dale Ross | 57-45 |
| 13:57 | Illinois | Clarence Kovach is called for the reach on Andy Close in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clarence Kovach, team foul #2 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Erik Vance (SG) Mark Freel | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Page (SF) William Frederick | |
| 13:48 | Illinois | David Page knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Jimmy Alexander and he's hacked by Erik Vance - foul #2 on Erik Vance, team foul #3 | 57-47 |
| 13:48 | Illinois | David Page makes the free throw | 57-48 |
| 13:28 | Grinnell | Douglas Redfern's pass is intercepted by David Page | 57-48 |
| 13:21 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander misses short on a jumper from the right side | 57-48 |
| 13:19 | Grinnell | Douglas Redfern gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| 13:06 | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Clarence Kovach | 59-48 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Cecil Scruggs (C) Timothy Dotson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Bonneau (SG), James Lowe (C) Reed Fuston, James Blake | |
| 12:31 | Grinnell | Dale Ross makes the floater from the left block set up by Douglas Redfern | 61-48 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Andy Close is hacked by Clarence Kovach - foul #3 on Clarence Kovach, team foul #4 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Cristobal (SF), Sidney Brasher (PF) Dale Ross, Douglas Redfern | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Frederick (SF), Terry Binette (PF) Andy Close, Jimmy Alexander | |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau is hacked by Cecil Scruggs - foul #3 on Cecil Scruggs, team foul #5 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Chad White (PG) Clarence Kovach | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:04 | Illinois | David Page misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Cecil Scruggs - foul #4 on Cecil Scruggs, team foul #6 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Hara (C) Cecil Scruggs | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:04 | Illinois | David Page makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 12:04 | Illinois | David Page makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 12:04 | Illinois | David Page misses the 3rd free throw | 61-50 |
| 12:04 | Grinnell | David Hara grabs the board | 61-50 |
| 11:55 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Chad White and he's hacked by David Page - foul #3 on David Page, team foul #6 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Mark Freel (SG) Erik Vance | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:55 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher misses the free throw | 63-50 |
| 11:55 | Illinois | James Lowe snags the defensive board | 63-50 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Chad White (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Freel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Cristobal (fairly fresh) 20 pts. PF - Sidney Brasher (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - David Hara (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Bonneau (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Page (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Frederick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Terry Binette (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - James Lowe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Illinois | David Page misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-50 |
| 11:30 | Grinnell | David Hara snags the defensive board | 63-50 |
| 11:17 | Grinnell | Robert Cristobal is called for traveling | 63-50 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Clarence Kovach (PG), Timothy Dotson (C) Chad White, David Hara | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Close (PG), Reed Fuston (SG), David Orth (SF) Robert Bonneau, David Page, William Frederick | |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Andy Close's pass is intercepted by Robert Cristobal | 63-50 |
| 10:48 | Grinnell | Mark Freel misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Terry Binette - foul #2 on Terry Binette, team foul #7 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Dale Ross (SF), Douglas Redfern (PF) Robert Cristobal, Sidney Brasher | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander (SF), James Blake (C) David Orth, James Lowe | |
| 10:48 | Grinnell | Mark Freel makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 10:48 | Grinnell | Mark Freel makes the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| 10:29 | Illinois | James Blake throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-50 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Erik Vance (SG) Mark Freel | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:13 | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson lays it in set up by Clarence Kovach | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-50 |
| 10:00 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Alexander | 67-50 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Andy Close is blocked by Douglas Redfern | 67-50 |
| 09:47 | Grinnell | Douglas Redfern grabs the board | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:18 | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson misses the floater in the paint | 67-50 |
| 09:17 | Illinois | Andy Close snags the defensive board | 67-50 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Andy Close misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-50 |
| 09:12 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Erik Vance | 67-50 |
| 08:51 | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Clarence Kovach | 69-50 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Timothy Dotson - foul #4 on Timothy Dotson, team foul #7 | 69-50 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Chad White (PG), Mark Freel (SG), Robert Cristobal (SF), Sidney Brasher (PF), David Hara (C) Clarence Kovach, Erik Vance, Dale Ross, Douglas Redfern, Timothy Dotson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Bonneau (PG), David Page (SG), William Frederick (SF), James Lowe (C) Andy Close, Reed Fuston, Terry Binette, James Blake | |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 69-50 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 69-50 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander makes the 3rd free throw | 69-51 |
| 08:20 | Grinnell | Robert Cristobal is fouled on the floor by Robert Bonneau - foul #2 on Robert Bonneau, team foul #8 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Blake (PF) Jimmy Alexander | |
| 08:20 | Grinnell | Robert Cristobal makes the 1st free throw | 70-51 |
| 08:20 | Grinnell | Robert Cristobal misses the 2nd free throw | 70-51 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | James Lowe grabs the board | 70-51 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 70-51 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau grabs the offensive board | 70-51 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | James Lowe hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by David Page | 70-53 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Chad White (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Freel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Robert Cristobal (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 stl. PF - Sidney Brasher (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - David Hara (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Bonneau (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Page (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Frederick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Blake (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - James Lowe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:27 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 70-53 |
| 07:26 | Grinnell | Mark Freel hits the follow up shot | 72-53 |
| 07:17 | Illinois | William Frederick comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Cristobal - foul #1 on Robert Cristobal, team foul #8 | 72-53 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Cecil Scruggs (C) David Hara | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Shattuck (PG), Terry Binette (PF) David Page, James Blake | |
| 07:17 | Illinois | William Frederick makes the 1st free throw | 72-54 |
| 07:17 | Illinois | William Frederick makes the 2nd free throw | 72-55 |
| 06:57 | Grinnell | Chad White hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Eric Shattuck - foul #5 on Eric Shattuck, team foul #9 | 72-55 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Page (SG) Eric Shattuck | |
| 06:57 | Grinnell | Chad White misses the 1st free throw | 72-55 |
| 06:57 | Grinnell | Chad White makes the 2nd free throw | 73-55 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but the foul's on Chad White - foul #1 on Chad White, team foul #9 | 73-55 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Winsor (PG) William Frederick | |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau makes the 1st free throw | 73-56 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau misses the 2nd free throw | 73-56 |
| 06:41 | Grinnell | Cecil Scruggs snags the defensive board | 73-56 |
| 06:23 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 73-56 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Terry Binette pulls down the rebound | 73-56 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau loses the ball out of bounds | 73-56 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Clarence Kovach (PG), Erik Vance (SG), Dale Ross (SF), Douglas Redfern (PF), Timothy Dotson (C) Chad White, Mark Freel, Robert Cristobal, Sidney Brasher, Cecil Scruggs | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Close (PG), Reed Fuston (SG), Jimmy Alexander (PF) Wesley Winsor, Robert Bonneau, Terry Binette | |
| 05:38 | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson blows the dunk but he's hacked by David Page - foul #4 on David Page, team foul #10 | 73-56 |
| 05:38 | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson misses the 1st free throw | 73-56 |
| 05:38 | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-56 |
| 05:28 | Illinois | James Lowe is fouled on the floor by Clarence Kovach - foul #4 on Clarence Kovach, team foul #10 | 74-56 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Orth (SF) David Page | |
| 05:28 | Illinois | James Lowe misses the 1st free throw | 74-56 |
| 05:28 | Illinois | James Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 74-57 |
| 05:15 | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Dale Ross | 76-57 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Andy Close connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Jimmy Alexander | 76-59 |
| 04:42 | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Erik Vance | 78-59 |
| 04:33 | Illinois | James Lowe scores on a shot from the left block set up by Jimmy Alexander | 78-61 |
| 04:08 | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson clanks a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on James Lowe - foul #3 on James Lowe, team foul #11 | 78-61 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Chad White (PG), Mark Freel (SG), Robert Cristobal (SF), Sidney Brasher (PF) Clarence Kovach, Erik Vance, Dale Ross, Douglas Redfern | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Bonneau (PG), David Page (SG), William Frederick (SF), Terry Binette (PF), James Blake (C) Andy Close, Reed Fuston, David Orth, Jimmy Alexander, James Lowe | |
| 04:08 | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson misses the 1st free throw | 78-61 |
| 04:08 | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson misses the 2nd free throw | 78-61 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Blake | 78-61 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | James Blake connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by David Page | 78-64 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:46 | Grinnell | Robert Cristobal's fadeaway is rejected by Terry Binette | 78-64 |
| 03:44 | Grinnell | Mark Freel hits the follow up shot | 80-64 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Chad White (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Freel (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Robert Cristobal (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 stl. PF - Sidney Brasher (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Timothy Dotson (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Bonneau (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Page (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Frederick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Terry Binette (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - James Blake (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Illinois | James Blake's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 80-64 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Cecil Scruggs (C) Timothy Dotson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:17 | Grinnell | Mark Freel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 80-64 |
| 03:15 | Illinois | James Blake snags the defensive board | 80-64 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau throws it down set up by James Blake | 80-66 |
| 03:00 | Grinnell | Robert Cristobal misses the lay-in | 80-66 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau grabs the defensive rebound | 80-66 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-66 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Clarence Kovach (PG), Douglas Redfern (PF), Timothy Dotson (C) Chad White, Sidney Brasher, Cecil Scruggs | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Close (PG), Reed Fuston (SG), Jimmy Alexander (C) Robert Bonneau, David Page, Terry Binette | |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 80-66 |
| 02:43 | Grinnell | Douglas Redfern snags the defensive board | 80-66 |
| 02:38 | Grinnell | Mark Freel can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 80-66 |
| 02:36 | Grinnell | Mark Freel tips it but misses | 80-66 |
| 02:35 | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson can't tip it in | 80-66 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 80-66 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Andy Close's pass is intercepted by Mark Freel in the backcourt | 80-66 |
| 02:29 | Grinnell | Mark Freel blows the layup | 80-66 |
| 02:27 | Illinois | James Blake grabs the defensive rebound | 80-66 |
| 02:23 | Illinois | Reed Fuston misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 80-66 |
| 02:22 | Grinnell | Douglas Redfern grabs the board | 80-66 |
| 02:14 | Grinnell | Robert Cristobal hits a runner near the basket set up by Mark Freel | 82-66 |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Timothy Dotson - foul #5 on Timothy Dotson, team foul #11 | 82-66 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Chad White (PG), Erik Vance (SG), Dale Ross (SF), Sidney Brasher (PF), Cecil Scruggs (C) Clarence Kovach, Mark Freel, Robert Cristobal, Douglas Redfern, Timothy Dotson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Bonneau (SG), David Page (SF) Reed Fuston, William Frederick | |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 82-66 |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 82-67 |
| 01:53 | Grinnell | Cecil Scruggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 82-67 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau scores on a floater from the right side | 82-69 |
| 01:27 | Grinnell | Dale Ross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 82-69 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Andy Close hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Chad White - foul #2 on Chad White, team foul #12 | 82-69 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Andy Close makes the 1st free throw | 82-70 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Andy Close misses the 2nd free throw | 82-70 |
| 01:14 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Dale Ross | 82-70 |
| 01:00 | Grinnell | Chad White misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jimmy Alexander - foul #3 on Jimmy Alexander, team foul #12 | 82-70 |
| 01:00 | Grinnell | Chad White makes the 1st free throw | 83-70 |
| 01:00 | Grinnell | Chad White makes the 2nd free throw | 84-70 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Erik Vance is called for the reach on Robert Bonneau - foul #3 on Erik Vance, team foul #13 | 84-70 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau makes the 1st free throw | 84-71 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau makes the 2nd free throw | 84-72 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher slams it home | 86-72 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Cecil Scruggs denies the turnaround by Andy Close | 86-72 |
| 00:25 | Grinnell | Cecil Scruggs pulls down the rebound | 86-72 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Chad White runs out the clock | 86-72 |