| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fresh) SG - Robert Pelfrey (fresh) SF - John Alvares (fresh) PF - Jerald Gayton (fresh) C - James Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Brad Spears (fresh) SG - Douglas Bessler (fresh) SF - Richard Cadena (fresh) PF - William Eberhard (fresh) C - Patrick Ronan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | Patrick Ronan 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 triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Grinnell | Brad Spears scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:39 | Illinois | John King clanks a 3 from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Jerald Gayton tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 19:20 | Grinnell | Douglas Bessler misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | James Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 19:12 | Grinnell | Douglas Bessler grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | Grinnell | William Eberhard hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Brad Spears | 2-4 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by John King | 5-4 |
| 18:39 | Grinnell | Patrick Ronan misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | John King grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | John Alvares misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey hits the follow up shot | 7-4 |
| 18:24 | Grinnell | Brad Spears is hacked by John King - foul #1 on John King, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| 18:03 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Douglas Bessler | 7-7 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | John Alvares is called for a charge - foul #1 on John Alvares, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Alan Ouimet (SG) Douglas Bessler | |
| 17:39 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena banks in the layup | 7-9 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | John Alvares hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-9 |
| 17:22 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 17:02 | Grinnell | William Eberhard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alex Brady (PG), Dexter Broadwell (SG), Jeffery Williams (SF), Oscar Hancock (PF) John King, Robert Pelfrey, John Alvares, Jerald Gayton | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Tommy Norsworthy (PG), Douglas Bessler (SG), Jason Mercer (SF), Robert McSpadden (C) Brad Spears, Richard Cadena, William Eberhard, Patrick Ronan | |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Alex Brady knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Jeffery Williams | 9-9 |
| 16:47 | Grinnell | Alex Brady picks off the pass by Tommy Norsworthy in the backcourt | 9-9 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Jeffery Williams clanks a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Robert McSpadden - foul #1 on Robert McSpadden, team foul #1 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner (PG) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Jeffery Williams makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Jeffery Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 16:35 | Grinnell | Robert McSpadden grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 16:16 | Grinnell | Robert McSpadden misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Oscar Hancock - foul #1 on Oscar Hancock, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| 16:16 | Grinnell | Robert McSpadden makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 16:16 | Grinnell | Robert McSpadden makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Alex Brady connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 12-11 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Faulkner (fresh) SG - Alex Brady (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeffery Williams (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dexter Broadwell (fresh) C - Oscar Hancock (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Tommy Norsworthy (fresh) SG - Douglas Bessler (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Mercer (fresh) PF - Alan Ouimet (fresh) C - Robert McSpadden (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Grinnell | Tommy Norsworthy scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 12-13 |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Jeffery Williams misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Jason Mercer - foul #1 on Jason Mercer, team foul #2 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG), Robert Pelfrey (SG), Jerald Gayton (PF), James Johnson (C) Joshua Faulkner, Alex Brady, Dexter Broadwell, Oscar Hancock | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Brad Spears (PG), Richard Cadena (SF), William Eberhard (PF) Douglas Bessler, Alan Ouimet, Robert McSpadden | |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Jeffery Williams makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Jeffery Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 15:21 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena is fouled on the floor by Robert Pelfrey - foul #1 on Robert Pelfrey, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Alvares (SF) Jeffery Williams | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Todd Hodge (SG), Patrick Ronan (C) Tommy Norsworthy, Jason Mercer | |
| 15:07 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Brad Spears and he's hacked by James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| 15:07 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena misses the free throw | 14-15 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | James Johnson pulls down the rebound | 14-15 |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Jerald Gayton can't finish the layup | 14-15 |
| 14:55 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Patrick Ronan | 14-15 |
| 14:49 | Grinnell | William Eberhard hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Brad Spears | 14-17 |
| 14:27 | Illinois | Patrick Ronan blocks the short jumper by Robert Pelfrey | 14-17 |
| 14:26 | Grinnell | William Eberhard pulls down the rebound | 14-17 |
| 14:00 | Grinnell | William Eberhard hits the finger roll set up by Richard Cadena and he's hacked by James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #6 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffery Williams (SF), Oscar Hancock (C) John Alvares, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Douglas Bessler (SG), Robert McSpadden (C) Todd Hodge, Patrick Ronan | |
| 14:00 | Grinnell | William Eberhard makes the free throw | 14-20 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alex Brady (SG) Robert Pelfrey | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Alan Ouimet (PF) William Eberhard | |
| 13:30 | Grinnell | Douglas Bessler connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Richard Cadena | 14-23 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Alex Brady buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jerald Gayton | 17-23 |
| 13:03 | Grinnell | Oscar Hancock steals the ball from Richard Cadena | 17-23 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Alex Brady can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-23 |
| 12:58 | Grinnell | Brad Spears pulls down the rebound | 17-23 |
| 12:34 | Grinnell | Jerald Gayton is called for the reach on Brad Spears - foul #1 on Jerald Gayton, team foul #7 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner (PG), Robert Pelfrey (SG), Dexter Broadwell (PF) John King, Jeffery Williams, Jerald Gayton | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Tommy Norsworthy (SG), Jason Mercer (SF), Patrick Ronan (C) Douglas Bessler, Richard Cadena, Robert McSpadden | |
| 12:34 | Grinnell | Brad Spears makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 12:34 | Grinnell | Brad Spears makes the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Pelfrey | 19-25 |
| 12:09 | Grinnell | Alan Ouimet is hacked by Dexter Broadwell - foul #1 on Dexter Broadwell, team foul #8 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Alvares (SF) Oscar Hancock | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Eberhard (PF) Brad Spears | |
| 12:09 | Grinnell | Alan Ouimet makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 12:09 | Grinnell | Alan Ouimet misses the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Alex Brady grabs the board | 19-26 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Alex Brady | 21-26 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Faulkner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Pelfrey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Alvares (fresh) PF - Dexter Broadwell (fresh) C - Alex Brady (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Tommy Norsworthy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alan Ouimet (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jason Mercer (fresh) PF - William Eberhard (fresh) 7 pts. C - Patrick Ronan (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Grinnell | Alan Ouimet is called for a charge - foul #1 on Alan Ouimet, team foul #3 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Todd Hodge (SG) Alan Ouimet | |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Alex Brady loses the dribble to William Eberhard | 21-26 |
| 11:02 | Grinnell | Jason Mercer hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Tommy Norsworthy | 21-28 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner misses the easy layup | 21-28 |
| 10:54 | Grinnell | William Eberhard grabs the defensive rebound | 21-28 |
| 10:39 | Grinnell | Patrick Ronan misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by John Alvares - foul #2 on John Alvares, team foul #9 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG), Jeffery Williams (SF), Jerald Gayton (PF), Oscar Hancock (C) Joshua Faulkner, John Alvares, Dexter Broadwell, Alex Brady | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Daniel Spivey (PG), Douglas Bessler (SG), Richard Cadena (SF), Alan Ouimet (PF) Tommy Norsworthy, Todd Hodge, Jason Mercer, William Eberhard | |
| 10:39 | Grinnell | Patrick Ronan makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 10:39 | Grinnell | Patrick Ronan makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Jerald Gayton lays it up and in on a great pass from Jeffery Williams | 23-30 |
| 10:06 | Grinnell | Alan Ouimet comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-30 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock grabs the board | 23-30 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Jeffery Williams is fouled on the floor by Daniel Spivey - foul #1 on Daniel Spivey, team foul #4 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Brad Spears (PG), Robert McSpadden (C) Daniel Spivey, Patrick Ronan | |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock connects on the jumper from the left block set up by John King | 25-30 |
| 09:27 | Grinnell | Douglas Bessler is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Douglas Bessler, team foul #5 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner (SG), Alex Brady (SF) Robert Pelfrey, Oscar Hancock | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Eberhard (PF) Alan Ouimet | |
| 09:01 | Illinois | John King can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 25-30 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner gets the offensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 08:45 | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell (SF) Joshua Faulkner | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Tommy Norsworthy (SG), Jason Mercer (C) Douglas Bessler, Robert McSpadden | |
| 08:26 | Grinnell | Brad Spears hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Tommy Norsworthy | 25-33 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Jeffery Williams misses the driving attempt in the lane | 25-33 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Alex Brady misses the tip | 25-33 |
| 07:58 | Grinnell | William Eberhard grabs the board | 25-33 |
| 07:53 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena's layup is rejected by Jeffery Williams | 25-33 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jerald Gayton | 25-33 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alex Brady (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dexter Broadwell (fresh) PF - Jerald Gayton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffery Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Brad Spears (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tommy Norsworthy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Cadena (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Eberhard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Mercer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell misses short on a floater from the left wing | 25-33 |
| 07:44 | Grinnell | William Eberhard pulls down the rebound | 25-33 |
| 07:20 | Grinnell | Jason Mercer drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Tommy Norsworthy | 25-36 |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Alex Brady is fouled on the floor by William Eberhard - foul #1 on William Eberhard, team foul #6 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner (PG), Robert Pelfrey (SG), Oscar Hancock (C) John King, Alex Brady, Dexter Broadwell | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Douglas Bessler (SG), Alan Ouimet (SF), Robert McSpadden (PF), Patrick Ronan (C) Brad Spears, Richard Cadena, William Eberhard, Jason Mercer | |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock's layup is rejected by Robert McSpadden | 25-36 |
| 06:52 | Grinnell | Robert McSpadden snags the defensive board | 25-36 |
| 06:38 | Grinnell | Douglas Bessler misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-36 |
| 06:37 | Grinnell | Robert McSpadden snags the offensive board | 25-36 |
| 06:28 | Grinnell | Jerald Gayton steps in front of the Patrick Ronan pass | 25-36 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner connects on the jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Tommy Norsworthy - foul #1 on Tommy Norsworthy, team foul #7 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alex Brady (SF) Jeffery Williams | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Brad Spears (PG) Tommy Norsworthy | |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner makes the free throw | 28-36 |
| 05:50 | Grinnell | Oscar Hancock steals it from Robert McSpadden | 28-36 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner misses the easy layup | 28-36 |
| 05:37 | Grinnell | Robert McSpadden grabs the defensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 05:32 | Grinnell | Alan Ouimet scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Brad Spears | 28-39 |
| 05:18 | Illinois | Douglas Bessler takes the ball from Oscar Hancock | 28-39 |
| 04:59 | Grinnell | Robert McSpadden clanks a runner from close range | 28-39 |
| 04:57 | Grinnell | Patrick Ronan pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 04:33 | Grinnell | Brad Spears comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing but the foul's on Joshua Faulkner - foul #1 on Joshua Faulkner, team foul #10 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG), Dexter Broadwell (SF), Jeffery Williams (C) Joshua Faulkner, Alex Brady, Oscar Hancock | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Todd Hodge (SG), Richard Cadena (SF), William Eberhard (PF), Jason Mercer (C) Douglas Bessler, Alan Ouimet, Robert McSpadden, Patrick Ronan | |
| 04:33 | Grinnell | Brad Spears makes the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 04:33 | Grinnell | Brad Spears makes the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 04:33 | Grinnell | Brad Spears makes the 3rd free throw | 28-42 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey buries a jump hook near the basket set up by John King | 30-42 |
| 03:55 | Grinnell | William Eberhard misses the easy layup | 30-42 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Jeffery Williams snags the defensive board | 30-42 |
| 03:49 | Illinois | John King banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dexter Broadwell and he's hacked by Brad Spears - foul #1 on Brad Spears, team foul #8 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Alvares (SF), James Johnson (C) Robert Pelfrey, Jeffery Williams | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Tommy Norsworthy (PG) Brad Spears | |
| 03:49 | Illinois | John King misses the free throw | 32-42 |
| 03:49 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena snags the defensive board | 32-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dexter Broadwell (fresh) SF - John Alvares (fresh) PF - Jerald Gayton (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Tommy Norsworthy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Hodge (fresh) SF - Richard Cadena (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Eberhard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Mercer (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:34 | Grinnell | Jason Mercer is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Jason Mercer, team foul #9 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Alan Ouimet (SG) Todd Hodge | |
| 03:16 | Illinois | John King misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jason Mercer - foul #3 on Jason Mercer, team foul #10 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alex Brady (SG) Jerald Gayton | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Patrick Ronan (C) Jason Mercer | |
| 03:16 | Illinois | John King makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 03:16 | Illinois | John King makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 02:56 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Alvares - foul #3 on John Alvares, team foul #11 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey (SG) John Alvares | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 02:56 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena misses the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 02:56 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena misses the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 02:56 | Grinnell | William Eberhard grabs the offensive board | 34-42 |
| 02:46 | Grinnell | Tommy Norsworthy is hacked by John King - foul #2 on John King, team foul #12 | 34-42 |
| 02:46 | Grinnell | Tommy Norsworthy makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 02:46 | Grinnell | Tommy Norsworthy makes the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | William Eberhard steps in front of the Dexter Broadwell pass | 34-44 |
| 02:14 | Grinnell | Tommy Norsworthy comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 34-44 |
| 02:12 | Grinnell | William Eberhard grabs the offensive board | 34-44 |
| 01:59 | Grinnell | Tommy Norsworthy connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Richard Cadena | 34-47 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | James Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-47 |
| 01:45 | Grinnell | Richard Cadena grabs the board | 34-47 |
| 01:30 | Grinnell | James Johnson is called for the reach on Patrick Ronan - foul #3 on James Johnson, team foul #13 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner (PG), Jeffery Williams (SF), Jerald Gayton (PF), Oscar Hancock (C) John King, Alex Brady, Dexter Broadwell, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Brad Spears (PG), Douglas Bessler (SG), Luther Middendorf (SF) Tommy Norsworthy, Alan Ouimet, Richard Cadena | |
| 01:30 | Grinnell | Patrick Ronan makes the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 01:30 | Grinnell | Patrick Ronan makes the 2nd free throw | 34-49 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Jerald Gayton misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Brad Spears - foul #2 on Brad Spears, team foul #11 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert McSpadden (C) Patrick Ronan | |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Jerald Gayton makes the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Jerald Gayton makes the 2nd free throw | 36-49 |
| 00:48 | Grinnell | Brad Spears is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Brad Spears, team foul #12 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Daniel Spivey (PG) Brad Spears | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Jerald Gayton clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 36-49 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jerald Gayton | 36-49 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Jerald Gayton banks in the layup | 38-49 |