| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Michael Templeman (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Roy Maez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Carino (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willy Pickerel (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christian Graddy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers is fouled on the floor by Paul Williams - foul #1 on Paul Williams, team foul #1 | 26-28 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Willy Pickerel | 26-30 |
| 19:21 | Grinnell | Ted Neill steals the ball from Michael Templeman in the backcourt | 26-30 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers loses the dribble to Jeremy Brown | 26-30 |
| 18:51 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman loses the ball out of bounds | 26-30 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Roy Maez - foul #1 on Roy Maez, team foul #2 | 26-30 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 18:11 | Grinnell | Jeremy Brown misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Willy Pickerel - foul #2 on Willy Pickerel, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| 18:11 | Grinnell | Jeremy Brown makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 18:11 | Grinnell | Jeremy Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christian Graddy | 27-32 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 27-32 |
| 17:54 | Grinnell | Jeremy Brown snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| 17:43 | Grinnell | Roy Maez knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Willie Carino | 30-32 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Ted Neill is hacked by Michael Templeman - foul #2 on Michael Templeman, team foul #3 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Collins (SG), Coleman Frisby (SF) Roy Maez, Paul Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG), Ralph Koch (SF), Carl Luce (PF) Willy Pickerel, Jeremiah Meyers, Christian Graddy | |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Michael Long misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Carl Luce snags the offensive board | 30-32 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Michael Long misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 30-32 |
| 16:51 | Grinnell | Michael Collins gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 16:40 | Grinnell | Jeremy Brown clanks a jump hook from close range | 30-32 |
| 16:39 | Grinnell | Michael Collins can't tip it in | 30-32 |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Ralph Koch connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Ted Neill | 30-34 |
| 16:11 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Michael Templeman | 32-34 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Carl Luce is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Carl Luce, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Roy Maez (PG), Paul Williams (SF), Gene Hoehn (PF), Frank Weiss (C) Michael Templeman, Coleman Frisby, Jeremy Brown, Willie Carino | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Christian Graddy (PF) Ted Neill, Carl Luce, Daniel Gibbs | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Roy Maez (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Collins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Hoehn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Weiss (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Long (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Lipovsky (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christian Graddy (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ralph Koch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Grinnell | Michael Collins clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-34 |
| 15:35 | Grinnell | Frank Weiss gets the offensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 15:26 | Grinnell | Gene Hoehn's pass is intercepted by Michael Long | 32-34 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Michael Long can't finish the layup | 32-34 |
| 15:20 | Grinnell | Paul Williams pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 15:04 | Grinnell | Michael Collins connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Roy Maez | 35-34 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jeremiah Meyers | 35-37 |
| 14:29 | Grinnell | Michael Collins buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-37 |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Michael Long clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Paul Williams - foul #2 on Paul Williams, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Templeman (PG), Garrett Harvey (SG), Coleman Frisby (SF), Jeremy Brown (PF), Willie Carino (C) Roy Maez, Michael Collins, Paul Williams, Gene Hoehn, Frank Weiss | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Carl Luce (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Robert Lipovsky, Jeremiah Meyers, Christian Graddy, Ralph Koch | |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Michael Long makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Michael Long misses the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 14:08 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Jeremy Brown | 37-38 |
| 14:01 | Grinnell | Willie Carino can't connect on a shot from the right block | 37-38 |
| 13:59 | Grinnell | Jeremy Brown can't tip it in | 37-38 |
| 13:57 | Grinnell | Jeremy Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 13:49 | Grinnell | Garrett Harvey hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Templeman | 40-38 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Michael Long is hacked by Garrett Harvey - foul #4 on Garrett Harvey, team foul #5 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jason Cohn (SF) Garrett Harvey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG) Michael Long | |
| 13:20 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-38 |
| 13:12 | Grinnell | Jeremy Brown misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 40-38 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Carl Luce grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 13:05 | Illinois | Ted Neill buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Willy Pickerel | 40-41 |
| 13:00 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Ted Neill knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Jonathan Howard | 40-43 |
| 12:33 | Grinnell | Ted Neill takes the ball from Michael Templeman | 40-43 |
| 12:30 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ted Neill | 40-45 |
| 12:13 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn lays it in on a great pass from Willie Carino | 42-45 |
| 12:06 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard can't finish the layup | 42-45 |
| 12:04 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Michael Templeman | 42-45 |
| 11:46 | Grinnell | Jeremy Brown connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Michael Templeman and he's hacked by Daniel Gibbs - foul #1 on Daniel Gibbs, team foul #3 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Roy Maez (PG), Michael Collins (SG), Paul Williams (SF), Gene Hoehn (C) Michael Templeman, Coleman Frisby, Jason Cohn, Willie Carino | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Christian Graddy (PF) Willy Pickerel, Jonathan Howard, Carl Luce | |
| 11:46 | Grinnell | Jeremy Brown makes the free throw | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Roy Maez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Gene Hoehn (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Lipovsky (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christian Graddy (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Illinois | Ted Neill misses the 3 from straight away | 45-45 |
| 11:28 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremiah Meyers | 45-45 |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Christian Graddy | 45-45 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs's layup is rejected by Gene Hoehn | 45-45 |
| 10:54 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers grabs the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Christian Graddy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 10:35 | Grinnell | Gene Hoehn gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 10:17 | Grinnell | Christian Graddy is called for the reach on Jeremy Brown - foul #1 on Christian Graddy, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Willie Carino (C) Jeremy Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (PG), Carl Luce (C) Ted Neill, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 10:09 | Grinnell | Gene Hoehn banks in the layup set up by Roy Maez | 47-45 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | Carl Luce snags the offensive board | 47-45 |
| 09:27 | Illinois | Carl Luce misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-45 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers tips it in | 47-47 |
| 09:00 | Grinnell | Roy Maez drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Williams | 50-47 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Christian Graddy clanks a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Gene Hoehn - foul #1 on Gene Hoehn, team foul #6 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Templeman (PG), Coleman Frisby (SG), Jason Cohn (SF), Mark Bittner (PF) Roy Maez, Michael Collins, Paul Williams, Gene Hoehn | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Willy Pickerel (SG), Jonathan Howard (SF) Michael Long, Robert Lipovsky, Jeremiah Meyers | |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Christian Graddy makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Christian Graddy misses the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 08:43 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Willie Carino | 50-48 |
| 08:29 | Grinnell | Willie Carino is fouled on the floor by Carl Luce - foul #4 on Carl Luce, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jeremy Brown (PF) Mark Bittner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Koch (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Christian Graddy, Carl Luce | |
| 08:22 | Grinnell | Willy Pickerel takes the ball from Coleman Frisby | 50-48 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 07:58 | Grinnell | Willie Carino grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 07:38 | Grinnell | Jeremy Brown lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jason Cohn | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Michael Templeman (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Coleman Frisby (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Cohn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeremy Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Willie Carino (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willy Pickerel (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ralph Koch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel is called for traveling | 52-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Garrett Harvey (SG), Mark Bittner (C) Jason Cohn, Willie Carino | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Carl Luce (PF) Jonathan Howard, Ralph Koch | |
| 07:03 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby drills a jumper in the lane set up by Jeremy Brown and he's fouled by Jeremiah Meyers - foul #1 on Jeremiah Meyers, team foul #6 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Paul Williams (SF), Gene Hoehn (C) Michael Templeman, Mark Bittner | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:03 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby makes the free throw | 55-48 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Carl Luce makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Ted Neill | 55-50 |
| 06:35 | Grinnell | Jeremy Brown comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 55-50 |
| 06:34 | Grinnell | Gene Hoehn hits the follow up shot | 57-50 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jeremy Brown - foul #1 on Jeremy Brown, team foul #7 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Roy Maez (PG), Willie Carino (C) Coleman Frisby, Jeremy Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (PG), Robert Lipovsky (SG), Christian Graddy (PF) Ted Neill, Willy Pickerel, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 05:54 | Grinnell | Roy Maez misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 05:53 | Illinois | Carl Luce pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Michael Long | 57-53 |
| 05:35 | Grinnell | Roy Maez misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-53 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers grabs the defensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Christian Graddy | 57-55 |
| 05:14 | Grinnell | Willie Carino can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Carl Luce - foul #5 on Carl Luce, team foul #7 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Templeman (PG), Mark Bittner (PF) Paul Williams, Gene Hoehn | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Robert Lipovsky, Jeremiah Meyers, Carl Luce | |
| 05:14 | Grinnell | Willie Carino makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 05:14 | Grinnell | Willie Carino makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Long | 59-57 |
| 04:42 | Grinnell | Roy Maez makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Garrett Harvey | 62-57 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | Ted Neill connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Long | 62-60 |
| 04:05 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Bittner | 65-60 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Willie Carino swats the shot by Michael Long | 65-60 |
| 03:59 | Grinnell | Mark Bittner grabs the defensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 03:55 | Grinnell | Roy Maez loses the ball out of bounds | 65-60 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Collins (SG), Paul Williams (SF), Jeremy Brown (PF) Garrett Harvey, Roy Maez, Willie Carino | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG), Ralph Koch (PF) Michael Long, Christian Graddy | |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Ralph Koch hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 65-62 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Michael Templeman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Bittner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willy Pickerel (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ralph Koch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Gibbs (fairly fresh) 9 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 65-62 |
| 03:06 | Grinnell | Paul Williams snags the offensive board | 65-62 |
| 02:55 | Grinnell | Mark Bittner clanks a runner from the right block | 65-62 |
| 02:54 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman grabs the offensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 02:54 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Garrett Harvey (SG), Willie Carino (C) Michael Collins, Mark Bittner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Christian Graddy (PF) Jonathan Howard, Ralph Koch | |
| 02:47 | Grinnell | Paul Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-62 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs snags the defensive board | 65-62 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Ted Neill misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-62 |
| 02:39 | Grinnell | Willie Carino grabs the board | 65-62 |
| 02:12 | Grinnell | Garrett Harvey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-62 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Roy Maez (PG) Michael Templeman | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Ted Neill is whistled for traveling | 65-62 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Templeman (PG) Roy Maez | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:44 | Grinnell | Garrett Harvey misses the jumper from the left side | 65-62 |
| 01:43 | Grinnell | Paul Williams snags the offensive board | 65-62 |
| 01:29 | Grinnell | Willie Carino banks in the layup set up by Michael Templeman | 67-62 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Ted Neill is fouled on the floor by Paul Williams - foul #3 on Paul Williams, team foul #8 | 67-62 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Ted Neill misses the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 01:06 | Grinnell | Willie Carino snags the defensive board | 67-62 |
| 00:37 | Grinnell | Garrett Harvey drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Templeman | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-62 |
| 00:29 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman snags the defensive board | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman is fouled in the backcourt by Ted Neill - foul #3 on Ted Neill, team foul #8 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Mark Bittner (PF), Frank Weiss (C) Jeremy Brown, Willie Carino | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:27 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:27 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Christian Graddy blows the layup but he's fouled by Paul Williams - foul #4 on Paul Williams, team foul #9 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Roy Maez (PG), Michael Collins (SG), Coleman Frisby (SF), Gene Hoehn (PF) Michael Templeman, Garrett Harvey, Paul Williams, Frank Weiss | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (PG), Robert Lipovsky (SG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Ralph Koch (C) Ted Neill, Willy Pickerel, Jeremiah Meyers, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Christian Graddy makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Christian Graddy misses the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:19 | Grinnell | Mark Bittner grabs the board | 72-63 |
| 00:19 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-63 |
| 00:16 | Grinnell | Mark Bittner is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Long - foul #1 on Michael Long, team foul #9 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Templeman (PG), Garrett Harvey (SG), Paul Williams (SF), Frank Weiss (C) Roy Maez, Michael Collins, Coleman Frisby, Gene Hoehn | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Willy Pickerel (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Michael Long, Robert Lipovsky, Jonathan Howard, Ralph Koch | |
| 00:16 | Grinnell | Mark Bittner misses the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs snags the defensive board | 72-63 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-63 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-63 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeremiah Meyers | 72-66 |
| 00:08 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-66 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Roy Maez (PG) Michael Templeman | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:05 | Grinnell | Mark Bittner is hacked by Ted Neill in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ted Neill, team foul #10 | 72-66 |
| 00:05 | Grinnell | Mark Bittner makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:05 | Grinnell | Mark Bittner makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-66 |