| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Shattuck (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reed Fuston (fresh) SF - William Frederick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Binette (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Lowe (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Clarence Kovach (fresh) 3 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Freel (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Cristobal (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Redfern (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Cecil Scruggs (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | William Frederick inbounds the ball | 28-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Illinois | William Frederick comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 28-41 |
| 19:36 | Grinnell | Clarence Kovach gets the rebound | 28-41 |
| 19:27 | Grinnell | Mark Freel lays it up and in set up by Clarence Kovach and he's hacked by Reed Fuston - foul #2 on Reed Fuston, team foul #1 | 28-43 |
| 19:27 | Grinnell | Mark Freel makes the free throw | 28-44 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | James Lowe clanks a fadeaway from close range | 28-44 |
| 19:08 | Grinnell | Douglas Redfern grabs the defensive rebound | 28-44 |
| 18:49 | Grinnell | Douglas Redfern comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Terry Binette - foul #3 on Terry Binette, team foul #2 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Blake (PF) Terry Binette | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 18:49 | Grinnell | Douglas Redfern makes the 1st free throw | 28-45 |
| 18:49 | Grinnell | Douglas Redfern makes the 2nd free throw | 28-46 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck's pass is intercepted by Clarence Kovach in the backcourt | 28-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 18:31 | Grinnell | Douglas Redfern misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Lowe - foul #3 on James Lowe, team foul #3 | 28-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander (C) James Lowe | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 18:31 | Grinnell | Douglas Redfern makes the 1st free throw | 28-47 |
| 18:31 | Grinnell | Douglas Redfern misses the 2nd free throw | 28-47 |
| 18:31 | Grinnell | Robert Cristobal snags the offensive board | 28-47 |
| 18:16 | Grinnell | Robert Cristobal can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 28-47 |
| 18:15 | Grinnell | Robert Cristobal tips it back up and in | 28-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-49 |
| 17:55 | Grinnell | Robert Cristobal pulls down the rebound | 28-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:41 | Grinnell | Mark Freel misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-49 |
| 17:39 | Grinnell | Douglas Redfern tips it home | 28-51 |
| 17:34 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Jimmy Alexander, team foul #4 | 28-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Bonneau (SG), David Page (SF), Andy Close (C) Reed Fuston, William Frederick, Jimmy Alexander | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Chad White (PG), Sidney Brasher (PF), David Hara (C) Clarence Kovach, Douglas Redfern, Cecil Scruggs | |
| 17:05 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher banks in the layup on a nice dish by Mark Freel and the foul's on Eric Shattuck - foul #1 on Eric Shattuck, team foul #5 | 28-53 |
| 17:05 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher makes the free throw | 28-54 |
| 16:47 | Illinois | David Page buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Bonneau | 31-54 |
| 16:30 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Chad White | 31-56 |
| 16:13 | Illinois | Andy Close misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-56 |
| 16:11 | Grinnell | Chad White snags the defensive board | 31-56 |
| 16:06 | Grinnell | Chad White comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 31-56 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Andy Close | 31-56 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Andy Close hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Shattuck | 34-56 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Shattuck (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Bonneau (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Page (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Blake (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Andy Close (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Chad White (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Freel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cristobal (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sidney Brasher (fresh) 9 pts. C - David Hara (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:19 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher can't finish the layup | 34-56 |
| 15:18 | Grinnell | Chad White snags the offensive board | 34-56 |
| 15:00 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher misses the lay-in | 34-56 |
| 14:59 | Grinnell | David Hara snags the offensive board | 34-56 |
| 14:37 | Grinnell | Mark Freel knocks in the shot near the basket | 34-58 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Andy Close | 37-58 |
| 14:02 | Grinnell | Robert Cristobal lays it in set up by Sidney Brasher | 37-60 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck's floater is tipped away by David Hara | 37-60 |
| 13:39 | Illinois | James Blake can't tip it in | 37-60 |
| 13:37 | Grinnell | David Hara gets the rebound | 37-60 |
| 13:10 | Grinnell | David Page picks off the pass by Chad White | 37-60 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-60 |
| 13:04 | Grinnell | Robert Cristobal gets the rebound | 37-60 |
| 12:43 | Grinnell | Chad White can't finish the layup | 37-60 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | James Blake snags the defensive board | 37-60 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | The jump hook by David Page is blocked by David Hara | 37-60 |
| 12:35 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Robert Cristobal | 37-60 |
| 12:28 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher hits the finger roll on a great pass from Chad White | 37-62 |
| 12:21 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck blows the layup but he's hacked by Chad White - foul #3 on Chad White, team foul #1 | 37-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Fuston (SG), William Frederick (SF), Terry Binette (PF), James Lowe (C) Robert Bonneau, David Page, James Blake, Andy Close | |
| 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, David Hara | |
| 12:21 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck makes the 1st free throw | 38-62 |
| 12:21 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck makes the 2nd free throw | 39-62 |
| 12:05 | Grinnell | Terry Binette is called for the reach on Clarence Kovach - foul #4 on Terry Binette, team foul #6 | 39-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Winsor (PG), Jimmy Alexander (PF) Eric Shattuck, Terry Binette | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 11:39 | Grinnell | Reed Fuston picks off the pass by Timothy Dotson | 39-62 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wesley Winsor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Reed Fuston (fresh) 2 stl. SF - William Frederick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Alexander (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - James Lowe (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Clarence Kovach (fresh) 3 pts. 9 ast. 3 stl. SG - Erik Vance (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Ross (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Redfern (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Timothy Dotson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | Illinois | James Lowe misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-62 |
| 11:24 | Illinois | William Frederick can't tip it in | 39-62 |
| 11:23 | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson grabs the board | 39-62 |
| 11:03 | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Clarence Kovach | 39-64 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Erik Vance picks off the pass by Jimmy Alexander | 39-64 |
| 10:22 | Grinnell | Jimmy Alexander is called for the reach on Timothy Dotson - foul #4 on Jimmy Alexander, team foul #7 | 39-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Orth (SF), James Blake (PF) William Frederick, Jimmy Alexander | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 10:22 | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson makes the 1st free throw | 39-65 |
| 10:22 | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-65 |
| 10:22 | Illinois | James Lowe grabs the board | 39-65 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | Clarence Kovach takes the ball from Wesley Winsor | 39-65 |
| 10:09 | Grinnell | Erik Vance lays it in on a nice dish by Clarence Kovach | 39-67 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | Reed Fuston connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Wesley Winsor | 41-67 |
| 09:16 | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Timothy Dotson, team foul #2 | 41-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Shattuck (PG), Robert Bonneau (SG), David Page (SF), Andy Close (PF) Wesley Winsor, Reed Fuston, David Orth, James Blake | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Mark Freel (SG), Robert Cristobal (SF), Cecil Scruggs (C) Erik Vance, Dale Ross, Timothy Dotson | |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Andy Close comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-67 |
| 09:07 | Grinnell | Cecil Scruggs grabs the board | 41-67 |
| 09:01 | Grinnell | Robert Cristobal comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by David Page - foul #2 on David Page, team foul #8 | 41-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Frederick (SF) David Page | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher (PF) Douglas Redfern | |
| 09:01 | Grinnell | Robert Cristobal makes the 1st free throw | 41-68 |
| 09:01 | Grinnell | Robert Cristobal makes the 2nd free throw | 41-69 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Andy Close misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 41-69 |
| 08:43 | Grinnell | Cecil Scruggs gets the rebound | 41-69 |
| 08:20 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 41-69 |
| 08:18 | Grinnell | Mark Freel gets the offensive rebound | 41-69 |
| 07:55 | Grinnell | Clarence Kovach is hacked by Robert Bonneau - foul #2 on Robert Bonneau, team foul #9 | 41-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Terry Binette (PF), Jimmy Alexander (C) Andy Close, James Lowe | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Chad White (SG), David Hara (PF), Timothy Dotson (C) Mark Freel, Robert Cristobal, Cecil Scruggs | |
| 07:55 | Grinnell | Clarence Kovach misses the 1st free throw | 41-69 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 41-69 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-69 |
| 07:37 | Grinnell | Clarence Kovach gets the rebound | 41-69 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Shattuck (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Bonneau (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Frederick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Binette (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. C - Jimmy Alexander (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Clarence Kovach (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 11 ast. 4 stl. SG - Chad White (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sidney Brasher (fresh) 11 pts. PF - David Hara (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Dotson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-69 |
| 07:31 | Illinois | William Frederick grabs the defensive rebound | 41-69 |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Chad White steps in front of the Terry Binette pass | 41-69 |
| 07:16 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher can't finish the layup | 41-69 |
| 07:15 | Illinois | William Frederick grabs the board | 41-69 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Terry Binette is denied on a layup by Sidney Brasher | 41-69 |
| 07:07 | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson snags the defensive board | 41-69 |
| 06:44 | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson loses the ball out of bounds | 41-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Winsor (PG), Andy Close (SG), David Page (SF), James Blake (C) Eric Shattuck, Robert Bonneau, William Frederick, Terry Binette | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Erik Vance (SG), Dale Ross (SF), Cecil Scruggs (C) Clarence Kovach, Sidney Brasher, Timothy Dotson | |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Hara - foul #1 on David Hara, team foul #3 | 41-69 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 42-69 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 42-69 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | James Blake grabs the offensive board | 42-69 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-69 |
| 05:57 | Grinnell | Erik Vance's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-69 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Cecil Scruggs blocks the jumper by James Blake | 45-69 |
| 05:42 | Grinnell | David Hara gets the rebound | 45-69 |
| 05:18 | Grinnell | James Blake takes the ball from Dale Ross | 45-69 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | David Page drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from James Blake and he's fouled by Chad White - foul #4 on Chad White, team foul #4 | 47-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Bonneau (SG) Andy Close | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Mark Freel (SG), Sidney Brasher (PF) Chad White, David Hara | |
| 05:05 | Illinois | David Page misses the free throw | 47-69 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Alexander | 47-69 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | James Blake misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-69 |
| 04:51 | Grinnell | Cecil Scruggs grabs the board | 47-69 |
| 04:33 | Grinnell | Mark Freel clanks a floater near the basket | 47-69 |
| 04:31 | Grinnell | Dale Ross tips it home | 47-71 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wesley Winsor | 49-71 |
| 03:55 | Grinnell | Mark Freel misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-71 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jimmy Alexander | 49-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 03:49 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jimmy Alexander | 51-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 03:36 | Grinnell | Erik Vance comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 51-71 |
| 03:34 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Ross | 51-71 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wesley Winsor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Bonneau (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Page (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jimmy Alexander (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - James Blake (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Erik Vance (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Freel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Ross (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Sidney Brasher (fresh) 11 pts. C - Cecil Scruggs (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:20 | Grinnell | James Blake is called for the reach on Cecil Scruggs - foul #1 on James Blake, team foul #10 | 51-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Close (PG), David Orth (SF) Wesley Winsor, David Page | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Clarence Kovach (PG), David Hara (PF) Mark Freel, Sidney Brasher | |
| 03:20 | Grinnell | Cecil Scruggs makes the 1st free throw | 51-72 |
| 03:20 | Grinnell | Cecil Scruggs makes the 2nd free throw | 51-73 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Cecil Scruggs steals it from Jimmy Alexander | 51-73 |
| 02:50 | Grinnell | David Orth steals the ball from David Hara | 51-73 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-73 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | James Blake grabs the offensive rebound | 51-73 |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Erik Vance - foul #2 on Erik Vance, team foul #5 | 51-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Chad White (PG), Sidney Brasher (PF) Clarence Kovach, Cecil Scruggs | |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau makes the 1st free throw | 52-73 |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau makes the 2nd free throw | 53-73 |
| 02:16 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Erik Vance and he's hacked by Jimmy Alexander - foul #5 on Jimmy Alexander, team foul #11 | 53-75 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Winsor (PG) Jimmy Alexander | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 02:16 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher misses the free throw | 53-75 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Andy Close grabs the defensive rebound | 53-75 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Andy Close is whistled for traveling | 53-75 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Page (SF) David Orth | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Cecil Scruggs (C) David Hara | |
| 01:45 | Grinnell | Andy Close steals the ball from Sidney Brasher | 53-75 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-75 |
| 01:25 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Dale Ross | 53-77 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Andy Close drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Bonneau | 55-77 |
| 01:00 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher is hacked by David Page - foul #3 on David Page, team foul #12 | 55-77 |
| 01:00 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher makes the 1st free throw | 55-78 |
| 01:00 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher makes the 2nd free throw | 55-79 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Andy Close misses the floater from just outside the lane | 55-79 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | James Blake misses the tip | 55-79 |
| 00:50 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher grabs the defensive rebound | 55-79 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:23 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher throws it down on a great pass from Chad White | 55-81 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau is called for traveling | 55-81 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Chad White runs out the clock | 55-81 |