| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Champagne (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Schneider (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bryan Jeter (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Reulet (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Etzel (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Darrell Gay (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Alba (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Pedersen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Keller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Young (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | Joseph Pedersen inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Grinnell | Richard Young scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 38-34 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | Bryan Jeter's pass is intercepted by John Keller | 38-34 |
| 18:46 | Grinnell | Richard Young is whistled for a carry | 38-34 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Robert Alba is called for the reach on Jeffrey Champagne - foul #3 on Robert Alba, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Harris (SG) Robert Alba | |
| 18:18 | Illinois | John Schneider buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Champagne | 41-34 |
| 18:03 | Grinnell | Richard Young comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-34 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | Michael Reulet grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Bryan Jeter tips it in | 43-34 |
| 17:33 | Grinnell | Darrell Gay hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-34 |
| 17:32 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Young | 43-34 |
| 17:25 | Grinnell | Ryan Etzel is called for the reach on David Harris - foul #2 on Ryan Etzel, team foul #1 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Terry Ulrich (SG), Michael Malone (SF), Clyde Mehl (PF), David Lehn (C) John Schneider, Bryan Jeter, Michael Reulet, Ryan Etzel | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Brown (SF), Jeffrey McGray (PF), Chad McMickle (C) Joseph Pedersen, John Keller, Richard Young | |
| 17:06 | Grinnell | David Lehn swats the short shot by Jeffrey McGray | 43-34 |
| 17:05 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Chad McMickle | 43-34 |
| 16:52 | Grinnell | Richard Brown misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 43-34 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Terry Ulrich snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 16:22 | Illinois | David Lehn connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Terry Ulrich | 45-34 |
| 16:07 | Grinnell | Chad McMickle can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 45-34 |
| 16:05 | Grinnell | Jeffrey McGray grabs the offensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 15:46 | Grinnell | Darrell Gay hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 45-34 |
| 15:45 | Illinois | David Lehn snags the defensive board | 45-34 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Champagne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Ulrich (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Malone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clyde Mehl (fresh) C - David Lehn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Darrell Gay (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Harris (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Brown (fresh) PF - Jeffrey McGray (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad McMickle (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 15:37 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne tips it in | 47-34 |
| 15:19 | Grinnell | Darrell Gay buries a jumpshot from the left side and the foul's on Clyde Mehl - foul #2 on Clyde Mehl, team foul #2 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Schneider (SG), Bryan Jeter (SF), Michael Reulet (PF) Jeffrey Champagne, Michael Malone, David Lehn | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Alba (SG), Joseph Pedersen (SF), John Keller (PF), Richard Young (C) David Harris, Richard Brown, Jeffrey McGray, Chad McMickle | |
| 15:19 | Grinnell | Darrell Gay makes the free throw | 47-37 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Michael Reulet drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-37 |
| 14:37 | Grinnell | Richard Young buries a jumpshot from the left side and he's fouled by John Schneider - foul #1 on John Schneider, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Etzel (C) Clyde Mehl | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Williams (PG) Darrell Gay | |
| 14:37 | Grinnell | Richard Young makes the free throw | 49-40 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Terry Ulrich connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from John Schneider | 51-40 |
| 14:10 | Grinnell | Ryan Etzel picks off the pass by Robert Alba | 51-40 |
| 14:04 | Illinois | Terry Ulrich misses the 3 from the left corner | 51-40 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Michael Reulet hits the follow up shot | 53-40 |
| 13:47 | Grinnell | John Keller clanks a 3 from the right corner | 53-40 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Terry Ulrich grabs the board | 53-40 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | John Schneider misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Alba - foul #4 on Robert Alba, team foul #2 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne (PG) Terry Ulrich | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Harris (PG), Richard Brown (SG) Robert Williams, Robert Alba | |
| 13:40 | Illinois | John Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | John Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 13:18 | Grinnell | Richard Young misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Bryan Jeter - foul #3 on Bryan Jeter, team foul #4 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Malone (SF), David Lehn (C) Bryan Jeter, Ryan Etzel | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 13:18 | Grinnell | Richard Young makes the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 13:18 | Grinnell | Richard Young misses the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | David Lehn snags the defensive board | 55-41 |
| 13:03 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne is hacked by David Harris - foul #2 on David Harris, team foul #3 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clyde Mehl (PF) Michael Reulet | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Richard Young denies the turnaround by John Schneider | 55-41 |
| 12:44 | Grinnell | John Keller grabs the board | 55-41 |
| 12:23 | Grinnell | John Keller buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Richard Brown | 55-43 |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Schneider | 58-43 |
| 11:55 | Grinnell | John Keller scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Pedersen | 58-45 |
| 11:41 | Illinois | John Schneider throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Terry Ulrich (SG), Bryan Jeter (SF), Michael Reulet (PF), Ryan Etzel (C) John Schneider, Michael Malone, Clyde Mehl, David Lehn | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Darrell Gay (PG), Robert Williams (SG), Jeffrey McGray (PF), Chad McMickle (C) David Harris, Joseph Pedersen, John Keller, Richard Young | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Champagne (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Ulrich (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Jeter (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Reulet (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Ryan Etzel (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Darrell Gay (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Brown (fresh) PF - Jeffrey McGray (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad McMickle (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Grinnell | Darrell Gay scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Robert Williams | 58-47 |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Ryan Etzel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Calvin Porter (C) Richard Brown | |
| 10:46 | Grinnell | Chad McMickle drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Jeffrey McGray | 58-49 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Calvin Porter steals the ball from Michael Reulet | 58-49 |
| 10:34 | Grinnell | Darrell Gay scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 58-51 |
| 10:14 | Illinois | Darrell Gay picks off the pass by Ryan Etzel | 58-51 |
| 10:10 | Grinnell | Robert Williams lays it in on a great pass from Darrell Gay | 58-53 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Terry Ulrich double dribbles | 58-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonathan Pearson (SG), Michael Malone (SF), Clyde Mehl (PF), David Lehn (C) Jeffrey Champagne, Bryan Jeter, Michael Reulet, Ryan Etzel | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Harris (SG), Joseph Pedersen (SF), Richard Young (C) Robert Williams, Chad McMickle, Calvin Porter | |
| 09:27 | Grinnell | Joseph Pedersen clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-53 |
| 09:26 | Grinnell | Joseph Pedersen pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 09:11 | Grinnell | Joseph Pedersen misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Jonathan Pearson pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Terry Ulrich is whistled for traveling | 58-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne (PG), John Schneider (SG) Jonathan Pearson, Michael Malone | |
| Subs | Grinnell | John Keller (PF) Jeffrey McGray | |
| 08:41 | Grinnell | Joseph Pedersen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 58-53 |
| 08:40 | Grinnell | John Keller grabs the offensive board | 58-53 |
| 08:19 | Grinnell | Joseph Pedersen knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by David Harris | 58-56 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | John Schneider misses the jumper from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 08:07 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Richard Young | 58-56 |
| 07:51 | Grinnell | David Harris hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | David Lehn pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-56 |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Clyde Mehl tips it in | 60-56 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Champagne (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Schneider (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SF - Terry Ulrich (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clyde Mehl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Lehn (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Darrell Gay (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Harris (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Pedersen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Keller (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Young (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Grinnell | The jump hook by Richard Young is blocked by Clyde Mehl | 60-56 |
| 07:25 | Grinnell | Darrell Gay misses the tip | 60-56 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | David Lehn grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 07:19 | Illinois | John Schneider buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jeffrey Champagne | 62-56 |
| 06:57 | Grinnell | John Schneider steps in front of the David Harris pass | 62-56 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Schneider | 64-56 |
| 06:38 | Grinnell | John Keller misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by David Lehn - foul #2 on David Lehn, team foul #5 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonathan Pearson (PG), Christopher Minjares (SG), Bryan Jeter (SF), Michael Reulet (PF), Ryan Etzel (C) Jeffrey Champagne, John Schneider, Terry Ulrich, Clyde Mehl, David Lehn | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Williams (PG), Robert Alba (SG), Richard Brown (SF), Jeffrey McGray (C) Darrell Gay, David Harris, Joseph Pedersen, Richard Young | |
| 06:38 | Grinnell | John Keller makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 06:38 | Grinnell | John Keller misses the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Michael Reulet grabs the board | 64-57 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Ryan Etzel scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jonathan Pearson | 66-57 |
| 06:03 | Grinnell | Robert Alba knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Williams | 66-60 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Jonathan Pearson's floater is tipped away by John Keller | 66-60 |
| 05:39 | Grinnell | John Keller grabs the defensive rebound | 66-60 |
| 05:26 | Grinnell | Richard Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne (PG), John Schneider (SG) Jonathan Pearson, Christopher Minjares | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Chad McMickle (C) John Keller | |
| 05:18 | Illinois | John Schneider hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Reulet | 69-60 |
| 04:56 | Grinnell | Jeffrey Champagne takes the ball from Jeffrey McGray | 69-60 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Chad McMickle - foul #1 on Chad McMickle, team foul #4 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Lehn (C) Ryan Etzel | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Harris (PG), John Keller (PF) Robert Williams, Jeffrey McGray | |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne misses the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 04:32 | Grinnell | Chad McMickle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-60 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Bryan Jeter gets the rebound | 70-60 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | John Schneider drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Lehn | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:12 | Grinnell | Richard Brown is hacked by David Lehn - foul #3 on David Lehn, team foul #6 | 72-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Terry Ulrich (SG), Michael Malone (SF), Clyde Mehl (PF) John Schneider, Bryan Jeter, Michael Reulet | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Darrell Gay (PG), Joseph Pedersen (SF), Richard Young (C) Robert Alba, Richard Brown, John Keller | |
| 03:51 | Grinnell | David Lehn is called for the reach on Chad McMickle - foul #4 on David Lehn, team foul #7 | 72-60 |
| 03:51 | Grinnell | Chad McMickle misses the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 03:51 | Illinois | David Lehn grabs the defensive rebound | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Terry Ulrich hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeffrey Champagne | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Grinnell | David Harris is hacked by Terry Ulrich - foul #2 on Terry Ulrich, team foul #8 | 74-60 |
| 03:32 | Grinnell | David Harris makes the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 03:32 | Grinnell | David Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Champagne (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terry Ulrich (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Malone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clyde Mehl (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Lehn (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Darrell Gay (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Pedersen (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chad McMickle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Young (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Michael Malone misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-62 |
| 03:18 | Grinnell | Richard Young grabs the defensive rebound | 74-62 |
| 03:12 | Grinnell | Chad McMickle connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Darrell Gay and the foul's on Clyde Mehl - foul #3 on Clyde Mehl, team foul #9 | 74-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Schneider (SG), Ryan Etzel (C) Michael Malone, David Lehn | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 03:12 | Grinnell | Chad McMickle makes the free throw | 74-65 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Terry Ulrich scores on a runner from the baseline and the foul's on Joseph Pedersen - foul #2 on Joseph Pedersen, team foul #5 | 76-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Reulet (PF) Clyde Mehl | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Williams (SG), Richard Brown (PF) David Harris, Chad McMickle | |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Terry Ulrich makes the free throw | 77-65 |
| 02:55 | Grinnell | Darrell Gay is hacked by John Schneider in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Schneider, team foul #10 | 77-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jeffrey McGray (PF) Robert Williams | |
| 02:55 | Grinnell | Darrell Gay makes the 1st free throw | 77-66 |
| 02:55 | Grinnell | Darrell Gay misses the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Michael Reulet gets the rebound | 77-66 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Richard Young takes the ball from Ryan Etzel | 77-66 |
| 02:48 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Jeter (SF) Terry Ulrich | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Alba (SG), John Keller (PF) Richard Brown, Jeffrey McGray | |
| 02:32 | Grinnell | John Keller misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-66 |
| 02:30 | Grinnell | Richard Young misses the tip | 77-66 |
| 02:28 | Illinois | Michael Reulet snags the defensive board | 77-66 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | John Schneider misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Robert Alba - foul #5 on Robert Alba, team foul #6 | 77-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Harris (SG) Robert Alba | |
| 02:14 | Illinois | John Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 78-66 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | John Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 79-66 |
| 02:01 | Grinnell | Darrell Gay throws a bad pass out of bounds | 79-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Terry Ulrich (PG), Jonathan Pearson (SG), Michael Malone (SF), Clyde Mehl (PF), David Lehn (C) Jeffrey Champagne, John Schneider, Bryan Jeter, Michael Reulet, Ryan Etzel | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Williams (PG), Richard Brown (SF), Jeffrey McGray (PF), Chad McMickle (C) Darrell Gay, Joseph Pedersen, John Keller, Richard Young | |
| 01:49 | Illinois | The short jumper by Jonathan Pearson is denied by Chad McMickle | 79-66 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Michael Malone grabs the offensive rebound | 79-66 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Clyde Mehl travels with the ball | 79-66 |
| 01:19 | Grinnell | Robert Williams scores on a 3 from the right corner | 79-69 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Michael Malone clanks a floater from the free throw line | 79-69 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | Clyde Mehl grabs the offensive board | 79-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Clyde Mehl is hacked by Jeffrey McGray - foul #1 on Jeffrey McGray, team foul #7 | 79-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Minjares (SF) Michael Malone | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Clyde Mehl makes the 1st free throw | 80-69 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Clyde Mehl makes the 2nd free throw | 81-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Grinnell | Jonathan Pearson is called for the reach on Robert Williams - foul #1 on Jonathan Pearson, team foul #11 | 81-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Malone (SF) Christopher Minjares | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 00:50 | Grinnell | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 81-70 |
| 00:50 | Grinnell | Robert Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 81-70 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Clyde Mehl grabs the defensive rebound | 81-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Michael Malone comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 81-70 |
| 00:25 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Chad McMickle | 81-70 |
| 00:20 | Grinnell | Chad McMickle drills a turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Michael Malone - foul #2 on Michael Malone, team foul #12 | 81-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne (PG), John Schneider (SG), Bryan Jeter (SF), Michael Reulet (PF), Ryan Etzel (C) Terry Ulrich, Jonathan Pearson, Michael Malone, Clyde Mehl, David Lehn | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Darrell Gay (PG), John Keller (PF), Richard Young (C) Robert Williams, Richard Brown, Jeffrey McGray | |
| 00:20 | Grinnell | Chad McMickle misses the free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Ryan Etzel grabs the board | 81-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Ryan Etzel is hacked by Darrell Gay in the backcourt - foul #3 on Darrell Gay, team foul #8 | 81-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Joseph Pedersen (SF) Chad McMickle | |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Ryan Etzel misses the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:17 | Grinnell | John Keller pulls down the rebound | 81-72 |
| 00:09 | Grinnell | Joseph Pedersen's pass is intercepted by Bryan Jeter | 81-72 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | John Schneider is hacked by Darrell Gay in the backcourt - foul #4 on Darrell Gay, team foul #9 | 81-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | Terry Ulrich (C) Ryan Etzel | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 00:06 | Illinois | John Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | John Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 83-72 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Richard Young misses short on a shot from the right block | 83-72 |