| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Andy Close (fresh) SG - Reed Fuston (fresh) SF - William Frederick (fresh) PF - Terry Binette (fresh) C - James Blake (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Clarence Kovach (fresh) SG - Dale Ross (fresh) SF - Douglas Redfern (fresh) PF - David Hara (fresh) C - Sidney Brasher (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | William Frederick 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 flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Illinois | William Frederick is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Grinnell | Reed Fuston steals the ball from Dale Ross | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Illinois | Reed Fuston blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | William Frederick grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Terry Binette is hacked by David Hara - foul #1 on David Hara, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | William Frederick misses badly on a 3 from the right corner but he's fouled by Clarence Kovach - foul #1 on Clarence Kovach, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | William Frederick makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | William Frederick makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | William Frederick makes the 3rd free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:41 | Grinnell | Douglas Redfern lays it in set up by David Hara | 3-2 |
| 18:18 | Illinois | Andy Close scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Reed Fuston | 6-2 |
| 18:06 | Grinnell | Dale Ross is called for 3 seconds | 6-2 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Terry Binette misses long on a floater from close range | 6-2 |
| 17:40 | Grinnell | Douglas Redfern gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:35 | Grinnell | William Frederick picks off the pass by Dale Ross | 6-2 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | William Frederick buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Andy Close | 9-2 |
| 17:07 | Grinnell | Dale Ross is hacked by James Blake - foul #1 on James Blake, team foul #1 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Page (PG), Robert Bonneau (SG), Jimmy Alexander (SF), James Lowe (PF), John Street (C) Andy Close, Reed Fuston, William Frederick, Terry Binette, James Blake | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 17:02 | Grinnell | Clarence Kovach is hacked by David Page - foul #1 on David Page, team foul #2 | 9-2 |
| 16:48 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher's pass is intercepted by David Page | 9-2 |
| 16:45 | Illinois | David Page lays it in | 11-2 |
| 16:29 | Grinnell | Douglas Redfern drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Hara and he's fouled by Jimmy Alexander - foul #1 on Jimmy Alexander, team foul #3 | 11-4 |
| 16:29 | Grinnell | Douglas Redfern misses the free throw | 11-4 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | James Lowe pulls down the rebound | 11-4 |
| 16:13 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by David Page is blocked by David Hara | 11-4 |
| 16:11 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to James Lowe | 11-4 |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-4 |
| 15:54 | Grinnell | David Hara grabs the board | 11-4 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Page (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Bonneau (fresh) SF - Jimmy Alexander (fresh) PF - James Lowe (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Street (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Clarence Kovach (fresh) SG - Dale Ross (fairly fresh) SF - Douglas Redfern (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Hara (fairly fresh) C - Sidney Brasher (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Grinnell | The jump hook by Sidney Brasher is blocked by James Lowe | 11-4 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | John Street pulls down the rebound | 11-4 |
| 15:41 | Illinois | David Page double dribbles | 11-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Close (PG), Reed Fuston (SG) David Page, Robert Bonneau | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Erik Vance (SG) Dale Ross | |
| 15:28 | Grinnell | Clarence Kovach can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-4 |
| 15:26 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher tips it but misses | 11-4 |
| 15:25 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Redfern | 11-4 |
| 15:16 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher misses the dunk but the foul's on James Lowe - foul #1 on James Lowe, team foul #4 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Frederick (SF), Terry Binette (PF) Jimmy Alexander, James Lowe | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 15:16 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher misses the 1st free throw | 11-4 |
| 15:16 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher makes the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Reed Fuston makes the jumpshot from the left side | 13-5 |
| 14:29 | Grinnell | Douglas Redfern loses the dribble to Andy Close | 13-5 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | William Frederick hits the finger roll on a great pass from Andy Close | 15-5 |
| 14:08 | Grinnell | Douglas Redfern can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by William Frederick - foul #1 on William Frederick, team foul #5 | 15-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Page (PG), Robert Bonneau (SG), Jimmy Alexander (SF), James Blake (C) Andy Close, Reed Fuston, William Frederick, John Street | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Dale Ross (SG) Erik Vance | |
| 14:08 | Grinnell | Douglas Redfern makes the 1st free throw | 15-6 |
| 14:08 | Grinnell | Douglas Redfern makes the 2nd free throw | 15-7 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-7 |
| 13:54 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher gets the rebound | 15-7 |
| 13:35 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Dale Ross | 15-9 |
| 13:22 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander is called for traveling | 15-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Lowe (PF) Terry Binette | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 13:13 | Grinnell | David Page steals the ball from David Hara | 15-9 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-9 |
| 12:56 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Sidney Brasher | 15-9 |
| 12:51 | Grinnell | Clarence Kovach hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-9 |
| 12:50 | Grinnell | David Hara can't tip it in | 15-9 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | David Page grabs the defensive rebound | 15-9 |
| 12:43 | Illinois | David Page misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 15-9 |
| 12:42 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher snags the defensive board | 15-9 |
| 12:36 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Douglas Redfern | 15-11 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | David Page connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from James Lowe | 17-11 |
| 12:07 | Grinnell | David Page is called for the reach on Sidney Brasher - foul #2 on David Page, team foul #6 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Close (PG), Reed Fuston (SG), William Frederick (SF), John Street (C) David Page, Robert Bonneau, Jimmy Alexander, James Blake | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Chad White (PG), Erik Vance (SG), Bradley Powers (SF), Timothy Dotson (PF), Cecil Scruggs (C) Clarence Kovach, Dale Ross, Douglas Redfern, David Hara, Sidney Brasher | |
| 11:59 | Grinnell | Cecil Scruggs misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by William Frederick - foul #2 on William Frederick, team foul #7 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Orth (SF), Terry Binette (PF) William Frederick, John Street | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 11:59 | Grinnell | Cecil Scruggs misses the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 11:59 | Grinnell | Cecil Scruggs misses the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | James Lowe grabs the defensive rebound | 17-11 |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Reed Fuston comes up short on the 3 from straight away but he's hacked by Erik Vance - foul #1 on Erik Vance, team foul #3 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Street (C) James Lowe | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Reed Fuston misses the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Reed Fuston misses the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Reed Fuston makes the 3rd free throw | 18-11 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Andy Close (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reed Fuston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Orth (fresh) PF - Terry Binette (fresh) C - John Street (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Chad White (fresh) SG - Erik Vance (fresh) SF - Bradley Powers (fresh) PF - Timothy Dotson (fresh) C - Cecil Scruggs (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Grinnell | Chad White is hacked by Andy Close - foul #1 on Andy Close, team foul #8 | 18-11 |
| 11:31 | Grinnell | Chad White makes the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 11:31 | Grinnell | Chad White makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Terry Binette is hacked by Cecil Scruggs - foul #1 on Cecil Scruggs, team foul #4 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Clarence Kovach (PG), Dale Ross (SG) Chad White, Bradley Powers | |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Terry Binette can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Timothy Dotson - foul #1 on Timothy Dotson, team foul #5 | 18-13 |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Terry Binette makes the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Terry Binette misses the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 11:05 | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson pulls down the rebound | 19-13 |
| 10:54 | Grinnell | Cecil Scruggs can't finish the layup but the foul's on Andy Close - foul #2 on Andy Close, team foul #9 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Bonneau (PG), Jimmy Alexander (SF) Andy Close, David Orth | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 10:54 | Grinnell | Cecil Scruggs makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 10:54 | Grinnell | Cecil Scruggs makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Reed Fuston | 21-15 |
| 10:22 | Grinnell | Clarence Kovach drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Dale Ross | 21-18 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Cecil Scruggs - foul #2 on Cecil Scruggs, team foul #6 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Lowe (PF), James Blake (C) Terry Binette, John Street | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Douglas Redfern (SF), David Hara (PF), Sidney Brasher (C) Erik Vance, Timothy Dotson, Cecil Scruggs | |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 10:09 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher gets the rebound | 22-18 |
| 09:55 | Grinnell | Clarence Kovach clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-18 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Blake | 22-18 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-18 |
| 09:36 | Grinnell | Douglas Redfern grabs the defensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 09:26 | Grinnell | Dale Ross hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Sidney Brasher | 22-21 |
| 09:24 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Bonneau, team foul #10 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Thompson (PG), David Orth (SF) Reed Fuston, Jimmy Alexander | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Chad White (PG), Erik Vance (SG) Clarence Kovach, Dale Ross | |
| 09:15 | Grinnell | James Blake swats the short shot by Douglas Redfern | 22-21 |
| 09:13 | Grinnell | Erik Vance hits the follow up shot | 22-23 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Louis Thompson buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Bonneau | 24-23 |
| 08:41 | Grinnell | Chad White can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 24-23 |
| 08:40 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Chad White | 24-23 |
| 08:23 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Erik Vance and the foul's on James Blake - foul #2 on James Blake, team foul #11 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Fuston (SG), Terry Binette (PF), John Street (C) Robert Bonneau, James Lowe, James Blake | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Clarence Kovach (PG), Dale Ross (SG), Timothy Dotson (PF) Chad White, Douglas Redfern, David Hara | |
| 08:23 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher makes the free throw | 24-26 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Louis Thompson makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Reed Fuston | 27-26 |
| 07:40 | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Clarence Kovach | 27-28 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Louis Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Reed Fuston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Orth (fresh) PF - Terry Binette (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Street (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Clarence Kovach (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Ross (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Erik Vance (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Timothy Dotson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sidney Brasher (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Illinois | Timothy Dotson picks off the pass by Reed Fuston | 27-28 |
| 07:06 | Grinnell | David Orth is called for the reach on Erik Vance - foul #1 on David Orth, team foul #12 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Bonneau (PG), Jimmy Alexander (SF) Louis Thompson, David Orth | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Douglas Redfern (SF), David Hara (PF) Dale Ross, Sidney Brasher | |
| 07:06 | Grinnell | Erik Vance misses the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 07:06 | Grinnell | Erik Vance makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Terry Binette makes the floater from the free throw line | 29-29 |
| 06:29 | Grinnell | The pull-up jumper by Douglas Redfern is blocked by Jimmy Alexander | 29-29 |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| 06:26 | Illinois | Clarence Kovach picks off the pass by Robert Bonneau in the backcourt | 29-29 |
| 06:17 | Grinnell | Douglas Redfern buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Clarence Kovach | 29-31 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Reed Fuston hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 05:42 | Grinnell | Clarence Kovach hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Erik Vance | 32-34 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Reed Fuston hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 05:36 | Grinnell | Clarence Kovach gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 05:19 | Grinnell | Terry Binette blocks the jumper by Douglas Redfern | 32-34 |
| 05:17 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Erik Vance | 32-34 |
| 05:05 | Grinnell | Douglas Redfern makes the shot from close range and he's fouled by Jimmy Alexander - foul #2 on Jimmy Alexander, team foul #13 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Thompson (PG), David Orth (SF), James Lowe (C) Robert Bonneau, Jimmy Alexander, John Street | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Chad White (PG), Dale Ross (SG), Sidney Brasher (C) Clarence Kovach, Erik Vance, Timothy Dotson | |
| 05:05 | Grinnell | Douglas Redfern makes the free throw | 32-37 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | David Orth misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 04:56 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to David Hara | 32-37 |
| 04:46 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher comes up short on the shot near the basket | 32-37 |
| 04:44 | Grinnell | Douglas Redfern tips it in | 32-39 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Terry Binette misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 04:22 | Grinnell | David Hara gets the rebound | 32-39 |
| 04:18 | Grinnell | Douglas Redfern misses the easy layup | 32-39 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | James Lowe snags the defensive board | 32-39 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | David Orth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Bonneau (SG) Reed Fuston | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bradley Powers (SF) Douglas Redfern | |
| 03:57 | Grinnell | Dale Ross misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-39 |
| 03:56 | Grinnell | Chad White tips it back up and in | 32-41 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Terry Binette clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-41 |
| 03:49 | Grinnell | Bradley Powers pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| 03:36 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Dale Ross | 32-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Louis Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Bonneau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Orth (fresh) PF - Terry Binette (tiring) 3 pts. C - James Lowe (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Chad White (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dale Ross (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bradley Powers (fresh) PF - David Hara (tiring) 4 reb. C - Sidney Brasher (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Louis Thompson makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-43 |
| 03:03 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 35-43 |
| 03:01 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Terry Binette | 35-43 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Terry Binette loses the dribble to Bradley Powers | 35-43 |
| 02:43 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher is fouled on the floor by Robert Bonneau - foul #2 on Robert Bonneau, team foul #14 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Close (PG), Jimmy Alexander (SG), William Frederick (SF), John Street (PF), James Blake (C) Louis Thompson, Robert Bonneau, David Orth, Terry Binette, James Lowe | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Clarence Kovach (PG), Timothy Dotson (SF), Cecil Scruggs (PF) Chad White, Dale Ross, David Hara | |
| 02:43 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher misses the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 02:43 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | James Blake misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-44 |
| 02:20 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 02:16 | Grinnell | Clarence Kovach is whistled for traveling | 35-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Douglas Redfern (SF) Sidney Brasher | |
| 02:05 | Illinois | William Frederick misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-44 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to James Blake | 35-44 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Andy Close misses badly on a shot from the right side | 35-44 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | William Frederick grabs the offensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Andy Close scores on a 3 from the right corner | 38-44 |
| 01:14 | Grinnell | Clarence Kovach is hacked by James Blake - foul #3 on James Blake, team foul #15 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Page (SG), James Lowe (C) John Street, James Blake | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Dale Ross (SG), Erik Vance (SF) Bradley Powers, Douglas Redfern | |
| 01:14 | Grinnell | Clarence Kovach makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 01:14 | Grinnell | Clarence Kovach makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | David Page can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 00:45 | Grinnell | Clarence Kovach snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 00:27 | Grinnell | Erik Vance connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Clarence Kovach | 38-48 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | William Frederick misses the 3 from the right wing | 38-48 |