| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dustin Fraga (fresh) SG - Jeffrey John (fresh) SF - Melvin Hickmon (fresh) PF - Vincent Rykaczewski (fresh) C - Thomas Harper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Homer Johnson (fresh) SG - Jurica Ruszkowski (fresh) SF - Randall Beale (fresh) PF - Roberto Ferrari (fresh) C - Roy Hammond (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Thomas Harper 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 (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Grinnell | Roberto Ferrari grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Grinnell | Randall Beale buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Homer Johnson | 0-3 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-3 |
| 19:02 | Grinnell | Randall Beale drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-6 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Randall Beale - foul #1 on Randall Beale, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 18:30 | Grinnell | Homer Johnson buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jurica Ruszkowski | 4-8 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | Thomas Harper snags the offensive board | 4-8 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon is hacked by Randall Beale - foul #2 on Randall Beale, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Roland Raya (SF) Randall Beale | |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Thomas Harper's layup is rejected by Roy Hammond | 4-8 |
| 17:55 | Grinnell | Roland Raya snags the defensive board | 4-8 |
| 17:39 | Grinnell | Roland Raya knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jurica Ruszkowski | 4-11 |
| 17:17 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski loses the dribble to Roland Raya | 4-11 |
| 17:01 | Grinnell | Homer Johnson is hacked by Jeffrey John - foul #1 on Jeffrey John, team foul #1 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh (SG), Michael Wilson (SF), David Stokes (PF), Mack Chretien (C) Jeffrey John, Melvin Hickmon, Vincent Rykaczewski, Thomas Harper | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 16:47 | Grinnell | Roland Raya hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jurica Ruszkowski | 4-14 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-14 |
| 16:25 | Grinnell | Roy Hammond gets the rebound | 4-14 |
| 16:05 | Grinnell | Roland Raya misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-14 |
| 16:03 | Grinnell | Roberto Ferrari can't tip it in | 4-14 |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Mack Chretien snags the defensive board | 4-14 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dustin Fraga (fairly fresh) SG - Gerald McVaigh (fresh) SF - Michael Wilson (fresh) PF - David Stokes (fresh) C - Mack Chretien (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Homer Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jurica Ruszkowski (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Roland Raya (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roberto Ferrari (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Roy Hammond (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:57 | Illinois | Michael Wilson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Roberto Ferrari - foul #1 on Roberto Ferrari, team foul #3 | 4-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus (PG), Jeffrey John (SG), Vincent Rykaczewski (PF) Dustin Fraga, Gerald McVaigh, Mack Chretien | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Henry Desalvo (PG), Wilfredo Colombo (SG), Osayaba Suleiman (PF), Jay Papineau (C) Homer Johnson, Jurica Ruszkowski, Roberto Ferrari, Roy Hammond | |
| 15:57 | Illinois | Michael Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 5-14 |
| 15:57 | Illinois | Michael Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-14 |
| 15:42 | Grinnell | Roland Raya comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 6-14 |
| 15:40 | Illinois | David Stokes snags the defensive board | 6-14 |
| 15:35 | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 6-14 |
| 15:34 | Illinois | Jeffrey John can't tip it in | 6-14 |
| 15:33 | Grinnell | Osayaba Suleiman grabs the board | 6-14 |
| 15:29 | Grinnell | Roland Raya's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon (SF) Michael Wilson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-14 |
| 15:09 | Illinois | Jeffrey John snags the offensive board | 6-14 |
| 14:53 | Illinois | David Stokes can't finish the layup | 6-14 |
| 14:51 | Grinnell | Osayaba Suleiman gets the rebound | 6-14 |
| 14:38 | Grinnell | Roland Raya makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-17 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Henry Desalvo steals it from Jeffrey John | 6-17 |
| 14:02 | Grinnell | Roland Raya can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-17 |
| 14:01 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski snags the defensive board | 6-17 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Roland Raya - foul #1 on Roland Raya, team foul #4 | 6-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dustin Fraga (PG), Gerald McVaigh (SG), Michael Wilson (PF), Thomas Harper (C) Brandon Dejesus, Jeffrey John, Vincent Rykaczewski, David Stokes | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Homer Johnson (PG), Jurica Ruszkowski (SG), Roberto Ferrari (PF), Roy Hammond (C) Henry Desalvo, Roland Raya, Osayaba Suleiman, Jay Papineau | |
| 13:56 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon makes the 1st free throw | 7-17 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon makes the 2nd free throw | 8-17 |
| 13:41 | Grinnell | Roy Hammond hits a turnaround in the lane | 8-19 |
| 13:22 | Illinois | Thomas Harper misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-19 |
| 13:21 | Grinnell | Wilfredo Colombo pulls down the rebound | 8-19 |
| 13:12 | Grinnell | Wilfredo Colombo clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 8-19 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Thomas Harper grabs the board | 8-19 |
| 13:05 | Illinois | A charge is called on Dustin Fraga - foul #1 on Dustin Fraga, team foul #2 | 8-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mack Chretien (PF) Melvin Hickmon | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 12:56 | Grinnell | Roy Hammond misses the lay-in | 8-19 |
| 12:55 | Grinnell | Roberto Ferrari tips it back up and in | 8-21 |
| 12:51 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerald McVaigh | 11-21 |
| 12:40 | Grinnell | Roberto Ferrari throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey John (SG), Vincent Rykaczewski (PF) Gerald McVaigh, Mack Chretien | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Henry Desalvo (PG) Wilfredo Colombo | |
| 12:24 | Illinois | Michael Wilson hits the finger roll | 13-21 |
| 12:09 | Grinnell | Henry Desalvo is hacked by Jeffrey John - foul #2 on Jeffrey John, team foul #3 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh (SG) Jeffrey John | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Roland Raya (SF), Osayaba Suleiman (PF), Jay Papineau (C) Henry Desalvo, Roberto Ferrari, Roy Hammond | |
| 12:00 | Grinnell | Jurica Ruszkowski hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Homer Johnson | 13-23 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dustin Fraga (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gerald McVaigh (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Vincent Rykaczewski (fresh) C - Thomas Harper (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Homer Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jurica Ruszkowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roland Raya (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Osayaba Suleiman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jay Papineau (fresh) | |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh misses short on a shot from the right side | 13-23 |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski tips it in | 15-23 |
| 11:35 | Grinnell | Osayaba Suleiman connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Jurica Ruszkowski | 15-25 |
| 11:17 | Illinois | Osayaba Suleiman steals the ball from Dustin Fraga | 15-25 |
| 11:03 | Grinnell | Roland Raya knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-28 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Thomas Harper misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 15-28 |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh tips it back up and in | 17-28 |
| 10:28 | Grinnell | Roland Raya comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-28 |
| 10:26 | Grinnell | Jay Papineau can't tip it in | 17-28 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski snags the defensive board | 17-28 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga is fouled on the floor by Homer Johnson - foul #1 on Homer Johnson, team foul #5 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus (PG), Melvin Hickmon (SF), David Stokes (PF), Mack Chretien (C) Dustin Fraga, Michael Wilson, Vincent Rykaczewski, Thomas Harper | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Henry Desalvo (PG), Wilfredo Colombo (SG), Roberto Ferrari (PF), Roy Hammond (C) Homer Johnson, Jurica Ruszkowski, Osayaba Suleiman, Jay Papineau | |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gerald McVaigh | 20-28 |
| 09:51 | Grinnell | Roland Raya misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-28 |
| 09:50 | Illinois | David Stokes gets the rebound | 20-28 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon loses the dribble to Roland Raya | 20-28 |
| 09:41 | Grinnell | Roland Raya banks in the layup | 20-30 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | David Stokes misses short on a floater from the left block | 20-30 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-30 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus loses the dribble to Roy Hammond | 20-30 |
| 08:45 | Grinnell | Roland Raya misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-30 |
| 08:44 | Grinnell | Wilfredo Colombo misses the tip | 20-30 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus gets the rebound | 20-30 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-30 |
| 08:37 | Grinnell | Wilfredo Colombo grabs the defensive rebound | 20-30 |
| 08:21 | Grinnell | Wilfredo Colombo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-30 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus grabs the board | 20-30 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-30 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Mack Chretien grabs the offensive rebound | 20-30 |
| 07:50 | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-30 |
| 07:49 | Grinnell | Roy Hammond grabs the board | 20-30 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brandon Dejesus (fairly fresh) SG - Gerald McVaigh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin Hickmon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - David Stokes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Mack Chretien (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Henry Desalvo (fairly fresh) SG - Wilfredo Colombo (fresh) SF - Roland Raya (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. PF - Roberto Ferrari (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Hammond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Grinnell | Roland Raya scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Henry Desalvo | 20-32 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dustin Fraga (PG), Michael Wilson (SG), Vincent Rykaczewski (PF), Thomas Harper (C) Brandon Dejesus, Gerald McVaigh, David Stokes, Mack Chretien | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Homer Johnson (PG), Jurica Ruszkowski (SG), Osayaba Suleiman (PF), Jay Papineau (C) Henry Desalvo, Wilfredo Colombo, Roberto Ferrari, Roy Hammond | |
| 06:55 | Grinnell | Michael Wilson takes the ball from Roland Raya | 20-32 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon throws it down on a nice dish by Michael Wilson | 22-32 |
| 06:32 | Grinnell | Homer Johnson hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Jurica Ruszkowski | 22-34 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 22-34 |
| 06:26 | Grinnell | Osayaba Suleiman snags the defensive board | 22-34 |
| 06:16 | Grinnell | Jurica Ruszkowski clanks a jumper from the left block | 22-34 |
| 06:14 | Grinnell | Homer Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-34 |
| 06:00 | Grinnell | Roland Raya hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Homer Johnson | 22-36 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga misses the 3 pointer from the left wing but the foul's on Roland Raya - foul #2 on Roland Raya, team foul #6 | 22-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh (SG), Mack Chretien (C) Melvin Hickmon, Thomas Harper | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Randall Beale (SF) Roland Raya | |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga makes the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga misses the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga makes the 3rd free throw | 24-36 |
| 05:27 | Grinnell | Jay Papineau hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Jurica Ruszkowski and the foul's on Vincent Rykaczewski - foul #1 on Vincent Rykaczewski, team foul #4 | 24-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus (SG) Gerald McVaigh | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 05:27 | Grinnell | Jay Papineau misses the free throw | 24-38 |
| 05:27 | Grinnell | Osayaba Suleiman gets the offensive rebound | 24-38 |
| 05:06 | Grinnell | Jay Papineau comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Wilson - foul #1 on Michael Wilson, team foul #5 | 24-38 |
| 05:06 | Grinnell | Jay Papineau misses the 1st free throw | 24-38 |
| 05:06 | Grinnell | Jay Papineau makes the 2nd free throw | 24-39 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-39 |
| 04:49 | Grinnell | Randall Beale grabs the board | 24-39 |
| 04:43 | Grinnell | Randall Beale misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-39 |
| 04:41 | Grinnell | Osayaba Suleiman tips it in | 24-41 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Michael Wilson loses the dribble to Jay Papineau | 24-41 |
| 04:18 | Grinnell | Randall Beale can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-41 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Mack Chretien grabs the defensive rebound | 24-41 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Jay Papineau swats the short shot by Mack Chretien | 24-41 |
| 03:58 | Grinnell | Jay Papineau snags the defensive board | 24-41 |
| 03:53 | Grinnell | Randall Beale misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 24-41 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | Mack Chretien snags the defensive board | 24-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dustin Fraga (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brandon Dejesus (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Vincent Rykaczewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mack Chretien (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Homer Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jurica Ruszkowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SF - Randall Beale (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Osayaba Suleiman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jay Papineau (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Osayaba Suleiman swats the layup by Brandon Dejesus | 24-41 |
| 03:45 | Grinnell | Randall Beale grabs the board | 24-41 |
| 03:41 | Grinnell | Randall Beale is fouled on the floor by Mack Chretien - foul #1 on Mack Chretien, team foul #6 | 24-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh (PG), Jeffrey John (SG), Melvin Hickmon (SF), David Stokes (PF), Thomas Harper (C) Dustin Fraga, Brandon Dejesus, Michael Wilson, Vincent Rykaczewski, Mack Chretien | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Henry Desalvo (PG), Wilfredo Colombo (SG), Roberto Ferrari (PF), Roy Hammond (C) Homer Johnson, Jurica Ruszkowski, Osayaba Suleiman, Jay Papineau | |
| 03:21 | Grinnell | Melvin Hickmon steals it from Randall Beale | 24-41 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Thomas Harper is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Thomas Harper, team foul #7 | 24-41 |
| 02:31 | Grinnell | Thomas Harper steals the ball from Wilfredo Colombo | 24-41 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh double dribbles | 24-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dustin Fraga (PG), Brandon Dejesus (SF), Mack Chretien (C) Gerald McVaigh, Melvin Hickmon, Thomas Harper | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Homer Johnson (PG) Randall Beale | |
| 02:16 | Grinnell | Wilfredo Colombo connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Homer Johnson | 24-43 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Dustin Fraga and he's hacked by Roy Hammond - foul #1 on Roy Hammond, team foul #7 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Wilson (SF), Vincent Rykaczewski (PF) Dustin Fraga, David Stokes | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus makes the free throw | 27-43 |
| 01:37 | Grinnell | Wilfredo Colombo knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Homer Johnson and he's fouled by Michael Wilson - foul #2 on Michael Wilson, team foul #8 | 27-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Roland Raya (SF), Osayaba Suleiman (PF), Jay Papineau (C) Henry Desalvo, Roberto Ferrari, Roy Hammond | |
| 01:37 | Grinnell | Wilfredo Colombo makes the free throw | 27-46 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Osayaba Suleiman takes the ball from Michael Wilson | 27-46 |
| 01:11 | Grinnell | Wilfredo Colombo hits the finger roll on a great pass from Homer Johnson and he's fouled by Jeffrey John - foul #3 on Jeffrey John, team foul #9 | 27-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dustin Fraga (PG), Gerald McVaigh (SG), Thomas Harper (C) Brandon Dejesus, Jeffrey John, Mack Chretien | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 01:11 | Grinnell | Wilfredo Colombo makes the free throw | 27-49 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-49 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Thomas Harper tips it in | 29-49 |
| 00:32 | Grinnell | Homer Johnson misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Dustin Fraga - foul #2 on Dustin Fraga, team foul #10 | 29-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jurica Ruszkowski (SG), Randall Beale (SF), Roberto Ferrari (PF), Roy Hammond (C) Wilfredo Colombo, Roland Raya, Osayaba Suleiman, Jay Papineau | |
| 00:32 | Grinnell | Homer Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 29-50 |
| 00:32 | Grinnell | Homer Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-51 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh is called for traveling | 29-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Stokes (PF), Mack Chretien (C) Vincent Rykaczewski, Thomas Harper | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Henry Desalvo (PG) Homer Johnson | |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Jurica Ruszkowski misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 29-51 |