| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Timothy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua West (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willard O'Neal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jordan Lopes (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - William Barlett (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Nathan Zufelt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Jeffries (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Dixon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Garfield Presler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | Steven Jeffries inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| 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) | |
| 19:50 | Grinnell | William Dixon scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by William Barlett | 36-34 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 19:32 | Grinnell | Steven Jeffries grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 19:23 | Grinnell | William Dixon misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Joshua West buries a floater from the left wing and the foul's on Steven Jeffries - foul #2 on Steven Jeffries, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Joshua West makes the free throw | 39-34 |
| 18:40 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt drills a shot from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | George Mazzella drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 18:08 | Grinnell | Steven Jeffries is hacked by Jordan Lopes - foul #1 on Jordan Lopes, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| 17:54 | Grinnell | George Mazzella takes the ball from Steven Jeffries | 42-36 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | George Mazzella lays it up and in | 44-36 |
| 17:37 | Grinnell | William Dixon throws it down and the foul's on Jordan Lopes - foul #2 on Jordan Lopes, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Oatman (PG), David Thomsen (SF), Thomas Choudhury (PF) George Mazzella, Joshua West, Willard O'Neal | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Donald Minarik (SG), Harry Young (C) Nathan Zufelt, Garfield Presler | |
| 17:37 | Grinnell | William Dixon misses the free throw | 44-38 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Michael Timothy pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 17:18 | Illinois | John Oatman clanks a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on William Barlett - foul #3 on William Barlett, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent (PG) William Barlett | |
| 17:18 | Illinois | John Oatman makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 17:18 | Illinois | John Oatman misses the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 17:18 | Grinnell | William Dixon snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 16:57 | Grinnell | Michael Timothy steps in front of the Jerry Vincent pass | 45-38 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | John Oatman knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Choudhury | 48-38 |
| 16:18 | Grinnell | Harry Young misses the easy layup | 48-38 |
| 16:16 | Grinnell | Steven Jeffries tips it back up and in | 48-40 |
| 15:53 | Illinois | The short jumper by Thomas Choudhury is denied by Steven Jeffries | 48-40 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Michael Timothy grabs the offensive board | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Oatman (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Michael Timothy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Thomsen (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Thomas Choudhury (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jordan Lopes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Jerry Vincent (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Minarik (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steven Jeffries (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Dixon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Harry Young (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Michael Timothy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 15:32 | Grinnell | Steven Jeffries grabs the defensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 15:19 | Grinnell | Donald Minarik misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Timothy - foul #1 on Michael Timothy, team foul #3 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Kevin Hancock (SG), Michael Andrews (SF), Gail Honea (PF), Willard O'Neal (C) John Oatman, Michael Timothy, David Thomsen, Thomas Choudhury, Jordan Lopes | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Barlett (PG), Nathan Zufelt (SG), Garfield Presler (PF), Jeremy Whitfield (C) Jerry Vincent, Steven Jeffries, William Dixon, Harry Young | |
| 15:19 | Grinnell | Donald Minarik makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 15:19 | Grinnell | Donald Minarik makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 15:03 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal double dribbles | 48-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | James Smith (SF) Donald Minarik | |
| 14:44 | Grinnell | The jumper by William Barlett is denied by Willard O'Neal | 48-42 |
| 14:43 | Grinnell | Garfield Presler can't tip it in | 48-42 |
| 14:41 | Grinnell | Jeremy Whitfield grabs the offensive board | 48-42 |
| 14:34 | Grinnell | William Barlett buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-45 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Gail Honea misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-45 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Andrews | 48-45 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Gail Honea loses the ball out of bounds | 48-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Oatman (SG) Kevin Hancock | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 13:51 | Grinnell | Garfield Presler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Willard O'Neal - foul #1 on Willard O'Neal, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jordan Lopes (C) Willard O'Neal | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 13:51 | Grinnell | Garfield Presler makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 13:51 | Grinnell | Garfield Presler makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | John Oatman is fouled on the floor by William Barlett - foul #4 on William Barlett, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Timothy (SG) John Oatman | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent (PG), Steven Jeffries (SF) William Barlett, James Smith | |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Michael Andrews's pass is intercepted by Jerry Vincent | 48-47 |
| 13:04 | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 13:02 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jordan Lopes | 48-47 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Michael Andrews clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 12:48 | Grinnell | Steven Jeffries grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 12:40 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt comes up short on the floater from the left side | 48-47 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | The rebound goes to George Mazzella | 48-47 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Michael Timothy knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by George Mazzella | 51-47 |
| 12:15 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt misses the lay-in | 51-47 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 12:10 | Illinois | George Mazzella is fouled on the floor by Jerry Vincent - foul #1 on Jerry Vincent, team foul #4 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Oatman (PG), Joshua West (SF), Willard O'Neal (PF) George Mazzella, Michael Andrews, Gail Honea | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Donald Minarik (SG), William Dixon (PF), Harry Young (C) Nathan Zufelt, Garfield Presler, Jeremy Whitfield | |
| 12:00 | Illinois | John Oatman is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on John Oatman, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| 11:58 | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent is hacked by John Oatman in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Oatman, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Thomsen (PG) John Oatman | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 11:44 | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-47 |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Thomsen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Timothy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua West (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Willard O'Neal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jordan Lopes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Jerry Vincent (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Donald Minarik (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steven Jeffries (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Dixon (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Harry Young (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Illinois | David Thomsen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-47 |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes tips it but misses | 51-47 |
| 11:33 | Grinnell | William Dixon snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 11:26 | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 11:20 | Illinois | William Dixon blocks the short jumper by Joshua West | 51-47 |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes tips it in | 53-47 |
| 11:04 | Grinnell | Joshua West steals it from Jerry Vincent | 53-47 |
| 10:59 | Illinois | David Thomsen drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Timothy | 56-47 |
| 10:39 | Grinnell | Donald Minarik hits a jumper from the left side set up by William Dixon | 56-49 |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Michael Timothy buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-49 |
| 09:54 | Grinnell | Harry Young scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Jerry Vincent | 59-51 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | David Thomsen drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-51 |
| 09:32 | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Jeffries | 62-53 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | David Thomsen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 62-53 |
| 09:18 | Grinnell | William Dixon grabs the board | 62-53 |
| 09:05 | Grinnell | Donald Minarik can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 62-53 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes grabs the defensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Michael Timothy misses the 3 from the right corner | 62-53 |
| 08:57 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Harry Young | 62-53 |
| 08:39 | Grinnell | Steven Jeffries knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Minarik | 62-56 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Michael Timothy is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Michael Timothy, team foul #7 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Kevin Hancock (SG), Michael Andrews (SF), Gail Honea (PF), Thomas Choudhury (C) David Thomsen, Michael Timothy, Joshua West, Willard O'Neal, Jordan Lopes | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Billy Dinan (PG), Nathan Zufelt (SG), James Smith (SF), Garfield Presler (PF), Jeremy Whitfield (C) Jerry Vincent, Donald Minarik, Steven Jeffries, William Dixon, Harry Young | |
| 08:15 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt lays it up and in | 62-58 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury loses the dribble to Nathan Zufelt | 62-58 |
| 08:01 | Grinnell | James Smith dunks the ball on a great pass from Nathan Zufelt | 62-60 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Michael Andrews scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by George Mazzella | 65-60 |
| 07:42 | Grinnell | Gail Honea is called for the reach on Billy Dinan - foul #4 on Gail Honea, team foul #8 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Oatman (SG) Kevin Hancock | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 07:42 | Grinnell | Billy Dinan makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 07:42 | Grinnell | Billy Dinan makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Oatman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - Michael Andrews (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gail Honea (fresh) 4 pf. C - Thomas Choudhury (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Billy Dinan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nathan Zufelt (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Garfield Presler (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeremy Whitfield (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Illinois | James Smith steals it from George Mazzella | 65-62 |
| 07:05 | Grinnell | Billy Dinan scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Garfield Presler | 65-64 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | George Mazzella misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-64 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury gets the offensive rebound | 65-64 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | John Oatman hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Choudhury | 67-64 |
| 06:26 | Grinnell | George Mazzella is called for the reach on Billy Dinan - foul #2 on George Mazzella, team foul #9 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (SG), Joshua West (SF), Jordan Lopes (C) George Mazzella, Michael Andrews, Thomas Choudhury | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Harry Young (PF) Garfield Presler | |
| 06:26 | Grinnell | Billy Dinan makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 06:26 | Grinnell | Billy Dinan makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Whitfield - foul #4 on Jeremy Whitfield, team foul #5 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Thomsen (SG), Willard O'Neal (PF) Kevin Hancock, Gail Honea | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Barlett (PG), Jerry Vincent (SG) Billy Dinan, Nathan Zufelt | |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes scores on a jumper near the basket | 69-66 |
| 05:24 | Grinnell | Harry Young misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Willard O'Neal - foul #2 on Willard O'Neal, team foul #10 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Michael Timothy (SG) John Oatman, David Thomsen | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Donald Minarik (SG), Steven Jeffries (SF), William Dixon (PF) Jerry Vincent, James Smith, Jeremy Whitfield | |
| 05:24 | Grinnell | Harry Young makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 05:24 | Grinnell | Harry Young misses the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes grabs the board | 69-67 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Michael Timothy misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-67 |
| 05:06 | Grinnell | William Dixon pulls down the rebound | 69-67 |
| 04:56 | Grinnell | Donald Minarik is hacked by Michael Timothy - foul #3 on Michael Timothy, team foul #11 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Andrews (SF) Jordan Lopes | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Garfield Presler (C) Harry Young | |
| 04:56 | Grinnell | Donald Minarik makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 04:56 | Grinnell | Donald Minarik makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Joshua West drills a floater near the basket and the foul's on Garfield Presler - foul #2 on Garfield Presler, team foul #6 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gail Honea (PF) Michael Andrews | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Joshua West misses the free throw | 71-69 |
| 04:43 | Grinnell | William Dixon grabs the board | 71-69 |
| 04:31 | Grinnell | William Barlett misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's fouled by George Mazzella - foul #3 on George Mazzella, team foul #12 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Andrews (SF) Joshua West | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt (SG) William Dixon | |
| 04:31 | Grinnell | William Barlett makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 04:31 | Grinnell | William Barlett makes the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| 04:31 | Grinnell | William Barlett makes the 3rd free throw | 71-72 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Gail Honea buries a jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by Donald Minarik - foul #1 on Donald Minarik, team foul #7 | 73-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Oatman (PG), Jordan Lopes (C) George Mazzella, Willard O'Neal | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Gail Honea makes the free throw | 74-72 |
| 03:52 | Grinnell | William Barlett jams it on a great pass from Donald Minarik | 74-74 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Gail Honea can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 74-74 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | John Oatman misses the tip | 74-74 |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes tips it back up and in | 76-74 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Oatman (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. SG - Michael Timothy (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Andrews (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gail Honea (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. C - Jordan Lopes (fresh) 16 pts. 18 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - William Barlett (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Nathan Zufelt (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Jeffries (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Garfield Presler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Minarik (fairly fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 03:04 | Grinnell | John Oatman takes the ball from Garfield Presler | 76-74 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Michael Timothy misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 76-74 |
| 02:57 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to William Barlett | 76-74 |
| 02:57 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG) John Oatman | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Dixon (PF), Jeremy Whitfield (C) Garfield Presler, Donald Minarik | |
| 02:46 | Grinnell | Gail Honea is called for the reach on William Barlett - foul #5 on Gail Honea, team foul #13 | 76-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | Willard O'Neal (PF) Gail Honea | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 02:46 | Grinnell | William Barlett misses the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 02:46 | Grinnell | William Barlett makes the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Michael Andrews hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-75 |
| 02:31 | Grinnell | William Dixon snags the defensive board | 76-75 |
| 02:13 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by George Mazzella - foul #4 on George Mazzella, team foul #14 | 76-75 |
| 02:13 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt makes the 1st free throw | 76-76 |
| 02:13 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt makes the 2nd free throw | 76-77 |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Michael Timothy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-77 |
| 01:58 | Grinnell | William Barlett pulls down the rebound | 76-77 |
| 01:37 | Grinnell | Steven Jeffries misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 76-77 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes snags the defensive board | 76-77 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | William Barlett steps in front of the Michael Andrews pass | 76-77 |
| 01:28 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Barlett | 76-79 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Michael Timothy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 76-79 |
| 01:13 | Grinnell | William Dixon pulls down the rebound | 76-79 |
| 00:53 | Grinnell | William Barlett misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 76-79 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal grabs the board | 76-79 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | William Barlett steps in front of the George Mazzella pass | 76-79 |
| 00:44 | Grinnell | William Barlett jams it | 76-81 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Illinois | George Mazzella is hacked by Steven Jeffries - foul #3 on Steven Jeffries, team foul #8 | 76-81 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | George Mazzella misses the 1st free throw | 76-81 |
| 00:36 | Grinnell | Steven Jeffries grabs the board | 76-81 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Grinnell | Steven Jeffries is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Timothy - foul #4 on Michael Timothy, team foul #15 | 76-81 |
| 00:34 | Grinnell | Steven Jeffries makes the 1st free throw | 76-82 |
| 00:34 | Grinnell | Steven Jeffries misses the 2nd free throw | 76-82 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes snags the defensive board | 76-82 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Nathan Zufelt steals it from Jordan Lopes | 76-82 |
| 00:25 | Grinnell | George Mazzella is called for the reach on Steven Jeffries in the backcourt - foul #5 on George Mazzella, team foul #16 | 76-82 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Oatman (PG) George Mazzella | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 00:25 | Grinnell | Steven Jeffries makes the 1st free throw | 76-83 |
| 00:25 | Grinnell | Steven Jeffries makes the 2nd free throw | 76-84 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-84 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | William Barlett steps in front of the Jordan Lopes pass | 76-84 |
| 00:15 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Barlett | 76-86 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | John Oatman misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-86 |
| 00:05 | Grinnell | Jeremy Whitfield gets the rebound | 76-86 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | William Barlett runs out the clock | 76-86 |