| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Joseph Wood (fresh) SG - Joshua McRaney (fresh) SF - Brian Faircloth (fresh) PF - Mark Roder (fresh) C - Bruce Won (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Smallwood (fresh) SG - Sylvester Botelho (fresh) SF - Mark Lago (fresh) PF - Timothy Hatch (fresh) C - Joe Richardson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | Bruce Won wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Grinnell | Joshua McRaney's pass is intercepted by Donald Smallwood | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Donald Smallwood lays it up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Grinnell | Brian Faircloth buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Mark Roder | 3-2 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Donald Smallwood clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 3-2 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | Mark Lago gets the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Donald Smallwood misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Hatch | 3-2 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 18:18 | Grinnell | Mark Roder misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Joe Richardson grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Joe Richardson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 3-2 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Donald Smallwood tips it back up and in | 3-4 |
| 17:37 | Grinnell | Bruce Won comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-4 |
| 17:36 | Grinnell | Mark Roder grabs the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:19 | Grinnell | Mark Roder lays it in on a great pass from Joseph Wood | 5-4 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Bruce Won blocks the short jumper by Mark Lago | 5-4 |
| 16:55 | Illinois | Donald Smallwood snags the offensive board | 5-4 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | Mark Lago misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 16:36 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Mark Roder | 5-4 |
| 16:30 | Grinnell | Donald Smallwood is called for the reach on Joseph Wood - foul #1 on Donald Smallwood, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Phillip Zylka (PG), Bernard Harris (SG), Barney Price (SF), Gregory Saunders (PF), Thomas Parkman (C) Joseph Wood, Joshua McRaney, Brian Faircloth, Mark Roder, Bruce Won | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jimmie Pike (PF), Lane Hudson (C) Timothy Hatch, Joe Richardson | |
| 16:19 | Grinnell | Bernard Harris can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 5-4 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Sylvester Botelho | 5-4 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Lane Hudson's pass is intercepted by Barney Price | 5-4 |
| 15:54 | Grinnell | Barney Price is fouled on the floor by Mark Lago - foul #1 on Mark Lago, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Chaisson (PG), Mike Parrish (SG), Joseph Phillips (SF) Donald Smallwood, Sylvester Botelho, Mark Lago | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Phillip Zylka (fresh) SG - Bernard Harris (fresh) SF - Barney Price (fresh) PF - Gregory Saunders (fresh) C - Thomas Parkman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Chaisson (fresh) SG - Mike Parrish (fresh) SF - Joseph Phillips (fresh) PF - Jimmie Pike (fresh) C - Lane Hudson (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Grinnell | Barney Price scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gregory Saunders | 7-4 |
| 15:16 | Illinois | Lane Hudson misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Barney Price - foul #1 on Barney Price, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Joshua McRaney (SG), Bruce Won (C) Barney Price, Thomas Parkman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Richardson (C) Jimmie Pike | |
| 15:16 | Illinois | Lane Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 15:16 | Illinois | Lane Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 14:58 | Grinnell | Phillip Zylka misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-6 |
| 14:56 | Grinnell | Bernard Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:42 | Grinnell | Joshua McRaney misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Joseph Phillips grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Mike Parrish misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Bruce Won - foul #1 on Bruce Won, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Joseph Wood (PG), Brian Faircloth (SF), Mark Roder (PF) Phillip Zylka, Bernard Harris, Gregory Saunders | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho (SG), Mark Lago (SF), Timothy Hatch (PF) Donald Chaisson, Joseph Phillips, Lane Hudson | |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Mike Parrish makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Mike Parrish misses the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:35 | Grinnell | Bruce Won grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 14:17 | Grinnell | Joseph Wood clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 7-7 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | Mark Lago pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 13:52 | Illinois | Mark Lago buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Mike Parrish | 7-10 |
| 13:45 | Grinnell | Brian Faircloth comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mark Lago - foul #2 on Mark Lago, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Smallwood (PG), Joseph Phillips (SF) Mike Parrish, Mark Lago | |
| 13:45 | Grinnell | Brian Faircloth makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:45 | Grinnell | Brian Faircloth makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-10 |
| 13:30 | Grinnell | Brian Faircloth snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 13:17 | Grinnell | Joseph Phillips steps in front of the Joshua McRaney pass | 9-10 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Joseph Phillips clanks a floater from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 13:11 | Grinnell | Bruce Won grabs the board | 9-10 |
| 12:56 | Grinnell | Timothy Hatch is called for the reach on Mark Roder - foul #1 on Timothy Hatch, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Gregory Saunders (PF), Thomas Parkman (C) Mark Roder, Bruce Won | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lane Hudson (C) Joe Richardson | |
| 12:41 | Grinnell | Joseph Wood drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gregory Saunders | 11-10 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Joseph Phillips buries a jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Brian Faircloth - foul #1 on Brian Faircloth, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bernard Harris (SG), Barney Price (SF) Joshua McRaney, Brian Faircloth | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jimmie Pike (PF) Timothy Hatch | |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Joseph Phillips makes the free throw | 11-13 |
| 11:51 | Grinnell | Thomas Parkman can't throw it down | 11-13 |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Joseph Phillips snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Joseph Wood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Harris (fresh) SF - Barney Price (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Saunders (fresh) C - Thomas Parkman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Smallwood (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Sylvester Botelho (fresh) SF - Joseph Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jimmie Pike (fresh) C - Lane Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Donald Smallwood misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-13 |
| 11:43 | Grinnell | Thomas Parkman grabs the board | 11-13 |
| 11:21 | Grinnell | Barney Price blows the layup | 11-13 |
| 11:20 | Grinnell | Gregory Saunders gets the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 11:07 | Grinnell | Barney Price misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-13 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Donald Smallwood snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Joseph Phillips is whistled for a carry | 11-13 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Phillip Zylka (PG), Joshua McRaney (SG), Brian Faircloth (SF), Mark Roder (PF), Bruce Won (C) Joseph Wood, Bernard Harris, Barney Price, Gregory Saunders, Thomas Parkman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mike Parrish (SG), Timothy Hatch (PF), Joe Richardson (C) Sylvester Botelho, Joseph Phillips, Lane Hudson | |
| 10:43 | Grinnell | Bruce Won drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Joshua McRaney | 13-13 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Brian Faircloth is called for the reach on Jimmie Pike - foul #2 on Brian Faircloth, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bernard Harris (SF) Brian Faircloth | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Chaisson (PG) Donald Smallwood | |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Joe Richardson misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Phillip Zylka - foul #1 on Phillip Zylka, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Joe Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Joe Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 09:48 | Grinnell | Phillip Zylka clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 09:46 | Grinnell | Bernard Harris tips it home | 15-15 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Jimmie Pike lays it up and in set up by Donald Chaisson | 15-17 |
| 09:26 | Grinnell | Joe Richardson steals it from Phillip Zylka | 15-17 |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Joshua McRaney is called for the reach on Mike Parrish - foul #1 on Joshua McRaney, team foul #6 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Joseph Wood (PG) Phillip Zylka | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Smallwood (PG), Sylvester Botelho (SG), Joseph Phillips (SF), Lane Hudson (PF), Steven Jerry (C) Donald Chaisson, Mike Parrish, Jimmie Pike, Timothy Hatch, Joe Richardson | |
| 09:00 | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 08:59 | Grinnell | Bruce Won grabs the board | 15-17 |
| 08:37 | Grinnell | Bernard Harris double dribbles | 15-17 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Gregory Saunders (PF) Mark Roder | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Steven Jerry hits the finger roll on a great pass from Sylvester Botelho | 15-19 |
| 08:03 | Grinnell | Bruce Won misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Donald Smallwood - foul #2 on Donald Smallwood, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Julian Coleman (SG), Barney Price (SF) Joshua McRaney, Bernard Harris | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mike Parrish (PG), Jimmie Pike (PF), Joe Richardson (C) Donald Smallwood, Lane Hudson, Steven Jerry | |
| 08:03 | Grinnell | Bruce Won misses the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 08:03 | Grinnell | Bruce Won makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Gregory Saunders steals the ball from Joe Richardson | 16-19 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Joseph Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Julian Coleman (fresh) SF - Barney Price (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Saunders (fresh) C - Bruce Won (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Mike Parrish (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sylvester Botelho (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jimmie Pike (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joe Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Grinnell | Joseph Wood misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-19 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho gets the rebound | 16-19 |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Julian Coleman steals it from Mike Parrish | 16-19 |
| 06:56 | Grinnell | Gregory Saunders is whistled for traveling | 16-19 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Phillip Zylka (PG), Joshua McRaney (SG), Bernard Harris (SF), Mark Roder (PF) Joseph Wood, Julian Coleman, Barney Price, Bruce Won | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Hatch (PF) Jimmie Pike | |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Mark Roder is called for the reach on Joe Richardson - foul #1 on Mark Roder, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jimmie Pike (SF) Joseph Phillips | |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Joe Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 06:34 | Grinnell | Mark Roder gets the rebound | 16-19 |
| 06:14 | Grinnell | Joshua McRaney misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-19 |
| 06:12 | Grinnell | Mark Roder tips it home | 18-19 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Mike Parrish | 18-22 |
| 05:51 | Grinnell | Mark Roder loses the dribble to Jimmie Pike | 18-22 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Timothy Hatch knocks in the shot from the left side | 18-24 |
| 05:16 | Grinnell | Mark Roder drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 20-24 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Jimmie Pike knocks in the jumper in the lane | 20-26 |
| 04:56 | Grinnell | Phillip Zylka is fouled on the floor by Mike Parrish - foul #1 on Mike Parrish, team foul #6 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Joseph Wood (PG), Barney Price (SF), Bruce Won (C) Phillip Zylka, Bernard Harris, Gregory Saunders | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Chaisson (PG), Joseph Phillips (SF), Lane Hudson (PF), Steven Jerry (C) Sylvester Botelho, Jimmie Pike, Timothy Hatch, Joe Richardson | |
| 04:46 | Grinnell | Mark Roder hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-26 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | Mike Parrish connects on the runner from the left block set up by Steven Jerry | 23-28 |
| 04:18 | Grinnell | Mark Roder can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Lane Hudson - foul #1 on Lane Hudson, team foul #7 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Julian Coleman (SG) Joshua McRaney | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Edelen (SG) Mike Parrish | |
| 04:18 | Grinnell | Mark Roder misses the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 04:18 | Grinnell | Mark Roder misses the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Lane Hudson | 23-28 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Donald Chaisson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-28 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | Joseph Phillips pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Joseph Phillips misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-28 |
| 03:59 | Grinnell | Mark Roder pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |
| 03:50 | Grinnell | Mark Roder blows the layup | 23-28 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Lane Hudson snags the defensive board | 23-28 |
| 03:42 | Illinois | David Edelen lays it up and in set up by Joseph Phillips | 23-30 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Joseph Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Julian Coleman (fresh) SF - Barney Price (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Roder (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Won (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Chaisson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Edelen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lane Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Jerry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:25 | Grinnell | Mark Roder clanks a turnaround near the basket | 23-30 |
| 03:24 | Grinnell | Barney Price pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 03:09 | Grinnell | Donald Chaisson steals the ball from Barney Price | 23-30 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Lane Hudson misses short on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Mark Roder - foul #2 on Mark Roder, team foul #8 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Joshua McRaney (SG), Brian Faircloth (SF), Bernard Harris (PF) Julian Coleman, Barney Price, Mark Roder | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Smallwood (PG), Sylvester Botelho (SG), Mark Lago (SF), Timothy Hatch (PF) Donald Chaisson, David Edelen, Joseph Phillips, Steven Jerry | |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Lane Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Lane Hudson misses the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 03:03 | Grinnell | Bernard Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 02:37 | Grinnell | Bernard Harris can't connect on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Timothy Hatch - foul #2 on Timothy Hatch, team foul #8 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Gregory Saunders (C) Bruce Won | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jimmie Pike (C) Lane Hudson | |
| 02:37 | Grinnell | Bernard Harris makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 02:37 | Grinnell | Bernard Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Jimmie Pike is called for traveling | 25-31 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Phillip Zylka (PG), Thomas Parkman (C) Joseph Wood, Bernard Harris | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Richardson (C) Jimmie Pike | |
| 01:53 | Grinnell | Thomas Parkman misses the runner in the lane | 25-31 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Timothy Hatch pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Mark Lago misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-31 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Joe Richardson tips it home | 25-33 |
| 01:25 | Grinnell | Sylvester Botelho steals the ball from Thomas Parkman | 25-33 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Brian Faircloth steps in front of the Mark Lago pass | 25-33 |
| 01:17 | Grinnell | Brian Faircloth blows the layup | 25-33 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho gets the rebound | 25-33 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Phillip Zylka is called for the reach on Sylvester Botelho - foul #2 on Phillip Zylka, team foul #9 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Joseph Wood (PG), Bruce Won (C) Phillip Zylka, Thomas Parkman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jimmie Pike (PF) Timothy Hatch | |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho misses the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 01:11 | Grinnell | Bruce Won grabs the board | 25-33 |
| 00:55 | Grinnell | Bruce Won hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 27-33 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Jimmie Pike loses the dribble to Bruce Won | 27-33 |
| 00:16 | Grinnell | Brian Faircloth can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-33 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Donald Smallwood pulls down the rebound | 27-33 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Donald Smallwood drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Sylvester Botelho | 27-35 |
| 00:04 | Grinnell | Joshua McRaney is whistled for a carry | 27-35 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bernard Harris (SG), Barney Price (SF), Mark Roder (PF) Joshua McRaney, Brian Faircloth, Gregory Saunders | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Chaisson (PG), Mike Parrish (SG), Joseph Phillips (SF), Lane Hudson (C) Donald Smallwood, Sylvester Botelho, Mark Lago, Joe Richardson | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Mike Parrish misses short on a halfcourt shot | 27-35 |