| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - William Barlett (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nathan Zufelt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Jeffries (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Dixon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Whitfield (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Timothy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Andrews (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gail Honea (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jordan Lopes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Michael Andrews inbounds the ball | 31-39 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Illinois | Gail Honea misses short on a jumper from the left block | 31-39 |
| 19:50 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes tips it home | 31-41 |
| 19:38 | Grinnell | Steven Jeffries throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-41 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Michael Andrews hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 31-41 |
| 19:11 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Jeremy Whitfield | 31-41 |
| 18:44 | Grinnell | William Dixon misses the lay-in | 31-41 |
| 18:43 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Whitfield | 31-41 |
| 18:34 | Grinnell | Jeremy Whitfield misses long on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Jordan Lopes - foul #1 on Jordan Lopes, team foul #1 | 31-41 |
| 18:34 | Grinnell | Jeremy Whitfield misses the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 18:34 | Grinnell | Jeremy Whitfield makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Gail Honea hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 18:12 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Jeremy Whitfield | 32-41 |
| 17:59 | Grinnell | Steven Jeffries clanks a 3 from the left corner | 32-41 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jordan Lopes | 32-41 |
| 17:53 | Illinois | Michael Timothy clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-41 |
| 17:51 | Grinnell | William Barlett pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| 17:30 | Grinnell | William Barlett can't finish the layup but he's hacked by George Mazzella - foul #2 on George Mazzella, team foul #2 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Donald Minarik (SG), Garfield Presler (PF), Harry Young (C) Nathan Zufelt, William Dixon, Jeremy Whitfield | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Oatman (PG), Joshua West (SF), Willard O'Neal (PF) George Mazzella, Michael Andrews, Gail Honea | |
| 17:30 | Grinnell | William Barlett makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 17:30 | Grinnell | William Barlett makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes banks in the layup | 34-43 |
| 16:50 | Grinnell | John Oatman steps in front of the Garfield Presler pass | 34-43 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Joshua West is whistled for a carry | 34-43 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent (PG), James Smith (SF) William Barlett, Steven Jeffries | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Thomsen (SG), Thomas Choudhury (C) Michael Timothy, Jordan Lopes | |
| 16:09 | Grinnell | Donald Minarik can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 34-43 |
| 16:07 | Grinnell | Donald Minarik pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 15:48 | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 34-43 |
| 15:46 | Grinnell | Donald Minarik gets the offensive rebound | 34-43 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Jerry Vincent (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Minarik (fresh) 2 reb. SF - James Smith (fresh) PF - Garfield Presler (fresh) 4 pts. C - Harry Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Oatman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SG - David Thomsen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua West (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willard O'Neal (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Choudhury (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Grinnell | Donald Minarik connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jerry Vincent | 37-43 |
| 15:27 | Illinois | John Oatman scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Thomsen | 37-45 |
| 15:23 | Grinnell | Donald Minarik makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Jerry Vincent | 39-45 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | David Thomsen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-45 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Willard O'Neal | 39-45 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | John Oatman loses the ball out of bounds | 39-45 |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Barlett (PG), Nathan Zufelt (SG), Steven Jeffries (SF), William Dixon (PF), Jeremy Whitfield (C) Jerry Vincent, Donald Minarik, James Smith, Garfield Presler, Harry Young | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Michael Timothy (SG), Michael Andrews (SF), Gail Honea (PF), Jordan Lopes (C) John Oatman, David Thomsen, Joshua West, Willard O'Neal, Thomas Choudhury | |
| 14:29 | Grinnell | William Barlett drills a runner from close range on a great pass from William Dixon | 41-45 |
| 14:11 | Illinois | Gail Honea banks in the layup set up by George Mazzella | 41-47 |
| 13:54 | Grinnell | Gail Honea denies the turnaround by Nathan Zufelt | 41-47 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 13:46 | Illinois | Gail Honea double dribbles | 41-47 |
| 13:23 | Grinnell | George Mazzella is called for the reach on William Barlett - foul #3 on George Mazzella, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| 13:04 | Grinnell | Steven Jeffries comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Andrews - foul #2 on Michael Andrews, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| 13:04 | Grinnell | Steven Jeffries makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 13:04 | Grinnell | Steven Jeffries makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 12:46 | Illinois | Michael Timothy misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 12:44 | Grinnell | Steven Jeffries pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 12:33 | Grinnell | Jeremy Whitfield clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-47 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Gail Honea grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | Michael Timothy misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-47 |
| 12:26 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes misses the tip | 43-47 |
| 12:24 | Grinnell | Steven Jeffries grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 12:19 | Grinnell | Jordan Lopes steals it from Nathan Zufelt | 43-47 |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Michael Andrews can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-47 |
| 12:00 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes tips it back up and in | 43-49 |
| 11:45 | Grinnell | William Dixon knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Barlett | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - William Barlett (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nathan Zufelt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Jeffries (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Dixon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Whitfield (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Timothy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Andrews (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gail Honea (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Jordan Lopes (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:19 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes scores on a runner from the left block | 45-51 |
| 10:59 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt lays it in and the foul's on Michael Timothy - foul #3 on Michael Timothy, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent (PG), Donald Minarik (SF), Garfield Presler (PF), Harry Young (C) William Barlett, Steven Jeffries, William Dixon, Jeremy Whitfield | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Oatman (PG), David Thomsen (SG), Joshua West (SF), Willard O'Neal (PF), Thomas Choudhury (C) George Mazzella, Michael Timothy, Michael Andrews, Gail Honea, Jordan Lopes | |
| 10:59 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt makes the free throw | 48-51 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | John Oatman scores on a floater from close range set up by Willard O'Neal | 48-53 |
| 10:32 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-53 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Joshua West grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | John Oatman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-53 |
| 10:22 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal grabs the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Joshua West hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 48-53 |
| 10:05 | Grinnell | Garfield Presler grabs the board | 48-53 |
| 09:57 | Grinnell | Harry Young loses the dribble to John Oatman | 48-53 |
| 09:35 | Illinois | John Oatman is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on John Oatman, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Barlett (PG), James Smith (SF) Jerry Vincent, Nathan Zufelt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jordan Lopes (C) Thomas Choudhury | |
| 09:17 | Grinnell | James Smith comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Joshua West gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes loses the ball out of bounds | 48-53 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Steven Jeffries (SF) James Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Timothy (SG) David Thomsen | |
| 08:47 | Grinnell | Donald Minarik hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from William Barlett and the foul's on Michael Timothy - foul #4 on Michael Timothy, team foul #7 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jeremy Whitfield (C) Garfield Presler | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Gail Honea (PF) Michael Timothy, Willard O'Neal | |
| 08:47 | Grinnell | Donald Minarik makes the free throw | 51-53 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes comes up short on the floater from the left block but the foul's on William Barlett - foul #2 on William Barlett, team foul #1 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jerry Vincent (SG), William Dixon (PF) Donald Minarik, Harry Young | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Thomsen (SG), Jeffrey McCann (SF) John Oatman, Joshua West | |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes misses the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 08:32 | Grinnell | Steven Jeffries pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| 08:07 | Grinnell | William Dixon comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Gail Honea - foul #3 on Gail Honea, team foul #8 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Andrews (SF) Jeffrey McCann | |
| 08:07 | Grinnell | William Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 08:07 | Grinnell | William Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | George Mazzella is hacked by William Dixon - foul #2 on William Dixon, team foul #2 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Timothy (SG) David Thomsen | |
| 07:31 | Illinois | George Mazzella misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-54 |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes tips it but misses | 53-54 |
| 07:29 | Grinnell | William Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - William Barlett (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jerry Vincent (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Jeffries (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Dixon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Whitfield (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Timothy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Michael Andrews (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gail Honea (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Jordan Lopes (fresh) 17 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:10 | Grinnell | William Dixon knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Jerry Vincent | 55-54 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | George Mazzella makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Gail Honea | 55-57 |
| 06:55 | Grinnell | William Barlett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Michael Andrews pulls down the rebound | 55-57 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | George Mazzella clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Barlett - foul #3 on William Barlett, team foul #3 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Donald Minarik (SG), James Smith (SF), Garfield Presler (PF), Harry Young (C) William Barlett, Steven Jeffries, William Dixon, Jeremy Whitfield | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willard O'Neal (PF) Gail Honea | |
| 06:50 | Illinois | George Mazzella makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | George Mazzella makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 06:24 | Grinnell | Michael Timothy steps in front of the James Smith pass | 55-59 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Michael Timothy makes the 3 from straight away | 55-62 |
| 05:53 | Grinnell | Garfield Presler makes the shot from close range | 57-62 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Michael Timothy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-62 |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Barlett (PG), Nathan Zufelt (SG), Steven Jeffries (SF) Jerry Vincent, Donald Minarik, James Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Oatman (PG), Joshua West (SF), Thomas Choudhury (C) George Mazzella, Michael Andrews, Jordan Lopes | |
| 05:17 | Grinnell | William Barlett drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Harry Young | 59-62 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Joshua West lays it in | 59-64 |
| 04:39 | Grinnell | William Barlett is fouled on the floor by John Oatman - foul #2 on John Oatman, team foul #9 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Dixon (PF), Jeremy Whitfield (C) Garfield Presler, Harry Young | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Thomsen (SG), Gail Honea (PF) Michael Timothy, Thomas Choudhury | |
| 04:39 | Grinnell | William Barlett makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 04:39 | Grinnell | William Barlett makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Gail Honea scores on a shot from the free throw line | 61-66 |
| 04:20 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on David Thomsen - foul #1 on David Thomsen, team foul #10 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jordan Lopes (C) Willard O'Neal | |
| 04:20 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 04:20 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | David Thomsen misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Nathan Zufelt - foul #1 on Nathan Zufelt, team foul #4 | 63-66 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | David Thomsen makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | David Thomsen makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 03:55 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Joshua West - foul #1 on Joshua West, team foul #11 | 63-68 |
| 03:55 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 03:55 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes makes the floater from the left block | 65-70 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - William Barlett (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nathan Zufelt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Jeffries (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Dixon (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Whitfield (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Oatman (fresh) 9 pts. 4 stl. SG - David Thomsen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua West (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gail Honea (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Jordan Lopes (fresh) 19 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:07 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt drills a floater near the basket set up by William Barlett | 67-70 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | William Dixon blocks the short jumper by Joshua West | 67-70 |
| 02:50 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Jeremy Whitfield | 67-70 |
| 02:43 | Grinnell | William Barlett can't connect on a shot from close range but the foul's on John Oatman - foul #3 on John Oatman, team foul #12 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Donald Minarik (SG), James Smith (SF), Garfield Presler (C) Nathan Zufelt, Steven Jeffries, Jeremy Whitfield | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Michael Timothy (SG), Michael Andrews (SF) John Oatman, David Thomsen, Joshua West | |
| 02:43 | Grinnell | William Barlett misses the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 02:43 | Grinnell | William Barlett makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Michael Timothy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-70 |
| 02:23 | Grinnell | William Barlett gets the rebound | 68-70 |
| 02:23 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-70 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Steven Jeffries (SF), Jeremy Whitfield (C) James Smith, Garfield Presler | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:08 | Grinnell | William Barlett can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Timothy - foul #5 on Michael Timothy, team foul #13 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt (SG) Donald Minarik | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Oatman (SG) Michael Timothy | |
| 02:08 | Grinnell | William Barlett makes the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 02:08 | Grinnell | William Barlett misses the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 02:08 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes gets the rebound | 69-70 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes's layup is rejected by Jeremy Whitfield | 69-70 |
| 01:56 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to William Dixon | 69-70 |
| 01:48 | Grinnell | John Oatman is called for the reach on Nathan Zufelt - foul #4 on John Oatman, team foul #14 | 69-70 |
| 01:48 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt makes the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 01:48 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Michael Andrews buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by George Mazzella | 71-73 |
| 01:10 | Grinnell | William Barlett hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Dixon | 73-73 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Gail Honea misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 73-73 |
| 00:42 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to William Barlett | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | Grinnell | Gail Honea denies the turnaround by William Barlett | 73-73 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gail Honea | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | Illinois | John Oatman is hacked by Nathan Zufelt - foul #2 on Nathan Zufelt, team foul #5 | 73-73 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Michael Andrews lays it in | 73-75 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Nathan Zufelt misses long on a fullcourt shot | 73-75 |