| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Parker (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dexter Broadwell (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jason Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Oscar Hancock (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Todd Hodge (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Bessler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alex French (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Eberhard (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert McSpadden (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | Alex French inbounds the ball | 43-29 |
| 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) | |
| 19:42 | Grinnell | Alex French misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-29 |
| 19:41 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Robert McSpadden | 43-29 |
| 19:30 | Grinnell | William Eberhard misses the lay-in | 43-29 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell pulls down the rebound | 43-29 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Jason Hughes lays it in on a great pass from James Parker | 45-29 |
| 18:54 | Grinnell | John King steals the ball from Alex French | 45-29 |
| 18:41 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell's fadeaway is rejected by Robert McSpadden | 45-29 |
| 18:39 | Grinnell | Robert McSpadden snags the defensive board | 45-29 |
| 18:17 | Grinnell | Todd Hodge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-29 |
| 18:16 | Grinnell | Douglas Bessler grabs the offensive board | 45-29 |
| 17:58 | Grinnell | Robert McSpadden can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-29 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | James Parker snags the defensive board | 45-29 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Todd Hodge takes the ball from Oscar Hancock | 45-29 |
| 17:29 | Grinnell | Todd Hodge misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John King - foul #2 on John King, team foul #1 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Grubb (PG), Bryan Jewell (SG), Kerry Shannon (SF), Howard Cyr (PF), Michael Stover (C) John King, James Parker, Dexter Broadwell, Jason Hughes, Oscar Hancock | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jason Mercer (SF), Gene Steele (C) Alex French, Robert McSpadden | |
| 17:29 | Grinnell | Todd Hodge makes the 1st free throw | 45-30 |
| 17:29 | Grinnell | Todd Hodge misses the 2nd free throw | 45-30 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Stover | 45-30 |
| 17:05 | Illinois | Michael Stover misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-30 |
| 17:04 | Grinnell | William Eberhard gets the rebound | 45-30 |
| 16:42 | Grinnell | Douglas Bessler is hacked by Howard Cyr - foul #2 on Howard Cyr, team foul #2 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Johnnie Faulkner (PG), Luther Middendorf (SG) Todd Hodge, Douglas Bessler | |
| 16:37 | Grinnell | Gene Steele misses short on a shot from close range | 45-30 |
| 16:35 | Grinnell | Gene Steele tips it in | 45-32 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Michael Stover connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Howard Cyr | 47-32 |
| 16:03 | Grinnell | Bryan Jewell steps in front of the William Eberhard pass | 47-32 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Bryan Jewell lays it in | 49-32 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Grubb (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bryan Jewell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kerry Shannon (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Howard Cyr (fresh) C - Michael Stover (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Johnnie Faulkner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Luther Middendorf (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Mercer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Eberhard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Gene Steele (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:39 | Grinnell | Luther Middendorf drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jason Mercer | 49-35 |
| 15:35 | Illinois | Johnnie Faulkner steals it from Bryan Jewell | 49-35 |
| 15:17 | Grinnell | William Eberhard's pass is intercepted by Michael Grubb | 49-35 |
| 15:04 | Illinois | Michael Stover misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 49-35 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Michael Stover gets the offensive rebound | 49-35 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Jason Mercer steals the ball from Kerry Shannon | 49-35 |
| 14:31 | Grinnell | William Eberhard connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Johnnie Faulkner | 49-37 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | Michael Stover hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 49-37 |
| 14:15 | Illinois | Howard Cyr hits the follow up shot | 51-37 |
| 14:12 | Grinnell | Johnnie Faulkner loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG), James Parker (SG), Dexter Broadwell (SF), Jason Hughes (PF), Oscar Hancock (C) Michael Grubb, Bryan Jewell, Kerry Shannon, Howard Cyr, Michael Stover | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner (PG), Douglas Bessler (SG), Alex French (SF), Robert McSpadden (C) Johnnie Faulkner, Jason Mercer, William Eberhard, Gene Steele | |
| 13:52 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock's floater is tipped away by Luther Middendorf | 51-37 |
| 13:50 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Douglas Bessler | 51-37 |
| 13:45 | Grinnell | Alex French scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Douglas Bessler | 51-39 |
| 13:25 | Illinois | Douglas Bessler takes the ball from James Parker | 51-39 |
| 13:07 | Grinnell | Luther Middendorf can't finish the layup | 51-39 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | James Parker snags the defensive board | 51-39 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | James Parker can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 51-39 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | John King grabs the offensive board | 51-39 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | James Parker misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Anthony Lerner - foul #4 on Anthony Lerner, team foul #1 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Todd Hodge (PG), Jason Mercer (PF) Anthony Lerner, Luther Middendorf | |
| 12:45 | Illinois | James Parker makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | James Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 12:34 | Grinnell | Jason Mercer hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 53-39 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Jason Hughes gets the rebound | 53-39 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | James Parker is called for traveling | 53-39 |
| 12:06 | Grinnell | Alex French misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-39 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock snags the defensive board | 53-39 |
| 12:01 | Illinois | John King makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Parker | 56-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Parker (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Dexter Broadwell (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jason Hughes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Oscar Hancock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Todd Hodge (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Bessler (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alex French (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jason Mercer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert McSpadden (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Grinnell | Alex French buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-42 |
| 11:24 | Illinois | Douglas Bessler steals the ball from James Parker | 56-42 |
| 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) | |
| 11:07 | Grinnell | Todd Hodge lays it in on a great pass from Douglas Bessler | 56-44 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John King | 59-44 |
| 10:37 | Grinnell | John King blocks the short jumper by Alex French | 59-44 |
| 10:35 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock pulls down the rebound | 59-44 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | John King misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Todd Hodge - foul #2 on Todd Hodge, team foul #2 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Grubb (SG), Kerry Shannon (SF), Howard Cyr (PF), Michael Stover (C) James Parker, Dexter Broadwell, Jason Hughes, Oscar Hancock | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Johnnie Faulkner (PG), Luther Middendorf (SG), William Eberhard (PF), Gene Steele (C) Todd Hodge, Douglas Bessler, Alex French, Robert McSpadden | |
| 10:31 | Illinois | John King makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | John King misses the 2nd free throw | 60-44 |
| 10:31 | Grinnell | William Eberhard grabs the defensive rebound | 60-44 |
| 10:14 | Grinnell | Gene Steele misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Howard Cyr - foul #3 on Howard Cyr, team foul #3 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Jewell (SG) John King | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 10:14 | Grinnell | Gene Steele makes the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 10:14 | Grinnell | Gene Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 09:53 | Illinois | Bryan Jewell drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Grubb | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:40 | Grinnell | William Eberhard's pass is intercepted by Bryan Jewell | 63-46 |
| 09:30 | Illinois | Michael Stover is hacked by Johnnie Faulkner - foul #1 on Johnnie Faulkner, team foul #3 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Alex French (SF) Jason Mercer | |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Bryan Jewell connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Michael Grubb | 65-46 |
| 08:59 | Grinnell | Gene Steele makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Johnnie Faulkner | 65-48 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Johnnie Faulkner is called for the reach on Michael Grubb - foul #2 on Johnnie Faulkner, team foul #4 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Whaley (PG) Kerry Shannon | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Todd Hodge (PG), Douglas Bessler (SG) Johnnie Faulkner, Alex French | |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Bryan Jewell clanks a 3 from straight away | 65-48 |
| 08:23 | Grinnell | William Eberhard grabs the board | 65-48 |
| 07:59 | Grinnell | Luther Middendorf hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 65-48 |
| 07:58 | Grinnell | William Eberhard pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Walter Whaley (fresh) SG - Michael Grubb (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Bryan Jewell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Howard Cyr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Stover (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Todd Hodge (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Bessler (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Luther Middendorf (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Eberhard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Gene Steele (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:53 | Grinnell | Douglas Bessler misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 65-48 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Michael Stover pulls down the rebound | 65-48 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Michael Grubb drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Bryan Jewell | 68-48 |
| 07:34 | Grinnell | Todd Hodge knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Luther Middendorf | 68-51 |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Michael Grubb knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-51 |
| 06:52 | Grinnell | Todd Hodge knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Douglas Bessler | 71-53 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Walter Whaley makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Howard Cyr | 74-53 |
| 06:29 | Grinnell | Todd Hodge misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 74-53 |
| 06:28 | Grinnell | William Eberhard gets the offensive rebound | 74-53 |
| 06:21 | Grinnell | Gene Steele misses short on a shot in the paint | 74-53 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Bryan Jewell grabs the defensive rebound | 74-53 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | Michael Grubb is hacked by Douglas Bessler - foul #1 on Douglas Bessler, team foul #5 | 74-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG), James Parker (SG), Dexter Broadwell (SF), Jason Hughes (PF), Oscar Hancock (C) Walter Whaley, Michael Grubb, Bryan Jewell, Howard Cyr, Michael Stover | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner (PG), Johnnie Faulkner (SG), Alex French (SF), Jason Mercer (PF), Robert McSpadden (C) Todd Hodge, Douglas Bessler, Luther Middendorf, William Eberhard, Gene Steele | |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-53 |
| 05:52 | Grinnell | Alex French gets the rebound | 74-53 |
| 05:40 | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner is fouled on the floor by John King - foul #3 on John King, team foul #4 | 74-53 |
| 05:31 | Grinnell | Jason Mercer is hacked by Jason Hughes - foul #2 on Jason Hughes, team foul #5 | 74-53 |
| 05:13 | Grinnell | Robert McSpadden misses badly on a floater in the lane | 74-53 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | John King gets the rebound | 74-53 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | John King knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jason Hughes | 76-53 |
| 04:54 | Grinnell | Jason Mercer is fouled on the floor by James Parker - foul #1 on James Parker, team foul #6 | 76-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Grubb (PG), Philip Chandler (SG), Kerry Shannon (SF), Howard Cyr (PF), Michael Stover (C) John King, James Parker, Dexter Broadwell, Jason Hughes, Oscar Hancock | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Todd Hodge (PG), Luther Middendorf (SF), Gene Steele (C) Anthony Lerner, Alex French, Robert McSpadden | |
| 04:47 | Grinnell | Jason Mercer misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 76-53 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Michael Stover pulls down the rebound | 76-53 |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Philip Chandler is whistled for traveling | 76-53 |
| 04:24 | Grinnell | Todd Hodge clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 76-53 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon snags the defensive board | 76-53 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Philip Chandler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-53 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Michael Stover snags the offensive board | 76-53 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Michael Stover misses the lay-in | 76-53 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon gets the offensive rebound | 76-53 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Philip Chandler hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 76-53 |
| 03:43 | Grinnell | Jason Mercer grabs the defensive rebound | 76-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Grubb (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Philip Chandler (fresh) SF - Kerry Shannon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howard Cyr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Stover (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Todd Hodge (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnnie Faulkner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Luther Middendorf (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jason Mercer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Gene Steele (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:18 | Grinnell | Jason Mercer knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Todd Hodge | 76-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Michael Stover can't connect on a shot from close range | 76-56 |
| 03:07 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Gene Steele | 76-56 |
| 02:55 | Grinnell | Todd Hodge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Whaley (PG), Bryan Jewell (SF) Michael Grubb, Howard Cyr | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Bryan Jewell misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Jason Mercer - foul #3 on Jason Mercer, team foul #6 | 76-56 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Bryan Jewell makes the 1st free throw | 77-56 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Bryan Jewell makes the 2nd free throw | 78-56 |
| 02:23 | Grinnell | Gene Steele buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Todd Hodge | 78-58 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Jason Mercer steps in front of the Philip Chandler pass | 78-58 |
| 01:47 | Grinnell | Luther Middendorf clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Kerry Shannon - foul #3 on Kerry Shannon, team foul #7 | 78-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Grubb (PG), Howard Cyr (PF) Walter Whaley, Philip Chandler | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 01:47 | Grinnell | Luther Middendorf makes the 1st free throw | 78-59 |
| 01:47 | Grinnell | Luther Middendorf makes the 2nd free throw | 78-60 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 78-60 |
| 01:31 | Grinnell | Jason Mercer gets the rebound | 78-60 |
| 01:19 | Grinnell | Luther Middendorf misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 78-60 |
| 01:17 | Grinnell | Todd Hodge misses the tip | 78-60 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Michael Stover snags the defensive board | 78-60 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Bryan Jewell is fouled on the floor by Todd Hodge - foul #3 on Todd Hodge, team foul #7 | 78-60 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Bryan Jewell makes the 1st free throw | 79-60 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Bryan Jewell makes the 2nd free throw | 80-60 |
| 00:58 | Grinnell | Jason Mercer misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 80-60 |
| 00:56 | Grinnell | Gene Steele grabs the offensive board | 80-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Grinnell | Jason Mercer is hacked by Bryan Jewell - foul #2 on Bryan Jewell, team foul #8 | 80-60 |
| 00:54 | Grinnell | Jason Mercer makes the 1st free throw | 80-61 |
| 00:54 | Grinnell | Jason Mercer misses the 2nd free throw | 80-61 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Michael Stover grabs the defensive rebound | 80-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Michael Grubb comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 80-61 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Howard Cyr misses the tip | 80-61 |
| 00:23 | Grinnell | Todd Hodge grabs the defensive rebound | 80-61 |
| 00:16 | Grinnell | Jason Mercer lays it in | 80-63 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Michael Grubb runs out the clock | 80-63 |