| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willy Pickerel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Luce (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Koch (fresh) C - Daniel Pollard (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Michael Templeman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Singleton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 stl. SF - Coleman Frisby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Ballard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Britton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Carl Luce inbounds the ball | 31-37 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Illinois | Ralph Koch misses the fadeaway near the basket | 31-37 |
| 19:46 | Grinnell | William Ballard pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 19:34 | Grinnell | Ted Neill steals it from Michael Templeman | 31-37 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel knocks in the shot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Coleman Frisby - foul #2 on Coleman Frisby, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel misses the free throw | 33-37 |
| 19:14 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Paul Britton | 33-37 |
| 18:56 | Grinnell | Paul Britton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Ted Neill - foul #2 on Ted Neill, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| 18:56 | Grinnell | Paul Britton makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 18:56 | Grinnell | Paul Britton makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 18:39 | Illinois | Carl Luce can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard tips it but misses | 33-39 |
| 18:36 | Grinnell | William Ballard snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 18:26 | Grinnell | Paul Britton drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Michael Templeman | 33-41 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Carl Luce can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-41 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | Ralph Koch snags the offensive board | 33-41 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Ted Neill | 36-41 |
| 17:40 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Carl Luce - foul #3 on Carl Luce, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG), Michael Osteen (SF) Willy Pickerel, Carl Luce | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jason Cohn (PF) William Ballard | |
| 17:40 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 17:40 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | Michael Osteen connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Ted Neill | 39-43 |
| 17:03 | Grinnell | Paul Britton misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-43 |
| 17:02 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 16:52 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Singleton | 39-45 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Michael Long comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Edward Singleton - foul #2 on Edward Singleton, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Thomas Armstrong (PF) Ted Neill, Ralph Koch | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Allen Gray (PG), Richard Dunn (SG), William Bozek (SF), Hubert Paulus (C) Michael Templeman, Edward Singleton, Coleman Frisby, Paul Britton | |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Michael Long makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Michael Long makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 16:17 | Grinnell | William Bozek misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-45 |
| 16:16 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn hits the follow up shot | 41-47 |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Michael Osteen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 15:55 | Grinnell | Hubert Paulus grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Chagoya (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Long (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Michael Osteen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Pollard (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Allen Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Dunn (fresh) SF - William Bozek (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jason Cohn (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Hubert Paulus (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Grinnell | Allen Gray clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Daniel Pollard - foul #1 on Daniel Pollard, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG), Joseph Yates (SF), Carl Luce (PF), Ernest McIlrath (C) Michael Long, Michael Osteen, Thomas Armstrong, Daniel Pollard | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Ballard (PF) Richard Dunn | |
| 15:41 | Grinnell | Allen Gray makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 15:41 | Grinnell | Allen Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 15:30 | Illinois | Joseph Yates misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jason Cohn - foul #2 on Jason Cohn, team foul #3 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG) Randy Chagoya | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 15:30 | Illinois | Joseph Yates makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 15:30 | Illinois | Joseph Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 15:10 | Grinnell | Hubert Paulus is fouled on the floor by Ernest McIlrath - foul #4 on Ernest McIlrath, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Koch (PF) Ernest McIlrath | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Edward Singleton (SG) William Bozek | |
| 14:55 | Grinnell | William Ballard misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-49 |
| 14:54 | Illinois | Carl Luce pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Joseph Yates knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Ted Neill | 45-49 |
| 14:30 | Grinnell | Edward Singleton hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Allen Gray | 45-51 |
| 14:11 | Illinois | Ted Neill misses the shot from the right side | 45-51 |
| 14:09 | Grinnell | William Ballard pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 13:56 | Grinnell | Edward Singleton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-51 |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Carl Luce gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| 13:38 | Illinois | Joseph Yates knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Willy Pickerel | 47-51 |
| 13:18 | Grinnell | Hubert Paulus misses long on a shot from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Luce | 47-51 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Allen Gray steals the ball from Ted Neill | 47-51 |
| 12:54 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn banks in the layup on a great pass from Edward Singleton | 47-53 |
| 12:40 | Illinois | Hubert Paulus is called for the reach on Willy Pickerel - foul #2 on Hubert Paulus, team foul #4 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Michael Long (SG), Michael Osteen (SF), Thomas Armstrong (PF), Daniel Pollard (C) Ted Neill, Willy Pickerel, Joseph Yates, Ralph Koch, Carl Luce | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Templeman (PG), Richard Dunn (SG), Coleman Frisby (SF), Neil Zymowski (PF), Paul Britton (C) Allen Gray, Edward Singleton, Jason Cohn, William Ballard, Hubert Paulus | |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Michael Long connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Randy Chagoya | 49-53 |
| 12:02 | Grinnell | Neil Zymowski's pass is intercepted by Daniel Pollard | 49-53 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Thomas Armstrong connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Long | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Chagoya (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Long (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Osteen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. C - Daniel Pollard (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Michael Templeman (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Dunn (fresh) SF - Coleman Frisby (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Neil Zymowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Britton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Grinnell | Paul Britton misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 51-53 |
| 11:35 | Grinnell | Paul Britton tips it in | 51-55 |
| 11:17 | Illinois | Michael Osteen misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Neil Zymowski - foul #1 on Neil Zymowski, team foul #5 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Koch (PF) Thomas Armstrong | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Edward Singleton (SG) Richard Dunn | |
| 11:17 | Illinois | Michael Osteen makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 11:17 | Illinois | Michael Osteen makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 10:57 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-58 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Michael Long misses the 3 from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Pollard | 53-58 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | Ralph Koch hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Randy Chagoya and he's fouled by Neil Zymowski - foul #2 on Neil Zymowski, team foul #6 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Carl Luce (C) Randy Chagoya, Daniel Pollard | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Ballard (PF) Neil Zymowski | |
| 10:40 | Illinois | Ralph Koch makes the free throw | 56-58 |
| 10:22 | Grinnell | William Ballard scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Michael Templeman and he's hacked by Ted Neill - foul #3 on Ted Neill, team foul #5 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Yates (SF) Michael Osteen | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 10:22 | Grinnell | William Ballard makes the free throw | 56-61 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Michael Long hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Ted Neill | 59-61 |
| 09:41 | Grinnell | Paul Britton is called for traveling | 59-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG), Thomas Armstrong (PF) Michael Long, Ralph Koch | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Allen Gray (PG), Jason Cohn (SF), Hubert Paulus (C) Michael Templeman, Coleman Frisby, Paul Britton | |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-61 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Ted Neill tips it home | 61-61 |
| 08:58 | Grinnell | Carl Luce steps in front of the Hubert Paulus pass | 61-61 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Carl Luce clanks a jumper from the right block | 61-61 |
| 08:37 | Grinnell | Allen Gray snags the defensive board | 61-61 |
| 08:21 | Grinnell | William Ballard is hacked by Thomas Armstrong - foul #1 on Thomas Armstrong, team foul #6 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Koch (PF), Daniel Pollard (C) Joseph Yates, Thomas Armstrong | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Dunn (SG), Coleman Frisby (SF) Edward Singleton, William Ballard | |
| 08:04 | Grinnell | Willy Pickerel takes the ball from Richard Dunn | 61-61 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | Ted Neill misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-61 |
| 07:59 | Grinnell | Hubert Paulus grabs the defensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 07:54 | Grinnell | Allen Gray hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Coleman Frisby | 61-63 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Ted Neill scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ralph Koch | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Willy Pickerel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Luce (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ralph Koch (fresh) 3 pts. C - Daniel Pollard (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Allen Gray (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Dunn (fresh) SF - Coleman Frisby (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Cohn (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Hubert Paulus (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Grinnell | Richard Dunn misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-63 |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard grabs the board | 63-63 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-63 |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard tips it back up and in | 65-63 |
| 06:59 | Grinnell | Allen Gray misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-63 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Ralph Koch pulls down the rebound | 65-63 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Ted Neill makes the shot from the right wing set up by Ralph Koch | 67-63 |
| 06:33 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Allen Gray and he's hacked by Daniel Pollard - foul #2 on Daniel Pollard, team foul #7 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Michael Long (SG), Michael Osteen (SF) Ted Neill, Willy Pickerel, Carl Luce | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Templeman (PG), Edward Singleton (SG), Neil Zymowski (PF), Paul Britton (C) Allen Gray, Richard Dunn, Jason Cohn, Hubert Paulus | |
| 06:33 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby makes the free throw | 67-66 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Long | 69-66 |
| 06:15 | Grinnell | Neil Zymowski misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 69-66 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Michael Long pulls down the rebound | 69-66 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Templeman - foul #1 on Michael Templeman, team foul #7 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Yates (SF), Thomas Armstrong (PF), Ernest McIlrath (C) Michael Osteen, Ralph Koch, Daniel Pollard | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Bozek (SF), William Ballard (PF) Coleman Frisby, Neil Zymowski | |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 05:43 | Grinnell | William Bozek misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-66 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Randy Chagoya | 71-66 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Michael Long misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Edward Singleton - foul #3 on Edward Singleton, team foul #8 | 71-66 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Michael Long makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Michael Long misses the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 05:36 | Grinnell | William Bozek snags the defensive board | 72-66 |
| 05:27 | Grinnell | Edward Singleton clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Yates - foul #4 on Joseph Yates, team foul #8 | 72-66 |
| 05:27 | Grinnell | Edward Singleton misses the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 05:27 | Grinnell | Edward Singleton misses the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 05:27 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Britton | 72-66 |
| 05:10 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Ballard | 72-69 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Joseph Yates can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-69 |
| 04:48 | Grinnell | Edward Singleton grabs the defensive rebound | 72-69 |
| 04:28 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Michael Osteen (SF), Ralph Koch (PF), Daniel Pollard (C) Randy Chagoya, Joseph Yates, Thomas Armstrong, Ernest McIlrath | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jason Cohn (SG), Coleman Frisby (SF), Hubert Paulus (PF) Edward Singleton, William Bozek, William Ballard | |
| 04:17 | Grinnell | The refs have stopped play. Coleman Frisby is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 72-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Luce (SF) Michael Osteen | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Allen Gray (PG), Richard Dunn (SG), Neil Zymowski (C) Michael Templeman, Coleman Frisby, Paul Britton | |
| 04:08 | Illinois | Carl Luce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-69 |
| 03:54 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Neil Zymowski | 72-71 |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Carl Luce is whistled for a carry | 72-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG) Michael Long | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Willy Pickerel (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Luce (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ralph Koch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Pollard (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Allen Gray (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Dunn (fresh) SF - Jason Cohn (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Hubert Paulus (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Neil Zymowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:20 | Grinnell | Richard Dunn drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Allen Gray | 72-74 |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Ralph Koch is fouled on the floor by Hubert Paulus - foul #3 on Hubert Paulus, team foul #9 | 72-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Templeman (PG), Edward Singleton (SG), Paul Britton (C) Allen Gray, Richard Dunn, Neil Zymowski | |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Ralph Koch makes the 1st free throw | 73-74 |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Ralph Koch makes the 2nd free throw | 74-74 |
| 02:43 | Grinnell | Ralph Koch steals the ball from Jason Cohn | 74-74 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Ted Neill is fouled on the floor by Michael Templeman - foul #2 on Michael Templeman, team foul #10 | 74-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Yates (SF), Ernest McIlrath (C) Carl Luce, Daniel Pollard | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Ballard (PF) Hubert Paulus | |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Ted Neill makes the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Ted Neill makes the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| 02:14 | Grinnell | The pull-up jumper by Paul Britton is blocked by Ernest McIlrath | 76-74 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel pulls down the rebound | 76-74 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 76-74 |
| 02:04 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn snags the defensive board | 76-74 |
| 01:55 | Grinnell | William Ballard blows the layup | 76-74 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joseph Yates | 76-74 |
| 01:47 | Illinois | Joseph Yates misses short on a jumper in the paint | 76-74 |
| 01:45 | Grinnell | Paul Britton snags the defensive board | 76-74 |
| 01:28 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 76-74 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Joseph Yates grabs the defensive rebound | 76-74 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Michael Templeman is called for the reach on Ernest McIlrath - foul #3 on Michael Templeman, team foul #11 | 76-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Pollard (C) Ralph Koch | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby (SF) Jason Cohn | |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath misses the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 01:02 | Grinnell | Ted Neill takes the ball from Coleman Frisby | 77-74 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Ted Neill is called for 3 seconds | 77-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Koch (PF) Ernest McIlrath | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 00:27 | Grinnell | William Ballard can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 77-74 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Ted Neill snags the defensive board | 77-74 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Ted Neill is hacked by Michael Templeman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Templeman, team foul #12 | 77-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG), Michael Osteen (SF) Willy Pickerel, Joseph Yates | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Ted Neill makes the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Ted Neill misses the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:23 | Grinnell | Paul Britton gets the rebound | 78-74 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 78-74 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard pulls down the rebound | 78-74 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Michael Templeman is called for the reach on Daniel Pollard in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Templeman, team foul #13 | 78-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Allen Gray (PG) Michael Templeman | |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard misses the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard misses the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:15 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby grabs the defensive rebound | 78-74 |
| 00:10 | Grinnell | Ted Neill steals the ball from Coleman Frisby | 78-74 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-74 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Allen Gray is called for the reach on Michael Osteen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Allen Gray, team foul #14 | 78-74 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Michael Osteen makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Michael Osteen misses the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:07 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby grabs the board | 79-74 |
| 00:02 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby is fouled on the floor by Michael Osteen - foul #1 on Michael Osteen, team foul #9 | 79-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG), Joseph Yates (SF) Michael Long, Michael Osteen | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 00:02 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby makes the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:02 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby makes the 2nd free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Ted Neill runs out the clock | 79-76 |