| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timmy Moline (fresh) SG - David Dietz (fresh) SF - Dean Watts (fresh) PF - Joseph Stubblefield (fresh) C - James Woody (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Ronald Sullivan (fresh) SG - David Spero (fresh) SF - Charles Hall (fresh) PF - Duane Hope (fresh) C - Lynn Dansby (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | James Woody wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Illinois | David Spero takes the ball from James Woody | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Grinnell | Duane Hope can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Grinnell | Ronald Sullivan tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Duane Hope blocks the short jumper by David Dietz | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | James Woody gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | David Spero takes the ball from Timmy Moline | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Grinnell | Duane Hope is hacked by Timmy Moline - foul #1 on Timmy Moline, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Grinnell | Duane Hope misses the dunk attempt | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Grinnell | Duane Hope grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:16 | Grinnell | Charles Hall knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from David Spero | 0-5 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | James Woody's floater is knocked away by Lynn Dansby | 0-5 |
| 17:49 | Grinnell | Charles Hall pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:33 | Grinnell | The jump hook by Duane Hope is blocked by Joseph Stubblefield | 0-5 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield grabs the defensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Duane Hope takes the ball from Dean Watts | 0-5 |
| 17:11 | Grinnell | Lynn Dansby can't finish the layup | 0-5 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Dean Watts snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 17:03 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield loses the dribble to Duane Hope | 0-5 |
| 16:49 | Grinnell | The short jumper by Lynn Dansby is denied by James Woody | 0-5 |
| 16:47 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 16:43 | Illinois | Timmy Moline hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Stubblefield | 2-5 |
| 16:19 | Grinnell | Charles Hall is hacked by David Dietz - foul #1 on David Dietz, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Fontaine (PG), Tyson Hackworth (SG), Hubert Decker (SF), Lowell Cohen (PF), James Markowski (C) Timmy Moline, David Dietz, Dean Watts, Joseph Stubblefield, James Woody | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Darren Mattison (SG), William Weir (PF), Thomas Hayashi (C) David Spero, Duane Hope, Lynn Dansby | |
| 16:02 | Grinnell | William Weir knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Darren Mattison | 2-7 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Fontaine (fresh) SG - Tyson Hackworth (fresh) SF - Hubert Decker (fresh) PF - Lowell Cohen (fresh) C - James Markowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Ronald Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Darren Mattison (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Hall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Weir (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Hayashi (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Illinois | Hubert Decker knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Tyson Hackworth | 5-7 |
| 15:41 | Grinnell | Ronald Sullivan clanks a shot from the free throw line | 5-7 |
| 15:39 | Grinnell | William Weir tips it but misses | 5-7 |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Charles Hall steps in front of the Lowell Cohen pass | 5-7 |
| 15:29 | Grinnell | Darren Mattison banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Hall | 5-9 |
| 15:24 | Illinois | Scott Fontaine buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Tyson Hackworth | 7-9 |
| 14:57 | Grinnell | Charles Hall can't connect on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on James Markowski - foul #1 on James Markowski, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Spero (SG), Duane Hope (PF), Lynn Dansby (C) Ronald Sullivan, William Weir, Thomas Hayashi | |
| 14:57 | Grinnell | Charles Hall makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:57 | Grinnell | Charles Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Hubert Decker misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 7-11 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Scott Fontaine grabs the offensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Scott Fontaine connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Tyson Hackworth | 9-11 |
| 14:02 | Grinnell | Lynn Dansby connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Darren Mattison and he's fouled by James Markowski - foul #2 on James Markowski, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timmy Moline (PG), David Dietz (SG), Dean Watts (SF), Joseph Stubblefield (PF), James Woody (C) Scott Fontaine, Tyson Hackworth, Hubert Decker, Lowell Cohen, James Markowski | |
| Subs | Grinnell | James Whited (SF) Charles Hall | |
| 14:02 | Grinnell | Lynn Dansby makes the free throw | 9-14 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Timmy Moline can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 9-14 |
| 13:38 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to David Spero | 9-14 |
| 13:14 | Grinnell | James Woody steals it from James Whited | 9-14 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | James Whited steals it from Timmy Moline | 9-14 |
| 13:05 | Grinnell | Darren Mattison hits the finger roll set up by James Whited | 9-16 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | David Dietz hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Timmy Moline and he's fouled by Duane Hope - foul #1 on Duane Hope, team foul #1 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ronald Sullivan (PG), Charles Hall (SF), William Weir (PF), Thomas Hayashi (C) Darren Mattison, David Spero, Duane Hope, Lynn Dansby | |
| 12:39 | Illinois | David Dietz makes the free throw | 12-16 |
| 12:14 | Grinnell | Charles Hall misses the dunk | 12-16 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield snags the defensive board | 12-16 |
| 12:08 | Illinois | David Dietz lays it in | 14-16 |
| 11:49 | Grinnell | Ronald Sullivan double dribbles | 14-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth (PG), Hubert Decker (SF), Lowell Cohen (PF), Arthur Zhang (C) Timmy Moline, Dean Watts, Joseph Stubblefield, James Woody | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Spero (SG) James Whited | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tyson Hackworth (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Dietz (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Hubert Decker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lowell Cohen (fresh) C - Arthur Zhang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Ronald Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Spero (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Hall (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Weir (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Hayashi (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-16 |
| 11:33 | Grinnell | Thomas Hayashi grabs the board | 14-16 |
| 11:12 | Grinnell | The short jumper by William Weir is denied by Lowell Cohen | 14-16 |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen grabs the defensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang's layup is rejected by Thomas Hayashi | 14-16 |
| 11:04 | Grinnell | William Weir gets the rebound | 14-16 |
| 10:57 | Grinnell | Thomas Hayashi misses badly on a floater in the paint | 14-16 |
| 10:56 | Grinnell | William Weir hits the follow up shot | 14-18 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | David Dietz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Fontaine (PG) David Dietz | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Darren Mattison (SG), Duane Hope (PF) David Spero, Thomas Hayashi | |
| 10:26 | Grinnell | William Weir misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Arthur Zhang - foul #1 on Arthur Zhang, team foul #5 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dean Watts (SF) Scott Fontaine | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 10:26 | Grinnell | William Weir makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 10:26 | Grinnell | William Weir makes the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Dean Watts's layup is rejected by Duane Hope | 14-20 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Dean Watts tips it but misses | 14-20 |
| 10:03 | Grinnell | Duane Hope snags the defensive board | 14-20 |
| 09:59 | Grinnell | Charles Hall buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Ronald Sullivan | 14-23 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 14-23 |
| 09:42 | Grinnell | Charles Hall gets the rebound | 14-23 |
| 09:17 | Grinnell | Duane Hope buries a runner from the baseline and he's fouled by Arthur Zhang - foul #2 on Arthur Zhang, team foul #6 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timmy Moline (PG), Scott Fontaine (SG), James Young (SF), Joseph Stubblefield (PF), James Woody (C) Tyson Hackworth, Hubert Decker, Dean Watts, Lowell Cohen, Arthur Zhang | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Frank McNitt (PG), James Whited (SF), Lynn Dansby (C) Ronald Sullivan, Charles Hall, William Weir | |
| 09:17 | Grinnell | Duane Hope misses the free throw | 14-25 |
| 09:17 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joseph Stubblefield | 14-25 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | James Young can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-25 |
| 08:53 | Grinnell | Frank McNitt pulls down the rebound | 14-25 |
| 08:34 | Grinnell | Lynn Dansby lays it up and in on a nice dish by Frank McNitt and the foul's on James Woody - foul #1 on James Woody, team foul #7 | 14-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Dietz (SG) Scott Fontaine | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Spero (SG), Thomas Hayashi (PF) Frank McNitt, Duane Hope | |
| 08:34 | Grinnell | Lynn Dansby makes the free throw | 14-28 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | James Young knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-28 |
| 07:54 | Grinnell | Thomas Hayashi misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-28 |
| 07:53 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to David Spero | 17-28 |
| 07:33 | Grinnell | Darren Mattison is whistled for traveling | 17-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dean Watts (SF) James Young | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ronald Sullivan (PG), Charles Hall (SF) Darren Mattison, James Whited | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timmy Moline (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Dietz (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dean Watts (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Stubblefield (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Woody (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Ronald Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Spero (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Hayashi (fresh) C - Lynn Dansby (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:19 | Illinois | David Dietz can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-28 |
| 07:18 | Illinois | James Woody tips it but misses | 17-28 |
| 07:16 | Grinnell | Thomas Hayashi grabs the defensive rebound | 17-28 |
| 07:02 | Grinnell | David Dietz steals it from Lynn Dansby | 17-28 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Dean Watts drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Timmy Moline | 19-28 |
| 06:32 | Grinnell | Dean Watts takes the ball from Charles Hall | 19-28 |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Dean Watts clanks a 3 from the right wing | 19-28 |
| 06:11 | Grinnell | Thomas Hayashi snags the defensive board | 19-28 |
| 05:47 | Grinnell | Ronald Sullivan hits a runner from the right block set up by Charles Hall and he's hacked by Timmy Moline - foul #2 on Timmy Moline, team foul #8 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth (PG), Hubert Decker (SG), Lowell Cohen (C) Timmy Moline, David Dietz, James Woody | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Darren Mattison (SG), Duane Hope (PF), William Weir (C) David Spero, Thomas Hayashi, Lynn Dansby | |
| 05:47 | Grinnell | Ronald Sullivan misses the free throw | 19-30 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield gets the rebound | 19-30 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 21-30 |
| 05:28 | Grinnell | Charles Hall scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Sullivan | 21-32 |
| 05:06 | Illinois | Hubert Decker loses the ball out of bounds | 21-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Fontaine (PG), James Woody (C) Dean Watts, Joseph Stubblefield | |
| Subs | Grinnell | James Whited (SG) Ronald Sullivan | |
| 04:52 | Grinnell | Duane Hope hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Darren Mattison and he's fouled by Scott Fontaine - foul #1 on Scott Fontaine, team foul #9 | 21-34 |
| 04:52 | Grinnell | Duane Hope makes the free throw | 21-35 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Scott Fontaine scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 23-35 |
| 04:19 | Grinnell | Tyson Hackworth takes the ball from Duane Hope | 23-35 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth lays it in | 25-35 |
| 03:56 | Grinnell | Darren Mattison can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-35 |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen grabs the defensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 03:49 | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 25-35 |
| 03:47 | Grinnell | Duane Hope snags the defensive board | 25-35 |
| 03:42 | Grinnell | Darren Mattison misses long on a floater from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 03:40 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen gets the rebound | 25-35 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by James Whited - foul #1 on James Whited, team foul #2 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Dietz (SG), Dean Watts (SF), James Markowski (PF), Arthur Zhang (C) Scott Fontaine, Hubert Decker, Lowell Cohen, James Woody | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Frank McNitt (PG), Lynn Dansby (C) Charles Hall, William Weir | |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth misses the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth misses the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 03:36 | Grinnell | Duane Hope grabs the defensive rebound | 25-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tyson Hackworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Dietz (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dean Watts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Markowski (fresh) C - Arthur Zhang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Frank McNitt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darren Mattison (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Whited (fresh) PF - Duane Hope (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Lynn Dansby (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:15 | Grinnell | Duane Hope misses the jumper from the left side | 25-35 |
| 03:14 | Grinnell | James Whited pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 03:03 | Grinnell | Frank McNitt makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 25-37 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Lynn Dansby picks off the pass by James Markowski | 25-37 |
| 02:27 | Grinnell | Lynn Dansby banks in the layup on a great pass from James Whited | 25-39 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Dean Watts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timmy Moline (PG), Hubert Decker (SG), James Young (SF), Joseph Stubblefield (PF), Lowell Cohen (C) Tyson Hackworth, David Dietz, Dean Watts, James Markowski, Arthur Zhang | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ronald Sullivan (PG), David Spero (SG), Charles Hall (SF), William Weir (PF), Thomas Hayashi (C) Frank McNitt, Darren Mattison, James Whited, Duane Hope, Lynn Dansby | |
| 01:44 | Grinnell | Thomas Hayashi misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Hubert Decker - foul #1 on Hubert Decker, team foul #10 | 25-39 |
| 01:44 | Grinnell | Thomas Hayashi makes the 1st free throw | 25-40 |
| 01:44 | Grinnell | Thomas Hayashi misses the 2nd free throw | 25-40 |
| 01:44 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to William Weir | 25-40 |
| 01:28 | Grinnell | David Spero is fouled on the floor by Hubert Decker - foul #2 on Hubert Decker, team foul #11 | 25-40 |
| 01:28 | Grinnell | David Spero makes the 1st free throw | 25-41 |
| 01:28 | Grinnell | David Spero makes the 2nd free throw | 25-42 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | James Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-42 |
| 01:04 | Grinnell | David Spero drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Ronald Sullivan | 25-45 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Timmy Moline travels with the ball | 25-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Dietz (SG), James Markowski (PF), Arthur Zhang (C) James Young, Joseph Stubblefield, Lowell Cohen | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Lynn Dansby (C) William Weir | |
| 00:20 | Grinnell | Charles Hall can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 25-45 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Timmy Moline | 25-45 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Lynn Dansby is called for the reach on Timmy Moline - foul #1 on Lynn Dansby, team foul #3 | 25-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dean Watts (SF), James Woody (C) Hubert Decker, Arthur Zhang | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Duane Hope (PF) Thomas Hayashi | |
| 00:01 | Illinois | David Dietz knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-45 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | David Spero misses the fullcourt shot | 27-45 |