| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Grubb (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dexter Broadwell (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jason Hughes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Oscar Hancock (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Anthony Lerner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Douglas Bessler (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gene Steele (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Karl Gehrke (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert McSpadden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | Gene Steele inbounds the ball | 51-37 |
| 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) | |
| 19:40 | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert McSpadden | 51-40 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | Jason Hughes buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Michael Grubb | 54-40 |
| 18:48 | Grinnell | Douglas Bessler is fouled on the floor by James Parker - foul #1 on James Parker, team foul #1 | 54-40 |
| 18:35 | Grinnell | Karl Gehrke steps out of bounds on the sideline | 54-40 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Gene Steele steals it from Oscar Hancock | 54-40 |
| 18:11 | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner banks in the layup on a great pass from Gene Steele | 54-42 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Anthony Lerner takes the ball from James Parker | 54-42 |
| 17:30 | Grinnell | Gene Steele makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Anthony Lerner | 54-45 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Douglas Bessler - foul #2 on Douglas Bessler, team foul #1 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG), Kerry Shannon (SF), Michael Stover (PF) Michael Grubb, Dexter Broadwell, Jason Hughes | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Johnnie Faulkner (PG), Todd Hodge (SG), Luther Middendorf (SF), Alex French (PF), Randall Cook (C) Anthony Lerner, Douglas Bessler, Gene Steele, Karl Gehrke, Robert McSpadden | |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 16:51 | Grinnell | Randall Cook hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 56-45 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon pulls down the rebound | 56-45 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | Johnnie Faulkner steps in front of the James Parker pass | 56-45 |
| 16:40 | Grinnell | Luther Middendorf hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Johnnie Faulkner | 56-47 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Michael Stover can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-47 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock snags the offensive board | 56-47 |
| 16:02 | Illinois | Alex French takes the ball from Kerry Shannon | 56-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Parker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kerry Shannon (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Stover (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Oscar Hancock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Johnnie Faulkner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Todd Hodge (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Luther Middendorf (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Alex French (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Randall Cook (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Grinnell | Luther Middendorf misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-47 |
| 15:37 | Illinois | John King gets the rebound | 56-47 |
| 15:32 | Illinois | James Parker makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-47 |
| 15:10 | Grinnell | James Parker takes the ball from Luther Middendorf | 58-47 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock misses long on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Luther Middendorf - foul #3 on Luther Middendorf, team foul #2 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Grubb (PG), Dexter Broadwell (SF), Jason Hughes (PF) James Parker, Kerry Shannon, Michael Stover | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner (PG), Douglas Bessler (SG), Gene Steele (SF), Karl Gehrke (PF), Robert McSpadden (C) Johnnie Faulkner, Todd Hodge, Luther Middendorf, Alex French, Randall Cook | |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 14:24 | Grinnell | Michael Grubb is called for the reach on Anthony Lerner - foul #1 on Michael Grubb, team foul #2 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Jewell (SG) John King | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 14:05 | Grinnell | Douglas Bessler comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 60-47 |
| 14:03 | Illinois | Jason Hughes pulls down the rebound | 60-47 |
| 13:57 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell is hacked by Karl Gehrke - foul #3 on Karl Gehrke, team foul #3 | 60-47 |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Jason Hughes tips it home | 62-47 |
| 13:23 | Grinnell | Jason Hughes is called for the reach on Robert McSpadden - foul #3 on Jason Hughes, team foul #3 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (C) Oscar Hancock | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 13:11 | Grinnell | Robert McSpadden misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-47 |
| 13:09 | Grinnell | Robert McSpadden gets the offensive rebound | 62-47 |
| 12:57 | Grinnell | John King steals the ball from Douglas Bessler | 62-47 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | John King misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-47 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Michael Grubb can't tip it in | 62-47 |
| 12:31 | Grinnell | Gene Steele pulls down the rebound | 62-47 |
| 12:26 | Grinnell | Douglas Bessler hits the finger roll set up by Karl Gehrke | 62-49 |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Jason Hughes comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 62-49 |
| 12:09 | Grinnell | Gene Steele pulls down the rebound | 62-49 |
| 11:48 | Grinnell | Gene Steele misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 62-49 |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Bryan Jewell gets the rebound | 62-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Grubb (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Bryan Jewell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dexter Broadwell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jason Hughes (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - John King (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Anthony Lerner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Douglas Bessler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gene Steele (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Karl Gehrke (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert McSpadden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Jason Hughes misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Anthony Lerner - foul #2 on Anthony Lerner, team foul #4 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Parker (SG), Kerry Shannon (SF), Michael Stover (C) Michael Grubb, Bryan Jewell, Dexter Broadwell | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Johnnie Faulkner (PG), Todd Hodge (SG), Luther Middendorf (SF), Alex French (PF), Randall Cook (C) Anthony Lerner, Douglas Bessler, Gene Steele, Karl Gehrke, Robert McSpadden | |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Jason Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Jason Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| 11:20 | Grinnell | Randall Cook's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Hughes | 64-49 |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Jason Hughes grabs the board | 64-49 |
| 11:14 | Illinois | James Parker buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John King | 67-49 |
| 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) | |
| 11:01 | Grinnell | Randall Cook misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Parker - foul #2 on James Parker, team foul #4 | 67-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Collette (PG), Howard Cyr (PF) John King, Jason Hughes | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 11:01 | Grinnell | Randall Cook makes the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 11:01 | Grinnell | Randall Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | Todd Hodge is called for the reach on James Parker - foul #1 on Todd Hodge, team foul #5 | 67-51 |
| 10:29 | Illinois | Ricky Collette's pass is intercepted by Luther Middendorf | 67-51 |
| 10:25 | Grinnell | Luther Middendorf banks in the layup | 67-53 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon's pass is intercepted by Alex French | 67-53 |
| 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) | |
| 09:54 | Grinnell | Luther Middendorf knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing and the foul's on Howard Cyr - foul #1 on Howard Cyr, team foul #5 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Grubb (PG), Dexter Broadwell (SF) Ricky Collette, Howard Cyr | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner (PG), Douglas Bessler (SG), Karl Gehrke (PF), Robert McSpadden (C) Johnnie Faulkner, Todd Hodge, Alex French, Randall Cook | |
| 09:54 | Grinnell | Luther Middendorf makes the free throw | 67-56 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon hits a floater from the right wing set up by Michael Grubb | 69-56 |
| 09:19 | Grinnell | Douglas Bessler blows the dunk | 69-56 |
| 09:18 | Illinois | Michael Stover grabs the board | 69-56 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Michael Grubb is fouled on the floor by Robert McSpadden - foul #1 on Robert McSpadden, team foul #6 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Hughes (PF), Oscar Hancock (C) Michael Stover, Kerry Shannon | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Gene Steele (SF) Luther Middendorf | |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Michael Grubb clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 69-56 |
| 08:56 | Grinnell | Karl Gehrke gets the rebound | 69-56 |
| 08:37 | Grinnell | Robert McSpadden connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Anthony Lerner and he's fouled by Oscar Hancock - foul #1 on Oscar Hancock, team foul #6 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (SG) James Parker | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 08:37 | Grinnell | Robert McSpadden makes the free throw | 69-59 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 69-59 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell snags the offensive board | 69-59 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock lays it up and in set up by Jason Hughes | 71-59 |
| 07:42 | Grinnell | Douglas Bessler misses the shot from just outside the lane | 71-59 |
| 07:40 | Grinnell | Karl Gehrke gets the offensive rebound | 71-59 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Grubb (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - John King (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dexter Broadwell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jason Hughes (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Oscar Hancock (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Anthony Lerner (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Douglas Bessler (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gene Steele (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Karl Gehrke (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert McSpadden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gene Steele | 71-61 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 73-61 |
| 06:44 | Grinnell | Robert McSpadden misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 73-61 |
| 06:43 | Grinnell | Robert McSpadden grabs the offensive rebound | 73-61 |
| 06:35 | Grinnell | Douglas Bessler misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John King - foul #2 on John King, team foul #7 | 73-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Parker (SG), Kerry Shannon (SF), Howard Cyr (PF), Michael Stover (C) Michael Grubb, Dexter Broadwell, Jason Hughes, Oscar Hancock | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Todd Hodge (PG), Luther Middendorf (SF), Alex French (PF), Randall Cook (C) Anthony Lerner, Gene Steele, Karl Gehrke, Robert McSpadden | |
| 06:35 | Grinnell | Douglas Bessler makes the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 06:35 | Grinnell | Douglas Bessler makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | John King is hacked by Todd Hodge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Todd Hodge, team foul #7 | 73-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Johnnie Faulkner (PG) Douglas Bessler | |
| 06:33 | Illinois | John King misses the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 06:33 | Grinnell | Randall Cook grabs the board | 73-63 |
| 06:21 | Grinnell | Todd Hodge misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 73-63 |
| 06:20 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon snags the defensive board | 73-63 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | James Parker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-63 |
| 06:15 | Grinnell | Luther Middendorf grabs the board | 73-63 |
| 06:00 | Grinnell | Alex French comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Howard Cyr - foul #2 on Howard Cyr, team foul #8 | 73-63 |
| 06:00 | Grinnell | Alex French misses the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 06:00 | Grinnell | Alex French makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Howard Cyr can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 73-64 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon grabs the offensive rebound | 73-64 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Johnnie Faulkner is called for the reach on James Parker - foul #1 on Johnnie Faulkner, team foul #8 | 73-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Jewell (PG) John King | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Gene Steele (SF) Johnnie Faulkner | |
| 05:26 | Illinois | James Parker makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | James Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 05:01 | Grinnell | Gene Steele is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Gene Steele, team foul #9 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Hughes (PF), Oscar Hancock (C) Howard Cyr, Michael Stover | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner (PG), Douglas Bessler (SG) Todd Hodge, Luther Middendorf | |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Bryan Jewell misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 75-64 |
| 04:48 | Grinnell | Gene Steele snags the defensive board | 75-64 |
| 04:28 | Grinnell | Douglas Bessler misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 75-64 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Bryan Jewell grabs the board | 75-64 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Bryan Jewell misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 75-64 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Jason Hughes grabs the offensive rebound | 75-64 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | James Parker misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Douglas Bessler - foul #3 on Douglas Bessler, team foul #10 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Grubb (PG), Dexter Broadwell (SF) Bryan Jewell, Kerry Shannon | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Karl Gehrke (PF), Robert McSpadden (C) Alex French, Randall Cook | |
| 04:04 | Illinois | James Parker misses the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | James Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| 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) | |
| 03:52 | Grinnell | Douglas Bessler drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Lerner | 76-66 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Illinois | James Parker makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 79-66 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Grubb (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - James Parker (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dexter Broadwell (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jason Hughes (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Oscar Hancock (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Anthony Lerner (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. SG - Douglas Bessler (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Gene Steele (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Karl Gehrke (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert McSpadden (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:29 | Grinnell | Jason Hughes blocks the jumper by Anthony Lerner | 79-66 |
| 03:28 | Grinnell | Douglas Bessler can't tip it in | 79-66 |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock snags the defensive board | 79-66 |
| 03:21 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from James Parker | 81-66 |
| 03:14 | Grinnell | Robert McSpadden is fouled on the floor by Oscar Hancock - foul #2 on Oscar Hancock, team foul #9 | 81-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (SG), Howard Cyr (PF), Michael Stover (C) James Parker, Jason Hughes, Oscar Hancock | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Johnnie Faulkner (PG), Todd Hodge (SG), Luther Middendorf (SF) Anthony Lerner, Douglas Bessler, Gene Steele | |
| 03:14 | Grinnell | Robert McSpadden makes the 1st free throw | 81-67 |
| 03:14 | Grinnell | Robert McSpadden makes the 2nd free throw | 81-68 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Michael Grubb makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Howard Cyr | 83-68 |
| 02:42 | Grinnell | Luther Middendorf hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 83-68 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Michael Stover snags the defensive board | 83-68 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 83-68 |
| 02:15 | Grinnell | Karl Gehrke grabs the board | 83-68 |
| 02:02 | Grinnell | Karl Gehrke scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 83-71 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | John King is fouled on the floor by Todd Hodge - foul #3 on Todd Hodge, team foul #11 | 83-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Jewell (SG), Kerry Shannon (SF) Michael Grubb, Dexter Broadwell | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Alex French (PF), Randall Cook (C) Karl Gehrke, Robert McSpadden | |
| 01:44 | Illinois | John King makes the 1st free throw | 84-71 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | John King makes the 2nd free throw | 85-71 |
| 01:28 | Grinnell | Johnnie Faulkner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 85-71 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Michael Stover pulls down the rebound | 85-71 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Michael Stover misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Randall Cook - foul #2 on Randall Cook, team foul #12 | 85-71 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Michael Stover misses the 1st free throw | 85-71 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Michael Stover makes the 2nd free throw | 86-71 |
| 01:10 | Grinnell | Luther Middendorf knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnnie Faulkner | 86-73 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | John King comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 86-73 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Stover | 86-73 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bryan Jewell | 88-73 |
| 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) | |
| 00:43 | Grinnell | Luther Middendorf misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 88-73 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Bryan Jewell pulls down the rebound | 88-73 |
| 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) | |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Bryan Jewell and the foul's on Luther Middendorf - foul #4 on Luther Middendorf, team foul #13 | 90-73 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon makes the free throw | 91-73 |
| 00:29 | Grinnell | Randall Cook double dribbles | 91-73 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | John King runs out the clock | 91-73 |