| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Erik Vance (fresh) SG - Chad White (fresh) SF - Dale Ross (fresh) PF - David Fox (fresh) C - Robert Vickery (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arthur Woodson (fresh) SG - Allen Kirby (fresh) SF - Stephen Faucett (fresh) PF - John Street (fresh) C - James Blake (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | Robert Vickery wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Grinnell | Erik Vance connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by David Fox | 3-0 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Allen Kirby is whistled for traveling | 3-0 |
| 19:11 | Grinnell | Robert Vickery misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 3-0 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Arthur Woodson grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | James Blake clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Vickery - foul #1 on Robert Vickery, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | James Blake makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | James Blake misses the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | John Street grabs the offensive board | 3-1 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | John Street travels with the ball | 3-1 |
| 18:36 | Grinnell | Dale Ross makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Vickery | 6-1 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | Arthur Woodson's pass is intercepted by Dale Ross | 6-1 |
| 18:17 | Grinnell | Erik Vance is hacked by Arthur Woodson - foul #1 on Arthur Woodson, team foul #1 | 6-1 |
| 17:58 | Grinnell | Chad White drills a floater from the right side | 8-1 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | James Blake misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-1 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | John Street hits the follow up shot | 8-3 |
| 17:06 | Grinnell | Chad White knocks in the jumper from close range set up by David Fox | 10-3 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | John Street comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-3 |
| 16:43 | Grinnell | Dale Ross gets the rebound | 10-3 |
| 16:27 | Grinnell | Dale Ross drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Erik Vance and the foul's on Stephen Faucett - foul #1 on Stephen Faucett, team foul #2 | 12-3 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Raymond Bertram (PF), Jayson Ross (C) David Fox, Robert Vickery | |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Thompson (SG), James Lowe (PF), Thomas Phung (C) Allen Kirby, John Street, James Blake | |
| 16:27 | Grinnell | Dale Ross makes the free throw | 13-3 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Louis Thompson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-3 |
| 16:13 | Grinnell | Raymond Bertram pulls down the rebound | 13-3 |
| 16:04 | Grinnell | Dale Ross comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 13-3 |
| 16:03 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Bertram | 13-3 |
| 15:49 | Grinnell | Arthur Woodson is called for the reach on Jayson Ross - foul #2 on Arthur Woodson, team foul #3 | 13-3 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard McCaffrey (SG), Stephen Wilson (C) Arthur Woodson, Stephen Faucett | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Erik Vance (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dale Ross (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Raymond Bertram (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jayson Ross (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Louis Thompson (fresh) SG - Richard McCaffrey (fresh) SF - Thomas Phung (fresh) PF - James Lowe (fresh) C - Stephen Wilson (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Grinnell | Dale Ross comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-3 |
| 15:37 | Grinnell | Erik Vance can't tip it in | 13-3 |
| 15:35 | Grinnell | Erik Vance grabs the offensive rebound | 13-3 |
| 15:24 | Grinnell | Richard McCaffrey picks off the pass by Dale Ross | 13-3 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Louis Thompson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 13-3 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Street (PF), James Blake (C) James Lowe, Stephen Wilson | |
| 15:06 | Grinnell | Dale Ross double dribbles | 13-3 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Allen Kirby (SG) Richard McCaffrey | |
| 14:47 | Illinois | James Blake is hacked by Jayson Ross - foul #1 on Jayson Ross, team foul #2 | 13-3 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Thomas Phung loses the ball out of bounds | 13-3 |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Fox (PF) Jayson Ross | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:24 | Grinnell | Dale Ross misses short on a floater from the right side | 13-3 |
| 14:22 | Illinois | John Street grabs the defensive rebound | 13-3 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | James Blake is hacked by Erik Vance - foul #1 on Erik Vance, team foul #3 | 13-3 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Vickery (C) Raymond Bertram | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Faucett (SF) Thomas Phung | |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Dale Ross takes the ball from Allen Kirby | 13-3 |
| 13:56 | Grinnell | Stephen Faucett steals it from David Fox | 13-3 |
| 13:50 | Illinois | Louis Thompson lays it in set up by Allen Kirby | 13-5 |
| 13:34 | Grinnell | Chad White hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Erik Vance | 15-5 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | John Street hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 15-5 |
| 13:15 | Grinnell | Erik Vance gets the rebound | 15-5 |
| 13:07 | Grinnell | Dale Ross scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Chad White | 17-5 |
| 12:43 | Illinois | Allen Kirby misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Chad White - foul #1 on Chad White, team foul #4 | 17-5 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Raymond Bertram (PF), Jayson Ross (C) David Fox, Robert Vickery | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Zuwkowski (PG), James Lowe (PF), Thomas Phung (C) Louis Thompson, John Street, James Blake | |
| 12:43 | Illinois | Allen Kirby makes the 1st free throw | 17-6 |
| 12:43 | Illinois | Allen Kirby makes the 2nd free throw | 17-7 |
| 12:35 | Grinnell | Erik Vance misses short on a 3 from straight away | 17-7 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Thomas Phung | 17-7 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Allen Kirby buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Zuwkowski | 17-9 |
| 12:13 | Grinnell | Chad White is fouled on the floor by James Lowe - foul #1 on James Lowe, team foul #4 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Thomas Lyman (PG), Bradley Powers (SG) Erik Vance, Chad White | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard McCaffrey (SG), Stephen Wilson (C) Allen Kirby, Stephen Faucett | |
| 11:58 | Grinnell | Dale Ross clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-9 |
| 11:56 | Grinnell | Dale Ross snags the offensive board | 17-9 |
| 11:42 | Grinnell | Jayson Ross clanks a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Stephen Wilson - foul #1 on Stephen Wilson, team foul #5 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Thompson (PG) William Zuwkowski | |
| 11:42 | Grinnell | Jayson Ross misses the 1st free throw | 17-9 |
| 11:42 | Grinnell | Jayson Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 18-9 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Thomas Lyman (fresh) SG - Bradley Powers (fresh) SF - Dale Ross (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jayson Ross (fresh) 1 pts. C - Raymond Bertram (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Louis Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard McCaffrey (fresh) SF - Thomas Phung (fresh) PF - James Lowe (fresh) C - Stephen Wilson (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Louis Thompson is fouled on the floor by Raymond Bertram - foul #1 on Raymond Bertram, team foul #5 | 18-9 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Richard McCaffrey knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Stephen Wilson | 18-11 |
| 10:54 | Grinnell | Dale Ross knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Bradley Powers | 20-11 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Thomas Phung misses the jumper from close range | 20-11 |
| 10:49 | Grinnell | Thomas Lyman snags the defensive board | 20-11 |
| 10:43 | Grinnell | Jayson Ross lays it in on a nice dish by Bradley Powers | 22-11 |
| 10:27 | Illinois | Louis Thompson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-11 |
| 10:26 | Grinnell | Bradley Powers grabs the board | 22-11 |
| 10:24 | Grinnell | Thomas Lyman is hacked by Louis Thompson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Louis Thompson, team foul #6 | 22-11 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Erik Vance (PG), Chad White (SG), Joseph Heald (SF), David Fox (PF), Robert Vickery (C) Thomas Lyman, Bradley Powers, Dale Ross, Raymond Bertram, Jayson Ross | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Faucett (SF), John Street (PF), James Blake (C) Thomas Phung, James Lowe, Stephen Wilson | |
| 10:00 | Grinnell | Chad White is denied on a layup by John Street | 22-11 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | John Street grabs the defensive rebound | 22-11 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Louis Thompson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard McCaffrey | 22-14 |
| 09:45 | Grinnell | David Fox clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-14 |
| 09:43 | Grinnell | Joseph Heald hits the follow up shot | 24-14 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Richard McCaffrey makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Blake | 24-17 |
| 09:22 | Grinnell | Chad White can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 24-17 |
| 09:21 | Grinnell | Erik Vance misses the tip | 24-17 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | James Blake grabs the board | 24-17 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Joseph Heald steals the ball from Louis Thompson | 24-17 |
| 09:10 | Grinnell | Chad White banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Heald | 26-17 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Stephen Faucett can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-17 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | John Street hits the follow up shot | 26-19 |
| 09:00 | Grinnell | Chad White misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 26-19 |
| 08:58 | Grinnell | Chad White grabs the offensive board | 26-19 |
| 08:44 | Grinnell | David Fox knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Chad White | 28-19 |
| 08:38 | Illinois | John Street misses the floater from the free throw line | 28-19 |
| 08:36 | Grinnell | Erik Vance pulls down the rebound | 28-19 |
| 08:19 | Grinnell | Chad White misses short on a floater from the right block | 28-19 |
| 08:18 | Illinois | Stephen Faucett grabs the board | 28-19 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Stephen Faucett travels with the ball | 28-19 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Dale Ross (SF), Raymond Bertram (PF), Jayson Ross (C) Joseph Heald, David Fox, Robert Vickery | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Zuwkowski (PG), Allen Kirby (SG), Thomas Phung (SF), James Lowe (PF), Stephen Wilson (C) Louis Thompson, Richard McCaffrey, Stephen Faucett, John Street, James Blake | |
| 07:52 | Grinnell | Jayson Ross banks in the layup set up by Chad White | 30-19 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | William Zuwkowski knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-21 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Erik Vance (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad White (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dale Ross (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Bertram (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jayson Ross (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Zuwkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Kirby (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Phung (fresh) PF - James Lowe (fresh) C - Stephen Wilson (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Grinnell | Erik Vance's pass is intercepted by Allen Kirby | 30-21 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Jayson Ross is called for the reach on James Lowe - foul #2 on Jayson Ross, team foul #6 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Thomas Lyman (PG), Bradley Powers (SG), David Fox (PF) Erik Vance, Chad White, Jayson Ross | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:18 | Illinois | William Zuwkowski misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-21 |
| 07:17 | Grinnell | Bradley Powers pulls down the rebound | 30-21 |
| 07:04 | Grinnell | David Fox is hacked by William Zuwkowski - foul #1 on William Zuwkowski, team foul #7 | 30-21 |
| 07:04 | Grinnell | David Fox makes the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 07:04 | Grinnell | David Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | James Lowe knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Allen Kirby and the foul's on David Fox - foul #1 on David Fox, team foul #7 | 32-23 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | James Lowe makes the free throw | 32-24 |
| 06:35 | Grinnell | David Fox misses the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Stephen Wilson - foul #2 on Stephen Wilson, team foul #8 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Chad White (SG) Bradley Powers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Faucett (SF), John Street (PF) James Lowe, Stephen Wilson | |
| 06:35 | Grinnell | David Fox makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 06:35 | Grinnell | David Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 06:20 | Illinois | William Zuwkowski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-24 |
| 06:19 | Grinnell | Dale Ross gets the rebound | 34-24 |
| 06:06 | Grinnell | Allen Kirby picks off the pass by Dale Ross | 34-24 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | William Zuwkowski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Allen Kirby | 34-26 |
| 05:44 | Grinnell | Chad White knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Lyman | 37-26 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | William Zuwkowski misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-26 |
| 05:26 | Grinnell | Dale Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 37-26 |
| 05:09 | Grinnell | Dale Ross blows the layup but he's hacked by Stephen Faucett - foul #2 on Stephen Faucett, team foul #9 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Erik Vance (PG), Bradley Powers (SG), Robert Vickery (C) Thomas Lyman, Chad White, Raymond Bertram | |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Thompson (PG), Richard McCaffrey (SG), James Lowe (PF), James Blake (C) William Zuwkowski, Allen Kirby, Stephen Faucett, John Street | |
| 05:09 | Grinnell | Dale Ross misses the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 05:09 | Grinnell | Dale Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | James Blake misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Vickery - foul #2 on Robert Vickery, team foul #8 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Raymond Bertram (C) Robert Vickery | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:57 | Illinois | James Blake makes the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | James Blake makes the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 04:50 | Grinnell | Dale Ross makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-28 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Thomas Phung drills a jumper from the baseline | 41-30 |
| 04:24 | Grinnell | Erik Vance scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Dale Ross | 44-30 |
| 04:07 | Illinois | Richard McCaffrey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-30 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Chad White (SG) Bradley Powers | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Street (PF) James Lowe | |
| 03:56 | Grinnell | Dale Ross scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Chad White | 47-30 |
| 03:51 | Illinois | Richard McCaffrey's floater is tipped away by Raymond Bertram | 47-30 |
| 03:50 | Grinnell | Dale Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 47-30 |
| 03:40 | Grinnell | Chad White's pass is intercepted by James Blake | 47-30 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Erik Vance (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad White (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dale Ross (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - David Fox (tiring) 6 pts. C - Raymond Bertram (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Louis Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard McCaffrey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Phung (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Street (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Blake (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Richard McCaffrey clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-30 |
| 03:22 | Illinois | Thomas Phung pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-30 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Richard McCaffrey is denied on a layup by David Fox | 47-30 |
| 03:01 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to David Fox | 47-30 |
| 02:45 | Grinnell | Dale Ross hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's hacked by Thomas Phung - foul #1 on Thomas Phung, team foul #10 | 47-30 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Woodson (PG), Allen Kirby (SG), Stephen Faucett (SF), Stephen Wilson (PF) Louis Thompson, Richard McCaffrey, Thomas Phung, John Street | |
| 02:45 | Grinnell | Dale Ross makes the 1st free throw | 48-30 |
| 02:45 | Grinnell | Dale Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 48-30 |
| 02:45 | Grinnell | Dale Ross makes the 3rd free throw | 49-30 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Raymond Bertram takes the ball from James Blake | 49-30 |
| 02:19 | Grinnell | Dale Ross misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-30 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | James Blake gets the rebound | 49-30 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Stephen Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-30 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bradley Powers (SG) Chad White | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Lowe (PF) James Blake | |
| 01:58 | Grinnell | David Fox misses the lay-in | 49-30 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Lowe | 49-30 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Arthur Woodson is hacked by Erik Vance - foul #2 on Erik Vance, team foul #9 | 49-30 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Joseph Heald (SF) Dale Ross | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Arthur Woodson makes the 1st free throw | 49-31 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Arthur Woodson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-32 |
| 01:40 | Grinnell | David Fox scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Erik Vance | 51-32 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Allen Kirby can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 51-32 |
| 01:33 | Grinnell | Raymond Bertram grabs the defensive rebound | 51-32 |
| 01:25 | Grinnell | Erik Vance misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 51-32 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Stephen Faucett snags the defensive board | 51-32 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | Stephen Wilson's pass is intercepted by Joseph Heald | 51-32 |
| 01:08 | Grinnell | The jump hook by David Fox is blocked by Stephen Faucett | 51-32 |
| 01:06 | Grinnell | David Fox grabs the offensive board | 51-32 |
| 00:57 | Grinnell | Erik Vance buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bradley Powers | 54-32 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Allen Kirby hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Bradley Powers - foul #1 on Bradley Powers, team foul #10 | 54-32 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Thomas Lyman (PG), Chad White (SG), Dale Ross (SF) Erik Vance, Bradley Powers, Joseph Heald | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Zuwkowski (SF), John Street (PF), James Blake (C) Stephen Faucett, James Lowe, Stephen Wilson | |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Allen Kirby makes the 1st free throw | 54-33 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Allen Kirby makes the 2nd free throw | 54-34 |
| 00:31 | Grinnell | James Blake is called for the reach on Raymond Bertram - foul #1 on James Blake, team foul #11 | 54-34 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Thompson (PG), Richard McCaffrey (SG) Arthur Woodson, Allen Kirby | |
| 00:31 | Grinnell | Raymond Bertram makes the 1st free throw | 55-34 |
| 00:31 | Grinnell | Raymond Bertram makes the 2nd free throw | 56-34 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Richard McCaffrey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-34 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | James Blake tips it back up and in | 56-36 |
| 00:03 | Grinnell | Chad White is fouled on the floor by Richard McCaffrey - foul #1 on Richard McCaffrey, team foul #12 | 56-36 |
| 00:03 | Grinnell | Chad White makes the 1st free throw | 57-36 |
| 00:03 | Grinnell | Chad White makes the 2nd free throw | 58-36 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | William Zuwkowski hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 58-36 |