| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Robeson (fresh) SG - Christopher Burbage (fresh) SF - Steven Herrington (fresh) PF - Donald Mahan (fresh) C - Michael James (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Samuel Anderson (fresh) SG - Randall Beale (fresh) SF - John Pratt (fresh) PF - James Fleming (fresh) C - Robert Rodenberger (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Michael James 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 flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Illinois | Christopher Burbage can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to John Pratt | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Grinnell | John Pratt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Christopher Burbage pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Robert Robeson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Grinnell | John Pratt gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Grinnell | John Pratt connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Samuel Anderson | 0-3 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Donald Mahan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 19:09 | Grinnell | Randall Beale misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 19:07 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Randall Beale | 0-3 |
| 19:01 | Grinnell | Robert Rodenberger misses the turnaround from close range | 0-3 |
| 18:59 | Grinnell | Robert Rodenberger pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:50 | Grinnell | John Pratt is hacked by Steven Herrington - foul #1 on Steven Herrington, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:45 | Grinnell | Robert Rodenberger clanks a shot near the basket | 0-3 |
| 18:43 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to John Pratt | 0-3 |
| 18:34 | Grinnell | Randall Beale hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Michael James snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Michael James comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:26 | Grinnell | James Fleming grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:09 | Grinnell | Randall Beale drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Samuel Anderson | 0-6 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | Michael James loses the ball out of bounds | 0-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Huffaker (PG), Willis Sherman (SG), Kyle Greve (SF), Arron Turner (PF), Kenneth Kolb (C) Robert Robeson, Christopher Burbage, Steven Herrington, Donald Mahan, Michael James | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Armando Luna (SF), Edward Hoy (PF) John Pratt, James Fleming | |
| 17:38 | Grinnell | A charge is called on Randall Beale - foul #1 on Randall Beale, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jurica Ruszkowski (PG) Samuel Anderson | |
| 17:19 | Illinois | Kyle Greve can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-6 |
| 17:18 | Grinnell | Edward Hoy grabs the board | 0-6 |
| 17:04 | Grinnell | Randall Beale double dribbles | 0-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ivan Ziller (C) Robert Rodenberger | |
| 16:38 | Illinois | Kyle Greve misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-6 |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Arron Turner tips it but misses | 0-6 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Kyle Greve grabs the offensive board | 0-6 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Edward Huffaker hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 0-6 |
| 16:16 | Grinnell | Armando Luna gets the rebound | 0-6 |
| 16:07 | Grinnell | Jurica Ruszkowski misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 0-6 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Arron Turner | 0-6 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Kyle Greve knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 3-6 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edward Huffaker (fresh) SG - Willis Sherman (fresh) SF - Kyle Greve (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Arron Turner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Kolb (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Jurica Ruszkowski (fresh) SG - Randall Beale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Armando Luna (fresh) PF - Edward Hoy (fresh) C - Ivan Ziller (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Grinnell | Ivan Ziller dunks the ball | 3-8 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Willis Sherman makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kenneth Kolb | 5-8 |
| 15:13 | Grinnell | Randall Beale drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jurica Ruszkowski | 5-11 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Kyle Greve's fadeaway is rejected by Ivan Ziller | 5-11 |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Arron Turner gets the offensive rebound | 5-11 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Willis Sherman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Robeson (PG), Christopher Burbage (SG), Steven Herrington (SF), Donald Mahan (PF), Michael James (C) Edward Huffaker, Willis Sherman, Kyle Greve, Arron Turner, Kenneth Kolb | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Samuel Anderson (PG), John Pratt (SF), James Fleming (PF), Robert Rodenberger (C) Jurica Ruszkowski, Armando Luna, Edward Hoy, Ivan Ziller | |
| 14:26 | Grinnell | Randall Beale scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-14 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | Robert Robeson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 5-14 |
| 14:20 | Grinnell | James Fleming snags the defensive board | 5-14 |
| 13:51 | Grinnell | Randall Beale connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Fleming | 5-17 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Donald Mahan misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 5-17 |
| 13:43 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to James Fleming | 5-17 |
| 13:27 | Grinnell | Samuel Anderson clanks a jumper in the paint | 5-17 |
| 13:25 | Illinois | Christopher Burbage grabs the defensive rebound | 5-17 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | Donald Mahan misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Rodenberger - foul #1 on Robert Rodenberger, team foul #2 | 5-17 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | Donald Mahan makes the 1st free throw | 6-17 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | Donald Mahan misses the 2nd free throw | 6-17 |
| 13:18 | Grinnell | Robert Rodenberger grabs the board | 6-17 |
| 13:01 | Grinnell | Randall Beale misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-17 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Steven Herrington grabs the board | 6-17 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | A charge is called on Steven Herrington - foul #2 on Steven Herrington, team foul #2 | 6-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Willis Sherman (SG), Edward Huffaker (SF) Christopher Burbage, Steven Herrington | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 12:39 | Grinnell | Michael James picks off the pass by Randall Beale | 6-17 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Donald Mahan is hacked by Randall Beale - foul #2 on Randall Beale, team foul #3 | 6-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kyle Greve (SF), Gene Pierce (PF), Arron Turner (C) Robert Robeson, Donald Mahan, Michael James | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jurica Ruszkowski (PG), William Disney (SG), Armando Luna (SF), Edward Hoy (PF), Ivan Ziller (C) Samuel Anderson, Randall Beale, John Pratt, James Fleming, Robert Rodenberger | |
| 12:00 | Illinois | William Disney is called for the reach on Kyle Greve - foul #1 on William Disney, team foul #4 | 6-17 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Kyle Greve scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Willis Sherman | 8-17 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edward Huffaker (fresh) SG - Willis Sherman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Greve (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gene Pierce (fresh) C - Arron Turner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Jurica Ruszkowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Disney (fresh) SF - Armando Luna (fresh) PF - Edward Hoy (fresh) C - Ivan Ziller (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Grinnell | Jurica Ruszkowski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 8-17 |
| 11:21 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Ivan Ziller | 8-17 |
| 11:07 | Grinnell | Gene Pierce is called for the reach on Jurica Ruszkowski - foul #1 on Gene Pierce, team foul #3 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Robeson (PG), Christopher Burbage (SG), Donald Mahan (PF), Kenneth Kolb (C) Willis Sherman, Kyle Greve, Gene Pierce, Arron Turner | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Samuel Anderson (PG), Robert Rodenberger (C) Jurica Ruszkowski, Ivan Ziller | |
| 10:54 | Grinnell | Robert Robeson is called for the reach on Samuel Anderson - foul #1 on Robert Robeson, team foul #4 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | John Pratt (SF), James Fleming (PF) Armando Luna, Edward Hoy | |
| 10:48 | Grinnell | Robert Rodenberger scores on a shot from the left side set up by John Pratt | 8-19 |
| 10:27 | Illinois | Donald Mahan lays it in on a great pass from Robert Robeson and the foul's on James Fleming - foul #1 on James Fleming, team foul #5 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael James (C) Kenneth Kolb | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 10:27 | Illinois | Donald Mahan misses the free throw | 10-19 |
| 10:27 | Grinnell | Robert Rodenberger gets the rebound | 10-19 |
| 10:15 | Grinnell | Michael James swats the layup by James Fleming | 10-19 |
| 10:13 | Illinois | Michael James gets the rebound | 10-19 |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Christopher Burbage comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-19 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | Michael James snags the offensive board | 10-19 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Robert Rodenberger steps in front of the Christopher Burbage pass | 10-19 |
| 09:22 | Grinnell | James Fleming can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 10-19 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael James | 10-19 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Christopher Burbage misses the floater from the left side | 10-19 |
| 09:15 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to John Pratt | 10-19 |
| 09:09 | Grinnell | James Fleming loses the dribble to Christopher Burbage | 10-19 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Robert Robeson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Rodenberger - foul #2 on Robert Rodenberger, team foul #6 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Willis Sherman (SG), Kyle Greve (SF), Arron Turner (PF), Kenneth Kolb (C) Christopher Burbage, Edward Huffaker, Donald Mahan, Michael James | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jurica Ruszkowski (PG), Modesto Rossi (SG), Armando Luna (SF), Edward Hoy (PF), Ivan Ziller (C) Samuel Anderson, William Disney, John Pratt, James Fleming, Robert Rodenberger | |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Robert Robeson makes the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Robert Robeson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 08:47 | Grinnell | Modesto Rossi connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jurica Ruszkowski | 12-21 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Kenneth Kolb knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Willis Sherman | 15-21 |
| 08:01 | Grinnell | Modesto Rossi hits a runner from close range | 15-23 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Kyle Greve is fouled on the floor by Armando Luna - foul #1 on Armando Luna, team foul #7 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gene Pierce (SF), Donald Mahan (PF), Michael James (C) Robert Robeson, Arron Turner, Kenneth Kolb | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Samuel Anderson (PG) Jurica Ruszkowski | |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Kyle Greve makes the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Kyle Greve makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 07:45 | Grinnell | Ivan Ziller hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 17-23 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | Michael James grabs the board | 17-23 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kyle Greve (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Willis Sherman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gene Pierce (fresh) PF - Donald Mahan (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael James (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Samuel Anderson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Modesto Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Armando Luna (fresh) PF - Edward Hoy (fresh) C - Ivan Ziller (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Willis Sherman is fouled on the floor by Modesto Rossi - foul #1 on Modesto Rossi, team foul #8 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Huffaker (PG) Gene Pierce | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Willis Sherman misses the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 07:40 | Grinnell | Edward Hoy gets the rebound | 17-23 |
| 07:26 | Grinnell | Armando Luna buries a jumpshot from the right side | 17-25 |
| 07:08 | Illinois | Kyle Greve knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Edward Huffaker | 20-25 |
| 06:49 | Grinnell | Ivan Ziller drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Samuel Anderson and he's fouled by Edward Huffaker - foul #1 on Edward Huffaker, team foul #5 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Burbage (SG), Gene Pierce (SF), Arron Turner (C) Willis Sherman, Kyle Greve, Michael James | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Disney (SG), John Pratt (SF), James Fleming (PF) Modesto Rossi, Armando Luna, Edward Hoy | |
| 06:49 | Grinnell | Ivan Ziller misses the free throw | 20-27 |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Donald Mahan snags the defensive board | 20-27 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Edward Huffaker is whistled for traveling | 20-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jurica Ruszkowski (PG), Randall Beale (SG), Robert Rodenberger (C) Samuel Anderson, William Disney, Ivan Ziller | |
| 06:19 | Grinnell | James Fleming misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 20-27 |
| 06:17 | Grinnell | Randall Beale snags the offensive board | 20-27 |
| 06:01 | Grinnell | Randall Beale is fouled on the floor by Gene Pierce - foul #2 on Gene Pierce, team foul #6 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Pimentel (PG) Gene Pierce | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 05:56 | Grinnell | Randall Beale clanks a 3 from the left wing | 20-27 |
| 05:55 | Grinnell | John Pratt snags the offensive board | 20-27 |
| 05:44 | Grinnell | Randall Beale misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-27 |
| 05:42 | Illinois | Arron Turner gets the rebound | 20-27 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | James Fleming swats the layup by Arron Turner | 20-27 |
| 05:25 | Illinois | Arron Turner pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-27 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Jurica Ruszkowski steals it from Arron Turner | 20-27 |
| 05:08 | Grinnell | John Pratt blows the layup | 20-27 |
| 05:06 | Grinnell | Randall Beale hits the follow up shot | 20-29 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Donald Mahan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Robeson (PG), Kyle Greve (SF), Michael James (C) David Pimentel, Edward Huffaker, Donald Mahan | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Samuel Anderson (PG) Jurica Ruszkowski | |
| 04:40 | Grinnell | Randall Beale scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Samuel Anderson | 20-32 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Kyle Greve can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-32 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | Michael James misses the tip | 20-32 |
| 04:21 | Grinnell | Randall Beale gets the rebound | 20-32 |
| 04:11 | Grinnell | John Pratt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-32 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Arron Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 20-32 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Christopher Burbage's pass is intercepted by James Fleming | 20-32 |
| 03:49 | Grinnell | John Pratt is fouled on the floor by Kyle Greve - foul #1 on Kyle Greve, team foul #7 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Willis Sherman (SG), Steven Herrington (SF), Kenneth Kolb (PF) Christopher Burbage, Kyle Greve, Arron Turner | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Edward Hoy (PF), Ivan Ziller (C) James Fleming, Robert Rodenberger | |
| 03:49 | Grinnell | John Pratt makes the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 03:49 | Grinnell | John Pratt makes the 2nd free throw | 20-34 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Robeson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willis Sherman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Herrington (fresh) PF - Kenneth Kolb (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael James (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Samuel Anderson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Randall Beale (fresh) 17 pts. SF - John Pratt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Hoy (fresh) C - Ivan Ziller (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Samuel Anderson takes the ball from Robert Robeson | 20-34 |
| 03:04 | Grinnell | Randall Beale misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-34 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael James | 20-34 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Willis Sherman connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Michael James | 23-34 |
| 02:48 | Grinnell | Randall Beale drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-37 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Michael James drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Robeson | 25-37 |
| 02:09 | Grinnell | Randall Beale is called for traveling | 25-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Huffaker (PG), Donald Mahan (PF) Robert Robeson, Michael James | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jurica Ruszkowski (PG), Armando Luna (SF), Robert Rodenberger (C) Samuel Anderson, John Pratt, Ivan Ziller | |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Edward Huffaker misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jurica Ruszkowski - foul #1 on Jurica Ruszkowski, team foul #9 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Burbage (SG), Arron Turner (C) Willis Sherman, Kenneth Kolb | |
| Subs | Grinnell | James Fleming (PF) Edward Hoy | |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Edward Huffaker makes the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Edward Huffaker misses the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 01:44 | Grinnell | James Fleming grabs the board | 26-37 |
| 01:37 | Grinnell | Randall Beale buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Fleming | 26-39 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | Christopher Burbage misses badly on a floater in the paint | 26-39 |
| 01:18 | Grinnell | Robert Rodenberger pulls down the rebound | 26-39 |
| 01:11 | Grinnell | Randall Beale misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-39 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Arron Turner snags the defensive board | 26-39 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Edward Huffaker travels with the ball | 26-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Robeson (PG) Steven Herrington | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 00:34 | Grinnell | Randall Beale buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Armando Luna | 26-42 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Arron Turner knocks in the jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Robert Rodenberger - foul #3 on Robert Rodenberger, team foul #10 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kyle Greve (SF), Michael James (C) Christopher Burbage, Donald Mahan | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Samuel Anderson (PG), Edward Hoy (PF), Ivan Ziller (C) Jurica Ruszkowski, James Fleming, Robert Rodenberger | |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Arron Turner misses the free throw | 28-42 |
| 00:11 | Grinnell | Edward Hoy pulls down the rebound | 28-42 |
| 00:04 | Grinnell | Randall Beale hits a jumper from the right side set up by Samuel Anderson | 28-44 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Robert Robeson misses the halfcourt shot | 28-44 |