| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Anthony Lerner (fresh) SG - Terrence Alcocer (fresh) SF - Gene Steele (fresh) PF - Randall Cook (fresh) C - Thomas Harrison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua McLaughlin (fresh) SG - Bryan Jewell (fresh) SF - Howard Cyr (fresh) PF - Jason Hughes (fresh) C - Michael Stover (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | Thomas Harrison wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Grinnell | Randall Cook makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Bryan Jewell can't finish the layup | 2-0 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Joshua McLaughlin misses the tip | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Michael Stover misses the tip | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Grinnell | Thomas Harrison grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Grinnell | The jump hook by Randall Cook is blocked by Michael Stover | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Jason Hughes gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | Joshua McLaughlin misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Harrison - foul #1 on Thomas Harrison, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | Joshua McLaughlin misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | Joshua McLaughlin makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:48 | Grinnell | Thomas Harrison's floater is tipped away by Jason Hughes | 2-1 |
| 18:46 | Grinnell | Randall Cook tips it but misses | 2-1 |
| 18:45 | Grinnell | Randall Cook snags the offensive board | 2-1 |
| 18:31 | Grinnell | Gene Steele knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 4-1 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Thomas Harrison is called for the reach on Howard Cyr - foul #2 on Thomas Harrison, team foul #2 | 4-1 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Paul Arend (C) Thomas Harrison | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:01 | Illinois | Howard Cyr knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Michael Stover | 4-3 |
| 17:42 | Grinnell | Randall Cook loses the dribble to Joshua McLaughlin | 4-3 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Bryan Jewell knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing and he's hacked by Terrence Alcocer - foul #1 on Terrence Alcocer, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Bryan Jewell makes the free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:13 | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 17:11 | Grinnell | Paul Arend gets the offensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:52 | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner is denied on a layup by Jason Hughes | 4-6 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Michael Stover grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | Joshua McLaughlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-6 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Johnnie Faulkner (PG), Alex French (SG), Karl Gehrke (C) Anthony Lerner, Terrence Alcocer, Randall Cook | |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Johnson (PG), Ricky Collette (SG), Kerry Shannon (C) Joshua McLaughlin, Bryan Jewell, Michael Stover | |
| 16:35 | Grinnell | Karl Gehrke's pass is intercepted by Ricky Collette | 4-6 |
| 16:21 | Illinois | Howard Cyr knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Jason Hughes | 4-8 |
| 15:54 | Grinnell | Paul Arend misses the lay-in | 4-8 |
| 15:53 | Illinois | Howard Cyr grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Johnnie Faulkner (fresh) SG - Alex French (fresh) SF - Gene Steele (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Arend (fairly fresh) C - Karl Gehrke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Samuel Johnson (fresh) SG - Ricky Collette (fresh) SF - Howard Cyr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jason Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Kerry Shannon (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 4-8 |
| 15:36 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon tips it but misses | 4-8 |
| 15:34 | Grinnell | Karl Gehrke pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| 15:30 | Grinnell | Alex French misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 15:28 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jason Hughes | 4-8 |
| 15:16 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ricky Collette | 4-11 |
| 15:00 | Grinnell | Karl Gehrke makes the jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Samuel Johnson - foul #1 on Samuel Johnson, team foul #1 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner (PG), Terrence Alcocer (SG), Randall Cook (PF) Johnnie Faulkner, Gene Steele, Paul Arend | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua McLaughlin (PG), Bryan Jewell (SG), Michael Wall (PF), Michael Stover (C) Samuel Johnson, Ricky Collette, Howard Cyr, Jason Hughes | |
| 15:00 | Grinnell | Karl Gehrke makes the free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Michael Wall is denied on a layup by Karl Gehrke | 7-11 |
| 14:42 | Grinnell | Karl Gehrke gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 14:26 | Grinnell | Randall Cook banks in the layup on a nice dish by Anthony Lerner and he's fouled by Bryan Jewell - foul #1 on Bryan Jewell, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Chris Schwartz (SF), Paul Arend (C) Alex French, Karl Gehrke | |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Johnson (SF) Kerry Shannon | |
| 14:26 | Grinnell | Randall Cook makes the free throw | 10-11 |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Michael Stover misses short on a floater from the left block | 10-11 |
| 14:07 | Grinnell | Randall Cook grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 13:49 | Grinnell | Randall Cook misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 10-11 |
| 13:48 | Illinois | Samuel Johnson grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Michael Wall hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Paul Arend - foul #1 on Paul Arend, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Michael Wall makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Michael Wall misses the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Johnson | 10-12 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | Joshua McLaughlin hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 10-14 |
| 13:20 | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joshua McLaughlin - foul #1 on Joshua McLaughlin, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Alex French (SG), Gene Steele (SF), Karl Gehrke (C) Terrence Alcocer, Chris Schwartz, Paul Arend | |
| Subs | Illinois | Howard Cyr (SF), Jason Hughes (PF), Kerry Shannon (C) Joshua McLaughlin, Michael Wall, Michael Stover | |
| 13:20 | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 13:20 | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | Samuel Johnson misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Alex French - foul #1 on Alex French, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Collette (SG) Bryan Jewell | |
| 13:07 | Illinois | Samuel Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | Samuel Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 12:53 | Grinnell | Alex French makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-15 |
| 12:40 | Illinois | Howard Cyr snags the offensive board | 15-15 |
| 12:25 | Illinois | Ricky Collette misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Alex French - foul #2 on Alex French, team foul #6 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Johnnie Faulkner (PG), Chris Schwartz (SG) Anthony Lerner, Alex French | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Chandler (SG) Samuel Johnson | |
| 12:25 | Illinois | Ricky Collette misses the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 12:25 | Illinois | Ricky Collette makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 12:23 | Grinnell | Philip Chandler steps in front of the Johnnie Faulkner pass in the backcourt | 15-16 |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Jason Hughes misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 15-16 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon grabs the offensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Howard Cyr | 15-18 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Johnnie Faulkner (fresh) SG - Chris Schwartz (fresh) SF - Gene Steele (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randall Cook (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Karl Gehrke (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ricky Collette (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Chandler (fresh) SF - Howard Cyr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Hughes (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Kerry Shannon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Grinnell | Kerry Shannon blocks the short jumper by Gene Steele | 15-18 |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon grabs the board | 15-18 |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Philip Chandler comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 15-18 |
| 11:28 | Grinnell | Johnnie Faulkner grabs the defensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 11:16 | Grinnell | Johnnie Faulkner clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-18 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kerry Shannon | 15-18 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | Jason Hughes misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 15-18 |
| 10:55 | Grinnell | Randall Cook snags the defensive board | 15-18 |
| 10:32 | Grinnell | Gene Steele is called for traveling | 15-18 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner (PG), Terrence Alcocer (SG), Paul Arend (C) Johnnie Faulkner, Chris Schwartz, Karl Gehrke | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua McLaughlin (PG), Bryan Jewell (SG), Samuel Johnson (SF), Michael Wall (PF), Michael Stover (C) Ricky Collette, Philip Chandler, Howard Cyr, Jason Hughes, Kerry Shannon | |
| 10:21 | Illinois | Bryan Jewell misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-18 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Michael Stover tips it in | 15-20 |
| 10:15 | Grinnell | Terrence Alcocer clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Bryan Jewell - foul #2 on Bryan Jewell, team foul #4 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Blecha (SF) Bryan Jewell | |
| 10:15 | Grinnell | Terrence Alcocer makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 10:15 | Grinnell | Terrence Alcocer misses the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Michael Wall grabs the defensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Michael Wall can't connect on a shot near the basket | 16-20 |
| 10:08 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Gene Steele | 16-20 |
| 10:03 | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner's pass is intercepted by Joshua McLaughlin | 16-20 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | Joshua McLaughlin lays it in | 16-22 |
| 09:43 | Grinnell | Terrence Alcocer is fouled on the floor by Samuel Johnson - foul #2 on Samuel Johnson, team foul #5 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Chandler (SG) Samuel Johnson | |
| 09:31 | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner misses badly on a runner in the lane | 16-22 |
| 09:30 | Illinois | Michael Stover grabs the defensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 09:25 | Illinois | Joshua McLaughlin can't finish the layup | 16-22 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Michael Stover hits the follow up shot | 16-24 |
| 09:06 | Grinnell | Gene Steele misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Joshua McLaughlin - foul #2 on Joshua McLaughlin, team foul #6 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Collette (PG) Joshua McLaughlin | |
| 09:06 | Grinnell | Gene Steele misses the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 09:06 | Grinnell | Gene Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Philip Chandler is fouled on the floor by Terrence Alcocer - foul #2 on Terrence Alcocer, team foul #7 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Johnnie Faulkner (SG), Chris Schwartz (SF) Terrence Alcocer, Gene Steele | |
| Subs | Illinois | Howard Cyr (SF), Jason Hughes (PF) Charles Blecha, Michael Wall | |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Philip Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Philip Chandler makes the 2nd free throw | 17-26 |
| 08:41 | Grinnell | Randall Cook hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-26 |
| 08:40 | Grinnell | Chris Schwartz snags the offensive board | 17-26 |
| 08:26 | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner hits a floater in the lane and he's fouled by Ricky Collette - foul #1 on Ricky Collette, team foul #7 | 19-26 |
| 08:26 | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner makes the free throw | 20-26 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | Howard Cyr misses the lay-in but the foul's on Johnnie Faulkner - foul #1 on Johnnie Faulkner, team foul #8 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Joseph Jennings (PG) Anthony Lerner | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Surber (PG), Kerry Shannon (C) Philip Chandler, Michael Stover | |
| 08:08 | Illinois | Howard Cyr makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | Howard Cyr makes the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 07:45 | Grinnell | Chris Schwartz is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 20-28 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Karl Gehrke (C) Paul Arend | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Joseph Jennings (fresh) SG - Johnnie Faulkner (fresh) SF - Chris Schwartz (fresh) PF - Randall Cook (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Karl Gehrke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Surber (fresh) SG - Ricky Collette (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Cyr (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Hughes (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Kerry Shannon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Ricky Collette makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Howard Cyr | 20-30 |
| 07:03 | Grinnell | Chris Schwartz scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Jennings and the foul's on Howard Cyr - foul #1 on Howard Cyr, team foul #8 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner (PG), Gene Steele (SF) Joseph Jennings, Johnnie Faulkner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Chandler (SG), Charles Blecha (PF), Michael Wall (C) Ricky Collette, Jason Hughes, Kerry Shannon | |
| 07:03 | Grinnell | Chris Schwartz misses the free throw | 22-30 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Charles Blecha grabs the board | 22-30 |
| 06:58 | Illinois | Randall Cook is called for the reach on Charles Blecha - foul #1 on Randall Cook, team foul #9 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Johnnie Faulkner (SG) Chris Schwartz | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:58 | Illinois | Charles Blecha misses the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 06:58 | Grinnell | Karl Gehrke grabs the defensive rebound | 22-30 |
| 06:47 | Grinnell | Johnnie Faulkner is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Johnnie Faulkner, team foul #10 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Chris Schwartz (SG) Johnnie Faulkner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Stover (C) Howard Cyr | |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Michael Stover clanks a 3 from the left corner | 22-30 |
| 06:29 | Grinnell | Gene Steele pulls down the rebound | 22-30 |
| 06:15 | Grinnell | Gene Steele lays it up and in on a nice dish by Chris Schwartz | 24-30 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | John Surber misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-30 |
| 06:02 | Grinnell | Randall Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 05:48 | Grinnell | Karl Gehrke is fouled on the floor by Michael Stover - foul #1 on Michael Stover, team foul #9 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Paul Arend (PF) Randall Cook | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Collette (SG), Kerry Shannon (SF), Jason Hughes (PF) Philip Chandler, Charles Blecha, Michael Stover | |
| 05:48 | Grinnell | Karl Gehrke makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 05:48 | Grinnell | Karl Gehrke makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Michael Wall hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Jason Hughes | 26-32 |
| 05:20 | Grinnell | Gene Steele misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 26-32 |
| 05:18 | Illinois | Ricky Collette grabs the defensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Anthony Lerner is called for the reach on John Surber - foul #1 on Anthony Lerner, team foul #11 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Joseph Jennings (PG), Randall Cook (PF) Anthony Lerner, Karl Gehrke | |
| Subs | Illinois | Howard Cyr (SF) Michael Wall | |
| 05:05 | Illinois | John Surber makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | John Surber makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 04:45 | Grinnell | Gene Steele blows the layup but he's fouled by Kerry Shannon - foul #1 on Kerry Shannon, team foul #10 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Chandler (SG) John Surber | |
| 04:45 | Grinnell | Gene Steele makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 04:45 | Grinnell | Gene Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Paul Arend is called for the reach on Kerry Shannon - foul #2 on Paul Arend, team foul #12 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Karl Gehrke (C) Paul Arend | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Stover (C) Howard Cyr | |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 04:19 | Grinnell | Gene Steele makes the driving attempt in the lane | 30-36 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Ricky Collette can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon grabs the offensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon misses the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Gene Steele - foul #1 on Gene Steele, team foul #13 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner (PG), Terrence Alcocer (SG), Alex French (PF), Thomas Harrison (C) Joseph Jennings, Chris Schwartz, Randall Cook, Karl Gehrke | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua McLaughlin (PG), Bryan Jewell (SG), Howard Cyr (SF) Ricky Collette, Philip Chandler, Jason Hughes | |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Anthony Lerner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terrence Alcocer (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Gene Steele (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex French (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Harrison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua McLaughlin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Bryan Jewell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Howard Cyr (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kerry Shannon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Stover (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Grinnell | Alex French misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 03:19 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kerry Shannon | 30-38 |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Bryan Jewell is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Bryan Jewell, team foul #11 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Johnson (SG), Charles Blecha (PF), Michael Wall (C) Bryan Jewell, Kerry Shannon, Michael Stover | |
| 02:58 | Grinnell | Alex French comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 30-38 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Michael Wall grabs the defensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Samuel Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-38 |
| 02:50 | Grinnell | Gene Steele grabs the defensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 02:43 | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-38 |
| 02:42 | Grinnell | Gene Steele snags the offensive board | 30-38 |
| 02:32 | Grinnell | Joshua McLaughlin is called for the reach on Anthony Lerner - foul #3 on Joshua McLaughlin, team foul #12 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Paul Arend (PF) Gene Steele | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Collette (SG), Jason Hughes (PF) Joshua McLaughlin, Charles Blecha | |
| 02:32 | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner misses the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 02:32 | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Jason Hughes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-38 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Michael Wall misses the tip | 31-38 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Howard Cyr grabs the offensive board | 31-38 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Samuel Johnson is fouled on the floor by Anthony Lerner - foul #2 on Anthony Lerner, team foul #14 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Johnnie Faulkner (PG) Anthony Lerner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Stover (C) Michael Wall | |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Samuel Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Samuel Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 01:38 | Grinnell | Jason Hughes swats the short shot by Paul Arend | 31-39 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Michael Stover grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Thomas Harrison takes the ball from Ricky Collette | 31-39 |
| 01:12 | Grinnell | Johnnie Faulkner misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Samuel Johnson - foul #3 on Samuel Johnson, team foul #13 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Joseph Jennings (PG), Gene Steele (SF), Randall Cook (PF) Terrence Alcocer, Alex French, Paul Arend | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Surber (PG), Philip Chandler (SG), Charles Blecha (PF) Samuel Johnson, Ricky Collette, Jason Hughes | |
| 01:12 | Grinnell | Johnnie Faulkner makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 01:12 | Grinnell | Johnnie Faulkner makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | John Surber misses the easy layup | 33-39 |
| 00:58 | Grinnell | Thomas Harrison gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| 00:49 | Grinnell | Howard Cyr picks off the pass by Gene Steele | 33-39 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | John Surber is hacked by Joseph Jennings - foul #1 on Joseph Jennings, team foul #15 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Anthony Lerner (PG) Joseph Jennings | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kerry Shannon (SF), Michael Wall (C) Howard Cyr, Michael Stover | |
| 00:45 | Illinois | John Surber makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | John Surber makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 00:35 | Grinnell | Randall Cook's pass is intercepted by Michael Wall | 33-41 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Philip Chandler is hacked by Johnnie Faulkner - foul #3 on Johnnie Faulkner, team foul #16 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Terrence Alcocer (SG) Johnnie Faulkner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Hughes (PF) Charles Blecha | |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Philip Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Philip Chandler misses the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Jason Hughes gets the offensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Jason Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-42 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Thomas Harrison gets the rebound | 33-42 |