| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gerald Goldberg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Holland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - August Machesky (fresh) 2 reb. C - Oscar Womack (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Johnny Whitcomb (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Blair (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Plourde (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Leonard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dustin Dao (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Kevin Holland inbounds the ball | 21-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Michael Butler is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 21-31 |
| 19:41 | Grinnell | Dustin Dao snags the defensive board | 21-31 |
| 19:26 | Grinnell | John Blair scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Johnny Whitcomb | 21-33 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | Kevin Holland clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Rick Plourde - foul #1 on Rick Plourde, team foul #1 | 21-33 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | Kevin Holland misses the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | Kevin Holland misses the 2nd free throw | 21-33 |
| 19:08 | Grinnell | John Blair snags the defensive board | 21-33 |
| 18:54 | Grinnell | Dustin Dao knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Johnny Whitcomb and he's hacked by Michael Butler - foul #2 on Michael Butler, team foul #1 | 21-35 |
| 18:54 | Grinnell | Dustin Dao makes the free throw | 21-36 |
| 18:39 | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Dustin Dao - foul #1 on Dustin Dao, team foul #2 | 21-36 |
| 18:39 | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg makes the 1st free throw | 22-36 |
| 18:39 | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 18:21 | Grinnell | Johnny Whitcomb misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 23-36 |
| 18:19 | Grinnell | Carl Leonard grabs the offensive board | 23-36 |
| 18:03 | Grinnell | Dustin Dao can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-36 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Oscar Womack grabs the defensive rebound | 23-36 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg is hacked by Johnny Whitcomb - foul #2 on Johnny Whitcomb, team foul #3 | 23-36 |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Oscar Womack misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Carl Leonard - foul #2 on Carl Leonard, team foul #4 | 23-36 |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Oscar Womack makes the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Oscar Womack misses the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 17:40 | Grinnell | Carl Leonard pulls down the rebound | 24-36 |
| 17:36 | Grinnell | Johnny Whitcomb loses the ball out of bounds | 24-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ben Boyd (C) Oscar Womack | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 17:16 | Illinois | August Machesky hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Gerald Goldberg | 27-36 |
| 16:54 | Grinnell | Johnny Whitcomb can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-36 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | August Machesky grabs the board | 27-36 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Kevin Holland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-36 |
| 16:47 | Grinnell | Johnny Whitcomb grabs the board | 27-36 |
| 16:27 | Grinnell | John Blair is called for 5 seconds | 27-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Larry (PG), Timothy McKinnon (SG), Robert Brunson (SF), Oscar Womack (C) Gerald Goldberg, Michael Butler, Kevin Holland, August Machesky | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Tack (PG), Michael Posner (SG), Dominic Mancini (SF), Mark Morris (PF), Charles Roberts (C) Johnny Whitcomb, John Blair, Rick Plourde, Carl Leonard, Dustin Dao | |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Oscar Womack misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-36 |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Timothy McKinnon can't tip it in | 27-36 |
| 15:55 | Illinois | Ben Boyd tips it back up and in | 29-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Larry (fresh) SG - Timothy McKinnon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Brunson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ben Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. C - Oscar Womack (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Richard Tack (fresh) SG - Michael Posner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dominic Mancini (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mark Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Roberts (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Grinnell | Michael Posner banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Tack | 29-38 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Oscar Womack can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-38 |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Randy Larry grabs the offensive board | 29-38 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Randy Larry can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Brunson | 29-38 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Robert Brunson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-38 |
| 14:46 | Grinnell | Charles Roberts gets the rebound | 29-38 |
| 14:29 | Grinnell | Richard Tack comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-38 |
| 14:27 | Illinois | Robert Brunson grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | Timothy McKinnon knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Randy Larry | 31-38 |
| 14:05 | Grinnell | Michael Posner blows the layup | 31-38 |
| 14:04 | Grinnell | Michael Posner can't tip it in | 31-38 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Ben Boyd pulls down the rebound | 31-38 |
| 13:57 | Illinois | Randy Larry can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | Randy Larry grabs the offensive board | 31-38 |
| 13:51 | Illinois | Robert Brunson misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 13:50 | Illinois | Oscar Womack hits the follow up shot | 33-38 |
| 13:25 | Grinnell | Michael Posner misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-38 |
| 13:23 | Grinnell | Mark Morris can't tip it in | 33-38 |
| 13:21 | Grinnell | Mark Morris hits the follow up shot | 33-40 |
| 13:04 | Illinois | Oscar Womack hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-40 |
| 13:02 | Illinois | Randy Larry tips it home | 35-40 |
| 12:41 | Grinnell | Michael Posner misses the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Brunson - foul #3 on Robert Brunson, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg (PG), Michael Butler (SG), Kevin Holland (SF), August Machesky (PF), Christopher Gibson (C) Randy Larry, Timothy McKinnon, Robert Brunson, Ben Boyd, Oscar Womack | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Johnny Whitcomb (PG), Rick Plourde (SF), Carl Leonard (PF), Dustin Dao (C) Richard Tack, Dominic Mancini, Mark Morris, Charles Roberts | |
| 12:41 | Grinnell | Michael Posner misses the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 12:41 | Grinnell | Michael Posner misses the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 12:41 | Illinois | August Machesky grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Carl Leonard is called for the reach on Gerald Goldberg - foul #3 on Carl Leonard, team foul #5 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | John Blair (SG) Michael Posner | |
| 12:06 | Illinois | Michael Butler's floater is knocked away by Carl Leonard | 35-40 |
| 12:05 | Grinnell | Rick Plourde gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 11:39 | Grinnell | Dustin Dao scores on a runner in the paint set up by Rick Plourde and he's hacked by Kevin Holland - foul #1 on Kevin Holland, team foul #3 | 35-42 |
| 11:39 | Grinnell | Dustin Dao makes the free throw | 35-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gerald Goldberg (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Holland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - August Machesky (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Johnny Whitcomb (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Blair (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Plourde (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Leonard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Dustin Dao (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Kevin Holland is whistled for traveling | 35-43 |
| 11:03 | Grinnell | Dustin Dao can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-43 |
| 11:02 | Grinnell | John Blair tips it in | 35-45 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | August Machesky hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Michael Butler out of a doubleteam and he's fouled by Carl Leonard - foul #4 on Carl Leonard, team foul #6 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Brunson (C) Christopher Gibson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Mark Morris (PF) Carl Leonard | |
| 10:49 | Illinois | August Machesky misses the free throw | 37-45 |
| 10:49 | Grinnell | Mark Morris grabs the board | 37-45 |
| 10:25 | Grinnell | Mark Morris comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 37-45 |
| 10:24 | Grinnell | Dustin Dao pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 10:11 | Grinnell | August Machesky picks off the pass by Dustin Dao | 37-45 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Kevin Holland clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-45 |
| 10:04 | Grinnell | Dustin Dao snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 09:59 | Grinnell | Mark Morris hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 37-45 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Robert Brunson grabs the board | 37-45 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Robert Brunson hits the finger roll | 39-45 |
| 09:23 | Grinnell | John Blair hits a shot in the paint set up by Johnny Whitcomb and the foul's on Robert Brunson - foul #4 on Robert Brunson, team foul #4 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Larry (PG), Timothy McKinnon (SG), Eugene Garon (SF), Ben Boyd (PF), Oscar Womack (C) Gerald Goldberg, Michael Butler, Kevin Holland, August Machesky, Robert Brunson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Tack (PG), Dominic Mancini (SF), Charles Roberts (C) Johnny Whitcomb, Rick Plourde, Dustin Dao | |
| 09:23 | Grinnell | John Blair misses the free throw | 39-47 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Oscar Womack | 39-47 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Oscar Womack loses the ball out of bounds | 39-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Posner (SG) John Blair | |
| 08:41 | Grinnell | Mark Morris is fouled on the floor by Timothy McKinnon - foul #1 on Timothy McKinnon, team foul #5 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Brian Green (PF) Mark Morris | |
| 08:22 | Grinnell | Richard Tack can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Eugene Garon snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Randy Larry misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-47 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Oscar Womack grabs the offensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Richard Tack steps in front of the Eugene Garon pass | 39-47 |
| 07:36 | Grinnell | Oscar Womack is called for the reach on Dominic Mancini - foul #2 on Oscar Womack, team foul #6 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg (PG), Michael Butler (SG), Kevin Holland (SF), August Machesky (PF), Robert Brunson (C) Randy Larry, Timothy McKinnon, Eugene Garon, Ben Boyd, Oscar Womack | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Johnny Whitcomb (PG), John Blair (SG), Rick Plourde (SF), Carl Leonard (PF), Dustin Dao (C) Richard Tack, Michael Posner, Dominic Mancini, Brian Green, Charles Roberts | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gerald Goldberg (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Holland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - August Machesky (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Brunson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Johnny Whitcomb (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Blair (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Plourde (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Leonard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Dustin Dao (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Grinnell | Johnny Whitcomb hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by John Blair | 39-49 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | August Machesky misses long on an open shot from the right side | 39-49 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | August Machesky tips it but misses | 39-49 |
| 06:58 | Grinnell | Johnny Whitcomb grabs the board | 39-49 |
| 06:42 | Grinnell | Carl Leonard hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Robert Brunson - foul #5 on Robert Brunson, team foul #7 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gibson (C) Robert Brunson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 06:42 | Grinnell | Carl Leonard misses the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 06:42 | Grinnell | Carl Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Christopher Gibson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Blair - foul #2 on John Blair, team foul #7 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Oscar Womack (C) August Machesky | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Christopher Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Christopher Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 05:58 | Grinnell | Dustin Dao clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kevin Holland - foul #2 on Kevin Holland, team foul #8 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Garon (SF), Ben Boyd (PF) Kevin Holland, Christopher Gibson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Dominic Mancini (SF) Rick Plourde | |
| 05:58 | Grinnell | Dustin Dao makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 05:58 | Grinnell | Dustin Dao misses the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Oscar Womack | 41-51 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | Oscar Womack hits a floater from close range set up by Gerald Goldberg | 43-51 |
| 05:22 | Grinnell | Carl Leonard blows the layup | 43-51 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Oscar Womack grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Eugene Garon is by himself and knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Michael Butler | 45-51 |
| 04:58 | Grinnell | Dustin Dao connects on the jumper from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Butler | 47-53 |
| 04:15 | Grinnell | Johnny Whitcomb hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-55 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg is whistled for a carry | 47-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Larry (PG), Timothy McKinnon (SG), Kevin Holland (SF), August Machesky (PF) Gerald Goldberg, Michael Butler, Eugene Garon, Oscar Womack | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Tack (PG), Michael Posner (SG), Rick Plourde (SF), Mark Morris (PF), Charles Roberts (C) Johnny Whitcomb, John Blair, Dominic Mancini, Carl Leonard, Dustin Dao | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Grinnell | Rick Plourde makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Mark Morris | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Randy Larry connects on the floater from the right side and he's hacked by Rick Plourde - foul #2 on Rick Plourde, team foul #8 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gibson (C) Ben Boyd | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Randy Larry misses the free throw | 49-57 |
| 03:24 | Grinnell | Rick Plourde pulls down the rebound | 49-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Larry (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy McKinnon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Holland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - August Machesky (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Richard Tack (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Posner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Plourde (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Roberts (fresh) | |
| 03:06 | Grinnell | Rick Plourde clanks a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Christopher Gibson - foul #1 on Christopher Gibson, team foul #9 | 49-57 |
| 03:06 | Grinnell | Rick Plourde misses the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 03:06 | Grinnell | Rick Plourde makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Richard Tack takes the ball from Christopher Gibson | 49-58 |
| 02:42 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg (PG), Michael Butler (SG), Oscar Womack (C) Randy Larry, Timothy McKinnon, Christopher Gibson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Johnny Whitcomb (PG), John Blair (SG), Carl Leonard (PF), Dustin Dao (C) Richard Tack, Michael Posner, Mark Morris, Charles Roberts | |
| 02:16 | Grinnell | Johnny Whitcomb's layup is rejected by August Machesky | 49-58 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Kevin Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Michael Butler is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-58 |
| 01:42 | Grinnell | Johnny Whitcomb clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 49-58 |
| 01:41 | Grinnell | Carl Leonard gets the offensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 01:25 | Grinnell | Carl Leonard misses the jumpshot from the right side | 49-58 |
| 01:24 | Grinnell | Dustin Dao grabs the offensive board | 49-58 |
| 01:06 | Grinnell | Carl Leonard drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from John Blair | 49-60 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | August Machesky is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerald Goldberg | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Grinnell | Michael Butler is called for the reach on John Blair in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Butler, team foul #10 | 51-60 |
| 00:47 | Grinnell | John Blair makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:47 | Grinnell | John Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Carl Leonard blocks the short jumper by Oscar Womack | 51-62 |
| 00:39 | Grinnell | Rick Plourde grabs the defensive rebound | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Grinnell | Carl Leonard misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-62 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | August Machesky gets the rebound | 51-62 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | August Machesky connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Gerald Goldberg | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Grinnell | Carl Leonard is hacked by Gerald Goldberg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerald Goldberg, team foul #11 | 53-62 |
| 00:11 | Grinnell | Carl Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:11 | Grinnell | Carl Leonard misses the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Oscar Womack grabs the board | 53-63 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | August Machesky scores on a jumper in the paint | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Johnny Whitcomb runs out the clock | 55-63 |