| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Larry Larrick (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Corey Ruffner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dylan Blum (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Michalec (fresh) 5 pts. C - Paul Veasey (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bill Boatner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen White (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Pablo Lopez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leo Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Hickox (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez inbounds the ball | 40-33 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Larry Larrick takes the ball from Pablo Lopez | 40-33 |
| 19:31 | Grinnell | Larry Larrick lays it up and in | 42-33 |
| 19:27 | Illinois | Bill Boatner is hacked by Dylan Blum - foul #3 on Dylan Blum, team foul #1 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Lewis Brown (SF) Dylan Blum | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:15 | Illinois | Leo Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-33 |
| 18:55 | Grinnell | Donald Michalec misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez grabs the board | 42-33 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | Stephen White can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-33 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Bill Boatner snags the offensive board | 42-33 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Leo Walker snags the offensive board | 42-33 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Carl Hickox misses the jumpshot from the left side | 42-33 |
| 18:07 | Grinnell | Donald Michalec gets the rebound | 42-33 |
| 18:02 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Lewis Brown | 44-33 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez clanks a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Lewis Brown - foul #2 on Lewis Brown, team foul #2 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Don Carr (SF), Joel Wells (C) Larry Larrick, Paul Veasey | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 17:21 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-35 |
| 17:19 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Lewis Brown | 44-35 |
| 17:01 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-35 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Leo Walker misses the lay-in | 44-35 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Carl Hickox pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 16:43 | Illinois | Donald Michalec steals it from Pablo Lopez | 44-35 |
| 16:19 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Donald Michalec | 47-35 |
| 15:53 | Illinois | Stephen White is whistled for traveling | 47-35 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Larry Larrick (PG), Dylan Blum (SF), Paul Veasey (C) Lewis Brown, Corey Ruffner, Donald Michalec | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Turner (PG), Willie Beasley (SG), Gene Knox (SF), Charles Baker (PF), John Scholz (C) Bill Boatner, Stephen White, Pablo Lopez, Leo Walker, Carl Hickox | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Larry Larrick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Don Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dylan Blum (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joel Wells (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Veasey (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randall Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Beasley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Knox (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - Charles Baker (fresh) C - John Scholz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Grinnell | Larry Larrick buries a 3 from straight away set up by Don Carr | 50-35 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Charles Baker misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Larry Larrick - foul #2 on Larry Larrick, team foul #3 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Self (SG), Ronald Dean (PF) Don Carr, Joel Wells | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Charles Baker makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Charles Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Charles Baker grabs the offensive board | 50-36 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | John Scholz hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gene Knox and he's hacked by Paul Veasey - foul #3 on Paul Veasey, team foul #4 | 50-38 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | John Scholz makes the free throw | 50-39 |
| 14:26 | Grinnell | Ronald Dean is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Ronald Dean, team foul #5 | 50-39 |
| 14:03 | Illinois | Dylan Blum steps in front of the Willie Beasley pass | 50-39 |
| 13:58 | Grinnell | David Self hits the finger roll set up by Dylan Blum | 52-39 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | John Scholz hits the finger roll set up by Gene Knox and the foul's on Paul Veasey - foul #4 on Paul Veasey, team foul #6 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Lewis Brown (PG), Corey Ruffner (SG), Don Carr (SF), Donald Michalec (PF), Joel Wells (C) Larry Larrick, David Self, Dylan Blum, Ronald Dean, Paul Veasey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bill Boatner (PG), Stephen White (SG), Pablo Lopez (SF), Carl Hickox (C) Randall Turner, Willie Beasley, Gene Knox, Charles Baker | |
| 13:36 | Illinois | John Scholz makes the free throw | 52-42 |
| 13:24 | Grinnell | Don Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-42 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leo Walker (PF) John Scholz | |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez connects on the jumper in the paint | 52-44 |
| 12:50 | Grinnell | Joel Wells buries a jumper from the right wing | 54-44 |
| 12:46 | Illinois | Don Carr takes the ball from Carl Hickox | 54-44 |
| 12:43 | Grinnell | Don Carr lays it in | 56-44 |
| 12:31 | Illinois | Bill Boatner connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Carl Hickox | 56-46 |
| 12:17 | Grinnell | Donald Michalec comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Leo Walker - foul #3 on Leo Walker, team foul #1 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Larry Larrick (PG), Dylan Blum (SF) Lewis Brown, Don Carr | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Baker (SF), John Scholz (C) Pablo Lopez, Carl Hickox | |
| 12:17 | Grinnell | Donald Michalec makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 12:17 | Grinnell | Donald Michalec makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Bill Boatner travels in the backcourt | 58-46 |
| 11:57 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Larry Larrick and he's fouled by Stephen White - foul #1 on Stephen White, team foul #2 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ronald Dean (C) Joel Wells | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Turner (PG) Bill Boatner | |
| 11:57 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner makes the free throw | 62-46 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Larry Larrick (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Corey Ruffner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dylan Blum (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Michalec (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randall Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen White (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Charles Baker (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Leo Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Scholz (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Charles Baker lays it up and in on a great pass from Randall Turner | 62-48 |
| 11:10 | Grinnell | Larry Larrick misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Leo Walker - foul #4 on Leo Walker, team foul #3 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Lewis Brown (SG), Christopher Davis (C) Corey Ruffner, Donald Michalec | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willie Beasley (SG), Pablo Lopez (SF), Carl Hickox (C) Stephen White, Leo Walker, John Scholz | |
| 11:10 | Grinnell | Larry Larrick makes the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 11:10 | Grinnell | Larry Larrick misses the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 11:10 | Grinnell | Ronald Dean gets the offensive rebound | 63-48 |
| 10:47 | Grinnell | Ronald Dean makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Larry Larrick | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Randall Turner is fouled on the floor by Ronald Dean - foul #3 on Ronald Dean, team foul #7 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Don Carr (SG), Marvin Serna (SF), Joel Wells (PF) Larry Larrick, Dylan Blum, Christopher Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bill Boatner (PG), Gene Knox (PF) Willie Beasley, Charles Baker | |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Randall Turner misses the 1st free throw | 65-48 |
| 10:33 | Grinnell | Marvin Serna snags the defensive board | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:28 | Grinnell | Don Carr misses long on a jumper in the lane | 65-48 |
| 10:26 | Grinnell | Ronald Dean hits the follow up shot | 67-48 |
| 10:21 | Illinois | Bill Boatner loses the dribble to Don Carr | 67-48 |
| 10:03 | Grinnell | Lewis Brown blows the layup | 67-48 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez pulls down the rebound | 67-48 |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Gene Knox is fouled on the floor by Joel Wells - foul #1 on Joel Wells, team foul #8 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner (SG), Donald Michalec (PF) Marvin Serna, Ronald Dean | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen White (SG) Randall Turner | |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Gene Knox makes the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Gene Knox makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 09:30 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner clanks a 3 from straight away | 67-50 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gene Knox | 67-50 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Stephen White is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Stephen White, team foul #4 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Marvin Serna (SF) Lewis Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Baker (PF), John Scholz (C) Pablo Lopez, Carl Hickox | |
| 09:04 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-50 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Charles Baker misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 70-50 |
| 08:56 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Joel Wells | 70-50 |
| 08:49 | Grinnell | Marvin Serna misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 70-50 |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Charles Baker gets the rebound | 70-50 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | John Scholz travels with the ball | 70-50 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Larry Larrick (PG), Dylan Blum (SF), Ronald Dean (C) Don Carr, Marvin Serna, Joel Wells | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Turner (PG) Bill Boatner | |
| 08:11 | Grinnell | Ronald Dean's floater is tipped away by Charles Baker | 70-50 |
| 08:10 | Grinnell | Larry Larrick tips it in | 72-50 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | John Scholz's floater is tipped away by Ronald Dean | 72-50 |
| 07:58 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner grabs the defensive rebound | 72-50 |
| 07:54 | Grinnell | Stephen White is called for the reach on Corey Ruffner - foul #3 on Stephen White, team foul #5 | 72-50 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Lewis Brown (SG), Paul Veasey (C) Corey Ruffner, Donald Michalec | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willie Beasley (SG), Pablo Lopez (SF), Leo Walker (PF), Carl Hickox (C) Stephen White, Gene Knox, Charles Baker, John Scholz | |
| 07:29 | Grinnell | Lewis Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-50 |
| 07:27 | Grinnell | Ronald Dean misses the tip | 72-50 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez pulls down the rebound | 72-50 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Larry Larrick (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Lewis Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dylan Blum (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Dean (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Veasey (fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randall Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Beasley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Pablo Lopez (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Leo Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Carl Hickox (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:20 | Illinois | Willie Beasley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 72-50 |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez can't tip it in | 72-50 |
| 07:18 | Grinnell | Lewis Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 72-50 |
| 06:49 | Grinnell | Ronald Dean misses badly on a shot from the right block | 72-50 |
| 06:48 | Grinnell | Paul Veasey tips it but misses | 72-50 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Leo Walker snags the defensive board | 72-50 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Leo Walker connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Randall Turner and he's hacked by Ronald Dean - foul #4 on Ronald Dean, team foul #9 | 72-52 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner (SG), Don Carr (SF), Donald Michalec (PF) Larry Larrick, Dylan Blum, Ronald Dean | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bill Boatner (PG) Willie Beasley | |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Leo Walker misses the free throw | 72-52 |
| 06:41 | Grinnell | Paul Veasey pulls down the rebound | 72-52 |
| 06:26 | Grinnell | Paul Veasey comes up short on the jumper from close range | 72-52 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Leo Walker grabs the board | 72-52 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Bill Boatner makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Randall Turner | 72-55 |
| 05:59 | Grinnell | Donald Michalec scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Lewis Brown | 74-55 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Leo Walker lays it up and in | 74-57 |
| 05:18 | Grinnell | The jump hook by Don Carr is blocked by Leo Walker | 74-57 |
| 05:16 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Hickox | 74-57 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Carl Hickox lays it up and in on a nice dish by Pablo Lopez | 74-59 |
| 04:47 | Grinnell | Corey Ruffner buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Don Carr | 77-59 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Carl Hickox hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 77-59 |
| 04:31 | Grinnell | Paul Veasey grabs the defensive rebound | 77-59 |
| 04:27 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-59 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Larry Larrick (PG), Dylan Blum (SF) Lewis Brown, Don Carr | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen White (SG), Charles Baker (SF), John Scholz (C) Randall Turner, Pablo Lopez, Carl Hickox | |
| 04:05 | Grinnell | John Scholz swats the layup by Dylan Blum | 77-59 |
| 04:04 | Grinnell | Larry Larrick snags the offensive board | 77-59 |
| 03:50 | Grinnell | Paul Veasey clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Leo Walker - foul #5 on Leo Walker, team foul #6 | 77-59 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gene Knox (SF) Leo Walker | |
| 03:50 | Grinnell | Paul Veasey misses the 1st free throw | 77-59 |
| 03:50 | Grinnell | Paul Veasey makes the 2nd free throw | 78-59 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:32 | Illinois | Donald Michalec swats the dunk try by Charles Baker | 78-59 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Stephen White hits the follow up shot | 78-61 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Grinnell | Dylan Blum hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Gene Knox - foul #2 on Gene Knox, team foul #7 | 80-61 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Lewis Brown (PG), Don Carr (SG), Joel Wells (PF), Ronald Dean (C) Larry Larrick, Corey Ruffner, Donald Michalec, Paul Veasey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Turner (PG), Willie Beasley (SG) Bill Boatner, Stephen White | |
| 03:09 | Grinnell | Dylan Blum makes the free throw | 81-61 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Lewis Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Don Carr (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dylan Blum (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joel Wells (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Dean (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randall Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Willie Beasley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Knox (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. PF - Charles Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Scholz (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Illinois | John Scholz is hacked by Dylan Blum - foul #4 on Dylan Blum, team foul #10 | 81-61 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Marvin Serna (SF) Dylan Blum | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:52 | Illinois | John Scholz makes the 1st free throw | 81-62 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | John Scholz misses the 2nd free throw | 81-62 |
| 02:52 | Grinnell | Ronald Dean gets the rebound | 81-62 |
| 02:23 | Grinnell | Ronald Dean scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Marvin Serna | 84-62 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Charles Baker is fouled on the floor by Ronald Dean - foul #5 on Ronald Dean, team foul #11 | 84-62 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Christopher Davis (C) Ronald Dean | |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick Moskowitz (SF) John Scholz | |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Charles Baker makes the 1st free throw | 84-63 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Charles Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 84-63 |
| 02:05 | Grinnell | Joel Wells pulls down the rebound | 84-63 |
| 01:45 | Grinnell | Christopher Davis misses short on a jumper from the left side | 84-63 |
| 01:44 | Grinnell | Lewis Brown misses the tip | 84-63 |
| 01:43 | Grinnell | Joel Wells grabs the offensive rebound | 84-63 |
| 01:22 | Grinnell | Don Carr buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Christopher Davis | 86-63 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Charles Baker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 86-63 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Scholz (C) Patrick Moskowitz | |
| 00:41 | Grinnell | Joel Wells is fouled on the floor by John Scholz - foul #3 on John Scholz, team foul #8 | 86-63 |
| 00:41 | Grinnell | Joel Wells makes the 1st free throw | 87-63 |
| 00:41 | Grinnell | Joel Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 88-63 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Illinois | John Scholz can't finish the layup | 88-63 |
| 00:34 | Grinnell | Joel Wells pulls down the rebound | 88-63 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Grinnell | Gene Knox takes the ball from Joel Wells | 88-63 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Randall Turner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 88-63 |
| 00:01 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Christopher Davis | 88-63 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Christopher Davis runs out the clock | 88-63 |