| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Deshields (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony McGuire (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell French (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Bulger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Kenny McKoon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Vincent (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Griffin (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joseph Epperson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Neil Moronta (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | John Griffin inbounds the ball | 26-42 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Grinnell | John Griffin can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 26-42 |
| 19:42 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Kenny McKoon | 26-42 |
| 19:27 | Grinnell | John Griffin connects on the jump hook near the basket and he's hacked by Darrell French - foul #3 on Darrell French, team foul #1 | 26-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Smith (PF) Darrell French | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 19:27 | Grinnell | John Griffin makes the free throw | 26-45 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Kenny McKoon takes the ball from Daniel Deshields | 26-45 |
| 19:01 | Grinnell | John Griffin blows the layup | 26-45 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Anthony McGuire | 26-45 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Robert Harris scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Darren Smith | 28-45 |
| 18:35 | Grinnell | Kenny McKoon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-45 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire grabs the defensive rebound | 28-45 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Darren Smith | 31-45 |
| 18:04 | Grinnell | John Griffin banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kenny McKoon | 31-47 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Daniel Deshields buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Darren Smith | 34-47 |
| 17:41 | Grinnell | Joseph Vincent's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Price (C) Eric Bulger | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Dennis Jones (PF), William Garber (C) Joseph Epperson, Neil Moronta | |
| 17:22 | Illinois | David Price throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Russell (PG), Eric Smith (PF) Daniel Deshields, Robert Harris | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Gordon Cook (PG), Kenneth Armstead (SF), James Hoosier (C) Kenny McKoon, Joseph Vincent, John Griffin | |
| 17:02 | Grinnell | Dennis Jones hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Armstead | 34-50 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Eric Smith scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Anthony McGuire | 36-50 |
| 16:14 | Grinnell | Kenneth Armstead connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Gordon Cook | 36-53 |
| 16:09 | Illinois | Anthony Russell loses the dribble to Gordon Cook | 36-53 |
| 15:49 | Grinnell | William Garber is hacked by David Price - foul #3 on David Price, team foul #2 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Deshields (PG), Robert Harris (SF), Darrell French (PF), Eric Bulger (C) Anthony McGuire, Darren Smith, Eric Smith, David Price | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Kenny McKoon (PG), Joseph Vincent (SG), John Griffin (SF), Joseph Epperson (PF), Neil Moronta (C) Gordon Cook, Dennis Jones, Kenneth Armstead, William Garber, James Hoosier | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Deshields (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Russell (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell French (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Bulger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Kenny McKoon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Vincent (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Griffin (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Joseph Epperson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Neil Moronta (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Grinnell | Neil Moronta can't connect on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Anthony Russell - foul #3 on Anthony Russell, team foul #3 | 36-53 |
| 15:30 | Grinnell | Neil Moronta makes the 1st free throw | 36-54 |
| 15:30 | Grinnell | Neil Moronta makes the 2nd free throw | 36-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:20 | Illinois | Anthony Russell comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 36-55 |
| 15:18 | Illinois | Darrell French tips it back up and in | 38-55 |
| 15:06 | Grinnell | John Griffin clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-55 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Eric Bulger | 38-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Daniel Deshields hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-55 |
| 14:26 | Grinnell | Joseph Epperson is fouled on the floor by Darrell French - foul #4 on Darrell French, team foul #4 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony McGuire (SG), Darren Smith (PF) Anthony Russell, Darrell French | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 14:15 | Grinnell | Joseph Epperson hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Vincent | 40-58 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire is fouled on the floor by Joseph Vincent - foul #1 on Joseph Vincent, team foul #1 | 40-58 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Robert Harris misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 40-58 |
| 13:58 | Grinnell | Neil Moronta pulls down the rebound | 40-58 |
| 13:37 | Grinnell | Kenny McKoon's pass is intercepted by Darren Smith | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:28 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-58 |
| 13:27 | Grinnell | John Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 40-58 |
| 13:04 | Grinnell | John Griffin connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Neil Moronta | 40-61 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Eric Bulger misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Neil Moronta - foul #3 on Neil Moronta, team foul #2 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Russell (PG), Eric Smith (PF) Daniel Deshields, Robert Harris | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Gordon Cook (PG), Dennis Jones (SG), Kenneth Armstead (SF), William Garber (PF), James Hoosier (C) Kenny McKoon, Joseph Vincent, John Griffin, Joseph Epperson, Neil Moronta | |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Eric Bulger makes the 1st free throw | 41-61 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Eric Bulger makes the 2nd free throw | 42-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:28 | Grinnell | Gordon Cook knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Dennis Jones | 42-63 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Darren Smith is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Armstead - foul #1 on Kenneth Armstead, team foul #3 | 42-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Price (C) Eric Bulger | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 11:59 | Illinois | Anthony Russell is hacked by Gordon Cook - foul #1 on Gordon Cook, team foul #4 | 42-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | George McBurney (SG), Robert Harris (SF) Anthony McGuire, Eric Smith | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 11:44 | Illinois | James Hoosier steals it from George McBurney | 42-63 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Anthony Russell (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - George McBurney (fresh) SF - Robert Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darren Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Price (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Gordon Cook (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Armstead (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - William Garber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hoosier (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Grinnell | Gordon Cook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Deshields (PG) George McBurney | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Kenny McKoon (PG), John Griffin (SF), Joseph Epperson (PF), Neil Moronta (C) Gordon Cook, Kenneth Armstead, William Garber, James Hoosier | |
| 11:07 | Illinois | David Price connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Darren Smith and he's hacked by John Griffin - foul #1 on John Griffin, team foul #5 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony McGuire (SG) Anthony Russell | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Joseph Vincent (SG) Dennis Jones | |
| 11:07 | Illinois | David Price makes the free throw | 45-63 |
| 10:49 | Grinnell | Joseph Vincent misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-63 |
| 10:47 | Illinois | David Price gets the rebound | 45-63 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-63 |
| 10:41 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Joseph Epperson | 45-63 |
| 10:19 | Grinnell | Joseph Vincent's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Smith (SF), John Cox (PF) Robert Harris, Darren Smith | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 10:11 | Illinois | John Cox buries a shot from the right side | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:48 | Grinnell | Kenny McKoon hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Vincent | 47-66 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Daniel Deshields lays it in | 49-66 |
| 09:22 | Grinnell | John Griffin lays it in on a great pass from Kenny McKoon | 49-68 |
| 09:18 | Illinois | Daniel Deshields is whistled for a carry | 49-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Russell (PG), Robert Harris (SF), Darren Smith (PF), Eric Bulger (C) Daniel Deshields, Eric Smith, John Cox, David Price | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Gordon Cook (PG), Dennis Jones (SG), Kenneth Armstead (SF), William Garber (PF), James Hoosier (C) Kenny McKoon, Joseph Vincent, John Griffin, Joseph Epperson, Neil Moronta | |
| 09:09 | Grinnell | James Hoosier clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-68 |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Darren Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 49-68 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | William Garber picks off the pass by Darren Smith | 49-68 |
| 08:43 | Grinnell | Gordon Cook hits a jumper from the right wing | 49-70 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Gordon Cook steals the ball from Anthony Russell in the backcourt | 49-70 |
| 08:24 | Grinnell | Gordon Cook is hacked by Darren Smith - foul #3 on Darren Smith, team foul #5 | 49-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | George McBurney (SG) Anthony McGuire | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 08:01 | Grinnell | Kenneth Armstead misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-70 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Anthony Russell grabs the board | 49-70 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Eric Bulger can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Hoosier - foul #1 on James Hoosier, team foul #6 | 49-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Deshields (PG), Darrell French (PF) George McBurney, Robert Harris | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Kenny McKoon (PG), Joseph Vincent (SG), John Griffin (SF), Joseph Epperson (PF), Neil Moronta (C) Gordon Cook, Dennis Jones, Kenneth Armstead, William Garber, James Hoosier | |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Eric Bulger makes the 1st free throw | 50-70 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Eric Bulger misses the 2nd free throw | 50-70 |
| 07:42 | Grinnell | Joseph Epperson gets the rebound | 50-70 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Deshields (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Russell (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Darren Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Darrell French (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Eric Bulger (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Kenny McKoon (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joseph Vincent (fresh) 4 ast. SF - John Griffin (fresh) 18 pts. PF - Joseph Epperson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Neil Moronta (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Grinnell | Darrell French steals it from Joseph Epperson | 50-70 |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Darrell French hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Anthony Russell and the foul's on Joseph Epperson - foul #2 on Joseph Epperson, team foul #7 | 52-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony McGuire (SG), David Price (C) Anthony Russell, Eric Bulger | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Darrell French misses the free throw | 52-70 |
| 07:14 | Grinnell | Neil Moronta snags the defensive board | 52-70 |
| 06:45 | Grinnell | Kenny McKoon misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 52-70 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire gets the rebound | 52-70 |
| 06:40 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-70 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Darren Smith grabs the offensive board | 52-70 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 52-70 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Darrell French grabs the offensive board | 52-70 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | The short jumper by Daniel Deshields is denied by Neil Moronta | 52-70 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire tips it but misses | 52-70 |
| 06:12 | Grinnell | Joseph Epperson pulls down the rebound | 52-70 |
| 05:56 | Grinnell | Kenny McKoon makes the driving attempt from the right block | 52-72 |
| 05:51 | Illinois | Daniel Deshields clanks a 3 from straight away | 52-72 |
| 05:49 | Grinnell | Joseph Epperson gets the rebound | 52-72 |
| 05:26 | Grinnell | Neil Moronta can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 52-72 |
| 05:24 | Grinnell | Joseph Epperson grabs the offensive rebound | 52-72 |
| 05:09 | Grinnell | John Griffin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 52-72 |
| 05:07 | Grinnell | Neil Moronta grabs the offensive board | 52-72 |
| 04:51 | Grinnell | John Griffin misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 52-72 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Daniel Deshields grabs the board | 52-72 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Harris (SF), Eric Bulger (C) Darren Smith, David Price | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Garber (C) Neil Moronta | |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Robert Harris clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-72 |
| 04:41 | Grinnell | Joseph Epperson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-72 |
| 04:12 | Grinnell | Joseph Epperson clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 52-72 |
| 04:11 | Grinnell | Joseph Epperson tips it in | 52-74 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Daniel Deshields makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Anthony McGuire | 55-74 |
| 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) | |
| 03:35 | Grinnell | Joseph Vincent misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-74 |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Robert Harris gets the rebound | 55-74 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Deshields (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony McGuire (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrell French (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Eric Bulger (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Kenny McKoon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joseph Vincent (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - John Griffin (fairly fresh) 18 pts. PF - Joseph Epperson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - William Garber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Robert Harris blows the layup but he's hacked by Joseph Vincent - foul #2 on Joseph Vincent, team foul #8 | 55-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Russell (PG), George McBurney (SG), Darren Smith (PF), David Price (C) Daniel Deshields, Anthony McGuire, Darrell French, Eric Bulger | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Gordon Cook (PG), Dennis Jones (SG), Kenneth Armstead (SF), James Hoosier (C) Kenny McKoon, Joseph Vincent, John Griffin, Joseph Epperson | |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Robert Harris makes the 1st free throw | 56-74 |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Robert Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 57-74 |
| 02:59 | Grinnell | Gordon Cook misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 57-74 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | David Price grabs the board | 57-74 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | David Price's pass is intercepted by Gordon Cook | 57-74 |
| 02:34 | Grinnell | Dennis Jones misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-74 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | David Price grabs the defensive rebound | 57-74 |
| 02:28 | Illinois | Darren Smith drills a jump hook from the right block set up by George McBurney and the foul's on James Hoosier - foul #2 on James Hoosier, team foul #9 | 59-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Smith (PF) Robert Harris | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Mark Reed (PG) William Garber | |
| 02:28 | Illinois | Darren Smith misses the free throw | 59-74 |
| 02:28 | Grinnell | Dennis Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 59-74 |
| 02:06 | Grinnell | Gordon Cook is whistled for a carry | 59-74 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | George McBurney misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-74 |
| 01:46 | Grinnell | James Hoosier grabs the board | 59-74 |
| 01:26 | Grinnell | Kenneth Armstead comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-74 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | David Price gets the rebound | 59-74 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Anthony Russell hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Darren Smith | 62-74 |
| 01:03 | Grinnell | Gordon Cook scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Mark Reed and he's hacked by Darren Smith - foul #4 on Darren Smith, team foul #6 | 62-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Garber (PF) Mark Reed | |
| 01:03 | Grinnell | Gordon Cook makes the free throw | 62-77 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Eric Smith buries a jumper in the paint set up by Darren Smith | 64-77 |
| 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) | |
| 00:35 | Grinnell | Gordon Cook is denied on a layup by David Price | 64-77 |
| 00:33 | Grinnell | James Hoosier can't tip it in | 64-77 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | David Price snags the defensive board | 64-77 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Anthony Russell is called for traveling in the backcourt | 64-77 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Gordon Cook runs out the clock | 64-77 |