| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Mason (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Vallejos (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emmanuel Ponton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Dalton (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Lalonde (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Bradley Gordon (fresh) SG - David Bogen (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Kugler (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rudy Keller (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Toby Dobbs (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | Harry Kugler inbounds the ball | 47-34 |
| 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) | |
| 19:42 | Grinnell | David Bogen hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-37 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton misses the floater from the free throw line | 47-37 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | David Dalton grabs the offensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | Toby Dobbs takes the ball from Michael Mason | 47-37 |
| 18:59 | Grinnell | Rudy Keller can't connect on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Emmanuel Ponton - foul #1 on Emmanuel Ponton, team foul #1 | 47-37 |
| 18:59 | Grinnell | Rudy Keller misses the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 18:59 | Grinnell | Rudy Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Harry Kugler steals the ball from Emmanuel Ponton | 47-38 |
| 18:40 | Grinnell | Harry Kugler lays it up and in | 47-40 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Larry Vallejos travels with the ball | 47-40 |
| 18:09 | Grinnell | Harry Kugler is hacked by Emmanuel Ponton - foul #2 on Emmanuel Ponton, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| 17:54 | Grinnell | Bradley Gordon misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Dalton | 47-40 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Michael Mason misses badly on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Rudy Keller - foul #1 on Rudy Keller, team foul #1 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edison Gilmer (SF), Bruce Stubbs (C) Emmanuel Ponton, Ronald Lalonde | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Linwood Healey (SF), Joe Tom (C) Harry Kugler, Toby Dobbs | |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Michael Mason makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Michael Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 17:48 | Grinnell | Joe Tom grabs the board | 48-40 |
| 17:37 | Grinnell | David Bogen misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 17:35 | Grinnell | Joe Tom gets the offensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 17:26 | Grinnell | David Dalton picks off the pass by Linwood Healey | 48-40 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | David Dalton is fouled on the floor by Rudy Keller - foul #2 on Rudy Keller, team foul #2 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Stillman (PG), David Tidwell (SG), William Harrison (SF) Michael Mason, Larry Vallejos, David Dalton | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Paul Keese (SF), Ralph Perea (PF) Bradley Gordon, Rudy Keller | |
| 16:58 | Illinois | David Tidwell hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 48-40 |
| 16:57 | Grinnell | Paul Keese grabs the board | 48-40 |
| 16:42 | Grinnell | Ralph Perea misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-40 |
| 16:40 | Illinois | The rebound goes to William Harrison | 48-40 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Michael Stillman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-40 |
| 16:34 | Grinnell | Linwood Healey snags the defensive board | 48-40 |
| 16:31 | Grinnell | Michael Stillman is called for the reach on Linwood Healey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Stillman, team foul #3 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Lalonde (C) William Harrison | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Johnathan Grubbs (SG), Harry Kugler (SF), Toby Dobbs (C) David Bogen, Paul Keese, Joe Tom | |
| 16:21 | Grinnell | Johnathan Grubbs is hacked by David Tidwell - foul #2 on David Tidwell, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton (SF), David Dalton (PF) Edison Gilmer, Bruce Stubbs | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 16:10 | Grinnell | Linwood Healey misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 48-40 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Emmanuel Ponton | 48-40 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Michael Stillman scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by David Dalton | 50-40 |
| 15:55 | Grinnell | Michael Stillman is called for the reach on Linwood Healey - foul #2 on Michael Stillman, team foul #5 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Mason (PG) Michael Stillman | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bradley Gordon (PG), Harold Bowden (SG) Linwood Healey, Johnathan Grubbs | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Mason (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Tidwell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emmanuel Ponton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Dalton (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Ronald Lalonde (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Bradley Gordon (fresh) SG - Harold Bowden (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harry Kugler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ralph Perea (fresh) 2 reb. C - Toby Dobbs (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Grinnell | Toby Dobbs misses short on a shot from the left side | 50-40 |
| 15:43 | Grinnell | Toby Dobbs misses the tip | 50-40 |
| 15:42 | Illinois | David Dalton snags the defensive board | 50-40 |
| 15:36 | Illinois | Michael Mason is whistled for traveling | 50-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Vallejos (SG) David Tidwell | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Bogen (SG), Rudy Keller (PF) Harold Bowden, Ralph Perea | |
| 15:19 | Grinnell | David Bogen slams it home | 50-42 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Toby Dobbs blocks the short jumper by Ronald Lalonde | 50-42 |
| 15:01 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Rudy Keller | 50-42 |
| 14:43 | Grinnell | Bradley Gordon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-42 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Ronald Lalonde snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Larry Vallejos misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-42 |
| 14:29 | Illinois | David Dalton pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | David Dalton misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 14:11 | Illinois | David Dalton grabs the offensive board | 50-42 |
| 13:51 | Illinois | David Dalton hits a fadeaway in the paint | 52-42 |
| 13:31 | Grinnell | Bradley Gordon is called for 5 seconds | 52-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Stillman (PG), David Tidwell (SG), William Harrison (SF), Edison Gilmer (PF), Bruce Stubbs (C) Michael Mason, Larry Vallejos, Emmanuel Ponton, David Dalton, Ronald Lalonde | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Linwood Healey (PG), Harold Bowden (SG), Paul Keese (SF), Ralph Perea (PF), Joe Tom (C) Bradley Gordon, David Bogen, Harry Kugler, Rudy Keller, Toby Dobbs | |
| 13:21 | Illinois | Edison Gilmer scores on a driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by Paul Keese - foul #2 on Paul Keese, team foul #3 | 54-42 |
| 13:21 | Illinois | Edison Gilmer makes the free throw | 55-42 |
| 13:02 | Grinnell | Ralph Perea's floater is tipped away by Edison Gilmer | 55-42 |
| 13:01 | Grinnell | Ralph Perea tips it in | 55-44 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | Joe Tom is called for the reach on Edison Gilmer - foul #2 on Joe Tom, team foul #4 | 55-44 |
| 12:30 | Illinois | Bruce Stubbs connects on the shot from the right wing | 57-44 |
| 12:11 | Grinnell | Joe Tom is whistled for traveling | 57-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Mason (PG), Larry Vallejos (SG) Michael Stillman, David Tidwell | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Bogen (SG), Rudy Keller (PF) Harold Bowden, Paul Keese | |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Michael Mason is hacked by Linwood Healey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Linwood Healey, team foul #5 | 57-44 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | Michael Mason hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 57-44 |
| 11:57 | Grinnell | Rudy Keller snags the defensive board | 57-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Mason (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Vallejos (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Harrison (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edison Gilmer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Stubbs (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Linwood Healey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Bogen (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Perea (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rudy Keller (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Joe Tom (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Grinnell | David Bogen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 57-44 |
| 11:38 | Illinois | Bruce Stubbs grabs the defensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Bruce Stubbs loses the dribble to Ralph Perea | 57-44 |
| 11:02 | Grinnell | Larry Vallejos is called for the reach on Joe Tom - foul #1 on Larry Vallejos, team foul #6 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Ketner (SF), David Dalton (PF), Ronald Lalonde (C) William Harrison, Edison Gilmer, Bruce Stubbs | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bradley Gordon (PG), Paul Keese (SF), Toby Dobbs (C) Linwood Healey, Ralph Perea, Joe Tom | |
| 10:50 | Grinnell | Paul Keese makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Toby Dobbs and the foul's on Jason Ketner - foul #1 on Jason Ketner, team foul #7 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Tidwell (SG) Larry Vallejos | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Harry Kugler (SF) Rudy Keller | |
| 10:50 | Grinnell | Paul Keese makes the free throw | 57-47 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Jason Ketner double dribbles | 57-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Stillman (PG), Emmanuel Ponton (SF) Michael Mason, Jason Ketner | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 10:17 | Grinnell | Toby Dobbs can't finish the layup | 57-47 |
| 10:16 | Illinois | David Dalton snags the defensive board | 57-47 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | Michael Stillman buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Emmanuel Ponton | 59-47 |
| 10:06 | Grinnell | David Bogen comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on David Tidwell - foul #3 on David Tidwell, team foul #8 | 59-47 |
| 10:06 | Grinnell | David Bogen makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 10:06 | Grinnell | David Bogen makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | David Dalton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Emmanuel Ponton | 61-49 |
| 09:31 | Grinnell | David Bogen is hacked by David Tidwell - foul #4 on David Tidwell, team foul #9 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Mason (PG), Larry Vallejos (SG), Jason Ketner (SF), Edison Gilmer (C) Michael Stillman, David Tidwell, Emmanuel Ponton, Ronald Lalonde | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ralph Perea (SF), Rudy Keller (PF), Joe Tom (C) Harry Kugler, Paul Keese, Toby Dobbs | |
| 09:31 | Grinnell | David Bogen makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 09:31 | Grinnell | David Bogen misses the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 09:31 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Rudy Keller | 61-50 |
| 09:18 | Grinnell | Bradley Gordon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Linwood Healey (SG) David Bogen | |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Michael Mason connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Larry Vallejos | 63-50 |
| 08:48 | Grinnell | Rudy Keller blows the layup but the foul's on David Dalton - foul #3 on David Dalton, team foul #10 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Stubbs (C) Jason Ketner | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 08:48 | Grinnell | Rudy Keller makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 08:48 | Grinnell | Rudy Keller misses the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | David Dalton gets the rebound | 63-51 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | David Dalton misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-51 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Edison Gilmer grabs the offensive board | 63-51 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | David Dalton hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Mason | 65-51 |
| 07:50 | Grinnell | Joe Tom connects on the runner near the basket set up by Bradley Gordon | 65-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Mason (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Vallejos (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edison Gilmer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Dalton (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Bruce Stubbs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Bradley Gordon (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Linwood Healey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Perea (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rudy Keller (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Joe Tom (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Edison Gilmer hits a jumper in the paint set up by Michael Mason | 67-53 |
| 07:06 | Grinnell | Linwood Healey buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Bradley Gordon | 67-56 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Michael Mason banks in the layup on a great pass from Edison Gilmer | 69-56 |
| 06:37 | Grinnell | Rudy Keller clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-56 |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Bruce Stubbs gets the rebound | 69-56 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Larry Vallejos misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-56 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Bruce Stubbs grabs the offensive board | 69-56 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Bradley Gordon takes the ball from Bruce Stubbs | 69-56 |
| 06:16 | Grinnell | Bradley Gordon hits the finger roll | 69-58 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | David Dalton misses long on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Joe Tom - foul #3 on Joe Tom, team foul #6 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Stillman (PG), David Tidwell (SG), Emmanuel Ponton (SF), Ronald Lalonde (C) Michael Mason, Larry Vallejos, Edison Gilmer, Bruce Stubbs | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Harold Bowden (PG), David Bogen (SG), Harry Kugler (SF), Paul Keese (PF), Toby Dobbs (C) Bradley Gordon, Linwood Healey, Ralph Perea, Rudy Keller, Joe Tom | |
| 06:01 | Illinois | David Dalton makes the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | David Dalton makes the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:39 | Grinnell | David Bogen scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Harold Bowden | 71-61 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton double dribbles | 71-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Harrison (PF) David Dalton | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 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) | |
| 04:57 | Grinnell | David Tidwell is called for the reach on David Bogen - foul #5 on David Tidwell, team foul #11 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Herman Brooks (SG) David Tidwell | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 04:57 | Grinnell | David Bogen misses the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 04:57 | Grinnell | David Bogen makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 04:38 | Illinois | William Harrison hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Stillman | 73-62 |
| 04:25 | Grinnell | Herman Brooks is called for the reach on David Bogen - foul #1 on Herman Brooks, team foul #12 | 73-62 |
| 04:25 | Grinnell | David Bogen makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 04:25 | Grinnell | David Bogen misses the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Ronald Lalonde snags the defensive board | 73-63 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Ronald Lalonde hits a turnaround from the baseline | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:02 | Grinnell | David Bogen can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 75-63 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | William Harrison gets the rebound | 75-63 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton is fouled on the floor by Harry Kugler - foul #2 on Harry Kugler, team foul #7 | 75-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Mason (PG) Herman Brooks | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Rudy Keller (PF) Paul Keese | |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton makes the 1st free throw | 76-63 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton makes the 2nd free throw | 77-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Grinnell | David Bogen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 77-63 |
| 03:32 | Grinnell | Rudy Keller can't tip it in | 77-63 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton grabs the defensive rebound | 77-63 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Mason (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Stillman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Emmanuel Ponton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Lalonde (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Harold Bowden (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Bogen (fresh) 26 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Kugler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Rudy Keller (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Toby Dobbs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Mason | 80-63 |
| 03:12 | Grinnell | Harry Kugler hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Harold Bowden | 80-65 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Michael Mason clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Harold Bowden - foul #4 on Harold Bowden, team foul #8 | 80-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Vallejos (SG), Jason Ketner (SF), Edison Gilmer (PF), Bruce Stubbs (C) Michael Stillman, Emmanuel Ponton, William Harrison, Ronald Lalonde | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bradley Gordon (PG), Johnathan Grubbs (SG), Ralph Perea (PF), Joe Tom (C) Harold Bowden, David Bogen, Rudy Keller, Toby Dobbs | |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Michael Mason makes the 1st free throw | 81-65 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Michael Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 81-65 |
| 02:58 | Grinnell | Joe Tom grabs the board | 81-65 |
| 02:46 | Grinnell | Harry Kugler knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Bradley Gordon | 81-67 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Dalton (PF) Jason Ketner | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Bogen (SG), Rudy Keller (PF) Johnathan Grubbs, Ralph Perea | |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Bruce Stubbs clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 81-67 |
| 02:20 | Grinnell | Joe Tom pulls down the rebound | 81-67 |
| 02:14 | Grinnell | Bradley Gordon drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by David Bogen | 81-70 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton (SF), Ronald Lalonde (C) Edison Gilmer, Bruce Stubbs | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Toby Dobbs (C) Joe Tom | |
| 01:50 | Illinois | David Dalton buries a floater from the left side set up by Emmanuel Ponton | 83-70 |
| 01:32 | Grinnell | Harry Kugler makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Rudy Keller | 83-73 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Michael Mason makes the floater from close range | 85-73 |
| 01:02 | Grinnell | Rudy Keller misses short on a 3 from straight away | 85-73 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton snags the defensive board | 85-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Illinois | David Dalton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 85-73 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Ronald Lalonde gets the offensive rebound | 85-73 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Rudy Keller swats the layup by Michael Mason | 85-73 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Ronald Lalonde grabs the offensive rebound | 85-73 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Michael Mason runs out the clock | 85-73 |