| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Mason (fresh) SG - Larry Vallejos (fresh) SF - Emmanuel Ponton (fresh) PF - Robert Sanborn (fresh) C - Ronald Lalonde (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Bradley Gordon (fresh) SG - Linwood Healey (fresh) SF - Harry Kugler (fresh) PF - John Gordon (fresh) C - Toby Dobbs (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Ronald Lalonde wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Illinois | Michael Mason's pass is intercepted by Bradley Gordon | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Grinnell | Harry Kugler lays it in on a great pass from Bradley Gordon | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | Robert Sanborn misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Gordon - foul #1 on John Gordon, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | Robert Sanborn makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | Robert Sanborn misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:30 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Toby Dobbs | 1-2 |
| 19:25 | Grinnell | Bradley Gordon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 1-2 |
| 19:23 | Illinois | Ronald Lalonde grabs the defensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton hits the finger roll set up by Michael Mason | 3-2 |
| 19:05 | Grinnell | Harry Kugler misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Robert Sanborn gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | Michael Mason clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Bradley Gordon - foul #1 on Bradley Gordon, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | Michael Mason makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | Michael Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:33 | Grinnell | Harry Kugler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton is called for traveling | 5-2 |
| 18:13 | Grinnell | Toby Dobbs hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Linwood Healey | 5-4 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Robert Sanborn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 5-4 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Larry Vallejos grabs the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Robert Sanborn snags the offensive board | 5-4 |
| 17:17 | Illinois | Michael Mason misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 17:16 | Grinnell | Toby Dobbs snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 16:59 | Grinnell | Linwood Healey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 16:58 | Grinnell | Toby Dobbs hits the follow up shot | 5-6 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Michael Mason misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 16:51 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Toby Dobbs | 5-6 |
| 16:31 | Grinnell | Bradley Gordon is hacked by Larry Vallejos - foul #1 on Larry Vallejos, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | Herman Brooks (PG), David Tidwell (SG), Jason Ketner (SF), Bruce Stubbs (PF), Richard Yeager (C) Michael Mason, Larry Vallejos, Emmanuel Ponton, Robert Sanborn, Ronald Lalonde | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Edward Tovar (PG), Harold Bowden (SG), Johnathan Grubbs (SF), Joe Tom (PF), Paul Hastings (C) Bradley Gordon, Linwood Healey, Harry Kugler, John Gordon, Toby Dobbs | |
| 16:11 | Grinnell | Joe Tom misses long on a floater from the baseline | 5-6 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Richard Yeager grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Richard Yeager misses short on a floater from the right block | 5-6 |
| 16:03 | Grinnell | Edward Tovar grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Herman Brooks (fresh) SG - David Tidwell (fresh) SF - Jason Ketner (fresh) PF - Bruce Stubbs (fresh) C - Richard Yeager (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Edward Tovar (fresh) SG - Harold Bowden (fresh) SF - Johnathan Grubbs (fresh) PF - Joe Tom (fresh) C - Paul Hastings (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Grinnell | Edward Tovar misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Herman Brooks snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Paul Hastings is called for the reach on David Tidwell - foul #1 on Paul Hastings, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| 15:24 | Illinois | David Tidwell hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Herman Brooks and he's hacked by Johnathan Grubbs - foul #1 on Johnathan Grubbs, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| 15:24 | Illinois | David Tidwell makes the free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:07 | Grinnell | Johnathan Grubbs misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 8-6 |
| 15:05 | Grinnell | Joe Tom grabs the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:43 | Grinnell | Edward Tovar hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Johnathan Grubbs | 8-9 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Jason Ketner misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-9 |
| 14:29 | Grinnell | Paul Hastings grabs the board | 8-9 |
| 14:24 | Grinnell | Harold Bowden connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 8-12 |
| 14:07 | Illinois | Jason Ketner is whistled for a carry | 8-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Mason (PG), Michael Stillman (SG), Robert Sanborn (PF), Sylvester Dimattia (C) Herman Brooks, David Tidwell, Bruce Stubbs, Richard Yeager | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bradley Gordon (PG), Linwood Healey (SG), Harry Kugler (SF), Paul Keese (PF), Toby Dobbs (C) Edward Tovar, Harold Bowden, Johnathan Grubbs, Joe Tom, Paul Hastings | |
| 13:44 | Grinnell | Harry Kugler clanks a shot from the left block but the foul's on Jason Ketner - foul #1 on Jason Ketner, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Vallejos (SG) Jason Ketner | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 13:44 | Grinnell | Harry Kugler makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 13:44 | Grinnell | Harry Kugler makes the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | Toby Dobbs steps in front of the Robert Sanborn pass | 8-14 |
| 13:13 | Grinnell | Toby Dobbs is called for traveling | 8-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Lalonde (C) Sylvester Dimattia | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Harold Bowden (SG) Linwood Healey | |
| 13:03 | Illinois | Michael Mason knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Stillman | 11-14 |
| 12:50 | Grinnell | Paul Keese lays it up and in | 11-16 |
| 12:46 | Illinois | Larry Vallejos misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-16 |
| 12:44 | Grinnell | Harry Kugler pulls down the rebound | 11-16 |
| 12:26 | Grinnell | Harold Bowden hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Bradley Gordon | 11-19 |
| 12:04 | Illinois | Robert Sanborn comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 11-19 |
| 12:03 | Grinnell | Toby Dobbs grabs the board | 11-19 |
| 11:48 | Grinnell | Toby Dobbs lays it up and in set up by Harold Bowden | 11-21 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Mason (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Vallejos (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Stillman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Sanborn (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Lalonde (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Bradley Gordon (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harold Bowden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Kugler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Keese (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Toby Dobbs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Michael Mason clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 11-21 |
| 11:38 | Grinnell | Bradley Gordon grabs the board | 11-21 |
| 11:15 | Grinnell | Toby Dobbs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Herman Brooks (PG), David Tidwell (SG), Emmanuel Ponton (SF), Bruce Stubbs (PF), Richard Yeager (C) Michael Mason, Larry Vallejos, Michael Stillman, Robert Sanborn, Ronald Lalonde | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Edward Tovar (PG), Linwood Healey (SG), Johnathan Grubbs (SF), John Gordon (PF), Joe Tom (C) Bradley Gordon, Harold Bowden, Harry Kugler, Paul Keese, Toby Dobbs | |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Richard Yeager can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-21 |
| 10:53 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-21 |
| 10:29 | Illinois | Herman Brooks makes the jumper from the left side set up by Richard Yeager | 13-21 |
| 10:14 | Grinnell | Linwood Healey lays it in on a great pass from Johnathan Grubbs | 13-23 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton double dribbles | 13-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Harry Kugler (SF) Johnathan Grubbs | |
| 09:49 | Grinnell | Joe Tom connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Harry Kugler | 13-25 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | John Gordon steals it from Herman Brooks | 13-25 |
| 09:01 | Grinnell | Harry Kugler jams it set up by Edward Tovar | 13-27 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 13-27 |
| 08:39 | Grinnell | Linwood Healey grabs the defensive rebound | 13-27 |
| 08:17 | Grinnell | Edward Tovar misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-27 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Bruce Stubbs pulls down the rebound | 13-27 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Bruce Stubbs misses the 3 from the left wing | 13-27 |
| 08:09 | Grinnell | Edward Tovar gets the rebound | 13-27 |
| 07:55 | Grinnell | Harry Kugler hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 13-27 |
| 07:53 | Grinnell | Harry Kugler hits the follow up shot | 13-29 |
| 07:36 | Illinois | David Tidwell is hacked by Linwood Healey - foul #1 on Linwood Healey, team foul #5 | 13-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Mason (PG), Larry Vallejos (SG), Michael Stillman (SF), Jason Ketner (PF), Ronald Lalonde (C) Herman Brooks, David Tidwell, Emmanuel Ponton, Bruce Stubbs, Richard Yeager | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bradley Gordon (PG), Harold Bowden (SG), Johnathan Grubbs (SF), Paul Hastings (PF), Toby Dobbs (C) Edward Tovar, Linwood Healey, Harry Kugler, John Gordon, Joe Tom | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Mason (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Vallejos (fresh) SF - Michael Stillman (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jason Ketner (fresh) C - Ronald Lalonde (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Bradley Gordon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harold Bowden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnathan Grubbs (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Paul Hastings (fresh) C - Toby Dobbs (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Toby Dobbs is called for the reach on Ronald Lalonde - foul #1 on Toby Dobbs, team foul #6 | 13-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Sanborn (PF) Michael Stillman | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Larry Vallejos misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-29 |
| 07:04 | Grinnell | Paul Hastings grabs the board | 13-29 |
| 06:52 | Grinnell | Harold Bowden misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 13-29 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Ronald Lalonde pulls down the rebound | 13-29 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Bradley Gordon steals it from Ronald Lalonde | 13-29 |
| 06:28 | Grinnell | Johnathan Grubbs lays it in on a nice dish by Bradley Gordon | 13-31 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Jason Ketner drills a jump hook from the right block | 15-31 |
| 05:54 | Grinnell | Toby Dobbs misses short on a jumper from the right side | 15-31 |
| 05:53 | Illinois | Larry Vallejos grabs the board | 15-31 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Jason Ketner loses the ball out of bounds | 15-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Stillman (SF) Robert Sanborn | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Linwood Healey (SG), Paul Keese (C) Johnathan Grubbs, Toby Dobbs | |
| 05:22 | Grinnell | Harold Bowden double dribbles | 15-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sylvester Dimattia (C) Ronald Lalonde | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Joe Tom (PF) Paul Hastings | |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Linwood Healey is called for the reach on Michael Mason - foul #2 on Linwood Healey, team foul #7 | 15-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Tidwell (SG), Herman Brooks (SF) Larry Vallejos, Michael Stillman | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Reid (PG), Edward Tovar (SG), Toby Dobbs (C) Bradley Gordon, Linwood Healey, Harold Bowden | |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Michael Mason makes the 1st free throw | 16-31 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Michael Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 17-31 |
| 04:48 | Grinnell | Jason Ketner is called for the reach on Toby Dobbs - foul #2 on Jason Ketner, team foul #3 | 17-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Stillman (SF), Robert Sanborn (PF) Michael Mason, Jason Ketner | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 04:38 | Grinnell | Toby Dobbs makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Robert Reid | 17-34 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Herman Brooks is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Herman Brooks, team foul #4 | 17-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Lalonde (C) Sylvester Dimattia | |
| Subs | Grinnell | John Gordon (PF) Toby Dobbs | |
| 04:05 | Grinnell | Paul Keese misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael Stillman - foul #1 on Michael Stillman, team foul #5 | 17-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton (SF), Richard Yeager (PF) Michael Stillman, Robert Sanborn | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bradley Gordon (PG), Johnathan Grubbs (SG) Robert Reid, Edward Tovar | |
| 04:05 | Grinnell | Paul Keese makes the 1st free throw | 17-35 |
| 04:05 | Grinnell | Paul Keese makes the 2nd free throw | 17-36 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Ronald Lalonde misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 17-36 |
| 03:44 | Grinnell | John Gordon gets the rebound | 17-36 |
| 03:42 | Grinnell | Bradley Gordon is fouled in the backcourt by Herman Brooks - foul #2 on Herman Brooks, team foul #6 | 17-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Mason (PG), Larry Vallejos (SG), Bruce Stubbs (PF) Herman Brooks, David Tidwell, Richard Yeager | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Harold Bowden (SG), Harry Kugler (SF), Paul Hastings (C) Johnathan Grubbs, Paul Keese, Joe Tom | |
| 03:25 | Grinnell | Bradley Gordon comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 17-36 |
| 03:23 | Grinnell | Paul Hastings tips it back up and in | 17-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Mason (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Vallejos (fresh) SF - Emmanuel Ponton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Stubbs (fresh) C - Ronald Lalonde (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Bradley Gordon (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Bowden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Kugler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Gordon (fresh) C - Paul Hastings (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Ronald Lalonde is hacked by Paul Hastings - foul #2 on Paul Hastings, team foul #8 | 17-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Toby Dobbs (C) John Gordon | |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Ronald Lalonde misses the 1st free throw | 17-38 |
| 03:09 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Toby Dobbs | 17-38 |
| 02:50 | Grinnell | Harold Bowden's pass is intercepted by Emmanuel Ponton | 17-38 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Larry Vallejos is fouled on the floor by Harold Bowden - foul #1 on Harold Bowden, team foul #9 | 17-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Herman Brooks (SF), Jason Ketner (PF), Richard Yeager (C) Emmanuel Ponton, Bruce Stubbs, Ronald Lalonde | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Edward Tovar (PG), Linwood Healey (SG), Joe Tom (PF) Bradley Gordon, Harold Bowden, Paul Hastings | |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Larry Vallejos makes the 1st free throw | 18-38 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Larry Vallejos misses the 2nd free throw | 18-38 |
| 02:29 | Grinnell | Toby Dobbs snags the defensive board | 18-38 |
| 02:07 | Grinnell | Edward Tovar connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Joe Tom and he's hacked by Larry Vallejos - foul #2 on Larry Vallejos, team foul #7 | 18-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Tidwell (SG) Larry Vallejos | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Johnathan Grubbs (SF) Harry Kugler | |
| 02:07 | Grinnell | Edward Tovar misses the free throw | 18-40 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Jason Ketner snags the defensive board | 18-40 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Linwood Healey is called for the reach on Herman Brooks - foul #3 on Linwood Healey, team foul #10 | 18-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Harold Bowden (SG), John Gordon (PF) Linwood Healey, Toby Dobbs | |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Herman Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 19-40 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Herman Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 20-40 |
| 01:39 | Grinnell | Richard Yeager steals the ball from Edward Tovar | 20-40 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Edward Tovar is called for the reach on Herman Brooks - foul #1 on Edward Tovar, team foul #11 | 20-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Sanborn (PF) Michael Mason | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bradley Gordon (PG) Johnathan Grubbs | |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Herman Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 21-40 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Herman Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 21-40 |
| 01:24 | Grinnell | Edward Tovar pulls down the rebound | 21-40 |
| 01:05 | Grinnell | Robert Sanborn is called for the reach on Joe Tom - foul #1 on Robert Sanborn, team foul #8 | 21-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Vallejos (SG), Bruce Stubbs (PF) Herman Brooks, Robert Sanborn | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Harry Kugler (SF) Harold Bowden | |
| 01:05 | Grinnell | Joe Tom makes the 1st free throw | 21-41 |
| 01:05 | Grinnell | Joe Tom makes the 2nd free throw | 21-42 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Richard Yeager's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton (SF), Ronald Lalonde (C) Jason Ketner, Richard Yeager | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Johnathan Grubbs (SG), Paul Hastings (PF), Paul Keese (C) Edward Tovar, John Gordon, Joe Tom | |
| 00:40 | Grinnell | Johnathan Grubbs misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 21-42 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ronald Lalonde | 21-42 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Ronald Lalonde clanks a floater from the left side | 21-42 |
| 00:16 | Grinnell | Paul Hastings pulls down the rebound | 21-42 |
| 00:05 | Grinnell | David Tidwell takes the ball from Bradley Gordon | 21-42 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | David Tidwell misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-42 |