| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Rafael Denson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bobby Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Prine (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Treadaway (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gavin Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Sarinsky (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent McArdell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Marcus Heard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Rodgers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Vincent McArdell inbounds the ball | 24-31 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Gavin Matthews clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-31 |
| 19:38 | Grinnell | Patrick Prine grabs the board | 24-31 |
| 19:25 | Grinnell | Rafael Denson drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-31 |
| 19:06 | Illinois | Gavin Matthews connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Marcus Heard | 27-33 |
| 18:43 | Grinnell | Rafael Denson connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Patrick Prine | 30-33 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | Gavin Matthews knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Marcus Heard | 30-36 |
| 17:54 | Grinnell | Christopher Payne misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-36 |
| 17:53 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky grabs the defensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 17:48 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Jason Treadaway | 30-36 |
| 17:43 | Grinnell | Marcus Heard takes the ball from Rafael Denson | 30-36 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Gavin Matthews misses the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Bobby Smith - foul #3 on Bobby Smith, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Henry Wolfe (SG), Glenn Harton (SF), Mike Aaron (C) Bobby Smith, Christopher Payne, Jason Treadaway | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Wilkes (PG), Albert Naugle (SF), Glen Bouchard (PF), Christopher Irick (C) Ralph Sarinsky, Vincent McArdell, Marcus Heard, Robert Rodgers | |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Gavin Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Gavin Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 17:33 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Patrick Prine | 30-37 |
| 17:13 | Grinnell | Henry Wolfe clanks a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Christopher Irick - foul #2 on Christopher Irick, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Grinnell | John Blanchard (PG) Rafael Denson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Cain (SF) Gavin Matthews | |
| 17:13 | Grinnell | Henry Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 17:13 | Grinnell | Henry Wolfe misses the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Irick | 31-37 |
| 17:02 | Illinois | Carl Cain scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 31-39 |
| 16:34 | Grinnell | Glenn Harton buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Blanchard | 34-39 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | Carl Cain can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 16:28 | Grinnell | Henry Wolfe grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 16:09 | Grinnell | Patrick Prine makes the fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on Glen Bouchard - foul #1 on Glen Bouchard, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Rafael Denson (PG) John Blanchard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky (SG), Marcus Heard (PF) Carl Cain, Christopher Irick | |
| 16:09 | Grinnell | Patrick Prine misses the free throw | 36-39 |
| 16:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ralph Sarinsky | 36-39 |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Glen Bouchard misses long on a shot in the paint | 36-39 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Albert Naugle snags the offensive board | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Rafael Denson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Wolfe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Glenn Harton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Prine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Mike Aaron (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Wilkes (fresh) SG - Ralph Sarinsky (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Naugle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marcus Heard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Glen Bouchard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Albert Naugle hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 15:20 | Grinnell | Henry Wolfe grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 15:11 | Grinnell | Glenn Harton is hacked by Ralph Sarinsky - foul #1 on Ralph Sarinsky, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bobby Smith (SG), Christopher Payne (SF), Wayne Hartley (PF), Jason Treadaway (C) Henry Wolfe, Glenn Harton, Patrick Prine, Mike Aaron | |
| Subs | Illinois | Francis Richards (PG), Vincent McArdell (SF), Robert Rodgers (C) Richard Wilkes, Albert Naugle, Glen Bouchard | |
| 14:46 | Grinnell | Christopher Payne misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 36-39 |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Vincent McArdell is hacked by Wayne Hartley - foul #4 on Wayne Hartley, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Patrick Prine (PF) Wayne Hartley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gavin Matthews (SG) Ralph Sarinsky | |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Gavin Matthews's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-39 |
| Subs | Grinnell | John Blanchard (PG) Rafael Denson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:59 | Grinnell | Bobby Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 13:58 | Illinois | Francis Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Francis Richards knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Robert Rodgers | 36-41 |
| 13:38 | Grinnell | Vincent McArdell is called for the reach on Christopher Payne - foul #1 on Vincent McArdell, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Henry Wolfe (SF), Mike Aaron (PF) Christopher Payne, Patrick Prine | |
| Subs | Illinois | Albert Naugle (SF), Glen Bouchard (PF) Vincent McArdell, Marcus Heard | |
| 13:28 | Grinnell | Henry Wolfe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-41 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Rafael Denson (PG) John Blanchard | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Albert Naugle makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Glen Bouchard | 36-44 |
| 12:54 | Grinnell | Jason Treadaway comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 36-44 |
| 12:53 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Mike Aaron | 36-44 |
| 12:30 | Grinnell | Bobby Smith drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Rafael Denson | 38-44 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Francis Richards misses long on a floater from the right side | 38-44 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Francis Richards tips it in | 38-46 |
| 12:02 | Grinnell | Henry Wolfe is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Henry Wolfe, team foul #3 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Grinnell | John Blanchard (PG), Ryan McLaurine (SG), Glenn Harton (SF), Patrick Prine (PF) Rafael Denson, Bobby Smith, Henry Wolfe, Jason Treadaway | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Wilkes (PG), Ralph Sarinsky (SG), Vincent McArdell (SF), Marcus Heard (PF) Francis Richards, Gavin Matthews, Albert Naugle, Robert Rodgers | |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Marcus Heard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-46 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Christopher Payne (SF), Jason Treadaway (C) Ryan McLaurine, Mike Aaron | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Irick (C) Glen Bouchard | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - John Blanchard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Glenn Harton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Christopher Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Prine (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Jason Treadaway (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Wilkes (fresh) SG - Ralph Sarinsky (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent McArdell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Marcus Heard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Irick (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Grinnell | Jason Treadaway is hacked by Christopher Irick - foul #3 on Christopher Irick, team foul #5 | 38-46 |
| 11:04 | Grinnell | Patrick Prine knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Glenn Harton | 41-46 |
| 10:59 | Illinois | Richard Wilkes drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Christopher Irick | 41-48 |
| 10:36 | Grinnell | Glenn Harton clanks a 3 from the left corner | 41-48 |
| 10:35 | Illinois | Marcus Heard gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 10:28 | Illinois | Richard Wilkes clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Christopher Payne - foul #1 on Christopher Payne, team foul #4 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Rafael Denson (PG), Bobby Smith (SG), Mike Aaron (PF), Henry Wolfe (C) John Blanchard, Glenn Harton, Patrick Prine, Jason Treadaway | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gavin Matthews (SF) Vincent McArdell | |
| 10:28 | Illinois | Richard Wilkes makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 10:28 | Illinois | Richard Wilkes makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 10:17 | Grinnell | Rafael Denson buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Payne and the foul's on Richard Wilkes - foul #2 on Richard Wilkes, team foul #6 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Patrick Prine (PF) Christopher Payne | |
| Subs | Illinois | Francis Richards (PG), Glen Bouchard (C) Richard Wilkes, Christopher Irick | |
| 10:17 | Grinnell | Rafael Denson misses the free throw | 43-50 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky gets the rebound | 43-50 |
| 09:55 | Illinois | Francis Richards can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-50 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Glen Bouchard tips it home | 43-52 |
| 09:31 | Grinnell | Mike Aaron is whistled for a carry | 43-52 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Albert Naugle (SF), Robert Rodgers (C) Ralph Sarinsky, Marcus Heard | |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Gavin Matthews is fouled on the floor by Bobby Smith - foul #4 on Bobby Smith, team foul #5 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Glenn Harton (SF) Bobby Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers misses short on a floater from the baseline | 43-52 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | Glen Bouchard hits the follow up shot | 43-54 |
| 08:43 | Grinnell | Henry Wolfe misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-54 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Albert Naugle pulls down the rebound | 43-54 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Mike Aaron picks off the pass by Robert Rodgers | 43-54 |
| 08:12 | Grinnell | Patrick Prine hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-54 |
| 08:10 | Grinnell | Henry Wolfe gets the offensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 08:05 | Grinnell | Mike Aaron's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-54 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Christopher Payne (SF), Jason Treadaway (C) Henry Wolfe, Mike Aaron | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky (SG), Vincent McArdell (SF), Marcus Heard (PF) Gavin Matthews, Albert Naugle, Glen Bouchard | |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Francis Richards | 43-57 |
| 07:22 | Grinnell | Jason Treadaway is hacked by Francis Richards - foul #4 on Francis Richards, team foul #7 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Grinnell | John Blanchard (PG), Bobby Smith (SG), Wayne Hartley (PF) Rafael Denson, Glenn Harton, Patrick Prine | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Wilkes (PG), Christopher Irick (C) Francis Richards, Robert Rodgers | |
| 07:22 | Grinnell | Jason Treadaway makes the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 07:22 | Grinnell | Jason Treadaway misses the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 07:22 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Marcus Heard | 44-57 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - John Blanchard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bobby Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Christopher Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Hartley (fresh) 4 pf. C - Jason Treadaway (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Wilkes (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ralph Sarinsky (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent McArdell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Marcus Heard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Irick (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Richard Wilkes knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Vincent McArdell | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:43 | Grinnell | Wayne Hartley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-60 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Marcus Heard grabs the board | 44-60 |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Vincent McArdell hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Marcus Heard | 44-62 |
| 06:18 | Grinnell | Ralph Sarinsky picks off the pass by Christopher Payne | 44-62 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky banks in the layup | 44-64 |
| 06:04 | Grinnell | Christopher Payne travels with the ball | 44-64 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Rafael Denson (PG), Henry Wolfe (SF), Mike Aaron (C) John Blanchard, Christopher Payne, Jason Treadaway | |
| Subs | Illinois | Francis Richards (PG), Gavin Matthews (SG), Albert Naugle (SF), Glen Bouchard (PF) Richard Wilkes, Ralph Sarinsky, Vincent McArdell, Marcus Heard | |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Christopher Irick misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-64 |
| 05:38 | Grinnell | Bobby Smith snags the defensive board | 44-64 |
| 05:25 | Grinnell | Mike Aaron misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Christopher Irick - foul #4 on Christopher Irick, team foul #8 | 44-64 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Rodgers (C) Christopher Irick | |
| 05:25 | Grinnell | Mike Aaron makes the 1st free throw | 45-64 |
| 05:25 | Grinnell | Mike Aaron misses the 2nd free throw | 45-64 |
| 05:25 | Illinois | Glen Bouchard grabs the defensive rebound | 45-64 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Gavin Matthews's fadeaway is rejected by Mike Aaron | 45-64 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | Francis Richards snags the offensive board | 45-64 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Gavin Matthews | 45-66 |
| 04:56 | Grinnell | Wayne Hartley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-66 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Albert Naugle grabs the board | 45-66 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Mike Aaron steals it from Gavin Matthews | 45-66 |
| 04:26 | Grinnell | Wayne Hartley buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Rafael Denson | 48-66 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Albert Naugle loses the dribble to Rafael Denson | 48-66 |
| 04:08 | Grinnell | Bobby Smith makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Wayne Hartley | 51-66 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Gavin Matthews comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-66 |
| 03:53 | Grinnell | Henry Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Grinnell | Bobby Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-66 |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Francis Richards gets the rebound | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Albert Naugle misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-66 |
| 03:21 | Grinnell | Wayne Hartley grabs the board | 51-66 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Rafael Denson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bobby Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Henry Wolfe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mike Aaron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Wayne Hartley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Francis Richards (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gavin Matthews (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Albert Naugle (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Glen Bouchard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Rodgers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Grinnell | Mike Aaron blows the layup | 51-66 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Francis Richards grabs the board | 51-66 |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Francis Richards is denied on a layup by Wayne Hartley | 51-66 |
| 03:06 | Grinnell | Wayne Hartley grabs the defensive rebound | 51-66 |
| 02:52 | Grinnell | Wayne Hartley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-66 |
| 02:51 | Grinnell | Mike Aaron grabs the offensive rebound | 51-66 |
| 02:33 | Grinnell | Rafael Denson is whistled for traveling | 51-66 |
| Subs | Grinnell | John Blanchard (PG), Ryan McLaurine (SG), Glenn Harton (SF) Rafael Denson, Bobby Smith, Henry Wolfe | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Wilkes (PG), Carl Cain (SF), Christopher Irick (PF), Sean Tittle (C) Francis Richards, Albert Naugle, Glen Bouchard, Robert Rodgers | |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Gavin Matthews can't connect on a floater from the right side | 51-66 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Gavin Matthews grabs the offensive rebound | 51-66 |
| 02:03 | Illinois | Christopher Irick drills a fadeaway from the right block | 51-68 |
| 01:51 | Grinnell | Richard Wilkes is called for the reach on Mike Aaron - foul #3 on Richard Wilkes, team foul #9 | 51-68 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Henry Wolfe (SG) Ryan McLaurine | |
| Subs | Illinois | Albert Naugle (SF), Glen Bouchard (PF) Carl Cain, Sean Tittle | |
| 01:51 | Grinnell | Mike Aaron misses the 1st free throw | 51-68 |
| 01:51 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Hartley | 51-68 |
| 01:44 | Grinnell | John Blanchard clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-68 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Glen Bouchard gets the rebound | 51-68 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Richard Wilkes misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-68 |
| 01:37 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Glenn Harton | 51-68 |
| 01:23 | Grinnell | John Blanchard drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Henry Wolfe | 54-68 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Christopher Irick buries a jumper from the right block set up by Albert Naugle | 54-70 |
| 00:50 | Grinnell | Glenn Harton buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by John Blanchard | 56-70 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Christopher Irick misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 56-70 |
| 00:22 | Grinnell | Wayne Hartley snags the defensive board | 56-70 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Grinnell | John Blanchard misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-70 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Albert Naugle gets the rebound | 56-70 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Richard Wilkes runs out the clock | 56-70 |