| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Edward Tovar (fresh) SG - Harold Bowden (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Kugler (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Joe Tom (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Mason (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herman Brooks (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jason Ketner (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Richard Yeager (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Sanborn (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | Harry Kugler inbounds the ball | 33-33 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Grinnell | Edward Tovar knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Harry Kugler | 36-33 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Herman Brooks's layup is rejected by John Gordon | 36-33 |
| 19:31 | Grinnell | Harold Bowden grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 19:13 | Grinnell | Edward Tovar misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Richard Yeager snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Robert Sanborn banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Mason | 36-35 |
| 19:02 | Grinnell | Michael Mason steals the ball from Edward Tovar in the backcourt | 36-35 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Herman Brooks lays it in on a great pass from Michael Mason | 36-37 |
| 18:38 | Grinnell | Harold Bowden hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Herman Brooks - foul #1 on Herman Brooks, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| 18:38 | Grinnell | Harold Bowden misses the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:38 | Grinnell | Harold Bowden makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 18:22 | Illinois | Robert Sanborn loses the dribble to Harold Bowden | 37-37 |
| 18:19 | Grinnell | Edward Tovar misses the lay-in | 37-37 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Richard Yeager grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Michael Mason makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Herman Brooks | 37-40 |
| 17:55 | Grinnell | Harry Kugler comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-40 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Herman Brooks | 37-40 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Herman Brooks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 17:35 | Grinnell | John Gordon grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 17:10 | Grinnell | Edward Tovar is whistled for a carry | 37-40 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Reid (PG), Johnathan Grubbs (SF), Toby Dobbs (PF), Paul Hastings (C) Edward Tovar, Harry Kugler, John Gordon, Joe Tom | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Tidwell (SG), Emmanuel Ponton (PF), Stephen Astorga (C) Herman Brooks, Richard Yeager, Robert Sanborn | |
| 16:49 | Illinois | David Tidwell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-40 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Matthew Thomas (SF) Harold Bowden | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Stillman (PG), Larry Vallejos (SF) Michael Mason, Jason Ketner | |
| 16:36 | Grinnell | Robert Reid hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-40 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | David Tidwell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-40 |
| 16:29 | Grinnell | Robert Reid grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 16:23 | Grinnell | Stephen Astorga is called for the reach on Paul Hastings - foul #2 on Stephen Astorga, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| 16:10 | Grinnell | Toby Dobbs connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-40 |
| 15:57 | Illinois | Robert Reid is called for the reach on Michael Stillman - foul #1 on Robert Reid, team foul #1 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Linwood Healey (SG), Harry Kugler (SF), John Gordon (PF), Joe Tom (C) Johnathan Grubbs, Matthew Thomas, Toby Dobbs, Paul Hastings | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Mason (PG), Herman Brooks (SG), Jason Ketner (SF), Keith Kelly (C) Michael Stillman, David Tidwell, Larry Vallejos, Stephen Astorga | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Robert Reid (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Linwood Healey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Harry Kugler (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Joe Tom (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Mason (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Herman Brooks (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SF - Jason Ketner (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Emmanuel Ponton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Keith Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Keith Kelly misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Joe Tom - foul #2 on Joe Tom, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Edward Tovar (PG) Robert Reid | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Keith Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Keith Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 15:33 | Grinnell | Edward Tovar hits a driving attempt near the basket | 44-42 |
| 15:30 | Illinois | Michael Mason's pass is intercepted by Linwood Healey in the backcourt | 44-42 |
| 15:10 | Grinnell | Joe Tom lays it up and in | 46-42 |
| 14:53 | Illinois | Michael Mason connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Herman Brooks | 46-44 |
| 14:41 | Grinnell | Linwood Healey hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 46-44 |
| 14:40 | Grinnell | Linwood Healey misses the tip | 46-44 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Jason Ketner pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 14:34 | Illinois | Michael Mason hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Jason Ketner | 46-46 |
| 14:16 | Grinnell | John Gordon misses the floater in the lane | 46-46 |
| 14:15 | Grinnell | John Gordon snags the offensive board | 46-46 |
| 14:00 | Grinnell | Linwood Healey scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edward Tovar | 48-46 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | John Gordon swats the layup by Michael Mason | 48-46 |
| 13:39 | Grinnell | Edward Tovar pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 13:34 | Grinnell | Linwood Healey is fouled on the floor by Keith Kelly - foul #4 on Keith Kelly, team foul #3 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Reid (PG), Harold Bowden (SG), Johnathan Grubbs (SF), Toby Dobbs (PF), Paul Hastings (C) Edward Tovar, Linwood Healey, Harry Kugler, John Gordon, Joe Tom | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Stillman (PG), David Tidwell (SG), Larry Vallejos (SF), Richard Yeager (PF), Robert Sanborn (C) Michael Mason, Herman Brooks, Jason Ketner, Emmanuel Ponton, Keith Kelly | |
| 13:20 | Grinnell | David Tidwell is called for the reach on Harold Bowden - foul #2 on David Tidwell, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| 13:11 | Grinnell | Johnathan Grubbs loses the dribble to Michael Stillman | 48-46 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Robert Sanborn makes the runner in the paint | 48-48 |
| 12:43 | Grinnell | Robert Reid clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-48 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Larry Vallejos grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 12:27 | Illinois | Larry Vallejos clanks a floater from the free throw line | 48-48 |
| 12:25 | Grinnell | Johnathan Grubbs snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 12:19 | Grinnell | Harold Bowden knocks in the floater in the lane | 50-48 |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Robert Sanborn misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Paul Hastings - foul #1 on Paul Hastings, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Linwood Healey (SG), Joe Tom (C) Robert Reid, Paul Hastings | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Mason (PG), Jason Ketner (SF) Michael Stillman, Larry Vallejos | |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Robert Sanborn misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Robert Sanborn makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 11:53 | Grinnell | Joe Tom scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Linwood Healey | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Harold Bowden (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Linwood Healey (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Johnathan Grubbs (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Toby Dobbs (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Tom (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Mason (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Tidwell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Ketner (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Richard Yeager (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Sanborn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Jason Ketner misses the easy layup | 52-49 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Sanborn | 52-49 |
| 11:38 | Illinois | Jason Ketner is called for traveling | 52-49 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Edward Tovar (PG), Harry Kugler (SF), John Gordon (PF) Harold Bowden, Johnathan Grubbs, Toby Dobbs | |
| Subs | Illinois | Herman Brooks (SG), Stephen Astorga (C) David Tidwell, Robert Sanborn | |
| 11:26 | Grinnell | Joe Tom is fouled on the floor by Richard Yeager - foul #1 on Richard Yeager, team foul #5 | 52-49 |
| 11:16 | Grinnell | Linwood Healey clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-49 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Stephen Astorga grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Michael Mason clanks a 3 from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 11:07 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Joe Tom | 52-49 |
| 10:51 | Grinnell | John Gordon makes the floater in the paint | 54-49 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Stephen Astorga drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Mason | 54-52 |
| 10:12 | Grinnell | Michael Mason takes the ball from Harry Kugler | 54-52 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Herman Brooks makes the runner in the lane and he's fouled by Linwood Healey - foul #4 on Linwood Healey, team foul #4 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Reid (PG), Harold Bowden (SG), Johnathan Grubbs (SF), Toby Dobbs (PF), Paul Hastings (C) Edward Tovar, Linwood Healey, Harry Kugler, John Gordon, Joe Tom | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Vallejos (SF), Emmanuel Ponton (PF), Robert Sanborn (C) Jason Ketner, Richard Yeager, Stephen Astorga | |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Herman Brooks misses the free throw | 54-54 |
| 09:48 | Grinnell | Toby Dobbs snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| 09:30 | Grinnell | Toby Dobbs blows the layup but he's fouled by Herman Brooks - foul #2 on Herman Brooks, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Stillman (PG), David Tidwell (SG) Michael Mason, Herman Brooks | |
| 09:30 | Grinnell | Toby Dobbs makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 09:30 | Grinnell | Toby Dobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Michael Stillman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 09:19 | Grinnell | Toby Dobbs snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| 09:00 | Grinnell | Harold Bowden knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 58-54 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton's floater is tipped away by Toby Dobbs | 58-54 |
| 08:31 | Grinnell | Johnathan Grubbs grabs the board | 58-54 |
| 08:27 | Grinnell | Johnathan Grubbs comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 08:26 | Grinnell | Toby Dobbs tips it back up and in | 60-54 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Larry Vallejos hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 60-54 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | David Tidwell snags the offensive board | 60-54 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Toby Dobbs steals it from Robert Sanborn | 60-54 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Robert Reid (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Bowden (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Johnathan Grubbs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Toby Dobbs (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Hastings (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Stillman (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Tidwell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Vallejos (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Emmanuel Ponton (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Sanborn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Grinnell | Paul Hastings is fouled on the floor by Robert Sanborn - foul #1 on Robert Sanborn, team foul #7 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Edward Tovar (PG), Linwood Healey (SG), Harry Kugler (SF), Joe Tom (C) Robert Reid, Harold Bowden, Johnathan Grubbs, Toby Dobbs | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Mason (PG), Herman Brooks (SG), Jason Ketner (SF), Sylvester Dimattia (PF), Keith Kelly (C) Michael Stillman, David Tidwell, Larry Vallejos, Emmanuel Ponton, Robert Sanborn | |
| 07:32 | Grinnell | Paul Hastings makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 07:32 | Grinnell | Paul Hastings makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Keith Kelly's floater is tipped away by Paul Hastings | 62-54 |
| 07:08 | Illinois | Michael Mason grabs the offensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 06:56 | Illinois | Herman Brooks blows the layup | 62-54 |
| 06:54 | Grinnell | Linwood Healey grabs the defensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 06:49 | Grinnell | Linwood Healey loses the dribble to Michael Mason | 62-54 |
| 06:26 | Illinois | Jason Ketner misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 06:24 | Grinnell | Joe Tom grabs the board | 62-54 |
| 06:08 | Grinnell | Paul Hastings misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 62-54 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Herman Brooks pulls down the rebound | 62-54 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Herman Brooks scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-57 |
| 05:34 | Grinnell | Joe Tom misses the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Jason Ketner - foul #1 on Jason Ketner, team foul #8 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Harold Bowden (SG), John Gordon (PF) Linwood Healey, Paul Hastings | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Tidwell (SG), Richard Yeager (PF) Herman Brooks, Sylvester Dimattia | |
| 05:34 | Grinnell | Joe Tom makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 05:34 | Grinnell | Joe Tom makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | David Tidwell is hacked by Edward Tovar - foul #3 on Edward Tovar, team foul #5 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Sanborn (C) Keith Kelly | |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Michael Mason can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Harry Kugler - foul #1 on Harry Kugler, team foul #6 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Reid (PG), Toby Dobbs (C) Edward Tovar, Joe Tom | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Michael Mason makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Michael Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 04:56 | Grinnell | Harold Bowden loses the dribble to David Tidwell | 64-59 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Jason Ketner knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Mason | 64-61 |
| 04:09 | Grinnell | Harold Bowden hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-61 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | Robert Sanborn snags the defensive board | 64-61 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Jason Ketner knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Michael Mason | 64-64 |
| 03:51 | Grinnell | John Gordon blows the layup but he's fouled by Richard Yeager - foul #2 on Richard Yeager, team foul #9 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Edward Tovar (PG), Linwood Healey (SG), Joe Tom (C) Robert Reid, Harry Kugler, Toby Dobbs | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Vallejos (PG), Herman Brooks (SG), Emmanuel Ponton (SF), Keith Kelly (C) Michael Mason, David Tidwell, Jason Ketner, Robert Sanborn | |
| 03:51 | Grinnell | John Gordon misses the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 03:51 | Grinnell | John Gordon misses the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 03:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Keith Kelly | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Edward Tovar (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Linwood Healey (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Harold Bowden (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Gordon (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - Joe Tom (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Larry Vallejos (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Herman Brooks (fresh) 18 pts. 7 ast. SF - Emmanuel Ponton (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Yeager (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Herman Brooks hits a floater from close range set up by Richard Yeager | 64-66 |
| 03:17 | Grinnell | Joe Tom scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 66-66 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Larry Vallejos makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Yeager | 66-68 |
| 02:42 | Grinnell | Edward Tovar hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Linwood Healey | 69-68 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Harry Kugler (SF) Harold Bowden | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Mason (PG), Jason Ketner (SF) Larry Vallejos, Emmanuel Ponton | |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Richard Yeager hits a runner near the basket set up by Herman Brooks | 69-70 |
| 02:05 | Grinnell | John Gordon connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Harry Kugler | 72-70 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Keith Kelly hits the finger roll on a great pass from Herman Brooks | 72-72 |
| 01:30 | Grinnell | Edward Tovar misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-72 |
| 01:29 | Grinnell | Linwood Healey pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-72 |
| 01:24 | Grinnell | Linwood Healey misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 72-72 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Jason Ketner grabs the defensive rebound | 72-72 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | Herman Brooks scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Michael Mason | 72-75 |
| 01:02 | Grinnell | John Gordon connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Edward Tovar | 74-75 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Harry Kugler takes the ball from Jason Ketner | 74-75 |
| 00:20 | Grinnell | Jason Ketner is called for the reach on Edward Tovar - foul #2 on Jason Ketner, team foul #10 | 74-75 |
| 00:20 | Grinnell | Edward Tovar makes the 1st free throw | 75-75 |
| 00:20 | Grinnell | Edward Tovar makes the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Edward Tovar steals it from Herman Brooks | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Grinnell | Michael Mason is called for the reach on Joe Tom in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Mason, team foul #11 | 76-75 |
| 00:05 | Grinnell | Joe Tom misses the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 00:05 | Grinnell | Joe Tom makes the 2nd free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-75 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Richard Yeager misses the lay-in | 77-75 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Joe Tom snags the defensive board | 77-75 |