| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Frederick Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Young (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dustin Nichols (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Browning (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Kevin Bryant (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Patrick Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Morrisey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Evan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Middlebrooks (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | Dustin Nichols inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:44 | Grinnell | Frederick Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Middlebrooks | 34-31 |
| 19:43 | Illinois | George Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 19:27 | Illinois | Richard Young steals the ball from James Morrisey | 34-31 |
| 19:24 | Grinnell | Dustin Nichols lays it in on a great pass from Richard Young | 36-31 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | Timothy Evan connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Simmons | 36-34 |
| 18:50 | Grinnell | Richard Young hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-34 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Middlebrooks | 36-34 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Christopher Middlebrooks misses the fadeaway from the right block | 36-34 |
| 18:42 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Kevin Bryant | 36-34 |
| 18:13 | Grinnell | Frederick Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Dustin Nichols picks off the pass by Christopher Middlebrooks | 39-34 |
| 18:03 | Grinnell | Frederick Smith banks in the layup on a great pass from Dustin Nichols | 41-34 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Timothy Evan misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Christopher Middlebrooks grabs the offensive board | 41-34 |
| 17:22 | Illinois | Timothy Evan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 17:20 | Grinnell | Frederick Smith grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 17:14 | Grinnell | James Morrisey picks off the pass by Kevin Bryant | 41-34 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | James Morrisey banks in the layup | 41-36 |
| 16:57 | Grinnell | Kevin Bryant scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Richard Young and he's fouled by Patrick Simmons - foul #1 on Patrick Simmons, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Donny Lawson (PG), Francis Romano (SG), Brad Seaton (SF), Brian Watkins (PF) Frederick Smith, Richard Young, Dustin Nichols, Stephen Browning | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Darcy (SG), John Sumlin (SF), Dale Harris (PF), Stephen Crockett (C) James Morrisey, Timothy Evan, George Ellis, Christopher Middlebrooks | |
| 16:57 | Grinnell | Kevin Bryant misses the free throw | 43-36 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Dale Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Dale Harris buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Patrick Simmons and he's fouled by Brian Watkins - foul #2 on Brian Watkins, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jason Cerrone (PG) Kevin Bryant | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Dale Harris makes the free throw | 43-39 |
| 16:32 | Grinnell | Francis Romano can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Dale Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Patrick Simmons drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Darcy | 43-41 |
| 16:08 | Grinnell | Brian Watkins misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Dale Harris gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | John Sumlin misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 15:59 | Grinnell | Brian Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Jason Cerrone (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donny Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Francis Romano (fresh) PF - Brad Seaton (fresh) C - Brian Watkins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Patrick Simmons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Darcy (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Sumlin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dale Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Crockett (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Grinnell | Donny Lawson can't connect on a shot near the basket | 43-41 |
| 15:53 | Illinois | Dale Harris snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 15:48 | Illinois | Robert Darcy makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Sumlin | 43-43 |
| 15:21 | Grinnell | Francis Romano clanks a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by John Sumlin - foul #1 on John Sumlin, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Frederick Smith (PG), Dustin Nichols (SF), Stephen Browning (PF) Jason Cerrone, Donny Lawson, Brian Watkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Morrisey (SG), Timothy Evan (SF), Marcus Padgett (PF) Patrick Simmons, Robert Darcy, Stephen Crockett | |
| 15:21 | Grinnell | Francis Romano makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 15:21 | Grinnell | Francis Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 15:13 | Illinois | John Sumlin loses the ball out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Young (SG) Francis Romano | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:57 | Grinnell | Marcus Padgett is called for the reach on Dustin Nichols - foul #4 on Marcus Padgett, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Brian Watkins (C) Brad Seaton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick Simmons (PG), George Ellis (PF), Christopher Middlebrooks (C) John Sumlin, Marcus Padgett, Dale Harris | |
| 14:42 | Grinnell | Frederick Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-43 |
| 14:41 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Browning | 45-43 |
| 14:31 | Grinnell | Frederick Smith is hacked by Patrick Simmons - foul #2 on Patrick Simmons, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Kevin Bryant (C) Brian Watkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Darcy (PG) Patrick Simmons | |
| 14:26 | Grinnell | Stephen Browning misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Christopher Middlebrooks - foul #1 on Christopher Middlebrooks, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| 14:26 | Grinnell | Stephen Browning makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 14:26 | Grinnell | Stephen Browning makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 14:01 | Illinois | Kevin Bryant is called for the reach on Timothy Evan - foul #2 on Kevin Bryant, team foul #2 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Donny Lawson (PG), Brian Watkins (PF) Frederick Smith, Stephen Browning | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:46 | Illinois | Timothy Evan drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Middlebrooks | 47-46 |
| 13:31 | Grinnell | Donny Lawson hits the finger roll set up by Kevin Bryant | 49-46 |
| 13:03 | Illinois | Robert Darcy buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by James Morrisey | 49-48 |
| 12:44 | Grinnell | The jump hook by Richard Young is blocked by Timothy Evan | 49-48 |
| 12:43 | Grinnell | Dustin Nichols tips it in | 51-48 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Richard Young takes the ball from George Ellis | 51-48 |
| 12:10 | Grinnell | Dustin Nichols misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 12:08 | Grinnell | Donny Lawson pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 12:00 | Grinnell | Dustin Nichols hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | Christopher Middlebrooks grabs the board | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Donny Lawson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Young (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dustin Nichols (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brian Watkins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Bryant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Darcy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Morrisey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Evan (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Ellis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Middlebrooks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Richard Young is called for the reach on James Morrisey - foul #1 on Richard Young, team foul #3 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Frederick Smith (PG), Francis Romano (SG), Brad Seaton (SF), Stephen Browning (PF) Donny Lawson, Richard Young, Dustin Nichols, Kevin Bryant | |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick Simmons (PG), John Sumlin (SF), Dale Harris (PF), Stephen Crockett (C) Robert Darcy, Timothy Evan, George Ellis, Christopher Middlebrooks | |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Patrick Simmons can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-48 |
| 11:30 | Grinnell | Stephen Browning gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 11:10 | Grinnell | Frederick Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 51-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bryan Wachtel (SF) Brian Watkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Patrick Simmons misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-48 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Dale Harris tips it back up and in | 51-50 |
| 10:24 | Grinnell | Frederick Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bryan Wachtel and he's fouled by Patrick Simmons - foul #3 on Patrick Simmons, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Evan (SF) James Morrisey | |
| 10:24 | Grinnell | Frederick Smith makes the free throw | 54-50 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Francis Romano steals the ball from Timothy Evan | 54-50 |
| 09:48 | Grinnell | Stephen Browning makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Frederick Smith | 56-50 |
| 09:30 | Illinois | John Sumlin makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Simmons | 56-53 |
| 09:11 | Grinnell | Bryan Wachtel banks in the layup and he's hacked by Timothy Evan - foul #1 on Timothy Evan, team foul #7 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Donny Lawson (PG), Richard Young (SG), Brian Watkins (PF), Kevin Bryant (C) Frederick Smith, Francis Romano, Stephen Browning, Brad Seaton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Darcy (SG), George Ellis (PF), Gary Pendergast (C) John Sumlin, Dale Harris, Stephen Crockett | |
| 09:11 | Grinnell | Bryan Wachtel makes the free throw | 59-53 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Gary Pendergast connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 08:32 | Grinnell | Richard Young is whistled for a carry | 59-56 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Dustin Nichols (SF) Bryan Wachtel | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Morrisey (SG), Christopher Middlebrooks (C) Robert Darcy, Gary Pendergast | |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Timothy Evan knocks in the shot from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 08:00 | Grinnell | Brian Watkins clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-58 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Patrick Simmons snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Donny Lawson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Young (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dustin Nichols (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brian Watkins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Bryant (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Patrick Simmons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Morrisey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Evan (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Middlebrooks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:54 | Illinois | James Morrisey drills a shot near the basket set up by Patrick Simmons and the foul's on Kevin Bryant - foul #3 on Kevin Bryant, team foul #4 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Frederick Smith (PG), Stephen Browning (PF) Donny Lawson, Kevin Bryant | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Darcy (PG), Marcus Padgett (PF) Patrick Simmons, Timothy Evan | |
| 07:54 | Illinois | James Morrisey makes the free throw | 59-61 |
| 07:40 | Grinnell | Richard Young misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-61 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Marcus Padgett grabs the board | 59-61 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Christopher Middlebrooks clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-61 |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Christopher Middlebrooks grabs the offensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | George Ellis blows the layup | 59-61 |
| 06:59 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Stephen Browning | 59-61 |
| 06:47 | Grinnell | Dustin Nichols loses the dribble to James Morrisey | 59-61 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Robert Darcy lays it in set up by James Morrisey | 59-63 |
| 06:24 | Grinnell | Frederick Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-63 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | Christopher Middlebrooks snags the defensive board | 59-63 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | Robert Darcy is hacked by Stephen Browning - foul #1 on Stephen Browning, team foul #5 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Donny Lawson (PG), Francis Romano (SG), Brad Seaton (PF), Kevin Bryant (C) Frederick Smith, Richard Young, Stephen Browning, Brian Watkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick Simmons (PG), John Sumlin (SF), Dale Harris (C) James Morrisey, George Ellis, Christopher Middlebrooks | |
| 06:09 | Illinois | Brad Seaton takes the ball from Robert Darcy | 59-63 |
| 05:47 | Grinnell | Brad Seaton clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-63 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | John Sumlin grabs the board | 59-63 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Patrick Simmons knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Darcy and he's fouled by Donny Lawson - foul #2 on Donny Lawson, team foul #6 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jason Cerrone (PG) Dustin Nichols | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Morrisey (SG), Stephen Crockett (C) Robert Darcy, Marcus Padgett | |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Patrick Simmons makes the free throw | 59-66 |
| 05:20 | Grinnell | Jason Cerrone misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Patrick Simmons - foul #4 on Patrick Simmons, team foul #8 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Brian Watkins (PF) Francis Romano | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:20 | Grinnell | Jason Cerrone makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 05:20 | Grinnell | Jason Cerrone makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Patrick Simmons is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Cerrone - foul #2 on Jason Cerrone, team foul #7 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Frederick Smith (PG), Richard Young (SG) Jason Cerrone, Donny Lawson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Patrick Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Patrick Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 05:02 | Grinnell | Brad Seaton misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Stephen Crockett - foul #1 on Stephen Crockett, team foul #9 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Stephen Browning (PF) Brian Watkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:02 | Grinnell | Brad Seaton makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 05:02 | Grinnell | Brad Seaton misses the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Stephen Crockett gets the rebound | 62-68 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | James Morrisey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-68 |
| 04:56 | Grinnell | Stephen Browning pulls down the rebound | 62-68 |
| 04:32 | Grinnell | Brad Seaton is hacked by John Sumlin - foul #2 on John Sumlin, team foul #10 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Brian Watkins (C) Kevin Bryant | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Evan (SF), George Ellis (PF) James Morrisey, Stephen Crockett | |
| 04:32 | Grinnell | Brad Seaton makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 04:32 | Grinnell | Brad Seaton makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | John Sumlin makes the jumper from the left side | 64-70 |
| 03:51 | Grinnell | Richard Young can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 64-70 |
| 03:50 | Grinnell | Brian Watkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-70 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Frederick Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Young (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Brad Seaton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Browning (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Watkins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Patrick Simmons (fresh) 13 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - John Sumlin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Evan (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Harris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Grinnell | Brad Seaton buries a fadeaway in the paint | 66-70 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Timothy Evan misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-70 |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Dale Harris misses the tip | 66-70 |
| 03:26 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Evan | 66-70 |
| 03:10 | Illinois | John Sumlin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-70 |
| 03:08 | Grinnell | Stephen Browning grabs the defensive rebound | 66-70 |
| 02:54 | Grinnell | Frederick Smith buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Brad Seaton | 69-70 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-70 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Dustin Nichols (SF), Kevin Bryant (C) Brad Seaton, Brian Watkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Morrisey (SG), Marcus Padgett (PF), Christopher Middlebrooks (C) John Sumlin, George Ellis, Dale Harris | |
| 02:25 | Illinois | James Morrisey makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-73 |
| 02:11 | Grinnell | Richard Young drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Frederick Smith | 71-73 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Timothy Evan comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 71-73 |
| 01:44 | Grinnell | Richard Young grabs the board | 71-73 |
| 01:26 | Grinnell | Dustin Nichols's floater is tipped away by Christopher Middlebrooks | 71-73 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Christopher Middlebrooks gets the rebound | 71-73 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | Patrick Simmons hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Kevin Bryant - foul #4 on Kevin Bryant, team foul #8 | 71-73 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | Patrick Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | Patrick Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| 01:00 | Grinnell | Richard Young buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Frederick Smith | 74-75 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Stephen Browning swats the shot by Timothy Evan | 74-75 |
| 00:34 | Grinnell | Richard Young snags the defensive board | 74-75 |
| 00:15 | Grinnell | Kevin Bryant knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Richard Young | 76-75 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Marcus Padgett clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 76-75 |
| 00:03 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Richard Young | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:02 | Grinnell | Richard Young is hacked by James Morrisey in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Morrisey, team foul #11 | 76-75 |
| 00:02 | Grinnell | Richard Young makes the 1st free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:02 | Grinnell | Richard Young makes the 2nd free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-75 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Patrick Simmons misses short on a halfcourt shot | 78-75 |