| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Zens (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Milo Romano (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Cordell Faria (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Prins (fresh) 2 reb. C - Emory Young (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Trent Smith (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Shamonsky (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dwayne Bare (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Douglas Kitsmiller (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Cordell Faria inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Milo Romano buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Steven Zens | 32-33 |
| 19:40 | Grinnell | Patrick Shamonsky hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Steven Zens grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Cordell Faria misses the fadeaway from the right block | 32-33 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Zens | 32-33 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | George Prins drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Steven Zens | 34-33 |
| 19:14 | Grinnell | Patrick Shamonsky connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Trent Smith and he's fouled by Cordell Faria - foul #1 on Cordell Faria, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| 19:14 | Grinnell | Patrick Shamonsky misses the free throw | 34-35 |
| 19:14 | Grinnell | Dwayne Bare snags the offensive board | 34-35 |
| 18:57 | Grinnell | Ronald Davis connects on the jumper from the left side | 34-37 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Cordell Faria connects on the floater from the free throw line | 36-37 |
| 18:22 | Grinnell | Steven Zens takes the ball from Patrick Shamonsky | 36-37 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Emory Young misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-37 |
| 18:09 | Grinnell | Douglas Kitsmiller grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 18:04 | Grinnell | Trent Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 18:03 | Grinnell | Dwayne Bare snags the offensive board | 36-37 |
| 17:52 | Grinnell | Emory Young is called for the reach on Douglas Kitsmiller - foul #2 on Emory Young, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Langston (PG), Victor Richer (SG) Steven Zens, Milo Romano | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 17:41 | Grinnell | Emory Young steps in front of the Patrick Shamonsky pass | 36-37 |
| 17:18 | Illinois | Dwayne Bare swats the layup by George Prins | 36-37 |
| 17:17 | Grinnell | Dwayne Bare pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| 17:05 | Grinnell | Patrick Shamonsky lays it up and in on a nice dish by Douglas Kitsmiller and the foul's on Cordell Faria - foul #2 on Cordell Faria, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Weintraub (SF), Steve Decarlo (PF), John Jones (C) Cordell Faria, George Prins, Emory Young | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Collins (PG), Mark Freel (SG) Trent Smith, Ronald Davis | |
| 17:05 | Grinnell | Patrick Shamonsky makes the free throw | 36-40 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Robert Langston clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 36-40 |
| 16:47 | Grinnell | Dwayne Bare grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 16:33 | Grinnell | Douglas Kitsmiller misses the easy layup | 36-40 |
| 16:31 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Kitsmiller | 36-40 |
| 16:19 | Grinnell | William Collins is hacked by Victor Richer - foul #2 on Victor Richer, team foul #4 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Zens (PG), Milo Romano (SG) Victor Richer, Bryan Weintraub | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 16:10 | Grinnell | The jump hook by Patrick Shamonsky is blocked by Steve Decarlo | 36-40 |
| 16:09 | Illinois | Steven Zens gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 15:48 | Illinois | Steven Zens buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Jones | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Zens (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Milo Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Langston (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Steve Decarlo (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - William Collins (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Freel (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Patrick Shamonsky (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dwayne Bare (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Douglas Kitsmiller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:33 | Grinnell | Dwayne Bare misses the easy layup | 38-40 |
| 15:31 | Grinnell | Patrick Shamonsky tips it home | 38-42 |
| 15:13 | Illinois | Steven Zens drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Milo Romano | 41-42 |
| 15:05 | Grinnell | Douglas Kitsmiller connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from William Collins and he's fouled by Steve Decarlo - foul #3 on Steve Decarlo, team foul #5 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Victor Richer (SG), Cordell Faria (SF), George Prins (PF), Emory Young (C) Milo Romano, Robert Langston, Steve Decarlo, John Jones | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Trent Smith (PG), Ronald Davis (SG), Matthew Gafford (SF), Matthew Rubin (PF) William Collins, Mark Freel, Patrick Shamonsky, Dwayne Bare | |
| 15:05 | Grinnell | Douglas Kitsmiller misses the free throw | 41-44 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Emory Young gets the rebound | 41-44 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Emory Young misses the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Douglas Kitsmiller - foul #1 on Douglas Kitsmiller, team foul #1 | 41-44 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Emory Young misses the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Emory Young makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 14:32 | Grinnell | Matthew Rubin misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 42-44 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Cordell Faria gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Steven Zens misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Trent Smith - foul #1 on Trent Smith, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Steven Zens misses the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Steven Zens makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 14:09 | Grinnell | Matthew Rubin lays it in and he's fouled by Victor Richer - foul #3 on Victor Richer, team foul #6 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Weintraub (SG) Steven Zens | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 14:09 | Grinnell | Matthew Rubin makes the free throw | 43-47 |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Cordell Faria's pass is intercepted by Matthew Gafford | 43-47 |
| 13:49 | Grinnell | Matthew Rubin is fouled on the floor by Cordell Faria - foul #3 on Cordell Faria, team foul #7 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Langston (PG) Bryan Weintraub | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Patrick Shamonsky (SF) Matthew Gafford | |
| 13:49 | Grinnell | Matthew Rubin misses the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | George Prins pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Cordell Faria clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | George Prins tips it but misses | 43-47 |
| 13:31 | Grinnell | Douglas Kitsmiller gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 13:15 | Grinnell | Ronald Davis misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Cordell Faria - foul #4 on Cordell Faria, team foul #8 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Milo Romano (SG), Bryan Weintraub (SF) Victor Richer, Cordell Faria | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Collins (PG), Dwayne Bare (PF), Harold Deforge (C) Trent Smith, Matthew Rubin, Douglas Kitsmiller | |
| 13:15 | Grinnell | Ronald Davis makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 13:15 | Grinnell | Ronald Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 12:53 | Illinois | Emory Young banks in the layup set up by Milo Romano and he's hacked by Harold Deforge - foul #1 on Harold Deforge, team foul #3 | 45-49 |
| 12:53 | Illinois | Emory Young makes the free throw | 46-49 |
| 12:45 | Grinnell | Dwayne Bare lays it in on a great pass from Patrick Shamonsky | 46-51 |
| 12:31 | Illinois | George Prins lays it in on a great pass from Robert Langston | 48-51 |
| 12:17 | Grinnell | Robert Langston is called for the reach on Ronald Davis - foul #1 on Robert Langston, team foul #9 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Zens (PG), Steve Decarlo (PF), John Jones (C) Robert Langston, George Prins, Emory Young | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Trent Smith (PG), Matthew Gafford (SF) William Collins, Patrick Shamonsky | |
| 12:17 | Grinnell | Ronald Davis makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 12:17 | Grinnell | Ronald Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | John Jones pulls down the rebound | 48-52 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | Milo Romano comes up short on the floater in the paint | 48-52 |
| 11:58 | Grinnell | Matthew Gafford grabs the board | 48-52 |
| 11:37 | Grinnell | Harold Deforge misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 48-52 |
| 11:36 | Grinnell | Harold Deforge pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Zens (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Milo Romano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bryan Weintraub (fresh) PF - Steve Decarlo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - John Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Trent Smith (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Gafford (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dwayne Bare (tiring) 16 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Harold Deforge (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Grinnell | Trent Smith is hacked by Bryan Weintraub - foul #2 on Bryan Weintraub, team foul #10 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Victor Richer (SG) Milo Romano | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Collins (SG), Matthew Rubin (PF), Douglas Kitsmiller (C) Ronald Davis, Dwayne Bare, Harold Deforge | |
| 11:27 | Grinnell | Trent Smith makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 11:27 | Grinnell | Trent Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Victor Richer is fouled on the floor by William Collins - foul #1 on William Collins, team foul #4 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Milo Romano (SG), George Prins (PF) Bryan Weintraub, John Jones | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Steven Zens hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Trent Smith - foul #2 on Trent Smith, team foul #5 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Langston (SG) Milo Romano | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Mark Freel (SG) Trent Smith | |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Steven Zens makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Steven Zens makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 10:43 | Grinnell | Douglas Kitsmiller buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Gafford | 50-56 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Victor Richer misses short on a shot from the left side | 50-56 |
| 10:32 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to William Collins | 50-56 |
| 10:20 | Grinnell | Matthew Rubin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-56 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Victor Richer | 50-56 |
| 10:14 | Illinois | Victor Richer can't throw it down | 50-56 |
| 10:12 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Matthew Gafford | 50-56 |
| 10:06 | Grinnell | Douglas Kitsmiller misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 50-56 |
| 10:05 | Grinnell | Matthew Rubin hits the follow up shot | 50-58 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Robert Langston is fouled on the floor by Douglas Kitsmiller - foul #2 on Douglas Kitsmiller, team foul #6 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Shattuck (PG), Bryan Weintraub (SF), Emory Young (C) Steven Zens, Victor Richer, Steve Decarlo | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Trent Smith (PG), Ronald Davis (SG), Patrick Shamonsky (SF) William Collins, Mark Freel, Matthew Gafford | |
| 09:36 | Illinois | George Prins travels with the ball | 50-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Jones (PF) George Prins | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Dwayne Bare (PF) Matthew Rubin | |
| 09:24 | Grinnell | Patrick Shamonsky's floater is knocked away by Emory Young | 50-58 |
| 09:22 | Grinnell | Patrick Shamonsky grabs the offensive board | 50-58 |
| 09:14 | Grinnell | Dwayne Bare buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Trent Smith | 50-60 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Emory Young misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-60 |
| 08:59 | Grinnell | Patrick Shamonsky gets the rebound | 50-60 |
| 08:38 | Grinnell | Patrick Shamonsky loses the dribble to Eric Shattuck | 50-60 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Emory Young clanks a floater in the lane | 50-60 |
| 08:29 | Grinnell | Patrick Shamonsky pulls down the rebound | 50-60 |
| 08:23 | Grinnell | Dwayne Bare buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Trent Smith | 50-62 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Dwayne Bare steps in front of the John Jones pass | 50-62 |
| 07:44 | Grinnell | Patrick Shamonsky knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Trent Smith | 50-64 |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Dwayne Bare steals it from Robert Langston | 50-64 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Shattuck (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Langston (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Bryan Weintraub (fairly fresh) PF - John Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Emory Young (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Trent Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Shamonsky (tiring) 16 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dwayne Bare (tiring) 20 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. 4 stl. C - Douglas Kitsmiller (tiring) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 06:57 | Grinnell | Ronald Davis can't connect on a floater from close range | 50-64 |
| 06:55 | Grinnell | Trent Smith misses the tip | 50-64 |
| 06:53 | Grinnell | Patrick Shamonsky snags the offensive board | 50-64 |
| 06:30 | Grinnell | Bryan Weintraub steps in front of the Patrick Shamonsky pass | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Bryan Weintraub scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Robert Langston | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 05:53 | Grinnell | Ronald Davis is fouled on the floor by Emory Young - foul #3 on Emory Young, team foul #11 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Zens (PG), Milo Romano (SG), Cordell Faria (SF), George Prins (PF), Steve Decarlo (C) Eric Shattuck, Robert Langston, Bryan Weintraub, John Jones, Emory Young | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Collins (PG), Matthew Gafford (SF), Matthew Rubin (PF), Harold Deforge (C) Trent Smith, Patrick Shamonsky, Dwayne Bare, Douglas Kitsmiller | |
| 05:53 | Grinnell | Ronald Davis makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 05:53 | Grinnell | Ronald Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| 05:42 | Illinois | Cordell Faria buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Zens | 55-66 |
| 05:32 | Grinnell | Matthew Rubin hits a floater near the basket set up by William Collins | 55-68 |
| 05:28 | Illinois | Cordell Faria misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-68 |
| 05:27 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Ronald Davis | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 05:22 | Grinnell | Matthew Rubin drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Ronald Davis | 55-71 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Cordell Faria connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-71 |
| 04:45 | Grinnell | Milo Romano steals it from Harold Deforge | 58-71 |
| 04:33 | Illinois | Milo Romano clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Matthew Rubin - foul #2 on Matthew Rubin, team foul #7 | 58-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Mark Freel (SG) Ronald Davis | |
| 04:33 | Illinois | Milo Romano misses the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 04:33 | Illinois | Milo Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 04:07 | Grinnell | Harold Deforge hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Steven Zens - foul #1 on Steven Zens, team foul #12 | 59-71 |
| 04:07 | Grinnell | Harold Deforge misses the 1st free throw | 59-71 |
| 04:07 | Grinnell | Harold Deforge misses the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 04:07 | Grinnell | Matthew Rubin grabs the offensive board | 59-71 |
| 03:50 | Grinnell | Harold Deforge misses long on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Steve Decarlo - foul #4 on Steve Decarlo, team foul #13 | 59-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Victor Richer (SG), Shane Dang (C) Milo Romano, Steve Decarlo | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 03:50 | Grinnell | Harold Deforge makes the 1st free throw | 59-72 |
| 03:50 | Grinnell | Harold Deforge makes the 2nd free throw | 59-73 |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Steven Zens misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-73 |
| 03:38 | Illinois | George Prins hits the follow up shot | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 03:34 | Grinnell | Matthew Rubin blows the layup | 61-73 |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Victor Richer pulls down the rebound | 61-73 |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Steven Zens misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-73 |
| 03:25 | Grinnell | Matthew Gafford pulls down the rebound | 61-73 |
| 03:15 | Grinnell | Harold Deforge drills a jumper from the left block set up by Matthew Gafford and he's hacked by Shane Dang - foul #1 on Shane Dang, team foul #14 | 61-75 |
| Subs | Illinois | Emory Young (C) Shane Dang | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Trent Smith (PG), Robert Cristobal (SF), Douglas Kitsmiller (C) William Collins, Matthew Gafford, Matthew Rubin | |
| 03:15 | Grinnell | Harold Deforge makes the free throw | 61-76 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Zens (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Victor Richer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Cordell Faria (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - George Prins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Emory Young (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Trent Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Freel (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Cristobal (fresh) PF - Harold Deforge (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Douglas Kitsmiller (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Victor Richer travels with the ball | 61-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Milo Romano (SG) Steven Zens | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 02:43 | Grinnell | Douglas Kitsmiller hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Victor Richer - foul #4 on Victor Richer, team foul #15 | 61-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Shattuck (PG), Robert Langston (SF), Steve Decarlo (PF), John Jones (C) Milo Romano, Cordell Faria, George Prins, Emory Young | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Collins (PG) Trent Smith | |
| 02:43 | Grinnell | Douglas Kitsmiller makes the 1st free throw | 61-77 |
| 02:43 | Grinnell | Douglas Kitsmiller misses the 2nd free throw | 61-77 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | John Jones snags the defensive board | 61-77 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck is fouled in the backcourt by William Collins - foul #2 on William Collins, team foul #8 | 61-77 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Matthew Rubin (PF) Douglas Kitsmiller | |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck makes the 1st free throw | 62-77 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck makes the 2nd free throw | 63-77 |
| 02:21 | Grinnell | William Collins misses the lay-in | 63-77 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Steve Decarlo grabs the defensive rebound | 63-77 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Harold Deforge steals the ball from Steve Decarlo | 63-77 |
| 01:59 | Grinnell | Harold Deforge hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by William Collins | 63-79 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Harold Deforge steals the ball from Victor Richer | 63-79 |
| 01:23 | Grinnell | Matthew Rubin buries a jump hook from close range and he's hacked by Eric Shattuck - foul #2 on Eric Shattuck, team foul #16 | 63-81 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Weintraub (SF) Eric Shattuck | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Matthew Gafford (SF) Robert Cristobal | |
| 01:23 | Grinnell | Matthew Rubin makes the free throw | 63-82 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Victor Richer misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Mark Freel - foul #1 on Mark Freel, team foul #9 | 63-82 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Victor Richer makes the 1st free throw | 64-82 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Victor Richer misses the 2nd free throw | 64-82 |
| 01:07 | Grinnell | Matthew Rubin pulls down the rebound | 64-82 |
| 00:54 | Grinnell | Harold Deforge hits a jumper from the right wing | 64-84 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Robert Langston misses long on a shot from the right wing | 64-84 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Bryan Weintraub hits the follow up shot | 66-84 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:18 | Grinnell | Harold Deforge comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 66-84 |
| 00:17 | Grinnell | Matthew Rubin misses the tip | 66-84 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Bryan Weintraub grabs the board | 66-84 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | The jump hook by John Jones is blocked by Harold Deforge | 66-84 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Steve Decarlo tips it in | 68-84 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | William Collins runs out the clock | 68-84 |