| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Terry Bond (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micheal Nickels (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Rob Ritchie (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Tobin (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Black (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Hess (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shelby Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mikey Innis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ruben Curnutt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Shelby Taylor inbounds the ball | 36-44 |
| 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) | |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Douglas Jackson is called for the reach on Charles Hess - foul #1 on Douglas Jackson, team foul #1 | 36-44 |
| 19:20 | Illinois | Charles Hess misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-44 |
| 19:19 | Grinnell | Dustin Tobin snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| 19:08 | Grinnell | Micheal Nickels misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-44 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Ruben Curnutt pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Shelby Taylor hits a jumper from the left wing | 36-46 |
| 18:31 | Grinnell | Micheal Nickels hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-46 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Shelby Taylor is whistled for a carry | 38-46 |
| 18:01 | Grinnell | Terry Bond misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 18:00 | Illinois | Mikey Innis gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Shelby Taylor loses the dribble to Dustin Tobin | 38-46 |
| 17:38 | Grinnell | Terry Bond misses the floater from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Shelby Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 17:31 | Illinois | Shelby Taylor hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mikey Innis | 38-48 |
| 17:18 | Grinnell | Terry Bond makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Dustin Tobin | 41-48 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Mikey Innis is fouled on the floor by Dustin Tobin - foul #2 on Dustin Tobin, team foul #2 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Anthony Troutt (PG), James Daly (SG), Reginald Aasen (SF), Nathaniel Arnett (PF), Vincent Levenstein (C) Terry Bond, Micheal Nickels, Douglas Jackson, Rob Ritchie, Dustin Tobin | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Senger (SG), James Blake (SF), Derek Bullock (PF), Lanny Montano (C) Charles Hess, Shelby Taylor, Mikey Innis, Ruben Curnutt | |
| 17:05 | Illinois | Reginald Aasen takes the ball from Michael Black | 41-48 |
| 17:01 | Grinnell | James Blake steals it from Reginald Aasen | 41-48 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Reginald Aasen is called for the reach on James Blake - foul #2 on Reginald Aasen, team foul #3 | 41-48 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | James Blake can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 41-48 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to John Senger | 41-48 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Derek Bullock comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Nathaniel Arnett - foul #3 on Nathaniel Arnett, team foul #4 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Rob Ritchie (PF) Nathaniel Arnett | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Myers (PG) Michael Black | |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Derek Bullock makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Derek Bullock makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 16:04 | Grinnell | James Daly misses short on a floater from the left side | 41-50 |
| 16:02 | Grinnell | Reginald Aasen tips it back up and in | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Anthony Troutt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Daly (fresh) SF - Reginald Aasen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rob Ritchie (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent Levenstein (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Myers (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Senger (fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Blake (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Derek Bullock (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lanny Montano (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Illinois | John Senger is called for traveling | 43-50 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Terry Bond (PG), Douglas Jackson (SF), Nathaniel Arnett (PF) Anthony Troutt, James Daly, Rob Ritchie | |
| Subs | Illinois | Shelby Taylor (SF) James Blake | |
| 15:24 | Grinnell | John Senger takes the ball from Vincent Levenstein | 43-50 |
| 15:04 | Illinois | Nathaniel Arnett steals the ball from Lanny Montano | 43-50 |
| 14:48 | Grinnell | Nathaniel Arnett knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Vincent Levenstein | 45-50 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Shelby Taylor is hacked by Vincent Levenstein - foul #1 on Vincent Levenstein, team foul #5 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Micheal Nickels (SG), Rob Ritchie (PF), Dustin Tobin (C) Reginald Aasen, Nathaniel Arnett, Vincent Levenstein | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Black (PG), Charles Hess (SG), Mikey Innis (PF), Ruben Curnutt (C) Raymond Myers, John Senger, Derek Bullock, Lanny Montano | |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Charles Hess scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Michael Black | 45-52 |
| 14:03 | Grinnell | Rob Ritchie misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 45-52 |
| 14:02 | Grinnell | Rob Ritchie tips it but misses | 45-52 |
| 14:01 | Grinnell | Dustin Tobin tips it back up and in | 47-52 |
| 13:50 | Illinois | Shelby Taylor misses the lay-in | 47-52 |
| 13:48 | Grinnell | Rob Ritchie gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 13:29 | Grinnell | Terry Bond misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Shelby Taylor - foul #3 on Shelby Taylor, team foul #1 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Evan Bunch (SF) Douglas Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Blake (SF) Shelby Taylor | |
| 13:29 | Grinnell | Terry Bond misses the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 13:29 | Grinnell | Terry Bond makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Michael Black misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-52 |
| 13:15 | Illinois | Mikey Innis tips it but misses | 48-52 |
| 13:13 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Terry Bond | 48-52 |
| 13:08 | Grinnell | Micheal Nickels's fadeaway is rejected by Ruben Curnutt | 48-52 |
| 13:06 | Grinnell | Rob Ritchie grabs the offensive board | 48-52 |
| 12:57 | Grinnell | Terry Bond can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 12:56 | Grinnell | Dustin Tobin can't tip it in | 48-52 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ruben Curnutt | 48-52 |
| 12:49 | Illinois | Charles Hess can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Micheal Nickels - foul #1 on Micheal Nickels, team foul #6 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Anthony Troutt (PG), James Daly (SG), Reginald Aasen (SF), Nathaniel Arnett (PF) Terry Bond, Micheal Nickels, Evan Bunch, Rob Ritchie | |
| Subs | Illinois | Derek Bullock (PF) Mikey Innis | |
| 12:49 | Illinois | Charles Hess makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 12:49 | Illinois | Charles Hess makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 12:41 | Grinnell | Dustin Tobin blows the dunk | 48-54 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Ruben Curnutt pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | James Blake misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 48-54 |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Ruben Curnutt grabs the offensive board | 48-54 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Ruben Curnutt's pass is intercepted by Dustin Tobin | 48-54 |
| 11:53 | Grinnell | James Daly drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-54 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Anthony Troutt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Daly (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Reginald Aasen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathaniel Arnett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Dustin Tobin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Black (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Hess (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Blake (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Derek Bullock (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ruben Curnutt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Michael Black misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-54 |
| 11:46 | Grinnell | Dustin Tobin snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 11:24 | Grinnell | Nathaniel Arnett can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 51-54 |
| 11:22 | Grinnell | Dustin Tobin can't tip it in | 51-54 |
| 11:20 | Illinois | James Blake snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Reginald Aasen steals it from James Blake | 51-54 |
| 11:13 | Grinnell | James Daly can't finish the layup | 51-54 |
| 11:12 | Grinnell | Nathaniel Arnett gets the offensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 10:59 | Grinnell | Nathaniel Arnett misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | James Blake grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | Nathaniel Arnett steals it from Charles Hess | 51-54 |
| 10:37 | Grinnell | Reginald Aasen hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on James Blake - foul #1 on James Blake, team foul #2 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Terry Bond (PG), Douglas Jackson (SF), Rob Ritchie (PF) Anthony Troutt, James Daly, Dustin Tobin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Myers (PG), John Senger (SG), Shelby Taylor (SF), Mikey Innis (PF), Lanny Montano (C) Michael Black, Charles Hess, James Blake, Derek Bullock, Ruben Curnutt | |
| 10:37 | Grinnell | Reginald Aasen makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 10:37 | Grinnell | Reginald Aasen makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | John Senger scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Shelby Taylor | 53-56 |
| 10:05 | Grinnell | Terry Bond misses long on a jumper from close range | 53-56 |
| 10:03 | Illinois | Mikey Innis gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | Shelby Taylor misses long on a jump hook from close range | 53-56 |
| 09:57 | Grinnell | Terry Bond grabs the board | 53-56 |
| 09:36 | Grinnell | Douglas Jackson scores on a 3 from the left corner | 56-56 |
| 09:17 | Illinois | John Senger drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Raymond Myers | 56-59 |
| 09:10 | Grinnell | Douglas Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-59 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Raymond Myers gets the rebound | 56-59 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Terry Bond steps in front of the Mikey Innis pass | 56-59 |
| 08:53 | Grinnell | Reginald Aasen misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 56-59 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Mikey Innis snags the defensive board | 56-59 |
| 08:45 | Illinois | Lanny Montano scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from John Senger | 56-61 |
| 08:24 | Grinnell | Mikey Innis takes the ball from Reginald Aasen | 56-61 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | John Senger can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Nathaniel Arnett - foul #4 on Nathaniel Arnett, team foul #7 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Anthony Troutt (PG), Micheal Nickels (SG), Evan Bunch (SF), Vincent Levenstein (C) Terry Bond, Reginald Aasen, Douglas Jackson, Nathaniel Arnett | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Black (PG), Robert Beerman (SF), James Blake (PF), Derek Bullock (C) Raymond Myers, Shelby Taylor, Mikey Innis, Lanny Montano | |
| 08:07 | Illinois | John Senger misses the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | John Senger makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 07:44 | Grinnell | Anthony Troutt scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-62 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Anthony Troutt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micheal Nickels (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Evan Bunch (fresh) PF - Rob Ritchie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Vincent Levenstein (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Black (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Senger (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Beerman (fresh) PF - James Blake (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Derek Bullock (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Robert Beerman misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Evan Bunch - foul #2 on Evan Bunch, team foul #8 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Dustin Tobin (C) Evan Bunch | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Hess (SG), Ruben Curnutt (C) John Senger, James Blake | |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Robert Beerman makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Robert Beerman makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 07:06 | Grinnell | Micheal Nickels misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-64 |
| 07:04 | Grinnell | Micheal Nickels can't tip it in | 58-64 |
| 07:03 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Rob Ritchie | 58-64 |
| 06:51 | Grinnell | Vincent Levenstein scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Anthony Troutt | 61-64 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Robert Beerman hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Black | 61-66 |
| 06:26 | Grinnell | Vincent Levenstein comes up short on the floater from the right side | 61-66 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Hess | 61-66 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Michael Black is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Troutt - foul #2 on Anthony Troutt, team foul #9 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Terry Bond (PG), Douglas Jackson (SF) Anthony Troutt, Rob Ritchie | |
| Subs | Illinois | Shelby Taylor (SF), Mikey Innis (PF) Robert Beerman, Derek Bullock | |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Michael Black makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Michael Black makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 05:56 | Grinnell | Vincent Levenstein buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-68 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Charles Hess drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Mikey Innis | 63-71 |
| 05:43 | Grinnell | Terry Bond makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Douglas Jackson | 65-71 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Micheal Nickels steals the ball from Mikey Innis | 65-71 |
| 05:25 | Grinnell | Dustin Tobin misses short on a jumper from close range | 65-71 |
| 05:23 | Grinnell | Micheal Nickels grabs the offensive rebound | 65-71 |
| 05:10 | Grinnell | Terry Bond throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-71 |
| Subs | Grinnell | James Daly (SG), Nathaniel Arnett (PF) Micheal Nickels, Vincent Levenstein | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Senger (SG), James Blake (PF), Lanny Montano (C) Charles Hess, Mikey Innis, Ruben Curnutt | |
| 05:00 | Illinois | John Senger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 65-71 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Shelby Taylor tips it but misses | 65-71 |
| 04:57 | Grinnell | Dustin Tobin pulls down the rebound | 65-71 |
| 04:33 | Grinnell | Dustin Tobin is denied on a dunk by Shelby Taylor | 65-71 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Lanny Montano | 65-71 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | John Senger misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 65-71 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Shelby Taylor tips it home | 65-73 |
| 04:13 | Grinnell | Douglas Jackson is fouled on the floor by Shelby Taylor - foul #4 on Shelby Taylor, team foul #3 | 65-73 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Rob Ritchie (PF) Dustin Tobin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Myers (PG), Derek Bullock (PF) Michael Black, Shelby Taylor | |
| 04:08 | Grinnell | Nathaniel Arnett comes up short on the runner from close range but the foul's on Lanny Montano - foul #2 on Lanny Montano, team foul #4 | 65-73 |
| 04:08 | Grinnell | Nathaniel Arnett misses the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 04:08 | Grinnell | Nathaniel Arnett misses the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | Lanny Montano snags the defensive board | 65-73 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Lanny Montano misses the easy layup | 65-73 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Derek Bullock snags the offensive board | 65-73 |
| 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) | |
| 03:28 | Illinois | John Senger clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 65-73 |
| 03:26 | Grinnell | Nathaniel Arnett snags the defensive board | 65-73 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Terry Bond (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Daly (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Rob Ritchie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Nathaniel Arnett (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Senger (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Blake (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Derek Bullock (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lanny Montano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:19 | Grinnell | Terry Bond misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 65-73 |
| 03:17 | Grinnell | Nathaniel Arnett tips it in | 67-73 |
| 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) | |
| 02:59 | Illinois | James Blake's pass is intercepted by Terry Bond | 67-73 |
| 02:59 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-73 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Micheal Nickels (SG), Dustin Tobin (C) James Daly, Nathaniel Arnett | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Black (PG), Charles Hess (SG), Shelby Taylor (SF), Mikey Innis (PF), Ruben Curnutt (C) Raymond Myers, John Senger, James Blake, Derek Bullock, Lanny Montano | |
| 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) | |
| 02:40 | Grinnell | Dustin Tobin scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Douglas Jackson and he's hacked by Ruben Curnutt - foul #2 on Ruben Curnutt, team foul #5 | 69-73 |
| 02:40 | Grinnell | Dustin Tobin misses the free throw | 69-73 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Mikey Innis | 69-73 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Michael Black is fouled on the floor by Dustin Tobin - foul #3 on Dustin Tobin, team foul #10 | 69-73 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Nathaniel Arnett (PF) Rob Ritchie | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Michael Black makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Michael Black makes the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 02:08 | Grinnell | Nathaniel Arnett makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Micheal Nickels | 71-75 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Michael Black buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Mikey Innis | 71-78 |
| 01:29 | Grinnell | Douglas Jackson connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dustin Tobin | 73-78 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Mikey Innis hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Black | 73-80 |
| 00:58 | Grinnell | Terry Bond knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Micheal Nickels | 76-80 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Shelby Taylor comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Dustin Tobin - foul #4 on Dustin Tobin, team foul #11 | 76-80 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Rob Ritchie (PF) Nathaniel Arnett | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Blake (PF) Mikey Innis | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Shelby Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 76-81 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Shelby Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 76-82 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Grinnell | Terry Bond connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Douglas Jackson | 79-82 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Michael Black is hacked by Terry Bond in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terry Bond, team foul #12 | 79-82 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Michael Black makes the 1st free throw | 79-83 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Michael Black makes the 2nd free throw | 79-84 |
| 00:14 | Grinnell | Micheal Nickels is fouled on the floor by Charles Hess - foul #1 on Charles Hess, team foul #6 | 79-84 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mikey Innis (PF) James Blake | |
| 00:11 | Grinnell | Terry Bond misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 79-84 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Shelby Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 79-84 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Terry Bond is called for the reach on Shelby Taylor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terry Bond, team foul #13 | 79-84 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Blake (PF) Mikey Innis | |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Shelby Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 79-84 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Shelby Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 79-84 |
| 00:07 | Grinnell | Rob Ritchie grabs the defensive rebound | 79-84 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Ruben Curnutt is called for the reach on Rob Ritchie - foul #3 on Ruben Curnutt, team foul #7 | 79-84 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mikey Innis (PF) James Blake | |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Rob Ritchie makes the 1st free throw | 80-84 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Rob Ritchie misses the 2nd free throw | 80-84 |