| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) SG - John Reich (fresh) SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) PF - Christian Graddy (fresh) C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - John Woods (fresh) SG - Peter Hanna (fresh) SF - Edward Smith (fresh) PF - Jeremy Brown (fresh) C - Willie Carino (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Ted Neill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Grinnell | Edward Smith drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Woods | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Illinois | Christian Graddy's floater is tipped away by Jeremy Brown | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Grinnell | Jeremy Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Grinnell | John Woods connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Smith | 0-5 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 0-5 |
| 18:45 | Grinnell | Willie Carino pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:31 | Grinnell | Willie Carino can't connect on a shot in the lane | 0-5 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | John Reich's pass is intercepted by John Woods | 0-5 |
| 18:12 | Grinnell | Peter Hanna steps out of bounds on the sideline | 0-5 |
| 17:46 | Illinois | Ted Neill is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Brown - foul #1 on Jeremy Brown, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs is denied on a layup by Willie Carino | 0-5 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs snags the offensive board | 0-5 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | The 3pt attempt by Christian Graddy is denied by Edward Smith | 0-5 |
| 17:24 | Grinnell | Willie Carino snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 17:01 | Grinnell | Edward Smith hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Peter Hanna | 0-7 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | John Reich hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-7 |
| 16:55 | Grinnell | Jeremy Brown gets the rebound | 0-7 |
| 16:49 | Grinnell | John Woods can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 0-7 |
| 16:47 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers pulls down the rebound | 0-7 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Ted Neill scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by John Reich | 2-7 |
| 16:12 | Grinnell | Peter Hanna is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Peter Hanna, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Varela (PG), Michael Long (SG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Carl Luce (PF), Ralph Koch (C) Ted Neill, John Reich, Jeremiah Meyers, Christian Graddy, Daniel Gibbs | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Garrett Harvey (PG), Roy Maez (SG), Paul Williams (SF), Gene Hoehn (PF), Mark Bittner (C) John Woods, Peter Hanna, Edward Smith, Jeremy Brown, Willie Carino | |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Michael Long makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Raymond Varela | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Varela (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Long (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jonathan Howard (fresh) PF - Carl Luce (fresh) C - Ralph Koch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Garrett Harvey (fresh) SG - Roy Maez (fresh) SF - Paul Williams (fresh) PF - Gene Hoehn (fresh) C - Mark Bittner (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Grinnell | Paul Williams connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 15:18 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Edward Smith (SF) Paul Williams | |
| 14:55 | Grinnell | Roy Maez is fouled on the floor by Ralph Koch - foul #1 on Ralph Koch, team foul #1 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | John Woods (PG), Peter Hanna (SG), Jeremy Brown (PF), Willie Carino (C) Garrett Harvey, Roy Maez, Gene Hoehn, Mark Bittner | |
| 14:42 | Grinnell | John Woods misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 5-9 |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Carl Luce grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Edward Smith - foul #1 on Edward Smith, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Daniel Gibbs (C) Michael Long, Ralph Koch | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:21 | Grinnell | Willie Carino misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 7-9 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:15 | Illinois | Raymond Varela knocks in the jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Edward Smith - foul #2 on Edward Smith, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky (SG) Jonathan Howard | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Paul Williams (SF) Edward Smith | |
| 14:15 | Illinois | Raymond Varela makes the free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:54 | Grinnell | John Woods is denied on a layup by Daniel Gibbs | 10-9 |
| 13:53 | Grinnell | Jeremy Brown tips it home | 10-11 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 10-11 |
| 13:30 | Grinnell | John Woods grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 13:24 | Grinnell | Paul Williams misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 13:23 | Grinnell | Willie Carino gets the offensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 13:15 | Grinnell | John Woods comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-11 |
| 13:14 | Grinnell | Jeremy Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 13:02 | Grinnell | Willie Carino hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Jeremy Brown | 10-13 |
| 12:46 | Illinois | Ted Neill can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 10-13 |
| 12:44 | Grinnell | Willie Carino snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 12:17 | Grinnell | Paul Williams is hacked by Robert Lipovsky - foul #1 on Robert Lipovsky, team foul #2 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (PG), John Reich (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Christian Graddy (PF), Ralph Koch (C) Ted Neill, Robert Lipovsky, Raymond Varela, Carl Luce, Daniel Gibbs | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Garrett Harvey (PG), Roy Maez (SG), Gene Hoehn (PF), Mark Bittner (C) John Woods, Peter Hanna, Jeremy Brown, Willie Carino | |
| 11:53 | Grinnell | Paul Williams misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 10-13 |
| 11:51 | Grinnell | Gene Hoehn tips it in | 10-15 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Long (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Reich (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christian Graddy (fresh) C - Ralph Koch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Garrett Harvey (fresh) SG - Roy Maez (fresh) SF - Paul Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gene Hoehn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Bittner (fresh) | |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Michael Long comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-15 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers tips it in | 12-15 |
| 11:17 | Grinnell | Roy Maez misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-15 |
| 11:16 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Bittner | 12-15 |
| 11:03 | Grinnell | Roy Maez comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-15 |
| 11:02 | Grinnell | Mark Bittner tips it back up and in | 12-17 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Michael Long loses the dribble to Garrett Harvey in the backcourt | 12-17 |
| 10:29 | Grinnell | Garrett Harvey clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 12-17 |
| 10:28 | Illinois | Ralph Koch snags the defensive board | 12-17 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Garrett Harvey steals it from Jeremiah Meyers | 12-17 |
| 10:19 | Grinnell | Paul Williams hits the finger roll on a great pass from Garrett Harvey | 12-19 |
| 10:03 | Illinois | Mark Bittner is called for the reach on John Reich - foul #1 on Mark Bittner, team foul #5 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Daniel Gibbs (C) John Reich, Ralph Koch | |
| Subs | Grinnell | John Woods (PG), Peter Hanna (SG), Jeremy Brown (PF), Willie Carino (C) Roy Maez, Paul Williams, Gene Hoehn, Mark Bittner | |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Christian Graddy misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 12-19 |
| 09:47 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Jeremy Brown | 12-19 |
| 09:27 | Grinnell | Peter Hanna buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 12-21 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers is fouled on the floor by Garrett Harvey - foul #1 on Garrett Harvey, team foul #6 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Varela (SG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Carl Luce (PF) Michael Long, Jeremiah Meyers, Christian Graddy | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Roy Maez (SF) Garrett Harvey | |
| 08:46 | Illinois | Peter Hanna picks off the pass by Raymond Varela | 12-21 |
| 08:25 | Grinnell | Roy Maez makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Peter Hanna | 12-24 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Roy Maez is called for the reach on Jonathan Howard - foul #1 on Roy Maez, team foul #7 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Reich (SG) Raymond Varela | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Garrett Harvey (SF) Roy Maez | |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard makes the 1st free throw | 13-24 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 14-24 |
| 07:44 | Grinnell | John Woods makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Peter Hanna | 14-27 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Reich (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Howard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carl Luce (fresh) C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - John Woods (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Hanna (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Garrett Harvey (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jeremy Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Willie Carino (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-27 |
| 07:21 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Willie Carino | 14-27 |
| 06:55 | Grinnell | Jeremy Brown lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Woods and he's fouled by John Reich - foul #1 on John Reich, team foul #3 | 14-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Varela (PG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Christian Graddy (PF), Ralph Koch (C) Ted Neill, Jonathan Howard, Carl Luce, Daniel Gibbs | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Roy Maez (SG), Paul Williams (SF), Gene Hoehn (C) John Woods, Peter Hanna, Willie Carino | |
| 06:55 | Grinnell | Jeremy Brown makes the free throw | 14-30 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | John Reich comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-30 |
| 06:33 | Grinnell | Paul Williams snags the defensive board | 14-30 |
| 06:29 | Grinnell | Roy Maez hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-30 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Raymond Varela grabs the defensive rebound | 14-30 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Raymond Varela's pass is intercepted by Paul Williams | 14-30 |
| 06:10 | Grinnell | Jeremy Brown can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 14-30 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | John Reich grabs the defensive rebound | 14-30 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Raymond Varela comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Garrett Harvey - foul #2 on Garrett Harvey, team foul #8 | 14-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Collins (PG), Mark Bittner (C) Garrett Harvey, Jeremy Brown | |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Raymond Varela makes the 1st free throw | 15-30 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Raymond Varela misses the 2nd free throw | 15-30 |
| 06:02 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Gene Hoehn | 15-30 |
| 05:38 | Grinnell | Gene Hoehn clanks a floater in the lane | 15-30 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Christian Graddy pulls down the rebound | 15-30 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | John Reich's layup is rejected by Gene Hoehn | 15-30 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers grabs the offensive rebound | 15-30 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Ralph Koch is hacked by Mark Bittner - foul #2 on Mark Bittner, team foul #9 | 15-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG) John Reich | |
| Subs | Grinnell | John Woods (PG), Peter Hanna (SG), Willie Carino (C) Michael Collins, Paul Williams, Mark Bittner | |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Ralph Koch misses the 1st free throw | 15-30 |
| 05:13 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Willie Carino | 15-30 |
| 05:07 | Grinnell | John Woods drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Roy Maez | 15-32 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Peter Hanna steps in front of the Ted Neill pass in the backcourt | 15-32 |
| 04:51 | Grinnell | Peter Hanna clanks a floater from the left wing | 15-32 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers gets the rebound | 15-32 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 15-32 |
| 04:42 | Grinnell | Peter Hanna grabs the board | 15-32 |
| 04:29 | Grinnell | John Woods travels with the ball | 15-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Carl Luce (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Raymond Varela, Jeremiah Meyers, Christian Graddy, Ralph Koch | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Paul Williams (SF), Jeremy Brown (PF) Roy Maez, Gene Hoehn | |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Carl Luce can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 15-32 |
| 04:13 | Grinnell | Peter Hanna snags the defensive board | 15-32 |
| 03:52 | Grinnell | Paul Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Edward Smith (SF) Paul Williams | |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Peter Hanna - foul #2 on Peter Hanna, team foul #10 | 15-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Reich (SG) Michael Long | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard makes the 1st free throw | 16-32 |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 16-32 |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs grabs the offensive rebound | 16-32 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Reich (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Howard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Carl Luce (fresh) C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - John Woods (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Hanna (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeremy Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Willie Carino (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Ted Neill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Varela (SF) Jonathan Howard | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 03:06 | Grinnell | Edward Smith is whistled for traveling | 16-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Christian Graddy (PF) Raymond Varela, Carl Luce | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Gene Hoehn (PF) Jeremy Brown | |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Christian Graddy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-32 |
| 02:50 | Grinnell | Peter Hanna grabs the board | 16-32 |
| 02:44 | Grinnell | Edward Smith is fouled on the floor by Jeremiah Meyers - foul #1 on Jeremiah Meyers, team foul #4 | 16-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Varela (PG) Ted Neill | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Garrett Harvey (PG), Mark Bittner (C) John Woods, Willie Carino | |
| 02:31 | Grinnell | Peter Hanna misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-32 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs gets the rebound | 16-32 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Raymond Varela misses the lay-in | 16-32 |
| 02:24 | Grinnell | Peter Hanna pulls down the rebound | 16-32 |
| 02:07 | Grinnell | Peter Hanna hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Garrett Harvey and he's hacked by Daniel Gibbs - foul #1 on Daniel Gibbs, team foul #5 | 16-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG) John Reich | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jeremy Brown (PF) Mark Bittner | |
| 02:07 | Grinnell | Peter Hanna misses the free throw | 16-34 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 16-34 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Raymond Varela and he's hacked by Edward Smith - foul #3 on Edward Smith, team foul #11 | 18-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Carl Luce (C) Michael Long, Daniel Gibbs | |
| Subs | Grinnell | John Woods (PG), Paul Williams (SF) Peter Hanna, Edward Smith | |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers misses the free throw | 18-34 |
| 01:50 | Grinnell | Jeremy Brown grabs the board | 18-34 |
| 01:28 | Grinnell | Garrett Harvey makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Williams | 18-37 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Carl Luce misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 18-37 |
| 01:19 | Grinnell | John Woods gets the rebound | 18-37 |
| 00:59 | Grinnell | Garrett Harvey hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Woods | 18-40 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Carl Luce misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-40 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Christian Graddy snags the offensive board | 18-40 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Raymond Varela misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-40 |
| 00:23 | Grinnell | Gene Hoehn pulls down the rebound | 18-40 |
| 00:03 | Grinnell | Gene Hoehn lays it in set up by John Woods | 18-42 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Raymond Varela misses the halfcourt shot | 18-42 |