| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willy Pickerel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ralph Koch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Pollard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Michael Templeman (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Roy Maez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Coleman Frisby (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Weiss (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Britton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers inbounds the ball | 40-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Willy Pickerel | 42-30 |
| 19:28 | Grinnell | Roy Maez travels with the ball | 42-30 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | Ted Neill comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Paul Britton - foul #2 on Paul Britton, team foul #1 | 42-30 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | Ted Neill misses the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | Ted Neill makes the 2nd free throw | 43-30 |
| 18:45 | Grinnell | Paul Britton lays it in on a great pass from Roy Maez | 43-32 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Ted Neill buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jeremiah Meyers | 46-32 |
| 18:04 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Roy Maez | 46-34 |
| 17:46 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Ralph Koch | 48-34 |
| 17:35 | Grinnell | Paul Britton is called for traveling | 48-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG), Carl Luce (C) Willy Pickerel, Daniel Pollard | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Allen Gray (PG), Michael Collins (SG), Hubert Paulus (C) Michael Templeman, Roy Maez, Paul Britton | |
| 17:15 | Illinois | Frank Weiss is called for the reach on Ralph Koch - foul #3 on Frank Weiss, team foul #2 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonathan Howard (SF), Ernest McIlrath (C) Jeremiah Meyers, Ralph Koch | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Bozek (SF), Jason Cohn (PF) Coleman Frisby, Frank Weiss | |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Carl Luce misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Jason Cohn - foul #2 on Jason Cohn, team foul #3 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG) Ted Neill | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Carl Luce makes the 1st free throw | 49-34 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Carl Luce makes the 2nd free throw | 50-34 |
| 16:42 | Grinnell | William Bozek can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-34 |
| 16:40 | Illinois | Carl Luce grabs the defensive rebound | 50-34 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | Jason Cohn denies the turnaround by Ernest McIlrath | 50-34 |
| 16:32 | Grinnell | Michael Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 50-34 |
| 16:26 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn lays it up and in and he's fouled by Ernest McIlrath - foul #1 on Ernest McIlrath, team foul #1 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Templeman (PG), Roy Maez (SG) Allen Gray, Michael Collins | |
| 16:26 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn makes the free throw | 50-37 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Michael Long is fouled on the floor by Hubert Paulus - foul #3 on Hubert Paulus, team foul #4 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Paul Britton (C) Hubert Paulus | |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Michael Templeman steals the ball from Michael Long | 50-37 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Chagoya (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Long (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Luce (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Ernest McIlrath (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Michael Templeman (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roy Maez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Bozek (fresh) PF - Jason Cohn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Britton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:24 | Grinnell | Paul Britton buries a runner from the right block set up by Roy Maez | 50-39 |
| 15:09 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath is whistled for traveling | 50-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Willy Pickerel (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Ralph Koch (PF), Daniel Pollard (C) Randy Chagoya, Michael Long, Jonathan Howard, Carl Luce, Ernest McIlrath | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Allen Gray (PG), Coleman Frisby (SF), Frank Weiss (PF) Michael Templeman, William Bozek, Jason Cohn | |
| 14:55 | Grinnell | Allen Gray hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-41 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Ralph Koch lays it in on a great pass from Ted Neill | 52-41 |
| 14:19 | Grinnell | Allen Gray misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-41 |
| 14:18 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby snags the offensive board | 52-41 |
| 14:00 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-41 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard pulls down the rebound | 52-41 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 13:33 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby gets the rebound | 52-41 |
| 13:23 | Grinnell | Paul Britton drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Roy Maez | 52-43 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 52-43 |
| 12:55 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| 12:49 | Grinnell | Jeremiah Meyers swats the short shot by Paul Britton | 52-43 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Ralph Koch snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Ted Neill is fouled on the floor by Coleman Frisby - foul #1 on Coleman Frisby, team foul #5 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Carl Luce (PF), Ernest McIlrath (C) Willy Pickerel, Jeremiah Meyers, Ralph Koch, Daniel Pollard | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Templeman (PG), Michael Collins (SG), Jason Cohn (SF), Hubert Paulus (C) Allen Gray, Roy Maez, Coleman Frisby, Paul Britton | |
| 12:26 | Illinois | Michael Long lays it in on a great pass from Ted Neill | 54-43 |
| 12:09 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn scores on a floater from the right block set up by Michael Templeman | 54-45 |
| 12:04 | Illinois | Ted Neill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG) Ted Neill | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Bozek (SF) Frank Weiss | |
| 11:40 | Grinnell | Michael Collins makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Michael Templeman and he's hacked by Randy Chagoya - foul #1 on Randy Chagoya, team foul #2 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Ralph Koch (PF) Jonathan Howard, Ernest McIlrath | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby (SF) William Bozek | |
| 11:40 | Grinnell | Michael Collins makes the free throw | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Chagoya (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Long (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. PF - Ralph Koch (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Luce (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Michael Templeman (fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Collins (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Coleman Frisby (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jason Cohn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Hubert Paulus (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Illinois | Coleman Frisby picks off the pass by Jeremiah Meyers | 54-48 |
| 11:20 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby can't finish the layup | 54-48 |
| 11:19 | Illinois | Carl Luce snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Michael Long misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Hubert Paulus - foul #4 on Hubert Paulus, team foul #6 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Ballard (C) Hubert Paulus | |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Michael Long makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Michael Long misses the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 11:15 | Grinnell | William Ballard snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| 10:52 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby misses the lay-in | 55-48 |
| 10:50 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn snags the offensive board | 55-48 |
| 10:38 | Grinnell | Michael Collins's pass is intercepted by Randy Chagoya | 55-48 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Ralph Koch is hacked by Jason Cohn - foul #3 on Jason Cohn, team foul #7 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Willy Pickerel (SG) Randy Chagoya, Michael Long | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Frank Weiss (PF) Jason Cohn | |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Ralph Koch makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Ralph Koch makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 10:11 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-50 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Ted Neill makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Willy Pickerel | 59-50 |
| 09:43 | Grinnell | William Ballard is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on William Ballard, team foul #8 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonathan Howard (SF), Ernest McIlrath (PF), Daniel Pollard (C) Jeremiah Meyers, Ralph Koch, Carl Luce | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Allen Gray (PG), Roy Maez (SG), Jason Cohn (SF) Michael Templeman, Michael Collins, Coleman Frisby | |
| 09:17 | Illinois | Allen Gray steps in front of the Ernest McIlrath pass | 59-50 |
| 09:12 | Grinnell | Roy Maez misses the easy layup | 59-50 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard grabs the board | 59-50 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Ted Neill hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-50 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard tips it but misses | 59-50 |
| 09:02 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Jason Cohn | 59-50 |
| 08:45 | Grinnell | Frank Weiss makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-53 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Ted Neill is fouled on the floor by Allen Gray - foul #2 on Allen Gray, team foul #9 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG) Willy Pickerel | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Bozek (SF), Paul Britton (C) Frank Weiss, William Ballard | |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Ted Neill makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Ted Neill makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 08:27 | Grinnell | William Bozek is whistled for a carry | 61-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Ralph Koch (PF) Jonathan Howard, Ernest McIlrath | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Ted Neill misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-53 |
| 08:07 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| 07:54 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Roy Maez and he's fouled by Ralph Koch - foul #3 on Ralph Koch, team foul #3 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Carl Luce (C) Ted Neill, Daniel Pollard | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Templeman (PG), Michael Collins (SG), Coleman Frisby (SF) Allen Gray, Roy Maez, William Bozek | |
| 07:54 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn makes the free throw | 61-56 |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Michael Long drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeremiah Meyers | 64-56 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Chagoya (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Long (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. PF - Ralph Koch (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Luce (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Michael Templeman (fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Collins (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Coleman Frisby (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jason Cohn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Britton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:11 | Grinnell | Michael Collins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonathan Howard (SF), Ernest McIlrath (C) Jeremiah Meyers, Ralph Koch | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Frank Weiss (PF) Jason Cohn | |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Carl Luce | 66-56 |
| 06:36 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby double dribbles | 66-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Willy Pickerel (SG) Randy Chagoya, Michael Long | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Allen Gray (PG), Roy Maez (SG), Hubert Paulus (C) Michael Templeman, Michael Collins, Paul Britton | |
| 06:16 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-56 |
| 05:56 | Grinnell | Hubert Paulus can't finish the layup | 69-56 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Ted Neill grabs the board | 69-56 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Carl Luce is whistled for a carry | 69-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Ralph Koch (PF), Daniel Pollard (C) Jonathan Howard, Carl Luce, Ernest McIlrath | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Bozek (SF) Coleman Frisby | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:31 | Grinnell | Allen Gray misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-56 |
| 05:30 | Grinnell | Frank Weiss gets the offensive rebound | 69-56 |
| 05:19 | Grinnell | Allen Gray is whistled for traveling | 69-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG) Willy Pickerel | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Templeman (PG), Michael Collins (SG), Jason Cohn (SF) Allen Gray, Roy Maez, William Bozek | |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Ted Neill | 71-56 |
| 04:42 | Grinnell | Frank Weiss comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Jeremiah Meyers - foul #1 on Jeremiah Meyers, team foul #4 | 71-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Paul Britton (C) Hubert Paulus | |
| 04:42 | Grinnell | Frank Weiss makes the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 04:42 | Grinnell | Frank Weiss misses the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard gets the rebound | 71-57 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard travels with the ball | 71-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Luce (C) Daniel Pollard | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby (SF) Frank Weiss | |
| 04:07 | Grinnell | Michael Collins is fouled on the floor by Michael Long - foul #2 on Michael Long, team foul #5 | 71-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG) Ted Neill | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Roy Maez (SG) Michael Collins | |
| 03:56 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Jeremiah Meyers - foul #2 on Jeremiah Meyers, team foul #6 | 71-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG) Michael Long | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Allen Gray (PG) Michael Templeman | |
| 03:56 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby makes the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 03:56 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Ralph Koch connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Randy Chagoya | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Grinnell | Roy Maez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-59 |
| 03:19 | Grinnell | Paul Britton snags the offensive board | 73-59 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Chagoya (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willy Pickerel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 blk. PF - Ralph Koch (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Luce (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Allen Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Maez (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - Coleman Frisby (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jason Cohn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Britton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:07 | Grinnell | Paul Britton clanks a runner near the basket but the foul's on Carl Luce - foul #1 on Carl Luce, team foul #7 | 73-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Daniel Pollard (C) Randy Chagoya, Jeremiah Meyers, Ralph Koch | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Hubert Paulus (PF) Jason Cohn | |
| 03:07 | Grinnell | Paul Britton misses the 1st free throw | 73-59 |
| 03:07 | Grinnell | Paul Britton misses the 2nd free throw | 73-59 |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard snags the defensive board | 73-59 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 73-59 |
| 02:52 | Grinnell | Allen Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 73-59 |
| 02:40 | Grinnell | Roy Maez drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Allen Gray | 73-61 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Ralph Koch (PF) Jonathan Howard, Carl Luce | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Templeman (PG), Frank Weiss (PF) Allen Gray, Hubert Paulus | |
| 02:23 | Illinois | Ted Neill drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jeremiah Meyers | 76-61 |
| 02:10 | Grinnell | Ted Neill steals the ball from Frank Weiss | 76-61 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers is fouled on the floor by Coleman Frisby - foul #2 on Coleman Frisby, team foul #10 | 76-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Michael Long (SG), Carl Luce (PF), Ernest McIlrath (C) Ted Neill, Willy Pickerel, Ralph Koch, Daniel Pollard | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Allen Gray (PG), Michael Collins (SG), William Bozek (SF), Jason Cohn (PF), Hubert Paulus (C) Michael Templeman, Roy Maez, Coleman Frisby, Frank Weiss, Paul Britton | |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers makes the 1st free throw | 77-61 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers misses the 2nd free throw | 77-61 |
| 01:57 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn pulls down the rebound | 77-61 |
| 01:39 | Grinnell | William Bozek drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 77-64 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya clanks a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Allen Gray - foul #3 on Allen Gray, team foul #11 | 77-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonathan Howard (SF) Jeremiah Meyers | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya makes the 1st free throw | 78-64 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya misses the 2nd free throw | 78-64 |
| 01:34 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn pulls down the rebound | 78-64 |
| 01:24 | Grinnell | Allen Gray hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 78-64 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Carl Luce grabs the defensive rebound | 78-64 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 78-64 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath gets the offensive rebound | 78-64 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Jason Cohn steals the ball from Carl Luce | 78-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Grinnell | Michael Collins is fouled on the floor by Carl Luce - foul #2 on Carl Luce, team foul #8 | 78-64 |
| 00:54 | Grinnell | Michael Collins misses the 1st free throw | 78-64 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Carl Luce pulls down the rebound | 78-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Michael Long makes the runner in the lane set up by Randy Chagoya | 80-64 |
| 00:43 | Grinnell | William Bozek misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 80-64 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Carl Luce pulls down the rebound | 80-64 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jonathan Howard | 82-64 |
| 00:31 | Grinnell | Allen Gray's pass is intercepted by Michael Long in the backcourt | 82-64 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by William Bozek - foul #2 on William Bozek, team foul #12 | 82-64 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard makes the 1st free throw | 83-64 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 84-64 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | William Bozek buries a shot from the left wing | 84-66 |