| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Homer Johnson (fresh) SG - Jurica Ruszkowski (fresh) SF - Randall Beale (fresh) PF - Roberto Ferrari (fresh) C - Roy Hammond (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dustin Fraga (fresh) SG - Duane Vance (fresh) SF - Melvin Hickmon (fresh) PF - David Stokes (fresh) C - Thomas Harper (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | Roy Hammond wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Grinnell | Homer Johnson is hacked by Melvin Hickmon - foul #1 on Melvin Hickmon, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Grinnell | Randall Beale comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | Duane Vance grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon misses long on a floater from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Grinnell | Roberto Ferrari grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Grinnell | Jurica Ruszkowski is hacked by Duane Vance - foul #1 on Duane Vance, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Grinnell | Randall Beale misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | Grinnell | Randall Beale pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Grinnell | Homer Johnson scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Randall Beale | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Duane Vance knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:16 | Grinnell | Homer Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-3 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Thomas Harper pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Duane Vance is blocked by Randall Beale | 2-3 |
| 18:09 | Grinnell | Roy Hammond snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:04 | Grinnell | Melvin Hickmon picks off the pass by Roy Hammond | 2-3 |
| 17:46 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon misses the lay-in | 2-3 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Thomas Harper tips it home | 2-5 |
| 17:39 | Grinnell | The short jumper by Roy Hammond is denied by Thomas Harper | 2-5 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Thomas Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:34 | Illinois | The short jumper by Duane Vance is denied by Randall Beale | 2-5 |
| 17:32 | Grinnell | Roberto Ferrari snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:20 | Grinnell | Randall Beale steps out of bounds on the baseline | 2-5 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | David Stokes's floater is tipped away by Roy Hammond | 2-5 |
| 16:56 | Grinnell | Roy Hammond snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 16:40 | Grinnell | Randall Beale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-5 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Henry Desalvo (SG), Osayaba Suleiman (PF), Jay Papineau (C) Jurica Ruszkowski, Roberto Ferrari, Roy Hammond | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Huffaker (SF), Michael Wilson (PF), Michael James (C) Melvin Hickmon, David Stokes, Thomas Harper | |
| 16:23 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Wilson | 2-8 |
| 16:02 | Grinnell | Henry Desalvo's pass is intercepted by Duane Vance | 2-8 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Homer Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Henry Desalvo (fresh) SF - Randall Beale (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Osayaba Suleiman (fresh) C - Jay Papineau (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dustin Fraga (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Duane Vance (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Huffaker (fresh) PF - Michael Wilson (fresh) C - Michael James (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Henry Desalvo steps in front of the Dustin Fraga pass | 2-8 |
| 15:30 | Grinnell | Henry Desalvo clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Duane Vance - foul #2 on Duane Vance, team foul #3 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jurica Ruszkowski (SG), Roland Raya (SF), Roberto Ferrari (PF), Roy Hammond (C) Homer Johnson, Randall Beale, Osayaba Suleiman, Jay Papineau | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffery Stone (PG), Melvin Hickmon (SF), Thomas Harper (C) Dustin Fraga, Duane Vance, Edward Huffaker | |
| 15:30 | Grinnell | Henry Desalvo misses the 1st free throw | 2-8 |
| 15:30 | Grinnell | Henry Desalvo makes the 2nd free throw | 3-8 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Michael James's dunk attempt is rejected by Roy Hammond | 3-8 |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Thomas Harper grabs the offensive board | 3-8 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Roberto Ferrari blocks the jumper by Jeffery Stone | 3-8 |
| 15:01 | Grinnell | Roy Hammond grabs the defensive rebound | 3-8 |
| 14:45 | Grinnell | Roy Hammond misses the dunk but the foul's on Michael Wilson - foul #1 on Michael Wilson, team foul #4 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Stokes (PF) Michael James | |
| 14:45 | Grinnell | Roy Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 14:45 | Grinnell | Roy Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 14:27 | Illinois | David Stokes is called for traveling | 5-8 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Homer Johnson (PG) Henry Desalvo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dustin Fraga (PG) Jeffery Stone | |
| 14:10 | Grinnell | Jurica Ruszkowski drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Homer Johnson and the foul's on Dustin Fraga - foul #1 on Dustin Fraga, team foul #5 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Randall Beale (SF), Jay Papineau (C) Roland Raya, Roy Hammond | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Huffaker (SF), Jeffery Stone (C) Melvin Hickmon, Thomas Harper | |
| 14:10 | Grinnell | Jurica Ruszkowski misses the free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Jeffery Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Michael Wilson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 13:53 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Randall Beale | 7-8 |
| 13:44 | Grinnell | Randall Beale is hacked by Jeffery Stone - foul #1 on Jeffery Stone, team foul #6 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Henry Desalvo (SG), Osayaba Suleiman (PF) Jurica Ruszkowski, Roberto Ferrari | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael James (C) Michael Wilson | |
| 13:32 | Grinnell | Randall Beale hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 10-8 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | Michael James pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga clanks a shot from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 12:46 | Grinnell | Jay Papineau pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 12:31 | Grinnell | Osayaba Suleiman misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 10-8 |
| 12:30 | Grinnell | Jay Papineau misses the tip | 10-8 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | David Stokes pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Edward Huffaker knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Dustin Fraga | 10-10 |
| 12:01 | Grinnell | Henry Desalvo can't connect on a shot from the right side | 10-10 |
| 12:00 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Osayaba Suleiman | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Homer Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Desalvo (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Randall Beale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Osayaba Suleiman (fresh) C - Jay Papineau (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dustin Fraga (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Stone (fresh) SF - Edward Huffaker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Stokes (fairly fresh) C - Michael James (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:48 | Grinnell | Randall Beale scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-10 |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Michael James comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-10 |
| 11:26 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Fraga | 13-10 |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-10 |
| 11:14 | Illinois | Edward Huffaker tips it in | 13-12 |
| 11:05 | Grinnell | Randall Beale is fouled on the floor by Edward Huffaker - foul #1 on Edward Huffaker, team foul #7 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Roland Raya (PG), Jurica Ruszkowski (SG), Roberto Ferrari (PF), Roy Hammond (C) Homer Johnson, Henry Desalvo, Osayaba Suleiman, Jay Papineau | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kyle Greve (PG), Michael Wilson (SG), Melvin Hickmon (SF), Thomas Harper (C) Dustin Fraga, Jeffery Stone, Edward Huffaker, Michael James | |
| 11:05 | Grinnell | Randall Beale makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:05 | Grinnell | Randall Beale misses the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Thomas Harper snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Michael Wilson connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Kyle Greve | 14-14 |
| 10:41 | Grinnell | Randall Beale misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Melvin Hickmon - foul #2 on Melvin Hickmon, team foul #8 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dustin Fraga (PG) Melvin Hickmon | |
| 10:41 | Grinnell | Randall Beale makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:41 | Grinnell | Randall Beale makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Roland Raya steals it from David Stokes | 16-14 |
| 10:11 | Grinnell | Randall Beale misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-14 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga grabs the board | 16-14 |
| 10:03 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga buries a floater from the right side set up by Thomas Harper | 16-16 |
| 09:45 | Grinnell | Randall Beale hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 16-16 |
| 09:44 | Grinnell | Randall Beale snags the offensive board | 16-16 |
| 09:32 | Grinnell | Randall Beale misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 16-16 |
| 09:30 | Grinnell | Roberto Ferrari tips it home | 18-16 |
| 09:24 | Illinois | Michael Wilson scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Kyle Greve | 18-18 |
| 09:10 | Grinnell | Randall Beale makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Roland Raya | 21-18 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | David Stokes's floater is tipped away by Roy Hammond | 21-18 |
| 08:59 | Grinnell | Roy Hammond grabs the defensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 08:51 | Grinnell | Roland Raya comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-18 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Michael Wilson snags the defensive board | 21-18 |
| 08:45 | Illinois | Jurica Ruszkowski steals it from Michael Wilson | 21-18 |
| 08:33 | Grinnell | Roland Raya hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 21-18 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Thomas Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Roland Raya is called for the reach on Dustin Fraga - foul #1 on Roland Raya, team foul #1 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Homer Johnson (PG), Henry Desalvo (SG), Osayaba Suleiman (PF), Jay Papineau (C) Jurica Ruszkowski, Randall Beale, Roberto Ferrari, Roy Hammond | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffery Stone (PG), Edward Huffaker (SF), Michael James (PF) Dustin Fraga, Kyle Greve, David Stokes | |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Osayaba Suleiman swats the short shot by Thomas Harper | 21-18 |
| 08:18 | Grinnell | Roland Raya grabs the defensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 08:12 | Grinnell | Roland Raya scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jay Papineau | 24-18 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Thomas Harper connects on the shot from the baseline | 24-20 |
| 07:54 | Grinnell | Homer Johnson is hacked by Edward Huffaker - foul #2 on Edward Huffaker, team foul #9 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Randall Beale (SF) Roland Raya | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dustin Fraga (PG) Edward Huffaker | |
| 07:54 | Grinnell | Homer Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 07:54 | Grinnell | Homer Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Thomas Harper | 25-20 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Homer Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Desalvo (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Randall Beale (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Osayaba Suleiman (fresh) C - Jay Papineau (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dustin Fraga (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Stone (fresh) SF - Michael Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael James (fresh) C - Thomas Harper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Illinois | Thomas Harper scores on a runner in the lane set up by Dustin Fraga and he's hacked by Homer Johnson - foul #1 on Homer Johnson, team foul #2 | 25-22 |
| 07:32 | Illinois | Thomas Harper misses the free throw | 25-22 |
| 07:32 | Illinois | Michael James grabs the offensive board | 25-22 |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-22 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Roberto Ferrari (PF) Osayaba Suleiman | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Stokes (PF) Michael James | |
| 07:10 | Grinnell | Randall Beale is fouled on the floor by Thomas Harper - foul #1 on Thomas Harper, team foul #10 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jurica Ruszkowski (SG), Roy Hammond (C) Henry Desalvo, Jay Papineau | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:10 | Grinnell | Randall Beale makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 07:10 | Grinnell | Randall Beale makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-22 |
| 06:56 | Grinnell | Roberto Ferrari snags the defensive board | 27-22 |
| 06:50 | Grinnell | Roberto Ferrari hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Homer Johnson | 29-22 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Jeffery Stone is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Jeffery Stone, team foul #11 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Roland Raya (SF) Randall Beale | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kyle Greve (SF) Jeffery Stone | |
| 06:26 | Grinnell | Roland Raya misses the shot from the right wing | 29-22 |
| 06:25 | Grinnell | Roy Hammond tips it in | 31-22 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | Thomas Harper comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-22 |
| 06:14 | Grinnell | Roberto Ferrari pulls down the rebound | 31-22 |
| 06:00 | Grinnell | Roland Raya knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Homer Johnson | 34-22 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Jurica Ruszkowski takes the ball from David Stokes | 34-22 |
| 05:40 | Grinnell | Roy Hammond is whistled for a carry | 34-22 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Henry Desalvo (SG), Osayaba Suleiman (PF), Jay Papineau (C) Jurica Ruszkowski, Roberto Ferrari, Roy Hammond | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael James (C) Thomas Harper | |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Michael Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-22 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jurica Ruszkowski (SG) Homer Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:58 | Grinnell | Osayaba Suleiman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-22 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Randall Beale (SF) Roland Raya | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga's floater is tipped away by Jay Papineau | 34-22 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | David Stokes gets the offensive rebound | 34-22 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Kyle Greve misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-22 |
| 04:30 | Grinnell | Jay Papineau pulls down the rebound | 34-22 |
| 04:20 | Grinnell | Osayaba Suleiman comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on David Stokes - foul #1 on David Stokes, team foul #12 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Homer Johnson (PG), Roy Hammond (C) Jurica Ruszkowski, Jay Papineau | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Harper (C) David Stokes | |
| 04:20 | Grinnell | Osayaba Suleiman makes the 1st free throw | 35-22 |
| 04:20 | Grinnell | Osayaba Suleiman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-22 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | The jump hook by Thomas Harper is blocked by Roy Hammond | 36-22 |
| 03:59 | Grinnell | Roy Hammond grabs the board | 36-22 |
| 03:53 | Grinnell | Randall Beale loses the dribble to Michael Wilson | 36-22 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Michael Wilson can't finish the layup | 36-22 |
| 03:49 | Illinois | Michael James grabs the offensive board | 36-22 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Homer Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Desalvo (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Randall Beale (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Osayaba Suleiman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roy Hammond (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dustin Fraga (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Wilson (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Kyle Greve (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Michael James (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Harper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Osayaba Suleiman blocks the short jumper by Michael Wilson | 36-22 |
| 03:30 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Osayaba Suleiman | 36-22 |
| 03:21 | Grinnell | Osayaba Suleiman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-22 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Roland Raya (SF), Roberto Ferrari (PF) Randall Beale, Osayaba Suleiman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Huffaker (PG), Duane Vance (SG), Melvin Hickmon (SF), Jeffery Stone (PF) Dustin Fraga, Michael Wilson, Kyle Greve, Michael James | |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon is hacked by Roland Raya - foul #2 on Roland Raya, team foul #3 | 36-22 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jurica Ruszkowski (SG), Jay Papineau (C) Henry Desalvo, Roy Hammond | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:47 | Illinois | Thomas Harper misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-22 |
| 02:45 | Grinnell | Roberto Ferrari snags the defensive board | 36-22 |
| 02:40 | Grinnell | Roland Raya scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Roberto Ferrari | 39-22 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Duane Vance makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Melvin Hickmon | 39-25 |
| 02:02 | Grinnell | Roberto Ferrari is fouled on the floor by Melvin Hickmon - foul #3 on Melvin Hickmon, team foul #13 | 39-25 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Henry Desalvo (PG), Roy Hammond (C) Homer Johnson, Jay Papineau | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Stokes (PF), Michael James (C) Melvin Hickmon, Thomas Harper | |
| 02:02 | Grinnell | Roberto Ferrari makes the 1st free throw | 40-25 |
| 02:02 | Grinnell | Roberto Ferrari makes the 2nd free throw | 41-25 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | David Stokes is fouled on the floor by Roy Hammond - foul #1 on Roy Hammond, team foul #4 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Randall Beale (SF) Jurica Ruszkowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Duane Vance is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Duane Vance, team foul #14 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Wilson (SG) Duane Vance | |
| 01:16 | Grinnell | Randall Beale buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Roland Raya | 44-25 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Michael James comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-25 |
| 00:57 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Randall Beale | 44-25 |
| 00:40 | Grinnell | Roy Hammond can't finish the layup | 44-25 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Jeffery Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 44-25 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Jeffery Stone misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-25 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Michael James tips it back up and in | 44-27 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Roland Raya scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-27 |