| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Michael Templeman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Singleton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Coleman Frisby (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Ballard (fresh) C - Paul Britton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Willy Pickerel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Yates (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Luce (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Pollard (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Joseph Yates inbounds the ball | 36-34 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel connects on the 3 from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 19:11 | Grinnell | Edward Singleton drills a floater from the free throw line | 38-37 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Carl Luce and he's fouled by Edward Singleton - foul #2 on Edward Singleton, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel makes the free throw | 38-40 |
| 18:29 | Grinnell | Edward Singleton knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 40-40 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel makes the 3 from straight away | 40-43 |
| 18:08 | Grinnell | Edward Singleton drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Templeman | 42-43 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Michael Templeman steps in front of the Carl Luce pass | 42-43 |
| 17:31 | Grinnell | Paul Britton can't connect on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Ted Neill - foul #2 on Ted Neill, team foul #1 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Allen Gray (PG), Jason Cohn (SF), Hubert Paulus (PF) Michael Templeman, Coleman Frisby, William Ballard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG), Michael Osteen (SF), Ernest McIlrath (C) Willy Pickerel, Joseph Yates, Daniel Pollard | |
| 17:31 | Grinnell | Paul Britton makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 17:31 | Grinnell | Paul Britton makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Allen Gray steps in front of the Michael Long pass | 44-43 |
| 17:04 | Grinnell | Edward Singleton lays it up and in on a great pass from Allen Gray | 46-43 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Michael Osteen scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ted Neill | 46-46 |
| 16:27 | Grinnell | Allen Gray clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Carl Luce grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Allen Gray picks off the pass by Ted Neill | 46-46 |
| 16:05 | Grinnell | Edward Singleton is hacked by Carl Luce - foul #3 on Carl Luce, team foul #2 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Templeman (PG), Coleman Frisby (SF), William Ballard (PF) Allen Gray, Edward Singleton, Paul Britton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Willy Pickerel (SG), Daniel Pollard (C) Ted Neill, Michael Long, Carl Luce | |
| 15:49 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn is called for traveling | 46-46 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Yates (SF), Ralph Koch (PF) Michael Osteen, Ernest McIlrath | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Michael Templeman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Cohn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Coleman Frisby (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Ballard (fresh) C - Hubert Paulus (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Chagoya (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willy Pickerel (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Yates (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Koch (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Pollard (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 15:31 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 15:03 | Grinnell | William Ballard scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Templeman | 49-46 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | William Ballard is called for the reach on Willy Pickerel - foul #1 on William Ballard, team foul #2 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Dunn (SG), Neil Zymowski (C) Jason Cohn, Hubert Paulus | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Michael Long (SG) Randy Chagoya, Willy Pickerel | |
| 14:29 | Illinois | Ted Neill is hacked by Richard Dunn - foul #3 on Richard Dunn, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Edward Singleton (SG) Richard Dunn | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Osteen (SF), Ernest McIlrath (C) Joseph Yates, Daniel Pollard | |
| 14:11 | Illinois | Ted Neill is fouled on the floor by Michael Templeman - foul #1 on Michael Templeman, team foul #4 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Allen Gray (PG), William Bozek (SF) Michael Templeman, Coleman Frisby | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Luce (SF) Michael Osteen | |
| 13:58 | Illinois | Ralph Koch can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 13:56 | Grinnell | Allen Gray snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 13:50 | Grinnell | Ted Neill takes the ball from Allen Gray in the backcourt | 49-46 |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Carl Luce is hacked by William Bozek - foul #1 on William Bozek, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Paul Britton (C) William Ballard | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Ralph Koch can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Neil Zymowski - foul #2 on Neil Zymowski, team foul #6 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jason Cohn (PF) Neil Zymowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Ralph Koch makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Ralph Koch makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 13:19 | Grinnell | William Bozek comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Carl Luce pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Michael Long drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Ralph Koch | 49-51 |
| 13:02 | Grinnell | Allen Gray misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Long - foul #1 on Michael Long, team foul #3 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby (SF), Hubert Paulus (PF) Edward Singleton, William Bozek | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Willy Pickerel (SG), Joseph Yates (SF), Daniel Pollard (C) Ted Neill, Michael Long, Ralph Koch, Ernest McIlrath | |
| 13:02 | Grinnell | Allen Gray makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 13:02 | Grinnell | Allen Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard loses the dribble to Allen Gray | 51-51 |
| 12:37 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn lays it up and in set up by Allen Gray | 53-51 |
| 12:21 | Illinois | Carl Luce blows the layup | 53-51 |
| 12:20 | Grinnell | Hubert Paulus pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 11:53 | Grinnell | Hubert Paulus makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Allen Gray | 55-51 |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Joseph Yates clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 11:30 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard gets the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Allen Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jason Cohn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Coleman Frisby (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Hubert Paulus (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Britton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Chagoya (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willy Pickerel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Yates (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Luce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Pollard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Paul Britton denies the turnaround by Willy Pickerel | 55-51 |
| 11:20 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Jason Cohn | 55-51 |
| 10:59 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Willy Pickerel - foul #1 on Willy Pickerel, team foul #4 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Templeman (PG), Edward Singleton (SG), William Ballard (PF), Neil Zymowski (C) Allen Gray, Jason Cohn, Hubert Paulus, Paul Britton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Michael Long (SG), Michael Osteen (SF), Ralph Koch (PF), Ernest McIlrath (C) Randy Chagoya, Willy Pickerel, Joseph Yates, Carl Luce, Daniel Pollard | |
| 10:59 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 10:59 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 10:59 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Michael Osteen hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ted Neill | 55-54 |
| 10:28 | Grinnell | Edward Singleton double dribbles | 55-54 |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Bozek (SF) Coleman Frisby | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Michael Osteen makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Long | 55-56 |
| 09:47 | Grinnell | Michael Osteen blocks the short jumper by William Ballard | 55-56 |
| 09:45 | Grinnell | Neil Zymowski grabs the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 09:26 | Grinnell | Neil Zymowski connects on the floater in the lane | 57-56 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Michael Long misses the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Templeman - foul #2 on Michael Templeman, team foul #7 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jason Cohn (PF), Hubert Paulus (C) William Ballard, Neil Zymowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Pollard (C) Ernest McIlrath | |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Michael Long makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Michael Long makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 08:54 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn blows the dunk | 57-58 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard grabs the defensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Michael Osteen loses the dribble to Michael Templeman | 57-58 |
| 08:29 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman is whistled for traveling | 57-58 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Allen Gray (PG), Coleman Frisby (SF), Paul Britton (C) Michael Templeman, William Bozek, Hubert Paulus | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG), Joseph Yates (SF) Michael Long, Michael Osteen | |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 57-58 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | Coleman Frisby steals the ball from Willy Pickerel | 57-58 |
| 07:46 | Grinnell | Allen Gray is called for traveling | 57-58 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Dunn (SG), William Ballard (PF) Edward Singleton, Jason Cohn | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Carl Luce (PF), Ernest McIlrath (C) Ted Neill, Ralph Koch, Daniel Pollard | |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel's layup is rejected by Paul Britton | 57-58 |
| 07:30 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby grabs the board | 57-58 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Allen Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Dunn (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Coleman Frisby (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - William Ballard (fresh) 3 pts. C - Paul Britton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Chagoya (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willy Pickerel (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Yates (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Luce (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Ernest McIlrath (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Grinnell | Joseph Yates steps in front of the Coleman Frisby pass | 57-58 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath is fouled on the floor by Paul Britton - foul #3 on Paul Britton, team foul #8 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Templeman (PG), Jason Cohn (SG), William Bozek (SF), Hubert Paulus (C) Allen Gray, Richard Dunn, Coleman Frisby, Paul Britton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Daniel Pollard (C) Randy Chagoya, Joseph Yates | |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard snags the offensive board | 57-58 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Carl Luce hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 57-58 |
| 06:26 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn grabs the defensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 06:06 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ted Neill - foul #3 on Ted Neill, team foul #5 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Edward Singleton (SG) William Ballard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG), Ralph Koch (PF) Willy Pickerel, Ernest McIlrath | |
| 06:06 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 06:06 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 05:53 | Illinois | Ralph Koch clanks a floater in the paint | 59-58 |
| 05:52 | Grinnell | Hubert Paulus snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| 05:48 | Grinnell | Edward Singleton misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-58 |
| 05:46 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman tips it but misses | 59-58 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Carl Luce snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Ted Neill comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-58 |
| 05:38 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| 05:31 | Grinnell | Hubert Paulus misses the easy layup | 59-58 |
| 05:30 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn tips it home | 61-58 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Ralph Koch is hacked by Jason Cohn - foul #1 on Jason Cohn, team foul #9 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby (SF), Paul Britton (C) William Bozek, Jason Cohn | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Yates (SF) Daniel Pollard | |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Ralph Koch makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Ralph Koch misses the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Joseph Yates snags the offensive board | 61-59 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Ted Neill drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Luce | 61-62 |
| 04:43 | Grinnell | Paul Britton connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Templeman | 63-62 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Carl Luce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-62 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Allen Gray (PG), William Ballard (PF) Michael Templeman, Hubert Paulus | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Willy Pickerel (SG), Ernest McIlrath (C) Ted Neill, Michael Long, Carl Luce | |
| 04:07 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby lays it in | 65-62 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Allen Gray steals the ball from Randy Chagoya in the backcourt | 65-62 |
| 03:51 | Grinnell | William Ballard scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Allen Gray and he's fouled by Ernest McIlrath - foul #2 on Ernest McIlrath, team foul #6 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jason Cohn (SG) Edward Singleton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Osteen (SF), Daniel Pollard (C) Joseph Yates, Ernest McIlrath | |
| 03:51 | Grinnell | William Ballard makes the free throw | 68-62 |
| 03:40 | Illinois | Michael Osteen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-62 |
| 03:38 | Grinnell | Paul Britton gets the rebound | 68-62 |
| 03:17 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Allen Gray | 70-62 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Allen Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jason Cohn (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. SF - Coleman Frisby (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - William Ballard (fresh) 6 pts. C - Paul Britton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Chagoya (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willy Pickerel (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Osteen (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ralph Koch (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Pollard (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Michael Osteen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-62 |
| 03:12 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Jason Cohn | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:43 | Grinnell | Daniel Pollard swats the short shot by William Ballard | 70-62 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard snags the defensive board | 70-62 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-62 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Templeman (PG), Edward Singleton (SG) Allen Gray, Jason Cohn | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Joseph Yates (SF) Randy Chagoya, Michael Osteen | |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Ted Neill misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 70-62 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard snags the offensive board | 70-62 |
| 02:08 | Illinois | Ralph Koch hits the finger roll on a great pass from Willy Pickerel | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:53 | Grinnell | Paul Britton clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 70-64 |
| 01:51 | Grinnell | Paul Britton snags the offensive board | 70-64 |
| 01:39 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby is fouled on the floor by Joseph Yates - foul #3 on Joseph Yates, team foul #7 | 70-64 |
| 01:39 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 01:39 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Edward Singleton is called for the reach on Joseph Yates - foul #3 on Edward Singleton, team foul #10 | 72-64 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Joseph Yates makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Joseph Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 01:00 | Grinnell | Edward Singleton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 72-66 |
| 00:59 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby gets the offensive rebound | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:58 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby is hacked by Willy Pickerel - foul #2 on Willy Pickerel, team foul #8 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Dunn (SG), Jason Cohn (PF), Neil Zymowski (C) Edward Singleton, William Ballard, Paul Britton | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:58 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby misses the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard snags the defensive board | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Joseph Yates hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ted Neill | 72-68 |
| 00:40 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-68 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Edward Singleton (SG), William Ballard (PF), Paul Britton (C) Richard Dunn, Jason Cohn, Neil Zymowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:39 | Grinnell | Ted Neill is called for the reach on Michael Templeman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ted Neill, team foul #9 | 72-68 |
| 00:39 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman misses the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Pollard | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Joseph Yates comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 72-68 |
| 00:30 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Paul Britton | 72-68 |
| 00:27 | Grinnell | Paul Britton is hacked by Willy Pickerel in the backcourt - foul #3 on Willy Pickerel, team foul #10 | 72-68 |
| 00:27 | Grinnell | Paul Britton misses the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:27 | Grinnell | Paul Britton makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Ted Neill misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 73-68 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel gets the offensive rebound | 73-68 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-68 |
| 00:14 | Grinnell | Paul Britton snags the defensive board | 73-68 |
| 00:13 | Grinnell | Willy Pickerel is called for the reach on Paul Britton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Willy Pickerel, team foul #11 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Dunn (SG), Luther Amar (SF), Jason Cohn (PF) Edward Singleton, Coleman Frisby, William Ballard | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:13 | Grinnell | Paul Britton makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:13 | Grinnell | Paul Britton makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Ted Neill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-68 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Yates | 75-68 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Ted Neill buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-71 |