| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Michael Templeman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Luther Amar (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Cohn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Ballard (fresh) 5 pts. C - Paul Britton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joe Bordelon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willy Pickerel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Yates (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Graig (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Pollard (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn inbounds the ball | 45-37 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:32 | Grinnell | Paul Britton buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Luther Amar | 47-37 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Paul Britton swats the layup by Raymond Graig | 47-37 |
| 19:23 | Grinnell | William Ballard pulls down the rebound | 47-37 |
| 18:58 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman can't connect on a runner in the paint | 47-37 |
| 18:57 | Grinnell | William Ballard pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 18:39 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Templeman | 49-37 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Luther Amar is called for the reach on Willy Pickerel - foul #2 on Luther Amar, team foul #1 | 49-37 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | Paul Britton steals it from Joe Bordelon | 49-37 |
| 17:46 | Grinnell | Luther Amar makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Templeman | 51-37 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Joe Bordelon misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 51-37 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard can't tip it in | 51-37 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Raymond Graig tips it but misses | 51-37 |
| 17:35 | Grinnell | Paul Britton gets the rebound | 51-37 |
| 17:10 | Grinnell | Willy Pickerel steals it from Michael Templeman | 51-37 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel hits the finger roll | 51-39 |
| 16:56 | Grinnell | Luther Amar comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-39 |
| 16:55 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn tips it back up and in | 53-39 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Joseph Yates misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-39 |
| 16:40 | Grinnell | Paul Britton grabs the defensive rebound | 53-39 |
| 16:21 | Grinnell | Luther Amar is hacked by Joseph Yates - foul #3 on Joseph Yates, team foul #1 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Dunn (PG), Coleman Frisby (SG), William Bozek (SF), Hubert Paulus (PF), Neil Zymowski (C) Michael Templeman, Luther Amar, Jason Cohn, William Ballard, Paul Britton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Mireles (PG), Michael Osteen (SG), Thomas Armstrong (SF), Ernest McIlrath (PF), Norman Matthews (C) Joe Bordelon, Willy Pickerel, Joseph Yates, Raymond Graig, Daniel Pollard | |
| 16:09 | Grinnell | Richard Dunn can't finish the layup | 53-39 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Michael Osteen snags the defensive board | 53-39 |
| 16:03 | Illinois | Neil Zymowski is called for the reach on Thomas Armstrong - foul #1 on Neil Zymowski, team foul #2 | 53-39 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Bruce Mireles clanks a shot from the right wing | 53-39 |
| 15:49 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby gets the rebound | 53-39 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Richard Dunn (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Coleman Frisby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - William Bozek (fresh) PF - Hubert Paulus (fresh) 5 reb. C - Neil Zymowski (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Mireles (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Osteen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ernest McIlrath (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Matthews (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Grinnell | Richard Dunn hits a jumper from the left wing | 55-39 |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Norman Matthews misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-39 |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath tips it home | 55-41 |
| 15:01 | Grinnell | William Bozek drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Coleman Frisby | 58-41 |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Michael Osteen misses the 3 from the left wing | 58-41 |
| 14:38 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Neil Zymowski | 58-41 |
| 14:17 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby drills a jumper from close range | 60-41 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:07 | Illinois | Thomas Armstrong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-41 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Templeman (PG), Jason Cohn (SF), Paul Britton (C) William Bozek, Hubert Paulus, Neil Zymowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bordelon (PG), Conrad Little (SG), Joseph Yates (SF), Daniel Pollard (C) Bruce Mireles, Michael Osteen, Thomas Armstrong, Norman Matthews | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:47 | Grinnell | Daniel Pollard is called for the reach on Paul Britton - foul #2 on Daniel Pollard, team foul #2 | 60-41 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Luther Amar (SG), William Ballard (PF) Richard Dunn, Coleman Frisby | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Graig (PF) Ernest McIlrath | |
| 13:24 | Grinnell | Conrad Little is called for the reach on William Ballard - foul #1 on Conrad Little, team foul #3 | 60-41 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG) Joseph Yates | |
| 13:10 | Grinnell | William Ballard hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 60-41 |
| 13:09 | Grinnell | Paul Britton tips it home | 62-41 |
| 12:51 | Illinois | Conrad Little makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-44 |
| 12:23 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 62-44 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Dunn (PG), Coleman Frisby (PF) Michael Templeman, William Ballard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Osteen (SF), Ernest McIlrath (PF) Conrad Little, Raymond Graig | |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard's pass is intercepted by Jason Cohn | 62-44 |
| 11:41 | Grinnell | Luther Amar misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-44 |
| 11:39 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby snags the offensive board | 62-44 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Richard Dunn (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Luther Amar (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Cohn (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Coleman Frisby (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Britton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joe Bordelon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willy Pickerel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Michael Osteen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ernest McIlrath (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Pollard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Grinnell | Richard Dunn clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-44 |
| 11:17 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Pollard | 62-44 |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Michael Osteen comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 62-44 |
| 11:12 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Paul Britton | 62-44 |
| 10:46 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Coleman Frisby, team foul #3 | 62-44 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Templeman (PG), William Bozek (SF), William Ballard (PF), Hubert Paulus (C) Richard Dunn, Luther Amar, Jason Cohn, Paul Britton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Mireles (PG), Joseph Yates (SF), Raymond Graig (PF) Joe Bordelon, Willy Pickerel, Daniel Pollard | |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Joseph Yates scores on a jumper from the right side | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:24 | Grinnell | William Bozek misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-46 |
| 10:22 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath gets the rebound | 62-46 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Bruce Mireles misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 62-46 |
| 10:16 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby grabs the defensive rebound | 62-46 |
| 09:52 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Coleman Frisby and the foul's on Bruce Mireles - foul #2 on Bruce Mireles, team foul #4 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Dunn (SG) Coleman Frisby | |
| Subs | Illinois | Conrad Little (SG), Norman Matthews (C) Michael Osteen, Ernest McIlrath | |
| 09:52 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman makes the free throw | 65-46 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Joseph Yates hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-46 |
| 09:30 | Grinnell | William Ballard grabs the board | 65-46 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:26 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by William Bozek and the foul's on Bruce Mireles - foul #3 on Bruce Mireles, team foul #5 | 67-46 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jason Cohn (SF), Neil Zymowski (C) William Bozek, William Ballard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bordelon (PG) Conrad Little | |
| 09:26 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman makes the free throw | 68-46 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Raymond Graig is fouled on the floor by Hubert Paulus - foul #3 on Hubert Paulus, team foul #4 | 68-46 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Bruce Mireles scores on a jump hook from the right block | 68-48 |
| 08:37 | Grinnell | Hubert Paulus misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Norman Matthews - foul #3 on Norman Matthews, team foul #6 | 68-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Edward Singleton (SG), Paul Britton (C) Michael Templeman, Neil Zymowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Armstrong (SF), Ernest McIlrath (PF), Daniel Pollard (C) Joseph Yates, Raymond Graig, Norman Matthews | |
| 08:37 | Grinnell | Hubert Paulus makes the 1st free throw | 69-48 |
| 08:37 | Grinnell | Hubert Paulus misses the 2nd free throw | 69-48 |
| 08:37 | Grinnell | Paul Britton grabs the offensive board | 69-48 |
| 08:13 | Grinnell | Edward Singleton comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 69-48 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Thomas Armstrong grabs the board | 69-48 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Ernest McIlrath | 69-50 |
| 07:46 | Grinnell | Daniel Pollard steals it from Paul Britton | 69-50 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Bruce Mireles can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Edward Singleton - foul #1 on Edward Singleton, team foul #5 | 69-50 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Luther Amar (SG), Coleman Frisby (SF), William Ballard (PF) Edward Singleton, Jason Cohn, Hubert Paulus | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG), Michael Osteen (SF) Joe Bordelon, Thomas Armstrong | |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Bruce Mireles makes the 1st free throw | 69-51 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Bruce Mireles makes the 2nd free throw | 69-52 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Richard Dunn (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Luther Amar (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Coleman Frisby (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Ballard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Britton (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Mireles (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Willy Pickerel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Michael Osteen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ernest McIlrath (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Pollard (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Grinnell | Paul Britton buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Luther Amar and he's hacked by Bruce Mireles - foul #4 on Bruce Mireles, team foul #7 | 71-52 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Templeman (PG) Richard Dunn | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Waterman (PG), Joseph Yates (SF) Bruce Mireles, Michael Osteen | |
| 07:24 | Grinnell | Paul Britton makes the free throw | 72-52 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Robert Waterman double dribbles | 72-52 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Neil Zymowski (C) Paul Britton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Graig (PF) Ernest McIlrath | |
| 06:45 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 72-52 |
| 06:44 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby grabs the offensive board | 72-52 |
| 06:22 | Grinnell | Michael Templeman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-52 |
| 06:20 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby tips it home | 74-52 |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 74-52 |
| 06:11 | Grinnell | William Ballard grabs the defensive rebound | 74-52 |
| 05:45 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Willy Pickerel - foul #1 on Willy Pickerel, team foul #8 | 74-52 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Dunn (PG), Jason Cohn (SF), Paul Britton (C) Michael Templeman, William Ballard, Neil Zymowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bordelon (PG), Michael Osteen (SG), Thomas Armstrong (SF), Ernest McIlrath (PF), Norman Matthews (C) Robert Waterman, Willy Pickerel, Joseph Yates, Raymond Graig, Daniel Pollard | |
| 05:45 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby makes the 1st free throw | 75-52 |
| 05:45 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby makes the 2nd free throw | 76-52 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath clanks a 3 from the right wing | 76-52 |
| 05:29 | Grinnell | Paul Britton grabs the board | 76-52 |
| 05:10 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby's layup is rejected by Ernest McIlrath | 76-52 |
| 05:09 | Grinnell | Jason Cohn tips it in | 78-52 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Thomas Armstrong misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Dunn - foul #1 on Richard Dunn, team foul #6 | 78-52 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Edward Singleton (SG), William Bozek (SF), Hubert Paulus (PF), Neil Zymowski (C) Luther Amar, Jason Cohn, Coleman Frisby, Paul Britton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Mireles (PG) Joe Bordelon | |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Thomas Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 78-52 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Thomas Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 78-53 |
| 04:35 | Grinnell | Richard Dunn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 78-53 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Norman Matthews | 78-53 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Michael Osteen misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 78-53 |
| 04:27 | Grinnell | William Bozek pulls down the rebound | 78-53 |
| 04:09 | Grinnell | William Bozek misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 78-53 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath snags the defensive board | 78-53 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Bruce Mireles lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ernest McIlrath | 78-55 |
| 03:41 | Grinnell | Richard Dunn is hacked by Michael Osteen - foul #2 on Michael Osteen, team foul #9 | 78-55 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby (PF) Neil Zymowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Conrad Little (SF) Thomas Armstrong | |
| 03:41 | Grinnell | Richard Dunn misses the 1st free throw | 78-55 |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Norman Matthews pulls down the rebound | 78-55 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Bruce Mireles misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 78-55 |
| 03:34 | Grinnell | Edward Singleton pulls down the rebound | 78-55 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Richard Dunn (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Singleton (fresh) SF - William Bozek (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Coleman Frisby (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Hubert Paulus (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Mireles (fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. SG - Michael Osteen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Conrad Little (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ernest McIlrath (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Norman Matthews (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:11 | Grinnell | The jump hook by Edward Singleton is blocked by Conrad Little | 78-55 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Bruce Mireles snags the defensive board | 78-55 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Conrad Little lays it up and in on a great pass from Bruce Mireles | 78-57 |
| 02:46 | Grinnell | William Bozek comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 78-57 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Bruce Mireles pulls down the rebound | 78-57 |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Conrad Little clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Dunn - foul #2 on Richard Dunn, team foul #7 | 78-57 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Allen Gray (PG) William Bozek | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Waterman (PG), Thomas Armstrong (PF) Bruce Mireles, Norman Matthews | |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Conrad Little makes the 1st free throw | 78-58 |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Conrad Little misses the 2nd free throw | 78-58 |
| 02:38 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby grabs the defensive rebound | 78-58 |
| 02:23 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Dunn | 80-58 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Hubert Paulus steals the ball from Conrad Little | 80-58 |
| 01:45 | Grinnell | Thomas Armstrong is called for the reach on Coleman Frisby - foul #2 on Thomas Armstrong, team foul #10 | 80-58 |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Bozek (SF), Neil Zymowski (C) Allen Gray, Edward Singleton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Mireles (PG), Norman Matthews (C) Robert Waterman, Conrad Little | |
| 01:45 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby makes the 1st free throw | 81-58 |
| 01:45 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby misses the 2nd free throw | 81-58 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath pulls down the rebound | 81-58 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Coleman Frisby picks off the pass by Thomas Armstrong | 81-58 |
| 01:12 | Grinnell | Coleman Frisby misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 81-58 |
| 01:11 | Grinnell | Hubert Paulus hits the follow up shot | 83-58 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath misses the easy layup | 83-58 |
| 00:49 | Grinnell | William Bozek grabs the defensive rebound | 83-58 |
| 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Grinnell | William Bozek is fouled on the floor by Norman Matthews - foul #4 on Norman Matthews, team foul #11 | 83-58 |
| 00:24 | Grinnell | William Bozek makes the 1st free throw | 84-58 |
| 00:24 | Grinnell | William Bozek makes the 2nd free throw | 85-58 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Michael Osteen knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Armstrong | 85-61 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Richard Dunn runs out the clock | 85-61 |