| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Robert Leonard (fresh) SG - Ronald Depaz (fresh) SF - Charles Hamilton (fresh) PF - Brian Scruggs (fresh) C - Timothy Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edgar Ludwig (fresh) SG - William Howard (fresh) SF - Stuart Strine (fresh) PF - Daniel Forte (fresh) C - Noel White (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | Timothy Jones wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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) | |
| 19:36 | Grinnell | Timothy Jones is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | William Howard scores on a floater from close range | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Grinnell | Robert Leonard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Grinnell | Charles Hamilton grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Grinnell | Robert Leonard knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 3-2 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Daniel Forte misses short on a runner from the left block | 3-2 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Daniel Forte snags the offensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Noel White | 3-4 |
| 17:57 | Grinnell | Timothy Jones misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Noel White - foul #1 on Noel White, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 17:57 | Grinnell | Timothy Jones makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:57 | Grinnell | Timothy Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:43 | Illinois | William Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 5-4 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Daniel Forte grabs the offensive board | 5-4 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig is hacked by Timothy Jones - foul #1 on Timothy Jones, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 17:05 | Illinois | William Howard knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Edgar Ludwig | 5-6 |
| 16:44 | Grinnell | Charles Hamilton misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 16:42 | Grinnell | Brian Scruggs pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:26 | Grinnell | Brian Scruggs's floater is tipped away by Noel White | 5-6 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Stuart Strine grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Stuart Strine clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 16:18 | Grinnell | Brian Scruggs gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:12 | Grinnell | Ronald Depaz can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-6 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Noel White | 5-6 |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Noel White misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 15:46 | Grinnell | Timothy Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Robert Leonard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronald Depaz (fresh) SF - Charles Hamilton (fairly fresh) PF - Brian Scruggs (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edgar Ludwig (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Howard (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stuart Strine (fresh) PF - Daniel Forte (fresh) 2 reb. C - Noel White (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Grinnell | Ronald Depaz clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Howard - foul #1 on William Howard, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Francis Palmer (PG), John Schneider (SF), Anthony Nickerson (PF), James Westmoreland (C) Robert Leonard, Charles Hamilton, Brian Scruggs, Timothy Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:27 | Grinnell | Ronald Depaz makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:27 | Grinnell | Ronald Depaz makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:17 | Illinois | Stuart Strine hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Ronald Depaz - foul #1 on Ronald Depaz, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (SG), Christopher Barrett (C) William Howard, Noel White | |
| 15:17 | Illinois | Stuart Strine makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:17 | Illinois | Stuart Strine makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:54 | Grinnell | Anthony Nickerson makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Ronald Depaz | 9-8 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Christopher Barrett banks in the layup set up by Edgar Ludwig and he's hacked by Anthony Nickerson - foul #1 on Anthony Nickerson, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Alan Dupree (PG) Ronald Depaz | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Yates (PG), Jack Roughton (SF), Bryant Slate (C) Edgar Ludwig, Stuart Strine, Daniel Forte | |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Christopher Barrett makes the free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:17 | Grinnell | Anthony Nickerson misses the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Bryant Slate - foul #1 on Bryant Slate, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Leonard (PG) Alan Dupree | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Howard (SG) Matthew Yates | |
| 14:17 | Grinnell | Anthony Nickerson makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 14:17 | Grinnell | Anthony Nickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 14:15 | Illinois | David White is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 11-11 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Noel White (C) Bryant Slate | |
| 13:52 | Grinnell | David White steals it from James Westmoreland | 11-11 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Christopher Barrett's pass is intercepted by James Westmoreland | 11-11 |
| 13:09 | Grinnell | Robert Leonard misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 11-11 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | Noel White gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | William Howard misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 11-11 |
| 12:58 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to James Westmoreland | 11-11 |
| 12:31 | Grinnell | Francis Palmer misses the easy layup | 11-11 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | William Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Anthony Nickerson steps in front of the Noel White pass | 11-11 |
| 12:13 | Grinnell | James Westmoreland clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 12:11 | Grinnell | Anthony Nickerson gets the offensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 11:55 | Grinnell | Robert Leonard loses the ball out of bounds | 11-11 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Alan Dupree (PG), Ronald Depaz (SG), Charles Hamilton (SF), Brian Scruggs (PF), Timothy Jones (C) Robert Leonard, Francis Palmer, John Schneider, Anthony Nickerson, James Westmoreland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig (PG), Stuart Strine (SF), Daniel Forte (PF), Bryant Slate (C) William Howard, Jack Roughton, Christopher Barrett, Noel White | |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David White and he's hacked by Charles Hamilton - foul #1 on Charles Hamilton, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Winkler (SG) David White | |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig makes the free throw | 11-14 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Alan Dupree (fresh) SG - Ronald Depaz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Hamilton (fresh) PF - Brian Scruggs (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edgar Ludwig (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Winkler (fresh) SF - Stuart Strine (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Forte (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bryant Slate (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Grinnell | Timothy Jones drills a turnaround in the lane | 13-14 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Daniel Forte hits a floater in the paint set up by Stephen Winkler | 13-16 |
| 10:39 | Grinnell | Charles Hamilton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-16 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Daniel Forte grabs the board | 13-16 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Brian Scruggs takes the ball from Stuart Strine | 13-16 |
| 10:27 | Grinnell | Alan Dupree throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-16 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Leonard (PG) Alan Dupree | |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (SG), Christopher Barrett (C) Stephen Winkler, Bryant Slate | |
| 10:07 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 13-16 |
| 10:06 | Grinnell | Brian Scruggs gets the rebound | 13-16 |
| 09:44 | Grinnell | Brian Scruggs misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Forte - foul #1 on Daniel Forte, team foul #4 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Howard (SG), Noel White (C) David White, Christopher Barrett | |
| 09:44 | Grinnell | Brian Scruggs misses the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:44 | Grinnell | Brian Scruggs misses the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Daniel Forte pulls down the rebound | 13-16 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Leonard - foul #1 on Robert Leonard, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Anthony Nickerson (PF) Brian Scruggs | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Anthony Nickerson is called for the reach on William Howard - foul #2 on Anthony Nickerson, team foul #6 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Francis Palmer (SF), James Westmoreland (PF), Richard Hawkins (C) Charles Hamilton, Anthony Nickerson, Timothy Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:00 | Illinois | William Howard misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Ronald Depaz - foul #2 on Ronald Depaz, team foul #7 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Grinnell | John Schneider (SF) Ronald Depaz | |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (PG), Jack Roughton (SF), Christopher Barrett (PF) Edgar Ludwig, Stuart Strine, Daniel Forte | |
| 09:00 | Illinois | William Howard makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | William Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 09:00 | Grinnell | Richard Hawkins grabs the board | 13-17 |
| 08:40 | Grinnell | Francis Palmer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-17 |
| 08:38 | Illinois | Christopher Barrett snags the defensive board | 13-17 |
| 08:34 | Illinois | David White comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 13-17 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Christopher Barrett gets the offensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | David White misses badly on a floater from the right side | 13-17 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | William Howard grabs the offensive board | 13-17 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | James Westmoreland is called for the reach on David White - foul #1 on James Westmoreland, team foul #8 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Charles Hamilton (SF), Brian Scruggs (PF), Timothy Jones (C) Robert Leonard, James Westmoreland, Richard Hawkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Forte (PF) Christopher Barrett | |
| 08:04 | Illinois | David White makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | David White misses the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 08:04 | Grinnell | Timothy Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 07:51 | Grinnell | Charles Hamilton is hacked by Noel White - foul #2 on Noel White, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig (PG), Stuart Strine (SF), Bryant Slate (C) William Howard, Jack Roughton, Noel White | |
| 07:30 | Grinnell | Francis Palmer loses the dribble to Edgar Ludwig | 13-18 |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig misses the lay-in | 13-18 |
| 07:25 | Grinnell | Brian Scruggs grabs the defensive rebound | 13-18 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Francis Palmer (fresh) SG - John Schneider (fresh) SF - Charles Hamilton (fresh) PF - Brian Scruggs (fresh) 4 reb. C - Timothy Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edgar Ludwig (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David White (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stuart Strine (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Forte (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryant Slate (fresh) | |
| 07:08 | Grinnell | John Schneider misses the jumper from the free throw line | 13-18 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Bryant Slate snags the defensive board | 13-18 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Bryant Slate is fouled on the floor by John Schneider - foul #1 on John Schneider, team foul #9 | 13-18 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Bryant Slate misses the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 07:01 | Grinnell | Brian Scruggs grabs the defensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 06:48 | Grinnell | Timothy Jones is hacked by Bryant Slate - foul #2 on Bryant Slate, team foul #6 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Leonard (PG) John Schneider | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Howard (SG), Christopher Barrett (C) David White, Bryant Slate | |
| 06:35 | Grinnell | Daniel Forte steals the ball from Charles Hamilton | 13-18 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Stuart Strine can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-18 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Christopher Barrett gets the offensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Christopher Barrett misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-18 |
| 05:46 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Robert Leonard | 13-18 |
| 05:36 | Grinnell | Francis Palmer is fouled on the floor by William Howard - foul #2 on William Howard, team foul #7 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Grinnell | John Schneider (SF), James Westmoreland (PF), Richard Hawkins (C) Charles Hamilton, Brian Scruggs, Timothy Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Yates (PG), David White (SG), Jack Roughton (SF) Edgar Ludwig, William Howard, Stuart Strine | |
| 05:36 | Grinnell | Francis Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Forte | 13-18 |
| 05:18 | Illinois | David White drills a shot from the right wing set up by Matthew Yates and he's hacked by Richard Hawkins - foul #1 on Richard Hawkins, team foul #10 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Charles Hamilton (SF) Francis Palmer | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:18 | Illinois | David White makes the free throw | 13-21 |
| 04:57 | Grinnell | Christopher Barrett picks off the pass by Richard Hawkins | 13-21 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Jack Roughton misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 13-21 |
| 04:41 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Barrett | 13-21 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Jack Roughton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-21 |
| 04:15 | Grinnell | James Westmoreland snags the defensive board | 13-21 |
| 03:54 | Grinnell | Charles Hamilton misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 13-21 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | Jack Roughton gets the rebound | 13-21 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Matthew Yates hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Daniel Forte | 13-23 |
| 03:27 | Grinnell | Robert Leonard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-23 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Francis Palmer (PG), Ronald Depaz (SG), Brian Scruggs (PF), Timothy Jones (C) Robert Leonard, Charles Hamilton, James Westmoreland, Richard Hawkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig (PG), William Howard (SG), Stuart Strine (SF), Bryant Slate (PF), Noel White (C) Matthew Yates, David White, Jack Roughton, Daniel Forte, Christopher Barrett | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Francis Palmer (fresh) SG - Ronald Depaz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Schneider (fresh) PF - Brian Scruggs (fresh) 5 reb. C - Timothy Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edgar Ludwig (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Howard (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stuart Strine (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bryant Slate (fresh) C - Noel White (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Illinois | William Howard clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-23 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Noel White grabs the offensive board | 13-23 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | The short jumper by Stuart Strine is denied by Timothy Jones | 13-23 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Stuart Strine tips it back up and in | 13-25 |
| 02:44 | Grinnell | Francis Palmer is fouled on the floor by Noel White - foul #3 on Noel White, team foul #8 | 13-25 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Anthony Nickerson (SF) John Schneider | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Forte (PF) Noel White | |
| 02:44 | Grinnell | Francis Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 14-25 |
| 02:44 | Grinnell | Francis Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | William Howard knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-28 |
| 02:07 | Grinnell | Francis Palmer buries a shot from the left block | 17-28 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Daniel Forte misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Brian Scruggs - foul #1 on Brian Scruggs, team foul #11 | 17-28 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Daniel Forte makes the 1st free throw | 17-29 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Daniel Forte makes the 2nd free throw | 17-30 |
| 01:30 | Grinnell | Timothy Jones misses short on a jumper from close range | 17-30 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Bryant Slate gets the rebound | 17-30 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | William Howard connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Daniel Forte | 17-32 |
| 01:14 | Grinnell | Ronald Depaz hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Francis Palmer | 19-32 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Francis Palmer steals the ball from Stuart Strine | 19-32 |
| 00:50 | Grinnell | Ronald Depaz misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-32 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Stuart Strine grabs the board | 19-32 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Daniel Forte hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from William Howard and he's fouled by Brian Scruggs - foul #2 on Brian Scruggs, team foul #12 | 19-34 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Leonard (PG), Charles Hamilton (SF), James Westmoreland (C) Francis Palmer, Brian Scruggs, Timothy Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (SG), Christopher Barrett (C) William Howard, Bryant Slate | |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Daniel Forte makes the free throw | 19-35 |
| 00:25 | Grinnell | Ronald Depaz hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Westmoreland | 21-35 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Leonard - foul #2 on Robert Leonard, team foul #13 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Winkler (SF), Jack Roughton (C) Stuart Strine, Daniel Forte | |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig makes the 1st free throw | 21-36 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig makes the 2nd free throw | 21-37 |
| 00:01 | Grinnell | Ronald Depaz comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 21-37 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | The clock runs out | 21-37 |