| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Hinnenkamp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herman Wilkins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Marshall (fresh) PF - Jerome Mann (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Timothy Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald King (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Couch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Terry Boer (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Brendan Bell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Brian Marshall inbounds the ball | 37-40 |
| 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) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Herman Wilkins scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Eric Hinnenkamp | 39-40 |
| 19:26 | Grinnell | Terry Boer clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 39-40 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Brian Marshall grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | Terry Boer is called for the reach on Jerome Mann - foul #1 on Terry Boer, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Donald King steals the ball from Eric Hinnenkamp | 39-40 |
| 18:47 | Grinnell | Timothy Brooks hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-42 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Brendan Bell steals it from Brian Marshall | 39-42 |
| 18:10 | Grinnell | Donald King makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Terry Boer | 39-45 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Donald Couch takes the ball from Jerome Mann | 39-45 |
| 17:54 | Grinnell | Donald King hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | Brian Marshall gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Jerome Mann is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Jerome Mann, team foul #1 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Todd Nicholas (PF), Eric Reinhart (C) Jerome Mann, Martin Lewis | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jonathan Young (C) Brendan Bell | |
| 17:27 | Grinnell | Donald King misses the shot from the left side | 39-45 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Eric Reinhart pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 17:19 | Illinois | Herman Wilkins misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 39-45 |
| 17:17 | Grinnell | Donald Couch pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 17:03 | Grinnell | Terry Boer is called for traveling | 39-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Rodger Williams (PG), James Morel (SG), Brad Rodrigez (SF) Eric Hinnenkamp, Herman Wilkins, Brian Marshall | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bernard James (PG), Johnnie Leopold (SG), Rodney Ashcraft (SF), Thomas Woods (C) Timothy Brooks, Donald King, Donald Couch, Terry Boer | |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Eric Reinhart misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 39-45 |
| 16:41 | Illinois | Rodger Williams hits the follow up shot | 41-45 |
| 16:33 | Grinnell | Johnnie Leopold lays it up and in on a nice dish by Rodney Ashcraft and the foul's on James Morel - foul #2 on James Morel, team foul #2 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Martin Lewis (C) Eric Reinhart | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Brendan Bell (C) Rodney Ashcraft | |
| 16:33 | Grinnell | Johnnie Leopold makes the free throw | 41-48 |
| 16:16 | Illinois | James Morel misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-48 |
| 16:14 | Grinnell | Jonathan Young pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 16:08 | Grinnell | Johnnie Leopold is hacked by Brad Rodrigez - foul #1 on Brad Rodrigez, team foul #3 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Timothy Brooks (PG), Donald King (SG), Terry Boer (PF) Bernard James, Johnnie Leopold, Thomas Woods | |
| 15:58 | Grinnell | Terry Boer hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by James Morel - foul #3 on James Morel, team foul #4 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Marshall (SF), Jerome Mann (PF) Brad Rodrigez, Todd Nicholas | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Donald Couch (SF) Jonathan Young | |
| 15:58 | Grinnell | Terry Boer makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 15:58 | Grinnell | Terry Boer misses the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Martin Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 41-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Rodger Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Morel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Marshall (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jerome Mann (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Martin Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Timothy Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald King (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Donald Couch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. PF - Terry Boer (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Brendan Bell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Illinois | James Morel connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Brian Marshall | 43-49 |
| 15:15 | Grinnell | Donald King clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Jerome Mann grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Rodger Williams comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Brendan Bell - foul #2 on Brendan Bell, team foul #2 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Herman Wilkins (SG) James Morel | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jonathan Young (C) Brendan Bell | |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Rodger Williams makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Rodger Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Jerome Mann gets the offensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Herman Wilkins misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 44-49 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Jerome Mann snags the offensive board | 44-49 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | Rodger Williams connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Herman Wilkins | 46-49 |
| 14:26 | Grinnell | Terry Boer misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 46-49 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Jerome Mann snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Brian Marshall knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Rodger Williams and the foul's on Donald Couch - foul #2 on Donald Couch, team foul #3 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Hinnenkamp (PG), Todd Nicholas (C) Rodger Williams, Martin Lewis | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bernard James (SG), Rodney Ashcraft (SF), Thomas Woods (C) Donald King, Donald Couch, Terry Boer | |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Brian Marshall misses the free throw | 48-49 |
| 14:19 | Grinnell | Thomas Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 13:57 | Grinnell | Todd Nicholas picks off the pass by Rodney Ashcraft | 48-49 |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Brian Marshall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brad Rodrigez (SF), Eric Reinhart (C) Brian Marshall, Jerome Mann | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Johnnie Leopold (SG), Brendan Bell (C) Timothy Brooks, Jonathan Young | |
| 13:25 | Grinnell | Todd Nicholas steals it from Brendan Bell | 48-49 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Johnnie Leopold steps in front of the Eric Hinnenkamp pass in the backcourt | 48-49 |
| 13:01 | Grinnell | Bernard James clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-49 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Eric Hinnenkamp grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Eric Hinnenkamp makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Herman Wilkins | 51-49 |
| 12:33 | Grinnell | Johnnie Leopold hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 51-49 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Herman Wilkins grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 12:08 | Illinois | Eric Reinhart is whistled for a carry | 51-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Rodger Williams (SG), Brian Marshall (SF), Jerome Mann (PF), Martin Lewis (C) Herman Wilkins, Brad Rodrigez, Todd Nicholas, Eric Reinhart | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Timothy Brooks (PG), Donald King (SG), Donald Couch (SF), Terry Boer (PF) Bernard James, Johnnie Leopold, Rodney Ashcraft, Thomas Woods | |
| 11:46 | Grinnell | Brendan Bell connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Timothy Brooks | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Hinnenkamp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodger Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerome Mann (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Martin Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Timothy Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald King (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Donald Couch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. PF - Terry Boer (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Brendan Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Illinois | Martin Lewis can't connect on a runner in the lane | 51-51 |
| 11:18 | Grinnell | Donald Couch grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 11:01 | Grinnell | Donald Couch lays it up and in on a nice dish by Terry Boer | 51-53 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Rodger Williams is fouled on the floor by Donald King - foul #2 on Donald King, team foul #4 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Morel (SG) Eric Hinnenkamp | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jonathan Young (C) Brendan Bell | |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Brian Marshall drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Rodger Williams | 53-53 |
| 10:35 | Grinnell | Donald King hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Timothy Brooks | 53-55 |
| 10:13 | Illinois | Martin Lewis drills a runner near the basket | 55-55 |
| 09:55 | Grinnell | Jonathan Young drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Timothy Brooks | 55-57 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Jerome Mann misses the jumper in the lane | 55-57 |
| 09:47 | Grinnell | Jonathan Young pulls down the rebound | 55-57 |
| 09:38 | Grinnell | Terry Boer can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 55-57 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Martin Lewis grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Jonathan Young swats the shot by Rodger Williams | 55-57 |
| 09:30 | Illinois | Brian Marshall grabs the offensive board | 55-57 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Jerome Mann is hacked by Donald King - foul #3 on Donald King, team foul #5 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Hinnenkamp (PG), Herman Wilkins (SG), Brad Rodrigez (SF), Todd Nicholas (PF), Eric Reinhart (C) Rodger Williams, James Morel, Brian Marshall, Jerome Mann, Martin Lewis | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bernard James (PG), Johnnie Leopold (SG), Rodney Ashcraft (SF), Thomas Woods (C) Timothy Brooks, Donald King, Donald Couch, Terry Boer | |
| 08:56 | Illinois | Brad Rodrigez lays it in on a nice dish by Herman Wilkins | 57-57 |
| 08:27 | Grinnell | Thomas Woods misses the easy layup | 57-57 |
| 08:25 | Grinnell | Thomas Woods pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 08:20 | Grinnell | Rodney Ashcraft can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 08:18 | Grinnell | Thomas Woods can't tip it in | 57-57 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Brad Rodrigez snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Eric Hinnenkamp hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Herman Wilkins | 59-57 |
| 07:51 | Grinnell | Jonathan Young misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 59-57 |
| 07:50 | Illinois | Eric Reinhart pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Brad Rodrigez is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Brad Rodrigez, team foul #5 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Rodger Williams (PG), Brian Marshall (SF) Eric Hinnenkamp, Brad Rodrigez | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Timothy Brooks (PG), Donald King (SG), Donald Couch (SF), Terry Boer (PF), Brendan Bell (C) Bernard James, Johnnie Leopold, Rodney Ashcraft, Jonathan Young, Thomas Woods | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Rodger Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Herman Wilkins (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Brian Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Todd Nicholas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Eric Reinhart (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Timothy Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald King (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Donald Couch (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. PF - Terry Boer (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Brendan Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Grinnell | Herman Wilkins is called for the reach on Donald King - foul #2 on Herman Wilkins, team foul #6 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerome Mann (PF), Martin Lewis (C) Todd Nicholas, Eric Reinhart | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 07:06 | Grinnell | Brendan Bell knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Terry Boer | 59-59 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Jerome Mann lays it in on a great pass from Herman Wilkins | 61-59 |
| 06:24 | Grinnell | The refs have stopped play. Donald Couch is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 61-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Hinnenkamp (PG) Herman Wilkins | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Rodney Ashcraft (SF) Donald Couch | |
| 06:17 | Grinnell | Rodney Ashcraft scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Timothy Brooks | 61-61 |
| 06:09 | Illinois | Brian Marshall dunks the ball on a great pass from Martin Lewis | 63-61 |
| 05:45 | Grinnell | Timothy Brooks's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Marshall | 63-61 |
| 05:44 | Grinnell | Terry Boer gets the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 05:33 | Grinnell | Terry Boer's pass is intercepted by Martin Lewis | 63-61 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | Jerome Mann connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Brian Marshall | 65-61 |
| 05:13 | Grinnell | Timothy Brooks hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brendan Bell | 65-63 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Martin Lewis hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Eric Hinnenkamp | 67-63 |
| 04:39 | Grinnell | Donald King comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Brian Marshall - foul #1 on Brian Marshall, team foul #7 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Herman Wilkins (SG), Brad Rodrigez (SF), Todd Nicholas (PF), Eric Reinhart (C) Rodger Williams, Brian Marshall, Jerome Mann, Martin Lewis | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bernard James (PG), Jonathan Young (PF), Thomas Woods (C) Timothy Brooks, Terry Boer, Brendan Bell | |
| 04:39 | Grinnell | Donald King misses the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 04:39 | Grinnell | Donald King makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Herman Wilkins misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 67-64 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Eric Reinhart snags the offensive board | 67-64 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Herman Wilkins connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Brad Rodrigez | 69-64 |
| 03:42 | Grinnell | Donald King buries a shot from just outside the lane | 69-66 |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Herman Wilkins buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Eric Hinnenkamp | 71-66 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Hinnenkamp (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Herman Wilkins (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SF - Brad Rodrigez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Todd Nicholas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Eric Reinhart (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Bernard James (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Donald King (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Rodney Ashcraft (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jonathan Young (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Grinnell | Donald King's pass is intercepted by Herman Wilkins | 71-66 |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Donald King is called for the reach on Brad Rodrigez - foul #4 on Donald King, team foul #6 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Rodger Williams (PG), Brian Marshall (SF) Eric Hinnenkamp, Brad Rodrigez | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Timothy Brooks (PG), Terry Boer (PF), Brendan Bell (C) Donald King, Rodney Ashcraft, Thomas Woods | |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Herman Wilkins loses the ball out of bounds | 71-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Killion (C) Todd Nicholas | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Donald Couch (SF) Jonathan Young | |
| 02:22 | Grinnell | Bernard James misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-66 |
| 02:21 | Grinnell | Donald Couch grabs the offensive board | 71-66 |
| 02:09 | Grinnell | Timothy Brooks is fouled on the floor by Rodger Williams - foul #1 on Rodger Williams, team foul #8 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Morel (SG), Jerome Mann (PF), Martin Lewis (C) Herman Wilkins, Eric Reinhart, Jason Killion | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Johnnie Leopold (SG) Bernard James | |
| 02:09 | Grinnell | Timothy Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 02:09 | Grinnell | Timothy Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Hinnenkamp (PG), Herman Wilkins (SG) Rodger Williams, James Morel | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Donald King (SG) Johnnie Leopold | |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Brian Marshall connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Herman Wilkins and he's fouled by Donald Couch - foul #3 on Donald Couch, team foul #7 | 73-68 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Brian Marshall makes the free throw | 74-68 |
| 01:30 | Grinnell | Timothy Brooks misses short on a jumper from the right side | 74-68 |
| 01:28 | Grinnell | Donald King snags the offensive board | 74-68 |
| 01:04 | Grinnell | Donald King hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 74-68 |
| 01:03 | Grinnell | Terry Boer pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-68 |
| 00:42 | Grinnell | Donald Couch lays it up and in set up by Terry Boer | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Jerome Mann is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Brooks - foul #3 on Timothy Brooks, team foul #8 | 74-70 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Jerome Mann makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Jerome Mann makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Grinnell | Donald Couch hits a jumper near the basket and he's fouled by Eric Hinnenkamp - foul #3 on Eric Hinnenkamp, team foul #9 | 76-72 |
| 00:37 | Grinnell | Donald Couch misses the free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Herman Wilkins pulls down the rebound | 76-72 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Herman Wilkins is fouled in the backcourt by Donald King - foul #5 on Donald King, team foul #9 | 76-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bernard James (SG) Donald King | |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Herman Wilkins makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Herman Wilkins makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:30 | Grinnell | Terry Boer connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Timothy Brooks | 78-75 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Brian Marshall is fouled in the backcourt by Bernard James - foul #2 on Bernard James, team foul #10 | 78-75 |
| Subs | Illinois | Rodger Williams (SG) Herman Wilkins | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Brian Marshall misses the 1st free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Brian Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:25 | Grinnell | Terry Boer is hacked by Jerome Mann - foul #4 on Jerome Mann, team foul #10 | 79-75 |
| Subs | Illinois | Herman Wilkins (SG) Rodger Williams | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 00:25 | Grinnell | Terry Boer makes the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:25 | Grinnell | Terry Boer makes the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Jerome Mann is hacked by Timothy Brooks in the backcourt - foul #4 on Timothy Brooks, team foul #11 | 79-77 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Jerome Mann makes the 1st free throw | 80-77 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Jerome Mann makes the 2nd free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:18 | Grinnell | Brendan Bell connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Brooks | 81-80 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Jerome Mann is hacked by Timothy Brooks in the backcourt - foul #5 on Timothy Brooks, team foul #12 | 81-80 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Johnnie Leopold (SG) Timothy Brooks | |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Jerome Mann misses the 1st free throw | 81-80 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Jerome Mann misses the 2nd free throw | 81-80 |
| 00:16 | Grinnell | Brendan Bell pulls down the rebound | 81-80 |
| 00:16 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-80 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Grinnell | Bernard James is called for traveling in the backcourt | 81-80 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Jerome Mann is hacked by Terry Boer - foul #2 on Terry Boer, team foul #13 | 81-80 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Jerome Mann makes the 1st free throw | 82-80 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Jerome Mann misses the 2nd free throw | 82-80 |
| 00:08 | Grinnell | Johnnie Leopold snags the defensive board | 82-80 |
| 00:05 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-80 |
| 00:03 | Grinnell | Terry Boer comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 82-80 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Jerome Mann grabs the defensive rebound | 82-80 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Jerome Mann runs out the clock | 82-80 |