| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Raul Morales (fresh) SG - Modesto Rossi (fresh) SF - John Pratt (fresh) PF - Robert Rodenberger (fresh) C - Tony Diamond (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Robeson (fresh) SG - Anthony Culbertson (fresh) SF - Steven Herrington (fresh) PF - Donald Mahan (fresh) C - Kenneth Kolb (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | Robert Rodenberger 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) | |
| 19:40 | Grinnell | Raul Morales steps out of bounds on the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Tony Diamond swats the layup by Kenneth Kolb | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Grinnell | Robert Rodenberger snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Grinnell | John Pratt makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Tony Diamond | 3-0 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | Robert Robeson connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 18:47 | Grinnell | John Pratt can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 3-3 |
| 18:46 | Grinnell | Robert Rodenberger snags the offensive board | 3-3 |
| 18:32 | Grinnell | John Pratt drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Raul Morales | 6-3 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Donald Mahan misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 6-3 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Mahan | 6-3 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Donald Mahan makes the shot in the paint set up by Robert Robeson and he's hacked by Raul Morales - foul #1 on Raul Morales, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Donald Mahan misses the free throw | 6-5 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Steven Herrington gets the offensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Robert Rodenberger steps in front of the Kenneth Kolb pass | 6-5 |
| 17:22 | Grinnell | Modesto Rossi buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Tony Diamond | 9-5 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Anthony Culbertson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-5 |
| 16:56 | Grinnell | Tony Diamond grabs the board | 9-5 |
| 16:47 | Grinnell | John Pratt is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Kolb - foul #1 on Kenneth Kolb, team foul #1 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Edward Hoy (C) Tony Diamond | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:28 | Grinnell | Robert Rodenberger is hacked by Robert Robeson - foul #1 on Robert Robeson, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ivan Ziller (C) John Pratt | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Pimentel (SG), Michael Huber (C) Anthony Culbertson, Kenneth Kolb | |
| 16:14 | Grinnell | Modesto Rossi makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Raul Morales | 12-5 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Donald Mahan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-5 |
| 16:06 | Grinnell | Robert Rodenberger snags the defensive board | 12-5 |
| 16:02 | Grinnell | Modesto Rossi is fouled on the floor by Michael Huber - foul #1 on Michael Huber, team foul #3 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Grinnell | John Pratt (SF) Robert Rodenberger | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gene Pierce (SG) Robert Robeson | |
| 15:48 | Grinnell | Modesto Rossi misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-5 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Michael Huber grabs the defensive rebound | 12-5 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Raul Morales (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Modesto Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Pratt (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ivan Ziller (fresh) C - Edward Hoy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Pimentel (fresh) SG - Gene Pierce (fresh) SF - Steven Herrington (fresh) PF - Donald Mahan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Huber (fresh) | |
| 15:17 | Illinois | Steven Herrington makes the shot from the left side | 12-7 |
| 14:50 | Grinnell | John Pratt knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Edward Hoy | 15-7 |
| 14:34 | Illinois | Donald Mahan knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Gene Pierce | 15-9 |
| 14:20 | Grinnell | Ivan Ziller can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 15-9 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Steven Herrington grabs the board | 15-9 |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Donald Mahan is called for traveling | 15-9 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Samuel Anderson (PG), Robert Rodenberger (PF), Tony Diamond (C) Raul Morales, Modesto Rossi, Ivan Ziller | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Robeson (PG), Anthony Culbertson (SG), Kenneth Kolb (C) David Pimentel, Steven Herrington, Donald Mahan | |
| 13:47 | Grinnell | Robert Rodenberger hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Kolb - foul #2 on Kenneth Kolb, team foul #4 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Newland (C) Kenneth Kolb | |
| 13:47 | Grinnell | Robert Rodenberger makes the 1st free throw | 16-9 |
| 13:47 | Grinnell | Robert Rodenberger misses the 2nd free throw | 16-9 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Michael Huber snags the defensive board | 16-9 |
| 13:25 | Illinois | Anthony Culbertson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-9 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Mahan (PF) Michael Huber | |
| 13:14 | Grinnell | John Pratt can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-9 |
| 13:13 | Grinnell | Robert Rodenberger misses the tip | 16-9 |
| 13:12 | Grinnell | Edward Hoy gets the offensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 12:52 | Grinnell | John Pratt hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Robert Rodenberger | 19-9 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Anthony Culbertson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 19-9 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Gene Pierce can't tip it in | 19-9 |
| 12:31 | Grinnell | Edward Hoy grabs the defensive rebound | 19-9 |
| 12:16 | Grinnell | John Pratt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-9 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Robert Robeson grabs the defensive rebound | 19-9 |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Donald Mahan clanks a fadeaway from close range | 19-9 |
| 12:08 | Grinnell | Tony Diamond snags the defensive board | 19-9 |
| 11:58 | Grinnell | Tony Diamond can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by William Newland - foul #1 on William Newland, team foul #5 | 19-9 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Raul Morales (PG), Modesto Rossi (SG) Samuel Anderson, Edward Hoy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Herrington (SF), Michael Huber (PF) Gene Pierce, Donald Mahan | |
| 11:58 | Grinnell | Tony Diamond makes the 1st free throw | 20-9 |
| 11:58 | Grinnell | Tony Diamond makes the 2nd free throw | 21-9 |
| 11:43 | Illinois | Robert Robeson connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Michael Huber | 21-11 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Raul Morales (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Modesto Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Pratt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Robert Rodenberger (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Tony Diamond (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Robeson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Culbertson (fresh) SF - Steven Herrington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Huber (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Newland (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Grinnell | John Pratt misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-11 |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Michael Huber pulls down the rebound | 21-11 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Steven Herrington is fouled on the floor by John Pratt - foul #1 on John Pratt, team foul #2 | 21-11 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Edward Hoy (SF), Ivan Ziller (C) John Pratt, Tony Diamond | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Frazier (PG), David Pimentel (SG), Donald Mahan (PF) Robert Robeson, Anthony Culbertson, William Newland | |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Steven Herrington is fouled on the floor by Modesto Rossi - foul #1 on Modesto Rossi, team foul #3 | 21-11 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Donald Mahan double dribbles | 21-11 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Tony Diamond (C) Robert Rodenberger | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gene Pierce (SG) Anthony Frazier | |
| 10:16 | Grinnell | Tony Diamond loses the ball out of bounds | 21-11 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Frazier (PG) Michael Huber | |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Gene Pierce connects on the floater in the lane | 21-13 |
| 09:45 | Grinnell | Edward Hoy misses the floater from close range | 21-13 |
| 09:43 | Grinnell | Tony Diamond hits the follow up shot | 23-13 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Donald Mahan buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from David Pimentel | 23-15 |
| 09:08 | Grinnell | Gene Pierce takes the ball from Modesto Rossi | 23-15 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Donald Mahan can't finish the layup | 23-15 |
| 08:54 | Grinnell | Tony Diamond pulls down the rebound | 23-15 |
| 08:49 | Grinnell | Raul Morales knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Edward Hoy and the foul's on David Pimentel - foul #1 on David Pimentel, team foul #6 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Rodenberger (PF) Tony Diamond | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Robeson (PG), Anthony Culbertson (SG), Michael Huber (PF), William Newland (C) Anthony Frazier, David Pimentel, Steven Herrington, Donald Mahan | |
| 08:49 | Grinnell | Raul Morales misses the free throw | 25-15 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | William Newland snags the defensive board | 25-15 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | William Newland misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 25-15 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | William Newland grabs the offensive rebound | 25-15 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Gene Pierce connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 25-17 |
| 08:00 | Grinnell | William Newland is called for the reach on Modesto Rossi - foul #2 on William Newland, team foul #7 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Samuel Anderson (PG), John Pratt (SF) Raul Morales, Edward Hoy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Birt (SF), Donald Mahan (PF) Gene Pierce, William Newland | |
| 08:00 | Grinnell | Modesto Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 26-17 |
| 08:00 | Grinnell | Modesto Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 27-17 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Michael Huber misses long on a floater from the right side | 27-17 |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Michael Birt grabs the offensive board | 27-17 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Samuel Anderson (fresh) SG - Modesto Rossi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Pratt (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Robert Rodenberger (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Ivan Ziller (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Robeson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Culbertson (fresh) SF - Michael Birt (fresh) PF - Donald Mahan (fresh) 6 pts. C - Michael Huber (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Donald Mahan misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-17 |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Robert Robeson hits the follow up shot | 27-19 |
| 07:17 | Grinnell | John Pratt makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Samuel Anderson | 30-19 |
| 06:58 | Illinois | Michael Huber misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-19 |
| 06:56 | Grinnell | John Pratt grabs the defensive rebound | 30-19 |
| 06:43 | Grinnell | John Pratt misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 30-19 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Donald Mahan grabs the defensive rebound | 30-19 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Michael Birt clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-19 |
| 06:36 | Grinnell | Robert Rodenberger grabs the defensive rebound | 30-19 |
| 06:29 | Grinnell | John Pratt clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Huber - foul #2 on Michael Huber, team foul #8 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Raul Morales (PG), Edward Hoy (SG), Tony Diamond (C) Samuel Anderson, Modesto Rossi, Ivan Ziller | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Pimentel (SG), Steven Herrington (SF), Gene Pierce (C) Anthony Culbertson, Michael Birt, Michael Huber | |
| 06:29 | Grinnell | John Pratt makes the 1st free throw | 31-19 |
| 06:29 | Grinnell | John Pratt makes the 2nd free throw | 32-19 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | Donald Mahan drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Gene Pierce | 32-22 |
| 05:58 | Grinnell | John Pratt misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-22 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Robert Robeson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-22 |
| 05:51 | Illinois | Robert Rodenberger swats the layup by Steven Herrington | 32-22 |
| 05:50 | Grinnell | Tony Diamond gets the rebound | 32-22 |
| 05:38 | Grinnell | Donald Mahan takes the ball from John Pratt | 32-22 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Tony Diamond is called for the reach on Gene Pierce - foul #1 on Tony Diamond, team foul #4 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Samuel Anderson (SG) John Pratt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Frazier (PG) Robert Robeson | |
| 05:21 | Illinois | David Pimentel's floater is knocked away by Edward Hoy | 32-22 |
| 05:20 | Grinnell | Tony Diamond grabs the board | 32-22 |
| 05:11 | Grinnell | Edward Hoy buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Samuel Anderson | 34-22 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Steven Herrington lays it up and in | 34-24 |
| 04:44 | Grinnell | Samuel Anderson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-24 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Donald Mahan pulls down the rebound | 34-24 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | David Pimentel double dribbles | 34-24 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Modesto Rossi (SG), John Pratt (SF), Ivan Ziller (PF) Samuel Anderson, Robert Rodenberger, Tony Diamond | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Culbertson (SG) Anthony Frazier | |
| 04:27 | Grinnell | John Pratt misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-24 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | David Pimentel pulls down the rebound | 34-24 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Modesto Rossi picks off the pass by Steven Herrington | 34-24 |
| 04:03 | Grinnell | John Pratt is hacked by Donald Mahan - foul #1 on Donald Mahan, team foul #9 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Robeson (PG) David Pimentel | |
| 04:03 | Grinnell | John Pratt makes the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 04:03 | Grinnell | John Pratt misses the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Donald Mahan grabs the defensive rebound | 35-24 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Ivan Ziller steals it from Steven Herrington | 35-24 |
| 03:34 | Grinnell | Modesto Rossi can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 35-24 |
| 03:33 | Grinnell | Edward Hoy gets the offensive rebound | 35-24 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Raul Morales (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Modesto Rossi (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Pratt (fresh) 18 pts. PF - Ivan Ziller (fresh) C - Edward Hoy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Robeson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Culbertson (fresh) SF - Steven Herrington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Mahan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Gene Pierce (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:19 | Grinnell | Raul Morales comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 35-24 |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Steven Herrington grabs the board | 35-24 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Steven Herrington clanks a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by John Pratt - foul #2 on John Pratt, team foul #5 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Rodenberger (PF) John Pratt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Huber (PF), Kenneth Kolb (C) Donald Mahan, Gene Pierce | |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Steven Herrington makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Steven Herrington makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 02:56 | Grinnell | Modesto Rossi makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Raul Morales | 38-26 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Robert Robeson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 38-26 |
| 02:41 | Grinnell | Robert Rodenberger grabs the board | 38-26 |
| 02:36 | Grinnell | Modesto Rossi comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 38-26 |
| 02:35 | Grinnell | Raul Morales tips it in | 40-26 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Michael Huber knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Robert Robeson | 40-28 |
| 02:01 | Grinnell | Ivan Ziller can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 40-28 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Kenneth Kolb snags the defensive board | 40-28 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Anthony Culbertson is called for traveling | 40-28 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Samuel Anderson (PG), John Pratt (SF), Tony Diamond (C) Raul Morales, Edward Hoy, Ivan Ziller | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Frazier (PG), David Pimentel (SG), Michael Birt (SF) Robert Robeson, Anthony Culbertson, Steven Herrington | |
| 01:34 | Grinnell | John Pratt loses the dribble to Anthony Frazier | 40-28 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Anthony Frazier misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-28 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Michael Huber tips it but misses | 40-28 |
| 01:05 | Grinnell | Robert Rodenberger gets the rebound | 40-28 |
| 00:58 | Grinnell | Tony Diamond lays it up and in on a nice dish by Samuel Anderson | 42-28 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Tony Diamond is called for the reach on Kenneth Kolb - foul #2 on Tony Diamond, team foul #6 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Edward Hoy (PF) Robert Rodenberger | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gene Pierce (SF), Donald Mahan (PF), William Newland (C) Michael Birt, Michael Huber, Kenneth Kolb | |
| 00:36 | Illinois | William Newland is called for a charge - foul #3 on William Newland, team foul #10 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Raul Morales (PG) Modesto Rossi | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Kolb (C) William Newland | |
| 00:15 | Grinnell | John Pratt makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Edward Hoy | 45-28 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Donald Mahan misses badly on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Edward Hoy - foul #1 on Edward Hoy, team foul #7 | 45-28 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ivan Ziller (PF) Samuel Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Robeson (PG) Anthony Frazier | |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Donald Mahan misses the 1st free throw | 45-28 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Donald Mahan makes the 2nd free throw | 45-29 |
| 00:03 | Grinnell | John Pratt misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-29 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kenneth Kolb | 45-29 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Kenneth Kolb misses the fullcourt shot | 45-29 |