| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Johnny Whitcomb (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Blair (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Plourde (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Leonard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gerald Goldberg (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Larry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Holland (fresh) 6 pts. PF - August Machesky (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Oscar Womack (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Kevin Holland inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Illinois | Charles Roberts steals it from Gerald Goldberg | 32-31 |
| 19:39 | Grinnell | Oscar Womack steals the ball from Carl Leonard | 32-31 |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Randy Larry drills a jumper from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 19:06 | Grinnell | August Machesky is called for the reach on Johnny Whitcomb - foul #2 on August Machesky, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| 18:45 | Grinnell | Rick Plourde clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Oscar Womack - foul #2 on Oscar Womack, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| 18:45 | Grinnell | Rick Plourde makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:45 | Grinnell | Rick Plourde makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg misses long on a floater from the right side | 34-33 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | John Blair steals the ball from August Machesky | 34-33 |
| 17:53 | Grinnell | John Blair misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 34-33 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | Oscar Womack grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Carl Leonard denies the turnaround by Oscar Womack | 34-33 |
| 17:32 | Grinnell | Charles Roberts gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 17:09 | Grinnell | Carl Leonard misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 17:08 | Grinnell | John Blair grabs the offensive board | 34-33 |
| 16:50 | Grinnell | John Blair knocks in the shot from the right side | 36-33 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Oscar Womack is whistled for traveling | 36-33 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Posner (SG), Dominic Mancini (SF), Mark Morris (PF), Ivan Zervos (C) John Blair, Rick Plourde, Carl Leonard, Charles Roberts | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy McKinnon (PG), Eugene Garon (SG), Robert Brunson (SF), Ben Boyd (PF), Christopher Gibson (C) Gerald Goldberg, Randy Larry, Kevin Holland, August Machesky, Oscar Womack | |
| 16:20 | Grinnell | Dominic Mancini is hacked by Timothy McKinnon - foul #1 on Timothy McKinnon, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| 16:06 | Grinnell | Dominic Mancini misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Brunson - foul #2 on Robert Brunson, team foul #4 | 36-33 |
| 16:06 | Grinnell | Dominic Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 16:06 | Grinnell | Dominic Mancini makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Christopher Gibson comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Ivan Zervos - foul #1 on Ivan Zervos, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Dustin Dao (C) Ivan Zervos | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Butler (SG) Eugene Garon | |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Christopher Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Christopher Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 15:47 | Grinnell | Mark Morris gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Johnny Whitcomb (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Posner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dominic Mancini (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Morris (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Dao (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timothy McKinnon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Butler (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Robert Brunson (fresh) PF - Christopher Gibson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ben Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:18 | Grinnell | Michael Posner makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Johnny Whitcomb | 40-34 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Christopher Gibson buries a 3 from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 14:35 | Grinnell | Mark Morris is called for a backcourt violation | 40-37 |
| Subs | Grinnell | John Blair (SG), Rick Plourde (SF), Carl Leonard (PF) Michael Posner, Dominic Mancini, Mark Morris | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg (PG), Kevin Holland (SF), August Machesky (PF) Timothy McKinnon, Robert Brunson, Christopher Gibson | |
| 14:21 | Illinois | Michael Butler's layup is rejected by Rick Plourde | 40-37 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg tips it but misses | 40-37 |
| 14:18 | Grinnell | Dustin Dao snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 13:53 | Grinnell | August Machesky steps in front of the Rick Plourde pass | 40-37 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Michael Butler shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg hits the follow up shot | 40-39 |
| 13:14 | Grinnell | Dustin Dao is fouled on the floor by Kevin Holland - foul #1 on Kevin Holland, team foul #5 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Tack (PG) Johnny Whitcomb | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Brunson (SF), Oscar Womack (C) Kevin Holland, Ben Boyd | |
| 12:58 | Grinnell | Dustin Dao hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 40-39 |
| 12:56 | Grinnell | Richard Tack misses the tip | 40-39 |
| 12:54 | Grinnell | Dustin Dao tips it back up and in | 42-39 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | A charge is called on Robert Brunson - foul #3 on Robert Brunson, team foul #6 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Dominic Mancini (SF), Mark Morris (PF) Rick Plourde, Carl Leonard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Larry (SG), Christopher Gibson (PF) Michael Butler, August Machesky | |
| 12:18 | Grinnell | Dustin Dao can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 42-39 |
| 12:16 | Grinnell | John Blair hits the follow up shot | 44-39 |
| 11:58 | Illinois | Randy Larry scores on a floater in the paint set up by Gerald Goldberg | 44-41 |
| 11:29 | Grinnell | John Blair is hacked by Oscar Womack - foul #3 on Oscar Womack, team foul #7 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Johnny Whitcomb (PG) Richard Tack | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Butler (SG), Kevin Holland (SF) Gerald Goldberg, Christopher Gibson | |
| 11:29 | Grinnell | John Blair misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Oscar Womack snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Johnny Whitcomb (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Blair (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dominic Mancini (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Morris (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Dao (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Larry (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Butler (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Kevin Holland (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Brunson (fresh) 3 pf. C - Oscar Womack (fresh) 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Illinois | Randy Larry comes up short on the shot from the right side | 44-41 |
| 11:22 | Grinnell | Johnny Whitcomb snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 11:03 | Grinnell | Dustin Dao makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Johnny Whitcomb | 46-41 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Kevin Holland is fouled on the floor by Dustin Dao - foul #4 on Dustin Dao, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Posner (SG), Rick Plourde (SF), Carl Leonard (PF), Charles Roberts (C) John Blair, Dominic Mancini, Mark Morris, Dustin Dao | |
| Subs | Illinois | August Machesky (PF), Ben Boyd (C) Robert Brunson, Oscar Womack | |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Michael Butler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-41 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | August Machesky grabs the offensive board | 46-41 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Michael Butler is hacked by Johnny Whitcomb - foul #1 on Johnny Whitcomb, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Kevin Holland is hacked by Rick Plourde - foul #3 on Rick Plourde, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg (PG) Randy Larry | |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Kevin Holland comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 09:50 | Grinnell | Johnny Whitcomb gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 09:27 | Grinnell | Carl Leonard comes up short on the shot in the paint | 46-41 |
| 09:26 | Grinnell | Carl Leonard gets the offensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 09:03 | Grinnell | Carl Leonard misses badly on a shot from the right block | 46-41 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ben Boyd | 46-41 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | August Machesky misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Carl Leonard - foul #1 on Carl Leonard, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Tack (PG), John Blair (SG), Mark Morris (PF) Johnny Whitcomb, Michael Posner, Carl Leonard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Larry (PG), Timothy McKinnon (SG), Robert Brunson (SF), Oscar Womack (C) Gerald Goldberg, Michael Butler, Kevin Holland, Ben Boyd | |
| 08:42 | Illinois | August Machesky makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | August Machesky makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 08:18 | Grinnell | John Blair loses the dribble to Timothy McKinnon | 46-43 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Robert Brunson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Rick Plourde - foul #4 on Rick Plourde, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Dominic Mancini (SF), Dustin Dao (C) Rick Plourde, Charles Roberts | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gibson (PF) August Machesky | |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Robert Brunson misses the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Robert Brunson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 07:50 | Grinnell | Richard Tack's pass is intercepted by Randy Larry in the backcourt | 46-44 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Randy Larry scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Timothy McKinnon | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Richard Tack (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Blair (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dominic Mancini (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Morris (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Dao (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Larry (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy McKinnon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Brunson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Oscar Womack (fresh) 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 06:55 | Grinnell | Dustin Dao is fouled on the floor by Oscar Womack - foul #4 on Oscar Womack, team foul #8 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Johnny Whitcomb (PG), Carl Leonard (PF) Richard Tack, Mark Morris | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg (PG), Michael Butler (SG), Kevin Holland (SF), Ben Boyd (PF) Randy Larry, Timothy McKinnon, Robert Brunson, Christopher Gibson | |
| 06:55 | Grinnell | Dustin Dao makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 06:55 | Grinnell | Dustin Dao makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Michael Butler shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Blair - foul #3 on John Blair, team foul #7 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Rick Plourde (SF) Dominic Mancini | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Michael Butler makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Michael Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 06:04 | Grinnell | Rick Plourde blows the layup but he's hacked by Kevin Holland - foul #2 on Kevin Holland, team foul #9 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | August Machesky (PF) Oscar Womack | |
| 06:04 | Grinnell | Rick Plourde makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 06:04 | Grinnell | Rick Plourde misses the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Ben Boyd gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | August Machesky misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 05:46 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Dustin Dao | 49-48 |
| 05:23 | Grinnell | Kevin Holland is called for the reach on Johnny Whitcomb - foul #3 on Kevin Holland, team foul #10 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Posner (SG) John Blair | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Brunson (SF) Kevin Holland | |
| 05:23 | Grinnell | Johnny Whitcomb makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 05:23 | Grinnell | Johnny Whitcomb makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | August Machesky misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Rick Plourde - foul #5 on Rick Plourde, team foul #8 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Dominic Mancini (SF) Rick Plourde | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:13 | Illinois | August Machesky makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | August Machesky makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 04:49 | Grinnell | Johnny Whitcomb drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Michael Posner | 54-50 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 54-50 |
| 04:42 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Carl Leonard | 54-50 |
| 04:37 | Grinnell | Robert Brunson is called for the reach on Dominic Mancini - foul #4 on Robert Brunson, team foul #11 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard Tack (PG), John Blair (SG) Johnny Whitcomb, Michael Posner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Larry (SG), Oscar Womack (C) Michael Butler, Ben Boyd | |
| 04:37 | Grinnell | Dominic Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 04:37 | Grinnell | Dominic Mancini makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Robert Brunson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 56-50 |
| 04:24 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to John Blair | 56-50 |
| 03:59 | Grinnell | Dominic Mancini loses the dribble to Randy Larry | 56-50 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Randy Larry lays it in | 56-52 |
| 03:37 | Grinnell | John Blair lays it up and in | 58-52 |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Oscar Womack buries a runner near the basket set up by Gerald Goldberg and the foul's on Dustin Dao - foul #5 on Dustin Dao, team foul #9 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Mark Morris (PF), Charles Roberts (C) Carl Leonard, Dustin Dao | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy McKinnon (SG), Kevin Holland (SF), Ben Boyd (PF) Gerald Goldberg, Robert Brunson, August Machesky | |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Oscar Womack makes the free throw | 58-55 |
| 03:03 | Grinnell | John Blair misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Timothy McKinnon - foul #2 on Timothy McKinnon, team foul #12 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Johnny Whitcomb (PG) Richard Tack | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Butler (SG), Robert Brunson (C) Timothy McKinnon, Oscar Womack | |
| 03:03 | Grinnell | John Blair makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 03:03 | Grinnell | John Blair misses the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Ben Boyd pulls down the rebound | 59-55 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Johnny Whitcomb (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Blair (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dominic Mancini (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Morris (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Larry (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Holland (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ben Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Brunson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Michael Butler misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 59-55 |
| 02:41 | Grinnell | Johnny Whitcomb grabs the defensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 02:41 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-55 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Carl Leonard (PF) Mark Morris | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg (PG), August Machesky (PF), Oscar Womack (C) Randy Larry, Ben Boyd, Robert Brunson | |
| 02:16 | Grinnell | John Blair clanks a floater from the left side | 59-55 |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Oscar Womack snags the defensive board | 59-55 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Kevin Holland can't connect on a floater from the left block | 59-55 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Michael Butler gets the offensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Oscar Womack connects on the open driving attempt from the baseline set up by Michael Butler | 59-57 |
| 01:52 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-57 |
| 01:31 | Grinnell | Johnny Whitcomb can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 59-57 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Oscar Womack grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | Kevin Holland comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Dominic Mancini - foul #3 on Dominic Mancini, team foul #10 | 59-57 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | Kevin Holland makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | Kevin Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 01:15 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| 01:01 | Grinnell | Carl Leonard scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Charles Roberts and he's fouled by Oscar Womack - foul #5 on Oscar Womack, team foul #13 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ben Boyd (C) Oscar Womack | |
| 01:01 | Grinnell | Carl Leonard makes the free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | August Machesky misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-59 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to August Machesky | 62-59 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Kevin Holland misses the easy layup | 62-59 |
| 00:23 | Grinnell | Dominic Mancini snags the defensive board | 62-59 |
| 00:23 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Mark Morris (SF) Dominic Mancini | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Grinnell | Gerald Goldberg is called for the reach on Johnny Whitcomb in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerald Goldberg, team foul #14 | 62-59 |
| 00:21 | Grinnell | Johnny Whitcomb makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:21 | Grinnell | Johnny Whitcomb makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Kevin Holland's floater is knocked away by Mark Morris | 64-59 |
| 00:11 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to John Blair | 64-59 |
| 00:11 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 64-59 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Dominic Mancini (SF) Mark Morris | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:08 | Grinnell | Michael Butler is called for the reach on John Blair in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Butler, team foul #15 | 64-59 |
| 00:08 | Grinnell | John Blair makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:08 | Grinnell | John Blair misses the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | The rebound goes to August Machesky | 65-59 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Kevin Holland makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Gerald Goldberg | 65-62 |
| 00:02 | Grinnell | John Blair is hacked by Michael Butler in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Butler, team foul #16 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Mark Morris (SF) Dominic Mancini | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Larry (SG) Michael Butler | |
| 00:02 | Grinnell | John Blair makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:02 | Grinnell | John Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 67-62 |