| 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 - Anthony Frazier (fresh) SG - Anthony Culbertson (fresh) SF - Steven Herrington (fresh) PF - William Newland (fresh) C - Kenneth Kolb (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | William Newland 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) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Anthony Frazier hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Grinnell | Tony Diamond pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Grinnell | John Pratt misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Illinois | William Newland gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Anthony Frazier misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Grinnell | Robert Rodenberger pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Grinnell | John Pratt misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Steven Herrington snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Raul Morales is called for the reach on Anthony Culbertson - foul #1 on Raul Morales, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Anthony Frazier scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Steven Herrington | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Grinnell | Anthony Culbertson steals it from Raul Morales in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Illinois | Steven Herrington misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Grinnell | Robert Rodenberger pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | Grinnell | Tony Diamond is fouled on the floor by William Newland - foul #1 on William Newland, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:11 | Grinnell | John Pratt knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Raul Morales | 3-2 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | William Newland's floater is tipped away by Robert Rodenberger | 3-2 |
| 17:53 | Illinois | Kenneth Kolb tips it in | 3-4 |
| 17:39 | Grinnell | Modesto Rossi hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Raul Morales | 6-4 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Kenneth Kolb misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 17:25 | Grinnell | Tony Diamond pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:01 | Grinnell | Raul Morales is hacked by Steven Herrington - foul #1 on Steven Herrington, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Krakowski (PG), Gene Pierce (SG), Michael Birt (SF), Michael Huber (PF), Leroy Necaise (C) Anthony Frazier, Anthony Culbertson, Steven Herrington, William Newland, Kenneth Kolb | |
| 16:49 | Grinnell | John Pratt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-4 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Leroy Necaise is fouled on the floor by Tony Diamond - foul #1 on Tony Diamond, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| 16:11 | Illinois | Michael Birt loses the dribble to Modesto Rossi | 6-4 |
| 16:01 | Grinnell | Gene Pierce takes the ball from Raul Morales | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Raul Morales (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Modesto Rossi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Pratt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Rodenberger (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Tony Diamond (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edward Krakowski (fresh) SG - Gene Pierce (fresh) SF - Michael Birt (fresh) PF - Michael Huber (fresh) C - Leroy Necaise (fresh) | |
| 15:57 | Illinois | Edward Krakowski connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-7 |
| 15:45 | Grinnell | John Pratt buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Raul Morales | 9-7 |
| 15:19 | Illinois | Tony Diamond swats the layup by Michael Huber | 9-7 |
| 15:18 | Illinois | Leroy Necaise grabs the offensive board | 9-7 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Michael Huber hits the finger roll | 9-9 |
| 14:53 | Grinnell | John Pratt is hacked by Michael Birt - foul #1 on Michael Birt, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Frazier (PG), Anthony Culbertson (SG), Steven Herrington (SF), William Newland (PF), Kenneth Kolb (C) Edward Krakowski, Gene Pierce, Michael Birt, Michael Huber, Leroy Necaise | |
| 14:36 | Grinnell | Modesto Rossi misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 14:34 | Grinnell | Raul Morales gets the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:22 | Grinnell | John Pratt drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Raul Morales | 12-9 |
| 13:57 | Illinois | Anthony Culbertson drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Anthony Frazier | 12-12 |
| 13:46 | Grinnell | John Pratt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 12-12 |
| 13:44 | Grinnell | Modesto Rossi tips it back up and in | 14-12 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | William Newland's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Robert Rodenberger | 14-12 |
| 13:28 | Grinnell | Tony Diamond pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| 13:20 | Grinnell | John Pratt misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 14-12 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | William Newland snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | William Newland travels with the ball | 14-12 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Krakowski (PG), Michael Huber (PF) Anthony Frazier, William Newland | |
| 12:56 | Grinnell | John Pratt clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-12 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Anthony Culbertson pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| 12:49 | Illinois | Michael Huber loses the dribble to Raul Morales | 14-12 |
| 12:45 | Grinnell | Raul Morales lays it in | 16-12 |
| 12:27 | Illinois | John Pratt swats the layup by Edward Krakowski | 16-12 |
| 12:25 | Illinois | Kenneth Kolb grabs the offensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Steven Herrington connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 16-14 |
| 12:04 | Grinnell | John Pratt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-14 |
| 12:03 | Illinois | Kenneth Kolb grabs the defensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 11:58 | Illinois | Steven Herrington's floater is tipped away by Robert Rodenberger | 16-14 |
| 11:57 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Modesto Rossi | 16-14 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Raul Morales (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Modesto Rossi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Pratt (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Robert Rodenberger (tiring) 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Tony Diamond (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edward Krakowski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anthony Culbertson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Herrington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Huber (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Kolb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:53 | Grinnell | John Pratt makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Raul Morales | 19-14 |
| 11:33 | Illinois | Steven Herrington drills a runner near the basket and he's fouled by Tony Diamond - foul #2 on Tony Diamond, team foul #3 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Frazier (PG), Gene Pierce (SG), William Newland (PF) Edward Krakowski, Anthony Culbertson, Kenneth Kolb | |
| 11:33 | Illinois | Steven Herrington makes the free throw | 19-17 |
| 11:13 | Grinnell | Modesto Rossi buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-17 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Modesto Rossi steals it from Michael Huber | 22-17 |
| 10:55 | Grinnell | John Pratt buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-17 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Michael Huber blows the layup but the foul's on Tony Diamond - foul #3 on Tony Diamond, team foul #4 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Frank Burns (C) Tony Diamond | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Birt (SF) Steven Herrington | |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Michael Huber makes the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Michael Huber makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 10:33 | Grinnell | Modesto Rossi misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-19 |
| 10:32 | Grinnell | Robert Rodenberger gets the offensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 10:25 | Grinnell | Gene Pierce takes the ball from John Pratt | 25-19 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Frank Burns is called for the reach on Michael Huber - foul #1 on Frank Burns, team foul #5 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Necaise (C) Michael Huber | |
| 09:47 | Illinois | Michael Birt misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-19 |
| 09:46 | Grinnell | Frank Burns snags the defensive board | 25-19 |
| 09:30 | Grinnell | Raul Morales misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Birt - foul #2 on Michael Birt, team foul #4 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Tony Diamond (C) Frank Burns | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Krakowski (PG), Anthony Culbertson (SG), Kenneth Kolb (C) Anthony Frazier, Michael Birt, William Newland | |
| 09:30 | Grinnell | Raul Morales misses the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 09:30 | Grinnell | Raul Morales makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Raul Morales steals the ball from Edward Krakowski | 26-19 |
| 08:57 | Grinnell | Raul Morales lays it in | 28-19 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Gene Pierce misses the easy layup | 28-19 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Anthony Culbertson tips it in | 28-21 |
| 08:31 | Grinnell | John Pratt hits a shot from the right wing | 30-21 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Anthony Culbertson connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Gene Pierce | 30-24 |
| 08:16 | Grinnell | Tony Diamond comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Kenneth Kolb - foul #1 on Kenneth Kolb, team foul #5 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Frazier (PG), Steven Herrington (SF) Anthony Culbertson, Gene Pierce | |
| 08:16 | Grinnell | Tony Diamond misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 08:16 | Grinnell | Tony Diamond misses the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Leroy Necaise grabs the defensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Edward Krakowski connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Anthony Frazier | 30-26 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Raul Morales (tiring) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Modesto Rossi (tiring) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Pratt (tiring) 17 pts. PF - Robert Rodenberger (tiring) 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Tony Diamond (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Anthony Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Krakowski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Herrington (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Leroy Necaise (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Kolb (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Grinnell | Modesto Rossi scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-26 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Steven Herrington is fouled on the floor by Robert Rodenberger - foul #1 on Robert Rodenberger, team foul #6 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Culbertson (SG), William Newland (PF), Michael Huber (C) Edward Krakowski, Leroy Necaise, Kenneth Kolb | |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Michael Huber lays it in set up by Anthony Frazier | 33-28 |
| 06:49 | Grinnell | Modesto Rossi clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Steven Herrington snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Robert Rodenberger denies the turnaround by Anthony Frazier | 33-28 |
| 06:40 | Illinois | Michael Huber snags the offensive board | 33-28 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Steven Herrington can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 33-28 |
| 06:28 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Raul Morales | 33-28 |
| 06:28 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 33-28 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Kolb (C) Michael Huber | |
| 06:03 | Grinnell | John Pratt misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-28 |
| 06:01 | Grinnell | Robert Rodenberger pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 05:45 | Grinnell | Steven Herrington is called for the reach on John Pratt - foul #2 on Steven Herrington, team foul #6 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Krakowski (PG), Gene Pierce (SF) Anthony Frazier, Steven Herrington | |
| 05:39 | Grinnell | Modesto Rossi loses the dribble to Edward Krakowski | 33-28 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Gene Pierce hits the finger roll on a great pass from Edward Krakowski | 33-30 |
| 05:27 | Grinnell | Tony Diamond loses the dribble to Gene Pierce | 33-30 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Anthony Culbertson misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-30 |
| 05:21 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to John Pratt | 33-30 |
| 05:13 | Grinnell | John Pratt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 05:11 | Grinnell | Tony Diamond gets the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 05:06 | Grinnell | John Pratt misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gene Pierce - foul #1 on Gene Pierce, team foul #7 | 33-30 |
| 05:06 | Grinnell | John Pratt makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 05:06 | Grinnell | John Pratt makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | William Newland misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 04:53 | Grinnell | Raul Morales gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 04:48 | Grinnell | Modesto Rossi misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-30 |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Kenneth Kolb snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | William Newland knocks in the jumper from the right side | 35-32 |
| 04:26 | Grinnell | Modesto Rossi scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-32 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Robert Rodenberger takes the ball from Anthony Culbertson | 38-32 |
| 03:57 | Grinnell | John Pratt buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Raul Morales | 41-32 |
| 03:49 | Illinois | Modesto Rossi steals it from Kenneth Kolb | 41-32 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Raul Morales (tiring) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Modesto Rossi (tiring) 14 pts. 3 stl. SF - John Pratt (tired) 22 pts. PF - Robert Rodenberger (tired) 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Tony Diamond (tired) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edward Krakowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Culbertson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gene Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - William Newland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Kolb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Grinnell | Modesto Rossi hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Raul Morales | 44-32 |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Anthony Culbertson clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 44-32 |
| 03:24 | Grinnell | Raul Morales pulls down the rebound | 44-32 |
| 03:14 | Grinnell | John Pratt hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Raul Morales | 47-32 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Edward Krakowski is called for traveling in the backcourt | 47-32 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Frazier (PG), Michael Birt (SG), Steven Herrington (SF), Michael Huber (PF), Leroy Necaise (C) Edward Krakowski, Anthony Culbertson, Gene Pierce, William Newland, Kenneth Kolb | |
| 02:56 | Grinnell | John Pratt misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-32 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Leroy Necaise snags the defensive board | 47-32 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Steven Herrington clanks a jumper from close range | 47-32 |
| 02:49 | Grinnell | Robert Rodenberger snags the defensive board | 47-32 |
| 02:37 | Grinnell | John Pratt misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-32 |
| 02:36 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Rodenberger | 47-32 |
| 02:29 | Grinnell | Modesto Rossi scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-32 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Michael Birt misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-32 |
| 02:23 | Grinnell | John Pratt grabs the defensive rebound | 50-32 |
| 02:07 | Grinnell | Tony Diamond hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Anthony Frazier - foul #1 on Anthony Frazier, team foul #8 | 52-32 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gene Pierce (SG) Michael Birt | |
| 02:07 | Grinnell | Tony Diamond misses the free throw | 52-32 |
| 02:07 | Grinnell | John Pratt snags the offensive board | 52-32 |
| 01:56 | Grinnell | John Pratt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-32 |
| 01:55 | Grinnell | Tony Diamond snags the offensive board | 52-32 |
| 01:44 | Grinnell | Modesto Rossi misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-32 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Steven Herrington pulls down the rebound | 52-32 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Gene Pierce hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 52-32 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Leroy Necaise gets the offensive rebound | 52-32 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Gene Pierce misses long on a shot from the left wing | 52-32 |
| 01:21 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Robert Rodenberger | 52-32 |
| 01:11 | Grinnell | Steven Herrington is called for the reach on Raul Morales - foul #3 on Steven Herrington, team foul #9 | 52-32 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Krakowski (PG), Michael Birt (SF), William Newland (PF), Kenneth Kolb (C) Anthony Frazier, Steven Herrington, Michael Huber, Leroy Necaise | |
| 01:11 | Grinnell | Raul Morales makes the 1st free throw | 53-32 |
| 01:11 | Grinnell | Raul Morales makes the 2nd free throw | 54-32 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Kenneth Kolb blows the layup but he's hacked by Raul Morales - foul #2 on Raul Morales, team foul #7 | 54-32 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Culbertson (SG) Michael Birt | |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Kenneth Kolb makes the 1st free throw | 54-33 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Kenneth Kolb misses the 2nd free throw | 54-33 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Culbertson | 54-33 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Edward Krakowski buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-36 |
| 00:29 | Grinnell | Modesto Rossi connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-36 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Kenneth Kolb banks in the layup on a nice dish by Anthony Culbertson | 57-38 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Robert Rodenberger is fouled on the floor by William Newland - foul #2 on William Newland, team foul #10 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Frazier (PG), Michael Birt (SF), Michael Huber (PF) Edward Krakowski, Gene Pierce, William Newland | |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Robert Rodenberger misses the 1st free throw | 57-38 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Robert Rodenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 58-38 |